The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1842-05-03 00:00:00

appearance.
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Mr. Weiss(Donizetti
Mr. Balfe=(Balfe)

Vliss St. Albin, dedicated to DiThler
3ello Ardir," from Marino Faliero,
. Ballad, " The Blighted Flower,"
Duetto, " Senza tanti complimenti,"

Mr. and Madame i3alfe--(Donizetti)

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mental

Ballad,

" N'Vomin loves ye best,

Mr. Dodd—(A

Lee). Solo, piano-forte, Mrs. St. Albin—(Thalberg). Bal-
lad (M.S.), Mr. Weiss—(composed expressly for him by
Balfe). Ballad (M.S.), " Fairy land," Madame Balfe—
_ _

(Balfe). Air from the " Stabat Mater," Mr. Weiss—(Ros-
sini). Trio from " Lassidio di la Rochelli," Mr. Balfe, Mr.
Dodd, and Mr. Weiss—(Balfe). Mr. Weiss's singing at
the Melodist Club last week has been highly lauded in the

London journals.
FRAUDS BY BUTCHERS.—At the Police•court, on Friday,
John Crosdale, of St. John's Market, was summoned for

11;;;inkcex posed for sale a calf's head whih had been " blown"
in order to give an appearance of plumpness. The charge

having been distinctly proved, the defendant said it might
have been treated in a worse manner, and that in his opinion

the practice of " blowing" meat was not calculated to do any
harm. Mr. Rushton said the meat appeared to be very good,
and that it required not any puffing to render it more sale-

able. He advised the butchers to hold a meeting, and to
come to a general resolution not to " blow" their meat a
more, and he said that if some such res
adopted, informations would every day bt
fines would go to accumulate the borough fund

Lotion were not
lodged, and the

The de-

fendant said the practice was general in tiverpoool, and that
the fines ought not to be levied on the poor butchers, _ who
_ _

were not always the delinquents.- Mr. Rushton ordered the
head to be forfeited, and the defendant to be fined the sum

of ss. and costs.—John Davies, of St. John's Market ;
Lionel W. Trotter, and Mary Goodchild, of Cleveland-square

Market; Thomas Harwood, Anne Finch, Benjamin Crow-
ther, Joseph Hughes, John Hutram, and John Lee, of St.

James's Market, were all summoned for a like offence,

namely, exposing " blown" calves' heads for sale. The
heads in every case were ordered to be forfeited, and the fine
of ss. and costs imposed. One of the defendants expressed
a hope that the wholesale butchers should be informed on the
subject, and that every man would be summoned who exposed
" blown" meat for sale. Mr. Rushton directed Holden, the
market superintendent, to seize every carcase and piece of
meat he found " blown," and not to let the present visitation

on the butchers be partial, but to make a universal. The
defendants hoped that the butcher's shops outside the mar-
kets would be visited in the same way, because the customers
were leaving the markets and going to the shops. Holden
said that the by-laws applied only to meat exposed for sale

in the market, and shat they had no refereneeto the shop

outside. Mr. Rushton. after inspecting
witted the truth of what Holden had st

the by-laws, ad-
ited, and said he

would make a representation to the mayor.and town-council
on the subject, and he had no doubt but they would take
measures to apply the by-laws to the whole community.
MEETING OF THE (LATE) LIVERPOOL FISH COMPANY.—
A meeting of the shareholders of the above company was
held at the Clarendon-rooms, on Friday, for the purpose of
receiving the report of the directors and declaring a dividend
on the shares. The chair was occupied by Thomas Tobin,
Esq.—The Chairman said the meeting had been called for

the purpose of consulting the shareholders on the propriety
of making a dividend of the estate. The accounts bad been
made up and the report would be read by the solicitor.—Mr.
J. Robinson, solicitor, read the report of the directors: It
stated that pursuant to a resolution of the shareholders, the
directors entered into a negotiation for the sale of the boats,
and succeeded in disposing of them t, the New Fish Com-
pany for £6,792, being £9O more than was contemplated at a
former meeting. Of this sum, £5,720 had been paid in cash
and notes given for the remainder, which notes were discounted
about a fortnight since. The balance on hand amounted to
£6,011 13s. 9d., of which £139 9s. 9d. was to be left at the
bankers to meet any accounts which might be outstanding.
Some accounts had been sent in which the directors had not
felt it right to pay, and one account for £l3l was to be settled
by arbitration. After retaining the sum of £13695. 9d., there
would remain £5,875 45., which would enable the directors
to pay the shareholders a dividend of 275. per share on 4,352
shares, being the present number of shares held in the com-
pany, which dividend of 275. per share the directors recom-
mended should be at once paid with the sanction of the meet-
ing. Mr. Robinson concluded by stating that, as it was left
optional with the directors to purchase any shares for 20s.
each, some had been purchased at that price, which had made
the number on the list so much less, and the shareholders had
all the advantage of the 7s. a share which had been made on
them.—Mr. Edward Blundell called the attention of the
meeting to a debt of £9 17s. which was owing to the late
Mr- Ritson, one of the auditors, and expressed a hope that
it would be paid to his widow, who was at present in embar-
rassed circumstances.—The Chairman said it had been de-
clared by the solicitor of the company that Mr. Ritson had
no legal claim, and to ask the directors to pay what was il-
legal would be unjust. If the shareholders considered the
claim to be a just one, and were willing to subscribe 6d. each
for the widow, he had no objection.—After a few remarks
from Mr. Hope and Mr. Drinkwater, it was arranged that a
subscription book should be left at the office of Mr. Robin-
son, for the members, if they chose to put down their names
when receiving the dividend.—Mr. Samuel moved that the
report be received, that the accounts be passed, and that,
agreeably to the recommendation of the directors, the meet-
ing declare a dividend of 275. per share, to be paid to the
shareholders on executing a release to the directors of all
claims, except to the balance in the bank of £136 9s. 9d., to
be hereafter accounted for by the directors.—Mr. Drinkwater
seconded the motion, which was unanimously adopted.—Mr.
Robinson then announced that the dividend would be paid at
his office in Postoffice-place on next Thursday, Friday, and
Saturday.—Mr. Samuel proposed the thanks of the meeting
to the chairman, as the present was the last time they would
ever meet as the Old Fish Company, and as Mr. Tobin had
been most active. The motion having been seconded, was
carried by acclamation.—The Chairman returned thanks,
and said he would have appeared in better spirits if he had a
profit instead of a loss to communicate to the shareholders.
—The meeting then separated.

