The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-05-07 00:00:00

THE LIVER POOL STAIVIDARD.

SECOND EDITION.

Standard- office, Half-past Six o'cloek.

BY EXPRESS.

DUBLIN COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH.
Monday, May 6th.

All the avenues to the Queen's Bench were crowded
from an early hour this morning; the listlessness which
had so strongly characterized the public during the de-
livery of the long-winded and time• killing harangues of
the traversers' counsel, having, now that there appeared
some probabilty of judgment being pronounced this term,
given way to an intense anxiety to ascertain the result.
By eleven o'clock, the hour at which the full court usually
sit, every disposable inch of room in every part of the Court
was occupied. The front of the gallery was filled with
ladies. None of the members of the Court appeared at
the usual hour, which caused much disappointment to the
Public curiosity. Twelve o'clock came, and still their
Lordships remained absent. The ladies, the gentlemen of
the bar, the press, and those liege subjects who are classed
as the public at large, might be seen in little groups, en-
gaged in the most animated conversation on such topics
as, what the Judges were now actually doing ? Whether
they were, or were not, arranging and discussing their
judgment ?

However, all the various and interesting speculations—.
and they were numerous—were put an end to by the crier
shouting " Silence ! " a few moments after which Mr.
Justice Burton entered the court and took his seat, and
in a few minutes was followed by Mr. Justice Crampron,
and at a quarter past twelve o'clock the Lord Chief Jus-
tice took his seat, but Mr. Justice Perrin did not appear.
The Attorney-General and several of the Crown counsel
were present, together with the Crown Solicitor and Mr.
Hodges, the Government reporter. Some of the counsel
and agents for the traversers were in attendance. as also
were Dr. Gray, the Rev. Mr. Tierney, and Mr. Steele,
O'Connell's head pacificator.
Tile CHIEF JUSTICE having inquired if Mr. Attorney-
General wished to move any thing,
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL bowed to the court, but
had no motion to make, upon which
The CHIEF JUSTICE made the same inquiry of
Mr. BREWSTER, Q. C., who rose and said, that in the
case of Stringer v. Mac Donald, he had been instructed to
apply to their lordships for a new trial.

The motion was destitute of any feature of public in
terest.

Mr. Brewster's motion having been disposed of, for the
present, upon a preliminary objection,
The Court proceeded to call upon the Queen's Counsel
present to move, according to their seniority, some of
whom having availed them of the opportunity, one or two
cases were heard, daring the last of which Mr. Justice
Perrin, who, it was understood, had been engaged with
the Grand Jury in chamber during the morning, entered
the court, and took his seat amongst his learned brethren.

After hearing two counsel on either side in support of
the application, which was a renewal of a writ of habere,
the Court refused to grant what the plaintiff required, and
gave their opinion at some lermth on the subject, after
which the Court asked Mr. M`Donough if be bad any
thing else to move, who was riot at present prenared to
move anything. The same question was put to Mr.
Stott, Q.C., and to Sir Thomas Staples, Q.C., both of
whom similarly &dined.
The Chief-Justice then addressing Mr. French, Q.C.,
said, have you anything to move? upon which the teal ned
gentleman, making a low bow t, the bench, immediately
rose from his seat, and moved himself out of Court,
amidst peals of laughter at the learned counsel's mode
of answering the question, in which the Bench heartily
joined.

Half-past Three o'clock.

The Court. with the most provoicing indifference to the
curiosity of the public, have not as yet said a syllable ou
tne subject of the traversers' motion.

Half-past Four o'clock.
The Court has just adjourned, without announcing when
they will pronounce their judgment in the case of the
Queen v. O'Connell. On 'Wednesday the Term ends, so
that it is to be feared the decision will not be given till
next Term.

The rent received at the Repeal Association to-day was
£248.

GENERAL MISCELLANY.

Earl Howe has been appointed Deputy Grand Master
of the English Freemasons, under the Earl of Zetland.

John Toplis, tobacconist, of London, was, on Tnursday
last. fined £3OO for having adulterated tobacco with sand,
earthy matter, &c. He was also condemned to forfeit a
large quantity of tobacco.
Early on Wednesday morning a destructive act of in-
sendiartsm was committed upon the extensive plantations
in the Forest, near Bagshot, the property of Prince Albert,
and upwards of 700 acres have been totally destroyed.
-

On Tuesday morning at eleven o'clock their Majesties
the King and Queen of the Belgians embarked from
Woolwich on board the Princess Alice steam-packet, and
sailed for Ostend.

