The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1843-03-07 00:00:00

OPENING OF AN ORANGE LODGE.'-011 Friday last a
new lodge of the Loyal Orange Institution was opened at
the Shropshire House, Si► Thomas's-buildings, which was
most numerously attended by deputations from all the lodges
in the town. All the proceedings were conducted with the
greatest propriety, and which, we trust and doubt not, will
always be the distinguishing features of the Orange body.
After the first toast, given by the W.M., " The Queen," the
band struck up the National Anthem., The second toast
was, " The G.M. of England," after which the band played
" See, the conquering hero comes." The third toast was,
" The D. G.M. of England :" was "followed by musical
honours. And the last toast in order—" The glorious, pious,
and immortal memory of King William 111., Prince of
Orange"—was followed by the band playing the Dead March
in Saul. The health of the District Master was drunk, and
the respective parties responded ; after which the health of
the W.M., and success to 29 lodge. The evening was spent
in social order.

GREAT WESTERN STEAM SHIP COMPANY.-A meeting
oF proprietors of this company took place on Thursday last,
at Bristol. The press was excluded, but the Bristol Journal
of Saturday gives some information collected from private
sources. The report announced a falling off in the receipts;
those for 1811 having been £33,763, and those for 1842
£30,830. The expenditure last year was about £2OOO less
than in 1841, though the vessel was re-coppered and tho-
roughly refitted. The document, after noticing the continued
depression in commercial affairs, goes on as follows :—" The
experience of the,last season has fully satisfied your directors
that your interests are improved by sailing to and fro from
Liverpool. Your ship has brought home passengers on seve-
ral occasions who would not have joined her at New York
for Bristol. The agency business, however, which in Bris-
tol has always been done at your office, is at Liverpool in the
hands of the carriers, and, consequently, lost to the compa-
ny ; this, in the preceding year, realized £452." The fol-
lowing also are extracts from the report :—" The balance of
the year's working, after carrying £430 13s. in reduction of
the expenses incurred in the formation of the Company, and
of the loss sustained on the first voyage, and inclusive of in-
terest on the Reserved Fund, is £1,748 Bs. Id., which is car-
ried to the Reserved Fund Account, thereby increasing it to
£11,074 Os. 3d. The amount of unpaid calls, including
£1,495 due on the two last cals, is £3,365; your Directors
having recovered in cash £6,433 13s. 4d, and in collateral se-
curities £3091 6s. Bd., together £9,435, of the arrears which
were due at the last annual meeting, and they are continuing
their endeavours to collect the remainder with the assistance
of the solicitors of the Company. Seventy shares have been
forfeited." In conclusion, the report alludes in terms of re-
gret to the resignation of Robert Bright, Esq., as one of the
directors. At the audited account appended to the report,
it appears that the proceeds of 27 voyages of the Great West-
ern (1838-42) have been £204,756, leaving a profit of £25,756.
The cost of the Great Western is stated at £61,671 ; that of
the Great Britain, £73,908 ; and the Company's building
establishment, £50,839. After an address from Mr. Aikin,
on the despondency in the minds of many with respect to the
Company, which he declared to be needless, Mr. Brunel
moved that the Directors be empowered to borrow a sum not
exceeding £20,000, to proceed with building the Great Bri-
tain, iron steam ship. The proceedings were more amicable
than was expected.

