The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1848-12-05 00:00:00

Local The Afro ,zo steam-fr THE WATER INQUII Anev-si of the I r rjo on will not be ma( avid Brown, late of I a of ti The I Liverpool amounted to £BOO. The success of the collec tion in Liverpool has been most decided. The attendance on the last week exceeded a thousand persons nightly, ex clusive of the day exhibition. On Tuesday founight up wards of thirteen hundred persons visited it in the evening. This amount of success could only compensate the pro prietor, considering his heavy expensi2s, which would as tonish by their magnitude, were it prudent to name the sum. The band, which may truthfully be said to be s. rivalled, costs many hundreds per annum. LOCAL MEETINGS. THE SEA SERPENT.—At the Polytechnic E. meeting last week, Mr. Cunningham made some remaks upon the sea serpent, and stated that a friend of his bad a stuffed snake in his possession about 15 feet long, which had been captured by some seamen belonging to the ship Bencoolen, about three miles from the coast of T The animal had raised its head two . if to attack the persons in the boat means of a boat-hook. It was ' and subsequently stuffed. of the [less of charge ursday `Donal and was secured by live for three days. its ammeter w at the thickest part of the Dr. Inman stated that he had been told, on v ood authority, that s length of twenty feet in the fresh N er tanks of lnd POISONOUS Polytechnic Sock many of which had been eaten by various individua producing in all symptoms of cholera. The seeds h been imported from Lis, ~red to those of the castor oil plant; some difference could be detected, though of an unimportant nature. Mr. Hodg son stated, that on one day last week there had been no less than forty cases of poisoning reported at the South Dispensary. The symptoms in each were violent vomit- 3n, and weresur th - e belief that cholera of a fo liable nature had made its appearance. On examination, person affected had been eating whicli bad been procured from a b some nuts (so called) 3g that had burst in its scription given of the seeds, the x to the exhibited by Mr tients had died. ore testimony to the acrid qualities of the castor oil seed, one gentleman stating that he had suffered most severely for two days from eat ing one only. It appeared that the comparatively mild castor oil was procured from the Cotyledons only, and that the substance which acted so powerfully upon the system resided in the albremen of the sued_ surveyor sub- health officers in the suppression of nt Duncan, in reply to Mr. Parker. said the middens, the court flaggin Dr. that the repair of done more than anything else to improve the sanatory condition of the town. A case of cholera was alluded to by Mr. Walthew. Dr. Duncan said it was only an ag gravated case of English cholera. Deceased was an artil leryman from Scotland. who had got arnnl, nn Frig.. and was attacked and died on Sunday. This had been the only case in the town for three weeks. The attendance at the bath-houses had amounted to 9553 persons, and the receipts to £llB 18s. At the wash-houses, 21,400 dozens of clothes had been washed during the week. and the re_ ceipts had been £45 17s. In addition to the above, 206 persons had bathed gratuitously. It was agreed that the Sub-committee should be open to all the members of the Health Committee who chose to attend, the committee to meet at Cornwallis-street every Tuesday at 12 o'clock. The Sub-committee appointed were—the Chairman and Messrs. .J Bennett, Walthew, and Hodson SIR HUGH OF LINCOLN.—At the third meeting of the Literary and Philosophical Society, a paper was read by r try connected with this person. It appears the veral centuries there has been a tradition among ple of Christian nations to the effect that the Je ficed a Christian child once a year, to use his connexion with some of their mysterious rites. vestigations have taken pl. have cor been convicted, and execut ce, crimi ions hay place. The minute a the murder of Sir Hugh, coin, was compared with the fac brought to light by s given by Matibec that we fume t _aen ente subject, in which he lany in essed or t Lin- f the esti of this t investigatic edged the kit Abrallar n. in furnishing him with certain Jewish publications, and decided that the supported by facts, and that ( it had orig twelfth century. The investigation was thr dicious form, which gave it more than the or of interest ; but some of the gentlemen pr that the charge was slightly ai verdict was strongly in their favou popular ballad were then produced The first was that published by ago; then Jamieson's, Mothers vered by Dr. Hume in the nort were represented in print, side 1 iary amount nt thought two of them read ana various °the Norman-French or ells, and h of Irel !opies were noti The origin of ti a century .sion reco- The four like a harmony , including one in times was noticed, at Damascus and Rhodes ; but, by the exertions of Sit- Moses Montefiore, and the liberaiity both of Turks and Christians, the question was closed in 1841; it is to be hoped for ever SELECT VESTRY.—At the fortnightly meeting on Tuesday, Rector Campbell presided, and read a-letter it to the City of from Mr. Rounthwaite, a_ Company, in which that gentler back io Dublin, but mil would send back Irish v f), the same pricial which ti Ley were t over. With ref ice to Mr. Br n took place as to his being re Lich ended in the whol the Finance Committee, to inc of obtaining money, and not course, and altering the date before the next Vestry voted in tk , wn, Seward Hodso ett, Avison, Whitby, Shakeshaft, P e, Hindley, Mellor, and Ferguson. elected pay-clerk.