The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-02-13 00:00:00

F ,, ,r,:zum's 13, is ''S Al F.ETTNG - 01'"1" il E NIAIIIN 1:1I'S CII T JUC:I SOCIVJ On Friday the annual meeting of this society was held at the Alia:iv-haft Bold-street, at Twelve o'clock, the I.ord Bishop of the - Diocese, occupying the chair. The meeting was very thinly attended, Si. much so that we were in doubts whether that,. would be a meeting, not above 25 persons being asstaubled. The extremely wet day might in some measure account for this. On the entrance of the Right Rev. Chairman he was accompanied by the Reverends 11. M'Neite, Maynard, James Haldane Ste wart, Buddicom, Lawrence, Davis, Lyons; Adam Iludgson, Esq., &c. &T. On taking the chair, his Lordship called the Rev. Mr. -May nard, the chaplain of the Mariners Church, to open the pro (ARAMs; with prayer. • I T-he Right Rev. CHAIRMAN in opening the business of the meeting said, it had been called with the desire of excitma the attention of the eimentmiay to a class of persans who formed a very important part of it. Not indeed, now, fur the first time, bet for the sake of renewing that interest which in the progress of years scented, after being once excited. to be almwed in some degree to become dormant astain. They all knew that he alluded to those who brought to our ports as well as to our houses, in much of that wealth, and of those cumforts by which we are cheered, and enriched. It was characteristic of a christian spirit, and a christian charity to look out to the different fields which might be, opened for their exercise—to look to the dif ferent fields which might require cultivation, and amongst them undoubtedly the class to which he alluded formed a very itn portant part. That class required, as they were well aware, a se parate provision; a provision which must - be peculiar to them selves, as they themselves formed a class, in many respects, separate from the rest of the community, and for this purpose, in order that they might be thus supplied, the institution that he was naming was formed many years ago. • They would find by the report which would be read to them, that the institution had not been formed in vain, and that the blessing of Gad had, in a great degree, accompanied the exertion a hieh taut been made. But as was the case, not with this only, but with other societies likewise, exertions were now revisite, because fresh expeudi lure was necessary; and they desired to call ;he attention of all .those who were interested in the class of which he spoke, to is spiritual wauts, which, without such attention, must be neglltted. For what would be said, if, aftei an undertaking oft his kind had so prospered, it were to fall to the ground for want of sapport. How bad a return should they make, if, after having seen that the exertions of the society were bringing a blessing on it, they neglected the exertions necessary to prevent them relaps ing again into irreligious apathy. his was a return which he trusted would not be given by the inhabitants of Liverpool; and he trusted, that. notwithstanding the unfavourable circum stances under which the present meeting was assembled, still, that they should find the result of the meeting in some degree corresponding with their wishes. The right rev. prelate con cluded with calling upon the chaplain of the Mai iner's Church to read the report. The Rev. Mr. MAYNARD then proceeded to read the report. It set faith the great importance of promoting the spiritUal in terests of the sea-taring population. Formerly the sailor was forgotten, and it might almost be said that no man cared for his soul; but since the establishment of the Mariner's Chanel, the door had been thrown-open for him. Who shaultl say what had been the effect already produced, or the amount of benefit which might.yet be conferred by this iustitution. It behoved them to endeavour to alter the manners of the sailor, for in the foreign poit the example he set counteracted the efforts of the missionary. It was also the inure necessary that, the means of grace should be held out to the sailor while oh shore, from the great uucertainty of his life. At the Mariner's church the sacrament was administered the first of every month, anti there were from 30 to 40 communicants. Besides the Sun day's service, Divine service was rtdininistered every Tuesday. The congregation was numerous, attentive, devout. A society had also been formed amongst a number of young men for dis tributing the formularies of the church amongst the sailors at Omit lodgings; and in some instances this had been found be neficial. At the same tune the society felt that much more geod might be done did their funds permit. A reading room bail been established fur sailors, with a fire, where they were accommodated with banks; but this had been obliged to be given up, as the resources of the society would not allow it. H a d it noebeen fir the liberal bequeat of the late Robert Sher burn, Esq,, of £2OO, the society would have been greatly in debt. Mr. CHARLES PA RKER, the Treasurer of the Society, read the statement of account, hum which it appeared that there was a balance due to the treasurer of £35 18s. The Rev. Mr. BunDicom said he had been requested to Move " That the report now read, together with the treasurer's accounts be printed and circulated under the direction of the committee." He had great pleasure in fulfilling the duty, and he only wished, for the sake of the ,society, that the room were as full-as it could hold. He was much gratified by that part of the report which spoke of the operations of the society, out of the more immediate ministerial There. of the chaplain. it Showed that material advantage might arise were the spirit and principles of the Church of England were wrought out by the co-operation of young men giving their assistance in promoting our comtnou christianity. The situation of seamen was one of a very peculiar kind, and they bad been peculiarly dealt with. All classes of persons had considered them as altogether with out the sphere and pale of Christian exertions. It was coasi dered a kind-of ruin of the character of daring recklessness of sea faring men if they were humanised by the blessings of re ligion—if their minds were enlightened. their affections altered, and their hearts changed. 1 t was thought that the very moment the power of God reached the seaman's heart, that very moment it extinguished the ; fiery enterprise of his character. That opinion had been contradicted by men who had had experience amongst seamen, and their testimony was enough to set that matter at • rest. Another class of objectors was those who considered sailors altogether incapable of rec.-lying spis ritual knowledge: they had considered that the very boards of the ships, especially of ships of war, in which seamen dwelt, received such a measure of contamination that the ship became as it were a very leprous house which must be actually taken down because it was quite incapable of being purified. Ex perience had told them the fully and the vanity also, of that view of the subject, far they khew (blessed be God ter the knoWledge) that there were many vessels now nut of this port the crews of which were now fearing God and working righteous ness, carrying . christianity amongst whom they went abroad, and acting as would do honour to those who professed religion and had better opportunities at home. (Hear.) The only church in this town for a great number of centuries, he be lieveal, it was built soon after the conquest, wasthe parish chapel of St. Nicholas, dedicated to a saint that was a patron of seamen in the Itoruish calendar, and Rd uow the seamen had been left to the patron saint St. Nicholas; for to the present time, while churches and churches had been raised, nothing had been done till within a few years for the accommodation of the seaman. It might be said that the church doors wet e open to seamen as to landsmen; but the difference of their mode of life madethem Shrink from going, and it was a sort of giving - up of cast to sailors to mingle in worship with landsmen. Seamen would not associ ate with landsmen .and it became them to furnish them with the me ans o f worshipping God in that way which was consistent With their prejudices. And sure they all were, if they once came to a knowledge of the value of the exceedingly precious promises of God, that they would be then led to go wherever the word of God was preached. They were called on as regard eat the beirefit they were continually 'deriving from them, and, their _instrumentality, to assist them. We had been sitting every man under hit own vitae and .fig tree—we had beeu drinking of the waters of life, and had neglected them, and it Was quite time for us to send spiritual blessings to them. He coueluded with moving the resolution, which was seconded, and carried unanimously. The Rev. Mr. MAYNARD, Isilinving the next resolution, said he felt that there was no class of persons for whom their exer tions should he exercised wilt, greater diligence and zeal than far seafaring men. Let them consider, in the first place, the temptations to which they were exposed even when thee Came on shore. They were sent on board vessels at an early period of life, and debarred from early instruction and from the service of God in his sanctuary, and when they came on shore there were thousands of temptations laid for them on every side. If they felt a desire to remove them from the influence et' these temptations, let them show that desire by coining forward and suppottiha, this institution. After an impressive appeal on behalf of the institution, he concluding with moving, "'That this meeting desires to return thanks to Goil for that measure of success which has hitherto attended the labours of the society ; and regrets that its usefulness has been greatly impeded by the want of funds." •He would put it to themselves whether the sailors had received that support from the shipoWners which they ought to have, and he doubted not but that they would come to the resolution that the funds of the society should be increased. Anam PonGsos, Esq. rose to second the resolution, in the absence of Mr. Horsfall, who was detained by a particular en gagement. He wished they could say so of ail the other ship owners absent that day. It was impossible nut to feel disap pointment at the meeting and the low state of tal history efuta of a tth a e , society; but if they referred hack to the early! saciety it would tend to dispel those sentiments. He well re meraaered when the society was first projected, how many various and painful difficulties it had to cantend against, whilst they had scarcely a hand held up in its behalf. In a cause like this he felt that despondency was criminal. It w o uld have been their duty to have persevered in a cause like this under the most discouraging circumstances. He believed that there was a moral and religious feeling excited in the town since this society was established that made it itepossahle that it should fall, Ile would state this confidently it; the face of the empty benches before him that there was no fesx of the want of success of the society. If the merchants would not come to that meet tog and hear the cause of the sailors pleaded, there were places where it was a solemn duty fur them to attend, and where the rev. gentlemen around bind cOuld discharge the highly respon sible duty which he cansidered was Mculithent upon them, of advocating from their pulpits the claims of this society (hear). He concluded with seconding the resolution, which was carried unanimously. The itev,'H. NUNetLE rose amidst loud applause to move the next resolution, "that this society has strong and increasing ,claims on ship owners, merchants, and the-inhabitants of Liver pool for their support ; and that the clergy and friends of this austitution be requested to use their influence and exertions to promote its welfare." That resolution had been already spolceu :Win a very touching and feeling way by Mr. Hodgson, aid he for 'one felt his appeal. Ur. Hodgson bid used the language of apology fur the present thinly attended meeting, he would be faithful and ,bold enough to add the language of re- proof. That meeting was a disgrace to Liverpool. If there were any gentleman there who reported their proceedings fur the public press, he wished, without intimating any disrespect to any class of the community, that his sentiments on this point should he known to the very large class of merchants in this town who must have had notice of the meeting, and that their respected Diocesan would preside over it, that this meeting was an indelible disgrace to the town. He trusted be should be excused for this reproof when he remembered that the scriptures required of them reproof as well as exhortation and forbearance. They naturally connected a sailor's life with exposure to dan ger,' And although they were in the midst of dangers them selves, so that even on land it was no exag,g.eration to say that "in the midst of life we are in death ;" yet still undoubtedly, e t ecordiug to the usual dealings of God with mankind, there • was a much larger Manifest amount of risk of sudden death in their case than in others; therefore according to the simplest prin c ipl e of calculation there ought to be in their case the high est principle of calculation there ought to be in their case the highest possible amount of habitual preparedness for death—a preparedness which Could only be real when based upon the love of Christ. That sailors should be fitted for their calling, they ought, it would he at once conceded, to be free from the fear of danger and death. Add where should freedom from the fear of death be found, such freedurn as became a' rational being, Where? taut it) the knowledge of Him who gave Himself to death, that through death he might deaitrov him that bad the . . Power of death, that is the devil, and deliver those who, through fear of death,, were, all their life time, subject to bondage. There was one consideration of great importance. Ile was persuaded that there existed a wide spread delusion with regard to ay. immediate effect of danger on the human mind. f 1 e thought it was a very general opinion that in the extremity of danger a man must and would repent; and that then, even iu the last hour, crying to the merciful God, he would find uercy. He ventured to call this a delusiete He did so, not from au} feelin g of limitation of the divine mercy, but from unwaveling confidenc e in the truth of the divine woad. That truth was, that Jesits Chi ist is the way," and that '' no man comet h to Ulf' Father but by 1-1 iin." That "he who bath the Son bath life, and that he that Oath uut the Sou of God hath Put life." Lire f. 'matt was iu Christ, and could only be had by the iyao, y e , to (;heist: lii ilt►a was tile, and no where else; and except a man were in Ilium he had Out and could not have life. Now, danger could not teach Christ. D inger could arouse —cot ui terrify; but could not instruct. Dateemr could awaken conscience; but danger cmild.not eieninniticate knowledge and informatiou ; danger could licit originate •uew principles. It was possible so to sear that ameiter as to-be Our harrier to the wicked tuan's death. It was possible, indeed, awfully pos sible, so to silence that monitor as for a can to go fear less end headlong as a besotted drunkard into the pains of eternity. These, they hoped, were but few and extreme desperate cases. But, in the continua case of ordinary hole, where the eonscionce was still within reach of being roused, not naturally, but by the immediate pressure of emineut danger, with such a conscience what could be done—what could it teach in peril? It could only terrify us the more. It could condemn, it could cause self-reproach, it could drive the man well nigh to despair; but it could not iutorm the understanding, neither could it place new principles in the affections; therefore the hour of danger might come with alt its terrors, and it could teach the terrified sailer nothing that belonged to the salvation of his soul. , He may stand upon the deck, after having done all that human wisdom can devise and ail that well directed human strength and courage can conceiVe—he may stand ap palled in terror under the bursting wave, which has already threatened him; but there is nothing in the terror nor in the bursting wave above him which run teach him Christ; and except he know Christ he cannot be saved. Oh, he was well persuaded that there lurked at the root of the con duct of men to their fellow men, this real infidelity with regard to God's wotd, a wide-spreading Indifference that was called Christian charity, and instead of giving those who thought diffeleut to them credit for the true charity that aimed at propa gating the only saving truth, they condemned their seutonents as the narrowness of bigotry—hard-hearted oigittry, while they looked on their own views as the wide-spreading mercy of a kind creator ! This was a topic which he thought worthy of a little further enquiry. Whatever the diameter and limited feelings of a man might. be, danger w mid show it. Whatever principle or kuitwledge was in a man's mind was brought out in the hour of danger; hut there was no new knowledge, or prin ciple implanted by the clanger. This was strikingly illustrated by the history cifJorps, the mariner. The Lord sent a storm on the sea, mid the ship containing . Jonas and the mariners was well nigh_lost. They read, that the mariners v ere afraid; there was diuger—and " they called every man upon his God." Whatever his view of God might have been, whatever his feelings, whatever his superstition, danger drove hint to it; the danger and terror taught him nothin g, but. only taught him to fly to what he before knew. "Every man called upon his God." They were in earnest, for they discharged their cargo into the .sea ; they threw out their wares to lighten the ship; they threw away what rumen most value in the world, giving sub , stautial proof that they were in earnest. 'Though terrified, there was nothing in all this to teach them the true God, and every man called upon his own God. When all their gods • failed, they Went down into the cabin and awakened their sleeper, and desired hint to call on his God. " Awake, oh sleeper, and call on thy*.God'!" They knew not the God - of Israel; cad here was a. most 'striking. proof that danger could not teach Christ— thatdanger was not to be depended on for driving men to repeetance at last. Oh, with what painful feelings had he often heard that heart-withering, soul•destruc tive speech—that men at last may repent, and God is merciful, and that they will not be lust! It was the deadliest barbarity, and it was exercised" under the sacred garb of charity., That sacred word was perverted to the . vilest purposes of the devil. Seeing, then, that danger would not teach, but would rouse into exercise that which we already knew, how urgent was it on them that they should be taught the truth before they went into tae danger! For, though the teaching al the time should fail to take manifest eff,et on the character ; yet, if they were taught —if the name of the Lord Jesus Christ were set before them, though the knowledge might be thrown aside, yet,' if there were a seed of divine truth deposited in the soul, then, when the hour of danger came—when the quickening impulse was given to that soul—then, when the urgency of the case made a man rise above the fear of the ridicule of hiscompanions, then there might be a cry to the living anti true Gud ; then, and then only, were they ready to believe that in the eleventh hour, in the last quarter of that hour, a full, free, and glorious salvation might be extended to the vilest wretch that ever stepped on board a vessel. Therefore, let the truth be taught, in order that when the (Imager comes they may have something, to lay hold of; and now was the time; and this was the object they had in view— to provide for the instruction of these meo in the gospel of God, to provide them with a cargo that would never sink, which would ride safely in every storm. if the persons mentioned in the reso lutiou were present—the shipowuers and merchants of Liverpool —he would say to them :—Gentlemen, possessing hundreds of thousands, all wealth which you have made through the com merce carried on in this port, look at the instruments through whose labour and toil this Wealth has been made, and ask your selves if you give a guinea a year, if you give as much, to the Mai iuers' Church Society, is this the return which they are to receive at your hands. Offer a guinea a year for the horses which draw your equipage, would it be received ? Offer a gdi nea for the dinner which loads your table-will it pay fur it? Offer a guinea for the raithent which adorns your poor