The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1842-01-28 00:00:00

THE CHASE.—The Cheshire hounds will meet to-morrow
at Bucklow-hill, at half-past ten.

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MADAME Du LcxEN.—This extraordinary pianqfortiste
concert to take place to-ntorrow, at the Port►co
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I.e programme

ppears attractiv

almost equal to Thalber

WARD.—We perceive that a meeting will be
held to-day. in St. Bartholomew's Church School-room, for
the purpose of obtaining a fund to relieve the great destitu-
tion at Present• existing in Vauxhall Ward. Perhaps in no
.district in the town is such a movement more imperatively
called for then in this locality, where the distress and misery
are most appalling.

SnotsueTiNo.—Catherine Button was placed at the bar
of the police-court, on Tuesday, charged with having stolen
a pound of Berlin wool, the property of Messrs. Jeffrey and
Morrish, of Church-street. It appeared, from the evidence
of Isabella Mundy, a shopworn in the service of Messrs.
Jeffrey and Morriss, that the prisoner went into the shop,
and looked over a quantity of Berlin wool, of which she pur-
chased three ounce', but which she did not pay for. While
looking over the goods, she contrived to secrete one of the
parcels under her cloak. She was detected by Mrs. Mundy.
A police-officer was sent for, and she was sent to bridewell.
The prisoner had nothing to say in her defence. She was
committed for trial.
THE WANTONNESS OP WANT.—TWO young men, whose
appearance indicated that they were in deep distress, were on
Saturday placed before Mr. Rushton, charged with having
broken a square of plate glass in the shop window of Mr. W.
Peacock, Ranelagh-street. Mr. Rushton, when he bad heard
the charge, observed, " I have nothing to do with its being
plate glass ; you can only recover for common glass." The
complainant stated that the prisoners must have committed
the damage intentionally. On being questioned, the men
acknowledged that this was the fact, adding that they wanted
to get into prison, as they had no money, had had nothing to
eat for two days, and did not like to steal. They were both
weavers. The cos:lsiah:ant was asked what was the value of
the pane. He replied 1:6 ss. less 15 per cent, discount,
which would make the actual cost £5 ss. The magistrate
then remarked, that under the act of parliament he had no
power to proceed, if the value was above £5, and the only
remedy was by an action at law. " And suppose I could
proceed," he added, " I could only send these lads to gaol,
It is one of those cases with which one hardily knows how
to deal, and proves that hunger will break through stone walls.
Misery has driven them., to this, and I am afraid you will have
to bear the loss." The complainant no sloubt thought that
it the only object of the young men was to get into bridewell,
they might have broken a less valuable square of glass. The
prisoners were sent to the parish office.
EXAMINATION or MASTERS, MATES, &C., OF MER-
CHANT VESSELS.--On Tuesday, at twelve o'clock, a meet-
ing was held at the rooms of the Shipmasters' Associa-
tsm, in Oldhall-street, for the purpose of adopting a me-
morial to the Board of Trade, requesting the establishment
of competent committees for the examination of individuals
to serve as masters, mates, &c., of merchant vessels. The
chair was occupied by William Potter, Esq. Alexander
Smith, Esq. urged the necessity of some such regulation as
that proposed. He called attention to the loss of life and
property by shipwreck, and to the lamentable consequences
accruing from ships being entrusted to ignorant or incompe-
tent persons, and moved a resolution expressive of the opi-
nion of the meeting that all masters-and mates to be here-
after appointed ought to pass an examination before taking
charge of British merchant vessels, which was carried unani-
mously. A memorial embodying the objects of the meeting
was then resolved upon, and is to be forwarded to the Board
of Trade. The following gentlemen were appointed the com-
mittee to carry the resolutions into effect:—Mr. W. Ashley,
Captain A tkinson, Mr. J. Formby, Captain Hunt, Lieute-
nant Oldham, R.N., Mr. W. Rowett, Captain David Smith,
Mr. James Spence, and Lieutenant Smith, R.N.
Miss WHITNALL'S CONCERT.—Miss Whituall gave her
annual concert, at the Portico Room, on Monday lust. The
audience was highly respectable, and the performances ap-
peared to afford much satisfaction. Miss Whitnall secured
the services of Miss Bassano, Mr. Crouch, Mr. Thomas..
and Mr. E. Smith, (a pupil of Mr. Molineux's,) who pre-
sided at the piano-forte. The first thing worthy of notice,
as being well sung, was the eternal " Meeting," by Miss
Whitnall and Miss Bassano. Mr. Thomas's solo on the
violin was executed with great taste and feeling. It elicited, loud applause. Miss Whitnall sung one of Mr. Crouch's
ballads, " The widow to her child," in an excellent manner.
She appeared to feel and give expression to every word andi note. 13arnett's madrigal, " Merrily like music's measure," was sang with good effect. The second part opened with an
instrumental trio—violin, Mr. Thomas ; violoncello, Mr.
Crouch ; piano-J.ode, Mr. E. Smith. Mr. Thomas accom-
panied with great chastness. We must not omit noticing
how extremely well Mr. E. Smith acquitted himself in the
trio; he does credit to his preceptor. The only faults we
could find with this trio was, that it was too long, and not
quite suitable for a convert room. If the first and second
movements only had been played it would have been more
judicious. Mr. Crouch was encored in his own ballad of
Aileen Ashlore,. He sang better than we have yet heard
him. " The Mermaid," by Miss Bassano, was sweetly sang.
Mr. Thomas's fantasia, introducing Welsh airs, appeared to
be much relished. Miss Whitnall and Miss Bassano sang
very cleverly, and with much taste, the duet of Deh Conte,.
front " Norma," Several other songs made up the evening's
entertainment. The concert altogether was a good one.
—perhaps we may say the best that has been given this.
season.

