The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1842-05-17 00:00:00

LOCAL NEWS.

COMMITMENT.—A rather good-looking young woman, who
gave her name as Hannah Wallace, was yesterday committed,
at the Police-court, for trial at the sessions, now sitting, on
a charge of robbing a man of three half-crowns, on the same
morning, at the house of Mr. Matthew Coffey, publican,
Wapping.

The custom of inlaying Gothic tiles for the floors of
churches is about being revived, and many are now being
manufactured for this purpose at the factors of Herbert
Minton, Esq., of Stoke-upon-Trent. The finest examples
known at present are at Great Malvern Church; the Chap-
ter-house, Westminster; Winchester and York Cathedrals ;
and the Prior Chapel, Ely.

THEFT BY AN OLD OFFENDER.—A man named Arthur
Williams was, yesterday, charged at the police-court with
stealing a leaden pump from some premises in Hatton-
garden. He was seen cutting it with a chisel and hammer.
He said that he was employed to repair it by the year, and
had merely taken it for that purpose. This the owner
positively denied. He had before been convicted, and was
committed for trial.

The ship Memphis, Captain Knight, from New York,
bringing dates to the evening of the 27th ult., arrived at Li-
verpool, on Friday, making her passage from city to city in
exactly 16 days, and from pilot to pilot, 15 days and S hours.
Parted company with the packet-ship Siddons on the 29th
ult., in lat. 39 45, long. 65.
THE BLANCHE STEAMER.—We beg to direct attention to
the advertisement, announcing that a very fine steamer,

called the Blanche, will, during the present week, make
daily excursions round the north-west lightship. This is a
cheap and easy mode of enjoying a pure sea breeze; and we
have no doubt that the deck of the vessel will be crowded
with parties anxious to avail themselves of the opportunity.

STABBING.—A man of colour, named Charles Yerby, was
yesterday placed at the bar of the police-court on a charge
of having stabbed a man named James Card, at a boarding-
house. A police-officer received information on Sunday
night, at nine o'clock, that a man was stabbed, and went to
the house, but the prisoner was not to be seen. He had
stabbed Card in the thigh, near the groin, and so severely
that he was unable as let to appear in court. The prisoner
was remanded until 'Wednesday.

TRANSATLANTIC STEAMERS.-The British and North
American royal mail steamer Britannia, which sailed from
Liverpool late on the afternoon of the.sth ultimo, for Halifa.x
and Boston, arrived at the latter port early on the morning
of the 20th ultimo, after a voyage ( including a stoppage of
several hours at the former port) of 14 days and 12 hours.
She left Boston on the afternoon of the Ist, and Halifax on
the night of the sth instant, and reached the Mersey late on
Sunday night. On Thursday afternoon the Columbia will
sail for Halifax and Boston, and the Great Western on Sa-
turday for New York.

SMUGGLING TOBACCO.—Yesterday, a seaman, named
Samuel Brown, was brought before Mr. Rushton, at the in-
stance of the excise officers. It appeared that one of the
officers had yesterday boarded the line-ship Siddons, on her
arrival from New York, at the Prince's-dock Basin. He
found on board of her a box nailed up, and wished to know
whose it was. The prisoner declined stating anything about
it, but, on its being opened, he claimed the contents, which
turned out to be 871bs. weight of foreign manufactured to-
bacco. The prisoner was remanded, as is usual, until the
commissioners of excise in London should give instructions
how he should be dealt with. He stated himself to be a
Welshman.

We understand that Lieut. Tracey is preparing a pamphlet
for the press, showing the absolute necessity of having mari-
time bishops, ere aught can be done with energy and success
towards improving the condition of our seamen; and enter-
taining a very favourable opinion of Lieut. Tracey, from his
speech at the annual meeting of the Mariners' Church, we
shall probably present our readers with extracts from his
speech on that occasion, thus giving our readers an oppor-
tunity of judging for themselves whether we are in error in
the opinion we have formed? We understand it is to be
dedicated to William Potter, Esq., and Duncan Gibb, Esq.

