The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-07-23 00:00:00

LOCAL NEWS.

Lord Heytesbury, the new viceroy of Ireland, will be
in Live pool on Thursday next, when he will embark for
Dublin.
LAUNCH OF AN I ZON SHIP.—On Thursday last a fine
new iron ship, c tied ihe Richard Cobden, arid intended
for the China trade, was launched fro,n the yard of Messrs.
James Hodgson and Co., N,,►th Shore.

THE IRON DUKE.—This steamer, of 300 horse-power,
now conveying the mails between here and Dublin, is to
be fitted with Smart's convex floaters. which nave been
found to add so greatly to the speed of steam-vessels.
THE CALEDONIA.—The royal mail steam-ship Cale-
donia, Captain Lott, sailed on Saturday for Halifax and
Boston. She carried out nearly 100 pas,eagt-rs, and a
heavy mail. The Caledonia was off the Great Ormshead
at four o'clock.

THE IRISH PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.—On Wednes-
day evening, a meeting was held in the Commercial hall,
Gloucester-street, for the purpose of bringing forward a
variety of important subjects connected with the newly
organised eOilregation worshipting in that place. The
chair was occupied by Mr. Samuel Bingham.
THE BIRKENHEAD AND LIVERPOOL DOCKS BILLS.—
These measures received the royal rssent, by commission,
on Friday last, together wi'h several other bills. On
Saturday, when the news reached Birkenhead that the
Wallasta Duck Bill had received the royal assent, can-
nons were fired t,ff and other rejoicings took place. It is
stated that the first stone of the Wallasea Docks will be
laid on the 10th September.

Sir William Massey Stanley has been entertaining the
following noblemen and gentlemen, at Hooton, during
the past week :—Lord Ches erfield, Lord Adolphus
Fitzclarence, Hon. George Byng, Marquis of Normatiby.
Duke and Duchess of fieau4ort, Lord Augustus Somerset,
Viscount Leveson, Mr. Graham, John Stanley, Esq.,
Mrs. Stanley, Sir Richard Bulkeley, arm, Sir George
Houston, Batt., Lord Duncannon.
The following di-tinguished individuals have been
guests of the Earl of Sefton, dining the race week :
Lord arid Lady Eglington, Lord Verulain, Sir John and
Lady Gerard, Lord George Bentinck. Mr. end Mrs.
Beauclerk. Hon. Mr. Forrester, Hon. Mr. Villiers, Mr.
Craven, Mr. Becrhhy, Sir Watkin Wm. Wynne, Mr.
and Miss Blackburn, Colonel and Mrs. Anson, Mr.
Payne, lion. Captain ROUi, Lord Rossiya.
THE ST. HELENS COLLIERY RIOTERS.—On Friday,
at K'rkdale sessions, John Peokeih, Juhn M`Donough,
Thomas Burrows, James Leyland, James Welding, Wm.
Wynn. and John Knowles, seven of the St. Helens col-
liery roters, were brou4ht up fir judgmet t. They were
each sentenced to three months' imprisonment and hard
labour, and ordered to find sureties, at the expiration of
that period, to keep the peace for twelve months.
The following publicans and beer-sellers were, on Fri-
day, find at the police-court :—Ann M•Neill, Grafton-
street. 40s; Alexander Ayre, Bachelor--treet, .£5l Lam-
bert Fell, Shaw Hill-street, 60s; George Harrison.
salthouse-lane, 60s; Richard Moreland, A-hron.street,
50s; Henry Higgiribo ham, Holly-street, 20s ; Ellen
Farradav, Cotter-,tweet, 60s; Ellen Griffiths, l'ownall-
street, 20s; John Davies, Harding-street (Windsi'r). 50s;
Thomas Ellis, Dweriyhnuse street, 20s; Henry Strick-
land, Handsfield-street, 50s ; John Timothy, Lime-street.
50s ; Benjamin Broster, Chadwick-street, 40s.
