The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-02-20 00:00:00

POLICE 11177'ELLIGE1►'CE.

THE STEWARD'S LoG.—Ameng, the applicants to Mr. Hall,
on Wednesday. was a lubberly-looking sutler, who appeared to
complain of his captain for striking him. The complainant said
he had been steward on board the captain's vessel, and that the
captain, in the course of the voyage, had given him several
beatings, of which he had kept a regular log, which, with the
permission of the court, he would read. The magistrate said he
certainly should have no objection to hear such a curiosity.
The steward accordingly produced a paper, on which were the
following items to the credit or the captain. June sth.—Wind
fair—captaiu in a foul bad humour; only said there was no
land like: the Land of Liberty, (meaning America,) for which
captain said he would take the **liberty" to give toe a kick in
the stern post; and so accordingly gave a cruel hard one. June 7.
Wind changeable;—was remarking that the breechiny of a gun
was out of order. Captain desired me to Mind MY own ;at the
same time his foot let me know that my back was turned towards
him. Remarks : —Captain can't bear any one say his ship
be'nt the beat on the station. June 25th.—Wind S.S.E. Told
captain, cooler nut grind any more coffee. " You can't grind ?"
says he "No" says I. ."Then what rase have vnu with all
them yrim:-erst says he ; and he knocked out nay front tooth.
Remarks : Captain would go more than an arm's length for a
joke. 1)—(1 fond of puns. I'll pun-ish him for theta yet. July
Ist.—Fine strong breeze; ship going ten knots au hour; only
told captain the beef was any thing hut sound: he troll me I de-
served a sound thrashing for saying
so; said I couldn't let a bit
or it into my stomach,
as it was as tough as a cable; "then,"
says he, "you shall have your belly fall of a rope's end."
Captain too smart with an answer; will make him smart for it.
July 10.—Captain scolding me all day, and gave IMP a blow on
the cheek; Lord knows, captain has too much jaw of his own at
all times, to atteinvt having any thing to do with another's: I'll
make him laugh on the wrong side of his mouth for all this; he
sha'ut be always letting his hand go cheek by jowl with my
chops; no chap could eland it." Complainant was about to pro-
ceed with his extraordinary log, Wringing down the s,-ries of
assaults to the arrival of the vessel in which he sailed in St.
George's Channel, a few (ias ago. but the magistrate said he
thought he hail heard sufficient, and after complimenting him
on the ingenuity and novelty of his loss.-book, directed a sum-
mons to issue, calling upon the captain to answer the coin-
plainant.
IMPOSITIONS BY A BAlt.iPF.—On Friday, at the police
office, John Gerard, a bailiff, living in Kev-street,
was brought
b ire Mr. Halton a chatge of having fraudulently appropriated
to his own use, the sum of £5 Os. 6,1 , which he had received
from a tenant on whom he had been employed to levy a distress
of rent. There was also a further charge against him of having
demanded 19s. 6(1. from the tenant for his own expences, part
of which had been paid. Mr. John )(oink, 58. Sawney Pope-
street, stated that be hail let a cellar in the above street. to Ann
Smith, a widow, living in Fox. street. On her hnsband's death
she was in arrears for rent £5 Os. 6,1., for the recovery of which
he was obliged to make use of the misoner's services. On the
al instant he sent him to Mrs. Smith's cellar with a distress
warrant, signed by his wife , but he had never seen the pri-
soner from that day till Thursday night, when he was in the
custody of Barton, the constable. On the Tuesday following,
, Mrs. Smith called at his (Mr. Youde) house with a fresh
week's rent, and he was then informed, for the first time. that
the debt had been paid.— Mrs. Smith stated that Gerard called
at her cellar on Saturday, the 3d inst., when, after making
known his business, he told her in addition, that if he remained
to keep possession of the cellar, pteyious to the rent being paid,
she would be charged sa. it day, but if he went nut, only 2s. 6d.
On hearing this she delivered up the key of the cellar to Mr.
Yowls, jun., who locked it up. Gerard then desired her, if she
had anything to communicate relative to the rent to call on him
at Armstrong's beer-shop. Manchester-street. She called on
hint the same evening with money to settle the rent. Gerard
then, after pretending, to make some calculation!,, said that the
rent was £5 Os. 6,1., and the expences 194. 6d., making £6 in
the whole. Mrs Smith paid £5 12s. for which she received a
'receipt, and got back the keys. On Thursday. the Bth instant,
Gerard came to her for the remaining Bs., when she paid hint
2s. 6,1., and he said he would send for the balance on Monday.
On Thursday Mrs. Smith was apprised of the fraud when she
went to pay her week's rent to Mr. Yowls. Information hav-
ing been given to the police, Gerard was taken into custody by
Barton the constable, on Thursday night. When Baron asked
him why he had lint Landed the money ()ter to Mr. Youds, he
answered that he had been robbed of one part of it, and hail
spent the other. After the above facts had been stated, and the
prisoner having declined to say anything in r defence, he was
committed to take his trial at the next sessions.

