The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-09-18 00:00:00

RELIGION IN FRANCE.

A crowded and highly respectable public meeting, at which
a great number of ladies were present, as usual at assemblies
for the furtherance of religion or benevolence in Liverpool,
was held at the Music Hall, Bold-street, on Wednesday
evening. We noticed upon and in the vicinity of the plat-
form, the Rev. James Haldane Stewart, M.A., the Rev. Ro-
bert Davies, M.A., the Rev. Hugh M`Neile, M.A., the Rev.
F. Bonaventura Gourier, LL.B., the Rev. John Jones, M.A.,
the Rev. John Griffiths, the 11ev. R. P. Buddicom, M.A.,
the Rev. Cyrus Morrall, &c. The Rev. 11. M•Neile, and
other friends, were greeted with warm applause on entering
the room. The chair was taken soon after seven o'clock by
the Rey. Mr. Stewart, on the motion of Mr. Howard. Some
of t he beautiful prayers trom the Church of England formula
having been delivered by the Rev. Mr. Davies,
The CHatasiats said the object for which the meeting had
assembled was one of a particularly interesting nature—
namely, to assist in building a Protestant place of worship in
Paris, where service should be performed according to the
liturgy and the articles of the Church of England, in order
that, in the French language, French Protestants might have
the opportunity of worshipping God according to the re-
formed religion which we had the happiness to have esta-
blished in this our native laud. Briefly refer ring to the pre-
sent state of religion in France, and to the infidel char,rcter
of that country at a former period, he observed, that at one
time the Bible was publicly burned there, the sacraments of
of the Saviour were openly dishonoured, and the goddess of
reason was elevated as the only object worthy to be worship-
ped by human beings. There was too much reason for re-
gret that at that time many Protestants neglected the faith
in which they had lived and been born, and that many alto-
gether fell away from the religion of their forefathers, and
became Socinians. He was once in a Protestant church at
Lyons, and witnessed great indecorum in that place of wor-
ship. But it had pleased God to raise up a little body of
Christians in Paris, who met for prayer. (Hear.) 'limy
prayed God to assist them in the state of weakness in which
they found themselves—(hear, hear)—and out of that meet-
ing arose the French Bible Society, the Missionary Society,
the Religious Tract Society, the Society for the Reformation
of Morals, and several other associations for the public good.
Still the cause of God was so weak in France, in 1830, that
the whole sum collected for the advancement of religion
through these societies only amounted to 40,000 francs. In
1836, it had increased to 110,0(X) francs; and at the last
statement, in April of the present year, the collections
reached the sum of 361,452 francs, or about £14,418, that
is to say, more than triple the amount that had been raised
in the last two years. Now, at this time so evident was
the increased liberality of the Protestants, who remained true
to the faith of their forefathers, and those who had been re-
covered from their fallen estate that it was cpnsidered de-
sirable, and this sentiment was entertained both by French
Protestants and French Roman catholics, that a protestant
place of worship according to the liturgy of the church of
England should be provided in Paris. There was no person
for a season willing to take the office, but a clergytnan, who
was in attendance this evening, was at length ordained by
Bishop Luscombe. and took charge of the congregation
there. Here was an answer to the prayer made to the Lord,
and an instance of His special favour towards His church.
Within a few days the people of Liverpool hart seen a minis-
ter from the most papal part of Ireland craving their assist-
ance for the erection of a protestant church; in the next
place they had one from Athens, where an altar had been
erected "'To the unknown God," playing for their help to
provide a place fur pure worship; and now, another request
of a similar description, but more important than all, was
made to them from the capital of France. When they con-
sidered that Paris was almost the capital of Europe, and that
the French language was generally understood and often
spoken throughout the continent, he was sure they would
feel a deep sympathy with his beloved brother who now came
before them, and say to him, `• We wish you good speed, in
the name of the Lord." (Applause.) After mentioning
that he had seen strong letters of recommendation, from res-
ponsible parties, of the reverend gentleman, he introduced
Mons. Gourrier to their notice.
The Rev. M. Gouttiti ER stated that it was truly gratifying
to him and his reverend friends around him to have the

