The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1842-03-18 00:00:00

MISCELLANEOUS

THE QUEEN V. AcLAND.;—This indictment, which was
against Mr. Acland, the anti-corn-law lecturer, for a libel
on William Robinson, Esq., the late Mayor of Lancaster,
has been arranged : the defendant making an apology in
court, and expressing his regret, a nominal punishment of ls.
fine was inflicted.
A GALLANT WITNESS.-At a trial the other day in Clon-
mel, a police constable, who was examined as a witness, after
giving his testimony that the prosecutrix in the case was
worthy of credit on her oath, added :—" I know nothing of
her but what I heard the neighbours say ; and, in my opinion,
what women say of one another is not werthy of belief."

THE LATE THEODORE HO(
of the family or this popular w
fact that his personal property
value of --ClOO. The will and c__
whole being on a single sheet of 1
far back as 1823.—Britannia.
CORONER'S INQUEST.—FEIGHTFI

Mete destitution

ged from the

been se

—On Saturday af, ernoon a let
before Air. Walclev

University College Hospital, on the t
aged 22, whose death was occasionet
explosion of one of the main pipes bel
Gas Company, on Tuesday evening las

AN ODD MISTAKE.— __
Denis Keenan, a national school!"
sentenced to seven year-'
under false pretences. Much atnust
court, from the circumstance of 11,-
father, inadvertently proceeding
jury had given in their verdct.-

1 atedor

of the crew of t

MELANCHOLY OCCURREN(
occurred this week to a p
ter Mermaid. The Mermaid e
last, at noon, off North Queensierry
ceeding half a mile distant from tl.e sho
men, seven in number, who we:C etit, (01
were in the act of returning in the boat to
she shipped a sea a short distance from t
stantly swamped. The accident was seer_
and prompt assistance rendered, by which t
seven were rescued, but the others periehc
paper.

SHOCKING CASE.---At the Glamorgan assize
Thomas, aged 30, was charged with the wilful t
stepdaughter. The deceased lived with her fat
mother, the latter of w hom had two childrer
It appeared from the evidence that the poor
and not altogether of sound mind, and that
absence she was treated it, the most cruel m
mother-in-law. In winter she was put to bed
allowed to get up tip 10 next morning. She I
eating potatoe-peelings off the dunghiil„ und.at
ciously when it was given her by the neighbot
ceased's head was cut, as if by blows, in severa
there were lice in the wounds. There was sol
in the evidence, and the Jury returned a verdi
slaughter."
Loss OF THE INDIA EMIGRANT

from Port Philip give further particulu
India emigrant shin, while on her voya
that colony. The India had 198 person

Greenock on the 4th of June last. On th
lowing, when in south latitude 15, and ices

caught fire, in consequence of the igi
a lighted candle, while being incautio
In a very brief space of time the Ile
whole ship, but fortunately a French
came near to render assistanc

Upon t

o the

of her c

lowered there was, as usual, a tre
became immediately swamped,
passengers except one, being Crow
conduct of the mate all the remainin

rect ac

of the I

ed, but

sonic were almost in a state of
jured by the fire. The whole were r
Janeiro, where the British merchants
mauder of the French whaler with a gold chronometer,
the shipmaster with an elegant gold snuff-box. The su
£lOOO was also raised for the emigrants, who had lost every-
thing by the fire, the officers and the crew of the I
ship Potomac having generously subscribed 550 doll
Grindley, which was to convey the emigrants to Port Phil 4.
had not arrived up to the 19th of October last. Here the
necessity is shown of providing a sufficient number of boats.
—Standard.

American
tars. The

DESTRUCTION OF THE OXFOP-D
—About seven o'clock on Sunday morning, an
broke out on the premises of Mr. Parsons, man-.
adjoining the Post-office, in the Iligh-street, Oxford.
flames immediately communicated to the Post-office on t,
east side, and the house of Mr. Charles Foster, jun., drape
and haberdasher, on the west. It was a considerable time
before a sufficient supply of water could be obtained to work
the engines, so that the flames got the complete ma
and those three houses were very soon entirely destroyed
The flames caught the roof of Mr. Marshall's house, which
has been considerably injured. Property to the amount of
at least £7,000 must have been lost or destroyed. The fire
is supposed to have originated in a flue which communicated
with a beam, and thus remained in a smouldering state all
night. The houses are insured in the County Fire-office.