—Mr. Charles Pim le were elected members of the Selo se Committee reported that tl nd 112 fev notice of motic board, washing, and ledgi ;htburn's salary to the sa -The Medical I the town. Mr. C the fev r, in order that t' n the event of id Mr. L( r relat unkr t when c that if referee that some Shimmin's alleged interf ;üb-committee of Finance ha !xamined several witnesses as Sammond against M igate f condemnation of his conduct, a k abject being referred I that they Aims made I exnressed.l with instructions to lay Abraham, and the Molyneux Poole, W Mr. Atherton I Mr. Adam and also to The Indus- thrc,u2h THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. LAND FOR THE NORTH DOCKS. The CHAIRMAN observed, chat by a resolution of the Council, the agreement between Lord Derby and the Dock Trustees, relative to, the land at the north end of the town, had been sent back, in order that it might come before them again in a regular form. They were now obliged to find a place for the deposits arising from the construction of the new docks, and it was desirable the question of agreement should be settled. He submitted the heads of an agreement which had been drawn up between the Earl of Derby, Lord Stanley, and the Dock Trustees, which agreement was to be presented to the Council at the next meeting. The agreement, which could only be rendered properly intelligible by a map accompanying it, was to the effect that his Lordship would sell to the Dock Trust the strand *l , e Mersey, lying in the townships of Kirkdale, and Linacre. That the trustees are to lay out the land, and make certain streets, which they are to pave Bootle and sewer in a proper and efficient manner. The be divided into four blocks. The first block to be cu. pleted in six years, the second in fourteen years, the third in sixteen years, and the last in eighteen years mh. orpets to by a ^f"' [and to devoted to the public in perpetuity ; in Et Se of dispute, the matter to be settled by arbitration. By the agreement, the Dock Committee will pay all penses, and will get to themselves about a million luarejards of land, while Lord Derby would receive 40,000 i sq Mr. AIXIN said he understood that when the matter was before them in Council, it was referred back in order that the portion of the strand might be purchased on the terms previously proposed. He was not aware that any report had been prepared, any negotiations entered into, or any strenuous exertions made to carry out the wishes of the Council. The CHAIRMAN said the present Mayor had exerted self to induce Lo r d D er by t o acce pt a payment — in ley, but his Lordship refused to do so,—he was satis to become a proprietor in the speculation. He would ,t of money told now that land could not he got on other terms than those proposed in the agreement. If that had been known some months ago, they might have found an alternative. They were getting a million square yards, and giving his Lordship 250,000; but then, when the docks were made, (if they should be made), the question was, what would the 250,000 yards be worth ? He thought the scheme not a very wise one. In answer to a question, the Chairman said, that should v dispute arise, as to the expense for laying out the plots of land, it would be settled by arbitration. The ex pense of sewering and preparing the first plot would be only £1000; the second lot—to be finished in 14 years— for sewers £7OO , £2050. The total cost of the river wall, at £4B a yard, would be £95,000, and for that the trust would receive a million luare yards Mr. AIRIN complained that when they could have bought the ground they wanted for a small sum per lienal yard they had not done so. The CHAIRMAN said that to finish the North Dock and tt.ake the new graving docks, they would have 4-0 i cubic yards of soil to deposit, which would do more than fill up the portion of the first block, to be prepared in six Mr. MANN said the Committee were in reality getting two hundred acres of land without paying a fraction for it. The Surveyor said, that in addition to five new docks recently opened in the north, others, comprising an aggre gaty a ea of 33 acres, were near completion, exclusive of graving docks. It w - as agreed that the terms of agreement, as read, should be entered on the books, and thus come under the notice of the Council in the usual official form. SERIOUS CHARGE OF EMBEZZLEMENT.—On Wednes day, the warehouseman who has been in the service of Messrs. Rathbone Brothers and Co., of South Castle street, for the last twenty years, was apprehended on a charge of having embezzled various sums of money, the property of his employers. It appeared he had only 30s. a-week, but that he had contrived to possess himself of and invest the large sum of £l,BOO in railways. He was brought up at the Police-court on Thursday, when evi dence was given that it was his duty to employ the por ters required in the various departments of the establish ment, and pay them their weekly wages. For that pur pose he kept a hook, in which he entered the men's time, and received the amount necessary for the payment of the wages from the cashkeeper. Two instances were ad duced in which the prisoner had charged time as having been worked by a porter ; in one case more money was put down in the book than the man had received, and in the other a week was charged as havino hPirn wnrkprl hir the same individual, when it was shown he had not been employed a single day. Mr. Grocott, solicitor, appeared for the prisoner, and contended that he had been guilty of an act of imprudence in raising. the wnues of nnp of the men 3. per week, but nothing further could be alleged against him. The prisoner was remanded till Saturday. On that day Kehoe, a detective officer, who had charge of the case, said he had no doubt that if it were postponed for a week or so, he could adduce several still more serious instances. He had searched the house of the prisoner, and althoggh he had never been in the receipt of more than thirty shillings a week, he found in scrip and money not less than £3,700. He had shares in the Apothecaries'. hall, and also money to a large amount invested in various railways. Mr. Rushton said he would commit the pri soner for trial to the sessions on the evidence so far as it had gone. It was clear that, for a lengthened period, he had been practising a systematic robbery on one of the most benevolent men living. In answer to an application from Mr. Grocott, Mr. Rushton positively refused to admit the prisoner to bail. He granted, however, an order of admission to his only daughter, who desired to see him. CHARGE OF OBTAINING GOODS UNDER FALSE PRE TENCES.