The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1841-10-19 00:00:00

LOCAL NEWS.

A RIVAL TO. MR. ALDERMAN EVANS.—A correspondent
of the Albion suggests, indeed earnestly recommends, to the
reformers the propriety of their putting Mr. John Holmes in
nomination for the mayoralty. We should be glad to see
both gentlemen nominated.
Lord Viscount and Viscountess Palmerston arrived at the
Adelphi Hotel, on Thursday evening from London, and em-
barked, on Friday night, for Dublin, in the City of Dublin
Steam Packet Company's Contract mail-packet the Princess.
ENIBEzzLEMENT.—Edward Scott was put forward before
Mr. Rushton on Friday on a charge of having embezzled is.
the property of John Rooney, a baker, of No. .20, Spring-
field-street. The complainant deposed thal the prisoner had
been in his service about ten or eleven weeks, and that he
supplied his customers with small bread. The prisoner was
employed to carry it out and to deliver it to his customers.
His duties were to receive payment for the bread which he
delivered, and to hand over the amounts to his employer.
He served Mr. Brannen, of No. 20, Hanover-street, with
bread to the amount of 35., and Mr. Lund with bread to the
amount of 4s. About two o'clock on Monday afternoon he
sent the prisoner to receive the moneys due from those par-
ties; after having been paid by them he put the amount in
his pocket, and was subsequently arrested in a state of intoxi-
cation in Vauxhall-road. He was committed for trial.

STEALING A BOlLER.—William Thompson was charged
before Mr. Rushton, on Friday, with having stolen a boiler,
the property of Mr. Samuel Martin, of No. 14, Netherfield-
road North.—Joseph Robertson deposed that he was an
ironmonger and locksmith, and that his shop was in Vaux-
hall-road. About eight o'clock on Wednesday evening last
the prisoner and another man brought a hand-cart, with a
copper boiler, and a leaden flange, to his door. They said
they had brought it from the house of a gentleman who
would call in the morning about its value. Witness asked
his name. They said he lived in the New-road, but refused
to name him. Tne prisoner and his companion then left the
boiler in the shop and went away. About eight o'clock the
following morning the prisoner called again and asked whe-
ther the gentleman had come to the shop in the interim.
Witness said not. The prisoner said he came to be paid for
his trouble, and that he would await the gentleman's arrival.
Witness then went out and procured the assistance of con-
stable 827, by whom the prisoner was taken into custody.
John Carty, gardener to Mr. Martin, deposed that he left
the boiler safe in the washhouse on Wednesday night, and
that on the following morning it was missed. The boiler
found was identified as the property of Mr. Martin. The
prisoner was committed for trial.
STEALING SUGAR.—George Bird was put forward at the
Police-office, on Friday, on a charge of having stolen five
pounds weight of sugar, the property of Sir Thomas and Jas.
Brancker. George Swindles deposed that he was an acting
locker in her majesty's customs, and that on Wednesday
last he was on duty at Leicester's No. 165, bonded ware-
house, in Sefton-street. About half-past eight o'clock in
the afternoon of that day Mr. Birkett had a lorry at the
warehouse door in question. The driver came in and said he
had,ealleil for Messrs. Brancker's sugar. Knowing that the
Messrs. Brancker had sugar in the bottom room, witness
weighed a number of bags of it, and knew that one bag, num-
bered 471. weighed before leaving the warehouse 1 cwt. 1 qr.
13 lbs. When the lorry had been partially loaded, constable
350 came up and gave witness some information which caused
him to, reweigh the bag of sugar No. 474, and he discovered
a deficiency-of 5 lbs. The prisoner had been employed by
Mr. Birkett as a porter to remove the sugar from the room
to the lorry, and when the deficiency was ascertained he was
missing. James R. Eastwood, a clerk, deposed that he saw
the prisoner make a hole in the bag after it had been placed
in the lorry, and .scoop the sugar thereout. He was com-
mitted for trial.

