The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-02-23 00:00:00

LOCAL NE W&

DISTRESSED Poott.—The Rev. Hugh M'Neile has received
,he sum ofl.ire.pkundsin f the collection
.for the rior Made
n St. J titre's bitrtti oii Siniday last, from a member:.olAtie
congregation, who was hindered from attending the church on
the neva ion and who ha, not given his name. Also. 'five
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puunds iroin another .setti•dioltler, woo tptys, " if the n-cessiiies
the poor i.ontinue I will repeat-it." This makes a total of
contribution towards the present distress, from the congrega-
tion i.e St. Jude's Church, of two huudred ant two pounds, tki-re
shillinqs, and a sing,' y.
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M BitoWN's CONCERT,—This unrivalled flutist has an-
nounced his intention of giving► a public concert, on the 13th of
March. The whole musical talent-of the town have volunteered
their services, as a proot of the esteem iu which this gentleman
is held by the whole of the profession. We hope the public of
LiVerpool will also express their approbation of Mr. Brown's
talents by a very numerous attendance.

, TOR 13 E6O‘II%IEN iTION OF Ni\l 11ES.—An
server has
,ile,crtited to us NIT. \V almslev's look O. ekViitt'll
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eyes he surveyed the top •or Ihe entitled room oil Wednesday,:
during the cruel add process or lilarkb.tllin C him for it
magoti rale, as most oat hetiv ! As the Mayor was iickint.r. ii wu
the names balloted fOi potir Walmolley was eviii.tntly suffering
the Ik. doloateux. "

THE SESSIONS.—The Intermediate Sessions for this barough
will be•lteld on Wednesday next, the 28th lust., before James
Clarke, Esq. tleoniler.
We have pleasure in referring to an advertisement of Dr.
Epps' friends in this day's STsisrman intimating that that
instrzcOve, -amusing. • and laleitted gantleman is to deliver
another leetirre.no Monday evening. at the Music-hall, when
the loveis of physiology.and amusing instruction will Itri%e d
gratifiration arising not of the, doctor's illustrations. on impur-
lent subjects connected with human life. •
THEOWING ASHES INTO THE STHEETS.--ltPlPTtlay. at the
Police-tdfiee: informations were laid against a number of per-
sons for throwing ashes into the streets; the parties were sere.'
rally fined. in small amounts. It is In be hoped that by the
vigilance of the police in. laying - informations against every
person so offending a stop will be put In this nuisance.
SOnie of the streets in the town, front thii cause, are-said to be
as bad as the old town of Edinburgh. •

ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE.—The spirited proprietor of this
popular place of amusement has announced his intention „to
open the theatre on Saturday afternoon, "at two o'clock. for.the-!
'Convenience of those, persons who reside in the country. The.
perforthance will consist Chiefly of equestrian exercises, • which
,are art ang,ed 'under the especial direction of Mr. livan. The ,
attendance during the past week has. been very good ; the
.pieces hare been selected with great taate, and received with
almost universal favour. To our juveuile friends it would prove
a rich treat. The beauty of the horses, richly caparikmed, and .
the splendour of the pageants, would excite their admiration-,
whilst the mimicry of the Clowns wou'd provoke them to laugh.‘.
ter, which Dr; Bpps, Vie' celebrated lecturer on physiology;
demonstratesisguodfor their:health:, : • '
RELIEF ot, THE ,POOR.--We understand that the congrega;.
lion of St. Simon's Chapel,• Sir Thomas'.-buildings, hove made,
a liberal collection for the purpose of providieg, the:poi:trot' the'
'neighbourhood with soup, bread, and coals.. The district is one,
hick presents a truly.awful.aniount ut destitution and sufferiog,"
We are sorry to learn that the funds provided for thts.charitable,
object iire.neatly exhausted, whilst the demands npon them are'
-daily increasing. 'The soup-is prepared at the_house of the re-
'tweeted minister, the Rev: 11. S. Joseph, who superintends its
distribution. • . .
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Toe' NORTH-WEST LIGHT. SHIP.-4 correspondent of the
Ateteitt'y 'has drawn -attention to the praiseworthy conduct of
Captaiii•Denhain,•owthe occasion of the tooth West, ljght-ship
having been injured by: au Am?ricau packet running foul of
her. -By Ine,energetic:activity of Captain Denham, it appeal'Ot
theta substitute for the lightship was moored at the station.in
an-incredibly short space of .time alter-the accident happened:
When we consider the assistarice :of this beacon to the. safety,
of an immense' sum of life and property ,which might be lost
to
a tea-hours, and:that it was altogether. owing to an accident to.
this, very light-ship that the .melancholy loss of . the Laity
Blaney. took :plaee,- we must feel tout the ,promptitude and
energy of 'Captain-Denham .on this occasion is beyond all
praise:'. "- .
TH'E STEAMER URGENT.--We understand sonie observations
have beehlnade on the subject of the Urgent . having put into
Holyhead during a heavy gale on the• night -of the 15th or.l6th.
4cl:ittaiiiiiiiiiaEndmerlin, Parisi d"n is
vessel nhoi7sni ha: Calla ir'it"l:tje ebxrirnced pe-
he b
that
e purl-
• Made nn the conduct-that entitles Captain .Enuiterson% to the
, equallsou rt ''tihf-dith,oastet 111:41 vrerr()smit sh i
htaivse been
what
highest praise. When life and ptoperty are at stake it becomes
a positive critne run'-any unnecessary risks. The passengers
who were in the Urgent on hienight in question, seem to have been
precisely of our opinion. On their arrival at DolNhead they
, formed themselves into a committee, and sent the gallautcaptain
a most flattering written testimonial of their sense of his "zee
seitinanlike, and- ititlicions- eonduct, accompanied by a re-,
quest:titat the ...agent would zrefund to Captain Btomerson, the'
amount of their passage-money -for small- piece of plate, to
commemorate their sense of his services, and their gratitude
and esteem towards him.
•MtiErisc IN ST. Paci.'s WARD Fo': TOR lIELIGF-OF THE
Dl,i'lte..;<LO.Poo a. —On a meet iiig•mir the prowipal
rug
habit ktlll.4.nt St. • Pao I's Warn was held at the (i,,ltien fleece
/no. Oldhall-street, to take into roosideration the most ellicietat
weans of ul;
"eriatusX I he distress WIIICh at present prevails to so
lamentable an extent among the la uouring poor of the ward.
On the motion ol Chrisioplier liawJof, Esq Bailin. Esc!,
was eatle,'; to the chair, Resolutions weie 'moved and imam-
monsl% adopted, arittointi ig Jtl. Nicholson. treasurer, and on-
minatini,z a eomniiiiee 21 gentlemen to carry' the mm vita ol
the meeting lobo t•freet to the several districts 'which ~were
allotted to them. A soosertption was entered into lu the rams,
and £so.colieried. lotion-tog gentlemen emisented to re-
ceive subscriptions: Mr. Gerard.: Mr. 11 ti
arquriet
1;),,,aMi0nr..,1C1 ient.ti
We tal
(n,xii.,l
v,l-ir,tui :
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hat; titd, Mm',e
ample ~e 1 by.the vrntlenten or St. l'att's -Ward will. be I..olowed
, in all tile other Wards. • Since the meeting, we understand the
subScriptionS hare been raised to the amount of £125.

