The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1842-03-18 00:00:00

LOCAL NEWS

THE SALFORD, HtiNnttED CIVIL BUSINESS AT THE
ASSIZES...".-If what we have heard be true, it would seem,
that, after all, there is to be no removal of the assize busi-
ness of the Salford Hundred to Manchester. It is now said
that the arrangement most likely to be made as to the Sal-
ford Hundred businesS is, either that it shall be fixed to
commence at Liverpool on a certain day, or that it shall be
invariably taken first.—Manchester Guardian.
ST. PATRICK'S DAY.—Yesterday being the celebration of
their patron saint, the. Irish walked in procession through
town to the number of about 1500. There are two points
connected with the procession to which we would call our
reader's attention, as affording matter of congratulation, viz.
—the diminished .numbers of the procession in comparison
with former ones, and the very peaceable conduct of the
lower order of protestants. These two facts are undeniable,
and shew the increasing spirit of vital Christianity among us,
and the gradual but effective inroads against popery with
which the zealous exertions of our clergy are crowned ; these
blessed effects of their ministry cannot but console them for
all the ribald attacks of their Romish adversaries.

CAUTION TO FEMALES PRACTISING MIDWIFERY.—VER-
DICT OF ANSLAUGHTER.—Vu Tuesday, and by adjourn-
ment on Wednesday, an inquisition was taken before H. H .
Statham, Esq., deputy coroner for this borough, on view of
the body of Margaret, wife of William Carter, tailor, who
resides in Matthew-street. The midwife, Maria Henry, was
brought into court in custody. The evidence was very Volu-
minous, and involved a question of great importance—the
competency and attention of persons undertaking the delivery
of females—but the following outline of the principal facts
will suffice for the information of the general reader :—lt ap-
peared that the deceased, who had one child before, was
taken ill on Tuesday night, and was decidedly in labour on
Wednesday morning. She had previously expressed a wish
that the prisoner should attend her during her confinement
rather than a doctor. That person went to the house on
Tuesday night, according to her own account, " accidentally,"
and afterwards was sent for and attended her until her death.
According to the husband's evidence, the deceased was very
ill all Wednesday, but was not delivered even on the night
of that day ; and the prisoner, he added, objected to the ad-
ministration of castor oil, advised by some females present,
stating that she did not care if all the doctors in the town
were present, and objecting to the last to have a surgeon
called in, continually alleging that there was no danger, and
that all would be well in a short time. The castor oil was,
however, given to her. Several females, who were neigh-
bours, frequently visited and sat with the deceased, for con-
niderable periods at a time, during her illness. All of them
had families themselves, two of them having had five chil-
dren each,—and they observing, from time to time, that the
labour pains were severe and frequent, that they subsided for
a considerable time, and again recurred with violence with-
out producing the anticipated result, but going on to exhaust
and reduce the strength of the patient, frequently remon-
strated with the prisoner on not sending for surgical advice,
which she as frequently repudiated,—still asserting that there
was no danger; that they were ignorant women, and, on one
occasion, expressing her belief (in according with a popular
superstition of the ignorant) that the deceased would be de-
livered at the same hour on the day following that on which
she was taken in labour! To two of them she also stated,
that the head of the child had already come into the world,
and that all would soon be safely over. Things went on in
this way, the deceased suffering irregular paroxysms of
pains, indicative of irregular and dangerous labour, and
rapidly decreasing in strength until Thursday night, when
she became much worse, and appeared to be herself sensible
of her approaching departure, as she then took leave of one
of her female friends. At length,-on Friday morning, some
of the females and the husband seeing her rapidly sinking,
became seriously alarmed_ and sent for Mr, Moorhouse,
assistant to Mr. Taylor, druggist, &c., Cleveland-square.
That gentleman,stated,_ lie was sent for on Friday morning.
He had attended lectures on midwifery while studying at
Manchester, had had sixteen years' practice in that line, and
had been assistant to Mr. Taylor for several years, during
which he had successfully practised as an accoucheur on his
own responsibility. He got to the deceased's house about
five o'clock on Friday morning, and first remarked the hur-
ried breathing of the deceased, which he at first attributed
to recent pains, but found the pains had left her. Finding
the patient so much exhausted, he ordered a little wine and
water, and proceeded with his assistants to examine her. He
described the nature of the examination, which resulted in
his becoming sensible that a rupture of the uterus had taken
place. The patient became every moment more feeble, with
signs of extreme danger, and after a few convulsive efforts
she expired. He explained to Mrs. Henry that there was no
chance of the patient's recovery, and she seemed astonished.
He thought a surgeon should have been called much earlier,
and stated his opinion, (which he had also stated in the
room,) that if he had been called in on Thursday, he could
have saved the life of the mother, though be could not have
answered for that of the child. A person who had attended
cases of labour for six years, and had a reasonable share of
practice, ought to have been aware of the dangerous and
irregular symptoms of labour spoken of by the witnesses,
and to have called in adriee. Mr. John Whitely, surgeon,
Fox-street, who had practised midwifery for the last nine
years, said he had made a post mortem examination of the
body, in presence of the last witness. The child was not
born, and he extracted it. It was a dead mal-formed
which had escaped into the cavity of the abdomen in conse-
quence of a rupture of the uterus, and which, no doubt, was
the cause of death. The child had water in the head, which
had enlarged it from the usual circumference of about nine
inches to twenty inches. The deceased was a healthy and
well-formed woman, and he agreed with Mr. Moorhouse,
that if he had been called in time (on Thursday) he might
have saved the life of the deceased—the water being drawn
from the head of the child to reduce it to the natural size.
The prisoner Maria Henry, after being cautioned, made a
long statement, noticing her treatment of the deceased, de-
nying some of the allegations of the witness, and maintaining
that the deceased woman was in regular labour all the time,
the only difference being in her breathing shortly before her
death. She mentioned that she had paid her every possible
attention the whole time ; and that she was struck with sur-
prise when the doctor said she was so low and exhausted.
The coroner read over the evidence, and commented in a clear
manner on the law as affecting the case. The question to be
decided was, whether the prisoner's conduct had or had not
shown "gross ignorance," "criminal rashness," or "gross
inattention." The jury retired for about a minute, and on
their return gave a verdict to the effect that the deceased died
from gross neglect and want of skill on the part of the mid-
wife, which amounted to a verdict of " manslaughter".
against the prisoner, who was accordingly committed to the
Kirkdale Gaol, to await her trial at the approaching assizes.

