The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1840-02-07 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGEIVCE.

MANCHESTER, TUESDAY EVENING.
We stated on Friday, that the approaching great coursing
meeting at Chatsworth drew the attention of many of the
turf gentlemen ; in continuation Ivy may observe, that . the
departures during the day have been unprecedently numerous,
embracing not only the regular members of the club, but also
a large number of the most influential speculators ou turf
matters. It is expected to he the most brilliant meeting that
has ever taken place on that princely domain. . •
The evening has furnished the sporting tables with the ac.
ceptances for the great betting race, the Chester Cup, in all
35 ; eleven only having paid the smaller forfeit. Two or
three horses that have paid were little expected to do so, on
the other hand, a few remain candidates that were thought
" badly in." Larger sums than we ever remember, at the
corresponding period of the season, stand pending, and there
can be no doubt that the future business will be of an ener-
getic character. Lanercost, notwithstanding .his weight, is
boldly backed in one or two leading quarters, and is decidedly
second favourite, as 100 to 8 was reluctantly laid at, noon,
when 9to 1 was offered against Cowboy. Nothing occurred .
to enable us to append a scale of prices, as the non-certainty
of the absolute declarations, 'coupled with a tip-desire to:" be
off" into Derbyshire, made the countenance of business any-
thing but bright ; 20 to 1 was offered against St. Bennett,.
takers at 25 ; 100 to G was offered against King Cole, and 100
to 3 accepted on Apothecary, afterwards offered freely ; 20 to
1 was offered against any of Colonel Peel's lot separately,
but "the body' were backed at 9tol in scores, and.after-
wards at a point less in the same hands, and to the-same
sum, 7to 1 became the current proposals. We believe large
sums were laid last night by one gentleman against the gal-
lant colonel's colours at 10 and 9 to 1 ; 25 to 1 was offered
against the feather weight, booked on Saturday at 500 to 20.
THE DERBY.—Fifteen to 1 was repeatedly offered on the
field this morning, bar Mr. Houldsworth's horse, who is
prettier decidedly at 50 to 40 against each of any three others.
Launcelot was backed at 25 to 20 once against him •, 18 was
laid against Bokhara to a small stint ; 500 to 10 offered against
Monops or Chemeau ; 400 to 10 v. 'Maroon.--Manchester
Guardian.

The nomination of M Guizot to the London embassy has
been officially announced.
The marriage of the Bishop of Carlisle with the Hon Miss
Hope Johnstone, one of the Maids of Honour to her Majesty
the'Queen Dowager, was solemnised on Monday, morning
at Marlborough House, by the Rev. J. R. Wood, Chaplain
to her Majesty. After the ceremony the bishop and his lady
left Marlborough House, in a carriage and four, for the scat
of the Earl Amherst, Montreal, near Seven Oaks.
John Ashton, Phineas Smithies, Francis Rushworth, Wm.
Brooke, John Walker, Emanuel Hutton, John Riding, and
Joseph Naylor, connected with the outbreak .at Bradford,
the parties against whom the evidence was conclusive, have
been sent oft to York Castle, in an omnibus, escorted by a
troop of hussars. They 'were committed on a charge of high
treason.

ABSENCE OF MIND TIIROUGII:•LOVE. One evening
last week a young farmer of Amberley went to Parham
House to see his claw arnie, and in returning, the night
being excessively dark, he unfortunately got out of his road
into the pond, almost out of his depth before.he knew where
he was ; but speedily recollecting himself, he got out and
made his way to a neighbouring house, where every attention
was paid to bun, He was sufficiently recovered in the morn:
ing to be able to walk home.
REPRESENTATION OF RENFREWsRIBE.—The report of
Mr. Houston being about to retire from parliament is untrue.
" The• wish was • father, Harry, to the thought,"
Houston is.* London attending his duties. - He never-atter-,
tanned the idea of giving up his seat. He will keep. it until-
& dissolution of parliament; and when an election shall lake,
place, he will again contest the county, and successfully too,.
let his opponent be whom_ he array.—Glasgow 'Courier.... -
All the ports and harbours on the Kentish Coast have 1. ten
thronged at various periods during. the late tempestuous
weather with every description of craft. Some have sought
shelter from distress, others have run in to repair datn,gei.
or to procure cables, anchors, &c, . Seldom has seas( nof
such havoc amongst shipping been known—Kentish
.Gazette.
The following, we hear, are to be her Majesty's train-
bearers at the approaching royal nuptials
Gordon Lennox, Lady Adelaide Paget, Lady Eleanore Paget,
Lady Fanny Cowper, Lady Wilheimina Stanhope, I aiv
Elizabeth Howard, Lady Mary Howard, Lady E. Leveaun
Gower, Lady Mary Grimston, ;lane BOnverie,, and
Lady Sarah Villiers.—Morning Po,a.
MR. GROTE, M.P.—We are informed from•unclotilitedly
good authority, that Mr, Grote, M.P. for the city; does not
intend to remain to be kicked out -as.its re-present-ative at the
next general election; but that he -means to retire -within a
very short period, by accepting the Chiltern Hundreds. We'
trust that the conservatives will be, therefore, ready for tie
battle, come when it may.— West Kent Guardian.

