The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1843-01-03 00:00:00

TAMWORTH.—We ur
the Rev. Hugh Stowell,

day week, in Taff

party then soj

)gui itleC

sia iiternbers of the cabinet, the American Ambassador, a
the Prussian Envoy.—Manchester Courier.

I a piece of threadinit, tburst into
s since it came out at the ancle, the

thread still in it,—the needle was much smaller than when it
went in, and considerably bent. During its passage from her
zr experienced any pain from it, but
,s now very painful, being considerably, inflamed.
We and

rm to her ancle, she !ley
le 1

rstand that it is in contemplation to call a public
meeting of persons connected with agriculture in this county
for the

arpose of maintaining their right t

protection, and

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to express their dismay at the disastrous condition of British
agriculture. We believe that the project originated with
two or three occupiers of land in the county, and that it has
not received the concurrence of the principal landowners.—
Berkshire Chronicle.

As some of the keepers of the Forest of St. Germain we e on
the look-out a few nights ago, they were fired upou by a gang
of poachers, but fortunately not touched. They returned the
fire, and wounded several of the depredators, though they
were all able to make their retreat good for a time. Tv oof

them have, however, been taken since, and found to have
each of them received a number of small shot in various tarts
of their bodies, so as to make it necessary to place the n in

the hospita

3 ermain, where they are under safe gl and

COLCHESTER.—THE REV. W. SIBTHORPE.—The cre-
t try of the Colchester Tract Society, Mr. Stokes, at a me ting
of that society on the sth inst., at Colchester, alluding b' the

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man had been his colleague as joint secretary to that so :iety
for some time ; and told the meeting that he (Mr. St( kes)
spoke advisedly when he called Mr. Sibthorpe an tint: ippy
man, for he believed that he had acknowledged himself . o be

CHRISTMAS BEQUEST.—In the parish of Great Ba r, a
custom was formerly prevalent for the rector, on i very
Christmas-day, to give to every person, great and sma: I, of
his parish, that would then come to his house, as much b ead,
beef, mustard, and vinegar, as they could eat, which cu tom
is now commuted for a money payment. The mac rof
Aldridge now gives to every housekeeper who demand( it—
in Aldridge 6d., in Barr Bd., which is called custona.rn( ney.

In the metropolitan pariah, during the last year,

were christened, males 7,651, females 7,594; total, 15.145:
tarried, males 6,542, females 6,500; total, 13,142. 0. the
numbers buried were—under two years of age, 3,584 ; two
years and under five, 1,287; five and under ten, 560: ten
and under twenty, 505 ; twenty and under thirty, 958 ; t ,irty
and under forty, 1,130; forty and under fifty, 1,246; fifty
and under sixty, 1,134 ; sixty and under seventy, 1, 166 ;
seventy and under eighty, 1,007 ; eighty and under ni: ety,
418 ; ninety and under a hundred, 45 ; upwards of a Ann-
dred, 2.

TRADE OF LEEDS.—The past week's markets have been
as•dull as possible at both our cloth-halls, and as few goods
have changed hands during the week as in any week in the
year ; but, although there has been so little done, a ge, eral
expectation is entertained that trade will revive early ii, the
new year, the prevailing opinion being that goods have not
seen their lowest price, and that both wool and indigo are
rather looking up, whilst the stock of goods on hand is von.

being the season for taking stock there is little else going for-
ward in the warehouses.—Leeds Mercury.

MILITARY ALMANACK.—A most astful and interesting
broad sheet under this title has beet produCed by Mr. C.
Mitchell, marking with " white stones" the anniver:aries of
the most memorable events in our military history, and pre-
senting in pleasing form and with admirable arrangement, an
immense mass of information respectin, " • --(ion

idministr
of army affairs (at home, or in any portions of our eatec•sive
empire), including everything of utility connected with the
managing authorities of all military establishments, colleges,
hospitals, asylums, army boards, cimmanding officers, and
staff, &c.-7'imes, December 28.

