The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1842-06-17 00:00:00

LOCAL NEWS,

THE TRANSATLANTIC STEAMERS; We mentioned, a
few weeks ago, an intended racebetweenh left Liverpool on
the Columbia and
nit.
the Great Western, the former of w
the 19th, and the latter on the 21st This race appears
to have been well contested, for the Columbia, after making
whil:s
e on the Ist instant
her usual stoppage at Halifax, wins t'
very near the port of Boston; a large
be-
lieved to be the Great Western, passed Halifax
on the 2d.
steamer,
The British Queen does not appear to have
speed by becoming Belgian. She arrived at iw York on
mended her
the 27th ult. after a passage of nearly 20 days.
It will be seen by our advertising columns, that a Pamph-
let from the pen of Lieutenant Tracey. R.N., ma t -es As-
sociation, will be published on Wednesday next, n
claims of seamen to bishops and clergy. This is cero the
tai9l
the " age of wonders," when we find even sailors opening
their eyes to the benefits to be derived from the su e.
rla
tendanee of an apostolic ministry. We know Lieutenant
Tracey to be a zealous churchman, and feel certain he means
well ; we must confess, however, the novelty of a sailor
writing on such a subject tickles our fancy amazingly, and
if our readers are as desirous as we are of having a peep at a
" literary curiosity," we doubt not it will have an extensive
sale.

DEATH FROM DROWNING.—An inquest was held before
the borough coroner on Tuesday, on view of the body of
William Cowan. which had been discovered in the Mersey.
Philip Myers, the son of a person of that name in Mann-
street, deposed that, on Sundaevening, about seven o'clock,
the deceased and himself agreed to go and bathe at the South
Shore. They went there, nd the deceased, who was fourteen
years of age, and unable to swim, stripped and went into the
water. The deceased called to witness to follow him, and
said the water was warm. Witness then undressed, and the
moment he got into the water the deceased sunk. He tried
to reach him, but found that he was too far distant, and that
his own inability to swim prevented him from even making
the attempt. The deceased rose to the surface two or three
times, and then sunk. In about twenty minutes he was taken
out dead. Verdict accordingly.

SCOTCH CHURCH, OLDHANI.STRERT.,--The final election
of a minister to the Scotch Church, Oldham-street, in the
place of the Rev. Dr. Ralph, will not take place till the 28th
instant.

ALLEGED CHILD MURDER.—Another case of child mur-
der has taken place in this town. The mother of the child
resided somewhere in Everton, and had not been apprehended
yesterday. An inquest will be held on the body this day.
FATAL ACCIDENT.—During the afternoon of Wednesday,
a carpenter who was working on board the Sir Charles
Napier, now lying in one of the docks, accidentally fell into
the hold, and he expired in a few minutes after being taken
out.

Dm( COMMITTEE.—There was no meeting yesterday of
the Dock Cornrnitte, in consequence of the absence of the
chairman and deputy-chairman in London, on the Mersey
Conservancy Bill.
BOROUGH COURTS' BILL.—The Liverpool Borough
Courts' Bill has passed the House of Lords, and will in a few
days receive the royal assent. In this measure the certiorari
clause, which has been in vain struggled for so long, is se-
cured. The efficiency of the court will thereby be greatly
increased.

INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT.—The court for the relief
of insolvent debtors in the borough of Liverpool will com-
mence on Friday, the 22nd July next. Mr. T. B. Bowen is
the commissioner.

HOLMES' CLOTH MART.—The " light sovereign" nui-
sance, we are glad to see, is done away with in some of the
shops in this town. Messrs. Holmes, at the Cloth Mart,
announce that they do not object to take any from their cus-
tomers. This establishment is well conducted, and deserves
support.

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A WELL-KNOWN THIEF DETECTED.-At the Police-
court yesterday, a young man, named William Williams, who
had often before figured in the bridewell books, was convicted
of stealing a poor sailor's jacket from a ship. He had before
been three times committed, and as often discharged for want
of sufficient evidence. As the owner of the garment was
shortly going to sea, he was summarily dealt with by being
committed for three months to hard labour in the House of
Correction.

