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

RSCRIPTI

We untlerstand 0-kat the su b

scription list to these concerts is rapidly filling up.
The Rev. C. W. Richards, of this town, has beeri appointed
to St. Chadls Church, Lic'lfield
MVSICAIJ INSTRUCTION
advertisement of Mr. 'I

eg to call attention to the
_____ Miss S. Venables, whose
lectures and illustrations on national music, at the Literary
Institution, received our favourable notice recently.
THE CHASE.—The Cheshire hounds meet this day (Fri-
day), at Kelsall tollbar ; on Monday, at Booth's Obelisk;
on Wednesday, at Appleton-hall ;on Thursday, at Bartiug-
ton Heath ; and on Saturday, Jan. 1, at the Fox and Barrel,
at half-past ten o'clock.
THE TOLBOOTH CHURCH, EDINBURGH.—Mr. Tweedle
has been appointed minister of this church by the Edinburgh
Town Council, in the room of Mr. Marshall, who, it will be
remembered, recently relinquished the charge which is in
connection with the Scottish church, and joined the ministry
of the Church of England.
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RELIEF OF THE POOR AT STOCKPORT.-011 Wednesday
last, a meeting of the inhabitants of Stockport and the neigh-
bourhood, was held in the Town-hall there, for the purpose
of raising a fund for the relief of the multitudes of suffering
poor in that district. The mayor took the chair, and at the
close of the meeting, subscriptions were sent in, amounting
to upwards of £l2OO, in addition to which the London Ma-
nufacturers' Relief Fund have promised the handeome sum
of £5OO, and a similar institution has forwarded £2OO.
FEROCIOUS ATTACK.—On Wednesday evening, as Mr.
Barnabas Waugh, an aged and retired gentleman, was pro-
ceeding along Grove-street, on his way home, he was
attacked by two men who knocked him down, and after_
abusing him in a most inhuman manner, rifled his pockets of
their contents, and, for aught they cared, left their victim_
deprived of life. Mr. Waugh is the father of the person of
the same name, who carries on the business of a boot and
shoe-maker at the top of Lord-street.
STEALING POULTRY.—WiIIiam Whalley and Henry The'
chall, the latter the son of a respectable farmer, were COw.:
mitted, on Tuesday last, to take their trials, at the next,
Kirkdale sessions, for stealing three hens, the property 0.1
Mr. George Webster, of Rainford. The hens were sans':
to roost in a tree near the house, and Mr. Webster.'
saw them there on the night of the 18th instant ; but on
ing them to feed the following morning, he found they VT.
gone. They were afterwards traced to the prisoners Wee'
sion, and subsequently found secreted in a shippon.
THEATRE ROYAL,—Mr. Anderson commences on MOnw
day a series of Concerts D'Hiver, interspersed with his ° ,
clever performances ; truly the Liverpool amusement seek-
era will have their attention occupied this winter. N'e Dever
remember so many " attractions" for those who keep holi-
day. By the number of concerts announced, we would sr
pear to be a musical community.
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DUMFERMLINE.—The Earl of Morton having alic,jh of
the Rev. Dr. Ralph, of Liverpool, to the vacant chili-tiler
Aberdour, in this presbytery, we understand that some ° sod
parties have the intention to apply the "veto" to bite,
that the Rev. John Tod Brown, one of the ministers of tli
town, being appointed to serve at the induction, has written
to Mr. Peterkin, of Edinburgh, for advice on the eubject."—
Glasgow Chronicle.
—The
CHURCH OF ENGLAND SCHOOL EXAMINATION. --
annual examination of the children, all females, who are do!
educated through the exemplary benevolence of Mrs. Gree
nail, the lady of T. Greenall, Esq., in the neat school at-
tached to St. Thomas's Church, St. Helen's, took place °a
Monday last. A highly respectable party of ladies were sel.
sembled by invitation, and continued attentively, for thcaree.
hours, listening to the interesting display of juvenile edu,Le
tion. The children were examined in the scriptures by the
Rev. J. Lynn, incumbent of St. Thomas's,
who afterwards
complimented them on the proficiency which they bad -
tained. At the conclusion of the examination, one of the
girls, on behalf of her companions, briefly returned their kiria
thanks to Mr. Lynn for his assistance in instructing them in
the mysteries of the eternal God.
On Saturday last the St. Helen's and Runcorn Gap
way Company despatched a special train to the bottom ce
Sutton incline, to meet one from Liverpool, which contained
Lord Granville Somerset and Alexander Pringle, Esq., MY,:
The noble lord and his colleague were brought on to S.
Helen's, and on their arrival immediately proceeded to the
II avenhead Plate Glass Company's Work, where they were
received by F, Fincham, Esq., the governor, and conducte.cl,
through the work. They remained there a few hours, and,
after having inspected the whole apparatus of plate glass mak-
ing, took their seats on the railway for Manchester.
AMPHITHEATRE.—We perceive by the bills that W.
Ducrow, the far famed, has been engaged to appear with his
stud at this theatre. It may not be generally known
that
this will be the last visit Mr. Ducrow will pay to this town,
as he intends retiring at the close of the present tour. M. hDucrow brings with him a very strong company, who, wit
the present one of Mr. Egerton's, will be able to surprise
" the natives." We perceive that on Wednesday next, the
29th, Monsieur Jullien will give a morning concert here, hs!:;
ing been engaged by Mr. Egerton. The second concert will
take place on the 2d January, and the concluding one on the
