The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1842-01-18 00:00:00

CORN TRADE

The flour market continues inactive. Few sales are made
at six dollars a barrel, and even a little under. There are
orders here from England, but not so high as the present
prices. Sales of wheats have been made this week at one dol.
25 cents up to one dollar 28 cents a bushel.

Nearly every market, north, south, and east of us, are in
the same condition as this. Small sales and declining prices.
At Baltimore on the 29th, flour was quoted at 5,87 dollars to
six dollars a barrel—at Boston on the 24th, at 6,37 dollars—
at Mobile on the 22d, at 7,25 dollars, and New Orleans on
the 15th, at 6,25 dollars. The supply everywhere is gcod.

UNIVERSITY AND CLERICAL INTELLIGENCE

(From Me atford Herald.)

VA UGHANT EXHIBITION IN THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD.
The examtnation of Candidates for this EXHIBITION Will
commence at Oxford, on Thursday, the 24th day of Fehruary
next.

Candidates are required to '•e " the sons of freeholders of
the county of Merioneth, in North Wales, or natives of that
county, or natives of any other county in England or Wales,
one of whose parents shall be a native of the said county of
Merioneth."
Yesterday being the first day of Hilary Term, the follow-
ing degrees were conferred:—

MASTERS OF ARTS.
Samuel Waldegrave, Fellow of All Souls College.
Henry William Cripps, Fellow of New College.
Rev. George Townshend Driffield, Fellow of Brasenose
College.
William Edward Buckley, Fellow of Brasenose College.
Albany James Christie, Fellow of Oriel College.
Rev. Thomas Redhead Branfoot, Trinity College.
BACHELORS OF ARTS.
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Newnham Thon;;;i1;;;;;,-Scliol;;oiLincoln College.
William Frederick Everest, Magdalane Hall.
John William Kirkham, Jesus College.
THE VACANT BIIHOPRIC.—The Cambridge papers tell us
Dr. French, the Master of Jesus College, is to be the new
bishop ; the Globe names Dr. Hook and Dr. Wordsworth ;
some papers put in a claim for Archdeacon Lyall ; others say
Mr. Peel, the premier's brother, a Canon of Canterbury,
will be the person ; and we have se,n a letter setting forth
the merits of Mr. Tyler, of St. Giles's, London, and another
setting forth the peculiar fitness of Mr. Yates, of St. Giles's,
Reading, a relative of Sir Robert Peel, and a distinguished
scholar whilst at Baliol. Our own opinion is that Dr. Chand-
ler, of New College, the present Dean of Chichester, is the
most likely person to succeed his old friend Dr. Shuttleworth
in that see.

THE ELECTION FOR THE PROFESSORSHIP OF POETRY.—
Although many of the public papers have positively stated
that the 26th is the day appointed to decide the contest, it
will be remembered that no day has been authoritatively an-
nounced ; we now believe we may state, without any fear of
misleading our readers, that the election will take place on
Thursday, the 27th, at ten o'clock. The delay in fixing the
exact day arose from the uncertainty that prevailed as to the
day of the royal christening, which it now appears will take
place on the 25th.

The Rev. H. Downing, MA., of Trinity College, has been
presented to the curacy of Wolverley, Worcestershire,
The Rev. Nathaniel Davies, 8.A., of Pembroke College,
has been presented to the prebend of St. Nicholas Penffoes,
in the Cathedral Church of St. David's.

The Rev. E. H. Haskins, B.A. of Queen's College, has
been appointed assistant minister of Mary's Episcopal Cha-
pel,Reading.__

- The Right Hon. Henry Hobhouse, of Brazenose College,
D.C.L., formerly under-secretary of state for the home de-
partment, has been appointed on the commission of enquiry
into the exchequer-bill fraud, &c., in the room of Lord Ash-
burton.

The recorder of Exeter (Francis Newman Rogers, Esq.,
M.A., gentleman commoner of Oriel College) has received
the valuable appointment of Deputy-Judge-Advocate-Gene-
ral, in the room of the late Mr. Sergeant Arabin.

PROMOTIONS,

Rev. Stuart Corbett, M.A., son of Archdeacon Corbett,
D.D., of Merton College, to the rectory of Ordsall, Not-
tinghamshire, vacant by the death of the Rev. F. Foxlowe ;
patron, Lord Wharncliffe.

