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

hancle, into An Ad oi lure ttaiiiet),ation of toeir office,

General of India,

Lord Fa

merston,

the loophole thus furnished, an opportunity was given
to Sir Robert Peel and the .Conservative party to exer-

cise that excessive generosity towards the;r opponents,
which, however amiable a feeling in itself, is one the
increasing practice of which is fast making-shipwreck
of the dignity of Parliament, and undermining one of

'the main bulwarks of British liberty.
The policy of the Affghan war is denounced by
every Conservative, in Parliament and out of doors,
and by a large majority of the liberal party as well.

That it was not a merely mistaken policy—an error--
the result of ignorance or weakness,—but a wrong de-
liberately committed, in defiance of warning as to its
injustice and probable consequences, is morg than
suggested, for it can be, and, in fact, has been proved•
In the pursuit of this injustice an army was sacrificed,
and thousands of British subjects savagely massacred;
the revenues of India, to the extent of twelve or four-
teen millions sterling, wantonly squandered, and the
safety of that important possession itself—a possession
such as no country in modern history has been master
of—placed in jeopardy. What, then, we ask, becomes
of the constitutional responsibility of British ministers
—that responsibility which the Whig press has of late
so sedulously proclaimed—if the authors of such a war,
distinguished equally by its. criminal Origin and the
disasters by which it has been attended, are to be kept
harmless, unvisited even with the condemnation of
Parliament, by the protecting delicacy and forbearance
of a Conservative ministry ? What is the precedent
thus established, but one of perfect impunity for poli-
tical crime ?

We respect—all men must respect—that amiability
of feeling Which hesitates to crush a fallen antagonist;
but we cannot admit that this was a fitting occasion
for its display. The criminal here was not a penitent
supplicant for mercy; but a boastful profligate who;
from the bar at which he was arraigned, threw back
insult and arrogant justification of hii conduct upon
his accusers, and upon the very hands which inter-
posed to shield him from merited disgrace and punish-
The bearing of Lord Palmerston, in particular,
was not one to win sympathy or forbearance ; and we

cannot but express regret, and in so doing we express
the feeling of nine-tenths of the community, that Sir
Robert Peel permitted any considerations, so trivial as
those urged by him on Wednesday, to interfere with
the course of justice and the constitutional practice of
Parliament. Most assuredly the favour which he con-
ferred is one not very likely to be reciprocated, should
an opportunity occur for its exercise I

After all, however, Whiggery has little to plume
itself upon in its escape. The condemnation of 85
independent members of the House of Commons, on
an occasion when a ministry, which equally condemns
the crime, interposed to screen the offenders, is a token
not likely to be very gratifying to the conceited ex-
Minister for Foreign Affairs, or to his small band of
admirers. By the bye, shall we hear more of the
threatened impeachment of Lord Eilenborough ? We
suspect not !

We have the sincerest pleasure and delight in being
able to announce to our readers, that an opportunity
is now afforded them of testifying their approbation,
and the esteem in which they hold the eminent'services
rendered to our town and the country at large, by our
highly gifted and talented townsman, the Rev. Hugh
MtNeile, to whose exertions and manly courage we
owe, in a material degree, our present enviable social
position.

A few friends of the reverend gentleman lately met,
and passed a resolution to the effect that "it is de-
sirable to adopt some plan to mark the sense of the
public services of the Rev. Hugh M`Neile, and of the
benefit conferred by him not only upon the town of
Liverpool but the country at large; especially as regards
the promotion of religious instruction."

After due consideration, it was unanimously agreed
to enter into a subscription for the purpose of estab-
lishing scholarships connected with the Collegiate Insti-
tution of this town, to he called "The MeNeile Scho-
larships." For further details we must refer our
readers to the advertisement elsewhere.

