The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1842-08-12 00:00:00

Mr. Mackianon has obtained leave to brg in a
terment of the dead in large towns.

Lieutenant-Colonel Lord Guillanjore has been chosen Aide-de-
Camp to the Qneen, in the room of Colonel Dennie, killed at

Nearly 200 shipwrigl
Tyne left their work lg
to reduce their wages

A verdict of wilful murder

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lodging-house keeper at Bath, for the murder of his wi

STRIKE OF THE GLASGOW COLLIERS.—No accommodation be.
tween the men and their employers has been yet brought about,
The potatoe fields are suffering, and the district remains in a very
uneasy state.

A Staffordshire nailer, at the present rat
make a thousand nails, two inches long, ]
pence; and a thousand is accounted a g
generality of workmen.

The Belfast election is not expected to
Le 15th. Mr: Emerson Tennent and Lo

of work, is obliged to
r one shilling and six-
)d day's work for the

c place till Monday

—......— --.1 Hamilton Chichester
lave issued their addresses on the conservative side. On the
liberal side, Mr. Ross, of Rosstrevor, has addressed the electors,
and it is said that Mr. Shafto Adair will also come forward.

POWER OF STEAM.-It is on the rivers, and the boatman may re.
pose on his oars ; it is on the highways, and exerts itself along the
courses of land conveyance ; it is at the bottom of mines, a thou
sand feet below the earth's surftice ; it is in the mill and the work-
shops of the traders. It rows, it pumps, it excavates, it carries, it
craws, it lifts, it hammers, it pins, it weaves, it prints.—Webster'4
Lectures.

It is stated, that the force of this country, which ere now has
concentrated in the China seas, amounts to fifty-seven vessels of
war, of which nineteen are steamers, and 15,000 troops, exclusive
of the sailors of the fleet. Such a force indicates that a govern-
ment, of which the Duke of Wellington is a member, will not carry
on " a little war," and points to the speedy conclusion of our con-
test with the Celestial Empire.

Tile TARIFF.—We already hear of a few cattle and pigs being
imported into Hull under the new tariff, but we cannot expect any
notable reduction in butchers' meat until October, when pickled
beef and pork will be admissible. The American article will then
inevitably supersede the Irish, and ther consequence will be that
the immense number of Irish cattle now slaughtering for curing
will find their way to the shambles fresh. Hams, of quality equal
to any English hams, are already imported and selling at from 4d.
to 7d. per lb.

A dinner was given by several members of the House of Com..
mons at the Clarendon Hotel, on Saturday, to Lord Mahon and
Mr. Sergeant Talfourd, to celebrate the passing of the Copyright
Bill, at which Lord Monteagle (in the absence of the Chancellor,
who was prevented by indisposition from attending) presided.
Amongst the company present were Lord Campbell, Lord Lyttleton,
Lord Ashley, the Attorney-General, the Right Hon. W. E. Glad-
stone, and Sir Howard Douglas.
The Court of Queen's Bench, on the '2ll of June last, decided that
an unmarried female is not liable, under the Vag
4, c. 83, s. 4. to punislnnent for neglecting to nv
ohild, to which she is made subject under the Pi
5 Wm. 4. c. 76, s. 71. The impression ce
liable, and the orders of the Poor Law Cot_
effect; but the court determined that the word "child" in tt
Vagrant Act applies to legitimate children only

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,aintain her bastard
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as that she was
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IMPORTATION OF FOREIGN CATTLE.—SOITTAAMPTON, Au
Yesterday (Sunday) the French brig sylphide. Captain Al
arrived at this port from Moriaix. with 75 live ca
being the first importation of foreign oxen at S,

hampton

the passing of the new tariff. ills.
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morning, the Mermaid, Captain Corneile, arrived at this puL al
Guernsey. She has brought five head of cattle from Perous......
small harbour on the coast of France, near the Seven Islands. This
is the only importation of foreign live stock at Dartmouth since Sir
IC. Peel's tariff became law.

At the Guildford Assizes on Thursday, the Hon. Mr. Greville, a
gentleman well known on the turf, brought au action for libel
against the proprietors of the Sunday Times newspaper. The libel
complained of was contained in a report of the proceedings of the.
last Epsom races, and the plaintiff was accused of haying with-
drawn his horse, Canadian, from the race in order that he might
win several large bets that he had made against him. The de-
fendants put several pleas upon the record, which were, in fact,
tantamount to a plea of justification.—Verdict for the plaintiff,
damages '250.

