The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1851-11-04 00:00:00

GENERAL NEWS.

JUSTICE PATTESON'S SUCCESSOR.—The Bristol
I:9ers announce that Mr. Crowder, Q.C., M.P., recorder
jii?i,iths.t. city and county, will be appointed to the puisne
,_"aeship in the Court of Queen's Bench, to be rendered
'elint by the resignation of Mr. Justice Patteson.
AWFUL DEATH OF A SPENDTHRIFT.—The folly of
~.
Ith has just been illustrated in the career of a man
Blued Henry Belcher, of Bishopstone, near Swindon.
elcher, who was about thirty years of age, became pos-
si se(l Of some property by the death of a relation a short
idTe since, and immediately commenced drinking. This
alltei and wasteful course of life soon exhausted his money,
to gratify the raging appetite which he had acquired,
sold his clothes to procure drink. One evening last
%eel( he went, whilst intoxicated, to a public-house in
yillage and had sat quietly for an hour, when the
:iildlord, seeing something peculiar in his appearance,
''tetni/ted to rouse him. The unhappy man, it proved,
envaidead, and it is somewhat remarkable that, in the
ic,,Urle of the day, he had expressed the awful wish that
',/,tnißht die drunk.—Bath Chronicle.
6.'41A CRYSTAL PALACE.—The crystal palace is slowly
p'roantling the heavy machinery and more substantial
ttions of' the exhibition disappearing gradually, but
d.`tle leaves the building unsold. On Monday, a parting
aner was given to the American exhibitors, when Lord
bgarville and Sir Henry Bulwer, with appropriate corn-
meat, took care our transatlantic brethren should
rt in good humour with themselves and us. Prince
'trert's secretary has written to the Society of Arts,
mending
them for their efficient assistarice, and recom-
441°in:it them to give lectures at their evening soirees,
,i'eloping the probable bearing of the exhibition on the
Zrious branches of science, art, and industry. The
I,llllcil of the society, of course, immediately promise to
""4,01)t the suggestion of his royal highness. The com-
P4ints of llie disappointed exhibitors still continue.
is
4 Joseph Paxton is to receive £5,000 from the surplus
thu° of the roal commissioners; working members of
,„e executive committee to receive good sums ; between
u'v4,ooo and
.£3.600 to be divided in rewards among the
ppers and Miners ; and a considerable sum to be
i awnanded to Sir R. Mayne, for distribution among his exhi-
a divisin of po.
Tu
• MINIoSTERIALIice CHANGES.—We have to record some
pinor changes in the Government staff, one of-which at
4at has excited some little curiosity. Earl Granville and
rd Ses mour have been admitted into the Cabinet—an
oddl9 coupled pair; Lord Granville may prove a useful
iviser to her Majesty, but what advantage she is likely to
!helve from taking counsel with Lord Seymour, the public
Collch at a loss to conjecture. Mr. Hawes, retiring into
th_bentanent place, secure and snug, at the War-office, is
j;eeded in his Under Secretaryship by Mr. F. Peel. Is:
7.• Peel a Peelite ? And does his adhesion to the Whigs
'eshadow that of more important members of that small
tl:4 incohesive pat ty The question has bn answered in
negative. Mr. Peel is not a Peelite—ee he is only his
at,`,l",rs son ; he inherited no definite political principles,
as as vet shown no indications of having acquired any.
a0;`,.",811u itself is little more than a name ; it professes
Cuing, has claims on nobody, is best described by
ketatives, and signifies less perhaps than any other word
lams
English language. Whether he is fit for the place
to be seen. His youth, and the name he bears,
*ll5 Probably protect him from much of the badgering
Li.leh speedily wore out the Parliamentary reputation of
111redecessor.—London Guardian.