perishing carcass—will it pay fur it ? :And yet you offer a guinea a year, and many not a shilling, for time religious teaching of the men who have poured the wealth of the- universe into your lap of Liverpool !" The same thing pressed on the rest of society, on the clerks in counting-houses, as welt as on the merchants, for On the amount of trallie- depended the prosperity of all. He concluded an eloquent appeal, which our limits oblige us to curtail, with moving the resolution, which was carried uncial inously. The Itev. Mr. LAwauNcE moved "'That the thanks of this meeting be given to the chaplain, the officers, and the commit tee for their past exertions, and that the gentlemen whose natoes are on the list be requested to continue their services, with power to add to their number." The resolution was se conde'd, and carried unanimously Captain BURGOYNE, a retired captain in the navy, here stepped forward and spoke at•some length, and contended that the fault was not in the Seameu that they were not au immoral set of emen naturally. They had out the opportunity, nor the means given to them of becoming religious and moral. The Rev. JAMES HALDANE STEWART proposed the thanks of the meeting to the .Lord Bishop of the Diocese, for his kind ness on the present octusiou, and for the warm interest he had always shown to the society." He supported the objects of the society in a strong appeal In its behalf, and prtiposed that au address on behalf olthe.institution should he placed in the pews of the churches, and: that the Rev. Hugh M`Neile should 'be solicited to plead ta sailors' cause in each of the pulpits of the clergy. His Lo R nsutri brieflyrespouded to the compliment. He felt it to be his duty to take the part which he did. There were last year 18.000 British seamen at the port of Liverpool; and if in any other part of his diocese he :heatd of such a number .of his fold without a shepherd, he should feel himself in duty bound to call on the men of property in the neighbourhood to provide the means for their spiritual teaching, as he now called on the merchants of Liverpool joprovide the means for the spiritual teaching of the Liverpool seamen. A doxology was then sung, and the meeting separated at three o'clock. THE LIVER THEATRE.—This delightful little place of amuse ment Continues to till to overflowing each night. Madeutoiselle Celeste now forms the loadstone of attraction, and a most powerful one. THE AMPHITHEATRE.-:-ThIS theatre continues to rise in public favour, and the boxes are becoming gradually lined with respectable visitants. The manager. exerts himself in every way to ensure success. BLUE COAT IiosPITAL.—Ou Sunday morning next, a sermon in aid of this useful institution will be preached at St. Stephen's Church, Byrom-street, by. the minister of the church. the Rev. J. Picton, after which a collection will be made in :aid of the funds. 111 it. GeoaGE HOLDEN'S CONCERT.—We are much pleased to hear, that Mr. George Holden's concert, which is fixed for this evening, is likely to have so brilliant an. audience. It has been most judiciously fixed as to time: the town is perfectly quiet, and there is neither any prominent excitement nor amuse tnent to engage the public mind. The concert, from this cause, stands every chance of becoming a focus of attraction. We hear that the box circle is completely filled, and that the seats are taken by distinguished parties. As a musical performance, it puts forth high pretensions. We have announced as principal vocalists, Mrs. Allred Shaw, Miss Bruce, Mr. Walton, and Mr. Macklin. The instrumental department is enriched by the ta lents of Mr. Geo. Heiden, Mr. Aldridge, and Mr. Brown. Se lections have been chosen from Mozart, Haydn, Beethoven, Spohr, Rossini, Mercadanti, Bishop, &c. &c., and so far as we have heard, it bids fair to be a truly splendid and delightful concert. We perceive that a steam-boat will ply to Birkenhead immediately after the concert is over, for Ilia convenience of the inhabitants of Cheshire. PARRIS'S PoRTRA IT DV THE QUEEN.—The inhabitants of the town have . . duriog the. last week, through the politeness of Mr. Burland, been afferded the opportunity of witnessing a most beautiful water colour portrait ut the Queen, and if report speaks truly, a most correct likeness of her Majesty. This very beautiful .portrait has been obtained by Mr. Borland in order to authenticate the mezzotinto engraving by Wagstaffe, taken from it, several beautiful prints loon which Mr. Borland has on sale. In speaking of the painting as a wick of art, we cannot do better thau quote the Spectator's notice of it We saw the other day Mr. Parris's portrait of the Queen : it is half length, painted in water coiours. It is a true and agreeable resemblance, with an expression of ingenious sweetness, and an air of graceful simplicity, characteristic of our youthful Queen. As a work of art it is highly wrought and brilliantly coloured. Spectator." SHINIEALL'S COMPLETA EccLESTASTicA L ART.—We have just seen a copy of this truly splendid work. It affords a coin plete view of ecclesiastical History: front the earliest records, sacred and profane, down to the present day ; shewiu g its con nection with civil history and prophecy : exhibiting at a single view the 'identity and perpetuity Of the church, in her adverse and prosperous states, under.the Mosaic and Christian dispen sations, and comprehending . .a detailed.account of the political events, external hiStory, internal government, religious üb servances, and growing corruptions of the Church. it also gives a full history of the reformation: embracing the names of remarkable persons—viz., bishops, popes, martyrs, • writers, doctors, ,philosophers, emperors, tc. It also furnishes a general survey of doctrines, sects, councils, and prevailing systems of philosophy ; the comparative rise, revolutions, and fall of the principal empires in the world ; and a complete nucleus to the fulfilment of prophecy. - This _elaborate woi k has attained the most distinguished patronage in America and we perceive that it is recommeuded to the notice of the British public by some of the most eminent divines and scholars to England. The magnitude and interest of the work—the labour bestowed on its compilation, and the surpassing beauty of its mechanical execution must secure for it an extensive sale. it is, in fact, a complete map of the religious history of mankind, in every age, and as such must form one of the most suitable presents which could be made to any young person. RUNCORN.—The spring which supplies the majority of the in habitants of this town with water, is about to be conveyed, by means of pipes, to a more central and convenient situation. It is proposed to erect a running pump, with three or four spouts in the course of the stream, opposite the Town-hall, and that it may be not only useful - to the public, but ornamental to that building, a jet d'eau will be formed at the top, CO as to throw water in souse pleasing form. The surplus from the pump, and that thi,)l, , n b y the jet d'eau, will fall into a handsome basin, for the use of cattle. MANCHESTER AND LivEnpoot PLATE GLASS COMPAN Y. — A number of the principal shareholders in this undertaking, from Manchester and Liverpool, met on Monday week, by in vitation of the directors, at the company's establishment, Sut ton, (near St. Helens,) to inspect the works, which are, now in a state of completion, and to witness the manufacturing Of plate glass. The casting of four large plates was accomplished very successfully under the direction of Mr. Howard, the ma nager. and the colour and quality was considered very perfect. After having been present at the casting, and conves Mg the glass to the annealing - ovens, the company examined the vari ous buildings and apparatus, and expressed themselves much gratified both with the works and the manner in which the cast mg was effected. A lunch was served to the visitors in the casting-hall, (one of the largest rooms in the kingdom supported without pillars,).after which the party returned per railway.— Manchester Courier, PO LICE I 7'E SCE. . . STCALING A Ls:A.Tti fi AT-Box ---A young man named James Gibbons, was on Friday charged at the Police• court with stealing a leather hat-box from the shop of Itylands arid Utegg. Itrtmantep-mskers. Lord-street. On Thursday even ing, eight. o'clock, Samuel Clarkson, an apprentice With Mr. Musker, tailor, was putting up the shutters athis master's snop, when he observed the prisoner matte a leap at a carpet bag which was hanging outside Messrs. Ryland and Clegg's door. Not succeeding in reaching it, he went into the shop and soon after came Ma with - a leather hat-box. Clarkson im mediately informed Mr. Ryland, and pursuit was made after the prisoner, who threw away the hat-box and took refuge in a cart in Rarrington-street, where he was taken into custody.• The hat-box which was worth Bs., was found in an entry. - The prisoner was committed to the sessions. EMBEZZLEMENT BY A SHOPMAN..—Thomas Wadley, an elderly man, was on Friday, charged before ill r. Hall with having embezzled two several sums of money which he had received on behalf of his employer, Mr. Pain, hat-dealer,. Byrom-street. Mr. Pain has two shops in Byrom-street, one of which had been kept by the prisoner for seven weeks. In consequence of suspicions, Mr. Pain desired Mr. Shepherd, a friend of his, to go to the shop kept by the prisoner after the regular • hours, and purchase a hat. Mr. Shepherd went, as desired, about half-past eight on Monday night, and obtained admission, he purchased a hat for six shillings, out of which the prisoner allowed him lAd. for a glass of ale. Next day, (Tues day) Mr. C. H. 