The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-02-27 00:00:00

GENERAL MISCELLANY.

John Gladstone, Esq. has subscribed £5O towards the
monument of Sir Walter Scott.

The Duke of Cambridge completed his seventieth year
on Saturday.
Mr. Geo. Thompson, of slave and corn-law notoriety,
arrived from India by the Oriental last week.

M'Culloch states, that the value of the manure alone,
annually put on the soil of this country, is more than all
our foreign trade put together.

A meeting was held of the Anti-Corn-Law League on
Wednesday, at Covent-Garden. The principal speaker
was O'Connell.

The great fountain now in progress at Chatsworth, is
expected to play to a
_height of upwards of two hundred
feet.

Her Majesty has been pleased to commute the sentence
passed at the late Special Assizes for Chester, upon John
Shaw, for a rape at Congleton, from transportation to
eighteen months imprisonment.
WASTE LANDS.—The largest quantity of waste land in
any county in England is in the North Riding of York-
shire, there being nr, less than 132,815 acres of common
or waste land out of 1,897,592.
The leading congregationalists of London are now aim-
ing to augment the sum which it was proposed to raise for
day schools in their community from 100,0001. to 250,0001.
and the number of schools to not less than five hun.
dred.

Her Majesty, with the most gracious kindness and
consideration, has granted an apartment in Hampton
Court Palace to the Misses Pottinger, sisters of Sir Henry
Pottinger, Bart., and also to the orphan family of Sir
Lionel Smith, Bart., and Lady Smith.

A silver cup is to be run for by pedestrians on the first
day of Durham races, on the course, leaping over hurdles
three feet six inches high. A subscription has already
been entered into for that purpose. The race is to be con-
fined to competitors of the north.

SHOCKING CASE.—A boy, named Phillips, was lately
stabbed by his schoolfellow, at Cardiff. He is still alive,
but in a most dangerous state. No hopes are entertained
of his recovery. The boy who stabbed him is in custody.
—Monmouth Merlin.
SURVEY OF HOLYHEAD.—The Lucifer steam vessel,
at Woolwich, was commissioned on Monday for Com-
ma
,reolcsehe de
coast.—
Freeman's tom a
fin
ud
iesrh
theF ra zseur
r, v oe fy
of
e iCuoi
ymheeta, d wahuod
Freeman's Journal.

FATAL ACCIDENTS.—A singular fatality has occurred
within the last fortnight in Montgomeryshire, no fewer
than four children, all females, having been burned to
death by their clothes accidentally taking fire ; besides
two awful instances of sudden death, one a boy and one a
girl, who were found dead in bed.
FATAL ACCIDENT.—A poor man, of the name of
Charnock, was accidentally killed, by falling into the coal-
pit of Mr. Samuel Stock, near Billinge, on Friday last.
The unfortunate man was employed to keep watch at
night, and it is supposed his sight was dazzled by the fires
on the brow, and he walked into the shaft.

The banks of the metropolis are again making a move-
ment for an abridgement of business hours, and with every
probability of the alteration being carried out. The mer-
chants' clerks also expect some relief whenever the ar-
rangement is completed, being, as a body, more hardly
worked than the bank assistants.—Globe.
LONGEVITY AND PEDESTRIANISM.—On Saturday Mr.
William Eaton, travelling packman, died at Brachia,
Forfarshire, at the age of 95. He had travelled with the
pack 74 years, and walked on an average 15 miles a day,
exclusive of Sundays, amounting to 347,430 miles, nearly
14 times the circumference of the globe.—Scotch Paper.
IMMENSE PORPOISE FOUND AT SALT MARSH.—On
Monday last, two young men, of the name of Roberts,
were surprised at finding, on the Marsh, a large porpoise,
which had been left by the tide. It was conveyed to
Woodbank, and found to measure 8 feet 7 inches in
length, 4 feet 4 inches in circumference, and supposed to
Thelate
weigh upwards of 5001bs.—Chester Chronicle.
RUNCORN.—On Wednesday last, Job Millington, late
asistant to Mr. William Harding, deputy-constable of
Ohveered
Runcorn, was brought before the magistrates, at War.
which be was
rfngton, for having embezzled several sums of money,
oung ones, all
whAilefeemw pdlaoyysedpirnevcioolulescttoingthreatcoesinfomreMncre.mHenartddoifinsget
prisoner was committed to take his trial at the next
quarter sessions, to be holden at Knutsford.
—Doncaster
A girl, only twelve
Knight's
years
eemuseveremaaorroisri
vgyoi
s,
nlwtdgs,e,ai at
nautqahaumet
bird
aeren,
named
pity
sal iLn laeoaarsfbdyt oy,
stone
Lea
containing
rnae
Johnson,
employedaaoinpeartnidnins
og
rubbish,n,Worksop,i
threel
aisn
beenl
r.committed
of
M themu MURDERS
saRl alive andeßy
A yapopuziNreGntelyindLoDin: wel 1 .
Gazette.
to Lincoln Gaol, charged with the'
Daniel Farr, her half-broth murder of William and
brothers, aged eight and five
by poisoning them with arsenic, at B •
had bought at the shop of entnuton which she
Mr. Overton, of Boston.'
said that the prisoner has lt
made aimplicatingis
other persons, confession

