The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1841-12-14 00:00:00

Tiie Rev. E. R. Jones, BA., late Scholar of Brasenose
College, Oxford, eldest son of the Rev. J. Jones, M.A., in-
cumbent of this town, was elected on Tuesday last to a Fel-
lowship at Queen's College, in that university.
HAIR OIL.—We have been requested by the proprietor of
the Liverpool Botanic Hair Oil to state that its properties
are of the most valuable nature. He states,. that the use of
it completely prevents the hair from changing colour—that
it keeps the sealp moist. We are told that this oil has the
merit of aiding in the preservation of the eye sight.
DISCUSSION ON SOCIALISM.—WC are informed that the
committee appointed to arrange the discussion on socialism,
between Mr. Brindley and Mr. Lloyd Jones, the socialist,
have placed in the hands of the Mayor the sum of £7O 3s 3d,
being the proceeds of the four nights' debate, after discharg-
ing the usual expenses. The amount is, we believe, to be
divided between the Infirmary and the Dispensaries.

GAME PIES :—THE RAINBOW.-Mr. Lawton, the pur-
veyor of the finest game pies in England, has commenced
making for the season. His fame is established far and wide,
and those who wish to place a delicious dish on their Christmas
tables, must lose no time in favouring him with their orders.
The Caledonia, British and North American royal mail
steamer, which left Liverpool on the 4th ultimo, arrived at
Boston on the 18th. She would sail from that port on the
lst,and Halifax on the 3d, inst., and may be expected to ar-
rive here to-morrow.

MEETING OF THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS.`—This
body would assemble on Monday week, the first in the
month. The Message transmitted by the President would
be read on the next day. As copies of it would not reach
New York until the Bth, the packet-ship Independence pro-
bably would be detained until that day, to convey the Mes-
sage to Europe , in that case, she may be expected, with fair
winds, to arrive about Christmas-day. But, should the ship
have a long passage, the royal mail steamer, which will leave
Boston on the 16th instant, will arrive with the Message on
or before the 30th instant.

Pitts.—On Sunday morning, at three o'clock, a fire was
discovered in a warehouse in Wilde-street, belonging to Mr.
Jones, London-road. The alarm was the greater in conse-
quence of its being known that there was a quantity of blast
powder deposited on the first floor. The floor was on fire,
and an attempt was made to persuade Mr. Hewitt, on his
arrival with the fire-engines, not to enter the street, but that
excellent officer, considering that the speedy suppression of
the tire was the grand point, drove on. and in a few minutes
succeeded in gaining a position secure from danger in case of
an explosion. Mr. Jones arrived in a few minutes, and at
great personal risk, rushed to where the powder was depo-
sited, and flung it into the street. (four casks). The fire
was completely subdued in about an hour. It originated
among some straw, the lower part of the building being used
as a stable. Mr. Whitty, Mr. Maxwell, and other officials
were promptly on the spot.
MALTREATMENT OF A MOTHER BY HER SON.-Nester-
day, at the Police-court, a stout young man named George
Walkington, was charged by his mother, an old woman, with
gross abuse and annoyance of her on Saturday night. She
stated that she lived in Redcross-street, and had done a
great deal for the prisoner, and was willing to do the utmost
for him, if he would conduct himself with propriety, but
found it in vain. On Saturday night he went to her place
and demanded 3s. from her, which he would have squan-
dered had she given it him ; and on her refusing be became
exceedingly violent, and assaulted her, and she was obliged
to send for the police-officers, when he struck and kicked
her. He had got married to a woman with whom lie could
not live, and she bad long supported him, and had his wel-
fare so much at heart that she would do so yet, if he would
behave himself, but he kept her in continual fear and misery,
so that she could not go to bed with her clothes off, lest he
might come in at any moment and attack her. She added
that he had spent all his week's earnings, 175., on Saturday
and Sunday, in drinking, and that drinking made him mad.
She did not think she could long survive his violence. Mr.
Rushton : "Oh yes, you will ! You are still a stout woman,
and will live a good while if you do not distress yourself
about him. His conduct has been most disgraceful and un-
manly, and you must not trouble yourself further about him,
or interfere to get him released, otherwise he may some day
take your life. I will take him into keeping. He must pay
a fine of £5, or be imprisoned for two months for the
assault, and further find sureties to keep the peace, himself
in £3O, and two others in £2O each, or be further im-
prisoned for one month."
The Prince Wales is to be " the pet of the petticoats ".
according to his royal highness's nativity, by Raphael, in the
Prophetic Almanac, in which little work for 1842 it appears
at full length, together with 108 pages of useful and very
amusing articles, illustrated with a large coloured Hierogly-
phic on zinc, and an exquisite steel plate called " The Magic
Mirror." The successful position of Raphael's almanac has
enabled the proprietor so to improve it as to merit the appel-
lation of being " the best "of the smaller annuals. On
Winter evenings, " the laughable Wheel of 'Pythagoras " and
the Cabilistic Numbers; and in leisure moments, the poeti-
cal extracts, afford light and gratification.—(See advt.)

