The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-04-09 00:00:00

LOCAL NEWS

A WOMAN RUN OVER.—On Wednesday afternoon, a
poor woman, named Mary Toole, was accidentally knocked
down in London-road by the Wavertree omnibus, and the
wheel passing over her arm, broke both it and her fingers.
There was no blame attached to the driver.
We are informed on the authority of a most respectable
gentleman that the proceedings before the Presbytery of
Greenock, in regard to Mr. Welsh, the incumbent of the
Scotch Church, Oldham-street, have terminated in the
Presbytery finding and declaring that Mr. Wel-h has
ceased to be a licentiate of the Church of Scotland, and
that he is disqualfied not only for receiving any presenta-
tion to any spiritual charge in the Church, but also for
retaining the status of a minister of the Church of Scot-
land in any place wheresoever.
INQUESTS.—Four inquests were held before the borough
coroner on Tuesday. The first was on the body of Abel
Over, of Watkinson-street, who drank some cetic acid,
while labouring under inflammation of windpipe. The
second was on Alexander Hill, of Powell's-place, who
was drowned in a pool of water ; the third was Thos.
Parkinson, of Watkinson-buildings, who died of suffoca-
tion, from having been overlain ; and the fourth was on
Elizabeth Peacock, of Mann-street, who died of apoplexy,
the result of natural causes. Verdicts in accordance
with the evidences were returned in the several cases.
ASSAULT OF A SON ON HIS MOTHER.—A well-dressed
stout man, named James Tinsley, was yesterday charged
before Mr. Rushton, with violently and repeatedly as-
saulting and annoying his mother at her ovin house. The
complainant said she had purchased him off when he en-
listed, and had clothed and fed him, though he had means
of his own. He had been brought up three times before
for the saws offence. He was fined £5 for the assault,
or two months; and required to find surities, himself in
£5O, and two others in £3O each, or to be imprisoned two
months more.

THE ROYAL SOVEREIGN STEAMER, CAPT. ALFRED
BROWNLESS.—We have heard with pleasure of the arrival
at Singapore of this s►eamer, having marked with interest
her progress, knowing that, from her cranknPss, nautical
men (her worthy captain amongst the rest) deemed her
anything but a safe craft for the work she had to go
through, especially off the Cape, as, in all probability, the
season being winter, she would have to contend there with
the worst of weather. Our young townsman, Captain
Brownless, however, has surmounted all difficulties, and,
we feel no doubt in adding, with credit to himself. The
Royal Sovereign reached Singapore on Sunday, the 7th of
January.
THE LATE MR. MACRRILL.—We are glad to find that
Sir Robert Peel has, in the kindest manner, appropriated
from the Royal Bounty Fund the sum of £4O in aid of
the contributions now raising for the benefit of the widow
and orphan of the late Mr. Mackrill, who unfortunately
lost his life from the injury he received on landing from
the Birkenhead packet, at George's pier head, during
the storm on the morning of the 31st January last. Our
worthy Mayor took a lively interest in the success of the
application, and strongly recommended it to Lord San-
don, who, conjointly with Sir Howard Douglas, immedi-
ately forwarded it to Sir Robert Peel, urging a compli-
ance with the prayer of the petition, and which we are
happy to state has met with such success.
SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE.—On Sabbath night,
Captain Miller's term of service in the police establish-
ment of this city expired ; and we understand he enters
upon his duties in Liverpool in the course of next week.
On Saturday night, Mr. Miller collected the whole of the
police force together, and delivered to them a farewell
address, in the course of which he impressed upon them
the propriety of continued attention to their respective
duties, and pointed out the importance of sobriety and
steadiness, not merely as necessary for keeping up the
discipline of the establishment, but as essential to the
correct and faithful discharge of their functions, in pro-
tecting the persons and property of the citizens.—Glas-
gow paper•.
