The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-09-03 00:00:00

GENERAL MISCELLANY.

Captain Bernal, M.P., is authorised, by the Gazette
of Friday night, to change his name on his marriage with
Miss Osborne, which has taken place, to that of Osborne.
On Thursday the Lord Mayor and the Lady Mayoress
gave a very splendid entertainment to Sir Robert and
Lady Sale and Mrs. Sturt, in the Egyptian Hall, at the
Mansion House.

The foundation stone of the monument to be erected
on Pensher Hill, Durham, to the memory of the late
Earl of Durham, was laid on Wednesday with the usual
masonic pomp by the Earl of Zetland, Grand Master.

NEW AIR PUMP.-Dr. Arnott has invented an air-
pump to supply a draught to furnaces, and supersede the
necessity of chimnies in factories, steam-vessels, &c. The
invention also forms a powerful ventilator.
Mr. Dyce Sombre, who lately eluded the vigilance of
those who had charge of him, escaped to Boulogne, from
whence he has written an extraordinary challenge, and
has since taken his departure for Paris.

A. fishing-boat belonging to Peel, which sailed thence
some ten days ago, has not since been heard of : it is sup-
posed that she has been run down whilst riding at her
nets. She had a crew of seven.
THE DEBTORS AND CREDITORS ACT.—Bristol has
followed the example of other places in holding public
meetings, which will no doubt become general, in con-
demnation of this monstrous injustice to tradesmen.
Sir William Nott, the hero of Affghanistan, is about to
visit Carmarthen, where he formerly resided for some
years, and in which city he has relations still living. It is
intended to give the valiant warrior a public and most
cordial reception.
George Murray, an old man, half pedlar, half beggar,
and supposed to be miserably poor, died the other day in
the neighbourhood of Godstone, covered with filth and
vermin. Concealed about his rags was found the sum of
£llO 45. 111 d.
A WHALE CAUGHT AT THE MOUTH OF THE HUMBER.
A large finner whale was caught near Spurn Point on
Wednesday morning last. It was alive when taken, but
died in the afternoon. It measured from 25 to 40 feet
from the tip of the nose to the tail.—Hull Packet.
AN OLD TOPER.—Thomas Wyer, a brewer at the Boat
Inn, Kidderminster, and who has numbered upwards of
threescore and four years, has drunk for 35 years one gal-
lon of ale per day, and spent 9d. per week in tobacco.
The total amount be has expended is—for ale, £1,277;
for tobacco, £67. In all, £3,344.
FELONY AND MATRIMONY.—A few weeks since Mary
Cook, a young spinster, of Bury, was committed for trial
for having stolen £24 from a Mr. John Ogden. She was
liberated on bail. Since then she has contrived to per-
suade Mr. Ogden, who is sixty-seven years old, and bas
buried two wives, to compromise the matter by marriage.
The parties were linked together by the superintendent
registrar, at Bury.
EXPORT OF FURNITURE.—A parliamentary return has
lately. been printed, showing the declared value of furni-
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sitn then years,
the declared amount Of British cabinet and upholsteryllBio
wares exported from the United Kingdom was £'8,124 ;
in 1841, £76,548 ; 1812, £75,341 ; 1843, £80,5215 ; and
in 1844, to July last, the amount was £35,159.