The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-04-17 00:00:00

MISCELLANEOUS.

WANTON AND DIABOLICAL CONDUCT.—It appears that re-
peated attempts have been made to cause frighttul accidents on
the Leeds and Selby railway, by laying fir rails across the tram-
road•dnring the night, by which the carriages travelling on the
line Might be thrown of their course. Happily the vigilance
of the'serVants of the company has prevented any mischief
rutin- accruing from these malicious attempts.--York Chroni:
cle.

MANCHESTER AND SHEFFIELD RAILWAY.-011 Thursday
last Mr Geo. Hadfield, attorney, and law clerk to the Manchester
and Sheffield liailwa) Company, applied to Mr. Foster, at the
New Bailey, on behalf of that company, for a magistate's certi-
ficate, that the whole of the sum of £700,000, iequired by their
act. of parliament, had been subscribed for. 'Phis having been
proved by Mr. Hadfield, Mr. Foster gave a certificate to that
effect.

REDUCTION OF TIME IN THE FACTORIES.-The difficulty
which exists in the market of reducing the enormous stocks on
hand of yarn and goods, has compelled several of our principal
manufacturers to reduce the hours of labour in their mills; and
this, we understand, is likely to become general throughout the
town, until a better trade relieves them from the pressure of the
present unexampled difficulty in disposing of their stocks.—
Stockport Advertiser.
PRESENCE OF M IND.—A lady, in the neighbourhood of Over
Dar wen, on' Tuesday week, finding it impossible to escape from
a cow, which was furiously making towards her, had the com-
posure and presence of mind to take off her shawl, and when the
animal arrived, threw it open in its face. She passed'on the left,
and had not only the pleasure of walking safe out of the field,
hut alio, afterwards, to stand upon the bank, and see the animal
lung puzzled to get rid of the new-invented " bluzz."—Blackl
burn Standard.

MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT.—On Monday evening, about eleven
as Mr. Thus. Yates, of Longworth Farm, in Atherton, was re-
turning from Bolton market, with his cart, the horse took fright
at something on the road, and the cart was run over bis body;
he was found Ivingon the road, near Chowbent, by a neighbour-
ing farmer, who immediately removed him home.--A surgeon
was called in, but to late to render any effectual assistance, as
he died in a few minutes.

DESTRUCTIVE FIRE.—We regret to learn that a large new
factory, belonging to Mr. Jacob Bright, of Rochdale, 57 }arils
lotig;2l yards broad, and five stories high, was entirely destroyed
by fire on Tuesday, with the whole of the Machinery, which was
new, and of the most valuable' description. The fire broke out
about eight o'clock in the morning and is' understood to have
arisen from friction in one of the scutching machines. The loss
is supposed to amount to about £30,000. Thetuildingand ma-
chinery wereinsured, but to what extent we have nut been able
to'learn. ' •

BUSTLE EXTRAORDINARY.—On Monday evening a fancy
dress ball took place at the Odd Fellows' Hall, Barnsley, which
was numerously attended, and many of the characters were well
sustained. One of our correspondents writes that as a female
was proceeding to the hall along Peas-hill, dressed,as an old
English housewife, she lost a tremendously large bustle, which
some jokers close by picked up, and on examining it was found
to contain the head of a sweeping brush, a quantity of deal shave-
ings, a pair of stockings stuffed with bran, and a bundle of Mar-
shall's fine tow, besides a variety of other articles !

Pt/ST-OFFICE REFORM.—We understand. that the committee
appointed in pursuance of the resolution passed at the late spe-
cial general meeting of the members of the Chamber of Com-
merce are at present actively engaged in investigating the pro-
bable effects of Mr. Rowland Hill's plan of post-office retoriii
upon the correspondence of this town and neighbourhood, and
that some very valuable information upon the subject has already
been obtained. It is desirable that those parties who can furnish
any facts, either fur or against Mr. Hill's plan, should do so
without delay.

THE GREAT DINNER OF THE OPERATIVE CONSERVATIVES•
—Next week will be one of great importance to the conserve
tives oftheliorough of Manchester. It was ascertained seve-
ral days ago that the New Corn Exchange would not be stall
ciently large to accommodate the vast number of people anxiem"
to be.pretrent at the dinner of the operative conservatives ott•
Wednesday, next, but there is not a larger rotten in the town
available for the purpose, and time wank!' not allow'af one
being built. No tickets are to be issued after 10-da, and we
understand that all the arragements are in a'state of forward-
ness.—Manchester Courier.

CONSERVATIVE FESTIVAL IN HONOUR, W.:,; GARNET
ESQ.— 1 hepriiarations for this festival, which a:.! on a sea
of superlative granduer and liberality, are now Learly coin
pieted A spacious hall, calculated to accommodate two
thousand persons at dinner, has been erected, and fitted up
With almost eastern 'magnificence, in a large gare-n, situate at
the bottoth of IrWell-place, in the Crescent. In this building
the b,inquet will tae' place on Tuesday,. on Thursday there
Will be alel party and ball ; and on the Thursday following a
dress ball, the proceeds of which will be given to the Salford and
Pendleton Disliensary. The chief guests at the dinner, in ad-
dition to William Garnett, Esq„ will be Lord Viscount Maid-
stone-, Sir Francis Burden, and 'Sir George Sinclair—all of
whom will he entertained at Lark, 11111. , The operative conser-
vative association will have a procession on Tuesday afternc;ou.
--Manchester Courier. "

CONSERVATISM IN ASFITON-UNDER-LYNE.—We are happy
to hear that the cause of conservatism. is prog.resti7ely advati.
cing in this borough, not • only as regards the number of its
supporters, but in ”opulaiity also. In the course of the last six
months upwards of' 200 gentlemen, tradesmen, and Operatives
have enrolled themselves, the -greater portion of whom ate
electors, as members of the association. The committee of
management have taken eligible and contnaoflious premises in
Delarter-street, (the most public one in the town,) for library,
committee, and' reading-rooms, which they intend opening on
Monday evening next. It is confidently anticipated that the
conservative gentlemen of the town - and neighbourhoctd will
take the earliest opportunity of affording the undertaking that
degree of permanent support of which the spirited enterprise is
so highly deserving.--Manchester Courier.