The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1832-12-14 00:00:00

P OLICZ INTELLIGENCE. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 4th. iAN o I RREGULAR CANVASSER.—Edward Nixon was committed ut' trial, for stealing a bolt of canvas (42 yards,) from the Work lea of Mr. Richard Darlington, junr_ in Launcelot's Hey.— tor. of Wilson, living at No. 26, Fazakerly-street, was k k ulg out of his house, a little after nine o'clock on Monday t ,, ° ,,, r tllng, when he. observed three men walking up the street in As:`'P a nf,—one of whom was the pritioner,h a bolt of can % ande.r his arm, and suspecting them, he followed, on which k e Y all ran away,—the prisoner dropping the canvas in his s e g,ht..--kr. Wilson pursued, and securing the prisOner, con e,,d him, together with the canvas to the police office.—Mr. identified the latter as one that was missing f rom a l o t . el ikoweive similar bolti : they were placed near the uoor Of his inside. The prisoner said the canvas had been given to I C' to carry by a man, of whose name and address he knew h4..1.1., LUCK OF THE JONES'S.—JOin Jones was committed for VC, for stealing a cloak from the shop of Mr. Christopher us , 14 1 ,,,eY, draper, in Paradise-street. John Amos of Pool Lane, th r , " , e prisoner snatch the cloak from inside of Mr. Whafey's k"„ 1 1, door, between five and six o'clock, on Monday evening, ti,i'ounediately gave the alarm end pursued him, calling "stop el." The prisoner dropped the cloak as he ran, and Mr. Os picked it up, and coni t inuing the' chase, overtook him at corner of Tarieton-street., The prisoner said he knew no -4,44 of the cioak.—Another man, a.so calling himself John ' i x, s likewise committed for trial, charged with s t ea li ng illaandkerchiefs from the shop of Mr. Charles Ward, draper, °se Piace. About the same tune as the preceding tran iilra took place, this pristine? went into the prosecutor's shop asked to look at some handkerchiefs, and the prosecutor's l k 'gbter sheaved hint the two handkerchiefs in question, which 4441s.tehed out of her hand, and ran off with. She gave an c u .,, 111, , and her brother pursued the prisoner, whO was caking out ACP thief" as he ran along, and followed him into :Nash Grove, Leto he overtook him, and finding the handkerchiefs in his. "ts conveyed him to Bridewell.---The prisoner acknowledged betore the Magistrates. , i 4 Brook,haw was committed for trial, for stealing two sPit steg boxes, from Joseph Bishop's public house, in Tithebatn- Qt.-1 he prosecutor niisSect a spitting box from the parlour (. 4 'Tich the prisoner had been sitting drinking, about six o'clock k i ,;'ionday evening, and observing him shortly afterwards ap n ",,''a to the Same town, he went in and found him with ' ( .,pier spitting box concealed within his coat, which wag but th'.e,,gover it. The prisoner,—who was conveyed- to Vauxhall , t ''"eweli--confessed that he had taken the box first mentioned G o „,issing an sod it for nine-ence, to a woman auaed - k! l'o'nten d oy- l street, in whose possession it was n found, b Ar y N "lage, the Britiewell.keeper. Addison, was committed for trial, h t Niged with stealing a pair of boots and two pair of shoes tO the shop of - Messrs. William and John /fieeson, :shoe it,`eis, St. Jam e 's-street, The prisoner who had been t o li outor's' shop on several previous, occasions, called there k l / 4 )4 turday night A little _ before ten o'clock, and said she d a ted to buy a pair of shoes. Several pairs , Were given to k t tv to look at, and the shopman, who was wat c hing her, ob hi ed her put one pair on the floor. She then selected another 1,, 4 trona those given her,to look at, and said, she had not the A ti ll ,,eY with her to pay for them, but would leave a shillin g and s i t , the remainder of the money and take the shoes. The l kk !'s 'were then wrapped up in paper, and laid aside, and in @ e itig the shining from her pocket she let a halfpenny fall on ati oor, which she stooped to pick up ; and in the act of so, the shopman observed her, take secret the shoes which previously placed.on the floor, and d them under t ,:loak. She was then leaving the shop, but the shopman kh'illed her, and charged her with taking what did not belong V e ,t, and on being then handed into the parlour, she took Ri 4 4l oes from under her cloak, and gave them to him, beg tl that he would not send for an officer. He however did so 811 e was conveyed to Brick-street, Bridewell, where a Ql - ticket was found on her person for a pair of boots and a tcs' of shoes, identified as having belonged to to the prosecu iWhich she had pledged at the shop of Mr. P r i or , inPar ci,ent-street, between six and seven o'clock in the evening of ,4th of November. It appears that on that evening she 'queen to Messrs. Meeson's shop, and tried on several pair A ki ools and shoes, without, however, purchasing any, and is, observ e d by another customer in the shop, as she rose t o go ih:Y, to put some boots or shoes under her cloak, with whiar 0 1 , walked off, and that person then mentioned to the shop 'ft What she had seen, and he went after her, but could not op!C h lake her. The prisoner denied havin g taken either boots mOes. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 5, kIt 4 4IIERY IN EDGE-LANE.—On the night of Friday, the 30th @ t .'', 111,,'tbe house of Mr. 11,1ountfort Finney, in Edge-lane, was en dc,%,"l by means of a pane of glass in the upper part of the win ,.oeing broken, which enabled the thieves to slide up the ;ter. - Early the next morning the man -servant, on going 110 stairs, found all the inside doors open. All the drawers t he dining-room had been broken open, and, from a drawer cu side-board, a silver salt-sp " oon and two snuff-boxes had t , t, taken, The drawers iu the house-keeper's room had, also, broken open, and three silver tea-spoons, a pair of sugar .ss, and a table-spoon taken . therefrom. From the kitchen O k i taken a top-coat and a pair of Wellington boots. On the pk,t,lrday morning after the robbery, the top-coat was offered to titrge at Mr, Asher Cohan's, in Pool-lane, by a woman w h o herself Ann 111`Dowell, wife of John M'Dowell, when it %„' stopped, and, on Monday, given to Mr. Parkinson, the wgstabte In the course of the afternoon part of a silver spoon p as • Offered to pledge at Mr. Cohen's, in Sir Thomas's-build fes, by the same person, when she was given into the custody Oacheldor, the keeper of Bridewell, who happened to be Ip, Bs ittg at the time. She said she got the top-coat and silver tt"ua from three young men. She was fully committed for ist'l at the next sessions, and the parties bound over to pro- FRIDAY, DECEMBER 7. ttt t ,STRANGE BED.—Juhn Judge was committed for trial, for 'ling a bed, and a sheet, the property of Mr. Henry Buck, e Grapes Inn, Water-street.- 7 -in consequence ot the ap to.ension, on the part of the prpsecutor, that, the fire which ,k1 11 „‘ . out in Drury-lane, on A' eunesday evening, would corn gLeate to premises, he caused all the furniture in his o tis his eve eto be removed. Between five and six o'clock ou that V ti ll ing,—the time at which the fire was raging,—the prisoner (;a r ea at a lodging-house in Johnson-street, kept by Mrs. Mary with a bed, tied up in a sheet, upon his shoulders, and o,:q if he could be accommodated with lodgings. Mrs. Car told him he could, and he went iu and putuown the bed. 11; afterwards he went out again, leaving the bed behind la t ti q l, and returned in about three hours afterwards, and went to f,Carney suspecting that he had stolen the b ed which th t " t ought with him, sent to - the Police. Office, and M'Comb, ( I , 4 eotistable, accordingly went and took possession of the bed, !ti also took into custody the prisoner, whom he found asleep 40other room. A servant of the posecutor identified the b aud sheet as the property of her master, having been tied 1 5v,"Y her just as M`Comb found it, and thrown down into the of her master's house for removal. She also identified Prisoner as one whom she had observed amongst a number V'opie in th lobby, some time after the bed had been taken 111, 4 - The prisoner said he had only arrived from Runcorn k a t. evening, and as he was going down Dale-street, he met a 4 1 Whom he did not know, and had never seen before, who , je him sixpence to carry the bed. 4entes Shodey was committed for trial, for stealing a coat !v ll ging to Robert Biackey.---Thepiosecntor is a joiner, and at work in a new house, building in Elizabeth-street, on t,o r il tsday, between eleven and we.ve o'clock when a man in -44t1 him that a person had taken away his coat, which he of Previously placed iu a cupboard in one of the back rooms te 4 ;l 4 ,e house. tie went out and saw the prisoner, who was not Vloyed abo u t th e building, walking off with a bundle, and, d eh ! t opping him, found it to contain - his coat. The prisoner ped having intended to steal the coat. 44, 1-10 PLIFTING.—Mary Kag was committed for trial, for steal- VPiece of bacon, weighing 'Lbs., from the shop of Messis. li s 'oam and Rogers, provision -dealers, in Richmond-row. The lit i ,°,oer went into the shop about nine o'clock this morning, to lii,t'oase some bacon, and, white Mr. Rogers was serving her, '9e*„ l -Ithani, who was in a parlour behind the shop, looking the window, observed her take a piece of bacon, weigh `,` 8., from the counter, and put it under her cloak ; upon Yq he went into the shop and foal it from her, aud gave khento custody. She was in the habit of frequenting . the shop, 44fundPieces gone out. at antes Jones was committed for trial, charged with stealing, Itittvjrious times, gold from his .empioyer, lair. Isaac Lewis, 'o -gilder, in School-lane. , SATURDAY, DECEMBER 8. % a - vTioN TO READERS IN THE OPEN Alit.—William Walton k it ,, c ominitted for trial, for picking the pocket of Mr. John tio, , of Mason-street.