We know of no means so pure, so disinterested, and
so completely divested of all sinister objects ; and no
compliment more likely to meet with the approbation
of the rev. gentlemen, whose high-minded and chival-
rous notions, and complete disregard of personal
advantage, are so well known, where a possible benefit
may be conferred on the community at large. This is a
compliment worthy of the town to bestow, and worthy
of the distinguished individual's acceptance on whom
it is bestowed; and while it confers honour upon him,
it at the same time confers a lasting benefit on our
town, and the Collegiate Institution, by offering a sti-
mulus to the exertion of our children to contend for
so fair and honourable a prize.
The subscriptions are limited to £5 for each indivi-
dual, and we have not the smallest doubt the call will
be responded to joyfully : we feel persuaded very many
clergymen's names will grace the list of contributors;
and we have the high satisfaction of observing, it Is
already honoured with the names of our venerated and
highly-esteemed Bishop, and the Worshipful the
Chancellor of the Diocese, as well as the Members
for the Borough, and the noble champion of scriptural
education, Lord Ashley.

—We be,

) draw the

M. ei,AIIKE)s
on of those who patronize the th,
trent of Mrs. Clarke's benefit, which Win
to this. day's paper.
DtrzuFt's ADAM AND EvE.—Dubufe's splendid painting.
Of the Temptation and Expulsion of our first parentq
• -
Paradise are now on view. Nurnh--
to inspr ct them already.
A DISHONEST DRUNKARD.—A dirty looking .
plac6l at the bar, on Saturday, having been put in B
in a state of drunkenness, and booked for safety
stated that he attained the blissful state in wl-•
Picked up by going into taverns, orderipn- '•
Piked then declaring his inaHav
gets drunk, and never pays '-
been drinking all last week
The prisoner was dischar, d.
DRURY-LANE "-
of
the
Thames was brouolit cut on Sati
theatre. It is the composition (-4 our t
atton, Ras the musie,iwt ifirjr.ll:Ybesau::sceosustfutl.

to rctic

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fellow v

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an, Mr. J. 1

The London papers speak higu„ tias been considered to be equal to the compo.
best masters of the old school.
SlxotaAn. ACCIDENT.--On Friday morning,
Persons with a cart and two horses were empl,
Canning Dock loading malt for the Messrs.
corn merchants, th e shaft horse began to back ti
'lock, and although the leading horse used the g
torts to overcome the backward press
te,
11"0ded, and cart, malt, and both horses were TuuL,
',laft dock. The leader was taken out severely injured but the
horse was drowned. It is reported that the shafter
lead taken Father Mathew's pledge, and had a strong anti-
PathY to malt, and an irresistable love for cold water.
ALLEGED EMBEZZLEMENT.—At the police. court, yester-
day, Thomas Thursby Parry, late a collector for Messrs
1:1).otid and
Co- cheese-factors, was charged with baying em
tieizzled several sums of money which he had received fro
e""nme" of his employers. The rccespt, unacc-
t„ lof two different SUIT/S was proved, but the
adjourned till to-morrow (Wednesd-
hFaehon of the prisoner's attorney, (Mr. Da
e should be able to estah:'
7 ,:utors and the prisoner, where,.
8 converted into a simple debt.
CuTioN TO SHOPKEEPERs.--Yesterday a
Catherinechar,,, Sullivan was brought lip at the
3s 4d having with having stolen six pairs of
drphf..)Der Pair, from the shop entrance of Mr. W. T. Clark
reti;" of Scotland-road. It appeared that policeman Ga
inked the risoner on
from Saturthe nday
ail; aftcandrnooshe wn, deliberate
• thep stockings as wall
pep "way with them when he took her into custody. Fiv
leer, TI ooPper and a few minor articles were found up(
eon, The property having bateethe sessio nsn identified. , the prisoner w
aiitted to take her
A CfA,:jl.!o:l TO RELATIVES OF IMPRISONED DEBTORS.•
eh of ladylike and interesting appearance, w
„arged, before 111 r. Rushton, on Saturday, with having
peace4l Pted to. convey spirits into the Borough Gaol. It. a
Cydd, that the husband of this lady was sent to prison
, for lyis use,
h '-'4YS ago for debt. She went to see him, taking wi
a small quantity of spirits. Not
se'aerrknies, she was surprised when she was t"'
wellened• The spirits were found, and she was sent t
• She declared to Mr. Rushton that she knew
ie was doing wrong; she begged that she migh
Punish
Rh. ed• She was fined 405., the lowest penalty' was to be imprisoned five days.

ure, the shaft

0, on 1}

Jush an agreement Letwec..
üby the alleged embezzlemt.

