The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1849-07-31 00:00:00

POLICE v COURT.
_ ESTERDAY.

THE POLICE.—Mr. Rushton fined the constables In no
less than four cases for nonattendance: this neglect on
the part of the officers is a means of defeating the ends of
justice, the prisoners in such cases being discharged.
ASSAULTING THE POLICE.—TWO desperate looking
fellows, named Michael Connolly and James Leach, were
brought up on the above charge. Constables 877 and
898 stated that they were attracted to North-street, about
one o'clock on Sunday morning, in consequence of hear-
ing a great tumult. They found the two prisoners, with
other men, taking part in the disturbance, and upon in-
terfering to preserve the peace, the fellows attacked them,
one of whom hurled a brick at the officers, by which the
hand of one of them was disabled. They were fined 40s
each, with costs, and in default of payment were com-
mitted for forty-two days.
IRISH MENDICITY.—An Trish woman was put into the
dock, when police serjeant 50 stated that the woman had
applied on Sunday to St. Anne-street for relief, and that
subsequently she was found in Scotland-road, with an in-
fant, which she allowed, at intervals, to fall from her arms
to the ground, seizing it on each occasion by the neck.
The poor child was so seriously injured by this treatment
as to render it necessary it should be taken from its un-
natural mother and conveyed to the workhonse. The
latter was taken to bridewell and booked for safety. Mr.
Rushton remanded the woman, observing that she was a
very improper object for out door relief, and directed that
Mr. Grey, of the Parish-office, should be informed of the
case. A great number of other beggars were brought up,
some of which were imprisoned for short terms.
ROBBERY BY A SEAMAN.—George Taylor, a black
sailor, was charged with having stolen a quantity of wear-
ing apparel from a boarding-house in Pleasant Hill-street.
The clothes belonged to a shipmate of the prisoner, named
Robert Pearson. When taken Taylor was on his way to
his ship, in a boat, to the man in charge of which he had
given the stolen property in lieu of his fare. The case
was remanded for the evidence of the boatman, who could
not be found yesterday.
EMBEZZLEMENT BY A COLLECTING CLERIC.—A man
of respectable exterior, named Williams, was placed in
the dock on the charge of having embezzled different
sums of money belonging to his employers, Messrs.
Garnett and Moore, engineers, North Foundry, William-
street. Constable Sullivan stated that he apprehended
the prisoner at one o'clock on Sunday morning, on the
charge above given, as preferred by Mr. Garnett, the
principal in the firm by which prisoner had been employed.
Mr. Garnett identified the prisoner; and stated that he
had been empowered to collect the moneys for their firm,
and that he had collecfed several sums of which he had
given no account. Some of thete sums were obtained by
the prisoner after he ceased to be in their employment,
his services having been dispensed with in April. Mr.
Brownbill, of the firm of Murray and Co., railway con-
tractors, Great Howard-street, proved having paid to the
prisoner on the 19th of May, on account of that firm,
£34 10s. 6d. He was satisfied that the prisoner had
applied for the money in the name of Garnett and Moore,
and he remembered his settling the account. This docu-
ment was handed to the magistrate, when he remarked
that it was an act of folly in persons to pay money with-
out requiring the legal stamp ; the consequence in that
case was, that that document could not be given in evi-
dence. Mr. Garnett observed that Williams was not in
their service at the time, and Mr. Rushton, on re-consi-
deration, being of opinion that the evidence could stand,
the case resolved itself into one of " obtaining under the
false pretence." .Another case, the circumstances of
which admitted of no doubt, was then gone into. The
The prisoner received 16s. 9d. from a Mr. Hector Mawdes-
ley, previous to leaving the employment of the prosecutor.
The settled account was produced, and Mr. Garnett iden-
tified the handwriting as that of Williams. The person
who paid it over appeared, and recognised in the prisoner
the person to whom he had so given the money. Wil
liams put a few questions to this person relative to th-
date when the money was paid, which he could noe
answer, as the receipt was not dated, but he was surt
that it was very shortly after the manure (the article solde
had been sent in ; this was in March. Mr. Garnett stated
further, that the prisoner had also received the sum o
£lO, on the 2d of December last, from Messrs. Ashton
and Co., and another sum of £5 18s. 6d. in February
from another firm. Neither of these sums had been
accounted for by him. The prisoner was committed for
trial on two indictments.

