The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1848-06-27 00:00:00

WATERWORKS AiiD CY.METERIES.—A letter from Dr,

Truman, in if3eiitne;, complainsthat the water supplied
by the Hampstead Waterworks Company from a well
recently sunk at the foot of Highgate-hill, not 300 yards
from that part of the hill on which the Highgate Ceme-

tery stands, has a most nauseous taste and smell, to the

great alarm of the inhabitants, who are apprehensive lest
some frightful epidemic disease should be the consequence.
Mr. John Briggs, a Chartist delegate from Sheffield,
has been removed to the West Riding Lunatic Asylum,
having exhibited unmistakeable symptoms of insanity.
A few of his brother conventionists might have been re-
moved with him to the benefit of the community at large.

The unfortunate man has since died raving madi At the
inquest the verdict was " That death was owing to the
softening of the brain, caused by mental excitement."
A widow of the name of Harridge sought on Wednesday
in the Westminster County Court, to recover from
Viscount Palmerston the sum of £lO 3s. 4d. for shoeing
his lordship's horses. Evidence having been given to

show that the work had been done, the judge said he
should make an order for the payment on the sth of July,

which would give Lord Palmerston an opportunity to ap-
ply for a new trial if he thought proper.
THE CROPS.—The grain has greatly improved beneath
the genial influence of the recent showers, and beans and
pease promise well, which, after the total failure of last
year, is cheering. Apples will not be so abundant as was
atone time expected, but pears will probably offer a plen-
tiful crop. Potatoes look as well as we ever remember.

The hop-yards of this county look well, and the same is
the case in the other extensive hop-growing districts.—
Hereford Journal.
We know, from official sources, that the proportion per
cent of commitments for North Wales, is sixty-one per
cent below the calculated average for all England and
Wales, on the same amount of male population of the
like ages. In fact the gaols of Wales are commonly
empty, or the next thing to it ; and the whole twelve coun-
ties would hardly keep one barrister, on the crown side,
above starving point. Maiden assizes are anything but
uncommon in that country. _

A PUZZLE FOR POLITICAL ECONOMISTS.—A few years
ago raw hides were selling at sd. per pound, at a time,
too, when there was a duty of 3d. per pound upon tanned
leather. At the present time raw hides are selling at five
farthings per pound, with no duty on tanned leather, and
yet boots and shoes are no cheaper than they were before
the duty was repealed, and when raw hides were 25 per
cent. dearer than at present ! Will any correspondent
inform us who it is that pockets the difference ?
Gilbert A. a'Beckett has, within the last few days, got a
government commissionership, and the public may shortly
expect a " blue book " from his pen in reference to one of
our agricultural counties, noted for its calves ! This is
the third press recognition by government within the last
few months : Fonblanque, Examiner ; Mr. A. Doyle,
Chronicle ; and Mr. A. a'Beckett, Punch. The last
named and last appointed has for a considerable period
been a writer in another leading journal as well as Punch.

—Cheltenham Chronicle. -
The Kensington Board of Guardians has recently made
a strong representation to the Poor-law Board, with re-
ference to the great expense to which the parish is sub-
jected by the number of tramps, chiefly Irish, with which
it has recently been infested. It appears that, within the
last fortnight, no fewer than 1,637 have presented them-
selves at the workhouse, of whom 1,378 were relieved in
the workhouse. Of the 1,378 persons, 705 were Irish,
while in the three preceding years the number was only
430.

It appears that Sir J. Lubbock, of High Elms, Mon-
mouth, supplies funds to a village schoolmaster for the
destruction of all the wasps in his vicinity, by the urchins
of the school. 1600 have already perished, and the para-
graph proceeds to say, as every wasp killed at this period
of the year is a nest destroyed, and allowing one in five
to be a male, no less than 1280 nests have been-destroyed,
which, allowing them to produce on an average 1000
young ones, will make 1,280,000 young destroyed, which,
together with their parents, will make 1,281,600—the
total number the vicinity is treed from.
ACCIDENT ON THE STAGE.—A painful accident oc-
curred to Mr. Pritchard, the lessee and manager of the
theatre at Leeds, on Wednesday, while he was playing
the part of Macduff to Macready's Macbeth. In the fight
represented in the last scene the point of Mr. Macready's
sword unfortunately struck Mr. Pritchard on the face with
such force as to cut through the cartilage of the nose and
the upper lip, penetrating to the bone. It was with diffi-
culty Mr. Pritchard was able to retain his place on the
stage till the conclusion of the scene, and he could not
speak the remainder of his part.
DREADFUL ACCIDENT AT VICTORIA IRON WORKS.—
ELEVEN LIVES LOST.—The Monmouthshire Merlin
states that the scene of this awful catastrophe was a pit
known as No. 6 Black Vein Iron Stone-pit, at the above-
named works. On Wednesday morning, as the men
were descending the pit, by some unknown cause the
cross-pieces were separated from the ascending bucket,
by which it was roped to the surface, when that to which
it was opposed descended with proportionably increased
velocity, until the unfortunate men were precipitated to
the bottom with a tremendous crash, by which they all
perished.
On Tuesday a wretched looking young man, named
Hart, described as a French polisher, gave himself up to
the London police, as, jointly with another man, the
murderer of the boy Lazarus, whose mysterious death in
an enclosed yard in Spitafields has excited much attention.
He confesses that he was with the man when he strangled
the boy with a blue pocket handkerchief, and afterwards
sold the clothes. He now gave the information in conse-

