The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1843-02-17 00:00:00

THE SPLENbiD NEW STEAM-SRI
HIBERNIA.
THE Public will be admitted to VIEW the Ney
Ship HIBERNIA. (now lying in the Cobui
on MONDAY next, the 20th, and TUESDAY, the 21s
from Ten till Four o'clock.

Admission, Sixpence each Person.
The Proceeds to be given to the NORTH an
DISPENSARIES, and NORTHERN and SO
HOSPITALS.

No admission afterwards except on

THE splendid NEW YORK PACKET.SHIPASI
1200 Tons burthen, now lying on the
100 Dock, will be OPEN to the VIEW of
MONDAY next, the 20th instant, from Ten ti/
Admission, One Shilling.
The PROCEEDS to be given to the
SOUTHERN HOSPITALS.

• LIVERPOOL BANKING CONIP).
THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
PRIETORS will be held, at the CListEzN
on TUESDAY, the 28th instant, at One o'clock
noon. _

By order of the Directors,
\V. WILS(

The manufacture of cigars at Hamburg is
extensively as, it is asserted, to occupy roc
persons, chiefly women and children. The to
cigars manufactured annually is 150,000,000, the
is 6,000,000 of marks current (about £350,000

NORTHERN AND EASTERN RAILWAY
adjourned and orecial meeting of the dire
tors in the above undertaking took Once a

vern, for the purpose of taking into conside
sion of the line to Newport, and subsequem
Mr. Marshall, M.P., the chairman of the c(
It was proposed to carry out this object by r,
of the assumed cost, £190,941, i❑ 12,208 shi
which would realise the sum of £152,600 ; a
the old fund, £40,191, was to make up the
proposition was adopted unanimously, and th
mity prevailed throughout the whole of the
subject. A vote of thanks having been pai
man and the board of directors, the meeting

RESTITUTION.—The following letter, enclo:
office orders of £5 each, was lately received b 5
Medland, wine and spirit merchant, Iligh-stre
London, Jan. 18. Sir,—Several years since
frauded by roc of a considerable sum of mar
amount I am now unable to ascertain, but 1 t
enclosed £2O will be ample for the pritioipal an
will be useless your taking steps to discover tt
1 beg you will not do so. I believe the fraud v
in a manner not suspected by you, but I am
abled to make amends for my misdoing.-1 at
STOREF."—What makes this the more extraor
fact of Mr. Medland having received a letter t
port, enclosing £22 17s. a few years sine,
Chonicle.

EAST INDIA Housc.—Thursday, the Court of
tors, pursuant to an adjournment, proceeded with t
sideration of the papers relating to the commission (
held at Sattara, on the Rajah of Sattara, in Oct&
and the conduct of the Commissioner who sat o❑
quiry•" Mr. Weeding opposed at great length th
proposed by Mr. Lewis, and moved as an am
"That the Court do now adjourn." Mr. Field
ded the amendment. Mr. Montgomery Martin, IN
riott. and Mr, Sullivan, spoke upon the questio
Court then divided, when the numbers were—
For the adjournment 46
Against it
Majority

- - -
LONG LEASES.-At one of the audits of Sir I
Bart., of Mawley Ball, Shropshire, held some, time
interesting statement was made, which, we beli
safely challenge the whole country to produce it
Several of the worthy baronet's tenants were cont
point as to which of their families could boast
rented for the longest period on the estate, whet
named Allen satisfactorily proved that himself and
had either been in the employ or rented under t
family for a period of nearly 780 yearsl—that in fa
cestors had immigrated from Normandy with that
the time of the Conquest, and from father to son
ceeding generation had been retained on the estate.

SUDDEN DEATH OF A CLERGYMAN.
the Rev. John Natt, vicar of St. Sepulchr,
preached in the morning at that church, and a
turned to his residence in Mecklenburg-square
in good. health. The rev. gentleman sat down
himself, as usual, but a longer period than -oTdin
before he rang for his servant, the latter, atter
three quarters of an hour from the time he had
master, went into the room, where he found h.
the floor, quite black in the face, and in the agoni
Medical assistance was immediately sent for, and
of Doughty-street, arrived in a few moments, be
ced Natt dead. The medical gentlemen giv
opinion that an affection of the heart was the can

THE SHEFFIELD BANK.—On Thursday the
the creditors of Messrs. Parker, Shore, and Co.
On this occasion a'statement of the accounts
Parker and Co., to the end of 1842, was furnish
following comparison between that year and tt
one is printed in the Sheffield Iris:—

LIABILITIES

Due to customers on accounts, including

London bankers
Deposits
Circulation
Temporary engagements

Total
Deduct capital of three partners, being
included in above liabilities

Actual liabilities
ASSETS.

Due from customers
Promissory notes
Bills and cask
Estates and rental

H. Parker's estate, supposed to be avail-

able to the creditors fi3r.
(Miley Shore's estates—
Rental about...
Charges thereon ......

Z 8,000
108,967

A doubt seems to arise as to how far the items,
rental" will be available to the creditors, and t
not cleared up on the occasion. The meeting 1
pears to have beem somewhat stormy, but 1
amicable at the conclusion.

