The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-06-15 00:00:00

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POLICE ,INTALLIGENCE.

COI?RESPONDEXCE.

AN IMIIIIIING INDIVIDUAL—Yesterday, at the police-office, I
one of the sailors of the " Leonora" was placed before the
magistrates charged with being drunk and disorderly. The " I have heard much of the beauty of truth; but it is a beauty no
usual mandate of "freedom," pot "to the slave," but to the one likes to look upon. To find it out, is only to find that you have
slave to drink, "discharged," had scarcely been pronounced,
alaieine duped iii every possible manner; amt to hear it, is only to have
when one of the Biideive,l constables got up to prefer a charge yuru.4td give way to his temper, and to say something tir:,,:sLavaiei(i.Rabole to
c ts.
against him. "This man, Mr. Hall, came about five o'clock
in i the morning in a very perturbed state of mind. He'd im- Mu, EDITOR,—I waited patiently to see who or how many
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_bibed a hideal—(laughter)—that be should not live throughout would reply to my leiter winch appeared in your paper of the
the day—that he saws pirits and smelt brimstone—(loud laugh- lit instant, and was almost content to allow the only two an-
ter.)—and he pointed what he called spirits out to me, but I
. swore which were attempted, to remain unnoticed,—inasmuch
seed no spirits, neither spirits o' wine nor spirits o' darkness, as the one furnishes a complete rejoinder to the other, and both
but he smelt very strong o' spirits, so I told him as he had are to a great extent confirmatory of all I asserted as to thet
plenty o' spirits dozen to keep his spirits up—that he had swat- crooked dealing of certain share-brokers.
lered the spirits and they would'nt swaller him, and to spirit I could have stashed and certainly did expect to see snare
himself off. Ent he said I smelled o' brimstone, so I tuk hint powerful member of their body step" forth, propria persona, W
into Bridewell—(Great laughter)—ahich he said was hell fire; justify if possible their proceeding's and to plead their ceusea
and pointing to the Bridewell-keeper, said he was the devil when lo! the only champion whom the whole association could
himself. ( Loud laughter.) After a bit he was quiet, and I sent produce, appears to possess no higher title than the empty one
an officer to take hilts to his lodgings, but his lodgings being at of " nothing ;"—and even he, being unable to enact the valor-
a beer-house, when they got there, there was a smell of beer ; ous character which he assumed, simply becomes the uncon-
and he said to the officer, he thought he smelled a very strong scionable Godfather of all their sins past, present, and to come ;'
smell o' brimstone; (continued laughter.) so the officer thought and, with a conscience as ample and accommodating as ocean
he'd better bring. him back again, as be-could make nowt On itself, boldly asserts that out one tainted fish exists among the him. Mr. Parkinson said they had the surgeon to him, and he whole tribe I . .
said it was from the effects of drink. Mr.. Hall:-" Go your Hence his advocacy of their cause amounts to nothing, profits
way home, and
individuafifelyourselfthem
out e. him the apposite description of nothing, as given by a witty
AI oTnutt and SoN.—Yesterday, at the police-office, a goodly Irishman—that it is a " footless .stocking without a leg"—and
dame of about 55, whose complexion, age had nut added bill- to his arguments, the just 'remark that they have neither leg
liancy to, and who as is time wont with good dames, had grown. nor foundation to rest upon; how, indeed, could it be otherwise
out to a respectable lateral rotundity, appeared to prefer a when we are all agreed as to the truth of the aphorism—"Es
charge against her sou, Arthur Skerrett; coach-painter, for ni/ii/o ndri/fit ?"
grievously ill using her and breaking her best china. Mrs. ' But cypher or nothing though he be, I have not yet quite
Skerratt, like arldsodth's Miss Wilhelmitio Amelia Skeggs, i done with him; and first, I will tell him, in plain leans, that
had a peculiar penchant for hard words, which she pronounced my object was, and is, and shall be to see every such nonentity,
in a manner peculiar to herself. Not having, however, seffici- I non-responsible, or valueless 0 extirpated front our Stock-Ex-
ent confidence in her flowers of eloquence, she.had feed Mr. change; that we want to see it stocked
_with men possessed of
Venahles, the barrister, to come and plead her cause for her, something—and that such alone ought to find a footing there.—
who " opened the case" by a " brief" statement of the facts. In the prospect of such ;Ili event. I would seriously advise hirer'
that the- son was a. very bad young man,. earning 7s. a week, to return to the school whence he came, and seditiously to teach
with Mr. Gorst, coach-builder, and that he was in the habit of himself—what he is strangely ilea/I.:Mut in—the art of writing
