The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1842-10-04 00:00:00

LOCAL. NEWS.

The High Tides begin this day, at a quarter past eleven,
and will afford the inhabitants of the town many lively scenes
from the various piers.
THE ACADIA.—The Acadia, which sailed from this port
on the 3d ult., arrived at Halifax on the 16th, and proceeded
on to Boston.

MR. C. Mqvnt.—Mr. C. Wlver, one of the co-agents
for the management of the British and North American mail
steamers, has returned in the Caledonia, from a visit to the
United States, on business connected with the line.
The attorney-general will conduct the prosecutions on the
part of the crown at the special commission in Liverpool.

ST. DAVID'S CHURCH.—At a meeting of the trustees of
this church, held on Friday, David Evans, Esq., solicitor,
was elected a trustee.

THE PACKET-SHIP VIRGINIAN.—The packet-ship Vir•
ginian, Captain Allen, sailed on Saturday for New York
She carried out the following passengers :—Bishop Soule
Rev. Mr. Sergeant, Mr. Montague, Mr. Fitzroy, Mr,
Spooner, lady, child, and servant, Mr. Danson and lady.

ORGAN IN ST. SILAS'S CHUREH.—Two sermons were
preached in the church of St. Silas on Sunday lust, one by
the Rev. J. Cordeaux, and the other by the Rev. F. Parry,
on behalf of the funds for building the new organ. The col-
lection amounted to £44 4s. Id.
THE FIRE IN CROMPTON-STREET.—We recommend the
case of John Bushell, advertized in another column, to the
sympathy of the public. All his property has been destroyed,
to the value of £265, which he has spent forty years in col-
lecting. We are glad to observe, that the Mayor has headed
the subscription list with a liberal sum.—See advt.

TOWN-FIALL.—The mayor gave a grand dinner at the
Town-hall, on Friday, to about 40 gentlemen. Amongst
those present were—the Mayor, Dr. Bickersteth, Dr. Ca-
son, Mr. S. L. Trotman, Mr. Wm.. Maxwell,. the Rev.
Thos. Bibby, Captain Aldridge, of the 60th Rifles, Mr. Thos.
Birkett, Mr. Dover, Dr. Dickenson, Mr. Thos. Bean, Mr.
Isaac Hutchinson, Dr. Batty, Dr. Vose, &c. &c. The
dinner was prepared by Mr. Horne, of the Mersey Hotel.
NEW CHURCH AT PORTRUSH.—On Sunday week, a hand-
some new church was opened for divine service at Portrush,
near Londonderry. In the morning a most impressive and
appropriate sermon was preached by that exemplary clergy-
man, the Rev. Andrew Knox, of Birkenhead, near Liver-
pool, on the text, Ist Chron. xxix. 3—" 1 have set my affec-
tion to the house of my God." The Rev. Mr. Knox again
preached an admirable sermon in the evening to an over-
flowing audience.
WAREHOUSE BUILDING.—EXTRAORDINARY DESPATCH
—On the 4th July last, a contract was made by Mr. David
Bellhouse, of Manchester, with the Leeds and Manchester
Railway Company, to erect a warehouse at Rochdale, (of
stone,) 271 feet long, 48 feet wide, and three stories high.
On the 24th July every stone now in the building was un-
quarried ; yet, strange to say, on Thursday last all the prin-
cipals of the roof were in their places. Perhaps a similar feat
is not on record.

THE CHARTIST BARNARD NV CARTNEY.—This man, who
was some time ago taken into custody for aiding and assist-
ing in the Chartist movement in August previous to and du-
ring the riots in the manufacturing districts, but who had
been liberated on bail, was on Thursday again apprehended
at his domicile in Crosshall-street, in this town, at the in-
stance of Superintendant Cochrane of the police of Man-
chester, by whom he was conveyed to that town. We have
not learned the new offence with which he is charged, for
which he was again placed in custody by warrant.
APPREHENSION OF THE REV. J. SCHOLFIELD.—On Fri-
day, the Rev. Mr. Scholfield, the quondam friend of O'Con-
nor, the Chartist leader, was apprehended in Manchester,
and conveyed to the New Bailey. It is in the chapel yard of
this chartist parson that a tablet was erected on the 19th of
August last (the anniversary of the Peterloo massacre) to
the memory of Hunt. The reverend gentleman was taken
into custody for an inflammatory harangue which he deli-
vered over the body of Lyons, who was killed, it will be re-
membered, in Manchester during the recent outbreaks, and
whose remains were interred in Mr. Scholfielfs burial-
ground.

