The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1842-03-22 00:00:00

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FATAL ACCIDENT FROM FIRE ARMS.—An inquest was
held on Tuesday, before J. B. Hyde, Esq., at the Infirmary,
Worcester, on the body of Joseph Groves, a youth about
fifteen years of age, who died from the effects of a gun-shot
wound; which he received in the following manner :—He was
out rook shooting on Sunday last, at Upton Stiodsbury, with
two ,if his companions, one of whom was in the act of resting
his loaded gun on the ground, when his knee caught the
trigger, and the gun went off, the whole of its contcntF lodging
in the hips of the deceased

to six montlas,
MOST DARING BURGLARY.—A robbery, attended with
savage barbarity, took place at the house of. the Rev. IL
"iiSiatson, in Over Wyersdale, on Saturday morning last, about
one o'clock. The thieves had broken a pane of glass in the
kitchen window, by- which means they were enabled to open
tlhe latch of the sash, and so effected an entrance into the
kitchen; they then broke open the kitchen door, which was
fastened On the lobby side, and proceeded to Mr. and Mrs.
Watson's bed-room door, which was locked ; they called out
" open the'door." Mr. Watson demanded who they were,
and what they wanted, and receiving no answer he refused to
open the door. The next moment they shivered the door to
pieces, and three ruffians entered the room, all disguised, ut-
tering the most dreadful imprecations. Mr. and Mrs. Wat-
son asked them it they wanted money ; saying, if they did,
they should have ail the money they had in the house: Their
reply was, " Yes, but we'll murder the old —;" at the
same tune one presented something like a gun, another a
pistol. at Mr. W. ; the third began striking himain the head,
face, and arms, with a bludgeon in a most savage manner,
and seizing liim"by the throat with his left hand, threw him
on the bed and nearly strangled him. All the while tfils was
going on, two of them used the most horrid threatenings
against is wife, uttering the most disgusting curses. They
then demanded that their money should.he given to them im-
mediately. Mrs. Watson then brought all the money they
had in the house, consisting of a £5 Bank of England note,
and some silver. They hsitated taking the note, saying,
"bring out that bag of sovereigns, we don't want notes."
One of them espied Mr. Watson's watch, and put it in his
pocket. After asking for some rum, end being told by Mrs.
W. that there was none in the house, they hastily left the
premises as it alarmed.—Lancaster Gazette.
BANK OF ENGLAND.—The half yearly general meeting of
the proprietors of the Bank of England was held on Friday, and
the dividend for the half-year was fixed at 34 per cent. At
this meeting the objections to one of the details of the in-
come tax, supposing it to be levied dverywhere at an uniform
rate, were
.made in a definite form. There was scarcely a
dissentient voice as to the propriety of memorializing Sir R.
Peel on the subject, and indeed the meeting was dissolved
somewhat earlier than usual to allow the directors sufficient
time to prepare a memorial so important. The condition in
which the bank stands at present. is of itself sufficient to
make them remarkably sensitive as to any severe pressure on
their income. A rough estimate made by one of the pro-
prietors to-day gave the amount the bank would have to pay,
if 7d. in the pound were levied on their terminable annuities,
as above £30,000 per annum, while the addition to the " rest"
for the half-year just closed does not exceed £7OOO. The
present amount of the dividend (7 per cent. per annum) is
the subject of renewed complaint every half-year, and the
result of this calculation seemed to threaten a still further
reduction of the interest On bank stock. To show how
general the feeling on this subject was among the proprietors,
is should be observed that they, as distinguished from the
directors, seemed anxious to take the responsibility of the
memorial on themselves, and to make it visible that it was
their own act. It was this question of the income tax that
was in fact
,the leading feature of the meeting. Some re-
flections were cast on the conduct of the Bank of England
for not joining with the other holders of the " repudiated
Exchequer-hills" in petitioning parliament, by one of the
proprietors, but this made no great impression, and as it was
ascertained that the bank held no more than £BOOO of these
bills, the main curiosity connected with this matter was soon
satisfied. The general questions put to the directors were
even of a leas searching character than usual, as the feeling
on the subject of the income tax appeared to be too absorb-
ing to admit of more trifling matters of debate.
