The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1846-09-29 00:00:00

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There were 205 couples "asked at Church" (Manches-
ter) on Sunday last.
Mrs. Lucy, sister-in-law to the postmaster at Birken-
head, has been elected matron, and Mr. Hobson house-
surgeon to the Birkenhead hospital and dispensary.
There is not a single objection to the Manchester
borough voters—a tact almost incredible, when it is con-
sidered that there are from 11,000 to 12,000 voters.
The Receiver General of the Droits of Admiralty has
appointed Messrs. Chapman, Bowman, and Co., agents
for Llo)d's at this port, receivers for the port of Liver-
pool, including the rivers Dee and Mersey.
On Weilnesday las*, was launched from the building
yard of Messrs. James Hodgson and Co., iron ship-
builders, a beautiful iron steamer, of upwards of 200 tons
burthen. She is for the East India trade.

CLOVER-CUTTING.—Such has been the recent exu-
berance in vegetation, that last week Mr. W. Whittle, of
the Lion Inn, Longton, cut a portion of clover for the
third time!—Preston Chronicle.
GOOO.—A butcher was the other day taken before the
Chester magistrates for violating the market rules by
weighing a lar,er quantity than was allowed in some
public scales ; but when the case had been proved it
turned nut there was no penalty attached to the offence !
ST. J It ES'S C tr Emu .—The collections at St. James's
Church, on Sunday last, towards the fund for the recent
extension and other improvement of the church, amounted
to £54. No fewer than 400 sittings have been added to
the previous amount of accommodation, of which 330
will ~e devoted as free seats.
Messrs. Blakeley and Mr. S. Marshall have become the
contractors for the rebuilding of Runcorn Church. The
cost is estimated at £6500. The monuments are now be-
ing taken down, and service, it is supposed, will not be
performed in the present edifice, for more than a Sunday
or two longer.
A REVEREND NESSEL.—A vessel has arrived in the
river rom the county Galway, Ireland, having the re-
markable name of the Rev. Theobald Mathew. The
vessel christened with the nomenclature of the apostle of
temperancebrought 550 quarters of oats and 500 casks of
butter. of Irish produce, for consumption here.
Mr. Cohden has written from the Pyrenees, under date
of 17th instant, to the President of the Reform Assoc a-
tion, declining in positive terms to stand as a candidate
for Manchester ; and in another letter to the electors of
Stockport, accepts i• with pride and gratitude the offer of
a renewal of the high trust, as their representative in Par-
liament."
The Rev. Hugh Stowell has written a letter to the Man-
chester Courier, stating that the Bishop of Oxford has
'withdrawn his promise, to attend the soiree at the Man-
chester Athenteum, in consequence of the directors hav-
ing re-engaged a lecturer who holds sentiments at variance
'with Christianity, and who takes advantage of an avow-
edly neutral platform to obtrude his opinions on persons
'who ought to be protected from such obtrusion.
THE I OAN SOCIETIES.—A number of poor wretches
appeared again at the Police-court on Thursday, to sum-
monses issued on the part of the societies for the recovery
of sums of money for which the parties had become liable
as sureties. As usual, in the majority of cases the un-
fortunate victims were quite ignorant of the liability they
bad incurred, and protested against the seeming injustice
of being compelled to pay money for other persons.
CURIOUS FREAK OF NATURE.—A. few days since, Mr.
Leek, the game keeper to the Rev. J. Mainwariog, of
Bromborough, near Eastham, killed a hare which was
perfectly white. It had been bred upon the estate, having
been observed since it was a leveret. It is now being
stuffed, and being the only one ever known to have been
killed in that part of the country, is considered a great
curositr.

