The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1846-08-25 00:00:00

THE LIVERPOOL STANnARD.

MURDER IN WARWICESRIRE.—WiIIiaIII Cave, a far-
mer, of Hornton, in Warwickshire, has been committed
to take his trial for the murder of Hannah Tredwell. The
prisoner is a married man, with a wife and family. He
had carried on an illicit intercourse with deceased, who
was about forty years old, and had had several children
by him. She frequently importuned him for money, and
waited for him with that intent on the morning of the
murder. A quarrel ensued between them, and he shot
her in the neck with his gnn. Her body was found lying
in unfrequented pathway which is cut between two

STRANGE ACCIDENT.—The wife of Mr. Strutt, the
sexton of St. Peter's parish, Colchester, had a narrow
escape from death on Sunday week, by accidentally swal-
_ h some beer which she was drinking.
The insect in passing down her throat stung it severely,
without, however, leaving its stint in the wound ; fortu-
nately the windpipe escaped uninjured, or death must
have ensued, but it renewed its attacks upon the stomach,
occasioning great pain; medical ail was soon procured,
and a powerful emetic providentially effected speedy dis-
lodgment of the wasp, though it was alive and vigorous
when ejected from the stomach.—Essex Standard.
PAUPER BURIALS.—Our readers will remember the
great sensation caused throughout the country by an in-
structional letter to churchwardens from the Poor-law
Commissioners, (acting upon the opinion of Mr. Coode);
tat

owing a wasp wit

t toe "excessive" charge for tolling the bell at the
funeral of paupers could not be allowed : it is right now
to state that, from evidence given before the committee of
" Commons, it appears that Sir T. F. Lewis,
one commissioners, was no party to any such pro-
ceeding. He said—" My objection was to the horribly
offensive regulation, that the poor pauper was not to have
the bell tolled at his funeral. I was not aware that Mr.
Coode had been consulted on the subject. But I think
Mr. Chadwick (the Secretary) deliberately and intention-
ally withheld tbose regulations from me, and had them
submitted in my absence."
At the Appleby Assizes, last week, a most atrocious
case, which excited a great sensation in the neighbourhood
at the time of its occurrence, came on for trial. The ac-
cused were four young men, the eldest being only twenty-
one, railway " navies." The vicims of the outrage weje
two young ladies, Miss Jane Dover and Miss Elizabeth
Dover, the sisters of a gentleman who occupies a farm at
Scarside, near Shap ; they reside there with their widowed
mother. On the 19th April last, the ladies had been to
visit a married sister, and were returning in the evening,
while it was yet light, along a bridle-path, leading from
the Shap-road to their home. At about a quarter of a
mile from the house they were accosted and assaulted by
the prisoners, and detained for hours the victims of re-
peated violences. The charge was fully established ; the
jury immediately returned a verdict of guilty, and the
criminals were sentenced to be transported lot life.

,e House of

EGG LAW.—A scmewhat ludicrous exhibition of this
mode of procedure was witnessed in Stamford butter
market, on Friday last, and which was inflicted upon a
female vendor of eggs—one of those who visit this market
evidently with the intention of defrauding the public.
This honest woman, it appears, had stood in the market
that day with a basket of putrid eggs, part of which she
succeeded in. palming off at the usual market price,
hoping, no doubt, to get clear off before the purchasers
found out their mistake; but she had good reason to la-
ment her dishonesty ; for before she could make her exit
her enraged customers returned, and, possessing them-
selves of the remainder of her ware, pelted her with them
so lustily that she was obliged to retreat into a trades-
man's shop close by to avoid a further infliction of this not
very agreeable punishment, which has doubtless taught
her that, after all, honesty is the best policy."—Lincoln-
shire Chronicle. _

SINGULAR DEATH.—On Wednesday, a retired sailor,
71 years of age named Adam Krighorn, was drowned un-
der circumstances of a novel and extraordinary kind. It
appears that the deceased went into a reservoir in connex-
ion with a mill at Cowden, Dalkeith, for the twofold pur-
pose of bathing and of displaying to a number of boys
some aquatic feats. After going through a variety of
dextrous evolutions, he put his feet to the ground, where
they sunk into the clay, soil, or mud, and were held fast,
the water being so deep as to reach about an inch above
the crown of his head. The boys stood on the margin of
the pool gazing with unlivided attention, thinking that
this was a preparatory attitude to the performance of
another feat. They continued to stare for fully half an
hour, till some persons of more advanced age were at-
tracted to the spot, whose suspicions were awakened, and
by whom the poor man was dragged on shore a corpse.—
Scotsman. _

