The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1832-12-21 00:00:00

DOIVIEST!C.

CHARLES `RIGHT.—A commission' de lunatic() it/quit:end°
sat at Gray's Inn Coffee Muse, London, on Tuesday week,
to try the soundnesS of mind of Mr. C. Wright, the well-known
wine merchant of the Opera Colonnade, when a verdict .was
returned that he had been of unsound mind since the 11th of
May, 1830. Amongst oilier delusions under which this cele-
brakd indrvidual is. labouring, he farices that he is the son of
the late Duke of York; that he has got Madame Vestris's legs
instead of his -own ; that all the money in the Bank.olEngl4cl
belongs' to him; an-trill:it he is the proprietor of the Opera
House and Drury Line Theatre,
"A RAT, Alt AT---13EAD FOR DucAT."—The clerk of Mr.
Waylen, of Essex, placed his clothes on a chair in his bed-room,
on Friday, night, on retiring to rest. 1n the morning, the
trousers were. gone, and the most minute-search proved una-
vailing. In the corner of the room, however; a rat's: hole
discovered, and on examination the garment was discovered un-
der the floor, knawed into fritters, according to the approve
mode of rat artificer. "The thief," says the provincial paper,
" is,, we believe, still at large."
DRSJ,NKEN PASSION.-011 Sunday night, a tailor, named
Joseph Hill, aged 24, residing at 7-2, NeW Compton-street, So-
ho-square, London, reached home much intoxicatetk and some
wordsensuenetween him and his wife, on account of his hav-
.ing spent all his week's wages. lie-got into a violent paision.
and declaring that he would kill himself, threw up the sash of
the window, and precipitated himself into he front area, from a
height of forty feet. The screams of his wife, who had a yotiAg
infant in her arms, brought assistance, and he was couveyee.to
Middlesex Hospital, in a dreadful,State,
RENIARKABIE VIIESERVATION.—It will be in the recollection
of our i eaders, -that,' in the course of last summer, a great many
fishing-tioats in Shetland, with their crews, were supposed t'
have.perished in a tremendous gale. It would appear, however,
that one of these boats had been picked up during the storm ly
a vessel on its way to America, and the whole boat's crew, e>.-
cept. the skipper .(who was crushed to pieces by the collision cf
the ship and boat) were hauled on board by fixing' ropes rOund,
their waists. After being carried to America, they were brought.
to Liverpool; and from thence, to the astonishment of ttier
countrymen, they arrived at Lerwick by the George Canning,
on the 13th ult. They were received as the dead. alive again,
with every demonstration of joy and kinclness,--:Gtasyow jive
Press.

TRADE Umoris---Aniocious Murinun.—A difference having
occurred between Mr. hainsworth, a cloth-rnanufactnyer, of
Parsley, near. Leeds, and his work-people, he made certain kork-
ditions,' which were disapproved by the "union." his men
left him, and only-a "few black sheep" remained true to :lair
own •and their master's interests. Of these were au Irish -yvati,,
of 19, named Benson, and his sister, some years vourig9-. tsn
Wednesday week, at night, these young persons left 4 their work,
on their return home to Staningley. When they had proceeded
rather more than-hallo. mile, a number of men, to the ::mount
of thirty or forty, who appeared to be lying- in ambo..;:, sod-
denly started up, or came in different directions, and ins; :Fitly
surrounded them. The young man, who appeared to be do,
principal object of attack, received hisdeath-blow,_but the sister
fortunately effected her escape. Alarm was. given, but the mur-
derers- escaped. The youth was skilfulNAttentled, but died in
a few hours: his skull' was fractured. The fact that the secre-
tary of the trades' union, John Powlett, sent a threateing
letter to Mr. Hainsworth, is stated, and may lead to the detec-
tion of the murderers.

