The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-10-22 00:00:00

GENERAL MISCELLANY.

Knutsford was lighted with gas for the first time on
Tuesday evening last.
The annual accidents from the making of fireworks have
commenced. A man and his wife hate been killed by an
explosion of squib-composition at Camberwell.
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BELANEY.—This individual visited Durham, a few days
ago, for the purpo,=e of proving the will of his unfortunate
wile in the Consistorial Court of Durham.

The match at chess between Mr. Staunton and M. St.
Amand is postponed sine in consequence of the severe
and sudden illness of the English champion.
The nett conservative loss at the various Registration
Courts for the West Riding of Yorkshire, according to a
statement agreed upon by all parties, has been thirty-
five.

The good olden times of the year 1800 are again revived
at Eye. Our bakers are now selling four hot rolls for a
penny, one sufficient for a reasonable man's breakfast.—
Sttfo/k Chronicle.
Mrs. Charlotte M'Lelland, the wife of a literary gentle-
man, residing at Islington, Loudon, destroyed herself on
Monday by swallowing a quantity of oil of almonds.
Pecuniary distress, and the dread of a seizure of their
goods for rent, led to the commission of the act.
SUDDEN DEATII.—A commercial traveller of the name
of Sammell, died on Tuesday last, whilst seated in the
Ilaverfordwest coach. He bad transacted business during
the day in apparently good health, and was only twenty-
six years of age.
On Wednesday night last, about nine o , , ex-
plosion took place in the colliery of Mesrs. "meth-
waite and Co., rn ar Wakefield, at which time three men
wore at work in the pit. Two of the men were killed by
the explosion.
On Wednesday morning, a dreadful fire broke out at
Blackwall, in the bar of the Britannia Tavern, and spread
with rapidity. No impression could be made on the
flames till property to the amount of at least £lO,OOO had
been destroyed.

Miss Martineau, in a letter to a friend, states that she
has been decidedly bentfitted by submitting to the mes-
meric- process. she states that though confined to her
room for a long period, "she can now walk three miles
at a time with relish.

HORRIBLE OCCURRENCE.—On Saturday week a coal
dealer, named Young, living at Cheltenham, rose in the
night and stabbed his wife uhlst asleep in bed, and after-
wards cut his throat with a knife. Both are yet alive, but
the wife is net expected to survive long.
On Sunday last, three engineers, who have been em-
ployed by Mr. Billingsley in erecting a steam-engine for
the purpose of manufacturing cement at Harwich, took a
small sailing boat with an intention of visiting Ipswich,
by the river Orwell, but the boat was upset, and two of
the men were drowned.
INCENDIARY Fins.—On Sunday week an extensive
fire took place at Exiling, near Bury St. Edmund's, when
four bourses were burnt to death, and sacks of corn, barn,
and their contents, stables, out-buildings,a nd agricultural
implements—in short, everything, with the exception of
the dwelling-house, was destroyed.
THE MERTHYR !nos Tn IDE.—The Merthyr Works
exhibit considerable activity, and notwithstanding our
reduction in price, and in the teeth of the Germanic im-
position of 50 per cent. on British iron as compared with
that of Belgium, the works here at least are carried on vi-
gorously. The Victoria works are likely to be put in
operation again.— firrkhman.
EXETER COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.—On Thursday the
Commissioner committed to prison a bankrupt, named
Hutton, a lime-burner, for giving prevaricating answers.
A linen draper, named Goodemugh, late of Newton Ab-
bot, had the consideration of his application for a certifi-
cate adjourned for four years from the date of the fiat, in
consequence of attempted fraud.
The Tablet (Romish newspaper) announces the admis-
sion into the Romish Church, at Bruges, on the 7th in-
stant, of Mr. George Tickell, 8.A., of the University of
Oxford, and late Stowell Fellow of University College.
We have also heard that one of the students of King's
College, London, has similarly apostatized within the last
few weeks.—Becord.
ICHADOE.—Extract of a letter, dated August 1, 1844
from Captain Murray, late of the Seagull, of Kirkaldy
who has resided at Ichaboe several months, as a shipping
agent :—" The guano on Ichaboe is going fast away ; and
you may inform any one interested that there is little risk
to ships at Ichaboe. Anchors and chains, indeed, are lost
every week ; but now the winter is nearly over, and no
serious accident or damage bas occurred, except the loss
of one brig about two or three months ago.` —Glasgow
Constitutional.