ALLEGED FRAUD.—On Saturday, Mr. Leonard Simpson,
of the firm of Smith, Simpson, and Co., was charged at the
Police-court with having obtained money under false pre-
tences. Mr. Shuttleworth, the Deputy Town-clerk, stated
that the prisoner, who was a freeman of Liverpool, had com-
mitted a fraud on the town dues. On the 14th of February,
a vessel called the Glenfaba arrived at this port from the Isle
of Man, with a cargo of potatoes. The firm to which the
prisoner belonged bad charge of the vessel, and the potatoes
were entered as the property of Leonard Simpson, a freeman
of the borough, and were passed free of the town dues. The
potatoes were the property of the captain, who sold them on
the quay. A bill of charges was afterwards presented to the
captain, in which 17s. 6d. was charged as town dues. The
passage of the entry was proved by the clerk of the Town
Dues Office, and the master of the Glenfaba proved that the
potatoes were his property, and that he had been charged
the town dues. Mr. Dowling said that, in consequence of a
communication from Mr. Shuttleworth, he went that morn-
ing to the office of Messrs. Smith, Simpson, and Co., for
the purpose of making inquiry. He asked the prisoner if
he had received a cargo of potatoes recently, and he replied
that he had, by the Glenfaba. He said the potatoes were
his own, and that he was a freeman. On being questioned
touching the entry, he said his clerk, Jones, passed it. Mr.
Dowling subsequently asked him if he had any objection to
show the record of the transaction in his books, but this he
declined, upon which Mr. Dowling took him into custody.
Mr. Rushton said the case was not made out against the
prisoner, as it was not shown that he was cognisant of the
passing of the entry. The prisoner declared that he knew
nothing of the matter. Mr. Shuttleworth said they had not
been able at once to secure the attendance of the prisoner's
clerk, but, if Mr. Rushton would remand the prisoner, fur-
ther evidence would be forthcoming on Monday. Mr. Rush-
ton said the case might be adjourned till one o'clock on
Monday, and that the prisoner should be liberated till then
on giving bail for his due appearance, himself in £2OO and
two sureties in £lOO each. if he failed to give such bail,
he would be held in custody. Shortly afterwards the re-
quired bail was given, and Mr. Simpson was liberated.—
Albion. Yesterday, Mr. Simpson again appeared at the
Police-court, when Mr. Dowling stated to the court that he
was not able to go any. further with the case. Mr. Rushton
then ordered Mr. Simpson to be discharged.

EMBEZZLEMENT—WHAT IS IT ?-A young i—an, respect-
ably attired, named William Smith James, was placed at the
bar of the Police-court, yesterday, on a charge of embezzle-
ment preferred against him by his master, Mr. Thos. Neale,
druggist, of No. 5, Scotland-place. It appeared, that, about
church time on Sunday morning, Alice Green, servant in
a family residing on Islington-terrace, went to Mr. Neale's
shop and purchased six leeches, for which she paid two shil-
lings to the prisoner. In the evening she went again to the
same shop for some lamp-oil. Mr. Neale, to whom she ad-
dressed herself, told her that that was a description of article
which he could not sell on Sunday. " Oh," she replied,
" but it is for the same person for whom I got the leeches
here this morning." This led to some explanations, which
convinced Mr. Neale that the money had never come into his
hands. On being asked for it a later period, the prisoner re-
plied, " I put it into my pocket to borrow it." He was then
given into custody. Mr. Davenport appeared for the prisoner,
and, in reply to his questions, Mr. Neale stated, that he had
left only sixpence in the drawer in the morning, and, in the
evening, there was just the same money. The prisoner bad
had the sole charge of the shop in the intermediate time.
He had previously had reason to doubt the prisoner's ho-
nesty, and had expressed a wish to have his indentures can-
celled. The prisoner, on being called upon, said, he was in
a hurry to go to church at the time when he received the
two shillings, and he put it into his pocket,with the intention
of placing it in the till. He had told this to his master. Mr.
Rushton said a new class must be found in which to put of-
fences of this kind. A learned judge had decided that em-
bezzlement involved secrecy ; that if the prisoner, instead of
denying the charge, said he had a right to the money, it was
not embezzlement. Mr. Davenport said this was precisely
the case in the present instance. Mr. Rushton continued,
that if it was not an embezzlement it was a larceny. Mr.
Davenport rejoined, that the question then would be whether
the prisoner had taken the money with a felonious intent.
Mr. Rushton.—No doubt. Mr. Davenport, in continuation,
submitted, that the circumstances did not at all assume the
character of a larceny : the prisoner had been in the habit of
receiving money which he handed over to his master as soon
afterwards as he saw him ; but, in the present instance, the
opportunity had not been afforded to him, for he had not seen
Mr. Neale till the evening. Mr. Neale said the prisoner saw
him in the kitchen in the afternoon ; besides he never allowed
any of his young men to put his money which they received
in the course of business into their pockets. Mr. Rushton
said, with the greatest possible deference to the decision of
the learned judge referred to, he was of opinion that the pre-
sent case was one of embezzlement. The prisoner held a
place of trust, and a large class of tradesmen were interested
in the repression of such offences as this : he must be com-
mitted for trial at the sessions; but, of course, he was en-
titled to bail,—two sureties in £25 each. The prisoner was
then committed. The decision to which Mr. Rushton re-
ferred to was by Mr. Justice Cresswell on the case of " The
Queen v. Nornam," tried at the Devonshire assizes [Exeter]
on the 26th July, 1842, and reported in Carrington and Mar-
sham, 501. The marginal note there says, " Embezzlement
necessarily involves secrecy and concealment. If, therefore,
instead of denying the appropriation of property the prisoner,
in rendering bis account, admits the appropriation, alleging a
right in himself, no matter how unfounded, or setting up an
excuse, no matter how frivolous, his offence in taking and
keeping is no embezzlement." Mr. Justice Cresswell, after
pronouncing this decision, added, " I do not say to what spe-
cies of offence this may amount, but, in my opinion, not to
embezzlement."

