The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-06-04 00:00:00

LOCAL NEWS.

THE HIGHWAY BOARD.—At a meeting on Thursday
the Commissioners of Highways, on the motion of Mr.
James Proctor, it was resolved that reporters be admitted
to the weekly meetings of the Paving Board. The motion
was carried by the casting vote of the chairman, Mr. John
Holmes. The board holds its weekly meetings on Thurs-
days.
LAUNCH OF AN IRON VESSEL.—An iron steam-vessel,
built for P. Lundie, Esq., of Jamaica, will be launched from
Mr. Laird's yard, Birkenhead, to-day. She is to be named
the " Lord Elgin," after the justly popular governor of
the island, where she is intended permanently to ply, in
conjunction with another iron vessel, belonging to the
same spirited owner.

RAPE.—On Wednesday William Neale, of Seacombe,
a married man with a wife and two children, one of whorl
is an infant, was brought before Henry Winch, Esq.,
charged with a rape on a girl only seven years of age.
The child was nurse girl with the prisoner. He was com-
mitted to Chester for trial at the assizes on the capital
charge.
LIVERPOOL COLLEGIATE INSTITUTION.—The friends
of this institution seem resolved, by their persevering zeal
and liberality, to place it in the foremost rank among the
great educational establishments of the kingdom. Four
university scholarships (tenable at Oxford, Cambridge, or
Dublin, during the whole undergraduate course) have been
founded on such terms as to allow one to be vacant every
year, thus holding out great inducement to those intended
for the universities. Whether institutions similar to
King's College, London, or the Liverpool Collegiate In-
stitution, professing to give a more general education, and
one better suited to the wants of the present day, than
the merely classical one to which the ancient foundations
have restricted themselves, will ultimately succeed, is a
question which time alone can solve. At present there
seems to be no lack of energy on the part of their friends
and supporters.—Chester Courant.

PDDLICANS' AND BEERSELLERS' CASES.—On Friday
the following publicans and beersellers were fined in the
sums respectively attached to their names.—Robert Irving,
of Sparling-street, fined 20s. and 4s. cost, (a first offence.)
Sarah Fishwick, 20s. and 4s. cost (a first offence.)
Louisa Mather, the same. George John Newton, £5, (a
third offence.) William Robinson, Mill-street East, 20s.
and 4s. costs, (a first offence.) Anne Smith, Peach-street,
£5, (a third offence.) William Heskah, Regent-street,
(refusing the police admission,) 20s. and 4s. costs. Ellen
Woods, Vauxhall-road, 20s. and 4s. costs, (a first offence.)
Elizabeth Kreale, Atherton-street, charged with permit-
ting drunkenness, and John Knowles, Falkner.street,
were both acquitted, the constable laying the information
being the same in both cases, namely, Cottier, No. 554.
Jane Bickerstaff, Christian-street 20s. and sls. costs, (a
first offence.) William Naylor Wright Massey, Garden-
street, for permitting drinking all night, 40s, and 4s. 6d.
costs, John Davies, Scotland-road, defended by Mr.
Wardle,) £3, and 4s. 6d. costs, (a second offence.)
Roberts, Hatton-garden, (defended by Mr. Owen,) was
acquitted. Timothy Euroyd, 40s. and 4s. 6d. costs; and
William Oyer, 20s. and 4s. 6d. costs.
WHITSUNTIDE. ANNUAL WRESTLING.—During last
week no fewer than three wrestling matches have come
off. The first, or Liverpool Grand National Wrestling,
for twenty-five sovereigns, took place on Monday last, at
the Oddfellows' Hall, Lord Nelson-street. There were
two entries, namely, 101st. and all weights. J.
Halli-
well, who took the second prize, threw successively some
of the best men in the ring. J. Harrington. who
elicited so much applause last year, was thrown by White-
head after a sharp struggle. Nelson Cain and White-
head also created considerable interest, the latter, after a
severe contest with Cain, throwing him cleverly. White-
head, who is considered the champion of the light weights,
took the prize last Easter. Jackson, the champion, was
excluded. On Tuesday, there was a meeting at the White
Hart Inn, New Cattle Market, of the Liverpool, Cum-
berland, and Westmoreland Wrestling Society, the SUM
contended for and the regulations as to weight, &c., being
the same as on the previous day at the Oddfellows' Hall.
The prize for the light weight was taken by Jonathan
Whitehead, who took the same prize on Monday, and
that of the heavy weights by William Monkhouse. On
Wednesday, the High Park annual meeting took place
at Mr. W. G. Brown's, Park-road, the sum given to be
contended for being fifteen sovereigns, for men not ex-
ceeding 10st., and all weights. Joseph Harrison was the
victor in the light weights, and Thos. Longmire (who
bore off the prize for the heavy weights on Monday) was
the successful competitor in the heavy weights.
Doc K COMMITTEE—THURSDAY.—Present : Messrs.
Moore, (chairman,) Nicol, Barclay, Holt, Holmes, Smith,
Trotman, Bulley, Tobin, Bold, Shand, Kendal, Sandbach,
Middleton, Aikin, Royden, Chilton, and Evan3.—The
offer of Messrs. Guest and son for the supply of iron was
accepted. On the application of the Surveyor, the
Waterloo, and Victoria Docks were ordered to be run
dry on Friday, for the purpose of being cleansed. A
letter was read from the Surveyor calling the attention
of the committee to the necessity of making an immediate
suryey of the channel, from the Rock Lighthouse to the
Victoria Channel, the soundings to be taken so as to
admit of a correct section of the channels, the bars, and
several minute details. A similar survey ought, the letter
stated, to be made. The survey was ordered. A letter
from Mr. Charles A. Deane, inventor of the diving appara-
tus, for raising property from sunk vessels, requesting aid in
favour of a new method of propelling ships, was read, and
laid on he table. Mr. Geo. J. Jefferson, clerk to the
secretary's office was appointed in the place of the late
Mr. E. B. Lloyd, at the salary of £lOO per annum. The
annual gratuity of £lO to Inspector Atherton, for collect-
ing the light duties was ordered to be paid. The receipts
of duties at Runcorn for the month ending May 24, were
£69 45., being an increase of £lolBs. Bd. over the corres-
ponding month last year. A fire was reported to have
taken place in one of the quays at Clarence Dock, on
Monday last, but no damage occurred. A letter from
Cotesworth and Wynne, Ashley Brothers, and others en-
gaged in the trade with Rio Janeiro, wishing the stage
south corner of Prince's Dock to be appropriated for their
use, was referred to the Harbour Master's Committee.
Several alterations in the clauses of the Dock Bill were
then read and approved of, amongst which were the "mud
clause," the clause relating to the removal of vessels, and
also the sale or exchange of the surplus land of the cora-
mi tee. Mr. Aikin announced that the corporation had
granted a piece of land near the slate yards for a Sailor's
Home.—The Surveyor said that it would be useless to
carry out the plan for supplying cattle with water at the
Clarence Dock, for the drovers took them to other places
where they could drink separately to prevent them horning
each other, which they did in their eagerness to get to the
troughs. The committee then proceeded to the consider-
ation of financial business, and soon afterwards separated.