Feb, 27, 18447_

ha
DISTRESSI NG SUICIDE.—On Sunday week, M •r• jO
• jet,
Hutchinson, of "The Raven Inn," near WOlCeStert
urinated his existence by means of a goo
with sparrow shot, which he discharged into his bodh311,0)0 •
below his hear t, the whirl, of the charge P"sing scatteredt
and coming out of his back ; the shots were
about the c•‘.ilirrg of his oed room, where the stdc,7„,,
committed. The deceased was much addicted to dri
from the effects of v. loch he has suffered from an
of delirium tremens, which diseaae no, unfrequentlYP__!,
duces mental aberration, and which, it is supposed, us'
the result in his case.
ROCOSiI
TAKING TUE VElL.—This ceremony of -_ no.
Catholic Church was performed on Thursday, at the bB,
man Catholic Chapel, Bermondsey, the Rev. Dr. Grip'. fe
Titular Bishop of the metropolitan district, offici,atp,
assisted by Messrs. Beautnan, North, Avelan, Kay? e°l"h,
G. Rolfe, Hersnep, Telford, J. O'Neil, Rymer, Virslt,
Kelly, &c. A most numerous congregation was pres,.,,
The young noviciate was Miss Crudden, about tge.ll,
three years of age, and of considerable personal attractlae"s,
She has been in the convent about six months, and the
pressed the most ardent desire to be admitted int°
religious order of the " Sisters of Mercy." heavily ?spa;
•
" Two OF A TRADE."—In our marriage notices Is ooe t,
which records the nuptials of Mr. Carter, " the
king," on Sunday last, to Miss Chapman, of this,tolel:;
The old adage, that " two of a trade never agree;
for once disproved, by the fact that Mr. Carters eer.„
brated rival, Mr. Van Arnburgh, officiated as grnora.'
man on the occasion. We understand that the rie°l:;
trepid brute-tamers are intimate friends ; and perhelle..,
they are the only two in their perilous trade, they 111 t;
above all petty jealousies, and their only rivalry is as
f
who shall most fearless "mock the lion when he roars
prey ;" or as Shakspeare elsewhere says, " make leoeer
tame."
SUICIDE AT BLACKFRIAR'S BRIDGE.—About ba
past two o'clock on Friday morning, a respectably
dressed woman, about 25 years of age, was observed
the policeman on duty to be lingering about the bridge
L
if waiting for some one. She was seen at the above ti"
by City police-constable 329, who having passed b:;
about 20 yards, saw her deliberately mount the parapet "
the bridge near the centre, on the east side, and Plante
into the river. He gave an alarm, but in consequene,e,
the boats being secured, considerable delay took
and before he could reach her she had sunk, and vases'.
ried away by the stream.
IMPORTANT TO EMIGRANTS.—Mathew Somerville,
emigration agent in Oswald-street, Glasgow, was,
812,
August last, brought before the Police-court, charged
with fraudulently obtaining money from several Pt;
Highland emigrants on the pretext of securing passer;
for them in the vessel Ayrshire, then about to sail let
Liverpool for Quebec. The case came on finally for trial
on the 16th instant, before the justices for Lanarkshire'
when Sommerville was convicted under the statute, 5111".
jetted in £2O of penalties, with costs, and his licenses!!
broker declared forfeited. Those poor persons, after the
posing of their little property, and proceeding to
pool in the expectation of getting their passage, we
obliged to return to Colonsay, after losing their all/
Glasgow Herald.
HONOURABLE CONDUCT.—A rare, but beautiful ill'
stance of mercantile integrity. was related to us the other
day. We take the liberty of publishing it, as an
priate act of homage to virtue, and as furnishing an illus-
trious example for other men in similar circumstanees.„'
In the spring of 1813, Mr. John Stansfield, of Greeabo"
in Glusburn, worsted spinner, was compelled to CO'
pound with his creditors for 13s. 6d. in the pound. Ile
removed to Halifax ; and ever since, one of the main ob'
jects of his life and labours, has been to realize the means
of paying off the remaining 6s. 6d. in the pound, on t"
respective debts. By the blessing of Providence, 11°-
,
'
been enabled to fulfil this cherished purpose, and al!
Monday last, the creditors, resident in Bradford, receir,e,'
their proportion from the hands of Mr. Stansfield's saw
citors.—Bradford Observer.
MANIFOLDING.—A few days ago, a person in rb,,
14
town, carrying on an extensive business, hit upon tu,
following plan for raising the wind. He held a hank Ow
for £5O, which he cut in two, and taking one of the P°rte
tions to an acquaintance informed him that he had just
received it by post, the other portion being to fallow 1"
the course of a day or two ; but, as he wanted the moue/
immediately, he could not wait for its arrival. This friell
in need, on receiving the half-note, advanced the cash;
and another friend did the same on receiving the other
half. Here were a hundred pounds made out of fifty;
but the business was not yet completed. Taking his ill;
dred pounds to one of the banks, he procured a note 'I
that amount, and having again recourse to the process ,S;
cutting, actually obtaine £2OO on the two halves, ici'"
which he decamped, and has not yet been heard of.-
Hull Rockingham.