ill-treating his mother; and on Monthly eight last, had broken his own language intelligibly.' Never, insieed, was the school-
nil .her,best china, for which, the crashing Ott/le-crockery espe- master shewn to be so completely "abroad" as is this Pedant-
cially—she wanted to get rid of him Having. premised. thus t broker its his language, his arguments, and even in his surmises.
far, the complainant was requested to tell her tale of woe.— With the latter—especially as to "who the writer is"—l will
Complainants—Well Salt, on. the hoccashun of- -Mun.de_y,. he .now assist him, so far as to tell him not. exactly who l aul,—
never came home to hisdiuner : ao I persevered itforhim on the but what may equally answer his puspose—who lam not.
top of the huv'n, and his tea likeewise,,for he never came home • Well, then, lamno " Hehrewlsrlbeipel smarting under the
to tea. So whett he came home I ses, "Well Sah, which do recoil of my own irregularity," &c,; lam mitt an "unsuccessful
you mean for to take, your dinner or your tea.", He ses, Merin, candidate for admission iiitu an essociation-as honourable, as
I shall take what I please. He takes a part of his tea anti intelligent, and embracing as- much integrity its any in the
washers himself, and puts on a clean shirt to go out and-see-a kingdom;" I am not and never have been a seller of shares
girl as he's paying of his dresses to, and he never comes home "-having a defect in their title;" I ani no Solon in rummer-
till 11 o'clock at night, when he knecks at the door and shouts,elal ethics;" lam no "libeller" how keenly soever the truth of
out, "do you come down and get me souse beef." 'No, Sah: ; my accusation may have pricked the guilty conscience; lastly,
sea I, it is not a proper hour, and then he•flent.out,, . and most assuredly, lam no broker, whether as a highly prism-
Mr. HALL—Where did be fly to? leged iudividuat luxuriating "within the pale" of the associa-
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‘Complainant,—Oli—to the public-house; and then he came. thin, or as a deeply disgraced "outsider writhing under the
back to get some bread and Putter— . ..- . - .defeat of rejection;" no, no, 1 ant no broker, and, -thank Pro-
Mr. VENABLES.—What did he do? " .-' • • videuce. I have as. present no occasion to become such; but
Complainant.—Then he .went into a back-morn. and demo- should every other business and profession fail me—the same
fished my best china; but I don't mind that; I think its best kind Providence may peradventure direct me—in the altered
for us to part. He's abused me perpetterally. He's too lazy state of the poor-law and sorkbouse relief,—to seek au asylum
to work or he might get a pound a week. " within a pale," which is likely to become—if it is not already
Mr. HALL (to defendant)—How came you to behave in that —the last refuge and resource of the neeuy and I
,q unfortunate.
way ? . If, on the other hand, fortune should co'iitinu s befriend me,
Defendant.—Why 1 came home from- attending a temper- and to direct my steps to the share market, Is, ail attend to an
• ince meeting; and I'd four pieces of bread and butter, and advice of this man-of-nothing:, although it is h), no means " fa,
took two before I went out ; I couldn't tek no more as I eat in cite of accomplishment"-1 mean as to the selection of a broker,
a hurry, and me happetite was hover-come, (Laughter.) "in whom confidence might and ought to be placed,"—trr this
Mr. 'H
A t.t..—Never mind your appetite. end, he must needs expect to see me some day at noon travers-
Defendant.-So when I mild back one of.thepieces of bread ing the precincts of the Exchange, armed, as nag the philoso-
and butter was gone— • - pher of old, with an auxiliary light in quest of the man.
Mr. 1-lahe.L.-I wish you would come to thipoint; Bever May its benignant rays, aided by those of the sue, guide me
mind the bread and butter, safely past his door, and to that of the worthy " Share Broker"
Defendant.—Well, I'll come to the point, When I came who is the writer of the second letter in reply, and on whom I
home and shouted for beef, its my belief she was in bed with a will bestow a little of my present attention, perhaps much of
lodger--(a laugh)—for when I sung out for- beef I heard him my future patronage !
grumble under the bed clothes ".go
,to.—;" and these is the Unlike the empty bubble—now well nigh broken. I opine—
tricks.she plays' its all to get me out o the way for the sake of Share Broker writes as it man of sense; amen of business, and a
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the lodger. . . gentleman; admitting the justice of Lay complaints generally,
Complainant.—Oh ! did hives? II ivery time he comes into and deprecating the continuance of a system which he knows to
the house he ill uses me; and he's alers a connabbillna with a be bad in itself and still worse in its toe probable consequences.