'Thompson, London load. also went to the shop at Mr. Pain's request, and purchased another hat for 13s. In the statement of each days business which Wadley gave in to Mr. Pain's housekeeper, during his absence, he had rendered no account of the two hats. Papers were handed up to Mr. Flail containing an account of each day's business on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, on which were marked the price paid fur the hats, and that at whit-h they were sold. The pri soner endeavoured to account for the price of both the hats by referring to the price at which - another hat was charged on one of the papers; but his explanatiou was not intelligible to the court. It was elicited, in the course of the investigation, that hats of the same value were sold at different prices. The price paid by Mr. Pain for the hats question, was for the first 4s 3d., sold at 65.; fur the second Bs. lid. sold at 13s. Mr. Hall said he must see the statement of Tuesday's business before he could-decide the case. It was possible the prisoner might have left the money that was deficient in the till. Mr. Pain said the money was always brought to him along with the daily state ment. No account appeared in Tuesday's statement of the hat sold on Monday evening, and it ought to have been the first article on the list, as it was sold after Monday's statement had been made up. Mr. Hall 'insisted on seeing the Tuesday's statement, and the case was remanded till it was produced. In a short time a young lad, named \Vin. Lancet Evsworthy, who is in one of Mr. Pain's shopmen, brought the statement, from which it appeared that no entry was made of the hats, nor was any money found in the till, except two shillings, being the price of a cap which tae prisoner had sold on Thursday morning. M Hall asked the-prisoner if he Wished to say anything before being committed. He said he had no of her statement to make than that he had put down the whole of the goods sold. He was then committed to the sessions. - ASS 4ULT AT SEA.— ltichard Turner, commander of the• Arethusa, a vessel trading to Marseilles, appeared before the magistrates on Friday, -to answer to a summons charg,itr hint with an assault on Thomas Sheffield, a seaman, and one of ttri crew of the Arethusa. The complainant stated that on the 20th ult., in consequence of some tale of the cabin boy, the captain came to him and told him that he (the complainant) had been speaking against him. Sheffield denied that he had ever spoken in the manner the Cabin boy had stated; but the captain with out regarding his denial, "jumped" upon him twice and hurt his shoulder.—Mr. Hall was rather at a loss to understand how the captain had jumped upon the complainant. while he was standing, and repeated the question to which the comolainant replied that he had jumped on his shoulders and threw him down, and when he rose the captain jumped upon him a second time, but did not strike him. The captain, on being asked what he had to say to the charge, said that if he related all the cir cumstances it would take up .a long tune, but if he did not, he must admit the complainants charge. Mr. Hall said he must confine himself to the case in band. Ile then stated that the boy had informed him that the complainant had been speaking about navigating the vessel, as if he (the captain) was incom petent to it. "He was angry at what he had heard, and went to the fore-hatchway and jumped upon the complainant, who was standing two feet below him.—Mr. Hall : Here was a man fall ing two feet on the neck of another. The Cap tain : I have suf fered enough from him this voyage. I woul d rather not govern, if it were to be over such men as he. Mr. II ,I 1 asked if he wished to call any witnesses. Captain: I think it is of no use. Mr. Hall said the defendant had admitted he had done as was stated by the complainant. It was very improper on his part, and the complainant had received an injury in consequence of it. Suppose the man had been kided, he (the captain) might have been tried for murder. Although the boy had told him what he did, it might be false, vet he went immediately to the man, and treated him as a guilty person. notwithstanding he declared that the story was false. The defendant must pay 20s. and costs, or in default, be imprisoned 16 days in the Borough House of Correction.. A SINGULAR C HAR GE.—LA publican, whose name, under the circumstances, we do nut think it advisable to divulge, was brought up at the Police-court, on Friday, charged with having robbed a seaman of his watch. The complainant stated that. he was the master of a vessel sailing from Corte Castle. On Wed... nesday night, betwixt eleven and twelve o'clock, he went into a public-house, and was standing, with his back to the tire, speak ing to a woman who had come in to sell oranges, when a man, whom he supposed to be master of the house, walked into the room without his hat or coat, and made a snatch at his watch, with which, haying% broken the guard, he ran off. The corn- . pl a inant ran out after biro down an entry, but lost him in the' street. Ile then gave an alarm, and the police came up. One of the officers said lie saw the complainant. in the street, who told him his watch had been stolen in the manner he had de scribed.' He (the officer) desired him to go back and find the house, but being a stranger he was unable um do so. They. went into seven or eight public-houses in the neightiourhood,• where every facility was. allowed hint to search, but the watch could not lie found, nor the person who stole, it. The complainant had described the appearance of the man who stole the watch. The inspector was then made acquainted with the circumstances, and desired the complainant to go to the street next day, and sty if he could find out the house. Ile.weut, as dese-err, accom panied by an officer, - and at once discovered the house, and when he went in pointed out the master as the person who bad robbed hint of his watch. The publican brought forward three wit nesses, two of whom Spoke as to the hieh 'respectability of his character; and the third, a female, stated that lmearine the noise the complainant made in the street, she went to the dour, when he pointed out an entry where he said the public-house was in which he was lobbed. This part of the complainant's state s ment, it appeared, could not be sustained—there being no pub lic-house iu the neighbourhood situate in an entry. The .in spector endeavoured to reconcile the statement with the situa tion of the prisouer's house, which stood in a very peculiar po sition at the corner of a street; but Mr. Hall thought it likely that the complainant laboured under mistake in the whole affair. He said it Yeas , very odd that the prisoner, who was represented to be a respectable man, should rob another in his own house. It was exceedingly - improbable that he should do so iu the pre sence of a third party—that he should run away with a watch before an orange woman. He did not suppose the prosecutor was telling a wilful falsehood=he believed he was speaking what he thought to be truth ; but if they looked to the questions which came before the courts of justice relative' to identity; there were circumstances in the case which rendered his statements exeeedingly doubtful. Mr. Hall then pointed out a discre pancy in the complainant's statement relative to the entry, and said he must discharge the prisoner. Considerable interest was excited in the court by the case, and a number of respectable people seemed to await the result with some anxiety. LIABILITY of MATES,—On Friday. at the Police-office, Da vid Moffatt, first mate of a vessel, neither the name of which nor of the master was stated, summoned. the captain fur arrear of wages, amounting to upwards of £l5, winch he alleged. to be due to hint. It appeared that the complainant had shipped to St. John's, N.B. and back to Liverpool, on the 26th of Sept. 1837, and had arrived here on the 27th ult., being a period of tour months and two days, at £5 10s, per month. Ile had re ceived £5 in advance, and £4 of monthly money, leaving a ba lance of £l3 195., which he claimed. The captain refused to pay this sum, on the ground that, through neglect of duty, the complainant had occasioned a loss of eleven oeys to the vessel, 'which were valued at £541., besides two jib penant blocks and two clasp books, valued at 95., thus making himself liable to a deduction of £s9s. 4d. A lengthened investigation took place with respect to the liability of the mate, of which we can only • give the principal points. The vessel, according to the mate's account, had been overtaken with a storm near the Banks of Newfoundland, amid was nearly water-logged. The deck was covered with wood and ship's stores; the long-boat, where the oars are usually kept, was covered over with planks, and another boat was "capsized" upon it, In this emergency he had put all the oars into the jolly boat, which was drifted away with the storm, and the whole were lost. There were seven - ears, besides the four which belonged to the boat. The, captain knew the oars were there. They were safer theme than on deck, for the sea was sweeping over it. A witness called by the mate, con firmed his statement. The captain, on the other hand, con tended, that every thing pertaining to the vessel was under the charge of the first mate, and as a matter of cuurse, it was ex pected whenever the vessel went to sea. that the oars would be put into the long-boat on (leek. if this had Loren done, the oars would not have been lost. Seven oars were lost at that time, the remaining four were lost in the Mersey, before the vessel came into port. They had been left in the jolly-boat, which, instead of being hauled up at night, was left at the stern of the vessel; and the consequence was, that the oars were stolen by some of the fishing•boats. Tiles' were new oars. In answer to, this the mate contended first, that the captain had taken the . charge out of his hands and given it to the second mate, and next, that a pilot was on hoard who had the charge of the vessel, Time cantain denied that he had given the charge•to the second mate. 'With respect to the loss of the blockS and clasps, the complainant threw the blame on the second mate.' Mr. Hall was decidedly of opinion that the oars ought to have been put in the long-boat, amid that the complainant was liable fur their loss. He knew it was the first thing intended to after a vessel went to sea, along with other arrangements, to have the oars put into the long-boat. The captain had depended on his doing so as a matter of course. He nrust therefore disallow the claim. At the same time be recommended the captain to make an allowance for the difference in price betwixt old and new oais, which the captain agreed to. . The arrears then adjudged to be due to the complainant were £ 8 17 5. , m akin g a difference of a few shillings in his favour, as compared with the captain's pro posal. A Goon LiteipLortn.