—On Friday, Maria Sutton, a young woman of lody-like appearance, was brought before the magistrates under the following circumstances :—lt appeared that on Wednesday last the prisoner went to the shop of Mr. Briscoe, Oldhall-street, and ordered a quantity of expen sive goods, consisting of silk dresses, cambric handker chiefs, &c., which she desired to be sent to the Coburg Hotel, where she alleged her sister resided. Thp (rand. came to £lB 175., and - the prisoner said they would be paid for on delivery. They were sent in accordance with her instructions, and the prisoner received them ; but, on inquiry being made as to the payment, the prisoner placed the bill in an envelope, and directed that it should be sent to Mr. Ashton Sutton, jun., of Bootle. Subsequent in- 1....1111Ca Icu w toe conclusion that a fraud had been at tempted, and the prisoner was taken into custody. It transpired during the investigation that the prisoner was the wife of Mr. Ashton Sutton, jun.,—that she had been separated from her husband, and that he allowed her 3s. 111 a similar manner to that charged against her from Mr. Woollright's, Messrs. Rogerson and Co.'s, and Messrs. Richardson and Cowburn's, and had been brought before the court in November, 1843, and acquitted. It appeared that, on application at the Coburg Hotel, the prisoner's sister refused to give up the goods, but an order was made by Mr. Rushton that they should be returned to Mr. Briscoe or his assistants, otherwise a warrant would be issued. Mr. Rushton said the case was a most serious one as affecting the tradesmen and shopkeepers of the town, and he would remand the prisoner in order that further inquiry might be made. On Saturday Mr. Wood burn pleaded that the prisoner had not obtained the goods from Mr. Briscoe with a fraudulent intention, but simply with the view of inducing him to sue her husband for the amount. Mr. Rushton said that he could not, consistently with his duty, look upon the transaction as otherwise than a fraud, for which she was amenable to the criminal law. She had had two warnings, having been brought before himself five years ago, and before Mr. Percival on a sub sequent occasion. A mild view baying been taken of the matter, she had then been allowed to depart the court ; and the consequence was, that a third fraud of like cha racter had been committed. The line of distinction drawn by the law in reference to such cases w• to .. ..as very nice ; he himself believed that the larceny was complete ; she had never meant to pay for the goods. He should commit her for trial. A charge by Messrs. Woollright and Chidson against the prisoner was about to hP ' - RS if +h,4- the a' I f a IL appeared that L.. Legec, ,raudulent transaction in that case had taken place five years ago, Mr. Rushton refused to entertain it. He intimated, in answer to an application, that he would take bail for the prisoner's appearance, two sureties in £lOO each. APPREHENSION OF SWINDLERS - AT BIRKENHEAD.— On Wednesday, a female and her son and daughter were brought. before W. Jackson, Esq., at the Birkenhead police-court, on a number of charges of having obtained goods on false pretences from a number of tradesmen in that town. They gave their names as Mary Green and Jane Green, and the male as the son of the former. They are well known to the Liverpool Guardian Society and in other towns, having passed under various names •; and it was +b—migh Mr. RP- 1,11 :way, secretary of the society named, that they were apprehended. About a fortnight ago they took lodgings at Mr. Davidson's, No. 6, Lord-street, Birkenhead, and giving directions that they would answer the door themselves when any one called, Mr. Davidson suspected them, but did not eject them. They had no luggage, but said it would be sent in ten days. Before it arrived they all decamped,_ without paying. During the including a butcher, a smallware:dealer, a publican, &c., all of whom appeared. They said they had taken the house in Lord street, and were about to occupy large premises in Price street. It appeared that about three months IMO Miss 'ireen visited Mr. Heathcock, butcher, and stated that her father was a Liverpool merchant, recently come to reside at Clifton-terrace, with a large family, and that he always paid on Saturdays. They thus obtained 50s. worth of meat, but - left the I `‘-^ Saturday. They -, JUL Jaa _ _muse on the k then passed by the name of Wilson. The. till Thursday, when Mr. Reay produced a witness from Manchester, with whom they had lodged. They remained three weeks, and decamped without paying. Some arti cles were missed from the house, and a towel found on one of them was identified as part of the property. The son of the elder female was identified, and placed in cus tody. Witness said that at least 30 persons had applied for accounts since the prisoners decamped.—They were then sent off to Mancheiter, and the mother, with her daughter and son, whose real names are Whitehouse, were recognised by the police. Mr. Reay attended, arid a variety of cases were brought against them, in addition to the towel. Amongst the articles they had obtained from different parties were three velvet bonnets, furs to the value of Xl4 155., &c. They were remanded, as many more cases have to be brought against them, and will no doubt be committed for trial. 113 tstrut etus. The Chester Courant says that the number of magis trates for Stockport is seventeen, and the number of At the Roman Catholic Chapel in Preston, the Right Rev. Dr. Brown has confirmed 2,205 persons within the last fortnight. The cotton mills in Bolton have, during last week, as in the previous one, increased in the number of working hours, and appearances, therefore, continue encouraging. On Wednesday, the usual proclamation of the fair at Warrington was celebrated with unusual ceremony and festivity by Mr. J. B. Edelsten, the boroughreeve. Afterwards about 170 gentlemen sat down to a cold collation. GOVERNOR OF THE SALFORD NEW BAILEY PRISON. — Yesterday week this appointment, at £350 per annum, was given by the magistrates to Captain T. H. Mitchell, of the 60th Rifles, unattached. There were 78 candidates, but Captain Mitchell was suppai e.. 1 by SO magistrates out 58 _present. CHESTER WINTER ASSIZES.—The Snevlal C.nmynicteirrn There are Joseph Barker, Leeds ; Ernest Jones, London. These have all been in the hands of the police, and are either in prison or held to bail to appear at the assizes. SHAKEspEmAN READINGS.—The inhabitants of Pres cot and its vicinity have on two recen` occasions, (the last on Wednesday,) had the pleasure of " An Evening of Shakespeare," through the readings of Mr. Read, of Li verpool, professor of elocution. The scenes selected were from Julius Ccesar, Macbeth, King Henry IV, Kinq Henry VIII, The Merchant of Venice, and Taming the Shrew. The first evening closed with the dying scene of Katherine of Arragon, so well calculated, as the lecturer expressed, "to leave on the mind a virtuous impression favourable to higher instructions." In addition to the nice taste, discrimination, and general ability which dis tinguish Mr. Read's performences, he has, to use the language of a French critic, " the good taste to read nothing which could in any way offend the ear or pro priety." DEVELOPMENT OF INDIAN COMMERCE BY MEANS OF RAILWAYS.