The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1842-11-22 00:00:00

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n the printing depart-
ent, 10,583,930 pages were printed during the year ending
April Ist, 1841. This included 4,788,000 pages of Scripture.
There have been about 50 books printed. Education is
making wonderful advances, as we infer from the number of

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scholars attending school, and from the fact that 28 school-
houses have been built during the last year. There are 357
common schools, taught by 505 teachers, and containing
18,034 scholars. A stone church, 120 feet by 60, has been
finished at Kealakekua. Benevolent contributions by the
natives have amounted to 4,330 dollars 86 cents. The pre-
sent number of members of the church is 16,903 ; of habi-
tual hearers on the Sabbath, 18,650.—New York Tribune.
A JU DICIA L COMBAT.-At Natchez, by the latest advices,

a duel between Judge Tenney and Mr. N. C. Rowley was in
train of preparation. It was to take place on the Arkansas
shore, opposite to Prince Town. Each of the principals was
to be armed with a rifle, a pair of duelling pistols, and a
bowie-knife. The rifles were to be discharged at 30 paces'
distance, then to advance at pleasure, to the fall of one or
both of them. The cause of the duel is said to he through a
decision of Judge Tenney, at the Circuit Court in Concordia,
affecting Mr. Rowley's property. This is quite an improve-
ment on the usual tardy course of appeal. Should the Judge
receive a rifle ball through the heart, we presume it will be
held that his decision was wrong, and ought to be set aside.
On the other hand, should his honour succeed in plunging
a bowie-knife fist deep in the thorax of Mr. Rowley, the law
of the judge will stand good, and the equity of his decision
be unquestionable.—Guiana Chronicle.
MIDLAND COUNTIES RAILWAY.—On Friday last a special
meeting of the proprietors in this undertaking was held at
Derby. Mr. James Heyworth, after a long address, moved
the following resolution :—" That a committee of share-
holders, not being directors, of this company, be now ap-
pointed, to make full inquiry and examination, and forthwith
to report their judgment and opinion to the shareholders at
large, with reference not only to the past, present, and pro-
bable future expenditure of the funds of the company (both
on capital and income account,) but also with reference to
the rates of fares and freights charged, and proper to be
charged, by the company for the carriage of passengers and

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goods; and to their other sources of income (whether at
present available to their full extent or not,) and to the gene-
ral management of the company's affairs." The resolution
was put to the meeting, and after a long discussion, the num-
bers stood,—

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For the motion ...
Against the motion

Majority in favour of the motion

We believe toe appointment of this committee will have the
effect of economising the management of this great line of
railway, and probably all the reductions recommended (to
the extent of £17,788) will be carried out.

ATTEMPT AT ASSASSINATION.—This town was thrown
into a state of great consternation between 8 and 9 o'clock
on Thursday night, by a report that the Rev. Edmd. Mort-
lock, 8.D., Fellow of Christ's College, had been fired at by
his nephew, Fr,,derick Cheethani Mortlock. Mr. Mortlock,
it appears, was sitting in one of his rooms in the Fellow's
wing of the College, about half-past eight, in company with
Mr. Thomas Mitchell, when his nephew opened the door,
and, making some observations, said he would shoot them
both, at the same time presenting a pistol. Mr. Mitchell
made his escape, and the missile from the pistol, which has
not yet been discovered, grazed the clothes of Mr. Mortlock,
providentially without injuring the rev. gentleman. The
assassin, in the mean time, made his escape, lashing two
hunting whips together, and dropping a height of three stories
into the Fellow's garden, having first bolted the door, which
was in vain attempted to be forced while he was making his
escape. The unhappy young man has before been held to
bail, and imprisoned in default, for threatening his uncles—
Edmund, the object of the above diabolical attack, and
Thomas, the head of the eminent banking establishment, for
some grievance, real or supposed, relative to his father's will,
to which they are executors.—Cambridge Independent Press.
—The examination of the prisoner took place on Friday,
when the Rev. Mr. Mortlock deposed, that on the night in
question the prisoner entered his room, and immediately
presented a pistol, and drew the trigger, but the cap only
went off. He then rose from his chair, when his nephew
drew a dagger from its sheath and raised it as if to strike if
molested, and witness thinks he threatened to use it if he
was interfered with. Witness took up a chair that stood
near, with a high close back, so as to shield his person, in
the event of another discharge. At this moment Mr. Mit-
chell left the room, and the prisoner approached, and wit-
ness, dropping the chair, was collared by him ; he at the
same time used some strong language, charging him with
robbing the prisoner of his property. Witness replied in a
mild and collected tone, to the effect, " You are mistaken,
John; I have no property of yours—l cannot have." After
some further conversation on this subject, the prisoner fired,
and witness felt that he was wounded, but could not tell
whether seriously or not, and prisoner releasing him, he im-
mediately quitted the room and went into that of Mr. Cart-
mell, the door of which stood open, and there examined the
wound in the presence of Mr. Thompson, a fellow of the
college, and was surprised to find it so slight. It is a round
wound, red round the circumference, and a little blacker in
the centre. A small quantity of blood issued. Witness
then returned to his room, the door of which had been found
closed. The ball has been since found. The trousers wit-
ness had on were pierced in two places where the flap is
doubled over, and also the drawers and shirt (produced).
There were holes as described, and a small quantity of blood
on the shirt. The ball was found by witness on the ground.
After taking off his clothes before retiring to bed (and after
having had the wound examined by Mr. Ficklin), he sup-
posed that it shook out of his drawers, to his great distrdss,
as he had hoped that his nephew had merely attempted to
frighten him. [The witness here appeared much affected.]
—Mr. Cartmell and other witnesses were examined, and the
prisoner was committed to take his trial at the assizes for
felony.

