The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1842-03-15 00:00:00

LOCAL NEWS

THE LIVERPOOL ALBION'S VINDICATION OF THE NI ANU-
FACTUReita.—A correspondent of the Liverpool Albion,
who signs himself " A Merchant," complains of the " vul-
garity of style and inaccuracy of statements" in an article
upon the abuses of the manufacturing system in our last pub-
lication,. and takes upon himself to defend the practice of
feeling manufactured goods, as one which " defrauds no
one," and which " has existed as long as calico printing it-
self." In reply to this pseudo " Merchant," we shall only
say that, with respect to one part of the offence which he
brings against us, we have never been solicitous to adapt our
style to the model which is likely to be pleasing to gentlemen
of his calibre, and that, with respect to the " inaccuracies"
in question, it would have been easy to have pointed them
out. With respect to the practice of fenting printed calicoes
being one of " old standing," we are afraid that the Albion's
correspondent is not " A Merchant of old standing," or he
would have known that the practice in question was not per-
mitted until the abolition of the duty on printed calicoes by
Earl Grey's administration. Even now it is deprecated by
every respectable calico printer, and if the Albion's corres-
pondent can prove it to be a salutary one, or one even con-
sistent with common sense, he will show himself a greater
philosopher than we take him to be. His argument, that
" fent shops have been the means of introducing clever men
to better things," is about the best thing of the kind we have
seers for some time, although the example given, we must
state, film some little knowledge of the " first printers in
Manchester," is.apocryphal. Our " Mentor" says, that if
we " could have shewn that the calico printers, by fenting,
reduce pieces to 26 yards, and sell the goods for 28 yards, we
might have had something to waste our powder and shot
upon." Possibly so; but then we never had any notion that
such was the fact. We did state—(how could we show it ?)
—that, in consequence of such fenting, printed and other
goods were exported short of measure; and if our Mentor
be " a Merchant, receiving consignments for foreign mar-
kets, he may satisfy himself by examining the lengths in any
average number of packages which come through his hands.
The gentleman in question is a very Green Merchant, or no
Merchant at all, or he would have been aware of this fact,
which, to use the words of the old song, " nobody can deny!"
We would recommend, in conclusion, to (sir " Merchant"
(without any reflection upon his real appellation,) the motto
" Ne SUTOR,”
&c., which the editor of the Albion, who has
of late become amazingly enamoured of Latin, will, we have
no doubt, be happy to translate for him.
ComaturmENT.—A girl, named Margaret Jones, was yes-
terday charged at the Police-court with robbing her benefac-
tor of several articles of wearing apparel. Ann Stanley, wife
of George Stanley, car-Owner, Bridport-street, said that on
Friday morning she met the prisoner in Whitechapel ; she
was a stranger to her, and began to cry, saying she had no-
where to lodge. Witness took her to her house, where she
When witness got up, about
had remained till that morning.
eight o'clock, the prisoner had gone, and she also missed
from the house her bonnet, a dress, a shawl, a cap, a pair of
shoes, a basket,..Bcc. The articles were safe on the_previous
night. She afterwards saw the prisoner-in Londo9-road,
and pointed her out to police-officer Guy. She (prisoner)
hid witness's bonnet, gown, and shawl upon her person.
The constable, on searching the basket she carried, found a
duplicate for the shoes, which it was proved she had pledged
the same morning with Mr. Sorton for a shilling. The
arti-
cles were identified, and the prisoner was committed for trial.

There is now in liverpool on American iady who has
crossed the Atlantic fifty.five times!

The Liverpool Improvement Bill, and the Toxtath Park
Improvement Bill, were brought into the House of Commons
on Friday by Sir H. Douglas, and severally read a first time.
SACRILEGE.—On Sunday night some miscreants broke
into the Mariners' Church, and stole therefrom a few books
and about five shillings in silver, the produce of the sale of
prayer-books, &c.

LECTURES ON TIDE CREED OF POPE PIUS THE FOURTH

—From a pressure of matters of immediate interest, we are
under the necessity of postponing our report of the Rev. Dr.
Tattershall's able lecture on the second article of the creed
of Pope Pius,' delivered in the Music-hall on Friday evening.

