The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-04-30 00:00:00

FASHIONS FOR MAY.

(From the " London anashi on .)d Paris Ladies' Magazine of
F
The fashionable colours of the season for dresses, as
well as bonnets and capotes, are pale sky blue, different
shades of green, lapis grey, pale pink, paille raisin and
mauve; the materials are various, but silks are very ge-
neral, the camtll6on being still the favourite ; the make of
the corsages will vary with the temperature, high or half
high bodies, but always tight ; the Amazon form continues
in favour, and the embroideries of the season are adapted
to this make ; chicorees, ruches, flounces fontangnes,
and biais gothiques with lace are all in use; the flounces
are sometimes put on quite plain and edged with a narrow
fringe or printed ruche ; single very deep flounces are
edged and headed with plisse of ribbon ; wide biais half
way up the skirt, and triple rows of narrow velvet are also
used as trimmings. The sleeves are tight, and either long
or half long, or sometimes merely forming jockeys ; the
pinked flounces are not confined to skirts, they also orna-
ment the jockeys of sleeves and form the trimming of
shawls and mantelets, glacee in four colours; as many as
Ahree are sometimes placed on shawls. The principal alte-
ration in mantelets consists in the size ; they are smaller
and should not pass the waist; scarfs, with revers made
of cameleon silk, have trimming of the same forming
ruches 4,1 a veille pinked in chicoree; they are also trimmed
with rich lace laid on plain or fulled ; these silks have
also a pretty effect when covered by a very clear tartalane ;
many are entirely composed of rows of lace, and are very
rich. The Maltese scarf is of black lace, and so large as
entirely to cover the dress, which, when of light colour,
has a pretty effect.
Light colours have entirely superseded all others ; for
bonnets, jonquil, pale green, and are those prefer-
red. The ribbons this season are of mixed colours, while
flowers and feathers divide favour ; voilettes are worn on
morning bonnets and deep veils with dress ones ; the bon-
nets worn at Longchamps varied, pailles de riz had flowers
or feathers, some had the fronts half of lace with bunches
of lilac or lilies of the valley. Fancy straws were either
with shaded feathers, or merely a plaid broche ribbon in-
termixed with biais of crape lisse. For morning and
young ladies' wear, the crown of straw or sewed Leghorns
is of silk matching the lining. Many bonnets are made
of crape or tulle, covered by rows of lace ruches, fluted
or quite plain. The new capote Alsacienne is of straw,
the crown of pink or blue silk with coques of ribbon half
encircling the head, and three biais inside shaded the
colour of the crown ; some ladies add a gauze veil of the
same colour.
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Caps which arc worn forward on the head are some-
times trimmed with ruches of two colours instead of
flowers.
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minating
whiteed with
satin
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in a bunch at the ears. Muslin caps with in-
lets are lined with blue or pink gauze, and trimmed with
lace instead of ribbon : round embroidered caps are
Valenciennestrim-
lacea reand
quitea wprleaaitnh
raised la • • some
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the head
by a triple row of ribbon of two colours. withof coques
lappe ot
lappets

FOREIGN AND COLONIAL.

WEST INDIES.

The dates brought by the West Indian Mail are from
Jamaica to March 23rd, and Demerara to the 19tki,
At Jamaica the Legislature had terminated its stitings,
the Assem'•ly having agreed to memoralize the Queen,
setting forth the condition of the colony, and represent-
ing that many estates would be thrown up on account of
the scarcity of labour, the want of capital, and the un-
favourable state of the weather. The island was in an
exceedingly quiet condition, and In aith was generally
good. Agriculture was at a stand-still. A transport ves-
sel had brought from Sierra Leone 118 emigrants, and
24 Africans who had been to their native laud, but re-
turned, preferring the island.
The Demerara papers are occupied with discussions on
the sale of a certain estate, in which the character of the
registrar's assistant is involved. The doubtful title of
vended properties had caused general alarm. The mana-
ger of the Colonial Bank had been elected to the Legis-
lature, and hkd brought forward a motion fora return of
all the plantation land sold since Ist of August, 1838—
the date of complete emancipation. Sir M. Me Turk
had propounded his plan of constitutional reform. By
this absentees would not have the right of voting, the
college of electors would be abolished, ani open voting
alone be adopted.

