The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1851-12-09 00:00:00

IRELAND.

Grand preparations are making for a banquet to the
Earl of Arundel and Surrey by his constituents at Lime-
rick. Cardinal Wistman, Mr. Sheriff Swift, and a large
body of " Saxon " visitors have promised their presence.
The death of Col. Sir H. B. Seymour vacates a seat in
parliament for Lisburn. It is stated that Sir Jas. Emer-
son Tennent is about to be introduced to the electors as s
candidate.

Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel Goodman, commanding the
division of the 27th Enniskillen Regiment, stationed in
Ship-street barracks, Dublin, expired yesterday week at
his quarters. The gallant officer's death is attributed to
a severe cold caught in the discharge of his military dutiet.
It is stated that, the Roman Catholic Hierarchy of Ire—
land have resolve(' not to celebrate the rites of marriage`
between a Protestant woman and a Roman Cathohc man,
unless the woman consents that all the childreashalt be
brought up as Roman Catholics. It is added that Dr.
Wisentan will uphold the priesthood of this country in a
similar determination.

SCOTCH v SETTLERS IN THE WEST.—Three Scotch•
farmers arrived in this port by the Rose steamer, on
'Wednesday last. Two of them proceeded with a largo
stock of sheep, amounting to upwards of 500 head, in the
direction of 'Westport, where they have rented large farms,•
and the other has settled in this neighbourhood, having
taken the farm lately occupied by Mr. Crawford, at Scardee,
within a few miles of the town.—Slige Chronicle.
According to the Galway Vindicator, the evictions con-
tinue in Connemara. On the 24th of November, Mr.
John Robertson, with his party of bailiffs, proceeded to
the townland of Ballinafad, evicted two families, consist-
ing of eight persons, and levelled their houses. On the'
25th the same party visited the townlands of Derryvick-
reene, Giencoaghan, and Letty, evicted ten families, con-
sisting of 61 individuals, and levelled their houses.
FATAL ACCIDENT TO A CLERGYMAN.--The Rev.-
Edward Elwood, rector of Kilmactranny Glebe, has died
under the following melancholy circumstances :—Ott
Monday morning he left home in perfect health, and pro-
ceeded on his way to Sligo, having in his gig a young lady
who had been on a visit to his house. The gig coming in
contact with a stone, he was thrown out, and the Rev.
Mr. Feeny's, P.P., residence being close at hand, he was
brought into it, when he declared he was dying, and in a
short time afterwards ceased to live.

A NEW COFFEE.—Doctor Moorehead, of Tullamore,
medical attendant to one of the unions in the King's
County, has discovered a new, nutritive, and wholesome
substitute for coffee. In his report to the board of guar-
dians with which he is professionally connected, he says—
If attainable, an excellent and wholesome beverage, and
adapted 1 o adult infirmary cases, might be prepared from
the common garden parsnip, by cleansing, cutting, toast-
ing, and grinding it, and serving it as coffee. It gives a
similar taste, and in some respects superior to many of
the compounds sold under that name.
ACTION FOR LIBEL.--A case of libel was tried on Tues-
day in the Queen's Bench, Dublin, in which a lady of
fortune named Dopping was the plaintiff, and Mr. Fred.
Lucas, proprietor of the Tablet, the defendant. The
libel complained of was the insertion of a letter purporting
to be written from Clonard, where the plaintiff has ex-
tensive estates, and bearing the signature of a " Tenant
Righter," in which Mrs. Dopping was charged with
being an exterminator of her tenantry. The damages
were laid at £5OO, and the defendant pleaded a special
plea, under Lord Campbell's act, that the article was
inserted without malice and without gross negligence;
and that as soon as possible after the action was brought
he inserted a full and ample apology in his newspaper,
and had also lodged £25 in court. Both plaintiff and
defendant are Roman Catholics. Verdict for plaintiff
£350 damages, and 6d. costs.
THE LINEN TRADE OF ULSTER.—The Northern
Whig supplies the annexed report of the state of the
linen trade in Ulster :—" We are glad we can, at length,
congratulate those engaged in this important branch of
trade on a perceptible improvement in their business.
During the past week, confidence and a mare hopeful
feeling for the future, have superseded the gloom and
uncertainty which have pervaded so long. In linen yarns
a large amount of business has been transacted ; the
manufacturers, feeling that prices have receded to the
lowest point, have freely supplied their wants. The
stocks in the hands of the spinners in England and Scot-
land, as well as those of this country, are unusually lowr
and from this circumstance, taken in connexion with the
immense falling off in imports during the past year, we
fear that no considerable reduction in the price of flax
can be looked for, but on the contrary. we anticipate still
higher rates during the early spring months."
FRUITS OF RIBBONISM.—We have just received in-
telligence of another of those fearful results of Ribbonisra
which stigmatise Ireland in the opinion of the civilised
world. Mr. Bateson, brother of Sir Thomas Bateson, of
Derry, and agent to Lord Templemore, was waylaid and
attacked within a short distance of the town of Castle-
blaney, on Thursday evening, at about five o'clock. His
skull was fractured, and he was otherwise inhumanly
beaten. On his being discovered, he was conveyed to the
hotel at Castleblaney, where he remains with scarcely a
hope of recovery. No cause is assigned ' • he is known to
be a gentleman of the most humane disposition, and
characterised in his transactions with the tenantry on his
employer's property by benevolence and consideration.
He is attended by Dr. Young, of Monaghan, and other
medical gentlemen of the neighbourhood, but his case is
said to be hopeless. By the journals which reached Dub-
lin on Saturday morning, it unappily appears that the
work of the assassin has been completed by the death of
the victim, who expired on Friday evening in great agony.
—Dublin Evening Mail.

