The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1846-08-04 00:00:00

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A RAT-CATCHER !—Thomas Ed
the celebrated Staffordshire rat-catcher, caught
day about 200 rats, at the New British Iron Company
stables, Abersychan, a great portion of which he killed

with his moutli!

saddler, at Llandilo, Penabrok,

being in reality two perfect bodies joiui
head being somewhat larger than the ordinary size
animal, however, is not now alive.
A patent has been taken out for making paper
broom. The blanches are ground until they form with
water a palpably matter. They are then mixed with mu-
riatic acid. The substance is then converted into paper

1 the neck, the
The

in the usual way

BIRMINGHAM CANAL MEETING.—A meeting of the
proprietors of this canal (now united with the Dudley)
was held on Friday at the company's offices, in Birming-
ham, when a dividend was declared of £2 per share for
the preceding half year.
It is now confidently anticipated that the Sugar Bill
will be carried through all its stages in the House of
C,,mmons in the course of the ensuing week ; and, allow-
ing for all contingencies at present foreseen, Parliament
will probably be prorogued before the 25th instant.—
Globe. .

A glass-manufacturer at Sunderland has obtained
damages, in the Court of Common Pleas, to the amount
of £657 6s. Bd. against another person in the same trade
at Gateshead, for enticing away workmen. And also, by
consent, a similar amount, in a second case ; total
£1314 13s. 4d.
Tr T 13.-

-om -numb the other day visited Stamford, where
Daniel Lambert died in 1809. Mr. James Dixon, of St.
Martin's, produced a suit of the giant's clothes, with
which General Thumb was highly delighted. He passed
through one of the sleeves of the coat, and got into one of
the stockings.

On Sunday, a female infant, not quite twelve months
old, fell from the third floor window at 11, Langley-court,
Long-acre. The child was being nursed at the time by a
juvenile sister, when it sprang from her arms into the
court bolow. It was taken up in a frightfully mutilated
state, without any hope of recovery.
An Irish gentleman having a pair of new boots sent
home to him, proceeded to try them on ; but after a good
deal of labour, and pulling and straining, too, from the
blisters on his hands, he could no longer continue the vio-
lent exertion, he desisted, declaring that he perceived
very clearly that he should never get those boots on " till
he had worn them a day or two.'
_____ _ _

ENGLISH BANKRUPTCIES. —The number of bank-
rupts during the last year amounted to 1025, comprising
nearly all trades and professions. The highest number
was that of victuallers, which was sixty-three, and the
lowest number the class of attorneys, there being one
only. The only business excepted from that of bank-
rupt's list was that of undertakers.
At the Henley-in-Arden Petty Sessions, last week,
Edward Birch and John Starkey, servants of Mr White-
house, of Eardington, and John Page, Henley-in-Arden,
were summoned before the Magistrates for mowing, hay-
making, and carrying hay in a meadow at Henley on Sun-
day, the 21st of Jur.e last. The parties admitted the of-
fence, and were ordered to pay Bs. 6:1 each for costs.
THE " TIMES" AND THE MINISTRY.—Of course the
press is convenient, if not indispensable, as an occasional,
or even frequent channel for announcements designed to
prepare the public mind, and soften the approaches to
startling alterations. A more regular connexion does
not suit the genius of English journalism ; and to the best
of our information and belief, the present ministry intend
to act on that opinion. At least we can answer for our-
selves.—Times.

IMPORTANT TO DEBTORS AND CREDITORS.—In the
Court of Queen's Bench, last week, in the case of Toomer
v. Gingell, the same law lately adjudicated by Mr. Palmer
in the Bristol Court of Requests, was adopted, when it
was argued that the final order was changed by the sta-
tute, and the plea in bar taken away : and Mr. Justice
Maule, in giving judgment, said, `• I have read the statute
through very carefully, and it seems to me to have been
the intention of the legislature that the final order should
no longer operate any further than as a protection to the
person."

At York Assizes, yesterday week, John Rodda, an Irish-
man who lived at Skipton, was tried for the wilful murder
of his daughter, an infant twelve months old. The child
died from vitriol or some such poison having been given
to it : the man had bought some vitriol ; he had been left
with the child just before it came ill and vomited'a corro-
sive substance ; and he had remarked to people that he
would get a sum of money from a burial society if the
infant died. Rodda had other children entered in such
societies, and used to talk of what he should get if they
died. The prisoner was found guilty, and sentenced to be
hanged.

