The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1842-11-04 00:00:00

SOUTH TOXTETH WARD

South Toxteth Ward was severely contested last year by
Mr. Simon Lee Trotman, and Mr. W. Tayleure. The re-
tiring member on that occasion was a radical surgeon, who
had no claim on the ward either from station or talent, and
when Mr. Tayleur proposed to step in his shoes the contest
became not a personal one but one of principle. The bur-
gesses returned Mr. Trotman by a majority of no less than
44, thus placing themselves beyond all suspicion of whiggery
and radicalism. On the present occasion Mr. Ambrose Lace,
a staunch and consistent supporter of conservatism, was re-
quested by them to allow himself to be put in nomination ;
and his ready assent being obtained, the support he met
with was so unanimous as to tender opposition fruitless.
The liberals, however, did not abandon the field without a
contest, for at the eleventh hour they prevailed upon Mr.
Francis Jordan, the retiring member, who had publicly stated
in the Council his intentions of retiring, to come forward
again. This was a ruse of no reputable haracter, but hap-
pily it failed.
As appears from our tabular statement elsewhere, Mr. Jor-
dan had not the slightest chance ofsuccess from the commence-
ment. It was an unhappy hour for his reputation in which
he was induced by ill-advising friends tb break his word.
The polling throughout the day, although at times not
without animation, was, generally speaking, languid ; and at
three o'clock the numbers stood as follows, showing a majority,
for constitutional principles which could not be gainsayed.

. .
Ambrose Lace, Esq.
Francis Jordan, Esq

Majority

NORTH TOXTETH WARD

The competitors, last year, fir the suffrages of the bur-
gesses of North Toxteth Ward, were Mr. Alexander Smith,
jun. and Mr. William Lockerby. Mr. Smith, who is a sound
Protestant and Conservative, defeated his antagonist in a
canter, having a majority of thirty-four votes over him. Mr.
Lockerby, not satisfied with this exposition of the opinions of
the burgesses in relation to him, ventured to go to the poll
again this day against Mr. John Sheppard ; and the result
will enable him to comprehend, how, that which is falsely
called "liberalism" is scouted with contempt.
Although the majority on the first hourly return was in
favour of Mr. Lockerby, (by four only,) this of course must
not be considered as a correct criterion of the state of feeling,
for ever afterwards Mr. Sheppard was immensely in the
ascendant. The hourly returns increased Mr. Sheppard's
majority ; and though the radicals kept the poll open to the
latest hour. they must have known all along that the contest
was hopeless.

KIRKDALE MICHAELMAS SESSIONS

The Quarter Sessions of the Peace for the division of Kirk-
dale, commenced yesterday, in the Court-house, Kirkdale,
among whom we noticed the Rev. Jonathan Brooks, chair-
man, the Hon. R. B. Wilbraham, the Rev. J. I'. Horton,
John Formby, Esq., Peter Bourne, Esq., Adam Hodgson,
Esq., &c. &e. The calendar contains the names of 86 priso-
ners for trial on charges of felony, and eight LI. misdemean-
ours ; total, 91. _ . _ _

The Court having been opened with the usual formali
the following gentlemen were sworn the grand jury.

Wm. BOLT, Esq., cdßilling,e, Higher End, foreman
Win. Peace, of Haigh, manager.

Ormancly, of Haigh, bo-okkeeper.
Thomas Billinge, of Ashton-in-Mackerfield, yeoman
Henry Arrowsmith, of Astlty, cotton m'anufacturer.
Eckersley, of Pennington, gentleman.

Thomas Manley', jun., of Atherton, nail manufacturer
Ahraham Heys,ofßedford, nail manufacturer.

John Cowley, of Billinge, Chapel End, yeoman.
Aspioall Whittle, of Billinge, Higher End, gentleman
Robt. Aked, of Everton, merchant.

George Batley, of Everton, broker.
Peter Johnson, of Hindley, coal merchant.
Henry Frazer, of Lowton, gentleman.
James Worsley, of Lowton, cotton spinner,
John Arnold, of Ortnskirk, grocer.
_ _

Richd. Martlew, of Ormaii;l;,;binet maker
Wm. Atherton, of Pennington, miller.
George Glenn, of Toxteth-park, merchant.
Peter Bradshaw, of Lowton, yeoman.
George Hilton, of Hindley, coal merchant.

