The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1841-02-16 00:00:00

LOCAL NEWS,

The Earl of Sefton has recently added fifteen couples of
harriers to his excellent pack of hounds.
A course of lectures to young men has been delivering in
Glasgow, by ministers of the established church of Scot-
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land and the dissenting clergy—first in the Tron Church,
and afterwards in that of the Rev. Dr. Wardlaw. A similar

joint course has also been commenced in Edinburgh,
ad-
dressed to the same important class. These facts speak well
of the harmony with which the different denominations in.

the north combine in the great object of the ministry, not-
withstanding their contentions on the question of church

establishrnen-ts

The directors of the Glasgow and Greenock Railway, with
the cordial concurrence of the shareholders, have resolved

not only to convey neither passengers nor goods on the
Sabbath, but also to refuse carrying the mails on that sacred

day, and the government has acquiesced in the refusal. The
Glasgow, Paisley, and Ayr Railway Company have come to

a resolution to decline Sunday traffic.
The duties received at the Custom House of Liverpool, in
the year 1840, amounted to no less than four million seven
hundred thousand pounds sterling, and yet on the accounts
being subjected to the usual rigid examination by the proper
officers in London, the only error found was under twenty
Considering the hundreds of thousands of calcu-
lations involved in these accounts, this circumstance de-

serves to be made know❑ for the credit of the comptrol-
hog department of our Custom House.
Miss WiniNALL's CONCERT.—That very charmin,, lady
and accomplished singer Miss Whitnall, has announced, we
perceive, a Concert to take place on Monday next. This lady
stands at the top of the profession in Liverpool, and we doubt
whether there is a voice better than her's in quality, or of
more power, out of London. Miss Whitnall is a clever mu-
sician, and has by study placed herself in the position she de-
servedly holds. 'We hope a brilliant attendance will bear
testimony to her merits. We shall try and find room for the
programme in our next.
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THE DISPENSARIES.—The report of the committee of
these valuable institutions for 1810 will shortly be in the
hands of the subscribers. We learn from it that 50,108 cases
have been relieved during the year, being an increase of
4,-166 upon the previous year. The funds are improved
since the close of 1839, but it is principally owing to the
benefactions, which have been much more considerable than
usual. The debt which a few months ago seemed likely to
destroy the beneficial influence of the dispensaries, has thus

been liquidated ; but we agree with the committee that an
institution so extensive cannot be efficiently maintained by

casual legacies, donations, or collections. Though there are
between sixty and seventy places of worship in the town,
only four have lent their aid for the support of these chari-
ties. The introduction of the new poor law into Liverpool

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will probably cause a serious loss to the committee, as the
parochial authorities have hitherto annually contributed the
sum of 500 guineas, and under the new act this large amount
of support will possibly be withheld. We therefore beg to
recommend these useful institutions to the public, and can-

not too earnestly call upon them to befriend, by new sub-
scriptions and donations, a charity so exalted and so deser-

vin; of support

PRESCOT.—The poor of this town have been partially re-
lieved from the distress which the severity of the weather
has occasioned, by the timely distribution of coals blankets,
stockings, &c., through the kindness of a few individuals in
the town. Donations have likewise been forwarded to the

vicar for the same humane purpose, which, together with the
rev. gentleman's own most liberal contribution (for he is
always the foremost in administering relief to the poor and
needy), will go far towards miticating the present suffering.
The young gentlemen at the Boarding School have, in the
most laudable manner, subscribed among themselves the
means of supplyinz more than a hundred families with two
hundredweight of coals each. We trust this worthy example

will be follocWed by the thousands of young persons in our

populous town, who have " enough and to spare."

