The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1833-03-22 00:00:00

ADJOURNMENT OF THE ASSIZES.

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A petition to Parliament, in favour of Mr. Ewart's motion
for the adjournment of the Assizes from Lancaster to Liver-
pool or Manchester, has been got up in this town, and has
already received a number of very respectable signatures. The
gentlemen of the legal profession in this town, who naturally
feel highly interested in the question, are also earnestly devot-
ing themselves to procure the contemplated transfer. In fact,
there are few classes of persons who will not be ready to
acknowledge the advantage of holding the assizes at either of
these two places, which are now, as far as intercourse is con-
cerned, in a manner, united; and when the astonishing in-
crease of these places in population and magnituue is consi-
dered, the measure must appear fraught with the most impor-
tant benefits, of which we cannot yet, perhaps, fully see the
extent. The following extracts from the petitions are reasons,
we think, as strong as could be adduced:--
"That according to the population returns of 1831, the
population of the hundred of West Derby (including Liver-
pool) was 386,078, of 'the hundred of Salford (including Man-
chester) 612,414, and of the other four hundreds together (in-
cluding Lancaster) 3-13,108; the population of the whore county
being £1,335,000.
'• rhat in the assessment for the county rates, in 1829, the
hundred of West Derby was assessed at £1,536,;33, the hun-
dred of Salford at £1,554,314, and the other four hundreds
together only at £1,123,587; the assessment of the whole county
being £4,214,634.
" That from returns to your honourable house it appears that
at the assizes, in the last eight years, 2,085 civil causes were
entered for trial, and in the last nine years 378 persons were
tried from the hundreds of West Derby and Salford; and that
at the same assizes only 479 civil causes were entered for trial,
and 32u prisoners tried from the other four hundreds together."

BOLTON PETTY SESSIONS—MONDAY.
Richard Rostron, John Fletcher, John Dines, Charles Arrow-
smith, retail beer sellers, were each convicted in the penalty of
40s. and lls. costs, for selling beer in their respective houses
at unseasonable hours.—The police have lately been very ac-
tive in visiting the beer houses.
MINOR THEATRICALS.—James Greenough, the proprietor of
a show which has for some time past been exhibited in New-
port-street, was charged on the information of Mr. John Bar-
row, deputy-constable of Great Bolton, with acting and causing
to be acted a (—fain play and ent,..rtainment of the stage, called
"Black-eyed Su in, or All in the Downs," at Great Bolton,
on the 7th oi Ma ch instant, contrary to 10th GLo. 2, c. 28, sec.
2.--James of Great Bolton, said that ou Thursday,
night, the 7th instant, he went to a wooden building in New-
port-saeet, used as a Theatre, which is eahed the " New Thea-
tre." On going past it in the day-time, he saw a board outsiue
of the door, on which was painted "To-night, 'Black-eyed
Susan, or Ail in the Downs' singing and farce—to conclude
with the `Red Barn, or the Mulder of Maria Martin
mission two-pence." At seven- o'clock witness went to the
building, and after paying two-pence, went in. Ihe piece per-
formed was "Black-eyed Susan."—Caleb Bromily corroborated
the foregoing testimony.—The defendant said that he had writ-
ten to the Lord Chamberlain, to ascertain if thaplay of "Black-
eyed Susan " was a regular licensed piece, and had received
no answer.—On defendant's application, the decision of the
magistrates was postponed.
RAUDULENT REMOVAL OF GOODS.--James Bondwas charged
by Mr. John Barrow, his landlord, wills fraudulently removing
goods, to prevent a distress, at Great Bolton, on the 7th of
March instant. The defendant did not appear.—Mr. John
Barrow said that defendant entered into possession of a house
belongit% to him, on June 20th, 1831, and agreed to pay £8 a
year for it. On the 12th of February last, defendant owed
£5 for rent. On Tuesday last. witness went to the house, -to
demand the rent from defendant's wife, who did not pay, him
any thing. He went again on Thursday, and found the house
empty—all the goods had been removed except a backstone.—
Betty Moores said that she had lived in part of Vond's house.
On Thursday she found that Bond's goods were removed. Wit-
ness enumerated what goods she recollected to have been in
the house, which altogether she valued at £4 Os. ed. £2 only
being laid in the information, the magistrates convicted in
double that amount, according to the act of parliament in such
cases provided, and ltis. 6d. costs.

TH RSDAT.
MINOR THEATRICALS.—.James Greenough appeared upon an
adjourned information, for having, on the 7th instant, without
authority, enacted the dramatic piece of "Black Eyed Susan."
He brought forward two performers of the company, who said
that Greenough was not the manager. They said that the
concern was a joint stock company. The magistrates, how.
ever, as the concern was in Greenough's name, convicted him
iu the penalty of £5O. The concern has since left the town.

CHESHIRE ASSIZES.—The commission for the county will
be opened on Saturday next, but the Grand Jury will not be
impannelied before Monday morning, when the business of the
court will be proceeded in. The Jury processes must be re-
turned before ten o'clock on Saturday night, and all eausee
entered before nine o'clock on Monday morning, or they will
not to be tried.

BANKRCPTCY COURT, MARCH 16.—The Commissioners of
this Court were occupied throughout the day in examine so-
licitors and assignees, relative to the proceedings of old Com-
missioners, which they were summoned to produce. Mr.
Graham, one of the ,official assignees of this Court, embraced
this opportunity of reporting to the Commissioners, that since
his appointment, in January, 1632, he bad received from the
assignees of old commissions, some of which had remained in
statu quo upwards of fifty years, the sum of £49,799, and col-
lected-debts from these commissions to the amount of £6,715,
making a total of £56,514. There are at present sixtten or
seventeen official assignees of this Court, but for whose exer-
tions last year a loss of £BOO,OOO to the creditors of bankrupts
in old commissions would have resulted.

SMIEWSBIRY.—At our fair on Tuesday and Wednesday, the
supply of fat cattle was plentiful; but the number of purchasers
was very great., and the primest cattle were sold at 54-d. to s;d.
4:1). lb., inferior sd. Store bullocks sold well, and cows and calves
particularly well. The primest sheep, of which the supply was
very small; brought ild. IfY lb. ' • oilers from bid. to AL A few
ewes and lambs were penned, but they were not of first-rate
quality Small pigs sold better than last fair; half fed stores
were not so brisk in demand, nor worth so much money; and
pigs were sold low. Butter was offered abundantly; but the
quality of a great part was inferior, and prices ranged from 71d.
to 9d. ; in lumps 7d. to Bd. were the prices ; and a good deal re-
mains unsold. The prices of cheese did not vary from last fair,
but the demand was brisker, and nearly the whote was sold. A
moderate supply of bacon met with dull sale, at 51d. to 6d, ty
lb. Hams 5 Md. to 7d.—Shrewibury Paper.
CURIOUS MATRIMONIAL CASE.—In the end of December
last, the banns of marriage between a weaver, of the name of
John Reith, and his sweetheart, were duly proclaimed in the
church of Old Machar; but, owing to the interference of the
friends of the bride, the marriage ceremony was not performed.
The weaver, feeling insulted, paid his addresses to a widow,
who, nothing loth, accompanied him and/two witnesses to the
residence of the Rev. Hugh Hart. On producing the certifi-
cate of proclamation with his first love, the weaver and the
widow were, after the usual preliminaries, duly declared mar-
ried persons, for which good turn the moderate fee of one shil-
lin was paid. The affair having come to the knowledge of the
public authorities, the lately married couple were taken before
the sheriff, on Wednesday, when they were committed for trial,
on a charge of fraud and wilful imposition.-4i:erdeen Observer.