142.3IECUTION AT GLASGOW.—On Friday Archibald Hare
okusred death for the murder of Ronald M'Greger—ap-
Potty from drunken frenzy or bravado. Although not
14110tibt existed on the mind of any one as to the guilt of
are, the duty of the officials was rendered additionally
Wittltul from the determination with which he continued
keTrotest his innocence. He was 25 years of age, short,
ofd strong built, and his manner throughout the period
eels imprisonment was wonderfully courageous and
at,' 'Possessed. At a little past eight o'clock the wretched
thiPlit ascended the scaffold, and on taking his place on
Narop drop faced the multitude with great firmness. Hay-
ten Signified to the chaplain that he was going to address
his people, the Rev. Mr. Smith retired a few steps be-
i ut and Hare, raising his voice to its utmost pitch,
is urder to be heard by the crowd, spoke nearly as fol-
-416:--" Fellow-men, I am going to die for a crime of
aheh I am innocent, but I pray God to forgive all those
iltic,;,have persecuted me. All of you beware of dram-
ifing, and beware of Matthew Miller, and take warn-
plltt me this day to keep out of bad company, and to
)0„ Your confidence in the Lord, for He will never leave
Iti,"• He has given me grace this day, and I care no
Ili tie for death than any person going to his bed this
00, for I have found favour with Christ Jesus our
412' The rope was then adjusted by the executioner,
st 'rep fell, and the wretched man, after a protracted
IlVveele, ceased to live.—Glasgow Citizen.
ARNING TO SLEEPERS IN CHURCH.—A rather un-
ail:loia incident occurred a few days ago. A woman
fu Was intending to perform her devotions in the South
'l„rcb, being under some unknown influence, probably
chloroform kind, felt herself more powerfully af-
tt;V by the blandishments of Morpheus than the at-
es of the sermon, and in consequence resigned
astfetf entirely to the embraces of the patron of poppies
tre °Pinn3• At the conclusion of the services the con-
Reg departed, and in due time the church-doors
e t Locked affording an undesired asylum for the night
disciple of Somnus. in the course of the evening
ae'llwoke, no doubt wondering where she was, and also
wondering what kind of bed it was that she was
lastg upon, and endeavoured to procure aid by shouting
sh:4 9, but in vain. At length, in " the silent watches of
18;:ilight," one of the watchmen thought he heard cries
the from the East Church, and procuring one of the
°orkeepers, whom he roused from bed, the church was
tti.stnined but no one was found within. Again, early in
tg
Ke morning his attention was attracted by cries proceed-
..-
° from the South Church, and upon getting the door
‘doe 111ened the unwitting church-lodger was found lying in
of the passages in a state of complete prostration from
doable
combined effects of cold, fear, and hunger, wholly
nable to speak from hoarseness arising from her efforts
.11:lake herself heard. She was relieved at about five
ilocleek in the morning, and will, as we think, take care
she indulges again in a church nap.—Dundee Courier.
ti,_JEAD LETTERS.—How much money or money's worth
wiT.the reader imagine was consigned to the Post-office
11,nn 24 months, so loosely and carelessly that it could
be delivered at all ? No less than one million and a-
sed/t,er sterling! Between the sth of January, 1849,
lett the sth of January, 1851, there was found in dead
'hell the sum of £1,226,282 18s. Id., in the shape of
114' checks, notes of hand, and money orders, and in
ape Cash or bank-notes £18,870 10s. 4d. more. There
Vh,eswyersons, we suspect, to whom this will not appear
It:eui_t incredible ; and yet here are the plain figures before
offingttar that a sum of money exceeding the whole re-
lac.g the Great Exhibition is every year dropped into
10,.4-08t-office under such circumstances as to make its
siti;:eitypossible. Concerning the restitution or dispo-
Leh: of this property, it was merely stated in general
toms that '• nearly the whole" was ultimately delivered
Ras writers writers of the letters ; but it is clear that the escape
due wholly to the provision made by Government
se,,y st the general carelessness of the population. It is
tope Probable that some of the bills and notes thus
tliefed represented but little bontifide property, but still
01-,llcoritestable facts of the case. Ten thousand pounds
to ar are actually risked in money and bank-notes, not
forenoon 4 checks and money orders, which must be in
than larger proportion, and which are little less available
411.prrsh- After this disclosure, it can be no matter of
itolofje that the total number of casualties should be ab-
k`ttjtY unmentionable. We may safely believe that a
of
eat.e_nntaining property is posted, in the vast majority
rt. with greater care than a letter containing none.
ha. 0.1.. these particular letters, therefore, " die" in such
(osh,`Tors that their effects yield £600,000 a-year, we may
6" me conjecture of the gross mortality.— Times.
