The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1840-02-25 00:00:00

MONDAY.

The Queen and Prince Albert attended Divine service,
in the Chapel Royal, St. James's. The Queen Dowager also
attended the service. The Bishop of London preached the
sermon, taking the text from Genesis 2, verses 16 and 17.
The lessons were read by the Rev. Dr. Wesley, the prayers
were read by the Rev.. Mr. Packman, and the communion
service by the Bishop of London, the Rev. Dr. Wesley, and
the Rev. Mr. Packman. The chant was by Hawes ; the Te
Deum and Jubilate in F (Barrow, the Sanetn.c and responses
(Davy). The anthem " Sing, 0 Heav'ns" (Kent) was sutig
by Messrs. W. Knyvett, Hobbs, and J. B. Sale. Sir George
Smart presided at the organ.
The Rev. J. Vane, deputy clerk of the closet, was in wait-
ing. In the suite of her Majesty and Prince Albert were the
Duchess of Bedford, Lady Fanny Howard, Hon. Miss Mur-
ray, Hon. Miss Lister, Marquis of Headfort, Hon: General
Sir William Lumley, Lord Alfred Paget, Colonel Wylde,
and Mr. Seymour.
In the suite of her Majesty the Queen Dowager were the
Countess of Mayo, Hon. Miss Eden, and the Earl Howe.
The Queen and Prince Albert and suite returned in four
of the royal carriages to Buckingham Palace after the
service.

The Duchess of Kent continues indisposed with cold and
rheumatism. Her royal highness has not been out of the
palace since her return from Windsor.
The following gentlemen had audiences of his Royal
Highness Prince Albert, on Saturday, at Buckingham
Palace :
Lord Ernest Bruce, M.P., to present an address of con-
gratulation to his royal highness on the auspicious occasion
of his marriage, from Marlborough.
Mr. Henry Grimes, to present a congratulator; address
from the royal town of Sutton Coldfield, in the county of
Warwick,
The Rev. Sir Henry Dukenfield, to present to his royal
highness an address of congratulation from the inhabitants of
St. Martin-in-the-fields.
Captain Pechell, R.N., M.P., and Colonel Sir Adolphus
Dalrymple, Bart., M.P., to present an address of congratu-
lation to his royal highness front the inhabitants of the
borough of Brighton.
His royal highness was attended, during his reception of
the addresses, by the following gentlemen of his household :
Viscount Boringdon, Mr. George Edward Anson, Colonel
Wylde, and Mr. Seymour.
The Rev. Sir Henry Dukenfield, Bart., had also an audi-
ence of the Duchess of Kent, in Buckingham Palace, to pre-
sent an address of congratulation to her royal highness on
the auspicious occasion of her most gracious Majesty's mar
riage, from the inhabitant of the parish of St. Martin-in-
the-fields.

Her royal highness was attended, on the reception of this
address, by Lady Fanny Howard and Colonel Cowper,
C. 8., K.H.'

Art-address of congratulation from Southampton, was pre,
sente,d„ on Thursday, to the Duchess of Kent, at Bucking
ham Palace.

Captain Mathew, M.P. presented to the Queen addresses
of loyalty and congratulation, from the Mayor and council
of Shaftesbury, and from the clergy, magistrates, and inha-
bitants in the neighbourhood of Shaftesbury, at her Majesty's
levee, on Wednesday.
Viscount Melbourne had an audience of her Majesty on
Saturday.
The royal dinner party on Saturday evening included the
Earl of Erroll, the Earl and Countess of Uxbridge, the La-
dies Eleanora and Constance Paget, the Earl of Albemarle,
Viscount Melbourne, Lord and Lady Ashley, Sir John
Hobhouse, and Col. Cowper.
The band of the royal regiment of horse guards was in at-
tendance at the palace, and performed during the whole of the
evening.
On Friday, Mr. Goss's anthem, composed in honour of the
Queen's marriage, was submitted to her Majesty, and was
honoured with her gracious approbation.
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Prince George, and
the Princess Augusta of Cambridge, attended Divine service
on Sunday morning, in Grosvenor Chapel. Miss Kerr and
Major Stephens were in attendance on their Royal High-
nesses. _

Viscount and Viscountess Palmerston gave a grand din-
ner; on Sahtrday evening, at their residence in Carlton-
gardens. to their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess
of Cambridge, his Serene Highness the Reigning Duke of
Saxe Coburg and Gotha, his Royal Highness Prince George
of Cambridge, his Serene Highness the Hereditary Prince of
Saxe Coburg and Gotha, and a select party, including the
Dake..of Devonshire, the Duke and Duchess.of Sutherland,
the Earl and Countess.of Clarendon, Viscount Duncannon
and Lord Morpeth. Miss Kerr was in waiting on the Duchess
of Cambridge, and the Baron de Gruben and the Baron de
Lowenfels, were in waiting on the Duke and Hereditary
Prince of Saxe. Coburg.
The Duke of Cambridge visited her Majesty the Queen
Dowager, on Saturday, at Marlborough House.

