The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1842-07-01 00:00:00

It is ~:4serted, on the authority of parties connected with
the Mint, that the half-farthing coinage will not be ready fo
two or Olive months

THE LARGEST YET.—The Queen of the Ocean, a British
vessel, cleared from Mobile on the 25th ult., with 3,301 bales
of cotton and eight boxes of merchandise.
We are sorry to hear of the serious illness of Mrs. Pox,
widow of the great statesman, at her seat near Chertsey.
The vonerable and respected lady is in her 90th year.—Globe.
A man of the name of Hartigan, who was committed for
perjury, hung himself in Ennis Jail on Wednesday night
last, by twisting his blanket round his neck.
The reports from the mountains give high promise of "• a
large supply" of grouse ; in the low lands, also the season
has been propitious for the partridge to increase and multiply ;
while a finer breeding time for pheasants was never known.
At Cambridge it has been determined to raise the price of
the journals from 44d. to 5d., or £1 3s. per year. This course
has been decided upon in consequence of an actual loss on
the circulation of newspapers when sold at 41(1.
By the new turnpike act, the driver of a waggon is liable to
a fine for riding on his waggon, if there be no person on foot
or on horseback to guide the same. This salutary provision
is designed to prevent accidents.
LAST LINK IN THE GREAT CHAIN.—The last link in
the railroad from Boston to Buffalo is soon to be completed.
The last contract for the work between Batavia and Attica,
was taken on Monday, and the whole work is to be completed
this fall.

A MAN GORED TO DEATH BY A BULL.—OH Saturday
last a poor man named Copeland, who resided near Russels-
town Park, was killed by a bull. His body, when found by
his wife, presented a frightful spectacle, being shockingly
mangled by the infuriated animal.—Carlow Sentinel.
The prorogation of parliament, and the consequent retire-
ment of the court to Windsor, begins of course to be a matter
of gossip, though the time depends so much on " public
business" that it is impossible to speculate on it with any
degree of certainty.
Mr. Andrew Mercer, a literary man of much talent, and
the associate of Scott, Campbell, Mungo Park, Dr. Leyden,
and Dr. Alexander Murray, died at Dumfermline on the 11th
instant, in the 67th year of his age, in circumstances, it is
believed, of great penury.
A poor girl, aged 15, who applied to one of the Worcester
parochial clergy to be admitted as a candidate for confirma-
tion, in reply to the inquiry what she thought she was going
to do, said, "To give myself wholly to God—to serve him
through Jesus Christ our Lord, by the grace of the Holy
Spirit." In these times of social and other isms, it is grati-
fying to bear a poor man's child thus express herself.
'AL ACCIDENT AT MOSTYN COLLIERY.—We regret to
;hat on the morning of Monday three persons were de-
d, and a fourth seriously injured, by an explosion of
ip in the Marsh pit. The deceased are Wm. Jones.
cousins of the name of Davies. The name of the
•is Peter Thomas. The remains of the poor victims
ried at Whitford, on Wednesday. The violence of
.rjosion was such that one of the youths, named Davies,
terally blOwn to atoms, his skull being cleft in twain,
is limbs twisted and torn into threads, and scattered in
every direction.

