The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1842-07-05 00:00:00

BANK OF ENGLAND.—The return of the quarterly ave-
rage of the weekly liabilities and assets of the Bank of Eng-
land, for the three months from the 29th March to the 18th
ult. has just been published. Compared with the three
months from the Ist March to the 21st May, the circulation
is now £17,795,000 against £17,536,000, being an increase of
£259,000. The deposits are now £8,011,000 against
£8,045,000, being a decrease of £34,000, and making the to-
tal of the liabilities £25,806,000. The securities are
£21,181,000 against £21,366,000, being a decrease of
£185,000 ; the bullion is £7,320,000 against £7,032,000, be-
ing an increase of £288,000, and making the total of the as-
sets £28,501,000. The surplus or rest is now £2,695,000
against £2,817,000, being a decrease, during the first month,
of £122,000. There is not much room for remark in the
foregoing comparison. When the period of the financial
quarter is taken into account, it is perfectly evident that the
bank directors have been acting with great caution and judg-
ment in the management of the circulation, in order to pre-
vent any advance in the value of money that would be injuri-
ous to trade in its present depressed state. The oldest and
most experienced merchants recollect no period since the
large discount houses assumed their present degree of impor-
tance in the London markets, when the rate of interest was
kept so long and so uniformly steady, measured as it can
only safely be by first-class commercial securities. It will
be observed that the present bank return presents the same
peculiarity as the two last which have been issued. It com-
mences on Tuesday, the 29th of March, and ends on Satur-
day, the 18th of June. From the bank having omitted to
publish their averages i❑ last Friday's Gazette, there has
been an additional delay of four days between the date of the
return and the day of its publication, instead of three days,
which was the usual time.

THE BURNING OF THE GEORGIA.—Within the last two
or three days further accounts have been received relating to
the loss of the ship Georgia, belonging to London, which, it
will be recollected, was destroyed by fire while on her home-
ward voyage from Calcutta, and of the safety of her com-
mander, Captain Mitchell, and five of the crew, who were
reported to have perished with the unfortunate vessel. The
following statement of Captain Mitchell, which has just been
received by the owners of the ship, detailing the sufferings of
himself and crew, will be found to be somewhat interesting .
" Algoa-bay, April 1, 1842. Gentlemen,—On the Ist of
last month, when about 1,000 miles from the Cape of Good
Hope, and 300 from the nearest land, we discovered the
cargo of the Georgia to be on fire. We immediately tried to
the utmost of our power to extinguish it by throwing water
down amongst that portion of the cargo where the flames ap-
peared to have a hold, but to no use. I then caused all the
hatchways to be closely battened down, which continued so

