The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-02-27 00:00:00

THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD.

IRE LAND.

We are sorry to hear that a bii-onet of a neighbouring
county, and his lady, have been threatened with the fate
of the lamented Mr. Waller.—. Limerick Chronicle.
At Six-mile Bridge, county Clare, some vindictive
miscreants disfigured a horse of the royal circus stud,
exhibiting there, as they conceived the proprietor was an
ally of Mr. Bond Hughes, the English reporter, in the
prosecution of Mr. O'Connell and his associates.
SPRING ASSIZES.—There are 73 persons for trial at
the assizes to be held for the north riding of Tipperary,
and up to Friday 49 for the south riding. In the calendar
for the north riding there are 17 charged with murder, 5
with aiding in murder, and 3 with conspiracy to murder.
MALICIOUS INJURY.—On Thursday n;ght some vil-
lains entered the garden of Joseph Weld, Esq., of Bag-
nalstown, and destroyed all his vines and valuable plants,
and committed other damage of irreparable injury to his
preMises.—Carlow Sentinel.
REPEAL ASSOCIATION.—Nothing of any moment oc-
curred at the meeting of this association on Monday.
The liberator, of course, was not present. The rent for
the week amounted to £562 6s. 3d. The most important
announcement made was the severance of the connection
between the Arbitration Courts and the Repeal Associa-
tion, and a recommendation that the members should
settle their disputes amongst themselves.
SAD OCCURRENCE.—Mr. W. Milward, of Waterford,
whilst loading a double-barrelled gun placed a cap on the
nipple, when he incautiously cocked it. The other barrel
was then about being charged by him when the piece
slipped in some way, and caused the loaded barrel to be
discharged. The contents took effect immediately over
the eye, and actually blew away part of his skull, causing
instantaneous death.

ARREST OF EIGHT RIBBONMEN.—CharIes M`Kelvey,
sub-inspector of the Glasslough police station, having
received information that several ribbonmen still held
meetings in different parts of the country, took measures
to have them arrested, and on Monday night last cight of
them were taken into custody and lodged in Monaghan
gaol. Three of them were arrested for the same offence
a short time since, and escaped for want of sufficient evi-
dence to convict them. Papers connected with the sys-
tem were found on the prisoners.—Northern Standard.
7 NEWS FOR THE " NATION."—Two cart loads of ord-
nance stores, containing 500 stand of arms, arrived here
under a strong ejcort of the 16th. from Roscroa, on Satur-
day last, and pthceeded on route on Monday morning,
under the escort of an officer's party of the 52d for Killa-
loe. On Tuesday, there arrived from Killaloe, under the
escort of the 52d, a quantity of ammunition to the amount
of 20,000 rounds of ball cartridge for the use of the troops
in this depot, and a like quantity to proceed to Temple-
more and Roscrea.—Nenayh Guardian.

OUTRAGE.—Two large ricks of hay, the property of the
Rev. Messrs. Grogan and Chapman, Protestant clergy-
men of Bagenalstown, were set on fire by some incenda-
ries on Thursday evening, and entirely consumed. The
fires burst out simultaneously, although both gentlemen do
not reside nearer than a quarter of a mile to each other
—strong proof of the outrage being premeditated. Pro-
videntially the night was calm, otherwise the residence of
one of the Rev. gentlemen, Mr. Chapman, and all his
chattel property would have been burnt to the ground
No reason can be assigned for the perpetration of this
horrible outrage, as both gentlemen were singularly re-
markable for their benevolent disposition—their charity
to the poor, and their kindness to their neighbours.—
Cork paper.

THE TRAVERSERS AND THE JURY.—Three Out of
eight of the traversers have taken an oath denying the
doctrine of transubstantiation, and declaring the sacrifice
of the mass to be superstitious, and are, therefore, Pro-
testants. The oath was taken voluntarily, at a mature
period of life, and with a full and perfect cognizance of its
solemnity and its stringency; and we merely advert to
the circumstance to show that it is unfair and unjust to
vilify and malign the jurors, or to describe them as men
influenced by religious animosity against persons of a
different creed—as Protestants straining points, and per-
verting facts injurious to parties, because they were Ro-
man Catholics—when three out of eight of the traversers
declared, on their oaths, sentiments and opinions much
more exclusive in thair nature and character, than any,
we understand, such as were ever expressed by the mem-
bers of the jury in the same proportion.—Dublin Mail.
DIABOLIOAL ACT.—Saturday se'nnight some evil-
disposed person, at Cork, endeavoured to injure the cargo
of the Severn steamer, the property of the Cork Steam
Company, which, however, was fortunately discovered
before going to sea, as it was intended she should sail the
next morning. The crew of the vessel observed a large
quantity of water during the morning in the hold of the
vessel, the canse of which was quite unaccountable, as she
bad bee calked but a few days before, and on closer ex-
aminatio❑ they remarked that it was becoming higher
every moment ; the pumps were immediately set to work,
and after great exertion they succeeded in drawing off the
water. At ebb tide, after a strict scrutiny, a large augur
hole was discovered in the after part of the vessel, and it
is conjectured that the hole was bored the night before,
the perpetrator being connected with a combination at
present existing.