THE CHESHIRE YEOMANRY.—The King's Cheshire
Yeomanry Cavalry marched into Chester on Thursday,
under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel Wilbraham
Egerton, for the usual period of their annual training.
The horse of Captain Antrobus, on the route thither,
reared with him and both fell into a ditch. He has re-
ceived very serious injuries, and now lies in a very preca-
rious state at Over. It is said his leg is broke, and that
other severe, injuries have been sustained.

SELECT VESTRY.—The fortnightly meeting took place
on Tuesday last, the- Hey. Rector Campbell in the chair.
The report of the state of the workhouse was favourable.
The architect of the Industrial School at Kirkdale stated
that tha building would be ready for occupation by the
let of August\ The number of paupers in the house on
the 18th of May, was 1,664, which cost 2s. O'd. per
head,. amounting to £l7l 12s. ; same time last year there
were 1,685, which cost ls. 61. d. per head, amounting to
£l3l 12s. 9d. ; twenty-one paupers less in the house.
6d. per head more, and £3,-) 19s. 3d. more than last year.
Of eut-door poor, 6,974 cases were relieved during the
last fortnight at a cost of £767 19s. 3d. ; for the corre-
sponding period of last year there were 6,738 cases re-
lieved, at an expense of £755. 7s.,—being 236 cases more,
and £l2 12s. 3d. in money more. The state of the sick'
in the workhouse was improving. There was a decrease-
in fever cases of 15 during the fortnight, 16 of opthalmia,
and fewer cases of itch. A communication from Dr.
Weatheril, submitting a plan fur the removal of pauper-,
ism, was referred to the Workhouse Committee. Mr.
John Whitley, of Park-!ane, was elected a member of
the vestry, in. - the room of Mr. Deakin, resigned.

