The Liverpool Standard, and General Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1854-10-17 00:00:00

DARD, AND GENERAL COMMERCIAL ADVERTISER.

GENERAL 'INTELLIGENCE.

. HOWITZ2I2.—One of the finest ever cast, weighing
six tons and a quarter, is now in progress of being mounted
at the Royal Arsenal, on a solid bed, for service on board a
war steamer. It has a bore of ten inches, and an eleva-
tion which will give it a very long range. The spherical
solid shot fired from it will be upwards of 1001bs. in
weight.
A M/SBEA.BLII DWIILLING.—On Wednesday, a bottle-
maker, named Bagot, died on Academy-hill, South Shields,
of cholera, and next day his wife died of the same disease.
They were attacked with the malady on Monday, and, on
the relieving officer visiting the room where they were
lying, he found it denuded of every article of furniture
except a chair and a miserable " shakedown" in a corner,
where the unhappy couple were. Bagot was a skilled
workman, and had not made less than £2 18s. a week
during the past twelve months. He drew that amount of
wages last week, but he and his wife were drunkards—the
woman the worse of the two—and wages, clothing, and
furniture had been sacrificed to this fearful passion.

MELANCHOLY SUICIDB.—An inquest was held on
Tuesday, before the coroner for East Surrey, on the body
of William Barley, aged 19, a clerk in the employment of
a colonial merchant. The father of the deceased said his
son came home as usual on Thursday, but shortly after-
wards left the house, and nothing further was heard of
him until his body was found on Saturday, in the river at
Lambeth. The father said his wife neglected her house
and made away with her son's clothes, and his (witness's)
furniture, to procure drink ; in fact, she parted with
everything to indulge her propensity. He had endea-
voured to prevent her from drinking by becoming a total
abstainer, but without effect, and his son was a young
man of sober and steady habits. On Thursday night,
when deceased came home, his mother was intoxicated, at
which he was so deeply affected that he ran out of the
house, saying he could bear it no longer, and he was never
seen again alive. The jury returned a verdict of "Tem-
porary insanity."
TEACHING YOUNG LADIES TO SWIAL.—On Tuesday, at
the Ramsgate Petty Sessions, Paulin Huggett Pearce was
charged with having bathed within 60 yards of a bathing
machine occupied by females, contrary to the bye-laws
having reference to such offences. On Sunday morning
week, the defendant was in the water, on the sands of
Ramsgate harbour, surrounded by several females, whom
he appeared to be teaching how to swim. The defendant
had on his lower garments, his arms and breast being
naked, and the females were attired in bathing dresses.
One lady was on her back, and she appeared to be receiving
lessons in the art of floating, for, as she came towards the
defendant, he gave her a push by the feet. Several wit-
nesses stated that complaints had been made about such
exhibitions as those charged against the defendant. Pearce
said he had been a teacher of swimming for 24 years ; he
had saved the lives of many persons from drowning ; and
he had been requested to teach the ladies to swim. He
had always conducted himself with propriety. A gentle.
man said that, as the father of one and grandfather of
another of the young ladies, he was convinced of the
propriety of Pearce's conduct ; and, if it was no in-
fringement of the law, he would allow his children to go
into the water again. The bench were of opinion that the
case did not come under the bye-laws for the prevention
of indecencies; they. were not called upon to express an
opinion of the propriety of what had been described, and
dismissed the case.

