The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1841-06-25 00:00:00

LOCAL NEWS,

On Monday last, four warehouses were burnt down, and
twentv•six houses seriously damaged by fire, in Southwark.
The loss is estimated at £15,000 to £20,000.

It is said that the nomination of candidates for the City of
London will, in all probability, take place on Wednesday

next, the 30th instant.

Prince George of Hanover has, we deeply regret to say,
entirely lost his sight.

We are happy to be able to announce, that Mr. William
Power, the eldest son of Mr. Power, the comedian, has re-
ceived a government appointment in the Commissariat.
An extensive oil warehouse and leather factory in Maze
Pond, Dublin, were destroyed by fire on Tuesday last. The
loss is said to be £60,000, besides 70 men out of employment.
SQUINTING AND STAMMEIZING.—Those labouring under
these distressing afflictions, have How an opportunity of be-
ing cured by applying to Mr. R. Atkinson, surgeon, now on
a second visit to Liverpool, 31, Bold-street. The numerous
cures he has made render any further comment unnecessary.
Mr. Atkinson's stay is limited, in consequence of his other

numerous engagements.
LEITH.—On Friday last, a number of conservatives held
a meeting in the Exchange Hotel, Leith, and unanimously
resolved to request Me. John Gladstone. of Fasque, to come
forward as a candidate for the Leith district of burghs.

CITY OF DUBLIN.—No candidate is yet announced to come
forward in conjunction with the Big Beggarman, to contest
the representation of the City of Dublin in opposition to
Messrs. West and Grogan, whose canvass is proceeding most
satisfactorily.

PHOTOGRAPHY.—We have been much gratified by a sight
of several likenesses of some of our townsmen produced by
the novel and not less wonderful process of photography,
now in operation at the Polytechnic Institution, London,
only. The likenesses are astonishingly accurate, and bid fair
to ruin the art of miniature painting. We understand, that
the portraits are produced, in a sitting of only a few seconds,
by the reflection of natural light. We confess that this
novel process does not come exactly to our comprehension,
but we wait with some anxiety to see it in operation here, as,
we understand, it will very shortly be; the corporation hav-
ing given the site on St. James's-walk, lately occupied by
the Observatory, where a building is now in the course of
erection for working the invention.
JUVENILE DEPRAVITY.—At the Police-court, yesterday,
a little girl, of about twelve years of age, was placed at the
bar, charged with having stolen a jacket from a shop. The
prisoner, who had before been six times committed, and four
times discharged, had, it appeared from the evidence, taken
a jacket from the shop door of Mr. Aaron, tailor and draper,
Park-lane, corner of Tabley-street. She was seen to take
the article by a person who was passing, and information being
given, she was apprehended in Dickenson-street. She was
committed for trial at the sessions.
ASSAULT.—Yesterday, at the Police-court, an Irishman,
named James Dogherty, a.tailor, was charged with commit-