FATAL ACCIDENT.—On Wednesday last a young girl,
a native of Scotland, wbo resided in a brothel behind
Lime-street, went, with some companions, to the race-
course. whence they returned in a state of intoxication.
The girl alluded to tell asleep at the table, and her com-
panions went to bed, leaving her alone. About four
o'clock she awoke, and found that she had pulled the
candle over on her knee and that her clothes were in
flames. She ran up the stairs, screaming I.tuily for as-
&stance, but, ere she succeeded in arousing her com-
panions, her apparel was burned from her person and the
whole surface of her body was literally roasted, so that
she was covered with a hard crust. She was carried im-
mediately to the Infirmary, where she lingered till Sun-
day, when death terminated her sutFirings.

BRIDGEWATER CANAL.—Much annoyance has always
been felt by passengers on this canal, in consequence of
the impure state of the water which is derived, in part,
from the river Medlock, which is defiled by gas tar, dye
water, and all kinds of impurities. Tnis evil is now
about to be remedied. It is proposed to dispense en-
tirely with the water of the Medlock, so far as the navi-
gation is concerned, and to supply the canal entirely (as
it is now partly supplied) from the neighbourhood of
Worsley, where a large additional reservoir, covering
upwards of 50 acres of ground, is now in course of con-
struction for the purpose, aided, of cour,e, by the lockage
water from the Leeds and Liverpool canal. The water of
the Medlock will not be allowed to tun to waste; but will
be employed in turning the water-wheels used for the
purpose of working the teagles and hoisting machines used
in the warehouses of the trust.

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EXTRAORDINARY APPLICATION.—Just before the l
rising of the police-court on Friday, Mr. Snowball, so-
licitor, applied to Mr. Rushton for his interference under
the following circumstances :—He stated that Messrs.
Bibby, iron merchants, of this town, were in the habit of
shipping 1 .rge quantities of iron, and were frequently
robbed to a large extent. They were now in possession
of facts which led them to suppose they had a good case
against the captain of a ves,el. Mr. Rushton said the
law did not allow him to make any pre:itninary inquiry
into the affair. If a larceny had been committed, the
parties would be justified in giving the delinquent into
custody. Mr. Ellis said the party charged had been in
court some hours on a previous day to meet the charge,
hut it had not been made; and an attempt was now made
to throw the responsibility on Mr. Dowling. Mr. Snow-
ball replied that all depended upon the credibility of the
witnesses. Mr. Rushton said he could not interfere, and
the matter dropped.
SALE OF GUANO.—A cargo of guano, brought by the
ship Hamilton, Ross, from Ichaboe, was offered for sale,
on Friday, by Mr. Alexander Allan. broker, at the General
Sale-room, in 01Jhall-street. The quantity announced
was 350 tons, but only 250 tons were offered, the d:fferenee
having been disposed of by priva'e contract. The article
was eaid to be the be.t ever imported, and the analysis
showed that it was of superior quality. It was divided into
tour lots of five tons each, and twenty-three lots of ten tons
each. The biddings commenced for the first Mat £5 per
ton, and rose slowly by half-crowns to £5 10s ; at a Inch
it was knocked down, and the purchaser took the next
lot, making ten tons altogether. The third and fourth
lots were put up, and sold at the same price. The fiat
lot of ten tons was offered at the same rate, the broker
stating, that no more would be sold at that price, but
there were no It ghee biddings, and it was withdrawn at
16. Twenty tons were all that was sold. The attendance
was rather numerous, but there was little or no com-
petition.
A MISTAKE.—It is well known that, on Monday last,
at an early hour, the King of Saxony intimated his in-
t-nt'ort t ) visit the theatre in the evening. After dinner
has Majesty and su,t. stepped into a carriaee, when the
post lhon, instead if driving to the 'neat e Royal, as he
was ordered, trotted off to the Amphitheatre. The King,
the ambassador. the baton, and the (feet ,r, all aliebted.