Tun Fun AT MENEL.—The following is an extract
from a private letter dated Memel, Oct. 5 :—" Last night
a fire broke out at Mr. Muttray's warehouse and timber-
yard, and it has positively destroyed the•whole town, with
the exception of a few isolated streets. It has burnt all
night and is still burning (1.30 p.m.), and I fear will do
further mischief. The establishments and warehouses of
Meyer and Co., Tank, J. Wilson and Co., Muray, Haefl-
man, Patrick Mason, S. Schultz and Co., Fowler Plaw,
and indeed everything, excepting J. Mason's places, which
lie on the outskirts of the town, have been destroyed. The
whole stock of hemp and flax in the place, with a trifling
exception, is burnt ; but, curiously enough, though the
fire crossed the river, the shipping and lighters have
escaped. But the fire is not by any means over yet—as a
place of business for the present it is annihilated. The
Custom-house is burnt, the bank, and all the warehouses
in the town. I never saw such a miserable attempt made
to save anything before. Had any system or effort been
made at the beginning, the fire could have been put down ;
but the men stood gaping at it, and saw it come on until
the whole town has been devoured. It commenced on the
west edge of the town, and, a gale of wind blowing, it
came steadily across to the water, and then crossed it.
The whole mass of the town is burnt down, the three
churches included. The post-office, fortunately, is left,
but as it may be burnt at any time, I am anxious to get
my letter off. The poor people have nearly all lost their
houses ; thousands are houseless and lying out in the open
fields, and what will become of them I cannot say."
Lrrn AT TICE ANTIPODES.—Whether we manage public
affairs better than our forefathers is a question upon
which much may be said, and has been said on both
sides. But that we conduct them more rapidly, be it for
good or evil, it would require some hardihood to deny.
Striking as are the proofs of this before our eyes on every '
side, the annals of our colonisation bear still more forcible
testimony of its truth. We are writing with some num-
bers of the Lyttelton Times before us—a journal now far
advanced in its fourth volume, printed and published, as 1
our readers probably are aware, in the principal town of
the Canterbury Settlement in New Zealand. If we turn
to the last volume of a popular Cyclopiedia published, with
the latest discoveries, little more than twelve years ago,
we can find, with respect to the greater part of this
province, as the colonists now call it, no more than that
the country has not been visited. Of the district now
containing the town of Lyttelton, we only read that a few
natives are to be found in that neighbourhood. If we look
at the best official map then published, we cannot meet
with one of the names made familiar to us by letters from
subsequent settlers ; vague indications of " high land,"
or "a bold shore," with an occasional whaler's station, or
an unpronounceable native name, represent the whole
amount of geographical knowledge then attainable by an
English student. We picture to ourselves,. as we close
our books of reference, a mysterious land still clothed
with its aboriginal fern or forest, where our childish
romances of adventure might be realised, and the
scenes of a "family Robinson Crusoe " be acted to the life.
Sad disappointment to our day-dreams, when we look
at the columns of our Antipodean contemporary ! The
mere fact that a newspaper is published every week on the
spot where seals may have been basking six or seven
years ago, is suggestive of the change that has taken place.
But the study of its advertising department brings before
us details which we scarcely know how to harmonise with
our geographical studies. We make no remark on the
announcements of plumbers, glaziers, and chimney-
sweepers ; their services are perhaps implied in the ex-
istence of houses and firesides. Nor ought we to wonder
at the tempting proposals of milliners and trouser-makers,
although our ignorant prepossessions would have been in
