The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1843-09-12 00:00:00

GENERAL

MISCELLANY

,„
s/.‘-411.0irpe't'grr4eseillhoOtiisnign. excellent health, is gone into
114%, oN„CoMPENSATION.—Upwards of X 1,200.000
„41144,.,0iednesday at the treasury' to those East
it.Lhinese government at Cinton
i 6 74; tOot, '
k conaiderable increase has this
44ere aKen place with re.ard to the number of
itar,ke are now between 440'and 450.
..1110.1tiTtni, the
Bu English minister in Mexico, Lord
tT lwer aud Mr. H. s.
v'Y to succeed, Mr' Ashton at MaEllidridar.e all
werll.werellist.be in. habitants of the charming village of
)043tlaetiocuhrPrised by a visit from the Queen Dowa-
eB3 of Kent.
1t5,114(14, la
rtibottewh!t two stacks of hay belonging to Mr.
, fire. "7,T, and valued at £lOOO, were totally de-
-111:tit man The origin of the fire is not known.
1W440401 trwal drowned a few days ago at Notting-
Lko, oat u!,tlng to a life preserver, which slipped
Lt:ortoll rmudle, and held his head nder water.
Nt% th "I'AXPS From a return just published,
" nearl
ace 18/,,. fifty millions of Taxes have been
. 1 The exact amount is £48,110,824,
4,144,e ildrieLe has been added to the centrifugal rail-
-4444Cy 134clirs.to;t1_1_11 Zoological Gardens.
Nria„ at ro d `. Breta), the number of children an-
-4 ioes
ieath in Great Britain, in consequence of
tetretto ,Hg fire, is nearly 3,000!
74eitZde. welfar of
the stoppage of a firm in the pro-
-411 t Known in the city, and the liabilities of
ovaMt,
Iv, 0 be X 15,000.—Sun.
11,114.4eititt;Z feet in length, was caught off Seaham,
i„,,ktt074411, se°erning, by some fishermen. This fish is
10 •n in the German Ocean.
ioNo7N, T:vtil of twenty years, our Scottish friends
1141171iewonave a musical festival at Edinburgh.
ieboh. e_Ortthe 9th of October, and be entrusted
29Imp 4Perienced directorship of Sir H. Bishop.
ohltehi,ittrti; bookseller, Halliwell, Leeds, christened
hundaY ; of that number twenty-five are
ititki„ 8 °old the rolific pair live a few years
`llooo.4toZto their family may be expected.
,a•Alrociitee4ol:titpitir!..—Aecredited number of members,
rivpsted in government securities,
,L ttelabiel, apital, £20,000, exclusive of buildings,
o,6b`4e three Y. foundry, library, &c., £lO,OOO.
ierolonths ending the 31st August, there
;44• comparedf drunkards committed to Cork
with the same months last year,
4:4p,tioe
)4-44., kr ,
hr. 0e,....1%-•ave a respectable farmer of Frithville,
r dry .r Large must • d d k
iroom growine, er is es ,
etktlia..trOyltnr• It had forced up the bricks to make
qed, that
,the
report on a survey of Lincoln Ca..
to 800 must be expended on it immedi-
L7No all be coming down, and £lO,OOO more as
ott, ST, Procured.
etto ak'"blivc
ett _ IN LEEDS.—Though an improve-
44eloitkpat ere
in
tilde,tra we understand from good
the broe are o less than fifty mills now
""gh of Leeds.—Leeds Mercury.
tVkillitiee,t's_irve occurred to show the advantages
rt oecei ve
.; the cartoon exhibition. Mr. Ste-
t.,o4„ ea„, acommission to paint a picture of the
IPtoo/0 "`)°,l, at the price of 200 guineas.
N'
44 Rom
N fob, t 'VA, AN CATHOLIC BISHOP FOR THE
of"lATE.—The Rev. Thomas Sharpies,
tr,,t• Altar Li Blackburn, has been consecrated at
shop of the Lancashire Vicariate.
/top ttloptort ofkWalburn has been removed from the
,„ e
ktAtli! for earikrutcy. to the London Districf.
ticit% Londpon Commissioners is £2OOO a
k,kloe •
ktitti4 Zig" rienpeelaj:;_has published a letter in the Scot-
etiVe t tinle"reatu his condemnation of. the govern-
Arbcer,depeanrticularly with reference
` Theof Lord
*ol444:4tritatal:bhal° Mathew on Monday finally con-
the Itinence labours in the metropolis, by
O, v'hieliP?dge in Calmel-buildings, Manchester-
to,. top 11 I, is called the St. Giles's of Marylebone.
Vititilth;Cutitz has .
eNt Nu ~h resigned the commission of the
IgfottL 311dio of Birmingham, in consequence of
g between himself and the Secretary of
•ItT eane
opi try Department.
iN,Maiif''lri the • .op int a parish of Painswick, in Glocester-
,,PL 76y._bresent P°Pulation of not quite 4,000 souls,
IN,vt.„:,cors. receiving relief 84 persons, whose ages
ItiffAN
141 0
11 Pet the p RGANIZATION.—Under the above
aor,otestants of the North in several dis-
Vew"etionab",ive measures for the reconstruction,
Nl4' 0) 'e shape, of the old orange institution.
lth'tt to p '
tt}%,:teb e tiers r, EGAsus.—The attempt to lift the
I,4oeffort
of the me pinery, is now abandon-
eff,;' we believe the company mean to
17tojte4:.'ainbu,nts_for the recovery of their part of
h.;tiit 44: Rotir -Post.
ostel litr f ,/iFsi•—On the night of Tuesday last,
eet, ''',whey, jeweller and watchmaker.
i'retq.be,ider, were broken into, and nearly
q (oleo• 8 numerous articles of plate and jew-
tltiNitr
L4l,iLto.t'phtti,:prtilobacco imported from the. United
zoo-pt :louse ZrY_!ar, as given in returns just pre-
0, with deepeats Commons, amounted to 38,618,012
1)41. the , e of several thousand pounds, as
sge la Preceding year.
6 NMI 4'ent
pot tla -f4,,t.he
o,Ti.ses are proceeding rapidly
''Side are sculptured figures of the
014 et ttt'acioe:suxn,,try, from the remotest period down
Ott Wallas
iajesty Queen Victoria. The time
N'4lte of , Well's Protectorate is left blank.
ogrnt,hundreo'

