The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1840-09-01 00:00:00

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Q ENTERAL PIANO-FORTES.
SECOND-HAND SQUAR PIANO
1.3 FORTES, calculated for Learners, fro Ato 12 Gui
neas ; also, several NEW CABINET d .COTTAGI
PIANO-FORTES, 6 and 6 Octaves, e SOLD, GREA" BARGAINS, at SHADE'S CHEAP I TRUMENT ANL
MUSIC WAREHOUSE, 4, BERRY-STREET.
Old PIANO-FORTES taken in Exchaple.

MO be SOLD, bypirE TREATY, the EXPIRED
TERM of TWELVE YEARS in • e LEASE of it desirable COUNTRY RESIDENC and -'
Acres of LAND, near the Village of eat Crosby, from Liverpo4l. The Dwelling-house is well suited t
genteel family, and an excellent Garden is attached to it.
For further particulars apply to Mr. HODGSON,xolicit
Clarendon Rooms, Liverpool.

about I

TO CLERGYMEN.
11.
A SHORT-HAND WRITER, in Tow , has for disposa
a few select MANUSCRIPT SE ONS, by, some o
the most eminent Ministers in the ablishment- Term:
very moderate.
Address, Mr. H. FINDO
London

37, Alfred-street, Aingt

SALE OF OLD CLOTHING
BOROUGH OF LIVERPOOL.
THE WATCH COMMITTEE HER Y GIVE r
TICE, that they will be ready, on ' TURDAY, the
clay of September next, to treat with rties willing to l-
chase a quantity of OLD CLOTH 1 , lately- worn by
Police in the Borough and Dock service,—to be disposer,
by Tender, in Lots.
• The Purchasers will have to take the Clothing with
faults, pay Cash down before the delivery of
and remove the same within one week from the c
ceptance of the Tenders.

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1 The Clothing may be inspected any day between the
of Nine and Twelve o'Clock in the Forenoon, at the Police
Station, east side of the George's Dock Passage, where
printed forms of Tenders may he had, and no Tender ercepE
the Printed Form furnished by the Committee will be at-
tended to.
The Tenders are to be sealed and left with the Secretary,
on or before FRIDAY, the 4th day of September next, ad-
dressed to " The Chairman of the Watch Committee, and
marked, " Tender for Old Clothing."
• By order,
•
CAPES Watch-office, No. 1, Fentrick-street,ASHLIN, Secretary.
22d AugnNt 1840. •

THE ORIENTAL STEAM-SHIP.—The directors of the Pe-
ninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation: Company gave
splendid entertainment on board their new majestic steam-
. ship the Oriental, one of the most superb specimens of nava ,
architecture which we have ever witnessed. The directors of
the South Western Railwayoffered to convey the company
invited to this Marine housewarming, and for this purpose a
special train left the station at Nine Elms, Vauxhall, at five
minutes past nine, and arrived at Southampton at twenty-five
minutes to twelve, performing the distance of 764 miles it
the incredibly short period of two hours and a half. On ar-
riving at Southampton, the party, consisting of 150 persons
were emptied into the French steamer the Havre, which lef
the Southampton pier and steamed away to the Orientr
which was riding at anchor at about 200 yards from the p'
head. The majestic vessel got under way shortly afte-
o'clock, and shot away through the billows at a fork
running past Alum Bay, Hurst Castle, the
Christchurch Bay, and then, from some difficulty in puttin
the helm a-port, the stupendous vessel made a detour, an,
then bore away for Cowes, up to Spithead, and, passing k
the spot near which the Royal George was sunk, finally mad'
her re-appearance at Southampton at a quarter to seven
amidst the acclamations of the assembled throng. At 4 o'clock
an excellent collation was served in the principal saloon.
The chair was taken by Mr. Ewart, a director of the com-
pany, and brother of the member for Wigan. The feast
went on with great spirit, and the whole company appeared
highly gratified. The usual toasts of the Queen, Prince Al-
bert, Queen Dowager, and the rest of the Royal Family
were proposed and loyally responded to. The Chair-
then gave the health of the several illustrious forek--

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uau nonourea tne company with their presence. Amongst
them we noticed the Baron de Moncorvo, the Portuguese
minister, and two natives of the East Indies, in the gorgeouS
►ttire of their country ; they were accompanied by Captain.
Grindlay, and the splendour of their costume excited univer-
sal admiration. In drinking to the prosperity of the army
and navy, the Chairman reverted to the important acquisi-
tion which the flotilla of steamers now building would lie.ta
the government in case of war, and added that the com-
pany had signed a contract with the government that those
vessels were to be placed at the disposal of the country when-
ever they should be wanted. The company separated shortly
after seven o'clock, and arrived in town within two hours
and 25 minutes after leaving Southampton. The distance
would have been acconylished within two hours and a quar-
ter, but some delay took place at Woking, as the engineer
was fearful of overtaking the train which left Southampton,
at six.

