The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1843-02-28 00:00:00

LOCALE NE WS

The Cheshire Foxhounds meet this day (Tuesday), at
Ashton Heys; on Thursday, at Tarvin ; and on Saturday,
at Mere Hall.

Mr. BRA SIAM'S CONCERT.—The admirers of pure English
style of singing will be delighted to find that the evergreen
Braham will sing some of his most popular songs on Friday
next, at the Royal Assembly-rooms.
ST. BRIDE'S ScHoots.—On Sunday last, the sum of £62
was collected at St. Bride's Church, in aid of the schools in
connection with the church, after two excellent sermons by
the Rev. Hugh Stowell.

STEAM-VESSEL ON THE TRWELL.—On Friday afternoon
some interest was excited at the Old Quay, Manchester, by
the arrival of a new iron steam-boat, intended to ply on the
Irwell as a passage boat between that town and Runcorn.
She is 80 tons burti-en, 70 feet long, is fitted with the patent
spiral propellers, invented by Mr. Bennett Woodcroft, of
Manchester, and is worked by two ten-horse engines. We
understand that she promises to be very fast, having made
the quickest passage from Liverpool to Manchester that has
yet been accomplished ; and when tried on the Mersey by
the builders, Messrs. Mather, Dixon' and Grantham, of this
town, she hag a contest of speed with the Nun and the Mer-
sey, two of the fastest boats on the river, and passed them
both. Her speed on the river Irwell on Friday, on an aver-
age of trials, with and against the current, Was eight miles—
a decidedly greater speed, we believe, than had been previously
attained by steam in the narrow channel of the Irwell.
STOPPAGE IN TRANSITU.—At the Police-court, on Fri-
day, a person named John Field was charged by Mr. Moulds-
worth, manager to Messrs. Ackroyd. tailors and drapers, in
Byrom-street, with stealing two handkerchiefs. It appeared,
that on the previous day, a female went into the shop of
Messrs. Ackroyd and asked to look at some waistcoats for a
little boy who was with her. Whilst the shopman was show-
ing them, the prisoner joined them, and after remarking that
the things were too dear, advised the party to leave the shop,
which they were in the act of doing, but were stopped at the
door, and the prisoner was charged with stealing two hand-
kerchiefs from the counter, which, after some hesitation, he
took from his pocket. Mr. Davenport called the female who
was in the shop at the time. She stated that she and her
husband had arrived in Liverpool from Somersetshire, from
whence they had taken a passage to America, to which coun-
try they intended emigrating, and the prisoner and his wife
were going out with them as servants, her husband having
paid their passage, and she had gone into the shop for the
purpose of procuring some clothes for her son, when the
prisoner joined her for the purpose of carrying the parcel.
The prisoaer, in his defence, said he took up the handker-
chiefs thinking they had been purchased by his mistress.
Mr. Rushton said, although the case was a painful one, yet
it was so clear a case that it was his duty to commit thn pri-
soner for trial.