CAUTION TO MAnKET-PEOPLE.—An urchin was put
up on the following charge :—A poor woman, who vends
fruit in St. John's Market, stated that she delivered a
basket of strawberries to the prisoner on Wednesday last,
directing him to carry them to the Brunswick Hotel.
The lad, however, made off with his charge, and the
unfortunate woman had to pay for the fruit which she
had thus been robbed •of. The boy had not been seen
since until yesterday morning, when he was given into
the custody of one of the market constables. He
was put back, to allow time for further inquiries to be
made.

Mr. George Thompson, contractor. was fined 20s. and
costs, on Tuesday, for obstructing Leeds-street by the
materials in use for the construction of the new railway.
Povell Postlund. an Italian seaman, was fined 40s. and
costs, on Wednesday, for attempting to stab a man named
Flynn, during a quarrel in a public-house, in Liver-street,
on the previous evening.

EMIIE7.ZLEMENT.—WiIIiam Rotheray Aitkin, a young
man of gentlemanly appearance, was committed for trial,
on Wednesday, charged with embezzling various sums of
money, the property of the borough gaol, in which esta-
blishment he was engaged as a collecting clerk.
Two omnibus-conductors were each fined 40s. and costs,
on Friday, for driving at a furious rate in Park-road.
Thomas Langley, a butcher, was fined 40s. and costs,
on Friday, for having in his possession 5281b5. of meat
unfit for human food, in a slaughter-house in Scotland-
road.

About thirty or forty persons were each fined in sums
varying-from 51. to 20s. and costs, on Friday, for allowing
their dogs to go at large, contrary to the local regulations.
Thomas Devine was, on Saturday, committed for trial
at the sessions, charged by Mr. Evan Ellis with embez-
zlement. Martha Clayton, for having illegally pledged a
watch was ordered to refund the amount, and pay a fine
of £5 ; two months imprisonment in default. Catherine
Mack, convicted of having stolen XI, in Eaton-street, was
sent to gaol for three months. George Penlington and
Jos. Hughes, charged by Thomas Scott with having stolen
a number of pies in Tenterden-street, were committed for
trial. Patrick Duff, charged with having stolen some
pigeons in the Park-road, was sent to prison for two
months ; and Mary Ann Crewe was committed for trial
for having stolen a watch.

