The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1841-05-28 00:00:00

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trot night, but Sir 11, Peel's resolution w'Old, doubtless,
take the precedence of all other business.
EPS',OM RACES.—The Derby stakes were won on Wed-
nesday, by Rawlinson's Coronation, Lord Westminster's
Van Amburgh being second. For the Epsom Stakes on the
same day, Mr. King's Dahlia came in first, Mr. Walter's
Sir George second, and Mr. Wright's Folly, third.
THE CORN LAW AGITATION.—The movement against
the agricultural body still continues, but we are sorry to see
that it is not met with that promptness, energy, and perse-
verance which ought to characterise the defenders of the best
interests of the country. Petitions ought to be sent from every
parish in the kingdom against the foolish proposition of mi-
nisters, relative to the corn laws, prior to the decision of the
question on the 4th of -June next. Much has already been
done, but more remains to be effected. it is not necessary
to remind our readers that the commercial and agricultural
interests are intimately connected, and that Liverpool, like
every other place, ought to put forward a prominent and
straightforward opinion on the snbject.
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AN AMUSING SIGHT.—The British Queen is now on view
at the Cobourg-dock ; the admission charge is sixpence—the
proceeds of each day's exhibition is appropriated to the relief
of the wives and families of the missing President. A very
handsome sum has been already collected, which has, in fact,
kept these poor creatures from starving. We hope that this
tempting weather and these lovely evenings, will induce
crowds of visitors to inspect this noble vessel.
AMATEUR THEATRICALS.—The amateurs, who, a few
weeks ago played at the Amphitheatre, for the benefit of the
Blue Coat Charity, will re-appear this evening at the Liver,
for the benefit of Mr. Marshall, a very deserving and clever
actor, through whose instrumentality the amateurs were ena-
bled to go through their parts so creditably. The entertain-
ments will be found elsewhere. There appears plenty of in-
ducement for those who feel amused in amateur theatricals.
We believe some of those who appear are esteemed good
actors.

MR. WILLouGnBy Wniss.—We perceive that our young
townsman, Mr. W. Weiss, is already winning " golden opi-
nions" in the metropolis. In the Athenaeum of last Satur-
day, we find the following highly-gratifying mention made of
him in a critique on Miss Roeckel's concerts :—" Apropos of
bass singers, Mr. Weiss, a young countryman of ours, was
heard on the occasion. He possesses a voice so rich and ex-
tensive, as may enable him, if he studiously and intellectu-
ally cultivates it, to challenge the Lablaches and Staudigls
of Italy and Germany."

CHARGE OF EMDEZZLEMENT.—ALLEGED PARTNER-
SHIP.—A respectable young man, named James Bates, was
placed before Mr. Rushton on Tuesday, charged with having
embezzled a sum of money, belonging, to Mr. Henry Hay-
ston Docker, drysalter and sack dealer.—Mr. Davenport and
Mr. Wardle both appeared to witness the proceedings in be-
half of the prisoner.—Mr. Docker deposed, that the prisoner
had been employed by him to receive goods, and whenever he
received the money for them it was his duty to hand them
over to him immediately. On the 13th and 20th of April
last the prisoner sold 150 sacks on his (witness) account,
which amount to £9 13s. 9d. On Saturday night, the pri-
soner called at his (Mr. Docker's) house, when he (Mr. D.)
asked him if he had received the account due from Mr. Pitts.
He replied no, and soon afterwards left the house. Between
ten and eleven o'clock on Monday morning he (Mr. D.)
called at Mr. Pitts's for the money, when he was told that
the prisoner had received it on the preceding Saturday even-
ing. He proceeded to his warehouse, and found the prisoner
there. He asked him if he had received Mr. Pitts's account.
The prisoner replied that he had not. Soon afterwards he
asked Mr. Docker to step up stairs, where he told him that
he had received the money but he had lost it out of his
pocket. Mr. Docker• gave him into custody. Mr. Docker
said the prisoner was not his partner.--Bower Tristram, a
clerk with Mr. George Pitts. hide merchant, Park-lane,
stated that he purchased a number of sacks, in April last,
from the prisoner. On Saturday last the prisoner called upon
him, and produced the invoice and was paid for them.—The
prisoner, in his defence, said, he always considered himself
a partner of Mr. Docker. His name was on the lower door
of the warehouse : it was written in chalk.—Mr. Docker
said, the prisoner had the keys of his warehouse, and he
wished him to give them up.—The prisoner replied through
his solicitor, that lie had no objection to give up the keys,
but as he had possession of them lie detained them, in the
first instance, thinking they might be material to his defence
to show that he was a partner.—Mr. Rushton said, he would
allow the prisoner to be liberated on bail, himself in £BO,
and two sureties in .£lO each.
