The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1843-06-23 00:00:00

LGCAL NEWS.

We believe the 'apprehension entertained that the Rev.
Hugh M•Neile was about to leave this town for Belfast is
unfounded, though it is true that the offer of the vicarage was
made to him.

Mr. Henry Lawrence, one of the representativea of Rod-
ney-street Ward in the Town Council, was presented to His
loyal Highness Prince Albert by Lord Sandon at the levee
held on Wednesday, held by the Prince at the desire of Her
Majesty.

SIR CHARLES BAGOT.—The remains of this lamented
gentleman arrived at this port yesterday in her Majesty's
steamer Monkey, from Falmouth, where they were taken
from the Warspite. We understand that the remains of Sir
Charles are to be deposited in the family vault in Stafford-
shire.

LADY PEEL'S ASSEMBLY.—On Wednesday Lady Peel
held an assembly at the family mansion in Whitehall-gar-
dens, when her ladyship was honoured with the company of
the King of Hanoyer, and other members of the royal family.
At least 800 of the nobility and gentry ascembled at her lady-
ship's re-union, comprising most of the leading aristocracy.
Amongst the names of the company present, we observe the
names of Lord Sandon and Sir Howard Douglas.
FIRE IN TOXTETH-PARE.—On Wednesday morning,
about nine o'clock, a fire broke out in the work shop of Messrs.
Roberts and Parry, joiners, Lodge-lane, Toxteth. park. It
flamed very fiercely for some time, and communicated to the
cottage adjoining. There were numbers of workmen on the
spot who exerted themselves manfully to reduce the flames.
They succeeded before the arrival of the engines, which had
been sent for on the first alarm, in completely extinguishing
the fire, Mr. Hewitt soon arrived with fire engines, but his
services were not required.

INEQUALITY OF THE BUSINESS IN THE POLICE-COURT.
—A great inequality in the daily weight of business in the
Police ..court frequently occurs. On two days of the present
week the cases were not got through with until nearly .six
o'clock. Yesterday the whole of the cases, including assaults
and applications to the magistrate, were concluded shortly
after one o'clock. The average duration of the public busi-
ness is, we should think, from about half-past ten to half-
past two, or towards three o'clock. But there arc frequently
cases of minor delinquency—the parties being remanded with
a view to their parents or friends being brought, so that they
may, if possible, reclaim them—which are heard in the
magistrate's room from ten o'clock until the opening of the
court.

THE LATE FIRES IN THIS TOWN.—The magistrates of
this borough had another meeting on Tuesday at the -Ses-
sions-house, where some highly important evidence was
brought .forward. The investigation was again private, it
being considered unwise in the present state of the inquiry
to make public the information which has been elicited.
There is now, we may observe, direct evidence that incen-
diaries have been at work. Certainly an attempt has been
made in a recent instance to set file to a warehouse, and the
presumption is, that all the recent fires have had a similar
origin.—On th morning of Tuesday last, as the locker of a
warehouse, situated in Dundee-street, was proceeding, ac-
cording to his usual custom, to open the concern, he dis-
covered inside the front or.main entrance a piece of cotton
with some lucifer matches in the centre. The cotton bore
evident marks of having been ignited, for it was partially
burnt round the edges; and as it was placed about the length
of a man's arm inside the hole in the doorway, which is
called the cat-hole, and which has been made for the purpose
of affording ingress and egress for cats and also for rats,
there cannot exist any doubt but that it was so placed by
some wickedly-disposed villain or villains, for the purpose of
setting fire to the premises. The attempt was, however,
most providentially defeated, owing to the cotton not having
continued to burn after it had become ignited. The ware-
house which has thus been preserved from destruction is one
of a pile of several magnificent structures of the same de-
scription recently erected, at very considerable cost, in
Dundee-street. At present they contain some thousands of
bales of cotton, and a large quantity of palm oil—materials
of such a combustible nature, that had the diabolical attempt
he T 1 successful, the probability is that the whole pile would
have been destroyed.

