The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1839-04-02 00:00:00

DIOCESAN SOCIETY

FOR
EXTENDING AND IMPROVING THE SYSTEM
OF
NATIONAL EDUCATION
IN CONNECTION WITH THE ESTABLISHED CHURCH.
PUBLIC MEETINGS of the FRIENDS of EDUCA-
TION, in CONNECTION with 6601URCI-1, will
be held at the following places, via.:
LIVERPOOL—WEDNESDAY, April 3d, at the Music.
HALE, Bold-street; at Twelve o'clock.
ST. HELEN'S—THURSDAY, April 4th; at Six o'clock in
the Evening.
ORMSKIRK—FRIDAY, April sth, at 5.4 o'clock in the
• Evening.
WIGAN—Day not fixed.
LEIGH— Do.

WM. 'WINTER, M.A., Deanery Secretary.
West Derby, April Ist, 1839.

THE commissioners in a fiat in bankruptcy, bearing date
the 14th day of April, 1838, awarded and issued forth
against MARY HATTON and JAMES CONNOR HAT-
TON, of Liverpool, in the county of Lancaster, wine and
spirit merchants, dealers and chapmen, intend to meet on
the 13th day of April instant, at One of, the clock in the
Afternoon, at the Clarendon Rooms, South John-street,
Liverpool, in the said county, to make a dividend of the
joint estate and effects of the said bankrupts; when and
where the creditors who have not already proved their debts,
are to come prepared to rove the same, or they will be ex-
eluded the benefit of the said dividend.. And all claims th*
then proved will be disallowed.
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INSURANCE SOCIETY,
tED 1821.
L, .X 550,000.
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EES. '
Right Hon: the. Eatl of •Or'r<nt; '
I feria. -
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Sir Henry Janlinci;
Charles,§9,lo9ffiTt
COBS.
; q p regi dent 11 it) frill 391
rey, Vice-PKis)deAltlo.
Isaac Jenny, Esq., Recoritiormf)
of Norwich. :
Charles Evans, Esyq. titv
Edward Stewara,..Ek.
Lewis Evans, -E§4.',1%-vrii,43,..13

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NORWICH UNION FIRE
ESTABLI SI
CAPITA

TRUST
Right Hon. Lord Wodehouse,
Lord Lieutenant
Sir Jacob Astley, Bart., M.P.
Sir E. K. Lacon, Bart.

DIRE(
E. T. Booth. I
Lieut.-Col. John Ha
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Anthony Hudson, Esq.
George Morse, Esq.
William Herring, Esq.
Col. Sir Robert John HarTey,
C.B.

George Seppings, Esq. I Thcimaa Blakiston, n'irt
Secretary.—Samuel Ilignold.• Esq.
THE Public are respectfully reminded, that all Insurances • :st
-I renewable in the LIVERPOOL AGENCY on.the
day of March, 1839, must be paid at the Offiec, Exchange-
street West, on or before the 9th day of April folio:wing; or
the Society will cease to be liable for the -Sums Instired.

The RETURNS of PREMIUM for the three years end-
ing the 25th March, 1837, are now in course of payment.
In proof of the public approbation of the principles
and conduct of this 'Company, it may be sufficient to state
that its business now exceeds FIFTY-FOUR MILLIONS.
Prospectuses may be had of R. L. MILLiR, Agent.
Treasurers.—THE LIVERPOOL BOROUGH BANK.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE..I3;

