The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-08-21 00:00:00

WARRINGTON.

THE NEW ASSESSMENT TO THE POOR RATE.—Thiiiew
assessment of the parish of Warrington,lwhich hal just been
completed, in compliance with the provisions of the new poor
laws, is now lying at the overseer's Office, for the inspection
of the inhabitants, and Thursday, the 30th instant, is the
day fixed upon by the magistrates for hearing appeals
against it.

TRESPASSING UPON THE GRAND JUNCTION RAILWAY.—
On Monday, Mr. O'Sullivan, a clerk in the employ of the
Vulcan Foundry Company, at Newton, appeared before the
magistrates at Warrington petty sessions, to aiThwer an in-
formation, charging him with having committed a trespass by
walking along the railway at Winwick, on the 7th Instant.
The defendant admitted having walked along the railway on
the day stated in the information, but, in defenee pleaded
that he had a written permission from Mr. R. S. Norris, an
engineer in the employ of the Railway Company, so to do
" until further notice." The order was addressed to the
"police and plate-layers," was produced. At the request of
Furlong, the policeman employed on the line at Warring-
ton, the magistrates postponed the case until Wednesday, to
give Mr. Norris an opportunity of attending, he having
stated that the permission for the defendant to walk along
the line bad been obtained from him by misrepresentation.
—On Wednesday, the case again came on for hearing. The
defendant had the advantage of professional assistance.
Charles Furlong stated that Mr. Norris was unable, to attend,
in consequence of an accident that had happened on the line
on the previous night,,which rendered it necessary for him
to go'from Warrington to inspect it. -He produced two do-
cuments, one signed by Mr. Norris. This *stated that Mr.
Norris lad, some time ago, in consequenceof a statement
made to him at Bank-quay by the defendant, to the effect
that he had the permission of Mr. Alcard to walk on the
line, he (Mr. Norris) gave him a written permisiiOn to do
•so, which hehad since verbally withdrawn, on ascertaining
that Mr. Alcard had not given theedefendarit-suCh nermission•
The other document bore the signature.of Mr. Tait,- of Li-
verpool, and certified that he had never at ally time given an
order to Mr. O'Sullivan authorising him to walk on any,part
of the Grand. Junction Railway. On the part of the de-
fendant it was asserted that Mr. Tait had done so, ind thit
policeman on the line, echo had receic'ed Mr.. Tate's verbal
order, had, on the previous everting; been 'taken before Mr.
Norris, and stated such to be the case. It was positively de-
nied by hini that any mention had been made of Mr. Al-
- name. Mr. Cross, a gentleman employedat the War-
rington station, was called asn, witness for the defendant.
He spoke as to the nature of theconversation that paxsed at
the time the order waegivertby4lr. NOrtis to the defend-
ant, and said that Mr. Alcard's nam&wasnotuieetioned as
the person who had originally given the ;defendant permis-
sion,ta walk on the railway. The defendant said that, if per-
mitted, he could make an affidavit denying that: he-received
and verbal notice from Mr. Norris or any other person not
to walk on the railway in future. The Magistrates dismissed
the case, on payment of costs.—Another information fel- a
trespass committed after the service of the firgtsumnionsy,;,ki
dismissed without costs.-I.lt is
,a pity Mr. Noriis hidnot.ate
tended before the magistrates. Furlong..has reqties(cd:oni
reporter to state that no accident had oectirreif,-antOhatMi.
Norris was engaged on other business..] .
S i'EALING CORN.— On Wednesday, two Men; ,living; at
Sankey, named Swift and Turner, were. brought before the
magistrates at Warrington, charged with steiling.a " pack"
of wheat from the Windmill barge, lying at Sankey Bridge.
Thomas Hussey, the master of the flat, stated that he left-
the barge at Sankey Bridge on Sunday; with tiffy=five i'aeks
of wheat on board. On Monday he, missed one,sirk, and
after sending for the police he went to Turnei's house,_ and
telling him that the police were making a search at Swift's,
and that he had better bring down any, wheat he had, induced
him to bring down stairs two packs, containing in the whole
about half a sack. The wheat resembled that, on- board the
flat. Thomas Povey, a policeman, spoke to finding half a
sack of the same wheat as that on board the flat, under
Swift's garden-hedge. Swift denied. all knowledge of it. •
Turner said the wheat found at his house had been-there
for more than twelve months. Samples of the were
produced. They strongly resembled each other. They were
committed for trial.
WARRINGTON OPERATIVE CONSERVATIVE, ASSQCJAT;ON,
—The quarterly meeting of the members of this association
was held at the Town-hall, Corn-market, on, Tuesday ttiorn;',
ing. Mr. Wilson, the president of the society. took. the
chair. The minutes of the last meeting' having been reid"..
and approved, and several new members .elected, the-Chair
man addressed the meeting. After explaining theiganse• el:: -
the absence of so many members from the ineetri4, -which
he attributed to their having gone to Lvm,n to heritvierineri'
that was to be preached there by the celebrated-M..l\H ewletn,
be proceeded to congratulate them upon the general prospe.
rity and increase of the association, as well dk,.-tipirii their' ,
improved political prospects, owing to the House 01.1;titits
having again rejected the measures brought.ferwarkhliy,the,- ••
present ministry. At this he did not suppose, the ministers.
themselves would be sorry, as it would afford theiti
tunity of commencing operations afresh next7setsion,,auct^tO.,
hold their places in the meantime with greater safety:,-,
next adverted to the condition of the Roman Catholics, and..
lamented the power which Mr. O'Connell continued hold
over them in Ireland. He was in some degree astonished Id
find that the dissenters of England were allowing-the: Irish
ministers to preach amongst them; for, while they. professed
to support the church, they were really rendering assistance
to the Catholics to pull down the establishment. He hoped
the dissenters would see the necessity of separating thetn.: -
selves from the Catholics altogether, which would afford the
dissenters the best protection to their own interests. It was
with pleasure, however, that he heard the reverend:gentle-
man (the Rev. J. H. Nolan) to whose preaching he partfen-
larly. adverted, expose the fallacies of the Roman Catholic
religion, and the mischievous views its professors maintained, ,
towards the church. It.was his (the chairman's) determine-...
tion to support the church as by law established by "e'very
means in his power; and he considered he could. not. tlo so
more effectually than by advocating and adhering, to ,those
principles which formed the basis of the Warrington Operas,
tive Conservative Association. (Cheers.)—Mr.Thos. Clare
considered the chairman had not acted very wiselyin•attend-
ing dissenting places of worship, as the ministers,- while-pro-
fessing liberal measures, were the first and greatest enemy.
the church had to contend against.—Mr. Flanagan anti ether
members warmly defended the chairman. After a fevi. words
of explanation from Mr. Clare, the nieeting'preeteded
consideration of 'other matters. A vote of thanks was after- •
wards voted to the chairman, and the meeting broke np.---
The bind, formed from amongst the members of the associa-,‘-„.
tion, paraded the streets of Warrington, both before andnfier'-1
r the meeting. ,11:0i;

