The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-05-21 00:00:00

GENERAL MISCELLANY.

All the London police in South Wales were last week
ordered home.
The Gazette, of Friday last, announces the appoint-
ment of Sir Thomas Freemantle to the office of Secretary
at War.
The prisoner Dalmas, charged with the murder at Bat-
tersea, underwent a final examination on Tuesday last,
and was committed for trial.
An old beggar, of Yorkshire, has just succeeded to a
fortune of £95,000 by the death of a nephew, who went
out, some years since, to India, and recently died intes-
tate.
Messrs. Bright and Sons are erecting a new cotton
mill, to be 309 feet song, 75 feet broad, and five stories
high, at Cronkeyshaw, near Rochdale.
The Lord Mayor of London, on Wednesday last, gave
a grand banquet to her 'Majesty's Ministers at the
Mansion House. The company amounted to nearly 110
persons.

LAUNCESTON ELECTION.-Sir Henry Hardinge, the
Governor-General of India, has issued his address to the
electors of Launceston. announcing his retirement from
the representation of that borough. Admiral Bowles has
personally addressed the electors.
The Morning Herald states that it is confidently ru-
moured in the legal profession that the venerable Chief
Justice of the Common Pleas, Sir Nicholas C. Tindal,
has expressed his resolution to retire from the bench on
the termination of Michaelmas Term next.

THE WEATHER.—There was rather a heavy fall of snow
in the neighbourhood of Sheffield on Friday morning.
There was also hail in Manchester. In the neighbourhood
of Birmingham there was heavy and continued rain for
several hours.

A novel wager between two Canterbury gentlemen was
made a few days ago—the one betting the other £lO he
would produce a workman which should sharpen 1980
hop-poles in ten hours. A large concourse of persons
assembled. No less than 2041 poles were sharpened in
7 h. 40 m.

A deputation of West India proprietors and others,
consisting of Lord Sandon, Sir John Rae Reid, the Agent
for Jamaica, Mr. John Gladstone, Mr. Marrs at, Mr. Neil
Malcolm, Mr. Chlery, Mr. M`Gregor, Mr. Miles, M.P.,
and Mr. Davidson, had an interview with Lord Stanley at
the Colonial-office on Wednesday.
The Marchioness of Blandford, eldest daughter of the
Marquis and Marchioness of Londonderry, was brought
to bed of a son and heir, at the Marquis's house, Wilton-
crescent, London, yesterday morning week. The Mar-
chioness and the young Earl of Sunderland are doing as
well as possible.

SHIPWRECKS.—The Spanish brig Cam pechano, from
Liverpool to Manilla, with a cargo of piece goods, valued
at from £30,000 to £40,000, was totally lost on the sth of
December, on the MonJufar shoal, in the Straits of San
Dernardino. Four of the crew were drowned. The Eliza
Stewart, laden with teas and piece goods, has been lost
near Amoy, but no particulars have been received.
NATIONAL EDUCATION.—The contributions received
for the establishment of schools for the manufacturing and
mining districts, amounted at the close of last year to the
sum of one hundred and fifty thousand pounds. In the
twenty-three published lists of contributors there are 896
subscribers of £5O and upwards, and 8,879 of sums under
£5O, thus showing the total number of contributors up to
the present time to be 10,000.

REPRESENTATION OF KILMARNOCK.—BV the death
of Mr. Alexander Jobnston, M.P., of Shield Hall, Roth-
say, which took place on Thursday, the 9th instant, at
Rothsay, a vacancy occurs in the representation of the
Kilmarnock District of Burghs. Mr. Johnstone, a Whig,
was returned for the District in 1841, by a majority of
only eleven votes over Mr. Colquhoun, the previous con.
servative member.

The glovers of Leicester recently " struck" for an ad-
vance of wages, asking for an addition of 2d. per pound
upon 40-cotton Berlins and shades ; 2d. per pound upon
30-cotton Berlins and shades ; and Id. per pound upon
20-cotton Berlins. The masters met this demand half-
way, and the increased price commenced on Saturday
week. Some of the hands have acceded to the price, and
others have left the town for Nottingham.

