The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-08-07 00:00:00

WARRINGTON.

THE BF.ER ACT.—The petition from the town of Warriog-,
ton and its vicinity was signed by nearly two thousand _per.:
sons. It prayed that the legislature would not alter the pre-
sent act without taking the case of the common brewers, who
had vested their capital upon the faith of its provisions; into
consideration ; and that some compensation may also be
provided for the beer-sellers.' Lurd Melbourne has already
presented the petition to the House of Lords, and the Chau-
aellor of the Exchequer has promised to present and support

that to the Commons.
HAY 11AUVEST.—The hay harvest in this county is fast
drawing to a close, although, in the neighbourhood of Wigan,
much vet remains to be cut. The crop is plentiful, and,
excepting those districts in which it has been damaged by
the late floods, may be said to be in excellent condition. In •
some places the wheat is on the turn. • .
DEFICIENT WEIGHTS AND I'IIEASUIIES. At New!on petty
sessions, on Thursday, several parties were lined for having -
short weights and imperfect sales. The penalties varied from'.
five to twenty shillings.
BOWLING MATCII.—On the last day of Knutsford races,
there was a match played at the bowling-green, .Kilton, 1100. -
Green, for a handsome and richly chased silver cup, whiiih,
was won by Mr. Tomlinson.? Mr. Richardson bowled up with
him. Most of the playerS were from the neighbourhood of
Manchester.
• STIIIPPING CLOTHES LlNES.—On.Wednesday, at War-
rington petty sessions, Edward Leigh, a youth, who is sus-
pected of being an adept at the protession, was committed
Eltiteas AT gt7oftitotrUNlT2' lialnk hae
igl kthrbeeehpierii duplicatesfor; i"enr
had pledged the ha'rlleprucul'iite,
for 3d. more.

WINDOW 1311EAKING.—At the Warrington petty sessions,
on Mtlmlay, a boy, named Samuel Rowbottoni, was convict-
ed in the penalty of eleven shillings and costs, for breaking
a number of windows in an uninhabited cottage, belonging
to James Mangles, Esq. late M.P. for Guildford, situate near
the Mersey Mills, Warrington.
•
DESPERATE ASSAULT UPON THE CONSTABLES. —John
Burke was, on Monday, ordered to find bail to appear at the
sessions, to answer an indictment charging him with assault-
ing, while in the execution of their duty, Mr. Mallett,.the
constable, and William Garnett, one of the assistant consta-,
tiles of Warrington. On Sunday morning, soon after nine
o'clock. Garnett was called out to quell an•lrish row in DOH-
man's-lane, when he was attacked in the most furiouS man-
ner by the defendant, who knocked him down, struck him in
the mouth, and cut him on the thumb severely. Mr. Mallett
came immediately to the assistance of his deputy, and it was
with great difficulty they jointly succeeded in capturing the
prisoner. The first pair of handcuffs that were put upon him.
were broken short off at the joint. Garnett succeeded in
dispatching at a blow with his staff, a dog which some of the
prisoner's companions set at him. [Garnett was sworn in us
a constable some half hour after the prisoner had been coin
initted to take his trial.]
A SOUND Si.unem..--Jobn Allaghan was, at the Warring-
ton petty sessions, Ott Monday, committed for trial, on the
charge of stealing of a pair of trousers, stocl.zings, shoes, hat,
and handkerchief, the property of John Simpkin,apotter,re-
sidingin Orford-lane, Warrington. The prosecutor had beets
at a birth-day supper, at the Little Horse Shoe, Warrington,
and left thnhouse at twelve o'clock at night," pretty consi-
derably." intoxicated. Ile proceeded a few paces from the
inn, and then mistaking the steps of it door for his own"*fonr-
poster," laid himself down quietly to rest. That•he,slept
soundly may be inferred from the fact, that in two
that time, he was aweke.by the police, who found' hini strip-
ped of all his under garments. A series of circunitantial
evidence Was produced, cleally proving the prisonerin be the
party who had committed the•robbery.
SPINNERS' STRlKE.—Fivejoulneymen cotton spinneiic in
the employ of Messrs. Hadfield and Frost, of Latchford, were
charged, at the Warring inn petty sessions, on ."Wedste'Ai-ay,
with leaving their employers' service•contrary to the rules of
the factory. It turned out that the defendants had gone on
a drunken "spree" on Monday, and were afterwards afraid
to return to their work. On promising to do so they were
discharged, on paying the 'cost of their apprehension. •