The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-01-30 00:00:00

Fin 1,1 YERPOOL, STANDA RD

THE DISTRESSED POOR.—On Sunday, a collection was made
in St. Jude's church, for the reliof of the poor of the congrega-
tion, to be distributed in food and fuel, under the direction of
the iiminister and his district visitors. We are happy to learn
that the amount collected was £llO 19s sd. In recording this
fact, we feel strongly disposed to add, that instead of imlulging
in indecent, sneers at the congregation of St. J.ude's, it would
be more seemly in itself, and more beneficial to the community,
if certain of our radical scribes would endeavour,in their own
congregations, to follow so good an example.
RELIEF OF THE POOR.—We understand that a collection,
amounting to upwards of £7,1, was made on Sunday last, at
St. Andrew's churCh, in this town, for the relief of the distressed
poor of the district attached to that church.

CALEDONIAN FREE SCHOOL.—OD Saturday, an ex-member
of the committee of this school presented in aid of its funds a
donation of five pounds, being a fine which he bad imposed
on himself, for imperfect performance, whilst in office, of his
duties to the charity, in the success of which he takes a heart-
felt interest. In this school 332 poor children, of Scottish pa-
rentage, are receiving education suited to their sphere in life,
based on the Sacred Scriptures. and with never-ceasing re-
ference to the answer to the first
.question in their catechism,
that, "Man's chief end is to glorify God and to enjoy him fur
ever."

EXHIBITION OF PICTURES.—We referred our readers last
Tuesday to an advertisement of a fine collection of paintings
at Jack's Coffee House, Clayton-square. They are still exhi-
biting (gratis) for a short time longer, and we earnestly recom-
mend all lovers of the fine arts to inspect them. There are
amongst them some remarkably fine specimens of the ancient
masters. We hope they ill be purchased to adorn some of the
Liverpool collections. •

EXTRAORDINARY DESPATCH.—On Friday, at half-past ten
o'clock in the afternoon, an express, bearing the Canadian
news received by the Siddons, from New York, left Liverpool,
by the Grand Junction •Railway train, for London. The news
reached London shortly after five o'clock next morning, was
printed, and copies of the Times containing it were received in
Liverpool at half-past eleven o'clock on Saturday night.
Thirty-three hours only were consumed i❑ the business.
On Sunday, Captain Cain, who is charged with the murder
of his steward, on the high seas, was removed from the Borough
Gaol to London, there to take his trial for the offence.

SHIP LAUNCH.—A very splendid ship, of 600 tons register,
intended for the China trade, was launched from Mr. Royden's
yard, Queen's Dock, yesterday, at one o'clock, and was chris-
tened the " Johu Bull."
SUFFERING POOR AT WEST DERBY.—We understand that
there was a committee meeting at West Derby, on Saturday
evening, at Westmore's Hotel, to arrange some plan for the
relief of such poor men's families as have no out-door employ-
ment, owing to the continued severe frost. The intentions of
the committee, we believe, embrace the articles of coals, pota-
toes, and bread, and we have no doubt that an adequate sub-
scription will be made by the respectable' inhabitants to admit
of the praiseworthy object being carried into effect.

