The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1843-08-08 00:00:00

THE LIVERPOOL NTANDARD.

SWEEP FOR THE ST. LEGER.—It will be seen by an
advertisement in another column that Mr. Berry, of the
Victoria Hotel, Drury-lane, has opened another sweep.
The satisfaction that every affair of this kind, held at Mr.
Berry's, has given, will, we doubt not, be sufficient to
ensure him the support of those who patronize the sports
of the turf.

ILLEGAL PLEDGING.—At the Police-court yesterday,
a rather well dressed young man, named John Page, was
placed before the sitting magistrate, Mr. Booth, charged
with having, on false pretences, obtained a watch from
Mr. James Stevenson, which he promised to return in a
short time, but which he kept and pledged at Mr. H yam's,
in Dickinson-street, for £2. He was required to pay £2
for the value received, and £5 for the illegal pledging, or
to be imprisoned for two months.
THE SOCIALIST HALL.—An information was held on
Friday before Mr. Rushton, against William Westwick,
of the Socialist Hall, for harbouring prostitutes on his
premises. It appeared that at a ball on the 27th of July,
in this building, 250 persons were present, more than 100
of whom were disorderly females ; but the defendant
having apprised the police of the ball before it took place,
Mr. Rushton declined to convict, observing, that should
the defendant again appear he would do so.
CHESTER AND LIVERPOOL CRICKET CLUBS.—The
return match between the above named clubs was played,
on Wednesday last, on the Chester racecourse. The play
on both sides was first-rate. The Chester Club was
triumphant, concluding with 92 runs in their favour, a
greater number than their antagonists numbered in
both their innings, namely, 88. The score was as follows :
—Chester, first innings, 66; second, 114: Liverpool, first
innings, 54 ; second, 34.
THE BUILDINGS OF PRINCE'S PARK.—The prizes of-
fered for the best designs for terraces in the Prince's Park
have been awarded as follows :—For terraces A and B,
to Mr. Henry Currey, of London; for tearace D, to
Mr. Papworth, of London. The elevations for terraces
A and B are very beautiful. Mr. Curry was a pupil of
Mr. Decimus Burton. We understand that two of the
designs for terrace D were considered of equal merit : on
this being declared, our young townsman, Mr. Horn-
blower, who had sent in one of those designs, handsomely
withdrew from the competition, he being in the office of
one of the judges.
A MISCHIEVOUS PLACARD.—A placard, as vicious in
its tendency as it is silly in its expression, is now being
extensively circulated in Liverpool, in xhich it is asserted
that some of the recent fires at that port have been the
work of parties who, having insured cotton at 10d. per lb.,
burn it when the price falls to Bd. The falsehood of, at
least, the latter part of this assertion need not be pointed
out to the intelligent reader; but it may not be amiss to
remind those whom the statement is intended to deceive,
that the insurance on cotton, or any other merchandise,
is paid, not at the price it bore at the time the insurance
was effected, but at the market value of the commodity at
the time of its destruction by fire.
THEFT.—William Anion and John Jarman were placed
at the bar of the Police-court, on Tuesday, charged,—the
latter with having stolen, and the former with having
knowingly received a quantity of wood, the property of
Messrs. Samuel and James Holme. It appeared, that
Jarman was in the service of Messrs. Holme, and had
charge of the timber. Anion has a workshop near Messrs.
Holme's offices and yard in Seel•street. Some time ago
Mr. James Holme received information which caused him
to suspect the prisoner of having robbed them. He re-
quested Mr. Benjamin Lobley, who had a workshop op-
posite, to keep an eye occasionally on the premises. On
Monday, Mr. Lobley saw Jarman carry out two deal
boards, which he took to Mr. Anion's shop. He had
twice before seen him (Jarman) carry timber to the same
place. Both prisoners were committed for trial.

THE WonimousE.--On Tuesday an old grey-headed
man was taken before Mr. Rushton, having been taken
into custody for begging in the streets. Mr. Gray, of the
parish office, who is usually in court during the hearing
of a certain class of cases, stated that he had a few days
ago given the prisoner one shilling and sixpence for his
support. Mr. Rushton said it was not of any use to give
such a sum as that; Mr. Gray might as well have thrown
it away. He must either allow the old man adequate sup-
port or place him in the workhouse. Mr. Gray said they
found great difficulty now in getting people to go into the
workhouse; it was indeed becoming empty. At present
there are only twelve hundred people in it. Mr. Rush-
ton.—l am glad of it :it is quite as many as you can ac-
comodate. In fact there is not accommodation in the
workhouse for more than one thousand.—lt was ordered
that the old man should be taken over to the parish-
, office.