OPPOSITION TO WORKHOUSES IN ANGLESEY.—A very
nmmerous special meeting of poor law guardians, called by
Lord Vivian and the Rev. 0. Gethin Williams, assembled at
Llanerehymedd, on Friday. the 23d ult., " to take into con-
sideration the expediency of building a union workhouse."
The expediency of the measure was strongly urged by the
noble lord, supported by Colonel Hughes, Mr. Tr) garn
Griffith, and Mr. Trevor, and was opposed by Mr. James
Williams, Mr. Lloyd, of Llanfaethlu, and other. The re-
suit was of 53 guardians present—For the erection of the
workhouse, 8 ; against it, 45. Of elected guardians—Fcr the
workhouse, 3; against it, 43.—North Wales Chronicle.
RANGER V. GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY.—
This very important cause, upon the issue of which the fate of
claims by Mr. Ranger's creditors here, for large amounts,
depend, is appointed to be beard before the Lord Chancellor,
on Monday, January 2d. Mr. Sergeant Wilde will lead for
the assignees of Ranger, and Sir William Follett for the
Rdlway Company. The amount at issue is stated to be
nearly or quite £200,000 ; and the intricate character of the
accounts, embracing the details of immense railway contracts
renders it almost equal to the famous suit of Attwood v.
Small, which ruined the British Iron Company.—Recding

, THE MORMONS.—As a number of our townsmen are
taken in the snares of this delusion, we guile, tor their
edification, The following paragraph from one of the Amei
can papers received this week :—" These people are still
busy, but the prophet, Joe Smith, is absent to some parts
unknown—probably gone on a visit to Paradise. In conse.

quence of the increase of his holy business, Joe has resigned
the editorship of the Times and Seasons into the hangs of
Brother Taylor, who is said to be under the special inspira-
tion of Gabriel. The temple is rapidly going up—a cargo of
lumber having arrived from the Upper Mississippi to further
the work.—Birmingham Advertiser.

THE ROYAL NAVY.—We find the navy at the present
meta consists of 234 vessels of all sorts, mounting in the
lute 3.890 guns, which is about 670 guns less than last T.4.w-

d consequently we hay
It aof

year's Da
fewer in employ

rs we have 18 sea"-g

yen less than last year

ass than last year; 64 steam

st year

21 surveyir
Our force
terranean,

b smaller
&our additional;
ssels ;• 10 troop-ships ; and 10 receiving ships.

ome comprises 604 guns; packets, 46 (Med--
15 ; Brazils, 403 ; East Indies, 886; North
'est Indies, 476; Cape and Coast of Africa,
93; troop ships, 56.—Hampshire Telegraph.

