The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — 1849-02-27 (Liverpool, Merseyside, England)

SPIRITED CONDUCT OF A CLERGYMAN.---A few nights since, as the Rev.-Mr. Lamprell, of West Wickham, was on his way home from Cambridge, on his pony, he was stopped, about a quarter before twelve, by six or seven men. One seized hold of the bridle, and was immediately felled by a well-aimed blow from Mr. Lamprell. The remainder set upon him and pulled him from his horse ; and• while the struggle was proceeding the man who had knocked him down cried out " Stifle the —; he has bunged my eye up." They then proceeded to rifle Mr. Lamprell's pockets, and succeeded in obtaining £4 12s in money, a gold lever watch and chain, a pencil-case, a comb, with a cheque-book, some memorandum hooks, and some other papers. They had a handkerchief tied round Mr. Lamprell's neck, and their hands over his mouth, and. he offered to surrender all he had, telling them not to be cowardly enough to hurt him, or if they meant to do so, to murder him at once. They then removed the handkerchief. While down, one of the rascals rubbed some dirt over Mr. Lamprell's face. Finally, they let him get up, and then made off over a gate in the direction of Fulbourne. Mr. Lamprell called out to know where his pony was, and offered to write them a cheque for £5 if they would find it. One replied, " Oh, its gone the way you coom." Mr. Lamprell shouted out that his papers were no use to them, and one fellow then pitched the papers over the hedge. "My hat," said Mr. L. ; that is no use to you, and will lead to your identification ;" when another vagabond returned to the gate, and pitched it over to him, with a memorandum book in it. The lastmentioned fellow then made off, with Mr. Lamprell in full chase, but was unsuccessful in catching any of them,  cided. a start has the market taken that on the principal houses in South Staffordshire issued circulars announcing an advance of 20s. per ton. A fine boy, four years of age, died last week at Tenterden, in Kent, from partaking of part of one of the green ornaments used to decorate a Christmas cake. Violent sickness came on shortly after the ornament was eaten, and the lad, after lingering a few days died from its effects. On Monday week, a game hen, belonging to an inhabitant of Howrigg, in Cumberland, laid an egg of the usual size, which was boiled and broken, and was found to contain, embedded in the white, another egg, perfectly formed, with the exception of the shell, and about the size of a common cherry. A labourer living in Westminter has died " from the effects of chloroform properly administered" by several medical men. The deceased took the chloroform before having one pf his toes taken off. One of the surgeons stated that much larger doses had been given to patients without injury, It is said that the whole of the farms on the road from North Cerney to Cheltenham, a distance of about 10 or 11 miles, are either now in the hands of the proprietors, or about to be vacated by the tenants at Lady-day next. The soil of that district is very thin on the brach, and it therefore will not admit of tenants paying rent at all at the present low price of corn. A few Bays since, a cow ran after a lady in the streets of Darlington, and attempted to gore her, but the animal's horns entangled themselves in the dress of the lady, who was raised from the ground in such a manner that she was seated on the cow's face. The cow, confounded at being thus blinded, crossed the street, and quietly deposited her fair burthen uninjured on the pavement. The types and press of the Staffordshire Punch-bowl, a penny publication indulging in attacks upon individuals, and issued at Hanley, were on Wednesday seized by the police, and on Friday Mr. Peter Cooke, the owner, was I fined in the mitigated penalty of £5 and costs (11s. 6d.), for using the said press without having entered it at the , Clerk of the Peaces office, pursuant to the Act 39th Geo. . 111. cap. 79. j