TILE DUKE. OF WELLINCTON —The answer to the nume-
rous inquiries, yesterday,' 'at Apsley— House, was that the
noble duke was convalescent; and it was understood that
\, his,egurancdee'rsstaua physicians would discontinue their regular visits.
to the House of that
tdit was the wish of the duke to go down
iast five o'clock, but Sir H. Raiford
said that it was not advisable for his grace to venture out so
soon after his indisposition,
Conti-
nued intensely cold. ;I especially as the weather
duke received several morning
visits, among whom were the Marquis of Douro, who has
taken possession of his new mansion in Belgrave-street, the
Right Hon. Charles Arbuthnot, General Alava, the Spanish ,
minister, and Colonel Garwood. His Highness the reigning
Duke of Saxe Coburg called in person to inquire after the
Herald of Saturday.
health of the duke.—Morn•
APSLEY HOUSE.—The aznnsgNsesrvs to inquiries yesterday was,
that the Duke of Wellington. 7 much better. His
graee still labours under slight weakness. .very
late severe attack of indispositackness. Consequent on the
Yesterday. i n.—Morning Herald of
We understand that it is probable that Lord
Gros-
venor will be appointed groom of the stole
Robert
Highness Prince Albert, and that Lord Boerbtod his
Royal
one of the gentlemen ofthe bedchamber.— Go „„t i m will be
BRISTOL SUGAR MARKET, FEB. 21.—A brilsik"tPr"lt.
l demand
this week has taken off the market every pa • •-
ice of sugar at
all suited either for the grocers or refiners, and prices may be
quoted ls. per cwt. above last week's currency. The stocks
in first hands have become exceedingly light.--BristolJournal.
THE GREAT WESTERN STEAMER.—This far-famed and
unrivalled vessel resumed her transatlantic voyages on Thurs-
day last, carrying 76 passengers, also an exceedingly valuable
cargo consistingly principally of silks, a small quantity of
Specie, and a very large number of letters. —Bristol Journal.
' The Duchess of Kent is to have the stables in Pimlico,
formerly the Duke of York's, when she goes to reside in
Belgr
betweensq ; and Prince Albert will have stables erected
the barracks and James-street, in St. James's-park.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

MANCHESTER-FRIDAY EVENING.

The acknowledged premier for the Chester Tradesmen's
Plate is again Sir Thomas Stanley's horse, Cowboy. Afrac-
tion beyond our quotations would be willingly accepted,
Recent accounts from the stable enable us to state that no
horse can be doing better ; the party, and the lucky jockey
in the Derby race of last year, are very sanguine that the son
of Voltaire will add to the fame of the flooton stable. It
appears a very hard' task to uphold Lanercost even in the
position bellow occupies. Abraham Newland, King Cole,
and St. Bennett, have all pretty strong parties, and zealous

ie cause; a v ery little of the extra spue..will cause one or

more of them to achieve a farther adVance. The following
will be found a pretty close representation of the marketable
horses ; others may have furnished conversation, but we are
not enabled to place them as candidates, upon whom busi-
ness', to any extent, has been carried on for the past fewdays

THE CHESTER CUP. P.P.
5 to 1 agst Sir Thoinas Stanley's Cowboy (off)
9to 1 „ Mr. Ramsay's Lanercost
14 to 1 „ Mr. 0. Fairlie's Abraham Newland
14 to 1 „ Lord Eglinton's St. Bennett
15 to 1 „ Lord Miltown's Cruiskeen
15 to 1 „ Mr. Fowler's Gilbert Gurney
16 to 1 „ Mr. Copeland's King Cole (14 off)
20 to I „ Lord Westminster's Sir Ralph
25 to 1 „ Mr. Price's Captain Pops
30 to 1 „ Lord Eglinton's Malvol►o
40 to-1 „ Lord Miltown's Wirrestrew
40 to 1 „ Mr. Speed's Aimwell.

TATTERSALL'S—Tn URS DAY.