present opportunity of addressing so highly influential and
respectable a meeting as the present. He cordially said he
was a petitioner under very peculiar circrmstances He was
no " alien," though he might be considered a stranger
amongst them. He stood tin no vague and undefined pro-
mise. • He had a right to address the assembled audience as
a British subject, lie had no disguise on the question. His
parents were French, but they had taken refuge here during
the terrors of the revolution ; so that, while on the other side,
he might be questioned as to his right as an Englishman, he
could here stand in the honest consistency of an Englishman.
I stand here, said the reverend speaker, under the full and
satisfactory belief, under the holy acknowledgment which
has been granted to me in the ordinance of God's providence,
unto the power and promise of which all are called. It is a
promise unto which I feel myself called fur the spread of the
holy gospel.
The Rev. liticrir 111'NEILE then addressed the meeting in

an aide and eloquent speech, which we exceedingly regret
our limits prevent us from more than thus briefly noticing.
At the close of the meetin, a collection was made, which
we hope proved profitable to the important object in view.
The lateness of the hour at which the meeting concluded
prevents our giving more than a sketch of the proceedings,
and doing that justice to the report which would have been
done under other circumstances.

THE REV. HUGH M`NEILE. —We are requested to
state that the remaining proofs and impressions of the en-
graving of the Rev. Hugh M'Neile's portrait, by Mr. T. C.
Thomson, have arrived, aad are ready fur delivery, at No. 8,
Rodney-street. '['he subscribers who have not received their
copies are requested to send or call for them as soon as con-
venient, as the proprietor cannot remain but a short time iu
Liverpool. 0
THE POLICE Courm—Yesterdav, at the Police office, no
less than 61 persons were placed before the magistrates,
charged with felony, and 98 with being disorderly; in all,
159 persons in custody since Saturday night.
On Friday morning two boys, who were working among
some manure in a field at the back of Westmoreland-place,
discovered the body of a new-born infant, which had been
buried in the inidatof the heap.

EDUCATION FOR SYRIA AND THE HOLY LAND.

, Last evening a meeting was held at the Music Hall, Bold-
street, for the purpose ut hearing the statements of a native
of Syria, with regard to the degraded condition of his coun-
try, their want of education, and their claims on the assist-
ance and benevolence of this country. ADAM HODGSON,
Esq., occupied the chair; and a number of the clergy of the
town were on the platform. The room was densely crowded.
chiefly by ladies, and there would be at least 1,000 persons
present. Assaad Yacook Kayat, the native of Syria, who
was to address the meeting, was on the platform, dressed in
the picturesque costume of.his country. He is a man of
middle stature, slightly built, and of a pleasing and intelli-
gent expression of features.
. .

The meeting was opened with an appropriate prayer by the
Rev. Richard Davies. After which

The CHAIRMAN opened the business of the meeting by
briefly stating, that its object was to obtain fund; to promote
the religious education of the inhabitants of Syria, and the
establishing a church in Palestine. If we reflected that it
was from that country that we originally borrowed the light
of the Gospel, end if we reflected on the injuries which this
country had inflicted on Africa, we ought to endeavour to re-

