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

CHURCH PASTORAL AID SOCIETY.—The Rev. John
Harding, Rector of Blackfriars, London, in a letter addressed
to the Record,
says, " inasmuch as the society can do no-
thing of itself, but can act only so far as the clergy avail
themselves of its assistance, and are sanctioned by their
diocesan in so doing, if any man finds fault with the society,
he does, in fact, impeach that large body of clergy who have
connected themselves with it, and those prelates of the
church who, by their patronage of the society, or their
licenses given to the curates supported by its funds, have
countenanced and encouraged its proceedings."
FATAL ACCIDENT.—We deeply regret to announce that
an accident, which has proved fatal in its results, occurred
yesterday, about two o'clock, to the under-named respected
gentleman, at his residence, Stormount, within a short dis-
tance of this town. It appears Mr. Cleland had employed a
number of men in pulling down an old house, lately occupied
by one of his own servants. While the men were proceed-
ing with the work, as Mr. Cleland was superintending their
operations, the gable of the house suddenly gave way, and,

coming down With a tremendous crash, melancholy to re-
late, buried the unfortunate and lamented gentleman beneath

its ruins. He expired almost instantly.-

—Ulster Times

KINSALE PETITION—About forty witnesses started yes-
terday for London. Some of the friends of Mr. Watson,

summoned at the instance of the petitioner, seem not in-
clined to go, but we dare say the Speaker will know, how to
deal with them. If we are not misinformed, there are ample
proofs that Mr. Watson has no right to the seat he holds.
We intimated at the time that in a few months the honour-
able gentleman would be wishing his money in his pocket ;
but he would not listen to us.—Cork paper.

A WITTY BARBER.—A gentleman went into a shop in
Bedford, on Whit Monday, to be shaved ; the barber was
engaged in shaving a tailor of the same street, with whom he
was conversing on the conduct or misconduct of some of the
professors of religion. During the time the young man was
operating, the tailor remained mute, but as soon as he had
an opportunity of wagging his jaw without fear, with attitude
and elocution surpassing that of Kemble himself, he ex-
claimed, " You may tella tree by its fruit ;" when the bar-
ber, fixing his eye upon his waistcoat, which was joined in
two places, calmly said, " If I may judge of your waistcoat,
your's is cabbage."—Bedford Mercury.
INSOLVENCY AND DISSOLUTION OF THE COMMERCIAL
STEAM-PACKET COMPANY. This company, the head-
quarters of which was London, is insolvent, and its affairs
are now winding up. Its liabilities amount to £140,000.
£112,000 has been offered for its vessels, and the shareholders
are called upon to make up, by a per centage on their shares,
the deficiency of £28,000, besides losing all their capital.
The following question was put and answer given at the
meeting of the shareholders, held on Thursday last :—A.
proprietor : " What has been the cause of the present state
of the company's affairs ?" Mr. Wire : "It arose from the
competition of two or three companies against each other,
when their vessels were running for fares that were de-
structive to both. At one time, a shilling was the charge for
going to Boulogne." (Hear.)
CHARTIST AGITATION AGAINST ENLISTMENT.—SinCe
the meeting of chartist delegates, held at Birmingham about
a month since, a systematic agitation has been carried on
in that town and neighbourhood, for the purpose of deterring
persons from enlisting in her Majesty's service ; and it is
known that the agents employed in these disloyal and sediti-
ous practices, have not confined their efforts to mere argu-
ments against enlistment. but have, in many cases. tampered
with the soldiers, en route for foreign service, with the view
of inducing them to desert.- One of the serjeants, in endea-
vouring to pass through the streets, was assailed with abusive
epithets, and so obstructed, for many days, that he complain-
ed to the police, who took the offenders into custody, and
they were bound over to answer any charge that may be pre-
ferred against them.
THE NEW TARIFF.—DUTY ON CORK. The duty at
present payable on cork is Ss. per cwt., and in consequence
of its being stated in the new tariff that the duty on that
article will, from and after sth Jan., 1813, be reduced to ls.
per " ton," it was generally believed by the trade that the
duty on this item in the tariff was, by mistake, incorrectly
given, the present duty being imposed by the cwt., and that
the word "ton" had been misprinted; or inadvertently in-
serted for cwt. To remove all doubts on the subject, a gen-
tleman, at the request of several cork manufacturers, wrote
a letter to Sir Robert Peel, respectfully requesting to be
informed whether the new duty of ls. was to be imposed by
the cwt., as at present, or by the ton. On Saturday morning
the Premier's reply was received, and is as follows :7
" Whitehall, 20th May, 1842. Sir,-1 am directed by Sir
Rober Peel to acquaint you in reply to your letter of the
16th May, that the duty on cork, in the new tariff, is meant
to be taken by the ton.-1- am, sir, your obedient servant,
(signed,) W. H. Stephenson. Mr. Goodfellow, 14, Burr-
street, Lower East Smithfield."
TRACTARIANISM.—It gives us much pleasure to lay the
following information before our readers :—" By the provi-
sions of the Theological Statute passed at Oxford last week,
Dr. Hampden, the Regius Professor of Divinity, has been
constituted Chairman of the New Theological Board, and is
also recognised as a public University Professor in Dogmatic
Theology. The statute, therefore, virtually rescinds the
judgment passed by the University on the Professor's theo-
logical opinions, in 1836, on occasion of his appointment to
the chair by Her Majesty, at the recommendation of the late
whig administration." This is as it ought to be. The ap.
pointment we consider excellent in itself ; while it is another
proof that Tractarianism is fading in the estimation of those
in places of highest influence in the church. As we have
already intimated, we are disposed to think, that in future
our warfare will be chiefly directed, not against Puseyism in
its rampant state, but against its principles, insidiously ad-
vanced as the principles of our church, while in essence they
ire Tractarian principles—in other words, Popish principles
—as these are diametrically opposed to the principles of the
4.ospel.—Record.

SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION IN A BED.—A few days since
a remarkable case of the spontaneous combustion of a bed
occurred in the family of C. D. Archibald, Esq., F.R.S., of
Portland-place, Leamington, which, but for its timely disco-
very, might have led to very disastrous results. The alarm
was given of a fire which had broken out in one of two bed-
steads in a bedroom, on which there were two beds, the one
a paillasse and the other what was supposed to be a hair mat-
tress. It was promptly extinguished by the application of
water, when it was ascertained that a hole, about eight inches
in diaMeter, had burned completely through the floor imme-
diately under the bed, and, on examining the bedding, a cor-
responding circle of combustion was found both in the mat-
tress and paillasse. The former turned out, on examination,
instead of hair, to have merely a thin superficial covering of
that substance, the interior being made up, amongst other
things, of roughly broken flax, tow, and oakum, which sub-
stances only require the contact of oil or grease to ignite of
themselves. This process, which goes on under ordinary
circumstances of the atmosphere, would unquestionably be
promoted even by such an elevation of temperature as mere
animal heat. It would appear, that after having commenced
in the tow or other contents at the under side of the mat-
tress, thence to have burned downwards through the paillasse,
the straw and ignited materials setting fire to the floor, and
thence to the curtains and hangings. Mr. Booth, the lectu-
rer on chemistry, who has paid much attention to this curious
and intricate subject, and to whom these facts were thus re-
lated, finds no difficulty in adding this to the many authentic
cases of spontaneous combustion; and, as many such mat-
tresses are undoubtedly in use, it should operate as a whole-
some caution.

