The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1847-01-26 00:00:00

KIRKDALE EPIPHANY SESSIONS. - These sessions
commenced on Wednesday, before the Rev. Jonathan
Brooks, chairman, and a full bench of magistrates. The
calendar, which was unusually light, contained the names
of 51 prisoners, 4$ for felonies, and the remainder for
misdemeanors and assaults. Out of these 17 can read
and write imperfectly ; 5 can read, and 30 can neither
read nor write. Samuel Beckwith, of Garston, and James
Whalley, of Ince-in-Mackerfield, were each fined £5 for
non-attendance as jurymen. The Chairman congratu-
lated the jury on the lightness of the present, as well as
several of the previous calendars, and also the trifling cha-
racter of the offences which were to be brought before
them.

A number of debtors were specially summoned before
Mr. Commissioner Lowndes, of the Court of Requests,
under the provisions of the Act of Parliament, for having
obtained goods on credit, on the faith that they were
housekeepers, but when the officers went to levy under
the execution, the goods in the house were alleged to
belong to some other person than the tenant. Two of
these cases came fully before the court, when it was
proved to the satisfaction of the Commissioner that the
parties had ample time and means to pay the plaintiff's
claim. They were accordingly sent to Lancaster Castle ;
one for 21 days, and the other, a policeman, for 7 days.
The latter would have been sent for 21 days, but he pro-
duced a subpoena that he had been served with on Friday,
requiring his attendance and evidence in a case of felony
at the forthcoming sessions. The Commissioner told him
that, if the debt and costs were not paid, he would re-
commit him for a longer period, on the application of the
plaintiff,
THE GREAT BRITAIN.—We learn that our townsman
Mr. Robert Talbot, ship-builder, has made an offer to
the directing proprietors of this yet fine ship, to get her
off from the strand in Dundrum Bay. The result of this
application has not transpired ; but from what we know
of Mr. Talbot's talents and abilities in nautical matters,
and his inventive powers, we should think that if the task
were assigned to him he would be enabled to perform it
with satisfaction to the owners and credit to himself. It
is highly desirable, for the sake of the general steam-na-
vigation of the country, that the ship should be redeemed
from durance vile, again to float gallantly on her destined
element. The well-thinking public would, we feel as-
sured, hail the day of her release ; and so fine a vessel
might, even if steam wese hereafter dispensed with, be
converted to most useful purposes, as a foreign trader.
What a glorious cargo, in these times of destitution and
want of shipping, might she not convey, from the United
States to wit, of bread stuffs and other provisions.
IMPOSITION.—Though we by no means wish to check
the flow of Christian charity, when so many miserable
objects must be relieved, it is necessary for the public to
be as much as possible on their guard, as the following in-
stances Of imposition will testify :—One day this week, a
woman went into one of the soup shops and begged for
soup. She told a very pitiable tale, said she had a large
family of starving children at home, and at her breast a
very sickly baby. The superintendent, with some diffi-
culty, contrived to get a sight of the child she was hugg-
ing so tenderly in her bosom, and found it to be—a little
dog ! Of course the impostor went empty away.—One
day this week, a gentleman passing through Fenwick-
street, struck by the apparent wretchedness of a woman,
who solicited him for alms, took her into a baker's shop
and purchased for her a tenpenny loaf. In a few minutes
afterwards the woman, thus humanely relieved, returned
to the shop and offered to sell the loaf for fivepence. Ano-
ther instance of the existence of imposition, under cover
of the prevailing famine, is recorded in the case of a man
who was taken up for begging ; he was in a state of , in-
toxication, and when brought to bridewell, no less than
twenty soup-tickets were found in his pockets.
MOVEMENT FOR THE RELIEF OF THE. DISTRESSED
HIGHLANDERS.—We called attention a few weeks since
to the destitute condition of the inhabitants of the High-
lands of Scotland, and to the noble fortitude with which
they have endured the most dreadful privations. It is
impossible to hear and read of their miserable condition
without feeling the strongest commiseration for their dis-
tress, and the most ardent desire to relieve the sufferings
which they endure with such exemplary patience. We '
are glad to perceive that the Scottish inhabitants of this
town have arranged to hold a public meeting at the Music-
hall, Bold-street, on Friday next, to raise supscriptions
and devise means for the relief of their suffering country-
men. All the Scotch in the town are sure to attend, for
assuredly no people have warmer hearts towards their
countrymen than the sons of Caledonia. But the move-
ment will not be confined to Scotchmen. All, of what-
ever country, who can feel for suffering humanity, will
either attend the meeting or aid the views of it by contri-
buting to the fund. It is expected that two eloquent
Scottish clergymen, the Rev. Dr. Macleod, of Glasgow,
and the Rev. Dr. Mackay, of Dunoon, will be present.
We hope to hear of a full attendance and a liberal sub-
scription.