pay the debt that we owed to that country; and we might
hope, through the medium of Syria, to christianise and
civilise the continent of Africa. He concluded with intro-
ducing to the meeting.
ASSAAD YACOOB KAYAT, a native of Syria; who was re-
ceived with loud applause. He proceeded, at considerable
length, and in very tolerable English, to express the pleasure
he felt at seeing before him so large a meeting. He stated
that about 12 years ago he was in England, in the suite of
the Persian Princes, and learned English. On that visit he
was struck with the happiness, and riches, and power of Eng-
land, and he was induced to think about it. Afterwards meet-
ing at Constantinople with an American Presbyterian minis-
ter, he became converted to Christianty, and was convinced
from reading the Bible that to her Christianity alone did
England owe her pre-eminence amongst the nations of the
earth. The church of Antioch had formerly flourished in
spite of persecutions, and from her had England derived her
knowledge of Christ. The little church of Antioch, planted
by the Lord, had withstood all the persecutions of Caesar, of
the Jews, of the Heathen, of the Greeks—all was in vain,
and the church had flourished in the land. Whilst they ful-
filled their Christian duties they flourished. They had then
plenty of schools, and plenty of literature. Though they had
no press, their fathers wrote volumes in thousands, and homi-
lies in thousands. They then enjoyed the fruits of the earth
and the dews of heaven, as in England these bles-inzs were
enjoyed; and so they flourished. What was grants dto them
was not through their own means, but was given to them as
our blessed Lord had said, " He would bless those whoblessyd
Him, and honour these who honoured Him." They then had
cathedrals, and churches, and chariots, and horses, and sheep,
and cotton, and wool, and silk; they never asked any
other nation for help, because the Lord Jesus gave them
His blessing, and they needed it not. But the moment
they began to trust in their riches and to export their pro-
duce for gold, forgetting the Lord, then did He forsake them,
and millions of camels and horses and men under Mahomet
overrun their country, turned their churches into mosques,
and their fruitful land into a barren desert. Their schools
were destroyed, their books were burnt, and but for the kind-
ness of God they could not have existed at that moment.
Formerly, " Tyre did build up herself a strong hold, and
heaped up silver as the dust ;" but it was prophesied in the
Bible that where that city stood, there fishermen should
spread their nets. He had seen this, with his own eves,
fulfilled. Where once Tyre in all its magnificence had
stood, he had seen a few miserable fishermen's huts, and had-
counted eighteen nets drying on the rocks. Looking at
these things, he was persuaded that if they sought the Lord
and served him as they had once done, he would make the
earth of his country heaven and every individual happy
—he would again bless the land and make it overflow with
milk and honey. But all this wanted a beginning; nothing
was done without an effort (cheers;) and therefore he had
determined to begin the work and devote himself to it. The
speaker then gave an instance of the ignorance and supersti-
tion of his countrymen by relating an anecdote of two officers
who were in attendance upon the Persian princes, while
passing from Constantinople to Bagdad. It was usual for
the second officer to precede them a few hours to prepare
for their reception. This man was a most enormous
glutton, one who eat things cooked or uncooked, sweet or
sour, ripe or unripe; and one day having stuffed himself
at a wedding feast while he was ill and was seized with
a cholic, the people crowded about him and the princes' phy-
sician way sent for. When the doctor arrived, he said he
could not give him better medicine than the blessed earth
from the blessed tomb of Humoola that died some hundred

years ago. So the doctor went to the tomb, gut a bag-full of
the earth, and brought back with him a sort of a stick with
which he opened the poor man's mouth and shoved the mould
into it; and so they were digging in the mould when the
prince arrived, and drove the crowd away, and gave bis
officer a dose of jalap instead of the holy mould. He con-
cluded wiiidetailing his plan of introducing religious in-
strut:lion, w ich was to get instructed a number of females,
to teach the females in the Harems, and so gradually intro-
duce religious edncation into families; to get Syrian youths
taught in this country, who should be established. afterwards
as teachers in Syria, and to get schools built tu Syria. • For
the only way to teach the population to value the truths of
Christianity was by education, to enable them to appreciate
them. He concluded, after a strenuous appeal on behalf of
these objects.
The Rev. H. M`NEILE then rose, and was. received with
much applause. He drew attention to the prosperity of
Syria being co-existent with her Christianity ; and that when
her Christianity was made a secondary thing, her prosperity
was seen to decline. He called upon England to take warn,
ing from this example, that she tell not away from Christi-
anity, lest her glory, like the glory of Syria, should depart
from her. He alluded to an advertisement he hail seen in a
newspaper in the East, announcing a system of education
which was recommended in the paper to the inhabitants of
the eastern parts of England, the peculiar feature of which
was this,—" the entire absence of all superstition : the youth-
ful mind was not to be trained up in the fear of supernatural
beings, nor to offer up petitions to an unknown spirit, to alter
the course of nature, in order to suit the convenience of the
petitioner." That was, that there was to be no recognition
of God. If ever such a system of education as that recom-

