The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1854-05-23 00:00:00

POLICE COURT.-1 ESTERDAY.

UNLAWrULLY PURCHASING LEAD. —Elizabeth Peatley I
described as a marine store-dealer, was charged by detec-
tive officer Murphy with hading in her possession li cwt. '
of lead which she could not give any account of, nor had
slip entered it in the book of purchases, which, according
to the borough act, she ought to have done: She did not
' deny the offence, and was ordered to pay a fine of 10s.' or
to be imprisoned seven days. She was also cautioned to
be more careful in future as to her transactions.
PICKING POCKETS.—James Riley and Bridget Riley
were charged with picking the pocket of a woman of 31d.
on Saturday night, in St. James's Market: The prisoners
were remanded till to-day.
CHARGE OF ROBBING AN EMPLOYER.—Isaac Whit-
more, a middle-aged married man, was charged by Mr.
James, druggist, 111, Dale-street, with abstracting money
from the till, and also with taking various articles out of
the shop. The prosecutor stated that, in consequence of
missing small sums of money and trifling quantities of
goods, he was led to entertain suspicion of the prisoner,
who was his assistant. To ascertain whether his suspi-
cion
were well founded or not, he marked two shillings
and a sixpence, which he gave to a friend (a female) who '
went to the shop on Saturday, and purchased a bottle of
castor-oil, iu payment of which she gave the prisoner the
marked money. The prosecutor immediately afterwards
entered the shop, and despatching the prisoner to do
something in the yard, proceeded to the till, on examining
which he found the marked sixpence was not there. He
then charged the prisoner with having abstracted it, but
be denied all knowledge of the circumstance, or the
money. He was given into custody, and, before being
removed, requested leave to change his coat, to do which
he was permitted to go into an adjoining apartment,
where he put on his other coat, and then accompanied the
police-constable and prosecutor to the station, where he
was searched, but no trace of the marked sixpence was
found on him. Detective-officer Sullivan then accompa-
nied the prosecutor to his shop, and in a parcel containing
salts, placed in the room where the prisoner had changed
his coat, the marked sixpence was found. The prosecutor
said he was sure no one had had access to the place from the
time the prisoner left it, as he had locked up the premises
when they went away. In his defence, the prisoner said
that he was entirely ignorant of how the sixpence got into
the salts, as he was certain he did not place it there. He
further said that he had got a shilling on the day in ques-
tion from a gentleman whom he named, to whose premises
he had been sent on a message, that he got a glass of ale
with the shilling on his way back, receiving in change
ten-pence in copper. That he took sixpence in silver out
of Mr. James' drawer, depositing sixpence in copper in its
place and putting the sixpence in his pocket. He added
that he was surprised the sixpence was not found on him
when he was searched, and concluded that he must have
lost it out of his pocket. A gentleman who did not give
his name, lucre stepped forward, and testified that he had
known the prisoner for fifteen or sixteen years, and had
always known him to be a respectable and honest indi-
vidual, although struggling with difficulties. The case
was remanded until to morrow.
THEFT OF A HANDKERCIIIEF.—Maria Hart, a young
woman of dissipated appearance, was sentenced to be im-
prisoned seven days for stealing a handkerchief from a
man named Thomas Bagley.
ROBBERY FROM A BOARDING-HOUSE.--A foreign
sailor, who gave his name as Gilpin' was charged with
stealing a blue jacket, two pairs of trowsers, and some
other articles belonging to another foreign sailor, from a
boarding-house in Great Mersey-street, in which they both
lodged. It appeared that the boarding-house keeper was
in the habit of keeping his lodgers' clothes in a locked
apartment for safety, and that the prisoner, on pretext of
getting his own clothes, obtained possession of the key
and carried off the elothes of-the prosecutor. The stolen
articles not having been found, the prisoner was remanded
till to-day.