IMPORTANT TO PAWNBROKERS.—On Friday last, before
Mr. Rushton, a Mr. Morrow accused Mr. Medder, pawn-
broker, Stafford-street, of illegally detaining a watch, his
property. The watch was taken from Mr. Murrow's bed-
room by a fellow-lodger, and pledged by the latter, who was
brought before Mr. Rushton and condemned toimprison-
ment in default of payment of a fine of 505., with the 16s.
received on -the watch. Mr. Medder pleaded that, by the
clause of the New Local Act, where no suspicion attached to
the pawnbroker, he was entitled to the amount lent before
giving up the pledge. He (Mr. Medders) had been in his
present business for many years, and had carried on his trade
with respectability, and no stain could attach to his character
for unfair dealing. Mr. Rushton said, that although a clause
had been introduced in a recent bill to the effect stated by
Mr. Medder, that did not overrule the statute law of the
country, and could not avail in this case. He (Mr. Rushton)
had given his decided opposition to the clause in the local
act when first propounded, and stated his reasons at the time
for so doing. He considered the law of responsibility as re-
garded pawnbrokers as the most judicious that could be de-
vised, as it caused a greater vigilance on the part of the trade,
and caused them to exercise a due caution in the receiving of
pledges, which could nut fail to prove highly beneficial to the
public at large. Mr. Medder intimated that himself and
others had been led astray by the clause above referred to,
and thought that the law relating to pawnbrokers ought to be
more clearly laid down, so that they might not err through
ignorance. The magistrate admitted the latter complaint to
be well founded, and said that there was not the slightest
reason for supposing that Mr. Medder had acted otherwise
than with the proper caution in the matter before the Court.
Mr. Ellis remarked to Mr. Medder, that had the man who
had stolen the watch paid the penalty inflicted upon him by
the magistrate, instead of paying it in his own person by im-
prisonment, as he was now doing, Mr. Medder
would have
been entitled to have the amount of the pledge returned to
him, but, as it was, he must submit to the loss; to which
opinion Mr. Rushton assented. The complainant (Murrow)
api,lied for the amount of the summons, to which Mr. Rush-
ton observed that this was coming it "rather too strong",
and that the
.applicant ought to be very well satisfied with
recovering his watch.

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THE DEATH FROM A STAR IN THE ETE.---We gave in
our last the evidence adduced at the coroners' inquest on
Thursday. The inquiry was resumed on Friday, when no-
thing of further particular moment was elicited, and the jury,
brought in, as we anticipated, a verdict of manslaughter
against the boy, Moses Doyle.

A fire broke out on Friday night, about a quarter to nine,
in the cellar of the house of Mr. Jones, saddler, in London -
road, near to Hotham-street. The engines, with Mr.
Whitty and Mr. Hewitt, were speedily on the spot, and,
though it burnt with great fury for a time, it was soon ex-
tinguished, with slight damage to the property.
COUNCIL MEETING.—The usual monthly meeting of the
town-council will take place to-morrow. The only subjects
of particular interest placed on the council paper for consi-
deration are—A recommendation of the Finance Committee
to sell the Queen's Hotel. the appointment of Mr. Edward
Bannister as chief clerk in the town-clerk's department, and
the motion of Mr. North, a copy of which we gave on Tues-
day last.

BODY FouNn.—On the afternoon of the 27th of January,
Mary Ferran, twenty-three years of age, and servant to Mr.
John Red, licensed victualler, Parliament-street, was seen
in a state of intoxication in the kitchen of her employer's
house, after which sheswas missed, and was not seen or heard
of till Thursday week, when two boatmen, who were grappling
for a boom iron, found her body in the Queen's Dock. Ver-
dict, " Found drowned." •

THE LEAGUERS IN LONDON.—These gentlemen go on
apace. Their field of action is now in the metropolis; and
they have publicly announced, at their late meeting at the
Crown and Anchor, their intention to erect a " free-trade
hall," capable of holding 15,000 persons! The orators, one
would imagine, must use speaking trumpets, to be heard in
such a building. They have not ventured, however, as yet
to hold a meeting of their body in Manchester, London, or
any other large town, without the precaution of tickets of
admission. Their meetings are, therefore, packed meetings,
in every sense of the word.

TUE FUNDS, SATURDAY EVENING.—The English secu-
rities have supported considerable firmness to-day, but
there were few operations of moment. Very little variation
cccurred in quotations, though the market was hardly so
bright as yesterday. Consols for money were last quoted
951 to 4.; ditto, account, 95/ ; Exchequer-bills 665. to 68s.
premium ; India Stock, 2674 to 2684 ; Bank Stock, 177 to
178; lndia Bonds, 675. to 68s. premium; Three per Cents.
Reduced, 964 to Three-and-a-half per Cents. Reduced,
2031 to -a ; New -Three-and-a-half per Cents.' 1024: to 1;
South Sea New Annuities, 944; and Canada Debentures,
1111. In foreign securities a slight decline was noticeable
in the value of some of the speculative securities, but Spanish
and Mexican presented the chief alteration. Spanish Ac-
tives left off 201 to '1 ; ditto, New, 274 to 4 •, Portuguese
Converted, 394 to 10; Mexican, 304 to 314; Mexican De-
ferred. 84 to 9 ; Dutch Two-and-a-half per Cents., 554 to 4 ;
Dutch Five per Cents., 1024 to 103 ; Colombian, 244 to a ;
Brazilian, 77 to 78 : and Belgian, 104 to 4.

