The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1851-10-21 00:00:00

GENERAL NEWS

irlA CRIMINAL CASE IN TEXAS.—At a late trial, some-
eere in Texas, the defendant, who was not familiar with
the multitude of words which the law employs to make a
very trifling charge, after listening a while to the reading
of the indictment, jumped up and said, " Them 'ere elle-
glions is false, and that 'ere alligator knows it."
A NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC. GENERAL POST-OFFICE,
rer. 1851.—On and from the Ist of November next all
bhtLers or packets posted at any provincial post-office for
blares within the United Kingdom must either be prepaid
"aalPs or be sent unpaid, as money prepayment for in-
land letters will no longer be permitted at any such office.
kit; /I„YNFORTUNATE MAN.—Within a very short period
westley, builder, of Newmarket, has been unusually
erfortunate. His servant girl broke her arm ; one of his
?the24Men broke his leg - two others were injured by falling
roof of Moulton Church ; another dangerou ly hurt
bursting of a gun ; and last of all, his wife fell down
cellar steps, and injured her back.
°_,tICIDE OF A SOLDIER.—MALTA, OCT. 12.—0 n
th`waY, a man of the 3d Regiment, the Buffs, on duty at
Palace, put a period to his existence by blowing out
iZarains. He had loaded his firelock with two balls,
67,,m,, taking off his shoes, applied his toe to the trigger and
Death ensued instantaneously. No cause for the
cad act has been assigned. Deceased, whose name was
a.pes Barker, was but 24 years of age.
•utATH IN A RAILWAY CARRIAGE.—On Thursday
toet,aing an
111 inquest was held, at the Eagle Tavern, Not-
e,aam, on the body of Mrs. Mary Thomas, Garner's
a The deceased had been in a consumption for a long
tfr• A few weeks ago she went to Ibstock, Leicester-
Lre, to try if change of air would do her good. She
I,7aMe worse, and was returning to Nottingham on
is4arsday when she died as the train reached Syerston.
'ardiet--" Natural causes."
tite,AßlNier COUNCILS wereheldon Tuesday and Thursday
John Foreign-office.n-office. The Ministers present were Lord
do Russell. the Lord Chancellor, the Marquis of Lens-
W, ne, the Earl of Minto, Sir George Grey, Viscount
eaterston, Earl Grey, the Chancellor of the Exchequer,
Cr Prancis Baring, Lord Broughton, the Right Hon.
eelleY Labouchere, the Earl of Carlisle, the Marquis of
ricarde, and the Right Hon. Fox Maule.
1/4APLING ROBBERY AND ATTEMPT TO SHOOT A POLICE-
''`On Saturday last, two soldiers of the 19th regi-
Itt assaulted a travelling jeweller in one of the streets
rfPnouth, and stole from him his box, with which they
ha cWay. The outrage did not, however, pass unobserved ;
.a_
was given, and one of the soldiers having thrown
t", 9 the box, but still finding himself hard pressed by a
:aceinan, drew forth a pistol (subsequently found to have
124 loaded), and threatened to shoot the officer, who,
17wever, nothing daunted, knocked the pistol aside, and
s` „reeeded in capturing the ruffian. The other soldier was
ttured, and both have been committed for trial.
fi„l'ult HENRY BULWER.—Sir Henry Bulwer's reconcilia-
Lun With Narvaez is announced. The latter, on his re-
t visit to England, expressed to Lord Palmerston his
e! at at the unceremonious expulsion of Sir Henry from
a Court of Spain. At that time it was his conviction
lir the safety of his country depended upon the extermi-
i hitt° 11 of the revolutionary party, whost chiefs boasted the
41;:ulahip, and abused the hospitality of the British mi-
ee- Soon after Sir Henry Bulwer's arrival at Paris,
.4 reconciliation was celebrated at a grand dinner given
Irhflarvaez at the Trois Freres Provencaux, at which the
kr"iaish minister, Donoso Cortes, :and all the grandees
uons of note at Paris were present.
i' SEA FOUNDLING.—The following touching incident
ijelated in a private letter from Yarmouth, written by a
tb,,Y; and giving an account of the disastrous results of
a'ate shipwrecks upon the east coast :—" Last Friday,
Afar little babe, supposed to be about four months old,
(401,Pieked up in the roads, off Yarmouth. Its long
°es prevented it from sinking • it was fast asleep, and
'Vet benumbed with cold. There was no trace of any
al° itt sight, or of any boat for miles around, and it was
140sed that the vessel from which it had been thrown
i,aank, and that all hands perished. The captain who
hciaed it up lives at Yarmouth, and intends to rear it as
L,, 'wn.• He allows the people, who come in crowds, to
, and I have seen it among the rest. It is a sweet
t, —Hull Advertiser.
