The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1840-05-12 00:00:00

CHEAP HERRINGS.

Richard Morgan was charged with having assaulted Ellen
Higgins. Both complainant and defendant are natives of
Erin. Mrs. Higgins, who is a fair one of large dimensions,
told a very long story of her wrongs with extreme glibness
and volubility, introducing much extraneous matter which
we need not recapitulate. She said, " I was desired by my
neighbour, Misthresh Honnesey, to go to purehiz a three-
farthin' herring for our dinner. I tuck dhe pinney an' wint
to Miss Moro-an's, an' I purchized dhe herrin. I was re-
markin' dhat her herrins was terrible little skinny things for
three farthin' herrins, an' dhat they were not fit for ha' penny
herrins, lit aloan three farthin ones, when Miss Morgan
came out. Wheres dhim two herrins,' siz she, dhat
you've tuck?' What herrins ? ' siz I ; shure I've none
but dhis wan herrin in me possesshun.' ' You tuck two
hers-ins from me shap,' siz she—' you were seen doin' of it.'
Verry well,' siz I, Iv I did I'm here to dhe fore to answer
for dhat saans ; ' so I follow'd her back into dhe shap.
Here,' siz she, `go and fitch me broder Richard.' Soa her
broder Richard came, an' widhout waitin' to hear me say
dhis or dhat, siz he, What's dhis you're doin ? Is'nt it a
shaam for yer to be frightanin' an taxin a poor dissolute or-
phint like me sisthur in dhis shacken way ? ' Wid dhat he
struck me, and ra-sthruck me wid all dhe violence dhat he

had in him." The defendant, a good-looking lad, stated,
that when he went into the shop, he found the complainant
assaulting his sister furiously with a scoop, and calling her
all manner of evil names. When he remonstrated with her
on her violent conduct, she fell upon him. and struck him
also. The defendant called his sister as a witness. She
stated, dhat she was " givin' a lady two farthin' candles
whin Misthress Higgins, who had just bought a three-far-
thin' herrin', took two other herrin's off dhe hape an' put
dhim under her apron. I wint out to her and raymon-
stherated wid her, but she denied dhe fact, and came back
into dhe shap and attacked her wid dhe scoop. It was thin
dhat I called for me broder Richard to come an' patrict me.
When Richard arrived, ' You thunderin' sich a thing,' siz
she, and hot him wid dhe scoop. It was dhin dhat lie
struck her, and she ammageately sid she would bring law to
him." The Magistrates dismissed the case.

A WARNING TO BAD HUSBANDS.
Robert Stock was brought up by the parish authorities,
having been apprehended at the instance of Mr. Evans, for
neglecting to support his wife and family. Mr. Evans stated,
the prisoner had left his wife and family chargeable to the
parish. By the evidence adduced, the following charges were
substantiated against the prisoner. About a year ago, the
parish authorities, finding that he had left his wife and family
unprovided for, caused him to be apprehended at St. Helens,
where he was keeping a woman and child. He was taken
before Mr. Hall, th then stipendiary magistrate in this bo-
rough. He complained that was out of work, and unable
even to support himself. The magistrate discharged him on
his promise to pay for-the support of his family when he got
employment. Through the parochial authorities, a situation
with a salary of a guinea a week was procured for him, which
he would not accept. Shortly afterwards he returned to St.
Helens, were he remained a short time, and then brought
the woman and child t 3 Liverpool. He was taken into custody
on Friday morning. He has been three times committed for
neglect of his family.. The magistrates ordered him to be
imprisoned for three months.
MONDAY.

Mary Ann Dawber was placed at the bar on a charge of
having stolen two petticoats from the Borough gaol.
Bromiley, a turnkey, stated that the prisoner was com-
mitted to the Borough gaol on the 12th of February last, for
illegally pawning. Her term of imprisonment expired this
morning, (Monday,) but before leaving she was, according
to the usual practice, searched, when the two petticoats were
found upon her person.
The prisoner said that one of the nurses had given her one
of the petticoats, and that the other had been exchanged for
one of her own.

The turnkey contradicted this statement, and added that
:he nurse spoken of was herself a prisoner, and had no right
:o give the petticoat to any one.
The prisoner was remanded till to-morrow for the produc•
lion of the nurse.

