The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1841-11-23 00:00:00

The trustees of. this church have
A'Neile a valuable diamond ring,

verend gentleman, with the fol-

church, the cause of which Mr. M`Ne
day the 14th instant." The ring has t

enefit of the

advocated on Sun-
n valued at £25.

TESTIMONIAL OF RESPECT.—On Friday evening last the
friends and teachers of St. Paul's Schools presented to the
Rev. J. N. Peill, late lecturer of St. Paul's Church, a very
splendidly-bound Polyglott Bible, comprising the version of
the Scriptures in Hebrew, Greek, Latin, German, Italian,
French, Spanish, and English, with the following super-
scription :—" To the Rev. John Newton Peill, 8.D., late
lecturer of St. Paul's Church, Liverpool, this testimonial of
esteem and gratitude for his unwearied zeal in the promotion
of Scriptural Education amongst the young, and for his at-
tention to the spiritual welfare of all classes, is presented, by
the friends and teachers of St. Paul's Schools. Nov. 1841."
On the obverse—" 1 Timothy, 5 chap. 17 v."—A very suit-
able address accompanied the Bible; and the rev. gentleman
replied to his friends under feelings of considerable emotion,
being evidently overcome by the kind and christian conduct
of those amongst whom he has laboured with no small degree
of constancy and success. We believe Mr. Peill has now
become the curate of All Saints' Church, in this town.
INQUEST.—An inquest was held yesterday, before Mr.
Currie, on view of the body of Thomas Hiccock. The de-
ceased was servant, as porter, to Mr. Thomas Porter, painter,
Mersey-street. On Saturday he was sent up in an upper
warehouse-room to lower down a cask of spirits of turpen-
tine, which weighed upwards of four cwt. He was by him-
self in the room, and it would appear that, though the tackle
was good, the weight in lowering had been too strong for
him, and the handle of the winch had struck him violently
on the head,—as he was found senseless on the floor, with
his head dreadfully fractured. He was carried to the Northern
Hospital by his fellow-workmen, when he was properly
attended to, but never rallied, and died on Sunday last.—
Verdict to the effectbthat the deceased was found dead, with
injuries of the head of which he died, but how they were
caused there was no evidence to show.

DEPARTURE OF THE ACADIA—SEIZURE OF LETTERS.—
The British and North American royal mail steamer the
Acadia, Captain Ryrie, sailed on Friday for Halifax and
Boston. She carried out a fair number of passengers. The
Postotfice authorities, having reason to suspect, from, the
mass of letters put into the Postoffices of Halifax, but parti-
cularly into the office of the latter, after the mail-bags had
been received, that they must have been so put in by pas-
sengers arrived at these ports by the mail steamers, a rigid
search was made, prior to the Acadia starting, for contraband
letters. The result was the finding and the seizure of about
sixty letters, besides a bag containing letters in the possession
of a passenger, which were taken to the Postoffice. Pro-
ceedings will, it is thought, be instituted by the Postoffice
against the senders and carriers of the contraband letters for
the penalties thereby incurred.

OBTAINING MONEY UNDER. FALSE PRETENCES.—A re-
spectably dressed young man, named Thomas Rowe, was on
Friday placed at the bar of the police-court, on a charge of
obtaining certain sums of money under false pretences. Mr.
Thorpe, partner of the firm of Lowry and Thorpe, of this
town, said, that on Wednesday last, the prisoner came to
him, and had some conversation with him. He had known
him as a clerk with a respectable house in Manchester, (M
James Brown's) at

He (the 'prisoner) represented that he had come to
Liverpool to settle some affairs of the firm with Messrs. Tear
and others, and also to pay some accounts, and finding him-
self rather short of money for the- purpose, wished him to
lend him two pounds, which he immediately did, as he would
have given him double the amount for such a purpose had he
asked for it. On the following day the prisoner returned,
and wanted to borrow two pounds more. Witness's suspi-
cions were roused by the second application, and he gave
him five shillings, telling him to call in the afternoon,—by
which time he expected (though he did not tell this to the
prisoner) to hear from Mr. Brown. He wrote to that gen-
tleman, and,received a reply (which he produced). It was to
the effect that the prisoner had left his employer (the writer)
in Manchester, under circumstances highly discreditable to
himself, and regretting that the complainant had been de-
ceived by his representations. It was added that the prisoner
had also deserted his wife. The prisoner said that he had
borrowed the money on his owu account, and }fad given a
simple I. 0. U. for it in his own name. Mr. Thorpe admitted
that he had asked him for a memorandum of the receipt of
the money, and got from him an I. 0. U., which he pro-
duced.—The magistrate was of opinion that this was fatal to
the charge as legally criminal. The prisoner said, with great
non chalance, " Oh, I don't mind ; 1 can go into James
Brown's service again." Mr. Dixon, the sitting magistrate,
" I should rather think not."—The prisoner was then dis-
charged.