THE LATE FRANK HALL STANDISH, ESQ.—We are re-
quested, by Messrs. Gorst and Birchall, to publish the fol-
lowing particulars relative to this gentleman :—The late Mr.
Hall Standish was the son of Anthony Hall, Esq., of Flass,
in the county of Durham. He died at Cadiz, on the 21st of
December last. He was possessed of his extensive estates in
fee-simple, having succeeded to those at Duxbury and else-
where in Lancashire as heir at law to the late Sir Frank
Standish, Bart., upon which occassion he assumed the name
of Standish in addition to that of Hall. His Durham and
Yorkshire property was devised to him by his father. By
his will, dated in July, 1838, Mr. Hall Standish devises his
real estates to certain trustees, to uses for raising various
legacies and annuities. Many incorrect reports have been
circulated with respect to these bequests, but it is unnecessary
to trespass upon your columns by enumerating them ; it is
sufficient to state that, though very liberal, they have all been
much exaggerated. Subject to these charges, the estates .are
devised to the testator's own right heirs for ever, and, by
virtue of this limitation, devolve upon the testator's second
cousin and heir at law, Wm. Standish Carr, Esq., of Cocken
Hall, in the county of Durham, who, in obedience to a stipula-
tion contained in the will, has applied for Her Majesty's sanc-
tion to assume the sirname and arms of Standish of Duxbury.

Mr. Hall Standish bequeaths his valuable collection of pic-
tures and library of books to his majesty the king of the
-French -, but, In justice to his memory, we feel called upon
decidedly to contradict the assertion that he offered his pie-
tUres to the government of this country, as an inducement
for the revival, in his person, of the extinct baronetcy. Not
only would his highsense of honour have prevented his en-
tertaining such a de •
the king of the Frensga, but the fact is, that the bequest to
but in the previous will of
not only in the present,
as the year 1831, and we
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contemplated its revocation. Neitheras is itn cworrect that Mr.
Hall Standish was descended on the mother's side from the
Standishes of Duxbury. On the contrary, his mother is in
no way related to, or connected with, that family. And,
lastly, it is equally untrue, that the family of the Halls has
become extinct; so far from that being the case, there are
many members of it now in existence.
POCRET-PlCKlNG.—Bernard Callan was placed at the bar
of the police-court, on Saturday last, charged with having
picked the pocket of Mr. Alfred Bower of a silk handkerchief.
It appears that, about twenty minutes past six o'clock, on
Friday evening, Mr. Bower was walking, with a friend, in
North John-street. He had a silk handkerchief in the right-
hand pocket of his coat. He had, when passing Towers's
coach-office, felt something touch his pocket, which induced
him to thrust his handkerchief further down. He had also
passed the. prisoner and another person. He had not pro-
ceeded fifty yards when he missed his handkerchief. He
turned immediately and collared the prisoner, who dropped
the silk handkerchief behind him. Mr. Bower picked up his
handkerchief, and he and his friend conducted the prisoner
into Castle-street, where they delivered him into the custody
of police-officer Prescott, No. 3. The prisoner denied the
charge, but was committed for trial.
WARNING TO DISORDERLY CAR-DRIVERS.—Two car-
drivers appeared before Mr. Rushton' on Saturday, one of
whom (Harrison) charged the other (Gregory) with having
assaulted him. Harrison stated, that he was on the stand,
in Clayton-square, and stood the last in the line. The car
immediately before him was driven out, and another was
going in to take its place, when Gregory, who wished to
bring his car into the line, rushed forward, seized Harrison's
whip, and began to beat his (Harrison's) horse to force it
forward. He (Harrison) tried to prevent this, upon which
Gregory set upon him and beat him very severely, knocking
him down and disfiguring his face. The magistrate desired
Gregory to put any question to Harrison respecting the tes-
timony which he had given. Gregory asked Harrison if he
did not call another person to fill up the vacant place, in
order to deprive him of his turn. Mr. Charles Wilkins, bar-
rister, said he saw the whole transaction from a window of
one of the hotels, and it appeared to him that Harrison cer-
tainly called to another car-driver to go and fill up the vacant
place. Gregory immediately seized Harrison's whip, and
began to flog his horse most unmercifully, in order to force it
up into the place which another man was taking. As Har-
rison resisted this, Gregory struck him, knocked him down,
and used him very severely. Gregory called Thomas Roome
as a witness in his behalf. Roome stated that Harrison
ought to have filled up the vacant place himself, and he would
thus have left a space for Gregory's car. He, however, called
to another person, upon which Gregory stepped forward to
enforce his right. He was endeavouring to place Harrison's
car in the proper situation, when the latter seized his whip,
which was loaded with brass, and knocked him down with it.
Mr. Wilkins said this witness (Rome) was one of the active
instigators of the affray. He urged Gregory to proceed as he
had done in abusing Harrison. Mr. Rushton said he was
sorry the information had not been laid for cruelty to the
horse. He had more trouble with the car-drivers of Liver-
pool than any class of persons whatever, except the thieves.
He would try if it were not possible to get a •better behaved
class of men as car-drivers. From that day forth he would
order a record to be kept of their conduct, and, if he found
them repeating these offences, they should be deprived of
their licenses. This was a very brutal assault, and the de-
fendant must pay a fine of 40s. and costs. Defendant—" I
will appeal against it." Mr. Shuttleworth—" There is no
appeal in this case."

