The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1841-12-24 00:00:00

FREEMASONRY: THE CESTRLO? LOD
Cestrian Lodge, 615, keep the festival of S
day next, at the Royal Hotel, Ches'
J. Finclutt Maddock, Esq., in the chair

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TRIBUTE TO A CLERGYMAN.-1 tic .........
niss, on being admitted into priest's orders, has been presentee
with a full suite of canonicals, by some of the ladies of the
congregation of Holy Trinity Church, North Birkenhead.
We untiozstand that the chwellor of the Duchy has been
pleased to nominate John !Me-, Esq., of St: Michael's
Mount, Toateth-park, to the commission if the 'pact for
the county. _

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On Tuesday, being St. Thomas's .day, the. I°l4'r:re:ell and
wardens of St. Thomas's Church distrilmtrid; a: u,50141,0n
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that day, after morning prayer, fifty-two loaves ad'
amongst the poor of the congregation,.ag,recahly to a bequest
in the will of the late Mr. Okill, dated 15th February, 1769.
NEW MAGISTRATES Fort THE BOROUGH OF LIVER-
POOL.—The undermentioned gentlemen have been placed on
Orel commission of the peace for this borough : William Pot-
ter; Thomas Case, George Grant, Charles Turner, Charles
Chsloner, William Shand, John Fletcher, John Crosthwaite,
Stanley Percival, Richard Moon, C. S. Parker, and Charles
llorsfall, Esquires.

SOUP KITCHENS.—On Tuesday, a meeting of the soup
committee was held in the board-room of the Parish-office,
Fenwick-street, John Eason, Esq., in the chair, when the
treasurer's accounts for the past year were read and passed.
After the usual routine business was disposed cf, the meet-
ing came to the resolution to opin the soup establishments,
Picop-street in the north, Flint-street in the south, and Gill-
street in the east, this day (Friday), and make the same ar-
rangements for the sale of tickets as during the last winter,
at the Courier and Mercury offices.
TESTIMONIAL TO MR. E. SMlTll.—lmmediately after the
meeting called to forward this object, and held a fortnight
since, a book, with the names of rix subscribers to the fund,
was placed OR the table of the Lyceum News Room, and
though it has remained from that day to this, how many ad-
ditional signatures does the reader think have been added to
the list? Oh, tell it not in Gath. The hook has not been
marked with one single stroke. We would recommend to
the promoters of this subscription to write to their friend
Mr. O'Connell, in order to obtain some information as to a
more likely mode for raising the " ways and means."
CONVERSIONS FROM ROMANISM.—A correspondent in
the hit Record, who dates from Nice, and subscribes his
name, gives some interesting particulars connected with the
conversion of three Popish Priests, and thirty laymen, who
have lately joined the Reformed Church there; It will be
remembered that three priests of the Church of Rome were
also lately admitted by the Bishop of London to the university
of the Church of England; in 'Whitehall Chapel. These facts,
in connection with occurrences of,a like nature in our own
town, and in several places through the country, are en-
couraging amidst the declensions of the Spencers and the
Sibthorps.

