The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-09-17 00:00:00

GENERAL MISCELLANY.

An anatomical school is about to be established in
Worcester.

The Hull and Gateshead papers give encouraging ac-
counts of the prosperity of the shipping interest.
The contest for the office of Chamberlain of London
ended on Friday in the return of Alderman Brown.
Her Majesty has signified her intention to (pm the
Royal Exchange, London, in person, accompanied by
Prince Albert, at the end of next month.
THE HIGH EIGHTON MURDER.—A verdict of wilful
murder against some person or persons unknown has been
returned i❑ this case.

Several parties connected with the grain and flour trade
in Douglas, Isle of Man, have resolved upon establishing
a weekly market.
A few days ago a salmon, weighing 511b5., in fine con-
dition, was caught on one of Mr. Allan's banks, near
New burgh.
Mr. Pritchard is not to be sent back to Tahiti, but is to
be, or has been, appointed consul to the Navigators'
Islands, a group considerably to the westward.
A clerk in the Bank of England, and another in the
Customs, have obtained a fraudulent transfer of £B,OOO
console, with which they have absconded.

In the Peak, within a week back, some persons holding
a few acres of land, have been mowing and shearing in
one field at one time—a very uncommon occurrence.
On Tuesday last, a weaver, of London, died of lock-jaw,
in consequence of having slightly punctured his great toe
with a needle, in order to relieve the pain of a gathering
or blister.

The London letter-carriers, Tapson, Saunders,- Long,
Bell, Walker, Skinner, and Croskell, who had been in the
habit of opening the letters of sporting gentlemen, have
been di3missed.

A war steamer, constructed of mahogany, and intended
to be the largest in the world, is on the stocks, and will
probably be launched in April next. She is to be called
the Terrible.

The Standard positively contradicts the rumour, that
" the government has acceded to Captain Warner's pro-
position, and will moor a line-of-battle ship off the Good-
win Sands, for him to destroy."
The accounts from the collieries in the north are satis-
factory. The pits are all at work ; and though there is
some talk, there is very little fear of the men " knocking
off" again.

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A painful degree of alarm has been created in some
parts of Bedfordshire, owing to the revival of those in-
cendiary outrages which spread dismay tbr,Aighout the
district last winter.

We believe that in the beginning of October it is in-
tended to call out the pensioners for training, but that
only tw•o days, instead of five, will this year be employed
for that purpose.
The hop-picking commenced at Orchard Portman,
near Taunton, a fortnight ago. The crop is not abun-
dant, but rather favourable than otherwise. The quality
will be excellent.

In consequence of the prosperous condition of the build-
ing trade in Glasgow, the master masons have unani-
mously come to a resolution to raise the rate of wages of
their workmen to 19,. a week.
The Paella, anion steamer of 210-horse power, fell
from a building-slip at Cowes, last week, a distance of
nine feet, without receiving any material injury. A tim-
ber-built vessel would have been completely crippled by
such a fill.

At present there are practising in England and \Vales
15,000 attorneys. The sum they have contributed to the
revenue in the shape of stamp duties on their articles and
certificates is calculated at £3,600,000, besides their an-
nual licenses.

Sept. 17, 1841.

T. Whitmore, Esq., of Apley Park, Salop, at his late
audit, granted to his tenantry not only compensation for
the injury their crops had sustained by the game, but also
a full allowance for what each had suffered in his crops by
the long and excessive drought of the spring and summer.

A new and extraordinary disease, arising, it is supposed,
from the drought which deprived the grass of its succulent
qualities, has arisen among cattle in some parts of the
country. The animals are seized with delirium, and In
many cases expire before the veterinary surgeon can ar-
rive. It is stated that the disease is not contagious.
SHIPPING TRADE, LEITH. —The docks are thronger at.
present than they have been for more than a year. A
great many arrivals from the Baltic, Holland, Dantzic,
and other grain ports, have taken place within these few
days; and one or two sugar and. wine ships have added
to the general activity.—Scotsman.
MURDER.—SamueI Couchman, a Dover policeman,
was killed, yesterday evening week, in attempting toqueli
an affray in a house at Charlton. He was struck, kicked,
and stamped upon by the combatants ; and, at last, one
of them struck him over the nose with the iron-shod han-
dle of a broom, so that he died shortly afterwards.
EXTRAORDINARY MODE OF ADVERTISING. —A strange
mode has lately been adopted by a tradesman in London
for making known the n'erits of his goods. At night he
sends men into the chief streets of the metropolis to mark
his his name, address, &c. upon the public footpaths. It 15
done in the same way that the walls of a room are sten-
cilled, and is almost indelible.