man nu

Police-Corn

:alien as

ANOI,„
hou CASE OF INSUBORDINATION IN TI!
On Friday, at the police-court, six gin
hnosrnlight vary from twelve to sixteen years, were pi
e Mr. Rushton, on a charge of conducting thems(
YetY disorderly and unbecoming manner on the previo
se6 in the opportunityk Mr. Rushton availed hit
insug the to repeat his denunciations against t
then eieneY of the controlling power in the institution, ai
ela ordered three or the prisoners (Smith, Kelly, al
for neY) to, Pay a penalty of --05 each, or to be imprison,
eig.wo months, and the three others to be sent to the llou
Correctionfor twenty-one days, with hard labour.
PatQn
TION OF LATE T TFOMAS KIDD, ES
tr Q.'
h' inhabitants of the township Oof Wlednes have, in a u.
ba„ndsnme manner, testified their respect to this gentlema
otTesenting him with a splendid service of plate. consistin
beautiful urn, cream ewer, tea caddy, and cup. The urn is a
in ""ful model of the Wirwick vase, and bears the follow-
inscription :—" Presented to Thomas Kidd, Esq., by the
804hitants and ethers interested in the welfare of the town-
6LP of Widnes, in :estimony of their esteem for his kind,
tovrlevolent, and unwearied attention to the interests of the
14,,nishin during a period of 52 years.—A.D. 18 13." The.
4,17 of these articles are manufactured in the best style of
°Y Messrs. Wordley and Mayer, of Liverpool.

NCI
ENT Holden, Liverpool.—A,.vet,
itlbea.uktifuElN:oric under the above title is about to be published
taa‘nlos town, by our talented townsman Mr. W. G. Herd-
id a 'Oe ,aftist. The object is alike novel and excellent in
vaerC__ 8 nerdunan's intention bei'
as trious features of antiquity that t)
tereati e that have long ago passed
The Zg and curious information .
tanntrst number will appear on the loth of the west.
any and we recommend our readers and those who have
at! regard for their native town to give it their warmest
stsilor t. The plates
itae beautifully executed in the very
style of the lithograpc art.

