The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1843-11-14 00:00:00

I Nov, 11, 1843

PUBLICANISM.—There were five publicans, and three
beersellers, brought before the magistrates at the police-
court, on Friday, all of whom were fined in various
amounts from £3 to £l.
In the Court of Exchequer, on Wednesday, a rule nisi
for a new trial was obtained in the case of Needham a.
Law, tried at the recent assizes in this town. The action
was against the Leicestershire and Warwickshire Banking
Company, and was for money lent.
EASTHAM FERRY.—We learn that Sir W. M. Stanley
besides building a new pier and hotel at Eastham, is about
to build a number of handsome villas at that pleasant
ferry, and to take other steps for drawing towards it part
of the vast population which is now spreading from Liv-
erpool on all sides, in search of fresh air and rural
scenery.
FATAL ACCIDENT.—On Monday last, Thomas Beving-
ton, while going on board the steamer Blanche, which was
lying at the Duke's pierhead, unfortunately fell into the
water, and was drowned. The deceased was got out a few
minutes after the accident, and conveyed to the receiving
house, where every means was used to restore animation,
but without effect.—Verdict accidental.
MORE FARMING EXPERIMENTS.—Another of our Li-
verpool gentlemen farmers, Mr. Harold Littledale, has
just introduced the cultivation of the globe beet, on his
farm at Wallasey. This valuable root, which is scarcely
known in the north of England, but to which Mr. Fuse),
has given strong praise, in the " Transactions of the Royal
Society of England," is in shape very like a Swedish
turnip, but grows to a larger size. It requires no great
depth of soil, bears transplanting very well, and forms an
excellent food for cattle and for sheep, but especially for
mulch cows, as it gives no bad taste to the milk.
BIGAMY.—A middle-aged female, not of very prepos-
sessing appearance, was brought before Mr. Rushton, on
Saturday, on a charge of having married 'William Wash-
ington during the lifetime of her first husband. It ap-
peared, from the evidence, that the first marriage took
place in St. Philip's Church, in April, 1839, and the sec-
ond at St. David's Church, in May, 1843. At the time
she became acquainted with Washington she was acting as
a nurse at the Infirmary and he was patient in the insti-
tution. The courtship was there commenced, she hav-
ing represented herself to be a widow. She had nothing
to say in her defence, and was commuted for trial.
DEATH FROM DEBILITY.—An inquest was held be-
fore the borough Coroner, on Saturday, to inquire into
the circumstances touching the death of a new-born fe-
male child. It appeared, from the evidence, that, as a
female of the name of Mary Aikin was going up a dark
entry in Leigh-street, the evening before, she kicked
against something with her foot, and that, on getting a
light, she discovered that it contained the body of the
deceased, tied up in a handkerchief. Mr. George Woods
surgeon, was of opinion that the child had been born
alive, that it had only breathed for a few minutes, and
that it died from debility. A verdict to that effect was
accordingly returned.