SALE OF THE LATE REV. Wax. GADSBY'S EFFECI.S.
—On Monday. the household furniture and effects of the
late Rev. W. Gadsby, minister of the Baptist ChaPe;
St. George's-road, Manchester, were brought to the
hammer. The sale was numerously attended by the
friends of the deceased ; and every article sold for a goo'
price ; some of the lots, indeed, went off at very extra:
ordinary figures. Amongst them we may enumerate";
old birch arm-chair, worth about 65., which sold I°,
£4 2s. ; a common ash walking-stick, not worth 10(!ii
than 3d., was knocked down for 7s. ; a holly walkinvotie,
fetched £1 is. ; a silver-mounted cane, which was Pifer
sented to the deceased about two years ago, was, after
much competition, knocked down to Mr. John Gadsby for £6 12s. ; the portrait of the deceasei.,,,
Benson, was also bought by Mr. J. Gadsby, for X:44,;.;
silver pencil-case fetched £1; a pair of spectacle. 0;
a German silver pencil case, value about 4d., obtainea v 6
price of 65.; and a pair of razors £1 A portsb .
mahogany writing desk, after a spirited competition, wa!
bought by a grandson of the deceased, a
twelve years of age, for XI 14s. youth about

in investigating a et2,l,
t r aAt eTsToEfm
against Richard Wilkinson for attempting to murder w%
Burnley were
lington Moorhouse, under-gamekeeper for Mr. F?1,`...
The injured man (who was unable to attend) with other
companioos was passing the prisoner's door about eleve:
wueßrneßoßc.c—upOiend Monday last the magis;
o'clock on Sunday night, at the village of Simonsto%;
singing hymns; and when be got about 40 yards past
house, he was heard to exclaim " Oh Dick has stoic
me" ; upon which the prisoner was observed running .°
his house, having on at the timeonly his shirt. He (the
prisoner) was followed by one of the party named Ssglinft:
who on getting to the door found it locked. A Per% was despatched to Padiham for the police, when, in
course of an hour, he was taken into custody.
searching the prisoner a knife was found with which backnowledged he had stabbed Moorhouse, and on sears
ing the house a hole in the wall which was made up
loose stones) a small dagger was found, also a long st'c_s
into one end of which the dagger fitted by a screvb"
Blackburn Standard.

SINGULAR SUICIDE OF A CHILD.—On Monday' gt
the Manchester Infirmary, an inquest was held before
Mr. Chapman, on the body of a child seven years of age;
named Henry Somerville, who committed suicide under
the following circumstances :—lt appeared that the c'ei
ceased was the son of Joseph Somerville, labourer.
William-street Salford, and was subject to extraordito,r'e
fits of passion, on the slightest occasions, and in which Pt
usually threatened to burn himself. On Friday night
he had been irritated, and under the influence of passwo
placed his head upon the fire. His sister, a girl clef%
years of age, endeavoured to pull him away, when 1;4
pushed a part of his clothes into the grate, and they caeg,';o
fire. Mrs. Wright, widow, with whom the decease,'
parents lodged, hearing screams went into the room Imp
mediately, and caught hold of him in order to extinguip
the flames. He struggled to get away from her; butt,e
about three minutes, she succeeded in doing so, and t';e
deceased was taken to the. Salford Dispensary, and tbenp
to the Infirmary, where he died on the following day
~1.0
was stated, that he had frequently threatened to 1)114
himself, when his schoolmaster had chastised him, or P't
to t playfellows
he effe
effect,
t irritatedtha t himth e
d
; deceasedand the suppositionestro yed
himself was
he was not of sound mind. The jury returned a veld
burning, during insanity.

