The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1841-10-22 00:00:00

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SUDDEN DEATH OF Mit. WILLIAM CHAPLIN, COME-
DIAN.—This actor expired on Monday morning. He had
been engaged by Mr. Yates for the Adelphi Theatre, during
that gentleman's tour in the provinces, and, with his sister,
Miss Ellen Chaplin, had commenced an engagement at the
Adelphi on the opening night, in the character of Julio Sal-
vador, in the drama of " Die Hexer' am Rhein." On Satur-
day night he was seized with a sudden indisposition, which
terminated fatally on Monday morning. Mr. Chaplin was
the son of Mr. Charles Chaplin, the stage manager of the
Theatres-Royal, Liverpool and Manchester, and formerly of
the Threatre-Royal, Drury-lane. His age was 26.
It will be seen that the trial of M'Leod stood at the date
of our last letters (the 2d October) for the 4th. But it was
far from improbable that it might not come on for hearing
even then,—on the grounds intimated by his counsel in found-
ing his application for delay on the hearing, at the Circuit
Court of Utica, of the 27th inst. We can also state upon
the authority of a highly respectable informant, whose letter
is dated from New York, that in that city the belief is gain-
ing ground daily that M'Leod w.Th not likely to be tried at
this assizes at all : but that it would be found neces
allow his important case to stand over to the ensuing term

sary to

The expectation of his final acquittal, all our letters agree in
representing as extremely general among all parties; and it
is gratifying to us, to add that we are disposed to concur in
that expectation.—Herald.
COMMITTAL FOR MANSLAUGIITER.—An inquest was
held on Tuesday last, at St. Helen's, before John Heyes,
Esq., coroner, on view of the body-of a child, aged about
three years, named Mary Owen, who had been run over by
an ass cart, laden with earthenware. The driver of the cart
is an old man named Peter Spencer, and on the day in which
the unfortunate occurrence we have alluded to took place he
was going along Duke-street with his cart, but at some dis-
tance behind it, and the deceased happened to be playing in
the road, and the vehicle passed over its body. The child
was very much injured, and although every attention was
paid to it by Mr. Pye, surgeon, of St. Helen's, it died on
Monday last. The jury returned a verdict of " manslaughter"
against Spencer, and he is therefore to await his trial at the
next assizes.

EMIGRATION TO NEW YORK—On Wednesday afternoon,
at four o'clock, the large American line-of-packet ship St.
James, Captain W. S. Sebor, commander, was hauled out of
the St. Katherine's Dock, well filled both with goods and
passengers. The emigrants are 215 in number—viz., 170
steerage passengers, 12 chief cabin passengers, and 20 in the
second cabin. The steerage passengers are principally from
Kent, and consist of swell farmers, who intend to settle in
the state of New York. Many are from the neighbourhood
of Ashford, and there are 70 from the parish of Buckly, in
that vicinity. The vessel was to leave Portsmouth yesterday
for New York. A great number of persons assembled on the
pierhead to witness the departure of the emigrants.
STEALING A DOG.—Yesterday, at the Police-court, a

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man named Walton Webb,- was charged With stealing a fine
Pointer dog, which had been left by a Mr. Lloyd, who was
absent from the town, in charge of a gentleman in Church-
street. It had been taken from the yard of the house.

The animal was stated to be worth £2 or £3. He was fined
40 shillings. the value of the dog, and £lO for stealing it, or
in default to be imprisoned for three months. The prisoner
said, " Let me go to Knutsford to bring the owner." Mr.

Rusliton.—" NO ; you can 't go there Uri you have paid the
money."

