The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1842-11-11 00:00:00

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GLASGOW UNIVERSITY
was formally re-stalled Lord Rector of

Wednesday, within the Colle

Glasgow Univer-

of the various professors, and the students at
ferent classes in the institution, who compo

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,ituents

THE WRECK or THE Isrs,—The passengers of the West
Indian mail-steamer Medway have presented to Messrs.

Sawyer and Day, second and third officers of that vessel
handsome sextants, as a slight mark of their admiration o

the gallant manner in which those gentlemen leaped into a
raging sea, at the imminent peril of their lives in the hop
of saving that of the boy who was dro
to get on board the Medway from the I
THE MONUMENT.—The workmen employed in constructin_
the iron protection on the top of the Monument for the future
prevention of suicide from that fearful height, last Thursday
completed their labours. The gallery is now completely
covered in with strong bars of iron, rising from the old railing,
sufficiently high to allow persons to stand upright, and of
width apart so as not to obstruct the vies

.ned in endeavouring

pearance of a large iron cage. The bars are painted white,
so that the addition is scarcely perceptible in the distance.
LONDON COURT OF ALDERMEN.—On Thursday a Court
was held at three o'clock. Alderman Copeland presented a
Petition against certain persons who kept open a clothes
exchange in the neighbourhood of Cutler-street, and exposed
clothes for sale in houses in that vicinity on the Sabbath. It
was referred to the City Solicitor. After some discussion,
it was resolved that a Committee should at the request of
Alderman T. Wood, be appointed to investigate the charges
made against him with respect to the Talacre Mining Com-
-Adjourned.

" The Chapel Royal affair" of August last, when an in-
valided young clergyman was mobbed through the streets of
Brighton, is immediately to come on in the Common Pleas.
Mr. Moore, sen., has forborne his action against Mr. Drum-
mond, in order to become a principal witness. Mr. Drum-
mond has declined stating the origin of the cruel c

'age, or

to bear any expense whatever, which we hear is no; very
considerable. The learned Sergeant Talfourd has done all
he could to bring abont an amicable adjustment, but he has
been unsuccessful.—Morning Paper.
St James's Church, Bradford, was consecrated on Mon-
day week, by the Lord Bishop of Ripon. It is an elegant
edifice, situated in the township of Horton, a little to the
left of the road leading from Bradford to Halifax. It was
built at the sole cost of John Wood, Esq., and the first stone
of it was laid by him, October 31, 1836. The whole ex-
pense of erecting the church and parsonage-house and school
room attached to it (inclusive of the cost of the land,)
amounted to nearly £14,000. In addition to the original
outlay, the living has been very liberally endowed by the
founder, we believe, with at least £250 per annum.
TARTAN RIBBONS.—The gracious condescension of our
amiable and beloved SOVEREIGN in patronizing the national
colours of the far-north, has not been without its effect, even
in this more southern region. The general and increasing

demand for tartan ribbons has given full occupation to num-
bers of her MAJESTY'S industrious and loyal subjects, who
would otherwise have been without employment; and having
this week seen some most splendid specimens of the patterns
peculiar to the different clans, manufacturing in this City for
one of the most fashionable west-end houses, we feel certain
that the good taste of the QUEEN will be universally adopted
by her fair countrywomen, who will find abundant exercise
for their own in the numerous and excellent varieties of the
tartan produced by our looms.—The Coventry Standard.
ATTEMPTED MURDER OF A FATHER BY A Sos,—On
Thursday morning, a rumour, from some circumstances,
became prevalent that an attempt at murder had been made
by a lad of the name of Brabner, residing in the Watergate,
upon his father, which induced the authorities to make in-
vestigation into the matter, the result of which was, that it
was found necessary to commit him. From what we can learn
of the matter, the son had been for some time addicted to
intemperate habits, and came home to his father on Sunday
morning, requesting some money from him. The father
refused, and locked him in a room to prevent him from going
out again ; but he got hold of a shoemaker's knife, by means
of which he managed to open the door, and rushing upon
his father, drew it across his throat. Fortunately, however,
although the wound inflicted was a very alarming one, it was
not such as to deprive him of life. Dr. Halket was immedi-
ately sent for, who sewed it up, and the father is now doing
we.l.—Perth Courier.

DISSENT versus SUBORDINATION.—In the political ar-
ticle in Blackwood for the present month—" Revolt of the
Workers"—the following remarkable observations occur:—
" By the way, upon a casual glance at the lists of prisoners,
we were struck with the large proportion of Irishmen. Of
course they were almost all of them Roman Catholics ; but
it would be interesting to know the religious creeds of the re-
mainder. Our impression is that it would be found that most
of them are Dissenters ; and furthermore, that those who de-
clare themselves members of the Established Church have
not been in the habit of attending church. A moral map of
this description, furnishing an index to the bearing of certain
religious principles upon the moral and public conduct of the
citizen would be not less useful than curious." As we can
in fairness scarcely call upon either Leaguers or Chartists to
prove a negative, we shall endeavour to test these facts our-
selves, but we shall be glad of the assistance of any of our
friends in drawing up the " moral map." The chaplains of
jails could probably supply the information at once.