The servants att.utled his Majesty into tile passage, and
the party ascended the stairs. They were utterly astounded
at the trerz:ng coldness of their re..ept ion, for his Mejesty
hal already had an interview with Mr. Clan ke, and had not
tailed, we reel convinced, to admire the suaviler ire rnodo
of that well-bred gentleman. But here all was cold neg-
lect. Arrived at the top of the st .irs, they were turning
to the boxes when they w re at once brought to a dead
halt by an individual who barred their further progress
and saluted their ears with a loud exclamation of" Ci eck,
sir, check ! " Check ! " said one of the suite " What !
are we not expected ?" The check-taker stared, but re-
peated his demand, and concluded by pointing out the
place where money was received. The possibility of a
mistake was readily surmised, and a few brief inquiries
showed the party that they had been set down at the wrong
theatre. They quickly passed over to the patent establish-
' limit, where they were received with all urbanity.
THUNDER STORM.--A few minutes after eight o'clock
on Monday morning, this town was vi-ited by a very
smart thunder storm. Manchester experienced a similar
visi ation, but not until a quarter-past nine o'clock.
off
The electric fluid struck a tree and stripped the bark
it, entered several houses, but did no serious mischief.
It also struck a little boy, who gives the following ac-
count of his sensations :—I was standing near the fire-
lace, and a round hall, red like tire, came down the
chimney, and ran round my head, and then to my feet ;
and, atter it ran round my head, it burst out into a flame
near the chimney-wece. Agee it left me, it went out at
the front door into York-street." The boy also states
that, when he felt the "ball of fire" run round his head,
he drew the shawl up so as to cover it. His hair, espe-
cially at the back part of his head, is singed, as well as
the upper part of the shawl, which was folded in the or-
dinary manner. Indeed, the shawl is much scorched and
discoloured at that part. His feet and uncles are
scorched, and the outside of his right leg blistered ; but
he received no other injury. He further states that a
teapot, which was standing on the grate, fell after he felt
the sensation of something running round his head, as
above described ; and that, after he saw the flame, he
heard a loud report. His sister, who was in the house at
the time, corroborates the boy's statement as to seeing
flame going out at the front door.
PAVING AND SEWERAGE COMMISSIONERS.—At the
meeting on Tuesday last there were present Mr. I.
Holmes (in the chair), and Messrs. Birkett, Kilshaw,
Kaye, Whitby, Leyland, Tinne, Hodgson, Fletcher,
Plumpton, and Gladstone. It was agreed to accept from
the owners of land in Stranger-street the sum of £420
offered by them as their contribution towards paving and
sewering the street, the commissioners to get the work
satisfactorily done. Several subjects introduced were
deferred until the next meeting, in order to obtain further
information. It was reported that the well now sinking
in Green-lane was 54 feet deep, and that the contractor
said he was getting much more water than be wanted.
Mr. Tinne said he understood they .were draining all• the
wells in the neighbourhood. The Chairman : 0, they
said that before we got to water at all. The Chairman,
in allusion to what had appeared in the Journal, respect-
ing the expenditure of the board, said he had obtained a
statement of their expenditure for the last five years, and
found that it averaged £33,000, and one of the years was
Last year they only expended £24,571 :
fifteen months.
but in consequence of owing the bank something it in-
creased the amount to £34,000, although their actual ex-
penses were only £24,000. Last week it was stated that
their expenditure for merely watering would be £74,000.
He (the chairman) never saw any estimate but one, and
was produced there was for £47,000, Mr,
that which•
Hodgson objected to their noticing, as a public body,
what appeared in the newspapers. The chairman said he
should not further notice it,and had stated the facts merely
to set them right with the public. Mr. Kaye said he
thought the Journal went on the ground that £50,000 was
too little. Alter a few words the subject dropped, and
the meeting proceeded to matters of finance.