The Kilkenny Moderator has the following rather re-
markable statement in reference to arrangements now in
actual progress towards the establishment of a peasant
proprietary in that peaceable county. The zentleman
who is making the experiment is a Mr. P. R. Welch, the
proprietor of Owenstown, who for the last few years,
during the extreme privations to which the tenantry,
generally speaking, have been subjected, has been the
fostering and parental protector of those over whom Pro-
vidence has placed him. At a recent meeting of his
tenantry, Mr. Welch proposed them an opportunity for
" each to become the proprietor of his own holding" by
the payment of an annual instalment by way of purchase
money, with interest, in lieu of rent, the latter to decrease
on the payment of each instalment. The term of years
for payment of the purchase money to vary from 50 to 30.
At the meeting above mentioned, Mr. Welch remitted to
his tenantry 50 per cent. on their last year's rent, beside
allowing one-half of the poor-rates out of the moiety
coming to himself. The same reduction was also made
by Mr. Welch in the rents of 1849 and 1850.
CIVIL AND RELIGIOUS LIBERTY IN DROGHEDA.-4
poor man, who some two years ago was received as a pa-
tient into a Dublitt hospital, chanced there to see a col/
of the Scriptures, and when dismissed from the hospital
the change made in his mind became so apparent, that in
Drogheda no Popish lodging-house would harbour him.
Every means of employment, owing to his had healtl?,
was lost, but he still continued firmly attached to 10
adopted creed. It would be needless to record the man)"
persecutions which this inoffensive man endured, and the
continued deprivations of every kind which he sustained-
Since the coming here of the agents of the Church Mis"
sion, they employed him in delivering handbills and post-
ing up placards for the course of controversial sermons
now being delivered in the parish church of St. Peter-
This employment delivered this poor man from the bit-
terness of absolute poverty ; but his enemies, and the ene-
mies of that truth which he professes, some days ago way'
laid this unfortunate person at night. The ruffians at-
tacked him—one, striking him with a stone on the het'
knocked him prostrate, while the others fell upon
when he lay senseless, and with furious knocks and blow;
left him almost for dead. Such is the civil and religialic
liberty exercised by the Pope's partisans in a Protester
land, under a Protestant government, and where they
have so lavishly boasted of their liberality and peer
sanctity for years. The persecution against M‘Kone
not cease here ; on his sick bed, where he has been e,`;`,
fined ever since this ruffianly attack, when visited 11 r
Rev. Mr. Askins, curate of the parish, the Popish lel;
ing-house people could scarcely refrain from interruPtv,3
the minister in the performance of his duties. It ujec
then thought expedient to remove him to a more „di
abode. A car was brought to the door, and some floe
attended to have him carried out from the abode °tied,
semi-heathen, when a mob of some hundreds asserniLd,
who threw stones and mud, shouted and called !Inv
and struck and assaulted the persons engaged in the
moval of the sick man.—Droyneda Conservative.

FEARFUL COLLISION ON THE GREAT

WESTERN RAILWAY.

