The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1845-01-07 00:00:00

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Aberystwith, and niece of Edward Jones, Earl.,
On the 16th of August, at Old Calabar, Africa, universally
respected by his relations and friends, aged 24, Mr. HENRY
LIGHTFOOT, carpenter of the ship John Camphell, of this
port, and son of John Lightfoot, of 23, North John-street.
On the 14th September, aged 51, Mrs. GRACE LATHAM,
relict of Mr. Christopher La"
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Ibe enjoyed both by rich and poor—stands mate- bent of St. Jude's, their deli-very, will we venture to say,
rially in the way of an honest export trade in the be attended with results convincing to those who are luke-
ted and directly in the way of our warm or ignorant .of the real points at issue between the
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detest, moreover, as leading selves, from their terse truth, a sermon.
if drawback with which it is SATURDAY EVENING CONCERTS.—The committee of
however, management gave a concert on Wednesday evening last,
the latest in orer to accommodate tradesmen, assistants, and
,duced others who could not attend on Saturday evenings. The
attendance was good, but not crowded. The vocalists
were Miss Whitnall, Miss Kelly (pupil of Miss W., and
a young and promising singer), Mr. Reeves, Mr. Crank,
The near and Mr. Hornby. The concert went off wit.' great eecit.
be Mr. Flower occupied the chair, and suitably addressed
---- -* ;"terv.bi. An address was also delivered

ne of a

uy JUlleS Olt LUC
actual intentions of government, may induce some of shops and places of bu
- think that what we have already said Family gave

muses are in them-

.—On Saturday, the Fraser
. musical and literary evenings,
.cded, and the entertainments went
.est enthusiasm. Alias Rose Joseph,
ad Mr. Ryalls are the principal vocalists
We learn that an engagement
celebrated Henry Russell,
ecar early in February.
1-STREET WARD.—The election of
The projection of a new Company to supply the a councillor to represent this ward, in the place of the
town of Liverpool with the important arti- late William Fawcett, Esq., deceased, took place yester-
of Gas, affords us the opportunity of reite- day. There were three candidates unnouneed—namel-
-'^” which has fo- Mr. Robert Alle-

the great

those authorities upon whom it off WV
suit the wishes of the people should Mrs. P. Cro
those wishes announced for this week
has been entered into wi

I from Ameri

, who will ap

ELECTION FOR P

—en, (tailor,)
White, though, properly speaking, but two in
-- as a chance went, but one—the

Mr. Thomas Robi
and Mr

of the I first named

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Mr. Allen e

animation

heir own uses and those of the inhabitants
We have reason to know that the I earnest

r than that of his
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docks. at Birkenhead. We see from an engraved plan
and description in the Liverpool Standard of Tuesday
last, that there are to be new docks at Tranmere, another
place on the banks of the Mersey. We cannot conclude
without saying that few provincial journals deserve to go

than our

Gloucester Chronicle

iverpool contemporary.—

DEATH FROM STARVATION.—Yesterday, an inquisi-
tion was held before the borough coroner on the body of
Susan Trainer, a child aged eight weeks. The deceased
was suddenly taken ill on Saturday last, and shortly
afterwards expired. The father is a labouring man,
living in Combennere-street, and it appeared that the
mother died soon after its birth, and that the surviving

parent, from being out of work, could not properly admi-:
nister to its wants. Mr. Leach, surgeon, made a post-
mortem examination, and was of opinion that the child
died from debility, arising from want of sufficient suss
The jury returned a verdict in accordant

tenanc

the opinion expressed by the surgeon.—[A question na-
turally arises—Why did not the father apply for relief

from the parish officers

ASSAULT ON A DEAF AND DUMB MAN.—A man,
named Roberts, was yesterday charged, at the Police-court,
with grievously assaulting an elderly man, named Michael
Murphy. With the complainant (who is not only deaf
and dumb, but has never been taught to communicate by
the language of the hands in the usual way) appeared a
young girl, his niece, who said she had lived with him
from infancy, and understood him by signs. She was
requested to ask him what happened, and the motions be-
tween them were so apparently simple and indefinite, he
accompanying his by a peculiar burring noise from the
lips, that those present were surprised ; any onq, how-
ever, accustomed to him could make anything out of what
he attempted. But his head was bandaged, he having re-
ceived a wound three and a-half inches long, inflicted by
a sharp instrument—and it appeared that an affray bad
taken place between him and the prisoner and his bro-
ther, who was with him, together with two others, on Sa-
turday evening, at five o'clock. The number of the
assailants and the hour were designated distinctly enough
by his holding up so many fingers. A circumstance that
made against the prisoner was, that when apprehended
shortly after the assault a clasp knife stained with blood
was found in his waistcoat pocket. The prisoner, whose
head was also tied up, said he had first been struck by the
old man on the leg, and afterwards on the bead with a long
stick. He had, however, at first told the officer who ap-
prehended him that he had hurt his head by falling
amongst some iron at the Prince's Dock. Mr. Rushton
committed him for trial at the sessions.

