The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1842-01-07 00:00:00

TITER ON CITRIETMAE-DAY...—II 15 a curious as
well as a remarkable fact, and one well worthy of being re-
corded in the annals of meteorological science, that, with the
exception of Saturday last (the 25th instant), there has not
occurred a wet Christmas-day for at least 14 or 15 years, or
indeed one during that period upon which even a shower of
rain has fallen.

THZ W

THE LATE CASE OF POISONED SOClP.—Since our last,
Mr. Lees, the surgeon, has completed the analysis, both of
the oatmeal arid of the soup ; and in both, which he examined
separately, he has detected the presence of arsenic. Nothing
is yet known as to how it came there ; but we believe sus-
picion has fallen on some individuals who, some short time
since, were inmates of the house.—lllancliester Guardian.

THE PROPOSED SCOTTISH EPISCOPAL COLLEGE.—His
Grace the Duke of Buccleuch, and Mr. J. Gladstone, of
Fasque have contributed £l,OOO each for the purpose of
founding, in a central part of Scotland, north of the Frith of
Forth, and removed from the immediate vicinity of any large
town, a college, to be called, " The College of the Holy and
undivided Trinity." The following subscriptions have also
been made for the same purpose :—Her Majesty the Queen
Dowager, £100; Archbishop of Canterbury, £105; Bishop
of London, £lOO ; Bishop Skinner, Aberdeen, £lO5 ; the
(late) Marquis of Lothian, £5OO ; Lord Douglas, £5OO ; Mr.
R. W. Ramsay, of Whitehill, £5OO ; The Right Hon. W. E.
Gladstone, £5OO ; Mrs. W. E. Gladstone, £2OO ; Mr. J.
Hope (theological books), £lOO. The following have also
subscribed £lO5 each, which gives them a perpetual right of
nominating one to the proposed college—viz. :—Mr. T.
Gladstone, Mr. J. W. Gladstone, Mr. R. Gladstone, the
Rev. Lord H. Kerr, Mr. J. Cay, the Rev. T. Bowdler, Sir
G. Stirling, Bart. • Mr. A. Falconer, of Falcon-hall ; Mr.
A. Cay, the Earl of Dunmore, Mr. C. A. Moir, Mr. J. Stir-
ling, and Sir P. M. Threiplend. The total amount of sub-
scriptions already received is upwards of £9,000 ; but it is
calculated that the lowest amount of capital which would
justify the commencement of the institution is £20,000 ; and
as soon as that sum is raised, a meeting of the subscribers is
to be called to confer with the bishops on the permanent
constitution of the college. The proposed Trinity College in
Scotland is to be capable of accommodating hoarding
from 150 to 200 youths from 8 to 18 years of a,;c ; ;And also
afford a sound clerical education to young gentlemen destined
for holy orders, " of whom a considerable number, in addi-
tion to those required in Scotland, may be usefully employed
in supplying the demands which are now made for clergymen
in the British colonies."

DUBLIN CORN EXCHANGE, JAN. 4.
We continue to have but a very dull trade in our Corn market for
the past week, and only the best descriptions of grain were attended
to. Oats is a most difficult sale at the reduction of Friday. Oat-
meal rules dull at the quotations. The receipts of Flour are still
on the increase, particularly new, which is almost unsaleable ; old
and mixed Flour are a moderate vend at last days's rates; inferiors
and thirds a slow sale.

LONDON CORN EXCHANGE, JAN. 3.
The supply of English Wheat is very moderate to this morning's
market, and tile quality being indillerent and the demand very
slack, the prices of this day week are barely maintained, unless for
dry samples. Barley is in large supply, and very slow of sale, ex-
cept for fine malting, which still commands 34s per quarter. The
arrival of Oats is most abundant, consisting of e 8,005 quarters, of
which above 40,000 are Irish. The trade is Cd to Is cheaper for
low qualities of Irish, and other descriptions barely maintain last
Monday's terms. Beans and Peas of all kinds are in slack de-
mand at last week's prices. In other grain there is no particular
variation to notice. Flour continues nominally at last quotations.
The Seed trade is steady at last week's terms.

TUESDAY, Jan. 4.
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The business is dull in the extreme this morning, the only
transactions being in supplies for immediate use, at the prices of
the last market day. There is no movement whatever having the
appearance of business of a speculative kind.