The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1848-12-05 00:00:00

hist the alleged fraudulent transactio'

taken place five years ago,

Mr. Rushton

e intimated, in answer to an

appearance, two sureties in £lOO each

APPREHENSION OF-SWINDLERS`
AT BIRKENHEAD.—
On Wednesday, a female and her son and daughter were
brought before W. Jiwk.on, Esq., at the Birkenhead

goods on fafse

itutnuer OI traaesmen in
that town. They gave their names as Mary Green and
Jane Green, and the male as the son of the former. They
are well known to the Liverpool Guardian Society and in
other towns, having passed under various names;: and it
was through Mr. Reny, secretary of the society named,
that they were apprehended. About a fortnight. ago they
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gwgs at rvir. Davit, , No. 6, torestreetf,
Birkenhead, and giving directions that they would answer
the door themselves when any one called, Mr. Davidson
suspected them, but did not eject them. They had no
luggage, but said it would be sent in ten days. Before it
arrived they all decamped, without paying. During the
time they staved they obtained Vnnti. -

tiaden-

but Cher, a sma:

&c., all of whom
appeared. They said they had taken the house in Lord-
street, and were about to occupy large premises in Price-
street. It appeared that about three months ago Miss
Green visited Mr. Heathcock, butcher, and stated that
her father was a Liverpool merchant. recently tnm

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reside at Clifton-terrace, with a large family, and that ho
always paid on Saturdays. They thus obtained 50s. worth
of meat, but :lad left the house on the Saturday. They
then passed by the name of Wilson. They were remanded
till Thursday, when Mr. Reay produced a witness from
Manchester, with whom they had lodged. They remained
three weeks, and decamped without paying. Some arti-
cles were missed from the house, and a towel found on
one of them was identified as part of the property. The
son of the elder female was identified, and placed in cus-
tody. Witness said that at least 30 persons had applied
for accounts since the prisoners decamped.—ney were
then sent off to Manchester, and the mother, with her
daughter and son, whose real names are Whitehouse,
were recognised by the police. Mr. Reay attended, and
a variety of cases were brought against them, in addition
to the towel. Amongst the articles they had obtained
from different parties were three velvet bonnets, furs to
the value of £l4 155., &c. They were remanded, as many
more cases have to be brought against them, and will no
doubt be committed for trial.

Distrust

P11)5.

The Chester Courant says that the number of magic
trates fo

s seven

At the Roman Catholic Chapel in Preston, the Right
Rev. Dr. Brown has confirmed 2,205 persons within thr
last fortnight.
The cotton mills
in the previous one, inert

i Bolton have, during last week, as
d in the number of working

hours, and appearances, therefore, continue encoura4._
On Wednesday, the usual proclamation of the fair at
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Warrington was celebrated with unusual ceremony and
festivity by Mr. J. B. Edelsten, the boroughreeve.
Afterwards about 170 gentlemen sat down to a cold
collation.

GOVERNOR OF THE SALFORD NEW BAILEY PRISON.—
Yesterday week this appointment, at £350 per annum
was given by the magistrates to Captain T. H. Mitchell
of the 60th Rifles, unattachr(l. There were 78 candidates
but Captain Mitchell was suppo, by 50 magistrates on
58 present.

CHESTER WINTER AssnEs.—The Spccial Commissior
vill be opened at Chester Castle to-day. There are 7
)risoners for trial, of whom upwards of one half have beer

committed for offences connected with the recent Chartist
disturbances. It is expected that the Attorney-General

will conduct these cases personally, on
At Tarporley, on Wednesday, the

behalf of the Crow

Inn, Tarporley
Dornville. one (

Joseph Barker, Leeds ; Ernest Jones, London. These
have all been in the hands of the police, and are either in
prison or held to bail to appear at the assizes.
SHAKESPEMAN READINGS.—The inhabitants of Pres-
cot and its vicinity have on two recen occasions, (the
lest on Wednesday,) had the pleasure of " An Evening of
Shakespeare," through the readings of Mr. Read. of Li-
verpool, professor of elocution. The scenes selected were
from Julius Ccesar, Macbeth, King Henry IV. Kinq
Henry VIII, The Merchant of Venice, and Taming the
Shrew. The first evening closed with the dying scene of
Katherine of Arragon, so well calculated, as the lecturer
expressed, "to leave on the mind a virtuous impression
favourable to higher instructions." In addition to the
nice taste, discrimination, and general ability which dis-
tinguish Mr. Read's performences, he has, to use the
language of a French critic, " the good taste to read
nothing which could in any way offend the ear or pro-