An accident happened on Thursday on the "1,1C1)
Western Railway, Cheltenham branch, near' Stroud' s'iog
caused much consternation in the neighbourhood, ariesio,
from a collision between the parliamentary down tr A
and a portion of a heavy goods train left on the line. ciej
down goods train from London for Swindon desloree
the incline towards Stroud, having suddenly the
" in scotches," at the rate of twenty miles an hour,:tionf
great alarm of the officials at the Tetbury-road )-ndol!
who were aware that the parliamentary train from J-4(d an
was then due. That train was due at Tetbury-re,e;oo-
shortly after the runaway trucks had passed it, teue;ger
stehnegterructrkasi,nscmaamsheining
tshigehmt.litTerlaiellydrtioveprieocef
stl:tein::csndoih:
train immediately shut off his steam, and rele,rsed into
ae
engine, but in a moment the passenger train daeu!stter-
ing the goods on the road in all directions• eilbut
of the passenger train was also completely disabled' fen'
the driver (Ribble) and the stoker escaped with, 'olio
severe bruises. The passengers in the parlianaentary
a, of
Sever I
14
were thrown together with great violence.•
them received very severe bruises and laceratielorea
about two hours and a half, the line was sufficiently
to permit of the traffic
_This 011_,;

dertaking
EAST KENT AND MAIDSTONE RAILWAYS-- I",i'- oil
is promoted by the principal noblerToth-
gentlemen who have heretofore supported the ~, sod
Eastern company against their rivals in 1845-6, see ' . for
who, therefore, feel entitled to have their own clalo3'oo
accommodation granted without further delaY•
the genuineness of the scheme. Each member o,_..cs;
names of the promoters furnish a sufficient guars
member
managing committee has commenced by taking 100 51 'l6.
and public meetings have been held at Canterbuir;;B es
chester, Faversham, and Sittingbourne, and in %woos,
the promoters 'nave received a general and tinibeLLo:
support in the most spirited manner, a large " , IP'
shares being allocated in each of those districoi, 001
population on the proposed line is unusually gir,ing il
here is every ground for believing that the
one of the few now before the public that holds out Po
tain prospect of being highly remunerative As
sercial undertaking, • maderta+,. cer,

LOCAL

MR. HENRY NEWTON BROWN has been appointed
Lieutenant in the First Rogiment of the Duke of Lancas-
ter's Own Militia, vice Rawstorne, resigned.
On Sunday, the fine screw steam-ship Genova, Captain
Cumming, arrived in the Mersey, after a run from Gibral-
tar of only 5 days and 20 hours.
After Father Gavazzi has completed his present engage-
ments he intends to qualify himself for lecturing in the
English lancuage.
FIRE.—On Friday night a fire took place in a stable
adjoining the residence of Mr. Makin, at Fairfield. The
damage done was inconsiderable.
CHILDREN SUFFOCATED.—On Tuesday, inquests wer
held before the borough coroner on no less than three in-
fants who had been " overlain" by their mothers.
SODDEN DEATH.—On Wednesday last, Ann Davidson,
wife of James Davidson, Watkinson-street, who had been
for some time in ill-health, went into the house of a neigh-
bour, named Rigby, when she soon afterwards expired.
A dreadful explosion of fire damp took place during the
night of Thursday, at Bardsley Colliery, near Ashton-
under-Lyne, and about ten miles from Manchester, which
resulted in the loss of four lives.
The Mayor, on Wednesday, provided wine and biscuits
for the members of the council, in the ante-roam. His
Worship, it is stated, intends to make a similar provision
each council-day.
Mr. John Mather, of Mount-pleasant, has presented
the Historic Soiety with a copy of Ormerod's Cheshire,
as a companion to Baines' Lancashire, previously pre-
sented to the members by Lord Londeshorough.
The Royal Mail steam-shin Europa, Lott, commander,
sailed from the Mersey at 10 30 a.m., on Saturday, for
New York direct, with the usual mails and a fair comple-
ment of passengers.
SCHOLASTIC.—The Rev. Dr. Hume delivered an admi-
rable address yesterday morning, on the Composition of
Geographical Terms, to the pupils of Dr. Fisher's educa-
tional establishment.
The Wavertree Board of Health met on Monday even-
ing, Mr. Thomas Urquhart in the chair. The board
determined to advertise for a collector and bookkeeper.
The candidates are not to canvass the members of the
board.
The United States mail steam-ship Baltic, Comstock,