CHARGE OF ROBBING TO A LARGE AMOUNT AGAINST
A SERVANT.—Yesterday, at the Police-court, a rather
good-looking young woman, named Sarah Moore, was
charged by her master, Mr. John Welsh, on suspicion of
stealing from him money to the amount of about £l9O.
Complainant said that the prisoner had been in his ser-
vice a 3 housemaid, and the only other servant was the
barmaid. Yesterday (Sunday) he had the money in a
bureau ; had seen it about four o'clock in the afternoon,
and missed it in the evening. Strongly suspecting the
prisoner only, he had her apprehended. Mr. Dawson,
officer of the main bridewell, said that the prisoner, while
in custody there, expressed to him a strong desire to see
her mistress in order to explain to her, adding that she
thought it hard that an innocent person should be kept in
custody on the charge, and that the money would be found
under the piano in one of the rooms, but was not taken
by her. Dawson said she could not under the circum-
stances see her mistress, but he went to the house, and in
various parts of the room found concealed—one £5O note,
nine £5 notes, thirty pounds in gold, two pounds and
sixpence in silver (in all £137 Os. 6d.), also a foreign
coin, and a key which opened the bureau where the mo-
ney is kept. The key, it appeared from a reply given by
the complainant, had been made for him, he having lost
one which belonged to the same lock. Mr. Rushton re-
marked on the indiscretion of publicans keeping such
large sums of money in their houses, as people of bad
character frequently went in for change of sovereigns, re-
marked where the change was got from, and thereby laid
their plans to possess themielves of the whole horde.
Mr. Welsh explained that he had recently received the
money to meet some bills which he owed, and which he
expected to be daily called for. The prisoner, in her de-
fence, accused the barmaid (Miss Taylor) as knowing of
the removal of the money, she herself denying the charge.
Miss Taylor, who was present, denied the statement made
affecting her; and as the case against the prisoner was so
far only one of suspicion, and somewhat doubtful, she was
remanded in order that further evidence might be pro-
cured.

TEA PARTIES AT ST. JAMES'S SCHOOL.—Yesterday
afternoon, the children connected with St. Thomas's
Church, Toxteth-park, assembled in St. James's School-
room, St. James's-road, (which had been kindly opened
for the occasion by the Rev. Mr. )Hampton,) and enjoyed
an abundant repast of tea and buns. T hey were after-
wards affectionately addressed by the curate of St. Tho-
mas's, the Rev. Charles Marshall. The principal school-
room was tastefully festooned with evergreens. In the
evening, an annual congregational tea-party took place

in the same room, which was crowded to excess.

There

were present the Rev. Mr. Butler, incumbent of St.
Thomas's, who presided ; the Rev. Messrs. Parry, G.
Gibbon. W. H. Hampton, and H. Carpenter ; also
Morgan, Jones, Buikelev, Mr. Hunton
,ctive churchwarden), and many others. Amongst
'ies (who were numerous) were the Misses Glad-
Tea, coffee '

1 essrs.

loaf, &c., were served in abun-
Lnd kindliest feeling prevailed
Several anthems, &c., were sung with good
feet, the organist of the church presiding at the piano.
The Rev. Chairman, after the tea, addressed the meeting
at considerable length, expressing the delight he felt at
seeing so large an assemblage, and successively thanking
the collectors, Sunday-school teachers, and members of
the congregation generally, for the efficient aid they had
afforded him in his ministry, and in extending Scriptural
information amongst the poor children of the district.
He pointed out the several societies and objects for which
ha besought their support, and especially the new daily
schools about to be built. The land for the schools would,
he said, be in their possession next month ; the plans, &c.,
had been approved of by the authorities at the seat of
government, who bad given a grant towards themof £1075.
in our opinion, the 31r. Gladstone had also liberally given £6OO, and the Earl
line, of Signor De- of Sefton £2OO. Mr. Chas. Groves had likewise interested
himself, so that with the aid of subscriptions from the con-

the la(
stone.
dance

and the best

arrang
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heson, and Co

extensive s

we look forwar

) reap the advantages of an extended in-
with that vast empire which is now open to the
commercial enterprise of the world, it is evident that we
must open to that country a market which will receive a
corresponding return for our increased exports. That no
such market can be looked for under the present fiscal
ements, the history of the tea market for the past
era affords ample testimony, for the depression has
n such as to subject our merchants and manufacturers
in many instances to losses which have rendered the trade
altogether unprofitable ; thus we find from the intelligent
circular of Messrs. Gibson, Ord, and Co., that notwith-
standing the very profitable rates quoted by the last over-
land mail for the article of shirtings, the transactions
entered into in Manchester were ' limited in extent,
which can only be accounted for by the constant appre-
hension parties ale under as to returns.' It is true a gra-
dual increase has taken place in the consumption of tea,
but that increase bears no proportion to the increase of
population, or to the reduction in the bonded price, and
only serves to indicate to what extent the consumption
would reach were the present enormous rate of duty suf-
ficiently reduced to admit of a material diminution of the
retail prices."
The second is from the circular of Messrs. Lloyd, Ma-

