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

April 6, 1847.

Lorale~us.

On Sunday, Baron and Lady Rolfe attended Divine
Awervice at St. George's Church, in the Crescent.
The Crown business was finished on Thursday after-
soon, after which Mr. Baron Alderson left for London.
The new landing stage is now in a state of great for-
-4./ardness, and is expected to be completed next month.
VMLY 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
Yeignation to the Rev. Thomas Bibby.
CAUTION.—On Wednesday, Charlotte Green, aged 27,
of Westmorland-street, came by her death through her
clothes taking fire while nursing her child.
On Wednesday, a woman, named Catherine Molloy,
was 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
M 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.
At the annual meeting of the township of Bootle-cum-
Linaere, on Thursday, Mr. P. Donally was unanimously
re-elected surveyor for the ensuing year, at a salary of
£BO.

On Sunday night, as the ten o'clock Woodside steamer
was proceeding hence to the ferry, when about half way
across the river, a man name unknown, mounted the
bulwark, jumped overbot:rd, and was drowned.
A splendid new steamer, called the Orion, is about to
be placed on the passage between this port and Glasgow.
She is to be commanded by Captain Hugh Main, who has
been long and favourably known as a commander between
the two ports.
RRMOVING 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.
RAILWAY ACCIDENT.—On Good Friday, 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
orders for further time to answer. A defendant will now
be able to obtain only one order as of course, and if he
should desire further time, it can only be obtained under
special 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
Dock, one month ; Michael Hughes and Thomas Flynn,
for stealing 41lbs. of biscuits at the Prince's Dock, seven
days ; a little boy, named John Ferguson, for stealing
ropes at Brunswick Dock. one month.
DEPARTIJRP. OF THE AMERICAN MAIL.—The royal
mail steam-ship Cambria left - the river 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
Redepont, French Minister to the United States. She
has on board the largest mail ever despatched. The total
number of letters and newspapers is about 140,000 ! con-
tained in 156 bags and thirteen Won boxes.
SUSPICIOUS CHARACTERS.—On Thursday two stylish-
looking men, named William Dawson and Robert Searle,
were placed before Mr. Rushton, in consequence of having
been found, under suspicious circumstances. near the
Borough Bank. Officers Toole and Grisenthwaite stated
that they saw the prisoners dodging about, and knowing
them to be what are termed flash characters, took them
into custody. One of them had a handsome cloak on his
arm, respecting which Mr. Rushton directed inquiries to
be made. The prisoners were remanded.
The inhabitants of Scotland-road and the neighbour-
hood have memorialized the Town Council to have the
clock of St. M'artin's Market made to strike the hours of
the day, and to be lighted up at nights, as it would be of
great 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
go in and out of the market, especially on Saturday nights.
We hope the Market Committee will do this, as it will be
a great boon to that part of the town.
FELONY.—OiI 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
taken away. The article was afterwards found in the
shop of a second-hand clothier, named James Kennedy,
In Park-lane. It was produced in court, and sworn to as
being the complainant's property. The prisoner said he
was drunk when he took it. Mr. Rushton sentenced him
to 14 days' imprisonment.
ILLEGALLY PAWNING.—During the course of last week,
a female named Mary A. Brocklebank, took lodgings at
the house of a Mrs. Smith. On Thursday morning, Mrs.
• Smith missed some bedclothes from the sleeping apart-
ment of her lodger, and, upon questioning her as to what
had become of them, she said she had pledged them. and
ould show her where they were. Upon this, Mrs.
Brocklehank led her up Toxteth-park-road, to the paw '-
shop, when Smith gave her into the custody of policet
constable 325, who brought her before Mr. Rushton, o
Saturday, charged with the above offence. The articlesn
were pledged for ss. 6d. The prisoner was sentenced to
pay a fine of 60s. 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 ehargei by
police-officer 273, with stealing 41bs. of Indian meal ; he
.was committed for seven days.—Thos. Corneze and John
'lawny were also charged with the same offence ; the for-
mer had taken 41bs of meal, the latter only a very small
Tiantity. On Sweeney being searched in the Bridewell,
the sum of £4 in gold, besides some loose silver and cop-
were found in his pocket. Police-officer 273, said
Ella these persons make a practice of going down to the
quay side, and picking up the loose grain, sold it to beg-
;Cars like themselves. Mr. Rushton sentenced them for one
Month each, and said that the money found on Sweeney
go towards paying for his lodging in gaol, and to
he appropriated for his keep during the time of his in
KrAmntrio.—A coloured person of the name of Thomas
Brown, anti a boy and a female, well known to the police
kurcz-s, named Thomas Parkinson, and Alice M`Neile were
brought up before Mr. Rushton, on Saturday, charged'
:.!Ith stabbing a person named Wm. Edwards. It appeared
stitlat all four were drinking at a public house in Skelhorne-
areet. A gentleman named Swan saw the female stand-
! g. with Edwards on the door-steps of the public-house,
424 she was using bad language to him. All at once the
had
rushed from the steps, and cried out that he
laid been stahb d in the back. Mr. Swan heard the
woman say " By God, I'll kill him," or something to that
effect.
_Police-constable 224 took the prisoners into cus-
tody, when there was an attempt made to rescue them.
notorious
character, and the dread of the neighbourhood.
Mr. Rushton fined them £5 each, or in default to be im-
prisoned two months.