ting a violent assault on Michael Mulany. -The offence was
cammitted in one of those faction fights in which the Irish
so frequently indulge. Mr. Rushton expressed the determi-
nation of the magistrates to put down such affrays, and fined
the defendant £5, or to be imprisoned two months, requiring
him, at the same time, to find sureties for his good beha-
viour. The defendant, however, finding the case going
against him, slipped, unperceived, out of court. A warrant
was issued for his apprehension.
O'CONNELL AND THE FACTORY CHILDREN.—When I
first " agitated" the north on behalf of the factory slaves,
wherever I went I was sure to find a helper in a Roman
Catholic priest. But soon after O'Connell received £l,OOO
from Manchester, an order came from their bishops to his
clergy. that " they were no longer to interfere in the factory
question." That fact was communicated to me by a Roman
Catholic priest, who regretted that, for that reason, he could
not aid me."—Oastler's Fleet Papers, No. 26.
SIR JOSIIIIA. WALMSLEY'S LIBERALITY.—If there is one
recommendation which the supporters of Sir Joshua Walms-
ley are able to advance in his favour, they never lose sight of
it, but urge it upon the consideration of the electors with
ridiculous perseverance. His alleged sympathy and consi-
deration for the poor are paraded before the public with dis-
gusting ostentation, and we are now about to give an illus-
tration of their truth. Some short time since an application
was made by the corn-porters to their employers for an ad-
vance of wages to 3s. 6d. per day, which, we believe, was
complied with by all except Sir Joshua, who insisted upon
his men continuing at work on the former understanding.
This was resisted, and the men have never to this day, we
arc informed, been suffered to go back to their employment,
though suffering much from need, being able to obtain only
occasional work. The proposition was considered reasona-
ble by the majority of the corn-merchants, and ought to have
been acceded to by our illustrious knight, if he be, as repre-
sented, anxious to relieve the miseries and enhance the com-
forts of the poor ; but liberality and radicalism are never
found reigning in the same bosom.
PORTRAIT OF JAMES ASPINALL, ESQ.—Mr. Illidge has
just finished a large-sized portrait of the above well-known
and justly-esteemed individual. It is one of his happiest
efforts, strikingly characteristic, without any one part or
feature being overdrawn. It would be but small praise to
say, that no one who has ever seen Mr. Aspinall, though but
once, could fail immediately to recognise the lineaments.
The picture contains something more than a mere likeness.
It has all that constitutes the difference between correctness
of outlihe and what may peculiarly be termed expression, or
character. The full, manly, benevolent countenance beams
with the unsophisticated kindness and candour that belong
to an honest, generous nature. We see there the plain, un-
pretending simplicity that prefers the sterling to the showy
qualities, and studies rather to be, than to seem to be, what
it approves. And all who are acquainted with Mr. Aspinall
can testify, that he is far more known by what he does than
by what he professes. In the other parts of his subject Mr.
Illidge has shown equal skill. The position exhibits great
freedom ; the figure stands well out, without interfering with
the prominence due to the head ; the colours are judiciously
harmonised, and the handling throughout distinguished at
once by boldness and exactitude. The background is well
chosen, and equally well executed. The portrait has been
taken by Mr. Illidge, we believe, on his own account ; it will
not, however, we think, be suffered to remain long on his
hands, when there are so many public institutions number-
ing Mr. Aspinall among their warmest patrons, and to whose
walls it would be so appropriate an ornament.
OBTAINING MONEY ON FALSE PRETENCES.--JaMeS
Davison, late a constable, was placed at the bar of the Police
court, yesterday, charged with having obtained money from
a poor woman on false pretences. It appeared from the
evidence of Mr. John Howard, that in the course of last
week ke gave Davison a warrant for distress on the woman in
question, for an arrear of rent amounting to 12s Id. The war-
rant was to have been executed on the morning of Friday last,
but Davison neglected to compiy with his instructions. On
the afternoon of Friday Mr. Howard met the prisoner, hav-
ing learnt that the warrant had not been executed, he asked
that it might be returned to him, statiag that he expected to
obtain a portion of the arrears on the following Monday.
Davison did not give up the warrant, not having it with him,
but received instructions not to proceed further with it. On
the Monday, Mr. Howard received from his tenant 3s in
part payment of the arrears. Notwithstanding this, Davison
went to the woman's house on Tuesday, and demanded from
her 5s 6d as his expenses. The terrified woman paid the
demand. Mr. Rushton said the offence was not one of false
pretence, but that an information under the statute might be
laid against the prisoner, who was then discharged. The
magistrate, however, cautioned him as to his future conduct,
and said that if he hereafter found him (Davison) frequenting
the court, and taking advantage of his former position, and
knowledge of forms, to intermeddle with persons coming there
to seek justice, he would have him indicted.
THE LARGE FAILURE AT WIGAN.—The firm of Messrs.
Heron and Co., whose stoppage was announced first of all in
this journal some days ago, have been unable to come to
terms with their creditors, and the consequence is, a fiat has
been issued against them. Their liabilities are upwards of
£150,000, and the Bank of Manchester is said to be a suffer-
er, to the amount of .E.-10,000. Several large cotton dealers
are creditors to a large amount—one firm upwards of £20,000.
—Morning Post.

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THE CENSUS.—We have been favoured with the following
account of the population of the parish of Liverpool, accord-
ing to the late census. We hope to be enabled to furnish
further particulars in the course of a fsw days :
St. Martin's district
Great Howard-street district 27,019
Dale-street district
St. Thomas's district
Mount-pleasant district 32,856
Islington district . 37,684

222,954
Population in 1831

57,779

Increase
TOWNSIIIP OF WEST DERBY
According to the enumeration taken on the 7th instant, the
population of Wcst Derby (which forms a part of the borough
of Liverpool) amounted to 16,913 persons, of whom nearly
10,000 were residing within the municipal division. The po-
pulation in 1831 was 9631, so that the increase in the last ten
years has been 7282 persons, or 751 per cent.
PARISI/ OF WALLASEY.

Liscard

Wallasey
Poulton-cum-Seacombe

6261
Population in 1831 3247

Increase

REPRESENTATIVE OF THE MEDICAL PROFESSION IN
PARLIAMENT.—The medical profession in Dublin held a
meeting on Saturday week at which it was resolved to use
every exertion to secure the return of a member to parliament
to represent the interests of the profession, irrespective of
party politics.