The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1847-04-06 00:00:00

April 0, 1847.

total litips.

On Sunday, Baron and Lady Rolfe attended Divine
service at St. George's Church, in the Crescent.
The Crown business was finished on Thursday after-
noon, after which Mr. Baron Alderson left for London.
The new landing stage is now in a state of great for-
wardness, and is expected to be completed next month.
Artaty PROPER.—On Thursday, Police-officer Page (486)
Was suspended for using unnecessary violence in taking a
Prisoner at the Prince's Dock.
The Rev. Charles Davies has been appointed to the
Incumbency of Holy Trinity in this town, vacant by
teignation to the Rev. Thomas Bibby.
CAUTION.—On Wednesday, Charlotte Green, aged 27,
1:4 Westmorland-street, came y her death through her
--clothes taking fire while nursing b
her child.
On Wednesday, a woman, named Catherine Molloy,
17as committed for trial for having caused the death of her
infant child.
On Thursday, Margaret Farrell was convicted in the
mitigated penalty of £l2 10s. for selling wine and spirits
44 a saloon at the Amphitheatre, without a license.
The Liverpool Dispensaries are now relieving about 600
new cases weekly, and have given medicines and medical
aid to upwards of 10,000 patients since the commence-
ment of the present year.
I :at the annual meeting of the township of Bootle-cum-
'macre, on Thursday, Mr. P. Donally was unanimously
14elected surveyor for the ensuing year, at a salary of
480.

