The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-10-29 00:00:00

LOCAL AND PROVINCIAL NEWS.

The shipments. of potatoes from the Isle of Man have
commenced, and large cargoes are leaving that island for
Liverpool.

Thomas Sidney, Esq., Sheriff of London, tea-dealer, is
brother to Mr. George Sidney, boot and shoe warehouse,
Paradise-street.

Ou Friday we-k. i dinner was given to Alexander Kay,
Esq., Mayor of Manchester, as a mark of their respect
for him, by Aldermen Potter, Neild, and Kershaw, the
first, second, and third mayors of Manchester.
The Rev. Mr. Murphy, formerly of St. Pat►ick's
Chapel, in Liverpool, has been appointed Romish Bis ►op
of Australia. He had been prev►ously Vicar-General of
New South Wales.

On Saturday week the clerks and subordinate officers
of the Manchester Corporation were entertained at an
excellent dinner provided for them by the three past
Mayors of that town.
On Saturday week the flat Express arrived at Manches-
ter, with forty tons of wines and spirits, fur Mr. Gibb, of
that town. This is the first arrival in the " Port" of
Manchester of a cargo of goods for bond.

We beg leave to call thr. attention of our readers, par-
ticularly of the maritime class, to the advertisement of the
Mariners' and General Life Insurance Company in our
columns of this day, which appears to offer advantages to
seafaring persons seldom to be met with.

GUANO.—Owing to the easterly winds, the arrivals of
the past week from Ichaboe do not exceed 300 tons.
Sales have been made to the extent of 100 or 120 tont, at
£5 17s. 6d. to £6. An entire cargo, on the spot, is re-
ported to be sold at the latter price. For forward delivery
there is no business doing.

CAUTION TO SUNDA; TRAVELLING —Mr. Rowett,
on Thursday last, was charged before Mr. Rushton, at
the Police Court, with driving in his gig past St. Georg-'s
Church, on Sunday last, during the hour of divine ser-
dice, contrary to a bye-law passed on the 15th of Sep-
tember, 1842, and fined five shillings.

LORD TEYNHAM.—A letter in the Morning Chronicle
from a son of this nobleman states that though his father
did preach in a Baptist Chapel in this town he " does not
belong to that or any other dissenting denomination."
His lordship preached in the Scotch Church, Dublin, on
Sunday week, and at two other places of worship the same
day.

TRACY PEERAGE.—James Tracy, Esq., the claimant
to the Tracy peerage, is at present in this city, and that
he has overcome all the difficult part of his ease—namely,
that of identifying William Tracy, his great-grandfather,
a ho married Mary, daughter of James O'Brien, a woollen
merchant in Francis-street, as the son of the Hon. Mr.
Justice Tracy, of England.—Dublin paper.—[The son of
Mr. Tracy was recently in the Liverpool police.]
RoDN t Y-STREETWARD.—A large and influential
meeting f the eTectors of this ward took place on Tues-
day, for the purpose of introducing John Pemberton, Esq.
to the electors, The meeting was unanimous in their da-
term ination to support Mr, Pemberton ; and from the fa-
vourable state of the registry in this ward, and the great
influence of the gentlemen who attended the meeting,
there is no doubt of Mr. Pemberton's triumphant return.
FREEMASONRY.—The Annual Provincial Grand Lodge
of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons for this province,
was held at the Adelphi Hotel, on Thursday morning, at
eleven o'clock. The Croft Lodge was opened in the
Three Degrees by Brother Hess, V.W.P.G. junior war-
den, assisted by the representatives of I,oges No. 130,
173, 245, 263, 267, and 294. The grand officers having
taken their several chairs, the lodge was opened in due
form, when the reports from the several lodges in the
province, on the progress of Masonry, were received.
They were most gratifying, and the charitable contri-
butions exceeded in amount those of any previous year.
At four o'clock the brethren sat down to a most sumptuous
banquet, served up in brother Radley's.best style.
AN A rti-FuL ROBBERY.—About dusk on Friday even-
ing, as Mr. Bird, of Great George-stree', was balancing
his ca;h, a gentleman came in to order some medicine.
While serving him Mr. Bird put his purse into his coat
pocket. As his- customer was going out an alarm was
given that a man had dropped down dead. On being
brought in, (of course many persons ai h him,)and placed
on the floor. Mr. Bird took the usual means, as he ap.
geared to be in a fit, and in a few minutes he was able to
speak and depart. On resuming his employment (the cir-
cumstance scarcely taking three minutes,) and putting his
hand into his pocket for his purse, Mr. Bird found that it
was gone. It instantly struck him that the whole scene
was a trick, the man in fits and his party having watched
his doings, and the opportunity taken advantage of, and
that successfully. The money extracted amounted to £2O.