COTrON r!piNNiNG AT oUr readers ate

prtibabsy asvii,re lite a largakolt, tor che_sinciniog,o cu ign
ktas'4ecently been erected on ihe ennui hank, ni the noctil end

ilte towil. II has hero huts by 'Nit. o

atwitester, and is the titsl that h., beet) erectett in Live, pot

II is, ilierehite, sonnevOidi of an experiment, but from the cheap-
ness 01 fuel{ the goodness of the hoodlum. anal the atainilanue

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ul hands The north end (.f the town, in) e. that has every pro..
pee! of suere.S„T..,...l'he will is• ou such a stale as 1,, ellah;e the
spirited propritdor to try the• experiment fairly. and should ii
succeed, it islO.oltable that it will be uteativ en,arged. At pre-
sent the_ machinery is w•utl:ed.hv engines (*lli° horse power..
II is all of the newest and must improved tlestiiption. There:
are .already stone hundteds of children employed to the will, and
When finished we, believe that it will give employment to up
wards or a thousand.

'fish th:E%T.CIIOII,t%I3. M kfi.Tl NG.— The expected ruts tbribe
Glenl I.anca?..iiire Cup remains mitt in emitr.u. Ittr nrimMtees
of the meeting. vii. the Sinii I.tancasttire Club,hovingtioemed