favour of an advertisement from artists whose decorative
skill had displayed itself in the tattooing department.
But the refinement of Lyttelton has reached a loftier
height ; its ladies have their crochet-cotton and their
knitting-pins ; its gentlemen may select their perfumery
from an extensive stock. Rival confectioners print their
emulating descriptions of patties and ornamented Savoy
cakes, or bid against one another for the honour of sup-
plying bride-cakes for fashionable weddings. Then there
are cricket-clubs and excursion trips, ladies' seminaries,
and choral societies—a variety of attractions which make
us feel at once that an English country town must be
dull indeed compared with Lyttleton life. Nor is gaiety
the sole thought of its population; a gentleman offers a
, reward for a volume of Prescott's Mexico, lost between
an hotel and his residence, as if elegant hotels, standard
books, and comfortable villas, were matters of course on
the other side of the world.— Guardian.
Tns BABY ExErniriox.—Until we received a large
handbill and a circular from Springfield yesterday, setting
forth in detail the particulars of the Baby Show which
is to " come off" in that town on the sth of October,
we supposed the report of the exhibition of "yearling"
and " two years' old" babies was a pleasantry, got up by
some witty old bachelor or good-natured old maid—on the
principle that it is happiness to enjoy in fancy that
which they never can in reality ; but we have been mis-
taken. The baby exhibition is a fixed fact, and is in the
actual programme of the fair, and it is expected that quite
a large number of entries will be made. We learn that
three complete silver tea sets, each consisting of a coffee
urn, two teapots, a sugarbowl, a cup and slopbowl, are to
be distributed as prizes. The babies are to be native-
born and of true Caucasian blood, and a gentleman is in
the East purchasing the tea-pots and things. The first
grand sweepstakes premium will be given to the finest
baby not exceeding two years of age ; the second to the
finest over one and not over two years old ; the third to
the finest baby not over one year old. We have received
from the managers the list of the awarding committee,
which ;is as follows : General 0. W. Butler, Ky. ;
Honourable 0. S. Fowler, N. Y.; Brutus J. Clay, Ky. :
Horace Mann, 0. • Gov. ood, 0. ; Hon. Jesse Phillips, 0.;
Dr. Joshua Martin, 0. •, J. D. Phillips, 0. ; Rev. I. N.
Walters, 0.; Dr. T. 0. Edwards, 0.; Mrs. Lucretia Mott,
Phil.; Mrs. Jane Swisshelm, Pitsburgh ; Fanny Fern,
N.Y.;• Mrs. J. J. Crittenden, Ky.; A. de Graff, Dayton ;
Mrs. A. Hiveling, Xenia. ; Mrs. Major Hunt, 0.; Mrs.
H. Griswold, 0. ; Mrs. C. Robbins, O. ; Mrs. W. Vance, O.
We also learn that an eminent American lady has been
invited, and is expected to read an essay upon the mental
and physical training of children. Such are the sub-
stantial facts in regard to the baby show, and, having been
widely diffused, we have no doubt that many an anxious
mother has put her precious little darling in training for
the first prize. We are at a loss to know the exact points
which will-govern the committee in making the awards—
whether it will be the colour of their eyes, ringlets, or
straight hair, the phrenological formation of the head, or
the physical development of the body, the number and
size of the teeth, the colour of the complexion, the tone of
the voice, or the general appearance of the cherubs. We
do not believe all or even a majority of the committee will
agree readily upon an award. There is such a variety of
opinion in regard to baby beauty ; and, then, it is a well-
known fact that handsome babies generally make homely
men and women. Now, our friend, the editor of the
Inquirer, who is acknowledged to be one of the hand-
somest men in Cincinnati, was, we have been told, quite
an ordinary looking baby; while, on the other hand,
the editor of the Times was quite a prodigy of infan-
tile loveliness ; and we have no doubt that the editor
of the Louisville Journal, who has often spoken of the
personal ugliness of some of the Louisville editors, will,

