The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1841-02-16 00:00:00

he interests of the whole empire would be best promoted by
fixing a limited period—say two years, when the equalization
should be carried into effect. This would enable the West
Indians to provide an increase of labour, which was abso-
lutely necessary to enable them to sustain competition with
those engaged in the cultivation of sugar in the east. The
struggle at present was an unequal one ; it was essentially
fettered labour against free labour. Parliament had not yet
devised measures which would allow a free immigration of
labourers into the West India colonies without the risk of
inhumanity ; and the price of labour being thus enhanced
artificially by restrictions of our own, some reasonable space,
if not positive encouragement, should at least be afforded to
increase the supply." .

LOCAL NEWS

The garl of Sefton has recently added fifteen couples of
harriers to his excellent pack of hounds.

A course of lectures to young men has been delivering in
Glasgow, by ministers of the established church of Scot-
land and the dissenting clergy—first in the Tron Church,
and afterwards in that of the Rev. Dr. Wardlaw. A similar
joint course has also been commenced in Edinburgh, ad-
dressed to the same important class. These facts speak well
of the harmony with which the different denominations in
the north combine in the great object of the ministry, not-
withstanding their contentions on the question of church
establishments.

The directors of the Glasgow and Greenock Railway, with
the cordial concurrence of the shareholders, have resolved
not only to convey neither passengers nor goods on the
Sabbath, but also to refuse carrying the mails on that sacred
day, ;cd the governmenthas acquiesced in the refusal. The

Glasgow, Paisley, and Ayr Railway CorrmLyll'ayeeometO
a similar resolution to decline Sunday traffic.

The duties received at the Custom House of Liverpool, in
the year 1840, amounted to no less than four million seven
hundred thousand pounds sterling, and yet on the accounts
being subjected to the usual rigid examination by the proper
officers in London, the only error found was under twenty

shillings. Considering the hundreds of thousands of calcu-
lations involved in these accounts, this circumstance de-
serves to be made known for the credit of the comptrol-
ling department of our Custom House.
Miss WHITNALL'S CONCERT.—That very charming lady
and accomplished' singer Miss Whitnall, has announced, we
perceive, a concert to take place on Monday next. This lady
stands at the top of the profession in Liverpool, and we doubt
whether there is a voice better than her's in quality, or of
more power, out of London. Miss Whitnall is a clever mu-
sician. and iiasby study placed herself in theposition she de-
servedly nrolda. We he a brilliant,atteudance will bear
testimony .to her merits. We shall try and find room for the
programme in our next.

Tan DISPENSARIES.—The report of the committee of
these valuable institutions for 1840 will shortly be in the
hands of the subscribers. We learn from it that -50,108 cases
have been relieved during the year, being an increase of
4,466 upon the previous year. The funds are improved

since the close of 1839, but it is principally owing to the

benefactions, which have been much. more corisideraGle than

usual. The debt which a few months ago seemed likely to
destroy the beneficial influence of the dispensaries, has thus
been liquidated ; but we agree with the committee that an

institution so extensive cannot be efficiently maintained by

casual legacies, donations, or collections. Though there are
between sixty and seventy places of worship in the town,
only four have lent their aid for the support of these chari.

ties. The introduction of the new poOl law into Liverpool
will probably cause a serious loss to the committee, as the
parochial authorities have hitherto annually contributed the
sum of 500 guineas, and under the new act this large amount
of support will possibly be withheld. We therefore beg to
recommend these useful institutions to the public, and can-
not too earnestly call upon them to befriend, by new sub-
scriptions and donations, a charity so exalted and so deser-
ving of support.
PRESCOT.—The poor of this town have been partially re-
lieved from the distress which the severity of the weather
has occasioned, by the timely distribution of coals, blankets,
stockings, &c., through the kindness of a few individuals in
the town. Donations have likewise been forwarded to the
vicar for the same humane purpose, which, together with the
rev. gentleman's own most liberal contribution (for he is
always the foremost in administering relief to the poor and
needy), will go far towards mitizatinF the present suffering.
The young -gentlemen at the Boarding School have, in the
most laudable manner, subscribed among themselves the
means of supplying more than a hundred families with two
hundredweight of coals each. We trust this worthy example
will be followed by the thousands of, young persons in our
populous town, who have " enough and to spare."