It shall appear on Friday.
The roof of a house kept by a gentleman named Atkinson,
in St. James's-road, Holloway, was blown in during the
storm of Wednesday night, killing one of his servants, and
so injuring another that her life was despaired of.
SCOTCH CHURCH, OLDHAM-STREET.—We believe Dr.
Laurie is likely to succeed Dr. Ralph in the pastoral charge
of this congregation. Ihe reverend gentleman has been
many years in the East Indies, in connection with the Scot-
tish missions in that quarter.
COURSING AT ALTCAR.—The Earl of Sefton has kindly
Tranted permission for three days coursing over Aitcar, on
hursday, Friday, and Saturday next, when several large
stakes will be run for. The dogs to be entered and dra%.n
to-morrow, at the Waterloo Hotel, at four o'clock.
THE ASSIZES.—The assizes for the division of South
Lancashire commence in Liverpool on Thursday week, before
r. Baron Parke and Mr. Justice Wightman. The former
will preside in the crown, and the latter in the civil, court.
We have not been able to ascertain the exact number of pri-
soners for trial, but we understand they are very numerous ;
and that the cause list will be unusually heavy.

LAMENT.% BLE OCCL EIEENC E.—On Thursday morning last,
as two individuals were walking along the shore, near Lime-
kiln-lane, Tranmere, they saw a human hand a little above
the water, and, on going to the spot, they dragged out of the
river the body of a gentleman. It was conveyed to Mr.
Quigley's, the Queen's Arms Inn, and soon recognised as the
body of Mr. Gray. a gentleman residing in Tranmere, and
carrying on the business of a ship broker in this town, who
had been missing for a few days.

ROBBERY AND ASSAULT.—At the Westmoreland assizes
on Friday last, before Mr. Justice Wightman, Christopher
lon, who lately kept a public-house in Vauxhall-road in this
town, was arraigned for feloniously making an assault on and
stealing from the person of Mr. John Benson, carrier between
Sedbergh and Hawes, three guineas, six £5 notes, and ,other
moneys, the property of the said John Benson. The occur-
rence took place in November last, and full particulars of it
appeared in our columns at the time. No new evidence of
a material nature was adduced, and his lordship sentenced
the prisoner to transportation for life.
THE FORTH, MAIL STEAMER.—The following is an ex-
tract of a letter addressed to Mr. Shaw, of the City of Dub-
lin Steam Company, from Captain Cobb, of their steamer
City of Dublin, dated Vera Cruz, 9th February last .—" The
gale of yesterday was hard, with a very heavy sea. About
three p.m. the Forth steamer came in among the banks with
signals flying and firing for a pilot. None would or could go
off to her. Finding her stop is the situation named above,
I procured five volunteers to accompany me, and I suc-
ceeded in getting on board and bringing her safe in through a
channel, (surveyed by me during my leisure hours since I
arrived here,) and anchored her in perfect safety about 4 30
LIVERPOOL AND MANCHESTER RAILWAY.—A special
meeting of the proprietors of this company will be held at the
Cotton Sales'-room, Exchange-buildings, this morning, the
15th instant, for the purpose of taking into consideration,
and deciding upon, the most expedient course to be pursued
with respect to the several proposed lines of communication
with the Manchester and Leeds Railway, namely, the line
from Cross-lane, Salford, via' the New Bailey and Hunt's
Bank to St. George's-road ; and the south or new line from
Ordsall-lane. vid Castlefield and Store-street, to the Man-
chester and Leeds Statioh, Oldham-road.

CURIOUS COINCIDENCE.—On Friday Mr. J. C. Shaw, of
the City of Dublin Company, received a letter from the City
of Mexico, dated the 22d January, and a letter from Cal-
cutta, also dated 22d January. The circumstance is curious.
On looking at a map of the world, on Mercator's projection,
England forms very nearly the apex of an idosicles triangle
with these two places, as the crow flies.
CHURCH COLLECTIONS.—On Sunday last the following
sums were collected at the respective churches mentioned for
the objects specified. At St. Bride's, after a sermon by the
Rev. J. H. Stewart, for the Jerusalem bishopric, £B2. At
Christ Church, for the schools in connection with the church,
after two sermons by the Rev. Hugh Stowell, £B3. At Aig-
burth Church, after a sermon by the Rev. Hugh M`Neile,
for the Liverpool Infirmary, the sum of £5B I7s. 4d. At St.
Luke's Church, after two sermons by the Rev. Dr. Byrth,
for the schools attached to the church, £23 14s. ; and at
Trinity Church, after a sermon by the Rev. Thomas Bibby,
for the Deaf and Dumb Institution, £2O, making a gratify-
ing total of £267 Ils. 4d.

