The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1849-12-11 00:00:00

LIVERPOOL FEMALE PENITENTIARY'

It cannot but strike any observer, who has occasic_ll;nt,
perambulate the streets of Liverpool, that we are larp`rsc-
ably deficient in the appliances for repressing the open ton
tice of female crime. A certain amount of prostiti
regarded as unavoidable in a town like this ; an
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of our poor fallen human beings are unfortunately sinfal.,
beyond the reach of earthly redemption. It i 9 Poutift,
however, to reflect how numerous are those—the sneless
unseared as yet in heart—not as yet altogether sliris.
and abandoned—who require but the kindly hand 01 more
tian charity and forgiveness to bring them back naceffci.
to the practice of virtue ; and that such band is not oleo
ently stretched forth to aid them. How manY ionce
children, as it were, do we see impelled to a co
o
in the course of evil, to which they have been betr
bemired.
by the trammels of actual destitution in which till los)
held, by the fact that no home opens its portals to In tto
ones ; no kindly voice is at hand to cheer them u_.„ll therS
path of repentance and well doing ! How many rcirtue
who are daily driven, whilst the memory of Pas' to
and happiness is still tugging at their heartstrin?-: to
lit,
plunge more deeply and more frantically into
drown their awakened senses of right and puritY wo
ul
d
debauch, or to tempt even the fatal step which
plunge them " unhousel'd, unanointed, and unto dos
into the presence of an offended God ! But a felt 05
ago one such case occurred, in which a poor suffeleoli
prepared to rush into an unknown eternity from tke.„,.
felt wretchedness here ; and such cases are not *WV irbo
It is believed that a full half of the wretched beingsf
haunt our thoroughfares, in the bitter cold of these 47itia
winter nights, hide breaking and penitent hearts bmen en•
their assumed levity, and sin only that they may ":corla
abled to eat, and to sleep beneath a roof, in a
which has cast them off.
ten f r tbig
Some years ago, an effort was made to pro °I, in
unhappy class by the establishment of a peniarfeieto
which, under beneficent and Christian care, many° 01:11
were restored to society and to the homes. from . Dos
they had strayed in an unguarded hour. The disciPind
established in this institution was of an eXcellent
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effective character. Habits of industry were sedaka6wof
encouraged ; the attendance and appeals of the clere„ato
the town, with a view to build up once more in the to
of the poor sufferers a trust in the goodness of
forgive their errors, were most zealous ; and: 5y,.115:05
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large measure of success attended the institutiOn_,, "era
found that it could be made almost inexpensive. go
not better describe its working than in the language
by a contemporary :

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It is not open for the mere purpose of giving bread „cot.
hungry, shelter to the homeless, and refuge to the, ott.noi.
True!` this would be doing much and doing well. But it a_Ts
plishes much more. Receiving* those only who show tral-line
sincere penitence, it at once subjects them to a strict di.sfive
to
and probation. Free to go and free to stay while subinnosiie
the rules, so long as they remain in the house they must Pool
a life of continued industry. Their hearts and minds are twig
to virtue and religionby thekind attentions of the clerg%to .
the matrons they are taught thosearts by which, when: —",„esti.o
to the world, they may gain a maintenance. All the do add
labour of the house is performed by the penitents, and, 1,700
tion, a great amount of work is done in sewing and w" jots
the profits of which being proportioned between the Pelf3.soper
and the institution, are at once an encouragement to the v
and an important pecuniary aid to the latter."
Unfortunately, we learn that this beneficent eSt3l9.-AliSilt;
ment has of late so far decreased in the funds supPli'; 0(
it, as to be rendered incompetent to deal with the 1050,
surrounding evil, which falls within its sphere of op__ 0
tions. A renewed effort, however, it will be seen frc'eoPlo.
apvertisement in our columns, is being made by the of
mittee to increase its usefulness. The subscriptt°PBTA,
the Christian public are earnestly solicited by thert,ell

when it is observed how little is required, and how e,
the institution, after a few accessions to its means of tite
fulness, will be self-supporting, we cannot entertain
idea that the appeal in ita favor

11 be made in Tail)

FOREIGN.

'hied the Prussian Leagui
27th ultimo, state that

The King of Denmark has
Letters from Rome, of ti
was Quite uncertain when the Pope would r

rn. ° , t
,ed the first Ye"'

Yesterday, Louis Napoleo
his presidency of the French Republic. Satartis/1
The National' Assembly of France decided, onoo,
against the abolition of the punishment of death bTa
F of 400 to 183.
e grand review which Was to have taken place or!01,,
Napoleon's elecutbe

10th initant, the anniversary of Lo
has been countermanded. Variou
most probable of which is the appre]

given,
turbanics74l

A. dignitary of the church r

lg in Paris has rec.- 4
the missioa.
°W
has for its
_ fel?

