The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-06-08 00:00:00

MANCHESTER RACES.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 6.—The Wilton Stake, of 10 sovs. each,
with 50 added. One mile and a quarter. .; subs.
Mr Worthington's b c by Battledore, 3 yrs
Mr E. Buckley names b c Puffendorf, 3 yrs 2
Mr R. Hudson's b f Columbine, 4 yrs 3
Sweepstakes of 50 sovs each, b ft, for the produce of mares
covered in 1831 One mile and a quarter.
Mr Ilouldswortb's b c by Vanish, out of Flush....walked over
Four paid.
A Free Handicap, of 10 sovs each, with 30 added, for four year
olds. One mile and a quarter. 7 subs.
Lord Stanley's b c Argante, 6st 41b ' 1
Mr A. Phillip's ch f The Maid of Munton, 7st 101 b 2
Mr Lace)'s b c Capulet. 7st 61b
Colonel Cradock's br c Box-keeper, 7st 61b
Mr J. 0. Fairlie's gr c Pyramid, by Falcon, 6st 7lb 0
Her Majesty's Plate of LOU guineas. Thi-ee miles and a

distance.
Lord Eglington's lig The Potentate,6 yrs 1
Mr Duncalt's b c Drotie,.3 yrs 2
Mr Heap's ch m Miss Rachel, 5 yrs
Ten drawn.

TnunsnA 1,, JUNE 7.—A Sweepstakes of 20 sovs each, with 40
soya. added. Three quarters of a mile. 16 subs.
Marquis of Westminster's cby Langar, out of his Laura .. 1
The St. Leger Stakes, of 25 soya. each, with 60 added, for three
veal old cults. The second horse to receive back his stake.
One mile and three quarters.
Mr E. Buckley names b c Compensation, by Emancipation 1
One Hundred Sovereigns, given by the Owners of the Race
Course, added to a Subscription of 10 sovs each, for all ages.
The owner of the second horse to receive back his stake.
Two miles and a distance.

Captain Lamb's eh a Chit Chat, 4 yrs 1

We perceive by an advertisement in another column that the
Rev. R. P. Buddicord will preach on Sunday morning next at
St. John the Baptist's, Toxteth Park, on behalf of the National
School in connexion with that church. The dense population
of the district requires that such an institution should be liber-
ally supported by all who regard the Word of God as the only
solid basis of education.

CONFIRNIATION.—On Tuesday morning the Lord Bishop of
the diocese administered the ordinance of confirmation at St.
Martin's Church, and iu the afternoon his lordship attended fit.
Jude's Church, and there performed the same ceremony. On
Wednesday, his lordship attended St. Michael's Church at ten
in the forenoon, at St. John the Baptist's Church in the after-
noon, for the same purpose. The number of young persons
confirmed on this occasion was, we are informed, much greater
than at any former period.