—On Tuesday, a meeting of merchants and manufacturers, and others favourable to the prosperity of India, took place in the Town-hall, Manchester, the mayor in the chair. Several resolutions were passed in favour of the growth of cotton in India, and especially of proper means being provided for its conveyance to the ports. The chairman having said a few words in support of the objects of the meeting, Mr. Thomas Bazley, president of the Manchester Chamber of Commerce, moved the first resolution. He said India was mu c h behind the intelli gence of the age in having no railway or other efficient -ns of internal communicatin- • I le might take a rapic survey of the trade between this r ountry and India. Hav ing a population of 113,000,000, though our exports had increased within the last few years, they only amounted to 15d. per head per annum ; turning to Brazil, however, they amounted to 6s. per head. India was, therefore, far below the standard it should occupy in the scale of con suming powers, an evil increased by want of efficient means of bringing cotton from the interior to the coast. The remedy to he proposed was a railway to communicate with Bombay and the other ports, from the interior, and especially from the cotton districts ELOPEMENT EXTRAORDINARY extraordinary character ha —An elopement of an hood, which has afforded abundant food for Chorley gossip. It is well known that about two years ago, Burgh Hall, which is about a mile from the town of Chorley, became licensed as a private asylum, under the superintendence of Mr. Seed, surgeon, formerly of Lancaster. S oon a ft er i ts _ Durie, from Astley, near Manches. an inmate, where she has continued !e up to the period of Saturday last. On that day, however, at an early hour in the morning, she made her escape by the window of her bedroom, by means of a ladder which had been placed against it. F or some 111 inquiries on the time aft( part of fruitles there a the lady's disappearanc r. Need as to the direction she had taken were but on a rumour reaching him that a person vorris, servant to Mr. S. Potter, of Bickacre, a hue and cry was raised, and the The consternation at Burgh caused by the event, cannot be named Ellis had also disappeared, police put on the qui vine described. There were no tidings of the fugitives until Monday morning, when they received a most untimely visit at the breakfast table in the good old city of Chester. The parties had been married on the Sunday morning in the parish church of St. Peter, in Chester, by license ob :egistry Court. Mr. King, the superinten conveyed the parties by railway to Euston- Tice in a chaise to Chorley. On their arrival tion several hundred persons speedily as cious to get a glimpse at the lady, especially considerable personal attractions. In the ame evening she was delivered up to Mr. mveyed her to Burgh Hall. Norris was 'd in custody until Tuesday. when the case was I into by the bench of magistrat es . O n h ear i ng t h e the bench did not consider there was ' d against Norris, and he was instantly dtation of the crowd on hearing this he deafening cheers which followed, station, an at the polic The ext d to her release, for which she If willing to undergo any saeri- near Manche-st be possessed of very consid ehestel —Preston Chron'icle.—The Man Wednesday thus •contradicts the ;tate on unquestionable authority er of her own. With regard to her not re have the same authority for stating that A on the certificate of two of the leading ;fans of this county HORRII was the s me of ti town of Wymo Mr. Jermy, ti been shot dea that effect v request that a Several police oft Rush, and o one in the )ERS IN NORFOLK Lost atrocious murders perhaps ever entry. Soon after 8 o'clock, the was alarmed by the intelligence that Recorder of Norwich, and hi; son had t their hall. A telegraphic message to , her Maid had been It is neceoally fjra large building in the with 6 - 6 pr( Rush should be apprehended. accordingly set off, some in quest of le hall, where they arrived about They saw the bodies of Mr. ascertained that Mrs. Jenny and nd severely wounded. nfield-hall. It is a tecture, with a main building there is a , o the hall, from which there is d drawing-rooms on the left. must have been well acquainted dd-hall is said to have been the t, the heroine of Sir Walter ing any mi Jermy, Mr. Jernny, jun., and Mrs Two fer and had not ret .ards them. The btitler, .rvant were on the pre gone to Wymondham, At about Ir. Jenny, sen., left the din h the hall to the front of the ,„ just as he entered the porch, a c and wearing a mask, fired a pistol hot lodged in his left breast, and he fell tautly expired, but owing to what followed, On ret was not removed for near ront, turned to the left into the pas ling, and met the butler. With a beckoned the butler to go back. l at the apparition of a man in a pistols, the butler retired into his ,rk recess and a door g to the back of ti dining-r 4 opening and shot the report of a pistol, left the he ri;,%l instantly I whit( sere the man fired at him ig a noise, went to the )ver the lifeless body of 'sin fired a pistol at her and wounded her in servan It to the same spot to see what was the mat her mistress, the murderer dis ly wounded her in the they should be all pistol at murdered, hid t The man-seivant, who was INVITATION TO UNITED PRAYER The Rev. J. H. Stewart has issued his annual invitation to united prayer, on the first day of the year, fe.* the out pouring of the Holy Spirit. The reverend gentleman, after alluding to Monday as a day peculiarly suitable for such a purpose, proceeds as follows : " First. We enter upon the year 1849, when a revolu tion has taken place, or rather a great moral earthquake, which for its extent, as well as for its suddenness, appears )ass all former ones. For it is not merely a solitary uous outbreak in a particula r State, or the fo rc ibl e . le dynasty ; but it is a general convulsion Reminding us, at least, of the hout Christendom awful season spoken of by our Lord : when there shall be upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity ; the sea and the waves roaring; men's hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming upon the earth.' (Luke xxi.) Surely at such a season we specially need the enlightening, strengthening, comforting, and sanctifying grace of the Holy Spirit, to meet what unexpected events God in his providence may permit to fall upon us. Who can say what is before him ? Whether He may not be at the very verge of that period spoken of by St. Paul, when he exhorts his brethren to take