PROJECTED GRAND STEEPLE-CHASE. ^The grandesi
steeple-chase ever yet proposed was set on foot at the 'at(
great Horncastle horse-fair. The Lincolnshire men, who lasi
season gave extraordinary evidence of their taste for steeple•
chasing, being necessarily brought in contact with the twc
great promoters of steeple-chasing in the vicinity of London,
Mr. Joseph Anderson and Mr. John Elmore, led to a dis-
cussion of the merits of the different horses that had appearct]
in nnhli.• :

cw, a ...mu was immentately opener
test the opinion of each party, of 100 sous each,
horse in the world, (bar the renowned Lottery), ~„ k.u.A3
over four miles of a fair hunting country, within twent3
miles of Market Harborough, to be subject to the usua
SteeDle4thaite 1,11.1111i;f1no • f 6,.AL-. _ _1 ,

25 ft, for any

Lae grouna to ue cliosen by J osel
Towline, Esq., who, being present, kindly consented to ui
dertake the matter, and who will be admitted by every or
to be the most efficient person in all respects that could
desired, uniting, as he does, the knowledge of ponntr.

le powers of a horse ; and it is most essential, that
in a great stake, as this is certain to be, and for which the
best horses in the world will be sent, that the management of
it should be in the hands of those who are universally ac-
knowledged to be competent. A sum of money will be
added, contributed by those who would promote such sport ;
and that there are such was immediately seen on the mere
mention of it in one company in Horncastle, for the sum of
forty-five pounds was immediately collected ; and if this spirit
be followed by others a large sum will speedily be got to-
gether, and considerably augmented by a: sum raised and
given by the town of Market Harborough, or some place
adjacent, which circumstances may prove to be eligible for
head quarters, (the highest figure will no doubt secure pre-
ference.) The stake is to close, the horses to be named, and
25 sous paid on the 2d of November next, to Mr. Joseph
Anderson, 108, Piccadilly, and no nomination will stand good
unless accompanied by 25 sovs ; the race to take place on the
26th of the same month.

EXTRAORDINARY FlSH.—There is now in the well at
Mr. George Dormer's, at Stone Mills, in the parish of
l3ridport, about eight miles from Exeter, where it has been
upwards of nine years, a fish of the salmon kind, which
weighs about three pounds. This extraordinary fish will eat
about half-a-pound of beef-steaks at a time, and in less time
than a man could do it ; he will likewise raise his head above
water, and take them off a plate from the hand of any per-
son, or will take a bait from the naked hand, or bite the fin-
ger of any person if presented to him at the edge of the
water. A short time since, a little girl tempting him
with a bait, he jumped at it, but, instead of catching the
bait, he caught her by the hand and made it bleed profuse-
ly, and, by the iumn. thrptv

