The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1836-03-08 00:00:00

THE ST. PAUL'S SCHOOLS.

We have great pleasure i❑ publishing a letter addressed by
Lord Sandal] to Air. William Roberts, of Plumbe-street, in-
closing a donation of five pounds in aid of the funds of these
schools. Our other representative, if applied to, would, no
thiubt, as the friend of education, be equally munificent.
" London, March 3, 18.36.

•
DEAR Sta,—There are no occasions-1u which lam mare
anxious to give my support to a benevolent purpose than such
as that which you have placed under toy consideration, namely,
the maintenance of a school i❑ connexion with St. Pani's
Church. I consider the maintenance of such a school is an
essential part of every congregation, and that no church is com-
plete without it. To every well-wisher of the established church
it must now especially be an object of the first importance. I
beg to offer you a contribution of five pounds towards your
funds. " Believe me, dear Sir,
" Your faithful Servant,
(Signed) " SANDON."

VACANCY IN TIME COIIIiION COUNCIL—Mr. Sharples, a
member of the Common Council. expired, after a short Illness,
yesterday morning, at his house in Toxteth Park.
Stitt' LAUNCH.—On Saturday morning, a tine ship, burthen
325 tons, new register, was launched from the building yard of
Messrs. SeddmianctLeadly, Woodside.. The ship, considered
by the connoiseurs present, a beautiful model'of naval archi-
tecture, as she passed from the stocks to her Future element, re-
ceived from Mrs. Littlerland the name of the " Heyes," being
that. of the senior partner of the Iniuse for whom she was built,
Messrs. Heyes, Lithe].land, and Co. After the launch a party
of about two hundred ladies and gentlemen partook of an, ele-
gant dqeuner d is jioeheite in the Model Room. The "Heyes"
is intended for the Barbadoes trade, and will, it is said, be
ready to sail in a fortnight.

LANCASHIRE ASSIZE.—The next assize will commence at
Lancaster, on Saturday, the 251 h March, and at Liverpool On
Wednesday, the 30th March. The records in causes to be tried
as at Lancaster, and at issue on or before Tuesday the 15 of
March, should be ordered on that day. 'The last days tor wak-
ing up issues in time for the trial at the next assizes will be in
causes to be tried at. Lancaster,Mirsday the I7th of March.
The causes to be tried at Liverpool, Monday the 21st of March,
on which days the records must he ordered. Eight exclusive
days' notice of trial to be given for the next assizes in,causes at
issue, in time for trial at the last assizes. The jury process for
the trial will be issued at Preston, on Sat at day morning the
26th day of Marcia instant ; and for the trial of causes at Liver-
pool, ou Wednesday morning, tee 30th day of Match instant.
Rule day before the assizes, Thursday, the 3d day of March.
• Rule cla:v-after the assize.i, Thursday, the 28th .day„.or_April
next. Declarations against defendants in gaol on writs of ea-
pias or detainer must be filed on or before Tuesday, the 29ilt
day of March. Its pursuance of the General Rule of Court, of
September Assizes, 1824, the causes • iotended to be tried at
Liverpool -sill be entered in the following order :-Ist list, Sal-
ford Hundred ;2d list, West Derby Hundred The business
of the police offices will be transacted at Preston during the
assizes.

DESTRUCTIVE FlRE.—Abont half-Tiast three o'clock on Sun-
day morning, large volumesofsmoke and flames were discovered
by the watch issuing from a warehouse in Cooper's-row•. The
lower part of the warehouse was oecuoied by Messrs. Barchuson
and 1 awcett. colourmen and drysalters, and the two upper
stories by Messrs. Maxwell, as corn stores. When discovered,
the three upper floors appeared to be on tire. The tire engines
from the police tire-station were quickly on the spot, two of
Arhich, being placed in Paradise-street, played with great effect
o❑ the south side of the warehouse. The staircase being burnt-
.,down, and the roof higher than the surrounding bitildiugs, great
difficulty was for some time experienced in playing effectively
upon the fire. A large pile of warehouses on the north side of
Cooper's-row were at this time in imminentdanger, the corner of
one of them having taken fire. One engine was directed entirely
to the preservation of these buildings. The supply of water, in
he first instance, from the carts was amply sufficient. Three ot her
enginesarrived,and very soon waterwasohtained from the ar-
rington fire plugs. The fire was got under by about five o'clock,
but the engines continued playing throughout part of Sunday
on the ruins. The cause of the fire has not been ascertained;
but it is supposed to have originated in consequence of the
grain of the upper floor having become heated, and which bad
not been turned for a considerable time. The building was hi-
cured in the Imperial Office for £1,000; hut the damage done to
it has been much more. Th's goods of Messrs. Barchuson and
Fawcett are said -to have received £2.000 damage, £l,OOO of
which is insured in the Phwnix-office. Mr. Maxwell had about
£1,500 of grain in the upper stories, the whole of which was
fully insured.
FIRE AT THE ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS.—Yesterday, at noon,
whilst the keepers of this ga►den were at dinner, the monkey-
house took fire, it is supposed from the flue .being overheated.
The roof was completely burnt, as were also the partitions of
the cages. One or two of the monkeys were burnt to death,
and several of them have been severely scorched. The poor
creatures made a tremendous screaming.

