The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-10-02 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

CHARGE OF FELONY.—On Friday, at the Police-office, a
good-looking young fellow, a Yankee, and to all appearance
the mate of a vessel, came to prefer a complaint against one
Matilda West, an aged-looking, stunted thing, whose face
bore the impress of many a year passed in debauchery and
crime. The complainant said, with a nasal pronunciation,
and a curious elongation of many of the vowels, "I was
sailing along last night, sir, about two knots an hour—all
right—thinking o' nothing whatever on the face of this here
mortal earth, no more than a shot sea-hog or a frog in a stone,
when all at once, sir, flash, as if she Lad been shot at me by a
Kentuck rifleman, this here old girl came athwart. my bow,
and brought me to a standstill. Well, sir, I begged the lady's
pardon, and then she begged mine, as sweet and soft as a
Van Buren man asking for a vote at 'lection time. 'Glad
there's no offence,' says L 'Oh, don't mention it, my dear,'
says she, sweeter than sugared honey; and then I looked at
her, and she seemed right down beautiful—never seen any
thing like it, even in New York—white as washed snow, and
red as roses just fresh from the dye-house—regular hand-
some—couldn't stir—stool there, sir, as stiff as a ramrod that
had swallowed a poker, and could no more stir than the north
star or a bullet shot three feet into a teakwood tree. And
the girl seemed as much struck with me, sir, and told me I
was reg'lar handsome. `No gammon,' says I, young lady;'
hut she seed I koowed what was good: I swallowed it like a
pill in preserves, and made no mouths, 'No gammon !' says
she; well, reely, you American gentlemen are so queer.'
'Reglar cute,' says I: 'aint we, ma'am ? We could lick
the world and ten tribes of devils, with downright fighting—
cheat a nation made out of wandering Jews—do a French-
man out,of his sweetheart, and then keep her after. Clever
folks, aint' we ?' says I, gammoning her. You are, indeed.'
says she : will you come and take a glass of wine witls me ?
'my husband is not at home.' Will a hungry shark eat pork,
a nigger lad swallow molasses ?' says I. I'll drink a thou-
sand with you, my darling. But I had'ut seen her face then,
your worship—like pickled leather spotted with cranberries.
Well, sir, we went away and had one glass; then we had
another, and another, and how many more 1 calculate I don't
know, no more than a figure-head or a dead oyster; but she
drunk as much as would ha' burst forty-three cats or fettled
two old elephants and a young one. If I'd been sober, sir, I
guess I should have smelt her as strong as the hold of a bide-
ship nine days closed, or as seventeen split ruin-barrels. But
that wr'ant the best of the joke: I had to pay a shilling a
glass for the grog; and then, when I was snoring like three
porpoises, she took my watch and a handful of dollars from
my coat pocket." Magistrate—" How many dollars had
you?" Complainant—" I guess I had a pretty large lot—
. about twenty or thirty." The prisoner's statement seemed
sufficiently clear ; but it afterwards became evident that it
was very far short of the truth. The omissions were many;
for the young Yankee seemed somewhat ashamed of snaking
a full statement of his connexion with the " old girl."—
A policeman stated that he had seen both parties, at
several different times, walking about the streets, which
showed that he had been in company with her several hours.
The magistrate said to the complainant, that as he had' been
wandering about the streets for hours and hours together, it
was imposslble to say into whose company he had fallen, or
who might have robbed him. He wondered, however, that
the complainant had not exhibited more discretion, or, in his
own phrase, " 'cuteness."—The prisoner was discharged.
CRUELTY TO SEAMEN:—On Friday, at the Police-office,
Peter Nelson, a black seaman, appeared to complain of the
treatment which he had received from Captain Park, of tit
Strathmore, on the homeward passage from Africa. He
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ness afterwards stated, the whole ship's crew had been de-
prived of their soup in consequence of the same order which
had prevented the preparation of the barley water. The
above order, however, was no sooner given than, with the
capriciousness and variability of the passionate tyrant, it was
countermanded, and the master declared that he would seek
the culprit himself. He accordingly went upon deck, ana
his first act was to fling a block of wood at the black's head,
which fortunately missed him, and struck the bulwarks.
The poor cook, well aware that his innocence was not likely
to protect him from a flogging, then sought to evade it by a
timely flight, and mounted into the chains. The kroomen
were instantly ordered to bring him down and beat him; the
order was quickly countermanded, and the captain said, "I'll
go myself and beat him myself." The captain mounted the
rigging; brought the cook down; made him strip himself;
and then beat him on the back with a ramrod, until the sod
was bent with the blows, The blows were not numerous,
(they did not exceed four or five.) but were very severe, and
each, as a witness for the complainant stated, "made ridges
on the man's back about as big as his finger." Mr. Crewe
appeared for the defendant, and said he was instructed to
state that the complainant was a man of very bad character;
he also examined the witnesses to shoo that the captain had
been sick, and required the barley water, and that "the tran-
saction complained of had been done more for the purpose
of degrading the cook than anything else." He should not
bring any witnesses, he said, because it was in a great mea-
sure impossible ; it was well known that where a crew were
incensed at the master of a vessel on any account, they con-
spired together, its he contended had been done in the pre-
sent case. Mr. Hall observed, that if that were the sort of
answer which was to be given to such charges as the present,
a magistrate might as well at once say that he would never,
under any circumstances whatever, hold a case to be proved
against a captain, because it was possible that the men might
have conspired together. In the present instance there had
been no evidence offered to explain, extenuate, or justify
the punishment which had been Inflicted. If they had even
been prepared to show that the complainant had given some
offence, (and there was not the slightest evidence of such a
thing,) still they must be well aware that the law did not al-
low a master to use such a weapon for the punishment of a
man—to bare his back, and then inflict blows and stripes
until his weapon was bent, so that, perhaps, it could no
more be used, and the body of the man was waled with the
strokes. That was not the way to punish a mass either on
shore or on the sea. It was very much to be lamented that
forget himsett. as to Übe a acaulati
in the manner described. No one was more willing than
himself to make allowances for the masters of vessels ; but
when a case so unjustifiable came before them, they must
inflict punishment, or say " we will close the door on all jus-
tice for seamen." Air. Crewe—" Perhaps you will recoilect
that there is allittle discrepancy in the evidence : one swears
that the captain was not unwell, and the other admits that
he was." Magistrate—" No; they both state that he might
have been unwell for what they knew; but. at all events,
they were not medical men to go and feel his pulse." Mr.
Crewe (to the witness)—" Did you not say that the captain
was taking barley water regularly?" Witness—" Yes, and
brandy too, often enough." Magistrate-a." So he might have
been taking barley water; but it was his own order which
prevented it being supplied to him." The defendant was
lined 6O s. and costs.