POPISH PROPAGANDA.--By a return in the popish
prints here, we perceive that in less than one month from
the 7th of August to the 4th of September, the sum of
£534 6s. 41d. has been gathered up in Ireland for the
Propaganda, being at the usual average of about £7OOO per
annum. This export, considering the repeal rent, is pretty
well from the oppressed peasantry of the poorest country
in the world.

A WOMAN KILLED BY HER HUSBAND.—On Thurs-
day last William Wright, a shoemaker, of Manchester,
after dragging his wife from the bed, kicked her violently
from the top to the bottom of the stairs, inflicting an aw-
ful gash on the back of her bead. She died while a sur-
geon was dressing the wound. Wright was immediately
apprehended. Both the prisoner and the deceased were
addicted to intemperance.
THE LATE ATTEMPT TO MURDER AT DERBY .—On
Saturday week William Grocock was brought before the
magistrates at Derby charged with rape and attempt to
murder. The girl (Eliza Allwood) whom he had so bru-
tally treated was so tar recovered as to be able to appear
against him. She described the injuries which the priso-
ner inflicted on her, and stated that before he struck her
he had violated her person twice. He was fully commit-
ted for trial.

HORRIBLE ACCIDENT.—On Wednesday last, a horrible
accident occurred to a man, whose name we were unable
to ascertain. He was standing at the mouth of a coal-
pit, at Thurstonland, near Huddersfield, when, by some
inexplicable mischance, he fell against the fly-wheel of an
engine, and his head coming in contact with the spokes
of it, it was completely severed from his body, which was
thrown on one side, and the head on the other side of the
wheel.—Halifax Guardian.

