The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-10-18 00:00:00

THE CORN PORTERS.—On Wednesday the general
quarterly meeting of the Corn Porters' Society was held
in Bispham-street ; Mr. Nicholas Kelly in the chair. The
secretary read an abstract of the financial statement of
the society for the last quarter, and it appeared that, after
discharging all liabilities, the treasurer had £l4 12s. SI
in hand. Officers were elected for the current quarter.
Mr. N. Kelly was elected president. Votes of thanks were
passed to the corn merchants and the press. Mr. Keating
was elected treasurer, and the meeting separated.
EXTENSIVEROBBERY.—On Tuesday, while a large sales-
man belonging to Liverpool was transacting business in a
tent at Falkirk tryst, he was robbed of cash and cheques
to the amount of £2,300. The cheques were payable to
himself at Lockerby, Carlisle, and Dumfries, and the
money consisted of a £5 note of the Carlisle Bank, and a
£lO note of the Bank of England. He had paid away
most of the money he had in hand, to oblige parties who
had been making purchases at the tryst, otherwise his loss
would have been much greater.
FEMALE PENITENTIARY.—From an advertisement it
will be seen, with regret, that this valuable and philan-
thropic institution has of late been so ill-supported in its
funds as to be almost threatened with extinction. The
charity has now been in existence for more than forty
years, and its operations have been the means of restoring
many erring individuals to the paths of rectitude, who,
but for its aid, would have inevitably perished in the
abandoned course of life which they had unhappily adopted.
Such an institution deserves support, and we shall be
glad to receive subscriptions or donations on its behalf.
THE SOCIETA. ARMONICA, composed principally of
gentlemen amateurs, gave their fifteenth dress concert on
Wednesday, at the Mechanics' Institution, Mount-street,
the attendance being numerous and fashionable. The
programme comprised several choice selections from the
works of Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Weber, and other
eminent masters. During the performance of Haydn's
farewell symphony, the members of the orchestra "paired
off" as the piece proceeded, until the platform was cleared.
This was at first looked upon as very indecorous by the
more fastidious part of the audience; but when it was
discovered that such a farewell was premeditated, it af-
forded much amusement. The vocalists on the occasion
were Miss Santley, Mrs. Otty, Mr. C. Santley, Mr. Arm-
strong, and Mr. Bolton.
IMPORTANT TO PAWNBEOREES.—At the County Court,
on Wednesday, Sarah Wilson, a dressmaker, summoned
Mr. 'William Kewley, pawnbroker, of Browi;low-hill, for
the wrongful conversion of a shawl, value 15s. The
plaintiff said that, on the Ist of June last year, she pledged
a 'shawl with the defendant for three shillings. On the
Ist of June this year she went to the defendant and ten-
dered principal and interest for the shawl, but was in-
formed that it had been unticketed and sold, as the time
was up. A search was made for it subsequently, and she
was informed that it had been sold. The defendant con-
, tended that lie had a right to sell the shawl, inasmuch as
the year had expired. Mr. Pollock held that the defend-
ant had no right to sell till the 'morning of the 2nd June.
A verdict for 155., minus principal and interest, was given.
DISCUSSIONS ON MoersoNis3l.—The town of Runcorn
has for several weeks been in a state of great excitement,
in consequence of the deter Mined efforts made to rid that
place of the absurdities and abominations of Mormonism.
During the summer the leaders of that profession from
Liverpool and St. Helen's have been endeavouring to
establish a society there 'to become another tributary
stream to the valley of polygamy and communism near
the Salt Lake, in America. Their efibrts, however, have
been met with promptness and vigour by Mr. Shaw Brown,
who' has been assisted by the services of a zealous com-
mittee. In the first instance, Mr. Shaw Brown delivered
a course of four lectures on Mormonism, at the conclusion
of which he challenged the president of the Mormon priest-
hood, or any member of that profession, publicly to discuss
the nature of their doctrines. Mr. Macdonald, the presi-
dent, at length accepted the challenge, and six public dis-
cussions have been the consequence, the first of Which took
place on Tuesday, the 27th ult., and the last on the 6th
inst. Each meeting was crowded, many being linable to
obtain admisSion. The last meeting was a most-enthusi-
astic one. A tea party, to celebrate the triumph of truth,
will take place in a few days.