LIVERPOOL GORDOVIGION ROYAL EISTEDDVOD—It is
known to the natives of Cambria inhabiting this town, that
the next Eisteddvod, or Congress of Bards, will be held in
Liverpool. The approach of this meeting excites an intense
interest, which is indicated by the numerous compositions,
in prose and verse, which have been transmitted to the sec-
retaries for adjudication. These are said to be, in general,
of the first order in point of merit, and fully qualified to
sustain the expectations formed by the liberal patrons of
these national celebrations. To the lovers of ancient har-
mony a rich treat is anticipated, in consequence of the at-
tendance of the most skilful performers upon the harp from
all parts of Wales. A preparatory meeting of the friends
and promoters of this Eisteddvod was held, on Friday week,
at Holywell. It had been previously arranged, that the
Hon. E. L. Lloyd Mostyn, the president of the forthcoming
festival, with several gentlemen of the principality, should
meet a deputation from .this town, consisting of Dr. Hughes,
of St. Ann-street, Mr. Hughes, chairman of the managing
committee of the Eisteddvoddi Mr. Jones, vice-chairman;
and Mr. Morris, the secretary, for the purpose of arranging
the proceedings of the bardic meeting, selecting able judges
to adjudicate on the various performances, and to consider
the best method of carrying out, in the most effectual man-
ner, the object of the subscribers to this great national fes-
tival. During the early part of this preliminary meeting;, the
Hon. E. M. Lloyd Mostyn was unable to attend, and in his
absence, Mr. Hughes, was unanimously called to the chair.
The festival will begin on Wednesday-, the 17th of June,
with a grand procession of the officers and friends of the
Eisteddvod, who will call upon and escort the president (who,
it is expected, will be attended by a host of Cambrian gen-
tlemen) from his hotel to the field, to make the usual pro-
clamation. They will then return in the same order to the
Amphitheatre, and there repeat their proclamation; and this
will be followed by several performances or: the harp.
Twelve of the pieces will be disposed of the first day, be-
sides several suitable addresses by speakers from the princi-
pality, interspersed with music and singing. The second
and third days will exhibit equal variety ; on the latter, how-
ever, besides the grand 'competition for " The Gwent and
Morganwg Harp," one of the splendid gifts of Sir Charles.
Morgan, Sir Benjamin Hall, and Sir J. J. Guest, there will
be penillion singing by first-rate performers from North and
South Wales. It is intended to have a public dinner on the
last day. The tickets to the different performances are fixed
at a moderate price ; so that a numerous company may be
induced to partake of this national feast. It has been de-
termined, that under no circumstances whatever should any
of the tickets be given away.
SPOTS ON THE SUN.—The opinion suggested by Sir William
Herschell, that the spots on the sun might possibly diminish
the temperature of the air, by preventing the passage of beat
from that part of its disc occupied by them, has not been
confirmed during the present spring ; for it is well known to
those persons who are in the practice of looking at the sun
with telescopes, that there have been very many spots _
ob-
served on its disc for some time past, yet the temperature of
the air has been higher than for many years at this pesnaond
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of the. last month has only been
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and 1830.

PETITION AGAINST LORD STANLEY'S REGIS-

TRATION BILL.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD.

SlR,—The barefaced manner in which the petition of the
Roman Catholics,&c.,
Unitarians, Independents, &c., has
•been signed by children, and is now attempted to be passed
Off as emanating from the majority of the rate-payers and
respectable inhabitants of this large town, is too well known
to require many remarks—it, in reality, comes from a very
small portion thereof, nearly nine-tenths of the persons who
signed it not being rate-payers, but consisting of children and
Irish porters, as will appear from the number of 's ; for,
independently of the petition being taken to the various
schools that are under the control of the Roman Catholic
priests and radicals, the writer hereof, in passing through the
Goree last week, saw a number of boys, of from 10 to 13
years of age, surrounding a table whereon the petition was
lying, who were not satisfied with affixing one name thereto,
but each of them added several others. Such proceedings
are, however, so common with the party, that they excite no
surprise. I trust the conservatives, in petitioning in favour
of the bill, will each append to his signature, his residence,
and profession.—l am, Sir, your respectfully, S.
Liverpool, 11th May, 1840.

Readers of newspapers often find light amusement in what
is called cross-readings. The following may be called sign-
readings ; in the front of two adjoining houses in New York,
we literally read this brief history of a duel; James Shot—
and—Jonathan Fell.