J. P. Birkett, 13. A.. of Jesus College, Cambridge, has been
appointed by Dr. Wordsworth to the Mathematical Master-
ship at Harrow, vacated by the Rev. J. W. Colenso, M.A.
Rev. Edmund Melvill, M.A., Chaplain to the Bishop of
St. David's, to the Prebend of Mathry.

Rev. J. H. Buxton, M.A. to the Vicarage of Britford,
'Wilts, vacant by the death of the Rev. R. Morres : patrons,
the Dean and Chapter of Sarum.
Rev. E. James, 8.A., late of Corpus Christi College, Cam-
bridge, to the Vicarage of Llangirrig, Montgomeryshire, void
by the cession of the Rev. David James, Vicar of Llanwyn-
nog : patron, the Bishop of Bangor.

Rev. H. Williams, for many years Curate of Llangevelach,
o that Vicarage, void by the death of the Rev. Evan Lloyd :

patron, the Bishop of Si. David's

Rev. R. H. Gwyer, to the Curacy of Aylmerton, with
lunton, Norfolk.

Rev. A. Wellman Langton, to the Rectory of Kempstone,
Norfolk : patron, the Earl of Leicester.

Rev. S. B. Hemming, fo the Rectory of Caldecote, War-
wickshire : patron, D. Heming, Esq.

SERIOUS ACCIDENT THROUGH SNOWBALLS.—On Thurs-
day afternoon, between four and five o'clock, as some boys
were amusing themselves in Salisbury-square, Fleet-street,
London, by throwing snowballs, a lad named Cooper, aged
ten years, received one of them in his eyes. The ball having
been thrown with considerable violence, literally crushed the
poor boy's eye in its socket, and inflicted a severe wound
above the lid, whence the blood flowed profusely. On being
conveyed to the house of a medical gentleman in the vicinity,
the wounds were dressed, but there is scarcely a hope enter-
tained that the lad will ever recover the use of his eye. There
is little doubt but that, in the hasty construction of the snow-
ball. a sharp stone had been inadvertently introduced, and
was thus the cause of the accident.
THE MURDER AT WHIXALL.—Since the committal Of
Thomas and Mary Harries, charged with the wilful murder
of Ellen Williams (the mother of the female prisoner), by
poison, a number of circumstances have come to light, which
lead to a suspicion that the first wife of the male prisoner,
Thomas Ilarries, came to her death by unfair means. We
are informed, that in the month of February, 1837, the pri-
soner's first wife died suddenly about a fortnight or three
weeks after her confinement ; and that on that occasion, his
present wife—then Mary Williams—acted as nurse. On that
day, Harries left his house after breakfasting with his wife,
for the purpose of going to Ellesmere Port ; and on the road
he is said to have expressed to a companion his belief that
his wife was dead or soon would be. In addition to this, it
is stated that he expressed much anxiety to have her buried
as speedily as possible; and in a few months after, he mar-
ried his present wife. This intelligence having reached the
ears of Mr. Dickin, the coroner who held the inquest on
Mrs. Williams, he lost no time in communicating it to the
magistrates, who deemed it adviseable that the body of the
deceased should be exhumed, if it is not too much decayed,
in order to ascertain whether any poison remained in the
stomach. As this proceeding is likely to be attended with
difficulty, a communication was sent to the highest legal au-
thorities. On Thursday, the Hon. Thomas Kenyon received
a letter from Lord Chief Justice Denman on the subject,
containing directions as to the proper course to be pursued.
The body will therefore be disinterred, and a careful exami-
nation made as soon as possible. The medical gentlemen are
of opinion, that if the coffin ;as a good one, and the soil of
the churchyard tolerably dry. the corpse will not, as yet, have
indergone so much decomposition as to prevent the detection
)f arsenic in the stomach, should that poison have been ad-
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ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE.
DUCROW' S NATIONAL ESTABLISHMENT.

OR, THE SPANISH BULL-FIGHT.
Principal characters by Messrs. Howard. Broadfoot, Hil.
her, 'Weston, and Le Petit Ducrow, Mrs. Weston, and Mrs
Emery.

and II

Private Boxes.may be obtained nightly for Families on ap-
plication to Mr. F. CARMAN, at the Box-office, from Eleven
until Three o'clock.

Doors to be opened at Half-past Six, and the Perform-
ances to commence at Seven o'clock precisely.