to present to view ti

be brot.„

ht rorw.ard

`-' • '
;I,II"'UDENT THEFT.—On Saturday evening last,.
~ tea o'clock, a bag containing 50 lbs of coffee was
S e°ol33t 1• a shop door of Mr. Thomas Meadows, g;roce,,
coon discovered, but no
tr and-road. The robbery was • •
the Chi could there be found to show the direction taken by
in trulef• It happened, however, that Inspector. Bibby was
. auxhall-road about half-past twelve, and seeing a bad
ehhisarsaketer named Win. Owens. passing by with a bag upon
the be alders he took him into custody. On examination
ide ?g was found to contain coffee which Mr. Meadow s
~ atified
yeate.d. as that which he had lost. The prisoner, was
and 2 d'i examined at the police-courtus before -Mr. Rushton,
The value of the
coaseeoun. tnitted for trial a,otrtthieisse,s!di
"e as stated to be NI 1 's per Ib.
oj'ylenitor.norsis.—A case of this dreadful, and for'
otil'ss. rY common disease, occurred_
_aatmtheesNorthern i
McLellan, a ear-
peorieru,rzt last, ini3 the person of J
admitted, presented very decided
BsYrte„, Ptonis of' ranblies.emfle stated that at the time of the great
as-'1° Septe b he had assisted a small lap-dog which.
a'eae..a.,ree.d to be drowning in the canal, to get out, when it,
sir I.'l (1 at and bit his finger. He thousht no more of tht,
he:e.:linstance until questioned by his medical attendants on
usedirg seized with sickness on Wednesday last. He contin-
j; for several hours in a state of intense pain and agitation
,v).'th short intervals of composure, during which hernseps? t
ness,
ljs4PProaching death with. the most affecting earnestness,
sofre'°.gered until the evening, when death put . period to
Roill'eg3 Which no language can adequately describe.
s.
thieves "1,.—On Saturday or Sunday;‘Aight week, some
goliei! entered the offices of Mess's. I ncis and Dodge,
desks").rs, Fenwick-street, and fore.ed open several of the
drawerin search of booty. In their has e to ransack the
and es 8 of one of the clerks, a £5 note fe.ll upon the floor
4:10 they were unable to open. After regaling
eatii,:sclnantity of wedding cake and bottled porter they de-
mises a. Ori the Tuesday night following theypaid the pre-
raeri,_a!lother visit, and being better preparedt with instru-
reaisr au on the former occasion, burst
.lie drawers that
in ti detti their efforts before, but were equally unsuccessful
tPallir olgw.n'elritienY• The, however stole a black dress coat,
-40ngsr,. g.ton boots, and at:ivory pen machine. The
alto '-'",to which contained property to
.a
.9onsid4raibtales
he nt tueY were afraid to attempt. A reward of .1.)
en cffsred
i tit " •
almost ail ANcY.—No less than eighty-one persons,h of
-wentt ages, belonging to whom there were. etweer
YestetYd and thirty infants, were charged at the_ Pkrilic.e
ton, ~ aY, with mendicity. From what fell from 11- ush-
ad- .'t.aPPeared the magistrates have come to
14;s:truster the l'
idlea reisoildUtio_snsoto.
aw vigorously against those an di
eihileharacters who resort to begging to procure subsistence
Tho''t theY are able, but want the inclination to work for it. to bee'elieally in destitution, who belong to other laces,are
and ts Passed" to their several places of their settirment,re.
lief. nte belonging to Liverpool will receive appropriatesome
absolute eases heard yesterday were of all. sorts. 1.
°thers want and necessity was proved, painfully so ,nand in
eorris4 was equally erident that the parties in -
betvv'ee e vagabonds. The punishment meted to thema was
raerisarri °ne month and seven days' imprisonment..
rehesi eB' no doubt, will act beneficially in finding out ant
iv ng genuine distress.
frosssukoarsiNATioN AT WORKHOUSES.—It would seem
141iithe following paragraph, which we copy
.fromvorze. bonses essordian of Saturday, thatseven the union
4tetii where the new poor-law is administered in \all its
Pro,,Y, are not exempt from cases of insubordination
proofs Per ae"aeY, and that therefore such occurrences are not p.roto St.
aetivit',,OB it has been attempted to be shown,. of any van o
'lash ' or controul on the part of those in authority over
i 4 ref:rBetab.lishnients :--•' The inequality of the present laws at the pnce to profligate characters was striking_yl, exhribited
gate tlalifax magistrates' office, on Friday. NancsHol.
tlisnsTlati Ann Taylor, the former about 30 and the latter
of the-'4.3 Years of age:were charged by Mr. Dyer, governor
the shutters Union Workhouse, with having broken one of
ie'eap LitterB to a window in the house, and made. their
i,*th ei
Thyir Were afterwards found in a house of ill-fame
u,eeoet,to• Feather, the constable, stated that Nancy. had
ltio ii". 7 akefield House of Correction about 25 or 26 tinhiesa;
aecentat:' never been, and indeed she had striven to
common
ivonis actory girl, but her own mother, who was
~a d
that
r4en., Persisted in making her prostitute herself, an for
Nat ei,4s°ll the girl had been removed to the Union House.
korsti; was committed to the House of Correction for two
aid if sk; Ann for one month. Mr. Feather very proper y ?lit "'sex' Mother could be punished it would be more lust ; lieiP"`°rtutiately the law does not afford him any hold of
tia. ,
sCord a alsaaNs.—lt is with great regret we have had to re-
os&cgst the recent sudden deaths that of our respected
adse''ao, the late Dr. Matins, of Bedford-street, whose
it di.dn decease, whilst on a visit to his parents, occurring as
at air a Few hours after taking a hearty meal upon his arrival
4dcletila/tHigham, filled the house of rejoicing with sad and
no rif---hours scarcely elapsing ere the voice of_wel-
l.nsinthWaa...s.clianged into lament—and a large family circle,
‘o iontirg a bereaved wife and several children, called upon °f ie„l,4, the premature death of one apparently in the best
etivi,..Lii and eado
wed with much bodily as well as menta
IntervEY,. The translation from life to death, with almost no
ehansat„ of sickness and declining strength—indeed the
Paretae 'torn active PhysiCal exertion and mental effort, pre-
hat n(11' to a medical man's starting for a short journey, to
°lose"' the. awful pause of dissolution—was never perhaps
'thsktrelnarkable than in the above painful instance ; and
this re. just in proportion to the .unwarned suddenness of
cesiclieath-blow must the lesson of mortal and immortal
113 f hues strike home deep to the reflecting minds, not only
thew °Wn relatiVeS and friends but also of all who ever
!lthat °, heard of him
...oiii'i.r°feSsion lis
Which assas his providential sphere of daily
1 Isaac ~.,-'5 sPhere whose imperative call often anticipates the
J''',l" and is prolonged or renewed beyond the weary
."
dewY preventive service honourable as
that a! and vigilantly severe I There can be little doubt
kffosi.srtfrlalins fell a sacrifice to the unwearied and strained
44447 uIS practice required and his thirst for professional
(llira,Ls4ents Prompted—the frame was taxed .beyond the en-
asid ~.'e of its powers • so wonderfully blended are mental
liall'^',,erkoreal energies', that any prolonged and undue exer-
ooee.°l either is capable of severing their twofold cord att
0l ; atld another victini so the pressure of hard and pati_en
Mar Placed on the recorsd of our darkening tablets. Dr.
atit4 was a to Is, and
of graduate of medicine of Edinburgh and of
°hi etters also of the latter city, and a.s a.surgeo.,n.
6ed hio% p_xtended" educational course
_head. previously.quan
4,11.,..L..r Iv.inning and holding a professional rank in the
Nicat.walch his subsequent perseverance and industrious ap-
-1 talents, fully war-
raotAlo,n.of his original endowments an
NI-IV:P.4? looking forward, had the healdthtaaned length of life
41110:1re been vouchsafed by the God of all our lives. His
tide gentle, sympathisinig attentions to his patients,
massy to them a medical attendant whose knhowledtigteeyanaldl
lassi'Atmt mimeconded their respect, but of w.som.
and to
teei 'ink have fel hi
Warmthherruifyil eto own as
aloZe, reflected
? Cl°l',
Which, if health cana;gndisepnelnigshetwenietldif,ratiehnned.d Christianok
cling
4. dialh, coding and grateful hearts. We are ces_rtuasinphthye.
'IN ea- Charity, to which the deceased was attached
f all
Messs, has lost an active and zealous
readi-
."-a's dischar ed it a d ous duties with untiring a
v . g . s r u . . a had' service ; society has also in him lost a most respect -
o.fh. cer, who
ma
conscientious member as well as unobtrusive orna-

