The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1841-12-07 00:00:00

LOCAL NEWS

Some of the members of St. Jude's Church, Liverpool,
have remitted, by the hands of the Rev. Hugh M`Neile, the
sum of £137 14s. to the fund now raising for the endowment
of the protestant bishopric of Jerusalem.—London Recorn•
The .Nottingham Journal, of last Friday, after giving 511
abstract of the sermons preached by Mr. •M`Neile, at the
opening of the new church in that town, on the precedingTnel-
day, concludes with the following observations :--"bird
M•Ncile unquestionably, one of the most accomplished
orators of the day ; he has the advantages of a commanding
figure, a finely expressive countenance, and a voice capable
of the most eloquent modulations ; his action is graceful,
dignified, and impressive ; his sermons are delivered extem-
poraneously, but his language is admirably chosen, free from
all turgid bombast, and his sentences as perfectly constructed
as in a written composition ; his mind is richly stored With
general knowledge, as his apt and beautiful illustrations,
drawn from natural history, the researches of philosophY'
and the discoveries of mechanical science abundantly prove ;
while, like some we read of in the days of the apostles, he !s
" mighty in the Scriptures ", and adddresses himself to his
hearers with the earnestness and fervour of s man who speaks
as if eternity, with all its awful and sublime realities, hung
on his message. The collections on Tuesday morning
amounted to £99 Bs. 6d., and in the evening of that day to
£Bl Bs. 6d., making, with the Sunday collections, the libe-
ral sum of £228 13s. 2d.

CONCERT AT THE ADELPIII.—Mrs. Palmer, a very ac-
complished musician and talented singer, announces a concert
to take place this evening, at the Adelphi. It is anticipated
that the room will be well and fashionably attended.
MRS. ST. ALBIN.—We understand this talented pianiste
is about to have a farewell concert in Chester, previous to her
taking up her permanent residence in this town.
CHESTER THEATRE.--Mr. Raymond has opened the
Theatre Royal, Chester, for a short season. The Liver
season commences on the 24th December. The interior Is
undergoing a decorative process, which will render it a perfect
bijou of a theatre.

_SERIOUS AFFRAY WITH POACH ERs.—On Saturday night,
INpv. 27th, as two of the gamekeepers, in the employ of Sir
m. Stanley on his estate at Stourton, were taking their
nightly rounds, they discerned several persons near the
preserves, and with great courage instantly seized two of
them, the others making their escape; a desperate struggle
ensued, in which the keepers got severely wounded ; they
were at once taken to Mr. Gorst's surgery, New Ferry, where
every assistance was rendered them, and we were glad to find
them sufficiently recovered to attend before the Rev. R. M.
Fielden and J. D. Case, Esq., at Birkenhead, on Friday
last, when they identified two of the men who had been taken
up on suspicion. The culprits were fined £5 each, and, in
default of payment, were committed for two months to hard
labour.

THE New CHURCH IN WARIVICK-STREET.—IR our
last we noticed the consecration by the Lord Bishop of
Chester, of the new church in Warwick-street, erected and
endowed by the munificence of Mr. John Gladstone. We
have now the pleasure to state that on Sunday divine service
was celebrated, for the first time on the Sabbath, by the
Incumbent, the Rev. Mr. Wilson, a gentleman whose zeal.
in his sacred calling is calculated to extend the blessings of
religion among the poor of that destitute neighbourhood.
The sermon of the rev. gentleman, in the forenoon, was a
rapid sketch of the nature and duties of the Christian minis-
try, illustrated by the character and labours of St. Paul. The
text was selected from the Second Epistle to the Corinthians,
4th chapter and sth verse :—" We preach not ourselves but
Christ Jesus the Lord, and ourselves your servants for Jesus'
sake." From these words he established two propositions—
first, that Christ Jesus must be affectionately set forth as the
cause of our receiving forgiveness at the hands of Almighty
God ; and next as the cause of all the holiness and good
works which we possess, the cause of that holiness without
which no one shall see the Lord. Having amplified and
proved these propositions, the rev. gentleman magnified his
calling, at the same time showing that the ministers of the
church of Christ are servants for Jesus' sake, in offering up
prayer and praise, in administering the rite of baptism, in
the preparation for confirmation, in the solemnization of holy
matrimony, in the visitation of the sick, and in the adminis-
tration of the sacrament. In conclusion, lie supplicated the
prayers of the congregation in his behalf, to perform these
services to their edification. There was an excellent atten-
dance on both the services of the day. 'rise church is a hand-
some structure, very commodious, and contains an excellent