" We are sorry to bear the sugar and coffee markets are
now experiencing the mischievous effects of the policy
adopted by Government during the last session in relation
to the sugar and coffee duties. Scarcely any sales can be
effected, and those are at such reduced prices as to be
most seriously felt by importers. It has completely pre-
vented the interest of the sugar and coffee planter in this
country from partaking in the benefits which the general
prosperity of the country confers on every other interest,
and, after what was done in the last session relative to
these duties, the most attached adherent to the present
Government must speak with great hesitation and doubt
of the ulterior measures of the Government towards the
West India interest."

Several instances of incendiarism are, we regret to say,
mentioned in the papers before us.
In Barbadoes the rains had been abundant, and the
weather was, at the departure of the mail, fine and fair.
The planters were well pleased, and the weather was con-
sidered favourable.
The news from St. Lucia is to the 28th of November.
The agricultural intelligence is of a cheering description.
A return of the island produce on which export duty has
been paid into the Treasury, during the six years from
1839 to 1844 inclusive, is published, by which it appears
that the last crop was the largest for the whole period.
Th 9 result, observes the Independent press, was antici-
pated, by reason of the better system of cultivation which
was gaining ground amongst the planters, and the steady
industry of our peasantry.
There was a slight commotion, or rather outbreak, at
Vera Cruz, a few days previously to the departure of the
Forth, but the Commandment General, Quixano, took
nportation, which, energetic and immediate steps to suppress it. Otherwise

" The injurious effects of the present duty, alluded to
in our circulars of January 1843 and 1844, as being so
especially oppressive in the lower kinds of congou as al-
most to exclude them from consumption, is illustrated by
the fact, that at the present time, with an increase in the
stock in the United Kingdom over that of last year, there
is a great scarcity in all the markets of the medium and
finer kinds, the inquiries for which have advanced them
2d. to 3d. per pound, while the lowest qualities remain
almost stationary, notwithstanding that -
eculativc purchases
to anott

ere have been

When, ther

from the extended shipments of our manufactures, is
likely still further to exceed our present consumption, we
can see nothing in prospect but a further accumulation of
this class, unless by a great and immediate reduction of
the duty a much larger consumption is created, encou-
ragement to hope for which is afforded by the very general
opinion now prevailing of the necessity, if not the proba-
bility, of its taking place."

the place was quiet, an

Acting-superintendent Bibby has been presented with
an elegantly-bound Bible, and a copy of " Brown's Dic-
tionary and Gelgraphical description of the Bible," as a
mark of the respect he earned for himself in the estimation
of the public by his generous conduct towards a soldier's
wife left friendless in this town last August.

SIR WM. STANLEY'S HOUNDS.—This crack pa_—
will be seen, will meet at Mr. Willoughby's, Birkenhead
Hotel, on Thursday next, and proceed to draw the cover
at Prenton. We have no doubt that there will be an ex-
traordinary field out. Mr. Willoughby's house being
fixed upon as the " meet" must be highly complimentary
to that gentleman's feelings.

. .
This revolution may be considered as the most popular
that has ever broken out in Mexico. The whole country,
to a voice, is in favour of it, and in case of failure on the
part of Santa Anna, in his attack on General Paredes,
an important change will take place.

FRANCE.—The Paris journals of Friday and Saturday
are almost exclusively occupied with the ministerial crisis
described by nearly all as being passed.
Dr. Bateman is to be the new solicitor for excise.
There is no truth in the report that Mr. Hardy is about
to resign the representation of Bradford.

The Rev. Hugh M'Neile has engaged to preach the
next annual sermon of the Church Missionary Society.

A barrister of the Hon. Society of Gray's Inn has been
expelled from the bar for unprofessional practices. He
has appealed to the judges.

On Friday night a charming file was given at Hatfield
House, Harts, by the Marquis of Salisbury, to a circle of
about 300 of the principal families of the county.

irst Cabinet Council, pre-

arliament,

CABINET COUNCIL.
vious to the meeting of ,
. Sir Robert Peel is expected to Come to town
Drayton Manor, to-day.

9th inst
from

ppointed for the

A public meeting was held at Cork on Monday,
resolutions were passed in favour of a projected railway
between Cork and Youghal. The capital is to be £300,000,
in £5O shares.