young woman as keeps him away. To him, however, I would say, before employing him in the
Mr. Hata. said he appeared disposed to. behave very ill ti) his transaction of my business, "you must tint put off for months
mother, and he should make. him find sureties, fur his good payment of such shares as you sell for me, simply on your plea,
behaviour towards her. He was then ordered into custody. of ' cross transactions occurring between btekers;'" with this,
Cat Tiotv To CHILDREN PLAYING WITH KNlVES.—Yester-
principals having nothing, to dim, and will; if I mistake not, have
still less to do in future. I assure youi Sir, it will no longer be
day, at the Police-office, a servant girl appeared to prefer a
complaint against the son of a respectable carver and gilder. tolerated . , and if attempted with me, you will certainly meet
with whom she lived servant, far cutting her in the arm with a with a molt disagreeable outbreak of, that " petulant humour"'carving-knife, carving-knife, whereby she had lost the use of two' of het
which you have discovered in tne—the great reformer of your
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fingems. It appeared that the sun had been romping with the abuses-abut which, after all, is 'duly a characteristic ocreformers
generally.
at I
would say to the brethren; "occupy yourselves
servants, and had been presenting an unloaded pistol at them,
at which one was frightened, and the other took it from him,
when he seized a carving-knife and begun cutting about and during the present calm state of the market (which I verily be-
playing with it, when it caught the poor girl on the aria and lieve my letter has produced,) in instituting fresh rules for the
government of the association, &c,; 'set your houses int order'
gave her a dreadful gash, whirls had completely taken away
the use of her fingers. Mr. Hall said the boy deserved severely by appointing one or two settling days in each week; above all,
punishing, for he had been warned by the other servant to put impose on each member of your society a certain test in the
down the knife. The father endeavoured to shield his son by shape of an ample security—on the faith. of which the public
saving it was an accident. - Mr. Hull said the-poor girl was may then, with some degree of safety and propriety, look to a
lamed for life; he would give him an opportunity of making broker as " responsible for the return of either money or duce,
compensation to her, otherwise he must severely punish the meats, '—a responsibility which, in too many instances, it is
boy. The father agreed, we understand, to give the girl now idle to talk of or expect.
£7 10s., and the complaint was dismissed. He says my remark as to the pot unfrequent arrest of a broker
is a trespass upon truth and opposed to my statement of the
"general respectability" of thv body. Now, hark ye! friend—
not one word is to be found in my letter as to their general re-
spectability—the whole of toy remarks on that tender subject
amounting to this—that the feu older ones generally, and soma
of the younger ones particularly, are respectable, &c. but that
it was for the public to say whether these constitute the tnajoris
ty or minority. As to the trespass upon truth, and before again
giving My remark even so gentle a negative, I would advise
him to "move for a return" of ail those who were brokers some
two years ago, but are such no longer—and on -how many of
their doors have been, or may now be seen, the inscription—
" non est inventus" If he cannot, then 'set their pa,dfathet
" Nuthing" answer where.
In conclusion, Mr. Editor, I would excite your risibility by
describing, es 1 myself laughed heartily in observing, the extra-
ordinary sensation caused among the fraternity by the appear-
ance of my letter in your journal, It Was evidently a bitter
pill to swallow; and I cannot preset)t to your imagination a
more correct or faithful picture of its effects than is to be found,
most opportunely, in the last cumber of the fatuous history of
the Nickleby family, as recorded by. the - glorious Boz. You
will find it in the eighth chapter, page 67, wherein time vortbful
hero of the story is introduced to- the-school-room of Professor
Wackford Squeers, and made to behold the worthy spouse of
the pedagogue, administer to the hungry pupils a copious dose
of brimstone and treacle. The wry and rueful faces thereby'
produced (vide frontispiece illustration by Phiz) were nothing
distorted, as compared with those which were witnessed to the
infinite amusement of all beholders—by the gentle exhibitioa
of the 'merles done up in your paper I Let us hope that the
same cheap, economical, and salutary sort of medicine—which
mine certainly aas, will produce the same good effects, as did
the brimstone and treacle, cleansing and purifying and extend-
ing its healing influence to each and all the thin skinned, un-
sound metnbers of the component whole ! That such may be the .
happy result is the sincere wish of their friend and yours,
A SHARE DEALER.