A STRANGE FAcr.--A soldier of the 46th depot at
Boyle, whose term of service would entitle him to a good
pension, resolved to look out for a wife, to make his even-
ing of life happy, so he choose one, and the day for their
nuptials had been named. The young woman tad a female
friend for whom she entertained much affection, as they
had been together from infancy, and she imparted to her
the tidings of the approaching marriage. An evening or
two after they both met the intended bridegroom, and the
expectant bride remarked upon a striking resemblance
between the features of him who was to he her husband
and her young friend. The other girl became agitated,
asked the soldier a few questions, which he answered, and
then falling into his arms, exclaimed—" My father ! "
It appears that twenty years ago be enlisted and left his
wife and daughter (then an infant) behind—both were
forgotten. But by looking for a wife he has found a
daughter.—Limerick Chronicle.

ABDUCTION OF AN INTENDED BRIDE.—On Sunday
night last a party of men, about five in number, went to
the house W. a farmer in the neighbourhood of this town.
whose daughter was betrothed, and whose marriage was
to take place before the Lent. They beat the old man of
the house very severely, and cut his hands with some
sharp instrument, and carried away the intended bride.
When about forty yards from the house. the party were
stopped by a stout young fellow from Nenagh, named
Ryan, who had been apprised of the intent, and with the
aid of a small boy, on hearing the car approaching, Ryan
knocked down the horse and spilled the whole party on
the road. They then threw the young girl over a wall
into a field for safety, and after some show of resistance,
on Ryan crying out, " come on boys, I have caught the
villains ;" they made off in various directions. Some of
the fellows are known : one has been apprehended, and
hertbe If-
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choice.
a Ryan
deserves
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his
gallantry on this occasion.--Nenagh Guardian.
ATTACK ON THE JURY.—The Dublin Pilot has Com-
menced a particular analysis of the birth, pursuits, and
station of each individual juror, who is thus held up to
the anger of the repeal mob, villainously perverted and
excited by the previous inflammatory falsehoods—nor, as
it seems, without effect. One of the jury, Mr. Floyd, is
thus assailed in the Pilot :—" The history of Floyd, from
whom some liberals had hopes, and some conservatives
fears—and we know not why, except, from the tact of
being an Englishman, that he got credit for a conscience
or sense which no one thinks of attributing to an /fish
Orangeman—is briefly this : He commenced Irish life
by selling, in the streets of Kilkenny, crockery, on a
board or shelf, which was lent to him by 111 r. Shearman,
a respectable Catholic shopkeeper of that town, who
permitted him to occupy the street before his door. From
this beginning—and much to his credit so far—he stocked
shops, swore himself worth £5,000 qualification on the
jury list, and thus, by the money obtained through the
Irish people, he was entitled to convict their benefactor."
Can anything match ruffianism like this? And we learn
by the Nation that it is reported that one of Mr. Floyd's
houses in Kilkenny Las been wrecked in consequence.
ORANGELSM. —On the 12th inst. a meeting was held at
Coleraine and was attended by the representatives of up-
' wards of 10,000 Orangemen from Antrim and Derry,
when it was determined to re-organise the Orange lodge,
and a committee was appointed to carry out that object
and the following resolutions were passed,—" That as
Orangemen we are bound to preserve unshaken loyalty to
i our gracious Queen, being Protestant, and to support her
against all her enemies, foreign or domestic ; that we will
stand together to defend with our properties and lives the
integrity of the empire, as cemented by the legislative
union ; and that we will, by the grace of God, to the best
of our ability, maintain the Holy Scriptures as the
morals,stand-
That the Orange Institution
and rebellion by internal fees ;
acaonrdmd mtohhfeyartfi faith
her
ilgTbalnrnl
eedetninl
ertkingdomherntileisithe year 1798, and at all other
times,
sion
times, have proved by their acts as yeoman and Orange-
men the strong attachment they have held to the Sover-
eign and our once glorious constitution. That we have,
for some time past, witnessed with alarm the rebellious
spirit which has shown itself--and that we are determined,ta
as Protestants, to unite more closely in those bonds, that
oft
will enable us in this time of peril to resist
from this country for ever. That the Grand
• the province
Ulster do receive into union all lodges !n
and that all
which mar wish to join themselves totthte,
our inveterate enemies, whose sole aim is outrheexaLttiatrapgaetioonf
ocofuuntlystemrrters be ea:-
ttwhiecebuthnegy-
GdernaonudnLceodtigme
IRELAND AND THE NVHIGS. . . _ ,
,
and rnischieveus—foreettine
late state trials as absurd r
they proclaimed O'Con-
that when they were in,
'tSiiii: Ialloll:ert Peel for
• of their law-officers—notwithstanding officio membersi_The of the
hag
bill, called the Whig Alge:ine Act,
under coercion
~
ht obtain powers wh' I ti
itNnswusoitctlrclht sie-st: ndi n g they
ic i le ordinary
did not give : the v •l at - •
an in er} a, seesion of par-
liament,they taunt
happiness and tranquility under
nell as a public incendiaPr}°•'‘fero'm
success,
othwrionnzetto
psutrnaodtsueertceu%svt
heLiohhr idtmh
Jo.
oybhl Inn:
might
sh_dsOetillit(
iniministration of its affairs.
not then having interfered to crush the repeal agitation,
atii attributed his unwillingness to resort to harsh mea-
esii
of the pretence of military
d
sLbta'erdepsbreteotsle:teammeli)rniaoivsytferl,'lyi fAtei'liaetlhr.
el'h'io)ylding, Ireland by military or-
ctotLilucoecl:tuidpNt ja°S°;L:linniaa—lienb"Nb4olt°'ala's'lts:ofal disposed'irnts that this
by military force--this government, that is bent on super-
seding by brute force the ordinal}, course of law, and
keeping down the people of Irelatid—had during the two
years they had been in office up to the commencement of
1813, maintained just 2uoo fewer men on an average than
the hon. gentlemen oppo-
site during the whole seven years they were in power.
(Loud cheers.) In the year 1835-1 need not go through

