The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-02-27 00:00:00

LOCAL AND PROVINCIAL NEWS.

Rsq. the respected town clerk for
Preston,
his 110th professional visit to Lan-
caster assizes.
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ROBBING A HANDCART.—WiIIiam Yates was on Fri-
day committed for trial from the Police-court for stealing
a parcel containing 121 b. weight of tea from a handcart
which was passing along the street.
PUBLIC-HOUSE ROBBERY. —On Monday evening, the
19th instant, between eight o'clock and half-past, the
house of Mrs. Mary Blundell, Beresford-street, was en-
tered by thieves, who found their way into the bed-room,
and contrived to extract £4O or £5O in cash.

SUDDEN DEATHS.—On Wednesday last, Mary Moore,
an old lady of seventy years of age, was found dead on
the floor of her house in Pleasant-street. The deceased
bad been subject to epileptic fits. The cause of death was
effusion of blood on the brain. Alice James, aged 71
years, on Tuesday at her residence,
Edge-vale.
also
died
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immediate
cause of Jeath was disease of
the lungs. Verdicts in accordance with the eviderne were
returned.

List of passengers by the packet-ship Cambridge, Capt.
Barstow, which arrived at this part on Sunday, from New
York :—George Saul,. Liverpool ; C. Dickson, Sweden ;
3. Berito, London ; Charles Bilcoe, ditto; James Steven-
son, Glasgow.
ATLANTre STEAMERS.—The Royal Mail Steamers,
composing the " Cunard line, have made twenty passages
to and from Liverpool, bringing 1071 passengers from Li-
verpool, and 152 from Halifax to Boston ; end carrying
7CB to Liverpool. and 138 to Halifax, from Boston.—
Boston Transcript.
A TENDER-HEARTED Wnt.s.rimAN —On Wednesday,
one of the overseers of the pour beknging to the Bangor
and Beauwaris Union. appited to Mr. Rushton to cormiell
Owen Owens, residing in this town, to contribute to the'
support of his aged mother. It appeared that the de-
fendant, who lived here upon his property, &Mewed his
parent, now aged 82, to become chargeable to the parish,
from which she could only receive Is. 3d. per week. After
the case had been stated, the defendant took his place in
the witness box, and with a lonic as devoid of intelligence
as his heart seemed to be of title/ affection, he stared at
the magistrates when they put a question to him, and
seemed very anxious to get off on the plea that he could'
not speak English. " Come,. come," said Mr. Rushton,
" you can seak English well` enough when you go for
your rents." The listener looked still more stupid than
before. Mr. R.—" What do you propose to do ? I shall
compel you to support your mother. Another vacant
and unmeaning stare. Mr. R.—" Why, you have a par-
cel of houses in Liverpool." lit the mention of the
houses, the creature displayed the first symptoms of sen-
sibility, and giving a sort of half smile, said, " No ;—only
eight. Mr. R.—" Well, and do you' mean to pay you
cannot support your mother out of them. What do you
do ?" "Nothing now." Mr. R.—" Do you live on
your property ?" Answer—" Yes." Mi.. R.—" Then
you must allow your mother 10s. a week." This decision
seemed to astonish the defendant, and he left the box
evidently not at all pleased.

ALLEGED ROBBERY OF A WATCH.—Oh Friday a
respectably dressed young man, named William Bagley,
was brought before Mr. Rushton on a charge of having
stolen a watch, value eight guineas, the property of Mr.
Wm. Christie. It appeared from the evidence that while
the parties were drinking together in a public= house in
the Haymarket the complainant drew out his watch, which
was jewelled and a lever, for the purpose of ascertaining
the hour, when the prisoner snatched it out of hia• hand,
took it across the room to where a Frenchman was sitting,
and asked him the value of it. The Frenchman replied
that he was a silk mercer, and an indifferent judge ol'anch.
articles; whereupon the prisoner suddenly decamped with
the watch. Upon the following morning the prisonerwas
apprehended on the charge, and alleged, when taken into
custody, that his reason for taking it was because Mr.
Christie owed him a debt. This Mr. Christie denied.
The prisoner then alleged that Christie had given him the
watch, and that he (Christie) had desired him to ask the
Frenchman the value of it; and upon being closely pressed
upon this point the complainant said he could not swear
positively whether he had desired him or not. The pri-
soner then said that he had pledged it, and that he would
with pleasure tell the complainant the name of the pawn-
broker. Mr. Rushton ordered him to he remanded, and
said the watch wouldbe found. On Saturday the French-
man corroborated the prisoner's assertion as to the com-
plainant having banded him the watch. Mr. Rushton
ordered the prisoner to pay 405., the amount for which
the watch was pawned, and £3- penalty for having pawned
it, or, in default, to be imprisoned for one month.

