The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1846-06-02 00:00:00

THE CJIIRT (5, FASHIONABLE WORLD,

We are happy to say, that the Queen and the infant
Princess are going on most favourably. The daily calls of
the nobility and gentry at Buckingham Palace continue to
be very numerous. Prince Albert and the junior mem-
bers of the Royal Family have taken their accustomed ex-
ercise, and continue in excellent health.
We bear that the infant Princess is to be named Eliza-
beth, after the " Virgin Queen," whose reign was among
the most brilliant in the annals of English history.

GENERAL MISCELLANY.

ighbourhood of

Haymaking has commenced in the n( _
Bath, with every appearance of an abundant crop
It is rumoured that Ibrahim Pacha is to quit Paris on
June 5, to proceed to London.
The Daily News s ys that Czerski, the German re-
former, is expected in this country in a few weeks.
It is said that the vacancy in the Lord Chamberlainship,
occasioned by the resignation of Earl Delawarr, is not
likely to be immediately filled up.
PRICE OF BREAD.—The price of the 41b. loaf has been
erably reduced by the London bakers—in some in-
stances the fall is as much as lid.

Agnes Browne, of Stamford, in her will, dated 1470,
bequeathed £75 " to a priest, to sing for her fifteen years
continually."
On Wednesday last, the church spire at Chester-le-
street, Durham, was struck by lightning and much shat-
tered.

The notorious Joseph Ady was, on Thursday, commit-
ted for trial, on a second charge of obtaining money under
false pretences.
Two of Lord Francis Egerton's gamekeepers were at-
tacked by poachers on Sunday morning, and one of them
dreadfully, if not mortally, injured.
The hay cutting is rapidly going forward around Lei-
cester.

A man named Richard Burrow, of Malvern, has been
committed to Worcester gaol for trial on the charge of
biting off the ear of Edward Thomas, in the course of an
affray at North Malvern.

A barrister named Ward, while labouring under brain
fever, got out of his bed-room window, at the house of his
brother, Dr. Ward, of Kensington, London, and fell into
the area, by which he was killed on Saturday last.
An explosion of fire-damp took place at Mostyn col-
liery on Monday evening last. Five men and boys were
considerably burnt, and a horse and fivemen were injured
by the blast.
A Cunsous BIRD'S NEST.—A few days since Mr.
John Hubbard, Burton Joyce. found a tom-tit's nest,
containing several young ones, in an old hat placed on a
stick in his gardens.—Nollinghanz Journal.

REVERSE; of FORTUNE.—thie of the men now engaged
as conductor to an omnibus plying between the railway
station at Leamington and Warwick, was, in 1831, mayor
of the borough of Stratford-upon-Avon.
The underwriters at Lloyd's, in preparation for any
contingency arisinc, from the hostile position of affairs on
the other side of° the Atlantic, refused, last week, to
insure American vessels, exc?pt at advanced premiums.
The duty on foreign wheat at present is 16s. per quarter,
at which, however, it is not likely, under existing circum-
stances, that there will be much cleared from bond. The
grain markets throughout the country continue in a very
languid states
A man named Park has been committed at Durham
for the manslaughter of William Robson, at Quarrington-
hill, in that county. The two were quarrelling about a
gun, and in the scuffle for it, it went off, and Robsoa was
killed.

The large fish which was observed last week in the
Medway was washed ashore on Monday morning, near
Upnor. It proves to be what is called a " white whale."
It is of the zenus Beluga, and measures thirteen feet long,
and is six feet in circumference.

Some months since, a horse was stolen from Mr. Cross,
of Glentwortb, who, having employed a gentleman as
agent to purchase him another, it is not a little surprising
that he should buy and deliver to Mr. Cross his own
horse ! Such, however, is the fact, and the police enter-
tain hopes of being able to trace out the original thief.
The last steamer from Halifax brought over a quantity
of new Canadian or Oregon caviare, an esteemed delicacy
prepared from the sturgeon, for the supply of which we
have hitherto been solely indebted to Russia. The cargo
also included a quantity of canvass-back ducks, preserved,
a very rich delicacy.
CRICKET.—EXTRAORDINARY HIT.—On Saturday, in
a match between the Marylebone Cricket Club and ele-
ven members of the University, the Earl of Stamford
struck a ball clean over a building iu the gaol, the height
of which is 20 feet, and the distance from the wicket 210
feet.

