The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1848-08-15 00:00:00

YESTERDAY'S POLICE,

ALLEGED UTTERANCE OF A FORGED I. 0. U.—Yesterday,
at the Police-court, a respectable-looking man, named Charles
Spence, and an elderly female, Eliza Spence, were charged by
a young man, named Thomas Frazer, with having uttered to
him a forged 1. O. U. for .e 3. Frazer, on cross-examination,
gave such loose answers that the probability appeared to be that
the document was genuine, and the magistrate discharged the
prisoners. . _ _

ATTEMPTEDTHEFT FROM AN INN.—Yesterday, at the Police-
court, a young man, named William Trafford, was committed
for trial, charged by Mr. William Liversedge, publican, of
Burlington-street, with having clandestinely entered his house,
on Saturday night, and feloniously removed several articles of
value. He had put some of the complainant's clothes over and
under his own ; had moved several valuables, including a
handsome time-piece, which he had placed on the landing of
the stairs. A silver snuff-box, a gold locket, &c., were found
concealed in his boots. Upon him, too, was found a watch,
with a gold chain attached.
CHARGE OF PRESENTING A FALSE ORDER FOR WAGES.—
At the Police-court yesterday, a young seaman named Charles
Longman, was charged by Mr. H. Bartley, with this offence.
On Saturday last, the prisoner took the order in question, which
was for .t'l4, to Mr. Hartley, of Waterloo-road, fitter-out, and
obtained by means of it and his representations asuit of clothes,
and a sum of money. On the order being presented, it was
declared to bear a forged signature. It purported to be signed
by Capt. llPMillan, of the Guatemala ; but two witnesses from
Messrs. Prowse, swore it was not his signature. The prisoner
in his defence said it positively was signed by the Captain.
The prisoner was committed for trial at the Assizes.
MANUFACTURE OF PIKES IN LIVERPOOL.—SOHIe few weeks
ago a police-officer, who is by trade a smith, went in the garb
of a workman into a blacksmith's shop in this town, where he
suspected something not usual was going on, and inquired for
employment. The man to whom he addressed himself having
apparently some suspicion that he was not truly representing
himself, asked him to give them "a heat," to show whether he
was a good hand, which he did by heating a piece of iron, and
fastening it neatly on the anvil. Confidence in him being thus
formed, he was told that they could not then give him a job,
as they had but four forges, three of which were in active use
for the making of pikes, but that he might call again in a few
days, and they would see what they could do.

Ten thousand pineapples, shipped at Nassau, N.P., have
arrived at this port in excellent condition.
On Sunday, the body of a new-born child was found in
St. Martin's Churchyard.

On Thursday the 17th instant, will be launched from
the building yard of Messrs. Cato, Miller, and Co., a fine
new ship, 600 tons, classed 13 years A 1 at Lloyds.
On Friday the special constables of Pitt-street Ward—
Lieut. Maxwell in the chair—passed a resolution of thanks
to the Mayor and magistrates for the efficient manner in
which the peace of the town has been preserved.
On Saturday night, a married woman named Fogan,
living in St. Andrew-street, went to bed with her son
Francis. At about three in the morning she awoke and
found the child dead in her arms—supposed to be from
convulsions.

THE WEATHER.—For the last seven days the weather
has again been variable on the whole, but the quantity of
rain that fell was much less than during the previous
week. Saturday and Sunday ware warm and sunny—
greatly promoting the ripening of the grain. Yesterday
forenoon the barometer had fallen a little, and a little
rain fell ; the wind, which veered from point, being, at
ten o'clock, about S.E., which is here a rather watery
direction. A good deal of oats have already been cut and
carried in forward shots ; little of the wheat has yet been
gathered ; both are good crops. The other field crops,
especially turnips and mange's, are most promising, as
are the after-grasses. It is very generally thought that
more rain fell in July than is borne out by measurement.
The average here was only (in.) 2.51, much less than in
the previous month. In Manchester, where the average
fall of the last 19 Julys was 3.74, the fall was, in the July
of this year, 4.045 inches. Notwithstanding the cry of
the rot, which is much exaggerated, we have abundance
of potatoes in our market at 6d. per score. The glass fell
a little yesterday, but only a little, and that gradually.
Some slight rain fell during the afternoon. We have had a
great deal of humidity for the last week or two. We re-
gret to learn, from some of the Irish papers, that the po-
tato blight had appeared to a great extent, in several of
the southern districts, especially near Clonmel. The
heavy rains had done considerable injury to the wheats.
While on this subject we may state, as the concurrent
opinions of the United States journals, that a much greater
breadth of wheat was this year sown in that country than

in any previous year, and that it is expected the yield will
be so abundant that the whole of Europe may be thence
supplied, should even large deficiencies arise.
OPENING OF TUE NEW ORGAN AT ST. PAUL'S CHURCH,
PRINCE'S PARE.—Sunday last having been appointed for
the opening of this splendid instrument, built by Bew-
slier of Liverpool, the church was crowded during the
morning and evening services, especially the latter ; and

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amongst those present we noticed our excellent chief
magistrate, T. B. Horsfall, Esq., and several members of
the Town Council. The organ surpassed the expec-
tations of all who had the gratification of playing upon,
and listening to it, at the builder's rooms ; for, its loud
volume of tone completely filled the church, while its
lower notes, giving forth

1;A sound so fine, that nothing lived
'Tween it and silence,"