---The prosecutor was reading the eiec !tkieering piacatds on the walls in Lord-street, between two qi, ! ,,Aoree o'clock on Friday afternoon, in company with a ki lt mq---Mr. John Griffiths, of Jackson-street, Toxteth Park— ttli()ll, the latter saw the prisoner put his hand into the prose -44: 8 pocket and take odt his pocket handkerchief; and Mr. at th e inoment.turneti round and saw the handkerchief in lod of the prisoner, whom they innediateiy•secnred.— . el4iPtisoner, before the magistrate, they denied: stealing ",oadkerchief, Sarah Coil and Elizabeth Riley were committed for trial, 'charged with stealing six halt4overeigus, two handkerchiefs, and a jacket, trowsers, drawers, and waistcoat, belonging' to John Campbeli.-=-The prosecutor is a sailor, and between ten and eleven O'clock on Thursday night, in Crooked-lane, he met the prisoners, who decoyed him to a house in Stockdale street, where they put him to bed, and when he awoke in the morning his clothes were gone, and with them two India silk handkerchiefs, and six half-sovereigns. Ile was obliged to send for a shipmate to lend him some clothes to go away in.— The two prisoners ()tiered to pawn the clothes for 255. with the shopman of Mr. O'Donnell, in Scotland-road, when he was opening the shop about eight o'clock in the morning, and sus pecting them, lie detained them until Flockhart the constable, whom he had sent for, arrived, and took them into custody. In the possession of each them was found one of the handker chiefs stolen from the prosecutor. The prisoners said the pro secutor had told them to take the clothes to pay for his lodg ings, as he had no money. STREET ROBBERY.-John Allen and Jonathan Grisdale; two stout tads, were . committed for trial, charged with stealing one pair of boots and three pairs of shoes, fro Andrew M'Corrnick: The prosecutor, who is a shoemaker living in Pall-Mall, was going along 'Edward-street, between six and seven o'clock on 'ihursday evening, with a bundle containing the things above mentioned. He was very much intoxicated at the time, which drew upon him the notice of a boy who was playing in the street, and the latter observed the prisoners go up to him, and walk a little way with him; when one of them pushed him down, and then they took-the .bundle out of his hand. and ran away with it. They were apprehended on the evening following, by Rowson, the constabie, who found upon each of them one of the pairs of shoes taken from - the prosecutor, Catherine Croker was committed for trial, for stealing sundry articles of wearing apparel, from a:line on which they had been hung to dry, belonging to Mrs. U•illiams, of Woodstock-street. A person riving in Ureat Orford-street, who, looking out of her window, saw the prisoner take the things, followed her, and detained'. bier until a 'constable carpe and took her into custody. Mary Leigh was committed for trial, for stealing a chair, the property of Mr. Thomas Howard, broker in Stanley-street. the ,prisoner was seen, by a person walking down Manley. street, about eight o'clock on I , riday evening, deliberately to open the shop-door of the prosecutor,- "and take out a chair and walk away with it. The • person followed her,- and brought-her back with the chair to the shop, when a constable was sent for ancttook her into custody. - AN ESCAPED CONyICT .REcAPTUREV.—Henry John Higgin. son, alias John Jackson, was committed to Lancaster'Castle for trial at the next Spring Assizes, for being found at large,. he being a convict under .sentence, before the expiration of the term for which he had been so sentenced. The prisoner was cQuvicted at the • assizes for this county, in March last, of a burglary, in the name of John Jackson, when judgment of Death was recorded against him; and, having been sent on board the Justitia Huik, at ;Woolwich, there to serve seven years as a transport, he not long since effected his escape, in some clothes belonging to one or the officers of the depot. On Saturday, the tenth of November last, Howson, the constable, being sent for to Dawbarn'S- shop tei apprehend a man on a charge of felony, found the prisonet detained there, and in stantly recognised him as a man described iu the Hue and Cry as an escaped convict, and charged liirdwith the fact, which he at that time denied. Howson, - however, took -him into custody, and on the Monday following he acknowledged that.he was an escaped convict. CAUTION TO CARTERS.—On Saturday last a complaint was heard before Mr. Alderman Wright, made by Joint Almond, a carter, against John Pedn; another carter, for damage done to the complainant's cart, in North John-street. 'the com plainant was supported by the evidence of Mr.. Alderman Case and Mr. Thomas Tattersall. of Everton, who were eyewitnes ses of the transaction. Almond was awarded 375. damages and Dean was fined ss. . . •_a • • EXCISE CONVICTIONS. — On Saturday last Peter Augustus Canning and Mary. Vrown, (au old, illicit distiller,) were con victed before the Worshipful the Mayor and Mr. Alderman John Wright. in the penalty of £3O each, 'for having in their pos session, at their dwelling - in Paul-street, a stui at work. and. about sixty gallons of wash, which:was destroyed. Not being prepared to pay the fine, they were committed to the House of Correction for three mouths.