the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand IN THE EVIL DAY, AND HAVING DONE ALL, TO STAND'—referring, it may be, to the same period as is n:entioned in the Epistle to the Church of Philadelphia, in LIM= WUrtlb necause tnou oast Kept toe wore or my patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of tempta tion, which shall come upon all the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth.' (Rev. iii.) That hour which, ur Lord in another place declares, ' shall come on all that -.tem teat dwell upon the face of the whole earth.' (Luke xxi.) Surely, in times like the present, to be prepared for that day, is true wisdom. And how canwe beprepried thatinward strength and fortitude which comes from ! that each of us may receive a double avenly grace—or rather that the Holy Le and fill our souls—so that should the the Holy GI year prove a day of darkness and of gloominess, a day of clouds, and of thick darkness, as the morning spread upon the mountains,' instead of being filled with A I commn dismay, we may ' lock up and lift up our heads blessed hope that our Redemption draweth nigh "A second reason for uniting in this concert for prayer, is the animating position of two of our leading religious societies—namely, the London Society for Promoting Christianity among the Jews, and the Church Missionary Society. The former of these institutions has completed its 40th yes 'in the since its first formation ; while the latter has entered upon its 50th year. These different periods re •ind us of different events in the History of the Israelites. first, of that period, when the twelve tribes having ' the time of their sojourning in the wilderness, upon those successful contests which pre taking .possession of the promised land. The latter, of the jubilee feast—or of that I --Lson which were to ente happy se onement the jubilee trumpet was to sound throughout land, proclaiming liberty to the captive, to the debtor discharge of all debts, and the restoration of their lost ieritances to those who had sold or were otherwise de ved of their possessions. Both of these periods-were , ful seasons to the children of Israel : but joyful as they re, the remembrance of them may lead us to anticipate 'or cheering as was the ound of the jubilee - trumpet, and blessed as they were w tho, joyful sound,' we are looking for that when the Lord himself shall descend ;bout, with the voice of the Arch with the trump of God ; " and death shall be dup in victory.' Then, also, fruitful as the land ' the glory of all lands,' the true Israel of .om heaven wit' enter upon a far more glox:ious inheritance— itarxe pure and undefiled, that fadeth not amely, the new heavens and new earth, righteousness Vhilst the present position of these two great Socie rings before us those parts of the history of God's at people which may cheer and animate our spirits; lore so as the Church Missionary Society is now ce- ebrating its Jubilee, they at the same time afford us most nstructive practical lessons. For the records of both - nstitutions manifest the ineffable goodness of God ng them from that ' day of small things' in which lese Societies commenced their undertakings, to the id honourable position in which, by the overruling ence of God, and the rich grace and powerful energy both ti duty or railer privilege of abounding in praise and thanksgiving to His name. Their records also afford most ns for deep personal humiliation for the lit for the salvation of either Jew or •ed with that which might have 'ed the _talents GoC and confusion of f he or his country h ndered to the hern,? A fur- ther lesson whicl: utions teach us, is t ed at Chester Castle rial, of whom upwar of one half have been committed for offences connected with the recent Chartist so.. of lined t at the S Inn. 'I '')wn to dinner, under the presi lam, the Rector of Tarporley dency of the Rev. R. J. Staid 3eing his vice-president gave th be sent to Norwich po. larm with two ,nd supposing by a number of rutti swam off to Wymondham, where he fused the telegraphic message to :..e-station. The murderer had, ;ood outside of the pistol and saw the jun., was try ~all sor at in I boots they found were as she I Seed, who re-ec det en* Dec. 5.18, ~ -, _~ . --..~.~ Dec. 5, IS4S. , &Wl)] EvSEDDAY, Nov] ltqueen, and R ,r/ince Edward - _ __l-_---r- , --- - __-- „ Tilt - had seen the whole of the family, with the exceptioo Mr. Jermy sen., in the drawing-room, the wiadoO la 21 st .— tep cb t ) . nil Sept.— which fronted and were almost on a level with the Mr. Jermy, jun., was met by the assassin at the Po" the principal entrance, and ran round to another adjacent to the servants' office, which was generally or otLi-trteNympt en trsi iJoulpson, 'Mil and by which he entered into the body of the house, crbeky_D,Oußrugfhri,) meeting with the villain again, he was shot dead. Ine---Co g zie s r, Bo murderer then proceeded into the drawing room, OP4r), ing to meet with Mrs. Jermy and her daughter, but t " 'Ti e "' dinitt i i,ln lat. 45, loi had, for some minutes previously, retired into the grt ietn oo s ie, from Q room. Hearing the second report of fire arms, Jermy ran out and saw her husband lying on the 11°.4. Stetaolyne4raladn The assassin fired at both mother and child, but prod el dollars o .lgiana, Caine; Lunt, fi tially with little effect. The terrified lady ran to 1 " Janeiro 27th I ascertain his real condition, when the wretch fired . corpse of her husband, and was in the act of kneeling ono tllst, hence at W pistol or gun, ,which wounded the lady's maid. ' l ," 1 Pet, Trega tl Ai ,?s, hence at H Jermy was then hastening to take refuge up stairs 15 ; t, • - r she was shot at and wounded. The ruffian then left ' " 'lda, Morrison, house, ffrst throwing down a paper, on which was wr" a, Marcusser —" There are seven of us, all armed, two inside ika, Plokker and out. You serv an t s k eep i n th e servants ' hall. If Ar ly iHiller, and E w e you attempt to f o ll ow y ou w ill b e s h ot dead. ard,4 ilrood,fi Doug l;a m rba s l come to take possessi on o f th e estate. —Si gne d , Tho Preston, the r i g htf u l owner. " I t may be r emenlb e r'ttgijoN,ams from Wright. fro that Mr. Jermy changed his name from Preston, on ~ retta, Lukes accession of a large fortune. head, hence A number of labourers were employed in em tYing tbil i;' t htt, ,A, Greaves, frc , op&c.R., Nov. 21 moat which surrounds fhe mansion, in the hope P 0 ' ~ h for Liverp ing the fire-arms used by the murderer. ' :vessel is expe FURTHER PARTICULARS. The simulta • neous impression produced among the 59 • RSDAY, No vivors of this fearful tragedy is, that the man whorl ,vED.