The state of the odds, as given below, will show that Lord
Jersey is virtually out of the Derby betting ; Muley Ishmael,
like his companion, Glenorchy, was reported to-day to have
broken down, and, as a natural effect, was sent to the right-
about. This was the only change of any moment, but there
were two or three others of some little interest to speculators.
Launcelot was in considerable favour, was backed at 14 to 1,
and trod so closely on the heels of the Angelica colt, that a
small bet Of 11 to 10 on the grey was obtained with some dif-
ficulty ; 16 to 1 was offered against Confederate, and as 13 to
2 was bid against him and Theon jointly, the latter must be
quoted at the same price ; 8 to 1 would have been taken about
the two. Bokhara, Ottoman, and Wardan were at pretty
nearly the same prices as on Monday, and in very little re-
quest: St. Andrew receded from 26 to 1 layers, and was
almost friendless ; at all events, we did not observe any in-
clination to support him. Monops has at last quitted the
outside division ; 35 to 1 was taken in fifties, and so many
were anxious to " get on," that 30 to 1 was the outside
offering price at the close. Defendant was also in favour at
an improvement on Monday's quotation. The Angelica colt
reached 3 to 1 (taken and afterwards offered) for the 2000
Guineas Stakes ; and a couple of fifties were laid out on Con-
federate at 11 to 2. We did not hear any others mentioned,
nor was there anything doing in the 'Oaks betting. -A dull
after noon closed as follows :

TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS STAKES.
3 to 1 agst Lord Orford's Angelica colt (tk 10 to 3)
Ito 2 „ Mr. Houldsworth's Confederate (tk.)
THE DERBY.

13 to 1 agst Lord Orford's Angelica colt (tk 14 to 1)
14 to 4 „ Lord Westminster's Launcelot (tk)
16 to 1 „ Mr. Houldsworth's Confederate
16 to 1 „ Duke of Cleveland's Theon
18 to 1 „ Sir G. Heathcote's Bokhara
20 to 1 „ Duke of Grafton's Ottoman (tk)
26 to 1 „ Mr. Robinson's St. Andrew
26 to 1 ~ Mr. Wreford's Wardan (tk)
30 to 1 „ Captain Gardnor's Monops (tk 35 to 1)
40 to 1 „ Mr. Ford's Chameau (tk and aft off)
40 to 1 „ . Lord Lichfield's Defendant (tk)
50 to 1 " Lord Jersey's Glenorchy (tk)
50 to 2 „ Lord Jersey's Muley Ishmael •
2600 to 35 „ Duke of Cleveland's Bro. to Melbourne (tk)
3000 to 30 „ Mr. Bowes's Black Beck (tk)
1000 even between Confederate and Launcelot (tk)
11 to 10 on Angelica colt against Launcelot (tk.)
TIIE OAKS.
3 to 1 agst Lord G. Bentinck's Crucifix (tk 7 to 2)
14 to 1 „ Colonel Anson's Black Bess (tk)
22 to 1 „ General Grosvenor's Diploma.

DONCASTER RACES.—The Charngagne at Doncaster has
twenty-seven subscribers, six more than last season ; the St.
Leger has four more. But the St. Leger of 1841 has 137, or
twenty-five more than.this ! Is it too much to expect, with
this strong proof of the increasing popularity of the meeting,
that the authorities should enclose a space in front of the
stand (a la Ascot and Goodwood) for the accommodation of
betting-men, and the protection of those ladies who honour
the sport with their presence ? The other stakes at Doncaster
are

A HORSE STEALER'S ADVENTURES.

(From the Manchester Guardian.)

In the course of the last week, two hprses were stolen from
Warrington; and on Wednesday. Thomas Ball, the son of a
horse-breaker at Newton, the person charged with committing
the offence, was brought before the magistrates for examina-
tion. The accused had lived in the capacity of a groom in
the service. of. Sir John Gerard and other gentlemen • his
dress and address were such as, no doubt, greatly to facilitate
the commission of the crime with which he stood charged.
More impudent cases have seldom been placed upon record.
On the morning of Tuesday, the 11th instant, he presented
himself at the stables of Mr. Thomas Hewitt, livery-stable
keeper,- Warrington ; and-representing that he was sent by
his master, Sir'John 'Gerard; to fetch a valuable grey hunter
from Norton, which he had the money to parlor in his
pocket, he wished to know if Mr.liewitt could let the horse
stand at livery at his stables that night. Mr. Hewitt an-
swered in the affirmative, and the prisoner's next want was a
horSe to carry him to Norton. Mr. Hewitt lent him a bay
mare, and the prisoner departed. Ile did not return ; and
on proper inquiry being instituted, it was discovered that he
rode the mare to Frodsham, Cheshire, and, putting.her up at
the Bear's Paw Hotel, gave directions for her to be new shod,
and provide her with three ninepenny feeds of corn per day
until, further orders. On seeing Mr. Keeling, the landlord,
he announced himself as the servant 6f Mr. Anderson, the
celebrated horse dealer, -of Picadilly, London ; said that he
was going on to Liverpool, to fetch four horses for his mas-
tar, who was coming to Prodsharn, in company with Mr. Ell-
more, (of steeple-chase notoriety,) by that night's train from
London. Ile ordered beds and a hot supper, and directed
-Keeling .to send a car. to• Preston Brook, to meet the
train at night. After dinner he broached a rather delicate
subject ; like his betterS, it so happened his cash run short,
lie wanted a trifle of £4, just to carry him to Liverpool and
hack.' Mr. Keeling very prudently thought this rather too
large a sum to advance-to a stranger •, and, after some grum,
bling, Mr. Anderson's man took his departure with thirty
shillings money lent in his pocket, from the village of Find-
sham. The car was sent to the railway station at night ; but