STEALING TonAcco.--Yesterday, a boy, named John
Johnson, was charged at the police-court with stealing two
separate quantities of tobacco from a shop. It appeared
from the evidence of a young lady named Procter that
the prisoner had, on Saturday, gone into the shop of Mr.
Robert Eccles, Great Charlotte-street, and asked for half an
ounce of roll tobacco. She had the quantity cut off, and

was handing it to him, when he said he would have it off a
thicker roll. She took a thicker one down, and was about to
serve him, when he picked up the whole roll and made off
with it. An alarm was given and he was secured. The
article weighed 21b., and was worth 6s. or 7s. Mr. Eccles's
sister also proved that the prisoner had in a similar way,
within the same week, snatched up another roll, weighing
about half a pound, with which he ran off. He was com-
mitted for trial.

THEATRE-ROYAL.—On Friday last an exceedingly clever
and pretty little child made her first courtesy before a Liver-
pool audience. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ternan,
who are fulfilling a short engagement here. Miss Fanny
Ternan is only seven years old, and impersonated the " Four
Mowbrays" in " Old and Young " with a spirit, grace, and
vivacity that drew forth hearty and genuine bursts of ap-
plause. There is an evidence of strong natural ability in. the
acting of this little girl,—there is an evidence of genius, for
no teaching could make such a little child do what she does
so artlessly, naturally, and with so much apparent finish.—
The entertainments during the week have been of a varied
character. Last evening " Othello" was performed. Mr.
Ternan. Othello; Mrs. Ternan, Desdemona; Roderillo, Mr.
Browne ; and Mr. Stuart his old and favourite character of
'ago. There is no doubt whatever that Mr. Stuart has
changed his style since he was last here. It would be absurd
to talk of improvement in an actor of his high standing and ex-
perience, but he has, to use an artistic phrase, " toned down"
all the too floridyarts of his impersonations : this was observa-
ble in Pierre on Friday, and in lago last evening. It will be
seen that this old favourite is about to take his benefit—when
his friends and admirers will surely muster round him. The
entertainments he has selected are extremely attractive.
To-night the capital comedy of the " Jealous Wife" will be
represented with a strong cast. We see by the bills that
Mr. Farren and Mrs. Glover are re-engaged, and that Mr.
Webster. Mr. Strickland, and Madame Celeste will also
make their appearance very shortly.

CONTINUANCE OF THE EASTERLY WlNDS.—These winds
still continue, and very few vessels from foreign ports or
coastwise have arrived since our last. From the Ist to the
25th instant, only fifty vessels from abroad had reached port,
and of these nearly one-half arrived on or before the sth.
The number of vessels that have sailed for foreign ports,
from the Ist to the 25th instant, has been 271. The southern
docks are, consequently, from the few arrivals and the nu-
merous sailings, now comparatively empty. In the Prince's
Dock, the largest in the port, there are about fifty vessels.
The southern docks, where the timber ships are laid up for
the winter, as well as those on sale, which are still numerous,
are not so bare of vessels as those at the other end of the
port. Amongst the vessels now due are upwards of eighty
from the cotton ports of the United States. At New
Orleans, up to the 21st of January, thirty-three vessels had
cleared for this port, not one of which has yet arrived. Of
these, one has a cargo of 4,102 bales. one of 2,983, two of
upwards of 2,600, one of upwards of 2,500, and nine others
of above 2,000 each. The grand total of cotton now on its
way_ from New Orleans is more than 70,000 bales. At
Mobile, up to the 22d of January, seventeen vessels had
cleared for this port, none of which have arrived. The
largest cargo is 2,306 bales : the total afloat about 25,000.
One vessel had cleared out at Apalachicola : another at Port
Leon, a new port on the Mississippi. Up to the 24th of
January, fourteen vessels had cleared at Savannah for this
port. The largest cargo is 2,410 bales : the total of all the
ships above 20,000. .At Charleston, up to January 25th,
fifteen vessels had cleared for this port, none of which have
arrived. The total quantity afloat about 20,000 bales : the
largest cargo 2,300. At New York three vessels had cleared
for this port laden with cotton. Two had also cleared at
Texas with cotton for this port, and which may be added to
the gross amount, as cotton from that country formerly came
through New Orleans. Thus, eighty-five vessels are known
to be on their way with cotton for Liverpool. Their united
cargoes cannot be much less than 140,000 bales.

