The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-08-13 00:00:00

August 18, 1844.

FRANCE AND MOROCCO.

The French government has received the follting"'
TELEGRAPHIC DESPATCH.
Accounts et ohuatn tpse
period
dm theTangierte
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granted
ttehde t 2od
the of
Emperor Auguststebtael:
that
expired, and that no answer had been returned to the lag
b
letter cf M. de Nion.
" But the Gregoire, which left Tangier on the night of
the 3d, brings the news that at the moment when hostili.
ties were about to commence, a letter received from the
Emperor gave full powers to the Pasha of Larache to ne•
gotiate for peace.
"The Emperor, moreover, apprized the Pasha that he
was about to write a letter to the Prince de Joinville
which would secure the re-establishment of friendly re'
lations."

THE WEST INDIES.—II is arrang 'el that the Magri'
tion of coolies to the West India colonies shall, in the
first instance, be limited to 15,000, and of these 5000 are
_
allotted for Jamaica. The only three colonies included Icui
the preliminary arrangement are Jamaica, Trinidad, an
Demerara ; so that on this principle, if allotted, we pre'
sume that the division of the 15,000 will be equal.
THE PRINCE OF PRUSSIA.—His Royal Highness 01
expected to arrive in this country yesterday (MouclePt
It is said that after the Prince has seen every thing kesh
worth notice in the metropolis he will make a tour throng
Scotland and Wales.
In the case of the Marquis of Hertford and Suisse, 0,60
French Court have decided against the latter, who W
consequently have to refund NUtooof.
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MR. JOHN PARRY.—This versatile and aecomplob
singer will appear in Liverpool next month, having bee
engaged by Mr. Webster, upon the strength of his recent
popularity at the Haymarket Theatre.
SUICIDE.—On Thursday last an old woman named
ther Lawler, living in Charlotte-place, North Birkenbecl4
hung herself' in the garret of her house. She had made
an ineffectual attempt to drown herself previously.
REMOVAL.—It will be seen by an advertisement ilia;
serted in another column, that Mr. Hill, auctioneer, „
removed his sale-rooms from St. John's-lane, to the n3o'
extensive premises in Hanover-street.
DEFECTIVE WEIGHTS AND MEASURES..—On Frilsl
last the Mayor held a court for the purpose of hearing ity
formations against parties who had had defective weigh
and measures. Twenty-five persons were fined in OP-
varying from ss. to 14s. 6d.

The Rev. Mr. Brooks, youngest son of the Rev. Jo 11,11;
than Brooks, senior rector, has been appointed to tu
curacy of St. George's Church, in the Crescent, in 01
room of the Rev. Mr. Leigh, promoted to the vicarage°
Walton-on-the. Hill.

