The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1840-03-24 00:00:00

BIGAMY.

Thomas Nall, an elderly man, was placed at the bar on a
charge of having married Mary Brandon, spinster, his first
wife being alive at the same time.
George Jared said he was a boot and shoe-maker, residing
in Mary Adelaide-place, Old Swan, West Derby. In the
year 1828 he was clerk at St. Phillip's Church. On the 21st
January in that year the prisoner was married in that church,
to Elizabeth Dawson. The ceremony was performed by the
Rev. Mr. Bowstead. This morning witness had seen the
prisoner's first wife, at her house in Clayton-street.
Ann Jared, daughter of the last witness, proved that she
was present at the first marriage, and saw the prisoner sign
the register.
Mary Brandon, the second wife, said she was now lodging
in Islington-place, Lambeth-street. She had known the
prisoner for twelve months, and on the 16th of December
she was married to him, in St. Phillip's Church, by the Rev.
Mr. Townsend. He told her he was a widower. She left
him the day after the marriage, as be said he was going to do
some work at Lower Bebbington, in Cheshire, and went to
her friends in Manchester, whither he was to follow her, but
he did not. In a few days afterwards she received a letter,
informing her that'the prisoner was either married or living
with another woman ; she made inquiries in consequence,
but could not ascertain the fact till Thursday last, when she
learned that he had been married, and that his wife was
living. She informed the police, and the prisoner was appre-
hended. He was perfectly sober when he was married to
her.

Thomas Percival, brother-in-law to the last witness,
proved the second marriage.
The prisoner was then called upon for his defence. " All
I have to say," he replied, " is that another person has been
with her day and night for three months, which there is a
person to prove."
He was committed for trial at the assizes.
FORGING SEAMEN'S NOTES.
James Storey was charged with having forged two seaman's
notes, by means of which he obtained the sum of 6s, from a
carpenter named Jefferson Blowe.
Jefferson Blowe said he was a joiner, and that he lodged
with his brother, Burdett Blowe, in Catherine-court, Ed-
ward-street. About three weeks ago witness entered a ship-
ping office at Harrison's public-house in Wapping, and asked
the prisoner, who was there putting a paper into the window,
if he wanted a carpenter's mate. The prisoner replied,
" There is one wanted here," on which witness asked him
the name of the vessel. "It is not customary," the prisoner
replied, "to tell that ; I might shut up shop if I did. Wit-
ness then asked him if he thought he could secure him a
berth, to which he answered, " You must give me 2s. first—
we have been taken in by so many sailors getting their notes,
and not going in the vessel." Witness, therefore, went out,
borrowed 25., and gave the money to the prisoner, who, at
that time toldhim neither the name of the captain nor of the
vessel. When he had given him the 2s. the prisoner said,
" I will go, out and get the monthly notes signed, and yon
must call again the next day," but witness left him in the
office. On calling again the next day the prisoner told him
the captain had gone to London, and that he had not been
able to see him. In two or three days afterwards he again
saw the prisoner, who told him he had got the notes signed.
Witness then said, " I should like to see the captain,' but
the prisoner said, " there is no occasion for you to see him."
The next day witness called again, and asked the prisoner
how much money he should want besides what he had had,
and he said, " four shillings." The following day witness
was going through the Custom-house Arcade, when the pri-
soner came up, tapped him on the shoulder, and said, "Have
you got your money ?" Witness replied, " No, but I'll go
and see if I can borrow it," and the prisoner added, " Do so,
and I will go with you." Witness went to his brother's wife
borrowed four shillings from her, and gave them to the
prisoner, who thereupon produced two shipping notes, which
he filled up, with the exception of the names of the captain
and the merchant s. Those names had been written pre-
viously. The prisoner gave him these notes, and said he
must call at the office on Friday (last) to sign articles. He
called at the office but the prisoner was not in. On going
to the ship Formosa, in the Prince's Dock, he saw Captain
Adams, who said the signatures " A. Adams" were not in his
writing. This morning witness saw the prisoner on George's
Dock Quay, and followed him into Benn's Gardens, where
he gave him into custody. When charged with the forgery
the prisoner replied, " Please, drop it ; come to the office
and you shall have your money again."
Alexander Adams said he was captain of the Formosa,
now lying in the Prince's Dock, bound for Sydney. The
prisoner had no authority to ship any men for his vessel.
The signatures to the two notes produced were not written
by witness.
Dennis Brennand, superintendent of scavengers, stated
that he apprehended the prisoner in Benn's Gardens, as de-
scribed by the prosecutor.
The defence set up by the prisoner was, that he was at the
time in want of money, and that he was very sorry for what
he had done.
Mr. RUSHTON committed him for trial at the next sessions.

