The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1842-01-18 00:00:00

,lENT.—The following is a copy of
the circular addres,,ed to the conservative members :

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—The meeting of parliament
3d of February, I take the
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~..,.,.,..led with. Permit me to hope that
it tin)y he consistent with your convenience to give your at-
tendance in the House of Commons on that day. I have the
honour to be, sir, your most faithful and obedient servant,
" ROBERT PEEL."

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male
child, supposed to be about a month old, was found in one of
the pledging-boxes on the premises of Mr. Reynolds, a pawn-
broker, near the Mile-end-road, London. It was wrapped
up in two bed-gowns, two patched blankets, &c. It was re-
moved to the workhouse.

LIE EFFECT OF FEEDING HORSES ON CARROTS.—A
farmer wishes to know of any of his brother farmers who
have been in the habit of giving their farm horses carrots, if
they have thought they had any effect on the horses' eyes.
The eyes of the inquirer's horses have been so much affected
as to apprehend leading to total blindness, and his horse-
keeper attributes it to their having, with other food, many
carrots.—Mark Lane Express.
DISPUTED LEGACY.—A curious case, connected with the
will of a wealthy Catholic lady, named Whelan, is likely to
be made the subject of judicial inquiry during the term. It
appears that this lady, after leaving various sums to Catholic
charities, directed that, in case of failure of issue on the
part of her sort, a sum of £lO,OOO, to which he was entitled,
should go to the " Archbishop of Dublin" (meaning Dr.
Murray, the Catholic bishop, whose name was mentioned in
another part of the will), to be disposed of in charity as he
might think proper. The son has died, and the money is
claimed by the Commissioners of Charitable Bequests, on
the part of the Protestant archbishop, inasmuch as the law
does not recognise any other.—Dublin Morning Register.
NEW MAGISTRATES.—The following twenty-seven gen-
tlemen have recently been added to the commission of the
peace for Lancashire :—John Bradshaw. Esq. Manchester ;
James Hibbert Wanklyn, Esq. Manchester; George Clarke,
Esq. Manchester ; Robert Gardner, Esq. Manchester ; Elias
Chadwick, Esq. M.A. Swinton Hall; Thomas Crompton,
Esq. Ringley ; Thomas Marsland, Esq. Heaton Norris ;
Rev. J. H. Gunning, Rector of Wigan ; John Fletcher.,
Esq. Toxteth Park; J. T. Entwisle, Esq. Rochdale; Henry
Butterworth, Esq. Rochdale ; Rev. G. H. Cotton, Rochdale ;
John Bond, Esq. Lancaster; Rev. John Dobie ; William
Bolling, Esq. Bolton ; Joseph Ridgway, jun. Esq. Bolton ;
Montague Joseph Fielder), Esq.; Edward Edge Silvester,
Esq.; R. Newshani, jun. Esq. ; John Bairstow, Esq. ; W.
H. Hornby, Esq. ; John Frederick Lees, Esq. ; Oliver Far-
rer, Esq. ; James W. Ferrer, Esq.; Thomas N. Whitaker,
Esq. ; Henry Shaw, Esq. ; Alexander F. Haliburton, Esq. ;
nearly the whole of these have qualified.
ATTACHMENT OF A DOG.—Last week, a gentleman in
Pendleton was buried, and when the coffin was brought from
the house, and placed in the hearse, a little dog, which had
been kept a great favourite of the deceased, took its place
under the hearse, and accompanied it to the place of inter-
ment. When the hearse was driven home, the dog still kept
his place, and refused to quit the post he had taken up. Into
the coach-house he went, and spent the night under the vehicle
in which his master had been borne to the grave. Next morn-
ing the hearse, which belonged to Mr. John Greenwood, of
the Horse Shoe, was despatched to Bolton; but still the
faithful little animal followed it, and returned with it at night.
From Tuesday morning to Friday evening no coaxing or
driving could induce the creature to quit the vehicle in which
he had seen his master's remains deposited : but at length a
gentleman in the neighbourhood had it carried to his house,
with the intention of using every effort to restore it to its
usual spirits.—Wigan Gazette.
PRESTON A BONDED PORT.—The " Isabella" Rymer,
from Trieste, (Austrian territory) has arrived at Liverpool
with part of her cargo for that port, and about 50 tons of
currants and other goods to be bonded at Preston. This is
the first instance of any Mediterranean produce having been
brought here. From the facilities which will now be afforded
for commercial transactions with this town, we may expect
to see the old port of Preston exercising all its privileges for
the good of trade and the increasing prosperity of the town.
The vessel alluded to will be at Lytham dock, on or about
the 24th instant. Her crew, we hear, consists of about 15
men, besides the master, mates, and boys ; from which it
may be judged what sized vessels we can find berthage and
accommodation for. She is one of the fastest vessels that
sails out of the Port of Liverpool, and is the property of
the Messrs. Humber, of this town. Justice calls upon us to
say that great praise is due to these gentlemen for their ex-
ertions in obtaining the privileges we now possess. The fol-
lowing is an extract from the Treasury Order, addressed to
Messrs. Humber and Sons, and other merchants of Preston,
and dated 11th January, 1842 :—" The Lords Commissioners
of her Majesty's Treasury have granted additional privileges
to the Port of Preston, and merchants can now bond in addi-
tion to ' corn' and ' wood goods,' ships' stores, West India
produce ; also dried fruits, and other articles of commerce,
from the Mediterranean ; and wines and spirits removed
coastwise for home consumption."—Preston Chronicle.

