The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-02-27 00:00:00

RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE.

The plan for constructing a railway between Wolver-
hampton and Shrewsbury, to join the Grand Junction
Railway, near the former town, has been again brought•
forward.
RAILWAY FROM WR EX 11 AM TO C ESTRR.---LaSt
week a meeting was held at Wrexham in reference to a
railway from that town to Chester. Resolutions were
passed approving of the measure, and Sir W. W. 'Wynn
and Sir R. Cunliffe support the measure.
The verdict of manslaughter brought by the coroner's
jury against the directors of the Bristol and Exeter Rail-
way, in consequence of an accident at Somerset-bridge,
near Bridgewater, has been quashed in the Court of
Queen's Bench.
The second part of the wo ks of the railroad from Rouen
to Havre, between Barentin and Flamenville (about nine
English miles), has been contracted for (says the Journal
des Chemins de Fer) by Messrs. Mackenzie and Brassey,
at the sum of 2,008.635 f.
NOTTINGHAM, NEWARK, AND LINCOLN RAILWAY.
—The directors of the Midland Counties Railway have
ordered a survey, under the superintendence of Mr. Robert
NottinghamountiestoliNne;
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WOOLEN RAILWAYS.—A bill is at present before par-
liament, which has for its object the laying down of a
wooden railway, upon Prosser's principle, from Guildford
to Woking. It is said that wood, besides being very much
cheaper than iron, is, in the way it is here intended to use
it, more durable. A greater rate of speed can likewise be
obtained upon it, and the specification of the patent sets
orth many other advantages.