—On Friday, at the Police-office, a man named Lyon, residing in Brownlow hill, was charged with having disposed of almost the'entire property of a lodger, named Bennett, during the absence of him and his wife from town. Two large books, however. Mrs. Bennett stated, had been taken from their apartment by him during her temporary ab sence, and pawned; he had got into their apartment through the window. He had offeied the complainants £lO as compen sation, but they had refused it, as the property was worth more. • Lyon declared' that he was as innocent as a lamb, and that Bennett was acting like an old fox. He then, with a voice like that of an aged bear which' has caught cold, declared that he was a very Mused man. "You see, your worship, my bro ther-in-law had died, so we was drinking together to a house in Prussia-street. He had been at the funeral, and when he had had a quart or two, the folks wouldn't chalk no more , and axed him to stump up. I was a-thinking, you know, very se rious about my brother what had gone afore us to kingdom come, and it were vastly unlikely I should be thinking about paying shots then. So lie says, jem, I say, a,hitting mime a slap on the back that made me think I was shot, what shall we do to wipe off the shot and make a raise? What a fellow you are ! says I, when im poor devil's thinking of dead Merl, ghosts, and spei its, to ax me to think about ale! Hallo! my barrel-emptier, bawls he, what ails you ? Diet hail me in no such a fashion, says I ; Pm a thinking deeply of speritual things; anti then, unbe thinking of what I was doing, I lifted up my put to take a draught; but, somehow of other, it was empty. Have you no ale ? says 1. Not as touchas would damp time tip of a flee's tongue, says he, nor not a drop more will they draw; so ale may as well draw off except tye can'raise time wind. Have You DO 'looney ? Money! and I buried my brothel-iii-law to jay. and we have been ou the fuddle for a fortnight, answers I; bu rying my hands in my pockets. How shall we raise, then? be MARD. axes. Why, says 1, seeing as how the tap's stopped, we must pot something up the spout. and then we can go on grandly; out whit must we put upl 1) me if I care what it is, says 'he: go to 11l V house and get something. Well, away 1 weut, your worship, and took the two biggest books I eouid lay hold the family Bible and another—and raised the wind with them: I put them up the spout for Bs." Mr. Hall said that, if the prisoner's statement was granted to be true, it formed no plea tar having subsequently stripped Bennett's apartment of all it contained. Prisoner—'‘ But he made a moonlight slit {af it when he came to our bons'e, and he said he wools! rather I had the. traps than the bum-baily. Oh, leave hint alone, .our worship, he's as big a rogue as any body, if he tikes." The Lyou:howeyer, could not free himself from the Mrs: ho was committed to take his trial. UNLAWFCL PLEDGING.—GENEROUS CoNDUCT.-01 1 Friday, a pour distressed-looking woman was charged before Mr. Hall with pledging a quantity of clothes, the property of Mr. Lucas, tavern-keeper, Hurst-street. The urisoner ha d for four years been empleyed by Mrs. laftets in the capacity of a washerwo man, and bad conducted herself wit hem suspicion till the pre s'ent case arose. The clothes she had pledged were worth about 255. and she had raised 23s upon them. The prisoner acknow ledged the offence, and said she had been driven to it from dis tress. Nine weeks ago she had buried twins, and she wanted Money to pay the expenses of the funeral. Her husband had deserted her, and she was left with one child to support., She then referred to several respectable families, in additiofi to Mr. Lucas's, by whom she had been employed, and promised, if ..she was allowed till Monday she would seii her goods, and pay Mr. Lucas for the articles. In answer to Mr. Hall, Mr. Lucas said he would agree to this; but his " lady" was not to be so easily put off and raised such objections as occasioned tee wor thy magistiate to remark, that in the course of his experience he ceu,d always deal better with men than -with women ; they were much inure rational animals. A gentleman here came forward, whom we afterwards asceitained to be Lieut. Bibby, R.N., and with the true genero'sity of a British seaman, said he would guarantee the payment of rue money. Mr. Hall said it was a generpus offer on the part of the gentleman, and asked Mr: Lucas if he was satisfied, to which he replied in the an ma tive. The poor woman was then discharged. THE PUNISHMENT 0F VICE AND IMPEUDENCE.-011 Satur day, at the Police-office, a clownish -looking fellow, named Ttiemas Leaver, who stated himself to be a huxter from Bolton. appeared to complain of having been robbed the night before by a girt of the town, of ES. An impudent-looking girl, named Huxley, and three well known thieves, named Murray, War burton, and Jones, were placed at the liar charged with the robbery. The cemplainant in true colloquial style and in genuine Bowtou, proceeded to state his charge. He said— " You see, I was gooing dawn streit last 'unit to my lodgings, and hoi met with this girl, you see ; and shoo axed me if I would goo hoam with her, you see; shoo kept a hawse of her own, you see. I goes along with her to where shoo lived. _Arid hot'd got £B, you see, tied up in my shirt." (Laughter.) Mr. Hall," In your shirt ?" Complainant.—" Rol shirt lap corner;-you see; and.hoi'd 2s. 4d. in my breeches pocket. you see; :and shoo fan out wheare t' money lied, you see, and sivoo braced to take it once, bud hoi was . bower sharp for boo. -' . What have you got here,' says she, that you be elem.(' on?' `lt is all my money,' says I. • Oh, says she, you need nut be frightened °fine, hoi shant touch anything you have; hoi'm the misses of the hawse, you see.' So this . morning I lost it. yew see.'" Mr. And you were very much surprised, were you?" Complainant.—" Yea, hoi was; so hoi jumped up aud said, hoi will make you foind it. The knot in me shirt was opened, and theire were seven whole sovereigns aud-a•half, and 10s. in silver, all gone ; and a little check purse . Soa hot said shoo should foind it, you see." Mr. Hall.—" Well, what hap pened then ?" Complainant.—" Sea' hoi says, ` hoi will hey t' money,' you see. Hoi've not g ot it,' says shoo. `Oh N e es,' says hoi, you must hey got it.' "Noe,' ses shoo, bail goo for some beer for you.' Soa, hoi foliied her into the street, and cried for the police, and Imo police came, you see. Shoo wanted to go back into t' entry, and this bik man next to her (Murray) persuaded me to let her goo into t' hawse, and he was come from the ship and did not belong to a' haWse o' this seat. The other men hoi seed i' tle entry. Eloi was bringing her back, you see, into th' entry, and they said, Oh, let her gooa, and .we will fetch a policeman.' Sue hoi did, you see, and shoo made her escape over t' wall:" Mr. What are you?"—" Hoi live in Bowton "—" What business do you follow ?"--" I fellows !watering awl so forth; and I came to Liverpool to buy apples." Police officer Hogao stated, that he went to the prisoner Murray's house, on being informed of the robberv, to search, but he could not find the money. He after wards fe un d tire wienau and the men at a disci' dully house in Pelt-mell, and took then all into custody. The pi isoner Mut.= ray's mother, was I.lle keeper of the, house where the rubbery had taken place. The prisoners all denied the charge. Mr. Hall said, his own opinion was dint all the prisoners were guilty- The probability was that the woman had taken the money and had banded it over to rho men. However there was no evidence to fix any of them but the woman. He ordered .the informatiens to be taken against her; the rest must he dis charged. ' ASSAULT AT SaA.—George Hall, master of a vessel trading from this port, appeared, on Saturday, before Messrs. Hall and Lsollon, to answer a charge of assault preferred against bins by a seamatl, who had sailed with him from Liverpool to Bombay. 1.. t te complainant stated, that they were off the Cape Of Good IloPer when, one morning, about seven o'clock, the master came On deck. He (the complainant) was atthe wheel, and the ves sel was one point to windward, the weather being a little heavy. It (lid not blow much, but the wind was oft their quarter, and, they h a d th e s t un sail ' s and the gallant 'stutisaiis ou the vessel, SO that he had not strength to hold her steady to a point. He in fact, doing his best. The captain, after observing the compass and the ship's head, struck hint violently on the wrist, end repeated the blows nu different parts of his body. The cap tain drove him from the wheel, and afterwards followed him to the nutindeck, where he ,again beat him most violently, and sent him back to the helm." The captain, in reply, said, that he shipped the complainant as an able seaman. When he went on deck he found that the'ship's head was wrung. He told hint to starboard, and he immediately put the helm to port. Ile re peated this order, with the same result, for the man positively did not know which was the starboard of the vessel. Ile was altogether unacquainted with his duty', and knew no more of a ship than an old woman. .11e, therefore, gave him a correc tion which, in his opinion, and considering the great danger which might have resulted from the man's ignorance, was very moderate. " I intend," said the captain, "to prosecute him as a swindler.