The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-05-07 00:00:00

GENERAL MISCELLANY.

Earl Howe has been appointed Deputy, Grand Master
of the Engli h Freemasons, under the Earl of Zetland.
John Toplis. tobacconist, of London, was, on Tnursday
last, fined £3OO for having adul!erated tobacco with sand,
earthy matter, &e. He was also condemned to forfeit a
large quantity of tobacco.
Early on Wednesday morning a destructive act of in-
sendiarism was committed upon the extensive plantations
in the Forest, near Baeshot, the property of Prince Albert,.
and upwards of 700 acres have been totally destroyed.
On Tuesday morning at eleven o'clock their Majesties
the King and Queen of the Belgians embarked horn
Woolwich on board the Pr,ncess Alice steam-packet, and
sailed for Ostend.

THE BARK H A RVEST.—Bark stripping has commenced
generally throughout this county, and two loads were
delivered in this city on Thursday. Toe price is not fixed,
but is generally thought to he £4 15s. per ton.—Hereford
Times.

Sir it. and Lady &de will arrive in England this week
as passengers in the Great Liverpool. from Alexandria,
which is due at Southampton on the Sth instant. Lady
George Pollock, the wile of the hero of Affghanistan, ar-
rived in town on Friday from India.
THR Corivicir AT YORK.—An order has been issued
that George Lowther, wh•o was c mvioted at the last
assizes of the murder of the M.rquis of Not manby's gArne-
keg per, and sentenced to be executed, suall be transported
for life.

PROSPECTS FOR GOVERNMENT APPLICANTS.— Sir
Robert Peel t•ta.ed. in the c ur:.e of Tuesday's proceed-.
ings in the House of Commo.l4, that there are no fewer
than 22,000 applicants fur government situations. Out of
this enormous mul itude, how many have a chance of ob-
taining the object of thrir wishes?
Taw EGG TRA.DE.—To give an idea of the extent of
this liftmen of trade, it may be stated that rh• NrittcePf
Arise, in m Dublin to Plc. twootl, on Sunday, brought
y-eight tons, or about 700,000 eggs ! The whole wete
des ••,^hed by railway to MiaClltS.cr, 041,400 M, and
Lot don,

THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON.--Wednesday last was
the birthday of the Duke of Wellington, who completed
his 75th year. His grace dined in the evening with Count
and Countess St. Autaire, at Manchester House, where a
grand banquet was given by his excellency in honour of
the fete day of his Majesty the King of the French. In
the morning of the same day, his grace, accompanied by
the Marchioness of Douro, honoured M. Claudet with a
sitting for a portrait, at the daguerreotype establishment
in the Adelaide Gallery. The noble duke sat twice, and
the result was extremely satisfactory.—Standard.
WESLEYAN MISSIONARY SOCIETY.—The anniversary
meeting of the members of this infiuent;al body was held
on Monday, at Exeter Hall. The Right Hon. Sir G.

Rose. G.C.B , filled the chair. The s;-;ciety has at pre-
sent 274 stations in various parts of the world, 387 mis-
sionaries, 1,640 other paid agents, 4.884 unpaid agents,
101,137 full and accredited church members. 5.066 per-ons
on trial for membership, 64,307 scholars. and seren print-
ing presses. The gross receipts during the year 18-13, in-
cluding a previous balance of £523. 13s. 6d., amounted
to £110.620. Os. 3d. ; and the expenditure to £112,908.
ss. 2d. • being an increase over income of £2,288.45. 11d.;
the old debt of £30,800 being, however, now completely
paid off.
DREADFUL MURDER.—Yesterday morning week, the
most intense anxiety prevailed in the neighbourhood of
Bridge-road, Ba tersea, in consequence of the discovery
of a most diabolical murder, which bad been committed
at a late hour on the previous night upon a Mrs. M`Far-
lane, resident in that road. It appears that the deceased
was acquainted with a Frenchman named Dalmas, and
that they had been walking out together during the even-
ing. The wretched woman's throat was cut from ear to
ear, but, when discovered, she was still alive, and said,
" Dalmas has done it." Dalmas gave himself up to jus-
tice at the Marylebone police-office, and, after an exami-
nation on Saturday, be was remanded until further evi-
dence could be procured.
AWFULLY DESTRUCTIVE FIRE.—On Wednesday last
a destructive fire took place at Stretham, near Ely. The

