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 soya. each,
with 50 added. One mile and a quarter. 5 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 sous each, h ft, for the produce of mares
covered in 1834. One mile and a quarter.
Mr Honldsworth'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 4lb 1
Mr A. Phillip's ch f The Maid of Mouton, 7st 10lb 2
Mr Lacey's b c Capulet. 7st 61b
Colonel Cradock's br c Box-keeper, 7st 61b ► 0
Mr J. 0. Fairhe's gr c Pyramid, by Falcon, 6st7lb 0
Hvr Maj6stv's Plate of 1.00 guineas. Three miles and a

distance.
Lord Eglington's b g The Potentate,6 yrs 1
Mr Duucall's b c Drone, 3 yrs 2
Mr Heap's ch in Miss Rachel, 5 yrs
Ten drawn. _

THURSDAY, JUNE 7.—A Sweepstakes of 20 sovs each, with 40
sovs. added. Three qtia rters 'of a mile. 16 subs.
Marquis of Westminster's cby Langar, out of his Laura 1
The St. Leger Stakes, of 25 sovs. each, with 60 added, for three
veal old colts. The second horse to receive back his stake.
One mile and three quarters.
Mr E. Buckley names t, 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 ch c Chit Chat, 4 yrs 1

We Perceive by an advertisement in another column that the
Rev. H. I'. Buddicom will preach on Sunday morning next at
St. John the Baptist's, Toxteth Park. on behalf of the National
School in con❑exn.n 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.

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CONFIEm A TioN.—On Tuesday morning the Lord Bishop of
the diocese adMirristered the' ordinance of confirmation at St.
Martin's Church, and iu the afternoon his lordship attended 13t.
Jude's Church. and there performed the same ceremony. On
Wednesday, his lordship attended St. Michael's Church at len
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 PE IZE FIGHT AT WINDSOR.—This disgraceful
exhibition, whirls was stopped by the interference of the police
last week, and in putting sin end to which, several of the
officers were injured, has terminated in the death of Inspector
Ross, under whose
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 cases of emergency has shown the most
undaunted bravery. He expired at the Infirmary on Wednes-
day. The coroner summoned a jury to hold an inquest on the
police -
body yesterday ; after it had been viewed, the inquest wasn
n_
ad-
journed to this day at 12 o'clock, to give time for the obtai fai.
of a large body of evidence. This is another death whichee
.ter!
resulted from the brutal practice of prize fighting. We a
stand that several parties have been taken iutocustodY who were
concerned in the fight.
of this town, %%slime the rent of the houses rarely exceeds DREADFUL
or £2,5 per annum, it is a common custom for rheten
wt..
~Lii"
polish with black lead the small circular slabs of ironee nic
cover the apertures byd eroos to
therel,y rendering them extremely slippery and a *
in ber arms,
the foot passenger. A young woman, with a child
which coals are conveyed-into th
uence of
a few days since met with a broken limb in consect_e
w,re
placing her foot on one of these " accident traps." W
on the pro-
passing at the time, and could not help pondering
we
at first
halite reason of this iron-slab polishing mania.
,w,iiings
thought that• the " traps" could be placed opposite the d
to in-
us
of medical men only, but the number of them forbade
__„.o
• •at last we believe we hit it—all persons ru
dulge this otomen , .
hod of putting
are in arrears with their doctors adopt this met ellars,
uf their
bn,iness in their way, as a means of paying the interests
e tbis
accounts, perhaps; and those who are anxious to esecrna
Paids to
imputation had better, therefore, order .their hous .
0.
their
waste no more black lead on the pavement froutin,,

dotoieiles.
A TrEM PTV. 1) ICIDE.—VENDING POISON.-01.1 Mondalle r
Yi
Ca
night, one of the ?surgeons of the South Dispensary was
to visit a roan who, in a fit of passion, consequent on some Ma-
trimonial differences, had swailt,wed a large dose of laudanum.
The,man was in a state of stupor on the arrival of the surgeon,
plotter measures having lies, and remedies apPlied:
but
to, was, fortunately, restored. confessed to the medical
gentleman, that he had purchased six-pennyworth of laudanum
at the shop of a neighbouring druggist. It is true, be obtained
the poison under a false pretence, Ind it is evident that druggi'rls
ae
ought to use the utmost caution it, vending such potions as
destiuctive to life. In this case, the man had nearly effected
his purpose. Suicide is frequently the result of a transient stale
of excitement, un,ch a little reflection would effectually. .dissi-
pate. If the difficulty of procuring poison were increased, time
would be allowed foi this reflection to come, and, prot:ably,./nanY
cases of suicide would be prevented.