The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1848-03-28 00:00:00

LIVERPOOL

Alv REV. BRETHREN Next to the approval of our heavenly
Lord and Master, the good opinion of his faithful servants on
earth is worthy to be desired. I therefore hasten to acknow-
ledge the gratification which I receive from your kind and
affectionate address on my promotion to the archdiocese of
Canterbr.ry. Superintei deuce becomes an easy task, when
they who are under authority, and they who exercise authority,
are actuated by the same mind and will ; and such has been so
generally the case with yourselves, that I have had no tempta-
tion towards you than trial of love and the spirit of meekness.
I shall not cease to pray for the continual prosperity of that
portion of the Church from which, in the providence of God,
I am removed, and especially that you may be enabled to pro-
vide additional folds for the flocks which are daily multiplying
around you. __ _ __ . _ _ _

You. 'meanwhile, will not be unmindful of him :who has
hitherto desired to be " the helper of your faith," but entreat
the "author of every good gift," that by His grace I may be
found sufficient for the more arduous duties which, hence
forward, I must endeavour to perform

J. B. CANTUAR,

London, March 20, 1848.,
THE WILL FORGERY CASE.—On Wednesday last,
John Dobbin, late a clerk at the Edge-bill station of the
London and North-western Railway, was brought up
before the Lord Mayor at the Mansion-house, London,
charged with being concerned, with the late Lieut.
Peregrine Bowen, half brother to the testator, in forging
a will, purporting to be that of W. Musgrove Bowen. It
will be remembered that Lieut. Bowen, whilst in custody
on the charge, committed suicide by hanging himself in
the Giltspur-street Compter. The prisoner is accused of
having forged the signature of "John Bell," as attesting
witness to the will, which purported to bequeath consi-
derable property to Lieut. P. Bowen, to the prejudice of
Mr. Richards, the sole legatee under a will lodged in
Doctors Commons. Mr. W. Holland, agent to the
London and North-western Railway Company, stated his
belief that the signature "John Bell," to the will of
March, 1846, was in the handwriting of the prisoner.
William Brown, a mariner, said—l was examined at
Doctors' Commons, in the case of " Bowen against
Richards." I was acquainted with Peregrine Bowen, and
issued notices at his desire to discover two persims named
" John Bell" and " John Wood." After 'I issued the
notices I received a letter, signed " John Bell," by post,
and I produced it at Doctors' Commons, where it was
deposited. Joseph Hedington, the officer who appre-
hended the prisoner, found amongst his papers two
letters addressed by Lieut. P. Bowen to " John Bell."
Patrick Coulon and James Ryan, both of the, revenue
police, stated that they knew the prisoner's handwriting,
and believed the signature "John Bell" to be his. Mr.
Humphreys very closely examined all the witnesses, but
admitted that -she. ear,* was one for a jury. The Lord
Mayor said fie should certainly_ send, the, prisoner for
trial, and directed thit the depositions should Width)
out.

MESSRS. BARTON, IRLAM, AND CO.'S BANKRUPTCY.
—On Friday the adjourned last examination of Mr. Hig-
ginson, one of the bankrupts in this fiat, was resumed in
one of the private rooms at the Bankruptcy Court, when
the balance sheet not having been prepared, the Court
adjourned the case for five weeks, in order to enable Mr.
Higginson to complete that document.
THE WEATHER.—Since Tuesday last we have had
heavy rains, with strong winds and occasional squalls,
amounting for two days (Wednesday and Thursday) to
what may be legitimately termed brief equinoxial gales.
Fogs, too, have been occasionally experienced, and the
quantity of moisture, on the whole, has been ratheragainst
the sowing of spring corn, and unfavourable, especially in
heavy lands, for the young wheat, which, however, gene-
rally looks well. We have little of March dust this year.
Sunday forenoon was rainy, but towards two o'clock the
atmosphere brightened up, and the afternoon was the
most brilliant and congenial ever experienced at this see-
son

