The Liverpool Standard, and General Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1854-12-26 00:00:00

PAINTINGS in the chapel at Fontainebleau, by

•emiuet.

injured by time and carelessness, have been- re-

vived, under- the direction of the Minister of State, M.
Achille Fould, by M. Theodore Lejeune. The chapel was
built about 1529 ; and it was in 1603 that Henry IV. led
Freminet to visit Paris, and commissioned him to decorate
this edifice. •
A PARTY of rich gentlemen have arrived at Jerusalem
with the purpose of commencing a colony in Jericho.
There are many similar projects proposed in different parts
of the land. At Tyre and Sidon an architect has arrived
from England, accompanied with men and means to com-
mence a colony.

JOHN HUGHES was executed at Melbourne on the 22nd
of September, for the murder of Mr. Abraham Marcus,
whilst he and his family were en route for the diggings.
After his conviction the culprit boasted of having been
concerned in thirteen different murders, one of which was
committed a few minutes after Mr. Marcus's life was
taken.

PUBLIC INCOME AND EXPENDITURE.—By a parlia-
mentary return, just published, of the public income and
expenditure for the year ended 10th of October last, it
appears that the total income amounted to £55,296,566
16s. 7d., and the expenditure £56,183,935 19s. 2d., being
an excess of expenditure over income of £887,369 2s. 7d.
The balance in the Exchequer on the 10th October
amounted to £5,626,529 9s. 11d.

EXTRAORDINARY PRIZE.-Mr. George Mansfield, son
of the late Mr. Mansfield, shipbuilder, of Lyme Regis, has
had £5,000 awarded to him as salvage for recovering
60,000 sovereigns from the ship Sacramento, wrecked at
Port Philip on the 28th of April last. His boat's crew,
six in number, were also awarded—one £2,000, and the
others £1,500 each ; making a total of £14,500.

Two MEDICAL MEN have given evidence at an inquest
at Wells, and the jury have returned a verdict, that an
Italian organ-grinder, named Batt, died from apoplexy,
caused by making a hearty meal of new bread and hot tea.
TIIE LAST PIECE IN CAB REFORM has now been carried
out. The watermen are clothed in uniform, placed under
the superintendence of the police, who are to prevent
them spending their time in public-houses, are to be paid
at the police-stations, and forbidden to take any gratuities.
IT has been resolved by the committee of the Royal
Caledonian Asylum that no children of civilians shall be
admitted to the institution so long as there are any pro-
perly-qualified candidates, who are children of military or
naval men.

BATTLE QF LOCKSMITIIB.—In the Court of Queen's
Bench, on Thursday, Messrs. Parnell, the lock manufac-
turers, of the Strand, London, brought an action against
Mr. Goater, foreman of Mr. Chubb, lock manufacturer,
St. Paul's, for a libel. In the Great Exhibition, a lock of
the plaintiffs was exhibited with a label attached to it,
offering 200 guineas, on certain conditions, to any one
who would pick it. The defendant did pick it, and claimed
the 200 guineas, but, not getting the money, he pub-
lished an advertisement which contained the alleged libel.
The jury found for the plaintiffs, damages £3O, on the
grounds that the defendants did not comply with the
conditions, having, without authority, entered the stall,
&c., where the lock was. The defendant was examined,
and stated that he could open any locks if allowed time.
THE VESTTGES.—A Mr. Page, who has been a writer in
Chambers' s Edinburgh Journal, writes to the Athe-
neum, accusing Mr. R. Chambers of being the author of
the Vestiges of Creation. Page was asked by Mr.
William Chambers to write a review of the book for the
journal, but after reading it, declined, stating his belief as
to the author. Mr. William Chambers received this
announcement with apparent surprise ; but denied all
knowledge of the matter, and there the subject dropped.
Some time after, however, and when the work was being
severely handled by the reviewers, Mr. Robert Chambers
alluded to the matter, affecting ignorance and innocence
of the authorship, upon which Mr. Page remarked, that
had he seen the sheets before going to press, he could
have prevented some of the blunders. The consequence
of this remark was, that Mr. Robert Chambers sent him
the proof sheets of the second or third edition of the
Vestiges,- with the request that he would enter .on the
margin any corrections or suggestions that occurred. Mr.
Page states that he made some notes ; but he does not
say whether the notes were adopted into the reimpression.
However, he has, as he declares, " made a clean breast of
it" at length, and he concludes with the remark —"
merit is attachable to the work, the author will reap his
high reward—if demerit, the blame will, at least, fall on
the right shoulders."