letters from Rome announcing fl
General Baraguay d'Hilliers to Por

LUC re Will Ul bIIC JC t/l/C LU J.WLLIG, WIICEC 44,1
making for the arrival of His Holiness, who, it was h°r"
would celebrate mass in St. Peter's on Christmas-a:
A telegraphic despatch has been received at Pari- bolo
Algeria, announcing the capture of Zaatcha. The wutbe
of the garrison, to the number of 800 men, was put W 40
sword. The loss on the French side was from 9to
killed, and 150 wounded; among them six officers.
The Legislature of Nicaragua has ratified the
with the American Minister and the Ship Canal C 1,6
pany's agent; and the island of Tigre, commanding rd
Bay of Tonsaca, at the mouth of the San Juan river,
been ceded to the United States.
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AN ENGLISH LADY IN PARIS BURNT TO nv
efe
The evening before last cries of " Fire ! Help ! dye
heard in the entresol of No. 38, Rue de Rivoli.
persons who hastened to the spot round Mrs. gun ces
ford, an English lady, lying on the ground with
clothes on fire. The flames were extinguished, bats'
was so dreadfully injured that she died the next
Galignani.

A commission de lunatico inquirendo has been issues
against the Right Hon. the Earl of Albermarle.
A general combination of the tenant-class is everywhere
visible in Ulster. terti
It is understood that the report of the Great Wes #he
wailway Committee appointed some time ago to assist *-
directors will be good.—Herapatles Journal
rrh too
DEATH OF A BRIDE.— On the Ist instant,to
Steel, Esq., of Tuddenham, Cambridge, was married
a lady, who took cold on the marriage tour, and die'
the 4th instant.
Messrs. Napier aro now building a pair of the large°:er,
marine engines ever made. They are 800 horse-13°74
and are intended for the new steamer at present

built at Greenock for the Cunard mail line. - dit,
Miss Adler, eldest daughter of the Rev. Dr. A nevi
Chief Rabbi, was, on Sunday, bethrothed to tiand
Solomon, Esq., head of the firm of Henry Solomon
London.—.Tewish Chronicle.
L'ast week, a lady, at Weymouth, gave £4 fora " -tea
did boa," which formed a portion of astock of " confiscs,o6
goods"—the real value of it was only six shillings• to
lady was served perfectly right, for not encouraging
respectable shopkeepers.
est!'
PRIOR PARK, BATR.—Although this swm.- „v.
blishment is virtually broken up, the property is not 1'
licly announced for disposal, from the wish of the
to avoid the discredit of such an announcement, 1311

hear that it is in the market for sale. 0111'
A cabinet council has been summoned for Wed°reci9s
when, among other matters of importance, the bore
period for re-assembling parliament will be xed- 01)16
day, the 29th of January, is mentioned as the Pro

commencement of the next political campaign. AO'
A soiree was given to Mr. W. J. Fox, M.P.,at Olu",01
on Thursday. Two thousand persons were present,' the
Mr. Fox delivered a long oration ; forcibly attacking too
Whig Ministry. Lord John Russell, lie said, had 'TAO;
years contemplated a trifling extension of political r'' eSe
et eri
but he denounced the lack of boldness and con3P--
displayed in all Whig schemes. brit°
The Inverness Courier tells a curious story of a beer;
who ran off with a young rustic, with whom she f het
dancing, on the very evening of the celebration 9, the
lawful marriage to a devoted swain. The partY l'aer
ball-room, and the bridegroom especially, were th 0,13 001
struck at the sudden disappearance of the bride, b 1".
could no where be found.
On Friday night an incendiary fire broke out 0:100
Allen's farm, Great Hendred, Berks, by which Or ai
barns, conta;ning a quantity of corn and agricultursolo
plements, two extensive wheat ricks, three ricks ()LIM/
besides other valuable property, including a ren:rtioset
fine boar, intended for a prize exhibition at Chr,s
were entirely destroyed.
genes
PUSEYISM AND ITS FRUlTS.—Considerable
has been caused from a report of the Rev. A. I. 13„70et
having gone over to the Church ; and, to put the '7o,
beyond question, a circular was sent round to sot:,
ioners announcing the fact. The act has created,
prise. as the whole tenor of the rev. gentleman
ae„ Dee''
terial life, since his residence in Tiverton, b' Oft
tinctured with the Oxford heresy.—Snerbourne!iiefo 111
MURDER OF A BAILIFF WHEN DISTRAIx,-1.4 fp m
RENT.—On Thursday, a man of the name of iircllion
Kilfinchin, three miles west of Macroom, went t° of 11,
tenants of the name of Browne for a large arrearf bo
due the last two years to their landlord, Air. lore
Perrier, of Cork. Being about to retire with the n ale
a mob of between two and three hundred came lope
and immediately made an attack on the bailiffs. Drury
the mob rushed at Drury with a pike, when This 1.14
a pistol and presented it in his defence. 1L4!7„,, OTA.
deter his assailant, who attempted to stab 910",('0 bor
Drury fired, and the ball passed through the fel ali
•
Immediately Drury was knocked off the car.,
ad
rithst
tc?
of the ruffians beat in his skull, and he expire 0,
ing. Several of Drury's assistants were also bealt;
of whom are reported to have died of their woun"'
13°
On the Bth instant, at Seacombe, aged 53, ARAB f this
SON, relict of the late Mr. JOHN PEN INGTON, °

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TUESDAY, DEC. 11, 1849'
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