OPENING OF THE SPECIAL COMMISSION FOR STAF-
FORDSHIRE.--The judges named in the Special Commission
for Staffordshire—Chief Justice Tindal, Mr. Justice Parke,
and Mr. Baron Rolfe—arrived at Stafford at four o'clock on
Saturday. The business of the court commenced yesterday
(Monday). There are 272 prisoners for trial. An applica-
tion to allow the Chartist preacher, O'Neil, to bail was re-
fused, and it is expected he will be tried on Thursday.

POCKET-PlCKlNG.—Yesterday, at the Police-court, a man
named Terence Ward was brought up on a charge of pocket-
picking. A gentleman named Joseph M`Kentia said, that
on Saturday night, about eleven o'clock, as he was proceed-
ing along Byrom-street, the prisoner came up to him, seized
him, placed his hands over his eyes, and then picked his
pocket of a bunch of keys, with which he made off, but was
afterwards secured. He was committed to hard labour for
fourteen days.
THE PRESTON ROBBERY.—At the Union-hall Police-
Court, on Saturday, Eliza Bailey, the woman charged with
robbing Mr. Marquis, at Preston, of £1,990, and William
Lovell, apcused of being an accessory after the fact, were
brought up for re-examination. Inspector Haines having
stated, in answer to a question from the magistrate, that
there was no further evidence against the prisoners, the ma-
gistrate said that if they were committed for trial on such
evidence they would be sure to be acquitted. The prisoners
were, therefore, discharged ; but the female was immediately
afterwards taken into custody to be taken to Preston, there
to be re-examined on the above charge.

COMMITMENT.-At the Police-court, yesterday, a young
woman named Jane Kennedy was placed at the bar on the
following charge :—Mr. Yates, draper, said that the prisoner
had been in his service for a short time up to the time of her
apprehension. On the previous day he had given her per-
mission to go out, and then observed a bundle of clothes in
the meat-safe of his premises, which, on being opened, he
found to contain a quantity of clothing that had belonged to
his late wife. He gave notice to a police-officer to watch the
prisoner, which he did, and apprehended her with the bundle
in question, the articles in which were sworn to. In the
prisoner's trunk the police-officer afterwards found two
sheets, which were marked as belonging to the Clarendon
Hotel, Newington, and were sworn to as the property of Mr.
Flaviour, the landlord, in which service the prisoner had
been previously to her going to Mr. Yates's. She declined
saying any thing in her defence, and was committed for trial
at the sessions.

Sunday last being the day appointed by the Queen for
reading the Thanksgiving Prayer for God's mercies in grant-
ing us the late abundant harvest, the Rev. Mr. Jones, of St.
Andrews, improved the opportunity by preaching an impres-
sive and eloquent sermon on the occasion, and tested the
gratitude of his congregation by an unexpected appeal to
them in behalf of the Female Orphan Asylum. We think
the result must have been very gratifying to him, as the col-
lection amounted to £67. We hope such an example will
not be without good effect, and we shall be glad to hear of
some other pious clergyman making a similar appeal next
Sunday for the same good object. We may mention that
this valuable and infant institution is gaining ground in Li-
verpool, and that the trustees are about to erect a building
suitable for the purposes of the institution, so that an acces-
sion to the funds at the present time is very desirable.

MONEY MARKET AND CITY INTELLIGENCE.—SaItIrday
Evening.—The improvement made yesterday in the funds
continued to-day. Consols 92'4 to 3 for money and 03
burers for account. India Stock stationary at 247 to 9. Ex-
chequer Bills at 21d. per day 495. to 515., those at 21. 48s.
to 50s. premium. In Foreign Stocks there was no feature
to notice. Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents were 51-Z to 4,
the Five per Cents 991 to 1000 ex-dividend. Belgian 102 to
3. Spanish Active Fives ex Coupons 15a to the Three
per Cents 20-a. to 1. Portuguese Five per Cents 35 to I,
the Three per Cents 21 to 1. Brazilian GO to 7. Mexican
32i to 3 ex-dividend. Colombian 201 to 1. The Railway
Shares were—London and Birmingham 93 to 5, Greet
Western 16 to 171 premium, Birmingham and Gloucester
39 to 41, South-Western 57 to 8, North Midland 56 to 8,
South-Eastern 23 to 1, Eastern Counties 81, to -1, Brighton
34-4 to 51, Blackwall 61 to 7 per share. Northern and
Eastern 10 to 9 discount. _ _ _

