The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-07-31 00:00:00

LOCAL NEWS.

THE POLICE COURT.—Yesterday, at the Police-office,
there were no fewer than 103 persons placed at the bar,
charged with being disorderly and drunken, and 42 charged
with felony—in all 145 prisoners-
Vssums.—The Eruption of Vesuvius, we perceive, is to
take place to-morrow evening. We understand, that on
Monday next there will be a fashionable night, under the
patronage of his worship the Mayor. Something extra, of
course, may be expected.
PICTURES IN BOLD-STREET.—Tbis fine collection con-
tinues exceedingly attractive; several new specimens of the
old masters have been added since last week. An exceed-
ingly well-preserved Murilio is amongst them, and has
attracted especial notice.
STRAUSS'S BAND.—We are delighted, as must be all who
really love music, to perceive that this extraordinary band
are about to perform in Liverpool. We understand that
their execution is wonderful ; and that, although there are
28 performers, such is their precision, that they produce the
effect of one mighty instrument.

LORD FRANCIS EGERTON, M.P.—We understand that
the noble lord and his lady visited this town yesterday. After
inspecting the various alterations and works going forward,
especially the new tunnel of the junction canal, and the
Duke's warehouses," they returned to Worsley Hall, by the
canal, in their private barge.—Manchester Guardian.
ACCIDENT.—On Sunday- evening a boy, named James
Hammel', whose parents reside in Hampton-street, was
killed by the falling of a block of timber upon him, in the
yard of Messrs. Houghton and Smith, Toxteth-park.
The house of Mrs. Dickenson, Grafton-street, was entered
on Friday morning, and several silver articles, &c., stolen
therefrom. Entrance was made by breaking a pane of glass
in the kitchen window, and then opening it. There were
iron bars across the window, but the space between them
was sufficiently wide to admit the body of a boy.
THE ROYAL WILLIAM.—The Royal William steamer,
which sailed from this port on thesth instant for New York,
was spoken on the 14th by the barque, Mary, Barton, from
St. Andrews, it lat. 47, N, long. do, W. The steamer ap-
peared to be in excellent trim, and was sailing remarkably
fast at the time.

On Wednesday afternoon, two barrels of ale were picked
up in the river by an inspector and police-officer. It after-
wards appeared that they bad been left on the slip of George's
Pier, and that the tide had floated them out. The boatmen
refused to go after them, in consequenee of remuneration
having been refused to them on another occasion, when they
picked up 15 barrels which had been similarly floated out.
A WARNING FOR COACHMEN.—A few days ago one of the
coaches on the Oldham and Manchester road was overturned,
and Mr. Stump, one of the passengers, who was much hurt,
died on Thursday week. An inquest was held to inquire into
the circumstances, and the driver, James Newton, is com-
mitted for trial at the next Liverpool assizes on the charge of
manslaughter.
On Wednesday evening, a young man named Smitb acci-
dentally fell from the mizen-topsail yard to the quarter deck
of the ship Florence, lying in the Prince's Dock. He is the
son of the owner of the vessel. A surgeon was sent for; the
youth was conveyed to his lodgings in Waterloo-road ; and on
examination, it appeared that his head and leg were much
fractured.

At four o'clock on Friday morning, an alarm was given
that the ship Trenton, lying on the east side of the Prince's
Dock, was on fire. An engine was promptly on the spot;
but the fire bad been extinguished before its arrival. The
mate stated-that the painters had been on board the vessel on
the previous day, and at their departure at night had placed
their oil-cans on some waste cotton between decks. As it
was the cotton which had been on fire, he thought that the
oil had caused it to ignite. No damage was done to either
ship or cargo.

THEATRE-ROYAL.—Last evening, the veteran Dowton
made his appearance again on the boards of our theatre, as
Sir John Falstaff, in Shakspeare's Henry IV. It were neezl-
less to enter into any criticisms on his performance of this
character. He is known and acknowledged to be the best
Sir John Falstaff on the stage. We think, if it be possible,
he improves in the personation of Shakspeare's imaginings
of " lean Jack."—Mr. Stuart played with his customary
ability as Hotspur; and Mr. Howard played very respectably
as Prince of Wales.—The performances concluded with the
repetition of the opera of "Fra Diavolo." Mr. Wilson, as
Fro Diavolo, was obliged to claim the indulgence of the
audience to omit singing one or two of the usual songs, his
voice being affected by a severe attack of the influenza.
This evening the new opera of "Amilie" is to be brought
out.

