The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1843-11-21 00:00:00

GENERAL

MISCELLAN'

tfln Stock of tea is gradually assimilating
..
°,st year, being about 30,000,000 lbs.
',per
‘aita Royal Highness the Princess Royal completes her
8 year this day (Tuesday).
6IPP"IELD CORPORATION.—W, Jeffcock. Esq., was
"kirsdaY week elected the first Mayor of Sheffield.
to mot ELECTION.—The nomination will take place
orro_
w (Wednesday), and the polling on Thursday.
toivir:Prancis Hobler, chief clerk to the Lord Mayor of
Pethgo, has retired, after a service of 55 years, with a
;31:1 of £640 per annum.
taite'a a curious coincidence, that the new chief magis-
lion London, Edinburgh, and Glasgow, are all sta-
pets
by profession.
106,4,N5t Ruarouit.—lt was reported, last week, that Mr.
nosell'enett,for South Wilts, had died after a short
The rumour turns out to be utterly unfounded.
?f .ate Earl of Egremont, during the last sixty years
Ithas life, distributed in acts of charity and liberality, the
leten" sum of £1,200,000, or about £20,000 per annum.
--81.8. Hills, Son, and Underwood, of this city, had a
I,ooolirst this week, containing 7,000 gallons of vinegar,
,af which were lost.—Norwich Mercury.
ell g,3,,84id that Lord Campbell is devoting his leisure to
144-f,:(terary work—" The Lives of the Lord Chancel-
,orn the Norman Conquest to the present time."
41,,ate•
,nsion of £2OO a-year has been granted to Sir Wm.
go-"n, Profes o of Astronomy, and President of the
311 Irish Acadsem r
y.
8„„
nisai,"co Paper states that Mr. Hill, of Eden-hall, near
'ear Cumberland, has refused £7OO for his celebrated
Ltt'uorned bull " Eden."
dY 13Yron (relict of the noble poet), together with
Ita i• dl,aughter, the Countess of Lovelace, (" Ada, sole
4t,c,uer oa my
ifton house and heart,") are at present staying
Ali •
Thompson Esq., ex-Mayor of Hull, gallantly
iky7 into the Humber' with his clothes on, on Thurs.
leat eel(' and saved a man in the service of Messrs. Gee
t,,,a, of Hull, from drowning.
4.,,pei;h(hD INSOLVENT.—On Friday last, Sir Hugh
I,'lsch',,"' who is described as very aged and feeble, was
peht,Trg,ed by the Chief Commissioner of the. Insolvent
t4tll-1.8 Court, in London. after having been imprisoned
toe queen's Prison eighteen years.
one
Northwick has let 120 acres of arable land, in lots
tositho„ cto four acres, to the tradesmen d
Ars of hain
the parish of Blockley, Worcestershire. an
It
trei md that his lordship has signified his intention of set-
aut More land in the same way.
t/lANIIVriI."--IMPROVEMENT IN TRADE.—Last week—
\tlised to be in consequence of the news from the East
,%ents for certain sorts of Glasgow goods. as they
Itatttetatded. were authorised to give an advance of one-
. v.lll,:sPerthshire Constitutional.
lt's_neequence of the large number of notices of private
qtritse be introduced in the ensuing session of Perim-
She an extra Gazette was published on Wednesday
mitt; containing nearly thirty pages of closely printed
uNe' describing this batch of prospective legislation.
at,"4,,i:Pocics WAKEFIELD.—The Aire and Calder
41c;n Company are about to form new docks at
„414,,;;;;Id• The docks will cover about two acres of land,
's4esC" abut on the Manchester and Leeds Railway, on
'ter side of the station. house.
4
i,
kbr INCIDENT NOT UNCOMMON IN THE LIFE OF AN
;ifeadcl4,--An article that we published not long_ since
• h a subscriber, and he " stopped the paper." To-
e condescended 'to ask of us an editorial favour. It
,ottanted.—Slockport Advertiser.
Noti Wednesday a man of the name of Patterson, noto-
the ;for the profession of Atheism, was convicted before
'44°ll'l of Session at Edinburgh, of vending blasphe-
trik-ntauebnlications, and sentenced to fifteen months' im-
A, t'
"'co ANCDOLY ACCIDENT.—A few days ago an afflicting
~hofitteeence took place in Gallowgate, Glasgow. While a
Y were at dinner, the father gave a bone to a child,
hen; while in the act of divesting it of the remaining por-
Itiick i°f flesh, incautiously swallowed the bone, which
'n its throat, and almost instantly choked it.
tctet'Nela(ESTEß ANTI-CORN-LAW MEETING.—At the
Ne.g held in the Town-hall, on Tuesday, for the pur-
far e°f aiding the funds of the League, and in particular
tphsc°tributing to the £lOO,OOO fund, there was £12,077
egataribed in the room by 101 individuals and firms,
120 each.
411ti,.5.°rne Parts of England the Papists experience diffi-
the tZ.1.11 making converts from the lower orders, from.
I'lletrin'onY of old pensioners who have witnessed. its
who ce and effects in Roman Catholic countries, and
the 'ele evidence of its atrocities falls with due weight on
0 are of their friends.
Drettl-Soriday night week, a destructive fire broke out in the
eeco ises of Messrs. Ogilvie and Field, manufacturers of
httha nut oil and patent. candles, in Paradise-street, Lam-
. The building was entirely consumed—and of 16
ether' MNorfolk-street one is completely destroyedand the
14 More or less damaged.
11105,a,441En. Lately, at Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Mr.