WITNESSES' EXPENSES.—At the Bristol assizes, last
week, an amusing incident occurred, exhibiting the right
of witnesses to demand their expenses before giving evi-
dence. In the course of a trial, an old woman, named

3owles, was called upon to give evidence. The moment
she entered the box she desired to know who was to pay
her for her trouble? Mr. Justice Erle said the woman
must look to the attorney who subpoenaed her; and she
had a perfect right to the money if she chose to demand
it. The witness replied that she had been in attendance
six days, and her claim was 2s. 6d. a-day, and she would
rather be paid before she gave evidence. His lordship
smiled, and said, " Well, you have a right to say so."
The attorney gave her a sovereign, upon which she deli-
berately took her purse from her pocket and delivered to
him 55., the amount of the change. The coolness and
presence of mind displayed by the old lady excited a great
deal of laughter.
THE SALT TRADE TO INDIA.---At a meeting of the
Chamber of Commerce of the White Salt Trade, at North-
wich, on the 13th inst., this resolution was passed It
being highly desirable for the interests of the salt trade of
this country, that the Indian markets, (whose annual con-
sumption is at least 250,000 to 890.000 tons,) should be
fairly opened for the admission of British manufactured
salt. which can tetipplied of a far purer quat ty, and at
than
lower rates, t -przscrucca unuer me most India
Company's system,—resolved : that each salt manufactu-
rer, in Cheshire and Worcestershire, be requested to use
his interest to abolish a monopoly so injurious:to the in-
terests of the salt trade of England." It was also resolved :
"That as the admission of Bash salt into India inti-
mately affects not only the price, but also the supply, of
Bengal sugars, the various merchants and associated
bodies should be corresponded with upon the subject"—
A general meeting of the salt trade of England is to be
held at Northwich, on the 31st instant.

A BLIND MAN FRANTIC.—At the Leeds Court House,
on Monday week, a blind mendicant, named Thomas
Philips, was charged by police officer Best with various
acts of violence of an aggravated nature. On Sunday af-
ternoon while under the excitement of intoxication, be
seized hold of an aged woman, in Marsh•lane, and ac-
tually bit a piece out of her arm. He also drew out a
knife, and several parties very narrowly escaped being
stabbed by him. His conduct attracted a large number
of persons, who, however, dreaded to approach him ; but
at length he was boldly seized by a young man present,
and given into custody. It was not without difficulty th,t
he was conducted to the police-office; and in doing so,
the policeman's coat was literally torn to pieces. The
magistrates fined him £5 and costs, and in default of pay-
ment he was committed to Wakefield House of Correction
for two months. On bearing the punishment he would
have to undergo, he prayed loudly for mercy, and evinced
great agony of feeling at the condition in which he was
placed.
PolsoNous BERRIES.—John Hollands, an old Cam-
bridge man, an herb gatherer, was charged last week, at
the Thames Police-court, with causing the deaths of
Thomas Parker and Samuel Jones, by selling the berries
of deadly nightshade as " nettle berries," which the de-
ceased eating, died. Several persons came forward and
deposed that they had also bought berries from the pri-

Boner, and were dangerously ill after eating them. T e
prisoner, who said he bought the berries of a man near the
Elephant and Castle, and was not aware of their danger-
ous properties, was remanded for a week. The magistrate
remarked that one of ordinary acuteness, who was in the
habit of collecting herbs, and particularly a countryman,
ought to know the dangerous properties of berries of the
deadly nightshade. He directed the police to ascertain
whether the prisoner was in the practice of supplying
herbs to the herbalists and others, and whether he had
been in the habit of selling the .deadly nightshade as
nightshade. If he had done so the case might assume a
new aspect.
DEATH OP