ROWING BOATS TO BE ATTACHED TO STEAMERS.—
We learn that the police authorities have laid several in-
formations against steam-boats for not having each a row-
boat attached to them, as required by law. These infor-
mations are laid under the local act, 6 Geo. IV., cap. 187,
the 81st section of which enacts, that, for the prevention
of accidents, every owner or master of a steamer plying
on the Mersey shall have a boat attached to her (or, we
presume, on deck), on pain of forfeiting 40s. for any time
she shall ply for hire without such boat. We want ano-
ther act still. Every steamer running, plying with pas-
sengers between this port and any port or place on the
adjacent coasts, or to Wales, &c., beyond the channel of
the Mersey, should be required to carry such a number
of boats as might reasonably be deemed necessary to carry
the passengers on shore in a few trips, should a casualty
occur to the vessel on the banks or elsewhere. The City
of Dublin Company's vessels are well provided in this
respect, as well as with life-buoys ; and we may say the
same of the Glasgow steamers, and some others.
IMPORTANT TO ODD-FELLOWS' LODGES, &C.—On
Saturday last the officers of the Brunswick Lodge of Odd-
fellows appeared before Mr. Rushton to prefer an infor-
mation against Mrs. Ellen Woods, publican, of Cockspur-
street. It appeared that the meetings of the lodge had
been held at Mrs. Wood's house from March, 1841, till
June last, when it was deemed advisable by the members
to change their place of meeting. On applying to the
landlady for the box, regalia, &c., she refused to give up
possession of them, and set up a claim of £ll for altera-
tions made in the room, in order to accommodate the
lodge, and another claim of £7 Ils. for the use of the
room and gas-light. The officers of the lodge declared
that they never made any arrangement to pay for the use
of the room or for gas-light. Michael Neville appeared
for the defendant, and said that it was agreed with the
landlady that the usual sum charged to other bodies for
the use of the room and the gas should be paid by the
Shamrock lodge. Mr. Davenport, who appeared for the
complainant, said that, with respect to the alterations,
there were five other societies held in the house, and, he
supposed. whenever any of them left, the same charge
against them would be set up. Mr. Rushton, after ascer-
taining that the charge of 2s. per night was a reasonable
sum for the use of the rooms, &c., directed that the re-
galia of the lodge should be given up on the payment of
£7 lls. for the use of the room and gas, no allowance
being made for the alteration.

DOCK COMMITTEE.—On Thursday the usual meeting
was held, the following members being present, namely :
—Messrs. Holt, (chairman,) Moore, Bold, Tobin, Roy-
den, Evans, Bulley. Nichol, Smith, Chilton, Holmes,
Barclay, Middleton. A letter was read from Mr. Kew-
lett, the Engineer to the Duke of Bridgewater Trust, ad-
dressed to Mr. Hartley, stating, that he had received the
estimate for the section of the Duke's Dock entrance,
and it exceeded what tbey expected, yet their confidence
in the Dock Trust was so great they would accept it. Mr.
Evans wished to know who was to pay for it, supposing
it exceeded the estimate. Mr. Hartley said the committee
had offered to do it for prime cost, but would rather have
the estimate. He would have no objection to take it off
their hands. After some further conversation it was con-
firmed.—The Marine Surveyor reported that the Rock
Lighthouse required new machinery, and it was referred
to the committee to get an estimate, and produce a plan
for the approval of Mr. Hartley. Confirmed.—The
usual annual payment £5O was allowed to Mr. Wain-
wright.—A memorial nom the delegates of the Commer-
cial Association, praying the committee to take steps for
amending the new Act, was again deferred.—A resolution
of the Finance Committee of the Town Council was read
dated the 21st July, to the effect, that the deposits on the
North Shore were washed away, and they called on the
Dock Trust to erect a wall or defence, and not to allow
of the discharge of anything which might obstruct the
tide way. It had arisen in consequence of a complaint
having been made of behalf of the conservators of the
river Mersey ; it was also understood that there was an
agreement entered into between the Dock Trust and the
Duchy of Lancaster. Mr. Evans contended that there
was no contract, and said it was the disinclination of the
Finance Committee to build a wall; they wanted to pos-
sess themselves of the land, and put the Trust to the
expense of a wall,—they had no right to the land at all.
Mr. Nichol supposed they would pay for it. After some
further conversation it was agreed to refer it to the Sub-
committee of works. Mr. Tobin wished to know whether
the solicitor had given in his opinion relative to the Dock
sheds. The Chairman said the solicitor was at present
in London, on business, but when he returned, he would,
no doubt, give them the required information. The com-
mittee then adjourned.