LITERARY, SCIENTIFIC, AND COMMERCIAL INSTITU-
TION, ST. ANNE-STREET.—Mr. Thomas Venables' second
lecture on English National Music, was given on Friday
evening last, to a highly respectable and numerous audience.
It commenced with a dissertation on the origin of counter-
point, which is allowed by the best authorities to have been
invented in this country : a fac-simile of the oldest canon
extant, preserved in the Harleian Library, was produced, and
commented on. The first specimen of national airs, sung on
this evening, was an arrangement for three voices, by Mr.
Venables, of the fine air " Blow thy home hunter," composed
in the reign of Henry VIII., and preserved in MS. in the
British Museum. This was followed by numerous others,
amongst which, we may mention Ford's " Since first I saw
your face," " Dulce Domura," " Robin Hood and Little
John," the Nor thumbrian air " The Keel Row," and " John
Dory," as particularly well sung by Miss S. Venables—the
distinct enunciation of this young lady proves the value of
good instruction in vocal music, and it is one of the character-
istiCs of Mr. Venables' style of tuition. Mr. Pemberton's
" Mad Tom" was deservedly applauded, and the numerous
anecdotes with which the lecture was interspersed, appeared
to entertain and amuse the company. This lecture occupied
about two hours, and being the conclusion of the subject of
English national music, " God save the Queen," now uni-
versally allowed to be the composition of Dr. John Bull, was
sung. Mr. Venables announced " the remains of the music
of the Druids, and the National Airs of Wales" as the sub-
ject of next Friday's lecture, and from the interest of the
subject, and the talents of the lecturer and his assistants, a
great treat may be anticipated, which we recommend our
Welsh friends upon no account to miss.
CHARGE OF STABBING.—At Warrington Petty Sessions,
on Monday last, James Lightfoot was charged with stabbing
Thomas Oakley on the previous Saturday night. Prosecutor
stated that himself, the prisoner, and several others, were
drinking at the Brown Cow, in the Market-place, on Satur-
day night, when he had some words with the prisoner.
Shortly after prosecutor left the house in company with
Thomas Miller and John Griffiths, and were followed by
the prisoner, who called out to them, " Oakley, here, I want
you." Prosecutor went to him, and he (prisoner) asked him
to go down the lane and fight; this he refused to do, and an
exchange of blows took place, when the prisoner fell ' • Oakley
ran away ; the prisoner got up and ran after him, and struck
him three or four blows on the back ; the last time he struck
him he cried out "Oh, he has stabbed me with a knife ;"

upon which the police came up and took the. prisoner into
custody. Richard Smith swore that he was in the Corn
Market, on Saturday night, when the scuffle took place.
Oakley knocked the prisoner down, and then ran away ; the
prisoner followed him, and in a few minutes afterwards he
heard Oakley cry out that he was stabbed. Witness went
up to the prisoner, and told him he had cut Oakley, and he
had better give him the knife ; upon which prisoner put bis
hand into his pocket and gave him a knife, and Douglas the
policeman apprehended him. Michael Douglas, one of the
Warrington police, stated that he was on duty on Saturday
night, and soon after midnight he heard cries in the Market-
place. Oakley cried out that he was stabbed, and shouted
for the police. Witness found him with his jacket off, bleed.
ing from a wound in his back. The prisoner was pointed out
to him as the person who had inflicted the wound, and he
immediately took him into custody, upon which the prisoner
said, "I wish to Christ I had killed the b-r ;' this he
repeated several times. The magistrates having commented
on the enormity of the offence, committed the prisoner for
trial at the assizes.

