The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1850-09-17 00:00:00

screams of some
feet of the spot.-

e females who were standing within a few
—.Hereford Journal.

THE RECENT POISONING AT BRISTOL.—In connexion
with the recent melancholy occurrence at Bristol, whereby
a poor woman and child lost their lives from the incau-
tious partaking of certain poisonous fungi, we may men-
tion that in the same city on Saturday week a large bas-
ket of what were stated to be mushrooms was publicly
exposed for sale. From some information, however,
which reached the clerk of the market, he caused the
basket to be seized, when it turned out that there were

vegetable fungus commonly called " chessaroons." They
are to be found in'great abundance in the neighbourhood.
Though not so deadly as toadstools, and indeed making

under t
of the

ie instruction of a clever feathered elo,
same species ; but whilst having his al

cleansed at an -early Boor on Saturd

tment

opportunity of escaping and flying off on a little tour of
inspection and enquiry. He was followed across Scutmill
road ; but from ten o'clock all trace of him was lost until
four o'clock on Sunday evening, when, from observations
which fell from him, he was discovered in one of the elms
in the Cathedral churchyard. Towards seven he was ob-
served in a tall elm tree near his late residence on Ailstone-
hill, but could not be tempted to descend from his ele-
vated situation. The next day he again visited the

churchyard, where he remained evidently highly pleased
listening to, and doubtless remarking on, the chanting
and the organ's peals in the Cathedrai, till the conclusion
of the afternoon service, when he returned to Ailstone-
i. poplar
elf on

very good ketchup, if cooked and eaten as mushrooms,
they are of a very deleterious character. Although in , . On Tuesday he was discovered regaling him,_
outward appearance they are not distinguishable from some fine apples in Mr. Bonner's orchard, of which he
mushrooms, the skin, on close examination, will be found appeared to be very fond, but had previously commenced
to be much thinner, and by breaking the root short off, his dessert by clearing a filbert tree of its fruit in an ad-
and squeezing them, a yellow juice is exuded, which is not joining garden. His place of rest for the night was not

hill, and took up his quarters for the ni

the case with genuine mushrooms.
A WOOER IN DIFFICULTIES.—At the Central Police-
court, Glasgow, on Monday week, John Mackintosh, a
mason, was brought up on a charge of assault. It ap- I
pears that the defendant, who was paying his addresses to
a servant girl with a spirit-dealer, was in the premises of
the latter on Saturday evening, on his accustomed errand.
His stay appears to have been protracted beyond the usual
time, so much so that it was necessary to conceal from
the knowledge of the spirit-dealer himself that any one
was in the house. Footsteps were heard approaching,
and the lover hastily concealed himself in the kitchen bed,
but, as it proved, too late to escape discovery, the master
and another male friend having pounced upon him and
dragged him to light. The mason in the emergency acted
with rather more valour than discretion. He commenced
a merciless attack upon the spirit-dealer, and in the course
of the scuffle broke several panes of glass in the window.
The police also on being called were treated in no very
gentle manner by the amorous stone-cutter, one of them
having his lantern smashed before the assailant was finally
secured. Mackintosh was fined in the sum of a guinea
and a half; failing payment, 30 days' imprisonment:—
Glasgow Citizen.
RATHER STARTLING.—Some time since a respectable
inhabitant at Burgh died and was buried. His affec-
tionate widow had a tombstone erected to his memory,
and in the first force of her grief, probably looking to the
time when she should join him, had the following words
inscribed :—" Also Martha, his wife, who died aged,
years. Here the iverry are at rest." One evening,
recently, an old acquaintance of the deceased gentleman
and his lady, having returned to Burgh, was contempla-
ting the gravestones, when he read that his friend of
other days was numbered with the dead,—alas ! and his
wife too. He was lamenting the departure of his two
friends, and wondering why so much delicacy should be
observed regarding the lady's age, especially after her
death, when a shadow passed across the tombstone, and a
rustling of garments was heard. He raised his eyes, and
there, clad in sable weeds, was the figure of her who, if
he could believe the record of the tomb, was numbered
with the dead. Awe stricken, perhaps terror stricken,
he instantly retreated : one look he cast over his shoulder,
for he might have been the victim of an optical delusion :
but, no ; there stood the sable figure by the tomb, its
pale face gazing after him. He hastened to his inn, and
there made inquiry. To his great rzlief, he learned the
true state of the case. The lady, he was informed, was
still alive, and mourning her bereavement.
THE ATTACK ON GENERAL HAYNAU.—A brutal exhi-
bition took place on Tuesday in the shape of a public
meeting, convened by " the National Democrats," and
held in Farringdou-hall, Snow-hill, for the purpose, as
announced, of taking into consideration " the noble con-
duct of the workmen employed at Barclay and Perkin's
brewery, in having given expression to the feeling of de-
testation felt towards the assassin and woman-flogger,
Haynau, by all true Englishmen." The room was
crowded. There was a sprinkling of women present. A
Mr. J. Pettie was called to the chair, and proposed :hat a
Hungarian should open the proceedings with a song. The
Hungarian accordingly sang, in a stentorian voice, the
Italian " Marseillaise," which was received with applause.
The placard calling the meeting was then read, the men-
tion of the workmen at Barclay and Perkins's being re-
ceived with cheers and that of Haynau with groans. The
following extract front the conclusion of the Chairman's
speech will convey a fair idea of the character of the whole
address. After describing Haynau in the most outrageous
terms, such as an inflictor " of cruelties which even devils
out of hell could hardly have perpetrated," he continued
in a similar strain calling him a monster, a bloodstained
Austrain and General Hyena, and declaring that " there
was only one place fitting for him, namely the depths of
hell." The other speakers used similar outrageous ka-
rmic.

