The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1841-03-12 00:00:00

MEETING OF THE DOCK COMMITTEE

The Dock Committee held their weekly meeting yester-
day. The following members were present :—Messrs. Benn,
Barclay, T. Holt, Holmes, Quayle, Aiken, Smith, Booth,
Mellor, Sands, G. Holt, Chapman, Martin, Moon, Middle-
ton, Tobin, Ripley, and Evans. Mr. BENN presided.
After the transactions of the routine business, the Sub-
committee, to whom the matters relating to the alterations
in ships' numbers made in the new edition of Marryatt's
signals was referred, made a verbal report to the effect that
nothing could be done at present, except desiring the keepers
of the telegraphs to have reference both to the new and old
editions.
The tender of Mr. Thomas Whitter to erect three lantern
houses for the use of the Comet light-ship was accepted.
Thomas Waller was appointed keeper of the Prince's Dock
weighing machine, at the weekly wages of 255., on his finding
security to the amount of £5O.

The Solicitor to the British North American Association,
transmitted a resolution passed at a meeting of that body,
held on Saturday last, requesting the Dock Committee to
reduce the Dock-rates on timber ships to Is. per ton, such
reduction to commence on the Ist July next.—Some dis-
cussion took place on this application, which ended in the
committee resolving that they could not accede to it.

Mr. James Logan, owner Of the ship Malabar, applied to
have a portion of the Dock-rates charged on that vessel re-
turned, under peculiar circumstances, but the committee,
on consideration, decided that they had no power to remit.
A question concerning the point when a pilot's duties, in
bringing in a ship, determined, and those of the pier master
commenced, was referred to the Harbour-master's sub-
committee.
The meeting then adjourned.

WATERLOO COURSING MEETING PICTURE.--Thill pic-
ture, which is to be engraved-, excites much attention. It is
the production of a Liverpool artist, and does him infinite
credit. The figures are admirably grouped—the likenesses
capital—many of them there can be " no mistake" about.
We fancy the engraving will be far more attractive than any

other of a similar character, more especially as it will contain
portraits of esteemed Liverpool and Manchester gentlemen.
Tice LIVER.—The benefits at the Liver are coming off.
We perceive that Mr. Tilbury, who, as Polonius says. may
be " esteemed a good actor"—makes his appeal on Monday.
His bill is very attractive, and so great a favourite will, no

doubt, be warmly supported.
POST-OFFICE PLACE GALLERY.-These magnificent
pictures are attracting numbers of visiters—they are truly

well worth seeing

The expense of fitting up and furnishing the House of
Lords for the Trial of the Earl of Cardigan amounted to nine
hundred and ninety pounds two shillings.

ARRIVALS AT . TIIE GRAND JUNCTION HOTEL.—The
Earle and Countess of Charleville, Viscount Jocelyn, the

Lady Elizabeth Cole, Hon. H. Ponsonby, Col. Campbell
Grattan, 1\1.P., G. B. Cole, Esq., the Hon. Capt. Bruce,
R. Hankins, Esq., Lady Shaw Stewart and family, W.
Higham Esq. C. Woods, Esq., J. Anderson, Esq., W.

. . , .
'Tyson, "Esq., Mr. and Mrs. Balentine, Count Velenskie,
Captain Halker, H. Walmsley, Esq., Captain Daly, Colonel
Grant, F. Fitzpatrick, Esq., Captain Montague, H. Roe,
Esq., the Hon. H. Brownlow, T. Pigott, Esq., Mr. and
Mrs. M'lntirc and family, Edward Smyth, sq. Lord

Mount Charles, T. Cockerell, Esq., the Right 'Hon. T.

Frankland Lewes, Mr. and Mrs. Smart and family

COLLISION OF TWO STEAM-BOATS ON THE RlVER.—Yes-
terday, about half-past one o'clock, one of the Steam Tug