Ronitr,RY FROM THE Pgro,(111 or 4170,—We have., an
f; ,•o former occasions, noticed the robbery by some prostitutes
£l7O from the person of Thomas Kelly, immediately on
his arrival front America. "I esterday another of the parties
who robbed him, calling her name Sarah Marshall, was
examined at the Police-court, when Kelly swore that she
held his arms whilst the others robbed him, but that she also
saved his life by requesting her companions not to kill him.
She made no defence. Committed to the sessions.
SIiOCKING ACCIDENTS.-011 Tuesday afternoon John
Dye, a poor Irish reaper on his return from harvest, was
passing along Great Howard-street, when a bale of cotton
tell from a warehouse several stories high, and struck him to
the ground. He was immediately conveyed to the Northern
Hospital, Leeds-street, and found to be so dangerously in-
jured that but slight'hopes are entertained of his recovery.—
On the same day Patrick Cormick, while engaged in unload-
ing the ship Martha Ritchwood, now lying in the Prince's
Dock, fell from the deck into the hold. He was immedi-
ately conveyed to the same hospital, when it was found that
he had .sustained a dislocation of the shoulder, compound
fracture of the leg, and a severe wound of the hip. He now
lies, as may be supposed, in a very precarious state.
THE PORTICO CONCERTS.—The second portico concert
took place on Friday last, and was extremely well attended.
Many of the songs and glees were encored ; indeed, the
audience appeared as if they were determined to have
enough, and to applaud to the very echo, " till echo did
applaud again." Mr. Stott sun,gWade's " I've culled every
flower" very well. " Lady of beauty" was capitally and
effectually given by Miss Stott, Messrs. Case, Stott, and
Davies. Hutton's ballad of " The first adieu" was sung by
Miss Stott. This young lady has a sweet voice, but her
enunciation is very bad. We could not ascertain what the
song was about ; and had it not been announced in the bill
as an English song, we should have been in difficulty to state
whether it came, as neighbour Constance says, from "
or Germany, or France. The chorus, " Daughter of error,"
was encored. Mr. Davies sung Purcell's tine scena, " Mad
Tom," "As it fell upon a day," by Mrs. Armstrong, and
Miss Stott was amongst the repetitions : they sung it with
much taste. " When a little farm we keep," by Miss Stott
and Mr. Hornby, was encored : they gave it wits much
spirit. Last evening the third concert came off, and was
equally well supported as the others. We believe some pro-
menade concerts are to begin here upon a novel plan.
A BEGGING IMPOSTOR.—Patrick Murphy, a man having
the appearance of a decent mechanic, was placed before Mr.
Rushton on Saturday last, charged with having solicited
alms from a gentleman named Frost, and with having pre-
sented a begging petition bearing forged signatures. Mr.
Frost, on examining the signatures, immediately perceived
that several of them purported to have been written by parties
with whom he was intimate, and that they were forgeries.
He ordered a police officer to be called in : upon which the
prisoner, whose demeanour had hitherto been most bland
and gentle, as became one who humbly sued for alms, began
to show, that, as well as the cunning of the fox, there was in
him a spice of the wickedness of the wolf. Rushing at Mr.
Frost, he endeavoured forcibly to re-possess himself of the
petition. He knew well where the shoe pinched. Could he
destroy the petition, the chief testimony against him would
be wanting. Mr. Frost, however, held it fast, while the pri-
soner tugged manfully to carry his object. Finding that he
could not get the petition to his mouth, he endeavoured to
carry his mouth to the petition, his great object being evi-
dently to eat his own words. Mr. Frost, however, foiled
him, and in due time the officer arrived and took him into
custody. In reply to the questions put to him, he said he re-
sided in Scotland-road, and had received the petition from a
person named Smith. The officer sought for this Smith at
the place where Murphy said he resided, but no such person
could be found. Mr. Rushton 'asked the prisoner what he
had to say for himself. He replied that he was passing Mr.
Frost's door, when a person requested that he would take that
document (the petition) in and give it to the master, waiting
for an answer. Mr. Rushton committed the prisoner to gaol
for three months.
A COOK IN A MESS.—The master of one of the vessels
belonging to this port appeared, on Saturday, before Mr.
Rushton, to show cause why he refused to pay to William
Allen a balance of wages claimed •by the latter. Allen
proved, that he shipped at this port to go to Donegal, thence
to Quebec, and back to Liverpool, in the capacity of cook,
at £3 per month. The defence set up by the captain was,
that Allen, having shipped as cook, was unable to perform
the duties of that office. In the first place, lie was a man of
very filthy habits. He kept his galley in such a condition
that it became necessary, at length to turn him out of it
in order that it might be put and maintained in decent order.
Mr. Rushton requested to be informed, specially, of the
grounds for the allegation that he was unable to perform the
duty for which he had shipped. The mate and sevaral of the
men were called to testify touching the plaintiff's qualifica-
tions as a cook. From their testimony, it appeared, that
when the applicant attempted to make soup, he made, what
the sailors called " a regular mess of it." By the way of
making it extra good, he put into the pot all the materals lie
could think of, boiling herrings, peas, pork, barley, potatoes,
and dumplings all up together, thinking, thereby, " to make
the gruel thick and slab." Then, it appeared, he had no
notion when any articles of food were done. Eggs he boiled
too hard, potatoes too soft; he would do a piece of pork till •
it was nothing but fibre, and the next day send to the men
a piece of beef half raw. Moreover, and above all, he had,
spoiled the captain's cakes. Mr. Rushton : " How was
that ?" Mate : "He sent some cakes into the cabin, and
they were not fit to cat." Allen : " I didn't make 'em.
The steward made 'em. He brought 'm to me ready made.
It wasn't my business to make cakes." Steward : " Well,
if it wasn't you business to make 'em, it were your business
to bake 'em. They were properly made, but they were not
properly baked. The complaint was, that they were not pro-
perly done." Alien : " Well, the steward came to me, and
he would have 'em whether they were done or not." It was
proved, generally, that Allen was but an indifferent cook.
The captain, very fairly, called upon the seamen to say what
the complaint was worth. One said 30s. a month would be
fair wages ; another thought he was entitled to £2. The
captain expressed his willingness to give him £2, which was
awarded.
ROBBERY BY A SHOPMAN.—At the Police-court yester-
day a genteelly-dressed young man, named Henry Jutres,
was charged with having robbed his employer, Mr. Minton,
mercer, of Bold-street. The prosecutor stated, that the
prisoner was in his service as a shoptnan, and having some
reason to doubt his honesty, he asked him on Saturday for
the key of his trunk. He produced it, and they went up
stairs together, when six silk handkerchiefs and several pairs
of gloves were found in it. In the first instance he said his
mother had given him the property, but afterwards he con-
fessed to the robbery. The prisoner had been in his service
a month. Mr. Minton then handed up a paper to the bench,
which we understood to be a recommendation of the prisoner
to mercy on the ground of his respectability. Mr. Rushton
said, he should b glad to attend to the recommendation, but
the public had a right to be protected against depredations
of this sort. Felony by a person in the situation of the
prisoner was aggravated by the respectability of his position.
A poor creature who stole from necessity there was no sym-
pathy for, except in common with all the unfortunate ; but
where a man in good clothes, and without the temptation of
necessity plundered, the respectability of his position came
in to weaken justice. This was the exact position in which
the prisoner stood. Mr. Minton had made this charge
against him, and though it was a painful duty to send the
prisoner for trial, it was his duty, and he should do it. The
prisoner was then sent for trial at the ensuing sessions.

Sr. HELEN'S.—SHOCKING OCCURRENCE.—A tradesman
of this place, a brazier and tin-plate worker, named John
Critchley, met with his death on Saturday week, under most
painful and exciting circumstances. The deceased, accom-
panied by his wife, had been out
.the evening previous, and,• a
before returning home, called at public-house, where they
continued until the multiplicity and strength of their pota-
tions subdued the husband's propriety. When they left the
carousal, which was at an early hour after midnight, Critch-
ley was much,inebriated. On their arrival home, a quarrel
ensued between the husband and wife, the consequence of
which was that the latter determined to take up an apart-
ment separate from the husband for the night. Soon after
she had retired she heard a noise, as of some one falling ; but
imagining it was merely her husband staggering to and fro
in his room, she contented herself, and went to sleep. She
arose at her usual hour next morning ; but shocking, indeed,
to her feelings must it have been when, on descending the
stairs, she found her ill-fated husband a stiffened corpse.
Medical assistance was, however, procured, and it was found
that the neck of the deceased was dislocated, and, by other
bruises on his body, there was no doubt but he had fallen
down stairs, which caused the noise his wife heard before
going to sleep, but, perhaps, unfortunately attributed to an-
other source. An inquest has been held, and a verdict of
" found dead" returned.

