The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1841-03-02 00:00:00

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Charles Holland, Mr. Alderman Sheil, and other mem-

)ers of the Liverpool Tradesmen's Reform Association,

ge to any cause. Dealing in extremes
and absurdities by wholesale, they would deter all
moderate men from embarking in a cause which seemed

would do dama

to involve such mischievous, nay, iniquitous opera-
tions. They are the real enemies of the consumer, of
the trader, and of the country, who sport such per-
nicious trash ; and any man really desirous of seeing
reductions safely effected in the duties of coffee, sugar,
and other articles, must most devoutly wish to be saved
from such dangerous friendship as theirs.

We have before us the Journal's report of speeches
delivered by the above-named gentlemen, at the annual
meeting of the Tradesmen's Reform Association, held
on last Friday evening, and we take this opportunity
to intimate that we think they might find some better
occupation than disseminating such wild, revolutionary,
ill-considered, and pernicious doctrines among the
Such pestilent stuff might be tolerated, or, at
shoeless and shirtless—for it is

peopl
least, pardoned, in the

just the creed of the needy, or the have-nothings
against all the more comfortable orders of society; but

for your " gentlemen in g

ood circumstances" to take

up these anarchial monstrosities, and dole them out as
wholesome food among the humbler classes of society,

is a species of " free trade

worthy of nothing but the

severest restrictions and abomination

LOCAL NEWS,

CASE FOR THE SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF
CRUELTY TO ANIMALS.—On Saturday last, a match to
gallop twenty miles, came off in Cheshire. After having
performed seventeen miles, the party who rode the horse,
finding he could not perform the remaining three miles within
the given time, pulled up.

THE LATE MR. WAINWRIGHT.—We are glad to hear
that the friends of the late Dr. Wainwright have commenced
a subscription for the purpose of erecting a tablet to his me-
mory in St. George's Church, Everton.

MR. WEBBE'S CONCERT.—The proceeds of the testimo-
nial concert to Mr. Webbe amounted to £73 3s. 11d. Mr.
Henry Dodd deserves great credit for his excellent manage-
ment of this affair,

SOUTHERN AND TOXTETII HOSPITAL.—The foundation-
stone of this institution will be laid, by the Mayor of Liver-
pool, this day, at twelve o'clock precisely, on the ground
between Greenland-street and Parlirment-street.

CHESTER CHEESE FAIR.—At our fair on Wednesday,
not more than about 120 tons were piled for sale, being only
half the usual quantity. From this cause, arising from the
very considerable deficiency in last year's make, there was an
advance of fall four shillings per cwt. on common descrip-
tions of dairies. Fine qualities were about the same in price
as last fair. The general prices were 555. to Ms: for Welsh
635. to 735. for Cheshire ; and two or three dairies of really
fine flavoured Cheshire, of full size, brought 765. to 775.
These quotations are for the long cwt.

CHESTER HORN AND HooF FAIR—THURSDAY.—There
was a good supply of every thing. Fat cattle were worth 6d.
per lb. ; barrens from £8 to £l2 each ; and milchers were
in good demand at fair prices. There were a few ewes and
lambs, which were worth from £1 to £1 10s. The horse
fair was not so good as in former years : good horses were
in demand, and realized high prices.

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Some of the newspapers ere giving currency toe rumour
that Cresswell Creswell, Esq., Ate for Liverpool, intends
to oppose Sir Charles Grey, at the next election for the bo-
rough of Tynemouth. We believe there is no foundation
whatever for the report, as it is fully understood that Mr.
Cresswell will again offer himself for Liverpool, and there is
no doubt of his return.

REPRESENTATION OF CLITnEn.o.—A correspondent men-
tions that it was very currently reported at Clithero and the
vicinity, that Mr. Fort, the whig member for that borough,
has accepted or is about to accept the stewardship of the
chiltern hundreds, in order to vacate his seat for the borough.
Should that event occur, Mr. Cardwell will offer himself to
the notice of the electors on the conservative interest, and
Mr. Matthew Wilson, jun. of Eshton Hall, near Gargrave,
on the whig. interest. Mr. Cardwell has already been fa-
vourably,received, and there is little doubt of his being the
successful candidate.