SUMMONS FOR WAGES.
John Glass, a seaman, summoned Captain Cable, of the
John Mitchell, to show cause why he refused to pay the sum
of £l2 Bs. 6d, the balance of wages due from the 24th of
August last. The answer was, that the complainant was an
incompetent seaman, but there was no proof of the fact. The
money, it appeared, had been tendered to the plaintiff on
Saturday, but for some reason he refused to take it. Mr.
Rushton ordered it to be paid, and regretted that he had no
power to make the complainant pay the costs.

Mr. Leathom, chairman, Mr. Horsfall, Mr. Evans, and
Mr. Holt, a deputation in support of the Liverpool Dock and
Warehouse Bill, had an interview with Lord John Russell,
on Friday, at the Colonial-office.
On Sunday afternoon, about five o'clock, a fire was dis-
covered in the engine-room of Mr. Hill's chemical-works,
Eaton street, Vauxhall-road. Intelligence was quickly con-
veyed to the Fire-police station, and the engines, under the
direction of Mr. Hewitt, were soon on the spot and in opera-
tion. The fire was speedily put out, the damage sustained
having been inconsiderable.
CHESS.—The Armagh Club are, at present, engaged in

playing a match with Liverpool players, by correspondence.
The game is only commenced: two moves having only passed
on each side : when it has further advanced we will give our
readers the particulars.
CHURCH OF ENGLAND BENEVOLENT TRUST AND AS-
SURANCE INSTITUTION.—We are glad to find that a novel
and noble Institution is in the course of formation, under dis-
tinguished support, having for one of its objects a provision
for the families of deceased Clergymen ; or to enable congre-
gations to ensure the lives of their Clergy ; or of Clergymen
to ensure their own lives £3O per cent. lower than the ordi-
nary rates—such per centage being the average profit of Life
Assurances. An Institution like this has been long wanted.
A system of making a provision for families exists in the army
and the East Indian Service, but nothing of the sort for the
Clergy, who most require it.—Conservative Journal.
LIVERPOOL ASSIZES.—The Assizes for the Southern Di-
vision of this county will commence on Wednesday next, on
the afternoon of which the commission will be opened. The
business of the Assizes will commence on Thursday, before
Mr. Justice Coleridge, in the Crown Court, and the Honour-
able Mr. Justice Erskine, in the Civil Court. The calendar,
we are sorry to say, is heavy, there being not less than 107
prisoners for trial. The following shows the offences of which
the prisoners are accused, and the number of each class of
offenders in custody :
Murder
Killing and slaying
Cutting and wounding.. 7 Do. out on bail
Uttering bills, knowing 1 5
them to be forged.. 1 Total ....
SHORT WEIGHTS.—On Friday last, at Kirkdale Petty
Sessions, a number of shopkeepers were brought up before
John Formby, Esq., and Charles Birch, Esq., charged with
having in their possession short weights, and were tined in
the usual penalty, namely, twenty shillings and costs. It
was calculated, that if the weights for which one of the cul-
prit's was fined were pretty actively employed, the fraud on
his customers would reach to several pounds sterling per
week.