MOST IMPORTANT DECISIONS OF THE TWELVE JUOGES
—PRESBYTERIAN MARRIAGES.—The judges met on Mon-
day in the chamber to consider a point of immense import-
ance to the people in the north of Ireland, reserved by Judge
Crampton from the last Armagh assizes. The question
simply was, whether a marriage between a presbyterian and
an episcopalian protestant, celebrated by a presbyterian
clergyman, be valid ? The meeting of the judges was private;
but we have learned that their lordships have decided, by a
great majority, that such a marriage is not valid—is, in the
eye of the law, no marriage at all. It is impossible to over-
estimate the importance of its decision. It will astound and
afflict hundreds of the most respectable families in the north
of Ireland, where such marriages have been of every-day oc-
currence, and have never heretofore bad their validity
brought into question. There must be, of course, an in-
stant appeal to parliament on the subject. The decision is
retrospective as well as prospective in its operation ; and
unless the legislature pass an act to protect the multitudes
whom it will affect, its consequences will be really of a ter-
rific character. Bat we cannot doubt that the legislature
will interfere, promptly and effectively, if the presbyterians
of Ireland exert themselves for their own protection. The
judges were almost unanimous in this decision, there being
ten for it, and only two dissentients—who are understood
to have been Baron Foster and Mr. Justice Perrin.—Dublin
Monitor.

