The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1848-07-25 00:00:00

REVIVAL OP TRADE IN MANCHESTER.

The following extracts from the circular of Messrs.
Gibson. Ord, and Company, dated 21st instant, give a
flattering': account of the favourable turn which has at
length taken place in the cotton manufacture:—
`• Manchester, 21st July, 1848.

" It is highly satisfactory to be enabled to call attention
from the depression of many months past to a favourable
change, which, during the last fortnight, has manifested
itself, not only in this, but throughout the manfacturing
districts, accompanied by a generally improved feeling
amongst all classes of our commercial community. This
change is mainly attributable to a revival of demand for
Germany, consequent on the armistice agreed upon be-
tween the confederation and Denmark, and to the pros-
pects we have for an early and abundant harvest, aided,
in a degree, by the confidence everywhere apparent that
this country will not be subjected to the anarchy which
has of late prevailed so extensively in other parts of Eu—
rope, and that the law will triumph over the spirit of re-
bellion so rife in some parts of the sister kingdom."

"Our home-trade demand has, in the past ten days,.
become very large—unusually so for the period of the
year; giving evidence of the confidence entertained in the
ability of the country to consume. Our export demand
has also been very extensive, much more so than during
any corresponding period for the last twelve months.
China, Mexico, and the Levant have occupied most at-
tention; for the former heavy purchaFes have been
effected, and to a large extent for American account, the
low prices for our staples forbidding competition in their
own manufactures ; and this should be borne in mind
when comparing shipments to that quarter, in reference
to those of some years preceding. Our trade to the Le-
vant is yearly on the increase, and has already become
one of our most important outlets, both for goods and
yarns."
In all the most important Fabrics an advance in prices
is quoted.
" Yarns : The remarks made on the state of our mar-
ket generally apply in their full force to this article. The
past ten or fourteen days have produced an extent of bu-
siness unequalled for a very long time, at a progressive
advance."

There is a similar improvement in the Woollen Mar-
kets of Leeds, Bradford, &c. ; and a very cheerful feeling
with respect to the future.

RIOTOUS CONDUCT OF THREE SOLDIERS.-
COLLISION WITH THE POLICE.

At the Police-court yesterday, three soldiers of the 9th
Regiment of Foot, recently arrived here, named John
M`Mahod, Michael Carroll, and (strange enough) another
Michael Carroll, also two females, were placed at the bar
of the Police-court, charged with violent and riotous con-
duct, and with defying the police authority and assaulting
several of the officers.

Mrs. Sarah Birmingham, who keeps a public-house in
Mill-street, Toxteth Park, said that on Sunday night the
three soldiers came to her house and called for some ale,
w:th which they were served, but were very noisy over it.
They got into a room and began to sing a song, upon
which she remonstrated with them on :the ground that
the day was not one in which songs ought to be sung.
They stated that all days were alike to them, and continned
to be very noisy, knocking the floor with their feet. Some.
police officrs were called in, and found them so very dis-
orderly that they took them into custody. In going with
them down St. James's-street, a crowd gathered round.
The police-officers were struck by them, and when they
reached the Brick-street Station, a crowd of women,
amongst whom were the female prisoners, cheered the sol-
diers and annoyed the police. Nothing having distinctly
come out against the females, who appeared to be re-
spectable, they were discharged. The soldiers it appeared
had defied all the magisterial or police authority to con-
trol them. A sergeant of the regiment by command of
his superior appeared in court, to learn how Mr. Rushton
would deal with the delinquents. Mr. Rushton finally
said that the evidence against them should be taken in
writing, and that he should probably hand them over to
their commanding officer either that afternoon or to-day,
(Tuesday), to be dealt with as he deemed propar.

The Roman Catholic Bishop of Derry, (Dr. Maginn),
with ninety of his priests, have joined the Repeal League.
SHAMEFUL OFFENCE.—Yesterday, at the Police-court,
James Robinson, aged about 16, was brought up on a
charge of attempting an indecent assault upon a female
child of about three years old. The case was heard pri-
vately, and being proved, the prisoner was fined £5, or to
be imprisoned for two months.
MAN FOUND DROWNED.—On Thursday last the body
of a man (name unknown) was found on the shore near
Formby Point. Ile was dressed in a blue pilot-cloth
jacket and trowsers, and on him were found a sixpence, a
penny, and a roll of tobacco. It is supposed that he had
been in the water about five weeks,

July 25, 1848

DISCOVERY AND SEIZURE OF PIKES IN

LIVERPOOL.

