The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1843-04-28 00:00:00

Corn, qrs. ; Oatrneal. Ids. ; Flour, sacks, hrls.—
Coastwise. Wheat, 73 qrs. ; Barley, qrs.; Malt, qrs.
Oats, qrs. ; Rye, qrs. ; Beans, 5 qrs. ; Pease, 2 qrs.
Indian Corn, qrs. ; Oatmeal, Ids.; Flour, 132 sacks 12
barrels.

Average prices of Grain, for the week ending April 22, 1843
Wheat 465. 7d. 1 Barley 28s, ad. I Oats.. 17s. 4,1. I Rye

255. 11d. Pease

28s. 7d

Aggregate average of the six weeks.
Wheat 465. sd. I Barley 28s. sd. I Oats.. 17s. 4c:. Rye.. 28s.' gd
Beans.. 265. 2d. Pease.. 285. Od.

Duty on Foreign Grain, ttze. this week

Wheat 20i.0d. I Barley 9s. -Oct. Oats .. . Ss. Od. Rye.. Us. 6d.
Beans lis. 6a. I Pease.. 11s. 6d. I Ind. Corn Os. 0,1. I Flour 12.,03c1

Ditto from British Colonies out of Europe.
Wheat.... Ls. Od. I Barley.. 2s. od. I Oats ..2s. od. I Rye.... as. 0(1.
Beans.. 3s. Od I Pease.. as. Od. I Indian Corn.. os. od. I Flour as od

Liverpool Averages, week ending April 25, 1843.
1 Wheat. I Barley. Beans. I Pease
460 10
455. 11d. Os. od. 16s. 6
Id. Os. Oil.

DOMESTIC,

z" 11 1 E BUDGET.—The Chancellor of the Exchequer gave
notice that on the Bth of May he would make the financial
statement.

SOMNA MBULISM.—A young man, named Reeves, engaged
a bed at the Punchbowl Inn, Horsham, and after taking his
supper retired to rest. In the course of the night the land-
lord was alarmed by groans, and on getting up found the
poor fellow lying in the yard with both his legs broken, and
other injuries, having jumped out of the window, a distance
of twenty feet. The next house nearly joined, and from the
marks on the wall it appeared as if he had descended a short
distance with his hands and knees, and then fell. The poor
fellow, who was subject to walking in his sleep, had not th 3
slightest recollection of the occurrence until he found him-
self in the yard.

Loss OF THE SOLWAY.—From an authorised statement
we learn that by this melancholy occurrence 35 lives were
lost. There were 98 persons saved. It is a singular coinci-
dence that the Royal Mail Steam-packet Company should
have lost, within one year and a half, exactly the same num-
ber of ships that have been lost by the Government in the
West Indies, viz.—
ADMIRALTY VESSELS. I COMPANY'S VESSELS.
Victor, all hands perished. Medina, all saved.

Spitfire, all saved: ---
I Isis, one boy perished.
Alagmra, four perished. Solway, 35 perished.
As relates to the loss of the Solway, it should be know
that the Company's ships will no longer call at Corunna.

NON-INTRUSION.—No man laboured with a purer mind,
and a more unclouded intellect, and a greater devotion of his
pecuniary resources, after what was considered n perfect mo-
del of Church government, than the late Mr. Robert Hal-
dane. Few men had more deep insight into, and experience
of, the working of the popular and religious mind in such
matte's, deprived of effectual check, than that eminent indi-
vidual. The Church of Scotland has known him for many
years as her intelligent and able supporter, as many of her
sons knew him as the chosen friend and adviser of her late
accomplished champion, Dr. Andrew Thomson; and we
think the fact should be generally known, that this able and
disinterested man, lying on his death bed, within these few
months, calmly waiting his glorious change, stated, " I wish
it to be known that I am no NON-INTRUSIONIST."—Lon-
don Paper.

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was accompanied by her
SHOCKING DEATH.—On Saturday, a woman, named
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tiously left her mother to look at some of the wheels attached
to the beetles, when, on approaching too near the machinery,
she was drawn in and literally beaten to pieces. Both her
arms were cut off. Her death was instantaneous. The dis-
tracted mother, on seeing the condition of her child, ran to
her assistance, when she would have shared the same fate
but for the timely assistance afforded by some korkmen.
She was drawn from the wheel, her dress having been torn
off; her thigh was shockingly lacerated, and she received
some severe bruises on the body. The poor creature lies
dangerously ill.—Belfast Whig.