SINGULAR CREDULITY.—On Saturday, two dashing
fellows, who gave their names as William Hughes and
John Smith, were brought before Mr. Rushton on a
charge of possessing themselves of a silver watch, the pro-
perty of Matthew M`Quirk, servant to a gentleman re-
siding in Merrion-square, Dublin. The complainant gave
a long account of the manner in which he had been duped,
but as the trick has before been practiced, we need but
give the heads. On Friday the complainant went to the
docks to take his passage for Dublin, when the prisoner
Hughes came up and made his acquaintance, stating that
he intended to go to Glasgow to shoot snipes, but would
relinquish that excursion and go to Dublin for the plea-
sure of complainant's company, whom he invited to take
a glass of ale with him, and they went to the Dolphin, in
William's-street. The other prisoner, Smith, there joined
them ; complained that he had had some valuable watches
abstracted from his travelling bag; and said he had pur-
chased, by advice, one of " Chubb's patent locks," which
no man could open but the purchaser. The lock was
produced. Another man like a sailor came in, and offered
to bet twenty guineas that the purchaser only could open
it. Hughes said he was inclined to accept the bet, and
complainant foolishly said he would join in it to the
amount of £5, but had not as much. Finally the sailor
put down £5 for him, receiving the watch as security.
Hughes backed complainant, and put down what appeared
to be a £5 note, but which turned out to be a note of the
" Bank of Elegance." The agreement was, that the lock
should be opened while the sailor counted ten, or the
money be lost. The complainant tried to open it, but
could ❑ot within the time, and the money was swept up,
and the watch carried off by the sailor, who said he would
send it to Dublin when the £5 was sent to the Dolphin.
Complainant gave information, and afterwards went with
a police-officer, and found the prisoners in Hesketh's
public-house, Tithebarn-street. A pawn ticket for the
watch, the flash note, &c., were found upon them ; and
they were both committed for trial.