APPREHENSION OF TWO PARTIES IN

POSSESSION.

Much curiosity, and no little excitement were caused
yesterday, by the fact becoming known that a number of
pikes had been seized in this town, and that two men in
possession of them were in custody, and would be brought
before Mr. Rushton for examination.
The police-court was consequently crowded during the
day, and the room, in Exchange-street East, (bath the
usual courts being occupied by the Recorder and the
Assessor,) was suffocatingly warm, and far from odorous.
The examinations in this case were deferred until a long
list of police cases was disposed of, and did not, therefore,
commence until nearly four o'clock. There was a full
bench of magistrates, as listeners only, and round and
about it many of the most influential of our citizens.
Mr. Ruswrow conducted the examination himself, and
Mr. John Yates, solicitor, defended one of the prisoners,
a rather good-looking, light-complexioned youngish man,
named Joseph Curdy. (or Cuddy), as some of the wit-
nesses denominated him. The other prisoner was a verY
tall, stout, and also good-looking young man, named
Henry Bannin, against whom, it will be found by the se-
quel, the case was apparently but slight, if not, indeed,
untenable.

The first witness called was Inspector Burrell, who gave
his evidence as follows :—About six o'clock on Saturday
evening last I was in Byrom-street, when I saw the pri-
soner, Henry Bannin, carrying a sack. I overtook bun
in Scotland-place, and asked what he had got. He said
" pikes," and that he was only carrying them for another
person. I told him I could not allow him to pass on
with them, and that he must go to Bridewell. The
other prisoner, Joseph Cuddy, came up and said they
were his pikes ; that he had only employed the other map
to carry them ; and that, if there were any blame, it
should fall upon him, and not uporl Bannin. I asked
Cuddy his name, and who and what he was. He said in
reply, " Are you a magistrate ?" I took him to the
Bridewell. On examining the contents of the sack, he
found it to contain thirty-one pikes—those then on the
table.

[Here the instruments were examined. They were
enclosed in a strong coarse sacking bag or covering, and
some of them had been exposed during the day, before
the examination came on,—as, it appeared to us, a
theatrical display of revolutionary " properties," which
might as well have been dispensed with. These pikes
were of apparently four various sizes, like large halbert or
spear heads, with sockets, and double rounded iron, all in
a piece, and holes for rivets, for the security of the shaft
or handle, with which none of them was provided. The
length varied from 21- to nearly a feet, including the
socket. The blades much resembled those of the halberts
carried by serjeants of regiments,—some of these blades
being from nine to ten or eleven inches long, and others
rather short of this. The blades were ground smooth,
and would no doubt make a very respectable probe if
thrust into thg body of any one of her Majesty's lieges.
The lower or shaft part of the implement, was rough, yet
strong, and it appeared that they had been manufactured
rapidly by aid of steam or other such machinery as is
employed in forging establishments.]
Mr. Burrell continued :—Cuddy, when in Bridewelly
stated that he had employed the other man to carry the
pikes from the saw mill in Slater-street, where he had
employed a man to grind the blades.* He added that he
and the man were on their way to Bevington-hush, where
the man who had ground them lived, and which was nearly'
opposite to the (Corporation) School. Cuddy added that
be bad 100 pikes more than these, which he intended to
send to Waterford on Tuesday, for he had received two
orders from thence, and had sent some off already. He
also stated that they cost about 2s. 9d. each.