PRESTON AND WYRE RAILWAY.—On Tuesday the half-
yearly meeting of the proprietors of this company was held
at their office in King William-street, London. The chair
was taken by Sir Hesketh Fleetwood, Bart. It appeared
from the report, that in spite of the manufacturing distress
and the unfavourable state of the weather' the traffic on the
railway from the Ist of April to the Ist of October had been
to the extent of 107,920 passengers, which was considerably
beyond that of the former half-year. A steamer, called the
Express, daily plied on the lakes, and other steam-boats were
now going between Fleetwood and the Isle of man, White-
haven, Liverpool, and Glasgow, and a large traffic was going
on between Belfast and the manufacturing districts of Lan-
cashire. The commerce of the port of Fleetwood had in-
creased so extensively as to dictate the necessity of a dock for
large vessels, and to leave the quay free for steam-boats and
coasters. The iron facing of the wharf at Fleetwood, and a
pier for landing cattle at all times of tide, were completed.
A large edifice, called the North Euston Hotel, had been
erected. and a church had been finished and consecrated, and
the new town of Fleetwood was forming rapidly. The works
of the railway stood well. The total cash for traffic during
the half-year was £20,8-11, which left a net profit after ex-
penses of £8,504 ls. 5d., which was to be appropriated to
the payment of a dividend of £1 ss. per share of £25. The
total cash received on account of the railway was £310,000,
and toward.; the harbour X 67,000. A 1.1-13 e suns being still
necessary for the completion of the other works of the com-
pany, a further issue of new shares of £25 and a reduced
rate was proposed by the directors. Mr. Phillpotts having
suggested an alteration in the report, it was agreed to and
then adopted. A vote of thanks was then passed to the
directors for their gratuitous services, and the meeting ad-
journed.
GROSS MISCONDUCT, AND DISMISSAL OF A POLICE-
OFFICER. Two young men, of respectable appearance,
named Abraham Hollis and Frederick Buxton, appeared at
the police-court, yesterday, before Mr. Rushton and Mr.
Houghton, having been admitted to bail to answer a charge
preferred against them by police-officer No. 111, whose name
is William Ton. The officer stated that, about ten o'clock
on Saturday night, he observed the prisoners in St. John's
Market going about from stall to stall without purchasing
any thing, and suspecting them, he took them both to the
market-office. There he searched them and found two rabbits
upon them which they said they had bought in the market.
On being asked where they had obtained them they pointed
out the stall, and it was found that their statement was true,
yet, notwithstanding this, he carried them to Hotham-street
Bridewell, where he booked them as drunk and disorderlY•
Mr. Rushton asked the officer why he had not set them at
liberty when he had ascertained that their story was true?
The officer replied that he was afraid of being reported to the
Watch Committee. Mr. Rushton then said the conduct of
the officer had been most disgraceful. Having ascertained
that the story of the young men was true, and clearly know-
ing that to be the fact, in order to save himself, lie came into
court and said he had locked them up although he knew them
to be innocent. The officer must be broken, and he should
not enter the force again. The young men must be dis-
charged. He was very sorry for what had occurred to them ;
their only remedy for what they bad suffered was by action,
at the same time it• was a sacrifice which all good men must
make up their minds to submit to. The conduct of the
officer had been unfeeling, but lie could only pledge himself
that he should not be taken on the force again, and he kilo;
that he would not be admitted without his (Mr. Rushton s)
consent. The officer on duty at Hotham-street Bridewell
said when the officer brought the young men there, he said
he knew them to be bad characters, and he had taken them
upon suspicion, and on this account he insisted upon having
them booked. Witness was rather doubtful of the case, be-
cause lie observed that the officer was the worse for
nevertheless he did book them, but told the head constable
immediately on his arrival. Mr. Rushton.—You ought to
have sent to me and 1 would. have discharged them. Mr;
Whitty said the Bridewell keeper's instructions were to set-1
for the inspector,
in all such cases. On his (Mr. Whitty ,d
)
arrival he thought the young men were not booked, but t(.?
his great surprise they Mr. Rushton said there had
were. 1 r.
been a want of due caution on the part of the Bridewell
keeper, and it must not occur again. The bridewell keeper.
said be was. very sorry for what occurred, but he would.
be more careful in future. The parties then left the court.

