The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-03-12 00:00:00

A few days since, Mr. L. Moses, of the firm of Moses
and Levy, in Aldgate, presented to the treasury of the
Jewish Orphan School, Leman-street, Goodman's-fields,
a check for £2OOO, which he ordered to be appropriated
to the purchasing of a plot of ground for the purpose of
building thereon an asylum for the above institution (it
being now confined to the limits of a private house) ; at
the same time expressing" his desire that the building
should be erected at his sole expense, and he would give
a further suns for its completion, should it be required.
This benevolent gentleman a short time since erected, at
his own expense, a number of almshouses in the Globe-
road, Mile-end, for aged and decayed tradesmen of the
Jewish persuasion, to whom he allows a certain sum of
money weekly.
THE NEW BANK CHARTER.— We understand that the
private bankers in England and Wales have opened a cor-
respondence with the deputies of the joint-stock banks
re-
presenting Ireland also, in order that they may act in
concert respecting the measures which may be brought
forward by ministers for the future regulation of the cur-
rency. We believe that the more immediate inducement
of the former to open his communication with thejoint-
stock banks is an idea that ministers will make some
change respecting the issues, although Sir Robert Peel
I has hitherto kept his lips hermetically sealed respecting
his intentions to all parties alike. A deputation from the
Bank of Ireland have had an interview with the Premier
to represent the interest of that institution in the event of
any change. They were most graciously received and pa.
tiently listened to; but, like all the others, left in igno-
rance of the fate that awaits them, whether for weal or
woe.—Morning Herald.
ANTI-LEAGUE MEETING IN CHESIIIRE.—A meeting
of tenant farmers and labourers, of the northern division
of Cheshire, was held at Northwich on Tuesday, when all
the leading gentry of the neighbourhood were in attend-
ance. We noticed the following :—The right Hon. Lord
Delamere, the Right Hon. Lord De Tabley, Wilbraham
Egerton, Egerton, Esq., Sir Richard Brooke, Bart.,
John Tollemache, Esq., M.P., Sir Philip de Malpas Grey
Egerton, Bart., M.P., George Cornwall Legh, Esq.,
M.P., Rowland Egerton Warburton Esq., W. T. Eger-
ton, Esq., J. Tomkinson, Esq., J. Baskerville Glegg,
Esq., Egerton Legit, Esq., Thomas Langford Brooke,
Esq., Randle Wilbraham, Esq., John Hoskyns harper,
Esq., James Hugh Smith Barry, Esq., James Heath
Leigh, Esq., Geoffrey Joseph Shakerley, Esq., Sir Arthur
Brooke, Bart., R. G. Leycester, Esq., J. H. Hammond,
Esq., Harry Brooke, Esq., Rev. Thomas France, Hon.
Sir Edward Cust, Bart., W. Eccles, Esq.—A number of
excellent speeches were delivered, especially by tenant
farmers, in which some home thrusts were given to the
League. The subscription in the room amounted to £3OO.
EXPORTS TO BRAZIL.—The following return of the de-
clared value of British and Irish produce and manufac-
tures, exported from the United Kingdom to Brazil in the
years 1841, 1842, and 1843, has just been printed, on the
motion of Mr. Labouchere. The gross total declared value
of our exports to the empire of Brazil was, in 1841,
£2,556,554 ; in 1842, £1,756,805; and in 1843, £2,140,127,
showing a decisive revival of our trade with Brazil during
the past year. In the latter period (1843) cotton manu-
factures figured for £1,096,662 (or one-half of the total
exports) ; hardwares and cutlery, for £80,070 ; linen ma-
nufactures, for £154,323 ; iron and steel, for £54,996 ;
butter, for £64,294 ; brass and copper manufactures, for
.£36,815 ; arms and ammunition, for £18,155 ; apparel,
slops, and haberdashery, for £20,282 ; coals, &c., for
£9,396; earthenware, for £46,461; glass, for £27,437:
leather, wrought and unwrought, for £23,309; machine-
ry and millwork, for £17,352 ; soap and candles, for
£57,812 ; silk manufactures, for £30,404; tin and pew-
ter wares, &c., for £11,108; and woollen manufactures,
for £278,171. The exports of cotton manufactures in-
creased last year by £277,139.
LEGACY DUTY, &c.—Mr. Hume has moved for a re-
turn of the capital on which legacy duty has been paid,
and the amount of revenue received, in the United King-
dom, for stamp duty on legacies, in the year ending the
sth day of January, 1841, &c. It appears from this re-
turn that the total amount of capital on which the several
rates of legacy duty have been paid in Great Britain du-
ring the year 1843 was £43,393,142—viz., £23,137,110
at the rate of 1 per cent. legacy duty ; £119,962 at 21
per cent. ; £13,482,882 at 3 per cent. ; £93,400 at 4 per
cent. ; £8,595,855 at 5 per cent. ; £210,552 at 6 per cent.;
£13'546 at S per cent. ; and £4,732,832 at 10 per cent.
An abstract of the total amount on which duty has been
paid since 1797 gives a sum total of £1,249,425,910. The
total amount of legacy duty received in Ireland in the
year 1843 was £39,034, and the amount of duty on pro-
bates and administrations £66,184, the amount of capital
upon which legacy duty was paid making a sum total of
£1,484,997. The gross total amount of legacy duty re-
ceived in the United Kingdom during the past year was
£1,240,803, and the gross total amount of duty received
on probates, administrations, and testamentary invento-
ries, £998,964. The gross total amount of legacy duty
received in the United Kingdom since the 1797 makes a
sum total of £37,144,752, whilst the duties on probates,
&c., during the same period, amount altogether to
£29,691,206. Of the first mentioned amount (X 37,144,752)
the sum of £34,392,977 was paid by England, £2,037,521
by Scotland, and £714,250 by Ireland.
SERIOUS ACCIDENT.—The following accident occurred
to Mr. Frizelle's coach, at the bridge, at the Union Mills,
Douglas, when the coach was proceeding to Peel, laden
within and without with passengers, on Wednesday even-
ing last. On descending the declivity the driver had neg-
lected to use the drag, the consequence was a too rapid
descent to manage the vehicle properly upon such a nar-
row and winding road. The pole gave way, and on reach-
ing the bridge the catastrophe attained its climax, by the
coach upsetting, and pitching some three or four of the
outside passengers over the parapet of the bridge into the
water, and seriously maiming two or three by the wheels
. passing over them. Miss Crane, of Pulrosc, Mrs.
M`Carty, wife of the gardener, at Northop, and Mrs.
Kelly, James-street, were assisted out of the river. Upon
the road was found the mangled body of Mr. Farger, tailor,
of Peel, whose features could scarcely be recognised, the
skin being completely excoriated off his face, the lower
jaw broken, and head much injured. The driver was also
taken up helpless, one of the wheels having passed over
his body. Miss Craine's shoulder was dislocated, and
Mrs. Kelly was much bruised, as well as several other
passengers, but the most serious cases were Fargher and
Mrs. Nl`Carty, the latter of whom died yesterday of the
injuries she received, and Far gher was still lying in a dan-
gerous state, unfit to be removed home. Soon as the in-
telligence reached town by express Mr. Braid sent a coach
and conyeyed the passengers, able to proceed, to their de-
stination.—Since writing the above we are pained to state
that poor Fargher died in the course of yesterday after-
noon. In the evening the coroner repaired to the Union
Mills. After hearing the evidence adduced, the jury re-
turned a verdict of " Accidental death," in both cases.—
Isle of Man paper of Saturday.
LADY SHOPLIFTERS.—On Friday week several of the
valuable articles found upon the persons and at the resi-
dence of these expert lady thieves were, through the acti-
vity of Wardle, the police-constable, identified by the se-
veral tradesmen from whom they had been purloined. The
gold watch, valued at 30 guineas, was identified by Mr.
T. Hawley, of the firm of Hawley and Co., goldsmiths
and watchmakers, No. 75, Strand. Mr. Hawley stated
that he remembered the prisoner coming into his shop
about a fortnight since, at which time, he supposed, the
watch, which was the most valuable one on the tray. was
abstracted whilst he was engaged (at the request of his
visitors) in reaching another tray of watches of less value.
He did not, however, know that the watch had been
stolen until it was shown to him by the police constable.
Two valuable gold pencil-cases have also been identified
by their owner, a gentleman residing at No. 228, Regent-
street, who appears to have no idea as to the manner in
which they had been stolen. Four only out of a number
of gold rings, some of which have diamonds of the first
water, and one only out of six valuable gold brooches,
have as yet been identified as the property of tradesmen,
stolen from their shops. Amongst other property found,
and supposed to have been stolen, and not yet owned, is a
handsome embossed gold watch and chain. The watch is
a double bottomed lever, with gold dial ; number on the
case, 404 ; ditto on the movement, 7,585. The chain,
which is an exceedingly massive one, is partly link and
partly curb ; it has for the clasp a lady's hand, with eme-
rald gold ring on the fore finger, and a garnett on the
clasp of the bracelet. There are also several silver pencil
cases not yet owned. Among the mercery goods not vet
identified is a large handsome' richly-worked foreign black
lace scarf, and said to be worth £2O; as also a quantity
of silks, satins, gloves, silk dresser, &c., so that the ladies
were not only exceedingly industrious, but extremely for-
tunate in levying their contributions upon the various
metropolitan tradesmen. The eldest of the prisoners,
Ann Elizabeth Earnshaw, is stated to he a married wo-
man of property, but separated from her husband, who is
residing in the country.
SHIPWRECK AND SHOCKING INHUMANITY.—The
Iris, of Hull, the vessel which was lost on the coast of
Lincolnshire, was at the time making for and within two
hours of port, when the wind chopped round to the north-
ward, and such a heavy sea came on, that she was
obliged to turn and make for " the deeps" to the south.
Hardly had she got before the wind, when a sea " poop-
ed" her, split her mainsail, and rendered her unmanage-
able. She drove at Huttoft, and kept drifting down from
that place until she became fast on a sandbank at Mumby
Chapel, two miles below Huttoft. This was at 7 o'clock.
The crew consisted of the captain, his wife and child,
17 months old, and two men. At this hour they were
near enough the shore to be heard, and were heard ; num-
bers of people were on the shore, but none offered to
lend a saving hand—they were helping themselves to the
planks and spirits as they came ashore. A farmer being'
there from Huttoft on horseback, several persons, more
humane than their fellows, begged him to ride home,
only two miles, for the life-boat there—he refused ; they
then begged him to lend his horse that one of them might
go—he would not ! The tide was coming in, the poor
fellows shrieking, until the woman and the two men were
washed off and drowned ; the captain clasped his child in
his arms until it died of cold, and was at last washed out
of his arms a corpse. He then lashed himself to the
capstain, and remained there (would humanity believe it ?)
until two o'clock—seven hours—within a stone's throw of
the shore, seen and heard by these people. At that hour
a young farmer got down there, and seeing the apathy of
the people ashore, he waded almost up to the vessel, and
spoke to the captain, who said, " If you can come to me,
I can come ashore." And so he did ; he alone survived.
Here was means of saving them by a life-boat, with a
ready crew, within two miles to the north ; and two miles
to the south was Manby's apparatus, all ready to start;
and the farmer, of Huttoft, against whose very house was
the life-boat stationed, would neither save them nor let
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