ST. BARNABAS' CHURCH AND DISTRICT SCHOOLS.—
Two sermons were preached on Sunday last in this church,
and collections made for the purpose announced in previous
advertisements. That in the morning by the Rev. Jonathan
Brooks, A.M., rector of Liverpool, from Proverbs, xxii, 6.
" Train up a child in the way he should go, &c." The ser-
mon was an able argument on the necessity of Scriptural edu-
cation in general, and Church education in special, with a
warm eulogy on the champions of the Reformation, and the
excellence of the Liturgy, Articles and formularies of our
Church. The collection amounted to £2O 4s. 4d. The even-
ing sermon was by the Rev. Hugh M'Neile, from Psalm xl.
4. " Then will Igo unto the altar of God, unto God my
exceeding joy, yea upon the harp will I praise thee, 0 God,
my God." Having established from the example of Timo-
thy, the sufficiency of the Old Testament Scriptures to make
" one wise unto salvation, through faith which is in Christ
Jesus," he proved, with his accustomed power and perspicuity,
from the case of David, in the Psalms, how all the Jewish
ceremonies had a Christian meaning. The altar sacrifices
being designed as significant types of the one sacrifice of
Christ, once, for all the sins of the world. He drew a dis-
tinction between the peace offerings and free will offerings
under the law, assigning to each their anti-type aid place in
the Christian dispensation : and thus argued for the Word of
God as the staple of a Christian education. Having alluded
in touching terms to the sufferings of the poor, and their ina-
bility, from ignorance, and constant occupation, to direct the
education of their children, he concluded with a forcible ap-
peal to the better feelings and sense of Christian obligation,
on the part of those who had the means ; that they would
make an ample free-will offering thus in furtherance of so
good an object as the rescuing of the rising generation from
the mass of wretchedness and crime by which they were sur-
rounded. The collection amounted to £3O 15s. The con-
gregations, on both occasions,
in
very numerous. That in
the evening, with those standing n the aisles and porches,
could not have fallen short of 2000 persons, and we are in-
formed that multitudes went away. The congregation of St.
Barnabas, in these depressed times, has done nobly,—up-
wards of £250 being thus contributed by them in a fortnight,
a sure earnest of eventual success.
AN INFAMOUS TRICK.—EIIen Fallen, a slovenly, dissi-
pated-looking girl. was charged at the Police-court, on Sa-
turday, with having robbed a country woman of a sovereign.
Prom the evidence of the complainant, Mrs. Ellen Grounds,
a decent-looking country woman, clothed in drab cloth, it
appeared that the money was obtained in the following man-
ner :—Mrs. Grounds was standing in St. Martin's Market
with some butter and green atuff, when a lady went to her,
purchased some butter, and offered a sovereign in payment.
Mrs. Grounds took the sovereign, but held it between her
fingers, declaring she could not change it. She asked the
parties near her for change, but they also were short of that
commodity. The prisoner stepped forward and said, " I'll
get it changed for you : go to Mr. Bird's ;" at the same
moment she took the sovereign from Mrs. Ground's fingers
and walked away. The poor woman watched her, and saw
her enter the shop which she had named, but she waited in
vain for her return. At length she went to look for her,
but could not find her. She returned to the market and
informed officer Maguire, who, on hearing a description of
the prisoner, believed that he knew her. He accompanied
the poor woman in search of the thief, and, after an hour's
persevering labour, she was found in a house in Lace-street.
Two women and about seven men were in the apartment
when Maguire and Mrs. Grounds entered. To his inquiries
they declared, that they had seen no such girl as he wanted.
Seeing an old crone smoking a pipe, with her back closely
jammed against a closet, he desired her to move away. She
refused, upon which he pulled her from her resting place by
force. He opened the closet, and there lay the prisoner.
Ihe sovereign, however, had disappeared, the girl declaring
that she had lost it in the street. Mr. Rushton asked her
whot she had to say. She replied, that she tried to get
change at several places, but could not succeed. At length,
two girls, whom she met, took it from her by force. She
was committed for trial.--The poor country woman, who
was greatly grieved at her loss, told Mr. Rushton, in reply
to questions which be put to her, that her husband was a
miller, but he had been many months out of work. She was
compelled to support her family by making a few black pud-
dings, which, with the produce of a small'garden, she brought
to market for sale each Saturday. The butter was the pro-
perty of a neighbour, for whom she generally brought a few
pounds of that article to market. She, however, received
no profit on the sale thereof. Mr. Rushton, pitying the poor
woman, ordered that the sovereign should be paid to her out
of the fund which the magistrates had at their disposal. She
evinced even more emotion on hearing of this unexpected
termination of her misfortune than before.