SPLENDID TABLE COVER.—One of the most splendid
specimens of needle work we ever had the pleasure of wit-
nessing has this week been submitted to our inspection by its
ingenious producer. It is a table cover, measuring eight
feet square, and is composed of 3570 pieces of various
coloured woollen cloths, so sewn together, and so scienti-
fically combined into each other, as to give it a rich pictorial
effect, analagous to mosaic. The subjects represent twelve
human characters, principally theatrical, both male and
female ; ten vessels of various descriptions, and each on a
different tack ; two lions ; the union flag, and other devices.
The figures, individually, are most beautifully executed, and
raised from the surface by means of silk thread. The work
was executed solcly by its industrious designer, John Munro,
a native of Paisley, who follows the humble occupation of a
tailor, and it occupied his leisure hours for the period of
eleven years. Mr. Munro is a young man, and he only com-
pleted his self-imposed task in the early part of the present
year. He has exhibited it to many of the nobility and gentry
of Scotland, and a short time ago he had the gratification of
displaying it at Aluwick Castle before their Graces, the Duke
and Duchess of Northumberland, and the visitors at their
princely residence. Mr. Munro is proceeding southwards,
and hopes shortly to be enabled to display it before her
Majesty at Windsor.—Newcastle Journal.
NATIONAL DEBT OF THE UNITED STATES.—RECEIPTS
AND EXPENDITURES OF THE TREASURY.—The national
debt of the United States, including the authorised stock
yet to issue, is 29,380,398 dols., the annual interest upon
which is 1,664,157 dols. Of this indebtedness 25,000,000
dols. have been added since the Ist of March, 1841, as fol-
lows :—The loan of September, 1841, redeemable in 1844,

5,668,000 dols. Part orthe twelve million loan of April last,
redeemable in 1862, 1,596,479 dole. Treasury notes re-
deemable in 1813, 10,003,818 dols. That portion of the
twelve million loan not yet taken, 10,405,521 dole. Of the
increased indebtedness, 14,000,000 dols. have been actually
expended. The receipts into the Treasury of the United
States, from January to July, of the present year, are as
follow :—From Customs (collected before the Compromise
Act went into operation), 7,974,689 dole. From sales of
public lands, 705,000 dols. Miscellaneous sources, 54,145
(lois. On account of the twelve million loan, 1,594,179 dols.
Treasury notes issued by Act of Congress, 8,490,626 dols.
Trust funds, 118,662 dols. ; making a total of 18,567,501 dols.
The expenditures during the same period were—For civil,
miscellaneous, and foreign intercourse, 2,951,167 dols.
Army, 3,620,347 dole. Naval, 3,073.512 dols. Interest on
the public debt, 164,231 dols. Treasury notes redeemed,
6,921,065 dols. Trust funds, 127,283 dols. Making a total
of 16,857.605 dols., being 2,325,091 dols. more than was ex-
pended during the same period of time in the previous year.
—American Paper.