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WerrlaseiesseWe draw the attention of those requiring
Assistance in (telegraphy to Mr. Thompson's card of charges.
To be perfected in Writing in twelve lessons is worth a trial.
Corti:gets FOR THE SOUTHERN DIVISION OF CHESHIRE.
—We learn that Faithful Thomas, . Esq., the able coroner,
who has for so many years filled, with so much honour and
. ability, this responsible situation, is about to retire. There
are already three candidates in the field, and amongst them
Mr. Cunnah, a gentleman who not only possesses first-rate
talents as a lawyer, but who is in every way qualified to un-
dertake the situation.
THE CENSUS.—The return of the census lately completed,
we are informed, will show an increase of upwards of 30 per
cent.- on the population of 1831 in the great manufacturing
districts, and a decrease of about 21 per cent. in the agricul-
tural districts. The rate of increase on the whole nation is
about 12 perscent. The most rapid increase has taken place
in Lancashire; Lanarkshire, and Forfarshire.—Spectator. •
The Liverpool correspondent of the Sun complains, that
Captain de Peyster, of the packet-ship Sheridan, instead of
delivering the parcels to the agents for the papers, sent his
bags to the Post—office, by which much time was lost before
the news the papers contained could be made public. The
complaint is not grounded strictly on fact. Capt. de Peyster
not only allowed the bags to be opened on board his ship in
the river, but every news agent present was permitted to take
the parcels addressed to him. It is quite true that a few par-
cels went to the Post-office, but they were mixed up with
letters, and there was not time to sort them for prior delivery.
A long acquaintance with the commanders of the New York
packet-ships enables us to say, that they are, one and all,
extremely anxious to accommodate the public, and particu-
larly the press, by the delivery, immediately on their arrival,
of the newspaper parcels ; and we have proved sufficient to
show, that Captain de Peyster did, on his arrival on Friday
last, do everything that any reasonable man had a right to
expect to facilitate the delivery of the papers contained in
his bags.
Tax ROAD TO RUIN.—A good-looking young girl, about
thirteen years of age, was, on Saturday, placed before Mr.
Rushton, accused by her mother of gross misconduct. The
general complaint of the poor woman was, that the girl was
in the habit of going out, and getting drunk with men, and,
when she returned home, behaving in a riotous and improper
manner. She (the mother) had done everything in her power
to reclaim•her, but without success. Mr. Rushton, after a
few remarks, committed the prisoner to gaol for one month.
As the girl was leaving the dock, she bawled out a coarse
imprecation against Mr. Rushton, and told him he had done
his worst. Mr. Rushton called her back, and ordered that
she should find good bail for her future conduct, or be impri-
soned three months. She was not yet subdued, however, but
departed uttering imprecations and threats.
FEMALE ATTRACTIONS.—ALLEN V. MANLY.—This case
was heard on Saturday before Edward Rushton, Esq., and
John Holmes, Esq. Mr. Owen, solicitor, appeared for the
plaintiff; Mr. Davenport for the defendant. The plaintiff
is Mrs. Sophia Allen, relict of an officer of the 10th Hussars :
the defendant is Mrs. Manly, keeper of a lodging-house, in
which Mrs. Allen claims to be co-partner. The accusation
was, that Mrs. Manly had wilfully and violently assaulted
Mrs. Allen by pulling one flannel petticoat from her head as
she lay in her bed, and further by pulling the whole of the
bedclothes from her head, tumbling her on the floor, and
rolling, pushing, pulling, and beating her as she lay on the
saidfloor, thereby inflicting divers wounds, bruises, and con-
tusions, &c. &c. Mr. Owen stated the ease on behalf of his
client, characterizing her as a " victim," averring that she
owned half the furniture, and was joint occupier of the house
with Mrs. Manly. The learned gentleman laboured to show
that the case of his client was a particularly hard one. Mrs.
Sophia Allen was called. She said that she and Mrs. Man-
ly, whose conduct had been so unwomanly, slept together.
They slept very comfortably all night, but when Mrs. Manly
got up in the morning and was dressing herself, she suddenly
pulled all the clothes off her, (Mrs. Allen,) tumbled her to
the floor, and there rolled her over in the most unfeeling
manner. Mr. Davenport asked Mrs. Allen if Mrs. Manly
had done more than take away her petticoat, which Mrs.
Allen was detaining from her. Mrs. Allen said that, as
Mrs. Manly had deprived her of her pillow, and appropriated
more than her due share of the bedclothes, she was compelled
to pin the petticoat over her head and shoulders to keep her
warm. She was not content, however, with resuming pos-
session of her petticoat, but she had absolutely pulled her
(Mrs. Allen) out of bed. Mr. Davenport further questioned
Mrs. Allen with the view of eliciting from her an admission
that she was a mere lodger with Mrs. Manly. She per-
sisted, however, that she was a partner and co-proprietress
of all the chattels. Mrs. Manly, a very pretty lady, was in
court, and smiled very sweetly at her accuser. A Mr.
M'Arthur. a lodger in the house, stated, that, attracted by
the noise which lie heard, he went to the bedchamber of the
ladies, fearing that something alarming had occurred. He
saw them struggling together. Mr. Rushton dismissed the
complaint. Mr. Owen said his client was willing to leave
the settlement of the business between her and Mrs. Manly
to any third party. Mr. Davenport said his client had no
objection, providing the party were one of whom he might
approve. Mr. Wardle, solicitor, was named and approved
of by both parties.
BREACH OF TRUST.—Eisen Holt was put forward at the
Police-court, on Friday, on a charge of having robbed her
employer, Mr. James Fairhurst, pawnbroker, of Springfield-
street, of the sum of £1 Os Bd. The complainant deposed
that the prisoner had been in his service since the 27th of
August last, and that in consequence of some suspicion he
entertained against her he took an account of his cash in the
shop drawer, to which she had access in the course of busi-
ness, on the night of the 12th instant. On the following
day he also kept a strict account of his cash, and on balancing
at night found a deficiency of £1 Os Bd. On Thursday he
called Constable Ainsworth into the shop and charged the
prisoner with having stolen that deficiency from the cash
drawer. She denied it. Ainsworth then searched her boxes
and found £4 8s 4d, and in her pocket 2s 9d. The constable
cautioned her not to say anything which would criminate
herself, whereupon she admitted that she had taken a sove-
reign, but denied that she had stolen any more money. She
was committed for trial.
HOLYHEAD.—Loss OF THE BRIG DlDO.—During a
heavy squall from the northward, on the night of the 12th
inst., the brig Dido, of Liverpool, Carpenter, master, from
the Coast of Africa, from Liverpool, with a cargo of palm
oil, was totally wrecked on the Skerries Island. Boats pro-
ceeded there on the morning of the 13th instant, and brought
the crew (35 in number) ashore. Two medical gentlemen,
of thenames of Morgan and Reed, lost their lives in endea-
vouring to land from the wreck. The former belonged to
the vessel, the other a passenger. The chief mate has been
in irons during the last nine months for mortally stabbing
the second mate in Africa, and on landing at Holyhead was
delivered to the custody of the constables, who took him be-
fore a magistrate to be committed to prison to await his trial.
The cargo is completely lost, neither has the captain nor any
of the crew saved anything besides the clothing they hid on
when they landed from the vessel. Twelve of the crew were
sent on to Kingston from Holyhead by her Majesty's mail
steam packet, and were brought to this port on Friday by
her Majesty's mail steam-packet Medina, William Smithett,
Esq., commanding, who very kindly provided them with
every necessary they stood so much in need of. They all
felt very grateful, and returned a thousand thanks to the
gallant captain for his great kindness and attention.
MECHANICS' INSTITUTION.— During the last week a
highly-interesting course of lectures have been delivered at
this institution by our townsman, Mr. James Robinson,
on Remarkable and Picturesque Scenery. On both occa-
sions the theatre was crowded to excess, and the audi-
ence fully testified their approbation of the lecturer's scien-
tific explanations and pleasing descriptions of the varied
Phenomena of nature. The illustrations were not the least
interesting part; and Mr. Robinson appears to have paid
great attention to his beautiful and novel method of illus-
trating his lectures. They consist of views of mountains,
• rivers, volcanoes, alpine passes, lakes, architectural scenes,
Ssc. &c. ; and were displayed on a large surface, each view
covering 400 square feet. We understand that the apparatus
employed in producing these peculiar optical effects is the
largest and most complete ever yet constructed, and that our
fellow-townsmen may shortly have an opportunity of hearing
a repetition of these lectures, Mr. Robinson having consented
to deliver them again on his own account, as soon as he has
made the necessary arrangements.
THE LATE EXTENSIVE ROBBERY OF PLATE IN MAN-
CHESTER.—On Saturday last, Mr. Thelwell and William
Moobav were again brought up, on suspicion of being con-
nected in the robbery of plate, &c., from Mr. Thelwell's
premises. The parties alluded to on the last occasion having
been brought over from Ireland, were also placed in the dock.
Their names are—James Thelwell, Bridget Jones, Patrick
Rafferty, and Mary Rafferty. A great number of witnesses
Were examined. The evidence principally tended to show
that James Thelwell had given a false account of himself in
Ireland, and of the way in which he became possessed of the
of the money. The Irish depositions were read, and then
Rafferty and his wife were removed from the dock and placed
in the witness-box. Their evidence tended only to inculcate
James Thelwell and his wife, and it was extremely vague and
improbable. Not a particle of evidence was adduced to
carry the churge against Mr. Thelwell beyond where it stood
the previous Saturday.—After the court had been occupied
upwards of seven hours, all the prisoners were discharged.
SINGELAR DISCOVERY OF STOLEN PROPERTY.—Three
boys and a girl were charged at the Police-office, yesterday,
with having stolen a piece of meat from the stall of a butcher
in St. Martin's Market, and their apprehension has been the
means of discovering, if not the actual thieves, at least the
receivers of some property which had been stolen in the
course of last week from the house of Mr. Pickering, (of the
firm of Schroeder and C 0.,) Breckfield-road North, Everton.
The girl was apprehended near the butcher's stall, and was
taken to Rosehill lockups, but the boys effected their escape.
In the course of the night, however, the bridewell-keeper
heard some one outside the bridewell call out " Sally," where-
upon he went out, and finding the three boys who were
"wanted" for the robbery of the butcher, he made them pri-
soners. On the person of one of them was found a pearl
counter, which answered the description of some which had
been stolen from Mr. Pickering's. An officer was imme-
diately sent to the lodgings of the prisoners,—brothels in
Ford-street, Vauxhall-road, and Adlington-street, Great
Crossliall-street, from which he brought seven girls and two
boys, all of very tender years, a man and a woman, who were
said to be the keepers of the places. On several of the chil-
dren were found pearl counters, of the same kind, with holes
drilled in them for the purpose of being suspended from the
neck by a ribbon. One was also found upon the female who
kept the brothel in Ford-street. Many other articles, such
as gown-pieces, machine tools, &C., were found, placing it
beyond doubt that the two places were receptacles for stolen
Property. Mr. Pickering having described the r obbery upon
his premises, said the counters produced were very similar
to those he had lost, and that several other articles were
mgoatelf an
in entrance
whilst
stolen, apparently by someau persontheu locked
havinghi
into the drawing-room and
committing the felony. A servant girl of Mr. Pickering's
identified one of the boys, having seen him upon the pre-
mises, when he asked her for the gardener. She was away
from the door not more than three minutes, and during that
time it was supposed he crept into the drawing-room and
effected his object. Mr. Rushton discharged the girl who
had been apprehended on the beef care, but remanded all the
others for further enquiry.
GREAT GEORGE•STREET CIIAPEL.—TiIiS edifice will be
be opened for divine service on Thursday next. The follow-
ing description of the structure may be acceptable to some of
our readers. The principal elevation consists of a portico of
ten fluted columns, of the Corinthian order, after the elegant
example of the Temple of Jupiter Stator. The height of the
column, including the plinth, base, and capital, is 33 feet,
the shaft being in one stone, a circumstance without prece-
dent in this country. The entire base of this front is ap-
proached by a flight of eight steps, corresponding in outline
with the portico, and of stone from the Yorkshire quarries.
The front wall, from which the portico stands out in bold
relief, is in channeled ashlar, with only three openings therein,
the centre of which forms the general entrance to the whole
chapel, the other two being for exit only. The columns are
surmounted by an entablature enriched wtli carvedimodillions
and gentiles, and the cyinatium with lions' heads. The cir-
cular portion of the portico roof is formed with stone in
radiating courses, having moulded ribs and terminals. Above
this is an appropriate continuation of the circular vestibule,
the centre of which is enriched with a continuous perforated
quillochi, to light the vestibule. Above the cornice is a
trussed springer for the dome, which is panelled and ribbed,
and surmoanted with a carved gilt lineal. The flanks of the
building are decorated with pilasters (ten on each side), with
continued plinth and base course capitals, and enriched entab-
lature, corresponding with the front elevation, these sides
being terminated with an attic. Between the pilasters are
lofty windows, with circular heads, and surrounded with
moulded architraves, eighteen in number, and by which
means the spacious interior is abundantly lighted. The
extreme length of the building, including the portico, is 127
feet, and the breadth 66 feet. There is pew accommodation
for 1750 persons, besides children's galleries.