A RADICAL CuRIN6E.—Au active parlis4n of the miscalled
"Liberal" .cause, residing at Wl,;illey, who was always
antouvil the foremost in any movement to serve his party, has
recently becotne'so much dkgo.ded liv the truckling and time-
serving poliry of the ministry. that he took the party colourad
flag with which he had furnished himself to hoist ou particular
occasions, to the Barrow Print-uorks, and had it dyed black,
declaring that at th« next election he will support a conservative
candidate.—Leeds Intelauedeer.

ACCIDENT ON THE GI:AN JUNCTTON RAILWAY.—On
Toes-
day evening last, a fatal accident occurred on the Gland Juni—.
tion Railway, between Birmingham and Wolverhampton. The
second class train, drawn by the Dragon engine, consisted of
nine carriages; the three first being laden with nine horses, and
the six following with passengers. It started flout Wolver-
hampton at ten o'clock, and proceeded at a moderate rate until
its arrival upon the embankment between James's Bridge and
Willenhall; when, suddenly the passengers were alarmed by a
violent, irregular movement of the carriages, and, in an instant
they found they had been thrown off the trait* and were evi-
dently running over the embankment into an adjoining field.
In the course of less than a minute, four of the carriages—the
three first containing horses, and the fourth passengers—were
turned over; and the engine and tender, which
downich
hadbteleien
dis-
engaged from the other vehicles, were dragged cm-
bankment about fifty yards into the field. rhe descent from
the embankment is in depth about ten feet, and is more than
usnally steep and ragged. Upon examination it was discover-
ed that a horse, which had strayed from the field into which the
engine had run, had been lying upon the railwat, and that this
Obstruction had been the cause of the mischief': It was some
time before it became known, that any of the passengers ur
servants of the company were injured; but, upon inquiry
Ilewitt, the engineer, was found to have been thrown into the
field upon the descent of the engine, and to have been severely
cut upon the head. Further inquiry_ led to the discovery of
James his brother, the fireman, who was found dead.
underthe overturned tender. it appears that deceased had kept
his place for a considerable distance in the field, and that it was
not until the tender was upset that he lost his footing, and wa•
crushed tinder its weight. 'Cho pont. fellow, When discovered,
with great difficulty was taken from tinder the tender; but death
most have been instantaneous. Of the nine limleS iii the three
first carriages which were upset, only one was killed, altfough
Biel- were all more or less injured. Fortunately, not one of the
passengers its the fourth carriage suffered any serious injurt,,-,-

GitgAT STORM AND DESTRUCTION

SHIPPING AT COVE.

