The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-04-30 00:00:00

CASE OF CAPTAIN PETRIE.

We regret to find, from the following communications,
that Sir James Graham has felt it his duty to refuse to
mitigate the sentence passed on Captain Petrie at the
Central Criminal Court in February last:—

"TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD.

" SlR,—Feeling called upon to submit to the numerous
friends and public bodies whose memorials in favour of
my brother, Lieutenant, Petrie, I had recently the honour
of placing in the hands of the members for the borough
and county, the communication which has been trans-
mitted to me from Sir James Graham, as the answer to
these memorials, may I beg that you will be kind enough
to insert the same in your paper of to-morrow.
"It may be allowed me at the same time, while express-
ing the disappointment which my brother, in common
with his friends, cannot otherwise than feel at the un-
looked-for result of so strong an expression of public
opinion, brought forward on his behalf, to say, that the
testimony which has thus been borne to the justice of his
claims for the remission of a sentence considered by the
memorialists to be unmerited and severe, must afford him
much consolation in the unfortunate situation in which he
is still placed.
" In his name I have to offer the grateful thanks which
are so justly due to those members of part ament and
other friends who have so warmly interested themselves
n his favour throughout.
" I am, Sir, your most obedient servant,
"J. PETRIE, M.D.

Liverpool, 29th April, 1844."

" TO VISCOUNT SANDON, 211. P., 4c.

" MY LORD, —Secretary Sir James Graham having
caused enquiries to be made into the case of Peter Petrie,
convicted at the Central Criminal Court in February last,
of maliciously cutting, and sentenced to eighteen months'
imprisonment, on whose behalf your Lordship presented
an application; I am directed to express to your Lord-
ship Sir James Graham's, regret that he cannot, at pre-
sent, feel himself justified in advising Her Majesty to
mitigate the prisoner's sentence.
" I have the honor to be

" Your Lordship's most obedient humble servant,
" S. M. PHILLIPPS.
" Whitehall, 24th April, 1814."

IMPORTANT TO FARMERS.-A VILLAINOUS
COMPOUND IN THE MARKET, AND SELLING
AS " GUANO."

By the following communication, which we have re-
ceived from a highly respectable mercantile gentleman of
this town, it will be seen that an article is being sold as-
guano, which not only contains none of the virtues of that
extraordinary fertilizer, but the use of which would be
positively deleterious to the soil', and probably destructive
to the crops to which it is applied. The adulteration of
tobacco with saccharine matb:r—which is said to improve
it, though the revenue is certainly so far defrauded by its
use—is innocence itself compared with the preparation of
this deceptive and abominable rubbish; and if tobacco.
nists are severely mulcted for their comparatively trifling
delinquencies, what punishment short of transportation is
due to those who make, and vend, for probably £8 to £lO
a ton, a compound, the purchaser of which is doumed not
only to lose bis money, time, andlabour, in procuring and
applying it, but to have his hopes of an abundant return
from his fields entirely blighted ?' A sample before and
after analysis may be seen at the office of this paper:—
TO THE F nITO:lt OP TILE LIVERPOOL STANDARD.
" Liverpool, 29th April, 1844.
- •

" Sut,—Herewith you have the sample
,of an article
manufactured and sold in this town as guano. You would
be conferring a kindness on purchasers by exposing this
shameful imitation. It is much to be regretted that we
have men amongst us who, for their own selfish interests,
would. not only bring the article into disrepute, but deceive
and plunder those who may be unfortunate enough to buy
of them.

" It behoves farmers and others to be careful of whom
they make purchases ; and in all cases where practicable,
to get it direct from the ship. 1 have another sample
tested by a chemist, but with the same results as Dr.
Harbord's, so that if you will be kind enough to publish
his letter, and show the samples in your window, 1 shall
consider I have done all in my power to put a stop to the
fraud. _ _

" I remain, Sir, yours respectfully.
" OBSERVER."

Our correspondent (who deserves the thanks of the fair
dealer in the article, as well as of those engaged in agri-
cultural pursuits) has handed•us the following letter from
Dr. Harbord, detailing the result of his analysis of the
rubbish alluded to, and of which, we are informed, several
tons have already been sent to some parts of the country.