—Conerg b w e h e o n r o e u d n found i c t o h m i T u a lsehdaitn first the statedp rison thatel; s rhoeom. was saw masked is Mr. Rush. It is said that a ma sk tarney, (swan Thomas, fr( Aonfir 9 f i Sper, from sent from home for about ten minutes on the night oft top, from Lab rrett, Nei murder, but being taken into custody she confessed t h -Ac b Wiles, or he was absent the whole of the night, and when reached home he was very agitated and rushed into ew Express own room. Through the keyhole she saw him tal e ' , s lhrov!n, hem covering from his face. On being asked whether be. 191 any question to put to this witness, the prisoner sa d i m' tir i o N t i t e te m rs a , n in i " No, she has said enough already to hang me." J" the beach for prisoner took an affectionate leave of two of his childre Evans, henc on Friday. lUin, Blayne, rom New - Yoi , Slack, fron Dalton, fron 'Thomas, hen, 7!, hence at B 5 hence at Bu , ora, hence foi Mr. Rush has been long known as an extensive fartai r , to which he added fo rmer ly th a t o f auct i oneer. He ha d: farm at Felmingham under Mr. Jenny, and another wlliol his own property, but mortgaged to Mr. Jerinf' between the parties on account, the property being taken from premises, distresses were put on the farms ; and ultimate' Mr. Jenny obtained possession of the Stanfield-hall Fail', O -. Buzzard, and also in an action against Rush for breach of covenaT , hence at Ric obtained a verdict,--the damages and costs amounting ' eNa, from Mal £477 10s. 10d. Rush's lease of the farm at Felming lo Worrall, Gan ale, Doulas, expired at Michaelmas, 1848, and he ought to have g'r el ' it up ; but he refused, and a distress was issued. He r e ; b l'hrecie'ntDajies'hi sisted it ; but ultimately paid the money. Of that farm Jail lie . p ''l I retained the possession, and latterly has chiefly' r e- 4 'henr i e es ai Od 'here. t,Alorris ; The 1 f Stan' ' 4t ' - lisputes 'cash, a few days after the distress was put in at field, called his cre dit ors together, and offered them l' e d 6d. in the pound. O ne creditor stood out, and ref es ice the composition, and he (Rush) was made a bankruPt fo r believe on hi s own pet i t i on. Th e b ankrupt appeare d his final examination in August last. It is stated that a mortgage for £5,000, due to the ceased gentleman, ought to have been paid off on Thurscl°Y_ the 30th of November ult., on the second day after thern atrocities took place. We learn that on Sunday week' la the afternoon, the prisoner went to Stanfield-hall ane, ° " ce the late Mr. Jermy—and that his object was to 1 0 1 0 that ill-fated gentleman to allow the mortgage to rer e for three years more. This request was, we believe, r e ' fused, and very high words ensued. The prisoner, James Blotnfield Rush, is a natural O s his reputed father being a ge n tl eman near Wy m ondhan i. His mother subsequently married M r . R us h, o f Feb:ll l E ham, who died only a few years ago, un d er eircumstat:"4 us, character. He ann was supposed to have be e killed by the discharge of hi s own gun, w hi c h wa s 131° near him. A coroner's jury returned a verdict of Ae y dental dprith " iUonstalitinc 1 4 xEmo, Oct jiort, was stn L"ober, and r i.un.E, Nov. k Banff, was v ed. - Q ED.—Covers OD.—Coven Znderbon, 11-4 Proal, fi S Herrnano 'b.—Barbara It'Orrer Hire" 141 OGI Glover, Tr C . J. Ward, 7 C, M'Kenzi Ware, Nus( t Skelly, I Madeira Ist y nn Heape, - 7 .... —v., puputur rumour, not uturt-T.-- „t unjust to men in the s it ua ti on o f th e prisoner, hints Se the foulest play towards the deceased Mr. Rush. On t d marriage of his mother with this gentleman, the accuse who had until then gone by his mother's name of Bl0p3,: field. assumed the name whe 'Cakes, Gra i° 4 . M`Gr lilagdor el', all clean Sullivan, Hannun .0, - Yonne., Victoria, Luc; uksuie vi dames nionineict a , he has ever sin ce b orne . H e marr i e d , early in li f e, a 18, ' of Aylsham, and o ccu pi e d a f arm i n t h at par i s h unu er Mr. Pitman. He removed thence to Wood where he rented a farm belonging, we believe, to Sir ''!; P. Joddrell. A fi re t oo k p l ace on t hi s farm during l';" occupation, which he was suspected of having cau r se u a He was tried for arson, and acquitted. From ( e, Dalling he removed t o Wymondham, where be was „ friended by Mr. Jermy, who took him into his confidenc e ' Mrs. Rush, the mother, died early in the present yea r ' Rush has been twice marr i e d ; both his wives are dead'i hut he has a large f am ily, we believe of nine children. e The son of the accused has been of late occupying t h fa.nn -1 1_ 1_ A or 'Z o hence at 11 t r e, Douglas oner ; 4 )t, gala, Snow, 4bsleared at !:.bain Orri 4 , hence for Baer got in c 4 n \midi, hen( 'arm canes rue rotasn rarm, a red house about a ril” less to the left of the front of the Hall, to which it 1 , supposed immediately after the mu r d er th e a ss a ssin pr°, t ceeded, taking the direct course a cross th e fi e lds. 11 this place part of the family of the accused have been residing for a few days, but thence th ey h ave b een remo ved to Feimingham, near Aylsham, a farm which formerly belonged to his father-in-law,_ f ro om ; B "hi Calla o ; 'tlpa hence fo 1) hence for FRIDKI liED.—John re, from St WR MT CAN SWEEPING MACHINES Bet from Nevi nmandia '1.b . 7 An ti TO THE EDITO OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD' ft, malra a fa..., fbrnall nformation ha's reached me from several quarters, respecting the conduct of 11 number of individuals, who are making it a matter of lA': --, to condemn Wright's Patent Vulcan Mac 4 i ne il 'se of cleansing chimnies, an that the common round hrusll y chimney or flue, h°` r i In the first place, lechine. ni of your journal Al`Ka' Xew York. as inefficient for the purr i?i; 7l " l :4N 4 t -e i e l Y ti o o a ( f s t t t ea l r i N, Table, f can effectually 'tate that, in introducing 'Sad Robina knders, Sa kr this port P, bean, fro " 4 , Bailey ; ? Wilson, al 'i, (screw-st fron rkbAY, 2; 'arom New „ Lurtnan, r)th N 4 . 