The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1843-05-02 00:00:00

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There was a good show of horses of the part kind, esPePiallY
those brought by Mr. Dellis, some of which wore sold at
from £4O to £5O. There were hut few good hack horses.
Best Yorkshire short-horned mulch cows went off at from
:CIO to £l3, and interior ones from .1:7 to £2 : good beasts
for slaughter averaged about,l.ld. per lb. There e ere several
prune pigs in the market, none of which were sold at above
3-,!d. per lb.

DESTROYING VF.SSELS OF SPlRlTS.—Patrick Connelly
was charged before Mr. Rushton, on Saturday, with having,
while the officers of excise were searching his premises, des-
trovd two bottles containing spirits. It appeared that the
officers of Excise, accompanied by some officers of police,
went to the defendant's house for the purpose of searching
it. As they entered, a ferocious dog was let loose upon them
Having got rid of the assailant, they commenced their search
and found an extensive distilling apparatus at work, with
several barrels of wash, low wines, &c. The defendant
dashed two gallon jars of spirits against the grate, and set
the house on fire. The fire-police had to be called to quench
the flames. The defendant had been imprisoned for the illicit
distillation. Mr. Davenport, who appeared for the defendant,
complained that the Excise had caused his client to be im..
prisoned three months for distilling,and the moment he came
out they pounced upon him for this second offence. Mr.
Rushton considered that the Excise had acted discreetly in
the matter. The defendant was fined £2OO.
NEW, OR JUNIOR CLUB.—A meeting of the friends of
this projected institution was held yesterday afternoon, in the
[late] Queen's Arms Hotel, for the purpose of forwarding
the objects which they have in view. In the absence of the
Mayor, James Aspinall, Esq., took the chair.—The chair-
man said it would afford him the greatest pleasure to do
everything in his power for the promotion of the interests of
the gentlemen who had requested him to preside, but he
acknowledged he was not sufficiently acquainted with the
wishes of the meeting to enable him to address them. He
therefore requested Mr. John Smith to enter into any expla-
nations which might to him appear necessary.—Mr. John
Smith (of the Mercury-office), chairman of the provisional
committee, then entered into a brief exposition of the objects
contemplated by the establishment, (which we have noticed
in previous publications,) and he concluded by moving a re-
solution, which expressed generally the opinion of the meet-
ing, that such an institution was in every respect highly
desirable.—Mr. Hope seconded the motion, and it was
unanimously carried.--Mr. James Bourne, after expressing
himself warmly in favour of the design, and cordially wishing
it succcess, moved the second resolution, which was seconded
by Mr. Bentley, and carried unanimously. Some discussion,
of a desultory nature, followed, in the course of which the
chairman stated, that as soon as the merchants and gentle-
men of the town saw by the number of subscribers that the
young men were determined upon carrying out the plan, they
would further it by all the means in their power, but with
the understanding that no billiards or gaming of any kind
would be permitted.—Mr. John Smith, on the part of the
committee, undertook that this excellent suggestion should
be attended to. After some conversation it was agreed that
the committee should, in the mean time, exert themselves to
procure subscribers, to the number of at least 200, (there
being fifty-two already who have paid,) consider the best site
for the club, and issue a prospectus, and report progress to
a subsequent meeting. The meeting then adjourned for
three weeks.

MR. JAMES LAWRENCE'S EXPLANATION AT
THE LAST COUNCIL MEETING.

Our report of Mr. James Lawrence's explanation in the
Town Council, on Wednesday last, being very brief, has
created some misapprehension of his meaning. We, there-
fore, now give it in full, with the view of preventing any
misunderstanding:—