The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1835-09-11 00:00:00

LO AL NEWS:

Scnoot. ron Tit? BListn.—Our readers will perceive, by sin
advertisement in this day's STANDARD, that a sermon will be
preached on Sunday nest, at St. Mary's Chapel, by the Rev.
R. Parkinson, Fellow of the Collegiate Church, Manchester,
after which a collection will be made in aid of the funds of that
most excellent charity the School for the Blind. It would be a
work of supererogation to enlarge upon •the usefulness of this
institution, or to enforce its claims upon the sympathy of those
who are blessed with the power of judging from occular demon-
stration,- or of those who have witnessed the happiness. au con-
tentment which appears to reign among the inmates of the
school while receiving useful instruction, which, to a' certain
extent, may be said to supply the loss of sight.
BAZAAR AT NEwroN-IN-THE-Wit,Lows,--We understand
that a bazaar is to be held at Newton, on Thursday. the 22d of
'October nest. in aid of the funds required for the completion of
,the new church: It is proposed to be held in the new Conserva-
tive Flail, which has been liberally lent for this purpose by the
association. It is most respectably patronised by the Ladies, and
appears to be exciting great interest in the neighbourhood; and
from the facilities afforded by the railways in getting to and
from the piece. We hear it is likely to be most nuinetously
and respectably attended.

iNsOLVENTDMESTORS'CoURT.—NDETHEftNeocurr.—T.I3.
Rowell, Esq., one of the commissioners of this court, will sit at
Lancaster an Tuesday, Nov. &1 Preston, onTuestisy„ Nov.
10th;• and at Liverpool on Tuesday, Nov. 16th.
THE PORTS OF WATERVDED AND WHITEHAVEN.--AD Order
in ',muck Has been recently promulgated, ttectaring that these
Yenpe:Nively, "are.titatni proper places for tlie irapotia-
;ion isf goodS, from places within the .limits of the East tent,*
Company's charter.', They are' not, however,' deemeal .!.fitano
proper places" for the importation of tea until ai),r,, the 1,,t; ti
July,

TH BißmlNGuArti ruE.--Mr. Raymond, of the Liver
'Theatre, has, accepted an engagement at the Theatre Royal,
.Birntingtiani, which Vii;l to npeued ou Monday nett tinder the
management of Mr. Armistead, of the Amphitheatre. Mr.
Raymmid will sustain hiS old characters in the Irish Valet and
the Ilieindbles. .

U1:8 Cifuncti.—We arellappy to hear, that divine
service is now perforated in. this chtirch, by the Rev. J. H. Staf-
ford, A.8.,-incumbent minister, erv'ery Thursday evening-, com-
mencing at seven o'cloct. Several members of the. congrega-
tion solicited this arlititumal service from Mr. Stafford, who very
promptly net their views in this respect. There has lately been
x school attached to this church. The children of the congre-
gatiotrare also catechised every Sunday afternoon, agreeably
to the 59th cation. It inay .now be declared, that the `religious
insthiction of the poor and their children, within St. Paul's die-
trict, is reasonably provided tor—at least as far as circumstances
will admit, under the immediate auspices of the minister, church-
wardens, and congregation of that church ;• and we sincerely.
hope that the School connected with St. Paul's may meet with.
that support from the public which it deserves. Mr. Stafford is
also very attentive in vis►ting the sick of his congregation and
district. We feel convinced, that if the laudable example set at
this church be followed by every other church connected with
oaf- established religion, the protestant religion, happily esta-
blished in this country, would become more generaity the re-
ligion of the people.-4'rom a correpondent.

