The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-04-02 00:00:00

HIGHWAY ROBBERY.

Robert Drries, 23, James Hurst, 29, and Thomas Ma-
ther, 29. were indicted for having feloniously stolen from
the person of Henry Worsley. at Ince, in Macclesfield,
one Bank of England note for twenty pounds, six Bank
of England notes for ten pounds, one Bank of England
note for five pounds, three sovereigns, and ten shillings.
The Jury, without leaving the box, returned a verdict
of guilty. Davis and Hurst were sentenced to two years
imprisonment and hard labour, and Mather to twelve
months' imprisonment and hard labour.
The court adjourned at half-past six o'clock.

NISI PRIUS COURT.—SATURDAY.
TAE BURY WATERWORKS COMPANY V. BENSON.
In this case, which was extremely complicated and un-
interesting, the proprietors in the Bury Waterworks
Company sought to recover damages from Mr. William
Benson, an engineer and lind-surveyor in that town, for
carelessness and negligence. The declaration stated, that
the defendant, being employed by the plaintiffs as an en-
gineer, to measure the work of the contractors who had
made a certain reservoir, had measured carelessly and
negligently, by reason of which the company were called
upon to pay a greater sum than they ought. to have paid.
The defendant pleaded first the general issue, and, se-
condly, that £37 had been paid upon account of the al-
leged damages and neglect.
Mr. Wortley and Mr. Crompton appeared for the plain-
tiffs ; and Mr. Martin and Mr. Seager conducted the case
for the defendant.
it appeared that in 1837—5, an act was passed to sup-
ply the town of Bury, in this county, with water; and
the company were empowered to collect the water in a re-
servoir, to be made at a place c
called Spout-house. The
defendant was employed as engineer in the formation of
this reservoir, at the remuneration of five per cent. upon
the nett outlay ; and the allegatton against him was, that
not only had he allowed one of the contractors, named
Chadwick, to charge the company a considerable amount
beyond what was.due to him, but bad permit ed it to be
paid, and also received his own per centage upon the
amount. Chadwick contracted to make the embank-
ments for the reservoir at 6d. a yard. The work done to
be measured every fortnight, and two thirds of the value

of the litr6rk done to be paid for. Chadwick, also, was to
make wittrt is called "the pitching," at is. 3d. per yard ;
and, by a verbal agreement, subsequently made, Chad-
wick agreed to carry the embarkment two feet higher than
was originally specified, at the rate of Bd. a yard. The
work was completed in 1840 ; and, in making it amount
to £1,277 4s. NJ. certifying as usual to its correctness.
The account was paid in 1812. The company contended,
upon investigation, that they had aid £252 too much,
supposing that they were liable for the embankment and
pitching only ; and, even supposinc, they were liable to be
charged for extra work, they had been over-charged to the
amount of £l3O. The principal question, with regard to
the measurement of the embankment, related to the lav of
the land before the work was commenced, the defendant
contending, that, for the purpose of satisfying the owners
of the adjoining fields, the soil had been removed, the em-
bankment then made, and the soil brought back, so as to
form a level surface of good land. As to the extra work,
it was a question of measurement into which many details
entered. There was a variation in the results arrived at
by the surveyor, and some remarks were made upon the
hardship of the work being re-measured after the expirati-
on of four years from its completion. The cage was not
finished at the rising of the court at ten minutes to seven
o'elock.

DEDICATION OF THE NEW JEWISH gyNA-

GOGUE, PILGRIM-STREET.

