The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1842-08-12 00:00:00

THE LATE SIR W. MACNAGHTEN.

Rumours are afloat very discreditable to the character of
the unfortunate Sir Wm. Macnaghten. At present no do-
cuments have been published to support them, and the fol-
lowing statement, copied from the Bombay correspondent
of the Morning Herald, should, of course, be received with
caution :
" Disclosures are now being made which tell a deplorable story of
fraud and duplicity, forbidding us ever again to speak with a clear
conscience of the perfidy of the Affghans Sir W. 11. Maenaghteu's
is now clearly shown to hcve been the immediate result of his own
treachery. Ile had entered into a plot'—the word is his own—for
the betrayal of Ameen Oollah Khan, one of the chief leaders of the
insurgents, with whom he himself had previously been in treaty ; and
it was at the conference which had for its end the sacrifice of this man
that the envoy was killed by Mahomed Akbar.
who provokes
Treason in others, to a traitor's death
Justly condemns himself.
The envoy had conspired with Mahomed Akbar Kan for the delivery
into his hands of Ameen Oollah ; and it was at their conference which
terminated by the death of Macnaghten, that the lastriamed chief was
to have been betrayed into the hands of the British minister. To se-
cure the success of the plot,' the envoy had desired General Elphin-
stone to order out two regiments on special service, telling him at
the same time, what lie needed them for, and congratulating himself
on every thing being in such good train. It is reported that
General Elphinstone started on hearing the word ' plot,' and said,
' That is an ominous word to issue from the mouth of an English-
man.' Be that as it may, Macnaghten went out to the conference and
met Akbar Khan. The Khan, who it is now said had no intention of
betraying his countrymen, but had listened to the overtures of the
British envoy solely to test his good faith, although the proposal made
to him, was, as regarded his individual iuterests, a most advantageous
one, began to reproach Macnaghten with his dishonourable conduct—
his too evident idesire to overreach the Affghans by any diplomatic
trickery, however unscrupulous it might be ; and finished by summon-
ing him to Dunbar, there to meet Ameen Oollah and the other as-
sembled chiefs, and to explain his conduct before them. Akbar Khan
called upon the envoy to mount a horse, which had been proVided for
Lim. The envoy refused to do so, and the Than dragged him, or
pushed him forward, to enforce compliance with his orders. Mac-
naghten resisted, blows were exchanged, anti at last Akbar Khan, in a
state of exasperation, drew out his pistol and shot the envoy. This is
the story which has now transpired, and there is every reason to believe
the true one ; for it rests upon the evidence of Captain Mackenzie, who.
was present at the conference, and of General Elphinstone, who was
well acquainted with the events which preceded and conduced to it
This is a sad tale fir an Englishman to narrate
" Copies of the depositions of General Elphinstone and Captain
Mackenzie have gone home; and the documents themselves will, of
course, form the groundwork of the inquiry ordered to be entered on,
as soon as information can be obtained sufficient to enable this to be
proceeded with."

THE RIOTS IN THE POTTERIES.—The neighbourhood of Burslem
still continues in a very excited state. The ruffians are well organised,
for as soon as the military left Newcastle on Sunday a rocket was dis-
charged to apprize them of the fact. Distress is very great, for the
workhouse is literally beseiged with applicants for relief, and upwards
of 10,000 were relieved by the unions during last week.
A lady who passed along the Greenock Railway on Saturday, on
feeling something tugging at her showl, was not a little surprised to
discover a watch and chain dangling from the fringes. It appeared
that in the hurry and pressure at the station, when the carriages were
filling, the fringes had become attached to a gentleman's watch, and
angled it out of his fob. On the lady's making the circumstance
known, an individual present discovered that his watch was gone, and
on describing it, had his property restored to him.

BarrEn BORN LVCRY THAN RICH.—A man named Samuel Ros-
cow, living in Grayson's-yard, Wigan, and working in the iron
foundry of Mr. Leadbetter, has during the last week, had the
pleasing intelligence communicated to him that he is discovered
to be heir to a fortune of £lBO,OOO, with accumulation, descending
to him as heir-at-law to the late James R. Hoghton, Esq., surgeon,
of Southwark, in the county of Surrey.