Sir George Murray is again in a dangerous state of
health. Within the last few days he bas ruptured a blood-
vessel, and the most serious apprehensions are entertained.
Sir George is about the same age as the Duke of Wel-
lington. and with the single exception of his Grace, there
is not another name of more established reputation in
the British army.
On Friday week as two young ladies were walking on
the road between Worcester and Whittington, they were
met by a cow, belonging to Mr. Hook, of Norton, when
one of the ladies having a natural fear of these animals,
ran away screaming, whereupon the cow pursued her and
tossed her several times, cutting her face -and otherwise
bruising her severely.
Immediately after the race for the Derby on Wednesday,
a carrier pigeon, belonging to Mr. Oxley, the proprietor
of the Windsor Express newspaper, was tossed on Epsom
Downs, with the names of the three first horses attached
in the usual way. Within less than thirty minutes after-
wards, the bird alighted on Mr. Oxley's pigeon-house.
The distance from Windsor to Epsom is very nearly thirty
miles, straight across the country.
_ _

RUSTIC SIMPLICITY.—One of the servants of the Mid-
land Company, at the Nottingham wation, a few days
ago, received a letter from his lady-love in the country,
upon which he had to pay twopence. On opening it, how-
ever, he found that the writer had enclosed one of the
postage stamps with which be had supplied her, " lest if
she stuck it on the outside it might be lost or stolen, and
cost her dear Richard an extra penny."--Nottingham
Mercury.
At Rome, on the sth ultimo, the Rev. George Dudley
Ryder, his wife, Mrs. Ryder, his sister, Miss Sophia
Ryder, and his three eldest children, were received into
the Roman Catholic Church by Cardinal Acton. The
Rev. G. Ryder is the second son of the late Lord Bishop
of Lichfield and Coventry. nephew of the Earl of Har-
rowby, and first cousin of Ambrose Lisle Phillipps, Esq.,
of Grace nor. Mrs. George Ryder is the sister-
in-law of the Lod Bishop of Oxford, Dr. Wilberforce.

EXTRAORDINARY SUICIDE OF A BOY.-011 Sunday
evening, a lad about seventeen years of age, named Wil-
Liam Bowman, residing with his brother, v:to is a hair-
dresser, North Shields, was discovered to have hung him-
self. The boy bad been left alone in the house, and on
his brother's return he found the door locked inside, and,
as no one answered the knocking, another door, leading
from a side passage, was broken open, when the unfortu-
nate youth was seen suspended from the ceiling, quite
dead. The deceased was dressed in a style similar to the
culprit recently executed, whom he had seen, and the
neck was protected from the cord by a pillow, which had
been placed between the rope and the skin. A night cap
was pulled over the face, and the legs were tied ; and an
attempt seen ed to have been made to pinion the hands,
but one was at liberty, having, it is supposed, got loose
during the poor fellow's struggles. The rope was drawn
through a ring bolt at the ceiling, and a chalr seemed to
have been used to jump off, and thus complete the catas-
trophe. No reason, whatever, can be assigned for the
act. The deceased bad for years visited every execution
which bad taken place in London, bating resided there
until within a few months since, He also took great de-
light in reading accounts of the conduct and aiecution of

DISAPPOINTED OF A SCENE.—III the House of Com-
mons, on Monday, Mr. O'Brien, shortly after his libera-
tion. entered the house. He evidently expected a scene,
but, alas I none took place. He was dressed for the oc-
casion in white kid gloves, &c., &c. He took his seat
without any human being appearing to notice his en-
trance, evidently to the no small chagrin of the martyr.
This apathy on the part of the Saxon will, no doubt, fur-
nish matter for another address to the Irish nation.

SHORT-TIME MOVEMENT.—At a meeting of the Leeds
Short-time Committee, a few days ago, at which 52 del
gates were present, a yetition to the legislature was agree
to, which embodied a declaration that the operatives in
this district are willing to submit to a reduction of wages
rather than lose the Ten-hours' Bill, should the passing
of that measure tend to produce such a result as some of
its opponents prophesy. The petitioners, however, are
far from regarding a reduction of wages as a natural
concomitant of the measure.
FRIGHTFUL OCCURRENTE—A CHILD DEVOURED
BY A Sow PIG !—On Thursday week, at Castle Blunden,
a fine child, about six months old, belonging to William
Egan, was literally devoured by a sow pig ! Mrs. Egan
having gone into the yard for a few moments, and incau-
tiously neglected to shut the door of her dwelling-house,
on her return was met by the sow proceeding from the
cradle with the head and arm of the child in its mouth,
the remainder of the body having been eaten !—Kilkenny
Journal.

THE FRUIT CROPS.—We regret to state that a serious
caterpillar blight has attacked the fruit plantations in Mid-
Kent, which has affected them to such an extent that
orchards which a month since presented the most luxuriant
appearance, and the most promising bloom, now threaten
to be almost unproductive. The land generally is also in-
fested with slugs, which cause the greatest havoc, parti-
cularly on garden ground. The mildness of the late win-
ter is no doubt the cause of these visitations.—Maidatone
Journal.

