The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1842-05-17 00:00:00

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Inc amount at present called for
is- £B2 10s. per share, upon which, therefore, ,the holder is
entitled to £4 2s. 6d. per annum. The shares upon which
this interest is payable may be purchased, we believe, at less
than £4O per share, and would thus return 10 per cent, upon
the investment.

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Several letters were received at the General Postoffice by
the last overland mail, via Marseilles, bearing the extra-
ordinary postmark of Hong-Kong, in China.

SACRILEGE.—A most daring act of sacrilege took place in
the parish church of Tawstock during the last week. On
Sunday evening the church was locked up as usual, and
Wednesday morning the sexton found the doors open, and
on examination he found the entire service of valuable com-
munion plate disappeared.—Western Luminary.

No postmaster is allowed under any consideration to de-
tain letters passing through his office and addressed to another
post town, nor can he be permitted to even redirect them,
but they must in future reach the office of their destination,
where alone they are to be re-directed.
Mr. T. Boyfield, under steward to the Marquis of Exeter,
fell down dead in Burghley Park, without any known previous
illness, on Thursday week.
Mr. George Faithful, jun., of Brighton, wss fined £3, on
Wednesday, for an assault on Lord William Hervey, brother
of the present representative of the town.
Sir Charles Napier appeared at the Bal Masque in the
character of Ala, and performed the part admirably.
Captain Elliot wore a Chinese costume, supposed to have
belonged to his friend Commissioner Lin.

Three men have been committed for trial, charged with
wilfully setting tire to the Victoria Inn, in St. Thomas's,
Exeter.

A pint of early potatoes, grown in the open air, was sold
in Edinburgh Market on NloAday, for 3s.

Be assured, that whoever indiscriminate!,
women, has only seen the worst part of them

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The installation of the Duke of Northumberland, as Chan-
cellor of the University of Cambridge, is fixed for Monday
the 4th July. The Duke of Wellington has accepted an invi-
tation to be present.

FALL OF A RAILWAY BRIDGE.—On Thursday a fearful
accident occurred on the works of the Eastern Counties'
Railway, at Kelvedon, in the fall of a stupendous bridge,
which was very near completion, occasioning the loss of one
life, and injuring six other persons. The damage is estimated
at £2OOO.

BRIGHTON ELECTION:A petition has been sent to Lon-
don against the return of Lord Alfred Hervey. It is signed
by Lieutenant-colonel Roberts, Colonel Trickey, Mr. Jolly,
and the principal supporters of the liberals, and alleges bri-
bery and treating to have taken place to secure the return of
Lord Hervey.

GUNS FOR THE PRINCE OF WALES.—A townsman of
ours, named Griffiths, has manufactured and sent to the
Prince of Wales a brace of guns, which, though complete in
all parts, weigh only one ounce and a half and a fourpenny-
piece. The individual, although only a young man, manu-
factured all the parts, we are told, with his own hands.—
Birmingham Advertiser.

MADEIRA.—The Queen of Portugal has issued two de-
crees regarding the island of Madeira, by the first of which
American eagles and dollars are to be legally current in that
island, at the rate of 1,000 reis per dollar, and English sove-
reigns and silver coin, which were already current there at
the rate of 4,600 reis per sovereign, are now to be raised to
that of 4,800 reis per sovereign. By the second decree rice
the produce of Asia is rendered admissible there, under what-
ever flag and from whatever place imported.

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Since our last, the weather has been exceedingly propitious
for the growing crops of grass and corn, and, indeed, for ve-
getation in general. Gentle and not too copious showers of
rain having fallen at intervals during the week, accompanied
and followed by soft warm breezes from the S. and S.W. ;
and the fields, the gardens, and the hedgerows seem now in
almost full summer bloom.

