The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-10-22 00:00:00

GENERAL MISCELLANY.

Knutsford was lighted with gas for the first time on
Tuesday evening last.
The annual accidents from the making of fireworks have
commenced. A man and his wife have been killed by an
explosion of squib-composition at Camberwell.
BELANEY.—This individual visited Durham, a few days
ago, for the purpot.e of proving the will of his unfortunate
wife in the Consistorial Court of Durham.
The match at chess between Mr. Staunton and M. St.
Atnand is postponed sine die, in consequence of the severe
and sudden illness of the English champion.
The nett conservative loss at the various Registration
Courts for the West Riding of Yorkshire, according to a
statement agreed upon by all parties, has been thirty-
five.

The good olden times of the year 1800 are again revived
at Eye. Our bakers are now selling four hot rolls for a
penny, one sufficient for a reasonable man's breakfast.—
Suffolk Chronicle.
Mrs. Charlotte M'Lelland, the wife of a literary gentle-
man, residing at Islington, London, destroyed herself on
Monday by swallowing a quantity of oil of almonds.
Pecuniary distress, and the dread of a seizure of their
goods for rent, led to the commission of the act.

SUDDEN DEATH.-A commercial traveller of the name
of Samuel), died on Tuesday last, whilst seated in the
Haverfordwest coach. He had transacted business during
the day in apparently good health, and was only twenty-
six years of age.
On Wednesday night last, about nine o'clock, an ex-
plosion took place in the colliery of Mesrs. Mickleth-
waite and Co., ntar Wakefield, at which time three men
were at work in the pit. Two of the men were killed by
the explosion.
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On Wednesday morning, a dreadful fire broke out at
Blackwatl, in the bar of the Britannia Tavern, and spread
with rapidity. No impression could be made on the
flames till property to the amount of at least £lO,OOO had
been destroyed.

Miss Martineau, in a letter to a friend, states that she
has been decidedly benefitted by submitting to the mes-
meric process. She states that though confined to her
room for a long period, "she can now walk three miles
at a time with relish.

HORRIBLE OCCURRENCE.—On Saturday week a coal
dealer, named Young, living at Cheltenham, rose in the
night and stabbed his wife whilst asleep in bed, and after-
wards cut his throat with a knife. Both are yet alive, but
the wife is not expected to survive
On Sunday last, three engineers, who have been em-
ployed by Mr. Billingsley in erecting a steam-engine for
the purpose of manufacturing cement at Harwich, took a
small sailing boat with an intention of visiting Ipswich,
by the river Orwell, but the boat was upset, and two of
the men were drowned.
INCENDIARY FIRE.—On Sunday week an extensive
fire took place at Exiiing, near Bury St. Edmund's, when
four bourses were burnt to death, and sacksof corn, barn,
and their contents, stables, out-buildings,a nd agricultural
implements—in short, everything, with the exception of
the dwelling.house, was destroyed.
THE MERTHYR IRON TR IDE.—The Merthyr Works
exhibit considerable activity, and notwithstanding our
!eduction in price, and in the teeth of the Germanic im-
position of 50 per cent. on British iron as compared with
that of Belgium,
the works here at least are carried on vi-
gorously. The Victoria works are likely to be put in
operation again.— Wilehman.
EXETER COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.—On Timsday the
Commissioner committed to prison a bankrupt, named
Hutton, a lime-burner, for giving prevaricating answers.
A linen•draper, named Goodenough, late of Newton Ab-
bot, had the consideration of his application for a certifi-
' cae adjourned for four years from the date of the fiat, in
consequence of attempted fraud.
The Tablet (Rornish newspaper) announces the admis-
sion into the Romish Church, at Bruges, on the 7th in-
stant, of Mr. George Tickell, 8.A., of the University of
Oxford, and late Stowell Fellow of University College.
We have also heard that one of the students of King's
College, London, has similarly apostatized within the last
few weeks.—Becord.
ICHABOE.—Extract of a letter, dated August 1, 1844
from Captain Murray, late of the Seagull, of Kirkaldy
who has resided at Ichaboe several months, as a shipping
agent :—" The guano on Ichaboe is going fast away ; and
you may inform any one interested that there is little risk
to ships at Ichaboe. Anchors and chains, indeed, are lost
every week ; but now the winter is nearly over, and no
serious accident or damage has occurred, except the loss
of one brig about two or three 'months ago."—Glasgow
Constitutional.