The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-11-12 00:00:00

MISCELLANEOUS.

COMFORT FOR PAUPERS.-Dr. Handyside, who drsig.
notes himself secretary to the Association for obtaining
an Official Inquiry into Pauperism in Scotland, in his
examination before the Poor-law Commissioners, stated,
that he could say from observation, with regard to a father
and mother with four children under 10, at the working
period of life, that 3s. 6d. or 3s. a week might make them
comfortable. The doctor adds, that Is. a week might do
for a singly man, of which 6d. is allotted weekly for nou-
rishment. lie considers 2s. 6d. the lowest sum on which
a man with a family of four children might be supported,
exclusive of house and clothing. Dr. liandyside's ideas
of comfort and support for r aupers seem to be based on
homceopathic principles. We would advise the doctor to
try the system for a week personally, and then gave his
opinion. In all probability, the sum he so generously
allots to support six individuals for seven days, would not
prove sufficient to pay for a dinner for himself alone."—
Medical Times.
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MURDERS IN FRANCE. —Spain and Italy must look to
their laurels, or France will eclipse both in the use of the
knife. The Presse of Friday last states, that "at nine
o'clock on Thursday evening a murder was committed in
the Rue Laffitte, near the Boulevard des Italiens. A
trunk-maker who resided in the Rue Laffitte was beating
his apprentice with a lath, when a young man ab..ut
twenty-two years of age interfered, but the trunkrnaker,
who was offended at the interference, struck the young
man in the face ; the latter immediately drew from
his pocket a dagger, which be plunged into the trunk-
maker's breast, who instantly fe'l dead. It is said
that the murderer is the son of M. de Maupas. Another
version of this horrible affair states, that it was to save a
dog from being beaten that the murderer interfered, but
adds no attenuating circumstance. The Journal de Loir
et Cher states, that whilst two operatives, one a slater, the
other a mason, were passing along the high road between
Blois and 13eangencv, the mason remained a short distance
behind, and then advancing to his companion fired a pistol
loaded with ball, which entered the back of his head. The
murderer then drew the body from off the high road,
took possession of 16 francs, and a gilt watch, which he
probably mistook for pure gold, and fled. The following
morning the body was found, and removed to the nearest
hospital, where tie unfortunate man recovered suffi-
ciently to tell what had happened, but shortly afterwards
expired. The police are in pursuit of the murderer.

LONDON MARKETS—Yesterday.

MARK-LANE CORN EXCHANGE

At th's day's market there was a larger supply of wheatfrom Essex, Kent, and Suffolk than for some time past.
The sale was slow, at a decline of Is. per quarter on best
runs, and still more on the inf:rior descriptions. There
was not much done in foreign, from the firmness of fac-
tors, who refused to make any concession to buyers.
Fine malting bailey was the turn in favour of pur-
chasers. Distilling and secondary fully Is. cheaper.
Grinding quite as dear as last week.
Malt maintains the recent improvement.
Beans and Pease have further advanced Is. per quarter.

We continue to receive very short supplies for Oats, and
only three Irish vessels have come to hand since last mar-
ket. An advance of Gd. per quarter was generally realised,
but the sales were in retail to necessitous buyers and
country dealers.

CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE.
Wheat, Essex and Kent. s. d. s. d

Bed 43 0 48 0
White 6O 0 65 0
Norfolk end Lincoln, red
White .
Irish, Ted
White
Rye, old 29 0 33 0
New
Barley, Grinding 2B 0 32 0
Malting
Chevalier 35 0 38 0
Malt, Suffolk and Norfolk 56 0 (.2 0

Brown 5O 0 54 0
Kingston and Ware 56 0 62 o
• Chevalier
Oats, Yorkshire and Lincolnshire, feed 23 0
Petatoe
Youghall and Cork, black
Cork, white
Scotch, feed
Beans, tick 3O 0 —35 0
• Pigeons
Pease, Grey 32 0 35 0
Maple 33 0 35 0
White
Boilers 37 0 39
Flour, town made
Suffolk 94 0 38 0
Stockton and Norfolk

FOREIGN GRAIN AND FLOUR IN BOND. •
Wheat, Dantzie 4B 0 -- 56 '0
Hamburg
Par!ey • lo 0— 33 0
Oats, new
Freed
Beans 2O 0 —26 0
Pea.