P4WIT,PAem•it very useful Article unda Ms title has jut
been introduced into this '
country. It is used ter making
soups, jellies, blancmange, &a., and is a sort of isinglass.
We have tried it and found that it answers the purpose ex-
tremely well. A quart of excellent jelly can be made for a
shilling, and a bowl of very fine soup for a mere trifle. To
families and persons going abroad we particularly recommend
it, as being invaluable.
LAYING THE FOUNDATION STONE OF A NEW CHURCH.
—On Friday the Committee of the Ten Churches Association
commenced, on Pin Mill Brow, the erection of another new
church, to be called the Church of St. Silas. It is to be built
in the Norman style of architecture, with square towers, sur-
mounted by octagonal spires, circular windows, and clustered
columns. The dimensions of the church are 56 feet by 90,
and it is calculated to accommodate about 1100 persons. One-
half of the sittings are to be free.—Manchester Guardian.
ATTEMPTED ROBBERY.—A boy of bad character, named
Charles Dogherty, was, yesterday, examined before Mr.
Rushton at the police-court, and committed to hard labour
for three months, for having attempted to commit a robbery
in the house of Mr. John Rigby, Sandon-terrace, on Satur-
day last.

ENGLAND AND AMERICA.—His Excellency Sir Charles
Bagot, it is understood,:awaits the arrival of the Caledonia,
with news of the result of Mr. M'Leod's trial, and of the
real facts of the alleged seizure of Grogan, before embarking
for Canada, in order that he may carry out with him the de-
termination and final instruction of the Home Government

AMPRITHEATRE.—A new and very splendidly got up
spectacle was produced at this theatre last night. It is en-
titled " Sir Huon of Guyenne." The story is taken from
the nursery ballad of " Oberon, King of the Fairies." The
whole of the scenery is new and very beautiful, painted by
Mr. Beverley. The dresses, decorations, and properties, are
also new. We may safely say that such a gorgeous melo
drama has not been seen in Liverpool for years. In our
next we shall notice it at length.

MISSION PRIZE. ESSAYS.—We are happy to learn that
the long expected decision regarding the above has just taken
place, and that the public are likely to have three essays, of
great merit, on the subject of missions. It was originally
intended that there should be only two ; but the unanimity
of the adjudication in favour of these three, and their singu-
lar, though various, excellence, has led to the proposal of
adding an extra prize, that none of them may be lost to the
Christian cause.

TESTIMONIAL TO THE REV. ALEXANDER ORME, LATE
CURATE OF ALL SAINTS' CHURCH, LIVERPOOL.-1I is at
all times a pleasing duty to advert to any testimony of regard
shewn by a congregation to their minister; and it is with
great satisfaction we refer to the fact of the above rev. gen-
:le man having received a tribute of esteem on his leaving the
curacy of All Saints' Church, in this town. The testimonial
consisted of a complete and elegant " Pocket Communion
Service," with an inscription stating briefly what were the
motives leading to its being presented to him. Mr. James
Matthews was deputed to convey the gratifying testimonial
to Mr. Orme, and the rev. gentleman acknowledged the gift
in the most pleasing terms. We have copies of the letters
now before us, but cannot make room for them.

