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

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TRADE OF DANTZIC.—The exports and imports by land
and sea at Dantzic exceeded in 1853 by more than
18,000,000 f. those of the year preceding. The number of
vessels which entered was 1,739, and of those which sailed
1,756; total, 3,495, or 1,159 more than in 1852. The total
of the imports was 51,392,000 f., and the exports 59,265,000 f.

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_ fits made by ;hipowners were extraordinary large;
in some cases they were as much as 150 per cent. more
than those of 1852.

SI7PTLIES FOR THE CRIMEA..—Lord Blantyre has char-
tered the barque Anne Mac Lean, 540 tons, for immediate
despatch to Balaklava with supplies to our brave country-
men wintering in the Crimea, including fifty tons of
oatmeal to make porridge for the Scotch and Irish soldiers.

GLOVES. —ln Paris there are annually consumed
1,600,000 kid and lamb skins, for fabrication into gloves ;
in Bruxelles, 800,000; in Grenoble, 800,000 ; in Annonay,
3,200,000—making a total, within four cities, of 6,400,000.
To work this into gloves requires just double the number
of eggs —l2,Boo,ooo—at an annual expense of £630,000.
THE Independence of Brussels mentions a case which
is shortly to come before the Paris court, and will greatly
interest a portion of the English female aristocracy. A
governess, who has had the confidence of some very high
families in England, and could even produce gracious
testimonials from the Queen, is to answer for having, by
cruel treatment, caused the death of two children under
her care.

A MAD WOLF.—The Police Gazette of St. Petersburg
states that, on the 19th ultimo, a mad wolf of huge size
made its appearance in that city, and ran through various
streets, biting every one that it met in its way. It spent
not less than two hours running to and fro; and, in the
course of that time it bit thirty-four persons, of whom
six were women. The animal was at last killed by two
peasants whom it attacked. The persons who had been
wounded by it were removed to the nearest civil and
military hospitals. _

DISASTROUS FIRE.—On Wednesday morning, a fire
broke out in the corn-mill called Albert-mill, Leeds. The
exertions of the firemen were successful in confining the
flames to the mill, but that was entirely destroyed, toge-
ther with 600 sacks of flour, and 350 quarters of wheat.
The damage to the mill, engine, and machinery (which
belongs to Mr. Bolland), will not fall far short of £4,500.
He is insured to the extent of £3,100 in the Leeds and
Yorkshire. Messrs. Thorpe and Dickinson, the occupiers
of the mill, estimate their loss at £4,000, and they are
insured in the Unity to the extent of £1,200 only. The
cause of the fire is unknown.

THE LICENSED VICTUALLERS.-4 large and important
meeting of licensed victuallers, consisting of deputations

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from most of the towns in Devon, was be
Monday, to inaugurate a benevolent society, in connexion
with the Devon and Exeter Licensed Victuallers' Protec-
tion Association, and to present an address, complaining
of the burdens on the trade, to the two members of Par-

liament for the northern division of the county, Sir Thos.
Dyke Acland, Bart., arid Mr. Buck, who promised that
they would give their best attention to the subject.
ENGLisri PRISONERS IN RIISSIA.—The folloWing Eng-
lish sailors, formerly on board the Vulture, and taken
prisoners at Gamla-Carleby, were declared free on the 3rd
(15th) of November, 1854, and set out from St. Petersburg
on the sth (17th) of the same month, to proceed in carts,
with warm clothing provided by the Russian Government,
to Warsaw, and thence to Berlin, on their way to Eng-
land. The journey to Warsaw will probably occupy five
weeks :—John James, Alfred Bowles, George Ferris, Wm.
Greenaway, David Pickard, Edward Tandy, Josiah King-
combe, Francis Hawton, George Benmore, and Thomas
Evans.

SMITHFIELD CLUB CATTLE SHOW.—This exhibition
opened on Tuesday, in King-street, Portman-square.
Prince Albert has obtained three prizes in the cattle class.

The Duke of Rutland has obtained the first prize of £25,
with a gold and silver medal, as the breeder and feeder of
the best ox. Mr. Charles Townley, of Townley-park, near
Burnley, carries off the gold medal and corresponding
prizes as the feeder of the best cow. In the short-woolled

sheep the Duke of Richmond claims a well-deserved pre-
eminence ; while his compeer, Lord Exeter, carries off the
palm as the exhibitor of the best pen of long-woolled
stock. Mr. Williams, of Bridgewater, is pronounced the
successful competitor in the pig classes, and has carried
off the gold medal.
THE This', OF THE PM— The Lords of the Privy
Councirmet on Thursday, at the office of the. Comptroller
of the Exchequer, for the trial of Her Majesty's gold and
silver coins, set -apart fiom every coinage between the 16th
Dec., 1850, and the 30th June, 1854, in the Pyx of the
Mint—present, the Lord Chancellor, the Chancellor of the
Exchequer, the Lord Chief Baron of the Exchequer, the
President of the Board of Trade, and Sir Edward Ryan.
The jury (composed of goldsmiths) having been sworn,
were charged by the Lord Chancellor, and the proceedings
were then adjourned ; the jury taking the specimens de-
posited in the Pyx, in order to test them, for the purpose
of ascertaining that they were of the legal. weight and
standard. The total value of the gold coinage was
£28,838,534 13s. 10d. of the standard of 22 carats of fine
gold, and two carats of alloy. The total value of the
silver coinage was £1,030, ls. 3d. of the standard of lloz.
2dwts. of fine silver, and 18dwts. of alloy.

