The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1848-04-11 00:00:00

District prwo.

The Manchester Guardian of Wednesday states, that
in that city, 4,600 special constables have already been
sworn in, and that the number will probably reach 11,000.
The Lord Lieutenant of Manchester has appointed
William Crouch Davies, gentleman, a lieutenant in do,
2d regiment of the Duke of Lancaster's Own Militia, vice
Shand, resigned.
NEW MAGISTRATES.-At the sessions held at Preston,
on Wednesday, Thomas Miller, Esq., Preston ; Robert
Theakstone, Esq., Bootle, Liverpool ;. and Thos. Grim-
shawe, Esq., of Peersclough, Accrington, severally took
the oaths and qualified as magistrates for this county.
TRIAL OF A MANCHESTER TRADESMAN.-Mr. .10h,
Howard, silversmith, of Manchester, charged with having
purchased stolen silver, was tried at Chester, on FridaY,
and acquitted. He had purchased one parcel of old silver,
for which he gave the usual price. The witnesses relied on
by the police of Stockport, who took great pains in getting
up a case against Mr. Howard, were a couple of convicted
felons, who told most improbable stories, and evidently'
perjured themselves.

STATE OF MANCRESTER.—A number of political nisi'
contents are endeavouring to stir up a bad feeling amongst
the distressed artizans. The speeches delivered at severs'
meetings during the week have been of a most inflamma-
tory and licentious character. But in the exemplary con-
duct of the people hitherto, and in the prudent precau-
tionary measures adopted by the authorities—measures
calculated to crush effectually all attempts at open yin-
lence—we repose a firm confidence in the continued peace
and tranquility of the city.
THE ADLINGTON MURDER.—At the Chester Assizes,
on Saturday, William Bates and John Walmsley, were
tried for the murder of William Wyatt, at Adlington on
the 11th February, when the deceased was attempting.to
apprehend them on a charge of highway robbery. The
prisoners were both found guilty. Bates seemed pars'
lysed for a moment, but soon resumed his indifference.
Mawdsley said that poverty was the occasion of it; had
he been paid his hard-earned wages he would not have
been there. His Lordship sentenced both prisoners to
death. Bates said—" Well, my Lord, I shall die veil
cheerfully."