THE BARK HARVEST.—Bark stripping has commenced
generally throughout this county, and two loads were
delivered in this city on Thursday. The price is not fixed,
but is generally thought to be £4 15s. per ton.—Hereford
Times.

Sir R. and Lady Sale will arrive in England this week
as passengers in the Great Liverpool, from Alexandria,
which is due at Southampton on the Bth instant. Lady
George Pollock, the wife of the hero of Affghanistan, ar-
rived in town on Friday from India.
THE CONVICT AT YORK.—An order has been issued
that George Lowther, who was convicted at the last
assizes of the murder of the Marquis of Normanby's game-
ker per, and sentenced to be executed, shall be transported
for life.

PROSPECTS FOR GOVERNMENT APPLICANTS.-Sir
Robert Peel stated, in the curse of Tuesday's proceed-
ings in the House ~f Commons, that there are no fewer
than 22,000 applicants for government situations. Out of
this enormous multitude, how many have a chance of ob-
taining the object of their wishes?

THE EGG TRADE.—To give an idea of the extent of
this branch of trade, it may be stated that the Princess
Alice, from Dublin to Fleetwood, on Sunday, brought
thirty-eight tons, or about 700,000 eggs ! The whole were
despatched by railway to Manchester, Birmingham, and
London.

On Thursday last several portions of an infant, which
had evidently been cut in pieces by some sharp instru-
ment, were discovered flowing through the outlet of a
sewer near Hampton Court P dace. A rigid investigation
has been set on foot. The pieces of the body had not been
in the water many hours.

Two Frenchmen quarreled, in Jersey, on Monday last.
One of them, frantic with rage. rushed ferociously on the
other, threw him down, scooped out both his eyes with
his thumbs, and afterwards danced upon him, The in-
jured man is recovering, but the papers do not say what
was done to his brutal assailant.

FREEMASONRY.—On Tuesday week, a grand lodge of
the province o• Cornwall was held at Falmouth, when Sir
Charles Lemon, Bart., M.P., was installed Provincial
Grand Master, in place of John St. Aubyn, deceased.
Mr. T. Crooke has been appointed grand organist to the
fraternity, vice Sir George Smart, who has resigned after
holding the honourable office for years.

THE FACTORY BILL.—At a meeting held in Accring-
ton, near Blackburn, last week, to petition in favour of
the ten hours' clause, Messrs. Robert and Jonathan Elar-
greaves, two of the largest cotton manufacturers in the
kiNdorn, (employing nearly 2,000 hands,) were present,
and spoke strongly in favour of restricting the hours of
labour.

GETTING UP THE STEAM.—A special train, conveying
Mr. Brunel, and other gentlemen, which arrived at Exeter
at one o'clock, on Wednesday last, left the Great Western
terminus at Paddington. at a quarter before seven. On
its return it left Exeter at a quarter after five, and arrived
at Paddington at ten minutes before ten, thus performing
the journey, 1931 miles, hi little more than four hours
and a half.

CARRYING COALS TO NEWCASTLE.—Saturday morn-
ing, the Frith of Forth presented a very animated scene—
upwards of thirty light colliers were seen beating up to
the various coal ports on the coast. to load coal for the
London market, in consequence of the " wrike " among
the English pitmen; and, what is not a little curious, a
large vessel is at present loading Scottish coal for New-
castle !—Glasgow Mercury.
OPENING OF TRAFALGAR-SQUARE.—Yesterday morn-
ing the area of Trafalgar-square was thrown op:-n. The
jets d'eau are not yet in play. although the basins have
been charged with water for several days. In a few days
the equestrian s: atute of George 111. will be removed from
its present site, facing Messrs. Ransom's, to the vacant
pedestal at the west end of the terrace in Trafalgar-
square, and opposite the statue of George IV.
ANTI-STATE-CHURCH CONFERENCE.—The Confer-
ence of delegates from various Dissenting bodies held
their proposed meeting at the Crown and Anchor Tavern,
on Tuesday and Wednesday. 550 delegates formed the
assembly. The proceedings were of no great interest,
except to themselves. Toe conference separated after
agreeing to petition Parliament to dissolve the connexion
between Church and State, and resolving to hold a similar
meeting every three years.
THE NEW GOVERNOR-GENERAL OF INDIA.—The
Times. of Saturday last, announced the probability of Sir
Henry Hardinge being nominated to the office of Go-
vernor-General of India. The Times says, " This ap-
pointment will take place with the cordial anprobation of
the Crown and the Court of Directors, arid in consequence
of friendly concert between the authorities immediately
responsible for the selection of a Governor-General."
Two You NG LADIES DROWNED.—On Thursday even-
ing list, as the two youthful daughters of Mr. AV Hardy,
Chief Constable of Police, near Chelmsford, were walking
in the fields in that vicinity, with their governess, the
elder, a girl about eleven years of age,
slipped into the
Chelmer, where the current was running deep and rapidly.
The governess, Miss Ur ice, a y. ung lady of great be tiny
and hie', .ccompli,.hments, plunged in to her rescue, anti
Loth were drowned.

