The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1841-01-15 00:00:00

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OBTAININC
Police Court, yesterday, a man named John Duff was placed
at the bar, chdrged with having accepted of several engage-

LLETENCES

ments to go to sea, but after receiving monthly notes from
the parties respectively,' got them cashed, and refused' to
proceed on any voyage whatever. Mr. Aikin lamented that
the case did not fall within the jurisdiction of that court, and
advised the- parties to proceed against him by action. The
prisoner was necessarily, discharged.

ENCY.—Seven boys, named Rooney,
W. Travers, Milligan, Johnston, Roberts, Cornell, and L.
Traverse were yesterday placed at the bar of the police-court,
on a charge of attacking parties with snowballs, and also with
cutting some bags of sugar in two carts witd intent to steal.
They were found in the fire-room of the Glass Works, Great
Howard-street;where they had no right to be. Mr. Inspector
Tyrrell said they were all well-known thieves ; that the pro-
prietor of the glass works had fixed an iron grate to keep
them out, but that they broke it down and returned to the
premises, which they used as a rendezvous. Near the pri-
soners were found numerous bones of.geee.-e and • turkeys,
which they had doubtless stolen. They were each committed
to the House of Correction for 14 clays.

ILE DELINQ'

STEALING FROM A SHIP.-At the police-court, yesterday,
a man named James Howley was charged with having stolen
a sheet of sheathing copper. The case was proved, and he
was committed to gaol for one month.

ASSAULT.—A man named Thomas Walker was yesterday
charged, at the police-court, before Mr. Aikin and Mr. R.
V. Yates, with having violently and unprovokingly assaulted
a gentleman on the previous day, to whoni he was totally un-known. He struck the complainant on the face, and bled his
nose. He had before been committed for a breach of the
law, and was required to pay 405., or be imprisoned one
onth.

PROMISES OF FORGIVENESS TO OFFENDERS.-At the
police court; yesterday, a young woman was charged with
having stolen some wearing apparel, which had been hung
up in a yard to dry. There could he no doubt that she had
committed the delinquency, which, indeed, she admitted to
one of the officers, when apprehended, but another having
proved that he heard the prosecutor promise to forgive her,
if the articles were returned, Mr. Aikin, who occupied the
bench, in the absence of Mr. Rushton, said that from the
promise made, the prisoner must be discharged ; and he
strongly admonished and dismissed her.
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THE HALIFAX AND BOSTON MAIL STEAM-SHIP ACA-
DIA.—The latest advices from Boston at New York, up to
noon on the 19th, state that the Acadia, which left Liverpool
on the 4th of December, had not arrived at Boston at four
p.m. on the 18th, which leaves her out 14 days. The last
four Liverpool packets which have arrived—viz., Roscoe,
Stephen Whitney, Columbus, and Sheridan—have each res-
cued the lives of the crew of an English vessel, and brought
them to this port.—New York paper. •

RUMOURED DREADFUL ACCIDENT.—Rumours have been
prevalent in this neighbourhood, that on Monday last a most
serious calamity happened on Whittlesey Mere, the ice
breaking, and, it is said, upwards of 100 lives have been lost.
From inquiries we have made, we have reason to fear this
rumour is not without foundation, though various reports
still continue.—Cambridge Advertiser of Wednesday.
INDEPENDENT ORDER OF ODD FELLOWS.—The members
of the Loyal Duke of Norfolk Lodge held their annual ball
at the house of Mrs. Naylor, Black Horse and Rainbow Ta-
vern, Cheapside, on Monday, the 11th inst., when upwards
of one hundred persons attended. ' The suit of rooms appro-
priated for the occasion were well adapted for the accommo-
dation of the visitors, and gave general satisfaction. The
dancing commenced at half-past eight o'clock, and continued
until an early hour in the morning. Much praise is due to
the worthy hostess, for the handsome manner in which she
provided and accommodated the visitors with refreshments,
in her usual plentiful and elegant style. The company re-
tired highly satisfied with the evening's entertainment.
Great praise is also due to the band furnished by Mr. Phil-
lips, for the very able manner in which they contributed
their part to the evening's amusement.
MEETING OF PARLIAMENT.—The following circular has

been addressed by Lord J. Russell to the supporters of go-
vernment in the House of Commons :—" Downing-street,
Jan. 2, 1841.—Sir,—The meeting of parliament being fixed
for Tuesday, the 26th inst., I take the liberty of very paiti-
cularly requesting your attendance on that day.—l have the
honour to be, your obedient servant, "J. RUSSELL."

