The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1848-10-24 00:00:00

terday sold in Liverpool at £99

£65; and bow much lower

ent circumstance

The drop, bear in mind,

do-übts in the public

ng power or-these par-
iirways generally. We
on the subject ; and
fact, that the market for every other commodity
is similarly depressed, goes far to prove that there
is something absolutely rotten at the root of affairs.
We suggest the question, as one for this commu-
nity now seriously to consider, whether the evil is,
not in the want of confidence entertained by the
public in the stability of railway investments, as
values interchangeable with c

, or of

modifies, or in

their stability as productive of profit upon outlay
of capital, but is attributable to the hazard which
vents are subjected by our

all spec

present monetary laws

thinking men in ibis community are turning their
thoughts in this direction. It is admitted on every
hand that some change is imperative, in order to
admit .of the trader and the merchant putting forth
his usual energies with any degree of safety.
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Mr. and Miss Vandenhoff will appear this evening at
the Theatre-Royal, in Sheridan Knowles's celebrated play
of tl e Hunthb er. These exquisite performers will take
parts'in other pieces on every evening during the week.
We are requested to state that the Mr. Atkinson, the
barrister, described in yesterday's Albion, as having been
committed last week for contempt by Mr. Moylan, the
judge of the Westminster County Court, is not Mr. Tin-
dal Atkinson, who vracti..... .1--
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-.OURT OF PASSAGE.—A Court of Passage was held
yesterday, before Charles Cron)). tn, Esq , assessor, for
the trial of Civil causes. The cause paper comprised three
special arguments, tv o demurrers, and seventy issues.
Toe case, tried yesterCay were unimportant.
HIGHWAY ROBBERY AT TRANMERE.—On Saturday,
R. Folkes, a labourer, about 16 years of age, was brought
before the magistrates at Birkenhead, arged by Mr.
Dix, of Tranmere, with highway robbery. Mr. Dix, it
appeared, was going home on Friday night when he was
met by the prisoner, who demanded from him 55., threat-
eeing in case of refusal to take his life. He also knocked
the hat off Mr. Dix's head, and ran away with it, but was
pursued and captured.
COMMITMENTS FROM THE POLICE-COURT, YESTER-
DAY.—Mary Cavanagh, charged by James Eilworth, with
robbing him of 4s. in Wilbraham-street, was sent to gaol
for three months.— George Daly, a boy, was charged with
having broken into an unoccupied house in Peel-street,
Everton, and stealing therefrom, a quantity of lead piping,
taps, a floating ball for a cistern, a small bell, &c., was
committed for one month.—Daniel Hooper, a seaman,
for snuggling from a vessel five pints of rum, was (in de-
fault of payment of a fine of 205.), committed for seven
days.—A young man, (name unknown,) was charged with
having in his possession a large bunch of skeleton keys,
and with having offered two small pieces of gold, (not
coins,) for sale to Mr. Cowan, dealer in precious wares,
who refused to purchase on the ground that possession
was not accounted for. Through Mr. Cowan the prisoner
was taken into custody. As no owner could be imme-
diately found for the gold, the prisoner was dealt with
fOr having false keys in his possession—by being sent to
gaol for three months. He stated that he had come from
Staffordshire, and he was not known to the police here.
Mr. Rushton complimented Mr. Cowan.
ST2ALING A TARPAULlN.—Yesterday, at the police-
court, a young man, named George Leech, was charged
with having stolen a tarpaulin, or oil-cloth for covering a
cart. It appeared that Mr. Potter, of Pall-mall, was the
owner of the article. On Friday night, four such cloths
w ere left in a yard in Hood-street, and one of them, worth
about £3, was missed on the following morning. On Sa-
turday night the prisoner was observed passing along
Whitechapel, with an oil-cloth on his back, and, being
apprehended, it was found to be the missing article. It
was identified in court by certain marks, and the prisoner
was committed for trial at the sessions. Mr. Rushton, in
asking the prisoner what he had to say to the charge, cau-
tioned him that ho need not say any thing unless he
thought proper; that what he did say might be lead
against him at his trial, but that he must remember that
no promise or threat that might have been held out to
him, relative to what he might say would avail him on his
trial. This appears to be explanatory of some new act,
affecting the confession of prisoners. The prisoner, after
this caution, merely stated that he had not been on the
premises in Hood street.
THE SILVER CRADLE.—This piece of plate, which is
to be given to Mrs. Horsfall, (the lady of our highly re-
spected chief magistrate, T. B. Horsfall, Esq.,) and
which is curious as, in its presentation, it will revive a
very ancient civic custom, while it will express the high
sense which the donors entertain of his Worship, as a
Mayor and a man—is now on view at the shop of Mr.
Mayer, the Manufacturer, in Lord-street, and will there
remain for public inspection until Friday next. It is a
truly elegant and massive article, designed with classical
taste, and executed in the first style of workmanship. In
general outline it resembles the shell or scroll-shaped cars
in which sea-nymphs have sometimes been represented,
as careering "o'er the unfathomed deep." The sides are
richly chased, with, in the centre (within a circle) the
parents fondling with their infant, and an angel on each
side watching over them. Over the head part which ter-
minates the scroll, and is higher than the curve at the
foot, there is a beautiful figure of Britannia, seated, ; over
the foot is placed the " Liver,", with extended wings.
The stand, or pedestal, is enriched with figures of Dol-
phins and other emblems nautical and conanaercial.—The
cradle will be presented on Saturday next at his Worship's
residence, Mill Bank, West Derby.