Feb. 27, 1841.

all the years. (A voice—" Read all !") Well, the
tart' force employed in Ireland in the year—
Rank and Filer
1832 was
1833
1834
average during the nest seven years, from 1835 to 1841, to:
averaze force was 16,310 ; and the lowest force in any
year 14.687 ; whilst this despotic, this arbitrary govern;
meat has had in Ireland on an average of the two Yeti,rh;
1842 and 1843, only 14,833 rank 'and file; and in '
month of slay, 1842, they had in Ireland a force little
below 13,000 men, being the lowest force since the oil
that had ever been maintained in Ireland. (I'l3ll
cheers.)
-

THE LEGISLATIVE UNION OF ENGLAND AND letjui
LAND.—The subject of the union with Ireland was lthe
alluded to by George the Third in his first speech to 'At
imperial parliament :—" My Lords and Gentleman, •,,e
a crisis so important to the interests of my people I derl,°r
great satisfaction.from being enabled, for the first till
to avail myself of the parliament of my United Kingdom
of Great Britain and Ireland. This memorable era, °,4lsi
tinguished by the accomplishment of a measure calculoL4
to augment and consolidate the strength and resources "A
the empire, and to cement more closely the interests la'
affections of my subjects, will, I trust, be equally mark.,
by that vigour, energy, and firmness which the cifeol".
stances of our present situation peculiarly require.'

