The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1836-07-26 00:00:00

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LIVERPOOL MUSICAL PESTIVAt.

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The committee of the Liverpool Festival, intenCie:il-;
place in the ensuing autumn, have hitherto preserved both
themselves and their plans remarkably The time-tthe
commencement of October) ivhen it is announced the festival
will take place is rapidly approaching, and as yet scarcely any-
thing definite appears either known or determined upon.: We
have heard that some difficulty exists in obtaining at sult4tle
building. in which to.hold it, some being in favour of St. George's
Church, some of St. Luke's, and some advocating the AM:phi-
theatre, as being the largest and best building tbr the ptirpose:
It is singular that a town like Liverpool has no building fully
suitable. Last week the committee, by a few hundred: small
bills charily distributed, announced that" the committee: were
making arrangements for the ensuing festival." What •those
arrangements may be is still as mystery. Manchester,. on the
contrary, is bustling on, and will, if the committee mind' not, to
use a provincialism, " take the shine out of us."
.We have
gathered, that Braham (who is to,.receive 200 guineas,)
lips, G. Taylor, 13en net t, Mrs. Alfred Shavv, and the Knyvett's
I have been engaged. Madame Malibran has been written to,
but wants too high a figure, (nou,) no terms have: been
come to. Mrs. Wood is also engaged, at £250. Sir George
Smart was very recently in Liverpool for the purpose of making
arrangements. We should hope, however, that the aboveliamecl
stars of the musical world will not form- the only attractions,:
whilst a Lablache, a Rubini, a Donzelli, a Clari Novello, and a
Grisi remain unengaged. We have heard that, in addition to
the standard pieces, a nevi oratorio, called " Paul at Dussel-
dorf," which has not yet been publicly performed, will be
brought out. . .

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Whilst on this subject we with our contemporary the
Journal, express a hope that slit able arrangements will be made
for the gentlemen of the press, and those facilities afforded to
them which their arduous duties entitle them to. We under-
stand that the arrangements at the previous festivals have been
anything but satisfactory. It is too bad, and indeed contrary to
all custom elsewhere, (as far as we have Seen, special accommo-
dation has been provided,) that the press should be expected to
pay dearly fur the opportunity of forwarding the objects of the
festival, by giving the public a full critique and description of
the performances.

LIVERPOOL POLICE.