for seven or eight hours, and the fire apparently was being
smothered, when the ship Thomas Sparks, on the passage to
London came up to us. I hailed the commander, Captain
Sparks, requesting lii:n to stop by us all night, as the ship
was on fire, but he refused to answer without I came on
board his ship, which I did, taking with me in the long-boat
five of the crew. Upon Captain Sparks ascertaining the
circumstance which I related to him, he agreed to stop by
the ship and render all the assistance he possibly could. I
then left him for the purpose of returning to my own ship.
When within a short distance of her she appeared to make
sail and follow Captain Spark's vessel, who bad hoisted a
light and gone a-head. I, together with those in the boat,
shouted with all our might, but was unable to make them
hear, and they pursued their course. I think my mate,
whom I had left on board, must have mistaken the light
which was hoisted by Captain Sparks as a signal that I was
going to remain some time on board of her, and that he was
to follow ; at least I cannot form any other idea for his so
unaccountably leaving us. By great exertions at the oars
we kept sight of both vessels' lights for two hours, when we
lost sight of them in the distance. I kept in the same direc-
tion, or as near as I possibly could, as the ships were steering
till noon the following day, when, giving up all hopes of falling
in with them, and having no water or provisions except a few
pumpkins, which providentially happened to be in the boat, I
made for the land, making a sail of our shirts, and steering by
the sun and stars. On the fifth day we made the land, and on
reaching it searched for water, which we happily succeeded
in obtaining, but not being able to get a supply of provisions
from the wild natives we were compelled to put to sea again,
intending on starting to coast it to this place. However, on
the seventh day we were overtaken by a storm and were ne-
cessitated to make for shore ; when within half a mile, and
the sea running high, the boat filled and turned over. After
a long struggle I was washed on shore on one of the oars.
Three of the crew clung to the sunken boat, which kept
turning over every wave, and one saved himself by swimming.
Providentially all of them reached the beach in safety, though
greatly exhausted. After travelling fifty miles barefooted,
we got conducted to a Wesleyan missionary station, where
we met with very kind attention. I arrived here to-day,
having travelled twenty days in a government waggon, which
was returning from Natal. I expect to get a vessel in two
days bound to the Cape, where I shall get a vessel for Eng-
land. The fate of the Georgia lamat a loss to conjecture.
When I left her the fire had all appearance of being under.
Had she put into the Cape there would be accounts of it.
You will know before the receipt of this. Yours respect-
fully, WALTER MITCHELL." The ship Thomas Sparks
arrived at St. Katharine's Docks about three weeks since,
having on board the remainder of the crew of the Georgia.
The fire was confined beneath her decks till the second day
after the Thomas Sparks coming up, when it broke forth
and speedily consumed the vessel. Mrs. Mitchell, the wife
of Captain Mitchell, together with two of the seamen's
wives, supposing their husbands had been lost with the ship,
as was reported, went into deep mourning, which they con-
tinued till Wednesday last, when the gratifying intelligence
was brought to them of their preservation. They are at
present residing at Shields. The vessel's loss is estimated at
£B,OOO.

THE INCOME TAX.—An Advertisemhnt in our last publi.
cation announced meetings of the Land Tax Commissioners
of the district for the purpose of choosing the commissioners
for the" general purposes" of the act for levying the Income
Tax. The commissioners for ' general purposes" so appoint-
ed, will appoint additional commissioners to examine and
make the assessment. These two sets of commissioners,
namely, the commissioners for " general purposes," and the
additional commissioners, act for their respective parishes in
districts only; and the Lords of the Treasury are empowered
by the act to appoint commissioners for " special purposes"
who may execute the powers committed to them in any part
of the kingdom. The "additional commissioners" appoin-
ted in the way above described, will require returns to be
made by parties where income is chargeable ; and if they are
satisfied with the returns, and no objection be made to them
by the inspector or surveyor, they are to cause the assess-
ment to be made. If the surveyor or inspector shall be
dissatisfied with the assessment made by the commissioners
they may refer the case to the commissioners for " general pur-
poses," who are to decide on the same; or the additional com-
missioners may refer the case to the commissioners for
general purposes, without making any assessment, and they
are to enquire into the circumstances and make an assess-
ment. The inspector or surveyor may inspect the assess-
ments, and object to any with which he may be dissatisfied,
and certify to the commissioners any errors he may have
discovered • and the commissioners, having inquired into the
case may alter the assessment. The inspector or surveyor
must give notice of his objection to the party to whose assess-
ment he objects, in the same manner as in the case of the
assessed taxes. Any person thinking himself aggrieved by
the assessment of the additional commissioners, may appeal
to the commissioners for general purposes, giving the survey-
or or inspector ten days notice of his appeal. The commis-
sioners, from time to time, are to fiz days for hearing appeals
The commissioners, if they allow the objection of the snrveyor
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or inspector, may require a schedule of the particulars of the
trade, profit, income, and, upon examinatio of the schelude
may alter or amend the assessment. If the assessment,
made on the return
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surveyor or inspector, they are em-
the amount by
person neglecting to makete
which uhiperson in a sum not exceeding treble
and treble the duty at duties shall be increased. Any
a return forfeits twenty pounds,
person dissatisfied with whichthe he ought to be assessed. Any
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three sets of commissioners
Additional for general purposes, who
respective districts, and are to be named by the commission-
ers of land tax for the division.
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sioners to be appointed by the commissioners f.,rors
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missioners for special purposes, who are to oe appointed by
in any P the kigdom. The Act
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stood that the first payment cannot be levied earlier than
towards the close of the year, the arrangements connected
with the working of the measure being of a most elaborate
character.

