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

LOCAL NEWS.

The packet-ship Rochester, Captain Brittain, arrived at
this port, on Friday morning last, from New York, which
city she left on the 21st ultimo.
Two new packet-ships—the Rochester, Capt. Britton,
and the Garrick, Capt. B. G. H. Trask,—arrived on Fri-
day. Their papers were anticipated by the Hibernia,
Captain Judkins, which arrived on Wednesday.
The Lord Bishop of the diocese has given notice that it
is his intention to hold a confirmation in the parish of
Warrington, on Wednesday, the 29th of May next. Can-
didates are not to be under the age of fifteen years.
About a quarter-past twelve on Thursday night a fire
broke out on the premises of Messrs. J. and W. Walker,
builders, &c., North Birkenhead, supposed to be the work
of an incendiary. The wind being in a favourable quar-
ter it was speedily got under.

NEW METHODIST CHAPEL.—On Sunday week a new
Methodist chapel was opened at Windsor. Sermons were
preached on the occasion by the Rev. Dr. Beaumont and
the Rev. William Atherton, and liberal collections were
made.

INQUESTS.—An inquest was held yesterday week, be-
fore P. F. Curry, Esq., coroner, on the body of Edward
O'Connor, a child two years of age. On Wednesday
week he upset a teapot, containing hot tea, and scalded
himself on the breast. He was immediately taken to the
Dispensary, and the wound dressed, but he gradually got
worse, and died on Sunday week.
COMFORT OF RAILWAY PASSENGERS.—We are given
to understand that, with a view of increasing the con-
venience of the third class passengers, the Directors of
the Grand Junction Company have determined to cover
all their carriages. This company was the first to give
the advantage of closed and glazed carriages to the second-
class passengers.
CAUTION TO VOTARIES OF HYMEN.—On Friday last,
at the Bury Petty Sessions, Robert Simpson and his wife
were committed for trial, at the Liverpool Assizes, for
having got married out of the parish in which the male
prisoner resided, and for having made false statements in
order to procure the solemnization of the marriage out of
that parish. The offence was stated to be very common.
COURAGE ANL HUMANITY REWARDED.--Mr. Joseph
Sturdy, who, at the risk of his own life, saved a gentle-
man who had slipped into the river at Tranmere Ferry,
has been rresented by the Humane Society with five
pounds. It will be remembered that the gentleman
himself, probably with a juster estimation of his own
value, gave his preserver sixpencce.
CAUTION TO PUBLICANS AND BEER-SELLERS.—On
Thursday last, orders were given by the magistrates that
the police should, in all cases where they were called upon
by a landlord to expel drunken people from his house, lay
informations against the landlord for permitting drunken-
ness upon his premises, provided that, upon inquiry, the
officer found that the drunken party had had anything to
drink in his house.

FATAL ACCIDENT.—On Tuesday last, Mary Rafferty,
while going along Great Howard-street, came in contact
with the wheel of a float, which was passing in an oppo-
site direction. The wheel had got on the edge of the
parapet, and the deceased was crushed underneath it; it
did not, however, pass over her. She was much bruised,
and, on being conveyed to the Northern Hospital, died
in a few hours after her arrival.

Yesterday evening week, the Rechabites and total ab-
stainers of Birkenhead were entertained at supper by
Mrs. Rowland, of the Temperance Hotel, Chester-street,
on the occasion of that lady succeeding to the house for-
merly kept by Mr. Ellis. The chair was occupied on the
occasion by Mr. Ellis, of Edge-hill; and the company
were addressed during the evening by Mr. Sharrett, Mr.
Owens, Mr. Henshaw, and others.
IMPUDENT ROBBERY.—On Friday afternoon, between
three and four o'clock, a gentleman, in passing along
Church-street, had his pocket picked of his purse con-
taining £l5 ; but fortunately, missing his money immedi-
ately, turned round and saw the thief making off. He
gave chase down Post Offictkplace and Brooks'-alley,
when the fellow, finding himself 'hotly pursued, dropped
the purse, after having abstracted, £3. He got clear
off.

SERIOUS ACCIDENT AT BIRKENHEAD•—The vernal
equinoctial g les which have been felt so much the last
few days in this neighbourhood were the occasion of a dis-
tressing accident to Mrs. Parr, a lady residing on the
Grange-road. On passing along Albion-street, near the
site of the new market, the wind forced her on the top of
a flight of steep steps of an area, to the bottom of which
she fell, and so fractured her left arm that Mr. Vale, sur-
geon, found it necessary to amputate the limb on the fol-
lowing day.

THE CALENDAR•—The following is a list of the pri-
soners for trial at the approaching Liverpool Assizes :
murder, 1; manslaughter, 3; stabbing, 8; burglary, 10;
forgery, 5 ; horsestealing, 1 ; rape, 3 ; bigamy, 3 ; con-
spiracy to defraud, 2 ; robbery from the person, 7 ; arson,
1 ; offences against the mint, 5 ; wilfully damaging spin-
ning machines, 1 ; robbery of post letters, 1; larceny, 1 :
total, 52. It will be observed that there is only one
murder case in the calendar. The party charged is Ann
Rothwell, for the murder of her illegitimate son, Edward
Turner, alias Edward Turner Rothwell, at Prestwich-
cura-Oldham, on or about the Ist January last.
Mr. Thomas Morecroft and John Lomax, owners of
court property in Birkenhead, were on Tuesday examined
before the magistrates for not having it sufficiently well
drained and flagged according to the new act. John
Barke and H. C. Banks were also summoned for allow-
ing stagnant water and offensive matter to remain on land
opposite the railway station, the same being their property.
Catharine Dunne, for keeping a number of pigs in a yard,
and allowing the foul water to run into a public well. All
these being the first offence under the new act, the parties
were discharged on payment of costs upon undertaking to
abate the nuisances.

