The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1843-02-24 00:00:00

LUCA L NEWS

On Monday last, Alr.l T. A. G. Dolling, was re-elected
head constable of the township of West Derby
BIRKENHEAD AND CHESTER RAILWAY.-----,----
ent in a Shrewsbury paper says that the Chester and Birken-
head Railway Company intend to extend the line of railway
from Chester to Ruabon.
THE LIVER.—Mr. Buckstone takes a final benefit this
evening, when several very amusing dramas will be brought
forward, in which Mr. Buckstone and Mrs. Fitzwiliiam will
appear

CHESTER CATHEDRAL.—The Rev. Thos. Eaton, Rector
of St. Mary's, Chester, has been collated by the Lord Bishop
of the Diocese to a Canonry in the Chester Cathedral, va-
cant by the death of Archdeacon Wrangham.
ST. BRIDE'S SCHOOLS.—Two sermons in aid of these
schools are announced to be preached on Sunday next, at
St. Bride's Church, by the Rev. Hugh Stowell. The at-
tendance, we trust, will be numerous, and the collection
proportioned to the excellence of the object.
LIVERPOOL SHIPMASTERS' ASSOCIATION.—We regret
to say that the Liverpool Shipmasters' Association, which
once promised to be, and ought by this time to have become,
one of the most flourishing of institutions, has been entirely
abandoned, the recent attempt to raise funds and extend the
list of subscribers having failed.
In reference to a paragraph in a recent number of the
Standard, stating that the seven o'clock mail train to Man-
chester, and vice versa, had been discontinued, there was an
ambiguity which it is desirable to remove. The fact is, it is
only the half-past seven mail bags which have been discon-
tinued : the trains continue to run as usual.
ST. DAVID'S DAY.—Our readers will see by advertisement
in another column that our Cambro British friends intend
celebrating the anniversary of their patron saint in their
usual style. The claims of the Cambrian Society on the
natives of the Principality, together with the highly respect-
able character of the society. are sufficient to ensure them a
large attendance on this as well as on all other like occasions.
Mr. David Gladstone, who was so justly distinguished by
his recitations at the Royal Institution, has added fresh
laurels to the already illustrious family, by the excellent
manner in which he acquitted himself at Queen's College,
Oxford, on Tuesday last. The method in which he re-
sponded to the scientific and classical questions proposed
to him, elicited marked approbation ; so much so, that
no more examinations were proceeded with on that day.

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ST. BARNABAS' CH URCH.—We again call attention to the
sermons to be preached at St. Barnabas' Church, on Sun-
day next, in aid of the funds for the erection of schools in
the district where the church is situate. We may state as
an instance of the liberality of the congregation, and as a
proof that they are doing all in their power towards the
completion of such a praiseworthy design, that the sum of
£l7O 3s. has already been received by the treasurer.
MRS. HONEY AND THEATRICALS.—A curious petition
was laid on the table of the House of Commons on Monday,
which is thus described in the vote :—" Theatrical entertain-
ments.—Petition of Laura Honey, complaining that an action
has been commenced against her, for performing in a theatre
at Liverpool which was not duly licensed, and praying for a
bill to exempt her from the penalties, and to cause the action
to be discontinued." The petition was ordered to lie on the
table.

SELECT VESTRY.—The Select Vestry, at their meeting on
Tuesday last, took into consideration a communication from
the Poor Law Commissioners, founded on the report of the
Hon. Mr. Clements, the Assistant Commissioner, on the
state of the Liverpool Workheuse. After some discussion,
the communication was referred to the Workhouse Com-
mittee, who have since met several times to take it into con-
sideration. We believe they have not yet come to a decision,
but that probably they will he able to make a recommenda-
tion to the Select Vestry on Tuesday next.

ST. DAVID'S DAY.—We are glad to find, that the dinner
in celebration of this day has been postponed to Thursday,
the 2d March, in consequence of the day originally intended
falling on Ash Wednesday. We understand this arrange-
ment has received the sanction of the noble Lord Dungan-
non, and our own opinion having been already expressed upon
the subject, we cannot but rejoice that this very wise change,
in the arrangements connected with that day, has taken place.
This example, we find, is followed in every place where it is
the custom to celebrate the patron saint of Cambria.

THE LATE WRECK ON WEST HoYLE.—The committee
of the Liverpool Shipwreck and Humane Society having in-
vestigated the conduct of the crews of the steam-tug Victo-
ria and her life-boat, which proceeded with the view to
rescue the people that were telegraphed in the rigging of a
schooner, on West Hoyle Bank, on the morning of the 2nd
of February, have stated that every thing was done by the
steamer that could be reasonably expected, and have re-
solved that the approbation of the committee be conveyed to
Mr. Barber, and the officers and crews of the steam-tug and
life-boat, and that the sum of £l2 be awarded for distribu-
t►on amongst them.