The PUBLIC are most respectfully informed that a
GRAND FANCY DRESS BALL
Will be given, in the ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE, on the
joyful occasion of the
CHRISTENING OF THE PRINCE OF WALES,
ON THE EVENING OF TUESDAY, the 25TH INSTANT.
An ingenious mechanical arrangement has been made for
the purpose of covering the Circle, enclosing the Stage, and
converting the whole extensive area into the most magnificent
Ball-Room in the kingdom in the course of a few minutes.
Admission by Ticket only.
Quadrille and Promenade Bands will attend.
Tickets to be obtained from Mr. F. CARMAN, at the Box-
office.

Gentleman's Ticket, 55.; Lady's, 3s. ; Double Tickets
for a Lady and Gentleman, 7s.

TO CORRESPONDENTS

The letter to the Rev. Thomas Youens we have not yet had
time to read, but if approved it shall appear on Friday.
A " Constant Reader," who writes on the Corporation
Schools, deals too much in useless declamation.
We cannot find room for the communication signed " C. H.
Walker."

The writer of " An Ideal Character " would be more likely
to see his communication inserted in the pages of a maga-
zine. It is not suitable for the columns of a newspaper.
A correspondent inquires from us what would be the duty
upon the " excellent beef," which Mr. Charles Holland,
the anti-monopoly oracle, informed his hearers that " his
firm " could import from South America at 2d per pound.
In reply, we believe that the duty upon the article in ques-
tion—supposing it to be admitted as " beef" and not ma-
hogany—would be lid per lb. ; and, if it be fit for human
food, it is rather surprising that the worthy philosopher
has never speculated in a cargo. We understand that,
when boiled, and the salt extracted, it is capable of being
moulded into excellent umbrella handles,—a substitute for
horn,—and that the rough pieces could be used as " scrub-
bers " when cocoa nut shells, which are generally pre-
ferred, cannot be had.
We are obliged to a correspondent for directing our attention
to the following piece of " Fudge," by the " Thinking
Man" of the Albion :—" I think Parker could have jumped
through a keyhole without touching the sides when Evans'
eye fell upon him in the midst of his insolence." When
Evan's eye fell upon him Fiddlestick ! Mr. Parker
had no need to have jumped through a keyhole at all ; for
he must, if he has any memory, have known that Mr. Al-
derman Evans is no fire-eater. The history of " a pro-
jected trip to France"—which was put a stop to by a pro-
cess well understood by swaggering people—would, if
published just now, prevent the terrible eye of the alderman
from driving people through keyholes or any other aper-
tures. The " Thinking Man" should think twice before
he treads upon such tender ground as Mr. Alderman
Evans's fighting propensities
We have not space for the letter of our correspondent " A
Constant Reader" upon the present alleged disgraceful
state of the Salthouse and Waterloo Docks ; but perhaps
the present notice will call the attention of the proper
authorities to the subject. By the bye, if all our corre-
spondents who sign themselves " constant readers " would
favour us with their names and become " constant sub-
scribers," we should have a very respectable list of friends.
" A Constant Reader " is an anonymous sort of personage
upon whose authority we cannot make statements impugn-
ing the conduct of people in authority. We have two let-
ters under this signature to answer to-day.

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TUESDAY MORNING, JANUARY 13, 1842

Mr. Oastler deserves well of a generous, Christian
public. His labours have greatly conduced to fix at-
tention on the condition of a numerous, a suffering,
and too much neglected class of the community, and
to prepare a train which cannot fail to be of great ul-
timate benefit to society at large. The great leading
principles on which he goes forward in his generous
and disinterested exertions, are scarcely of less mo-
ment, as an element in his works and character, than
the immediate purpose and design of those exertions
themselves ; they are applicable to all times and sea-
sons, and to every conceivable condition of society ;
they cannot be appreciated too highly; the man who
exalts and magnifies them, and contrives in any degree
to impress the mind of the more influential orders
with their importance, deserves well of his country; it
is impossible to foresee to what remute consequences
of utility the success he obtains in any one point may