STEAM•BOILER EXPLOSION.—On Sunday week the
boiler at Sharp's Mill, at Bradford, suddenly burst, scald-
ing six msn, three of them so severely that two died shortly
afterwards, and one lies without hope of recovery. An
inquest was held on Tuesday last, on the two:deceased,
when, it appearing that the owners had put more power
on the boiler than it could safely carry, they were severely
censured, and the jury laid a deodand of £lOO on the
engine.

Sir. Henry Ha rdinge, the present Governor-General of
India, was Aide-de-Camp to Sir John Moore at the battle
of Corrunna, Jan. 17, 1809, and was close to the lamented
General when a cannon ball carried away his left shoulder
and part of the collar-bone, leaving the arm hanging by
the flesh. Sir John Moore was Aide-de-Camp to Sir
Ralph Abercrombie, at the battle of Alexandria, March
21, 1801, and caught the noble hero in his arms after he
had received his death wound.

THE WEST INDIA MAILS.—On Friday a notice was
issued of an alteration, the effect of which will be, to make
the postage of letters between this country and Berbice
one shilling and twopence for half an ounce, and so on in
proportion, an internal postage of twopence being added
to the packet rate of one shilling. The next mails for
Madeira, the British and Foreign Colonies in the West
Indies, Venezuela, Mexico, Honduras, Havana, Bahamas,
Chagres, and New Granada will be made up on the morn-
ing of the Ist of June, to be forwarded via Southamptln.

CAPTAIN PIDDING'S CHINESE OLIO AND TEA TALK.
—A very interesting and cheap weekly periodical, abound-
ing in useful information relating to China, considered
politically, commercially, historically, and philosophically.
Whilst it cannot fail to be acceptable to the general read-
er, it must be peculiarly valuable to persons connected
with the tea trade, and for their use it will be specially
adapted. The merits of the work, so far as the present
number enables us to judge, will ensure a wide circula-
tion.

MR. O,CONNELL.—At half-past five o'clock on Tues-
day morning, the agitator arrived in Liverpool, by the
mail-packet from Dublin, and immediately proceeded to
the Adelphi Hotel, where he breakfasted, and then started
by the quarter to eight a.m. first-class train for London,
with the view of attending in his place in the House of
Commons on the same evening. He was unaccompanied
by any of the members of his family, and was merely at-
tended by his servant. The repeal rent, on Monday,
amounted to about £4OO.
NEW OBLITERATING STAMP AT THE POST-OFFICE.--
A new-invented obliterating stamp is now in use, of a
circular form, and bears in its centre the number of the
post town whence the letter is despatched. This stamp
enables the duty of the inland office to be more expedi-
tiously performed, as the postage frank is obliterated by
the country postmaster, thus securing the vast body of
correspondence intended for delivery in the metropolis
from being delayed by the process having to be gone
through in the London office.
THE DUKEDOM OF SUSSEX.—The following is the
minute of the proceedings, as entered in the Lords' Jour-
nals, on the subject of the petition of Sir Augustus
d'Este, the son of the late Duke of Sussex, and claimant
of the title and dignities of his royal parent :—" The
petition of Augustus d'Este, claiming to be Duke of Sus-
sex, Earl of Inverness, and Baron of Arklow, for leave to
lodge cases, considered; and the standing order, N 0.128,
also considered, and dispensed with ; and leave given to
the petitioner to lodge the said cases." The committee
for privileges has been appointed to meet on Thursday,
the 23rd instant, to investigate the claim thus set forth.
THE WEATHER IN SCOTLAND.—From all parts of the
country, the accounts are most cheering, and the infant
crops are said to be making rapid progress. In every res-
pect the present season bears a strong resemblance to that
of 1841, so much so that even the retarding effects of
March, are not visible, the excellence of April, and what
has already passed of May, has brought the crops as far
as if they had been in the ground a fortnight earlier.
Even the hill farmer is sharing bountifully of the fine
weather, which is already visible upon his sportive lambs,
enjoying as they do warm days and nights, and dry bed,
and the ewes have a rich supply of suculant herbage.
THE FORCE OF CONSCIENCE.—About nine years ago,
Byam Green, a gamekeeper in the service of a Miss
Lloyd, of Hintles ham Hall, Essex, had his brains dashed
out by one of a party of poachers. A man, named
Chalker, was apprehended, tried, and executed, for the
murder ; but be died protesting his innocence. A
short time since William Towns, a soldier in the 21st
Fusileers, stationed in India, confessed that he was the
murderer, and that he was present at the execution of the
innocent man. He stated that he could get no rest day
or night, and that the face of the man was continually
before him, haunting him even in his dreams.
UNUSUAL PROFICIENCY.—Mr William Peel, third
son of the Premier, and mate of the Excellent, has been
appointed Lieutenant, after having gone through the
course of instruction given in that ship, and passed the
probationary examination, with a degree of credit
before unheard of—nine hundred and ten is the number
which marks the utmost possible proficiency in gunnery,
and Mr. Peel obtained nine hundred and eight ; 27015 the
highest number for navigation, and he obtained 260; 14
months is the time allotted for the course—it never was
before accomplished under nine months—Mr. Peel
passed the examination in five months and four days.

