The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1839-12-20 00:00:00

A LITERARY LADY.

A young man, about four feet high, who stated that he was
a shoemaker by trade, appeared in obedience to a summons
procured on the information of his wife, a pale, thin, solemn-
looking young woman, about one- foot nine taller than her
husband.
The young woman complained that her husband was a
constant source of torment to her. He did nothing but
grumble, grumble, grumble, and scold, scold, scold her from
morning to night, though she was naturally the most peace-
able woman in existence. SoMetimes he proceeded from
words to blows, in order to show her that, little as he was,
he was still one of the lords of the creation ; whilst she, as
the weaker vessel, and his " Goods, his chattles, his ox, his
ass, his anything," was bound to submit to his behests. The,
day before she applied for the summons, he had beaten her
most violently. •
The little man, who evidently had a great soul, and was
determined to be master as well as lord, said he " chastised
his wife becaze she wouldn't behave herself."
Mr. Rushton.—ln what manner does she misbehave her-

self : how does she incur your displeasure ?
Defendant.—Why, sir, I'll tell you. She calls herself a
literary character ! and litter enough she makes in the house,
too ; and I must lay all straight again, for not a hand's turn
will she do, not she. She sits by the fire side all day reading
books, and smoking her pipe. Oh, she's always at her
studies ! as she calls 'em, and I could get her to do nothing.
She begins fost thing of a morning, and I'm obliged to get
up and light the fire, and get the kettle biled for breckfost :

that's what I am.
The complainant called her mother, who thought it neces
sary to be very lachrymose. For some moments her emo•
tion checked her utterance. At length she spoke and tole
how ill—how very ill her daughter was used by the defendant.
She herself had re-monster-hated continjully, but it was of
no manner of use, whatsomever, he still beat her, and would
not allow her a maintenance.
Defendant—Well, she's always at her books, and her pipe,
so I chastises her of course.
Mr. Rushton—lf she be so bad a woman, shouLl think
you will be glad to get rid of her. You have no right to beat
her. What will you allow her a-week, a you agree to live
apart ?
Defendant—Why, I should think two shillings a-week
enough.
Complainant—Oh; my! Well, I never—and he earns 30s
a-week. Well—only think !
Defendant—No—l doeau't.
sometimes.
Complainant—Oh, now don't! He makes thirty, for he
gets the best o' work, he's a capital workman, I will say that.
The complainant said, she would be satisfied with 4s. per
week, and after much higgling the defendant consented to
give that sum. Both parties then left the court, evidently
well satisfied.
A STUBBORN SAILOR.—FORFEITURE OF WAGES.

I only makes nineteen—

A sailor claimed a balance of .1.1 4s. froM his captain, for
services rendered as a seaman from the 12th of August to the
4th of December.
The captain refused to pay thia balance on the following
grounds :—On the 22d of November, about half passage
home, at six o'clock in the evening,. the complainant relieved
the helm when the ship was carrying a heavy press of canvas.
From the moment he took the vessel in hand, he steered her
in such a manner that he (the captain) saw that, it he did
not alter his system, he would carry away some of the spars.
He was told to steer nearer to his course. He said lie would
not. The captain told him that he could steer far better if
he liked, as he had seen him. He replied that he could not
steer better, and it the captain did not like it, he must call
some one else. The captain said that would not be fair to
the other men, who had only shipped to do their own duty—
not his. He then told the captain that he was confusing him.
The captain left him, but soon afterwards saw that if he wen
on steering so unsteadily, there would be some mischief; 1
,ierefore called the mate, and told him to look at the coy

,ass. He did so, and saw that the ship was four points off
tier course. He asked the complainant it he could steer
nearer than four points to the ship's course. He said he
could not. The next seaman was called, and he took the
helm, and immediately put the ship within one point of her
course.
The mate was called. lie corroborated the whole of the
captain's testimony. When lie looked at the compass, he
found the ship four points off her course. Her course was
east, and he was steering southeast. After that he never
would steer the ship again, nor do a single thing on board
the vessel. He -never performed any duty whatever after
that evening. He (the mate) asked him at six o'clock to
lend a hand to set sail, and he refused.
The log was produced, in which the applicant's refusal to
work was notified from day to day.
Mr. Rushton said, unless the applicant could answer these
charges, he had no claim for the balance of his wages.
The applicant said he could not pay attention while the
captain was talking to him. The course of the vessel was
east, and he had her head southeast and by south half south.
He had nothipg to say about his subsequent refusal of duty.
Mr. Rushton.—there is an end of your claim. Cheerful
obedience is required from a sailor, and he must give it : if
not, he loses his wages, as you must do.