GAS-LAMPS.—During the fore part of the past week, as well
as during the preceding one, a great number of the gas-lamps,
in all parts of the town, have been totally extinguished by the
operation of the frost, and even those that could be brought to
burn gave a very dim light.
CatYrioN.—On Monday evening a man dressed in a brown
jacket and apron entered the shop of Mr. Devine, in Cockspor-
street, and, mentioning the name of one of the shopkeeper's
best customers, purchased bacon to the amount of 10s., for which.
he tendered in payment what were supposed to be ss. papers,
but which proved, on after-examination, two parcels of tea-lead,
wrapped up in the form of copper money.
A DtscovEar.—On Wednesday morning some louse earth
in St. James's-terrace having attracted the attention of the
police, they commenced probing_and digging, and the result of
their labours was the discovery of some stolen property, belong-
ing to a Air. Hughes—namely, a travelling, hag, containing a
quantity of wearing apparel, samples of ore, &c., together with
a tea-urn, a small box, contents unknown, a portable writing-
desk, two bundles of skeleton keys, one bundle of cinninou keys,
and a few other articles.
FlRE.—Early on Friday morning a fire broke out on the pre-
mises of Mr. Bean, cocoa and chocolate manufacturer, Berm's-
gardens, Redcross-street. Intimation of the fact, immediately
after discovery, was forwarded to the fire station; engines were
quickly on the spot, and the fire was soon extinguished.
FIRE AND FATAL ACCIDENT.—About seven o'clock on
Tuesday evening last a police-officer heard a cry of "'Police!"
in Finch-street, and, hurrying to the spot, found that there was
a tire at No. 38, the house of Mr, Robinson,, He proceeded up
stairs, and in one of the sleeping rooms discovered a bed enve-
loped in flames. Other officers and a superintendent arriving
soon after, they, after great exertions, succeeded in extinguish-
ing the fire. The most. disastrous part of the affair was the
severe injury, resulting in almost immediate death, sustained
by a yoOng child of Mr. Robinson's, who was asleep in the bed
at the time the fire commenced. It was snatched from the
burning couch. by Mr. Robinson himself, who, in so doing,
sustained some personal injury. The lire was supposed to have
been caused by a spark from the firegrate beitig thrown upon
the bed curtams.or clothes.
NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BANK OF ENGI.AND.—We under-
stand that the debts due from the Northern and Central Bank
to the Bank of England, was fully paid in cash on Thursday last,
when the directors of the Bank of England gave up the various
bills and securities belonging to the Northern 'and Central
Bank, which they had previously held, and the warrant of attor-
ney, which had been given as a further security for the advances
of England, .was cancelled. A considerable part (about
£50,000, we believe,) of the debt due by the Northern and
Central Bank to the London and Westminster Bank, has also
been discharged.—Manchester Courier. •

ALLEGED CULPABLE NEGLECT OF A SURGEON.—On Friday,
the 12th instant, an inquest was held at the Red Liou Inn,
Heaton Norris, before W. S. Rutter, Esq. coroner, on the body
of Mary Wadsworth, aged 38, a married woman, who died on
the. Wednesday previous, in the above township, in consequence
of the alleged neglect or want of skill in a person of the name of
Bulsover, who had attended the deceased as accoucheur. The
inquiry was adjourned until the Wednesday following, when
the jury, after a short deliberation, returned a verdict of " Man-
slaughter," and the coroner having committed Bulsover to Kirk-
dale gaol to take his trial at the next assizes for Lancashire, he
was removed in the custody of Mr. Earlern, the constable.
ARRIVALS FROM Nuw YORK.—The packet-ship Virginian,
Captain Harris, which sailed from New York on the 26th ult.,
and arrived off Holyhead on Saturday-afternoon, did not reach
the Mersey till Monday evening. The vessel had to contend
with easterly winds during the whole passage, and great credit
is due to Captain Harris fur having effected, under the circum-
stances, the passage in 27 days. The packet-ship Siddons, Capt.
Britton, which sailed from New York on the 2d instant, and
passed Holyhead'on Monday, was knocking about betwixt the
Head and Liverpool from that day till Friday, when she fetched
in with the N. W. t, loating-light. The Coisair, steamer, from
Belfast, fell in with her, in the course of Friday forenoon, and
brought her letter bag to town. The ship reached port on Sa-
turday, after a passage of 25 days from New York. TheAmcket-
ship North America, Captain Hoxie, which left New York on
the 2nd instant also, reached port on Saturday evening.

