The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-09-17 00:00:00

GENERAL MISCELLANY.

An anatomical school is about to be established in
Worcester.

The Hull and Gateshead papers give encouraging ac-
counts of the prosperity of the shipping interest.
The contest for the office of Chamberlain of London
ended on Friday in the return of Alderman Brown.
Her Majesty has signified her intention to ern the
Royal Exchange, London, in person, accompanied by
Prince Albert, at the end of next month.
THE H IGEI EIGHTON MURDER.—A verdict of wilful
murder against some person or persons unknown has been
returned in this case.

Several parties connected with the grain and flour trade
in Douglas, Isle of Man, have resolved upon establishing
a weekly market.
A. few days ago a salmon, weighing 511b5., in fine con-
dition, was caught on one of Mr. Allan's banks, near
New burgh.
Mr. Pritchard is not to be sent back to Tahiti, but is to
be, or has been, appointed consul to the Navigator,'
Islands, a group considerably to the westward.
A clerk in the Bank of England, and another in the
Customs, have obtained a fraudulent transfer of £B,OOO
consols, with which they have absconded.
In the Peak, within a week back, some persons holding
a few acres of land, have been mowing and shearing in
one field at one time—a very uncommon occurrence.

On Tuesday last, a weaver, of London, died of lock-jaw,
in consequence of having slightly punctured his great toe
with a needle, in order to relieve the pain of a gathering
or blister.

The London letter-carriers, Tapson, Saunders, Long,
Bell, Walker, Skinner, and Croskell, who had been in the
habit of opening the letters of sporting gentlemen, have
been dismissed.

A war steamer, constructed of mahogany, and intended
to be the largest in the world, is on the stocks, and will
probably be launched in April next. She is to be called
the Terrible.

The Standard positively contradicts the rumour, that
" the government has acceded to Captain Warner's pro-
position, and will moor a line-of-battle ship off the Good-
win Sands, for him to destroy."
The accounts from the collieries in the north are satis-
factory. The pits are all at work ; and though there is
some talk, there is very little fear of the men " knocking
off" again.
A painful degree of alarm bag been created in some
parts of Bedfordshire. owing to the revival of those in-
cendiary outrages which spread dismay throughout the
district last winter.

We believe that in the beginning of October it is in-
tended to call out the pensioners for training, but that
only two days, instead of five, will this year be employed
for that purpose.
The hop-picking commenced at Orchard Portman,
near Taunton, a fortnight ago. The crop is not abun-
dant, but rather favourable than otherwise. The quality
will be excellent.

In consequence of the prosperous condition of the build-
ing trade in Glasgow, the master masons have unani-
mously come to a resolution to raise the rate of wages of
their workmen to Ills. a week.

The Paella, an ii on steamer of 210-horse power, fell
from a building-slip at Cowes, last week, a distance of
nine feet, without receiving any material injury. A tim-
ber-built vessel would have been completely crippled by
such a fall.

At present there are practising in England and Wales
15,000 attorneys. The sum they have contributed to the
revenue in the shape of stamp duties on their articles and
certificates is calculated at £1,600,000, besides their an-
nual licenses.

Sept. 17, 1844.

T. Whitmore, Esq., of Apley Park, Salop, at his late
audit, granted to his tenantry not only compensation for
the injury their crops had sustained by the game, but also
a full allowance for what each had suffered in his crops 13/
the long and excessive drought of the spring and summer.
A new and extraordinary disease, arising, it is supposed,
from the drought which deprived the grass of its succulent
qualities, has arisen among cattle in some parts of the
country. The animals are seized with delirium, and In
many cases expire before the veterinary surgeon can ar-
rive. It is stated that the disease is not contagious.
SHIPPING TRADE, LEITH. —The docks are thronger at
present tha❑ they have been for more than a year. A
great many arrivals from the Baltic, Holland, Dantzic,
and other grain ports, have taken place within these few
days ; and one or two sugar and wine ships have added
to the general activity.—Scotsman.
MURDER.—SamueI Couchman, a Dover policeman:
was killed, yesterday evening week, in attempting to quell
an affray in a house at Charlton. He was struck, kicked,
and stamped upon by the combatants ; and, at last, one
of them struck him over the nose with the iron-shod ban'
dle of a broom, so that he died shortly afterwards.
EXTRAORDINARY MODE OF ADVERTISING.—A strange
mode has lately been adopted by a tradesman in London
for making known the merits of his goods. At night lie
sends men into the chief streets of the metropolis to mark.
his name, address, &c. upon the public footpaths. it 16
done in the same way that the walls of a room are sten'
cilled, and is almost indelible.
TIIE COMET OF M. MALIVAIS.—A. correspondent of
the Mercury says—" This comet, proceeding in its course
to its perihelion, which will take place on October 17thr
has now become difficult to be seen, except with instrn"
ments of great light-collecting power, and from favourable
situations. It is now about 180 millions of miles distant
from the earth, and about half that distance from the
sun."

