The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1835-08-28 00:00:00

LGCAL N.EIVS.

DUBLIN ELECTION COIIIIIIITTEE.—On Friday an application
was made to the commissioners, sent over by the Dublin elec-
tion committee to examine as to the legality of the votes ac-
cepted at the last election, to adjourn their proceedings for one
week. The application was sanctioned by the agents ou both
sides, both appearing to be equally tired, but, after consideration,
was refused by the commissioners, who thought such a step in-
consistent with their duty. We have heard that the majority
against O'Connell and Ruthven already amounts to NO. The
business appears to advance at something like a snails pace, for
nothing has, as yet, been said about the time when the commis-
sioners will be enabled to make their report to the committee.
Daniel has at any rate gained—all perhaps that he wanted—
time.

It is in contemplation among the leading men of the nine
parishes in Westminster, to form a new political union for the
purpose, it is stated, of reforming the House of Lords.-0.5-
server.--(Bah!)
Ma. Woon's LECTURKS.—In our 'advertising columns wilt
be found an announcement of a course of lectures on the most
celebrated portions of the ancient world, to which we direct the
attention of our readers.

RAILWAY TRAVELLING.—In the week ending 'the 7th intr.,
no less than 14,518 Pwsengers travelled the whole length or the
line along the Liverpool and Manchester railway. This is ex-
clusive of passengers going short distances, anti of those pro-
ceeding by the Bolton end other branch railways. The folloa-
ing is the number of passengers along the wnele line, during
the first seven months of the present year :—.lanuary, 26,572 ;
February, 24,17!; March, 26,880; April, 31,390; May, 35,118;.
June, 56,280; July, 54,642. Total 255,053. This number is
also exclusive of short distances and branch railway passengers.

PRICE OF SUG A R.—We observe that this eminently nutritive
and most necessary article of domestic consumption has, within
these few weeks past, advanced very considerably in price.
This, it seems, is to be ascribed to the deficiency cf die stock of 1
sugar at present in the country. In London,' we notice that,
compared with the corresponding period of last year, there is a
deficiency of nu less than about nine thousand hogsheads of
itluscovades, and thirty-five thousand bags of Mauritius saga:, -
and that the holders are sanguine in their expectations of
higher prices. We understand that no very good sugar can now
be bought wholesale under sixty shillings per cwt. or about 61d.,
per Round.—Glassiow Courier.—[The grocers of Dublin bad a
tueetlng on Friday last, at which they agreed to demand an ad-
vance of one penny per lb. on raw and lump sugars. Will this
be the only advance? We trove not.—E. S.]

A FRIEND OF THE WEST INDIES.—In the elm of the Attor-
ney-General v. Mainwaring, tried in the Nixi Prins. Court on
Tuesday, a very old man was examined as a witness. Lord
Abinger, on hearing that he had reached the age of 103, and •
remarking the goodness of his health, asked some questions as
to his manner of living, and more particularly what he was in
the habit of drinking in the evening. The old gentleman re-
plied that he always drank one and sornetimes.two glasses of
of rum and water. -In answer to another query, how long he.
had eontinued that practice ? he said that he had' done so for
the last seventy or eighty years.
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An opinion is gaining -ground, that as ministers carried off
Mr. Macaulay for insulting and refusing to answer questions'
put by a committee of the house, they have to show their ins-.
partiality, and get rid of a troublesome job, done the same to
Colonel Fairman, who, it is said, will probably cast up, in the
possession of some military place in India.—Times.
The Sepovs, whojoined the British army in the war against
Napoleon, performed their devotions in the temple of Donde-
rah, as jitney had taken it for one of their own places of wor-
ship. Theic are some prominent points of resemblance be-
tween the Egyptians and Bramins, which may. perhaps, ac-
count for this; the Phallus, the Lotus, and the Houshaja, or
king of birds. The symbol of the Phallus is exhibited in many
places, particularly at Karnac, and it is very popular in India
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in the common form of au idol.
POPULATION OP EGYPT.—The people of Egypt are divided
into Copts, Arab Fellatio, and Bedouin Arabs. There are also
living among them many Turks, Jews, Greeks, Syrians, Arme-
nians, and Berberries, and other blacks. The language at pre-
sent spoke is the Arabic. The Copts are Christians, and are
supposed to be descendants of the ancient Egyptians, though
there is little resemblance in their features to the ancient
statues. Their population is stated at one hundred and sixty
thousand, hut I should thiuk this number is below the truth..
The Fellatio are said to amount to 2,250,000, and the Bedouins
to 18U,000; they are all Mussulinans. The TUrks are the
rulers of the people; tli,e Copts ate the secretaries of govern-
ment; the Jews are mercers; the Syrians, Greeks, and some
of the Copts are merchants; the Fellatio constitute the peasantry ;
the Bedouins wander in the desert, and the Bei-Letries and
other blacks are household slaves.—Eardy's Notices of the Holy
Land.