ANNUAL DINNER OF THE BLUE COAT FRIENDLY
SOCIETY.—The friends of this excellent society dined
together at the Adelphi Hotel, on the evening of Tuesday
last. The chair was filled by Mr. William Forster, the
respected Governor of the Blue Coat Hospital; the vice
chair by Mr. Peter Plimpton. Amongst the company,
which consisted of about sixty members, and some fifteen
or sixteen gentleman, were the Rev. Jonathan Brooks,
Mr. Adam Hodgson, Mr. Samuel Ho}me, Mr. Joseph
Langton, Mr. W. Troutbeck. &c. A body of glee sing-
ers, consisting of Messrs. Holden, Gillow, Armstrong,
and Boothby, who gave their services gratuitously, im-
parted to the proceedings of the evening additional delight.
After the customary toasts of the Queen, Prince Albert.
&c., " The Church " was proposed by Mr. Adam Hodgs-
son, who coupled it with some handsome compliments to
the senior rector. The Rev. Jonathan Brooks, in return-
ing thanks, dwelt upon the services of the church in vari-
ous parts of the world in ameliorating the condition of
all classes of society. Mr. Charles Inman eulogised the
excellence of the " Blue Coat Brotherly Society," and
proposed success to it. Mr. Irwin responded, as one who
had partaken of the benefits of the school. and in forming
the present association, the members endeavoured to make
some return to the trustees for the advantages of a sound,
moral, and practical education. "The Memory of the
Founders of the School " was proposed by Mr. Edward
Gray. The chairman proposed "The Present Trustees."
One of the members then read a beautiful address, ex pres -
sive of the gratitude whfch they felt towards the trustees
for their kindness in watching over their infancy. Mr.
Joseph Langton proposed the health of the President, the
Vice-President, and the Visitors. The President returned
thanks, and was followed by the other officers, the Vice-
President and the Secretary. The meeting was subse-
quently addressed by Mr. Samuel. Holme, Mr. Plimpton,
and Mr. Arnold ; and, after a few more toasts, the com-
pany separated,after a very gratifying evening.