LIVERPOOL SHIPWRECK AND HUMANE SOCIETY.—At
a meeting of the committee, held in the Underwriters'-room,
on Wednesday, the following rewards, Sce, were voted :—£3
to the captain and £2 to each of the crew of the Point of Ayr
life-boat, for rescuing the crew from the Ann of Whitehaven,
wrecked on West Hoyle, 31st December, 1840 ; and a fur-
ther sum of £2 was also paid to the captain of the life-boat
for expenses. The gold medal of the society was awarded
to Capt. C. Symonds, of the brig Plumstead, a silver one to
the mate, and £2 each to each sailor that manned the boat,
and succeeded, after several attempts, in taking off the cap-
tain and crew of the French brig Tropique, from Bordeaux
to Masatlan, from their vessel, which was fallen in with, in a
disabled state, on the 15th Nov. 1839, oft' Cape Horn. The
King of the rench, on hearing of it, caused a gold medal to
be transmitted to Captain Symor.ds. The silver medal of the
society and ten guineas were voted to Edward Wilson, the
young sailor who so gallantly exerted himself a short time
since, in endeavouring to rescue three boys that fell through
the ice into Wavertree lake. The gold medal of the society
was also awarded to Mr. Charles Duncan, formerly an officer
on board the steam-ships Liverpool and President, and now
mate of the steam-ship Britannia, for his gallant conduct in
July last, in jumping overboard from the President, and sav-
ing two men from being drowned in Kingston harbour, and
also for a similar display of intrepidity, by which he suc-
ceeded in saving the life of a man that fell overboard from the
Liverpool, during a gale of wind in the Atlantic. Twenty
guineas were given to Captain Evans, R.N., of Fishguard,
towards defraying the present and future expenses of a life-
boat, which he built and supports almost entirely from his
own funds. Several small sums were awarded for various
services.

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PETITION FOR A SECOND PATENT THEATRE FOR LI-
VERPOOL.—We hear that there are already upwards of 2000
names—including many of the most respectable in town—at-
tached to this petition. We understand it will pray her ma-
jesty to grant a patent for a second theatre-royal in Liverpool,
in trust to some leading gentlemen, on behalf of the commu-
ail 31, with power to transfer it to some deserving person,
C'S condition of the payment of an annual suns for the benefit
of the public charities of the town, such sum to be hereafter
agreed
„ upon between the parties. Should her majesty be
pleased to grant the petition, Mr. Raymond will no doubt be
elected from his strong claims upon the play-going public, as
well as from the fact of most of the signatures having been
given in compliment to him alone. This arrainement, which
will blend charity with amusement, is, we believe, entirely
Mr. Raymond's own suggestion. Should the erection of a
new theatre not be altogether practicable at present, the Li-
ier is capable of great improvement, and no doubt may be
rendered worthy the cognomen of Theatre-Royal, Church-
street. The sheets of the petition are filling up fast with
highly respectable names. On Friday evening, it was signed
by the Earl of Sefton.—AlLion.

CHRIS? CITUIICTI SCROOLS."—TWO most admirable set.-
mons were preached in Christ Church on Sunday last—in the
morning by the Rev. F. Ould, and in the evening by the Rev.
H. M'Neile—in aid of the funds for maintaining the very
valuable and efficient schools in the district of that church.
The amount of the united collections was £9G 16s.
TILE ROCK HARMONICON.—Iu consequence of the very
numerous attendance at the Music Hall on Thursday last to
hear this instrument, another performance will take place on
Thursday. The performance was frequently honoured with
applause. Mr. Davis's execution is really astonishing ;he
has quite given a new feature to the instrument.

