The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1855-12-04 00:00:00

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.THOMAS, joiner, of Conway, fell from a house
kc,aoreys high, at Llandudno, a few days and
ilixt‘atriediately.
A),,,,,,t
tlje exkx,,,,,cAn MODEL YACHT CLUB.—The club have pub-
NutesP°4ktallal account. The receipts were £72
.75., and
4aesth the 0, Was minus that sum gl. 105..5d., which con-
Tw'• alance in hand. The club dine together on
'fitted toe ales, d Beckettand Bland y, who were corn-
pbbe ttial 4noaritie fortnight f • being3''connected with
_ ry.,,. n. aago for .
i, r• G.4,.4 Wearing apparel and other property belonging
~,,lis, ohwthrop, were found guilty at the Knutsford
' lab ' Tuesday last, and were sentenced to 12 months'
1/4 k 44%
: kastillt..Bl'd sessions, on Wednesday, Margaret Cotterill
Aentenced to four years penal servitude for stealing
kali:it:4 wearing apparel, silver spoons, books, bed linen,
"IPus other articles, from the house of Mr. George
41°' Brougham-road, Seacombe, her master, with
° resided as cook. In the absence of Mr. and Mrs.
den
her fellow-servants, on the 21st of October, she
-veu the side-board drawer, plate drawer, and various
kioeks
11 ._sent off the articles stolen in two boxes,
klv47 detected at Sale Moor, near, Manchester, three
Ict, 'ward&
kt'kt tIi„FESTIVAL AT CHESTER.—On Thursday, a meet-
N,_‘, ta4 Luhabitants of Chester was held in the new Music
VI, Cite into consideration the question of holding a'
4,, ellQ,Aval in the autumn of 1856, for the benefit of the
,it:
tt N, les. The Mayor of Chester presided, and speeches
‘,1;44, 10 the holding of the festival were delivered by the
Ve blll3lomfield, Mr. Hicklin, editor of the Courant,
k1i1,°,411 of Chester. It was finally resolved to hold the
I,Dttih,Ehe Sept. of next year. Mr. Costa will attend, and
;114,"'ssion for the producing of his new oratorio "Eli."
11141416i'41tt BALL AT CHESTER.—The officers of the First
lkitittmieshire Militia gave a full-dress ball and supper on
r, at the Albion-rooms, which were appropriately
41, With arms, banners, and garlands. Invitations were
ilik,to about 600 persons of the highest rank, fashion,
,Ll'3', of the county and adjoining districts. Amongst
Nplent, were, the Marquis and Marchioness of West-
,tth'iltiord Grosvenor and Lady Constance Grosvenor, Sir
4;44 cltaady Smith, Lord and Lady Combermere, Sir Wat-
V Cb.,, (13, Wynne, Col. and Mrs. B. Taylor, Sir E. and
it4,4:',, Lord and Lady De Tabley, &c.
7,q-? Cowes LAST SERMON.—At the Birkenhead
7rt, on Tuesday, Joseph Lloyd was charged with
16,ehlale wilful damage to the garden of Captain Cook to
f;',' of 2s. The captain, who resides at Parkfield, pro-
ii; , ini'.. read his case from a paper which he held in his
1t,;14.:.c said that on the 21st, about seven p.m., he was
it. c home, and had got to his front garden gate, when
.;711.4,.n0i5e amongst some fine kidney beans in his side
:NhAr. Jackson : Is that your sermon yon are reading ?
N,.4l7tiFook : Yes ; I'm an advocate for written sermons.
',V, %,,. son : So am I when they proceed.rt.—Capt. Cook :
aqrr,ee with you, and so I'll —He then went
. t,te 0 beans, found the prisoner there, and asked him
'le i'lete,_43 doing. "I'm looking for my white rabbit," said
1 kve6,4Pon witness got over the fence, and found two
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Cook which had been torn up.—Prisoner : I had
4 41 which cost 7s. 6d., and was looking for it.—
tu, : The noise I beard was that of a man pulling
Vtlig out of the ground 21____t tttrt..Lf =Lie rlev.friiightening
, Y 44 Est rabbit. (Laughter.
)—Mr.
just the sermon I wanted—it's .to Yell, captain,
IN '`,,er.) I can tell the prisoner that I would look on
' klala garden as I would sheep in a field, and therefore I
Da" an example of him. I shall fine him 25., and he
,Dl,)' the damage he has done, together with the costs, or
it,,, Ison for twenty-one days.
l Police-klll rPON MR. ROBERT HUGHES.—At the Birken-
;,ltvacourt, on Thursday, George Brannon, an elderly
"41'atecir°ught up on remand, charged with a violent and
oti.t....slBatilt upon Mr. Robert Hughes, house agent,
\I k 1,-;.„.._ ,on Monday night. Mr. Hughes, after dining
‘lfq-In::/, With three gentlemen, saw his friends off by
as homeward
eleven o'clock boat from Woodside. He then
s'au.llloZerwieadrdinbToMja.nCinoiunggh.lfeydewnheinntoheHsaletontliy-
k a
tmoogevgiorloeunntrolvwcr
hitsheheleal
was
sde
moftthvearhye severely,
\
i, 7! from the wound flowing very profusely, and satu-
ata coat and under clothes. His hat was cut through,
\‘'. blow had been inflicted by a sharp weapon. Mr.
NWho previous to the attack had not noticed any per-
,V4t him, shouted " Murder," and on getting on his legs
AtooV-soner standing on the opposite side of the street
Fiat
looking at him. Two young men, named Robert
k 114,1 James Roper, who has passed up Hamilton-street,
$i i
,73' ran to Mr. Hughes's assistance, and the prisoner,.
,%,' started at a rapid rate in the direction of Mr. Laird's
:IN As quickly captured and taken to bridewell. The
c7ets'euled that he had committed the assault, or that he
\ikkl 18.een Mr. Hughes before. His sister stated that his
aft him, and that he was frequently in a low state of
tie
had threatened to commit suicide. On Monday
kicaving her house, the prisoner told• her she would
47a alive again. The bench, after some consultation
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the prisoner for trial at the sessions.
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MA.R.RIA.GES, and DEATHS.

