The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1846-08-11 00:00:00

CHESUIPRE

The bas;ness at these asbiz;a, on raCiday, was ttr? un-
important . .
. .

Wednesday, Lord Denman, in the rause Smi/h v.
KPlarick, fined ten spec at jurymen did wit answer to
tier names, and on whom service was proved to have
been made, £lO e-ch, and signed the usual warrant for
levying the saute. The parties tirincipaLy aside at Bir-
kenhead. and most probably will hear troy i the Sheriff of
Cheshire on the subject.
On Thursday. Anarear Battle was charged before Mr.
J •tie,i, in the Nisi PriuF Court, with wounding' John
Brown. on the 6th of May last, in the city of Chester. He
was found guilty, and sentenced to two years's impitieon-
merit, with hard labour, the last fortnight solitary, in
Chewer city

INFANTICIDE AT RUNCORN.—Mary Pinot)let, 27, and
Joseph l'itriblei, 31, were indictel for the murder of their
n ale child. Richard Pinibli,t, at Runcorn. The case was
heard before Mr. Baron Rolfe. The cnild bad been en-
tered in a burial club, am' died just twenty-four weeks
aqr r the nt anee had been r ffected, which was the time
required to elapse bane the r•presentteive of a member
could, is case of death, be entitled to the club money.
The teenale i.risone, had been heard to advise hi r neigh
bi urs to enter their children in the club, stating that in
case her child (the deceased) should die, she should re-
ceive £5 from the club. The body had been exhumed,
when an opinion was given that death had been caused b 5
arsehic. it was also shown ;hat in December and Feb-
ruary last, arsenic was purchased by the prisoner, under
the pretence of wanting it to kill rats and mice. After a
long examination, the ptis•iners were acquitted.
BREACH OF PROMISE OF MARRIAGE.— Sterilh v. !lig-
ginGoliorn —Mr. E ans. Q C.. stated the case fir the
plait Iff. He said he sh.rulo have to lay before the jut y
one of the niii-t heartless cases be hail kit ,wit. The plain-
tiff. Miss E:izabetit S•nith, was the daughter of a hiehty-
respectable silk manufacturer. residing at Macclesfi-Id.
His family consisqd of five surviving children. The
plalriff was the yrqing,st daughter, and attained her 2li h
year last June. The fart•ily were Wesleyan Methodists.
and the plaintiff' belomed to that denomination from her
ea' heat years. The defendant. who w.o; a "Silk manufac-
turer, was al.() o e of the Wesleyan body. and was a ste-
ward. lie was 27 years of age. On the 10 bof Decem-
ber last, the defendant made his advances to Miss Smith.
to whorrr Mr. Exal, a student for tare Wesley,. • ministry,
had been paying marked atienti.ms, and he planne I to
meet her at the chapel. and went wi,n her to her lather's
house, and at partin4 he pre,ented her wi-h et letter, w iich
the learned ceunsel read. It acknowledged that he knew
ot her correspondence w th Mr. E.; and expressed a hope
that her affections were not tulle engaged, and prt,sed
upon her (Miss Smith) to accept him as a suitor, eulo-

gised her most highly for her good qualities, stating that
he would make her happy as a partner, and concluded by
off-rOig her his hand and heart, and hoped to make her
happy. The learned .!ontisel highly eulogised this leurr,
partit ularly the parts which alluded to "artless tervi ur of
genenisity c.itnuosing her disposition." Miss Smith
showed the lett r to her parents, who approved of the
tiffed. panicolarly as it fl•red a home in Macclesfield,
%hi real if she married Mr. E. she a ould have to it Iterate
all octet the country. 't he plaititti in six days after re-
ii"ed to the letter, hip, how she was situated.
0 the 23 I. M. F. came to Nlaccl, Add ; an 1 Mr. Hig-
genhottoto called up •n Mrs. Smith. in a slate t f weal ex-
, and told her that he had st nt ht r daughter an

rirr in.n'

offer. and prerseil for an itnmedinte marriage. -Subse-
pyrit'y, he met Airs. Smith on the road, arid gave her a
letter to give to the plaintiff, again cogeht,y pr. s-i g his
suit. A further family to, sulalion took place. Mr. B.
was aware of what was goint on, and took leave of the
taintlY with good feeling, but abandoned his suit, when
the ohintiff »ecru ted the defendant. and the most kindly
feeling existed hrtwer n the families. lie proposed tl ar
they should be marred in January, to which she objected.
It w.rs then agreed the marriage should take plac, in
March Mrs. Sm th aid Mrs. J. Beaumont, sister ,o the
vis,red the mother of the defendant, arid the
marriage was fixed for March ; hut the plaintiff ot,jr-cted
to the poropotrem,nt, wherenpon the defendant wrote
several letteis, declaring he would not merry the t laint,ff.
making es rn excus- th it she had exhibited bail temper.
The caae having been proved, Mr. Chilr,m, Q C., made a
powerful appeal iu in,t,gation of damages, after which, the
jury rttuined a verdict for the plaintiff— Darnagts, £5OO.

CH ESTER R VITA

This event took iliac
bint.clay. And

on in.- titr on the afternoon of

ancient city but in 11,e diarist for miles rnund. There
was a consirteralli attendance from Liverpool, and, the
weather being arlenOid. the regatta was of the moat ex-
citing and del ghttut character.

There was a large attendance of ladies, ir.cluding the
elite of Chester, who seemed It'ghly gra•ifird with the
sports of the dly. Amongt the distinguished persons
present was Li rd Robert Grosvetkr, Treisuter of her
Majesty's Household.