CAUTION TO PROPRIETORS OF DOGS.—On Tuesday, at
the Police-court, no less than twenty-five persons were fined
five shillings each for suffering their dogs to be at large.
There were at the same time forty-two dogs confined in the
yard at Rose-hill station. They are well fed and taken care
of; but the owners ought immediately to apply for them,
otherwise in less than three days the Mayor will grant an
order for their execution. There are now no less than forty-
five dogs in cus;ody.
DESPOILING A GARDEN.—Three young men, Hall, Da-
vidson, John Smith, and Thomas Marshall, were yesterday
placed before Mr. Rushton, on a charge of having stolen a
bunch of flowers from a garden in the neighbourhood of the
town, in which they had, during the night, done considerable
damage otherwise to the flowers and shrubs. The case was
proved. Mr. Rushton remarked that it was quite disgrace-
ful to enter gardens which parties had gone to great cost and
trouble to establish and beautify, and wantonly commit such
depredations. Though the damage done was estimated at an
amount of only about 25., he fined each of them is., and
costs 55., as a warning to others.
DEATH FROM AN ORANGE PIPPIN.—An inquest was
held on Tuesday before P. F. Curry, Esq., touching the
death of William Williams, aged one year and four months,
son of Grace Williams, of Norfolk-street. On Monday
afternoon the deceased was sucking an orange, and amusing
itself by the side of its mother, when she was alarmed at
perceiving that he appeared to be choaking. She took him
up, imagining that he had swallowed a piece of coal. She
slapped his back, and endeavoured to get the substance from
his throat. She could not succeed, and he died in her arms.
Mr. Long, one of the surgeons of the Dispensary, deposed,
that he had made a post mortem examination of the body,
when he found an orange pippin in the windpipe, which had
been the cause of death. Verdict accordingly.
THEFT FROM A YOUTH.—A boy named Noah Chegwin
was yesterday charged, at the Police-court, with stealing a
sovereign from a very young lad. The latter had been sent
with three sovereigns to pay an account at a brewery. On
his way the prisoner came up to him, and asked to look at
the bit of paper in which the money was placed. He opened
it, and returned it apparently in the same condition, and
went away ; but it was soon found that a sovereign was
wanting. The prisoner, next day, went to the place where
be was employed with a pair of new shoes on ; and, being
suspected, he was given into custody. He was afterwards
heard to say, that the sweat of the little boy's hand had made
a hole in the paper, and that a sovereign dropped out, which
he picked up, and subsequently spent. The prisoner, who
appeared to be but thirteen or fourteen years of age, was
committed for trial.

CLAIM FOR WAGES.—Yesterday, at the police-court, a
stout, little man, named James Mellish, preferred a claim
for wages, amounting to £l7 15s. Od., alleged to have been
due to him by Captain Peter Burke Fishley, of the schooner
Maid of Cashmere. The applicant said that the vessel origi-
nally sailed with a cargo from this port for the Mediterra-
nean. He was not then on board of her, but joined her at
Plymouth—where she called on her outward passage—and
acted as mate of her until her return some days ago. He
had agreed for wages at the rate of £4 10s. a month, and
claimed the amount stated as a balance due. The captain
resisted the claim, on the ground that the applicant had, by
carelessly stowing some coal tar in a pantry, and procured
contrary to orders, caused damage to sundry bales of mer-
chandize, which were afterwards surveyed by Lloyd's, at
Malta, of which he had a certificate. It was not, however,
provedP that the goods were in good order when the ship
reached Plymouth. Two other mates had been discharged
after the bales were taken on board, and before applicant
joined the vessel; and one of the captain's witnesses dis-
tinctly swore that the coal tar was not upset or disturbed
(so as to damage them, as imputed) during the whole voyage
outwards, which terminated at Smyrna. The captain then
endeavoured to prove that the applicant was incompetent to
act as mate, but also failed in adducing satisfactory evidence
on this point ; and Mr. Rushton ordered the full amount of
wages claimed by Mellish to be paid to him, together with
the costs.

ACCIDENT AT THE VICTORIA DOCK.—An inquest was
held before the borough coroner, on Tuesday, to inquire into
the circumstances touching the death of Alice Shaw, a female
3G years of age, who resided in Banastre-street. George
Wilson, a plasterer, deposed that he was at the North Shore,
close by Beacon's Gutter, on Monday evening, when he ob-
served a spring cart, drawn by one horse, and six or seven
men and women in it. They were going along Victoria-road
leading from Birch's public-house. The horse was on a
slow trot at the time, going at the rate of about four miles
an hour. Two or three of the parties were sitting on a rail
on the side of the cart. As the vehicle was proceeding
along, it gave a sudden jerk, owing to the unevenness of the
pavement, and the deceased having fallen out, the off wheel
went over her breast. She was then removed to a shed, and
subsequently taken home, where she breathed her last at 11
o'clock the same night. All the persons in the cart appeared
more or less intoxicated. The driver, William Lister, who
was sitting in the front, appeared in liquor also. Mr. Sa-
muel Deane, surgeon, deposed to having seen the deceased
on Monday evening. She was in a state of intoxication at
the time. He examined her chest, and was of opinion that
she had died from internal hemorrhage, by penetration of the
lungs or blood-vessels, produced by fracture of the ribs. A
verdict of " Accidental Death" was returned. •

CHURCH EDUCATION SOCIETY FOR IRELAND.—We in-
vite attention to the notice, in another part of our paper,
of a meeting to be held on Monday next, in behalf of the
above important institution. The Rev. Rector Campbell
will occupy the chair. Upwards of 1,200 schools in con-
nection with this society are supported by the voluntary
contributions of the churchmen of Ireland, and 70,000
children receive through their means the blessings of reli-
gious education. Thus an instrumentality is offered for ex-
tending the efficiency of the church ; and at the same time
an energetic protest is maintained against a system of educa-
tion, (exclusively supported by the public funds of this
country,) the basis of which is such that the church of Ire-
land is compelled to seek elsewhere for means to support
scriptural schools for the poor. We are delighted to per-
ceive from the report of this society, that the members of
the Church of England are bestirring themselves in the
work of education. A noble example is set them by their
Primate, who subscribes £2OO to the Diocesan Board of
Armagh, and £2OO per annum also to the Central Board of
the Society. A finance committee of the leading noblemen
and gentry has also been formed, for the purpose of collect-
ing funds ; the society is altogether in a flourishing state.
We expect important details from Dr. O'Sullivan, who is,
perhaps, better acquainted with the state of Ireland than any
man living. The Rev. H. M'lsTeile will be present at the
meeting.