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RESCUING A PRISONER, &c.—Yesterday a man, named
John. Murray, was placed at the bar of the police-court;
charged with obstructing police-officer 494 iwthe exercise
of his duty. The officer stated a gentleman having been
knocked down in Banastre-street and robbed, he (police-
officer) got hold of the offender, when the prisoner came
up, struck him, and rescued the fellow. The prisoner ran
off but was taken, and a man immediately afterwards
found in the sti eet, at the precise spot where the scuffle
took place, a bunch of skeleton keys, and picklocks,
which were produced. The prisoner was convicted of
felony two years ago. He was requited to pay a fine of £5
for the assault, or be imprisoned for 1 month, and further
to find sureties, himself in £3O, and two others in £l5, or
' be imprisoned a month longer.
EASTRAM.—Very extensive improvements, we under-
stand, are in progress and contemplated at Eastham,
which bids fair at no distant period to be a favourite site
for the residences of our opulent merchants. A company,
we hear, have taken some land for the purpose of erecting
a number of handsome edifices, a new and commodious
slip is to be erected, boats of great power and swiftness
are to run between Liverpool and Etn.tham every half
hour; a reservoir has been constructed for the purpose of
keeping open the passage at low water, and a splendid
hotel It-is already sprung up, and is nearly completed.
It is the first evidence of Sir William Stanley's determi-
nation to make this property more prufitable, and is from
the design of Mr. John Wood, architect and builder, of
Derby. The works have proceeded with great. rapidity
under the superintendence of Mr. G. Malin. The exter-
nal elevation is very neat and lofty, and presents three
fronts, extending from ninety to one hundreJ feet, with a
handsome portico. The building has three stories, and
contains thirty-five bedrooms and four large siithig-rooms,
with delightful views of the river and opposite shore from
Liverpool almost to Runcorn Gap.

COLLEGIATE INSTITUTION: DR. WESLEY'S LEC-
TURES ON jHURCH Music.—The sixth lecture of the
course was given on Friday to the largest audience yet
assembled. Pet haps the knowledge ti aj the doctor had
consented to play upon the organ, on that occasion was a
great inducement, and certainty no one was disappointed ;
the great smoothness and unity of his performance display-
ing the master hand in every chord, and cenvincing all
that he is the first British orvinist. The applause was
immense, the orche-tra playing and enthusiastically cheer-
ing him. We ate glad to lifter that Dr. W. sley, at the
earnest request of a number of his friends, will again per-
t', irm on the organ at ihe close of his eighth lecture, on
Friday next. This week, being Pas,inn week, no lectures
were delivered at the Collegiate Insti,ution ; but, on
Tuesday next, Dr. Wesley will deliver his seventh lecture.
In this will be performed a variety of fine mutec, from
Boyce, Sphor, and Mozart, and the magnificent church
service which Dr. Wesley has composed—the first speci-
men of his own works, which he has broul.ht forward in
these lectures. This service has been said to be the finest
composed in this country since the days of Orlando Gib-
bons. The Spectator, one of the highest musical autho-
rities of the day, speaks of it as " a work of great dignity
and beauty of harmony, especially remarkable under two
aspects,—firtst, as givit:g a carte blanche admission into
the English cathedral service of the modulation and
transactions of the modern school, with c ipious specimens
of the same, from Beethoven, Sphor, Weber, &c; second-
ly, from the dependence of le work on the prominence
and effect of the organ rccompaniment, In the applies-
cation of the effect and peculiarities of modern music to
the cathedral style, his work is entirely original; the license,
adopted gives a stimulus to the imajtiatioii, which could.
nut have been obtained in the beaten rat h of counterpoint ;
while the sequences and cadences of Bach, with a recur-
rence ever and un,,n to the old church endings, maintain
the style of i's due elevation. The org,n, and the classi-
cal reminiscences of the author. came forth with vigour ;
Bach. BAhoven. Spohr, Weber, and Mozart being by
twos laid under contribution, but each time coloured by
the individuality of a nature powerfully attuned to the
harmony and graces of melody. Pass,on is a renia•kable
characteristic of ihe composition ; arid it sl intere-ts us as '
to leave little inclin-ttion, even if we had space, to question
the strict origin of every phrase we meet, tile choice being
generally exquisite. The service is the key of E • wit!. the
' greater third.' The opening ref the Te Deum is fine.