COMMUNICATION BETWEEN LONDON AND DUBLIN.—
The following is a copy of the resolution passed on this sub-
ject at the meeting of Irish and Welsh members, held in
London on the 9th inst., and since presented by the deputa-
tion to Lord Eliot, and upon which his lordship has under-
taken to act :---`! That a deputation from the present meeting
be appointed to wait upon Lord Eliot, us chief secretary for
Ireland—first, to request that his lordship will draw the at-
tention of her Majesty's government to the great public im-
portance of improving the communication between London
Ind Dub'. -erting to,the prese

long and inconvenient

aui
by Liver

a that the power

passag, euoi, and the constoel....._
of steam is available for travelling by railway, in a proportion
of about three to one of the speed that can be attained at
sea; secondly, to request that Lord Eliot will have the good-
ness to communicate with the Board of Admiralty, referring
eports of Captain Beaufort, R.N., presented to the
au& of Commons, on the 14th of March, 1837, of Lieut-
aeringham, dated the 14th of March and 17th of May, 1838,
espectively, on the harbours of Holyhead and Portdynllaen,
in pursuance of the repot of the select committee, appointed
by the House of Commons to inquire into the existing com-
munication between London and Dublin, of the Bth of July,
1836; and to the report of Rear-Admiral Sir James Gordon
and Captain Beechey, R.N.,. of the 14th of January, 1810,
relative to the best means of communicating between London
and Dublin, in pursuance of an address of the House of
Commons, of the 12th of August, 1839, with the view of ob-
taining the opinion of the Board of Admiralty op the relative
capabilities of the ports of Holyhead and Portdynllaen for
the purpose of a packet station for such communication, or
the construction of works suitable to a packet establishment,
for the use of steam-vessels of a class sufficient to secure, as
fas as is practicable, expedition and certainty in the passage,
at all seasons of the year."
TRIAL FOR A MURDER TWELVE YEARS SINCE.—At
the York assizes on Wednesday and Thursday, Robert Goles-
brcugh was tried for the murder of William Huntley, at Cra-
thorne, in July, 1830, by shooting him with a loaded gun.
It will be recollected that in August last a skeleton, sup-
posed to be that of the deceased, was found by some men
who were making a drain, and that the prisoner and another
man, named Grundy, were apprehended on the charge of
having murdered him. Grundy committed suicide in gaol,
and the prisoner manifested great trepidation on having the
skull suddenly placed before him. The circumstances of
suspicion were very strong ; for Huntley•had been last seen in
the company of Golesbrough and Grundy, and when missed
was represented by them to have gone to America. The
jury were nut satisfied with the identity of the skull, and
acquitted the prisoner.

to the r

MEETING OF THE IRISII SCRIPTURE READERS' SO-
CIETY.—The first of the annual religious meetings, held usu-
ally at this season, took place on Thursday at the Rotunda—
St. Patrick's being the anniversary day of the society for,
diffusing a knowledge of the scriptures. through the Irish
language. The chair was taken by the Right Hon. the Earl
of Roden—a nobleman ever foremost in the promotion of
the spiritual, temporal, and political interests of his country.
The adoption of the report was moved, in a speech of much
simple eloquence and most interesting detail, by the Venera-
ble the Archdeacon of Emily ; and being seconded by the
Rev. R. Winning, presbyterian minister of King's Court,
who enjoys the high honour; we believe, of being the founder
of the society—it was unanimously adopted. The meeting
was subsequently addressed by the Rev, H. Newman, Dean
of Cork; the Rev. R. Ratcliffe, the Rev. A, Wynn, Rev,
C. Beresford, &c.—and the proceedings were closed by a
luminous and most Christian address from the noble chair-
man. The _approbation of a nobleman, whose life we may
say has been devoted to the creation and maintenance of a
spirit of Christian exertion, and who has taken so active a
share in the management and surveillance of the several
societies connected with the advancement of true religion in
the United Kingdom, is perhaps the highest proof of the
merits of this society, arid the best security to the public for
the advantages it has been able, and is still labouring, to
confer upon the population of Ireland.—Dublin Evening
Mail.