THE PROROGATION.—It will be seen from our paths'
mentary report that on Friday the House of Lords re:
journed to the 2d, and the House of Commons to the
September. This is, of course, to admit of the return;;
the meantime, of the judges from their circuits, wb'
judgment on the writ of error will be given.
HOYLAKE RACES.—The programme of the forthensve
ing races at this delightful watering-place will be publish'
this day, and promises excellent sport. On the first Pi's
a silver cup, the gift of Mr. Gough, of the Woodsibi
Hotel, will be contested for. Mr. Gleave, of the AdelP
Hotel, also contributes a silver cup.
SUPREMACY OF THE POPE.—Bishop Beggs hsto
announced his intention to preach upon this subject ref
Sunday week, at Manchester, the Rev. J. H. Maguire' -
that town, addressed a letter to the Bishop, in Whie!v
asked him to substitute some day in the week when.. 7,,
(Mr. M.) might be present, or else to publish the re,
mon, and Mr. Maguire pledged himself to a prompt rewher.
THE ABOLITION OF IMPRISONMENT OF Deerre'ie
above act, which received the Royal assent on Friday
commission, came into operation on Saturday, weer.number of debtors who had been imprisoned in the did
ent metropolitan prisons for debts under £2O, were 'Tr;
rated. and the same course will be adopted in all fro(
other gaols throughout the country, with the exception to
those persons who stand committed for penalties due fe
the Crown. The Sheriffs of London and Middleeesibaie
Wits
given directions to the keepers of the respective dee
the county, not to take in any person whose debt is "'-
the sum stated in the act.
PUBLICANS AND BEERSELLERS FINED ON Fie-- Aee'ett
Edward Sumners, publican, Vauxhall-road, SOs.; "" es
Anderson, Buist, publican, Key-street, SO •
s-,„anieth
Crook, beerseller, Leeds-street, acquitted ; E4eeebe.
Lynes, beerseller, Freemason's-row, £5, (fourth collo
tion ;) Peter Moody, beerseller, Pall-mall, 805. ; Edo,
Forest, beerseller, Boeteck-street, 405.; Philip Moveute
ley, beer-seller, Dryden-street. acquitted ; Thoneas,":er,
ton, beerseller, Leeds-street, 503.; James Nolan, beer,
seller, Bevington-bush, £5 ; Elizabeth Houghton, tree.
seller, Cherry-lane, 205.; William Pritchard, publl9.4_;
Edmund-street, 50s. ; and Richard Moffitt, beerselle'
Coburg-street, acquitted.
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CHARGE OF STABBING A WIFE.—A person -1-1 ei,
John Dogherty was charged at the Police-court on
wrif,
day with stabbing his wife. The prisoner :
and rworn.ng
live in a cellar in Dale-street, and on S
wound ten
quarrel took place, when the wife of then:le-di:o:er
with a knife across the abdomen, lie had beaten
inches long. The prisoner's wife stated
that
herself, but
her, when she took up the knife to
defendinflicted her
could not tell how the wound had been
said s.
person. The prisoner, on being apprehended,Rush
on,
wished he had cut off his wife's head. Mr. ~,h
after observing that this was one of those cases in WM...
he feared the affection of the wife induced her to scree
her husband. ordered the prisoner to be discharged.
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THE CHARGE AGAINST A CLERGYMAN.—The ra.--
papers have recently made the most of a charge brougl
against the Rev. Mr. Cresswell, incumbent of St. Petecr3
Church, Stockport, of a most horrible nature. was cut
The
the
papers from the first discredited the charge, and stbill.
Chester Assizes, last week, the grand jury ignored the
The Stockport Advertiser of Friday states that at the
time the alleged offence was committed, the reverend gene
tleman was in a state of extreme physical debility is
mental alienation, which, independent of other ciircti ,eust
stances, rendered it in the highest degree probabfertrLs
he could be neither morally nor lee-ally responsible for
actions. The unfortunate gentleman still remalntaile
Chester in the same deplorable condition, both men us of
and physically, and is of course totally unconscioci it i 5
the failure of the charges brought against him ,anufeer-
very probable that death will shortly terminate his 5
ings.
efrece
THE MERCHANT SEAMEN'S-FUND BILL.---e eons,
of this measure, introduced in the House of Coln,
.0.
on Monday evening, will be, to establish an equitY 0' pen'
sions all over the country ; to divide the seamen jetotiniif
classes, the first class to comprise the seamen 01.1,0,
disabled, the second to consist of seamen totally disade
of
with the rates of pensions, as follows ;—At the nb
fifty and upwards, seamen partially unfit for service'u.ol
cept by habits of intemperance, to receive a penslciueen
£4 per annum ; at sixty-three years and upwards, ageol
the merchant seaman is entirely unable to earn :00
and if he has complied with the conditions with r
to the contribution, he will be entitled to receive aPeeiees
of £8 instead of .£4 per annum. With regard to Pend age,,
to widows, with the exception of widows of advance.,"
at the period of the death of their husbands, it is Prores
to abolish altogether pensions to widows, and give r
o
substitute gratuities. The gratuity would be 1:4, 0
would be given at the husband's death. The penOusiel
children to be altogether dispensed with. In introd use
the bill, Mr. Gladstone said he thought the bestorte
would be to deduct a sum from the gross fund in or .001
make a fund for the sick ; and intimated that the, TAO
of existing pensioners would be respected. The h,
tote
read a first time and will be proceeded with next e_e_yy