The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-07-16 00:00:00

LOCAL NEWS.

Me,,srs. J. and W. Walker have commenced building
the fourth side of Ha n) ten -s q tur e , Birkenhead,
will, when finished, be one of the finest in the kingdom.
The Wellington Hotel, Birkenhead, was sold on Mon-
day for the sum of £3,260, being at the rate of three
guineas and a half per yard. Only five years back, land
adjoining the hotel was put up for Its. a yard.
THE £lOO NOTE ROBBERY CASE.—On Tuesday, F.
Trappes, charged with having been in possession or stolen
£lOO notes, whose case had often been before the magis-
trates, was again brought up, and fully committed to take
his trial at the sessions, which commence on Monday.

CHILD RUN OVER BY A CART.—On Tuesday last,
Philip Lynch, a child two and a half years old, was
knocked down by a cart in William-street, and the wheel
passed over its body, crushing it in a dreadful mariner, so
mush so that it died shorty afterwards. It did not appear
that any blame was attached to the driver.
ROBBERY OF BANK NOTES.—O❑ Wednesday, as a
respectable female was crossing, in the Prince Steamer,
from this town to Woodside, at half.past two o'clock,
she had her pocket picked of two £2O Bank of England
Notes, which she had ju t before received from one of the
banks in this town. We regret to state that the numbers
of the notes are unknown.—[We were not aware that the
police had been removed from these packets, though we
presume from the above that such is the case.]
THE EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS.—Tht, committee
for erecting a monument to the Right Hon. George Can-
ning, having a surplus of £B5O from the public subscrip-
tion raised for that purpose at their disposal, have ap-
propriated it to the promotion of education, by dividing
it amongst the three principal institutions of the town,
viz., to the Royal In-titution and to the Collegiate Insti-
tut on the sum of £340 each; to the Mechanics' Institu-
tion, £l7O.

FASHIONABLE ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES.--
During the past week the Marquis and Marchioness of
Douglas arrived at the Adelphi Hotel, and proceeded on
a visit to the Marquis of Westminster, at Eaton-hall.
On Saturday evening Sir Philip Egerton, M.P., and
Cornwall Leigh, Esq., M.P., arrived at the swine esta-
blishment, and have since sailed for Scotland, to enjoy
the grouse season. The Hon. Col. Scarlett, of the sth
Dragoon Guards, and brother to the present Lord Abin-
ger, is at present staving at the Adelphi.

LIVERPOOL DISTRICT COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.—TN
RE GinsoN.—The fourth examination of the bankrupt,
Edward Gibson, of Kendal, which was adjourned from
the 19th ult., for the production of the son of the bank-
rupt, was resumed on Wednesday last. Mr. Myers ex-
amined the son, and, after an inquiry which lasted three
hours and a half, the final hearing was adjourned till
Wednesday, the 7th of August, to allow time for the
bankrupt to make up his schedule to the time of the
bankruptcy.
ROBBERY OF A WATCH.—On Saturday, a decent-
looking temale, named Sarah Nowlan, was committed for
trial on a charge of having stolen a watch, the property of
Thomas Jones, a sailor. Jones, it appeared, had left a
public-house, in Christian-street, the night before, and,
when in Byrom-street, he met the prisoner, who walked
with him to the top of Banastre-street, where she snatched
the watch out of his po.:ket, and made her escape in the
direction of Marybone. There, however, she was appre-
hended by Inspector Abram, and the watch discovered on
her person.

ROBBERY OF A LINEN DRAPER.—On Saturday, a
female, of rather respectable appearance, named Eiiza
Mead, was committed, before Mr. Rushton, on a charge
of having robbed Mr. Briscoe, 1 nen-draper, of Oldhall-
street, of forty-seven yards of calico print. Mr. Higgin-
son, an assistant in the shop, stated, that he was busy at
the counter when she entered, but that, having seen her
lave the lobby, where goods were exposed for sale, in a
hurry, he pursued her into the stre t, and speedily over-
took her. On searching under her cloak, he found a piece
of calico print, twenty-eight yards in length, and another
about nine yards shorter. The property was worth 235.