..,1
CANINE SAGA CITY—LIRE SAVED. -- On Satm-14i0
week, the inhabitants of a small hamlet situated betwee
Dunkeld and Pitlochry, were thrown into the utmost or,
sternation by the sudden disappearance of a very l,
raising child about four years of age. She had been In,
ing about the door of the cottage, and had strayed twifie
without being perceived, about twilight. What maufwg,
case more distressing, the ground was covered with 3" .40
and the country round was wild and bleak, while th!iir
pidly falling snow would soon obliterate all traces 01_ ale
little footsteps. After searching for several hoU!!,,w
faithful dog was also missing. He had been the au uis
auwere
atogatinheomn,taheslseeeaPl:
child, and relying o 0 Pbe
spoairatty
jon,t returnedhoug
though
home
poor
otiredo r
one,
n ande
to othnee.o.o47e . ?sees
or
frbdacefcosonsiderable time spent in anxious and pat
companion and playmate of the
nt
and before
rendered more difficult by the isnt-ed
had fallen during the night, their ears were eat's.
fidelity and sagacity, they felt a gleam of hope amiditeo
despair. After
rlyAdfateurm passing,,
darknessfnwsviiiwhen,
eihcnethi examination,
by the joyful sound of the bark of a dog at some little us..,
tance. All their distress and fatigue were soon forgott;
and on hurrying to the spot, they found the child unblial,
who, it seemed, being
and sound asleep in the embraces of the faithful 11,01
remained faithful as her guardian the whole night.---r` Courier. unable to bring her borne, b!

MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT.—An inquest was he 1112.41,
Monday last, in Cottle, on the bodies of Robert Dusu;ll
aged 20 years, and Jeremiah Fletcher, aged 16 9c.40;
Duxbury was the mate of a boat used for carrying s'aie
on the Leeds and Liverpool canal, and Fletcher weep'
half brother of the captain of the same boat. On og,
day afternoon the boat was going to Foulridge for tit°oo.
and they arrived at the Foulridge tunnel a little after ot,
This tunnel is a mile in length, and the boats arf,lool
through by means of persons pushing one on each st' tbe
the boat. Tattersall, the captain, took the horse tubast
other end of the tunnel, to be in readiness for t.,ilieebOr
i'
when it shonld get through, leaving Duxbury and Let
sfore;
to push the boat through, as they had often done 'for
Some persons who were waiting at the end heard P,_e in
talking in the tunnel, and shortly after heard a sPnbef
the water. On Tattersall, the captain, coming "P' tao
mentioned the circumstance to him. They agreed Wards
the boat into the tunnel, and on going about 140 hYoarci:
they came to Tattersall's boat, but no one was on ut cask
They pushed the boat back to the Foulridge side, b,e_haof
with nothing except Duxbury's cap, and the boa.v_icdieSt
floating pn the water. After a long search for the Doere
Duxbury's was found about 40 yards from the Flaee.4
e
the boat had been, and shortly after Fletcher s w"
found near the same place. It was. thought that "i „-rt n en"
them had fallen into the water, and that the other, 'Vet'
deavouring to get him out, had 'ant thf same fate'
diet, " Accidental death."

18 It
ek, Mr. Jto"
rcester, de
leavily 108.10 t
his body')
aeinL
rare scatte
e suicide ou
to &it'll
rom an,atiaceo.
equeotiY
apposed, v"

the 11002311
V, at the no.
Griffitlls,
Dr.
t, officFoliating,
Kay, d,
Walsh,
~ruer,
was Pres'',C'
bout tit wen,
attraction,
Ida, and el ;
itted iota ID

otices is ;?I;
"the ,12-
'f
this
,to"'
agree.
;arter's Or
as gr 0003.11.
,
the two..
d perhaPs
de, theyralry 3,e
i 5 36 ,r
he roars fo
ake leopards

About ball'
respectably"
observed bf.
he bridg
above to'
passed her
e parapet of
and Plut°'t
Isrquence
took place'
nd was Or'

nierville, t!ti
w, was,
rt, charge's
Yoor
ng passages
to sail frl
illy for t!,3
,anarkslnre,
;ante, Ob.
license
s, after (115"
g to Liver*
ssage, we''
their all."

tautiful
the other
an aPPr°-
ig an WO'
unlstancev
Greet:alai,
I to coca'
Fund. jet
ob,
the mean'
Id, on the
he htls
.e, and nn
recetr, i
field's 2011'

n in this
the
upon
bank note
f the Poe'
e had Just
follow 111,
:he !none%
Phis friend
the aasil,
the other.
of tiftY
g his hgtv
note of
a roces ef
and

EFFECTS
cts of the
t Chapel,
it to the
by the
or a good
ry extra;
nerate
sold OL
rth 1:0°1
was Pre'
as BfteGad~r
hv
asetl,
r X2:3;.,!
ti
tineV•\'
Portable
ion, wa9
h about

a charge
ler Wei
r. Fort.
th other
it clever;
Onatotler
past the
s straC,
;fling t°
He (the
d SsPrf
per
1, In
[y. Olt
'hich he
sear Ch.
up wtb
ng stiel‘f
screvr.-'