The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-10-29 00:00:00

THE CHASE,.

n Wm. M. STANLEY'S HOUNDS WILL IdnET
Friday, Nov. 1
Monday. Nov. 4
Wednesday, Nov. 6
Saturday, Nov. 9 ..

Cnoacrt EXTE Nsrox.—Upwards of £G,OOO have been
subscribed for the purpose of building additional churches
in Bristol.
The Standard stairs that ter Majesty has conferred
the G,rter vacant by the death of the Dake of Gratt,n/
on Earl Po,vis.

•
LITERARY INTELLIGENCE.—We nre htppv to leant
that Mr. Lever (" Hairy Liirrequer") intends tO OPaM
the coming year with a new serial work. We untlerAatlu
scene is laid in the South of Ireland, in the latter oft
of the last century.

BIRKENHEAD DOCKS.—One gentleman in Birkenhead
is reported to have de rred £200,000 by land specula:ions,
£lOO,OOO of which he cleated in on,. (lat. !! Another is
said to have netted £BO,OOO by sinaliar speculations.--
Railway Magazine.
DEATHSBYDROwNlFG.—OnSiiturdayTheobaldSiol°
9
magistratewentoofuCt
to
ahefi Nnradle wri
rc a
unfortunately the boat upset, and they all tart a
and sort,
grave.—Kerry Post.
Pexrlxo WITH FIRE.—On Wednesday week, T 1
NO () '
fatherE a
sttina.l:aCi.rti d
men, -
little boys were playing at ktllittg pigs in a barn. at ul;
mock, near Cheltenham, when the one who mimicked
for
Matcher proceeded to singe the other, and lit a
match, by which the straw in the barn ignited, and 01_
,
place was soon in-a
blaze. The boys ran away, being t" •
frightened to give an alarm ; and, the wind fanning
dames, they -communicated to some stacks of hay an,
corn, and property to the amount of £BOO wits destroyeu.
THE SCREW PROPELLER.—A Trial took place 'in
Thursday with the Wilberforce steamer with rad,',
wheth, and the Ratter with Mr. Smith's screw propel!' r;
The former vesst 1 has always teen c.tsidertd the taste
:,-
boat on the dyer names. arid very recently made I""
journey from London to Havre in twenty hosts; ; ont;
withstanding, on the recent trial, in forty. minutes th,
Rattler was at least a cable and a ha f ahead. Tb"
Wilberforc • has engines of 285 horse power with a t°'11:1
rice of 600, whilst the Rattler is 880 tons burden, all
has only 200 horse power. • ;„
HACKIN'S-HEY SCHOOLS.—By an advertisement
another part of our paper, oar readera will notice that °Le
sermons are to be preached in St. Paul's Church, be 0,%,
re-petted minister of that church, to commemorate the
niessirigs of the late abundant harvest. A f eacii scrol
a collection will be made as a thauk-offering, to aPPl.'eti•
in aid of the schools in Hiiekin's-hey. We regret to
that the funds of these schools ar,i in a very critical state,
in consequence of an accumul ,ted debt of near:y :C2u,
The schools tire eery advantageously situated, and t`)s
rtuinhei of children amounts to about 300. Mr,
the- friends of scriptural education will come fervi"lt
Haerally to the aid of the committee, these imporEs°
schools must be abandoned.. •

LIVERPOOL CATTLE MARKET, OcT.
We have had a heavy supply of Cattle at market to-day fly
ereatez,t portion of second-rate and inferior quality which 'il
with dull ipzle. Anything good ea4erly sought after at a W:013
price for this time of the year. teef 4id to 54, ; :Jut'
to Lild.

LIVERPOOL COTTON NIA TIKET, OCT. 2S.
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A very fair and rather improving extent of business donTiel
'or market today; tire saes are ; bales with a tlecriair
firme • tone. Holders nevertheless are willing sellers at 09
market prices. flee. ais some .enquiry for export as well
spe-u!ation.