If he should pursue his inquiries back to the time when
his contemporaries were " mewling and puking in their
nurses' arms," find that they were considered little cupids,

barring the bow and arrows and the wings. u We cannot,
however, see what practical good will result from this
baby exhibition in the future. Is it presumed the show
will be a means of improving the breed, as they do Short-
horns, Berkshires, and Morgans ? If so, how is the thing
to be done ? Are all the babies to be fatted and slicked
up for country fairs in the autumn until their skins shine
like varnish, and their legs are so plump that you cannot
see the knee joints ? Are they all to have double chins ?
But we shall pursue these inquiries no further. The show
undoubtedly will attract great attention, thousands will
attend to witness so much combined beauty and innocence.
We hope no one will be disappointed, and that the pre-
mium babies will grow up to be worthy men and women,
and• that the teapot, sugarbowl, and slopbasin, will ever
remind them of their babyhood, without causing them to
forget theold adage, in mature life, that " handsome is as
handsome (IQta.!s—cineinnati Gazette.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

Bin:TING AT MANCHESTER.—FRIDA.T.

Since the result of the Cesarewitch Stakes was known,
the different qUotations of the betting upon the Cam-
bridgeshire-Stakes that have been sent from Newmarket
speak favourably of it being a much better betting race
than the Cesarewitch Stakes was ; and, on the other hand,
the reports received from thence give rise to suspicions
that the settling upon the great event decided this week
will be bad in the extreme. However, we are not inpos-
session of any positive information to lead us to expect
that any great shock will be felt in the Manchester mar-
ket. That the ring is " hit" most heavily there is not the
least doubt. Muscovite, the winner of the Cesarewitch
Stakes, has upon many occasions been a great favourite,
and has always been supported by the public, but never
has he been backed for so much money as upon the• pre-
sent occasion; and we understand that a very large stake
has been won by the stable. Latest prices :

CAMBRIDGE SHIER STAKES.
7 to 1 agst Mr. Dennett's Rattle—taken.
10 to 1 „ Mr. Stanley's Orinoco—taken.
16 to 1 „ Mr. Copperthwaite's Early Bird—taken.
16 to 1 „ Mr. T. Johnson's Monie Moses—taken.
20 to 1 „ Mr. J. Osborne's Helena—taken.
33 to 1 „ Mr. I. Day's la,nthe—taken.

50 to 1 ,", Mr. Saxon's Barrel—taken.
60 to 1 „ Mons. Atunont's Hervine—taken.

D. 0. has gone into Drewe's stables, at Esley.
The filly by Malcolm out of Crazy Peggy is called Poor
Maria.

Mr. Gully has sold Hermit to Lord William Powlett,
for 1,200 guineas.
Lord Clifden's Alembic is not dead, as stated in the
papers of last week.
After the race for the Cesarewitch Stakes, Mr. Thellus-
son refused an offer of £3,000 for Rataplan.
The colt by John o'Gaunt out of Nina, winner of the
Rutland Stakes, at Newmarket, has received the name of
Harry of Hereford.

The Hopeful Stakes, for two year olds, to be run for at
the next Doncaster Spring Meeting, closed with 62 subs.
Lord Anglesey has named his yearling filly by Chatham
out of Anspach, Alma; and his filly by Red Hart, Elvina.
_ . .

The first- portion of the Marquis of Exeter's was put up
by Messrs. Tattersall, at Newmarket, last week, but only
two lots were sold, viz., Stockdove, for 23 sovs., and Mar-
garetta, for 21 soya.

Balrownie, purchased by Mr. Howard for 2,000 guineas,
at the Manchester May Meeting, broke down in the race
for the Cesarewitch Stakes, being his first appearance in
his new owner's colours.

Lord Exeter has sold his Derby colt Strood, by Chatham,
out of Pocahontas (the dam of King Tom, Stockwell, and
Rataplan), to the Marquis of Anglesey, for a large sum;
he will join Wm. Day's horses, at Woodyeates.
Mr. Meiklam, the well-known sportsman, and proprietor
of a large racing stud, died on Friday morning last. In
him the turf will have lost a staunch and honourable sup-
porter. A great many nominations are consequently void.
The Croxteth Welter Cup, the Sefton Autumn Handi-
cap, the Tyro Handicap, the Selling Steeple Chase Stakes,
the Aintree Plate, and the Liverpool Autumn Handicap
Plate, to be run for at the Liverpool Autumn Meeting,
all close this day.

The stewards'of the late Chester Meeting, Lord Clifden
and Mr. Greville, having declined to disturb the decision
of the referee appointed by Mr. Topham to investigate the
complaint made against Defiance for the Welter Cup, the
stakes and bets, of course, go to Defiance.

Mr. Morris's Kingston;fiY Venison, 5 yrs, finished his
turf career in the race for the Whip, on Thursday last, at
Newmarket. He won this race last year, defeating Ted-
dington and Weathergage, his present victor (Stockwell),
although one of the challengers, declining the contest.
It is stated that the house and stables (part of the Royal
Palace, at Newmarket), late in the occupation of Mr. Wm.
Edwards, have been transferred to Mr. Greville's use, and
that in future his and Mr. Payne's horses will be trained
at Newmarket by Dockeray. It is also rumoured that
" The Queensbnry House" and stables will be in a short
time put in thorough repair for the use of Lord Henry
Seymour, who, after a long retirement from racing in
France, intends to resume, his favourite at

