The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1842-09-20 00:00:00

MISCELLANEOUS.

A paragraph has been going the mune., of tee papers,
stating that the penalty for sporting witbout a license was
increased from twenty to fifty pounds. It is not correct.
Within the last two days a great many liberated convicts,
under surveillance, who have left the places fixed upon for
their residences and come to Paris, have been arrested by
the police.
PEARS.—The abundance of wall fruit this season has, we
belie,ve, been beyond all precedent. Mr. James Gilbert,
Morniugside, pulled from two jargonelle pear trees, the ex-
traordinary number of 1,272 pears of large size and fine
flavour ; and, what is most remarkable, the trees are com-
paratively young.—Scotsman.
The lords justices of Ireland have received the queen's
letters, empowering the Lord Chancellor or Keeper of the
Great Seal to issue letters patent. appointing Joseph Devon-
sher Jackson, Esq., a justice of the Common Pleas, in the
room of Mr. Justice Forster, deceased; arid Thomas Berry
Cusac Smith, Esq., Q. C. to be Solicitor-Genneral. in the
room of Mr. Jackson, prompted to the judicial bench.
IMPORTATION OF GRAIN FROM CONSTANTINOPLE.—
The novelty of a vessel arriving in the Thames from the en-
trance of the Black Sea, laden with grain, took place on
Friday, when the brig John Peat arrived in the London docks
with a cargo of wheat. During the last week, upwards of
20 vessels arrived in the docks with cargoes of grain, from
Marseilles, Odessa, Stettin, Dantzic, &c.
CATTLE IMPORTS AT HULL.—We have to report the fol-
lowing per steam since our last, and have nothing new to say
as to quality. From Hamburgh, by the William Darley, on
Saturday, 19 oxen and one wye ; on Monday, by the Rob
Roy, 22 oxen and two cows ; same day, by the Hamburg,
60 fat oxen and cows ; same day, by the Innisfail, from
Gothenburg, ten oxen and two pigs; and by the Emerald
Isle, from Rotterdam, five oxen, five cpws, one calf, and 43
sheep.—Eastern Counties Herald.
NOVEL CONTENTION IN A COURT OF LAW.—A ludic-
rous incident the other day interrupted the proceedings of
the Tribunal of the second council of war. The court was
occupied in hearing a charge of robbery against a soldier,
when one of the sentinels on duty having with his bayonet
accidentally disturbed the curtains which inclosed the bust of
the King, out flew a cloud of bats, which, after describing a
few circles in the court, entered into a general engagement.
The battle lasted for several minutes, and was so severe that
no less than six bats were left dead upon the field. The con-
querors made their escape by the windows, and the bodies of
the vanquished having been removed, the gravity of the court
was restored, and business proceeded.—French Paper.
GOLD MEDAL TO MriumET ALL—The gold medal men-
tioned in the English papers having been struck in England,
in honour of Mehemet Ali, arrived at Alexandria by the last
packet, with an address by some of the most influential mer-
cantile men and others of London and other places. On one
side of the medal is the portrait of the viceroy ; on the other
are the following words in English :—" The friend of science,
commerce, and order, who protected the subjects and pro-
perty of the powers opposed to him, and who promoted the
route to India."
GOODS SOLD UNDER A DISTRAINT.—Thursday last was
the day fixed for the sale of such of the goods of Mr. John
Thompson as bad been seized under a warrant of distraint, for
the sum of £5 and costs, in which he had been adjudged by
by the Mayor of Stockport, for refusing to be sworn in a
special constable. Regardless of a most stormy day, the sale
yielding the sum of £6 14s. from which £6 ss. Bd. of penalty
and costs will be deducted, leaving Bs. 4d. a surplus for Mr.
Thompson.—Manchester Guardian.
After service at the Madeleine on Sunday, a police agent
found a gold watch under the portico in entering. Close to
him, at the same time, he perceived a stranger searching his
pockets with an air of great uneasiness. " What are you
looking for ?" demanded the officer. "My watch, that I
have lost," replied the stranger. "It was a remarkably
good one, and cost me 500 f. in the Palais Royal." " Here
it is," said the other, "take better care of it for the future,
for see, some dexterous fellow has been rather too solicitous
about you, as this ring bears evident marks of having been
cut neatly through."—Galignani's Messenger.
CIDER AND PERRY.—These delightful beverages (says a