HOUSiBEEAKINO.—SINGULAR CASE.—A young. wo-
man, named Mary Languin, was charged with having
broken into the house of Mrs. Powell, in Great George-
street, on Saturday night. The prosecutrix stated that
between twelve and one o'clock on Sunday morning, she
was roused out of her sleep by a noise which she at once
felt assured was the Found of some one entering the house.
She got up, and on listening, distinctly 'heard some one
say " Bloomer" " Bloomer." She then procured a light,
and on going into the parlour, found the prisoner, who
had evidently entered by breaking a pane of glass in the
window, unfastening the shutters, and so getting into
the house, after which she had again closed the window
and shutters. Mrs. Powell, who keeps a shop, further
said that on Saturday night about eleven o'clock, while
counting over the money she had drawn during the day,
some one called through the shop window, "So you're
counting your money, are you ?" And from the various
circumstances connected with the finding of the prisoner
on the premises, Mrs. Powell had no doubt Languin
had accomplices. In answer to the charge, the prisoner.
who lives next door to Mrs. Powell, as a servant, stated
that on Saturday night she was out late to bring home a
dress she was getting made, and that on reaching the
corner of the street a man attacked leer, knocked het down,
stole her new dress, very much ill-used her, and finally
threw her in at the window of the prosecutrix's house.
That she was so stunned and confused by the ill-usage she
had received, that she did not know- where she was, and
in the belief that she was at home, closed the window
shutters and called out " Bloomer" " Bloomer," that being
the name of her master's daughter, to whom she intendel
to communicate a statement of her ill-usage and her los ;.
The case was remanded till to-day to allow time for fur-
ther inquiry.
ROBBERY OF A SWEDISH SAILOR.—Jane Robertson
and Ann Ryan were charged with robbing a Swedish
sailor, named Jaus Wilson, on Sunday night. It appeared
from the statement of the prosecutor that the younger
prisoner inveigled him into Chbenhale-street, and took
him to the house of the other prisoner, where he had some'
drink, which, from its effects ou him, had obviously been
drugged. While reduced to a state of insensibility by
swallowing this potion, they robbed him of sixty dollar
pieces and three gold pieces, along with his watch. No
part of the property had been found. The prisOners were
remanded for a week, to allow of an endeavour to trace
the property.
OUTRAGEOUS ASSAULT. James Davies, a police-
constable, was charged with an aggravated assault on a
young woman in Paradise-street, on Sunday night, a little
after twelve o'clock. From the evidence it appeared that
the prisoner was off duty at the time of the assault, and
was seen running along the street, pursued by a man who
had been in company with the prosecutrix. The man was
calling " police,', and, on au officer coming up, the prisoner
was charged with knocking down the female, and severely
injuring her about the head. She stated that the prisoner
without any provocation knocked her down, and, in falling,
she sustained a severe wound on the head, from the effects
of which she lost much blood, and was rendered very ill.
The assault was clearly proved, and the prisoner was
ordered to pay a fine of .1.:5, or to suffer one month's im-
prisonment with hard labour, and to be dismissed the
force.

