The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1842-09-23 00:00:00

MISCELLANEOUS.

The Right Hon. W, E. Gladstone is recovering from the
effect of his recent accident.

The revising barristers for London have decided that light
sovereigns tendered in payment of rates is a good tender.
Captain Elliott, the late British Resident at Canton, arrived
at New Orleans on the sth inst., in the British Steamer Forth.

Sir John Pirie's successor as Lord Mayor for the year en-
suing will be Alderman Thomas Wood.
BARRING OUT A BISHOP.—The Limerick Chronicle
states that Binghamstown Chapel has been barricaded against
Dr. Feeny, acting Roman Catholic Bishop of Killala, Mayo.
Sir Matthew Wood, Bart., M.P., has purchased the ex-
teusive property in Cheltenham formerly belonging to the
late Jemmy Wood.
The legal records of the trial of Queen Anne Boleyn, which
were supposed to have been destroyed, have recently been
discovered amongst the ancient documents of the court of
Queen's Bench.
The library of the late M. Sismondi, which is so particu-
larly rich in historical works, is bequeathed to Professor
Rossi, of Paris, after the death of Madame Sismondi.
By an act of the last session of parliament, which is to
come into force on the Ist of October, the stage-coach duty,
per mile, is reduced one-half,—viz., from 3d. to lid.
The Privy Council have given directions for the preparation
of a form of thanksgiving to Almighty God, for the late mani-
festation of His goodness by the most bountiful harvest that
has, in the memory of roan, ever graced this country.
The report published by a Lancaster paper, that the Duke
of Brunswick had been apprehended at Preston on a charge
of felony, is untrue; and it is said his highness has legal
proceedings to be instituted against the promoters of the
scandal.

In the Quartier de Recouvrance, at Brest, an immense
foundry for marine steam-engines is being constructed, and,
on the north of the town the Minister of War is raising forti-
fications of considerable extent.

The Bishop of Lichfield, Dr Bowstead, is convalescent,
and the affairs of the diocese will henceforward be managed
by his lordship instead of the commission which was ap-
pointed to act during the right reverend prelate's severe
illness.
The most delightful weather continues to prevail through-
out the north of England. There is now but little corn out
even in the high districts, and never within the memory of
man were the crops secured in the barnyard in finer condi-
tion.—New:astle Journal.
The heads of the Puseyite party in Oxford have declared
that they do not hold themselves responsible for the doc-
trines inculcated by the British Critic. the publication con-
demned in such decided terms by the Lord Bishop of Salis-
bury, in his recent charge to the clergy.—Morning Herald.
Worcester Musical Festival, being the 119th meeting of
the three choirs of Worcester, Hereford, and Gloucester,
commenced on Tuesday. The collection on that day
amounted to £304 16s, 7d., and the aggregate of the two
days is £655.65. 11d., being £173 16s. lid. more than the
collections of the corresponding two days at the last festival.
THE PRINCE OF WALES'S NURSE.—We (John o' Groat
Journal) are authorised to state that there is not the slightest
foundation for the report, which lately appeared in our
journal, copied from a London evening paper, that the nurse
of the Prince of Wales has been dismissed through her
over-love of gin.

CRUELTY TO ANIMALB.—Lieut. M'Kenzie, of the 90th
regiment, now stationed in Drogheda, was fined LI at the
petty sessions on Wednesday last, for violently kicking and
Fishing with a whip one of the horses of the Belfast night
mail.

On Wednesday week the Very Rev. Principal Lee waited on
Prince Albert at Dalkeith Palace, and delivered to his Royal
Highness the diploma of L.L.D., conferred by the Senatus
Academicus of the Edinburgh University. The diploma was
enclosed in a case of elegant workmanship, and was most
graciously received by Prince Albert.
ELOPEMENT EXIRAORDINARY.—A county Down cot-•
respondent informs us, that the Roman Catholic priest of a
parish, in his neighbourhood, induced a young girl, one of
his parishioners, to elope with him. The parties, we are
told, went by different routes to meet him in Liverpool, but
nothing further had been heard of their movements.—Ulster
Times.