FINES FOR OFFENCES AGAINST THE LOCAL ACTS.—
The following parties were, on Thursday, at Birkenhead,
mulcted for infringements of the by-laws for the regu-
lation of the township :—Benjamin Bridge. for smoking
in the market, ss. ; Robt. Battersby, for riding on his
cart without reins, 2s. Gd. ; Thomas Frayers, batting
in a public situation opposite the Monk's Feiry, 2s. 6d. ;
Thomas Hastings, riding furiously along the streets,
10s. ; John Wright, driving his omnibus on the wrong
side of the road, ss. ; James White, driving a cart and
horse without reins, 2s. Gd. ; Robert Bushell. beerseller,
selling ale during church time on the Sabbath, 10s.; Rich-
ard Fryer, cruel treatment to his horse, 20s.
CURIOUS COINCIDENCE.—Some eight or ten days ago,
a boy, of humble parentage, who is connected with a mer-
cantile office in Exchange-alley West, found a purse,
containing four sovereigns, in the throng of the passen-
gers in Church-street. A carter, who was passing and
saw him lift it, remarked that he should advertise it. The
boy reached the office, and immediately, with the assist-
ance of another lad, wrote out an advertisement for one
of the newspapers. In the meantime the lady of one of
the gentlemen connected with the office was making in-
quiry for a lost purse, which, by a singular coincidence,
wa the one round; and the employers of the buy knew
nothing either of his good fortune or his integrity till they
read the advertisement, and made inquiry in the usual
way. We hope they rewarded him web for his honesty.