HULL.—The departure of the William Darley steamer,
which was appointed for yesterday, has been delayed until
this morning ; a number of owners and agents for goods
having, we are informed, arrived here by railway from the
the manufacturing districts. Some of them will probably
proceed to Hamburg; while it is likely others have orders to
retain goods already shipped for houses which are burnt
down.—Hull Herald, May 12.
RAILWAY ACCIDENTS-On Wednesday morning an acci-
dent occurred to the five o'clock goods train from Edin-
burgh to Glasgow, by which one of the railway servants was
very seriously injured, and several of the carriages were bro-
ken to pieces.

REPRESENTATION OF DERRY.—Sir Robert Bateson has
esigned his seat as representative for the county of London-
derry, on account of ill health, and his son, who inherits the
virtues, talents, and principles of his father, has come forward
's candidate for the representation.
DISFRANCIIISEMENT err l'"^ OF SUDBURY

[HP, IiOROUb.
—The bill for disfranchishing this borough was brought intc
,ent on Wednesday night. After reciting that bribers
and corruption which prevailed in the town at the last elec-
tion, it enacts that " the borough of Sudbury, in the county
of Suffolk, shall, from and after the passing of this act, cease
to elect and return any burgess or burgesses to serve in the
high caurt of parliament."

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FIRE AT H A MBURGH.—We are glad to learn that none of
the warehouses or other buildings, whether public or private,
in the city of Hatnburn,h are cr

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A law of the city of Hamburgh requires that every building
shall be insured by the State ; and a public tax is annually
levied for that purpose.

NAVY CANVASS.—For some time past the manufacturing
trade of Dundee has, as is too well known, been much de-
pressed, but we are glad to learn that several houses there in
that line have come in for a large share of the navy canvass,.
contracts having just been entered into by them with the go-
vernment to supply 27,000 bolts for the use of the navy. Al-
though it seems that the prices will not realize large profits
to the contractors, still it will do much good to the town, by
affording employment to a great number of the labouring
population, a large portion of whom have been very poorly
off during the four or five past months.—Caledonian Mercury.
EFFECTS OF PUSEYISM.—An Oxford paper, of April 30,
has the following:—" We hear that R. Scott Murray, Esq.,
8.A., of Christ Church. has followed the example of Mr,
Douglas, and conformed to Rome." Mr. Murray, we be-
lieve, was returned to parliament in June last, by the "
emi-
nently Protestant" county of Bucks. We cherished a hope
that his alleged perversion might prove an unfounded ru-
mour ; but a week has now passed over, and we find no con-
tradiction from any quarter; on the contrary, we perceive
his secession spoken of by the Buckinghamshire papers as a
known fact. And yet, strange to say, while the effects of Dr.
Pu
teaching are thus daily becoming more and more
manifestse's
among the young men of his own college, the heads
of houses are actually, at this very moment, proposing him
as a member of the new theological board now in formation.
Record.

THE HAMBURGH SUBSCRIPTION.—A correspondent of
the London Times, In. noticing this subscription, says, with
a good deal of propriety, that " months have passed since a
far greater misfortune betel thousands of our own country-
men in Affghanistan, and yet no subscription is made on be-
half of those they have left behind. Should this be so ?"

WOOD PAVING.—This method of covering our carriage
ways, is becoming very popular in the metropolis. In 1839,
1840, and 1841, the metropolitan company completed nearly
20,000 yards ; and already in this year they have received or-
ders approaching that quantity. Oxford-street, the Old
Bailey, Newgate-street, Jermyd-street, Hammersmith-bridge
and part of Great Holborn, are already contracted for.
PDBLIC EXECUTION AT BRUGES, MAY 11.—This day,
at noon, there was a public execution, by the guillotine, of a
criminal who had murdered his wife after three horrible at-
tempts which had previously failed. In his confession he
avowed having murdered also his first wife and another wo-
man. He is said to be deranged. As there had been no ex,
ecution in this town for 35 years, the spectacle created much
interest and a general disgust at the punishment of death.
Masters of families almost universally ordered all their ser-
vants to keep in doors till the bloody spectacle was over. It
is remarkable that, on the same spot whereon the culprit Was
executed to-day, the superstitious :ceremony of blessing the
(alleged) real blood of JESUS CHRIST took place yesterday
—a striking contrast ! and one which produced reiterated
execrations from the Catholic mob assembled.

