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

THE CHASE.

SIR WM. M. STANLEY'S HOUNDS WILL I,l°l
Friday, Nov. 1
Monday, Nov. 4
Wednesday, Nov. 6
Saturday, Nov. 9 Traffurd Village.

CIIURCH EXTENSION.—Upwards of £6,000 have /7;4
subscribed for the purpose of building additionalcburc
in Bristol.
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The Standard states that her Majesty has confe- "
rthe Garter vacant by the death of the Duke of Graft
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on Earl Powis. .
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LITERARY INTELLIGENCE.—We are happy to ea
that Mr. Lever (" Harry Lcrrequer") intends to oPd
the corning year with a new serial work. We understoPrt
the scene is laid in the South of Ireland, in the latter Par
of the last century.
BIRKENHEAD Docrcs.—one gentleman in Birkenheo
is reported to have cleared £200,000 by land specula: I;
£lOO,OOO of which he cleared in one day !! Another
said to have netted £BO,OOO by similar speculations'
Railway Magazine.

DEATHSBYDROWNIYG.—OnSaturdayTheobaIdSFu'r,
wood, Esq., a magistrate of Caherciveen, and two b°3ltl
men, father and son, went out to fish near Valentia, fid
unfortunately the boat upset, and they all met a w"te
grave.—Kerry Post.
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PLAYING WITH FIRE.—On Wednesday week,
little boys were playing at killing pigs in a barn, at, the
mock, near Cheltenham, when the one who mimickeucifer
butcher proceeded to singe the other, and lit a I°_, the
match, by which the straw in the barn ignited, 80 too
place was soon in a blaze. The boys ran away, beine the
frightened to give an alarm; and, the wind fanning arid
flames, they communicated to some stacks of haY.ed,
corn, and property to the amount of £BOO was destroyo
THE SCREW PROPELLER.—A Trial took Placecidle
Thursday with the Wilberforce steamer with Pager.
wheels, and the Rattler with Mr. Smith's screw prop tot
The former vessel has always been considered the to he
boat on the river Thames, and very recently Inadehol'
journey from London to Havre in twenty hours; tllB
withstanding, on the recent trial, in forty Inirilte9'os
Rattler was at least a cable and a half a-hea% tool'
Wilberforce has engines of 285 horse power with
nage of 600, whilst the Rattler is 880 tons burden'
has only 200 horse power.
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HACKIN'S-HEY SCHOOLS.--By an advertisemetpt°
another part of our paper, our readers will notice that the
sermons are to be preached in St. Paul's Church, 1,, the
respected minister of that church, to commetto3`ol
blessings of the late abundant harvest. A Per each se pile,
a collection will be made as a thank-offering, to be 8P op
in aid of the schools in Hackin's-hey. We regret ,t°4so'
that the funds of these schools are in a very critiCol.o),
in consequence of an accumulated debt of nearly d tllB,
The schools are very advantageously situated, 811,019,1
number of children amounts to about 300. Butit„o,,
the friends of scriptural education will come ','"otsm
liberally to the aid of the committee, these Wl'
schools must be abandoned.

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LIVERPOOL CATTLE MARKET, Ocr• 29e
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We have had a heavy supply of Cattle at market to- is pi 4
greatest portion of second-rate and inferior quality v"; to
with dull sale. Anything good eagerly sought after a' wit
price for this time of the year. Beef 4id to 54d;
ad to aid.

LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, Ocl.' 'hoe- 11
A very fair and rather improving extent of business dee or
our market to-day; the sales are 6,00.. bales with ts 9t ,t
firmer tone. Holders nevertheless are willing sego web'
market prices. Mete is some enquiry for export 9.5
speculation.