The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1850-09-03 00:00:00

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—lsabella Coyle, a devout Baccha-
nalian of the frail sex, was yesterday brought up at the
Police-court on the charge of drunkenness. When taken
to bridewell she cleverly feigned the pangs of labour, and
an inspector hastened off for a doctor, who on his arrival
discovered that the only ailment under which she was
suffering was a wish to escape the penalty of the law.
SUICIDE.—At an early hour yesterday morning, John
Berry, a flatman, was found suspended by the neck from
the roof of his own cabin. The boat was lying in the
canal. At a late hour on the previous night he I.
conversation with a friend, who did not then perceive
anything extraordinary in his manner, nor was he intoxi-
cated. It appeared, however, from the statement of an-
other friend, that some months since deceased was struck
on the head by the handle of a winch, since which period
he had at times been affected in that part.
SUDDEN DEATH ON THE LANDING•STAGE.—About
noon on Saturday a shocking occurrence took place on the
landing stage. A middle-aged female named Chancty,
who had been residing on the Cheshire side of the Mer-
sey for the benefit of her health, was returning in the
charge of her husband and her brother, to her home in
Jordan-street, when, just as the party bad landed from
the ferry- boat, and were about crossing the landing stage,
Mrs. Chancey sank to the floor insensible. Upon raising
her she was a corpse.

COUNCIL MEETING.—Among the business at the
monthly meeting to-morrow is the report of the library
committee—a recommendation to purchase more than
six acres of land adjoining the Newsham-house estate—a
motion by Mr. Councillor Henderson for a return of the
costs of getting the Rivington Pike scheme through
Parliament this session, and a motion by Mr. Alderman
Turner to rescind the resolution passed at the last Coun-
cil Meeting, by which, the recommendation of the Watch
Committee to pay to Mr. Towerson the salary of £2OO
per annum as divisional superintendent of the police force
was not confirmed.
SINGULAR PHENOMENON.—To the Editor of the
Scottish Press.—Edinburgh, 22nd August, IBso.—Sir,--
The present is eel tainly an age of wonders, and science of
every kind is:rapidly progressing. Astronomical science,
in particular, seems to advance with monstrous strides. I
observe that a Mr. Henry Marcus, of Liverpool, a great
astronomer undoubtedly ; but who has not hitherto
appeared before the public as such—under the sanction of
the directors of the Caledonian Railway Company, has
advertised an excursion from Edinburgh and Glasgow to
London and back, on which occasion he gives the "choice
of six or sixteen CLEAR days in London—a phenomenon
hitherto unheard of. The merit of such a meteorlogist as
Mr. Marcus, who has the weather so completely under
his control, ought not to go unnoticed and unrewarded.—
I am, &C., OBSERVATOR.
SCENERY OF AMERICA.—In these days we have no
occasion to travel very far in order to make ourselves ac-
quainted with the wonders of the world ; and we can
enjoy the principal advantage of peregrination without
encountering those dangers which are always attendant
upon the pursuit of geographical knowledge. Our adver-
tising columns draw attention to another of these colossal

paintings, representir
the Falls of Niagara, the scenery of the Prairies, the
natural Bridge of Virginia, Mount Vernon, the residence
of Washington, and other points of attraction in America.
From all we have heard, for the exhibition is not yet
open, we believe the representation is most correct, and
that we have, in fact, a mirror of the most beautiful and
magnificent scenery of the new world. This product of
industry and artistic labour occupies no less than 30,000
feet of canvass, and depicts a vast extent of country. The
Cave of Kentucky cannot fail to be interesting, not only
on account of the many traditions connected with its his-
tory, but as the place visited by the favourite Scotch
vocalist Wilson shortly before his lamented death. The
proprietor of the " mirror," who arrived in this country
by the Canada, on Monday last, has brought five of the
eyeless fish found in the streams of the cave, and we be-
lieve they are designed as a present to her Majesty.
THE CAB DRIVERS' STRIKE.—An unusualappearance of
desolation was presented yesterday morning in the vicinity
of St. George's Church, and at the other parts of the
town where the eye has been accustomed to meet a throng
of heckney coaches, guarded by drivers and cads, eager to
attract the notice of a " fare," owing to the strike of
the cab proprietors throughout the town, in opposition to
the Town Council, who had determined to bring into
operation a reduced scale of charges. Placards were
posted on the walls, addressed to the public, stating the
inability of the carowners to comply with the new regu-
lations, and intimating their determination to discontinue
their business in preference to pursuing it at unremune-
rative charges. During the day knots of " jarvies" might
be seen sauntering about evidently quite out of the,
element. One of the fraternity, mounted on a miserable
Rosinante, rode along through the principal streets :
appended to his back was a label, inscribed with the sig-
nificant monosyllable " one ;" presuming that the rider
identified himself with the steed, the pair furnished
a wretched specimen of the centaur; the human portion
being much superior, however, to the equine. This
" frightful example" was followed by a crowd of juveniles,
who entered into the joke with great spirit, to Fletcher's
stables in Cook-street, where a meeting of the proprietors
was held. The Town Council seem determined to carry
out their regulations to the letter, and have instructed
the police to lay informations in all cases where cars or
coaches may be found loitering about the streets (in other
places than on the stands) plying for hire. At present,
however. this precaution would seem to be unnecessary,
as not a shadow of a car is to be seen out of doors. The
proprietors show an equal degree of determination, and
declare that they cannot serve the public on the conditions
imposed. Were these put in force, the fare from the
Exchange to Aintree, for instance, five miles, will be three
shillings and sixpence; but this is equal to ten miles, as
the return journey may be reckoned unproductive. This
fare would render the proprietor liable to a certain charge
for post-horse duty also. The passengers by the Cambria
must have suffered, though innocently, from the strike,
as, when the steamer landed her passengers, there was
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waa from Wavertree.
not a single car on the pier. During the whole of yester-
day we only saw one ear in any of the streets and that