A WEALTHY BEGGAR.—On Thursday a most miserable
and poverty-stricken creature, so far as appearance went, re-
joicing in the name of Matthew M'Quinnon, was brought be-
fore Nicholas Robinson, Esq., at the office of Mr. John
Sanders, solicitor, Leigh-street, on a charge of having been
found begging in the streets. The officer on searching him
found two bags of money upon his person, consisting of a
ten pound note, 19 old guineas, 11 sovereigns, seven half
sovereigns, £1 17s. in silver and copper, and an acknowledge-
ment for £l5 which he had deposited in a loan society in
Liverpool, upon consideration that he should receive at the
rate of 31 per cent. for the sum advanced. It appeared that
the fellow was a native of Ireland, that lie had a wife and six
children, that he resided with his family in the cellar, No.
15, Walker-street, in the Park, and it is supposed that he
raised this large sum of money by obtaining the alms of the
public, and plundering them whenever occasion offered. Be
was committed for a month under the vagrant act, and or-
dered to maintain himself at his own expense while in
prison.
WILFUL MURDER.—In our last we gave a few brief par-
ticulars of the death of a young person caused by ill usage in
a place of amusement. On Friday last a coroner's inquest
was held on the body. Thomas Long being sworn, said he
was 16 years of age. and lived in Brooks-street. Knew
deceased. His name was John Chambers. He was 16 years
of age. On Friday, the 25th of February last, between seven
and eight o'clock in the evening, witness had been taking a
walk with the deceased, and they came into the neighbour-
hood of Vauxhall-road, and heard some music playing at a
place called the Prince of 'Wales T4eatre, in Vauxhall-road.
They went past the place, and in consequence of hearing
what was said of it, and the price being only one penny, they
went into a set of seats called the gallery. They sat down,
and the deceased took the seat just above witness, but close
to him. Witness did not know any of the persons sitting
near him excepting a girl named Ann Lee. She was sitting
near them. The performance began soon after witness and
deceased entered the theatre. It had proceeded about a
quarter of an hour when the boys above them in the gallery
and some sweeps who were below them began to shout to a
girl who was singing and dancing upon the stage, " Who
made the boy (or boys) spend a week's wages ?" Some girls
who were near them told them and the other boys to shout,
" Emma Templeton." Witness supposed it was in answer
to the question, " Who made the boy to spend his week's
wages ?"rhey appeared to be shouting it to a girl on the
stage. After they had shouted, the girl on the stage shook
her head and pointed her finger at the deceased, as witness
thought. Witness and deceased shouted " Emma Temple-
ton" when others did. Witness and deceased only shouted
once, but the boys and girls both above and below them
shouted as often as the girl came upon the stage. The per-
formance was over about nine o'clock. Witness &IS de-
ceased waited in the theatre till all the people nearly had
gone out. Before they left the gallery, and while the lights
were burning, John M`Camley and John Kelly came up to
the deceased and knocked his cap off. When deceased was
stooping down to get his cap, both prisoners struck the
deceased with their fists about the face. Deceased covered
his face with his hands. The prisoners, not satisfied with
striking him with their hands, kicked him while be was stoop-
ing down with his hands up to his face. They kicked him
hard about the side. The deceased said, " Oh! there was
more besides me," meaning that more people in the thea-
tre had shouted besides him. The deceased did not com-
plain at the time. Witness called frequently to see deceased
before his death, but did not speak much to him, lest he
should hurt him. Deceased said he was very bad. Deceased
did not strike .either of the prisoners. Witness did not
know if the prisoners knew the deceased.—The grandmother
of the deceased said, that on the night in question, about
half an hour after he came home, he moaned dreadfully, and
in the morning he could not dress himself. He went out
the Saturday night after he was kicked, but he could not
walk, and was never out afterwards.—Mr. John Craig, sur-
geon, residing in Mount-pleasant, saw deceased first on Mon-
day last. He was in bed, lying on his back. He complained
of great pain in his belly, which he (Mr. Craig) found to
proceed from retention of urine. Witness relieved deceased.
On the morning of Wednesday, deceased laboured under
great difficulty of breathing, and he was of opinion that it
was caused by lesion of the spine. He died of asphixia, or
rather from paralysis of the organs of respiration. He ex-
amined the spinal column after death, and found the cellular
substance, which connects the posterior substance of the
sheath of the spinal marrow with the bone, filled with a very
concrete bloody purulent matter. The morbid appearance
extended from the base of the skull throughout the whole
course of the spinal canal. The sheath covering the spinal
cord was slightly injected with blood, and the spinal marrow
itself appeared softened in one portion. He was of opinion
that death was caused by the pressure of the matter stated
upon the. spinal marrow, and that this matter was the effect
of inflammation resulting from internal injuries. Judging
from the evidence of the case, and the symptoms be himself
saw, he should say that the injury was caused by violence.—
James Hansel, police-officer, said that be apprehended
M•Camley at a smithy in Neptune-street, and told him he
was taking him and Kelly, who, with inother person, had
kicked John Chambers, who was then dead. M•Camley said
he did not kick him with the intention of injuring him. Wit-
ness found the prisoner Kelly in a smithy in Robert-street,
and told him why he apprehended him. Kelly said to the
men as he left, " Well, will you come and see me hang ?
The deceased should have kept a still tongue in his mouth.
I did kick him once on the leg." Witness then took them
both into custody.—Mrs. Chambers, being re-called, said,
that when she rubbed the deceased's-back it was quite black
in the flesh, and so sore he could hardly bare to have it
touched.—The coroner summed up, and the jury consulted
about fifteen minutes, when they returned a verdict of wilful
murder against both prisoners.
IMPORTANT TO TEACHERS AND PARENTS.—At the late
assizes for York a case of some importance was tried. The
Plaintiff (Mr. Green) lives at Liscard, near Brighton, on the
Cheshire coast, opposite Liverpool, where his wife keeps a
school for young ladies, and defendant (Mr. Emery) is a ma-
nufacturer at Halifax. In January, 1840, defendant sent his
daughter to Mr. Green's school, where she remained a year,
and then was removed without the quarter's notice required
by the terms. The plaintiff therefore sued for ten guineas,
the amount of a quarter's schooling. It was proved that the
defendant's daughter attended the school, and Mr. Watson
endeavoured to prove that the defendant had a copy of Mr.
Green's printed circular, in which a quarter's notice or an
equivalent was stated to he required. It was also endeavoured
to be proved that the defendant bad admitted the debt. The
proof was this ; after the defendant had received a letter from
the plaintiff's attorney, demanding the quarter's payment,
Emery desired a friend to call on the plaintiff's solicitor, and
offer five guineas to settle the natter. Mr. Watson sub-
mitted that this offer was an admission of liability. The judge
thought it was only an affair of compromise for the sake of
peace. Mr. Watson, therefore, called Miss Emery, daughter
of the defendant. She admitted that she saw the printed
terms at school, but she did not take a copy home, nor had
she seen one
.at her father's house. She thought her mother
sent a servant to a friend for one, but did not know that she
got it. She knew nothing about the three months' notice till
she had left school. She supposed Mrs. Green and her mo-
ther had arranged terms. Mr. Watson then called a Mrs.
Dearden to prove the interview of Mrs. Green and Mrs.
Emery, who said that Mrs. Emery said she hoped to per-
suade her husband to let her daughter go to school ; but no-
thing was said about terms, and the prospectus was not
named. Mr. Watson submitted that the terms of the school
were proved, and it might be reasonably presumed that the
defendant knew them before he sent his daughter. The only
point which the judge left to the jury was whether the offer
of the five guineas was made merely for the sake of peace,
and the jury being of opinion that it was, the plaintiff was
nonsuited, as his lordship said the plaintiff had failed to
i,i,sl eor raise r
bring home a knowledge of his circular to the defendant, or
;tin the
enable presumption, by proof of public adver-
newspapers, that the defendant must have