.CONVERSIONS FROM ROMANISM.—We have observed
lately frequent instances of persons publicly recanting the
errors of Popery, and embracing the Scriptural doctrines of
Protestantism. It will be seen from an advertisement, that
a special form of service, to be used on such occasions, has
been compiled by the Rev. Hugh M'Neile, from one pre-
pared by the Archbishop' Tenison, in the year 1714, at the
command of Queen Anne ; the only addition being the
introduction of a few questions used and recommended by
the late Archbishop of Dublin. As the want of such a
form has long been experienced, we have no doubt there will
be a great demand for it.
ST. MICIIAEL'S CHURCH.—On Sunday last, two excellent
sermons were preached in this church by the Rev. John
Jones, and the Rev. J. H. Stewart, in behalf of St. Michael's
week-day and Sunday schools. The mayor, and several
members of the town council, were present on the occasion.
' The collections amounted to 1:47 4s. 6d. The school chil-
dren attended at each service, and it was pleasing to hear
them sing the appropriate hymns chosen for the occasion. hi
the afternoon they were cathechised in the church, when
many of the congregation, as well as the parents of the chil-
dren, were gratified by their good answering in the Scriptures,
as well as their correct repetition of their hymns and cate-
chism. The pew rents, in this church, we are glad to learn,
are to be reduced from Ist February next. This will be a
great boon to the congregation and neighbouring inhabitants.
Hitherto the price charged was nearly uniform throughout
the entire church ; but in future a graduated scale will be
adopted, so that individuals in different circumstances of life
will be accommodated with pews or sittings in proportion to
their means. _ . .

THE ALBION'S LATEST !-Our contemporary. the Albion,
has been rubbing up his Latinity, and has made three dis-
tinct discoveries—first, that Fidus Achates is not Fides
Achates ; secondly, that Fidus Achates kept bad company ;
and lastly, that Fidus Achates is not the Reverend Hugh
M'Neile. The Albion is right this time in his orthography;
right too in his identity; but with respect to his second po-
sition—the character of the Pius Eneas—there is nothing

---
INQUEST ON A CHlLD.—Yesterday an inquest was held
before Mr. Curry, touching the death of Jane Griffiths, a
child of eleven years old. The deceased lived with her pa-
rents, in Thurlow-street. On Sunday evening, during their
absence, the deceased called in another little girl from the next
house to keep her company ; and while the former was pour-
ing some coffee from a kettle into a cup, her clothes ignited
at the bars of the grate, in which there was a brisk fire, and
she was soon in flames. Her companion endeavoured to ex-
tinguish them by throwing water upon her, but being unable,
called her mother, who extinguished the fire with a blanket,
but not before the deceased was so much burnt that she died
in a few hours. Verdict, " Accidental death."
STEALING A CHEESE.—At the Police-court yesterday,
two boys, William Tatlock and Michael Regan, werecharged
with having stolen a cheese. It appeared that about six
o'clock on Saturday night, a police officer observed the pri-
soners, one of whom had a cheese ; and as, on being ques-
tioned, they gave no satisfactory account of it, he detained
them, and made inquiry in the neighbourhood, the result of
which was, that the cheese was identified as belonging to
Mrs. Ball, shopkeeper, Byrom-street, being marked B, and
missed from others similarly marked. One of the prisoners
stated that he had picked it up in the middle of the street—
saving it from being run over by a coach ! They were each
committed to gaol for three months.
REVENUE IN ay IRY.—The commissioners Lord Granville
Somerset, Mr. Baring, and Mr. Pringle, arrived here on
Friday, to commence their examination into the state of
the revenue establishments. One main object of the inquiry
is to provide increased facilities for commerce; and, we un-
derstand, that in consequence of a communication to this
effect from Lord Sandon to the mayor, all the mercantile
associations of the town have appointed deputations to con-
sider matters to be brought before the commissioners. The
deputations meet daily at the rooms of the East India arid
China Association, when the communications of facts or
suggestions for improvements in the present system may be
addressed to the chairman of the deputations.
THEFT PROM THE PERSON.—Yesterday, at the Police-
court, a young woman, named Mary Roach, was charged
with stealing a sum of money from the person of a gentleman
in the street. Mr. John S. Williams said he was a builder
in Birkenhead, and that on Saturday night, as he was passing
down Ranelagh-street, he was accosted by the prisoner. He
had scarcely spoken to her, telling her he would have no
communication with her, when he missed his money, and
immediately told her she had robbed him of a half-crown and
two shillings. He detained her, observed she had the money
in her mouth, and called a police-officer, who took her into
custody. She screamed out murder, and collected a con-
; course of people. The officer searched her, but found no
money in her possession. On returning, however, to the
'r spot, after depositing his charge in the station-house, he
t found the money amongst the stones. She was committed
for trial.