Tit REATESIT246,NOTICE:—WeiraIte odd notions of liberty
in Ireland. hind liberalism its full swing, no one opposed
to popular opinion. could venture beyond his own hall-door
except at hazards not pleasant to encounter. In any other
place the election of a poor-law guardian would excite little
interest and no exasperation ; but here, even to propose one
provokes an intimation to prepare for death. In a plight of
this kind does Henry R. Foot, of Carrigacunna, Esq., find
himself. He had the audacity. it seems, to think that Pierce
Creagh, of Killavullen, Esq., would be a very proper guar-
dian of the interests of his district, and therefore resolved to
put him in nomination. Mr. Creagh, however, though a
Romanist, has the misfortune to be in disfavour with the
priest, who prefers, it is said, a person of the name of Barry.
Into the cause of the alleged preference or the alleged dis-
favour we do not enter; but it is, we suppose, known to
" the people," by whom the pastoral predilections are es-
poused, and not only espoused, but asserted in a way which,
whatever he the strength of his partialities, his reverence
must condemn. On Monday morning Mr. Foot found the
following notice posted on his gate :
" I tell you Foot if you dont give Creagh up we will give
you a bonefire to your house and stables. No further notis.
[Here is sketched the figure of a coffin.]
" Preper,
Peremptory enough, Mr. White sheee Sine
rFiioot' wee.
etm"
* - ay
remark, has the misfortune to be a liberal—we Ndl witliberal—we say the mis-
fortune, for we cannot but feel it to be a misfortune that any
gentleman of character and respectability should throw the
weight of that character and respectability into a. scale that
inclines against his country, and therefore against himself.,—
CoTrkHECOLMAiTi
Ein iICONVICTION..e AT ARMAGH—SYMPATHY WITH
THE CONVICT.—Some of th
evidence against Hughes, policemen who, on Friday, gave
Convicted on Saturday as being one
of the murderers of the unfortunate
usua o' Mr. Powell, were Roman
Catholics.place
worship,T he
ywieinncto, a
unconscious tha'tStuhnedy haayrdnoarnctiendg,tdoutrhienigr
the trial, in opposition to any law, eitherl of God or man.
What was their surprise, however,,,i;insten on their arrival they
found the chapel doors closed against nut
only the case, hut they were actually l Thiseatenedwwitahs
vio-
lence by an infuriated assemblage o
g
place ostensibly for the purpose of worshipping
come to the
in ,
God. So .oc
of the more law-fearing of the' ongregatpiopn however, shut
the chapel-gate, keeping the policemen outside,
raoaneneddl.itibei;
angry people inside, and by that means further mischief
prevented. It is only just to say that the above demonstra-
tion tion took place before the arrival of the clergyman,
he arrived he expressed his disapprobation of the
in very unequivocal terms. The policemen particular)
nOt
noxious to the chapel-goers were Head-constable Dinnyenv
.whO gave evidence in the murder case, and Constable Cox,''
who was concerned in the prosecution of the Ribbonmen.--
N.ewry Tekgrepi
•

The Newcastle Journal says, woum appear uy Luc F. v-
posed tariff that British machinery will be exported duty free
—whether by inadvertence or design is matter of doubt,
though we apprehend there can be no doubt as to the impo-
licy of the measure.—[This is scarcely a necessary conclusion.
The alteration in the corn duties are not included in the ge-
neral tariff, being the subject,of a separate enactment, and
the exportation of machinery, we apprehend, being untouched
by the proposed new tariff, and, we believe, regulated hitherto
by a special act, will remain as at present.—Ed. L. S.]
TAX ON COALS.—The following note
e with regard to the
proposed duty on the export of coals to foreign parts, was
given in the House of Commons by Mr. Bell :—" Whenever.
the resolution imposing a tax of four shillings a ton on the
export of coals is under the consideration of the committee, to
take the sense of the house on it. —Newcastle Journal,
[Deputations to government upon this subject have gone up,
vie understand, from Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Stockton, Gates-
head, &c. The shipowners of the Wear have different views
as to the effects of the duty, and in consequence have taken
no steps to offer opposition to the measures of ministers.—
Ed. L. S.]
