The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1846-10-06 00:00:00

THE LIVERPOOL 'st A b.

JUVENILE !DELINQUENCY.—On Thursday, at the Po-
lice-court, a little girl, not twelve years old, was com-
mitted to prison for a month for taking a pair of boots
from the feet of a little girl whom she met in some fields
near Brownlow-bill. On the same day another girl, con-
siderably younger than the previous prisoner, was charged
with stealing a number of toys from a shop in Tithebarn-
street. _ _

There were imported into Liverpool this year, from
America, 877,1'59 barrels of flour, and from Canada,
246,276, in all, 1.123,935 barrels. The increase of Indian
corn was remarkable. In 1845, the import was 37,000
quarters—in 1846, 192.000 quarters. The stock at pre-
sent in Liverpool is 34,000 barrels of flour, free and in
bond, and about 200,000 quarters of wheat, free and in
bond. The other grain may be estimated at 100,000
quarters.

DEFEND A MAN FROM HIS FRlENDS.—Nicholas
Binell, a brawny specimen of Erin's sons, was on Thurs-
day charged at the Police court with having attempted to
disencumber the feet of James Donnelly of a pair of boots,
as he lay drunk and fast asleep in a float in Canning-
place. Police-constable 584 detected him in the act, and
he acknowledged 115 was taking them to procure drink.
The parties, it appeared, were acquaintances, and had both
been taken to Bridewell, Donnelly for safety. Mr.
Rushton to Donnelly : Did you give the prisoner authority
to tare your boots off ? Donelly, who did not appear to
comprehend the question, replied, Oh, no. Magistrate :
Well, but he was seen in the act of taking them off.
Donelly : Oh no, he would not take them off: sure
he'd rather keep them on if he saw any person taking
them off. The case was dismissed.
WEST DERBY UNION.—At the weekly meeting on
Tuesday, a letter was read from Mr. Fresh, inspector of
nuisances, apprising the Board that the Corporation of
Liverpool were endeavouring to obtain contracts for emp-
tying the privies and courts in Toxteth-park. The medi-
cal officer of the workhouse, Mr. Finch, reported that the
fever patients, removed as a temporary hospital to a house
in Stnithdown-lane, were all convalescent. A number of
letters and memorials to the Board were read, which ex-
pressed the alarm that had spread among the inhabitants
in the immediate neighbourhood of the house alluded to;
and along with the letters was a certificate from two
eminent surgeons as to the unfitness of the house and the
danger to the people near. A committee was appointed
to take steps for providing some other asylum for fever
patients, should it be necessary. An additional medical
offixr was appointed for West Derby. to have the rural
division of the township assigned to his care, at a salary
of £2O.

POST-OFFICE ACCOMMODATION.—In a late number of
the STANDARD we mentioned that upwards of sixty of the
most respectable residents of the thickly populated dis-
trict of Everson, of which Netherfield road North is the
centre and main artery, had memorialized the Post-
master General to establish a branch receiving office for
the accommodation of that locality. The memorial was
mo.t respectably worded, and it alleged grounds which
were thought more than sufficient to justify the depart-
ment in acceding to the application. The population
whica would have been accommodated is no less than be-
tween 1600 and 2,000, from whom an average of 150 let-
ters daily might reasonably be estimated—a higher aver-
age than proceeds from several branch offices within the
six mile circle in London, But, without any reasons be-
ing assigned fur it, the prayer of the Memorial has been
declined, and thus the public in a rapidly extending dis-
trict have been deprived of an accommodation, for which
an undoubted case was made out. The application will
be renewed the first suitable opportunity.
MORAL EFFECTS OF LIGHT.—Dark and sombre dwel-
lings and streets are the well-known resort of the most
depraved classes in all cities and towns. This may be
said to be a universal law of our social economy, and
hence it becomes a matter of some importance to consider
whether it would not be advisable, on moral grounds also,
to attend with greater care to the construction and im-
provement of the residences of our labouring population.
Darkness produces carelessness and depression of mind,
and of the whole nervous system, especially if it be con-
joined with idleness, its almost necessary companion. A
dark house is generally a dirty house; and it is in dark
corners that the poor accumulate filth, which they are too
idle to throw out of doors. If such dwellings were ex-
posed to the light of day, a sense of shame would often in-
duce a superior degree of cleanliness ; and the cheerful-
ness of mind which a light house tends to foster would be
productive of still greater advantages. Mr. Clay, in his
Report on Preston, has well said, that " something may
be hoped for a people who can feel ' a joy in flowers ;' "
but the poor can seldom possess even this small advan-
tage in the miserable residences we have provided for
them.—Liverpool Health of Towns' Advocate.
SALTPETRE SHEDS.—On Friday, Mr. Thomas Dover
was summoned before the Police-Court to answer a com-
plaint of having stored saltpetre in one of the cellars of
his warehouses contrary to the provisions of the 34th sec-
tion of the 6th and 7th of Victoria. He admitted the
offence, but said that there were no sheds for saltpetre in
Liverpool, and he had appropriated a sort of detached
warehouse in Stone-street for its reception. Mr. Rushton
admitted that he had done the best under the circum-
stances, ano promised to communicate with the Town
Council on the subject. Several warehouse-owners in
conrt, and also Mr. Samuel Holme, who was present.
bore testimony to the fact, that sheds for the deposit of
saltpetre were rot to be had in Liverpool, and said that
private parties would not build them because they must
be for the storage of saltpetre exclusively. One gentleman
said that he had erected two saltpetre sheds in the town.
but that he was obliged to store flour in them, because no
one would send even a bag of saltpetre. Mr. Rushton
said that he should not fine Mr. Dover, who had acted up
to the spirit, though not up to the letter, of the act of
parliament, but made it distinctly understood that future
charges of a similar kind would be decided on their own
merits.