PUBLICANS, &c.—Several publicans and beer-sellers,
to the number of eighteen, were on Friday summoned
before the Police-court for infringing the law, several of
whom were fined from £3 to £2 each ; two had their cases
dismissed ; one beer-shop keeper was fined £5, and four
others in various sums; two were acquitted, and two
table-beer sellers were fined £5 each. Mr. Harden ap-
peared in three caees, the first of which was an informa-
tion against Mr. George Hodgson, of Challoner-street,
for selling after hours, in which Mr. Harden produced
evidence to show the ale was furnished before the pre-
scribed hour, and in consequence the case was dismissed.
In the case of Mrs. Worthington, of Church-alley, who
was charged with having her doors open for the sale of
ale, &c. on Sunday morning. Although it was proved
that the servant, who was almost a stranger in the house,
had drawn the ale contrary to orders, and that the drink
was not given to the parties or paid for, the magistrate
fined the defendant £2, holding that the fact of the doors
beimg open for the sale of drink was an infringement of
the law. The third case in which the learned gentleman
appeared, was an information against Mrs. Bickerstaffe,
of the Queen's Theatre Tavern, for permitting disorderly
characters to assemble in her house on Tuesday night
last; but there not being sufficient proof that she did it
" knowingly," the case was dismissed.
RIVAL STEAM-PACKET COMPANIES.—Three men were
brought before Mr. Rushton, on Saturday, on a charge
preferred against them by Mr. John Holmes, of the
Glasgow steam-packet-office, of having, contrary to the
provisions of the act 39th of Geo. 111., issued certain
bills and placards without the printer's name being
attached. Mr. Pedder conducted the prosecution, and
said he believed the parties were liable to a penalty of
£2O for every bill issued without the printer's name. Mr.
Rushton, having been handed a copy of one of the bills,
proceeded to read a part of it, which reflected, in very
gross terms, upon the Flambeau steamer, and made cer-
tain invidious allusions to the recent loss of the Pegasus.
He then asked what the dispute was about. Mr. Pedder
replied, that it was rivalry between two steam companies.
Mr. Rushton said that, in the present case the proceeding
had been laid under the old statute without reference to
the new one, the 2d of Victoria. He then read the act,
39th of Geo. 111., which was repealed, and also the 2d of
Victoria, which imposed a penalty of £5 on any person
who should issue any placard without the printer's name
attached thereto, but which also contained the following
provision, that " it should not be lawful for any person to
commence an action, complaint, or information, in any
of her Majesty's Courts, or before any Justices of the
Peace, for the recovery of any fine under the act, unless
the same were commenced in the name of her Majesty's
Attorney-General." " Where, then," asked Mr. Rush-
ton, "is the Attorney-General ?" Mr. Pedder replied
that he was not in court. (A laugh.) Mr. Rushton or-
dered the prisoners to be discharged forthwith.
BIRKENHEAD COMMISSIONERS.—The monthly meet-
ing of this body was held on Tuesday evening. Mr. Wm.
Laird was requested to furnish plans for a new market.
For the year ending the Ist instant there was a surplus
profit on the ferry account of £5BOB Is. 7d. Of this
amount the township had already received £3052 6s. 5d.,
and it was now proposed that a further sum of £1334 13s.
7d. be paid over, which would not only pay the interest
upon the whole amount invested in the ferry, but place in
the commissioners' hands for general purposes £lOOO,
besides adding to the reserved fund not less than £l4OO,
making the total amount of that fund £5OOO. Mr. Wm.
Jackson then presented a financial statement connected
with the ferry and park. He said the Ferry Committee
had made up their accounts to the Ist August, with the
exception that they had not included five days of the pre-
sent year, in order that they might be able to give the
statement at the present meeting. If these five days had
been included there would have been an addition of £2OO
to the receipts. He estimated the receipts for the ensuing
year, supposing the improvement rate remained at 9d., at
£8910; the receipts from the ferry at £6OOO only. The
surplus from the ferry this year was £5OOO, but if the five
days were taken in, it would be £6OOO. In 1839 the-re-
ceipts were .C 6598 ; in 1840, £8268 ; in 1841, £lO,O-00 ;
in 1842, £12,472 ; in 1813, £13,800. The increase of
property, and the assessment upon that property, had not
kept pace with the increase of the ferry receipts, and it
was upon that circumstance he based the certainty of the
ferry producing, as it hitherto had, an annual increase
over the year preceding. In the year 1836 there was an
assessment made upon 760 houses, shops, &c., of £8791 ;
in 1837, upon 952 houses, of £9742; in 1838, upon 1044
houses, of £27,653 ; in 1839, upon 1333 houses, of
£34,765 •, in 1840, upon 1505 houses, of £39,565 ; in 1841,
upon 1734 houses, of £42,623; and in 1842, upon 2328
houses, of £48,102. The year 1843 would present a still
greater increase, particularly in the better description of
houses. Mr. Harwood, one of the assistants in the office,
had gone carefully over the town, and he reported that
there were either finished or just ready for tenancy 233
new houses (various rents) the aggregate rental of which
could not be less than £5OOO per annum, upon which an
assessment might be made for the repair of the roads, if
the commissioners deemed it necessary. Mr. Jackson
then went into other details, showing that after defraying
every expense, a surplus income might be expected of
£l7BO, which would enable the commissioners, if they
thought fit, to do away with the improvement rate. It
appeared that Mr. Paxton, landscape gardener to the
Duke of Devonshire, is to lay out the park, and to have
£BOO as his remuneration, and that a resident superin-
tendent is to be appointed, at a salary of three guineas per
week, until the work is completed.