‘l4 BIRTHS.
e 21st ult., the wife of Mr. John William Davey,
tl4tt; r a daughter,
4e 21st ult., the wife of Mr. Robert Ward, coachman to
41:43144 Lurgan, of three daughters.
2ard ult., Mrs. J. Atkins, Everton-road, of a son.
Pa'. 23rd ult., the wife of Mr. Joseph Edwards, uphols-
thll'elough-street, of a son.
511ktrj, 24th ult., the wife of Mr. Richard Hughes, of Tox-
hthe',of a son.
‘llll`°th ult., the wife of William Drury Chidson, Esq.,
tVvale of a dahter.
27th' ult., in Seacombe-street. Mrs. T. K. Griffith, of
rs.2/th alt., at Duke-street, Edge-hill, Mrs. Charles
still-born son.
44' W"tb ult., in Roscommon-street, Everton, the wife of
tjuthers, ironmonger, of a daughter.
N'ik,„4B‘th ult., the wife of Mr. George Stokes, Duke-
-4011, of a daughter.
Duke-
-I'p
e 2(18t,11 ult. Mrs. J.
J Jackson, Renshaw-street, of a son.
trih a-‘,l ult., Edge-lane-hall, the wife of Major Charles
tk
that
Artille
at Ecc of a son.
lil ry,
leston-square, London, the lady of
V~ she ra
agnay, Bart., of a son and heir.fighter
ast., at Bedford-street South, Mrs. Neil
Cameron,

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1 MARRIAGES.
of September, at St. Mark's Church, Colling_
I:bath Australia, Clegg, Esq., of Rochdale,
1111.11. second daughter of Jonathan Kenyon, Esq., of
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atEr Bti,
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yours at St. Michael's Church, by the Rev. H.
in, gest sou of Capt. Thomas Dempsey, of