The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1842-09-27 00:00:00

WIGAN,

THE MAYORALTY.—It is confidently rumoured, that the
important office of chief magistrate of the borough is, next
year, to be filled by our esteemed townsman, Thomas Eckers-
ley, Esq.
DISTRICT VISITING SOCIETY.—A. sermon was preached
in the Parish Church, on Sunday morning last, by the Rev.
J. Lomas, curate, in behalf of the above society. The rev.
gentleman took his text from the 11th chapter of St. Mat.
thew, and the sth verse. The collection amounted to £l6.

CAUTION TO CARTERS.—At the Police-court, on Friday
last, a young man, named William Mitchell, a carter, was
brought up charged by Mr. Radcliffe, farmer, of Standish,
with neglecting his driving in Standish-gate. and subjecting
Mr. Radcliffe to much Annoyance and danger, by allowing
his horse to draw on the wrong side of the road. The de-
fendant called a witness to speak in his favour, but, unfortu-
nately for himself, the case was thereby much strengthened
against him.—He was fined 20s. and costs, or, in default of
payment, to be committed for one month to Kirkdale.

LIST OF ENGLISH PATENTS
Granted between the 31st of August and 22nd Sept., 1842.

Charles Frederick Guitard, of Birchin-lane, notary public,
for certain improvements in the construction of railways.
August 31; six months.

Charles Thatcher, of Midsomer Norton, Somerset, brewer,
and Thomas Thatcher, of Kilmersdon, in the said county,
builder, for certain improvements in drags or breaks to be
applied to the wheels of carriages generally. August 31 ;
six months.

Robert Hazard, of Clifton, near Bristol, for improvements
in ventilating carriages and cabins of steam-boats. Septem-
ber 3 • six months.
William Roche, of Prince's-end, Stafford, mechanic and
engineer, for improvements in the manufacture of mineral
colours. September 3 ; six months.
William Warburton, of Oxford-street, gentleman, for im-
provements in the construction of carriages and apparatus
for retarding the progress of the same. September 8; six
months.
John Wordsworth Robson, of Jamaica-terrace, Commer-
cial-road, engineer, for certain improvements in machinery
and apparatus for raising, forcing, conveying, and drawing
off liquids. Seytember 8 ; six months:
James Insole, of. Birmingham, saddlers' ironmonger, for
improvements in the manufacture of brushes. September
8 ; six months.
Jo•eph Henry Tuck, of Francis-place, New North-road,
engineer, for certain improvements in machipery or apparatus
for making or manufacturing' candles. September 8; six
months. •
William Edward Newton, of Chancery-larte, civil engineer,
for improvements in machinery or apparatus for making or
manufacturing screws, screw-blanks, and rivets. (Being a
communication.) September 8 ; six months.
Herbert George James, of Great Tower-street, merchant,
for certain improvements in machines or apparatus for
weighing various kinds of articles or goods. (Being a com-
munication from abroad.) September 8 ; six months.
William Fothergill Cooke, of Copthall-buildings, Esq., for
improvements in apparatus for trausmiting electricity between
distant places, which improvements can be applied, amongst
other purposes, to apparatus for giving signals and sounding
alarms at distant places by means of electric currents. Sep-
tember 8 ; six months.

Thomas Thirlwall, of Low Felling, Durham, engine-builder
for certain improvements in lubricating the piston-rods o
seam-engines, and of other machinery. September 8 ; six
months.

William Crofts, of New Radford, Nottingham, lace ma-
chine maker, for improvements in the manufacture of figured
or ornamental lace. September 8 ; six months.
Thomas Marsden, of Salford, Lancaster, machine maker,
and Solomon Robinson, of the same place, flax-dresser, fot
mprovements in machinery for dressing or hackling flax and
emp. September 8; six months.
James Wake, jun., of Goole, York, coal-factor, for certain
improvements in propelling vessels. Sept. 9 : six months.
John Rolt, of Great Cumberland-place, colonel in her
Her Majesty's army, for certain improvements in saddles.
September 15 ; six months.

