The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-11-19 00:00:00

GENERAL MISCELLANY.

It appears, tha, fify ears ag, he celebrae Lord
Stanhope used a s tcrewt asy a means oft propellingt d a vessel.
The celebrated Brindley absolutely used a paddle-wheel
on the Duke's Canal about the same time.
CAMRRIDGE CAMDEN SOCIETY.-At a General Meet.
ing on Thursday last, it was announced in the Report that
the Society would no longer be responsible for the Eccle-
biologist.
Considerable importations of onions are taking place
from the continent to Hull. The Emerald Isle landed
on Wednesday 624 (bushel) baskets, and the Helen Mac-
gregor 75. The other Hamburgh steamers lately arrived
have brought parcels of onions and also of potatoes.
The Board of Guardians of the Anglesea Union, by a
majority of 40 to 3 have negatived a proposition to build
a new Union Workhouse, though strongly urged by Col.
Wade, the Assistant Poor Law Commissioner, who at-
tended the Board.
A report has been in circulation for some time that Mr.
It. Scott is about to retire from the representation of
Walsall. In the event of this retirement, Mr. Forster,
the banker, will be the conservative candidate, and Mr.
Littleton, eldest son of Lord Hatherton, will represent
the liberals.

LIVES OF THE ENGLISH SAINTS.—We are requested
o state that Mr. Newman is not the editor of the series
of Lives of the English Saints now in course of publica-
tion. His responsibility as editor ceased with the two
first numbers, as he expressly stated in the advertisement
prefixed to them.—English Churchman.
DREADFUL CASE OF SlTlClDE.—Yesterday morning an
old man, at Dalkeith, nearly 80 years of age, formerly a
miller, cut his throat from ear to ear, completely dividing
the windpipe. The only reason assigned for the rash act
was the intemperate habits of his wife, a woman 70 years
of age.—Caledonian Mercury.
HARBOUR OF REFUGE IN THE FRITH OF FORTH.—
The proposal of a Harbour of Refuge for the shipping on
the east coast of Scotland, to be situated in the vicinity of
Granton, has been for some time under the consideration
of many influential parties in that quarter. The project
has been received in the most favourable manner.
DREADFUL SUICIDE.—A wretched individual, of the
name of James Smith, who carried on apparently an ex-
tensive business as a flesber and ham curer, at Paisley,
succeeded in putting a period to his existence on Tuesday
last, by shooting himself through the head, in a shooting
saloon in that town.
THEFT BY A LADY.—Mrs. Jane. Tyrwhit, tile wife of a
gentleman of extensive estates, residing at No.l, Charles-
street, Berkeley-square, London, was on Satnrday last
held to bail at Marlborough-street Police-office, on a
charge of having stolen a microscope, value 2s. 6d., from
the stand of Miss Lewis, at the Soho Bazaar. In another
part of the Bazaar, she had paid £9 for a grey parrot.
ANOTHER STRIKE AT STOCKPORT.—On Monday week
the factory workers at Stockport struck for wages, and not
less than sixteen large mills were at a stand. The men
having submitted to a reduction of wages during the re-
cent period of manufacturing distress, think they ought to
partake of the profits of this season of prosperity. The
spinners ask for 10 per cent., and the self-acting piecers
for 20 per cent. advance on their wages. The masters
have offered 5 per cent.
CHILD KILLED BY A FERRET.—A child about three
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mother occupied a room in the old workhouse, and left
the child asleep in bed about seven o'clock in the evening,
at which time a ferret was in the room in a box, through
the lattice of which he could pass. On her return about
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RURAL SIMPLICITY.—Last week a farmer's wife called
her servant girl, 13 years of age, and gave her a watch,
bidding her take it and boil an egg four minutes by it :
she shortly returned with the watch (which had been pur-
chased only a few days before for £8) on a plate, well
boiled, instead of the egg, stating she had boiled it exactly
four minutes by the clock. Another servant stood by and
saw her place the watch in the pan, and said it was wrong,
she was sure, but allowed her to proceed. All the parties
reside in Bewdon.—Blackburn. Standard.
LOCAL LEGISLATION.—The Gazette of Tuesday night
extends to the extraordinary length of seven sheets, and
is almost entirely occupied with " notices" for Railway
Bills; among which some others of greater interest are
not likely to escape observation. The New Zealand
Company are to apply for enlargement and amendment
of the powers conferred by their charter and for the
granting to them of " further and other powers, rights,
and privileges ; " and also " for regulation of the convey-
ing of lands in the colony to and by the Company."
Tun hToP DUTY.—The return of the hop duty on this
year's growth was issued on Saturday. The total is
£265,240. 15s. 24d., of which the old duty amounts to
£140,322. 17s. 22d., the new duty to £103,716. 17s. 11d.,
and the additional duty of five per cent., per Act 3d
Victoria, c. 17, to £12,201. Os. OP. The chief districts
are fixed as follows :—Canterbury, £38,637. 15s. 6d. ;
Hants, £11,083. Bs. 111 d. ; Hereford, £25,142. 3s. 111 d ;
IA:: of Wight, £7,296. 17s. 84. ; Rochester, £113,960.
18s. Od. ; Sussex, £49,857. ss. 2-Id. ; and Worcester,
£5,265. 17s. 11d.