America and V

309 ; sury

MURDER.—A shocking murder was committed on Mon-
day last by a person named Statio'rdi a butcher, of Marsh.
His unfortunate victim was a wheelwright, named William 1
Marshall, residing at the same town. Whilst drinking at a
beer-shop at the Wall-end, the deceased asked Stafford fo -
£5 which was owing to him, when the hitter snatched up a
poker, and struck him a violent blow on the head, which
caused the brain to protrude through the skull. Marshall
lingered till Wednesday, and died shortly after undergoing
the operation of trepanning. Stafford who was taken into
custody at the time, has since managed to escatie' and is at
present at large. He has been traced very near to Stamford,
and is supposed to be secreted in the town. Ile is a tall
person, with dark complexion, dressed like a butcher, with
crape round his hat.—Stamford Mercury.
THEATRICAL AMUSEMENTS. —The following sum of
money, it has been calculated, is nearly the amount spent in
theatrical amusements, on Monday, the 26th of December,
at the fourteen theatres that are now open in the metropolis :
—Covent-garden theatre. £350; Drury-lane, £350 ; Hay-
market, £220 ; Adelphi, £120; Olympic, £80; the Princess's,
£2OO ; the Royal Marylebone, £100; the Surrey, £140; the
Victoria, £120; Sadler's Wells, £80; the Queen's, t 75;
the Nortontalgate, £9O; the Pavilion, £75 • the Garrick,
£6o.—Total, £2,060. The saloons licensed to perform
musical entertainments, at which 'Money' is taken at the
doors, places of well-known celebrity, as follows :—The
Grecian Saloon, £l5O ' • the Albert Saloon, £lOO ; the Bower,,
£5O; the Yorkshire Stingo, £4O; making a total of £'2,4OQ
taken at the doors of the various theatres.—Observer.
RIOT AT WORKINGTON.--A serious riot took place here,
on Monday last, in consequence of the master mariners
wishing to reduce the wages of the sailors. About a fort-
night ago, the latter had convened a meeting, and had come
to the resolution, that if any one should go on board of his
vessel until they had obtained the wages they were accus-
tomed to have, he should be sewn up in a sheep skin, which
was provided for the occasion, and carried round the town
as a mark of disgrace. Unluckily one of their number had
disobeyed this resolution, and the punishment was carried
into effect so severely that his life was despuired of. Five of
the ringleaders of this affair were taken into custody, and
committed to the treadmill at Carlisle ; but when they should
have been taken off in the coach, the sailors rose up in arms
to rescue them, smashed in the coach windows, and drove it
out of the square twice. The magistrates in this trying
crisis read the Riot Act, and swore in a number of special
constables and broke up the chairs and tables in the room to
arm them with, and by these resolute means they finally
overcame the mob, and the prisoners were taken off to
Carlisle gaol.—Carlisle Patriot.
Mr. Richard Cobden is, it would appear, resolved to rival
the glories of Mr. Daniel O'Connell. Like the great mendi-
cant of the west, Mr. Cobden li.as organised his association,"
has commissioned his " pacificators," regimented his army
of holy men, and laid the foundation of his rent, to be ac-
counted for as such things are accounted for in Ireland—that
is, not at all. "Tu quovue Marcellus eris." Mr. Cobden

shall be the O'Connell of the mills. The enterpriSe is am-
bitious, but not quite so bold as it may at first sight appear.
Flammock, the type of the order of agitators, was an ignorant
blockhead, as well as n poltroon ; and though men have been
misled by the temporary success of demagogues to doubt that
they are all alike ignorant blockheads and poltroons, the ma-
jority of demagogues have been such from the beginning—
from Thersites to Flammock,•from Flammock to —, our
own day. The qualifications for the office are indeed few and
vile. Lord Bolingbroke has enumerated them with a preci-
sion that we think some well meaning juries of the present
time would be led by an inartificially drawn inuendo to de-
clare. upon their oaths, intended for a living agitator. The
following is Lord Bolingbroke's inventory :--" ill manners,
impudence, a foul mouth, and a fouler heart." As Mr.
Richard Cobden has but just commenced his career, it re-
mains to be seen whether his outfit is complete ; for our own
part, we doubt his qualifications, and we are the more dis-
posed to doubt them, because we find him already at logger-
heads with some of his whig and whig-radical frends.—
Standard.

THE FAILURE OF THE YORKSHIRE BANK.-A meeting
of the shareholders of the Yorkshire Agricultural and Com-
mercial Bank was held in the Merchants'-hall, York, on
Thursday. Mr. Blanchard, the chairman of the direction,
entered into a long statement. It appeared that the whole
of the original capital had been lost, and that the liabilities
amounted to upwards of £170,000. After a very stormy
meeting, during which several of the shareholders declared
that they had embarked the whole of their fortunes in the

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nd that they were now ruined, it was resolved

that a call of £1 per bbare, in addition to the two calls i,f £1
each lately granted, should be made for the purpose of meet-
ng the deficiency, and that the affairs of the company si•o ild
The al eatest ress pre-

be wound up as soon as p 0851015

vails in this city and neighbourhood upon the subject, We
find that, besides the loss of the whole capital or the bank,
there will be a deficiency of about £lOO,OOO, As there are
reholders) £3 a share will be required
ieve that the original paid-up
een

185,000, to which £25.0(
1.000. The whole of this has been

The dir

Central Bunl

,d took a

!rrors were committed at the very out-
took the business of the Northern and
ds,.paid them £6,000 for the good-will,
mount of £BO,OOO, for which they
and on which £BO,OOO
We need not say