Frederick Bowles, of Moorgate-streeet, London, for a new
method by machinery of preparing flour from all kinds of
grain and potatoes, for making starch, bread, biscuits, and
pastry. (Being a communication from abroad.) September
15 ; 6 months.
Christopher Nickels, of York-road, Lambeth, gentleman,
and Caleb Bedells, of Leicester, manufacturer, for improve-
ments in fabrics produced by lace machinery. Septeniber
15; 6 months.
William Henry James, of Martin's-lane, London, civil
engineer, for certain improvements in railways and carriage-
ways, railway and other carriages, and in the mode of pro-
pelling the said carriages, parts of which improvements are
,pplicable to the reduction of friction, in other machines.
September 16 ; six months.
.john S:nders, William Williams, Samuel Lawrence Tay •
icr, and William Armstrong, all of Bedford, agricultural
implement makers, and Evan William David, of Cardiff,
for improvements in machinery for ploughing, harrowing,
and raking land, and for cutting food for animals, Septem-
ber 22 ; six mouths.

The beds of the rivers in the north of England have not
13.:en known to contain so small a quantity of water as at
present, within the memory of the oldest inhabitants. The
hopes of the angler, which in the month of September used
to be so high, have this year been entirely blasted, and
many mills have been stopped from the want of a sufficient
u p'y f water.
REPLY TO A LAME REMARK.—The week after my grand-
father ran away with a lanae heiress. " Didn't I manage the
matter well, my Lord?" says he to Lord Castletown. "Ye
,did in troth, Mick—and ye made a grate hit of it, if yer
amiable lady was only right upon her pins." " Well, my
Lord." says he, " what the divil matter if she is a wee bit
lame? Does your Lordship suppose that men marry wives
to run races with them ?"—Hector O'Halloran.
NOTIONS OF " HAPPINESS".—A gentleman walking
through Knightsbridge, on Saturday, overheard the following-
conversation between a man and a woman, who appeared as
if come from some pleasure trip in the country. Woman.—
" Blow me, Bill, how tired Ido fell. I'm as miserable, too,
as a starved herring. What a miserable world this is! 1
wish I'd never been born, that I do ; and now I am born I
wish myself dead again." Man.—" Why, Bet, what's the
matter with von now? What are you grumbling about ?"
Woman.—Why don't I tell yer I am as miserable as a rat ?"
Man.—" Miserable indeed! Why what on earth would you
have? You was drunk Monday, and you was drunk again
Wednesday, and I'm blessed if you haven't had pretty near
enough to-day. If that ain't enough pleasure for yer I don't
know what is. 'I suppose you wants to he a downright
hangel here upon earth."
THE STATISTICS OF LONGEVITY.—The following details
are extracted from a curious book by M. Lejoncourt, recently
published, and entitled Les Centenaries, Aciens et IlloVernes ;
—" There have died in England, in the course of the last
century, 49 persons who have reached from 130 to 180 years
of age. Of those seven reached 134 years, four 138. two
146, four 155, one 159, one 169, one 168, one 169, and one
175. The official returns of Russia show that there were in
that empire in 1814 seven persons aged upwards of 125 years,
and one who had passed 160. In 1835 a man died there 135
years old, and in 1838 there died 1,238 persons who had
passed 100, of whom 125 were upwards of 120, 111 were from
121 to 155, three from 126 to 130, five from 131 to 140, one
was 145, three were from 150 to 155, one was 160, and one
165. In France we do not live so long, yet the following
instances of longevity are worthy of notice. In 1710 a pea-
sant named Jean Mazard died at Dun-le-Roi, in Berry, aged
upwards of 110. ' This man preserved his senses to the last, '
and was married 'lO times. The last time he entered the
marriage state he was 99 years of age, and the bride 18, who
two years afterwards made him a father. A curs of Lisieux,
named Desroches, died in 1712, aged 113. He elebrated
mass a few days before his death, and resided 91 years in the
parish.: In the same year died Jaques Thevenot; a labourer
`at Chateau-Vi!ain, aged 114, married three times, and the
father of 39 children, and an officer named Bultrade, buried
leaving behind 17 children, the
it St. Germain, aged 115,
eldest 74 and the youngest 12. In 1718, an apothecary, named
Le Baupin, died at Chateaubriand, 107 years old. I,le was
married twice, and was upwards of 80 when he contracted
the second marriage. He was the father of 32 children. 16
• by each wife ; and he was 103 years old when his wife was
delivered of two fine boys, who died upwards of 90 years
later. In 1747 died at Lourdes, M. Nason de Vie, 118
years old. He was passionately fond of shooting, and had
good sport not long before his death. He was upwards of
100 when he married. In 1757 a farmer of Bar, near Tulle,
named Nouthac, died at the age of 115 ; he never had a day'b
sickness, was married three times, was 92 when he entered
the state of wedlock the second time, by which union he bad
several children, and was 102 when he married the third
time.— Galignani's Messenger.