Flospita

ruub4,-,-SArtipsis'le tVwktxNo

Activity M bud

as not been manifested in the stock-markets to-day

but nevertheless there was much firmness displayed, and quo-
tations generally are consideved a shade better. Consols for
money and the account closed 95i to 96; New 31 per Cents.,

1021 ; Long Annuities, 12 13-16; South' Sea New—Annuities,
9n ; Exchequer-bills, 68s. to 70s. premium ; and ditto :id.
t-ertised, 655. to 675. premium. In the foreicri necut

Spanish Actives closed at the higher

ditto, Three per Cents

price of 2,

were few dealings. Brazilian Five per Cents. left off
ditto, New, 721; Chilian, 85, ex. deferred; Columbian 24-Z
to 2 ; Mexican, 30; Portuguese, converted, 32; Dutch 2&
per Cents., 551 to ; and ditto, Five per Cents., 102,'.-.

WATER FOR FIRES.—We are glad to find, that the autho-
rities have, at length, seriously resolved to remove from Li-
verpool the opprobrium of a " bad eminence" in being dis-
tinguished for disastrous fires, by providing an abundant and
prompt supply of water. The committee on the subject,
after a most patient and assiduous inquiry into numberless
schemes, plans, &c., have come to the determinatio❑ of
adopting the plan first suggested by Mr. Capes Ashlin, Se-
eretary to the Watch Committee, as being at once the roost
economical, the most efficient, and, of course, the best. Seek-
ing only the public good, the Town-council and the High-
way Board have cordially agreed to carry Mr. Ashlin's plan
as speedily as possible into effect, and for this purpose it is
hoped to obtain the necessary acts this session.