THE PAISLEY RELIEF COMMITTEE.—A meetni
held on Tuesday evening in the Queen's Theatre, Christian-
street, for the purpose of considering the conduct of the
Paisley Relief Committee, in refusing assistance to the poor
Irish inhabitants of that town, who had been resident there
for a less period than ten years. The Rev. Peter Wilcock
was called to the chair, and the meeting was addressed by
the Rev. Wm. Parker, Mr. John Langan, Mr. Fitzgerald,
the Rev. J. Collins, Dr. M`Carron, the Rev. Mr. Frith,
Mr. M'Mahon, Mr. Rankin, and Mr. Lenou. Resolutions
in accordance with the object were adopted, after which the
meeting adjourned till Wednesday next.
MR. COBDEN.—We perceive from large placards on the
walls that a meeting of the Anti-Monopoly Association is
called for this evening, when a vote of thanks will be pro-
posed to Mr. Richard Cobden, for his strenuous advocacy of
free-trade principles, especially during the present session.
Now, the only occasion when Mr. Cobden has spoken during
the present session was on Friday night, when he gave utter-
ance to his furious attack upon Sir Robert Peel; and we
therefore think the conduct of the concoctors of this meeting,
who have bad time for deliberation, most infamous and dia-
bolical, and upon their heads will rest the moral responsi-
bility of any future attack on the life of Sir Robert Peel.
THEATRE ROYAL.—" Cousin Lambkin," a new farce
called " Forty and Fifty," and other novelties, have been
Produced during this week with success. To-night, Mr. and
Mrs. 'rernan will make their appearance, as also their
daughter, only seven years' old, who is said to be as talented
as Clara Fisher, and whose precocity of talent is as remark-
bable. She will sustain five or six characters in "The Mow-
rays." " The Barber of Seville" has been extremely well
brought out, and has gone off with great applause. Mr.
Shrivall as Alrnaviva, Miss Gardner as Rosina, and Mr. W.
J. Hammond as Figaro, singing to charming music with
spitit and effect. Mr. Addison's Doctor Bartola was hu-
rnourous and clever.

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CORONERS' INQUESTS.—We are extremely glad to find
that a bill has been brought into parliament by the govern-
ment, for the more convenient holding
of coroners' inquests.
The object of the bill is to meet several cases which have
recently occurred in this and other town. The bill enacts
that it shall be lawful for any coroner, within his jurisdic-
tion, to hold inquest on the body of any person o on whose
death an inquest ought to be holden, in any place wP here such
body shall be lying dead, notwithstanding that the cause of
death did not arise within the jurisdiction of such ne
and in the case of any body found dead and floatinegorionthre
sea, or any creek, river, or navigable canal, the inquest shall
be holden
_ by the coronerg ltiatvoinlignd.
jurisdiction in the place
Where it shall be first brought
tioPRESENTATION OF PLATE.—We beg to draw the atten_
be s sef bur readers to a most beautiful work of art, no to
The n in the window of Mr. Richd. Doke, 11, Lord-street.
tenantry of the worthy baronet, Sir Hugh Palliser Pal-
liser,
f, Castletown House, Wexford, having subscribed
undsfor the purpose of making him a handsome present,
:,mgrateful acknowledgment of their many obligations to
lbiedecided upon giving a splendid very massive silver solar
aable_lamp,
with an enchased pillar and top. The design
ppears to us at once chaste and elegant. On one shield
appears his crest and helmet, and on the other the following
inscription This piece of plate was presented to Sir
Hugh Palliser Palliser, Baronet, of Castletown House, in
the Year 1842, by a faithful and truly attached tenantry."
A•LEGED ROBBERY OF ONE DROVER BY ANOTHER.—OR
Wednesday, at the Police-court, a rough-looking Irishman,
!lamed Owen Smith, was placed at the bar, charged with
baying robbed a brother drover, Peter Toole, of six sove-
reigns- It appeared that both of them lodged while in Li-
verpool at the same house, and that Toole a few days ago
Missed the money stated, and accused the prisoner as the
°llly person who could have taken it. He had him brought
before Mr. Rushton on Tuesday on the charge, but the mo-
ney not being found, and the evidence being incomplete, he
was discharged. A female who resided in the house said,
that on his returning home, immediately after his release,
she observed him go to the back yard, and on going herself
afterwards, she looked round and saw a piece of rag in a
recess under the roof. She called a man who was in the
house, and on takinv, down the rag they found it to be a strip
of a pocket handkerchief, in which were wrapped the six
sovereigns. The man went to the prisoner and asked him if
he had a handkerchief about him, which helsaid he had not.
The witness, however, searched him, and found a handker-
chief in his pocket, from which the strip in which the money
was found had evidently been torn. The owner of the mo-
ney bad left the house, and gone to the quay on his way to
Ireland. The money, of which he stood in need, was taken
down and delivered to him : and it was stated that he would
again be in Liverpool on Monday or Tuesday. As his pre-
sence was required as a witness, the prisoner was remanded
until Wednesday next. and it was directed that he should be
written to, to come over as soon as possible.

