The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1843-03-14 00:00:00

NON MON SCALDIXO....AbOtIt six weeks ago a little
boy, sou of William Atkinson, of Hornby-street, took from
a boiling saucepan a rolling-pin, which had been used to
press down some clothes. The hot water ran down his arm
to his shoulder and scalded him severely. The injury was
dressed with linseed oil and lime water, and subsequently
with some ointment procured from an apothecary. At length,
as the scald became worse, a surgeon was called in, but
symptoms of gangrene had already set in. In a short time
sloughing commenced, and the child died on Friday last.
NEW CHAMBER ORGAN.—A few evenings ago Mr.
Thomas Platt, organist at St. Bartholomew's Church, assisted
b 9 Some professional gentlemen, opened a new chamber or-
gan at the residence of Mr. Francis Barnes, Roscommon-
street, Everton, before a select-party, mid some beautiful
songs and choruses out of the Messiah were sung by Mr. Ed-
mund Stott, Mr. John Stott, Mr. Richard Davies, and Miss
Emma Stott, who were highly delighted with the harmonious
toae and power of the instrument, as well as its splendid ap-
pearance as a piece of furniture, and which reflects great
credit upon the builder, Mr. James Lambert, No. 41, Hano-
ver-street, in this town.
SINGULAR DEAlll.—Amongst the passengers by the
Queen of the Isle steam.packet, which arrived on Thursday
Morning from Douglas, was a poor woman named Kaye, who
resides in Bispham-street, in this town. She had with her
an infant child, which, before she left the packet, she heard
cry; but when she reached home she was utterly amazed on
finding that the infant was lifeless. It appears that the
Packet lay a short distance from the pier, and that the woman
had to be assisted on shore by a policeman. She had to take
a short jump to enable her to reach the shore, and it is sup-
posed that, in her anxiety for the safety of her child, she had
Pressed it so closely to her body that she smothered it. The
inquest on the body was held on Friday.

A ROGUISH SHOPBOY.—A boy. named Joshua Harstield,
was brought up at the Police-court yesterday, on a charge of
having robbed his master, Mr. John Carley, agent to Messrs.
JEden and Clarke, boot and shoemakers. No. 126, Dale-
street. Frequently on making up his accounts Mr. Clarke
had found hi money short, and in order to discover the
thief he marked eight half-crowns, which was locked up in
the till on Friday last. The prisoner, who was the shop-boy,
on Saturday morning last was cleaning jut near the till ;
when he was gone away the till was examined, and there then
found only seven half-crowns. A policeman was called in,
who searched the prisoner, but. not finding any thing upon
him he did not interfere; in about an hour afterwards, how-
ever, the missing half-crowns was discovered where the pri-
Inner had been working, and he was then taken into custody.
Committed to the sessions.'
SUDDEN DFA.TH.—On Saturday, an inquest was held be-
fore U. E. Curry, tsq., to inquire torching the death of Mary
Whitehead, aged 97. The deceased and her husband lodged
aShe t the house of Mr. Lawton, Edmund-street, Toxteth-park.
had frequently complained of a pain in her Chest, and on
Saturday week she said she was worse than usual. She was
sick, and took an emetic. On Monday she was somewhat
better ; but on Tuesday evening she was again ill, and com-
plained of being cold. She refused to have a medical man
sent for, but at length consented that a neighbouring druggist
should see her. This gentleman gave her some medicine,
but her stomach rejected it. At three o'clock on Wednes-
day Mrs. Lawton went up to her, and found her in a dying
B!ate• Her husband ran out for a surgeon, but on his arrival
Bne wis dead. A post mortem examination was made, when
it al pease I that death was the consequence of an effusion of
water On the chest. There was a slight disease of the' heart
and inflammation of the stomach.
MANcIIESTER PROTESTANT ASSOCIATION.—The annual
'fleeting of the friends and supporters of the Manchester and
8 Irssd Protestant and Reformation Association took place
Ttt :sday evening last, at the Corn Exchange ; and, it
news announced that the Rev. Hugh M'Neile. of Liverpool,
Would be present and take part in the proceedings, and that
the Chair would be occupied by the Rev. Hugh Stowell, the
President of the association, there was a most overflowing
and respectable attendance. As usual on those occasions,
t° Prevent the interruption of the proceedings by papists
and socialists, the admittance was by ticket. A portion of
the room next the platform was fitted up as "reserved seats"
which were principally occupied by ladies. The tickets far
these seats were sold; the remainder were issued free. The
doors were thrown open a few minutes before six o'clock;
and in about a quarter of an hour nearly the whole of the
reserved seats were filled, and a great portion of the stand-
ing room was taken up. The body of the hall was densely
crowded during the meeting; and the utmost interest in the
Proceedings were manifested by the large and intelligent
audience.
