The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1840-11-17 00:00:00

TO THE ELECTORS OF NORTH TOXTETH WARD.

GENTLEMEN,—AS yon (by the lamented death of the late
W. W. Currie, Esq.) will be called upon to use your elective
franchise in the choice of his successor, and, as an attempt
will be made to thrust upon you a man who is a Unitarian
and the rejected of Pitt-street ward, I hope you will one and
all put your shoulders to the wheel, and shew the radical
faction that your ward is not so lost to honor as to accept of
their pet candidate, as your representative in the town coun-
cil of the borough shews them that you are too strongly at-
tached to the chute'', for which a Cranmer, a Latimer, and a
Ridley—were burnt at the stake, to choose one who has been
mainly instrumental in placing the corporation schools of
your town in the hands of the bachelor priesthood of the
popish church. Electors !—You have now two candidates
before you, one, a sincere supporter of the protestant church,
the other, a most determined hater of all that you value most
dearly, and who, by his late support of the Protector Society,
has sought to overwhelm your honest votes by the votes of
the lowest grades of the Irish lumpers, &c.
Electors ! the eyes of your townsmen are now upon you :
shew them that you can do your duty, by returning to the
council chamber Alexander Smith, Esq. as your representa-
tive. I am, Gentlemen,

Your well-wisher,
AN ELECTOR OF PITT-STREET WARD.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.--FRIDAY.

Two notorious thieves, named Goulding and Young, were
committed to trial undcr, the following circumstances :—Po-
lice officer, 17G, stated, that about ten o'clock last night he
was passing along Park-lane, when he heard the cry of stop
thief, and on going up, the two prisoners rushed from the
shop of Mr. Tindal. Mr. Tindal stated that he kept the
shop No. 32, Park-lane; he was a hair-dresser, and sold
cigars; about a quarter-past nine last night he locked the
shop-door, and when he left to go to his residence, which
is in another part of the town, about ten o'clock he had
occasion to pass the shop, and he observed in it a light ;
and on examining he found- that some one was within ; he
held the door and called for an officer ; the police came up,
and the prisoners were taken into custody. The cigars were
scattered about the shop, and from six to seven shillings
worth were missing. Upon one of the prisoners a box of
inciter matches was found, and a skeleton key•on the flags
near the door.

CHARGE AGAINST A POLICE-OFFICER.
A gentleman, whose name did not transpire, appeared to
prefer a complainst against police--officer Reeves, No. 432.
The complainant stated, that on Sunday last he was passing
through Clarence Dock gate, with a carpet bag in his hand.
The officer accosted him, and after using much approbrious
language, and asking many impertinent questions,—as to
who and what he was, where he belonged to, where he was
going, was the bag his property, and what it contained,—
insisted upon examining the contents of the bag, and locked
complainant up in his box while he fetched a custom-house
officer. In about five minutes he returned with a man whom
he called Healey, and they commenced to search the bad;
and after throwing the contents about in no very ceremonious
manner they allowed him to depart ; but he had not proceeded
far before he was again accosted by the officer, and again
locked up in his " box," where he remained for upwards of
half an hour until the inspector arrived, when he was libe-
rated. Reeves, upon being remonstrated with by complainant
on his unwarrantable and ruffianly conduct, made use of ex-
ceedingly insulting language, and called complainant a b—v
smuggler. Reeves, in his defence, said that he had detained
complainant because he refused to give an account of him-
self. Mr. Rushton, after severely reprimanding the officer,
and observing that he had no business whatever to have in-
terfered with the complainant, unless he had some grounds
for suspicion, ordered that he (the officer) should be sus-
pended.

EVERTON ELECTION 1839.

COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH, Nov. 12.
THE QUEEN AGAINST GEORGE QUAYLE.
(From our Friday's Second Edition.)
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL (with whom was Mr. Cromp-
ton) showed cause against a rule calling on the defendant to
show by what title he claimed to be a councillor for the ward
of Everton and Kirkdale, in the borough of Liverpool, and
relied on several objections, one that it was not sworn that
Mr. Quayle had been sworn into the office of councillor, or
in what manner he had exercised that office—it was merely
stated that he had been present at two meetings of the Com-
mon Council, which might have been as a mere bystander ;
he cited " the Queen v. Statter," and pressed the court to
decide on this preliminary point, which would prevent the
necessity of going further into the case.
Lord DENMAN said that the case of " the Queen v. Stat-
ter" was distinguishable from the present, that the affidavit
of Mr. Quayle 's having acted as a councillor was sufficient,
and that the case must therefore proceed.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL then admitted that two cases of
personation by voters for Mr. Quayle were proved, but said
that there was also evidence of personation in. favour of his
opponent ; he admitted that Mr. Shand would be in a ma-
jority unless he were at liberty to attack certain votes given
for him, on the ground that they were not legal, by reason of
certain defects in the voting papers. He admitted that he
could not impeach in this proceeding the title of the voters
to be on the burgess roll.
Lord DENMAN observed, that. Mr. Shand, the relator, had
no opportunity of answering these objections, and that he
therefore doubted whether the court could entertain them as
a ground for its decision, and he directed that this point
should be first argued.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL, then argued that it would be
most inconvenient if the defendant was not at liberty to im-
pugn the votes given for his opponent.
Mr. CROMPTON then argued the same point, urging that
this case depended upon the documentary evidence of the
voting papers.
Mr. KELLY (for Sir W. Follett) and Mr. HENDERSON,
on the other side, were stopped by the court.

Lord DENMA X.—Great. ;is the inconvenience alluded to
by the Attorney-General may be, the inconvenience would
be still greater if the court refused to put the case in a course
of investigation. It is clear that the superintendence of this
court is most important in such cases. I will not disqualify
any man as a burgess, without first hearing him. The refer-
ence to documents is by no means decisive. This is my pre-
sent impression ; but we will consider the point, and if we
see any occasion to alter our opinion, we will hear Mr. Kelly
before we conclude.
Mr. Justice WtLLIAMS.—The affidavits for Mr. Quayle
leave the case of the relator unanswered, but lead into a dif-
ferent inquiry of facts which were not before the court. This
is no answer to the case as shewn by the relator for inquiry.
The case stands over for decision.

CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HIGH STEWARDSHIP.

ELECTION OF LORD LYNDHURST.

CAMBRIDGE, FRIDAY.—Among the more distinguished
voters this morninr, for Lord Lyndhurst were the Marquis of
Douro, the Bishop of Lincoln, both of whom were most
loudly applauded, Mr. Darby, M.P., &c.
Lord Monteagle was the last who presented himself at the
polling table. Some objection was made to his vote, but it
was ultimately received in favour of Lord Lyttelton, amidst a
perfect storm of groans and hisses.
The Vice-Chancellor,. assisted by his assessor, then pro-
ceeded, in presence of the scrutineers, to open the ballot-box
and reckon up the votes. This ceremony occupied upwards
of an hour, when the numbers were announced as under :
For Lord Lyndhurst
Lord Lyttelton 487

Majority for Lord Lyndhurst ...... 487

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The Hon. Wm. H. Adelbert Fielding, youngest son of the
Earl of Denbigh, who has been appointed one of the Queen
Dowager's pages of honour, is about five years old.
A few days ago, the " Coast Guard" stationed at North
Shore, found floating in Sandwich haven, 13 tubs of brandy,
whisk they conveyed to the customs at Ramsgate.
Seamen (says the Deronport Telegraph) continue to enter
the service with alacrity. Some hundreds are entered every
week at the different ports.
There are 150 English consuls abroad, distributed in some
30 kingdoms or states. The number of British ministers
abroad is also 30.
Mrs. Harris, otherwise Jane Pieresci, (the lady thief) has
been liberated from Glasgow gaol, on procuring bail, to the
amount, we believe, of £5O.
The sum already subscribed for the widow and family of
the late Mr. Williams, the missionary to the South Sea Is-
lands, amounts to £1658 18s 10d.
It is said to be the intention of more than one of the suf-
ferers by the late accident on the Southampton railway to
claim of the directors compensation for the injuries they have
sustained, as well as for any loss cf time they may have been
subjected to, and if this be not fairly met, to bring the ques-