The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1835-05-15 00:00:00

LIVERPOOL POLICE.—TuEsnAr.

(Before the MAYOR and Mr. Alderman P. tiotaNt.)
CAUTION TO PASSI,NGER AGENTS, AND WARNING TO Exits
GRANTS.—Mr. John Grinishaw. an American passenger agent,
formerly employed by a Mr. Macowbeu, of New -York, but
now in the employ of Mr. Cearns, of Chapel-street, Liverpool,
was summoned at the instance of Lieutenant Low, R.N., the
government emigration a.ent, before the sitting utgistrates,
by a woman named Bridget Forel, and thirteen other Irish.
emigrants, who had embai ked on board the ship Columbia,
Captain Crosby, for New York, td show cause Why he refused
to take this poor woman, after having received from them the
sum of £29 55., on the faith of her hein,rallowed a passage
with than, her name being incifided as one of the fourteen in
the ticket, which he gave the one who paid the amount to hint
for the party, and which ticket expressly stated that she was
entitled to a passage in the steerege of that vessel. It ap-
peared from the evidence of ',Lieutenant Low, that in conse-
quence of this woman having received a remittance through
the house of Messrs. Robinson Brothers, after the before-men,
tioned. agreement was made, that Mr. GrimshaVr now wished
to break through that contract and to charge her £2 55., and
that he, on Monday afternoon, went on board the Columbia,
lying in the George's dock, and, with the assistance of. the
mate of the vessel-, countenanced by dock policeman No. 112,
dragged this poor creature out of the berth allotted to her, and
turned her on shore. The case therefore being clearly proved
to the entire satisfaction of the mayor and Mr. Alderman P,
Bourne, his worship very properly and promptly directed the
defendant to abide by his contract, and to take Ellis woman as
agreed upon with her party, which was accordingly done.
AN INCORRIGIBLE NEPHEW AND .A QUESTIONABLE UNCLE:
—A young Irish lad, apparently not mote than twelve years
old, was placed at the bar by a "torturer of hair," charged
with having chosen the profession of a thief, in preference to
the genteel one of a barber's clerk. From the evidence of the
complainant, a neat looking, close cropped friseur of "respect-
able appearance," saving that lie had a black eye and a cocked
up nose, the former the effect of accident and the latter of
nature, it appeared?that the young culprit at the bar, having
recently been imported from Newry, in the green country, was
taken by the complainant as an unbound apprentice to learn
the mystery of lathering, shaving head mowing, and wig dress-
ing. He was employed by the complainant out of pure com-
passion for his forlorn and destitute situation,and, to render his
appearance more cleanly and decent than when the steam-pac-
ket landed him with the rest of the fresh lumber imported at'
the time, he went to the expense of eleven shillings in the pris
soner's outfit. The prisoner, however, had not lung received
his new rigging before he sighed to luxuriate in his native filth,
and accordingly sought for juvenile rascals of his own age and
country., whose home is the canopy of heaven, and whose nightly
visiting place is the brick kilns. Disdaining the -trammels of
servitude, the young shaver left bis master's shop a few days
ago, taking with him the new suit. He was subsequently ap-
prehended in a-cellar in New Bird-street clothed in his original
. .
rags, and pawn-tickets of the new clothes were found upon him.
On the constable taking him back to his master, lie said they
might do their worst at him, for he didn't care the value of a red
herring fir him.
The Mayor (to the complainant.)—Did you know the boy be,
fore you took hint into your service?
Complainant.—l did not know the boy myself. lam son-in,
law to his uncle.
Tho Mayor.—Has he any other relations in the town ?
Complainant.—None but his uncle, who is in court.
The uncle of the prisoner was here called out for by. the of-
ficer of the court, when an elderly Irishman stepped into the
witness-box.

The Mayor (to the witness.)—Are you this boy's uncle ?
Witness (looking at the prisoner.)—llis uncle ! faith I don't
know, he says so. (Laughter.)
Mr. Alderman Bourne.—What clit you mean by your not
knowing whether you are his uncle or not ?
Witness.—Sure the lad comes from Newry,.and says that I'm
his uncle, but devil the bit do I know who he is.
The Mayor.—How is it then that you came forward when his
uncle was called for?
Witness.—Because my son-in-law there (the complainant)
said I was his uncle, and Bill Alurphv brought him to my house
and said I was his uncle, but not a bit of it am I his uncle, and
I'll have nothing to do wid him. (Laughter.)
Mr. Alderman Bourne.—Then you are sure you are not his
LUICIC ?

