The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1848-03-14 00:00:00

Orntral ititsrellanv.

Louis Philippe is in his 75th year.
The Rev. Nit. Thomas, formerly of Exeter College,
Oxford, has been admitted into the Romish Church.
During the year 1847, 27,093 men enlisted in the army,
and of these recruits 7,760 were afterwards rejected as un-
fit for military service.
DEATH OF MR, THOM, THE INVERARY PbET.—Mr.
Thom, the poet, whose genius and misfortunes are so
well known, died a-few days back at Dundee in penury.
A•brigantine, supposed' to be the " Earl Gowrie," Wa-
terford, was totally lost in Swansea Bay, on Sunday week,
and all the hands perished,
From a return, ordered by the House of Commons, of
the number of persons Wigged in the navy, in 1847. it ap-
pears that the number was 860, and that the totalimmber
oriashes inflicted was 26,288.
An old man named Sutcliffe was found drowneiin the
canal near Wakefield, last week. He had several times
attempted to destroy himself on account of the dryad he
had of being obliged to receive parish relief. _ _

EirritAimin may Bi RTH: -Mr . Samuel Parkhouse has,
on his farm at Dry Drayton, a ewe which produced five
lambs on Monday last. The whole of the progeny, ,as
was to have been expected, are- since dead.
William Pinnock, of Throcking, died a few days since
from leek-jaw, brought on by Alfred Bush, another !ad
of the same place, throwing mortar in his eyes in pray.
It appeared to have been accidental on the part of Bitsb:
The Norwich Post states that the trade of that city is
now more brisk than it has beers for many years ; and stech
is the demand for fancy nets. which cannot be made by
the power-loom, that the number of hand-loom weavers
is not sufficient to meet the demand.

By a return just printed, it appears that on the sth ult..
the dividends due at the Bank of England and not de-
manded, amounted to £965,98310,a. 7d., of which £858,291
15s. 9d. had been advanced to thegovernment under three
acts of parliament.
The present aggregate amount of imported grain in
Gloucester is estimated at 48,385 qrs. wheat ; 1010 qrs.
barley, 11,279 qrs. oats, 8178 qrs. beans, 127 Q qrs. pease•;
making a total of all sorts of grain of 70,022 qrs. ; against
24,040 qrs. at the same period in 1847.
The Morning Post says that Don Miguel, of Portugal,
declined visiting her Majesty's Theatre, on Thursday, out
of respect to Louis Philippe, who, although he had done
him all the harm he could, was still a near relation of his
mother.

On Saturday evening a sumptuous banquet was given
to Sir 11. R. F. Young, at the Albion Tavern, Alcicrogate
street, London, previous to his departure for Port Ade-
laide, the seat of his new government of South Australia.
Sir Henry's appointment appears to have given the great-
est satisfaction to all parties.
BtruGLAuv.—The house of Mr.. Thomas Newlove, at
Warthill, near York, was on the night of Monday week
broken into, and a couple of old guineas, eight sovereigns,
and about £6OO in Beverley, Bridlington, and York notes,
were stolen. £lOO reward has been offered for the dis-
covery of the offenders.

It is not perhaps generally known that the tri-coloured
flag, as now hoisted at sea on the French packets, is not
arranged as formerly, blue, white, red, but is changed for
blue, red, white ; on coming into harbour, the old one
replaces it, as if the new one waa not recognised by our
government.

RUGBY SCI?OOL.—We deeply regret to announce the
alarming illness of the talented head master of Rugby
school, Dr. Tait. The rev. gentleman has suffered most
severely from rheumatic fever, which has brought orhin-
flammation of the lungs, and but slight hopes are enter-
tained of his recovery.
LOOKING OUT FOR A STORM.—The New. York Herald,
of February 20,.states that agents of Louis Philippe were
in New York, investing property for him in ease his
family should;.after his death, be driven from the throne
of France ; and it was estimated that his ex. Majesty had
1,000,000 dollars invested in houses and American stocks
in anticipation of some outbreak in Prance.
EFFECTS OF PASSION.—On Friday week a fellow named
Edward Jarvis, in the employ of Mr. Gooch, of Cowlinge,
Cambridge, unexpectedly approached a valuable pony,
tied up in the nag stable, and it slightlylicked him, when,
possessing himself of the broom handle,. he got into the
manger, and after striking it several times about the head,
with another blow felled it dead upon the spot. The
miscreant has.absconded.