sAlaciv muses completely out of
water on dry ground. At unother time a young duck
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into the well to solace himself in the water, not thinking
an enemy lurking beneath, but he had not long enjoyed him
self before Mr. Fish, undoubtedly thinking him a delicious
bait, seized him by the legs and drew him under the water,
where a hard struggle ensued, but the duck at last disentangled
himself, and with great difficulty, regained the land, a cripple
by the combat. At another time a full-grown drake ap-
proached the well and put in his head to drink, the fish
immediately seized him by the bill and held him sometime,
to the terror and dismay of himself and all the feathered tribe
around him, none of which have ever dared since to trespass
on Mr. Fish's territory, so that he now enjoys his small
domain uninterrupted by such passengers.
BARBAROUS MURDER OF AN AGED COUPLE AT PEOVER,
CHESHIRE.—On Monday week two murders were commit-
ted at this place. Peover is a delightfully seclUded spot, dis-
tant about two miles from Knutsford, and the scene of the
murder is the green lane which skirts the noble park and hall
of Sir Harry Mainwaring Bart., and forms the bye-road from
Knutsford to Macclesfield. The victims are Mr. and Mrs.
Cook, a retired farmer and his wife, one in the 70th, and the
other 71 years of age. He married late in life, and the house
in which he dwelt consisted of four bedchambers up stairs
and three rooms and a scullery underneath. His house
consisted of himself and wife, and a servant girl, of abou
fifteen years of age. On Tuesday morning the alarm of mur
der was given by the servant girl, and on the neighbours en
tering the cottage in the house-part, or kitchen, they fount
both Mr. and Mrs. Cook lying murdered on the floor. Mr,
Cook was partly dressed, having his trousers and waistcoat
thrown lightly on. Mrs. Cook had nothing on except her
usual night attire. They had evidently been both in bed.
The body of Mrs. Cook was nearest to the door. She was
lying nearly on her face, and her husband ouite
body was in one corner of the room 9P"' was a stream of
blood on the floQr from Mrs. Cook's body. Her
skull um. .3—Gamily fractured, the brain protruding, and, in
addition, two heavy wounds were inflicted on her shoulder
and under one of her ears. Mr. Cook's skull was also frac-
tured, and other wounds on his head bespoke the barbarous
attack that had been made upon him. On the table was
placed a heavy axe, besmeared with blood, and bearing such
other marks on the heavy, or hammer end, as to leave no
doubt as to its being the instrument with. which. the murders
had been perpetrated. It was immediately identified as Mr.
Cook's property, and was usually deposited, along with a saw
and other tools, in the shippon adjoining the house. In the
course of the morning the bodies were examined by Mr.
Dean, surgeon, of Knutsford, and he did not hesitate to as-
sign the cause of death to the blows inflicted, or to say that
the death of both parties must have been almost instantane-
ous. The bodies were not moved until after they had been
examined by the coroner's jury, which met at the inquest
held in the afternoon of Tuesday, at the Mainwaring Arms,
before C. Hollins, Esq., coroner of that district. The jury,
after a full inquiry, returned a verdict of " wilful murder"
against some person to them unknown.
infRIBBLE NAVIGATION.—Our readers will be glad to be
ormed that the late storm has done so little damage to the
third and last length of the coffer dam, that the removal of
this last remaining portion of the rock will be commenced in
a week or two, and that nearly all the timber which was
washed away from this part of the works has been recovered
by the contractors. It is also gratifying to learn that the
long length of stone walling which is now being made on the
right bank of the river, from the late chain caul to the river
Savick, has not been in the least displaced or.
injured, and
that the new channel now forming along the line of it has
been considerably benefitted by the late flood, so much so
that it is confidently expected the course of the tidal stream,
with the aid of the powerful steam dredge, will very soon
flow entirely in that direction, and thereby enable the com-
pany very shortly to gain some hundreds of acres of fine pas-
ture land, especially on the southern side of the Ribble. Our
spirited and highly esteemed neighbour T. Clifton, Esq., of
Lytham Hall, is now in treaty with the directors to make
and lease to them, for a term of years,. a spacious wet dock,
at Lodge Pool, near Lytham, which will be of very great ad-
vantage to the merchant vessels trading to the Ribble, as it
will enable them to lie safely in port, in all sorts of weather,
when waiting for favourable winds, either to come up to
Preston or to put out to sea, We hope one of the next pro-
jects will be the erection of a light house, at the mouth of
the river, to guide the numerous strangers we hope, ere long,
to see at our quays.—Preston Chronicle.
PORTSMOUTII.—Very active efforts are slaking to procure
men for the navy, and if necessity should arise, the out-pen-
sioners of Greenwich Hospital will be called on, and surveyed
for service. The greatest activityis also manifest in the seve-
ral dock-yards. At Plymouth the Caledonian, 120, and Cal-
cutta, 84, are ordered for commission • and at Portsmonth
the Pembroke, 72, and Illustrious, 72. The Britannia, 1'4):
is being equipped with every possible dispatch to take out the
new commander-in-chief. to the Mediterranean (at present
not positively known) ; and several more large ships are in
active. progress for the The brig Pantaloon, 1:0,
Lieut. Tryon, has been dispatched to Belfast, to bring home
volunteers for the navy. The Belleisle, 72, Capt. Nicholas,
left Malta for England on the Ist August, to proceed to Ply-
mouth to have new capstans and other requisites, but will
return as soon as completed. The Inconstant, 36, Captain
Pring, is ordered to proceed forthwith to Gibraltar with some
companies of artillery and their materiel.--Brighton Gas%