PrOot the Cork &ither', tteiiortir of Sietitriiii‘o
•
Reportv OL/ice, Si.c o' dock, Thurrday Evettiifki•
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The killowing has just been received
Cove; Three rs'clock,-pan.—Within the tnetrtory of the 0/6ii,
inhabitant no such gale as that of last mgbik s: ill continue
tog. has taken place. It commenced at five o'cli.ck in the
evening: and pearly every vessel in port here driven on slMte;
or reclined diiinage,tini some are totally lost.
file damage onthe coast must be very great. we)*
heard in the offing, and great itiarm prevails. 'Several of the
wharfs 'and houses ate damaged. The sea in the harbour
heavy th it it is impossible for a boat to put, off. One boil Oat,
went ill the :Issistance of the Neptune is sWaniped, The vestteli
that appear .to ride the gale, are H. M. ship Hercules,, the Ma-
gistrate for SydneY, the. Alert, for the Cape, the Foyle packet,
the Enterprise, and WiektlaM revenue cruiser.
The French frigate Terpsichore, drove ashore, boat! Matra
in, and firing'signaiiof distress.
The barque Nailer, from Africa, for Liverpool, ashore at
White Point.
The schooner Emma,, for Newfoundland"; animated, and
ashore : likely to be a total wreck.
The Eliza, Tor Madeira, ashote at White Point:
The Temperance scuttled, and aStnire on the rocks ; also the
schooner Julia, hence for Newfoundland; and diacbatging on
the beach.
The brig Henry. coal laden, is ashore. •
The Victoria and Adelaide, are yet tiding safely, but are
very near the shore.
he pilot boat that went otT to assist the Neptune is swampedl
and several of the pilot hosts are bilged and ashore.
There is a report of a French frigate from Bourbon, being in
the rang ; but no craft can stir out.
Two launches stove to pieces. Two sunk.
The revenue boat is upset.
Covs, Friday,' Feb. 16.—Since Yesterday it has been blowing
so hard that little assistance could be given to the vessels in
distress. Late last evening the Alert drove foul of the Govern,.
or Douglas, and lost truth her masts, bowsprit, &c. and riceiied
considerable damage besides. ,
The brig Henry has sunk in the Channel.
The Aibion and Isabella.got in contact : former lost mizen-
mast, &c. ; latter bowsprit sprung, lust figure-head, cutwater,
&e. All the other vessels are on shore as described yesterday.
Extracts from letters received by Sir W. Daniels this morn-
ing :
" BALLYeRONEEN, Feb. 16, 1838.—1 write to acquaint you
that the schooner Tiger. of Miraintchi, last from Southampton,
for Swansea, in ballast. came on snore in Cove, at about
2a. in.; crew saved. A quantity of dead pigs have been washed
ashore, which leads me to suppose•that a vessel has been lost id
windward.
" Signed THOMAS WOOD, Chief Boatman."
"CROSRHAVEN ST ,TIoN, Feb. 14.-11 is toy painful duty to
inform you of the total loss of a brig at 4 p.m. bearing S. by E.
from the Lighthouse quarter of a mile distant. Two of my men
saw her scudding for the harbour under foresail and reefed fore-
top-sail. She was struck by a tremendous sea, which threw her
on tier beam ends. anti being struck Iry a second sea, she
foundered. She appeared to have a yellow ribbon, painted
ports, and very white sails.
(Signed) " HENRY RICHARD GLYNN."
Saturday.—Our accounts front Cove came down to a late
bout this Morning. There was nd fresh disaster there last
night, and the weather had greatly moderated. ..
The beach, from Smith Barry's Quay to A'Vhite Pnint, is
strewed with wrecks and fragments of wrecks. ~
The Temperance, also noted above, is reportd to have her
keel broken, and the Henry, of Coik, is sunk off the Yacht
Battery.
The Emma, of Halifax, is lying at I-hallo-dine quite dis-
abled, having lost bulwarks, topmast, spars, &c., and is
jured in the hull. The only vessels which appeared to have
rode out the gale besides H. M. ship Hercules, 74, Wickham
Revenue cruiser, and the water guard boat be two latter
having run up to Passage fin shelter—are the Fide packet,
Henneritta for London, and Henneritta, for Piymituth, which
are Icing safely in the harbour.
The French frigate Terpsichore, is on the bank to the east-
ward of White Point, with her yards and topmast struck. In
the midst of the storm on Thursday, the Hercules observing the
frigate in distress, despatched an anchor weighing 73 cwt. to
her, but the boat in which it was intended to be conveyed was
swamped, the hands escaping.
Four o'clock.—We have just received the following from our
correspondent at Cove
Saturday, Two o'clock.—Arrved—Crescent, Ryder
Liverpool. general cargo for Bitboa, lost sails and other
damage; Peregrine, front Newport, coals.
We have a change of weather to-day, after the preceding
stormy weather, and some of the vessels have been able to get
off the shore, and men are engaged in recovering the anchori
and cables.

