The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1842-07-15 00:00:00

HOUSE OF COMMONS.-TUESDAY

Sir. R. PEEL moved, pursuant to notice, for leave to bring
in a bill to provide for the better protection of her Majesty's
person, and in doing so observed that he did not propose by
the bill to create any new treasons, nor did he propose any
additional undue severity of punishment, for he thought a
remedy might be found without those aids. He first pro-
posed to do away with all those useless solemnities of the law
in cases of high treason, which were only capable to feed the
vanity of the miscreants who were tempted to commit crimes
of this description by the false dignity with which they ima-
gined themselves temporarily invested. He proposed that
in the case of such offences as those which had recently been
committed, of endangering the life, or, at all events, disturb-
ing the tranquillity of her Majesty, the criminals should be
tried in the ordinary way. He also proposed that after the
passing of the act, any person who should present a gun,
pistol, or any other fire-arm, even though unloaded, or who
should strike, or attempt to strike, or throw any missile of
any kind, with intent to injure the person or to alarm her
Majesty, such person shduld be liable to the same punish-
ment as was inflicted for larceny ; and it should be in the
discretion of the judge to imprison the criminal, and to sub-
ject him to personal chastisement. This, he thought, would
deprive the offender of the false dignity which attached itself
under present circumstances to his trial, and would, be be-
lieved, materially tend to the security and tranquillity of her
Majesty.
Lord J. RUSSELL seconded the motion, and the bill was
brought in, read a first and second time, and ordered to be
committed this day.

On the order of the day for going into committee on the
poor law bill, _ _

Mr. T. Du NCOMBE asked if it could really be the intention
of the government to proceed with the bill now that the
commission was so near its termination.

Sir J. GRAHAM said the bill was one of great importance,
and he felt bound to ascertain the sense of the house respect-
ing it.
After some discussion,

Sir R. PEEL said he confessed that the government was
placed in considerable difficulty upon the subject, but he
thought the best course would be for the house to decide
whether the commission should be allowed to continue for
five years.
After some further conversation,

Sir J. GRAHAM recommended that the house should dis-
cuss the question as to the continuance of the commission.
Mr. O'CONNELL, however, and other hon. members, re-
quested the government to bring in a temporary bill, and to
bring forward, early in the next session, a general measure.
Sir J. GRAHAM said he considered the continuance of the
commission for five years essential, upon which he must ask
the decision of the house. With respect to the other por-
tions of the bill, he was disposed as far as possible to meet
the wishes of the house.
The house then went into committee.
On the clause for continuing the commission for five
years, _

S. CRAWFORD moved, as an amendment, that it
should he continued only for one year.
Mr. FE' RAND seconded the motion, and once more en-
tered upon a vindication of the guardians of the Keighley
union.

Sir C. NAPlER.'ontended that there were gross abuses in
the Keighly union.

After some observarems from Mr. HARDY, Mr. Acid-
ONBY, and Mr. LIDDELL,

Mr. HAWES expressed h'A regret government did not in-
tend to press the whole bill during the present session.
Mr. C. WOOD argued in support of the continuance of the
commission for five years, and expressed his opinion that it
ought to be permanent.

Lord SANDON contended that when such enormous power
was entrusted to the commissioners, the only security for the
proper exercise of that power was by subjecting it to a pretty
constant revision by parliament.

Sir J. GRAHAM said that there could not be a greater
mistake than to suppose that the power exercised by the com-
missioners was irresponsible, for they were responsible to the
ministers of the crown, and in fact there never was a power
exercised in this country so jealously watched or subjected to
such a rigid supervision as that of the commissioners. The
right honourable baronet argued at considerable length
against many of the objections urged against the bill.
After some observations from Sir B. HALL,

Mr. TROTTER supported the bill. He had sent a copy of
the bill to every union in Kent and Surrey, and not having
received any communication in reply, he assumed they were
satisfied with the bill, which he should, therefore, support.
Mr. BUCK supported the amendment, grounding his oppo-
sition to the bill chiefly on his disapproval of the conduct of
the poor law commissioners.
Captain PECHELL spoke at considerable length in support
of the amendment.

After some observations from Mr. AGLIONBY and Mr
DARBY,

Mr. KEMBLE said he had heard no argument in favour of
the continuance of the commission for five years, which
would not be equally forcible for its permanency. It was an
arbitrary and unconstitutional power to repose in any body
whatsoever, and he should therefore vote for the limitation
of the period to one year, believing that if the power were
granted for five years, they might make up their minds that
it would be imposed upon the country for ever. He would
prefer if the amendment had been for three years, but he
would, at all events, support it in preference to five years.
Mr. MUNTZ feared that the system of the present law was
not to relieve those who ought to be relieved, but to prevent
those who ought to be relieved from obtaining any assistance.
He protested against the law altogether.
After a few words from Mr. LawsoN, the committee
divided, and Mr. S. Crawford's amendment was defeated by
a majority of 164 to 92.
On the motion that the clause should stand part of the bill,
Colonel SIBTHORP objected to the existence of the com-
mission at all, and therefore moved that the clause be struck
out.

Lord WORSLEY supported the clause.
General JOHNSON moved that the chairman should report
progress, upon which the committee again divided, and the
motion was defeated by a majority of 178 to 16.
Mr. FIELDEN then moved that the chairman should leave
the chair.

Sir R. PEEL said it was advisable to retain the power of
moving continual adjournments it was most desirable that it
should not be abused.

_ Lord PALMERSTON also expressed a hope that the public
business might not be thus obstructed.
Several hon. members censured the course pursued by the
hon. member for Oldham as factious.

Mr. WARD, Mr. AGLIONDY, and others, begged of Mr.
Fielden to withdraw his amendment.
After a short discussion, Mr. FIELDEN pressed his motion,
which was, however, negatived without a division.
The clause was then carried by a majority of 146 to 26,
after which the house resumed.