MURDER OF A NEW-BORN CHILD.—On Monday even-
ing, an inquest was held before J. Hargreaves, Esq., Co-
roner, and a respectable jury, at the Police-office, Black-
burn, on view of the body of a new-born male child, which
was found concealed in the water-closet of Mr. Briggs,
chemist, King William-street. The jury returned a ver-
dict of wilful murder against Mary Davies, the mother,
who was a servant in the house, and let the child fall into
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HORRIBLE MBRDER NEAR COVENTRY.--Scarcely had
the intense excitement following the murder of Mr.
Goldsby's infant daughter subsided, than the inhabitants
of Coventry were again thrown into a state of great con-
sternation, m consequence of intelligence having reached
the police station of another cold-blooded murder, upon
the person of a weaver, named Henry Clewley. An in-
quisition upon view of the body was held at the Red Lion,
Sowe, on Saturday last, when several witnesses were ex-
amined, from whose evidence it appeared, that while the
deceased was walking quietly home, be was attacked by a
man named George Skelsey, who knocked him down and
kicked him in the most brutal manner. The jury, after
a consultation of not more than a minute, returned a ver-
dict of " Wilful murder" against Skelsey.—Banbury
Guardian.

May 21, 1844.

AN Uscossctous HIT.—At the uproarious Anti-
Slavery meeting, on Friday, at Exeter Hall, a pause fol-
lowed the speech of Mr, F. Buxton, when the audience
becoming somewhat impatient, the chairman arose, and,
with a gravity that must acquit him of anticipating the
inference that would be drawn, craved patience, observ-
ing that Mr. O'Connell was about to address the assem-
'
bly—but the collection of money must be first made.'
The proper application was instantly made, and a roar of
laughter followed. A second burst was excited by an
e xplanation (not, however, from the chair,) that as Mr.
Bright was to follow Mr. O'Connell, it was necessary to
make the collection before the member for Durham should
clear the room.
SHAMEFUL ATTEMPT TO PERVERT JUSTICE.—In the
House of Commons last week Mr. F. Shaw read an ex-
tract from a private letter which he had received front
Chief Justice Pennefather, and which he hoped the Chief
Justice would excuse him for reading, as he (Mr. Shay?)
thought it important that the house and the public should
know the fact. It was in the following words :—" This
motion is in its character quite in keeping with much that
has preceded it. I have during the course of these trials
since their commencement received letters of violent
abuse, and very serious threats and menaces, both towards
myself and my family. Public insult has been offered to
me in my judicial capacity ; but of none of these have I
made any complaint ; it could have no effect on me in the

conscientious discharge of my duty, though I feel the pre-
judice and injury which are offered to the administration
of justice."

LAUNCH AT WINDERMERE.—On Friday, the 3d inst.►
a very interesting scene took place on the beautiful Lake
Windermere. Messrs. Gibson arid White launched two
splendid pleasure boats, for the passage between Amble-
side and Newby Bridge. They were built by a young
man of the name of Watson, on whose skill they reflect
great credit, for they are superior to any of that class of
boats previously on the lake, and are adapted for the ac-
commodation of a great number of passengers. Many of
the inhabitants of Ambleside assembled to witness the de-
parture of the boats to Newby Bridge, the boats them-
selves being filled with invited guests. The Ulverston
Brass Band met them at the Ferry Inn, where a great
many boats, with flags and banners, joined the procession•
Guns were fired and flags hoisted at Fell Foot and other
places, and upwards of 90 persons were entertained at
dinner at Newby Bridge, by Mr. Wbite.—Kendal Mer-
cury.

