The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1833-10-22 00:00:00

LIVERPOOL CUSTOM HOUSE.

There appeared in the LIVERPOOL STANDARD of the Ist ants.'
under this head, an affidavit, having reference to a transaction
which took place some time since upon a charge of a breach
of the revenue laws. Upon that insertion some of the parties con-
cerned
waxed rather warm, talked of daring us to publish the
other two affidavits, and essayed an exculpation, Which appeared
to us at the time to amount to a confirmation of all the leading
..factsaif the case— _Soma, people-do not -knowegalten-- the,---stea •
welt off;. and are unfortunate enough to have injudicious friends,
and over-zealous advocates. Since these gentlemen are so
anxious for a re-agitation of the question, we indulge them, by
subjoining the other two affidavits referred to in our former article.
We wish them well out of the affair. Whilst we are upon the
subject we would observe, that it might be well to ask, if the •
case here referred to is a solitary one of that character; and
whether there arc not sonic eight or ten more instances of
" summonses issued" and " investigations suppressed "? Per-
'haps' if the Commissioners of Customs, 4ir any of them, or any
other revenue authorities, have reasons for not pressing for such
lure tgations, they might, without impropriety, hand the cases
over to the Commissioners of Excise, as not being inconsistent
with their official duties.
We may also be excused for remarking, that, although cer-
tain of the existing abuses in the Citstorns' department to which
we drew public attention a few weeks ago, may be in some
slight degree corrected, the amount so corrected forms but
a small portion of the whole extent of the evil charged ; and
we would ask, what will best define the regulation introduced
within a few days•in the Landing Surveyor's office, touching the
discharge of vessels. Is it " vexatious to the merchant, and
prejudicial to the revenue," or not ?
We shall be understood in the proper quarter. And we beg
to assure certain parties that, contrary to their opinion, "the
storm has not blown over"—and that they " will hear more of
tke Matter" and shortly too. Our object is the public good,
and we shall not sleep over it.
• "Boroagh of Liverpool,
Personally appeared before me, Charles Horsfall, Esq.,
Mayor, William Swan Dixon, whO made oath that on or about
the 15thl September, 1831, James INl.`Cubbin showed him a sum-
mous to appear on the 29th of same month, served personally
by Walker; he strongly enjoined him to answer the summons;
I‘l.Cullen subsequently informed deponent of what has been
before related. Deponent suspecting that the magistrates could
not mitigate .to so.low a sum, called at the Excise Office, when
he found the whiskey (as goods only,) leas condemned, and no
penalty adjudged; as it appeared by the Excise books that the
said M'Cubbin could not be found to be served with a sum-
mons, this deponent called upon Walker for an explanation,
when he told him the matter was settled, and M'C. would hear
nu more about it. Deponent told him he had been at the Ex-
cise, and the matter was not settled, and that M'C. was as
,is ever,. deponent threatened to write the Chairman of
the Board of Excise, when Walker. observed it. would be use-
less, as it could do deponent no. gocrd,'.l.but do him, 'Walker, a
serious injury. Deponent stated iris :Opinion that the magis-
trates could not mitigate the penal6r4o,£2 10s. Walker, in
allusion to the observation, remarked, tisftt if deponent did •not
move anything more in. the matter; he„.347iitker, would take care
that. 11.1'Cubbin should not be troubled anat. more about it. De-
ponent further observed that if the transiOion was brought be-
fore the Board of Eicise they would direct proceedings against
Farmer for the fraud. el:
(Signed) " DIXON."
" S;vorn before me, this 7th rAguary, 1833,
(Signed) " H • ORSFALL, Mayor."
• ,

" Borough-of Liverpool, . .
" Personatiylppgared before me, Thos. Littledale, Esq., one
of his Majesty's-auptices of the Peace for the said Borough
John Little, of G*goly, master mariner, who made oath that
in the month of ScUember, 1831, he was master of the Ailsa
Gle'sg,ow trader, where,if James M'Cubbin was mate, and that
on the 15th September, 1831, M•Cubbin was personally served
.b'y Walker, and in his presence in the cabin of the Ailsa, with a
summons to appear at the Town-hall, on the '29th September,
1831, (Walker then commanding the Customs' cutter.)
Walker recommended deponent 'to prevail on said James
M‘Cubbin to employ. Farrer to extricate him from his difficul-
ties, and stated the probable expellee would be £2 10s. as a mi-
tigated penalty. Deponent further saith, that on the Bth
October following he paid to the said Ferrer, in the presence of
and for account of James M'Cubbin, £3 Is. Gd., being the miti-
gated penalty, as Ferrer represented, for the saiSeizure awarded
by the magistrates on the 29th September, and deponent fur-
ther.says, having afterwards heard that no penalty whatever
was awarded against the said M.Cubbin, he saw and 'spoke to
the said Walker several times respecting the matter, who inva-
riably stated to this deponent that he, M'Cubbin, having paid
the mitigated penalty, and all other expences, the business was
settled, and he, M‘Cubbin, would hear no more about it.
• (Signed) "J 0,111,1 LITTLE.
Sworn before me, this Bth February, 1833.
(Signed) "THOS. LITTLEDALE."

A School of nedicine has just been established at Notting-
ham, to which the Duke of Newcastle has given the princely
donation
of FIVE HUNDRED pouNns.—Lincolnshire Chronicle.—
[Very good. , We suppose that in this instance the sturdiest
radical will not deny that the Duke has " a right to do what he
likes with his oivu,' especially as this act of beueficence is
conferred upon the very town. whose reforming mob fired and
ransacked his castle.—Rd. Standard.]
APPOINTMENT OF MUNICIPAL OFFICERS rort THE BOROUGH
OF MANCHESTER,--At a court Leet held last week in Salford,
before J. Norris,
Esq., Robert Chapman Sharp, Esq., of the
eminent,firm of. Sharp, Hill and Co., was appointed Borough-
reeve of Manchester for the present year, and Messrs. Brooke
'and Hodson were nominated High onstables. The late
Boronghreeve, Benjamin Braidley, Esq. and William Haynes
and Henry 'Path, Esq., Constables, at the same time resigned
their batons of office, having for two successive years perforated
the arduous duties incumbent upou them in their respective
situations, to the satisfaction of all parties in the town.
POCKET Piciorm.—Some expert practitioner in the art of
misapropriation, not having the fear of the learned Recorder
nor the terrors of the sessions before his eyes, took the liberty,
yesterday, of extracting from the pocket of the reporter to
the STANDARD, on his passage through the Court House, ass
India. silk handkerchief. We also heard of another instance
of professional diving outside the Court House, a gentleman
'haying been eased of his pocket-book, containing however
nothing of value. The police had better keep a sharp look out
for the rascals.
ComMISSIONECS OF THE WATCII.—At the meeting on Friday
Mr. M'Fadzeo, one of the captains of the watch, was appointed
to the situation of superintendent of the scavengers, vacant by
the death of the late Mr. Asitburner. There were fourteen can-
didates. ThcF.i was no other business of importance.