—Sarah, wife of William Taylor, of the sign of the cart and horses,•in Leeds-street, was con victed in the same penalty for having on their premises three tubs, two gallons of spirits, and about 50 gallons of wash, which was debt: oyed. , In two.tubswash was found in a fermentin ,, state. Not being prepared to pay the penalty, she was sent td the House Correction for three months.. • • " MONDAY, DEC. 10. Stephen Archer was committed to the House of Correction for one month, for stealing a pigeon from Rice Jones, in Highfield street. TUESDAY,. DEC. 'll. • - CAUTION TO 'CARTERS.—Vv iniatn brown was fined teu shillings, for leaving his cart and horses in Dale-street, without any person to take care of the same. BAD COMPANy.—Sarah Eopit, John Harris, and James Mi mi?, were committed for robbing William Archer (a man of colour,) ship carpenter, and arrived from Quebec, on Thursday last, of one sovereign, one had-sovereign and nine shi.zings ; the same night about halt- past eleven he met the prisoner llopit with twziother women, - and . accompanied them home to a cellar in Lace-street. They went to a public house where he treated them to liquor to the amount of a shilling; they went back to the cellar, where after a little while the other prisoners Harris and Wilson - came in. Wilson said, you had better handout your money, he said he had none—ad of them then seized him and fastened him against the wail, and took his money (thirty-nine shidings) from him,_ and then all went out. Archer went after them end called the watch, and they were taken into custody. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 12. STREET ROBBERY.—William Edwards , Grace Read, and Jane Grayscn, were convicted of robbing Mr. William Morri son of his hat, who, on Sunday evening, was Coming along Pontenoy-street, when he was set upon by the prisoners and knocked down; a person came to his assistance, wizen they all ran away, taking his hat with them. They were pursued and secured. _ _ _ Thomas 111‘Donald was committed for stealing a quantity of glue, the property of Mr. Robert Cooke, broker. The prisoner was a potter employed by Mr. Cooke ; on the Ist instant he was at work in a room where there were two casks open at the heads; he contrived to get about twenty pounds weight of the glue away unperceived. Owen Griffiths and John Harris were committed for breaking into the cetiar of Laura Parry, in Bent-street, and stealing thereout a quantity of wearing apparel. THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. CORONER'S INQUESTS. Inquisitions were taken before Mr. Bailiff Aspinall, one of the coroners for this borough, as under:— FATAL INTOXICATION.—On Friday last, touching the death of Margaret Roney. The deceased, who with another woman, lived in a cellar in Lace-street, was much addicted to liquor;. on the 16th ult., her fellow-lodger went out about two o'clock in the aft,ernoon ' leaving her sitting by the fire, smoking a pipe, and very much intoxicated. Some time afterviards some chil dren at play near the spot, looking through the window, disco vered- her lying ou the floor in the front of the fire with her clothes all in names, and alarmed the neighbours, who went to her assistance. Two medical men were speedily in attendance, by whose desire she was taken to the Infirmary, where she lin gered until Thursday week.—Verdict, accid.ntully burnt to aeuth. On Saturday, touching the death of John Hunter. The de ceased was a blacksmith and worked at Pownall-street smithy; in the same yard where the smithy . stands, are the stables of Mr. •Kaye, who keeps waggons for hire, and on Saturday morn ing the driver of one of she waggons was on the outsiue of his horses, preparing to start, when the deceaSed went up altd spoke to him, after which, the driver went round to the near side and taking hold of the horse's head, was proceeding out of the yard, when the deceased who, unobserved. by the uriver, was walking out of the yard, was jammed between the posts and the wheel. A fellow workman of the deceuied, observing the occurrence, called out to the driver,_ who immediately backed the waggon, and the deceased walked into the smithy, and then tell to tile ,ground, and before a surgeon could reach the spot he had breathed his last.—Verdict, accidentally haled. On Monday touching the death of Thonasliarrison, an infant, eighteen months old. 'the mother of the deceased, who living in Gladstone-street, in stooping to lift him from the floor on Wednesday last, over-turned a saucepan that stood on the bob, containing about a pint of Uoiling water, which fell on bins and scalded him so severely on the -neck and shoulders, that although he was immediately taken• to the Dispensary, and time pares dressed with hour, and subsequently attended by one Au the surgeons, he died on Satur4lay.