The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1848-12-05 00:00:00

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sign that cholera is-on the wane in London, was
afforded on Tuesday by the fact that the Board of Health
issued no report of cases. The deaths, from all causeq,

in the metropolis during the week ending Saturday last,
were 1,207, being 53 over the average. Of the total num-
ber who died during the seven days, 118 were destroyed

THE SEASON.—On Thursday last a quantity of new
potatoes, varying from one to four ounces in weight, were
got from an open garden belonging to James Green Armi-
tage, Esq., situated at the very foot of Holm-Moss. a lo-
cality known throughout Yorkshire as the ne plus ultra
of bleakness, and almost eternal snow. The remainder of
the growing crop are in a very thriving condition, and free
from disease.

MELANCHOLY DEATH OF MAJOR Ross.—This gallant
officer of the Royal Horse Artillery. eldest son of Major-
General Sir Hew Dalrymple Ross, K.C.8., Deputy
Adjutant-General to the Royal Artillery, died on Sunday
last at Newcastle-on-Tyne, where he was stationed on the
recruiting service. His death took place from injuries he
received a few days previously by falling from his horse
when out riding, the animal having rolled upon him.
Major Ross was a comparatively young officer, being by
seniority Second Captain in Captain Gilbert's troop of
Royal Horse Artillery, although holding the brevet rank
of Major in the service.

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SECOND EDITION.

Standard Office, Twelve o'clock.

DREADFUL FLO9DS IN SCOTLAND.

DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY.

On Saturday and Sunday very heavy snow and rain fell
in the southern districts of Scotland, and all the rivers
and streams became swollen to a terrific extent. At La-
mington, on the Caledonian line of railway, about 36
miles on this side of Glasgow, the wooden railway-bridge
which there crosses the Clyde has been washed away, the
embankment on each side having been carried away by
-On Friday, the brig I the river.

, about nine miles further, on the same
line, another wooden bridge across the Clyde has been

carried away in a similar manne

The passengers to and

spective places, and get across the country in the best wag

es is one s

ot water,

bered. No doubt we shall hear of the loss of very much
property besides that mentioned.

FEARFUL M ISSACRES on SHIPBOARD.

The following two communications appeared on the
notice board of the Exchange News Room, this morning,

"Londonderry, Dec. 3d, 1848.
" The Sligo steamer ' Londonderry, from Sligo to Li-
verpool, has just put in here, with 53 people dead, said to

lered on the pas!

g of robbers,

5 went on board to rob some emig

its who had a deal

The military and police have mounted guard."

" Mail Steam Packet ' Trafalgak,'
Liverpool, October sth, 18t8.

- ,
" Shortly before the mail for Liverpool left Dublin
yesterday, a telegraphic communication was received from
the northward to the following effect :—• A dreadful oc-
.

currence took place on board an emigrant ship, which
had recently left Ireland,—the poor class having attacked
the farmers for the purpose of plundering them of their
money. Dur.ng the conflict a heavy storm obliged the
aster of t'

m, ,ne vessel to put into Derry-, where no leis than
40 persons dead were found on board. These '
added. ' were all the •

re Trafal-

no doubt, we think, on perusing these

d scarcely

,e within the range of proba-

bility, that nearly a similar number of persons should be
murdered on board each of the vessels named, and that
both should afterwards put into Derry.

Besides the steamer was not an emigrant vessel. The

strong probability is that the murders took place on board
the ship, and that as she was overtaken by a storm, she
either put back (if she could) or had been spoken by- the
steamer, which took off the bodies.

DOUBLE ATTEMPT AT SUICIDE.—On Thursday morn-
ing last, a little before six o'clock, the inhabitants of Pex-
wood, were thrown in great alarm by seeing a woman in
the road almost destitute of clothes. Two men, named
Folds and Crowther, went up to her, and found her to "ae
Miss Taylor, who had evidently been attempting to drown
herself in the water-trough. They conducted her into her
house, and it was soon discovered that her brother, John
Taylor (with whom she lived), had been also attempting
to put an end to his existence by cutting his throat. Mr.
W. Foster, surgeon, of Todmorden, was immediately sent
for, and he found that the man had cut the skin and in-
teguments over the jugular vein, but had not damaged it.
He also found that he had tied a stringround his arm and
inflicted several cuts with the intent of bleeding himself
to death.—Halifax Guardian.

FASHIONABLE SWINDLING IN EDlNBURGH.—Consider-
able excitement has been occasioned in certain quarters
in Edinburgh, by the apprehension of a person on a charge
of forgery, who has during the last few months mixed
freely in the higher circles of society here, and lived in a
fashionable and expensive style at one of the principal
hotels in the city. It appears that he had assumed a high
degree of military rank, and had extensively patronised
various establishments in town, chiefly clothiers and mer-
cers, from whom he obtained a large supply of Articles, at
first by paying cash down for the goods he purchased ;
but having succeeded in establishinc, his credit, he then
transacted business on a more enlarged scale and sud-
denly left the city without settling the numerous claims
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gaihst him. The immediate cause
are was, however, the discovery of

of his abrupt depar-
t) forgery of which he