RIBBLI NAVIGATION IMPROVEMENT. - Having from
time to time availed ourselves of each fitting opportunity for
reporting to our readers the progress of that most important
and formidable part of the Ribble improvement undertaking,
the excavation of the rock, we have, at length, the great gra-
tification of announcing the full realization f the hopes we
have held out of its speedy and perfect completion. The
work is not only completed according to the original pro-
spectus by the engineers, but has been carried nearly five
feet deeper, and double the width which was then proposed.
The excavation, as now accomplished, will give a depth, in
that part of the river, of full twenty feet, at ordinary spring
tides. The width also will be adequate to any vessel that
ever ploughed the main of Britain. The two walls upon
which the framework of the coffer dam was erected, teehni,
cally called " midfcathers," are all that now remain of the
once immense bed of rock; and these a week's fine weather
will be amply sufficient to remove. Considering the state of
the weather of late, and the, ponderous nature of the opera-
tions, the greatest credit is due to the directors, the con-
tractors, and all concerned, for the activity and persevering
enterprise which have characterized their proceedings
throughout. Of late, the. men have been working night and
day, in order to effect what is now happily accomplished,—
tae entire removal of the impervious rocky bar, before the
period of the forthcoming high tides.—Preston Chronicle.

We are given to understand that the Marquis Conyngham
has entirely seceicd from the whigs, and that his lordship
will join the conservative phalanx at the Duke of Welling-
ton's banquet, 'immediately preceding the opening of parliar
ment.—Kentish Gazette.

We are exceedingly sorry to hear that Captain Alsager,
the worthy and able conservative member for East Surrey,
is labouring under very severe illness—indeed, great alarm is
felt by his friends as to his recovery.

REPEAL FALSEHOODS.—One of the speakers at the anti-
corn law meeting at Portsmouth, said "It was not the
landed gentry who fought the battle of Waterloo ; they had
too many comforts to induce them to stay at home." What
rubbish and falsehood is this ? The owners or heirs tp thOu-
sands of acres were present on that memorable occasion—
but how many cotton lords ?

A PLEASANT PIECE OF WORK.—In the Eastern Coun-
ties' Accident we ought not to expect any tolerable arrange-
ments, for all persons conversant with railway matters are
aware that the directors, or at least a portion of them, have
bten for a long time pleasantly and profitably employed in
the amiable operation of cutting the.proprietors' throats, so
that all the shareholders of common prudence have *eked
Qut !—The Railroad Quarterly Journal.

GES Pit

MIX DL Dri, BUCK TO Tint CITA,
PEIMED AGAINST HIM BY CAPT. WIL
• (Coneinued.from our last.)

SECOND CIIARG

" Second,—Whether the allegation-made by the chaplain
to the inspector of prisons, that the schoolmistress had been
proselytizing the Protestant prisoners, and that two female

prisoners of the latter persuasion bad by her influence left
the prison Catholics, is founded on facts."

The statement made by me to the inspector of prisons was,
that I had heard, some considerable time since, that such an
event had taken place, so far as related to two prisoners, not
generally ; that I had no means of proving its truth or
falsity ; that I had never heard the names of the parties,
although different officers of the prison had conversed with
me on the subject, some one of whom, but which I could not
remember, had been my informant, my present impression
being that the matron had been that person. I confess I
never expected to hear of the circumstance again, and can
only regard this charge, though so seriously worded, as a
sort of make weight, to help towards my removal from

The evidence produced, though not supporting the fact re-
ported to me, and mentioned by me to the inspector, at least
shows, that circumstances quite sufficient to arouse the sus-
picions of the chaplain of this prison have taken place—cir-
cumstances requiring, as I should have thought, the interven-
tion of the justices, that proselytes may not be made to the
Roman Catholic religion.

For lst.—lt has Ceen elicited that the schoolmistress, in
opposition to her known duties has, with the knowledge of
the matron, against the matron's well understood duty,
without the permission, and contrary to the known will of
the chaplain, lent a Roman Catholic missal to one of the
prisoners, she well knowing at the time that Dr. Buck had
then the sole right of lending such a book to any one in con-

finement

and occasion

2ndly. It has come to light,—that on a sec,
when she knew she had no right so to do, in contravention of
the chaplain's known will, and right to be consulted without
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hii permission. lent 'to a' second- prisoner a second Roman
Catholic missal.

3rdly. The evidence produced, shows that the school-
mistress had Roman Catholic hooks in her possession within
'the prison, without the knowledge of the chaplain, an con-
trary to the laws of the prison.
Ellen Norris says,. " I am the schoolmistress of the pri-
son. I am of the Roman Catholic
.persuasion. I have
'never spoken to any prisoners as to their particular religious
tenets, I frequently do not know their religious tenets. I
generally have an idea from the schools thy go to before.
Ido not always ask the question. I lent a Catholic prisoner
a- Catholic prayer-book, without applying to the governor or
chaplain. She never had possession of the books out of my
presence. I believe when I first went there, I once lent a
sick girl one, Miss Davies knew of it. I have only an
almanack of my own in the prison now, and have not had
any books of my own there for some time."

