The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1835-03-10 00:00:00

THE EXCHANGE NEWS ROOM.

There is, among the subscribers of this establishment, a little
kuot of little-minded busy politicians, who ever and anon bestir
theuiselves in order to introduce their favourite political organs.
A shmt time since a memorial or petition. addt essed to the sub -
committee, to whom the management of the Liverpool Ex-
change News Room is entrusted, was prepared and han.-.ed
about for signatures, with all the mysterious secrecy observed
at " hole and corner," or " public Meetings for private pur-
poses." This petition states, that '• iu consequence of the partial
supply of morning papers," and, furthermore, •I in consequence
of the in nary Chronic& supporting the views embraced by a
large portion of the subscribers," they, the petitioners, "pray
that twelve extra copies of that journal be oidered;" and 4• that
no additional expense may be incarred"—how delightfully
economical !—" six copies each of the Times and the Mincing
Herald be discoutinoed."
The rtition was handed about 'Change prirately unti,, as we
are informed, it was nearly worn out. However by dint of
great personal exertions on the part of its promoters, at last
about fifty signatures were obtained, and, as no more could be
got, we may fairly presume that the twelve additional copies of
the Chronicle were wanted for the exclusive use of this " large
portion" of the subscribers to the room. The petition is healed
by Joseph C. Ewart, and contains, among the names attached
to it, • those of Wm. Earle, jun., Richard Shiel, James Aikiu,
Saml. Hope, Jas. ltvley, jun., and Swiuton Boult.
As soon as the existence of this "private petition for a public
purpose" was known, a counter petition was drawn up, praying
that no alteration in the supply of newspapers might be
made, and laid upon the table of the room. 'ibis was done
ou Saturday last, and, without any oilier than the °Millar y
public notice, in the course of a few hours was signed by about
two hundred and twenty subscribers to the room, comprising
the names of some of the most respectable and influential mer-
chants who frequent 'Change. 'I he petition was taken into
consideration by the sub-committee yesterday, and, as fir as the
Tinier, the Herald, and the Chronicle are concerueu, things re!
main as they were. Although the committee would nut consent
to order an increased number of Chronicles, they have accom-
modated the petitioners ay ordering for their use, what they
perhaps thought would suit their taste quite as well, three copies
of the Morninill Advertiser. As this print was never before seen
in Liverpool, we have to inform our readers that it is of no
earthly rise out of London, as it is written expressly for the pot-
houses and 'reer-shops of the metropolis, is read only in those
places, and is generally tiled with police reports of cases of
pot.stealino" and " total defeats" of informations against
ptiblicani. • Its politics are ultra radical, and the paper is, there-
tore, upon the whole, quite as good, if not superior to the
Chronicle.

INCREASE OF BEER HOUSES.—Within the last month no less
than fifty-tive new licenses have been granted by the excise for
new beer !muses.
VMSS.---OR' Friday morning, a little before four o'clock, a
fire aas 'discovered in the upper story lof the worksborof Mr.
Walton, chair and cabinet-maker, iu a back entry in Stanley-
street. The watchman smelt fire some time before, but could
not discover whence it proceeded, until the dames burst throegh
the window. An alarm being given, one of the parish engines,
with two water-carts, were promptly got out, and in r few
minutes stopped the further progress of the flames, but it was
upwards of an hour before all app:eheusions of danger were re-
moved. The damage is trifling.—On Sunday, a little before
twelve o'clock it the forenoon, another tire was discovered in
the brewery of Messrs. Kelly and Mosley, Great Kichin,od-
street. Three of the Fire-police enuine. were promptly on the
spat, and quickly removed all apprehension of further damage.
The hie, we understand, originated in the counting-house, anti
speedily spread itieif over the brewery. Previously to the ar-
rival of' the engines severarpersous very laudably exerted them-
selves in restraining its progress.

llousE-naenKlNG.—Several houses in Everton have lately
been entered, and property to a considerable amount stolen
therefrom. On Saturoay morning, as lazy as seven o'clock,
three men were seen upon the house of Mr. Ilibberston, in Ros-
comnion-street, and upon examination, it was found that they
were endeavouriug to extricate a companion from chimney
in which he had managed to get jammed fast. Smith, the con-
stable, was sent for, and brought him into daylight, when the
thief was recognised-us one of the gang of thirteen, who had,
a few days before, been apprehended on suspicion of robbing
the house of Mr. Tattersall, of Everton Terrace, but against
whom sufficient evidence was not obtained to warrant their com-
ment to gaol. As the prisoner had before been in the House of
Correction as a rogue and vagabond, he was committed us an
incorrigible rogue to the Quarter Sessions, when his case will
be taken into further consideration : ►f the Bench thinks the
case against him a strong one, uu additional imprisonment of
twelve mouths may be awarded to him, or he may be indicted
fur felony, if further circumstances shall transpire against him.
his accomplices effected their escape, but hoe they managed to
get down from the roof of the house is not known.

AN AWFUL FACT.—From a return made from the city and
liberty of Westminster, it uppearsthat during the tact year no
less than about one hunched children have been burnt to death,
chiefly owing to their parents leaving them atone in a room
with a tire in it. O this Number about four-fifths were girls,
and the remainer boys. This arises from theciifference of the
clothing between boys and girls. When the boys hpve been
binnt to death it has been chiefly owing to wearing pinafores.
In a great many of the cases the accidents have occurred nom
the children getting on a chair to reach something off the mantel-
piece, when their clothes quickly ignite.—ChAerver,