The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-06-08 00:00:00

CLERICAL INTELLIGENCE,

ORDINATION.—At an ordination held on Sunday, June .3, at
All Souls' church, Langhaw-place, by the Lord Bishop uf Chi-
chester. the following gentlemen were admitted to holy orders :
Priests.—John Harrison, B. A.. Magdalen College, Cant-
bridge; John Dempster Miller, 8.A., Wadhain College, Ox-
furl; Robert John Tennant, 8.A., Corpus Christi College,
Cambridge.
Deacons. Charles Henry Knight, M.A., Queen's College,
Cambridge; William Thomson, 8.A., Jesus College, Cam-
bridge; Edward Usury M. Sladen, 8.A., Baliul College, Ox-
ford; Cornwall Smalley, 8.A., St. John's College Cambridge;
John Griffith, 8.A., Christ Church, Oxford; Carey Hampton
Borrer, 8.y., Oriel College, Oxfoid; John 11 ohnes Wardroper,
8.A., Exeter College, Oxford; Wriothesley Wing-
field, 8.A., Christ Church, Oxford.
PREFERMENTS, &c.—The Rev. George Stephenson, M.A.,
fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge, to the rectory of Dickle-
burgh, Norfolk, vacant by the death of the Rev. Thomas Gil-
bank. Patrons, time master and felloWs of Trinity College.
The 11ev. John Emra, M.A., of Balliol College, Oxford, has
been licensed by the Lord Bishop of Salisbury, to the new chinch
of St. Mary Redlynch, Somersetshire, on the nomination of the
Rev. L. Clarke, vicar of Downton.
The Rev. Robert Courtney Windham, 8.A., of Brasennose
College, Oxford, has been instituted to the consolidated rectories
of Fellbrigg and Merton, and Aylmerton-cum-Ruuton, Nor-
folk, on the presentation of W. Howe Windham, Esq., of Fell-
brigg Hall.
The Rev. H. Hiintingford, rector of Hampton Bishop and
prre-lecturer of Hereford Cathedral, will succeed to the canonry
vacant by the death of the lamented Dr. Clutton.
The Rev. Richard Lowe, chaplain of Dun cannon Fort, nephew
to the late Lord Boyne, has been appointed by the present
viscount one of his lordship's domestic chaplains.
The Rev. William Green is appointed curate of Kilcornan, in
the diocese of Limerick, vice the. Rev. Mr. Wren.
The Rev. Ralph Sadlier, A. 8.. 'l'.C. D., nephew to the pro-
vost, is appointed junior curate of St. Mark's, Dublin, in place
of the Rev. S. A. Walker.
The Rev. T. G. Torry Anderson has been presented to the
charge of St. Paul's Episcopal Chapel. Carubber's Close, Edin-
burgh, in the room of the Rev. T.D.K. Drummond, re-
moved the Collegiate charge of Triuity Chapel, Dean, Edin-
burgh.
OBITUA n Y.—ln the 53d year of his age, the Rev. John Bay-
' ley, late fellow and tutor of Emmanuel College, Cambridge.
• After a few hours' illness, the Rev. Joseph Fayrer, M.A., sun
of the late Joseph Fayrer, Esq., of Harmony-Lill, Miltithorp,
and vicar of St. Tethe, Cornwall.

SUMMER CIRCUITS.---tiotne: Lord Denman, Mr. Baron
Rolland. Midland: Lord Chief Justice. Tindal, Mr. Justice
Bosauquet. Norfolk : Mr. Justice Park, Mi. JUstice Little-
dale. Welsh : Mr. Justice Vaughan, Mr. Baron Gurney.
Western: Mr. Baron Parke, Mr. Justice Coltman. Northern:
Mr. Baron Alderson. Mr. Justice Coleridge will remain in
town.

