The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1843-03-07 00:00:00

LOCAL, NEWS.

Sir Howard Douglas is nominated, by Mr. Palmer, one of
the members of the committee on shipwrecks.
The Cheshire Foxhounds meet to-morrow (Wednesday),
at Darnall; on Thursday, at Bradfield Green; and on Sa-
turday, at Tattoo Park.
William Clayton Green, 8.A., of Clare Hall, Cambridge,
and late of Whitkirk, near Leeds and a student of the Leeds
Grammar School, was on Sunday last ordained by the
Bishop of Chester to the curacy of Woolton.
ECCLESIASTICAL COURTS' BILL.--Sir Howard Dquglas
presented, in the House of Commons, on Friday night, the
petition agreed to at the recent meeting of the parishioners
on the subject of this bill.
The British and North American royal mail steamer the
Acadia, which sailed hence on the 4th ult., was spoken on
the 10th, in 10ng.31, having got " half seas over" in lessthan
six days. Her prssage across the Atlantic promised, there-
fore, to he short.

THE THEATRES.—In the House of Commons, on Friday,
Mr. T. buncombe presented a petition, signed by 6,000 of
the inhabitants of Liverpool, complaining of vexatious actions
which bad been brought against certain parties who had been
playing at the Liver Theatre, Liverpool.
The British and North American royal mail steamer the
Columbia, Captain Judkins, sailed, on Saturday last, for
Halifax and Boston. She carried out fifty aong
whom were Sir Charles Metcalfe, the new Governor-General
of Canada, and suite.
Stn. HOWARD DOHGLAS.—Our gallant representative, Sir
Howard Douglas, presided, on Saturday last, at a meeting
of the subscribers and friends of the United Service Institu-
tion, held in London. The Society, which is most useful to
both services, appears to be in a state of progressive improve-
ment.

General Washington, Captain Marbury, arrived here to-
day from New Orleans. She brims letters of the 28th of
January, being later than those brought from New Orleans
yesterday by the packet-ship George Washington, from New
York. Captain Marbury has now, for three consecutive
voyages, brought the latest news from his ports of loading.
VISITORS AT CROXTETIL—The following is a correct list
of the visitors to the Earl of Sefton during the race week
Lord Stradhroke, Sir Frederick Batheuse, Sir F. Macgregor.
Sir Joshua and Lady Gerard, Sir Richard Brook and two
Misses Brook, Mr., Mrs., and Miss Blackburne, Miss
Hardy. Mr. Beanelerc, Mr. Payner, Hon. Col. Anson.
Earl of Craven, Hon. Frederick Craven, Mr. F. Standish.

SALE OF LORD STANLEY'S BREEDING STUD.—A large
draft from the valuable hunting and breeding stud of the
noble colonial secretary were brought to the hammer by
Tattersalls, by direction of his lordship, on the race course
at Aintree, on Wednesday. The lots comprised the Pache
by Ibrahim, brother to Napoleon, Erin, winner of the
Anglesea steeple chase; galloways, mares, hacks, &c., end
realised good prices.

INQUEST.—Yesterday, an inquest was held before 13- F
Curry, Esq., borough coroner, on view of the body of Michael Manly, a child of four-and-a-half years old. It appeared that
on Friday afternoon the deceased, who lived with his parents
in Brick-street, was in the act of
;tinning across Flint-street,
while a cart was passing, when he stumbled and fell under
the off wheel, which passed otter his head. He was taken to
the Southern Hospital, where, notwithstanding every atten-
tion, he died on the following morning. The
surgeon stated
that the deceased had suffered a fracture of the skull of which
he died. Verdict, " Accidentally killed."

