The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1842-05-31 00:00:00

Several Romish priests in France have, within the last two
or three years, been led, by the reading of the Scriptures, to
renounce the Roman Catholic and embrace the Protestant
faith. Among them is M. Maurette, who was formerly a
priest at the village of Serres, which is in the south of France,
and near to the Pyrenees.

A captain of a Lancer regiment in Ireland is obliged to be
put in a state of restraint. He has written several insane
letters to the Queen, particularly remonstrating against the
appointment of Prince George to the command of a regiment.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer acknowledges the receipt
of £4O, in two notes of £2O each, received, from some per-
son unknown, as conscience-money, on the 26th of May,
1812.-11, Downing-street, May 27.
OXFORD, MAY 25.—The Heads of Houses have just
issued a proposal for the repeal of the University statute
which was passed, relative to the Regius Professor of Divi-
nity, in 1836. June 7 is fixed for bringing the measure
before convocation.

THE CHURCH.—Of the eight churches in the borough of
Hull, four have been built and a fifth rebuilt by the present
generation, and the whole of the remainder have in the mean
time undergone extensive renewals. A ninth is erecting in
the Groves, and yesterday was appointed for laying the foun-
dation of another church in Myton—making ten in Hull.
A meeting was held at Evesham, Worcestershire, on Mon-
day last, for the purpose of promoting a communication be- '
tween that borough and the Birmingham and Gloucester
Railway, by means of a branch line. The result was as fa-
vourable as could be desired, and there is little doubt the
object of the meeting will be carried out.
SINGULAR WILL•—Mr. William Falkons, late of Gates-
head, draper, who died in July last, by his will, proved on the
21st instant, bequeaths £7410 in legacies, varying from £lO
to £3OO, to " industrious and upright professional men,
tradesmen, and others," (in all 101) some of whom, he re-
marks, he had observed contending with difficulties, and yet
preserving their integrity. To one legatee he bequeaths £5O
as a token of his esteem for him in closing his shop on the
Sabbath, which shop had been kept open by the previous oc-
cupier.

An amusing circumstance occurred at the Dublin Theatre
on Monday. It has lately become the fashion here for the
fair ones of the boxes to fling bouquets of choice flowers on
the stage, in honour of those vocalists who have become more
than common favourites. Thus during the recent Italian
engagement the stage nightly was literally strewed with "all
sorts of dasies and delicate bells ;" but it was reserved for a
deity in the gallery, on Monday night, to afford a practical
satire on this absurd custom, which, we think, will put a
period to it here. When the enthusiasm created by Miss
Kemble's performance was at its height, there dropped from
the upper regions—not a garland of roses—but--a good sub-
stantial bunch of radishes—the voluntary tribute of some en-
amoured green-grocer to melody and beauty ! Miss Kemble
raised the precious offering—which she did not press to her
bosom as is the custom, but handed it to Balfe, amid shouts
of laughter from every part of the house, the stage included.
It was positively not a bad joke.—Dublin Evening Packei.
MARTHAGE OF A GIANT AND GIANTESS.—On Monday
morning a young man of most gigantic stature was married
at St. Martin's Church by the Rev. M. W. Foye, to a young
woman of proportionate dimensions. The bridegroom, who
is only 23 years of age, is upwards of seven feet in height, with
well-proportioned limbs, and had been exhibited in one of

the travelling collections' of monstrosities, which were shown
at our fair last week. His name, as entered in the parish
register, is Frederick Chadwick, and that of his bride is Jane
Grey. It is not a little singular, that only a few years since

the same clergyman united a couple of -dwarfs under very
similar circumstances. An immense crowd collected round

he church during the performance of the ceremony, and

many of the public obtained admission. We are told by an
eye witness, that so conscious was he of his immense stature
and singular appearance, that when directed by the clerk to
stand up instead of kneeling down, as he wished to do, he
endeavoured ineffectually to conceal his height by stooping.
—Birmingham Advertiser.
APPALLING SUICIDE.—A woman named Catherine Rice,
the wife of a carpenter of this town, who had been for some
time in a deranged state of mind, was found yesterday in one
of the plantations convenient to Quinville, with her head and
one of her legs separated from her body. A razor was found
near her by which it is supposed she cut her throat, and the
head and leg were it is presumed torn from the body either
by pigs or dogs. The razor was stained with blood. She
left her house on Sunday morning, and strange to tell, she

was observed to take the razor off a shelf, -and no effort
seemed to have been made to deprive her of it, notwith-
standing her state of mind. She left four children. Mr.
Greene left town at an early hour this morning, accompanied
by Mr. Fitzimon, 5.1., to inquire into the circumstances.—
Clare Journal.

SUMMER CIRCUIT OF THE JUDGES.-011 Thursday morn-
ing the ensuing summer circuits were appointed in the Judges'
Room of the Court of Queen's Bench. It was expected
that an alteration would have been made in the northern
circuit; but it is understood that an act of parliament is
required for the purpose.
Northern Circuit.—Lord Denman and Mr. Justice Maule.
Oxford.—Lord Chief Justice Tindal and Mr. Justice
Erskine.
Home.—Lord Abinger and Mr. Justice Coltman.
Midland.—Mr. Baron Parke and Mr. Justice Patteson.
Norfolk.—Mr. Baron Alderson and Mr. Justice Williams.
Western.—Mr. Justice Wightman and Mr. Justice Cress-
well.

