The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1840-02-21 00:00:00

NORTHERN CIRCUIT

Mr. Justice Coleridge; the Right Hon. Thos. Erskine.
WESTMORLAND—Tuesday, Feb. 18, at Appleby.
CUMBERLAND—Thursday, Feb. 20, at Carlisle.
NORTHUMBERLAND—Monday, Feb. 24, at Newcastle-
upon-Tyne ; Town of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, the same day,
at the Guildhall of Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
DURHAM—Saturday, Feb. 29, at Durham.

YORKSIIIRE—Thur.3iIay, March 5, at the Castle of York ;
City of York, the same day, at the Guildhall of the said City
of York.

NORTH LANCASHIRE—Thursday, March 19, at Lancaster,
So UTII LANCASHIRE—Tuesday, March 24, at Liverpool,

TO THE EDITOR OF THE STANDARD.

Liverpool, Feb. 20th, IMO.'
SlR,—Having frequently noticed that you take an interest
in the important maratime affairs of the town, I beg leave,
through your columns, to make a suggestion which I think
would be of great benefit to the port, as well as conducive to
the saving of life and property at sea.
I refer to the surveying of ships previous to their sailing,
in order to ascertain whether they be perfectly seaworthy.
The vessels insured at Lloyd's may be- considered as safe, as
that association very wisely appoints a qualified surveyor at
every port, to inspect vessels insuring with them ; and super-
intend, from time to time, vessels building or repairing.
The insurers, in this case, know what is the amount of their
risk, and, for their own sakes, will adventure nothing on ves-
sels not seaworthy. Other insurance companies arc also
cautious, but not to the same extent.

One class of vessels is never insured, though of the best
quality, and the best found. I allude to those belonging to
extensive shipowners, who, of course, own so many that the
average cost of the insurance of the whole, would mcecd the
average amount of loss.

The class, however, to which I would principally call your
attention comprises vessels not at all, or not wholly insured,
and many of which, from the ignorance or cupidity of owners,
become the coffins of their crews.

My suggestion is that the government should appoint a
qualified surveyor of all ships and vessels in every port, so
that none may be permitted to go to sea that are not sound
and strong in hull, and well found in sails and rigging.
We have acts to prevent " jerry-built" houses. Let us
have an act to put a stop to " jerry-built ships."
Should you favour me by inserting this, I shall enter into
some few details that will be read with astonishment. My
remarks do not apply to respectable shipping-houses. My
suggestions would rather be for their advantage.
I am, sir, &c., NAUTICUS.

LIVERPOOL
SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF AND DUMB.

The annual meeting of the subscribers and friends to the
School for the Deaf and Dumb was held on Tuesday, in the
Royal Institution, Colquitt-street. The attendance was very
numerous, and highly respectable.
RICHARD RATH BONE, Esq., was called to the chair, and
after a few appropriate remarks, he requested Mr. Corner,
one of the secretaries, to read the report. - •
Mr. ComEnt read the thirteenth annual report.