-: - 11 a—ran away from the wireel: - and I bad only (moat three men out of the whole ship's company who could steer." Mr Hail said, if the danger that might have resulted from the mates ignorance was so great, the captain tried a ve r y novel remedy in beating hint from the wheel, and afterwards following him to the untindeck, and beating him hack again. Beating hint was not the way to teach hint to steer. The cap tain was opinion, that a correction might imprint the recollec tion of his fault upon his memory. The man had sent a solici tor's letter to him since came into port, and he (the captain) had ordered his solicitor to reply to at, upon which the gentle-. anau - employed by the complainant refused to proceed. Mr. Hall said, he could readily account for that. A man like that might be too poor to carry on an action, the costs of which would amount to £4O or £5O. It was, no doubt, provoking to find wen committing faults in the performance of duties to wages, if it were found that they were nut able seamen, mo h n a al t i o ic u l e t they better ought ie l m o e l d ie y, co c ze t i e f nt. the B m t a i masterssiiiiituo n of e d v vessels had h i a o ( r l ney was not recoverable. It was a pity the su board ships did not learn to controul their temp • P " e r r 111 fleeey were not•to knock or kick their men aiotut for every offence in the manlier that was too commonly piactiSed. By a different line of conduct the service would be more respectable, and the officers pia themselves au 10 their men. The com ma when he was well, and the reason why he put the wheel to that the captain struck him so told to put it to starboard was, n"arptq'iudesbteionniofrreomEesllll;.elleldalbl,Ysaid, he could steer very The captain was ordered to pay a fine of violently on the wrist that he was conf used, an d did not know ‘ l v o li s a . at he was eot a s, h a o n u t t i . , in default of payment, to be committed to the:House of Correction for sixteen days. The money was im mediately paid. • about C'l with having stolen a Dumber of' ducks, from several farmers iu (ou 4 1 trrd Y a y S , s p h l placed the neighbourhood of Tarbuck, near this town. Mr. Lace, the superintendent of St. James's Market, and two of his consta- Iles attended. One of the latter ( No. 15,) stated, that, on A 3 ll B G was,O F 'Thursday he and Mr. Lace received information of a number of ducks having been Stolen, and, on searching the market, they found a basket of ducks souse of which were claimed by Ed tnund Sefton, under the standin g of Mar y Southwell, a poultry da prisoneri‘la m m i Southwell stated, that, on Thursday morning last, and another an cae to her standing and poultry dealer. l er. the offered for sale a dozen ducks (produced.) She asked them how much they wanted for thern,iand alter a while she agreed to give them sixteen shillings for them. Edmund Seftou, a far mer, of Tarbuck, stated, that, on Thursday morning, he dis covered that his duck-house had been broken open during the night, and eight of his finest ducks had been stolen. Hearing that h ne ighbours had, also, lost some ducks, he went to Liver pool to is try if be could learn any tidings of them. Ile went to Dlr. Lace, who told him to look round the market. Amongst his poultry was a remarkably fine drake. This bird was pro- due e d. Mr. Lace said it weighed upwards of Gibs.. and several individuals in the court pronounced it the finest bird they had ever seen. Mr. Sefton said it was the fittest bird in the country, and he would not have taken a sovereign for it. In looking round the market he came to the standing of Mary Southwell, who bad just commenced the operation of plucking this iden tical large drake. Ile went np to her and said, "My good woman, that is a very fine bird." She said it certainly was a remarkably fine bird, Ile asked her if she had any more ducks? She said, no, she had not. He told her, he thought she must have some more, and requested her to show him to or three She persisted, however, in averring, that she had no more ducks He then went and • informed Mr. Lace, who, taking with him two market-lookers, found the large basket produced full of u p , r t , t ) i p e er s 7 a; o ducks. .Out of these he claimed two others, besides the drake, as 'The emdlausctks witness, w'ere all of alsof very faruter at . arb W uc i k, Win. set his 4, stated, that he also had been robbed of eight ducks on the same night. Ile picked from the basket six ducks, two of which had remarkable tufts on their heads. These he swore to as his pi o perry. James Moss, another farmer, whose roost had been broken open on the same night, and seven ducks stolen, identi fied three of those produced as his property. Thus the whole number found were claimed. The witnesses were questioned as to their knowledge of the Prisoner, who is a firtv, jII-looking person. They all stated, that they had seen hint before, and that he was the son of a farmer at Speke. It seems that he does not follow any ostensible occupation. He has frequently been seen selling, game to the dealers in the markets, and it is generally supposed, that he has done some business as a poacher. Mi. Hall questioned the witness, Mary Southwell, as to' her reason for telling Mr. Sefton, that she had only one duck iti.her possession. She replied, that she was confused, and did not know what she was sayibg. The prisoner, in his defence, said, sulkily, that he did not sell the woman the ducks. The infor mations were ordered to be taken preparatory to the committal of the prisoner for trial. When the prisoner was again brought up, it was found that the written deposition of Mary Southwell did not agree with what she had stated at first. In reply to the questions put to her, she said, that the' prisoner was not with the.man who sold her the ducks, but he stood at a distance, and she had clever seen the two in company with each other. This was not sufficient, and the woman persisted in it, though, on her first examination, she had sworn that they were together when she bought the ducks. The evidence was not sufficient. lt, therefore, became necessary to send in search of other wit nessess. These could not he procured in time, and the prisoner was, in consequence, remanded. Mary Southwell was also or_ dered into custody, and, for the present, she remains iu durance. A SPORTING . DICKY SAM.—A genteel looking individual. named William. Harris, appeated, on . Saturday, before Mr Hall, charged by the Police officer on duty in Upper Parliament slreet,-with having alarmed several' ladies by firing a gun in th,it neighbourhood. The officer stated, that, on Wednesday last, about four o'clock in the afternoon, the -defendant, armed with a gun, proceeded along Upper Parliament-street. When he arrived at the corner of Windsor-street, he saw a little bird in one if the trees opposite to Mr. Duncan Gibb's house. He tAent nu the avenue, and, placing himself beneath the portico, took aim at a little bird and fired. The gun was presented in the dilecti, n of the street WO the Cemetery. A Mrs. Scott and some utter lathes were pas , ing, and they were considerably alarmed. The defendant slid,- he hid been out shooting at small during the a bole da), alit, as his lowlingpicce u loaded, he wished to discharge it t►efore he arrived at home. Seeing a sparrow in a tree, he thought lie would have another shot. Ile did'uot like to fire from the street, so he went up the avenue, and tired from the steps of the 11 , ,use. 'lt ,appeared, fur ther, that the defendant did not intend any harm to any thing but the sparrow, and ;hat the little bird Pst•apviiscat Weis. Mr. Hall said, the practice of shooting was a nuisance even in the Outskirts of the town, but when it was al ‘he it, the streets it was sti,ll more serious. It was only the other lay that a gentleman . named to him, that several shuts from a gun had lodged in his hat: if the gun, ih that case, had been p esented a little lower, the shot would have stuck in his face. 'l' ite defendant way fined 203:and rusts: in all, El 3s. 6.1. SUND isvis.—Yesterday at the police-office a well known thief named Jno. Willianis was placed at the bar charged by Barnet, a very active officer, with trying doors, along with three others. Barnet stated that on Sunday night, at 7 o'clock, he saw the orisoner, along with threeother men, trying the doors which they passed. Ile afterwards saw the prisoner go down by the side ..f the New Market and try a door, when he followed him, ;lied the prisoner immediately ran away. He pursued him, and after a long chase succeeded in taking him into custody. It was back doors which he was trying. Mr. Davenport, who appeared for the prisoner, here inquired if there were not some public houses down the street. Barnett: Yes, 2or 30J yards below. Mr. Davenport : you don't mean to say that he was trying the door to nib the house? Barnett: 1 do sir —Do you take every person into custody who tries doors on a Sunday night? Ido sir. Mr. Hall.—He would not be doing very wrong. Mr. Dayeoport: Did you not strike him before he rain ?-IsIOI did not. Did he take to his heels immediately? Immediately; and I raced him down three or four streets, and at length caught hint in at corner of the Mug market, crouched down.—You want the court to believe lie was hiding himself? Ile was hiding hiniself.—Mr. Parkieson said he was well known. Mr. Hall said all the thieves were about at that time on Sunday nights, when they imagined people were at chapel or church. It was the time when most of the rob beries took place. It was perfectly plain what his object was. He should send hint for one month to Kirkdale. THE NEW CackYry PAPER Teicie.—Yestereav, at the police office, a young man flawed Robert Fitz Gibbon, was placed at the bar, charged with having defrauded several shop-keepers of various small amounts by means of the new trick of paying for goods purchased with what purported to• be five shilling papers of copper, kit which were nothing but clay and lead. It appears that the prisoner had .made up a number of imitation 5s papers of copper, with moulded clay covered with thick lead and. wrapped up in brown paper, and tied With string, and having all the appearance as well as the weight of papers of copper. He went to Mrs. Jane Stewart, . Vauxhall-road, leather cutter, and bought leatherto the amount of Bs. 9d., and said he had nothing but crown papers of copper to pay with, and he would leave them, and either pay them or call again. This was agreed to, and the prisoner departed with the leather. On after inspec tion of the papers they were discovered to be forgeries. In this manner the prisoner had duped Mr. Brown of Thonipson St. hosier, Ann Gill, of Byrom St., leather cutter, John Roberts, of Vauxhall Road, leather cutter, Michael Divine, of Cockspur St., bacon dealer, and others. The prisoner was rereauded to afford opportunity fur further inquiry. • BURGLARY.—Yesterday,:at the police office, twO lads, named Myers and Tute, were placed at the bar, charged with having attempted to rob the house of a gentleman in Pleasant-street. A police officer deposed that he was called to No. 20, Pleasant St. at a little before 6 o'clock on Sunday therninee and received the prisemers in charge. The lady of the house deposed that at 5 o'clock on Sunday morning, she heard a Boise, in the house of persons moving about, but as her seas were le the habit of getting up to read she did not at first notice it. As the !notions continued, she became curious to knew whet it was, and got up, and perceived lights moving about in different parts of the house. She immediately. called out the names of her suns James and William, and beanie voice call out "the drawers." 