The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1846-08-11 00:00:00

GENERAL MISCELLANY

The cattle of Prince Albert have been attacked by dis-
ease, and his royal h'ghness has, within the last few weeks,
lost twenty or thirty valuable oxen an•t cows.

, Isaac Wareing Harris. a dissenting preacher at Bangor,
has been committed for trial for having stolen a purcel
containing a Bible and three sovereign-.
A Severn salmon was ext,ibited last week in Glone-ster
weighing 41Ibs. It is the largest salmon ever taken from

. _
the Severn. •
Toe total amount of annual salaries 'received by the
members of the whig government is somewhere about
£130.000. A pretty agreeable result of parry warfare.
A surgeon has recently been appointed to attend the
Carnarvon Union WOrkhouse, which has accommodation
for 2uo inmates, at the munificent wages of £lO annually.
A dog was recently found in a cavity in a well, at Oyu.
ho, NorthamptonAire, where it had remained for four
weeks, with nothing but watt rto sustain life.
The High Sheriffs of the, three Adjoining counties of
Somerset, Gloucestershire, and Moomoutb, are retired
att rneys.

GUAVA —A vessel just arrived in the West India
Do,:ks from Patagonia, with a cargo of guano, had on
board, in addition to 400 tons of that article, four tons
weight of crystalised guano. . .

The Mrs Lockhart, who has become a Papi?.t is rot the
sistt r-in-law or relative of the Editor of the Quarterly,
but .a widow of a Chichester clergyman of the Puseyite
School.

It it rumoured that Mr. Payne has declined the pnr-
e'.a•e of Lord George Bentinck's horses, and that Mr.
Ford is likely to become the owner of them. The number
is stwed to be one hundred and seventy.
We are happy in having to ware that her Majesty has
commanded the name of Mr. Wilderspin, the founder of
in'ant schools, to be placed on the list of pensioners fur a

n of £lOO.

Diming the season. the gamekeeper at Duff. House has
slot upwards of 2,90 ra‘lbits, which, by order of the
E4rl of Fite, were distril tar! among the poor and work-
ing classes in Banff and to neighbourhood.
A TIDY HIT. Mr. S. Burgess, a w 11-known crick-
eter in' B dft

'dshire, in a match at Dunsiabie Downs, a
f,w days since, from one hit made fifteen runs. The ball
required six men to throw it in.
It is now confidently believed that in a very brief space
of time the perpe'r.tor of the brutal murder of a police-
man at Dagenham, will be arrested. Jealousy and re-
v env. , not phind,r, it is quite evident, actuate(' the mur-
d-rer.—Essex Herald.

R am.% INS OF ANTIQUITY.-!t number of coifing, and
a Roman altar have b,en di•covereJ on taking down a
portion of the church of St. Dennis. Wohnente, 'York. a
few du% s ago. The altar is supposed to Le 1300 or 1400

yeArs old.
It is stated that one of Lord Pembroke's principal te-
nants in Wilt-hire has advertised all his stock fcr sale;

and that Borne other fanners in the neighbourhood are
meditating a similar withdrawal from agriculture before it

is 'nn

Thirty .nine gentlemen have been gr:v!tted as ensigns of
corm-ts in Vie army during the preceding month, thirty of
whom have pnreia.ed their eotuniissimisck vsryihg in
price from £450 to £841) each, t,nd au.ouriting in the ag-
gregate to the sum of £14,530.
- t• a wedding, nn Thum

bile being rung to c, 3ratc
week, one of the bells of St. Michael's Church. Bath, fell
from its hinges, and had it riot hung between two rafters,
it would have crushed the organ, and probably killed
three or four persons.
DEPARTIORR OF MR. LOUDEN FOR TFIE CONTINENT.
—Mr. R Cr,hden M. P., arid Mrs. Cobden, arrived at
the Bedford Hotel on Wednesday night, and the next
morning sailed from the pier fur Dieppe, On a continental
tour.

A j urneyman ennper, aced 53. named Robert' Keste-
van, dird at Sheffield a few days ago. of lork.jaw, which
had re:tilted from bia haring accidentally given himself a
blow with a hammer on his left thumb, about three weeks
before his ueath.