SHOCKING OUTRAGM.—On Thursday last an industrious
poor man named Lyons, and his wife, residing near Bally_
hooley, were dragged out of bed by a set of miscreants who
beat them into a state of insensibility, and then like demons
poured vitriol on their faces and other parts of their bodies,
the effects of which were a restoration to consciousness, and
the most agonizing torments. They left their unfortunate
victims in this deplorable state, after rifling the house of £3,
all the poor people possessed in the world. The poor wo-
man's eyes being totally burned away by the vitriol, and her
skull fractured—there is no hope of her recovery. The man
is not quite so bad, although shockingly injured. Two fel-
lows are taken on suspicion. It appears that poor Lyons
was a skilful person in the management of some process in
milling or combing of wool, and was about to be employed
by a gentleman who has got up some such mill in BallybooleY
hence proceeded the dreadful malevolence of those human
demons for his destruction.—Cork Constitution.

EXECUTION.-At Monmouth, on Monday last, Edward
Rees underwent the last punishment of the law for the mur-
der of the daughter of a respectable cottager at Chepstow.
At eleven o'clock the culprit partook of the sacrament, when
he acknowledged the justice of his sentence. He was then
pinioned and conducted to the scaffold, on his way to which
he shook hands with the few persons assembled in the gaol,
saying, " Good bye, God bless you ; I shall soon be in glory."
lie passed through the lodge, and ascended the stairs leading
to the roof, where the drop was constructed, and stepped
lightly on to the scaffold. When the rope had been adjusted,
he addressed the multitude at great length, urging them to
take warning by his fate and to shun evil company. He then
again shook hands with the governor of the gaol and the ex-
ecutioner. The cap was pulled over his face, and as he heard
the bolt withdrawn he made a grasp at the rope with both
hands, which the executioner was obliged to remove. He
struggled for a considerable time, and the crowd, who from
the moment of his appearance bad conducted themselves
with seeming propriety, and listened attentively to his ad-
dress, began quietly to disperse. After hanging the usual
time, the body was cut down, and is to be interred this even-
ing within the walls of the prison.

IRISH CENSUS FOR 1841.—The following is a return
the population in Ireland in 1811 :
Males.
963,747
1,186,190
707,884
1,161,146

Leinster..
Munster..
Connaught
Ulster....

Females.
1,009,984
1,209,971
711,072
1,224,579

4,019,667 4,155,606
Total population 8,175,274
In 1821, the population was 6,801,827
In 1831, it was
In 1811, it was 8,175,273

Increase between 1821 and 1831
Increase between 1831 and 1841
" From this it appears that the increase during the 10 years
up to 1841 was 556,702 less than it had been in the 10 years
preceding. This extremely reduced rate of increase is s very
remarkable and extraordinary fact. It is evident that during
the last 10 years there has been a very decided check to the
progress of population in Ireland. The increase in England
during the 10 years from 1831 to 1811 was 2,001,794, which
was more than 1-17th upon the population of 1831. The
increase in Ireland during the same 10 years was 407,872,
which was little more than 1-20th of the population of 1831.
The increase in England has been in the ratio of nearly 3 to
1, as compared with England. This is the first time that
Ireland has shown a less degree of increase than England."
FATAL. CONFLICT.—On Monday last, a meeting was held
at Clones for the purpose of forwarding the interests of re-
peal. About 15,000 persons were present. The Protestant
party, to the number of about 3,000, also assembled, apart
from the former body, in order to show to the English public
that the Protestants of the North have not joined the priests.
Resolutions proposed by the principal inhabitants of the
district were then passed at the meeting of Protestants, and
the repeal meeting shortly broke up. Soon after a riot took
place at the grave-yard, into which a body of Repealers had
thrown themselves, and attacked a body of Protestants, who
were passing through Abbey-lane, with stones, which were
provided in heaps for the purpose. The Protestants now got
the worst of it, as the Repeaters resorted to stones, with
which they pelted their opponents without mercy. Here
much serious injury was done on both sides, and in a few
minutes the apothecaries'
shops were filled with bleeding
patients. One unfortunate man, named M'Caffrey, a shoe-
maker, was stabbed in the belly, or rather had his bowels
ripped up with a knife; the pool: wretch fell, and was tram-
pled over by the combatants. Two of the Protestant party
had their skulls fractured, and several were severely wounded.
M'Caffrey was carried into a house, and received the prompt
aid of Dr. Thompson, who most humanely accompanied
Mr. Smith, a magistrate, to the house in which he was laid.
The wound was incised, and about six inches in length, In-
clining upwards obliquely towards the hip joint from the
abdomen, and was such as would be inflicted by a butcher's
or shoemaker's knife first thrust into the abdomen and then
forced upwards. Several of the intestines were severed in
the transit of the blade, and death must ensue. He died.
soon after. This fray over, the town was left in possession
of the Protestants and the military, between whom there was
not much likelihood of a row.—Ulster paper.