The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-10-29 00:00:00

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MARRIAGE' LAWS-PROCLAMATION.

WIIEREAS,—We having issued a proclamation, on
Tuesday. October 31st, 1843, (that br.ng the festival d,y.
of Ilailow-eve,) for increasing the numbrr of marriages:in
the borough of Li'ver!-nol, and the said proclamation hat-
ing the desired effect of remedying, in a grz-it measure,
thL, local grievance, it has res-,lved, by a court ofin-
yno y, that the stand thit- same and be evendrd
11 ailow-eve, Tliursil,iy, 0 tober 31st, in th present year
of our Lord one thousand eight hundrod and forty-four.

Be it therefore enacted, that we shall have rraly, on li
Hallow-eve, Thursday, October 31st, 1841, 20,000 Ilal-
low-eve cakes, with a wedding ring in each !
The t.itgs to be numbered, and regulations to be ob-
ser%ed, as st all appear in tile following clauses :-
Ist. That' 20,000 wedding rings be, placed in a corres-
ponding number of caked ; the rings to be numbered as
high as 10,000, leaving two rings of each number. No
t,ir,e rings will be alike, yet every ring will have its
match therefore, ob, tree the number, for no matter how
separated "in the world's crowd" your eqteel nurnix•r
number may be. circumstances will not fail to bring your
equity to light!
2d. That it be optional with the finder of any ring to
publish the number, for the sake (if finding its correspond-
ing one.
`3{l.- That, in case fathers or mothers 'find one of the
rings, they are to hand it over to the oldest member of the
family tenvirried, whose property it lawfully becomes.
4ih. Thit the Hallow-eve Cakes be cut and distributed
in alt eircks of society by those who are not candidates
for marrimony.
sth, and last, regulates the price of the Cakes to be as
follows : that is to say, 6d., Is., Is. 25., 2s. 6d., and
35.. for the convenience of large and _small families.
Given under our hand and seal this 20th October, in
the eighth year of the reign of:NEY hler3Ml{o aj esty Queen Victoria.
FE THERS,
126, St. James'-street, and 20, Berry-street.
Securities have been entered into guaranteeing that the
rings will he legibly numbered, two of each number,end-
ing at 10,000.
The i'ublie are informed, that our syStem of-business
is the lowest possible prices, combined with an immense
variety..

A deputation from
,the Grand Junction Railway includ-
ing Mr. Robertson Gl!ulstone and CapWn Huish, had an
interview on Friday with the Earl of Dalhousie.
Mr. Balfour, the bedle at the Coroners's office, has
b en dismissed trout his office, in consequence of his in-
temperate habits.

THE FASHIONS.—We
in hare great pleasure in directing
the attention of our fair readers to the numerous an-
nouncements another column of the splendid assort-
,,,..ents of elegant and fashionable Millinery, Dresses, New
Goods, Flowers, Feathers, &c., combining the newest and
in( st approved designs, fur the approaching winter, and
selected with the greatest care by our nvirchandes-de-
niodfs. Where all is so beautiful in colour, fabric, and
norm, it were invidious to particularize; but we cannot
d less than invite an inspection of the fine stocks in
Bold-street, Duke-street, Lord-street, and St. Anne-
street- Amongst the general lot we observe exclusive
apartments of velvet, satin, and straw bonnets.

Oct. 29, 1844.

LIVERPOOL OCTOBER SESSIONS-YESTERDAY•

FELONI.JUSLY RECEIVING TOBACCO.