1 , 4 , heavy N. of ti i s a y v s j o r; , a . n:',ltor, la 'kt „ away by ' tto t ,o - er ,s fro t tlie Rolla, ,i The Eur Ott ltunneyi i;' kossell, fc hi l f9r Mobile iletilitla-,aPtet:st.4rs i re; Alla gli S l a C i l ht the bar tet. over. f,.., Hickmi rhersou, f ', a, Craig, fr 't Thompsi i k ,, ; 1 , 29th No 1 , 1 . (rut )1 e mad ley 14 b ever angt it's IT, the Company have proposed to employ such of the Pr e; sent sweeps as cou ld pro d uce goo d c h aracters, f e eder it right to give them the first chance of occupation, und er a new and imp rove d system. Instead, however, of nie e' , ing the Company f a i r l y, numbers of the present sweeps go about stating all ma nner o f evil against the new machine and, as I am informed, " if one half were true, it wou l ,l be enough to prevent the public frnm them ; one into houses representipb the Patent Company. The at Plymouth, where t'" Ire put forth against the ►na: same conduct Under to the r a ma tter rietor in to invest" it inventions are cal' dch they are intended. --me years, and in mans utterly inefficient, that.the en recommendel, notwith , for its entire suppressio n, are of the failure of the old etter not to enforce the law again st t ones are introduced, capa ortion of angular chitrinies , lone by any brush that Fdcts of fire. The inhuman been tolerated, and consi er evil ; but when it is shown that t Vulcan S ;hly ho object t seen in i Itanding t The at Climbing the Vulcan ,s Ivoul ie brust That no inaccuracy rr habit of using experir along the top whalebone w. sed along the top. 1% tually cleanse such chimnies !e inches depth Of soot left in the slope here cannot be a doubt but that the ipport, and the magistrates en" the use of climbing boys• t escape me, I have been in the ally both sorts of m ac hi nes in all :curate ( upswept by them. igs of the position IP ti ruy i e canes_ hives have only varied one Id being 16 and the Vulcan Jeen most ,tisfactory first, with light pH, LIMIIICZ • I )eing 'presse u it down the before , the Is, and it earn 3 feet 6 inches fro n Aaples, e t c) D ri Z.:\ i , , ia lst The rke,-, dank lot k„ 1) A1 7 . DEC, p bather, Athole, 1 ror Alexan Memel, Sophia, and exert THE CH Cork, where it will be trar over the south of Englan , eastern ports, where it will and proceed through Fra Bel rector, in an excellent roved that the indiscrir beggars was the eat in the town, and s plainly showing that i were not 3erson w DOCK COMMITTI bald on T 1 ndon, f the 11 the Glasgow ,nd travel ne of the steamers, Germany. ; but the It final resting place will pri, collection is of such general interest oe sure to meet equal success in the great fairs of Frankfort and other continental cities, where it is destined to poceed, as it has done in tl►is country. The collection required eight days to journey from London to Liverpool ; it required seventy horses for its transit ; and the fifteen waggons in which it travels weigh from four to five tons each. Louis Philippe offered sixty thousand pounds to become its possessor, a kw years since. The expense of removal from London to The weekly meeting c rt of a sub-c maintaining, and management of the new land -stage. It appeared that some doubts had been started as to whether the management should be in the hands of the Dock Trust or the Corporation : but it was the opinion of the solicitor that, in accordance with the act cif 7th and Bth Victorii., the Dock Trust was the proper body to have the control. The report was referred back. with powers for the sub-committev to frame the 'egulations for the general and efficient rr, ment of the stage. A statement of the annual accounts was laid on th table, and it was directed that copies should he sent 1, each member, preparatory to its consideration at th ) proceed next meeting. A letter was received from the General 1 pany to the effect that they had effected an improvement in the electric telegraph, by which they could give facilities in the working of the dock arrangements. The Company proposed to erect a complete and perfectly insulated two wire telegraph, at £65 per mile, and if the proposal were approved, they would undertake the work immediately. selFgraplt Com- It was considered that the Dock Trust ready to entertain the proposal, and after some conver - - sation on the subject, the letter was referred to the Marine Surveyor. e not vet The receipt; at the port of Runcorn were stated to be £46 Is. for the last month, being less by £3 18s. ld. than the receipts for the corresponding month of last year. cessity of taking a big, ~..trd of active-faith, and -1 v zeal, and self-denying exertions, and greatly en in fulfilling the command of our Lord, to her stand, libeial preach the Gospel to every creature, to the Jew first and also to the Gentile.' at from whence i it comer or rrorn what source shall these hum Ole contrite hearts spring ? or from what stream shall Denial, this love to souls, this willingness to be spent in the cause of Christ ? ,all all these graces flow ? Assuredly energy of the Holy Ghost. For ti a} - e, from • from the the frui .e blessings cannot Religious Societies, at the entrance of the New Year, and the reports of their past proceedings, form a most pressing reason for uniting in this devotional concert for the general outpouring of the Spirit." The reverend gentleman then refers to the visitation, of the cholera, as a - third reason for this concert for prayer, and concludes with the suggestions offered to assist those who are desirous of this union, which we have already given more than once POLICE INTELLIGENCE. On Saturday, Forster, a young man, was brought be fore the county magistrates, at the office in Clayton square, charged with a burglary in the house of Mr. Ralph Forshaw, of Burscough, in this county. He had stolen, it appeared, a watch, £l5 in gold, X 2 in silver, and some other articles. The prisoner was committed to Kirkdale Gaol for trial at the proximate assizes. ILLICIT DISTILLATION.—On Wednesday, an old Irish woman, named Biddy Conolly, was sent to gaol for three months, for having a whisky-still at her house, and the materials for making the spirit. The prisoner lived in a street near St. Martin's Church, and an officer of police detected her, and took her into custody. She was fined £3O, and committed in default of payment. CAUTION TO HOUSEKEEPERS.—On Tuesday, an Irish beggar, named Cunningham, was apprehended at the tack of the house of Mr. Morrish, Hayman's-green, West Derby, with a quantity of silver plate, which he had con trived to reach through a window which he had opened. He was observed by the cook at Mr. Edwards's, next door, and the alarm being given he was secured, and next day committed to the sessions. CHESTER CHEESE FM was held on Wednesday the usual quantity pitched —The NOvember cheese fair There was rather more than and much of an i The demand was slack, and prices were fully worse than in the corresponding week last yet' quantify was unsold per ew Ile infi A sure criterion may be gathered of the prosperity or otherwise of the working claases in this town, from the circumstance that, twenty years ago, the custom o wear ing clogs but partially prevailed ; whilst now, when wages are very low, the adoption of them seems to be almost general, on account or mew kaog-snops nr.ve, therefore, greatly accumulated in number throughout the borough, whilst shoe-shops have as gradually decreased with the downward rate of wages.