ROGAYEEY I's THE HA.-1- TRADE.—At the County Court,
en Wednesday, Thomas Caldwell, a farmer, summoned a
hay-dealer, named Howarth, for Ll ls. bd., the price of
some hay. The plaintiff stated that the defendant recently
inspected some partially damaged hay which•be had in the
Haymarket, and agreed to purchase the load at 64d. per
stone. Upon the hay being taken to the defendant's
place, several of the trusses were taken off,.ancl then the
defendant declined to receive it When the hay was
weighed,-before delivery, the defendant tell the plaintiff
that he could cut the hay and sell it for' boat horses, and
he asked the plaintiff if he would alter the price in the
ticket to ninepence per stone, as he had.got a good cus-
tomer. The defendant said that the plaintiff had informed
him that part of the hay was only a little speckled; but,
upon some of the trusses being taken from the cart, it was
found to be quite mouldy. The hay was left in the pas-
sage; and the police took it next morning to the pinfold,
where -there were four horses who would not touch it.
Witnesses were called, who proved the bad quality of the
hay. The defendant admitted having asked the plaintiff
to alter -the price in the machine deka to 7-14. per stone.
The judge, after remarking upon the lax morality mani-
fested in the hay trade, gave a nominal werdict, with costs
out of pocket.
WirsT DERBY GUARDIANS.—At the ;meeting on Wed-
neaclay, Mr. Joseph Harrison presided.- The other mem-
bers present were the Rev. W. Badnall, and Messrs.
Heyes, Mountfield, Miller, Craig, Smith, Horsfall,
Lunt, Tattersall, Wensley, Abrahams, Kirkus, Jeffries,
M`Gee, and Shaw. The balance in fhelands of the trea-
surer:-was stated to be £764 17s. 7d. It-was resolved that
the books of the union containing the. accounts for the
half year ended September last should ;be deposited at the
office -of the clerk for the inspection Of the owners and
ratepayers ; and that Hugh Inch, sent to the Lunatic
Asylum -from Toxteth-park, should he charged to the
common fund. A letter which had been addressed to the
visiting magistrates of Rainhill Lunatic Asylum, and for-
warded to the governor, by Mr. Roger Eaves, was then
read. The writer stated that when he was sent to the
asylum by the guardians, he left his clothes, containing
two snuff-boxes, with the authorities at-the asylum. He
was ultimately discharged from the asylum, but, on
putting on his clothes, he found that his snuff-boxes had
been taken away by Mr. Bramham, one of the assistant-
relieving-officers. On applying to Mn Bramham for them,
he only received an insulting letter. Mr. Bramham, on
being tilled before the board, was unable to rebut these
charges, and he was ordered to give up the snuff-boxes to
Mr. Eaves, and to make him a suitable apology. Orders
were given to the clerk to advertise for the supply of
clogs tothe inmates of the house, and for wines and spirits
for the house and hospital. Complaints hating been made
of the drainage of the workhouse, the subject was referred
to the visiting committee, with power to take such steps
as they may deem necessary. In accordance with the
resolution passed at the last meeting at •the board, the
relieving-officers presented a list of nuisances to be sup-
pressed, .a.n3 stated that there were no cases of either
cholera or 'diarrhoea to report, the townships of the union
being unusually healthy, and the mortality:considerably
less than at this period of the last and former years.
Tun Livusaroox Cons TRADE.—The subject of charg-
ing the duty by weight was a few weeks ago partially
discussed at'a meeting of the trade, held in the Corn Ex-
change, but.was referred for investigation to the Commit-
tee of the Liverpool Corn Trade Association. 'That com-
mittee came to the following conclusions The opinion
of this committee is, that the principle of levying- the duty
on grain by weight would be a decided improvement on the
present system,, provided that other alterations,-thereby
rendered desirable, could be effected at the same time.
Were such a change made without providing for, other
circumstances connected with the trade, merchants might
be seriously inconvenienced. This committee, therefore,
beg respectfully to state what, in their opinion, sho).2ld be
taken into consideration by her Majesty's Chancellor of
the Exchequer, while carrying out the contemplated
change. 1. The•localrates, such as dock and town dues,
at this port, and the committee believe at many other
ports, similar local-rates are paid by measure, and not' by
wieght. 2. The statistics connected with the trade .are
for the most part, for the present, kept at imperial quar-
ters. 3. Almost all foreign freights being paid by imperial
quarters, time ought to be allowed for vessels previously
chartered to arrive and be scharged before the proposed
change is carried into effect. This committee cannot allow
the present opportunity to pass without stating that,
should it be resolved by her-Majesty's Government to levy
the duty on grain by weight,. it would be most beneficial
if, at the same time, her Majesty's Government would in •
-
troduce a law requiring all grain to be sold throughout
the United Kingdom at one uniform standard of weight.
The modes at present existing are BO various and compli-
:cated that business transactions are much impeded.