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from the Lancaster and Preston Junction Railway ; Mr.
Robert Stuart, Mr. James R. Barnes, and Mr. John Hawk-
shaw, from the Manchester, Bolton, and Bury Railway;
Mr. George Hudson, and Mr. V.7illiam Richardson, from the
York and North Midland Railway; and Mr. George Hudson
and Mr. William Richardson, from the Leeds and Selby
Railway ; Mr. Robert Stuart and Mr. Richard Barrow, from
the Bolton and Preston Railway ; Messrs. Jackson and Mal-
laby, from the Chester and Birkenhead Railway, had an in-
terview with the Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone, at the office
of the Board of Trade, on Saturday, to offer their objections
to the proposed amendment of the 11th (now the 12th) clause
of the railways regulation bill, so far as regards taking out

the word

convenience," and Introducing the words " at
such common terminus, or at the point of junction between
them."
A CANDIDATE von TRANSPORTATION. A slender,
emaciated, and wretchedly-clothed youth, named John Plow-
man, was yesterday placed at the bar of the Police-court on
the following charge. Edward Cookson, assistant with
Messrs. Medder and Syred, pawnbrokers and salesmen,
Oldhall-street, said that several gold and silver watches were
hung up for sale in the shop. A few minutes past seven
o'clock, on Wednesday night, witness was in the sale-room,
and heard a pane of glass broken in the shop window. He
ran to the door and saw the prisoner running past. A sailor

seized him and held him, and he
Witness then looked in the Window

watches and a silver watch had been knocked down from the
hooks where they were hanging, and lay at the bottom of
the window. He produced the watches

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be worth £5O. A police-officer was sent for
was sent to Bridewell. The prisoner, on being asked wha
he had to say, said " Nothing,—l hope I will he sent out of
the country. lam starving, and have travelled far in search
of employment, without finding any; and 1 did it for the
purpose of being transported." Mr. Rushton remarked that
his destitution was no excuse, as he might have applied to
the parish officers; and if they refused to relieve him, he
(Mr. Rushton) would have compelled them to do so, if his
story were found to be true. The prisoner was committed
for trial at the'sessions.