THE CASE OF MR. C. MATHEWS.—In the Observer of
last Sunday a general analysis of the schedule and other docu-
ments filed in the Insolvent Debtors' Court by Mr. C.
Mathews, the late manager of Covent-garden Theatre, was
given, and we now proceed, from the same sources, to state
some further particulars relating to the speculations in which
that gentleman and Madame Vestris were concerned. In
the first place, it may be stated that the performers have sub-
scribed to present Mr. C. Matthews and his wife with an ele-
gant candelabrum, which has been made in testimony of
their approval of the late management of the theatre; but
the same will not be presented until after the final hearing
of the case, as it would become the property of the creditors ;
and for the same reason no benefit will take place, as it has
been suggested should be given, on account of the osses sus-
tained in the establishment. Mr. C. Mathews took his bene-
fit at Covent-garden Theatre on Saturday night, and he
was taken in execution on the following Monday. The
question, therefore, naturally arose, what had he done
with the money ? That question is, however, easily an-
swered, by reference to the schedule, in which is a state-
ment showing that he had anticipated the proceeding
by borrowing various sums of persons, to whom he gave
orders on Mr. Robertson, the treasurer, and they were
paid accordingly. In this way the money was dissi-
pated, and Mr. Mathews left with a very few pounds. It
seems that the trip to America was an unfortunate one, and
that a sum of £5OO remitted for the purposes of the Olympic
Theatre was an entire loss. The general balance-sheet
(which, by the practice of the court, must commence from
the earliest date in the schedule) shows that £650 was re-
ceived for thirteen nights' performance at New York ; £4OO
for twelve nights at Philadelphia; and £7OO on the second
engagement at New York, of fourteen nights, making in the
whole £1750, whilst the expenses were about £lOOO. It is
stated on the schedule-sheet, that from Easter to the closing
the performers above £8 a-week received only half salaries ;
and in juxta-position to the debt of £6,166, claimed by the
proprietors for arrears of rent, is a long statement setting
forth the agreement under which the theatre was taken, the
effect of which is to show that it was taken verbally from
Mr. Moore, with an understanding that any sum above
£5,000 to £7,000 a-year would be accepted, after deducting
£6O a week for his own services and those of Madame
Vestris ; and until a recent period before the close he was
having paid during the
not aware of the present claim,
three seasons the sums of £5,000, £6,150, and £2,38-1 ;
besides which last-mentioned sum, £7OO would accrue
from private boxes, and £l,OOO from the German Opera
now performing at the theatre. The balance-sheet states,
that £750 a year has bten spent in household expenses,
£l4O a year for horse hire and keep, and £350 a year
for clothes and theatrical dresses. Among the property
detained by the proprietors are clothes and theatrical ward-
robes to the estimated value of £5OO. There are no perform.
ers in the schedule as creditors for services rendered at Co-
vent-garden, and a very few of those who were engaged at
the Olympic. The names of various " money-lenders" are
set forth ; and, with the law expenses, amounting to £4,500
in less than five years, is indicative of certain involvements.
of annuity, A sum of £3,000 was raised by way which soon
disappeared in payments. When Madame Vestris com-
pounded with her creditors to about £B,OOO, she raised the
money by sale of her own property, and it appears that her
jewels alone were sold for £l,OOO. A vast deal of informa-
tion is given in the schedule. The theatrical speculations of
the parties—the struggles behind the scenes to pursue the
career whilst all was glittering in front—form at once a curi-
ous
outside, or the keeping and instructive lesson to those who look at more than
he
up of appearances, or to the reali-
ties of life.

St. Andrew, Leitch, hence at Stornaway, to embark emigrants
for Cape Breton
Horsford, -, from Buenos Ayres, at Plymouth
Helen, -, from Valparaiso, at Swansea
Frances, Pratt, hence for St. Petersburg, at Elsinore, to dis-
charge and repair, having been aground on the Swinebottoms,
Dorothea, -. from Valparaiso for Liverpool, was spoken 21st
April, in lat. i i N, long. 37 W
General Wiltshire, hence for New York, was spoken 9th May, in
lat. 43, long. 27
Robert Whiteway,
Dec. for Mazatlan
Maria Brennan, Taylor, and Williet, Sovelius, hence at Swine
munde
Ellen, Roche, hence at Venice
Leipzig, Ritchie, and Water Witch, Dunn, hence at St. Peters-
burg
Thomas Tattersall, M•Guire, hence at Hamburg
Rapide, Bcckleman, hence at Cuxhaven
Shakespeare, -, hence for New York, off Cove
Lowther, hence for Newfoundland, off Cape Clear
Prince Albert, Gibson, hence at Scilly, and sailed 17th May for
Algiers
Auckland, Petrie, from Honduras, at Cove
Duke of Wellington, Lawson, ditto, ditto, with loss of sails and
boats, and rudder damaged, having encountered very bad weather.
On 7th May, in lat. 48, long. 3ti, passed four dismasted vessels,
apparently outward North Americans, and were all persevering to
get to the westward. On 3rd May, in lat. 45, long. 47, spoke the
Catariqui, from Liverpool for Quebec.

