The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1848-01-25 00:00:00

LIVERPOOL. BANKING COMPANY.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD.
SIR,—I am a bolder of a large number of shares in the
Liverpool Banking Company, that stopped in October last.
At the last meeting, the directors ua that the
bank would resume payment shortly, Three months have,
however, elapsed, and the time seems as far distant as
ever. Jut though they do not pay 518 a dividend, they
wish us to pay theca a call!
I, for one, cannot afford to do so. My shares were
purchased at a high premium, as an investment yielding a
fair return; my income is now stopped, and the directors
demand more money of us ! In this state of things, the
best thing that can be done is to main all outstanding
accounts, and return us our money, or what of it remains.
I want mine badly, so do many of my friends theirs.
Yours oblige&
A LARGE HOLDER.

The liberal supply of English Wheat at this day's market met
slow sale at a reduction of is. per quarter under the currency
of this day week. The decline did not generally apply to
foreign, in which a moderate extent of business was transacted
at former prices.
Barrel Flour is in limited request without any change in the
We learn that there were other signatures of Liverpool value
clergymen attached to the address of confidence in Dr.however,may e q udoistepdlayratinhoerrechfierampuerestsh.ananodn
Hampden besides those mentioned in our last. Amongst tone prevails than on Friday.
them were those of the Rev. W. M. Falloon, Rev. H. Barley, Malt, Beans, and Peas in slow. consumptive demand
Carpenter, Rey. H. Parr, and Rev. -- Longuville. at our previous currency.
Itn ; dian
holders, Corn
DEATH BY BURNING.—An inquest was held yesterday, limited z
aimvaal o Oats continues fully equal to the present
d.f Buyers take with reserve for their imme-
on the body ,)f Ellen Cowley, a child four years old, who-. (irate wants, nand had no difficulty in supplying themselves
had resided in Cavendish-street. Eighteen days ago the at late rates. aMobnetdtaeyr
las
clothes of deceased caught fire, and she was so much
burnt, that she died in the Workhouse on the 23rd inst. SMITHFIELD CATTLE MARKET.—YEsTERDAY.
THEFT OF CLOTHING.—Yesterday, at the Police-court, The demand far all kinds of Beef was somewhat brisk, at an
advance in the currencies paid en this. day se'nnight of fully
a young man, named Thomas- Gateley, was charged with 2d. per 81b. and and at which most of the animals were disposed
having, that morning, stolen a coat and a pair of trousers, of. A few of tlie primest Scots• sold at 55., but the more ge-
worth 305., from a clothes-shop in Park-lane. He was neral top quotation for Beef was 4s. tOd. per 8 lb.
observed by a person in, the street, and was pursued,.when ' The Mutton trade was very firm, at a rise in value OD ,
f quite
he threw down the articles. He was committed for trial. 2d. per s lb. The highest general figure for the best:ld'_,oticlienms,
COMMITMENTS AT TILE POLICE-COURT, YEsTERDAY.— 8
which Ler&txceeredBirligly scarce, was ss. 4d; but a f w °I
Antonio Bruniel, carpenter of a Spanish vessel, for steal- , sold few. CalvesP were on offer, and prices ruled extremely,
ing a bagful of sugar and a quantity of coffee, part of the high for the season. • mem- -
cargo, was committed to gaol for two months.—Ellen , 'there was a fair sale for Piga, at full rates of ci 1. The
Riley, a girl of the town, for stealing a watch from a man supply was by no means large.
named Charles Roberts, was committed for a like time. 1 -
STREET ROILBERY.—At the Police-court, yesterday, MONEY MARKET—YEsTERDAY.
Emma Taylor, a young woman, and James Shaw, a youth. Another advance of I per cent. has
at aitircednaflac in Consols this
% There is at the
were charged by Philip Mc. Ardle, of Great Nelson-
samemnitilg
eoiehe
closinggreatestdVccteiTtl/4ofe,petrienced by the merchants
street, with having robbed him, in Scotland-road, of his
in obtaining accommodation to:carnr on the ordinary transac.
watch, on Saturday night. The girl took the watch, and tion,s of trade ; so that, as we have repeatedly had occasion to
the male prisoner endeavoured to extricate her from mention within the last few weeks, the price of public se.
custody. The watch was not 'mind. They were both curities and the condition of the country are to be considered as
committed for trial. - ' acting in inverse ratios.
i The first quotation of Consols for
s d they are now BThe Three
ROBBERY FROM A WAREHOUsE.—Yesterday, a ma, Account was ssi Prl an id from 9-4 i.
' i Cent. Reduced have been so asi to 891 and the Three.
named Hiram Laird, was charged with having stolen from 1 'and-a-Quarter per Cents. from 891 to 90/ h
.uank Stock 1984
a warehouse in Stone-street, near he canal, about one . '2oo, and India 2-3.6. There has been also a slight advance in
and a half hundied weight of cotton. The warehouse Exchequer-bills, which are now 265. to 295., and India Bonds
door had been broken open, and the locks forced. The 15s. to 20s. pm._ln Inconsequence
prisoner was found near the door, and said he was passing Half-past Tw Overland qufnce of favourable accounts
the unfavourable .
di, by the Mail, Consols have now declined
along homeward, but it appears that there is no thorough- ftruo4ajilsnellers.
fare past the premises. 'He was committed for trial: 1
SUDDEN. DEATiI.—On Sunday forenoon, a man named 1 - _.