THE LATE PRIZE FIGHT AT WINDSOR.--This disgraceful
exhibition, which was stopped by the interference of the police
lastffie
ewresewk and
e,
re injured, putting
has
anend
terminated
t o which,i severalnte death
o f
Inspectore
Ross, under whose command the police were, from the injuries
which he received by the brutal conduct of the crowd. Inspector
Ross, was one of the most valuable and efficient officers of the
police force—a man whose steadiness was always to be depended
upon, and who in several casts of emergency has shown the must
undaunted bravery. He expired at the Infirmary on Wednes-
day. •The coroner summoned a jury to hold an inquest on the
h dy yesterday ; after it had been viewed, the inquest was ad-
journed to this day at 12 o'clock, to give time for the obtaining
of a large body of evidence. This is another death which has
resulted frdm the brutal practice of prize fghting. We under-
stand that several parties have been taken into custody who were
concerned in the tight.
DREADFUL ACCIDENT TRA ps.—ln some of the quietstree"
of this town, where the rent of the houses rarely exceeds £2O
or £25 per annum, it is a cornmoo custom for the tenants to
polish with black lead the small circular slabs of iron which
cover the apertures by which coalsare conveyed into the cellars,
thereby rendering them extremely slippery and dangerous to
the foot passenger. A young woman, with a child in her arras!.
a few days since met with a broken limb in conseqii_ence 01
placing her foot on one of these "accident traps." We were
passing at the time, and could not help pondering on the pro-,
bable reason of this iron-slab polishing mania. We at first
thought that the " traps" could be placed opposite the dwellings
of medical men only, but the number of them forbade us to in-
dulge this odinion ;at last we believe we hit it—all persons who
are in arrears with their docto adot this method of utt!
business in their way, as a means of paying p
the interests of
accounts, perhaps; and those who are anxious to escar_sini'
imputationwaswaste
no m
hadore
blackbetter,
leadth on the pavementerefore,ordertheir ug theirhfroounsteimaidt°
domiciles.
'll,l ndaY
ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.—'VENDING POISON.—On -
night, one of the surgeons of the South Dispensary was canea_
to visit a man who, in a fit of passion, consequent on some tom.
trimonial differences, had swallowed a large dose of laudanu
The matt was in a state of stupor on the arrival of the surge.of;,
but proper measures having been used, and remedies apPli.:,
he was, fortunately, restored. He confessed to the
gentleman, that he had purchased six-pennyworthof
at the shop of a neighbouring druggist. It is true, he obtained
_
the poison under a false pretence, but it is evident that drugg,:_r!
ought to use the utmost caution in vending such 'potions as
destructive to life. In this case, the man had nearly effecte.a_
his purpose. Suicide is frequently the result of a transient'sle..
of excitement, which a little reflection. would 'effectually disst
pate. If the difficulty of procuring poison %verge inereased, time
would be allowed for this reflection to come, and, probably, meeY
cases of suicide would be prevented. medtcnti,

3uNE g, 1838

sTO.%44NOtr'Neit PROCEEDINGS

,On Wednesday, the anal monthly meeting of the Town-
COnhcit: Deptity' Town-clerk opened the pro-
Ceeilings fo•ading the minifteS'of the last meeting.
Kt-s peen: M tirTE PRO(' FFIII
It was stated that' a communication had been received from
the Lords-Or the Treasury,- establishing. the claim of the ,Rev.
TiontraS Moss for pavement or his ktlary front the corporation,
and that therefore the claims of all the miler clergy MI the cor-
poration were considered as established, and the treasurer was
ty The:committee to pay them. -
The TOWN-ct„Ert K announced, that in order to meet the ex._
pehße of the new jail.it ,was- determined to bring in a bill grant
ink power to lay a jail.rate.
The committee coul&not recommend a compliance with the

request of "Messrs. Cl►alloner and floctow..to be released. from
the obligation of building warehouses at the verge of the Queen's
Dock, according to the terms of their lease. •
- FIDLER'S FRRItY.

I I.' WAR stated that t6OO had been paid aglatr expenses for the
oßpositiOn of the corporation to the Grand Junction Railway
Bttt. . . . . .

Mr. Councjllor EAR r.R.—Did I onderstand rightly that £6OO
have been paid:kyr t he oppnsit ion to the Grand d nnet ion Railway
13ill?

. The, M'A v 0R.,-VeS.
M r. Councillor Ea R r.n. —Because if so, the term "oppoSition".
is a very unfortunate expression. Because 1 have always un-
derstotol-thau they.only wished to get-into court to see that no-
thing was done contrary to the interests of the navigation of the
River Mersey: It TherefOre does appear to me as a very extra-
ordinary expression to be introduced. I think there never was
a more•anwarrantable opposition than that of the corporation to
that The corporation. ought rather to have promoted it.
We, are sere parsimonious for giving a few thousand pounds for
improvements., such as telegraphs and observatories,- and those
sortirtithimrs,,that,tire necessary for the port, and here we go
and spend £6OO for an injurious purpose.
Ilin...roN replied- that. they must consider
themitelves4S the conservators of the River Nlersey, and it was
their duty in,see that nothing was done rbat•.would he injurious
to its:navigation. He admitted that increased facility of con-
veyance to London was of great importance to this town; but.
stilt 'the corporation ,were justified in protecting the interests of
the town by preventing injury to the navigation of the river.
Mr. Councillor HAN LE.—As to being the. conservators of the
River Mersev,.- you cannot establish your right to be so; and
there is already an act of parliament—
: Tho.,MaYon• intimated that there was no motion before the.
_L• •
Mr. Cituncillor EA n LE, however, said' he 'maintained that the'
oppositicin to the Gtand Jutiction,,lfailway was a roost univar-
-tamable opposition.
RUNCORN TOWN DUES AND TIIEIII pona ttATES.
Mr. Coopga said, from the reading of the .minutes he found
that the corporation .had paid' £:3o.for pour-rates on ate town
dues of Runcorn, whilst they refuserlao pay them in Liverpool;
and he inquired why there was one law in Cheshire and another'
an Lancasnire?
TowN-ct.Earc rose to reply. Ile had not thought it ex-
edient to raise a second question at law for the sake of £3), as
tif"y had one of that nature now pending;, and he hail thought
it "it,, to pay,.that sum than that they should -go a second,
1!Inq tq the:(' tut oh Queen's Bench, at a very serious expense..
(lletir.)
, . •