conduce.
That Mr. Oastler's labours hitherto have not been in
vain, many circumstances might be mentioned to
prove ; we would rest our demonstration for the pre-
sent, however, upon the fact, that a public subscription
has been entered into for the purpose of testifying the
very high esteem in which they are held, and that early
on the list we find the names of many whose approba-
tion, still more than the liberal donations which they
contribute, it is honourable, and must be most grati-
fying to Mr. Oastler to have gained. That many sub-
scribers may be found in Liverpool, as well as in every
part of the kingdom, to the " Oastler Testimonial," it
is our very anxious wish. This generous man has
been too long a martyr to his humane devotedness in
the cause of helpless and neglected wretchedness ; he
has breathed for many a long day the " sorrowful
sighing of the afflicted and the prisoner," and is him-
self, in an eminent degree, an object for that sympathy
with which his own breast has ever lavishly overflowed
towards others. It is proposed as the design of the
subscription now set on foot to rescue him from his
confinement in the Fleet prison, and to make such a
provision for himself and family as may place them in
circumstances of independence. To contribute to
such a purpose will be a pleasing task—an occasion of
gratefully exercised feeling to all who know anything
of his philanthropic laboriousness, and that noble
cause in which he has made so many sacrifices and
suffered much. We indulge in the grateful expecta-
tion that Liverpool will not be behindhand in this ge-
nerous work, and that her list of subscribers and sub-
scriptions will correspond with that high repute which
she has gained for forwardness in all acts of generous
liberality and benevolence. For the sake of an amiable
and deserving individual, we desire that this may be
the case; hut we desire it also as an evidence that the
cause he advocates and the principles he inculcates ,
have many well-wishers and supporters here.
It is a prominent feature in all Mr. Oastler's public
labours that he fundamentalises whatever political mea-
sure he advocates on the solid basis of revealed truth,
and that he is a " church extensionist " in the purest
and holiest meaning of the words. With the master-
key of biblical lore he finds access to all the secret re-
cesses of political philosophy; and, whilst he precedes
us with a torch showing up all the dark chambers and
dismal abodes of factory wretchedness, with their in-
numerable wan and despairing inmates, he omits not
to indicate the secret source whence all this misery has
been derived, and poured like a flood upon the land

It is not enough that men read the truth in their
Bibles, or are taught it from the pulpit; they require
to be reminded of its bearing in all the most ordinary
and, sometimes, ostensibly the most remote details of
life ; and in this way the champion of the poor opera-

tire, whether of the field or the factory, has invariabl;

supplementalised it with a rare degree of power and

Mr. Oastler is the eloquent and the efficient advo
cate of a ten hours factory bill, and the firm and un•
tiring opponent of the present system of poor laws ,

and the testimonial now being raised in his behalf wil

afford an interesting and useful evidence of the extent

to which he has leavened the public mind with his owr.

generous feelings and sound principles. Contrast the

tenderness of his views and exhortations with those of

the Anti-Corn Law League, and all their itinerant
speechifiers or literary oracles ; they are as opposite as

day and night. It is the object of the one to check
the ruinous and reckless action of the selfish-principle;

of the other to feed it fat, to widen the field of its ex-

ercise, and give it more victims. Benevolence is the

characteristic of the Christian economist ;

:malevolence

is that of the agitating " free-trader," as he calls him-

self. The one looks to the happiness of his fellow-

creatures; the other only to the accumulation of filthy
lucre, no matter at what expense to the rest of. man•

THIS present TUESDAY EVENING, the 20th instant,
and during the week, the magnificent Equestrian and
Dramatic Spectacle, entitled
THE NI ULETEER'S HORSE OF THE PYRENEES;

To be succeeded by
DUCROW'S SCENES OF THE CIRCLE,
Presenting a new Equestrian Pageant, intoducing Signor
HILLIER, with the whole of the Male and Female Eques-
trians, as The Greeks of the Morea ; or, the Spartan
Trainer and Moslem Captives.
Le Petit Ducaow, accompanied by Masters C.
ADAMS, will appear as The African Springers!
Mademoiselle SUSANNE will make her first appearance as
The Girl of Thessaly.
Mr. HICKEN will appear in the Extravaganza of. The Pea
sant's Frolic ; or, Adonis at the Chase.
Le Petit DUCROW will appear, with the INFANT PUPILS, in
the Scene of Cupid in the Soot Bag; or, Love was a Mis-
chievous Boy.
Mr. STICKNEY will execute his Pantomimic Scene, on a
Single Horse, as The Troubadour of Naples.
The whole to conclude with the favourite Burletta Spectacle,
entitled
TURPIN'S RIDE TO YORK.
Dick Turpin Mr. Broadfoot
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