The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1840-01-14 00:00:00

FRAUD UPON THE GRAND JUNCTION
RAILWAY COMPANY.

Another instance of persons booking to a particular place,
antd yet riding to one more distant, was brought before Joshua
'almsley, Esq., one of our county magistrates, on Saturday
last..

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TI le persons charged were apparently in a respectable sta-
tion of life ' • they gave their names Francis Banner (Tuscan
and straw hat manufacturer, Luton, Bedfordshire,) and
Frederick Jee. It was clearly proved that they had booked
themselves, by one of the Grand Junction trains at Birming-
ham, for Wolverhampton, paving only 35., the fare to that
place, but yet designing to ride on to Liverpool without pay-
ing more : they were, however, (as usual) discovered by the
conductor and guard of the train, before arriving here.
The penalty of 40s. together with costs, was inflicted upon
each of the parties.
We arc really surprised that any one should attempt a
fraud of this kind now, the company's means of detection
appearing to be so effectual as almost to prevent the possi-
bility of escape. That persons in any rank of life approach-
ing to the respectable should be guilty of such practices is to
us quite incomprehensible.

MANCHESTER ANTI-CORN•LAW BANQUET.—The first
act of this perseveringly-puffed affair was performed last
night. Mr. Daniel O'Connell and some olhers of the tail
were present, and Mr. " Corn-Law" Smith, a crotchetty
gentleman, who made an unsuccesful attempt to get into
parliament at the last general election, presided. We may
have to comment on this demonstration in our next.
MISS STOTT'S CONCERT.—MISS Stott, a fair vocalist,
whose powers in the divine art will ere long reflect honour
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upon the town, has announced a concert the Templars'
Hall. Several well-known professionals will aid, and as this
is the first appeal Miss Stott has made, we hope she will
meet with that success which her merits ought to command.
ROYAL INSTITUTION.—Mr. Edward Taylor, Gresham.
Professor of Music, will commence a short course of lectures.
on the different schools of early Italian Music, in the Royal
Institution, on Friday next. It is difficult to find amusement
and instruction more agreeably combined than in illustrated
musical lectures. Of Mr. Taylor's qualifications, the dis-
tinguished office he holds is the best testimonial., The theatre
of the institution will be crowded.
YEARSEEY ON THE EAR.—This i 8 a well-timed pamphlet.
As yet we have read but a part of it ; and, as it discusses the
merits of an operation which led, if we remember aright, to
an untoward '' event in London (owing to some extraordi-
nary misconduct on the part of a patient, or of the deput,y-
aunst in attendance), we propose to visit the Ear Institution
near the Adelphi, where, after witnessing the operation. we
shall be better. enabled to criticise and do justice to Mr.
Yearsley's interesting pamphlet.—(See advertisement.)
FATAL ACCIDENT.—We regret exceedingly to have to
announce that Peter Langford Brooke, Esq., of Mere Hall,
near Kuutsford. was drowned on Thuriday whilst skating on
his own pond opposite to his residence. Mrs. Brooke had
the affliction of witnessing the accident from the drawing-
room. Mr. Brooke, who was about 45 years of age, was a
sound conservative.
SHIPWRECK.—The ship Arethusa, Captain Edward Kin-
'laird, of Portsmouth, N.H., from Liverpool; was stranded
early on the morning of Tuesday, on Long Island beach,
near Patcheauque. She is new, of 522 tons, and valued at
35,000 dollars. Herself and cargo are both insured. She
had over 200 passenger. 4, one of whom was drowned, by the
boat, which was going ashore, being capsized. At 2, p.m.,
a line was brought from the ship to the shore by the longboat.
The passengers and baggage, it is believed, will be saved.
The ship is a total loss—the cargo may be saved.—New York
Pop er.

LESLIE'S PAINTING OF THE QITMEN RECEIVING THE
HOLY SACRAMENT.-Mr. Borland, of Church-street, has
afforded the admirers of the tine arts in Liverpool an oppor-
tunity of viewing the magnificent picture by Leslie of her
Majesty receiving the Holy Sacrament at the Coronation.
This splendid production is the royal property. The por-
traits of the royal and noble personages present are strikingly
correct. The canvas does not appear crowded with figures,
although about thirty, we believe, are represented, so judicious
and careful is the distribution. The general effect is beyond
our powers of description. We understand the picture will
remain but a few days in Mr. Burland's hands, and, therefore,
we would recommend our friends to pay an early visit to his
establishment.

