The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1842-06-03 00:00:00

DRAWING AND MUSIC

MRS. JOHN WARRY, MINIATURE PAINTER and
PROFESSOR of DRAWING, MUSIC, and SINGING, begs
to intimate to her Friends and the Gentry of Liverpool and
its vicinity, that. at the approaching Midsummer, there will
be a VACANCY in her ACADEMY for TH REE YOUNG
LADIES, who would wish to be completed in the above
Accomplishments, either in a Class or by Private Lessons,
on the usual terms.
LIKENESSES, finely Painted on Ivory, Two to Five
Guineas each.
No Notice required previous to the removal or discon-
tinuing of a Pupil.
24, Stafford-st

"Bth May, 1812

reet,

A LADIES' SCHOOL

WANTED TO RUACITASE,
ANY Lady idling to retire from _
£I BOARDj iG SCHOOL for Young Lat
of a Purchase by applying as below

ectable DAY or
es, may hear

CURACY WAIiTED
In the Diocese of ,Chester, by a Clergyman of sound views
and active habits.

SALE AND EXCHANGE OELIVINGS. &c.
Several Advowsons, &c., in various parts of England, for
Sale and Exchange.

TUTOR,

A Graduate of Trinity College, Dublin, in his third year,
who has taken honours, would be glad to undertake the
TUITION of Two or Three YOUNG GENTLEMEN, in
Liverpool.

Apply to Mr. JOSEPH CRISP, Clerical, Medical, and
School Agency Office, 20, Slater-street, Liverpool.

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MISCELLANEOUS

BONDED CORN.—By the official account, just published
it appears that the total quantity of wheat imported into
the United Kingdom during the month ending sth instant,
amounted to 154,646 quarters, of which 1,776 quarters were
received from our colonies, and 152,87 U quarters from foreign
countries ; within the same period, 10,347 quarters of the
former, and 5,584 quarters of the latter, were entered for
home consumption ; and there remained under the Queen's
locks on the sth May, of colonial wheat, 3,572 quarters, and
of foreign, 801,753 quarters making a total of 805,325 quar-
ters. The stock of flour in bond on that day consisted of
367,132 cwts. the whole of which, with the exception of only
59,617 cwts. from British possessions, was of foreign manu-
facture. The imports of flour during the month appear to
have amounted to 29,789 cwts.; and duty was paid, from sth
of May, on 87,219 cwts.-2lfark Lane Express.
COURT.MARTIAL.---SINGLLAR APPREHENSION OF A
DESERTEII.—A privates named Henry Scond, in the 15th
regiment of foot (now in gariison 'at Windsor) Was permitted
to leave on furlough, before the regiment left Woolwich, to
visit his friends at Reading. Having long exceeded his time
of leave he was advertised in the usual way in the Hue and
Cry, as a deserter. In the mean time, however, he gave
himself up to the officer in command of a recruiting party at
Reading, where he was then billeted, and the case reported
to the commanding officer. Before a reply was received he
again absconded, robbing the landlord of the house he was
billeted upon of property to the value of between £5 and £6.
From thence, it appeared, he went to Shrewsbury races,
where he enlisted in the marines, receiving the usual bounty.
He was from thence ordered to proceed to Portsmouth, there
to join that division of the regiment ; and while en route, his
road leading through Windsor, he very unintentionally (never
having been in that town before) passed by the infantry
barracks in Sheet-street, when he was recognised by Sergeant
Doyle, who happened to be standing at the barrack gate, and
was immediately apprehended. It appeared that the deserter
was not aware that the 15th had left Woolwich for Windsor.