MANSLAUGHTER. CORONER'S INQUEST.--011 Saturday
morning an inquest was held in the court over the Police-
office, before John Heyes, Esq.. county coroner, on view of the
body of Rebecca Hug,lies, wife of Hugh Hughes, keeper of
what is called the Saloon, in Wiliiamson's-square, who had
come to her death front injuries inflicted upon her by her hus-
band. Hughes, who had been apprehended the day previously.
in St. John's market, was brought up in custody of one of the
officers of police. Mr. Dodd, solicitor, appeared on behalf of
the prisoner, and cross-examined several of the witnesses.
After a patient examination of several witnesses, the jury, after
a short consultation, returned a verdict of manslaumhier ag-ainq
Hughes, who was fully committed to take his trial at the en-
siling assizes. We had prepared a lengthened account of the
evidence taken before the coroner, but have been obliged to
omit its insertion through a press of other matter. •
THE LICENSED VICTUALLERS' PETITION.—The petition
from this bode, after having been signed by between three
and four thousand persons, has been forwarded to London, for
presentation to the House of Cumulous. Mr. Divett'S motion
upon the subject of the repeal of the 50 per cent duty comes
on to-day.

DEATH FROM BURNTNG.—A little girl, aged two Years z,nd
eight months, named Martha Cropper, residing with her parents
in Mill-street East, was burned to death on Thursday last in A
somewhat extraordinary bud unaccountable manner. It ap-
peals her mother had put her to bed its the evening, and after-
wards gone out, leaving a small fire burning in the grate near
to the bed; and on her return she found the bed clothes on tire,
and the poor child severely burned. She took it itnmediately
to the Infirmary, where it died the next day.
Anot DEN T.-A bov, named George Knowles, 13 years of age,
was ruts over in Islington, on Thursday afternoon, by a car
belonging to a man of the nattle of Roberts. An inquest was
held on view of the body of the deceased on Saturday, when a
verdict of accidental death was returned. No blame whatever
was attributable to the owner.

ACCIDENT AT WALLASEY.—Last Friday morning three
young men, who had been in the neighbourhood of Wallasey
shooting, when one of them incautiously placed a can of gun-
powder upon the fire, mistaking it for the entice pan. Imme-
diately the powder exploded, with a loud noise, and. we regret
to state, that the three men present were all dreadfully burned.
A little boy, who was likewise present, was almost totally de-
prived of his sight. The utensils in the room in which the ex-
plosion took place are entirely destroyed, and the room itself
and apartments adjoining are otherwise Much injured.
SUDDEN DEATH.—On Wednesday evening last a man of
colour, named John Brown, was found dead in a disorderly
house in Maguire-street. It appears the deceased had been
drinking with some females in one of the cellars of the saloons
in Williamson-square, and had afterwards retired with one of
them to the house mentioned, in which he had died in the course
of the night. Upon the body being opened it was found that
he had died in consequence of an enlargement of the heart.
LIVERPOOL TRADESMEN'S BANK.—AI a meeting of the
shareholders of this bank, consisting principally Of tradesmen
resident in Liverpool and the neighbourhood, held in the large
room of the Royal Hotel, Dale-street, yesterday afternoon, John
Taylor, Esq., corn merchant, in the chair, five directors were
unanimously chosen to conduct the affairs of the hank for the
.ensuing year.
LIVER THEATRE.—Miss Hamilton, a young lady who bids
fair, or at least possesses powers which ought to place her in
the first rank of English singers, takes her benefit at the Liver
Theatre on Friday night.
THE ARREST FOR DEBT BILL—Sir John Campbell's bill
for abolishing arrest and imprisonment for debt is delayed until
Lord Brougham is sufficiently recovered to take charge of it in
the House of Lords, where it will be introduced in the first
instance.