The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1842-07-19 00:00:00

LOCAL NEWS.

We understand that Mr. Wilkins has been retained for
the prosecution in ?liss Crellin's case at the approaching
assizes.

The fine property of Mr. Kenrick, called the Nantclwyd
Estate, in Denbighshire, and including a domain of near
2,000 acres of land, with an ancient house upon it, was sold,
on Thursday, by Mr. George Robins, at the Auction Mart,
to Richard Leyland, Esq., of this town, for £57,000.
The Earl and Countess of Sefton entertained, during the
race week, a distinguished party of Fashionables at Croxteth,
including Lord and Lady Eglinton. Lord George Bentinck,
Lord Jon Fitzroy, Lord Ipswich, Sir John and Lady
Bulkeley,Sir John and Lady Gerrard, Sir Piers Mostyn,
Hon. Mr. Willoughby, Hon. Captain Rous, Colonel Udney,
Captain Gerrard, and George Payne, Esq.

ST. SwiTiriN.—The anniversary of " the weeping saint,"
on Friday, passed over very pleasantly in Liverpool. The
sun shone brilliantly all day ; not a drop of rain fell ; and
the sky was almost without a cloud. The evening was calm
and clear. On Sunday, however, contrary to the prognosti-
cations of the superstitious, a heavy shower of rain fell, and
yesterday morning we were visited with the same element,
and during nearly the whole day the weather was dull and
dowdy.

SPECIAL MEETING OF THE TOWN COUNCIL.—The Coun-
cil Will hold a special meeting to-morrow for the considera-
tion and determination of the subjects mentioned on the no-
tice paper. Amongst them is the appointment of seven cona-
mississioners under the 32d section of the Property and In-
come Tax Act ; the proceedings of the Markets Committee,
under the reference by the council of the memorial of the in-
habitants of St. James's-road on the subject of the intended
haymarket in that neighbourhood ; the appropriation of the
south end of St. James's-road for a haymarket; the recom-
mendation of the Markets Committee of a considerable addi-
tion to the north haymarket, and the appropriation of the
same; the proceedings of the Town-hall Establishment and
Paid Officers Committees on the subject of the appointment
,of the Mayor's servant ; the appointment of a person to fill
that situation ; the appointment of an alderman in the place
of Mr. Robert Ellison Harvey, ousted by the judgment of
the Court of Queen's Bench ; Mr. R. V. Yates's motions on
the education question ; a motion by Mr. H. Lawrence that
some other place be appropriated for a haymarket in lieu of
'St. James's-road ; and lastly, a motion by Mr. Birkett,
'" That the Town-clerk be directed to send printed copies of
the clauses No. 26, 27, and 28, relating to interments, con-
tained in the Liverpool Health of Town Bill, to all incum-
bents and churchwardens of churches and chapels of ease,
situate within the borough, and also to all parties having
c4stody of any dissenting chapel or burial ground so situate,
with an intimation that the council will strictly enforce their
provisions."

COMMITTAL OF A SWINDLER.—On Thursday last a
swindler named Lathom, who has for the last two or three
years been earning his subsistence by swindling shopkeepers
out of money and goods, was brought up at the Police-court,
befuce Mr. Rushton and Mr. Wm. Brown. Mr. Reay, se-
cretary to the Guardian Society, was in attendance, and the
prisoner was defended by Mr. Davenport. The first case
brought against him was for obtaining a pair of boots by
false pretences, from a bootmaker in Mount-pleasant, but
the evidence was insufficient to sustain the charge. A
second case was then gone into, and it was proved that the
prisoner had obtained 10s. from Mr. Stretch, tanner, of
Toxteth-park, on the 11th May, under false pretences. He
went to the tan yard, and represented himself as a friend of
Mr. Stretch's, named George Ellison, and obtained the
money from the foreman. Mr. Dowling said there were
many other cases against the prisoner, but he apprehended
this would be sufficient. The prisoner was then asked what
he had to say in his defence. He replied, " Nothing ;"
whereupon he was committed to take his trial at the ensuing
sessions. Mr. Dowling stated that the prisoner, about three
years ago, was a clerk in the office of Messrs. Duncan and
Co., copper merchants, since which tune he had been sub-
sisting by defrauding shopkeepers and others, in this wanner.

