The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1833-11-05 00:00:00

LOCAL NEWS.

PREMATURE BIRTH.—With regard to a paragraph which ap-
peared in the STANDARD of Tuesday last, and a letter from
Mr. Shipp inserted ou Friday, we think it a duty which we owe
to the overseers of West Derby to publish the following :—" The
Overseers of West Derby owe it in justice to themselves, from
the unfair and garbled statements which have been published in
the newspapers, to state, that, after a strict investigation of
the poor woman's case alluded to, they cannot even for a mo-
ment admit, (as stated by Mr. Shipp,) that there bas been any
wanton cruelty exercised to the unfortunate sufferer; but that
their assistant constable was blameable in not previously con-
sulting them, and premature in removing the woman from her
resting-place, they are willing to admit, but nothing more.
The Overseers cannot, however, forbear expressing their dis-
satisfaction at the unhandsome manner in which Mr. Shipp has
brought them before the public, without even consulting them as
to the facts of the occurrence, by observing, that the course
pursued is anything (to say the least of it) but correct conduct
on the part of the Governor of the Liverpool Workhouse, and
will not, surely, be overlooked in the proper place."—Public-office,
Low-hill, 2d Nov., 1833.
On Thursday night Lord and Lady Sandon had the honour
of dining with their Majesties, at the Pavilion, at Brighton.
- -

A detachment of the 24th foot, under the command of Capt.
Harris, have arrived in this town, from Manchester, on their
route from Teignmouth to Cork, where they are to embark for
foreign service.

SHOCKING ACCIDENT ON BOARD A VESSEL—OE Saturday
an inquest was held on view of the body of John Evan, a sea-
man on board the Anne Paley, lying in George's Dock. It
appeared from the evidence adduced, that the deceased, on the
previous Thursday, was at the top of the wizen mast of the be-
fore-named vessel, endeavouring to bend the gaff topsail, and
whilst in the act of .doing so he missed his footing and fell to the
deck, from the height of about 49 feet. He was taken up in-
sensible and bled, after which he was conveyed to the Infirm-
ary, where he breathed his last from the injuries sustained on
Friday evening.—Verdict, accidental death.
CAUTION TO CARTERS.—III consequence of the inconveni-
ence arising, and the interruptions to business caused, by carts
standing iu the public streets, waiting for hire, the Mayor is
determined to fine every carter brought before him in future
for standing in the public thoroughfares in such places which
are not appointed for that purpose. On Saturday, two carters
were fined in the penalty of five shillings each for standing in
Rose-street without permission.
A BRUTAL FATHER.--An old wretch named Case, in the em-
ployment of the parish as a paviour, was placed at the bar in a
state of intoxication, on Saturday last, in the Mayor's court,
charged by Batchelor, the keeper of Bridewell, with neglecting
and ill-treating his son, a fine little boy about nine years of age.
Batchelor produced the boy, stating that he had been in custody
some days, having flown to Bridewell as an asylum, in conse-
quence of his father's brutality towards him. The prisoner had
been informed that the boy was in Bridewell several days ago,
and directed to fetch him away, but he had taken no notice of
the circumstance. Endeavours had been made to apprehend
him, but he had contrived to evade the officers until this day,
when constables were placed where he received his wages and
he was there taken into custody. On being put into the dock,
where his son was, the inhuman brute struck the little fellow a
blow on the face. Mr. Alderman Leyland remarked that he
never heard of such a brutal case, and asked the old man what
he had to say for himself. The prisoner growled something un-
intelligible, and was remanded until Monday to get sober.
BURGLARY AT A PAWNBROKER'S.--John Langhorn and
Matthew Callegan, two notorious thieves, together with Maria
Davies and Hargrave Crawford, the latter of whom is of the
lowest class of depraved women, were brought before Mr. Al-
derman Leyland, at the Mayor's-court, on Saturday, charged
on suspicion of having burglariously entered the shop of Mr.
Roberts, pawnbroker, situate in Highfield-street, on Thursday
last, and stolen therefrom several articles of wearing apparel,
together with watches, rings, and other valuables. The two
male prisoners are well known to the police, and considered to
have been active in perpetrating many of the recent audacious
burglaries in the town. It appeared from the evidence of Mr.
Roberts and his assistants, that, on the Wednesday night, the
shop was left secure, but on the following morning they dis-
covered that thieves had entered the house by removing the bar
which protected the cellar, and had carried away silver spoons,
watches_ „„,1 au a coner. prieon..ie
having-been seen in the neighbourhood of Highfield-street, on
the morning after the robbery, and known to be bad characters,
suspicion fell upon them, and they were apprehended in Moyles's-
court, Orange-street, when a handkerchief was found upon
Callegan, which Mr. Roberts identified as having been pledged
the day previous to the robbery. The female prisoners were
watched and seen to go into an outhouse, where they were ap-
prehended, and Maria Davies had a quantity of copper in her
apron. Upon searching the outhouse, a silver watch and some
spoons, the property of Mr. Roberts, were found concealed.
All the prisouers attempted to escape when taken. The case
was fully made out, and the prisoners committed to Kirkdale for
trial.