On Sunday night, as the ten o'clock Woodside steamer
was proceeding hence to the ferry, when about half way
ternss the river, a man, name unknown, counted the
bulwark jumped overboard, and was drowned.
be
splendid new the Orion, is about to
g placed on the passage between this port and Glasgow.
°}le is to be commanded by Captain Hugh Main, who has
been
„ long and favourably known as a commander between
the two ports.
REMOVING SPIRITS WITHOUT A LlCENSE.—Yester-
day Peter Warbrick was charged with having removed a
gallon, and three pints of whisky, from board a Dublin
steamer. The prisoner was mulcted in the mitigated
Penalty of £25.
G d
RAILWAY ACCIDEN'T.- oo Friday,— n a porter, em-
ployed on the South-Western Railway, stepped from be-
tween the rails into the engine track, just as the up-train
was coming and a down train about to pass. He was
knocked by the up train beneath the wheels of the down
train, which passed over his legs and crushed them fright-
fully. He is not expected to recover.
CHANCERY COURT OF LANCASHIRE.—A new order
was made on Thursday by the Vice-Chancellor, to prevent
a, defendant delaying a plaintiff by taking out unnecessary
csirders for further time to answer. A defendant will now
ue able to obtain only one order as of course, and if he
should desire further time, it can only be obtained under
aPecial circumstances.
COMMITMENTS.—On Saturday, at the Police-court,
Thomas Evans, for stealing a cap in Albion-street, three
months ; Frank: Finn, for cutting open a bag of sugar,
seven days; Mary M'Ghee, for stealing meal at Victoria
-1-tock, one month ; Michael Hughes and Thomas Flynn,
for stealing 411bs. of biscuits at the Prince's Dock, seven
days ; a little boy, named John Ferguson, for stealing
topes at Brunswick Dock, one month.
DEPARTURE OF THE AMERICAN MAIL.—The royal
mail river
steam-ship Cambria left the for Halifax and
Boston on Sunday, carrying out about £350,000 specie on
freight and 120 passengers, including Sir Garpard de Mar-
Chant, Governor of Newfoundland, and the Count de
itedeont, French Minister to the United States. She
has opn board the largest mail ever despatched. The total
number of letters and newspapers is about 140,000 ! con-
tained in 156 bags and thirteen iron boxes.
, MVSPICIOUS CHARACTERS.—On Thursday two stylish-
"lilting men, named William Dawson and Robert Searle,
Were placed before Mr. Rushton, in consequence of having
been found, under suspicious circumstances. near the
ii)_°rough Bank. Officers Toole and Grisenthwaite stated
themy saw the prisoners dodging about, and knowing
Into' custody. One of them had a handsome cloak on his
tal, respectin which Mr. Rushton directed inquiries to
e made. Theg prisoners were remanded.
The inhabitants of Scotland-road and the neighbour-
hood have memorialized the Town Council to have the
clock of St. Martin's Market made to strike the hours of
the day, and to be lighted up at nights, as it would be of
Bleat convenience to the public, and especially to the
working classes in the neighbourhood ; and also to have a
lamp placed over the central gate in Scotland-road Mar-
ket, as it is very awkward for the thousands of people who
Lo- in and out of the market, especially on Saturday nights.
We hope the Market Committee will do this, as it will be
great boon to that part of the town.
FELONY.—On Saturday, at the Police-court, a sailor,
named Charles Smith, was charged with stealing wearing
apparel belonging to a person named Thomas Martin.
It appeared that the prisoner had been stopping at the
complainant's house for a few days. On Tuesday morning
complainant found his chest broken open, and a jacket
,:`,"en away. The article was afterwards found in the
of a second-hand clothier, named James Kennedy,
Icing the 31 Park-lane. It was
complainant 's pro
propertducedy. in court The,
prisoner and sworn
said he
to as
Was drunk when he took it. Mr. Rushton sentenced him
t 0 14 days' y imprisonment.
ILLEGALLY PAWNING.—During the course of last week,
11, female named Mary A. Brocklebank, took lodgings at
ae -house of a Mrs. Smith. On Thursday morning, Mrs.
Smith missed some bedclothes from the sleeping apart-
!lient of her lodger, and, upon questioning her as to what
had become of them, she said she had pledged them, and
• Icstaild show her where they were. Upon this, Mrs.
urocklebank led her up Toxteth-park-road, to the pawn-
41lop, when Smith gave her into the custody of police
constable 325, who brought her before Mr. Rushton, on
Oaturday, charged with the above offence. The articles
Were pledged for ss. Gd. The prisoner was sentenced to
pay a tine of GOs. or in default to be imprisoned for one
month. The complainant and the pawnbroker were to
divide the loss between them.
STEALING INDIAN MEAL.—On Saturday, an Irish
labourer, named Cornelius Desmond, was charged by
Police-officer 273, with stealing 41bs. of Indian meal ; he
Was committed for seven days.—Thos. Corneze and John
Sweeny were also charged with the same offence ; the for-
mer had taken 41bs of meal, the latter only a very small
tantity. On Sweeney being searched in the Biidewell,
the sum of £4 in gold, besides some loose silver and cop-
per, were found in his pocket. Police-officer 273, said
quay
these persons make a practice of going down to the
XaY side and picking up the loose grain, sold it to beg-
:ra like themselves. Mr. Rushton sentenced them for one
month each, and said that the money found on Sweeney
i3eLs to go towards paying for his lodging in gaol, and to
„, aPPropriated for his keep during the time of his incar-
•-ratinn.
STABBING.—A coloured person of the name of Thomas
Ll:lawn, and a boy and a female, well known to the police
brought named Thomas Parkinson, and Alice M'lsteile were
1.4", up before Mr. Rushton, on Saturday, charged
stabbing a person named Wm. Edwards. It appeared
,iiat all four were drinking at a public house in Skelhorne-
inreet• A gentleman named Swan saw the female stand-
e,g, with Edwards on the door-steps of the public-house,
and she was using bad language to him. All at once the
h„lllPlainant rushed from the steps, and cried out that he
wgoa been stabb d in the back. Mr. Swan heard the
eft,„ll.l_ an say By God, I'll kill him," or something to that
;at• Police-constable 224 took the prisoners into cus-
tody,l. when there was an attempt made to rescue them.
Inspector Hudson said the prisoner Brown was a most
rAI acto. !ions character, and the dread of the neighbourhood.
Rushton fined them £5 each, or in default to be im-
Prisoned two months.
BRUTAL ASSAULT BY WORKMEN.—For
a dispute Las been going on betweeniMEN.—For severalerativ We
eks
a ropers
s
-and their employers relative to he thep
employmentet of women
instead of men in some departments of ing.
This has lead to threats and intimidation on taipeanrTgi
the men, and in some instances, we hear, violence has
been exercised towards the individuals who were willing
t 0 embrace the terms offered by the employers. On
ihursday three brutes named James Dobson, William
Carr, and, James Tunstall, were brought up, charged with
a violent assault on three young women who were em-
ployed at a ropery near the Old Swan. It appeared the
Prisoners waylaid them as they were leaving their work,
aril beat them most violently ,• so much so, that they are
In a very dangerous state, and could not make their ap-
rarance to give evidence. The surgeon who was in at-
tendance on them appeared in court, and stated that the
riplainants would not be able to attend for several
s,
and the prisoners were remanded for a week.
and HE JUDGES IN DANGER.—As Mr. Baron Alderson
lkir. Baron Rolfe were proceeding to their respective
,Lltts on Wednesday morning, an accident occurred
41 might have been, but fortunately was not, attended
i4L,O, Serious consequences. Their lordships rode, as usual,
;ne high-sheriff's carriage, drawn by four grey horses,
4 rapid rate
two postillions. The horses were going at
which
rate along Dale-street, when the wheeler, upon
The
one of the postillions was seated, stumbled and fell.
a'„e other three horses continued their pace, dragging for
I,_'°osiderable distance the fallen wheeler with them. The
11`,stillion succeeded in extricating himself from the stir-
-1,T128, and in making a sure footing upon the sidepath.
13„', .llaron Alderson, who appeared somewhat alarmed,
lode
head out of the window, and by continued hailing
tisue himself head by the postillion, who pulled
lordship,
, up.
lordship, on finding that the other postillion had
o";4Ped uninjured, expressed the gratification he felt, and
dared the horses to be walked the remainder of the clis-
ni
14;':* to the court, an order which, of course, was strictly
alqied• Mr. Baron Rolfe did not appear to he in the
Cal
degree alarmed. The high-sheriff was in the
ilage at the time.
t0,„,/l GREEN-LANE WATER WORKS.—A most satisfac-
;l experiment of the force and applicabilit of the new
TurPoration water for extinguishing fires was made on
daY night, in Dale-street, by Mr. Dowling, Mr.
rat "ean, the engineer, and Mr. Hewitt, assisted by seve-
te °f the Fire Brigade. The mains throughout the whole
Rene are not yet supplied with the necessary plugs for
1 r. er a 1 use, but they are complete to a great extent.
the howling has commenced drilling the Fire Brigade to
111,4119 e of this water, which will be continued until the
oeezt ,are sufficiently instructed to make use of it on all
htt "as of fire, and we have no doubt that by judicious
entio •
the use o to its management it will eveuall supersede
•
Indef.o' fire-engines altogether. Mr. Duncan. has been
ealgable in his exertions to carry out this scheme for
itlh"tl
164 supply of water for fires, and by its completion we
At% Pate the most beneficial results. On Thursday, Mr.
ton-,,?,ana id, superintendent of the Liverpool and Herring-
ppne;: ter.Works, made some further experiments as to
kid
_!enbility of raising water from the mains without the
42_11re-engines. Eight plugs were opened close to the
Whole7Uustorn-house and a hose attached to each ; the
.4•,c were kept in operation at one time, and the streams
fenetw:lter reached an elevation of from eighty to ninety
the occasion was obtained from the mains connected with
e Green_L Work,