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DREADFUL STORM AT BARNARD CASTLE.-011 Wednesday last,
after a forenoon of most oppressive heat, an awful storm of thunder
and hail passed over the town of Barnard Castle, Durham, and the
adjacent district. Many of the hailstones were larger than walnuts,
and in the memory of the oldest inhabitant a storm of similar
violence has not been witnessed. The rooms in the ground floor
in the houses of the town were filled with water, and of course
many of the articles are much damaged, but we have not heard of
any sacrifice of life, or any great destruction of property. Being
market day, a large concourse of people were assembled as usual,
and the occurrence furnished a theme for conversation during the
remainder of the day. The scenery in the neighbourhood is
peculiarly picturesque, and of course its sublimity was considerably
heightened by the magnificent yet terriffic accompaniment of the
thunder and lightning.

ANOTHER DARING BURGLARY, ACCOMPANIED BY VIOLENCE.-011
the morning of Tuesday last, a desperate burglary was committed at
the house of a farmer named Wilding, who resided at Broughton, four
miles this side of Preston. The villains burst in either the door or
window with a huge stone, and after they obtained entrance they bru-
tally attacked the inmates, beating them ferociously, so that it is said
the floor swam with blood. The woman had the forethought, whilst
the ruffians were entering, to let a lad out of the back part of the house,
with directions to alarm the people of the neighbouring farms. The
boy executed his mission well, for, on two of the plunderers coming
away from the house they were encountered by the neighbours, and
after a sharp struggle, secured. A third villain, who had escaped to-
wards Preston, was observed by a policeman busily occupied in a field,
and having taken the fellow up, and examined the spot, it was found
that hehad been engaged concealing money. This money is clearly
proved to belong to the Wildings.
MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT.—A BOY SHOT.—The inhabitants of the
village of Itibchester were, on Wednesday last, thrown into great dis-
tress by one of those melancholy and fatal accident, which too fre-
quently occur from boys being allowed the use of fire-arms. It ap-
pears that, on the day mentioned two little boys, Boulby Haslewood,
aged twelve years, son of the Rev. Mr. Haslewood, vicar of Ribchester,
and John Eccles, aged eleven years, son of Mr. Hazlewood's servant,
were playing together opposite the Vicarage house, on the bank of the
Ribble, and that Boulby Haslewood had a gun which he had secretly
got out of the house for the purpose of amusing himself and the other
boy by cracking off some percussion caps, not knowing that the gun
was loaded. The boys had been playing together for some time, when
the screaming of Boulby Haslewood brought his sister and a woman
who happened to be in the vicarage at the time to the spot, where they
found that the other boy, John Eccles, had been shot. The gun, it
would seem, was loaded with heavy shot, as several of the pellets passed
right through from behind the ear, where the shot appears to have
taken effect, to the face. The poor little fellow was not quite dead when
lifted up ; but he was net quite insensible. He never spoke afterwards,
and having lingered in a (state bordering upon death until Thursday
about 12 o'clock, he then expired.
SUSPECTED MURDER AND PARRICIDE.—A most revolting and
atrocious case of parricide or homicide, took place on Saturday night,
within three miles of this city. It appears that a family of three in-
dividuals, namely—James Paterson, carter at Hailes Quarry, Robert
Paterson, his son, and Janet Paterson, the wife of James and mother
of Robert, left Edinburgh for their home about eleven o'clock, and
that they were, particularly the female, considerably intoxicated.—
When near Slateford toll, the female, it appears, had been either
unable to proceed, or some quarael had ensued among them; but it
is stated by one or more persons who came up to them, that Robert
Paterson, the son, dragged his mother for some distance along the
road, kicking her repeatedly with his feet, and using language in refe-
rence to her which we would be afraid to repeat. The father, it ap-
pears, was a passive spectator of this brutal and unnatural conduct.—
Two men who had come up to the party, found the woman lying dead,
and assisted to convey het to the toll-house. They afterwards returned
to Edinburgh, and gave information to the police, when some officers
were despatched, who took the two male Parsons into custody at their
house, both seemingly unconscious of, or indifferent about, the dread-
ful event. Mr. Tait, surgeon of police, went out to Hailes about four
o'clock on Sabbath morning, examined the body of the deceased, and
gave a summary report. The case is now undergoing judicial invesn
gation.—Ediebtirgh Mercury.
Tits Coax VITRIOL THROWERS.—Four of these miscreants,
namely, Daniel Lanagau, John Drew, Daniel Sullivan, and Timothy
Herlihy, were on Friday week. placed upon theirtrial, at Cork,
before Judge Ball, for an assault upon Mr. John Wilson, proprietor
of the patent saw mills in that city, and casting upon him a quan-
tity of oil of vitriol, from the effects of which one of Mr. Wilson's
eyes was completely burned out of its socket, presenting a most
hideous appearance, and the sight of the other rendered extremely
defective. The evidence of one of " the body," who turned in-
former, and that given by Mr. Wilson himself, was perfectly con-
clusive as to the guilt of the prisoners. The jury returned a ver-
dict of guilty against the four prisoners. His lordship then pro-
ceeded to pass sentence upon them ; and, after addressing them
in feeling and impressive terms upon the enormity of their offence,
he said, that as their guilt was equal their punishment should be
equal, and concluded by sentencing them to be transported across
the seas for the term of their natural lives. The last word had
scarcely fallen from his lordship's lips, when a number of women
in and outside the body of the court set up the most deafening cries
at the sentence which had been passed on the prisoners. Outside
the court-house the greatest excitement was observable amongst a
dense multitude, which completely thronged Great George-street,
and the lanes adjacent to the building. The great majority of those
assembled were of the lower order ; and many of them were im-
precating curses, loud and deep, on Mr. Wilson. and crying out for
the informer. Some of the mob were even heard to say, " That
the next that should get the vitriol would be the jury." In conse-
quence of the excited state of the crowd that had collected during
the afternoon, the authorities deemed it prudent to have a large
body of the 7th Royal Dragoons in attendance, to preserve order,
and for the purpose of conveying the prisoners back to gaol, where
they were placed in safety. Besides the dragoons, there was also
a large posse of county and city counstabidary present, to aid,
if necessary, in the preservation of the peace. While the cavalry
and police were escorting the prisoners to gaol, it was deemed
prudent not to remove Mr. Wilson or Quirk from the court-house,
owing to the excitement of the large mob which surrounded the
building. As soon as the cavalry returned, Mr. Wilson and Quirk
gere brought out, and placed in a covered car I when immediately
the mob began to throw stones with the greatest violence, and
struck Sub-inspector M'Leod, and several of the police, who were
cut severely. Captain White, justice of the peace, then ordered
the cavalry to charge, when the scene became most terrific. After
driving back the mob, the party then proceeded, when the rioters
again rushed after them, and stones were thrown more violently
than before, wounding several= of the cavalry and infantry. The
cavalry again charged, but only checked the riot for a moment;
for, as soon as the party attempted to resume their course, they
were again uiolently assaulted. A party was then drawn up to
intercept the mob, while Mr. Wilson and Quirk were conveyed, the
former to the saw-mills, and the latter to the Bridevall ; and it
was by great exertions on the part of the police, under the direc-
tion of Captain Gunn and head-constable Condon, that the streets
were cleared.—Cork Paper.

