The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1841-04-23 00:00:00

LOCAL NEWS

THE STEAM SHIP BRITISH QUEEN.-It has been arranged
that the port of arrival and departure for the British Queen,
from and to New York, will in future be Liverpool instead
of London.

JOSEPH HOLLAND.—A respite until further orders of the
sentence on this culprit, who was left for execution by the
judges of assize, has been received by the governor of Kirk-
dale gaol.

AMERICA?: PACKETS.—The Europe, which left New
York on the Ist inst., reached this port on Monday even-
ing, bringing one day's later intelligence than the Caledonia.
The independence, which would sail on the 7th, may be ex-
pected up to-day or to-morrow. The Columbia would leave
Boston on the 15th, and rosy be looked for on Thursday
next. If the British Queen left on the 10th, she will be due
on Sunday—but it is doubtful if she could be got ready for
the former day, as she would not reach New York until the
4th instant.

CONVERSION.—A young person, educated in the Roman
Catholic belief, has renounced the errors thereof, and was
formally received into the community of the French Pro-
testant church of London on Sunday last, at the temporary
place of worship, Founder's-hall, Lothbury.
ST. THOMAS' CHURCH, LANCASTER.—This place of di-
vine worship, recently erected in the county town, was
opened for public service for the first time on Wednesday
evening week, on which occasion a very eloquent s2rmon was
oreached by the Rev. David James, of Kirkdale, from Psalm
xi-3. " If the foundations be destroyed, what can the
righteous do ;" at its conclusion a collection was made to-
wards the fund required for defraying expenses incurred by
the erection of the sacred building, when the sum of £32
was received.

THE FOREIGN AID SOCIETY.—This society has arisen
from the union and incorporation of two distinct institutions
the European Missionary Society and the Soci6tes Evang6-
liques), and aims at the diffusion of the reformed religion
over the continent of Europe. We can scarcely imagine that,
whilst the liberality of Liverpool is proverbial towards the
distant heathen and the dispersed Jews, there will be any

lack of interest 'manifested towards those who are joined to
us by innumerable links of neighbourhood, common Christi-
anity, continual intercourse, and mutual impressions. True
it is that France has gone to the greatest depths of infidelity,

has cast off for years all national profession of Christi-
anity—but there is no occasion for despair. Already much
teas been accomplished ; and if the Foreign Aid Society,
whose claims, as may be seen from an advertisement, will lie
advocated here on Monday next, be adequately supported,
there is every reason to
_expect, from past experience, that

the religious principles of the reformation will be spread over
the continental nations, and many will thus be rescued from
the absurdities of infidelity or the grinding tyranny of all
anti-Christian apostacy. Let our Protestant readers reflect
which this society has in view, and assist to
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upon the object
the utmost a work so pregnant with b

THE PADGATE BuTtGLAßS.—Yesterday week, Thomas
Sutton, the man admitted as evidence for the Crown in the
prosecution about to be instituted against this notorious gang
of burglars, made a very full statement of his transactions
in connexion with them, from the time of his joining them
until his apprehension in MancLiester some short time after
the Padgate burglary. He entered into a detailed account of
the manner of his introduction with William Dixon, a saw-
yer, and member of the gang. Shortly after his acquaintance
with these scoundrels, it was arranged that they should rob
the newly-erected silk sawmill of Messrs. Bickam and Pow-
nall, near Worsley. They reached the mill about eleven
O'clock on the evening of the 15th February, and entering
the garden by the canal side, in front of the mill, took up
their respective stations. Parkinson (the captain of the gang)

