The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1842-04-05 00:00:00

LOCAL NEWS.

SAILING OF THE GREAT WESTERN.—This splendid
steamer sailed, on Saturday afternoon, from Kinzroad, Bris-
tol, for New York. She carried out about 70 passengers,
among whom was M. Baraigne, the French Ambassador to
the United States. Her freight of goods was much smaller
than usual. The Great Western will leave New York instant
for this port.

Professional Gentlemen and Str ers attending the Assizes
are respectfully informed tha very description of BATH,
Warm, Shower, Sulphur. V our, and Medicated, as used so
generally in London and the dontinent, may be obtained
on the shortest notice, t the Victoria Baths, Cases-street,
three doors from Cl ton-square, near the Railway Offices
and St. John's Ma et.
LIVER THEATRE.---Edday night next this theatre closes
for the season. Mr. Raymond takes his benefit on the occa-
sion. Mr. Raymond has laboured hard to please the public,
and we trust that the public will not be torgetful of him.
He deserves a bumper, and no doubt he will have it. The
entertainments are of a very varied character.
PARISH AFFAIRS.—Our leaders no doubt have been sur-
prised that we did not give the results of the late parish elec-
tions in our last publication. Having perceived in all our
contemporaries official notices of those results, we expected
that we should be favoured with them in the usual course of
business. Why we have been left out remains to be shewn
We now give the close of the poll :

Persons. Votes
For Mr. Birkett
„ Mr. Cowgill 42 .. 121
For Mr. Hart's re-appointment ll6 .. 315
For the amendment that the offices of
Treasurer and Rate-book Clerk be, in 20 .. 40
future, divided.

LITERARY, SCIENTIFIC, AND COMMERCIAL INSTITU-
TION, ST. ANNE-STREET.—Mr. J. D. Russell delivered his
second lecture on Eaglish literature, at this institution, on
Friday evening. The lecturer gave a succinct but compre-
hensive view of the literature of the Elizabethan era and that
of Queen Anne. His observations on the writings of Shak-
speare, Bacon, Spenser, and Milton, evinced a sound critical
judgment, and a thorough appreciation of the genius of those
unapproachable writers. The delivery of the lecture occu-
pied nearly two hours, and was listened to throughout with
intense interest by a most intelligent audience. Mr. Russell
closes his interesting course on Friday evening next.
LUNE SALMON.—This delectable ish, formerly con-
signed to an Agency at Preston, is no egularly transmitted,
irnmediatelyon its leaving the wat; , to JOSEPH NEWTON'S
Wholesabe and Retail Fish Es ..lishment, 14, St. John's
Fishinarh3t, so that the nob: /y, gentry, and the public in
general, inay now obtain f; Sh Lune Salmon (equal, if not
superior, to that of the •,* er Severn) three hours after it is
taken out of its nativ -element. No other person will be
able to supply the ..lic• with Salmon equally fresh, as
Josnrit NEvrrolt i he sole lessee of the Skerton and Lune
Salmon Fishery. rimped Salmon to order, at the shortest
possible notice.

NEUR OITYPNOLOgY.—On Friday last, Mr. Braid, surgeon,
of Manchester, delivered a lecture on the science to which
he has given the above name, at the Templar's-hall. It was
announced that the lecturer would explain the mode of riles_
merising animals, but this was rendered impossible by the
ungentlemanly interruption of some surgeons, whose furious
zeal carried them far beyond the bounds of discretion, one
of them going so far as lo•impute swindling to Mr. Braid,
for which he was afterwards ,convelled to apologise. Seve-
ral of the patients were thrown into the cataleptic and rigid
states, and a young lady sang part of a song whilst in the
test stage. Mr. Braid being unable to finish his lecture,
and to introduce the new experiments, auotiker lecture was
announced for Wednesday (to-morrow).

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On Thursday iast a raectin- of the rate-payers of nirkeT,
head was held in St, Mary's Church, for the purpose of
nominating overseers of the poor, and assessors for the en-
suing year. Mr. Robert Hughes, and Mr. James Trotter
were appointed overseers, and Mr. Ilugh Williams, jun. and
Mr. James Maddock, assessors.
We refer our readers to Mr. Thompson's announcement.
which appeared in our last publication. in which he holds
out great advantages to those desirous of acquiring proficiency
in the art of penmanship. We have seen several who have
been under his tuition, who gratefully acknowledge the bene-
fits of his system.

