The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1841-12-17 00:00:00

A. MUNIFICENT LIVERPOOLIAN OF THE OLD SCHOOL

ALLEGED ASSAULT ON BOARD OF A VESSEL.-At the
Police-court, yesterday, Haselden, the mate of the ship
Hermes, appeared to answer a complaint of assault on one of
the crew of the vessel, which had recently arrived from New
York. The complainant (Fenn) said he was a carpenter on
board, and that on the day of the vessel's arrival in the
Mersey, the defendant, just as he (witness) alighted on deck
from helping to band the topsails, came up to him, and after
saying "Now, we are in Liverpool, and down you must go !"
immediately struck him, and knocked him down. He had:
given him no provocation whatever. The defendant, he
added, had knocked him down three times in New York, but
he had forgiven him for that. One of the seamen deposed to
the assault as stated by the complainant. The defendant
denied the charge, adding that he had accidentally fallen
upon the complainant by being in the confusion of coming
into port, tripped by the chain cable. He called the pilot,
who was on deck all the time, and who stated that he heard
no disturbance on deck whatever, which he thought u ould
have occurred had any one been maltreated. Had he him-
self been so struck, he should certainly have called out for
help. Mr. Rushton said that he and his brother magistrate
were of opinion that the mates' account of the affair was the
most probable, and the complaint was accordingly dismissed.

TRACTARIANISM n. PROTISTANTISM.—Mr. W. Palmer,
M.A., Fellow and Tutor of St. Miry Magdalene College,
Oxford, and deacon in the Church of England, in address-
ing the Rev. C. I'. Golightly, thus expressed himself, but a
few days ago :—" I tell you plainly, that for myself I
utterly reject and anathematise Me principle of Protestant-
ism as a heresy, with all its forms, sects, or denominations.
And if the church of England should ever unhappily profess
herself to be a form of Protestantism (which may God of
his infinite mercy forbid!) then I would reject and anathe-
matise the church of England, and would separate myself
from her immediately as from a human sect, without giving
Protestants any unnecessary trouble to procure my expul-
sion. In conclusion, I once more publicly profess myself a
Catholic, and a member of a Catholic church, and say ana-
thema to the principle of Protestantism (which I regard as
identical, with the principle of dissent,) and to all'its forms,
sects, and dominations, especially to those of the Lutherans,
Calvanists, and British and American dissenters," [Will
Mr. Palmer explain how the word " Protestant" comes to
be the recognised distinction of the religion of England, in
the act of succession, and many other acts of parliament.]

THE REFORMERS.—The body who call themselves re-
formers, par excellence, held a most melancholy meeting on
Wednesday, at Eastwood's Royal Hotel, Dale-street, for the
purpose of attempting to raise themselves from their beaten
and pounded position by forming a registration committee.
Just the usual clique attended, namely, Mr. William Rath-
bane, Colonel Williams, Mr. James Mulleneux, Mr. Wm.
Earle, and one.or two newspaper editors in the liberal inter-
est. Altogether there mustered from seventeen to twenty
individuals. The principal burden of the proceedings con-
sisted of condolences with each other upon the wretched
prospects before them of becoming extinct as a party. A
committee was appointed to look after the registration and
to manage matters, so that the world may be deluded into a
notion that the party is yet of some importance in Liverpool.
We are sorry to hear that subscriptions have come in so
very like Angel visits, that the celebrated Reform Commit-
tee-room in Clayton-square, the theatre of many an eloquent
harangue, has been absolutely abandoned, and converted into
a " Temperance Hotel."
EXHIBITION OF PAINTINGS.—Our friends have now
only a short time to avail themselves of a visit to the inter-
esting rooms in Postoffice Place, as the exhibition closes to-
morrow. The children belonging to the Deaf and Dumb
School have been invited several times to the rooms, and
have signified their high gratification with what they have
witnessed. One of them (Richard Williams), has reduced
his feelings to writing, and we purpose in our next giving
some extracts from his composition as it was penned, without
the slightest dictation or previous suggestion, and is, to say
the least of it, very creditable to his head and heart. The
reflections occasioned by the various paintings are most
affecting, and would do honour to the most gifted individual.
Such fruits are produced by the moral culture and persever-
ing industry of Mr. Rhind, the master of the institution.
DocK COMMITTEE, YESTERDAY.—Members present :
Messrs. Sands, Middleton, Smith, Molyneux, Nicol, Sand-
bach, Bully, Martin, Ripley, Moon, Evans, Holmes, Tobin,
Chapdan, Aikin. The sub committee of works reported
that no part of the land on the west side of the Brunswick
Graving Dock, which was applied for last week by Todd,
Naylor and Co., could be spared. The land was wanted for
the purpose of sampling and testing copper-ore; but Mr.
Tobin remarked that if there was any land on the estate to
spare, the ship-builders ought to have it in preference to all
others. It bad been said that there was no use for ship-
building here ; that they could build them cheaper elsewhere ;
but how were they to repair vessels, or make use of their
graving docks if they bad not good carpenters, and these
could only be had by building ships here.—A shed was ordered
to be erected at the Clarence graving dock for the convenience
of parties working there. —On the recommendation of the
marine surveyors committee, Thomas Hughes, one of the dis-
charged keepers of the Rock Light-house, was appointed to
the telegraph station in Chapel-street, at a salary of 1:60 per
year, in the room of the present keeper, who was promoted.
Mr. Tobin, in the absence of the chairman of the sub-com-
mittee, remarked that they were all satisfied that the great
blame of the misconduct at the Rock Light-house rested with
the head man, but none of them would tell of each other;
and, the character Hughes had received, the sub-committee
were unanimous in recommending.him. The sub-committee
reported that the damage done to the bell buoy, by the Im-
porter, was occasioned purely by accident and not by negli-
gence, and the claim for compensation was ordered not to be
pressed.—Two cranes, for the discharging of mahogany, were
ordered to be erected, on the north side of the new south
boundary dock.—A letter from Messrs. M'Arthur and Co.
requesting that the west side of George's dock might be ap-
propriated for coasting vessels was referred to the harbour
master's sub-committee.—The usual charge of Gd. per ton
for the use of the crane on George's dock pier was ordered
to be discontinued in future.—A letter from the Lords Com-
missioners of the Treasury, approving of the sale of land by
the Corporation to the dock estate, for the purposes stated
in the Act of Parliament was read.—The Chairman repeated
that he and the other members of the deputation had an inter-
view on Wednesday with the Revenue Commissioners, who
received them in a very satisfactory and gracious manner.
They had shown them the new plans, answered a great num-
ber of questions, and to-morrow, (this day,) they were going
to look over the docks.

