The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1833-03-19 00:00:00

LOCAL,

THEATRICALS.—Last night Mrs. Waylett made her first ap-
pearance on the boards of the Royal Amphitheatre. Her well-
earned fame as an actress, and first-rate vocalist, ensured her a
cordial welcome ; and we have seldom listened to a style of sing-
ing in which the execution was so graceful, and the pathos so
touching. We shall take an early opportunity of paying this
theatre another visit, with the hope of hearing Mrs. Waylett
and Miss Tunstall sing in the same piece. This would be a
rich treat to the lovers of song.

LANCASTER AsstzEs.—The assizes for this county com-
menced yesterday, before Mr. Baron Gurney and Mr. Justice
Alderson. The calendar contains the names of 57 prisoners for
trial, sof whom are charged with the crime of murder. We
shall, as usual, insert, in our subsequent publications, reports
of the most interesting civil and criminal trials.

An inquest was held, yesterday, on .the body of Ellen Hor-
rocks, before Robertson Gladstone, Esq., one of the coroners
of this borough. It appeared in evidence, that whilst sitting at
work, at her uncle's house, Mr. Thomas SandersOn, livery-
stable keeper, Rodney-street, her dress had accidentally caught
fire; and before any material assistance could be rendered to
her, she was so seriously burnt as to require her being taken.
immediately to the Infirmary. She died there yesterday morn-
ing, at six o'clock. The jury returned a verdict of—Accident-
ally burnt.

CHIMNEYS ON FlRE.—Richard Roberts, publican, of Lance-
lots-hey, and Richard R immer, of Tithebarn-street, were fined
on Tuesday by the Magistrates, for having their chimneys on
fire. The warehouses in the immediate neighbourhood of the
former house were at one time •in eminent danger from the
great body of sparks which issued from the chimney. It is the
intention of the Magistrates to inflict the heaviest penalty upon
all persons who neglect to keep their chimneys properly swept,
with a view to preveut a recurrence of those accidents and
dreadful losses from fire, which have been so seriously felt in
this place.
CAUTION.—On Saturday mornin, during the absence of a
gentleman from his lodgings, in Clarence-street, a man pre-
sented himself at the door, with a note, addressed to the lady of
the house, stating, that the gentleman was going over to Che-
shire for an hour or two, and requested that she would send by
the bearer his top-coat. The lady opened the note, and, seeing
that it was signed with the proper name, without duly examin-
ing the handwriting, ordered the servant to give the messenger
the coat in question. The, gentleman, on returning to dinner,
and being questioned as to his appearance contrary to the pur-
port of his note, the swindling transaction was discovered.
SMALL RECEIPT STAMPS.—A petition, was presented to the
House of Commons, on Wednesday afternoon, by Mr. Ewart,
praying for a repeal of the small receipt stamp duty, which
operates so injuriously on shopkeepers and tradesmen, who ra-
ther than pay, frequently run great risks in evading it. From
the letters which r. Ewart and Lord Sandon have addressed to
the Secretary to the Guardian Society, we have reason to be-
lieve that Lord Althorp, convinced of..the oppressive nature of
the duty, is anxious to repeal it, if the state of the revenue
should justify the measure. Meanwhile, we would recommend
the tradesmen and shopkeepers of other towns and cities to
transmit similar petitions for presentation, as the best method of
quickening the zeal of the noble Chancellor of the Exchequer
against the small recept stamp duty.—Liuerpool Chronicle.
In the House of Commons a very important discussion took
place respecting the Liverpool election petition, or rather the
appointment of a committee thereon. It seems to us that the
blind are leading the blind. The majority of the house, them-
selves be,,(,; new to the business, appear to follow implicitly the
orders of the incompetent men who, unfortunately for us, hold
the reins of power, and so plunge from one difficulty into ano-
ther. In this way a committee of enquiry was granted upon
the presentation of a petition alleging bribery against the Li-
verpool electors;—and what must be the consequenca of that
thoughtless proceeding ? Let the reader seek the answer in
the debate of Tuesday night, which he will find faithfully con-
densed in the proper place. Why, we have a case in point on
the spot. It appears that a petition complaining of the late
election in this town, and alleging certain matters against the
returning officer, is now in course of signature amongst us ;
and certainly after having complied with the wishes of the pe-
titioners in the Liverpool case, we know not how the house can
refuse to entertain the petition to which we allude. Sir Robert
Peel took occasion to say, that in looking over some of the
election petitions where parties had omitted to enter into the
necessary recognizances, he found set forth cases much stronger
than that upon which the house had established the precedent,
and he properly contended that if the petitioners renewed their
prayer to the house they would not be denied redress. As the
Liverpool petitioners alleged bribery as their ground of com-
plaint, so now do the Preston petitioners set up their charge of
partiality, &e., and, so far as the house can know, one case is
as good as the other.—Preston Pilot.

TRIP To BORDEAVX.—Persons intending to visit the South
of France during the spring will be glad to learn, that the City
of Dublin Steam-packet Company's vessel the Leeds will sail,
early in May, from Dublin for Bordeaux.
NARROW ESCAPE ON THE RAIL-WAY.—On Tuesday, as the
evening train from Liverpool to Bolton, with passengers, was
crossing the high road at Daub Hill, in Rumworth, the en-
gine came in contact withs waggon belonging to Mr. Leach,
carrier, Westhoughton, which was passing at the time. The
shafts of the waggon were broken, and two of the horses
knocked down, but we have not heard that they were materi-
ally injured. It was fortunatb that the engine had slackened
her speed, otherwise the consequences might have been of the
most fatal nature.—Mtnichester Guardian.
A meeting was held on Saturday last, of a number' of gentle-
men who had been instrumental in the management of the last
festival. The Rev. Rector Brooks took the chair, and Mr.
Joseph Langton, of the Lis'erpool Bank, acted as secretary.—
After some conversation, in which the propriety, or otherwise
of holding a festival this year was discussed. Various reasons
were urged, which terminated in the meeting coming to an
unanimous opinion, that a festival should take place this year,
and that the members of the acting committee • of the previous
one should be requested to act on the forthcoming occasion.—
Prospects of a most encouraging nature were held out, as to
the talent likely to be in the country at the period it will, in all
probability, take place. It is scarcely necessary for us to state,
that we sincerely enter into those feelings which, we do .not
doubt, will animate every well-disposed individual in furthering
a cause which has for its ultimate object the interests of the
charities of this town, for whose sake wo have no occasion to
call on our fellow-townsmen, who have so often exerted them-
selves in "doing good." •