That the-chaplain had. expressed to the governor his

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fears that the children would ben. converted 'to catholicism,
and also to the matron, which could not have been in the
absence of all cause she says, an observation once fell from
Dr. Buck, that the children would be converted to catho-
licism.

sthly. That the governor had spoken to Dr. Buck, on the
subject of Miss Davies the matron, being, through her inti-
macy with the schoolmistress, and Roman Catholic publi-
cations, lent to her by the mistress, tinged with Roman
Catholic opinions. In fact, though the governor could not,
at the time of his cross-examination, speak decidedly on the
subject, only saying in answer to the question, " Did
you ask me to speak with her on the subject. I may or may
not have done so. I won't say that I did not, but I cannot
say that I did. I said that Miss Davies and the school-
mistress had been reading Roman Catholic books, 'and some
them said that Miss Davies was likely to become a
Catholic. I said I hoped she would not." In continuing
the conversation, I will not say whether I asked the chap-
lain to speak to her or not. This whole examination is so
curious that I call your attention to it.

By the magistrates—" Did you request Dr. Buck to speak
to Miss Davies about catholicism or not ?
" I will not say whether or not."
By Chaplain—" Do you recollect speaking to me abodt the
sacrament as relates to yourself?
" I do.
" How long is that ago ?
" About three or tour months.
" Did not the conversation take place on that day ?
" I solemnly swear it did not. I said I should be happy to
see the sacrament administered in the gaol.
" Have you lately had a conversation with me about Miss
Davies?
" Vf

" Did Oil in that conversation speak to me about the Ro-
man Catholic doctrine ?

Not on that occasion

Have you at that time spoken to me on the subject o
Davies being lightly to be tinged with Roman Catholic

doctrines ?

" Was the schoolmistress's name mentioned in such con-

versation ?

" On a former conversation it was

" On any occasion did you ask me to speak to Miss Davies ?
" I wont say I did, or I did not.
" Have you reason to think this has been a subject of con-
versation among the officers?
" I heard it from some of the female officers."
6thly. Miss Davies's extreme sensibility in regard to Ro-
man Catholic feelings has been brought to light.
I real an extract from my journal,
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" Sunday, March 4th, 183.--Visited Eliza Lefroy (twice)
--An awful instance of sin followed by horror and despair.
I prayed with—and for her; her shrieks at the thought of
dyi❑g, and appearing before the judgment seat of Christ,
were most appalling. The inmates of the Infirmary were
very, much affected with the spectacle, if not by my remarks,
for I took the opportunity of afterwards addressing them."
" Monday, March sth, 1838.—The convict Lefroy died
last night at half-past eleven. The horrors of Hr mind to
all appearance not alleviated. Subject of add!
ing, I Cor. xv. 50-7. T

eath of the believer and the on
_ Many a weeping eye—and 1 hope heart. It was
season of solemn awe, which I trust a Covenant God ma
bless to good."
Miss Davie

s present impressions of this death, and o
this discourse preached two years and seven month
is thus elicited is 'evidence—of course designed to prove x

unfitness as a cln
As to the deal

` I recollect visit

about two years ago, with the chaplain. She was dying in
the hospital.• I don't know that she ryas in despair., I heard
her screams. ,She was in great agony before she died. I
did not know it was from fear of going to bell."
As to the discourse.—" I remember his addressing them
about a female prisoner. He said they had trusted to their
priests, and died in despair. I hare heard Arlin use the term
priest in the pulpit. I have not heard the female prisoners
talk about it. lam not aware it caused .any disquietude in
the prison. I have heard mention made on several occa-
sions, allusions to the 'lonian Catholics similar to those I
.have explained. I cannot remember words: it is'A general
impression. Dr. Buck's attention has not always been re-
ceived favourably by the Catholic females. I have never
heard why so. in a manner I could explain. I have found
sonic slight difference in the doctrines in the prison to what
I have been accustomed to elsewhere. I have noticed it

Miss Davies is the only witness who speaks of any pri-
soners being -hurt in mind by any remarks I have made in
preaching, except Mrs.-Norris, the schoolmistress, who told
the child or children who complained that they were cer-
tainly mistaken. •

The chaplain thinks it right to observe, that he has never
attempted to bide his opinions; that the employment of a
Roman Catholic schoolmistress, in a prison in a Protestant
Country,—he as chaplain having no real control over the
school, but only, and that for a comparatively Short period
of late, a superintending visiting oflice,.—is inconsistent with
the Protestantism orthe country, and the wellbeing of the
Protestant children in this prison. A teacher is expected to
explain what is read, and when the Scriptures are in use,
must explain them. .