STEAM SHIP COLUMBIA.-It will be remembered that
some little time since this steamer was reported as having
sustained some slight damage in her machinery, but the in-
telligence was very vague and unsatisfactory. We are now,
however, glad to allay all fears with respect to her, as it will
be seen from our American intelligence that the Columbia
has arrived at her destination ; and, we are happy to add,
with her machinery, and every thing else, all " right and
tight." How the report originated it is difficult to conjec-
ture, unless upon the grounds suggested at the time, but we
can state confidently that there never was the slightest
foundation for such a rumour.

TRADE OF SUNDERLAND.—The gross custom revenue for
this port, for the year 1840, is nearly £120,000, being £BOOO
over that of 1839. In the latter year the number of vessels
belonging to Sunderland was 836, with a measurement of
170,057 tons ; at the close of 1840 the number was 927 ves-
sels measuring 190,129 tons. It may be interesting to some
of our readers to know, that the tonnage of Sunderland is
now exceeded by only three ports, namely, London, New-
castle, and this town. By a parliamentary document pub-
lished in 1828, it appears that the shipping then belonging to
Newcastle included 928 vessels, or 194,712 tons; and that
Liverpool possessed 749 vessels, or 149,070 tons. It seems
from this, that Sunderland is only abut 12 years `' astern"
of Newcastle in shipping, and considerably ahead" of the
Liverpool of 1828.
MR. WEBBE'S CONCERT.—On Thursday evening last a
concert was given, in Lassell's room, Great Richmond-street,
as a tribute of respect to Mr. S. Webbe, upon which occa-
sion Miss Whitnall, Miss Leach, Miss Stott, Miss Ham-
mond, Miss Aldridge, Miss E. Hamilton, Mrs. St. Albin,
Messrs. Dodd, Davies,.Stott, &c, and many others, too nu-
merous to mention, contributed their services. Mr. *Aldridge
was leader, Mr. Herrmann having been called from Liver-
pool unr-.:pectedly. The music selected was entirely En-
glish, chuzen with good taste, and all parties, both vocal and
instrumental, acquitted themselves well. Mrs. St. Albin's
piano-forte performances were executed as usual, in the best
style. The room was quite filled with a fashionable audience,
who were highly pleased, if we may judge from the repeated
encores with which each piece was received.
ALLEGED RODBEEY OF A £lO NOTE.—At the police
court yesterday, a female, named Catharine Holmes, was
placed at the bar, charged with having attempted to pay a
£lO note, suspected to be one of the notes recently stolen
from the person of a commercial gentleman in Gill-street.
Mr. Joseph Shakeshaft, grocer, of Whitechapel and Para-
dise-street, stated that on Saturday afternoon, between three
and four o'clock, the prisoner called at his shop and was
Nerved with groceries, to the amount of 2s. 3d. She pre-
sented a £lO note in payment, and at his request she put her
name at the back of it, stating further, that she lived with
her husband John Holmes, in Hanover-street. She was
desired to wait a few moments, and in the mean time he went
out to make some inquiries respecting the stolen notes. On
his return he found the prisoner was gone, and had taken the
note with her. In answer to Mr. Rushton the prisoner said
that she picked up the note in Church-street, the previous
night. She wss remanded till this day (Tuesday), in order
to produce the attendance of the gentleman on whom the
robbery was committed.

CLOSING OF TIIE AMPHITHEATRE UNDER MR. EGER-
TON'S MANAGEMENT.—The Amphitheatre closed on Friday
night, under the management of Mr. Egerton, after a brief,
but, we believe, highly successful season. Since Ducrow
seceded from the management of this establishment, it has
fallen into disfavour with the public, owing principally to the
worthless or incompetent persons by whom it has been con-
ducted. Mr. Egerton, has, however, re-established its
respectability by his spirited and judicious management. The
performances on Friday night were for the benefit of Mr. W.
J. Hammond, at the close of which that gentleman delivered
the following farewell address :—" Ladies and Gentlemen :
Having very unexpectedly received notice to quit, with heavy
hearts and sorrowful faces we pack up our baggage and sound
a retreat. The law bids us depart, like the Ghost in Ham-
let,' to a more removed ground.' The law is sometimes
called the perfection of reason '—the offspring of justice !
It must, however, be confessed, that for such a beautiful
parent the law has sometimes very ugly features. Now the
law, that has warned us from your presence, has a particu-
larly ugly look ; for it drives us from a scene of pleasurable
profit, and prevents the exercise of our powers for your
amusement, and our own support. it is, however, useless
to complain of the acts of individuals : we must endeavour
to amend the law that gives an unjust and useless monopoly
to one theatre. We must petition parliament—not for ano-
ther patent—oh, no—that is a small kind of liberality, ad-
mitting only another party to a share in injustice, to a part
and portion of the spoils. We must have a free tade in the
di ama : and in the determination to labour unceasingly until
such justice shall be done for us, we bid you for the present
a melancholy, although a grateful, farewell."--Mr. Cooke,
it will be seen by the advertisement, keeps the Amphitheatre
open with his capital equestrian company.