We need not dwell long now upon the origin of this
building : any one may easily conjecture the true cause
that gave rise to it, after hearing Dr. Raphall's exhorta-
tion, which was, that they (the Jews) should practice
forbearance and love to each other, and forget whatever
might have passed.
The ceremony of dedication of the above synagogue
commenced about five o'clock yesterday evening week
(March. 25th), in the following manner :—The wardens
brought the Pentateuch scrolls to the door of the syna-
gogue, where they stood under a canopy, and announced
themselves by exclaiming, " Open unto us the gates of
righteousness : we will go into them, and we will praise
the Lord." The doorkeepers immediately opened the
gates, and the bearers of the scrolls entered, saying,
" How goodly are thy tents, 0 Jacob, and thy taberna-
cles, 0 Israel. Lord, I have loved the habitation of
thy house, and the place where thy honour dwelleth.
We will go into thy tabernacles ; we will worship at
thy footstool." The reader then turned his face to the
bearers of the scrolls, and said, " Enter into his gates
with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be
thankful unto him and bless his name. 0 come, let us
worship and fall down : let us kneel before the Lord our
maker. Serve the Lord with gladness: come before his
presence with singing." Then all the congregation ex-
claimed, " 0 come, let us sing unto the Lord; let us
make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation." The
procession with the scrolls then proceeded to the aron,
or ark, whilst the charm:, or reader, with the choristers
(who were invited from London), sang, " Blessed be he
that cometh in the name of the Lord : we have blessed
you out of the house of the Lord." The procession then
cireumambulated seven times the bimah, or reading-desk,
with the scrolls, and the choir chanted a psalm during
each circuit : during the first circuit, Pa. 91 ; timing the
second, Ps. 30; during the third, Ps. 24; dating the
fourth, Ps. 81; during the fah, Ps. 122 ; during the
sixth, Ps. 132 ;. during the seventh, Ps. 100. Then the
persons forming the procession divided themselves into
two lines, one on each side of the ark ; and the choir
stood in the middle, with their faces towards the ark, and
sang the 29th Psalm. The last in the procession then
placed the scroll which he held in the ark, and was fol-
lowed by the rest, who then took their seats. Dr. Ra-
phall (who was invited from Birmingham) then delivered
a lecture ; after which a beautifUl ode was chanted, which
was composed by the RPv. Dr. Herschell, father to the
late Dr. lierschell, Chief Rabbi of England. The fol-
lowing is the paraphrase of one verse :--

" I have not lost my cherished hope,
That glorious day to see,
When, owning my Redeemer's power,
The world, with bended knee.
Shall view our strength revived, our land restored,
The grand fulfilment of thy mighty word."
A list of the contributors was then read, and a blessing
pronounced upon each donor. Then was sung a lyrical
hymn, composed by Professor H. Hurwitz. Over the
ark are inscribed the ten commandments, on tablets of
black marble; and underneath is inscribed the following
rabbinical maxim—" Be aware in whose presence thou
standest." On the parocheth, or veil before the ark,
which is of rich velvet, is an elegant magain David, or a
representation of the shield of David, and contains in the
centre the word Shadai," Almighty," and over the ma-
gain David is inscribed Kodesh Layehovahr " Holiness
unto the Lord." There is an incident connected with
the parocheth which ought not to be omitted, as it will
serve for an illustration of the kind feelings which exist
between the converted and the unconverted Jews, even
on the part of the latter. The yiarocheth was ornamented
and decorated by a converted Jew in this town (Mr. J.
Herbert, jeweller), and the inscriptions on it-are his own
design.
Whilst it is true that the rise of a new synagogue
amongst God's ancient people suggests most gratifying
reflections to every believer in Israel's God and in his
Holy Word, as it shows the increase of Abraham's race,
in the contemplation of which we are led back to the gra-
cious promise made to that patriarch, that his seed should
be " as the stars of heaven, and as the sand which is upon
the sea-shore," and as it also demonstrates that they are
animated by more zeal in the service of God, &c., still it
is equally true that there are painful reflections connected
with that synagogue, which cloud all the interest with
which a believer in God's divine revelation watches Israel's
movements. A very painful reflection arises from the
circumstance, that the Jews have not only built here a
new synagogue, but that they still retain their old Prayer
Book, which contains so many soul-destroying supersti-
tions, as has been shown in a work lately published by
Mr. Margoliouth, entitled " The Fundamental Principles
of Modern Judaism Investigated." Another melancholy
reflection is because of the tardiness of the Christian
church, and one is ready to exclaim with the prophet,
Jeremiah, " Is it nothing to you, all ye that pass by ?
It is to be regretted that the spiritual welfare of the Jews
is so sadly neglected at present in this town. There is no
missionary to them here—nay, not even a tract distri-
butor.