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known, but on Wednesday he called for a few-more apples
and continued enjoying his fruit till seven o'clock, after
which he flew to his original habitation when he entered
as coolly, and feeling as much at home, as if nothing had
occurred ; soon after which he commenced a conversation
with his friend and tutor, probably narrating all he had
observed during his ramble.—Hereford Journal.
SWALLOWS AND THEIR YOUNG.—While passing a gate
leading into a field a few miles out of Dumfries, on Thurs-
day (week), we noticed some birds sitting upon the top-
bar, which appeared at first sight to be strangers. On
approaching nearer, we found them to be swallows, well
feathered, but very juvenile. There were six of them sit-
ting in a row, and comical looking creatures they were.
They were too young to have any fear, and stared in re-
turn in a most precociously bold manner, until one of the
parent birds that had been hovering over head swooped
down and made some signal, upon which they all flew
upwards ; their weak little wings, however, could not bear
far, and, slightly concealed by the adjoining hedge, we
had the satisfaction of seeing them return to their perch.
After a great deal of shaking and hopping, and some in-
cipient chirping, they were all settled comfortably,Sand in
a short time every one, like a little squad of soldiers who
had received the word of command, stretched out his neck
and opened his wide bill in a backward direction. This
was on the approach of the parent bird, which came up
with an insect and popped it into the mouth of one of the
youngsters. The other five, if disappointed, showed no
temper to the more favoured one, but patiently 'waited
their turn, which occurred about twice in a minute, both
the male and female bird being engaged in the duty. The
feeding went on as long as we watched, and a more
. pleasing scene we have never beheld. The young birds
are generally fed in the nest, when only their little bills
are visible, but in this instance the whole process was
quite distinct. On presenting the food, the old ones
uttered a peculiar chirp, apparently indicative of pleasure.
The young birds must have been, of course, a second
brood, and they will require good feeding and training to
be able to take their place in the great migration of the
swallow tribe.—Dumfries Courier.
CESSATION OF POSTAL LABOUR ON THE LORD'S-DAY.
—SEPTEMBER 9th, 1850.—The Committee of the Society
for Promoting the due Observance of the Lord's. day, in
anticipation of, and in preparation for, the great struggle
which they shall call upon their friends to make in regard
to the cessation of all postal labour on the Lord's-day,
previous to the next session of Parliament, would urge the
importance of adopting the two following measures:—
First, that individuals should give notice to the post-
masters of their several towns that no letters be delivered
ss
in-
habitants of villages connected with post towns
the
Memorials to the Postmaster-General, requesting dis-
at their houses on the Lord's-day. Second, that
address
edresuspension of the Sunday delivery throughout
recommending during their labours, and
dis-
tricts. These two measures the Comm
latter,w 404 Sunday
suc-
cess, so much so, that in regard to the.
havegl.fi; been
rural posts-320 wholly,
been suspended. The Committee, however,only as preparatory
recommending these measures, do so
shall have to make upon every one
to the great call they
connected with the
who values the inestimable blessingsd
previous to the next
due observance of the Lord
and eighty-four
ye
to
postalthe
Legislature, praying
Lord's-day. The Committee are not dis-
couragedlabour on the nh
'ea - e entire obtainingti re c e sPs ae ttiiot ofs
what has taken place. The cause they
from
is righteous cause. The numerous signatures
advocate a
meeting of Parliament, in
attached to the Petitions, presented to Parliament during
he last session, demonstrate the extensive desire of the
people in favour of it. The objections made to it are com-
t
paratiVeY
few, and were again and again satisfactorily
answered. The one, the supreme answer, however, to
every objection is the command of God—" Remember the
Babbsth-day to keep it holy."