IMPORTANT TO ASSIGNEES.—A case came before Mr.
Commissioner Skirrow lately, at the Liverpool District
Bankrupt Court, in which a dividend had been ordered in
October last by the old Commissioners, and there remained
in the hands of the assignees, at the time the file of proceed-
ings was transferred into the new Bankrupt Court, a sum of
4:21 odd, being dividends unpaid to several creditors, and
which sum the assignee had paid over to the official assignee.
The learned Commissioner ruled that this money vested by
the new Bankrupt Act in the official assignee as part of the
assets belonging to the bankrupt's estate, and that the soli-
citor to the fiat was bound, by the 24th of the new orders,
to make out three lists of the unpaid creditors, in alphabe-
tical order, &c., sign them, and then deliver them to the
official assignee. The solicitor refused to do this, on the
ground that the unpaid dividends did not vest in the official
assignee, being no part of the bankrupt's estate, but money
belonging to A, B, &c., the unpaid creditors, who could call
upon the assignee for payment at any time within twelve
mouths from the date of the order of dividend, after which
I he must pay the money into the Unclaimed Dividend Fund :
and further, the 24th order did not apply to dividends made
by the old Commissioners, but only to dividends to be made
by the new Commissioners, which appeared from the general
tenor of the new rules, and from the form. of schedule given
in which the lists of debts were to be made out (namely,
" Dividend made this day by Mr. Commissioner ") and that, supposing he (the solicitor) must make out the
list
of debts, there was nothing in the rules which said he was to
make out a list of unpaid dividends, the knowledge. as to
which he did not possess, and which the assignee or ac-
countant should be asked to give information upon. The
learned Commissioner said he was quite clear upon the point,
and that his course would be to make an order for the soli-
citor to sign the lists, who must bear the consequences of
disobeying the same. We understand that the opinion of a
barrister in the Court of Review has been taken, which is
directly opposed to the law as laid down by Mr. Commis-
sioner Skirrow.
REGISTRATION OF PORTERS, &c.--The registration of,
and granting of certificates of the same to, porters, ware-
housemen, lumpers, and stevidores, still continues in the
grand jury-room of the Court-house, in Chapel-street. Up
to yesterday afternoon, Mr. Thomas Tyson, who is appointed
by the council of the borough to keep the registry, had
registered nearly 4,000 persons, who had made appli;ation to
have their names entered ; and as those whose surnames
commence with L, M, or N were not then concluded, it is
probable that from eight to ten thousand men in all will
receive certificates. The clauses of the local act by which
these are granted are to the effect, that any person register.
ing under a false name or incorrect description, or being
guilty of felony, indictable !misdemeanour, habitual drunken.
ness or disorderly conduct, shall have his name expunged
from the registry, and publicly exhibited in a list fixed up
for the space of three months,—that any person whose name
is so expunged, and who shall thereafter represent himself as
still registered, shall for each offence forfeit a sum not ex-
ceeding 40s.,—and that persons plying as porters without
being registered shall be amenable to a like fine. The act
does not, however, extend to porters and others employed by
the dock trustees, under the recent act relating to the transit
sheds and other new works at the docks. The charge made
for the certificates was at first one shilling each; but this has
since been reduced to sixpence, including a small tin case
given to each person, in which to hold his certificate; and
those who paid a shilling have sixpence returned to them on
producing their certificate before the registrar.
THE WEATHER.--Since our last the weather in this dis-
trict, and those surrounding it, has, for the most part, been
sunny and delightful, and consequently highly favourable
for the growing crops. On the afternoon of Wednesday—
the longest day—the sky became overcast, portending rain,
and the temperature inclined to cold, with a breeze from the
north-west quarter; but the barometer suffered little or no
depression, and it again became fine. In the evening the
wind having died away, a gentle downfall took place, merely
sufficient to moisten the surface of the ground, and to lay
the dust in the highways. A refreshing shower also fell yes-
terday morning, and was succeeded by a bright summer's
day, agreeably warm, without being sultry. The whole
country even in this, in some parts, comparatively unpro-
ductive county, presents a flush of verdure which it has
rarely been our happiness for witness. The crops
with the exception of patches of
potatoes here and ther generaelly,
on
the low grounds, that had partially suffered from the long.
continued rains, are well forward and highly ptotnising. The
wheats, in particular, (of which there isino very great breadth
in this immediate neighbourhood,) are unusually strong and
thick on the ground. The plants have already shot into ear
in kindly soils; and we have seen many fields in Walton,
West Derby. Gateacre, and Woolton, where they have
attained a height of four-and.a-half to five feet. The harvest
of " the golden crop" may, therefore, should the season con-
tinue favourable, be anticipated a fortnight or three weeks
earlier than last year. We. can scarcely say so much for the
generality of the spring corn, though we have seen some
promising specimens. Culinary vegetables are abundant and
fine, and it is expected that Dew potatoes will to-morrow
(our market-day) be down to Id. and lAd. per pound, ac-
cording to size. The mowers and hay-makers, availing
themselves of the sun shining, are busily employed in the
fields. The yield in this valuable article far exceeds the
usual average, amounting, indeed, in some places, to nearly
three-fold that of last year. A considerable quantity has
already been stacked in prime condition from forward
grounds. The gardens look beautiful. Fruit, however, and
particularly apples, will probably fall rather short, much of
the blossom having been destroyed by the long rains and cold
winds in May and during the first part of the, present month.
The same cause has operated slightly to raise the price of
bread ; but this, with the favourable change in the weather,
together with the fine appearance of the wheat fields, cannot,
we should think, long be maintained.