-, hence at Valparaiso, and sailed 29th

SUNDAY, MAY 22.—Wind S.S.E. fresh

AILRI VE D —Robert Kerr, Agnew, from Mobile—Bradshaw,
—, from Charleston—Tremont, Gillespie, from New Orleans—
Waterlily, from Lisbon—Elizabeth, Ricks, from Stettin—
Leewarden, Neejbuer, from Harlingen—Bacon, —, from Rot-
terdam—Matilde, Megelson, from Antwerp—Eugene, Groendal ;
Auguste, Kirkhoven, and Kate, James, from Ostend—Olive &
Eliza, Savage, from Fayal—Brilliant, from Jamaica—Argentina,
from Buenos Ayres—Hercules, from Mobile—Avon, from Savan-
nah—and Malabar, from
I jSAILED.—Don, Vantier, for St. Lucia—Fairfield, Wilson, and
Adirondack; Mallet, for New York—Frances, Westcott, for St. John,
N.B.—Emma, Irving, for Venice—Echo, Winter, for Tonsberg—
Amity, Little, for Demerara—Champion, Warren, for Charleston.

Penang, hence for Calcutta, was spoken 17th May, in lat. 49,
long. 11

MONDAY, MAY 23.—Wind S.S.E.

ARRlVED.—Brilliant, Frodsham, from Puerto Cabello and Cu-
racao—Primeira, Arens, from Amsterdam—Avon, Masters, from
Savannah—Malabar, —, from Calcutta—Hercules, —,
from Mobile—Walpole, Thomas, from New Orleans—Dynamene,
Curtis, from London—Luna, Morton, from Leith—Republican,
Sewell, and Sisters. Jamieson, from Pool.
Off the Port.—The Columbine, from Bombay, and Dibdin, from
Mobile. . , . . - .

SAlLED.—Brunswick, Delamore, for St. Andrew's —John Bolton,
Tuelon, for Quebec—Oporto, Barnes, for Oporto—Great Britain,
Proal, for New York—George, Sheridan, and Salus, Wilkinson, for
Narva—Black Cat, Chesser, for Lisbon—Essex, Rice, for Dordt—
and Llama, Clayton, for St. Thomas.

Heart of Oak, M'Donald, from the Mauritius, at this port ; sailed
16th Feb. and from St. Helena 21st March. Left loading at Port
Louis, the Achilles, Maria, Thomas Snooks, and Jane Cumming,
for London. The Queen Victoria, and Susannah Collings, for
Liverpool, and Mary Munden, for Bristol.
Laureston, Fenning, from Laguna, at Cove
Peru, hence to -, was spoken Bth instant, in lat. 45, long.
38, with loss of boats, bulwarks, and stanchions
May, Pearl, hence at Cadiz
Gordon, Woodruff, hence at Gibraltar, and cleared 7th instant
for Liverpool
Mad. del Carmine, Scolto, and Fete, Martino, from Barletta,
ditto, and both sailed 10th instant, for Liverpool
Guilia, Peterzo, from Castellamare, &c. at ditto, and sailed 11th
instant, for Liverpool
Thirteen, Mackie, hence at Rio Janeiro
Flora, Sullivan, and Fanny Connell, Hamilton, hence at Lisbon
Lady Mansell, Grace, sailed from Lisbon lath ; Favourite, Har-
vey, lath, and Mischief, Downei, 16th May, all for Liverpool
Douro, Bale, hence at Oporto
Sarah, Russell, from Malaga, off Cadiz 9th instant
Queen of the South, and Trewarthen, sailed from Malaga for
England about 4th instant
Black Dog, hence to Gibraltar, was spoken 17th instant, in lat.
51, long. 7

VESSELS ENTERED FOR LOADING
(SINCE OUR LAST PUBLICATION.)