PUBLICAN'S FINED.—On Friday, William Rathbone,
beerseller, Dexter-street. Park, was summoned to the
Police-court, to answer two informations—one for selling
beer at illegal hours, and the other for harbouring a po-
liceman. On the first he was acquitted, and for the se-
cortd he was fined 50s. The following beerecllers and
public,n; were likewise fined :—Amy Thomas, Scotland-
toad, 405.; Thomas Joyes, Richn and-row, 405.; Solo-
mon Smith. Prnce Wiliam-street, 405.; James NoW-
land, Bevingt m-hush, ; Joseph Williams, Head-
street, 80s.; George Harrison, Waterlo3 Dock, 40s. ;
'l'houtas Mercer, Key-street, 40s. ; Joseph Spencer. Ca-
ble-street. 505.; Chas. Stubbs, Naylor-strert,4os. ; Wm.
Wittam, Mil-street East, 40s ; Rowland Williams, Bix-
teth-street, £5; Richard Owens, Bridgewater-street, 60s.
"MISS WELLER IN LONDON.—On the 20th inst., Miss
Christiana Weller gave the second of her piano torte re-
citals at the Hanover-square Rooms. We have, on a
former occasion, pronounced her to be a first rate per-
fot mer of the modern school. We can now, we are happy
to say, add to this a most unhesitating and a'most unqua-
-I.fied declaration as to her ability for a due display of the
works of the elder masters. It in our desire to see this
extraordinary clever piattiste a perfect mistress of her art,
we should counsel her to subdue a little of that almost
appalling force of manner which is at all times distinguish-
able in her pereormaner, we can but hope that she will
take such a hittt in the spirit in which it is truly meant.
A little less of the Dallier, and a little more of the
Dalckin peculiarity of s,yle would make this young
artiste a sue erbe ext,r under of the glowing and glorious
varieties of Beethoven."—Court Journal.
SAVAGE ASSAULT. —On Saturday, Kissack, the keeper
of Ito. e h I: Bridewell, informed the court that, while on
scream'iii: out I,,mily in the street that a man bad duty at an e rly hour that morning, he heard a woman
mur-
dered her liuThand. lie immediately ran out, and, on
ascertaining that the assault had been committed in
Birk, t' -street, he proceeded to a cellar there, where he
found that the hu-band of the ferria'e had been severely
cut over the heal and face, arid that he had evidently
been very savagely heated. A surgeon, who was imme-
diately sent for, said it was a very bad case, and that he
was unable to pronounce an opinion as to whether the
unfortunate man would recover. Under those circum-
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ASSAULT.—"MitiveI Coogan was brought up at Bir-
kenhead. on Thursday, charged vrilh an assault on
Thomas Kenna, on Sunday last. The complainant
stated
that he went to Seaeobnie, on Sunday last, and, on re-
turning home shout nine o'clock in the evening, when
oppo-itt: O'Dell's hotel, the prisoner came up to hirand
knocked him down, after which he struck and kicked him
with great violence. Mr. Pedder, who appeared on be-
cf the prisoner, called witnesses to show that com-
plainant had been drinking at various public houses, and,
in consequence of his hiving struck a boy, a general row
commenced ; that the complainant also struck several
several parties who were present, when the prisoner inter-
fered. It appeared, in fact, that a succ ssion of fi.hts or
disturbances had taken place during the day, and that
the prisoner bad behaved in a very disoideily manner.
After a severe reprimand from the magistrates, he was
fined 10s. and c- sts, and ordered to find two securities, in
£lO each, for his good behaviour for twelve months.
SEVEN CHILDREN AND A MAN BITTEN BY A MAD
DOG.—On Thursday se'nnight, a dog, the property of
John Smith Entwistle, Esq., of Foxholes, whilst in a state
of madness. attacked several children and an old man.
It was a hound, which bad followed a cart, and first seized
hold of one of the wheels. It ran off to Buckley Fold,
and bit two children of Mr. Emmett, farmer. Being
driven away, it turned down the Fold and attacked an
infant two years old, son of a man named Chadwick,
tearing it in such a manner that it was not expected to
recover. It afterwards bit another child of John Pickup.
It next took a circuit to Polly Green, where it bit two
boys, Baring and Ashworth ; and having run thence to
Howorth Knoll, bit an old man and a girl, after which it
was taken and destroyed. It is supposed to have bitten
cows, dogs, cats, &c., in its course. Mr. Entwistle, who
was not at borne, gave instructions that the children
should be properly taken care of; and the other whelps
of the same mother, which had been bitten by her when
supposed to be mad, were destroyed.
MAHOGANY AND TIMBER TRADE.—Since our last the
periodical sales of Messrs. Chaloner and Fleming have
taken place. The attendance was numerous and respecta-
ble, and the amount of business transacted extensive.
The competition was more spitited than usual, establish-
ing our port more firmly in the position she has long held
in this important branch of commerce. The results are
as follow :—Honduras mahogany : 62 logs, of small size,
were sold at from 54d. to 9d., or 5 7-16 d. per foot average,
entirely exhausting the stock. St. Domingo :of 8 par-
cels offered, measuring 222,229, 4 were cleared off en-
tirely; namely, 390 logs, 56,425 feet, ex Margaret Ogil-
vie, at 12d. per foot average ; 631 logs and curls, 40,715
feet, ex James Reid, at 18 3-32 d per foot average ; 453
logs and curls, 67,011 feet, ex Regina, at 13 3-16 d. per
foot average, 152 logs, large size, 32,458 feet, ex Charles
Hammerton, at 16 9-32 d. per foot average. Of the re-
mainder, 18,000 feet were withdrawn. Cedar : 298 logs,
44,2C6 feet, were sold at from 3dld. to 4 11-15 d. per foot.
Timber: 15,000 feet of St. John's pine, of large size,
were sold at IBad. per foot ; 6000 of smaller at 18id. per
foot ; 3,000 feet pitch pine at 204 d. per faot ; 8,00 feet
of Swedish timber at 16. to 16 ,l. per foot. Deals :
505 pieces of spruce deals, of middling quality, at 2 3-16 d.
per foot, and 319 ends at 11d. per foot of 2 inches.