THE LATE ACCIDENT ON THE BIRKENHEAD AND CHES-
TER RAILWAY.—The Railway Times of Saturday, in some
remarks on this subject, says :—" Some time ago an officer
of the London and Birmingham Company met with a simi-
lar accident, and more recently the same sad fate befel a
guard upon the Croydon line ; and if these parties, knowing
well the position of the several bridges upon their respective
railways, and the danger of quitting their accustomed posi-
tions were, nevertheless, destroyed, it behoves those who
have the control of such matters, absolutely, and in every
case, to prevent strangers from thus putting their lives in
peril. It is with this object that we have deemed it our duty
to draw attention to the case of Mr. Thistleton."
THE POLYTECHNIC SOCIETY.—The last meeting of the
society, for the season, was held in the Royal Institution-
rooms, on Monday. Mr. Steel read a paper on locomotive
cranks, which he illustrated by a model and diagrams, and
propounded certain novel views relative to the power of the
crank at different periods of its revolutions which he main-
tained in a very ingenious manner. This called forth an ani-
mated and prolonged discussion, but too purely technical
for our columns. The sitting was closed by an able and ju-
dicious speech from the president, Mr. Grantham, on the
scope, objects, and prospects of the society, and which was
warmly applauded.
CHURCH MISSIONARY SOCIETY.—The anniversary ser-
vices of the South Lancashire Church Missionary Society
commence in this town on Sunnay next. The names of the
gentlemen who are to preach the sermons at the several
churches, and also of the deputation who will appear at the
annual meetings, will be found in our advertising colums,
from which it will be seen that this anniversary will not be
surpassed in interest by any of its predecessors. We
earnestly recommend this valuable society to the support of
the public. It is worthy of all honour, and we sincerely trust
that Liverpool will, on this occasion, administer to its funds
in a manner worthy of the wealth and inflnence of the second
town in the empire.

THE FUNDS.—SATURDAY EVENING. The English
stocks were rather flat to-day, a demand for money, an unu-
sual circumstance on a Saturday, having sprung up in conse-
quence of some stock being brought to market. In some
cases as high a rate of interest as four per cent. was paid,
but at the close of business it had receded to about three
per cent. Consols left off for money, and the account, 921
to 4 ; Bank Stock, 1671 to 1682: India Stock, 2491 to 2501;
Exchequer-bills, 395. to 41s. premium ; 3 per Cents. Re-
duced, 91i1 to A ; 31 per Cents. Reduced, 994 to 4 ; New 31
per Cents., 1001 ; Long Annuities, 121; and India Bonds,
19s. to 21s. premium. In foreign stock Spanish Actives
were quoted 231 to 4 ; ditto, New, 22 to 3 ; Portuguese 5
per Cents., 371 to 38 ; ditto, 3 per Cents., 224 to 4 ; Mex-
ican, 3n. to 4 ; Dutch 21 per Cents., 521 to 531 ; Danish,
801 to 811 ; Brazilian, 67 to 68 ; Belgian, 102 to 103 ; and
Colombian, 254 to 64.
SPEEDY DETECTION AND COMMITMENT OF A THIEF.
—At the police court, yesterday afternoon, a stout rough
looking boy named Daniel Fagan, was placed at the bar, on a
charge of stealing a watch from a dwelling-house. Mrs.
Mary Ann Pratt said, she resided at Dalrymple-street, and
had left the room where she had been sitting for a few mo-
ments, at half-past twelve, that day, when she heard her little
girl cry out—" Mother, come! here's a robber !" She in-
stantly returned to the room, and there saw the prisoner, who
had seized the watch, and immediately made off with it ; she
ran out and gave the alarm, when a young man pursued the
thief along Scotland-road, and across the brickfields to the
westward. Finding himself hard set, he threw down the
watch. The young man picked it up and continued the pur-
suit, the fellow taking towards Marybone. Another young
man came up to assist in catching him, when a set of ruffians
assaulted them with bricks and stones, wounding the last
young man most severely in the face—he being rendered for
a time insensible, and his nose and forehead being quite dis-
figured. The first youth, however, finally succeeded in cap-
turing the delinquent, and he was handed over to the police-
officers. The watch was indentified. The prisoner, who had
before been seven times convicted of felony, was ordered for
trial at the sessions. Mr. Rushton said that he should see
the young man who had so manfully forwarded the ends of
justice well rewarded.

