The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1846-02-03 00:00:00

Genera! liftisreiTant).

The League fund has now reached £160,000.
The rea Hon. E. Lascelles, son of Lord Harewood, has
Mme forward as the conservative candidate for Ripon.
A very general anti-militia movement is getting up
throughout the country. It is one as vain as it is un-
necessary.
Lord Lincoln, having announced his intention to sup-
port the premier, has been requested by his consti,uents
to vacate his seat for South Nottinghamshire.
„ is expected that Sir Robert Peel's measure will pass
PIF Commons by a very small majority—under 30. If so,
It is sure to be rejected by the Lords.
It is stated that the Duke of Wellington has had a large
'lumber of the proxies which were withdrawn from him on
the first blush of the ministerial business returned to him.
by
an e Young men were killed, on Friday, at Lambeth,
xplosion of fire-works, and three others were dan-
gerously hurt-
,., In the course of a case at the London Bankruptcy
on Saturday, it came out that the insolvent, a
Milkman, had paid £l7O for his walk.
Lord Redesdale has given up the post of whipper-in for
the
government in the House of Lords, in consequence of
the new measure.
MosbrookWisnEcn.—There is to be seen in the garden of Mr.
Woodward, of the South Brink, Wisbech,
gooseberry trees bearing fruit of this year's growth.
z The amount of wheat in bond in this country on sth of
t:ltlarY was 944,548 quarters of foreign, and 3,344 quer-
rs of colonial produce.
till' testimony of the unwearied exertions on behalf of
free church, Mr. Fox Maule has been presented with
a large and beautifl drawing-room screen.
There are more u
prisoners in the Wakefield House of
Correction at the present time than there has been for
three years.
It is said that Lord Ashley will vacate his seat for
etshire prior to voting on the commercial propositions
of the Premier, as they far exceed his expectations.
„Yo Saturday night, a young woman, apparently be-
;the Veil twenty and thirty years of age, threw herself off
Hungerford Suspension Bridge, and was drowned.
_ N° fewer than fifty-four thousand copies of the Times,
containing the Premier's speech were printed on Wed-
nesday.
,On Thursday week, Mr. Thomas Wrigley, of Congle-
rti, committed suicide by taking laudanum, near Mat-
'ot, whither he had gone for the benefit of his health.
Ewmtk--Mr. Stuart, Q.C., was elected without
r
_PPosition, M.P. for this borough on Tuesday last, in the
iltrlatn of the Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone.
f 'ATtnIFF.—It is said that Dr. Nicholl intends to retire
;Pin the
will representation of Cardiff, and that Mr. Glad-
"'rs be his successor.
▪ -1 Sunday last, a female, name unknown, who had
bist herself into the rrived in London in a cab from Barnet, threw
Thames, and was drowned.
and girl was found, a day or two back, in the Gloucester
.'
Berkeley Canal, under circumstances which lead to
the belief that she has been murdered.
liThe Gazelle steamer, on her passage from London to
in on Sunday week, when near the Dudgeon light, fell
I!'ith a schooner of about 80 tons, coal laden ; and a
collision took place which resulted in the schooner sinking.
tet. female named Cooper, at Walsall, has been commit-
tbr 'n a charge of manslaughter, for having causedt
her neglect the death of her infant child, which
as literally starved.
to°4 Friday fortnight, Mr. Thomas Wrigley, of Congle-
-1,41' Committed suicide at Matlock by taking laudanum.
hie e deceased had failed in business, which so preyed upon
mipd as to incite him to self destruction. .
goiittltog the Parliamentary recess, the massive official
Prodchain of the Usher of the Black Rod has been taken
Llta the drawer in which it was deposited. The drawer
uad been forced open.
sz•ii, gentleman stated, at the Clerkenwell Police-office, on
fin urday, that he paid £1,600 a year for the dust of Is-
thegton parish, and that e c3lculated his loss, yearly, by
Pilferage ofdustmen hat between £4OO and £5OO.