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ROBBERY OF A POOR OLD PENSIONER--A youth, named
Benjamin Taylor, was brought before Mr. Rushton on
Friday, on a charge of heartlessly robbing a poor pensioner
under the following circumstances :—Williarn Worsley, a
' tall decent looking elderly man in humble attire, and with a
medal suspended from his left breast, said he was a pensi-
oner, and resided in Greycot-place, Westminster. He drew
' his pension on Wednesday last, and it amounted to £4 lls.
Old. He paid his fare by the railway to this town at the Bull
and Mouth, and arrived here last night (Thursday). After
1 inquiring his way to Titbebarn-street, he got lodgings at a
cook-shop, and there left his bundle, with a view to take a
walk. He went to Blezzard's public-house, corner- of
Banastre-street and called for a pint of beer in the tap-room.
The prisoner and two other men were in the same room.
He took out a paper in which he kept his money, and which
contained a sovereign and three half crowns. He took one
half crown out, and wrapped the remainder up, and put it
it in his left hand waistcoat pocket. The parties present saw
where he put his money. He paid for half a gallon of ale
fori them. The prisoner then came up to him and looked at
!leadmedal, which was suspended outside his waistcoat. As
he
.I.ropped the medal, he (complainant) felt his other hand
The prisonneerth
tno leaillpocket, and said he was robbed, and went to the door
Place,
andtl landlord. He saw one of the assistants of the
was, however
constable,
, cgonwfidasen
informed him, and he (the assistant) sent for a
e, who, came and took the prisoner into custody.
searched denied
itl the robbery at the time and on being
ft' r :$
that
hu
ep The complainant
he must have upon him.
man, and thought
with him. aassed over the money to the others who were
or three other Georgemen in r.igbY' the assistant, said there were two
there ; that he fetched dthe room at the time complainant was
the charge at the a constable ; that the prisoner denied
13ridcwell nothing time,
wa and that on being searched in the
that the parties who
were upon him. The prisoner said
companions, and that here also in the room were not .his
might have left the placeeatwaB with another young man, and
be and his companion staid different times. He added' that
committed for trial at the sesualretil the officer came. II e was
appeared, known to the police.
sessions. The prisoner was not it
i

lruurm SYSTF.M.-,-It will be seen that Mr. Russell, who
first introduced the Wilhetn system into Liverpool, is about
to to form a new singing class, at the Medical Hall.
NARROW ESCAPE.—On Saturday afternoon, about half-
past two o'clock,as a boat, containing:;about six persons,
was sailing opposite George's her, it was suddenly capsized,
and, but for the timely arrival of another boat, the whole
party must have met with a watery grave.
FATAL ACCIDENT.—On Friday last James Boyle, a little
was playing in Clevelartzl-square. when
down by a spring-cart, the wheel of which
hb
eo y
agse
knockedd sev e n years,
passed over his head, fractured his skull, and killed him on
the spot. An inquest was held on the ease on Saturday last,
when a verdict was returned of " Accidental death."

We are desired to state, that the Mr. Shuttleworth re-
ported as having made a speech at the Conference of Dele-
gates from the Anti-Corn-Law League, on Wednesday last,
in which some strong reproaches were addressed to the
Government, is nut, as erroneously stared in local journal,
Mr. Shuttleworth, the Distributor of Stamps ton the Man-
chester District.

FIRE KING STEAM-SIIIP.---From all we can learn this is
the fastest sea-going steamers this country has yet produced.
The actual performances of this wooden vessel to and from
Dublin have been beyond question the most extraordinary of
any steamer that ever crossed the channel. She is now running
between this port and Glasgow, having become the property
of the Glasgow and Liverpool Steam Shipping Company,
who have ever been most active in the improvement and
advancement of steam navigation.

ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST CHURCH, HOPE-STREET.—
This church, after undergoing repair and some alterations,
was opened yesterday, under the ministration of the Rev. R.
Cargill. We did not hear the morning sermon, but doubt
not it was equally good with the evening sermon, preached
from 11th Romans, 22d verse—" Behold, therefore, the
goodness and severity of God." The reverend gentleman
dwelt upon the goodness and severity of God, the Creator,
shewing that His goodness was exempt from weakness, and
His severity from injustice ; and, in the second place, upon
the goodness of God, the Redeemer. We doubt not that
this gentleman will be a great acquisition to our town, as a
sound and faithful preacher of the gospel.
ROBBERY BY A WAREHOUSEMAN.—JOIIII- Campbell, a
middle-aged man, was placed before Mr. Rushton, on Sa-
turday, charged with having stolen a quantity of cotton
pickings, old rags, and old ropes, the property of Messrs.
Colin Campbell and Sons. The prisoner, it appeared, had
been 22 years in the service of Messrs. Bibby and Sons, and
up to the period whe❑ he became concerned in the present
transaction had always conducted himself honestly and faith-
fully. John Tegison, police-officer, 367, stated that, at
half-past flee o'clock on Friday afternoon, he was on duty at
the King's Dock-quay, when he saw Richard Thornely, a
carter, driving his cart, which was loaded with cotton, ropes,
and rags, from Messrs. Bibby and Sons' warehouse. He
followed him to the north corner of the King's Dock, and
then asked him where he was taking the goods. He replied
to Ferguson's marine store, in Grayson-street, and that he
wos employed by Messrs. Bibby and Sons' warehouseman,
who had just gone before. He accompanied the carter to
the store, but the prisoner was not there. He returned with
the load to Messrs. Bibby's, where he found the prisoner.
He asked him why he had loaded those goods, and the pri-
soner told him that Messrs. Campbell's warehouseman and
under-warehouseman had desired him to do it, and send the
goods to Ferguson's. He took the prisoner into custody.
The prisoner then said the cotton and ropes had better be
talen back, and there would be no more about them, other-
wise lie should lose his situation. There were five bags of
cotton pickings, 1001bs. of ropes, 501bs. of rags, and three
yards of bagging. Richard Thornely, the carter, stated,
that, at half-past five o'clock on Friday night, the prisoner
called him to take a load. He told him to drive to Bibby
and Sons' warehouse, where he pointed out five bags of
cotton pickings, and a quantity of ropes and rags, which he
ordered him to drive to Ferguson's marine-store. in Gray-
son-street. The prisoner helped to put them in the cart,
told hilt, to drive fast, and said he would go before. He was
stopped by Tegison, as stated by that officer. Joseph
M‘Kinzie, warehouseman in the service of Messrs. Colin
Campbell and Son, stated that they had bags of cotton pick-
ings, ropes, and rags, in a shed, near Bibby's warehouse, at
the King's Dock. At twelve o'clock, on Friday, he was at
the shed, and all was safe. The prisoner was there, and he
had charge of the place for Messrs. Bibby and Sons. lle
pointed out the bags to the prisoner, and told him to take
particular care of them. The prisoner said he could not ex-
actly be answerable for them. The bags produced at the
Police-office were the same. The prisoner was committed
jor
IMPROVED PAPER HANGINGS.—The walls of the room in
which the Committee of the Dock Trust hold their meetings
have been completely covered with paper of an unique and
beautiful description. At the first glance round the apart-
ment, the stranger would be ready to aver that it was entirely
panelled with oak, enriched with the most tasteful and elabo-
rate carving. On a less cursory survey he would amend his
first opinion, and declare that the room had been painted to
represent oak, not by ordinary painters, but by first-rate
artists, men of high taste, and of ability to combine the most
finished and beautiful designs. A still closer inspection
would but add to his perplexity, for work so fine, designs so
exquisite, ornaments so elaborate could hardly have been
executed by the hand, or, if so, the expense would be enor-
mous. The question is asked, and the whole mystery is
solved. The room is hung with paper, and the spectator
confesses that never was the triumph of art more complete.
We must make exception to the parsimony of the Dock
Committee, in neglecting to have the ceiling ornamented
with a design consonant with that of the walls. The apart-
ment, handsome as it looks, is, at present, incomplete. The
ceiling should be covered and the cornice painted to resemble
oak, when the room would look finished and magnificent.
Many of our readers may have seen oak paper, but few of
them, perhaps, ate aware that to our townsman, Mr. Wil-
fred Troutbeck, belongs the meth of having so improved
this department of art that, as respects the execution and
designs of oak and some other papers, none of his compeers
can approach him, while the manufacturers generally are, we
understand, greatly indebted to him for the improvements
which he has effected in machinery for stamping certain
descriptions of paper.

