The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1836-07-08 00:00:00

THE REGISTRATION.

We strongly urged all conservatives, in our last publicatima,
not to overlook the important steps requisite to be taken before
the 20th instant, in order that they may be duly enrolled as
electors either for the county or borough. We cannot too often
repeat to them our earnest sqiicitations in tbis respect. The
register must never be forgotten, much less at a time when it is
the especial duty of every conservative to stand forward in de-
fence of the protestant institutions of his country.
We once more urge upon them the following points connected
with the registration.
County Voters—claiming to vote' for the first time—must on
or before the 20th July deliver to the overseer of the parish
or township where the property is situated a notice in the fol-
lowing form :

To the overseers of the parish (or township) of
I hereby give you notice that I claim to be inserted
in the list of voters for the county of , and that the
particulars of my place of abode and qualification are stated
below.—Dated the day of in the year 163
A. B.

Place of abode,

Nature of qualification,—Freehold house, or warehouse,
stable, land, field, annuity, rent charge, &c., as the case may be.
giving such description of the property as may serve to identify it.
Where situate in this parish (or township.) If the properly
be not situate in any street, lane, or other like place, then gay
name of the property, or name of the occupying tenant.
A person whose name is already on the register need not
send in the above claim, provided he retains the seine qualifi-
cation, and continues in the same place of abode described in
the register.
Borough Foters.—Any person who has resided for six calendar
months next previous to the last day of July within the parlia-
mentary borough, or within seven statute miles of the boundary
thereof, and has occupied for twelve calendar months previous
to the lust day of July within the said borough, either as owner
or tenant, a house, warehouse, counting-house, shop, or other
building, being either separately or jointly with any land within
such borough, occupied by him as owner or tenant of the clear
yearly value of not less than £lO, and all rates and taxes due
for the same before the sixth of April, is entitled to be placed
on the list of voters published on the last day of this month.
The premises occupied throughout the twelve months need
not be the same, but may be different premises occupied in im-
mediate succession, the rates and taxes having been paid on all.
The premises may be occupied jointly, as by partners, and
each person will be entitled to be registered, provided the clear
yearly value divided by the number of occupiers shall give to
each and every one a sum of not less than ten pounds, and pro_
vided they are all mentioned by name on thp. rate. . :
It may happen that a person may have commenced an occu-
pancy of premises, at some period immediately before the lay-
ing of a rate, (either in this parish or the adjoining townships,
included within the parliamentary borough,) and his name may
be omitted from such rate, the overseer having been ignorant
of his being an occupier. Persons suspecting that this may be
the case should search at the rate-office, and ascertain whether
their names are on the rate; if not, they should deliver to the
overseer a notice in the following terms :
To the overseers of the parish (or township) of
I hereby claim to be rated to the relief of the poor in
the parish or township of , in respect of house, Sze,
situate in -street, in aforesaid, occupied by me,
and I herewith tender the full amount of any rates now due
in respect of such premises.—Dated this day of
1836.

The same precaution should also be used, and the same no.,
tice adopted by individual partners in firms who are not rated
by name, the house or firm being rated.
A claim to be rated, and a tender are equivalent to heir:lg
rated.

Parties who have any doubts as to the correctness of their
tax and rate-payers, and who apprehend on that account any
future difficulty in obtaining their votes, should inquire at the
offices of the respective overseers, and rectify any error before
the 20th July.

The eastern portico of the New Custom-house was finished
on Friday last.