Sir Jamsetjee Jeejeebhoy, the rich Parse merchant of
Queen Victoria
Bombay, who was last year honoured 1;
with the dignity of knighthood, being the 3firdrst native Indian
who has received the distinction,' has tae a most munifi-
cent donation in favour of a nativeestablishment at Bombay
for the institution of schools, the promotionid of knowledge,
and the relief of the sick anti
Jamsereen
of the princely gift of Sir indigent. The
was three
The amount
lakhs of rupees, or £30,000 sterlinj
time that this generous Parsee has devoted devonts disnot the first
his wealth to
objects of public utility, as on a former occasion
150,000 rupees towards the foundation of an liasin'n he wave
hospital for. all
classes of the community, besides numerous other charities,
all tending to the general benefit.
FRIENDLY LOVE.—Lord Abinger said, the other day,
that he never knew a Quaker give a direct answer to a ques-
tion. We subjoin a case in point; but it' not direct, the an-
swer was unmistakable to the party most interested :
' Martha, does thee love me?" asked a Quaker youth of one
at whose shrine his heart's fondest feelings had been offered
up. " Why, Seth," answered she, "we are commanded to
love one another, are we not ?" " Aye, Martha; but does
not thee regard me with that feeling that the world calls
love ?" " I hardly know what to call thee, Seth ; I have
greatly feared that my heart was an erring one : I have tried
to bestow my love on all ; but I may have something thought,
perhaps, that thee was getting rather more than thy share."
CURE FOR A COUGH.—It was stated, in all sober
seriousness, by a person named William Parr, aged eighty-
one, during his examination as a witness in a case of bur-
glary, tried at Lancaster, last assizes, that at the time the
burglary was being committed the oaths and profane language
used by the wretches by whom it was perpetrated, so
shocked and frightened him, as to cause the removal of a
violent cough under which he then laboured. They threa-
tened him with instant death if he did not restrain it, and
so it happened that the physical malady was successfully
silenced by the physical fright. " I have never coughed
once since," said he, " strange as it may appear, and
it will be three weeks next Saturday night since it left
me." 'We dare say that many, if not all our readers, would
wish to decline the use of such a cure,
.under the belief that
the remedy would be worse than the disease ; the old man,
however, chuckled with mirth as he said, " They did me a
favour against my will ;" and thus while he was attempting to
carry out his resentful feelings as a man, he showed that he
was not abandoned from a grateful one of a relieved patient.
Excellent, most admirable philosophy is this. Preston
Pilot.
NEW BALLOON.—La Presse states, that M. Leinberger, li
an ingenious mechanic of Nuremburg, is about to construct
a balloon of metal, which he expects to guide as he pleases.
For this purpose a subscription has. been raised sufficient to
cover the expenses of such a machine. This steam-balloon,
which is in progress of construction, may contain from three
to 50 persons, with provisions for 15 days. Every precau-
tion had been taken to prevent the possibility of accident
from fire, explosion, or want of gas, and even should the bal-
loon fall into the sea, its construction is such that it may
continue to proceed through the water as rapidly as a steam-
boat. As an ordinary balloon can traverse 500 miles in 24
hours, the rapidity of a steam-balloon, whose wheel, similar
to an Archimedes screw, will describe at each rotation a
space of seven yards, must be considerably greater. Several
skilful engineer's, who examined this machine, have no doubt
of the possibility of completing this new mode of transport,
which hereafter will render useless high roads and railroads.'
The only difficulty will be where to place the custom-houses.
Haatuuncti, August 2.—lt is known that 8,000,000 of
the new loan were taken by Mr. Solomon Heine, banker, of
this city, and 3,000,000 were intended for the exchange.
The inscriptions for this 3,000,000 were so numerous, that on.
the first day more than the sum required was inscribed. Ac-
cording to the conditions previously published, the list was
closed yesterday, when it appeared that the total amounts
inscribed was 25,600,000 marks banco. Such an unexpected
result makes a great sensation ; it was thought there might
be inscriptions for more than 3,000,000, but eight or nine
times as much could not be foreseen in the present state of
atlairs. Ten per cent of this sum inscribed is to be had im-
mediately.