THEATRE-ROYAL.—In our last we gave an address, which
was delivered by Mr. Raymond, at the Liver Theatre, on
Monday night, on the subject of .contemplated proceedings
which are about to be taken against that gentleman, by the

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proprietors, or lessees, of the Theatre-Royal. S
the following statement has been made by Messrs

and HammOnd, in justification of their proceedings. With-
out wishing to identify ourselves as partizans of either
" houses," we cannot but lay this plain fact before our read-
ers, that the patent granted to the proprietors of the Theatre-
Royal is according to the law of the land, and_ ought there-
fore to be maintained. But, says Mr. Raymond, "on the
adverse side," that patent has been rendered null and void,
by the frequent representation of unlicensed dramas; there-
fore, we are not infringing upon patent rights,. because these

rights do not exist. It the question of right, or no right, is
to be tried, the sooner the better. If Messrs. Anderson and
Hammond have not a monopoly, their rent should be charged
to an amount equivalent; if they bare an exclusive privilege
to cater for the public, they have an undoubted right to exer-
cise it. The following is the address :—" To the Public.—
In consequence of a statement having been put forth by the
manager of the Liver Theatre in his bills of the day, addressed
to The play-going public of Liverpool,' we deem it a duty we
owe to ourselves, the proprietors of the Theatre-Royal, and
our patrons, to answer that part of tne statement which
applies to the establishment of which we are lessees. In the
first place, the Theatre-Royal is let upon lease to us, at a
very heavy rental, solely in consequence of its being protected
by a patent, which protection is clearly defined by law. With
the petition, praying for a similar patent for the Liver Thea-
tre, or how the ' eleven thousand signatures' spoken of were
obtained, we have nothing. to do ; the simple question to be
answered is, does the law-protect the patent rights of the
crown ? and, if it does, upon what pretence are those rights
invaded in this instance? Either the law which enacts, That
stage representations shall not be suffered to take place within
eight miles of any patent or licensed t heatre, is, or is not, valid.
These considerations, therefore, induced us to take a lease
of the Theatre-Royal, believing as we did, and still do, that
we are shielded by the law from infringements such as those
which have, for some time past, been growing up in the
Liver Theatre,—modestly commencing by the introduction
of established pieces with new names, and at length bare-
facedly rept esenting the Legitimate Drama, acted too by the
manager of, and actors from, a Royal Patent Theatre of
London, evidently for the purpose of braving the.feelings of
those whose very existence depends upon the success of the
serious speculation on which they have entered, and setting
at defiance the enactments which have from time .to time
been made for the protection of PATENT or LICENSED THE-
ATRES, as well as for the security of, and- attention to,
public morals. We should not have noticed the statement
put forth by the manager of the Liver Theatre, but that we
are anxious the public should be put into possession :of the
exact position in which we are placed. On the faith of the
Theatre-Royal having an exclusive patent,and of a scconcl,pa-
tert havinglicenr(fAsedtu the Liver Theatre; we ,entered upon
--,,,sent speculation, determined to exert ourselves to the
so that by the introdue-
ate talent into every department of the theatre,
we might nope to secure to the patrons of the Legitimate Dra-
ma a succession . of all the available novelties produced in
the metropolis. With this view, and regardless of expense,
we have in preparation several of Shakspere's Plays, which
will be presented to the public with every possible attention
to scenic effect, costume, and appointments, together with
the most popular dramas of the day ; and we cannot but ob-
serve, that however we may have been disposed to submit to
an infringement of our patent rights to a certain extent, we
cannot but feel that the introduction of the REGULAR DRAMA,
in direct opposition to us, is a proceeding which would justify
us in putting down the attempt by every lee-

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power, and in these feelings we have no objection to rest our
case upon those of the lessee of the Theatre-Royal, Hay-
market, (which is a licensed theatre,) or even upon those of
the manager of the Liver Theatre, where he in a similar
position with ourselves. Thus much we feel bound to say
for ourselves. With respect to whatever proceedings may be
taken against the manager or actors of the Liver Theatre,
we have no observation to make, beyond the fact, of the
Theatre, Royal being the ONLY legalised theatre in Liverpool;
and that if the members of any other establishment subject
themselves to the penalties of the law, they must be answer-
able for their own misdeeds. _ . _

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" J. H. ANDERSON,
" W. J. HAMNIOND
The Comic Pantomime is about to be withdrawn,

