The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1848-12-12 00:00:00

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I in the same h'ouse ‘i'ith the prisoner, and

ay night

Boner attacked him, got Min down, tot him over time
eye, and finally, seizing a table knife. (which was produced,
and was very bloody), struck, or stabbed, him with it through

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causing a wound on the interior of the riglii cheek ! The com-
plainant said that he cried out at the time, "Oh mercy, do not
kill me!" The com:ilainant showed his tongue, which was of
a horrible purple, or bloody, and swollen appearance. The scene
of the assault was in Scotland-road. A surgeon deposed to the
nature of the wounds as stated, and the prisoner was com-
mitted for his! at the present assizes.
in a house in Eldmi-Rta
- 8 stopt young man, named Ge&rge Parry, was charged with
a sayag kiJa
sofa. He had burst open the'dooP,ht7iins
unfortunate girl, named Letitia Duffy,
in a state of insensibility. She had been bra Z,. from girl
I,?,iisnis asleeplef the
eiou al.
hospital, and Mr. Rushton ordered that she should be 1t0.0..

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back in a car, and brought up again when further evidence
could be adduced.

LATEST FOREIGN AND COLONIAL

The fleet with the expedition on behalf of the Pope,
has returned to Marseilles. The troops disembarked

BERLIN,- DEC. 6.--The members of the National As-
sembly are deliberating on a protest against the dissolu-
tion. The state of siege, it is said, will be raised on the
10th, and the King will enter Berlin to reside. The funds
have risen in consequence of the royal decree.
THE EMPEROR OF MOROCCO, AND PIRACY IN THE
STRAITS.—The government have determined to employ
Sir Charles Napier's squadron in settling with the Em-
peror of Morocco with respect to the late piratical capture
and plunder of the British vessel the Three Sisters, on

the coast of Barbary, instead of the squadron under the
command of Vice-Admiral Sir W. Parker, in the Medi-
terranean ; Sir Charles Napier has received his instruc-
tions from the Admiralty to proceed immediately with the
force under his command.

THE LATE LORD GEORGE BENTINCK.—A full-length
portrait of this lamented nobleman, the only one for
whic".l he ever sat., is now on view at Mr. Grundy's, in
Church-street. It bears a most striking resemblance to
his lordship. The head has all the high and chivalric
and that air of animation and intelligence
the late nob'e lord. The

charact

exhibited at Mansfield. and the tender
reminiscences of one old man were so refreshed by his
sight of the speaking canvas, that he shed a flood of tears.
In the week bef•rre last, one house in Liverpool is said to
have received from Irelsnd not less than £9,000, in separate
sums of £1 each, as head money for so many separate fami-
lies emierating to America. It is thus that the bone and
sinew of the country are rapidly wasting away. All the
small farmers are becoming paupers and burdens on the
land ; and all the large ones are becoming " Levanters,"
a,, in fashionable parlance, fraudulent runaways are
styled.

portrait was lately

COLLEGIATE INSTITUTIO:

from a circular

recently issued, that a strong effort is being made by the
directors of this institution to obtain funds, in order to li-
quidate a balance of £5,100, which is still due to Mr.
Shaw for the land on which the building is erected. It
appears that fifty gentlemen, the warm supporters of the
institution, have already had to pay £l6O each for the

contractor, beyond- the sum raised by donations, and
these parties ought certainly not to be called upon to con-
tribute further. Several gentlemen have nobly come fur-
ward to raise the required amount, amongst whom are
T. Littledale, Esq., £lOO, W. Gregson, Esq., £lOO, Rev.
A. Campbell, £5O. Considering the benefits which the
institution has conferred, and by God's favour we hope
will continue to confer, upon the community, by providing
the middling and working classes with the means of ob-
taining a cheap education of the highest quality, and in
the pnrest principles of religion and morals, we trust that
many of our townsmen will, in such an emergency, do
their utmost to relieve the directors from so serious a re-
sponsibility.

Gossip FROM THE TowN-HALL—Our contemporary
of the Albion yesterday gave under this head a very erro-
neous account, as we have been assured by several parties
who were present, of an occurrence which took place at
the Mayor's table on Tuesday evening. We know not

rorn whom the Albion obtained his information
shall be very much surprised if he does no
Icknowledge that he has been most egregiol
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a speech as there represented. the expression of all the
reverend gentleman's sentiments gave the utmost satis-
faction even to those opposed to his views, including, we
believe, the Rev. Dr. Raffles who was present. No allu-
sionwas made "directly or indirectly by Dr. M`Neile to
his_ section of the Church," or to any subject which

could by p,

ility give offence to any churchtnan or dis-
ingdotn. The proprietor of the Mail re-

plied on the same evening to the toast of "The Press,
and we shall not say anything further with reference to
his address, than to assert confidently that not one word
of allusion to Dr. M`Neile was heard to fall from his
lips ; and that therefore the story of the rev. gentleman
being " annoyed at so strange an attack and quitting the
room" is sheer invention. The rev. gentleman only re-
tired with the rest of the company. We may add that,
the whole party congratulated each other at the termina-
tion of the entertainment on having passed an unusually
delightful and harmonious evening. As so much has
been said on the subject, perhaps Mr. Baines of the
Tinie.f, who was present on the occasion, will be kind
enough to inform us whether our version of the occurrence
or that of our contemporary is more correct,