John Nodes Dickenson, Esq., has been appointed one
of the Judges of the Supreme Court of the colony of New
South Wales.

A letter from Barcelona, of the 18th, states, that seven
unfortunate persons suspected of being Ca'list refugees
were shot within the Spanish frontiers a few days pre-
viously.

It has been determined, for the more speedy and effec-
tual suppression of the slave traffic, to increase the steam
navy on the coast of Africa, and also to add to the num-
ber of sailing vessels.
On Monday, 22d instant, a man named Robert Joyce,
by trade a shoemaker, fell dead in the hall-alley of Char-
leville. After finishing a game of ball, he drank a cup of
water, and immediately expired. He has left a wife and
two children.

EXTRAORDINARY.—Mrs. Barger, of Petersville, Mary-
land, about,lB months ago was safely delivered of three
fine children, and the same lady last month presented her
husband with four healthy children at a birth—seven
children in 18 months ! Middleton Valley must have a
soil so fertile that married folks will be afraid to reside
there in these bard times.—New York Sun.

DISCOVERY IN GREECE.—The Baron de Prokecb,
Austrian Minister at Athens, and Professor Ross. have
discovered at Milo, not far from the place where the Venus
now in Louvre was found, some Christian catacombs,
which, according to appearances, are as ancient as the
first foundation of Christianity. They are said to be the
first catacombs that have been discovered in Greece.
ST. DoMlNGo.—Extract of a letter from St. Domingo,
dated 2d March, 1844 :—" The present is to inform you
that this part of the island has declared itself independent
of the Haytien Government, under the denomination of
' Republica Dominicana,' and that this circumstance has
put all at a stand. I cannot foresee what will be the con-
sequence. This town was taken by capitulation on the
29th ult. By letters received from Port-au. Prince, it
appears that all is in a state of confusion in that part,
and terrible consequences will be the result amongst
them."

DREADFUL CONFLAGRATION.—AMSTERDAM, APRIL
13.—Last night we s sw in the horison, the south-west the
appearance of a great fire, and this morning we hear that
in the village of Aalsmere 46 houses, in the best part of
the village are reduced to ashes. Many of the inhabi-
tants of these houses, among whom is the burgomaster,
have saved nothing but the night cloths which they had
on. A great number of cattle are burnt, and four persons
are missing. It is supposed that the fire commenced in a
barn in which a knife grinder slept. This man too has
not been since seen.