TROLLOPISM IN ENGLAND.—On Monday last, at the
Southampton sessions, during the trial of 14 men for a riot,
one of the jurymen commenced smoking a cigar in the most
cavalier and impudent manner. The recorder, Mr. Serjeant
Cockburn, was so indignant, that he stopped the proceedings
of the court, gave the puffing juryman a severe lecture, de-
claring that his conduct was one of the grossest insults ever
offered in an English court of justice, and fined him £lO.
On the assembling of the court, the following morning, the
juryman made an apology to the court, and was excused pay-
ing the fine.

FAILURE IN SHETLAND.—The extensive firm of Messrs.
Hag and Ogilvie, merchants and bankers, &c., in Lerwick,
have been obliged to suspend payment. The amount of the
failure, and the deposits in their hands as bankers, are con-
siderable, and the people of Lerwick and the whole of Shet-
land have, not without reason, been thrown into considerable
alarm and surprise by the event. Some shopkeepers, it is
said, had upwards of £l,OOO deposited with them, and nu-
merous other failures are expected to succeed. " Every-
thing," says a correspondent of the John 0' Groat Journal,
" appears to be paralysed in consequence of this untoward
event, and it will be a heavy blow and great discouragement
to the natives of the Shetland Isles."—lnverness Courier.
NEWSPAPER EXPRESSES IN FRANCE.—DEFEAT OF THE
FRENCH POST-OFFICE.—The judgment which has recently
excited so much interest in the mercantile world un account
of the French Post-office, which attempted to suppress the
practice of forwarding expresses by couriers on horseback,
and for which the courier of the Morning Herald was a short
time since condemned by the court of Boulogne to pay a fine
of 150 francs and costs, has been reversed by the court of St.
Omer, to which superior court an appeal was made. The
latter court has acquitted the courier Vivier without costs.
CAUTION TO MARINERS.—The following is an extract
from a communication received by the steam-ship Jupiter,
which arrived off the London-docks, on Thursday after-
noon, from Cronstadt :—" Elsineur, June 25. It is reported
that within the last few days there have been armed Swedish
boats on the Danish side of the channel, between Nakkeho-
ved and Kullen, making it, in the night time, unsafe for
ships to pass. A vessel being chased by such a boat, four
nights ago, took shelter under the Danish shore, and got
aground, in which situation she was fired at, towed from the
shore, and carried off.

MARRIAGES IN HIGH LIFE.—We understand Friday
next is the day fixed for the marriage of Lady Mildred Cecil,
daughter of the Marquis of Salisbury, and Mr. Alexander
Hope, son of Viscountess Beresford. The ceremony is to
take place at Hatfield, Herts, in the presence of a large party
of the relatives and friends of both families. After the so-
lemnisation the happy bride and bridegroom go to Bedge-
bury Park, Viscount Beresford's seat in Kent, for a few
weeks. It has also reached us that it is definitely arranged
that the nuptials of Lady Elizabeih de Rede Ginkle and the
Hon. Captain Villiers are to be solemnised on Tuesday
the 12th instant.

About two months ago a hairdresser in the rue St. Foy was
suddenly seized with a fit of mental alienation. He put on
his uniform as a national guard, took his musket, and placed
himself as sentry at one of the gates of the Tuileries, pushing
about those who entered without his permission, and speak-
ing incoherently. The poor man was sent to Charenton, and
his shop was shut up. The inhabitants of the rue St. Foy
had already forgotten him, when two days since, at noon, the
tranquillity of the neighbourhood was disburbed by a man,
seemingly deranged and miserably dressed, crying out " My
shop has beep stolen from me—l want it back. It's the
King's fault if I stood sentry so long, but I will be even with
him, for to-morrow I shall have him only on one side." The
individual thus crying out was recognised to be the hair-
dresser, who had made his escape from Charenton, to which
he was speedily taken back by the commissary of police of
the district.

