The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-09-25 00:00:00

POSTING BILLS ON THE SUNDAY,

TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD.
Slll,--I trust you will notice in your paper the practice
often followed in Liverpool, viz., that of posting bills on the
walls on the Sabbath-day. Yesterday I saw men engaged
in posting four large bills—one from the Zoological Gardens,
announcing a grand fete; another, the Conjuror's perform-
ance at the Liver; a third, Cooper's benefit at the Royal;
and the fourth was issued by the County Building Society.
I have noticed this desecration of the Lord's-day for some
time, and foolishly hoped our reforming Town-council would
have put a stop to so flagrant an outrage on the decency of
the religious portion of our townsfolk. I beg to observe, that
these men were pursuing their vocation while people were
proceeding to their places of worship.—l am, &c., G. M
Spylemlier 24, 1838.
[We feel convinced that the fault of which our correspon-
dent so justly complains is attributable to the bill-posters,
and not to the parties by whom they are employed, as all
such bills must be printed at an early hour on Saturday.—
E. L. S.]

TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL ST2I.APDARD.
Sitt,—ln consequence of the numerous observations which
have emanated from the Radical press against the Conserva-
tive body of St. Paul's Ward, leading the public to believe, that
the objections have been made vexatiously; the following
statement is considered necessary to refute the culumny.
Previous to the last municipal election, the Radicals made
about 130 frivolous and vexatious objections to Conservative
voters in this ward, which put them :o considerable inconve-
nience, particularly the pilots. Therefore the Conservatives
not knowing the intentions of the Radicals this year as to
this disgraceful system, first adopted by the Radicals, and
permitted by law, the Conservatives were compelled to act
in the manner they have done purely on the defensive.
I am, Sir, yours truly,
A CONSERVATIVE ELECTOR.

DETERMINED SUICIDE.—On Tuesday morning, the 18th
instant, an inquest was held at the White Lion lois, Holt, on
the body of Mr. John Parry, farmer, late of Caca-dutton, in
the parish of Holt, who on the previous day was found dead
at the mouth of a brook, which empties itself into the Dee,
by some boatmen. The deceased had a rope bound round his
body, at one end of which a large stone 92Ibs weight, was se-
curely attached; and also a neck handkerchief twrown over
the top of his hat and tied under his chin. It appears from
the evidence of Mrs. Parry, his wife, that he left home on
the morning of Tuesday, the 31st ult. to go to M.r. Jones's of
Ridleywood, in order to clean a clock, a profession he had of
late taken up. He, however, came to Holt, and about fqms
o'clock of the same day, he was met by a person carryin
hay, of whom he enquired if that was the last load, and he
was answered in the affirmative. It is supposed lie went a
short distance, where a quantity of large red stones lay about
forty. yards from the place where he was found ; and that he
Famed the stone which was found attached to him, and made
it secure, and then committed self destruction. Verdict, "the
deceased drowned himself in a state of temporary derange-
ment." He has left a most industrious wife and four small
children to deplore their loss.