'There was no reply made to her calling, and she, iu conse quence, saspected all was nut right and called her husband, who wot up, went down stairs, and seized one of the lads, and fasten ing the door, called for an officer, when the other lad was found concealed. Ou searching the prisoners, it was found that they hid packed up nine pails of trousers, three or four jackets, and several shirts. Three -shirts were (mind in possession of Tute, and two jackets On his person, and in his possession a silver spoon was also found. The other prisoner had three jackets, two shirts and other articles tied up in a bmindle • ready to take away. All these clothes had beet thrown fiver a clothes horse itt the kitchen. Myers was well known to the office's as a thief. They hail gained access to lime heuSe by cutting a hole iu the door of the cellar, and afterwards withdrawing the bolt. They were both committed to take their trial. THEFT AL' TIIO LIVER TIIGATRE.—Tooinas Parkinson, an individual who has been recently employed as a supernumerary at the Liver Theatre, was on Saturday, placed at the bar of the Police-court, charged with having purloined certain articles front behind the scenes. A man who is empleyed iu some ca pacity about the stage, stated, that on the preceding night he left his top-coat, a silk handkerchief, and a itat in the property-room. Some time afterwards lie missed them, and the suspicions of several individuals fell on the prisoner. Some other articles hail previousiy been missed. A Police-officer was sent in search of the prisoner, and he was fonnd at his own house. On searching hint, the pocket handkerchief, a pair of flesh-coloured silk stockings belonging to the theatre, and a comforter, the property of one of the musicians, were found in his possession. The coal had not been discovered, but the offi cer was of opinion, that the prisoner had left it somewhere on his way home. A coat, answering the description, had been offered for pledge that morniog. The prisoner was remanded, and the officer was directed to make further inquiries. Yesterday the prisoner was again brought up, but no further evidence was elicited. It appeared that the prisoner had him self been wearing the flesh-coloured stockings.. Mr. Hall.— " What 1 was he perforating?" Complainant.—" Yes, he was playing a Greek, or something." This aueouncement, coupled with the appearance of the man in the dock, excited much laughter. Mr. Hall.—" Was the coinfoi ter a part• of his dress also ?" (Laughter.) Complainant.—"No; it belongs to the fiddlers."—" Did he wear it when he was playing the Greek ?'! —" Oh, no; he had a grand silk dress on iu front."—" How long have you had him ?" —" Three days."—" What do you give him a night?"—" A shilling." (A laugh.) Complainant. —" And it's very good pay too." (Continued laughter.) Mr. Parkinson said the prisoner was known and had been com mitted. The prisoner said he was tipsy at the time, and. knew nothing about it. Time things were in his hat when he put it on, and he durst noestop for fear the master should see him, as Ile was not fit to . be on the stage. He was lurther remanded for inquiry. . Tl'll, t/rVET{Pf SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. Manchester, Friday Evening. Notwithstanding M r. Mostyn's mare carries the '• top-weight" for the Chester Cup, she appears to be more fancied every day, especially in Liverpool; 7 and 71- to 1 having been the current odds for some days there; and the latter odds may be considered the extreme of our market; for the layers naturally become timid, when the tide runs so strongly one way. Wentworth is also more looked after, for 10 to 1 has found plenty of takers. The ow siders, Chit Chat and King Cole, remain as last quoted. To these may be added, Sir Thomas Stanlev's Violet, who finds friends at 25 to 1. For the Derby, a few offers have been made to back D'Edgville against the Nonplus colt, at 5 to 4. The Marquis of Westminster's colt, Richard Roe, has been offered against at 100 to 3.—The current odds against the Chester Trades'Cup horses at all in demand, are as follow :-7 1 1- to 1 agst I3irdlime, 10 to 1 agst Sylvan, 10 to 1 agst Wentworth, 10 to 1 agst Whaley, 11 to 1 agst Mersey, 11 to 1 agst Zohrab (off,) 1(X) to 8 agst Magician, 100 to 6 again s t C om b a t ( o ff,) 100 to 5 agst Parolles, 100 - to 5 agst Chit Chat (tk.) 100 to 5 agst King Cole (off,) 1(X) to 5 agst Catherina (off,) 100 to 4 agst Fusileer (tk,) 100 to 4 agst Violet (tk.) Tattersalrs, Thursday. TWO THOUSAND GUINEA STAKES. 410 I laid against Grey Momus, not p.p. THE•DERE t. The Nonplus colt fur the second time obtained the lead—E3./0 having been laid out upon him at 11 to 1, and 1:400 at a point less: at the close the offers were, to lay 9, *id take 10 to 1. Cobweb was backedfor about £2OO at 10 to 1 (offered , at the finish,) and Grey Momus was made responsible for £4OO, in addition to the enormous sum already risked upon hint. lon was backed, but did not rise; and a solitary £lOO was got on The Early Bird at 25 to 1. Neither Dash nor Monc Adam moved from the positions they occupied at the close ot Monday's betting; nor, in fact, was there any change amongst the out siders beyond a slight improvement in Volunteer. Last odds : 10 to I agst Mr. Armitage's Nipping colt. (taken freely;) 10 to 1 agst Lord Jersey's Cobweb Colt (taken and afterwards off;) 11 to 1 asst Lord G. Bentiuck's Grey MoiDos (tk ;) 13 to 1 ag,st Lord G. Bentinck's D'Edgville (tk;) 16 to 1 agst Col. Peel's lon (taken and afterwards offered ;) 16 to 1 agst Mr. Bland's Young Rowton (off ;) 22 to I agst Mr. E. Peel's The Early Bird ( take 25 to 1 ;) 25 to 1 ag,st Lord Suffield's Bamboo (off ;) 30 to I agst Mr. Watt's Dash (off ;) 30 to I agst Mr. Richard son's Monc Adam (tk and afterwatds offered ;) 3U to 1 against Sir J. Mills's Volunteer (tk and afterwards uffered;) 40 to agst Mr. A. Smith's Cracker (offered;) 50 to I against Lord Chesterfield's Tranby's dam colt (taken ;) 41) to aot Lord Chesterfield's Bretby (offered;) 40 to 1 agst. Mr. Ford's Quo Minus ((dieted ; ) 1000 to I() asst Mr. Bowe's Brother to Aleppo (tk 1000 to It) agst Mr. J. Day's Brother to Muley (tk;) Moloch 1000 to 13 agst Mr. Sowcrhy's Caligula (offered.) THIS. OAKS. 14 to I agst Lord Berners's filly ttk and aft offered;) 14 to I agst Mr. Mostyu's Brown Duchess (t.k and afterards offered.) THE WATERLOO COURSING CLUB, OVER A LTCA It, NEAR LIVERPOOL, On Wednesday and Thursday, the 21st and 224 February, 1838. MR, WM. NIGHTINGALE, OF CRAVEN, JUDGE. The entries for the Waterloo Cup and Purse are new com plete, and comprise some of the best dogs that the gentry of this neighbourhood have it in their power to unkeunel. There are 32 dogs named for the Cup, and 16 for the Purse, independently of the Altcar Stakes fur the 16 beaten dogs in the first round IrCr the Cup. The three courses cannot fail to prove an excellent dessert, as they will afford in the whole, including first and second ties, no fewer than 61 runs From all that we can leatn, there is every reason to expect a held day of the most brilliant description. The following is a correct hat of the ap pointments for two of the stakes . THE WATERLOO CUP, value £250 i n speei.. The second dog to receive £l.OO. Ld Eglington's dogs Mr G Harriott's d Hornsea the-Wisp and King Cole Mr Lauder's b Hermoine Sir Hugh H Campbell's Crafty Mr T S Calvert's d Chancellor Mr Aspinall us d Popgun llr P Chaloner's d Brandy Mr Hobson's d Hartz Mr J Abbott Kaye's b China Mr Speed's d Reveller Mr James Bail's d Bugle Mr Swan's d Soothsayer Mr A Graham's b Black Bess Mr B G Hornby's b Hepatica Mr Moore's d Mystery Mr J Birch ns d True Blue Mr Sothern's d Doctor Fop Mr Lynn us d Madman Mr Manlove's d Snowball Mr It Bennett's dogs Ranger Mr Goodlake's (I Glider and Rocket Mr John Brown's d Ben Mr John Stanton's d Bachelor Or Perkins's b Fly Mr Statter's cl Sampshire M - r Hamilton's b Risk Mr Show us b Miss Berry Mr Kershaw's b Kate Kearney Mr Jas Bake us d Beelzebub Mr S Brundrett did uut name. The winner of this Cup to give three dozen of Claret to the Club Dinner. THE WATERLOO Puasa, value MO in specie. The second dog to receive 1:12. Lord Eglim , ton's b Lass•o'- Mr E G Hornby's d Hidalgo Pattie's Mill and d Deluge Mr it Bennett u s d Arab Sir Fl H Campbell's d Carver Mr Shaw's d Snowdon NI r Aspinall us b Princess Mr Calvert's b Courtesy Mr Hobson ns b Tweed Mr J A Kaye's d Hamlet Mr Speed us b Mimic Mr P Chatooer's Childe Harold Mr Swan's d Sorcerer Mr II ugh Hornhv's Elm k • , Mr Thos Goodlake'sd Geoffrey Mr James Ball's u Giluertfield, Gautbado late Bagpiper The following is the latest betting on the Waterloo Cop : lOU to 2 agst Miss Berry (off:) WO to 3 agst Ben toff ;) ito t o 4 agst Ranger (off;) 100 to 4 agst Rocket (off;) 100 to 4 agst China (taken;) 100 to 4 agst Doctor Fop (t,tl;) 1 , 0 to 5 agst Pop-gen (tk ;) 100 to 5 a2st Hartz (tk ;) 100 to 6 agst Witl o'-the-Wisp (off 0 irk) to 6 agst King Cole (off; l 100 to Gaol► Crafty (tk;) III) to 6 against Black Bess (1k ;) 100 to 6 attattist Glider (tk ; ) 100 to 7 agst Geetzubub ;) bad lOU to 8 agst Reveller (taken.) SECOND EDITION. Standard Office., Three o'Clack; LIVERPOOL MARKETS. CORN MARKET—'I'u .spAY, FEBRUARY 13. We have au increased supply of Wheat, with a large import Of Oatmeal and Fluur to this day's mum kei ; the Wheat trade was firm, and the price of this day week obtained for the best samples, which were scarce, but the middling qualities sold at Id. per 7Olbs. decline. There was little demand for Oats, which were offered at id. per 45Ibs. reduction, aid Oatmeal at 6d. under last Tuesday'i pric es. The de►ziand for Flour was inure extensive, at a reduction of Is. per 2801bs. Dealeis purchased more freely at the decline. The imports of Butter are 5,083 firkins. Consumers con tinued to purchase sparingly, without any change in the value. AN EttAG PRICES. WHEAT, ctir 70 Ms. s d h.l 8a4,43, imp. urea. a d s 0 Irish dried red.. 6 8 6 710 Irish .... 45 0 , o) 16 0 Do. dried white, 7 6 .. 8 6 FLoun, 41' 280 lbs Domndried new 6 6.. 610 Eng.Sz Irish sup 45 0.. 47 0 Emilish ...... .. 8 0.. 9 0 Du. fines 4O 0.. 41 0 Canada...... .. 0 0.. 0 0 Do. seconds Oars, 4Y 45 Its_ Do. thirds...— lB 0.. 22 0 Irish BARLItY, 4P . 60 lbs Do. old — .1 .. 0 Irish grinding.: ..3 3 3 8 BRAN. 0 , 21 lbs 1 0.. 