The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1843-02-24 00:00:00

!ACCIDENT.—On Thursday evening last,
manager of the Shrewsbury Water Works

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MINADGUTEN'S CAS

—We understand that the Gla

nesses, in the case of this wretched person, have been
led to appear in London on Monday, the 27th cur-
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It is not believed, however,
,re the middle of that week.—

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A. young 1

as saved from drowning, having acciden-
fallen into the Blackwater, near Mallow, a few days
atrepid conduct of Mr. Henry Croker, who
r some exertion in bringing her ashore. She
•son saved by that gentleman from a watery

EXPORTATION OF THE PRECIOUS METALS.—From official
returns it appears that the quantity of silver in coin and bars
shipped from Dover to Calais during the last mouth was
397,705 ounces ; of gold, 3870 ounces. Large and increasing
exportations of sovereigns have been made to New York
during the last six weeks. Upwards of 843,000 ounces of
coin have been shipped for Hong Kong since April, 1842.

OMETHING NEW.—We copy the following from the
Kingston (Canada) Chronicle of January 21 :—" Fire.—
Those of our friends who are in the habit of paying for the
Chronicle with firewood will oblige us by furnishing a few
billets immediately." This is nearly as bad as a northern
contemporary who was lately offered a regular family supply
3f sour milk in exchange for his journal.
y General Sir Jasper Nicolls, K.C.8., Corn-
! in India, was pleased on the 12th of No-
to appoint Captain Marcus Barr, 1-I.M. 3rd
It, of Buffs, Assistant Adjutant-General to the
Forces in India, vice Major Byrne. This appoint-
ment has been confirmed by his Grace the Duke of Welling-
ton, Commander-in-Chief, with her Majesty's approval.

His Excellenc3
inder-in-Chief

RESULT OF A PUBLIC-HOUSE Row.—On the
*--tant, some men were drinking at the
-'...pt. Oswestry, when a

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)se between two parties, named Em.
One John Caddock attempted to sepa .
was thrown upon his back in the scuffle, and
d from his mouth, nose, and ears. He lin-
gered until Sunday morning last, when he expired.

THE TEA TRADE, FEB. 20.—The deliveries of tea last
week were 402,3081 b., being again very fair. The large public
`---re been in progress every since our last, and have borne
inticipations expressed as being those of experienced
the quotations being tolerably kept up, although
If has been taken in, the object being chiefly to show
uples are an offer for the choice of those who may
Is come in as private buyers. To-day the rates were
bout 34,000 packages remain to pass sale
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been re-

.to had remained tranquil, and the spirit of in-
eared to be effectually suppressed

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FERTILITY
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THE FRENCH SOIL.—M. Moreau de
Jonnes has published a work on the culture of corn in
France, from which we extract the following details :—" Out
of 55 millions of hectares the cultivation of wheat occupies
the tenth part or 5,500,000 hectares, which represent the
two-fifths of the whole land in cultivation. In Spain only
..sovEn..—The Government and 2,800,000 hectares are under wheat, and in Prussia 417,000.
.ur the year 1843 gives the following as the The quantity of seed used in France for the above quantity
census of the inhabitants and dwellers in the of land exceeds 41 millions of hectolitres. The annual crop
Hanover, on the Ist of July, 1842 :—Dwellers being about 60 millions, the produce is in the proportion of
250,054; inhabitants, 1,735,592. The pro- 64- to 1, so that 59 millions of hectrolites remain for consurap-
ich these numbers bore to the enumeration that
n the Ist of July, 1839, would appear to give an Lion. The following fact
'n the three years in the number of dwellers and
French soil :—FranceGreat Britain, Sweden, Poland,
reit s
Britain,down for
m 3 70
; in millions.
Spain,
:-. that of the inhabitants of 33,48 c Prussia, Holland, Belgium, and Spain produce altogether
about 137 millions of hectolitres of wheat, and in this amount
France In France the average an-
nual consumption of wheat for each inhabitant is 210 litres;
in Great
127; in Holland, 57; in
Prussia, 38 ; in Poland. 25 ;
in Sweden, 8. The total value
of the annual crop in France is 1,100,000,000 f., taking the
prices in the country nark where grown, and 1,400,000,000 f. i

at the usual prices in the market of 20f. the hectolitre."
According to M. Moreau de Jonnes, the production of wheat
in France has doubled since 1760.