mended were adopted in this country, and the word of God
removed from education, then would the sun of England set
indeed, and degradation deep and dreadful, misery that might
he felt, would be her portion, fni ".God was a jealous God."
This appeal came from Syria, and by her example was Eng-
land warned; for when Syria had held Christianity secon-
dary, the Lord had held secondary that country; and so
would it be with every land. If the principle put forward in
that newspaper were to be checked, it could only be by in-
culcating the glorious principles of the religion of Jesus,
which their brother was asking them to do. It was by teach-
ing men that the gospel was the only source of moral-1g ; by
guarding the population from snpposing that they could be
moral from a principle cif their own, instead of by the prin-
ciple of God, as given to them; by guarding the population
against supposing that a plan of their own—a text of their
own-,-a society of their own—could obtain a moral character
which the word of God had failed to accomplish. This would
be leading the population into a course of crime ten times
more hostile to God than the poor wretched drunkard it
had rescued Let them take care how they elevated a
principle of man's formation; let them take care how they
stepped in, between Him who sat on the throne, with a
plan that had more effect on a fellow creature than God's
own law. God commanded temperance and sobriety ;
God gave His holy spirit to make them love it. And was
it possible that what the Lord Jesus Christ had failed to do—
what the bible had failed to do, what the christiab preacher
had failed to do, they should lie able to accomplish by a se-
cret amongst themselves—a plan which fostered their own
pride rather than a prostration before the living God. He
was disgusted with the intemperance that abounded in the
land, but he entreated men to beware how they elevated
practical power over themselves exercised, by themselves,
above the practical power of the Lord. He did not believe
that it was intended, but he did believe that the effect was
produced. He had read a long account of the effects pro-
duced in early lite on one by intemperance—of its dreadful
effects upon himself and his family, and all his concerns, and
which he told as a boasting narrative of the excesses to which
his drunkenness carried him. His wife implored in vain, his
minister, his bible, his children implored him in vain, until
an act of his own, something he honoured more than his
children, his wife, his minister, his bible, and which he had
almost said he honoured more than his Gcd, had altered him.
\Vhat was this ? A fresh revelation from heaven ? No, but
an arrangement with a fellow creature. (Great cheering.)
He concluded with solemnly hoping that the Bible might be
honoured afresh, and that the travels and example of the
Syrian who had addressed them might not be a witness
against a headstrong nation.
A gentleman on the platform here rose and addressed the
chair. He stated that the advertisement alluded to was put
forward by the Owenites, and not by the Tee-totallers, win)
had nothing to do with it.
Mr..NPNEILE rose to order, and said he had not stated
that it had any connection with the Tee-total Society.
• A slight confusion resulted, but order was soon restored by

the Chairman, and the gentleman sat down.
A doxology was then sung, and a collection made at the
doors for the objects of the meeting, which we understand
amounted to a considerable sum.

ST. ANNE'S WARD.—An adjourned meeting of the mem-
bers of the Conservative Association in this ward was held at
the house of Mr. Holden, Richmond-row, yesterday evening.
The attendance was highly respectable and a spirit of har-
mony pervaded their consultations. Arrangements were
made for canvassing the ward, which promise at length to
reward the exertions of the Conservatives. We are exceed-
ingly happy to hear that Mr. Davies has consented to be put
in nomination for representing the interests of this ward io
the 'town Council. A better man never stood forward in a
good cause, and we heartily wish him success.
THE LONDON Trmas.—By the politeness of Mr. Gaskill,
we received a copy of the London Times of yesterday, last
evening, by a quarter past eight o'clock. We understand
none of the other morning papers had made their appearance.
FILBERTS.—The crop of filberts this years has been very
abundant; we perceive that Mr. Muldlewood the fruiterer
announces a further reduction since his last quotation of
prices.—(See Adv.)
CHURCH OF ENGLAND 'FRAC; AND BOOK SOCIETY.—
Our readers will perceive that a sermon will be preached
on behalf of this excellent society, to-morrow evening, at
St. Andrew's Church, by that eloquent minister, the Rev.
Hugh Stowell, A.M., of Manchester.
TALES AND SKETCHES, BY MRS. D. CLARKE.—OUr fair
townswoman, Mrs. Clarke, is about to publish a volume of
original tales and sketches. historical and domestic. Mrs.
Clarke possesses much vivacity of talent, combined with that
delicacy and style which so generally distinguishes female
writers. We hope this, her first venture before the public as
the authoress ofa volume, though not her first essay in print,
will realise her expectations.
THE GREAT'MAGICIAN.—Mr. Anderson, the great magi-
cian of the north, is astonishing the natives with his tricks at
the Liver Theatre. We have heard much of him, and intend
as soon as leisure permits to pay him a visit and judge for
ourselves.
THE ARRANGEMENTS OF THE PoucE•oFFrcE.—We have
frequently heard complaints from parties having to take out
summonses, being detained three or four hours at the Police-
office before they can obtain them. At present the hours of
business terminating vary from twelve to four o'clock. If a
person wanting a summons goes to the office after business is
over, lie must go again next day. In order, therefore, to be
in time, he is obliged to be there at twelve o'clock. By an
arrangement in the court all applications for summonses are
deferred till the prisoners are got through with, which is some-
times not till four o'clock, till which time the applicant is de-
tained, wasting the better part of a day, and crowding the
Police-office. Surely, a better arrangement could be made
than this, and some hour
.fixed for applicants to know when
to be in attendance.