OMAR PACRA, AND A LADY, AT THE OPERA.— On
Friday, an incident occurred at the Opera in Bucharest,
which has excited considerable sensation, and is the talk
of the town. Omar Pacha made his appearance in his
box, accoMpanied by the wife of his nephew, Tefwik Bey.
The lady was completely unveiled, and sat thus listening
to the music with the most perfect composure. This is
the first instance on record in which the wife of a Mussul-
man has displayed her features before men, and above all
before giaours, and is, consequently, a tremendous innova-
tion. It displays great courage on the part of Omar Pacha,
but will, when the news reaches Constantinople, excite the
fiercest ire amongst the old Turks. Mussar Pacha came
into box soon after, and entered into conversation with
Madame, and while this was going on Ismail Pacha (not
he of Kalafat) arrived. and took his place on the opposite
side of the house. Glancing across, he saluted Omar
Pacha, but on seeing the lady he became deadly pale, re-
mained motionless for two or three minutes, and then
rose up, saluted again, left the box, and returned no more.
On the same evening, Mussar Pacha distributed tickets to
twelve English, twelve French, twelve Wallachian, and
Turkish soldiers, who took their places in the stalls, and
enjoyed the spectacle highly, to the great rage of the
Austrian officers, who complained bitterly of it the next
day.—A Correspondent.

MILITARY RIOT AT CHATHAM.—EarIy on Wednesday
a violent outrage was committed by a large party of sol-
diers belonging to the 18th (Royal Irish) Regiment, and
several police-officers of the city of Rochester were seriously
maltreated. It appears that since the 18th Regiment has
returned from India, it has been quartered at Chatham
barracks, the men, on the whole, conducting themselves
well. Lately, a number of volunteers have been taken
into the regiment, chiefly from the 94th Regiment, the
18th being under orders to proceed to the Crimea. These
recruits were yesterday,week marched from Brompton to
Chatham barracks, to join their new regiment. On the
men being told off they resolutely refused to leave the
ground until they had received £1 bounty-money, to which
they were entitled for having volunteered. Lieutenant-
Colonel Edwards promised that they should be paid on
the following day, and the promise was kept. After that
time the town and neighbourhood became a scene of drun-
kenness, debauchery, and riot. On Tuesday night, soon
after " tattoo" had been sounded, a number of men of the
18th scaled the barrack wall, and went to the public-
houses, making a disturbance at each. Several of them
were armed with pieces of wood and bludgeons, with which
they paraded the streets, and finally made their way to
Rochester, where they entered a public-house soon after
midnight. The landlord `called to his aid the police, and
the soldiers fell upon the constables in the most savage
manner. One of the latter, named Tassell, was so seriously
injured that his life is despaired of. A party of soldiers
from the barracks ultimately arrived, and the riot was
quelled. Six of the rioters were arrested, and have been
remanded by the magistrates.

A MODEL OF INNOCEiCE.—M. Edmond F—, an
artist living at Maisons-Lafitte (Seine-et-Oise), was lately
in quest of a model for the figure of Innocence, which he
intends to exhibit in the University Exhibition of next
year. A few days ago he chanted to meet, on the Paris
road, a young - country girl, who was sitting upon the
trunk of a tree crying. She told him that her name was
Pierette D—, that she was an orphan, and that her
aunt had just turned her out of doors because she had
knocked down a clock. As she spoke the young artist
discovered in her face those features which he required for
his figure. Her dress was coarse ; but her head had that
rare grace for which the true artist searches. After a
long discussion, he persuaded her to accompany him to
Maisons-Lafitte, to sit to him. After the first sitting, he
was so delighted with his model that he had decent
clothes made for her, lodged her in a comfortable apart-
ment, and took care that she should have every necessary
supplied to her. The artist; moreover, took great pre-
cautions to protect his Model of Innocence from profane
eyes, and for this purpose confined her to the care of a
trustworthy duenna. Being suddenly called to Paris by
important business, he discovered, on his return, that he
had been robbed. His jewellery and valuables, together
with money, had been carried off. He soon discovered the
sad fact that Pierette D-- was the thief, and that she
had left Maisons in the company of a man with whom she
was on terms of intimacy. On the following day she was
discovered sitting upon one of the stone benches near the
Arc de Triomphe; and on being taken into custody, made
a full confession of her guilt. As for the picture of
Innocence, it waits, we believe, for a model.
PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM COMPANY
annual meeting of this conipany was held in London, on
Wednesday, Admiral Thornton in the chair. The directors'
cf.tpa the nronertv of the company to be worth, i

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stock and cash at the bankers, £2,750,894195. 2d.: The
liabilities of the company in shares, bills payable, &c.,
was £2,287,828 ls. 3d., showing a surplus of assets of
£463,866 17s. 11d. • The revenue account showed a
net profit of £09,348 10s. 9d., out of which the directors
proposed to declare a dividend of five per cent., and a
bonus of £1 per share, in effect a dividend of 7 per cent.
The directors stated that the rate of hire to be paid by
Government for the large transports in their service was
to be left to arbitration. They,had been glad to sell the
Himalaya, as it was found that she was too large to bay,
and also to give up the Australian mail contract, as it had
turned out a bad .job," and inflicted a loss of not less
than £40,000 on the company. The directors proposed to
increase the capital by one million sterling, in 20,000
shares of £5O each, in order to pay for the new boats
building, and to extend the operations of the company.
The report regretted the retirement from the managing
direction of Mr. Willcox, M.P. (who has gone on a congra-
tulatory mission to Said Pacha, the new Viceroy of Egypt),
and the resignation of his seat at the board of Mr. C.
Wye Williams. The report was unanimously adopted;
and a vote of thanks passed to the chairman and directors