The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1849-10-09 00:00:00

TINE LIVERPOOL STANDARD.

the Tranmere ferry-boat, Britannia, were charged with
allowing dense smoke to issue from the chimneys of their
steamers, contrary to the act of parliament. Mr. M'Con-
nochie, engineer, stated that he had examined the fur-
naces of both the vessels, and that if the engineers would
only use a little caution the nuisance would be materially
abated, if not entirely removed. Mr. Willoughby stated
that he had been an owner of steam vessels for 17 years,
and that it was utterly impossible to prevent smoke from
issuing from the funnel of the Britannia, in consequence
of the peculiar construction of her boilers. William
Murphy, engine driver of the Britannia, confirmed the
evidence of Mr. Willoughby as to the Britannia's inabi-
lity to consume its own smoke. Mr. Rushton ordered
that both cases should be postponed fora week.—Another
information was heard against Mr. Willoughby, proprie-
tor of the William Fawcett, in consequence of allowing a
quantity of dense smoke to issue from the chimney of that
vessel. The case was fully proved by Mr. M'Connochie,
and a fine of £5 and costs was inflicted by the magis-
trates.

EXTRAORDINARY CASE.—On Wednesday, a respect..
' ably dressed man, who gave his name as Mr. Loy, ap-
peared to prefer a charge against William Burke, a clerk,
holding a situation under a firm in Bold-street, for enter-
ing his house on Tuesday night, under very suspicious
circumstances. The evidence showed that Burke was
observed, between twelve and one o'clock at the back
part of Mr. Loy's house, which is situate in Grafton-
street. He climbed over the wall, and crossed the yard,
and then broke the parlour window, which he opened.
He then entered the house and closed the window, and
the police were informed of the occurrence. They soon
effected an entrance, and searched the premises, when
they found Burke concealed under Mrs. Loy's bed. He
was taken into custody upon suspicion. Subsequent in-
vestigation showed that the prisoner had been long ac-
quainted with the prosecutor, and had often been to the
house by appointment. Mr. Loy said he had sold his
furniture by auction on Monday, and was sleeping that
night upon a sofa. He had been robbed of eleven five
pound notes and of other property, but he could not
charge the prisoner with that. Mrs. Loy admitted that
she knew the prisoner, and the bench considering the
charge not made out, discharged him.

From a communication in the Manchester Guardian,
written by an officer of rank in the royal navy, it appears
that the female clairvoyant at Bolton, who is said to have
made revelations which led to the discovery of a valuable
parcel of money misplaced in one of the banks of that
town, has been consulted concerning Sir John Franklin,
and she declares that he is alive and comparatively well.
She asserts, Sir John Franklin has undergone great hard-
ships, but has overcome them, and is in good hope of get-
ting to England in nine months and a half, provided no
unforeseen accident occurs. She also says, that Sir John
Ross is well, but that the ship in which he went out is
fast in the ice, and made some other statements touching
the voyagers which are of a somewhat startling character.
We, however, are not believers in clairvoyance, and only
mention these things as matters of curiosity.
REMARKABLE FEMININE ENDURANCE.—An accident
of a very serious nature, happened on Saturday flightiest,
to an old woman of the name of Nancy Westhead, who
resides in Wigan-lane, Wigan. She is the wife of a su-
perannuated son of Mars, and on the night above named
her gallant lord came home rather late, having been pay-
ing his devotions at the shrine of the "-Jolly God." She
got him up stairs to bed, and had to proceed down stairs
again for some purpose or other, when she fell and broke
her leg, so completely that the bones protruded through
the skin. Even though she had received this severe in-
jury, she disdained to give any alarm, but actually got up,
and by some means or other succeeded in regaining the
bedroom, and proceeded to bed as if nothing had hap-
pened, without disturbing her husband, so when he awoke
in the morning was unconscious of the injury his help-
mate had sustained. However, she at last began to com-
plain of the pain it gave her, and upon ascertaining the
serious nature of the accident, medical assistance was got,
but during the whole of Sunday she stoutly refused to
allow her leg to be set. On Monday, three medical gen-
tlemen attended on her, and in spite of her resistance
they reduced the fracture, and the hardy old dame is not
as well as can be expected.—Preston Pilot.