ST. ANDREW'S SCOTCH CHURCH, RODNEY-STREET.
—The management having fixed Tuesday last for the
election of a minister in the place of the Rev. John Park,
resigned, the congregation met on that day at noon. The
attendance was not numerous. The chair was occupied
by the Rev. Duga'd Stewart Willi',mson, moderator, who
opened the meeting by prayer. Wm. Nicol, Esq., then
rose and said, that after the very appropriate prayer which
they had just heard, he need only state that, the first step
which the committee of management had to take was, to
propose certain nominees, from which the congregation
was to select one. They had derided to nnminste the
three following gentlemen :—The Rev. John Todd Brown,
the Rev. Robert Walker, and the Rev. W. Reay. In
proceeding to the election of a minister of this congrega-
tion, he (Mr. Nicol) could not do better than call to their
recollection what was so well expressed by their moderator,
that it was an affair of the greatest importance, and espe-
cially so to that congregation, divided as it had been—
although he trusted no such division now existed—that
there should be unanimity. It well became them as a
congregation, placed in what might be called a land of
strangers, to be unanimous ; for, although they saw around
them rich valleys and fertile fields, had they not shown,
and did they not testify, in adhering to the church of their
fathers, that they still clung with warm feelings to the
heath-clad mountains and solitary valleys of their native
land. They might see richer edifices around them for
the worship of God, but they showed that in the midst
of these they preferred the humble building and plain and
undignified service which their forefathers encouraged.
Their ranks might be thinner than they had been, but
they were willing to offer to those who had left them a
welcome back, and they hoped to see again in that con-
gregation many faces which had been familiar to them for
years past. As they had no object but that of glorifying
their Maker, they would Show that best in unanimously
working together in that election. He hoped the election
would show that majority which would satisfy the world
at large that they were not a divided congregation, but
that, to a certain extent, they were unanimous among
themselves. It would add great strength to their pro-
ceedings hereafter, and to their name as a congregation,
in this great and important town. Duncan Gibb, Esq., se-
conded by Dr. Petrie, then proposed that the Rev. ohn
Todd Brown should be elected. G. Malcolm, Esq., se-
conded by C. J. Jack, Esq., proposed the Rev. Robert
Walker. The voting then proceeded, and at two o'clock
the numbers were declared as follows :—for Mr. Brown,
56; Mr. \\Talker, 13. Mr. Brown was, of course, duly
elected, and the parties present proceeded to sign the call
to the rev. gentleman.
THE CORN MARKET AT ORMSKIRK.—This market,
which has been closed several years, was re-opened on
Thursday last. As early as eight o'clock in the morning
carts from various parts of the country came in, freighted
with wheat, barley, oats, and other grain, in sacks, and
they continued to arrive till eleven o'clock, the time for
opening the market. About half-past ten o'clock, a cart,
belonging to John Rosson, Esq., of Moor-hall, came in
sight. Upon its nearing the bridge leading to Aughton-
street, the gray horses, three in number, which were
tastefully decorated with white and blue ribbons, attracted
the attention of the crowd. Two farm servants, dressed
in new white smock frocks, conducted the horses. The
worthy proprietor himself soon followed, mounted on his
grey pony, and after him came his groom, also on a grey
horse. The procession moved, amidst the cheers of the
people, up to the Meal-house. The selling commenced
soon after eleven o'clock. Upwards of 100 loads of wheat
were eagerly bought. in bulk and by the sample, the prices
averaging from Bs. 6d. to Bs. 9d. ; oats ranged from 2s. 9d.
to 3s. 2d. ; and beans from 4s. 9d. to ss. per nibs. All
the produce brought to market was sold. Some badinage,
in the best possible spirit, took place between Mr. Rosson
and Mr. Barks, as to whose produce was sold first.—A
dinner, to celebrate the opening of the market, took place
in the spacious room of the Town-hall, which occupies
the upper portion of the entire building, of which the
Meal-house is the lower portion. Covers were laid for
160. The chair was taken by Richard Earle, Esq., stew-
ard to the Earl of Derby. The meeting was addressed by
the chairman ; by Mr. Edward Boyer, who proposed the
health of the Earl of Derby • by the Rev. J. T. Horton,
the vicar, who warmly complimented the chairman in pro-
posing his health ; by Mr. John Rosson, who tskes a pro-
minent part in the proceedings, arising out of his imme-
diate cannection with Ormskirk and the surrounding dis-
trict - by Mr. John Smith, Captain Armstrong, and other
gentlemen. In the course of his speech, Mr. Rosson said
that practical men of every class had stopped him in the
streets of Ormskirk, with the following query, which, he
thought, ought to be answered, and answered satisfacto-
rily. " Now, Mr. Rosson„' said they, " now that we
have got a market, how shall we carry away our produce
when we get all this accumulation of stuff at the Town-
hall yonder, and at the Meal-house?" (Hear, hear.)
" Why, by a branch canal, to be sure." (Great applause.)
After showing the advantages of such a measure, be asked
what was to prevent them, if they were successful, as he
really though they would be, from having, first, a broad
and spacious quay attached to the canal basin, called
Derby Quay? (Hear.) Derby Quay might lead to a
handsome street of genteel houses, named, as it ought to
be, Stanley-street. (Applause.) Stanley-street would no
doubt lead to Scarisbrick-square, and a delightful neigh-
bour of Scarisbrick-square would be Skelmersdale-cres-
cent, and out of Skelmcrsdale-crescent would undoubt-
edly arise Tempest-terrace, Earle-street, (bearing their
chairman's male.) and Horton-place. (Great laughter
and cheering.) As for himself, should he be so fortunate
as to he in the the smallest degree instrumental in bring-
ing about a " consummation so devoutly to be wished,"
as he was, in the opinion of his rev. friend, the Vicar, f
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