BRUTAL MURi3E.R OF MISS MARY. 'ANNE thlooxEs.-.---Ye..,
terday evening an inquisition was taken at the sign of the. Pine
Apple' in Wiltiani-street, 'Pinilico, before -Mr. (ell, on view of
tho'bqdy. of Miss Mary Ann Brookes,- aged 72, who was bru-
tally killed by some .vulaius near St. Martin's-lane, on Thnrs-
, day eveninc last, who attempted to rob her. The decea.s.ed
resided in the Vauxhall-road. Thomas Alexander Allen, Nu.
12,...Gfaham-strcet,' Pimlico, stated that on Thursday
last; about five minutes past six o'clock, he was proceeding up
the Lowth'er Arcade. ()n leaving the entrance he obserVect the
deceased and two or three men between St. Martin's cha:ch
and the Vestry-rocmt. There.,Was a scuffle, and the nien'titl.er
threw her down or stuck her 'down. One of the. men a.l..'ear,
to be entangled•with her, and as he thought kickea ilea, aLd
stooped rdown•and, appeared to pick up . a parcel. Thy tturt,
witness could now perceive were only two, and they ran 4.41:.
towardsMartin's.lane; 'Witness ran up, and-saw the-Aft
-ceased lying on the ground. Ile pursued the men,- and cacd
out for the police, but unfortunately they escaped. Witness
returned to the deceased and fiitind her alive, nut insensible.
She was Conveyed to the Westminister Ihispital, where she soon
afterwards died. Verdict—" Wilful niuruer against some per-
son orpersonsimknoWn.". . .
A FEMALE llonst-sTFALEn.7-On the -nizlit of the 12',11, a
black mare, the property of Mr. .1. Price, and a black 'gfatiin.t.
the property of Mr. J. Cole, were stolen out of a meadow at the
-Lakes,. in the parish of Withington. The owners could not
...gain.any-iutelligeneeof their horses far some days, when apet-
son named Edward Lewis told Mr. Price that it he would 1;0 to
\Varney it was a likelv place to find his mare. A messci;;;:i7r'
- was accordingly despatched and the awe found there. It is
supposed the thief did.not find the old mare able to travel,aud
therefore turned her adrift before she arrived at the Leomins:cr
turnpike, as the mare did riot pass through that. gate. The
friendS of Mr. C&e pursued the thief through Ludlow, Bishop's
Castle, and from thence to Long Mountain; in Montgemety-
shire, where, at an inn, they discovered the horse in a stab!,..
The animal had bccil brought there by a woman, who was
cured and cOnvi.ved'to*MentgoMery county gaol. The thief
the wifu.d.W.:.Eewis, the man who. informed Mr. Price where
to find his Mare. The woman had offered the horse for sale at
Welshpool-fair, on the pith. ult., but could not get a higher
bidding than £l2, which she refused; the horse being worth .f.:20.
It is worthy of. remark,
.that Mr. Cole has kept a horse free of
expense for Lewis, ever since harvest, Lewis having lent Cole
a waggon to gather-in his corn.- This is blank iugratitude.-H
Bath- Herald: •

• Sitocictgo. Mtitoen:---On Sunday mornin,, a most horrilJe
murder was discovered on the premises of 'Messrs. Willikmis
and Son, soap-boilers,- Compton-street, Doswell-street. it
appears that when-the carters "called, about eight o'clock in the
morning, to feed the horses, they rang the bell of the yard for
'the clerk .(who resides on the. premises) to admit them ; but,
after repeatedly rinuing and receiving no answer, they effected
an entrances through the adjoining house, and finding the
counting-lithise-door Open, they entered, and discovered the
body. of t-thet-elerkiving-on his back, his skull most frightfully
fractured, and his Blood and brains strewed around in all direc-
t tions. lle seems to have struled hard with his murderer or
murderers. The . poker' was found under .the fire-place, and
bent nearly to a nght-angle,- and Coveted with human hair and
blood. Theirobject was evidently plunder,. as the lock of the
iron safe, which is one of Chubb's Detector Locks, "was found
detected," but -they could not pick or open it, and took only
the watch and a feW shillings froth the pockets of the deceased.
The name of the deceased'is Shepperd, lie had been
nearly thirty yeass in the eraplorof Messrs, Williams and Son,
and was univtersally respected. He was 63 years old.—The
surgeon who examined the head of the deceased found a most.
severe fracture of the 'skull. The covering of the brain was
ruptured, and a-portion .of the Inain protruded ; and there were
likewise detached particles of it to be seen in two or three dif-
ferent places. The- right arm was very badly fractured above
the elbow,. probably upon his raising it to defend himself.
There were eight distinct blows on the skull, eleven on one
arm, three on the, other, besides several on the body. The
number of blows would have taken at least five minutes to
Bid, independently of the struggling and resistance on the part
of the'cleceased. 'An inquest was held on Monday, when a vet-
diet of "wilful murder, by some persOn or persons unknown,7
was returned.—London paper.

WHIG .REFORM IN TUE LAiv.—A cone pondeut of a moil-
ing paper, after noticing the statement made by Lord Brous1).
sham in the House of Lords; in August last, that " The Ncw
Court of Bankruptcy was a saving to the public, gives the
lowing proofs of the fact:--The seventy old Commissioners o
an average of £4OO per annum, '£2B,O(X).NEW COURT :-Oh!.
Judge, £3000; three Judges at £2OOO, IWO); six Commission:-
ers at £1500,-£9(X)); two: Registrars at ERA £1600;. eight.
Deputy Registrars at £6OO, Z 4890; eight Ushers at £lOO,-
1:800; compensation to old Commissioners as stated; £7000;'
kceountant-General's. Official .Assignee, &c.—Total, "1:32,0W.
JOURNALISM.-The- seise of Antwerp is not the only contest,
going on in Belgium. The outposts of the two leading Morn-
ing.papers are skirmishing, and they interlard- the history or
the French in the Netherlands with despatches of their private
movements. Not content with rivalling each other in the
rapidity of their couriers, 'they are informing against. eadi
.other to the Belgian government, by way of securing a.motio,
poly of information. The editors at home of course take parf'
with their advanced guard; and thus a pretty iespectable war
is maintained, with about as little,pi abbe advantage as the
ations of Marshal GERARD himself.—Spectator.

A Miss-TRANSLATION:Some young ladies, on going
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the country, left a-esrd'itt.the.house•of' an acquaintance. %,.,;h
whom they were not on very intimate terms. "What-4" s 2 i 4
mamma to a daughter looking at it, "is the meaning of
.P. D. A. in the C.orner?". "It stands for 'paw dire adieu;":"
replied the damsel, who understood French better than 14*.r
mother r and the latter exelaitued, "well, that beati, all i,)r
familiarity Puor dear, adieu! Indeed! ••••