The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1845-11-18 00:00:00

GENERAL MISCELLANY,

The illness of Mr. George Stephenson, the engineer, is
not of the dangerous character represented. .

The import duty on foreign. corn is now 14s. per
quarter.
- The very picturesque buildings called " The Verandahs,"
eight in number, at Felixton, near Ipswich, have been
destroyed by fire. Their value was about £5,000.
Pork is sold at Merthyr for from 8s 6d. to 9s. per
score. Two years ago it was sold there for ss. 6d and 6s.
per score.
A privy council will he held on Thursday, when parlia-
ment will be further prorogued to an early day in Ja-
nuary.
Last week, a corpulent lady died in London from hav-
ing swallowed a fish hone. The coughing caused the rup-
ture of a blood vessel.
A royal sturgeon was caught the other day irr the Med-
way, and purchased from the fisherman by the Rochester
Corporation os a present to the Queen.
Two new malleable iron-works are now building at Mo-
therwell, Lanarkshire, and Glasgow, which will produce
weekly from 700 to 800 tons. _

The wife of Mr. R. Croft, jun., of Aydiiire, near Dar-
lington, committed suicide on Monday afternoon, by
suspending herself from one of the spars in an outbuild-
ing attached to the premises where she resided.
At the adjourned petty sessions, held at Crewe, on
Monday, Mr. Bourne, miller, of havington, was fined
£lO and costs for having in his mill 3191 b. of alum, for
the purpose of adulterating flour.
On Wednesday a man and woman at Leeds were fined,
the former £2, and the latter £5, for brutal treatment of
their child. The child was describedtas " black and blue
all over, with not a free bit about her."
A son of Mr. Callen, the picture-dealer, Goswell-street,
London, died on Sunday of hydrophobia. Four months
ago he was bitten by a little dog, with which he was in the
habit of playing.
On Thursday, Mr. Baker, one of the metropolitan co-
roners, held no less than six inquests on persons who had
died in an awfully sudden manner. Their ages varied
from 44 to 55. Three of them were of the latter age.
In the Arches Court, last week, a female was sentenced
to twenty-four hours' imprisonment and a week's suspen-
sion from the church, for " smiting and brawling in the
parish church."
Wanstead Park, once the celebrated seat of the Earl of
Mornington, is now converted into a brick-field. When
the whole of the brick earth is exhausted, the site will be
covered with elegant villas.
A considerable pension has reverted to the Crown in

consequence of the demise of John Backhouse, Esq.,
Under Secretary of State for the Foreign Department
during the administration of the Earl of Liverpool, Mr.
Canning, and the present Earl of Ripon, and Earl Grey.
The value of money on the Continent has fallen. It
is, however. rapidly rising here. On Thursday, in Lon-
don, the money brokers were giving three-and--half per
cent. for it on open account, and five per cent. was a very
frequent rate of discount charged on mercantile paper:

, . .
A verdict of " wilful murder" has been returned against
a man named M'lntyre, at Hull. He was in the habit of
ill-using his wife, and on Sunday week kicked her upon
a most sensitive part of her body, which resulted in death
in three hours. He has absconded. _

CAUTION TO POTATO EXPORTZRS.—The schooner
Anne Coppens, which arrived lately at Antwerp, from
Londonderry, with a cargo of potatoes, has been ordered
out of dock by the authorities, as the potatoes emitted an
unwholesome odour. It was found on examination that
they were unfit for use.

The Judges met on Saturday, to consider the case of
the slavers of the Brazilian schooner Felicidade, and after
hearing the arguments of counsel, adjourned without fix-
ing any day to deliver their opinion.
A verdict of manslaughter has been returned against a
police inspector of Chipping Norton. He was conveying
a man to the lock-up house, when he struck the prisoner a
blow from which he died on the following morning.
On Thursday afternoon, a new iron steam-ship, con-
structed for the Portuguese government and called the
Duke of Oporto, was launched from the building-yard of
Messrs Miller, Ravenhill, and Co., at Blackwall. She is
160 feet long and 386 tons burden, and is to have a pair
of oscillating engines, of 120 horse-power.
During the fog on Thursday on the Thames, the Wa-
terman, steamer, came into violent collision with the Bee,
steamer, and the former sunk, but all the passengers were
saved. By the collision, both were locked as closely to-
gether by the paddle-wheels as is sometimes the case with
two street cabs.