FIRE IN CASTLE-STREET.—Shortly after eleven o'clock
on Friday night a fire broke out on the premises occupied by
Messrs. Ryder and Flail, bookbinders, Slater's-court, Castle-
street, immediately behind the shop of Mr. Deane, the
druggist. Had it not been for the timely arrival of the
engines and a plentiful supply of water, the consequences
might have been lamentable, as the court is very confined,
without an outlet, and surrounded by much valuable pro-
perty. The engines got into operation with incredible speed,
and commenced playing upon the premises where the fire
commenced. The flames had, however, gained such an
ascendancy as to destroy the roof of the house where they
originated, but were prevented from extending their ravages.
The premises destroyed are old, and trifling in value. The
flames were first seen by a young man who happened to be
passing along the west side of Castle-street. He had his at-
tention directed to the spot from the lurid glare over Mr.
Deane's premises. The fire, as we before stated, was ex-
tinguished with amazing rapidity. Mr. Whitty and Mr.
Hewitt contributed by their restless activity and exertions to
to the speedy subdual of the flames. The proximity of the
Royal Bank and other valuable property contiguous, renders
the happy issue of the fire a source of real gratification.
THE LATTER-DAY SAINTS. -- The emigration of the
" Mormons, or Latter-day Saints," from this port is daily
increasing. Notwithstanding the rascalities of their apostle,
Joe Smith, having been so often denounced and exposed,
these well-meaning, but deluded, enthusiasts continue to
leave their native country by hundreds, in order to swell the
number of his dupes on the other side of the Atlantic. The
class of persons thus emigrating are, in appearance and
worldly circumstances, above the ordinary run of steerage
passenger,. The bulk of them are fron, the Midland court-
ties,—farmers and farmers' servants, with their wives and
families. Upwards of 5,000 have already emigrated, and z,,•
equal number will, probably, leave before spring. As 1,
better freight is offering, the New Orleans vessels are taking
these disciples of the knavish blacksmith at a very low figure.
The Sidney, for instance, only received £ll5 for 180 of the
Mormons, while the Henry has agreed to carry 140 for £lOO ;
little more than fifteen shillings a-head ! All this is clearly
indicative of two things : first, the utter stagnation of trade
between this port and America at the present moment; and,
secondly, the prevalence of superstition and simplicity
amongst a class of our countrymen who ought to know better
than to leave their homes and kindred, in order to follow the
fortunes of one of the most ignorant and impudent quacks of
modern days, whose knavery is so transparent as to be seen
through by every person of ordinary capacity.
MEETING OF THE TOWN COUNCIL.—The adjourned
fourth quarterly meeting of the Town Council will be held
to-morrow, for the despatch of business. In the Finance
Committee's proceedings will be read a report on the gaol,
which, we apprehend, will make some reference to the late
visit of Major Jebb. Besides the proceedings of the ordinary
committees, there will be presented the first report of the
special committee appointed on the 6th of May last, to in-
quire into the present duties of the officers and servants of
the corporation, with their respective salaries. Two notices
of motion relative to the late disastrous fire have been given.
One, by Mr. Alderman Turner, is—" To call the attention
of the council to the late calamitous fire, and the necessity
of constructing, with as little delay as possible, large tanks
or reservoirs of water in different parts of the town : also, to
have plans of all the mains, with particulars of the various
plugs attached thereto, drawn out and deposited at all the
police stations ; and where mains are found deficient, par-
ticularly in the neighbourhood of warehouses, to have new
ones laid down (if necessary) at the expense of the corpora.
tion : also, to have the exact position of each plug painted in
a conspicuous situation at the corner of every street, so that
in case of a fire breaking out, there need be rico delay in pro-
curing an immediate supply of water."—The other is by Mr.
Alderman Nicol, and is in the following terms :—" That a
