The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1833-06-25 00:00:00

LOCAL NEWS.

On Monday, a youth of about twelve years of age, having by
accident fallen from the Sheffield into the Prince's Dock, a
young man of the name of Bond, son of Captain Bond of Lan-
caster seeing the accident, immediately sprung from the pier
into the water and succeeded in bringing the youth in safety to
the vessel's side. We feel great pleasure in giving publicity to
this act of praiseworthy bravery.
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LANCASTER ASSIZES.—The assizes are fixed for the 12th of
August. The cause lists are arranged as follows :-1. Lonsdale,
Amounderness, Blackburn, and Leyland Hundreds. 2. Salford
Hundred. 3. West Derby, and places out of the county. Wit-
nesses in the first list are to be in attendance at the opening of
the' court on Tuesday morning, the 13th, those in the second
list at the opening on Thursday, and those in the third on
Saturday morning.

CURIOSITY PUISTISHED.—Last week one of the Leeds coaches
to Manchester left a hamper of fish at a public-house on the
road for a gentleman who lived at a short distance. The curi-
osity of the landlady was excited to see what kind of fish her
rich neighbours had sent, and for that purpose she began to
pull the straw on the hamper on one side, when a large lobster
that was on the top laid fast hold of her finger with its claw,
and in getting it away she lost her nail and finger end. She
vows never to look into any person's basket in future.

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APPOINTMENTS FOR THE NORTHERN CIRCUIT.—Before Lord
Chief Justice Denman and Mr. Baron Bolland. York and
Yorkshire, Saturday, July 13th; Durham, Saturday, July 27th;
Newcastle and Northumberland, Wednesday, 31st; Cumberland,
Saturday, August 3d; Westmoreland, Thursday, Bth; Lanca-
shire, Monday, 12th.
ROBBERY.—The hat warehouse of Messrs. Ledward Brothers,
No. 2, Covent-garden, was entered into on Saturday night or
early on Sunday morning last, by the opening of the padlocks,
with false keys,tand afterwards forcing the locks of one of the
doors. Fortunately the robbers found- little cash, and left the
hats, supposing them to be too bulky for removal. This is the
second time robberies have been committed in Covent-garden,
on Saturday or Sunday, within two months.
DARING ROBBER tEs.-011 Friday night the house of Richard
Houghton, Esq., Great Nelson-street North, corner of Great
Homer-street, was entered from the garden. The robbers seem
to have entered several rooms on the first and second floors, and
carried off every article that was portable. The family was not
disturbed, and the burglars escaped with their booty undetected.
From appearances on the drawing-room door, it would seem
that they had, used fire to force open the lock. On the same
night the house of Mr. Isaac Harrison, in Roscommon-street,
which is not far from Great Nelson-street North, was also
entered, and the robbers, the same, perhaps, who entered Mr.
Houghton's house, escaped without molestation.
OLDIIA M' silk weaving at Oldham, Middleton, and
other neighbouring towns round Manchester; is still very brisk,
but no advance has vet taken place, as was expected in the
spring, but the weavers have all full work. The cotton weaving
is also brisk, hut the wages are miserable. The cotton weaver
in the above neighbourhood cannot carts more on an average
than five shillings per week. The plain sarcenet weaver can
earn from seven to nine shillings per week.—The hatters at
Oldham have gone to work at the advanced prices.

ROCHDALE FLANNEL MARKET.—The flannel market on Mon-
day was unusually well attended both by buyers and sellers; the
finer qualities met a biisk sale, and middle 'and low qualities
were readily sold up. at the advanced prices of last week, the
manufacturers of inferior qualities have this week advanced two
shillings in the pound, and have promised to advance two shil-
lings more if the market continues. There has not been a better
prospect for the flannel trade during the last ten years. The
weavers of finer goods expect an advance in the course of a
few days. •