A correspondent of a London paper calls upon the
middle and higher classes of society to enter into associa.
...

tions to use niipotatoes in their families until the next crop
removes the danger now threatened. He says that the'
individuals may adopt the plan, little sensible good will
accrue unless potatoe abstinence associations are formed
throughout the country.
Lieut. Waghorn states that three days and a half were
lost in his late express via Trieste, in the sea passage, and
expresses an opinion that in three or six trials, twenty-
five days will be the average between Bombay and Lon-
don, and when the new steam-ships for the Bombay line
are completed, that despatches will be in London on the
twenty-first day from Bombay.
The government are prosecuting in Scotland eq
though more quietly than in Ireland, the investigations
necessary to obtain satisfactory evidence of the state of the
crops of grain and potatoes. A circular letter has been
addressed by the Lord-Advocate to every parish minister
in the kingdom foraccurate returns on the subject, which
is an admirable expedient for the attainment of the truth.
FATAL FIRE.— 011 Sunday morning, at one o'clock, a
fire occurred at the baths of St. Agnes-le-Clair, Finsbury,
by which nearly the whole of the building was destroyed,
and Mrs. Moore and her son unfortunately perished, and
several persons were seriously injured. The adjoining
premises were very much damaged, the contents being al-
most consumed.

A SMART PACE.—The runaway match accomplished
so cleverly last week by Captain Ibbetson and Lady Adela
Villiers, was the quickest yet on record. The fugitives
left Brighton on the afternoon of the sth, by the half-past
five train, and were mar, ied at Gretna Green at four
o'clock the next day;, the di►tance exceeding 400 miles.
The lady's brother started some twelve hours after, but a
twelve hours' start on the railway renders pursuit idle.

SALTPETRE FOR THE CURE OF BACON.—The use of
this salt is very strongly condemned by Professor Re-
&risque. His theory is, that the nitric acid of the salt
is a deadly poison, and that the diseases common to ma-
riners are owing to the use of this salt in the brine. He
advises its entire disuse, and recommends sugar, which
renders the meat more wholesome, sweeter, and equally

as durable.
DIBBLING WHEAT.—We lately mentioned the libera-
lity of Lord Kenyon in offering a premium of £5O, for the
best crop of dibbled wheat, to be harvested in 1846, of no
less than five acres, grown in the parishes of Wrexham,
Marchwiel, Gresford, or Holt ; we have now to add that
his lordship has also offered a premium of the same
amount, £5O, on similar conditions, for the best crop in
the Hundred of Maylor, Flintshire, or the township of
Northwyod, in the parish of Wem, Salop.
ESCAPE OF A CONF/CT.—On Monday evening, a con-
vict escaped from the Warrior, hulk, at Woolwich. He

tied the ropes of two hammocks together and lowered
himself a depth of thirty feet into the mud of the river,
where he left all his clothes, with the exception of his
shirt and shoes. His name is Samuel Bridges,. aged
twenty-four years. He was found guilty at the Worces-
ter assizes, on the 15th of July, 1843, of stealing an ass,
and sentenced to ten years' transportation.
A FALL IN THE PRICE OF BREAD.—On Friday the
bakers of the metropolis reduced the price of bread, of
the second quality, ld. in the 41b. loaf, being equivalent
to a reduction in the price of wheat of lls. the quarter.
Good household bread can now be obtained at from 64d..

to 7d. the 41b. loaf, although in some neighbourhoods the
price is kept up to Btl. Excellent Flour may be had at
Bd. the quartern. The price of the best bread remains
unchanged.
A ROMAN VILLA."..The remains of a Roman villa, of
considerable exteut', have been recently discovered near

Wheatley, Oxfordshire, and some excavations have been
made under the direction of Dr. Bromet. All that has
yet been made out is a hypocaust and a bath. These re-
mains are distant about a mile and a half from the pal ce
of the Bishop of Oxford; at Cuddesden. His lordship
has taken much interest in the excavations, and has re-
quested Dr. Buckland to superintend the continuance of
them.