DEATH BY THE FALL OF A BRICK.—OH Saturday after-
noon a long investigation took place before P. F. Curry,
Esq., the borough coroner, to ascertain the circumstances
which led to the death of William Lewis, who was killed by
the fall of a brick from the top of a building which was un-
dergoing some repair in Park-lane. The deceased was five
years and ten months old. A great number of witnesses
were examined, but the following is an abstract of the testi-
mony. It appeared, that a Mr. Cooper had contracted to
alter the building in question, and one portion thereof had
to be pulled down and rebuilt. Leave was obtained to par-
tition off a portion of the footwalk, under the inspection of
the surveyor, for the protection of the public. Rails were
accordingly. erected. A passage along the footwalk was sub-
sequently opened, on the surveyor directing that the path
was to be left clear, except when some actual work was pro-
ceeding. On Thursday fortnight the deceased, his brother,
and some other boys were playing beneath the building. The
men had gone to dinner, having previously fixed the cornice
stones. Two of the boys employed on the building were
playing above on the scaffolding. One of them had laid
himself flat on a cornice-stone,- the other having hold of his
feet. Suddenly, the cornice-stone, weighing ‘l3olbs., was
was seen toppling over. The youth who ha hold of his
companion's feet drew him forcibly back at the instant when
the stone fell. Meanwhile, one of the falling bricks had
struck the deceased, who was below, on his face and knocked
him down. Several other bricks immediately fell upon him.
Then came the cornice-stone, which,-however, fell short and
did not injure him. The poor little fellow was picked up
and carried to a druggist's shop, and, subsequently, to the
surgery of Mr. Marshall. His face was much injured and
his right arm shockingly crushed. He went on tolerably
well at first, but at length he was seized with tetanus, of
which he died on Tuesday.—Verdict, " Accidental death."

We are happy to hear that Mr. Ducrow ipso much recovered
from his late indisposition as to undertake the superintendence
of his extensive establishment, which is about commencing
its provincial tour.
. MR. JULLIEN'S CONCERTS.—The Portico iS to be occu-
pied by Mr. Jullieu and his charming band. A glance at
the programme will shew what a delightful treat is in store
for the lovers of music.
MR. ANDERSON'S STATUARY.—Tam Shanter and Co.
are about to be removed into Ranelagh-street, opposite the
Waterloo Hotel. This very convenient situation will induce
many now to visit Mr. Anderson's beautiful statues, who
would not perhaps travel to the Custom-house for the pur-
pose. We can assure those who have not inspected these
works of art, that they are very great curiosities, and reflect
much credit upon the industry and talent of the sculptor.
THE CHURCH OF SCOTLAND.—We are informed that in
consequence of the differences which at present unhappily
distract the Church of Scotland, a number of the principal
gentlemen in the neighbourhood of Annan, who have hereto-
fore belonged to the communion of that church, have de-
termined to separate from it, and have already subscribed a
very considerable sum of money towards the erection of an
edifice, which is to be placed under the superintendence of
the English established church. This, we believe, is not the
first instance of a similar secession.

THEATRE ROYAL.—This theatre was• crowded last night
to suffocation, on the occasion of Mrs. Clarke's benefit. The
performances went off with great eclat, and the clever bene-
ficiare was .rapturously received by her numerous friends.
The farce of "A Lady and Gentleman in a Peculiarly Per-
plexing Predicament," elicited shouts of laughter. It will
be seen, that the touching drama of " Lucille," is to be
played to-night. Lucille is one of Mrs. Keeley's best cha-
racters. Mr. Stuart also excels in the part of St. Cyr.
IMPROVEMENTS IN LORD-STREET.—Amongst the im-
provements which have taken place lately in the shops in
this street, we cannot refrain from noticing and drawing
attention to the very beautiful, elegant, and tasteful shop
of Mr. liyam, which has just been thrown open to public
view. The plates of glass are the largest in Liverpool,
they measure seven feet by eight, are of enormous thickness,
and of the most perfect material. Liverpool can boast of
many very handsome shops, but none in our opinion can ex-
ceed in chasteness of design this establishment.

BRUTE-AL ATTEMPT AT INCENDIARISM.—SOITID scamp
attempted on Friday night last to set fire to the straw in the
bear den belongin., to Mr. Fox, the hairdresser, in Bold-
street. A lighted Lucifer match was thrown over the Arcade
Walk wall, bat fortunately, before any mischief Could be
done it was discoverd. The bear says he don't mind his
remains going into grease, but lie objects being roasted turkey
fashion. He further observed, that fire was harder to bare
within his den than " cold without." •
CHURCH: EDUCATION SOCIETY FOR IRELAND.—We beg
to call the serious attention of the pnblic to an advertisement
announcing a meeting of this excellent society. The professor
of moral philosophy, in the University of Dublin, and Mr.
Walker, the secretary of the society—gentlemen well qualified
to explain its objects, and enforce its importance—attend as
a deputation. The appeal is made to this town at a most
auspicious period when we are about to witness the re-establsh-
ment of a sound scriptural education in our corporation
schools. The society has at, present 1000 schools under its
superintendence, and the charge, which is frequently preferred
against the Irish of appealing to the liberality of England be-
fore ascertaining what can be gathered amongst the former,
cannot be laid at the door of this society, since last year, the
second of its existence, upwards of £14,000 was raised in
Ireland. The Rev. Rector Campbell had consented to take
'the chair, but he has since announced that his health will not
allow him to do so, and the Rev. Hugh M`Neile, under these
circumstances, has agreed to become the chairman.

