The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1841-06-04 00:00:00

day following

The following announcement, filed on 'Change, on Tues-
day, presents a remarkable picture of the inclement weather,
and the prevalence of ice at Newfoundland :—The Jessie,
Harding, arrived at Liverpool from Quebec, sailed thence
17th November ; experienced heavy gales, and put into New-
foundland, remained frozen up till Ist April. She sailed
that day ; again met with heavy gales, put back, and resailed
30th April. We believe the vessel was given up for lost,
having never been heard of since November. The insu-
rance was paid, and the vessel was what is termed, written
off by the underwriters.

MAYNOOTH COLLEGE.—We are happy to state that the
petition from the town of Liverpool, in favour of Mr. Colqu-
houn's motion for an inquiry into Maynooth, has already
about 20,000 signatures ; but we beg our townsmen to re-
member, that the petition lately presented from Manchester
on this same subject contained 27,000 names, and we must
gain ground upon them this time. There is yet time for us
to obtain many thousands of signatures. The petition from
Liverpool last year received but 12,050 names. On this
subject also there is an evident reaction—thanks to our Pro-
testant associations.

CORN-LAWS.—A noisy meeting of the operative corn-law
repealers was held in Clayton-square on Wednesday evening,
for the purpose of assisting in the agitation against the corn-
laws. Mr. Kelly, a working man, was called to the chair.
The other speakers were—Mr. Ambler, Michael Sullivan,
Robert Jones, William Hind, working men—Mr. William
Rathbone, Mr. Alderman Sheil, Lawrence Heyworth, and a
Mr. M'Enteer. The resolutions were of the usual descrip-
tion. Much disturbance took place, which was quelled only
by several persons being taken into custody.
NEWS FROM AMERICA.—At a late hour on MOnday even-
ing the packet-ship Roscoe arrived, bringing intelligence
from New York to the 10th May inclusive. The informa-
tion is not of an important character. The steam-ship Bri-
tannia had arrived at Halifax on the morning of the 4th,
and at Bostsn on that of the Gth ult., having made the run
between Liverpool and the first-named port in thirteen days.
The weather had been, during the early part of the passage,
exceedingly boisterous, but the conduct of Capt. Cleland,
both as a skilful navigator and an attentive and gentlemanly
hoSt, had been such as to secure the esteem of his passengers,
who had presented him with apiece of plate as a testimonial
of their confidence and regard. The news taken out by the
Britannia was not of a nature to produce much effect on
the markets. Ali classes were anxiously awaiting her ar-
rival. The money market in New York was gradually
improving.
AN IMPOSTOR.—A fellow of the name of Bernard Ca-
vanagh has lately come to this town from Ireland, or will
shortly make his appearance here, and exhibit himself as a
human being who lives, chamelion like, upon the air! He
began his career somewhere in the county Mayo, under the
especial patronage of the Romish priests, who proclaimed him
to he an extraordinary holy man—gifted with supernatual
powers—a miracle, a saint—in short, a new " lying wonder"
in their church. After some time, however, the saint and
their reverences quarelled, and Mr. Cavanagh set up fasting
and miracle-working on his own account, and we understand
that in the sister isle he has carried on an extremely brisk
trade in this line. Why he should have come to England
we can explain upon no other principle but that which the
grave-digger gives for sending Hamlet here, "because here,"
says he, " all the men ars as mad as he." A people who
can lister to the delegates of the anti-corn-law league, who
take Cobden for a Solon, and Sir Joshua Walmsley for a
Cicero, he probably argued, will listen to, and believe, any-
thing. They stand gaping and swallowing a " tailor's news,"
and have been persuaded that they would be quite easy and
comfortable if they would smash their own ploughs, and pro-
cure their corn entirely from foreigners—why then should
they not believe me when I tell them that I live upon no-
thing ? And upon this hypothesis behold the popish saint
selling a sight of himself in Liverpool to the anti-corn-law
party. 'We say the " anti-corn-law party," because as-
suredly none but a genuine goose of that breed would be silly
enough to give the smallest encouragement to so impudent a
knave. During his stay in Dublin he professed to work
miraculous cures, and several old women assert that they
have thrown assay their crutches, and danced about with all
the animation of youth, after availing themselves of his pray-
ers. As yet, however, we do not perceive that he announces
the performance of similar extravagances in this town. All
in good time, however; he only waits for the O'Connellites
and anti-corn-law men to give him a little encouragement,
and then, doubtless, all his feats will be performed in the
most striking manner. We need scarcely add, that, as to
this fellow's fasting, it carries falsehood on the face of it. He
is said to have submitted to an ordeal of seven days' duration
in some county town in Ireland, and that his powers of ab-
stinence were then demonstrated ; but the experiment was
made in a priest's house, and we consider it to have been
for many reasons quite unsatisfactory.
ASSAULT.--At the Police-court yesterday, Cornelius
Coates, a disreputable character, was placed at the bar on a
charge of assaulting Mary Ann Keefe, a woman of the town.
The complainant stated that the defendant was the keeper of
three houses of ill fame, that he often behaved in a savage
manner to the inmates when he could not get as much money
as he wanted, and that in one of his ebulitions, he had un-
provokedly violently struck and kicked her, leaving on her
marksof his brutality.—The defendant attempted to exonerate
himself by alleging that he was provoked by the language of
the complainant, which, with affected abhorrence of inde-
corum, he represented as unfit to be addressed to ears polite,
and altogether too gross to be uttered ".betwixt the wind and
his nobility."—Mr. Rushton said that no language could be
sufficiently gross to designate in their true colours his abomi-
nable conduct and occupation, and he fined him 40s. and
costs.

