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

volent institutions were three dozen, and the amount

of those contributions proportion.

I. But we are not

informed as to Mr. Fawcett's charitable deeds ! In

reply to this trumped-up and most unfair attack, the

committee of Mr. Taylor showed that the contribu-
tions of that gentlemen were—most honourable to him

—to thirteen instead of three charitable institutions ;
and the amount of those contributions

22 ls. 6d

These, without the aid of Mr. Taylor's own knovr-
ledge of his own acts, his committee could trace from
printed documents—(and the committee of his op-
ponent had the same opportunity, if they had been
actuated by a spirit of fairness, in selecting the parti-
cular fifteen charitable institutions to which it was
urged he did not contribute)—and we are satisfied

that the public will conclude that the list of charities
selected as not being aided by him—some of them of
a very obscure and notoriously partizan character—
were purposely selected to make out a case against the
object of their malignant abuse.
We will not go into the Jesuitical reply to the
advertisement put forth by Mr. Taylor's committee, in
which the above information is given to the public,
further than to say that it is grossly and pitifully quib-
bling aid unfair. But we must give—and we will
give it verbatim—the copy of a handbill which was
not only extensively posted on the walls, but even
paraded by boardthen in front of the polling-booth on
the day of election. Here is this document, which
we print in capitals, &c., as it appeared on the walls :

" BEFORE YOU VOTE,
" READ THIS !

" Mr. Taylor has asserted, UNDER HIS OWN HAND-
WRITING, that he has given, " during last year," A
DONATION of £:5 to the Strangers' Friend Society, being
a part of what he calls his ANNUAL SUBSCRIP-
TIONS.'

" Mr. FAWCETT'S COMMITTEE are enabled to
STATE POSITIVELY, that neither the Secretary nor
the Treasurer of the STRANGER'S FRIEND SOCIETY,
have any knowledge of it 1!
"NO SUCH DONATION OF £5

Having come to their bands, EITHER DURING THE
COURSE OF LAST YEAR, or EVEN in the PRESENT
YEAR.

" This almost passes BELIEF, but that such is the FACT
this COMMITTEE PLEDGE THEIR HONOUR.

" DAVID M'CLELLAN, Chairman."

Now, we ask our readers, is not this a charge so di-
rect, so damaging to the private character of Mr. Tay-
lor, that no committee ought to have ventured upon
making it, v.ithout information the most authentic.
The committee of Mr. Taylor had stated that he had

last year given £5 to the Strangers' Friend Society.
" Mr. Fawcett's committee are enabled to state posi-
tively that neither the secretary nor the treasurer of the
Stranger's Friend Society have any knowledge of it, no
such donation having come to their hand, EITHER DUR-

ING THE COURSE OF LAST YEAR, OR EVEN IN THE
PRESENT YEAR. This almost passes belief, but
that such is the FACT this committee pledge THEIR
What must, we ask our readers—what
must, we ask the public—be the " HONOUR" of
Mr. Fawcett's committee, when we tell them that,
within the last hour, we have had placed before us
a letter* from Mr. Michael Ashton, the treasurer for the
Strangers' Friend Society, dated yesterday, acknow-
ledging the payment of the donation in question, in
January, this year; and stating, moreover, that Mr.
Fawcett's committee had no authority from him for de-
nying its payment, and that he was never appealed to
on the subject ! Readers, we ask you once more after
this, what is the HONOUR of Mr. Fawcett's com-
mittee ?

HONOUR:

At a late hour last night we received a letter from
Mr. M'Clellan on the subject of this placard, and it
will be found in our advertising columns.

* 'We do not publish the letter of Mr. Ashton, as we un-
derstand it will be the subject of future communication be-

tween the parties

LOCAL, NEWS.

TRIBUTE OF RESPECT TO A CLERGYMAN.—A rich and
elegant tea-service of plate has been presented to the Rev.
CLarles James Hamilton, curate of Birkenhead, which bears
the following inscription :—" Presented to the Rev. C. J.
Hamilton by the ladies of St. Mary's congregation, as a
token of their esteem."