DRIVING CATTLE ON THE SABBATH.—On Satiirday
two men were fined ss. each and costs for having driven
some cattle up Oxford-street, in the immediate vicinity of
St. Cytheriiie Church, on tin. Sunday before, during
divine service. Mr. Rushton looked at the Mayor's pro-
clamation before he imposed the fine, and said, that al-
though St. Catherine Church was not exactly in Oxford-
street, yet, as that street was mentioned in the proclama-
tion, the parties were not warranted in driving cattle
through it after divine service had comannceJ.
STATE OF BROOK-STREET.—A young man was placed
at the bar of the police-court, on Thursday, charged with
an assaul upon another young man, on the day previous,
in Brook-street, Oldhall-street. Mr. Samuel Rayner,
who stated that he nossessed valuable property in the
neighbourhood of Brook-street, appeared before the
bench, and said that his object in having the men taken
into custody was to represent the disgraceful state of
Brook-street to the magi.trates. Patties possessing pro-
rerty in the neighbourhood were obliged themselves to
keep a watch upon it, owing to the frequent thrfis com-
mitted. it was a disgrace that such a street should be
allowed within a few hundred yards from the Exchange.
The police-officer on duty in the nehhbourhood corro-
borated the statement of Mr. Rayner, and said the cause
of the complaint arose from the inducement for disorderly
characters to frequent the neighbourhood. as nearly all
the houses in the street were houses of ill-fame. Mr.
Rushton said after such representation, the whole of such
houses should be immediately indicted.
FATAL OCCURRENCE.—On Saturday evening week, as
a vessel was lying at anchor near the Rock Lighthouse,
the hat belonging to one of the hands, John Jones, of
Beaumaris, who was supposed to be intoxicated at the
time, was blown overboard, and the unfortunate man
leaped into the river, which was running somewhat ra-
pidly at the time, for the purpose of catching it. His
shipmates, seeing the imminent danger he was in, threw
a rope and plank to his assistance, either of which he
might have easily gr+sped; but, heedless of the conse-
quences, he pursued the hat, and at length seized it and
placed it on his head. The crew immediately lowered
the boat, but, in the confusion of the moment, partly
stove in her side in the attempt. Some of them, how-
ever, got into her and put off ; but she speedily filled, and
though they endeavoured to bail her out. with their hats.
they soon discovered that their only safety lay in running
her aground upon the beach. We need scarcely say that,
being unable to reach Jones, the infatuated man speedily
sank to rise no more.