COURT OF PASSAGE.—This Court opened yesterday, before
the Mayor and Charles Crompton, Esq., assessor. There are
thirty-one causes which are defended, eighteen undefended
causes, and four inquiries. Only eight of the causes have been
disposed of. We are obliged from press of matter to omit giv-
ing a report.
ACCIDENT.—On Monday last, as a person named Moffit, and
another man, were driving along Shaw-iiieet, in a gig belong'
ing to Messrs. Richardson and Cowburn, the horse suddenly
became unmanageable, and set off at a furious rate, veering
alternately from one side of the street to the other, and threaten-
ing to precipate both vehicle and inmates into the dangerous
hollows That line certain parts of the road. After running ie
this manner for about two hundred yards, the rapidity of the
motion, together with the shelving of the road and the weight
of the driver, who is a very lusty man, caused the gig to heel
over, and it turned completely bottom upwards." Mr. Moffit and
his companion were thrown in a heap beneath it: the former
had his face severely cut, and was for some time insensible;
the latter providentially escaped without injury. The horse
was immediately secured, and when released from the:gig re-
mained perfectly quiet. With the exception of a slight wound
on the back of the hoof, the horse sustained no damage.
FlRE.—Yesterday about one o'clock, as some carters were
turning up a cart opposite Mr. Willis's warehouse, in Wapping,
the cellar under which is occupied by Mr. Hallows, and filled
with sulphur. seine part of the iron-work of the cart striking
against the stone pavement produced a spark which igniting
some scattered sulphur, the flame ran and communicated with
the sulphur in the cellar, the whole mass of which was in-
stantly in a blaze. The cellar also contained thirty-five casks
of oil. The fire eneines, under the superintendence of Mr.
Whitty, were quickly on the spot. The smoke, however, was
so intense and suffocating that there was no getting down into
the cellar, and it was so thick that the firemen could not tell
where to play. Hewit twice went down into the cellar with a
rope tied round him, and was both times draeged, up insensi-
ble. w
. At length a hole was broken through the well and the cel-
lar completely deluged with water, and in about twenty, minutes,
the fire was extinguished. The building itself has undergone
but trifling damage: the whole of the sulphur, however, is de-
stroyed. It is fully insured in the Phoenix Office.
THE BOILER MAKERS' CLUB.—On Monday about three hun-
dred of the members of this club paraded the town, "accom-
panied by bands of music and banners. A large number of the
same club, accompanied by a band of music, arrived from Man-
chester by the ten o'clock train in the morning. The members
as a body looked very respectable and were very neatly dressed
in blue coats and white trowsers. They conducted themselves
with the greatest order and regularity, and in the afternoon
dined together at various public houses in the town.
DRUNKARDS BEWARE OF THE STOCKS.—On Tuesday, at the
Police-office, a number of persons were brought up after the po-
lice business was concluded, as is generally the case, to be dis-
charged they having been fined ss. for getting drunk and •not
being able to pay, had been kept in custody all day before and
all night and were brought up that day expecting to be dis-
charged. Batchelder, the bridew ell-keeper, said he thought it
his duty to inform the magistrates that it was customary whea
men were fined for getting drunk, knowing that they would be
discharged next day if they did not pay, to stay the day out
and refuse to accept the assistance of their friends who might
come to pay the fine. Mr. Hall said be had power under the
act of parliament to put them in the stocks, and he found he
must do it if the fines were in such manner to be evaded
Whenever in future he found this to be the case, he should se?:
tence the persons to be confined in the stocks.
LANCASTER AND LIVERPOOL ASSIZES.—The next assizes
will commence at Lancaster,_ on Saturday, the 6th of August
next, and at Liverpool, on Wednesday, the 10th of August.
The records in causes to be tried at Lancaster, and at issue, on
or before Friday, the 22d of July, should be ordered on that,
day; and, in those to he tried at Liverpool, and at issue on or
before the 26th July, should be ordered on the latter day. The
last days for making up issues in time for ttial at the next
assizes, willbe in causes to be tried at Lancaster, Thursday, the
28th of July. In causes to be tried at Liverpool, Monday, the
Ist of August, on which days the record§ must be ordered•
Eight exclusive 'days notice of trial to be given for the neXt,
assizes, in causes at issue in time for trial at the last assize`
The rule day before the assizes, is Thursday, the 14th of July,
and after the assizes, on Thursday, the Bth of September.
THE CROPS.—The hay harvest is generally going forward
throughout this and the adjoining counties of Cheshire and
.Yorkshire. The hay in general is' stinted in growth, andin,,
some places, owing to the continued drought -which We baste
had, it is exceedingly thin. The weather at present is very
favourable for getting it in, which will in some degree make uP
for deficiency of quantity. The wheat and oat crops are event
where looking well, and promise to be a productive crop. —Alre
still want more rain.
ANNUAL MEETING OF THE, COUNTY MAGISTRAIMS.--The.,
annual meeting of the magistrates for this county was held lb
Preston, on Thursday week, Sir I'. D. Hesketh, Bart., inter.
chair. A mixed conversation was held on the propriety. C
permitting the borough of Liverpool to send prisoners to RR
dale, and on the terms on which such prisoners should be ea
mated ; in the course of which an application was made ell
behalf of the borough of Wigan, fee a like previlege, tint'
such time as that borough might either erect a prison of it%
own, or signify its intention to withdraw. The court thee
agreed, that the boroughs of Liverpool and Wigan should be.
pin-mated to send their prisoners to liirkdale gaol, as herettr
fore ; this consent, however, to be subject to the approbatitee!
of the magistrates at the annual aessions in September. Tevi,,
Addison, rose and said, as it was agreed that the n,
leges of sending prisoners from Liverpool- and Wigan shoo
be continued, and as it was likel others towns in the count'
after receiving the powers of holding separate courts of quer.`tier.
sessions, might desire to have similar privilege of comrnittl),';
to one or other of the county gaols, he would move that
visiting magistrates in the respective districts should farm eTbe
mittees, to determine the terms on which prisoners shoulejee
received into the county gaols. G. Thornher, Esq. seoorly%.,
the motion, and the same was agreed to. Dr. Proben, of 'tut,.
don, was appointed medical superintendent to the couryt
Lunatic Asylum.
SIGNS OF THE TIMES.—The downfall of the PrOIPS!!!:
Church is so much the wish of the Irish Roman Catholics, tear
they cannot now conceal their exultation at its supposedate7
and triumphant accomplishment. Amongst many indict.tfed
of this feeling which are daily occurring, may be inen 113,
one, that took place in our neighbourhood no longer since "had
Sunday week. A number of Irishmen and Irish women. 14e,
been drinking the whole day, and at night the fumes of
ei,vh.l_'„`'el'sr
predominatine over what little discretion they might pr !rare',
have possessed, they went in a body into• Dean churephiest
aif? own
and with violent imprecations and vows of vengeance
the " bluh/ Sasserilch heretics," cleared it of all but -the. f the
party, excleiming that the catholics had been robbenee,ibeir
church but thanks to O'Connell, they would soon bav was
t •tt
rights again. Their conduct was so outrage": 0110 obtat
deemed necessary to send for the constables, wh • e
a strong reinforcement before they could quell the
The land rreitsrheaptae,rityitujare
tezzitiiinaltliywejt;e6cete:llitt:nroom the c
most violent !Ilene, a,:!:..tinst all bulettc6, whether
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