but no company arrived for the Bear's'Paw, and IVIr. Keeling
was tricked oat of his money. The prisoner took the up-
train at Preston Brook, and nothing further was heard of
him until Saturday, when, mounted on a bay 'Jr chesnut
mare, he arrived at the Roebuck Hotel, at Newcastle-
under-Lyne. He stated that he was servant to Sir-John
Gerard, ordered three pair of post horses for his master for
the next day, stopped all night, had supper, bed, and break-
fast, and took his departure,- leaving his bill to be settled by
his master, Sir JohreGerard, it need not be stated, did not
arrive. He played up similar pranks at Brereton Green and
Knutsford, and in the course of Sunday returned'to War-
rington. After ordering post horses at the Nag's Head
Hotel for Sir John, erard, at half past four o'Clock in the
afternoon, he went in great apparent haste to Thomas Allan-
son, another stable keeper in the town. He related most
minutely the particulars of an accident that had happened to
himself and his master on the way to Warrington. Accord-
ing to his account, a most valuable gig horse had dropped
down dead on the road facing the Bear's Paw, at High
Leigh ; and his master with the gig was waiting at that'inn,
until a horse was procured co bring him on to- Warrington.
Allanson agreed to let the prisoner a horse, and it was ar-
ranged that Allanson should ride the horse to High Leigh.
They set off together, the prisoner walking alongside. When
about a mile and a half on the,,way to High Leigh, the pri-
soner complained of being tired, and said, that if Allanson
had walked and run as tar as he had, he would be glad to
ride. Allanson on this 'dismounted, and the prisoner crossed
the horse, praised his pace, inquired his history, and de-
clared he never witThed to ride a better or more free-going
hackney. With this sort of conversation they carne• pretty
nearly in the sight of the Dog and Dart, the half-way public-
house ; and the prisoner then volunteered to ride forward,
and get two glasses of brandy and water ready and at the
door against Allanson carne-up- Here Mr. Allanson's diffi-
culties commenced. On reaching the Dog and Dart, he
found that no grog had been ordered ; and, further, that a
man riding at a-rapid 'pace, on a horse without a saddle,. had,
few minutes before, gone along the road to L)mii, just the
contrary direction of High Leigh. Allanson followed at the
top of his speed, but the more he ran, the more lie was be-
hind ; and, coining at last to a stand-still, he made up his
mind, that, with all his caution, he had been tricked out of
his horse, which, by the by, he had recently purchased
a bargain at twenty pounds. Somewhere about half-past
nine o'clock that night, the prisoner arrived at the
door of the King's Head, Salford, mounted on the
horse (as proved in evidence) he had obtained from
Allanson. He requested accommodation for the night, which
was granted; and the horse being put into the stable, he
commenced giving to Mr. Joseph Richardson, the landlord,
an account of his travels. The scene must have been rich
in the extreme, and, in the hands of " Boz" or Jerrold,
might be worked up into a very pretty picture. " I have
rode the horse from Birmingham to-day," says the prisoner.
—" Indeed," replies the landlord, " he is very fresh ; pray
where may you be taking him?"—" Why, you see," says
the hundred-mile-a-day jock, " Mr. Ashton, of Bury, has
seen the horse follow the hounds, at Dunchurch, and has
fallen in love with him ; so my master; Mr. Anderson, of
Piccadilly, bought him, and has sent me down with him."
So far, so good ; but Mr. Richardson's curiosity was more
than ever excited, and he rather knowingly asked, how it was
that the prisoner came to set out on so long a journey with-
out being provided with a saddle? The difficulty was thus
explained :—" Master's saddle was a new one ; all the others
were out, and lie had set off, intending to borrow one on the
road, hut had not succeeded in doing so."—Mr. Richardson's
attention was, on examining the horse, attracted to another
matter. The valuable hunter had evidently very recently
been worked in a collar,. as sundry marks on the animal's
neck plainly testified.. When questioned on this head, the
prisoner said: " To 'he sure the horse had, been a little in
harness, just to try how he would act, and whether be could
be warranted quiet to ride or drive." The conversation turn-
ed from the merits of the horse to its future destiny. The
prisoner rather unguardedly declared that he was sadly tired
of his job of taking the horse to Bury, and that, rather than
have any more bother about him, he was disposed to sell,
adding, " I should not be surprised it' I sell him to your son
in the morning." The morning came, and the prisoner ap-
pearing more anxious than ever to effect a sale, Mr. Diggles,
the .deputy-constable of Salford, was consulted. He took
the prisoner into custody, and a bill, forwarded by Mr. Jones,
the deputy-constable' of Warrington, soon after put hith in
possession of the facts connected with the robbery. The
prisoner, on hearing the depositions read, contented himself
with saying, that he had not offered either of the horses for
sale; and he was committed for trial at the next assizes for
the county of Lancaster.
•