—N erdict, accidental death. Also on view of the body of a man unknown. James -Dux bury, one of the dock-police, being on duty on Pridtly'd<filtig a little after seven o'clock, on the west-side of Canning's-doek, heard a plunge in the water and sprung his rattle for assistauce, several others of the dock-police came, and after dragging some time with the grappling irons they drew up the corpse of the de ceased, and a stug . eon being sent-for, pronounced that he was quite dead.—Verdict, owned,. . . LOCAL. Lord STA NLL.:Y was on the hustings at theTpwik-hall, Yester day, during the poll, and received the congratulations of his friends, amongst the gentlemen present, -on his being called to the House of Peers. • Co Ltisrits"T UßN-OUT.—The colliers in the neighbourhood of Rochdale, Oldhain, and Middleton have returned to their work at their old prices; the turn-out not being so general as was ex pected.' At longe Colliery the men have gone to work at *re . tweed prices. • ; J • - Quiet( WORK.—The brig Ripley, Catit. Lloyd, sailed hence on the 9th March last, for Madras 'and Calcutta. She arrived at the former port, on the 25th„June, and there discharged the principal . part. of her' outward cargo, and took on board 150 tons freignt to Calcutta, and some troops of government to Vizagapatam, proceeded to the Ova ports on the 6th July, where all was discharged, a fall cargo was then taken in for this port, and she arrrived here on Tuesday last, completing the voyage in months and' one day. ' ON Sunday a farm-house, named VewiStank, near the centre of Low b unless, was visited by., the mnst_dreadful thunder-storm ever known in that neighbourhood. About half-peat 2 o'clock in the afternoon the electric fluid entered the kitchen, where the chief part of the family were sitting, and after shattering the window to atoms, melting. the lead of the pump, and splitting a form the whole length, it pervaded every apartment in the house, tearing off the plaster and destroying every window on the premises. In one room a stone mantel-piece was broken to pieces. Mr. Thomas Bolton, and his family, though for some time in the greatest consternation, and almost stiffed by j the sulphurous vapour, providentially suffered no bodily injury. The farm belmigi to the. Earl of Burlington, and the buildings were recently 'erected.—Lancaster Herald. THANKSGIVING.—We are happy to learn that Thursday, the 6th instant, was observed at St. Bride's Church, as a day of public thanksgiving to Almighty God, for his late mercies vouchsafed to this town and neighbourhood in the removal of the Cholera Morbus. The service at the church was well attended, and after.an impressive sermon from the Rev, J. IL Stewart, a. collection was made for the sufferers from that awful visitation, amounting, with the contributions afterwards receiv ed, to the sum of £5O 12s. 6d. We trust this example will be _followed by. other congregations in the town and neighbourhood. TltE.WEays4its' 'ru It N UT. —This event, we . are glad to say, has at length been accommodated; it would, however, he more gratifying if it had taken place on conditions that were likely to he permanent. Some of 'the manufacturers were compelled by circumstances to cede the point at issue with their hands, and their example was of necessity followed by the employers generally, and the weavers have returned to their occupation.— Macclespelcl Courier. AMERICAN. ,POLlTlCS*—Extract of a letter from New York, dated Nov. 01:—",We are in the midst of our election for Pre sident, and the contest is the warmest I have ever witnessed. I have no donbt about General Jackson's re-election, but it will not be Positively know for some weeks yet. If I had to choose a President, I would not select him as the most suitable man in the country to fill the office, but, as the contest is between him and Ilenry ciay, I prefer the old General; he is in taxer of a moderate tariff, anu of 'keeping up the most friendly relations • With England, which are two very important points. Clay, on the contrary, is a high-tariff man, and very jealous of Engmnd, and so unpopular iu the southern states,---1 believe if he were to beelecteu they would combine against the general Govern ment. South Carolina is about making an attempt to nullify the laWs of Congress, imposing duties on imports, which she has for some years threatened to do. A convention has been called, which will, no doubt, authorize resistance to the tariff, and then we shalt, see whether the general Governmentis capa 'bie of defending itself against intes nal treason. It is the. most important ordeal that the repuldic,has yet encountered, and I am very anxious to witness the result. The' Convention is to be held this month, and will 'probabty act definitively before Congress meets at Washington in December: so that the Pre sident will probably bring the subject folly before both Houses in his message. What adi eadful calamity it will be, if our sectional differences should cause a separation of the states !