CASH OF STABBING BY A BOY.-011 Saturday last, John
Francis, a boy, aged A. was placed before Mr. Hall, having
been remanded since Wednesday last, on a charge of stab-
.bing Richard Bryan. The circumstances were briefly as
follows :—Ou Wednesday afternoon, Bryan was standing at
the door of his mother's house, in School-lane, when the
prisoner stopped and looked at him. Bryan said, " What
do you want ?" The prisoner replied, "Go look !". Bryan,
on this, pushed him away, when the lad ran to the other side
of the street, and, taking out a clasp knife, stabbed the pro-
secutor in three several places. Other witnesses corrobo-
rated this, and it was stated that the prisoner was so much
shocked, when he saw the extent of the injury which he had
rashly accomplished, that he fainted. Mr. Hector, surgeon,
deposed that he attended the prosecutor. He found an in-
cised wound on the top of his head, a punctured wound in
the thigh, and a punctured wound, about two inches and a
half in depth, on the ridge of the abdomen. The direction
of the last-named wound had been altered by the rib, or the
man must have died. He (Bryan) was in great danger for
a time, but this arose rather from bis manner of living than
from the nature of the wound. He was intoxicated when the
injuries were inflicted, and from this he (Mr. Hector) feared
inflammatory action of the abdomen. The wounds would
not have been at all dangerous in a healthy person.—The
prisoner was greatly distressed during the whole inquiry.
He wept and sobbed incessantly. He was committed for
trial.