EXCHANGE NEWS-ROOM, 4 O'CLOCK P.M.
We have not had so much animation in our expert
trade as was anticipated, which may in a great measure be
accounted for by the lumbering manner in which the Da-
nish blockade is being removed. But as the necessary
formularies must be pretty nearly gone through, we can-
not be far from something like amicable adjustment.
There has been no new feature in the Share market this
week, it remains in the same inactive state. To-day has
been occupied in the preparations for the settlement. The
closing prices at which business has been done is as fol-
lows :—Old Birkenheads, 131 ; Greenock preference. 7:1 ;
Great Northern preference, 1,4 d. • ' Leeds fiths, 3 3/9 d. ;
Liverpool and Bury, 9,1 d. ; West Ridings, 4t d. ; Liver-
pool and Crosby, 4d. ' • London quarters, 3 p. ; London
Stock, 132 ; Midland halfs. 12k d. ; Newcastle prefer-
ence, 4 1/3 k d ; Royal Assurance, 2 p.
The demand for cotton to-day has been good, and about
10,000 bales have been sold, 2,000 of which have been
taken for export, and 3000 on speculation. The sales
consisted chiefly of Americans, at 4/d. to 51d. per lb.
Prices were firmer, though not establishing any quotable
advance on those of Satnrday. We refer our mercantile
readers for detailed particulars to an article specially de-
voted to the cotton trade, which will be found elsewhere.
Since the publication of the Broker's Circular the de-
mand for Bengal Sugar has been good, and 5000 bags have
been sold at 40s to 445. In West India there is not so
much doing, and transactions have been limited. There
is no change in Coffee. Rum is still in good request, and
holders are disinclined to sell at present rates. The Tea
market is also very firm, holders refusing to sell except at
an advance in prices.
The arrivals of Timber from British America during the
month consist of 62 vessels 32,509 tons against 44 vessels
22,87&t0ns in same month last year; but the aggregate
import since Ist February is nearly on a par, this year
showing 102 vessels 52,279 tons against 86 vessels 50,567
tons last year, The operations in cargoes have been con-
siderable, and for St. John's Yellow Pine prices have been
weil sustained ; but for Spruce Deals and Quebec Yellow
Pine they have given way, without any age-e•-•• reason
for so doing, beyond the disposition of some of the leading
importers to sell at declining prices. One great desidera-
tum has been obtained as regards -the inland carriage,
namely, a reduction of rates : the London and North-
Western Railway and the Canal now carry to Manchester
at 6s. 6d., and the East Lancashire at ss. per ton. We
are, however, still without the long-promised facilities of
rails to connect the places of deposit with the railways and
wharves, and this is required to make effectual and com-
plete the valuable concession of the carrying companies.
Such facilities would be equivalent to a further reduction,
and enable this port to sustain, in central markets, its
natural pre-eminence for the supply of Colonial Woods,
particularly in Deals.
We have again experienced a good demand for all
descriptions of Foreign Wool. The sales of East India
which were held here on the 25th inst. went off at very
satisfacfory prices. English, Scotch, and Irish have not
been in such great demand during the week.
We have made a diligent survey of Brunswick-street, and
find, with Jack Rag, that,
"There is nothing stirring but stagnation."
The only feature in the Corn Market, which latterly has
given any life to the trade, except on market days, is
rapidly disappearing. The demand for Indian Corn for
Ireland waxes less and less ; and, if the potato crop
realize present anticipations, we see no prospect of this
article maintaining_auything like the position it has held
for some time pas, Our Irish letters, with one excep-
tion, speak favourably of the potato ; and this, which is
dated from Youghal, in the absence of any rumour of
disease, tells us that the crop, although healthy, will he
scanty in amount, and that consequently there will be
little diminution in the demand for Indian Corn. This
is bolstering up the market at all hazards, as we are in-
formed by another correspondent, residing in the same
locality, that potatoes are plentiful, and that little Indian
Corn will be wanted till the spring of the year. Less business has been doing in American provisions
this week than for some time past, and, excepting for
hams and beef, the demand has been quite of a retail
character. Prices remain without alteration, holders de-
clining to submit to a further reduction with advices of
advancing rates from America, and the impossibility of
importing produce profitably while prices are quoted
higher in New York than Liverpool.
Our Iron Market is rather flat, notwithstanding the
arrival of the States' Steamer. Scotch Pigs were improv-
ing at New York, but the otock very large.. We quote

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455. for mixed numbers, and 475. 6d. for No. lt
herrie, f. o. b. at Glasgow.
THE TEN GRAINS OF OPIUM PILLS OUTS
°:C/

An American doctor, in a letter dated from Satebeli
May 28, completely out-Hawthornes our own doctor
.%
that name, in the extent of the doses which he calls
his patients to swallow when afflicted with cholera. 'T

