The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1842-11-04 00:00:00

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It was au unhappy hour for his repute.
tens induced by ill-advising friends to break his we
Ile polling throughout .the day.

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without anination,was, generally spe.
three o'clock the numbers stood as follosw, showin
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Francis Jordan, Esc!

qORTEI TO

YARD

The competitors, last year, fir the suffraces_of the bur-
gesses of North Toxteth Ward, were Mr. Alexander Smith,
jun. and Mr. William Lockerby. Mr. Smith, who is a sound
Protestant and Conservative, defeated his antagonist -in a
canter, having a majority of thirty-four votes over him. Mr.
Lockerby, not satisfied with this eximAition of the opinions of
the burgesses in relation to him, ventured to go to the poll
again this day against Mr. John Sheppard; and the result
will enable him to comprehend, how, that which is falsely
called "liberalism" is scouted with contempt.
Although the majority on the first hourly return was in
favour of Mr. Lockerby, (by four only,) this of course
not be considered as a correct criterion of the state of feeling,
- - Sheppard was immensely in the

The hourly returns increased Mr. Slieppard's
majority ; and though the radicals kept the poll open to the
latest hour, they must have known all along that the contest
was hopeless.

ATICHAELIVIAS

SESSIONS

The Quarter Sessions of the Peace for the clivision of Kirk.
dale, commenced yesterday, in the Court-house, Kirkdale
among whom we noticed the Rev. Jonathan Brooks, chair.
man, the Hon. R. B. Wilbraham, the Rev. J. I'. Horton
John Formby, Esq., Peter Bourne, Esq., Adam Hodgson
Esq.. &c. &c. The calendar c,mtains the names of 86 priso
tiers for trial on charges of felony, and eight f.,,r misdemear
ours; total, 94.
The Court having been opened with the usual
the following gentlemen were sworn the gra,-.
Wm. HOLT, Esq., of Billinge,
Wm. Peace, of Hugh, manager.
Wm. Ormancly, of Haigh, bookkeeper

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Thomas IliHinge, of Asbton-in-MaCkerfiehl, yeoman
Henry Arrowsmith, of Astley, cotton Manufacturer.'
Win. Eckersley, of Pennington, gentleman.

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Thothas Manley, jun., of Atherton, nail manufacturer
Abraham H eys, of Bedford, nail manufacturer.

John Cowley, of Billinge, Chapel End, yeoman.
Vim. Aspinall Whittle, of Billinge, Higher End
Robt. Aked, of Evertor), merchant.
George Batley, of Everton, broker.
Peter Johnson, of Hindley, coal merchant.
Henry Frazer, of Lowton, gentleman.
James Worsley, of Lowton, cotton spinner
John Arnold, of Ormskirk, grocer.
Richd. Martlew, of Ormskirk, cabinet mr
Wm. Atherton, of Pennington, miller.
George Glenn, of Toxteth-park
Peter Bradshaw, of Lowton,. yeoman.
George Hilton, of Hindley, coal merchant.

, merchant

entleman

The CHAIRMAN, in his address to the grand jury, com-
menced by observing, that although there were a number of
cases in the calendar, they were all of the ordinary descrip-
tion ;_ and in looking them over, he did not find any which
called for the least remark from him. They were the kind
of cases which were constantly-coining before them at Ses-
sions ; and a considerable number of them were, apparently,
of very trifling importance, but trifling as they might appear
in themselves, it was still necessary.for them to come before
the court, because if petty thefts were allowed to go without
punishment, they would naturally increase to a great extent,
property would not be secure. The only mode of treating
these kind of offences, so long as the law remained as it was,
was to try them at Sessions, so that notwithstanding their
apparent trifling nature, they must be carefully attended to.
He did not know whether there was any other matter for him
to remark upon, or, that anything occurred, of a public na-
ture, between the present and the last sessions which re-
quired observation. There was, however, one circumstance
which he would mention, which, though not occurring in the
county, was yet connected with the county, inasmuch as it
had relation to the borough of LiVerpool. In their last po-
lice bill they had got a clause inserted, which he could not
help wishing that the legislature would enact for the citizens
at large. That clause went to require all public houses to
close on Saturday nights at a certain hoer [twelve o'clock,]
and not to be opened again till one o'clock on Sunday. The
effect of that enactment in Liverpool had been beneficial,
beyond the most sanguine expectations of those who framed
the clause ; for it had reduced the number of cases before
the magistrates on the Monday morning above one-half,
and in many Instances as much as two-thirds. They
used to have as many as 170 or 180 cases, alMost all
arising from drunkenness on the Monday, and, they were now
reduced to fifty or sixty. That, he thought, every boy who
was anxious for the morality of the :people of, this country,
would feel was a very great and essential-:service in such it
place as Liverpool. Now, from the observations he had
made of the cases which usually came before these sessions,
it appeared to him that as many of the.cases ,they had to try
arose from the same cause—from tippling in public-houses.
(for he could trace a great proportion of them to that cause)—
it would be a most desirable thing indeed, and be, a great ser-
vice to the public at large, if such a law were made general.
Experience had proved in the borough Of LivetpocilhOW suc-
cessful such a la,w was, and he saw no, reason whatever why
it should not he equally successful in ,every other, place. He
mentioned this :natter in order that it might be'known what
the effect of ,the law bad, been in a great town—that it hod
more than answered the expecfations of .thosewho framed it;
and he wait:Sure they would all agree with hits, that the corn.
inanity would gain greatly if it became general.—The chair-
man then dismissed the grand jury to their labours.
The commOn.jury list was then called over, and Mr. James
Battersby, of Bedrord,,and Mr. Thomas Clayton, of Everton,
not answering to their names, were fined £5 each.