Te Tiin late and long-continued heavy rains have caused
lands' to overflow its banks, inundating all the low
depthfor miles above and below Windsor-bridge, to the
el,hPthe of several feet.
that , Morning Herald, of Friday, expresses its belief
1,11 the rumours of ministerial resignations given else-
, ere are well founded, and adds, that they are likely to
" f°llo d
pro by more.
are,'ay s London papers contain a note from Lord de
✓ stating that no application had been made to him to
ro Mr. Gladstone f Ripon, and consequently that
there could have been no refusal.
that Ashley in his speech on Thursday night, hinted
the'`ile should 'not have another opportunity of addressing
teto"."se of Commons. It is said that the noble lord in-
.; .s, after voting for Sir Robert Peel's measure, tore-
-11 his seat and appeal to his constituents for re-election.
ou viIiARGP of MURDER.—At the Lambeth Police-court,
teC"daY, Mr. Frederick Munton, a respectable master
ibl , was charged, on suspicion, with wilfully cutting
e tor
hroat of his wife, with intent to murder her. lie
gas remanded.
eir'r• E.B. Geary, of Chancery-lane, London, a soli-
of considerable standing, is in custody, charged with
i,;,.g:tig chancery certificate and a bank receipt for the
tak-"' of £2596 175., with intent to defraud the trustees of
"ec, Rev. Edward ranks, a deceased lunatic, of the same.
°PAOE HUSBANDRY.—This system of cultivation is
phorning rife in the rural districts east of Knaresbrough.
;e experiment is said to have exceeded the most san-
Aline expectations of its patrons, where it had been tried
Last year.

The radical press have represented Mr. Stuart, the new
Pei:ober for Newark, as " a second-rate barrister." So
iar from this being the case, however, Mr. S. is the lead-
g Counsel in the pr'ncipal Vice-Chancery Court, and in
"°asequence of his absence at Newark, it was actually
he
ceasarY to close the court for a day.
FATAL ACCIDENT.—At a place called Milton Chapel,
near Canterbury, a splendid viaduct, consisting of three
exPansive arches, with the approaches on each side, se-
Tred
hur
,uY various intersecting little arches, fell in last
killed, and one of the workmen repairing it was
CrI3EPLORABLE MISTAKE.—On the 10th instant, George
dieV, Esq•, of the Yniscedwin Iron Works, Breconshire,
terms Iconsequence of having taken,. by mistake,ao
K Inpid ( composed of
.cantharitdhees and
gentleman
_at?! mistake waa committed b
1,0_13,1 be lingered in dreadful agony for three days.
taCt'n e Herald, of Friday, says that many resignationsh of
hoPterial offices, as well as of offices in the royal ouse-
roiLe n'aY be exuected. They were expected before the
de-rktsterial plan was promulgated, and when it was consi-
tad as likely to be less formidable than it has proved ;
41.,°°Ny they must be realised, and realised in greater
fluers than was thought probable, before Tuesday.
Pre::,°°TlNG.—On Friday and Saturday week, in the
tra,Zres, near Lowther, the Earl of Lonsdale gave a
Sol"' abuoting treat to a number of his sporting friends,
ksaLgst whom were the Hon. Col. Lowther, the Messrs.
shot aril, &c. About 500 hares and other game were
tens' Which his lordship made presents of to his friends,
etrY, tradesmen, and workmen.
Sto„"lt FAILURES.—The London papers announce the
Sbaage of another bank in Yorkshire—namely, the
target '47-"Ield Retford Bank. At the time the Leeds and
Riding Bank stopped payment last week it
.held a
thet amount of railway deposits, which it had rem ved as
anns'ents of the Sheffield and Retford Bank, from per-
et Leeds and the neighbourhood.
Ta AL QUARREL.—A lad named Robson was killed on
vren-'"• Y night, by his uncle, named Routledge, at Swal-
The VJorthamberland, where both the parties resided.