Sin CHARLES WETHERELL.—We regret
to announce the decease of the above venerable and dis-
tinguished lawyer. Sir Charles expired on Monday
evening, at five o'clock, at Preston Hall, near Maidstone,
whither, it will be recollected, be was conveyed imme-
diately after the accident, which has resulted in his death.
Sir Charles was the son of the late Dr. Wetherell, Master
of University College, Oxford, and was born in 1770.
Having undergone the necessary tuition, under the gui-
dance of his father and other able men, he became a decoy
of Magdalen Coll e, Oxford, where he pursued his stu-
dies with unceasing ardour and perseverance, and pro-
ceeded to the degree of B.A. about 1790. On leaving the
University he came to London, and entered himself a
student of the Inner Temple, of which society he has for
many years past been a bencher. He studied the equity
branch of his profession, and after having kept his terms
was called to the bar about 1794. His practice was at first
inconsiderable, but he suffered no pecuniary inconvenience
from this circumstance, in consequence of receiving a
handsome paternal allowance. On the death of his fa-
ther he came into a very large fortune, but. nevertheless,
continued his attendance at court, and exerted himself
very earnestly in the prosecution of his profession. His
first employment of importance was in the year 1818,
when Preston, Thistlewood, Hooper, and others were
indicted for high treason. The counsel for the prisoners
were Wetherell, Copley, and Holt, and upon this occasion
the deceased distinguished himself by the delivery of a
speech of great force and eloquence, in which he so se-
verely censured the conduct of government in employing
spies, that the Earl of Liverpool. who was present, is said
to have been visibly incensed. The talent and boldness,
however, displayed by Mr. Wetherell were alone remem-
bered, and_on the promotion of Sir John Copley to the

Attorney-Generalship, the former was appointed
General. About this time be received the honour of
knighthood and came into parliament, where he took
every opportunity of putting himself forward as a debater
and supporter of the government. At this the tar-
diness of the Court of Chancery was constantly the sub-
ject of remark, and whenever the name of Lord Chancellor
Eldon was brought forward in debate, Sir Charles was
immediately upon his lees as his ardent defender. OnSir John Copley being appointed Master of the Rolls, Sir
Charles became Attorney- General, which office he resigned
on the formation of a ministry by Mr. Canning. He was,
however, reinstated by the Duke of Wellington, but was
subsequently dismissed on account of his refusal to Sup-
port, or even to draw the bill for the relief of the cat holies'
to whose claims be was a vebement opponent. Sir Charles
bas invariably maintained tory principles, and at Bristol,
of which city he has for many years been the recorder,
about the period of the passing of the reform bill, his pop:
litical tenets had well nigh been fatal to his personal
safety. The riots in that city, and narrow escape of the
learned knight from the fury of a licentious mob, must
still be fresh in the recollection of our readers.

THE HALIFAX AND BOSTON MAILS.—The following
is from the report of the select committee of the House of
Commons upon this subject :—" That your committee
have inquired into the circumstances connected with the
granting of the present contract for the conveyance of
mails from England to Halifax and Boston, as well as
other matters referred to them, and are of opinion that
the arrangement has been concluded on terms advantage-
ous to the public service, and have been most efficiently
lierformed by Mr. Cunard. But your committee do not
wish to express any opinion whether a more advantageous
one might not have been entered into bad the tender been
thrown open to public competition. Your committee,
however, cannot but regret that the above arrangements
involve consequences injurious to the Great Western
Steam-ship Company; and considering the meritorious
character of the services rendered by the latter company,
and its priority of establishment on the New York line,
will be glad if, on any future extension of the roya; mail
service, it receives the favourable 'consideration of the
government."

FRACAS BETWEEN THE HON. MR. SUTTON AND MR.
CHRISTIE.—Towards the close of the inquiry on Tues-
day, before the Andover Committee, a scene of great
excitement took place. in which the above-named gentle-
men were the principal actors. It appears that a question
was put to Mr. Parker (then under examination) by Mr.
Christie. Before the answer was given, the Hon. Mr.
Sutton, in a state of excitement, ordered the room to be
cleared, and, as we are given to understand, charged Mr.
Christie with putting the question with an improper pur-
pose. This charge was strongly resented by Mr. Chris-
tie ; and Mr. Sutton, making use of an expression which
left an impression upon the minds of those present that
he intended to send a hostile message to Mr. Christie,
rushed out of the room, and left the house. With a view
to prevent this object, immediate application was made
to the sitting magistrate at Westminster Police-court for
a warrant against the honourable gentleman, and it was
expected that he would have been brought up the follow-
ing day for the purpose of being bound over to keep the
peace. Owing, however, to the intervention of some
prudent friends on both sides, we believe we may say
that the affair has been so far settled as to render judicial
interference unnecessary.

