The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1841-05-21 00:00:00

NEW CHURCH IN WARWICK-STREET.—We have, on va-
rious occasions, had the pleasing duty of adverting to the

munificence of our distingt;ished townsman John Gladstone,

Esq., in his princely contributions towards supplying the lack
of church accommodation which is felt to so great an extent
throughout the country at the present time. We gave, in a
recent number of the STANDARD. an account of the opening
of a new church at Leith, built at Mr. Gladstone's sole ex-
pense ; and this year, we are happy to say, we shall have an
addition to the churches in our own town, provided likewise
by Mr. Gladstone's liberality. The church is to be called
St. Thomas's, Toxteth-park. It will contain about 1000 sit-
tings, of which 100 are to be free for the use of seamen, the
situation being not more than 200 yards from one of the
largest upper docks. Fifty sittings are also to be reserved for
old ,and infirm poor persons. The remainder wjll be let at
rates from 4s. to 12s. each ; The average not to exceed Bs.
The endowment from Mr. Gladstone will be the sum of X2OOO
which, it is expected, will produce £lOO per annum, or
near it. The rents of the pews, after providing for the pay-
ment of the organist, choir, and other attendants, with the
exception of the clerk, who undertakes to perform the office
gratuitously ; and deducting also an allowance for repairs,
coals for the hot-air apparatus, and other necessary expenses,
are to be paid to the minister, and, with the endowment, to
form his stipend. The church is to be lighted with gas, and
to have a suitable clock arid bell. including the price of the
land (about £1,300), the whole coat, as near as it can yet be
ascertained, will be, in round numbers, £5,000, besides the
endowment. The living, we believe, is offered to the eldest
son of the Rev. J. Jones, of St. Andrew's. The church, it
is expected, will be ready for consecration some time in Au-
gust. It is Mr. Gladstone's intention, we believe, at a future
period, to build a house for the minister, with two schools
for the children of the neighbourhood, should they be re-
quired, and a proper site be obtained on reasonable terms.
This is conduct truly worthy of approbation ; and were others
who have it in their power to follow Mr. Gladstone's example,
the wants of the country, in respect to church accommo-
dation, would soon be supplied, and the great evils which
may seriously be apprehended from it be iu a large measure,
if not altogether, prevented.

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SINGULAR RESTITUTION.—Last February, Messrs. Al-
bright and Son, chemists, of Northgate and King-street,
Blackburn, sent by post £2O to Messrs. Evans and Co.,
druggists, in this town. The remittance, which consisted of
four £5 notes, never reached its destination. Nothing more
was heard of the matter till Friday morning last, when Messrs.
Albright received a letter containing two £lO notes. The
letter was to the following effect :—" Did you not some time
ago enclose to Messrs. Evans, Sons, and Co. £2O, which
miscarried. Enclosed you have £2O in lieu of it." No clue
has been obtained to the party, whose compunctious visita-
tions of conscience have led to this restoration.
We cannot too strongly recommend to the attention of our
readers the advantage of adopting Robins's Filters. In many
cases where sickness has long been an attendant on the in-
mates of a residence, it has disappeared after subjecting the
water, used as a beverage and for culinary purposes, to one of
these admirable machines.

REPRESENTATION OF PRESTON.—We understand that it
is the intention of the conservatives of Preston to request
Mr. Robertson Gladstone to contest that borough at the ap-
proaching election, in connection with Mr. Parker, the pre-
sent excellent Tiepresentative. Several other gentlemen were
named, but Mr. Gladstone was the decided favourite. Much
as we shall regret the absence of this gentleman's valued ser-
vices, when they are so much needed in his native town, his
business habits, well-known talents, and persevering indus-
try, will confer the greatest benefits upon any place wkich
has the honor of calling him their representative in parlia-
ment.

JULLIEN'S CONCERTS.—The last of these concerts takes
place this evening. Mons. Jullien may consider that he has
been well supported, when we look at the badness of trade
and the scarcity of the circulating medium. This band,
taken either individually or collectively, may be considered
as one of the best and most perfect in the country. The
performances this week have given unmingled satisfaction.

THE GREAT AGRICULTURAL BANQUET.--This banquet,
which is exciting considerable interest amongst agricultu-
rists, will, it is contemplated, be held in St. James's Mar-
ket, in this town, in July next. We trust that the tenants
of the market will throw no impediments in the way, as, in
the event of its taking place, the town will be benefitted by
the influx of strangers that will necessarily occur. We hope
the active superintendent of the market will use his influence
with the tenants to promote the wishes of those interested.

ELECTION OF MAGISTRATES' CLERK.—Yesterday, at the
Town-Hall, the borough magistrates proceeded to the elec-
tion of a second magistrates clerk, in the room of Mr. Shut-
tleworth, formerly colleague of Mr. Ellis, and recently ap-
pointed deputy town-clerk. The candidates who were finally
in the field were Mr. Wyberg, son of the treasurer, Mr.
Penington, and Mr. Pedder. The former was unanimously
appointed to the office, but what claims he presented the
public must judge for themselves, us we never heard of the
youth before his present application.

TAKING SPIRITS INTO A GAOL.-At the Police-court,
yesterday, a decent-looking married female was placed at
the bar, charged with introducing a small bottle of spirit
into the Borough Gaol, to which she had been admitted to
see her sister. The case was proved. The prisoner ap-
peared to be much distressed at the consequence of her im-
proper conduct, and begged hard to be forgiven. Mrs. Da-
vies, of the gaol, spoke in her behalf, with a view to mitiga-
tion, as the penalty reached as high as live pounds.—Mr.
Rushton -aid he had no power to mitigate to a lower sum
than forty shillings, and the prisoner was amerced in that
amount, or, in default, to be imprisoned two days.