BREAD FOR THE NAVY.—We understand that machinery
is now ready, and about to be forthwith sent out by the ad-
miralty to Malta, for the purpose of making there a supply
of biscuit necessary for the Mediterranean 'fleet. This will
be an immense advantage to the sailors, as, at present, a
three-years' stock of bread is taken from this country, and
much of it becomes quite unfit for use before the expiration
of that time. Ships in the Mediterranean will now be able
to procure their supplies as needed. This arrangement will
also have an important effect in diminishing the demand for
corn for export from this country, and in conjunction with
the measure forpermitting merchant vessels to take their sup-
plies duty free from bond, will virtually leave the entire home
growth for home consumption.
SINGULAR OCCURRENCE.—An incident of an extraordi-
nary nature took place lately in the parish of Golspie,
in
Sutherlandshire. The wife of a shoemaker had been, for a
considerable time, lying ill of a fever, but was gradually re-
covering. She, however, suddenly relapsed, and as her
husband and friends supposed, she died on the second day
after her relapse, about two o'clock in the afternoon. The
usual formalities of stretching and laying out the body were
adopted ; and her husband procured, money from his em-
ployers, and ordered mourning for his family. Next day,
about twelve o'clock, as the joiner was taking measure of her
coffiin, she gave a sneeze, and otherwise made a stir with her
body. On taking off the grave clothes she looked up in a
wild manner, and made a motion with her hand, as if she
wanted something to eat. A few cordials were administered
to her. She was then put to bed, and enjoyed a sound sleep.
She has since gradually recovered, and is now quite out of
danger.—lnverness Courier.

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