IHE ROYAL HUNT.—We have been highly gratified by a
view, at Mr. Goadshy's, Bold-street, of Grant's picture of
"The Royal Hunt," (which every body has heard of,)
to-
gether with the beautiful engraving from it by Bromley.
There is a reality about the whole thing that is not often met
with; hunting pictures we have in plenty, but then they re-
mind one of third or forth-rate acting in a provint ial theatre
—all is exaggerated or unnatural. But the case is different
with Mr. Grant's picture ; there is a vraisemblance about the
whole scene which forcibly arrests the attention ; we see on
canvas as in the field, the Duke of Beaufort and Lord
Chesterfield, Lord Wilton and Lord Errol, the Fit zclarences,
Cecil Forrester, George Wombwell, (leaving us in doubt
which have cost him most study, his curls or his hoots,)
Horace Seymour, George Anson, Alfred Paget, and D'Orsay,
and last, but not in any sense of the word, least—Davis, the
royal huntsman. The human portraits are not fewer than
two and forty ; then come those of horses and hounds—and
of the former of these the most inexperienced eye will at once
see that they must be actual likenesses. Ascot Heath, too,
is a likeness, which its rich russet tint ; and the beautiful
background of plantation is another proof that truth is better
than fiction.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

A NICE RAT-CATCHER.—A rat-catcher, named Joseph

Kirk, was brought up at the police-office on Friday charged
with having deliberately cut and wounded a man named
M'Guff, under the following circumstances: —The complain-
ant, along with several other persons, most of whom appear-
ed to be from the country, were iu the Nag's Head, in
Cockspur-street, when Kirk came in, and, recognising one of
the witnesses as an acquaintance, asked him for a glass of ale.
The man refused, but proffered to give him the price of a
glass ale for a rat. Kirk answered "No, I have not

got any rats here, but I have some at home." M'Gufl
then said, " He has got some rats in his bag; I will cut it
open." Kirk replied, "If you cut my bag, I will cut you."
The upshot was that 111`Guft took the opportunity of cutting,
open the bag of the prisoner, and he, having discovered the
fact, went up to him and said, " You have cut my bag, and
now I'll cut your flesh;" and thereupon he took a clasp

knife and -stabbed the prisoner three times in the arm.

" It was," said one of the witnesses, " one of the savagest
things ever saw in my life." The rat-catcher pleaded that
.

he Cad acted under the influence of drink, which tie seemed to

fancy was a complete palliation of his offence, and offered to
pay " any doctor's charges they liked." This offer he re-
peated once or twice, and seemed iu a great hurry to " pay
the fellow his charges" and be, gone. Mr. Hall, however,

informed him that was a most libnininable thing in a man

tp draw a knife under any circumstances, but when in the
caul and deliberate manlier in which he seemed to have

