The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1833-11-26 00:00:00

LOCAL NEWS.

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CORPORATION OP LIVERPOOL.—A splendid admission to the
tilos'P''ullied honour and purity of this Corporation, fell from the
of an adverse witness-during his examination before the
(~orainissioners. The memorable words were these, "I believe
fulere never was an estate of such magnitude so honestly and
fairly was
d."
core. of the witnesses before the commissioners described the
stieporation as one party in palitics and one sect in relrgion.—
and" i 8 the description given of men who uphold the manarchy,
te established ch-urch. Ye 'shades of Hooker, Taylor,
Harrow,ynn . with countless others of powerful talents, whither are
Lr'l," "ed. Are your lights, the brightest and purest that ever
le, now to be extinguished; are all the efforts of a judicious
,oker, and the whole ecclesiastical polity of which he was the
nisei,
suous suPPorter, to be buried in oblivion? Eveu so. A
,landate has gone forth to. overthrow them all. Honour and
dubatission to kings is no longer a scriptural doctrine, and no
atinction is to be made between him who conforms to the
j plirest interpretation of revelation; and one who 'relapses into
"e
iolatry, or takes up with the most extravagant heresy. Under
cloak of liberty everything that is sound in politics and
Pure in religion, is to' be cast away, and it will soon be found,
1.0. the midst of no
small -dismay and sorrow, that an age of
dap he
has already begun, arid is rapidly advancing, which
r‘‘e, blinded by the false literature and notions of the day, have
tstaken for one of light and of knowledge. "Deep verst in
)9olts, and shallow-in Ourselves," from the want of that supe-
'a
ior.jadttment, which Milton' o forcibly mentions, we are fallen thing. nntive with ertainty,- and take pleasure in unsettling every
ebL• WILLIAMS, M.P.—This gentleman's evidence before
the municipal commissioners will excite a smile. He objects
to the monument of. Canning, an almost unrivalled piece of
aculpture from the hands of Chantry, and, believe it reader, he
Oescends even to the chairs of the Council, as too costly. The
late Mr. Canning and the Corporation of Liverpool never held
'la)* opinions in common with the member for Ashton. Hinc
rt 74 lachryme on the part of the colonel, which he will shed
daozsettlper.efusely in the. next session
-of Parliament—Lancaster
MARCH OP THE COMMISSIONERS.—Messrs. Roscoe, Rushton,
and suite are making a pleasant tour in Devonshire, and earn-
K_lpg threeeir wages more easily than they ever did before. About
i vveeks aoo, they entered the borough of Plympton, in .flat county
r,„ ety arid, proceeding to overhaul the affairs of the cor-
,,i).-0,,, they were thunderstruck when they were informed
at the income was only thirteen shillings, and' the expenditure
!bout seoendy pounds!. ley-committed a sad mistake in being
taken to a private house instead of the inn, itito the drawing-
room of which they entered. Unceremoniously, rang the bell, and
ho
called for porter- and other-refreshments.- The owner of the
use happened to be an honest maltster, who soon made his
412pearance, and did not like theirs. He ordered them to hop
owariskty, which they did after making the necessary apologies.
One of the first results of the municipal reform in the corpo-
-I:atioin of Edinburgh has been, that the Lord Provost's salary is
9lea at £5OO for expenses ; if the latter exceed that amount, he
It'hto Pay the excess himself.—London paper.—[ We hoped better
thing! from the new reformed Town-council of Auld Reekie,
huan 'Hleh a lavish expenditure of the "public treasure." Five
t eared a year is enough to corrupt the whole radical consti-
tt!enee of the ancient capital of Scotland, seeing that it will
ilace at his lordship's disposal thirty thousandglasses of whiskey
dr-a hIT, which may be most uneonstitutionally
given to and
end '' hY that constitutional body. We would uudertake to
I five thousand weavers, either of whom would be glad to
Prevost it for one-tenth. of that sum. Mr. Hume must look to
this in time.---EDIT. LIVSRPOOL STANDARD.]