The witness was cross-examined by Mr. YATES. to
show that Cuddy evaded no questions put to him, but
was candid throughout. He wished to elicit from the
witness that Cuddy had said that he had supplied some
pikes to a clergyman at Edge-hill, but this met a negative
reply. The pikes, witness said in replies, looked to him
like a preparation for open rebellion, worse than guns or
pistols. The big prisoner was, he believed, a joiner.
Cuddy was, or d been, connected with Dr. Reynolds,
formerly of Leeds-street; and he told witness that he
himself had sold similar things in Leeds-street. He had,
it appeared, lived with a Mrs. Champion in that street,
where they sold knives, and pikes similar to these, and
were not prevented by the authorities.
Mr. Inspee-or John Eaton was next called, and gave
testimony with reference to what he had heard Cuddy
say, to nearly the same effect as that of Mr. Burrell.
The principal additions were, that he had seen a bill for
grinding the pikes produced, the amount of which was
6s. Bd. ; that prisoner had told witness that after a com-
plaint made by Dr. Reynolds before Mr. Rushton, he
considered himself justified in selling the pikes. Prisoner
said he did not know for what purpose the pikes were;
but that more of them were being made, and that he was
employed to get them made. The witness also stated
that he had not heard the prisoner say he had supplied
scme to a clergyman.
Mr. Yates contended that there was no offence what-
ever on the part of his client, for it was not shown that
he intended the pikes for an improper purpose. He
agreed that seditious meetings in which such or similar
weapons were advised to be used, should be stopped in
the bud, but here there was no proof of evil purpose on
the part of his client.
Police-officer Thos. Hale (160) was next examined. He
had, it appeared, had several communications with Cuddy,
who hld been salesman of pikes, swords, pistols, cutlasses,
&c. to Dr. Reynolds. He knew this from being on the
beat. The shop was now closed, but he had twico visited
it nt night, and he had there seen pikes, with staffs ten
feet long. Witness had once been called into the shop
by Cuddy, and had conversed with him, when he stated
he had two large orders to supply some sacred " (mean-
iag "secret") clubs. (A laugh.) Culdy said he was
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pikes to the Doctor there. He said, in cross-examination,
that he had not told all these facts to his inspector, that
he had abcidentally been in court ; had not been asked to
give his testimony ; and expected no reward whatever for
doing so.
The prisoner Bannin said, in his defence, that he was
perfectly innocent of any evil intent, and gave a reference
to his employers in Church-street. On Saturday, he was
out of work, and on a promise of 6d. agreed to carry the
bag. He did not know its contents.
Mr. RUSHTON said inquiry should be instantly made,
and if his story were true he should he discharged-
Meantime both must be remanded, and Cuddy until the
case were fully sifted. It was the duty of all who had
the public peace to guard, to be nary and alert at these
perilous times ; and his brother magistrates and himself
were determined to use every means to preserve the pub-
lic tranquillity. •
The court then rose.

*Of course, although this fact was stated, it is impossible to
suppose that the respectable owners of these mills knew any'
thing of their grinding apparatus being used for such a purpose.
—Ed. Standard.

In the thunder-storm of Friday a farmer, at Henley, 111
Oxfordshire, lost 50 acres of wheat out of 70.
On Sunday evening week, the sugar-house of Mr. Parker
at Greenock, was turnt to the ground.
On Wednesday, a fight took place in a field at Finchlefr
between two haymakers, when one of them received $
blow from his adversary which killed him on the spot.
The dispute was about a loan of 54d.
The Queen and Prince Albert, accompanied by the
Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal, and the Princess,
Alice, left Buckingham Palace in a carriage and four, at
25 minutes before three o'clock on Saturday afternoon'
for her Majesty's marine residence, Osborne, Isld 01
Wight.
MONSTER STRAWBERRIES !! !—The Bradford Obser-
ver says,—" A few days ago we were shown two
strawberries, grown by Mr. W. Tuke, in his garden
Hill-side, weighing three quarters of an house! and th°.
other a trifle less." We wonder what was the weight of
the house ?
THE KIRTON MURDER CASE.—At Lincoln assizes 011
Saturday, Joseph Travis, who at the previous assizes
after a protracted trial was acquitted of the wilful inuilie't
at Kirton, was indicted for a highway robbery on ti'aci
occasion, accompanied with violence. He was folio
guilty and sentenced to transportation for life.
A SUGAR REFINERY IN MANCHESTER.—The fact°ll
in Chester-street, Chorlton-upon-Medlock, formerly °ci
cupied by Messrs. Samuel and Henry Marsland, is al)°,
to be converted into a sugar refinery, having been talgre
for that purpose by Messrs. Binyons and Hunter. ",
are not aware that sugar refining is at present carried °n
in any inland town.
FREE TRADE IN OPERATION.—A good deal of 'll feel'
ing has been exhibited at Birmingham, in consequence °f
the dismissal of a number of the hands hitherto etnPl°Yecl
at an extensive manufacturing concern in that town, °of
the engagement of a body of French operatives in polo.
them. Great apprehensions are entertained that ac°
sion and riot will take place between them. f the
THE POTATO CROP.—The accounts of the failure 0"
potato crop in some parts of Ireland, and particularly
the south and west, are of the most alarming descripty?!l.,
It has occurred to some gentlemen, that the contribute
to a fund for the purchase of turnip seed for sowing !or,
mediately might still be in time to palliate a calan3;„
which it is to be apprehended cannot again be relieved
"
any government measure.
On Friday, at Lincoln assizes, Elizabeth Garner, was
little girl of pleasing appearance, only 13 years old' her
capitally indicted for administering to Mary S.nith'os
mistress, some arsenic, with intent to kill her She to
put as servant to a bed-ridden old woman, and. v6s,bill„gi-
be relieved from the place, she gave her mistress tne ;,'"ere
son. The judge told the jury, that infants under 14 lice
not criminally resp..nsible for felony, but that %ion
might supply the deficiency of age, and he left it to
to say whether there was sufficient evidence of nl3 her
it.l She was found] guilty, sentence of death_ her
corded. The judge told the prisoner he had no (I°ll ger.
life would be spared. The old lady is noeti, out of

