The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-03-19 00:00:00

R,SEIWOIRS for. WATEa.—MOSI of our readers will
be aware, that an act of Parliament was applied for last
year by the Commissioners of Highways to enable them
more effectually to water the streets, and to extinguish
fires. By this act they were empowered to purchase land
for wells, reservoirs, &c. ; but various difficulties which
they have had to encounter have caused considerable de-
lay in carrying this clause into effect. We have now to
announce, and we do so with pleasure, that these difficul-
ties have been overcome, and that two good sites have
been obtaieed, one in the neighbourhood of Low-hill, for
a reservoir, another in Green-lane, near the Cattle-mar-
ket, for a well. The eecessary operations will conse-
quently be commenced forthwith.
DOCK COMMITTEE, THURSDAY.--The Harbour-mas-
ter's Sub-committee reported that they could not recom-
mend compliance with the memorial of the carrying com-
panies, requesting that two berths might be set apart to
them in the SAltheuse slid King's Declia,—.ln reply to a
question from Mr. Bold, with reference to what wes sta-
ted last week by Mr. Evans, Mr. Hartley said the Woods
and Forests had been in the habit of asking his opinion
on several occasions. They had written him a letter on
the subject of Wallasey, and he replied to that letter.
ire had not been at Wallasey Pool for six month,, but
certainly he thought he was at liberty to answer a letter.
They asked him for his opinion, and he gave it without
hesitation, although his son, he believed, wrote the letter.
EXTENSIVE ROBBERY.—On Friday, two soldiers of
the Gth Regiment, and three females of dissolute charac-
ter, were brought up at the Police-court, on a charge of
having robbed a lime-burger of the name of John Chad-
wick of the sum of 30 sovereigns. The complainant was
formerly in the army, and he was so much enamoured of
a military life, that whenever he came in contact with
soldiers he professed the most ardent admiration towards
them. He went on the previous evening to Burke's pub-
lic-house, in Argyle-street, where he encountered the two
soldiers in question, and, as usual, indulged in his pane-
gyrics upon the army, saying, as he concluded, that he
was always glad to see and cultivate the acquaintance of
soldiers, He then treated them plentifully to whiskey
and ale. sported his purse of sovereigns to show that he
was flush of cash ; but, at length, the eempiainantroissecl
his treasure, and charged one of the women with having
abstc,eted it. the whole of the patt'es were then cr lero
off to bridewell, whefG fi search was instituted, and a SO.,'
vereign was found in one of fiat soldiers' shoes. The sod--
I dier alleged that he had placed it ia (he shoe with the view
of keeping it secure. After a lengthened examination,—
i at the close of which Chadwick said he was unable to tell
how he had lost the money,—all the prisoners were dis-
charged.
STEALING Tools.—On Tuesday last, Mary Ann Tur-
ner and Higgins were brought up at the Police-court,
charged, the farmer with stealing, and the latter receiving
a quantity of cabinet-maker's tools, consisting of squares,
planes, &c., the property of Mr. Abraham, cabinet- maker.
of this town. The prisoner Turner had been employed
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Higgins. Several other articles were also found at Hig-
ing in the window, and were
given up on being identified by Mr. Abraham, who had
gone there in consequence of information he received
from the prisoner Turner. Mr. Snowball, who appeared
for Higgins, said the prisoner had, on various occasions.
been oessential service to the police in the detection of
stolen goods, and it was hard to suppose that he would
I be guilty of t offence charged against him. He thotaght
Mr. Rushtonhe
would hardly consider himself jnstified ha
committing him. Mr. Rushton admitted the correctness
of Mr. Snowball's statement, and said he would consider
the matter. On Wednesday- they were again brought up.
when the female prisoner was committed fur trial, and
Higgins discharged after a severe reprimand.
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THE REV. HUGH M'Nereaa—We observe that a
second edition has just appeared of the rev. gentleman's
recent work on the " Sympathies, Sufferings, and Resur-
rection of the Lord Jesus Christ." It comes before the
religious world in the form of eight lectures ; and we
should be neglecting our duty if we omitted drawing pub-
lic attention to a work so eminently calculated for perusal.
during the present solemn season of Lent. The sound
Christian character of the distinguished writer of the
work needs no allusion ; Mr. M'Neile stands prominently
forward as one of our most eminent divines and greatest
pulpit orators. In his writings we fiodan equally marked
evidence of his great ability. The volume before us
breathes a spirit of warm piety and devotion such as we
could wish to see prevail in all Christian congregations.
The object of these lectures is to call the attention of
Christian people to the great realities of Redemption, as
they are presented in the personal history of the Re-
deemer himself, not to doctrines simply, constituting a
theory however orthodox, but to facts, which have effected
an entire change in the aspect of civilised society. It is
by such instruction in the vividness and practical power
of the Saviour's example, appealing to men as they are,
and arresting the attention of the most thoughtless, and
not by idle contentions about dresses, and positions, and
rubrics, that the church is to be really benefitted, and a
healthful tone given to the Christianity of the country.
We sincerely hope to see this volume universally cir-
culated. It should be in the hands cd. every Christian
family.—Morning Herald.
