The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1833-09-10 00:00:00

HINT TO CREDITORS.—In a case heard in the Insolvent
DPbtor's Court, lately, it was proved that during the insolvent's
imprisonment a creditor had written to him in these terms:—
" If you include my name in your schedule I shall oppose you;
if you do not, I shall not interfere." The court decided that
the writing of the letter nullified the opposition.
RATHER IRISH.—A Dublin editor falling foul of another,
saith of him that "in prirate.he openly reviled• Mr. Littleton."
RATHER GRAVE.-6' To be sold, two commodious family se-
pulchral vaults under the metropolitan church in \larlhurough-
street." A desirable investment !—Dublia. Paper.
RADICALISM AND DESPOTISM.—Sir Francis Burdett recently
gave a grand entertainment to the members of the Buonaparte ;
family, at his residence in the Green Park.
WHAT A KITCHEN IS AND IS NOT.—Now a kitchen is no-

eody's premises; a kitchen is not a ware-house, nor a wash-
house, a brew-house, nor a bake-house, an inn-house, nor an
out-house, nor a dwelling-house.—No! 'tis absolutely and bona
.fide neither more nor less than almrcaaret or, as•the law more
classically expresses. a kitchen is, camera necessaria pro issue
cookers ;—cum, saaeepannis, stewpannis, scullero, dressero, coat-
holoi-stocis, smokejack° ; pro roastanduns,.boilanduns, fryandunt,
plumb-pudding-mizanduna ; pro turtle soupos, calves-head-hasitibus,
cum calipee et calipashibus.
JUDICIAL CHANGES. —T h e following legal changes arc, we -
understand, about to take place :—Mr. Baron Bayley and Mr.
Justice Park will retire from the Bench, and will be succeeded
by the Attorney and Solicitor-General; Mr. Serjeant Wilde to
be Attorney-General, and Mr. Pepys Solicitor-General. Mr.
Bickersteth will, it is said, succeed to the dignity of Vices
Chancellor as Sir L. Shadwell will go to the Rolls, from wach
court his honour' Sir John Leach has intimated his intention
of retiring.
TRAVELLING A HUNDRED YEARS AGO.—The following curi-
ous advertisement is extracted from the Caledonian Mercury of
July 10, 1721 :—" Whereas it has been reported that the stage
coach (front Edinburgh) to Loudon hath not performed in nine
days, as was promised in their bills. Now this may satistie,
that the badness of the weather and roads beat down the horses
of a sudden, which could not be prevented by the undertaker;
but for the future 'twill he punctually performed in nine days,
at least till Machaelmas; one of the owners being now down
to put in fresh horses."
SIR WILLIAM JONES AND THOMAS Day.—One day, upon"
removing some books- at the chambers of the former, a large
spider dropped upon the door, upon which Sir William, with
some warmth, said " Kill that spider, Day ; kill that spider!"
",No," said Mr. Day, with coolness, " I will not kilt thet
spider, Jones; I do not know that I have a right to kill that
spider. Suppose, when you are going, in your coach to West-
minster-hall, a superior tieing, who perhaps may have as much
power over you as you have over this insect, should say to his
companion, Kid that lawyer ; kill that lawyer!' how should
you like that, Jones ? and I ant sure, to most people, a lawyer
is a more noxious animal than a spider."—Lo Studio.
A subject of some importance to certain M.P.'s has lately
afforded matter of no little observation. It is said that the
Postoffice has agreed with the Steam Navigation Company for
the hire of certain of their Steam-boats for the conveyance of
government mails to and from France and other foreign places.
Now, this being clearly a " Government Contract," and there
being several members of the company also members of the
House of Commons, who will be individually benefited by such
contract, they have placed themselves ire the precise situation
of the unfortunate city baronet, (as to the contract part of his
miserable affair,) and consequently liable to the legal pecuniary
penalties, with the loss of their seats—and on dit, that this mo-
tion will be the subject of investigation as shoo as the house re-
assembles.—Age.
