The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1843-02-24 00:00:00

ASSAULT AT THE AMPHITHEATRE.—OnTuesday, at the
Police-court, a young man, dressed in rather a showy style,
was brought before Mr. Rushton, summoned in the name of
John Corbett, to answer a charge of assault, preferred against
• him by Samuel Lennox. Mr-. Lenno.x stated that, on Fri-
day night last, as he was leaving the Amphitheatre, when
near the door leading to the pit he received a violent blow on
his face which brought him to the ground. On looking up,
he saw the defendant standing over him. He asked him
what th-lt was for, when the defendant said, " I'll let you
know what it's for—it's for making use of nip name." He
(the complainant) rose and asked the cheque-taker if he had
seen what had occurred, but the lalter had not seen the blow
given. The defendant left the door, but returned, and ad-
vancing to him (the complainant) said, " do for you be-
fore the night is over." The complainant replied, " You
may do as you like; but wait till to-morrow, and I'll fix
you," alluding to his determination to bring the defendant
before the magistrate. The defendant. upon this, fell upon
him:and beat him again,[when, a police-officer entering, the
complainant gave him in charge. He was conveyed to Bride-
well, but the keeper of the lock-up refused to book him, as
the officer had not seen the assault. He (the complainant)
therefore applied for a summons on the following day. The
defendant said that the complainant had tried to trip him,
and had struck him twice, while be denied that he had
struck the complainant at all. He called a witness, who
stated his name to be William Vaughan, and swore positively
that he never went by any other name; whilst a gentleman
who accidentally happened to be in court proved that he
went by the name of Moore, and kept a house of ill-fame,
which was corroborated by two policemen. This witness
swore to the circumstances as detailed by the defendant.
Mr. Rushton said he had no doubt that the statement made
in court regarding the character of the witness was correct,
and that be had wilfully committed perjury. With respect
to the defendant, it was evident that he had brought the wit-
ness to court for the purpose of swearing to a falsehood.
The defendant was ordered to pay a fine of £3 and costs, or
in default of payment to he imprisoned one month. Mr.
Rushton, in continuation : How does he (the defendant) get
his living? Mr. Dowling : He keeps a brothel, I believe ;
at least I know his mother does. Inspector Rolston : lie
keeps a bad house in Hill-street. Mr. Rushton : Ile must
find bail to keep the peace, or be imprisoned a month. Take
him into custody. The defendant was then taken into cus-
tody.

