The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1848-11-28 00:00:00

IN RE JOHN STOCHHALE.-IMPORTANT DECISION

Mr. RIGGE, of the firm of Messrs. Laces and Co:,
made two applications to-the court, on behalf of the Bo-
rough Bank, the directors, of which, as the court was
aware, held certain houses, lands, and tenements belonging
to the bankrupt, (valued at £17,500,) as security to them
for a debt of £16,400. His-applications were, first, that
the declaration of the dividend be postponed, in order to
allow the creditors to hand. over the property to the as-
signees, by whom it would 'be-disposed of for the benefit
of the estate ; and secondly, ,that the creditors be allowed
to prove on the estate, and thatno dividend be given until
they had so proved. He might state that an application
to that effect had been made to the court above, an answer
to which could not be received hefore the sth of Decem-
ber, therefore he wished the postponement to extend to
that date.

Mr. BLAIR appeared for the assignees and opposed the
applications.

- Mr. Commissioner PERRY, in passing judgment, said
that he saw no ground for admitting either of the applica-
tions. The creditors had ample time to have disposed of
the security if the market had been favourable for that
purpose ; and if not, they had also ample time to have
surrendered previously. The fiat was now out 8 months,
and it was rather strange that all that time they could not
make up their minds as to the course they would adopt.
fie would, therefore, dismiss both applications until the
court above had pronounced its judgment.

MISS WHITNALL'S GRAND ANNUAL
CONCERT.

T`•he annual concert of this deserving favourite of the
public was held last evening, when a distinguished and
most fashionable audience attended, amongst whom we
observed the Earl of Sefton, with a large party. We
have already given the programme of the pieces and the
singers engaged. Part Ist opened with the Grand March
from Sonnanibula, which was well played by the military
band' of the garrison, whose presence was given by the
permission of the commanding officer of the garrison,
Captain Greig. In the first part the songs principally ap-
plauded and encored were those in which Miss Whitnall
herself, Mr. Harrison, and Mr. Machin were engaged.
The first was in fine voice, and Mr. Machin was equally
excellent. Mr. Harrison we did not think was in such
good voice,. yet most of his favourite ballads and other
pieces4n which he appeared were encored, as were most
deservedly those of Miss Whitnall. Mrs. Moore is a
pretty, singer, but a little short of power. The concert, as
a whole,. went off most satisfactorily.

The receipts at Preston for the Church Missionary
Jubilee were £574.
LANCASHIRE HUSSARS.—The Gazette►,of Tuesday an-
nounces the appointment of T. S. Gerard, Esq., as lieu-
tenant of this corps.
An effort is now making in Toxteth•park to increase
the number of magistrates. The gentlemen selected to be
recommended to the Chancellor of the Duchy are R.
Harhord, Esq., Harmood Banner, Esq., and E. Cropper,
Esq,

EXAMINATION OF MASTERS AND MATES.—At a meet-
ing of the Board of Examiners, held the 21st inst., Mr.
William Draper, first officer of the " Digby," of Liverpool,
was examined and found duly qualified fora a second-class
certificate as master.

On Friday evening, about eight o'clock, Robert Tom-
kinson was found dead in a brook near to .Aughton, in the
neighbourhood of Aintree. He was a skinner, but had
been much, depressed in mind, owing to want of employ-
..

ment. He had left his own house only half-an-boUr be-
fore the discovery.

Sermons, in behalf of the Liverpool Church of England
School Society, were preached by the Rbv. H. H. Hig-
gins, on Sunday week last, at St. Bride's Church, when

. ihe amount collected somewhat exceeded £lB ; and on
Sunday last., at St. Silas's Church, tba amount collected
being £9 9s. 6d.
Fuaious DRIVING.-At the Police-court, yesterday, a
car-driver, John Kelly, was fined 40s, for having, while

intoxicated, run over and injured a !ittle sailor boy, and
40R. fer his subsequent misconduct,. and told that if he
did' not make some compensation to the poor lad his
license to drive would be withdrawn and withheld.
Fina.—On Saturday morning, a Ere took place at the
rice mill of Messrs. Hill and Smith,..in Edmund-street,
which at one time threatened considerable destruction
to the neighbouring property. The premises were gutted,
ondthe whole loss is estimated at .Cl,OOO, which is covered
by: insurances in the Royal and Yorkshire offices.
Sr.. CLEMENT'S DISTRICT.—On Sunday next we per-

ceive that two sermons will be preached in St. Clement's
church in aid of the funds for providing a scripture reader
for the di Strict. As the greatest, benefit has been con-
ferred on the neighbourhood by the labours of such an
assistant, we hope that the appeals will be liberally respon -
derl to.