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DIERADruf, ACZIPIENT AV g54,....At holi'Pa*t ‘" f)()
3
in Friday morning the Mersey steamer, from telverPani, 14
down a Baldoyle fishing boat, which was at anchor 4 ..
rig
miles off the Howth Light-house. Of the
crew
ging; f sav;
mere, six saved themselves by clinging to the
seventh was unfortunately d rowned..—Publin Advertiser'
EATON HOUSE, CHESTER.—We have authority to
tatte:
that, through the liberality of the M W
arquis of estminsuebry
nip splendid mansion, Eaton Hall, is allowed to
'be see
hp SUCaraer
parties visiting Chester, every day during .- , lock
months (except Saturdays and Sundays,) from eleven o c
till four. Parties have already been numerous.
DGBuFE's PICTORES.—Since the price of admission to
these pictures has been reduced to 6d., still greater throngs.
have inspected them. The working classes appear to aP,lf_ee..
ciate these beautiful works of art quite as highly as l, a°
bettF:rs ; and by the remarks frequently
exhibit a truer feeling for the " sublirne and beautiful" th
the more educated. .
highly in-
BEBINGTON FLOWER SHOW•—A roeeting of a rid y,
teresting character is to be held at Bebingtan, on Fh :he
the 30th instant. A flower show is to take place, whie The
made, oftentiroaeas
gentry of Wirral have warmly promised to patronise. .
county members have each exressed their wish for its sac
cess, and most liberally encouraged the exertions of the I
lectors. Stubb's band is engaged, and a very agreeale_ ota,Y
may be expected by those who wish to enjoy a pleasant day
6
recreation in the country.
• SIEGE op AMOY.—The representation of the " Siege of
Amoy," at the Zoological Gardens,. continues each. Tueso.2.
and Friday evening to attract crowds of visitors. ce"s7.
ertionn is made to render the Gardens a pleasant public r.e.°e,,
I the day time a capital Camera Obscura is Obit clteeu.„
which presents a most pleasant and curious effect.
1, ve-
trifugal Railway, which is put in operation continually dune&
the day, surprises while it startles the spectator, bY t-ezoe
locity which the carriage obtains in its progress. This l__.
weather has induced numbers to erambulate the GOOD'
both by day and in the evening. P 50
MR. WILLOUGHBY WEISS.—We see by the report of be
Philharmonic Concert, at the Hanover-square Rooms, i ,b,
Morning Herald, that our townsman, yr. Willougo
Weiss, has pade a very pleasing impression uponi,the allr'
ks pe-'
dience. Tus society, it should be borne in mind, ran r,
haps the highest of its kind in London. Our Coate:lWO:4
splendidly
dwiadvl
ye s ,a'c'
says—Mr.m Weiss (pupil of Balfe) made a very ,Fab
latpartession in Sir Henry Bishop's steno—Recitative;,
which
scored. It iss
Bellamy,. the celebrated basso, and is quite a poetical ioliPt;,
IStterwnasmownrairttechaof the winds. , for
ration. Mr. Weiss has an organ of very superior q" te
and, with more poliih in • will be a first-rs
his style,
artist. (as we beliecni9 e,