Edward Ruddy, while kneeling down during the service ' Cardinal Massimi died of apoplexy on the 11th instant,
in the Roman Catholic chapel, Copperas-hill, fell against after an alleged remonstrance with the Pope on his mote-
a man who was kneeling near him. lie was picked up proprio.
in an insensible state and carried out. A surgeon was i RUSSIAN SLEDGES.—A vessel just arrived from the
called, but lie died before he' reached the spot. At the Russian port of Cronstadt has brought two cases contain
inquest yesterday, the verdict returned, after the medical ing two sledges, with the harness and shafts appertaining
evidence given by the surgeon, Mr. W. T. Callon was, to the vehicles, consigned to order. They have arrived
death was caused by disease of the heart, and cold. at Liverpool, and the importation is novel. •
INQUEsT.—An inquest was held yesterday, before Mr. INSURRECTION IN SlClLY.—Palermo is in full instir-
Curry, ,on view of the body of Mary Johnson, who resided recticn, arid barricaded i 60 soldiers killed. Nine t3tea-
in Richmond Fair, and was 78 years of age. Deceased ' mers left Naples on the 14th with 4,5000 troops for Paler-
went to bed in her usual health on Friday night, and in mo. in an attempt to arrest a Sicilian nobleman in the
the morning complained of a pain in the chest. She British Consulate at Palerma, the orms of England were
drank two cups of coffee, but died soon after. A post- either torn down or thrown down by accident.
mortem examination was made by Mr. Dodd, surgeon, According to the last accounts received from Moscow,
who stated that death was produced by perforation of the 152 cholera cases occurred in that city from the 19th to
stomach, the result of natural causes. the 26th of December, 84 of which terminated fatally.
DISEASE OF THE HEART•TICesteLTdaj an inquest was During the preceding three weeks the epidemic preserved
held, before Mr- Curry, on view of the body of James the same degree of intensity ; but, during several days the
Bernard. Deceased lodged in Crossfield-street. He was number of cases had been somewhat more considerable.
36 years of age, and stated to those in the house that lie SAVAGE ATROCITY.—At the Limerick special commis-
was in a decline. Laudanum, which he said be was in sion, on Friday, Michael 'Toward, of respectable appear-
the habit of taking, was frequently bought for him—a ante, and about 30 years of age, was convicted of killing
pennyworth at a time. On Saturday, after be had been , Johanna Hourigan and her son. The prisoner and three
some days in bed, he got up, and partly dressed himself. r men entered the house of the elder victim's husband,
Shortly afterwards he was found lying across the bed, against whom they had a grudge, for having given evi-
uite dead. Verdict, from the evidence of Mr. Wood, dent* against them, but not
finding him, they presented a
surgeon, " died from disease of the heart." gun at his wife, and shot her dead. They then went into
UTTERING BASE COlN.—Michael Shaw and Wm. a bed-room, and dragged her son (ill of fever) off the
Carnes, were yesterday charged at the police-court with bed, and shot him whilst lying on the floor. The poor
having uttered each a base sixpence!and,,being found with woman meanfoss the fender, and when her daughter after-
other base coin. The prisoners had, " appeareo, gone wards ca, she found her mother lying actually on the
into the shop of Mr. Cummings, grocer and provision- fire, with her clothes burning. She immediately dragged
dealer, Byrom-street, where Shaw asked for a pound of her off the tire, and at that time she was alive, but died
butter at loa., which he paid for with a bad sixpence and within a fewdninutes. The husband was in the adjoining
four pence in copper, and Carnes asked for a pound of haggard, and saw the murders committed. I The prisoner,
bacon, for which he tendered a bad sixpence. When ap- who had throughout conducted himself in a
egg-machdevilprehended, other base coins were found on the person of care sort of manner, very coolly
the
an hi
one of them, and the other dropped a nurse containing he had brought with-him, whilst the Pry had retired, and
five base shillings, and other spurious coins. They were on their return, he received the announcement of his fate
both committted for trial. without any apparent emotion.
INSPECTION OF SCHOOLS.—During the last week, the ADELPHI THEATRE.—This theatre continues to gain a
Government Inspector has inspected the very, few schools i fair share of the patronage of the play-going public, in_
in this town that have solicited inspection, viz., St. Cie- deed so great has been the satisfaction evinced, that when
merit's, St. Bartholomew's, St. Augustine s, and Christ we call attention to the advertisement in our first page,
Church. On Friday, a' selection from each of these announcing the benefit of the lessee, Mr. Cook, we are
schools, both boys and girls, were examined in Christ satisfied it will be liberallYill respon
the first nided to—in fact that he
Church School, by the Inspector, in the presence of their will have a bumper. It w be fact
a a
new
respective ministers and teachers, as candidates for -an -local drama, written by a celebrated London dramatic
prenticeship under the Ministers of Council. The- fol- author, entitled, " The Carpenters of Liverpool or the
lowing passed their examination :—St.- Clement's, 1 girl; Bride of the Mersey," which will be followed by a diver-
St. Augustine's, 1 girl, 1 boy ; Naylor-street, 3 girls, 1 sity of amusement, calculated to call into requisition the
boy ; Christ Church, 1 girl, 6 boys. When it is considered extensive resources of the establishment. The very able
that government has liberally granted £75 for each of manner in which this theatre has been conducted, and
these apprentices, besides pay to the masters for teach. raised in standing, entitles the spirited manager to that
jog them, it seems strange that
so
few aYail, thent§elves of which his affability and gentlemanly conduct in privMo
government aid. life have gained him—the Pod !fishes of all,