The other orders of the day were then disposed of, and the
house adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.-WEDNESDAY

Mr. MAcKINNON postponed his motion for a new writ for
Southampton until the 25th instant.
In reply to a question from Mr. GRIMSDITCH,
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that his noble
friend at the head of the commission appointed to inquire
into the amount of forged exchequer bills, had informed
him that the commission would shortly be enabled to make a
report. He would make inquiry as to whether they would
be able to do so durng the present session. _

On the motion of Sir R. PEEL, the Queen's Protection
Bill went through committee, was read a third time, and
ordered to be engrossed. .

Sir J. GRAHAM, in reply to a question from Lord Pal-
merston, said that when he pledged himself to support the
principle of the Mines and Collieries Bill, the pledge was
given on the part of the government.
Sir R. PEEL, in reply to a question from Mr. Hardy, said
it was not the intention of the government to bring forward
any grant for church extension.
After a speech from Mr. HUME, recommending all
manner of reductions, and one from Mr. W. WILLIAMS,
respecting the remuneration of clerks in public offices, the
house went into committee of supply.
Sir R. PEEL moved the usual vote for the British Mu-
seum, which led to some conversation as to the propriety of
the rule excluding young children irom the Museum when
with their parents, a. rule which did not prevail at the Na-
tional Gallery.

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posed to be sufficient to support the dignity of the House of
Peers; under these circumstances he hoped for so small a
sum as X 21,000, the hon. member would not persevere in
requiring information which was so calculated to revive for-
mer jealousies between the two houses of Parliament.
Mr. HUME said that the House of Commons had a right
to know the items of this expenditure, and in order to obtain
it he would move that the vote be reduced to the sum of
£21,000.
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Mr. HUME then moved to reduce it by the sum of ;£12,000,
and a discussion ensued which terminated by the withdrawal
of the motion, and the vote was agreed to.
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President Tyler has recently had a daughter married. No
intoxicating beverages were allowed_ at the mystical festi-
vities.

MitWPILANEOU

TheCa arrived at Quebec this rear 16,29`2 dinigrghts ; twit
yedri 13,50 J; increase so fare 2,e83.

MintnEn.—We have this day to record a brutal murder
committed on the highway at Worr Mill Brow, Styal, near
Wilmslow, at an early hour on Tuesday morning week, on
the body of a factory operative, named Henry Lockett, aged
30 years, a married man with three children. An inquest
was held on the body, by Mr. Roscoe, coroner of the Knuts-
ford division, at the house of Mr. William Dale, the Old
Ship Inn, Styal, on Thursday afternoon, when evidence to
the following effect was adduced .—The deceased, Henry
Lockett was a blower tenter, of Messrs. Greg's cotton mill
at Styal, and on Monday evening, after leaving work, went
to a public-house at Wilmslow, to join a lodge of Foresters,
who had that day been having their annual dinner. It ap-
peared, that he left this house between twelve and one
o'clock, and on his way home to Styal was seen in company
with two men, named Samuel Lowe, a bricklayer by trade,
and Horatio Worth, a factory operative; and when and
where these individuals left him was not satisfactorily shown.
Shortly after two o'clock on Tuesday Morning, a person
named Thomas Atkinson, in returning from Wilmslow to
Styal, found deceased lying across the footpath, with his
hand upon his forehead, and quite dead. He saw another
person coming towards the spot, and having obtained asssis-
tance, the body was carried home. A deep wound was
found on the back of deceased's head, as if he had received
a severe blow from some sharp instrument, and his neck was
much discoloured as if from being strangled. Samuel Lowe,
one of the parties seen in deceased's company late the pre-
vious night, absconded on the following morning, and has
not since been met with. The other person, Horatio Worth
was taken into custody to await the result of the inquest,
A post-mortem examination of the body took place on
Thursday, by Mr. Nightingale of Mr. Moore, surgeons, of
Wilmslow. and Mr. Braithwaite of Knutsford, from whose
concurrent testimony it appeared that death had been
caused by strangulation, but that the fracture of the skull
was sufficient to have caused it ultimately. The jury after a
lengthy investigation into the circumstances, returned a
verdict of " Wilful murder against some person or persons at
present unknown ;" the evidence against the suspected
party not been sufficiently strong to fix the crime upon them.
Mr. Adamson, high constable of Macclesfield, has taken the
subject in hand, and, it is hoped, the guilty party or parties
will be soon discovered.

PARENTAL CRUELTY.—On Friday night, the Ist July,
a report was circulated in the neighbourhood of Tarporley,
that a child had been found in a pig-stye, at Utkington that
morning, covered with bruises and wounds, and having a
large chain rivetted to her leg, &c. Upon hearing this, Mr.
Baker, the special high constable, immediately proceeded to
Utkinton, and there at the cottage of a person named Row-
land, who had kindly given the poor child shelter, he found
the improbable story verified. The sufferer, who is of very
diminutive stature, stated, that she was twelve years old,
and " that ever since her mother died and her father got
married again, she had never had any rest, for her stepmo-
ther was always finding fault ~vith her, and then her father
beat her, and turned her out with her chain on." The poor
little creature was a mass of bruises, and from exposure to
cold and wet, nearly spent, having been turned out by her
father, on Monday night, and told that if ever she came near
the house again he would kill her. She had wandered about
the lanes in the vicinity of the forest, until found as before
described, asleep in the pig-stye, at Utkinton. On Saturday
morning, Mr. Baker apprehended the father, who is a la-
bourer, named I,Villiain Craven, residing at Eaton, and took
him, with the poor child, and several witnesses of the father's
cruelty, before Colonel Tomkinson, who committed him for
two months to the House of Correction. The many acts of
brutality of this inhuman monster towards his unfortunate
child, are such as to make the blood run cold at their repeti-
tion. One out of the many we will relate—the poor child,
sometimy since, burned her finger whilst roasting a crab, and
upon this being told to the father, he said he'd cure her from
meddling with fire again, and he then deliberately thrust her
little hand into the flames and burnt it cruelly. This will
scarcely be credited, but we vouch for its truth.—Chester
Courant.