RUABON.—The whole of the colliers of this neighbour-
hood have turned out for wages, and the New British
Iron Works are nearly at a. stand, the manager having
refused to give the slightest advance ; the present wages
being only 2s. 2d. per day, the snifflers, in consequence
of the healthy state of the iron trade, require an advance
of 6d., but are willing to meet the company, which the
manager declines, and, consequently, the men are all
leaving the county.

A LONDON FOG.—The fog, on- Friday, exceeded for
denseness anything within recollection in the vicinity of
Hackney and Clapton. Near Twigfolly, nearly adjacent
to the former, a labouring man walked into the Regent's
Canal, but was happily rescued. Most of the omnibuses
up the road from Clapton refrained from i unning during
the morning, and one which ran on the footpath on enter-
ing Hackney was overturned, without. however. any
chiarticcrumg to the passengers..
WINTER ASSIZES.—We understand that it is defini.
nitively determined to hold a winter assizes and gaol de-
livery for the counties of York and Lancaster, 'eer Majes-
ty's commissions for which will be issued immediately.

We hear that there are to be two judges at each assize
town, and that consequently there will be two Crown
courts sitting at the same time. It will be determined
to .day whether the same judges take both Yorkshire and
Lancashire ; but it is expected that four judges will be
included in the commission—two for each county. In
that case the two commissions will be opened at the same
time. It is expected that the commission day for York-
shire will be soon after the 2d of December.—Leeds
Mercury. _ _

SLAUGHTER• HOUSES.—A case was lately brought before
the Metropolitan: Buildings Act Commissioners, as to
whether a small slaughter-house, at Crouch End, Hornsey,

was a building of such a nature that, in accordance with
the 55th section of the act, no structure could be erected
nearer to it than 50 feet; the referees decided, " That if
the slaughter-house be used for the s.laughtering of animals

for hum-an food only, and be not used for the business of

general slaughterer, but in connection with the trade of a

ietail butcher, and particularly with the trade of a butcher's
shop thereto adjoining,. then the said slaughter-house is
not to be deemed to-be a building used for the business of
a slaughterer, or for a business noxious or offensive within
the meaning of the said act "—The-Builder.

PATENT BREAK.—On Friday, a good deal of interest
was created in Farringdon-street, by:the exhibition of a
very simple break, which may be applied to the wheels of
railway and of common carriages, and of other machinery.
It acted admirably. It would have the effect of stopping
a train (without the slightest reference to speed) almost
immediately ; and had the guards or engineers been, pro-
vided with it. the late fearful collisions would have been
avoided. With reference to gigs, it is applied by a turned
bar revolving upon a pivot fixed above the axletree of the
wheel, which bar being let down brings the turned part
in front of the wheel, which being carried on by it im-
mediately fixes it ;. in this case it was let down and drawn
up by a chain. The patent belongs to the Rev. Mr.
Maberley, of Stowmarket.

THE ECLAIR STEAMER.-It appears that out of a
complement of 146 officers and men, 110 have been at-
tacked with fever, of whom 7/ died (exclusive of Mr.
Saunders, the pilot) and 39• only have recovered—a
fatality greatly exceeding that of the Niger expedition,
where more persons- were attacked, but less died by nearly
one-half. The results of that expedition were that out of
whites, 130 were attacked with fever and 40 died, or 1 in
3.25 of attacked. Only 15 persons escaped the fever ;
but some of them afterwards suffered from disorders which
were probably brought on by the voyage. In the second
attempt to ascend the river by one steamer, out of eight
white persons seven were attacked, and two died. As
an indication of an acclimatizing influence, it is remark-
able, that out of 158 blacks eleven only were attacked
with fever, and- not one died. In the case of the Eclair
the Kroomen have entirely escaped the fever.