Tnt DUKE OF WELLINGTON.—Wednesday last was
the b:rthday of the Duke of 'Wellington, who completed
his 75th year. His grace dined in the evening with Count
and Countess St. Aulaire, at Manchester House, where a
grand banquet was given by his excellency in honour of
the fete day of his Majesty the King of the French. In
the morning of the same day, his grace, accompanied by
the Marchioness of Douro, honoured M. Claudet with a
sitting for a portrait, at the daguerreotype establishment
in the Adelaide Gallery. The noble duke sat twice, and
the result was extremely satisfactory.—Standard.
WESLEYAN MISSIONARY SOCIETY.—The anniversary
meeting of the members of this influential body was held
on Monday, at Exeter Hall. The Right Hon. Sir G.
Rose. G.C.8., filled the chair. The society has at pre-
sent 274 stations in various parts of the world, 387 mis-
sionaries, 1,640 other paid agents, 4.884 unpaid agents,
101,137 full and accredited church members, 5,066 persons
on irial for membership, 64,307 scholars, and seven print.
ing presses. The gross receipts during the year 1813, in-
cluding a previous balance of £523. 13s. 6d., amounted
to £110,620. Os. 3d. ; and the expenditure to £112,908.
ss. 2d. ; being an increase over income of £2,288. 4s. Ild.;
the old debt of £30,800 being, however, now completely
paid off.

DREADFUL MURDER.—Yesterday morning week, the
most intense anxiety prevailed in the neighbourhood of
Bridge-road, Ba tersea, in consequence of the discovery
of a most diabolical murder, which had been committed
at a late hour on the previous night upon a Mrs. M`Far-
lane, resident in that road. It appears that the deceased
was acquainted with a Frenchman named Manias, and
that they had been walking out together during the even-
ing. The wretched woman's throat was cut from ear to
ear, but, when discovered, she was still alive, and said,
" Dalmas has done it." Dolmas gave himself up to jus-
tice at the Marylebone police-office, and, after an exami-
nation on Saturday, he was remanded until further evi-
dence could be procured.

AWFULLY DESTRUCTIVE FIRE.—On Wednesday last
a destructive fire took place at Stretham, near Ely. The
destruction of property is enormous. Twenty-five houses,
&c., have been razed to the ground, including the dwelt-
ings of wealthy agriculturists and labourers. The fire
originated in a small hovel adjoining the blacksmith's
shop of Mr. John Westby. It is supposed that some
sparks of hot iron were the immediate cause of the catas-
trophe. The flames from the hovel soon communicated
with Mr. Westhy's house on one side, and Mr. Wright's
stack-yard on the other. No sooner were Mr. 'Wright's
extensive and well-stored premises seized upon by the
devouring element, than the utmost alarm for the safety
of the village was entertained. Nor was this alarm un-
founded, for the flames spread with such frightful rapidity,
on both sides of the street, that in a little more than an
hour from the time of their breaking out, twenty-five
occupations, extending over about 15 acres of ground,
were in a blaze. The damage has been estimated at be-
tween £15,000 and £20,000, a great portion of the pro-
perty being, we fear, uninsured. A fire of somewhat si-
milar character occurred in Stretham 73 years ago, going
over very nearly the same ground.
THE GREAT CHESS MATCH.—The terms for a new
match between Mr. Staunton and M. St. Amant having
been objected to by the latter gentleman, and with good
grounds, as unreasonable, the English champion has, in a
very manly and spirited manner, removed all such obsta-
cles by challenging his antagonist to play almost on his
own terms. He says, " I will engage upon your arrival
in London to play you at the St. George's Chess Club a
match of twenty-five, of twenty-one, of eleven, of seven,
or of five games, at your option, for any stake not less
than £lOO sterling. These games shall be played at your
own appointed days and hours. I will undertake to play
every day, or alternate days, or once a week, as you may
arrange, under the penalty of one guinea for each omis-
sion. I will agree that the maximum time allotted for
each move shall he ten, or fifteen or twenty, or twenty-
five, or thirty minutes, at your pleasure ; and that either
party exceeding the given time shall on every occasion be
fined a guinea. The match shall also be paved in public
or private as you may determine ; and, finally, I will con-
sent that in each game both players shall on their first
move play king's pawn two squares."