BRISTOL PULLIC SALE OF TEAS.—On Tuesday last,
the first phblic sale of teas took place, and as this may be
considered the commencement of a series of importations,
it will be gratifying to the trade to know that it went off
with considerable spirit. The disposition manifested to
buy at the present prices, and to encourage this market,
will be seen from the fact that heavy purchases were made.
Out of the 4100 packages offered, nearly 3000 found buy-

ers, at prices in many cases below the London market

DESTRUCTION OF MALDON POWDER MILLS.— On
Wednesday a terriffic explosion took place at these mills,
e bich ate situated at the village of Maldon, near London,
and by which two powder mills, which are situated at une
extremity of the village, were destroyed. Upon the scene
being visited, nothing appeared but a ruinous heap of the
mills, of which only two remained. Everything con-
tained in them had been destroyed; but, most provi-
dentially, no lives were lost.
CORN GRINDING ACT.—The Lords of the Treasury
have, by their order of 25th ultimo, allowed fancy biscuit

to be received in substitution for wheat, under the follow-

ing conditions :-1. That the c

uantitv be hig

.1,1111t71 4:481 bond at
ketia of foreign meat of the first class (captain's bisCuit) Timed rn the act. 2.
IV °Wet they Y 8
ie I.RO, a iN cas. le-on-Ty.ne by. one That wheat be the main ingredient, and any other article
, L 8 , e to
.itttie significantchance,
hint that, in their es- purely subsidiary in the manufacture thereof. 3. That
s,S.Letiszntli aowuls. , for some time, of the duty the revenue officers be convinced in each particular case,
›tt4l4, 01, 1 f the c . as it arises, that there is no detriment to the revenue.
,In„ 4_ 011,,, u N__ ummittee of Proprietors of the MURDER Net' ter:4oe, ot.'weastle-on-Tyne held on Saturday THE OF MR. DADD.—We have just seen a
It'ra. ki. 4ru f the Birminham' Theatre, was ac- gentleman from Calais, who states that the son of the late
th In itin, or the
8 i) 10, -, next three
years, at a rent of Mr. Dadd passed through there three days since, en route
ltit far Cofor Marseilles. The fact of the murder having been coin-
Nip
teittep. Cobh has
witted was then not fully known, but the passports being Nicik 0 411 _ tie , ..o far. left politics, and is about all regular he was permitted to proceed. The authorities,
IN) 'lt to itaro);44 published a work on the manage- however, set the telegraph to work, and on his arrival at
ktpt NI 0,4i8 foli and has for some time pas been Marseilles, no doubt he will be arrested. He has plenty
Y 4 ' tiler. °wers the superiority of location on of money with him.—Sun.
lia bt to ?111, - Political •
irott ter uoit •---1,0 agitation. FATE OF DUCROW'S HORSES.—The company of eques-
k to l'il sho -I'd Rglint
t,,, 4t, rk _ rain, oun and a select party had trians under the management of Signor Hillier, who suc-
-1)41 w. 7 Of f_waS rO6 act Auchans on Wednesday last. ceeded Mr. Ducrow, after having performed in the vari-
-7,1„,N4 k,itir ho.s'ss scene of operations ; and in the ous towns of England, Ireland, and Scotland, were in-
,,,,` aqt:4 A
_u!--4yurr the total number killed among duced lately to visit Hamburg. After a few weeks' stay,
i;,4l,i,itiat,foileorresho observer. during which time their performances were very misera-
)i the el,ol:l!iewstra udelit of the Eastern Counties bly attended, the director has been compelled to announca
*,,, 4ttrold be
coPietr, inquires " what is the cause for sale the stud of horses. dresses, property, &c., to sa-
N ~,t,,,,t oger, to
_r.ary way
in pod this
ear?" and tisfy his creditors, and return with' his company to Eng-
01,t (I e Vk say what is the sign thereof, if land.
N 4 .o -.4st Lord Ranelagh has written to the Lord Mayor of Lon-
-A Mr. Tyler, sales- don on the subject of his Lordship's invitation to General
k!,4l'ttl ..I;itlttill IbtAllotili aft Zr'l Mt
oE 11
T.
4,01, 444„ the saet4re Messrs. Rayner Brothers, Esoartero and his suite to partake of the civic hospitality,
i kt,!, ". ' tar, I's, Ashton, has, it is said, b in which the noble lord informs his lordship that one
cY.ll°,,bq , 'e sum of £2 ".a " . .
is_ of
000. Mr. Tyler is a the generals composing that suite named Nogueras, ex-
Otttlqe R '4Ni Minister of War, and that it was the same Nogueras who
likipt 4 etirti_ Il'ATio ordered the execution of the aged and infirm mother of
FOREIGN FRUIT.-011
4tOwFerpen arrived at the St. Cabrera nt Tor!osa ; of which deed Lord Palmerston says,
L tiltlitt ,4tie51.,41-Itici, e..!
'h ' 'iNu,erable" wharf, from Antwerp. She in one of his dispatches, "It is impossible to express in
adequate language the disgust and indignation which this
laosb„ tlqrnber of passengers, pa.nd no vis of _ , fitrogious crime_has produced in the minds of all persons
pears, apples, walnuts, and
' in this country.

