The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1845-12-16 00:00:00

Dec. 16, 1845.

LIVERPOOL DECEIVIBER SESSIONS•

The court for the trial of prisoners confined L. --
Borough House of Correction opened yesterday before
Gilbert Henderson, Esq., the Recorder. The calendar_
was numerically heavy, there being no fewer than .93
prisoners charged with felony, and 11 with various mu);
demeanors. Of these it appears from thecae return that aboo
57 can read and write imperfectly, 3 eithe
can write, or both, well, and 44 can neither read nor
w
The following gentlemen were sworn of
THE GRAND JURY.
William Maxwell, merchant, Duke-street, (Foreman.)
Amos Bigland, broker, Whitfield-lane.
George Clarke Arbuthnot, merchant, Elm-lodge,
Waver.
tree.
James Batesen, broker, St. Gray's-hill, Evertors.
Bennett, ennett, wine merchant, Evertors-crescent.-crescent..
William Blain, corn merchant, Holly-street, Fairfield
John Beckwith', broker, Great George-street.
John Marriott, cotton broker, Beechley, Allerton.
Hugh James Sanderson, merchant, Greenbauk, Brea-
field-road.
James Howell, cotton broker Park-hill, Aigburth.
Edward Tennant, merchant, 'Springfield, Everton.
race,
Thomas Durie Moore, merchant, Morrington-ter
Duke-street.
James Da lglish, merchant Fairfield-terrace, Edge-lane.
Henry Romilly, merchant, Oxford-street.
George Holt, cotton broker, Rake-lane, Edge-hill.
John Audley Jee, broker, Mount-vernon.
James Riley, cotton broker, Rake-lane, Edge-hill.
Hewson Dutchman, merchant, l'ark-road.
rar•
Richard Houghton, jun., timber merchant, Upper
liarnent-street.
Duncan Gibb, merchant, Upper Parliamentstreet.

William Huson, broker: Sea.fort h.
James Lea, cotton broker, Childwall.
Charles Cusack, corn merchant, West-derby. alitY
T
The usual proclamation against vice and jinn"-
having been read, he laid
he RECORDER addressed the Grand Jury. -- t
that although the time that had elapsed since s
session was but short, he feared he could not prornisee
them that their duties would be light; for they
to consider no fewer than seventy cases of felonY, aud ten
to o
of misdemeanour. It was some consolation, a very
be enabled to remark that none of them were of
aggravated character; none in which housebreaking or
warehouse breaking was involved, or cases of g4n6
the public
from whom so much was to be dreaded by
of p rot:
The most important case as regarded the amount
perty was one in which a youth was charged with extrac
o letters,
ing two parts of a bank note for £lOO, from tvi
which be had been entrusted to put in the post-once.
Without in any degree imputing blame to the owners .of,
the property in this case, he could not but remark thal
persons having youths in their employ
.whose pas6i°lls' a
in.
such a time of life, were strong, and frequently uurestra _
ed, should be careful to expose them to as few temptationdt.
as possible. In such cases, individual caution Was a
the
visable for the prevention of crime in the party, an"
security of the public. Indeed such precaution becartlie
a /social duty. There were several [cases of proper
stolen from the quays; and he alluded to prisoners,
and also to
1 and 2 in the calendar, (a theft of brandy)
Nos. 51 and 52, (for stealing butter), in all o'f which articles
persons had employed carters to remove the articles:
It was fit that carters should know, that they should not
exercise their calling without due inuiqry and caution,
Would bra
otherwise they would subject themselves to serious con"
sequences. In one case a carter was charged with re-
moving goods with a guilty knowledge of their not belail
the property of the party employing him,
and WOll
thereby probably render himself liable to transportatiaP•
Amongst the misdemeanours, there were several cases la
which parties were charged with violent assaults by throl;
ing stones; and there was also a case of an old Ea° !l,
charge of some property, and who was knocked do en
s,
d
this mariner. In some cases police officers had a
el
here-
similarly attacked. It had, it appeared, become a
quent practice to resort to the use of such missil'e
practice so dangerous that conviction would be follwed
by exemplary punishment. "[h l'
e cases that would be lakt
before them presented, he believed, no difficulties; but
ally of them did so, he should give them every assistauced
It was their duty t i weigh the evidence, and if theY f°11,•3
it conclusive to put the case in course of public inqul
. _

before the jury
.in the court. d the
Several true bills were soon afterwards found, and
proceeded, but none of them were of general irtteh;
est. The following was the result at the closing u
court for the day:—
Mary Jones, for stealing a ham—six calendar months'
John
s_ Williams,t7en ye ar ' ion .
hard labour, three weeks solitary.
James Lovatt, for stealing wheat—four calendar months
hard labour.
Mary Wilson—acquitted of a charge of stealing a purse
of money. ,
for three jackets and other
a r t
Michael Langley, for stealing a coat, &c.—ten years

transportation.
Ann Fitzpatrick and Margaret Bradley. for stealing
flannel—ten years' transportation.

