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 MEET
Friday, Nov. 1
Monday, Nov. 4 Burton.
Wednesday, Nov. 6
Saturday, Nov. 9 Trafford Village.

CHURCH EXTENSION.—Upwards of £6,000 have been
subscribed for the purpose of building additional churches
in Bristol.
The Standard states that her Majesty has conferred
the Garter vacant by the death of the Duke of Grafton,
on Earl Po,,vis.

LITERARY INTELLIGENCE.—We learn
are happy to r
that Mr. Lever Harry Lorrequer") intends tO °Pen,
the coining year with a new serial work. We godert:tanu
the scene is laid in the South of Ireland, in the latter part
of the last century.

BIRKENHEAD DOCKS.-000 gentlemvn in Birkenhead
is reported to have cleared £200,000 by land speculations,
£lOO,OOO of which he cleared in one day !! Another is
said to have netted £BO,OOO by similar speculations."'
Railway Magazine.

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;;;DEATHSBYDROWNIYG.—OnSat urdayThcobald Solt'
wood, Esq., a magistrate of Caherciveen, and two boat;
men, father and son, went out to fizli near Valentia, a"
unfortunately the boat upset, and they all met a water/.
grave.—Kerry Post.
PLAYING WITH FIRE.—On Wednesday week, t`°l3
little boys were playing at killing pigs in a barn, at Pi;
mock, near Cheltenham, when the one who mimicked !hr
butcher proceeded to singe the other, and lit a luclo
match, by which the straw in the barn ignited, and ttlo
place was soon in a blaze. The boys ran away, being toe
frightened to give an alarm; and, the wind fanning
and
flames, they communicated to some stacks of hay an
corn, and property to the amount of £BOO was destroyed,
THE SCREW PROPELLER.—A Trial took ploc_eAle
Thursday with the Wilberforce steamer with pad r,
wheels, and the Rattler with Mr. Smith's screw proaee4
The former vessel has always been considered the fost,ehe
boat on the river Thames, and very recently made
lourney from London to Havre in twenty hours ; no
withstanding, on the recent trial, in forty roM iutcsbe
Rattler was at least a cable and a hal a-head. 0..
Wilberforce has engines of 285 horse power with a _toot
nage of 600, whilst the Rattler is 880 tons burden, IL
has only 200 horse power. t
lEHACKIN'S-HEY SCHOOLS. • By an advertiseolnito
another part of our paper, our readers will notice that
sermons are to be preached in St. Paul's Church, 1)1 the
respected minister of that church, to commemorate °0
blessings of the late abundant harvest. After eachser`iies
a collection will be made as a thank-offering, to be apPfia
in aid of the schools in Hackin's-hey. We regret to l'te,
that the funds of these schools are in a very critical ,51,;00,
in consequence of an accumulated debt of nearly , the
The schools are very advantageously situated, ao" jeo
number of children amounts to about 300. But, 11n,ri/
Vie friends of scriptural education will come for
liberally to the aid of the committee, these ireP°;"
schools must be abandoned.

LIVERPOOL CATTLE MARKET, OCT. trf
We have had a heavy supply of Cattle at market to-daY:OO,
greatest portion of second-rate and inferior quality which g 0 °. „('
with dell sole. Anything good eagerly sought after at ;iottu"
price for this time of the year. Deaf aid to aid;
Id to sd.

LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, OcT• 2g.
is
A very fair and rather improving extent of business d°rchle,'
C
our market to-day; the sales are 6,b0 Q 1 bales with a 4 fait
firmer tone. Holders nevertheless arc willing sellers ;ea w
market prices. there is some enquiry for export as
speculation.

ftpAY.