DISGRACEFUL PROCEEDING.—On Tuesday, Thomas
Kelly, a member of the Liverpool Independent Tontine
Benefit Society, summoned the secretary and president,
whose names were Smith and 'Varley, for refusing to pay
him the sick allowance. It appeared that Kelly had been
five weeks sick, and had only declared on the box three
days. He was sum moned to attend at the cies-house to
declare off the box, and being detained there, he was out
later than he should have been, and therefore the officers
wished to fine him 12s. Kelly distinctly swore that he
would not have been out of the house on the evening al-
luded to. only in compliance with the summons to attend
and declare off the box. Mr. Rushton said this was
another instance of the scandalous conduct of men to-
wards each other when associated in clubs. They took
poor men's money while in health, under an obligation to
keep them' when sick, and the moment they could they
turned round and attempted to rob them of their rights.
Addressing Kelly, he said, " Don't pay a farthing of the
fine, and it they do not pay you your sick allowance come
to me." The secretary stated that the allowance had
been paid.—Kelly : They say they will scratch me off the
br,oks.—Mr. Rushton : Let them do so, if they dare ; I
will make them scratch you on again.
THE STEAM-SHIP ACADIA.—The British and North
American royal mail steam-ship Aca&a, Captain Judkins,
arrived here on Saturday morning. She left Boston on
the Ist and Halifax on the 3d instant, and accomplished
the run from the former port, including the usual deten-
tion at Halifax, in about eleven days and a half. She
brought seventy-nine passengers.
From Boston :—Mr. W. Wakefield, Mrs. Wakefield,
Miss Wakefield, Miss Whittingham. Mr. D. L. M'Pher-
son and lady, Mr. J. Battersbee and lady. Mr. S. Broome
and lady, Mr. H. Gourdin, W. Woodberrv. R. R.
Springer and lady, Mr. Leon and lady, Mr. J. V. Smith,
J. H. Smith, Mr. James Masterson, F. Bunker, H. Vyse,
Mr. Peck, Mr. E. Mansir, Robert Coleman, W. H.
Haynes, Mr. R. J. Rickarby, L. H. Anshon, J. Medico,
Mr. Battallacci W. Berle, Rev. F. Rolf, Mr. J. F.
Blakely, J. M. and M. Cannon. Mr. J. Battle, Mr. John
Littlejohn, R. A. Hutchinson, Mr. Hydes, Mr. Malcom-
son, Mr. Schroder, John Gibson, Count Napoleon Ber-
trand, Mr. H. Coldham, Mr. H. M'Farlane, Rev. G.
Lewis, S. Moore, Mr. Dirhany, A. C. Logan, T. W.
Hill, Mr. Farish, Mr. John Foster, R. C. Seabrook, Mr.
Rossell, Mr. John Ryan, D. M'Farlane, J. Brodhead,
Mr. John Hodge, W. Roy. Alex. Arthur, Mr. Colley, B.
Arnimgol, J. Mackay, Mr. H. Williams, P. M'lntyre,
U. Lafmtant, and Mr. George.
From Hcrifax :—Mr. Joseph Robinson, Miss Robin_
son, Captain Smith. Mr. Lockhart and lady, Mr. E. L.
Jarvis. Mr. R. C. Dereber, Mr. Arthur, Mr. Armour.
Mr. W. S. Henderson, Mr. C. Dealey and lady, and Mr.
M•Lagan.
DREADFUL SUICIDE IN THE MINER.—About nine
o'clock on Tuesday morning, a respectable man named
Felix Em, alias Felix Martin, who had just arrived from
Genoa, represented himself to be a native of France, and
had paid £l5 fir his passage from Liverpool to Quebec,
in the barque China, shot himself through the head with
a loaded pistol, while in the state room of that vessel.
Very little is known of the deceased and that little has
be=en gleaned from the evidence of a person named Wag-
staffe, who had been interpreting for him since he arrived
in Liverpool, Wagstaffe states that there was an evident
anxiety upon his part to conceal himself from public ob-
servation, ruorl that with this view he changed his lodgings
four times in the short soace of ten days. He had a con-
siderable amount of property on his person ; for instanec,
a gold watch, a diamond ring, a silver snuff-box, a gold
pair of spectacles, and two small bags containing doub-
loons to the amount of £lOOO. The whole of this pro-
perly together with three large trunks of wearing apparel,
were found in his state room on board the China. A let-
ter written in French, found in one of his pockets. and
addressed to Monsieur Felix, of Genoa, was translated by
Wagstaffe; but it turned out to be one of a private and
family nature, written to the deceased by his sister, Pau-
line Nasset, and enclosing him a lock of her hair, as a
proof of her sincere affection. An inquest was held upon
the body on Tuesday, and, by adjournment, yesterday,
and a verdict of felo de se was returned. The wholaeso,l
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Docx COMMITTF.E.—Present, Messrs, Nichol, (in the
chair.) Barclay, Holt. Holmes, Smi h, Triitman, Burley,
Evans, Kendall. Shand, Tobin, Clifton, Boyden, Bold,
Middleton, Moore, and Aiken.—Letters were rtad from
the water companies as to the overflow of water from the
plugs on the dock quays. Mr. Holmes said it would
take £lOOO to put down gratings, which were spoken of
last week, to remedy the evil. The Chairman said Mr.
Hartley considered the expense of such gfating should be
borne by the companies, and not by the Estate. After
some little conversation, during which it was stated that
If damage were done to goods the companies would be
Fable. it was determined to submit the matter to the
Harbour Masters' Sub-corrmttee. to instruct their people
to observe in all cases where damage was done to packages,
with the view of having it reported in the proper quarter.
Certain alterations, on the application of Archer, Daly,
and Co., were ordered to be made in the shed, east side
of Clarence Dock. The bottom of No. 2, Queen's Gray-
ing Dock was ordered to be lowered 3 feet 6 inches, the
estimate cost of which was stated to be £1750, and the
time occupied in doing the work two months. The
The Chaidman said that he, Mr. Ripl, y, and Mr. Bold,
had had an interview with the Officers of Customs, and
they had given orders that would, he bolieved, remedy
the evil of people keeping their goods in the transit sheds
too long a time before passing the scale. They could com-
pel persons to take away their goods within fourteen days
after the shipwas reported,and they coud take them to their
own warehouses. There seemed to be a desire on the
part of the Customs to assist them in this matter. The
South Harbour-master presented the following report as
to the number of days the flags had been hoisted at the
south docks during the last quarter; Queen's 37, King's
36, Brunswick 22, Union 37, Coburg 36. Toxteth 17.
Mr. Hartley, the dock surveyor, said allusion had been
made to him last week in reference to the flags ; he beg-
ged to sty that he never interfered with the flags at all,
and that what he had done had always been done in an
open manner. Mr. Evans remarked that one of the
master-pilots stated in London that he had known those
flags up at all the docks, and yet forty vessels came in in
one tide. On the motion of Mr. Tobin, seconded by Mr.
Royden, the evidence given before the Lords and Com-
mons on the Liverpool Dock Bill was ordered to be
printed. The estimated cost was stated to be about £l5O.

