The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-05-18 00:00:00

COCKING.

A MAIN OF COCKS will h, fontrht dildne the rae svAptc_so
the Aintree- pit, -between the gentlemen of Gloucestershire
(Martin, feeder) and the Gentlemen of Lancashire ( Hines,
feeder), for 200 sovs the Main, and 5 soya a battle :—to com-
mence on Tuesday at two o'clock, and each day during the
races at eleven o'clock. 20 Mains and 8 Byes.
MARTIN

HINF.3

Tuesday '3 0 Tuesday 2 2
Wednesday 1 1 Wednesday 4 1
Thursday .. 3 0 Thursday. 2 1
Friday.. 0 0 Friday. 0 0

Total. 7 1

Total 8 4

TATTERSALL'S --MONDAY.

The apathy which has marked the Derby betting for some
weeks past, continues as great as ever; there are certainly a
few parties who appear desirous to lay against, but scarcely any
to back horses. Very little change will he found to have arisen
out of the few arrangements made yesterday. Ph ceuix was
backed at one time at 11 to 2, at another at 13 to 2, and again at
6 to 1, all for mouerate sums; his present market price may be
stated at 11 to 2, or takers of 6to 1. Cobham declined to 11 to
I in the early part of the day, and a trifle more as it advanced.
Young Rowton nominally at 11 to I, with very few friends.
Inn and Beggarman as before, and nothing done or said about
D'Egville. The bets made on Alemdar, Bretby, and Conser-
vator, were for small amounts. The betting against Nonplus
was an indefinite as it was in Phoenix's case, 18 to 1 having
been taken in one quarter, and 14 to 1 in another; to the best
of our belief 15 to 1 would pretty nearly answer the "ends of
justice." A miserably dull afternoon closed at the following
prices:-
7 to 2 against Lord G. Bentinck's Grey Alomns. ( take 4 to '

11 to 2 v„
Lord Jersey's Phcenix. (take 6 to I.)
11 to 1 „ Mr. Payne's Young Rowton. (off)
12 to 1 „ Mr. Coomhes's Cobham. (t)
12 to 1 „ Colonel Peel's lon. (off)
15 to 1 „ Hon. Col. Anson's Nonplus colt. (off.)
20 to 1 „ Lord Stradhroke's Beggarman. (t)
20 to 1 „ Lord Exeter's Alemdar. (taken and alt. off)
25 to 1 „ Lord Chesterfield's Bretby. (taken and aft off)
25 to 1 „ Mr. Forth's Conservatot (taken and aft off)
25 to 1 Mr. E. Peel's the Early Bird. (t)
40 to 1 „ Mr. Edward's Drum-major. (t)
40 to 1 „ Sir G. Heathcote's Amato. (take 50 to 1)
1(X)Oto15 „ Mr. Ford's Quo Minus. (t)
1000 to 5 „ Lord G. Bentinck's Seth. (t)

3000to10 „. Mr. Stirling's Aaron colt. (t)
1000to15 „ was off agat Richard Roe a day or two back.

THE OAKS.
The repeated attempts to back Ninney have at length had the
effect of making her as good a favourite as either of the New-
market mares; no one offers more than 6to 1 against her, and
full those odds might have been obtained about either Barca-
rolle or Vespertilio. Business is, if possible, more flat on this
stake than on the Derby.