12th. This is a new experiment, and we hope it may succeed.
TAKING AN UMBRELLA RATHER SUSPICIOUSLY.—At
the police-court, yesterday, a man named William Hodgson
was accused of carrying off an umbrella, not his property,
from a public-house. Some parties bad assembled enjoyiog
themselves, and when the owner of the article was about to
depart, he found it gone, and was told that the prisoner had
taken it. A clue was found to his house, but all the inmates
had gone to bed. In the morning it was demanded and re-
stored to the officer. The prisoner said that he ;had gone to
the public-house with an umbrella, and had taken it, thinking
it was his own. He discovered his, error in the morning, and
gave it up. The prisoner was discharged, there being no po-
sitive proof but that his story was correct.
COMMITMENTS.—At the police-court yesterday, two boys,
William Travis and Charles Williams, were committed to
gaol for three months, for attempting to stead a pair of shoes
from the shop of Mr. T. Fidgin. The prisoners, who were
old offenders, had been seen together loitering about the
shop, from which several pairs of shoes had lately been
missed ; and one of them was detected by him in taking
down the pair in question from a nail.—Patrick Farrell was
committed for seven days, for stealing a tub from a vessel in
the Clarence Dock ; and Catherine Davies for the same time,
for stealing about 61b. of old copper, and a small quantity of
copper from a vessel in one of the docks.—Patrick Duffy was
'sent for trial at the sessions, for robbing a compahi°—
money to the amount of upwards of £2, at a public-house'
HIGHWAY ROBBERY AT ST. HELEN'S. 011 Sunday
morning last, a man, named James Ackers, a cooper, 71,4
resides at Parr, in going along a street in St. Helen's ce
and Brow,
another m t Williamm amate. The
Cartwright,
o t intoa notorious
conversation,
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had some ale together at a public-house, after which they
agreed to toss for money, and Ackers was soon deficient in
55., which had been won by Cartwright's companion. He
remonstrated with the man, and wished his money to be re-
turned; but he refused to do it, and walked off. Cartwright
and Ackers followed the lucky person up the railway in
Sut-
tont
; but be kept a-head of them and
Ackers down, and when they bad gone
considerable distance, Cartwrightal
robbed him of ss. Bd. with
, all the money he had upon him, an
which he ran away. Ackers shortly after gave informationinformationto the police at St. Helen's, and Cartwright was apprehended
the same day by Serjeant Branwood.
CHORAL SOCIETY.—The fourteenth public performance
of the Liverpool Festival Choral Society took place on Tues-
day evening last, at the Music-hall, in Bold-street. The
fame of the Lancashire choristers is now spread far and
wide, and we were exceedingly gratified a short time ag? to
see honourable mention made of them, incidentally, in, a
notice of a musical performance which took place in Palls'
Amongst the chorus singers of Lancasire, those of Liver-
pool hold a respectable rank, and their efforts on Tuesday
night, individually and collectively, were such as to sustain
their high reputation. The performances were selected from
Handel's fine composition of the " Messiah." The prhici"
pal vocal parts were taken by Miss Stott, Mrs. Armstrong,
Mrs. Morrow, Mr. J. Crank, Mr. Stott, Mr. Earnshawt
Mr. Davies, and Mr. G. Lunt. The band was led by Mr.
G. Eyton, Mr. M. Maybrick presided at the organ, and
G. Holden officiated as conductor, each of these gentlemen
fulfilling the duties of his department with his usual ability'
The band was strong both in numbers and talent,
and the
choruses were exceedingly full and efficient. With such an
assembly of performers the sublime passages selected were
given with a force, precision, and effect seldom surpassed.
The audience, which was numerous and highly respectable,
indicated the high gratification experienced by the warmth
of their applause. Several of the pieces were encored, and
the whole performance passed off exceedingly well.
THREE SISTERS COMMITTED FOR TRIAL.—Yesterday,
at the Police-court, two young females, sisters, and of rather
good attire, named Hannah Dempsey and Mary Ann Hard-
ing, were placed at the bar under the following circumstances.
A police-officer stated that about a quarter before six o'clock
on the previous evening, while he was on duty in Queen-
square, he observed the prisoners, and on going up to them,
found that one of them (Dempsey) had something under her
cloak, which he found to be the barometer produced. She
said it belonged to her father and mother, and that the latter
had sent her to pledge it for the rent. While he was talking
to her, the other prisoner, Harding, escaped, but be after-
wards found her, and she said her sister had taken it against
her wish, from a public-house in Great Charlotte-street.
Both were taken into custody. Elizabeth Thomas said she
kept an inn in that street. About six o'clock, two females,
like the prisoners, came in, and while they had something to
drink in the snug, she went behind to her tea. They went
out abruptly, but she did not miss anything then. About
eight o'clock the policeman came and inquired how the wea-
ther was indicated by her barometer—when she immediately
found it was gone. She identified it as her property. The
prisoners also stood charged, on suspicion, with stealing a
picture from another public-house, which it appeared had
been pledged. The complainant in this case did not, how-
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ever, see it taken, and