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me stationary i-volving one at the entrance of Wliitchaven
harbour. The projected alteration in the lanthorn on John's
Pier will form half a circle of stained class, and will be seen
all along the coast from St. Bees Head, and seaward up to
Salterness on the Scotch side of the Frith.

MACNAUGHTEN.—Since the postponement of the trial cf
the prisoner Macnaughten, be has evinced the same calm-
ness and self-possession which has characterised his demea-
nour, with few exceptions, ever since the fatal occurrence.
'^ occupies the same cell in the gaol of Newgate, and hi:
- principally occupied in reading works of a religion!
character. He does not appear to be at all affected by tly
awful position in which he is placed, and his demeanors
seems to be that of a man conscious of having committed
desperate act and prepared for the consequences; at lea!
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time is

den app.._ oe the opinion of the officers of the gaol.
He is under strict surveillance, in order that there may be no
possibility of his doing any violence to himself, and Mr.
M`Murdo, the medical officer of the prison, who has bad
very great experience in cases of monomania and insanity, is
in constant attendance upon the prisoner•, and there. is very
little doubt that his evidence will be most important at' the
trial, where the only question that will be raised is the sanity
or insanity of the accused. Immediately after the postpone-
ment of the trial by Lord Abinger, communications took
place between Mr. Humphreys, the prisoner's attorney, and
the solicitor to the Treasury, and arrangements were made
to furnish the necessary funds for the prisoner's defence, the
receipt for £750 lodged in the Glasgow Bank, that was taken
from the prisoner, being still retained by the crown solicitor
in order• to its being produced at the trial. Agents have been
since despatched to Boulogne, and also to Glasgow, and dif-
ferent parts of Scotland where the prisoner has resided at
different periods of his life; and it is said that a number of
witnesses have been brought forward who will be able to give
material evidence as to the state of the prisoner's mind, and
with a view to show that at the time he committed the act
imputed to him he was not in a condition of mind to be able
to distinguish between right and wrong. The next session
of the Central Criminal Court will commence on the 27th
instant ; and it is generally understood that the trial will take
place on the Wednesday, which is the first day of the Queen'
judges taking their seats on the bench:
ST"-

vGULAR OUTRAGE.—On Saturday night last, a stout
man, well dressed in black, about thirty years of age, called
at the bar of the Royal Exchange, Glasgow, and inquired of
one of the attendants whether the rooms were opened on
Sunday, and whether he could next morning be supplied
with writing paper and a steel pen. On being told that the
rooms were opened on the sabbath, and that he should have
the articles wanted, be went away. Next morning he again
called, according to appointment, when he commenced by
You have opened this place to day, and the
of you will be sent to hell !" The intruder next stated
that he had come to take down the names of all those who
frequented the place on the sabbath. On being asked whe-
ther he was a subscriber, he replied that he was not; and he
was then informed that he had no right whatever to come
there or to take down any gentleman's name. He then got
rather outrageous, and gave the grate a violent kick with his
foot, when he was thrust to the door. It seems that he next
Proceeded to the Old Coffee-room, wherelhe asked Mr.
Buchanan if he really ovened upon the Sunday? On being
told he might see they did, he exclaimed, " Oh, you are all a
parcel of knaves and. fools. Those that opened these bars
(pointing to the windows,) have shut the gates of heaven
upon themselves!" He then went off. Yesterday fore-
noon, were rather surprised by a decent-looking man
calling at this office and requesting to know whether
we were friendly to the opening of the Royal Ex-
change on Sunday? Getting suspicious immediately, we
at once asked our visiter whether he was not the person who
had entered the Exchange with a weapon in his hand on Sun-
day? This was instantly replied to by his pulling a knife
from his pocket, which he described as " a flaming sword !"
In a quiet way we took possession of the instrument, while
we argued with the man on the gross impropriety of his
conduct. This only served to convince us of his complete
insanity on the question at issue, and of the danger of having
such a man going at large. After returning him his weapon,
wrapped up in a piece of paper, he left this office and pro-
ceeded towards Queen-street, where he went into a shop.
Among the rhapsodies uttered by him when in this office, he
declared that " if any Of those who attend the zooms had
shops or other property the vengeance of God would reach
them—his duty was to go and take down names, and if not
listened to with a knife, he should know what to do."--Glas-
gow Constitutional.