EXPENSIVE MEAL.—Friday afternoon, at the Zoological Gar-
dens, Regent's Park, a lady was holding a biscuit to the elephant
from the top of her reticule, when the animal, mistaking the
extent of the lady's generosity, seized the reticule with its trunk,
and conveyed it, with its contents, consisting of a ten-popod
note, some loose money, and a bunch of keys into.his stomach,
to the dismay of the lady and amusement of the bystanders.
WHAT IS MANSLAUGHTER IN CORK ?—Some MOO were found
guilty of manslaughter in Cork last week. The nature of that •
offence in Cork is well explained in Baron Penuefather's ad-
dress to the criminals after cons iction Thts' jury have ac-
quitted you three of murder—they• have found you guilty of
manslaughter, in feloniously taking away the life of William. -
Welsh; and they have found John Conway alenanilly of man-
slaughter, iu taking awa•Y the life of P. AP Namara. It appears
that after you had caused the death of one man, you lay in wait
for William Welsh, and attacked him, unarmed and unprepared
to encounter you, Conway levelling him to the ground, and as
Ire lay there Daniel Denis 111‘Carthy cleaving in two his ,icul lei;
a spade, and Dennis M `Carthy striking a pitchjink intohis cheek.
I ant glad sincerely the jury have excused yoa from the foul
crime of murder !"
EXPENSE OF COMMITTEES.—The enormous expenses of the
Parliamentary Committees have long been a subject of remark,
and we may say, reprobation. The public will, however, soon
have an opportunity of seeing the amount incurred on six select
committees during this session. If the sum total does not stave
ger John Bull, wily then are we " soused gurnets." We should
not grumble at the expenditure, if the result of the deliberations
and lucubrations of the picked few out of the collective wisdom
turned out henefirCial; but alas ! too well do we know we pay •
" dear enough tor our whistle."—.lye.
SIR JONAH BARRINGTON.—Dining one day at the house of a
friend, where he met his relative, Captain Keogh, the counsel-
lor Shears and others, he said to the former, "'fly dear Keogh,
it is quite clear that you and I, in this famous rebellion, sheer he
on different sides of the question ; and, of course, one Or other
of us must necessarhy be hanged at or before its termination ;
I upon a lamp-iron in Dublin, or you on the bridge of-Wex-
ford: now, we'll make a bargain;—if we beat you, upon my
honour, I'll do all I can to save }}out neck; and if your folks
beat-us, you'll save me from the honou'r of the lamp-iron. They
shook hands on the bargain, which created much- merrimenr,
and he returned to Wexford with a most decideddmpression of -
the danger of the country, and a complete presentiment that
either himself or Captain Keogh would never sed the conelusioa
of that summer. His anticipations were realized : for, on his
next visit to Wexford, he said, " I =saw the heads of Captain -
Keogh, Mr. Harvey, and Mr. Colclough, on spikes over the
court-house. door." Their execution having been so speedy that
Sir Jonah had no time to make any exertions to save his irked
according to his promise.e-Georyian Era.
THE PLYMOUTH ESTATES.—We understand that in the dis- ,
position of the estates of the late Earl of Plymouth, the Hon,
Robert Clive, M.P., son of the Earl of Fowls, conies into the
Po",:ession of £2ILOSIO a-year, iu which are included the whoa: .
of the Giamorganshire estates. The honourable gentleman's •
residence at present is in the neighbourhood of Bishop's Castle;
but we have great parasure in hermits that it is his attention to
reside a part of the year at St. Pagan's Castle, near Cardilf.
We are happy to hear that the honourable gentleman has a son
and several daughters; but, in the possiide contingency of their -
leaving no issue, the estates are to devolve on Lord 'Viscount
Holmesdale, uterine brother to the deceased Earl. '1 he late .
Earl, not having. anticipated that he should be survived liy his
uncle, the present Earl, bad entirely omitted to make suitable
provision m his will; so that. the present Earl succeeds to the
title without an acre of the family estates. The highly honour- ;
able character of Mr. Clive, distinguished as it is for numerous
benevolent and amiable qualities, cannot fail to render his sue..
cession to the Glamorgeushire estates. end his consequent rest-
dence in the county, a utmost gratifyintj event,—Zrertityr Ow, ,
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