THE LATE FRANK HALL STANDISH, ESQ.—We are re-
quested, by Messrs. Gorst and Birchall, to publish the fol-
lowing particulars relative to this gentleman :—The late Mr.
Hall Standish was the son of Anthony Hall, Esq., of Flass,
in the county of Durham. He died at Cadiz, on the 21st of
December last. He was possessed of his extensive estates in
fee-simple, having succeeded to those at Duxbury and else-
where in Lancashire as heir at law to the late Sir Frank
Standish, Bart., upon which occassion he assumed the name
of Standish in addition to that of Hall. His Durham and
Yorkshire property was devised to him by his father. By
his will, dated in July, 1838, Mr. Hall Standish devises his
real estates to certain trustees, to uses for raising various
legacies and annuities. Many incorrect reports have been
circulated with respect to these bequests, but it is unnecessary
to trespass upon your columns by enumerating them ; it is
sufficient to state that, though very liberal, they have all been
much exaggerated. Subject to these charges, the estates are
devised to the testator's own right heirs for ever, and, by
♦irtue of this limitation, devolve upon the testator's secpnd
cousin and heir at law, Wm. Standish Carr, Esq., of Cocken
Hall, in the county of Durham, who, in obedience to a stipula-
tion contained in the will, has applied for Her Majesty's sanc-
tion to assume the sirname and arms of Standish of Duxbury.

Mr. Hall Standish bequeaths his valuable collection of pic-
tures and library of books to his majesty the king of the
French ; but, in justice to his memory, we feel called upon
decidedly to contradict the assertion that he offered his pic-
tures to the government of this country, as an inducement
for the revival, in his person, of the extinct baronetcy. Not
only would his high sense of honour have prevented his en-
tertaining such a design, but the fact is. that the bequest to
"asei king of the French was contained,-not only in the present,
but in the previous will of Mr. Standish, made so long ago
as the year 1831, and we have reason to know that he never
contemplated its revocation. Neither is it correct that Mr.
Hall Standish was descended on the mother's side from the
Standishes of Duxbury. On the contrary, his mother is in
no way related to,, or connected with, that family. And,
lastly, it is equally untrue, that the family of the Halls has
become extinct ; so far from that being the case, there are
many members of it now in existence.

POCKET-PICKING.—Bernard Callan was placed at the bar
of the police-court, on Saturday last, charged with having
picked the pocket of Mr. Alfred Bower of a silk handkerchief.
It appears that, about twenty minutes past six o'clock, on
Friday evening, Mr. Bower was walking, with a friend, in
North John-street. He had a silk handkerchief in the right-
hand pocket of his coat. He had, when passing Towers's
coach-office, felt something touch his pocket, which induced
him to thrust his handkerchief further down. He had also
passed the prisoner and another person. He had not pro-
ceeded fifty yards when he missed his handkerchief. He
turned immediately and collared the prisoner, who dropped
the silk handkerchief behind him. Mr. Bower picked up his
handkerchief, and he and his friend conducted the prisoner
into Castle-street, where they delivered him into the custody
of police-officer Prescott, No. 3. The prisoner denied the
charge, but was committed for trial.

