The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1833-10-04 00:00:00

ENGLAND AND FRANCE.

Some late 'French writers have made the following calcu-
lation :
Employed iu Trade and France Great Britain
Manufactures._ 32,500,000 50u15.... 25,000,000

Animal power equivalent to 6,303,019 hands 7,273,497
Mills 5,7,• Hydraulic Machines 1,500,000
Wind and isiavigation 3,000,000 12,000,000
Windmills
Steam Engines
Add for Ireland

11,536,352 28,118,164
The total animal and mechanical power, therefore, which
the United Kingdom employs in commerce and manufactures
alone, is more than 150 per cent. greater than what is employed
by France, without reference to the proportion between their
respective populations.

MARRYING WITH A VENGEANCE.—On the 9th ult., at Leeds,
Mr. Higgins, cloth-dresser, to Mrs. Mary Turner, both of
Woodhouse, she being his sixth wife, and he her third husband.
SINGULAR HUMANITY.—The following was posted up in the
county of Kent, in the year 1831 :—" Nrotice is hereby given,
that the Marquis of Camden (on account of the backwardness
of the harvest,) will not shoot himself or any of his., tenants till
the 14th of September."
REPARTEE.—Dr. Lucas, the celebrated Irish patriot, having,
after a very sharp contest, carried the election of a representative
in parliament for the city of Dublin, was met a few days after
by a lady whose whole family were very warm in the interest of
the unsuccessful candidate. " Well, Doctor," said she, " I find
you have gained the election."—" Yes, madam."—" No won-
der, sir, all the blackguards voted for you."—" No, madam,
your two sons did not," replied the doctor.

The young Earl of Eglintoun (Baron Ardrossan, in En-
gland) became of age on the 26th ult., when the event was
celebrated by public rejoicings at Eglintoun Castle, N.B. His
lordship gave a grand entertainment to the Marquis and Mar-
chioness of Londonderry, who came from \Vynyard expressly
for the occasion, and a large party. The Earl will take his
scat in the House of Lords by the side of his noble friend the
Marquis of Londonderry, as his family politics assimilate with
those of his Lordship. Lord Eglintoun, although so young,
has enjoyed his honours several years, haying succeeded his
grandfather Hugh, twelfth Earl, in 1819. His Lordships
mother, Lady Mary Montgomery, is re-married to Sir Charles
Montolieu Lamb, 'Bart., Knight Marshal of his Majesty's
Household.

REASON FOR A DIVORCE.—A woman applied the other day
to our worthy mayor for a summons against her husband who
had ill used her. In due course, the parties appeared before
the bench; when the mayor asked the delinquent why he had
used his wife so badly, having beaten her severely. "Why,"
said he, " I went to the barber's to have my hair cut, and- he
told me that every hair of my head was loose in the socket,
(tremendous laughter,) and it's she've a do'd it!" The worthy
mayor looked incredulous, and the wife looked astonished, but
he offered to swear to the fact, and produce the barber to cor-
roborate the truth of it, so there was no refusing the credence.
The wife then besought the bench to "divorce" them, but this
his worship could not do, and it was ultimately arranged that
they should separate, he agreeing to allow her 2s. 6d. out of his
wages, which were 12s. I hey were both departing highly de-
lighted, when the mayor recalled the loose-haired hero, and
told him he must pay a shilling for the summons. He threw
down the shilling with the greatest alacrity, clapping his thigh,
and swearing that he would pay 50s. any day for such a capital
bargain.— Western Times.
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The late storm, which alarmed the farmer for the safety of
his crop, has consigned hundreds to a watery grave, covered
the shores of the ocean with numerous wrecks, and filled .many
a family with lamentation and mourning. This village (Buck-
haven) has not escaped, it has bad a full share in the calamity:
two boats have been lost, the nets of only one• of them being
recovered, while 14 children, besides other relati 7e s, are left to
lament the destiny that has deprived them of their natural pro-
tectors. On Saturday week a number of boats left the fishing
station at Wick, on 'their return home, where they had Caen
very successful, and in crossing the Moray Frith encountered
the dreadful gale. The Margaret, belonging to Mr. Thomas
Bonthron, was nearly swamped by a heavy sea, which washed
overboard Robert Cummins, one of the crew. Whilst every
exertion was made to lighten the boat of the water, another
mountainous billow again nearly filled her, and in this emer-
gency the fishermen began to attach " bows" (bladders) to
their bodies, thinking by this means to preserve themselves for
some minutes longer among the foaming surge. However, en-
couraged by a boy, the son of the owner of -the boat, who ex-
horted them to put their trust in that Almighty Being who rules
the ratting of the sea, and stills the furious tempest, and not
give themselves up to terror, they threw ballast, masts, and
every incumbrance overboard, and with that undaunted little
boy at die helm,. and the rest of them at the pumps, they bore
away towards Fraserburgh, front which they were 15 miles
distant. About 11 o'clock on Sunday forenoon they drew near
the shore, where thousands were gazing with intense interest,
anxious for their safety. Driven on by the storm and the dash-
ing waves, the boat struck on the'Beacon rock, and soon went
to pieces, but the crew were happily got safe on shore by means
of the life boat, and were treated in such a manner as reflects
credit on the sympathies of the people of Fraserburgh. Ano-
ther boat, the Lady Emma Wemyss, met with a still more dis-
astrous fate : she has never been heard of, and she is supposed
to have foundered on Sunday morning, about six miles from land.
She belonged to Mr. James Bonthron, brother to the owner of
the Margaret, an enterprising and industrious seaman, The
following are the names of the sufferers:—James Bonthron,
owner of the Lady Emma Wemyss, who has left a wife and
two children Widiam Johnstone, who has left a wife and one
child; John Fife, who was married only fourteen days previous
to his going to the north for the second time, and who has left
five children; and Thomas Robinson, unmarried, aged seven-
teen. Robert Cummins, who was washed overboard the Mar-
garet+ has left a wife and six children,—Scodt paper,