tier a very

successful run : to-night and to-morrow evening it can only
be represented.—" Macbeth " has been got up and admira-
bly played twice this week. Mr. G. V. Brooke's " Thane
of Cawdor " is an admirable conception of a wonderful
creation of the poet's brain. The more we see of Mr.
Brooke, the more thoroughly convinced are we of the
soundness of his pretensions to take a high rank in his pro-
fession. He is unquestionably the finest actor we have had
stationary on our boards within our recollection, which ex-
tends some years back ; and, in the opinion of veteran fre-
quenters of the" Royal property," they have not seen his equal,
with the exception of Mr. Young. Mr. Brooke's Macbeth
Sparkled with beauty : his readings in many instances were
new, and his mode of working them out bore the impress of
genius. The murder scene was extremely beautiful; it was
admirably performed ;. and, with the exception► of the master
actor of the time, we have no hesitation in saying that Mr.
Brooke has not a superior in the character on the stage.
Those acquainted with Shakspeare's works will see him in
many new lights in Mr. Brooke's hands.—" A Midsummer
Night's Dream " will be produced on Easter Monday. It
is got up in a very superior style.
LIVER THEATRE.—A galaxy of talent has shone forth at
the Liver neat, e this week in the persons of Mademoiselle
Celeste, Mr. Webster, and Mr. Strickland. Two capital
dramas have been produced, which have had a great run in
London during the last season at the Haymarket. The first
is entitled "The Maid of Croisscy," and the second "The
Woman Hater." • The story of the first is simple. Waller
(Mr. Strickland), having been drawn as a conscript in the
war of 1812, is about to be united to Nanette (Mrs. Ray-
mond.) His sister, Theresa (Mademoiselle Celeste), endea-
vours to find a substitute for him amongst her numerous
lovers. Although promising her hand, at the expiration of
two years, to him who will be, her brother's substitute, and
who will bring back her cross as a token, she cannot persuade
any of them to engage in the pee ilous game of war, although

so tempting a bribe is offered. Francis (Mr. iliggie),a
young student, overhears the offer, and witnesses its rejec-
tion. Unseen by Theresa, he snatches away the cross from
the bough of a tree on which it had been suspended, and,
ctilisting, procures Waller's' discharge. After a supposed
lapse of two years; we find Francis a captain in the army,
residing at the inn of Croissey. testing the affection of her
for whom he became a soldier. Theresa loves him, though she
does not know that he is the gallant young sfudeut who took
her pledge away. He at length declares himself; but as he
cannot produce the cross, which he states he has lost, she
rejects him, believing that he has been made acquainted
with the engagement by her brother, and sister in law, to
induce. her to marry him. The captain finding his honour
doubted, determines to leave Croissey for ever. A veteran,
Sergeant Austerlitz (Mr. Webster), whom we have seen in
the first act as a handsome, dashing, grenadier, and to whom
Francis imparted his determination to sacrifice himself for
Theresa's sake, returns, having walked back from Moscow
after the dreadful defeat of the Grand Armee. He is wounded
and weather beaten • he recognises the old place where, two
years before, he had seen the fair maid of Croissey, and in-
quires if she is still living and unmarried. He meets her.
She has forgotten him, and fears that he is the unknown
possessor of her cross, returning to claim her hand. He
undeceives her. He tells her that be had received the cross
at Wagram from is dying friend, who had risen from the
ranks to be a captain, and that, as he was placing the cross
round his neck. he himself fell senseless, and never met his
friend again. Francis comes to bid farewell to Theresa, and
is immediately recognised by Austerlitz, who, in embracing
his old captain, proclaims him as the substitute of her bro-
ther and the acceptor of the pledge given two years previ-
ously. Place aux dames. Mademoiselle Celeste's Theresa
is a sweet performance, full of pathos, feeling, and beauty.
Mrs. Raymond played Nanette very archly; she made an
excellent character of it. Mr. Webster, as Austerlitz, looked
the dashing sergeant of the imperial guard to perfection ; and
when returning as a broken down soldier, infused into the
part much feeling. His recognition of, and delight at meet-
ing his old friend and captain was a touch of nature that
drew forth a tremendous cheer. Mr. Strickland personated
Walter with great humour. The interlude of "The Woman
Hater" is a very smart affair; in which Frederick (Mr. I-Jig-
gle) endeavours to cure his uncle, Baron Ravenspury (Mr.
Webster), of his aversion to the fair sex, by introducing into
his castle his wife, Lelia Blumenthal (Mademoiselle Celeste).
It is a very laughable production, and was extremely well
received. Mr. Webster has gained many admirers already
amongst the playgoers of this town, who seem delighted with
his clever acting. In "John Jones" Mr. Strickland played
Guy Goodluck very drolly. The entertainments have termi-
nated with the " Child of the Wreck," Mademoiselle Celeste
sustaining her original part of Maurice as exquisitely as ever.
Her pantomime is wonderfully expressive. Hers is " the
eloquence of muteness ;" every wave of her hand has a mean-
ing—every look• and action are equivalent to language the
most touching. Although Mrs. Higgie's Madame Tremens
was not so good as Mrs. Granby's, at the Theatre-royal, some
years ago, it was nevertheless very fair. Mrs. Granby's
" My nerves won't bear it" always drew forth a shout ; Mrs.
Higgie's occasionally missed fire. The engagement of the
Haymarket members conciudes to-morrow evening.