The donations received up to the present time, the report
said, amounted to about £2900, which, with the sum expect-
ed to accrue from the sale -of the old building, would, they
trusted, prove sufficient to cover the mere expense of erect-
ing the new building. A large outlay, however, would be
requisite for furniture, and many. other unforeseen expenses
which occurred on entering new premises. The committee
therefore hoped that donations would continue to flow in
from those who had not yet contributed, so that they might
have the satisfaction of opening the new school-unfettered
by any claim upon it. It had hitherto been a source of re-
gret that the annual subscriptions had not been commensu-
rate with the expenditure. This item of receipt, however,
was increasing, the amount of the past year exceeding the
previous one by about £l3O. There were also several addi-
tional subscriptions already sent in for the present year. It
was obviously so desirable that this branch of income should
be maintained, all others being so precarious, that the com-
mittee ventured to press this more especially on the notice
of the subscribers, with a view that the latter should endea-
vour to obtain amongst their friends fresh annual subscribers.
The committee spoke highly of the exertions of Mr. Rhind,
the talented preceptor of the institution. Those exertions,
they said, were fully evidenced in the great improvement in
the children, and in the order and regularity throughout the
institution. The committee considered it mainly through his
zeal that the institution had risen so rapidly in public estima-
tion. The progress of several of the pupils in articulation
was such as to warrant the hope that, in after life, it would
go far towards compensating for the privation with which it
had pleased Providence to afflict them.
The number of visitors and their interest in the institution
had increased during the past year. The report proceeded
as follows : This `` is a charity, the importance and useful-
ness of which cannot be duly appreciated without witnessing
the method of teaching in the school, and the consequent
effects of the expansion of mind on the manners and characters
of the children. A child bereft of the organs of speech and
hearing, whose mind must necessarily be almost a blank, first
enters the schocl very little removed from a state of idiotism,
but, as the mind receives impressions, symptoms of thought
become observable, and in time the intellectual smile betoken-
ing the reasonable creature animates the countenance and
amply repays the toil and care of the preceptor."
The report stated that a small fund had been established
by some charitable individuals, for assisting to clothe some of
the most destitute class of children in the school, and which,
under the superintendence of Mr. Rhind, had already come
into operation. Mr. Rhind would take charge of any trifle
that might be contributed to this fund.
To satisfy the desire of the children for reading, during
their leisure hours, a school library has been established, to-
wards which the committee acknowledged several contribu-
tions. .

The committee tendered their thanks to the ladies' com-
mittee, to the medical gentlemen who had superintended
the health of the children, and especially to their late respected
chairman, the Rev. Rector Campbell, on his retirement from
that office through indisposition, for the very valuable aid
which, for so many years, he had rendered to the institution.
Appended to the report was a list of the pupils admitted,
and who had departed, since the last report. There had been
admitted eight regular and two private pupils. Of those who
had left, ten were regular and one a private pupil. Four had
gone to learn trades, one had gone to the country, two had
died, one had been taken away by his mother, who was un-
able to pay for him, and three had been removed, having
completed their education. The children remaining in the
school are 51. Total number of children admitted since the
establishment of the school 135, of whom 80 are now usefully
employed in various occupations. Forty-five of those now
in the school are the children of poor parents, and are educa-
ted gratuitously.
Mr. Ricuartu CROSBIE DAWSON read the accounts ;
after which the meeting was addressed by the Rev. W. May-
nard, Mr. J. P. Alston, Mr. Lawrence Heyworth, Mr. Morris
Reynolds, Mr. Platt, Mr. James Heyworth, Mr. H. R.
Sandbach,.Mr. R. C. Dawson, the Rev. J. North, the Rev.
J. L. Townsend, the Rev. T. Bold, and Mr. T. B. Barclay,
by whom the several resolutions were moved and seconded.
Mr. RHINO, the master pf the institution, then brought
forward his several classes, and astonished the assembly by
showing the progress which they have made in the several
branches of learning. The highest class consisted of three
boys and three girls. The boys in this and some of the other
classes fee have before remarked, and have noted their pro-
gress from year to year, and we are bound to say that their
improvement has been wonderful. The classes in question
(the highest) not only showed, in the progress of their exami-
nation, that they could write with facility and beauty, which,
indeed, most of the pupils can, but that they were capable
of answering without hesitation the most difficult questions
in history, scriptural lore, arithmetic, and many other
branches. Their quickness of apprehension and rapidity of
intercommunication surprised everybody. At the conclusion
of the examination, one of the pupils, an intelligent lad, aged
about thirteen, spoke the following address, with the inten-
etiooanbleodf sthoomwainkge
itoheiniarrtnogierteisosg
Ivhhei ephu ptisr nRa
rl iti inc du
l has
n hee
"LADIES AND GENTLEMEN ,—A few years ago I was
quite dumb and ignorant,—unable to express my thoughts
and wishes, or to converse with those around me ; but now,
through your Christian sympathy, I have been taught to read,
and write, and cipher; to think, speak, and understand lan-
guage ; to hold social intercourse with my fellow-creatures,
and how to be useful in after life. Permit me, then, to offer
you the grateful thanlis of myself and fellow-pupils, who are
receiving similar advantages, for the benefits you have con-
ferred upon us,—the happiness you have imparted, to us, and
the prospects you have opened to us, by instructing us in our
duty here, and the anticipating of everlasting felicity here-
after. And that Divine Providence may abundantly bless
you for your kind efforts in our behalf, especially in providing
a new institution for the better accommodation of ourselves,
and a greater number of others like ourselves—deaf and
dumb—is our sincere prayer."
The same lad afterwards repeated the Lord's Prayer ; and,
at the desire of his tutor, asked several persons how they were,
distinguishing the sexes, and the singular from the plural.
During the time that the class was occupied in writing out
certain of their exercises.
Mr. RICHARD RATHBONE then stepped upon the platform
and said, as the Rev. Rector Campbell had retired from the
office of chairman, the committee had resolved upon request-
ing him to become the president of the institution, an office
which had not before existed. Mr. Rathbone proposed the
following resolution :—" That in testimony of respect for the
unwearied interest in the prosperity of the School for the
Deaf and Dumb, evinced by the Rev. Rector Campbell, and
of gratitude for his valuable services as chairman of the com-
mittee, he be appointed president of the institution."
Seconded by Mr. DAWSON and carried.
The meeting broke up at two o'clock, highly pleased with
the proceedings.