Surely nothing can be more.inconvenient and obstructive
than that wheat should be sold in Loudon per im-
perkd quarter; Liverpool per bushel -of 701b5.; Wakefield
per quarter of 4801b5,; Birmingham per ditto of 4961b5.;
Gloucester per ditto of 480Ibs. ; Leith per ditto of 6041b5.;
Glasgow per boll of 2401b5, ; and Dublin per barrel of
2801bs. In the sales at these towns of'barley, beans, peas,
and oats, similar inconsistencies exist,; while at many of
the country markets, where the imperiel:bushel is adopted,
sales axe made by the comb, the winelle,the load, and the
boll." A eopy of this opinion, signed by Mn Woodward,
the chairman, was sent to the Collector and Comptroller
of Customs. A meeting of the trade was held en Wednes-
day, at which the decision of the committee was unani-
mously approved.
A SEAMAN'S CLAIM.—In the County Court, on Thurs.
day,an action ,was tried, in which James Boyd was plain-
tiffs and Mr. Mot/del and Capt. Wilson were defendants.
It was to recover £47 155., for wages. The plaintiff
was mate of the ship Elizabeth Archer, of which the
defendants were -the owners, Mr. Wilson being also the
captain. The vessel was bound for Arica and Isley, in
Peru, and was laden with cutlery and bars of iron. The
goods were received at Liverpool by the mate, and
shipped; hut on the vessel arriving at her destination two
parcels of cutlery (or three, as alleged by the defendants)
were missing, besides seventy bars of iron. At Arica, it
was said that the portion of the cargo intended for Islay
had to be taken out of the vessel ; and as the mate was
frequently away from the ship on business, it was urged
that probably the natives, during his absence, might have
stolen the missing property. On the return voyage the
captain charged one of the crew with being concerned in
the abstraction of the goods ; but ultimately, on arriving
home, the plaintiff's wages were stopped. Captain Wilson
deposed to the loss of the goods, the customs duties upon '
which he had to pay. In cross-examination, he admitted
having been engaged in smuggling goods ashore whilst at
Arica and Islay. His honour said he had great doulitS
about the custom, as the captain had stated that it was
usual for the owner to deduct for any deficiency of the
cargo from the officer in charge ; whilst Mr. Mondel said
that the mate was liable to the captain, who was liable to
the owners, and then the captain held the mate respon-
sible. But, without going into the custom, he (the judge)
was of opinion that if two persons put their names to a
document, in which they made an arrangement as to what
should be made good to the owners, he must take it as
such. He would say nothing about the common-law right
of the defendants to recover for negligent loss, and he was
inclined to think that that right was not taken away. A
verdict was then given for the plaintiff for £47 155., with
liberty to the defendants to bring a fresh action for
damages against the plaintiff. The amount of the claim
and costs, with the exception of zes, were paid int 9 court,
to-abide the result of a second action.

IMPROVEMENTS IN WATER-STREET.—A magnificent
pile of bullring, for merchants' offices, is in course of con-
struction .on the site of the old premises of the Liverpool
Insurance Company, in close contiguity to the Exchange.
The building; which will be four stories in height, belongs
to Messrs. Myers, of the late firm of Ewart, Myers, and
Co. ; and the works are being carried on by Mr. Bur-
roughes, builder, of this town, from the designs, and under
the _superintendence of, Mr. Culshaw, architect. The
frontage to Water-street is about thirty-three yards, and
to Rumford-Street nineteen yards • and, as Water.-Street
has a great declivity, the main entrance is placed at the
highest level and a second entrance at the lowest, by,
which means 'two ground floors are obtained. The cha-
racter or style is Italian, the lower portion or stylobate
being executed in rusticated Parbold stone, the windows
having segmental heads. From the stylobate to the first
floor windows will be rusticated white Runcorn stone of
excellent quality, the windows having semicirculaeheads.
The work above the sub-cornice is executedin Stafford-
shire red bridles, having white Runcorn stone dressings,
the whole to' be surmounted by a neat cornice, with con-
soles on the scifilt. _ _

SELECT VESTRY.-At the fortnightly meeting, on 'Tues-
day, the Rev. Rector Campbell presiding, it was reported
that the admissions to the vagrant sheds during the past
week had been 407 miles, 272 females, and 71 children,
making a total of 750. All the boys and girls In the
workhouse had' been transferred to the industrial schools,
in order to find accommodation for the reception.of cholera
cases, and it was recommended that the nurses and offi-
cers attending them should also be transferred there. The
number of inmates in the house, on the sth instant, was
reported to be 'll7lO. The sick numbered 598, inclaiive
of 81 fever and itch eases. The appointment of a ,sur-
geon, in the place of Dr. Cripps, deceased, was postponed
till the next meeting, the testimonials of the applicants,
who are five in number, being referred to the Medical
Relief Committee, •to make a selection and recommend.