EMPLOYMENT IN MANCHESTER.—It appears from the
usual reports of the condition of the working classes in
Manchester, that of the cotton mills, there are three more
working short time, one of which was previously working
full time, and two more stopped altogether. Of the
total number of hands in the cotton mills, 621 are novr
working short time, of whom 251 were prey/.
ously working full time, and 370 were out of employ"-
ment. Of the total works included in the table, there
are eight more working on short time, six of which were
previously working full time, and two were steppe('
altogether. There are 1,121 fewer operatives working en
full time, and 193 fewer out of employment, all of whom
are now working on short time. Upon the whole, there-
fore, the return is of a rather unfavourable character.
At Chester, Samuel Shepley, 29, was convicted of set-
ting fire to a mill at Dukinfield, on the 29th of January,
and sentenced to transportation for life.—Patrick Duggan,
23, and Alexander Duggan, 17, convicted of assaulting
, John Armstrong, at Tranmere, and stealing various arti-
cles from him, were each sentenced to six months' imp
sonment.—William Lowe, 19, and Thomas Evans, 17,
convicted of breaking into the dwelling-house of William
\\Talker, at Runcorn, and stealing therefrom a quantity
of silver plate, were each sentenced to six months' imPri-
sonment.—John Anderson, 26, and Charles Bailey, 29,
charged with assaulting Thomas Wood, at Sandbach, and
stealing from his person two half-crowns, were convicted
and sentenced to seven years' transportation.—Michael
Healey, 45. charged with stabbing Elizabeth Dunnegae,
at Birkenhead, with intent to do some grievous bodily
harm. Guilty, seven years' transportation.—Thos. Nor-
bury, 25, George Oliver, 23, and Samuel Jackson, 22,
charged with robbing and assaulting Mary Ellison, 14
Nether Knutsford, were convicted and sentenced to 15
years' transportation.
WARRINGTON COUNTY COURT.—ASSAULT UPON AK
OFFICER OF THE COURT.—This Court was holden on
Thursday last, before J. W. Harden, Esq., the judge.
fThere
aul :ereAlbiol plaints
utoneo e,crilotcekred 120 of which were
an,
occurreneetookpelnaceteredin
Court which caused great sensation. Mr. John Websteeat,
a pawnbroker, residing in the town, had occasion to sp_
c.l
the Court. Mr. Harrison, after conversing with
WebsterM r.
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short Harrison,
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t toneim time,
of the
returned
assistants
seat
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witness box, in which a witness was then being examined
the judge, and almost on the instant Mr. Webster 11.11*
forth his arm in front of the witness, and seizing Air.*
Harrison by the hair of the head, lugged him most severel. •
His Honour, before whose eyes the assault was committed,
directed Mr. Webster to be taken into custody, which wall
immediately done, and required from him an explanation
of his conduct. This Mr. Webster gave in so unsatisfac-
tory a manner that his Honour, after commenting upon
the gross outrage he had committed in a Court of Justice
in terms Mr. Webster will not readily forget, fined him'
under the 113th section of the Act, 205., or in default
payment, seven days imprisonment. The fine was lints ,•-
diately paid, and alter humbly apologizing to the Con."
Mr. Webster was suffered to depart.
COUNTY Sassiows.—The sessions were held at Preston
on Wednesday. The chairman (T. B. Addison) said
that, for general purposes, the county treasurer had 9
iniosneitahth;ntl,l
balance of £4483 19s. id., and required a sum of £lO,OOO
for the exigencies of the quarter, which would be raised
by a rate of Id. in the pound, which would give an amount
of £7753 ss. Bd., which sum came as near the sum re-
quired as the treasurer can collect.—Agreed to. ill
chairman said that the sum in hand, on account °fl ilia
• lid.,
County Lunatic Asylum, was £6777 13s and
sum of £6600 would be required. The treasurer ask
for a rate of 4cl. in the pound, which would raise the e",
of £3876 12s. 10d. The treasurer asked for an assess'
ment of Id. in the pound for Kirkdale, Id. in the pound
for Bolton, and Id. in the pound for Warrington, cn ,t;
count of expenses incurred by an increase of the P".d
tfohractedine
Ftlitnoasnecedicstormictms.i—tteAeghreaeddtatok.en
county advertisements into their consideration, and th?y..
now begged leave to state what was their opinion (01_81.
They recommended that advertisements of the ilnaW,o
and intermediate sessions should be inserted once in
following papers, viz.:—Law Times, London ; Gazelle
and Guardian, Lancaster; Pilot and Guardian, Preston;
Standard, Blackburn ; Chronicle and Times, Bolton
Mr.the subject of f
Guardian and Courier, Manchester ; Standard an
Mercury, Liverpool. In the same papers should be in"
serted once the Adjourned Annual Session, and the It.'"
vising Barristers Circuits. In the following papers once:
viz. :—Manchester Guardian, Liverpool Standard, rq,
ton Chronicle, and Blackburn Standard, should bele;
For
occasional the visitors of the private lunatic asylums. r!„
occasional advertisements, such as Assistant Poor-la"
Commissioner's visits, &c., once in the Preston Chronicle'
Any special advertisement to be under the direction of the
court. He (Mr. Garnett) would move that the Fins,
Committee's recommendation should be adopted.
Watts seconded the motion.—Agreed to.
THE THUNDERSTORM.—The thunderstorm of Sundt/
week seems to have been felt throughout the entire Ong,-
dom—At Oldham, about half-past four o'clock, the elfliv;
tric fluid descended a chimney in Greaves-street, near
Town.hall, when the house caught fire. A fire-ene,..
was on the spot immediately, and the flames were extra"
'guished. A man was reading a newspaper in the hoes,
at the time, and the paper got on fire, but the man Ws,
not seriously injured.—At Huddersfield, much injury 14;
done. In Herefordshire the floods swept away bridgiep:
many large trees, and injured the dwellings of rnanY,ar` ,
habitants.—At Lancaster a barn and a quantity of st'.,
was destroyed. At Hest Bank, near that town, the bon
of Mr. Willan was also struck, and the fluid went d° of
the chimney, tearing the plaster from the walls of one
ea
the bed-rooms, and crashing one of the posts of the uric;
to splinters, tearing the bed-hangings to shreds, ant
blowing out nearly all the glass in the window. A
along the ceiling of this room points out one course iv"'
the fluid took. It leads to a hole in the ceiling througo
to the garret, along the wall of which the plaster is
irej.
away to a very large extent. In the second front
of 0
room, a piece of plaster about the size of the crown the
hat, was found lying near the door, and on observing
opposite side of the room a corresponding hole is seen.
the plaster, whence it is presumed that an electric 91204
found its way through a crevice of the wall, and prePlor.
this piece of plaster from one end of the room to the nl'Aes
In the first front bed-room is.a hole of considerable roe
made in the floor behind the bed, and in the 1,20,1.01.1‘
underneath, the fluid came down smashing the stone- to
of the fire-place, breaking a picture to pieces, one O'cleep
the opposite side of the room (where it has made rther
indentation), and the other right through into the 1?,510,
end of an adjoining front parlour. Nearly all the gl'eight
this parlour window was also blown out. Altogather,,,;bl9
and twenty squares were smashed. The most reinal'ott
thing is, that the heavy hearth-stone in the parle,nor'or>
an iron fender on it, was lifted out of its place.
of the
for the interior. On the outside, the terrible power.. cioV,
storm was equally evident. A portion of one of thu wori`
vies is completely smashed, large pieces of stone„hole4
lying about, some on the roof, which has a f
it, and some on the ground below. One piece .34 for 4
was propelled from the chimney top, a distance, `:,lo,rlc'
or fifty yards, into the adjoining field. The mosti:,/racy
able part of the incident, perhaps, is the almost ,Il,*_toio;
the 'lgo% Or;
lous escape of the inmates. At the time
to -a
struck the house, Mr. Willan was sitting close
side in the kitchen, and about a foot from the been so tom"
where the ravages of the fluid appear to have ne_ered
mendous. In a moment, he found himself rev tert 0,0
from instant death was never recorded. The liifen the t
bsouottotahnedrwdiusestn,
not
tnadt deprived of o
Af hmeaorriengwoonnatlil,_refeseeeetes9l7.o_a
was in the front room, regulating the clock, when
the
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fragments of the mantel-piece few by. 110.' b i on.q.
described. She was happily out of their rea'4l
few inches,