The trials eommencet:li;bo'ut one o'clock ; but during the
clay nothing of importance took

HORRID DEATH.--An inquest was held on Tuesday last
by Mr. Griffith Jones, coroner for the county of Merioneth,
on the body of John Roberts, lime-burner to Mr. Edward
Owen, of Garthynhared, when it appeared that John Jones
had, on the morning of Monday, the 24th ult., been in com-
pany with the deceased, drawing lime from the kiln at Gar-
thisaf, and that on his return from breakfast he found John
Roberts in the centre of the kiln, plunged up to his knees in
the burning lime. He was in an upright posiiion, with his
hands raised above his bead. The body appeared a complete
burning mass ; and, on a chain being passed tound the trunk,
it was dragged out, charred to a cinder. A large iron bar,
used for poking the lime from the kiln, was resting near the
deceased, but there was no evidence to show how he had fallen
into the kiln. Verdict—" Accidental death." The deceased
was 60 years of age, but had not long taken to the lime
business.—Carnarvon Herald.

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BRUTAL ASSAULT AND ROBBERY OF A FEMALE.-
Cheltenham police-office, on Thursday, John Baldwin and
Joseph Kern, of Charlton Kings, were charged with violently
assaulting and robbing a young woman named Elizabeth
Wildon. It appeared from the evidence of the prosecutrix
twhose face presented marks of the most inhuman usage) that
on Monday afternoon last, being Charlton Kings wake, she
went to that village, by appointment, to meet a young wo-
man named Cooke, with whom she was acquainted, and
whilst waiting for her near the Plough beerhouse, a young
man named Powis came out and pulled her into the house,
where she took a little beer, and joined in two dances which
the parties assembled were enjoying themselves with, at this
their annual feast. The prisoner Karn officiated as fiddler,
and prosecutrix sat next to him for some time. Shortly be-
fore nine o'clock she left, and when about to open a gate
leading into the turnpike road, the prisoner Baldwin caught
hold of her, and proceeded to take liberties with her. She
struggled with him, and Kern then came up and held hey
down, while the other prisoner robbed her of a silk necker-
chief, a silver watch and chain, two sovereigns, one half
sovereign, four half crowns, a shilling, sixpence, a pair of
ear-rings, a penknife, and a silre thimble. He ripped her
gown up and tore her pocket out. They then beat and kicked
her. After they left, she attempted to go to the Plough
again, but Baldwin met her and knocked her down, and told
her if she did not be off, Lie would rip every rag oft: her. ShB
then went in search, of n Pnlicernan. , The prisoners were
committed to'take their trial at. the next as-sizes, but Karn was
admitted to bail; himself in £ICO and`twO sureties in £5O.
His father (who is a respectable butcher at Charlton) and
another person entered into the necessary recognizances.

PERSONATION OF A VOTER

EXTIZAORDINAT CASE.—A young man, wh
John Fancy, labourer, resident in Fontenov.

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street ward, on the day of the late municipal election and
falsely represented that he was the person therein set d
namely, John Grimshaw, watchmaker, Sir Thomas'-t
ings, recently deceased. The case was heard before MI
Rushton and Booth. Mr. Shuttleworth, the deputy t
clerk, appeared in support of the charge, and Mr. Dave]
attended for '' •
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