DEATH FROM HYDROPHOBIA.—We have seldom been
called on to record a more melancholy event than the fol-
lowing, which occurred last week at Durnconner, parish of
Auchinleck .—lt appears that, about six weeks ago, Mr. John
Boswell, farmer there, had in his possession a dog, which
manifested strong symptoms of madness ; and, while in a
rabid state, had bitten one of his daughters, a girl of fourteen,
on the lip, soon after which it ran off; but, the alarm being
given, it was pursued and destroyed ; not, however, until it
had bitten several individuals, and also eows, in its course
towards Galston, where it was killed. Some of the cows
have since died, exhibiting every symptom of having been
affected with hydrophobia, leaving no doubt whatever on the
minds of those who saw them, of the real nature of the dis-
ease. The girl's lip began to fester shortly after it received
the wound, and in a short time healed up. Last week how-
ever, some symptoms of the terrible malady became apparent
greatly to the consternation of her friends, and, indeed, of
the whole neighbourhood. These were every day more and
more confirmed in the altered manner of the poor girl ; and
the unfailing indications of this most Pamentable and distres-
sing malady manifested themselves so prominently on Mon-
day, that the paroxysms were awful to witness. The cries
and sufferings of the patient were such as might well draw
pity from a heart which had never felt its promptings ; and
could sympathy alone have procured an alleviation of her
sufferings, it would have been well with her ; but, alas ! the
devoted girl was destined to suffer ; and, after the endurance
of the most excruciating torments, she found relief in death
on Tuesday morning. The state of mind in which this un-
fortunate and lamentable event has left the relatives of the
poor girl is such as cannot be described ; while the excite-
ment caused by it is unparalleled in the neighbourhood in
which it took place. If the public mind is not made up
against the occurrence of such events, this, we think, ought
to form a strong inducemont. The many idle and useless
dogs found prowling about the country at large, show a
highly culpable carelessness on the part of their owners, and
call for the intervention of some means, stronger than any
heretofore in use, to protect the public, and rid the country
of so dangerous a nuisance.—Ayr Advertiser.

EXTRAORDINARY MEETING OF A SOCIETY CALLED
TIIE GENERAL HOME MISSIONARY SOCIETY.—A meeting
of a body styling itself by the above name was held at one of
the rooms of Exeter-hall on Friday week, the proceedings at
which require publicity. The platform was filled by fourteen
persons, calling themselves the missionaries of the society,
who appear to be totally unknown and unaccredited to the
public, and who have been at once the committee, ma-
nagers, auditors of accounts, and in fact the entirety of a
society which has collected £970 within the year. It further
appears, from questions put to the chairman and his coadju-
tors, by the Rev. R. Ainslie, Drs. Campbell and Matheson,

