The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1847-04-06 00:00:00

April 6, 1847.

korai Pasws.

On Sunday, Baron and Lady Rolfe attended Divine
service at St. George's Church, in the Crescent.
The Crown business was finished on Thursday after-
noon, after which Mr. Baron Alderson left for London.
The new landing stage is now in a state of great for-
wardness, and is expected to be completed next month.
VERY PROPER.—On Thursday, Police-officer Page (486)
'was suspended for using unnecessary violence in taking a
prisoner' at the Prince's Dock.
The Rev. Charles Davies has been appointed to the
Incumbency of Holy Trinity in this town, vacant by
reignation to the Rev. Thomas Bibby.
CAUTION.—On 'Wednesday, Charlotte Green, aged 27,
of Westmorland-street, Caine by her death through her
clothes taking fire while nursing her child.
On Wednesday, a woman, named Catherine Molloy,
was committed for trial for having caused the death of her
infant child.
On Thursday, Margaret Farrell was convicted in the
'mitigated penalty of £l2 10s. for selling wine and spirits
in a saloon at the Amphitheatre, without a license.
The Liverpool Dispensaries are now relieving about 600
new cases weekly, and have given medicines and medical
aid to upwards of 10,000 patients since the commence-
ment of the present year.
At the annual meeting of the township of Bootle-cum-
Linacre, on Thursday, Mr. P. Donally was unanimously
re-elected surveyor for the ensuing year; at a salary of
£BO.
On Sunday night, as the ten o'clock Woodside steamer
was proceeding hence to the ferry, when about half way
across the river, a man, name unknown, mounted the
bulwark, jumped oxerboard, and was drowned. •
A splendid new steamer, called the Orion, is about to
be placed on the passage between this port and Glasgow.
She is to be commanded by Captain Hugh Main, who has
been long and favourably known as a commander between
the two ports.s,
REMOVING SPIRITS WITHOUT A LlCENSE.—Yester-
day Peter Warbrick was charged with having removed a
"allon, and three pints of whisky, from board a Dublin
'steamer. The prisoner was mulcted in the mitigated
penalty of £25.
RAILWAY ACCIDENT.—On Good Friday, a porter, em-
ployed on the South-Western Railway, stepped from be-
tween the rails into the engine track, Just as the up-train
was coming and a down train about to pass. He was
knocked by the up train beneath the wheels of the down
train, which passed over his legs and crushed them fright-
fully. He is not expected to recover.
CHANCERY COURT OF LANCASHIRE.—A new order
was made on Thursday by the Vice-Chancellor, to prevent
a defendant delaying a plaintiff by taking out unnecessary
.orders for further time to answer. A defendant will now
be able to obtain only one'order as of course, and if he
should desire further time, it can only be obtained under
special circumstances.
COMMITMENTS.--On Saturday, at the Police-court,
Thomas Evans, for stealing a cap in Albion-street, three
months ; Frank Finn, for cutting open a bag of sugar,
seven days ; Mary M'Ghee, for stealing meal at Victoria
Dock, one month ; Michael Hughes and Thomas Flynn,
for stealing 411bs. of biscuits at the Prince's Dock, seven
days ; a little boy, named John-Ferguson, for stealing
ropes at Brunswick Dock, one month.
DEPARTURE OF THE AMERICAN MAIL.—The royal
mail steam-ship Cambria lett the river for Halifax and
Boston on Sunday, carrying out about £350,000 specie on
freight and 120 passengers, including Sir Garpard de Mar-
chant, Governor of Newfoundland, and the Count de
Redepont, French Minister to the United States. She
'has on board the largest mail ever despatched. The total
number of letters and newspapers is about 146,000 ! con-
tained in 156 bags and thirteen iron boxes.
SUSPICIOUS CHARACTERS.—On Thursday two stylish-
looking men, named William Dawson and Robert Searle,
were placed before Mr. Rushton, in consequence of having
been found, under suspicious circumstances. near the
Borough Bank. Officers Toole and Grisenthwaite stated
that they saw the, prisoners dodging about, and knowing
-them to be what are termed flash characters, took them
into custody. One of them had a handsome cloak on his
arm, respecting which Mr. Rushton directed inquiries to
be made. The prisoners were remanded.
The inhabitants of Scotland-road and the neighbour-
hood have memorialized the Town Council to have the
clock of St. Martin's Market made to strike the hours of
the day, and to be lighted up at nights, as it would be of
great convenience to the public, and especially to the
working Classes in the neighbourhood; and also to have a
lamp placed over the central gate in Scotland-road Mar-
ket, as it is very awkward for the thousands of people who
go in and out of the market, especially on Saturday nights.
We hope the Market Committee will do this, as it will be
a great boon to that part of the town.
FELONY.—On Saturday, at the Police-court, a sailor,
named Charles Smith, was charged with stealing wearing
apparel belonging to a person named Thomas Martin.
It appeared that the prisoner had been stopping at the
complainant's house for a few days. On Tuesday morning
complainant found his chest broken open, and a jacket
taken away. The article was afterwards found in the
shop of a second-hand clothier, named James Kennedy,
in Park-lane. It was produced in court, and sworn to as
being the complainant's property. The prisoner said he
was runk when he took it. Mr. Rushton sentenced him
to 14 days' imprisonment.
ILLEGALLY PAWNING.—During the course of last week,
a female named Mary A. Brocklebank, took lodgings at
the house of a Mrs. Smith. On Thursday morning, Mrs.
I;raith missed some bedclothes from the sleeping apart-
ment of her lodger, and, upon questioning her as to what
had become of them, she said she had pledged them, and
vould show her where they were. Upon this, Mrs.
Brocklebank led her up Toxteth-park-road, to the pawn-
shop, when Smith gave her into the custody of police
constable 325, who brought her before Mr. Rushton, on
Saturday, charged with the above offence. The articles
were pledged for ss. 6d. The prisoner was sentenced to
pay a fine of 60s. or in default to be imprisoned for one
month. The complainant and the pawnbroker were to
divide the loss between them.