CLOSING OF THE DENTON'S GREEN BOWLING-GREEN,
ST. HELEN'S.—The annual dinner, in commemoration of
the close of the sports on this green for the season, was held
at the house of Mr. Blades, the proprietor of the green, on
Tuesday night last. A company of about fifty gentlemen sat
down to an excellent and abundant dinner, which was served
up in a very superior manner, reflecting the highest credit on
the caterer. Mr. Thomas Barrow presided, and Mr. Robert
Marsh officiated as viee-president. After the usual loyal
toasts had been given, the following healths were also drank
with much acclamation Greenall, Esq., M.P., Mrs.
Greenall and Family, Denton Green Brewery Company,
Mrs. Speakman and Family, &c., &c. The evening was
spent in great good humour and hilarity, and many of the
guests did not retire until a late hoUr.—The bowling-green
is much resorted to in the summer mouths by the gentlemen
of St. Helen's. It offers many attractions. The scenery
around it is extremely beautiful. In the distance, to the
left, is the town of St. Helens, with its many shafts, chin).-
nies, alkali and glass-works, betokening the prosperity and
industry of the inhabitants. Looking straight forward, we
see the lands of Samuel Taylor, Esq., and the tine avenue
leading to his residence. Yonder is Mr. Swift's farm ; there
Ecelaston Church (built by the munificent Mr. Tayor), a
most pleasing object in the landscape, as, indeed, such an
edifice is in all scenery. The Rev. Mr. Croskett is at pre-
sent the minister. The white house, perceivable to the right.
is Mill Brook, which was once the residence of Dr. Adam
Clarke :it is now occupied by Mr. Pilkington. In the dis-
tance, to the right, ere the woods of Knowsley Park. The

air is here most salubrious and pleasant, and few spots could
be chosen presenting more charms, or so likely to induce
those who labour hard to find enjoyment after the toils of
the day.

A QUESTION FOR THE FREE-TRADERS IN CORN.—
The ticklish state of our relations with the United States has
latterly given rise to some novel speculations, which, should
we happily escape from putting them to the test of experi-
ment, will not be altogether fruitless if they take the shape
hereafter of sober reflections. For instance, if a war with
the United States should be ultimately forced upon us, the
question has been mooted against what point it should be
offensively directed, in order to bring it to a speedy and
effective issue. The southern states are confessedly the most
vulnerable, not only from their accessibility to attack, but
from their liability to disorganisation ; but, on the other
hand, there is this inconvenience to restrain us—we depend
upon them for the staple of our principal manufacture, and
Fe cannot inflict a blow upon the cotton-planter there which
will not be felt by the cotton-spinner here. Whet-lithe storm
has blown over, it will behove us to reflect upon the disad-
vantage of this dependence on a country which of late years
has seemed disposed to give us no other proofs of its con-
sanguinity than by exemplifying the adage, that there is no
hatred like that of an envious relation ; and to consider whe-
ther we have not fellow-subjects—in India for instance—
whom it would be an act of justice, as well as; policy, to en-
courage and assist in the cultivation of an article with which
we cannot dispense, and which we can only procure now from
a people upon a friendly intercourse, with whom so little
reliance can be placed. But a still more serious reflection

will not fall to strike every one who is not free-trade mad

The free traders in corn tell us that nature bids us to regard
England as the " untiring workshop," and America as the
" inexhaustible granary " of the world, and that in growing