CASE OF BIGAMY.—Robert Higham, a decent-looking
man, apparently about 38, was placed before Mr. Rushton
on Wednesday, charged with having married a second time,
his first wife being still alive. It was proved in evidence that
the prisoner was married on the 13th May, 1811, to Elizabeth
Dawber, at the parish church of Wigan, and after they had
lived together for five or six years the prisoner left her. Her
father appeared in court, and proved that she was still living.
On the 21st September, 1810, the prisoner married Helen
Leatherbarrow, at St. Peter's Church, in this town ; and the
brother of this female only discovered the previous marriage
of the prisoner last Friday, and on the following day he
caused him to be apprehended. He was committed for trial.
The sum of £76 was found on his person when he was ar-
rested, £3O of which was given to his second wife, as it
appeared she brought the prisoner that sum on their mar-
riage, and a portion of the remaining £46 is to be applied to
the prisoner s defence. It appeared that the prisoner had
had three children by his first wife, two of whom are living,
and one by his second, The second wife appeared in court.
She carried the child in her , arms, and is a good-looking
woman of about 21 years of age.
THREATENING LANGUAGE.—FOUr able-bodied ill-look-
ing fellows were charged before Mr. Rushton on Wednesday.
with using threatening language towards Mr. Councillor As-
pinall, chairman of the board of guardians, and with being
riotous and disorderly. It appeared from Mr. Aspinall's
statement, that the fellow against whom he principally ap-
peared, had just come out of Chester gaol—that he had been
relieved upon four different occasions at the Parish-office—
that he was offered bread, and refused to take anything ex-
cept money—that lie was the ringleader of the other fellows,
whose conduct on Saturday night was of so violent a cha-
racter that Mr. Gray, of the Parish-office, had to be pro-
tected home by the police—that it took four men to convey
him to bridewell, on Tuesday, and that he threatened him
(Mr. Aspinall), and said he would be the death of him some
day or other, and that he would rip up his guts ! It was
farther proved that the same fellow belonged to London—
that he was nearly naked on coming to Liverpool—that be
had been clothed at the workhouse—that money had been
given him to take him to his own parish, and that he had
spent the money. Mr. Rushton ordered them to find
sureties for their good behaviour, and regretted that the law
did not allow of him doing more.