survivor

were bui
the expl,

SHOCK OF EARTHQUAKE.—On Tuesday evening the
of an earthquake was distinctly felt at Cartmel. A
_Affable ckange,had taken place in the atmosphere, the
.emperature of which suddenly fell 15 degrees ; the air was
filled with clouds of a dark red, and rain was thought to be
approaching. Between 10 and 11 o'clock at night a strange
rumbling noise was heard underground, which made several
houses shake, after which the noise died away, and was not
repeated.—Carlisle Patriot. The Westmoreland Gazette
has a similar paragraph.
THE WEATHER.—Within the last few days there has, we
regret to have to say, been such high wind, accompanied at
intervals by heavy rain, as to cause serious fears for the
safety of the early potato crop. The fine weather with which
we have been blessed this season made the potato-stalks
shoot up high and luxuriantly, filling the hearts of the peo-
ple with joy at the prospect of an early and plentiful crop.
But these hopes, the high wind, it is feared, is calculated to
blast to a considerable extent. On the sea-coast, especially,
where the crops have less shelter and are more exposed than
those in the island, the injury and the danger are supposed,
to be greater.—Dublin Evening. Mail.
THE LIGHT OF ALL NATIONS.—DEAL.—The apprehen-
sions many have entertained with respect to the practicability
of floating the caisson are now happily disposed of. About
twelve o'clock on Thursday night, without any extraordinary
assistance from steamers, it was drawn from its position on
the beach into deep water, and, we are happy to record,
floated buoyantly on the waves. Owing to the prevalence of
a strong south-west breeze, it was deemed advisable not to
proceed to the Goodwin Sands until the weather moderates.
In a day or two we have no doubt the huge iron monster will
be towed to its place of destination, and a very important
task will then have been achieved.
The Morning Herald says, speaking of the traitor Francis,
now lying under sentence of death—" Each succeeding post
delivery brings us a pile of letters on the subject of the execu-
tion of the traitor Francis, now under sentence of death ; in
none is the extreme penalty of the law advocated. There
seems, indeed, to be an almost universal expectation enter-
tained that the life of the treasonable ruffian will be spared,
but that for the remainder of his days he will be subject to
some such exemplary punishment as will effectually deter
others from the committal of the brutal offence of which he
has been convicted."
HORRIBLE DEPRAVITY.—Hannah Roberts, aged 19, was
committed to Flint gaol last Friday week for administering
arsenic to her husband with an intent to poison him. Mr.
Roberts, surgeon, Holywell, deposed that he was called in to
see the husband on the 15th instant, and that he was labour-
ing under the effects of poison ; she confessed to him that
she had given him poison in potatoes. Witnesses were pro-
, duced who gave similar testimony, and who deposed selling
the arsenic to the prisoner. A verdict of wilful murder was
returned against her at the inquest on the body of her

husband. -
THE WEAVER CHURCHES.—On Saturday morning, the
Lord Bishop of the diocese proceeded to the consecration
of the second new church built by the trustees of the river
Weaver, situated upon an eminence in the township of Cas-
tle Northwich. The site was given by J. J. Tollemache,
Esq., M.P., for South Cheshire. The church which is a great
ornament to the town, and is seen from every part of it—will
seat 450 persons, all of which seats are free, and intended,
of course, principally for the flatmen upon the river. After
the ceremony of consecration, the bishop preached an excel-
lent discourse from the well-known words of our Lord and
Saviour, " Come unto me all ye that labour and are heavy
laden and I will give you rest,"—a text peculiarly appro-
priate. Prayers were read by the incumbent, the Rev. Mr.

CONDEMNED SERMONS.-At a Court of Aldermen on
Friday, Alderman Brown brought forward the subject of the
alleged exhibition made of the culprit Daniel Good, in the
chapel of Newgate, on the occasion of the condemned sermon.
He stated that the circumstances were very much exagger-
ated ; and with regard to the representation that the prison
dress had been taken off,l and the prisoner :accommodated
with other clothes, said it was well known that the goal of
Newgate was a prison for untried prisoners, and that no
prison dress was used in Newgate. Good had, however, been
permitted, after condemnation, to change the clothes in
which he had been tried, and to wear the altered dress on
his execution as well as in the chapel. He moved a resolu-
tion for the exclusion of all strangers from the chapel in future
which was carried unanimously. A second resolution was
carried for delivering of the first to each of the sheriffs upon
coming into office ; and a third motion, respecting the
presence of strangers within the goal during the execution of
capital convicts, was referred to the goal committee.

ACCIDENT AT DOWLAIS.—A dreadful accident occurred
at these works on Wednesday, which put an end to the exist-
ence of two fellow beings. Two men, named Edward Burke
and Frank Smith, were cleaning a culvert under one of the
blast engines. The engine tenter, in ignorance of any per-
sons being in the culvert, tapped a boiler, the hot water and
steam from which descended into it. The poor fellows,
frightened at the noise of the steam, made a rush towards a
ladder, by which they might ascend from the culvert. The
ladder was fixed in a winch, about )5 feet deep, by the side
of the engine-house. It was through this passage that the
water and steam from the boiler descended to the culvert.
At the foot of the ladder they were met by a stream of scald-
ing water, which continued to pour over them during their
ascent. Burke's appearance was pitiable in the extreme,
nearly all the skin having peeled off his body. Byte lin-
gered in the greatest agony until Friday evening, when death
put a period to his sufferings. Smith survived him only until
Sunday morning.