EXECUTIONS.—In 1630, Richard Budd, Esq., gave to the
dean and chapter of Winchester £4O, that they should cause
a prayer annexed to his will to be read by a minister, over
night, to condemned prisoners, before their execution ; and
admonition thereto annexed, to be also read to them as they
were going to execution ; and to cause the great hell in the
tower of the cathedral church to be tolled before such exe-
cuti on.

INCOME TAX IN IRELAND.—The notifications from the
office of the Poymaster-General of the Forces have already
apprized half-pay officers, widows, and others receiving pen.
mons or allowances through that department, that they must
pay the income-tax, although residing in Ireland. All the
barrack masters in Ireland have received notifications that
7d. in the pound (income-tax) would be deducted out of their
last half year's salary.
DISTRESSING ACCIDENT.—An accident, attended with
fatal consequences, occurred at the Low Wood Inn, near
Ambleside, on Friday evening last. There were several par-
ties in the house, who, after having enjoyed a good dinner,
Mr. Jackson immediately went into the garden, and got
into one of the trees for the purpose of plucking some fruit,
when the branch of which he had hold gave way, and he
fell to the ground, pitching upon the back of his neck, and
injuring his spine so much that after lingering in great agony
till Sunday morning he expired.
DISASTROUS ACCIDENT IN A COAL-PIT.—On Saturday
last, while four masons were at work walling the sides of a
coal-pit at Timsbury, belonging to Messrs. Palmer, Paris,
and Co., the engineer let down what are termed the "bodges,"
full of coal. Seeing themselves in eminent danger from the
approach of one of these hodges, they called out to the man
to stop it; but from cause hitherto unexplained, he took no
notice of it, and let down the hodge with the usual velocity.
The fearful consequence was that the four men were killed
on the spot by the tremendous contact of the heavy vehicle
with their bodies.—Bath Chronicle.

The Galway Vindicator gives the following extract of a
letter, bearing date t 13th of June, at Jellalabad, written'
by a soldier of the 13th Light Infantry, to his relatives in
Galway :—" We are again to march to Cabool about the Ist
July, and carry a war of extermination through Affg,hanistan,
sparing neither man, woman, nor child. You are aware that
they have a number of our officers and men and ladies pri-
soners, whom if they don't give up to us by the 26th of this
month, we are to carry the above order into effect. Until I
see the result of the season I can say nothing more!'

THE MONUMENT MAN lA.—On Saturday, as a party of
five or six persons were ascending the staircase of the column
of July, on the Place de la Bastille, for the purpose of view.
ing Paris from the top, they were followed by a young man,
apparently little more than 22 years of age. He remained on
the platform after they had quitted, and in a few inornents
eot over the balustrade, and threw himself off. When
picked up he was quite dead. His head was dreadfully frac-
tured, and all his limbs were broken. There ,as no paper
about him to indicate who he was, but it was evident that
want had not driven him to the act, as he had a watch and
several pieces of coin in his pockets.
LONDON REPORTERS.—SeveraI of the leading metropo-
litan journals had special reporters following her Majesty's
route through Scotland. He for the Times gave a very lau-
datory description of the royal entrance into Perth and all
the arrangements connected therewith, and pays the en-
trance gate the high compliment of mistaking it for free-
stone, expressing the greatest surprise that such a structure
could have been completed in sixteen days. The Sasseliach
reporters make frightful havoc among the Highland names ;
Aberfludy, Kinmell, and Ballininaund, figuring off in the
Scone to Taymouth, to the utter confusion of Highland sta-
tistics.—Scolch paper.
THE NEW FRENCH PROTESTANT CHURCH.—This church
which has lately been built as a substitute fur the one that for-
merly stood in Threadneedle-street, is now nearly completed,
and will be opened for public service in the course of next
month. It is built under the powers of the Charter granted
by King Edward VI., in the 15th century, to the French
protestant Consistoire, and which, amongst other things,
commends the order to the care and protection of the Arch-
bishops and Bishops of this realm. The cost incurred in its
erection, including site, is estimated as between £7,000 and
£B,OOO. Two French divines, M. Martin and another, have
been appointed to officiate by the Consistoire, b whom the
patronage is invested.—London paper.
BARBAROUS MURDER.—The inhabitants of Mallow and
its vicinity were horrified a few days since by the discovery
that a brutal murder had been committed at a place called
Rahan, three miles from that town. On the police repairing
to the spot, it was ascertained that a poor man, who had
been left in charge of an orchard was attacked by a gang of
fellows, who attempted to steal the apples, and murdered in
a savage manner. His skull was smashed with sticks and
stones, and the sanguinary wretches actually attempted to
force into his brother's house afterwards, doubtless with the
intention of immolating another victim. Three of the
ruffians concerned have been apprehended.—lrish paper.