AN ACCOMPLISHED SWINDLER.
A series of ingenious frauds have lately been practised
upon different mercantile houses in Manchester and else•.
where, by ordering goods in the names of partiei welllnowti
to them, and then contriving to get possession of,the parcels,
sent, in a way which will be best understood from the folleming
particulars of an unsuccessful attempt, which led to "the .
capture of the offender. On the 3d instant, Messrs. Potters

and Norris, of this town, received by a post letterinf which '
the following is a copy : Ewa.:
" Halifax, Augustt Lc33B.
" Gentlemen,—Please to send us by first coach' two pieces
black bombazine, about 100 s.; two pieces 'abnot.l2(fs; ; and
two pieces 140 s. of a medium shade of blue blacks, and good
qualities. Also at same time about six pieces of your best
and newest patterns of India printed • bafidannas;, full •26 •
inches. Any of these that we should not approve of,,yr.e.will -
return the day after theirarrival.—We are, gentlemen, yours
.;
respectfully, " For Hartley and Morton, J.
P.S.—You will please to put each two pieces ofnne priors.;
both of a colour as nearly as possible, as the persons whoM
they are for will want more than one piece, and they vrill like
thein both of one colour." , .
. , .
Messrs. Potters and Norris having had frequent dealings
with Messrs. Hartley and Morton, drapers, of Halifax, did
not doubt the genuineness of the order,, though ,they:were.
aware that the partnership of that firm had jilt& been dissolved,_
and that the business was then carried on by.. Mr. Mbiturf...
They therefore packed up the goods as ordered, and forwarded -
them by coach to Mr. Morton, accoMpanied 'by an invoice„
&c. Mr. Morton, not having. given any order, teas' a- good'
deal surprised by the receipt of the goods and tlie.invince
and he immediately wrote to MessrS-: Potters and Norris, tq -•
say that be had not ordered any such. goodi,-nar -
learn that any of 'his neighbours had 4pTiFis,o; .anteh't the*;: •
fore presumed. there was some Mistake; but, at the,,,guode#4.ia
might be intended for somebody in•TrirlestfireNiewnifill keep"
them until he heard from Messrs. Pottersnnd Norris on.:the
subject. The fact seems' to have been, that the swindler liatt...,.!.';e
somewhat miscalculated the time of the arriyal,bl—thie.geoas
at Halifax; for, about an hour after Mr. Morton-had-writtee
to Messrs. Potters and Norris,. he'receivad the followipanote, •
enclosed in a coach parcel -
" Manchestur, Aug.:2(14838. ' •
"Gentlemen,—Having directed a parcel to you in mistake;
will thank you when you receive it, it yon would be kind