NIGER EXPEDITION.—Letters have been received by the
Wesleyan Missionary Society, announcing the safe arrival at
Kumisi, the capital of Ashantee, of Prince William Quanta.
missah, and Prince John Ausah, the sons of the .reigning
Monarch of that country. These two interesting youths,
'who bad for some time been in this country for improvement
in their education, left for their return in the ill-fated Niger
expedition. They left Cape Coast Castle on the 7th Novem-
ber last, and were accompanied by 1.11-. Freeman and Mr.
Biggins, two newly-appointed missionaries to that country.
COLLECTION or THE INCOME TAx.—ln order to give an
idea of the manner in which the income tax will be collected,
we subjoin the following account of that proposed- and car.
ried into effect by Mr. Pitt :—" According to the provisions
of the act imposing this tax, all incomes of less than £7O
a-year were exempted from assessment; an income of from
£6O to £65 was taxed one hundred and twentieth part ; and
the rate of duty increased through a variety of, gradations
until the income reached £2OO or upwards, when it amounted
to a tenth part, which was its utmost limit; a variety of de-
ductions being at the same time granted on account of chil-
dren, &c. The' commissioners to whom the managemeet of
this tax was eutrusted were chosen by the freeholders of
counties and the electors of boroughs, in the same way as
their representatives in parliament, only that a smaller quali-
fication was sufficient to enable.any one to be elected a com-
missioner. The services of the commissioners were gratui-
tears, and they were sworn to preserve the most inviolable
secrecy with respect to the affairs' of individuals. They were
' authorised to call for returns from every person whose income
thee supposod to exceed a-year ; and in the event of
their being dissatisfied with these returns, they were -em-
powered to call for written explanations, and, ultimately, for
the oath of the party: But this examination was rarely ne-
cessary, except in the case of incomes derived from wages,
from capital employed in manufacturing and commercial
business, Or from the interest of loans ; the ;rental of land-
lords was, inmost cases, learned from the terms of the leases
held by their tenants while the profits or incomes of the
tenants were estimated to amount in England to three-
fourths, and in Scotland to half, the rent paid to the land-
lords. The commissioners were assisted, or rather over-
looked, by the tax-surveyors appointed by government, who
were required to see the provisions of the act strictly en-
forced, ind whose duty it was to scrutinise all returns of in-
come—to challenge such as they considered fraudulent—to
object to the deductions allowed by the ordinary commis_
sioners—and to bring the matter under the review of the
commissioners of appeal, whose sentence was final.—Ency
clopadia Britannica, vol. XXI, p. 109, Article—Taxation
.NEW ZEALAND AND AUSTRALIA.—On Friday a public
meeting was held at the rooms of the City Colonial Society,
Cornhill, London, to adopt measures for securing a regular
and safe transit of passengers, goods, &c., to and from these
colonies, across the isthmus of Panama. Mr. Cotter, of
Port Phillip, in the chair. The chairman briefly stated the
'object of the meeting to be the shortening of the passage
from this country to New Zealand and Australia•via Panama.
Mr. Evans went into a long statement upon the present mode
'of travelling from this country-to Australia.ra The latter, he
said, was 16,000 miles distant froth
ores and that it
required 66 days to reach it. by steam. The mode of transit
proposed, via Panama, was by the West India steam mail
packets to Clarges, which was distant 3,750 miles, a journey
performed 'in 25 days. From Clarges the goods and passen-
gers would be passed over the isthmus of Panamato Port
Nicholson, a distance of 6,280 miles, which would be' per-
formed in 26 days. Thence they would be conveyed_to
Sydney, a further distance of 1,285 miles, which would be
completed in five days. This overland travelling would be a
saving of ten days within the time at present required. Mr.
Walker (of Sydney) could state that the shortening of the
said that he was
distance from this country to Australia was an
hobnestojectdesred
quilleaimuteedovkj;git.h. the intended by the colonists. More he could not say, as was ac-
ce of the parties who
satisfied,
gentlemanded P r
from the survey taken py Mr. Lleyd, under the sanction of
government, that a passage across the isthmus was impracti-
cable, from its being so shoally. There was a bay about eight
miles higher up that would suit the navigation very well.
