The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1842-08-26 00:00:00

WIGAN, THURSDAY NIGHT.

STATE OF WIGAN AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD.—When
comparison is drawn between the present state of this town
and neighbourhood, and the appearance it presented last
week, there is great reason for wonder. At the time we
now write, Wigan is equally dull as it was animated last
week. Where groups of idlers were seen loitering about a
few days ago, scarcely an individual is now to be seen ; and
the inhabitants appear to be sinking again into that state of
monotony which had prevailed for a length of time previous
to the late agitation. Though, however, this sudden change
would betoken a return to peace and quietness from rioting
and disturbance, there are still men prone to evil haranguing
their deluded admirers in the purlieus of that portion of our
town which goes far in rivalling the " great rookery of St.
Giles's." But many of the unemployed weavers of Wigan
have decamped, and are now scattered among the mob who
are committing their depredations in other parts of the coun-
try. Those employed in the cotton-mills are again at their
respective occupations, and though only one short week out
of employment, many months must elapse before they can
restore themselves to their condition as it was when our
mills ceased to be scenes of industry and bustle last week.
The coal-works in the neighbourhood are all working, with
the exception of those at Swinley, belonging to W. H. Bul-
lock, Esq., whose men have struck for an advance of wages.
The mills at Hindley are still standing. and the excitement
occasioned by the burglary at Mr. Ellison's has not yet
quite subsided. Sir Robert Holt Leigh, of Hindley Hall,
Esq.,
magistrategs o
'n'Wednesday county
that he
has placed a strong guard round his mansion, and an alarm-
bell of loud tone has been fixed since the depredation. It is
a happy circumstance, however, that in the more immediate
neighbourhood of the town, no such fear prevails.
THE LATE BURGLARY.—The men who were remanded
on a charge of being concerned in the burglary at Hindley,
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had every reason to believe they were not the guilty parties,
as the statement of a woman which had led to their appre-
hension turned out to be a complete fabrication. They were
accordingly discharged.
THE WEATHER AND THE CROPS.—The neighbourhood
of Wigan and the townships which surround us present a
lovely appearance, and show bow richly blessed by Provi-
dence the farmers are in the present season. Not for many
years past have our meadows produced such a heavy crop of
grass—our corn fields and wheat fields such an abundance of
grain—or our orchards presented such a luxuriant appear-
ance • for, in this quarter, some of the gardens that are well
stocked with fruit-trees would go far in rivaling the Kentish
men's boastuand the Devonshire men's pride. Vegetables,
too, of every description have come to perfection, and our
market stalls groan under the weight of produce that has
been so abundantly bestowed on us by a benign God, and
ripened by the genial influence of a warming summer sun.
The weather that we have recently enjoyed has been beauti-
fully fine; for the sultry noon-day that has parched up the
flowers of creation, has been succeeded by evening showers
and refreshing dews ; and whilst inhaling the fragrant odours
of Nature's blooming flourets, our warmest thanks should
ascend to Nature's common God, for the blessings that are
diffused around us.