ATTEMPT TO POISON'.—At Birmingham last week,
Mary Ann Lawless was committed to take her trial at the
assizes, for the county of Warwick, for attempting to
poison her husband and two other persons—a Mrs. Mur-
tay and child, who had called in that day and partook of
tea at their house. The prisoner was seen to put some
ingredient into the tea, and it was proved that she had just
before purchased some arsenic along with soft soap, at a
druggist's shop, stating she wanted it to clean bedsteads
with. All the parties are now likely to recover.
MUNIFICENT BEQUESTS.—The late Samuel Barber,
Esq., of Walsall. has bequeathed the following sums of
money to the undermentioned institutions :—To the Ge-
neral Hospital, Birmingham, £500; Queen Mary's School,
Walsal, £500; Deaf and Dumb Institution, Edgbaston,
£5OO ' • the British and Foreign Bible Society, £500; the
Church Missionary Society, £500; the Church Pastoral
Aid Society, £500; St. Peter's Church, Walsall, £200;
the parish church of Cannock, £lOO ; the Blue and Na-
tional Scbool,Walsall, £loo. Wolverhampton Chronicle.

SUFFOCATION IN AN EPILEPTIC FIT.-011 Friday
night week, a young man, named Farques, living in Ber-
wick-street, Landon, went to bed much in his usual state.
The next morning he was found dead in his bed, with his
face downwards between the two pillows. The surgeon
said that in the course of the night the deceased had, no
doubt, been seized with a fit of epilepsy, and his head
sinking between the pillows, he was unable to rise, and so
was suffocated. Had any one slept with him who was
able to render assistance, his life in all probability would
have been saved.
EXTRAORDINARY CASE.—On Sunday week, as Mr. J.
Dutton, of Heywood, was playing with his child, about
fourteen months old, be felt something sharp in its side,
just above the hip. On examination he feuad it was about
an inch and a half in length. He took a small pair of nip-
pers, with which be got hold of the substance, and on
drawing it out found it to be a black needle. The point
of the needle was towards the skin. There was no inflam-
mation about the part. It has been remembered that some
time previous to the child's birth, its mother accidentally
swallowed a similar needle.—Macclesfield Herald.
CONVEYANCE OF NEWSPAPERS.—The London and
Birmingham, Grand Junction, Midland, and Northern
Railway Companies, have made arrangements, in con-
junction, for the conveyance of newspapers by the
ordinary passenger trains, at a charge equal to one-half
the existing rate for parcels, provided that in no case the
charge for a single package he less than one shilling. The
London and Birmingham Railway Company, in giving
notice of this arrangement. require that the packages
shall contain " newspapers only," and that they shall
have authority to open and examine them whenever they
have reason to believe that this regulation is infringed.
FATALITIES FROM LIGHTNING.—On Thursday week,
at R hes y-cae, near Halkin, the following fatalities oc-
curred. A poor woman, residing in a cottage, at the mo-
ment rocking a cradle containing a sleeping infant, was
struck dead by the electric fluid ; the child was left un-
hurt, but one corner of the tenement was thrown into
ruins.—On the same day, during the storm in which the
above occurred, two men were ascending from the interior
of a coal-pit. During their ascent, the windlas at the top
was struck and shattered by an electric shock. The
broken pieces fell into the pit, and immediately killed the
two poor men who were coming up.—Chester Chronicle.
AN INGENIOUS TEST.—A few days ago, a merchant,
in prosecuting his morning tour in the suburbs of Edin-
burgh, found, as he walked along a purse containing a

considerable sum of money. He observed a lady at a
distance, who, he thought, would be the owner and loser.
Determined to be correct in the party to whom he deliv-
ered it, he fell upon a strange, yet ingenious plan to effect
this. Ile resolved to act the part of a "poor distressed
tradesman," and boldly went forward, hat in hand, and
asked alms. This was answered with a polite "Go
away—l have nothing to give you." The poor man,
however, persisting in his entreaties, would not go until he
had relief for his famiqting wife and children. The lady,
from reasons, no doubt, similar to Mrs. Maclarty's, at
last condescended, but to her dismay, found that the
wherewith was gone. The merchant, now satisfied that
he was correct, with a polite how returned the purse, with
an advice that in future she should be more generous to
the distressed and destitute.

TIIE CROPS IN SCOTLAND.—The crops around Edin-
burgh and vicinity are more forward and promising than
in almost any district for many miles either to the north
or west. On the north shores of the Forth, indeed, the
wheat and early sown barley are equal to anything in this
quarter. In Stirling and Linlithgow shires there are still
oats and barley unsown, and from the long continuance of
wet weather fields are generally behind ; land intended for
turnips having, in many cases, to get an extra ploughing.
Wheat is well; oats have suffered from grub; and, with a
few exceptions, barley is not in so forward a condition as
to warrant any remark. We are much gratified by the
generally favourable accounts of the potato crop. Those
that were early planted have come up well; while those
more late put into the ground have been on examination
found healthy. There are still, however, a good many to
plant. Clover grass is now being cut, and the crop is
heavy.—Scotsman.

