The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1835-06-09 00:00:00

THE WOLVERHAMPTON RIOTS.

Sir Frederick Roe, the chief police magistrate of Bow-street,
and Colonel Them arrived at Wolverhampton on Thursday for
the purpose of investigating the circumstances attending the
late election affray in that town. In his train followed certain
gentlemen of the press as the representatives el " The Times,"
The Morning Herald, The Morning Post, and The Morning Ad-
vertiser, daily London papers, hut, for any•goiad they sire likely
to do there, they might as well have staid at tome. On Friday
morning, previously to the commencement of his labours, sic
Frederick Roc sent a note to Mr. loaf requesting. to see him,
and also requesting his assistance in the proposed. Inquiry; Sir
Frederick at the same time intimating to him that the investia
gation would be strictly private, and that the reporters were to
be excluded, with the exception of Mr. Gurney, Who accom-
panied " the commission" for the purpose of making a full re,
port of the evidence to government. To this decision Mr. loaf
demurred, and against it the gentlemen of the press strongly
protested as an infringement of their rights and privileges. Notes
threatening, wheedling, and argumentative passed between the
different parties, i e., Mr, loaf, the reporteis, and Sir Frederick
Roe, but the latter remained immoveable. All that be would
concede was, that one gentleman from the Anson and a second
from the Goodricke party should be permitted to attend. Mr.
litraf, at last, refused to take any part in the investigation, if it
were not an open one, and requested thatthe proceedings might
be suspended until he (Mr. loaf) had had an opportunity of
communicating with Lord John Russell. Even this conces-
sion seas refused, 4nd the examination of such witnesses as
chose to tender their evidence was proceeded within private.
Of course, we shall hear more of this affair anon. •

FUND poaWinow 13a tnev.—A -meeting fist the disposal of
the funds collected for the relief of the widow atscl children of
the late Mr. Henry Bailey was held on Wednesday last, at four
o'clock, at the Ducie Arms, Stratigeways; Mr. Thomas Locket
in the chair. The meeting was severally addressed by Messrs,
E. Bent, B. Holbrooke, John Bradbury and others; and, event-
ually, Messrs. Samuel Pekin, William Smalley Butter and
George Elwali Barber were appointed Trustees for,the invest-
ment of the fund which has been raised and is in the hands. of
Messrs. Jones Loyd and Co. From the report of the committee
it appeared that the total stun collected was £1641 i'ss. 7d.; and
that after paving various expenses, including the charge for the
dragging for Mr. Bailey's body, the present maintenance of the
family, articles of mourning, &c., there at present remains in the
hand; of the bankers the sum of 1:1555 Bs. 91 It was not de'
cided in what way the investment should be made, but a getwerat
meeting of subscribers still be shortly held to consider the matter,
when the funding of the property in the three per cents. Will be
proposed.—Now that the efforts in this laudable work of charity
are drawing to a close we should not be acting justly did we not
name Messrs. F. Lilly, Robert Bradley and Julie Barlow, as
being amongst the foremost of those gentlemen who have so
indefatigably exerted themselves in it. 13y the assiduity of these
and two or three other individuals the sum of no less than £719
19s. &1. was collected within five days of Mr. Bailey's regretted
death.—Manchester Chronicle.
FORGERY AT BitisTot..—A forgery has been successfully
practised in this city to the amount of above £l2OO. Some days
ago a man of prepossessing manners and exterior, calling him.'
self Jouett, presented a letter of introduction. purporting to he
from Mr. Rebert Gladstone, of Liverpool, at the counting-house
of a mercantile firm in this city, stating that the bearer was
partner in a house at Kingston, Jamaica, visitiug Bristol for •
the purpose of making considerable purchases, and requesting,
as a personal favor, that the object of his visit might be facilita-
ted. On the following day, he stated that lie was desirous of hate
ing a bill discounted, anti was introduced to the baukitig-home •
of Messrs. Miles, Harford and C0..0 here he presented Mill for
12W and some odd pounds, drawn on the firm of Ewalt & Co.
of Liverpool, regularly signed and endorsed, and bearing every
appearance of being genuine. After some denier on the part
of Mr. Jouett, against the proposed discriont of 4 per cent. whicls
it was agreed to reduce to 3 pet cent. the bill was cashed ;' he
had previously made sundry enquiries respecting the best houses
for completing his purchases, and actually entered into treaty
for sortie articles which he pretended he required for his Jamaica
business. On the following day he was engaged to dine at the
house of the gentleman to whom he had obtained an introduc-
tion by means of the Liverpool letter, but at the dinner hour'
the guest was wanting, and has not since made his appearance.
It is scarcely necessary to add, that both the letter and bill turn
out to be forgeries. These are the main particulars of the trans,
action, as they have been repressmted to us, and though steps
are taken to discover the place of his retreat, we fear they will
prove fruitless.--Bristol Journal.

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