The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1850-09-24 00:00:00

THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD.

THE BISHOP OF OXFORD'S FAMILY.—Of the members
of this family the:following ex-Transitionists have gone to
Rome:-1. The Rev. G. Dudiey Ryder, married to his
sister-in-law ; 2.. Mrs. Ryder, his sister-in-law ; 3. Mrs.
William Wilberforce, another sister-in-law • 4. Mrs.
Henry Wilberforce, another sister-in-law ; 5. key. Henry
Wilberforce, a brother !

On Wednesday, at Ilkeston, near Sheffield, a young
woman, named 'Webster, had been to see her sweetheart,
and having sent for him from his work, he was not very
well pleased, so immediately left her and went to work,
which so hurt the poor girl's feelings that in going borne
she called at a druggist's, and bought two pennyworth of
arsenic, and poisoned herself.

TRIPLE BIRTEL—The wife of a poor man, named
Eagles, a coachman, residing in Cumberland-mews-north,
Bryanstone-square, London, presented her husband, on
Friday, with three boys, all strong and healthy. We are
sorry to say that the father, having been out of employ-
ment for the last fourteen weeks, with a family of three
young children previously and a sick wife, is quite unable
to procure them the necessaries of life.

CRICKET.—EIeven Greenwich Pensioners, with One
Arm v. Eleven Ditto, with One Leg.—This singular
match was played at the Oval, on Monday and Tuesday,
and its conclusion was in favour of those with one leg, by
The assemblage of spectators was nume-
mt was afforded by the way in
sometimes laid themselves down

three wicke

which the " one legs

ThilisdaN

NEW LOCOMOTIVE.—An American correspondtig in-
forms us that an engine, called the Dummy, has just lie4'n
used on the Hudson River Railroad. There was no
machinery to be seen, no smoke, no noise—it merely ap-
peared like a huge square box, mounted on twelve wheels;
and as the steam is condensed, and carried back to the
boiler, there was no sign of even a steam-engine. The
engine is said to have run six miles an hour; and was as
easily stopped and started as an ordinary locomotive. It
is expected to run permanently. We hope shortly to re-
ceive a description of the Dummy forpublication.—Mining
Journal.

A SHIP BLOWN' UP.—About midnight on Friday week,
a most alarming explosion occurred at Cardiff, on boar]
the ship Gertrude, Newman, master, of that port, arising
from an accumulation of gas on board the vessel, the
cargo being coals. The report alarmed the whole town,
and numbers hastened from their beds to ascertain the
cause. The vessel was found a complete wreck, her mast
and deck blown up, and carried a considerable distance.
Fortunately, the majority of the crew were on shore,
and the injuries sustained by those on bord, though
serious. are not considered dangerous. The explosion is
attributable to smoking in the forecastle.
HORRIBLE SUICIDE.—The case "Flaviel v. the Lanca-
shire and Yorkshire Railway Company," referred to arbi-
tration at the Liverpool Assizes, comprising a claim for a
large amount for the Burnley branch contract, has seen
undergoing inquiry before the arbitrator, at Harrogate,
during the last fortnight. Among the numerous profes-
sional gentlemen engaged was Mr. Brown, civil engineer
to Mr. Flaviel, the contractor. During the sitting on
Monday Mr. Brown retired to his bedroom, and in a short
time it was ascertained that the unfortunate gentleman
had terminated his life by almost severhg the head from
the body. The unfortunate man was engaged taking
notes during the examination of a witness previous to
eaving the room. The motive which prompted so terri-
ble an act is unknown.

TIIE NAVY AND ROMANISM.--it was lately reported
that a Roman Catholic member of parliament, who had
obtained a cadetship for his son in the navy, on discover.
inn that his son was required to attend church like the
Protestant officers of the crew, had remonstrated at the
Admiralty, and sought advice of the Catholic Primate,
Dr. Cullen. Dr. Cullen abetted the scruples of the
parent on his son's behalf, and interdicted the latter from
attending the Protestant church, " even as a mere matter
of discipline in the same way as a muster or parade."

The matter was considered by the full Board of Admi-
ralty; and the result was, says the Limerick Reporter,
that " the regulation has been done away :with, and ibis
burden on the conscience of Catholics in the British Navy
removed."

