The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-07-09 00:00:00

July 9, 1814.

THE LATE STE AM MANcuEsTEn.—By the
nag.,11%, Caot tai B, own, .re lean' Chit the en:tines of
the Mani st,or h d hen found no') the Ressen sand.
about ur n il-s hortri of the entrance of the Elbe, and
a out ne mile s.)tito Of the moranoe of the Elder; they
were in tv‘o fathoms w iter at low water. On Sunday
week the ib.dy of a lady was picked up, her linen was
m .rked M.A.S. or 1-I.A. S. Nine waggon io.ids of bale
goods was picked up on the sand. be; wren the wreck and
Holstean, and had been landed at Cuxhaven, where they
were advertised for sale. Further accounts from Cuxha-
ven state that large quantit'es of the cargo of the Matt-
chester continue to he found.

ACCIDENT ON THE THAMES.—On Sunday week two
young torn were in a boat on the Thames, near Westmin-
ster-bridge, when the Thunrier, a river steamer, ran into
them at the top of her speed. One of them was whirled
round by the paddle-wheel and was seen no more. He
must have been dreadfu!ly mang!ed, as parts of his gar-
ments adhered to the wheel. The other passed under the
paddles, and was immediately after picked up in a state
of insentibdity, about one hundred yards astern of the
Thunder, which passed over the boat with such force as
to cut the handle of a nap in two as if it had been done
by a hatchet. He lingered in great agony until next
morning, when he expired.

Hoartmt DEATH --In the village of Ensham, 01•
fordshire last week, a wild young lonely slightly'stabbed
two men in a drunken quarrel, for which he was put in
the cage; he begged he might not be locked up alone, and
offered monty to any one who would sit up with Ilia?,
hut in vain; they Licked hint in, and haw! not left him la
long when they found the cage was on fire. It was sums
time before the c instable who had the key could be found,
and when the door was at last opened, the flames rushed
forth to such a degree that they could nut get the poor
wretch nut till water had been thrown in to extinguish
them. The mar was then driigged out quite insensible,
though not de d, and dreadfully scorched. Dr. Hitcbin*
from Oxford, arrived just in time to see him expire.

THE MUREiEIL AND SUICIDE AT WORCESTER.--The
miserable man, Jabrz Hoover, who, the week before last,
at Worcester, took away the life of hi: nephew, and then
attemoted self-destruetion, died on Saturday week from
the eff,cts of the wound in his throat. He had nut exhi-
bited any symptoms of insanity, but appeared anxious tO
know the result of the inquest on his nephew. It seems;
that Jabez Hooper formerly kept a draper's shop at Ab-
berley, and is respectably connected ; but about twelve
months ago removed to Worcester, and has been living at
his brother's, in Pheasant-street, in that city, There
does not appear to have been the slightest ill-will aubsist-
ing between hi to and his brother's tamily : on the contrary,
as was stated by the mother of the ill-fated deceased'on
the inquest, he was rather fond of her children, and; they
were equally as fond of him, .

SINGULAR CIRCUMSTANCE.--On Sunday, a Free
Church congregation in our neighb,nrhood was not a little
surprised, during divine service,- by the appearance of a
pigeon in the church. The innocent intruder came in at
one of the open windows, and after flying round the church
made fir the pulpit, and alighted on the clergyman's right
arm, who being somewhat annoyed with his freedom, made"
a slight motor, with his head, whereupon his antediluvian'
friend again made the circuit of the church, and perched
upon his left arm ; but being again removed from this po-
sition, the bird rested on the Bible. Forced to remove
from the sacred volume he seated hirrs,elf upon the rev.
gentleman's head. Being again driven from his high es-
tate, he could find no resting place, till thee lurch officer,
after several fruitless attempts, succeeded in. securing him.
This circumstance has put the superstitious in the parish
to their wit's end, in coming to a just conclusion for the
appearance of this emblem of peace. What is. not a little
remarkable, the bird was a wood pigeon.—.RossMire Ad-
verliser.

STRANG& CASE.—A very singular action-at-law it
going on at Leicester, it is said at the suggestion of Mr.
Muggeride. A master storkinger, named Cummins, hav-
ing charged high rent, is now sued by one of his journey-
men for all the frame rent be has paid for the last sit
years, the commissioner having given it as his opinion
That frame rent cannot be legally stopped without a special
written agreement. It is a matter of great interest ttr this
district, as it involves a question as to the value of stock-
ing frames which certainly cost more than £600,000. Tlie
commissioner has been noticed going to Tamworth and
London, apparently to confer with ministers; and, there-
fore; it is but fair to supp ,se that this action, which has
far its-tendency the abolition of frame rent, has the coun-
tenance of the Cabinet. Should thistake place, one house
in Nottingham will lose an income of more than £2,000:
per annum. To us the action appears more than absurdt,
as it has been the custom of the trade to pay frame rent
for more than a century and a half. The holders or
frames (not being hosiers) are extremely numerous, and
the abolition of frame rent would reduce many of them to
penury. It is suspected by many enlightened workmen
to be a free-trade snare.—Aottingham Journal.