Tus STEEPLE Clinsg.—The course will be as nearly as
possible that of last•year ; that is to say, the start will take
place either at the top of the course or in the field belonging
to Mr. Wood, surgeon, directly opposite to the Grand Stand.
The number of jumps in the first time round will be about
seventeen, including the ditch at the front of the stand on the
training course. The first time round, the horses cross the
middle of the lower part of the course in a slanting direction
on entering from Moss-lane, and run past the stands on the
training course ; but, the second time on coming from Moss.
lane, the line of the race-course is kept, and, one or two
hurdles being placed across it, there may be an additional
jump. A wall also is to be built on the training course, some
of the Irish brigade supposing it may favour their nags. it
is not possible vet to state, with certainty, whether the Sweep.
stakes, to which the Prince of Wales s Cup is added, will fill,
Saturday being the day appointed for closing ; but there is
little doubt of it, as there are already three horses at Aintree
to run for this prize. For the Steeple Chase, the number of
starters will be over twelve and under fifteen; such, at least,
is our opinion : but the most interesting part of the contest
will be between the celebrated old Lottery and Peter Simple,
the latter carrying 12st. 101 b., and 51b., extra for winning at
lilereford.—Albion.

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CATHOLIC CHARITY BALL.—This ball took place last
night at the Town. hall ; 815 persons were present when vre
went to press. Dancing had commenced with great spirit,
and a very pleasant evening was anticipated, and no doubt
would be realized. ,

Putt.tr ARMONIC.—The subscribers and the public will per-
ceive that the full dress concert of this society is announced
to take place, when Miss Birch, Mr. Machin, and Mr. Walton
will make their appearance. The subscription list is still
on the increase; it is not too late for those who wish to
enjoy the cheapest musical treat we know of, to join the
society.
EXCHANGE DINING-ROOMS.—These commodious and
handsome rooms have been greatly enlarged since we last
advertised them. They are now as convenient as any in the
town. The excellence of the viands, attention to the guests,
and cleanliness of every department give the establishment
strong•claims upon the public patronage.
LADIES' CHARITY.—A vacancy has occurred in the situa-.
tion of honorary physician to this excellent institution, by
the unexpected and lamented death of Dr. Malins. We are
informed that the decease of this gentleman was awfully sud-
den, and that it occurred on Saturday, at Birmingham, where
he had gone on a visit to his mother. Dr. Malins has been
long connected with the Ladies' Charity, and has been of
great service to the interests of the institution.