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CIFURCH MISSIONARY SOCIETY.—The following is aft
amended list of the collections made at the respective
churches in this town, and at the meetings during the-
recent anniversary of this society. We are glad to say
that the gross amount received is about £4OO more than
was obtained last year :

St: Andrew's
St. Augustine's
All i',aints'
St. Bride's
St. Barnabas'
St. Bartholomew's .
Christ Church
St: Clement's
St. David's
St. George's, Everton
Additional Collection
St. John's
Jude's
St. John the Baptist's
Everton Chapel .
St. James's
St. Luke's
St. Mary's, Edge-hill
St. NAary's, Kirkdale
St. Michael's
St. Mark's
Do. (Juvenile)
Mariners'
St. Silas's
St. Thomas's, Park .......
St. Anne's, West Derby
Trinity
West Derby Chapel
Crosby
Seaforth.
Wa.lasey
Wavertree
Waterloo
Collected at Annual Meetings

8.
117 1! 9.
. 60 8 a.
11 5 6,
86 0 a_
29 0
5 12 0
41 5 0
19 0 0
10 6,. 5
100 10 0
50 0 0
19 10. o
64. 0 it
8
3. 0 0
3J 0 0
10 7. 0
34 12 0

.. 14 5 0

t 5 IS 0
24, 8 8
26 8 0
6 13 2
25 6 0
8 8 0
*lO 10 0
12 9 0
...... 16 10 0
3 12 0
36 0 0
3) 0 0
2 17 6
12 8 0
144 9 6

£1 106 2 fi
* Deduct moiety of amounts collected at St.
John the Baptist's, and St. Anne's, West
Derby, given to Society f, r'Propagation
of the Gospel is Foreign Pants

Nett Collections..

16 10 ¢

RlOB9 12. 2

Donations
Mr. Tuton ...
Anonymous...
Do. ..
Do. ..

£5O 0 0
50 0 0
910 0
. 20 0 0

Grand Total,

..X1219 2 2

SUPPOSED NOTE ROBBERY.—On Wednesdaylast Fran-
cis Trapps, a young man of rather genteel exterior, was
brought up before John Holmes, Esq., the sitting magis-
trate, (Mr. Rushton being absent from town) charged with
having in his possession stolen £lOO notes. Mr. Dowl-
ing stated that the prisoner had been offering a £lOO note
at Messrs. Joseph and Co.'s bazaar, 80ld-street, under
circumstances of very strong suspicion; and there having
been lately some very extensive robberies of notes in
Liverpool, it was deemed advisable to apprehend him.
Mr. Joseph, jun. deposed that on Tuesday afternoon the
prisoner came to their shop and asked to look at some
watch-guards, which were immediately shown to him
when he asked the price, and was told £4 10s. After
making an objection to the charge, and some slight at-
tempt at bargaining, he agreed to take one, and offered
a £lOO note payment, telling them to take the £4 lOs out
of it, and give him the balance ; he also wished particu-
larly to know if Mr. Joseph had change in the house.
The note was then sent to Barned's bank, to ascertain if
they knew of such a note having been stolen, but no in-
formation being received calculated to criminate the pri-
soner, it was brought back ; and, during a conversation
which took place in the shop respecting it, the prisoner
snatched it out of Mr. J's hand, saying that if he would
go with him to his office, he should obtain payment for
the watch-guard. Mr. J. then went with him. and on
arriving in Wood-st eet, the prisoner beckoned to a per-
son who was on the opposite side, and on his coming up
something was passed (supposed to be the £lOO note)
from one to the other ; the prisoner, who had previously
stated that lie had no change in his possession, then drew
five sovereigns from his waistcoat pocket, and tendered it
for the guard chain. Mr. Joseph said he must know
something further about the £ro note, and would not
leave him until he referred him to some respectable party
where they might inquire how it had been obtained. The
prisoner, however, said, with apparent self-possession,
that he would take bin] to Mr. Cornish, in this town,
where the matter would be explained in the most satisfac-
tory manner. They accordingly proceeded to Mr. Cor-
nish's office, at the Canning dock, but he was not there,
and after an unsatisfactory account from the clerk the
prisoner was given into custody. On searching him, a
new silver watch, with the maker's name, " Litherland
and C 0.," and between £5O and £6O, was found on his
person. He was also disguised by a pair of whiskers.
Mr. Davies, of the firm of Litherland and Co., stated,
that he sold a watch to a person on the previous day, and
received a £lOO note in payment, but the man to whom he
sold it had no whiskers. Under all the circumstances
of the case it was deemed advisable to remand him, with
the view of discovering the owners of the notes. On
Thursday he was again brought up, when Mr. Dowling
stated that he had discovered the parties from whom the
money had been stolen in Liverpool ; but as it would be
necessary to trace the notes through various hands pre-
viously to producing evidence, he wished him to be fur-
ther remanded. The prisoner was then put down. On
Friday the prisoner Trapps was again brought before
the Police-court, when Mr. W.Kaye Brownson, cashier
in the district bank, was called, and he deposed to
receiving a £lOO note, which was produced on the
27th of May. The note was put amongst other notes,
and in the course of business wonld not have been
paid out of the bank before the day following. On
the 28th he discovered that three of the £lOO notes were
missing from his cash, and as 21 £lOO notes had been
paid away that day, it was necessary to have further time
to trace them. Mr. Davies of the firm of Litherland and
Davies, of Bold-street, stated that a person like the pri-
soner called at their shop on Wednesday, the 29th, and
purchased a watch, for which he paid the note produced,
and received in exchange £75 in notes and 17 sovereigns.
The watch was found on the prisoner, and a number of
£lO notes jroduced. But Mr. Davies could not ilentify
any of them. .Plr. Dowling then applied for a remand for
a week, to enable them to trace the notes, as at least
fifty payments had been made. This was objected to by
Mr. Ped der on behalf of the prisoner, but the bench de-
cided on granting the application, but the prisoner was
remanded to Thursday.