THE LATE MURDERS AT BARNARD CASTLE.—A
further investigation into this tragical affair took place at
Greta-bridge, near Barnara Castle, on Tuesday. Fifteen
witnesses were examined, including the girl Humphrey,
whose disclosures will be yet fresh in the recollection of
those who perused them three weeks ago. A. young man,
named Harrison, deposed that about a week before Yates
(the young man murdered) was missing, George Barker,
who then slept with bim, asked him ( Harrison) to go with
him and assist to beat Yates, which he declined to do.
He also stated, that on the night of the murder he well
remembers it was past two o'clock when Barker came
into the house at which they were living as fellow-servants.
He slept with him, and he started much in his sleep. The
person who laid out Yates after the body was found,
stated that he bled very much from his head. Only two
of the persons charged were present at the examination.
viz. Barker and Raine, the Home Secretary having re-
fused to order the removal of Breckin from Durham gaol,
where he is now under sentence. Barker wept much as
the witnesses gave their evidence, but Raine was unmoved,
and, when they had to retire, left the room with a smile.
The magistrates committed them to York Castle, to take
their trial at the next Yorkshire assizes, on a charge of
wilful murder.

A RAILWAY ADVENTURE.—A few days ago two ladies
entered the railway station at York, and took tickets for
Derby. Their next care was to seat themselves in the
train. One of the ladies had made the trip before; the
other had not. It devolved, therefore, on the former to
undertake the proud task of making her companion as
wise as herself. Not a town or station, castle or church,
was passed; but the name was told. Daylight was dying
just as they shot by Chesterfield church ; and when the
petticoated veteran pointed it out to the travelling tyro, it
was barely visible in the twilight. Another hour brought
them to the terminus, and they alighted at the station in
glad anticipation of a welcome from awaiting friends.
But no ! not one familiar face presented itself—no hand
was extended to greet them on their arrival. Uneasy
suspicions began to aiise in their minds, and were
strengthened when, emerging from the station, they found
themselves on high ground, and dimly perceived, in the
valley below, a rolling river, separating two towns, and
crowded with shipping. Could this be Derby ? " Derby!"
exclaimed a by-stander ; " no,'ladies, this is Gateshead,
and von is Newcastle!" The fair travellers had "taken
the wrong turn" at York ; and the massive towers of
Durham cathedral had been mistaken for the corkscrew
steeple of Chesterfield church !—Gateshead Observer.
HORRIBLE M TIRDER. —A horriblecrimewascommitted,
on Saturday week, at the Guildhall Coffee-house, London.
John Smith, the cook at that hotel, cut the threat of .Su-
san Rosin, the kitchen-maid. No person was present
when the wound was inflicted, but the poor girl was seen
by several persons to run from the kitchen with a fright-
ful gash in her throat, from which the blood was pouring
in torrents. She fell at the foot of the stairs, and died
almost immediately. The prisoner was examined at the
Mansion-house, on Saturday afternoon, and the same
evening an inquest was held, when a verdict of " wilful
murder " was returned. It appears that the deceased and
the prisoner were heard disputing about some unkindness
on his part towards a Mrs. Reilley ; she told him he had
not acted like a man, and he would find it out before
many months were over. He replied that she would per-
hap's find it out before many days were over. The de•
ceased was sitting preparing some vegetables for the pot,
and at this period the girl who overheard the above re-
marks was sent by Smith to the bar for some lard. She
returned immediately and met the deceased rushing from
the kitchen with her throat cut. The surgeon deposed
that he found two gashes, one of which was of great
depth. The larger vessels on one side being all divided.
-The-prisoner is a marriea—nran. lie seemeerttrguffer
great mental agony during his examina'ion before the
Lord Mayor. He was committed to take his trial for
murder. At the Central Criminal Coutt, on
was sentenced to death without any hope of mercy

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