--- the fable of the old man and his bundle of.sticks would be veri fied. Alas, for poor human nature !" 11UNT IN BLACK BURN.—The "matchless" paid this town a visit last week, on his way from Preston, aim in the evening entertained his 'friends i% ith a lecture at the theatre. Entering into, a review of the conduct of the Whigs from the time of Fox downwards, he described them as having, when in office, brought forward and supported several measures (which he enumerated) s hich,,when out, they, had denounced as most heinous and de triniental to the happiness of the peop.e. Amongst others was the income tax, which,.whilstin opposition; they decried,—go ing jeven the length of saying that the .country would be justi fied in taking up arms to resist it—vet, when they . got into poweii; they increased it from 61- to 10'per cent !' "Again, more recently, they ousted the Duke of Wellington on the ground that the civil iist he proposed was extravagantly high, anti them selves took office, with their mouths filled with pledges of eco nomy and retrenchment, yet, when all i2aine to all, their civil Hit in effect differed nothing from the Duke of Wellington's, at least' not in the obnoxious points. The pension list, too, they, out of office, denounced as too high, yet in they made no attempt to reduce it; nay, they even saddled the country with an additional .ElO,OOO a-year to teach the Princess Victoria to dance, &c. With respect to the Poles, too, it was almost impossible for the Russians to have conquered that brave people, had they not been indirectly aided by our 'Whig ministry, who advanced them a loan which it was not clear we were bound to pay, and that without asking consent of the parliament Mr. H. afterwards harangued at considerable length about " the bill, the whole bill, and nothing but the bill," .which he denominated a delusive cuckoo cry; and lie ridiculed its provisions in his 'own peculiar manner. The concluding part of his - lecture was occupied by observations on the liquidation' of the national debt, on which subject his views almost coincided with the spoliation scheme of Cobbett; and we observed, with regret, that every thing which emanated from him during the evening, savouring of the de testable principle - of that scheme, was hailed with a y e ll o f ap probation. The lecture concluded after ten, and on the follow ing day Mr. Hunt departed for Padiham, where,_ we understand, he addressed the people, treating Mr. Fo r t w ith unceremonious severity, but speaking well of Mr. Irving as an upright and use ful member of the house.--Blackburn AVred. ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE.—We were induced, by the novelty of the performances announced in the bill, and amongst others by the promised appearance of Miss M'Kenzie in Midas, to visit the Amphitheatre on Monday night, when, at a certain 'period, about the middle of the perforinances, we were rather .surprised by the following address, pronounced by Mr. Milner, why, we understand, is the treasurer of the establishment, and au author of some celebrity. As to its merits; we do not feel - disposed to enter into the question, but leave it to the candid judgment of the public.—" Ladies and Gentlemen,---I appear before you under circumstances of, some embarrassment, as a person unused to address the audience of a theatre ; but that embarrassment is materially relieved by the kind indultence I am confident I shall experience from your judgment and libe rality. This establishment has been opened at a time of the year peculiarly unfavourable for public amusements. The va riation of weather, the claims of business, unavoidable towards the close of the year, and, above all, the important political af fairs.that now occupy your attention, are conjointly unfavour able to the cultivation of public entertainments. But in spite of these disadvantageous circumstances, your patronage 'of this establishment has been so indulgent, liberal, I will say.munifi cent, as to have exceeded our most sanguine expectations, as to excite our most heartfelt gratitude. In the hope, Ladies and Gentlemen, of cultivating these favourable sentiments towards us, anxious to produce every possible species of variety that could promote your gratification and conciliate your approba tion, we had this evening announced the burletta of Midas, for the purpose of introducing to your favour a young lady, who, we deft little doubt, would be honoured by your approbation. We have this evening received, or rather I have received, (and this is my only motive for intruding on your presence,) notice from the Theatre-Royal to abstain from that performance, un der the penalty of legal proceedings The Theatre-Royal, La dies and Gentlemen, winch, patronised as it always would have been in the most intelligent and libe r al to wn i n 4 the kingdom, had it even established one claim to that patronage, has been . sunk, in the