The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1840-08-28 00:00:00

FROM ANOTHER CORRESPONDENT

Mr. Thomas Clarke, of Welsh Pool, a gentleman of high
respectability, who has been in the habit for many years of
attending our fairs, was at the .Unicorn, in this town, the
night previous to the last Shrewsbury Fair. Mr. Clarke
has, we believe, without any exception, slept at his relation's
in Mardol during his occasional sojourn at the fairs, except
the last, when he observed to Mr. Ludlow that if they could
have a double-bedded room to themselves, he (Mr. Clarke)
would sleep at the Unicorn, whereby he should be earlier in
the fair the following morning (Wednesday)—a proposition
to which Mr. Ludlow cordially responded. The person who
is supposed to have committed the horrible act at Ludlow
was then in one corner of the room, but not joining in the
conversation. Mr. Clarke thought him a most suspicious
character, and, when the knowledge of the recent most hor-
rible attempt at murder and robbery was communicated to
him, said he had not the slightest doubt that, had he not
fortunately slept that night in the same room with his friend
Mr. Ludlow, that night would the murderous attempt have
been made. Mr. Clarke was at the time so rivetted to the
suspicious appearance of the stranger, that from recollectiou
he could pick him out from thousands of persons.

JOURNAL OFFICE, HALF-PAST TEN, P.M

A report prevailed in Shrewsbury, during this afternoon,
that Mr. Mackreth had died of his wounds. We have just
seen a gentleman who left Ludlow at eight o'clock, and are
happy to learn from him that Mr. Mackreth's medical at-
tendants have every hope of his recovery, and expect that the
wound in his throat will speedily unite.

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TILE ROMANTIC INNKEEPER.—At Fochabers, Murray,
the innkeeper, who retired from business this year, was
originally a foundling, and never had a guess of his own his-
tory; but all his life lie annually received a blank cover con-
taining £5O. Now there is a ready made novel for you at
once! According to all the rules of romance, he must some
day find himself out to be at-least a peer.' I wonder what titles
and estates will, unexpectedly, prove his ?—illiss Sinclair.
NEW RIDING HOUSE FOR HER MAJESTY.—Her Majesty
and Prince Albert have inspected the works now going on at
the new riding-house and stalls, for the erection of which
parliament voted £70,000. Her Majesty and the Prince ex-
pressed themselves much pleased with the various arrange-
ments, and with the progress which had been made in the
work. The architectural style of the building is in perfect
keeping with that of the Castle. It is situated on the south-
western side of, and about IGO yards from, the Castle. The
building is faced with Bath and Wyckhain Heath stone, and
its frontage 300 feet. The riding-house, the exterior of
which is nearly completed, only the roofing being unfinished,
which is just commenced, is 170 feet in length, 52 in width,
and nearly 40 feet in height. On the right and left of the
riding-house are extensive stables, surrounding large yards
in the centre, for the royal ponies and the saddle and car-
riage horses. Another wing, farther to the left, is to be ap-
propriated for carriages. Numerous dormitories, for the use
of the grooms and stable-keepers, will be built over the rid.
ing-house and coach-houses. At the entrance to the riding-
house, over the vestibule, a gallery is erected for the use of
her Majesty and the court, commanding a view of its inte-
rior, which is approached by a spiral staircase though the
right-hand square tower, of which there are two, one on either
side of the grand entrance. The riding-house will be corn-
pleted and fit for the use of her Majesty before Christmas
next. For convenience and appropriateness the whole eco-
nomy of the building is most admirable, and the arrangements
excellent.

AYTOUN. —SINGULAR OCCURRENCE. --ASSAULT BY
WISASELS.--Wednes'day morning last, as a boy of thirteen or
fourteen, in the employment of Mr. Martin, of Millbank Mill,
was riding into Aytoun, a short. way north of the village,
seven weasels issued out of a plantation on the roadside, and
setting themselves erect on their hinder ends, drew up in a
regular line, direct in the pony's pat
short, and, although adinonished by hiraftn. Theda pout'nahee stoppedrefused
to advance. The rider dismounted with the intention, of
forcing the pony on. Scarcely, however, had he reached the
ground than the opposing force rushed simultaneously to the
charge, the whole seven (leaving the pony unmolested)
springing up the boy's clothes, with the obvious intention of
reaching his throat, always the favourite object of a weasel's
attack. The young cavalier commenced vigorously to re-
pulse the assailants, brushing them off with his hands, and
attempting to give them the coup de grace withhis feet: By
the time the battle had thus raged for a few minutes, he had
succeeded in laying three of the enemy dead at his feet ; when
the other four, seeing their chance of victory desperate, beat
a retreat. The victor, however, followed up his success, and
killed another before they could reach the plantation. The
little fellow then returned to the scene of action, deposited
the slain in a bag, and carried them home to his mother as a
trophy of his victory.