CAUTION TO CUSTOM-ROUSE OFFlCERA.—Yesterday
Custom-house officer, and a female of dissolute character
were placed at the bar, the first on a charge of having take
a bottle of ruin from the ship which he attended, arid whic
was found upon him by a policeman, and the other for takin
about 1 lb. weight of biscuits, which were also produced. I
appeaed that the mate was authorised to leave out som
spirits for the use of the Custom-house officers, but only t
be partaken of on board. The male prisoner said that I)

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to( k it on shore merely for the purpose of getting some warm
water and sugar at a neighbouring house, to make a glass of
punch, and did not intend to defraud the revenue ; though
he admitted that he had done wrong and was sorry for his
offense: from which he feared he might lose his situation.—
Mr. Rushton said that his apprehension would, in all proba-
bility, be realised, and stated that it was his duty to send the
spirits to the Custom-house, and to inform the proper au-
thorities there of the circumstance. The prisoners were then
set at liberty.
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RIVAL TAILORS--A tailor's man, named Lace, appeared
against another tailor's man, named Philips, at the police-
court, yesterday, charging him with violently assaulting
him. It appeared that the parties had both gone on board
of the ship Victoria, on the Ist inst., to solicit orders for new
habiliments for the crew, and the defendant, having first ob-

tained the ear of some of the men, no sooner observed the
complainant on board, on a similar errand, than he accosted
him, and, after some words between them, struck him a vio-
lent blow that knocked him down. Mr. Rushton remarked
that it was somewhat remarkable that tailors fought quite as
fiercely as others. Mr. Philips must, however, learn to pur-
sue his avocation quietly and peaceably and not resort to
blows, He fined him 20s, and costs, or, in default, ordered
him to be imprisoned for ten days,
MUTINOUS CONDUCT ON BOARD SHIP.—At the police-
court, yesterday, a black, named Bownes, cook of the ship
Rosalie, was charged with striking the captain of the vessel,
while he was maintaining the discipline of his vessel, It ap-
peared that the steward, having absented himself below and
neglected his duty, the captain called him to account, and,
receiving some provoking language which led him to believe
he should be struck, was obliged to employ strong means
towards the offender. The prisoner interfered, urged the
steward to strike the captain, and finally struck him twice
himself with the handspike. He had also taken up an axe,
but it did not appear that he had used it. Mr. Rushton,
(with whom was Sir Joshua Walmsley,) said that the pri-
soner had been guilty of mutinous conduct, and would thereby
forfeit all his wages, after a long voyage, and also his clothes.
They had taken this into consideraion, and would not, there-
fore, inflict so heavy a fine as it would otherwise be their
duty to do. The prisoner was then fined 50s. and costs, or,
in default, to be imprisoned for a month.
TENANCY CASES.—Yesterday, before Mr. Rushton, Mr.
Hugh Rigby, residing in Circus-street, appeared to a sum-
mons requiring him to shew cause why he did not give up

