The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1833-12-31 00:00:00

L( 4L NEWS.

THE LIVERPO9_I4'6;AF-STEAK CLUB.—"
laugh when we can," is, we suspect, one of
maxims of this loyal, convivial, and consul
they hfe announced their intention of givi
pounds for the best original convivialglee for f
and another of live pounds for the best origina.
that may be offered them on or before the 19.
Of all the provocatives to mirth and good fellows
charity into the bargain,—the jocund song or
the most potential; we therefore hope that cumin,.,. ,
thy of the prizes offered, will be the result.
THE LADIES CHARITY ,BALL.—This ball, .we understand,
took place at the Town-hall last night; but as no ticket was
sent to this otike we arc unable to give any_ account of it.
FlHE.—Last week a fire was fortunately discovered, about
five o'cloele in the evening, in a cellar, in Fenwick-street, about
half an hour after the porters had left it, and there is no doubt:
of it having originated from the imprudent use of candles with-
out lanthurns, which is a very common practice in the ware-
houses in this town. The entire building must have been
destroyed if the discovery hid happened many minutes after,
as the cellar was filled with brimstone rind other combustibles;
liut the Sun engine was very quickly got to work, followed
by the Royal Exchange, and the flames were soon quenched.
A SWINDLING FOOTMAN.—On Saturday evellin'' last a per-
son,- in the dress ofu servant-man, caleed at a butcher's shop in
London-road, and chase a piece of roasting beef; when weighed
he was told it came to six shillings, on which he ordered it to
be sent-to.his master's house, in Pembroke-place, with change
of a sovereign. A buy took it to the place named, and at the
door he was _met by the sauce person, who asked, " Have you
the change ?" Ou being answered in the affirmative lie said,
" Give it me, and here is the Sovereign ; now,
.knock, and
cooky will take the meat from you." lie then ran off, and
cooky refused to receive the beef,-for none bad been ordered for
her master. It is needless to add that the sovereign was coun-
terfeit.

CAUTlON.—Latterly, breaking into dwelling-houses during
divine service on the Sabbath, has teen of &event occurrence,
and housekeepers should hot leave their donawiles unprotected
either by a servant or a careful watch dog.. On Sunday last,
whilst the family were at church, some practised villains entered
the house of Mrs. Johnson, situate in Ashton-street, and suc-
ceeded in packing up a quantity of silver plate, a writing desk,
and other articles, with which they managed to get clear off.—
The writing desk has since been discovered in an entry adjoining
the premises of Mrs. Johnson, being, it is supposed, of too little
value to carry away.
We have been favoured with the perusal of a letter from Mr.
Henry Bainbridge, a young midshipman on board U.M.S.
Vo/age, Captain Martin, dated Vourla, Nov. 4, 1833, addressed
to a member of his family, resident in this place, from which
we feel great pleasure in making the following extract,
-highly characteristic of the yciuthfur 'British 'sailor;—'` For the
first time in my life I have saved a messmate from drowning.
He was a nice little boy, about twelve years old, who had
slipped overboard, and could not recover himself. By shouting
he manago49 make me hear him; but I thought it was_a
Greek in boat, (all day long these boatmen had been making
a noise,) and by the merest chance in the world I said to my
messraate, 4 let us go and look at the race between the Greek
boats,' (wlios(crews bad been squalling,) and then I saw the
peer boy just sinkiu
Without
and, at the same time, calling me by
name to save him. Without a moment's delay, overboard
went; all clothes on, boots, two small books in my pocket, and
watch round my neck; I did not think of any of these. I just
caught him in time to keep him from going down, when he
grappled with me most strenhously—but tusk—l kept him up,
and swam to the ship with him—so he was saved, and there's an
end of it."

THE LORD BLAYNEY STEAMER.—A subscription is now
making for the relief of the widows and families of the crew.
engineers, and firemen of this ill-fated vessel, which was lost.
with all hands on board, on the morning of the 12th instant
The following is a list of the sums already subscribed :
£ s, (I. £ s. d.
The Mayor.. 2 0 0 I Harold Littledalo.... 0 10 0

"-
Sir John Tobin
John Noss .
0. Heyworth and Co 2 0 0
Langtrys and Co 2 0 0
Thomas Bolton 1 0. 0
John Cropper, jun
Joseph Ewart. 1 0 ' 0
Thos. Littledale 1 .0 0
C. Horsfall.