WARNING TO DISORDERLY CAR-DRIVERS.---TWO car-
drivers appeared before Mr. Rushton, on Saturday, one of
whom (Harrison) charged the other (Gregory) with having
assaulted him. Harrison stated, that he was on the stand,
in Clayton-square, and stood the last in the line. The car
immediately before him was driven out, and another was
going in to take its place, when Gregory, who wished to
bring his car into the line, rushed forward, seized Harrison's
whip, and began to beat his (Harrison's) horse to force it
forward. He (Harrison) tried to prevent this, upon which
Gregory set upon him and beat him very severely, knocking
hiin down and disfiguring his face. The magistrate desired
Gregory to put any question to Harrison respecting the tes-
timony which he had given. Gregory asked Harrison if he
did not call another person to fill up the vacant place, in
order to deprive him of his turn. Mr. Charles Wilkins, bar-
rister, said he saw the whole transaction from a window of
one of the hotels, and it appeared to him that Harrison cer-
tainly called to another car-driver to go and fill up the vacant
place. Gregory immediately seized Harrison's whip, and
began to flog his horse most unmercifully, in order to force it
up into the place which another man was taking. As Har-
rison resisted this, Gregory struck him, knocked him down,
and used him very severely. Gregory called Thomas Roome
as a witness in his behalf, Roome stated that Harrison
ought to have filled up the vacant place himself, and he would
thus have left a space for Gregory's car. He, however, called
to another person, upon which Gregory stepped forward to
enforce his right. He was endeavouring to place Harrison's
car in the proper situation, when the latter seized his whip,
which was loaded with brass, and knocked him down with it.
Mr. Wilkins said this witness (Roome) was one of the active
instigators of the affray. He urged Gregory to proceed as he
had done in abusing Harrison. Mr. Rushton said he was
sorry the information had not been laid for cruelty to the
horse. He had more trouble with the car-drivers of Liver-
pool than any class of persons whatever, except the thieves.
He would try if it were not possible to get a better behaved
class of men as car-drivers. From that day forth lie would
order a record to be kept of their conduct, and, if lie found
them repeating these offences, they should be deprived of
their licenses. This was a very brutal assault, and the de-
fendant must pay a fine of 40s. and costs. Defendant—" I
will 'appeal against 'Mr. Shuttleworth--" There is no
appeal in this case."

LIVERPOOL SHIPWRECK AND HUMANE SOCIETY.—At
a meeting of the committee, held in the Underwriters'-room,
on Wednesday, the following rewards, &e, were voted
to the captain and £2 to each of the crew of the Point of Ayr
life-boat, for rescuing the crew from the Ann of Whitehaven,
wrecked on West Hoyle, 31st December, 1840 ; and a fur-
ther sum of £2 was also paid to the captain of the life-boat
for expenses. The gold medal of the society was awarded
to Capt. C. Symonds, of the brig Plumstead, a silver one to
the mate, and £2 each to each sailor that manned the boat,
and succeeded, after several attempts, in taking off the cap-
tain and crew of the French brig Tropique, from Bordeaux
to Masatlan, from their vessel, which was fallen in with, in a
disabled state, on the 15th Nov. 1839, off Cape Horn. The
King of the rench, on hearing of it, caused a gold medal to
be transmitted to Captain Symonds. The silver medal of the
society and ten guineas were voted to Edward Wilson, the
young sailor who so gallantly exerted himself a short time
since, in endeavouring to rescue three boys that fell through
the ice into Wavertree lake. The gold medal of the society
was also awarded to Mr. Charles Duncan, formerly an officer
on board the steam-ships Liverpool and President, and now
mate of the steam-ship Britannia, for his gallant conduct in
July last, in jumping overboard from the President, and sav-
ing two men from being drowned in Kingston harbour, and
also for a similar display of intrepidity, by which he suc-
ceeded in saving the life of a man that fell overboard from the
Liverpool, during a gale of wind in the Atlantic. Twenty
guineas were given to Captain Evans, R.N,, of Fishguard,
towards defraying the present and future expenses of a life-
boat, which he built and supports almost entirely from his
own funds. Several small sums were awarded for various
services.

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PETITION FOR A SECOND PATENT THEATRE FOR LI-
VERPOOL.—We hear that there are already upwards of 2000
names—including many of the most respectable io town—at.
tubed to this petition. We understand it will pray her ma-
icrey to grant a patent for a second theatre-royal in Liverpool,
31 trust to some leading gentlemen, on behalf of the commu-
IsitY, with power to transfer it to some deserving person,
on condition of the payment of an annual,sum for the benefit
elected from P
,Ii the public charities of the town, such sum to be hereafter
lazed upon between the parties. Should her majesty be
grant the petition, Mr. Raymond will no doubt be
well rom his strong claims upon the play-going public, as
fromin
the. fact of most of the signatures having been
will
new theatre blend
T)mpliment to him alone. This arrangement, which
Mr, iana charity with amusement, is, we believe, entirely
Raymond's own suggestion. Should the erection of a
capable of
not be
Li-
ver isaltogether
rendered great improvement, and no doubt may be
worthy th
street. The sheets of
cognomen of Theatre-Royal, Church-
highly
Expectable of the petition are filling up fast with
by the Earl of Sefitunies.
......inbi:n!'riday evening, it was signed
on,