The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-08-13 00:00:00

August 13, 1844.

FRANCE AND MOROCCO.

The Pretich government bas received the
TELEGRAPHIC DESPATCH•
" Accounts kotn Tangier of the 2d of August state:
that at that period the term granted to the Emperor ha!
expired, and that no answer had been returned to the 1'
letter of M. de Nion.
But the Gregoire, which left Tangier on the night of
the 3d, brings the news that at the moment when hostili-
ties were about to commence, a letter received from 91°
Emperor gave full powers to the Pasha of Larache to lie'
gotiate for peace.
"The Emperor, moreover, apprized the Pasha that,e
was about to write a letter to the Prince de Joirrc
which would secure the re-establishment of friendly re'
lations."

THE WEST INDIES.—It is arranged that the eralgis;
tion of coolies to the West India colonies shall, in th
first instance, be limited to 15,000, and of these 5000 a;„
allotted for Jamaica. The only three colonies includeafa
the preliminary arrangement are Jamaica, Trinidad, eril,
Demerara ; so that on this principle, if allotted, we Pe
sume that the division of the 15,000 will be equal.
THE PRINCE OF PRUSSIA.—His Royal Highnesell)
expected to arrive in this country yesterday (iVinauba'ist
It is said that after the Prince has seen every thing
worth notice in the metropolis he will make a tour tbroug
Scotland and Wales. Roll
French the case of the Marquis of Hertford and Suisse,iEill
French Court have decided against the latter, Who
consequently have to refund 800,000 f.
bea
MR. JOHN PARRY.—This versatile and accoral,--seah
singer will appear in Liverpool next month, having
eat
engaged by Mr. Webster, upon the strength of his rec
popularity at the Haymarket Theatre.
SUICIDE.—On Thursday last an old woman naiad 9,
ther Lawler, livinc, in Charlotte-place, North Birkenhelo
hung herself in the garret of her house. She bad 10
an ineffectual attempt to drown herself previously. hp
REMOVAL.—It will be seen by an advertisement ro
serted in another column, that Mr. Hill, auctioneer, Po
removed his sale-rooms from St. John's-lane, to the te°
extensive premises in Hanover-street.
DEFECTIVE WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.—L/D
last the Mayor held a court for the purpose of hearing
formations against parties who had had defective weigo
and measures. Twenty-five persons were fined in 511
varying from ss. to 14s. 6d.

The Rev. Mr. Brooks, youngest son of the Rev. OA;
than Brooks, senior rector, has been appointed to 'he
curacy of St. George's Church, in the Crescent, is
t"01
room of the Rev. Mr. Leigh, promoted to the vicarsge
Walton-on-the- Hill.
THE PROROGATION.—It will be seen from our par d.
mentary report that on Friday the House of Loraqj
journed to the 2d, and the House of Commons to the
September. This is, of course, to admit of the rettulko
the meantime, of the judges from their circuits, I"
judgment on the writ of error will be given.
HOYLAKE RACES.—The programme of the fortillied
ing races at this delightful watering-place will be publisdo,
this day, and promises excellent sport. On the firet,je
a silver cup, the gift of Mr. Gough, of the wool,
Hotel, will be contested for. Mr. Gleave, of the 2%
Hotel, also contributes a silver cup.
SUPREMACY OF THE POPE.—Bishop Baggs baool
announced his intention to preach upon this subiec',
Sunday week, at Manchester, the Rev. J. H. MagiL,,Pbe
that town, addressed a letter to the Bishop, in whit' be
asked him to substitute some day in the week wberlop
(Mr. M.) might be present, or else to publish the 19'
mon, and Mr. Maguire pledged himself to a prompt ',iv
THE ABOLITION OF IMPRISONMENT OF DEBT',
above act, which received the Royal assent on Fri°ll4o e
commission, came into operation on Saturday, °lot'
number of debtors who had been imprisoned in the "jibe'
ent metropolitan prisons for debts under £2O, were!' tbe,
rated. and the same course will be adopted in 8.00
other gaols throughout the country, with the excePtdio
those persons who stand committed for penalties we
the Crown. The Sheriffs of London and Middlesetis
given directions to the keepers of the respective Sanotlet
the county, not to take in any person whose debt IS

