The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1848-12-12 00:00:00

ROBBERY FROM THE PERSON
Smith were charged with robbing
named M'Culloch, in Athole-street, on San

Mary Hughes and Catharine

ciable looking man,
13y night, of his

Hughes produced the watch. They then recriminated against
each other. They were committed for trial.
AN OLD OFFENDER CAUGHT:—John Minor, a young man,
a carter, who bad been twice before committed, was now

back yard in Great George's
He was sent for three Mon'

ittrs to the House of Correction

a URDEROUS ASSAULTS

An old sailor, named (so near as •we could learn the name),
itonio Schufre. was charged with stabbing a shipmate in• a

lodging-house. with a clas-p-knifei which was produced, -and
which was bloodstained on the blade. An interpreter had to
be employed in this case. The wounded man being danger-
ously ill at the hospital, the pris)ner was remanded until the
result should be known, and further evidence adduced.

Michael Conway appeared with his head bandaged up, and
complained against a prisoner named none...manic, him-
self appeared to be severely wounded on the chin, p
whichl ni was
t ct.t.tt:tlnt the
Th esnamn-

that on Sunday sight he went. up stairs, when tne pri-
soner., attacked him, got him down, bit him over. the
was
eye, and finally,' seizing a table knife, (which produced,
. .

and was very bloody), &frac

the left cheek

—the'blade

plainant said that he cried out at the time, "Oh mercy, do not
kill me I" The complainant showed his tongue, which was of
a horrible purple, or bloody, and swollen appearance. The scene •
of the assault was in Scotland-road.. A surgeon deposed to the
nature of the wounds as stated, and the prisoner was com-
mitted for trial at the present assizes.
A stout young man, named George Parry, was charged with
a savage assault upon an unfortunate girl, named Letitia Puffy,
in a house in Eldon-street, while she was lying asleep upon a.
sofa. He had burst open the door, and in his fury left the girl
in a state of insensibility. She had been brought from the
hospital, and Mr. Rushton ordered that she should be taken,
back. in a. car, and brought up again when further evidence
could be adduced.

LATEST FOREIGN

AND COLONIAL

The fleet with the expedition on behalf of the Pope,
has returned to Marseilles. The troops disembarked
immediately.
BERLIN, DEC. 6.---The members of the National As-
sembly are deliberating on a protest against the dissolu-
tion. The state of siege, it is said, will be raised on the
10th, and the King will enter Berlin to reside. The funds
have risen in consequence of the royal decree.
Tnz EMPEROR OF MOROCCO, AND PIRACY IN THE
STRAITS.—The government have determined to employ
Sir Charles Napier's squadron in settling with the Em-
peror of Morocco with respect to the late piratical capture
and plunder of the British vessel the Three Sisters, on
the coast of Barbary, instead of the squadron under the
command of Vice-Admiral Sir W. Parker, in the Medi-
terranean ; Sir Charles Napier has received his instruc-
tions from the Admiralty to proceed immediately with the
force under his command.

THE LATE LORD. GEORGE BENTINCK.—A full-length
portrait of this lamented nobleman, the only one for
which he ever sat, is now on view at Mr. Grundy's, in
Church-street. It bears a most striking resemblance to
his lordship. The head hal all the high and chivalric
character, and that air of animation and intelligence
which so strongly distinguished the late nob!e lord. The
portrait was lately exhibited at Mansfield. and the tender
reminiscences of one old man were so refreshed by his
sight of the speaking canvas, that he shed a flood of tears.
In the week before last, one house in Liverpool is said to
have received from Ireland not less than £9,000, in separate
sums of £1 each, as head money for so many separate fami-
lies emigrating to America. It is thus that the bone and
sinew of the country are rapidly wasting away. All the
small farmers are becoming paupers and burdens on the
land ; and all the large ones are becoming " Levanters,"
as, in fashionable parlance, fraudulent runaways are
styled.
COLLEGIATE INSTITIITION.—It appears from a circular
recently issued, that a strong effort is being made by the
directors of this institution to obtain funds, in order to li-
quidate a balance of £5,100, which is still due to Mr.
Shaw for the land on which the building is erected. It
appears that fifty gentlemen, the warm supporters of the
institution, have already had to pay £l6O each for the
purpose of discharging a balance of £BOOO due to the
contractor, beyond the sum raised by donations,- and
these parties 'ought certainly not to be called 'upon to con-
tribute further. Several gentlemen have nobly come for-
ward to raise the required amount, amongst, whom are
T. Littledale, Esq., £lOO, W. Gregson, Esq.. £lOO, Rev.
A. Campbell, £5O. Considering the benefits which the
institution has conferred, and by God's favour we hope
will continue to confer, upon the community, by providing
the middling and working classes with the means of ob-
taining a cheap education of the highest quality, and in
the pnrest principles of religion and morals, we trust that
many of our townsmen will, in such an emergency, do
their utmost to relieve the directors from so serious a re-
sponsibility.
GOSSIP PROM THE TOWN-HALL—OUr contemporary
of the Albion yesterday gave under this head a very erro-
neous account, as we have beep assured by several parties
who were present, of an occurrence which took place at
the Mayor's 'table on Tuesday evening. We know not
from whom the Albion obtained his inforination"; but we
shall be very much surprised if he does not next week
acknowledge that he has been most egregiously imposed
upon. Instead of the Rev. Dr. M`Neile delivering such
a speech as there represented. the expression of all the
reverend gentleman's sentiments gave the utmost satis-
faction even to those opposed to his views, including, we
believe, the Rev. Dr. Raffles who was present, No allu-
sion was made directly or indirectly by Dr. M`Neile to
" his section of the Church," or to any subject which
could by possibility give offence to any churchman or dis-
senter in the kingdom. The proprietor of the Mail re-
plied on the same evening to the toast of "The Press,"
and we shall not say anything further with reference to
his address, than to assert confidently that not one word
of allusion to Dr. M'Neile was heard to fall from his
lips; and that therefore the story of the rev. gentleman
being " annoyed at so strange an attack and quitting the
room" is sheer invention. The rev. gentleman only re-
tired with the rest of the company. We may add that
the*hole party congratulated each other at the termina-
tion of the entertainment on having passed an unusually
' delightful and harmonious evening. As so much has
been said on the subject, perhaps Mr. Baines of the
, Timea, whir was present on the occasion, will be kind
' enough to inform us whether our version of the occurrence
a or that of our contemporary is more correct.