The Morning Herald of Friday states that, at a meet-
ing of Conservative peers, held at Lord Stanley's house,
it was unatiimonsly resnlved tot to proceed to a division
on the Sittar Duties Bill, but to express dick sentiments
on the subj-crt. .
T.im Thumb, the othisr day, visited Stamford. where
was shown him a suit i.f Daniel. Lambert's c:othes, with

which the GenerAl was highly delighted ; he passed through
one of 'he sleeves of the cout, and, got into one of the
stockingq, in which he had as much room as a man would

have in a sack

It is said that an act of parliament has recently passed
for the formation of Docks at the mouth of the Thames,
adjacent to Canvey Island, arid about-26 miles from Lon-
don, to consist of 200 acres ; and that it is the intention
of the promoters to call them "The Cobden Free Trade
Docks.'
A COMPETITOR WITH EIRRENHEAD.—About three
years ago, there wt re more than one hundred houses to let
Gri!itsby, ho -k and railway works have

in since be new _ _
been going on, all chose houses have been let, and about
fi,ry•seven !Raises have been erected within the past
year. •
D ck
" WO°
sian

threaten destruction to everything that lay in the course
of the current. The village was comp'et.ly inundated,
and huge
blocks of stone and masses of cart I were depo-
" Pirkw'ck rapers" and Mrs. Trollope's sited in the fields, gardens, and roads, so as to impede the
asb have recently • been translated into Passage of the trails, destroy the crops, and level the
a i eriocieal publication " B,hliotelca dlya shrubs and fruit trees. The force of the, torrerts which
ruts erica." In the same " Biblioteka" have appeared
tram, hereon of several of Shakspere's rushed from the hills was so great as to tear up the soil,
plays, said to be very and deep watercourses we re rum's through several fields
cr •,:taN',. xeruted, and of some .others of the principal and gardens. Some of the houses were seriously injured.
works of our literature. One man was killed, and several narrowly escaped de-
Toe sob rription towards" The Elizabeth Fly Refuge," struction. The inhabitants were ten ified at the mighty
e, a bkoilytewdabsy
strucklight.-
for aff,r,ling temporary fond and shelter for destitute fe- rush of the waters upon their village, which threatened to
males on their discharge from the metropolitan gao's. now destroy the whole of their smaller buildings. Several
amounts to near £5,000. it mnoest the subser ptions lives have been lost in various parts of the country. In
within the last few days are their Mvjesties the King and thenortAht
Queen of Denmark £5O, and an anonymous donation of
Wing.
£2OJ, from an individual signing A. U. C. by a flash, and killed. on theajtot..
tEv7seorrdtehnr,ee i el)
e Fri/or': Iso Thilasvne j y been

Aug. 11, IRid.

MORTALITY IN THE METROPOLIS.—We regret to
state that according to the table of mortality issued yes-
terday by the registrar of birhs and deaths, the number
of deaths still c,mtinues very much greater than the weekly
average either of the last five years or of the last five
summers The total number of deaths within the bills of
mortality in the week ending on Saturday last was 1,086.
the average of the last five slimmers, ordinarily the moat
healthy season, being i nly 898, and that of the last five
years, including the more unhealthy seasons of spring and
autumn, amounting to only 9'B. The total excess of
deaths above the summer average is therefore 188.
THE LATE FLOGGING CASE AT HO!JNSLOW BAB-
A tcirs.—The jury summoned to investigate the cause of
the death of the unfortunate soldier who recently died at
Hounslow barracks, after having received 150 lashes, for
an assault upon his Srrgeant, have delivered the folkwing
verdict—" The jury say that private John" White died
from the effects of a cruel and severe:flcigging, which he
received on the 15 h of June, 1846, at the Cavalry Bar-
racks, Heston. That the said flogging wa.infl cted under
a sentence passed upon him by a di-trict court-martial,
composed of officers of the 7th Hussars, and that said.
cour -martial was authorised by law to pass that sentence
upon him. That the flogging was inflcted upon the back
and neck, and that James Lnwe Warren, the surgeon,
and Colonel Whyte, the commanding officer of the sail
regiment, were present at the fl igging by which the death
of White was caused, and in returning their ver..ict the
jury cannot refrain from expressing their horror and dis-
gust at the existence of any law among the statutes of this
realm which permits the revolting punishment of flogging
the British soldier; and the jury implore every man in
this king:tom to j hand and heart in praying the legis-
lature for the abolition of every law, order, or regulation,
which permits this disgraceful Punishment, which they
consider as a slur upon the humanity and fair name of

this country."