chasers, at prices varying from ss. 3d; to 7s. 6d. Twenty-
three lots were undisposed of, and eighteen were sold.
The Cemetery estate, which is situate at Flaybrick.hill,
is composed principally of land situated between Colches-
ter -road and Tollecnache-road, and comprises, besides
fronts to these roads, two streets, called Hanmer_street
and Redesdale-street. The estate was divided into eight
lots, but only one lot found a bidder. The whole estate
was put up at 4s. 9d. the square yard, hut no person of-
fering, each lot was taken separately. The first, which
contained 31.000 square yards, upset price ss. 3d. Lot 2.
13,759 square yards, upset price Se. 3d. Lot 3. 24735
2-ninths square yards, upset price ss. 3.1. Lot 4. 1,608
4-ninths square yards, upset price 7s. 3d. ; purchased by
Mr. Cole for Ss. 3d. Lot 5. 27,714 square yards, upset
price 4s 9d. Lot 6. 20,662 square yards, upset price
4s. 9d. Lot 7. 26,365 square yards, up.-et price 3a. 9d.
Lot 8. 18,307 1-ninth square yards, upset price 3s. 3d.
The Forest estate, which is situated between Forest-road
and Shrewsbury-road, forming Greene-street, was divided
into eight lots. The whole was put up at ss. 3d. per
square yard, but no advance was made, and each lot was
taken separately No bidder appeared for any of the
lots, and they were all withdrawn at the following prices :
Lot 1 contained 9,02-1 square yards, 4=. 9d. Lot 2. 7,656
square yards, 4s. 9d.. Lot 3. 11,320 square yards,
ss. 3d. Lot 4. 7,650 square yards ss. 3d. Lot 5. 7,540
square yards ss. 9d. Lot 6. 8,249 square yards ss. 9d.
Lot 7. 7,028 square yards ss. 3d. Lot 1. -7.443 square
yards ss. 9d. The third division of the property com-
prised land situate between Laird-street, (being a conti-
nuation of Conway-street) and Brassey-street, and was
divided into four lots. The whole was offered for Ba. 9d.
per yard, but no purchaser appearing, each lot was taken.
Lot 1, containing 5395 square yards, at Ils. 9d. Lot 2.
9,115 square yards, 9s. 9d. Lot 3. 10,963 square yards,
10s. 3d., and sold to Mr. Richard Watson for 10s. 6d.
The fourth division comprised a piece of land situate on
the north side of Conway-street, and bounded on the
north by Beckwith-street, on the east by a street 50 feet
wide, called Livingston-street, and on the west by Prince
Edward-street, and containing in front to Conway-street
and Beckwith-street, severally, 150 feet 6 inches, and in
front to Livingston-street aforesaid, and also on the west
side of Prince Edward-street, severally, 466 feet, and con-
taining in the whole 7,792 5-9ths superficial square yards.
The upset price for this lot was I3s. 3d. per yard, but no
offer was made. The fifth division comprised land situate
imm'diately adjoining to the new market, with frontages
to Market-street, Hamilton-street, Oliver-street, and the
market. The upset price for the whole was £3s 3s. per
yard, but no bid was made. This completed the sale.
At the close the auctioneer announced that the whole of
the lots unsold would be sold at 4d. a yard advance upon
the upset price. Several lots of the Park land then found
purchasers by private treaty, at the price stated. Land
exceeding in value £40.000 was sold.