CONSECRATION OF ST. SILAS'S CHURCH.—The cere-
mony of consecrating the church of St. Silas, in Pembroke-
place, in which divine service has been celebrated for some
time, took place on Friday morning last, in the presence of.a
most respectable and numerous congregation. The Lord
Bishop of the diocese, who was attended by the Rev. Chan-
cellor Raikes, his chaplain, secretary, and registrar, con-
ducted the consecration service in a most impressive runner ;
after which the prayers for morning service were read by the
Rev. J. Cordeaux, the incumbent, and the Scriptures by the
Rev. Jonathan Brooks, senior rector. The sermon was
preached, at the special request of the Bishop, by the Rev.
Hugh IVl'Nei le, who selected his text from John, xvii, 20, 21.
The sermon was reported verbatim in our last number. At
the close of the service a handsome collection was made in
aid of tl funds f-

_.fie . for the erection of the church.
THE FUNDS.—WEDNESDAY EVENING.—The funds are
on the advance without any especial cause, the sole circum-
stances acting upon the market being the continued abun-
dance of money and the desire of the public to invest. Con..
sols for present transfer and the account closed 954 to a ;
Bank Stock, 175 to 177 ; Exchequer-bills, 6-Is. to 665. pre-
mium ; India Stock, 267 to 269 ; Three per Cents. Reduced,
95/ to 96: Three-and-a-half per Cents. Reduced, 102+ to
103 ; New Three-and-a-Half per Cents. 101+ to 102 ; Long
Annuities, 12 15-16 ; and India Bonds. 635. to 665. premium.
Speculation has raised the value of Spanish to 261 toy for
the New Three per Cents., and 19/ to 20 for the Actives.
The other foreign securities have supported good and high
prices, and the market for this particular description of stock
transactions shows increased activity. Portuguese Converted
left off 39+ to 404- ; Mexican, 314; Mexican Deferred, 8+ to
9 ; Dutch Two-and-a-half per Cents., 55-'1 to Dutch Five
per Cents., 1024- to ; Danish, 86 to 87; Colombian, 244- to
; Brazilian, 761 to 771; and Belgian, 1041
UTTERING A BAD £5 NOTE.—On Wednesday and (the
prisoner being remanded) yesterday, an elderly woman
named Ann Mullineux, was charged before Mr. Rushton
with offering a five pound note very badly executed, at a
shop in payment of some articles purchased. So far the
case was proved, A decent looking old man who had for-
merly served in the army, and had also been in the service
of the Corporation, said he had known the prisoner for
many years and had always considered her honest. She had
showed him the note stating that she had found it, and he
told her lie considered it a good £5 note ; but he admitted •
that he was no judge. It appeared from further evidence
that the prisoner bad for some time been employed in at-
tending to a Mrs. Simpson of Williamson-square after her
accouchment ; that she had seen and purloined the note,
which had been used by a juggler who lodged in the house;
and that she had after what the old man had ignorantly told
her offered in payment as stated thinking it was good. Mr.
Rushton said that she was morally guilty, though not legally
punishable for the uttering, and in discharging her warned
her to be cautious in future, otherwise she would certainly
be sent across the seas.

