The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1852-11-02 00:00:00

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Astnick, better known in and about Islington as " Golden
Jack," in consequence of his immense wealth, died while
drunk a few days ago, at his residence in the Shepperton-
cottages, near the Rosemary Branch. He had been in a ,
state of intoxication, and rolling about cursing and desiring something Co drink"—when a man can enjoy a
swearing, for many weeks, and at length becoming ex- holiday without drunkenness or ribaldry—when a public-
hausted he laid himself down to sleep, which proved his house is not a public nuisance—when those who can buy
last ; a disease of the heart, induced by habitual drunk- what they want on Saturday or Monday will not force
enness, proving the fatal and dreadful cause. He bad those who serve in our shops to work seven dais in the
made at different times wills in abundance, and executed week. These are the things which we look for in the
deeds of gift and assignments time after time, con-
sequently the property he had left behind him stands a " good time coming," so far as the " disenfranchised
millions" are concerned.—English Churchman.
very fair of chance being swallowed up by litigation.
HORRIBLE MURDER IN STAFFORDSHIRE.—Two dread-
A FEMALE RAILWAY PICKPOCKET.—A stylishly- ful murders took place on Monday, at a house called Moss
dressed female, of lady-like manners, was brought up in Pit, about three miles from Stafford. The house was
custody at the Leeds Court-house on Tuesday last, charged occupied by an aged couple named Blackband, who, in
with robbing the lady of the Rev. John Ward, rector of addition to the land and buildings adjoining, were also the
Wath, near Ripton. On the previous day Mrs. Ward owners of several fields. Naturally of a penurious turn,
arrived in Leeds by the express train of the Great Northern and imagining the safest place for his wealth to be on his
Railway, and at the station in Leeds was met by her own person, the old man invariably carried about with
husband. A cab was engaged for her, and just as she was him a large quantity of gold ; and it is supposed to have
entering it her husband observed the prisoner in the act been the knowledge of this fact which had induced some
of withdrawing her hand from his wife's pocket. Mr. person or persons to conceive and perpetrate the horrid
Ward at once seized both arms of the delinquent, and idea of murdering the old couple. About eight o'clock
she then dropped the purse just abstracted from Mrs. a.m , information was sent to Stafford that a cottage at
Ward's pocket upon the pavement. She was given into Moss. Pit was on fire. The fire was discovered to have
custody, and, otter a full examination before the justices,
sessions.
seoriginated in one of the bed-rooms. The flames were
she was committed for attrial the next
extinguished. On ascending the stairs, the old man and
THE RUFFIAN CANNON.—James Cannon, aged thirty- woman were discovered at the further end of the room on
one, sweep, was indicted for the capital offence of fe- a bedstead, still burning. Upon examination it was dis-
loniously inflicting upon Michael Dwyer certain bodily covered that the head of Blackband had been cloven with
injuries dangerous to life, with intent to murder him. some heavy weapon, the frontal bone being completely
This prisoner is the man whose name has been so fre- smashed, and the back of the head opened. The body
quently recently before the public, and whose brutality on was reduced almost to a cinder, with the exception
SO many occasions appears to have rendered him the ter- of the head and one of the legs. Across the
ror of the neighbourhood where he resided. He was bottom of the bed lay the burnt trunk of his
tried on Tuesday at the Surrey Sessions and sentenced to wife's body, aims and legs being entirely gone. She
two years' hard labour for a violent assault, arising out of had received a heavy blow over the right eye. At the
the same transaction, and was removed to the gaol of bottom of the pantry stairs there was a large pool of
Newgate by habeas, to take his trial on the present charge. blood. The murderer must have deposited the bodies on
The evidence was the same as has already been published. the bed, and then set fire to the clothes, intending to
Michael Dwyer, the prosecutor, still appeared to be suf. destroy every vestige or mark which would tend to his
fering dreadfully from the injuries he had received, being detection by burning the house and all that it contained,
unable to stand or walk without assistance. The jury and thus lead to the supposition that the fire was one of
found the prisoner guilty of the capital charge, and sen- accident. The dog, which was kept in the house, was
tence of death was recorded. found in the well opposite the door. The murder must
DEFENCES OF THE COUNTRY.—We are glad to hear have been perpetrated after daylight. At half-past seven
that the most active exertions are about to be made by o'clock a gent
butleman passed the a
gun walking , when there was no
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the Duke of Northumberland's Board of Admiralty to sign of fire, he othrough
adjoining field, as if leaving the house.
Place the country in her proper position, equal to the most
complete defence, and, if called on, ready for instant ag- -
gresston. Men we have in the country, and belonging to LICENSED VICTUALLERS' ASSOCIATION.
the country, and patriotism or money will secure their
services; but if we have no ships equal to cope with those _al,
The ceremony of laying the foundation stone of an
afloat ; they can only be of service ashore. We must, asylum and schools for the Liverpool Licensed Victuallers'
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however, have ships at any rate. We must, as a matter Association took place on Thursday, by the worshipful
of self-preservation, remember that there are such two the Mayor of Liverpool (Thos. Littleda!e, Esq.) The
and three deckers as the Charlemagne, Napoleon, Auster- site selected is a plot of ground, upwards of an acre in
litz, and Jean Bart, and that a dozen more are following extent, on the south side of the West Derby-road, asijoin-
them off the stocks; therefore, as a matter of caution and ing the bowling-green of the Derby Arms Hotel, and was
security, to neglect which would be criminal, we must purchased from James Plumpton, Esq., at a cost of about
have a fleet of Dukes of Wellington, Royal Alberts, Aga-
£3,000. The style of architecture will be the Elizabethan,
memnons Hannibals, Windsor Castles, St. Jean d'Acres, carried out in accordance with the character of the edifice,
k ~ tea paetee_ The buildinz will be ofabout four feet
pagtent red
&c. In fact, we must never launch a ship from our dock-
i and the purpose for which it is to be devoted, and will be
, approached by a terrav-walk, hih, w:th
yards before screw propeller machinery is ready for her,

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within the next six months • and, moreover. the contrac- bricii,
tors must guarantee that their engines will be on board centre or main elevation will be two ._._
before April nest.—Standard. ground floor will comprise a handsome vesi.,...
committee-room, boys' and girls' school-rooms, din
PREVENTION AND CURE OF COLDS, CONSUMPTIONS, room, end ante-rooms. The children's dormitories, in.
REIEUMATISMS, &C.—A recent announcement in the the apartments of the master and mistress, will occupy
Lancet, to the effect that rheumatism and inflammatory the first floor; and the secoild story will be used for in-
ailments of various kinds, including even hremorrhage 1 valids and the domestics of the establishment. 11-
from the lungs, have been cured in a singularly brief space will be on the basement. The alms-houses

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