The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1848-07-18 00:00:00

July 18,184

LATEST FOREIGN AND COLONIAI'

EXPRESS FROM PARIS.
The National states, on the privatel
from Palermo, that the Duke of Genoa, son of u°
Albert, had been elected King of Sicily. stir
Arrests continue to be made in Paris, some o
are described as being of an important charadu
Bastide remains Foreign Minister, and M. ye
takes the Marine.
An attempt to assassinate Lucien Murat, in the ellt°
Elysees, happily failed.
The German Confederation has presented a bitt:
Swiss Diet, demanding that Hecker and those wh
invaded Baden be removed from the frontiers.

THE ILLYRIAN PROVINCES. no
Intelligence from Trieste, of the 6th instant, anti
leti
that the hostile fleet had, on the preceding day, „)
from Pisano to Umago. An official communicast°"o
been received from Turin that the Sardinian gold
had raised the blockade in consequence of the Pr°
the Prussian and Bavarian ambassadors.

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Lord and Lady Stanley were expected to Wifeil
James's-square yesterday from Knowsley.
Sir Robert and Lady Peel and family have left
for Drayton Manor, Staffordshire. "On Friday, the Grand Jury at Limerick found
bill " against Mr. Meagher.
The Bishop of Chester held his fir_ t ordination oil"
day, at Cambridge. lit
Lord Clarendon was to leave Dublin yesterday
day) for a sojourn of a few days in London.
The Marquis and Marchioness of Salisbult,gsce
grand dinner on Saturday at the family reside
Arlington-street.
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Friday, the 21st inst., is the day at gresent
removal of the Court from Buckingham Palace
Majesty's marine residence in the Isle of Wight.
The pitmen at Monkwearmouth colliery are 11°i
strike, in consequence of the owners having rese'
make a reduction in their wages.
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EARLY HARVESTING.—A sample of new #
exhibited at Truro market on Wednesday, and
eats has been cut near Kenwyn Church.—West
()Wen Beirne and Michael Beirne were fowl"
on Friday, at the Roscommon Assizes,• of the In
the Rev. Mr. Lloyd, in October last:
On Thursday, at Roscommon Assizes, Patrick
was convicted of the murder of the late Major
Another' person it is expected will be convicted
accomplice.
A GE.OLI SIGN.—The Earl of Minto, Mr; Lefil*
Mr. George Rich, one of the Lords of the Maser))
been instructed to inquire into the Signet-office 5110
office of the Privy Seal, with a view to the crinalgiull
or reduction of those-departments. „
CORN Mr. Levi has received so many aPP"°-0g
relief that he has been compelled again to 13194,,,ir
stay. No' one' can be• pitied who suffers from
mentor, when be can be so easily relieved br "tior
himself of the experienced services of an able prat oa
RAILWAYAECIDENI7.—OR Wednesday mornilee
the guards of-the Caledonian Railway lost his ballot!'
his head coming in contact with a bridge white 0'
over a carriage to' look at a wheel supposed to be °
and falling off the train he was killed on the sper4
THE CATHRDRAL Or COLOGNE.—The 600th '-oft,
sary of the ceremony of laying the foundation stoqi
Cathedral of Cologne is to be celebrated with 0::1,-0,1
nary pomp on the 14th, 15th; and 16th of Ang'w,iii.
when the newly-constructed portions of the edificeipo'.
consecrated. The Archduke John and the king pir
sia are expected, and there is a report of the POP°
to assist on the occasion. ,v,t