MELANCHOLY CIRCUMSTANCE.—OH Saturday week,
the Rev. W. Slater, teacher of Walnev School, went to
Biggar, a village'on that island, to spend the day, in cele-
bration of a marriage that had taken. place.. He returned
the same evening, and was accommodated with a lantern,
it being then dark, and proceeded along the sand ; anti we
are sorry to say was lost in the attempt, for his body was
afterwards found upon the sand.

A few days since, while a shopkeeper in Edinburgh was
pumping Whiskey out of a cask at his door, he incauti-
ously placed a light so near the aperture as to set fire to
the liquid. On observing the flame, he hastily closed the
bung in the hole to extinguish it, when both ends burst
out with a loud report, knocking down and seriously
injuring a boy who was standing by, and spilling a con-
siderable quantity of spirits.

A lamentable instance of ignorance and superstition
occurred at a village in Bedfordshire, a few days ago.
With a view of testing, by a charm, the faithfulness of
their sweethearts, three young women had torn the heart
out of a torn cat when alive, stuck it with pins, and
burned it ; they were properly arrested for their inhuman
barbarity, were heavily fined, and, in default of payment,
now lie in gaol.
SERIOUS Loss OF LIER.—On Monday, in the celebra-
ted Benton Quarry, about four miles from Newcastle-
upon-Tyne, the quarrymen were engaged in blasting the
rocks and a considerable explosion having been effected,
they were removing the fragments in the usual manner,
when suddenly, and entirely unexpectedly, a large mass
of stone, with its capping of shale and earth, gave way,
and descended like an avalanche on the men below.
Eight were killed, and several others very severely injured.
A few days since, while some excavators employed in
the construction of the aqueduct of the Bristol water
works, were blasting rocks in the parish of Litton, a large
piece of rock struck the brim of a .man's bat with such
violence as to drive it forty feet into the air. The narrow-
ness of the escape however, failed to disturb the imper-
turbable phlegm of the excavator, who coolly turned to
his alarmed comrades, and observed, " A miss is as good
as a mile, be'ant it ?"
During the last few days, some druggists in Derby have
received notices of exchequer processes, to recover from
them heavy penalties, for having sold unstamped medi-
cines, although such medicines were not patented. Per-
sons have been sent to purchase pills and mixtures, to cure
some named complaint, for which twopence or three-
pence has usually been paid ; and whenever the box or
-9ttle cond—* preparation, was without a three

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halfpenny patent medicine stamp, legal proceedings have
been immediately instituted.
THE ENGLISH WORKMEN EXPELLED FROM FRANCE

—On Tuesday, the Mayor of Portsmouth received instruc-
tions from the Secretary of State relative to the disposal
of the people brought from France. His worship' is

government expense
nearly all the residue on Tuesday, for their respective des-
tinations, with food and money, by the Brighton and South
Coast Railway. The poor creatures seemed very grateful
for the tindness.

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THE LATE ROBBERY OF THE :MESSRS: BOWRING.
RECOVERY OF THE SILVER.—Mr. C. Bowring, we are
informed, has had an interview with the convicts, Lloyd
and Mahony, , respecting that portion of the stolen pro-
perty which,,up to the time of the conviction of the men,
had not been recovered, and has succeeded in inducing
th. end

-ahony to inform him w ,ne money had been se-
creted in Cwmnant-gwyn wood; and so accurate was the
description given by the convict of the spot, that Mr,
Bowring, on his return from Swansea, rode over, accoin:
parried by one of his men, and without theleast.dilliculty,
discovered the -hidden treasure," amounting, it i 5 said, to
4601 tied' up ia