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SALMON FISIIERMS.—The two very extensive salmon fish:
eries, known by the name of the Partrush and Portsteward
have, we nuderstand, been taken by our enterprising townsman;
Mr. Joseph Newton, fishmonger, St. John's Market. It is to
be hoped that the connoisseurs in salmon from "the north" will
no longer have to complain 0: want of flavour in the salmon
which are brought to the• Liverpool market.
Nov Er. EXPORTATION.—Our readers are no doubt aware
that pies are occasionally imported here from the continent.
That the matt beef of Old England has beenrhe an article of
export will astonish them. Such, however, is the.fact ; fot we
find "one box roast beef" amongst the artielei of taste, if not
en!ered (Wring the week, at our Custom-house, for ship-
ment to Pernatimbuco.
POSTOFFICE REFottm:—The attention of our readers is called
to an advertisement in another part of our paper, on the most
important subject which has agitated the public mind of late
years. It will be.seen that Dr. Fpps, who has drawn torch large
audiences to his lectures on ph)siology, at the Mechahics'
Institution, has consented to deliver an address on Rowland
Hill's excellent plan for penny postages to all parts of the
kingdom, at the Music-hall, on Thursday, at halt-past Seven.
As this is a reform which has no reference to politics, having
been supported by Lord Ashbut ton, in the House of Lords, and
Lord Lowther, in the House of Commons, and having been
opposed by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, nothing will be
introduced to offend the political opinions of any party. The
proceeds will be devoted to the agitation of this question all
r over the kingdom.
Denim./ AND DaDGHEDA RAILWAY.—A Meeting of the
Manchester shareholders in the Dublin Erbil Drogheda Railway
took place on Wednettlay last, at the Curt, F.::change Inn,
chiefly, We believe, for the purpose of receiving information
respecting the extent of aid which government would give to the
undertakine. ; this information. however, had not been Obtained
by the directors; bat there is good ground for the expectation
that it will be liberal. The meeting was so well satisfied that
the prospects of the company are good, and that it is desirable
to proceed in the undertaking with energy. that a resolution
was carried unanimous, that the call now due should be promptly
paid, and the directors will lie fully prepared to advertise for
contracts in the course of the next month. The delay which has
taken place is expected to be ultimately very aavantageous,
having put the directors in possession of a mass of valuable in-
formation derived from the costly expetience of other compa-
nies, which will cause a great saving it, the construction of the
line. engioes, and carriages, as wet; as considerable improve-
ment from the deliberate manner in which the engiueer has
been allowed to proceed.—.llanchester Guardian.
A VESSEL RUN DoWN AT SEA.-By the ship Trey. Wood;
which arrived at this port on Wednestiay, from Charleston, we
have the following particulars of the—melancholy loss of a ves-
sel. name unknown, wood) was run foul of by the Troy. on the
night of Saturday, the 'at alt. They are taken from the log-,
book of the Troy ;—" Stnrrig breezes from south, and rain—quite
dark. Soon after eleven, p. in. ran foul of a small brig not
previously seen, although we had two men on the top-gallant
forecastle placed there to keep a look init. The brig swung stn-,
mediately round upon out starboard or weather bow rwsoilenh was
soma
on hoard-the brig called out to put our helm hard up, which
immediately done, and the brig was clear of us at once. She
sank rapidly, and before we had passed each other, her bull had
sunk with all on board, and before she was half our length
astern, her topsails were out of sight, and nothing but some
very small articles floating from her, nothing large enough to
support a titan. Two men were observed struggling iu the
water, but were lost sight of before we could affird any relief:
It was almost instantaneous, and could not have been three
minutes from the time we came in contact before She sank enj
tire!), out of sight S—put the ship round as Soon as possible, but
could see nothing. It blew quite fresh at the time, with rain;
the ship under all sail except top-gallant sails. The brig had
topsails only. We struck stein on, but it all happened to quick
that we cannot say which way the brig was standing. We
struck her either forward or abaft her masts, for she winded
ronimd on our starboard bow without getting foul of our jibboom.
[Judge from circumstances that she was standing the same way
with ourselves, and that we struck her stern or near it,
because our rigging to secure the bow-sprit and jibboom down
were carried away, without injuring either of them,,and the
brig swung clear of them j We lust cut-water-head and head.;
rails. bobstays, gammoniug of bowsprit, Sic. Tried time pump
and found the ship did not leak. Had not seen a sail before lot
six days. Lit. 39 48, lon. 5U b 5."