ROBBERY IN A TEA WAREHOUSE.—A young man, named
Blake, formerly a chimney sweep, was placed before Mr.
Rushton, on Tuesday, charged with having stolen 1501bs.
weight of tea from the premises of Messrs. Roberts and Co.,
tea dealers, Bank-buildings. Mr. Wardle, solicitor, appeared
on behalf of Messrs. Roberts and Co. He stated, that on
Friday morning last, a quantity of tea was stolen from the
premises of Messrs. Roberts. They had strong reason to
suspect that Blake had been concerned in the robbery, and
their present purpose was, if the magistrates thought that
the evidence was sufficient to warrant his detention, to have
him remanded for further investigation. The prisoner Blake
was formerly a sweep, but he had, for a considerable time,
entirely neglected his avocation, and had associated with bad
characters. The evidence which they intended to offer was,
that he had called at a smith's shop, and made a crow-bar,
which crow-bar was found on the premises, in the chimney,
and that he had several times within a month or six weeks
been seen, with his visage blacked, so that he resembled
a sweep, lurking about the buildings. His former
employer swept the chimneys at those offices. When
asked what he was doing, he stated that he was
going to sweep the chimneys, which wax not tho fact.
Mr. Roberts and his warehouseman proved, that the pre-
mises had been broken open, between Thursday night and
Friday morning last, and robbed of 1501bs. of tea. Mr.
NYalmsby, a smith, was called. He stated that one day last
week the prisoner called at his shop, and asked if he might
use the tire for the purpose of joining two pieces of iron.
He gave him permission, and he joined two pieces of iron.
The crow-bar found on the premises, which was evidently
made of two pieces of iron joined together, was produced.
Mr. Walmsby said he could not swear that this was the iron
on which the prisoner had operated. He could not tell whe-
ther it resembled it. Mrs. Walmsby was called. She said
she ordered the prisoner out of the shop. She could not tell
whether that was the iron which the prisoner had joined.
She thought it was not. The piece which the prisoner was
handling was much smaller. The prisoner was remanded for
some further evidence.

SWEEPING CHIMNEYS BY MACHINES.—On Wednesday
evening, the master chimney sweepers of this town, held a
general meeting in the Odd Fellows Assembly Rooms, Fleet-
street, for the purpose of adopting measures to promote the
operation of the act which comes into force on the Ist of
July next, prohibiting, under heavy penalties, the employ-
ment of any person under 21 years of age in the sweeping of
chimneys. There was a numerous attendance. Mr. Peter
Charles was called to the chair, and be stated that the trade
in Bristol, Bath, Nottingham, and many other places had, in
public addresses, declared their desire to carry out the pro-
visions of the new act, and announced their intention to put
into use the machines which have been invented for the pur-
pose. Mr. Samuel Wood, a gentleman who has taken great
interest in this subject in Liverpool, next read an address
from Mr. Stephens, to the trade in London, in which
he described the nature of the new act, and strongly urged
upon them, that the best and only mode of improving their
trade, and of increasing their respectability, would be cordi-
ally to unite in carrying out the provisions of the act. This
address was listened to with marked attention, and it elicited
considerable applause. Mr. Dilworth then read an address on
the part of the trade in Liverpool to their customers, in which
they pledged themselves to observe the law in every respect,
and requesting the public to aid them in so doing. This ad-
dress was unanimously adopted. .A series of resolutions
founded on this address were then proposed and carried after
some observations from Messrs. Lewis, Bennett, Jeffreys,
the
echkeotns
Ashton, übrotyosn: and Smith. A person enquired whether
trade would be allowed to clean the chimneys of steam-
packets
thisT h The chairmanould
notbread
doneth ecl
withoutause
, from
incurring which
it appeared that "
a
penalty of
1„5 for every ofience. Mr. Dilworth then moved,
and Mr. Minledr seconded, a vote of thanks to Mr. Wood for
in this matter.
his activ. e
which he had made'
disinterested exertions in behalf of the trade
with what was now universally
in reply, said the little exertions
had
.been given from a desire to do away
namely, the iversally considered a crying employmentevil—
namely, of boys in chimney sweeping, and
from a desire to place trade upon the most respectable
footing possible. Subscriptions
defray the expenses, after which were then entered into to
thseepuasyuaateldt.hanks were voted
to the chairman and the meeting

THE STAMP RETURNS.—We have been requested by the
editor of the European to state, that during the three first
months of the present year the number of stamps consumed
by that paper was 7,500, though credit is not given for one
in the stamp returns.

