The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-09-03 00:00:00

GENERAL MISCELLANY.

Captain Bernal, M.P., is authorised, by the Gazette
of Friday night, to change his name on his marriage with
Miss Osborne, which has taken place, to that of Osborne.
On Thursday the Lord Mayor and the Lady Mayoress
gave a very Splendid entertainment to Sir Robert and
Lady Sale and Mrs. Sturt, in the Egyptian Hall, at the
Mansion House.

The foundation stone of the monument to be erected
on Pensher Hill, Durham, to the memory of the late
Earl of Durham, was laid on Wednesday with the usual
masonic pomp by the Earl of Zetland, Grand Master.
Naw AIR PUMP.—Dr. Arnott has invented an air-
pump to supply a draught to furnaces, and supersede the
necessity of chimnies in factories, steam-vessels, &c. The
invention also forms a powerful ventilator.
Mr. Dyce Sombre, who lately eluded the vigilance of
those who had charge of him, escaped to Boulogne, from
whence he has written an extraordinary challenge, and
has since taken his departure for Paris.

A fishing-boat belonging to Peel,
which sailed thence
some ten days ago, has not since been heard of • it is sup-
posed that she has been run down whilst riding at her
nets. She had a crew of seven.
TIIE DEBTORS AND CREDITORS ACT.—Bristol has
followed the example of oilier places in holding public
meetings, which will no doubt become general, in con-
demnation of this monstrous injustice to tradesmen.

Sir William Nat, the her of Affghanistan, is about to
visit Carmarthen,. where he formerly resided for some
years, and in which city he has relaty)ns still living. It is
intended to give the valiant warrior a public and most
cordial reception.

George Murray, an old man, half pedlar, half beggar,
and supposed to be miserably poor, died the other day in
the neighbourhood of Godstone, covered with filth and
vermin. Concealed about his rags was found the sum of
£llO 4s. 11.!,d.
A WHALE CAUGHT AT THE MOUTH OF THE HUMBER.
A large firmer whale was caught near Spurn Point on
Wednesday morning last. It was alive when taken, but
died in the afternoon. It measured from 25 to 40 feet
from the tip of the nose to the tail.—llzill Packet.
AN OLD TOPER.—Thomas Wyer, a brewer at the Beat
Inn, Kidderminster, and who has numbered upwards of
threescore and four years, has drunk for 35 years one gal-
lon of ale per day, and spent 9d. per week in tobacco.
The total amount be has expended is—for ale, £1,277;
for tobacco, £67. In all, £3,314.
FELONY AND MATRIMONY.—A few weeks since Mary
Cook, a young spinster, of Bury, was committed for trial
for having stolen £24 from a Mr. John Ogden. She was
liberated on bail. Since then she has contrived to per-
suade Mr. Ogden, who is sixty-seven years old, and has
buried two wives, to compromise the matter by marriage.
The parties were linked together by the superintendent
registrar, at Bury.
EXPORT OP FURNITURE.--A parliamentary return has
lately been printed, showing the
cnrasitn. the years
declared value of furni-
niture exported from the United Kingdom
1840, 1841, 1842, 1843, and 1844, to Julyg
1n 1840,
the declared amount of British cabine and upholstery
wares exported from the United Kingdom was £7B,Bltgy;
in 1841, £76,548 ; 1842, £75,344; 1843, £80,525 ; and
in 1844, to July last, the amount was £35,159.

There are now building in the various yards above the
bridge at Sunderland no less than forty-two vessels,
whilst last year at this time some half a score would be
the extreme number. Several new ships have also been
lately sold and are now fitting out for sea.
A dreadful fratricide took place at Weavering, near
Maidstone, on Saturday. An aged widow had two sons,
named John and Edward, the former a drunken fellow.
In consequence of John coming home drunk a fight en-
surd, end Edward was stabbed in the abdomen with a
sharp instrument. He died almost immediately.
ARCIIIMEDEAN SCREW.--On Thursday last, the se-
cond sea-going vessel, built at Hull, on this principle, a
handsome schooner, called the Senator, departed on her
first voyage, wilh a very valuable cargo, for Constantino-
ple. She will probably be the first vessel upon the same
construction, which has passed the Dardanelles. -
The Admiralty have issued orders to build, by contract,
two second-rate iron steam-frigates—one to work with
paddle-wheels, and the other to have a screw prePell
They are each to be 203 feet in length, 37 feet in breadth
about 1,300 tons burden, and 500 horse pow-en—United
Service Gazette:

A SMUG
CAPTURED.—WC understand that a
seizure was made a few d,ys ago, off the Calf of Man, by
the government cutter Prince Albert, Captain Croker,
commander, of a French schooner called the Ceres,
with 360 hales of tobacco on board, and also 46 bales of
the same precious weed in her open boat.—Nona 's
Herald.