Witness.—l can't exactly be sure, for I haven't been in
Newry these twenty years. (Laughter )
The Mayor (pointing to the complainant.)—Are you sure
that this is your son-in-law ?
Witness.—Oh yes, faith. t Laughter.)
The Mayor (to the complainant).—Well, *e don't see what
can he done for you in this case. Between the uncle, the tie.
phew, and the son we don't see what can be done. Will you
take the lad again ?.

Complainant,-01), no.
The Mayer.—Thew we must send him back to Ireland.
Complainant.—What will I do then for my Ils. outlay,
(Laughter.)
The Mavor.—l don't know. You must look to the uncle
for it. (Laughter.)
The case was then dismissed, and the prisoner ordered to be
sent to Ireland.

ROBBERY FROM A COACH-OFFICE.--TWO Irishmen, named
Kelly and Malone, were placed at the bar on suspicion of
having stolen a trunk from the Saddle Inn coach-office, Dale-
street. It appeared from the evidence that on the -14th March
last, a lady named Williams came from Preston as a passenger
in one of the coaches, and left her box in the care of the coach.
office keeper. The box was stolen, and Bridge, the captain of
the watch, traced some property to the possession of the pi-,
soner Kelly, who lodgeci. in Blundell-street with the prisoner
Malone. It further appeared that Kelly stole the box, and
Malone helped him to carry it. The contents were silk dresses
and other wearing apparel. Some of the articles Kelly had
pledged, and others he sold to a M rs. Wilson, to whom she had
said they had been given her by a sister who died in Scotland.
They were both committed.

WIGAN.
(From our Correspondent.)

CHESTER DIOCESE SOCIETY.—On Sunday morning last the
Rev. H. O'Neill, M.A., preached a sermon in behalf of the
above Society, Irf the parish chtrreh,--Wigan; after which up-
wards of £2tl was collected. The rev. gentleman, after giving
an account of the great want of church accommodation in the
munufacturing districts of Lancashire and Cheshire, described
the great increase popery was making throughout the country
generally, and the necessity there existed for the laborious ex,
ertions of the friends of religion to stem its growth. The hosts
of Rome were gathering their armies and spreading their'
camps, would they not, then,• come to the help of the Lord
against the mighty. The rev. gentleman also in .very
thetic and eloquent terms, described the state of protestantism
in Ireland, stating, they must be aware that it was proposed
in townships where no protestants existed to discharge the mi-
nister, and,anpropriate the funds of the church establishment
to educate the young in that system which was declared to be
"damnable idoliitry."
THE JEWS.—On the evening of Sunday last, the Rev. C,
Snape, curate of St. Paul's Sheffield, preached a very power,
ful and learned sermon in behalf of the Society for Promo-
ting Christianity among the Jes, in the course of which he took
occasion to set before his hearers the true character of popery,
and the final overthrow it was likely soon to have.

BA ZA A 11.—On Wednesday and yesterday, a Bazaaiwas held
in the National School, Wigan, the funds of which are to be
appropriated towards the Infant Sunday School just erected
in the Scholes near that town. It was attended by all the elite
of the town and neighbourhood, and on the first day about
£l5O was received. We have not heard what was the sum
taken yesterdev, but we have no doubt a handsome amount
will be realized.

