The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1841-08-03 00:00:00

LOCAL NEWS.

DEAD BODY OF A CHILD FOEND.—On Friday morning
last, at half-past seven o'clock, as Joseph Sandon, a shoe-
maker, was passing along Tenterden-street, he found a bun-
dle lying on the footwalk. He opened it, and found a new-
born female child. He delivered it to the inspector of the
district, and it was sent to the Infirmary. It is the opinion
of the surgeon who examined it, that it was not born alive.
J. W. Patten, Esq., one of the estimable members of the
Noathern Division of this county, gave the tenants on his
Winmarleigh property a treat to the Royal Agricultural So-
ciety's meeting at Liverpool, a numerous party of whom
gladly availed themselves of this kind offer, and will, no
doubt, long and very gratefully feel the value of the favour
conferred upon them.

THE RAINBOW lloTEL.—Strangers, travellers, and al
who are en route, and wish to be well accommodated, re
ceive politeness, and enjoy good fare, will find every reyui•
site at the house of " mine host" Lawton, at the Rainbow.
We can recommend him and his hotel to notice.

THEATRE-ROYAL.—This theatre has been literally cram,
lied every night since " London Assurance" has been played
..o-night is the last night it can be performed. The comic
" Two in the Morning," is a most capital bit of hu

WINSTANLEY'S Rooms.---The lovers of fine arts will be
highly gratified in visiting Messrs. Winstanley's rooms,
where will be found on view to-day (intended for public sale
to-morrow) a collection of exquisite works of art Tarste and
Vertu. Amongst the glass wares are some elegant speci-
mens of the Bohemian Manufactories. The bronzes are very
beautiful. The china is extremely curious, but what gave us
the greatest pleasure was the inspection of some carvings in
ivory, from the gifted chisels of Michael Angelo, and
others. These carvings are, without exception, the most ex-
quisite works we have ever seen in this country. The
carvings in wood, from Spain, are ver3r curious, and well
worth the attention of any gentleman fitting up rooms in the
olden style. Amongst the satuary are works of Canova,
Binuaime, and other sculptors of eminence. We strongly
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recommend a visit to Messrs. instanley's rooms, to inspect
these charming productions. There has seldom been such a
collection offered for public sale, and a lively competition
will doubtless take place for its possession.

NEW BRIGHTON.—Nothing can be more agreeable at the
present season than a residence at this delightful sea-bathing
place, which is, every summer, rising into great celebrity.
The salubrity of the climate is almost enough to " make old
age forget his years, and throw away his crutch."
.The sea-
views are magnificent; and, while it is a place quite suited
for the idle and the fashionable, it is no less so for the man
of business, vho, after his daily toil, has only to step into one
of the steam-packets, which are continually crossing to and
from Liverpool, and in a few minutes he is Ny, afted from the
din and smoke of the town, to the bracing air and beautiful
shore of New Brighton. At present it is graced by not a
few of the great and noble of the land, amongst whcm are
the Right Hon. Lord Kenyon, Right lion. Lord and Lady
Tenham, Hon. W. Kenyon and lady, Lady Dallas, Sir Ste-
phen Glynn, Bart., Lady Walsingham,
Lady Emily North,
Lady Jane Ram, Sir Edward Hartoff, Bart., Mr. Gladstone,
M.P., Mr. W. Fielden M P Mr. Greenall, M.P., Mr.
Ewart, M.P., Mr. Davenport,. "M.P., Mr. and Mrs. Mar-
tineau, Mrs. Holland, Christopher Bullin, Esq., James Mel-
lor, Esq., Richard Houghton, Esq., &C., &C.
CHARGE
AGAINST A PAWNBROKER.--notorious fellow,.
a common informer, who at present figures in the name of
Turubull, and who has lately rendered himself unenviably
conspicuous by. the anxiety he has evinced to entrap different
Pawnbrokers of the town, appeared to prefer a charge against
Mr. John Parry, pawnbroker, Thurlow-street, for an over-
charge of lid. upon 6s, the amount lent upon a coat pledged.
The informer had not given the pawnbroker notice to pro-
duce the ticket, and Mr. Rushton would not allow him to
offer a copy as evidence, and the information therefore failed,
being, as Mr. Rushton intimated, bad in another respect.

AT THE ErAterzot4.—At the Quarter Sessions on

Friday, eleven persons were committed to prison, for periods

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varying according to the nature of their offences, for being
engaged in a riot on the day of election. The longest period

of punishment was four months

GIRAFFES.—These very beautiful and highly interesting
animals are advertised to be taken away from Liverpool next
Monday. Those of our readers who have not seen them

should lose no time in doing so. They are really great won-
ders, and deserving of much notice.
The Law Association of Manchester have addressed a
memorial to the Home Secretary, praying that the assize
business of the Hundred Of Salford may be' transferred to

Nianchester.
TfIE WESLEYAN: CONFERENCE.—The members of the
conference met on Wednesday morning last, at Oldham-

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street, Manchester, when the Rey. James Dixon was elected
president, and Dr. Hannah secretary, by large majorities.

The question of the ministers wearing silk gowns was dis-
cussed on a subsequent day, when it was decided that the
gown should not be worn, and the conduct of the ministers

who appeared in one was referred to the committee. The
centenary fund, we are informed, amounts to £190,000; and
it is fully expected, that the amount will eventually be made
up to £200,000. The total number of ministers who have

died within the year is 27.
EXTENSIVE 11011BF.RY OF MONEY.—On Friday, at the
Police-court, two men, James Roberts and:William Greases,

both well known to 'the police, were placed at the bar,

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charged with stealing a quantity of money from the house of
Mr. Joseph Harris, keeper of the Eagle Inn, corner of Great
Nelson-street and Scotland-road. It appeared fiorn the

evidence, that on Tuesday night last, the prisoners and four
other men went into Mr. llarris's, where they had something
to drink. They were in a room by themselves, and when
they went out it was remarked that they had left some liquor
in their glasses. The prisoners were afterwards noticed in
the street on their leaving the house, and one of them was

carrying a box or desk under his arm. The mistress of the
house was informed of this ; and suspicion being excited,
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she went up stairs, and immediately missed a portable Writ-
ing-desk, in which she had shortly before placed a £2O note,
three £lO notes, one £5 note, 53 sovereigns, £3 in half-

crowns, fifteen shillings in silver, and a dollar, worth about
4s. 2d. ; making in alt a sum of £lll 19s. 2d. Information

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was given,to the police, to whom the dress and appearance

of the supposed delinquents were described, and they were
apprehended. The desk, broken open, was found emptied
of its contents; no money was found. The prisoners were

also seen by other witnessea in the street, one of them car-

tying the desk, which was partly wrappe'd up. They were

cominitted to take their trials at the as;iies,

On Thursday last, the 29th instant, an inquest was held at
St. Helens. The deceased, Henry Ashton, a young man
about 16 years of age, worked at an upper mine at the col-
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liery of Messrs. Mu-skatt and Daglish, in Parr, and deceased
and two other men were standing tog,,ether on the stage where

the coals are brought to from the lower mine

He handed a

candle to his brother, who was on a stage about six feet above
that on which deceased was standing. He stood for about a