ANOTHER EARTHQUAKE IN SCOTLAND.—A pretty smart
shock of an earthquake was felt last Sunday, about midday,
by the congregation assembled in the cathedral church of
Dunblane, which is about 18 miles from Comrie. The
shock occurred just before the dismissal of the congregation
in the forenoon. Volcanic agency has for some time been
suspected to be at work in this locality ; and the instruments
indicated the direction to have been in a line from north-west
to south-east, or the direction will, perhaps, be better un-
derstood by drawing a line upon the map from Dunblane to
the Parliament-house of Edinburgh. This accounts for
certain noises in the church, which have been heard almost
weei.ly for some months past, attributed by the superstitious
to the rattling of the bones of the old Romish clergy buried
underneath the cathedral, in resentment of attacks made upon
their orthodoxy, there being no living Roman Catholic in the
parish to vindicate their tenets. The idea of the bones being
commoved, however, had occurred also to scientific men,
who more philosophically, though as it turns out quite as
erroneously, ascribed it to some electrical influence on the
old prebendal stalls proceeding from galvanic substances in
or near the modern pulpit. Those more accustomed to
consider causes and consequences were a good deal alarmed
at the signs of subterranean energy under the old building,
which the shock above referred to indicated, but the less
initiated describe the sensation as rather pleasant than other-
wise.—Glasgow Gazette.

DISSENT IN NORTHIJAIBEIILAND.—NorthumberIand iS
another county where dissent is indeed at a low ebb—the
lowest ebb. Just imagine a county containing a quarter of a
million of souls, with only accommodation, in the dissenting
meeting-houses, for somewhat less than 4,000 !! ! Just ima-
gine a county, covering an area of 1,871 square miles with
41,704 inhabited houses, with a population of 250,568, and
with 492 parishes, townships, &c., yet provided with only
twelve dissenting meeting-houses, which do not receive alto-
gether 4,000 hearers ! Mr. Archibald Jack preaches at North
Shields, and Mr. William Campbell at Newcastle-on-Tyne ;
and these are the dissenting altars of the county ; the rest are
Homerton, Rotherham, and Yorkshire students. And this is
the result of at least a century and a quarter of dissenting
operations in Northumberland !—since the meeting-house at
Horsley-on-Tyne was erected in 1720: twelve meeting-houses
in one hundred and twenty-two years! And yet we are re-
quired to believe, that the voluntary principle is adequate to
supply the spiritual wants of the whole land! The dissent-
ing ministers and ttioir supporters in this ...nary, helm! Inn
few to form a separate association, have united themselves to
that of Durham. A grand failure altogether. In this part
of England it is the Church which teaches the people, and
she teaches them well.—Church and Stale Gazette. That
she does so is, we think, evidenced by the facts contained in
the following paragraph, which we extract from the London
Times of Monday :—There are, at present, only six prisoners
for trial at the approaching assizes for Northumberland, four
of whom are lodged in the county gaol of this town, and the
remaining two are out on bail. One is charged with bur-
glary, accompanied by an attempt to murder, which is a
capital offence by the Ist Victoria, c. 86, three with robbery
on the highway, one with horse-stealing, one with house-
breaking, and one with bigamy. The case of burglary is of a
very aggravated description, and the offence was committed
in April last, in the parish of Newburn, in this county. The
criminal statistics of this county have for many years past
been trivial, compared with some other portions of the king-
dom, even with the adjoining county of Durham, and afford
abundant proof of the superior moral condition of the people.
For a period of about 20 years there has not been a single
execution within the county, nor any very conspicuous crime,
with the exception of Bolam's memorable case, which, though
the offence was committed in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, was
ultimately removed within the jurisdiction of the county.