INCREASE AND DECREASE IN IMPORTS.—OD CORlParirl the imports of merchandise at this port for the last year with that of the preceding, we
observe the following
articles have varied :
Articles increased in import.
Ashes

Articles decreased in import
Bark
Cocoa
•

BriZtone

Cassia

Coffee, foreign
Cotton wool
Galls
Olive Oil
Pltnento
Rice
Rurn

Coffee, British plantation
Ginger
Hides
Indigo

Dye and Shell Lae
Madders
Molasses
Pepper
Patin oil
Saltpetre
Sugar, Bengal and Brazil
Tallow
Tar
Dye Woods

Shumac
Sugar, Mauritius and Ha-

Tincaf
Tobacco
Turpentine

Sl3eeps' Wool

MRS. CLARKE'S BENEFIT.---We beg to draw the atten-
on of thos wo pize e theatre, t the announce-
taent of Mrs.e Clharke'satron benefit, the theatre, to the announce-
!aentofilrs Clarke's benefit, which will found elsewhere
in this day's paper.
telltlFE'S ADAM AND EVE.—Dubufe's splendid paintings
oljtke Temptation and Expulsion of our first parents from
Paradise are now on view. Numbers of visitore have been
to inspect them already.
.A DisnoNnsT DRUNKARD.—A dirty looking fellow was
placed at the bar, on Saturday, having been put in Bridewell
'n a state of drunkenness, and booked for safety. It was
stated that he attained the blissful state in which he was
Picked
and then declaring his inability r
toer rcnnder paymenta. " 14
gets drunk, and never been drinking for it, said one officer.—,,
g all last week upon the publicans,"
he prisoner was discharged.
Dp,,,
Stil--aY-LANE THEATRE.--An operetta called the Queel
e Thames was brought out on Saturday week at this
t_l2eatre. It is the composition of our townsman, Mr. J. L.
itiheat_to_n.. It was highly successful. We have seen some of
t.,.. music, which fully bears out the c imposer's high repu.ta-
,lun• The London papers speak highly of a madrigal which
has been considered to be equal to the compositions of the
best masters of the old school.
SI INGOLAR ACCIDENT.-- On Friday morning, while sonic
son s with a
Can cart and two horses were employed at the
rTong Dock loading malt for the Messrs. Woodward,
n merchants, the shaft horse began to back towards the
,_°e.k, and although the leading horse used the greatest ef-
'utts to overcome the backward pressure, the shaft one suc-
ceeded and
th, e dock. cart, malt, and both horses were
.plunged into
The leader was taken out severely injured but the
shaft hors The
was drowned. It is reported that the shatter
bad t.k '
pathrdt en Father Mathew's pledge, and had a strong anti-
a malt, and an irresistable love for cold water.
, ALLEG,, .r,
icia- , --, z.MBEzZLEMENT.—At the police-court, yester-
--OY, rhomas Thursby Parry, late a collector for Messrs.
lt 11?1 and Co.. cheese-factors, was charged with having em-
the Gusto several sum; of mony which he had received from
for,euston3ers of his employers. The recespt, unaccounted
tuatof two different sums was proved, but the case was even-
cation adjourned till to-morrow (Wednesday), on the appli-
L'e"ahll of the prisoner's attorney, (Mr. Davenport,) who said
'cell "Id be able to establish atagreement between the pro-
...as teors and the prisoner, whereby' the alleged embezzlement
'V
~.. onverted into a simple debt.
Catherine _ To STIOPKEEPER..—Yesterday a woman named
char eeiilne .
Sullivan was brought up at the Police-Court,
38 41 With having stolen six pairs of stockings, wor. h drape Per Pair, from the shop entrance of 'Mr. W. T. Clarke,
nett era °f Scotland-road. It appeared that policeman Gar-
take down the Prisoner on Saturday afternoon, deliberately
jug awaywn 'ha stockings from the nail ; and she was vv,alk-
Pence with them when he took her into custody. I ive-
licil in c°l,Per and a few minor articles were found upon
ei,,,,_
Ix. ..e
property having been identified, the prisoner was
s'e., itted to take her trial at the sessions.
it An,tll.l" To RELATIVES OF IMPRISONED DEBTORS.—
Char —ale, of lad lite and interesting appearance, was
tettpgteedd, before Mr. Rushton,i on Saturday, with having at-
Peared to convey spirits into the Borough Gaol. I.t apa-
few d , that the husband of this lady was sent to
.prisonth
her, forsa go for debt. She went to see him,,taking with
the , h,, use, a small quantity of spirits. Not knowing
searci
gie
rales, she was surprised when she was taken aside and
well. leg• The spirits Were found, and she was sent to
%he ~,, °he declared to Mr. Rushton that she knew not that
PUnii,lsas doing wrong; she begged that she might not be
she ""e d• She was fined 405., the lowest penalty ; in default
Wag to be imprisoned five days.

