The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1840-02-07 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

MANCHESTER, TUESDAY EVENING.
We stated on Friday, that the approaching great coursing
meeting at Chatsworth drew the attention of many of the
turf gentlemen ; in continuation we may observe, that the •
departures during the day have been unprecedently numerous,
embracing not only the regular members of the club, but also
a large number of the most influential speculators on turf
matters. It is expected to he the most brilliant Meeting that
has ever taken place on that princely domain.
The evening has furnished the sporting tables with the ac-
ceptances for the great betting race, the Chester Cup, in all
35 ; eleven only having paid the smaller forfeit. Two or
three horses-that have paid were little expected to do so, on
the other hand, a few remain candidates that were thought
" badly in." Larger sums than we ever remember, at the
corresponding period of the season, stand pending, and there
can be no doubt that the future business will be of an ener-
getic character. Lanercost, notwithstanding his weight, is
boldly hacked in one or two leading quarters, and is decidedly
second favourite, as 100 to 8 was reluctantly laid at noon,
when 9to 1 was offered against Cowboy. Nothing occurred -
to enable us to append a scale of prices, as the non-certainty
of the absolute declarations, coupled with alir.)-desire to " be
off" into Derbyshire, made the countenance of business any-
thing but bright; 20 to 1 was offered against St. Bennett,
takers at 25 ; 100 to 6 was offered against King Cole, and 100
to 3 accepted on Apothecary, afterwards offered' freely ; 20 to
1 was offered against any of Colonel Peel's lot separately,
but "the body" were backed at 9 to 1 in scores, and after-
wards at a point less in the same hands, and to the same
sum, 7to 1 became the current proposals. We believe large
sums were laid last night by one gentleman against the gal-
lant colonel's colours at 10 and 9 to 1 • 25 to 1 was offered
against the feather weight, booked on gaturday at 500 to 20.
Tut DERBY.--Fifteen to 1 was repeatedly offered on the
field this morning, bar Mr. Houldsworth's horse, who is
premier decidedly at 50 to 40 against each of any three others.
Launcelot was backed at 25 to 20 once against him ; 18 was
laid against Bokhara to a small sum ; 500 to 10 offered against
Monops or Cherneau ; 400 to 10 v: Alsiroon.—Afanchester
Guardian.

The nomination of M Guizot to the Lond:-.,u,r;,-t,asy
been officially announced.
The marriage of the Bishop of Carlisle with the Hon Miss
Hope Johnstone, one of the Maids of Honour to her Majesty
the Queen Dowager, was solemnised on Monday morning
at Marlborough House, by the Rev. J. R. Wood, Chaplain
to her Majesty. After the ceremony the bishop and his lady
left Marlborough House, in a carriage and four, for the seat
of the Earl Amherst, Montreal, near Seven Oaks.
John Ashton, Phineas Smithies, Francis Rushworth, Wm.
Brooke, John Walker, Emanuel Hutton, John Riding, and
Joseph Naylor, connected with the outbreak at Bradford,
the parties against whom the evidence was conclusive, have
bean sent off to York Castle, in an omnibtis, escorted by a
troop of hussars. They were committed on a charge of high
treason.

ABSENCE OF MIND THROUGH LOVE. - One evening
last week a .young farmer of .A.mberley went to Parham
House to see his diem arnie, and in returning, the night
being excessively dark, he unfortunately got out of his road
into the pond, almost out of his depth before he knew where
he was ; but speedily recollecting himself, he got out and
made his way to a neighbouring house, where every attention
was paid to him. He.was sufficiently recovered in the morn-
ing to be able to walk home.

REPRESENTATION -OF RENFREWSHIRE.--The report of
Mr. Houstonbeing about to retire from parliament is untrue.
" The wish was father, Harry, to the thought," Mr.
Houston is in London attending his duties. , He never enter-
tained the idea of giving up his seat: -Ile will keep it until
a dissolution of parliament ; and when an election shall take
Pet
hey will Again contest the county, and successfully too,
let his opponent be whom he may.-0--..laspoto Courier.

All the ports and harbours on the Kentish Coast have been
thronged at various periods during the late tempestuous
weather with every description of craft. Some have sought
shelter from distress, others have run in to repair damages
or to procure cables, anchors, B,:c. Seldom has a season of
such havoc amongst shipping been knoWn—Kentigh Gazette.
The following, we hear, are .to be her Majesty's tiaiu-
bearers at the approaching .roYal nuptials :—Lady Caroline
Gordon Lennox, Lady Adelaide Paget, Lady Eleanora Paget,
Lady Fanny Cowper, Lady •Wilbehnina Stanhope Lady
Elizabeth Howard, Lady Mary Howard, Lady E..L'eveson
Gower, Lady Mary Griniston, Lady Jane- POnverie, and
Lady Sarah Villiers.-3forning Post. . .
MR. GROTE, M.P.—We.are informed from undoubtedly
good authority, that Mr, Grote, M.P. for the citri, does not
intend to remain to be kicked out as its representative at the.
next general election ; but that .he means to retire within a
very short period, by accepting the Chiltern Hundreds. We
trust that the conservatives will be, therefore, ready
,for the
battle, come when it may.— West Kent Guardian.
ELECTION PETlTlONS.—Agreenbly-to the protisions' of the
act passed last session for conducting the trial Of controcierted
election petitions, the speaker has balloted for the chairman
on the first five, election petitions which will be bronctlit
under consideration. The members selected to act .a - chair-
men, we understand, arc Mr. -Robert Palmer, Mr. Aglionbv,
Mr. Greene, -Mr. Strutt, and Mr. Estenurt.