PHOTOGRAPHY.—The photographic establishment at the
Mount is now in full operation. Numbers of persons are
daily sitting for their likenesses, which, generally speaking,
are excellent. Those who intend having their portraits taken
must be careful to put on a quiet, cheerful face, as the least dis-
tortion neutralises the excellence of the likeness. All the
committee of the Mechanics' Institution have been taken,
and we are bound to admit that finer impressions have never
yet been seen.

THE LIVERPOOL CHURCH SCHOOLS.—We perceive, by
an announcement elsewhere, that the children of the various
Church of England schools will walk on Thursday next, ac-
cording to custom. The Rev. C. H. Terrott, D.D., will
preach a sermon at St. Peter's Church in aid of these insti-
tutions. This is, in our opinion, one of the most gratifying
and interesting sights in Liverpool.
POCKET PICKING.—Yesterday, at the Police-court, a boy
named William Wilks was committed for trial at the sessions,
for picking the pocket of a gentleman named Jones of a hand-
kerchief, stated to be worth 4s. The prisoner had before
been guilty of a similar offence. The gentleman got hold of
the delinquent, and held him fast until police-officer Crisp
came up and took him into custody.

EXTENSIVE FIRE IN DELAMERE FOREST.-011 Sunday
afternoon last, some persons at present unknown, set fire to
the heath at Oak Mere, within about two hundred yards
of the plantations upon Delamere Forest ; and the weather
being exceedingly dry and hot, the fire spread along the
ground with great rapidity, and all attempts to extinguish
it were fruitless. In the course of an hour or two, it com-
municated with the adjoining plantation, and, before seven
o'clock, had destroyed seventy to eighty acres, chiefly oak,
larch, and Scotch firs.
AN UNFEELING MOTHER. —On Tuesday Catherine
Jameson, aged about 19, was placed before Mr. Rushton,
charged with having attempted to abandon her infant child.
The prisoner carried the infant, a delicate-looking little crea-
ture, in her arms. It appeared by the evidence of three
young females, that the prisoner deposited the child amongst
some puddle on a piece of vacant ground and ran off. They
were not aware at first that it was a child. Curiosity led
them to the spot, when, on discovering what it was, they
took it up, pursued her, and forced her to take it back.
They called a police-officer and gave the prisoner into cus-
tody. Mr. Rushton directed her to be handed over to the
parish authorities.
RIOT AT ELLESMERE.—On Monday last a riot took place
at this place, which was fortunately soon suppressed by the
police. It appears that the canal company are in the habit
of paying the►r workmen once a month, and at this settlement
a number of idle hands had assembled from other quarters,
knowing, as it was pay day, there would be some cash stirring.
They all became at length so infuriated with drink as threat-
ened at one time the most serious results, but the constables
from various quarters of the county arrived as soon as pos-
sible, and by their efforts prevented any bloodshed, which.
was at one time greatly feared.

PIGEON SHOOTING AT OXTON.—Yesterday afternoon, a
pigeon shooting match for £lO came off at Oxton, on the
opposite Cheshire shore, in a field near Mr. Sudlow's, the
Carnarvan Castle, in that village. The day was fine, and the
sport was capital. By the rules agreed upon, each charge of
shot was limited to 1 oz. In the first contest, Mr. AP Milian
and Mr. Hickson killed each of their three birds, and in
afterwards shooting off the former gentleman won by one
bird. In contending for the second prize, some excellent
shooting was displayed between Mr. Philips and Mr. Graham.
The whole meeting was marked throughout by the greatest
unanimity and gratification—every one heartily entering into
'the pleasures of the day. The parties afterwards retired to
Mr. Sudlow's, where a number of them sat down to dinner.
In the course of the evening there was some good and
amusing shooting at a mark in the ground behind the inn.
LIVERPOOL V. BRISTOL.—A correspondent of Gore's Ad-
vertiser has addressed the following letter to that paper :
On reading over the Bristol Mercury of last Saturday, 1
saw a paragraph from the Liverpool Advertiser, wherein it
is stated there are 790 vessels in the port of Liverpool, not
including those at Runcorn. On Sunday last, the sth inst.
I had the curiosity to reckon every vessel in this port having
a mast, except the Severn and Wye trows, and the following
are the numbers :-104 vessels on the Welsh Back, Grove,
Wapping, Butts, and Quay, to the stone bridge, bottom of
Small-street; 14 vessels from the Old Glasshouse down the
Hotwell-road, and including Cumberland Basin, except a
couple of old craft in the Floating Dock ; total, 118 vessels.
This includes a French lugger, two Neapolitans, and a
Greek ship (not one American flag afloat in the port), 17
ships and barques, 14 brigs, 8 steamers, 79 sloops and
schooners, total 118, leaving a balance of vessels in favour of
Liverpool of 672 ! This certainly is a very great odds, which
lam very sorry to see as regards Bristol.—l am, sir, yours,
82c.,
Bristol, 9th June, 1842. ONE OF THE PEOPLE.