Several gentlemen having expressed their tt
was resolved to
adjourn the meeting until the opinion of those who had
crossed the isthmus could be obtained

.
Loss OF SEVENTEEN LlVES.—Extract of a letter frorr,
Havre-de-Grace, dated. March 16 :—" Letters received here
from Roaan, dated the 13th instant, report that the packet
Le Commerce de Bordeaux, Captain Lunean, was wrecked
that morning at two o'clock, at the Point de la Coubra. She
had on board the crew of the Chateaubriand, as passengers,
of whom, melancholy to relate, only one seaman and the ap-
nrentice were saved—all the rest, seventeen in number, un-
fortunately perished. It is also reported that Le Commerce
has gone to pieces.
A frightful accident occurred in Woombell's show of wild
beasts at Stamford on Friday night last, owing to the indis-
cretion of a person in a state of intoxication. About nine
o'clock, Mr. Francis Martin, farrrier, of Ufford, after being
repeatedly cautioned that his teasing a very fine tiger in one
of ,the cages was foolish and dangerous, was seized by the
animal, which fixed its terrific teeth in the muscles and bones
of the right fore-arm of Mr. Martin. Every effort to compel
the tiger to loose, its jaws was ineffectual, until a hot iron
was applied to its nostrils, and then Mr. Martin was able to
drag himself away, having his arm lacerated and injured
,so
dreadfully that danger of . fatal consequences still exiats.—
Stamford Mercury. .
PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAITS.—A very desirable improve-
ment, and one that has advanced per salium beyond all former
steps in photographic art, has recently been introduced by an
invention of Mr.. Fox Talbot, for which a patent has been
taken out. The improvement consists in the portraits being
taken oh paper, instead of on metallic plates, of their being
indelible, of the extreme accuracy of likeness, the breadth of
light and shadow, the general pictorial effect, and the capa-
bility of the portrait being multiplied into many copies or
transcripts, or lac simile representations, without the sitter
being required to sit for each portrait. They resemble sepia
drawings, and are exceedingly true. The sitting requires but
a minute, or two minutes, according to the brightness of the
day. The paper is prepared with salts of silver, and subjected,
by an apparatus furnished with glasses, to the rays of light,
and the likeness is, as it were, absorbed by the paper.
EXTRAORDINARY FRAUD ON AN INSURANCE Coats
nANT.—Rumours state that the agent in this city (Exeter) of
one of the London insurance-offices has been playing a very
'strange game. It seems that he insured, without instruc-
tions, two cottages at Broadclist, and immediately afterwards
claimed the amount of insurance, £l2O. s" The ready" not
being forwarded so punctually as the agent desired, he again
wrote up to the office saying, that the insured would be wil-
ling to accept £BO, provided that the money was remitted
without delay. This strange communication surprised the
insurers, and they accordingly despatched a surveyor to the
scene of the reported fire, and he at once discovered that the
cottage had neither been insured nor burnt down. A warrant
against the agent was obtained on Friday last, but, in law
phrase, at present he is non est inventus.—Western Times.
EXECUTION.—We have just heard of a most disastrous
occurrence which took place this week in the county of Fer-
managh. A number of persons assembled at a wake, some
of whom had been at the assizes at Enniskillen, and wished
to show the others how the business at assizes is conducted.
Accordingly one person represented the judge, and others
the counsellors ; a jury was empanelled, and a person ar-
raigned as prisoner; the jury found a verdict of guilty, and
the prisoner was ordered for execution. A rope was name-
diately procured, and the poor fellow put standing on a creel
with the rope fastened to a beam ; the executioner gave the
creel a kick, the prisoner was thrown off, and before any
assistance could be rendered him, life became extinct. We
believe there was no malicious intention in the proceeding •,
but it should be a warning to others in future not to trifle with
such serious experiments.--Ballyshannon Herald.. .