said another,

AN
110tZliElt CASE 01, INSUBORDINATIoN IN THEI WORK-
ate *--On Friday, at the police-court, six gir s, whse
L.,, Might vary from twelve to sixteen years, were placedl
'lli:re m...
„ . Rushton, on a charge of conducting themse. ves
day ;erY disorderly and unbecoming manner on the.previpus
'.4 Liverpo.ol workhouse. . Mr. Rushton availed him-
;"lf of the-n% oPportunity to repeat his denunciations. aga.inst the
the —eieney of the controlling power in the institi_ition, and
clan ordered three of the prisoners (Smith, Kelly., and
far tne/T) t° Pay a penalty of £5 each, or to be imprisoned
of cw° Months, and the three others to be sent to the House
orrection fort wenty-one days, with hard labour.
PRE„
Th. • 'LN.TATION OF PLATE TO THOMAS-KIDD., ESQ.-
11,414 habitants of the township of W ednes have,. in a truly
by t3toe manner, testified their respect to this gentleman
efslltresenting him with a splendid service of plate, consisting
beautifulern, cream ewer, tea caddy, and cup. The urn is alb . model of the Warwick x ise, and bears the follow-
ittn,seription :—" Presented to Thomas Kidd, Esm, by the
shc.itants and others interested in the welfare of the town-
b ship °f Widnes, in testimony of their esteem for his kind,
etevol
ts,.._
.ent, and unwearied attention to the interests of the
whole during a period of 52 years.—A.D. 1813." The
artc" of these articles are manufactured in the best style of
by Messrs. Wordley and Mayer, of Liverpool.
Aive .
beaut,lENT LIVERPOOL.. Holden, Livertpoo A very
ja th;l,.itil work under the above title is about to be
IT. tovvn, by our talented townsman Mr. W. G. Herd.-
id a ,x..the artist The object is alike novel and excellent in
vaeric'll7,". Herd Man's intention being. to present to view the
kg ho_ features of antiquity that this town iiossesses, as well
terest.se that have long ago passed away. Some
highly in-
Ile t.g..and curious information will be brought forward.
tatinti,,'‘ number will appear on the 15th of e present
any tu and we recommend our readers and those. who have
litippnegard for their native town to give it their warmest
style t• The plates are beautifully executed in the ver first 1 of the lithographic art. y
elevenn I;EN'T THEFT.—On Saturday evening last, about
ropy ° clock, a bag containing 50 lbs of coffee was stolen
te azt„,,shoP door of Mr. Thomas Meadows, grocer, of
Neestl--,-i-rond. The robbery was soon discovered, but no
ti,. e,,ould there be found to show the direction taken by
In v ler• It happened, however, that Inspector Bibby was
44;111411-road about half-past twelve, and seeing a bad
Ilia atter named W Owens passing by with a bag upon
the Zionlders he took him into custody, On examination
IdentiLlvas found to contain coffee which Mr.
.Meadow's
;tate
,' as that which had lost. The prisonerhtwans
and et-u 7 examined at the policep-court before Mr. Rus on,
,
eoffe,,-Nrmaitted for trial at the sessions. The value of the
IC Was stated to be worth is Old per lb.
act -Pas
case of this dreadful, and fortunately
°IIII4Y common disease occurred at the
James`orthern Hospital
tbente-rursday last, in the Person of MeLellan, a car-
htipt,,' hO, on being admitted, presented very decided
;re, lrils of rabies. He stated that at the time of the great
;b1) r-,,,,'ePterriber he had assisted a small lap-dog which
118epap .." to be drowning' in the canal, to get out, when it
slrellteed at and bit his finger. He thought no more of the
h'eibt ,ant:anee until questioned by his medical attendants
.on
imed fo--,zed with sickness on Wednesday last. He contiit-