ANNIVERSARY OF THE NEWTON FARMERS'

SOCIETY.

On Thursday last, the anniversary of this little society,
which was established in February, 1845, "to promote
improvement in agriculture, and to reward the skill and
industry of the cottagers and farm labourers among the
tenantry of Thomas Legh, Esq.," took place at Newton-
in-the-Willows. The show was held in the timber-yard
of Nlr. Legh. The exhibition, as might be supposed from
the restrictions of the rules, was not very large, but its
quality was of a very superior character.
Four splendid bulls were shown, and the prize was
awarded to Mr. John Hatton, of Warrington.
For the dairy cows' prize there were eleven competitors,
and the prize was awarded to Mr. Thomas Boardman, of
Newton ; Mr. J. Ward, of Warrington, carried off the
second prize. For the class under three years old there
were seven competitors; and Mr. William Clarke, of the
Legh Arms, Newton, carried off the prize. Under two
years old there were nine competitors. Here Mr.. Joseph
Livesley, of Goulbourne, bore away the bell, exhibiting
two very superior animals, one of which obtained the
prize, and the other was highly commended.
Two splendid stations were shown, of a most beautiful
description, by Mr. William Johnson, and Mr. Richard
Groves, both of Haydock. The prize was awarded to the
first.

Four excellent pairs of draught horses were exhibited,
which certainly eclipsed those exhibited at Liverpool and
Manchester. Mr. Andrew Camm, of Newton, carried
away the prize.
Only two boars were shown ; that of Mr. William Ox-
ley, of Warrington, received the prize. Mr. Ball, of
Newton, was the other exhibitor. Six sows for breeding
were shown, of a remarkably good kind. Mr. Thomas
Boardman, of Newton, won the prize. Mr. Job Ashton
and Mr. William Brown were the only exhibitors of fat
pigs ; the former won the prize.
The vegetables were greatly admired. Mr. Job Ashton,
of Newton, showed the best basket of vegetables ; the
cabbages of Mr. Peter Brown, who was second best, were
wonderfully large and solid. The roots, particularly the
mangel wurzels, and a new kind of turnips, were exceed-
ingly good.
In the evening a large party of farmers sat down in the
Conservative-hall, to dinner, served up by Mr. Clark,
of the Legh Arms. The prizes were distributed to the
successful competitors, as well as for the best managed
farms, for draining, for laying down grass, for fencing,
for marling, for reservoirs, and for crops. The judges,
who, we must not omit to state, gave great sati,faction
by the impartiality of their awards, were Mr. William
Bothwell, of Winwiek ; Mr. Kay, of Clifton-hall; and
Mr. Best, of Lyme-park.

THE DISASTER TO THE GREAT BRITAIN

On Wednesday a letter was received from Captain
liosken, in which after specifying several things required

for the purpose of getting the vessel off t

back, he says

HIGHWAY BOARD.—At the usual weekly meeting on
Thursday, it was reported that great delay had been oc-
casioned at the works in Green-lane, and a notice of mo-
tion for next meeting was given to proceed against the
builders for the penalties. The Chairman said the secre-
tary was desirous of knowing what should be done with a
sum of £5OOO coming from the Council, and they could
apply it to either one or the other. He had no wish to
relieve the owners of property, but thought the fairest
way would be to divide it, applying £2500 to each. Mr.
Cooper objected to the money being applied to the sewer-
age, and found fault with the Board, who, he said, had
made a similar transfer some time ago, and were now
going to perpetrate a similar act without giving notice of
their intention. In answer to a question, the secretary
stated that the arrears of the paving rate were £3500, and
the sewerage £1350. Mr. Higgins said that many tenants
were relieved of the rates including the sewerage, which
was an advantage to the landlord; but several members
observed that he was mistaken, as the sewerage rate was
always exacted. The Chairman said the subject could
not be brought formally before the meeting until next
week, and Mr. Procter gave notice of motion for the
division of the £5OOO between the paving and the sewerage
rate.
OPERATIVE PORTERS.—A meeting of the porters was
held on Tuesday evening at the Concert-hall, to take into
consideration the laws about to be introduced by the
Dock Committee, with reference to the licensing of
master porters, which, it is alleged, will, by taking the
work out of the hands of merchants and others, act in-
juriously against the porters and the ratepayers at large.
Mr. James Cole was called to the chair. Mr. Simmons
moved the first resolution, which was to the effect that
the meeting viewed with feelings of regret the proposed
alterations of the Dock Committee in the system of dock
porterage, the effect of which would be to throw many of
the old porters out of employment, thereby compelling
them to resort to the workhouse for relief. It was stated
in debate that the memorial drawn up on the subject was
lying at the Town-hall, and would come before the
Council at the next meeting, and that with one exception,
the merchants and brokers, who had been all waited