FOREIGN 4 COLONIAL INTELLIGENCI'

WEST INDIES.
The Tay steamer arrived at Southampton on Monalll'
bringing the West India mail. 'rise
The dates from Jamaica extend to the 24th ult. a't
Governor had returned co Spanish Town to be present!.
an ecclesiastical ceremony, after which he was about
take a toor through the north side parishes. Loud COin;
plaints are made of excessive drought in Manchester and
Elizabeth, and so scarce was the water that the wants 0'
the population could not be properly satisfied. The efiril.
crops had failed, and provisions were advancing in Pc"
Much distress prevailed, and should the dry weather en!:
tinue, great fears were entertained for the result. At Vets
and St. Ann's a few light showers had fallen, but whollY
insufficient to restore pasturage, or save the growing crops
of provisions. The young canes are stated to have pro-
fited in some small respect from this change. Mr. Del'
noues, the cashier of one of the island banks, bad bell
tried for robber! , and acquitted. At the latest date Sit
Charles Adam continued in Kingstown Harbour, hut hi°
departure was daily expected, although it was not Pn6_"
tively known that his instructions relative to Mexico were
of a hostile character. Fever and dysentery had been
rather on the increase of late, and the appearance of the
small-pox in some of the other islands had caused the
Cuban authorities to declare a quarantine of seven dal°
against all vessels entering their port from the West la,
dies, Porto Rico excepted. With respect to business P
Jamaica, it is represented as exceedingly dull, and moue/
is stated to be scarce.
The weather at Barbados had been very oppressive till
within a few days of the 20th ult., when a change tol
place, and cold and chilly winds were experienced, an
then the shock of an earthquake was felt, which being $
severe one, although doing no damage, spread a good deal,
of alarm throughout the colony. Rain had followea'
which, it was hoped, would do some good to the plants'
tions, and prepare the ground for agricultural operation!'
Several vessels were long overdue from England, and their
arrival was anxiously expected to give some impetus to
trade, which for weeks past had been in a tori:a
d
state.

The other papers give very few interestine facts. 112,6
sbok of an earthquake had been felt in St. Vincent's, oir
Lucia, Dominica, and the neighbouring islands, but vkt","
out serious effect. At St. Lucia the weather was higl
favourable to the crops, though not so favourable for roa
making. The planters of Dominica had commenced cut:
ting their canes, the yield of which was superior to previous
years, while the season was fine, and the sugar manufae;
tured of good quality. At Trinidad a vessel had arrive'
with 216 emigrants from Rio de Janeiro, 93 of whom were
women, and all being young and in health. They folio
when landed immediate employment. Another vase',
with 300 more was shortly looked for from the WI"
quarter.

The Duke de Montpenser, one of the sons of Louis
Phillippe, left Paris for Africa on Monday.
RAISING OF THE BLOCKADE AT ARicA.—Captail/
Nicholas, of H.M.S. Vindictive, in a letter dated the 1101
of November last, has reported that the blockade ?
Arica has been raised, so that merchant ships may agrail
enter freely into all ports of Peru.

THE LATE COUNTESS OF ELGIN.—The Jatosicl
House of Assembly has evinced, by a unanimous grant o.
300 guineas for a tablet to be erected in the cathedrai
church of Spanish Town to the memory of Lady
the high opinion entertained of her ladyship by the Inel"'
bers of that house.
FIVE LIVES LOST.—Last week, during a dark and
rough night, the Bremen barque Virginia ran down ale
sank the French barque La Seine, off the Start, and fiv
of the crew of the latter perished ; the remainder got „
board the Bremener. La Seine was from Havre, b°°,°,4,
for Bordeaux, and had on board machinery for aP'
steam-packet of 250-horse-power.
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nt
ntAheNies: CANADA.—The Tv:ehrveye
several
alasr:m.
iiqineuiannt;
snow which fell here within the last three weeks has bArv".
attended
wn
tr SNr
dinVa rwySi STORM
Rt
circumstances
nature.
literally crushed to atoms, through the enormous we;g-,,,
of snow which rested on the roofs. We are happy "
state that all the damage has been confined to stablest
sheds, and storehouses, and that no dwelling-house
sustained any injury.—Cornwall (Canada) Observer.
At the ensuing session of the Hanoverian estates the
government intend asking a grant of 300,000 thalers
towards building a national theatre at Hanover. An esti-
mate for that purpose has been delivered by the court
architect, Mr. Laves, and the expenses calculated flat
,
800,000 thalers. Should the grant of 300,000 be vote d
the city of Hanover is to furnish 100,000 thalers.
400,000 the King has munificently proffered from ml
private purse. bas

LONGEVITI-.—Solomon Herz Levi an Israelite, lately
4
died at Herxheim, near Landau, in the 109th year of Pi:
age, having retained to the last the full use of all bl'
faculties. He was followed to his grave by 81 children'
s
grandchildren, and great grandchildren. One of lila
daughters, 73 years old, could with difficulty be remove
from the inanimate remains of her parent. During 111.5
lo
recourseactivengandto
career,physicinaths.e deceased had never been ill no,
had