The Archbishop of York has recently revived the office Of
rural dean within his diocese, and has sent each clergyman
appointed to the office a copy of his instructions. The rural
dean is to inquire and give information to the archdeacon, to
be by hint made known to the bishop, of all matters concern-
ing the clergy, churchwardens, and other officers of the CHURCH EXTENSION.—It is rot to be expected that the
church, which it may be necessary or useful the ordinary or those of any other members
should know. He is to inquire and to report to the arch- • propositions of Sir- R. Inglis,
deacon as to the residence of incumbents or licensed curates;
can embrace any object more comprehensive than that of
also as to the due performance of Divine service every Sun-
~,
' of the legislatpre who may take up the cause of the Church,
day, with one or more sermons ; also as to the observance t the object of securing to the
to our population—in 11
and administration of the sacraments of baptism and the providing for the religiouisowra,nts of those who are being added
Church her present relative command of resources—or, in
Lord's supper, together with a return of the annual number - other words, of keeping her where she is. Most earnestly,
of communicants, &c. from the deepest recesses of our hearts, do we wish that the
MUTUAL PoLITENESS.—AMOY, Nov. 6.—The Chinese deficiencies of ice past could be atoned for; but of this,
authorities a short time since collected about 200 war-boats under present circumstances, we have, humanly speaking, no
and many fire-rafts, preparatory to an attack on her Majesty's hope. Altogether differing from the worldly wisdom which
ship Druid; but with the kindest consideration they ;nevi- avoids pleading for the Church through fear of embarraSsing
ously sent a friendly message to Captain Smith,, requesting, our Conservative ruler's, we declare it to be our solemn con-
advising, or ordering him to move her Majesty's ship out of
the waters of the Amoy, and if he reverently obeyed the or- vict i o n that these rulers
politically-prudential
tux wthel l bring
Church irretrievable
that
h a considerations,
.wh i which
disgrace
will,
atupont he
ally
ders, they—the Chinese—would in their tender and compas- shrinkte m themselves 1
froms•if, for
doing
sionate consideration allow her Majesty's ship to pass out
events, keep her in her
a presentfter a lri e, ltahtei v
extentsituation.e o f
what T hsiisi-itwoe
unmolested. It is said that to this friendly message Captainß-
Smith returned as friendly an answer, to the effect that he abgearitnlanngldisagaanidn say—is,
who think with him can contemplate
bad no time to move her Majesty's ship, but that if they did in their views of Church extension. Their meaning would,
not move and immediately disperse his Imperial Majesty's indeed, be far better expressed by the term " Church main-
flotilla, he would forthwith undertake the task himself, to its tenance." if this ." Church maintenance" should not be
utter destruction. The Chinese, with much more complai- accorded, as far ea in them lies, by the present ministers and
sauce than Captain Smith evinced, immediately followed . their majority in the. House of Commons, they will, taking
that officer's friendly advice, and the flotilla has been no . into account the great augmentations which are being steadily
more beard of.--Canton Register, Nov. 12. • made to onr already dense population, be aiding, pro Canto,
IMPORTANT TO SEEDSMEN.—An application having been . in CHURCH DESTRUCTION.
made to Mr. Gladstone by the seed-merchants of Southwark, : THE BupchT.—Of the scheme propounded by Sir Robert
to the.effect that the proposed duty on clover should not come Peel, our contemporaries (both liberal and conservative)
into operation until after the close of the present season, as have themselves waxed equally laudatory. The Manchester
otherwise, there being no English-grown clover in the mar- Guardian (the fairest sample, per)iaps, that we could select)
ket, great confusion would be caused ; we are enabled, declares that the " new provision tariff will be a very, great
through the kindness of. a correspondent, to lay before our • boon to the , industrious classes," and shows on Dr. Bow-
readers the following communication : ring's authority that that portion of the tariff alone will save
" Southwark, 16th March, 1842. the country" nearly three times the amount of the proposed
" Dear Sir,—l beg to inform you that, in answer to a me-: income tax," Of the speech of Sir R. Peel this,whig editor
morial from the seed-merchants of Southwark, the Vices! says, " It is not only excellent in spirit, but contains an
President of the Board of Trade has consented that the pro- enunciation of the soundest principles of commercial and
posed reduction of duty of 10s. upon foreign cloverseed shall fiscal legislation." To the proposed income tax the editor
not take effect until the Ist of June next, at the earliest.! gives his " strong and decided approbation." and declares
Our market has, in consequence, assumed a firm tone.—l his gladness " that Sir R. Peel, instead of imposing further,
-remain, dear sir, yours faithfully, ' "F. F." ' taxes upon consumable commodities, which press with seve-
THE PROPOSED NEW TARIFF—THE LEATHER TRADE. rity upon the poor, has had the wisdom and the courage to
—A meeting of the various branches of the leather trade took lay the burtlien on the shoulders of those who are best able
place at the Bridge House Hotel, London Bridge, on Wed-. to bear it."