THE FUNDS, WEDNESDAY EVENING.—The English
funds to-day have presented no feature whatever beyond the
mere maintenance of yesterday's prices, which the ordinary
run of business enabled the jobbers to effect. Money was
rather more in demand, although no absolute want of it was
felt, as the settlements in the foreign stock and share mar-
kets drew off some of the floating capital. Consols for the
account closed 91t to &; 3 per Cents. Reduced, 91 to ;
Bank Stock, 167 to 168 ; Exchequer-bills, 475. to 495. pre-
mium ; 32 per Cents. Reduced, 1001 to 2 ; and India Bonds,
235. premium. In the foreign market there was some fluctu-
ation in prices, and in the course of the settlement in Spanish
a defaulter for a small amount was declared. This unfortu-
nate occurrence in some degree caused an unsettled feeling
at the close of business. Spanish 3 per Cents. closed 234 to
; Ditto, Actives, 211 to 221 ; Mexican, 36 to ; Brazilian,
66 to 67 ; Belgian, 102 to 103 ; Chilian, 87 to 89 ; Dutch 2,1,;
per Cents., 521 to 53 ; Portuguese 5 per Cents., 37 to .1. ;
Ditto, 3 per Cents., 211 to 221 ; and Colombian, 251 to 264.

THEATRE ROYAL.—The drama of " Maximums and
Speciments of William Muggins" is having a successful
run. The moral of this piece is to show that by industry
and perseverance success is certain, while vice and idleness
must meet with their deserts in ruin. Miss Bennett, as Wil-
liam Muggins, acts throughout with great vivacity and spirit ;
she appears to enter into the fun of the character with bon
gout. Mr. Baker, as Sniggers, excites great risibility, as
does also Mr. Selby, the author of the drama, as Massa
Saunders. His dancing in the Quality Ball is immensely
rich. This scene is the best we have seen for a long time.
Mr. Nantz makes " a palpable hit" in Canterbury Tom.
It is quite equal to T. P. Cooke's Long Tom Coffin—in its
way an admirable performance. This character Mr. Nantz
turns out quite artistically. It is even better than his Manti-
lini, and that is very clever. There are some pretty dances
interspersed through the piece which are highly applauded.
Mr. George Vandenhoff and Mrs. Warner have been playing
Macbeth and Lady Macbeth, the Stranger, and Mrs. Hal-
ler, and other characters very successfully. Next week
Mr. James Russell, the singer, (the original Bob Logic,)
makes his appearance, being engaged for a short time.
Want of attraction surely cannot be complained of, as a
cause of the theatre not being filled every night.
CAUTION TO OWNERS OF DOGS.—Eight individuals
were yesterday fined ss. each at the Police-court, for allowing
their dogs to be at large. They for the most part pleaded in
defence of the charge that the brutes were not theirs, but it
was proved that they showed an intimacy with their alleged
masters, that sufficiently established the ownership. Several
persons thought they would be exonerated by declaring that
the dogs belonged to other parties,—were merely placed
under their charge, and some how or other broke loose.
This, however, did not exonerate them. A good deal of
fun was excited by a Mr. M'Gee, one of the defendants—a
publican residing in Spital-fields, and a man of quaint ap-
pearance, and exceeding good humour. The policeman said
he followed the dog to his door, and that both parties were
evidently well acquainted, and on terms of the greatest
friendship. " I assure you," said Mr. M`Gee, smiling and
laughing, " he does not belong to me : he belongs to a man
who came from Birmingham, and left him with me to take
care of," (Much laughter.) You must pay the fine, said
Mr. Rushton. " What !" said the defendant—his face still
the picture of merriment, " must I pay for another man's
dog ?" " Certainly," was the reply. He paid the money
with the greatest good temper—remarking with another
smile, " I'll never pay for another man's dog again. I'll
have nothing to do with dogs again." (Great laughter.)
Mr. Rushton remarked that the town was infested with
useless, half-starved curs, which, for the safety of the inha-
bitants, to whom they were also a constant source of annoy-
ance, it would be well to drown.

MANSLAUGHTER—FATAL FIGHT.—On Monday night a
fight took place near Oxton, on the Cheshire side of the river,
which terminated in the death of one of the combatants. It
appears that on Monday two stone getters, named Edward
Halewood and William Evans, along with some other men
were celebrating the " rearing " of a house in Oxton, after
which they went to the Carnarvon Castle, public-house. This
was about half-past ten at night. Whilst in the public-house
Evans and Halewood tossed for threepence, which Evans
won. Halewood, hurt at the loss, desired Evans to return
the money, and on his refusing a quarrel took place. A fight
between them was the consequence, in the course of which
Halewood received a blow which rendered him insensible
for five minutes. The landlord then turned them out, and
they went to the quoiting ground, where they renewed the
fight for two hours, at the end of which Halewood was carried
away perfectly insensible. He died at one o'clock on Tues-
day. A farmer who was attracted to the spot by the noise,
attempted to separate the combatants, but could not succeed,
and it is stated that the police could not be called in, as they
were at Ellesmere, engaged in putting down a riot. The de-
ceased is represented as a man of indifferent character, and
very quarrelsome ; and Evans, it is said, is of a quiet, indus-
trious disposition. On Wednesday an inquest was held on
the body of Halewood, when the jury, after hearing all the
evidence,'returned. a verdict of manslaughter against Winn.
Evans, and he was committed to Chester Castle, to take his
trial at the next assizes.

