The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1836-02-19 00:00:00

COURT OF REQUESTS.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL ST4NDARD.
Sta.--On Monday se'nnight I attended this court for 'the
purpose of explaining to the commissioners a case upon which
I had been consulted, and which involved some difficulty, when.
I was pleased to find that three of our newly-elected common
councilmen, Messrs. Smith, Thornhill, and-Harvey, were on
the bench, along with the other commissioners who had been
summoned from the inhabitants of the town, and thought that,
with the aid and talent of a portion of our common council-
men, matters of importance (of which the case I appeared
upon was one) would be more maturely and properly investi-
gated than heretofore, when, lo! to my great astonishment, on
opening the case to the commissioners, I was prevented pro-
ceeding by an opinion which was given by one of them, (-Mr.
Thornhill,) that, as I was an attorney, could not be heard
there. A short consultation tooli'phiee amongst the-commis:
sinners, after which one of the clerks of the court (Mr. Statham)
was appealed to, who confirmed—though I say wrongly—Mr.
Thornhill's opinion, and I was obliged to desist from proceeding
further in the matter.
Now, sir, I could-wish to know upon what authority either
the commisioners or clerks of the court have .a right tP, Premit,
any one, whether an attorney of not, from appearmutnere and
advocating the cause of another person. The act
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ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE.—Mr. Armisteat the Troprietor of,
this theatre, takes his benefit on Monday evening,. '1 he pieces
advertised bespeak great anxiety on his part to provide an ample
fund of amusement for the gratification of his friends.
ST. LUKE'S CHURCH.—The finance committee at theittneet-
ing on Friday last empowered the churchwarden, Mr. Henry
Lawrence, to lower the rents of the pews in this church as he
shall think fit, according to a graduated scale, so that the hold-
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to exist among our 'clocks as to the precise moment of time
when they should declare that one hour has passed away and
another has commenced, would be inclined to imagine that they
were not on the most friendly terms, or that each clock claimed
the right of being the independent oracle of its ware or district.
For example;—the Town-hall clock to prove, we shppose, that
it has "no connexion with the church," takes the lead of St.
George's by some eight or ten minutes, while the illuminated
Horologe of that sacred edifice,—this being the church which
the civic dignitaries, who happen to be churchmen, usually
attend,—perhaps to curry favour with the corporation, contrives
to keep some five or ten minutes a-head of St. Peter's. What-
ever may be the cause of the quarrel, it would be a great con-
venience to the town if the public clocks would hold aprivate-
public-meeting at the Clarendon Rooms, and settle their differ-
ences, or agree to refer them to some skilful arbitrator.
FIRE ON BOARD THE RIBBLE, STRAMER.—On Saturday last,
early in the morning, the Ribble, steamer, belonging to the
Woodside establishment, caught ,fire by some Means not let
accounted for. Happily she was near the slip on the Cheshire
side, and prompt measures were resorted to by scuttling the
vessel, and the flames were thereby subdued. She is, we un-
derstand, seriously injured by this untoward event.
On Tuesday evening last during the heavy gale, which con-
tinued to blow during the whole of the night, the Southerner,
a large American vessel, ran foul of the North Pier, and car-
ried away the lamp, whilst the shock carried away her bowsprit
and seriously damaged the vessel. Towards morning she
grounded near Clarence Dock, but was got off with the tide.
SUPPING OfPLATE.—Ann Marshall, a sailor's beauty, who
perambulates the classic ground of Tithebarn-street. when the
witching hour draws near, sighing forth her tenderness to each
listening tar, whom her beauty, as seen by the distant flickering
of a gas lamp, might enslave, was brought up at the Police-
office, on Monday last, charged by Graham, the watch,' with
having, without leave, supped most expensesively the night be-
fore. Whilst going his round, he observed the lady rather un-
ceremoniously thrust her hand into her masculine neighbour's
breeches pocket, from which she abstracted, according to the
statement of the loser, 3s. 6d.— The Magistrate (to the watch.)
Did you see it?—Watchman.—No, sir; but I believe she had it
in her mouth, and when I tried to get it out, 1 believe she
swallowed it.—(Langhter.)—ln answer to a question from the
magistrate, it appeared that the lady was in the habit of taking
her evening promenade seven times in the week in Tithe-
barn-street, and that she gave the watch considerable trouble.
She Nlas committed for 14 days to Kirkdale.
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INFORMATIONS.—Stephen Murphy was on Tuesday last sum-
moned on an information, before Th-omas James Hall, Esq., by
the market inspector, charging him with exposing for sale on
Saturday last, in St. John's Market, 105 lbs. of pork unfit for
food. The pork was measled. The magistrate said in all such
cases he should inflict the full penalty. He must pay a fine of
20s. and 3s. 6d. costs.—Robert Miller, the owner of car N 0.152,
was summoned on an information by Martindale for allowing
his car to ply for hire in Scotland-place without its being in
proper repair. The hinges were off the door. The defendant
had often been fined before. He was fined ss. and costs.
IMPUDENT ROBBERY.—On Tuesday night, as a gentleman
was returning home towards Upper Newington, between six
and seven o'clock, five or six well dressed young men surrounded
him, got hold of his bands, pretending to recognise an old ac-
quaintance, and whilst one or two of them were shaking him by
the hands, crying, " How do you do, Mr. Thompson?" another
put his hand over the gentleman's' mouth, whilst a fourth pulled
his watch out, and a fifth emptied his breeches pocket. They
then immediately all made off. The robbery was committed so
instantaneously and in such a daring manner, that the gentle-
man hardly knew what they were about before they were off.
Public notice has been given to all the pawnbrokers, and it is
hoped the watch may be found. It was a patent lever silver
watch, Joseph Johnson, maker, and No. 722. Ten or twelve
shillings were taken from his pocket.
CONVICTIONS UNDER THE FACTORY ACT.—From the Ist of
June to the 31st December, 1835, there have been inflicted for
violation of the above act penalties to the following amount 7-
West Riding, Yorkshire £27o 0 0
Lancashire 256 12 6
Cheshire .. 128 0 (1
Derbyshire

£769 12 6
which sum, after deducting fees of court in a few ea see, has been
distributed to different. Sunday and other schools, with the ex-
ception of about E,lO given to other charities.