The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1846-11-10 00:00:00

THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD.

IMPORTANT TO MARKET PEOPLE.—The collector of
St. John's Market summoned a man named James
Shaveland, on Thursday, for having taken possession of a
stand not rented by him. The defendant's plea was, that
it was customary on busy days for parties not tenants to
expose their wares in the market ; be had done so fre-
quently, always paying a fee to the collector or other offi-
cer of the market. The collector refuted this statement,
and Shaveland was fined ss.
MAGNETIC AND MESMERIC EXPERIMENTS.—At the
second meeting of the Liverpool Literary and Philoso-
phical society, held on Monday night last, an interesting
paper was read by Dr. Brett, describing certain mag-
netic and mesmeric experiments of the Baron Von
Riechenbach, which gave rise to a discussion, in which
Dr. Trench took a principal part, on the degree of confi-
dence due to the alleged results of such experiments,
even when made by honourable and intelligent ex-
perimenters.
Tit EWALLASEY COMMISSIONERS —The usual monthly
meeting was held at Liscard on Thursday evening, H.
Winch, Esq., in the chair. The proceedings of the Fi-
nance Committee referred to a meeting which had been
convened by the Birkenhead Dock Commissioners, rela-
tive to the construction of the sea-wall on the north side
of the pool, and the necessity of raising funds from the
landowners and others for carrying the work into execu-
tion. If a sufficient sum were not advanced for the pur-
pose, it had been intimated that the Dock Commissioners
would apply to Parliament to confine their operations to
the south side of the pool. A meeting of the landowners
is to be held at Wallasey, to consider the subject, and
the Law-clerk was instructed to attend. The same com-
mittee recommend that a rate of Is. 3d. in the pound be
laid for the ensuing year, which would raise £2000; and
this would be required. After two amendments, it was
finally agreed that the rate should be Is. With that al-
teration, the committee's proceedings were confirmed.—
A letter from Mr. Armistead, offering an annual pay-
ment in lieu of the rent-charge for Dr. Byrth, was re-
ferred to the Finance Committee. There was no other
business of general importance.
DOCK COMMITTEE, THURSDAY.—The Sub-Committee
of Works recommended that the floor of the silk-room at
the Albert Dock warehouses should be covered with coil
matting instead of boards; but the decision was deferred
for a week, in order to take the opinion of a practical per-
son on the subject.—A. letter was read from Captain Bevis,
on the part of the Lords of the Admiralty, requesting the
committee to pay £35, the expenses incurred in taking one
of her Majesty's vessels out of the Coburg Dock and re-
cocking her, notice having been given of the intention to
run the Dock dry. The committee having no power to
return the money, an answer to that effect was ordered to
be sent.—A conversation arose respecting the position in
which the committee stood with respect to giving notice
to Parliament for taking powers under the late act, to
erect warehouses round any of the docks. By the late
act, it was incumbent on them to go for powers, whether
they used them or not. The Chairman said that Satur-
day would be the last day to give notice, but that it was
not incumbent to go to Parliament this year. After some
conversation, it was determined not to go to Parliament
during the ensuing session. Mr. Aikin—lt is imperative
to go within two years, but I suppose there will be no ex-
pense or harm in giving notice. It might be given under
any circumstance. The Chairman—You will have other
matters in the year following, and you will not accelerate
it by giving notice this year. It will increase the expense
without accelerating the question one day, because you
have more work to go on with than you can do before you
arrive at a position when you require fresh powers, unless
you build on such a dock as the Prince's. Mr. Aikin—
That would be the place of all others.
CAUTION TO PRIVATE HOTEL OR BOARDING-HOUSE
KEEPERS.—At our Police-court, on Friday, an excise in-

