The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1840-11-24 00:00:00

AMPIiITff AME:—The performances continue very attrac

en in the entertainments this week
visit to this theatre ; we are confident that

will be

We recommend

ample amusement will be afforded

NEW SON(

—On reference to our advertising columns,
two new songs, composed by Mr. George Hargreaves, will be
found as having just made their appearance. That entitled
" It is a short and simple prayer;" the words by Miss Mary
Anne Browne, is an exquisite composition. We shall give
the words of the other in our next.—See Advt.
kt the late hour at which the per-
formance terminated, we are unable to give any notice of this
theatre as we intended, suffice it to say the house was crammed
to excess, and the new pieces went off with great applause.
The farce of Charles O'Malley will be a treat—it is a spirited
piece—full of points. Raymond's O'Malley is very clever—
his Miss Judy Maccan " bangs Banagher" hollow.

LIVER THEATRE

LABLACHE'S VOICE EXCELLED.—The power and com-
pass of Lablache's voice are well known ; by many they have
been pronounced unrivalled. We are enabled to state, how-
ever, that there is a young gentleman in Liverpool, who has
a basso not only equal in volume to that of Lablache, but
with the extraordinary power of producing a note a third
lower than the lowest of it gran maestro di voce. The
gentleman, we believe, is about to proceed to the continent
to complete his musical education.

MARINERS' CHURCH READING Rooll.—Not many of
our readers are, in all probability, aware of the existence of
the room which is set apart for the mental improvement of
our seafaring population, situate at the south end of George's
Dock. We perceive from an advertisement that a master
has been appointed by the committee, for the instruction of
apprentices and others in navigation ; and we assure our
merchants, that in supporting this institution they will ma-
terially advance their own interests. We need say no more
to prove the right direction of the committee's efforts, than
that the Rev. W. Maynard is president.
" A PERFORMER."—A thick-set man named James Pow-
ell, was charged, at the police-office, with having assaulted
one of the officers, and torn his clothes without provocation.
He was drunk at the time. On being asked what he was, he
replied, " a performer." This required some explanation,
and he stated that he kept a caravan. Mr. Rushton said these
shows were a great nuisance, and ordered him to pay a fine of
20s for assaulting the officer, and one shilling for the damage,
—intimating that if he were brought there again, he should be
dealt with more severely, and his caravan be looked after.
ASSAULT.—At the Police Court, on Friday, a dashingly-
dressed young man, named Silvester Leamey, was placed at
the bar, charged with a violent and unprovoked assault on a
young gentleman named Ellinson. The complainant said
that on Wednesday night he was on his way from his house
in Mount-pleasant to Church-street, and had got as far as
Ranelagh-place, when he saw the prisoner and another
young man, who, employed very gross language towards him.
He remonstrated with them on such ungentlemanly conduct,
when the prisoner made an attempt to strike him. In par-
rying the blow he believed he might have touched the pri-
soner, but is not certain. Being in weak health, he went on,
but was followed to the top of Great Charlotte-street by the
prisoner, who repeatedly struck him—once while his back
was turned, and finally loosened several of his teeth and
knocked him down. A gentleman, (Mr. Hastings,) who
witnessed the assault, came up and took hold of the prisoner.
Mr. Hastings said that the prisoner was not struck at all by
the complainant. The defence set up was, that the com-
plainant struck the first blow. This, however, entirely
failed. Mr. Rushton severely commented on the ungentle-
manly conduct of the prisoner, and ordered him to pay a
fine of £5, or be imprisoned two months.

CAUTION TO PUBLICANS.-At the police-court on Friday,
several publicans appeared to answer charges against them of
promoting drunkenness in their houses. Joseph Simpson, of
Jordan-street, was first called. The officer stated that, hear-
ing a noise in the defendant's house, they entered, and found
in a large room from sixty to eighty people, twenty of whom,
at the least, were drunk, and some of them fighting. The
defendant called several witnesses, but failed to rebut the
charge. He was fined 40s. and costs (4s. 6d.)—Richd. ithell,
of Pownall-street, was next complained of, as having on Sun-
day morning, had in his house seven men and a woman, of
whom several were drunk and noisy. He was also fined 40s.
and costs.—Mr. Rushton remarking that the drunkenness of
Sunday mornings was a great annoyance to the respectable
community, and he should do his utmost to put it down.—
Michael Doyle, Standish-street, was charged with having, on
Sunday evening, entertained twelve men and three women, of
whom four were drunk. The charge was made out, and, as
it appeared, that the defendant had twice before been con-
victed of a similar offence,—namely, on the 7th and on the
28th of August last, his case was adjourned, to be dealt with
at the next general meeting of the licensing magistrates, on
the Ist of January next. If then convicted, the fine would
be £so.—Peter Tickle, Church-lane, was complained of as
having on the 12th instant had in his house seven men and
an abandoned woman. Six of the men were drunk. He was
fined 40s. and costs. Joseph Middleton, Canning-place, was
charged with having entertained four men and eight prosti-
tutes, and the case being proved was fined 40s. and costs.