THE BUSINESS OF THE LIVERPOOL ASSIZLS.—We un-
derstand, that the usual order by Mr. Baron Parke, with
reference to these assizes. has been promulgated ; and we
believe the following are its principal regulations :—Thecom-
r4ission, we understand, will be opened at Liverpool on Sa-
t"'day the 2.5 th instant. The prosecutors and witnesses in
criminal cases for trial at Liverpool are to attend in the
''rnwn Court there on Monday, the 27th, at twelve o'clock
at noon, except in the following cases :—ln all cases of man-
!laughter of attempts to murder, and of maliciously shoot-
tug, stabbing, cutting, and wounding, attendance is required
on Tuesday, the 28th, at twelve o'clock at noon ; in all cases
of rnurder, rape, and misdemeanor, (excepting in offences
relating to the coin,) attendance is required on Wednesday,
the 29th instant, at twelve o'clock at noon. We believe the
court will sit for the despatch of business each day during the
assizes (except Monday, the 27th instant,) at nine o'clock in
the forenoon, and on the 27th at twelve o'clock at noon. It is
stated, that the allowance of expenses will be regulated ac-
cording
that
00 to the above days of attendance respectively, and
allowance will be made to prosecutors or witnesses
Making default.
INTIMIDATION OF LABOURERS AT THE DOCKS.—Yester-
day a labouring man was examined at the Police-court be-
,;ore Mr. Rushton, on a charge of intimidating some of the
labourers at work on the vessels in Victoria Dock, in order
t° induce them to strike for advanced wage. It appared
that during the last few days a great numbers of vessels ehave
arrived, and, consequently, that many labourers, who, owing
the long prevalence of the late unfavourable winds, have
been without work, have suddenly found as much, if not
Tore employment than they could perform. On Saturday
toe prisoner and a gang of between thirty and forty of these
Men paid a visit to the vessels discharging in Victoria Dock,
and attempted to intimidate those Who were at work. He
was the only one secured. Mr. Rushton, in ordering the
prisoner to be remanded, told hits that this intimidation was
the greatest folly in the world. If he thought that he or any
ndY of men would be permitted to go about threatening
(,;ecent people who wished to sell their labour for what they
deemed a sufficient reward he was much mistaken, for he
p". Rushton) cared not how numerous or how organised
'a confederates were, they should undergo the highest
Punishment of the law. He was determined to put such pro-
ceedings down. The prisoner was then remanded.
h :Wen ADO ABOUT NOTHING.—Some person has been
lately
our contemporary the Mercury respecting an inquest
ate. 1,17
_held on the body of a young woman, named Ann
Eccles, who, having been missing from the house of W. Car-
Seis
near Preston, in whose service she was, was sub-
quently found drowned in a pit near the house. The Mer-
f"li says," We have resolved to agitate the subject, if, on
htcluirY in the most likely quarters, some few particulars can
obtained in addition to those before us. Next week we
rope to be prepared to speak out." Tile Preston Chronicle,
N°v'ilaturday, thus disposes of this mysterious affair." If it
1 be
th any satisfaction to our contemporary we will save him
e trouble of " agitation." The editor of this paper hap-
Paned to be empanelled on the jury, and sifted the evidence
ausietcach sworna ossible, but there being literally no proof how
Iming an came into the pit, or what the state of her
111 was, a simple verdict of " Found drowned" was i.e-
.:tied. There was nothing of the slightest public interest in
tattle, ease, and there being no object to serve by publication ;
101 as the friends of the deceased, as well as the family in
affected,
the circumstance happened, were painfully and deeply
tli„eted, we saw no reason why we should outrage their feel-
ses, or invade the sanctity of their grief by rudely dragging
before the eyes of an over-bearing public curiosity."
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ACKET-SHIP Notsrn AMERICA.—WO gave in our
a surmise of one of the New York papers, that this vessel
vo":pliore on the Jersey bank. It turns out that this sup-
matl was correct. From subsequent arrivals from the
es,t we learn that she arrived off Hampton, Long Island,
her le morning of the 14th ult., from which place she laid
m..._course for Sandy Hook. Shortly after a gale from the
w'hr-;_, commenced, accompanied with a severe snow-storm,
srancn made it impossible to see the ship's length. The lead
iss'Sennstantly used, when suddenly the water shoaled from
about to eight fathoms, and before the ship could be put
' the went ashore, head on, opposite the highland light
The 'e 4ers-ey shore, and immediately fell on her beam ends.
the easts Were cut away to save the vessel if possible, and
se,e yea of those on board., The passengers, consisting of
saadnedin the cabin and thirty in the steerage, were safely
York .on the Jersey shore, and were brought up to New
Safety the Shrewsberry
boat. The steamboat Mutual
veraisl ent to the ship on the morning of the 16th, with se-
of ealtig.nters, to save the cargo, which consisted principally
little damn 4nd coal, with a few dry goads. All was saved with
lOth. sge, as the hull was yet perfectly tight as late as the
y
seri, vessel would, it was expected, be got off, but
Bilewilsq, damaged. Passengers, Mr. Bray and lady; Messrs.