Lard Sanders had an interview with Lord Stanley on Satur.
day at the Colonial...office.
ELecTioar OF GUARDIANS OF THE POOR.—The public
will perhaps remember the circumstances which attended the
election of the Board of Poor-law Guardians last year, and
which resulted in the adoption, without opposition, of the
list containing twenty-five conservatives. For the present
year, we understand, it was the intention of the conservative
party, after having consulted with several of the leading mem-
bers of the reform section, to propose a respectable and respon-
sible list, including eight gentlemen of opposite political
views, who, nevertheless, entertained moderate opinions with
respect to the administration of the poor-law. This list
was arranged by a deputation of the board of guardians, in
consultation with the churchwardens and overseers of the poor.
Amongst other personages to be consulted in the making of
this arrangement, however, was Mr. William Earle, who, in
his capacity as a magistrate, is, ex officio, a guardian, and
who, on being called upon yesterday for his acquiescence in
it, to avoid the expense and the turmoil of a contest, took
upon himself to insist upon a gentleman being included in
the list who is known to be an advocate of the arbitrary and
rigid carrying out of the Somerset-house system. To this
proposition it was strongly and justly urged, that the admis-
sion of such a gentleman into their board would bring them
into constant and unnecessary collision with the commission-
ers, (in whose views and his they could not coincide,) besides
entailing considerable and useless expense. The irascible
alderman was not to be thwarted, and, in conclusion, openly
threatened the guardians that if his protegee was not at once
accepted, he would himself, regardless of the expense and the
peace of the town, for which he did not care a rush, propose
his nominee, and proceed to a contest, and left the room in
the most angry mood with such determination. Yesterday
was the last for the nomination of guardians, and Mr. Earle
handed in a paper in the course of the day, nominating a Mr.
Mould as one of the Board of Guardians ; and we presume,
therefore, that the votes Of the ratepayers will have to be
taken on the subject.
ROYAL INSTITUTION SOIREES.—The last of these highly-
instructive and delightful meetings will take place this even-
ing, when Mr. Montagu Phillips will deliver a lecture on
electro-magnetism, illustrated with extensive and novel appa-
ratus. it gives us great pleasure to learn that the Soiree
Committee have made great exertions to render this evening's
entertainments of peculiar interest, and we have no doubt
that the numerous experiments to be exhibited by the talented
lecturer cannot fail to meet with the cordial and enthusiastic
approbation of every visitor.