NewenCcorrespondent) will be extremely cheap next month,
Good perry then will be sold at Ledbury at 255. for the hogs-
head of 100 gallons. A large farmer at lly mock, near Led-

bury, has engaged to deliver 2,000 gallons of excellent cider
at Abergavenny, by the first week in November, at 6d. per
gallon. Bottling perry, of prime quality, will be had for Is.
per imperial gallon, which will fill six bottles. At Hereford,
apples and pears are so very plentiful, that the fruit dealers
from Merthyr and Nantyglo will only give Is. 6d. for the
bushel of ten gallons. Filberts are also extremely plentiful
at Hereford and Chepstow.—Bristol Gazelle.
STATE OF TRADE IN PAISLEY.—The views of our manu-
facturers, for the last eight or ten days, have been less cheer-
ing than they were for several weeks before. The anticipa-
tions of an active London trade, during the present month,
have not yet been realised ; and though hope still flatters a
little, the expectations are becoming rather less sanguine.
There have been several buyers in the market during the
present week, both from the London and the Dublin mar-
kets; but their purchases are made with great caution, and
to a very limited extent. The causes chiefly assigned for the
want of the ordinary activity, at this season, are, to a certain
extent, the failure of an extensive London house in the mer.
cer line, with the fear of a similar failure in others ; and to
a greater extent, the disturbances in the central districts.
There is, accordingly, on the part of the trade, rather a re-
luctance to accumulate stocks ; and the effect of this is, that
several houses have discharged a few bands, and show a dis-
position to contract, rather than to extend, their operations.
During the week ending Tuesday last, there was a decrease
of 661 on the relief list ; but the tendency to stagnation al-
luded to will, we fear, operate in preventing a farther de-
crease. The embarrassing number of 7,688, including de-
pendents, still remain to be provided for. Since the above
was written, a correspondent states that the words " weavers
are wanted," was yesterday put up on a warehouse door in
Causeyside.—Paisley Advertiser of Saturday.

SINGULAR ELOPEMENT.—NORWICH, SEPT. 14.—An
event has just occurred here, that, despite its being festival
week, engrosses the exclusive conversation of all our gossips.
A Miss C., well known for her beauty and wealth, has just
eloped with a London gentleman, a principal in, and repre-
sentative of, a respectable firm, carrying on trade in London
and Nottingham. The circumstances are as follow :—Miss
C., whose parents have been dead long since, was left about
two years ago, by her maternal grandfather, property to the
amount of about £15,000. Her half-brother and a lawyer of
this place were appointed her guardians. These gentlemen
placed her with a Mr. C. It was not long ere her affections
were sought, and (supposed to be) gained by a medical gen-
tleman of this cuy ; but whether from disapprobation on the
part of her friends, or loss of affection in the lover, this was
broken off, and her love immediately transferred to a Mr. S.,
a clergyman of the established church, who, by-the-bye, it is
as well to say, numbers full twice as many years as his
lady love. All things went on prosperously arid happily, the
wedding-day was fixed for Thursday next, the bridal dresses
bought, bridesmaids selected, presents made, and all talking
about and envying the happy man; when—alas for human
foresight !—the festival attracted to this spot the destroyer
of all these well-digested plans • or, in plain English, Mr. N.
being on his journey through this country, very naturally de-
termined to relieve himself from the cares of business by
staying here the festival week, and being invited to the house
of Mr. C., quite as naturally became uncontrollably in love
with his guest. The consequence was that he (Mr. N.) so
far removed all impressions of the rev. gallant from the young
lady's heart, that he bad persuaded her to elope with him on
Sunday night, All things were well arranged, one of the
servants was bribed, and between twelve and one the happy
pair set ofl as fast as four good horseb could gallop, Two
letters left directed to her guardians, telling them to be under
no apprehension as she was only going to get married. These
gentlemen immediately started in chase but they left here
about the time the runaways would reach town.
ST. ANDREW'S.—EXPLOSION AND MARVELLOUS Es-

