The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1842-02-15 00:00:00

tgoat AmenicA.--The royal mall steamer Brf-
tannia, which Iv' )uld leave Boston on the let, and Halifax
on the 3d t, may be expected to arrive at this port to.
day.

The schoonetvVenus, of Londonderry, P. Tagan, master,
from Liverpool b ound for Newry, put into Douglas on Fri-
day, with the loss of topsail yard, squaresail yard, and fore-
topmast, and some of her sails split.

ROYAL AmPTIIT 'IIEATRE.--The equestrian company of the
late Mr. Duorow. are about concluding their engagement.
The entertainment 3 comnrise the two grand spectacles of
The Spanish Bull Fight" and " St. George and the Dra-
gon." The tableaz w in these pieces are truly magnificent.
The acting of Mr. Broadfoot as St. George is very clever.
and his fight with' the dragon is extremely well managed.
The scenes in the cir lle are all new, and a beautiful Russian
cal r6e has be:2a go!: t,p. A visit here will highly delight both
old and young.

THE GALE or So NoAy.—We experienced a smart gale
on Sunday last, from the N.N.W. The ship Bombay.:packet,
belonging to Mcssrs. C. Horsfall, Son and Co. got under
weigh at high water, to proceed on her outward voyage, but
took the ground on a bank, and, as it appeared by a paragraph
in the Albion, it was at first feared that she would sustain
some damage if the, gale continued. We are happy to say,
however, that she floated off with the next tide without injury,
and immediately put to sea. Yesterday the weather was
moderate and clear.

RIOT AT THE WORKHOUSE.-At the police-court, yester-
day, four unruly paupers were brought up for refusing to do
their work, and charged also with having, with sundry sticks
and weapons, broke open some of the workshop doors, and
abused one of their fellow-inmates. The two ringleaders
were committed to take their trial at the next sessions, whilst
the two juniors, who had not acted quite so conspicuous a
part, were sent to gaol only for twenty-one days.

SUSPICIOUS CHARACTER.—As the Rev. R. Davies was
sitting at home last Sunday evening, the whole of his family
being at church, he thought he heard some footsteps walking
about the garden. On going out he saw a man, who came
up to him and ,presented him with a petition. The appear-
ance of the man, and seeing two other men not very tar pff,
induced Mr. Davies to call the police, to whom he was
handed over. , The man being well known, there is little
doubt he was contemplating a robbery, and it was very for-
tunate that on this occasion, a thing which seldom occurs,
the rev. gentleman was at home.

INQUEST.—Yesterday, an inquest was held before Henry
Heathcote Statham, Esq., deputy coroner for the borough,
on view of the body of a woman named Ellen Davies. The
deceased lived in Charters-street. Vauxhall-road, and was
employed as a washerwoman, by a Mrs. Jones. On Thurs-
day last she fell on the stairs, and being pregriant, she was
soon afterwards delivered ; but was not attended by an ac-
coucheur. She was afterwards taken from an upper apart-
ment, to a cellar tenanted by u nei:hbour, where she died
on the following day—Friday. As it was conjectured that
her death was occasioned by injuries sustained by the fall,
the inquisition was held; but it appeared from the evidence
of Mr. Cockburn, surgeon, that she died solely from disease
arising from natural causes ; and the jury returned a verdict
accordingly.
Miss STOTT'S CONCERT AT THE MVSIC-HALL.—On
Tuesday evening, this promising vocalist gave a concert, at
the Music-hall, which was attended by a numerous and
fashionable audience. Mr. George Eyton presided at tho
orchestra, and the members of the Choral Society, under the
able direction of Mr. George Holden, contributed their va-
luable assistance. As a whole, the performances were very
creditable ; but especially so was the singing of Miss Stott
herself, Miss Leach, and Mr. Burnett. The beautiful
Scotch air, " My heart is sair," was delightfully given by
Miss Stott, and was deservedly encored, as were also
" Gently o'er my senses stealing," by Miss Leach, and
" Still so gently o'er me stealing," by Mr. Barnett. The
latter, indeed; and the song by Miss Stott, were the gems of
the evening. We undestand that Miss Stott is about to
place herself under the care of an eminent teacher ; and from
the great beauty of her fine voice, added to her pure taste
and knowledge of harmony, we predict that this young lady
is destined to become a distinguished ornament of her pro.
fession.