ELECTION PgTlTlONS.—Agreeably to the provisions oftlie
act passed last session for conducting the trial of Controverted
election petitions, the speaker has balloted for the chiirtuan
on the first five election petitions which will be brought
under considelation. The members selected to act aS:chair
men, we understand, are Mr, Robert Palmer,Mr. krlionhv
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Mr. Greene, Mr. Strutt, and Mr. )•:teotirt. -•- •
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FLOOD AT BilADPOßD.—During the continued storm:y..lw
which this town has fur the last .fortnight been visited. the
becks running through the town have been at a great height,
and in some places have overflowed ;" the flood,.however, hps
been very trifling:, and no serious damage has arisen, :Last
Friday evening a little boy, named James; fell into the beck
near Fawcett's old mill, and was borne down the.current,.
which was very strong. and carried under the arches....He
was discovered next day quite dead.—Leeds Intelligencer.

A statement has just been issued by the manufacturers of
earthenware on the 'fyne, the Wear, and the Tees, showing'.
the great falling off which has lately taken place in this im-
portant trade, in consequence of the small duty of 10s. per
cent., payable on the exportation of clay to Holland, Bel-
gium, Germany, France, ez.c., and the high duty levied on
the importation of manufactured goods into those countries.
The result is only such as might reasonably have been antici-
pated. Earthenware manufactories abroad are enabled by
us to rise to prosperity and importance, while.our own esta-
blishments are suffering a serious diminution in their trade.
The subject is one which well deserves the serious considera-
tion of the President of the Board of Trade. Either the
duty on the exportation of clay should be increased, or the
foreign duty on manufactured goods should be lessened.-----
rune Mercury. •

HORRIBLE TRAGEDY AT DIJNEERTON.—GB Thursday
night, a dreadful tragedy took place at the Rectory, in this
village, in the absence of the Rev. C. Bampfylde, who is at
present staying in Bath. A man named Silcox, a shoemaker,
of the place, entered the Rectory-house, and having seized a
chopper or other heavy iron instrument, struck the manser-
vant, and afterwards the female-servant., who is .the wife of
the former ; both were so dangerously cut that their lives are
despaired of. Silcox afterwards.hid himself, but being sure
of detection soon cut his throat, dud as it was yet bleeding,
threw himself into the canal and was drowned.—Felix' Far—
ley's Bristol Journal.
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ABSENCE OF MIND.—OiI Saturday last, a considerable
degree of interest was felt in Norwiaii, in consequence..of a,
robbery being supposed to haves been committed at Messrs.,
Gurney's hank. Mr. Crania.; a surgeon, from Long Strata
ton, called there, pocket-book,and, as he staled, laid his
containing .Clfil in notes and cheques, upon the counter.-:
,
when he went to take Si;)his boo' 'II. • d'
Strange to say,
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all his money was gone . t-onstuLraole excitementaareyailed.
Who could have taken the lost treasure.? A poor man, pirio.
ter to Mr. Thompson, ironirioni;er, came in at the same tisno
to change a five-pound note:, and stood by MriUttii-i& aidge,i
and on whom should suspicion fail but on him ? - The poor
fellow was subjected to considerable 'suspicion, if not lost(
tively.giren into custody. Hand-bills 'were pubLshed all-
, nouncing the robbery, and information was sent to-have the.
notes stopped at the different banks. - The ease was.Rliai.;
brought before the mayor, and measures were takea.bvtlea, officers for the detection of the offenders. But,: lo anti lata-a
hold! the following , . . .
post brought word from Long Stratton„Lt
that the gentleman went from home (begetting to take4c,
great coat with him, in the pocket of which he had .-sareflilly
deposited the money !—Cambridge Chronicle.
CUT SHOAT.---A visitor at one of our small towns on tines
north coast of this county, desirous of having his hair cut,
applied to the tonsorial operator for that purpose. As it rim,
unusually happens, so it befel, the man of the. pewter plate:,
aWd perriwigs, being remarkably loquacious, prone, as the,:
sailors term it, to " spinning a long yarn," having got into•
the middle of a prosy story, the customer requested him tor
" cut it short ;" a promise so to do, no sooner made than in
was forgotten,—the unconscionable perpetrator continuing-
his recital without mercy. His tale being remoraclesslaz
persisted in, without regard to the oft-repeated iniploratrno
that he would " cut it short," the customer pathetically':
urged his release, and hinted how regardless the sa-ponaceoni:
hero had been of the injunctions before given. The latter
meekly observed, that it was inipa.saihie for him. to elit is:
shorter, and begged the gentleman to get up and look in Ow
glass, to see if he had not succeeded. A moment's glance':
satisfied the luckless man that his head was left es bristly ace
" a stubble land at harvest home," and that his hair . had
indeed been ingloHoutly " cut slic,rt," instead of the barbei's
oppressively long story.—Dristat Junrnal.
IMPROVEMENT IN THE NAVIGATION OF' IlLvErisa'Ose----
The navigation to Ulverston, through the canal:hi-4 force
time been greatly impeded, in consequence of the chanrkl -;,,t;
frequently changing its course, and running E 0 faiir. 4 tts
entrance of the canal, by which mearis:3ndbaniciiirefollit`e,a7,
We understand the canal company, whose interi:slicteg
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materially affected by the banks, are adobtini Tyr
diverting the channel, and cause it to flow-on thY.' ... ,r''..."...r!!'.
side of Morecambe Bay and run parallelriit.el.
tence from the pier at the entrance of the lanatisi'c
,- -" 111 een
not beard whether any and what -deuL4sfioatitii
adopted, but, doubtless, the oily sat=e I`-laell thioaiite-,
will be to construct a Wier from the Parlchk,wx. „,_
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tion of the canal, sufficiently far.tosal:cy t,, sc,..Aatt'pfr
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water in a direction that will- cause n, to
~,p1.Y.._,..kr2,. t.,
the Is:a:sent obstructiots
trance to the harbour, to remove . . .
Lancaster Ga-Tafity•