The Liverpool Standard, and General Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1854-12-19 00:00:00

rll2 PUPILS of Blackburne-house Schools held thei
,arly Rehearsal of Vocal Music, in the Lecture-roo'
the Mechanics' Institution on Saturday. At the '
aination of the performance the young ladif
complimented, and the company, which
fashionable, appeared to be highly gratified.

were warms,

survey of this vessel, which put into Plymouth with some
of her pipes injured, is very satisfactory, the injuries being
slight, and she will proceed on her voyage to-morrow,
or Thursday morning at the latest.
A MEmusTo OF THE WAIL—In the shop window of
Mr. Mayer, Lord-street, may be seen a piece of a bomb-
shell fired from one of the forts of Sebastopol. It
killed two privates and wounded a sergeant. The shell
was brought home by Captain Hamill, of the Cambria,
who witnessed the action.
PRESENTA.TION.—A number of the choral members,

first and second trebles, of the Sacred Harmonic Society,
have presented the conductor, Mr. Hackett, illus. Bac.,
with a suit of silk robes, by Foster and Co., Oxford, " as a
testimony of their respect for his valuable and unwearied
exertions at the classes and rehearsals of the society."
TIMBER SALES.—On Wednesday, an extensive sale of
American and Baltic timber took place at the yard of Mr.
Chaloner, Brunswick Dock. Mr. Houghton on Friday dis-
posed of a fine supply of Bahia rosewood and other fancy
timber. To-morrow, Mr. Chaloner will offer for sale a
large quantity of Quebec timber ; and on that and the fol-
lowing day, Messrs. Holme, Slater, and Crook will sell by
auction a large collection of mahogany, &c.
PRESENTATION TO MR. LYNN, Or THE WATERLOO
HOTEL.—We have previously stated that Mr. Lynn, of the
Waterloo Hotel, provided the refreshments at the recent
ball given by the Royal Mersey Yacht Club, in aid of the
Patriotic Fund, at his own expense. As an acknowledg-
ment, the commodore and cup-bearer of the club waited
on Mr. Lynn on Thursday, and presented him with a
handsome snuff-box, with the following inscription :
" Presented by the officers and stewards of the R.M.Y.C.
to Mr. Lynn, in testimony of their grateful appreciation
of his generous assistance in aid of the Patriotic Fund.
6th Dec., 1854." _ _