Joseph Fry. —o -IQO
C. W. Williams.. 2 0~()
James Irving 0 10 AP
Foreigner
C. G. Hadfield 0 10 0
T. ArTear 1 0 0
Wm. Latham 2 0 -0
John Jacksmi.
._. . . . ___l 0 0

Richal. Dawson .. • . f

E. Molyneux. 1 0 0
James Foster. 1 0 0
A. Castellain. 1 0 0

Capt. M. Joynson..... 1 I j5l
J. B 13..'010 0
C. Bullin. 1 0 0
- -

E. Cearns, jun 1 0 0
I. Burned and Co 2 0 0
George Gibson 1 0 0
Wm. Brew.
Rev. O. Ormerod 0 10 0

Rev. A. Campbell 1 U
A. Swainson 1 0 0
R. W. Ashley 1 0 0
R. Al

Subscriptions are received a

all the Newspaper Offices, and

the Exchn:

;c-rooms.

LIVERPOOL POLICE'.-FRIDAY.

(Before Sir THOMAS BRANcKER.)
ROBBING CIIILDREN.—Anne Francis, a dirty, depraved look-
ing female, was.placed at the bar, charged with robbing a little
girl, named Anno Tittle, of a quantity of wearing apparel. It
appeared from the. evidence of the complainant, a child about
seven yews of age, that, on the preceding, day, she was taking a
bundle of clothes belonging to her mother to the mangle, when
she was met by the prisoner, who entered into conversation
with her, and ultimately induced her to go into a public-house
and partake of some peppermint. From that place the pri-
soner took her to two other public-houses, where they had some
more peppermint, and the prisoner then took the clothes from
the witness, and said she would carry them. ,Witness gave-tlie - - -
prisoner the clothes, but had no sooner done so tlian she let
them fall in the mud, and witness began to cry, upon whithi
the prisoner said she would take them -home and wash them,
and off she bolted, leaving the witness crying. Prisoner dial
not return, but was subsequently apprehended by a constable.
The publicans into whose houses the prisoner took the child
identified her, and, the case being fully made out, she was com-
mitted fur trial.
Peter Pennington was charged with stealing twenty-five
bread tins, the property of Mr. Makin, baker, in Circus-street.
It appeared from the evidence that the prosecutor left his bake-
house, on the 24th, in which were deposited the bread-tins in
question, and during his absence the prisoner entered and stole
them. The prisoner subsequently sold the tins to James Chand-
ler, an ironmonger, .residing in Whitechapel. He was fully
committed.