SHARE-BROKING.

SPORTING IN7'ELLIGE.NCL'.

NEWTON M EETING,-WEDNEE DA*.

The annual races on Newton Common commenced on Wed-
nesday. The stewards for the year were the Hon. R. Bootle
Wilbraham, M. P. and William J. Ireland Blackburne, Esq.,
M. P. Both the 1:on ,members were present, and, in addition,
amongst other noblemen and gentlemen'known to the sporting
wiirld, we noticed on the grand stand Lord Eglington, Sir H.'
B. Hoohton, Bart., Col. Leigh, T. Trafford, Esq. Col;
Col, Rant, P., Greenhall, Esq.. T. A. Worthington, Esq., Win.
r),,trin, E.g., J. Ferguson, Esq., I', Gedde4, Esq.,, and Captain
Fairlie. Lawton, "mine host" of the (rainbow, at Liverpool,
provided for the " creature comforts' of the guests of the grand
stand. We need hardly state that both his wines and eatables
gave the highest satisfaction. The first race was for
The TRIAL STAKES of 10 sovs. each, with 25. says. added ;
three years olds to early Gst 7th, four Bst 411), five Bst 121 b, six
and av,ed, 9st 21b. One mile and a quarter, which came off
as follows
Mr. E. Peel's gr c Saul, 3 years ..
Mr, R. Hudson's h g The Potentate, 6 yrs. (Lye) 2
Mr. E.. Buckley names b c Compensation 3 yrs...( Podgson) 3
A SWEEPSTAKES of 20 sovs. each, h. f; eolts,Bst 614 ; fillies Bst
21b. The_Golbo!ne Course. A straight half mile.

Lord Stanley's Velocipede walked over.