THE HAIR.—At the toilet, no greater anxiety is more
generally felt than the consideration of perfecting that
beautiful ornament, the hair! The delightful and fasci-
nating charms of a fine head of hair being the most
admirable decoration of either sex. The features of
an individual may be irregular and ill-proportioned, or the
eyes inexpressive, but with the possession of this essential
attribute, no countenance can look absolutely plain. Like
many things of much importance, but lightly estimated,
the Hair (from a variety of causes) is frequently neglected,
and its decay is often the first symptom of declining
health ; when such is the case, the sufferer anxiously looks
round for some effectual remedy to arrest its progress.
Of the numerous compounds constantly announced for
promoting the growth, or reproduction of the Hair, few
survive, even in name, beyond a very limited period ;
whilst ROWLAND'S MACASSAR OIL, with a reputation
unparalleled, is still on thi increase in public estimation.
The singular virtues of this successful invention for re-
storing, preserving, and' beautifying the Human Hair,
are too well known and appreciated to need comment.
The very facts of the high and distinguished patronage it
enjoys, its general use in all countries, together with nu-
merous testimonials constantly received in its favour, are
authorities which stamp its superior excellence and title
over all attempts Of a similar nature. Being universally
preferred, its confequent great demand excites the cupidity
of unprinciple "hopkeepers, who vend the most spurious
trash as the GENUINE Macassar Oil: whereas the
genuine article is wholly the invention and property of A•
ROWLAND and Sots, and the amalgamation of its costly
e
attempt(soletoly
discoveritnport its edbcyomponent them,) renders
abortive parts—
thus proving the imposition of all other articles bearing
the title of " Macassar Oil." The genuine article has
the words " ROWLAND'S MACASSAR OIL" on the
oticmate
any materials,
wrapper. All others are FRAUDULENT COUNTERrEITS