INFORMATION FOR REFRACTORY SEAMEN.—Three sea-
men, under the command of Capt. Cleigher, were placed
before Messrs. Halt and Harvey, on Saturday, charged with
having absconded from their vessel. The captain stated,
that he had been compelled to put back in consequence of
finding his ship leaky. He put into port on Wednesday
last. On Thursday morning he ordered the men to get the
ballast out. Six of the crew went away from the ship, and
three of them had been absent ever since. The three at the
bar bad presented themselves on board that morning, when
they were apprehended under the warrant issued by M r. Hall.
They had all received a month's wages in advance. He
(Capt. Cleigher) had been put to au expense of £l2 in
engaging men to do 'their duty. The prisoners said their
ground of complaint
.was, that they had been compelled to
eat salt provisions while in port. The captain said, when
they !list arrived he told them that he would allow them
10s. 6d. per week each for board wages, but they demanded
14s. per week. He was thus compelled to have meat cooked
for them to eat on board the ship. The stores were excellent,
but they were much better fed than they would have been at
sea.—Mr. Hall said, he certainly would nut permit such
conduct as this. He had power to send each of the prisoners
to the tread-mill for thirty days. Ile had served seamen so
before, and they had thereby lost excellent employment.—
The captain said, he did not wish to proceed to that extre-
mity with these men, as they had returned to their duty.
The prisoners said they were sensible they had acted impro-
perly, and if the magistrates %valid look over this offence,
they would give the captain no further cause for dissatisfac-
tion. Upon this promise Mr. Hall discharged them.
Ss, tioc LING.—John Lavin, a man of colour, steward of the
ship Strathmore, was placed before Messrs. Hall and Hey-
wood, on Saturday, charged with having unlawfully un-
shipped certain goods from the above vessel. Mr. Crewe ap-
peared, gratuitously, on behalf of the prisoner, and Mr.
Brooke; Solicitor for the Customs, appeared for the Board.
John Warwick, an extra tidewaiter, stated, that, on the 24th
ult., be was stationed on board the Palestine, north side the
Waterloo Dock. The Palestine lay next the Strathmore.
About eight o'clock in the morning he saw the prisoner di-
rect two or three other persons to remove a chest and some
bedding from the Strathmore to a cart. He (witness) went
to the prisoner and asked him what the chest contained.
The prisoner evaded the question, but said the goods were
his property. Witness insisted on examining the chest,
when the prisoner produced the key. The chest was opened,
and was found to contain a bundle of cigars, a quantity of
tea and chocolate, and a keg, in which were two gallons of
rum. The goods were seized and the prisoner taken into-
custody. Mr. Crewe, having questioned the witness at con-
siderable length, said, he was charged by the captain to say,
that the prisoner was a man of most excellent character. One
of the officers spoke to the high esteem in which the steward
was held by the captain. The prisoner was convicted in the
penalty of -£lOO. In default of payment, he was to be coin-
tnitted to the House of Correction for six months.
CURIOUS CASE—CHARGE OF FELON Y.—A foreigner, who
gave his name as John Baker, was placed before Mr. Hall,
on Saturday, charged with having stolen £5 Is. 6d. from
George Warden, a simple, rustic-looking lad, who stated,
that he had just returned by.the ship Roscoe, from a sojourn
in America. The first witness was a young woman, who
looked like one of those nymphs who appear about the
markets, and who frequently pop to gentlemen the question,
" Do you want a carrier?" She stated that the complain-
ant was at Mr. Newton's public house on the preceding
night. He was intoxicated, and was treating the prisoner
and the rest of the company to drink. He took out of his
pocket five sovereigns and one shilling and sixpence. The
prisoner, Kilo said he had come over in the same vessel, took
the money from his hand, and, calling all the parties present
to witness the action, said, he would take care of it till the
next morning, as he was sure he would lose it if it were not
taken from him. The bar-maid of the tavern corroborated
this testimony. The complainant said he had sought out
and found the prisoner that morning, and asked him for his
money, when he denied all knowledge of it. Warden said
he had more money, and was on his way to see his friends in
Lincolnshire. Mr. Hall said, he should remand the prisoner
till he made his arrangements with the complainant respect-
ing his appearance to give evidence at the proper time. He
should, on Monday, commit the prisoner to take his trial.
" STUMPING UP."—Yesterday, at the Police-office, a vile
specimen of humanity in the shape of an Irishwoman, named
Frances Sheeran, who, in addition to her other personal at-