THEATRICALS AT MAN CHESTER.—According to the Man-
chester Guardian the present season at the Threatre-royal In
that town has been extremely unsuccessful.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.-TUESDAY.

SUSPICION OF FELONY AGAINST TWO POLICE
OFFICERS.-ADJOURNED EXAMINATION.

At the Police Court this day, the examinations in the case
in which Joshua and John Fell, police officers, were impli-
cated (as reported in our last), were resumed.
Mr. Davenport appeared for the two Fells ; and a third
prisoner, a miserably-clad girl of about eighteen years of
age, named Elizabeth Lewis, was also placed at the bar.
Mr. Dowling said that there was no further evidence tobe
adduced against the male prisoners. The female stood
charged with being the original pledger of the watch at Mr.
M`Pherson's.
Mrs. and Miss Kermode were again sworn, and stated in
brief the manner in which the watch and the nine shillings
had disappeared from the desk where they had been depo-
sited, in their shop in Cable-street, to the same effect as de-
tailed yesterday. Mrs. Kermode added, that no one could
come into the shop without being seen by her or her daugh-
ter from the parlour behind, either by the door or by a small
window of four panes.
Mr. M`Pherson, pawnbroker, being sworn, said he re-
ceived the watch in pledge from the female prisoner on the
12th of February, about four in the afternoon. She said the
watch was her husband's, and called herself Mary Williams,
Preston-street, in which name he made out the ticket. He
next saw the ticket on Saturday last, when the tallest of the
male prisoners %facne and redeemed the watch. He was
dressed in his uniform, and said he was taking it out for a
friend, who had got into some trouble in a house of ill fame.
By Mr. Davenport.—He made no secret of it.
Mr. Dowling intimated that he had no further evidence.
Mr. Davenport submitted that there was no evidence
against Joshua Fell, who found the ticket in Queen's-square,
and afterwards disposed of the watch, not knowing it to have
been stolen. He could prove that he was not the person who
had stolen it, inasmuch as he had been out of the town on
the day on which it was taken, on the service of that court.

The Court intimated that it had yesterday been admitted
that he had not stolen it.

Elizabeth Lewis being asked what she had to say, said that
as she was going along Cheapside, with a basket of matches,
a little boy came to her with, die watch, and asked her to
pledge it for him, and that it was his father's.
A police officer here stated that the cellar in which he
found the female prisoner was filled with little boys who went
about thieving, and little girls who were brought up to pros-
titution.

This being all the evidence, a brief consultation was held
on the bench, after which Mr. Harvey spoke nearly as fol-
lows :

Joshua Fell, sorry am Ito say that you have disgraced your-
self by the transactions that have come to light through these
examinations ; and I the more regret this as you before pos-
sessed the entire confidence of the Police Committee. You
had an opportunity,. by continued good conduct, to have
risen to higher station; but that you have thrown away,
and have entirely forfeited their confidence. It appears that
you picked up the ticket in the street, and though you well
knew that the property did not belong to you, you redeemed
it, and applied it 'to your own uses. My colleague, Mr.
Holmes, perfectly agrees with me, that for such conduct you
ought to be dismissed the police servile, and you are accord-
ingly so dismissed.