" Dear Sir,—ln accordance with your wishes, I have
examined the sample you left with me of what you (no
doubt facetiously) called guano. The following is the
result :—I first separated the larger particles, and found
them to consist of pieces varying trom the size of a hemp-
seed to that of a horse-bean. Of these some were cin-
ders, slightly coated with lime, and still further coated
with a chocolate-coloured powder (somewhat resembling
guano): others consisted of portions of lime (stone) simi-
larly coated, rock sand, bits of what is commonly known
as red caddie', and an ochry-looking loamy sand : some
of the larger pieces were a mixture of all these ingredi-
ents, with a greater portion of lime ; these were about
one-fourth of the bulk of the sample, and, when washed,
presented the appearance which will be found on referring
to the paper marked A.
" I then subjected 56 grains of the residue, or finer
portion, to a further examination, and found it to consist
of, first, the contents of the paper marked B, and weigh-
ing 24 grains, which is nothing more than a miniature
edition of A ; in short, the finer particles of the same
rubbish. Paper C contains six grains of the still finer
particles of the same lot mixed with the fine powder, one,
twentieth part of WHICH may possibly have been guano ;
or, in other words, about 1-150th part of the whole sam-
ple may have been guano.
" The reason why I speak thus cautiously is, that al-.
though I could not detect, by the ordinary chemical tests,
the presence of ammonia, yet had there been originally
ammonia present, the lime would have driven it off. In
conclusion I would add, that any party who wishes to
form some notion of the nature of spurious guano, need
only wash an ounce of it in a pint of water, to enable,him
to detect the impurities of such a badly-got-up sample as
the one you have forwarded to me.
" I remain, dear sir, yours truly,
" 11. G. HARB011.1).
" 4, Upper Parliament-street."

ICED SALMON.—We refer our readers to an advertize-
ment in our first page, from Messrs. W. and B. D. Wish-
art. who having opened a most commodious shop in Gt.
George-street, which is most excellently supplied with
every article in their line. Messrs. W. have had several
new boats built for the fisheries on this coast, which,
with the extensive connexions they possess in the south
of Scotland will always ensure them a supply of every-
thing in season.
DOLIER'S NEW AND APPROVED SYSTEM OF WRITING.
—Mr. Dolier, whose merits have long been known and
appreciated in this town, as a highly successful instructor
in the fine art of early instruction, has lately increased
his claims to public approbation, by the discovery of
a new and truly rail-road system to writing, which,
though simple in itself, has been acknowledged in all the
towns he has visited, to be at once most efficient and
practicable. The peculiarity in this system is, that while
a child is acquiring, without tedious labour, the art of
writing a graceful hand mechanically, it is also acquiring
the means of spelling and reading, constructing sentences,
appears at first view to be investing
and improving the mental faculties generally. The com-
uition ; but from what we can learn
tuition; but
testimonials, both from mencing of a course of education in persons of tender
five years of age—who exhibits a sur-
prisingyfi
rheoeamr so
ii‘wdiirto.hrDdwoerrliiteiornrs
lyYin writing, and in transcribing from print.
dis-
tinguished individuals and from the press, we cannot
learn from himself that lest it might be thought
doubt of its efficiency. He has with him his infant
than usual pains have been taken with this
gy—though she has been but a very short time
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rationfeels confident that his rapid success would place the
honour of art audience with her M • .
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undermatte matter
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with many of the !mutates of the land ; and has received
many gratifying letters of approval,

April -0, 1844.

TRIAL OF THEST. HELENS COLLIERY

RIOTERS.