THE PnOTOGRAPRIC PROCESS.—An action was tried in
the Court of Common Pleas, on Wednesday, brought by
Mr. Fox Talbot, who has hitherto been acknowledged to
be the discoverer of photography, who had obtained the
Royal Society's medal for the invention, and after whom
he. art was named Talb3type, against a person named
Laroche, for the infringment of the plaintiff's patent. The
defendant was engaged in taking photographic portraits,
and used what is called the "collodion process." The
questions for the jury to determine were, whether the
plaintiff was the first and true inventor of the process, and,
if so, whether the collodion process was an infringement of
it.. Their verdict was that Mr. Talbot was the inventor,
and, on the other part of the case, that the defendant was
not guilty.

ACTION AGAINST TRE " EXAMINER " FOR LIBEL.—
In the Queen's Bench, on Wednesday, an action was tried
before Lord Campbell, in which Mr. Birch, formerly the
proprietor of a newspaper, published in Dublin, called the
World, sought to recover from Mr. John Forster,
the editor and proprietor of the Examiner, for a libel con-
tained in that paper. The alleged libel was contained in
an article commenting, with great severity, on the con-
duct of the plaintiff, who, some time ago, made himself
conspicuous by bringing an action, in Dublin, against
Lord Clarendon, for money which, he said, was due to
him, for writing articles in his paper in support of " law
and order" in Ireland. The defendant pleaded justifica-
tion. The plaintiff conducted his own case, and called
Lord Palmerston, Sir Charles Wood, and the Earl of
Clarendon, who gave an account of the various proceed.
ings which had taken place between Mr. Birch and the
Government. The Attorney-General appeared for the de-
fendant, and, in support of the plea of justification, the
articles in the World were put in evidence, and it was
proved that the plaintiff had been twice committed to
prison for libel. Alexander Robinson, formerly manager
of the London, Edinburgh, and Dublin Insurance Office,
stated that, in 1842, the plaintiff wanted £6O or £7O not
to write and injure that office, as he had the European.
Other witnesses gave similar evidence. The jury gave a
verdict for the defendant.

ARCILEOLOGISTS.—The Morning Post reports a meet-
ing of the Archaeological Association, very discreditable to
a body of savans. It appears that, for some time past,
heartburnings have been going on within the society,
which have now broken forth. Mr. Hugo, the secretary,
complains that Mr. Pettigrew, the treasurer, arrogates to
himself all the conduct of the society, issuing circulars and
calling meetings, &e., without consulting the secretaries
and council, whose names he nevertheless appends to the
business notices. The treasurer's friends met the question
boldly, by proposing him at once as president of the asso-
tion. Mr. Jowitt and others remonstrated that this mea-
sure was of a piece with the course that had driven so
many of the best men away from the society, but the mo-
tion was carried by 35 to 22. Many of our readers will
no doubt remember that this association is a schism from
the Archaeological Institute.

FATAL COLLIERY ACCIDENT.---An accident of a most
remarkable character, by which four lives were lost, oc-
curred on Monday evening, last week, shortly after seven
o'clock, at the Northside Colliery, Bedminster, near Bris-
tol. Four persons, named Frederick Pike, Charles Row-
land, John Woodbridge, and Simon Darbin, entered the
" cart" as usual, for the purpose of descending the pit to
their work. When they had got some distance down, a
bolt broke and threw the whole of the machinery out of
gear, affecting first the small cog-wheel, which was broken
in halves, and subsequently the side wheel, which was
broken to pieces. The rope then broke, and the four men
were precipitated to the bottom of the shaft, where the
" cart" fell into a " crock" of water, and the rope fell on
them. John Melson and several other men proceeded to
lance. but it was nearly two o'clock
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morning before the rope could be remove(
that search could be made in the water for the bodies
When they were at length got out they were all dead, and
one of them was found in the " cart" in a sitting position.
Such was the force of the concussion of one portion of the

was forced

nst the other, that a large piece of the cog-
distance of about 60 feet through the
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the rtribunal sentenced five of the accused to fines of
2,000 f. each ; two to fines of I,ooof. each ' • one to a fine of
500 f. ; the others to fines of 250 f. each, and costs.
THE INCOME TAX IN InEL IND.—A parl'ame -"try pap r
has been issued, showing that the asses meats for income
tax in Inland in the year ended tie sth April last w s
£569,271 13s. 3d. The expense of colle3tion was £39,854.
The number of persons assessed was 24,118.
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the schooner Hope, of Carrickfergus. and both vessels
thereby received severe damage. The Algarva has been
towed up to Belfast fcr the parpose of examinations and
repairs.
BIRTH EXTRAORDINARY.—On Monday morning, the
wife of a labouring man named Booth, living at Howden
Clough, near Birstal, West Riding, gave birth to four
children, three boys and a girl. They were all alive at
the time of birth, but died shortly afterwards. _ _ _

GREAT NORTHERN RAILWA;.—An action brought by
Alderman Challis, M.P. for Finsbury, against the Great
Northern Railway Company, to recover damages for in-
juries sustained by him on the Ist of August, 1853, when
a collision took place on the line near the Hornsea
station, by which several persons were killed, and many
severely injured, was tried, in the Queen's Bench on ➢Ton-
day. The jury gave a verdict for the plaintiff, with £2OO
damages and costs.