" the weather is now moderate, but rainy. The ship
makes very little water. I ho; eto commence discharging
coals to-day. Captain Claxton came yesterday. Many
thanks for all your expressions of sympathy and good
feeling. I want them all, I assure you ; but my own
conscience acquits me of blame, and so does Captain
Claxton, who told me so yesterday."
Captain Claxton, a director of the Company, has pub-
lished a letter to the Times and another to his colleagues.
In the former he corrects a report which had been circu-
lated injurious to the character of the countrypeople near
Dundrum bay. He says that nothing could exceed their
desire to alleviate the misfortunes of all concerned. In
the second letter he details at considerable length the par-
ticulars of this unfortunate occurrence. He gives the fol-
lowing extract from the log, end other particulars :
"At 12h. 50m. pm. discharged pilot. At lh. abreast
of the Bell Buoy, speed H knots, wind southerly ; set
maintopsail and topgallantsail and foresail (foretopsail had
been previously set ;) course N.W. by N. At 4h., fresh
breezes and thick hazy weather. sh. 30m. saw the land
on starboard bow disti•lctly through the rain. 7h. 30m.
in wizen spencer. Bh. 15m. observed Calf of Man Light
bearing N.N.W. half W., altered course to N. by W.
Bh. 30m. in first and second reef of foretopsail and single_
reefed the ecaintopsail. At 9h., squared the yards.
9h. 30m., in foresail, while taking it in saw land on star-
board bow ; stopped engines, put helm hard-a-port, re-
versed engines full speed ; ship came up to N.N.E., af-
terwards to N.E. and stopped ; dewed sails up." [The❑
follow details of proceedings as to after occurrences, when
she was thumping and in the breakers.] The following
note appears to have been added to the log, probably when
the excitement was over :—" At 7h. the captain remarked
to me that the ship ought to be well up to the Calf of
Man lights, as the log showed she had run her distance.
He asked if the log glass was correct, which was a new
one and found correct. At Bh. the sails were trimmed
for hauling the ship up N. by E., after doing which ob-
served the light, and kept ship off again to N.W. half N. ;
squared yards. The captain said the ship had run her
distance, but supposed the light was the Calf light, and
that one of them was obscured by the thick weather."