COLONEL STODDART AND CAPTAIN CONOLLY.—Cap-
tain Grover has just received letters from Dr. Wolff, dated
Tehran, the 12th of February. The doctor has been re-
ceived with great distinction by the King of Persia, who
recollected having met him at Meshed twelve years ago,
when he was only prince royal. The doctor rode on
horseback, in full canonicals, accompanied by Colonel
Sheil, in his uniform, going to and returning from court.
He then visited the ambassador, recently arrived from
Bocara, who " denied in toto the fact of the execution of
our friends." The doctor was to leave Tehran on the
14th of February, accompanied by an escort ordered by
the King. He takes with him Rajah, who had been ser-
vant to both Stoddart and Conolly.
THE SLAVE TRADE.—Extract of a letter from an offi-
cer on board H.M. ship of Crescent :—" ltio, 13th Dec.,
1843.—Y0u would be very much shocked could you be a
witness to the horrors of the system of slavery as carried
on here. One prize taken lately exceeds anything I ever
heard of. Sue is called Vincedora, and is a small
schooner, or rather a large boat of 70 tons. She sailed
from the coast of Africa with 470 blacks on board, besides
a crew of nearly thirty men ; when captured, there were
only 359 blacks faken alive, and since that nearly eighty
more have died, and many more are very ill, and cannot
live long. It is scarcely possible to conceive how such an
immense number of human beings could have been cram-
med into so small a space, yet you will find persons who ssy
slavery is a mere nothing but a name, and that in Brazil
the slaves are much better off than the poor in England.
Poor things, their joy on arriving on board this large
ship, where they have plenty of room, and plenty to eat,
and drink, is inconceivable. The degree of emaciation
to which the greatest part of them are reduced is beyond
description. I have seen one little girl who. when ►ifted
down to the sick nay or nospirat, was au tnin tout one
might almost see the light of a candle through her body.
We have a great variety of nations and tribes among us,
who vary much in their habits and appearance, some be-
ing very savage, and others who have made considerable
progress in civilization. We endeavour sometimes by
means of interpreters to get them to relate their adven-
tures. One woman now with us gave the following
account of her captivity :—She was living with her father,
and had two children. Her father stole a handkerchief
from another man, who detected the thief and demanded
restitution of his property or else in lieu, a man-slave.
Her father not liking to part with the handkerchief, and
not possessing any man, offered one of her daughters; this
was refused. He then offered them botb, but this was
also refused ; at last the man consented to take the woman
and sold her to the Portuguese slave-dealers. The black
population here are now beginning to feel their own
strength, and lately many murders have been committed
by them on the persons of the whites. Who can wonder
at this! The expense of keeping a horse in this country
is about fifteen or eighteen pence a-day, while that of a
slave is about twopence or threepence; our weather bas
been most dreadfully hot, the thermometer having fre•
quently been above 90 degrees and seldom below 80 de-
grees. The town was much•in want of water, but lately
we have had some very heavy showers, and they are again
well supplied.