Flo& r, American

23 0 - 25 0
22 0 - 23, 0

SMITHFIELD CATTLE MARKET.

Compared with that exhibited on Monday last, the sup-
ply of beasts offeringin to-day's marketwas rather limited.
The quaitity of this description of stock was very in_
ferior. The beef trade was by far more active than for
some lengthened period, and, in every instance, an advance
took place on last week's quotations of quite 2d. per B!b..
the primest Scots readily producing 4s. per 81b., and at
which a clearance was readily effected.

The imports-Jfiivestoek,l3ndertf:e new tariff, during
the past week,have consi,ted—for London and the various
outports of 150 beasts, and 160 sheep from Germany and
Holland. To-day we have had on sale 25 beasts and 34
sheep in moderate condition.

The northern droves of beasts fresh up comprised about
1600 shorthorns.

The supply of sheep was moderately good, while the
mutton trade was steady, and last week's prices were fully
obtained in every instance.

Although the number of calves was small, the sale for
them was in a very sluggish state, at the late depression in
the currencies.

In pigs, the supply of which good, very little was doing
at the quotations.

Per Sibs. to si

>ink the offal,

s d. s. d. S. d. s. d.
Infefior Beasts.... 2 6 2 In record quality do. 3 2 3 6
Second quality do. 3 2 3 6 Coarse do. 3 8— 3 10
Prime lar,e Oxen. 3 8— 3 10 Southdown Wethers 3 4 0
Prime Scots, &c... 3 10— 4 0 Do. out of the wool ---
Coarse Calves .... 3 0— 3 6 Large 1-1 gs
Small do.
Suckling do. each.lB 0-32 o Qr. old Pigs, each 16 0—"0 0
Inferior Sheep 2 8— 3 0 Lambs

SUPPLY AT MARKET.
Beasts. 3,499.... Sheep, 30,500.... Calves, 87 .. Pigs, 487.

SHARE MARKET.-LONDON.

Bristol and Gloucester, 361, 35 ; Edinburgh and Glas-
goy'', 59; Chester and Holyhead, 6; Great North of Eng-
land, 121 ; London and Birmingham, 215; Great West-
ern, 137. 136; Midland, 105, 1061 ; South Eastern and
Dover, 42?, ; York and Yorth Midland, 110, 111, 112.

The Queen and Prince Albert, attended by the royal
snite, arrived at the Paddin2ton Station of the Great
Western Railway, by a special train, at a quarter before
one o'clock yesterday, and immediately proceeded, in one
of the royal carriages and four to Buckingham Palace.

COUNTY PALATINE OF LANCASTER.—The County
Palatine of which the sovereignty is in the Queen as Duke
of Lancaster, has an Equity-court of its own, which sits
alternately at Lancaster, Liverpool: and Preston, and
which, for some years past, if an Equity barrister had pre-
sided in it, would probably, from its comparative cheap-
ness and great local convenience to the suitors, have been
called upon to despatch a large portion of the business
which has been transmitted, at a vast expense, from those
populous manufacturing regions to London. The vice-
Chancellorship of this Court having lately become vacant
by the death of Lord Granville Somerset. the Chancellor
of the Duchy, has availed himself of the opportunity for
endeavouring to make the jurisdiction practically usefu
to the wide circle it extends over, by selecting Mr. TwiSsl
a leading man of the Equity Bar, to he Vice-Chancellor
of the Court, and Councillor of the Duchy.
GENEROSITY OF CORNI§FI FiSHERMEN.---11l the
early part of last month the French sloop St. Louis, of
Cherbourg, Louis Basin. master, having been dismasted off
the Wolf Rock, was driven on shore near Por lileven,
where she became a total wreck. The few stores saved,
with the hull, were subsequently sold for payment of sal-
vage. Our object in reverting to this subject is to t ecord
the praiseworthy and disinterested act of the salvo s,
fishermen of Porthleven, who, after the sum awarded them
for their services had been paid to them, finding the
property belonged solely to the captain, and it was not
insured, generously took to Mr. Cudlip, merchant, the
full amount they had received, with the exception of 10
men's shares out of 103, but which was made up by other
persons, and requested him to present it in full to the cap-
tain, expressing their regret for his misfortune. The
poor Frenchman begged Mr. Cudlip gratefully to acknow-
ledge for him the generous act. We hope the example
set by these poor fishermen will he extensively followed,
and thus, in some measure, alleviate themiseries of ship:
wreck.— Western Luminary.