FLOOD' AT BRA DI, ORD . —During the continued storm -with
which this town has for the last fortnight been visited, the
becks running through the town have been at a great height,
and in some places have overflowed • the flood, however, has
been very trifling, and no serious damage has arisen. Last
Friday evening a little boy, named .Tames, fell into the beck
near Fawcett's old mill, and was borne down the current,
which was very strong. and curried under the arches. He
was discovered next day quite dead.--Leedo Idtelligencer.
A statement has just been issued by the manufacturers of
earthenware on the Tyne, the Wear, and the 'lees, showing
the great falling off which has lately taken place in this im-
portant trade, in consequence of tIW small duty of 10s. per
cent., payable on the exportation of clay to Holland, Bel-
gium, Germany, France, &c., and the high duty levied on
the importation of manufactured goods into those countries.
The result is only such as might reasonably have been antici-
pated. Earthenware manufactories abroad are enabled by
us to rise to prosperity and importance, while our own esta-
blishments are suffering a serious diminution in their trade.
The subject is one which well deserves the serious considera-
tion of the President of the Board of Trade. Either the
duty on the exportation of clay should be increased, or the
foreign dutron manufactured goods should be lesseried.77
Tyne Mercury.

HORRIBLE TRAGEDY AT DIINARRTON.—On Thursday
night, a dreadful tragedy took place at the Rectory, in this
village, in the absence of the Rev. C. Bampfylde, who is at
present staying in Bath. A man named Silcox, a shoemaker,
of the place, entered the Rectory-house, and having seized a
chopper or other heavy iron instrument, struck the man-ser-
vant, and afterwards the female-servant, who is the wife of
the former ; both were so dangerously cut that their lives are
despaired of. Silcox afterwards hid himself, but being sure
of detection soon cut his throat, and as it was yet bleeding,
threw himself into the canal and was drowned.—Felix Far-
ley's Bristol Journal.
AasExcic OF MIND.—On Saturday last, a considerable
degree of interest was felt in Norwich, in consequence of a
robbery being supposed to have been committed at Messrs.
fitting, a surgeon, front Long Strat-
ton, necayl'isedbanthke.re:lNTarn.,i,
as
lie
stated,
laid
aid his pocket-book,
when he went to take up-his book, that and
containing .1:1fil
all his money
was gone! Coniid?rahle excitement prevailed.
Who could have taken the lost treasure? A poor man, por-
ter to Mr. Thompson, ironmonger, came in
at the-sauce time
to change a fiye-pound note, and stood b Mr. tttn IJ • a.s side,
and on whom should suspicionfall
but on him? The poor
fellow was subjected to• considerable suspicion, if not posr-
tively given into custody. lland-bills were published an-
nouncing the robbers, and inf ormation was sent to have the
notes stopped at the different banks. The case was also
brought ,before the mayor, and measures were taken by the
officers for the detection of the offenders:-But, lo and- be-
hold
! the following
post brought word from Long Stratton,
that the gentleman
went from home. forgetting to take iris
great coat with him,
in the pocket of which he had carefully
deposi
ted the money !—Canzb
ge Chronicle.
CUT Sr
oRT.—A-visitor at one of our small towns on the.
north coast of this coutity,.desirous of having his hair out,
applied to the tonsorial operator for thrt purpose. As itnot
unusually happens, so it hefel, the man of the pewter plate
and perriwigs, being 'remarkably loquacious, prone, his the
sailors term it, to "spinning a long yarn," having got into
'the middle of a prosy story, the enstomer requested. him to
" cut it short;" a promise so to do, no sooner made tha.n,,it.7
was forgotten,—the unconscionable perpetrator continuing"
his recital without mercy. His talc being remorselesAY
persisted in, without regard to the oft-repeated imploration
that he would " cut it short," the customer patlietiCailk
urged his release, and hinted how regardless the sationnceosSl
hero had been of the injunctions before given. The latter.
-meekly observed, that it .was impossible for hint to„citrit,
shorter, and begged the gentleman to get up and look lit t.iie
glass, to see if he had not succeeded. A moment's
satisfied the luckless man that his head was left as bristly qua„,
" a stubble land at harvest home," and that Ins hair bid,;.;i
indeed been ingloriously " cut short," instead of the bar
oppressively long story. —Bristol Journal.
IMPROVEMENT IN THE NAVIGATION or ULvEns:ro‘
The navigation to Ulverston, throw/It the canalshasfor 'same
time been greatly impeded, in consequence of the. Channel s.
frequently changing its course, and running Eo.fat froniTte-": •
entrance of the canal, by which means sandbauks.are for:o*i
\We understand the canal company, whose intes.,r4:s;-"r"ft.l4'-:
materially affected by the banks, .are adoptitig,meaveresSoni sad
diverting the channel, and cause it to flow on thruorth.aeltie43lg
side of Morecambe Bay, and run parallel and at-a-short:6l*a ta,
tance from the pier at the entrance of the luirlsour;:aNtlasYfr "
not heard whether any and what do plan
adopted, but, doubtless, the only safe -and .eifeetnia 11t0tit
will be to construct a wier from the Parkhead,institeStiiriag.ss
tion of the canal. sutileiistaly far to carry theletierentyrkfaa%bym
water in a direction that cause. it- la. tolvforA,v44-t4 eye at
trance to the harbour, to remove the present obstructiOass*,,
Lancaster Gagette.

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