The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1842-12-30 00:00:00

LOCAL NEWS.

FATAL ACCIDENT.—On Wednesday afternoon last, BbOgt
half-past four o'clock, a labouring man, named Thou;
Rotherham, accidentally fell into the new graving.dock,.o,
the west side of the Salthouse Dock, and was so rilliell
jured that he died soon afterwards. Be had been engBgl,l.
in working at the graving-dock, which is not yet comPletd to
He was picked up by some fellow-workmen and carne„,
his lodgings in Sparling_street, but was found to be dead u`
fore they arrived. The inquest will be held this day.
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DREADFUL CASE OF DISTRESS.—The attention Of thebeoi
nevolent and humane is drawn to the distressing c9sp:ele
George Jordan, living in St. Andrew's-court, St. Allw his
street, a market porter, who is now confined to his bed,ona
sickness having been occasioned by hunger. His Wife the
four children are also in a starving state, (the 'eldest ?„,,ic-
latter being a cripple.) The slightest relief would be Plq,et
fully received at the STANDARD-OFFICE, where any 'Ur'
information required will be given.
SHAMEFUL HOAX.—The public are requested to be. oso
their guard against an impostor who has adopted an inge,7,e,
method of raising money in the neighbourhood of I' 'Jr.
bill. lie calls on respectable families with a message, Pb,
porting to be from J. S. Leigh,Esq., or some one in the neolbe
bourhood, to the effect that different kinds of game will
left for them at Mr. Marshall's coffee-house on a cert;-ble
day, and requests them to send for it. In many casent,
w
has succeeded in obtaining a fee for his promised pre'ebea
which it is needless to say has in no case been found
sent for.

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IMPUDENT ATTEMPT AT RAISING TILEWIND.--"-nurj— tea
the present week, small handbills have been widely circuities
amongst the domestic servants in the most respectable Pao,
of the town, in which it is stated that a man and vol-eir
" students in divine philosophy," may be consulted at ~.0115
residence, in this town, and " where all lawful clues;itb,
may be answered, upon property, business, marriage, be e,
sickness, friends at a distance, &c.,&c." This, we preau—c,
is a genteel way of fortune-telling, but it is not on that 8
count the less disreputable.

THE SMITHS' FRIENDLY BENEVOLENT, SICK "„la
BURIAL SOCIETY.—The members of the above Society rir
their annual Ball on Monday, the 26th inst. at their Orr
house, the Grapes Inn, Charlotte-street. Dancing lot
menced at an early hour, and was kept up with r
,:',„
enthusiastic spirit of harmony and vigour, which at all "`nocl
so truly characterizes these jolly sons of the forge. roe
quadrille band being in attendance, the true knights °
De,
anvil with their bellows, hammered away to time and ta
until warned of the lateness of the hour. After manYll.9,;(l
spent in conviviality the company separated highly gra"
with the evening's entertainment.
TA Or
A " DARK " DEED AT " NIGHT," BROUGHT TO
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BY " DAY."—On Friday last, a young man named
_Dark was brought before Mr. Rushton, at the Police-olio
on the complaint of a gentleman of the name of Day etv
complainant was at the Liver Theatre on the previous Ohio
ing, and, while coming away, found some one twitchinge'its
pocket, at the top of the stairs, with intent to rob him od,
contents. He gave the alarm, and the prisoner was secar.ea
with some of the property in his possession. The case belble
proved, and the delinquent having received an admira
character for dexterity in such exploits on former occasioit.,
he was consigned to durance vile for three months.

