The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-04-23 00:00:00

THE FACTORY QUESTION.

We have pleasure in directing the attention of qn,r,
readers to the terms of a requisition, at; foot, which will
this morning be laid for signature in the Exchange news-
room, and at this offioe, praying his Worship to convene_
a public meeting of the inhabitants, for the purpose of
petitioning Parliament to restrict the labour of young
persons and females employed in factories to ten hours
per day. If we may judge from the powerful sym-
pathy which has been shown, by our fellow townsmen
and townswomen, towards the assistants in our shops,
in their efiort to reduce their present long hours of
attendance, such a cause as that of our suffering fan'
tory children and women will not want their assistance.
As it is desirable that the meeting should be held MI
an early day," in order that its proceedings may bay
their due weight upon the Legislature, prior to the
mo-
tion to be made by Lord Ashley, we beg earnestly of otl.r
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friends, and the friends of humanity, to lose no time 0'
affixing their names to the requisition :
"TO THE WORSHIPFUL THE MAYOR OF LIVERPOOL. f
"We, the undersigned inhabitants of the borough
Liverpool, being desirous of publicly expressing our
opinions in favour of a limitation of the daily labour of
females and young persons employed in factories, and
forwarding a petition to Parliament praying that a eland
to that effect may be added to the Factory Bill now Pet,-
ing in the Honse of Commons; and at the same t'"`"
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feeling anxious that our Chief Magistrate should honour
their deliberate consideration of tis important
by his authority and that
presence, respectfully request
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your Worship will call a public meeting of the inhabitan'
of the borough, for the purposes stated on an early dsf'
and at such a place as your Worship may deem suitable.
" Liverpool, April 23, 1844." question

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We understand that the Rev. R. J. M`Ghee will preach
in St. Jude's Church next Sunday.
RpoeLnLsßioDnPerEsNws
bEeßs. paradedO n Thursday
police'
station, by Captain Clegg.
Several alterations have taken place in the arrival of
the mails to and from Chester. The letters from London Dublin are now sent via Chester and Birkenhead,
stead of by Liverpool. in
Seel-street neat the ea-
rolledN
The British and North American royal mail steam-shiP.
Hibernia, Captain Judkins, left this port, on Friday last,
for Halifax and Boston with a full complement of passen-
gers and a large mail. She left the river at noon, and val!/
telegraphed off the Ormsheads at three o'clock.
FRANKLIN'S DINING-ROOMS.---Mr. Franklin's adver"
tisement is inserted in this day's
paper. The excellent
fare he provides seems to give the highest
satisfaction,
and the whole arrangements are more calculated to
par-
take of the character of a family party than an ordinary*
restaurant.
IMPORTANT SALE OF FAT CATTLE AT LYTHAM 1-111
FARM.—The annual sale took place on Tuesday last, an.
was very numerously attended by purchasers from Pres-
ton, Manchester, Liverpool, Wigan, Bolton, Blackburn,.
Garstang, &c. In course of three hours, the whole 01
the 6410ta as advertized were knocked Down, amounting
we are informed to nearly £llOO.

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THEFT IN A PUBLIC-HOUSE.—John Griffiths, a boy,
was yesterday charged at the Police-court with stealing a
bottle containing whisky. Jane Kelly, a young woman,
said she was servant at the tap-room, at Mr, Dickson s,
Waterloo-road. On Sunday night, at eleven o'clock, She
heard footsteps on the stair, and on looking saw six boYe,
immediately after running up the street. She had missed
three bottles of liqueurs, and succeeded in having the Pri"
soner secured. On him was found the bottle containing
whisky. On being taken he said, " let me go and I'll pal
for all."—For trial at the sessions.
STEALING A WATCH.--Yesterday, a stout and harsh*
spoken young woman, named Mary M'Kenzle, we°
charged before-Mr. Rushton, with stealing a watch from
the person with whom she lived as servant. The article,
was found, when she was taken to bridewell, in one e'
her stockings. She stated that her master owed her son)e
wages, which she had repeatedly asked in vain, that she
had taken the watch to pawn for that purpose—telling!
friend of her master that she had done so, and requestiee
him to say that the ticket would be given up when 6eot
for. She was sent for trial.

IMPROVED HATS.—We call the attention of our readers
to the advertisement of Mr. J. Wood, who has now corn"
pleted the extensive and costly alterations in his premise/1
in Lord-street. The deservedly high estimation in whic
these hats have long been held, and the facilities he bag
in presenting them to the public at the lowest remuner-
ating profit, having them direct from his own manufac-
tory, No. 3, Parsonage, Manchester, are sufficient W.
guarantee future support. These hats are warranted not
to whiten on the square, and they are likewise perfect /
impervious to water, and consequently retain their OAP
to the last.