STEALING INDIAN MEAL.—On Saturday, an Irish
labourer, named Cornelius Desmond, was chargel by
police-officer 273, with stealing 41bs. of Indian meal; he
was committed for seven days.—Thos. Corneze and John
Sweeny were also charged with the same offence ; the for-
mer had taken 41bs of meal, the latter only a very small
quantity. On Sweeney being searched in the Bridewell,
the sum of £4 in gold, besides some loose silver and cop-
per, were found in his pocket. Police-officer 273, said
that these persons make a practice of going down to the
quay side, and picking up the loose grain, sold it to beg-
gars like themselves. Mr. Rushton sentenced them for one
month each, and said that the money found on Sweeney
was to go towards paying for his lodging in gaol, and to
be appropriated for his keep during the time of his incar-
ceration. •
STABBING.—A coloured person of the name of Thomas
Brown, and a boy and a female, well known to the police
force, named Thomas Parkinson, and Alice M`Neile, were
brought up before. Mr. Rushton, on Saturday, charged
with stabbing a person named Wm. Edwards. It appeared
that all four were drinking at a public house in Skelhorne-
street. A gentleman named Swan saw the female stand-
ing with Edwards on the door-steps of the public-house,
and she was using bad language to him. All at once the
complainant rushed from the steps, and cried out that he
had been stabb d in the back. Mr. Swan heard the
woman say " By God, I'll kill him," or something to that
effect. Police-constable 224 took the prisoners into cus-
tody, when there was an attempt made to rescue them.
Inspector Hudson said the prisoner Brown was a most
notorious character, and the dread of the neighbourhood.
Mr. Rushton fined them £5 each, or in default to be im-
prisoned two months.
BRUTAL ASSAULT By WORKMEN.—For several weeks
a dispute has been going on between the operative ropers
*yid their employers relative to the
eenmtplo}iment of women
Instead of men in some departments
"This has lead to threats and intimidationo tOnietl:Picpneanritnaogsf.
the men, and in some instances, we hear, violence
been exercised towards the individuals who were willing
to embrace the terms offered by the employers. On
Thursday, three brutes, named James Dobson, William
Carr, and James Turista'', were brought up, charged with
a violent assault on three young women who were em-
ployed at a ropery near the Old Swan. It appeared the
Prisoners waylaid them as they were leaving their work,
and beat them most violently ; so much so, that they are
in a very dangerous state, and could not make their ap-
pearance to give evidence. The surgeon who was in at-
tendance on them appeared in court, and stated that the
• eomplainants would not be able to attend for several
(lays, and the prisoners were remanded for a week.
THE JUDGES IN DANGER.—AS Mr. Baron Alderson
and Mr. Baron itolfe were proceeding to their respective
courts on Wednesday morning, an accident occurred
which might have been, but fortunately was not, attended
with serious consequences. Their lordships rode, as usual,
in the high-sheriff's carriage, drawn by four grey horses,
and driven by two postillions. The horses were going at
a rapid rate. along Dale-street, when the wheeler, upon
-winch oue of the postillions was seated, stumbled and fell.
The other three horses continued their pace, dragging for
a considerable distance the fallen wheeler with them. The
Postillion succeeded in extricating himself from the stir-
toPs and in ming a sure footing uon the sidepath.
gr. 'Baron Aldearskon, who appeared sopmewhat alarmed,
Put his head out of the window, and by continued hailing
Made himself heard by the postillion, who pulled up.
His lordship, on finding that the other postillion had
escaped uninjured, expressed the gratification he felt, and
ordered the horses to be walked the remainder of the clis-
'toece to the court, an order which, of course, was strictly
leyed. Mr. Baron Rolfe did not appear to be in the
ghtest degree alarmed. The high-sheriff was in the
t'arriage at the time.
THE GREEN-LANE WATER WORKS.—A most satisfac-
t°l7 experiment of the force and applicability of the new
Corporation -water for extinguishing fires was made on
Tuesdav night, in Dale-street, by Mr. Dowling, Mr.
Duncan,the-etgineer, and Mr. Hewitt, assisted by seve-
ral of the Fire Brigade. The *tains throughout the whole
t°n'n arc not yet supplied with the necessary plugs for
general use, but they are complete to a great extent.
Mr. Dowling has commenced drilling the Fire Brigade to
the use of this water, which will be continued until the
men are sufficiently instructed to make use of it on all
Occasions of fire, and we have no doubt that by judicious
attention to its management it will eventually supersede
the use of fire-engines altogether. Mr. Duncan has been
-nulefatigable in his exertions to carry out this scheme for
'a good supply of water for fires, and by its completion we
-,.!nticipate the most beneficial results. On Thursday, Mr.
I'Donald, superintendent of the Liverpool and Herring-
Lon Water Works, made some further experiments as to
Practicability of raising water from the mains without the
aid of fire-engines. Eight plugs were opened close to the
alvr Custom-house, and a hose attached to each ; the
:_aole were kept in operation at one time, and the streams
1 water reached an elevation of from eighty to ninety
re o, and occasionally even higher. The water used on
ccasion was obtained from the mains connected with
the Green.lane Works.