THEFT AT THF. RAILWAY STATION, MANCHESTER.—On
Saturday evening week a porter, named Samuel Malvern, in
the employ of Mr. John Hargreaves, jun , at the warehouse
near the railway station, saw a man, named Joseph Tattoo,
(who had some years ago been in the service of the Railway
Company, but had subsequently been sentenced to transportation
for seven years, on a couvict ion fur felony,) loitering about the
premises, and was induced, front bis suspicious appearance, to
watch his proceedings. About six o'clock he went to one of the
luggage carriages under a shed, and tried the weight of a pack
of flannels, which had that day been received from Mr. John
Butterworth, a Rochdale carrier, to be conveyed, according to
the direction, to " Mr. W. 11: Milnes, draper, Tithebarn-street,
Liverpool," Finding that he could carry it he went away for a
few minutes, but presently returned, took the bundle on his
back, and decamped with it. Malvern immediately went to the
clerks in the office to inquire if he had a right to remove the
property, and was answered negatively, that l'atton had been
discharged a length of time, and that they did nut know he was
on the premises. He and others then took different directions
in pursuit of the thief, and Malvern found him with the pack on
his back in New-street, near Camp-street, about three hundred
yards distant from the station. He took him into custody, and
delivered him over to Turner, a police-officer, by whom he was
brought before the sitting magistrate at the New Bailey, on
Monday, and, after examination, committed to the sessions for
trial. The prisoner's excuse was, that he had been driven by
poverty to commit the offence.—Manchester Courier.
ASSESSMENT ON BRICK-FIELDS.—On Friday a meeting of
brickmakers, carrying on business within the township of Kirk-
dale, was held in the office of Messrs. Lace, Myers, and Lace,
to obtain the decision of the magistrates relative to the assess-
ment laid by the overseers of the poor on the brick-fields within
the township. At the late meeting of the magistrates at Kirk-
dale the case was .brought under:notice, but there not being
sufficient evidence to enable them to decide on the justice of the
rate, the further hearing of it was adjourned till Friday. Jelin
Formby, Esq. was' the only magistrate present.—Messrs.
Pritchard and. M`Ghie, overseers, attended by Mr. Lowndes,
vestry clerk, appeared in support of the rate. The appellants
were not attended by any professional gentleman; Mr. Sanders,
who had been previously engaged for them, was present, but
declined acting in their behalf, partly on account of his not
having bad leisure to examine the case, and partly because of
the situation in which he stood with relation to the Board of
Guardians. Under these circumstances Mr. Lowndes felt it his
duty to withdraw, and thus leave both parties to submit their
.case to the consideration of the magistrate, without professional
assistance. Mr. Myers acted as legal adviser to Mr. Formby.
The point in dispute, so far as could be collected from an irre-
gular conversation, was the.valuation which the overseers of the
poor had made of the brick-fields which were rented by the
appellants. The only case, however, which was gone into, was
that of Mr. Haydock, who bad taken a field from Mr. Lees,
where two stoats were kept at work, the rent of which the over-
seers valued at £2OO, and the rate (10d. in the pound) at
£8 6s. Bd. It appears that the practice is to assess the " stools,"
or the frames where the bricks are moulded, without regard to
the extent of the field, so that a field of one acre might be rated
as high as one of )en acres, if there ,happened to be only one
stool in each. This point having been ascertained, the next
thing to be considered was the fair annual amount of bricks
which a single stool would yield,. and the number produced by
a square or superficial yard of clay. 400,00 U was determined to
be the amount of the former, and 1000 the product•of the latter.
Mr. Haydeck was then asked what was the rent he paid per
1000 ? to which he replied, 4s. With these data. and several
explanatory remarks, Mr, Formby, Mr. Myers, Mr. Lace, and
Mr. Rawson, after a short private consultation, decided to make
their calculation on 400,000 bricks at 4s. per thousand, as the
produce of:one stool; some stools made more, but in considera-
tion of the rubbish mixed with the clay, for which a drawback
was allowed in-the rent, They had calculated each Stool as above.
This would make the value of the -stool £BO, instead of £101),
and reduce the rates on-the two stools from £2OO to 1.:160.—M r.
Myers said there was only sine remark which the chairman had
omitted, namely, that this calculation referred only to the pre-
sent rate. If a superior kind of clav were found, which enhanced
the value of a field, it would be better for the parties to settle
any differences on the. subject among themselves rather than
bring it there. No witnesses had been,brought on either side,
but a principle had been laid down which might serve fur their
guidance in future.

absented himself from Parliament in endeavouring to
stifle any outbreak which might eventually compromise
his own character, and endanger his personal safety ?
Has he been watching the progress of the Canadian re-
volt, in the hope that " something might turn up" to
encourage him to follow the example of Papineau ? Has
he been engaged in procuring an increase of rint, to
enable him to meet the contingent expences of the
petition against his return ? is he afraid of some dis-
closures, which knight make the atmosphere of the
House of Commons " too hot" fol. him ? Of one thing
we are certain—whereever he is, he cannot be doing
any good.