tIVETRAORDINARY PASSAGE FROM CHINA AND ST.
i eaters tRINTA.—The East India mrechants and the usual fre-
t of tile Jerusalem Coffee-house were on Friday
4t
itning taken by surprise at the announcement of the
O 4 /al in the Downs of the clipper-built ship Stornoway,
Jet,,in John Robertson, formerly in command of the
9" O'Gaunt. The Stornoway was built last year at
herdeen, by Messrs. Hall, and left Gravesend on the
h Of November, 1850, for Bombay, where she took in
'11,1%2Y cargo, and contrived to make between that port
'P.' -"Ong Kong the quickest passage on record. Storno-
Aleft Whampoa on her homeward voyage on the sth
tt 'O4, passed An on the 2nd of August, reached St.
thelena on the 15th of September, leaving that island on
trie_l6th, and made the Start Point on the 15th instant,
,uP Performing the run from St. Helena in the unpre-
fpted time of 29 days. We believe that we are per-
tpt in stating that no sailing vessel has ever
"eased this performance.—United Service Gazette.
4v
trm, STRALIAN GOLD.—Further consignments of Aus-
tiZaLa gold have been received in London, by the Lady
Parcel, from Sydney, during the last few days. One
tur consists of 439 ounces, from Mr. Austin, of
tlie,,‘.leat, a storekeeper, the party who, it is said, gave
ulacovery in its early stage a mercantile value by baying
th„ehased the first lump brought into the settlement, at
sot Price of £3O. The advices through this channel are
late by a fortnight as those of the last Overland
the"• In one letter, however, there is an explanation of
alejause which may prevent the gold collected from
:_ing speedily its appearance, and also the actual success
to
diggers from being known for some time. The
tiers have mostly arranged, it seems, to work in parties
it,
rote six to ten, and have taken in almost all cases a
iziPlv of provisions, &C., sufficient for two or three
anths. It is possible, therefore, tbat until they break
l‘bno large amounts may come forward, and it will conse-
aently be difficult meanwhile to form an estimate of the
Meral yield.
*AMERICAN STEAMBOATS.—During the year
rs 1850, there
tieje 53 boats lost upon the Western Wate, and 107 se-
-11,144 accidents occurred, as follows :-33 boats sunk, 14
jated, 6 destroyed by explosion, and 64 seriously in-
the. Over 700 persons lost their lives, and property to
the eMount of 1,500,000 dollars was sacrificed. During
~`"oll:rimer of 1841, on the Mississippi, betweenp the
4 of the Ohio and St. Louis, thirty boats were
Logged and sunk ; in fact, a great part of the then St.
eit4;4!a fleet was lost. That this was the case can ex-
the n 0 wonder in the mind of any one who has sailed upon
11,,,„,!)Pper Mississippi in a time of very low water. The
hail, which at other ties presents an appearance of ma-
th?: and solemn grandeur, as it rolls its grey waves
tlotillb the immense and seemingly boundless forests that
testi° its sides, then seems equally horrible and dis-
-4%2'g. The once majestic tide retreats into a thousand
taliew and sinuous channels, leaving an enormous field of
kik. and sand literally bristling with the now apparent
directfor the traveller to feast his eyes upon. In every
hie 1,.._10,n he will see the wrecks of mired boats, and trem-
,utle tat the next hour may add his own to the number.
rt,,,,sp,ot above Cairo is known, and justly, as the " Grave
ktekllm and the bottom is paved with the bones of lost
eee—New York Literary World.
tzszns
Okto, OR ROYAL ASSOCIATION FOR IMPROVING THE
telle,4,llON OF LABOURERS.—On Tuesday the first annual
11.eii."`t meeting, ploughing-match, and exhibition in con-
taie? with this association, which' was founded by his
meao,._Klighness Prince Albert, and has since been
tltC'red with the especial patronage of her Majesty and
SAllseourt, were celebrated at the Clay-hall Farm, Old
t Or. To the fatigues of the Exhibition it is owing
'lll4 ev_er Majesty did not honour the distribution of prizes
Iletalire_presence. Precisely at four o'clock, however, his
01,Nhness Prince Albert rode up to the tent on
Net„!_ek, accompanied by Colonel Gray, his private
gith,„°`;3'. The air was rent with cheers as his Royal
rapproached. At this time there were upon the
!Nti'lg, vast number of ladies and gentlemen, Mr. H.
lqfa, one of the honorary secretaries, proceeded to read
he4%7 report, and the successful candidates were then
ated to the Prince, who, in a most gracious manner,
tiht rated the awards to each. It is remarkable that the
Pop Prize for " needlework" was awarded to a sturdy
N. 14 man, a drummer in the Grenadier Guards. The
kikie„r ,Prizes having been distributed, his Royal Highness
*Tued to inspect the different'. specimens of cottage
L'epe'eraft and economy, in which branches several prizes
jelk4,4l_,en- At the close of this visit his Royal Highness
'alel,e4 to the castle, attended as he had arrived; and in
eaing several influential gentlemen dined together.