THE SUPPOSED MURDER AT NEWCASTLF, The
mystery attending the death of Nit. Richard Lowthin,
who, it will be remembered. was found drowned in the
river 'Fyne, near the High Crane, at Newcastle. wears
to be in progress of being removed. Fr-m infirnaatioe
obtained by the police-officers in the course of their in-
quiries, they were induced to apprehend a wothan of im-
moral character, named Ann Macartnry, and a young
man named George Thoburn, who have been brought
op before the magistrates at the police-court, and re-
manded for further exam;nat.on. Tnoburn has since
[bath. a •oluntary statement. from alhich it appears. that
on the night of Fr day. the 21th ult.. the body of the de-
cent., d basing, been found on the following day, the de-
ceased, who was intoxicated. wes in the company of Ma.
money, Thoburn. and others, wandering about from
place to place, and drinking at various puhlio-houses;
and, that, while in the open shed upon the quay, the party
robbed the deceased of his watch and money, and rhea
made off. Wnether they contented themselves with this,
or afterw; rds threw or pushed the unfortunate man over
the quay into the river, is yet a mystery. The police have
found the deceased's watch at a pawnbroker's. where it
had been pledged by Thohurn, and they are actively en-
gaged in traeing the other implicated parties. At the ad-
journed inquest, which was held on Monday evening list,
no additional evidence was adduced, the cornn,r deeming
it proper to adjourn the proceedings for another week, to
allow the polic.. further time to investigate the matter.

PARCELS' CHARGES BY RAILWAY.—On Saturday
week, a meeting ut beoksellers and wholesale stationers
in London was held at the London Tavern, to adopt a
petition to Government again-, the following clause in !he
Bristol and Birmingham and Midland Consnlidation Bill,
and to prevent tne insertion of similar clauses in railway
bill+ for the future :—" That it shall not be lawful to in-
elude in one packet several parcels of varione sorts, and
intendel for vericus individuele, but that it shall be law-
ful tor the Midlarid Railway Company to chnree a separ-
ate sum for each such parcel, although urenv are included
in one packet." The Right Hononrebte the Mayor pre-
sided. His lordship having taken the chair, the intended
oelition was reed. It set forth that the retail hooksel-
lerS in the provinces have frequently to carte to their
wholesale correspondents in London for various small ar-
ticles arid hooks which their customers require, and that
it has always been the habit to pack these together.
Trott it fee never been objected to by any carrier by land
or water before the introduction of railways. That in
1844 the Great Western Company applied for such a
clause as the one complained of, and for permission to in'
flict a penalty, but that it was subsequently withdrawn,
and that a similar one, introduced by the London and
York, in 1815. was also withdrawn. The petition con-
cluded by stating that, in the event of the clause being
permitted, the expenses of carriage would he greater than
the profits on the goods. The petition was adopted end
numerously signed, and Lord John Russell was requested
to present it and supper its prayer.
DISCOVERY OF TWO M ORDERERS AT BARNARD CAS'
TLE, DURHAM.—An extraordinary sensation has beta
produced, in consequence of the disclosure of the murder
of two persons, whose deaths until now remained veiled
iu mysiery. The facts are as follows:—in the early part
of August, in last year, a )(meg man named Yates, a tale
lor, and a girl with whom he was acquainted, of the neon
of Raine, were missed, and no tidings'could 'be heard 01
either of them until a fortnight atter, when. the body 0l
Yates was found on the brink of the river Tees ; and
few days after the inquest, the body of the young woman
was found in the river also, but several miles further
down. 'some few weeks ago there were some rumour
afloat charging upon three young teen the murders 0
these persons named, but these soon subsided, not it Moue
statements to a rut
ralgaey.
nmorningtned t
ihursrnt
.wh amscanTe womaneh
police clfit er as lay a charge of murder upon three young
men,
the n
Barkerdßrerteonh,idltinn,e, jn
~ and Barker.
against the un-
ker. It aepeare
torturer,. l
Yates, who had informed ag bon upon tho
stati ct of a coat, a filch was missing prom a hnu-e in the
neighbourhood, where he had been acting as under bniliff;
and thq the three accused persomsonertit g Yates
red sweetheart, on thenver batik. near
the dwelling of the woman Humphreys. Barker and
Breacon got up an altercation with the deceased,
struck him severtly, and then threw h m it,to the
raver, at that time much flooded. The girl Raine screamed
and threatened to tell ; and, persisting in her threat, she
was also thrown into the raver. The gill Fl mow, ys was
induced by fear to swear secrecy ; hut on Monday week
was driven by the state of her mind to confebs, Rainer
one of those charged with having committed the crime,
has not yet been secured. The other two, whose names
are Breacon and Barker, are in r moody. and 11. e countf
maeietrittes residing in the neighbourhood .of BisboP
Auckland, are now making the fullest inquiries into OW
remarkable and paint,l case.
DESTRUCTIVE FLOOD TN WALES.—One of the most
dreadful floods that has ever occurred in Wales took
place on Thu,sday week, at Tatsern, and in the neigh-.
bourhoed of Abcrayron. Cardiganshire. At about twelve
o'clock at noon, the long-peat up mountain torrents
broke their bounds, and lashing themselves into fury 85
they descended into the valleys, b-came at length resist-
less in their force. The Tivy burst is banks, arid flooded
the highway leading from Lampeter to Aberv.twith for
many miles. doing immense damage to the roads, in some
parts of which gaps 10 feet in width were caused by the
e %cited torrent. But the hea:ieet visits ion of this Irene
pestuous deluge took place at Talsarn. The river here,
which had previously been comparatively tranquil. ani is
at no time of any great width or depth, ruse at about 14
o'clock like a vast well, and, dashing onward in its head'
long course, swept away no lose than 25 houses in the,
village, with all th-ir eontents. But the most awful pan
of the tale remains to be told. Not only property be'
came the prey of the remorseless destroyer, but even life
did not escape. Dr. Rog rs, of A berme rig, a gentletinla
of property and highly respected in the neighbourhood
(being also a c iurity magistrate). was proceeding along
the highway leading from Trlsaru to Abery-twith,acconi"
pettier' by his servant. both being on horseback. Sad.
sdf
rteoarin:,l thus'
ty
ebx:
both
ti vie anise, tut.
,:oatined
suddensw beingsep t across
andd iuq paralysinghd er r
u poad n e
ed s. sw were
rl
el in an
ts ffn
4a snatched
h4l.
at
escape. and suffocating and destroying its victims. The
T '