MR. DYCE SOMBRE.—It is well known to most of our
readers that Mr. Dyce Sombre has been residing for some
time past at Paris, where he has hien giving a series of
entertainments to the elite of that city. He has also been
received by Louis Philippe at the Tuileries. Being
strongly impressed with a conviction of the injustice of the
decision by which he was declared to be incapable of ma-
naging his affairs, he consulted some of the first medical
authorities in Paris. An army of French physicians after
lengthened examinations, long reports of which have
appeared in the public journals, have decided—" That
from the appreciation of all the conversations that they
have held with Mr. Dyce Sombre, of all his acts which
have come to their knowledge, they are all perfectly con-
vinced that at the present time Mr. Dyce Sombre is in
full possession of his intellectual and affective faculties,
that the movements of jealousy, the tenacity of which are
revealed in several expressions of Mr. Doyce Sombre, do
not appear to exceed the ordinary feelings of an European
and with much more reason than those of a❑ A.iatic.—
That from all the information furnished by several persons,
who have known Mr. Dyce Sombre ever since his arrival
in France, the full possession of his intellectual and affec-
tive faculties has not failed him since that period. " A
petition has been pres toted to the Court of Chancery, to
set aside the finding of the commission, which was argued
on Friday. when the Lord Chan-seller said Mr. Sombre
ought to be brought within his jurisdiction, in order that
he might ascertain by personal enquiry whether he (Mr.
S.) was a party to the proceedings and understood their
nature.

DARING ROBBERY IN CHESTER.—On Sunday after-
noon last, some scoundrels broke into a house adjoining
the city walls, near the race course, in the occupation of
the Misses Foulkes. It appeared that an entrance was
effected by getting over the wall which bounds the house
on one side, and then forcing open the drawing-room
window, during the absence of the Misses Foulkes and
the female domesties at Church. Every room in the
house was ransacked the principal booty obtained by the
robbers consisted of a large quantity of jewellery.
Among the articles stolen were a vld maltese fine chain
about txo yards, and a tortise shell and gold eye-glass
appended; a new gold chain ; a pair of bracelets ; one
agate, cut in circles, and other different gems ; a silver
philiere shell brooch ; a gold pin with hair, set round with
small garnets ; rings; a chrysolite with single stones,
of. yellow tinge ; a ring of Irish gold, with Irish motto,
and the shamrock in Irish emera!d ; a gold ring, with
hair, old fashion,,d, and set with small garnets ; diamond
pin ; two pits of onyx stones, with gold chain uniting the
pins; a cornelian bn,och •, a brooch, green stones and
socket, &c., appended ; and old-fashioned ring, set with
os mallea eh sigarnetsdeo;f ai t ringtopa
topaz
ai tnhd small d; iaa m
ringati d
set in
rtohuencde trwi tirteh,
pearl, and other small brooches ; tortoise shell and gold
eye glass. The thieves left behind them several skeleton
keys and a picklock. The police are pursuing a vigorous
search after them, and we hope they will speedily be
brought to justice.—Chester Courant.

ART-UNIONS.—On Saturday week a general meeting
of artists took place in London on the subject of the in-
terference of government with the Art-Unions. Mr.
Wyse, M.P., who was in the chair, spoke at great length,
on the advantages of these institutions, and appeared to
entertain a confident opinion that the legislature will he
disposed to interfere in their favour. It was decided by
the meeting to present a memorial to the First Lord of
the Treasury, praying for a committee of inquiry, and pe-
titions to the two houses of parliament to the same effect.
If the Art-Unions are really to be suppressed, we have
little doubt that the friends of art, who have fully proved
how much may be accomplished by the principle of asso-
ciation, will devise some other means by which the same
advantage may be secured. The editor of the Art-Union
(in the number for May) urges upon all who are favorable
to these societies, that an effort to place them upon a firm
basis should be at once wade. He says : " The stoppage
of Art-Unions will be to British Art a heavy blow and
great discouragement.' But let us not anticipate so terri-
ble an evil. We shall wait at least for the next step. It
must be taken ere long. The personal feeling of the pre-
mier will be tantamount to a decision of the matter. No
man, statesman or private gent eman, is more universally
esteemed kr his love of the arts and his desire to foster
all things that tend to elevate the character, refine the
mind, and promote rational enjoyment. If he opposes a
well-digested scheme—should such a one be submitted to
him—for placing Art-Unions on a firm principle and a
safe foundation, we shall at once conclude that he is pre-
paring some plan by which the British Government will
sustain and encourage Br fish Art—remodelling old insti-
tutions, so as to render them more in accordance with the
spirit of the age, and making it—as it is made in other
states—the business of the nation to foster and advance
that which will ever be the chiefest of national distinc-