FROZEN POTATOES.—In consequence of some careful experi-
*tents made by himself, M. Payee recommends that frozen po-
tatoes should he exposed to a violent heat, in order to be per-
fectly skied. In this case their alimentary properties are pre-
served. and they may be rusted or bruised in a mortar, as food
for cattle.
Sire Wonus.—The experience of M. Bouafous proves the
efficacy of the Chinese method of feeding silk worms on rice
flour; and he. has even gone further, and discovered that these
caterpillars will eat various kinds of farina, and even the fecula
of potatoes.
THE Rummer or 12,000 SoVERFLIGNS,—It will be seen by
the Gazette of Friday night last, the name of Mr. Thome's
Rogers of Gloucester-terrace, New-road-end, Old-town, from
whose residence it has been alleged t hree boxes containing twelve
thousand sovereigns, had been stolen on the night of Sunday,
the 20th of last mouth, appears as an insolvent.
THE WEATHER.—The lest week has made a wonderful and
delightful change in the appearance of the country. The
meadows, which were scarcely covered, are now thickly clothed
with grass, and there is every prospect of an abundant crop of
hay. The corn has also greatly iinuroved in appearance, and
the turnips and potatoes are both appearing above ground.
The appearance of the country is now delightful, all the trees
being in full leaf except the ashes, which are later than we ever
remember to have seen them. There is now a very fine show
of apple blossoms. Many of the evergreens which appeared to
be dead are reviving, the frost having only killed their leaves.
Trusters or RESPECT TO A CLERGYMAN.—At a meeting held
iu the School Room of St. Jude's church, Ancoats, on Monday
evening last, Thomas Townend, Esq. presented the Rev. J. K.
Poyntz, B.A. (on his leaving the curacy of St. Jude's,) with a
portable comnsunion service, together with a copy of the post-
humous works of the late Dr. Adam Clarke, 'else(' by subscrip-
tions amongst the friends and teachers of the said school. The
presentation wag accompanied by a very feeling and appropri-
ate address, (o which the rev. gentleman replied in a truly im-
pressive manner.— Bid.
MANCHESTER RACES.—THE TRADESMEN'S et:P.—The sil-
ver cup, value one hundred guineas, given by the tradesmen of
Manchester, and to be run fur on Friday next, and the only
piece of plate at this meeting. has been furnished by Mr. net-
well, silversmith, St. Ann's-square. It does great credit to the
taste and skill of the artist and artificer. Its form is that va-
riety of the Etruscan, known in this country by the specimen
afforded in the celebrated Warwick vase; its height is 11 inches;
its diameter at the brim 14 inches; its weight 121 ounces, and
it will contain five quarts. The stern of the cup is formed of
nine leaves, in relief of frosted silver, on a burnished silver
ground; the handles represent the stems and larger tendrils of
the vine, in the same style
.of workmanship; a richly chased
wreath of vine leaves and grapes, the former infrosted, the lat-
ter in burnished silver, encircles the bowl or body of the cup,
and at intervals, in relief, two horses' heads. The edge of the
cup is bordered by an overhanging wreath of laurel leaves and
bright berries. 6n one side of the base is the inscription—
" Manchester Meeting, 1838." This cup is a great proof of the
increasing taste in these matters as compared with the shape-
less things of some twenty years back, their sides picturing a
race course, with "all the running horses."—Manchester
Guardian.

111Aucw ott-ImpuovsmEwr.—An inhabitant of Horsham, in
Sussex, now living, remembers, when a boy, to have heard from
a person whose father carried on the business of a butcher in
that town, that in his time the only means of reaching the me-
tropolis was either by going on foot or riding on horseback, the
latter of which undertakings Was not practicable at all periods
of the year, nor in every state of the weather • that the roads
were not at any time in such a condition as to admit of sheep or
cattle being driven upon them to the London markets : and
that, for this reason, the farmers were prevented sending thither
the produce of their land, the immediate neighbourhood being
in fact, their only market. Under these circumstances, a quay-
ter of a fat ox was commonly sold for about 15s. and the price
of mutton throughout the year was only five lashings the pound.
Horsham is 3G miles from London, and the jonrney between
the two places now occupies less than four hours ; more than
thirty stage coaches travelling at this rate pass through Hors-
ham every (lay, on their way from and to the metropolis, in ad-
dition to numerous private carriages and post-chaises; the
traffic of goods—principally coal and agricultural produce—car-
ried on in the district of which Horsham is the centre, exceeds
40,000 tons a-year; besides which, the road is constantly covered
with droves of cattle and flocks of sheep.—Porter's Progress of
the Nation.