EXTRAORDINARY DESPATCH.--The following instance of
activity and correctness of calculation, sustained of course, by
hthe favour of the elements to its completion, we should think
as seldom, if ever, been exceeded. A gentleman thus ad-
(tresses his friend from Kingston, Jamaica, on the 4th October.
---Noll_l am, off for Cuba, and expect to be in Liverpool on the 20th
"
Yearb
the ee." He. sailed, from Kingston for the. Havana, went
'lnd Island, did business there—proceeded to Charleston
.-tratiasacted large business- there—discharged a cargo, and
I°44edagain for New York, where he proceeded,—took his pas-
!age on board tie packet-shiP Britannia, which sailed on the let
In'tant from New York, and arrived in Liverpool on the after-
the of the 19th November. .
SHIP CACIQUE.—The following appears in the obituary of a
"ateMporary :—.," At sea, on board the Cacique, hence for Li-
'inav Captain Dagnia. The mate not feeling himself competent
ti.,;),oavifiate the vessel, round Cape Horn, put back and reached
o de • aneiro after he had been 101 days at sea," The owners of the Cacique feel it due to a deserving man to say, that the
statement put. orward after the announcement of Captain Dag-
Va's death, is not true: It is true that the mate put back to
"0 Janeiro for water and refreshments. It is, however, equally
true that he proceeded in coinanauti,sse.the ship in her voyage
round Cape Horn and has conducted himself much to their
satisfaction; ' " - •
tfmNATO. OP SIR HERBERT SAWYER. K.C.B.—This distill-
shed.ofEcer expired at Bath, on Wednesday last, where he
"la,d been residing- for some time on account of the health of
'hllnaal'a "Sir Herbert was raised to the rank of post-captain in
y in the year 1789; rear-admiral, 1807; and admiral of
tile,
whhe, in 1825. During the greater part of the war he was
"'velY. engaged iu the service of his country.
a Died; at Paington, Devon, William Harvey Hooper, Esq.,
eeretaq to Greenwich Hospital. This amiable and distin-
ct gentleman was one of the confidential companions of
afrt.'4, "1 it's in his first polar voyage, and of Captain Parry in
li "el perilous undertakings in pursuit of a north-west passage.
ti • Hooper was a man of superior abilities as well as of gen-
e:manly manners, and for a long series of years, served his
IlesT...untrY, as a nah honour and cval officer, in various parts of the globe with
credit to himself.
* At a meeting- -of- the, subscribers to Lloyd's Coffee-house,
4-440„,,d0n, on Friday last, the following resolution was agreed to :
fora net the sum of £l,OOO be given from the funds of the house,
a the purpose of formieg as correct and perfect a register
with reign
of all shipping belonging to this country, and f
with reign shipping trading to British ports." In pursuance
t o
-morrow the forms(Wednesd of the house, a ballot on the question is fixed tor
y.)
. Piceroceues.—The streets, for some time past, have been
In_fested by pickpockets, but we are glad to find that the police
:"a7`e on the alert, for, dining last week, ,eleven boys have been
stnitted, for periods varying from one to. three mouths,
to the Hbuse of Correction, for picking gentlemen's pockets.
Tiossi .