the sum stated in the act.
PUBLICANS AND BEERSELLERS FINED ON Fa-,D
- Jot,-
Edward Sumners, publican, Vauxhall-road, 805- ;foe
Anderson, Buist, publican, Key-street, 805...,;„%beth
D
Crook, beerseller, Leeds-street, acquitted ; "%;
Lynas, beerseller, Freemason's-row, £5, (fourth c0...41es
tion ;) Peter Moody, beerseller, Pall-mall, Os.; rides.
Forest, beerseller, Bostock-street, 405.; Philip 141Sitt'
ley, beer-seller, Dryden•street. acquitted; Thetea-beer•
ton, beerseller, Leeds-street, 505.; James Nolan, _a,
seller, Bevington-bush, £5; Elizabeth Houghtoun:l;Bo,
seller, Cherry-lane, 205.; William Pritchard, P P
„odd
CHARGE OF STABBING A WIFE.—A perso_n-
CEodbmuurng-ds-tsrtereete,ta,csqousit.t;eard Richard Moffitt, beerseller'
John Dogherty was charged at the Police-co
nq ij'is wife
day with stabbing his wife. The prisonenrciaavu;
live in a cellar in Dale-street, and on
isoner was
cat
quarrel took place, when the wife of the Pr a wound tell
with a knife across the abdomen, inflictingh
had beateo
inches long. The prisoner's wife stated that e
herself, b 0
her, when she took up the knife to defend
os he
r
could not tell how the wound had been inflicted
he
person. The prisoner, on being apprehended, Ealbuton,
wished he had cut off his wife's head. Mr. Ft. us,,bicli
after observing that this was one of those cases in pep
he feared the affection of the wife induced her to Se'"
her husband, ordered vie prisoner to bo discharged. „col
THE CHARGE AGAINST A CLERGYMAN.—The rauht
papers have recently made the most of a charge Wu'',
against the Rev. Mr. Cresswell, incumbent of: IP'
That local
Church, Stockport, of a most horrible nature. , the
orning
papers from the first discredited the charge, anu:bill•
Chester Assizes, last week, the grand jury ignored tuet the
The Stockport Advertiser of Friday states that gen:
time the alleged off, nee was committed, the reveregl"eoS
tleman was in a state of extreme physical debillogy
mental alienation, which, independent of other eiL thet
stances, rendered it in the highest degree probable!, bit
he could be neither morally nor legally responsible probable!, bit
actions. The unfortunate gentlman still rerual_et'ot
Chester in the same deplorable condition, both In, of
and physically, and is of course totally unconsel it it
the failure of the charges brought against him ; anufir
very probable that death will shortly terminate hie 5
ings. egee
THE MERCHANT SEAMEN'S FUND BILL.--The
of this measure, introduced in the House of CosT,err
on Monday evening, will be, to establish an equity °,;trt°
sions all over the country ; to divide the seamen inwrtiellf
classes, the first class to comprise the seamen Pa'bled;
disabled, the second to consist of seamen totally dis., of
with the rates of pensions, as follows ;—At the, eri
fifty and upwards, seamen partially unfit for serclioa °,,
cept by habits of intemperance, to receive a Peins",gb,°'
per annum; at sixty-three years and upwarussoric
the merchant seaman is entirely unable to eat n
and if he has complied with the conditions with re A061°,4.
to the contribution, he will be entitled to receive P"„eor
of £8 instead of £4 per annum. With regard to PaoSedj
to widows, with the exception of widows of advan_„neo
at the period of the death of their husbands, it is PTO.;
to abolish altogether pensions to widows, and Cir'olitr
substitute gratuities. The gratuity would be 1•4,09
would be given at the husband's death. The nells:-joeio
iu
children to be altogether dispensed with. In intr° t poi
the bill, Mr. Gladstone said he thought the b„e5,110,./I:
would be to deduct a sum from the gross fund 10 ""rit'A
make a fund for the sick ; and intimated that the.ll
of existing pensioners would be respected. The 111
read a first time and will be proceeded with nest
1/11
MARRIED. t,l
On the 10th instant, at Carmarthen, South Wale9,lo:ief,
Rev. David Hughes, Mr. THOMAS ANDREW, prole
Manchester, son of the late Joseph Andrew, Esq., 01
Nottingham, to MARY ELIZABETH, only daughter
late JOHN SMITH JONES, Esq. of the former place'