DEATH FROM A WOUND IN THE HEAD—SURGICAL
CASE.—An inquest was, on Saturday, and, by adjournment,
yesterday, held before P. F. Curry, Esq., on view of the
body of a boy. 9 years of age, named John Garland. A youth,
named Connolly, was in custody, on suspicion of having
caused his death. The prisoner's brother, Abraham Con-
nolly, said he was an apprentice at Messrs. Rodick and Co.'s,
merchants. About three months ago he and his brother had
-some words at home, and after going out, the latter threw a
stone at him in Hale-street, at the bottom of which there are
some steps into Dale-street. He evaded the stone by going
off the parapet, and it bounded towards the steps. Directly
after he heard a boy screaming, and saw him with his hand
to his head. Some persons collected, and said the boy was
hurt. Witness went away, and did not see him afterwards.
It appeared that the deceased, who lived with his parents, in
Bachelor-street, went home, and had the wound dressed. He
was attended by several doctors, including Mr. Baylis and
Mr. Murphy. Mr. C. 0. Baylis, surgeon, said he called to
see the deceased, Dr. Murphy was then going to perform
an operation on his head. He was wounded on the left fore-
head—the wound had imperfectly healed—the bone was
much discoloured—and there was evidence of disease of the
brain. The operation was performed by Dr. Murphy. A
portion of the bone of the skull was, on removing the scalp,
found absorbed. Four days afterwards he called, by request
of Mr. Murphy, and found a portion of the brain had come
through the opening made by the trepanning. The disease
of the brain and of the bone of the skull was, no doubt, the
cause of death—produced by external violence. Mr. Ley-
cock said he attended the deceased about ten days. He
found inflammation of the brain, and applied the usual re-
medies. After ten days he considered him convalescent, but
on again visiting him, found he had been trepanned, and a
soft substance protruding through the opening. He called
two surgeons from the Dispensary in consultation, and used
the usual means, but the patient died on Friday, from hernia
of the brain, which frequently followed trepanning, but could
not be foreseen by the operator. He could connect the
cause of death with the wound and inflammation of the brain,
for which he was first called,—nor could he say whether the
operation was necessary or not, as it was performed several
days after he was first called in. When he left off first visit-
ing him, the wound was quite healed. Mr. Cooper, surgeon,
made a post mortem examination. He found a large wound,
evidently made for surgical purposes. The skull was exposed.
There was a considerable hole of an angular shape, having
more the appearance of bone removed by ulceration or ab-
soiption than by surgical operation. Trepanning had been
performed, and he found a large cavity in the brain, and an
ulcerated hole in the dura mater corresponding with that in
the skull. He described other appearances. Matter pre-
vailed throughout the whole of the cavities of the brain, and
was one of the most extensive cases of abscess of the brain he
had ever seen. The abscess was the cause of death. It was
not of frequent occurrence from natural causes, but more
frequently from blows or wounds of the skull. A blow given
two or three months ago might produce it. The jury re-
turned a verdict to the effect, that the deceased died of the
abscess, but how produced there was no evidence. The pd.
soner was discharged.