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DARING BURGLARY.
Yesterday a young man, named John Sale, who had lately
been apprehended, along with three others, for burglary and
threatening to fire a pistol at two females, but was one of the
three which were discharged for want of evidence, while the
others were committed on a second charge of high Way rob,-
bery, was placed before Mr. Hall; on a charge of having, "
broken into the house of Mr. Main, in Upper Mann-street, • • f
on Saturday night last.
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Mr. George Main, zinc manufacturer, of No. 56, VI) e .i
Mann-street, said, that at about eight o'clock on' Sat Y- '',
evening last, he locked up his house and put the key lad iA*l‘ '
pocket, and that at a little after nine o'clock he returniXdlitAlt
when he found that the door had been broken open anti ithei ll.)
lock forced off. He then went into the house, and litiAlalit't
lighted a candle, he found the lock upon the kitchen aa„,,,
He went up stairs into the front room, and found- that' —"—
chest had been broken open, the things throien etiit:pf if, . ,•"'
a silk scarf missing. He next went zip the othtreirteitttiDni
stairs, when a blow was struck athim, whichhit.themandittoltl
he had in his hand and put it out. At that IN. e,,tslif ect
two men, and he .retreated 'down stai*.":•Tht. 6afft. -oil
caped out out of the house. . Herten:apt' thelt : anti' di
" stop thieves !" and in about' three'lltlitittisinfiiiiiwita,"
Jervis Jones stopped the prisOnei• in:7l3o4lfiirdkstteitl44llNll "4
procured the assistance ut a police-natter,: anit'tniiwisittisictle;
bridewell, and upon searching him there.;werefound arpelskof
watch-guard, a gold ring, three half Crowils, and a Okin
trousers, which he had 'on over another'' pair; ili-.6t , ~...
witness claimed as his property. The-prisoner heardli
but said nothing. He then returnedhotrie, and upon exa-
mining
the upper room; found his chest had .been broken
open, and from it were missing two pant, feuryests, three
pairs of trousers, and three half crowns freni-a cupboard in
the kitchen, and another half=eroWn and 'sixpence. The ar-
ticlei were all produced, and hi identified thew.
Inspector Poole said, having heard'Ottlie robbery, he went
to Mr. Main's house, the kitchen door of which he found
had been forced open, and there were marks of violence upon
the door post, near the lock. He also saw that a chest had
been broken opon. In a bed-room he found another chest
and trunk broken open, and" upon two. chairs he found two
bundles of clothes, which were tied up ready for the thieves
to hayeuarried away. ' - •• • • • --• • .
The prisoner, on being cautioned in his. defence, told a ,
most improbable story to account for his being in tkeilaouse.
,He wassully,committed to take hiS trial. • , :
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I-rtititsl,ll;l):.wta,i'----4.D 5u5—T—R0N::.1.,.:,,a;,A1,..70,.n;,:•,i1
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iwilitnly•PQp-or THE LivEßPooLl-s 11-111 t• •
4131 gilA,2l-tEe`;tteamer City of Glasgow, it appkrs, 4as
of spt'ekWlth the iron steamboat Royal-S.`
itisttintes the iron boat has beeti'beatt4l..o. er°"`
bitscithi against the Eiiyal Sovereign shews, as follows;, blearit.
gain of 4 hours 35. minutes in favour of the City of dlaspawf4l
hrs. ms.
City of Glasgow left Greenock on Saturday, at 2 10
RoYal Sovereign • • • • 3 45
Difference in-start
Difference in arrival .
Gain in favour of the City of Glasgow - 4 35
All reports in circulation of this iron boat having be act: the
Commodore are untrue, no such event having yet taken place; '-
not even by accident. STEAM

SAVING FROM SHIPWRECK.--WelltiVe been requenen by
Captain Davis, of the ship Georgia, to state that everything
was done to save that vessel and her cargo from shipwreck '
and in allusion to the statement in the Alkioti, he wishes Its
to add, that the first officer deposed to,,this fact, on oath,
immediately on his arrival. Cal**, Davis cheerfully joins
in returning thanks to Captain Candler of the ship Superior,
for his humane treatment to aIZ tbtiirere'sated from- the
wreck of the Georgia. • = taiWnt,i ,
'ruE " REV." JOSEPH RAVittit gt-P11,1ft.41,--:Yesterday,
in the Nisi Prins Court, a• trneibill was found by-the Grand
Jury against this individual for a: misdemeanour. Mr.-Wil-
kins, with reference to this.indietment, made respectful in-
quiry of his lordship on the bench, whether it was jntended
that Mr. Stephens, who wits in attentliknhe, should he placed
upon his trial at these assizes; adding, that if it Were not'so
determined, the defendant, who had tither-pressing business
elsewhere, would be glad to be released ion illy recognizancel.
His lordship said that the ease, as well as another I,revi9mi,
indictment, lie had learned, were removed by rertiorars to
the Court of Queen's Bench, to-Which the, bail alto was. re-
moved. Application ,ors thialobin't Shlinhttliniatte'rertlie
rn Attoey-General for.the county, Mr. Wilkie v -further sitp-
plied to his lordship to order a copy of the indictment tittle
given W the defendant. His lordship said, appli9stir mast
be made to the Court of Queen's Beach, awl 1`r°1314114#64e
be attended to, ,

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