The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1841-04-13 00:00:00

LOCAL NEWS.

YOUNG MEN'S ESTABLISHED CHURCH SOCIETY.—It
will be seen from an advertisement, that on Thursday even-
ing next the Rev. Hugh M' Neile will address a lecture to the
members and friends of the Young Men's Established Churc
Society

The character of the lecturer, and the important

and interesting subject of the lecture, are more thansuffic

ent to secure a numerous auditory

THE LATE MURDER NEAR BRISTOL.—On Thursday last
at the Bristol assizes, Charles Rudge, aged 18, was charge(
with the murder of Mrs. Shedden, at Hot-field, near Bristol
the particulars of which appeared in the Standard at the time
After the evidence had been fully detailed, the jury considerec

it of so contradictory a nature as to stop the prisoner's coon,
sel before the conclusion of his address, and immediately re

turned a verdict of not guilty

INLAND WAREHOUSING.—Just as the House of Co

mons was about to adjonen on Wednesday morning, Mr
Lahouchere brought in a bill " for the Warehousing of Fo

reign Goods at Inland Towns." It was read the first time
and ordered to be read the second time on Monday, April 21

THE LATE MURDER AT MANCHESTER.—An inquest wa:

held at the Infirmary, on Thursday last, before Air. Chap•
man, the borough coroner, on the body of Frances Rostock
whose throat was cut in Liverpool Road, on the Bth ult

William Hampson, who has been in custody ever since,
charged with committing the deed, was present during the
holding of the inquest. After the hearing of the evidence,
the jury brought in a verdict of " Wilful Murder', against
the prisoner.

TRIBUTE OF RESPECT.—On Wednesday, the ladies of St.
George's congregation, Bolton, presented their p4stor, the
Rev. J. Lyons, with a set of rich robes, together with a
valuable and beautiful copy of Strype's works, consisting of
25 volumes. The robes were procured from Oxford, and are
"beautiful exceedingly." An eloquent letter accompanied
the gift, to which Mr. Lyons has replied in a most finished
epistle, abounding in every sentiment capable of proceeding
from a pious minister of our ancient and venerated church.
Mr. Lyons, it will be remembered, was formerly the minister
of all Saints' Church in this town.

EXPLOSION OF GAS.—Some operations have recently bees
carried on at the house of the Rev. Hugh M`Neile, in Ros

common-street, with the view of draining off the stagnant
water which has lodged beneath it. For some days, previous
to Saturday last, a very offensive odour of gas was perceived
by the inmates of the reverend gentleman's mansion. On
Saturday morning an individual, who superintended the for-
mation of the new sewer or drain, was, with his son, exami-
ning the direction of the old sewer. They had a candle with
them, and had just opened a passage from one of the vaults
into the sewer, when the pent up gas which had accumulated
in the place exploded. Both individuals were slightly injured.
The explosion blew up several large flags in a small front
yard where a pump had recently stood over a well of stag-
nant water, and broke three or four panes of glass in the
scullery window.

BURGLARY AND EXTENSIVE ROBBERY OF WATCHES,
JEWELLERY, &C., AT LIVERPOOL.—On the night of the
4th instant, some thief or thieves effected an entrance into
the shop of Mr. Allwood, pawnbroker, Vauxhall-road, Li-
verpool, and succeeded in carrying away with them the fol-
lowing valuable property, namely, sixty silver lever and verge
watches, which, having been cleaned, will have whiting be-
tween the cases ; a silver-chased snuff-box, fifty gold wed-
ding rings, from fifteen to twenty gold seals, a large quantity
of American dollars, as also a large quantity of half and
quarter ditto, a twenty franc gold piece, a large quan ity of
old coins of various sorts, two silver gilt pieces, (ow the

size of a doubloon, the other of a half ditto,) a few shil ings
of the reign of Elizabeth, several silver table spoons, and a
quantity of silver tea spoons. A reward is ottereu for the
apprehension and conviction of the offender or offenders.