COMMITMENT.—An elderly woman named M'Dermitt,
was yesterday placed before Mr. Rushton on a charge of
stealing a piece of beef in St. John's market. It appeared
that she had gone to the stall kept by Mary Jones, and had
handled the beef. and after standing some time made off
with it under her cloak. Market officer Furclough took
her into custody, and found the beef under her cloak. It
weighed 91b., and was stated to be worth 4s 6d. It appeared
that the prisoner had recently undergone twelve month's
imprisonment for felouy. Mr. Rushton said there was no
hopes of reclaiming such an offender, and sent her for trial
at the sessions.

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TRADE WITH THE RIVER PLATE.—The mercnants, both
of London and Liverpool, who are engaged in trade with the
River Plate, are indignant at the refusal of Roses, President
of Buenos Ayres, to submit his differences with Rivers, Pre-
sident of the State of Uruguay, to the meditation of Great
Britain e France, as a serious impediment is thus created to
the exteution of a trade, which must otherwise soon become
highly beneficial and important to this country. The rapid
progress. both in population and commerce, of the city of
Monte Video since it was given up by the Brazilian troops
in 1829 sufficiently attests its importance. In the year 1830
the British shipping engaged in trade with that port was
7,480 tons, hut in the year 1841 it had increased to 34,537
tons; while the exports of hides alone have more than doubled
since 1837. Another circumstance which should raise the
State of Uruguay in the consideration of the British Govern-
ment is the recent conclusion of treaties for the suppression
of the slave trade and for general trade and navigation.
These facts and arguments will necessarily have their weight
will' the Ministry ; and though the mediation of England has
been declined, they may still be able to exercise a very bene-
ficial influence, in bringing about a better understanding be-
tween the States of Buenos Ayres and Uruguay.
RECOVERY OF PART OF A SUIT.—On the 16th ultimo
Mr. Richard Wainwright, merchant, of this town, missed a
pilot-cloth over-coat from a peg on which it had hung in his
passage. Mr. Wainwright had noticed the coat three days
previously. On the 14th of January a man called at the shop
of Mr. Stuart, pawnbroker, and offered for pledge a pilot
cloth coat, which he represented as the property of George
Robinson, a car-driver. Mr. Thomas (Mr. Stuart's assis-
tant) suspected that this man had not obtained the coat
honestly. Thomas called a constable, the appearance of
whom so startled the pledger that he " bolted. The con-
stable and his informant gave chase and secured him, and
took him to Bridewell. On the following day he was taken
before Mr. Rushton, when, no owner appearing for the coat,
he was discharged. On the 18th of January Mr. 'Wainwright
had bills printed, stating his loss. One of them was left with
Mr. Stuart, who lost no time in informing Mr. Wainwright
that the coat was in his possession., and the latter called
shortly afterwards and had it restored to him. The thief was
quickly recaptured by the police, and, on Saturday, he was
restored to his former eminence at the bar. Mr. Wainwright
appeared against him, with his coat on his back, and Mr.
Thomas identified him. He was committed for trial.
AN OLD OFFENDER.—At the Police Court yesterday, a
young man, named William Sumners, was placed before Mr.
Rushton, on a charge of housebreaking. It appeared that
on Sunday afternoon last the female servant at Capt. Young's,
in Bedford-street, Toxteth-park, had occasion to go out,
leaving the house, in the absence of the family, locked up and
secured. She returned at seven o'clock, and found that the
front door was secured inside by the chain, so that she could
not gain admittance. She listened, and heard footsteps and
voices up stairs. Soon after the parties rushed down stairs,
and, as she could tell from what she heard (and as it after-
wards appeared), made, their way out at the back window,
and escaped. Several articles had been displaced, in readi-
ness to be carried off. A man's hat and a half-handkerchief
were also found on the kitchen steps outside. Information
of the circumstance was given to Mr. Inspector Taverson,
who went to the premises, and recognised the hat as belong-
ing to the prisoner. He had seen it and examined it some
weeks ago, when he had the prisoner in charge on another
case of suspicion of felony. He apprehended the prisoner in
his house in Hay-street. The mother of the prisoner was
called in his defence, and denied that the hat or handkerchief
were his, alleging that his hat was at home. The other hat
was sent for, and the prisoner was remanded for further evi-

