The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1846-05-26 00:00:00

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have been pr2sented to Tom Spring, the ex.chamnion, at
his residence Castle Tavrrii, liolbotn, as a testimonial of
rernei t for his upright conduct in t e prize ling, and his

OUt of it,

The routers of South Stuff rt-i:hire, who were out on
finding that their eu ph•yer, mere intlifferent as to
their re.uoiing a ork at pre,ei,t, though willing- ti re-

em on former terms, have returned to their pits.
Tt e rate of vitpgs paid is about 3s 9d. a day.
M A NSLA UGHTER.—A verdict of manslaughter was re-
tnr,,,d lasi w.-ek against Mary Chapman, a midwife, at
Knot.ting'ey, Yorkshire, by act rover's jury, on view of
the body of a female wl o died iii ehildbed, of ihfl suma-
tion, pr,dueed by the alkged treatment of the midwife.
New CoINAGe. Some time ago, the. Rev. Mr.
Adams, of liere•ord, fu,,gested to the mint tile propriety
of issuing silver coins instead of copper pennies. They
declined to act nocin his proposal at the time, but within
the last few dais have determined to take his advice.
John Weeks, who murdered his brother in August,
1841. at Bexley, and afterwards absconded, etnntnitied
suitinie last week by drowning himself in a pond near
Timbridge-wells, where be has been residing under an as-
i eness suited name.

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On Wettnesd .y, as the Duke of Wellington w s cross-

hint, arid but for the presence of mind of a gentleman who
pu fed his grace suddenly back, he toti,t have inevitably
been knocked down and mu over. His bawl appeared
814 htly touched by the wheel.
About a year ago it was determined to raise a testi-
monial to Dr. 3( phison, the distinguished physician at
Leamington. Several thousand pounds were contributed,
a p,riion of which has been expended in the purchase of
f urteen acres for pubic gardens. These were opened
on Tuesday week.
MASON, THE. INNOCENT CONVICT.—S:r James Gra-
ham lias conferred a gratuity of ;25 upon Mason. as a
srosli token of the tuisapprehension 'ui.cler which he
Suffert d. Mr. Hudson has Rived instill, dons for iheem.
pleyment of Mason, if he choose-, at the earliest oppor-
turity, rn some of the railways in the ittig,hi ottrhood. •
SUICIDES.—On Friday week, a young woo an, named

Il~ra Hall. living,at Worcester, hung r,elf to a nail in
her bedroom, at the White llur,.e Inn, where bhe had been
lining as bar maid for some time.—On Wednesday. a man

mself into the river

sey. near Worcester, and was drowned.
A young gentleman, tamed Bennet Barber, an- a•-sisiant
at a seller)! near Bristol, was drowned in a bath in that,
town, la-t week. He had gone to the deepest end,
a here ti e water is seven feet deep. and being on-able to
swim, was diow: ed. Hi: companions tried to help hitt),
but d d not sue, eed in sating him.
ELI cioas.—By a return recently printed it is stated
that Imre are 553.132 persons on the revi:ter ,for Gr. at
13ri ain, the numbers being— Englaod, 468,258 • Wales.
37,192: and Si (viand, 48.182. In the session of 1844 a
remit was issued trom which it appears that in 1839-43,
the nuit.bers were 9-11.782.
JERSEY ClDER.—Atiolher importation of cider from
the Chaim:l Islands has taken place, a vessel called the
Charles, which has arrived at the petit of Bristol front
Jersey, having a cargo cot &sting of 53 casks of cider en
beard, the produce and manufacture of the island. The
supply cf this favourite beverage was f ratterly ecnfiord
to the connties of Devonshire and Herefettlshire.
THE IRISH PEERS AND THE CORN BlLE.—According
lo the Dub-in Evening Mail. thirty Irish peers will vote
with the ministers on the corn bill, and twenty-nine
sydost them. Some have not yet expressed an opinion
either way. Of the thirty who will vote with the it.juiv.,
tern, four were formerly Protectionists, of shoat the Earl
of Bandon is one.