Doc: . COMMITTEE.—At the weekly meeting of the Dock
Committee, yesterday, the following members were present:
—Messrs. Sands, (Chairman,) Horsfall, Barclay, Holt,
Holmes, Smith, Molyneux, Bulley, Royden, Bold, Shand,
Martin, Aliddleton, Nicol, Evans, Ripley, Moon, and Tobin.
A report was read from the Marine Surveyor, stating, that
he had examined the bar of Victoria Channel on the 16th
and 17th instant, being the lowest spring tides in the year;
and, on comparing the soundings with those made last year,
he found there had been no diminution in the depth of water.
On the 17th instant the Medina passed over the bar at low
water with the Dublin mail. Mr. Holt added, that there
was reason to believe that the depth of water was greater now
than it had been before.—On the recommendation of the
Harbour Masters' Sub-committee, temporary huts were
ordered to be provided for the use of the gatemen at Salt-
house Dock. Mr. Ripley inquired when it was intended to
erect sheds on the east side of Salthouse Dock ? Mr. Hors-
fall replied, that Mr. Hartley had given a reason for the de-
lay last week, namely, that the ground was not yet suffi-
ciently settled to proceed with the foundations. The build-
ings would be exceedingly unsightly and irregular if they
were proceeded with before the ground was in a proper state.
The same Sub-committee reported, that it appeared to them
to be very desirable there should be some understanding be-
tween the Dock Committee and the Pilot Committee when-
ever occasions should arise which might make it necessary
for the latter body to examine any officer or servant of the
Dock estate ; that the permission of the Dock Committee,
or of the Chairman, should be first obtained ; and that the
officers and servants of the trust be instructed not to obey
the summonses of the Pilot Committee, or any other body,
to give testimony as to the discharge of their duties without
having first obtained such permission. After a brief discus-
sion, in which it was stated that this recommendation had
been adopted in consequence of the Pierhead Master having
stated to the Pilot Committee that he had the ship Ashburton
under his charge at the time she met with her late accident,
the report and recommendation of the Sub-committee was
adopted.—A second application from the consignees of the
ship Armo, for the payment of £62 10s. 31d., the amount of
damage done to that vessel whilst being moored upon the
gridiron in Queen's Dock basin, was, after hearing the report
of the South Harbour Master, declined.—An application,
from Messrs. Wood and Ritson, for the return of £6 Is. for
the use of a crane on the east side of Queen's Dock, in lift-
ing some heavy machinery from riser craft for shipment on
board a vessel in the dock, on the ground that the latter paid
dock dues, was referred to the Harbour Masters' Sub-Com-
mittee for a report thereon.—Two letters from Mr. Askew,
as water bailiff to the Corporation, detailing his proceedings
for recovering two flats sunk in the river, were ordered to be
acknowledged.—The committee then proceeded to the tran-
saction of financial business, and adjourned about two o'clock.
SUNDAY SCHOOL SOCIETY FOR IRELAND. —Yesterday
evening, the annual meeting of this scciety took place in the
school-room of Christ's Church, in Christian-street, and was
most numerously and respectably attended. It is a society
which has been of immense benefit to the Protestant cause
in Ireland—its operations having been extensively ramified
throughout the four provinces. It was established so far
back as 1809, and though it had much to contend with, before
its effects could be appreciated, it is gratifying to state that
it now numbers 3000 schools, 241,000 schola--, and 22,000
gratuitous teachers. The room, which is spacious, was
crowded by a highly-respectable assemblage. The Rev. F.
Ould presided, and after a hymn, and a fervent prayer, he
expressed his great satisfaction at seeing the room so well filled,
but regretted to announce that the funds had fallen off as com-
pared with those of earlier years, the amount received in this
town having been only about £BO. The whole annual re-
quirement for the society, as it now stood, was but £3000;
of this the donors in Ireland had contributed £5OOO, and
Scotland only £lO, in the last year. The schools, however,
cost their patrons in Ireland upwards of £7OOO, independently
of the sum stated. He alluded to several noble lords, and
others, wealthy proprietors there, who resided in England,
and contributed little or nothing to the funds of the society,
sheltering themselves under the expediency that their tenants
were chiefly Roman Catholics. He also lamented the evils
of absenteeism. He furnished some interesting data of the
progress of the schools, and their beneficial effect. In one
town alone, in the west, 750 persons had been converted to
the plan of the schools and to Protestantism, and three new
churches had there been been built. He stated the present
number of schools, scholars, and teachers, and added, that
25,000 copies of the Bible had been distributed within the
last year, many of them in parishes where such a blessed
book was not before known. He complimented some of the
ladies of Liverpool for the collections they had made for the
society, trusted they would continue their exertions, and
concluded by a strong appeal in behalf of the objects of the
society. The Rev. Mr. Cowan next spoke, and adduced many
interesting facts in behalf of the schools, pointing out various
obstacles with which they had to contend. He was ex-
tremely happy in some of his illustrations. Dr. Marks
(deputed by the society from Ireland) then spoke at consi-
derable length, and with great feeling and effect, adducing
a variety sf affecting anecdotes and instances within his long
experience, showing in a strong light the great advantages
of the society to youth and age in Ireland, and the neces-
sity for its support. He was listened to with great atten-
tion. He remarked on the great economy that distinguished
the operations of the society, which provided spiritual and
other instruction for a remarkable small sum for each
each child; and also noticed, that out of 22 regiments of
soldiers necessary to preserve the peace of Ireland, only
two were required for the northern province, where these
schools were principally established. The schools had also
the great advantage of bringing the rich and the poor into
kindly association.—The Rev. Mr. Nolan then addressed
the meeting in very eloquent terms—depicting the spiritual
destitution of Ireland, and the benefits that had invariably
accrued by the dissemination of Scriptural truth wherever
it had yet penetrated in that unfortunate land. He alluded
to the various obstacles with which the society had to
contend, and particularly to the baleful and withering influ-
ence of Popery, and urged upon those present the blessed
work of promoting the efforts and cheering the prospects of
the society. He paid a high and merited compliment to the
Rev. Hugh M'Neile, who, in the parish in which he was
then curate, had been a most zealous, active, and successful
promoter of Sunday schoois ; and concluded by a powerful
appeal to the audience.—The Rev. Chairman then addressed
the meeting in conclusion. He made an affectionate allusion
to the late Rev. Peter Roe, a firm supporter of the Sunday
schools in Ireland, and read a most affecting copy of verses
by one of that gentleman's daughters (a Sunday school
teacher), written a few days before her death, at the age of
seventeen, from the text of Here am I," in Genesis. He
closed the proceedings by exhorting all present to give what
they could afford, the smallest sum being acceptable in so
good a cause.—The Doxology was then sung, and a collec-
tion was made ; after which the meeting dispersed, deeply
impressed with the interesting proceedings of the evening.
THE NEW PACKET-SHIP " ASHBURTON."—On Wednes-
day, about one hundred gentlemen were entertained on board
the " Ashburton," the splendid new packet-ship, by Captain
Huttleston, the commander, with a sumptuous de3euner.
Among the guests were his Worship the Mayor, Robertson
Gladstone, Esq. ; James Hagerty, Consul of the United
States ; Thomas Sands, Esq., Chairman of the Dock Com-
mittee; William Bowman, Esq., one of the consignees,
Messrs. S. S. Gair, Jas. Stitt, Radcliffe, Willis, Sanders, and
numerous other gentlemen of respectability connected with
the commerce of the United States. The viands were prin-
cipally the produce of the United States, and, when we men-
tion that the whole arrangements were entrusted to Mr.
Lynn, of the Waterloo Hotel, we say sufficient to convince
our readers that the materials suffered no deterioration of ex-
cellence from the want of culinary skill in their preparation,
and that the utmost good taste was exercised in setting forth
the dainty fare to the best advantage, and in carrying into
effect the hospitable intentions of the gallant entertainer.
Wines of the most perfect quality flowed in abundance, and
the greatest hilarity prevailed. The toast of " Success to
the Ashburton" was proposed by the Mayor, in a neat
speech; and Captain Huttleston, having made a suitable
acknowledgment, proposed " The health of the Mayor, and
success to the town and trade of Liverpool." The Mayor,
in reply, dwelt on the advantages which this town had de-
rived from its intercourse with the United States, and on the
improvements which that intercourse had been the means of
making in the art of navigation. " The health of the Ame-
rican Consul" was proposed by Mr. Sands, to which Mr.
Hagarty replied. The remaining toasts were, " The Presi-
dent of the United States," " Messrs. Chapman and Bow-
man, Agents of the Ashburton," " The Press," " Lord
Ashburton and Daniel Webster, Esq.," and several others.
In the course of the proceedings, Mr. Thomas Carter, of the
Liverpool Mail-office, sung the following original song (corn
posed by him for the occasion), which was encored