SATURDAY.'
(Before the MAYOR and Alderman Sir THOMAS BR A NCRER.)
Pat Foy, a disorderly Emeralder, with a broken head, the
consequent effect of the previous night's skinful of whiskey,
,who for a considerable time has been the source of much
trouble and annoyance to the watchmen, from his partiality to
the '" crater," was charged by a watchman with having on the
previous night been found very drunk in the streets, and kick-
ing up "a row.
The Alderman asked -Patrick when he was out of prison?
Pat.—Sure it was yesterday that I turned my back of ye,
and if Yells-ina me over the wather, I'll niver see yer honour's
A
face again.
•lderman.—How
came you to get drunk the day you were
liberated, and make such a disturbance?
Pat.—ls it drunk ve mane? Faith I doubt whither I was
drunk at all, or kicked up the laste row; I'm not a rhiotous
karacter, divil a bit; and if ye sends me out now they'll
brine me in again directly and swear black's white that I'm
drunk. Sure Dan O'Counell wouldn't stand that in Ireland, and
if 'e'll only sind me back mer the wather I'll bliss yer honour's
life as long as a dhrop o' blood remains in it.
A constable here intimated that it would be a mercy to the
watchmen to send the prisoner to Ireland, 2S he was a most
troublesome customer to them. . -
Alderman.—Well, then, send him over the water.
Pat.—Good luck to your honour till it ceases,—and I'll peay
for ye afther that. -Pat was taken down to be passed to toee
overseers. _ •
John Lane, a blacksmith, end Mary-his wife, were brought
up ona peace-warrant, charged with molesting and assaulting
Larry Byrne, an Irish labourer, Mrs. Byrne, and divers visi-
tors of the Byrnes, on Friday last.
It appeared, from the evidence of the complainant, that himself
and lady occupied the first floor of a house in Crooked Lane,
in which the prisoners were also lodgers. They had invited a
few Irish ladies and gentlemen to spend the evening on Friday,
and the prisoners not being of the party were disposed to annoy
them, and enure up stairs, threatening to thrash' the whole kit.
Complainant told the prisoners that he did not get his living by
fighting, but if they did not make their escape •he should take
the liberty of kicking them down stairs, upon which the prisoner
and his wife set-to right and left, beating all before them. The
male prisoner in his defence, in a very-vehement manner said
that he was the most peaceable man -upon earth, but if he was
hanged he would tellthe truth. The fact was, he (the prisoner) .
had had better bringings up than the • complainant, and so bad
his wife, and they could not choose to be looked upon. by the
Irish, who were nothing better•than papists, and .wanted to
sacrifice his life. They had provoked him by coining to his
door, and saying that tii6y wouldnt mind washing their hands
in a Protestant's blood, and in consequence be went up stairs -
to them, and they commenced fighting with knives, and he
'might. have been Th`dv.rtsener was proceeding in a
yeey violent strain, when the Mayo‘r..euid that, from his manner
in 6,ofirt, it ,appeared he was a disotattvman, and he should;
remand him until his temper cooled.--Remiiiiiitel aecordintilv. •
MONDAY.
(Before Mr. Alderman LiTreerisen.)
Mary Johnson lone of the witnesses against Peter Taylor,
the black man committed to Lancaster Castle-last week, on the
charge of murder) -was brought up from the house. of ill fame_
in Atherton-street, (where thcz7"7-edful deed was perpetrated,)
charged-with robbing a seaman of a bundle of clothes. It
appeared.that the seaman had been inveigled-into the house by,
the piisouer, who had Stolen his bundle, containing a suit of
clothes, which she pawned, and then offered him the ticket, but
he refused to accept it without the money which she had pro-
cured upon them. I'he prisoner was remanded until to-day. -
James Leary, an Irish pig jobber, appeared against Dennis
eg
•Flannegan, another Paddy in -the saute line of business, to
complain that he, James Ecary, had paid, Dennis.' Ilann an
Nice for one pig, and that Dennis Flaunegan had refused to
return the money.
-The complainant state:l that he purchased a pig of the pri-
soner on Saturday last, in the market, and, in the confusion
arising from seine other business he had in hand, he paid the
prisoner twice over for the pig, which was £4 4s. instead of
£2 2s.

The prisoner, in his defence, said,.plase yer honours, I came
to the market on Saturday, and brought two pigs wid me, as
all the market knows very well what pigs I brought and what
pigs I reared, and every body knows- that I sell none but good
d' ys ax forthe fat pig?"
fat.pigs; yer honours, up comes Jem Leary and says,
‘4 What
says he. • "Two pounds four,"
says I." That's too much," says lie, " and I'll be after givin'
you £2 2s.'' " The pig's yours," says I, " and luck to tilt
bargain," and I niver received a penny more fur the pig than
£2 25., barring the ,halfpenny fur arnest.
The constable who apprchended the prisoner said that oh
the complainant telling his story, he. asked the prisoner hocr
much money he had about him, and he replied £2 2s. only ;
but, on searching him, he found £4 'is., and the prisoner then
said that he received the other £2 2s. from his wife, but, On
sending to his wife, she said that she had given him no money.
The prisoner denied having said he had • only £2 2s. in his
pocket, and persisted that his wife had given bins the other
£2 2s. to buy two larger pigs, when he had sold his own.
The Alderman said the case was a very suspicious one, and
he should remand the prisoner, to see if his recollection of hav-
ing been paid twice would return.—Remanded accordingly.

WHIGGERY.—What has given Constantinople to Russia—
made her mistress of the Mediterranean aLd Archipellago—
and rendered an attack on the East Indies practicable? Lord
Pabnerston will answer—" The assistance we rendered towards
the spoliation of Holland." We answer—Whiggery.
PAUSE BEFORE YOU FOLLOW EXAMPLE.—A mule, laden with
salt, and an ass, laden with wool, went over a brook together.
By chance the mule's pack became wetted; the salt melted,
and his burden became lighter. After they had passed, the
mule told his good fortune to the ass, who, thinking to speed as
well, wetted his pack at the next water; but his load became
heavier, and he broke down under it.