The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1851-11-04 00:00:00

IRELAND.

Conciliation Hall, Dublin, has been purchased by a
Manchester firm, who are about to change it into a huge
gin-palace.
FACTS FOR FREE-TRADERS.—OatS are selling in our
market at from 4s. 3d. to 4s. 6d. per cwt. ; wheat at from
6s. to 6s. 6d.—Castlebar Constitution.
ROMAN CATHOLIC DEFENCE ASSOCIATION.—It is ru-
moured that Archbishop Mac Hale has retired, or is about
to withdraw, from the Defence' Association. The
Roman Catholic Primate, Dr. Cullen, had been in Dublin
on the day of the recent meeting of the Association, but
did not attend. _ _ .

A Donegal paper publishes a short paragraph descriptive
of the Earl of Ennis's visit to his estates in that quarter.
His lordship, it seems, addressed his tenants at great
length ; but, says the Ballyshannon Herald, " as his
lordship never had sufficient patriotism to subscribe to
his county paper, we shall not occupy our columns in
publishing his speech."
AWFULLY SUDDEN DEATH.—We have to announce the
sudden death of Joshua Cantrell, Esq., Summer Hill,
Nenagh—which melancholy event took place on Friday
evening at the residence of T. T. Abbott, Esq., Castle-
street. It appears that while the deceased was enjoying
the social harmony of Mr. Abbott and his family, and
when in the act of sitting down to tea, he fell off the chair
—and in an instant was a corpse.—Nenagh Guardian.
Since the gathering of the harvest, there has been a
slight degree of improvement in general business in Dub-
lin and in some of the country towns; but the long-con-
tinued emigration has taken off so many of the consu-
mers, and deprived the shopkeepers of so large a propor-
tion of their customers, that trade is necessarily greatly
restricted, and all classes, including the various profes-
sions, must feel the pressure severely. However a good
harvest cannot but produce a salutary effect on the gene-
ral condition of the country.—Dublin Evening Post.
A WILD MAN OF THE WOODS.—A very curious rumour
is at present prevalent in the southern portion of our
county, which has obtained general credence amongst the
peasantry. It is alleged that a wild man, wearing no
clothes, and covered over with long hair, infests the planta-
tions in the neighbourhood of Ringwood, lurking in the
topmost branches of the high trees by day, and at night
prowling about, and carrying off the sheep of the farmers,
which he devours ravenously in a raw state. Our informant
states that the general belief of the people of the district is,
that " the wild man," as they term him, effected his escape
from some menagerie or exhibition of savage animals at
Liverpool nearly a year since ; but they do not attempt to
account for the manner of his crossing the channel into
this country, or where he has been hiding till now.—Kil-
kenny Moderator.
THE POLICY OF THE DEFENDERS.—The rumour of
Mr. Hawes's retirement from parliament was scarcely two
hours old in Dublin, before at least a dozen imaginary
candidates were put in nomination for the representation
of the borough of Kinsale. Of these the Defenders
monopolised five-sixths, the balance being divided between
the Conservatives anti the government. Should the
vacancy actually occur, the contest will possess more than
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the rumoured aspirants for senatorial honours, the name
of Mr. Frederick Lucas, of the Tablet, was classed among
the probabilities on the Roman side ; while on the part
of the Protectionists, almost as a matter of course, Mr.
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A WOMAN BOILED TO DEATH !—The Munster News
has the following startling story :—A few days ago, the
officers std inn* of Scala' workhouse were thrown in,