The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1846-06-30 00:00:00

Fairbrother, and the nev. J. T.

Jesso:i, after which a

collection was made, and the proceedings terminated about
half-past 10. The Rev. W. W. Ewbank, and others, spoke
in very enthusiastic terms of the benefits likely to arise
from the Evangelical Atli :ace to the influence of which
they attributed the union of the Church of England min-
isters then present with the society fur the interests of
which the meeting was held.
VISIT OF THE AMBASSADOR FROM THE BEY OF TUNIS
—This distinguished personage aro ived here on Friday last
from Birmingham. He was accompanied by the son of
the Bey, principal Secretary of State, M. Raffo, Captain
Ahmed, and his interpreter, Mr. Reid. They put up at
the Adelphi Hotel. On Saturday morning his Excellency
was waited upon by the Mayor and several of the author,-
tie., who escorted him in an open landau to St. John's
Market. He afterwards visited the 'Town-hal, the Cus-
tun-house, &c. and then proceeded to the Coburg Dock,
where he went on hoard the Great Britain, a.IJ minutely
examine,' her cabins, engines, screw propeller, and gene-
ral accommodations, with which he expressed himself
highly gratified. His E.xce'lency was afterwards received
on board the Redwing at Seacombe Pier, when he pro-
ceeded southwards up the river, to view the piers and
docks ; on their return they passed along the Cheshire
shore, and came abreast of the north docks ; his Excel.
lency spoke in glowing terms of the magnificence of the
.ifyht_ and conversed freely with si-veral vat ties about him

in French and Italian. They ultimately I mded at the
Clarence Dock, when his Excellency was driven to the
Prince's Park. He afterwards returned to the h"tel, and
remained in private until Sunday afternoon, when he left
by the one o'clock train for London.
THE BISHOP OF CIIF.STEE. AND ST SIMON'S.—The
kinttness of iht, rev,-Ted 136h0p of Chester, in the matter
of St. S‘mon's Now Church, is hi•Aly encourngieg to all
parties interested in its progress. On the proposition for
building the church bring laid before his lordship, it met
with his warmest approbation, lie subscribed lihrrally,
and now fioding that unforeseen difficulties have arisen.
he kindly offers to preach for the benefit of the building
fund. It appears from our adverfisine columns that the
pulpit of St. Michael's Church has been presented by i's
valued minister, Mr Carpenter; for his lordship's use, and

th it on Sunday morning, July sth, the cause of St. Simon's
Parish Church will he pleaded therein by the R•ght Rev
the Lord Bishop of Chester. We bop- that !liFrc will be
a full a teridance of the " merchant p.inces" of L verpool,
and that our loyal Corporation will not be backward in
shewing its respect to the Bishop of the diocese. The
friends of Church ExtenAnn should consider the difficul-
tie.; whip h Sr. Simon's enrumitiee have with ereat exersion
removed, awl those under which they a-e about to corn-
-l. The Chester Diocesln Church Buthling So-

mence

ciety declines to grant aid to any church not situateu
the mantifewuring districts; 2. Her Majesty's Commis.
sioners for Buntline Churches have no funds et pre=ent
their dispris.il; 3. The Incorporated Society has rvyuired
their grant of £5OO to be laid out in such a manner
incur an crra expense of £300; 4. 11,0. Corporation of
Liverpool has been obliged to charge £213 for the rever-
sion of the site ; and last, though not least, the advanced
price of lab tor, which forms a most serious item in their
list of embarrassments.

RECEIVING A STOLEN £2) NO• E.—Yesterday. Fre-
derick Robinson was brought up, charged wi,ll receiving
a £2O cote, knowing it to have been stnl v. Mr [(right-
ley, solicitor, appeared on the part of th- Post Offica, and
called as a witness Mr. Robert Lew'n, 13,1t0n, who staved
that on the 9th of January last he put a letter in the Ge-
neral Post Office at Liverpool, addre.sNl to Southwell
and Co. of Bridgenorth. It contained Bank of h ngland
notes for £lOO. £3O, £2O, and £5, with a sovereign and
postage stamps for Bs. 2d. The witne-s was shown a
£2O note which he said was the one enclosed. It was a
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note which had been offered by the prisoner. The letter
retneieijle
which led to the prisoner's apprehension. Mr.of it
heardple
was never
Ricnard Hanson stated that hr kept a beer shop at Gos-
pot t, Hampshire, and knows the prisoner who applied to
him to change a hank note for £2O. He was unable to
cash it hin self, hut got it changed at Mr. Bideo's Bank
about the llth of May last. George Weeks, Cashie at
-
Bitten's, proved the cashing of the note. The cash was
handed over to the prisoner by Mr. Hanson. Mr. Jo-
seph Banning, chief clerk at the Post Office, stated that
he knew John Kennedy, who was employed at the office
in January last in taking letters from the general re-
ceiver, and his situation was such that he would have
an opportunity of stealing letters if disposed. David
Fleming, prlice officer, of Stirlirg, in Seottmil, appre-
hended the prisoner there, and was present at his examin-
ation before the magic rates. After being cautioned the
ori-over admit.ed that he had paid the £2O note, and had
obtained it from John Kennedy. latent the Post-offiee at
Liverpool. On searehir.g the prisoner's house two letters
were found, in hi.s handwriting ; the substance of roe was
a demand upon Kennedy tor £5O, and threatening if he
did not send the money, the piison‘r would communicate
something to the Post.offiee by which Kennedy would be
sent to Botany Bay. Mr. Keightley stated there was some
further evidence to be produced, and the prisoner was ac-
cordingly remanded. No clue bas yet been obtained to
Kennedy.