The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1841-04-27 00:00:00

THEI,TRE ROYAL.—The Theatre Royal was extremely
full last night, to welcome Mrs. Warner and Mr. Charles
Kean. Macbeth has been got up in a style seldom, or pe 7
haps never yet seen in the provinces.

By the Shinandoah which left Philadelphia on the 3d in-
stant, papers have been received to that date from Phila-
delphia, and from New York to the 2d inclusive, being one
day later than the last arrival. In neither journals do we
find any intelligence worth communicating.

PROTESTANT OPERATIVE MEETING FOR EXCIIANGE,
CASTLE-STREET, AND ST. PAUL'S DISTRICT.—The quar-
terly meeting for the above district was held yesterday even-
ing, at the Moorfields School-room, Mr. Joseph Crisp iu
the chair, for the purpose of promoting signatures to the
petition to Parliament, praying for an inquiry into the col-
lege of Maynooth. The meeting was addres§ed by Mr.
Parsonage, Mr. Ratcliffe, Mr. Barrow, and others.

THE PRESIDENT.—We are once more compelled to state
that no intelligence has been received of this vessel. A cor-
respondent of the London Times, under the signature of

" offers some suggestions which are -worthy of
attention, emanating, as they are alleged to do, from a dis-
tinguished naval officer of great experience. According to
that competent judge it seems to be quite possible that the
President, even if she had been steering for Bermuda, might
have missed that island, (not an unusual occurrence,) and
then made the best of her way to the West Indies, in which
case there has yet not been time to hear from her. Prior to
our next publication, in all probability we shall have the In-
dependence, British Queen, and Acadia, the last of which
would leave Boston on the 16th instant, and if she conveys
no intelligence of the President, the hearts of the stoutest
will be subject to very melancholy misgivings.

REGISTRY or Suirriwo.—An advertisement in another
column convenes a meeting, to be held this day,. for the pur-
pose of considering the best means of establishing a registry
book of shipping. Why such a step has been so long de-
layed is the more surprising, since our merchants, under-
writers,. and shipowners have been compelled to submit to a
grievance which has long been felt and acknowledged as

such. The London Registry of British Shipping contains
not, confessedly a faithful representation of that which it
affects to report, and we therefore anticipate that our com-
mercial gentlemen, now that the subject is brought practi-
cally before them, will hail the opportunity of rescuing
themselves and their fellow-townsmen interested in such
matters from a bondage in which they have too long been
held. The proceeds of the Liverpool surveys are devoted
to anything rather than the benefit of the shipowners, and
we call upon them resolutely to second the praiseworthy
efforts which are now making to reform such an abuse. The
metropolitan self-elected committee may oppose such a step,
but that only furnishes another reason for unwearied ex-
ertion on their part.

EXTENSIVE ROBBERY.-At the Kirkdale Sessions on
Saturday, Sarah Pugh, Robt. Jones, and Ann Jones, were
placed at the bar, before the Rev. Rector Brooks, chairman,
Charles Birch, Esq., Adam Hodgson, Esq., John Formby,
Esq., James Heyworth, Esq., Richard Alison, Esq., and
other magistrates, to take their trial for felony. Dr. Brown
appeared for the prosecution, and Mr. Wilkins for the de-
fence. The indictment charged that Sarah Pugh, late of the
township of Walton-on-the-hill, being servant to Mr. Ro-
dolph Zwilchenbart, did, on the 4th day of January last, fe-
loniously steal seventy-four pair of stockings, thirty-two pair
of socks, forty-one handkerchiefs, twenty-three caps, thirty-
four frocks, nineteen night caps, sixteen petticoats, seven-
teen napkins, fourteen shirts, seventeen pair gloves, twelve
shawls, eleven towels, eleven neckerchiefs, seven gowns, se-
ven tippets, nine collars, eight pair drawers, five pelises,
four pair stays, five scarfs, four habit shirts, five pockets,
four singlets, twenty-one pair trousers, four vests, eleven pair
boots, twenty pair shoes, five umbrellas, twenty yards diaper,
twenty yards satin, ten yards muslin, ten yards lawn, ten
yards linen, twenty yards ribbon, ten yards calico, a watch,
and many articles of valuable jewellery, with a vast number
of other things.—Robert Jones, and Anne his wife (sister of
Sarah Pugh) were charged with having feloniously received

the abovepoperty, knowing it to have been stolen. All the
prisoners pleaded not guilty. After the trial bad proceeded
to a certain length, the prisoner Sarah Pugh withdrew the
plea of not guilty, and pleaded guilty. She was sentenced
to three years' imprisonment, and hard labour. The other
prisoners, who were charged with receiving the goods, were
acquitted. The value of the property stolen was from £2llO
to £3OO. As the details of the case were published a few
mouths ago, it is unnecessary to give any further par-
ticulars.