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DEVELOPMENT OF INDIAN COMMERCE BY MEANS OF
RAILWAYS.—On Tuesday, a meeting of merchants and
manufacturers, and others favourable to the prosperity of
India, took place in the Town-hall, Manchester, the mayor
in the chair. Several resolutions were passed in favour of
the growth of cotton in India, and especially of proper
means being provided for its conveyance to the ports.
The chairman having said a few words in support of the
objects of the meeting, Mr. Thomas Bazley, president of
the Manchester Chamber of Commerce, moved the first
resolution. He said India was much behind the intelli-
gence of the age in having no railway or other efficient
means of internal communication. He might take a rapid
survey of the trade between this country and India. Hav-
ing a population of 113,000,000, though our exports had
increased within the last few years, they only amounted to
15d. per head per annum ; turning to Brazil, however,
they amounted to 6s. per head. India was, therefore, far
below the standard it should oetttpy in the scale of con-
suming powers, an evil increased by want of efficient
means of bringing cotton from the interior to the coast.
The remedy to he proposed was a railway to communicate
with Bombay and the other ports, from the interior, and
especially from the cotton districts.

ELOPEMENT' ErrItAORDINARY.—AiI elopement of an
extraordinary character has taken place in this neighbour-
hood, which has afforded abundant food for Chorley gossip.
It is well known that about two years ago, Burgh Hall,
which is about a mile from the town of Chorley, became
licensed as a private asylum, under the superintendence of
Mr. Seed, surgeon, formerly of Lancaster. Soon after its
establishment, a Miss Durie, from Astley, near Manches•
er, was placed there as an inmate, where she hAs continued
reside ever since up to the period of Saturday last. On

that day, however, at an early hour in the morning, she
made her escape by the window of her bedroom, by means
of a ladder which had been placed against it. For some

• __ time after the lady's disappearance all inquiries' on the
part of Mr. Seed as to the direction she had taken were
fruitless ; but on a rumour reaching him that a person
named Ellis Norris, servant to Mr. S. Potter, of Bickacre,
had also disappeared, a hue and cry was raised, and the
police put on the qui vire: The consternation at Iliirch
Hall, and the excitement caused by the event, cannot be
described. There were no tidings of the fugitives until
Monday morning, when they received a most untimely
visit at the breakfast table in the good old city of Chester
-iarties

of very

Preston Chroniete.—The Man.:
' thus contradicts the
on unquestionable authority

e authority fo

rtificate of two of ti

Dee. 5, MS.

had seen the whole of the family, with the exception of
Mr. Jermy sen., in the drawing-room, the windows of
which fronted and were almost on a level with the lawn.
Mr. Jenny, jun., was met by the assassin at the porch of
the principal entrance, and ran round to another entrance
adjacent to the servants' office, which was generally open,
and by which he entered into the body of the house, when,
meeting with the villain again, he was shot dead. The
murderer then proceeded into the drawing room, expect-
ing to meet with Mrs. Jermy and her daughter, but they
had, for some minutes previously, retired into the dining
room. Hearing the second report of fire arms, Mrs.
Jermy ran out and saw her husband lying on the floor.
The assassin fired at both mother and child, but providen-
tially with little effect. The terrified lady ran to the
corpse of her husband, and was in the act of kneeling to
ascertain his real condition, when the wretch fired another
pistol or gun, which wounded the lady's maid. Mrs.
Jermy was then hastening to take refuge up stairs, when
she was shot at and wounded. The ruffian then left the
house, ffrst throwing down a paper, on which was written
—" There are seven of us, all armed, two inside and five
out. You servants keep in the servants' hall. If any of
you attempt to follow you will be shot dead. We are
come to take possession of the estate.—Signed, Thomas
Preston, the rightful owner." It may be remembered
that Mr. Jermy changed his name from Preston, on tho
accession of a large fortune.

A number of rabourers were employed in emptying the
moat which surrounds the mansion, in the hope of find-
ing the fire-arms used by the murderer.

FURTHER PARTICULARS.
The simultiateous impression produced among the
sur-
vivors of this fearful tragedy is, that the man whom they
saw masked is Mr. Rush. It is said that a mask has
been found concealed in the prisoner's room. A female
who lived with Rush' at first stated that he was only rib-
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from home for about ten minutes on the night Of the'
nurder, but being taken into custody she confessed that
he was absent the whole of the night, and when he
reached home he was very agitated and rushed into hit
own room. Through the keyhole she saw him take a
covering from his face. On being asked whether he had
any question to put to tnis witness, the prisoner said,—
" No,• she has said enough already to hang me." The
prisoner took an affectionate leave of two of his children
on Priclay.

Mr: Rush bas been long known as nn extensive farmer,
to which he aided formerly that of auctioneer, He hada
farm at Feirningbam under Mr. Jermy. and another which
was his own property, but mortgaged to Mr. Jermy
After many disputes between the parties on account o
unpaid rent, and a"

le property being taken from the
premises,. distresses were put on the farms; and ultimately
Mr. Jermy obtained possession of the Stanfield-hall Farm ;

auu an action against Hush for breach of covenant,
obtained a verdict,—the damages and costs amounting to
£477 10s. 10d. Rush's lease of the farm at Felmingham
expired at Michaelmas, 1848, and he ought tb have given
it up ; but he refused, and a distress was issued. He re-
sisted it ; but ultimately paid the money. Of thatfarm he
still retained the possession, and latterly has chiefly re-
sided there.

