The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1850-07-09 00:00:00

LIVERPOOL RACES.

The following horses engaged for the Liverpool Cop
had arrived up to last night :—Maid of Team Valley, Sea-
men, Vampire, Uriel, Elthiron, Kennington, Eagle's
Plume, Cockermouth, Wild Rose, Windisgratz.
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LATEST BETTING IN LIVERPOOL.
4 to 1 agst Windiseratz, (taken.)
4 to 1 agst Maid of Team Valley.
4 to 1 agst Cockermouth, (taken.)
7 to 1 agst Vampyre.
12 to 1 agst Juggler, (taken.)
We have received the following from an "Old Turfite :"
Cockermouth
Maid-of-Team-Valley
Vampyre

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His Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury has conferred
the degree of Master of Arts on the Rev. D.James, F.S.A.,
incumbent of St. Mary's Church, Kirkdale, Lancashire.
The Bishop of Chester intends to hold his next ordina-
tion at Chester, on Sunday, the 13th of October. Candi-
dates must send all their necessary papers to Charles T.
W. Parry, Esq., Chester, his lordship's secretary, on or
before Saturday, the 14th September next at the latest.
Mr. Eugene Leonard, late mate of the " Milicete," of
Liverpool, and Mr. Charles Leisk, mate of the "Salacia,"
were examined and found qualified for second-class mas-
ters' certificates, on Friday the sth inst.
LAUNCH.—We understand that a fine vessel of the
burden of 51414 tons will be launched to-morrow at eleven,
from the building ground of Messrs. Cato, Miller and Co.,
Brunswick Dock. This noble ship is intended for the
West coast trade, and is the property of Messrs. Curr y
and Newton, and Messrs. Pryde and Jones. She will be
commanded by Captain Fox.
The French Legislative Assembly has recorded on the
minutes of their proceedings their sense of the loss sus-
tained by the death of Sir Robert Peel.
THEATRE-ROYAL, WILLIAMSON-SQUARE.—The oper-
atic performances of the company engaged at this Theatre
during the past week have given marked satisfaction to
the audience ; and Miss Louisa Fyne has confirmed the
opinion which we expressed of her in our last. Yesterday
evening the opera of Charles 11., founded upon the comedy
so well known under this same title, was performed for
the benefit of Mr. W. Harrison ; Miss Pvne sustaining,
with great effect, the character of Fanny, Captain Copp's
daughter.

The University of Jena has granted to Meyerbeer the
title of Doctor, or, as the German phrase runs, the dig-
nity of the Doctor's hat.

THE DUKE OF CAMBRIDGE.—We regret to find that
this much respected nobleman continues seriously indis-
posed, and we fear that his Royal Highness will not rally
unless a favourable change soon takes place. The follow-
ing bulletin issued yesterday is of a very melancholy
character. " His Royal Highness, who has been labour-
ing for some time under serious indiposition, continues in
a state of great debility."
VIOLENT ASSAULT.—Jas. Newman and Jas. John-
son, the former an old and the latter a young man, were
brought up at the Police-court, yesterday, before Mr.
Rushton, charged with having committed an assault on
two lads. From the statement of complainants it ap-
peared that the prisoners made an indiscriminate attack
upon them in Boundary-place, near midnight of Satur-
day. The younger prisoner stabbed one of them in the
arm with a fork ; he also stabbed the other with the
same instrument in the hand. While this was going on
the old man was menacing the crowd with a " pick."
They were both fined 20s. and costs ; in default of pay-
ment to be imprisoned one month.
BURGLARY.----The house of Mr. Abel Hunter, situate
in Mersey-terrace, Bootle, was forcibly entered early on
Tuesday morning last. One of the county police on duty
near the place, was attracted to the spot by seeing a bun-
dle lying on the ground; upon examination it proved to
contain a number of articles which had been removed
from the house.—At the latter end of last week, a man
named Low was apprehended, and upon his person was
found some articles belonging to Hunter; there is little
doubt he was concerned in removing the bundle alluded
to, and that he was in the house when the officer was
prosecuting his search, but contrived to escape. He was
taken before the county magistrate yesterday.
DUTCH RHENISH RAILWAY.—The annual general
meeting of the company was held at Amsterdam, on
the 28th ultimo. William Alicard, Esq., of Warring-
ton, and Mr. H. C. Beloe, of Liverpool, attended as a
deputation from the English shareholders. These gen-
tlemen held proxies representing upwards of 50,000
shares. The president and vice-president for the
ensuing year were re-elected, and a very elaborate and
interesting report read. The company is in a position
to meet all its present engagements without having
recourse to' a further call. Thanks were voted to Mr.
Curtis for his unwearied exertions on behalf of the
company, as also to Charles Holland, Esq., and to the
Liverpool committee. The board of directors was
reduced to seven members, wd the board of commissa-
ries to twenty-one.