destruction of property is enormous. Twenty-five houses,
&c., have been razed to the ground, including the dwell-
ings of wealthy agriculturists and labourers. The fire
originated in a small hovel adjoining the blacksmith's
shop of Mr. John Westhy. It is supposed that some
sparks of hot iron were the immediate cause of the catas-
trophe. The flames from the hovel soon communicated
with Mr. Westhy's house on one side, and Mr. Wright's
stack-yard on the other. No sooner were Mr. Wright's
extensive and well-stored premises seized upon by the
devouring element, than the utmost alarm for the safety
of the village was entertained. Nor was this alarm un-
founded, for the flames spread with such frightful rapidity,
on both sides of the street, that in a little more than an
hour from the time of their breaking out, twenty-five
occupations, extending over about 15 acres of ground,
were in a blaze. The damage has been estimated at be-
tween £15,000 and £20,000, a great portion of the pro-
perty being, we fear, uninsured. A fire of somewhat si-
milar character occurred in Stretham 73 years ago, going
over very nearly the same ground.
THE GREAT CHERR MATCH.—The terms fora new
match between Mr. Staunton and M. St. Amant having
been objected to by the latter gentleman, and with good
grounds, as unreasonable, the English champion has, in a
very manly and spirited manner, removed all such obsta-
cles by challenging his antagonist to play almost on his
own terms. He says, " I will engage upon your arrival
in London to pray you at the St. George's Chess Club a
match of twenty-five, of twenty-one, of eleven, of seven,
or of five games, at your option, for any stake not less
than £lOO sterling. These games shall be played at your
own appointed days and hours. I will undertake to play
every day, or alternate days, or once a week, as you may
arrange, under the penalty of one guinea for each omis-
sion•. I will agree that the maximum time allotted for
each move shall be ten; or fifteen or twenty, or twenty-
five,-or thirty minutes, at your pleasure ;' and that either
party exceeding the given time shill on every occasion be
fined a guinea. The match shall also be Waved in public
or private as you may determine ; and, finally. I- will con-
sent that in each game both players shall. on their first
move pitty king's pawn two squares."

MR. DYCE SOMBRE —lt is well known to most of our
readers that Mr. Dyce Sombre vas been residiur for some
time past at Paris, where he has-been giving a series of
entertainments to the elite of thaVcity. He has alSo le' en
received tq Louis Philippe at the' Tuileries. Being
strongly impressed with a conviction of the inju`stite of the
decision by which he was declared to be incapable of ma-
naging his affltirs, he consulted some of the first medical
authorities in Paris. An army of Fiench physicians•after
lengthened examinations, long repoitS of which have
appeared in the public journals, have decided—" That
from the apprekiation of all the conversations- that they
have held with Mr. Dyce Sombre, of all his acts which;
have come to their knowledge, they are all perfectly con.
vinced that at the present time Mr. Dyre Sombre is in
full possession of his intellectual and effective faculties,.
that the movements of jealousy, the tenacity of which are
revealed in several expressions of Mr. Dayce Sombre, do•
not appear to exceed the ordinary feelings of an European
and with much more-reason than those of an Asiatic.-
-That from all the information furnished by several Persons,
:who have known Mr. • Dyee Sombre ever since his arrival
;in France, the full possession of his intellectual and affec-
tive faculties has not failed him since that period. A
petition has been pres2nted to the Court of Chancery, to
set aside the finding of ihe commission, which was argued
on Friday, when the Lord Chan•cllcr said Mr. Sombre
ought to be brought within his jurisdiction, in-order that
he might ascertain by personal enquiry whether he (Mr.
S.) was a party to the proceedings and understood their
nature.

DARING ROBBERY TN' CRESTER.—On Sunday after-
noon last, some scoundrels brake into a house adjoining
the city walls, near the race course, in the occupation of
the Misses Foulkes. It appear.-d that an entrance was