MANUFACTURING INTER EST.—A person who reside in this
town, hut who travels in Lincolnshire and Yorkshire, assures
us that the exportation of machinery by the port of Hull to the
continent is enormous He stated that a party who were then
packing machinery at Hull, assures him that their house had
exported machinery to the value of £10,0(X) in that week. He
further stated that neatly one-half the craft that ply on the. Ouse,
the Aire, and the Don, are engaged its the traffic. The Man-
chester machinery has been sent by the Liverpool and Leeds
coach to the latter place, from thence it is,taken, as well es the
wool and flax machinery, by the railway by way of Selby to
Hull. Since Mr. P. Thompson gave up the bobbins and car-
riages that were seized on their transit to Prague, it appears
little notice is taken of the export of machinery to the East
countries.—Nottingham Journal.
SCARCITY OF UGLY WomEN.—A very eccentric gentleman
was once complaining that, after a great deal of trouble, he had
not been able to meet with an ugly woman, so that he much
doubted whether, after all, such a being existed. " For my
part," continued he, " I elmost believe such a creature to be a
mere chimera of the imagination, and to be classed with those
• fieticious beings whose heads are said. to grow beneath their
shoulders Some years ago I made the following experiment :
—I caused two advertisements to be inserted in the papers for
a housekeeper, one was for a lady, who should not only be com-
petent for such an office, but qualified also for a companion,
and be a woman of education and elegant manners: the other
required not',ing of this; it only stipulated as a sine qua non,
that the applicant should he ugly. In answer to the former ad-
vertisement, I was overwhelmed with letters from so many ar-
' complished, elegant ladies, that I congratulated both the age
and my own country on possessing so much female excellence.
But—would you believe it ? to the latter I received not a single
reply, and I have since. more than once, inserted the same ad-
vertisement with exactly the same success."
CoNsElivaTtsm.—Conservatism does not deserve the name,
unless it be exercised in action as well as profession. To-day,
a festival' is to he held in London, given by 311 conservatives.
members of the House of Commons, to Sir Robert Peel—and
well does the honourable baronet deseive the compliment, and
the expression of right constitutional feeling which this gather-
ing demonstrates. It is well merited by him—it is well paid by
the conservative members. But why, we ask, if 311 conserva-
tive representatives unite for a display and a profession of re-
gard, respect, and united feeling; why did not 50 mire mem-
bers of that list attend in the House of Commons on Thursday
week on a division affecting the church, and through it, the
constitution ? Ministers had only a paltry majority of II !
Only 241 conservatives could then and there he present, and
vote and ; but 311 professing conservatives, 70 more than
voted on Thursday week, give in their names to swell this ban-
quet's appearance! Why is not the profession followed out?
Why do not the men who will grace their leader at a feast, vote
for him after a fight? "l'is mere deception to give their names
alone. Sir Robert will believe that 311 votes (as names) are at
his direction on all broad and vital questions; but what a mock-
ery it will be—what a trifling with' Sir Robert Peel, and what
an injury to the " good cause" to be absent on divisions when
such an administration as Lord Melbourne's could be defeated
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structiononatitie of
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interests of this empire! —Bucks Herald.

The CurioNaTtoN.—lt appears free the provincial journals
throughout the country, that steps are in progress to celebrate
the coronation in a isay becoming, the loyalty and chivalry of
the nation. Public entertainments, iu which the poor are not
forgotten, balls, and other demonstrations of joy are already
announced.
Accounts from Florence, dated 231 ult. state that on that day
the Count de St. Lou ( Louis Bonaparte) eras married to a young
lady, aged 17 years only. Tile bride isdescribed as the hand-
somest woman in Florence. The bridegroom is said to be so
much paralysed as to be unable to help himself to food.
THE SPITA WEAVERS.—We are gratified to learn
that a considerable improvement, and no little degree of brisk-
ness have began to manifest themselves in this branch of trade.
This favourable re-action, we understand, has taken place in
consequence of her Majesty having, with her usual characteris-
tic regard for the interests of her subjects, been graciously
pleased to patronise and give a preference to British inanufac-
tr res.—Standard,
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LONGEVITY AND SINGULARITY.—At a place called Truf-
lane, in Saddlewortb, lives a person named Robert Buckley,
now in the 89th year of his age. He was never married; never
was ten miles from his present residence; and never canted a
pack weight at once in his life. He washes his own clothes.
does his own cleaning, and cooks his own victuals. His brother
Charles and wife live in the same house ; he is 82, and she is
78. They are small farmers, and latterly beer-sellers.
DISCOVERY OF REMAINS AT MIDDLETON 11 ECTORY.—On
Monday last, several stones of rather mossive size were taken
up in the ground adjacent to Middleton Rectory, by workmen
employed in garden operations in the sito of the ancient moat.
This discovery is sufficient to point out tin t in early times the
mansion of the incumbent was much mute extensive than at
present. Mr. E. Baines, in his notice of Middleton, (History
of Lancashire,) has mentioned the rectory .house as bearing
traces of having been fortified; but this was probably anterior
to its first occupation by the clergyman of the place, and when
it was perhaps an abode of Roger de Middleton, an official of
the Duchy of Lancaster, or of some members of the local race,
AN UNINTENTIONAL ACT OF KINDNESS ON THE PART OF
A WHIG-RADICAL OPPONENT.—In consequence of the remarks
which appeared in the Guardian of Wednesday eek, relative
to a circular lately issued by the South Lancashire Conserva-
tive Association, and having reference to the expenses of the
late county election, a lady, resident in Broughton, has sent the
sum of £5O to Mr. Peel, the president of the Borough Conser-
vative Association, with a request that he would apply it in aid
of the fund which is at present being raised for defraying the
expenses of that contest. It would seem that if our contem-
porary's silliness gains him no laurels, it is sometimes service-
able to his opponents. What a consolation this must be to the
unfortunate old scribbler.—Manchester Courier.

