The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1845-01-07 00:00:00

ATTEMPTED HOUSE-ROBBERY AT EGREMONT.—OD
Saturday morning, about one o'clock, the family of Mr.
Harrison, of Wellington-buildings, Egremont, were dis-
turbed by the barking of the house-dog, and, on getting
up, found that the premises had been broken open, and
most of the moveables packed up, and disposed in readi-
ness to be carried off. A gentleman in the house fired
after the thieves as they retired, but they escaped.
TRANSATLANTIC COMMUNICATION.—The fine new
steam-ship Cambria, Captain Judkins, sailed from Liver-
pool on Saturday afternoon for Halifax and Boston, her
first voyage, taking the mail and a large number of pas-
sengers. The fine new packet-ship John R. Skiddy,
Captain Skiddy, which left New York on her first voyage
on the ith ult, arrived in the Mersey on Friday last,
bringing a number of passengers, amongst whom was the
special messenger sent to Colonel Bankhead, the British
Minister to Mexico, with despatches relative to the revc-

lutionary state of affairs in that republic.
THE Pooll.—While the wealthy are enjoying them-
selves in their warm houses, and sitting by their com-
fortable fires, they ought to recollect that thousands of
their fellow-creatures are suffering in the cheerless tene-
ments of poverty : their shattered panes are open to the
piercing winds ; a tattered garment scar(
shivering flesh ; while a few faint and dyin

fivers a

mock their wishes than warm their limbs--; and we know

that many are emaciated with sick

age, and pining with hunger. Let the rich and affluent
look out for such objects, and hasten to the relief of their
poor fellow-creatures at this inclement season of the year,
and provide them with warm clothing, food, and good
fires, and they will have the blessings of those who are
ready to perish, mingled with thanksgivings to God, and
ardent prayers for benefactors, which will ascend more
grateful to heaven than columns of the most costly in-
cense.

INDIAN MARKETS.—The Indian markets continue to
exhibit a glut of many descriptions of goods, indicative of
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impropernoou!Minn in tho 6 I;ippere.but tho inotancce
enu-
merated in the accounts by the present mail are certainly
not more than was anticipated. One of the main features
is the large accumulation of cotton wool in the Chinese
ports, accompanied wiih a falling-off in the demand, for
very obvious reasons, which we assigned a day or two
ago, when alluding to the home consumption of the arti-
cle for the past year. This is a change which we may
expect to go on progressively over the whole Asiatic con-
tinent, as the necessary result of the perfection of our
machinery for spinning yarn and fabricating cloth—and a
change which must either discourage the cultivation of
cotton wool in our Indian possessions, or materially in-
crease the competition with the production of the Ameri-
can continent. As it respects the present year, the latter
will be the course of things to an absolute certainty, for
with 150,000 bales in the market of China, with a much
limited demand, no more will be sent from India, and the
European market is the only other resource.—Herald.

CHURCH PASTORAL AID SOCIIITY.—OR Tuesday last
a meeting of St. Simon's Auxiliary to this Society was
held in the School-royal attached to St. Simon's Church.
The indefatigable collectors returned their boxes and
cards, which proved most productive. Mr. Conner, in
the absence of the treasurer, Mr. H. J. Webster, an-
nounced the collection to amount to upwards of £so—an
immense sum from a congregation composed almost en-
tirely of poor people. The Rev. T. Nolan addressed the
meeting on the proceedings of the Parent Society. His
speech was most effective. He dwelt forcibly on the
coldness with which the society had been treated in Liver-
pool. It generously grants about £9OO per annum to
support ministers in the densely populated districts of the
town ; and last year the return was only £5OO. He con-
cluded with a most touching allusion to the outgoing year,
which drew tears from many eyes. The meeting termi-
nated with praise, as it began with prayer, and afterwards
a distribution of papers and boxes, and a sale of fancy
work took place, for the benefit of the society. We trust
that the good example set by St. Simon's will be followed
by the other churches which are enjoying the liberality of
the society, and that, ere long, an auxiliary will be attached
to every church in the town.

FORGED LETTER CASE.-At the Police-court yestera
day a little and poorly-clad elderly man, named George
Beeston, was brought before Mr. Rushton on a charge
of endeavouring to obtain money by means of a forged
letter. Dr. Duncan stated the prisoner had called at his
house for assistance, leaving a note. Witness (who did
not know him) said that he could do nothing for him,
unless be brought a testimonial from a respectable party.
Prisoner—who is a reduced professional man who was
sometime at the Edge-hill and Windsor Dispensary,
which did not succeed—said he would do so ; and be
called again in about a week, bringing a note (produced)
purporting to be signed by J. B. Watson, M.D., recom-
mending him as a decayed practitioner, who was worthy
of pecuniary aid. It was dated from a street near London-
road. Dr. Watson being called, pronounced the note to
be altogether a forgery. lie had not lived in the street
stated for some years. lie was cross-examined, on behalf
of the prisoner, by Mr. Davenport, with a view to obtain
his admission that the prisoner had been afflicted with
fits, and was of weak intellects. The witness admitted
that he believed he was, some years ago, subject to fits,
brought on by his intemperate habits ; but that he con-
sidered him responsible for his actions. Mr. Rushton
remarked that the act with which he was charged, and the
manner in which it was accomplished, did not evince the
existence of mental weakness. Dr. Duncan then pro-
duc,..d a third note, addressed to himself, and in the pri-
soner's handwriting, in which he (the prisoner) employed
threatening language if be were not assisted. Mr. Rush-
ton, on perusing it, said this was a very bad part of the
case, and committed the prisoner to gaol for forty-two
days.

TWELFTH NIGHT.—Last night being twelfth night,
the usual amount of twelfth cakes was exposed to view
in the confectioners' shops, several of which were illumi-
nated. The largest cakes that we heard of were those of
Messrs. Feeney, of Berry-street, and Mr. Horsfall, of
Church-street. That in the former shop had been ex-
posed to view since Wednesday, and been seen by thou-
sands. It is—or rather was, prior to being cut into-
-164 feet in circumference, 54 feet in diameter, 2 feet 3
inches, on an average, in depth, and 2,2401bs

n weight