The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1846-05-26 00:00:00

THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD.

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THE FOREIGN AID SOCIETY,

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DITION • from MAY.—May is emphatically called the n,,.
m the laughing aspect of nature. The fl >wers
forth upon the broad grin, and the voice or Nature seems The annual meeting of thi3 society was held on Toes,
to be aderessing to each ~otne facetious word of encom age- day, and there was a full attendance on the occasion.
ment. Her cry is, "Go it. my tuips 1" to the lovely The Marquis of Cholmondeley, who presided, said that
plants of that name; while to the grass s'ie sums whis- they were met to celebrate the sixth anniversary of the
pering, " Come up, my jolly blades I and j'}in in the ge- society, which was formed to assist in the spread of the
neral gaiety." Everything seems to invite a " :ark," who doctrines of the Reformation in foreign countries. The
accordingly makes his appearance : the nightingale he contents of the report, which he had read, had given him
iovial, indulgingin his" jug jug" end his. low pipe, the deepest satisfaction, and would to the friends and

as the-naturalists somewhat affectedly call it, though we subscribers of the society be, he was sure, a source of
do not see why the pipe so well adapted to the bird's eye unfeigned thankfulness to Almighty God. The noble
should he considered low in the mouth of the nightingale. marquis concluded by calling on the secretary to read the
—The Almanack for the Month. report.
QUEEN VICTORIA'S EMPIIE.—" The Queen of Eng- The report commenced by congratulating the meeting
land is now sovereign over one continent, one hundred on the growing success of the cause of truth on the Coo-
five hundred promontories. a thou,and hik?s. intent, but more earticularly in France. t then reviewed

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two thousand rivers. and ten thousand islands. She the communica'ions between the society and the following
waves her hand, and five hundred thou-and warriors societies abroad:—The Societe Evana:lique of Geneva,
march to battle to conquer or die.—She bends her head, to the funds of which the society has added last year
and at the signal a thousand ships of war and a hundred £620. The Societe Evangelique de France, to the funds
thousand sailors perform her bidding on the ocean. She of which the society has sent X 1,000.. '1 he Societe Evan-

ie of Bateau's and Lille, to vihich the society has
ons of human beings feel the slightest pressure of her foot. coidrihuted £155. The society also corresponded with
Come, all ye conquerors, arid kneel before the Queen of M. Maton, in Belgium ; Dr. Gomez, in Portugal ; arid
Eneland. and acknowledge the superior extent of her de- with several pastors in Germany. The income of the

EARLY CHERRIES.—In the garden of Mr. Ke
Auldgirth-bridge, there is a May Duke cherry tree, on
which may be seen ripe cherries, others fast approaching
to maturity, and, at the same time, branches in full
flower. Last season, Mr. Nellie had ripe cherries on the
same tree, a week earlier than this season.—Dunifries
Courier.

FATAL COLLIERY ACCIDENTS.—On Faturday week,
an explosion touk place at the Mynyddnewdd colliery,
near Swansea. by w;,icil five, colliers lost their lives.—
Yesterday (Monday) week, another similar accident oc-
curred at Penydarran Mountain pits, where two men were
hurried into eternity. Neither of them were burnt, and
death apparently resulted from suffocation.
ISLE OF MAN.—James Grellier, Eq., late editor and
proprietor of the Manx. Sun, has obtained a verdict of
40s. and costs against Messrs. Penrice and Wallace, pro-
prietors of the Manx Liberal for a libel. The plaintiff
has appealed to the House of Keys against the smallness
of the damages, and the defendants have applied for a
new trial.—The regatta in Douglas Bay is fixed for the
7th and of July. _ _

FIRE.—On Saturday week, an alarming fire broke out
in Rictvrdland Brewery, Kilmarnock, the property of
George Paxton, Esq. The fi,e commenced at the malt-
kiln, and consumed the whole range of granaries and
malt store, containing about a £lOOO Borth of malt and
barley ; besides destroyinz all the malt in operation on
the ground floor. The loss of grain, buildings, &c., might
be estimated at from 1:2000 to £3OOO.
A STRANGie PLACE FOR A BIRD'S NEST.—In a gar-
den belonging to the Rev. W. Snowdon, rector of Swil-
lington. a few miles from this town, one of our feathered
songsters has actually built its nest in the hollow of the
pump. The nest rests upon the piston, and contains four
or five eggs; the rev. gentleman kindly allowing the poor
bird to r main an undisputed tenant of the singular situa-
tion.— Wokefield Journal. . . .

On Sunday week, a serious affray took place at Shields
harbour between a party of Italian seamen and some po-
licemen, arising out of one of the sailors being taken into
custody for a riot. He was rescued by his companions;
but the policemen being reinforced, the prisoner and se-
veral of the sailors were seemed and taken to bridewell.
During the riot some of the policemen received severe
stabs with stillitrs.

Sir John Ross, the Arctic voyager, appeared in the
Bankruptcy Court, last Wednesday, and obtained his
certificate without apposition. The bankrupt stated that.
he had not been' reinstated in office as consul at Stock-
holm, a Mr. Pringle having hten appointed. Fie ex-
pressed his willingness to go thither for the benefit of his
creditors, and arrang" to get some of h;s valuables, which
were in the hand- of persons residing there.
BIRTH EXTRAORDINARY.—A poor married woman,
of the name of Mason, residing near the Pound, Brom-
ley, was on M‘lnday evening evening (May 18) safely de-
livered of four sons, all alive and well, by Mr. H. V.
Garnan, jun., of Bow-road, Middlesex. Th.- interesting
little straigers hate since been christened by the Eev.
Mr. Boyle, Matthew, Mark, Luke-, and John. It is gra-
tifying toadd that the mother and her stns are going on well.
Mr. Smith O'Brien still vegetates Diogenes-like in tub
--cellar we roe-.n—where like the goose in the fable he
lays golden eggs fur his master the Seljeant at-Arms, in
the shape of fees, the amount of which already incurred is
sail to he enormous—more than sufficient to purchase an
Irish principality. But Mr. O'Brien started ai h the de-
clatat: that - and it he does not

Jon ne would pay vo ft cs,
chno6e to pay them, whoa ill do it for him ? he may pause
long enough for an answer. _ _