The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1843-04-18 00:00:00

The Society for Improving the Condition of the Insane,
has offered a premium of 20 guineas, to the author of the
best essay on the following subject, viz.:—" What is the dis-
tinction between crime an insanity ?"

The large wasps seen flying about in April and May are
the queen wasps, and their destruction prevents the birth of
myriads of wasps. Earl Fitzwilliam gives a shilling each for
them, dead or alive.

A machine has been invented, in France, for making che-
mical matches, which, although worked only by two children
and an ass, turns out 600.000 at day; these, if sold at the
rate of 300 for a sou, will yield the manufacturer a profit of
40f. per day.

SURDAY, APRIL 15.—ind N.W. modrae.
ARRIVED AT Heart of Oak, Donald,W from Mauritiuse t , at this port;
sailed 25th January, and from St. Helena Ist March—Thomas Mel-
lor, Palethorp, from Paraiba; sailed sth March—Oakland, Berry;
Pursuit, Spguee ; Lamport, Armstrong ; Viola, Jameson ; Ulver-
stone, Smith, and Saxon, Mansfield, from New Orleans—Hebrew,
Carr, from Mobile—Solon, Buckman, from Apalachicola—Mara-
thon, Brown, and Barlow, from Charleston—Argestes, Hannah,
from Odessa—and David Banks, Jolly, from Palermo.
SAlLEn.—Ambassador, Ostle, for Africa—Cambria, Shaddock,
and Brooke, Carpenter, for Calcutta—Agnes, Green, for Jamaica—
Achiever, Mills, for Vera Cruz—Garrick, Skiddy, and Ohio, Lyon,
for New York—Russia, Gilliat, for New Orleans—Loo Choo, Wip-
pen, for Savannah—Zanoni, Tomlinson, for Dalhousie—Benjamin
Hart, Douglas, for Montreal—Don, Muir, for Quebec—and Clio,
Rundle, for Lisbon.

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Blakely, Wickman, from Calcutta, at this port; sailed 11th Dec.
and from St. Helena I;th February. On 4th March, in lat. IS,
long. 23 W, spoke the Chatham, from Liverpool for Calcutta. On
ith April, off Kinsale, spoke the New England, hence for New
Orleans, and England, hence for New York
Albatross, Boult, from Calcutta, at this port ; sailed 10th Dec. and
from St. Helena 17th Feb. On 24th Feb. in lat. 6S. long. is W,
spoke the Mary Dugdale, for London. On 2nd March, in lat. 4N,
long. 20 W, spoke the Pickwick, hence for Lima, which had lost the
chief mats, and Mr. Brown, passenger, overboard, 26th February.
On 9th March, in lat. 4 N, long. 21 W, spoke the Lucinda from
Liverpool for Bombay. On 3rd March, spoke the Isabel, from
Liverpool for Arica
Grampion, for Dalhousie, has put back dismasted, having been
in contact with the Wakefield, for Quebec, that put back yesterday.
Zoe, Blacklock; hence at Mauritius
Forrester. hence at Monte Video
Circassian, Tatchell; Helen, Noel; and Arequipa, Cragg, hence
at Valparaiso
Philips, Hill, and Haidee, Marshall, from Lima, difto
Duke of Lancaster, from Calcutta, at St. Helena
Speed, Wheelwright, sailed from Valparaiso for Liverpool 29th
December
Garonne, hence for New Orleans, was spoken Ist April, in lat. SO,
long. 20
Mischief, Hawthorn, from Tampico for Liverpool, at Cove, with
loss of rudder and part of cargo thrown overboard.

SUNDAY, APRIL 16.—Wind W.N.W. moderate.
ARa;VED.—Josepha, Leitch ; John Carver, Pendleton, & Adams,
from New Orleans—Queen of the Ocean, Tilley, from Mo-
bile—John Bentley, Dixon, from Savannah—Adelaide, Tait, from
Havana—and Bride of Abydos, from Licata.
SAILED.—Arab, Nichols, for Port Adelaide—Mary Turcan, Drys.
dale, for Hayti—Richard, Sarsfield, for Bahia—Baidee, Toby, for
Newfoundland—Jane Ross, Morrill, for New Orleans—lanthe,
Porter, for St. Andrew—Adelaide, Moffat, for Hamburg—Bengal,
Gales: Tamerlane, Bennett; Lord Sandon, Fenneran ; Boniest
Choplin ; Carleton, Symmons, and Adelaide, Hannah, for Quebec.