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FRAUD AND FELONY,—On Friday, at the Police-office, a
respectable loiking elderly man, named Edward Griffiths, was.
placed before the magistrates charged by Messrs. Humphreyii.
and Robinson, drapers, of Bold-street, with having obtained a
quantity of silk and sheeting from them under fraudulent pre-
tences. John Williams, one of their shopmen, deposed that the
prisoner had been in the habit of pwrchaeing goods at their shop
for the purpose of selling again. The day before the prisoner
said he had an order for a quantity of sheeting and some Irish
linen, and he thought he
.eould sell some silk. He gave him
two pieces of Irish linen,,and a piece ef sheeting, and a piece
of black silk, and accompanied him to Mrs. Kendall's Coffee
house, at the Postoffice-place, where he said he had the order,
and told him the prices of the goods, which he 'mst pay him,.
allowing him to charge what he liked, lle waited at !Ice door
whilst the prisonpr went in and sold the geods; and. he was -to
bring him out either the goods or the money. _: He waited for
three-quarters of an, hour at the back door for Inns, but he did
not return. He found on inquiry-that he had, sold a. quantity
of silk and some sheeting, and gone out by the other door.
He afterwards met the prisoner, and gave him into custody.
He had not since obtained any of the goods which 'he had en,
trusted the prisoner with. They were altogether worth- about
£2O. Mrs. Kendall deposed to having purchased twenty-one
yards of silk and eleven yards of sheeting.. She thoeght they
were the prisoners own goods: she had purchased frequently of
him before. She had known him many years as a dealer in
drapery. Sbe paid him £3. 1. 6d. for the silk, and £l. 18s. for
the sheeting. In answer to a question from Mr. Hall, the com-
plainant said that he had never authorized the prisoner to sell
the goods to any other party. The prisoner, in defence, said,
that he had a regular order for the goods, and got the articles
he wanted at the complainant's, with an invoice, on credit. On
coming out of the house, he did not see the young man, and,.
having an order for what he had not sold, he proceeded with the
goods to another person to dispose of them. Mr. Hall said, so
far as the case went with regard to his selling the goods to the
landlady, and retaining 'the money, that was a fraud, for he had
sold the goods; hut, as regarded keeping the goods altogether,
and going off with them, it amounted to a felony. The informa-
tions for his commitment were ordered to be taken.
NEAPOLITAN STILETTOES.—On Friday, at the Police-office,
a robust Neapolitan sailor, named Antonio Pinno, mate of an.
Italian brig lying in this port, was charged with attempting to
stab a young man, an English sailor, on the quay, near Wap-
ping, on Thursday evening. The prosecutor stated that he was,
passing along Wapping the previous evening, and saw the pri-
soner at the bar ill treating a woman, when he ran to her rescue,
and the prisoner turned upon him and plunged at his left breast
with a poniard, which he fortunately warded off by a dexterous
movement of the arm. A policeman coming in• sight, the pri-
soner was taken into custody, and on his person was found a
sheath about six inches in length, evidently intended as a case
for the poniard, which it was supposed he had thrown away.
Mr. Joseph Coffin was sworn as interpreter for the prisoner,
but no exeuse was elicited from him for this Neapolitan fashion
of taking vengeance. The captain of the brig was in attend-
ance, and promised through the interpreter to take the prisoner
back with him to Naples, and he intended to sail that afternoon.
The prisoner was fined.los. and costs, which was immediately
paid by the captain, and he was liberated. Mr. Hall severely
animadverted on this dastardly 'practice' of foreigeers, and said
that some mode of punishment for this offence must be adopted,'
as many persons in the town had been stabbed and seriously
injured by foreigners, amongst whew the'cowardly-and villain-
ous habit of stabbing an unarmed man in revenge for an insult
prevailed.
. REFUSING TO TAKE A FARE.--John Dowrieswas summoned.
before
.Mr. Hall, on Saturday, orethe inforthation of a gentle-
man, named Seholes. The latter stated that he had called the
defendant in Castle-street, and had requested him to. drive to
the first turnpike on the Bootle-road. The defendant said ha
would not drive him there under six shillings. Mi. SchBles said
this was more than the fare, upon which the defendant. said he
would not take him at all. Fined ss. and costs.
A PRECIOUS BARGAIN.—OR Saturday, at the Police-office
an elderly man named Farrell, who keeps a second hand clothes
shop, in Park-lane, appeared to complain before the magise
trates of his wife, a good looking young woman, from whom he
was anxious to be Separated. The complainant stated that his
wife was in the habit of getting drunk. On the Wednesday
night before, she went to the races, and came home quite drunk,
and created such a noise at his door, and was so riotous that he
was obliged to get two of his neighbours to assist hint to force
her into .he house. On Thursday, she went away with one of
the children, only three mouths old, and never came home till .
the night before, when she left the child with a neighbour, and
started off again, returning at midnight quite drunk, and silly,
and he then caused her to be taken into custody. What he
wanted, was to be separated from her, and live in peace. The
magistrates inquired if he had any objection to allow her a sepa-
rate maintenance ? The complainant said none whatever he
only wanted to be rid of her. Prisoner. "Oh, I've no objec-
tions. " Complainant. " I wish to he entirely separated front
her, and have done with her if I could." Mr. Hall. " I dare
say ; but I cannot grant you a divorce." Prisoner. " I'll keep
far enough off you my boy, you needn't fear." (Laughter.).
After a great deal of squabbling it was arranged by the magis-
trates, that the husband should pay 4s. 6. a-week into the parish-
office for the maintenance of the wife, and the parties left the
court, each apparently well satisfied with their quittance.
GAMING HOUSES.—On Saturday, at the Police-office, Jun.
Henry Oldfield, and James B. Layeock, were summoned be-
fore the magistrates on an information charging them with keep-
ing a gaming-house in Mr. Lucas's Repository, in Great char-
lotte-street, whereby they were liable to the penalty of £2OO.
There was also another count in the intbrination, charging them
with allowing gaming in the house. A gentlenian named Boulk,
a solicitor, from London, appeared for the defendants, and on,
theirTehalf pleaded guilty. Having pleaded guilty he hoped.
that the fine would be remitted; the defendants were willing to
give their positive assurance not to commit the offence again.
Mr. Hall enquired if Mr. Waring, the solicitor to Mr. Lucas,
was willing to show the magistrates that he was sincere in his
promises to do away with the house, by having the lease
would
a
celled. Mr. Waring replied that Mr. Lucas was perfectly will-
ing. The defendants also replied that they were willing. Mr.
Hall said the penalty was incurred, but no proceeding
be taken, if the gaming were put a stop to. The inagistrates
thought that the ends of justice would be sufficiently satis-
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SERVANT.—Yesterday, at the Police-office,
and
ROBBERYth BY Alt
te
warehome in Ranelagh-street,. was brought before the magis-
a female, servant to Mr. Fergusson, who kepeo)irfesimoanusbslaribanyiselladinwetnni
atti.ladt trates
fine
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suspicions
husband's
pro
perty. s
the prisoner wearing a fine cap, and she, in consequence, took
the opportunity of examinin,egv;;lritehr, boolex,coannsdtafobulen,dv,:itsaengtuafonr-
'nterel'ae'aunnsbtdtoideilinB:She denied that she lead anything
b'he
tttoientilddOntohogloeimnkr ghlu'usetirsoibniansher master in her box. On exa Min in git and
taking the muslins, &c., out, one piece was found with Mr. Fer-
gusson's private mark upon it. Ainsworth corroborated this
statement. The informations for her commitment were or-
dered to be taken.
CAUTION To STRANGERS.—Yesterday, at the Police-office,,
snw, a
: porter,lun waswa
ybirToirat
bl,,,exfoorfe
tttahhrniettte ischargedill-lookingeomf ewllitot,
trusted to his care by
band-box,wn containing' her clothes; etlhoethmesageins--
a stranger. A respectable looking man
man, named John Parkinson, said that he was passing through
from Wigan, and engaged this man to carry his wife's
he was to walk along with
brother-in-law-svas along with him.
and they were talking a moment to an acquaintance, when the
prisoner ran off; he
ran after him, but prisoner contrived to
elude them. They afterwards found him and gave him into cus-
tody, but the boa of clothes was gone, and they had since heard
nothing of it. Mr. Hall said it was a sad loss fur the poor man;
he ordered the informations to be taken for the trial of the pri-
soner.