ADMINISTERING CANTHARIDES.—A man of colour,
named John Thomas, was placed at the bar of the police-
court, on Friday, on a charge of having mixed a quantity of
cantharides, or 'Spanish flies, in a tumbler of water, and given
it to a female to drink, by reason of which she became in-
disposed. The female, who was only about twelve years of
age, deposed that the prisoner asked her if she would like to
drink some bitters. She replied in the affirmative, where-
upon he mixed some stuff in a tumbler and gave it to her to
drink. It had a disagreeable taste and produced illness.
From the evidence of the surgeon it appeared that Spanish
flies still adhered to the sides and bottom of the tumbler,
and that the complainant had been very much indisposed.
Her symptoms might be accounted for by the administra-
tion of Spanish flies to a slight extent. The prisoner alleged
that he had not administered the draught with,any evil inten-
tion. Mr. Rushton said his crime was a shocking one, and
that it originated in the vulgar notion that bitters had the
effect of making girls fond of men. The potion endangered
the lives of the girls to whom it was administered, and called
for severe punishment. He ordered the prisoner to be sent
for trial. _ _ _

STEALING A SHAWL.—Elizabetb Parry, Elizabeth Har-
rison, and Mary Anne Murray were examined at the police-
office on Friday, on a charge of having stolen a shawl, the
property of Mr. Samuel B. Ingham. John W. Underhill
deposed that he was a shopman in the service of Mr. Ingham,
a linen-draper, whose establishment was situated in Scotland-
road. About half-past four o'clock the evening before, he
was in the shop when the prisoners entered. Harrison asked
to look at some calico, and Parry went towards the upper
end of the counter where some shawls were exposed for sale.
Murray stood near the door. Witness, went into a room
behind the shop, leaving another clerk to attend them. They
were subsequently arrested in Scotland-road Market with
a shawl and some calico in their possession. The calico they
had purchased, but the shawl, which was worth about is.,
they had stolen. They were committed for trial.
STEALING A CARPET BAG.—John O'Hara, a labouring

man, was placed at the bar of the Police-cmirt on Friday,
charged with having stolen a carpet bag belonging to Mr.
E The
ramley Moore.prisoner bad been in the employ of
that gentleman about eleven‘ months, and the bag, which con-
tained sundry articles oearing apparel, had been given to
eve
him by a clerk in Mr. re's office, to take to the Palatine
elub-house on the
Mr.previous evening. The bag was locked,
and addressed toMoore, Aigbu r t h . Mr. Sorton, pawn-
broker, stated that theprisoner came to his place and
offered the bag and its contents pledge for ss. He told
him he had better take it to the fore
owner. The prisoner
said " If you don't take it some one He then
sent for an officer, and had O'Harantakeelnsn'nwtoillcistuotdy. The
prisoner entered into a long inconsistent storyi a sailor
having given him the bag, and that he took it to the pawn-
broker's to put it in a place of safety. He was committed.
A WOMAN STABBED IN PRESTON-STREET.—On Satur-
day an inquisition was taken before P. F. Curry, Escis , Co-
roner, for the purpose of ascertaining the circumstances
which led to the death of Eliza May, an unmarried female,es
aged 25. The deceased was stabbed on Thursday night, in
Preston-street, by William Smith, a youth aged about six-
teen, who was in custody. It appeared from the testimony
of the several witnesses called, that, on Thursday evening
last, Elizabeth Smith, the mother of the prisoner, went out
to purchase a candle. Mrs. Smith resides in Norris-court,
where Eliza May was standing very drunk. She abused
Mrs. Smith very violently. The prisoner was standing near
making a boat, and he, after a time, Persuaded his mother to
enter the house, when he took the money, and said he would
go for the candle himself. Eliz ibeth May intercepted him,
and would not permit him to pass, though he made several
efforts. She struck at him more than once, and at length
seized him and beat him severely about his head. He turned
upon her, and struck her two blows on the neck with the
knife which he had in his hand. She bled profusely, and in
a short time fell into the arms of a gentleman who saw the
latter part of the transaction. She was carried to a, drug-
gist's shop in Whitechapel, where Mr. Williams, surgeon,
examined her wounds. Finding that they were very danger-
ous, she was put into a coach and sent to the Infirmary.
When the parties who accompanied her lifted her out of thehe
coach she was dead. It was found, on examination, th
a
knife had divided the carotid artery and the internalt
jugular
vein. The jury, after a very brief consultation, returned a
verdict of Manslaughter against William Smith.