MYSTERIOUS OCCURRENCE.—Late on Saturday night
Mr. M`Carthy, the Dublin county coroner, had a jury sum-
moned to inquire into the circumstances connected with the
death of A. Byrne, Esq., of No. 1, Albert-terrace, Rath-
mines. There are various rumours affoat respecting the mys-
terious occurrence the subject of inquiry, but as the inquest
has been adjourned until Monday, we refrain from going into
any very minute detail of the facts of the case. During the
greater part of last week Mr. Byrne was missed by his inti-
mate friends, but his absence from the several places he fre-
quented was not such as to create any uneasiness, and so
matters remained until Saturday evening. At that period
Surgeon Harvey, of Rathmines, was sent for to see Mr.
Byrne, it being communicated to him that the latter was in
a precarious state, and that a very painful rattle (as had been
stated) was in his throat. Surgeon Harvey with great
promptitude hastened to the house, and on being ushered
into the back drawing-room, found Mr. Byrne dead, and
from the appearance of the body he must have [been dead
some days ; a more horrifying spectacle could not have been
witnessed—the face was black and swollen, and the features
could scarcely be recognised, while the body was also dis-
coloured and much swollen. Sufficient appeared to lead to
the communication of the matter to the police, and Mr.
M'Carthy, the county coroner, having been sent for at a,late
hour, swore a jury, but adjourned the hearing of the evi-
dence. The police are placed in care of the house. On Sun-
day Surgeons Mitchell, Ellis, Fox, and others, atttended at
a post mortem examination, and the contents of the stomach
were removed, in order to have them analysed. The medi-
cal gentlemen state that the body was in a very decomposed
state, and the smell was so great as to be observed, prior to
the death being known, by the family in the adjoining house.
It is needless to say that the whole affair has excited the
deepest interest in the neighbourhood. The deceased is said
to have died in the possession of a considerable sum in ready
money ; and that fruitful source of good or evil has, it is
very generally said, occupied a prominent position in influ-
encing his destiny. Mr. Byrne was in the prime of life, and
not many years married. The adjourned inquest on the
body of Augustin Byrne was held on Monday night, at the
house of the deceased in Rathmines. The only witnesses
examined were the two Messrs. Wall, the sons of Mrs.
Byrne. by her former husband. Both these witnesses swore
to the intemperate habits of deceased and their mother; that
for the last four years they were constantly in a state of in-
toxication, and had frequent quarrels; but that whenever
deceased was sober and his wife drunk, deceased bore all her
abuse with great patience. One of the Walls further swore
that it was his belief that his stepfather did not die a natural
death ; but afterwards explained his meaning by saying that
he thought deceased might have been smothered in a lit of
drunkenness. The coroner, having stated that the medical
gentlemen would not have completed the analyzation of the
contents of deceased's stomach before a week, further ad-
journed the inquest to Wednesday. The Messrs. Wall were
permitted to go at large, but enjoined to keep silent on the
subject of the inquiry. Mrs. Byrne remains in custody.
The deceased, it is stated, had formerly been much attached
to one of the daughters of his wife, then Mrs. Wall, but
that circumstances induced him to transfer his affections to
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tains a description of the late calamity atY'Domingo,
fully confirming all the horrors of the St .
earthquake,
depredations of the mountaineers with
afew additional par-
ticulars. It appears that all the towns
within 100 miles have
suffered more or less, and that the al
Christophe, and the citadel in which heace of the celebrated
is buried, which is
about 14 miles from Cape Hayti, are amass
city itself, which is indiffer.ntly called tof ruins. The
Hayti, Haytien, or Francois, was built by the cityFrenchof Cape while
in possession, and so magnificent were its buildings, that it
was styled the " Palace of the Antilles." In extenta,
about a mile square, the streets running at right angles,
andt i
among the principal buildings were a palace built of marble
brought brought from France, barracks, a splendid hospital,
a
cathedral, just finished at an enormous expense, and a large
house built by Borlax, the.late governor, for a theatre, but
used as a Freemasons lodge. The recent death of this
governor Borlax, who was also commander-in-chief, seems
to be very much regretted, for it is said his character was
such that he would hare acted like the general commanding
at Port de Paix, who, finding some of his men refusing to
obey orders, at once ordered them to step out of the ranks,
and shot them on them on the spot. The consequence of
this act of timely severity at suoh a crisis was, that not a
dollar was lost, whsle in Cape Hayti, for want of sufficient
discipline, there seems to have been a needless sacrifice of
life and property. The sick and maimed of Cape Hayti when
taken from the ruins were moved on board the Active, a
Hamburgh merchant vessel, the master of which, named
Pelee, is spoken of in the highest terms for the great kind.
pees he displayed to the sufferers. The present governor,
Boyer, is said to be falling into disrequte in consequence of
adopting arbitrary measures. Some time ago, finding the
majority of the legislature opposed to his government, he
placed a guard before the House of Assembly, giving the
officer a list of the names of about thirty member who were
to be forcibly excluded. Those political differences have
been interrupted by the earthquake, which, of course, has
been all.absorbing ; but it seems certain that no more presi-
dents will be elected for life.

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The Hon. and Rev. Vrancis John Gm, son of EarllGrey,
read himself into the valuable rectory of Morpeth, on Sun-
day, before a very numerous congregation.
The Marquis of Hastings' splendid hunting stud was
brought to the hammer at Tattersall's on Monday, and
fetched fair prices.
EARLY HAILVEST.—On Thursday and Friday we observed
a number of shearers employed in cutting down a pretty
large field of barly, on the farm of Mr. Oliver, Lochend,
near Edinburgh.—Caledonian Mercury.
AWFUL INSTANCE OF SUDDEN DEATII.—On Monday
evening, about seven o'clock, as an elderly woman, named
Mary Harris, was walking along Aldenhan-terrace, Somers
Town, she fell down, and instantly expired. The body was
conveyed to St. Pancras workhouse, in which establishment
the deceased has for some time past been an inmate.
The Bury Post states that notices of disfranchisement
have been served by a messenger from the House of Com-
mons on eleven of the free burgesses resident in the borough
of Sudbury : three of them for giving and the others for
acknowledging the receipt of various sums of money at the
last election.

The dispute between the guardians of the Braintree board
and the poor law commissioners has terminated amicably.
The commissioners aver that they never had the intention
that all minutes and all notices of motion should be sent up
to them, but only those which related to particular subjects,
on which they had a concurrent jurisdiction; and, conse-
quently, they never intended to control the free discussion of
the guardians.—Chelmsford Chronicle.
IMPORTANT DECISION.—Lord Cockburn lately gave a
decision (in a case in which he purposely avoided giving the
names of the parties), that an agreement for a secret part-
nership is a contravention of the laws made for regulating
the business of a pawnbroker, and that no legal partnership
is thereby constituted.—This decision is in conformity with
the dicta tof the iate Lord Chancellor (Eldon), and other
judges.

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NEW RAILWAY IN FIFE.—We understand that a numer-
ous and highly respectable meeting was held at Inverkei-
thing on the 24th ult., the Provost of Inverkeithing in the
chair, for the purpose of making the necessary arrangements
for carrying into execution the proposed extension railway
from Halbeath to the Collieries of Lumphinans, Lochgelly,
and others, which will
give these collieries a railway com-
munication with the sea at Inverkeithing, and open up a
valuable coal-field of almost inexhaustible extent.—Fifeshire
Journal.

