The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1841-10-19 00:00:00

Warm/L..-We draw the attention of those retiring
Assistance in ealegraphy t.o. Mr. Thompson's card of charges.
To be perfected in writing in twelve lessons is worth a trial.
Corrougn FOR THE SOUTHERN DIVISION OF CHESHIRE.
We learn that Faithful Thomas, Esq., the able coroner,
who has for so many years filled, with so much honour and
ability, this responsible situation, is about to retire. There
are already three candidates in the field,• and amongst them
Mr. Cunnah, a gentleman who not only possesses first-rate
talents as a lawyer, but who is in every way qualified to un-
dertake the situation.
THE CENSUS.—The return of the census lately completed,
we are informed, will show an increase of upwards of 30 per
cent. on the population of 3831 in the great manufacturing
districts, and a decrease of about 21 per cent. in the agricul-
tural districts. The rate of increase on the whole nation is
about 12 per cent. The most rapid increase has taken place
in Lancashire, Lanarkshire, and Forfarshire.—Spectator.
The Liverpool correspondent of the Sun complains, that
Captain de Peyster, of the packet-ship Sheridan, instead of
delivering the parcels to the agents for the papers, sent his
bags to the Post-office, by which much time was lost before
the•news the papers contained could be made public. The
complaint is not grounded strictly on fact. Capt. de Peyster
not only allowed the bags to be opened on board his ship in
the river, but every news agent present was permitted to take
the parcels addressed to him. It is quite true that a few par-
cels went to the Post office, but they were mixed up with
letters, and there was not time to sort them for prior delivery.
A long acquaintance with the commanders of the New York
packet-ships' enables us to say, that they are, one and all,
extremely anxious to accommodate the public, and particu-
larly the press, by the delivery, immediately on their arrival,
of the newspaper parcels; and we have proved sufficient to
show, that Captain de Peyster did, on his arrival on Friday
last, do everything that any reasonable man had a right to
expect to facilitate the delivery of the papers contained in
his bags.

THE ROAD To Ririx.—A good-looking young girl, about
thirteen years of age, was, on Saturday, placed before Mr.
Rushton, accused by her mother of gross misconduct. The
general complaint of the poor woman was, that the girl was
in the habit of going out, and getting drunk with men, and,
when she returned home, behaving in a riotous and improper
manner. She (the mother) had done everything in her power
to reclaim her, but without success. Mr. Rushton, after a
few remarks, committed the prisoner to gaol for one month.
As the girl was leaving the dock, she bawled out a coarse
imprecation against Mr. Rushton, and told him be had done
his worst. Mr. Rushton called her back, and ordered that
she should find good bail for her future conduct, or be impri-
soned three mouths. She was not yet subdued,however, but
departed uttering imprecations and threats.

FEMALE ATTRACTIONS.—ALLEN V. MANLY..—ThiS case
was heard on Saturday before Edward Rushton, Esq., and
John Holmes, Esq. Mr. Owen, solicitor, appeared for the
plaintiff; Mr. Davenport for the defendant. The plaintiff
is Mrs. Sophia Allen, relict of an officer of the 10th Hussars :
the defendant is Mrs. Manly, keeper of a lodging-house, in
which Mrs. Allen claims to be co-partner. The accusation
was, that Mrs. Manly had wilfully and violently assaulted
Mrs. Allen by pulling one flannel petticoat from her head as
she lay in her bed, and further by pulling the whole of the
bedclothes from her head, tumbling her on the floor, and_
rolling, pushing, pulling, and beating her as she lay on the
said floor, thereby inflicting divers wounds, bruises, and con-
tusions, &c. &c. Mr. Owen stated the case on behalf of his
client, characterizing her as a " victim," averring that she
owned half the furniture, and was joint occupier of the house
with Mrs. Manly. The learned gentleman laboured to show
that the case of his client was a particularly hard one. Mrs.
Sophia Allen was called. She said that she and Mrs. Man-
ly, whose conduct had been so unwomanly, slept together.
They slept very comfortably all night, but when Mrs. Manly
got up in the morning and was dressing herself, she suddenly
pulled all the clothes off her, (Mrs. Allen,) tumbled her to
the floor, and there rolled her over in the most unfeeling
manner. Mr. Davenport asked Mrs. Allen if Mrs. Manly
had done more than take away her petticoat, which Mrs.