BY A GENTLEMAN AT BRIGHTON.—On Mon-
te white
an elderly gentleman presented himself at
Horse-inn, East-street, Brighton, and engaged
1144 there.e
ttird of iHe retired to rest, and nothing more was
Tt his ror:m. Late on the following morning, as he still
ic went
%lest'
.me apprehension was entertained, and
He found the stranger in bed, quite
411,' Mr. Cord), Burrows was at once sent for. On his
%Ile!' be found a bottle of oil of almonds in the room,
Itia,b4o, doubt could be entertained that deceased had poi.
himself. The coroner held an inquest on the body
of k,Seased, when he proved to be Mr. William Hodson,
NE`nrs-road, Bedford row, London, a widower, 68
N°to ot age. On the dressinc, table was found a receipt
ttltan
19 was money paid the day before, and two letters. The
,addressed to "Mr. Nichole, at Mr. Hodson's,
steol,';'ga-road, Bedford-row, London." There was a
Lt,aks.. head on it. The contents were, " Mr. Nichole,
1,,t, Lo be heard of at Brighton, where my remains will
the I,x,e,d•---W.H. Mr. Crallen is my executor. lam
zakliiit)tlie"htoit,e Horse-hotel, East-street, Brighton. Mon-
The other was superscribed, " For Charles
N'attaltharo, Esq., or Charles Hill, Esq., Brighton." Its
thtai•--\\, hill you Brighton, 27th October, 1861. Dear
tr you be so good as to see that lam put into
tl7le on at the least possible expense ? A coffin to be
1." of plain boards with no nails or covering of
)414,19 fact, the burial of a pauper as I am. W. Hod-
-1442, 4"•;n es-road, Bedford-row. To Charles Belling-
In his pocket-book were two pieces of paper ;
,Y.Yheresoever I happen to die, I wish to be
'W. Hodson." The other, "Wheresoever I
vee
.., iet me be interred.—W. Hodson." 14s. in sil-
k% 'hirer watch, a double eye-glass, and five sovereigns
aipeholemaser watch,
up in his clothes. Mr. George Robert
yellierk to deceased, said he had been with him
14,Nsecr , Within the last week he appeared greatly
41.011‘t ter. 1,11 his mind. Saw him the previous morning,
tt Old o clock. He said noting about leaving London.
lie eras memorandum on his desk, stating, " If I am not
VRes a inls evening, shall be to-morrow morning."
te. ; had no family. Was 67 or 68 years
siren lead several relations. He was embarrassed in
kipa illstanees. There was a wildness about him that
tioNttealbiThe latter part of both letters is written in a
Nat, dead Plg hand. He had an idea that he would fall
Verdi Of h"attl the street, and that would account for the
BRA LSD .P. 7 in his pocket-book. The jury returned a
. ~.lemporary Insanity."
tilltolkttlxu.`4,Rxn OF ASTHMA, AFTER TWENTY-YEARS'
t4411,,Lt1e agent THE USE OF
of Ho
toilleve"alesl for the sale of Ho ay's Pills in New
%,41 eua hides, in a lett o Professor Holloway,
gitql, by, thras ordinary Cu of asthma, effected in that
aait:itlfrticularlisetof t e invaluable. pills ; and. to one
I.orback, of a lady residing near a hill named
with 0, after having for twenty years been
tilt% tleo at difficulty of breathing, and unable, in
p f!o bear the slightest exertion, at last used
~a.nd is now, to use her own expression, able
9.16 top of that high hill,