The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1841-09-24 00:00:00

LOCAL NEWS.

We are informed that a public prayer meeting is intended
to be held to-morrow morning, being the Jewish Day of
Atonement, at the Institution-house, Slater-street, at eight
o'clock. Several clergymen are expected to attend.

LIVER THEATRE.—The Wizard of the North continues
to attract very numerous audiences. He is really a surprising
personage.

IMPORT OF WHEAT AND FLOUR.—Between the sth and
the ll th instant, there was imported to Liverpool, London,
and other ports, 119,223 quarters of wheat ; 16,033 sacks,
and 9,469 barrels of flour. Total this year, 1,429,342 quarters
of wheat, 419,101 sacks, and 303,085 barrels of flour.

BANCKS AND Co.'s BANKRUPTCY.—We understand
that the probable amount of the liabilities of this estate is
estimated at £BO,OOO, of which £20,000 have been proved
by the Bank of Manchester. The assets are said to amount
to £23,700, besides doubtful debts, so that the estate at
present shows the probability of a dividend of 4s. or ss. in
the pound.
BIRKENHEAD AND CHESTER RAILWAY.—On the 27th
ult., the directors of the railway advertised for a person to
fill the office of station-keeper at Birkenhead, at a salary of
£lOO per annum. The applications were to be sent in by
the 11th September. Short as was the interval, and low the
salary, there were about four thousand applicants for the
situation.

POISONOUS CATSUP—The public should be upon their
guard against the catsup hawked about the streets, much of
which is coloured by copper, in order to give it the green hue
desired by purchasers. Where this sophistication exists it
can readily be detected, by adding a few drops of liquid
ammonia to the suspected liquor, which, in case of any cop-
per being present, immediately becomes blue.

COURAGE AND HUMANITY.—On Friday last two children
were rescued from drowning by the intrepidity and presence
of mind of an individual of the name of Richard Kirkham,
residing in Upper Grafton-street, Toxteth-park. A girl of
the age of 14, having in her arms an infant, aged 10 months,
was standing on the edge of the pier, at the Potteries, when
her foot slipped, and she was precipitated the height of about
ten feet into the water, the tide being at the time at its height.
Kirkham, who was standing near, was aroused by the screams,
and, though one hand was disabled by a previous injury, im-
mediately plunged in, and, by active swimming, brought out
the elder child, and supported the infant until it was seized
by the boat-hook of a vessel lying near.
ST. SILAS' CHURCH, PEMBROKE-PLACE.—This church
will be opened for divine worship on Wednesday next, when
a sermon will be preached in the morning by the Rev. Hugh
M'Neile, and another in the evening by the Rev. Mr. Cor-
deaux, the newly-appointed incumbent. We believe the
latter gentleman will preach at St. Jude's on Sunday evening.

We understand that Sir Joshua Walmsley, the late mayor
of Liverpool, has taken from the Earl of Lichfield, Ranton
Abbey, in this county, with its extensive manor, which for
game, is considered the best stocked of any in England ; and
that Sir Joshua will take up his residence there in a short
time.—Staffordshire Advertiser.

CAUTION TO TOBACCONISTS.-At the police-court yester-
day, an information was laid by one of the Inspectors of
Police against a person named Harrison, who keeps a tobac-
conist's shop in Scotland-place, for " trading" on Sunday.
Informant stated that he saw the door of the shop open, and
observed several persons purchase and pay for small quanti-
ties of tobacco. A female, the wife of the tenant, appeared
to answer the information. She said that there was but the
shop and a small back room ; that they had been there for
two years, and never knew that it was an offence ; that the
door only (the sole entrance to the place) was open ; and that
there were much larger shops open in Byrom-street, Para-
dise-street, and elsewhere, with their windows open on Sun-
day, that were unmolested, She added that they never
opened during church time ; that most of the druggists and
all the publicans also sold tobacco, and that she considered it
hard that their little place, in which they had difficultyjn
making a living, should be first selected.—Mr. Rushton said
that the Inspector would do well to consider what she had
stated, and lay informations against all or none. The case,
being proved, he had no resort but to inflict the
The information was laid under an old law of Charles
fihon‘ev.eveTrh,
11. yet extant, and he had no power to mitigate. She was
then tined ss. for unlawfully trading on the Sabbath.

ROBBERY BY A DRAPER'S ASSISTANT.—On Wednesday,
at the Police-court, William Britten Bradbury, a respect-
ably-dressed, and good-looking young man was committed
for trial at the sessions, on a charge of having plundered
fifteen of the assistants at Messrs. Jeffery and Morrish's
shop, in Church-street, of various articles of clothing,
which he had discovered in their respective bed-rooms. The
prisoner had been in the service of Messrs.- Jeffery "Id
Morrish as shopman up
to the 13th instant, on which day the
articles were stolen, as they were all safe on the morning of
that day, but were all missing when search was made for
them in the evening. The prisoner was apprehended in Lon-
don, and was then brought to Liverpool, and the contents of
a bag which he had with him sbewn to the several young
men at Jeffery and Morrish's, who respectively claimed them
s,
as their property. The bag contained waistcoats, towel
shirts, are.