SINGULAR RECOVERY OF STOLEN PROPERTY. —ou
Tuesday last, a gentleman and his lady who reside at Holt-
hill, arrived in this town from a tour to the Lakes, and re-
turned homeward by one of the Birkenhead steam-boats, at
five o'clock the same evening. On reaching the hotel they
left a large trunk and a large tin box, both containing wear-
ing apparel and other articles, in the lobby, intending to send
their servant for them when they reached home. In about
an hour and a halt afterwards the servant girl was accord-
ingly sent down to the inn to see them brought home, but
they were not to be found. Inquiry was consequently made,
and it was found that they had been taken to the Railway-
office, at Birkenhead, and forwarded to Chester, as part of
the luggage of a pretended " gentleman," who, it is sup-
posed, had the morning before arrived from Dublin,`by one
of the mail-vessels, and who had partially taken upon his
quarters, pro tempore, at the hotel, and ordered dinner at
a late hour, to which he appeared having crossed the
Mersey in the same boat with the gentleman and his wife.
It appears that, shortly before seven o'clock, on leaving the
hotel, to which be had gone with only a small portmanteau—
as seen by one of the servants—he affected to be in a hurry
to proceed to Chester, and represented to another attendant
that the two packages were his luggage, which he wished to
be taken to the station. No suspicion being entertained, a
man was sent with him along with it. On reaching the sta-
tion and taking his place, it was found that the weight of the
packages was considerably more than one passenger was al-
lowed to take without extra charge, and, after some demur as
to payment, he submitted to have each piece separately
weighed. Not being satisfied with the result, he had the
whole (including his own (?) small portmanteau) weighed
separately, but with no advantage to himself, and he
eventually paid the amount of extra charge required,
and took his departure. He left by the last train
for the evening, so that there was no opportunity of
pursuit that night. The gentleman, however, went to
Chester by the first train on Wednesday morning, but
with scarcely a hope of recovering his property. On
his arrival at the Chester end, he found that a police inspec-
tor was present, who had accidentally and previously no.
after
identifiedthem his
or
ticed that the trunks were addressed to their owner in
Liverpool, and thinking there must be some mistake, had
requested of the clerks to take them into the office, and
they
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The gentleman nld bee ad
aen
his property ; it was of course delivered over. to him im-
mediately, and be returned to his hoe,
having. recovered
all—nothing being disturbed. The delinquent being accom-
panied to the Birkenhead station by a . man from Mr.
Willoughby's, had no opportunity of tearing off the direc-
tions on the way ; and if such were his intention subse-
quently, he was equally unsuccessful on the road and at the
station in Chester. But for this circumstance, the whole
would probably have been irrecoverably lost. The fellow
appears to have " smelt a rat," and never appeared to claim
the packages. He is represented as a tall, genteel-looking
man, with long black hair, and dark complexion.

PASSAGES FROM AN EDITOR'S NOTE-BOOK,

(For the Liverpool Standard.)

The reading world, before whose eye these pages will
shortly be placed, have but a meagre idea of the strange
medley of occurrences and communications which daily oc-
cupy, and often distract, the attention of the conductor of a
public journal. The occasional puppyism and pretension of
would-be contributors ; the stupidity of would-be censors ;
the eternal pestering, upon every variety of subjects, by every
variety of anonymous impertinents, constitute a stock of an-
noyances which is sufficient to overwhelm the patience of
any ordinary man. But these are not the whole. In addi-
tion to the ordinary pains of editorship,—for most of which
the column in a journal headed " Notices to Correspondents"
offers itself as a kind of " escapement " or safety valve,—the
mind is oftentimes harrowed by occurrences more saddening
and intensely painful, from the contemplation of which no
prompt escape offers itself, even to the most selfish, and
which are the more trying because, in too many cases, the
hand which would relieve is hopelessly and utterly power-
less.