possession of the premises in his possession, he having, as
was alleged, been served with due notice so to do. It ap-
peared that he had rented the house for four successive years,
at a yearly taking, payable quarterly under an agreement to
that effect. The house was latterly sold to a Mrs. Cropper, and
conveyed to her. Her collector stated that he had called on
him and told him that the tenancy henceforward must be as
a monthly taking ; that he agreed ; had paid several months'
rent accordingly, and though served with notice to quit, had
remained in possession. The defendant produced his receipts,
both from the former and present collector,• and denied that
he was legally bound to quit, as no agreement to alter the
taking had been consented to, or was understood by him.
The new collector (the witness) had, indeed, called upon
him, and had represented that it would be a great conveni-
ence to him if he would pay his rent monthly, as it was all
that Airs. Cropper had fo depend on ; and he had agreed to
do so, though he did not know that individual ; but he had
mentioned at the time that he still considered himself a
yearly tenant. The collector said, that rent which was for-
merly due on the 2nd of the month, was now not due or paid
until the 6th, which he argued was a clear proof that a new
agreement had been come to, though not in writing. The
defendant said, that the former proprietor had made him a
present of four day's rent, on selling the house to Mrs.
Cropper, and this accounted for the difference of time
alluded to. Mr. Rushton said there was no proof whatever
of a new agreement, add dismissed the application, with a
severe rebuke of the collector who, with some hauteur, ques-
tioned the justice of his decision.—The case of a tenant
named Samuel Sanson, was next heard. The tenancy was
proved to be weekly, and a notice to quit was put in, but
was ruled to be informal, and consequently illegal, from the
omission of the word you, the words in one part of it, that
should explicitly have been " you must quit, &c.,” being
merely " must quit." Proceedings to obtain possession
must, therefore, be commenced de novo, Mr. Rushton having
remarked, that as the new law affecting the tenants of small
houses was somewhat stringent, he should require it in all
cases to be strictly complied with before he would sanction
the ejectment.
CHARGE OF MANSLAUCHTER.—On Wednesday, an in-
quest was held before Mr. Curry, on view of the body of
Margaret Robinson, who had lived with a man of the name
of Edward Nickson, as his wife, for the last eleven years.
A son of the man and woman deposed to his father having
come home on the evening of Monday last, in a state of in-
toxication, when, after using some provoking language to
his paramour, he gave her a slap on the back, and she fell on
the floor, with a child in her arms, and whilst she was lying
he kicked her in the back and abdomen, and about the legs,
she got up and was thrown down again, and trying to get up
the steps, was pulled back by Robinson, who then struck her
with a knife which bent, or it would have entered her person.
He then endeavoured several times to prevent her leaving,
and at last the deceased tell, and struck her forehead against
the steps and never spoke after. The deceased was a sober
woman, but the prisoner frequently abused her. Mr. Acker-
ley, the surgeon, said be had made a post rnortent examina-
tion of the body, but found no marks of violence on either
the back or belly. There was a contusion on the scalp about
the crown of the head. There were two slight scratches,
one on the nose and another on upper right eyelid. On
opening the bead he found an effusion of blood at the base
of the brain, with a fracture of the skull in the same situa-
tion. The effusion of blood at the base of the brain was the
cause of death, and the result of violence. The jury found
a verdict of " neansleughter" against the prisoner.