EMIGRATION.—From present appearances, the number
of persons emigrating this year, will be unusually large.
The main stream of emigration still continues to run towards
the United States. Already several hundreds have sailed,
and berths for several hundreds more are engaged. The
New York packet-ships now carry out their full complement
of steerage passengers. On Monday the Sheridan sailed
with 337 steerage and between twenty and thirty cabin pas-
sengers ; and, on Friday, the South America's deck literally
swarmed with men, women, and children : she also carried
out a large number of cabin passengers. Most of the suc-
ceeding packet-ships will be crowded with emigrants, while
the transient ships also take out large numbers.
DEATH AT SEA.—Among the passengers by the packet-
ship Englandf Captain Waite, which sailed from New York
on the 23d ult. for this port, was Samuel Jenks Smith, q.
Es,
editor of the Sunday Morning News, published at New York.
Mr. Smith had been complaining for about six months be-
fore he embarked, and the primary object of his intended
visit to this country was to try the effect of a change of cli-
mate. He gradually became worse, however, until the 3d
instant, when he expired. His body was committed to the
deep with the usual ceremonies observed at sea. Mr. Smith,
who was about thirty-five years of age, was one of the lead-
ing men of the whig party at New York, and was universally,
respected. He has left a wife and two children to lament his
loss.
LA.UNCHES.—On Thursday last was launched from the
building-yard of Messrs. Challinor and Co., Baffin-street, a
fine new brig, called the St. Vincent, built for John Cropper,
Esq., and intended for the St. Vincent trade. She went off
in beautiful style, amidst the cheers of a large concourse of
spectators. After the launch a company of from seventy to
eighty ladies and gentlemen sat down in the mould-room to
an elegant repast, provided by the owner of the vessel. John
Askew, Esq., ably presided ; and, after the toasts of the
Queen and Prince Albert, the healths were respectively drunk
of " The Mayor of Liverpool," " The owner," " The build-
er," &c. The afternoon was spent in the most agreeable
manner.—The same day a fine ship, of about 600 tons bur-
then, was launched from the yard of Messrs. Humble and
Milcrest, Trentham-street. This vessel is 130 feet in length,
and 30 feet in breadth. She has been built, under the able
superintendence of Captain Finlay Cooke, for Messrs. John
Ridgway and Co., and is intended for the East India trade:
She is a very handsome vessel, with a full-length figure-head
of Miss Martha Ridgway, who gave her her own name in
person. After the launch, which was highly gratifying, Mr.
Ridgway entertained a select party of friends on the occasion,
who spent the evening in a delightful manner.
BEWARE OF THE IDES OF MARCH.-The month of M
is memorable on account of the warning given to Caesar, his
neglect of it, and its fatal consequences. The Ides of March
are still pregnant with danger, not to crowned heads alone,
but to all ranks, from the peer to the peasant. The piercing
easterly winds that prevail at this season are to be feared by
all classes of society, more especially as nature, throwing off
her wintry torpor, is preparing to respond to the genial in-
fluence of hope-awakening spring, when we are more suscep-
tible of the baneful effects of the keen blasts for which this
month is remarkable. Many diseases that are brought to a
fatal termination by these cutting winds, may be averted by
having timely recourse to Frampton's Pill of Health, a me-
dicine that has justly obtained an unrivalled popularity as an
efficacious and mild aperient.
ATTEMPT TO OBTAIN MONEY UNDER FALSE PRETENCES.
—On Friday, at the Police Court, a man, rather shabbily at-
tired, named John Walters,was placed at the bar under the
following circumstances Steel, of the Gas Works,
stated that the prisoner had called on him on the previous
day, with a petition or representation (produced), and had
asked him for a contribution. The document was well and
ingeniously written, and purported to be signed and sealed
by the Comptroller of Customs in Belfast, and attested by
two magistrates. It set forth that the bearer was captain of
the ship Albion, of Halifax, British America; that the ship
was bound thence to Great Yarmouth ; that she foundered
at sea in February last, and that out of sixteen persons, all
perished but the captain and four others, whom it recom-
mended to the humane. The loss which it was represented
the captain had sustained was put down at £2400. Amongst
the pretended signatures were the names of many of the first
firms in the town, and many private individuals, including
" The Countess of Sefton." The sums varied from £1 Is.
to £5 55., at which last liberal sum were put down " The
Compositors of the Mercury." Mr. Steel knew some of the
signatures to be forged, and very properly gave the man in
charge. All the others were probably equally false. The
prisoner said he had had the paper in his possession only half
an hour, and that he got it from another man. Mr. Rushton
said there was undoubtedly a manufacturer of such petitions
in this town. He sentenced the prisoner to be imprisoned
for three months.