character and quality of its representation, to an equality with the meanest bain in the country, till it has excited your unequivocal disgust and loathing, of which I can appeal to the opinions of those present. This eqablishment, Ladies and Gentlemen, wallowing in the indulgence of its monopoly,: forbids us to present to you the entertainment which they can not. They rely, Ladies and Gentleman, on the authority of' their patent; and I now assert, what I pledge myself hereafter legally to prove, that that patent has, by infractions of th e l aw , been fifty times forfeited. But the days of monopoly, theatrical as well as commercial, I am happy to say, are drawing near their close, and under the enlightened administration of a Re formed Parliament, every artist and artisan will be able to ofler his productions to the best market. We are here, however, to obey the law, not to defy it. Cn theatrical subjects, it remains to observe, that we are not willing to provoke its contingencies, piefering, to throw ourselves on the kind indulgence of the audience who patronize these pe i f oimances F or the burletta of "Midas," win, therefore, be tubstanted, with your permission., the baiiet of "Le homantique Amoureux : and with many thanks for your kindness, permit me to express the hope of .meeting . yon,,when the amended state of the . law may empower us to present to you the beSt pieces of entertainment cur talent can produce, without the permission of royal patentees."' CHESTER CITY EtncTiox.—Monday last was the day ap pointed for the nomination of the canaidates to represent this city in parliament. At an early hour, the friends of the re spective candidates, were on the qui vivo, and each appeared to expect a successfdl termination of the contest. On the entrance of the candidates, the hall resounded with the most deafening cheers. After the customary documents has been read, and the oaths administered to the Sheriffs, Mr. Fielden, of Mollington, rose, and, in a short sp eec h, p ro p ose d th e Ri g h t H on. Lord Robert Grosvenor, as a fit and proper person to represent this city in parliament. Mr. Thomas .uxxon, banker, seconded the nomination, amidst a renewal of deafening cheers. Mr. Robert Miller then rose and proposed John Finehett Maddock, Esq. which was seconded by Mr. Jenkins, wine-merchant. Mr. Palin, grocer, then came forward and proposed John Jervis, Esq. and 11 , 1 r. Edward Fitzgerald, seconded his nomination. Immeamtely after the nomination of Mr. Maddock, his committee met, and having taken the expression of public feeling into consideration, they determined to advise .the Town-clerk to resign, who com plied with that advise, and formally announced his resignation Lord Robert Grosvenor. and Mr. Jervis will, therefore, be chaired this day (Tuesday.)—Chester Courant SUClClDE.—Yesterday morning, about 11 o'clock, the neigh - - bourhood of Camden-town was thrown into a great state of alarm, in consequence of a report that Mr. Peter'Keir, engi neer, of College-street, had terminated his existence by shoot ing himself through the head, the particiars of which are as follows. The unfortunate gentleman, who was 72 years of age, had been often heard to say that when his property was all gone he Would shoot himseif; yesterday morning, at breakfast time, his wife remarked to him that the gloominess of the day was enough to snake any one destroy themsetves; of that ' he took no n o tic e , but at ten o'clock retired to his dressing room, about half an hour after which his wife heard a very heavy fall, and on going up stairs to see the cause, discovered the deceased lying at full length at the entrance of the bed-room, his head literally shattered to pieces; in his right . hanct he held an air pistol, which had been discharged, anu on the floor the fellow one lay, loaded, both of which were immediately taken possession of by the parish beadle. The body now awaits a coroner's inquest,- Tinges of Saturday. MEMBERS RETURNED T PALL THE FIRST REFORMED MENT. ANDOVER-2. R. A. Fellowes, Esq. Ralph Etwall, Esq. ABINGDON-1. V. T. Duffield, Esq. WESTMINSTEIt.---2. Sir F. Burdett ' Sir J. C. Hobhouse LOA George Grote, Esq. Alderman Waithman Alderman Wood Alderman Sir John Key BUCKINGHAM-2. Sir 'l. Fremantle fir Harry Verney. CAINE-a. Earl of Kerry SOUI HWA II 2. W. Brougham, Esq. John Jiumphery, Esq, CHIUSiCHURCH 1. G. W. Tapps, iEsg. CHIIPPENHAN-2. J. H. Neeld, Esq. h. F. Talbot, Esq. CHELIENHAM-1. Hon. Craven P. berkely MARYLEBUNL--.. B. Portman, Esq, Sir M 7 xn. Horne. TOWER HAMLETS-2. Dr. Lushington NV Clay LAI . , . ' ORM WITCH-1. J. Hodgetts Foley, Esq. GLOLCESIER--2. Captain Betke:ey J. Philpotts, Esq. D 01,C H • S Hon. H. Ashley 11. Williams, Esq. TAUWORTH--2. Lord. C. lownsend Sir Robert Peel MAIILBORbUGH.