SHEFFIELD AND MANCHESTER RAILWAY.—A great ; ATTACK ON THE JURY.—The Dublin Pilot has corn-
accommodation is about to be conferred on the town of , menced a particular analysis of the birth, pursuits, and
Glossop by the immediate formation of a railroad to con- , station of each individual juror, who is thus held up to
nect that town with the above line. The distance will be the anger of the repeal mob, villainously perverted and
about a mile and a quarter, and constructed at the expense excited by the previous inflammatory falsehoods—nor, as
of the Duke of Nortolk. An act of Parliament will not it seems, without effect. One of the jury, Mr. Floyd, is
be nesessary. This will be the means of introducing a very thus assailed in the Pilot :—" The history of Floyd, from
superior quality of stone to Manchester and Liverpool, for whom some liberals had hopes, and some conservatives
building purposes, the property of the duke, and which fears—and we know not why, except, from the fact of
abounds to a considerable extent in the neighbourhood of being an Englishman, that he got credit for a conscience
Glossop.—Derby Paper. or sense which no one thinks of attributing to an Irish
BIRMINGHAM AND GLOUCESTER RAILWAY.—The Orangeman—is briefly this : He commenced Irish life
half-yearly meeting of this company was held on Friday. by selling, in the streets of Kilkenny, crockery, on a
board or shelf, which was lent to him by Mr. Shearman,
The receipts for the half year ending 31st December,
1843, have been £51,350 25., which is £2,291 9s. sd. a respectable Catholic shopkeeper of that town, who
more than the corresponding period of last year. The permitted him to occupy the street before his door. From
total expenditure is £37,639 is. ltd., and the disposable this beginning—and much to his credit so far—he stocked
jury list, and thus, by the money obtained through theme
balance is £13,762 14s. 7d. From this sum the directors shops, swore himsetf worth £5,000 qualification on the
recommend a dividend of 30s. per share to be paid. The
dividend in August was 12s. After the payment of this Irish t,
ale was entitled to convict their benefactor."
dividend £lll 16s. ld. will remain to be placed on the Can anything match ruffianism like this? And we learn
credit of the next half year. During the past six months
by the Nation that it is reported that one of Mr. Floyd's
the passenger traffic exhibits an increase of £2,311 4s. 4d. 1 houses in Kilkenny has been wrecked in consequence.
over the corresponding period of 1842. As to the mer- 1 ORANGEISM.—On the 12th inst. a meetingc was held at
chandize there is an increase of 3,368 tons, but a decrease I
wCaorledrsaionfelao,ndoowo oasartatenngdemetlen frombythereApinmtaatind representatives
of £2lO in the money.
EASTERN COUNTIES RAILWAY..—The 15th general I
when it was determined to re-organise the Orange lodge,
meeting of this company took place on Thursday. Con- and a committee was appointed to carry out that object
formably with the resolutions adopted at a special general,
!and the following resolutions were passed,—" That as
,
meeting of the proprietors held on the 25th of October ; Orangemen we are bound to preserve unshaken loyalty to
our gracious Queen, being Protestant, and to support her
last, the directors had concluded an agreement with the
Northern and Eastern Company for the amalgamation of against all her enemies, foreign or domestic ; that we will
the two lines, which had been effected on the Ist of Janu- , stand together to defend with our properties and lives the
integrity of the empire, as cemented by the legislative
ary last, and at the same time the completion of the New- ,
port Extension line had come under the control of the union ; and that we will, by the grace of God, to the best
;
Eastern Counties Company, and was proceeding rapidly. of our ability, maintain the Holy Scriptures as the stand-
'
The expenditure up to the present time amounted—on and of faith and morals, That the Orange Institution
the construction account, to £2,699,2.26; en the interest I commenced when this kingdom was threatened with love-
account, to £78,726 ; forming together £2,777,991, exclu- : stool by foreign enemies, and rebellion by internal foes;.
sive of £100,537, being the difference between the liabili- I and that our brethren in the year 1798, and at all other
times, have proved by their acts as yeoman and Orange-
wasmen the strong attachment they have held to the Sover-
beenties and assets. The total expenditure for the main line ,
therefore £2,878,529; but of this £22,121 having '
ferfeited, the actual capital raised and chargeable for eign and our once glorious constitution. That we have,
dividends and interest against the receipts was £2,844,408. for some time past, witnessed with alarm the rebellious
A contract had been concluded for the completion of the spirit which has shown itself—and that we are determined,
as Protestants, to unite more closely in those bonds, that
works for £lOO,OOO, the contractor agreeing to maintain
the railway at the rate of £373 a mile per annum for ten
our inveterate enemies, whose sole aim is our extirpation
years. The traffic on the Northern and Eastern line,
during the first seven weeks of the present year, showed
an increase of 32 per cent. over that of the corresponding from this country for ever. That the Grand Lodge of
will enable us in this time of peril to resist the attacks of
which may wish to join themselves to it, and that all
seven weeks of the preceding year; and on the Eastern
Ulster do receive into union all lodges in the pro% ince
Counties line the traffic had considerably increased during county masters be ex-officio members of the Grand Lodge
the same period of' time. On the traffic account, there of Ulster.
was a balance of £26,610 14s. 9d. available fora dividend, IRELAND AND THE WHIGS.—The Whigs denounce the
which the directors recommended should be declared at late state trials as absurd acid mischieveus—forgetting
4s. per share, payable from the sth of March next, sub- that when they were in power, they proclaimed O'Con-
ject to a deduction of 18. per share in respect of the £2 nell as a public incendiary from the throne; twice they
per share not called. Contracts had been entered into prosecuted him, but without success, owing to the bung-
for the purchase of the Stratford Branch, and for leasing ling of their law-officers—notwithstanding they passed a
the Harwich Extension line. The report was agreed to, stringent coercion bill, called the Whig Algerine Act,
and the meeting then separated. under which they might obtain powers which the ordinary
statutes did not give; and in the very last session of par-
liament, Lord John Russell insulted Sir Robert Peel fot
not then having interfered to crush the repeal agitation,
and attributed his unwillingness to resort to harsh mea-
sures to " a craven fear !" Nor is this all ; they taunt
the present ministry with holding Ireland by military oc-
cupation, and boast of its happiness and tranquility under
the Normanby-O'Connell administration of its affairs.
Lord Stanley thus disposed of the pretence of military
occupation—" It appears that this government, that rules
by military force—this government, that is bent on super-
seding by brute force the ordinary course of law, and
keeping down the people of lreland—had during the two
years they had been in office up to the commencement of
1813. maintained just 2000 fewer men on an average than
had been employed there by the hon. gentlemen oppo-
site during the whole seven years they were in power.
(Loud cheers.) In the year 1833-1 need not go through