Rush, a few days after the distress was put at Stank
field, called his creditors together, and offered thew 12i
6d. in the pound. One erpditnr atnna

vzic urctlitUr bLUOCI OUT, and refused
de pt.. nad been married-on the Sunday morning frt the composition, ancl'he (Rush) was made a bankrupt, we
the pari§h church of St. Peter, itrChester, by license oh- believe on his own petition. The bankrupt appeared for
tained in the Registry Court. Mr. King, the superinten- his final examination in August last.
dent of 'police, conveyed the parties by railway to Euston- It is stated that a mortgage for £5,000, due to the de-
station,,and thence in a chaise to Chorley. On their arrival • ceased gentleman, ought to have been naid off on Trnit..a.v_ .at thct el-esh;rtra

on the secor

o, ,/,CU all MIA ILMD I *et, as gnu; in, au Ine lauy, especlally atrocities took place. We learn that on Sunday week, in
as she possesses considerable personal attractions. In the the afternoon, the prisoner went to Stanfield-hall and saw
course of the same evening she was delivered up to Mr. the late Mr. Jermy—and that his object was to induce
Seed, who're-conveyed her to Burgh Hall. Norris was that ill-fated gentleman to allow the mortgage to remain
detained irr custody until Tuesday: when the case was i for three years more. This rFnnact Wfla ~r, r .

eie,tnng vie fused, and very high words-ensued.
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statement of facts the bench did norconsider there was The prisoner, James Blomfield Rush, is a natural son,
any charge established against Norris, and he was instantly his reputed father being a gentleman nearWymondham.
on discharged. The exultation of the crowd hpne4e,,, eta. TT._

y mane

a- - ills tits mother subsequent',
announcement;.-and the deafening cheers which followed, ham, who died only a few years ago, under circumst,._
are beyond description. Whatever may` be the issue of of an unfortunate, if not suspicious, character. He was
the adventure the lady entertains a confident expectation found.dead in his kitchen, and was supposed to have been
that it will uhitnately lead to her release, for which she killed' by the discharge of his own gun, which was lying
has always expressed herself willing to undergo any sacri- near him. A coroner's jury returned a verdict of " Acct..
fice. Colonel Ross. of Astlev. near Manchester

uental ueatn," nut popular rumour, not unfrequently
unjust to men in the situation of the prisoner, hints at
the foulest play towards the deceased Mr. Rush. On the
marriage of his mother with this gentleman, the accused,
who had until then gone by his mother's name of Blom-
field, assumed the name of Jarnes-Bloinfield Rush, which

any in life, a lady

Pitman

He rem. O.

—•-• eat.V LC/ •♦ uvu Loaning,
where he- rented a farm belonging-,.we believe, to Sir R.
P. Joddrell. A fire took place on this farm during his
occupation,. which he was suspected of having caused.
He was tried for arson, and acquitted. From Wood
ii!

ed by•Mr

Mrs. Rusli, the mother, died early, in• the present year.
Rush has been twice married ; both his wives are dead,
but he has •a large family, we believe of nine children.
The son of the accused has been of late occupying the
farm called the Potash Farm, a red house about a mile or
less to the left of the front of thp ;#.

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supposed immediately after the murder the assassin pro-
ceeded, taking the direct course across the fields. At
this place part of the family of the accused have been
residing for a few days, but thence they have been removed
to Feimingham, near Aylsham, a farm which formerly
belonged to his father-in-law.

MACHINES

TO THE EDI?OR OF THE LIVEI

—Permit me to make a few

s, through

the medium o

twin bevvrai quarters, respecting the conduct of a
number of individuals, who are making it a matter of bu-
siness to condemn Wright's latent :Vulcan Machines
as inefficient for the purpose of cleansing chimnies, and
at the same time pretending that the common round brush
can effectually cleanse any chimney or flue, how-
T— the first place, I

ever angular :its cor
would state that, it
the Company haw

machine,

h of the pre-

- proposed to employ
sent sweeps as could produce good
it right to give them the first chanc.
a new and improved system. Instead,
ing the Company fairly, numbers of the pm.
about stating all manner of evil against the new machines,
and, as I am informed, " if one half were true, it would
be enough to prevent the public from employing them ;"
although they-have convicted them_ selves of an untruth in
this respect, as se-
themselves -

racters

:upation, under
vever, of meet-

veral have gone into•houses representing
nployed by the Patent Company. The
s pursued at Plymouth, where the

these circur

of duty to the public than to myse
Wright's Patent Vulcan Sweeping

object for
seen in us,

act of Parliament
es, although aware

great danger exists &on-
climbing system has the