The octave passages for the voices. which sueceed, are a
new effect in church music. Holy, holy,' is expressed
with great elevation of style, in a beautiful strain of
melo-
dy and harmony. The verse, " Heaven and earth' is
delivered in powerful unison by the men, while the organ
accompanies in harmony, and makes a cadence in the un-
wonted key of D sharp minor. At the words ' Thou art
the King of Glory' we have one of the few pieces of imi-
tative counterpoint to be found in the work : and a very
clear and pleasing specimen it is. A passage of Cavan in
the seventh here takes place hetvretu the treble and tenor
on a freely moving bass; and the other parts join in; and
the wh )le are conducted to a rich awl harmoneous cadence,
on which the double-suspensions are conspicuous for their
effect. 'When thou tooke-t upon thee' is a tender and
elegant phrase of melody. A new and beautiful harmony
is discoverable in the double appoggiatura on the words
'We therefore pray thee ; there is a b tldness in the pas-
sage which discrivers consummit- feeling. The octaves
between the treble and tenor io the prpyer Vouchsafe, 0
Lord,' are new and beautiful in their eff-ct, The pathe-
tic parts hence to the end are fine!, written; and the ex-
amples of the inverted p-teal-oint which are here and
there interspetsed are of th, choicest description. The
Kyrie Eleisons are bob beautiful, acid we need only look
to tile m and the last b .rs of the cr ed to see with what
feeling and taste Di. West y can treat a little strain of
'rickey. W:tli practice in wriin.t. finer things may yet
come from big, ; but chum • music or the higher instill-
;he qiei,t o- to wh ch h s genius, by, its in-
mental style is
elitiation to ren we and uhelruthun effects, is there espe•
cial[y turned. H • u-es the t las,Ts to the art as Melded-
sltin us-s them,—in every thing with snprri,ir gusto.
Melitelsohn may hags the advalit ige in counterpoint, but
Wesley has a finer taste iii chorus if riot in melody.

THE JUDGES.—Mr. Justice Coltuia., hiving, on Satur-
day morning, disposed of the thirty-five Nisi Prius cases
allotted o him, left immediately alta for London. Mr.
Baron Rolfe did not attend Divine Service on Sunday,
and dined at the lo gings in the evening. It is expected
that the Assizes will terroini.t about Tiluraday next.
APPREHENSION OF A GANG OF THlEVES.—Police-
constable Masks, an active officer, saw three dressed as
sailors, but with more clothes on them than jack tars gen-
erally choose to encumber themselves. pass by the Cus•
tom-house and go up Park-lane. Seeing that they had
not the walk of sailors he dogged them, and seeing them
enter a cellar in which a dealer of old clothes lived, he
concluded that it was a case. Calling for .he assistance
of another officer, he went to the cellar, but the door was
locked, and the party inside hesitated in opening it.
Marks, however, got admittance, but was rec,ived with a
determined opposition. After a struggle of some minutes
the gang were secured, and in the place was found wear-
ing apparel and other property belonging to vessels in the
King's Dock. It appeared that in the disguise of sailors
they had got a boat and entered vessel: lying in the centre
of the dock, and having robed themselves in the spoils,
and filling their many pockets with what they could find,
rowed ashore again, the police on duty looking on them
as sailors belonging to the vessels. They were all com-
mitted on Monday.

THE THEATRE-ROYAL.--After an attractive series of -
entertainments for some time, including several new and
popular pieces, in which Mr. Charles Matthews and
Madame Vestris afforded so much amusement, that repe- •
titions were frequently called for by unanimous assent,
this theatre, which was closed during the past holydays,
was re-opened yesterday evening with a new drama, called
"The Lost Ship," a piece full of nautical life, love, and
adventure, in which our old favourite, Mr. T. P. Cooke,
appeared to great advantage in the principal character, as
performed by him in London ; followed by a fairy extra-
vaganza, entitled "The Fair One with the Golden Locks,"
a piece which has been highly successful in the metropo-
lis, and which has here the advantage of being prepared
under the eye of Madame Celeste, of whose taste and
judgement in this peculiar department, we have already.
had gratifying proofs. The whole (as well as the other)
is got up with new scenery, machinery, &c. The parts
are so cast as to embrace the entire available strength of
the company, and we doubt not " The Fair One" will be
in requisition for many nights to come. We need scarcely
remind our readers that our Theatre-royal is one of the
prettiest, most commodious, and most "practicable" in
the kingdom.