TOXTETH-PARK CllAPEL.—Amongst the number of cha-
pels which the Unitarians have succeeded in taking unlawful
possession from the Presbyterian body, that in the neigh-
bourhood of this town, at the Dingle, has not occupied by
any means the least conspicuous position. We are informed
that the trust-deed specifies the doctrine to be taught in this
chapel with the greatest distinctness; and we are glad to
learn that the Presbyterians are at last taking effectual means
for wresting this place of worship from its present possessors,
and devoting it for the purpose intended by its original found-
ers. We believe that the salary of the present minister of
the chapel is withheld for these reasons, and if this be so no
doubt the question will be brought to a speedy, and, we feel
sure, a satisfactory issue.

RESULTS OF INQUESTS.—In our paper of Friday last, we
furnished a few particulars of the death of a child, named
James Culshaw,—supposed to have been caused by the ad-
ministration of an over quantity of gunpowder, for worms.
At the inquest held on that day, it appeared, from the evidence
of the surgeon, that the deceased died from natural causes,
and the jury returned a verdict accordingly.-7 Same day, an
inquest was held on view of the body of Eliza Dunn, who, it
appeared, (as stated in our last,) had been maltreated by her
husband. It appeared, however, froni the voluntary evidence
of the latter, at the inquest on Friday, that the deceased had
fallen against the chimney-piece, which caused a wound on
the temple that resulted in death ; and there being no further
direct evidence, the verdict returned was " accidental death,"
and the husband, who had been in custody, was discharged.

THE FUNDS.—SATURDAY EVENlNG.—Mexican Bonds
rose to 40, but a slight reaction on realising speculative pur-
chases slightly depressed them subsequently, and they left
off at 39i to Colombian were 24 to Brazilian 66 to
7. Spanish Active with the Coupons 24i- to Portuguese
Five per Cents 331 to 41, the Three per Cents 20 to 1.
Dutch Two-and-a-half per Cents 52 to /, the Five per Cents
102/ to 3. Belgian 103 to 4. As an effect of the advanta-
geous impression and the confidence created by the financial
scheme as expounded, Consols advanced to 891 to for mo-
ney, and 89/ to for time. Exchequer Bills, however,
heavy, at 28s. to 30s. premium. Holders are beginning to
be apprehensive that it may be in contemplation to reduce
the rate of interest on unfunded debt, since the recent reduc-
tion in the rate of money advances at the Bank of England.