RACES AT KELsALL.--Last Friday, the lovers of sport in the
neighbourhood of Kelsall were gratified with a most extraordi-
nary race, the conditiohs of which were as follow :—Mr. John
Booth, aged 70, to compete on foot with a horse aged 24, be-
longing:to Mr. George Gregory, of Tarporle v. 120 yards. Booth
to have 21 yards start, and Gregory to ride his own horse, for
£5. a side. At four o'clock the pair of high-mettled racers were
brought to the post in tip-top condition. The horse passed
Booth in about the tenth rood, and won cleverly by two roods,
and leaped a hedge in splendid steeple chase style. There was
a large concourse of spectators.—Chester Chronicle.
HOLD ON TO YOUR UMBRELLA.—That is a good piece of ad-
vice which " 011apod," in the Knickerbocker, gives to his read-
ers :—" Lend not thy umbrella, nor suffer thou it to be stolen
from thee. In this wise did I procure my indisposition. The
night was dark, the rains descended, the floods carne and beat
against me—the umbrella was loaned—it has never come home.
Heaven forgive the borrower! There are some who do not even
borrow this in-rainy-weather-much-to-be-desired and requisite
article—they steal it, without compunction. I lately heard a
man of God, at a Wesleyan conventicle, deliver the following
speech from the altar 1 would ad'nounce to the cocrngrega-
thin, that, probably by mistake, there was left at this house of
prayer, this morning, a small cotton umbrella, much damaged
by time and tear, and of exceedingly pale plue colour, in the
place whereof was taken a very large black silk umbrella, new,
and of great beauty. I say, my brethren, it was probably by
mistake that, of these articles, the one was taken and the other
left, though it is a very improper mistake, and should be dis-
countenanced, if possible. Blunders of this sort, brethren and
sisters, are getting a beetle' too common.' "—American paper.
INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COUP.T.—SUMMER CIRCUIT OF THE
COMMISSIONERS.—NORTHERN CIRCUIT.—'I'. B. I.3OWEN, Esq..
Commissioner.—Rutlandshire--At Oakham. Thursday, June
26; Yorkshire—At Sheffield, Friday, June 15; at Wakefield,
Monday, June 18; at the town of Kingston-npon-Hull, Mon-
day, June 25; at the City of York, Tuesday, June 26; at York
Castle, Wednesday, June 27 ; at Richmond, Saturday, June
30; Lancashise—At Liverpool, Monday, July 2 ; Cheshire—At
Chester and City, Friday, July 6; Flintshire—At Mold, Mon-
day, July 9; Denbighshire—At Ruthin, Tuesday, July 10;
Anglesey—At Beaumaris. Thursday, July 12; Carnarvonshire—
At Carnarvon, Friday, July 13; Merionethshire—At Dolgelly,
Monday, July 16; Montgomeryshire—At Welch Pool, Wednes-
day, July 18; Lancashire—At Preston, Friday, July 20; at
Lancaster, Monday, July 23; Westmoreland—At Kendal, Fri-
day, August 3; At Appleby, Saturday, August 4; Cumberland
—At Carlisle, Monday, August 6; Yorthumberland—At New-
castle-upon-Tyne, Thursday, August 9; Durham—At Durham,
Friday, August 10.

,S. b ipp tug Intelligence.

TEESDAY, MAY 15.—Wind

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ARRIVED—Heart of Oak. M'Dowal ; and Letitia, Miller, from De-
merara—Alecto, Ayshford, from Jamaica—Welcome, Owens. from
Newport—Steiglitz, Gipson; Angelique, Furber ; and Cincinnati,
Barstow, from New Orleans—Brothers, Murdock, from Mobile—Al-
bion, Brown, from St. John, isl.l3.—Cabotia, Ashton, fm Bahia—lnca,
Harrison, from Laguna.