ACCIDENT AT THE CLARENCE GRAVING DOCK.—On
Wednesday, an accident, happily unattended with any
serious results to human life, took place at.the entrance
to the Clarence Graving Dock, in consequence of the
giving way of an old wall or embankment, which had
been left standing until a junction should be effected
between the Clarence and the North Docks. Behind the
embankment was an excavation, in which a number of
men (some say thirty or forty) had been working • but in
consequence of the inclemency of the weather, they were
unable to proceed, and fortunately did not on ednesday
resume their work. Shortly after noon, being about high
water, the graving dock was opened for letting out some
vessels, when, from the pressure of the water against the
wall, it gave way, and the water rushed into the excava-
tion at the back, thus withdrawing it in a great measure
from the graving dock. The commotion of the water at
the time was most alarming—several vessels, as if by
magic, moved from the graving dock into the entrance
basin with such rapidity that one of them came in contact
with the quay wall and received some injury, and the
others were more or less slightly damaged by the shock.
On the water gaining its level, of course no further injury
could be apprehended, and the vessels which had been
disturbed were hauled back to their situations. The
embankment was of immense thickness, and it is sup-
posed that by the influx and reflux of the tide part of the
foundation had been gradually washed away, and thus
become weakened. Had the occurrence taken place when
the men were at work, there is little doubt that many
lives would have been sacrificed.

IRISH PAUPER IMMIGRANTS RELIEVED IN LIVER-
POOL.—The following official statement presents a fright-
ful picture of the distress in Liverpool, caused by the
immigration of Irish paupers. The return shows the
number of Irish poor who have been relieved daily, from
the 4th to the 23rd instant, principally by supplies of

1757
1741
1714
1958

1679
2758
3282

Women
588
671
985
1024
1063
1565

Children
2132
2346
2863
2907
3601

3237
4511
4692

1772
1842
1841
1950

1783
2932
3348

5288
6197
6491
6540
7605
9147
8041
12363
12552

LS 24000
It should be stated that the 9th, 16th, and 23rd, being Sa-
turdays, the relief given on those days was double the usual
amount, being the relief for the Saturday and Sunday
too. The total for last week was 126,344, or 21,000 per
day. For the week previous the numbers relieved were
66,219, showing an increase for the past week, over and
above the preceding, of upwards of 60,000. This is a most

to contemplate thin
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worst
of shopkeepersit i
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no
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classes.uinung state °t
can venture to prophesy the period, however distant,
when the influx is to cease.
ad-
mirable comedy of thecil A‘L‘ m.—Last week. Shakespeare's
got out with great credit toerry Wives of Windsor" was
THE THEATRE R -
of whom,
thei management, as well as
exclusiveadm of the stars,
to the performers, many
personated
are highly talented. Sir John °Zs'
by Mr. Addison, and Master SlanderirbablM
Mathews, was not to be excelled. Madame Vest;is aCshiges;
Ford, appeared in almost all her pristine attractions, and
the other " merry wife" was charmingly represented
by
Miss E. Montague. Miss Williams was veritably " sweet
Anne Page." The amusements were repeated on Thurs-
day night, with, if possible, increased eclat. On Friday, ,
Madame Vestris and Mr. athews appeared in " Know
your own Mind," for the tenefit of the former, who de-
livered
the following farewell address, which Was enthusi-
astically
received :

"Ladies and Gentlemen,—l appear before you to say fare-
well—and that in its most painful shape—a long and last fare-
well. My health, rather than my inclination, believe me,
induces this apparently sudden step. Were I, indeed, as old
as some good people have been pleased to fancy. me, I ought,
years ago, to have retired, not only from the mimic scene but
from the stage of life itself; but the trnth is, that having been
long before the public, and, owing to the kindness of that pub-
lic, conspicuously so at an earlier age than is usual, I retire at
an earlier age than is usual—not being, I believe I may venture
to assert, quite superannuated. After this you will, perhaps.
expect me to tell you what my age really is, but I claim the
privilege of my sex, and leave that highly important question
still open. It becomes one who has enjoyed, both as actress
and manageress, a share of public favour and applause such as
is accorded to few, to submit, without a murmur, to those
afflictions which are the lot of many. Great as has been the
favour I have obtained, it has been nowhere greater than in
this flourishing, opulent, and liberal town ; and I beg, there-
fore, to offer to its numerous representatives here present my
humble and heartfelt thanks. How long I may yet continue to
perform in London, is uncertain ; but my heath, at present,
not permitting me to undergo the continual fatigues of travel-
ling professionally, I have come to the determination of closing
my country accounts altogether. Before I depart, however,
allow me, on retiring from business, to recommend to your
cordial support my iuniorpartner. e has secured for himself
my good will, and has, I trust, entitled himself to yours; it is
he, therefore, who will in future undertake the travelling de-
partment. Let me then express my earnest hope that the liberal
patronage you have? for so many years, extended to myself,
will be steadily continued to my'husband. Ladies and gentle-
men, I most respectfully and most gratefully bid you farewell."
Madame Anna Bishop is announced shortly to appear
in her original character of Isolen,• in Balfe's celebrated
opera, " The Maid of Artois," and Mr. Donald King is
engaged to play with her as Jule des Montaignon.
CROWLEYS ALTON ALE —This ale, which is brewed at
the celebrated village of Alton in Hampshire, is daily be-
tract of t
Puling more generally admired. Its beautifully mild,
out peculiarly pleasant flavour, and its briliant clearness,
it the
resenab,
tr ong the brightest sherry ; ensure for it the pa-
tract of the multitude, while its being purely the ex-
forile choicest malt and hops, is gradually gaining
brewed fronot
diflerent tuPPort of connoisseurs indeed is so totall
leading feature
ale usually sold,; that odeit would fancy it
re that in days of yore formed a
and the beef ; , b the fare of Old England—" the beer
tation.—See adv. ut
a trial will at once establish its repu-