The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-04-02 00:00:00

SPAIN.

A 'telegraphic dispatch dated Madrid, March 27, 145
been received. "Carthagenia" surrendered at discretion
on the 25th. Yesterday fhere was a very numerous and.
brilliant drawing-room at Court. The two Queens and
the Infanta enjoy excellent health. The most perfect trail-
quility prevails in all parts of Spain.

The dividend declared at the Newcastle and Carlisle
Railway meeting was four per cent. for £lOO share, free
of income tax.

FATAL ACCIDENT.—On Thursday, at Cambridge, Mr•
Fox, son of Dr. Fox, of Bristol, lost his life by leaping
from a phaeton with which the horses were running away
Prince Albert arrived at Ostend on Thursday night, and
proceeded to Cologne the following morning. He is ex-
pected to return to this country about the 11th instant.
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE IN LONDON.—On Sunday night.l
fire broke out in a spacious range of premises, situated la
Russell's-mews, near Tottenham Court Road. The 100
is estimated at £4OOO.

The following are details of one export entry at the
Custom-house, in this port :—On the 19th instant, pet
ship Patna, for Honkkong, shipped by liichard
cotton cloth, 3,012,147 yards, value £45,025 • the Mir
material of this shipment would be under £5,000.
The Dublin Evening Mail emphatically asserts that US
former allegation, denied by the Standard—that the Pre'
mier has written a letter to Lord de Grey, that no more
church appointments Ireland are to be given to cler-
gy men unfriendly to the national system of education-15
strictly and accurately true. We can only hope that it 10
not.

MONKS FERRY BlLL.—This bill passed the Commit'
tee of the House of Commons on Monday. Lord Sandal
and Sir H. Douglas voting for it. Sir Thomas Branckert
Brramley-Moore, H. Hotnby, and W. Nicol, Esqrs.•
formed a deputation from the corporation to oppose the
bill, and engaged Messrs. Austin, Talbot, and Palmer, as
counsei on their behalf. Mr. Forsyth was counsel for the
Birkenhead Commissioners.
HASTINGS ELECTION.—The league has been signt
defeated at Hastings. Their candidate, Mr. R. 117, „
Moore, the renowned league lecturer, was supportea:4
several members of parliament, but, notwithstanding be
conservative candidate, Mr. Brisco has been returned
a le' a borough.BjtyaAtetrtacnlowseasofevtehre pproellvitohuetyiero,bibeoTreforer
—for Mr. 13risco, 511; Mr. Moore, 169:
conservatism, 342.

ST. MARY'S (KIRKDALL) NATIONAL Scnoot.--We
were much gratified by a visit, on Friday last, to this
neat building for the scriptural education of the young,
in connexion with St. Mary's Church, in Kirkdale, and
recently erected through the exertions of the incumbent,
the Rev. Mr. James, and other benevolent individuals.
It will be seen from an advertisement that the schools
will be opened on Monday next, by a public tea party
We had prepared a description of the building, and regret
exceedingly that we have no room for it to-day.

MANCHESTER.—On Thursday last, the second Man'
chester Phonetic festival was held, in the assembly romp
of the Town-hall ; about 400 ladies and gentlemen (Pim'
nographers and their friends) sat down to tea. Mr. Alder-
man Kershaw, the late Mayor of Manchester. presided+
and after tea addressed the meeting. The other speakers
were Mr. B. Pitman, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Withers, and Mr.-
Swinglehust. Mr. Isaac Pitmen, the inventor of the
science, was expected, but his numerous.duties prevented
him from leaving Bath. At intervals during the eveninl--
several new and popular concerted pieces were sung by the
members of the,Harmonic Society.
MEETING OF THE RATE-PAYERS OF WEST DERBY
The annual meeting of the rate-pavers of West De
_„rl
was held on Thursday last. Mr. Thomas Roberts,,u'is
of the vice chairmen of the West Derby Union, he
elected unanimously to the chair though opposed, oA
Sher' motion of Mr. Thomas Smith, by Mr. Robert
house. Mr. Thomrs Harrison and Mr. Peter lioud
ward
elected overseers for the ensuing year; and Mr. Win
V. surveyor of highways. At the conclusion of the meet
a vote of thanks was given to the chairman for his E
tion.

MURDER AND ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.---,n Saturday
evening the neighbourhood of St. Marylebone was thrown
a
into a state of great excitement by the perpetration__ of
rin'tiashinroedatW:itt:
wife, and
the subsequent attempted suicide of the murderer. The
scene of the horrible occurrence is Little Ag
st
.marylebone-
mvCirol
villain
Crouch r uponea
street, leading out of Great Marylebone-street. The
destroyed,dfu lt
hme uhpreidsreswro,infewife's_
lifeFra committedbcye
acbuy:traionug, manhh,e
a razor whilst she was seated on a chair suckling their
child. He afterwards inflicted a very serious, but net
dangerous, wound on his own throat.
ELECTION FOR ABERCROMBY WARD.--By the
lamented death of Charles Bontflower, Esq , this ward
has lost an excellent representative ;—unwearied in in:
devotion to the arduous duties .of his office, and sown'
and steadfast in those conservative and Protestant prin-
ciples, for the consistent maintenance of which he received
the support and confidence of this conservative con'
stituency. It will be perceived, from an advertisement
in our columns, that Thursday next is fixed for the elec-
tion of a member to supply the vacancy thus created-
The candidate on the conservative interest is Mr. Thorne°
Kaye, the respected proprietor of the Liverpool Cornier'
No candidate on the whig-radical interest has as vet beeo
announced ; and it is highly probable that no such candi-
date will present himself. _

BANK OF ENGLAND.--In Friday's Gazette we had th 6
return of the quarterly average of the weekly liabilities;
and assets of the Bank of England, from the 30th De,'
cember to the 23d ult. On comparing this return with
that of the preceding quarter, from the 2d of December
to the 24th of February, we find that the circulation b.a
idcreased from £20,414,000 to £21,122,000, being a dif-
ference of £708,000; the deposits had increased from
£13,924,000 t0£13,972,000, being a difference of £48,0'
making the total liabilities £35,094,000 ; and the securi-
ties had decreased from £22,482,000 to £22,479,00vj
being a difference of £3,600 ; the bullion had increase i
from £14,993,000 to £15,784,000, being a difference °
£791,000, making the total assets £38,263.000. The,re
is an increase in the surplus or rest from £3,137,000 0
£3,169,000, being a difference of £32,000..

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