THEA.TAE ROYAL—This evening Miss Ellen Tree, the
cleverest, lovliest, and most charming actress on the stage,
takes her benefit, when " Much Ado about Y.othing," and
" The Bride of Lammermoor" will be acted. Miss Tree's
Beatrice is a most delicious impersonation with Mr. Ander-
son as Benedick, Mr. Mackay as Dogberry, and Mr. Stuart
as Leonato, a treat may be expected.
AMPHITHEATRE.—This Theatre has opened under the
management of Mr. Beverly, Mr. Egerton being the lessee.
The performances are extremely amusing and varied. The
Carnival of Venice is well got up. _ _

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MEETING OF THE DOCK CONIMITTEE.—Yesterday the
usual meeting of the Dock Committee took place. There
were ten members present, but no business of public interest
was transacted.

THE MELODICON.—LYCEUM-ROOMS.—This singular in-
strument, now that it is beginning to be known, is attracting
many visitors. Herr Breunig's style of playing has delighted
all who have heard him. As his stay is limited, we recom-
mend our readers to pay him a visit. The morning per-
formance commence at twelve o'clock, ending at one ; the
evening from seven till eight. The admission being only one
shilling, every one should hear this new instrument.
FlRE.—This morning, at about a quarter before 1 o'clock,
an alarm of fire was given from the brewery of Mr. Mellor,
in Hunter-street. Mr. `Witty and Hewitt, of the fire-po•
lice, with. the whole of the firemen, were speedily on the spot,
with two engines and water-carts, and i❑ ten minutes the
flames were subdued. It appeared that the fire had proceeded
from some ashes from the engine furnace, and had ignited
some of the timber in a lower apartment of the premises in
Robert-street. The damage done was inconsiderable. Had
the flames not been speedily arrested, much property would
have been destroyed. .

PICK-POCKETS.—Two young men, rather smartly dressed,
named James Nelson and William Russell, and a little boy,
Patrick Keenan, genteelly clad, were yesterday placed
before Mr. Rushton, on a charge of attempting to pick the
pockets of two ladies, at the bottom of Falkner-street. A
police-officer said that he saw the prisoners following the
two ladies and took notic.t of them. The younger prisoner
got close up to one of them, touching her clothes, and the
others closed up with hiM. The lady was questioned, but
had not missed anything. The boy wore a Wellington cloak,
which he put off when he entered the dock, with a view to
puzzle the officer, and another who had gone up, in identify-
ing him. This, however, would not do, as he was recognised
as a well-known pickpocket, who had been four times com-
mitted, and three times discharged. Neither were the others
strangers to the police, they being known as suspicious cha-
racters. Mr. Rushton remarked that the younger prisoner
was one of the moat accomplished pickpockets in the king-
dom, with a genteel and insinuating address, and a peculiarly
small delicate hand, which he knew how to use when occasion
offered, without the party robbed being sensible that his
clothes were touched. The other two lived by his plunder.
They were each committed to the House of Correction for
three months. A gentleman in court afterwards remarked
that he felt convinced that the boy was the individual who
had recently picked his pocket of £lO.