nesday evening. Mr. Williams in the chair. The following MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT Awb Loss OF LIFE.—As a ser-
- resolutions were passed :—Thatthis meeting views with alarm vant of Mr. Rees Price, of Ynisnioch, in the parish of Llan-
the new tariff propbsed by the government on the subject of gadock, together with two fernale• servants and a lad, were
leather, believing that the intended low rate of duty will not returning with a four-horse waggon from the meeting of the
adequately protect the British manufacturer ; that the present, Llandovery Agricultural Society, on Wednesday; the 9th
depressed state of the trade will not allow increased'imports instant, they had on their way home to cross a ford in the
from the continent, but. that the meeting relies on her Ma- river Sawthey, near the wooden foot bridge, about three
jesty's gosiernment for a scale of duty high enough to afford , quarters of a mile above its junction with the Towy. The
protection to the British manufacturer; that while the reduc-: man mounted one of the leading horses, and either in conse-
tion, if carried into effect, will cheapen the price of boots and quence of the darkness of the night, (being past seven o'clock,)
shoes purchased by the higher classes of society, those worn or the swollen state of the river, he missed the ford—the body
by mechanics will not be affected; and that a deputation be of the waggon was disengaged from the carriage, and horses,
appointed to represent the opinion of the meeting to the Pre, waggon, men, and women, were hurried with fearful rapidity
sident of the Board of Trade. A petiticin was also prepared down the river. The cries of the unfortunate party were
for presentation to the House of Commons, after which the luckily heard by the neighbouring cottagers, who succeeded,
meeting broke up. . •. by great exertion and risk, in extricating the horses and
THE BRITISH QUEEN—BRIT;ISH SsAktFist ANP BRITISH saving the lives of all with the exception of one of the servant
GROG.—The true version of her majesty's tasting the grog I girls, who was carried away by the impetuosity of the stream
on board, of tbe Queen,' during her late visit to Portsmouth; and drowned. Though a diligent search was made, the body
is as follows :—Strict 'orders had been given to the men that of the unfortunate girl was not found untill Friday, in the
when her majesty came down to the lower deck to see they river Tovvy, near Manorafon, about seven miles from the
at mess, they should not speak a word, but preserveais pro: place where the melancholy catastrophe occurred ; and it is
found a silence as possible. Jack, of course, was too much a most singular circumstance that the body was picked up
taken up with watching the royal visitor to think of talking, very near the cottage Where her widowed mother resides.—
save perhaps the desire of whispering to his mesarnate a corn. Carmarthen Journal.
merit or so on the meteor
passing before him. All was still. CAUTION TO ENCOURAGER% OF PRIZE-FIGHTS.—At the
Her majesty tasted the cocoa, and approved of it—yet all was Norfolk assizes was tried an indictment for riot and assault,
still. Her majesty then inquired whether there was nb committed by Lord Chetwynd and ten other defendants in
stronger beverage allowed the men, and forthwith a tumbler the month of February, 1841, at Hollcutt, in that countyson
of " three-watered grog" was handed her. She then raised account of a prize-fight between two individuals of the
it to her lips—when Jack forgot hiS orders, and three distinct names of Adams and Cain. On the case being called on,
cheers ran round the deck with such " a will," that the ship's Mr. Gunning. for the defendants, said he was instructed to
sides seemed to start with the sudden explosion. The ho- withdraw their plea and to allow the crown to take a verdict
none done was more titan a sailor could bear without clearing against them. The defendants were satisfied, on reflection,
his heart with an huzza ; and her majesty Must have read in that what had taken place could not be justified in a court of
those honest cheers the spirit with which the British tar is law ; and that being so, they were desirous of taking the
ready to meet her enemies—for be enters into action with only course which could be properly adopted. On their be-
the same enthusiastic cheering which then burst on the royal halt' he was instructed to make every apology which gentle-
ear. He meets friend' and -foe with a similar greeting—a men, with a due regard to their own character, ought to
voice fraught with terror to one, but in the other,. inspiring make, and which gentlemen ought to expect and to receive.