musement in

this country.
NEWMARKET SECOND OCTOBER MEETING. This
meeting took place last week. On Mnday, Humboldt
beat Domino in a Match for 200 sous. ; a Sweepstakes of
50 soya. each, was won by Lord Exeter's Delia,. beating
Apostate; Diomedia beat Exact, in a Match for 100 soya.;
Pugnator beat Parchment, in a Match for 100 Boys. ; The
Trapper beat Filbert, in a Match for 200 soya. • Invasion
beat Barbatus, in a Match for 500 soya. On Tuesday, the
Clearwell Stakes were won by Mr. Payne's c by Cother-
stone, out of Polydora, beating Almond, The Hind, Oul-
ston, and two others ; the Cesarewitch Stakes were won
by four lengths by Mr. Greville's Muscovite, beating Rat-
tle, D. 0., and nineteen others ; the Royal Stakes were
won by Mr. Howard's Scythian, beating Quince and Ro-

domeli ; the Challenge for the Whip, Was iron by twenty
lengths by Lord Exeter's Stockwell, beating Kingston.
On Wednesday, the Bedford Stakes was won by the Duke
of Bedford's Para, beating Besika and three others. On
Thursday, Invasion beat Fact, in a Match for 200 sots. ;
the Bretby Stakes were won by the Duke of Bedford's
Habena, beating Antoinette and three others ; a Handicap
Plate of 100 sows., was won by Baron Rothschild's Hun-
gerford, beating Scarecrow and eight others. On Friday,
the Prendergast Stakes were won by Mr. Osbaldeston's
Claret, beating Kingstown, Almond, and Besika. There
were numerous plates run for during the meeting, but
the results are of little public interest.

Tnu PEW SYSTEII.—The Wakefield Journal contains
a report of an assault case, heard before the Barnsley ma-
gistrates, arising out of a dispute about a pew in Silkstone
Church. One party got inside the pew and held the door
fast ; the other claimant forced his way in, but was seized
by the collar and ejected by the other, and his hat thrown
after him. All this was done during the communion
service.

