The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1842-09-30 00:00:00

WIGAN,

FIRE IN THE SCHOLES.—The inhabitants of Wigan were
thrown into a state of considerable alarm on Tuesday night
last, about half-past ten o'clock, by the ringing of the fire-
bell at the town-hall, and the loud cries raised in the streets
of " Fire." The cause of this alarm was a fire at the house
of Mr. John Blinkhorn, manufacturer, of Scholes. Mr.
Blinkhorn was from home, and his wife and sister were
awaiting his return, Mrs. Blinkhorn, perceiving a strong
sulphureous smell, went up stairs, and in the large front
room, which is used as a warehouse, found some bundles of
bleached cotton-yarn, which were piled on rafters fixed ho-
rizontally across the room, all in a blaze. She immediately,
with great presence of mind, pulled down the burning yarn
and threw it through the window, which was already open.
The fire being straightway noticed by persons in the street,
the door was broken open, and nearly all the property in the
warehouse was got safely out, and conveyed for safety to Mr.
L. Baldwin's. One of the fire-engines belonging to the
town was got in readiness, though not brought out in conse-
quence of the speedy extinction of the fire. The damage
will amonnt to nearly £2O. It is not known how the fire
originated.

OBTAINING GOODS UNDER FALSE PRETENCES.—A
blacksmith, named John Heyes, was brought before the ma-
gistrates, at the town-hall, on Wednesday last, on a charge
of obtaining a quantity of iron from Mr. Moore, iron-
merchant, under false pretences. Mr. Moore stated that,
on Friday last, the defendant came to his warehouse saying
that Mr:Thomas Tyrer, of Blackrod, had sent him for some
iron to " ring" a pair of wheels with. He allowed him (the
defendant) to select some to the value of £1 15s. 2d., and
was told to send the invoice to Mr. Tyrer, who was to pay
for the iron. The defendant a'so wished him to charge the
iron 10s. per cwt. instead of 95., and give him (Heyes) the
difference for himself. He would not have allowed the de-
fendant to take the iron without paying for it. had it not
been for the misrepresentation which he made. Mr. Tyrer
said he never authorised the defendant or any other man to
go and obtain iron from Mr. Moore in his name. Heyes
had asked his permission to fetch some in his name, to ring
a pair of wheels belonging to himself, but he refused, and
told him to send back the wheels if he could not find iron to
repair them. Heyes, in defence, said he had ringed the
wheels belonging to Mr. Tyrer with the iron which be got
from Mr. Moore. He was committed to take his trial at the
next sessions, but he may put in bail, as the offence is only a
misdemeanour.

THE WEATHER AND THE CROPS.—The farmers in this
neighbourhood have succeeded in " housing ' their most
excellent crops, without having had them in any way injured
by the rains. Some few acres of oats yet remain out, on ac-
count of the greenness of the straw, but have not been da-
maged. One of our most extensive farmers in this neigh-
bourhood has three fields, containing most heavy third crops
of clover; and in general the potatoe crops are heavy,
though in some parts the farmers arc suffering from the rot-
ting of their potatoes. Our market still continues to be ex-
tremely well supplied with market produce, and the prices
are lower than for many years past.