BASE SHILLINGS.—The practice of uttering base shil-
lings has recently become so common in the town that ven-
ders of articles in shops, publicans, and others would do welt
to be on their guard. Yesterday, two men were charged with
the offence at the police-court. The first had given a bad
shilling in payment, which was detected, but a good shilling
was found at the time in his hand, and it did riot appear
sufficiently clear that he knew the other to be bad; and as,
moreover, it appears that the mint are unwilling to prosecute
for the utterance of a single piece of money, he was neces-
sarily discharged. [We may observe that this practice of the
officers of the crown would, it appears to us, " be more ho-
noured in the breach than the observance," inasmuch as it is
quite clear that guilty parties, knowing the fact, may, through
its lenity, pass off single bad shillings in other coins—gene-
rally to poor ignorant people who may be readily deceived''
and thus totally escape punishment.] The other prisoner, $
tall man, named Bartholemew Digman, had gone with ano-
ther man (who had since escaped) to a public-house, and the
latter had given a bad shilling in payment for two glasses of
ale, receiving 9d. in change from the- landlady, who did not
discover the fraud at the time. The prisoner afterwards
went twice back to the house by himself, and on each occa-
sion gave a shilling in payment. On the last oceasion the
witness's suspicion was roused, as she thought it strange he
should not pay her in the previous change she had given
him ; but he said she need not alarm herself as the money
was perfectly good. She thus got three shillings from the
two, and, on showing them to her husband, they were found,
to be all bad. Mr. Lowling said they were all bad, and had
all been made from the same die. The prisoner was com•
mitted until the law officers of the mint should decide who'
ther he should be sent for trial, and it is to be presumed they
will decide in the affirmative.

APPREHENSION OF INNOCENT PARTIES ON A CHARGE'
OF PELONY.—At the police-court, yesterday, James
MlLaughlin, John Lynch, and Daniel Downing, young men.
and Isabella M'Mahon, an elderly female—all respectable In
appearance—were placed before Mr. Rushton, on suspiciPP
of being concerned in a robbery of a warehouse in Argyle'