EXTEIMITE FLOODS.—During :the last few days, ow=
ing to the-very heavy rains, floods, have made their ap-
pearance about Reading to an alarming extent, and ex-
ceeding those for many years previous. All the meadows
along the bkaks of the Thames, as 'well as places adjacent.
to the Kennet, are covered with water to a considerable
depth, and many bridges and roads are rendered impassa-
ble ; in several parts the grounds are completely swamped.
It is feared, also, that no inconsiderable portion of pro-
perty is lost, from having been washed', away ; though, at
present, no loss of life has been heard of.
Hum. .—A meeting of Chartists assembled onThursday,
when a chartist lecturer, named Kidd,. and others, ad-
dressed the meeting in praise of France and republicanism,
and in special denunciation of our aristocracy. The people
were called upon to arouse from their apathy and to imi-
tate the noble conduct of the French people, and so en-
franchise themselves and their posterity. Hard words,
much noise, enthusiasm for everything -French, and de-
precation of everything English, were ths characteristics
of the meeting, which broke up in perfect satisfaction with
itself, and without any de facto outrage against the rest of
the world.

GROSS ImrosTrritu.—On Saturday last,-John Dawson,
an able-bodied Irishman, about 30 years of age, was
charged at the Glasgow Western District Police-office
with stealing a halfpenny-worth of bread from a baker's
shop in Main-street, Anderston. On being brought to
the office he declared that he committed the crime from
being out of employment, and consequently!' in a state of
starvation; but, having been minutely searched, there
was found on his person six sovereigns, one Irish pound
note, one shilling ha silver, and 20. in copper. Bailie
Brown, on hearing evidence, sentenced the fellow to 60
days' imprisonment.—Edinburgh Witness.
IMPORTANT MEEVING.—On Thursday night a public
meeting of the most influential inhabitants of the parish
of St. James's, London, was held in the vestry-room of
St. James's Church, presided over by the churchwarden of
the parish. The meeting was addressed by the Earl of
Eglintoun, Earl De Grey, the Hon. F. Byng, and Mr.
D'Ez-ncourt, M. I':, when the following resolution was
unanimously adopted That they should assemble on
the first alarm, and act in conjunction with the police in
suppressing any disturbance against the public peace."
On Friday the Duke of Norfolk, the Earl of Surrey, and
other noblemen and gentlemen of rank and influence,
were sworn in to act as special constables.