LORD STANLEY.—It will be seen by a rercrencc to our pub=
arnentary columns that Lard Stanley appeared in the House of
Commons on Tuesday evening. About one o'clock on the
following day (Wednesday) his lordship was on the Aintree
race course.
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MORE Cosi sitssIONERS !—The whips have such a penchant
for issuing " special commissions of inquiry" that we should
not be surprised to find a special commission appointed to in-
quire into and report to his Majesty the hours of the day when
Lord Palmerston usually perfumes his whiskers or puts on or
takes off his stays. Lord Amherst was appointed by the
late government on a mission to Canada, to inquire into the
state of that distracted colony. But their successors have dis-
covered that the thing can only be done by commissioners se-
lected from one of those rookeries where -tvhig statesmen are
usually batched. Lord Amherst has declined the appointment
of chief commissioner, but whether be has done so from know-
ing or not knowing his .associates does not appear. A cheap
government and a government existing without patronage is a
fine thing to talk about at any rate.
THE DORCHESTER UNIONISTS.—Mr. Ewart, one of our ve-
presentatives, presented a petition to the House of Commons on
Wednesday evening praying for a remission of the sentence
passed upon the Dorchester unionists, which, the report of the
hon. gentleman's speech states, was signed by 15,000 inhabitants
of. Liverpool. When, where, and how were these signatures
obtained? We protest we never heard of the petitiun until we
saw it announced in the proceedings of the hbuse. With fill
their efforts, the Liverpool agitators, after raking the catholic
chapels on Good Friday and Easter Sunday, and scraping the
streets for five or six days, could only boast of about ten thou-
sand signatures, marks and all, to their address to Lord John
Russell. We therefore repeat that- we should like to know
when and where this petition in favour °Me Dorchester union-
ists was got. up, and by whom .it , m
was
~signed. If it be true,
which we still doubt, that a petition' thus nuereusly'signed was
presented by Mr. Ewart from Liverpool, we have no hesitation
whatever in saying that it is either a barefaced fraud or a most
abominable forgery.
SALE OF PART OF LORD DERBY'S STUD.—Yestertlav was
offered for sale by Mr. Lucas, at his horse and carriaco Repo-
sitorx, Charlotte-street, a portion of the thorough-bred stock of'
the Laid of Derby. The attendance was numerous, and the
prices generally were good. The following were the horses,
with the prices at which they were knocked down :—Woodbine,
a chesnut mare, £4O; Phcefie, a chesnut mare, £l7 ; Loyalty,
a bay mare, £l4; I.lrganda, a brown
.mare £150; Wagtail, a
brown mare. £170; a chesnut yearling Colt, £3B ;. a bay year-
ling Colt, £37; Aeantus, a bay colt, 3 years old, £34; a bay
Filly', 2 years old, £2O; ,the bay stallion Felt, £160; Falcon-
bridge, a grey horse, £145.
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AMk:RICAN PACRETS.—'Ihe London line of packet-ship Prer
sidentsarriyed at New York in twenty-teo days, discharged hee
cargo and took in a fresh, called again front New York on th-
20th, and arrived at Portsmouth on Sunday morning in nines
teen days, making the extraordinary passage of fifty-five day
from Portsmouth and back,
THE NEW CuaNcEt.tort.—lt was current's reported in every
court in Westminster Hall, on Tuesday winning, that Sir
John Campbell either has been, or immediately will be, ap-
pointed Lord High Chancellor, and his office of Attorney-Ge-
neral will be given to Mr. Sergeant Wilde.—Mthisterial parer.
STAFFORDSHIRE tLECTION.--An actise canvass is now
going forward, throughout the 'whole of the Southern Division
of Staffordshire, in favour of Sir F. L. Holyoake Goodricke,
Bart. ; and his friends are confident of his success.—Salopiart
Jormal.
We understand from authority, that Robert Farrand, Esq.,
(formerly M.P. for the borough of Hedon), a conservative, and
one of the candidates, at the last election for Stafford, will again
offer himself for that borough, in the event of Sir F. L. 11.
• Goodricke; Bart., vacating his seat.—lbid.
PARLIAMENTARY DUE,.s.—Mr. Morgan O'Connell was
brought up to Marlborough-street Police.adlice. London, on
Tuesday, and held to bail, himself in £5OO and two sureties in
£250 each, for his keeping the peace towards all his Majesty's
subjects during the remainder of the year.
POST-OFFICE RETURNS.--The following was the revenue of
the under-mentioned places during 1834 :
London £642,871 Leeds ..£21,331
Liverpool 74 083, Hull 14.583'
Manchester.
Birmingham 28,812

Lord Palmerston , it is said, will in the most independent
and Whig-like manner, take advantage of the vacancy for
Poole to try to get into Parliament. We believe that Sir
Colcitiohoun Grant will oppose him.—London

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DESCRIPTION OF MR. GALT'S MACHINE.

To the Editor of the Greenock Adoertier.
Sir,—Havitr, intimated by yotii paimi that I woul,l willingly