BRUTAL ASSAULT BY WORKMEN".-For several weeks
a dispute has been going on between the operative ropers
and their employers relative to the employment of women
instead of men in some • departments of the spinning.
This has lead to threats and intimidation on the part of
the men, and in some instances, we hear, violence has
been exercised towards the individuals who were willing
to embrace the terms offered •by the employers. On
Thursday, three brutes, named James Dobson, William
Can., 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,
and beat them most violently ; so much so, that they are
rl a very dangerous state, and could not make their ap-
pearance to give evidence. The surgeon who was in at-
tendance on them appeared in court, and stated that the
D-°,,..leplainants would not be able to attend for several
Ti and the prisoners were remanded for a week.
IR JUDGES IN DANGER.—AS Mr. Baron Alderson
"d Mr. Baron Rolfe were proceeding to their respective
iTilirts on Wednesday morning, an accident occurred
ell inight have been, but fortunately was not, attended
;"'„th serious consequences. Their lordships rode, as usual,
,-",,.,the high-sheriff's carriage, drawn by four grey horses,
1/4"" driven by two postillions. The horses were going, at
wi,rPid rate along Dale-street, when the wheeler, upon
14.'ich one of the postillions was seated, stumbled and fell.
i"e other three horses continued their pace, dragging for
considerable distance the fallen wheeler with them. The
Postillion succeeded in extricating himself from the stir-
Nips, and in making a sure footing upon the sidepath.
p2-Ilaron Alderson, who appeared somewhat alarmed,
made Iris head out of the window, and by continued hailing
t himself heard by the postillion, who pulled up.
~;(1s lordship, on finding that the other postillion had
o,eaPed uninjured, expressed the gratification he felt, and
ta.dered the horses to be walked the remainder of the dis-
ilktice to the court, an-order which, of course, was strictly
til'ed. Mr. Baron Rolfe did not appear to be in the
cibetest degree alarmed. The high-sheriff was in the
Vage at the time.
HE GREEN-LANE WATER WORKS.—A most satisfac-
experiment of the force and applicability of the new
I,°rnoration water for extinguishing fires was made on
Ij„e:day night, in Dale-street, by Mr. Dowling, Mr.
ild'ani the enneer, and Mr. Hewitt, 'assisted by seve-
t, of the Fire Brigade. The mains throughout the whole
r-N7/1 are not yet supplied -with the necessary plugs for
4lleral use,
but they are complete to a great extent.
the r• bowling has commenced drilling the Fire Brigade to
fie use of this water, which will be continued until the
are sufficiently instructed to make use of it on all
gii.e:sions of tire, and we have no doubt that by judicious
th "on to its management it will eventually supersede
h,cel use of fire-engines altogether. Mr. Duncan has been
efatigable in Ins exertions to carry out this scheme for
44?4:41 supply of water for fires, and by its completion we
At,Jonahl,t inate he most beneficial reslts. On Thay, Mr.
to.":! superintendent of theu Liverpool and, ursd
Harring-
„,. Water Works, made some further experiments as to
Velicability of raising water from the mains without the
of fire-engines. Eight plugs were opened close to the
wlw_, Custom-house, and a hose attached to each ; the
of!tale were kept in operation at one time, and the streams
fn„,7ster reached an elevation of from eighty to ninety
therr ,ond occasionally even higher. The water used on
the occasion was obtained from the mains connected with
(Ireen-lane Works.