HOSIERY AND LACE TRADES.—The general dulness of
all branches of the hosiery trade still increases, and of course
the destitution of all employed. The silk glove branch,
which, after the frightful depression in 1835 (arising from the
loss of the French bobbin net trade), had suddenly increased,
and more than doubled the usual number of hands employed,
has for the last two years been gradually subsiding to its
former number. The number of Frenchmen employed in
making bobbin net is now computed at near 4000, and the
English bobbin net workmen in France at near 1500, making
about 5500 workmen engaged in working about 3100 ma-
chines ; whilst in England the workmen do not exceed 3500,
working less than 2000 machines ; of which about 1300 are
in the midland counties, principally in Nottinghamshire and
Derbyshire, the bobbin net trade being nearly extinct in the
county of Leicester.—Nottinghanz Journal.

IRISH GALLANTRY.—Tbe ready wit of a true-born Irish-
man, however humble in his station, is exceeded only by his
gallantry. A few days since we observed a case in point. A
sudden gust of
_wind took a parasol out of the hand of its
owner

and before we had a chaice to recollect whether it
would be etiquette to catch the parasol of a lady to whom
we had never been introduced, a lively Emeralder dropped
his hod of bricks, caught the parachute in the midst of its
Elissler gyrations, and presented it to the owner with a bow,
which reminded us of poor Power. " Faith, ma'am," said
he, as he did so, " if you were as strong as you are hand-
some, it wouldn't have gone away from you." " Which
shall I thank you for first, the service or your compliment?"
asked the lady smiling. "Troth, ma'am," said Pat, again
touching the place where once stood the brim of what was
once a beaver, " that look of your own beautiful eyes
thanked me for both 1" If that hod carrier will issue pro-
posals to " tache the jontale' " we'll do his advertising gratis,
and bead his list of pupils. He has a genius for the thing.—
Chicago Democrat.

NEW PATENTS IN JUNE, IS42.—(From Newton and
Berry's List.)—To Louis Nicolas de Meckenheim, of
Vienna, but now of London, engineer, for improvements in
the manufacture of iron. Sealed 31st May.—Henry Beau-
mont Leeson, of Greenwich, Doctor of Medicine, for im-
provements in the art of depositing and manufacturing
metals, and metal articles, by electro-galvanic agency, and
in the apparatus connected therewith. Sealed Ist June.—
James Reed, of Bishops' Stortford, statuary and mason, for
improvements in tiles, slating, and the construction of water-
tight joints, and in the covering and casing of buildings and
other erections. Sealed 2d June.—John Woodcock, of
Manchester, millwright, for certain improvements in the
construction of steam-engines. Sealed 7th June.—James
Nasmyth, of Patricroft, near Manchester, engineer, for cer-
and cutting iron and other substances. Sealed
9 s
tain improvements in machinery or apparatus for forging,
ma
—Thomas Banks, of Manchester, engineer, for
n improvements in the construction of wheels, and
tyrescettarht ofjipiunng, wheels,e. to be employed upon railways. Sealed' 13th
June.—Moses Poole, of Lincoln
in obtaining 's Inn, gentleman, for im-
provements the colouring matter from wool and
woollens, dyed with indigo, being a communication. Sealed
manufacturer, for
13th Junc.—lsaac Moses, of Macclesfield, silk-trimming improvements in the manufacture of co-
vered buttons, ornaments, and fastenings for wearing ap-
emist, f
Bol-
ton-le-Moors, consulting chemist, for certain improvements
the colour of, and otherwise prepa-
ring,in bleaching, changing
purifying, and refining tallow, and certain other or-
parel. Sealed 13th June._
Henry Hough Watson, of
ganic substances, mixtures, compounds,
and manufactures.
pavements for streets, roads,
and other surfaces, and in machinery
for producing and
ne._
Jobn Dickson, of
Sealed 21st June.—Joseph Bennett, of Deptford, engineer,
for certain improvements in
repairing the same. Sealed 21st Ju
Bro,k-street, Holborn, engineer,for improvements in ro-
tatory engines and boilers, in stopping railway carriages, and
in machinery for propelling vessels ; part of which improve-
mentsaled 21st
Se are applicable to propelling air and gases. _
June.—Thomas Gaunt,
of Dolb-terrace, City-road , gentle-
man, for improvements in the means of applying
any such
power as is or may be used for propelling vessels or car-
rioges, to produce locomotive thereof. Sealed 21st June. ,

DESTRUCTIVE FIRE IN SUSSEX.—On Thursday last, the
malthouses, buildings, and outhouses belonging to Mr. Bar-
ker, a malster, near Brighton, were totally consumed by
fire.