HAND-LOOM WE AVE RS.—The following statement may
give some idea of the excessive toil and low wages of which
the hand-loom weavers complain :—Some of the manu-
facturers of Wigan have been in the habit of making check
cuts, 67 yards long, 44 nicks in the inch, for which they
paid the weaver ss. 6d. Out of this he had to pay 104 d.
fur winding. Thus he had to throw his shuttles 106,128
times, at the rate of 1105 times an hour, for six days to
the week of 16 hours to the day, for the small remunera-
tion of 4s. 71d. Deduct Is. for rent, 6d. for fire, and 6d.
for tallow and candles, and then you have his net weekly
income for the support of his family.—Halifax Guardian.
VILLAGE MISERY.—A case was brought forward at
the Bicester Petty Session this week which displayed the
wretchedness of agricultural dwellings. A young woman,
of the name of Biggs, was charged with having left the
service of a farmer, who did not attend to support his
charge. From the young woman's statement, it appeared
that the wife of the complainant had used her in a fair
proper manner. The Rev. A. H. Matthews, one of the
magistrates, advised the young woman to go back, and to
stay if possible, as he knew how distressed they were at
home. It appeared that two families of eleven persons,
male and female, slept in one and the same room !
SHAKESPEARE.—A curious and interesting discovery
has recently been made, which will probably throw con-
siderable light on the text of one of the most popular
plays of our great dramatist. A contemporary manu-
script of Henry IV. has been found in the archives of a
family of title in the east of England, and it has been
most liberally placed in the hands of Mr. Halliwell for
the purpose of publication. He understood that this
unique relic, which contains numerous important varia-
tions from the play as we now have it, will be shortly
printed by Mr. Halliwell, under the auspices of the
Shakespeare Society.
EXTRAORDINARY SPORT.—On Tuesday week, in a
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Grace the Duke of Rutland, Colonel Anson, Mr. Stanley,
and Mr Farlie, with only four hour's shooting, bagged
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tour hour's shooting, two of the parties were absent an
hour and a half, attending a meeting at Newmarket,—
namely, his Grace the Duke of Rutland, and Mr. Farlie.
In the evening a considerable portion of the game was
distributed to the tenantry, tradespeople, &c.—Leices!er
Journal.

Two young fishermen last their lives at Margate last
week by the upsetting of their boat in a squall.
The Times states, that it receives on an average 130
letters a-day,
The River Weaver Trustees have declined to comply
with the request of the Anderton Carrying Company, to
allow traffic on the river on Sundays.
FOREIGN CATTLE.—The week's arrival have been
seventy-nine head of oxen and cows, and fourteen sheep,
from Hamburg and Rotterdam.—Hull Packet.
Three carriage dogs of great beauty, presents from
Queen Victoria to the King of Prussia, are at present in
Hull, for shipment to Berlin.
The young surgeon about to marry Miss Burdett Coutts
is a Mr. Brown. of the ho use of Tapper and Brown, Bur-
lington-street. He is to take the name of Coutts.
Two brothers quarrelled, at Road, in Somersetshire,
on Tuesday, and went into a field to fight, when one of
them received a blow which caused instant death.
ECLIPSE OF THE MOON.—There will be a total and
visible eclipse of the moon late on the night of Sunday
the 24th, and early in the morning of Monday the 25th
instant.