The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1850-12-17 00:00:00

- The throw-off of Mr.
iay.last, was unhappily

anmtrat rayne, a gent.
resident at Weymouth, just as the fox broke cover on
Higher Barton Farm, fell from his horse in a fit of apop-
lexy, and died in akw minutes. The unfortunate gentle-
man was between seventy and eighty years of age.—Dor-
set Chronicle.

A sum of upwards of £lOO was stolen, on Wednesday
week, from the counting-house of the superintendent of
the works at St. Margaret's, on the line of the North
British Railway. The money had been deposited in the
office, in order that it might be in readiness for the pay-
ment of the workmen on the following day ; and the
manner in which an entrance was effected into the room,
showed that the thieves must have been well acquainted

ith the premises
Feargus O'Connor has appealed to the people of Eng-
land, to subscribe for him, as he is " ruined with ex-
penses" in the case of O'Connor v. Bradshaw. He de-
clares that he advanced 1,000 guineas to defend Frost
and his associates ; that when the profits of the Northern
Star averaged more than £13,000 a year, he freely gave
all to the cause of liberty, and quotes the precedents of
O'Connell's begging-box, and Mr. Cobden's £BO,OOO
tribute.
While four labourers were employed in repairing a well
at Booth's distillery, London. on Monday, the wooden
support on which they stood suddenly gave way. One of
the workmen clung to a piece of the framework, and thus
escaped unhurt; but the other three were precipitated
down a depth of about sixty feet to the bottom of the well,
sustaining such severe injuries that one of them died
shortly afterwards. and the other two are lying in a dan-
gerous state at the hospital.
A youth of the name of George Ramsbaw, son of Mr.
Ramshaw of the county prisons, Durham, was on Sunday
morning week, riding on a horse belonging to Mr. Hen-
derson, of that city, when the animal became restive, and
started off at a turious rate near to Ackley Heads. The
rider succeeded in keeping his seat, but in making the
turn at the foot of Silver-street, the horse got upon the
flags and came down, the boy was thrown, and he received
a kick on the head, which caused concussion of the brain,
from which he died on Tuesday morning.
Last week a summons was granted, at Guildhall, against
Mr. George Sloane, a special pleader, residing in the
Temple, for alleged cruelty to his servant, Jane Willbred.
appeared from the evidence, that the unfortunate girl
was dreadfully reduced by starvation, and that she had
been kept for the past two years in a pitiable state of filth,
want, and wretchedness. Dr. Marsden, of the Royal
Free Hospital, stated, that her condition was such that
her life was despaired of. She had not been suffering from
any organic disease, but solely from insufficient diet. He
has been committed for trial.
THREE LIVES LOST IN THE BRISTOL RIVER.—On
Wednesday last, a boat, containing 13 labourers employed
in Messrs. Howell's timber yard, was crossing from the
slip at the Plume of Feathers' tavern to the yard, con-
veying the men from their dinner to resume their work,
when in consequence of one of the men rising, the boat
filled and upset ; three of them were drowned. Their
names are John Probert, married, with one child, and his
wife about to give birth to another ; William Roberts,
married, but no children; and Robert Mills, who has left
a wife and four children. William Southway was secured
when in a state of extreme exhaustion, and great fears
are entertained that his recovery is impossible.
SALE OF A WIFE.—The Stockport Mercury tells a
strange tale of a sale which is alleged to have recently
taken place at the New Inn, Norwich End, in the county
of Derby, between George C., agent to a gentleman in
the neighbourhood, and Elisha G., cattle dealer, by the
said G. offering to sell the other his wife, for the sum of
£5 ls., which was the more readily agreed to in conse-
quence of the purchaser being a widower, and very desi-
rous to obtain so fair a partner tor so trifling a sum.
After some consultation it was arranged between them
that the purchaser should go to claim his purchase on the
following Monday, which he did accordingly, and on en-
tering the house he made known to Mrs. G. the purport
of his visit. The unfortunate wife gave vent to a flood
of tears at being thus ehamefully disposed of.
A RURAL LENDING LIBRARY.-111 aviilagenearUshaw
there exists a library,. over which the worthy incumbent
exercisesa superintendence. During the rev. gentleman's
absence from the sphere of his duties for a few weeks,
the committee met to order books, and have a catalogue
before them, determined to order such as had an already
established reputation. Among others a Don Quixote,
in four vols., 4to. with plates, captivated their fancies.
The price, too, was inviting—only Ils.. ; why the plates
alone were worth the money. Accordingly the work was
ordered, when, lo and behold ! on its arrival it was found
to be in the Spanish tongue. For some time after the
return of their clergymrn they were in doubt whether or
not to tell him, but feeling a want of the money they at
length determined to ask him to take it off their hands.
His reply, so goes the story, was, that he could not think
of doing as they wished him, for they had now an incen-
tive to study Spanish of which he could not think of
depriving them.