Emulation, in whatever pursuit, where general utility
is the object in view, is one of the immutable privileges of
genius ; but it requires no slight degree of perspicuous
attention to distinguish originality from imitation, and
the exercise of caution becomes of more than usual im-
portance, where the effect of a remedial application (both
as regards health and personal appearance) is the subject
of consideration : these observations are imperatively
called for from A. ROWLAND and SoN, of London, whose
successful introduction of many articles of acknowledged
and standard excellence for the Toilet has given rise to
fertility of imitation, perfectly unprecedented : they
would have deemed observation unnecessary were
temporary deceptions unaccompanied by permanently in-
jurious effects—it is with reference to ROWLAND'S
KALYDOR for the Complexion, that the public are par-
ticularly interested in the present remarks. This prepa-
ration, eminently balsamic, restorative, and invigorating;
the result of scientific botanical research, and equally ce-
lebrated for safety in application, as for unfailing efficacy
in removing all Impurities and Discolourations of the
Skin, has its " Spurious Imitations of the most
deleterious character," containing mineral astringents
utterly ruinous to the Complexion, and, by their repellant
action endangering health ; while, to render Deception
less palpable to the incautious, and to facilitate Substitu-
tions, the language in which ROWLAND and Sox are
accustomed to address the public is unhesitatingly copied :
they therefore respectfully and earnestly invite attention
to these remarks—the return of Spring, and with it the
well known prevalence of Cutaneous Defects, rendering
it the Season of an anticipated harvest to unprincipled and
speculative imposture. The genuine article bas the words
" ROWLAND'S KALYDOR" on the wrapper. *** All
others are Fraudulent Counterfeits.

Twenty Years' Lou of Hair, and wonderful Restoration.
Church-street, Whitby, October 19, 1841.
Gentlemen,—Of the last supply of OLDRIDGE'S BALM of
COLUMBIA, every bottle was sold immediately on receipt, and
I have many more bespoke, only waiting for a further supply,
which I hope you will send without the least delay. Orders
have poured in more than ever since the powerful effects of the
Balm have been so decisively demonstrated in the cases of se-
veral credible and respectab'e inhabitants of the town. One in-
stance, among others which have attracted particular attention,
is the case of a gentleman who had had little or no hair for
twenty years: he had tried numerous preparations in vain, and
ultimately had his head shaved, and wore a wig. At my recom-
mendation he tried the Balm ; and after using it according to
the directions for a short t•me, the young hair appeared, and he
has now as fine a head of hair as any person in Whitby.
Yours, &c.,
JOHN KILVINGTON:

To Messrs. Rennaby, Brothers,
10, Westmoreland-buildings, Aldersgate-st., London.
OLDRIDGE'S BALM causes Whiskers and Eye-brows to
grow, prevents the Hair from turning grey, and the first appli-
cation causes it to curl beautifully, frees it from scurf, and stops
it from fal ing off. Abundance of Certificates of the first respec-
tability are shown by the Proprietors, C. and A. OLDRIDGE,
Wellington-street, Strand, where the Balm is sold, and by most
of the respectable Perfumers and Medicine Venders.
Price 3s. 6d., 65.. and 11s. per Bottle. No other prices are
genuine.
Ask for OLDRIDGE'S BALM OF COLUMBIA, 1, WEL-
LINGTON-STREET, STRAND, LONDON.
Sold by respectable Chemists, Perfumers, and Stationers.