The Liverpool Standard, and General Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1854-11-07 00:00:00

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LATEST SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

Honour, from Moulmein, and Corsair's Bride, from Co-
lombo—at Deal, 6th inst.
SOUTH AMPTON, MONDAY.—The steamer Union arrived off
Cowes at 11 a.m. She left New York on the 21st of October.

WIND AND WEATHER REPORT.
London, wind S., Leeds, Glasgow, S.W., fine—cold; Bath,
S.E., Bristol. N.W., cold; Lancaster, S.E., fog; Newcastle,
S.E., Carlisle, Boston. York, Edinburgh, W., Wakefield,
Whitehaven, Ipswich, Brighton, Haverfordwest, N.W., Yar-
mouth, Southampton, Poole, N.E.. fine; Manchester, N.W.,

dense log

WELLINGTON TESTIMONIAL—A meeting of the Com-
mittee of the Wellington Testimonial Fund was held yes-
terday at the Town-hall. After some discussion, it was
resolved to call a meeting of the subscribers, in order to
rescind the motion for a column and statue, for which the
funds subscribed are insufficient, and apply the amount in
some way more practicable.
THE GUNPOWDER PLOT.—The Fifth of November
falling on Sunday this year, it passed off without any at-
tempt at demonstration on an extensive scale, which
would have been the case on any other day. We have
received complaints of fireworks being discharged in the
neighbourhood of Toxteth-park and Everton, but, with
these exceptions, we believe there was little to disturb the
quiet of the Lord's Day.
SINGULAR DiscovlET or A DEAD MAN.—On the 26th
of October, Robert Murray, aged 42, rigger, left his home,
in Liverpool, with the intention of going on a pleasure
trip to Wales. Nothing more was heard of him until
yesterday morning, when his body was found under some
bags of corn on the Waterloo Dock quay. It was black,
and in an advanced state of decomposition. An inqueat
will be held before the borough coroner to-day.

DEA.TII FROM A FALL.—An inquest was -held yester-
day, before the Borough Coroner, on the body of Matthew

Robinson, aged 39, of 10 Court, bollingwooa-street. Six
weeks ago the deceased was assisting to pile deals in the
timber-yard of Messrs. Palmer and Jardine, the Potteries,
when he was blown off a plank, falling from a height of
13 feet, and sustained severe injuries of the back. He
was taken to the Southern Hospital, where he died on
Saturday ; verdict accordingly.

A PSEUDO SEA. CAPTAIN AND lIIs BREAKPAST.-011
Sunday morning, at an early hour, a rough-looking cus-
tomer made his way into the Adelphi Hotel, and having
seated himself as snugly as possible in a comfortable berth
in the coffee-room, he in bluff and hearty terms ordered
the waiter to bring him breakfast, which order was ac-
cordingly complied with. Having regaled himself with a
hearty morning meal, he next desired to soothe his solitary
state through the solacing application of the fragrant
weed, and ordered a couple of cigars. Whether his man-
ner excited suspicion or not does not appear, but the
waiter, on receiving this command, blandly insinuated
that it was customary for gentlemen either to give the
number of the sleeping apartment he occupied, or to
pay for what they ordered as it was produced. On this
our hero said he was captain of the ship " Salem," which
had just arrived in the Collingwood Dock ; that he had
not slept in the house, and that having landed without his
luggage, and before he had opened his chest, he was with-
out money, adding carelessly it did not matter, it was all
quite right. The waiter, however, thinking some of it
looked wrong, refused to part with the cigars, and re-
quested payment for the breakfast. Hereupon the "strange
visiter" requested that a cab might be called, which was
done, and into it the credulous waiter was invited in order
that he might be driven to the captain's ship and receive
the payment due for the good cheer which had been
afforded to his guest. The cab drove to different places,
on sr

ghtly varying pretexts, and at last reached the Col-
wood Dock, where they found the captain of the vessel
ch had brought the delinquent over from America,
who, in addition to giving him a very bad cbaracte.r,
iced to nnv a,,,r+i-Aric, few him aml the waiter gave him

ito the custody of iii-espac-e.-314he—w-ouid-be captain was
Jingly introduced to the notice of the police magis..
yesterday, where he gave his name as Samuel Con-
and the above narrative was elicited. Before the
'ate he behaved with the most callous indifference
that he ordered his breakfast, which was kind";
applied, and that he fully meant to
. pay for it—but—only
was not convenient; The magistrate, remarking that
-Ise did not fall within his jurisdiction, disTM'
end the pseudo captain left the court with half

Lased the

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GUNrownER PLOT.—A lecture ion the subject of "The
Gunpowder Plot, and the glorious Revolution of 168 S, achieved
by Wil jam, Prince of Orange," was delivered in the Concert-
hall, Lord Nelson-street, last night, by the Rev. Henry Cooke,
A. 8., minister of St. Matthew's, Scotland-road. The hall
was filled by a respectable audience, and the reverend lecturer
was received with loud cheers. In the course of an interest-
ing lecture,_ he dwelt in eloquent terms upon the uncom pro.
A a 1.... firametra)i mn

lasing malignity of Popish counsels, ana mem oeuivi..i.ing
tendency; and drew a vivid picture of the benefits temporal
and spiritual, which had been conferred on the nation by the
firm establishment of Protestant principles, as these were
settled by the glorious revolution of 1635, which fixed the
He inculcated caution.

Protesk.
however, in watching and resisting t
Popery; and concluded by urging vigilance and Christii
energy on all who were present.