A CHANCELLOR'S ARRANGEMENT.—Lord Thurlow
upon the point of giving a clergyman a living, stated to
him, that be must desire he would continue the same cu-
rate who had been there in the time of his predecessor,
and whom he believed to be a deserving man. The cler-
gyman represented that his intended arrangements were
such that he could not do so. '• Very well," replied Lord
Thurlow, " as you will not take him for your curate, I
will make him the ructor." And be did so.

THE MARCH OF INTELLECT.—A gentleman of the
Temple received his laundress's weekly account the other
day, made out in the style of spelling and hand-writing
peculiar to the sisters of the suds. But there was one
charge of one shilling and sixpence for "skewering the
stars!" which defied even his practised comprehension.
After wondering for same time how such a work could
have been performed, and still more wondering that it
should have been done particularly at his expense, the
debtor sent for Mrs. Pearlash, when the preceding proved
to be for "scouring the stairs !" Charnb,rs's Jouirnal.

EGYPTIAN ORIGIN OF THE ARCH.—The researches
of modern travellers, particularly those of Sir Gardiner
Wilkinson, prove that the brick arch was known in Egypt
in the reign of Amenoiph 1, 1540 years 8.C., and the
stone arch in the time of Psameticus 11, 600 years B.C.
"The most remarkable," says Sir Gardiner Wilkinson,
"are the door-ways surrounding the tanks of Assasief,
which are composed of two or more concentric semicir-
cles of brick, as well constructed as at the present day,
and all the bricks radiate to a common centre." Mr.
Hoskins is of opinion that arches were constructed long
anterior to the time of the Pialetnies; for in the pyramids
of Ghe,bel Birkel and Dunkalie, which are of more ancient
da.c, both round and pointed stone arches were disco-
vered.

THE EMPEROR FANG-HE ON QUACKS..-It is difficult
to deceive us old men, because we have ourselves seen so
much. We meet with Tao-tsze (of the school of Lao-'sae
or Lao kien) who boast with the utmost effrontery of
having a secret for the enjoyment of long and happy life.
Wait for some time, and you will see them undergo the
fate of other men ; their teeth fall out. their ha'r whitens,
t eir strength decreases from day to day. You may be
sure from this, that they who pretend to possess similar
secrets have no other intention than to cheat. Do real
spiiits, do true immortals condescend to descend upon
earth ? There are other impostors who keep themselves
standing for several successive years; and others who, in
the lower chambers, keep themselves for ever sitting.
But those who have learned io keep themselves erect
cannot remain seated a single moment, and those who
are always seated cannot keep themselves erect ; winch
proves that their talent is pure quackery. I have often
tried them, and I know all their tricks. There are many
thiogs which appear easy at the first glance, but. which
cease to be so at last. When they relate to me any facts
of a surprising nature, I say, in a few days I will see and
examine them. I ascended the throne at eight years old,
and during the fifty years that I have managed the affairs
of the empire I have seen some of all sorts. Many quacks
have at first appeared to perform extraordinary feats; but
their shameful artifices have been discovered at last. .I
do not trouble myself about publishing their impostures;
I wait t'll in the course of time they discover themselves.
In troth, there is no advantage in deceiving fora moment.
—Chinese Olio.