THE MURDER AT ESCRICK.—At the York assizes. on
Friday last, Jon. Taylor, aged 61, was put to the bar, charged
with the murder of his wife, Ellen Taylor. at Escrick, near
that city, by strangling her, on the 26th October last. The
prisoner is a hale old man, of highly respectable appearance.
He had on a close brown wig. The expression of his face is
goodnatured rather than otherwise, and he has a remarkably
small dark keen eye. He pleaded " not guilty " with some-
what of a smile on his face, and continued, throughout the
trial, to possess the air more of an unconcerned spectator
than a culprit. We gave the particulars of the case at the
time, and it will probably be remembered that the deceased
was found lying across the hearth, quite dead, by her daugh-
ter, on returning from work, and as she (the wife) lived apart
from her husband, and he was seen loitering about the house
on that day, coupled with other suspicious circumstances,
she was supposed to have been murdered by him. The jury
found the prisoner guilty, and the judge left the prisoner for
execution, not holding out to him any hope of mercy.
LECTURES AT THE MUSIC-HALL.—The next lecture at
the Music-hall, on Friday, will be delivered by the Hey. J
Lyons, of Bolton, and late of All Saints, in this town. As
this is the first appearance amongst us of the reverend gen-
tleman since his departure from Liverpool, no doubt a lar-
ger audience than has yet attended any of these lectures will
be present to see and hear an old and tried friend of Pro-
testant principle and evangelical truth. Mr. Lyons is well
known as a very talented controversialist and deep theologian ;
and his consistent, unaffected piety adds considerable weight
to his arguments arid deductions. The subject of the lecture
is as follows, being the third of the novel articles in the creed
of Pope Pius the Fourth :—" I also profess that there are
truly and properly seven Sacraments of the new law, insti-
tuted by Jesus Christ, our Lord, and necessary for the salva-
tion of mankind, though not at all for every one; to wit,
Baptism, Confirmation, Eucharist, Penance, Extreme
Unction, Orders, and Matrimony, and that they confer
grace; and that of these, Baptism, Confirmation, and Or-
ders cannot be reiterated without sacrilege : and I also re-
ceive and admit the received and approved ceremonies of the
Catholic Church used in the solemn administration of all the
aforesaid sacraments."

DEATH BY DROWNING.—An inquest was held, yesterday,
before H. H. Statham, Esq., deputy coroner for this borough,
on view of the body of Thomas Newton. Thomas Allen, a
labourer, living in Gore-street, Toxteth-park, said that that
morning (yesterday) about six o'clock, he went down to the
King's Dock pier-head, and on to the bank, the tide being
out. While he was walking along the bank, he fell over
something, and, on looking to see what it was, found it to be
the body of a man. He was quite dead, and lying about two
hundred yards from the water's edge. Witness immediately
gave information to police-officer Rogers, and assisted him
in bringing the body out. The body was removed to the
dead-house. John Newton said he was master of one of the.
Egremont steam-boats. The deceased was his brother, and
was about 38 years old. He was in witness's company on
Snnday evening, and they parted about eight o'clock. De-
ceased was then quite sober. He was master of the flat
Baltic, which was lying at the King's pier-head, and used to
sleep on board the flat. This (yesterday) morning he heard
that the deceased had been found drowned, and he went to
the dead-house and immediately recognised the deceased.
Verdict, " Found Drowned," but how the deceased got
into the water there was no evidence to show.

