The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-03-30 00:00:00

The CASE SMITH,v. WALSH.

[We copy the following from the Albion; in consequence of the
appearance of the errors, complained Of in- our own report of the
case, as published in the STANDARD of Tuesday., The word
‘• letter" was, however,' substituted in our report for the word
" afridavit."l

TO THE EHITHR OF THE ALBION.
Sin,----,The report, which appears in to-day's. Lirerpool Chro,l
nide, of the•case of " Smith v. Walsh," abounds in misstatement%
some of which are grossly libellous on the defendant. In proof
of this we need only adduce the following consecutive passages
in the report •
A tender of ten other shares by the defendant's solicitor to
the plaintiff Was put in and read, and the scrip' urported to be
executed by , Mr. Welsh and Mr. Civil,
"Mr. Cresswell handed in an affidavit from Mr. Curl, that he
had not executed't he above deed conjointly with Mr. Walsh.
"John Jones, clerk to Mr, Harvey„ t he solicitor to the Monk's
Ferry company, gave similar evidence "
i• •
Now; We beg to state, that Mr. Cresswell handed into such
affidavit as is herealfuded td, nor any affidavit whatever; that
the evidence of Mr. Jones was directly the reverse of what it is
here stated to have been ; and that neither in any-thing that oc-
curred in court, nor.in.any'of the facts. of the case, is there the
slightest foundation whatever for the offewiive and injurious im-
putatie,n conveyed by the, above paragraphs.
The 'Liverpool Journal of to-day has reported the casefair/y.
We are, Sir your ol,edient• serval-As:
DAY Nro LI EK, Solicitors fur the Defendant,
Commerce-court, March 24, 1838.

Parliamentary' Return of DirJTY ACCOUNT' on FIRt
INSURANCE, showing the Amount paid by each Office, for
three months, ending on the-
-1837 1837 1837
25th March. 24th June. 29th Sept.
E. s.. d. s. ti. E. s. d.
Sun 45921 0 9 34409 11 11 30627 14 11
Phcelix
Norwich Union, 19812 17 5 13178 3 2 1: 7 2
Royal Exchange 18623 .9. 0..13916 5. 8 13136 18 2
County
.. 11658 15, 0 11144 411 10114, 2 7
Guardian _ 9694 15 10 7390 10 4 7122'18 0
Globe 8530 14 4. 7179 19 11 6469 2 7
West'of Englund .. 9237 14- 5 6707 6 9 6696 0 5
Imperial 8870 1(1 2 .6505 14 1 5499. 12' 10
Alliance 6997 0 3 5859.16 1 5491 10 1
Atlas
Manchester 6333 18 1 4886 10 8. 3447 12 11
Leeds and York-
-3599 IL 3 2561. 6 9 1698 011
shire

York and. North of 2009 f 6 5 17476- 3138, 5 7
England
Yorkshire 3177 13 6 1960 1 6' 1480 17 5
Liverpool ; 892' 18 2- 1175 6 7 814 II 9
Independent and
2-12 4 6 205 11. 0 128 11 5
West Middlesex .

STEAM TO NEW YORK.—We perceive by' Mir 'advertising
columns the Sirius steamer has-sailed.fro.m London. -She calls
at Cork, whence she is intended to sail on. Monday next. The
Ocean leaves this port to-rtiorrow, at one o'clock in the after-
noon.. taking: passengers and-lette.rs4or the Sirius. The, letters
will be forwarded on the same terms as by
.the sailing packets,
and no doubt the public will avail themselves of the accornino-
dation thus afforded,,.
PRESENTATION OF PEATE*7-=ollThursday week last, a num-
ber of the frierkels of the late. Air. Mitrdoch,, Orapos.lnn, White-
chapel, met at the houie of his widow to present to Mr. JOhn
Alexander, miniature painter, of this town, a token of their
respect, and.of the high estimation they have. of his talents as
an artist, he having executed a faithful and highly finished
likeness of the deceased, 'after his death, from recollection:
An excellent supper:was provided for the occasion, which did
mueb credit to Mrs..Mordoch • after which a handsome silver
snuff-box, with a snit'dble inscription, 'was presented to him by
the.ehairman, who took occasion to, eulogize, in warm and ap-
propriate, terms, Mr. Alexander's talents: not. only for this
particular work, but for the 'great success which has attended
his self-taught exertions in. the. profession which he has•chosen.

-41bion.
MR. LEE'S BENEFt.-BV the announcement in oar list of
dramatic advertisements, we• perceive that Mr. Lee has fixed
upon Monday evening next for his benefit to, take,place. We
have not for some time noticed so rapid a hold upon the good
opinion of the public as in the case of t his very clever actor. In
every character that be has played he has evinced great tact and
knowledge of human nature.—We trust that he will have an
overflowing house. His merits deserve- the warmest encour-
agement. His Jingle, in the Pickwicks. isthe finest representa-
tion that has been seen on the LiverpoOf boards for many
years.
EXTENSIVE ROBBERY IN BIEMINGHAIg.--,-On Saturday
afternoon last, between the hours of two and half-past three
o'clock, during the absence of the parties, generally on the
premises, the, countinkhouse of Messrs. Thomas Bartleet and
Sons, manufacturers of pearl and other buttons, thimbles, and
iron, tinned, and Britannia metal spoons, and bell-founders,
Great Charles-street, Birmingham, was entered, by means of
a false key. The thief or thieves—for the thing has the aP•
pearanee of having been accomplished. by some London "cracks-
man"—then picked the lock of a desk,,and carried.off a number
of bank notes, bills of exchange, and cash, amounting to up-
wards of £990, of which the aggregate amount of eleven bilis
of exchange (of which the payment is stopped) is £513, exclusive
of an order on a London banking-house for £l2O, parable in
April. The bank notes were three of £lOO each, and one of
£lO, all of the Bank of England, and two £5 notes of a .13irm-
ingham bank; and the cash in gold and silver amounted to
about £3B. The dispOsable part of this booty may, therefore,
be estimated. a about £.35J.., A reward has been offered by
Messrs. Thomas Bartleet and Sons.,