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Columbia, (steamer) Jndkins, from Halifax, at this port. On
4th April, at 4 p.m. saw three large tields and a great quantity of
loose ice. Onl.sth April,:in lat. 44, long. 58, spoke the St. John, of
St. John, N.B.
Frances Barclay, was spoken 21st January, in lat, 51 S,long. 82
W.

Urgent, Brown, hence for Jamaica, at Milford
Safeguard, Smith, hence for Montreal, at Milford, with larboard
bow stove, and loss of anchor and chain, having been in contact
with a barque, on the night 'of the 12th April, to the eastward of
Ormshcad
Niagara, Cole; Sea, Delano; Scotland, Merryman; Isabella'
Briggs; Georgiana, Toole; Gossypium, Brown ; Grenada, Ham.
mond ; Swanton, Davenport; Agnes Gilmour, Meikle, and Oseola,
hence at New Orleans
Rob Roy, Marsh; Harbinger, Thompson; California, Auld, and
Merchant, Jordan, hence at Charleston
Rhode Island, Church, and Hero of Acre, Jones, hence at Sa-
vannah
Catharine, Abinett, hence at Halifax
Sylvanus Jenkins, Seymour, and Brunswick, M'Manus, hence at
Mobile
Charlotte Harrison, M'lntyre, from Demerara, ditto
Dibdin, Hoggan, from Quebec, ditto
Governor, Varty, from Jamaica, at New Orleans
Eglington, from the Clyde, at Savannah
Ganges, Corkan. from Bristol, at Charleston
Hibbert, sailed from Monte Video for Liverpool 31st January
Beethoven, Taylor, from Monte Video, off Beachy Head
Laidrnans, Scott, from Porto Rico, at Cowes , sailed 17th March
Scotsman, Carmichael, from Buenos Ayres, off Falmouth ; sailed
Bth Feb. On 2nd April, in lat. 38, long. 32, spoke the Fellowship,
from Liverpool for Halifax, with damage, and intended putting into
the Weitern Islands, to refit,

MONDAY, APRIL 17.—Wind W.N.W.
ARRIVED.—Mary. Gunton, from Odessa—and Bridget Archibald,
and Bleng, from Odessa.
SAlLED.—Princess Royal, Corran, for Africa—Denmark, Frost,
for New Orleans—Unicorn, Allen, for Montreal—Sir T. Mansell,
Domville, for Malta—Hebe, Thompson, for Africa—Catharine &
Jane, Evans, for Rouen—Belmont, Brown, for Quebec—True Blue,
Wilson, for Pietou—Charlotte, Tube, for New Orleans—Victoria,
Walsh, and Virgin Lass, Doyle, from Newfoundland—Cumberland,
Mayor, for Bornba, —Asia, Bangs, for New Orleans—South Esk,
Wish art. and Indian Chief, M'Cartney, for Montreal—Williams,
Storoy, for Bathurst—Bridgetown, Betty, for Quebec—Southamp-
ton, Flint, for Wilmington--H gginson, Hogg, for Madeira—
Vulcan. Ritchie, for Memel—Eddystone, Percy, for Halifax—and
Energy, Bullen, for Halifax, &c.

Johnstone, Harrison, from Chusan, at Hong Kong
Juvena, Grandy, from Mauritius. at Waterford, with loss of rud.
der and sails
Kate, Scott, from Monte Video, at Cove
Margaret, Ryhe, from Trinidad, at Waterford
Kingston, Richardson, from Demerara, at Kinsale
Maid of Cashmere. from Monte Video, in the English Channel
Indian Chief, for Montreal, that put back 13th instant, was not
leaky, as reported ; she only received trifling damage by her colli-
sion with the Garrick, which has been repaired, and she sailed
again this day.
Solway, (steamer) Duncan, that left Falmouth 3rd April, with the
mails for the West Indies, Mexico, Chagres, Carthagena, &c. was
totally lost at midnight of 'the 7th instant, by striking on a sunken
rock, about 20 miles to the westward of Corunna : captain, sur-
geon, I midshipman, 17 passengers and 8 of the crew drowned

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