SOMEWHAT Suspicious.—At the Police-court yesterday,
two young men, Michael Doyle and John Doyle, apparently
journeymen bakers, were brought before Mr. Rushton under
the following circumstances. A police inspector said, that
on Sunday morning, when one of the Dublin mail ships
arrived at the port, he observed the two prisoners on board.
They were in very homely attire, and covered with flour, as
if they had recently been at work in a bakehouse. They had
paid a sovereign each for their passage, and this, combined
with their appearance, and their having no luggage whatever
with them, excited suspicion. He questioned them, and not
being satisfied with their replies, in which there appeared
some variance, he searched them, and found in the pocket
of one of them 42 sovereigns and ls. 9d., and on the other
a silver watch and a half-crown. He accordingly appre-
hended them until inquiry could be made. One of them
said he had received the money from his uncle in Dublin
(whom he named), who also paid their passages; and that
they were about to leave the country for America, in conse-
quence of some family disagreements. They were ordered
to be remanded until a reply should be received from Dub-
lin, to a letter sent to the uncle, soon after their apprehen-
sion. As it was possible this story was true, Mr. Rushton
ordered them to be comfortably lodged in the Bridewell in
the mean time.

IMPUDENT ROBBERY IN A LIVERPOOL HOTEL.—A rather
serious robbery was committed on Sunday last, in one of the
hotels in this town, by a Prussian, named Gniper, alias Ul-
rich. It appears that this individual had been staying at the
hotel for a month, where he represented himself as a wool
merchant. On Sunday he contrived to take a cash-box from
the bar, containing 10s. in gold, and £6O wrapped in
papers of £5 each, without observation. He immediately
proceeded to another hotel, where he requested to be shewn
into a bedroom, under the pretence that he wanted to wash
his hands. Whilst here, he broke open the box, took out
the cash, and having concealed the box under the bed, he
went away. He then returned to the hotel where he had
committed the robbery, and coolly ordered dinner, after hav-
ing partaken of which, he left the house, and has not yet been
heard of. In a description of his person, which has been
published, he is represented as from 26 to 28 years of age, 5
feet 6 inches in height, proportionate, jet black hair and
whiskers, and wears his hair long. When he left, he had on
a brown cloth top-coat, with velvet collar, and skirts lined
with silk, a new suit of clothes, a rather shabby hat, a pink
silk waistcoat, black stock, breastpin set with coral, and a
ring on his finger, with hair inside. He spoke both French
and German, and English pretty well. A reward of £2O
has been offered for the apprehension and conviction of the
offender.

LIVERPOOL PETITION AGAINST MAYNOOTH.—In the
House of Commons, on Friday night, the following conver-
sation took place on this subject :—Sir Howard Douglas said,
in reference to the remarks which had been made the other
evening by Mr. Sheil on the petition which he (Sir H.
Douglas) presented from the Protestants of Liverpool, that
he had received a letter from a gentleman of the name of
Crisp, who said that the sheets had been given out for sig-
nature by himself, with the strictest injunctions in all cases
that no party should sign for another, unless that other was
unable to write, and that all the signatures were written in
compliance with these directions, except where some persons
signed for several who bad given authority to do so.—Mr.
Sheil had only remarked that it was strange that in a
petition which contained the most serious charges against
the Roman Catholic hierarchy of Ireland, whole series of
names should appear manifestly written by the same hand.—
Sir R. Peel said that he experienced so much delay in get-
ting on with the tariff, that he must take advantage of the
rules of the house to hasten it on ; and would, therefore,
ask the Speaker whether this debate was consistent with the
rules of the house.—The Speaker sail it was within the rule
ofor the house for any hon. member to make a motion on the
late to of
order(ler of the day being read, provided it had reference to the
the day ; but it had become too much the practise of
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TREATRE.ROYAL.—A splendid fairy spectacle, entitled
" The White Cat," was produced here last evening with
decided success. It is well worth seeing. This will surely
be an attraction for the half-pricers. The house was well
and fashionably attended.