How often has the journalist to check unwittingly and
unwillingly the enthusiasm, or perhaps to blight the hopes,
of talent, which seeks through his columns to develope itself
to the world ! Genius even—that worshipper at the shrine
of all that is beautiful in earth and heaven—how often does
the hard, utilitarian spirit of this unimaginative world com-
pel him to deny, to the passionate outpourings of its fervid
soul, that access to the public ear which is readily accorded
to the matter-of-fact communications of matter-of-fact men!
Many is the wayward and sensitive spirit which cruel neces-
sity compels him to chill, and which, once chilled—once
eclipsed—is dark and cold for ever. It is painful to be com-
pelled to inflict even a slight upon such ; and Heaven knows
how soon a slight is imagined ! But even more painful than
this it is, to see that very talent—that very genius—which
has wooed him in vain, in its primitive excellence and beauty,
driven by circumstances, or by its own waywardness, to de-
scend to the level of the occupation which has thus met with
denial its pleadings. Such sights, unfortunately, are not rare
—nay, they are rife—;n the world of journalism. The highly
gifted, the profoundly learned, the imaginative, the philoso-
phical, in too many instances, may be found, at the present
moment, bowed down to the actual drudgery of the press ;
toiling, in very bitterness of spirit, in merely subordinate or
casual employments, from which their feelings and their
tastes alike recoil ;—their life alternately a wild, self-mocking
revel, and the struggle of a conscious slave for the means of
existence.

With such men the avocations of the conductor of a pub•
lic journalist of the first class bring him into frequent con-
tact; and, if not devoid of all the better feelings of the
heart, how frequently must his very soul be wrung, as be
contemplates misery, which he cannot relieve, and which,
too often, all the efforts of man, if exerted for the purpose,
would fail in relieving ! The shattered frame may be re-
paired ; but the wrecked intellect—never ! The ravages
which dissipation, anguish, or disease have made in the
body may be effaced; but who shall light up again, in all its
purity and beauty, the spirit which dwelt within? The
broken casket may be bound together ; but who shall re-
store its lost water and brilliancy to the trampled gem? As
well might man hope to give back their odour and freshness
to the faded flowers, which autumn strews upon his path, and
winter sweeps away to rot amid his desolation, as to restore
the freshness and beauty of the youthful spirit to the mental
wrecks which bestrew the field of our periodical literature ;
and it is this bitter consciousness, induced by the contem-
plation of beings born to illumine, to thrill, to delight man-
kind, reduced by disappointment, and too often, by folly and
misconduct, to grope in the common sidepaths of intellec-
tual labour—the noble stimulus of literary ambition lost,
and the mere animal necessities alone impelling them—
which constitutes the most painful of the feelings with which
a journalist has to contend in his every day career.
A case of this description, more affecting to myself be-
cause I knew the unfortunate being in question in his days
of boyhood, came recently under my observation ; and I
propose, in future publications, bringing its leading features
before the notice of the readers of these " passages," in
the order, and occasionally in the language in which I find
them entered, at the time, in my journal. The name, I may
premise, is, for reasons which I need not detail, not that
properly belonging to the individual.

ST. BARTHOLOMEW'S CHURCH SCHOOLS.—We beg to
call attention to these schools, and to recommend the object
to our readers. They are situated in the most thickly popu-
lated part of the town (in which poverty and ignorance pre-
vail), and for which on Sundaymorning next, an appeal
will be made by the reverend incumbent to the Christian
inhabitants of the neighbourhood, and we hope a liberal
contribution will be the result.

Mr. CRONIN'S LECTURE ON CONSUMPTION.—On Wed-
nesday evening 1%1 r. Cronin delivered a lecture at the Por-
tico-room, on the subject of consumption. He traced this
dreadful disease from its commencement, mentioning the
various supposed causes whence it arises, and quoted many
authorities on the subject. Mr. Cronin, in differing from
other medical men, asserts that consumption does not arise
from a tuberculous deposit in the lungs ; but that the mus-
cular system, losing its healthy action from debility, occa-
sions the ribs to fall in upon the lungs, whence congestion
arises,—next inflammation, and the consequence is ulcera-
tion. The lecturer instanced, that if any part of the body
were to be pressed upon by any substance for a continuance,
the results would be similar. Mr. Cronin then introduced
several of his patients, who, one and all, bore testimony to
the efficacy of his mode of treatment, and spoke warmly as
to the benefits they had received. The mode of operation
was next exhibited, and the effect that would be produced
shown on the human frame illustrated by diagrams. The
lecturer was frequently applauded by a numerous and respec-
table auditory.
THE ACCIDENT ON THE RIVER.—We gave, in our second
edition of Tuesday, and repeat to-day, a statement of the
fact that the Acadia, in going up the river on her arrival from
America, ran foul of the Cleveland, Woodside ferry-boat.
It appears that the Cleveland, which is an iron steamer,
built by Messrs. Page and Grantham, about seven years ago,
was lying at anchor near the Woodside slip, with her head to
the northward, and being much lower than the Acadia, the
paddle-wheel of the latter passed over her stem and deck,
in an oblique direction, from the larboard how to a point
near the starboard paddle-liox, tearing away bulwarks, wind-
lass, and deck ; breaking them into small pieces, and mak-
ing sad havoc all around, in its powerful revolutionary
transit over the little vessel. As might be expected,
the huge wheel of the Acadia did not escape without
breakage, for large pieces of its iron arms and rim were
left in the Cleveland, which was thus " clawed " down as
a little fish by the " flipper " of a Leviathan. The
concussion, and subsequent pressure of the wheel. forced the
fore part of the Cleveland entirely under water ; for a person
who went on board of her, shortly after the accident, states
that it appeared as if the water had covered the deck as far
as the foremast ! Three men were sleeping on board at the
time, and they state that the Cleveland immediately reco-
vered herself by springing up with the greatest buoyancy.
Had this not been the case, she would instantly have filled
with water through the large hole broken in the deck. On
a careful examination of the Cleveland's hull, it was found
that the damage was confined to the wood-work, as before
mentioned, and that not a rivet or a seam was disturbed, or
the slightest ;njury sustained in the iron-work, of which
the whole shell of the vessel is constructed. This well-
known vessel has met with several severe concussions from
other vessels, but we are informed that her iron hull is now
in as good order, to all appearance, as on the day she was
launched. We mention this without any reference to the
relative merits of iron and wood.