DEATH FROM LIGHTNING.—Last week as a number
of men were at work in a field on the London-road, Der-
by, a storm came on, and two of the men took shelter
under a tree, where they had been only a few minutes
when they were both struck by the electric fluid. One
of them, named Sindars, was killed on the spot, and the
other, John Pegg, was knocked down and rendered in'
ensible, but was restored.
HooToN.—Sir W. Massey Stanley, Bart., arrived at
his seat, Hooton Hall, Cheshire, yesterday week, from
his shooting quarters in Scotland, where the worthy ba-
ronet, Lord Cosmo Russel, and Mr. John Stanley, have
killed 2583 head of grouse, 95 ptarmaaan, 22 black cocks,
.58 hares, and 10 snipes ; total, 2718 head. On the first
day Sir illiam killed with his own gun, in eleven hours,
232
LEASES.—We have been informed that Sir Ste-
phen
LONG grouse.
Glynne, Bart., M.P., has given instructions that a
draft of a lease on the Scotch principle of nineteen years
shall be prepared, with the view of submitting it to his
tenantry for their acceptance. We feel assured that if
corn rents are connected with it, a great boon will be
conferred on the tenantry, and a good example set to the
country.—Chester Chronicle.

GUANO.—The Amicus, Orange, which arrived at St.
Helena, from Ichaboe, on the 13th of July, reports 70
vessels to be lying there, and that, through a continuance
of bad weather, they were constantly fouling and seriously
damaging each other. It cannot now be doubted that
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by
least 120 more. Unless, therefore, some further dis-
covery be shortly made for affording freightage home to
ships which have recently sailed for that latitude, late ad-
venturers will not take anything by their motion.
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Dr. J. C. Smith obtained £5,000 from Parliament for tha
y
following receipt :—Take six drachms of powdered nitre
(saltpetre) and six drachms of sulphuric acid (oil of vitriol)*
mix them in a tea cup. By adding one drachm of the oil
at a time, a copious discharge of nitrous acid gas will take
place. The cup to be placed, during the preparation, 00
a list hearth, or plate of heated iron, and the mixture.
when
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ous acid gas, and it cannot be too widely known that it
possesses the ixoperty of preventing its spread.
DUNFERMLINE.—COAL TRADE.—Some months ag°,'
ich
previous to the strike of the English colliers, the demon'
nwghs i
sh aepapl
leend
for coals in this district was quite inadequate to the greacti
number of hands employed at the various collieries, ana
the stock of coals, especially at the Elgin and Wellyrn.,°.
collieries accuthulated to a most enormous quantity.
have heard it stated that at one time there was at the hill
of the Elgin colliery upwards of 20,000 tons, and for
some time the number of hands at the collieries wFsriel
kept on, at a very great risk. The strike of the En&
colliers, however, has had a very beneficial effect upon
iotmfi. r s At
‘r'°i
the coal trade here, and the demand for coals from the.
Elgin and Wellwood collieries since the strike we believe
has been quite unprecedented. Their large coal stores--
are now completely &eared ; and of late the e has beeln
some difficulty in fulfilling readily their orders, vesse
s
having to remain longer for their cargoes at Charlestown
than desirable. The colliers. availing themselves of tbis-
large demand for coals, have obtained a small advance in
their wages—at the Elgin colliery an advance of Id per
bucket —Fifeshire Journal.
GORSE.—Lord Kenyon has announced to the Duke of
Richmond, as President of the Royal Agricultural Society,.
his intention to give a prize of 20 sovereigns, at the ensu-
ing country meeting at Shrewsbury, in 1845, for the best
essay on the subject of gorse as food for cattle, &c. The
following schedule of the terms and conditions of that
prize have been received from Philip Pusey, Esq., 31• P-,
chairman of the Journal Committee :
" Twenty sovcreigns, or a piece of plate of that value, offered
by the Right Hon. Lord Kenyon, will be given, at the Annual.
Country Meeting of the Royal Agrictitural Society, to be held.
at Shrewsbury, in 1845, for the best account of the use of gorse
for the food of cattle, horses, or sheep, founded on actual expe-
rience.
Competitors will be required to state the following points:
" 2. The age of the plant when cut.
" 1. The quality of land on which the gorse is grown.
" 3. The mode and expense ( f cutting.
The mode of feeding with the gorse, and quantity ok
" 4. The mode and expense of preparing for food. -A
other food given therewith.
" All essays competing for this prize to be sent to the Secbree.-
tary of the Society, No. 12, Hanover-square, London, ou or
fore the Ist of May, 1846."
A SERIES OF CALAMITIES.—The town of Whitehaven
and its neighbourhood have been thrown into a consider-
able state of excitement from having, within the last week,