MUTINY ON BOARD AN EMIGRANT fearful
tragedy occurred in the course of Thursday, on board an
emigrant vessel in the Bristol Channel, called the African,
an American vessel. About six or seven miles below the
Flat Holmes, between Barry Island and Sully, all hands
were piped on deck for the purpose of enrolling their
names ou the ship's books in the usual manner. The men
came together, but had scarcely assembled before a party of
five of them turned out from amongst the others, declaring
that they would not proceed in the ship, as the captain had
got a lot of boys to do men's work, and that all the labour
of working the ship would fall on them, as the only able
seamen on board. The mate, Mr. Davies, a native of
America, remonstrated with them, and asked them why
they had not made the objection earlier and before the
vessel left dock. The men replied that they had seen by
the bearing of the hands during the short distance they
had come, that the boys were unequal to the work of the
ship, and upon being further remonstrated with, they ad-
dressed themselves to the emigrants, and advised them
not to go in a ship in which their lives would be in peril,
as there, were not sufficient men to work her safely. Upon
this, Mr. Parfitt, jun., the pilot, ordered the steam-tug to
turn round and heave alongside the ship, in order that the
five refractory seamen who refused to discharge their duty
might be taken ashore, and confined ; but the pilot was
told to mind his own business, and one of the crew
brandished a knife, and told him if he was not quiet to
take the consequences. A gentleman named Spritt, who
was on board for the purpose of taking leave of a friend,
spoke to one of the men, reminding him that the captain
was a kind-hearted man and a good seaman, and one who
would not be likely in any way to peril the safety of the
ship and lives committed to his charge, and Mr. Spritt so
far won upon the man that he began to attend to his
duties. This appeared to give great dissatisfaction to the
others, who began to murmur and to upbraid the man,
calling him a coward, and taunting him with having
shown the white feather. In the mean time the
tug-boat had come alongside, but had no sooner come
within reach of the ship than two of the seamen jumped on
to the paddle-box. The master, however, peremptorily
ordered them off, and drove them back to the African s
deck. Shortly after this, a loud noise was heard between
these two men and the mate, near the caboose, and blows
were exchanged. The mate was then seen to recede, draw
a pistol, and fire it in the man's face, at the same time
kicking him in the stomach. The pistol ball produced
deadly effect, and the man fell against the caboose, and
was carried by order of the captain into thal, place, ere
he died in a few minutes afterwards. It is stated that
superintendent StoCkdale, of .the
Cardiff
hoarded the ship and arrested several o
have been concerned in the affray. athrdelriarrieshee, Baldhto"
re

Mu. W. 0. RoNvE, of Liverpool, has passed his examina
tion before the Royal College of Surgeons.
VERY SUDDEN DEA rrr.—A man, named Harry Cola-
born, aged 61, who has been a wheelwright, but who has
been out of business some time, while passing along Scot-
land-road, yesterday afternoon, suddenly dropped down,
and almost immediately expired.
SUDDEN DEATH.—A woman, named Ann Brannigan,
residing in a court in Disley-street, was found dead in bed,
yesterday, about twelve o'clock, by a girl named Mary Ann
Hughes. Brannigan had been drinking in a public house
in the course of the morning.
SATURDAY being the Queen's birthday, the royal stan-
dard was hoisted on the Town-hall, and the national flag
on the other public buildings and many private houses in
the town. The pensioners were assembled, and fired
several salutes, and the day was observed as a Custom-
house holyday.
Tim PLEAID. African exploring steamer, built by Mr.
John Laird, tool her departure hence on Wednesday, for
Dublin, whence she would proceed direct for Fernando
Po, to enter upon the expedition up the rivers Niger and
Tchadda.

SzangiNG.—On Saturday afternoon one of the newly-
disbanded Militiamen was quarrelling with a butcher boy,
in Everton village, when the latter drew his dressing knife
from the leathern pouch at his back, and stabbed his anta-
gonist in the cheek. He then made his escape, and. we
believe, has not yet been apprehended. The Militiaman
was not seriously hurt. _

INFANTICIDE.—A verdict of "wilful murder against
some person or persons at present unknown" was returned
on Saturday, at an inquest on the body of a newly-born
male child, which had been found dead the same morning,
in an ashpit adjoining No. 11 Court, Upper Frederick-
street. A post tnortem examination proved that the
child had been born alive and was suffocated.

Ma. M ARCMS'S CurA.p Tarps.—Mr. Marcus, to whom
the public of Liverpool and other places have been so much
indebted for cheap and pleasant tours, has commenced to
organise his annual excursions for the present year. The
first trip to London and elsewhere leaves here on the 3d
and sth of June. The success which has attended the
pleasure trips, conducted by this gentleman, affords the
best guarantee for the careful management of those now
announced.