SUDDEN DEATH OF BARON FOSTER.--We annonnce, with
regret, the sudden decease of this most amiable gentleman
and righteous judge, which took place on circuit in the town
of Cavan, at a late hour on Saturday night. His lordship
opened the commission in that town in the afternoon of the
day of his decease—dined with the grand jury, and retired
early to his lodgings in his usual state of health. He seems
to have escaped all suffering in his death, which was so im-
mediate, as to leave no room for professional skill to be re-
sorted to.—Dublin Statesman.

On Sabbath last, Donald APKay, who officiated occasion
ally as an assistant gravedigger, was drinking rather freely in
a house at the shore. Feeling himself getting heavy, lie
leant his head upon the table, and, as his companions thought,
soon fell into a profound sleep. They, too, followed the
example. After allowing him what was supposed sufficient
time to recruit, the landlord attempted to rouse him up, but
found that he was a corpse. lir. Monteath was immediately
cailed, but surgical aid was of no avail, as life'had been ex-
tinct for some time. —Perth Advertiser.

We understand that Madame Petrisci or Harris, who is
better known as the " Lady Thief," was dismissed from
prison on Saturday last, after having completed her period
of eighteen months' imprisonment, to which she had been
sentenced by the Circuit Court for committing thefts in three
of the hotels in this city, which made a considerable noise at
the time. During the period of her imprisonment, she was
principally employed in light needle-work, She left the jail
exquisitely dressed, and no one who might observe her dig-
nified and genteel air, could suppose that she had only an
instant before been liberated from the felons' ward. She
departed the city, we believe, the same day; and has kept
her own secret so well, that as little of her real history is
known now as on the day of her apprehension.—Glasgow
paper.

ACCIDENT AT BRIGIITON.—On Tuesday afternoon, about
half-past three o'clock, an alarming accident happened off
Brighton. A small pleasure boat, named the Surprise,
Richard Spicer owner, had been out for a cruise with a lady,
her three daughters, and a little boy. The wind was blow-
ing hard, and the sea running high, and many of the fisher-
men blamed the men for taking parties out. Upon the re-
turn of the boat several persons were on the cliffs watching
her in, when, upon her striking the beach, the wind caught
her sails, and threw the whole party into the sea, including
the two men who had the management of her. Very fortu-
nately a number of fishermen were near the spot, and imme-
diately rushed into the sea, and succeeded in bringing out
the whole of the party. Two of the young ladies were washed
under the boat, one of whom appeared at first in a lifeless
state, but upon being placed on the beach she soon came
round.

MELANCHOLY DEATH. Robert Kesson, vintner in
Helmsdale, who resisted the payment of a duty of Bs. on a
dog, with which he was charged, but for which he alleged he
was not liable, as the dog did not belong to him, was lately
prosecuted in Exchequer for resisting the tax, and was on
Thursday last committed a prisoner to the gaol of Dornoch,
in default of paying a heavy penalty in which he was con-
victed. This step, under the peculiar circumstances of the
case, had so powerful an effect on the poor man's mind, that
be became what is popularly termed broken-hearted, went
into a state of desperation and fury on Friday night, and
when locked up alone, vented his rage in demolishing the
window, and was early on Saturday morning found dead,
lying on the floor of his room. " His body," says a corre-
spondent, " after having undergone a post mortem examina-
tion, has been interred. The opinion of the medical men was
that he died from inflammation.—lnverness Courier.
TEMPERANCE Snips.—On Wednesday, at 12 o'clock, a
public meeting of shipowners, underwriters, merchants, and
others interested in the safe navigation of British merchant
ships, was held in the Royal Exchange Sale Room,..9las-
gow, to consider the best means of promoting the sailing of
Ca
mpbell,
Lord vessels on temperance principles—Sir James
Lord Pro,oat, in the chair. The attendance was highly
respectable. After a good deal of conversation, a resolution
was eventually carried to the effect, that the meeting highly
approve of the condu.A of those shipowners and toasters who
had introduced the temperance principle into their vessels,
and recommend its adoption by all of them, and in order
that this might be more
speedily the case, they invited the
Insurance Companies of Scotland
to take the matter into
consideration, and reduce the insurance in favour of tempe-
rance vessels. A committee was then appointed to carry
out the object of the meeting.
LARGE FIRE IN MONTREAL.—A fire broke out yesterday
afternoon, about 4 o'clock in an outbuilding near Mr. Torrip-
kics's bakehouse, in the Main-street of St. Lawrence Suburbs.
A high wind unfortunately prevailed at the time, which
rapidly conveyed the flames to a number of the surrounding
buildings, which in the short space of three hours were
totally consumed. From the Main-street the conflagration
spread through Lagauchrtiere to St. Dominque-street, and
25 houses irr all are said to have been destroyed. We regret
to hear that by this calamity many respectable and industrious
members of the community have been severe sufferers. As
usual, there was a great deficiency of water at the commence-
ment of the fire, but this was afterwards remedied, and the
exertions of the firemen were most praiseworthy. The cupola
of the Montreal General Hospital, though far removed from
the scene of destruction, caught fire, but from the vigilance
and activity of those in charge of the institution it was
speedily extinguished.—Montreal Gazette, June 14,
Monday being the first day of the operation of the new
tariff, the several.
offices of the " long-room," Custom-
house, were occupied in the arrangement of the duties. The
" grand side ' attracted the greatest concourse ; and 1,850
entries were made there, while on the " plantation side" the
entries were about 1,000. In the " export department"
there was no material alteration in the appearance of busi-
ness. The entries on wine account were not very extensive,
in consequence of the settlements which would have to be
made respecting those duties on glass, which have already
created so much anxiety in the minds of those connected
with the wine and spirit business. It is estimated that upon
clarets, sauternes, and German wines, this alteration of the
duties on glass will make a difference of about 100 per cent.
Great assistance was given on this occasion by a small publi-
cation called " The Customs' Book of Rates," in which the
duties are alphabetically arranged, instead of being classified
under the various heads in the tariff.—London Times.

