The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1833-01-08 00:00:00

,RAI, STATISTICS OF FRANCE.—M. Guerry has presented
Academie des Sciences an essay upon the moral statistics
ante, iti which he gives some interesting calculations con-
ng the comparative crimes of males and females, and tile
'es inciting them to capital offences.. It appears, that of
Lundred crimes committed by females there are six cases of
ping; while out of the same number of male criminals there
Ly one convicted of this offence. More than three-fifths Of
ases of poisoning amongst married people are perpetrated
rby the female alone, or with the aid of accomplices. Of
,undred instances in which attempts were made uu the lives
irried persons, sixty Were made by the husband, and forty
Le wives; of those by the females four-fifths were premedi.
, whilst only one-filth of those by the husbands were the
tof design. Out of one hnndred cases of poisoning, mur-
and assassination, committed in 'consequence of adultery;
y-six were against the injured, and four only against the
y.party. Seduction and concubinage cause almost as many
al offences as adultery; but in these instances more than
-fourths of the attempts are against the females, whilst in
ase of adultery the attempts on the lives of the husband are
lost numerous. One-sixth of the cases of poisoning, Baur-
Ind assassination, arising from seduction and concubinage,
mtnitted for the purpose of being avenged on concubines
teir infidelity, or in order to he rid of their association, and
gel), another sixth with a view to be freed from forsaken
asses, who may become obstacles to the marriage of the
;ed.—Journal de Chintie. Medieale.

OLOGICAL COURSE OF CHOLERA.—M. Boubee has made
researchs into the geology of the countries through which
holera has passed, from which he remarks, that this epi-
c has spread most speedily, and with its greatest intensity,
gh those districts where the tertiary and alluvial earths are
lost extensive, whilst it appears to have been propagated
great difficulty, to have lost its intensity, and even to have
extinguished in those parts where the older and partieu-
the primordial formations predominate. This coincidence
course of the cholera with particular geological districts,
.s with the observation pretty well established, that the cir-
tances of humidity and evaporation favour the development
s diease. In fact the tertiary and alluvial earths have, to
aarkable degree, the property of imbibing water, which-
; again yielded by a prolonged evaporation, produces a hu-
y of the atmosphere entirely dependent on the nature of
3il. The older formations, oil the contrary; compose orcli-.
y compact rocks, which being impermeable, can neither
b moisture nor present it to the atmosphere by evapora,
Sometimes the old formations and volcanic deposition,
nt rocks that are friable, or decomposed, in particular
s, in which cases they will resemble the more recent ones
sorbing and affording moisture, and this circumstance may
in some of the exceptions to the general rule of the cholera
ing in its progress to the modern formations.—Journal de
is Med.

EATalcALs.—The Critic has been produced at Covent
en, with JONES, in his favourite part of .Puff BLAN-
D played FARREN'S part of Sir Fretful Plagiary excel-
well. Some of the actors in the " Tragedy Rehearsed,"
ascribed as spoiling the effect of the burlesque, by too
a caricature.—A son of the veteran Dowroil appeared'
reek at Drury Lane, in the character of Tangent, in The
to get Married; and was very well received. He is de-.
3d as possessing a neat and light figure, a moderately good,
, somewhat thin, and not too powerful, and an abundance
imal spirits, with more activity than grace. The extrave-
; of the part renders it an unsatisfactory one for a debut.
JOWTON junior is ?poken of as being too uutre in his per-
ion of it; but evincing talents of a reSpectable order,
i will make him a useful acter.—Miss PHILLIPS has played
Shore, but her acting is complained of as being too obviously'
lied :" this, indeed, is her besetting fauit.--MiuroN's •
ue of Comas, with the music of HANDEL and AItNE, was
nned at Covent Garden on Friday ; the principal parts
taken by H. PHILLIPS Miss INVER ARITY, and Miss
n. We are not surprised to hear that it went but flatly •
It is not a iaroduction suited to the town taste : it lacks
sment for the vulgar, and the music is more Rifted to the .
Tt-room than the stage.—H. PHILLIPS is' at Covent Gar-
and on Wednesday appears in the part of Steady, in the
er.—Same night, is to be the firstperformance of JERItoLD'S
drama, Nell Gl(Willie, of which Miss TAYLOR is the he-
.—MA THEWS is returned from Brighton, and is concocting
iaterials for his next "At' Home."—The Opera opens
the middle of this month. LAPORTE' has engaged,
Lg others of less note, PASTA, DONZELLI, TAMBURIN I, vB.
IS, HEBERLE, and TAGLioNi,:and a Madame BILOC,
DATE, a singer, who is new to this country. Part of the
Opera company have been performing at Edinburgh.
IRTE will not deprive Covent Garden of the attraction of
,lONI, although she is also to appear at the King's Theatre..
ilks of producing for her the balla-opera of Le Dien et let
dere, so popular in Paris.—Moinus, to make up for his
last season, and by way, of reprisals on the Opera and
vo other large houses, which injured him by opening on a
er number of nights than usual during his season, intends
en the Haymarket at Easter; for which purpose he has
e d the Adelphi company.—Miss KELLY opens the Strand
tre on Saturday. the 19th.—Spectator.
EACIIING IN AN UNLICENSED CHAPEL.-111 the Arches.
t, lately, Dr. Addams moved the Court to pronounce
tev. Dr. Wilcox in contempt, for continuing to perform
e service iu St. John's chapel, Hampstead; without license.
:ase had already been brought before the court, by the Rev.
Vhite, curate of Hampstead, and Dr. Wilcox had been wi-
shed not to continue the performance of divine service in
hapel. He, however; had paid no attention to this, and he
ited on Christmas-day last. Dr. Haggard (for Dr. Wil-
said, his'client had committed no moral offence; he had &
congregation, and unless the accommodation the chapel
led was continued, a great number of the inhabitants of
pstead would be prevented' from attending divine service.
first cause was now in course of appeal.—Sir J.,Nicholl
Dr. Wilcox had committed a direct moral offence, in con-
og.to preach in the chapel, in violation of the law. The
,e of contempt could not, however, be granted, if the Rev
leman was about to appeal to a superior court.
e have much pleasure in being able to state that a slight
ase has taken place in the price of iron, which, although
esent confined to particular works, augurs well for a gene-
se in the spring.—The Cambrian.