oitanta
o. ..alsarn, already horror-stricken at the
calamity that had befallen thrms,lves,(.toed all theft
sympathies aroused anew when the dead bodies of Dr?

-
It igers and his unfortunate servant were whirl.4l througe.
their village by the infuriated stream. The lifeless Car'
cases of the hott•es following their riders' remains con,"
pleted the dismal realities of this awful scene. After the
violence of the storm had in some measure abated, the
deva-tation that was perceivable wa► truly lameoteble•
Numbers of fam lies had bten rendered howeless, and, ill
consequence of the lose of their furniture, utterly ruined►

while the swollen and mangled body of Dr. Rogers bore
melancholy evidence of the fatality of the event. Withia
the memory of man no such flood has ever occurred ill
the Va'e of Ayrnn.
DEATH OF DWARKANAUTH TAGORE.—We regret (0
Scale 'hat this distinguished personage expired on .41.111.':
day last, at his residence in Albemarle-sirtet. at the age
of 51 years. His demise had, from hi- a disease
of the liver, been expected. His claim of WA d&-cent
from one of the five Brahmins who, several reninrieil
barertkh,rveiii were unable to perform,
,ited 13ettgaltocelebrate
rites which their inferiot
b
rated in the books of the religion and laws at pre,ent
be-
lieved in by the Hindoos. It has, therefore, never bees
doubted that Dwarkanau'h Tagore was a noble of the

highest rank in his country. Trie claim that this
personage has on the present generation is for bi°
unbounded philanthropy. No reference to creed stayed(
his purse in the cause of charity--in the adviincement 0
education—in the promotion of colleges, whether for na:
tire or Christian, and his name will ne proudly as*ticiateo
'with all the noble inqitutions fluurishing in Calcutta'
Ile lived just long enough to reap the fruits of his tri'
umphant energy, in witnessing the briliiant success of hi,
two native (Hindoo) students in the University of Lon.-
don, who last week passed through the Ctill,ee of Sorr
aeons. They were sent to this country and iholly
wined at his sole riper*. No public un,tertaking 0";
ever broached in India without Dwarkatioutb Tagnr.:

beit,g a largo contributor—no rnercant‘le establ.blircen'

ever required aid in money or counsel in their trariss.,"
Lions that he did not come forward. Civilians and milr
tart men can attest his generosity—strangers can testa
to his unbounded hospitality—and artists of Europe raa
well be proud that some of the noblest statuary of Gib
son, paintings of the old and modern masters, are place"
in his galleries and add to the beauties of his garden P
lace. The taste and munificence of the benevolent Hinclet
are spoken of far and wide. Truly may it be said of h"—
that such faults as he had were of his comitry's ptq1
dices, hut his. virtues were h;s own. in the word., of
cero—" Tu
.fraier, In pater, 1u amieus, bonus ell
Its wre priuceps." His count, y has sustained a 10°1
1058 which in some generations may tT retrieved ; but in
A
the opinion of those who know India it is considered
doubtful if there ever be " his like again." It is said Ole
the landed property of he. late Iliboo is next in extol! if
the dominions of the Reid of 13urdaar,
ear and pays neuri,r,
ten lacs of revenue to the East India Company Y ',
It is said that his remains will not, as was at heft sat',
posed, be embalmed and sent to India, but will be dcl'
sited in the cemetery at Kensall-green.