THE ENGLISH FINANCIERS.-:—We understand that Mr.
Ricardo has left town for Washington and the South, and
that Mr. J. Horsley Palmer will leave to-morrow. Both
these gentlemen have been in our city for several weeks, and
although they have not created the vulgar noise that followed
Charles Dickens and his Kate, yet they have laid the founda-
tion of a most lasting and useful reputation in those matters
that deeply concern human life. Among the leading men of
England who have visited us, we know of none more fully
entitled to the respect and esteem of our fellow-citizens than
that truly estimable gentleman Mr. Horsley Palmer. He
has been long recognised as the abiding friend of our coun-
try, and in every station he has held in the financial world,
his best efforts have always been directed in sustaining and
upholding the credit and character of our institutions. Our
,countrymen abroad have always met in him a kind, warm
welcome. He has always acted under the conviction that
the interests of England and that of the United States, in ali
matters of trade, commerce, currency, and finance, were
identical and inseparable ; and that whatever affected one
nation was sure to affect the other ; and the effects of his pen
in sundry able productions, as also his able testimony before
a committee of parliament, all evince a singleness and disin-
terestedness of purpose that carries conviction, and marks
him a truly upright man and sound thinker, and one who
looks first to the advancement of general prosperity before
shaping his own private ends.—New York paper.
THE AFFAIR OF CABOOL.—(Extract from a private
letter.)—We are now having a .happy reverse, everything
going on well. Regarding the Affghan affair, you will have
seen the force had neither a shot fired after they entered the
Khyber Pass, or did they see an enemy. Lady Sale wrote
to her husband, and she says " Shelton (colonel of tile late
44th, Queen's) is to blame: and much to blame; he only
seemed to try how he could get out of the place unscathed."
Of course he will be tried by a court-martial. Poor General
Elphinstone died from fatigue and distress, but I am glad to
say he has signed a paper just before his death giving a true
account of the business. Major Pottinger has minuted to
Government that General Elphinstone behaved bravely and
nobly, but, from his weak state of health, was obliged to
make over the command to Shelton, who was totally incom-
petent. Lady Sale says if there be a press in England she is
determined to let the world know the truth ; she adds, that
Sir C. M'Naghten rushed at Ukhbar Khan's throat, and
then he killed him ; but, however, a few months will dis-
close all. if Affghanistan is to be kept, then certainly the
authorities ought to be near there. Ferozepore is to be a
large station for European troops. General Lumley is very
ill—water on the chest. Rumour- says either Pollock, or
Battene, or Graham, all of the artillery, is to be the adjutant-
general. To-day (May 13) is the latest date for sending
letters. I understand Calcutta is very dull ; several houses
have failed.

RETURN OF BOZ.—DANGEROUS EXCESS OF JOY.-Mr.
Dickens is again in London, safe from his transatlantic tour,
which, we have no doubt, will soon produce a new harvest of
stirring adventures. and graphic delineation of character.
The return of the distinguished novelist was narked, as we
learn from a friend, by an impressive and painful incident in
his family circle. Immediately on'their return, the happy
parents rushed to see their children. A fine boy, six years
old, was roused from his sleep foi the purpose, and no sooner
had the little fellow caught a glimpse of the faces so much
endeared to him, and so long absent, than he burst into a
transport of delight, which it was found impossible to repress.
Joy was now converted into grief. The delirium continued,
and on Friday several physicians were in attendance, almost
despairing of recovery. Powerful means were applied, and
on Saturday he was so much- better that his speedy restora-
tion is anticipated. Mr. Dickens, we understand, returns a
better Englishman than he went; his views of American
society have not impressed him favourably with the new
world, though instances of individual kindness and attention
were showered upon him in profusion. The lights and
shades of American manners—the strangelymingled traits
of freedom and domestic tyranny, of high spirit and sordid
vulgarity, of liberality and meanness, which are displayed
in the -social institutions and intercourse of the United
States, will afford a rich field for this modern Fielding, whose
best laurels have been gained by his comic humour and his
moral painting of life and character.—lnverness Courier.

IVIED EDITION.

Standard Office, 7hrce o'clock

COMMITTAL OF A SWINDLER.—TINS day a notorious
swindler named Lathom, who has for the last two or three
years been earning his subsistence by swindling shopkeepers
out of money and goods, was brought up at the Police-court,
before Mr. Rushton and Mr. Wm. Brown. Mr. Reay, se-
cretary to the Guardian Society, was in attendance, and the
prisoner was defended by Mr. Davenport. The first case
brought against him was for obtaining a pair of boots by
false pretences, from a bootmaker in Mount-pleasant, but
the evidence was insufficient to sustain the charge. A
second case was then gone into, and it was proved that the
prisoner had obtained 10s. from Mr. Stretch, tanner, of
Toxteth-park, on the 11th May, under false pretences. He
went to the tan yard, and represented himself as a friend of
Mr. Stretch's, named George Ellison, and obtained the
money from the foreman. Mr. Dowling said there were
many other cases against the prisoner, but he apprehended
this would be sufficient. The prisoner was then asked what
he had to say in his defence. He replied, " Nothing ;"
whereupon he was committed to take his trial at the ensuing
sessions. Mr. Dowling stated that the prisoner, about three
years ago, was a clerk in the office of Messrs. Duncan and
Co., copper merchants, since which time he had been sub-
sisting by defrauding shopkeepers and others, in this manner.

LIVERPOOL CORN EXCHANGE,-THIS DAY

(From Messrs. R. MAKIN & SONS' Circular.)