it eXitedient to still Wilber postpone ihe contest. it is said,
this day; hut more' probably till they have a, chance. that is
to-say, when the ground bee ((((( es less ciuxiy. for it
14i indulge in the sit-ort while the fro-1 continues.
Murphy not giving the clogoniuus the weather he promised last
week,'llie sportsmen do noi seem dispo.ed to put much coati
deuce in his future down tes and soote have been Si) spiteful us
to declare that, instead of. SO able commentator on the season.,
he is nothing but it vile Murphy, or rather a entUllann-tutus trots
the sod.—There has been- Very little bellow nor is.much ex-
pecte,' till a greater certainly prevails about the sport eomiug
Off. [We heat that the meeting is fixed for to-day
TOlLLtv,taroot. ANTI•st .+%titir MKETehe.;.--We stated. in
a paragraph our laid Friday's 'taped, that the Liverpool Anti•
sla vet y Society had determined to publish Mr. Blacktghet.
u,Te's
speech in the Coitheil, on the apprenticeship itsfeM, tu
with a. renort or the speeches at.. the ant meetings held
on the'thilt and 20th of Deceinher fast. and added, that We Inip-
ed the A nt i-slavei y Society would have the honesty to acknow-
ledge its oldigittions to the Lis Kit 1;001, SA ANnSI: 0, that being
'the only newspaper in which eitYthiug like a correct and lull
report of the speeches had appeared. Ott Ibis paragraph the
'Caroler of Wediteaday remit ks; We think the suggestion a
good one; and, 'as a beginuitig. we hope the STA ,t,A sin will
acknowledge' that the only correct and full report which it
'contained of the'tneetitig Of the 19th of Der. was copied verba-
tim ft om the Liverpool Cormier." We like the 'modesty of our
contemporary atnazingly. lye preaches well. but knows not
bitty to prei't ise.. Wip-:n he acknowledgek that the' only report
of rite meeting of the 21.1 Oct.. which adorned his pages he;
•week alter Was Copied front the ST OA o; we wilt ackno.t ledge
that a parr ot.tis report ui the 19th! of Dec: really amplified by-
us, was inserted in the Sr NOAr: 0.
Wnst:ic os .'tttK Jolts STAttp. EA-T ()IA n A N.—Dining:
the gale on Tliorsilas, last. the John Stamp, from Bombay to
Liverpool, belotiging, In Newcastle ownei s, went to pieces off
the coast iiiNewey. Tweeds...one or a crew were on- boatr:,
seven of-whom were drowned. About POO bales of cotton hate
been saved fruits the wreck. Captain Pain, flue toaster, wag
expected in 'Liverpool on Sunday evening, 1)% his trionns, who
had prepared a gram' supper hir him: anticipating his set urn on
that Mts. from the vessel having peen telegraphed off'(-lolyhead.
It is not known whether the captain taved.
Di: b.A 1.., A cc' o N Alli 0.4 On Altiiidafiv after.-
noon. a shocking at videct unitreit to She seat. of 'lie' Karl of
Derby. at Knowsley. it appears. that the gamekeepers had
returned twine from a shooting e,:.•ir rsion. and were about laying
by their guns hir ibellay;Soine`of mein w the new room-,
appropriated fur the servants, when suddenly they heard a loud
report from, the gun-room— lutinediatelV a person ('ante in lit.
Say,•that Seoteh Jack. t meaning One to the Knowsley game
keepers) had shot Timothy. The parties immediately went tti
ascertain the cause of the report, when: they finind Timothyi
staggering • and •apparen-lly shot. lie shortly "afterwards sans:.
senseless to the floor and expired. The deceased and the lois.
loner, by whose hand he met his death, were upon the best,
terms. and the accident was. cawed by Scotch Jac'k's holding,
the gun in the bend of the arm, the muzzle down; but another
gamekeeper coming up, and seizing hold of him, by accident
caused:the ptece to rise, and the friction of the area upon the
trigger caused it to, go off. A surgeon pas sent Tor imtoediately
after the accident; but:. his services were or no. avail,'as the
poor man ceased ;, to, exist alarost instantly after receiving the
contents of the rowling•piere.
ATnocinus nsv stn TilE Ist EoF:MAN.—OnWednesday
'morning a )tiling man was'elearing a gorse fence: pu the estate
ot'Brocketinionolear the Cition
Isle of Man, aud adjoin-
ing the main road, when he di-covered the body of a man lying
`by ter aide of a hedge. Being moil) slat medwas remo he ran foeved assinto
rinse, which having been procured, the
a public house close bv, kept Mr. Gilbertson, where, 'atter
dy
bring washed, it WAS iecogoised to tie that of a weaver named
W ikon, a native Yorkshire, and lately employed at the
woollen mills of Mr. Stevenson or B.itidrhook, in Kirk ralriPk•
The Innis. exhibited many pools 4) violence, particulatly about
the head, which Celt no doubt 'of his having been murdered.—
The tilriteit‘ of the crime produeed the greatest excileinettl in
the island, where-no murder has been t Ommilted for lifts years.
An inquest was held on the body, which was allemica by the
Attoiney General of the island (James Clarke, E. :11 ep-
prareti front iheevoleni e that Wilson had eel eived a hew pounds
froisi his employer about three weeks ago to defray the expences
of a visit to his wife and fatnity in this country. The.iast time
ne was seen was in a public house,. in company with l'lttlip Op-
' (lig, a joiner, where he ehatiged some notes for silver. They
let) the mane together. both intendoig to 'uttered to England
in the-same pas k. t. No sulkirion was al tisched in W ikon' S
'absence, it in:ing -opposed that he was with his friends In !!itilf.-
Lind.' The jury returned a verdict: of ‘• ts dial molder" against
Cluens; and a warrant was issued by the eiii•oner tor his app• e-
hinsion. ti.heing•ittrleistood that Clitoas had come to this town,.
otfieers were dispatcle4l holier in seardi of hint, and ou Sunday
he Vas a.npre4ienlled Its Sautttt"l (slued, one of the Li vet pout con-
sianks, in a h0,..e iti seollaint.roail, where he lodged. ''tree
prisoner is CI, tialive: or Kirk Nation', in thejsle o Nlan. but
served hi S a ppretnieeship in this •tov; it. as a joule'. lie wolf:ed
on his own itecoont nt tits lodgings, and the foliow ilia is a copy
nl his cacti;—" Chivas, joiner, cabinet-Maker, anti win"
dow-blind manufacturer. 111(1, Scotiand-roail, Livegdrol."
Ile
had been tin a visit-in .his Ittends %ch. n the diabolical deed was
cotninitted. lie iS only 23 yeats of age. lie set seat off to
,be Life of Ilan in the custody of the officered