COMMITMENTS.—At the Police-court yesterday, a woman
named Eliza Smith was placed at the bar, charged with
robbing Daniel Jones, of two half-crowns. The complain-
ant said he was talking to the prisoner in Tithebaru-street,
when he missed a half-crown from out of his waistcoat
pockets. He felt the other pocket, in which he had placed
another half-crown, but thought he felt it safe. A police-
officer came up, and apprehended the prisoner, in whose
possession he found two bad penny pieces. On asking the
complainant to look at his remaining half-crown, he took
out a bad penny ' similar to those found in the prisoner's
hand, and which he had mistaken for his half-crown. The
prisoner afterwards dropped a half-crown in the street, which
the officer picked up. She was committed for trial.—
Dorothy Owens was charged with stealing three shawls,
&c., from the shop of Mr. Theodore Clarke. The prisoner
had been in the service of the complainant, and being sus-
pected by him ; he had her box searched, when he dis-
covered some of the property. It was also proved that she
had pledged two shawls with one pawnbroker, and one with
another. She was committed for trial.—Alice Irvin was
charged with receiving a dozen of articles of wearing apparel,
the property of Mary Ann Park, knowing them to be stolen.
The complainant had sent a little girl with the things to be
mangled in Corner-street. The prisoner's daughter met the
girl, gave her a halfpenny to go on a pretended errand for
her, and meantime made off with the articles. From the de-
scription given of her she was traced to Preston-street, and
the articles were found concealed under the bed. It ap-
peared that the prisoner must have been cognizant of their
being in the house, but she denied all knowledge of them.
She was committed for trial. Her two daughters, who had
also been taken into custody, were discharged.
CAPTURE OF JAMES KIRXHAM.-OUr readers will recol-
lect that a short time ago James Roberts and James Kirk-
ham were charged before Sir E. S. \\Talker, with stealing
some poultry belonging to Mr. John Snelson, of Poulton.
They were detected by some watchers belonging to the Mar-
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Palmer, assisted by Douglas and Groves, he was taken at
Tranmere, and from thence sent to the safe keeping of Go-
vernor Dunstan, to take his trial with his worthy partner.

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the 23rd nit, and would probably arrive at Briatol yesterday.

Tim EIITERPEON.—A very fine euterpeon is to be disposed
of at the Belvidere Hotel very shortly. It is one of the finest
we have heard for so me time. Those who are lucky should
try for it.

DEAFNESS.—Mrs. Gardner has effected some very re-
markable cures since her sojourn here this season, and we
have been assured by those who have been under her care,
that her mode of treatment is not only very efficacious, but
does not entail pain upon the patient. Mrs. Gardner has
been highly spoken of at several of the London institutions.

DANCING.-Mr. Harwood's petits soirees dansantes are
now commencing. They afford a most agreeable mode of
Passing an evening. Mr. Harwood, as a teacher of the art
of dancing, may be considered as inferior to none in this
town.

SCRIPTURAL EDUCATION.—We beg to call attention to
an advertisement in our columns of this day, respecting
scriptural education in a densely populated and depraved
district. The plan therein proposed to raise the sum required,
appears to us so excellent and simple a one, that we sincerely
trust it will speedily be taken in hand, and completed before
the expiration of 1841.