SINGING.—It will be seen elsewhere, that Mr. Russell,
organist at Dr. Raffles's chapel, intends forming classes for
the instruction of singing upon Wilhem's system. We be-
lieve he is fully capable of imparting a knowledge of the art,
having had considerable experience.
MR. TEMPLETON'S CONCERT.—Our musical friends will
perceive, by the advertisement, the high treat which awaits
them next week, in having an opportunity of hearing the com-
bined talents of the celebrated Miss Delcy, and our old fa-
vourite, Mr. Templeton. We have no doubt the lovers of
Scotch ballad will hail this event with delight, as, in addition
to the great celebrity he has acquired in the grand scena, he
stands unrivalled in his Scottish molodies.
A letter, with the following address, passed through our
post-office on Friday last :
Mr. Postman, unto your care
This letter I to Glasgow send,
And hope, on its arrival there,
You'll safe deliver it to my friend
`WILLIAM CLARK—as gude a chiel
As any wi' him you'll compare.
He's ken'd by all the ladies weel ;
He works in " North-court, Exchange-square."
NEW PATENTS.—The following are amongst the patents
sealed last month :—Charles William Firchild, of Woley Park,
Northfield, Worcestershire, farmer, for an improved pro-
pelling apparatus for marine and other purposes.—Moses
Sperry Beach, of Norfolk-street, Strand, printer, for im-
provements in machinery used for printing with type, and in
the construction of type for printing,—being a commimica-
tion.---Henry Smith, of Liverpool, engineer, for improve-
ments in the construction of wheels and breaks for carriages.
—John Haughton, of Liverpool, clerk, for improvements in
the method of affixing certain labels.—James Clements, of
Liverpool, manufacturer of toys, for improvements in com-
position for ornamenting glass and picture frames, end articles
for interior and other decorations; also for the manufacture
of toys and other fancy articles.

SCHLESINGER'S NEWLY INVENTED CLIP.—We have had
an opportunity of seeing a new letter clip or file invented by
Messrs. Schlesinger and Co. There are many objections to
other letter clips, which have been carefully avoided in. this.
The generality of clips have large screws or grips projecting
in the front, which must of necessity prevent the possibility
of hanging them up without exposing the letters. The,scrpw,i
or grips of other clips are so fixed at the top, that the second
page of a letter or invoice cannot be read without being taken
from the clip, and by the pressure merely resting on one part,
the letters are liable to be much disarranged, and often lost
altogether.. This most important point is very ingeniously
in this clip, as the grip for securing the letters, &c., is so fixed
cm the board that they are perfectly secure at the back, and
kept in such order as to admit of instant access for perusal,
as readily as though in a bound volume.

STEALING ORANGES.—Three boys, Hogan, Dogharty,
and INl'Guire, were yesterday charged with having stolen a
quantity of oranges and apples. They were seen in company
on Saturday night, by a police officer, in John's Lane, car-
rying a bag which was found to contain a large quantity of
oranges and apples. Two witnesses, dealers in such fruit,
stated, that on receiving information they went to their vaults,
under the Pedlar's market, and missed—the one 1.1 hundred
oranges, and about 100 apples; and the other, two hundred
oranges, and half a cwt. of apples, which had been left safe
that night. The:prisoners were committed for trial.
ROBBERY IN A DWELLING-HOUSE.—At the police court
yesterday, a man named Thomas Flannagan, was charged with
robbing another named John Dwire, of a sum of money.
The complainant said, that on Sunday morning about eight
o'clock ,he met the prisoner and another man in a public
house in Shaw's Alley, and they sat drinking together till 11
o'clock, when they all went to the prisoner's house in Spar-
ling-street, to have something to eat. They then remained
till three in the afternoon, shortly before which time, the com-
plainant, who was not perfectly sober, perceived the prisoner
thurst his hand into his pocket, and take out some money,
part of which fell on the floor. The prisoner's wife wished
him to restore it, but he refused, and threatened to strike her
for suggesting it. Complainant got out of the house, and
gave information which eventually led to the prisoner's appre-
hension. His identity was made out, and he was committed
for trial.