ORRAT PROTESTANT MEETING AT WORCESTER.-011 Mon-
day a meeting was held in the town of Worcester, the leading
object of which was the formation of a protestant association for
disseminating a knowledge of the great principles and practices
of popery, tin(' promoting the great principles of protestantism
as maintaine4 by the untied established 'church of England and
. Ireland. Long before the hour appointed for opening the pro-
ceedings every avenue to the room was blocked up brpersons
of the most respectable station 'in life, who were 'toitily endea-
vouring to procure either seats or admission. Richard Spooner,
Ksq., as called to the chair, and, having opened the business
of the day, was followed by the Rev. Mortimer O'Sullivan, who
delivered a masterly and eloquent address explanatory of the
degrading influence of popery on the human mind. Sir M.
Blakiston moved a resolution, that a protestant associatiou be
established in Worcester, which, together with &ape other ne-
cessary resolutions, were carried unanimously.
THE EARL OF ABERDEEN.—This patriotic nobleman, accom-
plished scholar, and high-minded gentleman has addressed a
letter to thessecretary of the members of the church of Scotland
residing within the borough Of Liverpool, who signed...the peti-
tion to the House of Lords, which appeared in the STANDARD
of the 4th instant, acquainting them that it has been presented
by him to their lordships. The petitioners prayed that the
amendment introduced,by the House of Lords into the bill for
reforming the municipal corporations of England and:Wiles,
limiting the church patronage in said boroughs to members of
the church of England, might be preserved, because the want of
a similar clause in the Scottish municipal corporation reform
acts had occasioned. much annoyance and disquietude to the
memorable church of their forefathers and of their affections,
as well as great detriment in Scotland to the Cause of pure and
Undefiled religion. •
RESPITR.—John Tarblick, the condenined.crindh al convicted
at the late assizes of an offence at Manchester, has been respited
during his majesty's pleasure. It is expected that the culprit,
with OK other two respited, will be transported for life.

IMPORTATION OP NEGRO CONVICTS.—The Corsair arrived
here yesterday from Barbados, having on board sixteen black
convicts under sentence of transportation to New South Wales.
The vessel was consigned to Messrs. T. and A. Murray, bat no
particulars of the crimes perpetrated by the convicts have trans
pired. It is supposed that they are plincipally condemned for
robberies committed in the colony. GemegaHy convicts from
the British settlements are taken direct to London in • order to
be reshipped for the Australian colony.
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CAUTION TO KEEPERS OF BEER-SHOPS.—QuveraA proprietors
of beer-shops were on Tuesday summoned before the magistrates
charged, on information from the officers of police, With having
had disorderly company in their houses at improper hours, with
having refused to admit the constables when required, &c.
They were each lined in the penalty of £2 and costs.

PocKEt-elexiNG.—Ou Tuesday a boy about nine years of
age, named John Carney, was placed at the bar of the police-
court. having been brougnt up in custody of ThOmas Dunn, the
watchman for Roe-street. Dunn stated-that he was passinglhe
gate of the market on the preceding night, when he saw the
prisoner following a gentleman, whose handkerchief he shortly
after extracted from kris pocket. lie (Dunn) immediately seized
the young thief ant conveyed him to I3ridewell. The gentle-
man from whom the handkerchief bad been imrloinett (Mr.
Sudlow) appeared in court and identified his property. A.ider-
man Sir John Tobin committed the prisoner to take his trial at
the borough sessions.

AN IstPunaNT TlijCP.—An ill-looking fellow named John
111"Gowan teas on Tuesday brought up in custody of police-
officer Spurr, into whose charge he had been given by a decent-
looking
.young female, who charged him with having stolen a
breast-pin from her. Complitinant stated that she was standing
quietly in the street, when the prisoner deliberately walked up
to her, and, taking hold of her hand, he very coolly took the
pin out of her shawl, and walked off with it. She followed, and
begged of him to return it ; but the prisoner, instead of comply-
ing with her vary reasonable request, poured upon her a torrent
01 abusive language. The prisoner declined saytng anything in
his defence. The complainant declared that she did Rot wish
to prosecute now that the trinket was restored to her by the
constable; and the magistrates, remarking the trifling value of
the article, gave the prisoner a severe rept round, and discharged
him.