North Wales.—Mr. Baron Gurney.
South Wales.—Mr. Baron Rolfe.
The Judge at Chambers during the long vacation—Mr.
Justice Coleridge.
I.l24tvaaarrten of Evuove.—We-fincl the following sta-
tistical table of the Universities of Europe in a German
journal :
Countrie-

Inhabitants. Universities. Students
55,000,000 .. 11 .. 6,570
27,000,000 .. 9 .. 17,750
France 35,000,000 .. 14 .. 12,180
Austria
Prussia
The rest of Germany
Denmark
Sweden and Norway 4,300,000 .. 3 .. 2,810
Spain
Italy
Portugal
Switzerland ........ 2,250,000 .. 5 .. 1,100
Belgium
The Netherlands
Greece 1,000,000 .. 1 .. 200

Russia
Great Britain

lonian Islands

Cracow

250,000 .. 1
130,000 .. 1

LIFTING THE LATCH.—A correspondent has furnished us
with the statement of a very singular occurrence which re-
cently took place in a neighbouring county, but which we
decline publishing in its circumstantial form, at least for the
present. It appears that a certain gay Lothario in high life,
not duly influenced by the sacred obligation of the tenth com-
mandment, having been smitten by Cupid's darts, glanced
from the bright blue eyes of a humble cottager's wife, impor-
tuned this Laura of humble life in vain ; but on a luckless
occasion last week he bent his steps to his enslaver's door,
on the information that the gude man was awa', and he
essayed to open the door latch by introducing his finger,
when off was cut the offending member by the knife of the
indignant husband ! Off started poor Don Juan, with but
nine fingers, roaring out that the chartists were coming ! We
understand that the finger was next day found in a garden.—
Monmouth Merlin.

THE DANUBE.—In consequence of the improvement of
the navigation of the Danube by the introduction of nume-
rous steamers, it is now easy to pass in a few days from Ger-
many to Turkey, and though we can look at the progress of
things only as it were in motion, yet it is impossible not to
have serious considerations awakened by the observation of
what is passing. The visits of so many strangers to the
Lower Danube, and the occasional return of some, create
an active communication which greatly forwards European
civilization in the east. Semlin and Pancsova, on the mili-
tary frontiers, and the Servian town of Belgrade, are flou-
rishing, whereas the neighbouring towns have fallen into a
state of decay. The poverty of the Turks in those quarters
is so great, that they are induced to emigrate to other Turkish
provinces. Wretchedness appears everywhere. The Turkish
fortresses are in entire decay ; no hand is employed to repair
them, and they will soon be in ruins. On the other band,
the Servians act with vigour. They have a good military
force, clothed entirely in the German fashion. The men are
youthful and well disciplined. The towns are well built, and
rapidly increasing in population.

THE WHITE QUAKERS AGAIN !—On Sunday last there
was another " field day " of those people called "White
Quakers," in Cathedral-square, headed by their high-priest,
Joshua Jacob, and his fair friend Abigail Beale leaning on his
arm. They were followed by eleven others (nine women and
two men), all dressed in similar costume, if we except two of
the females, whose shoes appeared to have come under the
operation of the polishing brush, while those of all the rest
retained the primitive colour the leather had before the cord-
wainer operated on it. Exactly at twelve o'clock they took
up a position in line adjacent to one of the side entrances of
the church, or "steeple-house," as friend Jos. has already
designated it. Joshua held a large bundle of printed papers
in his hands, as also did two or three of the females, which
they distributed to all who asked for them. They observed
in their demeanour all that mildness and placidity charac-
teristic of the respectable body from which they have, in some
degree at least, seceded. Their situation, while standing in
square, notwithstanding their quiet manner, was rendered
more unpleasant by some dozen urchins who considered it
great fun to annoy them with jibes and impertinent remarks, j
added to which the rain for some time poured down copiously •
but they still kept their position, perfectly heedless of the
annoyance from sinful man, as well as the unpropitious ele-
ments, without flinching, although all were unprovided with
umbrellas. As soon as they believed that all the bystanders
had been furnished with copies of the papers which they had
been distributing, they fell into two deep, and, led on as be-
fore by Joshua and Abigail, they proceeded to their meeting-
house in the square, and the people dispersed.—Waterford
Chronicle.

REWARDS OF INDUSTRY.—The two richest merchants in
the United States, during the last ten or fifteen years, have
risen from humble life by industry, perseverance, and a
thorough mastery of their respective business. Stephen
Girard, whose property at his death was over twelve millions,
was a friendless orphan, struggling for years fora bare living,
and at manhood commanded a mere sloop in the West India
trade. Step by step, investing here a little, and there a lit-
tle—watching the fluctuations of trade, taking advantage of
the mutations of markets, saving with rigid economy, he
amassed thousands after thousands, till his thousands be-
came millions, and the humble sailor became the richest man
in the Union. John Jacob Astor, now living, is another il-
lustration of this gradual rise. By diligence, attention to
business, and carefully securing and appropriating his gains,
he has accumulated property greater than that of any other
American. He began life a small merchant in the fur trade ;
little by little he cultivated his business until he is the great-
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