quence of quarrelling with-his companion, and finding a
free pardon was offered to any accomplice not being the
actual murderer. He was remanded at Worship-street
till his alleged companion should have been taken.
oiNGULA. ACCIDENT.—On Wednesdiay. as Miss Row-
land, of Ipswich, was walking up the on sne
suddenly felt a great heat at the back of her arm, and was
terrified at finding flames shooting up from her dress.
The lady, in her fright, rushed across the road, into the
" Bear and Crown," where Mr. Cornish, the landlord,
threw her to the ground, rolled her over and over, and,
succeeded in extinguishing the flames. The lady sus-
tained no injury beyond a slight burning on the hand
when she first felt the fire. The cause of this most sin-
gular affair is quite a mystery ; but it is supposed that
Miss Rowland must have trodden on a lucifer match on
the pathway.
THE CHARTIST ALLOTMENTS.—Mr. O'Connor has re-

ceived all the subscriptions and, holds them in his own

name. He has invested upwards of £40,000 in land in
Herefordshire, Worcestershire, Gloucestershire, and Ox- .
fordshire, which has been conveyed to him. He is now
the uncontrolled and uncontrollable owner of the whole
property. The prizeholders who have been located have
no lease, not the shadow of a legal title to the land they
hold. Mr. O'Connor himself, should he be so minded,
might, at any moment, turn them out of possession ; or
his heir at law, or his devisee, should he die, might deal
with them in a like summary way ; or his creditors might
charge their debts upon the land now, or after his death,
—Daily News. I
DREADFUL OCCURRENCE.—On Monday, the house of
Mrs. and Mr. Newlove, mother and son, at Warthell, near
York, was broken into at an early hour by thieves, who
fearfully abused the inmates, but, it is supposed from
their being surprised, little plunder was taken. The
female in question and her son were eccentric persons,
and were generally supposed to be possessed of consider-
able property. When the house was entered by some
friends next day, Mrs. Newlove was found laid with her
head towards the front door, literally bathed in blood.
The son, who was upwards of 40 years of age, was found
in the privy also covered with blood. They were both at-
tended to and are 'now going on favourably. The mis-
creants were armed with bludgeons.
A HUSBAND AND WIFE DROWNED.—On Tuesday
week, a respectable farmer named Guthrie, aged 74, and
his wife aged 70, were drowned at the ford on the River
Ayr, near Holmsten, in Scotland. They had been at-
tending a fair, and travelled in an old-fashioned gig, ac-
companied by their grandson, aged 18. On their return
home by the ford, the water bad risen, and the horse
could not resist the current ; and the gig being sent adrift
in the river, the two deceased were washed out and
drowned. The grandson was floated further down on
the gig, and was saved by catching hold of the branches
of a tree that overhung the stream. His cries were heard
by a ploughman's wife, who rescued him. The horse
was saved.
TURF-PRESSING APPARATUS.—Lord Willoughby de
Eresby has succeeded in constructing a turf-pressing ma-
chine, by which he obtains uniform pressure ' • the pres-
sure regulated at pleasure, and security afforded against
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in operation, the pressure in the peat-box beneath the
plunger is thirty-six tons ; and as this is considered as
much as the machinery will bear, the connecting-rods
from the lever to the plummer-boxes of the crank imme-
diately raise the whole bearings, when the power exceeds
this amount. In all previous machines, the breakages
have been numerous, from having no check ; but by this
arrangement it is entirely under control, and can be regu-
lated to the greatest nicety.
ILLEGALITY OF DERBY SWEEPS.—At Guildhall, On
Friday, William Willis, the landlord of the King's Head
public-house, in Newgate-street, was summoned before
Alderman Wilson and Sir Peter Laurie, to answer the
complaint of James Cuthbert, of the Golden Last public-
house, in Drury-lane, licensed victualler, for suffering
gaming to be carried on in his house, in the form of Derby
sweeps. After hearing a protracted argument upon the
legality or illegality of the practice, from Mr. Wontner,
who appeared to support the summons, and Mr. Child,
who attended for the defendant, the magistrates pro-
nounced a decided opinion that Derby Sweeps were lot-
teries ; that lotteries were gaming, and that it was a breach
of the license to allow them to be conducted at any
licensed house. They therefore adjudged the defendant
to pay a penalty of £5 and the costs. Mr. Cuthbert gave
his moiety of the line to the poor-box. Mr. Child inti-
mated that he should appeal.
SLEEP.- —The Poet Young says, "Sleep is Great Nature's
second course—the balm of hurt minds." Johnson says,
"It is the parenthesis of human woe." Sleep being thus
appreciated by mankind, how desirous ought we to be that
all should tranquilly enjoy " sweet repose," the general
obstruction to which is through an unhealthy action of
the liver or other viscera. A little attention to the
"young disease," by having recourse to a mild aperient,
often produces the most salutary effect, and for such pur-
• pose Frampton's Pill of Health stands prominent in pub-
lic opinion.
ATMOSPHERIC CHANGES.—Although changes in the
temperature are more prevalent in the temperate zone
than in other latitudes, there is scarcely a spot to be
found where such great differences exist as in Great
Britain, varying in a few hours some twenty degrees or
more. The effect of such rapid changes on the bodily
health is very afflicting to many thousands of persons, es-
' pecially those in the middle or advanced ages of life,
causing attacks of those painful disorders, sciatica, gout,
and rheumatism. Happily for those who are afflicted
with those painful diseases, chemical science has produced
that excellent medicine, Blair's Gout and Rheumatic Pills.