The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-09-20 00:00:00

td, having caught

he was perceived

Irishwoman of sanguine- temperament, who exclaimed, in
a melo-dramatic tone peculiar to her native country,
"o,my - ! those kidnappers !" A furious mob was
instantly drawn together, and, by a strange confusion of
ideas, it appeared to be the general impression that both
the man and woman were "barkers," and that they had

been making an experiment on the lad. The unwashed
commenced a furious assault on the unlucky pair, who
would have been severely handled if a detachment of police
had not arrived, and conducted them to the nearest police-
station for safety. This, we believe, is the only case of
kidnapping that his occurred in Liverpool.—Albion.
LOVING Cousues.—John Simpson, quay foreman to
Mr. Lawry, Liverpool, agent for the Countess of Gal-
loway, was charged by Thomas Percival, his cousin, with
stealing £2O 10s. 7d., under the folloWing circumstances :
Friday the prosecutor and prisoner, accompanied by
one or two friends, met at the Galloway Arms, in King-
street, for the purpose of settling a bargain about some
property, and after a little negotiation it was agreed that -
the prosecutor should pay £37 10s. to the prisoner in set-
tlement of the matter between 'them. Percival said he
had not sufficient money with him, but he would pay the
whole amount on Saturday. TO close the bargain toddy
was freely circulated, and the prosecutor soon ecame in-
toxicated, or, to use his own expression, " rather moi-
thered." In this state he went into an outhouse, where,
being overpowered by the liquor, he " slumbered" a little ;
and his friends, thinking him a long time, sent his cousin
(the prisoner) to look after him. Simpson found him in
a state more easily to be imagined than described ; and it
was with eonsiderable difficulty that he could put him in
a presentable .condition. He at last succeeded in getting
him into 'the house, but he was still so "moithered" that
he was obliged to laid on a sofa, where he slept for two
hours. On coining to himself, he found that a silk stock-
ing, containing the money, had been taken from his coat
pocket ; and he then remembered, he said, that Simpson
put his hand -in that pocket while with him in the out-
house. The sum of £9.165., in gold and silver, was found
upon Simpson when apprehended. The prisoner was re-
manded until Thursday, bail .being accepted for his ap-
pearance.

LECTURES Or COMMERCIAL Le.w.—The alternating
series of lectures on commercial law, given by Mr. Levi,
in the Chamber of Commerce, and in the Collegiate In-
stitution, • continued on Wednesday and Thursday last.;
the subject on the former evening being " Bills of Ex-
change;" and the lectures of Thursday afternoon and
evening were devoted to a farther consideration of " The
law of Partnership," and 4` Transfer Bills." Relative to
the former subject, the lecturer made some observations
as to the modes of dissolving partnership; remarking that
a retiring partner is bound to give notice of his retirement
to all parties, otherwise his liability is not removed. To
secure non-liability express intimation must be given to
all the creditors—circulation of the Gazette containing
such notice being considered sufficient. If the retiring
partner allow his name to remain over the door of the
firm's place of business, his liability continues ; and where
the retiring partner agrees with the continuing. one to pay
the debts of the firm, and the continuing partner draws a
bill, the retiring partner is not 'discharged. After enu-
-merating the various Modes in whiil partnerships may be
dissolved, and the duties and responsibilities devolving on
the several persons compoSing the partnership, he said
the law of partnership was very much confused, principally.
from the existence of separate courts of law and equity.
A discussion Mowed on the lesdingpoints of the lecture,.
relative to the responsibility of partners, what constituted
partnership, -Arc. At the-conclusion,of his lecture in the
Collegiate Institution, on Thursday evening, Mr. Levi
announced that he was going to Brnesels in the morning
(Friday), but that he should be back to resume his lec-
tures at the institution on Wednesday! night week.
VISIT OF TUE BRITISH ASSOCIATMN TO LIVERPOOL.
—At the meeting in Mull, last week, the claims of Liver-
Fpool for having the next yearly meeting were advocated
,:by Dr. Dickenson, aspresident of the oldest of our learned
!societies ; by Mr. Yates, who apologised for the absence
1..0f the Mayor, and conveyed his worship's invitation ; by
Dr. Hume, one of the secretaries of the Historic Society ;
and by Dr. Ihne, vice-president of the Royal Institution.
Deputations from other towns having been heard, James
He3-wood, Esq., M.P., proposed that the meeting should
be Leld at Liverpool in 'the year 1854. He had recently.
gone over the magnificent building called -St. George's-
hall, and had no doubt -that it would be In sufficient
readiness to accommodate•slmost every one of the sections,
perhaps all of them. It was true that the invitations of
new friends were not to be overlooked, neither was the
kindness of old friends to be forgotten ; and many of them
cherished a kindly recollection of the princely hospitality
which had been extended to them. He had no doubt that
the same kindness would be ,experienced, and,that new
intellects would welcome and assist them. Indeed, the
town of Liverpool had become practically a new town in
sixteen years; and in magnificent docks, without an equal
among commercial towns, would;interest the members of
the association very much. Mr. denies Smith, of Jordan-
hall, Glwow' seconded the motion, and the decision was
unanimous in favour of Liverpool. The assistant general
secretary then explained that the precise time for holding
the meeting,at Liverpool could not -be fixed then, as it
was contingent on local arrangements. It would, how.
ever, be announced as early as possible. Colonel Sabine
then proposed, and Mr. Tooke seconded, that the Right
Hon. the Earl,of Harrowby be appointed president of the
Liverpool meeting. On the adoption of this resolution,
;the following additional officers were unanimously ap-
,pointed :—Vice-presidents, Lord I'Vrottealey, Sir Philip
Orgy. Egerton, Bart., Professor Owen, Rev Dr. Whewell,
Mr. Wm. Lassen, and Mr. Joseph B. Yates. Local secre-.
flutes, Dr. Dickenson and Dr. D. P. Thomson. Local
treasurer, Mr. Robert M'Andrew