WINTER CONCERTS.-lt appears, from a circular, which
has been pretty widely distributed withi❑ the last fortnight,
that there is a project on hand for insuring to the public,
during the ensuing winter, the rational regale of four first-
rate concerts. That such will be their real feature may be
relied upon, from the fact of the spirited and liberal party
who has set on foot the project, and who, if it be duly coun-
tenanced and patronized, is stillwillinl.7, to incur a considera-
ble responsibility,—being already in treaty with Mesdames
Grisi and Albertuzzi, Signors Rubini and Lablacbe. It 4,
unquestionably, an undertaking which merits the support of
a community aspiring to any credit for good taste and re-
finement.—Albion.

GLASSON DOCK.—Our excellent dock at Glasson has pre-
sented quite a lively appearance this week, owing to the un-
usual arrival of vessels from foreign parts; and happy are we
to say that trade between the port of Lancaster and different
parts of the world is considerably increased and still increasing.
This is particularly the case with regard to the ports of the
Baltic, North America, and Ireland. With these prospects
of a permanent increase of trade, there is no lack of desire on
the part of the commissioners to provide all accommodation
at the dock. With this view a commodious dry dock is in
course of rapid completion, and when finished will be a most
capital work. We observe that the commissioners are build-
ing a new pilot-boat at Glasson,•and Mr. Nicholson, to whose
public spirit we are all much indebted, is preparing the
stocks for a vessel of three hundred tons, which is about to
be built for the foreign trade:—Lancaster Gazette.

List of passengers, per jacket ship Pennsylvania, Capt.
Smith, which arrived on Saturday, from New York :—Mr.
Charles Butler, lady, and son, and Mrs. .Henry Wreaks,
three children, and servant, New York; Mr. John Ramsay
and lady, St. Thomas's W. 1. • Mr. J. Putman and lady,
Boston; General James Hamilton, Mr. Edward Menlove,
and Mr. John Webb, South Carolina; Right Rev. Dr.
Smith, Trinidad, W. I.; Mr. William W. De Forest, Mr.
J. A. Van Amburgh, Mr. Henry A. Nelson, Mr. F. A.
Spies, Mr. L. B. Titus, Mr. E. F. Kulenkamp, Mr. S.
Fridinthal, Mr. W. H. A. Butler, Mr. John T. Emmet, and
Mr. Daniel Stanton, New York; Mr. Samuel L. Crocker,
Massachussetts; Mr. John Eversman, Tampico; Mr. H.
Hampson and Mr. James Furnis, Manchester, England:
Mr. J. B. Jows, North Carolina; Mr. W. Cochran, Mexico;
Mr. Thomas W. Walter and Mr. Edward C. Biddle, Phila-
delphia; Mr. Jonas Lev., Cincinnati, Ohio; Mr. A. L.
Massingbird and servant, Lincolnshire : Mr. James Fergu-
son, Natchez; M. F. Massendorf, Island of Cuba, Mr. C. A.
Donte, St. Cioix.

SWl74lllllNG.—Yesterday, in consequence of an announce-
ment in the newspapers, and by handbills, that three cele-
brated swimmers, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Vipond, and Dr. Bedale,
were to exhibit their peculiar excellencies in front of
Prince's Pier, undressing at the Floating Bath, a large con-
course of spectators were assembled along the pier wall to
witness the swimming feats. It was stated in the handbills
that the performances would begin precisely at three o'clock.
About four o'clock a young luau, dressed in a blue jacket
and cap, whom we understood to be Mr. John Edwards, left
the Floating Bath in a boat, and proceeded about 100 yards
down the river, when be plunged in, and contrived, whilst
floating back with the tide, to take nearly all his clothes off
in the water before he reached the bath again. The next feat
exhibited was by Mr. Egerton Smith—the Neptune of the
Floating Bath—entering a boat in a partial flannel dress,
and being carried out about 150 yards, swimming back again
with the tide to the bath. In about 'half an hour he again
made his appearance, habited in a cork collar jacket, and
earring a handkerchief, rigged like a square-sail, on a stick.
He was carried out about the same distance, and whilst
floating on the corks in the water, hoisted his sail, which, by
the assistance of a stiff breeze, slowly brought him back, the
tide having turned. The spectators beingwearied with these
insipid performances now (about five o'clock) dispersed.