been the scene of a number of distressing calamities, at
tended by a serious loss of life. On Saturday mornini!
a workman in the employ of Mr. obinson, whilst at wours'
on board a schooner, was seriously, and it is feared fa" lor'f-
injured by the falling of a heavy spar from the rigg,il,o.
the vessel, which fractured his skull and shat,ered h's
gy
leaving but faint hopes of his recovery. On the afternooo.
of the same day, a sailing match with small boats to
etc,
place just outside our harbour. The weather was kfihts
with occasional squalls of wind ; by one of these two °13,/
were upset, and the crews thrown into the water.
prompt assistance they were all rescued from their 17.0
rilous situation, but one, who expired soon after he w„f
brought to the shore. The deceased was a resident 'I,
Parton, about one mile from Dublin, where he was uic„f
respected, haying for some time filled the situation f
schoolmaster. On the same night, a man of the narl'e
in
Wright, in the employ of Mr. Hartley, of MoreshY',„e
company with another man and his wife, were returne"il_
home from Whitehay n, where they had been makingit,by
weekly purchases, when they were savagely attacken
two men and two women, at a by-place on the Workr!'ot
ton-road, who, after seriously ill-using them, robbed tc`„
of the whole of their rnarketings, consisting of butchei
meat, groceries, &c. In the course of the next molls
irit'te'heaen'
errt meht
hfaeoose
the police succeeded in apprehending two men, Rh°
been recognised, and found the produce of the robberYoo
their houses. The prisoners, who are colliers in full w°,,o,
tbwhueetr
serious
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remanded,
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ofe the
Wrightownt
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injuries
rbiee magistratessingh e dangerouslyon
received,
la' en d
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quently unable to attend.
Meg'
THE MESMERIC INFLUENCE.—The wonders or., -Lei-
merism are not altogether unknown to the people of I h
W ss
cester, but tat g
has occurred this week whica
eclipsed all previous facts, either here or at a distance. ve
allude to the amputation of a limb on Thursday last. „,01
patient is a young woman of the name of Marl
5f-
Larkin, 16, Fleet-street, in this town, who had beel'ar°'
flicted with a disease of the knee-joint for four rut it
The precise nature of the disease we do not know,
limb' sad
was attended with enormous swelling of the
with such excruciating pain as to prevent anythnlC and
consecutive rest for a long period. By these meal', ittoOF
want of sleep she had become reduced to a mere sae9t be
and there was every probability that her life orate.
sacrificed, or the limb amputated. In this criticala tbs'
of the case, about a month ago, it was sugge'itea
Mesmerism should be tried on the patient, and :91 on'
found that its influence was of the most benenc,leesocl
soothing nature. Under its influence pain wmiln,,.tig rel
and the patient would sink into perfect and refres''cicecoeti
pose. As amputation of the deceased's joint wa,a„citls
essential by her medical attendant, it was declu-staeri-
the operation should he performed while in the n'e warn'
ing was
A filedc e o rd
uponinl ,f
otwelve
operationo'clock
tTakheurpsida
Thursday"
14;
Hollings was the mesmeriser, and Mr. T0641,0,,,901.,
operator, besides whom there were present Dr• ikfr• Pay
Messrs. Paget, Seddon, jun., Downing, &c. ,„0 occccil to
lings having mesmerised the patient, which '-de 0
plished in about nine minutes, Mr. Tosswill Prof}'co with'
perform the operation. The limb was takenring thirtoV),
five inches of the hip joint, the spot measu„,arion t rid
three inches in circumference where the a MP',inutes
place, and which was effected in about tw°_uu'dible glycol
a half. During the operation an all but i'2%, body' 0
ing was heard, and a slight movement otitthere waste,
perceptible ; but as far as could be judge; the Count A
entire absence of pain. 'This was evinced I.)_..jaity., noir
nance preserving throughout the greatest Pones_tien.
single motion of a muscle indicating such saewaare of ,010
at
being demesmerised, the patient was not
a,
ndae ascend had taken place till informed by those in r'r
loins, a,,f the
the afternoon great pains were felt in the
%orts
with writhing of the body from the contraction
but 00 re' iv
body and the contraction of the muscles, _eased,hour
ing to the mesmeric influence these gradually
lasted a° relf
patient falling into a calm sleep, which bad ntl
and forty minutes, and when aroused all painc CdO
left her, and has not been felt since. In thisabf rues'
not pretend to decide anything about the nature ,
aston's-2
eoce
the pren
_•00.
and at the same time so well attested, by refessi
several distinguished members of the medical:a,
_r
that no reasonable mind can reject therm—Ler ig
merism, but the proceedings are altogether so

Sept. 17, 1F44.