There is—to show, I presume, the extreme liberality of the
schoolmistress in matters concerning religion, and how un-
likely she is to attempt to proselytise—a remarkable piece of
evidence produced :--
" Dr. Buck took away the Bibles, and after much diffi-
culty, considerable delay, and entreaty, she at last obtained
the favour of having one Bible in the school—being, in the
meantime, much hurt at the abstraction."

Here you will observe that the usual, and best known cr
der of things, is reversed. The Protestant minister denie
the use of a Bible—the Roman Catholic hungers for it, a
needful food for his children. -

A singular circumstance this in a prison having more than
six hundred persons within its walls, every one of whom who
can read (if the chaplain's directions have been attended to)
being supplied with a copy of the New Testament during the
first six months of imprisonment, and an Old and New Tes-
tament complete during the residue of his or her confine-
ment.

Now we will inquire whether there was any powerful mo-
tive inducing the chaplain to think that, as a school-hook,
the New Testament was more appropriate for the children
than the Old Testament.

Miss Davies swears—" When first the schoolmistress
came, she taught in- the morning from the Old Testament,
and in the afternoon from the New Testament.
" The Bibles were withdrawn, for Dr. Buck said he in-
variably came in when she was teaching from the Old Tes-
tament. They were withdrawn by the chaplain for that
reason. His visits were generally in the morning. They
had their lesson in the afternoon in the New Testament.
Still, notwithstanding this, I know in the evening they were
employed in the reading the New Testament. One Bible
has been given at the schoolmistress's request, that she
might read to the girls. They have all Testaments."

Mrs. Norris swears-" I never confined my instructions
to the Old Testament. The New Testament was always read
in one part of the clay. It was read in the morning about
nine o'clock. This was the case ever since I went."
Thus Miss Davis says, upon her oath—" Old Testament
in.the morning ; New in the afternoon."

Mrs. NorrYs says—" New Testament in the morning ;
the Old, of course, in the evening:" - - -
Whilst, gentlemen, 71 was thinking over this incongruity,
this apparent difference, this (of course) unintentional con-
tradiction, I fell into a reverie,—and fancied that, in the
course of my reading, I had met words to the following
effect, which seemed to have some little though assuredly not
a very perfect resemblance to the matter Now the chief
priests, and elders, and all the council sought witnesses
against him to put him to death, but found pone ; yea, though
many witnesses came, yet found they none. At the last came
two witnesses.

Gentlemen, it is frequently through failures, in what are
deemed by many the smaller points in a case, that, the
weightier matters may be more perfectly judged Of. I trust
this want of.sttict agreement will not pass away unheeded.
The mystery of the Old Testament being removed as a
school book, and New Testaments substituted, is easily un-
ravelled. Whenever your chaplain entered the female school,
which, on. an average, since his appointment, has been at
least twice or thrice weekly, and at all hours, from nine in
the morning till fo'ur, or later in the evening ; if the scrip-
tures happened to be in use, he always found the pupils oc-
cupied in reading those parts only of the historical writings
which abounded in hard names, and which were the least
calculated to impart important truth to the infant mind.
Never did he find the Ps4lms, the Prophesies, or any part of
the New Testament being read, but most generally the books
of the Chronicles of things. He then thought, and still
thinks, he used a wise dicretion, in cutting off the opportu-
nity of keeping the'children in ignorance of the word of God.
Testaments were supplied, arid since that period, he has rea-
son to believe, have been properly used.
On this charge, therefore, I have to state that Captain'
Williams has unintentionally overcharged the statement I
made to him—he ascribes to me what I never said. The
amount of my information to him was, that it had been re-
ported to me by some officer of the prison that two persons
had changed their religious tenets through the influence of
the schopimistres. A statement this which I certainly be-
lieved to be very possible—and very probable, and nothing
has transpired on the inquiry to weaken, but on the contrary,
much to increase my former impressions; I know the fact
was rep,orted to me by an officer of the prison as undoubted ;
I know that I spoke a4,the time to others concerning it.

THIRD CHARGE.
Whether the statement made by the Chaplain to the
InspeCtOr of Prisons, that a prisoner had been punished for
praying in his cell at two o'clock in the morning, is founded
on fact."

As this particular instance was one which I informed Cap-
tain Williams, was included in the many cases referred to in
my letter to the magistrates, as I told him at the time, I
knew not the name of the party suffering, nor the officers
concerned, nor did I see any way tO establish the fact by di-