THE CHDRCH AND THE RAILWAYS.—A curious scene
of excitement took place here on Saturday night and. Sun-
day morning, on occasion of affixing the railway notices
on the church-doors. Some members of the North
Church, which before the disruption was a chapel of ease,
in connexion with the established church, entertained a
notion that if papers were allowed to be put up the build-
ing would henceforth be held to be a parish-church, and
they would lose all right of property in it. They deter-
mined, therefore, to resist the parties employed for this
purpose, and by guarding the building all night, and re-
pelling every effort that was made, they effectually suc-
ceeded. Next day messengers at law were procured, and
the Sheriff-substitute, accompanied by some legal gentle-
men, proceeded to the spot. Church service had begun;
but the bill-stickers were speedily recognised, and the
gate was locked upon them. The railway party, not to
be outdone, scrambled over the gate, and the intimations
were pasted up. They were soon afterwards, however,
torn down.—lnverness Courier.
EXTRAORDINARY CHARGE.—On Friday Edward Pow.
ell, son of the clerk to the solicitor of the Mint was brought
up at Marlborough-street Police-office, charged with hay-
ing attempted to pass a counterfeit sovereign. The charge
against the prisoner excited general surprise, in conse-
quence of the official character in which for a length of
time past he has been accustomed to make a weekly ap-
pearance at this court. Each Thursday is a sort of gaol
delivery of those offenders termed "smashers," or titterers
of base coin. The prisoner was accustomed to attend this
court on these days, to take evidence against parties
against whom a case was established, and to recommend
the discharge of others, against whom the evidence was
nut altogether conclusive The prisoner, in fact, though
of youthful age, was accustomed to perform the 'ull func-
tionsof the solicitor to the Mint. The magistrate in giv-
ing his decision to send the case to the sessions, said that
the prisoner might as he asserted have had the bad money
found on accidentally in his possession as it was his
ordinary duty to have bad coin in his possession, but a
witness declares that after having refused the coin, on the
ground that it was bad, the prisoner immediately took
out three more counterfeit pieces of coin, and made a
tender of one of them. The declaration that the first sover-
eign was bad would naturally have suggested to an inno-
cent person the mistake of having brought out bad instead
of good money. The prisoner, however, offers other bad
money, and here then a proper question arises which a
jury ought to decide, namely, whether the prisoner had or
had nut bad money about him with the intention to defraud.

