The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-04-09 00:00:00

THE DERBY.

During the week, and up to to-day, our "gleanings"
run-100 even Rattan v. Buck ; 6 to 1 agst Rattan (t. in
fifties yesterday); 15 to 1 agst Orlando (t. to £150) ; 35
and 33 to 1 a st Voltri; 1000 to 35 Hest Coekamaroo (t.);
500 to 10 and 400 to 10 v. Akbar ; 400 to 12 v. Leander;
7to 1 agst The Buck (in ponies. yesterday); 550 t 100
agst Rattan (t. yesterday) • 33 to 1 agst Mr. Ford's lot
(t.); 33 to 1 agst Lord Exeter's lot (t.) To-day, Ugly
Buck was all the "go"; 560 to 100 and 500 to 100 (twice);
6 to 1. an accommodation bet, to a pony, lad v. Rattan—
his price does not exceed 54. 15 to 1 agst Orlando; 16
to 1 agst Leander ; 25 to 1 we should say would be laid v.
anything of Scott's-6 to 1 offered v. the lot ; 30 to 1
offered v. King of the Gipsies.

A STRANGE STORY.—A couple, who had been tra-
velling the country with a monster, partly in human shape,
a short time since took a house in Knott's-lane, in this
city (Canterbury), and left after a brief residence, having
secured the being (if we may so call it) in a closet. The
neighbours, alarmed by incessant scratching and hideous
screeching, entered the house, and on opening the cl+s,et
the thing darted out with all the wildness of an infuriated
being, incre +sed bti hunger, and flew at the persons pre-
sent. It was afterwards secured and conveyed to the
workhouse, and subsequently forwarded to Chatham—a
person of this city, named Sayer, having the charge of it.
Looking round on one occasion, be was so much siarmed
at its hideous grimaces as to be thrown into a fit of illness,
under which he lingered till last week, when he expired.—
Kentish Observer.

THE GREAT BRITAIN AND THE GREAT WESTERN
STEAM-SHlPS.—Although we believe it to be a judicious
step in the present state of the affairs of the Great Wes-
tern Steam-ship Company to sell the celebrated vessel
from which they take their name, it is not without regret
that we have to state that the first of ocean steamers has
passed into other hands, having been sold to the Oriental
Steam Navigation Company for £32,000. including her
late complete repairs. As she will be employed as a pac-
ket ship, she underwent on Thursday and yesterday a
thorough inspection on the part of the government. Her
timbers were opened in various places, and, with one
trivial exception, they were found to be in sound and ad-
mirable condition. This strict scrutiny concluded, there
can be no doubt as to the reputed excellence of the Great
Western as a sea-boat, notwithstanding the tear and wear
and buffeting sbe has undergone since she first sailed from
Bristol to New York. As to her colossal successor, the
Great Britain, we hope the solicited mediation of the Board
of Trade will be available for her liberation. On further
consideration of the plan of floating that huge vessel of
3,600 tons out of the too narrow dock, on iron tanks, it
appears to be so fraught with danger that we understand
it must be abandoned. So then the Great Britain is in
the predicament of the fatted weasel, that, wh;le feeding
and fattening in the farmer's granary, grew too big for tqe
hole by which he gained admission. The mutual diffii•uk.
ties of the Steam-ship Company and the Bris.ol Dick
Directors have, however, been fairly brought under the
consideration of the Board of Trade. The case is one in
which the nation at large is concerned, and the interests
of commerce and navigation are not a little involved, and
though it is anomalous and without precedent, it cam.'
surely be without remedy. The great prisoner at tie bar
cannot be incarcerated for ever, but will doubtless soca'
be transported beyond seas.—Brialol Mirror.