SINGULAR DISCOVERY OF A SllARR.—Captain Rowland, belong-
ing to the brig Anglesea, from Rio Janeiro for Antwerp, which
arrived off Dover on Wednesday last, reports that on the 24th of
last month, in lat. 50 47, long. 10.10 W., he came up with the
wreck of a vessel apparently about 5 ,0 tons burden, and of Ameri-
can build. The weather being favourable, he, together with seve-
ral of the crew, boarded her, for the purpose of ascertaining her
name. On reaching her deck, they were startled by a loud splash.
ing in the hold, when, upon taking off the hatchway, they dis-
covered an enormous shark entangled amongst the beams of the
ship's bottom, which had been carried away ; on seeing them it
made a desperate dart at one of the crew, who luckily fell back
upon the deck and escaped. After considerable difficulty they
managed to kill the monster and haul it out of the wreck on board
their vessel. It measured 20 feet in length, and was of a very
great weight. The name of the wreck was not learned, on ac-
count of the stern being gone.

LIORTHOUSE DESTROYED BY FIRE.—The lighthouse on the
North Quay, at Ayr, was observed to be on fire about half-past
ten o'clock on Thursday morning, and before any effectual assist.
ance could be rendered the whole fabric was burned. It was built
of wood, and had faced the storms of nearly seventeen years. No
cause can be assigned for the occurrence of the accident.—ScOts-

An Paper,

BUYING A HORSE FOR A CLERGYMAN.—At Melksham fair, on
Wednesday, a countryman was looking at some horses which were
exhibiting for sale, when a gentleman in clerical attire, and repre-
senting himself to be such, applied to him to purchase a particular
animal which he pointed out, saying as a clergyman he did not
like to be seen in such engagements, at the same time telling him
he would give him a sovereign for his trouble. The trick took : the
young man. " nothing green," paid 413 13s. for a horse not worth
XS, which being done the clergyman was not to be found, and the
purchaser had to take his bargain to himself with " all faults."—
Sherborne Journal.

Lova AND Surc,tnx.—A fine young man belonging to the horse
artillery, blew his brains out on Sunday morning,in Limerick. He
had been paying his addresses for some time previously to a young
woman, and her refusal to marry him, on receiving the route for
this garrison, led, it is supposed, to the committal of the rash act.
He was a steady and excellent soldier, and much respected in the
corps to which he belonged.

ATTEMPT AT MURDER.—We learn the following particulars rela-
tive to an outrage which took place on Friday last in the county
Tipperary :—About half-past two o'clock after midnight on Friday,
the 2gth ult., as Thomas and David Hennessy, of Graffin, in the
barony of Kilnamagh, parish of Donohill, and county of Tipperary
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(the former being un ed` r-agent to Air. Black,) were travelling in a
cart to the assizes at Nenagh, and when not more than one mile
and a half from home, three shots were fired at them in quick suc-
cession, from behind the road ditch, by which Thomas Hennessy
received two severe wounds ; a bullet also passed through his bro-
ther's coat, without taking further effect.—Dublin Evening Mail.

THE OYSTER. SEASON.-The sale of oysters commenced at Bil-
lingsgate on Thursday, at noon, in accordance with a regulation of
the Corporation of London, altering the period of commencing the
oyster season► from twelve o'clock at night on the 4th to the hour

of twelve at noon. On Wednesday afternoon there were twenty
sail of oyster vessels at Billingsgate, and it was expected they
would be increased to forty by the flood-tide next morning. Up-
wards of 300 fellowship porters and others were employed on board
the smacks to measure and deliver the cargoes. The smacks are
principally from Rochester and Colchester. The oysters are re-
ported to be remarkably good; and Mr. Goldham states, that he
never saw finer in August.

HINT TO ELECTORS.—August 20 is the last day for leaving with
the overseers objections to county voters. August 25 is the last
day for the service of objections on electors in counties, or their
tenants, and for the service on overseers of objections to borough
electors; also the last day for the reception of. claims as borough
electors. August 2g, overseers of parishes and townships to semi
lists of electors and lists of objections to the high constable of their
respective hundreds. August 31, all taxes and rates payable on the
Ist March must be paid on or before this day by all persons claim-
ing to be enrolled as burgesses under the new Municipal Corpora-
tions Act.