At one of the police-offices, a few days ago, a police con-
stable pronounced a particular neighbourhood as swarming
with thieves; on which the magistrate remarked, " If so,
why don't you hive them ?"
ACCIDENT ON THE NORTH UNION RAILWAY.—An acci-
dent took place at the North Union Railway Station on Wed-
nesday evening last, which might have been attended by very
serious, if not fatal consequences to the passengers in the
seven o'clock train. Fortunately, however, no one suffered
any injury, and a delay of a few minutes in getting up to the
station was all the inconvenience experienced. Most of our
readers will be aware of the labyrinth of points and crossings
at the entrance to the station, and that the lines are inter-
laced like net-work nearly the whole way from Mr. German's
occupation bridge to the station ; arid though lights and in-
dicators are used, yet there is here, as at all other railway
stations, much difficulty in pieventing-accidents. It appears
that one of Mr.- Hargreaves' trains (having been two hours
and twenty minutes coming from Parkside) was crossing the
lines near the engine shop when the seven o'clock train
ar-
rived. The engine of the latter ran into the rear waggon of
the
other
train; but the concussion was naviolent, or the
cuolensequences would have been serious. We understand all
men h Febeen fined, being all in fault ; and we trust that
the investigation the case has undergone may operate as a
protection to the travelling publit!in'uture. In fact, every
possible care and caution is requisite at this particular spot.
—Preston Chronicle. . .

SOUTH LANCASHIRE ASSIZES

The following is a copy of the Prothonotary's Circular to
the Profession :--

Prothonotary's Office, Preston,, Feb. 20, 1840.

The next assizes will commence at Lancaster, on Thurs-
day 'the 19th of March ; and at Liverpool, on Tuesday the
24th March._

- -
The records in causes to be tried at Lancaster, and at issue
on or before Wednesday the 4th of March, should be ordered
owthat day and in those to be tried at Liverpool, and at
issue on or before Monday the 9th March, should be ordered
on that day. _

The last days for Making up issues in time for trial at the
next assizes, will be—in causes to be tried at Lancaster,
Tuesday the 10th of March; in causes to be tried at Liver-
pool, Saturday the 14th of March,—on which days the re-
cords must be ordered.
, Eight exclusive days' notice of trial in all personal actions
must be given 'for the' next assizes in causes at issue in time
for trial at the last assizes.

.„. .
The jury process for the trial of causes at Lancaster, will
be issued at Preston, on Thursday morning the 19th March ;
and for the trial of causes at Liverpool, on Thursday morn-
ing the 24th March.
Rule day before the assizes, Thursday the 27th February
instant.

Rule day after the assizes, Thursday the 23rd April next.
Declarations against defendants in gaol on writs of capias
must be filed on or before Saturday the 21st of March next.

In pursuance of the general rule of court of September
assizes, 1824, the causes intended to be tried at Liverpool
will be entered in the following order :-
Ist List.—Salford Hundred. 2nd List.—West Derby
Hundred.

The Judges have ordered that at the next Liverpool assizes
all causes subsequent to 100 on the gross entry shall be tried
before Mr. Justice Coleridge, in the Crown Court, so soon
as he shall have finished the criminal business (unless pre-
viously disposed of) ; and that if the parties be not ready
when their causes are called on, they will be struck out.
The business of the public offices will be transacted at
Preston during the assizes.