THE SOAP DuTy.—The deputation from the soap
trade, which consisted of Lord Viscount Sandon, M. P.,
Sir Howard Douglas, M. P., and others stated to Sir
Robert Peel, who was attended by Mr. Wood, the chair-
man of the Board of Excise, the serious disadvantages
under which the soap-makers at present labour, and
which would be greatly increased if the orders of the
Treasury which had recently been issued were put into full
effect. Sir. Robert Peel stated to the deputation that he
would be at all times ready to entertain any opinions which
might be submitted to him for the advantages of any par-
ticular branch of manufacture or trade, and his time, he
considered, was never better employed than in paying at-
tention to the complaints of any of our leading commerci-
al interests. The deputation in urging upon Sir Robert
Peel's notice the great injustice which would be inflicted
upon the English manufacturer pointedly placed before
his notice, that if the orders in Council were carried into
effect, there would be no possibility of the English manu-
facturers competing with those of Ireland, who had no
excise duty to pay; and they (the deputation) humbly
represented to Sir Robert, as the First Lord of the Trea-
sury, that the interests of every portioa of the community
would be advanced by the entire abolition of the duty.
Mr. Hawes then instanced our cotton, silk, woollen, and
other branches of trade who were obliged to resort to
spurious compositions whereon no duty was payable, in
order to compete with the printers of Germany and Swit-
zerland, who in cleansing their works, were obliged to
resort to the use of soap. The deputation urged upon
Sir Robert Peel the necessity of repealing all duties upon
so essential an article. Sir Robert Peel, who receved the
deputation with the greatest urbanity, stated that be
bad entertained the subject seriously, and would take the
representations of the deputation into consideration.
AN APPRENTICE CASE.—A respectable-looking young
man was brought before Mr. Rushton, on Saturday,
charged with absenting himself from the service of Messrs.
Maddy and Co., cigar-makers, to whom he bad been
indentured as an apprentice. Mr. Payne, attorney, ap-
peared for the defendant. Mr. Greenhouse, manager for
the firm of Maddy and Co., stated. that, during the six
years the defendant had been in their service, he had au-
sented himself on not fewer than 453 days. Mr. Payne
contended, in the first place, that the term of apprentice-
ship had expired, and, in the next, that, as the defendant
was of age, all jurisdiction from that and every other
court had been removed. Mr. Rushton denied that
jurtsdiction was removed from every other court, as the
plaintiff had his action at law. The mother of the de-
fendant having here proved that he was born in the month
of February, 1823, and christened at St. John's Church.
and that he was, therefore, of age, Mr. Rushton said he
had no jurisdiction in the case, although there was little
doubt that he had been guilty of a very dishonourable
act in absenting himself from the employment. Mr.
Payne observed that remarks from the bench were not
quite in place in that stage of the proceeding, as the case
being out of the jurisdiction of the court, he had not gone
into any defence to the complainant's charge against the
young man, and that had he done so he would have
shown that 18 days, commencing on the Ist of February
last was all the absence that could he complained of, and
that there was good reason for such absence, and during
all that time no wages had been paid. But if it would be
any satisfaction to Mr. Maddy, he (Mr. Payne) would
persuade the young man to serve him for 18 days. Mr.
Rushton asked whether Mr. Maddy would like to have
his services for the 18 days? Mr. Greenhouse replied.
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COLLEGIATE INSTITUTION.—Dr. Wesley gave his first
lecture on Church Music on Tuesday evening last, to an
audience exceeding 2,000 persons,—the largest number
of persons who have attended any lecture yet given in
Liverpool. He was rapturously received throughout,
and appeared to have created a powerful impression upon
the minds of all who heard him, which we trust may be
the means of directing attention more prominently to the
state of the choirs in the churches in this town. In this
lecture the eloquent lecturer traced the progress of music •
from the earliest Jewish days to the time of St. Ambrose
and St. Gregory,—to the latter of whom we owe so much.
and whose feast, curiously enough, fell upon that day
(Tuesday). He stated that the universal belief amongst
the learned was, that all the music now in existence
amongst the Jews is the work of modern times. The
lecture was illustrated by a number of sublime, but diffi-
cult compositions, very creditably performed by the Phil-
harmonic Society, which elicited marked encomiums from
the audience. Amongst these was a Gregorian Chant; a
Te Deum, ascribed to St. Ambrose ; two magnificent
antiphonal movements, by Spohr, the recollection of one
of which will long dwell in the memory of all who listened
to it •, and a composition by the lecturer's eminent father
(S. Wesley), In ea-ilu Israel, which, we believe, has not
yet been published. The latter is truly a rich specimen
of harmony, and will not long, we predict, be suffered to
remain in a MS. state. Amongst the audience we per-
ceived a number of our leading clergymen, upon whom,
we feel confident, the powerful truths so modestly put
forth by the lecturer must have made a strong impression.
On Friday night Dr. Wesley delivered the second lec-
ture of the course, to a crowded auditory. He com-
menced by a description of the progress of musical art
from the time of St. Gregory to the reign of Henry VIII.,
the illustrations of which were taken from the works of
Farrant and Josquin Je Prez. The introdution of coun-
terpoint and its effect upon the practice of the science was
then noticed, after which the church school of music, at
the period of the reformation, was discussed at some
length, and its claims to notice at the present day power-
fully enforced. Several topics collateral to these were
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