HENLEY REGATTA.—The regatta at Henley-on-Thames
commenced on Tuesday, and finished on Wednesday ; and
notwithstanding that it was attended with some disputes of
too trivial a nature to trouble the general reader with, it was
productive of a high degree of interest. The first race was
for the Challenge Cup, to be decided in three heats. The
first heat was between the Cambridge University Boat Club
and King's College, which was easily won by the Cantabs.
The second was between the Etonian Boat Club and the
Oxford London Aquatic Club. This was a sharp and spi-
rited contest, and was won by half a length by the Etonians.
Then came the grand heat between Cambridge University
Boat Club and Oxford London Aquatic Club. It was a
sharp, splendid, beautiful race, and brought down shouts
from a vast assemblage. They started level, and in about
half a minute Oxford had slightly the lead ; in another mi-
nute they were scull and scull, and in this way at an almost
incredible speed to the winning-post. It was generally con-
sidered a dead heat at first sight, and then a report was in
circulation that Oxford had been beat. The umpire, D.
Bishop, Esq., being referred to, he, pronounced the Cam-
bridge crew to .have won h_La ',foot:4 -The Stewards' Chal-
lenge Cup was-nest tow eu for, • beetteeug; the London St.
George's Boat Club and the Henley Dreadnought, which
was won by the latter. The contest was renewed on Wed.
when the Stewards' Challenge Cup, value 75 gs.,
was to be rowed for. The Dreadnought (Henley) and the
Midge (London) were the opposing parties. The Midge
took the lead, kept it, and won easily. The next prize was
the District Challenge Cup, for four-oared boats, for which
there contended the Windsor and Eton Boat Club, the Dol-
phin Boat Club (Oxford), and the Isis Boat Club (Oxford).
This was a good race, and was won, after a hard siruzgle,
by the Windsor and Eton Club. The grand race—" the
Derby" of the day—was the last. It was between the London
Subscription Room's Boat Club and the Cambridge Univer-
sity Boat Club, for the Grand Challenge Cup, value 200 gs.
Both crews bent forward on the signal being given, and
started away together. The UniversTty boat appeared, after
a few pulls, to be heading, but a trifling spirt, and they were
as at the moment of going off. The Rooms' boat then made
a dashing effort for " the pride of place," and gained it by
a foot; heavy and long pulls succeeded each other in rapid
succession, but the Rooms boat still headed by about a foot
and a half, and the acclamations of the multitude were not
lost upon the competitors. The Rooms' boat's crew tried
to increase their lead, but without effect ; it was difficult
work to retain the advantage the had gained, nor could the
opposing party overhaul them. The London Subscription
Rooms' Boat Club won by a third of a length only, amidst
loud and deafening plaudits.

•
DEATH OF DR. ARNOLD, OF ROGBY.—We have to an-
nounce the death of the Rev. Thomas Arnold, D.D., head
master of Rugby school, which took place at Rugby, on Sun-
day morning last, after a few hours' illness, of a disease of
the heart. He had been master of Rugby school fifteen
years. Dr. Arnold had latterly devoted the whole of his time
unoccupied by scholastic duties to his Lectures on Modern
History and to his History of Rome, and was contemplating
,
a retirement, in the course of a few years to his favourite
residence at Fox-how, in Westmoreland. Dr. Arnold had,
we believe, attained the age of 52. He was born at Cowes,
Isle of Wight, and was the son of the late William Arnold,
Esq., collector of her Majesty's customs of that port. He
was educated at Winchester School, and from thence went
to Corpus Christi College, Oxford. He was afterwards fel-
low of Oriel. Dr. Arnold married a daughter of the late
Rev. John Penrose, and has left behind him a numerous
family.

The Princess Royal has already commenced her education
in the art of being "gracious," and nods and bobs her head
about at the carriage window, most condescendingly to the
gazing and admiring multitude.—Cheltenham Looker-on.
London now measures 71 miles in length from east to west,
by a breadth of 9 miles from north to south. Its circum-
ference, allowing for various inequalities, is estimated at 30
miles, while the area of the ground it covers is considered to
measure no less than 18 miles square.

It is about to be proposed that the episcopal clergy of Scot-
land should re-assume a " becoming clerical dress," in the
form of " single-breasted coats, short cassocks, and shovel
hats."—Ediaburgh Witness.