ROBBERY FROM A DWELLING-HOUSE.—Yesterday, at
the Police-court, a man named James Gillon, was charged
with having in his possession, under strongly suspicious
circumstances, a quantity of wearing apparel which had
been abstracted from a dwelling-house some months ago.
Mr. Gray, of High Park-street, stated that his house had
been broken open by the parlour window, on the 29th Janu-
ary last, and a number of articles taken from a room up
stairs. He identified a silk dress, a tartan shawl, &c, as part
of the property taken. A pawnbroker stated that the articles
were pledged with him in January ; and in consequence of a
bill describing them they were given up to the owner. The
prisoner had come to the shop on Wednesday last to redeem
them, and he gave him in charge. Mrs. Gray srid she had,
herself, looked up the house on the night in question, and
also identified the property. The prisoner said that while he
was in gaol recently, the ticket was given to him by another
prisoner. He was remanded until this day, that enquiry
might be made into his statement.

GROSS CASE OF ASSAULT.—Robert Whitworth, John
Griffiths, and William Okill, three boys, were yesterday
charged with having assaulted John Ellison, a car driver, to
whom it appeared they owed an in consequence of his
having appeared as a witness against two of them "on a former
occasion. The complainant, whose head was wrapped up,
stated that as he was walking along he saw some bricks fall
from a new building near, at his feet, and on looking up, a
piece of brick struck him on the head and knocked him down.
Whitworth and Griffiths were seen by him, but he could not
say which of them threw it. The car-owner who employs
the complainant, said that the prisoners were so exceedingly
mischievous and violent that there was no passing the street
in safety. They had recently taken a car from his stables,
and had done him fifty pounds' worth of damage. Okill, for
whom witness had procured a good situation on his leaving
the Blue School, was, he believed, led away by the other two.
—Okill was discharged. Witworth and Griffiths were required
to pay forty shillings and costs, or t o be imprisoned for one
month.

DISEASES OF THE HEART.—Mr. Cronin's work on
nervous affections, has drawn the attention of the public to
the diseases of the heart. We have been informed that the
number of deaths which take place from complaints in that
region of the human frame, is surprisingly great, Mr.
Cronin appears to have devoted much study to the cure of
these diseases.

REv. J. BAYLEE'S INCONII'ETENCY.—In another column
will be found an advertisement announcing the publication
of a correspondence which this gentleman recently held with
Mr. Anderson, a Popish priest, and on certain alleged gram-
matical errors in which, Dr. Butler grounded his refusal to
meet Mr. Baylee, and argue the respective truth and false-
hood of the Protestant and Romish Churches. This publi-
cation will be found peculiarly interesting at the present.
period, not only as proving the fallacy of Dr. Butler's allega-
tions, but as furnishing an additional proof of the readiness
arid delicacy with which the ministers of our church meet
and reply to the enquiries and objections of conscientious
persons, and of the impudence in assertion, and fear of argu-
ment; displayed by the vaunting advocates of a false faith.
It will also be seen that the first of Mr. Baylee's lectures (on
transubstantiation) will be published to-morrow morning.
SMITH'S PATENT WIRE RIGGING.—We direct attention
to the advertisement in another column of,Mr. Smith's pa-
tent wire rope for standing rigging ; for the sale of which,
Messrs. Robertson and Co., Goree-piazzas, are agents. The
Oriental, and Great Liverpool, steam-ships, and many other
vessels in this port, in London, in Bristol, and elsewhere,
are fitted with it ; and it has been found to possess many and
great advantages over hempen rigging, from its superior light-
ness and strength, its great durability, andits saving of cost.
The John Garrow, iron sailing ship, 711 tons burthen, lately
arrived at this port from the East Indies, after a voyage of
thirteen months, and now lying in the Prince's Dock, fur-
nishes an unquestionable proof of . superiority, and it is
probable that it will, ere long, be introduced in the royal
navy. We shall, in our next publication, notice it more at
length, and furnish some statistics from individuals of
acknowledged nautical science'howing the advantages that
would be derived from its application to our mercantile as
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well as our warlike Amongst the certificates of the
advantages of the wire rigging, which will be found in the
advertisement, is one. from J. C. Shaw, Esq., marine man-
ager of the City ot. Dublin Steam Packet Company, and
another from Captain Wilson, of the John Garrow.

ATTEMPT OF A MOTHER TO DESTROY HER THREE CHIL-
DREN.—On Tuesday, about two o'clock, Henry Probert, the
landlord of the house, No. 3, Queen's-place, Great Peter-
street, hearing a violent screaming of children from a room
occupied by a poor widow, named Mary Dagall, went thither
to ascertain the cause. He found the door locked, but as
the screams still continued, though in a more subdued tone,
he burst the door open, and was horror-stricken at seeing
the woman Dagall holding up her three children (the eldest
of whom is not more than five years of age) by their necks.
She had twined her bare arms around them, and was pressing
them with such force to her person, that had not Mr. Pro-
bert fortunately gone to their assistance, their lives must
have been sacrificed in a very few minutes—as it was they
were black in the face. It was at once to be perceived that
the woman was mad. She was crying out, " Lord, now am
I happy ! Bring fire, that me and my dear children may be
burnt, and our ashes be blown by the winds to Heaven !"
Mr. Probert, with much difficulty, got their children away
from their frenzied parent, and with assistance got her into a
chair, where she was confined during the time of sending for
and arrival of the parish-officers. She insisted that the devil
was pursuing her, and had done so for a long time in the
guise of a jack o' lanthorn, and every now and then when
she fancied she saw this non-existing apparition, her screams
were of the most frightful nature. The poor creature, toge-
ther with her children, was taken into St. Margaret's stork-
house. Distress is supposed to have caused this aberration
of mind,—Morning Herald.