committee of seven be appointed to inquire into and to take
into consideration, 1, The present state of warehouses in Li-
verpool ; 2, All practicable improvements in their construc-
tion, separation, and arrangement, with reference to better
protection of life and property from fire; and 3, Any neces-
sary applications to government and the legislature for the
better effecting such improvements; and to report thereon
at the next council."
CONSTRUCTION OF WAREHOUSES.—The following sug-
gestions made by Mr. Samuel Holme, at the meeting held
on Saturday week, on the subject of insurances, are particu-
larly valuable :
" All streets in which future warehouses are to be erected
not to be less than sixteen yards broad: a main to be carried
down the middle of every such street, with plugs fifty yards
apart, of a proper size to tit the hose of the public fire-engines.
" Insurance offices to insist on every warehouse having iron
doors and window-shutters.
" No future warehouse to be constructed with a party wall,
but each building to have separate side walls.
" No warehouse to have external walls less than two and a
half bricks thick, except the side walls, which may be two
bricks thick when the walls are distinct and separate from
the walls of an adjoining warehouse.
" Parapet walls to be carried up five feet above the side
gutters of the roof, which will prevent fire from communi-
cating to an adjoining roof.
" Where possible, elevated tanks or reservoirs of water to
form the roof of a fireproof building, in all neighbourhoods
where warehouses are numerous, the height not to be less
than seventy feet above the foot-walk, those reservoirs hav-
ing four inch down spouts of iron, with taps or cocks at the
bottom, made to fit the hoses of the fire-police ; so that
instead of having recourse to muscular power to throw water
to the top of a burning warehouse, which frequently cannot
be done, the water would naturally rise to the height of the
loftiest roof.
" All warehouse cat-heads to be of iron. All pent -houses
to be made of boiler plate, and to be covered with the same
material, or with zinc."
ST. DAVID'S CHURCH.—On Friday, a special meeting of
the friends and supporters of the Church of St. David in this
town, convened by the churchwardens, was held at the
Welsh Charity School, Russell-street, for the purpose of
affording an opportunity to the Rev. Robert Davies, the
minister of that church, to deliver a statement vindicatory of
his public conduct, and in refutation of a series of charges'
which had, from time to time, been circulated as well in
Liverpool as in the principality of Wales, by DI. Hughes, of
St. Anne-street, in this town. The meeting was largely and
most respectably attended. Among the clergo present we
noticed the Rev. Dr. Tattershall, the Rev. Fielding Ould,
the Rev. John Cordeaux, the Rev. Frederick Parry, the
Rev. Thomas Nolan, the Rev. Henry Jones, (vicar of
Northop), the Rev. Henry Carpenter, the Rev. George
Stokes, the Rev. Thomas Carter, the Rev. William Hughes,
the Rev. Joseph Baylee, the Rev. Frederick Barker, the
Rev. Richard Hill, the Rev. Edward Whiteley, &c., &c. ;
and among the gentlemen present we noticed J. B. Clough,
Jonathan Roose, Cyrus Morral, Robert Wynne, Edward
Filcher, John Jones, David Evans, Thomas Roberts, Thos.
Rirnmer, Ellis Jones, John Hughes, Henry Jones, William
Chambres, Peter Roberts, Robert Prin, Thomas Ralphs,
Ambrose Byford. J. Ferguson, George Groom, Edward
Webster, Owen Williams, and Thomas Gregson, Esqrs. On
the motion of Cyrus Morral, Esq., seconded by Jonathan
Roose, Esq., the Rev. Jonathan Brooks, senior rector of
Liverpool, took the chair about a quarter niter two o'clock.
Mr. Davies then entered into his statement, which was of a
most elaborate and satisfactory nature. He was frequently
interrupted by the cheering of the audience ; and, at the
close, the resolutions, which will be found advertised, were
unanimously passed. In acknowledgirr the compliment of
a vote of thanks, the Rev. J. Brooks said, in acknowledging
the resolution which has just been put, I beg to assure the
meeting that I have had very great pleasure and sincere sa-
tisfaction in hearing the able refutation—the complete refu-
tation, in my mind,—(cheers)—which has been given by Mr.
Davies to the allegations laid against him in the memorial.
That memorial was sent to me some time ago by Dr. Hughes,