I "7-4".'n-- 'tie trial of John Knowles, John Penketh,
",trroiv(hs J.imes Leyland,
John M‘Do,,oir4ii, Thorea. '
James Welding, and Wm. Wynn. bet-n con,
corned in the late colliery riots at St. He'e took place
at Kirkdale Sessions, before the Rev. Rector Brooks,
the Rev. Myles Formby, Thomas Rawson, Esq., and a
respectable jury. It commenced at eleven, and ended at
half-past eight o'clock at night.
There were five counts in the indictmPnt. The first
stated that the defendants, together with (Pliers, Were
guilty of a riot. and with having assauLed seve.al persons;
the second charged a conspiracy to raise the ra'e of wages
of colliers, and, in pursuance of thlt cops:inicy, with
having assaulted various persons; the third stated that
they were guilty of an assault on the police-constables of
St. Helens, while the latter were in the execution of their
duty; the fourth was similar to the third ; and the last
count charged them with a common assault.
Mr. Hulton stated the case; after wnich an unusually
large number of witnesses, consisting of police c.tuste"
bles, coal-proprietors, and Shropshire rollers, warp ex-
amined. When the evidence on the part of the prosecu-
tion had closed, Mr. Pollock addressed the ju-y, in a lon'
and eloquent speech, on that of the defendants. No vnt-
nesses were called for the defence. The Chairman then
.
summed up, and the jury, after about five minutes' deli-
beration. returned a verdict against all the defendants of
guilty on the first count—of a riot.
Mr. Mouck, having ascertained from the Clerk of the
Peace that the verdict had been torinaliy entered or noted,
contended that it was complete, and tiiat no further ques-
tions could he asked of the jury.—Mr. Hulton tlyaight
they should be asked whether they acqu tied the defend-
ants, or any of them, on the subsequent counts. This
gave rise to a long argument, at the close of which the
question was asked, and the Foreman replied, that they,
had found them all guilty of the riot, and that they had
acquitted them on the other counts.—Mr. Monk then
moved an arrest of judgment: first, Upon the grouted that
there was an imperfect verdict; secondly, because it had
been taken irregularly and improperly; and, thirdly, be-
cause, as neither the Grand Jury nor the court were em-
powered to by conspiracies, the indictment was invalid.
Mr. liulton replied, that there was no charge in the
count of a conspiracy per se.—The Chairman admitted his
ignorance or the legal points in dispute ; and Mr. Monk,
feeling that he ought not, under the circumstances, to press
the motion, prayed that the judgment be respited,
in order
that a writ of error to arrest the judgment might be ob-
tained in the Court of Queen's Bench.--The Chainmen
granted the application, upon the understanding that the
defendants should enter into recognizances, themselves in
£5O, and two sureties in £25 each, to come up for sen-
tence next sessions, provided the promised proceedings
were not taken in the interreediate time in the Court Gie
Queen's Bench.

LATEST SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

TATTERSAL/yrg. SUNDAY NIGHT.

Our rooms were all animation this day, Kent's stable
being in great force. The top offer against Bramble was
4to I, One point more was taken ; and 6to 1 about bis
stable companion, Red Deer. The knowing ones were
wanting to back Kent's lot ; but could not get on at the
prices quoted in the Sunday papers, there being no layers.
Pagan was out of favour, 7 to I being offered several times
with no takers. The Bentinck party offered to back
Bramble against him for £5OO, but could, not succeed.
Rowland was inquired after, but layers were shy. Nut-
with was not much fancied ; but the old mare, Alice
Hawthorn, although carrying a heavy weight, was in
demand by many.
For the Derby, Leander was backed at 10 to'],. and in-
quiries made abnut Mountcharles and Campanero ; bat
no business was done. One gentleman who was laying
against the Ugly Buck, said that he would pepper bate
till the last minute; as he had no faith in him.

The Rev. Thos. Ilarries, late of Chester, has been ap-
pointed chaplain to the Liverpool Infirmary, Brownlow-
street.

We learn from the last French papers that her Royal
Highness the Duchess of Kent, and suite, arrived at the
Tuileries, on Thursday- afternoon, and was expected to
make along visit to the King and Queen of the French.
EDUCATION.—On Sunday morning, at St. Jude's,.
after a sermon by the Rev.. R. J. M'Ghee, the sum of
£37 was collected in aid'of the funds for prometing the
education of the poor on the principles of the established
church, in compliance with the Queen's letter.
ROBBERY TO THE AMOUNT OF £3OO IN SALFORD.-".
The house of Mrs. Deborah Tayler, the Nelson Tavern;
Sydney-street, was robbed; on Sunday night, of about
£3OO, consisting of a £lO note, two £5 notes, and the re-
mainder in gold and silver.

On Saturday next, there will be launched from the'
building-yard of Messrs. Joseph Steel and Son, BBffi°
street, a splendid new vessel of upwards of 400 tons bur-
den, the property, we believe, of Messrs. Barton. Irlam,.
and Higginson, and intended for-the East India trade.
The WE ATHER in this district continues to be delightful,
but somewhat chilly night and morning. The field and
garden crops look extremely well. The wheats are most
healthy and promising, and the grass-fields are becoming
beautifully green add luxuriant. Fruit trees also exhibit
a fine show of blossom.