Mr. Holland, with whom it wa

pledged, could not identify either of the parties, on oath, at
having pledged it. Mr. Dowling said there were many other

similar charges, if true, were given, that could he lirought.

against the prisoners, who had been busy in several parts of
the town. They were committed for trial on the charge of
stealing the barometer, and ordered to be detained in the
Bridewell until the following (this) day. Hannah Dempsey
stated that she was married to William Dempsey ; Mary
Ann Harding said that she was single. In about an hour
it was announced that the third sister, named Harding, had
been found, who, it was suspected, was concerned in stealing
the picture. She is a tall, good-looking, well-dressed girl,
and at first appeared in open court, but was taken into
custody, and the three sisters were all placed at the bar. A
female, who kept another public-house, said that on the
same evening, two young women had two glasses of all in
her house, and about an hour and-a-half after they had gone,
she missed the picture—a large water-coloured print, in a
gilt frame, which she identified. Mr. Holland identified the
prisoner just taken into custody, as one of the two parties
who pledged it. She was also committed for trial.
ALLEGED CONTEMPLATED INCREASE OF POSTAGE—A
WEAK INVENTION OF THE ENEMY.—The scribes of the
Whig-radical press have laboured incessantly to induce the
belief that it was in the contemplation of Sir Robert Peel's
government to do away with the present penny postage, and
to substitute for it a uniform rate of threepence. This ab-
surdity we have never been at the trouble to contradict; for
we can scarcely think that our readers have formed so low an
estimate of the legislative resources of the present govern-
ment, as to dream of their being driven to resort, in order to
make up the deficiency of revenue left them as an inheritance
by their corrupt predecessors, to a step which would now, we
must admit, be extremely unpopular. Our own conviction
was, that whatever might have been, in their opinion, the
impropriety, as to time and the then state of the revenue, of
Passing that measure, the government of Sir Robert Peel
would adhere strictly to
and that, in the
hands of the present Postmaster-General it would become.
what it never yet has been, a good working measure.
In this view we are fully confirmed by the following decisive
y
notification, which we quote from the City article of the
Times of Wednesda last
A deputation from the Lon-
don Mercantile Committee on Postage waited, in the course
of last week, on the Postmaster-General, with the view to
urge upon his attention the great benefit that would accrue,.
of Mr. Rowland Hill's plan of penny postage. The chiefr
not only to the public but to the revenue, from the perfecting
points brought before Lord Lowther.s notice were the
the suburbs,l the carrying out
in the metropolis and. and cessity of increased facilities for posting and delivering let-
tersthe chief provincial towns, besides 81.1
of like measures in

extension of Post-office conveniences to country districts at
present destitute of them. The representations the deputa-
tion made were received with all due courtesy, and were
promised full -consideration by his lordship, who assured
them that he was as willing as his predecessor to carry out
Mr. hill's plan. We should imagine this would satisfy

our contemporaries, one and all,—fr"om the blusterer of the
Morning Chronicle to the twaddler of the Liverpool Mer-