You, John Fell, we consider equally to blame. You had
the watch a considerable time in your possession, and it is
one so remarkable in appearance, and also in the seal arid
keys, that you must have knoWn it to be that which was
described in the bills as having been stolen. The police-
officer Flyman, who had brought the watch to the office, was
convinced that it was the same the moment he saw it a se-
cond time. You are therefore equally to blame with the
other prisoner, and are also dismissed the service. It is for-
tunate for both of you that you have escaped being tried for
felony.

The two male prisoners were then liberated. The female
prisoner was put back.
The officer who gave information in the case, was then
called, and Mr. Harvey said to him :
Flyman, Mr. Holmes, and myself are of opinion that you
behaved in a very proper and becoming manner in this case.
It is evident that in givinc, your evidence, you were not
actuated by malice or ill-feeling.b We are, indeed, much
pleased with the fairness and perfect honesty with which you
gave it, and think you entitled not only to be well spoken of,
but worthy of being rewarded by the Watch Committee.
We shall instruct Mr. Highton to communicate our opinions
of your conduct in that quarter.
The officer bowed and retired.
Mr. Harvey afterwards called Mr. Highton, who attended
on the part of the Watch Conuhittee, and instructed him to
communicate to that body Mr. Holmes and his own high
approbation of the conduct of Flyinan, whom they recom-
mended as worthy of a reward.

ATTEMPT TO BRIBE A POLICE-OFFICER.
Catharine Swatter, a female of dissolute habits, was placed
before the magistrates, charged with having robbed Robert
Williams of the sum of seven pounds sixteen shillings, under
the following circumstances :
Robert Williams stated that he was a sailor, and one of
the crew of the ship Commerce. He lodged at the house of
Mr. Evans, in Barlow-court, Rigby-street. About six o'clock
on Monday night he went to the office of Messrs. Anderson
and Garrow, in South Castle-street, to receive his wages.
He received the sum of seventeen pounds and some silver.
He afterwards paid six pounds seventeen shillings for a watch
at the shop of Mr. Sewell. He also paid two pounds odd to
his shipmates, when he had seven pounds and about sixteen
shillings left. He went to several public-houses, and drank
pretty freely. BY way of taking great cam of his money, he
put his sovereigns into his left-hand.trowsers pocket, . sepa-
rate from the silver. In Oldhall-street he met the prisoner,
who invited him to go home with her to her residence, in
Gebrge-street. He imprudently complied, and accompanied
her to her residence, where lie fell asleep. When he awoke,
as a natural consequence of the situation into which he had
allowed himself to be led, he found his pockets turned inside
out, and all his money had been taken from him. The pri-
soner was then in the room with him. He said, " I have
been robbed." She said. " Your money must have fallen
out of your pocket ; and immediately she began a pretended
search for it, and picked up a sovereign and a half and a shil-
hug. A constable was sent for, and Police-officer Thomas
came. On hearing what had occurred, he took the prisoner
into custody, and the money last alluded to into his care.

VoiiCelOffieer Thomas (No. 338) stated, that he was on
duty in Oldhall-street on Monday night. A little past eleven
o'clock, he received information that the last witness had been
robbed in a house in George-street. He went there, and
found the prisoner. Williams said, " I have beenonly
u,hrobbed
have
by
this wo an_ s_ seven.sovareignand half." she said,
have not seen any money which he had,
picked up." Witness took that money into his care, and the
prisoner into custody. As he was taking her out of the
room, the prisoner put a sovereign into his hand, and said,
" Keep it, and say nothing about the- matter." lie took her
into the street, and said, " You may as well give me the other
money which you have." She replied, " 1 have only two
sovereigns." She placed her hand beneath her apron, and
produced another sovereign, saying, " That is all I have."
She again requested that he would keep the sovereign which
she had given him, and say nothing about the matter. He
took her to Bridewell. The officer produced the three sove-
reigns, half sovereign, and the shilling.
The prisoner, having been cautioned in the usual manner,
was asked what she had to say in her defence. She replied,
" I never saw a farthing that he had except what I picked
up. He is swearing falsely." She was committed for trial.

il IGHWAY ROBBERY.