SINGULAR CIRCUMSTANCE.—Wben Mr. Henshaw,
who at present resides at Tranmere, attended the Sunday
school, at Stockport, he was the first boy to receive a
Bible as a mark of good conduct. In after life he was
engaged i❑ defence of his country, in the field of Water-
loo, where he was wounded in four places, and lay upon
the plains in that state for six days. At this time he lost
his Bible, which had been his companion in the battle-
field, but happening to be in London -some years after-
wards, he found it in a bookseller's shop. It need
scarcely be added, that he purchased his old companion,
and now has it.

TESTIMONIAL TO A CLERGYMAN.—The peculiar cir-
cumstances which the respected and talented minister of
All Saints' Church, Grosvenor-street, has had for some
time to contend with, owing to the unsettled state of this
church, are well known, it is believed, to the town at
large. An address, accompanied by a substantial mark
of affectionate regard, (a well-filled purse,) was presented
to him a few days ago by his congregation. Tbis last in-
stance of marked attachment—for he has been favoured
with several other unequivocal tokens of respect since he
began his ministry among them—has been duly appreci- I
ated by him.

BOARD OF GtiARDIANS.—The usual weekly meeting
of the Warrington Board of Guardians took place on
Wednesday last, in the board-room, at the workhouse.
The balance in favour of the union was £399. The num-
ber of in-door paupers in the Newton workhouse was 65;
in the Warrington 109. The number of cases relieved
by Mr. Cruikshank in the town, during the past week,
was 452; amount expended, £44 2s. 4d. 'of which £lB
was in kind, and £26 2s. 4d. in
,money. By Mr. Owen,
in the country districts, 476; amount expended,
£4B 16s. 10d. of which £5 Os. 10d. was in kind, and
commissioners in reply to the. application from the board.
It condemned, as we anticipated,
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£43 16s. in money. A letter was read from the poor-law
put on the general orders for the relief of the able-bodied
poor by the clerk to the union. We believe no further
Society, was summoned before Mr. Rushton on
ismtepposrwtaenrecetawkaesntrinantshaectemda.tter. No further business of
Legal
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Friday, to answer the complaint of the president of that
society, who charged him with having frudulently with-
held the sum of 6s. which he had received from certain of
the members. He was defended by Mr. Snowball, soli-
TaAyliOLrE, tGhEeDl!:ejcpr:tl'a
soli-
citor. After a number of
,witnesses had been examined,
and a variety of documentary evidence submitted, Mr.
Snowball conten.ded, that in a society which numbered
28,000 membersit was highly probable his client had re-
ceived the money and neglected, in the hurry of business,
to enter it in his books. Mr. Rushton said he was un-
willing, under the circumstances, to send him out of court
branded with the charge of fraud ; but that he thought
the society had acted perfectly right in-bringing him there
and making him account for it in the face of the court.
At the suggestion of the magistrates, the 6s. was then de-
manded of the defendant by the president, and it was im-
mediately paid. The president alleged that there were
other deficiencies in the accounts to the amount of £4O
and upwards ; but as they were not set forth in the sum-
mons, Mr. Rushton refused to enter into them.

RESERVOIRS For WATER.—MOSt 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 pureiase land
for wells, reservoirs, &c. ; hut various difficulties which
they have had to encounter have caused considerable de-
lay in tnrrying 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 obtained, one in the neighbourhood of Low-bill, for
a reservoir, another in Green-lane, near the Cattle-mar-
ket, for a well. The necessary 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 Salthoue and King's Docks.—ln reply to a
question from Mr. Bold, with reference to what W3S sta-
ted last week by Mr. Evans, Mr. Hartlfy 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.
He had not been at Wallasey Pool for six months, 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 EOBBEB.Y.—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-burner 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, saving, 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 complainant missed
his treasure, and charged one of the women with having
abstracted it. The whole of the parties were then ordered
off to bridewell, where a search was instituted, and a so-
vereign was found in one of the soldiers' shoes. The sol-
dier alleged that he had placed it in the shoe with the view
of keeping it secure. After a lengthened examination,—
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 former with stealing, and the litter 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 bad been employed
as French polisher at Mr. Abraham's shop, and tools
having been missed at different times, a person was set to
watch on Saturday week, and she was observed to take
away .a square, which she afterwards sold at the shop of
Higgins. Several other articles were also found at Hig-
g!ns's shop; they were lying 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 of essential service to the police in the detection of
stolen goods, and it was hard to suppose that he would
be guilty of the offence charged against him. He thought
Mr. Rushton would hardly consider himself justified in.
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 for trial, and
Higgins discharged after a severe reprimand.
THE REV. HUGH WNEILE.—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 find an 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 of 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 portion of the c immunity
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 he
had 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 Muddy 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 be
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, lie 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 be complained of, and
that there was good reason for such absence, and during
all that time no wages bad 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,
4' We shall take our remedy by action." The defendant
was then discharged.

COLLEGIATE INSTITTJTION.-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 beard 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 Cuant ; 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 exilu 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
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
mentioned by the lecturer, and a
illus-
trative of his opinions, was given na creditable man-
ner by the amateur members of the Philharmonic Society.
The next of the course will bb delivered this evening
(Tuesday.) variety of pieces i