The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1832-11-27 00:00:00

LOCAL.

Cabin passengers by the ship Poland, in. eighteen days from
New York.—Mrs. Davidson, of Edinburgh, Mrs. Holt, of Hull:
Dr. Eveles, of London, Mr, Stoddard, of New York, and Mr.
MfDonald, of Dublin.

We have received Now YinLltk papers, upfto• the Bth ult., by
the new fast sailing Packet ship Poland;. Capt; Richardson,
from New York..--. The-following is-an extract...---1` Neutthinan.s,.
Oct. 20. We regret to say that the city at present, is extremely
unhealthy, and we do not believe that. we.: Ivor,* so- aox.la:
sickness since 1822, as there has been for a month past, and.we
understand that it has, rather increased than diminished for the
lagt two or three days."
We would advise all who hose a. desire to view ae perfect mo-
del of symetry and naval architecture, to visit the New York
packet South America' now lying in Prince's Dock.
Capt. C. H. Marshall, formerly of the Britannia, is appointed
to her mminand, a person who, from his activity, liberality, and
taleuta as 4. seaman,. is well deserving of such a vessel.
ImpliovEn Compass.—Lieut. Morrison,. R. N., of this town,
has transmitted to the Lords of the Admiralty one of his iso-
lated compasses, for the purpose of having ascertained by ex-
periment, under their Lordships' inspection, the effect of the
electric fluid on the common compass; and has received their
Lcprilsbips' thanks, through Mr. John Barrow, secretary to the
Admiralty.

ROBBERIES.—In the course of Friday night not less than:
three shops, in St. James's-street, were entered by means of
false keys. Mr. A. Heckle watchmaker, lost about ten
watches; a grocer, about 80 it; of copper money; and a tallow-
chandler, a considerable sum. Where could the watchmen.,
have been while three robberies in one street were perpe-
trating?

Swiicamo.—A most extraordinary wager came off on Fri-
day morning, the particulars of which are as follows :—A sea..
man, named 'James Conyers, undertook to swim from the Park,
oppos4e the Laiarettes, to the. Cheshire shore awl, back (at
high -water) within the hour. He started amid the cheers of
the spectators, accompanied by. his companions in a small
boat, and succeeded in accomplishing his arduous task iu the
short period of fifty-three minutes. A cap was handed round,
to which the numerous individuals present contributed freely.

tliotwAY RQBBERY.—On Saturday night se'nnight, Lieut.
Mather, who resides in Kirkdale, was attacked betiVeen that
place and Mile-end, by, four men, who took from his person his
watch, watch-guard, cnain, and seals, together with all the
money he had in his pockets. The ruffians, not. satisfied with
fobbing, him, ill-treated him in a manner so brutal that he was
obliged, to keep his bed. for several days. Lieut. Mather thinks
that the robbers were sawyers, who had watched him leaving
the Eagle Inn, Scotland-road, just before the robbery.
THANKSGWING DAY. Wednesday last was observed at
Southport, and in the whole of the parish 'of North Meols, as
a day of thanksgiving to. Almighty God far his. inexcv in pre—
serving that neighbourhood from that fatal disease which had
visited so many parts of the United Kingdom. The parish
church, the church at Southport, and all the other places of
public worship were open for Divine Service. There was a
large attendance at each of the places. The shops were all
closed, and the stillness which marked the whole vicinity gave
a pleasing indication that a pious feeling was generally
prevalent.

PUGILISM.—At one o'clock on Wednesday last, a pitched
battle was fought at Rirnroso, near Bootle, between Tom Brit-
ton, the,Liverponl boatuiaa, and Bill Fisher, the. former bet.
ting £6 to £3 on himself. The- battle, which consisted. of
seventy-one rounds, half-minute time, lasiedi an hour and three-
quaiters, when Britten was declared the winner, his antagonist
not-. being able to come to time. Fisher had. the advantage: Of
science, but was beaten by the strength and courage of Britton.
A more severe encounter has seldom been witnessed. The
fght was witnessed by some thousands of persons. We under-
stand that it originated in a public-house squabble.
SUNDAY Scuoot, SOCIETY FOR IrtELsno,--On Friday even-
ing a Wet* of the frieuels of this society was held. in the
large room over the Bantiar, Bold-street. Several gentlemen,
aniong whom were deputies. from the society,. addressed the
company on the importance of scriptural instruction. After
the bagiTtess of the. wean,. hail been concluded. by the singing
of a hyrax), Mr. Falvey, Whe had.previonsly essayed to address
the assembly, was, by the permission M the chairman, indulged
with a hearing. He opposed the object of the society at some
length. Mr. Falvey was replied to by one of - the deputies,
who refuted his arguments, and established the utility of the
society by au appeal to facts. The meeting did not separate
till nearly eleven o'clock, when, such had been the impression
produced- on the company by the statements, a liberal col-
lection was made at the doors for the society's. funds.