AN APPEAL has been made to talents .of architects of
all countries to send in plans for the future cathedral of
Notre Dame de la Treille, at Lille. The style of the edifice
is to be that of the end of the thirteenth century. The
expense is not to exceed three millions of francs. The
successful competitor will receive 10,000 francs and the
appointment of architect for carrying out the works, with
a liberal salary. The second approved design will have
4,000 francs, and the third 2,000 francs.
THE Connaught Watchman mentions that a few
days ago, during a terrific storm, the steeple of Cross-
molina Church fell through the roof with a fearful crash.
A funeral service was being performed in the churchyard,
and, though no person was struck by the falling stones,
the electric fluid burnt the boots and leggings from the
feet of some of the mourners. _ _ _

HOG TO HOG.—Near Kenosha, Wisconsin, a drunken
man was a short time ago literally devoured by hogs
while lying in the road in a beastly state of intoxication.
His bones and a few remnants of his clothes were found.
—American paper.
SUICIDE AT NINETY YEARS OF AGE.—A widow
woman named Scott, 90 years of age, committed suicide
in this town on Saturday. A thin piece of rope fastened
to a nail at no great height, enabled the deceased to com-
mit the rash act ; and her determination is indicated by
the fact that her feet more than reached the floor.
Deceased had of late suffered occasionally from mental
derangement.—Brechin Advertiser. . .

A HOODED THrEr.—A man named Flanchin has been
tried in Paris for robbery. He WAS accustomed to go,
wearing one of those cloaks to which hoods are attached,
to shops, and whilst examining different articles to raise
his hand repeatedly to his neck, as if to scratch it. Each
time he did this he slipped into his hood some article
which he had contrived to take unobserved. At last,
when detected, there were found in his hood eight watches,
three chains, fourteen rings, two parcels of lace, ten tooth-
brushes, several pots of pomatum, books, &e. He was
sentenced to two years' imprisonment.
MESSRS. SHUTTLEWORTH'S BANKRUPTCY.—Mr. G. E.
Shuttleworth and his two sons, the well-known auctioneers,
came before the London Court of Bankruptcy on Monday.
It was the certificate meeting. The accounts showed,
liabilities £25,000 ; assets about £5,300 ; property held by
creditors, £8,626. Mr. Commissioner Fonblanque gave
judgment, and, on the ground that the trading had been
carried on most improvidently, and that the book-keeping
had been of the worst description, awarded a certificate of
the third class. The certificate of the elder bankrupt was
suspended for three months, that of the sons for two years.
Protection was granted.
THE NEW BANK OF ENGLAND NOTE.—At a meeting
of the Society of Arts, on Wednesday, a paper was read on
the new Bank of England note, which showed the improve-
ment effected by the substitution of surface printing from
electrotypes for the ordinary copperplate printing. The
bank notes, by this system, are printed at a steam press,
constructed by Napier, at the rate of 3,000 an hour. A
new Britannia has been devised by Mr. Maelise. The
paper has been much improved, and other alterations have
been made. By the new system the most perfect identity
will be insured.

VALUABLE DISCOTERY.—A letter from Paris says—
" Dr. Griseler has accidentally discovered, that by adding
a few drops of nitric ether to the most rancid oils all the
disagreeable smell is removed, and that by afterwards
warming the oil, to separate the spirit from it, it becomes
as clear and as limpid as though it had never been dete-
riorated. According to the doctor's account, some drops
of the nitric ether will prevent oil from becoming
rancid."
FATAL BOILER EXPLOSION.—On Tuesday morning a
boiler explosion took place at the chemical works of
Messrs. Pattinson and Co., Newcastle-on-Tyne, which are
very extensive, covering 17 acres of ground, and giving
employment to 1,5006 men. Before the explosion it was
discovered that the boiler leaked, and the fire was ordered
to be drawn out, which was just about to be done when
the explosion took place, killing two men and seriously
injuring two others, besides doing damage to the amount
of from £5OO to £6OO. A piece of the boiler, weighing a
ton and a-half, was carried 60 yards, and fell through one
of the workshops.
A WEALTHY MENDICANT.—Last week, about half-past
two o'clock in the morning, an aged woman, in the most
abject state of wretchedness and nearly perished with
cold, applied to be admitted into the Camberwell Work-
house, which was immediately granted. From certain
circumstances which afterwards' occurred, the master had
her searched, when a bag was found upon her person con-
taining 44 new sovereigns.
STORM AND Loss or LINE..—A full gale of wind has
been blowing since Thursday night. At times it rose to
a violent storm. For the past 10 days or a fortnight, the
weather has been unusually boisterous for the month of
December. However, owing to the superior class of steam-
vessels now engaged in the mail and passenger service,
not only has there been no serious injury sustained by
any of them on the sea between Dublin and Liverpool and
Holyhead, but their arrivals are generally punctual to the
time they are due.