A. SINGULAR CHARACTER.—Thomasine Benny died on
the 2nd instant, aged 81 years, having been a pauper on
the parish of Mawgan for the last 36 years. Since her
death it has been discovered that she had money at inter-
est to the amount of £7O: In her youth she had a natural
son, who died at about the age of 24 years ; she made his
hirts into a dress gown to wear in her coffin ; a frock
the boy was christened in is wrapped round her
neck, and his little petticoat tied round her feet ; his
sash ribbon and his two' little caps tied round her head
and his three shoemaker's knives and a favourite looking
glass of his are placed by her side, and a brass ring on
her finger. All this was done by her orders. She told
the parties to whom she made this request that if her
wish was not complied with she would come back to
them after her death and tear them limb from limb.—
Cornwall Gazette.

BARCLAY AND PERKINS' DRAYMEN.—A
meeting was held in London, on Monday night, at the

MESSRS

George Tavern, George-street, Bankside, in 'Celebration
of the late attack on Marshal Haynau. It will be re-
membered that the " George " is the tavern in which the
marshal sought refuge from the attack which was made
upon him. The meeting was to have been held in one of
the rooms in the tavern ; and in an elevated position,
close to the seat provided for the chairman, the chair was
exhibited in which it was stated Marshal Haynau had sat,
and attached to it was the birch-broom with the remains
of the handle which it is alleged was broken on the mar-
shal's back. These memorials of the late attack were
viewed with much curiosity, and the dust-bin also at-
tracted a good deal of ob

.vation

The room having

been found too small for the meeting, accommodation
was provided in the skittle-ground.

At the half-yearly meeting on
-tated that the nett profits of
ere £535,342, and the

BANK OF ENGLAND.
Thursday, the Governor
the half-year ending the 31st ult

directors recommended a dividend of 31 per cent. free of
income-tax for the period, and the rest would then stand
at £3,027,309. Mr. Fielder had hoped that the dividend

that the dividend be 3 per cent. v

to. Mr. De Winton then brought forward We motion
of which he had given notice, to the effect that the court

. of opinion that if a third of the unemployed notes
and coin had been profitably employed, the dividend
might have been 4 per cent. The Governor considered
the motion tantamount. to a .
few remarks, moved the previous
)w, I agreed to, and the meeting broke up

)te of censure, and, after a
question, which was

Mr. Ireland, a tradesman of South.
skittles for twelve hours incessantly on
The conditions were that the play was to
ce at ten in the morning, and last till ten at
night, during which time, as fast as the pins could be set
up, Mr. Ireland was to throw at them till he got them
down ; for every time he knocked them down at twice he
was to receive sixpence, and if he exceeded the twice he
was to pay sixpence. Five minutes only were allowed

SKITTLIN

for refreslimeni. The pins were set up by two men in a
twinkling of time, and for twelve mortal hours Mr.
Ireland kept up his play, throwing a ball above ten

owlds weight .incess

ltly during

the time, general!)
n in what, in the language of the

" is termed " a twicer:" At the close of the
pla) Mr. Ireland was a winner of £l4 and upwards. He
ate a sandwich during his five minutes rest, but drank
not bin g.—Hamushire Advertiser.
STATE OF THE AGRICULTURAL DISTRICTS.—We have
just had forwarded to us a copy of the last number of the
Bury and Norwich Post which contains no less than
EIGHTY-EIGHT advertisements of farming stock sales !!
Our agricultural readers will fully appreciate this signifi-
cant fact, occurring as it does at so unusual a period of
the year for such sales, and those who read these adver-
tisements will be startled to find how concisely the auc-
tioneer relates the " used up" condition of his unfortu-
nate clients—" under a deed of assignment"—" about to
relinquish his farm"—" who is giving; up farming"—
" who quits his farm," &c., &c. Such is the state of the
farmers of Norfolk and Suffolk ; and we can add also,
from our own knowledge, that many of the smaller class
of farmers in this district are already in a very distressed
state, and compelled to submit to sacrifices which, were
we to particularise them, would hardly be credited.—
Doncaster Chronicle.—ln the Chelmsford Chronicle of
Friday last there appeared upwards of ninety advertise-
ments of " farms to let," " farms
of " live and dead farming stock,"

o be disposed of," sa:

BRIDGE BETWEEN ENGLAND AND FRANCE. - The
French Academy of Sciences has at present under con-