SAlLBD—Dryope, Hamilton, for Montreal—Combatant, Hamilton•
for Quebec—Robert Syers, Nicol, for St. Thomas—Junius, Gibbs,
for Richmond, U.S.—Svlvanus Jenkins, Barker, and Lotus, Skiddy,
for New York—Catherine, Whiteway, for Monte Vidoo and Buenos
Ayres—Emma, Beyer, fur Elsinore—Globe, Oliver, for New Orleans
—Broad Axe, Gavey, for Carriacou, Sze.—Le Colo-se, Chaumel, for
Bouideaux—and Margaret, Pithkethly, for St. Petersburg,

Jamaica, Tar.'" "" Laidmans, Hughes, hence, at Jamaica
Isis, Graham, hence, at ditto --
Archer, Grayson, hence, at Barbados
Margaret, Gammon, sailed from Antigua for this port 30th March
Appleton, Evans, sailed from Jamaica for this port 21st March, and
Velocity, Tutin, on the 28th
Alice, Anwyl, from Barbados off Cape Clear on the 11th instant,
37 days out. On the 30th April, in lat 42 20, long 27 30, spoke the
Margaret, from Barbados for Dublin. On the 6th instant, the Dryad,
from Lima for London, 114 days out
Standard, from Demerara tor Calcutta, was spoken on the 18th
March, in lat 1 N, long 22 45 W
Memnon, Every, en ared at Llanelly for Bombay 9th instant
Sir Wm ileathcote, Duthie, from liamburgit at the Cape
tuna, Sanderson, hence, at Valparaiso
Lucy, Wallace, hence, at ditto, and was to sail early In February for
Rio Janeiro
Chilian Holton, hence, at dittto
Cigar, Smith. from Valparaiso off Cove, and proceeded to London,
sailed on the 26th January. The Glanmalier sailed on the 18th for
this port, and H.M.S. Rover, for Rio and Portsmouth, was to sail
early in February
Urania, Noaks, from Bombay ; Royal Adelaide, Diram, for New
Orleans; and Rockingham, Dwight, from Mobile, off Cape Clear on
the 11th instant
Munster Lass, Carew, from Rio de Janeiro, at the Cape of Good
Hope on the 9th Feb.
Brown, Potts, from Whitehavert at Jamaica
siorgiana, Iletheringson. from Belfast at liarbadoes
Mary, Nelsou ; Jarrow, Walker; Chatham, Gill ; Intrepid, Stewart;
and Palmyra, Croat. hence at Demerara
David Webster. Storer, from London at Philadelphia 10th tilt, out
71 days, had experienced heavy weather ; carried away foretopmast,
and injured the rudder
Grace, Reid, hence at Virginia the sth ult
Hansa, -, from llamburgh at Rio de Janeiro
Isabella, Rymer, hence at Pernambuco
Amity. Fraser, and Lady Cremorne, Fenwick, hence at Elsineur
Mary Ann, Tucker, from Palermo at Cove
Alert, Gibson, from the Cape of Good Hope at Dublin
Premier, Hopper, from Palermo at ditto
Blucher, Grayson, sailed from Trinidad for this port, the 12th March
Falcon, Mairs, saiied from Barbados for this port, and the Lither-
land, -, for London. the 27th March
Eliza, Peabody, for Sierra Leone, and the Sir Walter Scott, Rea,
for New York, sailed from Cove the 9th instant
Elvira, for Calcutta, was oft Tuskar 12th inst
South America, Barstow, hence for New York, was spoken 21st ult.
in lat. 42 0, lon. 47 50
Mersey, --, from St. John, N.B. to this port, was spoken sth
inst. in lat. 50 0, lon. 13 20
Alecto, Ayshforcl, from Jamaica at this port. On the Ist inst. in lat.
49 15, lon. 9 30, spoke the Captain Ross, hence for Montreal.
Princess Charlotte, Sproule, from Bombay, at this port, sailed the
18th Jan. and from St. Helena the 14th March. in company with the
Rapid, from the Cape of Good Hope for this port. On the 11th Feb.
spoke H.M. brig Leveret, in the harbour of Mozambique, blockading
two slavers. On the 28th ult. saw the Liverpool, from Warrenton,
and Cincinnati, from New Orleans, both for this port.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 16.—Wind, variable and light.

Aniuvrtn—Alice, Anwyl, from Barbados—Velocity, Tateharn, from
Jamaica—Connnl Beadixon, from Copiapo—Margaret,
from Honduras—Emperor, Hayward; York, Larralee, and Ann Crigh-
ton. Campbell, from New Orleans—Liverpool, Davenport, from W ar-
renton and New Orleans—Saracen, Devereaux, from Mobile—John
Anderson, Foster, from Charleston—Pioneer, Davies, from New York
—Nordstern, Sartorius ; Union, Wienholdt ; Minerva, Domanskoy ;
Helvelius, Albrecht; Iduna, Groenewold, and Selma, Dotloff, from
Danzig—Heinrich, Grouz, from Memel—Pauline, Perrie, from Ostend
—Mercurius, Warke, and Betty, Schwaan, from W ismar—Dido,
Mundt, and Georg, Moller, from Rostock—Charlotte Graffin Von Es-
sen, Schumacher. from Stralsund—Maria,Witt, from Stettin—Cecilia,
Bay, from Copenhagen.

