The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1842-01-11 00:00:00

LORD JOHN RUSSELL'S "SPECIAL ADMIRERS.'

(From the Ten Towns' Messenger.)
O'CONNOR'S VISIT TO MRS. PROST—" THE WHIG-MADE
WIDOW."
We extract the following very feeling appeal to the best
feelings of the human heart from Feargus O'Connor's ad-
dress " To The Imperial Chartists," published in his paper
on Saturday last. if this " torch and dagger " agitator
only possessed a tithe of the feelinz he would have his
wretched dupes give him credit for, what must have been
his state of mind when quitting this scene of agony, on re-
flecting that he himself, by the inculcation of his demoniac
doctrines, was the cause of the " agonising torture" the
"exiled parent" and her " lovely children" are enduring :
" From Bath I proceeded, on Tuesday morning, to Bristol,
in company with Vincent. We breakfasted together with
Mrs. Frost and her sweet family ; and, us it was the first
time I had the honour of knowing any member of Mr.
Frost's family personally, I felt a greater anxiety about
the introduction ; and, in truth, my fullest anticipations
were more than realised. I have never met with a
more amiable family in the whole course of my life.
It consists of Mrs. Frost, three of the most lovely daughters,
and one son. The daughters give evident proof of their pa-
rents' care and wise tuition ; but the son, the only son, the
mother's joy and the exile's hope, is, I am sorry to say, on
the bed of sickness ; nay, on the bed of death. Yes, of this
youth there is now no hope; and you who have witnessed
the decease of a lovely child, and who have felt some conso-
lation in administering comfort in his last moments—you
who have been allowed the melancholy pleasure of the last
embrace, and then followed your child's remains
" To that bourn from whence no traveller returns,"
do you, I say, paint to yourselves (if you can) the agonising
torture which the exiled parent must endure on learning
that his only son lies in the cold grave, while the weeping
father must mourn his loss in exile, and smother his sorrow,
lest he should become the mock of thieves. No wife to share
his woe—no child to teach that he is still a father—no, no,
all away—all dead for aught he knows. And why this agony
inflicted upon him? BECAUSE HE WAS TO HAVE OPPOSED
LORD JOHN RUSSELL AT STROUD. I shall leave that part
of my subject there for the present, as I have no relish for
Yorshire special juries."

MELANCHOLY AND FATAL ACCIDENT.—On Friday
evening last, a most melancholy accident, attended with
fatal results, took place at Fethard. in this county. Mr.
Robert Wright and a respectable young man, named George
Gabriel, were spending the evening, with some others, in a
cottage belonging to the former, when they proposed firing
at a mark. Mr. Wright went into another room for his gun,
and, after returning with it, presented it at Mr. Gabriel, say-
ing, through joke, " George, I'll shoot yon," when, sad to
relate, through some awkwardness, the gun went off, and
shot the unfortunate young man in the abdomen. He lin-
gered for some time, during which every thing that medical
skill could devise was done for him, but all to no effect, as
death speedily terminated his suffering.
THE VACANT BISHOPRICK.—A host of names are now
put forth, in addition to those of Drs. Ebrington and Daly,
as claimants for the vacant diocese of Ossory. Amongst
others, those of the Archdeacon of Dublin, (Dr. Torrens,)
the Archdeacon of Armagh, (Dr. Stopford,) the Dean of
Cork, Dr. O'Brien, son-in-law of Chief Justice Pennefather,
and the Rev. Dr. Woodward. To the credit of the govern-
ment it is stated that political principles will not be taken
into consideration in the selection of Dr. Fowler's successor,
known zeal and piety being the only requisite passport for
the dignity. It is rather generally believed that Dr. Torrens
will be the new bishop.—Correspondent of Me Times.