ACCIDENT AT THE NEW DOCK WORKS.—An
inquisition was yesterday taken before Mr. Curry, touching
the death of James Bentley, a labourer employed at the New
Dock works, on the west side of the Salthouse Dock. It
appeared, that on Saturday afternoon the deceased was walk-
ing along a plank (placed over the excavation) towards a
railway or tram stage, to speak to another workman, when
lie was tripped by a nail in the wood, and fell down into the
dock, a depth of about 40 feet. -He was taken up insensible,
and conveyed to the Southern Hospital, where he remained
in the same state until Sunday, when he died. On the post
mortem examination it was found, that he had received a
severe contusion of the right side of the head, which had
caused effusion of blood on the brain, and which effusion
was the cause of death. The jury returned a verdict of
" Accidental death."

FATAL

BEGGARS.—At the police-court on Saturday, about twenty-
three individuals, of all sorts, sizes, and ages, the lame, the
halt, and the blind, youthful, aged, and juvenile, were placed
at the bar. The majority of them appeared to be really in a
state of destitution, and these were evidently professional
beggars, and they were ordered to be imprisoned a month.
Two young fellows, one a were youth, were introduced to the
Court in attire which they had evidently adopted for the pur-
.

pose of imposing on the benevolent. They were dressed in
nice white shirts, carefully got up, clean light-coloured vests,
and black silk cravats, carelessly tied, with the shirt collars
turned over a/a Byron. The officer, on searching the apart-
ment of the elder, found that he had both a jacket and a wife;
and it was sufficiently clear that they had both adopted men-
dicancy as an easy profession. They were sent to gaol for a
month.

ROBBERIES BY AN OFFICE Box.—O❑ Saturday last, a
sharp looking lad, apparently about fourteen years of age,
was charged at the police-court on Saturday, with having
stolen a travelling shawl, the property of Mr. William Myers,
junr., of the firm of Messrs. Laces, Myers, and Rigge. It
appeared that the prisoner has been some time fit the service
of Messrs. Laces, as an office boy. A short time ago he had
two sums of 4.:1 15s. 2d. given to him to purchase stamps.
Instead of paying for these stamps, he forged orders for them,
imitating the signature of the clerk so well that the parch-
ments were delivered to him, and he pocketed the money.
This delinquency was discovered in due course, and he was
forgiven, but he was discharged on Thursday last. Ile re-
turned on Friday mornine, while thecharwoman was cleaning
the office, and walked off with Mr. Myers' travelling shawl,
which he carried home to his aunt, whom he informed that
he had purchased it for 3s. 6d. The prisoner was committed
for trial.

APPEALS AGAINST THE INCOME TAX.—Oa Friday and
Saturday, a great number of persons appeared at the Ses-
is'-house, Kirkdale, to appeal against the assessment
made upon them as residents in Toxteth-park, &c.. in the
West Der )y District. Owing to the want of due arrange-
ments in hearing the parties, either in the alphabetical order
of their names or otherwise, great confusion, if not actual
tumult, were manifested throughout great part of both days,
and some of the constables of the gaol had to be sent for to
endeavour to preserve order. Four rooms were opened to
receive the appellants, viz., the Court Room, the Petty
Court, the Grand Jury Room, and an Ante-room, but the
disorder and discontent were irrepressible, Some who were
lucky enough to obtain admittance early were heard, but
many others were excluied—and the further proceedings
were adjourned until the 18th instant. The spirit evinced by
some of the malcontents may be estimated from the fact that
many of the seats and fittings in the courts were mutilated
and cut. The damage, on the whole, is said to be considera-
ble, and cannot be traced to the offenders, who tbus wan-
tonly evinced their enmity to the tax, or the mode of its col-
lection.