give his prescaiption t to Me;
" I now proceed to answer the question you Pu- s
' What is the best prescriptive or course of pract;
case of cholera. Give the patient instantly ser,
Hydrargyrum cum creta, 20 grs. best cayenne pgr„,,,,
10 grs. gum camphor, 15 grs. calcined charcoal, 1M
gum Arabic, mixed together in two table spoonsful of ay
water, and cram a wet towel iu the mouth to take "
the burning taste and prevent vomiting."
dMorse. Hofawmtehr°crunrye,s
We must say, for ourselves, that we had
As to the wet towel to be crammed down the throat'
should demur also fo having that experiment tried
ourselves. We proceed with our Yankee friend :-Sclx,
" The patient should swallow the above dose (u lie
eateynengnrea,ingsumof
camphor, and
aannrdathtehilarra,c,e,rl:sci:/131-1;
and the whole of it without stopping to taste it.
should lie down and cover up and keep down!' t, sod
He will easily be kept down after this treat
_s to
soon require covering down. Our doctor proceou,4
recommend open windows, hot flannel. and bottlescaolS:a.
water externally, and " hot sage, balm, mint, or a t'es,
mile tea, with a table spoonful of cold water, ors t tes.
spoonful of pounded ice alternated with the 'l° sos,
Now," he continues, "look out for a persPutses
From ten to fifteen minutes after the powder is "tiot
perspiration is generally established. If ten, the Pa this
is safe." We would undertake, if permitted, to w
tsisa,s
treatment upon him to make even the flying Datoo
very safe for the Leger. But go on : half
" If one dose does not sweat, give another, or
coop
dose ; if that dose does not do, bleed from the arul,astio%
freely over the epigastrium, and give warm stiraw/teis
nally. Suppose the skin gets too hot under ret
drinks to force a sweat, and' apply hot applicatiotabei: sigh
o
stimulation outside and inside, wash the patio:" estill
with cold water to bring the system down to the 51° the
point if the pulse will not bear bleeding. SusPrh'eslo
extremities are too cold to be compatible with "cup perspiration, warm them by hot applications and "'cup of
Suppose the patient vomits the medicine, Sive, the
camomile tea, let him vomit that, and then reee'" „al say.
dicine. Suppose he still vomits, then give one ;LS-rots
phate of morphine in a dessert spoonful of cam?" t after
or half a grain if the cure is not urgent, and rePea
each stool or vomiting spell. As soon as the st°Z eels'
settled throw in 20 grs. Hydrarg. cum creta, Ors; u rssl
mel. Give coffee if the morphine be used. S°.„
ch
think the dose large, but if opiates be used at aulporo
lera the doses should be four fold. Small doses Ildicise
harm than good. I give nothing to work the ra,,stice
off before the next day or the day after. A 1"-;t1s1;
before the aqueous parts of blood are restored itself os'
r Undero u s
this
pgio n Tnhoe
sme
eeodni cdianrey gfeerneerr a
fl loyl
owivosr.k s t
sise sotai:
mulants be used after the patient begins to sweat, oest
dary pain is sure to occur. Stimulants until the
begins are all important—none are too strong." s awe
What a desperate fellow ! The next prescriallosr
expect to hear of for this disease will, no doubt, be slop'
what like the following—" Take, first, Priestley s othr
if that does not make the patient sweat take the A° sse
caries' Hall ; and, if both these fail, immerse hil°,,;pls
sulphuric acid bAth. Should the disease resist these
antes; bury him."
STRANGE DOINGS IN BIRKENHEAD.—'The
Court of Birkenhead has lately been troubled sci,sb are
rather intricate cases, the sum and substance of wi°4ere
about as follow :—The Commissioners of Birkenheas 13)6
indebted to Mr. Brown (a most respectable tradessloto;
small sum. and his bill was passed by the Finance 11.0'
mittee ; but on his application for payment, 31r•Sssiog
cocks, the treasurer, refused to give the amount, "Vo°
to carry it to the credit of rates due, or just leo
Mr. Brown. This arrangement was refused 1),1' beet
Brown, from the fact that other tradesmen's bills ha" For
refused to be accepted as a set-off against rates' thesome time the matter remained quiescent. but 'eseri
election of commissioners, Mr. Brown, wishing t°
cise his privilege of voting, and having two silt gr.
the rates on one. As this was somewhat ha ails;
Brown summoned the representative of the e°'-eolir"
sioners, Mr. Wilcocks, for the amount. The b the
decided the commissioners should pay, althous lost
amount had been paid to a daughter of the cornP,lll sot
on the very day the summons was issued : but it ui °riea
end here. The commissioners immediately suro01;
Mr. Brown for the rates; but when this came into vl.cals'"
it was proved that no application or demand 10 dill
until the day on which the summons was issued, eejioo
the act allows fourteen days to elapse before racier°
can be commenced, the commissioners were again !D-
-in the full costs. t
sad
It is stated that James Morrison, Esq., the enlinesi' pro'
wealthy haberdasher in London, is likely to bee°-tit sa
prietor of the vast estate of Islay, yielding at prese
annual rental of nearly £20,000, and advertised for
in the course of a few weeks. 0.111
