The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1842-06-17 00:00:00

THE STAMP RETURNS.—We have been requested by the
editor of the European to state, that during the three first
months of the present year the number of stamps consumed
by that paper was 7,500, though credit is not given for one
in the stamp returns.

PHOTOGRAPHY.—The photographic establishment at the
Mount is now in full operation. Numbers of persons are
daily sitting for their likenesses, which, generally speaking,
are excellent. Those who intend having their portraits taken
must be careful to put on a quiet, cheerfulface, as the least dis-
tortion neutralises the 'excellence of the likeness. All the
committee of the Mechanics' Institution have been taken,
and we are bound to admit that finer impressions have never
yet been seen.

THE LIVERPOOL CHURCH SCHOOLS.—We perceiye, by
an announcement elsewhere, that the children of the various
Church of England schools will walk on Thursday next, ac-
cording to custom. The Rev. C. H. Terrott, D.D., will
preach a sermon at St. Peter's Church in aid of these insti-
tutions. This is, in our opinion, one of the most gratifying
and interesting sights in Liverpool.
POCKET PlCKlNG.—Yesterday, at the Police-court, a boy
named William Wilks was committed for trialat the sessions,
for picking the pocket of a gentleman named Jones of a hand-
kerchief, stated to be worth 4s. The prisoner had before
been guilty of a similar offence. The gentleman got hold of
the delinquent, and held him fast until police-officer Crisp
came up and took him into custody.
EXTENSIVE FIRE IN DELAMERE FOREST.-011 Sunday
afternoon last, some persons at present unknown, set fire to
the heath at Oak Mere, within about two hundred yards
of the plantations upon Delamere Forest ; and the weather
being exceedingly dry and hot, the fire spread along the
ground with great rapidity, and all attempts to extinguish
it were fruitless. In the course of an hour or two, it com-
municated with the adjoining plantation, and, before seven
o'clock, had destroyed seventy to eighty acres, chiefly oak,
larch, and Scotch firs.

AN UNFEELING MOTHER. On Tuesday Catherine
Jameson, aged about 19, was placed before Mr. Rushton,
charged with having attempted to abandon her infant child.
The prisoner carried the infant, a delicate-looking little crea-
ture, in her arms. It appeared by the evidence of three
young females, that the prisoner deposited the child amongst
some puddle on a piece of vacant ground and ran off. 'They
were not aware at first that it was a child. Curiosity led
them to the sput, when, on discovering what it was, they
took it up, pursued her, and forced her to take it back.
They called a police-officer and gave the prisoner into cus-
tody. Mr. Rushton directed her to be handed over to the
parish authorities.