1 3 AVERAGE PRICE OF BUTTER, &e SDSI) S n s 6 Bacon, it cwt 46 0 0 47 0 Banbridge - 84 0 0 86 6 Hams, dry 6O 0 64 0 Waterford, Do. wet, — 0 • d Coleraine BB 0 .. 91 0' Firkin Lard, 5l 0.. 56 0 Carlow, 89 0 .. 99 0 Illaddered d 0.... 61 0 .. 66 0 Limerick Grease Butter .... 40 0 .. 41 0 Belfast 90 0 ..190 0 Prime Mess Beef, Derry , • - rtieree, 98 0 ..110 Cork, gds, —o.. 0 Prune Mess Pork, Newry. V barrel. 78 0.. 80 ' 0 Dundalk 0 .. 0 Sligo — 0 ~ 0 OF CO the 1;;Lh 'ebruary COAST WISH. inclusive. EAST IVDIES, 'TOTAL. ARRIVAL From the 6th February, to DESCIttPTION. Wheat Oats Flour. Ditto Malt Oatmeal... Bran. Beaus Peas Qrs Qrs Qrs Sacks Barrels C wt Loads Qrs Qrs Qrs Rye Qrs Shelled Barley... Cwt Radeseed Barrels Indian Corn Qrs PH itENOLOGY. TO Till? _EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STAN - DARD. Stu,—Availing myself of the permission you have granted me, to reply, through the medium ot your paper, to the strictures upon my lectures, which froth time to time have appeared in your columns, I commence by stating, whereas phrenology pre tends to erect a building which, like the ark of old, is sufficiently capacious to comprise within its limits, not only the human race, but to preserve from the deluge of false opinions which till now has overpread the world, all creatures, from the bird that flieth in the air to the beast of the field, and the lowest ani mated intelligence which creepelh upon the earth ; so is it a structure built upon a multitude of facts and inferences, each constituting,; a pillar of support, and without any one of which it loses its fair proportion, and, divested of many, it of necessity falls to the . ground; so with those who look for the proofs upon which it rests in the necessarily contracted reports which you: havd been enabled to give, find a superstructure wanting in a very great degree the foundation which, I flatter myself, I ex- . bibited in toy lectures, but which they will in vain look for in your reports. It is as though a carpenter should make a three legged stool, which he should declare capable of supporting every individual who might choose to sit thereon, and an enemy • • were to come into his shop and say, he would take it home and try its strength ; but as he bad ord) , power to take with him the top of the stool and one leg, he found, when he exhibited it to his friends, that it toppled over with its own weight. Moreover, there are still a number of verbal errors and mis conceptions, which it is incumbent upon me to correct, before I examine those phySiological experiments, which, any critib' fancies, tear up phrenology by the roots, but which I hope to show, either prove its truth or refute each other. I pass over the first two lectures, having already, as far as could, corrected them, merely remarking, that they conic under the first bead, of insufficiency, and commence with the third, or the second of the course; in it I am made to say, "tables erase," it should be "tabula rasa." You misconceive the me stilt of dividing the fifth pair of nerves—it destroys sensibility; dividing the special nerve of the part, (say. the lips,) destroys motion. I said cautiousness " was timidity." In the fourth lecture, for "the vain man was not what God had made him," read " was vain not of what he possessed at birth, but what be had acquired." For " ignorant as au urn," read "ignorant as an owl." Instead of "veneration leading to consciousness,', as your report would seem to imply, I occupied a considerable time in endeavouring to show that veneration. and consciousness were distinct faculties ' • that, in short, " re ligion was not righteousness." I said i°firmness was a substi tute for courage." The whole sentence, contrasting the poet with the shoemaker, is misreported. " Poeta nascitur non fit" may be considered the text upon which I enlarged. In the fifth lecture, I thought "space a better name than locality," not size. The hydatid in my patient occupied the portion of the brain allotted to locality and not eventuality. For powers of " memory" read mimicry. Instead of wit being a " discovery of incongruity where con- gruity was expected," which is Combe's definition, I spent a; quarter of an hour, at least, in endeavouring to show the error of this definition, and to prove my own, which is the following : " Wit is the perception of a resemblance in things essentially different, and classif y ing the two objects in consequence of this resemblance, in despite of the differences which so widely separate them." " Why is a pocket-hankerchief like a venomous reptile?"— " Because it's a wiper"—illustrates and embodies my definition.. You omit all mention of "comparison" in your enumeration of the reflective faculties, and attribute to casualty alone the product of three faculties, viz. :—" casualty, comparison, and wit." Somewhere you say "He does not attribute self-esteem to man," it should be to animals. These mistakes of the re porter are all I feel it necessary to notice. In my next I shall reply to his criticisms.—l am, &e., JQ. ItUIIIBALL. THE LEEDS AND M ANCHESTMI RAILWAY V. MR. HENRY TAYLOR.-Au inquiry to assess damages under the Leeds and Manchester Railway Act took place before a jury specially sum moned for the purpose yesterday forenoon, at the Coach and Horses, St. George's road. The party for taking whose land damages were assessed, was Mr. lien. Taylor of Pontefract.' The land ,required is situated in the vicinity of St. George's Church. No offer had been made on the part of the Company: Evidence was adduced on the part of Mr. Taylor to prove that the property might be rendered very valuable for wharfing pur poses, as it was near a branch of the Rochdale canal, which. might, without much difficulty, be brought into Mr. Taylor's land, and several valuers were called to prove the value of the land, the average of. whose valuation was ab.ut Is. per yard at 20 years' purchase. For wharling purposes the land was valued at £44,000, and fot building upon at 1:24,(XX) . The valuers called on behalf of the railway valued the land at £15,000 or thereahouti„ and the jury. after being charged by the assessor, gave £17,000 The costs on both sides to be paid by the railway company, and the price awarded averages 41d. per yard at 2() years' purchase on the whole quantity of land taken. The counsel for the railway company were Mr. Cresswell, Mr. Brandt. and Mr. Wilkins; and for Mr. Taylor , Sir F. Polloc k, Mr . F o ster , and Mr. Duck. 'l'he ease occupied the whole of the day.—Froia the Manchester Courier of Saturday last. Mr. Buckingham is giving, at New York, his lectures on. Egypt and Palestine, to crowded houses; he has given eighteen, and is repeating them; he must have averaged near £lOO. each lecture. The late Rev. Wm. Richardson, for fifty three years the reverend Vicar of St. John's, Chester, has bequeathed the very munificent sum of £6OO. for the purpose of purchasing an Organ for that Church. We understand that Mr. James Booth, the Chancery harris-. ter, and brother of Mr. Henry Bmitt► and Mr. Alderman Booth, has been appointed counsel to the House of Commons by the Speaker. The Rev. Joshua Finlinson, 8.A., of Queen's College, Cain bridge, late of Liverpool, has been prese►►ted with the incum bency of Earls II eaton, in Yorkshire, by the Vicar of Dewsbury, patron. The consumption of gold for gilding at the various potteries is said to amount to upwards of VOL a week, and the consump tion of coals in the same period is about 800 tons. WRECK OP THE. KILLARNEY STEAMER.—We perceive by, the Bristol papers that a subscription has been set on foot for the relief of the widows and orphans of the unfortunate persons who perished in the Killarney steamer. The subscription ex ceeds £3OO. FACT Felt THE NATURALIST.—ADVENTUEES OF WO GEESE.—The efforts made by salmon to regain their native river are well known, and other animals also possess strong local attachments and a retentive memory. The following; however, is the first instance we have heard of geese being en dowed of faculties of this description :—Mr. D. Campbell, a res pectable sheep-farmer, lived at l3orley, in the county of Sutherland, close by a fresh water lake, near the Kyle of our ness. Subsequently he took the farm of Mudale, inland Irons Burley about 30 miles, where he now resides. When he lett his former residence, Mr. C. took with him, as part of his moveables, a pair of geese. The wings of the geese were clipped and they were carried across the country in a covered basket. Their new locality did not seem to please ibis douce and cor dial couple; and, accordingly, after residing a few days at Mudale, they set off together clown the river to Loch Never, a distance of three miles. Here they remained two or three days, after which they continued their aquatic excursion for 30 miles further, to Inver Naser. The sea was now before them, but they holily entered upon their voyage; they crossed the Ks le of Tongue, and rounded the Whiten-head, ( well known to mariners as a stormy head land,) steering athwart Loch . Eribol, and landed at RiSpond, the first pint of laud at the en trance on the west side. At this place they bailed, and after a short stay pursued their course along the coast till they arrived at Durin. 'l'o save a distance of about twenty miles by sea, • round Farrel head, the geese then, sagaciously and courageously, walked across the country to their native lake, Burley, giving the worthy minister of Durness a call as they passed. The wanderers had been six weeks on their travels, having per formed a circuitous route of about 100 miles, first north-east to the sea, and then north-west to Loch Borley. The fate of the poor geese after their long and perilous journey was hard and unmerited. They bad come to Burley (as some other travellers had done) somewhat hungry and exhausted, and they took the liberty of feasting a little in a cornfield. Mr. Campbell had Gfferea a reward to any person that would secure the geese; and, this failing, he offered to pay the amount of any damage in flicted by their trespass. The grieve, or steward, on the farm was apparen'ly aii ruthless as Coleridge's ancient mariner when he shot the albatross, for be shot both the geese. Thus perished the unfortunate wanderers, whose exertion , certainty entitled them to a better fate. This story well known in the district, and the curreetness of the alialie narrative can be vouched fat by Mr. Campbell and the other iiitiabitauts• 8912 131 .3:43 890 9365 1i? 8446 9013