street. Police-officer No. 267. said, that on the preyions
evening, about 6 o'clock, he met the prisoners in Argyle-
street, two of them, includingshe female, car vying something'
and accosted them. The female, on his questioning her,
asked her what he had to do with it, and all the prisoners
went into her house in Argyle-street. He found that the
articles were a whole piece of linen and a part of another
piece. He had since found that the warehouse of Messrs'
Hanly and Roughsedge, in the same street, had been broken
open, and that some linen had been taken away. The Ware:
house was about 10 or 15 yards from the spot where he fir!:
saw them. There were four or five men round them. V°
female at first told him that a man had thrown the artiell
under a cart and run away, and that she had picked the pieo"
up. 'Mr. Davenport appeared for the prisoners, and interrn'
gated. the witness as to whether he had not beard the female
shout for the police. He said she did not in his hearing
but told him she had got them in Gilbert-street; that tw°
men were carrying the articles in a sack, and had throw!!
some of them away and run off. The two first named
soners said they had gone up and were assisting to carry Ps
The female also told him that she had gone to fetch her
daughter. He (witness) was at the time in coloured clothe''
William Ford, warehouseman on the premises that were
robbed, said he had locked up the warehouse on the previous
evening, and left all right. On returning yesterday morn
he found a window broken, and missed two wholed
pieces of linen and a quarter of a• piece. He also missed
a piece of shirting. He identified the articles prodneert
as part of the property.—lt was stated by Mr. DavenPn'o
that Mrs. M`Mahon was a respectable woman; that she ha,
seen the two men with the sack in Gilbert-street, after SOl%
for 'her daughter, and sending her home from a neighboorw
house ; and, suspecting that a theft had been committed, 61i11
had shouted for the police. The policeofficer who had
his testimony was in coloured clothes, and she did not lw„,
he was an officer, and had, consequently, replied to ,10
stated. The officer could not hear her call " police!
being at the time in Argyle-street and she in Gilbert.streece
—A respectable young gentleman, belonging to the ordnan
department, now surveying the town, said, that one of t
it
clerks, who was present, could corroborate the statetnend
that the female had called the police. The clerk was Calle
on, and said that he and twa others were in a Mr. 111'per
mott's house, at the corner of Gilbert-street, when ;
heard cries of " police," and, on going out, saw the prisOn ),
carrying the articles. They inquired for the police, and t, vre
all went down to Mrs. M'Malions,with the articles, and `‘ed
met on the way by the first witness, who was in colour 3,
clothes. The male prisoners said they were in M`Dennot,
heard the cry of " police," and went out as stated. The i)l'is
male said she saw two men, one with a bundle under :eti
arm, and the other with something white. She suspect
of
thew, and, on shouting, one of them either stuinbled,ceo
dropped something near the cart, which sounded as if it '
on a board. She called " watchman," and picked the :bp
bes
ticks up. No policeman came up. She afterwards Met
first witness, but did not know him. They all went We
house together, her object being to give immediate inform
4t 10 he
tion of the finding of the articles. The policeofficer 0
witness) was so confused that he conld not utter a se.„%itry
word. With regard to herself, she was known to Mr. rIY
himself as a respectable woman, and her husband had for-Wear,
been nine years in the police service. She could bring go-
ties who could speak to the honesty of her family for to'e the
five years, and she thought that, as her sole object voisbeett
apprehension of the offenders, she ought rather to have , cis
thanked than put into custody. If the officer had dflt?„yes,
duty he might have followed up and apprehended the tin'.,ers
The gentleman of the ordnance said, that the male prisToat
had come on the survey from Ireland, and they 1.1,1 they
have been recommended to their present situations 1' ;A lig
had not been respectable characters. Mr. Rushton saie're
was satisfied with Mrs. M'Mahon's story, but, in just 500f1
her, he would send for Mr. Whitty. That gentleman sot
after appeared, and said that he knew Mr. M`Mahon' 06;
had always considered • that he and his family were Ile jO-
- people. Mr. Rushton said that it was al,d
usti ;i• ot
which the officer was, under the circumstances,
apprehending the parties; but the prisoners had actesoileh,
praiseworthy manner, and would leave the court, in ..ofto
they had, for the ends of justice, been placed in a Pll.OO
position, without any imputation on their characterS•
then ordered them to be discharged,

TDB SOIOOI.34AsTF.R. ABROAD AOAIN._Tb,, folloby
curious note was sent to one of our country air-
farmer and parish clerk residing at Holwick, near l 0'
ton-in-Teesdale, for insertion in our Columns, a P"11-0-1 ePh
which, it is hoped, will afford our readers a little aina!e-00 it;
and at the same time show the great want of educPtc;e poet
that part of the country A quer surmstance acue„ tip
Midlton in Tesdal. A partey of gentlmenn wer 01,"arol of
the County of Durliem a Old Spoartesmann the At'sbn
il-
Hodgesone was watchen them To sea a curs and fouo-.0
set in the County of Durhem and cald them back ag
e• 11
pute her up and afther a god Rasse cild pour put n sy—
may Pute this Inn the 'Dapper if yow like it, yow C4"—
it Beter then me,"—Northern Times.