-2, Lord Ernest Bruce - Baring, Esq. E Y E-1 . Sir EdwardKerri;on LEWES-2. J, R. Kemp, Esq. Sir C. R. Blount WINCHESTER-2. P. St. John Mildmay, Esq. - Baring, Esq. mALMESBURY--41. Lord Andover MAR LOW-2. T. P. Williams, Esq. Col. W. R. Clayton sournimpT,;N-2. J. S. Penleaze, Egg. A. Atherley, Esq. suns Ult Y---2. Sir John Walsh Right Hon. M. A. Taylor CARLISLE-2, P. H. howard, Esq. Wm. James, Esq. LA AIBE;1 11-2. Right Hon. C. Tennyson b. Hawes, Esq. lINSBUIt Y-2. Right Hon. IL Grant Sergeant Spankie 1,1 ic AN-2. Kalph Mieknesse, Esq. Richard Potter, Esq. lioa sit A M - 1. R. H. Burst, Esq. _ PETERBOROUGH-2. Sir B. Heron ' J. N. Fazakerley, Lord James Fitzroy Francis Baring, Esq. WOODSTUCK---1. 'Marquis of Blandford ST. ALBANS-2. Sir Francis Vincent 11. G. Ward, Esq. ORCES Colonel Davies G. R. Robinson, Esq. J. H. Penruddocie, Esq. POLLS: • • . . We have been favoured by. different friends with communi cations of the state of,the Poll in different places, as follows : Manchester, Thursday, half-past tnree o'clock. PHILLIPS THOMPSON l3BB COBBETT 784 LLOYD BOLTON, '.I HURSDAY : TORRENS 607 BOLLING Y ATES 4BO EAGLES SA LFULD.--Mr Garnett having retired from the contest, Mr, Brotherton is leturned. ___ WHITsy, Wednesday, 3 o'clock —Majority •in favour- of AARON CHAPMAN, Esq. the Conservative Canuidate.. STOKE-UPON-TRENT, -1)01 TERIES.-1•Inal ciOse of the Foil: WEDGWOOD 895 I DAVENPORT 622 HEA THCOTE • LEEDS, WEDNESDAY. (From the Leed s I nte lli gencer.) _ The poll closed for the day at four - o'clock, and according to the returns of Mr. Sadler's check clerks, the pod stands as follow: Mr. Marshall, 1 . 78 i; Mr. M•Macarday, lil2 ; Mr. Sadler ,1309. There is, however, some variation between this statement and that issued by the Committee, .of Messrs. Ma.rsharii.,nd Macaulay; and as it 'cannot at present be decided which rs the correct one, we subjoin that aiso.' • Mr. Marshall, 1 801; Mr. Macaulay,•l792; Mr.. Sadler, 1353. PRESTON, l rIC RSDAY, DEC. 13.--Final close•of FLEETWOOD ............ 3365 I HUNT kESB3 STANLEY .............. 3287 EORRES 1921 CROMPI ON 115 MARRIED. - - Ott Tueseay, the Gth ult., at Bahama, Edward Menlove Esq. of Charleston, and late of this town, to Miss Charlotte Euterpe, , daughter of James Wood. Esq., formerly of that to wn . Ott Saturday the 24th ult., at Streatham, Robert, third son of Rich ardson Bon owdale, Esq., of Balham, to Elizabeth, eldest ditUghter of 'William Duke, Esq., of Hastings, On Monday, the 3d instant, at St. Ni c h o l as ' s Church,.Mr. Thomas Edwards, of Wrexham, to Miss Ellen Same day, at Abbot's Leigh.. the Rev. 11. S. Lloyd, youngest son of the late Francis Lloyd, Esq., of Dongay, in the county of Mont gomery, and of Luton Knolls, in the county of Salop, to Elizabeth„ eldest daughter of Philip John Miles, Esq., of Leigh Court, 'Sometpet. On Tuesday, at Yoxhall, Mr. Parkinson, chemist. of this lawn; to Miss Tipper, of Morrey, only daughter of Mr. Thomas Tipper, of the sajne place. On Wednesday, the sth instant, at Poulton, Mr. James Harrison, of Marton,.to Miss Grace Dew hurst, of the same place. On Saturday last, at St. Philip's Church, by the Rev. W. IL Boul ton, B. A. Daniel Burton, Esq., of Middleton, to Marv, daughter of the.; late Thomas Ramsden, Esq., of Lee Bridge', near Halifax.. On Monday last, at Trinity Church, Mr. Henry Bradley to Miss Hannah Cresswell, second daughter of the late Mr. E. Creswell, surgeon, of Eccles. On Tuesday last, at St, Philip's Church, by the Rev. T. S. Bow stead, Henry Murray, Esq.. Rodney-street, to Anna Elizabeth, youngest daughter of .the late Matthew Steele, Esq., of this town. Same day, at Ivialpas, Cheshire, Mr. Richard Richardson, jim. of this town, to Rebecca.. eldest daughter of the late •Riindal Hopley Dod, Esq., of the Higher-hall, Edge, in the county or Chester. • DIED. On the 15th of June last, at Madras, aged 24 years, Mr. Geo. Cross well Brownless, of the lion. East India company's service, son of Mr. John Brownies's, of this town. On the 17th of October last, at New Orleans, of yellow fever, in the 23d year of his age, Mr. Win. Williams, a native of London. On Saturday, the 17th ult., at 'Whitecross Prison, London, of a broken heart, 'Mr. Adam Unsworth, for.lB years an extensive, maim facturer in Manehester, aged 76. On Saturday, the 24th ult., the lion. Colonel ituSsell, of the Guards, AL P. for Tavistock, and nephewof the. Duke of Bedford. On WeducsdaY, the 28th ult., at Malpas, th e R ev . W . W . Drake, aged 51. • On Thursday, The 29th ult., Mr. Sainuel Lee'. aged 79. On Monday, the :Id instant, at garstang, aged 86, Mrs. Kirkham. 'formerly of Poulton-iii-the-Eylde. On' Wednesday, the sth instant, in this town, aged 36, Mrs. Mary Ursula Clark, wife. of Mr. William D, Clark, - master-mariner, of Yar mouth, Nor olk. Same day, at Gosport, Manta, aged 84,'Mrs. 'Westbrook°, mother of Mrs. Squirts, Wattim-lodge. On Thursday, the t tit instant, in the.6sth year of her age, Elizabeth, relict 'of tlAe late Captain John ilanna, of this port. Same day,. Margaret, youngest daughter of Mr. John Ellison, Pitt -street. On Mm2day last, aged CS .years, Mr. Robert Lindop, shoemaker, 'l3iipharn-str,ct, Much and justly regretted by his relatives and friends.