The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1846-08-04 00:00:00

a considerable tic

D clean up, so as to be fit for inspec-

tion, as the opening windows during evening
had caused the candles to run and completely coated the
branche,s in which they were held with wax. This process
of cleaning and their subsequent exhibition would also
have involved considerable expense, every day of the
plate being absent from London being charged for. Be-
sides it would have been morally and physically impossible
for a tithe of the public of Liverpool to go through the
rooms within any reasonable time ; and the Committee
having already experienced the odium involved in making
a selection, or in giving precedence to parties requesting
tickets, very wisely, we think, declined the risk of further
offending. The plate, therefo-e, as soon as cleaned will
he returned to London. The sine has been their resolu-
tion with respect to keeping open the Judges%Lodgings,
the State Bed having to he taken down to-day and the
valuable paintings to be returned to their owners.

the who

THE COBDEN NATIONAL FUND.—The amount of sub-
scriptions to this fund, sent to the secretary in Manchester
now considerably exceeds 40,0001. Amongst the sums

received during the last week, we observe the firm of Wal-
ker. Smith, and Hackiag, Bury, for 2001. ; and the names
of Mr. R. Ashton, Limi&eld, Mr. R. Walker, M. P„
Bury ; W. Richardson and Sons, Manchester ; Mr. John
Gallemore, Manchester • Rostron, Dutton, and Co. Man-
chester, each for 1001.—Manchester Guardian.
DINNER TO THE POLICE AT THE POLICE STATION...-.
An excellent entertainment, consisting of roast and boiled,
with the etceteras, was provided for 700 of the police force

at the police station, near the Custom-house, on Thursday
and Friday, and to those who are acquainted with Mr.
Latham's liberality on such occasions, and his excellent
cuisine, we need not say that it gave the utmost satisfac-
tion to the guests. By the bye, we should some day like
to see Mr. Latham entrusted by our authorities, on a
public occasion, with something of a higher character
than this, which we are sure he would get up as it ought

SUNMARY OF RESULT, AT GOODWOOD. —ln the
course of the meeting 33 races were run, exclusive of
three dead heats, in addition to four stakes walked over
for, and one match which did not produce a race ; total
value £29,905, exclusive of the Orange prize. The fol-
lowlng is a table of the principal winners :

Raees Won

Winner
Mr. Gully
Lord G. Bentinck
lqr R. Bulkeley..
Mr. O'Brien
Mr. Bowes.. .
S'r J. Hawlcy ..... 1
Duke of Richmond
Colonel Anson .. 1
Mr. Drinkald ....... 1
Including the walk over, 111
s Bentinck's hores ran 43 t

£5,430,
5,055.
2,450.
2,435.

Trainer.
J. Day.

Kent.
C. Peck.
Dawson.
J. Scott.
Boresford
Kent.

ere wer

mond's 21

2,050.
1,100
925.
900.
510.

J. Scott.
Lumley.

starters ; Lord G.
e Duke of Rich-

THUNDER STORMS.—On Saturday London and its
vicinity was visited by a most severe thunder and bail
storm, accompanied by a heavy fall of rain, and the most
vivid flashes of lightning. Considerable damage has been
done by the overflowing of the Thames, and by the hail-

stones, NN

en thousand

No:less than thirty panes were broken the Sun-office ;
and nearly all the skylights in town are destroyed, includ-
ing those of the Arcades. An immense quantity of glass
has been broken in Buckingham Palace. Several stacks
of chimneys were struck by the lightning : several houses
were undermined, and have been rendered unhabitable,

and othns have been entirely swept away by the violence
of the flood. Numerous families narrowly escaped drown-
ing.ri A vast quantity of furniture has been destroyed.
The fl,lds and gardens Et Holloway were laid under water
several feet, and the crops have suffered severely. One
followed and
su
surrounding
each nding
other vicinityin
on
of the most violent and long continued thunder storms
which has visited that district for many years raged
Saturday afternoon. The rain poured, and flashes of
through
lighting the county
peals c t ofof
thunder
Worcester
rapid succession for three or four hours.

LIVERPOOL, ORMSKIRK, AND PRESTON RAILWAY•
—A public meeting of the inhabitants of Ormskirk,
called at four hours' notice, was held in the Towntiall, on
Saturday week last,_to consider a motion proposed for