The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1839-03-15 00:00:00

REV. MR. GILES' LECTURE.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD.
SlR,—The Unitarians have said that all their replies to the
lectures in Christ Church shall be published, and I have no
doubt they meant what they said. But will they venture to
fulfil their promise ? Will they publish the lecture of Tues-
day evening, the sth inst., by the Rev. Mr. Giles, of the an-
cient chapel of Toxteth Park ? I prophecy not, unless they
withhold a part. But this they cannot do, because too many
were present, and can compare the painfully strange things
they heard with what may be published.
The lectures on both sides will be perused by thousands
on thousands, for they will go through the length and breadth
of the land ; and can I believe that Mr. Giles lecture will be
permitted to go with them ? It is one thing for a thousand
or twelve hundred to hear a revolting address from an indi-
vidual, but quite another thing to see it in print, clrthed with
authority, recognized by a particular party, and perused by
perhaps fifty thousand.
Nevertheless, we must have all the address or none.

Your's, &c.,

.1 HEARER.
P.S.—ls Mr. Giles an orthodox Unitarian? I suppose he
is, as his name has been linked with Messrs. Martineau and
Thom.

CHRIST CHURCH SCHOOLS.—On Sunday last, two ser-
mons were preached in Christ Church, in aid of the above
schools, m the morning by the Rev. H. 114`Neile, and in the
evening by the Rey. F. Ould. The collections amounted to
£ll4.

EXTRAORDINARY DESPATCH.-The Bengal, Capt. Teu-
lon, which arrived at this port a few days ago, performed the
voyage from Mobile in the unprecedentedly short period of
twenty-eight days. The Alexander Grant made a similarly
quick passage about the same time. From five to six weeks
between port and port is considered fair sailing.
We have heard, with pleasure, that the junior members of
Brasenose College, Oxford, propose erecting a monument in
their chapel to the memory of their late vice-principal, the
Rev. James Smith, a gentleman of this town. The authori-
ties of the college have, in the kindest way, testified their
approval of the undertaking, and their willingness to assist.
The sum already raised among the juniors exceeds £lOO. It
is expected that the subscriptions will amount to about £2OO.
The Rev. C. F. Frey, from America, a converted Jew,
who was the founder of the " London Society for Promoting
Christianity amongst the Jews," is now in Liverpool, and,
being desirous of communicating to the Christian public
some interesting details as to the present state of that re-
markable people, from facts and observations collected by
him during his late tour through parts of Germany, &c.,
a meeting is proposed to be held for that purpose, at the
Music-hall, this evening, and which we doubt not will
be numerously attended. Mr. •Frey has been an inde-
fatigable and faithful labourer amongst his Jewish brethren
upwards of forty years, and his endeavours have been signally
blessed. He brings with him the highest testimonials from
ministers of the Gospel of all denominations in America,
during a residence in that country of twenty years.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—TungnAY.

A FURIOUS FEMALE.
Margaret Paton appeared to complain against Catherine
Hanley for an assault. Mr. Davenport appeared for the de.
fendant.

Margaret Pixton stated, that on Friday last she went to
carry some bread and cheese to her husband, at the King's
Dock. On her return, she was passing through the next
street to Blundell-street, when the prisoner came behind her,
and uttering the most bitter and furious invectives, tore of
her bonnet, which she immediately rent into tatters. " She
then fell upon me," said the complainant, " and attacted me
and abused me, and tore everything but my skin off my back."
Mr. Davenport cross-examined the complainant, at first
with a view of showing that she was intoxicated at the time
the assault was committed, but thisifailed. He then proceeded,
and elicited that the defendant wias jealous of her husband,
who, she had presumed, had been in company with the com-
plainant. The latter, by-the-bye, was evidently " well stricken
m years." It appeared clearly enough that there was no
foundation whatever for the jealousy of the defendant. She
had, it seemed, got into her head some vague notion that the
complainant had been drinking in company with her husband.
On this impulse she attacked her in the manner described.
The complainant denied that she had ever seen the defendant's
husband. She produced some of the clothes in court, and
showed that they were torn to shreds. Neither party had
any witnesses. _

Mr. Davenport said, he expected to have been able to prove
that the complainant was drunk at the time.
Mr. Hall : If you could prove that, you could not -showthai it would give your client a right to beat her, and send
her home in a state of nudity.
Mr. Davenport : No sir ; I cannot justify the assault.
Mr. Hall recommended that the parties should retire toge-
ther, and that the defendant should make some compensation
to the complainant for the destruction of her clothes.
The defendant, with fire flashing from her eyes, declared
that she would not give her a farthing.
Mr. Hall, after some remarks on the offence, ordered the
defendant, who it appeared was poor, to pay a tine of 15s.
and costs, or, in default, to be committed to the Borough
Gaol for 14 days. The defendant cast a triumphant glance at
the complainant and surrendered herself into the custody of
the officers.

CAUTION TO PAWNBROKERS.
Mr. Macferson, pawnbroker, was this day giving evidence
before Mr. Hall in a case of alleged felony. A pawn-ticket
was produced. Mr. Hall said, he had frequently cautioned
pawnbrokers respecting the illegible manner in which their
tickets were written. He had once before cautioned Mr.
Macferson. The ticket which had now been handed in to
him was written in such a manner, that it was impossible to
read it. He should therefore direct an information to be laid
against Mr. Macferson, under the act of Parliament.