THE L ATE MR. A. C. BuLT EEL.--' A correspondent writes:
—Died, on the 17th inst., at his residence, Huskisson-street,
aged 47 years, Andrew Hume 'kilted, Esq., landing sur-
veyor of H. M. Customs at this port, sincerely regretted
,by the whole body of officers. His gentlemanly conduct
and kindness of heart won for him a lasting memorial
that will never be erased from the hearts of the subordinate
' portiou of them ; for, in the hour of need, they looked up
to him as a father and a friend. In the language of the
inspired Psalmist, it may truly be inscribed on his tomb—
. " The sweet remembrances of the just shall flourish when
he sleeps in dust."
Tire BAHIA.NA, new screw-steamer, Captain Green,
built for the South American and General Steam Naviga-
tion Company by Mr. John Laird, went out on a trial-trip
on Saturday ; but the screw becoming fixed soon after she
had been a short time under way, owing, it is supposed,
to some loose pieces of metal getting between the machi-
nery, she was compelled to return. She will be placed on
the gridiron this week for examination, and will be re-
placed by the Lusitania, for E 1..% &c., on the Ist June.
THE ASIA, British and North American Mail steamer,
Captain Lott, took her departure hence for New York
on Saturday, having on board 166 passengers, a large
cargo, and a double mail; for, iu addition to her own, she
carries the mail of the Arctic, which put back on Thurs-
day, owing to the accident she met with in the Irish
Channel. Among the passengers were Lord Bury, who is
going to the United States on a pleasure trip, and Mr.
Jevers, who proceeds to Washington as the plenipoten-
tiary of the Danish government..

FATAL CASE OF STONE THROWING.—An affecting
instance of the danger and frequent fatality of this repre-
hensible
practice has just occurred in the southern district
of the town. It appears that, some days ago, two boys
had a trifling quarrel about obtaining re-possession of a
ball, which had been accidentally thrown ont of reach ;
the younger, refusing to go for it, and being soon after
callel into his residence, went away. Some days after-
wards, he met his antagonist, who threw a stone at him,
which unfortunately struck him on the head with such
force as to knock him down. He was carried to the Infir-
mary, where the wound was dressed, and he was taken
home. He did not recover however, but lingered in much
pain till yesterday morning, when death put a period to
his sufferings.

THE CITT OF GLASGOW STEAMER.--On Thursday last
a rumour was published in Liverpool, to the effect that a
letter had been received by a gentleman in the neighbour-
hood of Londonderry, from a person named Smilie, pur-
porting to be a passenger by the missing steam-ship City
of Glasgow, and intimating that the vessel had been
wrecked, but that the passengers and crew had been saved
and landed on the west coast of Africa, from which place it
was pretended the letter had been written. The rumour
received a semblance of probability, from the circumstance
that a gentleman named Smylie was a passenger by the
ship. The owners, Messrs. Richardson Brothers, imme-
diately made the requisite inquiry, and ascertained that
there was no foundation whatever for the rumour.
ABOLITION OF CIIURCII-RATES.—A meeting to peti-
tion Parliament for the total abolition of church-rates
was held at the Concert-hall, on Tuesday evening, Mr.
Eyre Evans in the chair. The meeting was addressed
by Mr. A. C. Stewart., the Rev. Mr. Joseph, Mr. Jackson,
Mr. Urquhart, Mr. C. A. Rawlins. jun., and the Rev. Mr.
I3onner. Various resolutions were adopted, which de-
scribed all compulsory taxation for religious purposes as
unjust in principle, oppressive to conscience, and positively
injurious to the object for which it was professedly exacted,
and that no legislation on the subject would be satisfac-
tory which did riot provide for their abolition. A peti-
tion to parliament, founded on the resolution, was also
adopted.
Sue.nny ROGUERY.—At the Police court, on Saturday,
James Cowan was charged with travelling from Preston
to Liverpool, on the East Lancashire Railway, without
having paid his fare. It appeared that the prisoner got
into the train at Preston without having paid his fare, or
having a farthing in his pocket, leaving the result of the
journey to accident. At Ruflbrd a female who had taken
a ticket to that station, requested the prisoner, with whom
she had been conversing, to obtain for her another ticket
to Liverpool, after hearing him say that he was about to
procure one for himself. He took her ticket, and a shil-
ling to purchase the ticket for the forward journey, but
she did not see him again until, on arriving at Liverpco',
she explained the circumstances to the collector, who suc-
ceeded in finding. the delinquent and in his possession the
lady's ticket to Ruflbrd, and the one he had obtained to
bring him forward. He had no other tickets, nor had he
any money in his pos.:ssession. He was convicted in a
penalty of 10s., or, in default, to be committed for ten
days.