DISTRESS IN THE TOWN.

TO THE EDITOR OF TIIE LIVERPOOL STANDARD.

SIR,—As every legitimate means should be used in endea-
vouring to raise funds towards the relief of the distressed
poor at this time, would it not be well (in addition to other
means) to get respectable tradesmen, in as many streets as
possible in the town, to receive subscriptions, having a large
placard on the outside of their shops, thus—" Subscriptions,
however small, received here towards relieving the urgent
wants of the distressed and perishing poor" ? I would say
" however small," as I fear, were that not stated, many
would be deterred walking in to put down their sixpence or
shilling, while there are thousands, I hope, who would gladly
avail themselves of such an opportunity of lending a helping
hand. All our large-collections are made up a small sums,
and every facility should be given to parties willing to give,
but who might not think of it if not brought prominently
before them.—l beg to remain, sir, your obedient servant,
JOSEPH CRISP.
38, Church-street, 11th February, 1841.

ELECTRO MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD,

SIR —I beg leave to correct two mistakes in your report of
the Electro Magnetic Telegraph, exhibited at the Royal Insti-
tution, on Tuesday, the 9th instant. It states that the wire
used in it was more than half a mile in length, and that Mr.
Danson (should be Dancer) was the maker. It may perhaps
be interesting to those that were present on that evening to
know that the quantity of wire used in the construction of
the model exceeded one mile and a quarter in length, all of
which is covered with cotton, to prevent metallic contact, and
that the voltaic electricity performed a circuit of half a mile
each time a single letter was pointed at by the magnetic
needles.—Yours, respectfully,
.1. B. DANCER, Optician.
21, Pleasant-street, Liverpool.

BRITISH MACHINERY.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD,

is the indispensible duty of some intelligent mem-
ber of parliament to • move for a return of all articles of
British machinery exported during the last seven years, also
for a return of the annual amount of cotton and woollen
goods exported during the same period." Such returns are
called for in order that the legislature may arrive at a sound
and correct conclusion as to the propriety and national policy
of giving to other nations the immense advantage of our un-
rivalled inventions in machinery. Unto the almost incalcu-
lable aid afforded to manufactures by the superiority of our
mechanism, we have hitherto been enabled to compete with
foreigners, notwithstanding the vast advantages they possess
in cheaper food, lower wages, and fewer taxes. It is that
has maintained our commercial pre-eminence and the ship-
ping interest, so essential to the nursery for seamen, on whom
mainly depends the protection of the honour and safety of
the empire, and it is that alone that has supported our vast
and increasing population. Unto the exportation of British
machinery may be undeniably attributed the rapid extension
of manufactories for cotton and woollen goods, iron woorks,
&c., in the United States, France, Germany, Belgium, Swit-
zerland, and other countries ; and that is doubtless one great
cause of the decrease of orders from the United States dur-
ing the last year.
Many writers are loud and violent in their demand for free
trade in corn. Let us inquire if Great Britain will derive
the advantages so loudly asserted. Will Poland take our
goods for their corn ? No ; they will continue to accept only
our gold : the cheaper productions of Germany suffice their
wants. Or will the Americans agree to receive the produce
of our manufactories in exchange for their grain? On the
contrary, they are encouraging and supporting their own ris •
in g manufactures.

Yet let us encourage the hope that the day is far distant
when the foreign demand for our goods falls off, and when
the rich manufacturer withdraws his capital from business
no longer successful. Then will deep commiseration arise
for the working classes, who will then, and only then, have
real and substantial grievances to complain of in the want of
employment,—Your's, &c., L.
Newcastle-on-Tyne, 9th February, 1841.