EAST INDIES, CAPE OF GOOD HOPE, &c.
Pandora, W Lunnan, 601 Bombay, J Hamilton
Lucy Wright, W Pollock, 636 Bombay, Bolds & Starkey
Liverpool, 962 China, IV N Moore

WEST INDIES AND MADEIR4

Agnes, E Norman,

213 St. Thomas,
SOUTH AMERICA.
231 Lima, T& J Brocklebank
244 Lima, W &J Tyrer
447 Alaranham, W& J Wellstpod
UNITED STAIRS.

W Rose & Co

Kestrel, A Wise,
Phillips, J T Rimmer,
Express, H Cubbon,

Birmingham, W J Robinson, 591 New York, N Cairns
Carroll of Carrollton, T J Bird, 695 New York, C Grimshaw &Co
Monmouth, J F Patten, 782 Boston, Baring Brothers &Co
Metoka, J H M`Larren, 775 New York, W Quayle
Olive Branch, B Dyer, 355 New York and Boston,
Isaac, Low and Co
F F Gibbs

Albania, A Crowell, 6i5 Boston,
BRITISH AMERICA.

Rebecca, E Pickance, 251 St. John, N.B. flollinshead & Tetley
Duke of Wellington, Grant, 387 St. John, N.B. Ditto
Jane Walker, J Gilles, 821 St. John, N.B. Rankin & Co
Balfour, T Butler, 310 Quebec, T & J Brocklebank
Consbrook, J Pollock, 423 Quebec, J Aikin & Son

John Bolton, J Teulon,
Jessy, J Harvey,
Adelaide, J B Reeves,

992 Quebec: D Gibb
81 Newfoundland, T & W Earle & Co
74 Labrador, J Glynn & Sen
EUROPE.

Industrie, M Marovich, 200 Trieste, Bahr, Behrend & Co
Louis & Julia, J Strom, Wolgast, Bahr, Behrend &Co
Maria, J C Krohn, Wolgast, Bahr, Behrend &Co
Frances & Mary, W Dodgson, 102 Stettin, J J Day
Carl, Wimstenburg, 222 Stettin, Bahr, Behrend & Co
Amity. A Douglas, 8g Pi lan, Strong & Reid
Prince of Wales, H Roberts, 113 Constantinople, A Wilkin &Co
Artuose, J Wade, 127 Dordt and Elsinore, A F Moore
Packet, A Steel, 148 Genoa and Leghorn, J Bibby & Sons
Courier, T Fisher, 233 Hammerfest, A & G Martin
Glenroy, R Bailie, 162 Hammerfest and Archangel, A F Moore
Providentia, A Cornelis, 147 Ostend, Bahr, Behrend & Co
Minerva, B Briex, 150 Ostend, Bahr, Behrend &Co
Scipio, T Henderson, Igo Stettin, J Poole & Co
Laura & Ellen, R Davies, 6g Zwolle, Cram, Smith & Co
Greyhound, W Walters, 75 Lisbon, Bahr, Behrend &Co
Rose, T Tweedy, 130 Waaderhus and Archangel,

Strong & Reid
Campbell, J Queripel, p 6 Messina and Palermo, J Rothwell
Jubilee, R Anderson, 235 Genoa, F Chapple
Vascongada, M A A Echevania, 123 Bilboa, F Manero & Co

PRICES OF SHARES, MAY 23.
Prices within the last seven days. This days
RAILWAYS, &c. Per Share. Prices
Bolton and Preston
Birmingham and Gloucester
Ditto quarter
Birmingham and Derby lOO .... 0 0 0
Bristol and Exeter 7O 0 0 0
Birkenhead and Chester
Ditto, new .. 20 .... 0 0 0
Dublin and Drogheda
Eastern Counties
Ditto new Shares.... 26 8 4 11 8