FALse Imparsox MENT. —ln the Court of Passage, on
Friday, Benjamin Grattan, an officer in the Liverpool
police-force, sued Mr. Robert Walker, proprietor of the
Mansion-house Hotel, Drury-lane, for damages for false
imprisonment. On the night of the 27th of February the
defendant discovered a comrade of the plaintiff receiving
oysters from his (defendant's) servant girl, who was hand-
ing them to him from the kitchen-window while the plain-
tiff stood by. He immediately ordered plaintiff to take
his comrade into custody, but he declined to do so, where-
upon Mr. Walker gave them both in charge; but when
taken before the magistrates the following day, the case,
as against Grattan, was dismissed as frivolous and vexa-
tious. The jury gave a verdict fort he plaintiff, damages
£5.

TILE LIVERPOOL BREWERS having increased the price of
all ales, to the publicans, 4s. per barrel, a deputation
from the licensed victuallers waited upon the brewers, to
represent the burden which this increase would entail
upon them, as they would be unable to make an additional
charge to the consumer. They suggested that, instead of
increasing the price, the brewers should reduce the quality
of the article. We are informed that, at a subsequent
meeting of the brewers, it was resolved that the increased
price should be 25., instead of 4s. per barrel ; so that the
increased price of malt, owing to the augmentation of the
duty, will fall equally upon the brewer and the retailer.
We understand that Mr. Threlfall dissented from the ori-
ginal resolution of the brewers, and requested that his
customers would meet him, and confer upon the subject.
In accordance with this invitation, about 200 of his cus-
tomers met Mr. Threlfall on Friday, and, after some dis-
cussion relative to the course proper to be adopted, it was
arranged that Mr. Threlfall should raise the price of his
ales in the following proportions, viz., the fourpeny ale 25.,
the sixpenny ale 35., and the eightpenny ale 4s. per barrel.