LATR.ILOURS. IN COUNTING HOUSES.—On Thursday night
last, a very numerous and respectable meeting Was held at
Tossers' New Angel Inn, Date-street, composed entirely of
young men employed in ie several merchants' houses in this
town. Mr. James Thorpe, of the house of Messrs. Baring,
Bruthers, wa.a unanimously. called to the_ chaic. when
he briefly stated, that the object of the meeting was to ad-
dress their employers by a respectable memorial, praying
that the hours of attendance should not extend beyond half=
pa 4 seven or eight o'clock in the evening. After some con-
versation, it was unanimously resolved-.-That a memorial be
prepared, and remain at the Angel for signature until the even-
ing of Tuesday (this day,) after which it should be printed and
circulated.--Thanks were then voted to the chairman and the
meeting was dissolved.
LANCASTER INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT.—On Wednes-
day last, W. F. Law, Esq., one of his Majesty's Commis-
sioners, held a Court for Relief of Insolvent Debtors at the Castle
of Lancaster. There were no fewer than 127 who applied for
relief under the act, of whom 61 had received notice of oppo-
sition. The following cases were &willed or Q.ll tital.day the.
remainder will be given in our nest :
Taws sisßina/b, Bolton-le-Moore, blacksmith, was. not op-
posed, but his petition was dismissed.

William Bewley, Oldham-place, Salford, tailor, was opposed
by.a creditor, and remanded six calendar months from the date
of filing his petition, for putting him to vexatious ezipense in
defending an action.

George Fletcher Sharples. Newton-lane, Manchester, engineer,
remanded ten weeks.
Ralph Kirk, Waterhead, Mill near Oldham, discharged.
Samuel Heynes, clerk of Christ, Church, Liverpool, dis-
charged.
Rice William Rice, Summerseat, Liverpool,. discharged.
James Robinson, Lees, near Oldham, cotton-spinner, dis-
charged.
Suoc'ciao OccurtwaNcE,---WiNciirsrsa, Nov. 23.—A most
appalling circumstance has occurred at Old Alresford,
about eight miles to the north-east of this city, which has,
excited the deepest horror among the inhabitants- of that
village and the surrounding neighbourhood. 'I homas Buipett,
Esq., an opulent farmer, and a partner in Messrs. Knapp's,
Winchester Bank, has been deprived of life by the hand of
his own son, a maniac. 'the unhappy parricide, who had been
the inmate or a lunatic asylum, was a few mouths since re-
moved home to his family, contrary to the wishes of the
keeper, who expressed acenviction that some dreadful
would be the result of his being suffered to go at large, and
medical gentlemen foretold similar coriseqaarmes. With what
fearful veracity their predictions have been verified the melan-
choly sequel will show. On Sunday evening, after supper,
the deceased and his son were drinking some spirits and. water,
when the latter was desirous of replenishing his glass,
which the father refusing to permit, he abruptly quitted the
room, and soon returned with a loaded gun, and disclunged it
at his father, who was in the act of unbuttoning his gaiters, pre-
paratory to retiring for the night. The skull of the unfortunate
gentleman was literally blown to atoms. An inquest was held on
the body by. Mr. Todd, and the jury returned a verdict to the
effect that the deceased came by Ins death in consequence of
being shot by his son, who was in a state of insanity. The
unhappy young man is now placed under that strict restraint
froth which he ought not to have been released. The deceased
M. Bulpett was oa years old.—Sun,
RICHARD THORNTON, Esq.—This eminent merchant, one
of the speakers at the meeting of the Loudon Merchants, has,
with all the other commercial men who took a lead in the
recommending an address to Lis Majesty, respecting the
Dutch war, been subject to the gross abuse of all the revolu-
tionary press, The
Times newspaper, has particularly dis-
tinguished itself in the most indecent and false slanders, and
ma,content with its own, productions, called to its aid the secret
assassin, the stalker of reputation : the libels were renewed, and
were equally offensive as they were false. It was stated,
among other charges, that Mr. Thornton was horse-whipped
in lndia, a country he never visited; the other accusations
were equally untrue. With much difficulty Mr. Thornton has
traced the slanderer, who made on the instant, the most abject
apology, a written apology, which has been shown to all the
friends of Mr. Thornton. He might also publish the docu-
ments, suppressing the name of the individual, as the publish-
ing it would be his entire ruin. Mr. Thornton, we think,
acted improperly in this arrangement, as the slanderer and his
nhetters should equaliy be held up to the indignation and
i‘olll of the British public. —Goal 4.4itin,