Nov. 18,

The quatitily. of herrings brought into x ar..-,_nded
Tuesday week is said to exceed 18 hat has eve! been la
The 018206 an.
there in one day, either known or recorded.
tity amounted to 500 lasts; and taking
gives the extraordinary number of 6,600,000
Two boats, belonging to Mr. Shuckford, brought ilt,T
The fish
lasts, which at £2O a last will give him ELM.
are very fine.—Norwich Mercury. i public
FREE-TRADE BANQUET AT BIRMINGHAM.'" -.; .pn on
banquet to the Hon. C. P. Villiers, M.P., ices g`v—Tho
Thursday evening in the Town hall, Birmingham..
and
newly elected Mayor, W. H. Smith, E
—sq., presidect,_
Mr. Alderman Phillips, the late Mayor, occupied the !vs_
chair. Among the company present, were Earl PlAe:s
Messrs. Scott, Thornley, Cobden, and Bright, 1‘ t,.0
Most of the Aldermen and Town Councillors ot 2.,,
Borough, Colonel Thompson, Mr. Fox, and nearly ri
other gentlemen and manufacturers of Birminghsei,e.'u„.
the neighbourhood. The galleries were filled with heels,
Amongst the speakers were the Chairman, Mr. 'Villiers,
Mr. Cobden, and Mr. Bright.pledged
A FACT.—The incumbent of a parish in Fife to
twelve
himself, when he received the presentation, about '
months ago, that he would not use a manuscript ill L,1,,,
pulpit. the " paper " bein,, particularly obnoxious Ito bit
parishioners. A stress of weather on several late occon.
ons made him have recourse to the " life-boat," arid 6 far
dry unequivocal hints showed that his conduct was ~,,
from being approved of. The other Sabbath, hoffev.'ni
the manuscript was boldly produced, and while ter)l.l„
tfaiollnenhainvtinogabpeoeonl
qnnelaerywyheiocnhviet each
ahteirrine.
over a leaf, his eye caught sight of a number of his bear-
over thil
ers in the act of moving to the door. The cause e •ng
off-break was the circumstance of an old horse hsili,
a to
in the church, he whispered to some of his neighuvn.,- at
come along with him and assist in rescuing then iv
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A SUMPTUOUS DIrrNER.^ The following 's the
1 "doll
fare provided at the dinner of the Lord Mayor cn .`","„intS
last week :-250 tureens of real turtle, containing
each ; 200 bottles of sherbet ; 6 dishes of fish, 30 eel'. hes
4 boiled turkeys and oysters, 60 roast pullets, bite's6o‘ard
of fowls, 46 ditto of capons 6 ditto of Captain “•
pith
Selim's true India curries, 50 French pies, 60 pige°l3 0
53 hams, ornamented; 43 tongues, Z quarters of bola
lamb, 2 barons of beef, 3 rounds. of beef, 2 stewed rill%l
of beef, 13 sirloins, rumps, and ribs of beef; 6 dishei"44
asparagus, 60 ditto of mashed and other potatoes. ~
ditto of shell fish, 4 ditto of prawns, 140 jellies,
romps, 40 dishes of tarts, creamed, 40 dishes of alluir
pastry, 30 ditto of orange and other tourtes, 20 Chaill.
Re•
baskets, 60 dishes of mince pies, and 56
salads. 24
moves.-80 roast turkeys, 6 leverets, 80 pheasants'o
geese, 40 dishes of partridges, 15 dishes of wila fow„,,.
peafowls. Dessert.-100 pineapples, from 21b. to 10
each ; 200 dishes of hothouse grapes, 250 ice creams,
dishes of apples, 100 ditto of pears, 60 ornamental W',l
cakes, 75 plates of walnuts, 80 ditto of dried fruit 8%
preserves, 50 ditto of preserved ginger, 60 ditto of
,rou.
50 blannoa

cakes and chips, and 46 ditto of Grandy cherries. the
CIRCULATION OF MONEY.—In the city article octb
Herald, Nov. 10, we find the following On diets-41y
of October last year, the government securities he'
the bank amounted to £15,408,775, and the
other securities•to £8,387,508; and on the 26th ult. tt:lci
government securities bad decreased to £13,203i1,t8;'
11
the private or othersecurities had increased to Eld,wlLaily
This is a very important change; for, although, we 'ilea
no precise account of the description of securities,' e 865,
" other securities,"' it is fair to infer that the change' count
in part at least, arisen from the extension of the discouthe,
business of the bank. The opinion, however, 15r iti;thet
banking circles in the city, that the principal part ()!, „os
expansion has been by branches in the provinces, rindout
at the head-quarters in the metropolis. The totes-fog
from the department of issue, at the same period'
year, amounted to £27,545,730, and at the corrEspondlu.ls:
period this year to £27,415,690, being so small a ditferetr:
that it is not worth naming. But the notes remain
unemployed in the banking department on the 26th Pet.
1844, amounted to £61224,845, and on the 25th tut., os'
£5,389,575. By this it appears that, instead of th. r„;
being any ground fur the clamour that money is becoall%
scarce, there is nearly a million more bank notes
hands of the public than at the corresponding period 0
last year, when everything in the country was tranquil'
private.,_aer