PRICE OF WHEAT.-According to a parliamentary paper
recently published, the annual average price of wheat in the
early part of the present century was as follows :-1799, 695.
per imperial quarter ; 1800, 113 s. 10d.; 1801, 119 s. 6d. ;
1802, 625. 10d. ; 1803, 58s. 10d. ; 1807, 755. 4d. ; 1808,
81s. 4d.; 1809, 975. 4d.; 1810, 106 s. sd. ; 1811, 955. 3d. ,
1812, 1265. 6d. ; highest price ever known in E1n8g212a,nc414;51.871d3.:
109 s. 9d. ; 1814, 745. 4d.; 1815, 655.
Since the late corn-law passed in 1828, the highest average
has been 70s. Bd. in 1839, and the lowest ditto, 395. 4(1. in
1835.

We have just learned that the Judges as was notified
would he the case some days ago, gave their opinions on
Tuesday forenoon in Lady Hewley's case, and all, with the
single exception of Baron Maule, confirmed in every parti-
cular the view of the case taken by the Lord Chancellor.
Lords Brougham and Campbell, who were present, coincided
with the views of the majority. There was a large and deePlY
interested audience below the bar and in the gallery. Thu:
the vital point is gained, and her Ladyship's bequest and
longer to be made the means of propagating infiriefity,berethe
the name of Unitarianism. The time is now come
Church of Scotland to step in and enforce her claims., Chief
some expressions that fell from Baron Parke and
a
Justice Tindal, it appears that they consider Presbyterians,icia
i to the
Independents, and Baptists, to have an
the course of the
charity. The final decision is expected in th
session.—Scottish Guardian.
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Tux DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AT lIAMBU7
eGat a loss to form
r From
acquainted with the city of Hamburgh which the fire raged
Let our rea-
°verornin
an idea of the extent of the area
lie west end of
from Wednesday night till Sunday
ders, therefore, imagine a line
drawn fro
whitechapel, the
the Customhouse along Paradise-street,,in_
d down Water-street,
Old Haymarket, up Dale-street, n
i that space were burnt,
and that all the buildings includedthe destruction sustained by
Towns. The career of the
and they will have some idf_aarelse
the ancient capital of the I-/
Let the reader himself suppose
fire was remarkably zigzag.
The fire breaks out there, extends
imfrom
again at our Custo:nhouscel•
_.Thiteehapel, and runs up Hood.
Paradise-street an
kl
From St. John's Market it
along Parad s „far
,e .
street to St. John I,':' Ranelagh-street. Then, by a change
continues its ravines to
ei across old-street, to the top of Duke-
of wind, it dartcstop9.
This, we are assured, will give our street, where it
local readers BB 8.1
,
a of the area occupied by the fire as well.
e
as its singular progress.
whale-ship, in •
oin of a . allusion to the severe cll.
The cap ,
and i„s privations suffered by the • •
mate van
told one of them that _ inhabitants of
. ~,,r,en, to . he sincerely pitied the
Seitz- " IT, to which he was condemned.miserable "Miserable r
eraxclaimed the phi osop lc savage : " I have always had a fish.
bone through my nose, and plenty of train oil to drink ; what
more could I possibly desire ?"---N 11- eto .L °Whig Magazine.
lands of Latheron, when
A CALCULATING GENitis.—A. young man, in the high
fillin
dule, at the time of the 1 t he householders' sche-
gup t . .
a e census, supposing himself under
25, entered his age as 20 •, in conformit with the instructions
to that effect ; but, yieldin to his y a' superior know-
ledge, who assured him thatg he had culampleate his 25th year,
lie wished to correct his mistake, andosmeeing ho had 20 down
already, thought he had only toadd a 5, whereby lie made
himself 205 years of age l--John 0' Groat Journal.