acted, the offence became more serious, and he should there-

_ .
fore send him to take his trial." " Very well," said the
prisoner, and dived down with as much alacrity and non-
chalance as if he bad come to catch rats at a shilling a head.
DEFRAUDING EMIG!: A N rs.--Two very. decent-looking
Irishmen appeared at the Police-office on Friday, to prefer
a complaint against a man named Abraham Abrahams. They
stated that on the 16th of May, 1837, they applied to the
prisoner, who then kept an American emigration office in
Dublin, to obtain a passage to America. He told them that
his employer, a- Mr. Graham, of Liverpool, for whom he was
agent, had a vessel which was to sail on the 20ila of that
month, and that he could let them have a passage in her.
The men. consented, paid down their passage money to the
prisoner—one paying £8 10s, and the other £5 14s—and
came over immediately to Liverpool, where they found that
no such vessel as had been mentioned by the agent was in the
port. They were consequently defrauded of their passage,
and had since that time remained in Liverpool. Mr. Daven•
port, who appeared for the prisoner, stated that Abrahams
had been merely an agent employed by one Mr. Graham to
obtain passengers, and that with him, and not with the pri-
prisoner, rested the culpability of having defrauded the com-
plainants. Mr. Jones, of the government emigration-office,
stated that he recollected the period and the transaction
mentioned by the two men. In consequence of their aplica-
tion, he had made enquiries whether any such vessel as that
described in the complainants' passage-tickets was about to
sail, and he found that there was not. An application was
then made to the Imagist rates, and a summons granted against
Graham; but when he heard of it, he disappeared.—Mr.
Hall said that the case was out of his jurisdiction; but he
eventually ordered that Abrahams should be taken to Dublin
by an officer, and Mr. Jones and the complainants agreed to
go there and prosecute.
A SCENE PAINTER.--A theatrical looking personage,
named M.Connel, who described himself as a scene painter.
was on Friday charged by his wife with ill-treating her on
the previous evening, at the Liver Theatre. They had been
living for some time apart, in consequence of his alleged ill-
treatment, and on this night he came unprovokedly to use
violence towards her. Complainant here exhibited a bonnet,,
upon which the accused had been trying his handiwork, to
render it "a thing of shreds and patches." The complainant
was a dressmaker, and her husband had done everything to
injure her character, along with ill-treating her.
Mr. Hall (to Prisoner.)—Well, what have you to say to
this charge?
Prisoner (gathering himself up for the effort, and looking
about him with the air of a man about to say something of
importance.)—Why, sir, it is certainly true all that the lady
has been pleased to state. I did find her in the Liver Theatre.
but then, sir, what a place for her! The last time I looked
upon her, she was on the bed of sickness, weak and wan :
she had a blister on her back; eleven, yes, I think eleven
leeches to her side, and—
. Mr. Hall.—You need not be so particular as to the medical
treatment towards your wife: come to your own.
Prisoner.—l went by chance to the Liver Theatre: I ne-
ver thought to see my wife there. " 'Twas strange, 'twas
passing strange,;twas pitiful, 'twas wonderous pitiful." I
thought she was at that moment extended helpless on the
couch of illness.
Mr. Hall.—Was it her health or her morals you were most
anxious about ?
Prisoner (reflectively.)—Morals, health—health, morals—
both, sir.,
Mr. Hall.—You are a scene painter ?
Prisoner (extending his hand with dignity.)--I am, sir.
Complainant.—He earns about 245. per week, and be
ought to pay something out of it to the support of his child.
Prisoner (mildly.)-1 beg your's, sir, and the lady's pair
don. The average amount of my income is most uncertain.
My profession extends over the whole world. I may be here
to-day, and off to-morrow. Had I the wings—
Mr. Hall.—How much can you afford to give for the sup-
port of your wife and child ? Come, now, mention something.
Prisoner (rubbing his brow thoughtfully).-1 think 1
could give three shillings a week, if my child were surren•
dered into my own custody.
Mr. Hall.—Unless you can give six shillings a-week to
your wife, out of your earnings, you must find bail for your
good behaviour.
The scene-painter retired to ruminate, but afterwards made
his appearance and agreed to pay five shillings a-week.
Having paid the first week's money in advance, he retired.
OBTAINING GOODS UNDER FALSE PRETENCES.—An elderly
man, named Peter Molloy, who it was stated bad at one
time filled a respectable station in society, was on Friday
charged at the Police-office with having, in two instances,
obtained property under false pretences from two respectable
ironmongering establishments in this town.
Mr. Whittingham, of the firm of Whittingham and Whet 1-
house, Lord-street, stated that early on the afternoon of the
7th July last, the prisoner came to his establishment, and
Produced a note of request from Messrs. Ainsworth, joiners,
of Bootle, for a seven-inch lock, which was then given to him
—that no questions were asked of him at that time. On the
of. the same month, in the evening, the prisoner again
called with a similar order from the same parties for a lock
of a larger size, which was also without question given to
him. That the matter from thence was taken no further
notice of until Mr. Ainsworth.called for his pass-book, when
finding there were more locks charged to him than he had
sent fur, the'orders were then shown to him, when he denied,
that they were his, or that he had given any authority con-
cerning them.
Mr. I've, of 118, Whitechapel, stated that on Saturday last
the Bth' instant, the prisoner came to his shop and produced a
written order under the firm of Ainsworth Brothers, Bootle,
with whom be represented himself as working, requiring a
lock and a pair of hinges of the value of ss. 5d., which were
given him. He also desired that a bill should be made our
of the articles, which was accordingly dune, and handed to
him.