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EMBARKATION OF TROOPS.—On Wednesday last, the
City of Dublin Company shipped by the steamers Royal
Adelaide arid Duchess of Kent, upwards of 160 of the 4th
Dragoon Guards, with horses, &c., as also a company of
sappers and miners; and on Friday, a similar number of
the same regiment embarked. On the sth of October the
11th Dragoon Guards will proceed by the same route to
Ireland.
MELANCHO' Y DEATH.—One day last week, a little
boy between twelve and thirteen, named Benjamin
Wilkes, was flying a kite in a field in the neighbourhood
of Bilbton, when, while moving backwards arid forwards,
and eagerly engaged in elevating his kite, he became un-
conscious of his proximity to the shaft of a coalpit. down
'which he was precipitated, meeting with a melancholy
death.

LORD SKELMERSDALE. —On Thursday week, the
Right Honourable Lord Skelmersdale returned from Lon-
don to his seat at Lathom-house, and, on passing through
Ormskirk, a number of the inhabitants met on the Li-
verpool-road, determined to pay that respect which is
due to his lordship for his valuable exertions in assisting
to obtain the passing of the bill for the Liverpool, Orms-
kirk. and Preston railway. The parties drew his carriage
through the town, amidst loud cheers.
LIVERPOOL TRADESMAN'S LOAN COMPANY.—A new
company under this title has been formed, for the purpose
of accommodating tradesmen and others with loans from
£2O to £5OO. We understand that this company does not
class amongst the small lean societies, which have given
so much dissatisfaction of late in this town, being framed
'upon a different act of parliament, and on a much more
comprehensive system. The chairman, treasurer, and
secretary, are members of the Guardian Society.—See adv.
FORGED ORDER.—On Thursday, a boy 12 or 14 years
of age was brought before Mr. Rushton, charged with
forging the name of Mrs. Greasier. shopkeeper, Great
Charlotte-street. It appeared the boy took a small note
to Mr. John Mason, draper, Old Haymarket, purporting
to be an order from Mrs. Greasier for one piece of sa-
tin turc, with an acceptance at the bottom. Believing the
thing to be a forgery, Mr. Mason detained the boy, and
immediately sent for Mrs. Greasier.' de was committed.
A MAN IN A FEMALE ATTIRE.-011 Saturday, a
young man, who gave his name Thomas Martley, was
brought before Mr. Rushton on a charge of having been
found in the streets dressed in female apparel. The officer
On duty stated, that ongoing his rounds about one o'clock
that morning, be found the prisoner dressed in a gown,
bonnet, and shawl, in an entry in Simpson-street. He
could assign no reason for dressing himself after such a
fashion, nor could any be divined. Mr Rushton ordered
him to be discharged.
The Oxford Chronicle states that as two gentlemen
were going towards Headington-hill, they passed through
a current of air as hot as if coming from the mouth of a
furnace. It did not extend more than twenty feet. In
order to satisfy themselves they retreated a few steps and
then entered the line of the current again, when they met
with the same result. [A few days ago two gentlemen,
belonging to a bank in Liverpool, felt a similar blast while
cros'ieg a field at Allerton. It almost scorched their
faces, and did not extend beyond a few feet. To ascertain
the fact they passed it three times.]
LIVERPOOL POLLING DISTRICT OF SOUTH LANCA-
SITIRE.—The revision took place on Wednesday and
hursday last. Tire objections were hll on the part of the
Reformers, for whom Edward Bretherton, Esq., and
John Yates, junior, Esq., solicitors, appeared. The
total number of objections were, by Mr. CharlesM'Al-