RAILWAY TRAFFIC.—The following is a calculation of
the last weekly returns of 39 railways, 1,391 miles in length :
—Number of passengers on 25 railways, 259,698, conse-
quently the total for the week must be about 400,000. The
receipts for passengers on 38 railways, £67,464 3s. ; ditto for
goods on 31 railways, £19,712 3s. 3d. ; total, £87,176 6s. 3d.
This is an average of £621 per mile per week. The traffic,
therefore, is certainly at the rate of more than 3,000,000 a
year, and carrying 15,000,000 of passengers.—Railway Ma-
gazine.

- 'WHITSUNTIDE TEMPERANCE FESTIVAL.—The Whitsun-
tide festival of the members of the Liverpool Total Absti-
nence Society, commenced yesterday. Last evening a meet-
ing of the members and friends of the society was held for
the promotion of the cause, in the illusic Hall, Bold-street,
and attended by a crowded auditory. The chair was taken
by Mr. Lawrence Heyworth ; and the meeting was addressed
in very animated speeches by the chairman, Mr. Naylor,
Mr. Grubb, and one or two others. The proceedings termi-
nated about ten o'clock. To-night the annual tea party will
take place; and various other meetings are announced tor
the following days.

MELANCHOLY SUICIDE.—An inquest was held yesterday
before H. Statham, Esq., deputy coroner, on view of the
body of Mr. Joseph Horn, tobacco and snuff mauufacturer,
Penrith, who put a period to his existence on Saturday last,
at the Royal Hotel, in this town, by taking prussic acid. It
appeared that the deceased had been in the habit of fre-
quently visiting Liverpool for the last four or five years, and
arrived here on Tuesday last. He was observed to be very
much depressed in spirits, so much so that the waiter at the
inn considered his mind was affected. On Thursday he pur-
chased at Mr. Bradford's, chemist, Oldhaymarket, four
ounces of prussic acid, saying, that it was for a dyer at Pen-
rith, that article, as was known to the assistant in the shop,
being used in the business of dyeing. This, however, did not
satisfy Mr. Bradford's young man, who told the unfortunate
deceased that he could not give it him unless he brought some
respectable person who could testify to the truth of the state-
ment. This was accordingly done, and the poison was given
to Mr. Horn, who took it to the hotel, and sometime in the
course of Saturday, he accomplished his purpose. When
discovered at eight o'clock on the evening of that day by one
of the Waiters, who went up to see why he did not return
from his room, he was quite dead; and from the evidence of
the surgeon (Mr. Cripps) is appeared he had expired five or
six hours before. The poison was contained in four bottles,
only one of which the deceased had taken, the remaining
three being found in a portmanteau by his bedside. It did
not transpire that tire deceased was at all embarrassed in his
circumstances, but his father, who was present at the inquest,
deposed that in February last, he sustained a very severe fall,
which injured him very seriously, and since then his father
stated that he had observed his son's manner was very diffe-
rent to what it had been previously, and from his vehement
conversation and singular conduct at many periods lately he
(the father) had no doubt his son was subject to aberration of
mind. The jury returned a verdict of " temporary insanity."
The deceased was only thirty-eight years of age.

GRAND FETE AT THE ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS

The spirited proprietor of our Zoological Gardens has pre-
pared a splendid treat for the sight-seeing people, during the
present holiday time, by the production of " The Roman
Festa,"—a representation of the illumination of San An-
gelo, and tire-works, annually exhibited during the Carnival
at Rome. We had the pleasure of being present at its first
public exhibition last night; and, although we have seen the
same representation during last summer at the Surrey Zoolo-
gical Gardens, we can affirm without hesitation, that it was—
(putting out of view the unevenness and want of precision
natural in the first display of an exhibition of such magni-
tude)—superior in effect to that produced by the proprietors
of the metropolitan gardens.

