The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1848-10-03 00:00:00

quacy of the funds,

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James- Collins, a miner at St. Blayei
markable escape from death. Whilst nutt

some tree

at the mouth of a deserte

overreached, himself, and fell to the bottom of ti

great maay fathoms deep. By chance he was compara-
tively uninjured. The shaft was in a lone spot, and all
hope of aid was quite vain, so he set about climbing to the
top by the small projections in the rocicof the shaft side.
The nature of his task and his resolution in performing it
may be judged from the time it took;; he fell into the
shaft at eight,. A.M., and reached the summit only at six
P.M'. He crawled home nearly dead with fatigue.
A LION ASCENDING IN A BALLOON.-011 Monday
evening, the " Royal Cremorne Balloon "' ascended from
Cremorne Gardens. In it were Mrs. G. Batty, the " Lion
Queen.." Lieut. Gale, and a lion. Attached to the bal-
loon, in place of the car, was a den, on the the top of
which stood Lieutenant Gale, anal' inside which sat the
" Lion Queen "on the back of her subject. After a trial,
during which an assent as high as the top of the trees only
was effected, it was found that the power of the balloon
was not sufficient to carry up the weight attached to it,
and this fact having been explained to the company,
Lieut. Gale and the lion ascended) leaving the lady behind.
A safe descent was effected at Mortlake.

A WINTER GARDEN AT VAIMRALL.—It is proposed
to transform Vauxhall into a winter garden. It is said.
that the four long avenues wliieh form the large quad.-
rangle at present, are to be increased about 20 feet, that
is, 10 feet on either side. The roof of this pathway is to,
be raised a considerable height,. and the whole of it is to,
be enclosed by means of a panorama of the overland route
to India. This is to commence with Marseilles, then are
to follow Malta, Alexandria,. and all the principal points
in the journey. These walks will lead directly to, the
Waterloo ground, which is to be covered in and converted
into a hippodrome, where are to appear all the splendours
of the chariot race, and other performances. To the
right of the Hippodrome there will be constructed a large
conservatory, to form a very agreeable promenade, and
gas is to simulate the stir.—The Builder.
EXTRAORDINARY FALL OF RAIN AND. FLOODS.
WORCESTER, Sunday Morning. --1 he whole of this dis-
trict has been visited by a very extraordinary fall of rain,
followed, of course' by heavy floods. After some gentle
rain during the early part of the week (Wednesday was a
thoroughly wet day) rain began to fall at nine o'clock on
Friday morning, and continued without a moment's inter-
mission during the whole of that day and night and yester-
day, up to this moment (Sunday.) During the latter part
of yesterday the rains began to overflow the banks, and
this morning the Severn and all the main streams have
flooded the adjacent lands to a very considerable extent
with the water still rising. Some very destructive results
are apprehended. The rain began with the wind calm at
and it gradually veered round by north to west. It
is very unusual to have so much rain here with the wind
northerly.

AMUSEMENTS v. CRIME.—The Thirteenth Report of
the Inspectors of Prisons (just published), contains, in the
midst of much that is tedious and of little general interest,
some information of value. Here is one bit of practical
common sense. The inspector observes that in the Wake-
field House of Correction " the chief kinds of offences for
which persons are committed are thefts, assaults, and va-
grancy ;" and respecting the chief causes of offences, the
governor stated as follows :—" Few of the offences for
which persons are sent to this prison are, in my opinion,
caused by want. The chief cause of crime amongst adult
prisoners is drunkenness, and amongst juvenile prisoners
the desire to obtain the means of indulging in such amuse-
ments as cheap theatres. If therqwere a provision for le-
gitimate and rational amusements for young and old, I
think it would be a means of preventing much crime."
SOMNAMBULISM.—On Tuesday night, about half-past
ten o'clock, a very serious accident occurred to a little boy,
seven years old, named James Brown, son of Mr. Alex.
Brown, piano-forte, at Braintree, by jumping from a
three-story window into the street. It appeared. that he
bad been in the habit of walking in his sleep during the
last three years, and on several occasions had been known
to light a candle and take down part of the bedding, and
also pull the bed-clothes off his parents whilst asleep. On
the night in question he succeeded in opening the upper
window, and precipitated himself into the street, a distance
of about 20 feet, his head coming into fearful contact with
the kerb of the pavement; his parents hearing him fall,
hastened to his assistance, and carried him in-doors, where
he lay in a state of insensibility, the blood oozing from his
ears. No hopes are entertained of his recovery. his head
being severely injured internally.—Essex Standard.