THE FIRE AT MANCHESTER.—The Manchester Guardian
of Wednesday, in giving an account of the destruction of the
carriers' warehouse, the particulars of which appeared in our
last, says, with reference to the damage, that " it is wholly
impossible to ascertain it, chiefly from the fact, that what
goods were in the warehouse belong to a great number of
persons, many of them either country manufacturers, having
purchases of cotton sent them from Liverpool ; or country
grocers and shopkeepers, whose tea, sugar, flour, butter,
tallow, &c., is thus conveyed to them from Liverpool. These
parties not residing in the town, and the books of Messrs.
Patchett and Jones being in the iron safe, which is some-
where in the ruins, it is, we repeat, difficult to ascertain
even all the parties having goods lodged in the warehouse,
and to state the relative quantities of these goods is wholly
out of the question."
THEFT BY BREAKING A WINDOW.-011 Tuesday last
Jane Murray was placed before Mr. Rushton, charged with
having stolen a watch, the property of Richard Howarth, a
pawnbroker, residing at the corner of Hatton-garden. Mr.
Howarth stated that, between five and six o'clock on Friday
night last, he was in his shop, when he heard a pane of glass
broken. He ran out immediately, saw that the pane of glass
had been broken, and that a silver watch had been stolen
from the window. He gave information to the police. On
Monday he heard that a watch had been stopped at the shop
of Mr. Grindrod. He subsequently saw the same watch in
the possession of Mrs. Grindrod, and identified it as the pro-
perty which had been stolen from his window. The prisoner
was taken into custody whilst offering the watch in pledge to
Mrs. Grindrod, who had received previous notice of the rob-
li
bery. She was committed for trial.
SEAMAN'S WAGES CASE.—At the police-court, yester-
daY, William Welsh carpenter of a vessel, from Tenworth,
to a foreign port, and thence back to Britain, preferred a
claim against the captain, for £l9 10s. for wages. The cap-
tain said he did not dispute payment, as he considered it due,
but 'he had received notice from a gentleman in the town since
his arrival not to pay the amount, as the claimant was his
apprentice, and the wages were due to him. Mr. R. L.
Karkill said that tha the applicant was indentured to him for
seven years, from the sth January, 1835, and that in permit-
ting him to go to sea for wages at the rate of X-la-month, he
had agreed to divide the amount with him. The indentures
were produced, but were found to be altogether informal. No
proper contract had been made, and the man was going in his
twenty-second year. Mr. Rushton accordingly said, that
he was entitled to his wages, from the informality, and his
being over age, and he would not withhold the order for the
payment thereof. He added that lie must receive the whole
amount, but must pay his own costs.
DEPARTURE OF THE WEST INDIA MAIL SPEAMERS.—
Four of the superb fleet which is intended to be such au im-
portant adjunct to the commercial prosperity and naval force
of England, have already left Southamptbn, to take their
stations in the line which is to bring into rapid communica-
tion the whole of the West India islands, and portions of
North and South America—the Forth on Thursday, and the
Solway, Tweed, and Clyde. on Saturday last. Another of
these tine ships will be despatched on the 25th instant, and a
regular communication on the Ist and 15th of every month
will 'commence, and continue on and after the Ist of next
month. The power and speed of these vessels, the' perfec-
tion of their equipment, and the skill and reputation of their
commanders, selected from the navy, haVe raised high expec-
tations of their performances. We have seen sketches and
plans of these very beautiful vessels, executed by Mr. John
R. Isaac, of Castle-street; he having been specially engaged
to take them by the company. They roust be certainly fine
vessels. We hope that they will before long sail from this
port,