ARREST OF A RIBBON SECRETARY.—John Doyle, one
of the " district secretaries" to the Ribbon Association in
Englund, has been arrested and committed for trial at the
next Dublin Commission. About eighteen months ago,
three leaders of this infamous conspiracy, named Robin-
son, Masterson, and Farrell, were arrested in Dublin. A'
large number of papers connected with the body was
found in the room in which these men were captured.
They were proved to be in the handwriting of Doyle, now
amenable to justice. This man's official duties were con-
fined to the "districts" of Liverpool, Warrington, and
Bolton. The approver, Masterson, fully identified him,
and he was, on Thursday, committed for trial.
THE ATLANTIC United States mail steamer, Captain
West, which sailed for New York on Saturday morn-
ing, at nine o'clock, with the usual mails and about
ninety passengers, put back the same evening with
rudder-head damaged off the Northwest Lightship.
Though the injury was of a trifling nature, Capt. West
deemed it his duty to return to Liverpool in order to have
the rudder effectually repaired. The work was imme-
diately proceeded with, while she lay to an anchor, off
Egremont, and she again proceeded to sea yesterday. The
passengers remained on board. This is the first departure
of the Collins steamers from this port under the new
arrangement, which, notwithstanding the withdrawal of
several of the Cunard steamers for the transport service,
secures a weekly mail communication with North America.
The screw-steamer City of Manchester, Capt. Wylie, starts
for Philadelphia to-morrow.
MR. WHENRY'S ESTATE.—At an adjourned meeting of
the creditors of Mr. J. M`Henry, held at Liverpool on Tues-
day, it was agreed to liquidate the estate under the inspec-
tion of Mr. W. Fletcher, Mr. C. Mozley, and Mr. D.
Powell—all of Liverpool. In accordance with this
arrangement, a proper deed was ordered to be prepared,
containing all the usual clauses as if bankruptcy had oc-
curred on the day on which Mr. M'Henry legally stopped
payment.
ROYAL INSTITUTION SCHOOLS.—On Thursday the an-
nual distribution of the prizes to the boys of the Royal
Institution Schools, prior to the breaking up of the schools
for Christmas, took place in the theatre of the Royal Insti-
tution, which was crowded by a highly fashionable com-
pany. Mr. J. A. Tinne, the president of the institution,
occupied the chair. Amongst those present were the
Mayor, the Lord Bishop of Chester, the Rev. Rector
Campbell, the Rev. Dr. Raffles, Rev. W. D. Turner, Rev.
George Dover, Messrs. T. W. Rathbone, A. North, Bushell,
H. Banner, Duckworth, Booth, &c., &c. After some reci-
tations in English, Greek, Latin, French, German, and
Italian, had been admirably given by the boys, the prizes
were distributed by the Lord Bishop of Chester.
WEST DERBY GUARDIANS.—At the weekly meeting,
on Wednesday, the accounts showed that there was £1,189
in the hands of the treasurer. From the returns furnished
by the master of the workhouse, it appeared that last
week there were 134 paupers in the house, and for the pre-
sent week there were 646 ; and for the corresponding
week last year, there were 673. A communication was
read from Mr. Brown, the inspector of schools, relative to
his last report, and, after a brief conversation on the sub-
ject, it was moved that the Board felt surprised that he
(the inspector) should have expressed the opinion he had
done with respect to the sthool-mistress, without first
having heard what the governor had to say on the subject.
A copy of the resolution was ordered to be forwarded to
the inspector.
FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE LANCASHIRE AND YORK-
SHIRE RAILWAY.—The passenger train (Ist and 2nd class)
which leaves. Liverpool at ten minutes past ten, a.m., came
into collision on Wednesday morning, near Pemberton, a
station about two miles from Wigan, with a coal train,
which was being moved from a siding upon the main line.
So violent was the shock, that the engine of the passenger
train was thrown over upon its side, and two of the
carriages were shattered to pieces. They were, however,
unoccupied. None of the passengers were injured, but the
stoker of the passenger engine was killed on the spot, and
the driver (Ashcroft) was seriously injured. The pas-
sengers walked on to Wigan, and were thence conveyed to
their destinations. _ _ _

ANOTHER SHIP BURNT.—The barque John Horrocks,
belonging to Messrs. J. Booker and Co., sailed from this
port on Tuesday last for Demerara, under the command of
Captain Stanton, jun., laden with a cargo of plantation
stores. Early on Wednesday, during the gale, she ran
ashore on West Hoyle Bank. Her dangerous position
being observed from Hoylake, the life-boat put off imme-
diately to render assistance. The Hoylake life-boat saved
eight of the crew, and the others were put on board a tug
boat. During Wednesday night the ship took fire, a
quantity of lime, which formed a portion of her cargo,
having become wet, and on Thuisday morning she had
burnt to the water's edge. The John Horrocks was a
ship of about 350 tons burthen, and thq loss is estimated
at about £5,000.

DESPEEA,TE ATTEMPT TO MURDER, I POLICEMAN.—
At the Liverpool Police-court, on Saturday, a powerful
ruffian, known as " Squire Lee," was charged with
attempting to murder policeman, No. 273 (White) On
Friday night about eleven o'clock, the officer was on duty
in Stone-street, at the corner of Love•lane, when he heard
a noise in a piggery belonging to. Mrs. Liversedge. On
looking over a low wall he saw the prisoner in the act of
striking a pig on the head with a hammer. He jumped
over the wall, and asked him what he was doing, when
the prisoner struck him a violent blow with the hammer,
which knocked him down, and he then jumped upon him.
The officer succeeded in regaining his feet, and grappled
with the desperado, who then endeavoured to stifle him
by thrusting filth into his mouth. Finding the fellow too
powerful for him, White jumped over the wall, and made
a signal for assistance. The prisoner followed, and, with
savage perseverance, again attacked him, knocking him
down with the hammer, and jumping upon him. At this
juncture, officer 612 made his appearance, but he merely
looked on, seeming rather to enjoy the contest ; and if it
had not'been 'for officer 611, who soon afterwards came up,
White would, in all probability, have been murdered.
With the assistance of the latter, however, he was, after a
severe struggle, secured and lodged in bridewell. The
prisoner was committed for trial, and officer 612 was
ordered to be reported to the Watch Committee.