STATE OF STOCKS.—The Standard of Wednesday has
the following in its city article :—A rather curious inci-
dent has occurred in the Stock Exchange this morning.
One of the jobbers wanted the loan of a single thousand
Consol Stock, and on application to no less than FORTY
FOUR individuals of the fraternity he could not find one
able to accommodate with the amount. This is a clear
proof of the state of the market, and also of the purity of
the house, and shows the reason why the Three per
Cents are at par. We have seen when the state of the
Stock Exchange would have supplied a million of Stock
in five minutes from one-tenth of the number of jobbers•
So completely is the stock now, however, absorbed in
bona fide investments, that the daily purchases made on
account of the Commissioners for the Reduction of the
debt, and the Savings' Banks, have to be made up by sub-
scriptions amongst the whole lot of jobbers. It has in-
deed been matter of surprise for some time past where
they have obtained the stock to supply them, as there is
certainly not a corresponding amount of public sales.
THREATENING LETTERS TO SIR ROBERT PEEL AND
LORD ELlOT.—William Toole, an Irishman, was placed
before the magistrate at Bow-street on Friday. He had
been taken into custody the previous evening, in White-
hall-gardens, for having uttered some vague threats against
Sir Robert Peel. It appeared that the prisoner had be-
longed to the horse patrol, in Ireland, but had come over
to England in hope of bettering his condition, but being
unable to obtain employment, he had suffered great priva-
tion. Several threatening letters to Sir Robert Peel and
Lord Eliot were found on his person and at his lodgings•
It appeared evident that want and disappointment had
affected his mind, and though he appeared very calm he
confessed that such was the case. He produced several
documents testifying to his excellent character; one from
Alderman Darley, of Dublin, and another from the Re-
corder of that city. He was ordered to find bail, himself
in £2OO and two sureties in £lOO each, for his future good
conduct. He has subsequently been removed to Totbill-
fields Prison.

IRISH SOCIETY.—The supporters of the above associa-
tion, established for promoting the education of the Irish
peasantry through the med;urn of th 3 vernacular language
of the country, held their twenty-second annual meeting
on Tuesday afternoon, at Hanover-square. George Finch,
Esq., presided. The report stated that in the King's
County district, notwithstanding the hostility of the priests,
the progress of the society, and consequently cf scriptural
instruction, had much advanced during the past year. In
that district alone were no fewer than 8,000 scholars,
one of whom had been found in possession of a repeal card,
to the movement. A favourable report was also made of
the state of affairs in Donegal, where against threats of
violence and punishment the teachers were resolved to
proceed. The Society's Schools in Drumclair, Cork,
Kerry, and other parts of the country, were also in a very
satisfactory condition. The'schools in Ireland numbered
altogether 797. containing 17,301 scholars, of whom 1,235
were adults. The total income of the society during the
past year amounted to £4,107 13s. 6d., a sum exceeding
the expenditure by £l2l Gs. 11d.
to attend a repeal meeting, or to be in any way favourable

GENERAL POST.OFFICE.—The amazing increase in the
daily duty of the general post.office is manifested in every
department of that gigantic establishment. So greatly is it
felt in the newspaper office, that the authorities have been
compelled to resort to every practicable means of assisting
the executive officers by the introduction of mechanical
contrivances to lighten the labour of the department. From
the bulky size and weight of the double papers, and their
greatnumbers (now nearly 100,000 per night,) it is found
necessary to make them up in immense sacks, which, (the
men being unable to carry them) are wheeled upon a tram-
way, suggested by Mr. T. B. Cook, assistant-inspector in
theletter-carriers' department, to the floor of theomnibuses,
whence they are taken to the termini of the several rail-
ways. Since the reduction of rates on foreign, colonial,
inter-colonial, and inland letters, the number both inwards
and outwards has materially increased. The three first
classes per annum amount to 8,583,040 and the Ulla"d
letters to 209.611,505. Since the increase of the delive-
ries of London local letters on the Ist of May, the duty
has been extraordinarily pressing; and, notwithstanding
the liberal addition made by the noble Lord (Lonsdale) at
the head of the establishment, all classes in the district
service complain of being overworked, and several of thou
are away from duty on the ground of illness. The deli-
veries from the provinces by themid-day mail also continue
to increase, and the money.order service has increased to,.
25 times what it was before the reduction of the rate of
poundage.— Times.