Sraias OF W1GA..17 COLLIERS.—The fourteen days'
notice given by the.coal-miners of the Wigan &strict to
their employers for an advance of " twopente to the
shilling," or one-sixth more, has expired at all the col-
lieries. AS the masters refuse to accede to the demand, all
the men, numbering more than five thousand, will, there-
fore, be on strike. On Monday week the coal-proprietors
and their agents held a meeting, and resolved to meet the
notices of the men by direct intimations that if they were
not withdrawn they would .close their works on the 21st
instant, and not •employ any collier or drawer until the
whole of the men returned to their employment. The
employers held another meeting at the Royal Hotel, on
Friday, and it was attended by the representatives of
nineteen-twentieths of the coal trade of the district. Mr.
William Peace, general manager of the extensive works of
the Earl of Crawford and talcarres, presided. It was
unanimously resolved to adhere to the determination come
to at the last meeting, namely, an entire closing of the
works from to-morrow, (Wednesday,) until the colliers
should withdraw their demand. The masters will suffer
great loss by the stoppage of the collieries, for many of
them are under large contracts, and some, such as the
Ince-hall Coal and Cannel Company, pay a heavy annual
rent, besides having an immense plant and rolling stock,
which will be thrown out of use. Nevertheless, they are
of opinion it is necessary to check the spirit which has
animated the men. It is said that since the first advance
of wages, given in May, the colliers have not earned more
than before, because they have sent less coal up the pit ;
and it is thought that by thus stinting the supply they
aimed at raising the price. There is no stock of coal on
hand, and it is feared that some of the Wigan factories
will soon be compelled to stop for want of fuel. Already
housekeepers complain of a difficulty tieg their
usual supply of coal. The export coalf Liverpool
will also suffer severely, and it is thought that the check
given to this rising branch of the commerce of our port
will have the effect of driving
.some portion of it elsewhere.
The St. Helen's coal-field will be unable to meet the ex-
traordinary demand. There is also a threatened strike of
factory operatives in Wigar!. The card-room " hands"
have just given fourteen days notice for an advance of 23.
per week to strippers and grinders, and blowing-room
jobbers, and ls. per week to other eard-room operatives.
The throstle-spinners held a meeting atthe Commercial-
hall on Friday, and it was unanimously resolved to ask
their employers for an advance of temper Cent, upon their
wages.