B. Ainsworth proved that the orders now shown him
are not in the handwriting of himself or his brother, and that
they keep no clerk. He had never authorised the prisoner,
nor any one else to get the articles sworn to as being obtained
in his name. The prisoner had never been in his emiiloy-
ment, but he recognised him having frequently come to seek
a job.
John Walker, inspector of police, proved having arrested

the prisoner on Thtrsday, who was pointed out to him, and
that on being shown the orders, he denied any knowledge of

them.
The prisoner, in his defence, asked the prosecutors, were
they positive in thus swearing as to his identity? Both parties,
in answer, swore pesitively that he was the person who had
ob'aiued the property under the circumstances stated. In-
formations were taken against him, and he was committed
for trial.
A SCAPE-GRACE.--A well-dressed young man, who has
respectable connexions in Chester, was, on Saturday, placed
before Mr. Hall, charged with having attempted to lob the
money-drawer at a tavern kept by a Mrs. Williams, in Law-
ton-street. The prisoner was observed, and given into cus-
tody before he had secured any of the money. The prisoner
was before Mr. Hall about a month ago, on a similar charge.
On that occasion his relations were written to, and they were
under the impression that he was at New York, frotn which
place he had just returned. On his person was found a do-
cument, dated January, 1838, which showed, that he had
committed some crime in America, for which he was ordered
to be imprisoned for two years, and had been subsequently
pardoned. The friends of the prisoner have been much dis-
tressed in consequence of his evil courses; and, though they
have frequently supplied him with money, he has always,
as was expressed by the officer, " run through it." He was
ordered to be imprisoned for one month.
A MAN OF BAD TASTE.—OD Saturday, at the Police-
court, a master of one of .the vessels now in port charged
Ellen Healy, a bloated, dirty female, of dissolute habits,
and most forbidding aspect, with having allured him from
the paths of duty. The prisoner could not be less than fifty
years old. The complainant stated, that he was going to his
ship, about one o'clock that morning, when he met the pri-
soner. She asked hint to go home with her, and she would
show him some beautiful pictures. Thinking it very likely
that a female of her indigent appearance possessed fine pic-
tures, he went with her. He had put his purse, continuing
twenty-nine sovereigns, into his coat pocket, for safety.
He went into a private room with his fascinating companion,
and there she contrived to take his purse from him. He dis-
covered his loss and bawled out lustily for the police. An
officer, who heard him, entered the house just as the captain
plucked the purse from the bosom of the enchantress. The
complainant averred, that he was quite sober when this hap-
pened. The officer and the bridewell-keeper both swore,
that he was drunk. The prisoner was remanded.
SURROUNDING A MAN.—On Saturday, at the Police Office,
an elderly looking personage, of portly appearance, named
Simmonds, the keeper of a shooting gallery in Cook-street;
having the outside of his waistcoat bedizened with a showy
silver watchguard, appeared to complain against a disorderly
female, for having attempted, as his attorney felicitously des-
cribed it, to " surround" him. After Mr. Davenport, the
complainant's attorney, had explained to the magistrates
that the complainant was " a horse," owing to a very had
cold, for which Mr. Hall expressed his sorrow, the com-
plainant preceeded to tell his story.
I was in Cook-street, a parsing the door of the public-
house, and two getninen parsed me, and one trode on my
toes. " Beg your pardon," ses he. " I'm no Pope, but it's
granted," sea I, Then that there woman hollowed arter me
expressions I don't wish to mention in a respectable com-
pany like this 'ere. I jist knockered my stick tor the perlice.
" Goin' to get the b— perlice" ses she, "are you, old fog° ?"
and knocked me up and down the street, and used the most
shockingest names, as we be a shame fur to mention.
Mr. Hall.—Well, if she would beg your pardon now, pro-
bably, though you are no Pope, you would be kind enough
to grant it.
Prisoner,—Yes, sir, I beg his pardon; but I never spoke
to the man afore.
Mr. Hall (to Complainant.)—You don't press the case?
Complainant.—Not at all. But as I've lived in this town
now three months, and got my bread in it, and as there is
other galleries besides mine, they send these people every
night to annoy me.
141 r. Hall.—lf I could see that von were annoyed on put..
pose, I would very severely punisfi them, and give you pro-
tection ; but this seems a chance tbtng. But she promises
not to do it again.
Prisoner.—No, sir, I.won't.
She was then discharged.
WELSH STUPlDlTY.—Yesterday, 'at the Police-office, two
disorderly girls, named Catherine Owens and Jane Robinson,
were brought before the magistrate charged with having rob-
bed a Welshman, named Evan Jones, of 181. The complain.
ant, a thorough-bred Welshman, exhibited the usual amount
of stupidity which general:y distinguishes the natives of Cam-
bria. After just making it intelligible that he had been rob-
bed, it was next to an impossibility to elicit how, where, or
by whom. Mr. Hall.—Which of them robbed you? Coin-
plainant.—liiin in kreeo (meaning one of the females.) Mr.
Hall.—Did she put her hand in your pocket? Complainant.
—eighteen shillings. (Lati2hter.) Mr. Hall.—Pray, when
did you come from Wales? Complainant.—Tont know. Mr.
Hall.—Can you tell what happened to you ? Complainant.
—He (one of the prisoners) asket hur (complainant) to co
up stairs to see his (female prisoner's) bed; ant when hur
cot up stairs there wass no ped to see; ant then one come
and get holt of hur, and put his (her) hant in hur (his) pocket.
Mr. Hall.—Which went up stairs with you? Complainant,
after much apparent consideration, gave no answer. Mr.
Hon.—Upon my word you are the stupidest man I ever saw.
Complainant.—lf you will hear I will tell to trute. 1 tid not
like tern; I want to co out. A woman came pehiod through
the passage, and one of them cot holt of my coat-tail, and
then she came very close—"Oh my tear pedder stop wid me
to-nightand ten I found I burliest My monies. The pri-