FOUR 'WELL-KNOWN THIEVES COMMITTED FOR TRIAL.
—Yesterday, four boys—Michael M'Caffrey, James Irvine,
John Knight, and John Robinson—were placed at the bar
of the Police-court, charged with stealing a watch from a
shop.—Dorothy Pullen, wife of Wm. Pullen, watchmaker,
No. 9, London-road, said that between four and five o'clock
on Saturday afternoon last, while she was in a room behind
the shop, the door of which is half glazed, she saw the pri-
soner M'Caffrey come into the shop, put his head into the
window, and take down a watch, which he put into his left-
hand waistcoat pocket. She ran to him, and seized him.
He struggled with her. and struck her on the neck. She
held him until he pulled her into the channel. He asked the
other three prisoners, who were outside, to collar him, and
held his hand out to them. Her husband came up, and he
and witness pulled M'Caffrey into the shop. The watch was
afterwards found. It was worth about £G.—Geo. Briscoe,
a painter, said that about the time stated he saw the four
prisoners in London-road. They went into several shops
till they reached Mr. Pullen's. He saw M'Caffrey take the
watch from a hook, and corroborated Mrs. Pullen's state-
ment as to the struggle. He afterwards pointed out Robin-
son to police-officer M`Millan, who took him into custody.
Between five and six o'clock the same evening, he saw the
prisoners Irvine and Knight looking through the shop win-
dow of Powell and Tunstall, in Scotland-place. He knew
them again, and watched them into the adjoining street,
where be found police-officer Grundy, to whom he gave them
in charge.—The latter stated, that on the way to bridewell
he saw Irvine put his hand towards a boy named Nathan
Huson, who immediately handed witness a silver watch, and
said the prisoner had passed it to him.—The prisoners were
all committed for trial. Robinson had before been once
committed ; Irvine also once, and five times discharged ;
Knight five times committed, and four times discharged ;
and M'Caffrey fourteen times committed, and six times
discharged.

LIVER THEATRE.—Last evening a full house greeted
the metropolitan favourites who are now appearing at this
theatre. In the course of the evening Mr. Raymond read
the following address on the subject of a notice which has
been served upon him and his company by the lessees of
of the Theatre-royal :-7b the playpoinp public qf Liver-
pool.—The public is most respectfully informed, that in
consequence of the late petition to her majesty to grant a
patent of protection to this theatre having been most gra-
ciously received, and a new patent having been actually or-
dered, and in part made out, the lessee, anxious to meet
the approval of his friends and the public of Liverpool,
on the faith of the promised grant, immediately entered
into arrangements with London artists to improve and de-
corate the theatre in a manner worthy of their presence
and support; and also entered into other extensive engage-
ments with many distinguished perfornlers who have al-
ready appeared, in addition to that accomplished lady—
Mademoiselle Celeste, Mr. Webster, and Mr. Strickland.
The manager could not, for a moment, suppose that un-
der. such circumstances, and the disappointments and ex-
penses he had incurred, an attempt would be made to
frustrate the arrangements which so far have been sanc-
tioned and approved of by 11,000 signatures of his towns-
men, with which the late petition to hermajesty was honoured.
In defiance of consistency, or of the slightest regard to pub-
lic opinion, a notice was served late on Saturday night,
stating that if the three last-mentioned distinguished per-
formers appeared at this theatre, legal proceedings would be
instituted against them. Of the conduct of persons who
thus think proper to oppose patents in one theatre and up-
hold them in another, the public will be the best judge. The
manager feels much pleasure in announcing, that immedi-
ately on hearing of this unjustifiable and illiberal attempt,
Mr. Webster, Mademoiselle Celeste, and Mr. Strickland, in
the kindest manner, offered to appear for the week gratu-
itously, declining to accept any remuneration whatever, de,
termined that the interests of the theatre should not suffer
through them, and that the public should not be disappointed.
This act of generosity, both unexpected and unprecedented,
will at once annihilate a mean attempt to annoy these dis-
tinguished artists, or disappoint the patrons of the theatre,
The kind and liberal offerof Mr. Webster, as a stranger in
Liverpool, cannot easily be forgotten, nor of Mr. Strickland,
as an old and established favourite ; and it is needless to ob-
serve that this effort to injure and annoy a lady like
Mademoiselle Celeste (one of the greatest ornaments
of the stage, arid most distinguished favourite that ever
appeared in Liverpool) is, to say the least of it, unmanly.
The signatures of the play-going public are again most respect-
fully solicited to another petition to her Majesty for a protec-
tion for this theatre. The public, with every due respect,
are informed that the present Liverpool patent (even if un-
impeached) gives no exclusive right nor power to interfere
with any other theatre ; it is a protection only, and any one
attempting to put the penal code in force (which has long
since been looked upon as a disgrace to the statute book)
cannot do so in any way of right whatever, and can only act
in the capacity of a common informer. Sheets for the peti-
tion will be immediately left at the different entrances to the
theatre and other places, and those who have kindly sent for
I sheets before can instantly be supplied at the box-office."