Company's boats, and the iron Woodside boatthedevelan-S,

by some means came in contact, and some slight damage was
done to the latter, but happily no one was hurt. The Wood-
side boat was crossing the river, and got under the hawse of
the other which was towing a flat down the river. The former
was struck abaft the larboard paddle-box, and the blow in-
dented or drove in, flush with her side, the strong gimwale
or fender plank common to river steam-boats. There was

also a slight indenture of the iron, and part of the bulwarks
was carried away. The vessel did not, however, leak. Some

of the ladies in the cabin were throw❑ from their seats to the

floor by the shock, and several parties on deck were also
shaken a little, and there was considerable alarm amongst

the females in particular for a short time ; but they soon re-

covered their *composure, and the vessel continued to ply

throughout the day in her accustomed track.
ATTEMPT TO MURDER MR. BIDDULPH.—The persons
charged with the attempt to assassinate Mr. Biddulph, in the
King's County, have escaped punishment—not from a con-
viction on the minds of the court or the jury, of the inno-
cence of the prisoners—the impression was all the other
way ; but because one or two of those permitted to be on
the panel refused to agree with their brother-jurors in find-
ing a verdict ! Being good holders-out, and practised
sitters-up, they remained in their room the whole of Mon-
day night, and on Tuesday morning were discharged by the
Lord Chief Justice. The prisoners was sent back to gaol,
where they will have to remain until next assizes, when they
will be tried again.—Dublin Mail.

IMPORTANT.—A gentleman has shown us some writing
paper, the water-mark of which bears the date of 1812, with
the name George Lloyd. Persons should be cautious in
executing wills or other legal documents on paper so marked,
as the circumstance might at some future time tend to throw
a doubt on their validitv.—Bristol Mercury.

EXTRAORDINARY EFFECTS OF THE LATE SEVERE
FROST.—An American visitor, the other day, thus wrote to
a friend in London :—" It was so tarnation unheard of cold
yesterday morning at Brighton, that when I took my kettle
off the fire to make my tea, the boiling water in it was ac-
tually froze !"

FATAL MISTAKE.—A. few nights ago a person named
Coquelin, who lived in a third floor at No. 21, in the Rue du
Marche St. Jean, returned home intoxicated, and having
with difficulty succeeded in undressing himself, threw his
clothes out of an open window, which he mistook for the
opening of the alcove in which his bed was placed. He then
jumped through the window, thinking that he was jumping
into bed, and was not discovered till next morning. He was
still living, and was able to relate the cause of his disaster,
but he died two days after of the injuries received in his fall.
—Galignani's Messenger.
THE FLEET PRISON.—A deputation from the Woods and
Forests, attended by the Marshal, visited the Queen's Bench
prison, preparatory to moving over the debtors from the
Fleet, which prison is to be pulled down. By this arrange-
ment the country will save about £15,000 per annum, be-
sides getting rid of an ugly object, and room being made for
other contemplated improvements. It is supposed the
judges will find some difficulty in removing the prisoners
from the Fleet by habeas, and that a short bill will be neces-
sary for that purpose. The expense of the Queen's Bench
prison in its present profitless employment, is about £30,000
per annum to the country.

BURGLARY.—A most daring burglary was committed at
the residence of Mr. Gompertz, 45, Ebury-street, Eaton-
square, on Wednesday evening, the 3d inst., at the early hour
of seven or eight. The thieves effected their entrance at the
back attic window while the family were below, though some
of the servants were about and even in the next room. What
renders it the more remarkable is, that from the narrowness
of the parapet and the cooing, and the construction of the
roof, so inaccessible from the other houses, it was scarcely
possible they could succeed in their attempt; still they not
only managed to do this, but in the short time allotted them
broke open several boxes, ransacked the drawers, and ab-
sconded with considerable property. In the room they en-
tered they forced open a valuable dressing-case, aad stole out
£3O. in sovereigns, together with a small gold watch of some
foreign make, a gold or silver-gilt knife, fork, and spoon,
&c.; from this room they entered the front attic, where one
of the servants had just been dressing, stole her gold watch,
gold locket, and a new silk gown, and thence descended into
the back two-pair, where they broke open the servant's work-
box and stole a silver watch. They then entered another
room, which they completely ransacked, and departed, leav-
ing a carpet bag, ready packed to carry off, of wearing ap-
parel, but being disturbed left it behind them. To prove
1 how the public should be on their guard against such depre-
dations, it is necessary to state that the thieves entered from
the distance of 12 doors higher up in an empty house, making
their entrance through the attic window.
SINGULAR CASE AT BURY.—A singular case has just
come under the cognizance of the magistrates at Bury. A
Frenchman, a short time ago, waited upon a Mr. Haden, a
grocer of that town, and stated that he resided at Manchester,
and had facilities for obtaining various articles of grocery,
spices, &c., which he could sell much below the ordinary
prices. Having conveyed the idea that the goods were cheap
because contraband, and that the buyers had no reason to
apprehend any risk, he succeeded in getting an order from
Mr. Maden, for groceries, to the value of I:3o,—for which
the latter paid him £6 5s in cash, and accepted a bill for six
months, for £25. On the other band, as the goods were not
delivered, Mr. Maden required some security, and the French-
man deposited with him a gold watch, which has since been
valued, anti is worth about .£7. As the goods did not come
to hand, Mr. Maden began to think he was duped ; and, a
few days ago, he saw, as he supposed, the same individual,
and caused him to be apprehended i when it ppeared that
the party in custody was a M. Carlhee, a resident of Man-
chester, but, for some years past, a teacher of the French
language at the Grammar School, Bury, and in many highly-
respectable private families in that town and neighbourhood.
M. Caillie denies all knowledge of the transaction ; and those
who know him best say, that Mr. Maden is deceived by some
strong personal resemblance. A long examination took place
before the Bury magistrates on Monday, when evidence was
gone into for the purpose of showing that M. Caillie could
not be the individual who had defrauded Mr. Maden, as on
a particular 'Wednesday, which the latter spoke to as the day
on which the Frenchman was several hours with him, M.
Caillie was engaged in giving lessons at the Grammar School,
and,
subsequently, spent several hours in the house of a gen-
tleman in the town. i
The case is exciting the greatest inte-
r rest in Bury; and it sby many persons believed, that a
t striking resemblance has, in this instance, involved an inno-
• cent and respectable man in all the odium. attaching to a se-
, rious charge of fraud.