'MR. OLIVER'S AFFAIRS.—An attempt is being made
on the part of a creditor named Evans, for about £7,000,
to make Mr. Oliver a bankrupt. The trustees under a
deed of assignment; executed on the 7th of October, and
advertised in the Gatette, as required by the statute, are
opposed to the affairs being liquidated in bankruptcy ;
but, according to the Bankruptcy Consolidation Act, the
deed is valid if signed by sit-sevenths of the creditors
against the minority who do not sign, provided that no
petition in bankruptcy is successfully filed within three
months of the date of the deed of assignment. The three
months, in this case, will not expire until the 7th of
January 'text ; and, consequently, an adjudication may be
founded upon this deed of assignment at any time before
that day. With a view, it is supposed, to prevent an
adjudication, the deed has been so securely deposited that
it cannot be found ; and the object of the private exami-
nation of witnesses before Mr. Commissioner Stevenson, at
the Bankruptcy Court, on Friday'and Saturday, was to
discover, if possible, with whom the deed was placed.
With that view a considerable number of persons were
put under examination ; but without, as yet, leading to
the discovery of the missing deed, all the witnesses dis-
claiming any knowledge whatever of its place of conceal-
ment. The question, therefOre, arises, whether an Act of
Bankruptcy cannot, nevertheless, be substantiated against
Mr. Oliver. The result hinges on a point of law, upon
which the court, as yet, has not given its decision. 'The
examinations were private, greatly to the disappointinent
of a large number of gentlemen who repaired to the
court in the expectation of watching the proceedings. The
names of the witnesses have not transpired.
LIVERPOOL COURT OF BANKRUPTCY—RE ESTITER

BLENICY.—This case was heard on Thursday. The
rupt, a lodging-house keeper, in Hope-street, Liverpool, is
the relict of an officer belonging to the ill-fated Arctic Ex-
pedition under Captain Franklin. Bankrupt's liabilities
are £3OO to the Central Loan Society, obtained between

four years ago ;• £4O from the Northern Loan
Society ; £7O from the Phcenix, in 1851 ; and £194 due tc
Mr. Banks, butcher. She had lost a large amount by hei
lodging-house, and had owing between £5OO and £6OO

three anij

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found guilty, and sentenced'to four years' penal servitude.
—David Piekman, and. James Kenspster, both fustian-
cutters, charged with a garotte robbery on the person of
Erasmus Greaves, an oil-merchant, living at Rusholme, in
Granby-street, Manchester, on the night of the 10th of
October, when the prosedutor lost £49 in a leather purse
in his trousers' pockets, were acquitted,.as there was some
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money when attacked by the prisoners.—nenjaminßollins

Manchester, on the 21st of October, along with other per-
sons, assaulted and robbed William Jordan, of 2s. and a
pocket-handkerchief. Had been twice before convicted.
Sentence, fifteen years' transportation.
ARSON.—John Marsh, only eleven years old, pleaded
guilty to setting fire to a hay-rick, at Bedford, on the 15th
of September. The county officer who had charge of the
case said that the boy, who was very intelligent, had no
mother alive, and that his father was a drunken, dis-
sipated character. He thought it would not do the lad
any good to send him back to his parent. His Lordship
told the prisoner that he should pass a sentence upon him

that would' enable his being sent to a juvenile reformatory,
where, if he behaved himself well, and attended to learning,
he would be properly and kindly looked after, and taught
a trade, by which he might one day rise into a good and
respectable member of society. He then sentenced the
prisoner to eight years' penal servitude.