L!VEkPOOL Tow N ISSION.-A quarterly. Meeting of the
friends of this valuable society was held last night in the Insti-
tution House, Slater-street, W. Crosfield, E,q. in the chair.
The Rev. J. J. Carruthers opened the meeting by prayer A
letter was read from Isaac Crewdion, Esq. of NI anchesier (who
was expected to have been present), stating his deep interest its
Town Missions, and his regret that he could not attend the

meeting. Four of the agents of the society gave an interesting
account of their labours—the difficulties they. had to encounter
—the ignorance and wretchedness they met with—and the en-
couraging succeSs which attended their exertions. The Rev.
J. Tullman stated that he had frequently attended the weekly
meetings held by the agents, and spoke in terms of high com-
mendation of the agents and their labours. The Rev. W.
Bevan expressed his hearty approbation of the society, and his
willingness to co-upetate with its agents, The lleY .J
J. Car-
ruthers read several pleasing extracts from the report of the
Manchester Town Mission, which, though of very recent origin,
has raised £l2OO. and is employing nineteen agents. Seseral
other gentlemen addressed the meeting. It apt ears that the
Liverpool Triwn Mission is aide to employ only ten stipendiary
agents, and Consequently to occupy only a very small portion
of the town. The sum of £ll. Is 10d. was received frOm the
ladies who had volunteered to collect subscriptions for the so-
ciety. The Secretary read numerous extracts from the journals
of the agents describing the suffering and distress now prevail-
ing in the town. Some of these extracts appear in another
eolutnn. and to them we would beg particular mention. The
sum of £l7. Bs. Id. was immediately raised as a special fund for
alleviating the distresses of the poor, to be applied under the
lit ection of the committee of the society, Copies of the last re-;
port may be obtained at the Institution House, Slater.stieet.
A committee meeting of the lords of her Majesty's most bon,
privy council was held on Tuesday, at the council,tffice, to
consider petitions for and against granting charters to Birming-
ham and Chatham. There were present the Lord President,
the President of the Board of Trade, and the Seeretar) at War.

The Petersfield election committee, ballOtH far on Tuesday;
was comt osed of nine reformers and tilt) tories ; whilst upon
the Belfast committee, h. ted fur on the same day there-are
let) tories and only one reformer.
SHEFFIELD AND ROTHERHAM RAlLWAY.—theVtoiks of this
undertaking are rapidly approaching to completion, and in all
probability the line will be op iled fur traMe. aliout Midsummer.
The engines are now being Consttncteil by R. t...iteithensun and
Co. and the first dais cart iageS' have been ordered from Man-
chestes.- Workthen are employed day and night.
We are giad to hear that bir Francis But dett, Bart. M. P.,
has protriised to attend the nest Anniversary Dinner of the;
Leeds Operative Conservative Society, which will take place
in or before Easier Monday.
TURN-OUT AT Macctesrtein.—We understand tfiftt the
weavers in the employ of John Brockieburst, Esq. 4 the'
liberal M. I'., for Macclesfield have turned not against art at-
tempted reduction of v ages.
BHA DOOI,D COMSI6:II6IAL BANKINGCOMiviNf.,-A dividend
of 71 per cent. on the paid-up capital hag been deviated, and
21 per cent. appropriated to the guaraof6e fund,
e understand thin! General De Lacy Ev tie, t. P. f'4
Westminster is, or will he appoiuted oreeed-eitt tity 4
as Clerk of the Ottiolioitto