TriE TEA TRADE NOVEMBER 7.—The deliveries of tea
last week rather fell off, being 491,1421b5., though generally,
taking the last few weeks, there has been an excellent home
consumption, besides a good demand for export. The total
deliveries in London this year up to the Ist inst. have been
29,766,1741 b., of which there have been exported 3.810,0001 b.
and sent to the outports 5,600,0001 b., leaving for the home
consumption for London 20,356,1741 b. In this delivery
Congou forms the large proportion of 19,733,9461 b., Twankay
stands next for 2,884,0681 b., Hyson for 1,521,7381 b., and
Imperial and Gunpowder for 1,296,3261 b. The other quali-
ties make up the remaining quantity, the delivery of Assam
having increased to 10,9001 b. Last year to the corresponding
period, the total deliveries were only 27,864,8341 b. The
total stock is 28,554,5731 b., and at this time last year was

25,786,2871 b. Congou stands for 19,433,07011;.jrn. the
quantity now held. The imports this year have been
28,507,3721 b., against only 14,471,2741 b. at this time last
year, showing therefore, an immense increase. The mail
from India has had no effect on the market, parties waiting
for their private letters.

MARKETS.--Our markets, we regret to say, are still in a
very depressed state, and the general opinion is that they
may continue so. At Ronnoch Muir cattle market, upon
the 25th instant, the show from the surrounding districts
might be said to have been considerable. The morning was
favourable, being quite clear and frosty, allowing dealers of
every description to set off for the fair at an early hour, but
between two and three o'clock a heavy storm of wind and
snow blew from the north-east, which threatened to level
every tent and stand with the ground, and obliging most of
the people to make the best of their way home

Jew sheep

or wethers were shown, yet some, or a great proportion of
those few, were brought home. Old ewes were selling. as low

as ss. and ss. 3d. ; calves, 17s. to 205.; stirks, or six-quar-
ters-old, 365. to 40s. ; cows, in some instances, as low as £3 ;
heifers, if good, from £4. 10. to £6. A great quantity of
beasts remained unsold. In the meal market little was
doing, the supply was ample, but the demand limited ; oat-
meal might be obtained at 14s. 6d., barley at lls. A great
deal of what was brought forward remained unsold. Pigs,
five weeks old, 3s. 6d. to 4s.—Perthshire Courier.

A BISHOP IN SEARCH OF RELICS AGAIN.—They write
from Portigny (Yonne), that M. Wiseman, coadjutor of the
Roman Bishop of Birmingham, has visited Sens, to search
the relics in the tomb of St. Edmund, Archbishop of Canter-
bury, who died in 1242. He had expected to find the bones
only, but had discovered the body of the saint entire. If
these researches which bishops are making among the dust of
the tombs were changed to investigations in theological lore,
among the dust of libraries, with a view to the enlightenment
and edification of the church on the obscure points of its
history, we might applaud : but it is to be feared, unhappily,
that the result of all these discoveries of relics, which cause
so much joy, will serve rather to thicken the gloom of the
past, by assisting the darkness of a new superstition.—
L'Esperance, October 12.—[Dr. Wiseman's account of his
operations is given in a late number of the Catholic, one of
the organs of the Roman Catholics in this country. The
whole narrative is a remarkable sign of the times, as we are
convinced that so shrewd a person as Dr. Wiseman, a few
years ago, would neither have undergone the labour of such
a Pilgrimage, nor given such an account of it to the public.]

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LoNDON
..._ ix,. PROTESTANT
the Protestanwtas
Fleet-
street, on Saturca
November, of our national mercies received on the sth of
preached before the members and friends of
Rector of Wattono.ny
Association, at St. Dunstan's Church. Fleet-
dmTohrenßinegv,. by
Gentleman the Re v .
took E. Bfiocrk ehri
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R. xvi. 12, 13,
sive and powerful discourse.
great 1 verses,
spreadi.
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principles,
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and
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sermon
ne-
he alluded to th
increased activity of the Roman Church, as inducements to
Protestant activity, deprecatedprotestancin strong but just terms the
attempts made to un
prayers,andexh exhorted hinisfichoeinigeree,gaatnidont.h,
supporteAirLecuniary contributions,
itzoe the Church of England,
warmly by their
the Protestant Association.
said the Rev.
Preacher, " which is far too faithful tociejlL'is't, far too. holy,
to be a popular one, and therefore one the
followers
worthy
o f
of
the extensive and hearty support of the faithqUolr
sermon
the Saviour." At the termination of the sermon a very li.
beral collection was made in behalf of the Protestant Asso-
ciation, and we were happy to hear that the valuable
.would be printed. From the variety of facts it contained,
and the bold and Christian faithfulness of its tone throughout,
it may be considered a sermon for the times.