tractions, was the proprietor Oa wooden leg, " stumped up"
to the bar to answer to a charge of being " drunk and
dis-
orderly."—Au officer stated that he found the prisoner drunk
in the streets on Sunday night, creating a great disturbance,
and that he accordingly took her into custody. The prisonei
with a kind of yell which we never heard anything like, ex-
cept it were from an Irish pig driven against its liking,
screamed out—" I was nat dhrunk at all; it's a spite he has
agin me; he tuk me wooden-leg off and behaved scandalous
to me—(laughter)—an' thin he called me Mild peg leg.' "
(Great Laughter.) Mr. Parkinson said the prisoner had
been in custody last week, and when she was discharged she
took the wooden-leg off and would not walk away. One of
the Bridewell-keepers said that on the Sunday before he had
tried to put her into the cell, she sat herself down and cursed
fora full quarter of an hour, and used such language as he
never heard in his life. Mr. Hall said he could do nothing
with her. He threatened if she were ever brought before
him again to send her to the House of Correction, and she
was discharged.

COWARDLY Assinur.—Yesterday, at the Police-office,
! Owen Curran, Patrick Waterson, and slaria Burns, all three
Irish, were placed at the bar, charged with creating a riot in
Scotland-road on Sunday morning, and assaulting John
Kelly, labourer, and several of the officers, The prisoner
Waterson appeared with the fragments of a dirty blue shirt
upon him, which, with the exception of his pantaloons, ap-
peared to be his only covering. The shirt was torn all to
pieces, and he might in fact as well have appeared half naked.
The complainant stated, that on Sunday morning, about
eight o'clock, as he was going down Limekiln-lane, he saw
the two male prisonets fighting. He endeavoured to part
them, and when he did so, one of the party said he deserved
kicking for his pains. He walked away and left them, and
went to his own cellar, in Rose-place, near which there was
a teetotal meeting. The prisoner Waterson followed him to
his cellar, and looking down over the railings, swore he would
knock bis b— head off. In about two minutes the prisoners
commenced a row at the teetotal meeting, and his (cons-
Plainant's) wife went on the step to see what was the matter,
and called to him that they were killing a man. He just
went to the door, and saw the prisoner corning down the
street, with something like a stick in his hand; and as soon
as he got to his (complainant's) cellar, he leaned over the
railings, and with an oath, told him to take. that, at the same
time striking him on the face with the weapon in his hand,
which cut his face open, and knocked him senseless. The
weapon was afterwards- found, and turned out to be wrapped
whalebone, with a Gullet.at the end. He had been very se-
verely injured by the blow. Officer 156 stated, that he took
the prisoner Waterson into custody in consequence of the
cries of the complainant's wife. As he was taking him to
Bridewell, he called on the mob to assist him, and he, with
other officers whose assistance he was obliged to get, were
pelted with brick bats all the way to Bridewell, and had re-
ceived several severe blows. A respectable resident in that
neighbourhood, swore to both Curran and Burns as'most ac-
tive in the attempt to rescue Waterson, and that he had seen
them throwing brick bats. A shopkeeper living in Scotland-
road said, that all Sunday morning Scotland-road was a scene
of rioting. Pots, jugs, brick bats, and all sorts of weapons,
were hurled out of the window•, by the Irish, at the police-
men. It turned out that all three prisoners had been drink-
ing all night, at a " thike" of Burns' father. Waterson was
fined £5, or to be committed for two months to the Boroough
Jail; the other two prisoners were fined 4Us. each, or to be
committed one month.