.arieleu, It appeared, was abusing his moher, when the
tetre , the mother's brother, came into het house, and in-
Oephred, and after some quarrelling, the uncle struck his
tittoit,thhoerci suddenly en the jugular vein, when the latter fell
1: and expired almost immediately.
John Manners has addressed a letter to his con-
re i;pellts at Newark, in which be states that his opinion
he vie protection has undergone a change ; but that
Peee!s the proposal of free-trade measures by Sir
lord hi▪ p
states that he shall vote against the comprehen-
for ituleasure, unless his constituents desire him to vote
'oa sei_Practice of the Bank of England with regard to
the has undergone another modification, in restricting
atid--nrntaodations to fourteen days only ; but this is
eanterstood to have reference only to the applications
do vec,ted with the railway deposits, and has nothing to
to then the new measures of government. With regard
rho, t a few days only are now requited to re-
e all this weight from the money market.
ItbilßeE COURIERS.—The courier of the Morning Herald,
Was .conveying the last India despatchesfromlMarseilles,
Ni!Eilled by the overturning of his cabriole. The Ttmes
tage`erc, whose instructions are, to take no illiberal advan-
Da4' a competitor, brought forward the Herald's des-
far then Roanne, where, however, the Herald courier
vie -e next stage did not appear, so that. both despatches
for:delivered to The Times Paris courier and brought
crd to England.
ot,°I`,sCIENCE.—A short time ago Mr. James Baker,
th
of
Hereford,received a letter bearing the
,
Inaid'a Post mark, and enclosing one dozen of postage
nf Ps, which, it was stated, were forwarded as the value
Yesr,,tuall glass seal stolen out of Mr. Baker's shop seven
the 1," ,e.ga• It does not appear that Mr. B. ever missed
the real worth of which was about sixpence,
iZetllreets':tiel.tbe'e repentant thief restored cent. per cent. for
PlaccOo
.3Etturday week, an explosion of gunpowder took
.
Pon the premises of Mr. Edward Garratt, grocer
whiehruggist at Arnold, four miles from buttottngham,
atter,delstruYed a large amount of property, was not
sons
is with the immediate loss of life. Several per.
rats is ere, however, seriously injured, and George Gar-
trneetill°t expected to recover. The injuries done to the
"hole es are estimated at £350, and to the building, the
°sl which will have to be taken down, at £4OO.
tbesron,atnurdaY week, at a late hour, a man named Bro-
teritler„ , a state of intoxication it is believed, went to a
aroosi:'an a house near Harrogate, for the purpose of
dresse'Blg
,the servant, to whom be was paying his ad-
° ut making an unusual noise, be was suspected
oc thief, and, in the momentary fear and excitement,
aria ofel',Pier of the house seized a gun, and, by his orders,
ton,t, ,_‘rne servant men poured the contents into Brother-
blto east, who soon after expired.
teedittar'PrlL Wednesday week, near
lived itai,a, mr.
Go ACCIDENT.—On
kargl,ll a Cattage nwena aßsrnahl f mer and butcher, who
d mar Church went in to the
4hootinelo_ll..the above day eweithahis gun, for, the purposeof
are;' wild fowl. On returning home he was playfully
° dossg. "'s boy, a sweet child about three years of age,
and b ' he unthinkingly set his gun down on the butt-
on the mu high, loaded and on cock, the father leaning up-
itoewr. To.nibse
tweeo
,tnuzzle.
,wtssietghsi,s moment the child was playing be-
and unconsciously pulled the trig-
ent off, and the contents
'entered the
tlt ttr Part -".•
e t ur the bead, blowing the poor man s brains out
Ina% ,':°P of the skull. We need hardly add t..ha.t be was
eulatel
.1, a corpse, stretched at the feet of his innocent,
ug happ boy.—Ipswich Express.