MR. RUSHTON AND Ma. SHUTTLEIVORTH.—On dis....
missing the grand jury after their labours at the sessions
last week, the learned Recorder paid a deserved compli-
ment to our stipendiary magistrate, and prosecuting soli-
citor, Mr. Shuttleworth. The learned gentleman said,
" It is a most gratifying circumstance to know, that in
every case, alter the careful scrutiny you have instituted,
you have affirmed the propriety of the prosecution. It is
a rare occurrence, and most clearly indicates the care
and discrimination which are exer6sed in those pre-
Lminary proceedings which take place before the cases
appear in this court." This opinion of the learned Re-
corder received a most expressive confirmation from the
fact, that fully one-halt of the prisioners, arraigned
during the last sessions, pleaded guilty, and thus, be
their own confessions, acknowledged the justness of the
proceedings which had been taken against themselves.
MURDEROUS ATTACK.—On Friday afternoon_ as Capt.
Nest, Woodhouse was leaving the Queen of the Vest, New
York Packet-ship, of which vessel he is commander,
in the Prince's Dock, when passing through the gite he
was assailed by a tall powerful man, in sailor's i
i dress, who,
without a word, struck him a tretnendous
iron ball or stone, slung in a coeket-hank d 'kw'
with
au
erchief. The
blow took effect on the forepart of the temple, near to the
the H
eye, and laid him at once senseless on pavement. e
was picked up and carried to the Northern Hospital,
where it was ascertained that the injury, although of a
to
serious nature, did not extend fracture of the skull.
The assailant, on seeing Captain W fall, took to his heels,
and, in the confusion, escaped. W.
Woodhouse's own
crew, He is one of Captain
amongst whom a mutinous feel.
' in,, bad existed during their late voyage front New York
Police-officers have been Won board the Queen of the est,
and put the states, st --wards, &c., on their guard, as 4
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threat has been held t that they also would be attacked.