AN ODD Prsu.—A fisherman recently caught, in the
river Tees, a fish with two horns on its head, two firs on
each side, and a pouch or side-pocket under one shoulder.
Its teeth are described as enormous. It weighed about
three stone. It is called, by naturalists, the Plstystaeny
Chaea, and is represented to be a most ravenous and
greedy fish.
DEATH BY FRIGHT.—An inquest was held at Bedling-
ton, a few days ago, on the body of Mrs. Ternant, aged
30, whose death was occasioned by fright, produced by
the riotous conduct of a body of turn-out pitmen on Sa-
turday se'nnight. The unfortunate woman lingered until
Monday last, when she expired, having previously been
prematurely delivered of a child.—Newcastle paper.
The Bank of England have given notice that they are
ready to receive applications for loans upon the deposit of
approved bills of exchange, not having more than six
months to run, Exchequer Bills, and East India Bonds,
such loans to be repaid on or before the 23d of October
next, with interest at the rate of 3 per cent per annum,
and to be for sums of not less than £2OOO each.
PRESENTATION OF NEW COLOURS TO THE 49TH
REGIMENT.—The ceremony of presenting a new pair of
colours to ti e 49th Regiment took place at Winchester,
on Tuesday, when the colours were consecrated by the
Bishop of Winchester, and presented by Lady Pakenham
to the troops. The day was remarkably fine, and the,
concourse of spectators opposite was immense. Probably
10,000 people were collected.
MURDER ON BANBURY RACE COURSE.--Samuel
Newman, a hawker, was murdered a few nights ago, on
the above race-course, by two men and a woman, who are
well known as frequenters of .race-courses and fairs.
They brutally assaulted him, and after they had rifled him
of every thing, threw him into a river near the spot, where
he was discovered. One of the men is known by the
name of Gloucester Bill. The woman is known as
Gloucester Eliza.
LORD BROUGHAM AND THE INSOLVENT DEBTORS.--
His lordship has been very active of late in sending cir-
culars to gaolers, and writing letters to newspapers,
touching the release of insolvent debtors under the new
act. Some of the papers state, that so little does the
learned lord understand the provisions of his own mea-
sure, that some of the prisoners, by complying with his
instructions, have been detained in prison for several days
longer than they otherwise would have been.
DIEADFUL SUICIDE.—On Tuesday the body of a man
named John Cooper was found in a plantation near Witton
Church, with his throat cut in a shocking manner. It
appears that the wife of the unfortunate man had for
some days past had reason, from the depression of spirits
she had noticed in the deceased, to suspect that he might
commit some rash act; and that morning her suspicions
were confirmed by her ascertaining that one of his razors
was missing. She immediately raised the alarm, and a
search was instituted, which ended in the finding of the
deceased in the manner described.—Blackburn Standard.
FATAL THUNDER STORM.—On Saturday afternoon
week, during a heavy thunder-storm, the electric fluid
fell on Sandford-hill, in the parish of Winscombe, Somer-
set, which we regret to say was attended by lamentable
results. As a farmer, named Adams, accompanied by
three boys. was walking up Sandford-hill, they were pros-
trated by the electric fluid, which ploughed up the earth
to a considerable depth. One of the boys, named Hares,
was killed on the spot ; another had his clothes entirely
stripped off, and remains lame ; and the third was so
much injured that it is feared he will not soon recover his
reason.—Bristol Journal.

SERIES OF CALAMITIES.—Joseph Marshman, aged 53,
a tailor, residing in the Strand, London, committed sui-
cide on Thursday week, by hanging himself. He had
been reduced to a desponding state of mind by a cata-
logue of calamities. About nine months ago his wife was
accidentally burnt to death. The day afterwards one of
his sons fell from the mast-head of a ship at Blackwall,
and was killed. About a fortnight afterwards another
son was run over by a cab in the streets, and killed. A
third child fell down some steps, and fractured its skull,
from the effects of wlrch it ultimately expired. And bf
seven surviving children, several are now laid up with
rheumatic fever.