The Journal des .Debats contains a long letter from
gentleman with a very equivocal name for a narrator.;
Goose; which, if the writer be not labouring to prove 13!
just title to that cognomen, opens a case of very consl:
derable importance. The letter of Mr. Goose furnishe'e
the details of the deposition of Queen Pomare, and th
seizure and confiscation of her entire territory, the Sr.,
ciety Islands, by the French Admiral Dupetit Thours,
the name and for the benefit of the King of the French'
HYDRO PATIIY IN FRANCE.—Upon an application bell'
made to the French Government for permission to oPet
an hydropathie establishment in Paris, the governreen
referred the subject to the French Academy for their 0P,.1;
nion. The following are the conclusions to which tP,
academy arrived after mature consideration—" Thab
hydropathy is a dangerous therapeutical method whic
does not rest on facts; 2, that its theory is chimerical ; 3,
that it is in disaccord with our chyrnical and pathologiGio
doctrines; 4, that the Academy cannot in any way sf
prove of it ; 5, that the use of cold water has been longs
the domain of medicine and submitted to rules."
IMPORTANT DISCOVERY IN EGYPT.—We rejoice to
announce the most important discovery which has pro
bly ever yet been made in the records and literature
ancient Egypt. Every reader is acquainted with the his
tory of the celebrated Rosetta stone, and the happy 51.fi
mise of Dr. Young, that the trilingual inscriptions °,,e
that interesting monument were three versions of t."O
same subject. Following out this idea, mutilated as a„
the Egyptian part of the stone is, he found that what
mained and could be deciphered was identical with t",,c
Greek text. Hence our grand key to the translation;
the the hieroglyphic characters and hieratic writings feud
among the relics of Egypt, on rocks, on the walls
ri;
buildings of every kind, on mummy cases, and on peg to
and it is evident, that whatever could extend or ea"d
this key must he of the utmost value. It was interpret
that the Rosetta inscription had also been set up in °kihe
temples • and the learned expressed a hope that like
course of time one or more of them might rewo,
research of zealous antiquaries. That hope has beePe the
filled. Dr. Lepsius has discovered another copy we
Rosetta inscription at "throe. The hieroglYPhic per,her
is unusually perfect, and so we are informed is the °"'be
Egyptian writing. Now, then. the three legends MaYthat
and we hesitate not to sag, eO-
- throughout ;
ao
history of the country so truly called the cradle of
kind. It is a gratifying circumstance that the noble eNtSi6
return.prussia miCopiesiste
minister
of then 1, oinndsoc
London.
inscription t i
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dition of the King of Prussia should have met with eh
n
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et a
Berlincreatesniisoexcellency
x; knowledge,.cbgerul
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sins is directed completely to explore all this upper el, is
sion of the country, and will not revisit Cairo till the'oo
accomplished, probably about April. After some 0130
the expedition will proceed to Syria, to examine d 1
Egyptian inscriptions there ; and from what has 004'
transpired, there can be no doubt but that an extractbil;
royally
inye
liberal,
b elightral
auspicious,wi llb e t hr oaiin•nd
foverortu theuat e oldeif effort.—Late
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Chevalier
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BANK OF MANCIIESTER.—The committee aPPn,e
at the annual meeting in October last to investigate the
affairs of the bank have presented their report !ni,
proprietors. Having exercised the utmost discretOther
the estimates placed on the value of the assets, wbethei
in the form of real securities or personal obligation.% eats
had arrived at so near an approximation to the state"'cia
contained in the report as to justify them in pronooun the
the balance sheet exhibited to the shareholders ,_1! ss'
20th October, 1843, to have been (as far as could ntion
certained) a true and accurate statement of the P°50,13;
of the bank on the 30th of June,' in that vtar. The he"'
mittee had also examined the balance sheet for the,tltis"
year ending the 31st December, 1813, and had the .cos.
faction of reporting that this balance sheet shownuAocti,°(l
siderable realisation of assets, and consequent re
of liabilities. from £440,936 to £314.778 during '"",00'
year, and justified the hope that no further 105nocerne
result to the shareholders of this unfortunate °of t 4
than what would be provided for by tie payment
second call.

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