The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1842-05-24 00:00:00

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The government of Van Diemen's Land, now held by Sir
J. Franklin, has, it is said, been offered to Lord Glentwottb,
grandson of the Earl of Limerick.
A court of common council was held last week, at which,
among other topics, the report of the Royal Exchange com-
mittee stated that the Bank of England had consented to
advance .C 70,000 for the new Royal Exchange.
CORK COUNTY ELECTION PETITION.—The committee
have decided, that Messrs. O'Connell and Roche were duly
elected for Cork county, at the last election.
POST OFFICE ROBBERY.—On Friday, a girl employed in
the post-office at Edgbaston, was sentenced to six month's
imprisonment, for having purloined a number of letters and
papers. She had not opened them, but they were stolen for
the purpose of being given to a young man of her acquaint-
ance.

On Thursday evening last, a splendid trout, weighing Slbs•
was caught by Mr. Havell, of Reading, while fishing with a
minnow from Blake's-bridge, near the county gaol. It is
not many days ago that Mr. Havel', jun., caught a trout
weighing above Gibs near the same spot.—Berkshire paper,
EXTRAORDINARY INSTANCE Or GOOD FORTUNE.—(From
a Correspondent.)—Edward Hibbert, a porter, in the employ
of Messrs. Brat-bah, Prestage, and Ball, 124, Piccadilly, has
been discovered to be heir-at-law to estates in Isleworth,
Whitton, Fleet-street, and Devonshire, to the value of
£1,200,000.
MADAME GRISI'S FORTUNATE ESCAPE.—An accident
happened last week which might have had a very serious
termination, and deprived the raiblic of the services of this
distinguished vocalist. When driving in a close carriage in
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the vicinity of her abode n the Regent's Park, one of the
carriage springs gave way, and the carriage was completely
upset, the only way of releasing Madame Grisi being to get
her removed through the window, which was one of great
hazard and no little difficulty. She fortunately escaped
unhurt.

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FRIDAY, MAY 20.—Wind S.W. light.
AltßlVHD.—Harmony, Jamieson ; Samuel, Fleming; Sir C. Na.
pier, Wright; William Goddard, Patten; Scotia, Welsh, and
Salem, Heim, from Mobile—London, Benn, trom Calcutta—Tal-
lentire, White, from Mauritius—Jonathan Fell. Tate, from Trinidad
—St. Vincent, Shepherd, from St. Vincent—E. Johnstone, Petrie,
from Pernambuco—Rockingham, Penhollow ; Symmetry, Whit-
ney, and Oneco, Drew, from New Orleans—Triton, Wilson, and
Caroline, Lovitt, from Savannah—Martha, Wilson, from Zante
Paradise, Williams, from Zante—Marie Antoinette, Oekett, from
Antwerp—Minerva, —, from Ostend—Pomona, Spriggs, from
Leghorn—Margaret Littlejohn, Watts, from Seville—Coral, Butler.
and Sylph, Manger, from Lisbon—Gazelle, Breckwold, from Altona
—and Isabella, —, from Antwerp.

S A r, D.—Europe, Marshall, and Tarolinta, Smlth, for New York
—Enfield, Shaddick, for Tampico—Don, Muir, for Quebec—Triton,
Edkin, for Narva—Magic, Trewavas, for Malta—Lively, Johnson,
for Harlingen—Monarch, Hartwell, for Naples—and Messenger,
Cargill, for Hammerfest.

Damascus, Phipps, from New Orleans, at this port. On 10th
May, in lat. 46, long. 38, spoke the Harbinger, of Dundee, for Que-
bec, with heads of topmasts gone. On 13th May, in lat. 49, long.
30, spoke the Acadia, (steamer) from Liverpool for Halifax. On
16th May, in lat. 50, long, 16, spoke the Port Glasgow, of Pool,
which had been on her beam ends, in a heavy gale on 4th May;
cut away mizen mast, fore and maintop masts, lost all her boats,
head of foremast, broke her rudder, and had steering gear at-
tached outside ; was bearing up for Pool. On 20th May, off Tus-
kar, spoke the Columbia (steamer) from Liverpool for Halifax.
Isabella, Herbert, from Buenos Ayres, at this port ; sailed 22nd
Feb. Left loading the John Carr, Gazelle, Joh❑ Scott, and Ber-
nard, for London ; Argentina, Dryad, and Plata, for Liverpool, and
Holywood, St. George, and Frisk, for Great Britain. On sth
March, in lat, 31 S, long. 38 W, spoke the Jack, from Sydney for
London

Maria, Brabander, and Marie Antoinette, Ockett, hence at Ant-
werp

Jenny Jones, Wakeham, from Constantinople, at Kertch

SATURDAY, MAY 21.—Wind S.S.W. moderate

ARRIVED.—PoIIock, Frazier, from New Orleans—Royal Archer,
Scott, from Calcutta—Eliza Kincaid, Brown, from Bahia—Emilia
Ferdinand, Active, from Stettin—Anuigutna, Datgee, from Gron-
ingen—Eleonore, Fraaland, from Rostock—and Provideutia, Cor-
nelis, from Ostend.
SAILED.—Great Western, (steamer) Hoskin, for New York—
Peel's One, Lickis, for Richibucto—Chalco, Brown, for Buenos
Ayres—Andrew Scott, Emery, for Havana—Juanita, Arriandago,
for Christiansand—Venture, Patrick, for St. Petersburg—and
Arno, Simpson, for Rotterdam.