A CLERGYMAN SROT BT Ills STEP-SON.—GLOI
M ON D AY.—This morning a young man, about eigh
of age, of genteel appearance, was brought to the co'
in this city, charged with having intentionally shot
Hugh Percy Rennett, perpetual curate of Norton
situated four miles from this city, on the road to Te,
The circumstances under which the outrage was c
to the Northumberland family, married a Mrs. C
are reported to be as follow :—Mr. Replica, who
mother of the young man committed this day to o
gaol. The marriage was a very unhappy one, sear,
passing without some brawl or other occurring. .A
tural, the young man took part with his inothei , ar
leged that the combined power of the mother and s(
powerful for the single-handed vicar. On Friday n
was a quarrel, and on Saturday night another, in
which the vicar threatened to strike his wife.. This,
roused the passions of the son to an ungovernable
seizing a loaded pistol, he fired at his step,-father.
entered the neck. and the serious nature of the w
coming instantly apparent, surgical aid was sent fo
most persevering efforts made to extract the ball,
out effect. William Cother, Esq., surgeon, of thi,
sent for express on Sunday, and ascertained that
after penetrating the throat, through the centre of
worn by the unfortunate gentlemall, passed by ti
taking an oblique direction towards what is called th
muscle, and then descending downwardStowards th(
As may be supposed, the reverend gentleman ref
differe
very precarious state. The son stated to the magi
day that his step-father had frequently threatene
was s a
w veryell
and that as a measure of self-defence he kept a !of
at all times within his reach. In course of the bri
turday night Mr. Rennett (he says) struck him o
with a life-preserver, and this led to the firing of
rletgiasrsdas inidtohnaetythme waottuenrsdetdhemva
man gives
of the transaction. His deposition was taken to
provide
Northumberland family allowing their relative a
annuity.

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EXTRAORDINARY OCCURRENCE.—One of the n
gular occurrences it has ever been our lot to rem
p-lace on Sunday night last, in the parish of Trrl
Bettws, in this county. The whole of the circus
form a strange wild tale, proving forcibly " that
stronger than fiction." It appears that about seyi
farmer named William Jones, residing at Croi
in the parish of Treleach-ar-Bettws, died, and was 1
ago a
Treleach churchyard. It was well known to sever
neighbours and intimate acquaintances that be haC
will, which left the principal part of his property to
relative, and that he had left comparatively little to
After his decease strict search was made Kir this wi
was nowhere to be found, and shrewd suspicions we
tained that the wife had made away with it. Rocs
the absence of any will, she took possession of the
and lived in the enjoyment of it until the present tiff
conscience, it is supposed, troubled her occasionally
dropped hints sometimes that " she knew the I
enough," and " that no one could punish another fOl
away with a will, provided it were not destroyed t'
also heard to say " that the law could not touch li
had buried the will in her husband's coffin."
cumstances being communicated to her husband's i
it was determined to take steps to ascertain how
suspicions of her dishonesty were confirmed. On
morning last the grave in which old William Jones I
buried was found to have been disturbed during I
and filled with fresh earth. 'Who had done this wa
still, a mystery. It is supposed, however, as the de
since come to light, that the relatives committed t
sacrilege, and found the will and other deeds ii
buried in the coffin with the old man. There will,
cutproperty,doowutmf for the
st stht
reegaewini
ott
alueesmsi
yssens
deniest oof t
ht hei
its
willelox niasgrt
are still
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We are enabled this week to make a cornmuni
teresting to men of science, curious and most im
itself. Mr. Cook, the joint patentee with Prosess
stone, of the :Voltaic Telegraph, has been commi
lay down a line from the Paddington station of
Western Railway to Windsor Castle, and carry i
the Parliament houses and Buckingham Palace.
esty in a sea
of this will be, that on important occasions, when
reign may he at Windsor, say intelligence of exti
interest can be transmitted to her Mai
in less time. The Voltaic electricity which govern
Lion of the telegraph travels at the rate of two hui
eighty-eight thousand miles a second. This has be
by the delicate instrument invented by Professo.
stone. The new and most singular arrangement
great value iu :connection with the public servict
cabinet conocils sit on momentous questions, Her
can be acquainted will) she result ofesent. theiWhen r deliber
instantaneously as if she were pr th
presides over the meetings of her ministers in 1
Windsor, it not unfrequently happens that informal
antic
subject may be required from the depart
London ; and hitherto, when this has been the c
concise became necessary to send an express to tovvn
what was called for, before the business could sati
,n, forileiaaszn instance,
ristahene_ _
i,..
proceed. Now it, in moat cases, will be procured
conned is sitting, And, indeed, in the course of fe
sitiauties, which before would have caused a delay o
hours. This will not only be of use on great necs
in a common way its every-day value will be Cu,
leerpoaTirt.
Thus,
laiesraaratYe ncat
r‘urelestitutievegiatend toilifiteliessanraterosty.n
the progress made in a debate, one moment after
more rapid c'
between tin sovereign and her t2I '
4katablished than h nisters for '
will be
bolero. --/tAreer. 3S *AN hoe n knowm ,

the time