ALTCAR COURSING MEETING.—This meeting, which
causes so much interest and attention in the sporting world,
comes off to-day. The results of it will be given in our next
paper, as well as the steeple chase p3-morrow
sports. We perceive that Mr. Towers, the
and the result
proprietor of the Angel Hotel, will be upon the
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ground to furnish sportsmen and visitors with the good things
of this life. Mr. 'Powers, as a caterer, to use a well-known
Phrase, stands A 1.

ArrnEIIF*NSION OF A DESERTER.—A short time ago a
e
geant of the Dragoon Guards, now lying in Dublin, ab-
scondedsr from his regiment, taking with him some money
with which he had been entrusted to pay some of his com-
panions. Intelligence having reached the regiment that the
runaway was in Liverpool, the sergeant-major was despatched
to capture him, and, on arriving at Liverpool, he gave in
formation to the police, who succeeded in taking the deserter
on Tuesday last, not, however, before he had taken and paid
for his own and his wife's passage to America. On Wed-
nesday the prisoner was brought before Mr. Rushton, and,
having nothing to say, was committed as a deserter. The
sergeant-major made an application to Mr. Rushton to cause
the passage-money to be refunded, but he was told by the
magistrate that he had no power to interfere. Application
was made, however, to the shipping agents, Messrs. Fitz-
hugh and Grimshaw, who readily consented to give up the
money, finding that it was doubtless part of what was stolen.

TUE " BAnoo."—The Baboo, upset in the Canning
Graving Dock, on Monday, has since been floated out, hav-
ing received no injury.

ROCK HARMONICON, MUSIC HALL.—This delightfully-
toned instrument is heard with great effect in the Music-
ball, by those who have listened to its " silver sound ;" and
we are glad to see that the proprietor has been induced to
permit another performance at the Music-hall, on Thursday
next.

THE LATE FATAL COLLISION.-Our circumstantial ac-
count of this melancholy occurrence has afforded much in-
formation for the columns of our contemporaries ; and though
we are not surprised at this, and make no objection to their
making free use of our intelligence, and without acknow-
ledgement if they prefer it, we think we have a right to com-
plain of the correspondents of the metropolitan ;tress sending
to their employers the lengthened details we were at the
trouble of collecting, and palming them off as their own pro-
ductions. A more candid and straightforward course would
not only be more decent, but, we hope, more profitable.

LORD STANLEY'S BlLL.—After all the ingenious strata-
gems resorted to by the enemies of freedom of election, the
Liverpool petition against the registration bill of Lord
Stanley only received 22,000 signatures. After the nume-
rous fictitious names attached to this document, it may be
pronounced a perfect failure. This must be the opinion of
our radical contemporaries, for we have not seen the subject
alluded to by any of them, and our information is gathered
from the first, and in all probability the last number of an in-
significant publication called the Agitator, which was issued
from the press on Saturday last.
IRELAND V. ENGLAND.—O'ConneII talks of the danger
that would ensue to England if Ireland were to call in the
aid of France against her—an insinuation which seems to
imply that she is in no danger while merely assailed by Ire-
land single-handed. This is really a deep finesse, a capital
stroke of the old fox Daniel. Poor Mr. Bull is exactly in
the condition of a man who is ruled by his wife, but whom
the lady deems it prudent to keep in ignorance on the sub-
ject. Ireland call in the aid of France, indeed! For what ?
She can beat England without her assistance, and that
soundly—wherefore, then, call in any help ? Alas ! John
Bull has become a poor hen-pecked creature, lost to all sense
of independence, and angry only with any body that tells
him of his true condition. But Ireland rules him—that's
the fact.