ACCIDENT ON TILE RAILWAY.—On Friday afternoon last a
serious accident happened upon the Railway to a soldier of the
85th regiment of foot, named Wilson. It appears that Wilson
was proceeding to Manchester on furlough, for the purpose of
seeing his mother, and that when near to Newton the carriages
stopped, close to where a detachment of the 85th were waiting
to be taken up by another train. Wilson observing amongst
the detachment several of his acquaintances, left the carriages,
and ran across the line of load towards them, when an engine
unattached to any carriages was coining rapidly up. The poor
fellow incautiously considered that he would be enabled to step
across before the approach of the engine; however, it unfortu-
nately turned out otherwise, for the end of the engine caught
him upon the loins, and threw him a considerable distance off
the line of road. He was taken up in a state of insensibility,
and conveyed to the station-house, where a medical gentleman
who was a passenger in the same train of carriages bled him.
It was then discovered that the force of the engine had broken
hie collar bone, and injured the spine so materially; that it is
doubted whether the unfortunate man will survive. Most of
these railway accidents have arisen through negligence or in-
attention on the part. of the injured persons, and it would be
much better if the guards were strictly to enforce the rules of
the company, viz., to allow no person to get out of the carriages
until arrived at their destination.
OLD CONGO.—In a recent obituary there appeared a notice
of the death of a person of colour, called Congo, well known in
this town, but particularly to the older branch of shipowners
and captains. This man represented himself as more than
1(X) years old, and from contemporaneous authority he must
have approached that age. He possessed a vary athletic form,
and, till within the last twelve months, walked stoutly with two
or three mats on his back. He was coxswain to Governor Brown,
who had the command of Cape Coast Castle seventy years
since: It would appear that Congo followed maritime pursuits
till he had reached threescore years and ten, and then found a
comfortable asylum from care and want in the funds of the
Liverpool Merchant Seaman's Hospital, who granted him, in
the year 1807, a pension, which, at the time of his death, was
five shillings weekly, and in the ledger account of this most in-
valuable institution the sum of £221 stands to his debit.
GALE ON TITS MERSEY.—On Saturday evening, the St.
Winifred left George's Pierhead with the mail and passengers
for the Etna, post-office steamer, which was at anchor in Wallasey-
hole. The sea ran tremendously high, and all that Lieutenant
Sarsfield could accomplish was, just to throw the letter-bag on
board the Etna. To tranship the passengers was impossible ;
and he was most reluctantly compelled to return with the whole,
between twenty and thirty in number. But another difficulty
now arose. The violence of the storm rendering it extremely
dangerous to approach the Lancashire shore, the steamer bore
away for the Sloyne, where, under shelteiof the Cheshire shore,
she came to anchor. The unfortunate passengers could not
land till eight o'clock yesterday morning, having been detained
on board, in the awful gale of Saturday night, and without meat
or drink, for more than fifteen hours.