REAREMISITATION OF LONDON.—N4delltettitttrie !Vs
put in laotnination at the neat election e. 4of
went fc r the city. •

Abou t 80 persons of the Roman Catholic religion:ll'l4st
part of the county of Kerry adjoining to the town of Abbey-
feale, ha ve quitted the church of Rome, and embraced the
Protestaat faith.

The coming of age of Sir Watkin Williams Wynn, Bart.
on the noth of May next, will be celebrated with great re-
joicings at Wynnstay and his other estates in Wales. The
W North ales Chronicle says, "It is supposed that Lord
Ward will come down specially to preside."
A YANKEE TRICK.—It is reported that Mr. Biddle has
been in the habit of placing the valuable service of plate pre-
sented him by the directors of the United States Bask, at
Philadelphia, for safe keeping, in the vaults of the bank,
ani of drawing it out on occasions when its use was de-
sirable. The other day he sent for it, and received for an-
swe that "it had been placed to his credit."—New York
Courier and Enquirer.
THREATENED WAR WITH AMERICA.—SHEERNESS,
MARCH B.—Her Majesty's ships Monarch and Vernon have
received orders to expedite their fitment, and then proceed
to Spithead for orders. It is reported that, owing to recent
differences, America, is their destination.—Morniny Herald.
MORE PREPARATIONS—NEWS FOR JONATHAN—PORTS-
MOUTH, MARCH 6.—This morning her Majesty's ship Indus,
Capt. Sir James Stirling, and the Tweed, Commander Doug-
las, were towed out of harbour, for Spithead, for orders, sup-
posed to be America. The Tweed, in going out of harbour,
very nearly got on shore ; her moorings were cast off before
the Alban steamer, which was to tow her out, got headway
on her, and a strong addy of the flood-tide running at the
time, veered her head round, and, running on the logs, the
Tweed was obliged to let go her anchor.—Morning Herald.
POOR LAW HUMANITY.—An adjourned inquest was held
on Thursday before Mr. Wakley, in the board-room of the
Brentford Union Workhouse, on the body of a child twelve
months old, named William Sweeper, who died in that esta-
blishment on the 14th instant. The inquiry was instituted
in consequence of a statement made by the mother of the
deceased, and that the child had not died from small pox, as
stated by the Union undertaker, but from want of the
breast, having been separated from its mother. From tie
examination of the witnesses, which was a very long one, it
was apparent that, although the child died from natural
causes, yet, as it was observed by the coroner, there iNas
shown a great neglect in the feelings of a parent in the mode
of treating the deceased, an opinion in which the jury ap-
peared unanimously to concur. The verdict returned was—
Natural death, caused by irritationfrom teething.
FEMALE EDUCATION IN INDIA.—On Wednesday week,
a public meeting was held in the Caledonian School-room,
Edinburgh, the purpose of which was to form an auxiliaty
to the Scottish Ladies' Association in that city, for the Ad-
vancement of Female Education in India, under the superin-
tendence of missionaries of the Established Church of Scot-
land. There was a numerous attendance of ladies and gen-
tlemen. Dr. Ralph presided, and in opening the business
he drew the attention of the audience to the influence of the
female sex, for good or for evil, upon human society—to an
affecting account of Hindoo superstition as it bears upon
woman—the low and degraded position it assigns her—its
debasing influence upon her character, and its consequent
ruinous results upon society, and especially upon the rising
generation; and urged it with much feeling energy, as at
once the peculiar duty and privilege of the ladies of this
Christian land, to exert their utmost influence to rescue their
sister subjects of India from the wretchedness and slavery
to which they are doomed. He stated that the Church of
Rome had lately sent out several " sisters of charity " to
prosecute the same design, and pressed this as an additional
reason why those who teach a purer faith should put forth
more strenuous exertions in behalf of the helpless Hindoo.
An association was then formed, to be called the Liverpool
and Woodside Auxiliary to the Scottish Ladies' Association
for the Advancement of Female Education in India.