THE ASHBURTON

You all have heard of Ashburton, an ancient borough town

You have heard, of it's Barings, and their mercantile

renown, Sir ; _
You know my cousin Jonathan, with whom we've had a

rumpus,
'Bout " bound'ry lines" and " right of search," for which
he said he'd thump us.
But these clouds are gone, and here we're met,—forgot
our family jars, Sir,—
As friends to peace and harmony, and foes to foolish
wars, Sir.

We're now on board an Ashburton, by Huttleston com-
manded ;
A noblerssthrai
side
May her freight of bales and other wares, from either
padneed'elr ploughed the deep, and may she ne'er be
the ocean,
Enrich both countries, and convince that war's a silly
notion.
Fill bumpers then, for here we're met, &c.
I don't intend to bother you 'bout tariffs, bonds, or stocks,
Sir,
Or Yankee funds or foreign bills, or what may give them
shocks, Sir;
These things we'll leave to those who grieve and scare us
That Jonlaitkheaonldmbaaygbs'uySil' our twist, and we his cotton bags,
Sir.
Fill bumpers then, &c.

Another toast I fain would give, before I end my song, Sir—
The health of your good President, and may his life be rong,
I'm sure, at home, You'll toast our Queen
handy,
,with chorus loud
And we'll waft back, on British cheers, your Yankee Doodle
Dandy !
Then a general rouse, &c.