effected by getting over the :wall which. bounds the house
on one side, and then forcing open the drawing-room
window, during the absence of the Misses Foulkes and
the female domestics at Church. Every room in the
house-was ransacked the principal booty obtainedliv the
robbers consisted Of a large quantity of jewellery.
Among'the articles stolen were a gold maltese fine chain
about two yards, and a tortige shell and g' ld eye--glass
appended; a new gold chain ;. a pair of bracelets ; :one
agate, cut in circles, and other. different eems ; a silver '
philigre-shell brooch ; a gold pin with hair, set round'with
small garnets ; rings; a chrysolite with single stones,
of yellow tinge ; a ring of Irish gold, with Irish motto,
and the shamrock in Irish emerald ; a gold ring, with
hair, old fashioned, and set with small garnets ; diamond
pin; two-pins of onyx stones, with gold chain uniting the
pins; a•cornelian br och ; a 'brooch, green stones and
socket, Ste., appended ; and old-fashioned ring, set with
small g.trnets • a ring with small diamond in the centre,
on eachside of it topaz and pearl ; a ring set round with.
pearl. and other small brooches ; tortoise shell and gold
eye glass.. The thieves left bahind them several skeleton
keys and'a picklock. The police are pursuing a vigorous.
search after them, and we hope they will speedily be
brought to justice.—Chester ',Avant.
ART-UNIONS.—On Saturday;week a general meeting
of artists took place in London on the subject of the in-
terferenee •of government with .the Art-Unions. Mi.
Wyse, 111. P:, who WAS in the chair, spoke at great length,
on the advantages of these institutions. and appeared to
entertaina confident op,nion that the legislature willrhe
disposed to interfere in their faVour. It w.ts decided by:
the meeting to present a memorial to the First Lord- of
the Treasury, praying for a committee of inquiry, and pe-
titions to the two houses of parliament to the same effect..
If the Art-Unions are really to. be suppressed, we have
little doubt that the friends of art, who have fully proved
how much' may be accomplished by the principle of asso-
ciation, wilt devise some other means by which the same.
advantage may he secured. The editor of the Art-Uni6n
(in the number for May) urges upon all who are favorable
to thesasocieties, that an effiirt to place them neon a firm
basis should be at once made. He says : " The stoppage
of Art-Unions will he to British Art a heavy blow and.'
great discouragement.' Butlet-us not anticipate so terri-
ble an evil. We shall wait at least for the next step- It
must. het .ken ere long. The personal feeling of the pre-
mier will be tantamount to a decision of the matter- No
man, statesman or private gent eman, is more universally
esteemed for his love of the arts and his desire ta foster
all thiiigs that tend to elevate the character, refine the
mind, and promote rational:enjoyment. If he opposes a
well-dig .sted scheme—should such a one be submitted to
him—for placing Art-Unions on a firm principle and a
safe foundation, we shalt at once• conclude that he is pre-
paring some plan by which the British Government will
sustain and encourage Btitish Art—remodelling old insti-
tutions, so as to render them more in accordance with the
spirit of the age, and making it—as it is made imother
states—the business of the nation to foster and advance
that which will ever be the chiefest of national distinc-
tions."
FACTORY BILL.—At a meeting of the friends- of the
ten-hours clause in Rochdale last week, Mr. Leach, one
of the speakers, blamed the millowners for sanntioning
some of the most palpably false statements, which appeared
in the Manchester Guardian of that week, for the purpose
of deceiving the House of Commons relative to.the pro-
- portion of women employed in factories. In the article
to which he referred it. was.stated that, taking,4l2 mills,
in which there were employed 116,281 persons‘ 28.459
were men and 26,710 women. the object being, to show
that the advocates of the Ten Hours Bill were wrong
when they stated that the majority of workers in the mills
were women. But the injustice and trickery of these ta-
bles would appear when it was coosidered, in the first
place, that not one-half of the working population was
accounted for. In the mills enumerated 1.16,281 persons
wimtiiiriglicv)ldi-1, fa
thatthe r
were said to be emol,yed, and of these account was taken
of only 55,1.69; leaving 61,112 entirely out of the question.
(Cheers.) In fact. they only gave the men and women
above 21 years of age, while all below 21 (the more cri-
tical age tor women, and the great preponderance of those
in the mills being under 21) were left unaccounted for.
(Cheers.) Surely it was at least as important that female
lahow in factories should he protected when under 21 as
when, above that age. (Cheers.) There was another
misstatement in that paper, which must be expos 'd as
one of the most dehb 'rate and wicked attempts to delude
the country he had ever known. Tne statement was this
—that since 18,:i3strtiolitesreofhyadorkbtsTInirenaondreLduacnteiainhiorfe
7Waagge:
beyond 2d. per
pheearidodpebreweneekre.du(Ccerdiesatofle:Wt
2hsa.t aot.e
perr')
Yes, a lie ind?ed it was, and a most atroci,us one ton„
which irciihchhoa,dsil axtedlayybs been running
the
,ek ;fraonintwi 13,i_larief:pikiannswetw5w a . m
hlhnea adtdhsepb,icrcbetwtFe'kit. (Cheers.) He knew a mill at Holland-
-Im,mill hel,,e7srota,fetairdtnshdil 8 hours a day Shame !,,)
rlda, :pgiavitledh irtith,i.:igr rti
would be consulting their best
tf
(Cheers) The
cahnTda titsetite interests of society at large, by rro-
nriciguliBikrire:lnll—irevelllgsgnie regulation.
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getting the Teo Hpuns Bill.