FEMALE FASIIIONS FOR JANUARY:
(Front the Court 211agazitte.) .
RNING DRESS.—Dies of chaly, printed a colonnes, high body,
[Tossed plaits, plain back. laced ; large full sleeves, tight to the
Apron of black Bros de Nales, embroidered with. a wreath
red peas ; epaulettes on the shoulders embroidered also ; cap
ussels lace, trimmed with mais gauze riband.
LKINO DREss.—Dress of blue.sapphire satin, plain body ; tip'
black velvet a godets, and long ends ; blond ruff, with a how of
gauze riband ; capote of male terry - velvet, lined' with black
t, and plait of velvet to mix, in the curls ; trimmed with a maig.:
lack cerbere feather and mats gauze riband.
tNirut DRESS.—Dress of white cachemire a colonncs. , alternate.,
corsage drape, with borders to correspond with the pattern eL
Tess ; short sleeves of white gros de Naples under long crapelisse
; hat of grenat velvet, trimmed with torsades of velvet and a
bird of Paradise.

(From the Lady's Magazine.)
• cloaks many new variations of the Mandarin cachemire tire
,nable. These are figured in coarse-grained silk, on darlf
;tied cachemere. Wreaths of green, on granite, mulberry, a
but sotnetimes chocolate on orange, or cerese and violet.
nagniticent Buridan mantles are produced in a constant variety
tterns and-colours.
irt dresses are made of a splendid material adopted, called satin
,adour, which combines all the richness of the olden times with
,ste of modern dress. The most beautiful variety is an auriculn-
red ground, brocaded with columns of gold colour figured silh
:1 produces the effect of gold tissue with the graceful flow 01
1 attire.
• ball' dress, gaze blonde is an elegant material, the ground:
er than tulle, and it is clustered over with flowers of the marz,ile-
i satin, which seem almost sustained in the air, the intervals Ail
ry transparent. Sometimes the ground is white with colour&
rs ; but pure white is exquisite : it is worn by young! ladies 03
costume.
• dinner dress, the Ernestine cachemere is very pleasing this
Fort of thin Irish poplin, with minute lozenges or diamond;

t.
JT ENszmuLE, op WALKING DRESS.—Pelisse of squirrel-cologq
in ; a eacheinere shawl of dark blue, with white palms ; a hat %;
due watered silk, lined with dark blue velvet ; velvet flowers
and light blue • a light Isabella boa; brodequins of dark blue vee
id morocco ; dark blue gloves.
ZNING DRESS.—When the dresses are made whole, the most al.ti'
d form is very,deep.mantillas behind, and sfolds :on: the cheo -
anie robes of lace,' of satin, and dark-coloured velvet, are the t
to style for full dress; Cerise, or rert luionit tunics, are often se,'
white watered silk. When the robes are of white, English lay!';','
antilly black lace. The dress beneath is of mauve yellow, ("4'
orange watered silk. All sleeves,• though still stiffened. are
l very much from the shoulder. Knots of , ribbon on the shol
continue in vogue.' or evening dress, we must quote one ye
nable parure—a•robe ponceati 'rea.° mousselaine de laine over
oat of imnceau satin, the corsage draped, and a deep lace rna
ii the back andshoulders. Madonna bands and hair without 0, '
nt, save a few poiMeau velvet bows, and a pearl agraffe: 1:0°3,
• necklace round the throat of very law pearls. . I
nss CAM—The flowers worn in caps are very light and feafV7 I
eldom have a mixture of green leaves. The pyramidal style A'
the Fourteenth's era is adopted, and promises to supers 74
• other. These caps are made with tiers of puffs or bows high
irehead, and Withlappets on the cheeks.
in.—The hair is dressed higher than ever, with wreaths rev
row, and plumes of-the same Ilbwers by' the side of the high 1)0'
raids.