THE FUNDS, SATURDAY EVENING.—The English stocks,
which appeared rather flat in the morning, were strengthened
in a material degree towards the close of business by pur-
chases made by influential brokers on private account. Con-
sols for money left off 90 to -; for the account, 901 to ;
New 31 per Cents., 993 to 1 ; Exchequer-bills rose to 335.
to 335. premium ; and India Bonds, to 10s. to 12s. premium.
In the foreign market the New Three per Cent. Spanish
Stock failed to support the fictitious value it acquired yester-
day and the two previous days ; there were several bargains
in it, which were all done at lower prices ; the closing one
was 23 to 4. The other foreign stocks were scarcely so
good as yesterday. Mexican left off 401 to ex div. ; Danish,
801 to 81 ex div. ; Brazilian, 66 to 68 ex div. ; Portuguese
5 per Cents., 351 to 61; Ditto, 3 per Cents., 201 to 1+ ; Co-
lombian, 27 to 1; Belgian, 103 to 104 ; and Spanish Actives,
4* to ?f.

SUICIDE.—An inquest was held yesterday before Mr
Curry, the borough coroner, on view of the body of Mary
Roberts. The deceased, who was forty-five years of age,
was the wife of a carter, and resided in King-street, Toxteth-
park. She had a sister-in-law who died about two months
ago, and had from that time been in low spirits, and subject
to fits of abstraction. On Saturday morning, about half-
past eight o'clock, her husband left the house to go to his
work, and returned about twelve o'clock to his dinner, when
he found the door of the room in which they lodged to be
fast. He knocked and kicked, but receiving no reply, he
called some of the lodgers in the same house, who broke
into the apartment. They found the deceased lying on her
back in the bed, with her throat cut, and a table-knife lay
on the floor near her. She was still alive, but much ex-
hausted from loss of blood. Surgical assistance was imme-
diately called, and the wound, which had not reached the
jugular or the windpipe, was sewed up. The great effusion
of blood, however, from the minor veins of the neck that
were dissevered, was such that she died at eight o'clock the
same evening, of " venous hemorrhage." The jury returned
a verdict to the effect that the deceased committed suicide,
while labouring under temporary insanity.
PICKING POCKETS BY AUTHORlTY.—Yesterday, at the
police-court, two stout elderly females, Alice Jones and Mary
Perry,—the latter with her face much bruised,—were placed
at the bar, they having been taken into custody on Satuiday
night; but no charge was preferred against them. It ap-
peared that Alice Jones had been seen taking the money from
the pockets of Mary Perry, while the latter was so much in-
toxicated that she lay on the ground, unable to help herself.
Jones was apprehended for the supposed theft, and Perry
was conveyed in a hand-barrow to bridewell for safety. Mr.
Davenport explained the circumstances. Jones was a poul-
terer in St. Johns Market, and Perry a friend of her's who
hawked poultry for her about the town, and who being ad-
dicted to taking occasionally a drop too much, had given her
a general authority to empty her pockets of all the coin they
contained, whenever she found her " over the line," lest
some one else might get hold of it. Mrs. Jones had, on
several occasions, acted upon this " right of search," and
always with perfect satisfaction to Mrs. Perry. Both parties,
on being questioned, stated that this was the fact, Perry
adding that the money was always honestly accounted for by
her friend. ' They were accordingly both discharged, and left
the court in amicable companionship.
GROSS ASSAULT BY A MAN ON HIS WIFE.—At the
Police Court, on Friday a man was brought before Mr.
Rushton on a charge of grossly assaulting his wife. The
complainant, a rather intresting and well dressed female,
with her face blacked with blows, who had a child with her,
said she had been married to the prisoner for about seven
years, and that he was a seafaring man. He was father of
the child. He did not support her, and was in the habit of
abusing and striking her. He had violently beaten her on
the day mentioned in the summons, and had inflicted the
injuries on her face. She was also much bruised all over.
She did not want him to maintain her, but to keep away from
her, as she could make a moderate living in quiet., by keep-
ing lodgers.—The prisoner said the complainant had a bad
tongue, but did not adduce any particular instance of her
using it in a provoking manner.—Mr. Rushton said he had
violently assaulted her, and that he must pay a fine of £5,
or be imprisoned two months ; and, moreover, find bail to
keep theipeace, himself in £4O, and two sureties in £2oeach
or he further imprisoned for three months.
FIRST APPEARANCE OF MR. ROLL AT THE HAYMAR.
KET.—On Wednesday Mr. -Hull made his bow to the Hay-
market audience in the character of Orlando, in Shakspere s
comedy of As You Like It. This gentleman is not new to
the London stage, having performed, when a mere child,
Prince Arthur, at Drury-lane ; from that period he has ap-
peared occasionally at some of the metropolitan theatres, but
his practice has been chiefly in the provinces, particularly at
Bath and Liverpool, where he has played all theleading light
comedy business with considerable success. The impression
made by him on Wednesday night was decidedly favourable ;
he possesses a good figure, free and graceful action, and a
prepossessing. countenance. , His voice is sufficiently clear
and pleasing in tone, and he treads the stage with the ease
and confidence of a veteran. The character of Orlando is
not one we would select by which to test the abilities of a
light comedian. It is of that halt-sentimental order, in
which, if the actor be but gifted by nature with a good voice
and figure, and a tolerable knowledge of his business, he can
scarcely fail of being successful, as the character may be said
to play itself. Judging, however, from what we saw of Mr.