WOOLTON FLORALANDHORTICULTURAL

SOCIETY

On Tuesday last the meeting for the show of dahlias,
plants, fruits, vegetables, &c., took place in a spacious mar-
quee, near the church, and, notwithstanding the gloominess
of the weather, was numerously and fashionably attended.
Amongst the company we observed—Henry Ashton, Esq.,
and family, Woolton Wood; Richard Alison, Esq., and fa-
mily, Woolton Heyes ; the Rev. S. J. Phillips, Woolton
Priory ; the Rev. W. Shepherd, LL.D., Gateacre ; the
Misses Lynch; Mr. and Mrs. Longton, of the Mills; Mrs.
Foster, Mr. Barron, of Roby, and other individuals, patrons
or friends of the society. The judges on this occasion were
Mr. Nickson, of Hale, Mr. Morton, of Allerton, Mr. Har-
rison, of West Derby, and Mr. Smith, of Highfield. •
The marquee was pitched within an enclosure, a little to
the south of the church, and in the area behind was placed a
small tent for the accommodation of Mr. Stubbs's Harmonic
Band, who enlivened the proceedings by playing choice airs
throughout the day.
The present meeting was the fifth of the society, which
has progressed rapidly from its commencement. Much
credit is due to Mr. Lamb, the secretary, who has all along
assiduously superintended the arrangements.
Amongst the floral beauties, the dahlia (that prince of
modern flowers) was conspicuous both in variety and excel-
lence •, and the stove, greenhouse. and garden plants were of
the choicest description. In dahlias, Mr. Davies, nursery-
man of Wavertree, produced a pan, or stand. of twenty-four,
which we do not remember to have seen excelled in beauty
and variety at any former show in this neighbourhood. They
were truly superb in size, symmetry, richness of colour and
variety. The stove and greenhouse plants were arranged
down the centre of the marquee, and comprised many rare
and valuable-specimens. The most successful competitor in
the former department, (as well as in several others), was
Richard Alison, Esq. We observed a beautiful Marettia,
ingeniously and carefully trained round a skeleton balloon of
wire-work. The flowers, with which it was covered from the
bottom to the terminating crown, are pendant, and somewhat
resemble those of the Fuchsia. There was also (from the
same gentleman's collection) another fine specimen of the
same plant, (Marettia globae), trained in the form of a
column with its capital, but flowering only at the top. A
Nerium splendens, sent by Pattison Ellarnes Esq., of Aller-
ton-hall, was also much admired. The leaves are long,
pointed, and of a dark evergreen hue, and the flower re-
sembles the blush rose. A Pimelia silvestris, from Mr.
Davies's. attracted much attention. The collection of or-
chideous plants was fine, and one of them very curious—the
flower being like a Scotch snuff mull with a large open lid.
There were some fine pelargoniums, particularly a stand of
six, (distinct varieties), sent by Ambrose Lace, Esq.
In fruits the jargonel pears sent by T. Rawson, Esq. were
very fine. The black grapes, sent by (N. Sinclair, Esq.)
were good, and there were some excellent dishes of peaches,
apricots, and nectarines. The prize for the best dish .of
apples was won by a cottager. In the vegetable department
the celery was the most worthy of notice, particularly the
white, by T. Rawson, Esq., (John Green, gardener,) which
was truly of gigantic size : though the season is yet early,
eight heads weighed 801bs. Some fine cucumbers were also
shown by Mr. T. Wainwright. The articles produced by
the cottagers for competition, deservedly excited much in-
terest. They included useful vegetables, fruit, plants,
flowers, '&e. Amongst them (sent by J. Molyneux,) a de-
vice of a windmill, the base formed of herbs and the top of
flowers, attracted great attention.
The subscribers were admitted to the marquee from 12 to
two o'clock, and the public generally, after the latter hour.
But for the gloomy and threatening state of the weather, the
attendance of the elite would have been much greater.
Towards evening several parties joined in a country dance on
the green, between the two tents, by way of a finale to the
gratification of the day, amongst which may be noticed sub-
stantial repasts partaken of by the visitors from distant parts
of the country at the two inns.
The prizes (with the exception of the cup) were from Is.
to 10s. They were awarded as follows :

DAHLIAS.
Best pair of 24 blooms, distinct varieties, open to all grow-
ers, the subscription cup, value £s—Mr. T. Davies.
Best stand of 12 blooms-Ist, Thomas Rawson, Esq. ; 2d,
W. R. Preston, Esq. ; 3d, It. Alison, Esq.
Best stand of 9 blooms-Ist, T. Rawson, Esq. ; 2d, W. R.
Preston, Esq. ; 3d, Patteson Ellames, Esq.
Best stand of 6 blooms—lst, T. Rawson, Esq. ; 2d, W. R.
Preston, Esq, ; 3d, P. Ellames, Esq.
Best dahlia, of any colour (scarlet)—Richard Alison, Esq.
„ seedling dahlia—lL Moss, Esq.
„ stove plant-Ist, R. Alison, Esq. ; 2d, ditto.
„ greenhouse plant— ditto ; 2d, ditto.
„ stand of 6 pelargoniums, distinct varieties-Ist, Am.
brose Lace, Esq. ; 2d, Mr. J. T. Lamb.
Best basket of fruits, 6 kinds—R. Alison, Esq.
„ basket of cut flowers— ditto.
„ basket of plants— ditto.

FRUITS

„ pine—
black grapes--N. Sinclair, Esq
~ white ditto—T. W. Ratlibione, Esq
~ peaches—W. R. Preston, Esq.
~ apricots—George Yates, E: q.
„ nectarines—R. Preston, Esq.
~ pears (jargonels)—Thomas Rawson, Esq
dish of apples—James Longford.
~ W. Rathbone, Esq.
„ melon—Mrs. Foster.

VEGETABLES.
„ brace of cucumbers—Mr. T. Wainwright.
„ ditto cabbages—R. Alison, Esq.
„ carrots—W. J. Gandy, Esq.
celery (red)-Ist, C. S. Parker, Esq. ; 2d, J. Shep-
pard, Esq. ; 3d, Mr. J. T. Lamb.
Best celery (white)-Ist and 2d, Thomas Rawson, Esq.
3d, C. S. Parker, Esq.
Best mushrooms—P. Ellames, Esq.
A donation of XI for dahlias, given by Mr. Donking, Wa
vertree Nook, was awarded as follows :
Best stand of 10 dahlia blooms-Ist, T. Rawson, Esq.
2d, Mrs. Rigby, of Moss House ; 3d, T. Rawson, Esq.

COTTAGERS' PRIZES

Ist, Best collection of useful common vegetables ; 2d, best
assortment of cut flowers ; and, 3d, best window plant—all
won by John Molyneux. The flowers were those in the
form of a windmill. The window plant was a fine specimen
of the rosa odorita.