BASS COIN.—On Tuesday last, Isabella Morris and
John Stewart were charged with having possession of
counterfeit copper coin. The female had gone to Messrs.
Eden and Clarke's shoe shop, in Dale street, requesting a
shilling in silver for coppers, and the latter being found
to be hut, as taken from the rriduld, she was given into
custody. She said she had got it in a leather-shop, 47,
Maguire-street, but there was no such shop of that num-
ber. It was then found that the male prisoner kept a
leather cellar in that neighbourhood, and a quantity
of similar coin was discovered. There a grate was found,
converted into a stove or furnace, with a well under it,
and the male prisoner was, in consequence, also appre-
hended, It appeared that Stewart had lent her 2s. Gd.
(including in copper) to pay to a benefit society, and
she said she had endeavoured to change it, as the society
would not receive copper. Both prisoners, however,, were
committed for trial.
NEW °Roast not THE COLLEGIATE INSTITUTION.--•
A new and very pow'e'rful organ hasjust been built by
Bewsher, of this town, for the Lecture-hall of the Col-
legiate Institution. The former organ, not having been
considered of sufficient power, pa, ticularly when concerts
were being held at the hall, was disposed of to the trustees
of the Church of St. John the Evangelist, Hope-street,
in which church it is at present, and the new organ was
ordered from Bewsher, at considerable expense. It has
a very gigantic and elegant appearance. The timber work
is pawed a dark oak colour, and the front pipes are of a
purple and gold hue. In breadth ift is fifteen feet; in
depth ten feet ; and in height twenty-five feet and a
half. The compass of great manual, from G G to F in
alt, fifty-nine notes, contains the following stops : viz.,
great open diapason ; small ditto. ; stale ditto. ; princi-
pal ; twelfth ; fifteenth ; sexquialtra and- coronet, three
rarks, mixture, two racks; trumpet ; c anon ; and cre-
mona, in separate swell, The compass of swell manual,
frim E to F in alt, forty-two notes, contains the following
Stops namely, double stop diapason ; open` diapason ;
duleiana ; stop diapason : principal ; flute ; coronet, three
rarks ; trumpet; and hautboy. The choir orgameontains
two stops namely, stop diapason, and principal.. The
compass of pedal organ, from ten C C C to C, two oc-
taves, contains two stops. namely, open diapason and stop
diapason. There are bar composition pedal., with
couplers, pedals to keys, &c., making altogether thirty
stops. We believe ths splendid instrument will be
opened by Dr. Wesley, on the evening of Friday, the 2d
1 August.
DEMANVE FOR WAGER BY SE AldEN.—Williaro Reese.
a seaman, on Friday, More Mr. Rushton, made a demand
of wages from Captain Wright, of the Lady Rowley.—
He had shipped from Liverpool on the 3rd May in this
vessel, to sail to Gibraltar and back to any port in Great
Britain, to be paid at the rate of .£2 Ws. per month. On
the 6,h July they arrived on the homeward voyage, at
Dublin, when Reese, with others, left the vessel, and
demanded his wages. This was refused, the capta n in-
sisting upon their retnrning to Liverpool without the ex-
tra wages, which they considered themselves entitled to.
the money was ordered to be paid.—On the same day,
Captain Bell, of the barque, Celena was summoned for
refusing to pay £l3 125., the wages of a season on board
his barque. It appeared that on the 3d May the coal-
plaimint shipped on board the defendant's vessel as an
able seaman, but some time before she returned to this
port, his conduct at the helm was so careless that the
captain sent him away from it, and, on being ordered to
go to his work, he refused, observing that he could do no
better thad he had, and was insolent. Mr. Myers on
behalf of the defendant contended that he had a right to
deduct £4 ss. Gd. from his wages, on account of his refus-
ing to obey orders, Mr. Rushton, said• the- defeadant was
clearly not entitled to anything in consequence of his con-
duct, and he had great doubt whether he ought not to
dismiss the case. If, however, the merchants chose to
allow toe amount, after deducting the £4 ss. 6d., he
would not prevent it; but it was purely an act of benevo-
lence on their part. This arrangement was entered into,
the complainant appearing gratified at receiving the
amount tendered, and expressed his regret for his con-
duct.