May 7 Is4l

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

CHESTER RACES.

TUESDAY.
A PRODUCE SWEEPSTAKES Of 50 Soya each, hit, colts
Bst 41b, fillies Bst; two miles ; 10 subs. ,
Mr, ftlostyti's br c Brunel by Velocipede.... (Holmes)
Sir R. Bulkeley's blf Coal-black Rose.4G.Whitehouse) 2
A MATCH 49 soya each, p:p.; mile and half. •
Mr. Smith's b g Tnbalcatn, aged. get„ (Copeland)
.1.
Mr. Colle•t's br h Rory O'More.a4ed 9st.(Whitehoube) 2
Even betting, and 5 to 4 on Rory ()Wore.
A SWEEPSTAKES of 25 -oys each, for two years colts;
8-t 51b, fillies Bst 21n ; half a mile ; 12 subs:
Mr. Worthington's ch f Lancashire Witch .. (Oates) 1
Mr. Smith's gr f Alice Gray .. .

- Six others started.
A SWEEPSTAKES Of 5 sovs each, with 50 sovs added bl
the Proprietors of the Grand Ftand, for horses that
never won before the day of entry for the Plate
Heats, one mile and a half; three years old 6st 101Ih
four Bst 21b. five Bst 81b, six and aged Bst 121 b; wart°
and geldings allowed 31b.; 5 subs.
Mr. Daw,.o 's b e Daft Wa•tv , 4 yrs..
Mr. Speed's ch gWalron, 3 yrs • .(Abdale) 1 2.
Mr. Wilson's be by Ham' ton, 3 yrs .. (Darl•ng) 2 do.
Sir R. Pigot's ch f by Dr. Faustus, 3 years
(Arthur) 3 d

WEDNESDAY.
The DEE STAND CUP, in specie, by suhscription of 15
soya each, with 50 sovs added by the Dee Stand Pro'
prit tors. Three-year•olds 6st ; four, Bst 21b; frfe'
Bst 121 b; six, 9st 2lb ; and aged 9st 41b. Once row'
and a distance. (7 subs.) I
Mr. Meiklam's br c Best of Three,3 yrs .... (Abdsle,
Lord Westminster's hr f Phytne, 4 yrs .. (Templentsn) 5
6t04 on Best of Three. rhyme took the lead ;at 14
distance Ahdale challenged, soon defeated Phyrne, en'
won, hard held, by two lengths. _