soners denied that they had robbed him. Mr. Hall (to com-
plainant.) Have you any friends in town ? Complainant.—
Yes sir; I ton't know where. Mr. Hall.—Remand the pri-
soners; I will see the complainant by and bye by himself,
and see if I can understand him.

OH MY BEAUTIFUL BLACK DRESS.—Yesterday, at the
Police-office, an elderly ancf respectable-looking female and
her son, a boy about twelve years of age, named John and
Susan Charnock, were placed at the bar charged with having
stolen a quantity of clothes from a lodging-house. Susan
Bellis, a lodging-house keeper, stated that the two prisoners
lodged at her house, and on the 26th of August one of her
lodgers missed his shoes. She went to search for them, and
then discovered that a number of other things were missing.
"Oh dear! said I, some one has taken my beautiful black
dress I am wearing for my husband." (Laughter.) She
immediately suspected the boy Chafnock to have taken the
things. She missed a green shawl with a reddish border; a
blue coat, with plain gilt buttons, and cuffs lined with velvet,
belonging to one of her lodgers; a black coat, with -silk but.,
tons; and a waistcoat, with a rolling collar and black back;
in addition to the handsome merino dress she had lost. The
whole of the things had since been:found at a pawnbroker's,
and the coats were identified by a mechanic, the complainant's
lodger. The female was observed leaving the house the day.
before with a bundle, which was the only evidence against
her. The pawnbroker identified the lad as having pawned
the clothes with him. Mr. Hall ordered the informations to
be taken against the bov, and discharged the woman for
want of more distinct evidence.

ASSAULT.—Yesterday, at the Police-office, a miseralrie-
looking young man, named M‘Nally, was charged by an
Irishman with having stabbed him. The complainant, a
real picture of an Irishman, made up of excitement and slo-
venliness, -said, "I wash workin' at Waterloo, an' returnin'
home, an' a woman axed me in Garden-lane to come in an'
tek a glass ov ale. I said I could not tek ale, bud I would tek
a glass ov cidher; an' while I was taken' dhe cidher in came
the prisoner, and called me a b-y Irish b-, and said I
had uo business there filling my ugly skin. I told him I
should be sorry to fill mys.lf at the expense ov the likes if
'im, and he swore he would stab me. Ile made a push at me
wid a knife; I stooped, an' the knife stuck me in dhe head."

The female was called iu whose house the complainant had
been, and she said that a Mr. Callaghan who was there said
the complainant was not an Irishman if he could not lick the
g- out of M`Nalty, and that thereupon the complainant
struck the prisoner. It turned out that the female "kept
company'' with the prisoner. Mr. Hall said he must have
the evidence of Callaghan ; the female wanted to save the
prisoner, and was not unlikely the strumpet of both the pri-
soner and complainant. The prisoner was accordingly re-
manded. The complainant's head appeared dreadfully cut.,