THURSDAY

Before Mr. Justice Erie,

BURG LlRlES.—Matthew Barlow, Charles Tonilinson,
and George Clarke, boatmen, in the service of the Lan-
cashire and Yorkshire Company, were charged with enter-
ing the house of Jane Charles, at Halsall, on the 18th of
October, and stealing. a watch, two guns, and 20s. in
money. A verdict of guilty was returned against all the
three prisoners, and they were each sentenced to 20 years'
transportation.—John West, a laLourer, charged with a
burglary upon the premises of James Turner, at Bury,
on the 31st August last, was stated to be in the hospital
suffering from the rupture of a blood-vessel.—John Burns,
a labourer, pleaded guilty to a charge of breaking into the
house of Eliza Mary Reaney, at Liverpool, on the 6th
November, and stealing a teacaddy, seven teaspoons, and
other articles; and was sentenced to twelve months' im-
prisonment,- with hard labour. Thomas Naylor, a
labourer, pleaded guilty to a charge of breaking into the
house of Henry Briggs, at Liverpool, on the 21st Novem-
ber last, and stealing various articles of clothing. A
previous conviction was proved against the prisoner,

and he was sentenced to four years' penal servitude

MAN SLAUGHTER.—John Lamb, a labourer, was indicted
for killing Patrick Corbett, at Liverpool, in August last.
The prisoner had been confined in prison since August.
The judge, in summing up, spoke leniently in reference
to the prisoner, and expressed an opinion that his punish-
ment was already sufficient. A verdict of guilty was
returned, and his lordship ordered a nominal imprison-
ment of one day.— William ,14`Fee, blacksmith, Margaret
MRee charwoman, and John Barnes, farrier, were
charged with the manslaughter of a youth named John
Anthony Green, at Manchester, on the Bth of August last.
The jury returned a verdict of not guilty, and the prisoners
were discharged.—Alexander Sweeney, a labourer, was
indicted for the manslaughter of ThomaS Kirby, at Liver-
pool, in October last. The counsel for the prosecution
said he felt .unable to establish the charge against the
prisoner. The case was therefore not. gone into, and
Sweeney was acquitted.
ASSAULT 'AND ROBBERY.—Michael Nolan, bricklayer,
and Maryaret Jones, charwoman, were charged with
assaultinc, William Dobson, at Liverpool, on the Ist of
October last, and stealing from his person a watch and
other articles. The jury returned a verdict of not guilty
in the case of Nolan, and guilty against Jones, who was
sentenced to: e imprisoned and kept to hard labour for
nine calendar months.—ln the case of John Hilton, a
collier, who was indicted for the manslaughter of William
Hall, at Ashton-in-Mackerfield, in September last, the
grand jury found no bill.—Thomas Handley, a soldier,
who is indicted for an assault and robbery upon James
Fielden, at Mancheiter, on the 19th November, was suf-
fering from .rheumatic fits, and unable to appear in court.
HIGHWAY ROBBERY.—Thos. Fitzpatrick, a labourer,
was charged with. assaulting Henry Duckworth, on the
3rd of August last, and robbing him of a purse containing
£6. GuiltY. Sentence, transportation for 10. years.
THE MURDER CAsu.—ln the case of. Elizabeth San-
son, a housekeeper, who was charged. with. the wilful
murder of Eliza Ellen Sanson, at Manchester, in October
last, the counsel announced, that the unfortunate woman
had been removed. to a lunatic aeyluni; under warrant
from the Secretary of State. - His lordship directed that
the prosecutor and the witnesses in the case be discharged
from their recognisances. •

Before Mr. Justice Cromfiton

FORGERY. —Aaron Scholfield pleaded guilty to a
charge of having, at Oldham, on the 11th September,
forged an acceptance to a bill of exchange for £6B 18s.
Sentence, imprisonment for nine months.