THE ROYAL PROGRESS.—The Royal squads's° ro•
anchor inside the Needles on Wednesday night, andlS De
end down Channel next day. If the weather shoat, bet
very fine the Royal yacht will not put in at any Pqr,, the
will stand right on for Cove ; but if stormy or tiosigst,
squadron will bring up at Falmouth on ThursdaYAitsd
proceed next day, arriving at Cove on FridaK
Service Gazette. e tial`
ss HL DSONIAN REPARTEE.—Mr. Hudson at "" reffc
gave the following smart instance of his readiness°4 •
A railway director, not on very friendly terms w"., for'
Hudson, one day angrily said to him, alluding toThlaico,r,s,
mer business of a linen-draper, " Mr. Hudson, sij
s
carry a tape with me to measure you with." " P°„' )fr'
was the instant reply, " I can easily measure I°'
, without one."—Herapath's Journal." orY
The committee for raising a testimonial to the scilleoo
of Lord George Bentinck, and of perpetuating the ttsia
which persons of all shades of political principles ente
onj
of the honesty and talent of that distinguished sad
lamented statesman, have reported to the subscribellis
to the public that ies, have determined upon ere dish"
bronze statue of Lord George Bentick in Cape" f tthesquare, London, having obtained the concurrence s°
,ss"
Duke of Portland and of the inhabitants. Mr. co rd;
Campbell has been selected to execute the statue ac.,Sti
ing to the model which has been approved by the real ;
of the committee. arse
A very remarkable example of the present co 00,
trade is given in our advertising columns this day' ats",
of the great theological productions of the present boos
is the " Commentary on the Bible," by the Rev
Scott, late Rector of Aston Sandford. For this "-id,• `",
the advertisement states, the public have already Pelog '
England and America, more than half a million sterope,f,
It was, until the last few years, sold at eight gain so
copy ; since 1842, at six guineas. The proprietallsa
propose to produce one large edition at the price, t°Slic'
scribers, of three guineas. The book is in six cetsYsiog;;'
quarto volumes, with a variety of maps and eagrsr
had
A very large quarto volume, full of plates, new, "
qa guinea !—John Bull.
Mr. WILSON, THE. VOCALIST.—We allI101111.411• ie;
death of this popular and highly-talented vocaliet'„tli,
occurred at Quebec, on the Bth of the present 111°'d bee{
a most sudden and awful manner. Mr. Wilson ha t`
giving his Scottish entertainments, with unpreee,t9v
eclat. in different parts of North America, for thei.; tile
months, and contemplated a return to EngliSrlusip
ensuing spring. He wrote to Mr. Alison, of Al fie
on the 7th instant, acquainting him that he had asrS st• ouS,
Quebec, and that the cholera, of which he alwg;ioo7
in fear, was making fearful ravages in that city'. s„,-""slsa,,"'
the last letter the Scottish minstrel ever wrote to End tOl
On the Bth, the day after he wrote the letter aisluss-01essi
Mr. Wilson was seized with a violent attack at ,at
and expired in three hours. The melancholy °-
plunged his family into the greatest grief.
THE MANCHESTER OF THE UNITED STAT.j.
statistics have lately been received from Lowell----141.;rs
Chester of the United States—showing the activeLisbit;
of manufacturing industry in that locality, and feei-o_, the
results of considerable interest. It appears 17,,b
le
document, the facts and figures comprised in wirisatt,„s
been collected to an early date in the present Yearkoschrof
incorporated companies, including the Loweoss` eits;so
Shop, are twelve in number, working with a nao,,u's
12,110,000 dollars, employing forty-eight
spindles, 7,614 looms, 7,644 females, and 3,u".'enteasji
The quantity of manufactures produced by this 421,
a rO4
zation of powers is 1,704,996 yards of cotton good 40 ot
yards of woollen goods,-6,500 yards of caspetauustateil„o,
of rugs The cotton consumed per week is -,. rasSso
559,000 lbs., and the wool at 46,000 lbs. ()WS() s
factures are produced in the city, in addition Ss,sog,,,
already specified, valued at 1,500,000 dollars, enir fre
capital of 400,000 dollars, and about 1,500 hansussa.aufaceed
first company incorporated was the Merrimack "'ipso 0
turing Company, started in 1822, and which ceiie
msoilt°,o
operations in the following year. In 1825 the
Manufacturing Company was established, au' e uS'
that period and 1845 the other companies hsesole;
brought into operation. The average wages Of f' aisteuoi
clear of board, per week, is 2 dollars, and those°Alsoblss
clear of board, per day, 80 cents. The Lowell pa°''o't
Shop, included in the number of incorporated cou'iuillo,
can furnish, it seems, machinery complete for 1,,,e
ca
6,000 spindles in three months, and a mill eallcp, the`ie
strutted in the same period. Lowell Passnisrs;
banks—the Lowell, with a capital of 200,000 dollars' App
Railroad, with a capital of 600,000 dollars; and °elation
ton, with a capital of 100,000 dollars, The PP
1828 was 3,532; it is now estimated at 35,000.

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TUESDAY, JULY 31, 1849'
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