ASSAULT.---It really appears to us that were it not for the
swarms of Irish that infest and do anything but bless one
"town, neither Mr. Hall nor the police would have anything
to occupy themselves with. Out of every four cases brought
before Mr. Hall at the police-office, of felony, drunkenness,
or assault, three of them are committed by Irish; and this,
be it remembered, in a population where the Irish form not
one-fifth of the inhabitants. Drunkenness seems their natu-
ral element; and to get drunk without also getting into a
row, would be a breach of all Irish decorum. No sooner
was the last case disposed of, than a miserable looking, shri-
velled thing, in the shape of an Irishman, was brought up and
fined for creating a disturbance while drunk, at the back of
St. Thomas' church, on Suuday afternoon, by tossing up
half a crown and challenging any body to take that up, and
"he'd give 'em a lickin' ;" he was at length taken into cus-
tody, and severely assaulted the officers. No sooner was this
case disposed of, than an abandoned Irishwoman—a striking
likeness of Feargus O'Connor, fully as ugly and almost as
impudent—was placed at the bar, charged with fraying vio-
lently assaulted a respectable young female named Price, on
Saturday night. The complainant stated that she was
coining along Whitechapel on Saturday night with another
female, her companion, when the prisoner knocked .up
against her, struck her a blow on the face, broke her bonnet,
and severely bruised her face. When asked what she had
to say, the prisoner (who like many more of her class
think-if they charge the police-officers with ill-using them,
they will get off) charged the policeman who took her into
custody with shamefully beating and ill-using her. "Savin'
ver prisince gintleman, I bled all the way to Bridewell."
Mr. Hall.—" Where from?" Prisoner.—" From rue back,
an' me head, an' everywhere," (exhibiting her apron, which
was all bloody, and her dress in front also appeared sprinkled
with blood). Mr. Hall said he would not allow of such vio-
lence on the part of the officers- The policeman who took
her into custody, said that as he was bringing her along
Dale-street;,,she was exceedingly violent, cursing, and making
use of the most dreadful language. Finding he could not
stop her, he told her she should not go on in that way any
longer, and put his hand over her mouth. She immediately
doubled her fist, and aimed a blow at the back of his hand,
with all her might, but he took his hand away in time, and
she hit her own nose end which made it bleed very much.
(Laughter.) Mr. Hall said it was not likely she would doit ;
it was too ridiculous. The officer assured the magistrate it
was so. One of the Bridewell keepers said,. that when
brought to Bridewell she was very violent, and was then
bleeding from the nose, but was not injured any where else.
Prisoner—" I'm as wake as wathur sitar wid bleedin' in
Biidewell." Mr. Hall said, that was no excuse why she
should assault the complainant. Prisoner—" Och, •yer
honour id was a dhrunken man ran agin me, an' my head
somehow came agin her bonnet." The complainant said,
on the contrary she had come behind her, and given her a
violent blow. Prisoner—"l never did id shur." She was
ordered to pay ss. and costs, or in default to be committed
for three days.

PASSENGERS BY THE ROSCOE, FROM NEW YORK.—E. L,
Parsons, J. Walker, J. H. Bill, Messrs. Jone and Levin-
Jamaica: Mr. and Mrs. Gray ; Mr. J. Dwyer, sister, Mrs.
Dwyer, daughter, and servant; Mr. and Mrs. Lister; Mr.
.1- Copeland_ ISl._ V finuara.