CHESHIRE CORONERSHIP.—The sheriff held his court at
twelve o'clock on Wednesday, in the Shire-hall, pursuant to
notice, for electing a coroner for the Chester division of the
county of Chester, in the room of Faithful Thomas, Esq.,
resigned ; and having read the precept, Mr. I3arnston pro-
posed in a few words, and Mr. Orton seconded the nomina-
tion of Mr. Edward Churton, of Chester. Mr. Brundrit,
merchant of Runcorn, proposed Mr. Massey, of Chester, as
a fit and proper person to fill the situation, the more so as
he had, in fact, for a very considerable period, actively per-
formed the duties of the office for his uncle, Faithful
Thomas, Esq. Mr. Hazlehurst, after a very feeling and
forcible speech, seconded the nomination of Mr. Massey.—
The sheriff then called for a show of hands (at this time the
Shire-hall was crowded to excess), and which he declared to
be in favour of Mr. Massey, by a very large majority. A
poll was then demanded on behalf of Mr. Churton, and the
election is fixed for Monday and Tuesday next, the 27th and
28th instant. Mr. More, who was a candidate for the office,
has been advised to withdraw.
Two CASES OF BURNIN G.—Yesterday, an inquest .was
held before the borough coroner on the body of James Bailey,
a child of five years old. The deceased, who lived with his
parents at No. 3, Ward-street, was on Saturday week left by
his mother in a room, with two younger children, while she
went to the cellar for some water. On her return, in a
minute or two, she found him in flames. She wrapped a
sheet round him and got the fire out. lie was severely burnt
on his right side, arm, and throat. She applied flour, and
immediately took him to the Infirmary; but he neyer re-
covered and died on Tuesday night. There was a middling
good fire in the grate. Verdict—that the deceased died from
the burning, but how his clothes became ignited there was
no evidence to show.—Same day, an inquest was held on
the body of James Keel', aged five years and three months.
His mother lives in Fisher-street. On Friday afternoon,
while a female who was in the house was cleaning the bed-
room, she heard some one screaming, and, on looking
through the window, saw the deceased in flames in the
A neighbour was called who put out the fire. 1 hedeceased s
mother had gone out for some coal, leaving him with another
boy about five years old in the cellar. She had not been
absent above five minutes when she was told that the de-
ceased was burnt. A surgeon was called directly who
ordered him to be taken to the Infirmary, when every at-
tention was paid to him, but he died on Tuesday. Verdict
as in the former case.
A KIND BEGG AIL.—A young man, who is in the habit of
executing in chalk, on the flags of the footwaiks, highly or-
namented appeals to the benevolence of passers-by, and who
had just been liberated front gaol, after seven days' confine-
ment therein for begging, was placed at the bar of the police-
court, on Tuesday, again charged with soliciting charity.
The sum of 3s. 4-}d. was found in his pocket. When asked
what he had to say, the sturdy beggar endeavoured, with but
indifferent success. to attune his strong voice to the low and
lachrymose whining of a feeble alms-asker, and stating that
he had gone out on Saturday night with his chalk, merely to
gain a few pence to obtain something
for his wife, who had
fallen into a fit, and was excessively ill. " Yes, sir," said
the wife, advancing slowly, and leaning her plump face side-
wards, as if she were too feeble to support her heavy head.
Mr. Rushton told the prisoner that he had a parish, and that
he might be sent thither, but that he should not be permitted
to beg in the streets. He must go to gaol for a month, and
if his wife were unwell, she should, in the meantime, be
taken care of. "If you please, sir, to let her have a shilling
of the money," said the beggar. "Of course," said Mr.
Rushton. " Thank you kindly," responded the beggar.
" I don't know why she should'nt have it all," observed the
magistrate, " unless you object." The prisoner was silent
for a few moments, and when distinctly asked whether he
was willing to let his wife have the whole amount found on
bhn, he replied " No." Mr. Rushton hereupon said,
" Then she shall have the shilling, and I will order the
remainder to be appropriated to your maintenance in gaol."
Prisoner—" Oh, she shall have it all, sir." (Great laughter.)
ASSAULT EY AN ATTORNEY.—Matthew Chester. a re-
spectable looking man, was charged before Mr. Rushton, on
Tuesday, with having assaulted Mary Quick. The complain-
ant stated that last week she employed the prisoner to defend
her husband at the intermediate sessions. He went to her,
and asked her if she would want counsel, and she said. yes.
He said if he got Mary Dawson's case, he would do it for
less. She asked him what was the lowest he could take.
He replied £1 15s. She had but one pound at that time,
which she gave him. Next day she gave him three shillings,
and in the evening of the same day twelve shillings. He re
quested her, if she knew any other persons who wanted coun-
sel, that she would recommend them to him, as he would do
the business " reasonable." She replied she would ; but she
hoped not to know many persons who had occasion for coun-
sel. He said he would give the brief to Mr. Murphy; but
he never did so. She spoke to him several times on the sub-
ject, and at last she followed him, and refused to quit him,
and he went up stairs and through a private door into the
court, saying that he would speak to Mr. Murphy about it.
He went to Mr. Murphy, and asked him if- he would defend
her husband, and Mr. Murphy said he would not unless he
were paid. He then went away out of the court, and she fol-
lowed him, and refused to leave him unless'he defended her
husband or gave her the money. He told her to come to his
private office, and she followed him till he led her into an
empty room, which be quitted almost immediately. She still
followed him, and as she was passing down stairs, he stopped,
turned round upon her, and ran away. Mr. Murphy heard
in court of what had occurred, and be mentioned it publicly
to the Recorder, who requested him to bring the case before
Mr. Rushton. Mary Dawson had been served in the same
way. He got the money from both of them, and promised
to get counsel, but did not, and the consequence was that
both her husband and Mary Dawson's brother had been
transported for ten years. Mary Dawson then gave a detail
of precisely similar treatment from the prisoner, who, in his
defence, alleged that he ought to have received two pounds
from each of the defendants, and that he stated positively his
determination not to interfere without that amount in hand.
Ile offered them a sovereign in return, which they refused to
take. The complainants said there was not one word of truth
in this statement. After some conversation between Mr.
Rushton, Mr. Wardle, and Mr. Ellis, the former, addressing.
the prisoner, said this was a case of the most aggravated
wrong that could be conceived, and to the attorneys who
practised in these courts it was of the most vital moment, and
he hoped some proceeding would be taken by them,
which'
would mark their opinion of such conduct. He regretted
that all he had in his power was to inflict a fine for the as-
sault. Mr. Rushton ordered that the prisoner should pay a
fine of £5, .or be imprisoned two months.