The event was mum d by one acei lent—and nue play—
the upsiAtitig i f a boat, in which were four rowers. Tn.-
keel turned up, and the poor fel'ows receive d H sou d
duekiiie ; but they were spec ily teactied, and nothint
worse than a 111). tfluity of Fattier Nlathew's favourite
beverage wat. their fate.

Toe folkoving.iall correct return of the running :
The TRIAL STAKES. value 5 guineas, to he rowed and
Steered by hot s under 18 ‘e-rs of age. !..ec.n.d boat to
receive lOs: Entrance, ss. each boat.
First heat.

Mmgnet ....
Linicao,irr .......
Princess Royal ......
Second beat.

Rehm ...
Gipsy Queen

D, cidino heat

Echo....
Magnet..
The DEE Cur. value £lO. 1.4 f.tur-oared gigs, to be rowed
and steered by mechanics. Second boat to receive back
her en' ranee money. Entrauce, 10s. each twat.
The Earl
The Echo .. 2
Lancashire Witch
The WIRRAL STAKES. value £lO. for tour-ov,ed gig.;

be row-d ami bletred by fi.hermen. S. cond boat to
rective back her entrance money. Entrance, ICs. each

The Dim
nips% Q ieen ..
Lanc sahire Witch ..
The CITY PLATK. value £25, with £25 added by Sir
John iervis. M.P., Attnreiry-Gineral, for lour-oared
Ries. to be rowed and steered by gentlemen amateurs
Second boat- to rec-ive Entrance. £5 each boat
Queen of the Dee—the-t,-r R. R Club—Crew : Wm.
Dixon, T. Walker, T. Wats,,n. W. Laded:de
(atsoke); Coxswain, J Massey..
The Lune—Lancaster Itowine Club—Crew
Bond, Whelon,— Austin (stroke); Coxswain

P.lev,

Milson. . __
Thr Earl—Chogter H R. Club—Crew : W. Booth, E

Lacey, W. Williams. H. Dixon (stroke); Coxswain.
It. Hardinge
N yen betting between The. Queen of the Dee and The
Lune. At st rine The Queen of the Dee jumped
niairrained her lead fr m beginning to end, and won very
ensi:y by several boats' leneth.
The SKIF, PRIZg, value 5 gu'nens, in specie, for Acifi4,
to be sculled by gentlemen amateurs. Entrance, Ws.
each skiff.
Jennv
F-ittovlsler
G. z •Ik

Cht ster .
Liverpool
Chest,r .

F. Potts 1
As.ittall 2
Walker 3

Some fouling fo.ik place during this race, and at the
e-nclusion of it Mr. Walker followed Mr. Aspin4ll into
the b•ait• house. and, after having st uck him several times,
the parties wrr

RivER DEE COMMISSIONERS —The annual mee•ing,
a,,coiding to the a t ut parliament. of the N. ver Due
Cctnniissi in to, was hoiden a, Cheater Castle. on Tues-
day Present. C. W. D Dundas4, Esq.. (chairman).
Lord ‘lostyn. W. Br twit. Esq.. E. F. French. F..q
Jon. Edwards. E,q . R. Weave,. Erq . and Rev. P W.
1-14milton. The business was of a very unimportant
ri-ture.

two to err- 1 concert. a, the A*sen.b y rooms, urea'
Ge iree-.trtet, on to-morrow (Wedne•ota‘) and Fr.day
evening,, tireviou. to hi. &par are for America.

In an adv.-rti,ement 'hat has appeaied in tn. st of the
Mr. Und,-rh ll's, relative to the sale n'

rcal p~ wry

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A Bi r OF DEVONAHIRF.—Mr. JuAice Platt "brought
nut" a Devonshire boy in good stvle Irt.t we?,lt at Exeter.
and eyilent'y enjoyed the fun. In a case of arson, one of
the witnesses again.t the prianner was John Brown, twelve
years of age, whose business, he said, was to "go about
'long wi' mother." sel•iitg "slab." He stated that he
wa' on an arch over the tunnel, about vower o'clock in
the arternoon, and zeed amok comi•qg out o' the back
h uz-; he know'd 'twas rower o'clock. 'cos he thought
when waa a tan o' th' arch that his mother wid'n catch
to whop him. The Judge : When did you expect
si.ur wt oppwg, that evening ? Boy : When her catch'd
me.--Judge: What made you gn "non the arch ? Boy :
Co. I could zee her a coming.—Judge : And then you
could bolt eh ? Boy : h ee-, zur, my loarl.i.

. _
MADAMK CATA I.A N MallaMe C.etaisni, by her
wonderful powers, brought the Italian Opera into general
nit ce. and drew crowds of perso, s to th" theatre, who
before knew it only by name Her floe figure and f.tscina-
ting count, nauce, with the charm of her acting and aingi'
rend red her the id, Ito which e very one brewed. These
splendid endowments, however, proved the d •truction of
the opera. The rum she demanded absorbed a great por-
tion of th rec• in's. and the nth, n,,rta were filled with

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second rate performers. Finding herself a star sm)itg
twoilchig satel ites, she took the liberty of mutilating the
opera for the purpose oc introducing songs forrign to the
le eee , iii order to exhittit her peculiar powers. Corsi fen
'vile was the first °pet a brou.th' nut of M. .z irt's in which
Catalani sustained the principal part. While reli arsine
a cavatina, which she had prepared herself to sing, she
hard some instruments that incommoded her, and stopped
short. saying, ••What is that you ploy?" " The hot n ,
madame." replied the pe formers. " Horns! I'll have ril
horns;" and, turning to the chtrionets, said, " I like not
that ; cut the clarionet our ; I'll have none of deer install-
tnents." As the only object was to see and hear her, this
continued through s,.vetal seasons. by which she gamed
little l.ss than a hundred thousand pounds.—Gar dater's
Music and Friends.