The TRADESMAN PLATE of 200 seita in specie, added W
a Handicap Sweepstakes of 25 soya each, 15 sous'
Two wiles and a quarter. Second horse to save to'
stake. (94 subs.)
st lb
4 0 Duke of Richmond's b c Red Deef.. fKitchener)
9 8 Mr. Plummer's b m Alice Hawthorn (Hesseitine)
7 3 Mr. Stephenson's ch c Freed,,m •• -. (Nast) 5
7 8 Mr. Mostyn's ch c General Pollock..(Cartwright) 4.
8 6 Mr. W rather's b c Nutwith
8 5 Colonel Craddock's b h Pagan .....(Ternplernan 0
7 11 Mr. Collett's b h Cattonite
7 10 Lord Eglingtorr'sbr h Jamie Porest...(J. gpwlett) 0
7 0 Lord G. Rentinck's b c Bramble.... (S. Rogers) 0
7 5 Mr. Worthington's br c Hoot,m (Oyes) g
7 5 Mr. W. Dawson's br c Merry Andrew (Buslaby) °
7 4 Mr. W. W. Wyrrit'S ch c Rowland (Mahn) 0
7 4 Mr. Igoe's eh g The Broken Down.... (Dodg,,on) 0
7 3 Mr. F. A. Milbankrs b g
7 2 Mr. Graydon's br h Roscio . (J. Williams) 0,
7 1 Mr. j'oke's br m Ermengardis ..... (G. Francis)' O;
7 0 Mr. Gough's b g Greenfinch... (Denman)" va,
6 13 Sir W. Stanley's ch g (Petit v
7 12 Mr. Bristow's b c Pitaroali • (Crouch Ir
6 8 Lord Westminster's b g M.artyr.,.... (Copeland !,
6 8 Mr. Speed's gr c Everton . (Darling, jun) .1/
6 4 Mr. Owett's b c Xanthos . ... .....(Brahath)
510 Lord Milltown's b f Birdeen . (Maiden) 0
5 10 Mr. R. J. Mostyn's ch f Miss Zags (W. Arthur) 0
5 0 Mr. H. Stebhing abr f Celeste (Langstaff) 0°
4 6 Lord G. Bentinck's Best Bower • ~ (Abdale) i
A most beau iful start took place at the first go. Re*
l'Per taking the lead, Everton second and. Ilt amble third.
At the Castle-pole. first time round, Wed Deer increased.
the pace. and led by several lengths, which he nvaintainee
to the end, and won with the greatest ease by tern lengths.
being most admirably ridden by little Kitcheney. .The
old mare ran very game with all her weight. Roach*
Arnanill, and Rowland trough np the rear. Celeste co"
vied 2lb over. Evertor'. 31b, Broken Dawn 3ib. and Mils
Miggs 811,. Celeste threw her jock opposite the tudgeS
chair, first time round., but he was not hurt.- Lord Gorge
Bentinck brought the horses together in twolines, front
and rear, and'after the race complimented thejorkies
the highest terms. Valbe of the stakes, deducting' the
money to second. &c:, £1,420.
BETTING REVOKE STARTIIcG.-3/ to 1 agst Red Pter,',
sto to 1 agst Bramble, to 1 agst Pagan, lb to 1 eg"
Nutwith, 15 to 1 agst Freedom, 15 to 1 agst Catto"ite;
21 to 1 agst Jamie Forest; 25 to 1 first XllOllOO.- 25 to'v
agst Everton, 25 th 1 apt Poli.-ck, 30 to 1 agst A-Havr
thorn, and long, odds eget any- other.
SIXTY Gutstaits-.(clear) the gift of the members fcir the
City Three-yeat-old colts,. Est 101 h ; fillies, Bst
four, colts, Bsr 61b ; fillies, Sat 31b. Heats, once're'un
ands distance.-
Mr. Meiklarn's br e Truebov,4qes .....(Templeman). 1,
Mr. J. King's ch (Marlow)- 3 ,
"
Mr. Jones's ch f Mystery, 4 yrs (W. Jones) 2.;

THURSDAY.
Her MAJESTY'S PtsTE of 100 Guineas. Three-year air
7vt 21b : four, 9st 263 ; five, lOst six and aged, lOst 511).;
' Thrive round.
'Mr.. Meiklsm's br c Trneboy, 4 yrs-- • . -f Temp
Sir R. W. Bulkeleyrs. b' by Bay Middleton, 5 yrs
(Darling, sen) 2
Two others-started.
Woo y a head.
The DEE STAKES 44'50 SOTS each, h. ft, with 200 sort; '
added by the Proprietors of the Giand' Stand. Derby,
weight. Grosvenor course. The owner of the second
horve to receive 100 soya. (31 subs.)
b c Cure, by Physician—Mor-
sel
Lord Stanley's b c by Touchstone—Verbena . (Nat') 2
Five others started.
b

MARVULTIS of WESTMINEER'S PLATE, Value 100 SOTS in.

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specie, added to a Handicap Sweepstakes of 20 awn;
each, h ft. One mile and a quarter. (16 antis.)
Mr. Plummer's b m Alice Haw.horne, 6hyta (Temple-
man) 1
Mr. Meiklam's ch c Philifie,4 yrs (Lye) 2
Six others started.

The &MING STAKES of 5 sovs each, with 30' soya added
from the Racing Fund; -boats, the Grosvenor Course.
The winner to be sold for 100 sous, if detnanded withia
a quarter of an hour after the race.
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