commander, with the mails, &c., for New York, and the
screw steam-ship City of Glasgow, Wylie, commander,
for Philadelphia, will sail from the Mersey to-morrow
(Wednesday).
On Sunday a new organ was opened at St. John's
Church. It was uilt by Mr. Wm. Bewsher, of Bronte-
street, and is very sweet in tone- It was played on in a
masterly and accomplished style by Mr. Vbrrn. Helsby.
The church was numerously attended.
NOTICE TO PILOTS.—The superintendent of the Liver-
pool pilots has issued a notice requesting them not to
anchor vessels in the track of the Woodside steamers,
especially in thick weather, and also to take care that the
bells of the ships be duly rung in times of fog.
COLLEGIATE INSTITUTION.—The forthcoming lectures
of the Rev. W. W. Ewhanli, on the Pyrenees, and of Dr.
Duff, on India, are looked forward to with extreme interest
by those to whom the abilities of the reverend lecturers
are known, and there will, no doubt, be crowded audiences.
SHABSPEARIAN READINGS.—Mrs. Fanny Kemble has
announced her intention of giving four readings of Shak-
ware, at the Philharmonic-hall, namely, "Othello," to-
morrow, (Wednesday ;) " As you like it," on Friday, and
" Hamlet" and "Midsummer Night's Dream" next week.
New MAGISTRATES FOR THE COUNTY.—The chancel-
lor of the duchy of Lancaster has caused the names of
Richard Eccles, Esq., of Lower Darwen. and John Gerald
Potter, Esq., of Earnsdale-house, Over Darwen, to be
addd to the commission of the peace for this county.
ST. ANNE'S CHURCH, LANCASTER.—On Sunday last,
two sermons were preached in this church, by the Rev.
Fielding Ould. M.A., incumbent of Christ Church, Liver-
pool, after which the turn of £2l 16s, was collected to-
wards defraying the incidental expenses of the church.—
Lancaster Gazette.
ANCIENT BRIDES AND BRIDEGROOMS.—Last week,
says the Blackburn Standard, there were three couples
married at our parish-church, whose united ages amount-
ed to three hundred and sixty years, being an average of
sixty years for each individual. Four of these six persons
resided in one house.
RECHABITE FESTIVAL.—The members of the Caledo-
nian Tent of the Independent Order of Rechabites Cele-
brated their eleventh anniversary on Tuesday evening
last, by a soiree in the Royal Assembly Rooms, Great
George-street. About 400 persons sat down to tea, and a
very agreeable evening was spent.

FATAL EFFECTS OF A DROP OF LAUDANUM.—An in-
quest was held on Tuesday on Mary Fenby, the daughter
of Mr. Fenby, hosier. of Scotland•road, who resides in
Grenville-street. Deceased was nineteen days old, and
died in consequence of some peppermint, with one drop
of laudanum, being administered to her by her father, to

remedy an internal pain.
DEFIC LENT WEIGHTS AND MEASURF.S.—On Thursday,
his worship the Mayor held a court in the Sessions-house,
for hearing charges against parties for having used deficient
weights, measures, &c. Seventy-six persons had been
summoned, the majority of whom were small shopkeepers,
and keepers of fruit and other stalls. Fines ranging from
one to five shillings, with costs, were imposed.
FATAL ACCIDENT.—On Thursday, a dock labourer,
Michael Gill, whilst engaged on the main yard of the ship
Sir Howard Douglas, lying in the Stanley Dock, missed
his footing and fell into the dock. Whilst the deceased
was being hoisted up, he was immersed a second time,
and when got out he appeared to be dead. He was taken
immediately to the Northern Hospital, where the usual
restoratives were used, but without effect.
Low PRICE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE.—Swede
turnips, though a light crop this year, are now selling, in
excellent condition, at Salwick, at the low price of 10s.
6d. per ton. Rare times for beef eaters ! At an auction
sale of growing corn, which took place this season, within
four miles from this town, a field of wheat, three acres,
of seven yards to the perch, was knocked off at the sum of
£lO IN.—Preston Pilot.
GRAND MASONIC BALL.—At a provincial grand lodge
meeting, held at the Adelphi Hotel on Tuesday last, it
was unanimously resolved to have a grand masonic ball
early next year, the proceeds to be given to the West
Lancashire Masonic Institution for the education and
advancement in life of children of distressed freemasons.
The public will be admitted, and we hope it will prove a
most successful and brilliant meeting.
LICENSED VICTUALLERS' BALL.—The annual charity
ball of this spirited body is, we learn, to take place early
in January next. Great exertions are being made to in-
sure its coming off with eclat, and its list of patrons is
more than usually distinguished, including his Worship
the Mayor, the Lord-Lieutenant and the Countess of
Sefton, Major-General Sir Edward and Lady Cust, Wm.
Brown, Esq., M.P., and Mrs. Brown, the Members for
the Borough, and Michael Bass, Esq., M.P.