DEATH OF THE CHAMBERLAIN OF LONDON.—Sir W.
Heygate, Bart., Chamberlain of the City of London, died
on Wednesday, at Roecliffe, Leicestershire, in the 63d
year of his age. The deceased baronet was elected to the
Chamberlainship only about 15 months since. Two can-
didates have declared themselves for the vacant office,
have already addressed the citizens, and the friends of
both parties have commenced their canvass. Sir John
Pirie, who opposed Sir Wm. Heygate in 1843, has de-
clined to come forward, and Mr. Alderman Brown, Mr.
Alderman Humphrey, and Sir John Key, are the candi-
dates upon the present occasion. Mr. D. W. Harvey,
who had come forward, has resigned. The office is worth
£4,000 a-year. The election is fixed for Thursday.
THE lOWAY INDIANS.—An extraordinary and novel
entertainment is being given at Lord's cricket ground,
Sr. John's-wood, London, for the purpose of exhibiting
the loway Indians encamped in their " wigwam's," and
also for the bette► illustration of their domestic life, mode
of warfare, peculiar rites and ceremonies, and likewise
their wild and exciting sports and pastimes, characteris-
tic dances, song, &c. ; in fact a perfect representation of
Indian forest life. There is also a grand archery fete, to
which the members of all the leading archery clubs have
been invited, to witness the Indians display their skill in
shooting with the bow and arrow in competition for
several prizes. The chiefs and " braves" of the party
also engage in matches at " ball-play."

FATAL PRIZE FIGHT.—One of these brutalizing spec-
tacles, which terminated fatally, took place on Monday
last, in Tolney• lane, Nottinghamshire. The belligerents
were a waterman, named John Toder, and Thomas Jack-
son, a labourer, and the cause of the battle was a dispute
between the parties in a public-house, the night before.
They fought for an hour and ten minutes, during which
time there were 56 rounds, and Jackson was declared the
winner. His opponent was so dreadfully beaten that he
was carried off the ground insensible, and died in about
twelve hours after the occurrence, without having spoken
or rallied once. A verdict of manslaughter has been re-
turned against the principal and four others, and they have
been committed for trial.

" BLIND SAM", OF STAINTON.—A blind carrier, from
Stainton, in Yorkshire, well-known, at Stockton and the
neighbourhood, by the name of " Blind Sam," has been
engaged at harvest-work, in the present week, binding
sheaves, &c., which be has done in a very workmanlike
manner. Such is his sensibility of touch that he readily
recognises anything by feel after having once passed it
through his hands. A neighbour of his, some time ago,
lost an ass. Sam undertook to go in search of it ; and,
having heard that a drove of asses had been in the neigh-
bourhood, he went in pursuit, overtook them, and soon
detected the stolen ass ; and, what is more singular, he
found amongst the lot another ass, which belonged to a
neighbour, although not previously acquainted with ita
having been lost.—Sunderland Herald.
LAMENTABLE OCCURRENCE AT LAVENFIAM. —Some
gleaners on the farm of Mr. Richardson going into the
part of a field which had been cleared, whilst he and his
men were clearing the other part, his men tied a waggon
rope to two" horses, to which they fastened the poor glean-
ers, and the men rode full speed round the field, dragging
the poor gleaners after them ; the consequence of which
was that one woman received a compound fracture of the
leg, another had her ancle, and a third her wrist injured,
and several other women and children were lamed and
bruised, a great part of them being exposed in a shameful
way.—ln reference to this statement, Mr. Richardson has
published a letter in the Bury Post, admitting the out
rage, which he laments, and declares that it was contrary
to his orders and wishes. He has bad every attention
paid to the people hurt.

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IMPORTANT .TO CLERKS, COMMERCIAL TRAVEL-
LERS, &c.—ln the case of " Kynaston a. Crouch" a
judgment was delivered, which, if confirmed, will preju-
dicially affect all classes of confidential servants, and must
tend to place in a state of continual insecurity numbers of
most respectable individuals. It was ruled by his lordship
(Mr. Justice Patteson) that in case of any act of bank-
ruptcy being committed by any person or persons, the
chrks and confidential servants of the said person or per-
sons were liable to be called upon, by the assignees of the
estate, for all sums paid by them after the act of bank-
ruptcy, although they did not, or could not, know when
it was committed ! His lordship admitted the hardness
of the law, and hoped he was wrong in its interpretation,
but directed a verdict to be recorded for the plaintiff,
with leave to move to enter a nonsuit, or to reduce the
damages to such an amount as the court above might
direct.

A New TRICK.—It has become a maxim among those
who supply the labourers on the railway lines with neces-
saries, to have the money in one hand before they deliver
the goods from the other, to prevent any possibility of
being cheated. The following device was lately practised
by one of these workmen, to evade this safe practice.
The dupes of his inzenuity were a couple of shoemakers,
residing at Shap. The labourer, having ordered a pair
of shoes, with particular directions as to the manner of
their make, went to the other, and gave a similar order,
with the like directions ; both pairs to be ready by a cer-
tain day. Accordingly, on the day specified, he called
for his shoes, and played his part so as to manage, by
some petty excuses, to get a shoe away with him from
each place, without paying for them. A shoe for each
foot was all he wanted ; and, of course, he left the sons
of St. Crispin to condole with each other on their loss.—
Kendal Mercury.