Allen was detaining from her. Mrs. Allen said that, as
Mrs. Manly had deprived her of her pillow, and appropriated
more than her due share of the bedclothes, she was compelled
to pin the petticoat over her head and shoulders to keep her
warm. She was not content, however, with resuming pos-
session of her petticoat, but she had absolutely pulled her
(Mrs. Allen) out of bed. Mr. Davenport further questioned
Mrs. Alle I with the view of eliciting from her an admission
that she was a mere lodger with Mrs. Manly. She per-
sisted, however, that she was a partner and co-proprietress
of all the chattels. Mrs. Manly, a very pretty lady, was in
court, and smiled very sweetly at her accuser. A Mr.
M'Arthur. a lodger in the house, stated, that, attracted by
the noise which he heard, he went to the bedchamber of the
ladies, fearing that something alarming had occurred. He
saw them struggling together. Mr. Rushton dismissed the
complaint. Mr. Owen said his client was willing to leave
the settlement of the business between her mid Mrs. Manly
to any third party. Mr. Davenport said his client had no
objection, providing the party were one of whom he might
approve. Mr. Wardle, solicitor, was named and approved
of by both parties.
BREACH OF TRUST.—EIIen Holt was put forward at the
Police-court, on Friday, on a charge of having robbed her
employer, Mr: James Fairhurst, pawnbroker, of Springfield-
street, of the sum of £1 Os Bd. The complainant deposed
that the prisoner had been in his service since the 27th of
August last, and that in consequence of some suspicion he
entertained against her he took an account of his cash in the
shop drawer, to which she had access in the course of busi-
ness, on the night of the 12th instant. On the following
day he also kept a strict account of his cash, and on balancing
at night found a deficiency of 43 Os Bd. On Thursday he
called Constable Ainsworth into the shop and. charged the
prisoner with having stolen that deficiency from the cash
drawer. She denied it. Ainsworth then searched her boxes
and found £4 8s 4d, and in her pocket 2s 9d. The constable
cautioned her not to say anything which would criminate
herself, whereupon she admitted that she had taken a sove-
reign, but denied that she had stolen any more money. She
was committed for trial.
HOLYHEAD.—Loss OF THE BRIG DlDO.—During a
heavy squall from the northward, on the night of the 12th
inst., the brig Dido, of Liverpool, Carpenter, master, from
the Coast of Africa, from Liverpool, with a cargo of palm
oil, was totally wrecked on the Skerries Island. Boats pro-
ceeded there on the morning of the 13th instant, and brought
the crew (35 in number) ashore. Two medical gentlemen,
of the names of Morgan and Reed, lost their lives in endea-
Votirihg to Ina from the wreck. The former belonged to
the vessel, the other a passenger. The Chief mate has been
in irons during the last nine months for mortally stabbing
the second mate to Africa, and on landing at Holyhead was
delivered to the custody of the constables; who took him be-
fore a magistrate to be committed to prison to await his trial.
The cargo is completely lost, ,neither has the captain nor any
of the crew saved anything besides the clothing they had on
when they landed from the vessel, • Twelve of the crew were
sent on to Kingston from Holyhead by her Majesty's mail
steam papket, and were brought to this port on Friday by
her Majesty's mail steam-packet Medina, William Smithett,
Esq., commanding, who very kindly provided them with
every necessary they stood so much in need of. They all
felt very grateful, and returned a thousand thanks to the
gallant captain for his great kindness and attention.

MECHANICS' INSTITUTION.— During the last week a
highly-interesting course of lectures have been delivered at
this institution by our townsman, Mr. James Robinson,
on Remarkable and Picturesque Scenery. On both occa-
sions the theatre was crowded to excess, and the audi-
ence fully testified their approbation of the lecturer's scien-
tific explanations and pleasing descriptions of the varied
phenomena of nature. The illustrations were not the least
interesting part ; and Mr. Robinson appears: to have paid
great attention to his beautiful and novel method of illus-
trating his lectures. They consist of views of mountains,
rivers, volcanoes, alpine passes, lakes, architectural scenes,
&c. &c. ; and were displayed on a large surface, each view
covering 400 square feet. We understand that the apparatus
employed.in producing these peculiar optical effects is the
largest and most complete ever yet constructed, and that our
fellow-townsinen may shortly have an opportunity of hearing
a repetition of these lectures, Mr. Robinson having consented
to deliver them again on his own account, as soon as he has
made the necessary arrangements.
TIIE FATE EXTENSIVE ROI3BERY OF PLATE IN MAN-
FIESTP!--On Saturday last, Mr. Thelwell and William
Rloobay were again brought up, on suspicion of being con-
nected in the robbery of plate, 4e., from Mr. Thelwell's
premises. The parties alluded to on the last °pension having
been brought over from Ireland, were also placed in the dock.
