The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-03-19 00:00:00

March 19, 1844.

GENERAL MISCELLANY.

The /slew Royal Exchange, London, will, it is said, be
opened in June.
_ There is no truth in the story of coins having been
found at Chatsworth to the amount of ten thousand
Pounds.—Sun.
On Saturday last. at Bradford, six persons were killed
by the bursting of the boiler of a steam-engine of twenty-
horse power.
During the last week, in the Manchester cattle market,
there were exhibited a number of very prime beasts brought
from the vicinity of London !
t It is stated that the Duke of Wellington has determined
,f) carry out his principle, that all cavalry regiments,
fight and heavy, shall take the turn of East India duty.
,LPI the British Museum are now to be found nine
,•ntek volumes entirely composed of title.pages*thew. which *thew. which destroyed thousands of volumes to obtain

At a church in Oreenocir, on Sunday week, " the
raYers o'r the congregation were requested for the Edin-
burgh and Glasgow Railway directors, and a blessing on
`he °PPonents of Sunday travelling."
The ,Stamford Mercury is one of the oldest newspa-
PerslD Great Britain. It has now reached its 149th
volume, and, consequently, must have originated in
1695.

On Tuesday last, Edward Relph, a prisoner who wan
confined in Appleby Gaol for poaching, was killed by the
wheel of the treadmill striking him on the head and frac-
turing his skull.
On Friday Covent-garden market exhibited a supply of
sti'nberries, French beans, hothouse grapes, asparagus,
cucumbers., roses, pinks, tulips, and other rare produc-
tions, never excee...4.7d this early, season.
BIRTH EXTRAORDINARY‘..-(?n Wednesday last, the
Lioness in Wombwell's menagerie
staying a few days at
Knaresborough, gave birth to
two 'fine -On Thurs;
-cluY morning the cubs were placed under the rare of
wet nurse of the terrier breed.
tend 1.(1
Morpeth was in York on Wednesday, and at-
xnarkedabithe assize courts. His lordship is looking re-
V the ~Y„el. His lordship was to preside on Saturday,
•Society..-"tlual dinner of the St. Patrick's Benevolent