EAST INDIA HousE.—On Wednesday an adjourned
Court was held at the India House, for the purpose of
considering the papers relative to Scinde. The chairman
referred to the recent debate on Scinde in Parliament, and
then said, " And now that the question is decided, the
court do not consider that their duty is ended. They were
now engaged in reviewing the whole of the proceedings,
and, above all, they would give their serious considera-
tion to the cause of the deposed Ameers, with the view
of ameliorating their condition, especially such of them
as may be free from any imputation of treachery. Under
these circumstances I would submit to the court the pro-
priety of abstaining at present, as a body, from expres-
sing an opinion on the subject ; they had better, I
think, leave the matter in the hands of the Court of
Directors." After some discussion, the chairman's
motion was carried.

Feb. 27, 1811.

I all the years. (A voice—" Rend all !") Well, the ntig'
1 tary force employed in Ireland in the year—
Rank and File.
1832 was
1833
1831
And during the next seven years, from 1835 to 1311, the
average force was 16,310; and the lowest force in any one
year 14.687 ; whilst this despotic, this arbitrary govern'
ment has had in Ireland on an average of the two Yea"'
1842 and 1843, only 14,833 rank and file; and in
.the
bmeolonwthlo3,f4o men, being
lay,lE42,thett'e had in
forcelrelansce thedinafor union
that that had ever been maintained in Ireland. (Loud
cheers.)

THE LEGISLATIVE UNION OF ENGLAND AND ISE"
LAND.—The subject of the union with Ireland was thus
alluded to by George the Third in his first speech to thet
imperial parliament :—" My Lords and Gentleman,---
a crisis so important to the interests of my people I &Pc",
great satisfaction from being enabled, for the first West
to avail myself of the parliament of my United Kingdoo
of Great Britain and Ireland. This memorable era, dill;
tinguisbed by the accomplishment of a measure calculated
to augment and consolidate the strength and resources el
the empire, and to cement more closely the interests st!,`
affections of my subjects, will, I trust, be equally mark'
by that vigour, energy, and firmness which the circen,'
stances of our present situation peculiarly require."

FOREIGN (5- COLONIAL INTELLIGENCE.

WEST INDIES.

---
The Tay steamer arrived at Southampton on Monde,
bringing the West India mail.
The dates fro:n Jamaica extend to the 24th ult. The
Governor had returned to Spanish Town to be present at
an ecclesiastical ceremony, after which he was about CO
take a tour through the north side parishes. Loud cote;
plaints are made of excessive drought in Manchester el,°!
Elizabeth, and so scarce was the water that the wants 0
the population could not be properly satisfied. The corn
crops had failed, and provisions were advancing in price•
Much distress prevailed, and should the dry weather con-
tinue, great fears were entertained for the result. At Vete
and St. Ann's a few light showers had fallen, but whollY
insufficient to restore pasturage, or save the growing crops
of provisions. The young canes are stated to have pro-
fited in some small respect from this change. Mr. Des'
noues, the cashier of one of the island banks, had been
tried for robber!, and acquitted. At the ►atest date Sit
Charles Adam continued in Kingstown Harbour, but his
departure was daily expected, although it was not posi-
tively known that his instructions relative to Mexico were
of a hostile character. Fever and dysentery had been
rather on the increase of late, and the appearance of the
small-pox in some of the other islands had caused the
Cuban authorities to declare a quarantine of seven days
against all vessels entering their port from the West In-
dies, Porto Rico excepted. With respect to business at
Jamaica, it is represented as exceedingly dull, and money
is stated to be scarce.
The weather at Barbados had been very oppressive till
within a few days of the 20th ult., when a change took
place, and cold and chilly winds were experienced, and
then the shock of an earthquake was felt, which being a
severe one, although doing no damage, spread a good deal
of alarm throughout the colony. Rain had followed,
which, it was hoped, would do some good to the planta-
tions, and prepare the ground for agricultural operations.
Several vessels were long overdue from England, and their
arrival was anxiously expected to give some impetus to
trade, which for weeks past had been in a torpid
state.