Duties are reduced this week on foreign Wheat to Bs.
Barley, 95., Pease, 9s. Gd. per qr., Flour, 4s. 9/d. per barrel,
and increased upon Rye to 10s. Gd. per qr., as well as upon
colonial Rye to ls. Gd. per qr. ; reduced upon colonial Pease
to ls. per qr.
We have upwards of 2000 qrs. of Wheat from the United
States, which, with the arrivals from continental ports, make
up 8093 quarters since Tuesday ; the supply of States' Flour
amounts to 5000 barrels, while the general imports fresh in
from all other quarters are exceedingly light.
Influenced by the dull reports this week from Mark-lane,
and the prevalence of exceedingly auspicious weather, the
corn trade here from the close of Tuesday's market up to this
date assumed, on the whole, a rather languid appearance,
but without producing any material effect upon the general
currency of our last circular; the tendency, however, was
decidedly in favour of the buyers.
At our Corn Exchange this morning, also, the trade has
remained in most respects in an inactive state, sales of
Wheat being with difficulty effected, to a very mode-
rate extent, at a decline upon general qualities of Id.
to 2d. per bushel from our !act quotations, whilst, for
some inferior foreign and hard Wheats, even a greater
reduction would be accepted; at the same time, we may re-
mark that, notwithstanding the extreme fineness of the
weather and the present dull aspect of the trade, there is
little if any disposition to force the market at a further sa-
crifice than has already been submitted to.

Flour has receded fully Gd per barrel, and but a limited
quantity sold.

Grinding Barleys and feeding Pease find purchasers in
retail, about former rates. Malt and Beans very unsaleable,
and prices almost nominal.

Oats and Oatmeal barely support Tuesday's currency ; the
demand for either article for consumption is quite limited,
but about 1000 sacks of the latter have been taken for
holding over.

The bonded market has been very flat; Wheat is without
inquiry, and 1000 barrels of Flour only have changed hands
since Tuesday at 29s 6d, being a reduction of 6d per barrel.

ARRIVALS OF CORN,
From the 13th to the 15th July, 1842, inclusive

IRE- I COAST- CANADA PO-
DESCRIPTION.
j LAND. WISE. j& U.STS. REIGN. TOTAL

Wheat Qrs. 27
24 2268 5825 8394
Barley Qrs.
177
17
Malt Qrs. 4 630 654
Oats
Rye Qrs.
Beans
Pease . Qrs.
Shelled Barley . Qrs.
Indian Corn .. • Qrs.l 1 260 260
Rapeseed Qrs.
Oatmeal .. . . Loads 9 I 9
Flout . Sacksl 250 150 : 409
Ditto Brls. 5000 50u0

Into Runcorn, Ireland and Coastwise :—Wheat, qrs.; Oats,
qrs.; Oatmeal,— Ids; Flour, sacks.

EXPORTS.—Foreign. Wheat, qrs. ; Bean ;, -- qrs. ; Malt,
qrs. ; Oats, 150 qrs. ; Pease, s qrs. ; India❑ Corn, qrs. : Oat-
meal,— loads; Flour, sacks, 302 brls.—lreland. Wheat, 125
qrs. ; Barley, qrs.; Oats, qrs. ; Beans, qrs. ; Indian
Corn, 200 qrs. ; Oatmeal, 150 Ids. ; Flour, sacks 22 brls.—
Coastwise. Wheat, 423 qrs. ; Barley, 47 qrs. ; Malt, qrs. ;
Oats, 332 qrs. ; Rye, qrs. ; Beans, 5 qrs. ; Pease, 127 qrs. ;
Indian Corn, qrs. ; Oatmeal, 332 Ids.; Flour, 162 sacks 753
barrels.

Average prices of Grain, for the week ending July 9. I ;2.
Wheat 645. led. ; Barley 275. 5d.) Oats.. 225. 2,1. Rye.. 295. Ld
Beans.. 355. id. Pease.. 345. Od.

Aggregate average of the six weeks.
Wheat.. 645. ld. Barley 275..1(1. Oats... 21s. 3d. ! Rye.. 32.3. 7d
Beans.. 335. i Id. l Pease.. 335. 4d.

Duty on Foreign Grain, &Lc. this week.
Wheat Bs.nd. Barley gs. Od. Oats .. . 6s. od. Rye.. 10s. 6d
Beane gs. Od. pease.. gs. 6d. Ind. Corn n.. od. I Flour

Ditto from British Colonies out of Europe.
Wheat.... Is. Od. I Parley.. 2s. 6d. I Oats ..2s. Od. Rye.... Is. Od
Beans.. Is. Od I Pease.. Is. 6d. Indian Corn.. Os. I Flour.. Os. 74d
Liverpool Averages, week ending July 12, 1842.
I Wheat. Barley. I Oats. 1 Beans. Pease.
1 703 75 ; 1324 72
4d. 2(Js. Bd. 20s. 4d. 345. 2d. Os. Od.

Prices .. 152:

COTTON MARKET.-THREE O'CLOCK

The demand for Cotton to-day has been very good, and
fully 5000 bales have been sold at full prices.
The sales of the week are again large—say 30,000 bales—
of which speculators have taken 4300 and exporters 2000
bales, leaving a good supply for the trade. Prices are very
firm, and the market thoroughly steady.

The three measures of Sir Robert Peel's Government are
now in operation—the new Corn Law Bill, the Property Tax
Bill, and the Customs Duties (Tariff) Bill. In the course
of a short discussion on Monday on what Mr. Villiers
termed the "enormous grievance" of the corn laws, Sir R.
Peel said, if it could be clearly shown that those laws were
the cause of the present distress, he wouid consent to their
repeal. But Mr. Villiers and his coadjutors will, we imagine,
find some difficulty in convincing Sir Robert that the distress
complained of has its origin in the protection given to the
home grower. " I think it possible," said the right hon.
baronet, " if you repealed all protection, a present stimulus
might be given to manufactures ; but the time must come
when, notwithstanding the stimulus given to manufactures,
if the effect of that repeal should be to discourage domestic
agriculture, and render you dependent on foreign supplies,
you would repent of the means you had adopted."