LONDON EPISCOPAL WELSH CHURCH.—On Saturday a
meeting of noblemen and gentlemen connected with the
principality was held at the Thatched House Tavern, to re-
ceive the report of a provisional committee, which had been
appointed some months back, with a view to building, or
otherwise establishing in the English metropolis, a church or
chapel, for the purpose of divine worship in the Welsh lan-
guage. From the report it appeared that the subscriptions
amounted to nearly £2,250, which would not be sufficient to
build a church. It being desirable, however, to make some
provision for the spiritual wants of the Welsh residents of
the metropolis, the committee suggested the propriety of en-
gaging a suitable building for temporary use. A negociation
had been set on foot to that end with the trustees of the
Episcopal Church, in Ely-place, Holborn, and there was
every reason to believe that it might be had upon eligible
terms. The project had been explained to the Bishop of
London, whose sanction had Wen obtained, that Right Rev.
Prelate suggesting that provision should be made for guar-
anteeing a stipend of not less than £2OO per annum, for five
years certain, to the clergyman who might be appointed.
Resolutions, in accordance with these suggestions, were then
carried.

ATTEMPT TO ASSASSINATE.—A daring attempt at as-
sassination was committed on Saturday, during the night, on
the person of Mr. Turon, jeweller, residing in Chartres-
street, between St. Louis and Conti, under the following cir-
cumstances :—A man named Doeth owed Mr. Turon eighty
dollars. On Thursday last, about eight o'clock, Doeth went
to the shop of Mr. Turon, accompanied by a man named
Schneider. " I intend to leave the city," said Doeth, " and,
as I cannot pay you before my departure, my friend who is
here will settle with you whenever you desire it ; he has a
small store in Conti-street, near Royal, and is a matt of busi-
ness ; he is in want of a few articles, which
' you can sell him
with the utmost confidence." Schneider then selected a
watch, chain and key, and a few other articles of jewellry.
"Do you live here alone ?" asked one. " Yes," was the re-
ply. " Have you any thing to drink ?" was the next inquiry.
" I have some beer up stairs, if you wish any." Mr. Turon
then went up stairs, followed by Doeth and Schneider. After
they had drunk some beer, D.. and S. began a conversation
in German. Mr. Turon then asked if Schneider wished to
pay for the articles he had purchased immediately. Doeth
answered that Schneider wished them laid aside, and that he
would call next day for the articles, and pay both accounts.
They then went down stairs, and D. and S. left the house
together. On the following day Mr. Turon waited in vain for
Schneider. On Saturday evening, while Mr. Turon, was shut-
ting up his shop, Doeth arrived and said to him, " I believe
Schneider is about leaving, I have been at his house and found
him pecking up his trunks. Did he pay you?" " No," an-
swered Mr. Turon. " Well then, shut up your shop and
come with me to Schneider's house ; he must pay you before
he goes." Mr. Turon then proceeded, accompanied by
i
Doeth, to Schneider's dwelling n Conti-street. The door
bad been left half open, and Schneider was seen occupied at
a large trunk in the middle of the floor. Mr. Turon went in
first, and was followed by Doeth, who shut the door after
i
him, and remained near t. Hele is Mr. Turon," said
Doeth,
will you pay him Certainly," answered
Schneider.
" immediately. He then took his pocket
book, stooped down to the candle, which was on the floor,
took sonic notes out, and feigned to present them to
Mr. Turon, who, unsuspicious, was advancing to count
them, when Schneider, by a quick movement, caught
Mr. Turon by the neck, and held him with a firm grasp,
while Doeth, who was behind, also seized him ; they then
took a short rope, with a stick attached to each end of it,
which had, no doubt, been prepared for the purpose, and
passed it round his neck, and began to pull, against the
other, so as to strangle him. During the struggle, Mr.
Turon seized Schneideri by both ears, and then began a des-
perate wrestle, n which Mr. T. would certainly have been
overcome, had he not, luckily, seized Schneider's little fin-
ger between his teeth, and hit it off. The pain of this caused
him to slacken his grasp for a moment, during which Mr.
Turon, who was then near the door, gave it a heavy kick,
and cried out murder. Doeth and Schneider, aldrmed by
-the cry, opened the door and fled. Schneider was arrested
yesterday, in his boarding-house in Toulouse-street, by Mr.
Reinecke, and is now in safe custody.—New Or, Pee,
Jvne 6.