The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1847-06-01 00:00:00

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COMMITMENTS AT THE POLICE-COURT YESTERDAY.—
A man named Thomas Gallagher was committed for trial
for stealing the sum of 4s. 6d. from a woman while she

was making

Mary Anderson was committed to gaol for one month,
under the new act, for stealing a quantity of lace from a
young lady named Mary Ann Roberts, who had employed
her as a servant.—A girl named Ann Davies was com-
mitted for trial for stealing some lace from a female named
Ellen Appleton.—A man named John Markham, a ware-
houseman, was committed for one month, under the new
act, for steou- -ntity of currants (5 5), the property

oLealing a quanta
of his employers, Geo. (

had been for seven years.—A woman named Catherine
Lowe was committed for trial for stealing a dress and a
shawl from the house of some acquaintances in Upper
Frederick-street. She was accidentally found by Police-
officer 453, in Great Homer-street, with a bundle con-
taining the articles, and not giving a satisfactory account
of them, was detained, and inquiry being made the owners
were found.—Hannah Martin, was committed for trial
for stealing a watch from a bricklayer of Preston, who had
accosted the "fair one" in Daulby-street, very early on

Sunday morning

eign consumption, which has rendered quarries of that
article a very valuable property. Several undertakings
have lately been brought before the public for the purpose
of working slate-quarries ; and we have little doubt, if
properly managed, they will be a source of great profit to
those who embark in them. The export trade to America
has, we understand, increased considerably, while the
fact, that from 70,000 to 80,000 houses are being annually
built in this country, must, of itself, tend to keep up a
steady demand ; and last, thougn not least, we have a
new means of consumption for slate in the uses in which
it has superseded such materials as lead, zinc, &c., in
the construction of cisterns and vats, and frequently mar-

ble i;Cliirn;;;;reces. The slate quarries of Wales are,
perhaps, the most important, both on account of their
extent, and the number of persons employed in them, as
well as the quality and value of the slate. The Penhyrn
Quarry, which is situate a
_few miles from Bangor, de-

pecial not

Hon. Col. Pennant) a princely annual revenue, The qt
lity of the slate from this, as, indeed, from all tl
ries in the neighbourhood of &riga

is universally

occasions tne nangor slate receives a decided preterence in
the market. Situate between the Penhyrn Quarry and
the port of Bangar, and within a very few miles of each,

is the E

sntdrainiog. We have lately referred to thi4
quarry, and given some particulars respecting it, which
renders it almost unnecessary to say more at present,
than simply to state that a company is formed for carrying
on the workings, and we have heard will soon have about
200 men at work, making slate—there being 80,000 tons
uncovered, and the " plant" in readiness to commence
operations. They estimate a return of 20 per cent. per
annum on their capital of £40,000. Upwards of 60 ves-
sels were lately lying at one time in the port of Bangor,
waiting to load with slate from the quarries in that part
of the country—some of which had been detained there
several months, and amongst them were a few large
American vessels. this does not only apply to Bangor,
but also affects other ports in Wales—such as ports
Dinorweg and Madoc, in the vicinity of which are the
quarries of Mr. Asheton Smith, as well as those in the
neighbourhood of Carnarvon, the - Celgwyn, and others,

or the Festiniog district. We may also mention the
Merionethshire Slate Company, which commenced work-
ing their quarries last October, and paid a dividend of
five per cent. upon the paid up capital, oat of the profits
of the first three months. In Cornwall, -there is the
Combe Valley, to work which a company has lately been
formed, and which progresses very satisfactorily—in
proof of which, we refer to the reports which periodically
appear in our journal.. Our review, brief as it is, would
be incomplete, if we omitted to mention, the Old Dela-
bole Slate Company—the £25 shares of which are now
at £5O per share, or £25 premium ; and we believe that,
after June, a dividend of £4O per cent. is expected to be
paid. Mining Journal.
TAE ATRE-ROYAL ADELPHI.—Mr. Alfred Ormonde
makes his first appearance this evening, in his own comedy
of " Clermont, or the Wife of an Artist." On Thursday"
he sustains the character of Shylock, and Saturday even-
ing is devoted to his benefit, on which occasion he will
perform Othello. Mr. Ormonde has, since his quitting
Liverpool, had the honoUr of giving an entertainment at
the Royal Palace, by command of their Majesties the
King and Queen of the Belgians, by whom he was highly
complimented.
SHOWER BATHS.—There can be nothing at this season of
the year snore beneficial to health than a bath ; and the most
efficacious of the class is a shower bath. Our Corporation,
with a view to the improvement of the sanatory condition of
the town, have established baths ; but they are completely out-
stripped Ly our towhsman, Mr. Higgs, of Lord-street, who
actually provides a bath with curtains, all complete, and in
every way suited to any dwelling, at the insignificant price of
half a guinea. A bath of this class will last for years, and
being ornamental as well as useful, should by all housekeepers
be considered as a necessary portion of furniture.