FASHIONABLE MARRIAGE.—TaIbot Clifton, Esq., one
'of the First Life Guards, eldest son of I'. Clifton, Esq.,
of Lytham-hall, Lancashire, is about to lead to the hyme-
neal altar the beautiful and accomplished Miss Lowther,
le eldest daughter of the Hon. Colonel and Lady Lucy
Eanor Lowther.—Morning Post.
THE LATE ROBERT PHILIPS, ESQ.—It is with:
_s
regret
We have to announce the death of Robert Phi
dneE. the
' Most of our
readersb will be aware that he was the father of Mark Philips,
jc'scl., one of the members for Manchester. ,
~, man, for a wager, appeared. in Spaldingwmasarinkseetr,ibdat
inscribed
It with a paper on his back, on which
the words " Henry Roberts, 'Whaplode, common liar."
-It is said that he is to appear again in the same characterere-
ward at Holbeach, on Thursday, and will then receiverer
th
ward of a sovereign for his folly.—Stamford e y.
ALLEGED BRIBERY.—At the Durham assizes, last
eek, true bills were found against Mr. NfNe'arrLeloarnddE,Munr:
'Wilkinson, solicitors, of Durham, agents
,Fannon, for having paid " head money, on the.Bth May
Dun-
1g after the l ct'on of his lordship for that city. The
•defendants eimmediatelyel surrendered, and gave bail to take
their trial at the next Durham (summer) assizes.
as ThS 131" os.DAL
AD MORNING.— On Monday morning,
proceedin
wag g Dally'with his intended man about fifty-six years of age, was
on the w
a across Hampton Common,
to get married Roh Curch, he was
suddenly taken in a fit. andat dieddboro before medical assistance
could be procured • in fact, his death must have been
Spstantaneous, as he never spoke after the seizure.—
uheltenhom Examiner.
An inquest was recently held at Cassop, near Newcastle,
on view of the body of Israel Fagg, aged 41 years, who on
morningthe
• Monday morning
had drank about two wine glasses of
brand '
, Y from a bottle which stood in the room in which he
slept, and fro the effects of which, notwithstanding
medical assistance was diligently rendered, he died the
; wing morning. The jury returned a verdict accord-
.ng,y„
At the assizes at Aylesbury last week, the Rev. John
cut in
•L'aY, clerk, was indicted for maliciously wounding and
g seven sheep that had trespassed on his premises.
The jury acquitted him of malice, and the defendant was
Lor
discharged with an admonition from the presiding judge,
d Abinger, to apply some portion of his time in acqui-
ring some knowledge of the laws of his country and the
rights of his neighbour.
MURDER AT NEWCASTLE.—On Thursday last a poor
o
woman, aged fifty-two, the wife of Mark Sherlvoolettd
,apeonn-
siner, residing at Newcastle, was found lying
the floor of her house, with her throat shockingly mangled,
several other wounds on her body,ebefore and
sheevid wencaes bereft of
eatof
pain-
ful struggle having taken pa
life. The husband, a drunken
lc
brutal individual,
l, who used
his wife very ill, is believed to be
Rev. D. W. Marks,
betthae li
murderer.
GENUINE BENEVOLENCE.—The
Synagogue of British Jews,
. _
minister of the West London
has received within the last few days from a Christian
lady, under the initials " X. Y. Z.," for distribution to
the Jewish poor, 150 thick coverings for beds, 50 pairs of
stockings, and 25 pairs of sheets. The same benevolent
lady forwarded to Mr. Marks about this time last year,
for a similar purpose, 50 coverlets,. 100 flannel petticoats,
and 200 pairs of stockings.
A public meeting, at which Mr. Oastler was the star,
was held in the Corn Exchange, Manchester, on Wed-
nesday evening, in favour of a ten hours factory bill for all
persons above ten years old, the exclusion of children
sander that age, and the limitation of the hours of labour
for young persons between thirteen and twenty-one to ten
Per day for five days of tile week, and eight on Saturday.
Amongst the gentlemen who took part in the proceedings
buntthe Rev. C. D. Wray, the sub dean, Rev. W.
ington, and other clergymen.
'W
:17 •
week a HEAP BRIDGE.—At noon on Wednesday
"re broke out in the stock room of Messrs. Jas..
know-r;Y the on's paper mill, at Heap Bridge, near Bury,
left the"
e works Bridge Hall Paper Mills. The hands had
zigaott u,ndeure.
roo, t,, , On y a ew f seconds. About one-half of the
building fell, but in about an hour the fire was
Nothing is known as to how the fire origi-
t4e,cl„*„ The damages are estimated at from £3,000 to
andrun, and we understand that Messrs. James Wrigley
i Sori's are insured to the full amount.
the SraANGE AFFAlR.—Another letter appeared in
ItI"" of Tuesday, relative to the female dressed in
:tl's attire at Ashburne, Derbyshire, in which he states
ins the mother of the unfortunate young woman was a
a ive of Derbyshire.individual in question," be Vs, has been travelling about England, Scotiand, and
duct s, for the last three years, and, by her artful con-
behalf, seems to have engaged the interest of many in her
thee`n if, wherever she went." From police information he
:tiles found that in many places she successfully passed for
found
of the prime minister.
oiGtvArAiEETING OF PITMEN.—Nearly 20,000 pitmen
Slutdols, district, members of the Miners' Union, met on
to cont.'Hill, on Saturday last, and unanimously resolved
Dent nue and support their organization. Mr. Mark
svas in the chair. Among other decisions to which
!in`"e Meeting came, was one to the effect that they would
Include no agreements with their employers, until after
_e Glasgow conference of the 25th inst. A petition to
nirliernent was adopted, praying that Mr. Ryan's plans
pi ventilation be consideredthe use of wire ros
be prohibited ; that proper weighing machines he adopted pe ;
and that wages be paid weekly. Gateshead Observer.
CHARGE OP MURDER.—A man named Edward Butler,
'rts, on the 23rd tilt, committed by the coroner of Tipton,
lo Staffordshire, to take his trial for the murder of his
Wife, a young woman, twenty-seven years old. The
brute, while in a state of intoxication, beat and kicked her,
as she sat with his child on her knee, with such violence
that she died a few hours after, in great agony. The pri-
soner was tried at Stafford, on Wednesday last, before
Mr. Justice Coleridge. The jury found the prisoner
guilty of manslaughter. The judge, after remarking on
the savage nature of the offence, sentenced the prisoner
to be transported for life.
FIRE.—On Thursday night the building used as the
depository of the Cwh Biaristian Knowledge Society, in dg-
field, Manchester,
ing, which is three sstootriefisre.i.n
height, were
oef
verythe brnuui lcdh-
burnt, and the greater part of the's staircase was was con-
sumed, but the flames did not reach roof. The fire
originated in a back room, which contained the most
valuable portion of the stock of books, the whole of
which are destroyed, together with the shelves and other
fittings in the interior. It is not known how the fire
originated. No one resided on the premises. The
damage, including the stock and building, is said to be
from £BOO to £lOOO. Tll2 stock i, insured, but the
building, which belongs to Mr. Edward Brown, is
not insured.

THE BRITISH CRITIC.—Next month the Bri lish
Critic is to be re-produced with a new title—namely,
" The English Review." The Review is to be placed
VUnder the charge of an original and active Tractarian—
e who seeks to establish claims on
the the English
'.5llOPs and clercy, almost identical with powers as-
's'rued by the Romish church, resting their claims on
by grounds, and supporting them by similar princi-
ples a d
* u arguments. In a very brief and very unsatisfac-
-ory pr
has h "Peet us, the church is spoken of as a female who w'r°Puurided a theory, and to whom fidelity is vowed.
dotxtrac. this
i , profession of fidelity :—" Fidelity to the
,i.nel„trh,el-I,oersy, ritual, and episcopacy of our national church,
the ""'ng a desire to aid in carrying into practical effect
placed before us, and a recognition of
011; interests and duties connecting us with other branches
~;_the universal church, will be the leading theological
'i'ieiple of the English Review.
~, I:ThOPOLITAN DRAPERS' ASS'OCIATION.—A meet-
tla; of this Association was held on Tuesday evoning, at
which Institution, in the Commercial.road, upon
room, °ceasion Mr. S. C. Hall occupied the chair. The
a ,__at , which is a very large one, was crowded to excess,
lareeil
of
of the audience were composed of
tessit • The object of the meeting was to show the ne
earllierY f
the tradespeople closing their shops at a much
res,i,„.hour than had been their custom. A series of
erid, ,4,10
us, with a view of accomplishing this desirable
• Sn.,w%r,e Proposed and seconded by Dr. Reid, Messrs.
Iluberi.l`" and S. Davies, dissenting ministers, Mr.
/oeatecco arid other influential persons, all of whom ad-
Peake_ the cause in most energe seeches.. Each
luteljeAurged the great benefits, in a moral, religious, and
result t uul point of consideration, which could not u
Fort ° those young men and women who were at pre-
for twee°luvPell.ed to attend men
in shops or closed rooms
teilklici:,:ixeen, end even eighteen hours, a day, bran
eY haa , n from the lengthened drudgery under which
- ueen iu the of existing.