SAlLRD—Nympti,, Brown, for Newfoundland—Mir, Warglien, for
Trieste—Shakspeare, Collins, and Cambridge, Bursley, for New York
—Juff. Ilendrika, Seboltens, for Groningen—Nyverheid, Lieven. and
tn P.ora. Take, for Antwerp—lndustrie, 'Van Duyn, for Narva—W. S.
Hamilton, Brown, for Penang and Sincapore—Martha, Thomas, for
Ilamburgli—llauflelslustt, Peters, for Frederickstadt—Maria, Moller,
r Usineur and iceland—Catharina Julia, Ilazewinkel, for Amster-
dam—Hebe, Warren, for Smyrna—Emma, Cole, for Leghorn.

Saint. Crickmay, hence at the Cape of Good Hope, 20th Feb.
Charles Carter, ---, from Rio Janeiro at ditto
Alexander Johnstone, Auld, hence at the Straits of Sunda, 17th
of Jan
Friends, Arnold, hence off Java Head, 20th
Zeno. -, from Virginia at Jamaica
bt inerva. 11 enteria. hence at Havana, 26th March
Countess of Lonsdale, Groome, hence at ditto 29th
Mary Brade, Gillies, from Cadiz at Vera Cruz 93th Feb
Alice Jane, Blens,tale, and Tandalia. Gwina, hence at ditto, 27th
Emigrant, Pkrie, hence at Savannah
Stirlingshire, Brown, hence at Buenos Ares 19th Dec
Catherine, Forrester, from Tampico at Laguna
Montezuma, -, and Eleanor Laidnians, Mackie, fm Vera Cruz
at Laguna
Helen, Butman, hence at Charleston
Westminster, -, from New York, off Portsmouth, sailed 20th
ultimo
Mary Jones, Fishley, from Monte Video at Cove. On the 13th inst,
off Cape Clear, spoke the Betsey Hali, Croaker, from Buenos Ayres
for this port
Calista, Blampied, from Honduras at Cove. On the 29th ult, in lat.
48 26, lon. 33, spoke the Chieftain, and on the bth inst. the William
Ritchie, hence for Quebec
Yeoman, Stephenson, sailed from Buenos Ayres for Valparaiso 18th
Jan _ . .

Jack Tar, M 'Gregor, cleared at Trieste fur this port. sth inst
Jane, Brown, from Canton at Waterford
Dou Juan, Butler, sailed from the Clyde for Barbados 12th instant.
Malabar, Bax. from Bombay off Plymouth
Julia,-, from Rio Janeiro for Hamburgh, off Scilly
Balfour, Bee, sailed from Bahia for this port 31st March
111.:rgaret, Jammon, sailed from Antigua for this port 31st March
Alexander was to sail Bth ult. and the Diligence on the 10th for this
port
Courier, Smith, hence for Calcutta, was spoken 24th March, in at.
4 10, long. 23
Courier, Smith; hence for Calcutta, was spoken 24th Match. in lat.
4 10, long. 23 N.S.W. was spoken 21st Jan.
Edward, Cannon hence for Sydney.
in lat. 22 0 S long. 22 0
Diamond, , from Dublin for New South Wales, was spoken
in lat. 32 S. long. 20 W
Crusader, ---, hesce for Bombay, was spoken 16th March, in
lat. 13 I N. long. 29
Bloom, from Calcutta for this port, was spoken 4th instant,
in lat. 48 0, long. 14 0
Urania, Nosli es, from Bombay, at this port ; sailed sthJa
n. and
from Canamore 14th. tln the 23th March, lat. 135 8, long. 20 30,
spoke the lrt, hence for Calcutta, and Wilton Wood, hence for Buenos
res. On the 10th instant, off Cape Clear, spoke the Thomas Mel-
lor, from Pernambuco for this port
Alice, Anwyl from Barbadoes, at this port; sailed 6th ult. The
Woodland Castle was to sail the next day for Cork. On the 9th inst.
,in lat. 51. long. 12, spoke the Peruvian, hence for New York, and'
Madison, hence for Virginia
Inglehorough, Ricketts, from China, off Portion,: ; sailed 2nd Jan.
and from Aseenson 19th March. Left at Ascension, Zelos, piratical
brig, prize to H.M. schooner Fair Rosamond, captured on the coast
of Africa. On the 28th March, in lat. 4N, long. 28, spoke the Emily,
from Calcutta for this port