I,,,,sterclaYr
.DEATH BY BEING RUN OVER By A CART.-- . -,...th oi
anJohn
iinquest was held before. Mr. Curry, touching the o'7, (the
9th
hin Price, a carter, aged 67. On Friday night weer'hatse
instant), the deceased was driving
along
Cornwallis-street. He was sitting 00 the sidebo
. . was going
the cart, with th • ' e reins in his hands. The noise „,„ sort
lus" d
at a slow pace, and deceased his cart with. card of
appeared to be sober.
.A raoa
and observed
and a man who was standing near it turou:e oder
the deceased lying on the ground, (o', frolo
under the
wheel. Deceased extricated himself a little theo
der the wheel, but the horse (which was blind) iesof his
startedbeaci, and the wheel went partly over the right sideAowiog
He was cut over the right eye, and blood Wee p+ same
from the wound. His right cheek was quite cut oe'aittch
.
. bones in the head were broken, and he was otherwise „at;
a ouredict?
injured. He was taken home and attended by
but lingered until Tuesday last, when he died. Ver
" Accidental Death." anti.
.Our readers attention is directed to the following .I‘„sors,
nication (translated from the German) addressed to
es'''''' CO'
IRowlands' agent at Cologne :--" 13, Strait: Euggbale
oyne, May 23, 1841.. Mr. Thomas S. Ditoes,---Sir, freeo
much 43,,. pleasure in informing you of the extraordinary
earse i
t ROWLAND'S MACASSAR OIL :' for above nine off
had not a particle of hair on my head, when I W3sic.a;ord;
recommended to give this celebrated oil a trial. 1 ' ono
inely purchased two bottles at your establishment,,4o
strictly folwed the printed directions; in the course of 40
months my head was covered with fine short hair, whofeithe
then had cut off, and continued to persevere in the 125 e I CS9
oil. The result is, that after five months perseverance city.
now boast of as good a head of hair as any man in thlst sod
In justice to the inventors I make this acknowledgolsishite
shall feel great pleasure in satisf in any inquirYTLa - ''"
you with respect, ADAM BAC; 3 gh
Artilleryl3"g-de*
ER, St
See advt.