List of cabin passengers on board the new packet-ship
New York, Captain Barstow, which arrived, on Saturday,
from New York :--Messrs. Nathaniel Eckerslcy, D. H.
Durand, J. B. Clarke, Forrest, L. F. Morel, and J. Wilson
Bruce, of London ; Geo. W. Jackson, of Providence, R. L. ;
M. Erneste Ferreira Franca, (late minister from Brazil to
the United States,) lady, 3 children, and 2 servants ; Miss
Rickets, of London ; Messrs. Alonzo Draper, Charles
Hammond, W. H. Wood, John T. Trotter, and W. H.
Glenroy, of New York ; .E. C. Poor, of Boston ; Lieut.
John Henry, of the British Navy ; Mrs. Furniss, Mrs.
Mondelet, Miss E. Mondelet, Joseph Jacobs, Mr. White-
head and lady, Mr. Roberts, J. Buchaunan, J. Smith, of
Montreal; Mr. W. Y. Fisher, Mr. Walton, Mr. Croker,
and Mr. Sandborn, of Upper Canada.
A French traveller who has recently published an account
of his tone in Holland and the Netherlands, having occasion
to allude to our Shakapeare and Newton, calls the one Oak-
spit and the other Numeaultm.

CHANGE RINGING.—On Wednesday, Dec. 11th, eight of
the Society of Change Ringers, of Christleton, ascended the
tower of the parish church, and rung a trite and Complete
peal of Grandsire Trebles, containing 5010 changes; in two
hours and 44 minutes. The peal was composed by Mr. John
Holt ; and the ringers were stationed as :—Thomas
Mayers, treble ; John Venables, second •, Thomas Brown,
third ; William Mayers, fourth ; Joshua Lamb, fifth ; Sand.
Mayers, sixth •, Joseph Mayes, seventh ; John Brown, tenor.
Conducted by Joseph Myers.—Chester Courant.
CHRISTMAS SOUVENIR.—At a period when the social
sympathies arc most predominant, and the genial influence
of " nosim " is felt in the highest degree—more especially
by "My young misses," just arrived to spend her vacation
at the " Old Hall," the most appropriate present becomes
the first subject of consideration; a merely useful one can
afford no evidence of taste, while a present possessing no
claims to utility, shows a want of judgment. To combine
these requisites, we can hardly suggest a more fitting sou-
venir than ROW LAND'S Toilet Articles, the " MAcAssau,"
' " KALYDOR," " ODONTO,” Which, front their beautifying
effects on the hair, complexion, and teeth, are calculated to
preserve a grateful recollection of the donor.—See Adv.
STRANGERS' FRIEND SOCIETY.—Our readers will perceive
by the advertisement in another column, emanating from
the committee of this society, that its funds are completely
exhausted, and that on the near approach of a winter in
which, front the too probable want of employment, for the
labouring poor, the distress in the town will, it is to be
feared, be unusually severe. We have made inquiries into
the present condition of the poor, and find that much real
distress exists, as well from the prevalenCe of sickness as
from the want of employment, owing to the embarrassment
in trade and commerce. During the neatly forty years the
charity has existed amongst us, it has never yet been found
necessary to suspend its operations. Frequent cases have
occurred when its resources became completely drained up,
but an appeal to a liberal public never failed to command
the requisite pecuniary supplies. We do trust, notwith-
standing the depressed state of trade, that still the generous
and opulent inhabitants of Liverpool sufficiently appreciate
the merits of this excellent and long-tried institution, to
come forward with prompt contributions to enable it to
pursue its career of mercy unimpeded. Sure we are, from
long acquaintance with its plan and 'operations, that .it is
in every way worthy of the confidence and support of our
townsmen. It will give us much pleasure to be the channel
of transmitting to the treasurer any donations that may .be
left with us.