enough to pay the carriage forward, and to redirect it to Mr.
Morton, to he left at the Golden Lion coach office, Briggate,
Leeds. till called for.—We are, your obedient servants, for .
Potters and Norris, " J. BROWN.
" Messrs Hartley and Morton, drapers, Halifax."
Although the explanation given in this letter exactly ac-
corded with Mr. Morton's previous conjecture, that the goods
were intended for some other person of the same name in
Yorkshire, there was something about the communication
itself which excited his suspicions. In the first place. the
carriage of the parcel was not paid, which he thought was
unlike the course which, under the circutnstances, would be
taken by Messrs. Potters and Norris; and, in the second
place, it seemed extremely improbable that they would; send
goods to a coach-office in Leeds, to be called' for, instead, of . ;
forwarding them to the shop of the party who had bought's'
them; and his suspicions were very greatly strengthened. ott''''
finding, that, though the letter purported to come from Man-
chester, the parcel containing it had been brought by the
Leeds coachman. He therefore determined net. to forward-
the goods as requested, without hearing further from Messrs..
Potters and Norris, which he' did on the following day in
swer to his letter. The explanations which ensued, showed,
very clearly the nature of the fraud intended to be practised;
and Messrs. Potters and Norris sent over to Halifax an officer
of the Manchester police, who had the goods repacked, and'
directed as requested in the letter; and the officer left the
parcel at the Golden Lion coach-office, Leeds,'Where' he
waited for two days, but nobody came
.to claim the parcel.'
The officer then returned to Manchester, leaving proper
directions with the clerks at the coach-office, as well as with
the Leeds police; and, on Thursday last, a young man call-
ed at the coach-office and asked if any such parcel had arriv- .
ed there. He was answered in the affirmative; the parcel ,
was delivered to him on payment of the carriage, and he was •
taking it away when an officer apprehended and conveyed
him to prison. He gave his name William Howard; and
we understand that he was very soon identified as the person
who had, a short time previously, obtained a .quantity of
goods from a manufacturing house at Bradford,- in the name
of Messrs. John Satterfield and Co. of this town, by whoni be'."`
said he had been sent to select them ; and there are also, we
believe, other charges against him in that neighbourhood, on
which account he will be detained there for examination be- •
fore the magistrates.
From what we have heard, it is probable that he has car-
ried on these frauds to a more considerable extent than tuis
yet been ascertained. Two or three other cases, similar to
that of Messrs Potters and Norris, have been mentioned to
us; and in one of them he succeeded in getting possession of ~
goods to some amount; but part of them were afterwards re- •
covered, having been detained by a party.to whom they were ,
offered for sale under suspicious circumstances.—Manchester'
Guardian.

A new combination of metals as a substitute for the watch-
pieces
in which the pivots turn, and which are liable to be-
come damaged by the action of the oil, has been Submitted, -
to the Academy of Sciences. It consists of platina, silver,
and copper, and oil has no effect on it.
The recent debates in the two Houses of Parliament on the
Canada blundering and misgovernment furnish one •of the
most humiliating exhibitions of a ministry whom no reproof
or exposure of incapacity can move from office. Their
dilemma was complete. They dare not quarrel with the
Dictator they have set up in Canada any more than with the
~
Dictator who has set himself over them in Ireland. T"`":
have not the spirit of poor old Lear, who could not brook the
epithet of " The fiery Duke;" but, in their pitiable conci) 1-
tion, are obliged to put up with every affront from the iierYd
or rather the coal-y, Earl, who has satisfied every unto"!
anticipation of misrule abroad, whither they sent
order to avert his creating greater misrule at home, anil djlve
ing them from their places. But the greater error, tn_
original sin, is to be found in his associates; againSt w"hule
the voice of every moral, honest, and decent man .in..the,.
country was raised as soon as their names were known to.t'fis
public. What, indeed, could be expected from the counsei'd, •
of 'futons and Wakefields ? " Law-breakers," says, the
adage, " should not be law-makers;" but Lord Durbel
though otherwise, and behold the consequences! Vibe
bad begins, be sure that worse remains behind,—Past'