The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — 1838-10-19 (Liverpool, Merseyside, England)

NORMANBY TR A NQUILLITY.—The provincial papers be ceived since our I.tst, furnish a long array of crimes of t „ deepest and darkest die. Three murders ! —the sufferer,: being, Ist, the son of a Dr. O'Reilly, of Athy, Queer;:, County; 2d, a boy, trained Handlan, be/tinging to 13','„:1 cumber, in the saute-county; 11 e-county; and 3d, a young woman, 0"' Cahill, of Cashel, in "sweet Tipperary." In the latter e". the deed of blood was preceded by the -crime of violatietif The remainder of the catalogue consists of outrages, soine_.°4 them of the very worst description; conspiracies to re'ill‘j. the payment of rent, to prevent dealing with Protestants, a , siise otherwise to resist the law and trample under foot everN guard to life and property. We turn away front th(i.detair, in these papers with pain and utter loathing.—Newry put t COMMENCEMENT OF TH E SOUTHAMPTON COALMERC",,i DocKs.—On Friday last the first stone of this extensiveai,re important undertaking of above 15,000 persons—a sufficient proof, no doubt, of was laid. in presence of an assernblaip great interest which the people of Ham shire take in .s work. The provincial „sranil lodge, and the other la' otit, and visiters of the Freeinam,ns, assembled, together with mayor, Joseph ',ebb, Esq., the aldermen, and town.cou )1. cil, Inc chairman, directors, officers, and proprietors_:l, the dock company, and a large number of the resPeing able inhabitants of the town and vicinity ; sod havAll o formed in procession, with banners, eze., proceeded „tol Saints Church, where, after the service, an impressive appropriate sermon was preached by the Rev. W. 11.13r°0( yo field, M.A. The procession then advanced to the cl ,uwilis to the platform, which was very tastefully decorator wigo flags and banners; the foundation.stime, which was.' to block of granite, being suspended.over the spot receive it. The chairman of the dock company Oil-. vanced, and requested the provincial grand master, A(150',,.',0. Sir Lucius Curtis, to lay the stone, and, presenting thr the lant officer at the same time with a silver trowel, Tran,,, arms of the company engraved thereon. • There wa: brass tablet epared, with a suitable inscription etar_Wes upon it, in cemmemoration of this event, with the ir.'",,,0 rl the mayor, directors, engineers, &c. The provincial lent chaplain (Rev. W. H. Brookfield) then made au c• 1),,„0 •prayer, invoking the blessing of ALNii,;tITY goodner destlal, their work. The provincial grand treasurer the" sited a bottle, with the various coins of the lac"' goo' present reign. The cement lowered to its place ; the pi( , jested it with the level, plumb-rule, and square. °. 7intchiealn .a.ed; then gave three knocks with the mallet, and prayed GREAT th at ARCHITECT of the universe would enabl diet: te their work.. The provincial grand crimplemasteroti scattered corn and poured oil and wine upon the sto Inis . " May the bountiful haciourin,ofwiiii:sayniTore.s:er J(ithei with a" ea 'artis of life." Sir Lucius 0 _Foionar, cnieitrestsravrsiveisthaanbduncril jawurto!ertssif reascended the platform, and announced to the. G.,_e that the stone had been duly laid, and he trusted 1" At the would be carried on to a happy termination, &e :ere close of this address three loud and hearty cheers woollbl._e ec by the brethren, and se-echoed by the tbunsann ,sirbr° to witness this auimating scene, which was favoured light of a splendid sunshine.