The King of Prussia has increased his annual donation of
10,000 thalers for the completion of the cathedral of Cologne,
to 50,000 thalers, about 200,000 fr.

The King of Prussia, on quitting the English shores,
grasped for some time the hand of the Duke of Wellington,
and shed tears !

We understand that preparations are in aetive progress for
sending deputations throughout England to agitate the Scot-
tish Church question.—Scottish Guardian.
A Berlin letter in the Swabian Mercury says :—" The in-
creasing intimacy between Prussia and England becomes
daily matter of reflection for those who take an interest in
state affairs. Although the number of resident English here
is not great, there has been lately erected a church, in which
the English service is performed, and which is also attended
by many of our citizens."
CONSUMPTION OF BUTCHER'S MEAT IN PARIS.—Dur
ing the last month (January) the consumption of butcher's
meat in Paris was as follows, viz. :-6,724 oxen, 1,471 cows,
4,568 calves, and 39,128 sheep. In January, 1841, the con,
sumntion was-6,232 oxen, 2,184 cows, 5,447 calves, and
39,008 sheep, Frqin tceze statistics it appears that the con-
snmption last January increased by 492 oxen and 426 sheep,
and decreased by 713 cows and 939 calves.—Le Commerce.
A numerous meeting was held in Sunderland, on Friday
week, to make arrangements for the erection of a monument
to the late Earl of Durham, when it was unanimously re-
solved that the proposed testimonial be of an architectural
character, and be erected on Painshaw Hill, on the Durham
estate, and in the immediate vicinity of the family mansion.
About £3OOO have already been subscribed, and, as the lists
will be kept open for some time, many additional sums aro
expected.

While a man in the emploY oP a messenger of the Bank-
rupt Qotirt was in possession of the premises of J. E. Saun-
ders, a bankrupt in Thames-street, London, he found,
amongst a heap of rubbish in the kitchen, a parcel contain-
ing gold bracelets and necklaces, Ike., valued at from two to
three hundred pounds; and of which noth;ore could have
been known to the bankrupt, as uponstibst:ocsut inquiry it
was found that the parcel had remained at Its resting,place
slope the year Mt

On Tuesday evening a man employed on the railroad at
Fareham was run over by the up-train, and his head com-
pletely severed from his body. He was walking up the line
towards his home, with a loaf of bread under his arm, and
being rather deaf did not hear the approach of the engine in
time to get out of the way. His wife died about a year since,
leaving him with a family of nine young children, who by this
calamity are left destitute of any natural protection.—Ramp_
shire Independent. _ _

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On Thursday evening week, Miss Weatherill, of Boston,
near Thorp Arch, who retired to bed apparently in her usual
heath and spirits, was found to be a corpse the following
morning (Friday). Miss Weatherill was a benevolent, pious,
and amiable lady, and her loss will be deplored by a large
circle of friends. Miss W. was above 50 years of age.—
•14e4# zlerpyry,

SVNRERI,AND ELECifox.—The petition against the return
of Lord Flowick is being prosecuted with vigour. The
Speaker has declared the recognizances entered into to be
perfectly satisfactory; and, as a proof how terrified the
whigs are of the result, we may state that Lord Howick's
agents have not ventured to pay a single electioneering bill!
The utmost discontent has arisen amongst his lordship's
retainers in consequence. So much for Purity Howick !
Northern Times.

The new Bishop of Chichester (Dr. Ashurst Gilbert) was
first classman with Sir Robert Peel and three others in the
Michaelmas Term of 1808. He then proceeded regularly in
his degrees, and was elected principal of Brasennose in 1822,
having previously been vice-principal and an active member
of the college. The right reverend prelate warmly opposed
Sir Tfobert Peel's election i 18207 end in strenuously
'supported thp eleotion of the' DOke of U'elhngton to the
chancellorship of the university, He is expected to retain
his headship until July next. His lordship was vice-chan-
cellor from 1836 to 1840.