ions."

FACTORY BILL.—At a meeting of the friends of the
ten-hours clause in Rochdale last week, Mr. Leach, one
of the streakers, blamed the millowners for sanctioning
some of the most palpably false statements, which appeared
in the Manchester Guardian of that week, for the purpose
of deceiving the House of Commons relative to the pro-
portion of women employed in factories. In the article
to which he referred it was stated that, taking 412 mills,
in which there were employed 116,281 persons, 28,459
were men and 26,710 women. the object being to show
that the advocates of the Ten Hours Bill were wrong
when they stated that the majority of workers in the mills
were women. But the injustice and trickery cif these ta-
bles would appear when it was considered,in the first
place, that not one-half of the working population was
accounted for. In the mills enumerated 116,281 persons
were said to be employed, and of these account was taken
of only 55,169, leaving 61,112 entirely out of the question.
(Cheers.) In fact, they only gave the men and w men
above 21 years of age, while all below 21 (the more cri-
tical age for women, and the great preponderance of those
in the mills being under 21) were left unaccounted for.
(Cheers.) Surely it was at least as important that female
labour in factories should he protected when under 21 as
when above that age. (Cheers.) There was another
misstatement in that paper, which must be expos d as
one of the most deliberate and wicked attempts to delude
the country he had ever known. Tile statement was this
—that since 1833 there had been no reduction of wage;
beyond 2d. per head per week. (Cries of " What a lie !")
Yes, a lie indeed it was, and a most atrocious one too.
In the cotton districts of Yorkshire and Lancashire wages
had since that period been reduced at least 2s. 6d. per
head per week. (Cheers.) He knew a mill at lilland-
wood which had lately been running from half-past 5 a.m.
till 11 at nicht, six days in the week ; and he knew a fa-
mily—father, mother, and children—who were now work-
ing in that mill 17 and 18 hours a day. (" Shame !")
Sorely such a state of things required some regulation.
(Cheers.) The masters would be consulting their best
interests, and the interests of society at large, by pro-
recline the labouring classes, aid advocaling the rights
of naive industry. lie hoped t ,ey would yet come for-
ward, and assist their men in getting the Ten Hours Bill.

May 7, 1g44

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE

CHESTER RACES.

TUESDAY.
A PRODUCE SWEEPSTAKES of 50 sovs each, h ft, colts

Bst 41b, fillies Bst; two miles ; 10 subs.
Mr. Mostyn's br c Brunel by Velocipede.... (Holmes) 1
Sir R. Bulkeley's bl f Coal-black Rose..(G.Whitetiouse) 2

A MATCH 49 sovs each, p:p. ; mile and half. .
Mr. Smith's b g Tubalcaw, aged, Bst..
Mr. Collett's br h Rory O'More, aged 9st.(Whitehouse) 2
Even betting, and 5 to 4 on Rory O'More.
A SWEEPSTAKES of 25 sovs each, for two years old colt('
B,t 51b, fillies Bst 21h ; half a mile • 12 subs. .
Mr. Worthington's ch f Lancashire Witch .... (Oateo)
Mr. Smith's gr f Alice Gray
Six others started.

A SWEEPSTAKES of 5 sovs each, with 50 sovs added bl
the Proprietors of the Grand stand, for horses that
never won before the day of entry for the Plates.
Heats, one mile and a half ; three years old 6st 101 b,
four Bst 21b, five Bst 81b, six and aged Bst 121 b; mares
and geldings allowed 31b.; 5 subs.
Mr. Dawso 's b g Daft Wet tv , 4 yrs (Lye) 1
4 1 1
Mr. Speed's ch g Walton, 3 yrs
Mr. Wilson's b c by Hampton, 3 yrs
2 d2i2
Sir R. Pigot's ch f by Dr. Faustus, 3 years
(Arthur) 3 d