BENSON v. CHAPMAN.—This case came before the
Court of Common Pleas, on Wednesday, as a special
case. The action was brought to recover the amount of a
policy of insurance effected on the ship Neptune, trading
between Liverpool and Pernambuco, which was materially
damaged when off the latter place. The cargo was taken
ont, and certain repairs were done. As soon as the
owner heard of the vesssl having been wrecked, he gave
notice of abandonment to the underwriters, as for a total
loss. The question was whether, when a vessel is injured,
and requires more repairs than she is worth, the assurer
can give notice of a total abandonment, and recover
damages from the underwriters. Sir I'. Wilde argued on
behalf of the plaintiff, and Mr. Sergeant Channell ap-
peared for the defendants.—Judgment deferred.
MURDER.—An inquest was held, on Saturday, before
the borough Coroner, to inquire into the circumstances
touching the death of a new-born female child. John
Harrison, a porter, stated, that, as he was going along
Grafton-street, about half-past six o'clock the evening
before, he observed the body, in a state of nudity, lying
on the parapet, and that, a police officer having immedi-
ately called, it was conveyed to the Southern Hospital.
Mr. Andrew M'Clennan, one of the Surgeons, of the
hospital, said, that there were three marks of contusions,
one on the left cheek, another on the left side of the head,
and a third on the right side of the forehead. He was of
opinion that the child had been born alive, and that con-
cussion of the brain, the result of violence, such as a fall
or blow, had been the cause of death. A verdict of
" Wilful murder " was accordingly returned against some
person or persons unknown.
INCENDIARY FlRE.—Between one and two o'clock on
Sunday morning last, a large oat stack, the property of
John Gore, a respectable farmer, at Roby, about four
miles and a half from Liverpool, was found to be on fire,
and 200 bushels of very fine oats, part of the produce of
a Cheshire acre and three-quarters of land, were destroy-
ed. The property was insured in the Atlas office for XBOO.
There is but too much reason to believe that the stack
was maliciously set on fire; for no fewer than five gates,
belonging to the adjoining fields, had been taken off their
hinges and thrown into the middle road, for the purpose,
as is supposed. of impeding the progress of the engines
to the scene. The West of England engine from the town,
came in contact with one of the gates, and was in danger
of being overturned. Not far from the stack, about 40
yards, a box of lucifer matches was found under a hedge.
It appears that Gore had, during the last autumn, cut
down the wages of his Irish labourers, and that he thereby
caused a general outcry to be raised against him in that
part of the country, and by that class ; and itis presumed
that the fellows adopted the present mode of revenging
themselves for his illiberality. It is said, that they had
previously been dropping hints and using threats as to
what might happen in case he persevered in his attempt.
COUNTY SESSIONS.—An adjourned annual meeting of
magistrates was held at Preston on Monday last, for the
purpose of electing a governor of the Preston House of
Correction, in the room of Mr. Edmund Gibbs, resigned,
and transacting other business, of which notice had been
given. There were eighty magistrates present, and the
Rev. Jonathan Brooks, rector of Liverpool, presided.
The number of candidates for the vacant governorship
was twenty, but several of them were withdrawn. On the
first voting the numbers were—for W. Martin, 34 ; E.
Sheppard, 20 ; S. Banister and J. Goodwin, 7 each ; and
T. W. Hill, 6. On the second voting the numbers were
—Martin, 37 ; Sheppard, 35 ; 'and the former was, ac-
cordingly, elected by a majority of two. Sir Thos. Potter
then brought forward a motion to the effect that at the
close of the present financial year the hundreds of Salford
and West Derby shall be separated from the rest of the
county for all matters relating to the county income and
expenditure. He observed that the population of the
northern division was only 402,671, and the valuation
.£1.362,850 ; whilst in the southern division the popula-
tion was 1,264,383, and the valuation £4,828,217. This
motion was, however, after some discussion, rejected by
a majority of 24, the numbers being—for, 13; against, 37.

THE DISPENSARIES.—We have been requested to call
special attention to the important facts set forth in the
memorial from Messrs Morrell and Fosberry, vice-presi-
dents of the Liverpool Dispensaries, which was presented
to the Council on Monday week, and referred to the
Finance Committee. We cannot suppose that the Coun-
cil and the town at large will allow a debt approaching to
£1,700 upon those invaluable institutions to remain for
any longer time unliquidated, the more particularly when
they are informed that unless additional funds be placed
at the disposal of the committee one of the Dispensaries
will have to be closed. The case calls imperatively for
immediate consideration :
To the Worshipful the Mayor, Aldermen, and
Council of the Borough of Liverpool.
The Committee of the Liverpool Dispensaries beg leave
respectfully to lay before the Mayor and Common Coun-
cil, the following statement, hoping that it may appear
entitled to a favourable consideration, with a view to ad-
ditional assistance from the Borough Fund.
The Dispensaries have now been in active operations
during a period of sixty-five years, the calls upon them
live been annually increasing with the increase of the
town, until at length the number of cases relieved during
the past year amounted to 46,528. A strict inquiry is
made in each case as to the ability of the party to pay for
medical aid, and none are relieved except those whose
poverty gives them a claim upon the charity of others.
Were it not for this institution, it is evident that the par-
ish would be responsible in all these cases, and thus an
immense additional expenditure be entailed on the poor.
rates. Neiertheless the parish authorities have declined
contributing at all to the funds of the Dispensaries.
Owing to this circumstance and the inadequacy of the
public support, unless additional funds are in the mean-
time placed at their disposal, the committee look forward
to a deficiency at the end of the year of £1,700, which
will oblige them, however reluctantly, to close one of the
Dispensaries. The amount of suffering which will neces-
sarily be occasioned by such a step, it is painful to con-
template.
Under these circumstances the committee hope they
will not be considered importunate in petitioning the
Council to increase their present subscription, and they
hope that they are not, in that case, unreasonable in the
expectation that their example will be followed by the
parish and the town at large.