AWFUL THUNDER-STORM.—On Wednesday week, this
town and neighbourhood were visited by one of the most
severe storms of thunder and lightning we have expe-
rienced for many years past. The forked lightning was
extremely vivid, and the peals of thunder much resem-
bled the firing of heavy artillery. The rain fell in tor-
rents, and hailstones descended as large as peas. The
electric fluid entered the dwelling-house of Mr. William
Parkin, of Spofforth Haggs, and in every nook and corner
of the dwelling traces of its ravages are exhibited. The
housekeeper, maid-servant, and a little girl, the daughter
of Mr. Parkin, were the only inmates at the time, and
their escape with life seems to have been truly miraculous.
The maid-servant has since remained speechless, either
from the effects of fear or some invisible injury. Several
huge trees, which have braved the storm of ages, have
also been shattered in this vicinity ; but the storm. al-
though so furious, was not of long duration.—Bradford
Observer.

JOSEPH Anr.—At the Thames Police-office, Thursday,
this notorious person was committed for trial charged
with obtaining 60 postage stamps, value 55., from a Mr.
Samuel Smith Hill, under pretence of affording informa-
tion " something to the advantage" of Mr. Hill. but which
resulted in no benefit whatever to him. Another similar
case was also adduced against him, in which Captain Wil-
liam Wilson Hornsby, a retired officer in tire army, was
the victim of Ady's deception. The prisoner was also
committed on this charge, but the magistrate, Mr. Bro-
derip, consented to take bail, requiring in each case two
good sureties of £lOO each, and the prisoner in £2OO.
Two respectable tradesmen in Whitechapel consented to
be bail, and the prisoner was liberated. Ady is an old
man, about 72 years of age, and is described as looking
very hale, hearty, and in good condition. He was attired
in the garb of a quaker, but we believe the society declines
the honor of acknowledging him as one of its members.
RAILWAY LABOURERS.—DISTURBANCES IN WALES.
—A private letter, dated Penmaenmawr, Saturday, states
that a number of Irish labourers employed by a railway
contractor in that neighbourhood, had been attacked by a
body of the country people, 300 Welshmen, who had dri-
ven away the Irish, and cleared the whole of the line be-
fore them as far as Bangor. Some of the ringleaders were
captured by the police. One in particular, whom the
police had great difficulty in capturing, they placed in pri-
son. Immediately afterwards the tumult became so violent,
that it was deemed necessary for a magistrate to read the
riot act, which was done. During these yoceedings, a
party of the Welsh went behind the prison and threw a
rope over the wall, by means of which the prisoner man-
aged to effect his escape. Most of the railway zontractors
along the line were sworn in special constables. All the
public-houses were closed by order of the magistrates, and
were ordered to keep closed till further orders. The dis-
pute arose from a feeling on the part of the Welsh, against
the employment of so many Irish, when numbers of
Welsh labourers were ready to work.
MELANcii, LY OCCURRENCE.—On the afternoon of
yesterday week, the t: ev. James Dobbie, minister of the
Secession Church of Annan, died suddenly, and there is
little or no doubt that he was poisoned by partaking of a
bottle of porter, in which, it is supposed, some delete-
rious substance had remained when the liquor was bottled.
It appears that Mr. James Pool, farmer, Croftheads, had
called upon Mr. Dobbie in the afternoon, and partaken
of some bread and cheese with him and Mrs. Dobbie.
As, unfortunately, there happened to be no porter in the
house, half a dozen bottles were procured from a shop in
the town, one of which was drawn, and drunk by the
parties mentioned. Not long after this, Mr. Pool went
away, and Mrs. Dobbie called a servant girl up stairs,
telling her she was very sick and faint. Mr. Dobbie also
went up stairs, and complained of being unwell. Mrs.
Dobbie proposed to send for medical assistance ; but, un-
fortunately, her husband did not think this necessary,
and it was not until fully an hour after they were taken
about s
epvreonve otteulo unavailing, k vaiinli nthge,
ill that a medical man was called in. When this was done,
however, all human aid in the case of the reverend gen-
tlemanwevheonin who,
after
—Dumfries Courier.
REMARKABLE CONFESSION OF A PAPlST.—Thereto
nothing more essential than to ruin the reputa. ion of the
Jesuits. By the ruin of the Jesuits, Rome will be rained;
g. much suffering, died
and if Rome be ruined, religion will reform. Itself.-
-Father Paul'. keitere, 1600.

June 2, TR46.

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