TERRIBLE CONFLAGRATION.—On Saturday week,
fire broke out at a baker's shop in George's-court, LYnle
Regis, and by means of a furze stack quickly caught the
George Inn, which, with several adjoining houses, Were
soon burnt to the ground, the inmates having barely time
to escape with their lives. Everything being exceedingly.
dry in consequence of the long drought, and a fresh breeze
springing up at north-east, the flames spread with the
greatest rapidity, and quickly crossed the streets to the
opposite premises, when the Victoria Inn and the adjoin-
ing premises fell a prey to the devouring element, the
whole of the furniture and stock being entirely consumed'
Nothing could now arrest the progress of the flee:l%st
Both sides of Coombe-street being on fire, the greate'e
consternation and alarm prevailed. The scene beeanl
truly awful, as several houses caught fire at once, and
,
women and children were seen running about the streets
in a state of distraction, endeavouring to save some por-
tion of their goods. The wind had now carried the flames
to the stables of the Cups Hotel, which, being all thatched,
burned with the greatest fury, and soon communicated to
the dwelling-house, and the whole of the extensive pre-
mises of the head inn in the town were soon reduced to a
heap of ruins, with barely sufficient time to save the
horses and different vehicles in the yard. Meanwhile the
fire continued to proceed through Coombe-street, the
houses on each side being entirely destroyed, as far as
Mr. Munden's on one side, and the Crown Inn on the
other—both being preserved by pulling down a house
between each and the fire. The custom-house and sever
ral other buildings were afterwards destroyed. In the
afternoon the wind gradually subsided, and the progress
of the flames was fortunately arrested. The amount or
damage done is immense. The lower part of the town
presents a scene of destruction and desolation never wit-
nessed here since the memorable fire of Nov. 5, 1803'
when the whole of Millgreen was destroyed. About forty
houses have now been burnt down, amongst which is the
head inn, and five other public-houses. The greater Par,;'
we believe, are insured ; but many have lost their el
whilst vast numbers had their goods torn to pieces an
lost by removing to a place of safety.
THE FACTORIES BILL.—On Friday the Factories J,-;
amended by the Committee, and on the report Was
printed. It contains seventy-four clauses with four se'Pri
dules. The act is to come into operation on the first
October next, except any provision which is otbeil'
especially mentioned. No Inspector to act as a Magi.'
trate, Inspectors to enter factories and schools at any
time to examine any registries, &c. An office in Lona°
or Westminster is to be provided for the use of insPeic;
tors and for the preservation of factory records ;
and servants to be appointed for the office. Persons
ginning to occupy a factory to send notice thereof to tt'e"a
office of inspectors ; Certifying surgeons to be appein,rbe
by the inspectors ; fees to be fixed by inspectors. .`•
certificates of age, &c. to apply to only one factory, Ito
may be annulled by the inspectors. Machinery, t° of
guarded, and factories kept clear. Notice to be gtontbe
any accident. Certifying surgeons to examine into bt
cause and extent of accidents. Actions may be bronft._
on the report of an inspector, for bodily injuries frornowo7;
chinery. Clocks to be provided for regularity in Wet of
and registers to be kept in every factory. An abstratorp
the act, and notices to be hung up in every Is° ries,
Children at eight years old may be employed in tlict° to
but not to work more than seven hours a day ; to 13_1 a
school. Young persons to be restricted to ten hnu.
day. Lost time may be recovered. Work to eens_vi to
Saturday at half-past four o'clock. One hour at
Al eatt s
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be given as meal time, half holidays allowed, an %tioe of
dance of children at school. Inspectors to give nu 4to
dangerous machinery. All complaints under this :two
be preferred within two months. Proceedings tob_ row.
i before justices. Power given to distrain geode too,pe.
ries belonging to persons convicted. Inspectors, 'of age•
tent witnesses. Surgical certificates to be ton. chit-
Penalties for infringing the act—on parents alio" Tonal-
dren to be employed contrary to the provisions. 4 day
ties to be applied for the establishment or factoriessupoe:
schools for the education of children employed
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Appeals allowed in certain cases. A very long ialed and
tation clause is set forth. Act may be aoPe
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amended. In the schedules the various certificates cog
are set forth, and directions given to carry the g
ment measure into operation.

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