CAPE.—Mr. Gyngell, the celebrated constructor of fireworks,
who has entertained the folks here on several occasions, hav-
ing received an extensive order from Perth, prepared the ar-
ticles in a room situate at the head of the Baker Wynd, and
fronting Market-street, belonging to Alexander Wilson
emyss. While packing them on the morning of Saturday
last, between five and six o'clock, the tightness, or the rub-
bing against each other, as is supposed, having caused igni-
tion, the whole went off with a tremendous noise, shattering
the ceiling of the room, the windows, and the roof. How
Mr. Gyngell managed to escape, he can hardly tell. On the
first symptom of the approaching catastrophe he rushed down
stairs, and luckily was only half way when the explosion took
place ; had he reached the street. he would have been exposed
to the falling of the tiles, &c., which were blown in the air
and strewn in all directions. The house took fire. but the
fire-engine was soon on the spot, which, by the activity of
those who worked it, soon extinguished the flames. As soon
as Mr. Gyngell recovered, he made desperate efforts to get at
Mr. Wemyss, who slept in the room adjoining that in which
the accident happened, but the good fortune of the latter led
him to visit the harbour half an hour before. Mr. Gyngell
bad hung up his coat, with £1 13s. in the pocket ; the coat
disappeared, and with the contents, except ls. fid., which
was found amongst the ruins.—Scotch paper.
EXTRAORDINARY OCCURRENCE AT BILLINGSGATE.—
Yesterday morning, between 9 and 10 o'clock, indescribable
alarm was caused amongst the throng of persons assem-
bled in Billingsgate market by a man being seen standing on
the parapet of the house No. 4, occupied by Mr. Rous, a
fish-salesman, in an extensive way of business, making ges-
tures as if he premeditated throwing himself off, and in a
second or two afterwards he precipitated himself head fore-
mast from the immense height he was at, the house being
four stories high, and where be stood between 70 and 80
feet from the street. At the instant several females shrieked
with terror, and a cry of horror escaped from every one who
witnessed the terrific act. The wretched man as he fell
turned over once or twice, and came down upon his back on
a linen blind of very strong texture in front of the ware-
house; it was supported by a strong piece of timber upheld
by stout iron supporters fixed in iron cramps, but such was
the impulse of his descent, that the blind was torn into rib-
bonds. The timber beam snapped completely asunder, and
the ironwork bent in a most curious manner. This check,
however, so effectually broke the force of his fall that he
came in contact with the foot pavement with not more vio-
lence than if he had fallen only a couple of feet. On being
raised up, to the great astonishment of the persons around
him, he had not apparently sustained any injury, and was
quite sensible. Mr. Rous, who at that instant rushed out of
his house to ascertain what had occurred, immediately recog-
nised the person in question to be a friend of his who bad
been staying since Friday last at his house on a visit. His
name it appears is William Dunnett ; he is about 25 years
of age, and an agriculturist, residing with his parents at
Clopton, near Ipswich. NO cause is known that could in-
duce him to attempt self destruction, or whether his intel-
lects were affected. They had breakfasted together but a
short time previously, and Mr. Dunnett then proceeded to
the roof to smoke a cigar and take a view of the river. The
parapet round the roof is about four feet high. The unfor-
tunate young man was ultimately removed to St. Thomas's
Hospital, and as far as the surgical examination was pro-
ceeded with on his admission, no fracture was discovered,
nor even an abrasion, however slight, of the skin. It how-
ever, soon became apparent that he had sustained some
injury
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the brain, or injury of the spine. He remains at present in
a very uncertain state.
A FOOLISH AND ROGUISH SON, AND HIS PAL.—On
Tuesday two young fellows arrived at one of the inns in
Buxton, by a Manchester coach, dressed in topcoats, and
round gold-lacedy
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be put
being shown, by request, to a
bedroom, they changed their clothes, took tea, had a private
rp7onicegedasnet
proceeded to
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stable, and findine, out their whereabouts, waited outside the
the son, while his companion,
theatre till the close of the per a
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away
the other was laudably engaged in helping him to spend it—
having, it is said, first persuaded him to commit the theft.
They had taken places in the Amber-gate coach, en route for
London
tthtoe
jeweller's
morningnext ; and after taking tea, the younger
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shop and bought a gold watch for £l7
tendering a £5O note in payment. The motley and watch
were afterwards re-exchanged between the jeweller and the
father. It was unfortunate they were not allowed to return
from the theatre to the inn, where they might both have
been safely taken, as no doubt the most culpable rascal
escaped. The father left Buxton the next morning, and
afterwards sent for young Hopeful to go in custody of the
constable on. Thursday morning to Manchester.—Shield

Iris.