THE PACKET-SHIP VIRGINIAN.—This fine vessel,
commanded by Captain Allen, sailed from this port on
Friday morning last, with a full complement of steerage
passengers. Mr. Thomas Hehner, of Yorkshire, occu-
pied a berth in the cabin. Several other tine vessels have
recently sailed, nearly all of them crowded with emigrants.

UNITED STATES.—The British and North American
Royal mail steam-ship Acadia, ptain Ryrie, which was
to have left Boston on the 16th and Halifax on the 18th
instant, may be expected to w•rive here to-morrow or the
day after. The packet-ship Independence, which would
leave New York on the 7th instant, is now due.

THE BIRKENHEAD DOCK BILL.—We ate informer),
from a source upon which we can implicitly rely, that,
notwithstanding all that we have heard so magnificently
announced, the projectors of the Wallasey Docks Lave
not, or had not up to Saturday night, come to any terms
with the Commissioners of Woods and Forests for their
interest in the strand in Wallasey Pool.
SMITH'S CONVEYANCE LIST.—No greater proof of
the usefulness of this list need be given than
its
having of ts
having risen into almost general circulation. T" tpub-
lisher spares no pains to render it equal in usefulness
anything hitherto produced, and'whenever any important
change in the departure of the conveyance takes Plaee, a
supplement is published, and presented to the subscribers
Adv.
THE FASHIONS.—It will be seen by several advertize-
mentsin our present number, that the spring fashions, s°
interesting to the gentle sex have, with the fine weather,
come down from the great mart of female costume to the
good old town. It were invidious, where all is beautiful,
to particularize names and places, even were we ourselves'
connoiseurs in such matters.; but we can assure our fait
readers, that from what we can-learn, they will find at allthese establishments the most beautiful and novel designs'
both in material and form, and that the whole exhibits s
high degree of taste, and anxiety to please; on the part of
the selectors, who have visited the respective capitals of
this Kingdom and of France.
We regret to state that the account received at the Law
Courts at Westminster on Saturday, relative to the health
of the Attorney General, are far from being so favourable
as had been anticipated, and it is now a matter of consi-
derable doubt whether he will be able to appear in court
during the present term. it has been stated, that in the'evert of the learned Gentleman's health not improving 111
a day or too, the briefs whiclOe held relative to new- trials,
&c., will be handed over to the other members of the bap
The illness of the learned gentleman has caused a delay at
the various cow ts, while the indisposition of Mr. Serjeant
Channell has had a very considerable effect on- the busi-
ness in the Common Pleas.—John Bull.

REMOVAL OF CONVICTS.—On Saturday morning. at
an early hour, 79 prisoners, who had been convicted at
the late sessions of the Central Criminal Court, and sen-
tenced to transportation, were removed in, the van from
that gaol to the Penitentiary at Millbank, there to undergo.
a short imprisonment previous to their being taken on
board the transport ship which is to convey them to.
Botany Bay. Among them were William Henry Barber,
Joshua Fletcher, and Henry Sanders, the parties con-
victed in the late will forgeries, the two former having
been sentenced to be transported for life, and the latter
for seven years. There were also among the female con-
victs the lady shoplifters, Mrs. Earnshaw and Miss Wills,
whose case excited so much interest a short time since.
Both Barber and Fletcher were extremely low-spirited.
THE LATE FANCY BALL.—We have much pleasure
in stating (as will be seen by the advertisement in anothf.,
column) that the recent fancy ball at the Town-bt,
which gave so much satisfaction to all who joined is t.
" merry rout," has netted (with the addition of subscrip-
tions) the sum of £l2OO, which has been divided amongst'
our principal charities, as named in the placards at the
time, and to each of which—their funds being low and,iirr
adequate to the noble objects they have in view—tue'd
respective shares of the prize will be most seasonable and
acceptable. Putting aside, and willing to forget some (5
we consider) injudicious restrictions and annoyances on
the part of certain members of the committee on that oc-
casion, the result, it must be admitted, is highly creditabliea
to the majority of that body, as having acted with gene
at
prudence and economy. It was not generally expected tho_
the proceeds would amount to so large a sum by two a
three hundred pounds.

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TUESDAY, APRIL 30, 1844.
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