The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1843-10-17 00:00:00

GENERAL MISCELLANY,

The net amount of the li‘c,ne Tax receipts, deducting
all expenses, up to Saturday, the 26th ult., was £4,854,518.
About 2,500 persons have taken out game certificates
in Yorkshire for the year 1843.

The tradesmen of Bradford have agreed to close their
shops at 8 o'clock every evening during the winter.

The revenue returns were made up a few days ago :
the increase on the quarter amounts to nearly a million
and a half.

Mr. Tidd Pratt, the certifying barrister, has refused to
enrol the rules of the chartists passed at the late Birming-
ham conference.

The estates and property of an iron company, which
cost them £1,641,626 15s 4d,. and which were valued in
1841 at £1,078,667, are now offered for £200,000.

Tile arbitration courts are in the course of constitution,
,ry generally, throughout the south and centre of Ire-

By the Mutiny Act of the last Session, it is declared
that the army shall consist at the present period of "one
hundred thousand eight hundred and for.y-six men.
It is stated that so far did the demand for labour in
southern Lincolnshire exceed the supply during the har-
vest, that the reapers in some instances demanded and
obtained the enormous price of 7s. 6d. a-day.
In the Times Sir Robert Peel acknowledges the receipt
of a bank-note for the sum of £lOO, which has been sent
under cover to him "for the Stamp-office," and which
will be forthwith paid in`,o the Exchequer.

OAST.-Mr.
Stevenson, engineer, has been visiting several places with
a view to ascertain the beet site for a new lighthouse,
much wanted between Wick and Nosshead.

The tide was so low at the mouth of the Tyne, on Sun-
day fortnight, that William Young, a pilot, waded across

performed by any one within a

Trade in Sheffield is, we are glad to hear, decidedly im-
proving ; the best proof of this is the fact, that the ex-
penditure of the poor-law union, which reached till lately
the enormous sum of £6OO per week, has fallen to £490.
A. new steam-ship, 180 feet long, which is to have stem
and stern exactly alike, and a rudder fitted to each, was
laid down last week at Chatham. One upon a some-
what similar plan was launched lately from the yard of
Mr. Laird, Woodside.

DISTURBANCE IN IRELAND AND WALES.—The Man-
chester and Salford Peace Society, on Friday night unan-
imously resolved to petition the cabinet to resort to other
means for the settling of the present differences than those
which involve the shedding of human blood.
ARMORIAL BEARlNGS.—According to a recent deci-
sion of the judges, the impression of a thistle on a com-
mon pencil-case, with the motto " Dinna forget," are
chargeable as armorial bearings when used, and subject
the party to a duty of £2 Bs.

GOOD NEWS FOR THE ARMY.—The projected new cap
for the Infantry is likely to be abandoned, as the Duke of
Wellington has submitted to the Queen that another cap
be substituted, and her Majesty has been pleased to accede
to His Grace's recommendation.—Globe.

COTTAGERS' PIGS.—Two of the cottagers' pigs ex-
hibited at the Leyland agricultural show have been killed,
and the following are their respective weights:—Mr.
Samuel Walsh's, 25 score 124 lbs.; Mr. James Clarkson's,
26 score 6 lbs.

The Northern Times furnishes a catalogue of no fewer
than fourteen vessels stranded or wrecked on the coast
near Shields on Thursday. It does not appear that many
lives were lost. The scene was most appalling on the
coast. The body of one seaman has been washed on
shore.

CUSTOM Housz.—Owing to the dismissals and sus-
pensions at the London Custom House, in conseq':ence of
the frauds committed there, several of the officers of the
customs at Bristol have been removed for a time to the
metropolis, to do the work until these vacancies are filled
up.—Bristol Mirror.

We have much pleasure in announcing, that H. M.
Feilden, Esq., son of Joseph Feilden, Esq., of Witton
House, near this town, has returned from the Continent,
along with his youthful and lovely bride, after their mar-
riage excursion. Mr. and Mrs. H. Feilden arrived at
Witton House on Wednesday evening last—Blackburn
Standard.

REDUCTION OF RENTS.—At the Marquis of West-
minster's rent-days during the past and present week
a reduction of 10 per cent, has been made from the last
half-year's rental; and 15 per cent. to such tenants as are
willing to expend the amount returned in procuring ar-
tificial manure for their lands.—Chester Courant.
THE MOSTtilsl TRSTIMONIAL.—The splendid cande-
labrum, value one thousand guineas, is to be presented to
the Hon. Mr. and Lady Harriet Mostyn, at Mostyn Hall,
on the 31st instant. The committee intend meeting at
Whitford, at eleven o'clock in the morning.
INCENDIARISM AT MOLD.—During the last fortnight
three different fires, supposed to be caused by incendiaries,
have occurred in Denbighshire. In one case the parties
supposed to be guilty have been committed for trial at the
ensuing assizes, at Ruthin ; and there is reason to think
that facts connected with the other outrages will be
speedily brought to light.

CHESTER CHEESE FAIR.-At the Chester October
Pair, held yesterday week, a large quantity of Cheese was
piled for sale, and business, we are happy to state, was
very brisk, nearly the whole being cleared off by eleven
o'clock. Prices ranged from 455. to per en t,accord-
ing to quality.: being an advance of about 3s. per cwt
on the prices obtained at our last fair.
It is gratify' to

to state, that the hosiery trade in the
L icester district still continues very brisk. The cut-up
hosiery branch, as well as cotton, and worsted, and
7-s'-wool, still keeps in an active state. The glove
is still finding general employment for the

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and which arrived at the latter plaec on the 24th of
ust last, reported the falling in with, in lat. 41 37,

of Au

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