DIORAMA AND PANORAMA, LYCEUM-ROOM, BOLD-ST.----
This exhibition consists of both a panorama and a diorama..
The first—which is moveable—presents the spectator with a
series of twelve views, illustrative of a tour through Syria and
Turkey, and also of the storming and taking of the far-famed
St. Jean D'Acre by the British, under the command of the
gallant Napier, and the Turks, under Rear-Admiral Walker
Bey. This series of views are most excellently painted, and
reflect great, credit on the artist, whom we understand is Mr.
Gompertz ; where all are excellent it is difficult to make a
selection, but our favourites are " The open sea with the
British fleet," " The ramparts of St. Jean D'Acre" during
the action, and the last view exhibiting the town of Acre and
the explosion of the magazine. This is particularly well
painted, and the effects well managed. The second part is,
the. diorama. The first view or effect—the Tower of London
before the late fire, seen by day -light, with two persons walk-
ing in the foreground, &c. Night gradually steals oa, and,
the picture becomes only dimly visible by a sickly moon-
light : a light is seen through one of the window.s of the.
Bowyer tower ; this gradually increases.,. until the 11,1101*
building is in flames. On looking at the picture now every
part is changed, though no alteration, palpable to the specta-
tor has been made, the foreground is covered with a multi-
tude mingled with engines,. carriages, &c., where, but a few
minutes before, was seetkonly the two figures. This diorama
surprised sks, and we thought the force of the wonderful in
dinramic painting " could no further go," but we were
dooined to he still more electrified by the third part of the ex,
hibition, which represents the diorama of the holy shrine of
the nativity. We almost fear to attempt a description of the
effects, as our words could not convey an adequate idea of
them. They must (as the show-folks say) be seen to be be-
lieved. At first the chapel of the Navitity is seen by day-
light—the manger in which Christ was laid lit by the perpe-
tual lamps, as also is the altar where the star that preceded
the wise melt of the east rested : all is in repose, not a livings
being is to be seen, lamps of gold and of silver hang from th,q,
roof and are then un-lit very gradually 3 the shadowa
deepen ; all becomes darker until midnight is supposed to,
occur: nothing now is seen of the ojeture but the spots illu-
minated by the perpetual heyoLng limps around the shrines :
the bell tolls for 1.17.4.1.:iiiai,t ~lass ; the pendant lamps are lit
up, and the picture presents a view of number of monks at
their devOtions. A view is then placed before us with' all
the deep effects of Rembrandt and the lights of Gerard de
Notte.
AN INGENIOUS DEVICE.—On Wednesday last, a young
man, of the name of James Birchall Astley, was placed at
the bar of the Police-court, charged with having obtained the
sum of £3O from the Loyal Duchess of Lancaster Lodge of
Odd Fellows, under false pretences. Mr. Dowling said the
prisoner had obtained the money under the singular pretence
of representing himself and wife to be dead. He happened
to be a member of the lodge in question, and produced (Imo..
ments, bearing the forged signatures the officers of tha,
lodge, in one of which it was stated that his wife, aad an
other that himself had departed this life, :And 4; this means,
obtained the £3O. John L. Shaelwelt, the seeretary, wag
sworn. He deposed that the prisoner xyas a member of the.
society; that if his Y.:ife.had absolutely died, he. would have
been entitled to the au,m of ;. that he presented a certifi-
cate of her death to his (the witness's), clerk; that the clerk
had' given, b,iin an order on Henry Morris, the treasurer- of
the society; for Xl5; and that the signatures of the. several
Officers of the society to the certificate had been forged. It
was necessary, in order to the nyment of the moocy,, that '
three of the officers of the society should sign the certificaty,
arid thee-prisoner had accordingly attached their names to
without their 'knowledge or consent. At wua Wok pecessarN
that it should bear the seal oC the sectet 4nd this also had
been attached by the prisoner, whe formerly aeted as secreturY
to the society, and might have had the seal in his possessirA
since, The seal was generally iffixed'in the presence of tho