KNAVERY AND CREW:LIM—At the Wellington Fair, last
Thursday, the following trick was successfully practised. Three
fellows overtook a fanner named Marks, of Clayhidon, and
inquired of him if he knew any one who had cider to dispose
of, as they were purchasing largely to ship off for Exeter.
Marks, havine told them, that he himself had several hogsheads
to sell, referred the fellows to an inn in Wellington which he
had supplied, and whence the quality of it might be judged.
On advancing towards the fair, the men inquired of Marks how
the coronation was to be kept in his parish, observing that they
had been intrusted with £5O to distrbute in £lO gifts in five
parishes, where the stuns might be acceptable in enabling them
to indulge in festivities on the approaching duy of coronation.
Marks perked up at this benevolent announcement, and ob-
served that the £lO would prove a very nice thing for his parish
if the gentlemen would be so kind as to let him have it for the
occasion; to which the gentlemen replied, that they should have
no objection to trust him with the amount to carry home at
once, but as he was a stranger, they should like to have some
assurance of his honesty. The reasonableness of this stipula-
tion was immediately and fully acquiesced in by Marks, who
offered to refer them to several persons in Wellington who
would vouch for his integrity. To save trouble, therefore, it
was proposed that if he could shew the confidence in which he
was held by his neighbours, by raising £5O in a short time
they would entrust him with the £lO. Marks assented, and
went to two respectable persons, who lent him the amount re- 1
quired, one of them expressly cautioned him against the possi-
bility of his getting into the hands of sharpers, who so frequently
attended country fairs ; to which Marks, with the . consdent '
sagacity of Moses Primrose, son of the Vicar of Wakefield,
with his bargain at a country fair, of " a gross of silver-rimmed
spectacles in shagreen cases," archly replied that he knew what
he was about, and would return the money before he left the
town. Having rejoined his coronation bounty-distributing
friends, he produced the £5O, upon which the others unhesi-
tatingly said, that he should have the £lO they had promised,
and suggested the propriety of rolling up that sum with the £5O,
and posting it safely into his side pocket, which they kindly
assisted him in doing, observing, that he could not be too cau-
tious against pickpockets. They soon after left, and Marks
hastened to one of his friends in Wellington to pay him the
portion of the suns he had lent him, when to his astonishment
and grief, he found the suns of fourpence half-penny only—the
1 substituted amount for the £5O, and the promised £10! ! That
these stratagems should so often prove successful, after their
very frequent exposures, will only surprise those who are not in
the way of encountering the lamentable exhibitions whirls daily
occur of gross ignorance and credulity in rustic life.— Balli
Chr,,nicle.
HORROR H UNTERS.—A strong desire to inspect personally
the scene of the late lamentable occurrence has not been con-
fined to the inhabitants of the surrounding district, but has ex-
tended far and wide. Yesterday morning the town of Graves-
end was thronged with respectably dressed persons, who had
come front London by the steam-boat, a large number of whom
expressed their determination to undertake a modern Canter-
bury pilgrimage in search of the hot rifle. The heavy rains
that have fallen since the fatal affray must have obliterated all
marks of bloodshed, so that those who delight to feast their
eyes with sights of this kind will probably have to return un-
gratified. But if they see little, they will have an opportunity
of hearing much; for the most absurd and extravagant rumours
in connection with the affair are in circulation within 20 miles
of the spot. It is confidently asserted by some that the mad-
man Courtenay had at his back-a
band of several thousand men,
and that if his rashness had not hurried on the catastrophe, there
would soon have been a general rising in that part of the coun-
try. There is no ground whatever for such a supposition.
With the exception of the comparatively few dupes that re-
mained with him after the murder of the constable's assistant,
the mob consisted principally of fellows who thought it worth
while to follow the impostor for the sake of the meat and drink
which they received at his expense, or from the forced cobtri-
butions of the publicans and others whom they visited. Before
the fatal termination of the mad enterprise, many avowedly
joined the rioters for this reason alone ; and there can be no
doubt that others were impelled by a hope of acquiring booty,
should their leader counsel or permit an attack on some unpr.o-
tected quarter. Those who are curious in relics of noted mur-
MAIt a lED LA DiEs.—A married lady. alluding in converse- ders and other malefactors, are likely to have their collections
lion to the I,lBth Psalm, observed that while "young men and swelled through this occurrence. Not only have the clubs
maidens, old men itnd children," were expressly mentioned, not which were in the hands of the rioters at the time of their death,
a word was said about married woman. An old clergyman, and hairs from the beard of the impostor, been sold for large
whom she was addressing, assured her that they had not been t sums, but even pieces of wood from the trees near which the
omitted, and that she would find the affray took place. One cunning rogue has made an excellent
m melnoed in one of th,e,
thing of selling half flattened bullets, which he " warrants" as
preceding verses:, under the description of vapours and storms.
STarts of Tn A DR.—Although it is not usual to expect any being those tired by the soldiers. As he has disposed of several
considerable amount of business in Manchester during \Vhitsun hundreds of these costly relics the genuineness of them is hi,-
week, we are glad to say that there was a brisk market rester- sand a doubt. It is stated that 20 guineas have been offered by
day, both for earn and goods, and at gradually improving rates a COO noisseur for the pistol whiels was instrumental in causing
for nearly all descriptions of both. Even line yarns, which the death of the unfortunate Lieutenant Bennett ; and when it
have been extremely depressed for a long period, were in very is recollected that a much larger sum was otleted and refused
fait demand, principally. we believe, on Russian account. for the murdering weapon of a common-tit:ice , oain like Thur-
Power-loom cloth of all descriptions, with the exception, per- tell, the circumstance scents not improbable. Doubtless, in this
haps, of light fuatians for shipping, are in good request, and case, as in the other, some dozen pistols will he palmed off upon
rather higher prices Are generally obtained.—Manchestes Guar. , the gullible horror hunters as " the only genuine."—Morning
dive : Herald.