MERSEY CONSERVANCEY BILL.—A clause has been intro-
duced into the bill authorizing the Corporation of Liverpool,
to pay annually a sum of six hundred pounds, in the shape of
" salary and expences, of the acting conservator and other
persons." The opponents of the bill apprehending that,
upon the payment of this money, the Corporation of Liver-
pool might ground a right to charge tonnage on vessels,
passing up the river to Manchster, proposed that the follow-
ing clause should be inserted :—" And whereas, the claim
by the Corporation of the town of Liverpool in right of any
chatter, grant, or otherwise, to exact dues from any vessels
or their cargoes merely passing along the river to Runcorn,
Warrington, or elsewhere, is disputed. Be it therefore en-
aci.:ed, that notwithstanding all or any part of the funds, for
the purposes of this act, be provided by the Corporation of
Liverpool, or the Trustees of the Liverpool Docks, as here-
inbefore mentioned, neither such payment, nor anything
contained in this Act shall confirm, extend, or enlarge, or be
deemed or construed to confirm, extend, or enlarge any claim
to such tolls, customs, or dues whatever, in respect to such
vessels or their cargoes, but that the same shall remain
neither confirmed, enlarged, or prejudiced by anything here-
in contained." This was, however, rejected in committee,
sad the bill therefore stands, as far as this question is con-
cerned, as originally proposed.
The following is a list of passengers by the British and
North American Royal Mail Steamer Britania, Captain
Hewitt, which arrived on Saturday morning from Boston and
Halifax :—From Boston—Mr. G. Martion, Col. Forlong,
Lady, and servant; Miss Boulton, Mrs. Schonswaur, R.
U. Weston, Mrs. Solomon, Madame Bretto, M. Hercken-
rath, Gen. C. F. Mercer, General J. Hamilton, J. T. Jones,
Mr. Edward Menlove, Mr. Dickson, Mr. J. B. Wallace
and lady; Mr. Joseph Battersby, Mr. F. C. Matthieson,
Mr. H. Williams, Mr. Pierre Soule and Son; Mr. Cli-
therow, the Rev. Mr. Hirchmer, Mr. C. M'Alister, Mr.
Nockelle, Mr. J. B. Hillyer, Mr. Andrew Gray, Mr. Joseph
Leland, Mr. F. Farrand and lady; Mr. F. Doucournau,
Mr. T. Dumas ; Messrs. Normandin, Bourgeois, Chio-
chester, J. Marquez. John A. Barrie, John Geary, Samuel
Morgan, Walter Colquhoun, William Benlamin, Joseph
Leeming, John Steame ; Mr. Cookes, the Queen's messen-
ger; and the Right Hon. Geo. Cooke, LL.D., Chancellor
of one of the American Universities, &c.—From Halifax—
Mr. Robert Ritchie; Col. Monins and lady; Master Rol-
land and governess ; Judge Rolland, and Mr. C. Rolland ;
Messrs. A. Ewing, Schwartz, Davy, M'lntosh, and E.
Albro.

THE FUNDS, SATURDAY EVENING.—ThU jobbers in the
public stocks have recovered a good deal of confidence, and
the business done at advanced prices to-day affords conside-
rable hope that the panic symptoms so evident on Thursday
have now passed. Money is stated to be abundant, which
will, with the tendency which speculative transactions have
taken, bring back values to about their former position.
Consols for money leave off 90a to 11. ; Ditto, account, 901 to
1 ; Bank Stock, 1651 to 1661; India Stock, 218 to 250 ; 3
per Cents. Reduced, 911; 31 per Cents. Reduced, 100 x;
New 31 per Cents. 99a to a ; and India Bonds, 265. to 28s.
premium. Exchequer-bills in some sales have declined to
425. to 445. premium for the 2d issue, and 445. to 465. for
the 21d issue. Foreign securities have fluctuated very little,
yet prices have been pretty steady throughout the day.
Spanish Actives and the New 3 per Cents. close at the same
value, 201 to 11; Colombian, 21a to a ; Mexican 361 to a ;
Dutch 21 per Cents., 511 to 2-4 ; Belgian, 101 to 102 ; Danish,
811 to 824 ; Brazilian. 63 to 65 ; Portuguese 5 per Cents.,
33 to ; and Ditto, 3 per Cents, 191 to 1.

