The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1847-01-26 00:00:00

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deceased died in a fit of apoplexy.
CHARGE OF MURDER Two YEARS AGO.—A man,
named Charles Foley, was apprehended on Tuesday
night, at Wigan, on a charge of committing a murder
near Ballaghaddereen, a mile and a half from Sligo, about

two years since. He was removed from Wigan 'on the
following morning, in custody of an Irish officer, who had
come over to apprehend him.
THE CONSPIRACY AT NEWTON.—On Monday last, at
the Sessions Room, Elijah Bowman, Joseph Blamires,
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iwuerus, tame or tne parties included in the in-
dictment for conspiracy against Messrs. Jones and Potts,
of the Viaduct Foundry, Newton, surrendered themselves,
and entered into the necessary sureties to appear and
take their trial with the others, at the next Liverpool as-
sizes.

DINNER TO POOR AND AGED PERSONS.—Upwards of
150 poor persons, above the age of sixty-five years, were
provided with an excellent dinner, in the National School
Room, Warrington, on Monday, a subscription having
been entered into for the purpose. The Hon. and Rev.

Horace Powys, rector, presided. In the evening, the
children educated in the schools had an entertainment
provided for them.

v. A. ixuz auay ac guu a are oroKe out in an office at-
tached to a timber-yard belonging to Mr. James Latham,
joiner and builder, St. Helen's ; the office was destroyed,
and a great many articles belonging to his trade consumed;
yet with the assistance of the neighbours, and the timely
arrival of the engines, the fire was confined to where it
first originated. No cause as yet can be given as to the
origin of the fire. The loss will be considerable.
SHORT TIME.—The hands at the extensive cotton mill
of Messrs. Eckersley, spinners, Wigan, have been, as al-
ready stated, put upon four days a week i and yesterday,
the Sovereign Mills, the property of Messrs. John Woods
and Co. was put under the same regulation. There is
little doubt that several other mill owners in the borough
will almost immediately reduce their hours of labour.
One mill, that of Mr. Henry Bullock, has been shut up
for a month.

WOMAN KILLED BY HER HUSBAND.—James Ingham,
an engineer employed at Messrs. Jamison's, machine
maker s, Oldham-road, Ashton, has been committed to
Kirkdale Gaol, for trial at the assizes, charred with kill-

ing his

his wife fighting with another woman, the watchmen
about, and his furniture broken, and.was so exasperated,
that he knocked his wife down and kicked her. She was
far advanced in pregnancy, and this treatment occasioned
her death.

THE MANCHESTER BOROUGH GAOL.—The result of a
long debate in the Manchester Council on Wednesday
last, was the passing of a resolution to the effect that the
committee for general purposes be authorised to take the
necessary steps for the construction and management of a
new Borough Gaol, and to borrow from Government (un-
der the Act 5 and 6 Vic.) the sum required, on the most
fovourable terms as regards interest. It appears that the
sum to be borrowed is £84,000, at four per cent., but
that Government have undertaken to pay the cost, out of
the consolidated fund, of maintaining convicted prisoners.
FALL OF THE LEVIATHAN CHIMMIM—The enormous
chimney, recently erected to the height of 140 yards, by
Mr. John Dobb, manufacturing chemist, Wigan, fell to
the ground on Thursday afternoon, about four o'clock.
The chimney was erected within a few yards of the Leeds
and Liverpool canal, in which direction it has fallen,
forming a bedding in the canal at least twenty-five yards
in width, and ten feet above the level of the water. The
traffic on the canal through Wigan will thus be stopped
for several days. Several workmen were on the chimney
up to twelve o'clock at noon. No person has been hurt
by the fall.
REPENTANT THIEVES.—In September last some thieves

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Mr. R.

the gardens at Springfield-hall

the residence of

.iodson, M.P., and helped theniselves liberally to
grapes ; but, besides this, they broke into the garden-
house and stole a gun.. A reward for the apprehension of
the rogues was offered at the time, without effect ; but
whether the fellows have repented of their dishonesty, or
whether, the shooting season being pretty far advanced,
they have no further occasion for the implement of de-
struction, certain it is that they have secretly found their
way back to the garden-house, and deposited the stolen
gun in its place.—Lancaster Gazette.
IRISH EMIGRANTS IN MANCHESTER.—It is a very re-
markable fact, that, notwithstanding the large influx of
Irish paupers and mendicants into this town, during the
last few weeks, they have scarcely at all applied for relief
to the board of guardians of this union. During the pre-
sent week, only seventeen Irish families have applied to
the board, who have resided in Manchester for a shorter
period than three months. Perhaps this fact may be ac-
counted for by the vigilant and careful inquiries which
the guardians cause to be made into the circumstances of
every applicant, and to their invariably requiring labour,
in return for relief, from all who seem capable of perform.,.