It would be folly In us to attempt, at such a late hour as
that in which we write, a description of the scenery and ef-
fect of this splendid effort. Certain we are, however, that
❑o view of the original itself—the City of Seven Hills—as il-
luminated by the most lavish of its popes, could be procured,
which would shadow more completely to the mind's eye the
whole of the magnificent reality than that presented by the
labours of the artist and his talented assistants. As a day
scene, even representing Modern Rome, with the town and
bridge of San Angelo—the Tiber, with its crowd of plea-
sure barges at anchor upon its bosom—the magnificent
structure of St. Peter's beyond, with the palace of the
pope on the right, and the streets and dwellings of
Rome crowded in panoramic view around, and the
blue hills mingling with the distant horizon, the effect
is inimitable ; and from the excellence of the perspec-
tive, the spectator would imagine that it extended over some
hundred yards of land, in addition to the limits of the garden
itself. When illuminated, however, and presenting to the
spectator the dome of St. Peter's in a blaze of lamps, whilst
myriads of lights shine forth from the buildings beneath, the
effect is magical. The superaddtion of the fireworks which
are discharged from the dome of St. Angelo, from the bridge
and from the craft in the river, and the illumination of the
streets by yellow, white, and red fire, is magnificent ; and
called forth, last night, from one of the most numerous as-
semblages we ever witnessed at these gardens, the most raptu-
rous applause.
The gardens themselves are in most beautiful order, and
afforded the greatest pleasure to the visitors who had retired
from the dusty world to enjoy their freshness. The excellent
brass band of Mr. Stubbs performed several enlivening airs
during the evening.

KIRKDALE PETTY SESSIONS.-MAY 13

THE QUEEN V. LENNOX AND OTHERS

The action in this case was similar to that brought a short
time ago against Mr. Raymond. The complaint against the
defendants was, that they had infringed upon the patent right
of the Theatre-Royal by performing at the Amphitheatre, on
the 25th of April. .• rtain play calld the "Yew Tree Ruins,
or the Wreck, Li.e 2.ilser, and the Murderer." The bench
consisted of the Rev. Miles Formby, (chairman,) John
Fletcher, and Joseph Brookes Yates. Information was laid
in the name of Robert Sandford Robinson, clerk to Mr.
Lloyd, solicitor, who conducted the case.
The defendents were Samuel Lennox, John Gates, George
Weston, John Nunn, George Walton, and James Starke.
The first case called was that of Samuel Lennox, but that
person not being in court, the next on the list, that of Mr.
Nunn, was proceeded with. Mr. Nunn, as well as the other
defendants, had no counsel.
Mr. Lloyd stated the case at length. He said, it became
his duty, appearing as he did for those who had instituted the
present informations, to state that the, prosecution had not
been commenced with any vindictive spirit towards those
against whom the informations were laid ; but that the lessees
of the Theatre-Royal having very recently taken steps against
the Liver Theatre, in Liverpool, when the information in
that case had been fully gone into by counsel before the bench,
and the defendant was convicted, it became a matter of com-
plaint, upon the part of Mr. Raymond, that the Liver Theatre
should have been singled out for informations to be preferred
against, and that other places of amusement in the town
should be allowed to continue their performances without
licence or patent ; and it had also been commenced in fur-
therance of an assurance given to 'Mr. Raymond, in presence
of the court, that his establishment would not be singled
out, but that if the Amphitheatre should appear as he ap-
peared, the same steps should be taken against the one as had
been taken against the other. Mr. Lloyd then stated that
the action was similar to that brought against Mr. Raymond,
and he would prove that the defendants had acted for gain
and reward directly, that they were participators in the whole
of the money received at the doors, that the reward was
not to come through any third hand, and that they arranged,
after having paid certain expenses, to divide the balance
among themselves. He regretted extremely that the defend-
ants had allowed themselves to be placed in such a violation of
the law. He believed the true party who ought to stand
forward in the court and pay the penalty, was the one who
had induced them, if lie might so term it, to form themselves
into a company and get up a play, in order that he might
himself be receiving a certain rent for the building, get the
best portion of the money received in the house, and leave
the poor people afterwards to suffer. He alluded to Mr.
Egerton, who ought to be one to bear the brunt. He would
now prove to the court, that bills of the performance had
been issued—that parties had got into the house—that a per-
son had seen the performance represented as a play—that the
Amphitheatre was withal the parish ; and, having narrowed
the case as much as possible, and proved those several facts,
he would submit that the defendants had performed for gain
and reward.