PRESENTATION OF A PIECE OF PLATE TO MR. JOHN
CLIFFORD ETCHES.—On Friday, about fifty friends of Mr.
Etches, consisting principally of butchers and cattle salesmen,
dined at the Durham Ox Inn, Brownlow-hill, for the pur-
pose of presenting that gentleman with a piece of plate, value
about one hundred guineas, subscribed for by that body as a
testimonial of their esteem for the many valuable services he
has rendered the trade. The chair was taken by Mr. Joseph
Chaddock, and Mr. Daly occupied the vice-chair, Mr. Hol-
den being in attendance with his glee singers. After the
usual loyal toasts, Mr. Wm. Turner, of Lord-street, rose to
propose the health of Mr. Etches, which he did in a very neat
and appropriate speech, dilating upon the straightforward,
honest, industrious, and philanthropic course pursued by him
for upwards of the twenty years he has been in business in
this town, and the prominent part he took in establishing the
Cattle Market in the London-road, upon its removal from
Kirkdale ; also his superior talents displayed in the erection
of the buildings and formation of the Abbatoir Company, and
regretting the loss of Mr. Etches from Liverpool, that gen-
tleman retiring to an estate in Derbyshire, of which county
he is a native ; which was responded to by Mr. Etches in a
manner interesting and affecting to all present. The plate,
which had been exhibited at Messrs. Jones's, in Castle-street,
bore the following inscription :—" Presented to John Clifford
Etches, by the cattle salesmen and butchers of Liverpool, as
a memorial of their esteem, and grateful acknowledgment for
the many valuable services rendered the trade."

INQUEST.—An inquest was held before John Heyes, Esq..
coroner, on Wednesday last, at Billinge, on the body of a
collier, .named Thomas Ashcroft, who was about 56 years of
age. On Friday, the 6th instant, the deceased and another
man working in the same pit with him were about going up,
and gave the usual signal of coming up ; the deceased got
into the tub, and immediately a call from his son, who was
the banksman, reached him of " Ware out," the usual inti-
mation to the men below to get out of fix way when anything
has accidentally fallen down. The deceased, however, had
been drawn a little from the bottom, and before he could get
oat of the way an empty tub fell upon him, and knocked him
from the tub in which he was going to ascend. From the
evidence of the deceased's son, it appeared that he had
hooked an empty tub, and placed another empty' one on the
barrow in the usual way, when he heard the signal coming
up ; he communicated with the engineer, who had to give a
back stroke to the engine, which hoisted the empty tub a
little way up, and before the banksman could take away the
barrow the tub descended, and caught the edge of the one on
the barrow, and knocked it down. The deceased was taken
home, and was attended, but, after lingering until Monday,
the 16th instant, he died from the injuries received. A ver-
dict of accidental death was returned. The other man who
intended to go up the pit with deceased would, in all pro-
bability, have shared the same fate, had he not turned back
for his jacket, and before he returned the accident occurred.