GeV T:NT RATES.-The decision of the magistrates at
Hull. Em tl;at new parishes under Sir Robert Peel's
act are exempt from the payment of rates to the mother
Church, has the effect of relieving the inhabitants of the

new parishes about to be constituted, from the payment
of Church rates to the parish of Liverpool.
The body of a female child unknown was, on Saturday
afternoon, found in the channel of an entry, out of N 0.12
Court, Rose-place. A frock was over its head, and it was
dressed. but without shoes or stockings. The face was
warm, and the body pliable when it was warm, but life
was extinct. Mr. Woods, surgeon, who made a, post
mortem examination, said death was caused by congestion
of the lungs, possibly accelerated by exposure.
ROBBERY OF ABOUT £4o.—Yesterday, two women,
Eliza Butler and Esther. Webster, were charged with rob-
bing a young man, a stranger, of about this amount, in
foreign gold pieces and English coin. It appeared that he
had gone with them to some of their haunts, and after-
wards missed his money. The evidence was not, how-
ever, sufficiently strong for their committal (though
some of the coin was found), and they were remanded.

TIIE BRAZILIAN STEAM-FRIGATE AFFONZO.—On
Saturday morning this beautiful war steamer, after having
completed the repair of her starbord cylinder, steamed
out of the Coburg Dock, and proceeded on a trial trip
round the Northwest Lightship. Her machinery worked
admirably, and her speed was found to be of a first-rate
order, having ran a distance of twenty-one miles from
the Rock in one hour and three-quarters. At the Bell-
buoy the Affonzo met the North American mail steam-
ship Canada, outward bound, and Captain Lisboa, being
desirous of trying the speed of his vessel with that of the
former, ordered the Affonzo to be put about. They pro-
ceeded together one hour, accomplishing nearly thirteen
miles, and during that time the Canada beat her opponent
only half-a-mile. The Canada continued her course, and
the Affonzo returned to port and anchored in the Sloyne.
The Affonzo will leave the Mersey to-morrow for Rio
Janeiro.
DEATH FROM AN EXPLOSION OF GAS.—An inquest
was held yesterday, before Mr. Statham, on the body of
Thomas Peart, a workman who had been employed at the
works of the new United Gas Company. It appeared
that on the 14th instant, deceased and others were em-
ployed between Park-place and Mill-street, in laying down
and connecting some gas mains in a trench formed for
their reception in the street. Two of the pipes to be con-
nected were about nine feet apart, and before joining them
a plug had to be withdrawn from the end of the main.
The gas escaping from this by some unknown accident
ignited, and the result was an explosion, the flames from
which burnt the deceased so severely about the arms and
face, that notwithstanding all attention at the Southern
Hospital, he died on Saturday. A rumour had gone
abroad that some children had been burning shavings near
the spot, and that the workmen ought to have observed
more caution. Nothing, however, appeared in the evi-
dence proving this, and the jury returned a verdict of
" Accidental death,"

It is agreed that the sea-rate of letters should be the
same both in American and British packets, and that the
rate of postage shalt be ten-pence—twenty cents. The
inland postage in bath countries will conform with their
respective postage rates. For example, a letter from Lon-
don to Washington, whether by a British or American
steamer, will pay twenty-nine cents ; to wit, from Lon.-
don to Liverpool, a penny ; from Liverpool to New York,
ten-pence ; port charge in New York, two cents ; postage
to Washington, five cents ;—total, twenty-nine cents.
From Washington to London the postage would be the
same, and in both cases prepaid. This will be a reduction
of four cents from our previous charge. _ _

There were rumours .at St. Thom7ts that Paez had en-
tered Caraccas at the head of 2000 men, and that Monagas
had fled.

We learn from Havana that, the transactions in sugar
had been restricted, as the quantity in the market was

quite small. The stock did not exceed 10,000 boxes, and
there was a mere trifle at Matanzas. Exchange on Lon-
don was 16 pm. No charters for Europe had been made.
At Matanzas exchange on London, was 151 to 16 pm.
Freights none.