WAR OPERATIONS IN LIVERPOOL.-011 Saturday morn-
ing a detachment of the Ist Royal Dragooons, consisting
of about 120 men and a similar number of horses, arrived
in Liverpool from Manchester, rid Prescot,..x.d were im-
mediately embarked on board the transport -ships Arabia,
and itip Van Winkle, in the 11 ellington-dock, for Malta,
their ultimate destination being Turkey. They sailed on
Sunday. The officers accompanying the detachment, were
Major Wardlaw, Captain Campbell, Cornet Hartopp, Ad-
jutant-Lieutenant 'Webster, Lieutenant Charlton, and
Veterinary-surgeon Poett. Another detachment of the
same regiment, under the command of Captain Stocks, is
expected in Liverpool this day, to embark on board the
Coronella ; and the remainder of the regiment will leave
as soon as the means of transport are provided. Volunteers
continue to be received at this port for the royal navy,
H.M. steamer Prometheus being still anchored in the
Mersey. On Thursday a party of 22 seamen volunteers
was forwarded to London by railway.
LAlngcn OF THE TARTAR.—On Wednesday, the second
of the two steam frigates built in Mr. Pitcher's dockyard,
Northfleet, for the Russian government, but, after being
seized by the Customs, purchased by our government, was
launched in the presence of a large concourse of spectators.
The remarkably fine day, together with the desire to see
the "Russian prizes seized in Pitcher's dockyard," no
doubt combined to increase to a very considerable degree
the crowd beyond that which usually collects to witness a
launch from this yard. The ship is a perfect model of a
frigate, fitted on the screw principle, and rigged as a sailer.
The first of these grin vc.,,els, intended for the Autocrat
of all the Russias, was appropriately named the Cossack.
The vessel launched on Wednesday was with eci_uall:7
priety named the Tartar. She was towed uP to fatted out
India Docks, to take in her engines, and will betrst
with the greatest expedition, to
Cossack, is nearly prepared
Baltic. Her twin sister, the
for that destination.
London direet, during
GOLD.—The exports of gold from
ounces, nearly all'
12,097
.0
the week, to Thursday last, were9 800 ounces, and 1-000,
to Bduloome, and of silver 1 inthe
principally to Rotterdam.°
I from Amitralia, and 16,469'
£lOO,OOO by the Marco Pon,
_330,
_,
000 of which £65,600
i ounces by the Highbury, d X ,_,
and
Magaluena, from the West
The sloenie tahreri fleets
include-
; was in gold, by the st
there were $1,500,000 from
.556"°. °n
Sat
4-10,000 from Australia.
America, and &bon _
At the Hammersmith Police.
1 JUVENILE SITICIDE.k
littlegirl, aged 14, was charged
Indies and PanamajurTllFAsia, from New York, brought
with having attempted to commit suicide,
by her mother
swallowing red precipitate powder. The prisoner, who
by swalll3.----- 'd that when she left her situation her
sobbed bitterly, sal d,
'd she might drown herself, or go where she
mother said
&T.
,Nir, Paynter said he should remand the
court, on Saturday wee , a
liked. The mother denied this, but said she scolded her
bar place, on account of being indolent
and she was removed, sobbing loudly.
a
United States' mail steamer, arrived at
child for
l,
Td ruluosfntotrrukuac eNtllvoeeNk:
Southampton on Saturday, with $1,600,000 on freight, the
principal portion of which is for the continent.

LITTLEQUILL.

REVIEWS OF BOOKS.

Journal of a Cavaky Officer, including the Me-
morable Sikh Campaign of 1845-6. By Capt.
W. W. W. Humbly, M.A. London : Longman
and Co.

This is a book which, from its very aspect, pro-
mises to be real with pleasant feeling and in
luxurious ease. In typography it is beautiful, and
its fine smooth pages invite the reader to wander
"at sweet will" through its meadowy margins,
and to revel among its well-described scenes. Its
author was an officer of Lancers, and proves him-
self to have been an observant as well as an intel-
ligent one, who served in that arduous and
sanguinary campaign which began by a Sikh
invasion of the British territories on the banks of
the Sutlej, and was concluded by the conquest and
annexation of the Punjaub. In addition to its
claims as a military narrative, which are high,
Captain Humbley's book contains many interest-
ing details relative to previous contests and con-
quests in India ; together with elaborate accounts
of some of the more remarkable incidents con-
nected with the progress of the British arms in
Hindostan during our early struggles for empire
In the East. These are derived in many instances
from public and native records. They are well
considered, and prove the author to have been a
diligent student and an apt scholar. " The blast of
war" having now " blown in our ears," practical
military narratives, and speculations founded upon
martial experience at the present moment, are
much more in accordance with the public taste
than delineations of peaceful scenes and quiet
touches of character, agreeable as these always are
when given with the unaffected ease which distin-
guishes Captain Humbley's observations. Our
business, in the first place, therefore, shall be to
extract a small modicum of utile, trusting to
chance or other opportunity to present an offering
of the dulce. The circumstances under which the
Sikh campaign was pushed to victory were such as
would have damped the ardour, and fruitlessly •
exhausted the valour, of arty but a British army,
and of the repressing nature of those circum-
stances we are furnished with numerous proofs.
Among the practical hints given by our author, he'
strongly recommends that both officers and troopers
in our cavalry service should be furnished with
light chain bridle-reins, in addition to the leather
reins in common use, and illustrates his recommen-
dation by the subjoined story of