SUPPER AT MR. LATHAM'S, THE Sr. GEOllO5'l
HOTEL...-On Thursday last this enter Prising caterer 0
the good things of the.world gave his last Tripe auPPle.
for the season, upon which occasion about fifty gentle'
men sate down to an excellent and substantial
repast'
the
The chair was occupied by a votary of Apollo, ~
A tcer the
vice-chair by a well-known votary of Wants.
cloth was drawn and the usual loyal toasts
health of the worthy host was proposed from the y.„lr,,
nd d to.
in a very neat speech and feelingly respo a „ of
remainder of the evening was occupied by a aist)
harmony, which was continued until a late hour.
may add that Mr. Latham has fitted up his house with
every regard to the comfort of his guests and his at''
lion to their wants is proverbial.
Lora
ELECTIONS. In consequence of the death of
base
Abinger and the recent legal promotions, new writs A
been issued for Huntingdon, Woodstock, Exeter, an'
Horsham. Mr, Thomas Baring, the _unsuccessful. .oppo-
nent of Mr. Patterson in the recent City of London con-
test, is the Government candidatefor Huntingdon.—With
given, the
regard to Woodstock, the Government are stated to be
placed in some difficulty by the refusal of the Duke of
Marlborough to nominate Mr. Thesiger for the borough.
for which the learned gentleman was before returned on
"the Duke's interest." His Grace's son is to be the new
member.—ln an address to the electors of Exeter, Sir Wl.
Follett alludes to his indisposition as preventing his payinf
his respects to them personally. The League have put
forth a candidate in the person of a General Briggs, of the_
East India Company's service. The nomination took
place on Saturday, and the election yesterday. There 18
no doubt of the return of Sir. Williom Follett, whom, to
have as their member would be an honour to any ne nstit?-
cony. For Horsham Mr. Hurst, a conservative, is certain
of success tho' the league threaten opposition.
SAPPHO GLEE CLUB.—That the people of Liverpool ar,e/
not a decidedly musical people has often been urged, all
with some degree of truth. It may be contended that we
have, in first-rate circles, taste to appreciate music of
high character. We can find audiences intelligent enougu
to be delighted with the performances, few and far he'
tween, of a Kemble, a Pasta, or a Lablache ; and we are
ready at all times to welcome the less pretending efforts
of our native English and Scotch ballad singers. Never,'
theless it must be admitted that the enthusiasm for music
of the best description which may befound in some towo,',
less advanced in other respects than Liverpool, is not t"
be found here ; and this is no where more strongly
evidenced than in the paucity of our local private socieue,
or clubs 'for the cultivation of musical taste. We ere,
happy to notice the symptoms of a disposition among:
our fellow-townsmen to wipe away from the name of 1.41
verpool the reproach which has long, and we fear justif!.
attached to her people, of having " no music in their
souls." We had the pleasure, on Friday evening,
to,,
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being present at the meeting of a newly-established f
Society, caller, " the Sappini Glee Club," held at the
house or Mr. Blundell. the St. James's Hotel, in George;
street ; and were much delighted with the excellence ca
its reguldtions, and the great proficiency displayed by the
members, considering the short pe:iod of their associa-
tion. A number of glees, cats ,es, and harmonized pieces
were sung by the members with great precision and taste;
and we noticed amongst the singers several fine voices'
Such a society, so calculated as all glee clubs are to jai"
prove musical taste, ought to be, and we trust will be, ex:,
tensively supported. It will afford a nucleus to whia"
rising talent may rally, to prepare itself for higher flights,
and from which rt may gather and distribute amongst society that appreciation for the best compositions of the
masters, which is the great desideratum amongst the
middle classes of our townsmen.
Died, on the 4th instant, aged 16 months, Thomas
Gardner, third son, and on the 16th instant, aged 2 years
and 8 months, James, second son of Mr. Wm. Broug','"
,
wine-merchant, Evcrton-road.

LIVERPOOL HAY AND POTATOE MARKET'
APRIL 22. 0 o
Potatoes, qa, 911 b s. d. s. d. Hay, old 2' tb 0 7@o 10
Pink-eyes
Cups - Clover .... 0 6 n y
1 74 2 0 Straw,Wheat. 0 4 " 4
Short-tops
Cattle * 1 6 1
nA 0
Turnips, 4, ton
Carrots

LIVERPOOL PROVISION MARKET, Amur, 22_,;
All demand for Butter appears for the present suspePd';l
except for the very finest qualities, which are still saleal3_,leept
full rates. Consumers limit themselves to the smallest o'die
of sto^k, and begin n• w to look anxiously for supplies oft
new make; the first arrivals of which will doubtless 11'
free sale, and at good prices. Irish Beef we quote at 58s to ,
per tierce, and Pork at 45s to 52s Ocl per brl. as in quail*ty
• as
appears to be a great diversity of opinion among the traue!oar
to the future ruling of the Bacon market. We incline to faacit
the Bull party, in as much as stocks are low, and we aPPr,,", to
apace the vegitable season. Good heavy Bacon is worth 3"
4os for short middles.

LIVERPOOL : -
TUESDAY,-APRIL 23, 1844.
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