The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-06-25 00:00:00

LOCAL NEWS,

DOUGLAS REGATTA (ISLE OF MAN).—This regatta,
fixed for the 26th and 27th, is attracting great attention.
The Isle of Man Steam-packet Company very handsomely
take all row-boats free of freight.
NEW FERRY BOAT. —On Sunday week, a beautiful
new steamer, called " The Prince," commenced to ply on
the Woodside Ferry. She is constructed on the improved
principle of having a rudder at each end.
BAZAAR.—It is stated that the receipts at the bazaar
for the Roman Catholic Magdalene Asylum at Woolton
considerably exceed £l,OOO. The bazaar was held, last
week, at Lucas's rooms.
IMPORTATION OF AMERICAN ICE.--A large vessel ar-
rived in the Mersey, on Sunday, with, a cargo of ice from
Roston, intended, we understand, for Lynn's Waterloo
Hotel. An ice-house, built on the American plan, has
been constructed for its reception.

DESPATCH.—The packet-ship Ohio, Captain Lyons,
from New York, with a cargo of cotton, docked on Tues-
day last. The lumpers commenced discharging the cargo
on Wednesday, and finished their task on Thursday, hav-
ing dis Charged 2555 and 20 tons of ballast in the short
space of 23 hours. _ _ . •

ACCIDENT ON THE RIVER.—On Tuesday morning,
about half-past twelve o'clock, as three men were warp-
ing a vessel, called the Yorkshire, into Coburg Dock, the
vessel came in contact with the boat, and smashed it into
pieces against the pierbead. The men were thrown into
the river, but providentially saved by some men who
were on the pier at the time the accident occurred.

FOREIGN FRUlT.—During the last few days there has
been a very large importation of cherries from France,
which has been the cause of much plenty in the London
markets. They are of quality quite equal to the English,
and realize 4d. to 6d. per lb. The present season is most
redundant of gooseberries, and there was, on Wednesday,
a large supply from the east and from the Isle of Ely,
which sold at 2s. per bushel, out of which ls. was paid for
carriage, besides commission, &c.
THE OTHER £lOO NOTE ROBBERY.—Edward Atkin-
son, of whose previous remands we spoke in our last, on
suspicion of stealing a £lOO note from Mrs. Heywood, of
this town, and which he alleges to have received from a
gentleman at Doncaster. was brought up again, on Tues-
day, and remanded to Thursday. On the latter day he
was discharged, and immediately after apprehended on a
warrant at Manchester, charging him with a conspiracy.
He was taken to that town on the charge in question, and
set at liberty, we believe, on bail.
SEVEN-IN-HAND.—On Sunday afternoon the Waver-
tree omnibus was driven through Castle-street, Lord-
street, &c., on its way to Wavertree, with seven horses in
hand. The turn-out had a gay and somewhat singular ap-
pearance, in consequence of the reins being of broad scar-
let binding. This material, being very light and easily
affected by the wind, frequently got tangled, and the
driver had some difficulty in keeping the heads of his
horses in the right direction. The machine consequently
proceeded slowly.
On Wednesday last, at the Court of Bankruptcy, Mr.
Sergeant Ludlow threatened to commit William Page
Ward, grocer, of Byrom-street, unless he produced cer-
tain deficient leaves in his account-books. The case was
adjourned until the following day, to allow the bankrupt
to do so; but, instead of complying, he sent a letter to
the Commissioner, stating that he did not attend to ap-
pear. The Commissioner had no alternative but to issue
a warrant for his apprehension. The bankrupt has ren-
dered himself liable to transportation.
HEROIC CONDUCT OF A. BOY.—About four o'clock on
Wednesday afternoon, as a boy, named Herman Theo-
dore Hintz, about thirteen years of age, was fishing from
the steps at the Brunswick pierhead, he accidentally over-
balanced himself, and fell into the river. A young sailor
boy jumped into the river, and made a rope fast round
Hintz's body, by which he was hauled on board a boat,
He was then taken to the South Dock Station, and with
the assistance of Drs. Cameron and Harbord, he soon
recovered.

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ton, on the body of a child fourteen weeks old, named
Charles Turner, and who had died from the effects of an
over dose of laudanum. It appeared that a day or two
previous the child had been taken ill, when the mother
sent to a neighbour, who is in the habit of taking lauda-
num, for a dose. The neighbour, not knowing it was for
an infant, sent a dose sufficient for a grown person. This
was administered to the child, and it fell asleep imme-
diately afterwards, from which it never awoke. Verdict
accordingly.
BURGLARY IN CLIFTON-PARK.—On Friday morning,
at an early hour, it was discovered that the house of Mr.
J. AP Murdo, timber merchant, of Liverpool, who resides
at a villa in Clifton-park, had been robbed of a gold
watch with its appendages, a time-piece, a gold brooch, a
purse containing five sovereigns, and a set of gold shirt
studs. It appears that the party had entered the house
in the early part of the evening, during the absence of the
family, and concealed himself until after they had retired.
The gold watch was taken from a pocket over Mr.
M`Murdo's head, and the other articles from the bed-
room.
SAVAGE ASSAULT.—On Thursday, Ellen Pentony,
whose face bore evident marks of violent ill usage, ap-
peared at the Police-court to prefer a charge against
Louisa Shephard and Richard Lilley for a violent assault
committed on her person on Wednesday last. Complain-
ant stated that she went to the house of the female prisoner
to ask for some money she owed to her, when some alter-
cation took place, and she (Pentony) was struck both by
Shepherd and Lilley in a most brutal manner, having
received five or six cuts on the head, and two on the cheek.
They were each fined £5, and in default of payment to be
committed for two months.
BIRKENHEAD JUVENILE BENEVOLENT SOCIETY.—
This society was formed three years ago, for the purpose
of affording temporary relief to the deserving poor, by
supplying them with food and clothing. Small sums of
money, amounting to £4O, were collected, and placed in
the hands of the treasurer, £36 of this had been dis-
tributed in relieving the poor, and defraying the necessary
expenses of the society, leaving a balance of £4 in the hands
of the treasurer. Since April, 1843, the sum of £l3. 10s.
7d. has been received, and, during the same period, 248
applicants have been relieved, at a cost to the society of
£l3. 6s. 6d.