INDISCREET ZEAL.—A few days ago a notice was read in
the police stations, of which the following is a copy :—" Mr.
Pord, publican, of Oldhall-street, states that two base half-
crowns were offered to him by two boys, one about fourteen
years old, slender and good-looking--dress, a blue jacket
and cap; the other about twelve years of age—dress, brown
jacket and blue cap." Police-officer 447, who heard the
above statement read, kept a look-out, as in duty bound,
for the lads in question. On Monday last, when on duty in
Castle-street, he saw three boys, and conceiving that two of
them answered the description above given, he took them
into custody, and led them to the office of Mr. Dowling-,
the commissioner of police. Mr. Dowling questioned the
lads, and on hearing their statements that they were both
pursuing respectable occupations, he expressed his belief to
the officer that he had committed an error. The officer said
he had taken the boys into custody, first, because they an-
swered the description given in the notice, and, secondly,
because they were in company with a boy whom he knew to
be a bad character, and an associate of thieves. Mr. Dow-
ling caused inquiries to be made, and ascertained that the
statement made by the boys was true, and that the other
boy was very respectable. .These facts were stated on Tues-
day before Mr: Rushton, who rebuked. the officer, and or-
dered him to be suspended.
FATAL ACCIDENT IN LONDON-ROAD.-011 Tednesday
forenoon last, between eleven and twelve o'clock, as Mr.
George Castle, a respectable traveller from Manchester, was
driving down London road in his gig, the horse (probably
taking fright) ran off with him near the Monument, breaking
from a canter into a gallop, notwithstanding his utmost
efforts to hold him in, and finally running as fast as he could
go, until it came in contact with a phaeton belonging to Mr.
Guy (late of Lord-street), near the end of Norton-street.
The gig was upset by the concussion, and the unfortunate
gentleman was thrown with great violence upon the pave-
ment. A police-officer ran up and succeeded, at considerable
personal danger, in securing the terrified animal, which bad
dragged the vehicle to which it was attached some distance
from the spot. The same man, and others who came up im-
mediately, carried Mr. Castle into the shop of Mr. Holmes,
jeweller, a little below the Swan Inn, in London-road, where
he was promptly and assiduously attended by Mr. Stewart,
surgeon, of Norton-street, who happened to witness the ac-
cident. Medical skill was, however, unavailing, as the suf-
ferer had sustained a mortal injury (supposed to be of the
spine), of which he died at seven o'clock on the same even-
ing, without so far rallying as to become sensible. The
coroner's inquest will be held to-morrow. The deceased,
we learn, had been in the habit of driving for some years.
Mr. Guy, whose phaeton was a good deal damaged, did every
thing he could to prevent the accident.

ROBBERY OF JEWELLERY-" DANIEL O'CONNELL"
IN A SCRAPE.-At the Police-court, on Wednesday, three
boys, William Tomlinson, alias Alexander Woods, Edward
Parry, and " Daniel O'Connell," were placed at the bar, on
a charge of having stolen a quantity of jewellery from a shop.
A youth, of the Jewish persuasion, named Nathan, said that
his father kept a shop in Paradise-street, and that on the pre-
vious night he found that a pane of glass in the window, which
had previously been cracked, had been forced out, and a
quantity of seals, keys, &c., were missing. Mr. John Jen-
kinson, saddler, Manchester-street, said that on the night
in question he observed, whilst in his shop, the prisoners
Tomlinson and O'Connell at the window outside, quarrelling
about dividing some articles which they had ; and one of
them remarked to the other, " Do you think they are gold ?"
Thinking something was wrong, he called a police-officer,
and had them taken into custody, together with the boy Parry,
who had been seen by the witness with the other two at the
window, but afterwards joined them. On Tomlinson were
found six seals and two gold keys, and on O'Connell two
seals and two keys. Others of the articles also dropped from
their trousers when they were taken into Mr. Jenkinson's
shop. They were identified by young Nathan as his father's
property, and were stated to be worth from £4 to £5. No-
thing was found on Parry, and he was discharged. The
prisoners Tomlinson and O'Connell had before been fre-
quently committed. They were both committed for trial at
the sessions.

CHARGE OF FELONY BY A HUSBAND AGAINST A WIFE.
—Yesterday, at the Police-court, a female named Brennan
and a young man were charged with having stolen a quantity
of wearing apparel and money. They had been brought from
Manchester, and a police-officer of that town, and another
of the Birmingham and Manchester Railway, appeared
against them. It appeared that the male prisoner had taken
a box, containing clothes, to the railway station at Man-
chester, on Wednesday night, and left it there, writing his
name on a piece of paper that was afterwards attached to it,
and stating that it would be called for in the morning by the
owner, who was going to Birmingham by the railway. In
the morning he and the female called, and information hav-

ing been received in the interim, they were given into cus-
tody. Mr. Brennan said that the clothes and some money found
in the box (a small amount in copper), were stolen from him.