accompanied by a letter. I answered the letter, and was in
hopes that the matter might have then ceased. However, I
ffnd it has been continued to a greater extent since than be-
fore. I felt. in two respects, that it had been answered, and
never thought it worthy of a second consideration. I have
known Mr. Davies since his first coming to Liverpool, and
could not possibly believe that the charges were true. I
knew, from my own knowledge, that several of them were
not true--(hear, hear) ;—and I was quite satisfied, when a
memorial of the sort went to the Bishop of Chester, from
the knowledge I had of that highly respected man, that he
never would have allowed it to pass over, if he conceived there
had been any dereliction of duty on the part of any of his
clergy. This was quite satisfactory to my mind that there
was no truth, generally speaking, in the allegations. I can-
not say no truth in alt of them, because Mr. Davies allows
that in one or two cases there was some truth—for instance,
in the Welsh service of the morning. But I confess it seemed
to me to be the expectation of Dr. Hughes that we, the
clergy, should work like horses. (Hear and laughter.) He
seemed to have no compassion for the lungs of those engaged
in the important office of conducting the spiritual instruction
of the people. He seemed to think that we never could do
enough, and that what we received was only a secondary
consideration. However, I congratulate Mr. Davies on the
result, and trust that in the opinion of every considerate and
reflecting peason, not only in Liverpool, but in the Princi-
pality, where perhaps it is of the most consequence, he will
stand acquitted. He left the Principality long since. Here
we know him well. There they cannot tell what effect his
removal may have effected. (Hear, hear, and laughter.) He
may have been perfectly pure there, and his removal here
may have injured him very much. (Continued laughter.) I
trust, therefore, that in Liverpool, as well as in the Princi-
pality, the public will be satisfied that the charges are ground-
less, and that whatever steps people may take hereafter, they
will be considered of no moment as affecting the character
of this gentleman. (Loud cheers.) The meeting separated
shortly before four o'clock, most of the clergy and gentlemen
present having first shaken Mr. Davies cordially by the hand,
and congratulated him upon his triumphant vindication.
INQUEST ON HODGSON, TAE FIRE-POLICEMAN.—On
Saturday last an inquisition was taken before P. F. Curry,
Esq., and a highly respectable jury, to inquire touching the
death of Samuel Hodgson, an officer of the Fire-police of
this town, who was killed at the late fire. Samuel Tuck,
officer in the Fire-police, stated, that the deceased was about
20 or 21 years of age. After detailing minutely the circum-
stances attending his being called to the fire, Tuck said that
the deceased was throwing water from his branch on the first
warehouse, near Formby-street, on the north side. He
(Tuck) who was employed throwing water on another ware-
house which was on fire, observed the wall of the building
on which Hodgson played hanging over. He went under and
looked up, when he saw that the wall had a considerable in-
clination : he got out of the way as quickly as possible, and
called to the deceased that the wall was falling. On turning
again, he saw that the deceased was still standing directly
under the wall. Immediately after, he saw the top part of
the wall fall, and the next instant he missed Hodgson. The
bricks were so hot that no assistance could be given to ex-
tricate him. He had since seen the body in the Dead-house
with his legs all smashed.—Joseph Bates, another officer in
the Fire-police, gave evidence confirmatory of the above.—
Mr. Highton, Governor of the Borough Gaol, stated, that
he was standing at the top of Formby-street, about thirty
yards from the spot where the accident occurred, when he
heard a crash and a confused noise of men calling. Tuck
came up the street, and then he heard that the:deceased was
under the ruins. He got men to go down with him, and
they endeavoured to relieve the unfortunate young man. but
so much fire was failing around that their exertions were in-
effectual. The jury returned a verdict of " Accidental
Death." Each of the jurors was entitled to the sum of
eighteen pence for his attendance. There were fifteen of
them present, and they stated, through their foreman, that
they wished the coroner to hand the amount, £1 2s. 6d.,
over to the father of the deceased, who is in very indigent
circumstances. The body of Hodgson was interred on Sa-
turday afternoon, in St. James's Cemetery. The engine
from which he was playing when be met his death was his
funeral hearse, for on it his coffin, covered with a black pall,
was borne to the grave. His family followed in a mourning
coach, and behind them the whole of his brother officers of
the Fire-police, with a large body of the patrolling police
walked in procession, accompanied by Mr. Whitty, the Head
Constable; Mr. Hewitt, Superintendent of the Fire-police;
Mr. Highton, Governor of the Borough Gaol, and most of
he superintendents and inspectors of the force.