%submit to the inspectiotrof tigineers my illustrative model
e hydraulic discovery, I evinced nay-confitieuce that it maul&
4ndure 'scientific investigation. I restricted the iuspuetion to
compftent judgeS buly, because a fa.wciaatitty model for the
public would •be pXloerlSiVe, for I attach no value whatever. to
the op,htion of the merely. curions, arid because a rude thin* is
sttliii-tent for the inspection of. all bat folk and bairns; who
:should never see Uniiiiished work, says the proverb. I now •in-
tend with your leave, to describe the discovery—premising that
it tn was made in bed, to which I a rather too much. prone. li
• .experiments were resorted to only to illustrate the reasoning—
indee,d; to the higic.
upon which L proceeded was, that the atiflog=
piterie pressure is about fiftcea pounds to the square inch: T4k..
tett-hat for trig tiiro, I thought if a method could be found to
gi#i a greater pre sore to water, which is generally considered
• ineoutpressible, (for all practical purposes) tti6 water might beforced up e Pipe to a height in proportion to the weight of the
forcing means.
Aileor:ditig!y. I had a pipe Made with a long and short limb,
- and aseertain4d that tiV forcing a piston down a cylinder fi-ited.
. with triter, Into the boltoin of which-cylinder the pipe Openedi
the water would try to, escape by the•other end of the•pipe: •
The obVious induction was, th,it.by the pressure any. liquid
in a cdse or cy'hirter might be raised to any height in propor-
tion to the gravity of -the preisure employed. .. •
• Lthen inferred that from a et butter UNDER water, with a
pipe fio. bottoni bent upWardS in the opposite. end aboVe
• the stirface, the. tracer in the cylinder might.be driven out by a
Olgtoti; (like a Siiirige;) but that in drawing back the piston
the miter in the pipe wniildpartly return into the vacuum in
the cytinder. t. Wei-dere made what may be called a ventrical
Valve opened the uniutfi Of the Pipe in the cylinder, which.valJe.
opened dtiwpWard, yieldihg to the pressure of the piston above,.
send shutting on raising the piston by the pressure of thh water
itt-the pipe helot.
The action in the cylinder was the reverse•of that of a pump,
- and fliipiston being also made with a valve,- and working tinder-
Water, admitted enough of water to work the purpose of the
inaehine.

• To make thiS illuStrative contrivance more simple, I had a
• piston Made Without a valve, and supplied the cylinder with wa-
, tor by hales in the side Which were easily shut in the stroke-Of
Oil; piston bythe piston itself. •
TtruS it Weis ajcertained that from wells water might be simply
fore'ed to the tops'Of houses by mere pressure, that is, by the firme
• of u piston: The reader may follow the reasoning himself, and
-he will see the infinite applicability of a power that is only li-
- Mited-by the quantities of the solids and fluids in the earth.
• There is no such power yet in use.
Bht this is only one result of the experiments. I found by
leading the pipe into a second cylinder, and furnishing that cy-
linder with a ioaded'pfston, 'the piston could be raised by the
hydraulic pressure from the pipe, and though the reverse in ac-
tion, woad produce the same in effect as the piston of the steam
entrino. I thus obtained from cold watera power equal to steam,
and applicable to ahy purpose in which steam can •be etnployed.
Ihvessels, the first piston may be worked under water, and
the second moved by hydraulic pressure above the surface, the
• Waite Water being discharged overboard.
In carriages, as each stroke of the first piston in the first cy-
linder Would eauSe a corresponding stroke of the second piston
iu the second cylinder, it may be necessary to preserve the
-waste watet; accordingly, from the second cylinder a:pipe led
down to a cistern,- and from the cistern a communication being
made'by a pipe into the first cylinder, the waste water wait re-
turned. This,, however, is a mere expedient, for there Would
-he little waste water, particularly if the two cylinders were equal
in capacity.- ,
When I had obtained the• hydraulic power, my.next object
.
Ivas to na a motive power for the first piston, and I thought of
a *heel ivirh g crank, on which was fastenedan upright move-
ment to the one end of a lever, from thei other end' was ap-
pehded a sirn.litr perpendicular attached to the piston; thus, as •
the wheel was set in motion, the lever worked the piston. In
common uses a man's power could be employed to tnru the
wheel where more force was required additieenal wheels could
be thrploOd. I had found, by other experiments, that there was
a method of employing a rack wheel made on the fly wheel prin-
ciple; with loads on the perephery, and that a wheel of this kind
'would yield great accelerative power and velocity.
This statement contains all my discovery, and as it is scientific
there can be no Mistake; and I give it to the country as an ac-
Ictiowledirnent'of Personal kindness received from the king him-
self, conceiving that there can be nothing more agreeable to
his Majesty than in divulging What may be useful to his people.
aI tn, sir, Sic. JOi-IN GALT.
6th gdy, 1835.
N.B. Perhaps 1 ought to mention that quicksilver may be
letter for a carriage, than water, but I have said enough to set
tlieingenietis a..cogitating. The ventrical valve, by the bye,
tftrirld-nothe reqUisite in a locomotive engine.

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