DEATH OF EGERTON SMITH, ESQ

This gentleman died on the night of Thursday last, at his
house. Rodney-street, in the 67th year of his age. He had
been indisposed for several months ; and, as his disorder did
not yield to medical treatment, many persons, from this cir-
cumstance, and particularly from the very palpable change
in his personal appearance, the effect of his continued.ill-
ness, feared that he would not survive the winter. It is
stated, however, in the Liverpool Mercury of Friday. that
" neither he nor his friends anticipated a fatal termination
to his illness till within the last day or two."

We gather the following brief particulars connected with
the life of Mr. Smith, from the Albion of yesterday :
" Mr. Smith was originally bred to the trade of a printer.
He afterwards succeeded his father, we believe, as an .pti-
clan, a stationer, and printer, carrying on the business in
the well-known premises in Pool-lane, now called South
Castle-street. In 1811, there being no liberal journal then
published in the town, he, at the request of the leading local
whigs and reformers of that day, started the Liverpool Mer-
cury, which, under the management of the late Mr. Noble,
assisted by Mr. Smith, was a very prosperous undertaking,
and must now be a very valuable and improving estate to his
family. Mr. Smith was the means of establishing the Me-
chanics' and Apprentices' Library, and the Night Asylum,
in this town. A few years ago, a public subscription was en-
tered into for the purpose of presenting him with a piece of
plate, which was given to him at a public dinner, at the Mer-
sey Hotel. Immediately after the passing of the Municipal
Reform bill, Mr. Smith was chosen the representative of
Vauxhall Ward.

" Mr. Smith has left a family, of four daughters. One of
them is married to Captain Bracken, of the East India Com-
pany's service, and is now in India. We truly sympathize
with Mrs. Smith in her bereavements. Four weeks ago, she
lost her father; a fortnight ago, she received intelligence of
the death of her grandchild in the East; and now she is
called upon to mourn the death of her husband."
With reference to the political opinions of the' deceased,
or to the manner in which they have been placed before the
public in the columns of the Mercury, we shall not be ex-
pected to speak in terms of approbation, and we should do
violence to our own feelings were we to express our sincere
views with respect to them at the present moment. We war
not with the dead. We would not throw a bitter into the
cup of surviving relatives, or breathe one word deliberately
to jar against the feelings of admiring and sorrowing friends,
of whom the deceased has left behind him many ; and neither
will we feign a sentiment which we cannot feel. The stroke
of death has separated the man from the politician; and ours
shall not be the hand to bring them again together.
The funeral of Mr. Smith will take place on Thursday
morning at the Necropolis. We understand a great number
of geotlemen_havedotermined to accompany his remains from
the house in Rodney-street to the grave.

MELANCHOLY DEATH OF TWO YOUNG WOMEN,

BY DROWNING,

An inquest was held yesterday before P. F. Curry, Esq.,
coroner, on view of the bodies of two young women, Ellen
Hind and Ellen Doubleday, who were drowned on Sunday
last in the gut at the north end of Prince's Dock.
Emma Doubleday said she was daughter of John Double-
day, and they lived in Boardman-place, Scotland-road. On
Sunday evening, between seven and eight o'clock, witness
and another girl named Ellen Bowcock, were at the Prince's
Dock. They were coming from the pier head. When they
got to the gate, Ellen Bowcock and witness crossed, and the
deceased Ellen Doubleday was following them. Just as they
got across, witness heard Ellen Doubleday calling her, and
on looking round saw her in the act of falling into the en-
trance of the dock. She fell into the water. Witness did
not see her strike against anything in falling. She never rose
to the surface after she fell in. It was dark at the time.
Witness instantly gave the alarm, and while she was calling
out, she saw a girl coming running from the opposite side to
see what was the matter. She ran towards the edge of the
entrance, and just as she reached it. she fell in. A crowd col-
lected, and some police officers came and grappled for them,
and in about ten minutes they brought up the body of the
girl who fell in last. Witness did not know her. Witness
afterwards went away to send word to Ellen Doubleday's
father, and acquaint him with what had happened. On her
return home, she found Ellen Doubleday had bun taken out.
She was taken to her father's, in Limekiln-laffe. She was
quite dead. Witness did not know what caused the other
girl to fall, and Ellen Doubleday was in the act of falling
when she first saw her.