CIVIC ENTERTAINMENT.—On Tuesday evening last, his
Worship the Mayor, John Shaw Leigh, Esq., entertained a
distinguished party of nobility, gentry, clergy, members of
the bar, &c., with a sumptuous dinner at the Town-hall.
The repast, and all the " appliances and means to boot."
were of the most choice and costly description. Amongst
the guests were the Earl of Sefton, Lord Grenville Somer-
set, the Hon. Col. Sir Edward Cust, the Hon. R. B. Wil-
braham, the Hon. Bingham Baring, the Bon. R. Denman,
Sir Wm. P. De Bathe, Bart. Sir Thomas Brancker. Rev. J.
Brooks, Rev. A. Campbell, R'ev. T. G. Leigh, Rev. T. Moss, Rev. Mr. Feilden, of Bebbington, J. W. Patten, Esq., M.P.,
—. Pringle Esq., M.P.,T. B. Crosse, Esq., M.P., P. Green-
all, Esq., M.P., J. I. ackburne, Esq., James Clark,
Esq., Recorder of Liverpool, Cornet H. B. Leigh, H. Law-
rence, Esq., Jas. Aspinall, Esq., IL B. B. H. Blundell, Esq.,
John Moss, Esq., J. P. Heywood, Esq., J. H. Leigh, Esq.,
of Belmont, Cheshire, J. H. Harper, Esq., of Davenham,
Win. Earle, Esq., Hugh Hornby, Esq., Thos. Case, Esq.. G.
C. Arbuthnot, Esq., Thos. Sands, Esq., Isaac 0. Bold, Esq.,
&c. Several distinguished personages were invited, but were
unable to attend ; amongst whom were the following : the
Right Hon. Lord Stanley, M,P., Lord Francis Egerton,
M.P., Sir Philip Egerton, M.P., Tollemache, Esq., M4P .
for the Southern Division of Cheshire.

3 tareweii benefit will take place on Monday
he last night of the season. We understand Mr.
Stuart is engaged at the Haymarket.
THE CHASE.—The Cheshire Hounds will meet to-morrow,
(Saturday,) the 18th, at litirleston Village ;. Monday, the
20th, at Oulton ; Tuesday, the 21st;tit Marlinry, near North-
wich ; Thursday, the 23d, at Manor House; Friday, the
24th, at Kelsall Toll Bar, at half-past ten o'clock.—Sir W.
Maasey Stanley's. Hounds will meet to-morrow, (Saturday,)
the 18th, at Trafford Village, at eleven o'clock.

In a recent number of the Bristol Gazette, we were gratified
to see a notice of one who was well known to the old school
of merchants in this town. We allude to Captain Keaquick,
of whom honourable mention is made, as the donor of no
less a sum than £2OO to the poor of the parish in which he
now resides. The following is a copy of the paragraph
alluded to .—" Our cotemporaries of the last week having
noticed a munificent donation by CaPtain Keaquick, of Up-
per Easton, of £2OO, Three per cent. Consols, to, the Rev.
S. E. Day, the Vicar, and to the present Churchwardens of
the parish of St. Philip and Jacob, in Trust for the Poor of
the said parish, and a correspondent of ours having desired
us to inquire and state to the public what those Trusts are,
we have much pleasure of responding to the call upon us, by
saying that the express provisions of the Gift are—that the
income and dividends of the said stock are to be laid out in
Bread, and to be distributed to the Poor of the parish in the
month of February in every year for ever in the clinrch
after Divine Service." We are happy to have this respected
individual brought under notice by a trait so creditable.
Captain Keaquick was born within a few miles of Liverpool,
'and he first sailed from this port eighty years ago. He has
resided for some years in Bristol. and has now attained the
patriarchal age of ninety-two. This respectable gentleman,
whose years have numbered nearly a century, still occa-
sionally, pays a visit to Liverpool. His recollections of in-
cidents connected with the history of Liverpool in times
gone by, are curious and entertaining. As his memory is
strong, and his observation has always been acute, he pos-
sesses a store of facts and anecdotes highly interesting.

COMMITMENT.—Yesterday, at the Police-court, William
Jones, a young man, was charged with stealing a half firkin
of butter. Police-officer Guy said that on Monday lait,
about half-past two o'clock, he met the prisoner and another
youth in Edgar-gtreet, the latter carrying the keg. He
asked him where he had got it, and he replied " a man gave
it to me in Scotland-road to carry to Vauxhall-road." He
took him into custody, and the owner of the butter was af-
terwards found. Thomas Hanna said he belonged to St.
Helens, and on Monday, about one o'clock, got six half
firkins of butter from the Clarence Dock. Ile engaged a
carter named'Shee to take them. They were sent to Lon-
don-road, and it was afterwards found that one was missing
—that now produced, which he identified by his mark upon
it. It contained 381bs. of butter, which was worth 10Id. per,
lb. The prisoner, who said nothing in his defence, was,
committed for trial.