trust, security, and confidence.—,John Bull.
theywas hadth the
succeeded. preservation
Tohfe
Mr. Andrews, for the prosecution, said, that after what he
DUBLIN, MARCH 15.—The particulars of a most atrocious had heard, he would only say that his clients were perfectly
assault, committed upon a lady of respectability last Satur-
day, have not as yet generally transpired through the, press, satisfied. Their only object in preferring this indictment
lest their publication might tend to defeat the arrest of thecounty, iii ienoawlhdichhe
accused, against whom a warrant has been issued. It appears no possible objection to the course proposed by the counsel
that Mr. an attorney, hitherto holding a highly re- for the defendants, and the jury would, therefore, return a
apectable rank in the profession, and the son of an eminent verdict of " Guilty." Such verdict was, accordingly, re-
merchant, has been for some time past lavish of his profess turned, and thus amicably ended this long-pending prosecu-
sional favours upon Mr. C—, a barrister, living in one of tion, which has given rise to much expectation, and created
our most fashionable streets, bringing him deeds, declare- considerable interest in the county and in the " sporting
tlheearnPeedacjuodfgethseaicdo,
ld" at large
lions, and other documents in the way of his profession, with wor.
The Gazette of Friday night
the quiddam honorarium in every case. The lawyer's pro- THE BANK OF ENGLAND.—
.fessional friends were naturally jealous at npt getting a share contains.the usual return of the average circulation of the
of the attorney's business, but the greatest intimacy pre- Bank of England and country banks, for the four weeks pre-
vailed between them, to which these marks of favour were ceding the sth of March. From this return it appears that
naturally attributed. All went on smoothly until Saturday, the average circulation of notes in England for thelonaweeks
when the attorney celled upon Ids friend the lawyer, wishing Preceding, tne,stl,l of March shows a decrease of £818,984, es
to see him, but being particularly engaged, he was denied. compared with tne average of the previous month
mitted to the parlour, where the lady,sat. The usual warm culation of the Bank of England ...
This decrease is formed by a diminution in the cir-
.. 4508,000
The attorney_ asked. to see the mistress, and was at once
ad-
and friendly salutation passed, but lie,hail not been long in A diminution in the notes of the private banks of 233,069
conversation when he commenced the, most fervent cxpres- A diminution in the notes of the joint-stock banks of 77,915
sions of admiration for the lady, protested that it was to gain
her love he had so patronized her husband, then seized her
by the waist and Proceeded to the most rude and infamous
measures. The lady, screamed violently, ran to the side-
board, and seized a knife to defend herself. The husband
and servants ran in, attracted by the screaming, and in tie
consequent struggle and scuffle the husband fell, taking ad-
city magistrates was sent for ; he took the lady' information,
vantage of which Latitat contrived to escape. One of the
at once issued a warrant for the delinquent, and placed it in
the bands of a confidential constable, but as yet he has nbt
been able to make the
,fellow amenable. The affair, in the
tonishnient as well as iridignatione=a-Moeninsq Post.
circle where. it has transpired,. has caused the utmost as-

X 818,984
As compared with the month ending the 18th of September,
1811, there is a decrease in the total circulation in England
of £964,636. This decrease is composed of—
A diminution of the notes of the Bank of England of £175,000
A diminution of the notes of the private banks of 468,681
A diminution of the notes of the joint-stock banks of 320,955

964,636
•
The average stock of bullion held- by the Bank of England
during the 4 weeks ending the sth of March was £6,281,000,
showing an increase, tut compared with the previous month,
of £679,000.