POISONING PIGS.—Some villain or villains visited the
pig-stye in the yard of Mr. France, flour-dealer, Wallgate,
on Wednesday night last, in which he had four very fine
pigs, two of which were more so than the rest. Mr. France
saw the pigs about ten o'clock, and all appeared quite well.
In the morning following two were found dead, having every
appearance of being poisoned. The two that are deed were
the largest, and always, when food was put into the trough,
partook of it before the lesser ones tasted. This is confirma-
tory of Mr. France's opinion, as it is most likely that, when
the food which contained the poison was given them, they
would eat it before the two lesser ones could have an oppor-
tunity of touching it. Such villainy ought, if possible, to be.
discovered, and the perpetrators punished with the utmost
rigour.
GARDEN ROBBERY.—The garden belonging to Mr. Thos.
Coates, situated on the easterly side of Millgate, was entered
on Wednesday night by some malicious person, who de-
stroyed the whole of his very fine cucumber plants, that
have been the admiration of many connoisseurs in the pre-
sent
season ; and took away with them some of the most
choice cucumbers the plants have produced. It is very evi-
dent, from the appearance of the place, that destruction as
well as robbery was the object of the malicious wretches who
committed the depredation.
CORONRR'S INQUEST.—BOILER EXPLOSION.—An in-
quest was held on Monday evening last, at the house of Mr.
Wismall, in Seholes, before J. Rogerson, Esq., coroner, to
inquire into the circumstances which caused the death of a
young man named Richard Catterall, an engineer, employed
in the factory of Mr. Green, in Princess-street, in this town.
From the evidence of John Gregson, an overlooker at Mr.
Green's, it appeared that on Sunday, the 14th instant, the
manager directed him to examine the fly wheel, and see if it
was loose ; and if it was so, to get it " staked," He accord-
ingly did so, and found the wheel loose. He procured two
millwrights, a smith, and a striker to stake the wheel. The
men finished their work about a quarter-before five in the
afternoon, and the deceased started the engine. All worked
right, and the men all went away soon after five. He
(witness) went into the engine-house with deceased, and
found all perfectly sober. The deceased was the only
person left on the premises. Witness had not been
at home many minutes before several persons came to
inform him that Catterall was badly hurt. He went
straightway to the factory, and found the boiler rent in
pieces, the boiler-house blown entirely down, and part of the
gable end of the mill, and other parts of the premises, much
damaged. The boiler was not a new one, but in good re-
pair ; and the bottom was made of i-inch plates ; the top
plates were--inch or /-inch in thickness; and the boiler was
14 or 15 yards long. There were feed pipes on the top of the
boiler 25 feet in height, and the pressure would he about 9
lbs. to the inch. In witness's opinion the accident had hap-
pened in consequence of the engineer suffering the water to
get too low, by which the iron plates round the flues would
become red hot, and decompose the steam, producing hydro-
gen gas, and causing the boiler to burst. A verdict of ac-
cidental death was returned. The damage sustained by Mr.
, and the hands who would
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The Marquis of Westroinsterhas made up his mind, not
only to reduce his splendid racing stud, but to retire from
the turf altogether. The horses \rill be sent to Eaton Hali,
where they will be brought to the hammer, after the Don-
caster race meeting.

TRIAL OF NICHOLAS SUlSSE.—Nicholas Suisse, who was
acquitted at the last session of the London Central Criminal
Court, on an indictment for robbing his master, the late
Marquis of Hertford, was on Wednesday again arraigned
upon four indictments for stealing certificates on the French
funds to the amount, as was alleged, of nearly 100,000 francs.
He was again found not guilty.
SEIZURE OF A STEAM-FRIGATE.—On Monday week, Mr.
Forsyth, Searcher of the Customs, boarded and seized, and
took possession of, the fine steam-frigate Montezuma, lying
off Blackwall, for being manned and armed, and destined to
assist the Mexicans in hostile operations against Texas, con-
trary to the Foreign Enlistment Act. The Montezuma is of
beautiful construction and of great power, and, from the su-
perior style in which she is officered, manned, and equipped,
it is supposed that in a proper cause she would do credit to
the country that has fitted her out.

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groundless
promulgating
The following mysterious announcement appears in the
a journal not in the
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ted of Serviceusing i
dGleazet
threats.slander :—" The account of the plan, little short of a conspi-
racy, by which several parliamentary joints of Mr. O'Connell's
tail have obtained a sum of money from an officer of the
Royal Marines, is, we happen to know, correct ; and if this
quartet of knaves do not return the money thus scandalously
extorted, we shall have no sort of hesitation in laying the
whole affair before our readers. We .have never heard of a
more disgraceful transaction, As for the ci-devant monk
of Maynooth, who was the instrument in betraying the vic-
te of
Saturday,
or
fiat into the hands of these Philistines, we shall keep no
measure with him if be does not make full and immediate
reparation."