TRUE AS.—By two or three arrivals-from Texas we learn
that six companies of the 3rd infantry were encamped
near Lavacea: The Galveston Nerter says that the re-

ports at Port Lavacca were that twenty-six persons in all
had been killed by the Indians. The publisher of the
Lavacca Herald had, for the time being, left his paper
and joined a scouting party, who went in pursuit of the
Indians: The greatest trepidation prevailed amongst the
people, and fears were entertained that the Indians would
attack and fire the town ; but the arrival of Government
troops contributed greatly towards quieting their appre-
hensions.

CHARGE OF MURDER ON THE HIGH SEAS.—A case of
this kind occurred in August last, on board the American
ship Alhambra, on the voyage from New. Orleans to New
York. It seems a dispute took place between the mate
and a seaman, after the vessel had been-four days out.
The consequence was, the captain had him tied up, and a
dozen lashes given to him with a nine-thread ratline rope
He received the punishment, and, in about half an hou
after, was put in his bunk. in the f
same evening

WRECK OF%A SCHOONER, WITH LOSS-01-NINE LIVES.
—The Kingston (Canada) Whig, of the 4th instant,
states that the schooner Ellen, belonging .to E. Brown
and Co., which left Kingston in ballast the week previous,
was driven into Wellington on Wednesday, dismasted,
and all hands missing. The unfortunate -vessel had
been landing fish on the beach of Prince Edward, and
in attempting to claw off shore she was lost,. with all on
board, nine in number.

THE PACIFIC MAIL STEAMERS.—At length the much
desired and useful project of connecting the Pacific with
the Atlantic Ocean, by steam, is about to be consum-
mated. The-contract given to Mr. George Law, some
time since, for the transportation of the United States
mails to the Pacific, is to go into operator on the first of
December. For this purpose, the fine steamer Falcon
has been tak

e service, and will run in connexion
with another, not yet named, once a month between New
York and Chagres, until the two large steamers, the Ohio
and the Georgia, now fitting out, are ready to enter the
business for which they were originally intended. These
steamers are also to touch at Charleston, Havana, and
New Orleans,.and the mails going by thisline to Chagres,
are to go by overland despatch to Panama, where they
will be transferred to the steamers belonging to Mr. W.
Aspinwall, about to be employed in the mail and passenger
service along the coast on the Pacific side. The mails
which go by the Falcon will reach Panama, in time to con-
nect with the steamer California. Mr. Aspinwall is pro-
prietor of the Pacific line from Panama, by San Francisco,
to Astoria, in:Oregon. These two lines. from New York
to Chagres, and thence to Astoria, extend over a distance
of 7,520 miles. The voyage will be performed once a

a into t

`a Chagres has
2,800 miles.

month. The distance fromi New Ycrk
been pretty accutately estimated to be at leas

LIST OF- PASSENGERS.-From Besion :
right; Miss Wheelright ; Master Wheelright ;
Steil ; Mr. F. Drosti ; Mr. Grainzer ; Mr
Cogswell; Major Esten ; Major Wyse, U. S., .
E. T. Stetrelin ; Mr. J. H. Waugh ; 0. A

. Wheel-
fr. J. H.
r. J. G.

. •
Halifax : Major O. Niel ;: Capt. Urquhart ;
Mr. Pascoe, R.N. ; Mr. Webber ; Private R. Knight,
Royal Marines.

YORK COTTON TRADE, Nov. H

more active tnan. usual. Prices, however., are gradually set-
tling down; and will probably, before the close of the season,
rule lower than at any previous period in the history of its
growth. The annexed statement exhibits the receipts, exports,
&c., up to the latest dates this year, eompared with the previ-
ous tw,3.4-=
MOVEMENTS OF COTTON IN THE UNITED STATES.

Receipts at ports since Sept. 1, 1848
Corresponding dates last year

334,857 bale
217,492 ~

ft yC2LI Ltelttl C . .......
Exports from United Slates since Sept. 1, 1848
Corresponding dates last year

210,684
201.917
146,213 2,
68,784

„ year before
Exports to Great Britain since Sept. I, 1848
Corresponding dates last year

139-,713 -,,_

year

Stockjn shippingp.orls of recei
Corresponding dates last year..

243,918 ~,
201,197. it

6 a -
6i a 61,

:o favour t

Juyer has continued

f the market is now a quarter cent
in eighth on fairGulfa, and an eighth on

SMITHFIELD CATTLE MARKET. 17. ESTERDAY.
Our supply of Beasts is well kept up. The number is rather
larger than on Monday last, and the quality pretty good.
Trade is cheerful, but no higher prices.. There is a great fall-
ine off in the supply of Sheep, nor is the- quality of those on
offer very good; consequently, trade is mcre lively for the best
qualities, but very slow for inferior. There are but very few
good Calves on sale; they are readily sold,at an advance of
about 4tl. per 81b.