th.Rth 1er)41%
kthi the , e, ew
Quay in a,this town has been
t at t
twl;4 111 La! erai he N
91 havel2een,laid do_wn.

IURN-OUT IN THE MINING DISTRICTS.—The mining
districts of the country are, and have been for some time.

1e ric4Se 357 070 feet breadth at the top _
%13 bee will bleet• It is'hoped that ere another
11"/4till11 formede °olPleted.
•toril
Lll:'oofeJeii?4,,s on ,1,-4,on(ic; " good authority, n that the
• - - -

in a very disturbed state, the miners, especially those con
nected with coal-mines, complaining of oppression in the
shape of long hours of labour and scanty remuneration,
combined with the oft-execrated "trick;' system. The
colliers in the employ of the Earl of Lonsdale, at White-

y, which foundered

at
4_l of s uoliars, siau
thi at , tea. 'ZIU,OOO worth of copper,
Ptt4blehalaltitvE
oth' thtl. —rs. Woodhouse, of Airley
er first awar:B a hive of bees which, has pro-
at,o ad, what s stil more re-
lit tOtOtt k all of 'ese ; swanrms has also] produced
St' pOgOTF which appear healthy.
1.4t4 hili:t%tr4lB
feer °,lll, the 25ti,

in which they state, that they are now forming a general
union throughout Great Britain and Ireland, the object
of which will be the shortening of the hours of labour or
increasing the rate of remuneration.

JNTERESTING EXPERIMENT. A correspondent of
The Times announces the following novel experiment
made recently in Surrey :—" In July, 1842, Mr. A. Pal-
mer put one grain of wheat in a common garden-plot.
In August the .EMC vvas divided into 4 plants, which in

Boardman, of Hart

61(1°Ct4Int Passa,,
t, eho To
o.
J fi”°*w BETTER —Three old women,
4,-"414 S-ophia HUH; rd and Mary S.'°n"
114.4 °ges exceed 196' years, bave just
tr4teB
„Abingdon
gaol by Mr. J. Field, nne
°r the county of Berks, for stealing

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such
an
inflammation
as

nqN,,, r
t.Bt, a
i 11
)t,t4l dli„ large oto ),,, 14116,, end fish, weighing
Th
e captors, on opening it,
14$16q<k, „"e ~11_u'eum. A 'fishing hook and
~cm r`q,47(l a e,ra's handle of a penknife, a small
k, t\!)itpr4oN,,i 90. to poi;
esrb re a s _
P n were all found in
an nepo
),114:ee
44,4:th :flti,t:th a tl•„1_11,1t of experiments tried
\ tvt (?f a
,c_..crian !or exploding gun-
ellp'it baad'i!lty is ‘)1 engineer named Thom-
ti. go eis ' the agent d't • 'd t t
ttl 4,va • Much an is sal IT
\lt oh 12a more simple and convem