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BREAKING INTO AND ROBBING A SHOP.—Robert Weaver
was charged before the magistrates, ou Saturday last, with
having broken into the shop of Mr. Steven Meredith,
auctioneer, Marybone, and stolen a quantity of dresses,
merinos, and other articles. When Mr. Meredith found that
his shop had been robbed, he gave information to the police.
The prisoner had, some weeks since, taken lodgings from .a
Mr. Ford, who discovered, in a recess in the floor of the
prisoner's room, a number of skeleton keys and housebreak-
ing implements. He informed Mr. Dowling, who sent
constable Thos. Ainsworth to the house, where most of the
property missed by Mr. Meredith was found. Some few of
the articles had been pledged. Tlie prisoner was committed
for trial.
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STREET-ROBBERY.—Mary Dunn, a little woman, of dis-
solute character, was placed before Mr. Rushton, on Satur-
day, charged with having robbed Thomas Patton. The
complainant stated, that on Friday night, or Saturday morn-
ing., a little after twelve o'clock, he knocked at the door of a
public-house, in the Old Haymarket. He was accosted by
the prisoner, with whom he walked a little way up the small
avenue, known by the name of St. John's Village. He had
in his pocket a purse, at one end of which were three five
pound notes, and at the other four sovereigns and five half-
crowns. Suddenly he missed his purse, and, seizing the
prisoner, accused her of having taken it, and demanded its
restoration. She stooped to the ground and picked it up and
gave it to him. Ile found, however. that, though the notes
were safe, the gold and silver had disappeared. Two other
gills came up and clamoured for him to set the prisoner at
liberty, but he refused, and desired a man who was passing
to send him a police-officer. Constable 134 came to his
assistance, and all the girls were taken to Bridewell and
searched, but nothing was found in their possession. The
prisoner denied the charge and was committed for trial.
The PADG ATE BURGLARY.—Through the vigilance of Mr.
James Jones, the very able and active deputy-constable of
Warrington, there is every reason to believe that the parties
who committed this burglary are now in custody. They form
one of the most complete and organised gangs ever met with
in this part of the country, and will in all probability turn
out to be the parties who have, within the last twelve months,
committed so many depredations upon church property in
Cheshire and Lancashire. They were apprehended in Man-
chester • and at the house of one of the gang was found a
bunch of picklock keys, of about two hundred in number,
capable of opening any lock from the size of a trinket box to
the largest church door. Two black jackets, made with full
bodies, admirably adapted for the concealment of the parties
wearing them, with crapes and black caps to match, a pair
of rifle-barrel duelling pistols, of foreign manufacture, with
flint locks, a very handsome fowling-piece (percussion lock),
a various and well-selected stock of bullets, shot, and pow-
der, together with bullet moulds to match the fire-arms ;
three dark lanterns, one without a slide—a slide to fit the
latter lantern was picked up on the day after the robbery, in
Mr. Shaw's house, at Padgate; two crow bars and a blud-
geon, the key of the front door of Mr. Shaw's house, a good
stock of new clothing, and sundry account-books (maker's
name " Smith"), and six silver spoons. The prisoners were
brought up for examination, before the magistrates, yester-
day, at Warrington.
MORE TRICKS UPON TRAVELLERS.—NCWCOMb Procter,
a respectable looking young man, was placed before Mr.
Rushton, on Saturday, charged with having in his possession
a quantity of tobacco. The prisoner was walking near the
King's Dock with a large parcel in his hand, when he was
stopped by a police-officer, who, on opening one end of the
parcel, found that it contained tobacco. The Excise officer
who appeared as a witness in court stated, that the paper
taken from the prisoner was, at first, believed to be filled
with tobacco. On opening it, however, it was found to be
filled with sawdust, with a small quantity of tobacco at each
end. It appeared that Procter is a very respectable young
man, who has recently at Liverpool for the purpose
of proceeding to Jamaica inthe ship Sydney. As he was
going to the vessel, on Thursday last, he met a man attired
as a sailor, who offered him a parcel of tobacco at so low a
price that he was induced to become a purchaser. He bought
what purported to be 141hs of tobacco at the rate of 2s. per lb.
and was proceeding with his prize to the ship when he was
stopped by the officer. It was stated that several fellows,
dressed as sailors, prowl about the docks for the purpose of
practising frauds similar to this on the ignorant and unwary.
The prisoner was discharged, and his parcei of sawdust de-
livered to him.