LORD PALMERSTON'S A.t.t.tis.—The sentences of the
General Courts Mai tial held in this garrison on the•lOth instant,
to try the under-mentioned men -• for desertion, and losing or
making away with part of their clothing, accuuttemints, and
necessaries, by neglect," were read yesterday befoie the whole •
of the troops in the garrison, who for that purpese were drewn
up at Cambridge Barracks. The following are the sentences:
—Burke (87th Regiment,) transportation for life; Travers and.
Reynolds (87th regiment.) transportation for life, but mitigated
to fourteen years; Reynolds (73d) and Barry Smith (871 h regi-
ment,) fourteen years' transportation, but mitigated to seven
years. William Dower (53d regiment,) Lance Corporal
M'Gouverain, and Moran (87th regiment,) and Bray (97th re-.
giment,) were each sentenced to be transported for seven year,,,
but, in consequence of their previous good conduct, were par-
doned. The object for which the whole deserted was to join the
cause of the Queen of Spain. This afternoon (Saturday).
Travers, SMith, Bourke, and Ve3nolos, of the 87th, and Re)—•
uolds, of the 73d, were removed from the garrison prison to the
York convict hulk, in the harbour.—Hampshire Teleytallt.
Aamonlat BEARINGS.—A Gentleman in Greenock, who
considered himself overcharged for window lights, but nut
having got notice of the charge in time to appeal in the usual
way, paid it, and a few weeks ego wrote to tile Barons of the Ex-
acquer for a mitigation, stating that he could assuredly satisfy
them that he was overcharged. He was favoured with an an-
swer, in course, through the Surveyor, intimating that his appeal
would be attended to; but, at the same time, politely informing
him, that he was charged £1 4s for "4-kunorial Bearings." The
gentleman, after great pondering, recollected that he had, un-
fortunately, in sealing' his letter to the Barons, ernployed a seal
with his crest, attached to his watch. This will, perhaps, warn
our readers from using such inauvertently, as a single employ-
ment of it will subject them to the tax, and which, we under-
stand, they must continue to pay, or give up the beat, or cause
it to be destroyed in presence of an offiecr of the Exchequer.
G,eeeeck Adrertisti.

A friend Aas handed ua for publication the following memor-
andum, contained in a bottle which was picked up at Salt Key,
Turks' Island, on the 9th June, 1835, by William Wainwright
and George Taylor :—" The tinder of this is requested to make
known to the agent of Lloyd's, at Alafleira, that the ship Sym-
metry, of Scarborough, Samuel Smith, master, which sailed.,
from the port of Leith on Sunday the 2'2d ult. bound to Buenos
Ayres, with passengers, passed the Madeiras un Tharsday the ,
9th of June all well. Dated off the Madeiras, Thursday twou,::
9th June, 1825. James Parris Fisher, passenger."—lt appears
from the above that the bottle was exactly teu years to a day
the water when found. The original paper in our possession is,s
considerably worn at the edges, but the writing is in a pet feet
state of preservatiou.—New lotk Gazette.

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