The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-03-26 00:00:00

THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD.

forded them of looking on, and drawing. upon the
pockets of their townsmen for the expenditure
which they witness. •

THE FUNDS—SATURDAY NIGHT.—The funds have
been steady to-day without much business, and prices,
generally speaking, are fairly supported. At the close of
the market Consols for money and the account were
quoted 98k sellers; Exchequer-bills, 68s. to 70s. premium;;
and New Three-and-a-Half per Cents., 1023 to 4. Bank
Stock for the opening is quoted 200 to 201 ; and India
Stock, 294 to 295. In the foreign securities operations
were exceedingly limited, but the prices of the speculative
stocks are nevertheless rather better than yesterday.
Mexican Actives left off 351 to 36k ; the Deferred, 15/ to
; Spanish Five per Cents., 25/ to a , the Three per
Cents., 35/ to 36 ; Dutch wo-and-a-Half per Cents.,
57/ to 4 • the Five per Cents., 1014 to 102 ; Danish, 88
to 89 ; dolombian, 143 to -1 ; Chilian, 104 to 106 ; Buenos
Ayres, 374 to 38/; Brazilian, 82 to 84; Belgian, 104 to
105 ; Portuguese, 454 to 461 ; and Peruvian, 304 to 31.
The Rev. Hugh M'Neile is announced to preside at the
half-yearly meeting of the Toxteth Operative Protestant
Association this evening.
ALTERATIONS IN THE FIRE BILL.—A special meeting
of the Council will be held, at the Town-hall, to-day, on
the Liverpool Fire Prevention Amendment Bill, now
before Parliament. The effect of the proposed amend-
ments will be, to relax several of the provisions which
have been found to press too stringently on the commer-
cial community.
THE QUEEN STEAMER.—This boat, built by J. Laird,

Esq., to ply from the Woodside Ferry, made several ex-
perimental trips on the river on Thursday, and fully an-
swered the expectations of those interested in her. She
sails fast, has commodious accommodation, and will, no
doubt, make the trip across the river in less time than it
has hitherto been done.

The Liverpool and Manchester, Grand Junction, and
Newcastle and Carlisle Railways, either have memorialised,
or are about to memorialise, the Board of Trade for the
purpose of having an inspection of the different projected
lines of railway into Scotland. The object is to fix on that
line likely to be most conducive to the general interests
of the public.

MR. NIGHTINGALL.—At the meeting of the Select
Vestry, held on Tuesday last, a letter was read from the
Poor-law Commissioners, in which the board were di-
rected to call upon Mr. Nightingall, surgeon of the work-
house, to resign his situation; but we understand that
Mr. Nightingall forwarded a letter to the Commissioners,
by the mail of Tuesday night, stating additional particu-
lars arising out of the late inquiry, and calling for a fur-
ther investigation.

THE EARL OF HARROWBY.—The London papers last
week contained statements respecting the health of the
Earl of Harrowby (Lord Sandon's father) pointing at a
fatal termination. We are glad to perceive, however, that
his lordship is recovering. The Times says, " Though
the Earl of Harrowby has been confined to the house for
some days by a severe cough, the indisposition is passing
away, and there is every reason to hope his lordship will
shortly be restored to his usual state of health."

LIVERPOOL Dock BILL—The promoters of the Bir-
kenhead Dock Bill now before Parliament, being actively
engaged in obtaining signatures against the Liverpool
Dock Extension, in which it is asserted " that several of
the Proprietors of the Harrington Dock Company are
members of the Liverpool Dock Committee," we have
authority to deny the assertion, and to state that no mem-
ber of the Dock Committee is either a proprietor of, or
holds any interest in the stock of the Harrington Dock
Company.
FATAL ACCIDENT IN PEMBROKE-PLACE.—On Satur-
day last, about ten in the morning, as a young woman,
named Elizabeth Norris, daughter of a respectable farmer,
at Tarbock, was getting out of a shandry, in Pembroke
place, while on her way to Gill-street Market, her foot
slipped from the step of the machine at the back so that
she fell to the ground, and (lamentable to say) a very
heavily laden cart that was coming up at the time passed
over the middle of her body. She was immediately con-
veyed to the Infirmary, but such were the injuries she had
sustained that she died soon after.

ELLESMERE PORT.—It was lately announced that this
property was being purchased by Lord Francis Egerton,
but the statement was afterwards denied in many of the
provincial papers, as wholly unfounded. We can now
state, without fear of contradiction, that his lordship was
in actual treaty for the property, (not by purchase, cer-
tainly, but on lease,) and that the entire management of
the Ellesmere dock, with the transit of goods to and from
Liverpool, are come under his lordship's control. The
terms are, we believe, a lease of fourteen years, or to
terminate previously on a notice of two years.
POLICE COURT, FRIDAY.—Two persons, named Wil-
liams and Bingham, were committed for three months,
and another person, named Smith, for seven days, on
suspicion of shoplifting. One of the same gang, named
Thomas Newsham, was committed for trial, on a charge
of stealing a firkin of butter from the shopdoor of Mr.
Reynolds, grocer, 73, Scotland-road. Patrick M`Cartney
and Robert Hitchmough were fined, the former 40s. and
the latter 205., for assaulting a police-officer. James
Lovett was committed for two months for stealing a
quantity of wheat from the warehouses of the Duke of
Bridgewater's trustees. Three publicans were fined 405.,
205., and 40s. each, and five were acquitted. One beer-
seller was acquitted, and five were fined, three 505., one
60s. and another 20s.
TESTIMONIAL TO MR. R. BROOKE.—Such of the-
Liverpool professional gentlemen as are both solicitors and
notaries have recently presented to our townsmen Mr. R.
Brooke, a massive and very handsome silver salver, highly
creditable to the workmanship and taste of Messrs.Word-
ley and Mayer, in acknowledgment of his exertion, during
his practice of almost thirty years, in support of the re-
spectability of the profession, and of his services in pro-
moting the passing of an act of Parliament of the last
session, relating to their rights and privileges. The fol-
lowing is a copy of the inscription :—" The notaries of
Liverpool present this testimonial to Richard Brooke,
Esq., one of the oldest members of their body, to express
their acknowledgment of the fidelity and skill with which
he has, for a number of years past, watched over and pro-
moted their interests. 10th October, 1843."