THE COMET or M. MAvvitts.—A correspondent of
the Mercury says—" This comet, proceeding in its course
to its perihelion, which will take place on October 17th,
has now become difficult to be seen, except with instru-
ments of great light-collecting power, and from favourable
situations. It is now about 180 millions of miles distant
from the earth, and about half that distance from the
sun."

DEATH FROM LIGHTNING.—Last week as a number
of men were at work in a field on the London-road, Der-
by, a storm came on, and two of the men took shelter
under a4tree, where they had been only a few 'minutes
when they were both struck by the electric fluid. One
of them, named S.uidars, was killed on the spot, and the
other,'John Pegg, was knocked down and rendered in-
ensible, but was restored.

•
HooroN.—Sir W. Massey Stanley, Bart., arrived at
his seat, Hooton Hall, Cheshire, yesterday week. from
his shooting quarters in Scotland, where the worthy ba-
ronet, Lord Cosmo Russel, and Mr. John Stanley, have
killed 2583 head of grouse, 95 ptarrnagan, 22 black cocks.
58 hares, and 10 snipes ; total, 2718 head. On the first
day Sir William killed with his own gun, in eleven hours,
232 grouse.

LONG LEASES.—We have been informed that Sir Ste-
phen Glynne, Bart., M.P., has given instructions that a
draft of a lease on the Scotch principle of nineteen years
shall be prepared, with the view of submitting it to his
tenantry for their acceptance. We Gel assured that if
corn rents are connected with it, a great boon will be
conferred on the tenantry, and a good example set to the
country.—Chester Chronicle.

GUANO.—The Amiens, Orange, which arrived at St.
Helena, from Ichaboe, on the 13th of July, reports 70
vessels to he lying there, and that, through a continuance
of bad weather, they were constantly fouling and seriously
damaging each other. It cannot now be doubted that
more than a sufficient number of vessels to bring away
every spadeful of guano on Ichaboe have been sent out.
The seventy vessels loading, or about to load there, two
months ago, will, by this time, have been replaced by at
least 120 more. Unless, therefore, some further dis-
covery be shortly made for affording freightage home to
ships which have recently sailed for that latitude, late ad-
venturers will not take anything by their motion.
PREVENTION OF INFECTION FROM TYPHUS FEVER.
Dr. J. C. Smith obtained £5,000 from Parliament for the
following receipt :—Take six drachms of powdered nitre
(saltpeti e) and six draohms of sulphuric acid (oil of vitriol/
mix them in a tea cup. By adding one drachm of the oil
at a time, a copious discharge of nitrous acid gas will take
place. The cup to be placed, during the pi eparation,
a list hearth, or plate of heated iron, and the mixture
stirred with a tobacco pipe. The quantity of gas may be
regulated by lessening or increasing the quantity of in-
gredients. The above is for a moderate-sized room ; halt
the quantity world be sufficient for a small room. Avoid,
as much as possible, breathing the gas when it first rises
from the vessel. No injury to the lungs will happen wbeo
the air is impregnated with the gas, which is called nit
ous acid gas, and it cannot be too widely known that it
possesses the t roperty of preventing its spread.

DUNFERMLINE.—COAL TRADE.—Soffle months ago.
previous to the strike of the English colliers, the demand
for coals in this district was quite inadequate to the great.
number of hands employed at the various collieries, and
the stock of coals, especially at the Elgin and Wel!wood
collieries accumulated to a most enormous quantity. We
have heard it stated that at one time there was at the hill
of the Elgin colliery upwanis of 20,000 tons, and for.
some time the number of hands at the collieries were
kept on, at a very great risk. The strike of the English-
colliers, however, has had a very beneficial effect upon
the coal trade here, and the demand for coals from the
Elgin and Wellwood collieries since the strike we believe
has been quite unprecedented. Tbeir large coal stores
arenotiii,
wiii ycompletelyin cleared; and of late the e Las been
some
fulfilling readily their orders, vessels
having to remain longer for their cargoes at Charlestown.
than desirable. The colliers, availing themselves of this
large demand for coals, have obtained a small advance is
their wages—at the Elgin colliery an advance of id per
bucket, —Fries/are Journal.
Gonsc.—Lord Kenyon has announced to the Duke of
Richmond, as President of the Royal Agricultural Society,.
his intention to give a prize of 20 sovereigns, at the ensu-
ing country meeting at Shrewsbury' in ]845, for the best
essay on the subject of gorse as food for cattle, &c. The
following schedule of the terms and conditions of than
have been received from Philip Pusey, Esq., M.P.,
chairman of the Journal Committee :
" Twenty sovereigns, or a piece of plate of that value, offered
by the Right Hon. Lord Kenyon, will be given, at the Annual,
Country Meeting of the Royal Agricultural Society, to be held
at Shrewsbury, in 1845, for the best account of the use of gorse-
for the food of cattle, horses, or sheep, founded on actual expe-
rience. .