STEALING GAS PlPE.—Yesterday, a miserable-lookin7 man,
named John Barrigan, was brought before the magistrates,
charged with having stolen and conveyed away some pieces of
gas-piping from the foundation of a house. An officer saw him
In the act. He was sent for six weeks to Kirlaiale House of
Correction under the gas company's act.

PAy trio AnDar,ssEs.—Yesterday, at the Police-office, a
sheepish-looking Irishman was placed before the magistrates,
charged by one of the police, with having run away down Sack-
yille-street on his approach. He had watched him lurking about
a house for some time, and heard him whistling once or twice.
On his running away he followed him, and took him into cus-
tody. He had a handkerchief in his hand, in which was wrapped
a woman's fine cap and a bottle of beer. Mr. Whitty said that
he had ascertained that the prisoner was paying his addresses to
a maid-servant of one of the houses in Sack vilie-street, and the
cap was intended for her as a present towiu her favour, and the.
beer to soften her and render easier the attainment of her affec.
Lions. Mr Hall said he had better pay his addresses in a less
clandestine manner. He was discharged.
IMPUDENT TllEFT.—Yesterday, a female named Ann Camp-
bell, was brought befoze the magistrates, charged with having
gone to various drapers, and ordered goods to klarga amount,
last, the ori--
under the pretence that she was commissioned to buy them far
loonik aor morning
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some sailors, and whilst there, taking the opportimiy of secret-
ing sonic of the articles. Mr. Georgewl7hriacihicissh,
eliTyna,:lrap of.
St. James's_streehtisssahiodpthaantd ouu.a
nSaturdayted to
sutler came into some read y made
drawers, and some men'.s stockings,
commis-
sioned to buy for some sailors. She selected 'a large quantity
send the mone
amounting to about X 6 in valne,gaonoidlsl.eaftntahe sho.pse.Ssatslyu.elselpitge.
S shop, in St. Ji.unekis'
gueo
vv, tielidailliteirt
to castiehldd
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folloWed her. She
tui•ioetnildwesnetndintfoormtrh.e‘mvilaini:tils„
that she had taken some ot
.the.
goods,
of similar (roods,
pair of
sthheoipik:asnedlehcteedtha4afor
and left the
a_ pawn-shop, and in a basket
which she had.he.fotind a
pro-
perty, and seveilrAirs of new drawers, which were his
the same description as those stockings, which were of exactly
identify them.', Mr. ' e had to sell, but he could not
gave similar testimony Williams, draper, of St. James's-street, •
which she said she would
y as to the woman purchasing stockings,
had a great many
B,ol.send for arid. send the money. He
t c -ings out and could not swear that he bad
missed any. The inf •
onnati
dered to be taken. ons fur her commilineni. were or-