EXTENSIVE FRAUD.—The recorder was engaged during
the whole of Friday in trying a case, in which a middle-
aged man, named John Mulholland, was charged with
having feloniously obtained colours, varnishes, &c. to the
amount of £B5, from Messrs. Challoner and C 0.., of
Derby. It appeared from the evidence, that the prisoner
acted as a sort of commission agent at Liverpool, that he
ordered the colours and varnishes to be sent to fictitious
firms here, and that on their arrival, he disposed of them
to pawnbrokers and other parties, receiving and never re-
miffing the money. The case for the prosecution was
conducted by Mr. Blair and Mr. Harden, and the defence
by Mr. James. The prisoner, although indicted for having
obtained goods to the amount only of £B5, had in reality
fraudulently obtained others to the amount of £350 in all.
No witnesses were called for the defence ; and at the close
of the recorder's charge, the jury convicted the prisoner.
The prisoner was sentenced to transportation for seven
years.

EMBEZZLEMENT.—On Saturday a young man of very
respectable appearance was brought before Mr. Rushton
on a charge of having embezzled about £2O, the property
of the merchants to whom he was apprenticed. It ap-
peared that on the Bth of January, he was given £75 with
directions to pay duty at the Custom-house and dock
and town-dues on 145 bales of cotton wool, imported from
New Orleans, and that, on his return, he handed 13s. Bd.
in change to the cashier, and a paper in which it was
stated that those charges had amounted to £74 6s. 4d.
On the 15th instant he was given a further sum to pay
duty, dock and town-dues, on 269 bales of cotton wool,
imported also from New Orleans, and he brought back a
paper stating that those charges had amounted to
£135 9s. 2d. On the 31st of January, he was given
£4 16s. sd. to pay a post entry on the first parcel. Within
the last few days it was ascertained that he had never paid
the amount of the post-entry, and that he bad not ac-
counted for upwards of £6 of the moneys he had re-
ceived to make the payments on account of the first entries.
He seemed deeply affected at the disgrace he had brought
upon himself and his family, who are very respectable,
and was committed for trial at the sessions.
TILE FIRE IN BOLD-STREET.----We have inserted a
paragraph in our supplement on the fire in the premises
of Mr. Clay in 80ld-street, taken from Gore's Adverti-
ser, and which we naturally considered to be correct. We
have since learned, however, that it is inaccurate in several
particulars, the principal of which only we have now time
to carrect. Mr. Keane. it appears who first discovered
the fire, went back from the stair-case to alarm Mr.
Smith and the servant girl, but did not find, as stated,
Mr. Smith on the landing. Mr. Todd was not the only
person who witnessed the fearful descent of the parties
from the upper windows, and endeavoured to use means
to assist in breaking their fall. The girl (according to his
own account) fell across his shoulder, which broke her
fall ; she had both arms but slightly burnt, and is now
nearly quite recovered, the burning being but slight and
external. Mr. Perkins and Mr. Todd, who live together,
immediately gave up their beds to the two sufferers. In
the course of the day Mr. Perkins begged they might not
he removed, and sent the keys of his wine cellar, so that
they might be provided with what was necessary. No-
thing indeed could exceed his kindness in every way.
Mr. Keane fell on a young man, who though at first
apparently much hurt sustained no contusion, and was
soon " himself again." After the fire had been subdued,
a £5 note and three sovereigns were missed from the
waistcoat pocket of Mr. Keane, which was in his bed-
room at the time. In the same pocket with the money
was his watch which was afterwards received from Mr.
Hewitt of the fire police who had received it from one of
the men engaged at the fire. Mr Keane had that night
been at a meeting of the Pharmaceutical Society, and on
returning at a rather late hour, looked over great part of
the premises before he retired, and found all apparently,
safe. An enormous quantity of water was thrown into
the upper part of the premises by the engines, so that when
it found egress it rushed down like a cataract. There was
we learn a fire engine on the premises of the Apothecaries
Hall, close being, which is worked by steam ; but though
the steam was observed to be up at the time, it was, from
some cause or other, not put into operation, The gentle-
man to whom Mr. Smith made his way in Preeson's-row, was
not, as stated, a relation, but only a friend. Mr. Perkins
(whose great exertions appear to have been overlooked,)
even ran up to his own bed-room for the blankets to save
the parties who were about to jump out, from severe in-
jury, and shouted to them to wait ; but the fire became
so intense and alarming near them, that they leapt out
before he could return. We should add that Mr. Max-
well, of the fire offices was one of the first on the spot,
and through his exertions much valuable property in the
shop was saved by removal. There are several other
inaccuracies and omissions in this paragraph, but we have
not, owing to a press of matter room to notice them,