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We regret to have to announce the somewhat sudden death
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of Laurence Brock Hollinshead, Esq., a magistrate of this
county, at his residence, Highfield, Pendlebury, on Wed-
nesday morning last. On the preceding day, Mr. Hollins-
head sat on the bench of one of the police courts held daily
at the New Bailey, and acted in his magisterial capacity.
That evening he ate his supper as usual; and, when he re-
tired to rest appeared in good health. About seven o'clock
on Wednesday morning, he rang his bell; and on his servant
answering the summons, he complained of being very ill
Thg servant went immediately to fetch, medical assistance,
and a surgeon arrived. within lialr an hour; but Mr. Hollins-
head had then expired. We believe that he was in his 58th
or his 59th year. He has been in the commission of the
peace for this county since April, 1832, and at first acted as
a magistrate on the Bolton bench ; but since his removal to
this neighbourhood, three or filur years ago, he has been one
of the most regularly attending magistrates at the New Bai-
ley.—Manchester Guardian.

FATAL COAL-PIT ACCIDENT.—TWO LIVES LOST.-012
Monday afternoon last, an inquest was held at the house of
Mr. Whalley, the sign of the Swan, in Hindley, before J.
Heyes, Esq., one of the coroners of the county, to inquire
into the circumstances relative to the death of two women,
whose names are Mary Heyes, aged twenty-five years, and
Ellen Bancks, aged eighteen years. From the evidence, it
appeared that this melancholy accident was solely attributa-
ble to the neglect of one of the sufferers, Ellen Bancks, who
was the only one at the bottom of the pit at the time. When
the deceased Bancks was found, she was at the extremity of
the shaft of the pit, (one of Mr. Scowcroft's,) quite dead,
with a candle lying near her. This induced the individuals
connected with the mine to think that Bancks had been in
search of something, when the inflammable air, or firedamp,
which was in the pit, was ignited by a candle she had with
her at the time, and she was burned to death on the spot.
On a scaffolding, about half way up the pit, stood the other
sufferer, Heyes, and a man named John Anderton. Heyes
was dashed from the scaffolding to the opposite side of the
pit, and fell to the bottom, a distance of forty yards, and
when taken up she was also found to be quite dead, having
almost every bone in her body fractured. Anderton escaped
with a few slight bruises. Had Bancks taken with her one
of Davy's safety lamps (of which there were plenty provided
for the pit), probably this unfortunate occurrence would not
have taken place.—After a very short deliberation, the jury
returned their verdict as follows:—" That Ellen Bancks was
accidentally burned to death by an explosion of fire-damp;
and that Mary Heyes was accidentally killed by falling
down a coal-pit."— Wigan Gazette.
A WHOLESALE PILLAGER.—Mr. Jones, the deputy-con-
stable of Warrington; on Sdnday afternoon last, discovered,
in the person of the cook, at the Lion Hotel in Warrington,
a Welsh girl, for whom the police of Manchester, Bolton,
Chester, and Liverpool, had long been in search, on the
charge of robbing various inns in those towns, where she had
been employed as a household servant. A very extensive
and expensive wardrobe, a portion of the plunder, was found
in her possession. It appears from a description of her person
given in the Hue and Cry. that she paid a visit to the metro-
polis to see tfie coronation ; and, during her sojourn in town,
robbed the Lamb lnn, Lamb's Conduit-street, of £3O. besides
other,property. On Tuesday, Mr. Jones handed her over to
a Manchester officer, in order that the offences committed in
that town might be first investigated. The prisoner was
brought up at the New Bailey on Friday, charged with steal-
ing wearing apparel, and money, from two places where she
had been living as servant, under the following circumstances.
It appeared from the evidence, that the prisoner, who had
been in the service of Mrs. Heatley, of the Plume of Fea-
thers public-house, Bank Top, in this town, for about three
weeks, absconded on the 14th of April last, taking with her
wearing apparel of the value of several pounds belonging to
her mistress, and also some belonging to a fellow-servant.
She then went to lodgings in Bolton, and in the latter end of
May entered the service of a Mr. Bolton, of that place, with
whom she also stayed three weeks, and at the end of that
time left, taking with her £5. 12s. of her master's money, but
leaving some of the clothes she had stolen from Mrs. Heatley.
She was committed for trial at the next sessions.

How seldom do we feel, perceive, or think of the smal
beginnings of disease which surround and operate upon u
in our enjoyments and intercourse with the world !

" The ;ming disease, which must subdue at length,
Grows with our growth, and strengthens with our strength."
An improper regimen acting upon a particular kind of con-
stitution, late hours, both of retiring to rest and rising in
the morning, lay the foundation of intestinal as well as skin
diseases. To all such we would recommend first a change
of system, and secondly, as a powerful assistant for the reco-
very of health, that efficacious family medicine, Frampton's
Pill of Health, which has procured the approbation of per-
, sous in every station of society.