POCKET-PICKING TO A LARGE AMOUNT.—Yesterday,
at the police-court, four stout young men, named William
Hall, William Surnners, Joseph Hagan, and Thomas
M`Gbee, (the latter of whom had before been committed,)
were placed at the bar, on a charge of having picked the
pocket of a respectable female, of the sum of £4B, on Sunday
evening last. Mrs. Hay, a married woman, residing in the
town, said, that, on Sunday, she and her husband went
across the water to Rock Ferry, and on their return, while
they were going homeward up Redcross-street, and near the
bottom, about half-past 8 o'clock, several men came round
them, and hustled them, A boy was also with them, and
hands were put upon her person. She complained of their
conduct to her husband, and he, probably not wishing to con-
tend with so many and not knowing what had really oc-
curred, said they had better pass on, and took no notice.
She could not swear to any of them. In a short time Mr.
Hay, from observing the boy so near her and some manceuv-
rcs of three others of the gang who crossed the street, sus-
pected something was wrong—one of them stooping as if he
were an old man—and Mrs. H. soon discovered that she
hrd been robbed of the money she had in her pocket,
which was contained in a leather bag, and which con-
sisted of three £5 notes and thirty-three sovereigns. A man
who appeared as a witness, said he observed the gang just
before. There were nine of them, and amongst the pri-
soners he identified Hall and Summers. He saw thew, fol-
low several persons who were passing, and finally the com-
plainants. A girl who resides in Sea Brow, also observed
six or seven of them round the complainant, and they
afterwards gathered round the boy, and taking what ap-
peared to be money from him. She identified the prisoner
Hogan.—Police-officer Ainsworth, jun. said, that on
receiving information of the robbery, he went with Mr.
Hay to a public-house at the bottom of Thomas's-street,
where he found the four prisoners. Two of them had come
out of the door before he entered, but he made them go back.
Some others of the gang were also there, but escaped by the
back way. He got the assistance of another officer toap-
prehend them. While they were in the house the first pri-
soner put his hand under his cap, as if scratching his head,
h one of the
and was consequently watched, He was seen to drop some-
thing, and on a candle being procured, a piece of paper was
found on the spot, which turned out to be a £5 note.
stated
having tli a that
been
ne
cut
tuld
throughidentifyt
e middle and
notes Mrs 'y
its fromHa
afterwards pasted. There was also a small tear at the
top. The note was then produced, and it was sworn to
as being the same. The tear, she said, was larger than be-
fore ; but this was accounted for by the officer stating, that
the prisoner from whom it was taken made a snatch at it
it
when it was picked up, to possess herself of and destroy
it, and in so doing tore it a little further. Ainsworth said,
in reply to a question from Mr. Rushton as to his reason for
going to that particular house, that he knew it to be a resort
of thieves ; and that the landlord waspresen.t amongst them,
and the sum of £ll. 10s. was found upon him. Mr. Rush.
ton said the house must be reported, and dealt with at the
next licensing sessions, As there was no proof 'against
M'Gee, he was discharged. The others were remanded,
Merely to allow time to find some others of the gang, and
bring -up additional evidente. In about two hours afterwards
another of the defendants was taken into custody, and the
examination will be resumed this day. Mrs. Hay stated,
that she had taken the money with her, thinkin; it would be
safer than in the house, which was locked up with no one in
it when she and her husband went out.

The Liverpool Improvement Bill received the royal assent
on Saturday. The bill gives the magistrates additional
powers for regulating public-houses, which must, in future,
close at twelve o'clock on Saturday night and not open till
one on Sunday afternoon.
At the Royal Agricultural Society of England, last week,
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Joseph Thomlinson, Esq., of this town, obtained the first
prize of £l5 for a Leicester boar, and a prize of £lO for a
Leicester sow.

NEW SYSTEM OF SINGING.-Mr. Crowe's singing classes
are announced to open this week. Mr. Crowe has been
indefatigable in forming classes in all parts of the town, and,