sipa., • -otar SHOEMAKER s.—The sitting maoistrate at the New
reY (Mr. E'. J. Lloyd), was occupied on Tuesday for a con-
out able time in hearing a case of assault, arising out of a turn-
wt 'amongst the shoemakers in the employ of Mi. Wimpory, of
two Ann's-square. Mr. Law, on behalf 'of the complainants,
b:eshoemakers named Page and Mallard, stated that for some
.lse past Mr. Wimpory's shop has been regularly picquetted
~a. In turn-outs, in the same way that the joiners' shops were
i-auetted some months ago. on Saturday night the two cons-
iaettnctsFwere leaving the shop, when one of the defendants,
accosted Pox, who acted as a sort of president of the t.urn-puts,
for L,
.•age, and told him that there was somethmo in pickle
tht3,l_,; Immediately after several men came up, ana assauLed
tothe most violent manner with sticks and pieces of iron,
to _ Pao 's face was severely cut. Three witnesses were called
t,Proae these facts, and two of them swore positively that the
R:eriefendant, David Caldwell, took an active part in the
„'..17.- Pox, with all the effrontery of a mob
showingr,",am ed these witnesses for the purpose othat he lad
tl°
Connection with the men who committed the assault ; and on
i.7.11_ ,If of Caldwell, two witnesses were called who swore posi-
t7e that at the time the assault was said to have been coin-
th(ted• he was in their company. Mr. Lloyd said he thought
ekare was no case against Caldwell, he must therefore be dis-
-I,"4roged •• but with respect to Fox, it was evident he had made
tcr,_ f thr'eats, and must therefore find two sureties in £3O each
L(Keep the pea hree months. Mr. Law pressed for a
I)Utriittal to thesessions, but Mr. Lloyd said he did not think
c,B7e- case was of such a nature as to require the interference of a
,e,60? court. Another. charge was then preferred against
dwell, for assaulting another of Mr. Wimpory's workmen,
I', med Troy, On Sunday night. The complainant was walking
al Deausgate soon after ten o'clock, when Caldwell followed
Vemv.erand called out to some other men to knock him down.
.''.a.._
.al attempts were made to accomplish this; but Troy es-
aeill'ee: and took refuge in a house in Jackson's-row.' The de-
ponedtorthis case was also an alibi, and the heating was post-
roduc ,11. Wednesday, in order to allow Caldwell time to
14. Noe_h_ Is witnesses. On that day the case was re-heard by
was his `,68, when Troy again distinctly swore to Caldwell, who
itt ht: brother-in-law, and therefore be could not be mistaken
On the other hand two witnesses were called, who
31,10 re *that they were in company with Caldwell in Back
~,":?Mas-street, Shudehill, until after ten o'clock. Mr. Norris
paid to thought the alibi was not sufficiently proved, and or-
pe'_ 1 aldvsell to find two sureties in £lO each, to keep the
eve for thiee months. £IO
Courier.

• TRADE AND MANUFACTURES.
LRRT.!, Nov. 22.—At length the uniformity which. has cha-
r4et, e
ost therized the business at our celebrated Woollen NI arts during
kre whole of the current year has been interrupted, and
an Tuesday last ver sales were effected, particularly in the
olotired cloth Hall. y few
The market is admitted on all hands to
have been one of the worst that has been experienced for some
,me- Trade, in general, is less brisk, but we do not hear of
any ,
• - er). large number of workmen being out of employ, except
to thestuff trade, which is wofully slack at present.
BRA rwoRD Nl:ki t: ET , Thursday, was the same as those in
the last few vi
ondull. -W-o'ol continues high, and the
terchants stillepersistveiii refusing the terms asked for the ma-
gactured article The prices of six-quarter merinos have
given ~,,,_
former raYteas.little, but low e-r descriptions have maintained their
ettiol.,
Roby
lithat IP"
MARKET, on Saturday, it was with much diffi-
any considerable sales were effected either in stuff
At r v,OOl, but the former prices.were, in general, obtained.
thel°ltinnEasrlEtn, and in the surrounding neighbourhood,
cloth trade continues brisk, and.there was much activity in
trheaedrilarket on Tuesday. Woollens of all descriptions went off
1, at improved prices. In the fancy trade there is not so
Much doing.
_ 114)..t DrwßßUßT,theblanket trade continues dull, hut the ma-
bsighn Picture of coarse cloths for padding, 8:c. is petty active in the
bonrhood.
At the ROCHDALE FLANNEL MARKET, on Monday last, the
bnYers were not numermisjet many pieces were sold; low and
middling alit
went off briskly, but finer sorts were no
snuckt,, Inquired for. In same few cases an advance in prices was
, usmned, but generally they sold at about the same prices as
1,,t4t, week- Snell is the difficulty in obtaining (even at high
.17,;„"4-,...1 the raw ssiateri4 for low qualities, that many a tie
l haro stopped part of their hands, and seem re-
rather to diacootinite their manufacture than aell at
itteMent price.