formation was preferred against Mrs. Elizabeth Waddell.
who keeps :a very respectable private hotel, at No. 10,
Queen-square, for selling excisable liquors without a
license. Excise-officers Charles Smith and John Pugh
proved that, on the Ist of September last, they went to
the defendant's house, and had, the one a mutton chop,
a small bottle of porter, and a glass of sherry wine, and
the other tea and a small glass of brandy and water. In
the bills which were afterwards presented, the porter was
put down at Gd., the sherry at 9d., and the brandy at 9d.;
but, :opposite to each of these items, the word " paid"
was written ; they, nevertheless, paid the full amount of
their respective bills, and then left the premises. During
the time Smith was in the house, Pugh waited outside,
and saw that no person was sent out for the porter and
sherry supplied to him. When :Smith came out, Pugh
went into the house, and Smith watched and observed that
no one fetched anything into the house in the way of
liquor while he was there. For the defence, it was urged
that in the morning of the day named, a gentleman from
Manchester, who had been in the habit of stopping at the
house while in Liverpool, called and requested that some
wine, brandy, porter, soda water &c., should be sent for
for him, saying that he would be in again shortly to din-
ner. He left 2s. Gd. to pay for the liquors, and they were
obtained. Mrs. "Waddell, being a lady of delicate health,
which renders it necessary that she should lie down a
great deal, then retired to her chamber, and instructed
her servant that a gentleman would call soon, and that he
was to be supplied with then liquors when he called for
them. The excise officers called shortly after, and the
girl, under the idea that one of them was the person her
mistress alluded to, supplied them with what they called
for in the manner described.—Mr. Rushton decided that
the excuse was of no avail; the law required that the de-
fendant should prove she had been paid by these officers
for the liquors previous to their being supplied to them,
and that those liquors were, at the time, sent for from
some public-house in the neighbourhood.—The servant
said that such had always been the custom, and a little
girl, nine years old, grand-daughter to the defendant,
stated the same thing.—Mr. Rushton then said that he
would mitigate the penalties to one-fourth, which would
be £l2 10s. for selling the wine, £l2 10s. for selling the
brandy, and £5 for selling the porter—in all, £3O.
SELECT VESTRY.—At the usual fortnightly meeting
on Tuesday, (the Rev. Rector Campbell in the chair,!
Mr. Riding reported having taken a House of Recovery
in Soho-street, at the rent of £5O per annum. The
Workhouse Committee recommended an immediate al-
teration in the system of weighing, or rather guessing at
the weight of, medicines, the scales being filthy and out
of order. They also recommended that both the surgeons
be accommodated in the house with apartments and suit-
able furniture. They further reported, that Catherine
Comerford had been brought into the house in the custody
of a police-constable—that she was delivered of a child in
the Lying-in Hospital, and that the officer obtruded him-
self into the hospital, and it was some time, upon being
remonstrated with, before be was induced to withdraw.
The committee resolved that this was highly improper
conduct, and that no policeman should in future be ad-
mitted for the purpose of watching and guarding an in-
mate.—Mr. Ferguson stated the circumstances that led
to the committee to adopt this resolution. The police-
man was constantly in the habit of intruding himself into
the ward, which ought not to be allowed. The present
system also frequently brought the committee into colli-
sion with the police and the magistrates, and not only
brought themselves into collision, but it also brought
those who were under their control. The governor (Mr.
Evans) for instance, had been requested to attend at the
police-court, and give evidence in the case of Comerford.
The committee finally agreed that he should go for that
purpose, and he did go, when Mr. Rushton took it upon
himself to rebuke the governor--to say that the governor
had acted harshly and cruelly towards Comerford, and to
hold him up to the obloquy and ridicule of the court.
This should not have been the case. It could not
strengthen the hands of the governor; it could not do any
possible good. The proper way for Mr. Rushton to have
acted would be to report to the Select Vestry—to address
a letter to the Rev. Rector Campbell, as the chairman of
the Vestry, on the subject, and then, if any charge was
brought against the officer, let it be investigated by the
committee.—Mr. Riding agreed with Mr. Ferguson as to
the impropriety of admitting policemen in charge of cul-
prits into the house, and particularly into the lying-in
ward.—Mr. Bright observed that the magistrates had no
more power, no more control, and no more right to in-
terfere with the power of the governor than they had to
interfere with any gentleman in the management of his
own private house. He considered it a very inconvenient
course to take prisoners to the house, particularly as there
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the governor in the case alluded to, the board yet was of
opinion that all charges against its officers should be re-
ferred to the board for previous investigation ; and that
while they disapproved of the language used by the gover-
nor to Comerford, whose treatment had not been found
fault with, they were of opinion, after long experience of
his conduct, that inhumanity or cruelty could not be laid
to his charge.—Mr. Avison and Mr. Earle concurred
that Mr. Rushton acted humanely in his administration
of the law. The motion was seconded I,y Mr. Riding,
and carried; the only two that voted against it being Mr.
Avison and Mr. Chesney. It was then understood that
culprits would be received ii,to the house in future as
paupers, but that admission would be refused to police-
officers.
THE MODEL OF ANCIENT JERUSALEM, AT THE LIVER
TIIEATRE.—This beautiful and highly illustrative work
of art will be removed from this town after Friday next.
Meanwhile, in order to allow visitors an opportunity of
inspecting it to greater advantage, it has been removed to
the Liver Theatre, where it will be exhibited throughout
this and the four ensuing days. The numerous, learned,
and influential personages, including many of the clergy,
who have visited the model since it was first introduced
into this town, have borne the strongest testimony to the
learning, research, historical exactness, and ingenuity of
Mr. Brunetti, to the excellence of his model as a work of
art, and to its high value as an aid to the mind in the
study of the Scriptures and of concurrent history. No
doubt there are thousands in Liverpool who have deter-
mined to view the model previous to its removal. In
order to fulfil this resolution they must visit the Liver
Theatre this week. If they should fail, we can assure
them the omission will be one worthy of deep regret.
We refer our readers to the advertisement of Messrs.
Wardle and Co., who have opened a wholesale and re-
tail earthenware establishment in Pitt-street. Their stock
is of the most chaste description, and contains many new
and beautiful specimens of British manufacture in china
and coloured glass. To exporters as well as families, it
is certainly worthy of inspection.
HoaeowAy's Prees.—The following extraordinary
case cannot be made too public :—George Wright, of
High-street, Vauxhall, well-known at Hill's Potteries,
Vauxhall-walk, where he formerly worked during ten
years, but for the last five his health has been so bad that
he could do nothing, being greatly emaciated, suffering
from a diseased liver, and also the dropsy, besides an af-
fection of the spine. He was in the hospital at Winches-
ter for five months, and afterwards in Westminster Hos-
pital for three months longer. To sum up—from almost
a dying state, he has been restored to such comparative
health and vigour, in the short space of five weeks, as to
astonish all who knew him ; and this by Holloway'.