OPERATIVE PROTESTANT ASSOCIATION.—A numerous
meeting of the Protestant Operative Association for St.
Anne's Ward was held in Christ Church school-room, on
Monday evening last. The chair was taken by the Rev. F.
Ould, and the meeting was addressed by the Rev. G. Mans-
field, Rev. P. Brown, Mr. Crisp, Mr. Mathews, and Mr.
Ratcliff. St. Anne's bids fair to be a most important branch ;
and we trust that every operative, of sound Protestant prin-
ciples, residing in that ward, will join it and partake of its
advantages—one of which is access to the valuable library of
the Parent Society, situated at the depository, Elliott-street,
REV. HUGH M‘NEILE AND DR. BUTLER—We beg to
remind our Protestant friends, especially among the working
classes, that the weekly Protestant Operative Meeting will be
held next Monday evening, in St. Jude's school-room,
Oaks-street, when, we understand, it is Mr. M`Neile's in-
tention to give the sort of rejoinder it deserves, to Dr.
Butler's scurrilous letter. We hope to give an accurate re-
port of the rev. gentleman's speech in our paper of Tuesday.
The Protestant operatives of London have sent a requisition
to Mr. M'Neile, asking him to attend a great meeting to be
held on the 16th June next in Exeter-hall, at which the rev.
gentleman has consented to be present. Lord Kenyon will
,ake the chair.
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ROBBERY OF A COUNTRYMAN..—Ann Jones, Edwa,
Webster, and Margaret Campbell, were yesterday charged a
the police-office with having stolen a £2O Bank of England
note, and £3 in gold. The prosecutor, an elderly man, in
the garb of a countryman, stated that having received this
money, he was on his way home, when he was accosted by
the two female prisoners, whom he accompanied into a pub-
lic-house, where he was robbed of his cash. The note was
afterwards tendered at a shoe-maker's, is payment of a pair
of boots, but the keeper of the shop not liking to change it,
took it to the police-office. Both prisoners left, saying they
would call again for the change, which Jones did several
times. At the suggestion of Mr. Dowling, the female pri-
soners were remanded till to-morrow, to see if the note would
be identified. 'Webster was discharged.
SECRETING TOI3ACCO.—John White was yesterday placed
before Mr. Rushton, charged with having secreted about
451bs. of tobacco on board the American ship Nicholas
Biddle, which arrived at this port on Friday last, from New
'York. He was convicted in the penalty of £lOO. On leav-
ing the dock he said, addressing the captain, " I shall meet
you on Yankee ground some day, and I'll introduce you to
something good." He was immediately ordered up again,
when Mr. Rushton told him he intended to have recom-
mended him to the consideration of the board, but in conse-
quence of his disgraceful conduct he would not receive the
recommendation of the magistrates.--Another of the crew
of this vessel was convicted in the same penalty for having
1111bs. of tobacco concealed in his hammock and on his
person.
BREACH OF CONTRACT.—James Montgomery and James
Callaghan, chain-makers, were put forward before Mr.
Rushton on Wednesday, on a charge of having broken a
contract into which they had entered with Mr. David Logan,
to serve him for one year, from the Ist of April last, but
they had never entered his service since. The prisoners
alleged in their defence that they dared not go to work, in
consequence of a dispute existing between Mr. Logan and
his men, who, the prisoners stated, would injure them if they
went to work. Mr. Rushton told them that any person
interfering with them would have been brought to justice,
and that, therefore, formed no answer to the charge. They
were sentenced to be imprisoned in the House of Correction
for three calendar months.
TILE BRITISH LION.—As Mr. Wombwell's menagerie
was about to proceed from Ashbourn to Uttoxeter, on Mon-
day, the keepers, on opening the tops of the waggons, as
usual, to admit air to the animals during the journey, found
to their surprise that the lioness had produced four fine cubs.
She had previously littered five, on the first of January last,
which is an occurrence unprecedented in this country. The
lioness, though only seven and a half years old, has produced
twenty cubs—all of which are strong and healthy—fifteen
being in Mr. Wombwell's menagerie, and two in the posses-
sion of the Zoological Society of Manchester. Thus is na-
turalised an animal which, by a wise forethouht of our fore-
fathers, was made symbolical of the strength ogf Great Britain.