Vecifles'
DEATH BY BURNING.—An inquest was held on 1 Ao°
day before P. F. Curry, Esq., on view of the bodY4iegio
Robinson, aged 78, the.wife of a cabinet maker, ee'„stant,
aPembroke-street. On the night of Friday, the 9t5,1"0f the
street,
female named Cover, who lived on the opposites ioe of de
treet, observed a strong light through the windole idea
ceased's house, and becoming alarmed ran up, Pushhe„shead;
the door, and found the deceased all in flames. Hr "1,-,- saut'
at the time, was coming down stairs, with a quit "ndl.giSiiitt
A man who lives in the yard came in, and wraPPes' i bur'
round her, and the fire was pnt out. She SandevereiYo,ol6
over her right arm and side. She was dressed aAft..eer'o the
taken to the infirmary. There was but a poor J"-10
grate at the time, and deceased informed Cover that she., her
in the act of picking a piece of paper off the floor whe"r.
thattable. de'
shawl took fire from the candle which was on t the i 9
lnrnan, house-surgeon of the Infirmary," said ; re"
ceased when brought there on Frida week was 1,-,,1104
burnt, as stated, and that. she lin ered until Teesku,7,llieg'
when she died of the injuries she receivedg by the
v""
Verdict, " Accidental burnt." d ter°
THE FUNDS, WEDNESDAY EVENING.--The ~- itSO S)
state of the northern districts of Wales, caused screen'''. :Or
the early prices of the English securities. However' as s,
ral good purchases followed, a reaction occurred, 0:6,, oeg
This quotatnhea
sols from 93a advanced to 931 to t•
maintained till just previous to the close of bus' half Peir
the sale of about £50,000 Reduced Threet-an
93 to
another fluctuation, and
d3ukeeto I. Bank Stcck is 179 to 180 ',Three per Cevetsaaced,;
d, 94* to a; Three-and-a-Half per Cents. PerSs• I
61thOoosllu.'gp;hrLeomonnlyg. Annuities, 12 9-16 to -a; India ra• e s
. , and Exchequer-bills, 525. to 545• fdrreid gi:ies•
one day later, the accounts from ''- e r'be
more favourable bearing to dealings in Spanish se :ill
~
Events appear to confirm the opinion that Esparterkgeoeli
quite equal to the present movement against the D. ,P'
The Actives closed 184 to i; the New PerThrelePfarrCederY.l°l
to i ; Mexican finally left off 28 to 1 ; the 1) the fl'e 4;
Dutch Two-and-a Half per Cents.. 541 to i; . _ 2.,3_01
Cents.,Brazilian,
99
to 1031.
171 :0007437; Danish; 85 to 86' Coloinillia'dosr_' : aikl'
; Portuguese Converted, 41 tu '
109' We
EXHIBITION AT THL COLLEGIATE INSTITW.,eS"-
are glad to say that the attendance at the Polytechni d Oa'
bition—opened on Monday—has been numerous, and cave
to increase daily, and that allh. have visited
Veil
expressed (if we may believe who, a 1 their e 5 an
ex genera, report, - ~ atiS
surprise and gratification, at witndeingsorlinultitualf fieoee'
art o'6-tic/I?'
varied a collection of the rare au
ancient and modern ; in practiciAl.emechandicis: a 70;.faer ;Ise
beautiful.
tie _ ;non ._,,e(
antiquities, and curiosities.
nanotdice that the exhibition had never been :Vatted ill:10004
vianriety in the provinces, and, perhaps, necera staoo bt:
.evene.n
ourcede commendation. We learn from it ar
sequalearCh 111,iitOaceiofninethersohuigbhiotiuotn. in the metroPelis ana rOt
to it extent, or in the talent e n
. e are ere
Of this sc and
alittle. proud. We paid a short visit to it lasotenaietthie
hpicgarai:
much delighted. 'We had but time to l
gallery only, which shows, we think begttearatbay.g_e,s;blitgo-;01;
by day. We were summoned to the coancaerriar t h
trea"der th-:
by the sound of the gong, and en
performances of the excellent instrumentaleye band, hall. l'"al
leadership of Mr. H. F. Aldridge in the lectureoh,3' set
. audience was numerous and highly r s ectable. r-Oe:oht and
pieces selected for the evening, (to ehePrepeated to e"svaber.
andwere
waltzes, quadrilles, &c., by distinguished eenlrbat we
playedn with great taste, precision, and effect thel ob°,,e'
havree ot time or room to particularize. A solo op das,
~,,w;
played by Mr. H. E. Browne. was loudly appla,,"de '&0;1'w
deed, were the whole of the performances. I,l'e, in no"- tie
has also been a great attraction.P We had intencieo v- bee.-
the exhibition somewhat in dtail. this day, Init have
13*'e
precluded from doing so from circumstances to *chic
may perhaps hereafter advert. ,/ eelei
! „liar, . be,
CHURCH OF ENGLAND SCHOOLS.—The nor"°`.,,abh' At
bration of the national schools connected with the e.'''-- C(fr
of the 131"0„10
Church took place on Tuesday. The children . _ (rot o,b`ieel
School assembled at an early hour in the area to ,_ „sent ris
iinnsstitt.uptieotne,r,aami those of the various other schools ° and s'ol
Church-yard. The Bfue Coat b 095 fouls,
filed off into procession shortly after ten o'ol°k' ho I°' d
by the children of the other Church of England scr-oe°erd,,ete
ttohetint,euT,obwern!hfumna,ny thousands. The procession P jo 6t ,
and the principal
various schools whereole it was joined by the N.laili°irscoe're
was escorted to St. P
depaerrttgoeyrd,in their canonicar.
,;;.,re, 01..4
school-houses,. there to break up for the Mgt° well, a
si
oC hpurrotswsirtot h.et ;el
11r:rare:
ip. evea'act::i
tion. The children looked extremely happy an.,erl,or o,,terset,
the line was of vast and imposing len,,th. The °:,`", 10"; t.
St. Peter's Church at ten minutes ' past °eve- a c l'l'
tended by the clergy, the churchivardens and othere'hia the
form. was erected, as is usual on these o'ccasions, I;.ee ofier,
schools,
on which were a number of children fron day't'' Tre
, __a who took part in the vocal services of th? OW h
' ivl ybrick presided at the organ with his usual Ain' "111Ifie
the commencement of the service the children se"i' free"
one consent let all the earth," in a very pleasing t the rees_citillif,:
manner. The Rev. Rector Brooks officiateu ..•
~ ino, too
desk, and read the* psalms, lessons, •o 0 h.
pressively. The services were varied by the slat church'
and pray f
other selected pieces and several of thews ef t"" iv, 'cl•
The sermon was preached by the Rev.a C. A. Thal° roe•
took“ as his text the 23d chapter of Matthew 36the Mee
this
I say unto you, all these things shall c°1315- orti.
ttgeneration." A collection was made at the clo 0
service. Upwards of £55 was contributed.

000°1'5
'pi TO
A ACCOUNT OF THE NUMBER. OF CHILDREN •

641
Tr•SEi
ON ti DAY OF THE ANNIVERSARY, 20T0

!SUNDAY.

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SCHOOLS

Blue Coat Hospital
Female Orphan
Old Church
Hunter-street
St. James's
Welsh Charity
St. Paul's
St. Mark's,
Everton and Kirkdale
Mill-lane, Everton
St. Simon's
Edge-hill
St. Clement's, Windsor
St. Michael's
t. Andrew's
Nall Church of Englnd
South Ditto
St. Bartholomew's
St. Augustine's.
St. Bride's
St. Jude's •
St. Catherine's
St. Luke's
Christ Church
St. John Baptist
All Saints'
St. Barnabas's
St.Thomas',T'xteth-pk
Mariners'
West Derby Union
Liverpool Workhouse

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339
235
317
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