ARRIVAL or THE —Pestilence, we were going to write;
but it is only the arrival of Mr. Daniel 0!Connell and a joint
or two of his tail, who landed fromsthe Dublin packet yester-
day about one o'clock. Immediately on gaining the shore,
the agitator called a coach, into which the minor parts of the
machinery stowed themselves, whilst the great fly-wheel
took his seat on the dickey, with the driver. Of course he
had no wish to be recognized. The concern drove to the
Adelphi ; but there was no shouting—no intimation that he
was a welcome sojourner—and we did not see even Mr.
Rathbone there, which is rather inconsistent, seeing that
gentleman has lately professed unbounded esteem for the
Irish mendicant. O'Connell started for Manchester by the
two o'clock train—and whilst we are writing this, he is pro-
bably blatherumgasting the corn law repeaters, as he did the
short-time people.
ST. ANN'S WARD.—A public dinner will be given this
evening, (Tuesday,) to Robert Jones, jun. Esq., one of the
representatives of this ward in the Town-council. The re-
cent attempt of the whigs to blast the character of Mr. Jones,
has been a signal for his friends to crowd round him, and a
strong meeting may therefore be expected.
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TILE MAYOR.—His worship the mayor gave a ball to a
numerous and fashionable party, on Friday evening last, at
his residence at Wavertree. Mr. Stubbs' band was in
attendance, and, during the evening, played the following
popular pieces :—Les Deux Reines, Musard—Les Pensees
de Rossini, Musard—Les Dentelles de Bruxelles Valse,
Strauss—L'Elisire d'Amore, Musard—Sur Les Huguenots,
Tolbecque—Caroline Valse, Lanner—Le Bon Gout Valse,
Strauss—Gedauken Valse, Strauss—A la plus Belle Valse,
Strauss—together with several gallopades, country dances,
&c. The company " tripped it on the light fantastic toe,"
until a late hour. The entertainments reflected the highest
credit upon his worship's hospitality.
His Worship the Mayor entertained at dinner, on Wed-
nesday last, the recorder and barristers attending the Bo-
rough Sessions.

We are glad to learn that the boat containing the second
mate, and the remainder of the crew of the barque Manchester,
of this port, which foundered on her homeward voyage from
Bombay, as formerly reported, was picked up at sea by the
Thomas Coutts, arrived at Singapore, and safely landed at
that port.
PRESIDENT STEAM-SIIIr.--The City of Dublin Company's
steam-ship, Royal William, arrived at Kingston, on Wed-
nesday evening, and reports having fallen in with the Presi-
dent steam ship off Plymouth, on Sunday last, with her
foremast sprung, and as it was blowing hard, took her in tow.
The mast went overboard whilst towing her into Plymouth
Sound, at which place the Royal William left her waiting for
a new mast and favourable weather to enable her to proceed
on her voyage to Liverpool, where she is receive her engine.
—Dublin Evening Packet.

CHILD-DROPPING.—On Wednesday night last, between
seven and eight o'clock, as a servant in a house at North
View, Edge-hill, was preparing her master's supper, she
heard, immediately over the kitchen window, the repeated
cries of an infant. On hastening to the spot, she discovered
a female child, about ten or twelve days old, thrust into an
aperture between the pavement and window, which, with
some difficulty, she succeeded in removing from its perilous
situation. It was immediately taken into the house in front
of which it was found, and, on examination, was found to be
clothed with a common chemise, a flannel band, a white
cotton nightcap, tied with a blue handkerchief, and a long
blue-striped frock, apparently made from a piece of cotton
bed-curtain. Shortly before the child was discovered, a
gentleman was proceeding along North View, ;Ind saw two
women deposit something near the window of the house in
question, and then retire hastily across the
,Teen ; upon
which, ie gentleman pursued them as far as the top of Hall-
lane, and, passing through' the fields towards Kensington, he
lost sight of them. The appearance of the child indicates its
having been much neglected by its inhuman mother ; and,
from the description of clothing, probably, belongs to a per-
son in very low circumstances. The child, having been taken
to the West Derby Union Workhouse, and carefully attended
to, is now doing well.
SUBSCRIPTION CONCEnTs.—This evening, (Tuesday,) the
second of the series of grand subscription concerts takes place,
in the Theatre-Royal. We have already announced the
names of the principal performers, and we can only repeat
that they are sufficient to attract an overflowing auditory.
THE QUICKEST PASSAGE EVER MADE FROM NEW OR-
LEANS To LIVERPOOL—The ship Frankfort, Captain J. G.
Russell, which arrived at this port on Saturday night, made
the passage front port to port in 27 days. the shortest on re-
cord. The New Orleans papers received by this conveyance
do not contain news of any interest. The sales of cotton,
on the 13th ult. were from 2500 to 3000 bales, and at prices,
in the opinion of some brokers, showing a decline, though
they did not alter the rates. "The Mobile agent of the
United States Bank is still," says the Louisanian, "we have
reason to believe, in the market, though he has changed his
system of operation, from the purchases being now made in
the name of a leading exchange broker.