1441t4 '44"IC RETURNS.—The traffic returns for the week
t the 12th instant, on the undermentioned English
railway, are as follows :

1/441dan
t(iltieand North Western,
anck d
eh.. .....
tido_ ire and Yorkshire....
'424,101tri and South Western.
iiNvjz_ed Brighton .
_bth i: astern .
gek afslatern
..
'itaeh" North Midland
elipeester,Sheffield,and Lincoln-
roatoi
li• •• • ..........
ihtit, Nnd Exeter
tk,Nwelseweastle, and Berwick 16,458 .. 14,069
Cl:e,,tell' and Chester
qtere er,TY and Birmingham 663 .. 692
teat N`munties and Norfolk
Iroeatep No
t6llll st V Holyhead
114 as Nia"erdshire
Nea vw,erthere
th lilales .. 1,641 .. 895
;tto eve . .
4 tat
n ...
2,952 .. 2,026 iktoreceipts on the above lines being £276,944,
creme4l664 in the corresponding week of last year,
'l/441 op, is shown to be £65,280. The number of
ill, Ile 4 1%8, in 1851, 4,1524, and in 1850, 3,9131;
tit4„l,llean increase of 239 miles. The average return
tteue Asper week was, in 1851, £66 14s. 3d., and in
N' in f 18. 10d bein £l2 12s. sd.per mile
Wi.ttLika 4:l°ur of the being
per
present year. The returns of the
Sitivrw ird North-Western, Great Western, South-
% itah $° Western,
Eastern Counties, and Lance-
tit Phe • Yorkshire 1
ti. al ind,,„ 0 are particularly good. The traffic
ti!toil weeCE I the last week very far exceed the receipts
eh this'}2 in any previous year since the establishment
tlaitip!
~.,„&ne largest amount of increase in propor-
kge !> eczeage is in the receipts of the Great Western
~,,,r„,„—nririnY, which show an increase per mile over
41444°A the ng
week of last year of £46.57. The next
Iti
~. per L.,o,,ti_don_and North-Western, which stands
'%l swll1;e. The autumnal fares and races have
the total of these large returns.

1851. 1850.
.. £64,314 .. £47,436
.. 24,531 .. 23,858
19,647 .. 14,345
.. 15,763 .. 11,361
.. 14,622 .. 12,292
.. 29,605 .. 17,345
.. 20,415 .. 15,114
.. 9,846 .. 8,195

DIABOLICAL OUTRAGE.—MITCHEEDEA'N, GLOUCES-
TERSHIRE, Oct. 15.—An outrage of an atrocious character
has just been perpetrated here on an inoffensive gate-
keeper, named Robert Hartland, and there is reason to
believe that the outrage has been committed with a view
of preventing the unfortunate man from giving evidence in
case of fowl-stealing, to be tried at the Gloucestershire
sessions, now being held, and in which one of the parties
concerned was implicated. The circumstances of the case
are briefly these :—The man Hartland was sitting quietly
in his toll-house about 8 o'clock at night, when hearing a
noise outside, he went out at the back door, when he was
immediately fired upon by one of a gang of men who had
assembled in the road. Four balls were lodged in his
person, two of them passed quite through his right thigh,
a third struck him in the abdomen,and the fourth struck
him on the left leg, below the knee. Three surgeons were
promptly in attendance,, but they found the unfortunate
man in such a state as rendered his recovery hopeless.
Five men have been apprehended on the charge. The un-
fortunate man has been removed to Gloucester Infirmary,
where he now lies, and the prisoners have undergone a
preliminary examination before the magistrates here, and
been remanded for the present.
SUICIDE OF A SOLlClTOR.—Considerable excitement
prevailed on Sunday morning, in the retired village of
Tickill (Yorkshire), in consequence of the determined
suicide of Richard Ellison, Esq., solicitor, and chief resi-
dent of the place. It appears that during the previous
week the unfortunate gentleman had been, from some un-
explained cause, labouring under much depression of
mind, which at length assumed such an alarming appear-
ance that it was deemed necessary to place a strict watch
on his movements, as it was apprehended that he would
make an attempt on his life. On Sunday morning he
arose in apparently better spirits, and walked in the gar-
den, accompanied as usual by his attendants. After taking
exercise for some thane he contrived to elude his watchers'
vigilance, and returned to the house unnoticed and alone.
His absence was detected almost immediately, and an
alarm was raised, which led to the discovery of his body,
on the dining-room floor, quite dead. A gloom has been
cast over the neighbourhood by this untoward event, as
the deceased was highly esteemed for his kindness and
generosity to the neighbouring poor.