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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21

—Wind S.E. fresh

SAILED.—Dorcas, Bond, for Constantinople—and Herefordshire,
Lewis. for Rotterdam.
Rory O'More, sailed from Matanzas for London 12th Jan.
Eggardon Castle, Warlund, from Carbonear, at Leghorn
St. Filian, Campbell, from Newfoundland, at ditto
Jenny Jones, Wakeham, sailed from Constantinople for Smyrna
22nd Jan, and the Veracity, Gething, for ditto 24th
Joven Enrique, Aruza, sailed from Bilboa for this port 11th Feb.
and the Los Ninos, Lancerica, for ditto, 12th
Bride of Abydos, Weakner, sailed from Naples for Licata, and
Trewatha, Smith, for Messina let February
Ocean Bride, Donnelly, sailed from Cork for Antwerp 17th Feb.
Corea, Kerr, satled from Belfast for Bombay :Bth Feb.
Anne, Adams, from Havre for this port, at Kingstown
Elizabeth. Mossop, sailed from Beaumaris for Naples 15th Feb.
Sylph, Hobson, from Pernambuco, at Penzance for Cowes, and
supplied with provisions and water ; out 60 days
Invoice, hence for Buenos Ayres, was spoken 41st Jan. in lat.
47, long. y 30

MARSEILLES, Feb. 13.—Accounts from the Levant announce
that a violent gale had taken place on the coast of Caramania.

WEDNESDAY, FEDRUAEY 22.—Wind East, moderate.
SAILED.—Amelia HM, Hiil, for Barbadoes.

Penninghame, Green. from Vera Cruz, at Campeachy, and sailed
or Laguna previous to oth Jan.
Enterprise, Ivey, hence at Trieste
Preciosa, from Pernambuco, at ditto
Anna, Malovich, sailed from Trieste for thic port gth Feb.
Nancy, Reeves, and Louisa; Ager, from Ria Janeiro, at ditto
C R.C. Huelin, from Palermo for this port, at Algeslras Roads
King Alfred, Knill, and Essex Lass, Strutt, hence at Gibraltar
Feaonia, Jarvis, from Palermo, at ditto, and sailsd 6th Feb. for
this port
Great Liverpool. (steamer) lid.Leod, from Southampton. &c. at
ditto Bth Feb. and proceeded for Malta and Alexandria
Lightning, Lesouta, from London, at Charente
Tom Tough, Williams, hence at ditto
Flying Fish, Edwards, from Cork, at ditto
Speedy, Narromore, sailed from Lisbon:for this port 10th Feb.
Ann Paley, Chapman, hence at Oporto in five days
Emma Graham, Ferguson, hence at ditto
Susan, Lamont, from Charente, at Crookhaven
Racer. Morris, hence for Vera Cruz, at Dundalk, with loss of
boat, sails, &c. and decks swept
Wilton, Wilson, from Savanilla, at Waterford
Vulcan, Peters, from Memel for this port, at Longhope ; out two
months
Bleng, Stewart, from Monte Video, at Falmouth
Henry Wooley, Hamilton, from incapore, at Gravesend
Dee, Genders, hence for London, at Plymouth, with sails split
Fanshaw, Pike, from Valparaiso, at St. Ives
Elizabeth Buckam, Bewley, sailed from London for Port Adelaide
17th February
' Queen, from Lisbon for this port, was spoken 31s1 Jan. in lat. 42,
long. 13

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23.—Wind S.E. to S. light.
A RRIVED. —Trinity Yacht, from Denia—Minerva, from Ostend—
Elizabeth Benyon, and Ann Jones, Bullin, from Swansea—Confi
dence, Williams, from Cardiff—and John Souchay, and Chalco,
from London.

SAMED.—Shamrock, Thompson, for Lisbon—General Wiltshire,
Leslie, for New Orleans—Camillus, Ashton, for Rio Janeiro—Lan-
caster, Jefferson, for Bombay—Rhoda, Mathews, for Naples—
Rapid, Brown, for Monte Video and Buenos Ayres—and Rother,
Hall, for Genoa.

Emma, Irving, hence at Leghorn
Rival, Avery, saiied from Messina Ist Feb. and George, Key, 2nd
Feb. both for Liverpool
Rambler, Stevens, sailed from Taragona for Liverpool 6th Feb.
Lelean, ',clean, hence at Havre
Louisa, Williams, from London, at Falmouth for Liverpool, with
.oils split, loss of bulwarks; and crew frost bitten.

DOUGLAS, Feb. 22.—The William, Cotterill, from Liverpool to
Port Rush, put into this harbour on Sunday night, during* a gale
from S.E. and received considerable damage in taking the ground.
The vessel makes much water, and will have to discharge.