The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1833-09-06 00:00:00

LOCAL NEWS.

FIRE.—On Tuesday night a file broke out in sqrne stables at
the back of Abercrombie-square, which were speedily destroyed.
The, horses were with difficulty got out. It is supposed to have
originated from a man taking a lighted cigar, and carelessly
suffering some sparks to fall among the straw.
Yesterday, Mr. Thos. Tobin and Mr. Richard Dawson, at
the head or a deputation of twelve of the free burgesses of Liver-
pool, waited on Mr. Nicholl, at the private residence of the
Mayor, to thank him for his exertions in their favour before the
committee of the -House of Commons. _ _ _

LAMENTABLE Suicint.—On Sunday Mr. John Tattersall,
jun., the son of Mr. Tattersall, cotton-manufacturer of Old-
ham, put an end to his existence by hanging himself in the
attic story, above his father's warehouse, at Lyon Mills, near
Oldham. He was about' twenty-two years of age, and of rather
a religious turn of mind for one so young. He had been ob-
served for some time to labour under a depression of spirits,
but no apprehensions were entertained by his friends that he
would commit so rash an act. He was found on the Monday
forenoon after a diligent search, his absence, having created
much alarm in the family and neighbourhood. He had a
prayer-book beside him when discovered. An inquest was held
on the body at Mr. Tetlow's. publican, in Manchester-street,
before T. Farrand, Esq. and a very respectable jury, and a
verdict of " Destroyed himself in a fit of lunacy" was returned.
FORGERY.—This species of crime will, in future, be punished
with increased severity from which the delinquents can have no
chance of escaping. The judges have now been empowered to.
order those convicted to four years' imprisonment, and to be
kept to hard labour in this country before the term of transpor-
tation for life begins. The same punishment is provided for
horse-stealing, &c. Vide the recent act for repealing the penalty
of death for housebreaking, &c.—Horning Herald.—{Perhaps
the Herald can inform us how long it will be before modern phi-
lanthropy will make the discovery that to imprison culprits for
four years and then to transport them for life is cruel, unjust,
and tyrannical—and how long it will be before the sufferings of
those criminals will furnish a fine theme for declamation against
the sanguinary character of our criminal code.—Edit. Liverpool
Standard.]
• SIGNOR PAGANINL—This singularly gifted musician, who
has been taking a round of the intermediate towns, on Wednes-
day evening last gave a farewell concert to the inhabitants of
Manchester, in the Theatre Royal of that town. The prices of
admission were, Lower Boxes five shillings, Upper Boxes four
shillings, Gallery one shilling and sixpence, and Pit two shil-
lings and sixpence. At an earlhour every part of the house
was crowded to excess, even to the Box lobbies, and several hun-
dreds departed disappointed of adMission. The receipts were
£3so,bemg the greatest sum ever known to be taken at the doors
of the Theatre since its erection. It is thought from the un-
paralleled success of the Signor, that he will be induced to give
another farewell musical soiree prior to his departure-
FATAL ACCIDENT AT• ECCLES WAKES.—On Monday even-
ing last, a gloom was thrown over the rustic sports at this cele-
brated " wake," by an accident taking place, which suddenly
deprived an interesting young girl about fourteen years of age
of life. It appears that the unfortunate creature (who was em-
ployed as nurse-maid in the family of Mr. Edmund Lord, silk-
manufacturer, of Eccles,) in company with some other girls
about her own age, was siding in one of the swing-boats, which
are always to be seen at wakes and fairs, and when elevated at
its greatest height, the hinge at the top which supports the car
or boat suddenly gave way, and the beat and passengers came
with a dreadful crash to the ground. The deceased and her
companions were hurled some distance. None were seriously
injured but the deceased, who was pitched upon her head.
She was taken up senseless, and conveyed to the shop of Mr.
Langstaff the druggist, but expired in a few minutes afterwards.
In the evening an inquest was held upon the body, at the
King's Head, g ccles, and after a minute investigation a verdict
of "accidental death" was returned. From the evidence it
appeared that the owner of the swing-boat had had the hinge
examined that day by a blacksmith of Eccles, who had pro-
nounced it perfectly safe. The crowd of people at the wakes