DEAD BODY OF A FEMALE FOUND IN THE CANAL.—
On Thursday morning last one of the porters of the Leeds
and Liverpool Canal Company found the dead body of a
woman floating in the canal, opposite to the wharf- in Great
Howard-street. It turned out to be the body of Catharine
Mitchell, who had been on Wednesday relieved by the Board
of Guardians, and who was to have gone on Friday to prove
her settlement.
ACCIDENT AT THE AMPHITHEATRE.—OR Tuesday even-
ing, as Mr. Wells, the equestrian, was delineating the
Homeward-bound Sailor, the horse accidentally fell upon its
head, and such was the force of the concussion that he died
almost instantly. It was ascertained that the neck was dis-
located. Fortunately, Mr. Wells was uninjured, indeed his
escape was miraculous.
THE PRINCE OF WALES IS to be " THE PET OF THE
PETTICOATS," according to His Royal Highness's Nativity,
by Raphael in the Prophetic Almanack, in which little work
for 1842 it appears at full length, together with 108 pages of
useful and very amusing articles, illustrated with a large Co-
loured Hieroglyphic on Zinc, and an exquisite Steel Plate
called " The Magic Mirror." The succesful position of
Raphael's Almanack has enabled the proprietor so to improve
it as to merit the appellation of being " the best" of the
smaller annuals. On Winter evenings, " the LAUGHABLE
WHEEL of PYTHAGORAS" and the CABILISTIC NUMBERS ;
and, in leisure moments, the poetical extracts afforded light
and gratification. (See Addl.)

AN OLD OFFENDER.—At the Police-court yesterday, a
young man named Robert Simpson, (before known as an
offender,) was charged by a respectable-looking female, with
having on Sunday morning, white she was going along
Hotham-street, torn a shawl from her back, which he threw
into a cellar hole, where it was afterwards found by a police-
officer. The case was proved, and he was committed to gaol
for three months.

he SMITH'S ALMANACS.-Mr. Smith, of South Castle-street,
has just published two very neat little almanacs for Liver-
ey pool. One is termed the " Miniature edition," the other
-- the " Commercial Almanac*" These useful little works
ld contain all the local information usually conveyed in such
publications. They are very neatly printed, and of a most
Id convenient size either for the desk, the office, or the pocket.
Amongst the contents are bankers' lists, the corporation
of lists, lists of committees, fairs, railway time tables, the mi-
,4o nistry, town council, &c. &c., besides the calendar. The
a large: edition is very full of information.
THEATRE-ROYAL.-It will be remembered, we hope, that
a Mr. Lynne's farewell benefit will take place to-morrow even-
e- ing. His bill is attractive. Besides the comedy of "The
Poor Gentleman," the interlude of " The King's Gardener,"
of and the afterpiece of " The Robber's Wife," an Address on
r, the Drama written by a gentleman of Liverpool for the occa-
sion, will be spoken.—Mr. Holl and Miss fionner make their
)- appeal together on Friday night. We perceive a piece written
;c1 by Mr. Holt will be played for the first time, called " Wap-
ping Old Stairs," founded on the favourite ballad of that
5' name.

HEARNE v. STOWELL.—The statement which we gave as
to the effect of the decision in this case on the costs of the
action, we find is not strictly correct, though we gave it upon
good authority. The following remarks are from the Man-
chester Courier of Saturday last, and are probably grounded
on information furnished by Mr. Stowell's solicitor :—" The
effect of the decision is, that on the first count of the declara-
tion, both parties will have to pay their own costs ; whilst on
the second count, the plaintiff will have to pay the costs on
both sides. A contemporary—learned in every point of law
that could possibly arise—in commenting upon the decision,
says, with something like a sneer, ' by it indeed Mr. Stowell
escapes the payment of his opponent's costs. Mr. Stowell
we apprehend escapes more than this. He also escapes pay-
ing a part of his own costs, for, as we have said, whilst on
the first count—setting forth the witten statement—the ver-
dict was for the plaintiff, both sides pay their own costs in.
consequence of the arrest of judgement; on the second count
—setting for the words spoken—the verdict was for the de-
fendant, and consequently the plaintiff is saddled with the
costs on both sides. We may observe also, in reply to our
learned contemporary, that although the court ` has not de-
cided that there was nothing libelous in the attack upon Mr.
Hearne,' the counsel for Mr. Hearne failed to satisfy the
court that there was anything libellous 1"
THE ALBION'S EXCLUSIVE CLAIM TO " SKETCH" THE
TOWN-COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.—The " person" who " does
the paragraphs " in the Albion conceives, it would appear,
that he is entitled to enjoy a monopoly of the privilege of
sketching the sayings and doings of the council ; and that
we, who are not blessed with so lofty an opinion of our
humble selves, are not entitled to look in even through the
keyhole, and especially if we take liberties with such lumi-
nous individuals as Mr. Gibraltar Bright and Mr. Alderman
Evans. Really this is anything but " liberal" on the part
of the Albion, or the " person " who did the paragraph to
which we allude. We are not at all aware that we have
poached upon what was his exclusive manor. We have ap-
propriated none of his deities, or imitated very closely his
mode of paying them worship; and although it is quite pos-
sible that he and they would gladly have this particular
mode of noticing their sayings and doings all upon their own
side, we are not satisfied that there is any necessity that we
should indulge them. We shall be as faithful chroniclers,
and take .quite as accurate, likenesses, as the Albion; and
shall always be very cautious in handling such delicate and
precious wares as Mr. Gibraltar Bright and Mr. Evans, who
is brighter still, and for whose safety our contemporary ma-
nifests so tender and motherly a care.

ADELPHI CONCERT.—Mrs. Palmer, a very accomplished
musician and singer, gives a concert this evening in the