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,
Joseph Johnston (44j and Joseph Jones (27 011°L1,.,
able to read and write, and both belonging to the Jewish
persuasion, were charged with having feloniously received
150 lbs. weight of tobacco, the property of John Richard
e
,
perry Sherlock,
ofJ
James Brown
andn
asnOdlbs. h
ersweightweollf
knowingtob tobacco,
the sani, the pro
to have been stolen. The prosecuVon was conducted by
Mr. Blair, and the prisoners were defended by Mr. Jatne.s.
_
The circumstances of -the loss of the tobacco from tn:
prosecutors warehouse appeared in this paper at the tit 0
The day afterwards it. was conveyed in a coach b.; the t ; ,
prisoners, with whom was William Phillips,
below, to the house cf Elias Barnett, a cigar manuf,,ctorebr;
where it was. received by him. Toejury found bath
prisoners guilty. •
Elias Burnell 000 was also indicted for felornot..
receiving, and, after a long trial, he was found gu IV;
The prosecution was conducted by Mr. Blair, and "1
prison, r wao. defended by Mr. Atkinson.
sl
William Phillips (31) was next indicted for feloniously
receiving. He was defended by Mr. JAMES. The Pul,
found a verdict of Not Guilty ; and the Recorder directed
him to be discharged.
Tie iiT,c9RP&R in
.;.`'.51;:1- !Cll!ence on Jolu!s!one,f
Johes, Barnett, told theta they had been convict=':!,°o
two distinct receivirs of stolen prop•trty, Ittinwing,l,",f
have been stolen. This was a m.:.st serious offence. "";:,
had brought disgrace, not only upon themselves, but
thlir persuasion. Hei was happy to fled, however, that
!hough all of them were Jews, none of them were riltfivf,!
of this town, because among this community the l;
here had always born a high character for integrit y•
had soiled and tarnished, not only their own reputa!il
but that of their people, for which they ought to
mention
they were capable of feelinz. shame. Jones and PM-
stone appeared to have been more-immediately coneece
with the thieves,, for the felony was c'onmitted bct",,e3
the Saturday night and Monday morning, and on
Monday they had received it. As to them, therefore,b,):
should pass a heavier sentence than upcn Barnett. 1-',„
learned Recorder then direct-d Jones and Johnstone to
be impritsoonneediwarnedekxecplatimtoe,iiialio.durlialbyo,
Hfoarvt
wbmmmeaellinn;ittlel.'l si:s havetowiw:
hrt
ae:eni
hard
smallaartttdi:
erllat.icoh3hauui
,tlr
rf,ril
:udnat
ilne(n)ohfdaafjviteli
justice,
care of them." ewemlveerce:l:l'.;
as
e
ed
r six
The RECORDER said that WAS a lamentable fact, bill
not alter the eircums,anees with regard to the punish'
before committing the offence. As to Barnett he must

THROWING A GLASS IN THE AMPHITHEATRE•
Tluangs Roberts (25), was indic.ed for a misdemeanolr
in throwing a glass from and out of the gallery of IP
Amphitheatre upon the stage, where certain pet sons wet?
:hen and there standing. Mr. Paget prosecuted, anti
Mr. Blair defended.
The principal witness was a boy, named Samuel Broaid'
ley, who was in the gallery of the Amphitheatre on the
evening of the 9th in'tsnt during the perfirmanre of
" Ella Rosenberg." Mrs. Copelnid and Mr. Mo6t,iia6
were performing in the last act when the Oars in questi.or
was thrown upon the stage by the prisoner, who, /Tilt
several other parties, hnd been drinking spirits. Mr;:1
Copeland, in her cross-examination. stated that she. 017,
not think the glass was thrown with an intention to bar'
t'er. and that her impression was th It it was an auideo.t.
Toe jury stopped the case. The Recorder stated that I°
all such cases the punishment was two years' imprson-
merit, and it would most assuredly ha inflicted if tl'!
parties were found guilty. A verdict of acquittal
then taken, and the delendant was discharged.

DISCHARGE OF THE PETTY JURY.
At the end of the last ease, which was for obtaining
some stays under false pretences, the RECORDER Pc,
charged the Petty Jury in these words :—I have to tilt,
you, gentlemen, for your most patient attention. 111;
sorry to have trespassed so long upon your tine. 10u
have rendered most valuable assistance to the admi„istroi;
Lion of justice; in doing the business of this sessions Yv
have, in lier, done the business of two sessions.
The foreman, (Mr. Thomas Cross. of Berry-strent,',
wine dealer,) replied—Mr. Recorder, on behalf a niV5-11
and my brother jurymen, I beg to return you our sinc,l:s
thanks for our merciful discharge. (Loud laughter, in
which the Recorder heartily joined. )
At the rising of the Court two appeal cases remained t°
be disposed of.