TRADE BETWEEN' BRISTOD AND IRELASP,..;
people of Bristol are exerting themselves to obta?,
of communication between that port and Irelatia'l.ooo.
view of supplying the midland counties with Irish?A
They hope soon to carry this into effect. On the 30';'Sj
month we understand all dock dues on Irish good, 0:-
entirely abolished bythe new act, and those on the
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reduced to 6d. per ten ; soon to be again further'
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to 4d.
WALES.—The brilliant. sunshine we have exPetriie:'l/1,
during the week has eftVeted a visible improvemen,;e,t
appearance of the crops generally in this neighb°,,V4,
The accounts from the principal agricultural 011
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the south and west of England also speak in cheer'? ,
of the improvement which' has taken place during fie
week. Potatoes are described as looking well g,e-/
though instances of disease-are reported. The of
vest is progressing rapidly, and the crop is spoke-
being in excellent condition.—Cambriaa. eta
ISLE OF MAN FISHERY.'—" The herring fist
three or four days last week;-;'. says the Mona's et`
d
was very successful around-Port St. Mary an Veto
side. Some of the boats on Thursday brought in 00,,
meaze each, and so ranging from that number to the
meaze. The boats are nob all outas yet, but all totac;
fishermen are counting on a good season for their b b 0:5
judging from the signs. Considerable quantitl
been shipped by the fresh buyers, who purchase s'lo
Pro
at 4t. and as low as 3s. 6d. a hundred. The rets
may be quoted at the rate of 24,f0r a shilling. 10!
CHARTISM DEFUNCT..—Chartism, in London ..tit v
(and we expect it is pretty well the same throughopti,
provinces), is in its death struggles. All atlitbi;
resuscitating its expiring existence are vain. 11!'
leaders in prison, and its exchequer empty, .I",el'
blood is exhausted, and die it must, and that sP;rra
Messrs. Ernest Jones, Fussell, and Co. can bears -to!'
ful, testimony to the first-mentioned fact, and alioo
second, we need no further evidence than. the f°"-r0
official and doleful communication, issued on Thuot
last, from the Chartist head-quarters, John-streets
tution, Tottenham Court-road :—" We have tw,o
balanced .our accounts, and have to, announce ;of
friends that we are without funds.--On behalf
Executive Council, JOHN M'CuAr4 ZnretrYi. 004
WHOLESALE ROBBERIES Y. A 0-11asy wegeokf ,sbed
—At the Somerset adjourned sessions.
Bartlett, aged 71, was tried on several ehargeborset
stealing. The prisoner had been tried at the
rod I4ol`tilf
sions, in conjunction with his son and a manila toll
man; ; both the latter were convicted, and sentenced
years' transportation, while theformer wee accluro4;
was then removed under a warrant of committal
trial upon the charges preferred against him fluiler,
committed in the county. The prisoner, a hutc,,
regularly attended Sherborne market for many )
was reputed to be a man of.-considerable proper_o',
had always borne the character of an honest 11!,:torie"
was arraigned on eight indictments, and being c"
e.
was sentenced to ten years' transportation. .
RAILWAY COMPENSATION.—At Oxford assaco octi
turday, the widow of a Mr.- Smaner brought inclo4
against the Great Western Railway CompaeY for '049
sation for the loss of her husband, a hawking.illg
On the 10th August last, the deceased was wall° tile'le
he came to the railway, which. crossed the road 000,100,4 r
he opened the gate and hatlerossed a line of rail?o, asaa
suddenly saw an express train coming towards 11150'
parently frightened and paralyzed with alarm, phis
instant looking towards the train, then held UP ;5 co,
0,
ran across the very lines on which the train 1('" 011
and was immediately killed; and his pack, 151)5
watches and jewellery to, the value of £5OO, lc ssfid
to pieces. It appeared that the engine-driveriet co,t,
about a quarter of a mile off, and immediately stoPi
steam and gave the alarm whistle, but could 00'4?
train (which was going at the rate of 60 miles
in in time to save the deceased.. The jury foun,",,orpt
for the defendants, as the road on which the eq stgl
walking was not a public highway, but mere'pel
across the fields for the convenience of the adjoiniol!';
Another cause, between the same parties, went t tll
out trial, the plaintiff. agreeing to take a verchc
in respect of the jewellery destroyed.
THE FELON Press. Two out of the thre.sol'
journals in Ireland were published as usual 9'lo re),
the third, the Tribune, being compelled, if °he 'tv
circumstances, to defer its ordinary issue till t,
tba
of this week. It was not until late on FritiPthe;dt
Stamp-office authorities consented to supply
newspaper with stamps for that day's number• ce
is on foot for theamalgamation of the NaEcionc,e e
Tribune into one great organ of felony, for !"aeolfr,
conduct of which a subscription of £2000150103;(e
,
by the proprietors. Nevertheless, to judge itlberei,,
digious " run." on this day's treason market, 0 tt,!i;et
appear to be ample patronage for at least rel
vehicle for the dissemination of " open tkr„ the oP
sedition, as it is now mildly characterised- ,--00 'tog
time, there is no change in the tone of _Mr. urtleeilleco
paper, the incarceration of that gentlemen,ioOV
have altogether deprived it of whatever disere`tirleak
muster in his calmer moments. In an 3,r„ one
" The Point.of Attack,—The Clubs," &c., L;ger, el
initials are appended, the public are no P,,te6,50
ignorance of the intentions of the confee!",,a feV
The time, Mr. Duffy distinctly says, has arricvelo
ing the blow against English supremacY• :Ask
now clear between the Irish pike and the 13rLr
He leaves no.loophole for retreat. Any furt;yl
the cause is for ever lost.

SHIPPING INTELLIGENO

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MONDAY, JULY 17.—Wind N.W., modern
totalvtD.—Argyra, Rees,., from Bombar'''
Miramiebi—Kegm, Page, Girgenti

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Lord Oakley, Azzopardi, hence for Genoa, a Road`
l„,,
Victoria, Javarey, hence at Gibraltar. bster 0"V
Nonpareil, Brown, hence for Danzic, at Seta,,
The yacht Sultana was seen yesterday, at 6 130
miles below Holyhead, and the Panic at 9 ex>
b
miles below the Head, by the Nimrod; (steltr
Both vessels had the wind very at from N•

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