Adelpin concert-room. The following is the programme
It will be seen that it is a judicious selection :—Part 1. Duet,
" Le ranz des Vaches," Mrs. J. Palmer and Miss Cecilia
Palmer. Song, " Sweetly o'er my senses stealing," Mrs. J.
Palmer. Song, " The Night," Mr. Davies. Variations bril-
lantes sur le Trio Favori du Pre nut Clercs, Mr. E. F. Smith.
Duet, " When thy bosom," Mrs. J. Palmer and Mr. T.
Higgins. Song, " I'll be no submissive wife," Miss Cecilia
Palmer. Song, "Tell me my heart," Mrs. J. Palmer, ac-
companied on the guitar by Signor M. Parayso. Glee,
" Hark ! 'tis the Indian drum." Part 2. Duet, " Giorno
D'Orrore," Mrs. J. Palmer and Signor M. Parayso. Song,
" Woman," Mr. Davies. Brilliant fantasia on favourite
subjects, from " Les Huguenots," Mr. E. F. Smith. Song,
" Tyrant, soon I'll burst thy chains," Mrs. J. Palmer. Song,
" Wind of the Winter Night,'; Mr. W. Holden, accompa-
nied by himself on the piano-forte. Duet, " The meeting,"
Mrs. J. Palmer and Miss Cecilia Palmer. Song, " Come
where the splendid harvest moon," Miss Foster, pupil of
Mr. G. Eyton. Glee, " The Watchman."
INQUEST.—An inquest was held yesterday, before P.' F.
Curry, Esq., on view of the body of James Rice, where
death, according to the statement of his brother, had been
hastened by his treatment on board ship, and hence the in-
quiry. Direm Cook, captain of the schooner Cornelian, of
Glasgow, said that the deceased was one of the hands. They
sailed from Glasgow on Saturday week, and arrived here on
Friday morning, at three o'clock. The deceased was well
when he came on board, but in about seven hours after leav-
ing port, complained of tooth-ache, and afterwards of a sore
throat, so that he was not able to swallow. He was given
up on Friday morning, to his brother, who took him to his
lodgings in Jamaica-street. Daniel Rice, the brother of the
deceased, said, that he found his brother, who was 29 years
of age, in the forecastle of the vessel, in a state of insensibi-
lity. Ele assisted him on shore, and took him home in a
coach. Mr. Leech, surgeon, of the dispensary, said, he was
called in, and found the deceased at eleven o'clock , in a
state of great exhaustion, as he conjectured, from a want of
food. His throat was swelled externally. He (witness) ad-
ministered such remedies as he deemed proper, and called on
him several times throughout the day, but he became much
worse, and died soon after nine o'clock the same night.
Witness could not account for death. On a postmortem ex-
amination, he found a large deep-seated abscess in the throat,
on both sides of the windpipe, extending to the chest, and
pressing on the gullet. He ascribed his death to the general
irritation of the system, caused by the abscess, and which
was the result of natural causes. The mate of the vessel
was called at the request of the deceased's brother, to speak
as to his treatment; but said that the deceased could swallow
nothing but water, with which molasses was mixed for him ;
that he was offered everything in the vessel, including broth,
&c., but could not touch it. The deceased's brother com-
plained that the captain left him so long in the wet forecastle
after his arrival in the river.—The jury returned a verdict to
the effect that the deceased died from natural causes.
LIVERPOOL OPERATIVE PROTESTANT ASSOCIATION.—
Last evening the half-yearly meeting of the members and
friends of the Rodney-street and Abercromby wards branch
of the Operative Protestant Association was held in the
school-room adjoining St. Mark's church, and was nume-
rously attended. The Rev. B. A. Marshall took the chair,
and the proceedings were opened with prayer. He com-
menced by observing that the meetings of this association
were held too seldom, but he hoped soon after the commence-
ment of the new year to be able- to remedy that defect by
giving lectures on Protestantism every month or six weeks.
This announcement elicited loud applause. lie next ob-
served that we had much reason to be thankful for the
changes that had recently taken place in public affairs, both
as respected the administration of the country and that of
our local municipal council. It should be recollected that
power always brought with it great responsibility ; and he
could not understand why men who loudly professed to hold
fast Icy principle should consent to fritter it away by yielding
to the doctrine of expediency. When a man had a duty to
perform, it was not for him to stop to calculate the conse-
quences. This remark had been suggested to him by reading
the debate which took place in the town council on Wednes-
day last upon the education question. The reverend gentle-
man then earnestly contended against the doctrine of expe-
diency on this question. " Principle and duty," he ob-
served, say, " I know no law of God, therefore I will not
allow any law of man, that teils me to inculcate error,
directly or indirectly. He then glanced at the evils of Pusey-
lain as opposed to evangelical and protestant truth, ;and pow—
erfully described the efforts making by that body to disse-
minate their senti rents through the press since the discon-
tinuance of their " Tracts for the times ". They bad bought
over the Times, the Morning Post, the British Critic' the
British Magazine, the Church Intelligencer, the Irish Ec-
clesiastical Gazette, the Anglo-Catholic Library, the
Quarterly Review, and they had even attempted to buy the
London Standard ; they had thus a most powerful agency
in their behalf, and great efforts were requisite to counteract
the evil tendency of such principles.—Lieut. Tracey, R.N.,
next addressed the meeting in a long and energetic speech,
and expressed the disappointment felt by the protestant ope-
ratives at the delay which had taken place in placing the cor-
poration schools upon a sound Scriptural basis. He trusted,
however, that the Bible would speedily be found there, and
that the conservatives would thus vindicate their principles.
The gallant officer also entered upon a review of the debate
of Wednesday last, in the course of which he exposed the
hollow pretences of the liberals, and refuted the positions
advanced by Mr. Aikin, with great effect. lie concluded
with some general observations upon the protestant cause,
urging its claims upon all classes by a great variety of con-
siderations which we have not space to enumerate. Several
other gentlemen subsequently addressed the meeting ; and
after the transaction of the ordinary business of the associa-
tion, the proceedings terminated.
MARRIAGE IN A WRONG NAME.—Dr. Lushington has
lately decided that a marriage, in pursuance of bans, in
which a wrono. Christian name was given to the husband,
with the knowledge. of the wife, was void, and must be en-
tirely annulled. The fact of there being no children was
alluded to, as if the court would not have so decreed had
there been issue.

VINE CULTURE IN AUSTRALIA.—In Australia the vine-
culture produces wines of the finest flavour. The champagne
grape, and fifty other species of vines from the districts of
France, flourish luxuriantly.