Oct. 29, 1844

SUSPENSION OF A MARKET-CONSTABLE.—On SO;
day a Mrs. Roberts was brought before Mr. Rushton,
of
the Police-court, on a charge of having sold a cotiPh!,:a
hares in St. John's market without a license. Then,
against her was proved by a market-constable, of the ~7
of Woodfall ; but, upon cross-examination by Mt •
L..,
dle, 'Woodfall, evidently with much reluctance, sw7;(l
that he had received 2s. from a person named Shaw
handed the money to a butcher, with a request that 66
would go and purchase the harts. Mr. Wardle contend;
that the constable, under those circumstances, had aa
trapped the unfortunate woman. Mr. Bushton toot'
same view of the ca-e; reprimanded the fellow for btl
sal
misconduct, and ordered his suspension and the dialr,
of the charge against Mrs. Roberts. —[How cap
Rushton reconcile his condemnation of this man's 10.
duct with the fact that he, some little time since, dujare
rised police-constables to go in plain Clothes and 43'1?
publicans to sell ale or spirits after the prescribed hea4
If the market-constable were so far wrong in the
recorded above, as to justify the dismissal of the
then ought none of the cases against the publicans to bad
been proceeded with on the unsupported testinsony.
spying policemen.]
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Tower COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.—A special trieeo-e.,,
this body was held on Wednesday last, at the usual hour'
to determine upon laying of the annual fire police Tolle
&c. Mr. Alderman Lawrence stated that the fire P
rate last year, produced £2,135 19s. lid., and that
expenditure was £1,725 2s. 4d., leaving a balanetm
£4lO 17s. 7d., out of which the sum of £2OO had alto
been expended for water-carts. He thought that, '43
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that the council could not entertain the communicati4
The Mayor produced the reply which he had recelYeo.
a memorial to the Treasury, on, the subject of Mr.
kisson's statue. After some conversation, in the on
of which it was repeatedly stated that Mrs. Huskissonl
very decided objections to placing the statue 10;4,
George's Hall, the following resolution, proposed 14 Pd
Alderman Turner, and seconded by Mr. Aspinallt we;
then agreed to :—" Resolved—That as the Lords Cot
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mended by Mr. Gibson, the artist, the Mayor be requ,el,hs
to express to Mrs. Huskisson, the deep regret 01,`-a
earnest wish that the statue may be erected in the
the course of the discussion, Mr. G. H. Lawrence said it
might be satisfactory to the Council to know that err.
Gibson had been employed by the Liverpool and Me
ir
chester and Grand Junction Railway Companies to
ecute a statue of Mr. George Stephenson, and bad eLf-
been directed to wait on her Majesty to receive a coma fa
sion from her. The Council broke up at twenty ming'
to twelve.
MEETING OF THE COUNCIL.—A special meeting
been called for to-morrow, to wind up the affairs oft"
municipal year. The proceedings of the Finance CI;
mittee, will comprise a recommendation for the sale of
piece of land, containing about 2,200 yards, in Church'
street, Birkenhead. The proceedings of the Watch Cart
mittee will contain a report of a sub-committee of suss
body respecting the efficiency of the boroagh constabuled,
force, the accepted resignation of Mr. Miller, the Het'
constable, the appointmentpro tern, of Mr. Commissioqr
e
Dowling to the latter office. The proceedings of tt,
Gardens Committee will comprise a recommendation re
erect an iron-fence railing on the east side of St. James.
walk. The 'Mayor's communications will comprise e'
application, on behalf of the Birkenhead Dock ComPeallj
to purchase the reversion of the Corporation in a porti(l))e
of the Wallasey estate. A similar application it will
remembered, has been already mode by individual Pur-
chasers of the Wallasey estate and declined by the neatly'
Committee. The present one is made by the Dock Cn;
pany on the other side, and, should it be refused, we Il;
derstand it is the intention of that company to appll
Parliament for compulsory powers to obtain possession„;
the fee simple of the estate, upon the ground, that aft
having erected immense docks and warehouses upon P.,
property, it would be an injustice to compel them to stu
render them to the Liverpool Corporation at the exPirP
tion of a lease for seventy-five years.
DOCK COMMITTEE.—On Thursday au application Wal,
made by Messrs. Forester and Co. to have leased to thee;
fur the term of twenty-one years, 8300 square yards
Le;
land, in the neighbourhood of the north docks, at tr..
annual rate of one shilling per square yard. The aPP,II,,
cation was allowed. Two letters were read having lel.,
rence to the use of galvanised iron, which had ne'e,
offered to be supplied to the committee for building WI.
poses. One of the letters was from a firm in Isend°",r;
and stated the iron so offered was prepared according:,
a system for which they held a patent, and it contained
caution to the committee against using the iron, r,
actions at law were pending against persons for lofting!.
ment of their right of patent. The other letter was from
a party who had made the offer to supply the iron, 84
centained an assurance from the writer to indemnify
committee in the result of legal proceedings being instie
tuted, as the patent alluded to could not apply to tif,".
kind of iron he had offered. The letters were referred t".
the committee's solicitor. The tender of Messrs. Ogden.
for the iron sashes of the Albert warehouses was accepteku,
Permission was granted to erect a moveable but on to;
ri
Brunswick pier for the Runcorn steamers. Mr. Hulls
gvas was unanimously elected to be-superintendent
Anglesey LightboUse. Some suspicion bad been excited
as to Mr. Evans' habits of temp. ranee, but he completely
cleared his character. A boy, named Johnson, was ar
pointed assistant to the telegraph at Vorydd, at a weekly
salary of Ss. An application having been made by the