and several other well known ministers, who attended the
meeting for the purpose of inquiry into the suspicious cir-
cumstances connected with this society, that six of these mis-
sionaries, who are irresponsible, and appoint one another,
have been collecting in London for the institution by means
which have very much the appearance of fraud. These agents
carried with the words—" The General Home Missionary
Society " printed upon them, but the word " general," dis-
guishing it from the old institution founded in 1819, was
printed in such faint characters as to be scarcely visible.
Besides resorting to these sufficiently equivocal means, the
agents went further, and, according to the testimony of the
Rev. Mr. Ainslie and the Rev. J. Archer, were accustomed
to ask for contributions in behalf of the Home Missionary So-
ciety, but if the party applied to had already subscribed to that
society, the applicant in that case appeared for the General
Home Missionary Society. A vast amount of the money ob-
tained in this notable way was collected in sixpences and
lings, the expenditure being, in some places, greater that, the
receipts, and £3OO a moderate per tentage in collecting X9OO.
These remarkable accounts, it was announced to the meeting,
amidst much laughter,. were audited by the missionaries so
employed. These are but a few of the facts which came out
at the meeting, of which we had prepared a full account,
which is unavoidably postponed till next week; the fact that
a similar system has been carried on at Liverpool renders a
full investigation necessary. The upshot of the proceedings
was, that a resolution was carried by a large majority, declar-
ing the society, as at present constituted and managed, to be
unworthy of the public confidence.—Times. [The agents of
this society " tried it on "in Liverpool some time ago. We
exposed their manoeuvres, and cautioned the public against
them.--En. L. S.]
MELANCHOLY AND FATAL ACCIDENT.—Tt is painful to
us to relate one of the most distressing gig accidents which
has lately come under our notice, and which occurred to Mrs.
Hazlehurst (widow of the late Thomas Hazlehurst, Esq., of
Runcorn) and family, on Thursday. It appears that since
the death of her husband, in February, she has been nervous,
low-spirited, and unwell ; and in fine weather has occasion-
ally took an airing in a pony phaeton for her health. On the
evening of that day they left home about five o'clock, the
party consisting of Mrs. Hazlehurst, Miss Mary Hazlehurst,
Mrs. Greenwood, (a sister-in-law,) and Mr. Thomas Hazle-
hurst, who drove. They returned at seven, and in going
down Bridge-street, the horse took fright at a linen garment
blowing off a clothes line into the street, and became per-
fectly unmanageable, dragging the phaeton violently down
the hill. With great exertion Mr. Thomas Hazlehurst suc-
ceeded in bringing it partially up, by running its head to the
Town-hall railing; but before assistance could be obtained,
it glanced off there, one wheel coming in contact with the
rails, when Mrs. Greenwood was thrown out, and ber clothes
hooking to the step, she was dragged a few yards, and much
bruised; the horse then galloped down Mersey-street, di.
rect for the pier, where the steamers land their passengers
and when the frightful, apparent and irremediable death stood
so horribly pourtrayed before them, the feelings of the mother
for her two darling children were overpowered ; she had pre-
viously screamed for help, but she now swooned, and fell on
the dash-board. A rush was made at the horse's head by
two young men who were providentially standing on the pier,
and by forcing him against the crane, they staid his mad
career, and secured him from doing further mischief.
Mrs.
Hazlehurst was conveyed home, but still in the fit, out of
which she could never be roused, and without
being conscious for a moment, she died at nine re(
same evening. Mrs. Greenwood was much hu
covering. Mr. Thomas and Miss Mary Hazl
receive any bodily injury, but their perilon.
the melancholy death of their mother, have
minds so much, that they are both ve-
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gentleman of fortune,
HIGH LIFE BELOW STAIRS.--A
residing in the neighbourhood of Hampstead, and who for
some time past has been sojourning at a distant part of the
country, returned unexpectedly to his house at Hampstead
on Thursday evening last, and on arriving at his residence
was surprised at perceiving lights issuing from the windows
of his best apartments, whilst shouts of merriment, mile
with the mnsical sounds of a harp and other instrument..a:
broke from the interior of the mansion. M.
jectured that he must have made a mistake, and that lildencao
in a temporary absence of mind wandered to therna:bo the
of a neighbour. But no, to relieve his doubts, Sae home,
yard dog came bounding towards him.
Hewas
chi, the
and feeling curious as to the cause of all this
__rvanta, he
-at firstecio,a",
house having been left solely to the care ofthe8c
through 8 haci
cautiously made his way into the premises
_.,ding rounua
entrance, and succeeded in gaining a balconY oommansdur.
the windows of the first floor, whence he could to hisA
nu-
view of the interior of the drawing-roeowbpered him.
riety of
prise, he beheld a scene that quite be. ,t' ~
--commingled to.
costume, representing a motlery,
$ 86e" aloiff the most prac-
naerous party was assembled, dregovial"„f.-e Jews, vaGipsies,
perceiviug these
Turks, sultanas, sailors, soldiaed :o.
otgelal.7t:onn, the gentleman
had " borrowed"
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haboivar
h visitorsat somelocat located ewni dila li
un'eig.it, y dress ball ; and he
spot to make inquiries
erCe•ngeirfrf: ;he believe his eyesight
d Turk, with a luxuriant
of retain
aid he was on the point ,io co-
- 'unexcited the envy of I,na
strangec
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sn croeiovn teds t o
n a u eni
of the servants,
vilme c:f
bedecked in the et?_, „mat
amongst the crowd in the
display of beard, tn./dila
fidebashaw, forth
St
o less a personage than Sam, his under
back dravoing-romqvtily by the " blushing fingers" Sally
leading daintily de cuisine and femme de mansion of
footman, h the ye ladies attired .
and Susanne ient, both after a fashion that
his establisruzzled the united conclave of antiquarian dames
would have 'the entire kingdom to
frige
have defined. The ap-
throughou_ sato end his smirking " handmaids" at once
pearanee :Jae mystery. Mr.
. ---- sprang through the open
Ineidaten
into the room, when a scene ensued that beggars
judo'?
sv
description.consternation amongst a set of urchins engaged in
greater
h 1 the revel of a school-room oo -room riot, than did that exclamation
from
the the united
set
ices of Sam, Sally,
and Susannah produce
on motley set assembled in the drawing-room aforesaid.
&we qui peut was the order of the night. A rush was
made for the doors. The crowd, in their eagerness to escape,
blocked up the head of the staircase, and the efforts of those
in the rear threw the foremost of the group off their legs.
The mass gave way and Jews, Gipsies, and Turks, sultanas,
sailors, soldiers, cum mull Oils, rolled headlong down the
stairs, amidst the screams of the women and the frantic
struggles of the men. The intruders vure bundled:cnt of the
house sans ceremonie, to seek their TFspective doliurtilex la
best they,might, and the servants emyloy9d in the eltehlish-
inent received notice to quit forthwith.