OXFORD UNIVERSITY.—Yesterday's Morning Herald
contains a long letter from the. Rev. C. P. Golightly, on the
subject of the spread of the erroneous doctrines now unfor-
tunately too prevalent in Oxford. Mr. Golightly makes
some rather startling disclosures as to the movements of the
Praetorian party, and concludes his letter by stating that his
object in publishing it is to warn all parents not to send their
sons there. " Cambridge," he says, "is open to them, and
" I can only say, after a very careful survey of the state of
"Oxford, that if I had a son there myself I would move him
!' to the sister university immediately:''' Mr. Golightly is a
resident in Oxford, and is therefore well qualified to speak
on the subject of his communication.
F4T4I. AccIPENT,—On Wednesday last a miller named
William Walker, in the ern ploy of Mr. Sicklemore, of Lewes,
was killed under the following frightful circumstances, as
given in evidence before a coroner's jury :—The deceased
was seen in the morning by another miller putting out the
sails of the mill, which soon commenced working; and some
hours afterwards the same miller, becoming uneasy from the
circumstance of not seeing the deceased for a long time, pro-
ceeded with a millwright and another person to the mill, on
searching which they discovered deceased lying under the
break-wheel dead, and nearly cold.
CAUTION TO INNKEEPERS, &c.—On Tuesday morning
last it was reported that a person, representing himself as
Mr. George Elitchins, surgeon, of Oxford, was giving ad-
vice and selling medicine to the poor of Grove, who, he
understood, were very much neglected by the parish doctor.
The Rev, W. S. Brieknell, hearing of the circumstance, and
believing him to be an impostor, very kindly undertook to
inquire into the matter, and tinding it to be too true, imme-
diately sent in pursuit, and traced him through Hanney,
Lockings, West Hendred, and other villages, in I 1 of which
it was found that his practice, at ;411 events, had been pro-
fitable to himself. lie usually offered two bottles of medicine,
only to be procured at one place in London, for 155., but
was content generally to take ss. for one, and give the other
in, and thereby prove that he behaved like a gentleman to
persons in distress. In some cases, however, be obtained as
much as Cis. and fis, per bottle. At a publie-house at Hen-
dred, he represented himself' to be a proctor from one of
the colleges at Oxford, and was, as he said, like all Oxford
men, exceedingly particular about his horse, whose corn,
&c., he usually left unpaid until his return in the evening.
He had been at Steventon on Thursday, and therefore had
practised most probably on that day at Abingdon and its
neighbourhood ; slept at the Crown, \Vantage, on Thursday
night, where he was dressed and powdered by Mr. Parrott,
who was engaged for the same purpose the next evening ;
whether the ceremony was performed or no we cannot say,
but sure enough it was that' he was talon into custody late
on Friday night, at the Alfred s Head Inn, and on Saturday
examined before Mr. T. Goodlake and Mr. B. Wroughton,
he was committed by them to take his trial at the ensuing
assizes at Reading. We are sorry to add that we believe him
to be a man of most depraved habits, for we find that he en-
deavoured to seduce a poor girl during one of his pro*.
sional visits.—Berkshire Chronicle.

GENERAL BUZEN.—A letter from Brussels, of the 6th
instant, in the Debats, says—" It appears that Gen. Buzen,
in committing suicide, gave way to the presentiments which
affected him. lie had an impression on his mind that he
should not see the end of 1842. This was, say his old com-
rades, his unlucky number. Twenty years ago he spoke of
his death as certain to happep At the age of 42, and when he
had attained that age he regarded as certain his death in the
year 1842. 1 sin able to guarantee to you the following an-
ecdote on this subject months ago, when dining at
the table of the Dutch minister, he had next to him Sir H.
Seymour, the British ambassador. The conversation turned
upon presentiments. Sir H. Seymour spoke of them
laughingly, but Gen. Buzen said seriously that he believed
in them. At the age of 19, said he, three times in a
and figures 42 were upon it. For
dream I saw my tomb,
a long time I supposed this to be an indication that I should
die on attaining my 42nd year. I have passed that age, and
nothing can remove from my mind the idea that the year
1842 will be that of my death.' Sir H. Seymour was so
struck with the air of conviction with which General Buzen
expressed himself, that on reaching home he made a note of
the conversation. On
the 3rd instant, on hearing of the
death of the General, he related to several persons this sin-
gular occurrence. Three years ago the General had a violent
attack of gout, and his
physician had serious apprehensions
for his life. The General, on the contrary, was perfectly
tranquil, and said he should not die then, and had still three
years to live. His
physician, Dr. Tallois, was acquainted
with the dream which had produced so deep an impression
upon the mind of the General, who- had also frequently
spoken of it to his aide-de-camp. It is, moreover, asserted
that the letter, which was received by the latter, commenced
with au allusion to the presentiments of the General.