officers of the society', but witness liad nexer seep tin. seat
4'40 tO the `certificate in question. Mr, Davenport, who
appeared Or the prisoner, argued that, because the society
was not enrolled under act of parliament, the officers had no
right to come before the court and make ti charge against
the prisoner, hut Mr, Rushton said that circumstance did
not prevent a magistrate from inquiring into a case in which
money had been obtained under false pretences. Thomas
Christopher deposed that he had been iu possession of the
seal, but that he was not in possession of it at present. It
was usually kept under three keys, but latterly it was only
under one. The seal to the certificate in question was a ge-
nuine one. Upon one occasion the prisoner had come .to
witness, and informed him that his brother had been refused
admission into a lodge at Boston, where he resided, because
of not producing proper credentials, whereupon witness
affixed the seal to the corner of a letter the prisoner was wri.
ting to him, in order that .be might be admitted,
Rushton censured the impropriety of affixing the seal under
such circumstances, The treasurer proved the paistucnt
Xl5 to the prisoner, opon ttie order fro Sadelg.s
Inspector cOtfer depoSed that b.e had `seen' the' pp.soner's,
wife thia mornlit'g alive and well: Dar. Dowling 4aul theia
was a second case against the prisoner, 'that of represeotiaz
himself ici"be dead---,(a laugh)nand thereby raisin an addi,
tional Xl5, under precisely Similar eireuoistast!O• Shad.
well's clerk said the seal to the second certificate wiks
hie, and stated that the prisoner had been a short tim
in the lodge-recto, and that e sin
ce
the landlord had found tw
e
secretary's aesii, which contained the seal, broken open upon
that occasion, Witness believed that it was the prisoner
himself who bad come the second time with the certificate of
his own death, but was quite sure that he had come the first
time with the certificate of his wire's death. He gave him
the order for the £l5 the second time, and it was paid by the
treasurer. The signatures to the second certificate were also
forged. Tha prisoner having declared that he had nothing
to say, Mr. Rushton committed him for trial.
AWFULLY Low ESTIMATION OF Two EMINENT LOCAL
PIIILOSOPHERS.—We are credibly informed, that at a recent
auction of engravings in the borough of Liverpool, 'which lip
formerly represented and d.ignitied by the splendopr of
talents, a guinea line engraving (soscobc,-es copy) of V.m.
iii
Evart, Esq., was actcslly licitocked down for•the'sinriall sulna'
of Is, §d. whilst his felieSty lUttoriary; Mr. T. 1).
only reached lid. Our inforMant h'im'self, a conservative
generously gaVe each of Worthies a threej)entiY lift;; bet
the 'life fike portraits of the twO defunct patriots were. tOla
1),.t poodles
hvi, ComModitiei to be Lid vp beyond the price,. at Whit*
wretched portraits of
were rea4.4 reatetahle,
How are the mighty fallen 1
Amongst the ro4ny gratifyiug demonstrations of loyalty
and good Neling vt'llieh the neighbourhood of Liverpool will,
we have no doubt have supplied, in celebration of the christen-
ing of the Prince of Wales, it gives us much pleasure to be
enabled to record the following. A circular was sent in the
course of last week by the Rev. Wm. Hesketh, of St. Mi.
chief's, Toxteth-park, to the members of his congregation,
informing them that a collection would be made at the doors
of the church on the following Sunday, for the purpose of
supplying to the poor of the district at their own houses, and
according to the number of each family, portions of meat and
bread, on the morning of the christening. To the purport of
this circular a most liberal response was made, and by meiloa
of the sum collected, amounting to X 35 Bs, 4d,, 99
consisting of 520 persons, received, hy ticket sent a ,befit'
own }looses, a pound of meat and e Wei of tea i eh'el? ;47011P.4
clothing' Were also 'distributed, to. blaipt4ts,
out of ale simd fundconsiderablh'qU'antitiof
district,
aged of the rid to such others as WM.
soitchkeraaiirdop'
known to'be destitute and deserving of .140. We hope
Sincerely that this demonstration Was hy 'no meatis an common one, for §efdoto ling there been Any oc.cAoiNAW9:I-44
worthy to call forth the feelings of loyalty, nr sewn bettff
calculated to commend the manifestation of those feelings,
after the manner we have described.