THE FUNDS, WEDNESDAY EVENING.—The public sefue-f
titles remained steady all day, with a very small arpouniat
business in any description. The English stocks suP,P3I;
late quotations, Consols for the account being quoted
3 per Cents. Reduced, 94 to -1; Bank Stock, 171 t° ';;,16
31 per Cents. Reduced, 1014- to 4-; Long Annuities, 12, 1.,
to ; India Bonds, 48s. to 495. premium ; and Exchequeri,
bills, 535. to 555. premium. The two last-mentioned slt' ig
ties. it will be noticed, are gradually advancing, whici.,all
attributed to the general abundance of cash, and the
for it. °took I,Aedto
ly
supported the improvement of yesterday. There is bar
any doubt now but that the operations then entered inof
were speculative purchases put out as a feeler of the state.es
the market. Not having the anticipated effect, the Ont,!ag
have been glad to secure themselves by sales. The Acti
closed 18g- to i; and the New 3 per Cents., 21,1 to i• ill/r"i •
guese 5 per Cents. are quoted at.the higher price of 40 t 0.41:
ditto 3 per Cents., 23,1 to 24,-}; Brazilian, 71 to 72; Danis
84 to 85 ; Colombian, 21-a to ; Mexican, 311 to 32 ;
21- per Cents., 521: to 33 ; and Belgian, 101 to 1021.
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A
CHARGE OF STEALING A QUANTITY OF TEA.—On -ST
nesday, (the prisoners being remanded for further evidence'd
three young men, George Morecroft, Thomas Marsh, 8e a
John Makin were placed before the police magistrate, on
.
charge of having stolen a quantity of tea from some package e
From the evidence given on both day u.
s, (and which was 'T
lengthy than interesting,) we gathered the following partic t,
lars in point :--The prisoner Morecroft• is ownerof a card
and the other two—Marsh and Makin, are acquaintaneestb,
his. It appeared that on the 14th of the present ratn,,a,
Messrs. Moffat and Co. of this town, wholesale tea dealer
had to send to Mr. James Hogg, of Preston, nine half-chests
of tea, which were to be got out of Messrs. Green's we'rg,
house in Manesty-lane, and sent by railway through Mess, a
Hargreave's and Co. Davies, warehouseman, went form
cart, cart, and finding Morecroft, (with whom was Makin')
North John-street, he engaged it. The cart went to Mario fa-
lane for the tea, and it was pat into it, each package being„,,
good order—the whole weight being, including ropes, "21i;
5 cwt. 1 qr. 241 b. Morecroft was not present when it "0
delivered—so at least it appeared. The usual note 'ticet
given for the carriers, and the packages were delivere
ere
Messrs. Harareaves', ut it appeared that some of them 1/Aeit
then in bad condition ; and, finally, that there was a cle'the
of about 20Ibs. of the article, exclusive of the ropes, 454c1:ree
weight being only 5 cwt. 1 qr. 81b. It was about t""..,.
o'clock when the tea was delivered at Hargreaves'. Tile
ceipt note was there given to Makin, and Marsh was wl
him. Soon after four o'clock the cart was seen, with ar,
parently nothing in:it, going up Tabley.street, across Park.
,0
lane, and into Suffolk-street. The three prisoners were vll
it. It appeared that the return or receipt note for the
.„`ed
from the cart had stated that some of the packages were in
order, but that some erasure had taken place to conceal t".:,
fact. The packages, too, were not delivered at Hargreave;,
until much later in the evening than the hour they ought ft,
have arrived at.—lt was stated for the prisoner Morecr°
that, though the owner of the cart, he was not present's;
cognisant of any thing wrong during the transit of the tebe
that he had left the cart to be driven by Makin, while
went to draw a bill due to him ; that he afterwards wesa-
0.
gaged to carry a load of furniture for a gentleman in ,„„,- p
shaw-street ; that he went to look after his cart, and f°lln
0,
it coming up Tabley-street ; and that he proceeded to or,
shaw-street, as agreed upon, but, after waiting an hoer,
could not find the gentleman. No witnesses were, bowel fse
produced to bear out these assertions ; and though the e'
as against Morecroft was not so strong as against the ()thers,
they were all three sent for trial at the sessions.

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THE GREAT FIRE BETWEEN GREENLAND-STREET -- A
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PARLIAMENT-STREET.—The scene of the tire, though 8 wte,
has elapsed, still presents a picturesque, and, in some P°l"ee
a threatening appearance—as regards the safety of the Ira
employed in " clearing the wreck," and especially in Pll,l fj
down the remaining ruins. The long side wall of the
warehouse, on the east side of the area of the destract.ll
and near Newhall-street (which was standing at the ds'"„as
our last account), has been taken down, and the back-Yt,
and outbuildings of the houses saved in that street are the
posed to view. A great part of the long west wall of 0
other large warehouse that bounded the area on the west IV
also been got down from its perilous eminence, by melbis
ropes, fastened through the window openings above. , erg
was a work of much danger to the police officers and etlins
employed, but happily no accident occurred. The turpen,"nnt
distillery in the middle is reduced to a ruin. The south free
to Greenland-street (close to which were the engine amino
of the distillery) has fallen. The other front, or ensr,.'oni
Greenland-street, still stands ; but the whole building, p„-il
north to south, is entirely gutted—the roof, floors,, ,:so
materials in the works being consumed—and the walls
much injured—the mortar being, in all probability, ese,-nat
by the heat within and without, that repair appears to ins
of the question. The highly combustible contents ofthe!lefif
vaults under the large yard close by, on the west,---cll,l„,ce
turpentine and tar—were all burnt out. The vaults Sh
stood, but the arches are in a dangerous state. AlthouL,
much of the materials of the warehouses, &c., has bee,o,e'in
moved, the ruins are still in several parts from ten to firl'ey
feet in height. A great number of men are employed in be
tracting such damaged goods—cotton, corn, &e,—as eSQ
come at amongst the rubbish. Masses of these are stilV ,
burning state, and the whole is doubtless much damage
klow
water, &c. The engines are still employed. in keeping mita
the smouldering combustion wherever it appears. '1- be,
cart loads of damaged stuff have been, and continue t°
ell
carted away, but the general salvage will he comParati,eer
trifling in amount. The total loss will be soinewheree
the estimate which we furnished.—Connected with th'r'w„,t.
we may notice one remarkable, though not importanttrties
The warehouses, as before stated, contained large quall.tine.
of corn from time to time, and at the period of the igni„ic of
As is not unusual in such cases, a considerable flock
pigeons, pleased with the provender they could there.twoo
by occasional spillage, and probably not less occas!° in
pilferage on their own part, had taken up their abode
and about the buildings. During even the height of the fits,
we observed numbers of them, unwilling to quit their do of
'
ciliary haunts, hovering and fluttering about on the tops en
the walls, and not unfrequently amidst the smoke, end ;a
apparently venturing to tip their wings in the flames. Ouf the
by instinct, they were mostly observable about the top
remaining wall of the western or" windward" warehouse; arse
even on Wednesday,night, though the whole of their !trig
was razed to the ground, they were still performing giria ary'vet
over the ruins, or perching on the fragments of walls that
stood high over the smoking masses, as if in mournful cp8",,,,
of war on the destruction of their homes, and debating_
what point they should migrate in quest of more cougeTia
quarters. Although they paid no rent, and consequentlY_!nt
not come under the provisions of even " the small tenew!,l
act," they seemed to rebel most lustily against so unexpec
and summary an ejectment.