lister, of the Anti-Monopoly Associati .n. 350; by Mr
John Hartley, of the Reform Association, 350; to-rtal,
700. Of these several were duplicates, being objected to
by both. The total number struck off was 442. with only
ss. costs against each objector. At the conclusion, the
barristers complimented the objectors on the nature of
their objections, which was altogether free from trivoli•y.
STABBING A POLICEMAN.—On Friday, at the Police-
court, a dirty-looking middle-aged Irishman was brought
charged with having stabbed, about half-past one
o'clock that morning, Police-officer No. 202 in the groin.
It appeared that the officer was walk'ng down Whites
chapel, when he observed the prisoner talking to a pros-
titute; he went up and desired them to go away, when
the fellow bestowed upon him much foul abuse for his
interference. The girl went away, and shortly afterwards
the policeman, on going his rounds up Derby-street, met
the prisoner again, who immediately made a rush at the
policeman and stabbed him. Another policeman coming
up secured the prisoner, and the prosecutor; who was
bleeding profusely, was taken to the Northern Hospital.
where Mr Cripps found a wound about an inch and a
half deep in the groin, but which fortunately was not
dangerous. The prisoner stated that the policeman first
struck him, but that he certainly never stabbed the police-
man. A knife with a broken blade was found near the
spot. The prisoner was fully committed for trial.
SERIOUS ASSAULT.—On Thursday, Mrs. Susan Kelly
preferred a charge of assault against a man whose name
did not transpire. It appeared that the prosecutrix and it
young girl of respectable aepearaoce were otiosity along
Oldhall-street, about twelve o'clock on the morning of
Wednesday last, when the prisoner came up and seized
the younger prisoner with considerable violence, asserting
that he " wanted ' her. The poor girl became so much
alarmed from the prisoner's manner, that she gladly
sought refuge from her assailant in the shop of Mr. Cohen.
The prisoner then attacked Mrs. Kelly and a number of
women who had congregated fir the purpose of rendering
assistance to the two females. Upon the man being ques-
tioned as to his motives for such lawless conduct. lie
charged the elder witness with having robbed him of 13s.
Mr. Cohen, touse-broker,Oldrialkstreet. stepped forward
and corroborated the testimony of the women, and asserted
that the charge made by the prisoner was totally without
foundation, as he had witnessed the whole transact on.
The fellow had trade a general assault on all the women
in the street ; hr lind attacked fourteen or fifteen. Fined
£5, or one month's irverisontrient.
THE PACKET-SHIP COLUMBIA.—This fine ship, under
the command of Captain I:. titlinone, reached the Mersey,
on Thursday, atter an excellent run. The pa-sencers
presented the following address to the cnpt :—" We,
the undersigned cabin passengers on hoard the ship Co-
lumbia, front New -Yr rk to Liverpool. het it. no less a
duty which we owe to l'a•i itain lia.hbone On now taking
leave '
of him, after a delit.h tlul passa•e of not quite twen •
ty-three days, than a personal eratification to ourselves,
collectively and individually, to express the serve we en.
tertain of his uniform kir:di ess and attention to us
througnout the voyage, and
fied sati4action with the lib tor•t?".""vied" ('or
unquali-
fied
all that 'regards the' atrang-nien's which ("Tr
co.orti:rts of the Wile, a u
the general accommodation
This is
only
the
~tetremitled on hoard this splen-
didond trip of this new packet.
I-ler sailing ea.iabdities are u.:
dour of her cabins refl-cts the'regeiti‘inhhie. and the splen-
laetst credit On the liber-
ality of her proprietors;
most delicate consideration has beentlg%esiarmien ttihmeec, othne-
orruction of the state-rooms, t
theprivacy ad e•
enee of lady passengers, who have the
„ii v
se-
parate saloon. We now take
withof our,ll e4xl cte pent:;:fnravi friend,
d
Cap' sin Rathbone, wishing him,
possible happiness and proste,ity." The following every
following is a
list of her passengers Yonge, captain British
Army ; Lieut. Eustice, 3d Buffs, A M.
to ' • Ramsay;
F. Bowe; Wm. Blanchard ; B. coneramAlyti;edNathanit.l
David S. servi'-'e;
rower; William
Charles F. Stovi
Ketcham w g
.H. O'Callaghan; GeorgBel"NrAl'' '
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son ; A. Stoke: John W. Scott; M. A. Scott, and Ed-
ward Haynes.