THE IRISH MEMBER AND HIS ••SHOCKING

BAD HAT."

A letter dated from the Irish office, and having the name 0
Lord Morpeth appended to it, was lately received by an Irish
member, who has long been noted for having his head encircled
by a " shocking bad hat." The letter set out by acknowledging,
with great gratitude, both on the part of Lord Morpeth himself
and his colleagues in office, the distinguished honour and un-
doubted advantage which Lord Melbourne's administration had
derived from the cordial and uniform support which it had re-
ceived from the Irish members. At the same time it was im-
possible to shut their es es, or rather their ears to the fact, that
in regard to dress, the Irish members, as a body, were not al-
ways all that could be wished; a circumstance of which the con-
servatives, who were very particular and very tasteful in the ar-
ticle of apparel, took especial care to turn to the best possible
account against the liberal party. The letter preceeded to oh-
serve, that while it was to his Majesty's ministers, and to the
writer individually us an humble member of the cabinet, a most
gratifying fact that the liberal party were fully equal to the con-
servatives in point of moral character, intellectual acquirements,
and parliamentary ability, it was not to be denied that it was
extremely desirable that they should, if possible, present at the
same time as respectable a personal appearance. Under these
circumstances it was hoped that the gentleman to whom the
letter was addressed would not take it amiss if it was hinted by
the Irish Secretary ( Lord Morpeth) that he should pay a little
more attention to his personal appearance, anti, above all, to
discard the "shocking had hat,— which he had worn for some
time, and grace nil head by one of a more becoming character.
The hon. member for *4** having read the letter with attention,
took up his chapeau, which chanced to be at the same time lying
on the table beside hint ; he turned it over and over, and care-
fully inspected it in all its parts. There was no denying that it
was the worse for wear,—there were sundry bruises on the crown,
the brim was cracked in various parts, the pile was worn bare
in several places, and its aspect altogether was that of an article
which had, through the wear and tear it had undergone, as-
sumed Dihitey-brown complexion. The honourable Inc-tuber
forthwith pilbceeded to a fashionable better's, fancying all the.
way, now that his attention had been directed to it, that every
person was staring at his "shocking bad hat." There he
equipped himself with a handsome new beaver, and proceeded
immediately to the Irish office to call on Lord Morpeth—" How.
do you do?" the hon. gentleman exclaimed, as he entered, at
the same time presenting his hand tot he Irish Secretary. " How
are von?" responded his lordship, receiving wish much cor-
diality the extended hand of his parliamentary supporter.
"Pray take a seat, Mr. A few common-place observe-
tions had been exchanged between the parties, during which
the honourable member kept alternately twirling about his hat.
and smoothing down the pile with the cuff of his coat. His lord-
ship still taking no notice of the new bat, Mr. lost all pa-
tience, and broke out into a regular Irish question—" Pray,
Lord Morpeth, a hat do you think of my hat?"—His lordship
was a ;good deal confounded by the nature of this question, but
wishing to be polite. he replied, casting a momentary glance at
the article, that he thought it was a very grout hat. * * *
" Im so glad sou like it." observed Mr. --, with much em-
phasis, and in a tone of marked gratification. Lord Morpeth's
silence was understand by the hon. gentleman to
y signify his
concurrence in the proposition " Anti you don't think' the
brim too broad ?" said the Irish member,- after a momentary
pause. Lord Morpeth by this tone had become so utterly con-
founded. that he uttered not a word in reply to the latter obser-
vati,n.—" I was duly honoured with your note, and you see
how prompt I have been in complying with your request."—
•' Really," answered the noble lord, raising his eyes from a
document which %Yee lying before him, and gazing on the Irish
M.P. with an expression of countenance indicative of surprise.
"really. Mr. —, I don't understand all this. Pray, may I
beg an explanation. I have sent you no note, nor made any
request." The letter was now produced, and we need hardly
add, the hoax discovered.—New Series of "Random Recollec-
tions of the Lords and Commons."