THE ANTI-CORN-LAW LEAGUE.—We had hoped fiat
the iniquitous proceedings of this hypocritical body had
reached a climax. Not content with uttering the most pal-
pable falsehoods—with doing all in their power to create a
feeling of hostility between the aristocracy and their depend-
ants—with making religion the stalking-horse for forwarding
their diabolical projects—they intend next Sunday, by way of
`• feeler," to outrage the sentiments of all right-thinking
persons, by a gross desecration of the sanctity of the Sabbath.
We learn from a paragraph in the Albion of yesterday, that
Mr. Giles will deliver a lecture on Sunday next, on what is
most shamefully styled " the oppression of the poor," and a
collection will be made afterwards, the proceeds of which
are to be given towards carrying out the schemes of the anti-
corn-law conference. We are glad to see that the dissenting
ministers of the town have refused this itinerant the use of
their chapels, and he is therefore compelled to make use of
the Templars' Hall to pour forth his ill-digested sentiments.
We hope few people will countenance such a lecturer on such
an errand.

How TO SEND A NLWSPAPER BY POST.—Envelopes are
unnecessary. Fold the sheet in four, with the pages in their
proper order ; lay it on a table with the front page down, and
the last page upmost ; double it twice equally ; it will now
be in the form in which it is generally left by the newsman.
Keep the title downwards, and turn the edges of the paper
towards you ; double the edges, or outer margin, over to the
inner margin, covering as far as the fifth column, and that
which you have so doubled, double again ; then turn the
sixth column over upon these folds, which you must take in
a body, and insert in the outside or uppermost tuck fur-
nished by the inner margin part of the paper you have just
turned over upon them, in the manner of folding a letter.
A compact parcel will thus be formed, requiring neither
string nor sealed paper to keep it together, while it relieves
the post-office people from the bother of looking for stray
envelopes, and affords them an easy opportunity of examin-
ing the paper, to see whether you try to cheat them of a penny
by a surreptitious communication. Superscribe or direct the
paper under the title Of the paper, and low enough down in
the margin to prevent it being cut or torn off without carry-
ing some of the print with it. Papers thus directed seldom
fail to arrive at their proper destination.
ASSAULTING A POLICE-OFFICER.—At the police court
yesterday, two brothers named Harrison, and Jones,
their clerk, were charged with having been concerned
—one of them—in assaulting a young woman who was
passing along the street, and who had offered no provocation,
and the others with an attempted rescue. They were in-
toxicated at the time, and were required to pay a fine of 20s.
each and costs.

INQUESTS.—On Saturday last, an inquest was held before
Mr. Curry, on view of the body of a female infant—name
unknown. It appeared that the child was eight or ten days
old, and was found in a box on some balks, in a vacan piece
of ground in Cambridge-street. No clue was discovered to
the mother, nor could it be ascertained, on a post mortem
examination, of what it had died. The jury. therefore, re-
turned a verdict of "found dead."—Same day au inquest
was held on view of the body of a man unknown, which was
found in the Canning Dock gut. Verdict to the effect that
the deceased, who was unknown, was " found drowned."

THE CALEDONIA.--This vessel, the regular days of whose
sailing was the 2nd instant from Boston and the 4th from
Halifax, has not arrived at the hour we are compelled to put
our paper to machine to be in time for the early morning post.
Whether she sailed on her regular day, or was detained either
at Boston or at Halifax, has been a matter of conjecture
since Friday, on which day she was, according to the aver-
age passages of the royal mail steamers, due at this port.
Her arrival, which was anxiously expected before the im-
portant news by the Sheridan was received, is now looked
for with increased anxiety, in the expectation that, if she was
detained either at Boston or at Halifax, and not retarded on
her voyage by some mishap or heavy weather, she will be the
bearer of still more important intelligence. The general im-
pression seems to be that she was detained by Mr. Fox, to
bring some important despatches which in all probability he
will have to forward to Government.