The other papers give very few interesting facts. The
shok of an earthquake had been felt in St. Vincent's, St.
Lucia, Dominica, and the neighbouring islands, but with-
out serious effect. At St. Lucia the weather was highly
favourable to the crops, though not so favourable for road
making. The planters of Dominica had commenced cut-
ting their canes, the yield of which was superior to previous
years, while the season was fine, and the sugar manufac-
tured of good quality. At Trinidad a vessel had arrived
with 216 emigrants from Rio de Janeiro, 93 of whom were
women, and all being young and in health. They found
when landed immediate employment. Another vessel
with 300 more was shortly looked for from the same
quarter.

The Duke de Montpenser, one of the sons of Louis
Phillippe, left Paris for Africa on Monday.
RAISING OF THE BLOCKADE AT ARlCA.—Captain
Nicholas, of H.M.S. Vindictive, in a letter dated the 11th
of November last, has reported that the blockade of
Arica has been raised, so that merchant ships may again
enter freely into all ports of Peru.
TUE LATE COUNTESS OF .ELGIN.—The Jamaica
House of Assembly has evinced, by a unanimous grant of
300 guineas for a tablet to be erected in the cathedral
church of Spanish Town to the memory of Lady Elgin,
the high opinion entertained of her ladyship by the men -
bees of that house.

FIVE LIVES LOST.—Last week, during a dark and
rough night, the Bremen barque Virginia ran down and
sank the French barque La Seine, off the Start, and five
of the crew of the latter perished ; the remainder got 011
board the Bremener. La Seine was from Havre, bow,"
for Bordeaux, and had on board machinery for a neW
steam-packet of 230-horse-power.

Ssow Sroiur IN CANADA.—The vast quantity of
snow which fell here within the last three weeks has beef'
attended with circumstances of a very alarming and Or;
traordinary nature. In this town several buildings were
cdowwnefillni fined
houset; staleshas
literally crushed to atoms, through the enormous We'g'
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of snow which damage
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sustained any injury.—C'ornwalt (Canada) Observer.

•
At the ensu;rig session of the Hanoverian estates the
government intend asking a grant of 300,000 thalers
towards building a national theatre at Hanover. An esti-
mate for that purpose has been delivered by the court
architect, Mr. Laves, and the expenses calculated at
800,000 thalers. Should the grant of 300,000 be voted,
the city of Ilanover is to furnish 100,000 thalers, and
400,000 the King has munificently proffered from hit
private purse.

LONGEVITY.—Solomon Herz Levi, an Israelite, lately
died at Herxheirn. near Landau, in the 109th year of his
age, having retained to the last the full use of all his
faculties. He was followed to his grave by Si children,
grandchildren, and great grandchildren. One of his
daughters, 73 years old, could with difficulty be removed
from the inanimate remains of her parent. During his
long and active career, the deceased had never been ill nor
had recourse to Physicians.

- -
gentileTe Journal des Debals contains a long letter from a
man with a very equivocal name for a narrator--
Goose; which, if the writer be not labouring to prove his
just title to that cognomen, opens a case of very consi-
derable importance. The letter of Mr. Goose furnishes
the details of the deposition of Queen Pomare, and the
seizure and confiscation of her entire territory, the So-
ciety Islands, by the French Admiral Dupetit Thours, iu
the name and for the benefit of the King of the French.