The CHAIRMAN, in his address to the grand jury, com-
menced by observing, that although there were a number of
cases in the calendar, they were all of the ordinary descrip-
tion ; and in looking them over, he did not find any which
called for the least remark from him. They were the kind
of cases which were constantly coming before them at Ses-
sions ; and a considerable number of them were, apparently,
of very trifling importance, but trifling as they might appear
in themselves, it was still necessary for them to come before
the court, because if petty thefts were allowed to go without
punishment, they would naturally increase to a great extent,
property would not be secure. The only mode of treating
these kind of offences, so long as the law remained as it was,
was to try them at Sessions, so that notwithstanding their
apparent trifling nature, they must be carefully attended to.
He did not know whether there was any other matter for him,
to remark upon, or that anything occurred, of a public na-
ture, between the present and the last sessions which re-
quired observation. There was, however, one circumstance
which be would mention, which, though not occurring in the
county, was yet connected with the county, inasmuch as it
had relation to the borough of Liverpool. In their last po-
lice bill they had got a clause inserted, which he could not
help wishing that the legislature would enact for the citizens
at large. That clause went to require all public houses to
close on Saturday nights at a certain hour [twelve o'clock,]
and not to be opened again till one o'clock on Sunday. The
effect of that enactment in Liverpool had been beneficial,
beyond the most sanguine expectations of those who framed
the clause ; for it had reduced the number of cases before
the magistrates on the Monday morning above one-half,
and in many Instances as much as two-thirds. They
used to have as many as 170 or 180 cases, almost all
arising from drunkenness on the Monday, and they were now
reduced to fifty or sixty. That, he thought, every boy who
was anxious for the morality of the people of this country,
would feel was a very great and essential 'service in such a
place as Liverpool. Now, from the observations he had
made of the cases which usually came before these sessions,
it appeared to him that as many of the cases they had to try
arose from the same cause—from tippling in public-houses,
(for he could trace a great proportion of them to that cause)—
it would be a most desirable thing indeed, and be a great ser-
vice to the public at large, if such a law were made general.
Experience had proved in the borough of Liverpool how suc-
cessful such a law was, and he saw no reason whatever why
it should not be equally successful in every other place. He
mentioned this matter in order that it might be known what
the effect of the law had been in a great town—that it bad
more than answered the expectations of those who framed it ;
and he was sure they would all agree with him, that the com-
munity would gain greatly if it became general.--The chair-
man then dismissed the grand jury to their labours.
The common jury list was then called over, and Mr. James
Battersby, of Bedford, and Mr. Tho Mas Cfayton, of Everton,
not answering to'their names, were fined £5, each._

The trials commenced about one o'clock ; but during the
day nothing of importance took place.

HORRID DEATH.—An inquest was held on Tuesday last
by Mr. Griffith Jones, coroner for the county of Merioneth,
on the body of John Roberts, lime-burner to Mr. Edward
Owen, of Garthynhared, when it appeared that John Jones
had, on the morning of Monday, the 24th ult., been in com-
pany with the deceased, drawing lime from the kiln at Gar-
thisaf, and that on his return from breakfast he found John
Roberts in the centre of the kiln, plunged up to his knees in
the burning lime. He was in an upright position, with his
hands raised above his head. The body appeared a complete
burning mass ; and, on a chain being passed sound the trunk,
it was dragged out, charred to a cinder. A large iron bar,
used for poking the lime from the kiln, was resting near the
deceased, but there was no evidence to show bow he had fallen
into the kiln. Verdict—" Accidental death." The deceased
was 60 years of age, but had not long taken to the lime
business.—Carnarvon Herald.

BRUTAL ASSAULT AND ROBBERY OF A FEMALE.—At the
Cheltenham police-office, on Thursday, John Baldwin and
Joseph Karn, of Charlton Kings, were charged with violently
assaulting and robbing a young woman named Elizabeth
Wildon. It appeared from the evidence of the prosecutrix
whose face presented marks of the most inhuman usage) that
on Monday afternoon last, being Charlton Kings wake, she
went to that village, by appointment, to meet a young wo-
man named Cooke, with whom she was acquainted, and
whilst waiting for her near the Plough beerhouse, a young
man named Powis came out and pulled her into the house,
where she took a little beer, and joined in two dances which
the parties assembled were enjoying themselves with, at this
their annual feast. The prisoner Karn officiated as fiddler,

and prosecutrix sat next to him for some time. Shortly be-
fore nine o'clock she left, and when about to open a gate
leading into the turnpike road, the prisoner Baldwin caught
hold of her, and proceeded to take liberties with her. She
struggled with him, and Karn then came up and held her
• down, while the other prisoner robbed her of a silk necker-
chief, a silver watch and chain, two sovereigns, one half
sovereign, four half crowns, a shilling, sixpence, a pair of
ear-rings, a penknife, and a silve thimble. He ripped her
gown up and tore her pocket out. They then beat and kicked
her. After they left, she attempted to go to the Plough
again, but Baldwin met her and knocked her down, and told
her if she did ant be off he would rip every rag off her. She
then went in search of a policeman. The prisoners were
committed to take their trial at the next assizes, but Karn was
' admitted to bail, himself in £lOO and two sureties in £5O.
His father (who is a respectable butcher at Charlton) and
another person entered into the necessary recognizances.