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and Dixon, with their crowbars and skewers, commenced
breaking a hole in the brick-work forming the factory wall,
a work of great difficulty, the walls being four bricks thick,
and, on account of the machinery, well cemented together.
It was also a work of great hazard, as a row of small cottage
tenements ran along the other side of the mill, and the
Messrs. Bickham and Pownall's foreman lived in a cottage
at one end of the mill, which, by means of a door in the wall,
afforded easy access to the interior. In addition to that, the
rural police force had their head station in Leigh, and the
officers might be expected almost hourly to visit the premises.
Goodyear (another of the gang) assisted Parkinson and Dixon
in removing the bricks, and Sutton exerted all his energies
in keeping a good " look out." The work proceeded but
slowly, and Parkinson and Dixon were at one time half in-
clined to abandon their labour. All operations were sus-
pended during the time of any boats passing. After four
hours' toil three of the gang entered and broke open the doors
of the desk, and took therefrom one pound six shillings and
fourpence in money. They next collected together forty-three
silk warps of various colours, being as much as they could
conveniently carry, and of £2OO value, with which they ef-
fected their escape in safety. The bowl containing some of
the copper was thrown into the canal immediately, and the
gang, after proceeding some distance along the canal side,
finding daylight fast bursting upon them, thought it most ad-
visable to deposit the whole of their booty in an old barn at-
tached to a decayed and dilapidated mansion, some half mile
distant from the mill. They afterwards went to Manchester,
where, with the assistance of James Unsworth, a hackney
coachman out of employ, they procured a cab, into which the
silk was placed and removed to Sale Moor, where Goodyear
lived. The silk was afterwards disposed of, and Sutton re-
ceived £2 10s. for his share. Dixon was apprehended last
night week, and Unsworth is also in custody. The statement
made by Sutton also implicates Dixon, Parkinson, and Good-
year, in a burglary committed at the mansion of the Messrs.

Cocks, at Upton, near Chester. In that case, the g

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fected an entrance into.the bedroom of the ladies, and pre-
senting pistols at their heads demanded their money. It is
said, that they had £l5OO. in the house at the time, which
they had just received for some railway shares. Luckily,
while one of the ladies was conducting Parkinson down stairs
to the place in which it was deposited, one of the servants
escaped, and giving an alarm, the-gang dispersed in confusion
minus their intended booty. -

CLAIM FOIL DAMAGE TO A SHIP.—On Puesday an appli-
cation was made before Mr. Rushton, at the Police-office,
by Mr. Robinson, of the firm of Lowndes and Robinson, to
recover, on behalf of the owners of the True Blue, the amount
of damage sustained by that vessel on the 27th of March, in
consequence of the pilot who had charge of the ship Eugene
having run that vessel against her as he was enterinc, the ba-
sin of the Queen's Dock, and carried away her rudder. Mr.
Robinson called Mr. John Garnett, the dock-master of the
Queen's Dock, who stated that, on the 27th of March last,
the True Blue was lying stern on, on the south side of the
gateway of the Queen's Dock Basin, hanging to a buoy over
the gridiron. It was just before high water, and the gates
were not opened, but the True Blue was lying in a position
just ready to haul in. He (Mr. Garnett) saw the Eugene
run in under the charge of the pilot, and she was brought up
against the bows of the True Blue, which .was forced against
the basin, and her rudder broken. The fault was in the pilot
not letting go the anchor in proper time. He ought to have
let go the anchor much sooner. He (Mr. Garnett) was pre-
sent at the investigation before the pilots' committee. The
pilot there said he ordered the anchor to be let go as he went
in. Mr. Wright, who appeared for the defendant, here ob-
jected, that what was said by the defendant at the pilots'
committee could not be evidence there, because they could
not examine him upon it. Cross-examined by Mr. Wright.
—lt was the starboard bow of the Eugene that struck the
True Blue in the bows forward. The blow was so violent
that it broke her hawser, or warp. Was not aware that the
True Blue was damaged on the part where she struck. She
was forced with violence against the wall, and a main piece
of her rudder was broken, and the Eugene carried away bet

The Eugene w

own topgallantmast. - ... out swinging her an-
was west, blowing very fresh : she came in
chor ; the wind
before it, and brought her anchor home with her. Mr.
Tucker, carpenter, stated that he saw the True Blue on the
gridiron on the morning of the 27th, and her rudder was then
quite perfect. On the 29th it was surveyed, and found to be
shattered. He had repaired it. The cost was £8 10s: 2d.
By Mr. Wright.—The rudder was a good rudder. It was
made of black birch. The vessel was built at Nova ScOtia,
and black birch was as good a wood for rudders as could be
got there. He had used black birch for the new rudder.
Mr. Rushton said the only point in the case was, that the
wind was blowing fresh at the time, and the pilot ought to
have let go the anchor sooner. The other vessel, it was clear,
was removed in a proper position out of the way. The da-
mage must be paid for. He would have the work looked at
by Mr. Askew, and whatever he estimated the proportion of
the damage at which ought to be paid by the Eugene, he
(Mr, Rushton) would award.