DARING ROBBERY AT SHEFFIELD.—On Sunday even-
ing a robbery, characterised by circumstances of peculiar
audacity, was perpetrated at the residence of Mr. Mont-
gomery, the poet at Sheffield. On Sunday evening, about
half-past six o'clock, Mr. Montgomery and Miss Gales went
to St. George's Church, leaving the house in charge of a
maid-servant, who placed the chain upon the door inside, in
the usual manner. About an hour afterwards, the bell was
rung, and the servant going to the door, was accosted by a
person who bore the appearance of a gentleman, and who
asked whether Mr Montgomery was within. On receiving
a reply in the negative, he expressed considerable regret,
adding, that he was very anxious to have seen him, as he
must leave Sheffield in the morning ; he would, however,
like to write a note and leave it behind. Upon this the
servant unfortunately unfastened the door, and the fellow
pushed into the passage ; and on gaining admission, his
whole manner was changed. He laid hold upon the woman,
covering her mouth with a handkerchief, and calling " now
Philip," in rushed another fellow and closed the door, The
latter thief, on the hint of his colleague, went directly up
stairs, and passing through every room, turned out the con-
tents of drawers, and laid hold of various kinds of plunder,
seemingly in a few minutes. When he came down stairs,
the other produced from his pocket two pieces of rope, with
which he tied the arms and the feet of the affrighted maid,
to whom they chewed a large knife, saying, if she made any
noise, she should " have that in her"—they then pushed her
into thel cellar, and bolted the door upon her. The house
was now at their command ; but it does not appear that they
staid long on the premises, being probably sufficiently
satisfied with the booty the got. When Mr. Montgomery
and Miss Gales reached home, a little before nine o'clock,
they were surprised to find the front door wide open, but
still more to hear the cries of the poor girl in the cellar, who,
on a light being obtained, was found to be fettered as above
described ; and who, as soon as she recovered from her
fright, gave the foregoing account of the affair. The property
stolen was the massy silver inkstand, which was presented to
Mr. Montgomery by his friends, principally ladies of
Sheffield, as a public compliment, several years since. A
silver cup with two handles, marked T. S. C. ; four silver
table and several tea spoons ; five or six £5 notes; twenty-
three sovereigns, and forty shillings in silver, belonging
partly to Miss Gales, and partly to Mr. Montgomery. The
thieves likewise carried off two or three gold chains • several
rings, brooches, and other articles of jewellery. It 'deserves
to be mentioned as one of the most detestable features of the
case, that the villains, not content with the booty above par-
ticularised, actually compelled the affrighted servant to give
them some seven shillings in silver, and five pennyworth of
copper, which she happened to have in her pocket at the
time.—Leeds Intelligencer.

CAPTURE OF A SLAVE SHIP.—The following is an extract
of a letter from a young gentleman belonging to Ayrshire,
surgeon on board her Majesty's ship Acorn, dated St. He-
lena, Sept. 1, 1841 :—" We sailed from Rio de Janeiro for
St. Helena on the 6th of August, and arrived to-day, whence
we depart again on a six months' cruise. In a former letter
1 think I mentioned our capturing the noted brigantine Ga-
briel, with her cargo of slaves. 1 have it now in my power
to apprise you of another capture which we made on the 17th
of August last, viz., the Anna, with 500 slaves on board.
Apart from the satisfaction which the emancipation from sla-
very of such a vast number of our fellow-creatures produces,
it is gratifying to think that we will have an additioal £5O
each of prize-money to receive for our trouble when we ar-
rive at Devonport. I was ordered on board the Anna to take
a list of the captives, and to classify them under the following
heads, viz., males, females, sick, and healthy. As soon as I
set foot on her deck, the tokens of the miserable condition
of the poor creatures met my eye in every quarter. Filth of
all descriptions was strewed around the deck, and the stench
arising therefrom was almost overpowering. I have never
encountered anything like the miasmatic and unwholsome
vapours which arose from the dens where the slaves were
huddled together, so close as scarcely to leave breathing
room. In the after part of the vessel, called the cabin, a place
measuring about 16 feet by 9, and which was allotted to the
females, no fewer than 217 of these miserable beings were
packed. When I looked down into the crowded mass, and
saw the manner in which they were wedged together, it put
me in mind of the celebrated black hole of Calcutta, and the
miseries endured by the poor prisoners there on a particular
occasion. To suppose that such a number of human beings
could be squeezed into such a narrow space almost exceeds
belief ; but it was indeed the case. The women and children
wore ornaments, composed of beads, on the neck, wrists,
and other parts of their bodies. Several of the females in
this sty had infants in their arms, which they tended
and soothed with a maternal affection which was quite
exemplary, considering their situation and the privations
they were compelled to suffer ; indeed, few civilised mothers
could have done the same if placed in a similar situation. In
the fore part of the vessel, reaching from the mainmast to the
forecastle, about 300 males were confined. This part of the
vessel was called the gaol, and was about 50 feet in length by
27 feet in breadth, the roof being about 3i feet in height. In
this place, which was in a most filthy and impure state, the
above number of human beings were huddled together, with-
out enough of room to lay themselves at length ; and forced
to keep in a sitting position from the lowness of the deck
above. In this situation they spent the days and nights
that were to give place, not to freedom, but to the slavery
which the fiends, their masters, should find opportunity to
entail upon them for life. It struck me, however, that in
their general appearance, even in the more than uncomfor-
table circumstances in which they were placed, betokened
the greatest contentment : some of them were even quite
cheerful and lappy-looking. They were fed twice a day—at
nine o'clock in the morning and again at three in the after-
noon. Their food in the morning consisted of boiled beans,
with which a little flour had been mixed. A vessel contain-
ing a quantity of this stuff was placed among them, and every
one might eat as much as he pleased. The afternoon meal
consisted of flour and warm water, mixed together in the
form of thin gruel, which was also served ad libitum, with
an allowance of two ounces of beef to each. The males, who
were from four to twenty years of age, were what would be
called in the market a splendid lot. The females, whose
ages might run from three to twenty, with the exception of
three infants, were also well-looking, and equally marketable
with the men. Notwithstanding their being cooped up in
the manner described, only 26 out of the whole were reported
sick. We ran the vessel and her human cargo into Rio de
Janeiro, where the latter would be taken aboard the slave
ship there, and find good treatment. The government allows
£5 for each slave captured, and a certain sum per ton for the
vessels, which in many cases are ran ashore and cut up and
sold. As they are generally good sea boats, the admiralty
occasionally purchase them for her majesty's service."