CHARGE AGAINST THE CHAPLAIN OF GUILDFORD
HOUSE OF CORRECTION.—An extraordinary scene oc-
curred at the Surrey Quarter Sessions, on Tuesday,
when the visiting committee of justices recommended the
dismissal of the Rev. :Mr. Richards, chaplain of the
Guildford House of Correction, in consequence of a state-
ment made by William Augustus Sheen, a prisoner, to
the effect :—" That, about the month of November, in
last year, the chaplain told him he was going to London,
and asked him if he.could do anything for him, and he
requested him to call at his lodging and bring him a shawl
and some other articles. That afterwards the chaplain
told him that he had drunk too much French wine in
London, and the consequence was that he took the
things, but he promised to make them good. The state-
ment then went on to represent that the chaplain had
put some questions to him with regard to the conduct of
the ladies in France going to confession, and other matters
of a most gross and disgusting character." Mr. Richards,
in defence, declared that the prisoner " was a concealed
Roman Catholic, or something worse," and had done it
to entrap him. He denied having said he had drank too
much French wine; but the prisoner had inquired con-
cerning papal aggression, which led to the conversation
upon the subject of confession. When the reverend
gentleman had concluded, (says the reporter), the Court
almost unanimously expressed an opinion that he had
stated quite sufficient to satisfy them in coming to the
conclusion that he was utterly unffitted for the office he
had held, and the motion for his dismissal was at once
confirmed, Mr. Austin being the only dissentient.
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AND Loss OF LIFE.—The quiet
village of Kentisbeare, situate about four miles from Col-
lumpton , near the Honiton-road, was on Wednesday night
in a state of great excitement, in consequence of a destruc-
tive fire which broke out in a house at the lower part of
the village. It appears that some children were going to
bed, and were entrusted with a candle, with which they
by some accident set fire to the curtains of the bed. The
flames quickly spread, and as there was no ceiling to the
room, the rafters being exposed, the thatch, which formed
the roof, soon ignited, and the whole building was soon
involved in the catastrophe. In a short time, the engines
belonging to the West of England and the Royal Farmers'
Insurance Companies were at the scene of conflagration,
and by dint of increased exertions the flames were finally
subdued, but not, however, until eight dwelling-houses
had been destroyed. As soon as the excitement had been
in some degree abated enquiries were made as the safety
of the inhabitants, when the melancholy truth became
apparent that human life had fallen a sacrifice, and the
most lively interest was manifested by all who were pre-
sent on the occasion. It appeared that Mrs. Baker, who
was about 70 years of age, and resided with her nephew
in one of the houses destroyed, had been unable to leave
her room, her nephew endeavoured in vain to rescue her,
and both of them perished. The efforts of the firemen
were not finally successful until four o'clock in the morn-
ing, when they dug out the bodies, which were reduced
to a shapeless blackened mass, the features being altoge-
ther undistinguishable. This melancholy event has thrown
a deep gloom over the village, as the deceased were well
known and generally respected.—Exeter Gazette.
IMPRISONED PRIESTS.---We have now before us a
letter signed by twenty one Neapolitan priests—three of
them canons, three of them doctors of divinity, one of
them a doctor of canon law, two of them Ligornian mis-
sionaries, and the remainder simple priests—addressed to
the attorney-general of the criminal court of Naples,
claiming at his hands that merciful treatment to which
every untried prisoner is entitled. These priests, be it
understood, are all political prisoners—that is to say,
they are men who were, and are, favourable to that con-
stitution which Ferdinand first gave to his people, and
afterwards perjurously revoked. They are, and have
been for months, lodged in the prison of St. Francis, at
Naples, where they lie forgotten—at least, untried. For
some time after their incarceration, these gentlemen (for
some of them are gentlemen by birth, and all by educa-
tion) were allowed three-halfpence a day of our money to
subsist themselves upon ! But ever since the 25th
February last they have, by a decision of the secretary of
state, been deprived of this miserable pittance, and have
been told they ought to subsist themselves out of the
patrimony of the church. The result is, that some of
these gentlemen are now lying on the bare flags of the
prison floor, without covering, and that they are actually
perishing slowly from the pangs of hunger. For months
the friends and families of these priests sent them succour
and such assistance in money as could be occasionally
conveyed into the prison. But these sums are now ex-
hausted, and they complain they must perish unless they I
be allowed by the goyernment not three-halfpence, but
three carlini a day. "We are gentlemen and priests,"
say they in a touching appeal, " and either bring us to
trial, liberate us, or give us wherewith to subsist as gen-
tlemen and men of honour, so that we may not perish of 1
hunger."—Morning Herald.