corn, instead of-manufacturing cottons, we are thwarting
Providence, and warring against destiny ! And very tine
this rhapsody would sound it we were about to realise the
millenium, when all human passions shall by one consent be
discarded, and all national jealousies be abandoned ; but un-
fortunately wars and rumours of wars are still permitted to
vex mankind • and if we feel our hands tied by our depen-
dence upon America for cotton, how should we feel if we
depended upon it for food ?
THREATENED BREACII OF TILE PEACE. CURIOUS
CASE.—At the Police-court yesterday, Mr. John Griffin
Davies, formerly an inspector of police, and now employed
as clerk, &c., at Mr. Gorst's coach-building establishment,
preferred a complaint of a threatened breach of the peace
against a Mr. Henry Cromwell. Mr. Davenport appeared
for the complainant, and Mr. Wardle for the defendant.
Mr. Davies stated, that shortly before seven o'clock lie was at
the Railway-station, before starting for Manchester, when
he saw the defendant there, and having formerly known him,
he accosted him, merely saying, " How are you ?" Upon
which defendant said, " How dare you speak to me—you
who have ruined me, and seduced my wife in my absence ?
1 will pursue you wherever you go, and I will take your life."
He afterwards looked into the window of the railway-carriage
in which complainant had taken his seat, and also opened
the door, but said nothing. On cross-examination the
complainant admitted that his back door and that of the
defendant were immediately contiguous ; that he had known
Mts. Cromwell for four or five months; that he had taken
her with him to the theatre • that he had also taken her to
Mrs. Stebbing's, the Amphitheatre Tavern, and to the Stork
Hotel; that he had given her money to go to Manchester
with, and made an arrangement to see her there. When he
went to Manchester he was on his way to Wigan and Ard-
wick. He gave her 10s., as she stated she must go to Man-
chester or Chester. He lent her the money. He did not know
that her mother had turned her out in consequence of her ac-
quaintance with him. He peremptorily denied that she was
kept by him. To a question by Mr. Rushton, the complaii sit
said he was a married man ; but his wife was not with him
when he went to the theatre with Mrs. Cromwell. He then
expressed a wish to explain the circumstances of his being
acquainted with and accompanying Mrs. Cromwell. He had
been introduced to her in a company at the house of a friend ;
and having a ticket for the concert, which would admit him-
self and two or three friends, he had invited her to go, which
she agreed to. He expected his wife to go, but she did not
come. They arrived before the performance commenced, and
he took Mrs. C. to Mrs. StebbinA, where they went up stairs
to look at the pictures. He did not see her again till she asked
him to lend her the money.—Mr. Rushton here said that he
and his colleague would not enter into a case of trim cuss :
they had only to do with the
.breach of the peace, Mrs.
Davies was then examined—She said Mr. Cromwell called at
their house, and inquired for Mr. Davies. She replied that
she believed he had gone to Manchester. The defendant
said, " I believe he has gone with my wife, and I will blow
his brains out." On cross-examination, she said she knew
that her husband and Mrs. Cromwell had been together at
nzte,d as to
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for going with him, she (witness) not
expected she would be. Mr. Wardle said that the facts
were that his client had gone to London, and the complainant
took advantage of his (Mr. Cromwell s) wife in his absence.
What his client had stated at the railway was, " Wherever
you go I will follow you, and will punish you if I find
you in any guilty act." He (Mr. W.) had also a letter
in his possession, showing that the sum the complain-
ant gave to Mrs. Cromwell was 255, not, as stated,
10s. The provocation given to his client was such as could
not be borne by any married man of proper feeling. Mr.
Rushton said they were not to presume that a guilty
connection had taken place on the evidence given. Mr.
Cromwell then requested permission to speak, and it was
given him with an injunction to confine himself to the
alleged threat. Mr. Cromwell said he had received infor-
mation that Davies was going off to meet his (defendant's)
wife by appointment, and when he saw him at the railway
had been stated by his attorney. He had since applied
station, and was accosted by him, he replied as
to the complainant's master, and had learned from him
that he (complainant) had no business to transact in Manches-
ter, and that he had gone off without paying the men's wages,
he taking the money with him. In conclusion, he said,
" I am an injured man, and the guilty wretch who stands
there is the aggressor. I would not, however, offer him per-
sonal violence. I would, if I saw him in the street, cross
over, and avoid him as I would a mad dog." Mr. Rushton
said, that even supposing the statement of the defendant to
be true, he must look for redress in another court for the
alleged injury. What that court could take cognisance of
was the threat only ; and as that was sworn to, he must find
bail, himself in £5O, and two sureties in £25 each' to keep
the peace for twelve months, particularly to John Griffin
Davies. The bail required was soon afterwards found, and
the prisoner was discharged.