iTh slreveral hours in a state of intense pai.n and agitation
Ils a rt intervals of composure, during which he spoke
.of
t IPPr"ellio deathwith the most affecting earnestness.
liitellAered g • . death put a period to
a until the evening, when
„h rl,l gs which no language can adequately describe.
lievtle-Rl3lll—Ohne Saturday or Sunday Ight week, some
%licit- entered t
offices of Messrs. FrThcis and Dodge,
ddeBlts°,l,.!, Penvvick-street and forced open several of the
:raw„" search of booty.: In their haste to ransack the
;11,(1 es: °f one of the clerks, a £5 note fell upon the floor
;1h es:
unnoticed and another drawer that contained
eay,!° a 4,,were unable to open. After regaling themselves
h,-;`qPed"antitv of wedding cake and bottled porter they de-
ment ;' On the Tuesday gni ht following they paid the pre-
;"entsll}lll3ther visit, and bein g better prepared with instru-
jesiBted a° on the former occasion,g burst the drawers that
4114?ditit:Itleir_efforts before, but were equally unsuccessful
Str 4' of ii,.e3r- They, however, stole a black dress coat,
,ong..ro:v ellington boots, and an ivory pen machine. The
been 4.i.'l° which contained property to a considerable
'eh of were afraid to attempt. A reward of £5 has
4 'red.
aln:Nnie.„,
t,,,,5t all ..cY.--No less than eighty-one persons, of
yeBt ty and i.g.es, belonging to whom there were between
top, Nay, 2°!rty infants, were charged at the 1 court
.In:,:_ mendicity. From what tell from Police-court
Rush-
let'ltlistr4red the magistrates have come to a resolitdioisisinto.
ech r the 1,1 • thils,. aracter vi, vigorously against those
s vvho resort to begging to procu
thos' theY ar ir(elles,uantisistence
tot, e lean__
.e able, but want the inclination to i‘ork for it.
%e, ' NY Indestitution, who belong to other place,,, are
litt:boBe easel to to their several places of their settyment,
lib, , The elensing to Liverpool will receive appropriate re-
th°l4le weases heard yesterday were of all sorts. In some
eaters it want and necessity was proved, painfully so ; and. in
Letrigible as egnallY evident that the parties were idle in-
taelvee4
07agabonds. The punishment meted to them was
teli4eBvoillres,hrieoludonnntlhit and seven days' imprisonment. These
• 14..8 genUin , will act beneficially in finding out and
qos'utiolt edistress.
Ir. the z•nINATION AT WOItKHOUSES.—It would seem
k QbAt, iellowin
4titc Gnord. g paragraph, which we copy from the
key. .a wh„._ ,tin ot Saturday, that even the union wor.k-
-lir.lty 'l's the new
kith , are n poor-law is administered 19 all its
Aer a
,ot exempt from cases of insubordination and
riet.4e, a; .
ha
that therefore such occurrences are not proofs
. tvit, It has 1,
4th Yor oeen attempted to be shown, of any
.want of
lareeBtahp_ehontroul on the part of those in authority over
at 'eten hients:—" The inequality of the present laws
„ihe Maliee to nr,... ,strikingly exhibited
the
f e•-iiigate characters was
'lltn,,,aad ex Magistrates' office, on Friday. Nancy Hot-
th-415 y nil Taylor, the former about 30 and the latter
the e tiai,ars of age, were charged by Mr. Dyer, governor
N„Qintt,.._aX of
Workhouse, with having broken one of
the'ibe the oa window in the house, and made their
Ike tow„Y were afterwards found in a house of ill-fame
)0,4 to .'.l Peather. the constable, stated that Nancy had
yr" has 41(efi I
t... e d House of Correction about 25 or 26 times ;
toe,nt 6:ever been, and indeed she had striven to be a
tit 'I4o -".otv girl, '
4t, ' krsiSt rl •
• but her own mother, who was a common
I‘l% Non ti e: In making her prostitute herself, and for