MURDER AT WILTON.—A coroner's inquest was held at
the Bell Inn, Wilton, on Friday last, on the body of a male
infant, which, in consequence of some suspicions, was
searched for and found in a cesspool at the back of Wiltshire's
premises, in Minister-street, by John Bowles, a tailor, and
James Penny, a butcher, who, with a hook and line, first
dragged up an apron, and secondly the body. Mr. Moore,
a surgeon. residing at Salisbury, said, there were no external
or internal marks of violence on it, and was of opinion that
the child was born alive. The next witness was Jane Hayter,
the daughter-in-law of the accused murderer, and, strange to
say, she was not sworn, and pleaded ignorance to every ques-
tion put to her, but admitted that on a certain evening pre-
vious to the discovery of the child she heard unusual noises
in their house after she had gone to rest. The supposed
murderer, Jane Hayter, was then brought up in custody of
Inspector Young, when the jury desired him to retire ; but
this functionary claimed a right to be present, as he said the
prisoner was in his custody : however, the coroner insisted
on his withdrawing, and Mr. Young then retiring observed,
that the woman was now in their custody and .not in his.
The prisoner was then examined, and she admitted that on
the evening previously to the disco very of the child, she got
up three times in the night, and went down to the yard, being
unwell ; but she steadfastly denied that she was aware that
she had been confined, and, what is more surprising, she did
not betray any symptoms of fear, but boldly replied to every
question put to her. The jury came to the conclusion that
the prisoner had merely concealed the birth, and returned
their verdict in accordance with this impression. It appears
that the police-officers had been refused their expenses by
the coroner, and whether any information was therefore sup-
pressed by them, it is not for us to say ; but another and pri-
vate examination took place, at which the daughter-in-law of
the prisoner, the said Jane Hayter, who is lb years of age,
on being sworn made such statements as led to the committal
of the mother on the charge of wilful murder.—Times.

THE WELLINGTON TESTIMONIAL.—The statue of the
Duke of Wellington intended for the City is finished, but
the committee have not yet decided upon the site that it is
to occupy. This beautiful piece of sculpture was the last
production of the lamented Sir Francis Chantrev, and is
particularly characterised by that vigorous judgment and
correct taste which mark all his fine creations. The like-
ness is pronounced to be the most perfect that has been seen,
notwithstanding the vast number of excellent portraits of his
grace which have been made. The minor details of the sta-
tue were entrusted to Mr. Weekes, the admiring pupil of
the great sculptor ; but the head, the drapery, and those
Parts demanding the noble efforts of artistical delineation,
Sir Francis executed himself. The second testimonial in
honour of the great duke was confided to Mr. M. 0. Wyatt,
and will, most probably, as in the case of his great rival, be
Mr. Wyatt's last chef d'altvre. The model has been finished
for some months back,. and consists of seven separate parts.
It seems that there is some difficulty in getting bronze of
superior quality to the extent that is required for a large
equestrian statue ; and metal of inferior kind cannot be used
with certainty of its flowing freely, without which the model
must necessarily be destroyed. Soon after the fire at the
Tower, Mr. Wyatt applied to Sir George Murray, in tile
hope that, as Master General of the Ordnance, Sir George
would use his influence in promoting an application made by
Mr. Wyatt to her Majesty's government for permission to
select from the damaged ordnance and arms such a quantity
as he should require ; agreeing to pay for the same at the
highest valuation. The greater part of the large guns had,
however, escaped the conflagration, and the fused metal
collected proved inconsiderable and of little value. Sir G.
Murray, with a laudable anxiety to further the completion
of the statue of his compatriot in arms, suggested to the
artist, in half jest, half earnest, that if any one were to pro-
pose that the "Achilles nuisance" should be melted down
into a " Wellington statue," his vote should not be wanting
to carry such a proposition into effect. In the present dis-
jointed state of the model, it is difficult to say what result
may be produced by their union. Viewed separately, the
modelling is indicative of a magnificent design, worked out
with consummate artistical skill, and giving promise of a
splendid work of art. The subscription for the City statue
is somewhat under £15,000, no solicitude being evinced by
the committee to extend it beyond the metropolis. The
subscription for the west-end statue, as it has been termed
for the sake of distinction, already exceeds £23,000, a large
proportion being contributed by military
.officers, and no
inconsiderable sum having been subscribed in India and the
British colonies.—Standard.