CHOLERA.—According to the return of the Regis-
trar-General for last week, the disease would appear to
have made its appearance to London, for several fatal
cases are described as follow:—" In Stamford-hill (sub-
district,) Hackney, a boy 4 years, cholera (26 hours du-
ration).' In St. Clement Danes, Strand, M. 61 years,
` cholera morbus (5 or 6 days' duration).' In St. Anne,
Westminster, F.). 29 years, diarrhoea (7 hours' dura-
tion) ;' English cholera (12 hours). In Anwell, Clerken-
well, a boy, 1 year, ' cholera.' In St. Leonard's (sub-
district), Shoreditch, M. 4 months, English cholera (3
days' duration).' In Bow and Bromley, Poplar, M. (nee
not stated), ' natural death, English cholera.' In St.
John (sub-district), St. Olave's, M. 52 years, ' Asiatic
cholera, (111 hours' duration).' " An announcement of
this kind need create no panic, for time and research have
robbed the cholera of much of that mysterious awe which
surrounded it when it was a new disease amongst us.
FUNERAL OF LORD GEORGE BENTINCK.—The funeral
of this lamented nobleman took place on Friday, at the
old parish-church of Marylebone, London, in which the
family vault of the noble house of Portland is situated.
The remains of the deceased were brought by railway
from Welbeck Abbey to the Euston-square station, and
conveyed thence to Harcourt House. The funeral was
conducted as privately as possible. The Marquis of
Titchfield, Lord Henry Bentinck, and Mr. J. E. Denison
were present, but others connected with the family were
absent, by desire of the Duke of Portland, that the solem-
nity should be as private as possible. At half-past nine
the procession left Cavendish-square, the hearse drawn
by four horses. There were but two coaches, the first
containing the parties named, and the other the personal'
attendants of the late lord. The private carriage of the
Duke of Portland closed the cortege. The remains were
placed in the interior of Marylebone church, under the
organ gallery.
SAD CIRCUMSTANCE.—One of those peculiar and Un-
frequent dispensations of an inscrutable Providence—the
death of a husband and wife on the same day, occurred in
Sheffield on Sunday week. The family which has sus-
tained this bereavement is that of a man named John
Taylor, shoemaker, residing in Bank-street, in that town.
His wife had recently been confined of her eighth child,
all now living ; and on Sunday week she died in child-bed.
Upon her husband, who had been some time in a de-
clining state of health, his wife's death, leaving him with
such a family, had an overpowering effect, When the cir-
cumstance was made known the same day, he seemed to be
bewildered and to disregard the matter. After a while,
he went up stairs for the purpose, as it was supposed, of
looking at his wife ; but he wandered into the garret,
where he was found some time afterwards quite dead ;
and thus in one day were eight helpless children (one of
whom but newly-born), left without father or mother.
APPEARANCE OF CHOLERA ON BOARD A VESSEL AT
HULL.—The Hull Advertiser furnishes a report of the
death of three persons in one week from Asiatic Cholera,
which circumstance had excited great alarm in the town,
rumours gaining ground that the disease had become
epidemic in the town. The editor, however. states that
such alarm was groundless, as regards Hull, or the shores
near it ; but that three Prussian sailors, on board the
barque Pallas, from Hamburg, had died of the disease.
These men had on their voyage eaten largely of fruit,
especially plums. They were taken ill successively, and
sunk under the affliction, after a few hours illness. Others
of the crew were slightly affected, but all of them are
now restored to health. The Advertiser states :—We
apprize the public that the health of the town is excel-
lent, and that there is not the least danger of the spread
of the disease, which is now known to be neither infec-
tious nor contagious. There is no real ground for the
least alarm.

LIE CHARTIST TRIALS.—The adjourned proceedings
were resumed on Monday morning, when Mr. Justice
Earle summed up the evidence, and the jury retired,
Other prisoners were then brought up, and Mr. Ballantine
applied for a postponement, on the plea that material
witnesses for the defence were absent. The court declined
to accede to the application, with an exception in favoff,
of one prisoner who had but just been arrested. The pri-
soners were then called upon to plead, and " Not guilty"
was returned by all ; the celebrated Cuffey saying, in a
loud tone, " I demand a fair trial by my peers according
to the principles of Magna Charts." (Laughter.) The
jury-list was then challenged. Cuffey, however, exclaimed,
" I wish it to be understood that I do object to this jury.
They are not my equals. I am only a journeyman me-
chanic." Mr Ballantine : " You must be quiet, and leave
it to us." Evidence was adduced proving the case of
the Crown. One of the witnesses deposed that he
had been very anxious to be under such a redoubtable
leader as Cuffey, because he expected, if he obeyed his
orders, to become a general, and perhaps eventually pre-
sident of the commonwealth.—(A laugh.) On Tuesday
Powell, the approver, gave evidence ; and concurrent tes-
timony was also received throughout Wednesday, Thurs-
day, and Friday, in reference to the designs and prepara-
tions by the prisoners. Powell, it appears, bore among
his comrades the title of " Lying Tom ;" one of the wit-
nesses for the defence affirmed that even were Powell on
his dying bed he would not believe his oath ; and he was
proved to have declared that the Apostles were " the
biggest scoundrels he had ever heard of," while " Judas
was the best fellow of the lot." On Saturday Baron
Platt charged the jury, and at ten minutes to five o'clock
a verdict of guilty was returned against the prisoners.
The judge then sentenced Cuffey, Darling, Lacey, and
Fay to transportation for life. The severity of the sen-
tences caused much surprise in court it is stated. It is
expected that the Chartists who yet remain to be tried
will now plead guilty.