CANADIAN AND BRITISH METHODISTS.—._} Xtraet from the
Christian Guardian, published at York, in Upper Canada, Oct.
2d.—" Methodist Conference—Five o'clock, p. m.—The Metho-
dist Conference met this day in this town. The first business
taken into consideration after the organization of the Con-
ference, was the resolutions of the British Conference on the
union of the two Conferences. These resolutions were under
consideration the principal part of the day, and were at length
unanimously and cordially concurred in by the Canadian Con-
ference. On the adoption of them by the Conference, the Rev.
George Marsden, representative of the British' Conference,
made a few very affecting observations under the strongest
emotions; after which the whole Conference kneeled doss n,
and Mr. Marsden offered up a most fervent and impressive
prayer." Thus has a measure of the most vital importance,
and fraught with the highest probable advantages to the present
and future generations of this province, been agreed to unani-
mously by both the British and Canadian Conferences. The
particulars of this proceeding in both Conferences will be given
hereafter.
STEAM VESSEL ON THE ESTUARY Op THE RIVER DART.—
The arrangements for having a Steamer always ready for tow-
ing vessels in and out of Dartmouth Harbour are, we are happy
to hear, complete—the necessary sum being subscribed. Dart-
mouth harbour being the only refuge for shipping, in gales of
wind, from Portland to Plymouth, will no doubt be resorted
to, since no fear of unnecessary detention can, for the future,
take place; and we trust the spirited inhabitants of Dartmouth
and Totnes, who have embarked their capital in this undertak-
ing, will reap the benefit of their praiseworthy exertions in ren-
dering the port of Dartmouth accessible at all times. The
steamer will also be applied in keeping the channel of the river
clear, u 1 to Totnes, and towing the vessels up and down. His
Grace tie Duke of Somerset has been very instrumental in ef-
fecting this desirable object. The removing all impediments
up to Totnes is beginning as it should be : the rail road to Ash-
burton will then be rendered more efficient, as the culm, coals,
and merchandize will be taken into the carts alongside the ves-
sel, which will save the heavy expence of lighterage, waste, and
quay-dues, and be conveyed thence to their destination on the
rail road, the distance of which, from Totnes to Ashburton is
nine miles, and the estimated expence £l5OO per mile; or
£14.000 including the expense of the act. Upwards of .1;10,0a)
is already subscribed towards the undertaking, and the inhabit-
ants of Ashburton, at their last meeting, resolved another Ses-
sion shall not be alloy, ed to pass without an application being
made to Parliament for a rail road to form a more perfect com-
munication with the shipping. Branches of a lighter construc-
tion are intended to be formed to Bridgetown and up the Hemps-
ton Vale to the rich and reipulous neighbourhood of Broad-
Izernpston wed IppleFon,—;:Vaebtaw! pae„, Gcizeoe.

1/44

% s„,

NOVEMBER j__
1831...0e'

LONDON LATEST NEWS.

Saturday Evening, H44l:past Seven (v
There is not much to notice in our consol market ; diet of
ral bearing of the funds is upward, and 88 is the Price 4).
3 per cents. alternately buyers and sellers. MelleYil,.hicieer
on the Stock Exchange, !slid is worth 4 per cent. DlThi
to
bills are 34 to 36 premium, and India bonds, after being.'"
dcei
20 premium, are 20 to 22. The dividends on Belgian format
Portuguese stock are now in course of payment. Thedi
ex-dividend, is quoted 914, and the latter also without no 0
. dead at 684. The Regency stock is 601 All the srt°
oat'
bonds have improved since our last, and have been Per toll
higher than our quotation of this day. Russian bonds 4pc
to 1031. Dutch 21 per cents. are 50h j, and the 5 Per at
93% %. Danish bonds are 731. Spanish and Brazilian b°
67.
are both better, the former being 23% %, and the latter 6610,
In the share market, in consequence of the advices fr°l3lhoo
mines being favourable, the Imperial Brazilian share:olok
been as high as £64; this day they are £6l 10s. to r."
sa
Nothing has been doing in any other of the schemes.
urr"-of
ts
counts from Trieste we learn that the crop
this year was estimated at twenty-three and a half millioei
pounds, being four millions less than last year.
rob thst
We learn by the commercial advices from 1-lareeu'ur cof•
business had been very active there, but in consequence ofsto
fee pouring in on all sides, this article had become fillt'A
tbs
less than five millions of pounds had recently arrived,
an
total during the season was estimated at twelve milliou Pcili-dy
That of sugar was stated to be twenty-four million Pan d
Accounts from Oran to the 13th ult. state that the French hsa
converted the mosques there into barracks. The Ari7tbrie
made a desperate attack on the 10th, to the number (3', f) 1
thousand men, but after an obstinate conflict of three beur-a is
were compelled by the artillery to fly, leaving one flendie;
brr
dead on the field. They were, however, preparing for 11-81'
attack.
of frgill

The accounts from Dantzic mention that the crops
throughout Poland were generally good as regards iclus-oei
but that the quality varied, although some of the new hi" r-
fine . thi
We learn by the advices from Chili that the republic to 1
ps
end of July was tranquil. A project of a law proposing iis
ept.
tariff of duties had been submitted to congress by the Pt Ojos
Jos'
In this he proposes to remedy the grievances complained wto
der former regulations, by substituting an ad valorem, tine,
continue in operation for five years, subject, in the mesrle-hol
to such alterations as commercial changes may induce. 11
„,,is
also submitted a project for admitting the yessels of Old of
into the ports of the republic upon the same terms *6 tish:f:f
t
other friendly nations, with the same privileges, the IL"-be
pro.
establishing commercial houses and manufactories,
tection of the laws, &c.