The affairs of St. Stephen's, Walbrook, are at last in a
road towards settlement. The dispute between Alderman
Gibbs and the parishioners having been referred to Mr.
Justice Erle ; he has declared the select vestry to be ex-
tinct, and has suggested that the costs of both sides should
be paid out of the parish funds. At a meeting of the
vestry last evening a resolution was carried, that the
suggestion of Mr. Justice Erle be acceded to, in as far as
the parish agree to pay-5.501. to Messrs. Flight and Rock,
and the like sum ,to Mr. Alderman Gibbs, towards his
costs, upon his assigning the parish trust property to
fourteen new trustees -to be appointed by the parish. A
committee was then formed to carry out the resolution
and report ; and the meeting was adjourned.
MURDER OF A WIFE BY HER HUSBAND.—The village
of Twigworth, near Gloucester, was, on Friday last, the
scene of a murder. A milkman residing there, named.
William Hall, in a fit of drunken fury, murdered his wife,.
by kicking her in the abdomen in the presence of her four
children. An inquest was subsequently held on the body
by the district coroner, and a verdict of Wilful murder."
against William Hall was returned. He was fully com-
mitted for trial at the ensuing assizes. Au unfortunate
accident, which may have a fatal termination, resulted
from this deplorable affair. A young man, named Hobbs, ,
who rode into Gloucester for a medical mart, was thrown
from the horse he rode, and fractured his skull in the fall.
He is now lying dangerously ill.
CASUALTIES- AT SEA.—A boat has been, picked up. at
West Kerby, with " Arrabella" on the. stern.; also a
corpse with a lever watch in the pocket, supposed to be
the master of a.vessel sunk during the night. The Lady
of the Lake which arrived here to-day took up the crew
of the " Agnes" of Glasgow, from Callao.to London on
the 27th of. February, in latitude 424 longitude 24, the
vessel having been thrown on her beam ends, in a hurri-
cane came on the 23d, her pumps being choked and in a
sinking state, The United States from New Orleans to
Liverpool, took off the crew from the Fair Play, from
Philadelphia to Barbadoes. The Ulbane from, Lisbon
brought the crew of the Catherine from Ibrail to. Consta-
ntinople, abandoned, dismasted, and in a sinking state.
At Newcastle, G. Thompson, 23, was indicted for the
wilful murder of Philip Wallace, at Bywell, on Christmas
Eve. The prisoner and the deceased were poachers, and
on the night in question they had a most, desperate battle
with, the gamekeepers of Mr. Beaumont, who had with
them a large dog, half bloodhound and half Newfound-
land, used for the purpose of tracking poachers. During
the battle, Robert Surtees, one of the keepers, got de-
ceased down, and held on in defiance of the blows he re-
ceived from the prisoner, who at last discharged his gun at
the keeper. who contrived to twist himself out of the way,
and the contents of the gun. entered the body of the pri-
soner's comrade, and caused his death shortly afterwards.
The prisoner was convicted, of mauslaughter,• and sen-
tenced to 15 years' transportation.
Cll ARA CTERIST I C .-Mr. Waddington, surgeon, of
Margate, having written to the Duke of Wellington as
Warden of the Cinque Ports on behalf of the sailors of
Margate, with the view of getting some of them employed
as pilots ; his Grace returned the following answer :
" London, February 23, 1848„—F. M. the Duke of Wel-
lington presents his compliments to Mr. Waddington.
He has received his letter of the 22d instant The Duke
knows of no impediment to any native or inhabitant of
Margate who can produce the usual testimonials of charac-
ter and conduet, particularly in relation to habits of tem-
perance and sobriety, who thinks himself qualified, coming
forward to be examined as to his qualifications for being a
pilot; and, if found upon examination to be really quali-
fied, such a one will undoubtedly be appointed ;- otherwise
certainly not—Joshua Waddington. Esq."
Itlmumoru.--As the labourers employed on the
Stour Valley line were lately excavating in' the narish of
Lamarsh, near Sudbury, they discovered,, about 14 feet
from the surface, embedded in gravel, the head and tusks
of a mammoth, or fossil elephant. The tusks broke when
they attempted to remove them, bat the teeth were taken
out tolerably perfect ; and, with the fragments of the
tusks, are now in the possession of Mr. Fulcher. The
teeth are about 10 inches long; the tusks, when whole,
measured 11 feet in length, and the breadth between them
was 4 feet. On two or three of the teeth the enamel is
as fresh as if they had not laid in the earth a month.
Teeth of the mammoth have also, at different periods,
been discovered in the grounds of R., Allen, Esq.,
of

OPPOSITION 'TO LORD MORPETH'S PVTILIC HEALTH
BILL.—On Tuesday a public mceting, called by the
Mayor, in compliance with a requisitiou presented to him
from between twenty and thirty gentlemen, was held in
the Leeds Court House, " to consider the measures to be
adopted with reference to the Public Health Bill now in
parliament, and introduced by Lord Morpeth." In the
absence of the Mayor, owing to his having to proceed to
London the following morning, as a deputation from the
town council, Mr. Ald. Luccock was appointed to preside.
The attendance was tolerably numerous, though the
Court House was by no means crowded. Amongst the
assembly was .a number of women. The speakers ob-
jected to the bill principally pp two_grounds7-first, because
it carried out the ,system of Centralization, and next
because of the large expenditure of money which. It
wvulsl rfclqin iu Qrtlc tori %try QUt it* myipiqns,