ASTONISHING EXPEDITION IN THE MANfIFACTURE OF
A COAT.—On Thursday week, we were favoured by Messrs.
A. and D. Webster, of this town, with the sight of a beauti-
ful brown dress coat, manufactured by themin an astonishing
short space of time. The appearance of the coat is very
beautiful, and fully proves that great expedition may be used
in manufacturing cloths under the present system, without
deteriorating from the beauty of the manufacture. The
wool of which this coat is made, was in the raw state, and to
sort; after two o'clock on Thursday morning, it passed
through the usual process of scouring, dyeing, scribbling,
spinning (on the jenny), weaving (by hand), and milling,
and was manufactured into superfine cloth in 12 hours and
15 minutes. The cloth was then finished, by the patent
process, in two hours and fifty-three minutes, by Mr. Wil-
liam Kirk, of Larchfield, and then made into a dress coat by
Messrs. Robinson and Russutn, in the short space of three
hours and 55 minutes. The whole time that elapsed be-
tween this coat being in the wool and made up and wearing
was only 19 hours. The coat may be seen for a few days,
at Messrs, Robinson and Russum's, Bridge end House.
The great superiority of the cloth manufactured in the
ordinary way, over the felted fabric, is fully maintained,
although we are not aware the expedition has been equalled.
In the ordinary way, cloth is often two months in passing
through the various processes of manufacture and finishing.
Leeds Mercury.

The Rev. R. J. Al'Ghee has been for a considerable time
engaged, whenever health permitted, in delivering a course
of lectures in Harold's-cross Church, on the nature of the
liturgy of the Church of England, with the view of showing,
from the meaning and spirit of the words they gave utterance
to, that all who engage in Its service are guilty of mocking
the thnighty, and adding to their own eternal condemnation
it they are not animated with feelings of reverence and hearty
devotion. The rev. preacher, on last Sunday, entered into
a recapitulation or summary of his previous discourses up to
the end of the creed, and, at its conclusion, requested the
congregation to stand up and perform part of the service in
the manner in which he had been impressing on their consi-
deration. The assembly at once complied with the sug-
gestion, and having stood up, joined in the part appointed
with the most perfect cordiality—audibly repeating each
response, and manifesting the greatest zeal and sincerity.
The contrast from the cold indifference which previously pre-
vailed, and the warmth of devotion then displayed was
strikingly perceptible, and the effect was visible in the smile
of satisfaction and joy which beamed in the countenance of
the preacher, and the happiness of the congregation. The
scene was altogether one of deep solemnity and interest.—
Dublin Statesman.

THE COLONIAL SOCIETY.—On Tuesday, a meeting of the
members of the Calonial Society was held at the Thatched
House, for the purpose of agreeing to an address to Sir C. T.
Metcalf, the late governor-general of Jamaica, expressive of
the high opinion entertained by the society of the able, suc-
cessful, and satisfactory manner in which he bad administered
the duties of his office during his sojuurn in that country—
an administration which, it was said, had had the effect of
tranquilising a country which at the period of his acceptance
of office was in a state of the utmost distraction. We
noticed amongst those who were present the Earl of Mount-
cashel, Dr. Rolph, Mr. M. Martin, Mr. Good, Mr. Burge
(the agent of Jamaica), Mr. A. Macdougall, Mr. H. Clarke,
Mr. Hopkinson, Drr Ifill, Mr. B. Ifill, Mr. Morson, Lieut.-
Colonel Taylor, Mr. H. Malcolm, Mr. G. Layard, Mr. D.
Nugent, Mr. Urquhart, Mr. Power, Mr. A. M`Gregor, Mr.
H. Guest, Sir A. M`Nab, &c. Mr. Burge entered into a
lenglithened and eulogistic detail of the various principles
which the right hon. baronet had laid down as those npon
which the island of Jamaica should be governed, and read
the address, which was subsequently unanimously agreed to.
A series of resolutions upon the subject were also moved,
seconded, and carried without a single dissentient voice, by
Mr. Burnley, Dr. Rolph, Mr. M. Martin (who hoped the
exertions of the late governor would meet their reward at the
hand of his Sovereign in the shape of a peerage—(hear, hear)
—Lieutenant-Colonel Taylor, Mr. Hopkinson, Mr. A.
M`Dougall, and Mr. H. Clarke. A deputation having been
appointed, Sir A. M`Nab expressed his full concurrence in
the object of the meeting, and said he was sure his Canadian
friends would be delighted to hear that he had been able to
be present on the occasion.—Times.
On Tuesday night Sir Robert Peel brought in a bill for
the better protection of the Queen's person. Hereafter,
should any miscreant present fire-arms at her Majesty, or
strike, or attempt to strike, her person with missiles, lie will
be subject to seven years transportation, with previous im-
prisonment and severe bodily chastisement. This is a very
wholesome measure, and will, we doubt not, prevent any
further annoyance of her Majesty.

ZOOLOGICAL
TlllB
_popular and pre-eminently attractive Re.zOrt is bp: n
Daily, from Seven A.-I+l. till Dusk. The
GRAND EVENING FETES
take place every Monday and Friday during the Season, with
THE ROMAN FESTA.
At Dusk,
THE GRAND ILLUMINATION OF ST. PETER'S.
This inconceivably magnificent Spectacle is succeeded by the
Pyrotechnic Wonders of the
GIRANDOLA OF ST. ANGELO,
with all its splendid incidents, terminating with the gorgeous
Cascade of brilliant Fire, and tremendous Flight of Rockets.
To enliven the Evening's Promenade,
MR. STUBBS' ROYAL HARMONIC BAND
will perform a favourite selection of Music.
The Gardens are Illuminated with Gas Lamps.