A SWEEFSTA KES of 53 ;ovs. each;h ft, for the produce of mares
covered in 1834; colts Bst 71b, fillies Bst 4113. One mile and
a half.
Mr. W. Turner's b c by Battledore (9. Darling) walked over,
Three horses paid forfeit.
A GOLD Cup, value 100 sovs. the gift of the Lord of the Manor,
added to a HANDICAP SWEEPSTAKES of 15 sous. each. The
winner of Chester, Liverpool, or Manchester Cups to carry
4!b extra. Two miles and a distance.
Mr. F. It. Price's hr h Wentworth, 5 yrs (M. Jones) I
Mr. Fowler's br h Heron. 5 yrs (Calloway) 2
Lord Eglinton's bk h Black Diamond
.5 yrs 3
Lord Stanley's ro c Parolles, 4 yrs.
Mr. Bell's ch f Golden Drop, 4 years
A PLATE of £7O for horses, &c., that never won £5O. ,Heats,
two miles.
Mr. Davies's b c St. Leonard, 3 yrs ....(Whitehouse) 1 5 1
Mr. W. Walker's b c G.ddhurst, 4 yrs
Mr. Dawson's ch r Misfit (late Prattler) 3 years
Mr, H. Johnson's:br hby Robin Hood, 5 yrs , O4 5
Mr. Houlsworth's b f by Plan), 3 yrs
Mr. Eddison's br c Lyndhurst, 3 yrs . 0 0 d
Mr. Bower's b c Lord rte Rossington, 3-yrs -
Sir I', Stanley's ch'e by Bay Maltun. 3 years 2 d
Lord Stanley's ch f Hodora, 3 yrs ...
Mr. Patten's br c Percy, 3 yrs ..... ....- 0 d

THE GREAT WESTERN STEAM SHIP.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STAND,IRD.
Great Western Steam Ship Office,
Bristol, 11th June, 1635.
SlR,—ln your paper of last week you have been instrumental
in cunveting to the public an idea that one of the boilers of the
Great Western was burnt out. I do not believe the fairly-
earned tame of the Great Western and her machinery will be
at all damaged, or that the ship's interests are likely to :offer
through the statement; but in these times of steam companies
advertising and contending for superiority, the directors of the
company which has been the first to carry out scientifically the
grand experiment, have a right to look to support rather than
to expect attacks front the editors of journals, either in the
scientific or the commercial world.

The races were over shortly after seven o'clock.

THURSDAY.
The ST. LEGER STAKES of 25 soya each, with 25 sot's added,
for three-years old colts, Bst bib; fillies, Bat 21b. One mile
and three-quarters. The Owner of the second to receive
back his stake.
Mr. F. R. Price's ch f Zillah, by Reveller
Mr. G. Ogden's hr c Harpurhey, by Voltaire
The GOLBORNE STAKES of 20 sous each, for two years old,
colts, Bst sth ; fillies Sat 21b. The Golborne Course.
Mr. howler's ch f by Emancipation, dam by Sam, or Scud 1
Mr. Dawson's br f Sweet Jessv, sister to Fair Jaae 2
The Bonoticrt CUP, value 1(X) sous., added to a Sweepstakes of
10 sovseach. Three yrs old, Est 31b ; four Eist 21W; five, Bst
10Ib; six and aged, 9st. One-mile and a half. The winner
of a Cup or Piece of Plate, value 100 sovs,'orof one Stake
to that amount in 1838, before starting, to carii4lh extra,
and maidens 4 yrs oldaud upwards, at starting, to be allowed
51b. •
Mr. Meiklam's b f Modesty, by Malek, 4 yrs I
Lord Egliuton's bk b The'Black Diamond, 5 vrs • .
.. . 2
Mr. Worthington's b c by Battledore, dam by-Filho',4 yrs:..
A PLATE of kit), three years old, 6st 81b; four Bst, slb;;"fillies
and geldings allowed albs. Heats, one mile amid a half.—
:The winner of a Plate this 'year, 31K, extra, of two Plates, a
Gald Cup, or her Majesty's Plate, slb extra.
Mr E. Peel's ch. c, Gadfly, 3 yrs ... ........ 1 1
Lord Stanley's hr. c. Argante, 4 yrs.- .......... ▪ 2 2

The togs of the'Great Western are about to he publish(d.
and " Playfair"!!! or " Condenser versus " brine pump" wilt
then have an opportunity of satisfying himself of the splendid
results of the latter, and he will also see a correct description of
each ho;ler, to the state of which from actual observation I can
speak.—Yours, &e.,
CHRISTOPHER CLAXTON, Managing Director.