RIOT AT ELLESMERE.--On Monday last a riot took place
at this place, which was fortunately soon suppressed by the
police. It appears that the canal company are in the habit
of paying their workmen once a month, and at this settlement
a number of idle hands had assembled from other quarters,
knowing. as it was pay day, there would be some cash stirring.
They all became at length so infuriated with drink as threat-
ened at one time the most serious results, but the constables
from various quarters of the county arrived es soon as pos-
sible, and by their efforts prevented any bloodshed, which
was at one time greatly feared.
PIGEON SHOOTING AT OXTON.—Yesterday afternoon, a
pigeon shooting match for £lO came off at Oxton, on the
opposite Cheshire shore, in a field near Mr. Sudlow's, the
Carnarvan Castle, in that village. The day was fine, and the
sport was capital. By the rules agreed upon, each charge of
shot was limited to 11: oz. In the first contest, Mr. WM illan
and Mr. Hickson killed each of their three birds, and in
afterwards shooting off the former gentleman won by one
bird. In contending for the second prize, some excellent
shooting was displayed between Mr. Philips and Mr. Graham.
The whole meeting was marked throughout by the greatest
unanimity and gratification—every one heartily entering into
the pleasures of the day. The parties afterwards retired to
Mr. Sudlow's, where a number of them sat down to dinner.
In the course of the evening there was some good and
amusing shooting at a mark in the ground behind the inn.
LIVERPOOL V. BRISTOL.—A correspondent of Gore's Ad-
vertiser has addressed the following letter to that paper :
On reading over the Bristol Mercury of last Saturday, 1
saw a paragraph from the Liverpool Advertiser, wherein it
is stated there are 790 vessels in the port of Liverpool, not
including those at Runcorn. On Sunday last, the sth inst.
I had the curiosity to reckon every vessel in this port having
a mast, except the Severn and Wye trows, and the following
are the numbers :-104 vessels on the Welsh Back, Grove,
Wapping, Butts, and Quay, to the stone bridge, bottom of
Small-street; 14 vessels from the Old Glasshouse down the
Hotwell-road, and including Cumberland Basin, except a
couple of old craft in the Floating Dock ; total, 1.18 vessels.
This includes a French lugger, two Neapolitans, and a
Greek ship (not one American flag afloat in the port), 17
ships and barques, 14 brigs, 8 steamers, 79 sloops and
schooners, total 118, leaving a balance of vessels in favour of
Liverpool of 672 ! This certainly is a very great odds, which
lam very sorry to see as regards Bristol.-1 am, sir, yours,
&c.,
Bristol, 9th June, 1842. ONE OF THE PEOPLE.
THE FUNDS, WEDNESDAY EVENING.—The English
funds to-day have presented no feature whatever beyond the
mere maintenance of yesterday's prices, which the ordinary
run of business enabled the jobbers to effect. Money was
rather more in demand, although no absolute want of it was
felt, as the settlements in the foreign stock and share mar-
kets drew off some of the floating capital. Consols for the
account closed 91* to ...3s ; 3 per Cents. Reduced, 911 to 1 ;
Bank Stock, 167 to 168; Exchequer-bills, 475. to 495. pre-
mium ; 3A- per Cents. Reduced, 100 to ls ; and India Bonds,
235. premium. In the foreign market there was some fluctu-
ation in prices, and in the course of the settlement in Spanish
a defaulter for a small amount was declared. This unfortu-
nate occurrence in some degree caused an unsettled feeling
at the close of business. Spanish 3 per Cents. closed 234 to
; Ditto, Actives, 21.4 to 22i s Mexican, 36 to A- ; Brazilian,
66 to 67 ; Belgian, 102 to 103 ; Chilian, 87 to 89 ; Dutch 21.
per Cents., 521 to 53 ; Portuguese 5 per Cents., 37 to A ;
Ditto, 3 per Cents., 21* to 221- ; and Colombian, tit to 264.
THEATRE ROYAL.—The drama of " Maximums and
Speciments of William Muggins" is having a successful
run. The moral of this piece is to show that by industry
and perseverance success is certain, while vice and idleness
must meet with their deserts in ruin. Miss Bennett, as Wil-
liam Muggins, acts throughout with great vivacity and spirit ;
she appears to enter into the fun of the character with bon
gout. Mr. Baker, as Sniggers, excites great risibility, as
does also Mr. Selby, the author of the drama, as Massa
Saunders. His dancing in the Quality Ball is immensely
rich. This scene is the best we have seen for a long time.
Mr. Nantz makes " a palpable hit" in Canterbury Toni.
It is quite equal to T. P. Cooke's Long Tom Coffin—in its
way an admirable performance. This character Mr. Nantz
turns out quite artistically. It is even better than his Manti-
lini, and that is very clever. There are some pretty dances
interspersed through the piece which are highly applauded.
Mr. George Vandenhoff and Mrs. Warner have been playing
Macbeth and Lady Macbeth, the Stranger, and Mrs. Hal-
ler, and other characters very successfully. Next week
Mr. James Russell, the singer, (the original Bob Logic,)
makes his appearance, being engaged for a short time.
Want of attraction surely cannot he complained of, as a
cause of the theatre not being filled every night.
CAUTION TO OWNERS OF DOGS.—Eight individuals
were yesterday fined ss. each at the Police-court, for allowing
their dogs to be at large. They for the most part pleaded in
defence of the charge that the brutes were not theirs, but it
was proved that they showed an intimacy with their alleged
