6 MARCH 1841, Page 8

Int iptobinces.

The Tories are making active preparations for any possible election, in several places. At Manchester, a requisition is getting up to Sir George Murray and a Mr. Richard Entwistle, to stand for the borough. At Leeds, Sir John Beckett and the Honourable James Stuart Wortley are to be invited. The Falmouth and Penryn electors call upon Mr. Freshfield to continue his connexion with the united boroughs. A re- port that Mr. Fort, the Member for Clitbero, is about to accept the Chiltern Hundreds, has elicited other reports, that Mr. Cardwell, a Tory, and Mr. Matthew Wilson, junior, of Eshton Hall, will come for- ward. The Tories of Bradford are canvassing for Mr. Hardy.

We learn from authority which we cannot doubt, that Mr. Caven- dish has given orders to one solicitor at least to canvass for him forth- with.—Brighton Gazette.

A public meeting of the inhabitants of Liverpool is called for Mon- day next, "to take into consideration the restrictions and prohibitions of our commercial code, and to determine upon all proper measures for ob- taining such alterations therein as may appear expedient." It has been convened, pursuant to requisition, by the Mayor.

The Brighton Gazette states that a letter-carrier at Lewes, who was recently appointed by the Postmaster r.f that town, has been superseded, for no other reason, as is conjectured, than that his father is a Conserva- tive. The situation has been given by Lord Lichfield to the son of the agent for the "Liberal" candidates at the last election.

The 6th April next is the day appointed for the acceleration of the London and Liverpool trains. On that day also the mails will be con- veyed from Crewe, vid the Chester and -Birkenhead lines; by which, it is stated, a further saving of twenty-five minutes, as compared with the present route of the Grand Junction Railway, will be effected.—Liver- pool Time&

There was a steeple-chase on the Liverpool race-course on Wednes- day, which attracted great numbers of the sporting gentlemen of the neighbourhood. Ten horses started; but the number of falls and acci- dents was not so great as usual at this hazardous sport. The sweep- stakes, of 20 sovereigns each, with 100 added, were won by Lord Cra- ven's Charity, against which betting was 14 to 1. There was after-

wards a hurdle-race for 15 sovereigns each, with 50 added; which war won by Mr. Bond's Jupiter. Ten other horses started.

At Oxford Assizes, on Saturday, Hannah Rhymes was tried for poisoning her husband. The evidence against her was, that her hus- band, who had been taken ill, died suddenly, though be had not had any previous dangerous symptoms. It was proved that she bad pur- chased some powder for poisoning mice; and when the contents of her husband's stomach were analyzed, a quantity of arsenic was found. Mr. Justice Coleridge thought there was not sufficient evidence to go to the Jury ; and directed an acquittal. A man named John Grace had been indicted with her as an accessory before the fact ; but the Grand Jury ignored the bill against him.

At the same Assizes, on Monday, an action was tried for seduction, in which the plaintiff was the uncle of the young woman seduced. She was twenty-seven years of age, and lived with her uncle ; who went to bed at an early hour, leaving her and the defendant, a neighbouring farmer, sitting up together. The Jury gave the plaintiff a verdict, with 501. damages.

At Cumberland Assizes, Henry Bowman and J. B. Hanson, two Chartist leaders, were convicted of publishing a libel on Messrs. Car- rick and Lee, solicitors, Brampton ; and were sentenced to six weeks' imprisonment, and to pay a fine of 408.

At Northampton Assizes, on Wednesday, three men were found guilty, and sentenced to be transported for life, for the manslaughter of a gamekeeper named Dunkley, in the employ of the Marquis of North- ampton. The three prisoners made separate confessions ; from which it appeared that Dunkley met them in a coppice, and presented his gun at one of the poachers, who also presented his, and both fired. The poacher was shot in the arm. His companions then pursued Dunkley, and killed him after a short struggle.

A curious case of bigamy was investigated at Liverpool Police Court last week. A young female was charged with having married a second husband, her first spouse being still alive. As the circumstances were gradually developed, however, it became apparent that the first hus- band had been cognizant of the second marriage. It appeared pretty ob- vious that he had instigated or urged it to a completion ; and it was clearly proved that in the pseudo character of brother-in-law to the accused, he had visited the second husband repeatedly after the mar- riage. He appeared to have had no notion that all these circumstances would be brought to light, for he visited the court merely as a spectator, and took his seat opposite the Magistralt. As the facts of the case came out, attention was called to his name ; and when at length it was asserted that he was in court, and he was pointed out at the very elbow of the witness, he was covered with confusion. This was of course greatly increased when the Magistrate directed that he should be taken into custody ; an order which was immediately complied with.

Two persons named Thomas and Charles Standvin, who carried on. business as watchmakers at Herne Bay, have absconded with about fifty gold and silver watches which were intrusted to them to repair.

A. Coroner's inquest was held at the Infantry Barracks, Windsor, on Wednesday, on the body of Lieutenant Ellis, of the Sixtieth Rifles, who was found by his servant with his throat cut in bed on Tuesday morn- ing. When the servant knocked at the door, Lieutenant Ellis told him to come in, and not to be afraid. There were two wounds in his throat,. one of which had divided the jugular vein. His hands and feet were quite cold, and he was nearly lifeless. He continued to live, however, till Wednesday morning. The surgeon of the regiment said the de- ceased had been for a long time unwell, and was in the habit of taking laudanum. He thought he bad committed suicide when in a state of delirium caused by a quantity of laudanum taken on Monday.

A collision occurred on Sunday night last near the Gunfleet Sands, between the Volant, a brig from London, and the Beatitude ; by which the latter vessel was totally lost. It appears that the Volant left the river Thames on Sunday for Newcastle. The weather was very hazy and boisterous. The Beatitude was not perceived until within a cable's length. Every effort was made to clear the vessel, but without success, and the next moment they dashed against each other. The master of the Beatitude, Captain Lamb, and the crew, had scarcely time to jump on board of the Volant before his vessel went down headforemost. For some time it was feared that that vessel would go down also, but by keeping the pumps going, she was preserved afloat ; and early in the morning ran into Sheerness, where the crews went ashore.

A great confusion and alarm was produced in Birmingham Theatre on Wednesday week, by some persons in the gallery throwing paper bags of flour into the pit. It was supposed that the roof was falling in ; and in the alarm and rush to the doors, one person was much injured.

A very laughable scene took place on Saturday evening at a place called Lane's Pool, in Chadderton. A party of Latter Day Saints, headed by their preacher, went to the above place for the purpose of " dipping " a woman, whose weight could not be much less than eleven score. The minister, wishing to be very cautious with such a weighty customer, tied a large shawl round her waist, so as to have a firmer hold of her. He then gave her a souse in the water, but she, being the heavier of the two, pulled his worship in with her ; and had it not been for the timely assistance of the crowd, both would most likely have been drowned, the pool being deeper than they expected.—Manchester Chronicle.