—Sfockport Advertiser. THE RULING PASSION.—A young female, named Mary Clifford, (of the class denominated " unfortunates,") was brought up at the Borough Court, Manchester, yesterday week, before Mr. Hodgson, charged with drunkenness and disorderly conduct in the streets ; and when the ma gistrate asked if she had ever been in custody on a similar charge before, the answer of Inspector Livingston was— " Yes, sir, she has been here 140 dines !" She was fined 2s. 6d., or three days imprisonment, with a promise of three months on her next visit. _ . _ _ SERIOUS ACCIDENT.—On „ Saturday. the hounds of Sir W. W. Wynn, Bart., turned out at Carden, when, after the hunt was over, Mr. Birch, son of Mr, Birch of Cotton Hall. owner of the horse " Dr. Hooks," (which run the hurdle race at Wrexham,) and a Mr. Campbell, of Ban gor, upon another valuable horse, commenced running a race, and upon coming to a sunk fence, both horses fell with their riders, the former, whose head came in contact with a stone, knocked his brains out, the latter breaking his leg. Both horses were shot on the spot, and one of the riders (Mr. Birch) was seriously injured. THE MANCHESTER CHARTIST TRIALS.—The counsel retained by the Crown, for the prosecution of the Char tists now awaiting their trial at Liverpool, are the Attor ney-general, (Sir J. Jervis,) the Attorney-general for the County Palatine, (Mr. Knowles, Q. C.,) Mr. Crompton, Mr. Monk, and Mr. Joseph Pollock. The trials of the Manchester Chartists are appointed for the 11th of Dec. The indictment contains the names of 46 prisoners, amongst whom are John West, Macclesfield ; George White, Bradford ; James Leech, George Webber, Rev. Rush was examined mdham Bridewell nity of tl tb Itlemen visited the scene of nni - nTI n cols n c 34 ITv nnv,nornTlPP_ The magistrate hsent in London. The men were taken, as they Mr. Jenny, beside being a irman and director of the ion rests only on in consequence of Mr. JE Legal disput ___.)mfield Rush, who is is examined on Thursday __Jfinement, before the county _re admitted, but, for obvious dto take notes. It may be sta- Rush was taken to the bedside of Mrs. Lo was wounded), and she identified D 16 witnesses were examined and a ntial evidence made out he warmly shown that he w as absent from his farm when the mur ders were committed. He endeavoured to rebut th e statement, but failed in his appeal to two witnesses. H e was quite cool at the commencement, but toward the en d of the enqui r y a pp eare d t o u ndergo much mental suffer ing. The case was o f cour se adjourned. The p r i soner s r u e q p u p e o s s t e e d d , to was e r e l f i u b e s e r a d t . e d o co n n b bei a ngbut t movedhis , as might be protested his innnocence. On Thursday the inquest was held. The jury visited the hall, viewed the bodies, and were shown by the do mestics the mode in which the murders were committed. The only evidence gone into, related to the identity of the deceased. The elder Mr. Jermy was stated to be 69, and his son 30 years of age. The condition of Mrs. Jermy created much apprehension ; amputation of the arm having been performed. The lady's maid was not expected to survive. . . The murderer, there is no doubt, intended to assassinate the whole family, and he succeeded in shooting at them all, except a daughter of the younger Mr. Jenny, a beau tiful child three years of age. wno escaped. It is supposed the murderer had been for some time past watching an opportunity to effect his murderous design, and that he • reached within 2 inches of the bottoms , a space of 3 inches remained unwept' ine again until within 9 of ,sh was cast more back lire, and four at the. it till within 1 foot,b, the angle, the low( le, the result ten inches in M I centre, and 5 inches a ° t the sides:Unwept : in other words , all the soot brought from the top of the flue, or any per' pendicular portio n a ft er a secon d ang l e . wou ld b e le4 along the bottom of the slope, to a depth varying frog , . to 3/ inches, measuring This fully accounts for ti so often tale _ ce, to the annoyance of housekeepers, after the use oi the best brushes. It is t rue , a ft er th e pos iti on 109 t named, viz. 1 foot 6 inches of the ang l e , th e b rus h desceue7 till it reaches the bottom of the slope, when about 9 inche s from the perpendicular part of the flue. With the same canes, and all other things as before, the Vulcan Machine was tried. In ascending, it did lo t touch the bottom, being held up to the top. The brusbee, being fixed separately, in con nex i on w ith th e e l as ti c band of vulcanised India rubber, yielded easily to the pressure . On returning, the action of the brushes forced the head to take a lower and more horizontal position, and there tra l i no point at which the brush did not scrape the bottom i' the flue. In conclusion, it may be remarked that the principl e upon which these machines are constructed, is one caps' ble of being varied to meet almost every imaginable peal' liarity of chimney; and it is the object of the patentee s to investigate every minutiae connected with the subject so completely, that they feel assured the public will gic e them a corresponding support, it being manifestly their object to have the whole of the chimney swept, and n ot portion left untouched, with an accumulation o f s oot along the bottom. The public can have no b e tter prtn t, of the efficiency of the Vulcan Machi ne s, th an i s d e rive' from the fact, which numerous housekeepers in your town can attest, viz. that where the Patent Machines hu'r e been introduced in chimneys, swept three weeks pre viously by the old machine, from half a bushel to a mew' sure of soot, and in one case a bushel and a half, has bee' extracted. But the very circumstance of the horrid climbing system being still adopted, gives additional de monstration of the inefficiency of the ordinary machine. I am, sir, yours faithfully, S. F. EVERY. Elm Bank, near Derby, Nov. 20th, 180. "Qh, fro'm I , 4 2 Evans , ch t , l 7 v , el 2 li s n tt n.s2 l [ ~ verpooL T Of,1 ) ashore 4 c" l for Li vi iitivii 11 cargo ~ ,c land and ' tender •