The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1840-06-02 00:00:00

THE " GORDOVIGION" EISTEDDFOD.

TO rHE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD.
Sin,—Can you inform me why such a small number of
the Welsh resident merchants and gentry of Liverpool are
found among the patrons of the approaching !` Eisteddfod"
to be held in your town ? Having been formerly a resident
in Liverpool, I had the curiosity to look over the published
lists of subscribers, and was astonished to find that the great
bulk of the Welsh aristocracy of Liverpool seem to withhold
their countenance from this national festival. Surely it can-
not be that they wish to emulate the unpatriotic example of
Dic Sion Dafidd.—Yours, &c., CYM lto.
Holywell, may 22,1840.
[We really are not able to furnish our correspondent with
any satisfactory reply.—E. L. S.]

THE. MERSEY YESTERDAY.—Our noble river yesterday,
for some hours, presented a most magnificent scene as seen
from the Prince s Pie r. The day was beautifully clear,
warm, and sunny. About eleven o'clock—the tide still
running rather strongly up—nearly the whole expanse was
covered with vessels, of all sizes, most of them endeavour-
inn, with a west wind, to stem the current on their way to
sea. Few of them made any progress, though there was a light
breeze ; and some occasionally got stern-way. Opposite Sea-
combe the schooners. sloops, &C., chiefly coasters, became
so thickly packed that the shore was for some time hidden from
view by their sails. Aleantime large vessels, towed by
steamers, or under sail, in the middle of the stream, made
the best of their way northward ; and others, homeward
bound, came gliding up, with quicker motion, though under
easier sail. Amongst the latter was the fine ship, Duke of
Lancaster, from Calcutta, which port she left on the 31st Jan.
She had consequently a tedious voyage, having encountered
head winds in her passage to the Cape,—and did not bring
any news of the operations in China. The Stephen Whit-
ney, line-ship, also arrived from New York. She sailed on
one day later than the Roscoe. We sup-
the 13th ultimo,
ply some intelligence in another column derived from the
latest newspapers she brings. Amongst the vessels that
sailed was the Clydesdale,
a fine ship for Port Philip and
Sydney, with a considerable number of passengers. The
Frankfort, a beautiful large ship, also sailed for New York.
Her decks were densely crowded with emigrants. The Presi-
was this day towed up from the Clarence
dent, steam-shill,
Dock Basin to the Cobourg Dock, by two steamers. She
appeared a very large and commanding vessel in the river,
and excited great interest and curiosity amongst thousands
of spectators who lined the quays.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.-MONDAY.

ROBBERY BY A SERVANT.

Ellen Fitzgerald was placed at the bar, charged with hav-
ing robbed her master, Mr. Thomas Atkinson, of Brownlow-
street, agent.
_

Mr: lakinson stated, that on Friday morning lie received
a £3O note, which he placed in his pocket-book, along with
two £5 notes. He had his coat off at the time, and he put
the pocket-book down whilst he went up stairs. Whilst he
was there, it struck him he had done wrong in leaving it;
but conceiving that he had put it in the pocket of his coat,
he was less alarmed about it. Shortly afterwards he went
out with Mrs. and Miss Atkinson, for the purpose of seeing
the Shipwrights' procession, altogether under the impression
that the book was in his pocket; but in returning home, at
six o'clock, he discovered that it was missing. The prisoner
had been in his service for about two months. No one but
the girl was down stairs whilst the coat was there.
Ainsworth, senior, the officer, stated that on receiving in-
formation of the loss, he went to Mr. Atkinson's house, and
searched it carefully, but found nothing. He asked the pri-
soner whether she knew anything of the pocket-book, and
her reply was that she had never seen it. At last, however,
he requested Mrs. Atkinson to search her, and she found a
pawnbroker's duplicate of a silk handkerchief, belonging to
Mr. Atkinson; upon her.
Mrs. Atkinson stated that she found the duplicate within
the prisoner's stays, and she identified the handkerchief us
her husband's property.
The Pawnbroker stated that the prisoner had pledged the
handkerchief.

Mr. Rushton inquired whether the prisoner was out of the
house on the day of the robbery ?
Mr. Atkinson said he could not tell, but she was in the
house alone for upwards of four hours. Ile further stated
that the prisoner rose from her bed about four o'clock on
Saturday morning, apparently with the intention of abscond-
ing, but on being observed, she returned into the house.
Mr. Rushton called upon the prisoner for her defence.
The Prisoner replied—" I deny the robbery, but I cannot
deny pawning the handkerchief." •
Mr. Rushton ordered her to be remanded for further in-
quiry.