ATTEMPT TO SET FIRE TO A MlLL.—Peter Bride, a
piecer, charged with attempting to set fire to a cotton mill
Fishwick, belonging to Messrs. Swainson and Co., on
the 14th October last, was acquitted. • •
lircarwA:*. ROBBERY.—Henry Smith,
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and Sarah Barrett, were charged with . having, on the
3rd October last, robbed an old man, named James Broad-
ley, of a purse, containing Z 3 35., in a field on the road
between Haslingden and Accrington. Smith was acquit-
ted. 31`Clure and Barrett were found guilty, and sen-
tenced„ the former to six months, and the latter to three
months' imprisonment, with hard labour.
CUTTING AND WOUNDING.—Japzes Simnor, a mason,
living in Manchester, was charged with
.having, on the
13th of October, cut and wounded his wife, Hannah
Simnor, with intent to do her grievous bodily harm. The
jury found the prisoner guilty, and his lordship sentenced
him to four years' penal servitude. •

MANSLAITGriTER IT PRESTON.—Owen McCulloch was
indicted for having, at Preston, killed Mary M'Culloch, his
daughter. The prisoner was found guilty, but recon-
mended to mercy. He was sentenced to be imprisoned
for two months.

FRIDAY.
Before Mr. Justice Erie,

ASSAULT AND ROBBERY.—James Turner, a labourer,
was charged with having, in company with. thers, assaulted
and robbed a young woman named Jane Angel, in Chisen-
dale-street, on the 2nd of October last. The prisoner was
found guilty and sentenced to transportation for fifteen
years.

MAIOLA.TIGIITER.—Robert Williams, a young man of
respeCtable, appearance, a medical student, was charged
with having caused the death of Mary Ann Speakman, at
Ashton-under-Lyne, through improper treatment while
she was in labour. After a protracted trial, and the ex-
amination.of several witnesses, the jury returned a verdict
of not guilty. _ _ _

At this time (half-past three o'clock), the grand jury came
into court, and announced that they had gone through
all the indictments. Mr. John Cheetham, M.P., fore-
man, wished to draw the attention of his lordship to two
resolutions, unanimously adopted by the grand jury, to
the effect that they had to investigate the offences cora-
mittedlychildren of tender years ; and they wished to
express their Opinion that the present system of prison
discipline failed to effect the reformation desired. They
also wished to express their satisfaction with the con-
duct 'of Government, in their having introduced a new
act to establish reformatory institutions for juvenile
offenderi in the country.—His lordship expressed his
satisfaction at the presentation, and he. thought that
publicity of their resolutions would deservedly draw pub-
lic attention to the matter.]

FELONY. AT LIVERPOOL BY A CATTLE DEALER. --
John Latham, a cattle dealer, 'was charged with having,
on the 18th of September, stolen four heifers, the property
of Mr. Bickersteth Farrell, from a field at Phythian-street,
Low-hill. The prisoner, who is known as an extensive
cattle dealer, was found guilty, and sentenced to six years'
penal servitude.
A true bill has been found *by the grand jury against
James and Thomas Gidlow, coal-pit owners at Wigan,
and their manNer, Daniel Battersby, for filling with
water certain mines belonging to the Earl ofßalcarres.

Before Mr. Justice ,Crompion

STABBING.—Patrick Higgins,- labourer; was charged
.with stabbing .John Rayner, a carter, in Livesey-street,
Manchester, on the evening of the Bth of. October last.
The jury returned a verdict of guilty, and, aprevious con-
viction for felony having been proved against the prisoner,
he was sentenced to eight years' penal, servitude.
BIGAMY.—Thomas Holden, of Preiton.,: labourer, Was
indicted for feloniously marrying Jane Eaves; on the 14th
of August last, his first wife, Grace Charnley, being then
alive. The prisoner defended himself, and stated that he
was led into .the offence by the misconduct of his first
wife, and by her telling him afterwards that she was a

married woman when -he married her. He was found
guilty. Sentence deferred.
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who appeared in the dock with an infant in her arms, was
charged-with stealing about thirty yarch of blue Coburg