committee to Mr. Thomas Carte to inspect the vecabularY,
a letter. was read from that gentleman, stating that lie bad
made the required examination, and his opinion was that
it had beet' completed with much labour, and that it *yds
of great simplicity. He thought that the only addition
that could be made to it was that the shipowners, if it
were practicable, should send in the names of their shiP''
and their private signals for insertion. We understood
it to be the opinion of the committee that this was kill;
practicable. Mesers. Paton and Co. made an applicaeloa
for a return of rout for the use of the shed at Waterl
Dock, which rent they were of opinion was at too high ,
rate. A letter was read from the Trinity Board sanction.
ing the removal of the Bell Buoy further out to sea, will°
removal the comin ttee ordered to be made.
PUBLIC BATHS.—At the meeting in London for
promotion of these useful establishments the BishoP
the ,
London thus spoke of the baths in this town. His lorsli,
ship said, he lately, while in the north of England, to g;
an opportunity of visiting the town of Liverpool, for wee
purpose of inspecting the public baths and wash-hi:o4
that had there been established for two years. He ic°lll°l
state a few details, and he begged to say he now spokes,
the advantages of bathing. He found that as mambo
i
220 labourers had bathed on a Saturday afternoon n ,e,
public baths at Liverpool. where, he should just obseri'„i
the baths were rather on a contracted scale, there he:os
80 separate baths only. In conversing with the super,:sa
tendent of those baths. that person told him that he '1..,
overheard this remark from one of the labouring men "so
Addressing a con-pinion by his Christian name, the T j
said, " I feel as if I could do another week's work no'
have been in the bath." (Hear, hear, and loud cheea
Suppose this to take place on a Saturday, the race. ti
4.11 •
would be pleased to remember that the effects of the D;),,
would not be confined to the sensation of physical curb.
ety hut be more tit for the due observance of the Sahuaantl
(Hear, hear.) The baths were separate, and he °old
this highly estimated at Liverpool—having as much 00,
or warm water as he (the poor roan) wished to turn st
for there was no limit in this respect at the baths Dot
Liverpool. The baths at that town were frequented,
only by working men, but by some of a superior elaastbi,
life, who paid a small sum for private baths, which 1a.,0r4
case became a cheap luxury to them. He used the n,glit
not in the sense of an indulgence which a person °jot,
well do without, but a sense of a necessary co9l,:aglf
which, when once enjoyed, few persons would wi"r
dispense with. (Hear.) He had himself asked the „.00
people at Liverpool if they did not think it an advs° thef
a great advantage, to have public wash-houses, and tbe
said they felt them to be so; and he had inquired °;( sitif
superintendent if any h' evils had arisen from the n'erd
;
of families and lie said he had never observed of be
of any. If the people so employed did talk over rest
grievances, then tie (the right rev. prelate) knew no goeth
harm in that. (Cheers.) The resolutions were Pas
the society formed, and the Bishop of London DPP°
president.
CHARGE OF SETTING FIRE TO A SHIP.—The basis'
Hermes, belonging to Messrs. Tayleur and Co•tio,
ble
chants, of this town, sailed on Friday week with a ca,
cargonf manufactured and other goods for Buenos i% pub
and on Tuesday she arrived in the river again, baslan:eer
back in consequence of an attempt to set fire to t0`,0,1
sel on Sunday morning, off Holyhead. One of the In le
Swede, named Henry Brown, was placed in custodr,',loll
the circumstances were investigated at very great le oaf'
before Mr. Rushton at the police-court on Tuev,geo
An apprentice, named John Parry, stated that, be WI
six and seven o'clock on Sunday morning, lie wds
in his hammock in the forecastle, ill, when be a3,4,.00;
prisoner go to the chest of a searoan, turned L'to bij
from which he took a box of matches ; then he wen t velle4
(Parry's) chest, took therefrom a leaf out of a boo", od
it up, then he took off the scuttle, lighted a infitethei. ,
went down into the forepeak. After he came had 000
stood over the scuttle in a kneeling posture. eed the
"By—, I will either sink her or burn her; " as hte;
he put on the scuttle carefully, with the bar ovcr_i_A
07
to
fore. Shortly afterwards, the ship was discove;e„
on fire ; about two gallons of tar in a barrel, nTOA,
pounds of oakum, being consumed ; but the flames cd:s
fortunately extinguished before they attained
_.4e7, these
siderable power. It appeared that no one had en,ere
proceedings of the prisoner but Parry ; and that4l.o Crer,
been no dispute between the captain and an"; filredliedtr
The case was eventually adjourned. On t was heS
Brown was again placed at the bar. Lartinnaarratr,
amined, and described the position of the boxes
.ed.
in his chest, but nothing material cou'd be suet's, saldre,
Rushton, addressing the captain of the .11,"1)'„ theo4..
was a difficult case to get at the bottom of. le"' .d caw,
eludedca pi capitulated
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his el
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ev iidner.loec;-aer"etisof?:
prisoner Brown, whom he ordered to be
land
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From the suspicious character of the boy
s,
Rushton ordered him to be taken into casto.J..ait'buesd'!'o
Parry was brought before the pisgistrates—in. ,„ polies.
brought up again on the following day.
a
a very minute inquiry having been instituted it 70
officer Greavei. Mr. Rushton said, to his n,rilaci blot
clear, from the result of the examination whiein,,ttaroP to
made, that Parry had been the person who 113',`, raad,abst
the diabolical act, which he had endeavoured i 0
the charge of an innocent man ; and lie felt r.i7, bl.o!„if
it'teri
there was no direct csiencc iii the case to .i"s_rcllll'
sending Lim for trial. The prisoner was "
discharged.

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