FOOT-WALKS.—A witive has been issued, by order of the
Mayor, directing that housekeepers and others shall have the
footpaths in front of their respective houses swept' every morn-
ing, during the winter months, and iu case of neglect informa-
tions will be laid :tgainsethe offenders, when they will be fined
in the penalty of 5,. for every offence.
THE' &HOUGH OP itt ANCHESTER.—The Barristers appointed
to revise the lists for this borough, terminated thair labours on
S nturday last, when the revised' lists were handed to the
boroughreeve and constables as the returning- ofileers. The re-
suleof the revision has been an addition a 108 voters to the
constituency more than appeared in the original lists, giving a
t,otal of 6781 voters for the borough.—Manchester Chronicle.
THE LATE Mns. BRowNE.—The remains of this benevolent
lady arrived at the Hop-pole Inn, in this city, on Thursday,
where they lay in (gorgeous) state until. Saturday morning,
when the funeral pnwession, the most splendid we remember
to have seen out of London, proceeded to Thurstaston Chinch,
where the body was interred.—Mrs. Browne was in her B.sth
year.; she was relict of the late Charles Browne, Esq, and
last descendant of the family of the Whitmores, of Thur,tas-
ton Hall, 'in this county, said to be lineally descended from
Hugh Lumpus, first Earl of Chester. This benevolent lady
has left legacies to various charities. Among her bequests are
£I(YX) to the Chester Infirmary ; £50() to the Blue Coat School •
£3(X) to the Girls' School; £3OO to the Lying-in-Charity; and
to the poor of Thurstaston £lOOO. To the Liverpool Infirmary
£500; to the widows and orphans of St. Asaph .£300; and to
some charity in London, the. name of which we have not yet
heard, £3000; besides several other donations. She had no
relatives. We understand that the bulk of her property goes
to a person of the name of Owen (sole executor and residuary
legatee,) a wine and spirit dealer in Liverpool, whose father
had been one- of her tenants. Lieut.-Colonel Gle-'g (at pi e-
aent in Canada) gets something very handsome, we have heard
the Thurstaston estate. General Clegg a legacy of £3OOO, to-
gether with plate, bijouterie, &c., worth probably as much more.
There are also considerable legacies-to Charles "Hamilton, Esq.,
and some others.—Chester Chronicle.

ALARMING ACCIDENT ON THE RAILWAY.—AII accident cf a
very alarming nature occurred, we regret to say, on Friday
morning last, on the railway. On the arrival of the newS, se-
veral directors promptly hastened to the spot, and the following
is their acconnt, no doubt the correct one, of the accident :
On Friday morning a very serious accident took place at Rain.
hill, one of the stopping places for the second class. coaches,
about ten miles from Liverpool. The train which left Man-
chester at a quarter past seven, owing to different causes of de-
Inyv was newt ly-fralfarrhom—out of time when it arrived at Rain-
hill gates. It was, when there, further detained, longer than
the ordinary_ period, by passenger's luggage which had been
taken up. There was, at this time, (about ten minutes past
nine) a very dense fog, when the engine and train which leaves
Manchester at eight came up, and the engine-men not being
able-to see but a very short distance before -them t-
and expec
ing' that the previous coaches would he nearly at Liverpool, the
two trains came into concussion before the eight o'clock en-
gine could be stopped. The gatemen, hearing the coming, en-
gine, ran to meet it, in order, as soon as possible, to stop it.
The steam was shut off, and the breaks applied ; but the time
Was too short, and the rails being greasy, the shock to the last
carriage of the first train was very violent. The carriage was
raken up, and we are extremely concerned to have it to state,
t one youilg man (a recruit about to join his regiment in
Ireland) received so severe a contusion on the head that he died
shortly after the accident; another young man, also a recruit,
had his arm. broken, which has been set, and we hope is doing
well; a third had his foot much injured, but as he proceded ou
his journey we are unable to give particulars respecting it.
This, we understand, to be the extent of the serious part of
the accident; though, no doubt, several others must have
been more or less bruised or shaken by the concussion.
We believe this is the first serious accident which has been
occasioned by fog, and we are assuredthat strict orders have
already been issued th.a,t, in similar circumstances, the gate-
man-at the different stopping places shall gise up. all other
business,- of 'collecting tickets and arranging luggage, and
run behind theta three hundred ya.rds, to stop any trains that
may be corning in the. same direction, in time to obviate all
danger of concussion ; and sure we are that a due regard to
the safety of the public requires that these orders be most
azigiilly enforced.. According to a gentleman who was in the
first- train, or as it is called the `‘bltte train,:" their!.
Geer h;icl' put the' engine in motion before the concussion
which materially. broke its force, wt, that, notwithstanding,
several were hurt, and all forced from their scats, the engine
Which struck the train being forced off the rend, ran with such
qemaaidous violence against the station-house, that, it forced
in the. end of the house, and ran up. to the. opposite wall..
fortunately none of the inmates were hurt, and -the engine
and engineers escaped with very little injury. Such, at least,
is She account giver.