THE BRITANNIA.—This vessel should have proceeded to
sea to-day. On Sunday, however, an order was received at
the Postoffice from the Postmaster-General, that her sailing
should be postponed forty-eight hours. The detention has
been ordered, no doubt, in the hope that the Caledonia will
arrive meanwhile, and enable the government to answer the
despatches and the merchants the letters she may bring. On
the voyage which will commence on Thursday next the
Britannia will, for the first time, be commanded by our
townsman, Captain John Hewitt. This gentleman. who had
distinguished himself as the first officer of those splendid and
well-known Liverpool Indiamen the Bland and the Euphrates,
was engaged in the same capacity by the proprietors of the
Royal William, in which vessel he sailed when the adveturous
attempt to cross the Atlantic in a steam-boat, during the
winter season. was first hazarded and achieved. He was
subsequently employed as the chief officer of the Alexandria
mail boat, the Great Liverpool; and, more recently, of the
steamer to the command of which he is now promoted. The
compliment is the more flattering to Captain Hewitt, since
it originated in no consideration of private connexion or li
personal influence, but was conferred as the reward of
superior merit and tested ability.
AN ARTFUL DEFRAUDER.--At the Police-court yesterday,
a man in a black velveteen coat, and otherwise decently
attired, named John Tims, was charged with having de-
frauded a female, a shopkeeper, of a sovereign, under the
following circumstances. About half-past eleven o'clock on
Saturday night, he went into the shop and requested to be
accommodated with change of a£s note. A young man, an
assistant in the shop, went out with the note in order to
assure himself that it was good ; and during his absence, the
female, who belived it to be good, gave the full change. This,
however, he denied, stating that she bad given him only
; and as he made a disturbance, she went to her own box
and gave him another sovereign out of it, though on count-
ing the first money in the shop, which she had seen shortly
before, she found a sovereign short. It also appeared in
evidence that he had gone to another shop shortly before, to
change the note, and after getting three and a half sovereigns,
and the rest in silver, he tost two sovereigns into the drawer
from which it had been taken from some other money, and
asked for six half sovereigns in exchange for three sove-
reigns, which he said he had deposited. The cheat was,
however, so obvious, that it did not succeed. Another wit-
ness said that he well remembered the prisoner. About 12
months ago, while he (witness) was conducting a shop in
Sheffield, the prisoner came in in a similar way and asked
for change, which he got. He then said he wanted some
smaller change for a part of what he had got, and before wit-
ness was aware, got round the counter close to him, and
tossed some of the money back against the other, and
alleged that he had put back double the amount. By this
manoeuvre witness became a loser of 55., and had he ac-
ceded to the demand of the prisoner, he would have lost
double the amount. On a subsequent day he returned to
the shop, bought a hat, gave a £5 note, and attempted the
same trick, but was ordered away. Mr. Rushton said that
he could not take cognizance of a transaction in another
town, and at a period so far back ; but the two other cases
showed that he was an accomplished and cunning thief. He
sent him to the House of Correction for a month, and or-
dered that the expense of his maintenance there should be
defrayed out of the money (£4 195.) that was found upon him
when he was apprehended.
THE MOST PUBLIC PAPER IN LIVERPOOL.—A gentle-
man in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, being desirous of giving the
greatest publicity to some contemplated improvements in
locomotive engines, forwarded through the post a letter, con-
taining the details of his plans, and directed "To the Editor
of the Most Public Newspaper, Liverpool." This commu-
nication, as a matter of course, reached the office of the
STANDARD, the post-office clerks considering, after mature
reflection, and with praiseworthy discrimination, that the
STANDARD is for all useful purposes most likely to advance
the interests of those who are wishful of rendering all possi-
ble publicity to their advertisements and other announce-
ments. We merely mention the subject to show our good
friends at the .tliercury-office that, however much they may
be enamoured with their vaunted circulation, no other person
considers it (such as it is) any recommendation for additional
publicity.
LIVERPOOL MARINE SOCIETY.—On Saturday the mem-
bers of this society held a general meeting in the room of the
Shipmasters' Association, Old Hall-street, for the purpose
of receiving and adopting, if agreed upon, the amended code
of rules which had been prepared by a committee. Thomas
Murray Gladstone, Esq., president of the society, took the
chair, and he read over the whole of the rules which he stated
had been submitted to Mr. Tidd Pratt, and certified by him
as being in conformity with the act of parliament, for regu-
lating the enactments of benefit societies. A long discussion
ensued upon them between the chairman, Mr. Chapman,
Mr. Aikin, Mr. Potter, Mr. Rowett, Mr. Yates, Mr. A.
Smith,
jun., Mr. Duncan Gibb, Captain Roper, Mr. Sutton,-
and others, at the end of which a resolution was unanimously
passed on the motion of Captain Roper, seconded by Captain
Strein, that the amended rules be adopted. They appeared
to give perfect satisfaction, every ground of objection on the
part of marine members being removed altogether. Mr.
Gladstone then announced, that in consequence of his in-
tended removal from Liverpool, he should be disqualified
from officiating any longer as president of the society, and,
therefore, he begged leave to resign the situation he had at
present the honour to hold. The resignation was accepted,
and on the motion of Mr. Rowett, seconded by Mr. Duncan
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appointed president in the P
was appointed to the office of vice-
president. Mr. Stitt was appointed a member of the gene-
ral committee. The business having been disposed of, the
thanks of the society were presented to Mr. Thomas Murray
Gladstone, and the proceedings terminated.
ACTIVE PRINCIPLES OF TEA AND COFFEE IDENTICAL.
—A correspondent, who has lately visited Professor Liebig
at Giessen, informs us that this distinguished chemist has
lrtely ascertained the principles called •Caffein and Thein to
be identical.—Gardners' Chronicle.

MUNICIPAL ELECTION.

ST. PETER'S WARD.

The conservatives of this ward held meeting on Friday
Melt, in the large room over Mrs. Peacopp's, in Paradise-
street, for. the purpose of taking measures to secure the re-
turn of Ebenezer Rae, Esq., as their representative in the
town-council, in the place of Mr. Woollright, who again
comes forward on the radical interest. The place was
crowded. CHRISTOPHER BUSHELL, Esq., was called to
the chair amidst loud acclamations.