Thomas Phillips was placed at the bar, charged with having
on Saturday night or Sunday morning last, assaulted James
Lawton, in Sawney Pope-street, and robbed him of his watch
and the sum of five pounds. The circumstances of the case
as detailed in the evidence were as follows :

James Lawton stated, that he was a blacksmith, residing
in Rigby-street. Between twelve and half-past twelve and
one o'clock on Saturday night last, witness was on his way
home through Sawney Pope-street. He had been collecting
accounts and had taken a little liquor. He had in his pos-
session a watch and live sovereigns. When he had got some
distance up the street he was suddenly seized round the waist
by several persons. At the moment he was seized, hands
were thrust into the pockets of his trousers, and a man came
up in front of his person and snatched his watch from his fob.
He was then pressed down to the ground on his knees, and
before he could recover himself the man had ran away. He
heard them running in the direction of Marybone. When he
recovered, he found the witness Catherine Owens close to
him. Ile informed her that he had been robbed. She said
she knew one of the men. Witness examined his pockets
and missed his five sovereigns and his watch. Ile was unable
to identify the prisoner.
Catherine Owens stated, that she was the daughter of
Thomas Owens, residing at No. 92. Fontenoy-street. About
half-past twelve o'clock on Saturday night, she was on her
way through Sawney Pope-street, having been making some
purchases at a baker's. She saw the prisoner, Thomas
Phillips, and another man pulling at the person of Lawton.
The latter said, " You are robbing ice." They appeared to
be pulling at his waist, and they pulled him upon his knees.
The prisoner and his companion ran in the direction of
Marybone. Witness stood there till Mr. Lawton got up,
and he said, " I have been robbed." Witness told him that
she knew one of the men. Witness here swore to the prisoner
as one of the men whom she had seen robbing Mr. Lawton.
She was only about four yards from them when it was done.
She had known the prisoner nearly seven years.
Inspector James Cottam deposed, that he received infor-
mation of the above circumstance on Monday night, and also
that the prisoner was concerned in it. He knew him, and
where he lodged. Between twelve and one o'clock that
morning (Tuesday) he went to a house in Harrison-street, in
search of him, and found him in bed. He told him that he
was about to take him into custody on a charge of having
robbed a man on Saturday night, of a watch and five sove-
reigns, at the corner of Fontenoy-street. He replied, "I am
innocent. I can bring sufficient evidence of that. lam so
well known in that neighbourhood, that if they saw any one
running, dressed as I am, they would immediately say it was
me." Witness had not then mentioned anything about
running. He took the prisoner into his custody and then to
Bridewell.
The prisoner was, after the usual caution, asked what he
had to say. He replied, "I have nothing to say at present."
He was committed for trial.
WEDNESDAY.
THEFT BY A SERVANT.

Ann Carr was placed before the magistrates, charged with
having robbed her mistress, Jane Edwards, of Fazakerley-
street. The prisoner was left up to clean the house, and she
took the opportunity of collecting together a pantity of
property, with which she decamped. Mrs. Edwards met
her a few days after in Bold-street, and gave her.into custody.
The prisoner said her mistress had given her the goods. She
was committed for trial.

CAUTION TO SERVANTS, HOUSEKEEPERS, C.C.
Sarah Dowling was charged with having stolen certain
carpets, the property of Mr. James Anderson, Rupert-street.
Mary Lowey, servant to the latter, stated that she left
several pieces of carpets in a wash-house, in the yard, the
door of which was open ; they were left there till the follow-
ing Friday afternoon, when she missed them. Information
was given to the police, and part of the property was disco-
vered to have been pawned at the shop of Mr. Jones, pawn-
broker. Halsall, a constable, heard that the prisoner had
been concerned in the affair, and he in consequence took her
into cuttody. Mr. Latchford, an assistant with Mr. Jones,
proved that the prisoner had pledged the carpets with him.
The prisoner said a person had given her the carpets to
pledge. She was committed for trial.