At the annual vestry of the inhabitants of Tranmere,
held at Tranmere Church, on Monday last, Mr. William
Stuart and Mr. John Quigley were appointed overseers
of the poor ; Mr. Samuel Routledge and Mr. Samuel
Jones, surveyors of the roads; Mr. William Courter and
Mr. Charles Woodcock, assessors - Mr. John Henshaw,
Mr. Richard Gibson, and Mr. William Sharpe, consta-
bles; Mr. William May and Mr. Courter, auditors of
accounts. Mr. Courter called the attention of the.ameet-
ing to the propriety of publishing the accounts of the
township, which was agreed to.
JUSTICE TO IRELAND.—The liberals of Liverpool bad
a meeting at the Amphitheatre, on Thursday evening, for
the purpose of assailing the government in reference to the
late conviction of the O'Connell conspirators in Dublin,
and the suppression of the monster meetings in Ireland.
As some opposition was expected, there was a numerous
attendance, and hundreds were unable to get admittance.
The speakers were the gentlemen who usually take the
lead at radical gatherings, Mr. William Rathbone being
in the chair. An address to the Great Agitator was
adopted, and he replied t considerable length. All passed
off quietly. A large sum of money must have been col-
lected, as there was a charge for admission at the doors.
FRAUD.—A new species of artifice has just come to
our knowledge; against which we feel it our duty to put
the public on their guard. It is well known that Messrs.
ROWLAND and SONS have, by a series of labours and
highly successful experiments, succeeded in discovering
and preparing for the toilet, articles which have obtained
a universal reputation all over the world. Some vile and
unprincipled imitators, destitute alike of honour and of
talent, have conceived the nefarious idea of fabricating
articles, resembling those of Messrs. ROWLAND'S, and by
adopting the very same names and closely copying the
advertisements and bills, endeavour to pass off their trash
to the public under the name of Real MACASSAR OIL for
the HAIR, or KALYDOR for the COMPLEXlON—articles
which, as prepared by Messrs. ROWLAND, are universally
preferred and esteemed. The only mode for the purchaser
to avoid the imposition, and escape the baneful effects
which their vile counterfeits will infallibly produce, is to
inspect, with great care, the bottles and labels, agreeably
to the directions in Messrs. Rowland's advertisement
which appears in another column.

DEATH OF HOWQUA.—This great Hong merchant died
at Canton, on the 4th September, aged 75. Howqua was
once a poor lad, of humble origin, and obtained his living
by vending oranges in the streets of Canton. By his in-
dustry, skill, and attainments he amassed immense wealth,
became Senior Hong merchant, was made a Mandarin,
and died the richest man in China. Whilst these and
other circumstances secure Howqua a page in the future
history of China, his name, in connection with Captain
Pidding's—the one as the compounder, the other as the
importer of a famous mixture of Teas, well known as
" Captain Pidding's Howqua Mixture"—will be remem-
bered in Europe whilst an individual remains capable of
appreciating this delicious beverage. Howqua was by na-
ture gifted with a noble mind, and early showed himself
imbued with a strong sense of justice and commercial li-
berality. Davis, the Hon. Company's supercargo, after
speaking of his liberality and wealth, in his evidence be-
fore a committee of the House of Commons, states that,
" If ally Tea bought of Howqua turned out in England
inferior to sample, he compensated the buyer by giving
him two chests for every one inferior.' Practising such
uprightness himself, he despised a commercial fraud in
another. It was therefore with feelings of just indigna-
tion, that he in his latter days saw his name abused and
that in England, a country where men boasted of their
commercial honour and integrity, all kinds of spurious
teas, no matter how, where, or of whom procured, were
fraudulently sold under his name—by parties too, as he
would say, who, though as profoundly ignorant of China
as of him—having never crossed the great ocean, nor
breathed the pure air of the celestial empire, or felt its
transforming influence, knowing only in the practice of
deceit, and big to bursting with ready lies—yet audaci-
ously professed to have had dealings with him. Howqua
could never understand how, in a country where, if a man
forged another's name on a scrap of paper for only 50
dollars, he was condemned to be hung, it was yet permit-
ted him to affix another's eminent name on goods to any
extent and of any quality, however fictitious, to get a sale
for them, and yet go unpunished. Peace be to your manes,
Howqua; you were a good and a great man. It is well
for the fair consumers at home—and fairest of the fair,
Victoria—that the secret of compounding tue mixture did
not die with him. Howqua, himself highly talented and
enterprising, admired these qualities in others, and form.
ing an early friendship for Captain Pidding, then a young
but aspiring officer of a Company's ship, who had succeed-
ettin rendering him some essential personal service, im-
parted to him the secret of compounding his mixture, the
celebrity of which, under the title of " Captain Pidding's
Howqua's Mixture," has since made both names so fa,
mows."—Canton refis,