" Competitors will be required to state the following points:
" 1. The quality of :and on which the gorse is grown.
" 2. The age of the plant when cut.
" 3. The mode end expense d f cutting.
" 4. The mode and expense of preparing for food.
The mode of feeding with the gorse, and quantity of
other food given therewith.
" All essays competing for this prize to be sent to the Secre-
tary of the Society, No. 12, Hanover-square, London, on or be-
fore the 1,..t of May, 2846."

A SERIES OF CALAMITIES.—The town of Whitehaven
and its neighbourhood have been thrown into a consider-
able state of excitement from having, within the last week,
been the scene of a number of distressing calamities, at-
tended by a serious loss of life. On Saturday morning
work
on workman in the employ of Mr. Robinson, whilst at
r.
on board a schooner, was seriously, and it is feared fatally.
injured by the falling of a heavy spar from the rigging,
the vessel. which fractured his skull and shattered ills leg'
leaving but faint hopes of his recovery. On the afternoon,
of the same day, a sailing match with small boats took
place just outside our harbour. The weather was doe'
with occasional squalls of wind ; by one of these two 1)01t,
were upset, and the crews thrown into the water. Pr
prompt assistance they were all rescued from their pe-
rilous situation, but one, who expired soon after be was,
brought to the shore. The deceased was a resident oil
Parton, about one mile from Dublin, where he was mac f
respected. having for some time filled the situation gt.
schoolmaster. On the same night, a man of the name ?„
Wright, in the employ of Mr. Hartley, of Moresby, 1"
company with another man and his wife, were returns'
home from Whitchav tr, where they had been makingitheir
weekly purchases, when they were savagely attacked II
two men and two women, at a by-place on the Working:
ton-read, who, after seriously ill-using them, robbed then;
of the whole of their marketings, consisting of butchers
meat, groceries, &c. In the course of the next moral
the police succeeded in apprehending two men, who lola
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Weir houses. The prisoners, who are colliers in full work'
the serious nature of the injuries he received, and conse.
quently unable to attend.

Leh,THE MESMERIC INFLUENCE.—The wonders o, v
merism are not altogether unknown to the people ofino
cester, but a case has occurred this week whicil We
eclipsed all previous facts, either here or at a distance. The
allude to the amputation of a limb on Thursday hot. Ann
patient is a young woman of the name of Mary ./..
Larkin, 16, Fleet-street, in this town, who had been, Pro,
flitted with a disease of the knee-joint for four
‘rat it
The precise nature of the disease we do not know, Lullancl
was attended with enormous swelling of the lig 1" like
with such excruciating pain as so prevent anythil and
consecutive rest for a long period. By these tnean,,ejetoOf
want of sleep she had become reduced to a mere s" st be
and there was every probability that her life ult; state
found
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sacrificed, or the limb amputated. In, this critica,,d that
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pose. As amputation of the deceased's joint was ed tbst
essential
the operation should be performed while in the tr'''„,ern.-
state. Accordingly,. twelve o'clock on ThursdaY."'Afr.
ing was fixed upon for the operation to take Pielio, the
Hollings was the mesmeriser, and Mr. I.",lhaw, an.c:
operator,l\i
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lings having mesmerised the patient, which '"„seeded !°_
plished in about nine minutes, Mr. Tosswill pru'otr within
perform the operation. The limb was taket_'..ing thirt.o
five incites of the hip joint, the spot nveasul
tatiou took
three inches in circumference where the
anWelioutes and
place, and which was effected in about two
aueibie groan,
a half. During the operation an all but irnat; hoilY was
. ing was heard, and a slight movement
perceptible ; but as far as could be ti con t a
entire absence of pain. 'lbis was evin d D
t °lucidity, no
Hance preserving throughout the greatest
s.easation. Oa
single motion cl a muscle indicating suchot
aware of *at
being demesmerised, the patient was not
attendance.
der;
had taken place till infdraied by N 9
the afternoon great
the contraction 0.
rt..
with writhing of the body
,fire muscles-, but On res°lo
body and the contraction of
these gradually ceased
in; to the mesmeric influences_eep,
which lasted au Lie
patient falling into a calm
arousedl all pain had cotu.l4
and forty aa ii;u t e s , and when . we '''
been felt since. In this case, _
_s.,
left her, and has not • . .
about tihe nature of W.'
Dot pretend to decide anything *shiug'
einas are altogether so astorn _ of
Incristn, but the prom. , _ ,
re,eore '
• arid at the same time so well attested, by the p - ._a.
L of the medical professio
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pains were felti'
isnethe loins, attecn
the
several distinguished n•em .ers
them.—Leicester'
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Sept. 17, 1544.