The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — 1843-04-18 (Liverpool, Merseyside, England)

DEGREE DAYS IN THE ENSUING EASTER TERM.—Wedlay, April 26; Thursday. May 11 ; Thursday, May 18; „ May 26; Saturday, June 3. 'The Rev. Joshua Bennett, M.A., of Christ Church, has' been presented to the Perpetual Curacy of Cavesham, in this county ; patrons, the Dean and Chapter of Christ Church, The Rev. Arthur Henry 'Winnington Ingram, M.A., of Christ Church, has been presented to the Vicarage of Clifton-upon-Terre, Worcestershire, vacant by the death of the Rev. C. F. Winnington.  Friday  MISCELLANEOUS  His Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex is exceedingly unwell at the Palace of Kensington.  The Chief Justice of the Irish Queen's Bench is pronounced out of danger.  Mr. Alfred Austin, of the Middle Temple, has been appointed an assistant poor-law commissioner.  At a ball held at the Lowther Rooms, London, on Monday night, a gentleman named Loat staggered and fell whilst dancing, and died a few minutes afterwards. The strike of the Coventry weavers, which has been in existence for some weeks, has ceased for want of funds to maintain the " outs."  The Breslau Gazette states that the flag of the German Customs Union, for its shipping, is to be tricolor—white above, black below, and the particular colour of each state iu the middle.  At a meeting of the deputies of the joint-stock banks, which was held on Wednesday, it was resolved not to apply to parliament this session for any amendment of the laws relating to joint-stock banking.—Times, On Friday last, Miss Moorhouse, a young and highly accomplished lady, daughter of a retired East India merchant, residing near Romford, committed suicide by drowning herself in a water cistern.  Resolutions, condemnatory of the recent proceedings of the French at Otaheite, and calling upon the government to protect the British missions in the Pacific, were agreed to at a public meeting held in Exeter Hall on Wednesday last.  --Sir C. Napier, Combes, from Islay, at this port; sailed IstJan. The Ann Baldwin sailed 25th Dec. and Robert' Finnie 30th Dec. both for Arica. The Kestrel and Saladin were nearly loaded. On 27th Jan. in lat. 55, long. 78, spoke the Derby, from Monte Video for Valparaiso. On 3rd Mareh, in lat. 10 S, long. 26 W, spoke the James Campbell, from Clyde for China Pampero, Roberts, from Monte Video, at this port; sailed 23rd Jan. On :th April, in lat. 43, long. 24, spoke the Henry, from this port to New On. ans, On 12th April, off Tuskar, spoke the Priscilla, from Liverpool for Pernambuco. From 'rd April, experienced a succession of heavy gales; split sails, lost a boat bulwarks, &c. Henry Bell, from Laguna, at this port; sailed 10th Feb. The Jean, of London, would be hove down there, having been on shore. The Victoria and Providence were loading fof this port, and the Arcturus, Margaret, Amity and Rowland Hill, for Cork. Experienced very bad weather during the passage ; lost boats, bulwarks, stanchions. &c. and received other damage. Wakefield, Young. for Quebec, has put back, with loss of mizen mast, having been in contact with the Grampion. Ilindoo, from Calcutta for Liverpool, was spoken 30th Jan. in lat. 19, long. 88 Black Dog, from the Cape of Good Hope for Hobart Town, was spoken 171 h Dec. in lat. 38 S, long. 50 E Columbia (steamer) Judkins, hence at Boston 20th March Helen, hence for Valparaiso, off Cape Horn Clarendon, Stoddart, hence at Charleston Rob Roy, hence off Charleston Southerner, Palmer, hence at New York Rother, Hall, hence at Genoa Janet, Wilson, from Valparaiso for Liverpool, at Milford in 101 days. The Mary Worrall was to sail in about fourteen days for Swansea. In lat. 3321, about 7 miles from the land, and about 33 miles north of Tapucalmo Reef, discovered a reef not laid down in any chart. The next day arrived at Valparaiso. Nxw YORK, March 22.—A brig was seen on shore on Old Matacumbo, south west of Carysfort Reef, 7th March.