THE CHASE.
SIR THOMAS STANLEY'S HOUNDS will meet this day (Tues-
day) 17th. at. Renton. Lod!: at eleven o'elock. •
• SIR RICHARD PUIINTON'S HOUNDS- will meet this day
(Tuesday) 27th, at Shoeklah Hall; Friday 30th, at Ethral ; Monday
Dec. 3rd, at Oteley Park ;. Wednesday ath, at Bettisfield; Friday 7th,
Lit Cefn odge.--Each morninr; at eleven o'clock.
The CHESHIRE HOUNDS will' meet to-morrow, Wednesday 28th,
alt Delamere Houee; Thursday 29th• at Hertford Lodge ; Saturday
Dec. Ist at the,Manoa House near Middkwich.--Each morning at ten
o'clock.
Mx. WICKSTED'S FOX HOUNDS will meet this dal- (Tuesday)
27th at neleigh Castle ; Thursday 29th at Adderley ; Saturday Dee.
Ist at Stapleford Bridge ; Tuesday 4th at Aqualate ; Friday '7th at
Seighford.--Each morning at half-past ten o'clock.
'rho SIIROPSIIIRE FOX HOUNDS will meet to-morrow (Wed-
nesday) 28th at Twetulows ; Friday 30th at &call Mill ;- Saturday
Dec. Ist at Stoke Heath.--Each morning at half-past ten o'clock.

At a meeting of the Jockey Club, lately held, it was resolved :--
That the person appointed to start the horses has authority to order
the jockies to draw up in a lino as far behind the starting-post as he
may thiiik necessary ; and that any jockey disobe3rin; the orders of
the starter, or taking any unttir advantage, shall be liable to he fined
in such sum, not exceeding £5, as the stewards of the Jockey Club
may think fit to inflict.
TarTaasatt's, Tntrasnay.—A new favourite made his appear-
ance in Col. Cosby's Bravo, formerly the property of Captain Locket.
The first odds taken Were 1,000 to 30 ; 25 to I was then laid twice
in hundreds,, and finally, 30 to 1. If he had been in a fancy stable,
the money laid out would have made him a good favourite ; the
owner has backed him agst any other horse to win nearly 1'30,000.
T'oreater was backed at 12 to 1, and plenty of friends ; and 9 to 1 was
backed agst Glaucus in one instance : the odds were also taken about
Prince Lewellyn and Marmella. The elosirig prices were as follow :--
Duitsr.--9 to 1 agst Mr. Ridsdale's Glaucus (taken) ; 9f to 1 agst
Mr. Rawlinson's Revenge; 13 to 1 agst Mr. Hunter's POrester ; 12 to
1 agst Mr. Mostyn's Prince Llewellyn ; 14- to 1 agst Lord Cleveland's
Muley colt; 16 to 1 agst the Duke of Rutlaud's c out of Mos,,s's dam ;
15 10_1,14%f—the .Duke of _Grafton's-Divan ; 2 to-1 agat Lord-Exeter's
Marmella colt (taken); 30 to 1 agst Colonel Corby's Bravo (taken/ ;
30 to 1 agst Mr. Walker's Baseobel.
Bravo and Marmella were backed agst each other three or four
times, for 500 even.
Lord Chesterfield has sold Non Compos to Colonel Cosby.

MUTiff.
On the 12th instant, hi Hamilton-place, London, the Countess
Gower of a, SOP.

MARRIED.
Lately, at St. Mark's Church, Benjamin Al'port, Esq., to Chris-
tiana, eldest daughter of Richard Taylor, Esq.
On the 21st instant, at St. Martin's-in-the-Fields, Mr. John Bell to
to Miss Mary Sadler.
Lately, Mr. Bernard Logan to Miss M. A. Edwards.
Lately, at St. David's Church, Mr. Thomas Jones to Anna, second
daughter of John Manley, Esq., Blair.street.