Ellen Bowcock, daughter of Thomas Bowcock, said she
lived in the same court as the last witness. He was with
her and the deceased, on the pierhead, at the time stated.
When she and the last witness had crossed the gates, she
saw Ellen Doubleday coming towards the gates, and just as
she got to the corner of the gates her foot slipped, and she
fell into the water, close to the gates, and never rose after-
wards. While giving the alarm the witness saw a girl run
towards the gut, to see what was the matter. Just as she
got to the edge she fell in also. The further evidence of this
witness corroborated that of the former.

Police-officer James Philips said he saw the deceased, on
the pierhead, between seven and eight, and a set of young
men round her. He got her away, and also sent away the
young men. She walked leisurely towards the gates, and he
went inside the dock wall. Immediately afterwards he heard
screams from towards the gate. He sprung his rattle, and
got the grappling irons; and, while searching, he heard a
plunge in the water, and directly after saw something white
on the surface. He threw the irons towards it, and while
doing so a boat came up, but the object he had seen had
sunk. The irons were then given to the men in the boat,
and they succeeded in bringing up the body of a girl. He
assisted in carrying her to the station-house. In about ten
minutes after, the men in the boat brought up the body of
the girl he had extricated from the young men at the pier-
head, which was also carried to the station-house.. She ap-
peared to be dead when taken out. The usual means to
restore nature were applied immediately to the first body,
but without effect ; and on taking the second there, a surgeon
was present, who said she was quite dead. The father of
each of them came to the station-house and recognised them.
Another officer stated that he had heard both of the girls
fall in, and the last of them paddled about a short time, but
it was so dark that he could not distingush anything. He
assisted the other officer and corroborated his testimony.
There would be about ten or twelve feet of water in the gut
where the girls fell in.
Thomas Doubleday, a tailor; of Lime Kilne-lane, stated
that the alarm reached him about half-past eight, and be went
to the dock and recognized the body of his daughter. She
was 17 years of age.

John Hughes, a bricklayer, said he had been walking with
Ellen Hind on the pier head, when he heard a scream and a
rattle springing. He went towards the gate, leaving Ellen
Hind, and found the officers grappling. Soon after he heard
a plunge, and shortly after the body of Ellen Hind, whom
he bad been with, was brought up. She was dead when
taken to the station house. She was 20 years old.

The jury returned a verdict to the effect that both the de-
ceased were accidently drowned by falling from the foot-walk,
near the gates, into the water. The coroner Stated that he
would recommend to the Dock Committee to institute an
inspection of the dock gates, bridges, &c., and particularly
of the gut in question, with a view to the prevention, if
possible, of similar lamentable accidcnts in future.

DOGGREL RHYMES,
OCCASIONED BY A RECENT WONDERFUL ACCIDENT TO
A PUBLIC FUNCTIONARY.

As along Castle-street Till, turning quite round,
One day I was stalking, A gent I beheld,
A friend I did meet, Leaping up from the ground,
And we set about talking. As though he were killed.
On that day the new theme My friend and I run,
Engrossing attention To keep him from falling;
Was the Halifax mail steam- Cried, " The shot of the gun
er's wondrous detention. Caus'd effects so appall-
Each stated his mind, ing.'P•
What might be the cause : " No, no !" he exclaim'd,
My friend blamed the wind ; "No steamship's to blame;
I said " 'twas the law's The new crack so fam'd
" Delay in M`Leod's case, Has made me so lame.
That hinder'd the steamer, " While prancing quite prig
And no doubt a few days, This pavement along—
At farthest, would bring The nerves of my leg
her." Being quite sound and
Thus far we proceeded, strong—
When lo ! a rebound " Of a sudden they broke !
Our talking succeeded— You have heard the report
A terrible sound ! Like a gun, without smoke;
My friend, who is ever • Pray don't think it sport."
Quite partial to fun, We call'd for a coach,
Call'd out, " That 's the And sent off the wight,
steamer ! To console poor Sir Josh
I'm sure it 's her gun! -In a similar plight ;
" The report is conclusive— But thought it quite droll,
The news soon will out." That two bigwigs so humble
I thought it delusive, Should thus curiously fall
And still bad my doubt; With so novel a stumble.
Town-hall, Non. 201,4,1841.