The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1846-06-09 00:00:00

THE SOUTHERN HOSPITAL

We have had repeated occasions to publish the benefits
arising from the Christian appeals of the Rev. Thomas
Nolan, the honorary chaplain to the Southern Hospital,
on behalf of that most valuable charity, and we have now
the pleasure of giving another roost gratifying one, being
a small contribution to the funds of the institution, en-
closed in the following unassuming but Christian-like
communication to the rev. gentleman :
REV. SIR,—Not having been present at any of the
appeals to the public in behalf of the Southern Hospital,
with which object I became only acquainted by reading
your sermon, I take the liberty of enclosing ss. as my
small mite to this charitable object, the remaining ss.
please divide between the Church Missionary Society and
the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in foreign
parts.—Excuse the trouble, and believe me yours re-
spectfully, AN HUMBLE MEMBER OF THE

F,STATsi.TSHED CHURCH,

The Rev. T. Dixon, 8.A., of Jesus College, Cambridge,
has been appointed head master of the mathematical cc-
partment of the Collegiate Institution, Liverpool.
Mr. Douglas, the barrister, has been appointed solici-
tor of excise.

A public meeting of the Evangelical Continental Society
will be held in Great George-street chapel, to-morrow
evening, to receive a deputation from the Geneva Evan-
gelical Society.
THE REV. DR. SCORESBY, VICAR OF BRADFORD.—
This gentleman, who will be well remembered by the Li-
verpool public for the active part which he took in the
promotion of various religious objects during his residence
in this town a few years ago, has undertaken to deliver
two lectures at the Collegiate Institution on the subject
of telescopes, embracing an account of the construction
and performances of the Earl of Rosse's gigantic instru.
ments. The first lecture will be delivered this evening.
Dr. Scoresby, we understand, will enjoy the hospitality of
his worship the Mayor during his stay i❑ town.

STEALING FLOWERS AND SHRUBS FROM GARDENS.—
Two young women, Mary Brownhill and Ellen Jamieson,
were yesterday charged before Mr. Rushton with having
on Saturday morning, between three and four o'clock,
entered two gardens in Bootle, and stolen therefrom a
quantity of flowers and shrubs, also destroying in the
course of their depredations a fine white rose-tree, and
other plants. A gentleman who happeneu to see them
gave evidence, and some of the flowers were produced.
They admitted taking the flowers while they were out
walking, before going to their work at Kirkdale. Mr.
Rushto❑ said he had pwer to imprison them for six
months, and ordered them to gaol for 7 days.
SMUGGLING.—An elderly female, apparently in humble
life, named Catherine Collier, was yesterday brought be-
fore Mr. Rushton, on a charge of smuggling whiskey.
An officer of excise stated, that on Saturday he observed

the prisoner coming from on board the Waterford steamer
with something bulky under her cloak, and on searching
her found three gallons of whiskey contained in bladders
in a basket. The prisoner said that it had been given to
her by a man who had promised her half-a-crown to carry
it. It appeared, however, that she had, in the first in-
stance told the excise officer that it was her own. Mr.
Rushton said she was liable to a fine of £lOO, which he
should mitigate to £25, and in default of payment she
must be imprisoned for three months.
STEALING FROM A DWELLlNG.—Yesterday. at the
Police-court, a stout, coloured man, named John Martin,
and who had previously been known as practising the
vocation of a beggar, was charged with having stolen a
tin cash-box, containing some few valuables. It appeared
that on Saturday night the prisoner had gone to the Night
Asylum to procure a bed. Mr. James Coghlan, the keeper
of that charitable establishment, saw the box in his pos-
session, and questioned him about it. His answers not
being satisfactory, be was next mot ning given into custody
of the police. On the box being opened it was found to
contain a gold ring, a silver thimble, and several other
articles of the toilet. The owner was discovered to be
Mrs. Hayton, of Duke-street, who identified the articles,
and her servant said she had seen the box on Saturday
under the window in the back parlour, which was ope❑ at
the time. The value of the whole was stated to be about
30s. The prisoner said the box had been given to him by
a black man, while he (the former) was sitting down at
the Salthouse Dock. He was committed for trial at the
sessions.

INQUESTS HELD BEFORE MR. CURRY, YESTERDAY.—
On view of the body of Thomas lioberts, aged 40, who
lived in Albert-street. On Sunday night deceased went
to bed without complaining of illness. About five o'clock
on the following (yesterday) morning, be was heard to
moan, and his sister, the mistress of the house, went to
see him, and found him speechless, frothing at the mouth,
and his eyes fixed. She went to fetch water for his re-
lief, and on her return found him to be quite dead.
He had been a hard drinker; and, after an indul-
gence in this way, frequently complained of cramp in
the stomach. From the evidence of the surgeon,
who bad made a post morletn examination, it appeared
that he had died from apoplexy, and not from any external
violence, and the jury returned a verdict of natural death.
—On the body of Bernard Downey, aged 42. The deceased
had complained of his bead, and had been engaged in a
fight in which he had sustained a fall. His death was oc-
casioned by extravasation of blood on the brain, but as
the evidence was not complete, the inquest was adjourned
to Monday neat.