TIDE TABLE. OrC.
DAYS. MORN. lEVENG.I HGHT. /101.."
July. h. m. h. m. ft. in.
Tuesday.... 25 552 632 13 11
Wednesday. 26 711 749 13 10
Thursday ..27 824 857 14 5
Friday ....28 926 954 15 6
Saturday —291 10 19 10 43 16 9
Sunday .... 30, 11 7 11 29 17 5
310nday.... 311 11 50 18 1 1

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LIVERPOOL.

GRAND GARDEN FETE.

then,,TITTS DAY (Tuesd
Wau I, the 25th instant,
uLNEFIT of the DOW and ORPHANS' FUND
INDEPENDENT of the
isTDENT ORDER OF ODD-FELLOWS, M.U.

'addition to the usual attractions of the Gardehs, there will
OLD ENGLISH SPORTSuAND PASTIMES,
,
by the
'IILITARY BANEnD OFlivened TAB ROYAL PENSIONERS.
NEI„,
e CERT-HALL will he DECORATED with numerous
kiloNlj and the SILVER REGALIA of the ORDER,
ayee.,EN as a BALL-ROOM. On the STAGE will be
KURT the EMBLEM of the ORDER, supported by LIVING
elive,e4.o, and an ADDRESS suitable to the occasion will be

BALL AT FIVE O'CLOCK.

Itn,„
uleiriter BALLOON will . ASCEND, from which a copious
Ija.„"E of FIREWORKS will be DISPLAYED.
,Tred ei"incent TEMPLE, with appropriate DEVICES, loraet
lejessly by Mr Jo'HN TKINS, will be ERECTED
i_fiek„:',„oPposite the Railway
Shillingeach, ybe obtained of Mr. THOMAS
Chapel-walks, South Castle-street.

0,
Ups 410GICAL GARDENS.
ti 417/3-1117 DAY FROM EIGHT O'CLOCK IN THE
MORNING UNTIL DUSK.

1'41141%17 the LAST TWO NIGHTS MADAME WARTON,
rilaket talented Troupe, can appear this Season, as she
Nkire',, an engagement at the Theatre-Royal, Dublin, on
The "en, the t, instant.
21A8 Tp,~On which MADAME WARTON will present her
O/thow i(rpelnaeb,llr)rstohneation
26th,s aand FRIDAY next,
the 28th instant.

siti nient Variety into the Musical Branch of the Evening's
40ta`8, a great and novel treat will be presented, con-

The
PeOtran.a. TROMBONE BAND.
rrn uary talent this party evince in their surprising
~,-ost anees justify the warmest panegyrics. Th
harmamonpyyies'ults from their wonderful Fedor-
lOt
. "' Also, the
SHIPPING in the Mighty ITUDSO:isi RIVER,
Passing and re-passing, will prove very interesting.

The representation of
~-vi BIRTHPLACE OF SHAKSPEARE,
lectra,
VLAND'S IMMTAL BARD
"'in Size, G
Form, and External AppearEnce,, contributes
its Attraction.

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141PENTRIFITGAL RAILWAY, which excites the Wonder
4liosity of Visitors, retains its place.

Tli
qt The great and magnificent Picture of
CITY AND BAY OF NEW YORK,
ILLUMINATED BY ELECTRICITY;
11k
GVIFICENT DISCHARGE OF FIREWORKS.
wwand to commence at Half-past Four •, Feeding of the
ine at Five; and the Pyrotechnic Exhibition at Half-

ADMISSION, IS.; CHILDREN. 6D.

4111 u
111x,-ITIONS of FIREWORKS SUPPLIED by Mr. J.
\.,:Lfr°,ll to .100 and upwards.