The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — 1838-06-08 (Liverpool, Merseyside, England)

HORROR H UNTERS.—A strong desire to inspect personally the scene of the late lamentable occurrence has not been confined to the inhabitants of the surrounding district, but has extended far and wide. Yesterday morning the town of Gravesend was thronged with respectably dressed persons, who had come front London by the steam-boat, a large number of whom expressed their determination to undertake a modern Canterbury pilgrimage in search of the hot rifle. The heavy rains that have fallen since the fatal affray must have obliterated all marks of bloodshed, so that those who delight to feast their eyes with sights of this kind will probably have to return ungratified. But if they see little, they will have an opportunity of hearing much; for the most absurd and extravagant rumours in connection with the affair are in circulation within 20 miles of the spot. It is confidently asserted by some that the madman Courtenay had at his back-a band of several thousand men, and that if his rashness had not hurried on the catastrophe, there would soon have been a general rising in that part of the country. There is no ground whatever for such a supposition. With the exception of the comparatively few dupes that remained with him after the murder of the constable's assistant, the mob consisted principally of fellows who thought it worth while to follow the impostor for the sake of the meat and drink which they received at his expense, or from the forced cobtributions of the publicans and others whom they visited. Before the fatal termination of the mad enterprise, many avowedly joined the rioters for this reason alone ; and there can be no doubt that others were impelled by a hope of acquiring booty, should their leader counsel or permit an attack on some unpr.otected quarter. Those who are curious in relics of noted murMAIt a lED LA DiEs.—A married lady. alluding in converse- ders and other malefactors, are likely to have their collections lion to the I,lBth Psalm, observed that while "young men and swelled through this occurrence. Not only have the clubs maidens, old men itnd children," were expressly mentioned, not which were in the hands of the rioters at the time of their death, a word was said about married woman. An old clergyman, and hairs from the beard of the impostor, been sold for large whom she was addressing, assured her that they had not been t sums, but even pieces of wood from the trees near which the omitted, and that she would find the affray took place. One cunning rogue has made an excellent m melnoed in one of th,e, thing of selling half flattened bullets, which he " warrants" as preceding verses:, under the description of vapours and storms. STarts of Tn A DR.—Although it is not usual to expect any being those tired by the soldiers. As he has disposed of several considerable amount of business in Manchester during \Vhitsun hundreds of these costly relics the genuineness of them is hi,week, we are glad to say that there was a brisk market rester- sand a doubt. It is stated that 20 guineas have been offered by day, both for earn and goods, and at gradually improving rates a COO noisseur for the pistol whiels was instrumental in causing for nearly all descriptions of both. Even line yarns, which the death of the unfortunate Lieutenant Bennett ; and when it have been extremely depressed for a long period, were in very is recollected that a much larger sum was otleted and refused fait demand, principally. we believe, on Russian account. for the murdering weapon of a common-tit:ice , oain like ThurPower-loom cloth of all descriptions, with the exception, per- tell, the circumstance scents not improbable. Doubtless, in this haps, of light fuatians for shipping, are in good request, and case, as in the other, some dozen pistols will he palmed off upon rather higher prices Are generally obtained.—Manchestes Guar. , the gullible horror hunters as " the only genuine."—Morning dive : Herald.