The anti-corn-law agitators have had their meeting upset
by the chartists at Edinburgh, Stoc,kport, Sheffield, and
"Nottingham.
A first-rate, to be called the Albert, will be laid down at
Plymouth dock-yard, on the slip from which the St. George
is to be launched on her Alajesty's birth-day.

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new opera, which has been put Into rehearsal at
Covent Garden, is understood to be the production of Mr.
Jolly, the leader of the band at the Surrey Theatre.
EARTHQUAKE.—Accounts in the New York papers state,
that the town of San Salvador was nearly destroyed by
an earthquake on October the Ist. The houses were misdated,
and the walls tottering from the continued concussions, thus
obliging the inhabitants to live in open court yards. No lives
had been lost.
FALL OF A NEws Room.—On Wednesday morning the
wall in the rear of the news room gave way, bringing along
with it, with a tremendous crash, a portion of the news room
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Providence. The books in the library have been saved.—
Dotenpatriek Recorder.
ANTI-CORN LAW AGITATION.—There is no stratagem to
excite attention or produce emotion too mean or too trivial
to be overlooked by the conductors of this agitation. The
streets of Leeds and Bradford have been, during the last
week, daubed after dark with enormous " hills," putting
forth the blarney about the " banquet" in Manchester.—
query : What difference is there between the chartist meet-
ings and such an assemblage as the one announced? is not
the object of both the demonstration of numbers ?—Leeds
hit ellig encer.
SOMNAMBULISM.—The following instance of somnambu-
lism is gravely related by the Progres du Pas de Calais :—" A
worthy inhabitant of St. Omer went to bed on Christmas
eve, full of a feast he was to give next day to his family and
friends. About midnight he rose in his sleep, went down
into the kitchen, lit all the.fourneaux, and when about three
o'clock his wife awoke, and finding him gone, searched for
him throughout the house, she at length found him busily
occupied with his culinary labours. The turkey was on the
spit, the soup simmering in the pot, and the creams just
raising their first bubble, altogether emitting a most delicious
odour. Our cuisinier a l'improviste finding all going on
well, went up to the dining room, arranged the table in per-
fect order, and was going to fetch up the soup, when the wife
with great caution contrived to awake her husband, who, on
coming to his senses, set to work, aided by his wife, and
carefully put by the dinner to keep till the afternoon."
A FRENCHMAN'S OPINION OF ENGLAND.—M. Debt's,
an eminent professor of the French language, concluded one
of his recent lectures with the following glowing eulogium on
this country :—" After considering the customs and manners
of other countries, I turn to England with a rejoicing look
and a confident heart; it contains in its established institu-
tions, its domestic habits, and its long-tried comforts, the
greatest amount of happiness which, in this world, it is our
portion to enjoy ; awl had I the eloquence equal to the in-
tense power and intimate sincerity of the conviction which is
excited in me, and the feelings which such sentiments create,,
it would be devoted to convey to the youth of England, that
their attachment to their country cannot be too great, for
as it grows with them and unites in the maturity of uu
with soundness of judgment, it will secure and waintain for •
the future that nobledistinctitohne Nglioiroucihfil:rawagz
ehf,asE:sheapreaan‘c-,.
tensed the British empire in
vivilixation." •