WATERLOO COURSING MEETING.—A very fine painting
by Mr. Ansdell is now exhibiting at the Lyceum-room, Bold-
street, representing the meeting at Altcar. It contains up-
wards of seventy pictures, includino. the Earl of Sefton, the
Countess of Sefton, Lord Talbot, Lord Stradbroke, the E
of Eglintoun, James Aspinall, Esq., James Ball, E
Swan of Chorlton, Wm. Blundell, Esq., Miss
Reddish, Mr. Lloyd,, Mr. Lynn, Mr. Alexander Graham,
Mr. James Bourne, Benjamin Jones, Esq.; Daniel Neilson.
Esq., James Rigby, Esq., and Sir Hesketh Fleetwood.—Of
the dogs there are portraits of Earwig, Empress, Rocket,
Exciseman, Gilbertileld, Sirius, Toss, Queen, Tabinet, Sul-
tan, Brender; Busy, &c., &c.
INQUEST.--Yesterday, an inquest was held before Mr.
Curry, on view of the body of Mary Sheridan, a female, who
resided in a cellar in Charter-street, and who died in child-
bed. The case excited much interest in the court, but :s it
involves a suspicion of mismanagement or incompetency, on
the part of a professional gentleman, and stands adjourned
until to-morrow, for the purpose of obtaining an examination
of the body of the infant, which was extracted by instru-
ments, and which was to be exhumed,' we refrain from en-
tering into details, until the evidence is fully heard, and the
jury have returned their verdict

SHIPMASTERS' ASSOCIATION—We understand that the
committee of this excellent institution—which we beg again
to recommend to public support—have opened books for the
registration of such seamen as they can recommend to owners
for good conduct and capability. A master mariner has been
appointed to examine the applicants for registration, who
will sign certificates those men whose claims he has investi-
gated. This addition to the objects of the Shipmasters' As
sociation will be found highly valuable in the selection of good
crews, and on that account we beg to call attention to it.

We learn from the Manx Liberal that a company is about
to be immediately formed, having for its object a means of
speedier transit to the shores of England, though we never
heard the slightest complaint about the present swift and
seaworthy boats. It is stated that the projected vessel is to
he built of iron, upon the model of the Ballinasloe pilot-
boats, to be propelled by the newly-invented Disk engine
and the Archimedes screw, and is to be 150 tons burthen.
It is intended that the vessel shall leave Douglas each morn-
ing at six o'clock, and Liverpool at four, making the passage
each way in four hours.

NEW CHURCHES IN MANCHESTER.—It must he a source
of peculiar gratification to the subscribers to the fund for
erecting ten new churches in Manchester and Salford to find
that already the donations amount to nearly £20,000. After
the unexpected and uncalled for opposition which this society
has met with, the sum speaks volumes for the liberality of our
Manchester friends. We are glad to see that they are not
deterred from prosecuting their praiseworthy objects, but
that the censures of those (who are only on the alert when
they can prevent the good intentions of others) have only
stimulated the church-loving public to renewed exertion.

SUDDEN DEATH.—An inquest was held yesterday, before
P. F. Curry, Esq., on view of the body of William Sixsmith,

a man of 60 yeari of age

The deceased lived in Critchley

court, Head-street. On Friday night last, when he went
home, he complained of being ill. He was quite sober. Soon

after he went to bed his wife-heard him snare very loud, and

on asking him what was the matter received no reply. She
procured a light, and finding his eyes closed, and his coun-
tenance changing, she called in a neighbour, and afterwards
a surgeon. He did not, however, recover, and died about
six o'clock on the following morning. On a post-mortem

examination it was found that there was a considerable effu-
sion of blood on the surface of the brain, and a large clot in

each of the ventricles, and also at the base of the brain, which
in the opinion of the surgeon had produced death from na-
tural causes. The jury returned a verdict accordingly.
THE LATE CHAPLAIN OF THE BOROUGH GAOL.-Our
readers, and more particularly those who can sympathize
with the persecuted, will not, perhaps, be surprised to learn
that the Rev. Dr. Buck has been for the last three weeks on

ii bed of sickness

Overcome by mental anxiety, his nervous