HOW; acting, we.consider him to be an artist of more than

average merit, endowed with many natural advantages. His
faults are occasional inequalities, and a want of finish in his

acting

He draws the rough outline of his characterswiti;

bold and free hand, but we-irnagine that he does not possess
sufficient mind to bestow the delicate lights and shades that
give truth and beauty to dramatic pereonations. There can,
however, be no doubt that he will prove a valuable acquisi-
tion to the Haymarket company.—Sunday

COUNTY CONSTABULARY.—In our last we gave a short
report of the annual county sessions held at Preston on the
previous day. Our reporter fell into a slight error on the
occasion, which we are now wishful to set right. We stated
that 81 magistrates voted against Mr. Towneley's motion for
disbanding the constabulary force, and 55 for it, whereas the
contrary was the case ; 55 voted against it, and 81 for it.
But as the act requires the majority for the abolition of the
force to be three-fourths of the magistrates present it fol-
lowed that the motion was lost by a majority of 21 votes.
The effect of the decision will be as we stated, that the force
will not be disbanded, but the correction is important as exhi-
biting the fact, that a considerable majority of the magistrates
are in favour of abolishing it. The following gentlemen
voted for the motion brought forward by P. E. Towneley,
Esq. :—Sir T. Potter, Sir T. Trafford, Messrs. Michaelson,
Ireland Blackburne, Mackreth, William Marshall, P. E.
Towneley, John Armstrong, C. Towneley, Edward Grundy,
John Grundy, Le G. N. Starkie, Reginald Hargreaves, John
Holt, G. Thornber, John Formby, James Pedder, Richard
Newsham, jun., Wm. Turner, Wm. Gray, Wm. Earnshaw,
James Blanchard, James Wanklyn, Elias Chadwick, T.
Eastwood, Wm. Birley, Critchley, Joseph Brotherton,
C. Lacy, Hutchinson, David Harrison, John Hopwood,
Jsialamwe,s
John
npsHe s
ony,l,lobert Andrews, Henry Ashworth, Open-
. R. E. Jamesw W. Atkinson,
iGnsroayn,RWig
Holme Maude, J W. gme.,
Hall, James Whittaker R. J. J. N'orreys, W. G. WalmesleY,
Henry Tempest, B. Heape, R. Moore, Parr, Hibbert, T.
Newton. Lyon, Peter Ainsworth, E. Silvester, George Ash-
worth, Brocklehurst, P. Abbot, W. Wright, A. Buckley,
J. Mellor, 11. Hornby, W. Rathbone, J. Crossley, R. Wal-
ker, W. H. Wood, E. E. Clayton, H. Whittaker, Joseph
Ridgway, G. Baldwin, Wm. Chadwick, Henry Hardman,
C. Bourne, J. Heald, J. J. Darbishire, John Taylor, Welsh,
Armitage, C. Orrell, J. R. Barnes. The following voted
against it :—Messrs. John Saurey, Horton, James Alison,
Robert Lomax, C. E. Kendal, J. Bushell, John Austen,
John Bentley, John Cunliffe, L. Rawstorne, John Fletcher,
Henry Petre, Wm. Gale, John Woodcock, Jonathan Brooks,
T. W. Rathbone, Reece Bevan, James Heywood, J. S. Bir-
ley, John Master, T. Cooke, S. Taylor, R. T. Parker, A.
Hodgson, W. G. Bell, J. N. Farington, Harvey, J. C.
Ewart, W. F. Hulton, J. Heywood, T. Rodick, P. M.
James, Horsfall, Haliburton, T. Lowndes, J. F. Foster, T.
Thornely, F. Jordan, Wm. Carlow, M. Feilden, Standish,
B. J3arelay, J. F. Hindle, Robinson, G. Jacson, R. Alison
J. Buirstow, T. H. Hesketh, W. H. Hornby, Joseph Field,,
A. Wood, Robert Hornby, W. Edwards, R. Ashton, and
J. Fletcher.