THE MAGNETIC TELEGRAPII.—On Thursday, an
action for breach- of contract was tried before the Chief
Justice of the Common Pleas and a special jury. Mr.
Richard Byrne, merchant, of Dublin, sought to recover
£2OO damages against the Magnetic Telegraph Company,
for neglecting to send a message to Scotland which they
undertook to do, and from neglect of which the plaintiff
lost a large slim. Upon the part of the defendants, the
case relied on in statement and proof was, that they con-
tracted to send all messages, subject to the natural
casualties arising from the state of the weather, &c. ;
that they sent the plaintiff's message to Belfast, and that
the weather prevented the company's agents there from
forwarding it to Scotland; and that, therefore, they were
not liable. The jury found for plaintiff-220 damages.
ANATOMY OF A RUSSIAN GUY FAWICES.—An Irish
surgeon, residing in Manchester, has sent us an account of
a post mortem held on the body of Mr. Bright's effigy,
which was burnt here the other day. The appearances
observed were the following :—The whole exterior exhi-
bited a drab discolouration. The chest presented an almost
total absence of heart ; the pericardium forming a kind of
cyst, bag, or purse, resembling an old brown paper cap,
and exhaling a strong odour of Russian leather communi-
cated to it by a quantity of rancid oil, which constituted
the liquor pericardii. The heart, or what remained of it,
afforded throughout a specimen of fatty degeneration, and
may be said to have consisted of tallow. The lungs were
consolidated by a morbid deposit of a nature apparently
bituminous, like pitch or tar, and the only air tubes per-
ceptible in them had the appearance of straw. In the
stomach, the liver attracted attention by its remarkable
whiteness, which was owing to its structure havir g assumed
a cottony character. The convolutions of the viscera also
bore a singular resemblance to cotton twist. The head
contained an average proportion of brain, but it had all
been converted into lignine or woody fibre, disposed in
bundles like deal shavings, which smelt powerfully of tur-
pentine. All these appearances were considered quite
sufficient to account for the inflammation which termi-
nated the patient's careen—Platen.
AMERICAN HOPS.—Hops are becoming an important
article of foreign as well as of domestic commerce. We
are now supplying the English market with the growth of
1854. The hop trade of this country is destinedto be one
of vast importance, but, as yet, we produce comparatively
but few, the breadth of land devoted to their cultivation
not exceeding 8,000 acres, chiefly in New York and east.
The average crop and consumption hitherto have not ex-
ceeded 20,000 bales of 2001 b. to the bale. This year's
growth goes beyond the average by at least 6,000 to 8,000
bales, and a brisk export demand is the result at remunera-
tive prices-40 cents per pound. Already the exports
amount to 5,000 bales, worth at least the large amount of
400,000 dollars. There is every probabiLty of the foreign
demand continuing, as prices range in England from 80
to 120 cents per pound, whilst 15 cents will cover all the
expenses of shipment, sale, duty, &c. Should this foreign
demand continue another week or two, we shall be left
with a deficiency on this side, and as malt is 75 per cent.
above the average price of the past twenty years, brewers
will have to advance their prices from five to seven dollars
per barrel for the genuine article.—New York Shipping
List.

COUNTERFEIT SOVEREIGNS AND lIA.LVES.—It appears
that amongst the base coin in circulation are some Vic-
toria half-sovereigns of 1852, struck out of brass with a
die, and electro-plated, and so hard that they will not bend
in the detector. In point of weight they are very much
lighter, and the "ring" ,is very brassy and dull. The
milling round the edge is very perfect, but the die from
which they have been struck was far from perfect, and on
inspection showed that the letters " n", in Britanniarum
are inverted. Some Victoria sovereigns, of the same date,
are also in circulation. They are made in the same way
as the half-sovereigns, but the die from which they have
been struck was coarser and more faulty than that from
which the half-sovereigns had been struck. The wreath
which is round the coat of arms contains fewer leaves than
in a real one, whilst the letters are larger and coarser, and
the figures in the date are not all of one size, and the dots or
pellets between the inscriptions are wanting.—Standard.