Metaphorical lions have so long been indigenous to this coun-
try, that it is quite " refreshing" at last to get a few real ones.
CHURCH ACCOMMODATION.—A few months ago, Lord
Francis Egerton, with his characteristic liberality, placed a
floating chapel at Preston Brook, under the pastoral care of
the Rev. W. Dodgson, of Darsbury, which is intended for
the accommodation of the watermen trading on the Bridge-
water Canal ; and we have now the gratification of recording
a similar instance of his lordship's sympathy with the spiri-
tual wants of this much-neglected class of men, in having
provided another chapel of the same description, which is
stationed at Runcorn, under the charge of the Rev. Fred.
Masters, the vicar, for the purpose of affording religious in-
struction both to the flatmen and the sailors trading to the
now extensive and commodious docks at Runcorn. Mr.
Masters, on Sunday last, preached a most excellent sermon
to about 200 people in this rank of life, who are at liberty to
attend without any charge, all the seats being free.
CONSCIENCE.—In the month of February last, Mr.
Barnes. druggist, Fishergate, remitted to Messrs. Evans
and Co., druggists, Liverpool, a £lO note, and after waiting
some days in expectation of receiving an acknowledgment,
without its arriving, he again wrote to them, and was in-
formed by return of post that his letter and remittance had
not been received. An inquiry was immediately commenced
at the post-offices, &c., but without effect. As the number
and other particulars of the note was known, it was eventu-
ally traced into the hands of aacattle-dealcr, but he could not
tell to whom it was paid. So long a time having elapsed, it
was never expected that anything more would be heard on
the subject ; however, on Friday in last week Mr. Barnes
was agreeably surprised on receiving a letter, without name of
place, or date, couched in the following terms, and containing
a £lO note :—" Inclosed is £lO in lieu of what you sent to
Messrs. Evans, Sons, & Co., Liverpool, some time back,
and miscarried." It would seem that the party who had
stolen the note had been conscience-stricken, and has taken
the best possible means of easing that uncomfortable monitor.
—Preston Pilot.—[This paragraph presents in its details a
singular coincidence with the fact mentioned last week in our
pages, of £2O being returned to Mr. Albright, of Blackburn,
under precisely the same circumstances.]
THEATRE ROYAL.—The Adelphi company's engagement
closes this evening, the entertainments being for the benefit
of Mr. and Mrs. Yates. The Pantomime is a very smart
affair. The opening scene is a burlesque upon the " Moun-
tain Sylph." Mr. Wieland,
as the Sylph, excited consider-
able laughter by his ludicrous imitations of Taglioni, and his
affectation of gracefulness. The manner in which he glided
about—now appearing and now vanishing—was extremely
entertaining. His interruption of the marriage contract, and
his disappearance through the table and floor, was mensely
funny, and capitally managed. Some of the tricks are new.
The dances are more than ordinarily good. Miss Webster
is a most graceful and charming Columbine. Mr. D. Boleno
is decidedly the best Harlequin we have seen since the days
of Ellar, when he was at his best. Mr. Boleno's figure is
good, and he executes his pas and t- :is de force with neat-
ness, lightness, and grace. The Clown and Pantaloon talk
but how eloquent was his mute-
too much : they ought to give expression by signs, not words.
Grimaldi hardly ever spoke ;
ness ! Messrs. Boleno, however, possess wonderful agility.
—On Monday next Mr. Macready will make his first appear-
ance for these four years. Wherever he has played this
" trip," he has been eminently successful : at Dublin be has
drawn immense houses. " Richelieu, and " Morley," and
other dramas, will be produced here during his engagement.
We hope they will bring " money in abundance into the
house. We expect that Mr. Macready will prove attractive,
as many inquiries have been made on the subject of his ap-
pearance. If Mr. Macready does not draw, we may conclude
that none else will. That his will be a prosperous engage-
ment, is the universal opinion.

CONFIRMATION.—On Tuesday next, as we announced a
few weeks since, the Lord Bishop of the Diocese will hold a
confirmation in this town. The youth connected. with the
district of St. Bride's will be* of
on the Thursday
following, and on the evening of that day the Rev. J. H.
Stewart purposes to have service in the church, ,when no
doubt he will improve the occasion according to his accus-
tomed ability. The rev. gentleman has issued an address to
his congregation, calling their serious attention to the impor-
lance of this subject, the whole or a part of which we hope
to be able to give in the STANDARD of Tuesday.