FRAUD UPON THE DALE-STREET GAS COMPANY.—
On Sa urday, Thomas Walker, publican,. of Lauret-street,
was summoned before Mr. Rushton to answer a com-
plaint lodged against him by the Dale-street Gas Com-
pany for having, by means of an ingenious,contrivance,
conveyed gas to the burners on his premises without the
entire of the same passing through the metre. Mr.
Carson appeared on behalf of the company,. and Mr.
Wardle defended. As the case was about to be proceeded
with, Mr. Wardle said the defendant pl-aded.guilty to
the information. His client was extremely sorry. that
such an offence should have taken place ; but the fact was,
that he was from home at the lime, and there was no
person in charge of'the place except his wife. During his
absence a man was employed to mend one of the beer-
pipes, and he persuaded Mrs. Walker that he could do
something to the gas-pipes which would be of service.
He accordingly went to• work near the metre, and it was
only the other day that the mischief which had been com-
mitted was discovered. Mr. Walker was now, however,
willing to pay whatever was right. Mr. Rushton asked
whether Mr. King, the manager at the Gas-office, had re-
ceived the first intimation rif the offence from the defend-
ant. Mr. Wardle admitted that the company had made
the discovery in -the first instance. Mr. King, who ex-
hibited a model of the metre and pipes, explained it to
the court, and said the plan adopted in this instance for
defrauding the company was most ingeniously contrived.
The original position of the metre had been changed, and
the gas could be made to pass either-through it or nut, at
;insure. Mr. Rushton asked what penalty the com-
pany went for? Mr. Carson replied, £6.. Mr. llushton
then said that it was just as plain a fraud as if the party
had taken the money out of the treasury of the company.
Toe defendant immediately paid the fine of £6,.and 4s. 6d.
Costs.

KIRKDALE NTIDSUMMER SESSIONS.—These sess;ons
commenced on Wedpesday last, before the Rev. Jonathan
Brooks, chairman. The names of 70 prisoners appeared
in the calendar. Wm. Pennington, Esq., of llindley,
was foreman of the grand jury. A rate of i,l. fora county
roll was announced. id. for the cons•abulary f rce of the
division, and id. for Ormskirk, Prescot, and Warrington.
An order was also made on the County Treasurer for £4OO
for repairing bridges. Mr. Monk applied to the court to
have a fine of £2,700 imposed on the inhabitants of
Formbv, for the non-paving of a certain road within
their jurisdiction. The court refused the application.
An application from Mr. Hutton, for extending the num-
ber ot county polling places, was adjourned. The follow-
ing are the results of the trials • from which it w H be
found that, with the exception of one or two case 4, the
offences were not of an aggravated character :—Fifteen
years' transportation—John Wilkinson, for stealing, at
Bedford, fifty sovereigns. Seven years—Thomas Clarks,
for stealing a seed-loaf at Brutle-euni-L'nacre ; and Alice
Farrel, for stealing a jacket at Bootle. Eighteen months'
impriaonment—James Hill, for stealing three spades at
Burtonwood. Twelve months—Michael Creghan, for
stealing, at Newton-in-Nlackerfleld, a 114-crown. Six
months—Alice Burrows, for stealing 8 oz. of sugar, at
Sutton ; Elizabeth Lethwit, stealing two pigs, at Hutt on ;.
and Peter Johnson, theft at North Men's. Four months
—John Leach, for stealing at Little Woolton. Three
months—Rose Mu'len, theft at West Derby; Nancy
Carstield, theft at Latham ; Wm. Prescott, do. at Pen-
k( th ; Joseph Hughes, do. atWarrington ; Jo-eph Grim-
shavv, d.,). at Latham ; and Wm. B.ilton, Tiateth-park.