MEETING OF HOUSE AND COTTAGE OWNERS.—On
Wednesday a meeting of house and cottage owners was
held at the Clarendon ROQMS' to take into consideration
the notice of motion given by Mr. Colville, in the House
of Commons, that in committee on the Poor Law Amend-
ment Bill, he would move certain clauses, providing that
the owners of tenements of the rental of £2O a year and
under be rated instead of the occupiers for the poor rates,
and that occupiers paying the rates be empowered to de-
duct the amount of rates from their rents. Mr. W.
Walthew was called to the chair, and having stated the
object, suggested the formation of a House and Cottage
Owners' Guardian Society, to protect them from unprin-
cipled tenants. Six or seven shillings a year from each
party would be sufficient for this purpose. Mr. J. Ben-
nett moved the first resolution to the effect, that the
meeting viewed the notice of motion by Mr. Colville with
alarm. He stated that if the poor were distrained for the
rates they would become inmates of the workhouse. Mr.
Forbes seconded the motion, and it was unanimously car-
ried. Mr. Wensley moved in effect that the measures
would be unjust in principle, and oppressive in practice
to-the poor. Mr. Duckworth supported and seconded
this resolution, which was also carried. Mr. J. A. Picton
proposed the third resolution, to the effect that the mea-
sure would oppress those struggling to get an honest
livelihood, and that if rents were raised there would be a
large accession of inmates to the workhouse. He entered
into some details showing the impolicy and cruelty of the
measstiftNi ==lt Was impolitic every body would believe
When they recollected the operation of a similar measure
a few years ago, and cruel because they wished to compel
the landlords to screw the rates out of the tenants,
although the parish authorities could not themselves get
them. Mr. Watts seconded the motion, which was carried
unanimously. A committee was then appointed to watch
the bill, to prepare a petition against the claim, and take
steps against it. Several gentlemen spoke in favour of
the suggested Guardian Society, a committee was ap-
pointed to form it, and several parties put down their
names as members.

ST. MARY'S KIRKDALE NATIONAL SCHOOL.—The
opening of these schools took place last night, when a tea
party was held to celebrate the event. The building is a
new one, and has been erected through the exertions of
the incumbent, the Rev. Mr. James, and other benevolent
individuals. The greater part of the funds was raised by
a bazaar, held in 1837, which produced about £500; a
kur of £l5O was subsequently obtained from the Com-
mittee of Council on Education, and another of £lOO
from the National Society, making £750, or thereabouts,
covering the cost of the land and the building. The site
is an eligible plot of land at the bottom of a lane called
Johanson-street, running immediately west of the church,
and but a short distance from it. Theland comprises ra-
ther above 800 square yards, and the school-house is
erected towards the north frontage of the plot to Johnson
street, leaving an open space between it and the street,
and two ample and airy playgrounds at the back. The
spot has the advantage of being as nearly as may be in the
centre of the visage. Mr.-James was himself the archis
tect ; and being struck with the superior accommodation,
&c. of a school-room at Waterloo, which had a projection
in the centre of the front elevation, adopted a somewhat
similar improvement on the ordinary buildings of this
kind. The style may be classed amongst the plain but
pleasing specimens of the English : the form resembling
the letter T, with piqued roofing surmounted at each of
the gable ends and at the point of the projection in front,.
with an octagonal stone shaft, which forms an ornamental
finish, and at the saute time serves as a chimney. The
windows of the two school-rooms are of an oblong square
form, with diamond sashes—three on each side of the pro-
; jection and two (allot large size) behind. The projecting
part is in two stories, with two smaller windows, with cor-
re-ponding sashes in each. The interior of the body of
the building is equally divided into two school rooms, of
equal dimensions, and separated by folding doc,rs, panel-
led, and grained in oak, and a standing partition above
the central principal beam—a great part of the cavity of
the roof—sloping at the sides, flat in the centre, ani plas-
tered, being rendered available in giving greater elevation
and better circulation of fresh air. A portion of the
moveable partition, which is about 134 feet in height,
folds back against the north wall, but the greater part of
it rolls in an iron rail-way countersunk flush with the
floor, into a cavity of ti e central yard wall behind, leaving
the two rooms, for pulilic occasions, thrown into one spa-
cious apartment, 54 feet in length and upwards of 26 feet
in width. The whole of the work was contracted for by
Messrs. John Johnson and Son, of Hatton-garden.