ADROIT SWINDLING.—A pretty young girl, scarcely 10
years old, neatly dressed in a silk frock and velvet bonnet,
was found the day before yesterday crying for her maid in
the Rue de Conde, near the Odeon theatre. An upholsterer
kindly took her into his shop, and was told by her that she
lived in the Rue Saint Louis-au-Marais, and had been walk-
ing in the Garden of the Luxembourg with her maid, who
was sure to come back for her, as she dared not return home
without her. The upholsterer and his wife amused them-
selves with her chattering till they were obliged to attend to
some customers who came in, their little guest having be-
come quite at her ease, and running about the warehouse
admiring the fine things it contained. Being again at liberty,
the tradesman and his wife again thought of the little girl,
but she was no where to be found, and they concluded that
she had seen her maid, and was gone home. Some time
afterwards, however, they missed a watch which was hung
by the fireside, and on searching further, discovered that four
pieces of plate, which were with others in a beaufet that had
been left open, were also carried off.—Galignani's Messenger.
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THE MURDER OF ELIZA GRIMWOOD.—It will be recol-
lected that at the time of the murder of the unfortunate Eliza
Grimwood, she was previously cohabiting with a man named
William Hubbard, her cousin, and against whom there was
a strong suspicion that he was privy to the foul transaction.
On that charge he was several times exanined at the police-
office of Union-hall, and since then the police have always
watched his motions. He died last Tuesday week at the
house of his brother, No. 24, Castle-street, Borough-market.
He was brought home the Friday previous, having been at-
tacked with inflammation of the lungs. His complaint daily
got worse, and he died the Tuesday following. He was aware
that his end was approaching, and shortly before he expired
be exclaimed, " Eliza, I see you. You have been waiting
for me a long while. Wait a minute, lam coming." He
then placed his right hand upon his heart, and in a few
minutes after ejaculated, " Release me now." He was sup-
ported by his sister, and soon after died in her arms, without
alluding further to the dreadful deed. Hubbard used fre-
quently to allude to the murder, and when in conversation
upon the subject, he always said that he was prepared for the
fullest investigation into his conduct.

