The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1841-01-05 00:00:00

Hampshire Telegraph

—The young wheats never pr

more favourable appearance than at the present se,._
no year, perhaps, has there been a finer time for sowin
the last month ; and the frost since has retarded the pr
of the blade, and prevented it from exhibiting anythii
rashness. The green crops also afford a good sill
Western Times.

The greater part of Keswick Lake was frozen over during
last week, and of course, on such a flue expanse of watt..
skating was indulged in by a great number of persons. The
ice, however, is now almost entirely broken up, in conse-
quence of the strong winds that have lately swept across the
lake.—Carlisle Patriot

SINGULAR CIRCUMSTANCE.—The mother of a young
child two months back gave it a tin mug, with a littlr, fit)
called a " barnsticle" in it ;" the child drank the water
and the fish floated down its throat. After some tine
child become very ill, and voided blood, when it was
to Mr. Leddington, of Bilston, surgeon, who gave it
eine, and the fish came from it alive and more than d
its original size. Mr. Leddington kept the fish ali%
nearly two days, and has it now preser
NorViampton Herald

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A Mu nnEuEn. TAKEN.—On
Whaley, au Irish tailor, wt.° had bean works.,_
for Mr. S. Thompson, Hall End. was take►i into
Head-Constable Wray, from Parson-town, Kin
Ireland, on charge of havingcommitted- a mur'
about three years ago. We learn that Ito!
Roger Whaley, jun., the father and brother
tured on Monday last, have previously be,
serious offence, but the amount of their penis,,,..
—only six months imprisonment. William Whaley
out of the way ; but another Irish tailor having I.:Joined from
this town to Ireland, was the means of discovering his retreat.
On Tuesday he was taken to Ireland. He has left a wife and
two children behind him.—Halifitx Guardian.

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A WOMAN BEHEADED ON THE PORTREATH AND l .D
RUTH RAILWAY.—On Friday ev. ning last, as Betsy '
was proceeding from Pool to her residence, imprudently
choosing to walk by the railway, which shortens the distance,
she was overtaken by one of the trains proceeding to Port-
reath ; and being thrown down with her neck on one of the
rails, her head was instantly severed from het
inquest was held on the body, and a verdict
death returned.—Plonouth Journal.

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TENTERDEN.—NOVEL CRICKET MATCH.-011 Moodal
a novel game of cricket was played on the Mill-pond, to
extensive piece of water of about 30 acres, by two elevens
one company being on skates and the other without. It i,
thought that about 1000 persons assembled to witness thi
" ups and downs" of the competitors, which were both nu
merous and highly amusing. Although the ski]
advantage in rapidity of locomotion, thei.rfie/dir
iceing, was less successful, and after a good
contest, their opponents bore away the nal
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NORTH NOTTINGHAM REPRESENTATION
pondent. of Doncaster writes :—We think it
the northern division of the county of Nott'
come the scene of active operations -'
election of members of parliament, by th
corn-law League, backed by the corn-lay
whole empire, starting as a candidate, Mr.
den, of Manchester, in opposition to irl r. H. G. Knight, the
nominee of the Duke of Newcastle.—Shld Independent,
FOOT RACE.—An extraordinary foot race took place at.
Armathwaite last week, between J. El. Brown, of Armaith-
waite Mill, and John Graham, sh.oemaker, formerly of Great
Salkeld, for a trifling wager. Brown was to run 100 yards
out and in, and Graham 100, yards in, carrying Ur. Scot'
landlord of the Fish lan, upon his back. Graham )
overweighted, carrying no less than 17 stone, con'
the winning post before Brown capered past
completed his 200 yards within the time the •
in running 100 yards with " mine host " r
Brown reached tile post only four yards l•
THE LATE CAPTAIN LIEWI,n,
a paragraph going the rounc4 of the
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the valuable charts, drawings, 84c., take,.
years by Captain W. tt, in her inajesLy _
~..ere all lost with him in the Fairy, and that the
hasltakenmo run •
s to spoure those valuable works, wh,
cost the country The whole of ' •
Captain W. Hewitt
valuable anti labor' ious work is now on copper at the adnas
ratty, 41, no charts or drawings of any great i'alu. torkt

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