DEATH ACCELERATED BY WANT OF NouRISH-
MENT.—An inquest was held yesterday, before Mr.
Curry, borough coroner, on view of the body of a man
named Michael Grady. The case excited considerable
interest, from its being supposed that the death of the de-
ceased was caused by want of the necessaries of life.
James Redington, a labourer, living in Bent-street, said
the deceased, who was about forty years old, got his living
by gathering rags and bones in the street, and resided in
a cellar in Eliza-court, Hare-place, Scotland-place. On
Saturday morning witness went to see the deceased, but
found the cellar door fast, and thinking he was out went
away. He went again in the afternoon, and finding the
door still fast called out, but received no answer. He
then looked through the keyhole; and seeing the key in it
called some of the neighbours, and they broke open the
door and found the deceased in bed quite dead. Witness
saw him last alive on Friday evening, and he then com-
plained of being very weak. He had not been well for
the last two months. He was in a state of great want.
The wife of this witness said sbe made deceased's bed on
Friday night, and he then complained of being unwell and
unable to walk for a swelling in his feet. He also com-
plained of being very weak in his inside. She did not see
him again till the alarm • was given on Saturday, and he
was then dead. Onfibursday evening witness got a note
signed from a surgeon, which she ;got signed for some re-
lief from the parish, and on taking it to the Parish-office,
she saw a person there who told her to take it back to the
doctor from whom she had got it, as nothing could be
done for him, as he was an Irishman, except passing him
home. Deceased had no means of living but by picking
up rags and bones in the street. Mr. George Turner
Jones, a surgeon of the North Dispensary, said he was
called to the deceased on Thursday morning, and found
him suffering from chronic disease of the chest, and also a
tendency to dropsical effusion ; but he appeared to be more
in want of nourishment than anything else, and witness
accordingly gave him a parish note for medical relief. On
Saturday witness heard he was dead, but did not see him
after Thursday. The disease of the chest might have pro-
duced death, but witness did not apprehend immediate
danger when he saw him. He was in such a debilitated
state that he might have died for want of food. Witness
had since made an examination of the body, and found
considerable disease of the breast. The stomach and
bowels were quite empty. The diseases named were the
cause of death, but witness was of opinion that the fatal
termination had been accelerated by want of proper
nourishment. James Redington, being recalled, said,
that on Thursday, at deceased's request, he sold a set of
bedstocks for him for 45., and gave him the money. De-
ceased was then sitting on the side of the bed, and did not
express a wish to have anything to eat, but said he had a
pennyworth of cheese. After his death witness found 4s.
on the chimney-piece. The last witness's wife, being re-
called, said she saw deceased about one o'clock on Friday,
and asked him if he wanted anything, but he said not.
Mr. Eckersley, Superintendent Registrar, was in the
court. Mr. Curry thought it was necessary that some
explanation should be given by the parish authorities, and
sent the beadle, who returned with Mr. Rowlands, the
relieving officer, (Mr. Gray being engaged,) to whom the
evidence was read over. Mr. Rowlands said he exceed-
ingly regretted that an unpleasant feeling had for some
time existed between the newly appointed medical officers
under the Poor-Law Commissioners, and the medical
gentlemen connected with the Dispensaries, which had
been a source of great annoyance to the parish, and also
to the poor. He (Mr. R.) did not know anything of the
application made on Thursday evening, as he was not
then in the office; but he had no doubt but that a note
had been presented, and that as the person did not belong
to the parish, and the note was for medical relief only,
it was doubtless referred back to the Dispensary. Mr.
Curry then inquired whether a party applying for relief,
and belonging to Ireland, would be refused? Mr. Row-
lands said certainly not, and that if a party applied, and
was found destitute, he was immediately visited and re-
lieved, and no questions were asked as to colour, creed,
or country ; but it was their duty afterwards to inquire
to where the parties belonged, so that they might be re-
moved to their parishes. He challenged inquiry from the
medical officers of the Dispensaries, or any other persons,
whether there had ever been any unwillingness on the
part of the parish authorities, or himself, to attend to
any case of distress when an application was made.
He (Mr. Rowland) thought it was very wrong that
Mr. Jones should have left the man from Thursday until
Saturday, (when he was called in and found him dead.) If he
had considered the man in so destitute a state as lie had re-
presented him to be in, he ought to have sent a note to
that effect to the parish, and it would have been imme-
diately attended to. Mr. Jones said that he considered
the case in question one in which nourishment more par-
ticularly, and not medicine, was required ; for that reason
the patient was sent to the parish, and, as he did not re-
turn, he (Mr. Jones) concluded that the parish officers
had attended to his wants. He added, that he was not
aware of any schism or ill-feeling existing between the
dispensaries and the medical officers of the parish. The
coroner summed up, and the jury returned a verdict t o
the effect " that the deceased died from disease, but that
death was accelerated by the want of the common neces-
saries of life." The coroner then informed Mr. Jones
that it was his (Mr. Jones's) duty immediately to call a
medical board, to investigate the circumstances alleged,
so that if anything wrong existed, it might, for the benefit
of the public, be instantly amended. Mr. Wilkinson,
churchwarden (who also belongs to the Dispensary
Board), afterwards called in, and stated that he should
take care that the matter should be properly investigated.
The coroner and jury appeared to be perfectly satisfied
with the straight-forward explanation of the parish auth-
oritiei. It will be observed that the man had four
shillings in his possession at the time of his death.