CHINESE MARRIAGE IN CALIFORNIA.—In this town.
Oft Saturday last, Mr. Assim, a gentleman recently from
the Flowery Kingdom, was united in the holy bonds of
matrimony to his fair countrywoman Miss Ali-How An-
Kow, by Justice Husband. The lovely bride accompanied
her maternal ancestor home, and the latter afterwards
refused to deliver her blushing daughter to her expectant
husband until he paid her debts. The matter was finally
compromised, however, and Mr. Assim is now one of the
happiest of the happy.—Jackson Sentinel.
THE MEETING OP AMERICAN AMBASSADORS.—The
Cologne Gazette says :—The conference of the most influ-
ential American diplomatists at present in Europe, which
was to have been held at Basle,is to take place now at Ostend.
It is at the desire of the Washington Cabinet itself that
they are to meet and discuss what line of policy it is desi-
rable for the United States to follow with regard to
Europe. The result of the discussion is then to be taken
to the cabinet in question by one of its members, who hap-
pens to be at this moment staying in Paris.
CANADIAN COMMERCE.—It appears from the trade and
navigation returns of Canada for 1853, recently submitted
to the Canadian parliament, that the exports for the last
year amounted to 23,801,303 dirs., and the imports to
31,981,436 dirs. The exports to Great Britain were
11,465,408 dirs., and the imports therefrom 18,489,121
dirs. • exports to the United States, 10,725,455 dirs.; im-
port; from ditto, 11,782,147 dire. ; exports to North Ame-
rican colonies, 1,380,465 dirs. ; imports, 632,660 dirs.; to
British Wesndies, 20,184 dirs. ; from ditto, 3,479 dirs. ;
to other countries, 209,791 dlrs. ; from ditto, 1,074,029
dirs. The increase of the aggregate imports and exports
since the preceding year was 57 per cent.
THE AFYAIR OF TIED Darrnzss.—The investigation
at Portsmouth into the circumstances attending the death
of a female who had been on board the Dauntless has ter-
minated in the magistrates refusing to commit Lieuts.
Knight and Seymour on a charge of manslaughter. A
court-martial was held on board the Victory, at Ports-
mouth, on Tuesday, when Lieut. Knight was sentenced to
be placed at the bottom of the list of first lieutenants of
Royal Marines. By this sentence he loses eleven years'
service. Lieut. Jervis was acquitted on a charge of allow-
ing the women to come on board on the night in question.
MURDER NEAR NOTTINGIIIII.—A man named Charles-
worth has been arrested on suspicion of having murdered
Emmley Pearson, whose body was found on Thursday
week in the river Teen, about three miles from Nottingham,
with his throat cut. Charlesworth's wife had ruu away
from him, and on Sunday he met her walking with Pear-
son, a fight ensued, and from that time nothing more was
seen of either of them until Pearson was found in the
river about 150 yards from the scene of the fracas. An
inquest has been held on the body of Pearson, and the
jury having returned a verdict of " wilful murder" against
Charlesworth, he was committed for trial.
SINGULAR Cass.—The other day, about half-past
seven o'clock in the morning, Mr. Crompton, a baker,
residing in Travis-street, went to the police-station, Man-
chester, and stated that a Mr. Bell, of Boardman-street,
called at his shop in the morning for change of a £2O-note,
which he left. Mr. Crompton having only £lO in change at
the time, said he would send Mr. Bell the other £lO dur-
ing the day. Shortly afterwards, a man named Hugh
Gill came to Mr. Crompton's shop for bread, and it being
customary for Mr. Bell to send for bread for his dog, and
thinking that Gill was one of his workmen, he gave him
the £lO-note, and told him to take it to Mr. Bell, adding
that that would make him and Mr. Bell straight in re-
spect to the £2O-note. Mr. Bell subsequently came to
Mr. Crompton's shop, and asked him for the £lO, as Gill
had not taken the note to him. The superintendent im-
mediately sent a constable to Gill's house, for the purpose
of apprehending him. On being interrogated about the
matter, Gill said that he fully believed that the note was a
" flash" one ; that he gave the note to his sister's little
girl to play with, and that she with other children in the
house placed it upon a comb, • and commenced playing a
tune. An inquiry being instituted, the statement of Gill
was found to be correct. Mr. Crompton took the pieces
of the note to the district bank, Spring-gardens, where he
was told to appeal to the Bank of England, in London.
A MODERN JACK SIIEPPARD.—The notorious burglar
Ralph has escaped a second time from Lincoln Castle,
where he was lying under sentence of transportation for
twenty years for breaking into the Grimsby Bank. It
appears that there are two keys to the cell in which he
was confined, one kept by the turnkey, and the other by
the chaplain. The chaplain, when visiting the prisoner,
frequently placed the key on the bench. Ralph observed
this, and took by sight a drawing of it. A small gaslight
burnt in the cell, which was also furnished with a pewter
mug, out of which he drank. From some of his bread
the prisoner made a model of the key, and melted the
pewter mug into it by means of the gaslight. This formed
the key. The door of the cell had no keyhole inside, but
had a wicket about the centre, within reach of the lock
outside, closing with a spring. The night before Ralph
intercepted the spring, so that it was left ready for him to
introduce the key he had made into the lock on the outer
side. This he did successfully, proceeded to the kitchen,
stole some clothing belonging to the cook, and passed
some iron gates, drew the bolts, and shot the lock of the
principal entrance, and reached the Castle yard. This is
enclosed by a mound and high wall ; but, although he was
ironed, he managed to get into a small building, and ob-
tained a ladder, by which he got over the Castle wall.
Since his former escape the magistrates had remarked on
the strict surveillance under which he was kept, and Mr.
L. P. Fytch reminded the prisoner only a day or two since
that " they had him safe," to which Ralph rejoined "that
he didn't know that." The police were immediately sent
to all parts of the country in pursuit, and finally captured
him once more at Nottingham. He has now been removed
to Leeds borough gaol.