SEIZURE OF TOBACCO.—A seizure of contraband tobacco
was made at Passage of Waterford, late on Friday afternoon,
on board the schooner Eliza Anne, John Adair, master, of
and from Liverpool, bound for New Ross—apparently laden
with salt. The salt was only a cover for tobacco. The vessel
and cargo were immediately put under seizure, and the crew
(four in number) were taken into custody. The vessel was
brought up to the city on Saturday morning, and her salt
and tobacco were taken out and landed. Four hundred and
seventy bales of tobacco were found, which at 601bs. each,
amount to 28,6201 b. The captain, mate, and crew were
brought before the mayor, and committed by him for further
examination.— Waterford Mirror.
SOUTH STAFFORDSHIRE.—Many of the colliers have re-
sumed their labour, at (as we expected) the prices previously
paid. No " drop," of course, has been submitted to; on the
contrary, the abolition of the " bildasses " and some other
hardships, places the collier in a better position. In our
immediate neighbourhood, six firms in the iron trade hold
out for the reduction. They state that they expect their wishes
will be immediately complied with. We have no means of
judging of the accuracy of this expectation ; but as we have
already indicated, it is nothing but dread necessity that will
bring the workmen into those terms—and how far they are
likely to be lasting all may judge. The price of iron, during
this unhappy struggle, has advanced £1 per ton.—weiver
hampton Chronicle.
SHARK CAUGHT IN BERWICK BAY.—On Friday morn-
ing, as one of the boats was engaged in the turbot fishing,
about two miles and a half to the eastward of Berwick, the
fishermen (John Watson and William Maltman), were
greatly surprised by a fish of unusual shape and dimensions
becoming entangled with their net, and which, on being taken
up with some difficulty, proved to be a fine young shark. He
measured eight feet in length by four feet eight inches in
girth, and had all the characteristics of the species distinctly
marked. The weight is supposed to be about 20 stone. The
captors have since been exhibiting the fish in Berwick, and
it has attracted a good deal of attention.—Berwick Warder.
ALLEGED FAILURES IN LONDON.—TWO failures were
Spoken of on Monday, one of which is said to be connected
with the corn trade; but as no authentic announcement has
yet been made, we are inclined to believe the assertion
originated out of the unsettled state of the market, and was
not founded on truth. There can be no doubt but that many
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Gazette.
, to cover £150,000, debts and
THE SCOTCH REGAL' etteon her Majesty's visit to Edin-
burgh Castle, the crown, sceptre,
above, where
were, as previously
iremoved rtt oo anbe anpiaorrtemeeonntvaebnbiee the light was stronger,
inspected by Her Majesty
and the Prince. His Royal Highness,ystlow however, not content
the roomt
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, in an old oaken
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with this view, requested to be
regalia was discovered, about 22 yearsnsi
chest, covered nearly a foot deep with dnunset
forms an interesting historical event. Priec'eaAnt which now
expres-
sed himself highly gratified by this visit, and remaerritced, that
he thought it would have been more satisfactory
jesly to have seen these relics in the apartment where they
are generally exhibited. Her Majesty, we understand ex.
pressed her admiration of the workmanship of the sceptre,
and observed to some of her suite, that this comparatively'
advanced state of art at such a remote period was to be ac-
counted for by the intimate alliance subsisting betwec Scot.
hod and France.—Caledonian Mercury.