The others were sentenced to mina- terms of imorisan-
merit, from one week to three months. Arquilled—John
Pennington, Edward Edwardson, Richard Jones, David
Crosby, and James Stanway. No bill—Joseph Gerrard,
John Low•on, Edward Green, Esther Woodward, and
Francis Smoute.
FORTUNE-TELLING IN ISLINGTON.—A case or swindl-
ing through the potent agency of fortune-telling, was
heard at the police-court, on Friday, the victimized
peeper into futurity being a married woman, named Mary
Jones, a servant in a gentleman's family. in Upperls-
linton. Bridget Brennan, a lady from the h"
cfaet hdeisr:
land" of the incarcerated Irish parriots, a
1 course was adorned with a most elegant brogue,ndw stoodo ins
the dock as the accused, whom the sears had deserted,
and Mary stated her troubles. It appeared. from her tale.
that the prisoner called at the house, about half-past seven
o'clock, on the afternoon of Thursday, under the prttence
of buying cast.cff clothes, and, during some transaction
upon that subject, she insinuated into Mary's susceptible
mind that she could tell her fortune. A wish to know
something of the future is perhaps not limited to any
rank or class, and it is certain that Mary Jones could not
resist the tempting opportunity. She, therefore, at Mrs.
Brennan's request, first procured some salt, and then
some pepper, and these powerful agents were ceremoni-
ously mixed together. The composition being thus far
effected, Mrs. Brennan informed Mary that the next in-
gredient (probably to propitiate the fates by way of bribe)
must be a golden sovereign, without which, indeed, noth-
ing could be done. Mary drew upon her last quarter's
wages to supply the urgent necessity of the case, and, all
things being now ready, Mrs. Brennan commenced her
incantations by wrapping the pepper and salt in a paper.
Beneath this paper, att:r a good deal of form, she placed
the sovereign, and then folded the whole up into a parcel,
which was to be placed under Mary's pillow at night.
Moreover, it was not to be opened till a certain day, and
the dreams in the meantime would reveal to her every
event of her future life. Business being thus done, Mrs.
Brennan took her departure. Whether she had received
any remuneration for her trouble did not appear, but,
Mary not being satisfied with the charm as it stood, and
feeling some curiosity as to the fate of her sovereign, ven-
tured upon immediately opening the parcel. The result
may be imagined : the pepper and salt were certainly
there, but the sovereign was gone. Mary's dismay
need not be described, but it so happened, that, either
from great confidence in her powers or greater
folly in braving the eonsequences of detection, Mrs. Bren-
nan called at the house again in the course of the after-
noon. " Where is my sovereign?" demanded Mary,. all
her powers of patience at once deserting her ; " it is gone,
and where is it 1" she again and again exclaimed. "Oh,"
said Mrs. Brennan, `}never mind, dear; it will come
again !" " No, it wont," returned Mary ; "I il never
see it again, and I don't believe in the fortune you 'ye
told me." " That's not my fault," observed Mrs. Bren-
nan ; and, after some not very amicable discussion, it was
arranged that Mary should go with her to her lodgings for
the sovereign. It was on the way thither that Mary's
rage so far overcame her kindness that she gave Mrs.
Brennan into the charge of a police-officer. The pri-
soner's defence was a sort of counter-charge against Mary
for having sold to her some of her master's linen. "As
to the fortune-telling," said she, "it was all her own
doing, not mine." Mr. Rushton then informed her, that,
by the Act of Parliament, every person who pretended to
tell fortunes, as she had, was liable to be imprisoned, as
a rogue and vagabond, for three months. 'Oh
have mercy on me, yer worship," ejaculat e •
nan. " I shall commit you for a month t e,B - 4 . ri, . ~..
Gaol," continued the relentless magistrate. lit hi ,-. :..- CO2I,
said he to Mary, whose face now indicated the sVpi, .:;, <',.
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