Itiv,a,e,Y was le girl had been removed to the Union House.
tajd:4; Antinninitted to the House of Correction for two
lipt If li t,,fOr one month. Mr. Feather very properly
her,,OfoerCOther could be punished it would be more last ;
1) -tlatelY the law does not afford him any hold of
teollta. Mnta
N4A -lonts-s•---It is with great regret we have had to re-
t the recent sudden deaths that of our respected
It tii,ll lee the late Dr. MalMs, of Bedford-street, whose
iiti4t t 5? 4 fe,.,eZse. whilst on a visit to his parents, occurring as
dreitih ours after taking a hearty meal upon his arrival
,op,„11 -lief?, filled the house of rejoicing with sad and
111C,to ,----hours scarcely elapsing ere the voice of wel-
to raga aebnanged into lament—and a large family circle,
llth(lnrii the ereavecl wife and several children, called upon
'kt/ sea iii
le Premature death of one apparently in the best
Ist:4y. 4l endowed with much bodily as well as mental
'etiittyal I°e translation from life to death, with almost no
Nritte frnt, sickness and declining strength—indeed the
thip. ory i_ activk physical exertion and mental effort, pre-
ttttot`tof thue a medical man's starting for a short journey, to
tiet 414 awful pause of dissolution—was never perhaps
tbiseorellrkable than in the abovepainful instance ; and
es)y leath,” in proportion to the unpwarned suddenness of
,111hNe 'view must the lesson of mortal and immortal
xt1t,.1% o:,,strike
home deep to the reflecting minds, not only
1411,at"Dorr h`eLarrdela_tives and friends, but also- of all who ever_ °fess; `him, as well as especially the members of
''tour. (41 ch was his providential sphere of daily
k_.h, , ph_._ . .
•
kitr.' oawt,"e Whose imerative call often anticipates the
tllollloi i, dewand -Prolonged or renewed_beyond the weary
es. tis arid Y ev —a preventive service honourable as
gon.,,r• Matins vilantly severe ! There can be little doubt
at its his fell a sacrifice to the unwearied and strained
4tirslitoek Practice required and his thirst for professional
414144 of its frame was taxed beyond the en-
-I:lttior, e0rp,,,1. its powers; so wonderfully blended are mental
N; ie, of eitkeal energies, that any prolonged and undue exer-
avuer ;
a 's eaPable of severingp their twofold cord at
)04118 it „..another victim to the pressure of hard and patient
0ti4114 /;e8(1 On -thee record of our darkening tablets. Dr.
s°eili kttil :a 'graduate of medicine of Edinburgh and of
-1.4,1% .. o, letters also of. the latter city, and as a surgeon
tq, ilia, tCstended" Ka x.h.ior winningeaclucciahttolnal course had previously quail-
g professional rank in the
lit4,l4l4l4tdiliik:lifi ll'lls.snurbigsiet?aunieneLi?enedwrs'inneYeetaritasnce and industrious ap-
and talents, fully
of life
be°,.°ltlng forward, had the health and length.es J..s ?,14(lti, tentlrl vouchsafed by the God of all our.liv .Hi
ktipd to'haild sYlnpathising attentions to his. patients,
fetltttlle I' enl a medical attendant whose knowledge and
4,( inje elM;lnianded their respect, but of
and to
01,' re,;t it a higher privilege to own as friend ,
w.hom. they all
Lsiyilthy `Zled warmth of all enlightened and christian
ticilet4,
,c'oll6dleil.i., if health can dispense with, the sick cling
fotki 4 Vhar,, ug and
.grateful hearts. 404 ten,,,:_iY, to which the deceased was attac
who
W e are
as p the y _
tint tii-._'_',leur, has lost an active and zealous officer,
h,'4' Ile,,?.cuarged its arduous duties with untiring
-Itit I 'vice : ~;:,
co. . ciety has also in him lost a most r.especta-
'iseientous member as well as unobtrusive orna-