DEFRAUDING OF THE LIVERPOOL AGRICULTURAL
SOCIETY.—On Wednesday, Thomas Plumbe, sawyer, of
Great Budworth, appeared before the magistrates, to answer
the charge of obtaining the sum of £5, under false pretences,
from the officers of the Liverpool Agricultural Society. The
facts of the case have already appeared before the public, in
the report of the previous hearing, which took place about a
fortnight ago. Mr. Ledger, the secretary, repeated his pre-
vious charge, viz., that the defendant had received a premium
of £5 for a bull, when not entitled to the same, he not being
a person solely dependant upon agriculture, and not having
had the bull for six months previous to the cattle show in his
possession. Mr. Green, the treasurer of the society proved
the payment of the £5 to Mr. Plumbe. A cert.ficate, signed
by Mr. John Highfield, of Seven Oaks, alleging that Mr.
Plumbe was dependant upon agriculture, and that the bull had
been six months in his possession, was also put in as evi-
dence. Mr. Highfield was examined as a witness and pro-
duced a paper purporting to be a memorandum for the sale
of the bull for £2O to the defendant on the 23d of March
last. On further examination, he admitted that he did not
receive the money for some days afterwards; that the bull
was not delivered until the 6th of April, when his man stood
with the bull in Budworth fair ; that he had sent clover hay
as provender for the bull while at Mr. Pluinbe's, (which he
had been paid for) ; and that Mr. Plumbe was a sawyer, oc-
cupying a cottage and five Cheshire acres of land at Bud-
worth, for which he paid £24 a year. Mr. Forrest, of
Stretton, was called for the defence, for the purpose of prov-
ing that Mr. Plumbe received the money from Mr. Green,
before he saw Mr. Ledger, at Lucas's repository. The ma-
gistrates expressed their opinion of the defendant's conduct
in very strong language, and intimated that they should hold
him to bail at the sessions to answer the charge, unless he
chose to settle the matter by returning the premium and the
costs incurred. This arrangement was agreed to, on Mr-
Ledger expressing himself satisfied. The money was paid,
and the parties left the court.—Manchester Courier.
THE NEW CHURCH OF ST. MARY, RAWTENSTALL.--
On Wednesday last the Rev. Ilugh M`Neille, with his cha-
racteristic readiness to " spend and be spent" in the cause
of the Church of England, preached in the above place, to
a respectable congregation, amongst which were many of the
neighbouring clergy, to aid a collection for defraying the cur-
rent expenses. The reverend gentleman founded an eloquent
discourse, which will be long remembered by those who
heard him, upon the 9th chapter of Hebrews, and 27th and
28th verses ; after which the handsome sum of £34 within a
fraction was collected. The interesting position of the church
in this place deserves a brief notice. Itawtenstall is a village
situated about 17 miles from Manchester, on the road to
Colne. Several factories have been established in its neigh-
bourhood, the largest of which is one for coarse woollens,
belonging to Messrs. Hoyle, Ashworth and Co., and there
is, in consequence, a considerable population ; but whilst the
dissenters have long had a place of worship here, the mem-
bers of our national establishment were as a flock without a
fold and without a shepherd, until within the last two years,
when the present edifice opened its portals to them. Besides
the church, a handsome school and parsonage, all of stone,
have been erected, the land for the whole having been given
by Henry Hoyle, Esq., of the firm already mentioned, who,
with his partners, subscribed very largely towards the build-
ings, and on them devolves a considerable part of the burden
of maintaining them. The church will hold nearly 800 peo-
ple, and through the exertions of the worthy incumbent, the
Rev. Mr. Whitworth, the regular congregation is already
nearly 600. In the schools are nearly 250 scholars. In con-
cluding this notice, we would hold up the example of the
firm already alluded to to the imitation of the master want"
facturers of this kingdom, and say, in the expressive language
of scripture, :' Go and do thou likewise."
COMMITMENT.—At the Police-court, yesterday, a female,.
named Mary Kelly was placed at the bar, on a charge °I
having stolen a quantity of wearing apparel' from the house
of her master. A police-officer stated, that at asearly hour
on Sunday morning he saw the prisoner going along with 3
bundle of clothes, and having a suspicion that they were not
honestly come by, he took her to bridewell. She there stated
that if an officer were sent with her to Scotland-road, oppo-
site the Catholic Chapel, her story that they were her own
would be confirmed. The officer accordingly accompanied
her, and having learned that she was a decent young woman,
he went back with her to the bridewell, the bundle was re-_
tulmed to her, and she was liberated. On the afternoon of
the same day however, intelligence was received that the
things had been stolen, and she was again -taken into cus-
tody, from a cellar in Limekiln-lane.—Wm. Gunu, shoe-
maker, of No. 11, Marybone, said that the prisoner had
been in his service for about five weeks. He had reason t°
believe that at her last place, and while with him (up to the
present time), she had been perfectly honest. When the
family retired to rest on Saturday night, at twelve o'cloclt,
she was left in the kitchen; and in the morning it was fouled
that she had gone, and that the things were missing. They
consisted of two dresses, a mantle, two shawls, a shirt, IT
umbrella, and other articles.—The prisoner, on being ask"
with the usual caution, what she had to say, replied, th".
‘;
she was tired of her life, and did not care what became °f
her ; and that she had stood great risks in the service of tne
complainant, whose wife she had attended while she had a
fever, and his child when in the smallpox.—Mr. Rusht°"'
in committing her for trial at the sessions, said that person
in the gaol would give her some wholesome advice