The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-07-02 00:00:00

July 2, 1844•

MI L [TART AFFRAY AT GATESHE AD.—A serious AV
took place at Gateshead on Sunday week. It originated
in a common public-house quarrel, which led to the ar
prehension of a soldier belonging to the 37th Regiment.
This proceeding had irritated a number of his comradeg
who assembled in Gateshead at a subsequent period of the
day, and made an attack upon some of the police much to
same
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yicted in a penalty of £5. In default of payment, to b.

imprisoned two months in Durham Gaol.
ACCIDENT IN THE lIIVER LEA.—On Wednesday thrg
inquests were hid before the Middlesex coroner on the
remains of three youths who were drowned in the Let
close to the Eastern Counties Railway, on H. Waldoe d
aged 17, who had gone to bathe with his brother, aa.,
having got out of his depth was drowned ; on G. S. Slia;
aged 12, and Alfred Frear, aged 11, sons of respeet,ab,,,
tradesmen in Whitechapel. They had gone to wsla
the banks, and when about to return home, Shaw sbd
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down the bank to wash his boots, in doing which be lei
in. Freer courageously jumped to his assistance, Oh
each grasped the other so firmly that they perished in eat
others arms. The drags were procured, but the bodi
were not found for an hour iald a half. Verdict, "aeci'
dental."
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NUPTIAL FESTIVITIES.—Tuesday last was a gal and
happy festival at Acton, and the whole district was one
scene of rejoicing, as on that morning Wilbraham Tolle-
maehe, Esq., led to the hymeneal altar, Miss Tomkient
of Dorfold Hall. On leaving the church the flower Pr,'
preceded the bride and bridegroom, and scattered rue
path with roses. The bells of the church rang out Mel
peals, and the party returned to the Hall amidst the WI;
demonstrations of enthusiasm as greeted their arricat
The children of the National School, about 200 of bet
sexes, were plentifully regaled in their school room With
buns, wines, &c. No demonstration which could in sal
way mark the respect in which the wo. thy pair are
was omitted ; and a general feeling of good will, and scar'
expressions of esteem, were the distinguishing charge'
teristics of the joyous proceedings.
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The Hampshire Independent has a strange memoir of
a hall-brother of Sir Edward Knatchbull, who was ere'
cuted in February last, fur a murder, at Sydney, in l'l!t
South Wales. John Knatchbull, a son of the late 7,,"
Edward, by a second marriage was transported in 18'4_1
for a robbery at Vauxhall Gardens, under the assume'
name of John Fitch. He was always of violent temper'
and when he rose from the rank of midshipman, having
early entered the navy, to the commander of a ten-gall
brig, his conduct was so tyrannical that he was brought to
a court martial, cashiered, and declared incompetent 0
hold any commission in the King's service. He then,
associated with the most profligate. By a pretended
marriage he succeeded in seducing the daughter of a eitl
merchant ; having previously made similar victims at
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Bermuda. Halifax, and New York. In 1825 be arrived
at Sydney ; and soon obtained a ticket of leave, baying
apprehended several runaways, who, from information
subsequently received, no doubt, were instigated to Ibo
crime by Knatchbull himself. In 1831 he was banished to
Norfolk Island for seven years, for forgery ; after whic,'
he returned to Sydney.' He was ultimately executed ,
the murder of Mrs. Jamieson ; the motive to his crime
having been a small amount of property which the tarifa'
tunate woman possessed, and which was found on tbi
murderer's person.
The King of Saxony, after visiting Cambridge, arrived
at Chesterfield on Saturday week, and visited Hardwick°
Hall. proceeding on to Bakewell. On Sunday the KWg
and his suite attended service at the Earl of Newburgh.
chapel, and afterwards visited Chatsworth, spending seven
hours in an inspection of the Duke of Devonshire's cele:
brated conservatory. They then proceeded to Haddon
Hall, and having viewed-that beautiful and unique strut'
ture, returned to the Rutland Arms, at Bakewell, where
they again passed the night. On Monday the King a(
Saxony visited Buxton and afterwards Castleton, and went,
through the caverns and minutely inspected the wonders
of that extraordinary locality. His Majesty then Pr''•
ceeded on to Matlock, sleeping at the Old Bath Hotel.
On Tuesday the King visited the Museums at Matlo4
Bath, and then passed on to the railway station at Derby
proceeding by train to Birmingham, where horses 'grafi
ordered to be in readiness to take him to the Soho man?:
factory. From Birmingham his Majesty proceeded t:
Warwick Castle. On Wednesday evening his Majea"
arrived at Leamington, and on the following morale(
viewed the town, soon after which his Majesty depart is
for Oxford, via Stratford-on-Avon and Blenheim. PI
Majesty arrived at Oxford on Friday, and was conducted
by the Vice-Chancellor over the colleges, libraries, &c.His Majesty took his departure from Oxford on SatUrdaP
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THE MORALITY OF THE TURF.—In the Cop—
t Of
Exchequer, on Tuesday last, an action for an assault was
tried before Mr. Baron Rolfe. Mr. Wood, a sporting
man, sought to recover damages for having been forcibli
ejected from the Grand Stand at Doncaster, during the
races last year. The action was brought aainst Lead'
bitter, the well known London police officer, but it WO
defended with the sanction of the jockey club, by the
Earl of Eglintoun, the steward of the races, under whole
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directions the ejection took place. It seems that tin
plaintiff purchased for a guinea a ticket to the Grand
Stand, but shortly after he had been admitted he was de-
sired to withdraw by Leadbitter, acting under the direr'
tions of Lord Eglintoun, and on the plaintiff's refusal In
was gently handed out by the officer, which constituted
the alleged assault. It appeared that the plaintiff Was
what is called a " defaulter" on the turf,,and..before Llitf
Derbyl
person named Harker to bet for him on commissiao.
That authority was given, and before the races plaintig
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that he had backed Coronation in severe
heavy bets t oßace,sain 1841, he had solicited authority from
with some of the leading men on the turf; but
when, contrary to his expectation, Coronation had won
th e race, he confessed that he had no made such bets.
If Coronation had lost, the plaintiff would have pocketed
a large sum without risk at the expense of Harker. The
jury found a verdict fur the defendant, on the plea of jog"
tification.