FATAL AFFRAY.—On Monday evening the neighbourhood
of Great Ann-street, St. Philip's, was thrown into a state of
excitement from a rumour that an elderly man residing there
had beeh murdered. It appears that an affray took place be-
tween the deceased, whose name was James Edmunds, and
two lads named Thomas Jenkins and Thomas Palmer. In
the course of the fight, Jenkins struck Edmunds two heavy
blows, on which the wife of the deceased and a neighbour
assisted him into the house, when he almost immediately ex-
pired in their arms.---Brislol Journal.

BALLOON ASCENT.—OR Monday evening, Mr. C. Green.
veteran aeronaut, ascended in his balloon, the " Albion,"
from the gardens of the Royal Standard Tavern, Albert Sa-
loon, at Hoxton. It was announced as Mr. Green's 200dth
ascent, the first this season, and the last preparatory to his
intended voyage across the Atlantic, with the great Nassau
balloon, on a visit to America. The announcement attracted
a numerous company to the gardens. At precisely twenty
minutes to seven o'clock, Mr. Green stepped into the car,
and the balloon being freed from restraint, ascended amidst
the plaudits of the spectators, and having attained some
altitude, bore away towards the south-east.
DISTRESS IN LEEDS.—MEETING OF SHOPKEEPERS.—
On Wednesday evening, a very numerous meeting of shop-
keepers and tradesmen generally was hold at the Court-house
in Leeds, for the purpose of bringing before the public the
decay of their trade, andof petitioning the queen and the
legislature to adopt instant measures for the alleviation of
the public distress. The mayor occupied the chair, and
many very important statements were made. The general
opinion of gentlemen present appeared to be, that a falling
off of about one-half had taken place in all retail trades ; and
the overseers gave a most alarming account of the spread of
pauperism. The meeting was in no ways connected with
party, being called by the mayor, in compliance with a writ-
ten requisition, signed by 216 tradesmen, embracing men of
all political parties. All the resolutions were carried unan-
imously.

THE IRISH PEASANTRY.—The conduct of the peasantry
at the burning of Lorrha glebe was highly commendable. It
was only last week the archdeacon returned, after a sojourn
of fifteen months on the continent, with his venerable rela-
tive, the lord bishop of this diocese, when he was met by the
people, and welcomed with acclamations, the horses taken
from his carriage, and drawn home in the midst of the great-
est rejoicings. The house being so long without the family,
large fires were made for the purpose of airing it, when one of
the chimneys took fire, without creating alarm, and the family
went to bed, leaving it to " burn out " until about twelve
o'clock. On the night of Thursday, being affected with the
smoke, the archdeacon found the upper rooms in a blaze, in
consequence of a joist leading into the chimney having taken
fire. On the alarm being given, several hundreds of the pea-
santry came, and succeeded to a great extent in saving the
furniture ; but we regret to hear that several valuable arti-
cles of curiosity collected by the archdeacon during his re-
sidence abroad, together with the entire linen of the house,
were all consnmed. Several of the peasantry were severely
injured by the fire, having their hair and eyebrows scorched
in rescuing the furniture from the flames ; the archdeacon is
a great favourite, from his giving constant employment to
the labouring people, and his charitable demeanour to the
poor, who had on this occasion no other means of evincing
their gratitude.—Limerick Chronicle.