'slbs., was

I\4lllAit 'Why Itietl of
41111th:tied nceVening cartoons in Westminster-
The number of persons
all
th
.I!iton
' since its opening, is
qet..tiN,‘n tte 0,000 persons have passed
‘ne general average exceed-
V), riht nrres.,
t crn dent of (hi tt4dt,,'l:t p_rc,s the Dublin Evening
104 414 Ivi'(l Ist
~71
.8 hennate have had an injurious
;,10,;461`14.1 IhZtioa and that be was corn-
-1010 A 't to L., he qte.,`,l, her Majesty graciously
he
"lu accompany the Royal
VAN, fitt'hur...._ A
1,4 Fti, tee_ .1t afl .
lkyoi m fleeting of the Dumfries
ttatt,t,,t•at n, Lit_
,r• James Grierson, of the
nt ott,' 1.1,)e nea`dref°ol, was elected to the
to, tel Ro, Otto_ the Re, in that town, vacant
I)plytt. • William Burnet to the
tirt) ' v,•'l3n
eltyle , 'Wed_
A,t4,1111,1,1te ~1 the laaY last, Mrs. Sande-
"tlpoe, •it kensi nuintd of the Coach and
'144,4 At Osfwdel ti erTitighinn Lo.ndon, destroyed
roat a piece of rag whilst
ns trfracns caused by ex-

SUICIDES FKOM WANT.—From "An account of in-
quests in the borough of Birmingham. in the year 1812,"
compiled from official documents, and just published in
the Birmingham Journal, we learn that during the past
year, there have been twenty undoubted suicides in that
town, and that of these fourteen belonged to the working
classes.

Six general officers have been added by the commander-
in-chief to the list of those already in receipt of pensions
for distinguished services : they are Major. General Alured
Faunce, (late commander of the Bristol district,) Sir H.
Watson, Sir D. Hill, Sir R. Armstrong, J. Ferguson,
and T. W. Brotherton ; all of whom commanded regi-
ments during the Peninsular campaign.
SUICIDE FROM EXCESSIVE DRINKING.—An inquest
was held on Friday, at the Falcolii Inn, Little Bolton, on
the body of a pensioner, named James Harrison, aged 48
years. Having received his pension on the Saturday
previous, he commenced drinking, and continued in-
toxicated up to Thursday night, when he poisoned him-
self by taking laudanum.—Verdict, temporary insanity.
RETURN OF THE SOUTH SEA EXPEDITION.—Captain
James C. Ross has just returned from his voyage of ex-
ploration to the South Seas. He transacted business at
the Admiralty on Tuesday, having run up to town leaving
his ship at Portsmouth. The gallant sailor was in ex-
cellent health and spirits, and expressed the greatest sa-
tisfaction at the result of his voyage. •
HUSH MONEY.—The new libel act will contain the
following excellent provision :—" That if any person
shall publish, or threaten to publish, any libel, or offer to
prevent the publishing of any matter, with intent to ex-
tort money, or to induce a person to procure any appoint-
ment, every such offender shall, on a conviction, be liable
to imprisonment for any term not exceeding three years."
THE PITMEN'S BARRISTER. —We inserted a para-
graph last week, to the effect that the miners' association
had engaged a barrister to give them general advice, at a
salary of £3OO a year. " Thomas Borrow, an operative
pitman," has written us to say that the gentleman (who is
a Mr. Boberts) is to have a salary of £l,OOO for the first
year, and £5OO annually hereafter.—Tyne Mercury.
SINGULAR TENURE.—Two farms, lying in the town-
ship of Swinton, in Yorkshire, which belong to Earl
Fitzwilliam, every year change their parish; for one year,
from Easter-day, at twelve at noon,, till next Easter-day
at the same hour, they lie in the parish of Mexborough;
arid then, till Easter-day following, the same hour they
are in the parish of Wath.upon-Dearue, and so alternately
(vide Blount's Tenures.)
A very considerable body of the livery are, it is said,
anxious to re-elect the Lord Mayor for another year, on
the ground of the admirable manner in which be has dis-
charged the duties of the rnayorality, particularly the ex-
ercise of its ancient, and in this case, highly honoured,
virtue of hospitality. Many are disposed to this step as
the most significant way of treating the claims of Alder-
man T. Wood.— Whig paper.
MARRIAGES EXTRAORDINARY.—August the 28th, at
Hampton Bishop, Herefordshire, Mr. George Cole, of St.
Giles's Hospital, to Mrs. Elizabeth Wainscot, both of
Hereford. The bridegroom is aged 85, and the fair bride
71 • the latter, moreover, has been the mother of thirteen
children. At the same place, Mr. Cole, grandson to the
above Mr. Cole, to Miss E. Davies, both of Hereford.—
Staffordshire Mercury