BODY OF A CHILI) FOUND.—On Thursday an inquest was
held on the body of a child, name unknown, which had been
discovered under the following circumstances :—Two
men, it appeared, were engaged in removing a quantity of
soil from Argyle-street, when they came in contact with a
large earthenware vessel, which they found, on examination,
contained the body of a full grown female child. The body
was enveloped in a white cloth and an old handkerchief.
They gave it in charge to an officer. Mr, Cooper, surgeon,
stated, that he had examined the body of the child. There
were some marks on it, the effect of decomposition which
had taken place, and not produced by external violence.
The umbilical cord was cut or torn close to the body, and no
ligature had been applied. Having opened the head, chest,
and abdomen, he was of opinion that the child was born
alive; and, from the emptiness of all the large veins, both
of the head and the body, he believed it died from hemor-
rhage, consequent on such an arrangement of the umbilical
cord. The birth had evidently been a secret one. The child
had been dead a day or two ago. A verdict of found dead
was returned.

THE THEATRE-ROYAL.—The performances this week will
be attractive. Charles Kean is engaged for a limited period,
and will play his round of Shakspearian characters, with
Cooper to second him. The Company, with these additions,
will get up a May well. • Not one of Charles Kean's blind
admirers, who think that he is the embodiment of every
Thespian excellence, we yet give him his due as a good tra-
gedian—superior to the general run of actors with all his
faults; and we quite agree with our laughably self-satisfied
and inordinately self-opinionated contemporary theChronick,
that Cooper is a most excellent actor in secondary characters.
With these attractions, therefore, good Louses may be ex-
pected. Last evening the play of "Hamlet" was performed;
the part of Hamlet by Mr. Kean. This is Kean's best cha-
racter. His performance of it, however, has been so often
criticised, as well in this journal us elsewhere, that it would
be a needless task commenting upon it. There was a very
fair house.

HIGH TlDES.—There will be some of the highest tides of
they-ear this week, which will give the inhabitants of this town
opportunities; of viewing a vast expanse of water from the
var►ous piers, and the scene will be much enlivened by the
sailing and arrival of ships. According to Flolden's Tide
Table the water will be 17 feet 1 inch high at ten o'clock this
morning, and the highest tide on Friday at noon, when the
water will rise 21 feet 2 inches high.

NORTH CNESHIRE CONSERVATIVE ASSOCIATION.—It gives
us great pleasure to hear that the Conservatives of North
Cheshire are bestirring themselves, with the view of concen-
trating their strength for future operations, and relieving
their division from the discredit of being represented by the
treasury secretary. Au association has been formed for this
purpose, and amongst the names of its principal supporters,
it includes, as president, Sir Richard Brookes, Bart., and as
vice-presidents, Trafford Trafford, Esq., Wilbraham Eger-
ton, Esq., Peter Langford Brooke, .Esq., R. E. E. War-
burton. Esq., Harvey Ashton, Esq., James Heath Leigh,
Esq., J. B. Clegg, Esq., Egerton Leigh, Esq., and John
Smith Barry, Esq. The secretary is Mr. Joseph Crisp, an
active and zealous Conservative.— Chester Gazette.

'CHANGE LI ouns.—As the time of the departure of the
London mail is now fixed for six o'clock, it has been sug-
gested, that the business on 'Change should be closed at four
o'clock. This will be a decided improvement, and a great
gain to many of the merchants and brokers, as it will enable
them to spend their time much snore profitably in their count-
ing-houses or with their families, instead of 'lingering about
the Exchange to a very late hour, (the present practice,) from
a fear, that something may occur of which they should be in-
formed, and of Which they may remain in ignorance to the
prejudice of their interest, should they fail to be among the
last on the flags.

