The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1841-07-16 00:00:00

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CANVASSING ON THE MOORS.—"Feyther," said a far-
mer's strapping wench, on his return last week from Roch-
dale market to his sheep farm in the moors of Spotland,
" Feyther, there's bin a felley beer sin' yo' wen'n off this
mornin'." " Well, an' wot did. lie want ?" asked the
farmer. " Want !—he sed he wanted yo'r suff'rin's for a
member o' Parliament." " The dule he did ?—but yo' gan
him none I gewse?" " Nowe, mi mother sed we hadno'
one i'th' heawse, for yo'd'n ta'en 'em o'to Roby Bank, at
Ratchda'." " Well, an' wot sed he then ?" " Sed !—he
set up a gurd o' laighin' az iv he'd ha' brasted, till I leet th'
dogg lose, an' then he ran like owd Nick ; but he laaft bwoth
cwot laps be'ind him."—Manchester Chronicle.
DRUNK AND SOBER.—We saw a hog lying in the gutter
the other day ; and in the opposite one was a well-dressed
man (I) Tne first had a ring in his nose—the latter a ring
on his finger. The man was drunk—the hog was sober.

" A hog is known by the company he keeps," thought we—
and so is a man—and so off we went.—Scotch Paper.
TRIBUTE or RESPECT.—On Monday evening, a party of
gentlemen met at Watson's Hotel, for the purpose of pre-
senting Mr. William Robinson,of this town, with a silver
snuff-box, as a testimonial of their regard and esteem. The
box is a very massive one, and bears the following inscrip-
tion :—" Presented to Mr. William Robinson, Professor of
Music, as a tribute of respect by a few friends, on the com-
pletion of his first years's services as organist of the Parish
Church. Blackburn, July 1, 1841."—Blackburn Gazette.
MESSRS. MACAULAY AND GIBSON-CRAIG IN DANGER.
—The question is generally discussed whether these gentle-
men are the duly elected members for Edinburgh, or whether
Messrs. Thompson and Lowery, the chartists, are not legally
entitled to that honour. It is clear from the terms of the
Reform act that, in the event of the show of hands being
taken, and a poll demanded by the candidates in the minority,
the poll is imperatively enjoined—" it shall take place," as
the act says. In this case, however, one of the chartist can-
didates, and the proposer and seconder of the other expressed
their desire that no poll should take place : but it was then
too late. The Sheriff had only one duty to perform—to
comply with the terms of the act, which left him no alterna-
tive, but to proceed to the poll, in order to test the show of
hands. The mover and seconder of a candidate—even the
candidate himself—has no power to withdraw, after his name
is fairly in the hands of the electors. if these views be correct,
the Edinburgh election was determined by the show of hands,
and, therefore, Colonel Thompson and M r. Lowery are legally
our representatives. Whether they will take the necessary
steps to establish their right to this dignity remains to be
seen.—Scottish Standard.

DEATH OF ROBERT ALLAN, RENFREWSHIRE POET.—
This ingenious man, who was born and reared in the village
of Kilbarchan, left this country for America in the month of
April last, and only survived seven days after his arrival at
New York. He enjoyed good health, and was in high spirits
during the passage, till the vessel (Clutha) came to the banks
of Newfoundland, and the weather being cold and foggy, he
caught from the change a severe illness, which termi-
nated in fever. His interment was respectably conducted
by a number of his countrymen, with a few of the American
Peesotpelcf, who from the peculiarity of his mournful case, mani-
lowin,,azsh to display their regard for his remains by fol-
lowing
ago,
The sameconta it: the lie tomb, Hewas sixtv-six years of age.
volume of poetry which he published in Glasgow a few
theme of much many excellent songs, which became the
and a larger volunelsra4F
pieces, praise.leaving his It was a collection of his more gen-
tlee elaborate productions for another.
of printing eitheirel?
America
he constantly announced his in-
tentiontnactis country or America. His
emigration arose from an at! ment to an only son, who re-
in thelapacity of a portrait
solved on going to
painter, and a separation could not' be borne.—Scottish
Standard.