masters, that sufficiently established the ownership. Several
persons thought they would be exonerated by declaring that
the dogs belonged to other parties,—were merely placed
under their charge, and some how or other broke loose.
This, however, did not exonerate them. A good deal of
fun was excited by a Mr. M`Gee, one of the defendants—a
publican residing in Spital-fields, and a man of quaint ap-
pearance, and exceeding good humour. The policeman said
lie followed the dog to his door, and that.both parties were
evidently well acquainted, and on terms of the greatest
friendship. " I assure you," said Mr. M'Gree, smiling and
laughing, " he does not belong to me : he belongs to a man
who came from Birmingham, and left him with me to take
care of," (Much laughter.) You must pay the fine, said
Mr. Rushton. " What !" said the defendant—his face still
the picture of merriment, " must I pay for another man's
dog ?" " Certainly," was the reply. He paid the money
with the greatest good temper—remarking with another
smile, '• I'll never pay for another man's dog again. I'll
have nothing to do with dogs again." (Great laughter.)
Mr. Rushton remarked that the town was infested with
useless, half-starved curs, which, for the safety of the inha-
bitants, to whom they were also a constant source of annoy-
ance, it would be well to drown.
MANSLAUGHTER—FATAL FIGHT.—On Monday night a
fight took place near Oxton, on the Cheshire side of the river,
which terminated in the death of one of the combatants. It
appears that on Monday two stone getters, named Edward
Halewood and William Evans, along with some other men
were celebrating the " rearing" of a house in Oxton, after
which they went to the Carnarvon Castle, public-house. This
was about half-pait ten at night. Whilst in the public-house
Evans and Halewood tossed for threepence, which Evans
won. Halewood, hurt at the loss, desired Evans to return
the money, and on his refusing a quarrel took place. A fight
between them was the consequence, in the course of which
Halewood received a blow which rendered him insensible
for five minutes. The landlord then turned them out, and
they, went to the quoiting ground, where they renewed the
fight for two hours, at the end of which Halewood was carried
away perfectly insensible. He died at one o'clock on Tues-
day. A farmer who was attracted to the spot by the noise,
attempted to separate the combatants, but could not succeed,
and it is stated that the police could not be called in, as they
were at Ellesmere, engaged in putting down a riot. The de-
ceased is represented as a man of indifferent character, and
very quarrelsome ; and Evans, it is said, is of a quiet, indus-
trious disposition. On Wednesday an inquest was held on
the body of Halewood, when the jury, after hearing all the
evidence, returned a verdict of manslaughter against Willm.
Evans, and he was committed to Chester Castle, to take his
trial at the next assizes.
SINGULAR RECOVERY OF STOLEN PROPERTY. —On
Tuesday last, a gentleman and his lady who reside at Holt-
hill, arrived in this town from a tour to the Lakes, and re-
turned homeward by one of the Birkenhead steam-boats, at
five o'clock the same evening. On reaching the hotel they
left a large trunk and a large tin box, both containing wear-
ing apparel and other articles,in the lobby, intending to send
thir servant for them when they reached home. In about
an hour and a half afterwards the servant girl was accord-
ingly sent down to the inn to see them brought home, but
they were not to be found. Inquiry was consequently made,
and it was found that they bad been taken to the Railway-
office, at Birkenhead, and forwarded to Chester, as part of
the luggage of a pretended " gentleman," who, it is sup-
posed, had the morning before arrived from Dublin,'by one
of the mail-vessels, and who had partially taken upon his
quarters, pro ten:pore, at the hotel, and ordered dinner at
a late hour, to which lie appeared having crossed the
Mersey in the same boat with the gentleman and his wife.
It -appears that, shortly before seven o'clock, on leaving the
hotel, to which he had gone with only a small portmanteau—
as seen by one of the servants—he affected to be in a hurry
to proceed to Chester, and represented to another attendant
that the two packages were his luggage, which he wished to
be taken to the station. No suspicion being entertained, a
man was sent with him along with M. On reaching the sta-
tion and taking his place, it was found that the weight of the
packages was considerably more than one passenger was al-
lowed to take without extra charge, and, after some demur as
to payment, he submitted to have each piece separately
weighed. Not being satisfied with the result, he had the
whole (including his own (?) small portmanteau) weighed
separately, but with no advantage to himself, and he
eventually paid the amount of extra charge required,
and took his departure. He left by the last train
for the evening, so that there was no opportunity of
pursuit that night. The gentleman, however, went to
Chester by the first train on Wednesday morning, but
with scarcely a hope of recovering his property. On
his arrival at the Chester end, he found that a police inspec-
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would probably have been irrecoverably' lost. The fellow
appears to have " smelt a rat," and never appeared to claim
the packages. He is represented as a tall, genteel-looking
man, with long black hair, and dark complexion.