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IPWRECKS AND Loss OF LIFE.—On Wednesday,
igence reached Lloyd's that the brig Agnes, Mar-
, bound from Sunderland to Hull, had been totally
rff Scarborough, every soul on board perishing; that
,ip Greenlaw, Captain Ower, bound from London

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to Calcutta, had been totally lost off Comings, the entire
passengers and crew, except three individuals, being
drowned. On the night of the 25th instant, a collision
took place off Newhaven, between the Cannel, of Fowey,
and the William Pitt, of London ; the vessels remained
locked for twenty minutes ; on separating, a great outcry
was heard on board the Pitt. The Cannel lay to all night,
but neither saw nor heard more of the vessel, and it is
supposed she went down with all on board.

The Cumberland Pacquet has the following :—" A very
crowded congregation attended Divine service at Brougham
Chapel on Sunday afternoon week, on which occasion a
new organ, built by Robson and Co., of London, was
opened, the delightful task of bringing forth the first
fresh and full strains of the instrument in choral worship
being undertaken by Mrs. William Brougham, the lady of
Lord Brougham's brother. The Hon. and Rev. Mr. Ed-
wards, the Vicar, read prayers. The congregation in-
cluded Lady Brougham, the Marquis and Marchioness of
Douro, Sir C. Taylor, &c. A contemporary states, ' that
about the middle of the service, Lord Brougham walked
within the chapel door, where his lordship stood a short
time gazing around, as if amazed at the crowded congre-
gation ; he then turned about and walked out again.' "
ADJOURNED INQUEST ON ELIZA WILSON.—Ort
Thursday the inquiry into the extraordinary circumstances
connected witja the death of Eliza Wilson was resumed
before Mr. Meter. the Coroner for East Surrey. Mr.
Chapman, the surgeon, who made a post mortem exami-
nation of the body, deposed that he was quite satisfied
that death was caused by the use of some instrument or
instruments used for the purpose of inducing a miscar-
riage. Mr. Kay, a surgeon, corroborated the evidence
of Mr. Chapman. A great deal of evidence was then re-
ceived, the larger proportion of which is unfit for publica-
tion, but all of it tending to strengthen the case against
the accused. The room was then cleared, and the jury
left to deliberate upon their verdict. After a lapse of up-
wards of an hour and a half, the Court was re-opened,
and the jury returned a verdict against the woman Spen-
cer Lindfield, of wilful murder ; and against Richard Orpin
and Mary Ann Dryden, of being accessories to the mur-
der before the fact. No verdict was returned in reference
to William Lindfield, the reputed son of the woman,
Spencer Lindfield.

-MELANCHOLY DEATH.—On Sunday, a great degree of
excitement was created in this city by a report that Major
Wemyss, the Chief Constable of the County Constabu-
lary, had been found in an apparently dying state lying in
a plantation near,to Langley Bridge, about two miles from
this city, at an early hour that morning. On inquiry,
this report was fully verified. As soon as the fact became
known, information was immediately sent to W. Green,
Esq., surgeon, who, together with Major Wemyss's ser-
vant, proceeded to the spot, had him placed in a carriage,
and conveyed to his house in the North Bailey, where
every effort that medical skill could devise was put into
requisition to restore him, but without effect. He
breathed his last about ten minutes after having been
placed in bed. The deceased left his house on the morn-
ing of Saturday, and at one o'clock on that day was seen
sitting on the battlement of Langley Bridge by a farmer
named Jonathan Hopper. About two o'clock on the same
afternoon, he was observed by some boys who were gath-
ering brambles, lying near to the place where he was
found at four o'clock the following morning by J. Shaw,
who, on crossing the bridge, had his attention attracted
to the plantation by hearing some one moaning, and on
proceeding to the spot, Major Wemyss was found lying on.
his side in a state almost entirely insensible.—Durham
Advertiser.