The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-05-28 00:00:00

ASTRONOMICAL PROGNOSTICSOF RAIN.—Mr. G. Sug-
den, of Bowden, writes thus to the Mark•lane Express :
" I anticipate a sudden transition from drought to moist-
ure, as the planet Venus has entered the watery sign
Cancer. An old author says, Venus, in the first ten
degrees of Cancer, gives ce►tain rain ; consequently, we
may expect fine genial showers at intervals during the
next ten days. Positive electricity prevails for a few days
about the middle of the month, discharging itself in va-
rious parts of the kingdom, but, generally speaging, a fine
growing month may be expected." Venus in Cancer has
not, up to this time, been so, bountiful as the old author
avers her to be, at least, we have but few or no droppings
thereof in this part of the country.
Hops.—Worcester, May 22.—The appearance of fly
in many Hop-gardens has caused considerable excitement
in our market within the last few days, and to several
months of unusual dulness has succeeded an active trade,
with an advance in prices from the lowest point of 7s. to
Bs. per cwt., and which was firmly maintained in our
market on Saturday. The present rates of the best
18-13's ranged from £6 12s. to £6 16s. per cwt., and
1842's from 115 s to 120 s per cwt. Both sorts are scarce,
and quite inadequate to meet the increased demand ; in
consequence of which good fresh old hops have been in
quired after, and some sales of 1837's and 1839's have
been made at 50s to 63s per cwt., and a few old lots at
30s to 42s per cwt. There were 18 pockets weighed on
Saturday.

THE NEW GOVERNOR-GENERAL OF INDIA.—SOUTH-
AMPTON, MAY 22.—The heavy baggage of the new Go-
vernor-General of India is expected here in a day or two
for shipment in the Great Liverpool, which departs for
Alexandria on the Ist of June. The Governor-General
and suite do not, however, embark here„ They are to
proceed via France to Marseilles, where a Government
steamer will be in waiting to convey them direct to Egypt,
from whence they will embark, at Suez, on board the
Oriental Company's steam-ship, the Hindostan, for Cal-
cutta, and will arrive there about the 20th of July. Sir
Henry Hardinge will be the first Governor-General of
India who has proceeded to his government by what is
called the overland route. It is a question whether Lord
Ellenborough will have bad time to make arrangements
for his return before his successor's arrival, which will
take place only a few days after Lord Ellenborough re-
ceives his recall. It is calculated that Sir Henry will have
entered upon his high functions in India within little
more than a couple of months from the date of his ap-
pointment being made in Leadenhall-street—a ce
hlaserity
verof
movement which the history of Indian affairs ne
yet been able to record.
SELF-TRANSPORTATION.—Iri the Royal Court, Guern-
sey, on Saturday week, James Cohu, aged 19, and Henry
Dufour, aged 18, were charged with having at various
times feloniously entered the premises of Mrs. De Lancey,
at the Grange, and stolen therefrom sums of money to
the amount of £l5 ; also a dozen of wine, as also 3s. from
a dresser in the kitchen. Advocates Utermarck and Falla
severally stated that the prisoners were not desirous of
making any defence, " but they were willing to leave their
country (i.e. Guernsey) for such period as the court might
think fit to order, as had been done in several previous
instances." The Queen's Procureur said, that as the
only proof against the prisoners was derived from Cohu's
confession, which was made under a promise given by
Mrs. De Lancey that he should be admitted as Queen's
evidence, and, considering that they were both young
men, against whom no complaint had been previously
brought, he recommended that the court should order
Cohu to leave the island for six years, and Dufour for
four years. The court, considering the above circum-
stances, and considering also that if the prisoners had
been tried and convicted their "punishment" would not
have exceeded that which they " asked for," ordered
Cohu to quit the island for five years and Dufour for four
years. The two young men left gaol for Southampton, to
try their luck in the convict settlement of England.