GatAt SALE OF CAUILIAGES.—We beg to cirawaitentio:
to Messrs. Lucas's great annual sale of carriages and harness
which will take place to-morrow at the Repository. Thi
sale exceeds in number of lots that of last year : it comprise
250 lots. There are 50 lots of harness. A great number o
the vehicles are quite new and very elegant, and all taste,
may be suited.

PERU AND BOLIVIA.—The intelligence received on Tuesday
at Liverpool of the complete defeat of Gamarra and the Pe.
ruvian army in Bolivia comes confirmed by the official detail:
of this decisive action. The bulletin of the Bolivian army,
printed in Paz de Ayacucho, and dated November 25, con.
tains a lengthened account of the operations of the two armies
previous to the battle, with the complete relation of the
manceuvrtes and circumstances attending the battle itself.
It appears, that since the former advices published under
this head, Gamarra, The President of Lower Peru, and
Commander-in-Chief of the invading .army, had advanced
to and occupied the city of La Paz, whence be subsequently
pushed forward to, and occupied, a position at Viacha, a vil-
lage five leagues in advance, which he proceeded to fortify.
In the mean time General Ballivian, the newly elected
President Of Bolivia, was collecting forces from various parts
around his head-quarters Sicasica, in order to make head
against the foe, and at length, on the 13th, having received
all the reinforcements available, commenced his march and
preparations for attack, at the head of less than 3,800 men,
upon the enemy whdse force, according to the muster-roll
found afterwards, ascended to 5,200. On the 18th the de-
cisive battle was fought at Ingavi, close to Viacha. The
Bolivian forces, though the least numerous, were the assail-
ants. and from the first were victorious on all points. Such
was the impetuosity of their attack that the two wings of
Gamarra's army were instantly broken and put to rout, the
centre still stood firm, when Ballivian brought up his reserve
and artillery for a final charge. This was successful and
decisive. Gamarra was killed fighting in the midst of his
men, and Castillo, the second in command, with 24 other
superior officers, 159 subordinate officers, and 3,200 troops,
were taken prisoners. The operations before, with his
skilful manteuvres, courage and coolness during the action,
of which the bulletin drawn up by the chief of his staff affords
ample evidence, serve to stamp Ballivian as one of the most
able commanders yet produced in the course of the intermi-
nable revolutions of Spanish America. His chief of the staff,
General Sagarnaga, who at the head of the right wing charged
and routed the left of the enemy, greatly distinguished him-
self also. Private accounts state that after the-action General
Ballivian commenced his march upon Arica, Arequipa Puno,
and Cuzco, previous to entering upon negotiations for peace
with the Lower' Peruvia% republic.
MERSEY AND IRWELL DOCKS.--FIRST ARRIVAL OF A
FOREIGN LADEN VESSEL.--It is always gratifying to us to
notice any extension of the port and trade of Runcorn. For
many years the Irish and coasting trade has been of consider-
able and growing importance at this port ; but on Friday of
last week, the 'AlerseyAtndirwell docks welcomed their first
vessel from the Continent. The " Marie- Agnetc," a tine
schooner from Norway, arrived with an entire cargo of Chro-
mate Iront imported by i4lessrs. W. Dentith and Co., mer-
chants, Manchester, and notwithstanding the attempts of
some interested parties in Liverpool, to deter the captain from
coming up the .river to Runcorn, he has expressed himself
so much pleased with the dock accommodation and facilities
afforded him here, that we may look for a succession of fo-
reign vessels at Runcorn. The only impediments to the
transhipment of the cargo proceeded from Liverpool, which
have caused such a searching investigation, that we are quite
sure it will not be good policy of Liverpool to manifest any
jealousy of the rising port of Rnncorn, by opposing vexatious
obstructions to vessels trading to this place.—Manchester
Courier.—[Our contemporary appears to imagine that the
people of Liverpool entertain a very unworthy jealousy of
" the rising ports of Runcorn" and Manchester. We really
have no wish to offer any impediments to such seagoing cock-
boats as can be accommodated and " pleased with the dock
accommodation " provided for them at Runcorn or Man-
chester. On the contrary, if they will only telegraph us in
passing we will undertake that a landing waiter (for the
want of which, we presume, the impediment in question
occurred) shall be forwarded up the river with all possible
despatch, to attend upon our good neighbours' " entire
cargoes," whether of chromate of iron, or any other com-
modity. We assure the Courier that our noble river has no
more fear of rivalry from the Irwell than from any other
muddy ditch whose waters it bears to the ocean. Why will
our contemporary make himself so ridiculous ?—Ed L. S.]