'-OFFICE TIT

One day lately. when Mr. Shirreff, shei a, _
Orkney, was returning in his drosky to Kirkwall fro
dall, where he had been on business, accompanied by
who rode a small Shetland pony. Mr. Shireff was
by the cries of his son. Upon looking back he
dog attack and take hold of his son, a young b'-
years of age, by the collar of his coat, and •
pony's back, when little Trip (the Shetla.
seized hold of the dog by the neck with
bit, and shook him so severely that he ran ;
S., it was said, would not part with Trip
tion, he is so docile and attached to his
they to him.—John's 0' Groat's Journa
THE LATE MATIOXIS OF HE::—
of the late Marquis of Hertford is said to be one
remarkable documents ever bequeathed to po-'
present marquis, we believe, suereds to XIV
Lady Strachan. Marchioness di Salsa.'-
La Comtesse Rich heath sum of ;£'
Regent's-park, and a prospective
casket :at Messrs. Coutts'; at least
lady's maid to the Lady Strachan is sett a proper
mated value of which varies from X 150,000 to
Lord Henry Seymour, nil. The wines, said to
£lO,OOO, are left to a comparative stranger, and lel
considerable amount to foreigners of high and low c
It is our melancholy duty to record the
nerable Dr. Singleton, Archdeacon of Northtuv
Canon of Worcester Cathedral. His decease
sudden, and took place on Sunday, March 13t1
Castle, the seat of the Duke of Northumbei
chaplain he was, and where he had been for so
visit. Though he had been suffering much fro
Lion during winter, vet no serious apprehensions of Bang(
were entertained ; indeed his health was supposed to be '
proving: when, having retired to his own.chamLa .
to reading the evening prayers, on Sunday last, la
found lifeless on the floor by the servant who entered a
time afterwards. The cause of his death is supposed to 1.
been water on the chest ; and his age, as nearly as we c
ascertain it, must have been about 58 years.
ARSON AT CARLISLE.—On Saturday morning, abow
o'clock, the Angel Inn, English-street, Carlisle, wr
vered to be on fire, but, by the prompt arrival of a
the flames were subdued in about en hour.
of the premises, however, by Mr. Graham, super.._
police, ample proof appeared that they had been wilfully
fire to, and he immediately took into custody Mrs. Chri
pherson, the landlady, her servant, and daughter. A
o'clock on the same day they were examined befoie the
gistrates, when Mary Blaylock, the servant, confesses
having prepared peat, wood, shavings, and other mate
by her mistress's order, to burn the house, for the pur
of recovering the insurance upon the premises, whicl.
£5O upon her stock, and £350 on her furniture, ur
promise to convey her to America to her hush,-
Christopherson recriminated by laying the ' -
posal to the girl. The prisoners were then removeu
ordered to be kept in separate confinement.-
Journal.

FORD'S WILL

,u runs tt

death of the \

me time on a

previous

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lame of t

THE TRAGEDY IN ALDERNIANBLTRY
coroner's inquest sat on view of the bodi(
his children, whose melancholy end we
Maurice Nathan, one of the ;witnesses to
affecting. He stated his place of reside
burgh, but that being in London on busi
lodgings on Friday evening at the house of the
The witness entered into a long detail of the conduct
deceased on Saturday evening, tending to show a IT
aberration of mind. Amongst other things. he had v
quisitively, although a perfect stranger, inquired it
affairs. and pressed him that he should give him sow
that he should want a warehouse in London, and
would take him into his service. The deceased's imp,
ties lasted probably as long as an hour and a half. Pest
whilst he was in bed, he heard a noise up stairs, and a
He afterwards listened, and in about three minutes he 1
one of the children cry out, " Oh, wicked father!" and
a sort of scuffle ensued, which was presently succeeded b
sound resembling the splashing of water on the floor.. 1
mediately after this all was quiet. He next heard the
run down with great rapidity and cry out. He soon at
beard Mrs. Lucas exclaim that her husband had murder
her children. The witness then described the spectacle
had witnesses on entering the two rooms in which the hod
of the father and his children had been stretched in deatl
The jury returned a verdict of temporary derangement.
subscription has been set on foot by the Lord Mayor for
widow.

s, he had

THE EDINBURGH AND GLASGOW RAILWAY.—
ber of persons (says the Glasgow Argus) who pa
this line on Sunday last, going and coming, was 8;
morning train from Glasgow there were nine carri
of each class, carrying 259 passengers, the greatet
whom were for Bishopbridge, Kirkintilloch, and t
in the west. The morning train from' I
rival in Glasgow had 197 passengers.
from Glasgow had 143 passengers, and the
from Edinburgh 279.
In the morning train from Glasgow there were—
First class passengers
Second do. do.
Third do. do.
Evening train from Glasgow—
First class passengers
Second do. do.
Third do. do.
In the morning train from Edinburgh there were
First class passengers.
Second do. do. • •
Third do. do. .. • •
Evening train from Edinburgh—
First class passengers
Second do. do
Third do. do

The eveni

TRH MURDER OF MR. Pow ELL.--At the Arm 4b
on Monday last, Francis Hughes was put upo- ,is
the murder of this much lamented gentleman. , e v
guilty, and Mr. Justice Crampton, in passing sew
dressed the prisoner thus :—You, Francis Hughes,
indicted for the murder of Mr. Powell, and a ju
country has found you guilty of that murder ; an
suaded there is not one person in the court, who L
trial, that is not fully convinced of the justice of that
forethought.
In pursuance of that verdict, it now becomes my
rproceed,
d ,
pass the sentence of the law upon you. You did
no
mit the crime of which you have been convicted in
or the heat of blood, but coolly, and with 1 pa
and your party met on the 2d of JanuarN'
the house of your victim ; be was refresh'r;.- n(
i,, himself after
labours of the day ; you entered the ho 1
from the very arms of his child, and lise, you dragged
then murdered
you• , hi,
were a principal in that
justice; you suborned witnesses to murder; you thought to eva,
the courage of a high-mindedgirl, perjure themselves, hi
police, rendered nugatory your
the law. Of what crime had r attempt to escape the J.--
He was fulfilling .the orders this murdered man been ;ui
some secret law of some of his employer, had he brok
associated. The secretseverest sentence
society with which you we
sentence of the law must therefor
be passed upon you for
no prospect of a this heinous crime. I can hold on,
mortal like reprieveyoursei to you; lam a weak, frail fellow-
command over can only sentence the body, I have no
for you, even if the soul; 'thanks be to God there is a refuge
than it is. ~ C your crime was ever so much more heinous
away," is the oßite unto me, and I will in no wise turn you
advantage of entreaty of the Gospel. I conjure you to take
your sins ; d. this blessed invitation, and purge yourself of all
to expect an 'vest yourself of all hope, for it is useless for you
y• The sentence of the law is, that you be taken,
on Wednesd
and do ay, the 20th day of April, to the place of hanging,
there hang till you be dead.