THE STANDING OEDEILS• •
*Mr. Councillor DAVID liotx3soti wished to inquire whether,
•rising to make a• remark on any question', %valuta making
a !notion, WitS irregular. He thought Mr. Earle was perfectly
in .order, If he was out of order he was afraid they should be
frequently ,pmentedfronvinaking remarks on the measures•of
committees, and which might involve-a question. of check in.
their. furateexpendibire,. wnich he. imagined -vvas the object of
•readinzlhose accounts. He had not seen any thing injurious
in the slightest degree to the interests of the town of Liverpool
,frotu the.proposed erection of a bridge over Fiddler's Ferry.. It
appearedlo him to he a Mistake..certainly in.expending such a.
large sun, of money to defeat an object which that council should
have donelts utmost to have carried.. • • • •
The Mayok thought if the proper respect due to-the chair
had been given. Mr. Hodg,son's remark would not have been
:made. He had merely stated what he believed he was justified
on the • standing-orders to state : that, where-no motion was
made, a person making a remark-had no right to reply. •
Mr. Councilor II ormsom made the rniark from no disrespect
to-the-chair;• he merely asked for information.
;The proceedings-of the committee'were then confirmed., •
LEASES COMMIrrF.K.

A number of applieations tur leases .were read. The pro-
'.e.Pdinv of the committee were confirmed.

IMMOVEMENT COMMTrEE.--NUMBERING HOUSES.
-When the minutes of the Improvement Committee had been

`read, ,
7 • .
, Mr. .astir,WitkriVlSUßir, rose, and-in reference to the recent
t.iinitliering:of ituvii4es in this town, said he had -received a letter,
in which lusiatteutton was called-to the propriety of leaving cer-
Otin numbers unappropriated where there was waste land, on
,which it wag' intended to erect houses. He also stated that
`atone. mistinderstanding
,existed 2s to whether individuals were
compelled to allow their doors to be numbered; he believed it
w,is eompulsory, but he should be glad if some gentleman of the
• toomipt, or the towti-Clerk would set the question at rest by,
staring whether it were compillsory jrl not. .. .
Mr. BA2C LA y replied in the affirmative : he said it was com-
pulsory tiolpiLalielialtv of 40,F. - '
Th" I),,,edirig;•.of the Watch Committee and Market Com-
mittee kv(;11, fickt confirmed. . , .:.
EDUCATION CONTIIITTETZ. ' •
It Was resolved that a public examination of the children of
itho.w,) corporation ,cho,ds take'place iinmediately pieceding
465Pintiiila‘s. It was resolved that the vacation should c0in-
.3,1? ro ., _
tide ce ciet,nday the I.sth of June, and fhat the'exaMinations
fitli9 ltYkliMilaef, for the SOuth School on Monday and Tuesday,
:::ifin ,rtiW-IsTOrth School on Wednesday and Thursday:
‘i
Ir . s'il'Aied that the- advantage of setting a student admitted
through the recommendation of the corporation as proprietors,
into the London college, was a considerable reduction of fees;
from 47.,,,titfql ; there was no other advantage. . '
The proceedings orthe committee were confirmed.
The proceedings orthe Custom House and Church Expen-
diture.coimnittees were then confirmed.

k COMMITTEE.

It Was .resolved that a sub-committee of five members he ap-
pointed on the subjet t of giving increased l'aicility in the dis-
charxe of vessels in the dpcks.
It was stated that • Captain Nye,
,of the Independence. had
paid £2OO, the amount of the damage the Independence had
(gone by running foul.of the light ship.
The proceedings were can fi ruled.