RECEPTION OF A NUN INTO THE ORDER OF THE

SISTERS OF MERCY.—On Monday, the ceremony of in-
vesting a young lady with the veil and holy habit of the
Sisters of Mercy took place in the Trinity Chapel of the
Convent, Dock-head, Bermondsey, in the presence of a
large number of the English Roman Catholic clergy and
laity. Miss Graham, the lady who took the veil, is about
20 years of age, and a member of a highly respectable fa-
mily in St. John's Wood. It is said that the young lady
has provided munificently for the pecuniary wants of the
Convent. Dr. Griffiths, the Roman Catholic bishop of
the London district, officiated.

TUE ALLEGED DEATH FROM FLOGGING, AT HOIJNS-
LOW.—The inquest on Patrick Frederick White, the
soldier of the 7th Hussars whose death is alleged to have
been occasioned by the infliction of severe corporal pu-
nishment, was resumed on Monday, before Mr. Wakley,
M.P. Several surgeons were examined as to the cause of
death. The army surgeons and one civilian agreed that
death had resulted from inflammation of the pleura and
of the lining membrane of the heart. Mr. Erasmus
Wilson, a civilian, attributed death, though in a remote
degree, to the effects of the flogging. The inquest was
again adjourned.
RAILWAY LABOURERS,—We understand that :the fol-
lowing is a correct list of the different labourers em-
ployed on the different railways now in course of forma-
tion in Mid-Lothian :—On the Hawick branch of the
North British Railway, at the Lothian Bridge section,
285; Newton Loan, 140; Kirkhill, 70 ; Gorebridge, 500 ;
Crichton Moss, 750; Half-la-Kell, 400; Borthwick,
110; Catcune, 70—in all, 2,325. Of these upwards of

Englishmen. On the Caledonian Rails,

at Slateforr

196; Riccarton, 123 ; Haggs, 28; and Kirknewton, 302
—in all, 649. Of these there are 300 Scotchrren, the
same number of Irishmen, and only about 30 English-

FOREIGN COMPETITION.—We understand that serious
apprehensions are entertained by the glass manufacturers
in this district (Birmingham) that a certain portion of
their trade must must give way to foreign competition.
Several Belgian travellers have lately offered for sale
wine-glasses and tumblors at the merchants' warehouses
in this town at from 2a to 35 per cent. cheaper than the

same description of articles can be produced in this coun-
try. The same disadvantage to a still greater extent is
apprehended with respect to ornamental glass. In the
manufacture of articles requiring a great amount of en-

isidvaniages against the British

be very decided ; but in the

A ug. 4, 1846.

A GENTLEMAN ABDUCTED BY HIS OWN WIFE.
At the Lincoln assizes last week, Ann Westmoreland,
Francis Wright, Samuel Fletcher, and Richard Thorpe,
were indicted for having forcibly abducted Mr. Browulow
Tailor Westmoreland, the husband of the first defendant,
from Bourne, on the 23d of April, and with carrying him
off against his will and consent. The complainant is a
gentleman of private fortune, dis tantly related to several
• • families, residing at Bourne, having lived twenty
"ed from his wife, to whom he mode an allow-

years s

atbipping iiiitettigrntr.

TUESDAY, JULY

28.—Wind W.S.W. moderate.

ARRIVED.—Wm. Fisher, Friend, from Maceio—Dona Dea,
from Miramichi—Emma, Arkley, and Mary, Page,' from Mon-
treal—Republic. Landes; Niagara, Russell, and Waterloo,
Allen, frcim New Yorle—hero of Acre, Jones ; Helen; Parsee
Merchant, and Highland Mary, from Quebec.
SAILED.—EarI Stradbroke, Dance, for Amsterdam—Black-
eyed-Susan, Roose, for Ancona— Corsair, Atkins, for Barba-
does, &c.—Apthorpe, Blake, for Barcelona—Duke of Welling-
ton, Lawson, for Belieze—Duchess of Argyle. Phillips, for Cal-
cutta—Emma, Thomas, for Constantioop,e—Princess Royal,
Dugdale, for Dalhousie—Scotia, Bennett, for Galatz—Wm.
Rushton, Forster, for Havana—Kcstrel,Wise and Black Prince,
Martin, for Lima—Mary, Artis, for Leghorn—Douglas, Le
Palge, for La Guayra—Mary, Frame, for Montreal, c.—South
Carolina, Hamilton, for New York—Kalamazoo, M'Cerran, for
Philadelphia—Argyle, Brockban ; Covenanter, Patterson; Ore-
gon, Reid, and St. John, Dick, for Quebec—Octavia, Reid, for
Rio Janeiro—Numa, Yana, fur St. Petersburg—fluson, Weeks,
fur Boston.