GREAT AGRICULTURAL SHOW IN LONDOI'

The great annual show of cattle, agricultural ,imple-
ments, roots, seeds, &c., took place in London las
week. The show of cattle was not so extensive SS °II
some previous meetings, but was considered by the judgeS
:vonshire
more sekct, particularly the Hereford and
reeds The sheep d pigi were quite equal in quality
bto any. former show,an if not superior. In the department
of implements there was a most extensive and superior
exhibition, which excited great attraction. There 'NI
also a most excellent show of roots. The turuipd, coa"-
wurtzel, and carrots, never were so fine at former showsi
Mr. Skirving of this town exhibited a new variety %
Swede turnip, and a new sort of bullock yellow, whicl
were much admired. The roots of the Swede weighed
from 20 to 261bs. each. Of this kind of turnip no less
than forty tons to the statute acre have been grown on
the farm of his Royal Highness Prince Albert, on his
Norfolk farm at Windsor, for which he has received the
premium of the " County Agricultural Society." Soul
very fine specimens of the roots from his Highness'fi
s el.'
were sent to Mr. Skirving to exhibit on his stall.
The attendance of visitors was more numerous than on
any former occasion. His Royal Highness Prince Albertea
!
and party visited the show on Saturday. He inspec
minutely the whole stock of cattle, sheep, and roPle.
:
ments, and seemed very much pleased with every depart-
ments,
ment.

A woman named Huntsman has been committed at
monton for the wilful murder of her child, five months
old, by drowning it.
died en
Thursday,na at hissh residence, near Kilkennynsella, hrnoe Roish Bi op of Oss ory, Dr. Ki
Th
the
effects of apoplexy, with which he was attacked the pre-
vious day.
BIRMINGHAM, SUNDAY, ONE o'cLocx.--gr. Seel
Nasmyth Stokes, of Trinity College, Cambridge, has Pc!"
been publicly received into the Romish ';hunch at o
Chad's Cathedral, in this town.
Clmrles Dickens, Esq., (Boz) was in Liverpool on 37"
turday, making arrangements connected with the Da
i °.
News, the paper which is to be published at the begin
of the year, and of which he is to be the principal editor!
Tun PRICE OF DIAMONDS.—In consequence of tiler
discovery of a very rich diamond mine in the province °A
Bahia, the supply of diamonds has been so greatly increas,"
during the last year, that the price has fallen fifty per ee,..st"'n
Lord Eldon has made the munificent donation of £l,l)u,
to the Gloucester and Bristol Diocesan Church Buila'°'
Association. [lt will be seen from a paragraph elsewhere
that his Lordship has given the same amount to another
Association intimately connected with the Churchs . ]
We undrstand tht th division o .ne Judge in the
Brazilian pirates casea was,e eleven aninst the conviction;
and two for it. Mr. Baron Platt was himself one of th
justice
two, and Mr B +ron Alderson the other. Mr.
Coleridge and Mr. Justice Cresswell did not sit.
RUABON COLLIERS.—The New British Iron Come
panv have been obliged to accede to the terms ef s
colliers, and they have returned to work ; but the peddle%
are now standing out for wages, in consequence of whic,
only one blast furnace is in blow, which must be of ver+,
serious consequence to the shareholders
INcEsintAßism.—On Monday evenbig, the Ist instant
y
the farm buildings of John Shand, Esq. of Pe n Y 13'1°
wherelaY
Hall, near Ruabon, were malicious) set on fire,
one building and its contents were completely consul:eel
before any assistance could be rendered. £5O will be,ltin
upon the conviction of the parties, two persons having
seen lurking in the neighbourhood.
CONSERVATIVE MANAGEMENT.—To show ho
for theft
o i
meeting held in Hertford, to promotes theelection of IT!.
Halsey, as representative of Staffordshire. The meets's
was summoned by Sir Mint° Farquhar, Bart., but was at-
tended by only thirty-six Conservatives, and the cons.
quence was, that thirty-eight Radicals being present:
headed by Mr. H. G. Ward, M.P., a resolution was car
ried in favour of free trade by a majority of two.
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MARRIAGE OF CAPT. CUMMING, OF ALTYRE.
Friday last, the nuptials of the heir of the house of Altyrer
with Miss Campbell, daughter of the Rev. Mr. Cal;
bell, of Liverpool, were celebrated in Forres with avert
bell,
demonstration of joy, which respect for that ancient
tilti
honourable family could excite. At noon, the yo utilia.,
couple, in presence of a number of their friends,
1a t
ding the elite of the gentry of the town and neighe°ers
hood, met in St. John's Episcopal Chapel, Forres, Wihou.
the ceremony was performed by the Rev. MY. CaroP _h,
The party then drove to Altyre and partook of refrleft
ments, and shortly afterwards the newly-married Pai,,rho,
for Gordons-town House, their present residence.---0"-
deen Journal.
upetia
NEW MONSTER FUND OF THE LEAGUE.--"A hiLt r-
of influential members of the League, was held on ""si•
day last, in the Town-hall, Manchester, in order to
0 of
ginate demonstrations for precipitating the deeisilrst
Government upon the subject of free trade. The t-tiso
' and principal proposition was the holding, throng he,,s;
manufacturing districts, of monster open air naeetot
the propriety of getting petitions to Parliament was 0,,
discussed, and finally agreed to ; and it was 15411 `ii„
solved unanimously to raise a fund of a quarter of a ivy
lion sterling to meet all emergencies upon which t a
might be thrown in the pursuit of their object. Peals
doubt was expressed as to the certainty of obtaining tie,
money, or even a larger sum if necessary, several ge1.1.0
men present expressing their intention to give five gent
as much as they contributed to the last fund. A Pu.,b,
meeting is to be called next Tuesday to launch the
scription list.

LIVERPOOL:
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1845.
PRINTED AND PUBLISHED
BY
JOSHUA FLETCHER LACE, of 13,Groire-street,asi
LEONARD ADDISON, of 14, Great Orford-street,
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