SUICIDE OF A COURIER OF THE KING OF HANOVIII.
—Whilst the steam-ship Caledonia was on her last passal
to Hatnburgh, the greatest sensation was produced
amongst the passengers by the following melancholy oc."
currence :—On board was a Mr. T. Italphs, courier to
Hanoverian Majesty, the bearer of despatches from ber.
Majesty to his royal master. He left St. James's Palace
on the night of last Friday week, and proceeded on boartlf
but owing to some unexplained cause he would never 111
with the chief cabin passengers, but preferred living a%
conversing with those in the forepart of the vessel.
nine o'clock in the evening the steamer anchored at the
Stade, and shortly afterwards he partook of a glass 0
brandy and water with the steward. Soon after 'V°
o'clock on the following morning the vessel got alder
weigh, and proceeded up the river on her way to Hanii
burgh, when the man was missed. The mate then We°
in search of him, and having gone to the door of the TIP
ter-closet, and finding it locked on the inside, and receig;
ing no answer to his knocking, with the assistance of
sailor, broke it open, and found Mr. ltalphs a corpse, b;
throat being frightfully cut in several places. The unholy
man had evidently first cut himself with his right hart"
and finding the wound ineffectual, had infl cted another
gash on the other side of his throat, and death not follovr;
ing so speedily as he desired, it was apparent that he ha'
sat down on the seat and bled to death. A piece of paPer.:
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on which the following was written, was found in 131'
pockets :—" Take care of my child, for Thomas Italp101"
his last request ; Frankland and Churchill have been the
cause of this. God bless you all."
BREAD IN PARIS AND LONDON.—The style of dojo%
business in this country is vastly different to what it is ill
France, and over the Continent generally, and, as 06
suppose the paid agitators of the League must get some
thing else to agitate upon, we should recommend them tv
look into this matter, if they are really solicitous, as thel
profess to be, for the interests of the operatives and the
,
poorer classes of society. It would be new and about a;
useful as their present object. What we allude to hee
been repeatedly displayed in the reports from Paris of t`.`
prices of corn, flour, and bread, relatively to the pricesq,
this country. These tables are to this effect, that vibl'
the price of wheat in London market may be ten percent`
higher than that of Paris, the price of flour is twenty P.
cent. higher, and of bread thirty per cent. higher in t1",.„-i
former than in the latter capital. And it would the
appear, that to whatever causes the different relative price'
of bread in the two markets is to be attributed, the blaniej
if blame there be, of the price being higher in Englarl,
than in France, is attributable but in a moderate degrc:
to the corn growers, while the profits of millers and baker:
in this country constitute the chief part of the differenc:
complained of. If the gentlemen of the League posses
that love of justice and fair dealing which they protest
they will surely devote some part of their attention
the investigation of this branch of the subject, as it ought
to be a matter of perfect indifference to them whether the
poor consumer is wronged by the landholder, the millehrt;
or the baker. We shall venture to say, however, t"..‘
iLnetahgeueprwoifilltsnotthageyitraetaeliizne,thheomwaetvteerr.
higAhlilltehrosseannid
may
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are on a par with themselves, and enjoy their symPstheßi
It is the aristocracy they fix upon as their game. but
so far, at least, they have shown themselves wofully uu
their level.

ARRIVALS OF GUANO.—Two cargoes of this fertili%.,.er;
the property of Messrs. Banks of Haddinaton, have.,7e,
rived at the port of Berwick within the last few OW
one, per the Clifton, from Ichaboe, and the other, Per of
Leo, from Chincha, or the Bug Islands. The captaie
the latter states that he loaded his vessel (about 420 tee A
in 48 hours, the guano lying as thick as 300 feet; ebt
that, had it not been for the trouble of stowing, it 113'.:10
have been done in four or five hours. The guano `;00
conveyed to the hold of the vessel by means of can! 0
hose. The Bug Islands are three in number, alauti''.,
miles off Pisco, in lat. 14 23 S., long. 76 13. Therqf
rock in the centre of the middle island, which is Intl(
mile in diameter. The rock stands as a sort of landreo,
in the ocean. The rock appeared to be a kind of witore
ed boulder, so hard that the crew were unable to Pruytho
a fragment of it. The captain visited only two offer
islands, and states that the air was very strongly irePwith
nated with ammonia. The coast of Peru abouncls, oti.
the article. He describes labour in general to be Peo;
ful, and to be had at about 3s. a day English re°: 30
but he had to wait a month for his turn, as there wel'iace
vessels there. The population is principally a mixeud,
of Spaniards and Pei uvians, speaking Spanish, ,en of
the present undisturbed state of the country. len big
arrivalplunder. at
Ichaboe
captainhne the
vessels of the t Cliftonhat
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re saysth e n
itnhaidt
no
btoar
appointed a commodore, that the allotment of guerwarol
each vessel was then at the rate of one foot per rea.l3'ooll
that it took him two months to load. The island 111 the
three quarters of a mile in circumference, and wh` went
Cliftonh left theree wered fiftyd
tn vesselsfn u
loading,
hes the allai a 0
°ot . 1;
was supposed that all the guano would be carried
by these vessels.—Berwick Warder.