The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — 1838-09-25 (Liverpool, Merseyside, England)

CHELTENBANI, SEPT. 20.—Lord Segrave has presented the noblemen and gentlemen hunting with the Cheltenham staghounds, with twelve fine deer, worth at least £250. That capital pack resume their sport early in the ensuing month. Earl Sefton continues iu a delicate state of health.  A pedestrian match of great interest is to take place at Lord's Ground on Monday. It is between Drinkwater and Mountjoy, the former being backed to pick up '2OO stones, one yard apart, while the latter is picking up 150 stones, the 50 nearest the basket being given to him. The contest is for £2oo.—Standard.  The reigning Prince of Hohenzollern, Hechingen, who was born 22d of July, 1776, died at Hechinger) on the 12th instant of an attack of apoplexy. He is succeeded by his son Frederick William, who was born on the 16th of February, IE,OI, and who, on account of the infirm state of his father's health, has held the reigns of government for several years.  It is in contemplation to hold a grand Eisteddvod, and music meeting at Abmystwith, next year, immediately before or after the festival at Worcester. The proposed meeting is to be under the patronage of the Duke of Newcastle. and Mr. Powell of Nanteos, the worthy represe'ntative and Lord Lieutenant of the county of Cardigan. . The Countess of Westmoreland, accompanied by Miss Chamberlain, the daughter of Sir Henry Chamberlai❑ Bart., embarked with her secretary and suite on board the President, at Portsmouth, for New York, on her way to Prince Edward's Isi.ind, to inspect her hereditary estates in that islaud.—Standard.  The contemplated marriage between Viscount Duncan and Miss Phillips, daughter of Sir George Phillips, one of the newly-created baronets, is fixed to take place the second week after Christmas. The noble lord has been on a visit to the hon, baronet at his seat, Weston Llouse, near Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire.—Standard. Viscount Villiers, eldest son of the Earl of Jersey, is to be united early in the spring to the beautiful and accomplished Lady Caroline Gordon Lennox, eldest daughter of the Duke of Richmond, and grand-daughter of the gallant Marquis of Anglesea. Lord and Lady Jersey, %Om are now travelling in Italy, will return to England to be present at the auspicious ceremony. Under the will of the late Duke of Gordon, the young lady will be entitled to a handsome dowry.— Morning Herald.  LONGSHAWE LonGe.—The Doke of Rutland and his brother, Lord Manners, M.P., made several murderous diversions on the well-stocked preserves of this shooting box, the following being an account of the game killed by his Grace and Lord Manners since the 13th ult. to the early part of the week before last :—grouse, 1505; partridges, 103 brace; black game, 73. The-crop of potatoes was never known to be so abundant as it is this vear.  Soap has risen a penny per pound in Edinburgh, in con sequence of the rise in tallow.  " Your heel must be something better, I think," said a gentleman to a buxom lass, who had a hole in the heel of her stocking. " Why so?" she asked. " Because, Miss," replied the gentleman, "I perceive it is getting out."  A company is now forming to connect Chester with the Ormshead by railway, which will preclude the necessity of government doing any thing towards the conveyance of the mails for Ireland through Wales. The appointment of a successor to Capt. Sir William Elliott is not in the gift of Lord Minto. Lord Aurelius ileauclerk will select his own 'captain, and will write for his appointment, which cannot he refused. It is a singular circumstance that of 27 children born in the Belper district, Derbyshire, from the 20th of June to the 11th of August, 1838, there are 23 girls, and only four boys.  The dispute among the committee for erecting the Wellington national memorial continues; and Lord Melbourne, as Minister, has determined not to sanction any plan until the sense of the subscriberkat large has been taken.