A SISTER SCOT BY A BROTHER.—Monday afternoon the in-
habitants and neighbourhood of Shepperton Cottages, Rosemary
Branch, lioxton, were thrown into a state of excitement, arising
from the following melancholy event occurring at No. 64, Shep-
perton Cottages. It appears that the father is a commissioner of
sewers, and that the family consists of several children. One of
them, a lad about 15 years of age, has been in the habit of keeping
pigeons, and for their protection has kept a pistol loaded to shoot
the cats. One of the daughters, a fine girl about 15 years of age,
was engaged in feeding one of the youngest members of the
family, when a young child, a boy about seven years of age, by
some means obtained possession of the pistol, and fired the weapon ;
but wether it was discharged at any object could not be ascertained.
Unfortunately the charge struck, and we regret to state, no less
than 19 shots, varying in size from' partridge to dock shot, entered
the head of the poor girl. Several of the shot were extracted;
but the worst fears are entertained.

THE LATE MYSTERIOUS DEATH IN DCHLIN.—After a protracted
inquiry of eighteen days, the coroner's jury on the inquest relative
to the death of Mr. Augustine Byrne, of Dublin, found on Wed.
Dewitt), last, the following verdict :—" We find that Mr. Augustine
Byrne was found dead in his bed at No. 1, Albert-terrace, Rath-

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mines, in the parish of St. Peter, and county of Dublin, upon
Saturday, the gth of July, 1842, and we find that the said Mr.
Augustine Byrne met with his death at the said place between
Sunday, the 3d of July, and Saturday, the 9th July, 1842, under
very mysterious circumstances : and that the strongest possible
suspicions attach to Mrs. Ellen Byrne, wife of the said Augustine
Byrne, of the said house, of being accessory thereto." Mrs.
Byrne was then committed for trial under the coroner's warrant.

THs EXCHEQUIR BILL FRA um—lt is confidently asserted in the
city that in the report on the Exchequer Bill affair, now in progress
of tieing printed, it is recommended by the commission that par-
liament should adopt the whole of the issues characterised as
fraudulent, and make provision for the payment of them, with the
sole exception of certain amounts still lying in the hands of two of
the brokers who were chiefly employed in stock transactions and
raising money for Beaumont Smith, Rapallo, Rte. These parties
themselves, it must he observed, are understood to be quite ready
to deliver up the Exchequer Bills thus remaining over undisposed
of, and casually it may be said, in transitu, in their hands for raising
funds when wanted by the chief delinquent and his agents or ac-
complices.—Morning Herald.

DREADFUL HURRICANE.—On the 3d of June, a hurricane of
fearful violence visited Calcutta. destroying and seriously injuring
no fewer than forty vessels in the river, with a great loss of human
life. It scarcely visited Bombay; but its vicinage was manifested
by the most extraordinary, and at the same time inexplicable, de-
pression of all barometic instruments. At Bombay. a couple of
old East India Company China ships have been burnt within a
week of each other when just ready for sea. The Vansittart was
reduced to ashes on the 3d, and the Cornwallis on the 10th June.
The loss of property occasioned by these events, amounts to above
.4'100,000. The fires are believed to have been the work of incen
diary lascars, and .€5OO reward has been offered by the insurance
offices for the detection of the culprits. The suspicion is con-
firmed by the circumstance of another ship, also ready for sea,
and to sail for China to-morrow, having been discovered to be on
fire ; but it was promptly extinguished. It appears that the lascars
had had prepared a large quantity of combustible matter, placed it
below a cask of spirits in the hold, and then set fire to it. The Ore
engines from the government steamers were sent on board, and
speedily extinguished the fire; but the lascars all jumped over-
board, and attempted to make their escape in boats, but they Were g
all seized, and are now in confinement. These peoplege
engagements.
months' pay in advance ; it therefore becomes their interest to
destroy the vessel in order to release them from their enga
WHEAT. &c.—The following parliamentary return ShoWEI the
average price per quarter of wheat, barley, oats, and rye, from the
passing of 9 Geo. IV., c. 60 (July 15, 1828) to the passing
of 5 Viet.e
c. 14 (April 29, 18420 by which it was repealed : .
Wheat. Barley. Oats.
1929 .. 66s 9d .. 35s 2d .. 245 3d
362
11882209
6645
3232 7
6 2422 5
9 Rye.
4d
34 10
1831 .. 4 .. 38 0 •, 25 , • • 35 16
1832 .. 58 Pi 33 1 20 • • 40 0
1833 .. 52 11 .. 27 6 18
1834 .. 46 2 .. 29 0
1835 .. 39 4 29 11
1836 .. 48 6 32 10
1837 55 20 .. 30 4
1838 64 7 31 5
1839 70 8 39
1840 .. 66 4 ;
1841 .. 64 4
1842 .. 63

32 lo
27 9
.. ig 5

Average for the 159
whole period j 4