-inbuncombe to Mr. Feargus O'Connor. Afterm'ue
tog themselves to the mob, the unhappy couplease
spend the honey-moon amongst the 9olliers n d
-"ki8,11"" Scotland, where they expect, by their presence,
Tutl,...e considerable agitation.
Weekr 14% —This vagabond party have started.a
ly P. AGUE.
feontlialoy to
.propagate their lies and delusions—it will
ed in our paper this day. We hope no
attellis,ePativevvverillzbe so absurd as to lay out threepence on
kit;warn the agricultural community not to
It'e the poison to enter their dwellings.
Rat CONSIDERATE TT-TUE.—On Mon-
itqlnding near to the elephant in Hylton's menagerie,
tit :Meld, had the end of a paper of tobacco projecting
It'is'a Pocket; the elephant unceremoniously took it
''lteetek man's pocket, swallowed the tobacco, and re-
stN Paper to the astonished individual.
4bLAtt tF AL ACCIDENT.—Last Tuesday, a
'etl:llgeB°I4%II4AND
gagedt:lol factor of a grindstone worke y
_team, in an
the 0 iaeßriy, Gravel-lanefLondon. 11, hilst so en-
ndstone flew into pieces,t one of which struck
144 r, With such violence as to deprive him of life.
Riveati'siTc,ll Ctun.—His Majesty the King o
heaveHn°. -
hhistt priztritfied to the,Duke of Beaufort that ll
e`ge ro; of £5O next season for a vocal composition,
kotl's casional members of the noblemen and. gentle-
t4bes,'„e,l' and Glee Club, of which his Majesty is a
b and a stanch supporter.
I,llllrW,ePorted in the higher monetary circles that the
hle-13'-',Riand is privately advancing money on trtaenos-
thck't ceorti_tieh securities at the unprecedsentfeodulroiwi Joarms!
414,1 a We hmthesou o
ve no annum.
reas n Ftoro doubt thatreseuch is the fact.-
14441 t".
eop,';'At a meeting held at Manchester, on Thursday
ell°4lleeet"s'sting of a large body of Milk Sellers and others
tie'itai`freid with the trade (in consequence of the farmers
th,,toor;,v,..cn notice of an advance), it was resolved that
"'it than 2s. per dozen be paid to the farmer; and
tol4‘ e retailed to the public at 2Bd per quart, as usual.
4; Oeu.r4I7ARIAN RESEARCHES.—Mr. C. Ade, of Mil-
alitascf.' farm, near Lewes, has very recently dug up in
itte Of a considerable number of silver pennies of the
tlathe anute, Harold the First, Hardicanute, and Ed
. The coins are said to be in an ex-
k'tie ,L;"e preservation.—Kent Observer.
ile,l).:vritil'P-building trade in Sunderland, which in corn-
tlteessejthe other interests of that port, has been so long
toperk h., is beginning to show signs of revival, several
the javing recently been received for ships to be built
!idle trade. In one instance the order has been
tbtee
tirte%;oA and in another for seven vesssels.
?Oa) PROM THE SOCIETY OF FRIENDS.—Mr.
eenrY Leathern, Wakefield, banker, and his
real connexion with the Society of
gne their
‘tt .t:fieid" Monday week, at the monthly meeting at
ttaill'ittiqs; We have not heard what religious body they
t Qed IC° join, but understand they have recently at-
-11011 irkthorpe Church.—Local paper.
10t705 4,k,1,11) OASTLER.—At a central meeting of the
6 at Iteller this noble-minded man, on the 15th Inst., it
1.-ved to hold meetings immediately in every part
,1 01 "Igdo
GI atilt ,e cans
to take into consideration the most ad-
'Ne°°esti,,q_la
,of raising a fund for his liberation The
field tog will be held to-morrow
.(Wednesday) at Hud-
,6
Liaelkaor When W. B. Ferrand, Esq. will take the chair.
10, I,4,Pdri;Alt OCCLRRENCE.—An empty coal-wagon was
lkohett,ije by n the force of the wind alone from Dalston
6 h.' tiii."°ll in Carlisle, on the Mary port railway, in the
of ten minutes. The distance is upwards of
,~lt'aof and a man rode on the carriage the whole way. 6
~
14 Der h'Se oulf a tolerable speed, being about twenty-four
01,4
Sttilt,k4SSlVE SCENE.—On Sunday week sixty-nine
"
who had been saved from shipwreck during the
v,
°they
of the *Church
, üblicly
Norfolk returned thanks to
God in Cromer. The all
6
ioNlttti4 their names were called over by the officiating
.0) oft n then, on their knees, joined in the beautiful
I`h ~baN asgiving.
it NI,
ePre.Prid 1" AT THE THEATRE-ROYAL, MANCHESTER.
P,6
Q ht l " The Tempest" was performed at
a/

self to that

day, a man who

, 111,- 148 C, AS MISS Gardner, who played Arzei,'
it el; the ~-cene, swinging at some distance above
SNt, kt. Wire by which she was suspended, snapped
loWith FlPttated to the ground. We e are happy t
, thetni...,exception of 'a cut on. the
.chin and
~,'I4Y escaped without serious injur3
V Ne eloekuccUßßENCE.—On Tuesday er,
aollrocee
.several lads, apparently much
cr litNers Lding along Gallowgate, disturbin
'Watt .uY, when a lady, who chanced ti
kqr.irty, assailed with a most revolting oa
P eh.h, 0 had no sooner emitted the
rriee•t''et, than he suddenly dropped
444 into a stu
tnat,
on
ex
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°DEATir.—About three vr
f John Todhunter, of Gr
-nt 'e of mind. left home.

•it ',)tte filen(
o •at tx • " •
nhktth pred without
Neq to ascertain if I
iltl it was found h
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