Their names are—James Thelwell, Bridget Jones, Patrick
Rafferty, and Mary Rafferty. A great number of witnesses
were examined. The evidence principally tended to show
that James Thelwell had given a false account of himself in
Ireland, and of the way in which he became possessed of the
of the money. The Irish depositions were read, and then
Rafferty and his wife were removed from the dock and placed
the witness-box. 'Their evidence tended only to inculcate
,lifrnes Thelwell and his wife, and it was extremely vague and
improbable. NOt a particle of evidence was adduced to
carry the charge against Mr. Thelwell beyond where it stood
the previous Saturday.—After the court had been occupied
upwards of seven hours, all the prisoners were discharged,
SINGULAR DISCOVERY OF STOLEN PROPERTY.—Three
boys and a girl were charged at the Police-office, yesterday,
with having stolen a piece of meat from the stall of a butcher
in St. Martin's Market, and their apprehension has been the
means of discovering, if not the actual thieves, at least the
receivers of some property which had been stolen in the
course of last week from the house of Mr. Pickering, (of the
firm of Schroeder and C 0.,) Breckfield-road North, Everton.
The girl was apprehended near the butcher's stall, and was
taken to Rosehill lockups, but the boys effected their escape.
In the course of the night, however, the bridevvell-keeper
heard some one outside the bridewell call out " Sally," where-
upon he went out, and finding the three boys who were
" wanted" for the robbery of the butcher, he made them pri-
soners. On the person of one of them was found a pearl
counter, which answered the description of sonic which had
been stolen from Mr. Pickering's. An officer was imme-
diately sent to the lodgings of the prisoners,—brothels in
Ford-street, Vauxhall-road, and Adlington-street, Great
Crosshall-street, from which he brought seven girls and two
boys, all of very tender years, a man and a woman, who were
said to be the keepers of the places. On several of' the chil-
-aro were found pearl counters, of the same kind, with holes
yliille in them for, the purpose of being suspended from the
e&t: .1?y a rillfhof). grie Was also found upon the female who
refit tbe krqti4 Ford-street. Many other articles, such
§.6 oWn,OPPes, IP4Plifne tools; Were -found; placing it
bpyood dPubt that the ”Fo places were receptacles for stolen
r;._erty, Mr. Pickering baying described the
l'obberY upon
ti7nremisgs, said the counters produced were very similar
to those LO bad lost, and that several other articles were
stolen, apparently by tome person having got an entrance
into the drawing-room and then locked himselfin Whilst
committing the felony. A servant girl of Mr. Pickering's
identified one of the boys, having seen him upon the pre-
mises, when he asked her for the gardener. She'was away
from the door not more than three minutes, and during that
time it was supposed lie crept into the drawing-room and
effected his object. Mr. Rushton discharged the girl who
had been apprehended on the beef case, but remanded all the
'others for further enquiry.
GREAT GEORGE-STREET CHAPEL.—This edifice will be
be opened for divine service on Thursday next. The follow-
ing description of the structure may be acceptable to some of
our readers. The principal elevation consists of a portico of
fluted columns, of the Corinthian order, after the elegant
example Of. the Temple of Jupiter Stator. The height of the
column, including the plinth, base, and capital, is 33 feet,
the shaft being in one stone, a ciremnstance
,without prece-
dent in this country. The entire base of this front is ap-
proached by a flight of eight steps, corresponding in outline
with the portico, and of stone from the Yorkshire quarries.
The front wall, from which the portico stands out in bold
relief, is in channeled ashlar, with only three openings therein,
the centre of which forms the general entrance to the whole
chapel, the other two being for exit only. The columns arc
surmounted by an entablature enriched wth carved:modillions
acid gentiles, and the.c,ymatinut with lions' heads. The cir-
A;.tiffit portliOu of the portic° roof' is Aliened *ith Stone in
r. radiating op4rso, having rrinulded ribs and terminals. • Above
'this an apprOpTiateppetinuation of the circular 'Vestibule,
tine centre of which is 'enriched with a P.cintinirons
coillocni, to light' the vestibtile.' 'Above 'th'e d'arniee a
PerfOi'ated
trussed springer for the dome, whichis ribbed.,
and surmounted with a carved gilt lineal. The flanks of the
building are decorated with pilasters (ten on each side), with
continued plinth and base course capitals, and enriched entab-
lature, corresponding with the front •elevation, these sides
Lbeing terminated with an attic. Between the pilasters are
?ilk *indoWs, with circular heads, and surrounded with
9N4rted .arphitraVes; eighteen in number, and by which
lue:ins the spacious interior is abundantly lighted. The
'extreme rength Of the building, including the portico, is 127
.• `feet; and time breadth bGleet.'”•There ispew'abeiimodation
;for 1759 persons beiides childrin'g g4Oie's. • • • • "