upon, were favourable to the opposition that had been got "On examining Captain Hosken's chart, on which are
up against the new system. A second resolution pledged his cross bearings of the supposed points of the Isle of
the meeting to use every means in their power to prevent Man, of which so short and indistinct a glimpse was
the proposed by-laws of the Dock Committee from caught, I find it is addressed to the Mayor and Town-
coming into operation. And a third called on the rate- i Council of Liverpool, published by John and Alexander
payers to come forward and assist them in removing the Walker, agents to the Admiralty, 72, Castle-street, Liver-
evils they are likely to labour under by the carrying out pool, and 9, Castle-street, London, 1846. It was bought
of the said law. The resolutions were carried una- by Captain Hosken when going out on his previous voy-
nimously. age, in June, as the latest and most correct chart ; but in
WALLASEY.—At the monthly meeting of the Commis- it is no mention whatever of a revolving, or intermitting ;
sioners on Thursday, contracts were ordered to he ob- light, or any other light whatever, on St. John's Point. I
tained for repairing the sea wall at Seacombe, which was There, however, the light is ; and it is now my business to
built at the township expense. A motion was made for show that had the light been, as it ought to have been—
the introduction of the Small Debts Act into Wallasey, having been in use for threeyears (if lam correctly in-
but it was negatived. The proceedings of the Finance formed)—in the chart, or bad there been no light at all
Committee stated that a case had been drawn up by the on that point, the accident would not have happened. On
Law-clerk, to be submitted to counsel, relative to the taking his departure from the Bell Buoy, Capt. Hosken
payment of rent charge by Dr. Byrth and others, in lieu steered precisely the same course as the Windsor, constant
of tithes. The proceedings were confirmed, with in- steamer to Belfast, was steered by her captain on Saturday
structions to the Finance Committee to make such corn- last, N.W. by N., and that is the correct course for the
munication as they think tit with the Rev. Dr. Byrtb and Calf of Man ; ;St. John's point also bears N.W. by N.
the Rev. Mr. Armistead, with a view to leave the question , from the Bell Buoy. Captain Hosken calculated his
of liability of the tithe rent charge to the decision of coon- I speed to be eleven karts ; it really was more, an d his ship
sel upon a case to be jointly submitted to opinion. The I no doubt was ahead of his calculation four or five miles.
Law-Clerk then read a report from the committee ap- A glimpse was caught of the Isle of Man, but the lights
pointed to inquire into the conduct of the surveyor, Mr. on the Calf were not seen, which I account for by the fact
West. It stated that the charges had not been substan- that it was very thick, and between sunset and dark, when
tiated. Mr. Goldsmith then brought forward his motion she passed probably four or five miles to the south. Had
for the reduction of the salary of the Law-Clerk from it been quite dark, site would probably have seen them,
£2OO to After rather a warm discussion, in the and had she seen them the accident could not have hap-
course of which Mr. Hassan (the law-clerk) intimated, pened, as he would have steered away his North Channel
through the chairman, that he considered the salary, as course after rounding them. At seven, it appears, by the
originally settled, such as a respectable professional man first officer's note to his log, the captain remarked she
was entitled to, and could not consent to any diminution must be well up with the Calf lights. There is no doubt
of it; if, however, it was the opinion of the Board that he had even then passed them, but he had a fine open
their finances were such that they could not afford to pay channel of more than 30 miles between them and the Irish
the sum he received, he would give his services till they coast. He informed me that he then said as he could not
were in a condition to pay such salary ; or, if they were see them, he should alter his course at eight, shorten sail,
prepared to relieve him of any part of his duty he would and go easy for the North Channel, which intention
accept such remuneraton as might be agreed upon between he had begun to put in practice ; and this was the right
the Board and himself. This intimation from Mr. Has- practice, and if pursued he would have been well, as he
sail received the highest commendation from several mem- would soon have made the next proper light in his course
hers of the Board. A motion was then made by Mr. of north by east—the South Rock, to the north of Strang-
Holland, that the salary he continued as at present, which ford Lough entrance, (albeit, as he candidly admits, half
was carried by a majority of thirteen to two. It was then a dozen miles nearer than he expected) when this St.
determined that no charge should be entertained against John's light, of which he had never heard, and which is
an officer of the board unless notice of motion be entered not named in his chart, is all at once seen ; and that, too,
on the books. within the exact bearing of the Calf of Man lights, sup-
SALE of LAND AT BIRKENHEAD.—On Wednesday posing he had not seen them. The course was again
last, the sale of the freehold building land, the property altered ; the St. John's light was treated as the Calf of
of the Birkenhead Commissioners, took place in the Man lights would have been, had they been seen—i. e.,
Town-hall- The hall was crowded to excess. After given such a birth as insured clearing the Hen and
reading the conditions of sale, which were lengthy, Mr. Chickens, and then rounded ; and then, instead of being
Winstanley intimated that it had been considered better in a deep-water channel, the ship takes the ground about
to start with a price per yard in each lot. The price in a league to the yvest this, at deceiving light, and,
each case had been submitted to the judgment of several in his case, decided
"In hasteni to get this. letter
d offq,ukinteoNs:winagrethoef,
aanlixtihe tayt
of the leading land valuers and surveyors, and approved
of, among whom was Mr. John Stewart. The first of- of my colleagues,
bel wmraldee.tlal earmaame excitement, and
afyrobme put as to
fered was the Park land, or the whole of the building under most unpleasant circumstances; due allowances
land in Birkenhead Park. The auctioneer stated that in should, therefore,
questions
iknnnoswm,
before I saw the chart in Captain Hosken's
own
order to save time he would offer the whole in one lot, may be said by
mnaauntyicsat
• ing 329,000 superficial square yards, at £115,000, thoughts,
comprising lroningenq.
mutes was allowed for possession, bow
or about l's. per yard. Two m
each lot was distances and speed—as to one set of lights revolving
consideration, but no bidder appearing, Potter,
minutes, .
St John' s light every minute only.
taken separately. Messrs. J. Walker, W. every two
Jackson, J. Laird, and Bailey, were the principal par. To all of them I answer, it is easy to say the door should