SALE Or PAINTINGS AND DRAWINGS.—A collection of
very fine pictures and water-colour drawings will be sold
by Messrs. Thos. Winstanley and Sons, to-morrow (Wed-
aesday)at Mr. Isaac's Art Union-rooms, 62, Castle-street.
These works of art were originally deposited with Mr.
Isaac for private sale, but he has now received instructions
from the owners to dispose of them by auction. They
consist of works of the best modern masters, including
Denby, Lawrence, Shayer, Topham, Bright, Herring, &c.
THE COUNTY COURT.—The adjourned sitting of this
court was brought to a close at twenty minutes to one
o'clock on Friday. The court will again sit this day,
Tuesday, at ten o'clock, and will first proceed with the
cases left undermined at the October court; judgments,
interpleaders, insolvency cases, &c. The number of cases
which the judge, Mr. Pollock, has disposed of since lie
first took his seat on Monday morning was 518, about 120
being entered on the list for each day.
A PHARISEE AT PRAYERS.—On Sunday evening last,
a gentleman very well known at Manchester had the
misfortune to fall asleep during the sermon at St.
Church, and so sound were his slumbers that he was not
aware when it was time to " arise and depart to his home."
He was noticed, however, by the apparitor, who, with a
slight shake aroused him with the observation, "come,
come sir, they are all out,"—when, with a somnolent
yawn, the sleeper replied, " well, fill them again, for it's
my turn to stand glasses round !"—Manchester Courier.
DEATHS BY BURNING.--On Tuesday night, Mary Ann
M'Guire, a child eight years of age, residing in No. 24
Court, Back Portland-street, was left for a short time in
the house by her mother, who, on her return, discovered
the child in flames, her clothes having ignited as she was
sitting near the fire. She was removed to the Northern
Hospital, where she died on Wednesday from the injuries
she received.—On Wednesday evening, Jane Traynor, an
unfortunate female, about 30 years of age, was burned to
death, in Chisenhale-street. She had fallen asleep over
the fire, when her clothes ignited.
FATHER GAVAZZI'S LECTURES.—The fourth lecture
was delivered on Tuesday evening, in the Concert-hall,
Mr. Samuel Holme occupying the chair—the subject
being " The present wretched state of Italy under Popish
domination." The last lecture entitled "Pius the Ninth,
and the last hours of Popery," were delivered at the Col-
legiate Institution, on Wednesday evening, under the
auspices of the Rev. Dr. M'Neile. The vast theatre was
crowded in every part by a most respectable auditory, who
pledged themselves not to support any member of parlia-
ment who would not undertake to oppose and vote against
the grant to Maynooth.

THE CITY OF MANCHESTER STEAM-SHIP.--ThiS splen-
did vessel reached her wharf, in Philadelphia, about
10h. Gm. yesterday morning, having sailed from Liverpool,
the sth instant, in the forenoon. She has thus made a
fine run of less than 15 days from wharf to wharf. She
reached the breakwater at noon on Wednesday, making
the run from land to land in less than 14 days. This may-
be considered a first-rate run for this season. The Man-
chester made Cape Race, on the coast of Newfoundland,
on the 14th instant, at 8 a.m., being less than 9 days from
Liverpool. This time has seldom been beaten by the crack
steamers of the Cunard line. Moreover, during most of
her passage, the Manchester had head winds to contend
with, some days amounting to severe gales.—New York
Tribune, Nov. 21
QUICK PASSAGE.—The quickest passage ever made to
China and back has been accomplished by the ship Chry-
solite, one of the famous Aberdeen clippers, sailing
under the agency of Messrs. M`Tear, Vining, and Co.
She left this port for China on the 24th of April, 1851,
where she arrived in 102 days. Here she discharged and
took in a cargo of tea, and left Whampoa for Liverpool
on the 19th of August, and arrived home on the Ist of
December, after a passage of 104 days. The entire
Passage out and home, including her detention in China,
occupied seven months and seven days out and home,
being the quickest passage ever made. It should also be
stated that the Chrysolite came home short-handed—
seven or eight of the men having deserted in China to go
to the diggings in Australia.