SIOIIS -

INNKEEPERS CHARGES AT SPORTING SEASONS.—The
writer of the sporting articles in the Morning Herald pays
the following compliment to the honourable conduct of the

Liverpool publicans with reference to the liberal treatment
he met with from them in the course of last week. " Speak-
ng of sharp practice forces on me a subject to which I did
aot intend allusion for the present. Still the conduct of the
)urghers of Liverpool on a recent occasion really demands

that justice should he rendered to it by one whose withers
have been sufficiently wrung by the arithmetic of other race
towns, to appreciate the velvet of their accounts. No sooner
does the anniversary of a pleasure-tryst come round at such
places as Newmarket, Goodwood, Epsom, Windsor, Don-
caster, and similar localities, than it is discovered that a man
wanting the accommodation of a bed for a single night
should purchase it at the intrinsic value of the materials he
puts into requisition for half a dozen hours. A friend of
mine for many years has paid the annual rent of the cottage
which he occupies at Ascot during four days of its race week.
In January they give you a dinner and a bow at Chichester
for half-a-crown ; in July they don't condescend to give you
a civil refusal for half-a-guinea. Presently we shall come to
particulars touching these places; but the good cheer and
charges of the Liverpool publicans are too fresh in my
memory to warrant passing by the first opportunity of com-
paring them with their brother sinners elsewhere
The Derby betting has been ' good for nothing' since Mon-

day. The stimulus, however,Thas been applied, and the
market will soon evince the effects of the recipe ' ram in the
spors,' quoth the German—our moral brother is rarely
astray in the action—whatever he may be in the theory—of
his philosophy."

RUNNING FOUL OF THE LIGHTSHIP.-A very long in-
quiry took place at the Poliee.court, on Saturday, touching
a collision which recently occurred in the Crosby Channel.
The complainants in the case were the Committee of the Li-
verpool Dock Trust. The defendant was Isaac Williams, a
pilot, belonging to Pilot-boat No. 5, and the information
stated that he, being a pilot, and having charge and command
of the ship Powhattan, wilfully and carelessly permitted her
to run foul of the Crosby Lightship, which belonged to the
Trustees of the Liverpool Docks. Mr. Worthington, the
Solicitor for the Dock Estate, appeared for the Trustees, at-
tended by Lieutenant Lord, the Marine Surveyor, and Lieu-
tenant Jones, assistant to the latter. Mr. Wright, solicitor,
appeared for the defendant, attended by Mr. Cooke, Super-
intendent of Pilots. It was explained by Mr. Worthington,
that Mr. Chamley, the master of the Lightship, had been
confined to his house in consequence of a severe injury which
lie had received, which was the reason why the case had not
been brought forward earlier. It appeared by the evidence
of the master and crew of the Lightship, that, on the 18th of
January last, about twenty minutes past nine o'clock, the
weather being rather hazy, with a smooth sea and a :light
breeze and a rapid tide, William Bellin (who was the only
man on the deck of the Lightship at that moment) saw a
steamer with a vessel in tow. The pilot on board the vessel
called out " Lightship ahoy !" He had just been ringing the
bell, which he did every two minutes in thick weather. He
answered the pilot, when the latter said, " Put your helm a-
port." He ran aft and did so, and immediately the collision
took place. The accounts of the damage which have passed
the Dock Committee were put in, amongst which was one of
£45 for 40 fathoms of chain and an anchor which are still be-
low water. It was contended for the defendant. that the
collision was the result of unavoidable accident, which no
additional prudence or foresight could have averted. Seve-
ral pilots and masters of tug boats were called, who stated,
that, at the time when the accident occurred, the night sud-
denly became so thick that they could hardly see a ship's
length a-head. At length, Mr. Wright having twice or thrice
complained that he was, through the delay of the Trustees in
bringing the matter forward, thrown upon general evidence,
instead of the material testimony which he could have had
from those on board the Powhattan, Mr. Rushton said he
would, if Mr. Wright desired it, adjourn the case, as the
Powhattan was a regular trader, till the return of that ves-
sel. Mr. Worthington, on behalf of the Trustees, acceded
to this course, and thus the matter rests for the present.

ROYAL ASSEMBLY-ROOMS—MR. BRAHAM.—This extra-
ordinary man—for extraordinary he is who can maintain his
position as the first of English singers for more than half a
century—gave a concert, assisted by his son, Chas. Braham,
on Friday last, at the above rooms ; and a great musical treat
the very fashionable and numerous company enjoyed who
were present, if we may be permitted to judge by the rap-
turous applause that rewarded every effort of the " tenor
superb ." Mr. Braham loots as well as he did ten or
twelve, or even more, years ago; and sings—to compare any
English singer to him, even now is quite absurd, and be he
who he may, he must suffer by the comparison. The purity
of style, the chasteness of expression, the roundness and fill-
ness of tone—while the execution, not the roulading, or, as
poor Incledon used to term it, the " colly wobbling," but
the mode of conveying to the hearer the intention of the
composer, is still to be found is Mr. Brabam's singing un-
approachable. The programme consisted of two parts : the
following wr.s the scheme :