have been locked after the imise is stolen. It was hard
to make out lights at all ; and, as to counting differences
of time, under borne instances it is impossible, or next to
it. The facts are simple ;—The Captain's judgment was
right up to the time of his seeing this not laid down light;
and puzzled, as he states himself to have been. to account
for not being further a-head when he took it for the Calf,
he acted by that light, as, I verily believe, most men
would have acted under similar circumstances.
" I have only to add my meed of praise for all that has
been done by Captain Hosken since the occurrence—my
admiration of his manly bearing under circumstances that
might well have crushed a weaker mind,—and of the dis-
cipline and good conduct of the officers and men under
his command, who are working gallantly, I may say,
under circumstances of great trial and difficulty, if not of
danger.
The compasses were perfectly correct, and the ship
herself so strong, as to defy. hitherto, shocks from rollers
and seas at high water, which, in my humble opinion,
would by the end of last week have broken up the strongest
wooden ship that ever was built.
"The ship lies in the wort position for coming off;
still, if we are favoured with tolerable weather, I see, at
present, no reason to doubt her being afloat by the end of
the week."

A letter from our own correspondent, dated Saturday af-
noon last, informs us that all the coals have now been got
out of the vessel, and are laid on the grassy land just
above the sands of the bay. They are sold and are being
carted away. On Saturday morning, a strenuous effort
was made to get her off. Two of the Liverpool steam-
tugs, Nos. 1 and 2, got alongside her larboard quarter,
and steamed away with great vigour, but without effect,
the vessel not having, apparently, started from her position
from flotation or otherwise. The water rose to nearly
the top of that part of the hull which is painted red,
which he took to be her low-water mark.

CO RR E SPONDENCE.

EARLY CLOSING OF THE MARKETS

TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD.

SIR,—In consequence of the excitement caused by the
early closing of the markets, I was induced to pay a visit
to St. John's on Saturday night last, and satisfy myself
as to the cause ; but to my surprise, I found there had
been more meat and fish sold at a quarter to ten than on
any previous night during the year up to a quarter to
ten. This information I got from some of the tenants
that have been opposed to the early closing. Being an
inhabitant of the neighbourhood, 1 can vouch for the
peaceable state of the streets, compared to what they used
to be on the eve of the Sabbath. If the Council will
take the trouble to enquire who the respectable people
are at the head of the opposition, they will soon see
through the whole affair.7l am. Sir, yours, &c.,

A NEIGHBOUR OF ST. JOHN'S
sth October, 1846.

A SLANDEROUS ACCUSATION AGAINST A
PUBLIC OFFICER IN TOXTETH-PARK.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD,

SIR,—Having seen in the Mercury of Friday last, a
most slanderous report tending to impeach my character
as one of the Assistant Overseers of the township of
Toxteth-park, in which it is stated that I had assisted in
the service of objections on the municipal electors on the
15th of September last, at Seven o'clock in the evening, I
now take this opportunity to declare most emphatically,
that the above statement is false, which will appear from
the following facts
On the evening in question, I went to the office at five
o'clock in the afternoon, and remained at my m-ual voca-
tion until near ten o'clock the same evening, and never
was off the premises. After I left the office at night, I
was with a few friends until neat' eleven o'clock; and on
my way home from Berkeley-street to Grey-street, in
which street I reside, a man from the opposite side of the
street came across, and asked me where a person named
Thompson lived. My reply was, I did not know ; why
did he ask me ? This is the whole account that consti-
tutes the above charge; and if I had been guilty, I would
have received the reproof with humility ; but when my
Integrity, and the ruin of my family are at stake, I feel it
my duty, as an honest man, to solicit the favour of calling
the attention of the " Vestry," to be held on Thursday
next, to sympathise with me, and grant me that clemency
which I, as an injured man, can but implore under such
circumstances.—l remain, Sir, your obedient Servant,
ROBERT AYREY,
Assistant Overseer of Toxteth-park.
Monday, October 51h, 1846.