The applications for the office of assistants at the dispen-
saries were referred .to the same committee for considera-
tion; and the board adjourned till Thursday for the pur-
pose of receiving the-report of the Medical Relief Com-
mittee, in connexion With the threatened visitation of
cholera. The report presented a resume of the operations
of the committee. Mr. Bradley moved the adoption of
the report, and, in the course of some discussion upon it,
Mr. Shaw said that large-numbers of poor creatures were
brought from Amsterdam, Rotterdam, and other German
ports, which were infected, to Hull, whence they proceeded
by railway to this towp. Mr. Denton seconded the con-
firmation of the report and proceedings of the committee,
which were carried unanimously, and the proceedings,
terminated.

SIITGULA.B. CA.SE OF BIG.A.ALY,—On Tuesday, Robert
Titherington, apparently. 46 or ;48 years of age, and having
the appearance of an operative mason, was charged with
bigamy. Both wives appeared in the police-court. The first
• wife is about the same age as the prisoner, and of rather
,dissipated appearance. The last-married woman is about
38 or 40 years of age, with some pretensions to being good-
looking, and of decent appearance. The ladies, to avoid a
." coilision " were stationed far apart in the court-room ;
and, whilst the "injured wife" looked daggers of revenge
ather rival, the last-espoused •cast looks, of tender affection
on the man. The first marriage,it was proved, took place
in June, 1826, at St. Paul's Church, in this town, the
name. of the bride being Amelia Middleton. A few months
ago.the prisoner married Jane Ashcroft, atSt. Michael's,
in this town. The magistrate's clerk had reduced a por-
tion of ,the statement of the second wife to mniting, when
he informed the magistrate that it appeared that the depo-
nent kew the prisoner was a married man at thelime when
she was united to him in wedlock.—Mr. Bolton: Did you
ask him if be was a married man ?—Second wife; No, sir,
I did not.—Mr. Wybergh: Did he say that he was a married
man ?—The woman hesitated for some time, and gazed
earnestly upnu prisoner.—Mr. Wybergh: Came, that
is a straightforward question; you can say whether he
said so or not. —Second wife : He told me that le was
married.—Mr. Wybergh : And you married him notwith-
standing ?—The woman looked abashed, and remained
silent for some time, but at length said : She (the first
wife) has been a drunkard, and has behaved most cruelly
towards him, and has ill-used him.—Mr. Bolton : But
that was no reason why you should take her place. In
order that the attesting witnesses at the marriages might
be in attendance, the ease was remanded.
MESSRS. WILLTIMS ANN 3fASSEY'S NEW ORGAL—On
Saturday afternoon we had the pleasure of listening to a
performance on a new organ, erected by the above-named
builders, in their manufactory, in Back Gill-street, and
intended for the private use of Mr. George Hirst, the
organist of the Philharmonic Society. Mr. J. H. Shep-
pard presided on the occasion, and gratified a pretty
numerous audience by the performance of a variety of
classical music, of which Handel's chorus, "Preserve him
for the glory," from Saul ; a choral fugue, by Rigbini,
" Oh, rest in the Lord !" and "Be not Afraid," by Men-
delssohn ; and Meyerbeer's celebrated march from "La
Prophete" formed a part. Mr. Sheppard's performance
showed to great advantage the capabilities of the instru-
ment, which, although a chamber organ, has a depth and
power of tone which would amply fill a moderately-sized
place of worship. It consists of a great organ, containing
seven stops: open diapason, stop diapason treble, stop
diapason bass, kerolophon, principal, Suabe flute, and fif-
teenth ; a swell organ, extending to tenor C, containing
swell six stops, open diapason, stop diapason, celestine
(four feet), piccolo, cornopean, and hautboy ; and two
octaves and a quarter of pedal eight feet stopped pipes, the
deepest of which gives the tone of a sixteen feet pipe. We
were particularly struck with the fulness of tone of the
pedal pipes, exceeding anything we ever heard from
stopped pipes. The kerolophon stop, too, attracted great
attention ; and among those who were present, it was
generally considered a master-piece of voicing, while, by
several, it was doubted whether the tone was really not
produced by reed pipes,—a great compliment to the
builders. The other pipes, though full in tone, and very
equally balanced, do not require particular notice. Al-
together, the instrument gives evidence of faithful and
careful workmanship, more especially in the voicing of the
pipes, and is highly creditable to the buiilders, whore fret
effort we understood it to be.