01111 g, Wells, Stanton, and Shaw.
a,yxploCic FRIENDLY AND BURIAL. SOCIETY.—On Thum- 1,
clerk eon Laugharne, a middleaged man, formerly second
°f th Mr. Whitty, head constable, was placed at the bar
of Police-cout, charged with having defrauded a number
the of Poorer classes oethis town, under pretence of being
wCiieisitensible secretary of a Friendly Sick and Burial Club,
Patro he had represented as existing under the very highest
the
ianalage. The prisoner issued a circular, subscribed with
J. Larne," as secretary, id which he stated,
s(harst_eraehoeld(iifng out strong inducements for the public to enrol
fur Ives as members.) that, in consequence of the shame-
„pones in which many other societies had been conducted,
peteauie gross misappropriation of their funds, he, with other
set na of the greatest respectability, had been induced to
Socii)2 foot " The Liverpool Provident Legal Friendly Burial '
against for their protection. The animus of the charge
pns,s_t .the prisoner was, that he had induced numbers of
tt."l in indigent circumstances to subscribe their small
ne. deices, by means of false representations, he having men-
Ql ,L,letrile names of many persons of high station, here and
ioz`: tit as being connected with the club, thereby extract-
free usaer,?, amount of money by false pretences. He made
Party, 11.7 a number of respectable names, without regard to
parties. labject being to gain the temporary good-will of all
Thus we find him representing his society as pa-
tStr?nssi,S7d by Daniel O'Connell and Sir Hoivard Douglas, Mr,
Slid3il, the Rev. Fielding Ould, Mr. Lawrence Heyworth,
tiarnedr' Shaw, of the Savings' Bank ; the name of the last-
so_ gentleman beins first down as that of secretary. He
een9l:tioridbueced two decent men, a Mr. Bibby and a Mr. Ha
extend come canvassers for him, and to do their utmost to
poot e fame and increase the emoluments of the Liver-
whiss lentils Provident Burial Society amongst the class to
gen.'" they belonged. The prisoner also induced a medical
gentleman
of this town to mix himself up (innocently, of
course.) with his proceedings. Mr. Rushton expressed him-
self str
who hac'sigv on the unprincipled conduct of the prisoer,
Poorest deseen defrauding a numerous class of people oft he
service. i,yceription, under a vile pretence of rendering them
militate hoped, however, that this occurrence would not
io the against the many benevolent societies which abounded
' town and which were of the greatest advantage to the
dneutubler cla'sses. The magistrate was about to order the
, Positions to be taken. when he was aske by the prisoner
t°grant a remand The prisoner said he should be able to
euhrianrgreforward tes;tirnony which would free him from the
seer iZ • Mr- Rushton granted the prisoner's request, and
iv remanded to Saturday. It was [stated, that the
a e_nw of money already known to be collected by the pri-
that ra as about £l9, but there was every reason to believe
tr,nuich larger sum had passed through his hands. No
fewer
selves
ec` o 3,000 persons had been duped by enrolling them-
int„, a
eembers of this imaginary society. It was, however,
lml,t cl to the magistrate, that the majority of these peo-
plelilt_it,er discovering the swindle, had formed themselves
Saturday are
society with every prospect of success. On
had
stooddY the prisoner was again placed at the bar. After lie
,e there a few minutes, Mr. Rushton said, "What
paid all of all this money ?" One of the witnesses said,
so„:In„ mine to the prisoner," Mr. Rushton (to the pri-
tQr ti Where is it ?" Prisoner :"It is where it will be
riot hg°°d of the society." Mr. Rushton said he should
teelinTevaet asked the question but that he was prevented by a
,appeared difficulty from sending the prisoner for trial. It
>fet, ed that he had drawn out rules, and had had them
sti arly and
Tars of th , properly certified ; but even this was but a
,trio e scheme by which he had robbed the poor, indu!-
tit'tre . and provident members of the community of their
there He had done a foul wrong, but unfortunately.
ovotild%:h"e not the means, in this case, of punishment. It
vas requirVi if
ney
poor people, on all occasions whe!.e mo
GPeet d from them under the apparent sanction of re-
fpartieas e "es'
would
take the trouble
to enquire from the
*ltithoritmentioned whether the
Y. me prisoner di.cnialamrgeesdw. were used by their
s