-Manchester Guardian

At the annual meeting of the Manchester Chamber of
Commerce, on Monday, samples of the most excellent
cotton were shown, which had been grown on the experi-
mental farm of the East India Company, in Madras.
They were pronounced equal to the best New Orleans
cotton, possessing a good staple, perfectly clean, and
quite fit for the common purpose of spinning. An ex-
perienced cotton broker, who was shown the samples,
without being informed whence they had come, expressed
his surprise, perceiving that it was a new kind of cotton.
He valued it at Bd. per lb., and yet it is stated that this
cotton might be laid down in Liverpool at as low a rate
as 3d. per lb.

DEATH FROM SUPPOSED QUACKERY.—An inquest was
held on Monday, at Manchester, on the body of a la-
bourer named Greenhalgh, aged 25 years, who it was nt-
tnoured, had been " killed by one of Coffin's men." He
was afflicted with asthma, and applied to a quack named
*Flitcroft, who gave him a powder called "Dr. Coffin's
pick." It was green, and mainly consisted of India to-
bacco and cayenne. Soon after taking it he died. The
jury returned a verdict of " Died from inflammation on
the lungs," which theyaccompanied with an expression of
opinion that the deceased had been improperly treated by
Flitcroft ; and that as Flitcroft was a bricklayer by trade,.
and had no knowledge of medicine, it was highly wrung
for him to act as he was doing.

OBSERVANCE OF THE SABBATH.—A public meeting
was held .on Friday, in the large room of the Town-hall,
Manchester, for the purpose of hearing the addresses or
Sir Andrew Agnew, Dr. Candlish, and other clergymen.
and gentlemen, upon the question of " a better observ-
ance of the Sabbath ;" and also of adopting a memorial
to the directors of the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway,
congratulating them upon'` the noble struggle which they
have made to vindicate the sanctity of the Lord's Day,
in resolving,to discontinue the running of trains on that
day." There was a large number present. The Rev.
Chancellor Raikes occupied the chair, and upon the plat-
form we observed the following clergy and gentlemen :
Sir Andrew Agnew, the Revs., Hugh Stowell, H. W.
M`Grath, Mr. Bleasdale ; the Revs. Mr. Holland and.
Mr. Roby, methodist new connection ministers ; Robert
Gardner, Esq., Dr. Black, &c. A memorial to the direc-
tors, exhorting them to persevere in not running Sunday
reed to.

trains was a

A Juvenile Refuge and chool of Industry was opened
in Manchester, on the 13th instant. It is situated in
Nelson Street, near the Leeds Railway Station. Thirty-
vagrant children between five and twelve years of age
have been admitted. The boys have been employed
" intervals of tuition in untwisting old ropes,
sin sewing. One goad meal of soup and
riven in the day, and a piece of bread in the
imilar institution is being established in

On Tuesday, a fine schooner, named the Margaret and
Martha, belonging to Mr. T. T. Rigby, and intended for
the coasting trade, was launched from the building yard
of Mr. S. Mason, at Runcorn. A dinner was provided.
cor Mr. Mason's workmen, and afterwards another was
A down to.by the owners and builders of the vessel, and.
~ at Mr. John Rigby's, Boathouse Inn ;
Captain Kenner presided, assisted by Mr. Lancaster, of
Liverpool; pilot, as vice. When we state that Mrs. Rigby
-as the caterer, it is almost supererogatory to say that all
About ten minutes previous to the launch,
Hampton, which has been undergoing extensive
;pairs at this,yard, was let off the slip to the astonishment
if the spectators, who considered it to be accidental, and
in the first. instanee appeared to be rather alarmed ; but
the appearance of the gallant tars on board this vessel
allayed.all apprehensions. This brig is, we are informed,
one of the largest ever, repaired upon slip; she is 210 tons
register, N.M.

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