IMPORTANT STATISTICS OF NAVIGATION.—Some va-
luable statistical returns of sailing-vessels registered at
each port of the United Kingdom (including the Isle of
Man, &c.) in the year 1843 ; of vessels entered and cleared
coastwise in 1843 ; of the number and tonnage of vessels
registered at each of the ports of the colonies ; and of ves-
sels built, registered, sold, wrecked, and broken up,
during the same period, have been laid before the lower
house of parliament, on the motion of Mr. J. T. Wawn,
who represents the shipping interest in a portion of the
north-eastern districts of England. We find the following
statistics embodied in these returns, and take the earliest
opportunity of laying them before the public :—ln Eng-
land alone, the gross total number of sailing-vessels under
50 tons registered at various ports on the 31st of Decem-
ber. 1843, amounted to 6,155, measuring altogether
186,832 tons. The nuu.ber of sailing vessels above 50
tons so registered on the 31st of December last amounted
to 10,672, measuring altogether 2,319,414 tons.. The
total number of steam-vessels registered above 50 tons
was 337—tonnage, 8,119 ;. and the total number registered
above 50 tons amounted to 309—tonnage, 63,923. In
Scotland. the gross total number of sailing-vessels
regis-
tered amounted to 3,549 (of which 1,216 were above 50
tons), and the total number of steam-vessels 128. of which
97 were above 50 tons' measurement. The gross total
tonnage (including vessels of all sorts) amounted to
481,670. In Ireland, the number of sailing-vessels
registered amounted altogether to 1,921 (of which
more than half were above 51 tons;) and the number
of steamers, 81 (of which 76 were above 50 tons.
The gross amount of tonnage was 198,469. The gross
total number of sailing vessels that entered inwards coast-
wise in 1843 amounted, in England, to 98,295; in Scot-
land, to 19,053; and in Ireland, to 16,476. The total
numbers cleared out during the same period being, respec-
tively, 108,105 19,788, and 9,979. The total number of
steam-vessels entered inwards, coastwise, amounted, in
England, to 9,294 ? in Scotland, to 2,688 ; and in Ireland,
to 2,651. The number of steamers cleared outwards, was,
in England, 8,992 ; in Scotland, 2,311 ; and in Ireland,
2,989. The gross total tonnage of all the vessels so enter-
ed inwards, coastwise, in 1843, at the various ports
throughout the United Kingdom amounted to 12,532,307 ;
and the gross total tonnage of all the vessels cleared out-
wards coastwise during the same period, to 12,71,031,
exhibiting the very slight difference between the mea-
surement of the inward and outward sailing vessels of
only '38,734 tons. So much for the coasting trade of
Great Br tain and Ireland. Respecting the colonial, it
appears that the total number of British sailing vessels
that entered inwards for the colonies at various ports of
the United Kingdom during the year 1843 (including
the repeated voyages) amounted to 8,404, whose tonnage
was altogether 1,405,054 ; and the total number cleared
outwards was 6,264, whose tonnage amounted to 1,527,233.
The total number of foreign vessels entered inwards, and
cleared outwards, only
amounted to 45 and 36 respective-
ly. The total number of steamers entered inwards from
our colonies in 18-13 was 344 ; tonnage, 72,477 ; and the
total number cleared outwards for the colonies,. 357 ; ton-
nage, 83,185. The total number of British sailing vessels
entered inwards from foreign ports at all the ports of the
United Kingdom and the Channel islands (including their
repeated voyages) amounted to 11,263, tonnage 1,737,210;
and the total number of British vessels cleared outwards
for foreign ports during the same period amounted to
11.228, tonnage 1,791,755 ; the total number of foreign
vessels simultaneously entered inwards and cleared out-
wards having been respectively 8,259 and 7,375. The
number of British steamers S 9 entered inwards and out-
wards was respectively 2,439 and 2.314; and the number
of foreign steamers respectively, 533 and 548. The num•
ber of saiii.ng vessels built and registered in 1843 in the
ports of the United Kingdom amounted to 653, tonnage
77,034; and the number of steamers 43, tonnage 83,097.
The total number of vessels wrecked, sold, and broken up
in the thine year amounted to. 778, tonnage 132,732.

IRELAND.

THE DUBLIN TRIALS.

On Monday last affidavits were filed by the Crown
Solictors in answer to those of the convicted parties. The
latter documents charged fraud and collusion in the con-
struction of the original jury lists; and the omission of
the names was again set out in all the forms and changes
which legal fiction could invent and special-pleading em-
body. Mr. Pierce Mahony undertook to swear—not
upon hearsay or belief, but in distinct and positive terms—
Drat a gross, wilful, and corrupt suppression of the
names-of the said persons and others qualified to be
placed on the special jurors' list for the year 1844, had
taken place."
And, in an affidavit filed 19th April, 1844, this gentle-
man further positively deposed that " the omission of
the names of several persons from said special jurors'
list was not by accident, but was the effect and result of
design and contrivance, to prejudice the tracer .aers."
The law officers of the Crown, feeling that such allega-
tions ought not to be suffered to remain matters of record
in their present form of amplification—determined that
the affidavits should be answered by the town clerks and
their subordinates, in whose office, or under whose con-
trol, the mistake, alleged to be a fraud, occurred.
Affidavits were therefore obtained from the Clerks of the
Peace for Dublin, and were filed on Monday. The charges
of pre-concert and fraud, so vehemently urged—even
resting as they did upon vague and undefined rumour—
are rebutted in the most clear and satisfactory manner by
the persons who could alone be cognisant of the purely
accidental circumstances under which the omissions took
place, and by which neither patty could be substantially
injured ; and those who felt regret at any occurrence which
even for a single day retarded the progress of the law
towards the attainment of justice, will rejoice at the op-
portunity the delay afforded of refuting a series of calum-
nious falsehoods that have been too long permitted to oc-
cupy the public mind.