T.I.Y PAWKING.—A female, who makes hrr living as
a sempstress, was on Tuesday placed before A.lderman Sir John
'robin, charged with having pawned certain shirts, value
which had been given to her to make. The prisoner said that
she had, received an order fore pair of stays, and had merely
pledged the materials for the shirts to enable her to purchase
those for the stays, but when; she had finished the latter, they
had been returned upon her hands. A witness who was in the
cotrrt proved the correctness of this statement. The complain-
ant said that she merely wished to have the shirts returned to
her,•and she would, be amply satisfied. Sir John Tobin said
that under the circuinsta Lees he should be loath t,, ronamit the
prisoner. He would remand her till the following day, and in
the meantime he hoped she would be able to make arrange-
ments for the release of the articles.

.
A RE'FRACTORY CairrEa.--Alderman Case appeared at the
police-court on Tuesday as complainant against a carter for
misconduct. Alderman Case stated that he was riding along
Pembroke-place, when he saw the defendant at a distance of
about ten yards :u advance of his horses, the.latter and the cast
being in such a position that a coach which overtook them had
the greatest difficulty in passing. .Islse(Aldertnan Case) went
to tba carter, and told him that- he ought to tia„,at his horses'
neede, and that there was not room for other vehicles to pass.
•The defendant, instead of at once returning to'his duty, became
ill-tempered on the subject, upon which he (Alderman case)
told hint-that he should on his.view convit•Vbiin its the penalty
•of los. The complainant was summoned to chow'cause, if he
could; why he should not be sO convicted. 1114 carter acknow-
ledged his error, and requested Alderman Cas'e to forgive_ him.
The worthy alderman expressed hit willingness to comply with
this request if he had the power, but the matter teas not now in
his hands. Mr. Shuttleworth remarked that the conviction had
already taken place. Alderman Sir John Tobin miti‘ated the
penalty from /Os. to ss. without costs; •

CRURCII-EATE.--AYLESEUR 1, SEPT. 7.—On Friday last the
churchwardens of St. Mary's, Aylesbury, in vestry, proposed a
church rate of sixpence in the pound, of which upwards of tour-
pence in the pound was to be devoted to the payment of a debt
due far the repairs of the church, and the other twopence in the
pound for the necessary service of the church. This the dis-
senters opposed, and proposed a rate of only fourpence (advised,
it is said, by Wilks, M.P. fur Boston.) The show of hands (the
great ttnquitlitiell) being pronounced in favour of the fourpence
rate, a poll was demanded, and, on this motion, the votes on
Friday evening were, for the fourpence in the pound, 57; far
the church rate of sixpence in the pound, 52. The.poll then
adjourned till ten. o'clock on Monday. On this day the true
friends of the church were not wanting, and came it. such nun"
-
hers to the poll that the dissenters, finding how much they weNt
going to leeward, silently allowed the poll to conclude as fol-
lows, at four o'clock on Monday afternoon :—Church, (6:1. rate.)
155,—Dissent. (4d. rate,) 81,—Majority fore the Chdrch, 74: 1
need not add that the respectable portion of the town is highly
delighted, and that you may henceforward include Aylesbuty
amongst those towns of England which may rant amongst the
supporters of the church and the throne.

EFFECTS OP THE DROUGHT.—The navigation of the Upper
Scheldt is wholly interrupted in consequence of the continued
drought: More than 41X) boats laden with chalk are stopped be-
tween Touruay and Ghent. There have lately been found se-
veral very curious objects in the bed of the Dendre, the water
of which was drawn off. On a great extent of the bed of the
river near Grauimont there have been taken out of the water, at
the depth of several feet,/e4onsiderable quantity of bones, cows'
horns,.s'oute Roman coins, several rare articles of gold, silver,
topper, andiron. The sale of the bones alone produced I,Boof,
iirussels paper,