HYDRO PATRY IN FRANC E.—Upon an application being
made to the French Government for permission to open
an hydropathic establishment in Paris, the government
referred the subject to the French Academy for their opi-
nion. The following are the conclusions to which the
academy arrived after mature consideration—" 1. That
hydropathy is a dangerous therapeutical method which
does not rest on facts ; 2, that its theory is chimerical ; 3,
that it is in disaccord with our chymical and pathological
doctrines; 4, that the Academy cannot in any way ap-
prove of it ; 5, that the use of cold water has been long in
the domain of medicine and submitted to rules."

IMPORTANT DISCOVERY IN EGYPT.—We rejoice to
announce the most important discovery which has proba-
bly ever yet been made in the records and literature of
ancient Egypt. Every reader is acquainted with the his-
tory of the celebrated Rosetta stone, and the happy sur-
mise of Dr. Young, that the trilingual inscriptions en
that interesting monument were three versions of the
same subject. Following out this idea, mutilated as all
the Egyptian part of the stone is, he found that what re-
mained and could be deciphered was identical with the
Greek text. Hence our grand key to the translation of
the hieroglyphic characters and hieratic writings found_
among the relics of Egypt, on rocks, on the walls et
buildings of every kind, on mummy cases, and on papyri
is
and it evident, that whatever could extend or add to
this key must he of the utmost value. It was interpreted
that the Rosetta inscription had also been set up in other
temples; and the learned expressed a hope that in the
course of time one or more of them might reward the
research of zealous antiquaries. That hope has been ful-
filled. Dr. Lepsius has discovered another copy of
informed 10
,
Rosetta inscription at Meroe. The hieroglyphic
is unusually perfect, and so we are Is MID otbol
Egyptiancon.,
pa red wtrhirtoinugg.hoNalwa,ntrow.ethheestihtaretee
nleogtentodssamy a,y be
that
this is likely to create a great revolution, by a vast acces-
sion to our means of knowledge, in the literature and
history of the country so truly called the cradle of men'
kind. It is a gratifying circumstance that the noble exW
dition of the King of Prussia should have met with thre
return. Copies of the inscription have, we understand,
been made for Berlin ; but the main fact was como3unt-
cated
'tie
letter to his excellency the Chevalier Bunsen, the
Prussian minister in London. e believe that Dr. LeP."
sins is directed completely to explore all this upper divi-
sion of the country, and will not revisit Cairo till that
is
accomplished, probably about April. After some repose
the expedition will proceed to Syria, to examine the
Egyptian inscriptions there ; and from what has alrea4Y
transpired, there can be no doubt but that an extraordr
nary new light will be thrown over the old world by thle
royally liberal, auspicious, and fortunate effort.—Literarg
Gazette.

BANK OF MANCRESTER.—The committee appointed
at the annual meeting in October last to investigate the
affairs of the bank have presented their report to the
proprietors. 1-laving exercised the utmost discretion in
the estimates placed on the value of the assets, whether
in the form of real securities or personal obligations, thel
had arrived at so near an approximation to the statement°
contained in the report as to justify them in pronouncing
the balance sheet exhibited to the shareholders on the
20th October, 1843, to have been (as far as could be el-
certained) a true and accurate statement of the position
of the bank on the 30th of June, in that year. The can
tnittee bad also examined the balance sheet for the hae.
year ending' the 31st December, 1813, and had the Fade'
faction of reporting that this balance sheet showed a con:,
siderable realisation of assets, and consequent reduction
of liabilities from £440,936 to £314,778 during the boo
year, and justified the hope that no further loss would
result to the shareholders of this unfortunate concern
re
than what would be provided for by the payment of
second call.

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