PART I.
Scene, " The Last Words of Marmion," Mr.
Braham
Recitative, " The War that fora space did fail," Dr Clarke.
Air, " A light on Marmion's visage spread,"..
Song, " My Boyhood's Home," from the Opera_

of " Amelia" Mr. Charles Braham RooA-e.
" William Tell," Mr. Braham....
ong, "The Miniature," poetry by G. Morris, of

Scene,

America, Mr. Braham
'" There's charm in Spring," from the Opera
of" The Village Coquette," by Boz, Mr. Chas.
Braham

Knight

Hullah

. .
Scotch Song, " Macgregor's Gathering," poetry
by Sir Walter Scott, Mr. Braham .. ... 4. Lee
Duet, " Gallop on gaily," Mr. Braham and Mr
Charles Braham

Brakarn
PART 11.
Letebrated Scene, from the Oratorio of " Jep-
thali," Mr. Braham
Handel.
Recitative, " Deeper and deeper still,"
Air, "Waft her angels,"

Song, " When the trump of Fame," Mr. Charles
Braham
Song, " The Death of Nelson," Mr. Braham
Recitative, " O'er Nelson's tomb,"
Air, " 'Twas in Trafalgar Bay,"
Song, " The Anchor's weighed," Mr. C. Braham.Bra4ant.
Irish Love Song, " Molly Pawn," Mr. Braham.Lover.
Duet, " All's Well," Mr. Braham and Mr. C.
Braham
Bruce's Address to his Army, " Scots wha hae "
Mr. Braham.
It would be a difficult task to say which of these performances
gave the greatest satisfaction. We must say we have heard
the " Death of Nelson " sung by Mr. Braham many times
years ago, and listened to it with delight ; but—whether it
was from its coming new to us in such a style, after having
heard attempts to sing it occasionally, all of which were more
or less failures--we fancied we had never heard Mr. Braham
sing it so well : it was indeed a splendid performance, and
must Lave warmed many a heart with a national pride, when
the magic words, . England expects every man to do his
duty," pealed forth in sonorous tones. The scene from
" William Tell " was another masterpiece of singing. As a
contrast to the other pieces Lover's " Molly Bawn " was
sung with a grace, pathos, and, humour, that richly deserved
the encore it met with. " Scots wha hae " was encored vo-
ciferously. " Deeper and deeper still" appeared greatly
admired. Of Mr. Charles Braham we can speak favourably.
His voice is powerful and full of tone, and is one that will
improve amazingly. Experience and study will place him
in the highest rank of English singers. His voice approaches
a baritone. He sang " The Anchor 'a weighed " extremely
well. His style, and mode of treatment of his subject, con-
stantly remind us of his father. The duet of " All 's Well"
was charmingly given. We cannot particularise the encores,
they were so numerous. From the satisfaction experienced
by those present, Mr. Braham may anticipate a still more
fashionable and crowded room on his next appearance.

OPEN/N- Of AN ORANGE tonat.—On Priday lest 3
hew lodge of the Loyal Orange Institution was opened at
the Shropshire House, Sir Thomas's-buildings, which was
most numerously attended by deputations from all the lodges
in the town. All the proceedings ssere conducted with the
greatest propriety, and which, we trust and doubt not, will
always be the distinguishihg feature, of Ow Oran 1)04.

kfter the first tcast, given by the \V.TM
)and struck up the National Anthen-

" The Queen," the
The second toast

" 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,

Oranze"—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 1841 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.
ied 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 eels, 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, £73,903 ; 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 had 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 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.
Dowlirb,- 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,
lie 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 rs IT young man, 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
giien into custody. Mr. Davenport appeared for the prisoner,
and, in reply to his questions, Mr. Neale stated, that lie had
left only sixpence in the drawer in the morning, and, in the
evening, there was just the same money. The prisoner had
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 pecket,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 : lie must be corn-
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 his 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."