The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — 1842-02-08 (Liverpool, Merseyside, England)

THE PRINCE OF WALES.—We understand that the Ancient Britons of the Principality. looked forward with intense anxiety to the names of the Prince of Wales, hoping fervently. her Majesty would perpetuate the name of an Arthur, a Cadwalladr, or a Llewellyn ; but on finding that " Albert Edward" only were to be his designation, they bore it with admirable temper, and ingeniously tried to reconcile themselves to their disappointment by the discovery that the etymology of Albert will bear a Welsh interpretation of the most appropriate and significant description—which they hope her gracious Majesty was aware of—Al (in Welsh) being a Welsh prefix that always highly enhances the affixed epithet; and "Pert," or " Bert," being one of the Welsh primitives— hence Albert implies in Welsh " The exalted lovely one" (or loveliest), which certainly is an appellation most admirably suited to this royal heir of England, Scotland, Ireland, and Wales SUICIDE  —A most melancholy case of suicide occurred yesterday evening, about six o'clock, in the rear of Bucking.. ham-place, North Strand. The deceased, whose name was Cresswell, and who filled the situation of book-keeper in the office of the Liverpool Steam Packet Company, had for the last three weeks been labouring under an aberration of mind, and was so severely affected that it was found necessary to commit him to the care of a keeper. About the hour above stated, the man to whose care he was committed was sent on a message by the sister of the deceased, who undertook to watch the patient until his return ; but he had scarcely left the room when the unfortunate maniac leaped through a window sixty or seventy feet from the ground, and was killed on the spot. His remains were removed into the house, and an inquest was held this day on the body. On last Monday week he made an ineffectual attempt at self-destruction by throwing himself into the canal.—Dublin Mail. We regret to learn that about four o'clock on Wednesday morning last the life of E. C. Lister, Esq., was attempted at his residence at Fairfield House. We believe the circumstances of the attack are as follow :—Mr. Lister was disturbed by some noise, and perceived a man with some instrument about to strike him. Mr L. immediately sprung up and said, " You have no occasion to murder me—what do you want?" He replied, he had come on purpose to murder him. Mr. Lister seized him, wrenched the instrument out of his hand, threw him on his back. and was about to strike him on the head with it, but threw it to a distance, and then let him get up. He immediately made another spring, and Mr. Lister again threw him down. One of the servants then came in and said, "It is the butler. " Mr. Lister exclaimed, " Oh, James, what could induce you to do this?" He replied, a man with large black whiskers had haunted and tempted him to do it. Mr. Lister perceived that he was deranged, and had a surgeon sent for, who bled him, and he then expreised his sorrow, but reiterated the statement about the man tempting him. He was an old and confidential servant, and has for the last 10 years been in connection with the Wesleyans. He has since been removed to the York Lunatic Asylum.—Bradford Observer.