HOOTON PARK STEEPLE CHASE,

This event was fixed to come off on Friday. Fortunately,
both the weather and the state of the ground were every-
thing that could have been wished for, and immense multi-
tudes were attracted to Storeton Vale, to witness the sport.
The first race was for a sweepstakes, with £lOO added by
Sir William Stanley. The following subscribers did not
name

Earl of Chesterfield
Earl of Eglington
Marquis of Clanricarde

Sir William Stanley
Rowland Errington, Esq.,

Hon. George Voughan
Earl of Howth
Hon St. George Foley
Sir George Houston, Bart
George Payne, Esq.
George Moore, Esq.

John Stanley, Esq
Ralph Bernard, Esq,

The following started :
Mr. Crawford's br g Merchant, rode by Col. Crawford
Col. Anson's Claude du Val, rode by Mr. Peel.
Lord Maidstone's Man of Kent, rode by Lord Maidstone
Hon. C. Forrester's Lady Longford rode by the Hon. H.
Forrester.
These ran a beautiful race, The chief point of attraction
was the Rasper, a brook from six to seven yards wide, which
was cleared in admirable style by all four without any dif-
ficulty. The first to take it was Lord Maidstone, whose
riding was much admired. the Hon. Mr. Forrester after-
wards took the lead, and came in the winner ; Colonel Caw-
ford the second ; Lord Maidstone the third ; and Colonel
Anson the last, who had the misfortune to fall at the fifth
fence from home.

SECOND RACE
The following started :
M. Bernall's Billy, rode by
Mr. James's br g St. Valentine
Mr. Perry's Viper..
Mr. Tempest's bl g Slashing Harry ,
Mr. Dauber names b g Sanky
Mr. Solomon names br h Triangle .
Sir W. M. Stanley's gr g Charley ........ Lord Maidstone
Sir W. M. Stanley nms b 2 Liberty Mr. Howard
This second race was a sweepstakes of 10 sovereigns each,
with 50 added by Sir William Stanley, for which the above
8 started. Owing, however, to Mr. Dawson being ill
placed at startieg, he unfortunately lost his chance, other-
wise expectation ran high in his favour. Sir William Stan-
ley's Charley, rode by Lord Maidstone, was the winner,
which appeared to give great satisfaction, as evidenced by the
hearty cheers by which Sir William and his lordship were
congratulated. Mr. Beanal's Billy, rode by Mr. Hannock,
came in second.

. Mr. Hancock
Mr. Dawson
Mr. C. Dawson
Mr. Tempest

SINGULAR OCCURRENCE.—A lady at Chepstow has been
in possession of a grey parrot for the last twenty-one years.
When she became possessed of it she supposes it was two
or three years old. During the whole of this period it pro-
duced no eggs but to her great surprise, from the 9th of
January to the 12th of February, the bird has laid seven
eggs.

A. case involving a legal point, relative to the will of a lady
who died about twelve months ago in the parish of Bathwick`
is likely to occupy the attention of the Court of Chancery.
The lady alluded to was the widow of the late Col. Munn,
who was once ambassador from this country to Holland. In
her will she bequeathed a pearl necklace, of the value of £250,
to be disposed of, and the proceeds given to the poor of the
parish in which her decease
it as
interment should take place ;
at the same time expressing as her wish, if she died in Bath-
wick, to be buried in the church of that parish. It appears,
ahowever, that in accordance withdesire verbally expressed
to a friend, some time after the will was made, though dying
in Bathwick, she was buried at the church of St. Saviour's,
Walcoat, a circumstance which seems to affect the condition
of the bequest, as to make it doubtful whether the poor of
Bathwick or Walcot are entitled to it.