HURRICANE IN FRANCE.—The Courrier de Lyons gives
an account of a terrible whirlwind on the 24th ult., at and
in the environs of Chauffailes, in the Saone et Loire, which
unroofed most of the houses of the town, scattering the tiles
and slates like so many feathers, and making the tall chimney
of a steam-engine bend like a reed. In its course it des-
troyed the crops and vegetation to a vast extent, dilapidated
whole forests, and rooted up many single trees. Some large
walnut trees were carried 200 yards from the spot where they
grew. In the commune of Chauffailes alone 124 houses were
destroyed, and one man killed ; at St. Uguy de Roche four
were killed'; and at Coublan nine persons perished. The
whole country was covered with wreck and ruin of every des-
cription. The Perfect and Sub-perfect immediately ordered
estimates to be made of the damage done, but it is so vast
that it will require a considerable time to make out the
return. Subscriptions for the relief of the poorer sufferers
have been opened. In another account from Chauffailes,
published by the Journal du Rhone, it is stated that—" In
the small parish of Coublans alone 130 houses were—not
thrown down, but carried away ; the roofs and beams flew
about in the air; six persons of the same family were crushed
to death, others mutilated ; poor infants were suffocated in
their cradles, carts lifted on to the roofs, entire forests torn
up, and the largest trees carried to an immense distance.
Those trees that remain standing are covered with mud to
the height of 10 feet, and look as if they had been scorched
by fire. The number of persons killed is already ascertained
to exceed 20. A great manufactory of spinning cotton had
just been erected at a short distance from us; all the ma-
sonry was finished, and the carpenters were putting on the
roof; the whirlwind has not left one stone upon another."—
Le Constitutionnel.

DREADFUL FIRE IN LONDON.-A most destructive fire
occurred about three o'clock on Thursday morning, on the
premises belonging to Mr. Ramsay, a painter, situated at
No. 13, Bermondsey Wall. An alarm aroused the family to
a sense of their danger ; and, by the time they had made
their escape, the whole of the premises presented a most
awful appearance. Before the engines arrived, so rapid had
been the ravages of the fire, that it had extended to the im-
mense range of premises belonging to Messrs. Cotton and
Owst, hoopbenders, on whose premises were deposited many
thousand loads of hoops, which soon ignited, and blazed
forth in an indescribable manner. The flames, being shifted
by the wind, simultaneously set light to the undermentioned
buildings :—No. 12, Bermondsey Wall, belonging to Mr.
Mansell, chemist ; No. 11, the Golden Fleece, public-house ;
Nos. 1,2, and 3, Salisbury Lane, belonging to Messrs.
ac and
Carver, Robertson, and French ; Nos. 42, 43, 44, and 45
opposite, belonging to Messrs. Honeyman, Goodre,
Moore, all of which are greatly damaged and all uninsured.
When the fire had reached this spot, the firemen were in
hopes that all fear of it extending further was at an end :
but, all of a sudden, the roof and party walls of Messrs.
Cotton and Co.'s premises fell in with a tremendous crash,
and instantly after the flames shot forth with increased vio-
lence. About four o'clock the wind shifted, and the flames
were blown right across the street to Crosby Place, setting
fire to the private house belonging to T. Bramley, Esq.
which is partly demolished; it then laid hold of Captain
Page's residence, being No. 3, which is considerably da-
maged ; No. 1, belonging to Mr. Wheeler, is partly con-
sumed ; No. 2, Mr. Fleming, is quite down ; No. 4, Mr.
Little, potato merchant, quite'down ; Messrs. Landels' gra-
naries, No. 14, Bermondsey Wall, totally destroyed, with
animmense quantity of corn ; Mr. Spry, baker, No. 15 ,•
Mr. Saunders, cookshop keeper, No. 16; and an uninhabited
house, all three quite destroyed. Many of the above houses
are uninsured. Notwithstanding the fire broke out at three
o'clock, it is unextinguished at the hour this account is
written (half-past one). The engines are still pouring im-
mense streams of water upon the burning buildings. The
loss of property must be immense.—Standard of Thurs.
Friday another fire broke out in the premises of
Mr. O'Neil, 16, Bermondsey-street, which entirely reduced
the
house and furniture to ruins, and considerably damaged
the adjoining premises.