The CHAIRMAN, in commencing the proceedings, said—
I have been called upon to take the chair upon this occasion,
and I assure you it affords me much pleasure to do so. First
of all, I consider it a great honour to have had my name
mentioned in the way it has been, as a conservative member
of the town-council ; not that I consider it, of itself, an ho-
nour to be a member of the town-council—for I think there
are some men holding places within that chamber who do not
act in a way that either does honour to themselves or to the
town they represent—but because to be a conservative coun-
cillor in the strictest sense of the term is to act upon all oc-
casions upon conservative principles, to deal honourably and
fairly, justly and uprightly. These are true conservative
principles, anti if I am worthy of such a title, then indeed
am I honoured. (Hear.) Gentlemen, I consider it a privi-
lege to preside over you upon this occasion ; because, first
of all, the cause which you espouse is dear to me, and next
because I highly respect the gentleman whom you intend to
bring forward as your candidate. 1 have known that gen-
tleman for many years ; I have knoain him in business, and
in private life in some degree ; and I am happy to say that
you could not, both from his sound conservative principles
and his straightforward dealings as a merchant, have fixed
upon a man more worthy of your confidence. (Cheers.) It
is not necessary for me now, especially as you know my opi-
nions in reference to all matters brought forward in the
council, to enter into the course of conduct to be pursued
by your representative in the town council. (Hear.) You
have shewn that you understand what those duties are, and
therefore it is unnecessary for me upon this occasion to at-
tempt to teach you. We have arrived at an important crisis.
The town has declared—l may say the conservative town
of Liverpool, has declared, for some time past, that she will
have as her representatives in parliament none but men of
sound conservative principlei. (Hear.) If it be necessary
for her to have her representatives in parliament of those
principles, surely it is also necessary she should have in her
local government men of similar opinions. (Hear.) In fact,
it is au anomaly which can scarcely be understood, that Li-
verpool should be represented in parliament as she is, and in
her town council as she is. (Hear.) This must be changed
—not that I would have you to change your parliamentary
representatives, but your municipal. (Hear.) That this is
in the course of coming events, I am perfectly confident.
Look at the strides we have made within the past few years ;
look at what we have done, and how little remains to be
done ! (Hear, hear.) But although it seems that our
course is clear, that our duties are anything but arduous,
and the victory within our grasp, it is by entertaining such
opinions tog confidently that we may lose all we have been
struggling for, and therefore I would impress upon you most
earnestly to strain every nerve, to use every effort, by every
means—honest means of course—in your power, every con-
stitutional means you possess, to carry out that great victory
which has been already so well commenced. (Hear.) I
must dwell a little longer upon this point, because apathy
may ruin us all. If you fail now, upon the Ist November,
to secure that which you really have in your grasp, the op-
portunity will be lost to you for some years to come. If you
lose this victory—and your oppnents are aware of this fact,
your loss will be carried on to a period of time which it is
impossible for me to mention. They are acting upon this
knowledge, and are struggling with all their energy to de-
feat you, but I trust you will counteract them by your ener-
gy, and prove on the Ist Novhmber that you are not to be
defeated. (Hear.) There is another thing which is a matter
of congratulation—the sort of men who now come before you
as candidates for municipal honours. Look at the class of
men whose addresses are now upon the walls—our leading
merchants and professional men—men who will fearlessly do
their duty to the town if elected. (Hear.) I will not, how-
ever, dwell further upon this subject, but conclude by again
impressing upon you the strong necessity there is for you to
unite as one man in the great work, in order that it may be
forwarded and perfected. Your opponent—and I desire to
speak of him with all respect—is a man of great respectability,
but let not his respectability induce you to forget his political
opinions. Separate the one from the other. As a man, he
is worthy of respect, but as a politician, drive him out of
your service. (Cheers.)
Mr. RANICIN moved the first resolution, declaring Mr.
Rae to be a suitable person to represent the ward. With
the others it will be found in our advertising columns.
Mr. HODGSON, in seconding the resolution, said, that
by unanimity, perseverance, and exertion, he had no doubt
of Mr. Rae being returned. At the last election great
efforts were made to secure his success, but it unfortu-
nately happened that at the preceding election the ward
was not contested, consequently the conservatives scarcely
knew how they stood upon the register, and the double votes
not being available, in consequence of the election being upon
the old list, the contest was carried on under great disadvan-
tages. But now their course, comparatively speaking, was
open, and he would impress upon all conservatives in the
ward the necessity there was for exertion to secure the return
of Mr. Rae. If they succeeded they would have broken
through " the Gibraltar" of the town of Liverpool. That ob-
servation was made by one of the councillors for this ward,
who he (Mr. Hodgson) believed was a worthy man in private
life, and whose conduct had given great satisfaction to his
own party, and certainly it was a very bright idea. If the
conservatives gained the citadel they would have in Mr. Rae
an Elliott who would maintain it. (Cheers.) Unlike the
Elliott of the present day, he would not win the city one day
for the sake of marching out of it the next. (Cheers.)
Tne resolution was then put and carried unanimously.
Mr. PERRIS proposed the second resolution, which pledged
the meeting to support Mr. Rae in the ensuing contest. He
thought it would only be necessary for him to read it, as he
felt assured that it could not do otherwise than meet the
commendation of that respectable meeting. Mr. Perris then
went into a long and interesting detail of the causes which
had lost them the election last November; but as they would
now command the duplicate votes which they had on the
former occasion lost, he was convinced that by using a little
energy they would not only have conservative aldermen, but
a conservative mayor also. He stated that the result of the
municipal revision was in favour of the conservatives in St.
Peter's Ward. Mr. Perris concluded a very interesting
speech by proposing the resolution.
Mr. MATHEWS seconded the motion in a speech of great
length and eloquence. He said that the conservatives had
been termed the whisper of a faction, but it was such a
whisper as had driven Lord Melbourne out of office, and it
would also drive the radicals from the town council of Liver-
pool. (Cheers.) Let their motto be nil desperandum, and,
like the men of Derry, let their cry be " No surrender."
They ought to compare what they had received from the
hands of the whigs after their ten years of misrule, with
what they had promised to give at the time they took office.
The whigs had said that all they wished was a fair division,
but that division had turned out to be a one-sided one. He
called upon the meeting to stand firm by their church and
constitution, as handed down to them by their forefathers—
that constitution which " for a thousand years had braved
the battle and the breeze"—to rally round the standard of
conservatism and drive the radicals from their ill-gotten
powers. Mr. Mathews was much cheered throughout, and
sat down by seconding the resolution.
The resolution was then carried unanimously.
Mr. RAE, on making his appearance for the purpose of ad-
dressing the meeting, was received with the most deafening
shouts of applause, which lasted for several minutes. After
silence had been restored, he proceeded to say that, on being
waited upon by a uumher of gentlemen requesting that he
would again come forward as a candidate for St. Peter's
Ward, he had much pleasure in responding to their request,
and he now stood before them a candidate for their suffrages.
He would earnestly solicit them to come forward and support
him in the present struggle, and he trusted that their votes
would be recorded in his favour. (Cheers.) Upon the
last occasion he had only lost the ward by twenty, but
as they had now a number of duplicate votes at their
command, which votes were intended to go to the wards
which should most stand in need of them, he thought they
might be certain of success. (Hear, hear.) He did not
think it would be necessary for him to enter into any state-
ment with regard to his political opinions, as he was well
known to the electors of the ward. Cheers.) He might
say this much, however, that whatever was for the good of
the town—whatever measures were brought forward, either
in a maritime point of view, or for the improvement of Li-
verpool, and those measures were good—they should have
his support. He would not detain them longer, as he
thought there were other gentlemen 'present who wished to
address the meeting. After thanking the meeting for their
kindness, he resumed his seat amidst loud applause.
Oa the motion of Mr. HODGSON, seconded by Mr. RAE,
a vote of thanks was presented to Mr. Bushell for his kind-
ness in presiding, and for the able manner in which he had
conducted the proceedings.
Mr. WEBSTER here said a few words, in recommendation
of an active canvass.

Mr. Rostrum. said be had had but one other feeling than
that of great pleasure in presiding over this meeting, and
that was from his occupation of the chair of a gentleman who
from circumstances, which he sincerely regretted, was unable
to attend. He meant their respected friend Mr. Ferguson.
(Applause.) He was happy, indeed, if his conduct had given
satisfaction. They had had some forcible observations placed
before them by Mr. Webster, and he begged they might have
a proper impression upon their minds. Meetings such as
the one they had held to-night, were very good in their way,
but they would not win an election. They were simply the
means to an end, and that end was success. (Hear, hear.)
If they desired to win this ward—which had been termed
"the Gibraltar" of Liverpool—they must work, and that
work must be canvassing. (Hear, hear.) They must each
of them make up their minds to gain over some doubtful man.
(Cheers.) Let that be the task to accomplish which every
man should make up his mind, and success was certain.
(Cheers.) He hadseen the celebrated rock of Gibraltar, and
a most formidable rock it was, but St. Peter's Ward was
scarcely worth the title—at all events, he apprehended, it
would not be a rock upon which the conservatives would
split. This ward had also been termed " the refuge for the
destitute ;" but it was not that, for Mr. Rathbone had not
yet appeared in it as a candidate. He would not, therefore,
have the conservatives to despair. If the) worked with all
their energies, he felt confident they would win. (Loud
cheers.)
The proceedings then terminated, and the meeting se-
parated.