GRAND JUNCTION RAILWAY.—On Thursday last a
special meeting of the proprietors of the Grand Junction
Railway was held at the Cotton Sale-room, for the pur-
po e of obtaining the sanction of the shareholders to the
Lancaster and Girl,sle Railway Bill, now before Parlia-
ment, towards which railway the directors had recom-
mended the company to contribute £250,000, to be raised
by the creation or new shares. The chairman (John
Moss, Esq.,) first alluded to the statements in the public
papers, blaming the directors for not engaging their com-
pany to a large subscription to the Chester and Holyhead
railway. He had but to repeat that the directors had
been informed that A considerable sum was expected from
I government as for public service; and that they (the
di-
rectors) did not retire from the undertaking until the cer-
tainty of such an arrangement had ceased to exist; and
he saw no reason whatever to regret that they had re-
frained, under the circumstances, from subscribing. He
also contradicted a statement that he had held bres in
the concern, and that this company intended to strangle
the scheme—the contrsry being the fact. It was also un-
true that their late chair man and several of the directors
had reduced their haling in this company, and for him-
self (and tanoly) be had no intention to reduce his interest
in it, for no railroad presented a better investment. It
had also been stated ag- inst them, that they were adverse
to the improvements at Birkenhead, which was quite as
erroneous.—Captain Huish then read the report. It
stated contracts had been entered into for the whole of
the Lancaster anal Carlisle' line, the rails, &c., and that
the time for executing had been narrowed to two years.
It recernmend d a creation of shares to the extent of
£250,000, to be applied towards its construction. No
dithintrion of dividend a as expected from admitting these
new shares. A c otiosity had been formed to complete
the western route from Carlisle to Edinburgh and Glas-
gow. The directors therefore recommended the pro-
prietors to embark £lOO,OOO in the project, and to for-.
ward it by all possible means, satisfied that the advan-
tages to their company would be certain and important ;
hut they did lot intend to ask for that vote at present.
The directors announced that they purposed to call up
the unpaid portions of the new quarter shares in due
course, to be applied to the paying off of the mortgage
debt. The retort nest stated the preliminary steps taken
with regard to connecting Shrewsbury with the Grand
Junction, and pointed out the great advantages of a rail-
way to Stafford, in connection with their line, by a branch
from Shrewsbury to the station at Stafford and Penkridge.
This would cost less than one to a point further south,
and would accommodate Liverpool, Manchester, and all
the north as well a. the south—and not the south only, as
would be the case if Wolverhampton were to be the point.
They considered such a branch essential, and would ar-
range to have it brought hefore Parliament, with the
approval of the proprietors, next session, whether the
Wolverhampton and Shrewsbury line were prosecuted by
an independent party or not —Resolutions were then
passed, first, adopting the report ; secondly, approving
of the act fir making the Lancaster and Carlisle line—
subject io such alterations as may be required or deemed
expedient ; and t' irdly, expressing the opinion of the
meeting toat it would be for their interest to promote the
construction of a railway, connecting theirs—or Stafford
or Penkridge—with Shrewsbnry ; and that the directors
take steps to secure such object in the course of the next
session ref parliament.—Creation of new shares :—An
eighth, or £l2 10. share, to be allotted to each holder of
a whole share, or two halves, or four quarters, (new and
old.)—Dividend on this stock to 13,- paid pari passu with
the other shares, from and after the Ist July, 1816, less
5 per cent. on such portions of the stock as may then be
uucalled.—Five per cent. to be allowed on all calls as
p id until Ist July, 1816.—An immediate call of £2 10s.
to be made.—Trrar ks having been voted to the chairman,
the meeting senarat d.

LINEN DRAPERY. —We beg to direct the attention of
our readers to It e adv of Mt.ss,s. Marlind4le Brothers,
wh,ise removal fii;ol B 1 street has already been an-,
noune, It in our batter, Ttoir stook i- new, and the many
years experience they have bwl, wel etiablts them, we
d uht n .t, t pres-tit to he public advantages in the cost
and quality of their articles.