Loan JOHN RussELL.—We were incorrect in stating, last
week, that his lordship would return from Dublin on Tuesday
and dine with the Mayor on Wednesday. The noble lord
will, however, return positively to-morrow, and honour his
worship with his company to dinner, on Wednesday evening,
in the Town-ball, where a select party are invited to meet
him. His lordship, as we stated before, will, during his so-
journ in Liverpool, be the guest of the Mayor.—Albion.
Suricuont To THE BOROUGH GAOL—A. speeittfrneeting of
the Magistiates was held, on Friday, when it was agreed to
report the names of Messrs. Blackburn, Archer, and Fer-
guson to the Town Council, as candidates out of which to
choose a Surgeon for the Borough Gaol.
• FREEMASONS.—We understand that the whole of the ma-
sonic body in Liverpool are summoned to meet to-night at
the Aderphi Hotel to take steps fur promoting a Liverpool
branch of the Life Insuratice Company connected with,
though not confined to, their order, a considerable portion of
the profits of which is to be appropriated by the provincial
grand lodge of each district to masonic and benevolent
objects.

ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS.—The last gala for the season is
announced to take place to-rnorrow evening, when the attrac-
tions will prove of a very powerful character. We trust-that
the spirited proprietor of this delightful rendezvous will have
a full attendance on the occasion.

FREE PASSAGE TO SYDNEY.—From an article which ap-
peared in our last publication, it appears that great com-
plaints are made as to the want of labourers in Australia. The
Government have been, for some time past, sending out sup-
plies of workmen, but it does nor appear, that the individuals
selected have given the greatest satisfaction to the settlers.
Messrs. William Smith and Sons, of this town, have received
directions from the authorities of New South Wales to for-
ward a supply of mechanics and labourers, in the selection of
whom they are to exercise the utmost judgment and circum-
spection. A. series of vessels will be forthwith despatched to
Sydney, the first of which, as will be seen by the advertise-
ment, is to sail on the 15th October, with a limited number
of emigrants, and the second, a fine vessel, of five hundred
tons burthen, on the lOth November next. These *are the
first vessels, we believe, that have ever, from this port, car-
ried emigrants to Australia free of expense. The classes of
individuals most desired are farm-servants, shepherds, and
mechanics; but it will he altogether useless for any person to
apply who cannot produce satisfactory evidence, that they
are of industrious and sober habits.

FIFESHIRE REGISTRATIONS.—The result of the sittings
before Mr. Sheriff Jameson, in Fife, gives a majority to the
Conservatives of 31 in the St. Andrew's burghs, which,
added to the 18 of a majority on last year's registration,
makes the total Conservative gain, since the election of au-
tumn 1837, 41. Mr. Ellice's majority of 29 has thus, like
himself, fairly disappeared. —On the registrations for the
county of Fife, the Conservative gain is 49.—The Conser-
vatives have gained 41 in the Kirkaldy Burghs.

CORRESPONDENCE.

THE CONGREGATION OF ST. MARK'S-

TO THE EDITOR OP THE LIVERPOOL ST.4ND4RD.

Sin,—Allow me to make a few observations, through the
medium of your paper, on some disgraceful behaviour which
occurred in St. Mark's Church yesterday morning, while the
Rev. Mr. Wolff was preaching there. The reverend gentle-
man is a German, and a Jew converted to Christianity. He
has not that flow of language and accent possessed by some
of our English divines; but his delivery is, on the whole,
good for a foreigner. A part of the congregation, however,
laughed, and others left the church before the sermon was
finished.' Such conduct calls for animadversion. Intentions
can only be known by actions, and profession by practice,
and Christ has declared that we shall be judged thereby.
Thus, when we dishonour our profession, we dishonour our
Lord and Redeemer. Behaviour such as I have described
must arise from a want of charity. Charity " cloth not be-
have itself unseemly." All the Christian virtues are com-
prised in charity : it is the mark by which the followers of
Christ are known, and its definition is found in the 13th chap-
ter of Ist Corinthians. To laugh at a preacher of the onspel,
and to walk out of the church, is anything but good" beha-
viour. If a person behave decently and orderly, he is a per-
son of good manners. By these the sincerity of our profes-
sion and the integrity of our hearts may be tested. Good
manners are no more than the incumbent duty of every
Christian, who makes a profession of the gospel.
Ist October, 1838. OBSERVER.