was immense, and several other accidents took .place. During
the disgraceful exhibition of " baiting the bull," one of the
stands, forming an amphitheatre around the scene of brutal
sport, fell down when filled with people, but happily none were
materially injured. The bull, also, when gored to madness by
the infuriates dogs, broke loose amongst the spectators, but was
secured and pinned to the stake, again to be tortured for their
gratification, before any injury was sustained.
Ca ouzcnouc.—This article, familiarly known as Indian
rubber, and formerly scarcely employed for any other purpose
than the obliteration of blacklead peacil-marks, has, of late
years, become of very considerable consumption for many novel
and useful purposes. It owes this increased consumption to its
qualities of elasticity and tenacity, in which respects it has no
equal among the vegetable prOducts. The thinnest coat of
caoutchouc, aud, like the more valuable commodity, gold, it may
be worked out to an almost impalpable body, is capable of ex-
cluding both air and water, the latter most effectually. Hence
its value in rendering every description of wove fabric water-
proof; and, for the same reason,- it is invaluable in that essen-
tial of comfort and health—the preservation of the feet from
damp. There are many other purposes for which it is exten-
sively employed—as a substitute for less flexible materials in that
part of the female dress which gives form' to the body; but in
nothing is it more valuable than as a protector to the feet.
BREACH OF CONTRACT BY A UNIONIST.--A journeyman
plasterer, named George Burns, was brought before the ma-
gistrates at the New Bailey, on Thursday, charged with having
refused to fulfil the terms of a mitten contract, by which he
agreed to serve Mr. Simmons, plasterer, Fetter-lane, for two
years. Mr. Simmons stated that he sent the prisoner on Wed-
nesday to work at a certain building, but, in cousequcuce of some
engagement into which he had entered with the Trades' Union,
he refused to go. Mr. Simmons had no other man whom he
could send to do the work, which he had engaged to complete
within a given time, under a heavy penalty, and therefore lie had
brought the prisoner before the magistrates, to ascertain whether
he was at liberty to choose. his own work or not. The prisoner,
in his defence, said; that in the opinion of an attorney, who had
been consulted, his contract with Mr. Simmons was not binding,
inasmuch as it was on unstamped paper. Mr. Foster- told him
that this plea was of no avail, as the contract was quite as binding
as if it had been stamped. The prisoner then said that if his
master would protect him against the consequences of another
engagement he had entered into (meaning with the union) he
Would complete his contract. Mr. Foster said he must get rid
of that engagement as well as he could; but he was bound to
fulfil his contract. As he refused to give an unconditional pro-
mise that he would go back to his work, he was committed to the
tread-mill for one month; Mr. Foster intimating that he would
be liberated if in the meantime. he satisfied his master.—Man-
chester Herald.

1311A;II—FACKETS.—The merchants of Liverpool seem dis-
posed to abridge extensively the government packet establish-
ments. For a long time past the packet-ships from hence to
the principal ports of the United States have almost entirely
superseded the Postoffice packets to that part of the world; and,
for the last ten years, the system has been extended, with equal
advantage, to the eastern coast of South America. During
that period nearly 300 vessels have been despatched from hence
to Rio Janeiro in the packet service, averaging one in twelve
clays through the whole term ; which have sailed with a punc-
tuality not exceeded by the Postoffice packets. The ships are
of a fine class, well found in every respect, and make their iDas-
sages in S. short time; often in less than the vessels on the Fal-
mouth station. The four last arrivals here come under this
description, having severally made their passages as follows:
The George Canning in 46 -days; Columbia in 46; Statesman
55 ; and Margaret 48 days. The packet-ship system is rapidly
extending, and nlll shortly embrace every country with which
this port is in extensive connection.
The Board of Excise and Customs mean to buy up next
month all the Irish tobacco now on hand, at a valuation made
by their own officers. The Crown will apply it for the use of
the navy. All Irish tobacco is to be forteited from the Ist of
January next, and the holder incurs a penalty of I:lo3.—lrish
paver.