So clear was the atmosphere ihat from every emi-
nence beyond the smoke of the town the most charming
and distinct prospects of the distant landscape were ob-
tained by the naked eye. Vegetation has taken a start,
and the country already begins to throw off the gloomy
aspect of winter and re-assume the green garb of spring.
LONDON ART UNION.—We had, not very long ago, to
comment, in terms of disappointment and reproach, upon
the paltry subscription to the Liverpool Art Union (barely
£240!) We trust that the unpleasant task of recording a
similar result in the local subscription to the London Art
Union may be spared us. If the nonpresentation of an
engraving tended in any degree to the small support of the
Liverpool. Art Union, this plea cannot be raised for any
failure in the London Society; for whatever the engrav-
ings hitherto may have been, or however they may have
deserved condemnation, the beautiful print, to be given
this year. makes up for all past failures, even were the
`• L'Allegro and Il Penseroso " not awarded also to the
subscribers. The " Prisoner of Gisors " does credit to
the artist, the engraver, and the council. From Mr.
Wehnert, 'tis true, we anticipated such a picture. The
feeling—the true style—is apparent here, as in all his
works. He throws a charm about his subjects, and awa-
kens our sympathies to a high degree. But after the un-
satisfactory specimens of engraving issued for some time
past, we own that we are agreeably surprised at the excel-
lent copy on view, at Mr. Isaac's, Castle-street, to which
we earnestly beg the attention of all the lovers of the
beautiful. Those who have been fortunate on past oc-
casions cannot surely with propriety abstain from sup-
porting the society again, while others, who have been
unsuccessful as yet in gaining a prize, should not be dis-
heartened, as there is a proverb which very justly hints,
that " If you don't hold out your hand to Fortune, she-
will not be likely to come to seek it." The books will
close ere long. We hope there will be no delay shown by
those purposing to become members.—Liverpool Mail.
SAINT MATTHEW'S CHURCH, TOXTETII-PARK.—We
last week gave an account of the style of architecture of
this intended place of worship, the foundation stone of
which was laid on Tuesday. The clergy, committee, and
other friends met at St. James's Church, at noon. The
Earl of Sefton and the Rev. Mr. Hampton headed the
procession, and there were present the Rev. Dr. M`Neile,
the Rev. D. D. Stewart, the Rev. T. Nolan, &c. The
concourse of spectators was very great. The children of
the Blue Coat School sang an appropriate hymn. The
Rev. Mr. Hampton then read some appropriate passages
from the Bible, and, after a prayer, thanked Lord Sefton
far his kindness in attending to lay the stone. The cere-
mony having been performed, the noble earl addressed the
meeting at some length, adverting to the edifice about to
be erected, and which was most necessary in that densely-
peopled part of Liverpool. Church accommodation was
consolation to the sick and the sorrowful. It promoted
also everything that was good in man. The church to be
built would be almost entirely appropriated for the accom-
modation of the poorer classes. He then alluded to the
political commotions on the continent, and trusted that
the people of England would remain dutiful and peaceful
subjects. He concluded by exclaiming—" May God
prosper this good undertaking !" and much cheering fol-
lowed. The national anthem was then sung, which was
followed by three hearty cheers for Lord Sefton. After
the ceremony, his lordship and the clergy and gentry
present repaired to the house of Richard Harbord, Esq.,
Upper Parliament-street, where a sumptuous dejeuner
was provided for their entertainment. Dr. M'Neile, du-
ring the repast, proposed in eloquent terms the health of
the Earl of Sefton, who had so admirably acted up that
day to the adage " that property had its duties as well as
its rights." The noble earl, in reply, reiterated the great
satisfaction he had in laying the corner stone of a new
church in a locality where it was so much needed, from
which his family and himself had derived so large pecu-
niary advantages, but with which now they had no con-
nexion. He concluded by handing a donation of £5O to
the Rev. H. Hampton. Ihe other toasts were the " Rev.
H. Hampton," " Richard Harbord, Esq.," " The Rev.
D. D. Stewart," " Mr. Alderman Chilton," (chairman of
the committee,) " Mr. Hay," the architect, &c*, all of
which were eloquently proposed and responded to.
PATENT VULCAN MACHINE COMPANY.—This com-
pany is established for effectually cleansing chimnies and
flues in public buildings, houses, hothouses, and steam-
ships, and for the suppression and abolition of climbing
boys. These objects being of very considerable import-
ance to the public, not only in a sanatory point of view as
regards the comfort and cleanliness of all classes, and the
extinction of that wretched .class of our fellow creatures—
the infant sweepers, but also in averting the prenent dan-
gerous risk to property of every description in large
masses, from the foulness of and general neglect in clean-
sing chimnies, we are irlduced again to bring the subject
under the notice_Of 014 relders. Some of the most tor-
tuous, angular, anil in other respects difficult flues in Li-
verpool, have been thoroughly cleansed by the machinery
which has been proved, by the machines having extracted
from two, to two and a half, and in one case three and a
half bushels of soot, out of chimnies wherein a few weeks
previously the ordinary machines had been used. The
following paragraph from the Journal of Patents will
show the high opinion entertained of the invention in
scientific quarters :—" These improvements in machinery
or apparatus for sweeping or cleansing chimnies, &c.,
consist—firstly,—in a certain novel contrivance whereby
the brushes used in cleansing or sweeping chimnies or
flues are caused to collapse when ascending, and expand
when descending the said flue, by means of the elastic
force of Vulcanised India-rubber, the bristles or brushes
being set or placed in strips, bands, or segments of this
material ; also in rendering the brushes capable of being
expanded and contracted at pleasure, by means of suitable
springs, formed by an application of endless bands of Vul-
canised India-rubber, to be worked in connection with
certain arrangements of expanding and ,contracting levers
or apparatus, so that any irregularity in the space of the
interior of the flue may be leached, and subjected to the
action of the brushes. And in a certain novel method of
rendering the joints of the rods or tubes ( to which the
said brushes are attached) elastic, so as to accommodate
themselves to any tortuous or irregular formation of the
chimney or flue, which universal or yielding joint is also
formed or made by the use or application of Vulcanised
India-rubber and in forming or rendering the tubes or
rods elastic, for extending or working the brushes."

THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD.