The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1833-05-31 00:00:00

LOCAL NEWS.

KING'S BIRTH-DAL—While the noblest and the fairest in the
land were engaged on Tuesday in offering their respectful con-
gratulations to the Majesty of England," on the return of the
day set apart for the celebration of his birth, the good town
of Liverpool was not forgetful of the event. At an early hour,
many a merry peal and royal standard, " wantoning in the
breeze," according to the good old English custom, reminded
us of this event, and we were not a little delighted at the spon-
taneity and universality of this feeling which induced allelasses
to join in " honouring the king." All the ships in the several
docks were decked out in their gayest attire, and even our ex-
cellent friends of the American republic, on this occasion, paid
their deroirs to loyalty. During the day, the bells continued ring-
ing at intervals, and their inspiring music was re-echoed from
the steeples of the adjacent neighbourhood. The effect from
the heights was very pleasing, whether regarded merely through
the sense of hearing or the more grateful sensation that loyalty,
in spite of radicalism, is still the predominating characteristic
of Britons. In the evening, a grand dinner was given at the
Town-hall, by his Worship the Mayor.
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On Wednesday night week, the offices of Messrs. Fitchett
and Wagstaff, solicitors, in Warrington, were entered by
thieves, who committed extensive havoc among the locks and
bolts of the establishment. '1 he entire premises were ransacked,
—drawers, desks, and doors were forced, and booty to the
amount, we believe, of about was carried away. -The iron
safe was the only depository which baffled the skill of the scoun-
drels.

WORK HOUSE E LECT ios.—The contest between Mr. Hamm
and Mr. Shipp was terminated on Tuesday morning, by the
resignation of Mr. Harani, when Mr. and Mrs. Shipp were de-
clared duly elected governor and matron of the Liverpool
Workhouse.

CURIOUS OCCURSENCE.—On Sunday afternoon last, between
five and six o'clock, several individuals who were standing on
the shore beneath the cliffs opposite to New Brighton, observed
a singular appearance on the water near the mouth of the river.
On looking more intently, they discovered that the surface, as
far as the organs of vision could extend, was literally alive with
an immense shoal of porpoises, which were rolling forward with
the most voracjous rapidity in pursuit of an apparently not less
numerous flock of salmon. the latter, in their terror, and to
avoid their assailants, kept continually. leaping from the water,
and their dripping scales glittering in the bright rays of the
sun, added an indescribable interest to a scene at once so cu-
rious and uncommon. The chase was continued up the river,
until distance hid both the salmon and their pursuers from the
ken of the spectators.

A DIFFICULT LANGUAGE.—The pronunciation of some of
the Polish words seems as nearly unapproachable to English
b
organs as anything short of impossibility can he. It has ecn
said of the cognomen of one of the Polish generals, (a great
man, but one of those "whose names," as Lord Byron said,
"want nothingbut pronunciation,") that in order to give it
utterance one must sneeze twice, and add the. syllable sky.
AN INDEPENDENT MINISTER.—The minister of an Inde-
pendent chapel at East Cowes has been (say the newspapers)
deserted by his congregation, because he would be independent
in the choice of a wife, and would not marry one chosen for
him by his independent hearers. This might be an indepen-
dent chapel, but it does not seem to have been a chapel of case;
and marriage, it is probable, will not tend to make it so.

SECOND - EDITION.

Standard Office, Three &clock.

CORN EXCHANGE. •
FRIDAY, 31st MAY, Two o'cLock.
To-day our Market was thinly attended, and only bS, town
dealers, whose inluiries for Wheats were confined to picked
lots of Cumberland and Scotch white at Bs. Sd. to 95., and of
the best north of Ireland red at 7s. 3d. to 7s. 5d., all other kinds
were neglected. Micklane Oats were sold at 2s. 7d., and all
descriptions held with increased confidence. Some speculative
business was done in prime Oatmeal at 21s. 6d. to 225., which
prices were only got in retail on Tuesday. All other articles
are nominally without alteration in value, but no buyers.