The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1850-10-08 00:00:00

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The Marquis of Westminster Las lowered his Cheshire
rents ten per cent., and presented his tenants with £5,000
worth of hone manure.
OLD STAGERS.—Within a few days the church-yard at
Croston, near Chorley, has received the dead bodies of
three individuals who have much exceeded the usual time
allotted to man, viz. :—Robert Christopher, of Mawds-
ley, aged 89, George Dandy, of Tarlton, aged 89, and
Lawrence Farington, of Croston, aged 89. The latter has
been parish-clerk of Croston upwards of half a century.
LORD STANLEY AT BURY.—OR Friday Lord Stanley
laid the foundation-stone of the Bury Athenaeum, in.
Market-street. The whole population turned out to
share in the festivity. His lordship made an eloquent
speech on the occasion in praise of mechanics' institutions.
The meeting was also addressed by the Earl of Wilton. A
cold collation followed, at which Lord Stanley addressed
the meeting, and was followed by the Bishop of Manches-
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NOVEL MODE OF DRAWING A TOOTIL—The originator
of this novel mode of tooth drawing is Joe Hart, a miner
in the colliery of Mr. Ridgway, at Blackrod. Having a
tooth that gave him some uneasiness, and entertaining a
hearty contempt for " them bits of doctors,' as he ele-
gantly described the faculty, he determined to remove
the tooth with a more simple contrivance than the mem-
bers of the medical profession usually employed. The
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who assistance that he required was that of the
who consented to encircle the doomed molar with a piece
of wire. To this wire our friend Joe attached a cord,
from which was suspended a wheel, somewhere about
401 b in weight. Having seen that all the fastenings were
secured, he.threw the weight with considerable force from
him, giving himself a jerk that almost brought his head
into his hands. The unfortunate tooth did not yield to
this violent attempt at ejection ; but Joe, nothing
daunted, proceeded to make another attempt, when the
second essay proved more successful, for the tooth was so
loosened that a tug with the pincers at once removed it.—
Lancaster Guardian.
ARRIVAL OF RANDOLPHUS DE TRAFFORD, tSQ, AT
CROSTON HALL.—On Tuesday R. De Trafford, Esq.,
arrived at Croston, near Chorley, to take up his perma-
nent residence at the ball, after his marriage with the
Lady AdeWde, daughter of Earl Cathcart. Great prepa-
rations had been made for their reception, triumphal
arches being erected at the gates and on the lawn. They
were constructed of evergreens, tastefully ornamented with
dahlias and other flowers, and surmounted with flags of
all sizes. On the first arch was a flag with the words
" Welcome heie," in large letters, and on the other was
a flag bearing the crest and motto of the De Traffords.
the whole presenting a very gay and tasteful appearance.
The carriage containing Mr. and Lady Adelaide De Traf-
ford, was met more than a mile from the hall by numbers
of persons, who took the horses from the carriage, and,
fastening ropes thereto, drew them at a very smart pace,
amidst great cheering, and preceded by the Croston band,
to the hall, where they were received by a concourse of
the tenants and other inhabitants with nine times nine,
and long-continued cheering, Mr. De Trafford, who was
deeply affected during the whole of the proceedings,
thanked the people most feelingly, and presented them
with a very handsome gratuity to drink the health of him-
self and lady.. The bells of the church had been also
rung during the whole of the time.

THE MOVING MIRROR.—WO observe that the pro-
prietor of this singular work of art has removed his paint-
ing from the Concert-hall to the Theatre Royal, where it
will be exhibited during the present week. As it will be
shortly removed from the town, we recommend all of our
readers who may not yet have seen the Moving Mirror,
to avail themselves of the opportunity yet existing to in-
spect one of the most interesting works of the kind ever
produced. The delineation of the Mammoth Cave creates
unmitigated delight. The paintings are admirable. It
was a novel idea to bring to view the splendours which
have rested so long in darkness, and by artistic effect to
aid the imagination in comprehending the grandeur and
magnificence of the subterranean halls, domes, and grot-
toes 600 feet below the surface of the earth. The Falls
of Niagara are also admirably delineated, and are pre-
sented under their summer and winter aspects with great
effect. On Saturday evening an audience of 1200 persons
were present at the exhibition in the Concert-hall. We
wish the proprietors success with their chaste, moral and
inatructive