The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — 1842-11-22 (Liverpool, Merseyside, England)

WORTLEY HALL.—We are informed that it is the intention of the Right Hon. Lord Wharncliffe, at the next halfyearly rent-day, to reduce his rents 10 per cent. The annual meeting of the Manchester Tradesmen's and Operative Protestant Association will take place on the 29th instant.  Two men were so severely injured by the fall of some buildings at Hunt's Bank, Manchester, on Monday, that one of them died on Thursday. The Dublin Evening Post says, that the latter end of July next is the period fixed for the Queen's visit to Ireland, should circumstances not arise to frustrate her intention. We have every reason to believe that the South-Eastern Railway will be opened for passenger traffic as far as Ashford, within 24 miles of Dover, on the Ist of December next. There is an on dit very current in the East India House, that the high and important office of Governor-General of India is likely before long to become vacant.—Observer. It is stated that Mr. Hudson, of New York, has proposed a rent of 44 per cent. to lease the North Midland to the York and North Midland Railway Company. We are happy in being able to state, that the breadth of wheat now sown in this country, is generally believed to be greater than in any former year. Amongst the Oriental curiosities displayed at the last meeting of the Asiatic Society, was an autograph letter, on yellow paper, from the Emperor of China to Governor Lin. The German Diet have come to a resolution to purchase the house and the several collections of Goethe, at Weimar, and to preserve the whole as a German national monument. Mr. and Mrs. Butler (formerly Miss Fanny Kemble) embark for the United States, at the end of the month, for their estate near Philadelphia. The Wilberforce steam-vessel, another of the Niger expedition squadron, arrived at Devonport on Thursday from the coast of Africa.  The Observer says that an agent has been employed by Government to collect violent passages in the speeches against the Corn-laws, for the purpose of ulterior proceedings.  There is a report that M. Thiers is to return to office ; not, however, to forward any new warlike project, but to help in carrying an appanage for the Duke of Nemours through the Chambers.  On Wednesday a Court of Directors was held at the East India House, when Mr. Loftus was unanimously appointed the Company's Standing Counsel in the room of the late Mr. Sergeant Spankie. We have reason to believe, that there is not any truth in the statement of the New York Herald, that the British and North American royal mail steamers are about to make New York, and not Boston, their port in the United States. It is stated that arrangements are in progress by the Commissioners of the River Wear, for making the greatest portion of Sunderland harbour into a safe and commodious wet dock, in which vessels can lie at all times afloat. Instructions have been received at the Custom-house of this port, to permit the export. duty free, of coal in our own and foreign reciprocity vessels, to Malta, Gibraltar, and Heligoland.—Newcastle Journal. At Newton, near Guisborough, a man of the name of Hudson, a soldier on a retired pension, attempted last week to commit suicide by cutting his throat. Domestic disagreement is stated to be the cause of the rash act. The bank of Messrs. J. D. and T. Lydall, at Henley-onThames, the only bank in the town, suspended payment on Thursday. The assets are so considerable that the creditors will sustain no ultimate loss.  The election of registrar for the West Riding of Yorkshire takes place on Tuesday (this day), at Wakefield. The candidates are Arthur Lascelles, Esq. (son of the Earl of Harewood), and T. B. Hodgson, Esq. The valuable property of Mr. Nicholas Biddle (so well known as President of the United States Bank), on the borders of the river Delaware, called " Andalusia," is advertised for sale by the county sheriff. We have here the end of Mr. Biddle's fictitious prosperity at last.  Webster, taking advantage of the differences which have arisen between Macready and the Matthewses, has engaged Madame Vestris and Mr. Charles Matthews at the Haymarket Theatre. They made their first appearance on Monday week.  CAUTION TO KEEPERS OF Cows.—Two cows, the property of Mr. Banton, of the Coppice-farm, Melbourne, died the other day from having eaten voraciously of turnip-tops which were frosted. The cows died in a few hours after they had partaken of the injurious esculent.  A very fine stag, which had become so savage that he was dangerous to foot passengers, was shot last week by order of the Duke of Norfolk. His antlers were upwards of 3 feet in length, and some of the spears 8 inches. A cast of the noble animal's head has been taken in plaster of Paris.  It is stated that during the last four weeks there has been more butcher's meat sold in Newcastle market, than at ;my former period, for the same time, since the opening of the market, seven years ago; owing, probably, to the reduction in price it has undergone.