The first witness called was Philip Frederick Garnet, who
deposed that, in consequence of seeing a bill of the perform-
ance at the Amphitheatre, on the evening of the 25th April,
he had left a notice at that establishment for all the defend-
ants.

William Clarke deposed to all the defendants taking parts
in the performance of the " Yew Tree Ruins" on that
night.
Mr. Carman was the next witness. lie had been box-
keeper to the Amphitheatre. Mrs. Carman was advertised
to play in the "Yew Tree Ruins," but in consequence of the
notice she did not perform on the night of the 25th of April.
Witness could not say whether Mr. Nunn performed or not
in the piece.
Mr. George Egerton, the lessee of the Amphitheatre, was
called, but objected to by Mr. Nunn, as he was a rate-payer.
The objection was deemed valid by the court, and Mr.
Egerton retired.
Mr. Samuel Lennox was next called, but he objected to
give evidence, on the ground of being one of the defendants.
The objection was overruled, and Mr. Lennox deposed to
Mr. Nunn playing Cain Kyron, in the " Yew Tree Ruins,"
on the 25th of April.
This closed the case for the prosecution.
Mr. Nunn defended his own case, and contended, that the
prosecutors had failed, as they had not proved that be had
played for gain or reward o 1 the; night in question. Hie
gain, he said, was nothing, and his reward consisted in being
brought into that court. The magistrates retired, and after
an absence of about twenty minutes, returned with a verdict
of not guilty, on the ground that the evidence did not bear
out the indictment.
The case of John Gates was next brought forward, and a
similar verdict, on similar grounds, was returned. The cases
against the other four defendants were abandoned, and the
court broke up

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LIVERPOOL MAY SESSIONS

The May Sessions for the borough of Liverpool commenced
yesterday in the Sessions-house before James Clarke, Esq.,
Recorder. The calendar contains the names of ninety-nine
prisoners, of whom eighty-eight are charged with felony and
eleven with misdemeanours and assaults. Of these five can
read and write well, seventeen can read imperfectly, thirty-
eight can read and write imperfectly, whilst the very large
proportion of thirty-nine have never been taught either.
The court having been opened with the usual formalities,
the following gentlemen were sworn the grand jury :
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ROBERT GILL, Esq., Chapel-street, iron merchant,
foreman.
merchant.
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Robert Cochrane Crosbie, Dale-street, merchant.
John Campbell, India-buildings, merchant.
W. E. T. Duncan, Exchange-street, merchant.
William Rathbone Duncan, Catherine-street, merchant.
Samuel Dutton, Water-street, merchant.
Charles Fairclough, Exchange-alley North, merchant.
Edward Finch, Sir Thomas's-buildings, iron merchant.
John Greenshields, Tower Garden, iron merchant.
John •Hird, North John-street, iron merchant.
Robert Leece Miller, Everton, agent.
Charles Wm. Newman, jun. Tithebarn-street, merchant.
Thomas Priestley, George's Dock, merchant.
Richard W. Preston, Lancelot's-hey, merchant.
Charles Edward Rawlins, Blackburn-place, merchant.
Robert Roskell, jun.' St. James's-road, merchant.
John Aspinal Syers, Chapel-street-merchant.
James Tyrer, Old Churchyard, merchant.
Robert Nielson, Dale-street, merchant •
John Owens Johnson, Cook-street, merchant.
William Danson, Exchange-street East, wool broker.
The RECORDER, in addressing the Grand Jury, said, he
had carefully read over all the depositions in the several cases
which would be brought before them, and he was happy to
say, they were not of a condition for him to say anything
which would not be suggested by their own good sense. All
the cases were very easy and simple; if, however, contrary
to his expectations, any point of law should occur on which
they might desire his opinion, if they would have the good-
ness to communicate with the court, the court would do all
in its power to assist them. With these observations he
would dismiss them to their duties, which, on this occasion,
he was happy to say would be very easy indeed.
The Grand Jury then retired.

OUR PORTRAIT GALLERY.—No. IX.