Chimborazo, White, for Africa, has put back leaky, having
been on shore on Arklow Bark
Veracity, Bence, sailed from Cephalonia for this port 23rd
June _ . .

_
Grecian, Todd, sailed for Zante 9th July, and Weatherall,
7th July for Corfu
Wilt,n, Wilson, and Liebe, Thcmpson, hence at Gibraltar
Wasp, Allen, from Licata, at Gibraltar, and sailed for this
port 17th July
Ellen, Till.tr, sailed from Cadiz for this port 17th July
AlanturP, Weeks, hence at Seville
Rio Packet, Harry, arid Joven de Lima, Songa, hence at Corfu
Emma Graham, Ferguson, sailed from Oporto for London
and Essay. Lees, for this port )9th July
Shamrock, Postill ; Orion, Wilkinson, an
hcuse, hence at St. Petersburg
Pheenix, Cumming, hence at Riga

hence at Helvoet

Mercia, B

Lt Memel

Isis, Maas, henc
Prince .slberr, Newsom,
Hope, Miller, hence at Browersl
Charles, Simmons. hence at Ostend
Canton, from New Orleans, at Cove
Meteor, Turner, from Bremen for this port, at Plymouth

WEDNESDAY, JULY 2g.—Wind variable,

LONDON GAZET7E.-TUESDAY, JULY 28.

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PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVER

Lewis Lloyd and James Dawson, Manchester, stockbrokers
—John Lees and William Shore, Manchester, cotton merchants
—George Case and Henry Case, Milbonrne, Dorsetshire, button
manufacturers, and of Miloourne and Here Regis, linen drapers
—William Spencer Shove and 'S illiam Alfred Trill, Blaceheatli,
Kent, linen drapers—George Harris and John Redfern, Man-
chester, stockbrokers—Wm. Galbraith and James Wilson, Man-

chester, publicans

BANK RUPTS

Charles Burrows, .East Stonehouse, Devon, and John Glid
don, Plymouth, bankers.
John Carlisle. Edge-lane, West Derby, bui.der.
John Smith Chadwick, Manchester, ca,ico printers.
James Coates, Leominster, tailor.
James Evans, Park-street, Bristol, silk mercer.
Thomas Charles Fletcher, Nottingham, glass dealer.
Edward James lnchley, Drayton, corn dealer.
Inchley, Drayton, corn dealer.
Francis Barber. Kettle, Brighton, horce dealer.
Farquhar Macqueen, London, merchant.
Alfred William John Mason, Monument-lane, Edgbaston
Warwickshire, builder.

Walter Wliowall and Ralph Brown, London, printers.
Thomas Small Smith, Wednesbury, Etaffurd, carpenter.
Wiliam George Wa:e Tayler,Tywardreath, Cornwall, surgeon

DIVIDENDS,

cchdale, woolleirmanufacturer

Burnett, Riches Cuurt, Lime bt.

et, London, mer

Johi son, Wm. Johnson, and Charles Mann, Rom-

Kill K ET&

SALFORD CATTLE MARKET, JULY 29

The number of beasts was larger this week than last, but we
cannot quote any alteration in price. Good beef 6d, coarse and
heavy cattle from 5d to bid. Sheep and lambs were less in
numner, but generally of good quality. The market was brisk.
Good weathers were worth from 6 to 6ii : lambs from 6d to 7d
per lb., sinking the offal. Calves were less in number, but not
much inquired after.—Number of beasts g 34, sheep 3,673, lambs
3 25, calves 87.

LIVERPOOL COLONIAL MARKET, JULY 29
There has been a moderate demand for B.P. Sugar, E

200 hhds. sold at a decline of fully Is per cwt
Mauritius, about 8000 mats, and 1,00 bags

seen disposed of at a similar rednction.—Foreig
re confined to 181 Wis. brown and yellow Rio,

1. The sales
I full prices.

s are reported