The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1848-05-16 00:00:00

Dist rut f--).elys.

Dr. Watts was elected physician to the Manchester
Royal Infirmary on Thursday.
The Preston corporation are going to erect a covered
market within the space bounded by Fishergate, Lune-
street, and Friargate.

The ten hours' bill has been well received by the manu-
facturing operatives, and is working well for the interests
both of masters and men.

BOLTON.—Nearly all the cotton mills in this town have
been running the full time allowed by law during the pre-
sent week, and the ten hours' bill being now in operation,
there appears to be a reasonable hope that the trade will
keep in this improved state.

HORRIBLE DEATH.—On Thursday, Luke Ketton, ahoy
ten years of age, was accidentally.-run over at Long Sutton,
Lancashire, by one of Croskill's patent clod crushers. He
was attempting to get up to ride,, when he overbalanced
himself, and fell beneath the rollers, the spiked points of
whicji literally tore him to pieces on the spot.—Notting-
ham Journal.

A tea-party, in commemoration of the passing of the
Ten Hours Bill, will be held in the Free Trade Hall,
Manchester, on Wednesday, the ifh of June. It is ex-
pected that Lord Ashley, Mr. J. Fielden, late M.P. for
Oldham, the Hon. W. Cowper. one- of the lords of the
Admiralty, Mr. C. Hindley, M. P., Ashton, Mr. Brother-
ton,_ and Mr. Oastler will be present.
REMARKABLE CIRCUMSTANCE.—A rabbit has made her
nest beneath one of the sleepers on the Lancashire and
Preston Railway at Cadley, about four-miles from Preston.
When the workmen discovered 'the nest there were four
young ones in it, but on Sunday week it was found that
some one had stolen them. Of all the places for a quiet
retreat a situation under a railway sleeper appears to ill
the most unlikely, though it seems that little " bunny'
thought otherwise.

CHESTER SPRING MEETING.—The receipts at the grand
stand during the four days were £1,40212., being an ex-
cess h overthe
mtbheer
of proceedsof
passengerslast a
taken to
l)uring
the Chester
eb past
eyssthoefßslTrBekel2senhead railway was 8,789, of whom 4,589 ar-
rived on Wednesday, the " cup day." On the setae day
the Shrewsbury.and Chester trains took 1,020 passengers,
and the Bangor about the same number. The total num-
ber of passengers taken to the Chester station from all
lines was 50,170; of horses, 256; of carriages and vans, 26.
EMPLOYMENT IN MANCHESTER.—Trade generally has
not this week been so promising as was anticipated a few
days ago, but still there is no cause of, complaint, as, on
the whole, there is much more activity than was experien-
ced weeks ago. The gloom is not so palpable as during
the past months, although it is, the opinion of most prac-
tical-men that some time must elapse • before it wholly
disappears. Employment has this week.been given to an
increased number of hands, both in the staple trade and
in other branches connected with manufactures ; yet still
there are more than 8,000 hands wholly. out of employ-
ment.

STRANGE PROCEEDINGS.—On Monday, eight paupers
were charged before the magistrates at Lancaster, with
climbing the walls of the workhouse, and absconding
themselves without leave, refusal to work, and otherwise
misconducting themselves. It appeared that on the police
proceeding to the workhouse to apprehend them, they
made a vigorous stand, barricading their bedroom win-
dows and doors. The police were compelled to break
open some of the doors, and it was not till after a chase
was had after a few of them that they were captured.
The case was proved against all of them, with the excep-
tion of Smith. The prisoners pleaded in extenuation of
their offence too scanty allowance of food. Smith was
discharged, and the others were committed to the Pres-
ton House of Correction, with hard labour, for 21 days.
FESTIVITIES AT HIGH LEGH.—On Monday last, High
Legh was the scene of great festivity, being the day on
which the infant heir to the estates of his father, George
Cornwall Legh, Esq. was first introduced to the birth-
place of his long line of ancestors. The infant having
been born in London on the last day. of 1847. He was
met and greeted on the auspicious occasion of his first
visit to High Legh, by the numerous tenantry on horse-
back, and some hundreds of persons from the neighbour-
ing towns and viliages. The day being fair, after a nice
shower of rain in the morning, added much to the pictu-
resque appearance of the place, and every one seemed
delighted with the object they had come to witness, viz.,
to welcome the little stranger home. The procession
started from the hall at half-past three o'clock, in the
following order;—first, two banners ; on the first banner
' was "Long life and happiness to Mr. and Mrs. Cornwall
Legh," and on the other were the arms of the family.
Then followed a band of music, tenantry on horseback,
tenantry on foot, labourers, work-people, &c.
THE REV. MR. GER MON'S ROBBERS.—The official in-
quiries as to this roblery are, we believe, still pending,
with what result, as concerns O'Brien and Connolly, the
public are extremely anxious to be acquainted. We have
been able to glean little available information since our
last, but we may state that the watch stolen from the Rev.
Mr. Germon has been recovered, and that is now in the pos-
session of Mr. Superintendent Leary, of the Manchester
police force. Although in possession of tolerably accurate
information as to the circuitous and tortuous way in which'
it has been traced and passed from hand to hand, we are-
precluded at present from saying more than that it was-
delivered up by the Rev. Carberry, the Popish priest,-
to Mr. D. Lee, a magistrate of this city, who handed it to.
Captain Willis, by whom it was in turn given up to Mr..
Superintendent Leary. It is asserted, with what truth we'
leave the public to believe, that the watch has bees ill'
Manchester ever since it was.stolen and that the pets°'
who had possession of it never heard of the robbery •
Such is the only account given by. the Rev. Carberry-
Let us hope, however, that through the active exertions.
of Mr. Leary the whole mystery may shortly be cleared
up, and despite the jugglery of the confessional, in.which
it is sought to bury all trace of tl.e guilty, both the robbers.
and the receivers may be brought to justice.—Manchester
Courier. [The Manchester Guardian says that there is
little doubt of the guilt of O'Brien and Conully of the
crime of which they stand convicted.]
CHEAPNESS BUT NO PLENTY.—As an evidence of this
we give the following extract from a letter from a highly
respectable mercantile house at Liverpool :—" We 9e,
really very bad here, partly owing to the blockade of t"_
Elbe, which closes all export of bale goods. to,. norther!
Germany, and partly owing to rumours here, whicharel
be true, for continued heavy losses on all imports,
to the losses last year, must cause a fearful waning
of means, and bring down many houses. Cotton is
ter
rible, The losses on the imports this week will not. T;
less than £lOO,OOO, and what comes on American aceell,',,
will not return to the planters more than 21 cents pelltc,
for an article they cannot grow under 6 cents. Will then 1:9
continue to produce just to gratify,our love of cheapig!....
It will resolve itself into ultinote dearness. The 11):711
chester school have attainedstheir object--‘cheaplies,°4o.o
sides, but are worse off 14en, when cotton was dertviv___..
price; for now, howerer.cbeap they purchase theeta
terial, they Gannet., firuk buyer* when, it, 14 se"
woven.