DARING BURGLARY NEAR CIIESTER.—A most audacious
robbery was committed on Tuesday morning, the 2d instant,
at the house of Mr. Ardern, an elderly gentleman of consi-
derable property, residing (with his sister and two female
servants) at Utkinton. About one o'clock in the morning,
one of the servants was alarmed by the dogs barking, and
she left her bedroom in order to see if all the doors were
secured. She double bolted the doors, and fastened an
itiner door, between the hall and the kitchen, with small
bolts and an iron bar. Before she had time to get up stairs,
she heard a crash at the outer door, as if it was beaten in,
which proved to be the case, and immediately afterwards a
crash at an inner door, which proved to be that leading into
the pantry. She then went up stairs to give the alarm to the
family, and immediately heard a third crash, by which the
inner door she had fastened with the iron bar was also
forced. She went to one of the windows to give the alarm,
but was prevented doing so by a man who was stationed out-
side. The other servant had gone to Mr. Ardern's room to
alarm him, and attempted to spring a rattle at the window,
but was also prevented, by being assailed with a volley of
large stones, which broke the windows, and severely hurt
her. The other servant, about this time, was met at the top
of the stairs by three men, one of whom seized her, and told
her not to be alarmed, as they would not hurt her, all that
they wanted being money. They then went into Mr. Ar-
dern's room, where that gentleman was confined from indis-
position, and then put the other servant
.under the bed
clothes, with her face down, and guarded her and her master
with pistols. They then made a formal demand on Mr.
Ardern for £3OO, which they stated they knew he had in the
house. Miss Ardern overhearing this demand, came into
the room, and told them that so much money was not in the
house, and that all they had was in a caddie, which she
pointed to. They immediately broke that open, and took
out of it thirteen sovereigns. They also broke open in the
same room a chest, from which they took Mr. Ardern's
watch. They went into an adjoining room, and broke open
several drawers, and took away Miss Ardern's gold watch.
They broke open severarother boxes in the house, in order
to search for valuable property, and after doing a great deal
of damage left the premises, first fastening the outer door in
order to prevent pursuit. There were six persons at least
concerned in this gross outrage, and it occupied a short
space of time, as they were very quick and determined in
their operations. They appeared to have been well fur-
nished with all the implements of their nefarious profession,
fire arms, jemmies, &c. The doors were burst in by the aid
of a large pieceof timber, eight or nine feet long, and about
seven or eight inches round, which was used as a battering
ram ; they found it upon Mr. Ardern's premises, and also
left it behind them. They committed no personal outrage
beyond stoning the servants from the windows, in order to
prevent them giving any alarm. A. handsome reward has
been offered for their detection.

CHANGE or AM.—This country offers abundant ways of
obtaining change of air of a very marked character; parti-
cularly in the transition from the southern and sea-girt
counties to the midland ones, or from these to the upland
regions of Yorkshire and Northumberland ; the passing from
the bracing and dry north-west or north-east corners of
England to the south-west and south angles—warmer, but
moist and relaxing ; together with many other changes that
may be suggested to patients by a medical man conversant
with the several topographies of the country, and above all
with the general aspects of the town and villages.—Grati-
ville's Spas of England.

KNOWING THE WORLD.—The great and constant danger
to which children in the higher walks of life are exposed is
the prevailing turn and spirit of general conversation. Even
the children of better families, who are well instructed when
at their studies, are yet at other times continually beholding
the world, set up in the highest and most advantageous points
of view. Seeing the world, knowing the world, standing
well in•the world, making a figure in the world, is spoken of
as including the whole sum and substance of human advan-
tages. They hear their education almost exclusively attended
to with reference to the figure it will enable them to make in
the world. In almost all companies, they hear all that the
world admires spoken of with admiration; rank flattered,
fame courted, power sought, beauty invoked, money con-
sidered as the one thing needful, and as the atoning substi-
tute for the want of all other things. The phrase, " know-
ing the world," is commonly applied, or misapplied, in the
way of panegyric, to keen, designing, selfish, ambitious men
who study mankind in order to turn it to their own account.
But, in the true sense of the expression, the sense which
Christian parents would wish to impress upon their children,
to know the world is to know its emptiness, its vanity, its
utility, and its wickedness. To know it is to despise it ; and,
in this view, an obscure Christian in a village may be said to
know the world better than a hungry courtier, or a wily po-
litician ; for how can they be said to know it, who go on to
value it, to love it, to be led captive by its allurements, to
give their soul in exchange for its lying vanities.—Mrs. H.
Moore.

LAST DAYS OF BEETHOVEN.—On the 2nd December,
1826, Beethoven, with his nephew, returned sick to Vienna ;
but it was nut till several days afterwards that I heard of his
situation, or even of his arrival. I hastened to him, and,
among other details, which shocked me much, learned' that
he had often in vain entreated his two former physicians,
Drs. Braunhofer and Studenheim, to undertake his case;
the first declining to do so, because the distance was too
great for him to come; and the second, indeed, promising to
come, but not keeping his word. A physician was sent to
his house, he did not know how, or by whom, and who, con-
sequently, knew nothing of him or his constitution. When,
however, this physician (the excellent Dr. Wawruch, clinical
professor,) visited Beethoven's sick bed, I heard from his own
mouth how it happened, and it affords an additional proof
that this man, belonging to the world and to posterity, was
abandoned by his nearest relations, who had so much cause
to be grateful to him ; not merely abandoned, indeed, but be-
trayedlw and sold. Professor Wawruch related to me that
had been sent to Beethoven by the marker at a billiard-table
at at a coffee-house, who being, on account of illaneass. brought
nephew of Beethoven had come to the coffee-house
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