The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1833-01-18 00:00:00

LOCAL.

The new and fast-sailing ship Dalmatia, Captain Winsor,
arrived at this port on Sunday, from Boston, in the short
passage of nineteen days. She brings Boston newspapers to
the 20th December, in which, however, we do not find any
thing of interest to communicate to our readers.
EXTRAORDINARY QUICK SAILING.—The steamer Robert
Napier, Captain D. A. Davenport, sailed from the Clarence
Dock on Wednesday the 9th inst. for Londonderry, and made
her passage in the short space of 20 hours and 20 minutes, the
quickest ever known.
A beautiful new ship of 500 tons burthen, was launched on
Tuesday morning week, from the Bath Building Yard, at
Douglas, Isle of Man. She saluted the briny element in the
finest style, and was afterwards towed into the harbour by the
Mona's Isle, steamer, in the presence of many hundreds of
spectators. The ship is named the Parkfield, and her first
voyage will be to New Orleans. She is the largest vessel ever
built on the island.

THE FLOATING. LlGHT.—Three new lanterns, of a new con-
struction, and lighted very brilliantly, have been procured by
the Dock Trustees, and are about to be placed on board the
Floating Light Ship, near the entrance to the river. They are
circular, am? will give light in every direction, which was not
the case with those formerly in use. They cost not less than
six hundred pounds.
STREET ROBBERY.—A few evenings ago, about nine o'clock,
as a tradesman from Yorkshire was passing near the New Cus-
ttm-house, he was accosted by a man who undertook to direct
him to his lodgings. They had not proceeded far before they,
were joined by two others, when they suddenly dragged him
into a narrow back street, knocked him down, and robbed him
of upwards of £4O and his top coat, with which they got clear
off.

INFIRMARY.—At the annual meeting of the subscribers to
the infirmary, held on Tuesday last, it was, among other things,
resolved to erect separate buildings for the lock-patients ad-
mitted into the infirmary, on the vacant land belonging to the
institution in Ashton-street. A physician and two surgeons are
to be appointed to attend exclusively to the patients in the lock
wards.—We understand that the election of a Physician to the
Infirmary, in the room of Dr. Traill, who is going to reside in
Edinburgh, will take place on the 11th of February. -
THE NIGHT WATCH.—In consequence of the numerous rob-
beriek which have lately been committed in this town, we under-
Stand that the commissioners of the watch have it in contempla-
tion to increase the number of Captains of the street-watch, in
order that the men may be visited more frequently during the
night, and thereby effect a greater vigilance in the performance
of their duties. We trust that this proposition will be adopted,
as we think it will be a great improvement in the system of the
night police, for whilst it will promote greater attention in the
men, the increased number of superintendents continually
patrolling the streets will be the means of preventing crime,
and giving greater security to property.
DISTRICT PROVIDENT SOCIETY.—We have great pleasure in
communicating, that the District Provident Society has already
appointed a Sub-Committee, consisting of the Rev. C. Wray,
Mr. J. B. Brancker, add Mr. Straker, to investigate the cases
of suffering arising
.from the late calamitous fire, and to provide
immediate relief, in clothing and bedding, for those families
who, in number amounting to 40, have been thrust out thus
suddenly from the shelter of their homes, and are at present
exposed to the inclemency of the season in a most destitute
condition. It would be well, perhaps, if the charitable public,
who cannot but come forward while circumstances of such
extreme distress are immediately before.them, would make
them the instruments of their benevolence.
PRESTON HORSE FAIR.—The horse fair which has been held
here during the week, and which is one of the largest in the
north of England, has been very well attended, and horses have
sold remarkably high. Scarcely anything that possessed shape
and action but was most eagerly picked up. We have had an
immense number of dealers, all anxious to purchase, and conse-
quently it has been a good fair for farmers and breeders, prices
being nearly fifty per cent. higher than those of the late fairs.
Perhaps the number of very high-priced horses was less than at
some former fairs, but there was almost a general clearance for
those that were brought for sale, and many that were purchased
early in the week were afterwards sold to a considerable profit
—one bought for fifty-five was sold for seventy pounds. The
number of gentlemen that have been here during the week is
greater than for manyyears, and indeed the fair altogether ex-
ceeded expectation. Preston Pilot.
EXTENSIVE BURGLARY, AT BEWERLY-HALL, NEAR RIPON,
YORKSHIRE.—On Thursday last this venerable mansion was
robbed of a large quantity of wearing apparel, many valuable
curiosities, and a number of ancient gold coins, by a discarded
servant of the family, named James Withwick. This man had
been in this town several days previous to the robbery, and it
appears that he returned to the hall and effected his nefarious
design last Thursday morning, at two o'clock. On Saturday,
two police-officers from Ripon arrived here in search of him,
but were unsuccessful. On Monday morning, John M‘Coomb,
one of our head police-officers, from some private information
he had received, went alone to a lodging-house in Leigh-street,
apprehended Withwick, and found in his possession part of the
property stolen, namely, 4 body coats, 1 top ditto, IQ vests, 3
pair of pantaloons, 7 shirts, 9 silk handkerchiefs, 15 cravats, 6
white handkerchiefs, 1 pair braces, 19 pair silk stockings, 5 pair
worsted ditto, 7 pair cotton ditto, 1 silk purse, 5 gold breast-
pins, 2 gold seals, 2 gold rings, 1 silver eye-glass, 1 dagger, 4
pair of shoes, 2 pair boots, and 5 pieces of ancient gold coin.
Much credit is due to M'Coomb for the address with which he
secured this man. He is still in our Bridewell, and in a day or
two he will be committed to York Castle, to take his trial at
the next assizes.