. 411 8

Ditto, Debentures
Edinburgh and Glasgow ...
Ditto new shares
Ditto Leigh and Newhaven 20 paid
Glasgow, Paisley, & Greenock 25 paid
Half Shares .
Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmar }
50 paid
Greenock, and Ayr
Grand Junction
Ditto half shares 5O ....
Quarter

10 11 8 .... 10 11 8
55 10 0 with new She
2 5 0 pm.
O 0 0 ....
O 0 0 ....
6 0 0 ....

0 0 0

186 0 0 .. ~ 186 0 0
92 10 0 .... 92 10 0
25 15 0 ....
46 5 0 ....
O 0 0 ....
O 0 0 ....
O 0 0 ....
85 0 0 ...

New ditto 25
Great Western 65
Ditto new shares 5O
Ditto Fifth Shares 4
Great North of England 100
Hull and Selby
Lancaster and Preston
Ditto Junction, no,‘
Leicester and Swannington.... 50
Leeds and Selby lOO
Liverpool and Manchester lOO
Ditto quarter shares
Ditto half shares ....
London and Birmingham
Ditto quarter shares
Ditto old shares
Ditto new
London & Brighton

50 paid
47 100

Ditto new
London and South Western
Ditto, loth shares
Manchester, Bolton, & Bury
Manchester and Birmingham 4O .
Ditto and Ditto Extension
Manchester,and Leeds 7O ..
Ditto half shares

Ditto quarter shares
Midland Counties
Ditto, quarter
North Midland
New North Midland
One-third Shares
North Union
Newcastle and Carlisle,
Ditto quarter shares
Ulster
Paris and Rouen
South Eastern and Dover
New shares
York and North Midland
Half Shares

0 0 0
• 0 0
0 0 0 ...
O 0 0
O 0 0
O 0 0 ex
O 0 0 ...
• 0 0 ...
181 0 0 . .
O 0 0 ...
59 10 0 ...
o 0 0 ...
o o 0 ...
8 0 0
64 0 0 ,
O 0 0..
O 0 0 ..
27 5 0
O 0 0
O 0 0 ..
O 0 0 ..
5 10 0
O 0 0 ..
O 0 0..
O 0 0 ..
32 10 0 ..

0 0 0

0 0 0

0 0 0

0 0 0

O 0 0
O 0 0

_ _ ....
50 .... 39 15 0 with n.shs. &in

5.... 0 0 0 pm. 7 12 6 pni
50 paid 0 0 0 ....

0 0 0

BANKS.
Bank of Liverpool
Borough Bank lO .... 0 0 0
Commercial of Liverpool 10 .... 00 0
Commercial of England. 5 .... 00 0
East of England lO .... 0 0 0
of Manchester lO .... 0 0 0
M'chestcr & L'pool Dsct. 15 .... 0 0 0
Northern and Central
North and South Wales lO .... 4 17 6
Royal of Liverpool.. 5OO 0 0 0
South Lancashire
Albion
Liverpool Union lO 0 0 0
Liverpool Banking Co lO .... 0 0 0
Wilts and Dorset 7 10s. 0 0 0
GAS, WATER WORKS, &c.
Exchange Buildings £loo paid 177 0 0
L'pool and Harrington Water ) Stock .. 00 0
Works
Bootle Ditto..
L'pool Gas Light Company,
(Original Stock) 100
Ditto new Shares .... 100
L'pool New Gas & Coke Co. £lOO
Ditto new shares are now paid up
ASSURANCE COMPANIES
M'chester Assurance Company lO
Liverpool Fire and Life 2 10s.
Ocean Assurance
Liverpool Marine Assurance)
10 paid 0 0 0
Company

Stock.... 295 0 0

O 0 0
O 0 0
O 0 0

9 12 6
0 0 0
0 0 0

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