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The female prisoner, he added, had lived with him for thir-
teen or fourteen years, and had also carried off £9 of his
money, which was found upon her. The clothes consisted

of handsome dresses. The prisoner said that the complain-
ant was her lawful husband, which she was prepared to prove;
that he had maltreated her..; that she purposed to go and

visit her brother in London for a time ; indtnat the clothes
were her own dresses. She added that she also considered

the money her own, and thought it little enough to pay her
expenses to London, without being indebted to her friends.
The young man was employed merely as a porter by her.
No evidence was adduced to disprove these facts ; and Mr.
Rushton said he could do nothing in the case, beyond dis-

charging the prisoners. An application was made by the
husband to have the clothes and money given up to him ;
but this Mr. Rushton refused, ordering the officers, who
had come on a bootless errand, to restore both to Mrs.
Brennan.

APPEAL AGAINST THE CHURCH-RATE.—On Monday last,
the magistrates sat at the Sessions' House for the purpose of
hearing the appeals of those who had been summoned for

the non-payment of their parish rates. Mr. Cowgill appealed
against a church-rate, with which he had been charged, and

stated his ground of refusal to be the misappropriation of one

sum of thechurch-rate. Mr. Birkett, in reply to Mr. Nor.
ris, solicitor, who appeared for Mr. Cowgill, said that a sum

of £350 Os 10d had been expended in obtaining an act of par-
liament, the expense of which was ordered by the act to be
',aid out of the poor-rate, and it was consequently transferred

to that account from the church-rate account ; -and the lat-

ter would reap the benefit of the transfer. Mr. Cowgill then
said that he had lived a good while in the town, and had never
before been served with a summons for rates. He had exa-
mined the books at the parish-office, and found that Mr.
Birkett, who sent out the summons, was himself in arrear.

Mr. Birkett then addresssed himself to the bench, and said,
" With regard to these summonses, they were sent out in
the usual way, and I never saw them ; indeed I was sick

when they were sent out. As to my own rates, I may say,
that according to the usual practice, a large proportion of
them have been paid by my partner. From the large amount
of taxes which we have to pay—X3,ooo a-year—it would be
unfair to make us pay in a lump. We regularly commence
paying three months after the rate is laid, and pay up to the
end of the year." Mr. Dover (Mr. Birkett's partner) said
that from the nature of their business they were constantly
taking up warehouses, and if all the rates were paid for the
twelve months by them, they would be paying taxes which

other people were liable for. They often let parts of ware-
houses, and then the tenants themselves paid the taxes. Al-

though there had been a balance due, it bore no proportion
to the whole amount; and he thought that the officers would
admit they had as little trouble in getting the rates from
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them as from any other firm in Liverpool. Mr. Hart said
there was no selection in sending out the summonses ; and,
that Mr. Birkett had taken no part in issuing them. The
magistrates then decided that Mr. Cowgill must pay the
rate.

UNFOUNDED COMPLAINT AGAINST A POLICE-OFFICER.
—At the police-court on Wednesday, police-officer Edward
Jones (No. 228), appeared to answer a charge preferred
against him by Mr. M'Donald, glass dealer, St. James's-
street. The complainant said in effect, that on Friday week
he had some articles standing in the channel opposite his
shop-door, when the officer came up, and demanded his name
in an insolent manner, he being so drunk at the time that he
stuttered as he spoke, and could scarcely walk without
staggering. A shopman of M`Donald's stated that he was
present, and that the officer was so drunk that "he smelt
enough to knock down a horse," and " staggered about like
a ship in a heavy sea." The next witness was a female
(Mary Dillon), rather showily dressed, who also said that
the defendant was drunk, and that on M'Donald accusing
him of being so, he said " If I am, it is not at your expense."
The defendant said that there was no truth whatever in the
allegation against him. He had seen that M'Donald bad
caused an obstruction in the street, after repeated warnings,
and had asked him civilly his Christian name, which he re-
fused to give, and made use of offensive language. He had
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others with whom he had conversed on the subject on the
same evening—all of whom swore that the accused was per-
fectly sober at the time, and had not even the appearance of
having had any drink whatever. The station book was also
produced, in which there were two entries—one by Tuck, the
keeper that night, stating the facts, and testifying to his
sobriety, with a note at the bottom written by Inspector
Clough to the same effect.—Mr. Superintendent Leveret,
and other principal officers of the force, gave the defendant
an excellent character for sobriety, steadiness, and civility.
—Mr. Rushton said this was a most disgraceful attempt to
injure the character and destroy the prospects in life of a
worthy man, who had long been proved a most efficient
officer. With respect to his accuser, M'Donald, he had ap-
peared before him several times, and in no one case in a
creditable manner to himself. It was one of those cases
which unhappily sometimes came before that court, and in
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