2ilarittts.

LIVERPOOL CORN EXCHANGE, JAN. 14

Duties have increased for the week ensuing upon foreign
\%heat to 245. Bd., on Rye to 6s. 6d., on Beans and Pease
to 14s. per qr., on Flour to 14s. 10d. per barrel,—remaining
in all other respects unvaried.
With contrary winds, attended by sharp frost, and a fall
of snow, the fresh arrivals of all British grain continue li-
mited in extent; those of Oatmeal from Ireland, by steamers,
are liberal, but of Flour thence very trifling ; from abroad
we have to report several cargoes of Wheat, chiefly Mediter-
ranean, and 1400 qrs. Barley from Copenhagen, besides 2400
sacks of East India, and 3500 barrels United States Flour.
Without the least impulse from any of the leading mar-
kets of the country to assist the proceedings here, little more
than a few unimportant transactions has occurred with us in
any article of the Corn Trade, either free or in bond, from
the close of Tuesday's market until to-day, —although during
that period importers of Mediterranean Wheats have been
more willing sellers of cargoes to arrive, on somewhat easier
terms.

Having but few country buyers at our Corn-exchange to-
day, and our local millers being rather inactive, the trans-
actions in Wheat to consumers were upon a very moderate
scale; 4000 or 5000 bushels of duty-paid foreign, however,
being taken for Ireland, all good and fine qualities were held
with somewhat more firmness, at the rates of Tuesday, the
inferior descriptions of English, Irish, and foreign being
decidedly the turn cheaper.
Of Wheat, under lock, a few hundred quarters of Barletta,
in granary, have been sold at 7s. 4d. per 701b5., and 1000
qrs. of Polish, afloat, to be delivered irk bond on arrival, at
475. fid. per quarter. English, Irish, and Foreign free Flour
moved off very sparingly to-day at late prices.
Barley, Malt, and Pease, continued to meet a very diffi-
cult sale on the terms last noted; and in Beaus, with the
exception of 1500 qrs. of Egyptian, forced off at 28s per
quarter, free, very little business was apparent.