Bristol is in future to have her hides. brought from
Monte Video direct to that port. The first cargo arrived
on Wednesday.

During the six months 'ending the Stir instant, 347
foreign vessels entered the port of Bristol,-being an in-
crease of fifty-nine on the corresponding period of last
year. During the last week alone, no fewer than 187
foreign vessels arrived at the port of Liverpool.
The -American ship Newton, of Boston, -arrived at
Bristol on Wednesday, being the first vessel; from the
new world that had entered since the reduction of the
dock dues. She was laden with 4998 barrels a &nu., to
order, belonging to a London house.
On Fzliday evening,. Mr. Bainbrigge delivere&the first
of a series of four lectures, at the Collegiate institution,
on the constitution of man, which was' listened to
throughout with great interest by a numerous and highly
respectable auditory. The second of the courseiwill be
delivered this evening:
Trim AMALGAMAYRD RAILWAYS.—The three- great
• railway companies are pushing for an amalgamation, the
r aim of which is " a permanent and absolute identity of
the "ci corm-- •

interests among _ ,Liareholders of the three _
under the sanction of the legislature." New branches,
the resumption of suspended lines, stations, trains, ex-
penditure, and every other detail of management, are to
be subjected to " a joint board of control," representing
the three boards of directors. Each board contribute*
seven members to this body.

PERFORMANCE or AtiTIVONE.—Our readers will, per-
ceive that the Directors of the Mechanics' Institution
have made arrangements-for the performance of Sophociee.
tragedy of "'Antigone," at the Mechanics' Institution,
on the 20th December. The readings will be by Mr. and
Miss Vandenhoff, and the music will be performed by, an
efficient chorus of forty..eight voices, under the direction
of Mr. Hermann. All' who know this gentleman will
be certain that the performance will be one creditable-
alike to the town and the Institution. We have learned
that all the seats in the lecture-room will be numbered•
and ballotted for.

FESTIVITIES AT HOOTON HALL.—On Friday last the
birth-day of Sir W. Stanley, Bart., was celebrated in the
neighbourhood of Hooton, in a manner which showed-
the high respect in which the head of the house is still
held. The whole inhabitants appeared determined- that
none -of the enthusiasm which has hitherto distinguished
fie return of the day, should be lost. At Eastham and=
Thornton large and respectable dinner parties were held.
The humbler classes, and their wives and families, mere•
regaled with the choicest substantials, and their hearts
were made merry, as wellas those of their more fortunate
neighbours. At Eastham, after the accustomed- loyal
toasts had been drank, the Rev. Tho 3. Eaton, prebendary
of Chester and rector of the parish, proposed, in eloquent
terms, " the health of Sir Wm. Stanley, and the house of
Hooton," which was received with an enthusiasm at once-
evincing the respect and admiration the worthy baronet is
held in. Then followed the healths of Lady Stanley,
Mr. John Stanley and his amiable lady, of whom it was
truly said that their unbounded benevolence and condes-
cension towards their poorer neighbours, had won for
them the hearty goodswishes and blessings of all. In the
evening a ball wound up the proceedings.

STEALING LETTERS, FROM THE GENERAL POST-OF-
ICE.—At the Police-court yesterday, Mr. Bales, Inspec-
tor of letter-carriers at the General Post-office, appeared
against a letter-carrier, named James Crooks, and charged

nim witn purtoming- two letters, apparently containing
money, The prisoner had been employed on Saturday
in removing a number of letters froM the inland office to
the room where they are marked. He (Mr. Bales) sus-
pected the prisoner from noticing him fingering several
letters, as if to

ertain if they contained money ; and
on watching him he found him putting two letters into
his pocket. He took steps to bring him to, account,
when the two letters were produced. One was addressed
to Mr. Tomkin 63, Mill-street; and the other to Mrs.
Blyth, Oxford-street; neither of which streets are in the
prisoner's district for delivery. One of them ,(the first
mentioned) was opened in court by the party to whom it
was addressed, And contained Is. only The other,. more
bulky, was not opened, the lady not being present.
Other disclosures came out affecting the prisoner and his
wife. A portrait, sent from Sligo, was missed and 1

been enquired about; and the wife had attempted to
pledge a valuable gold ring, in Soho-street,—perhaps
taken out of a letter. The prisoner will probably be sent
for trial at the assizes.

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