THE BRITISH QUEEN.—Great apprehensions are begin-
ning to be felt for the safety of this vessel, which left New
York on the ith ult. Her arrival at Southampton has been
looked for for some time. Captain Keane, her late com-
mander, is not now in that distinguished position, having
been succeeded by a Belgian.
THE REV. DR. BERRINGTON.—This indiiidual, who it
will be recollected was lately brought before the magistrates,
at Birkenhead, on charges of felony and assault, but dis-
charged from the former and held to bail for the latter
offence, procured the requisite sureties on Friday last, and
was discharged from custody. _

AMPHITHEATRE.—The houses here are very good. This
clever company of equestrians appear to give great delight to
the audiences. Every night something new is introduced.
" Lucy Long" is becoming quite fashionable amongst the
mobocracy of this town.

MISS WHITNALL.—This accomplished singer is about
leaving Liverpool, and gives two farewell concerts—one on
each side of the Mersey. Miss Whitnall has much talent,
taste, and a fine voice, and sings very well when she takes the
trouble—on the above occasion, no doubt she will exert her-
self.

CHARGE OF POACHING.—John Clark and Wm. William-
son were charged before the magistrates, at Birkenhead, yes-
terday, with trespassing in pursuit of game on the lands be-
longing to Richd. Burton, Esq., at Caldy. The evidence,
however, was not conclusive, it proving that they were on
the land mentioned with a dog and gun, but the witnesses not
being able distinctly to state that they saw either of the par.
ties beat for game, or pursue any, and in consequence the
case was dismiseed.

DEATH FROM BURNING.—An inquest was held yesterday,
before P. F. Curry, Esq., borough coroner, on view of the
body of a fine child, named Thomas Low Robinson, son of
Mr. Robinson, Cresswell-place, Burlington-street. It ap-
peared that the clothes of the deceased accidentally caught
fire while he was playing about the hearth on Wednesday
week. He was attended by Mr. Pennington, surgeon, but
was so much burnt that he lingered until Wednesday night
last, when he died.—The jury returned a verdict of " Acci-
dental death."

STEALING CIGARS FROM A SHOP.—Yesterday, at the
Police-court, a young man, namect Thomas Salisbury, was
charged by Mr. Richard Gardner, tobacconist, Scotland-
road, with stealing from him a box of cigars. It appeared
that on the previous evening, about five o'clock, while Mr.
Gardner was in the back shop, he heard some person in the
front, and, on going forward, saw the prisoner taking the
box from the window. The prisoner was apprehended, and
the property found upon him. He had been in custody for
felony in October last, and was committed for trial.
EDUCATION OF THE PRISONERS FOR TRIAL AT THE
KIRKDALE SESSIONS.—The state of education among the
prisoners for trial at the sessions now being held at Kirkdale,
is very low indeed. Out of the 94 prisoners for trial there
are only 3 who can read and write well ; 45 can read imper-
fectly, whilst the very large proportion of 47, or exactly one-
half of the entire number, have never been taught either.
Whilst upon this subject, we may draw attention to the
charge of the reverend Chairman to the Grand Jury, in
which he points out some reasons why the " public-house
clause" in the Liverpool Improvement bill should be made
the general law of the land.
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COLLEGIATE INSTITUTION.—We have now to perform the
pleasing duty of announcing to our readers the appointment
of the Rev. W. J. Conybeare, M.A., to the Principalship
of the Liverpool Collegiate Institution. There were no
fewer than fifteen •candidates in the field, all men of high
university standing, and that the only difficulty which the
directors had to contend with was that of selecting the best,
where so many first-rate scholars were concerned. The
Rev. Mr. Conybeare is the son of the celebrated geologist of
that name, who has so long been eminent in the literary
world, as well by his scientific attainments as by his theolo-
gical writings as Bampton Lecturer at Oxford. His college
career has been exceedingly brilliant.
THE NEW STE AM-SIIIP HINDOSTAN.--A fine lithographed
portrait of the beautiful vessel—certainly the finest " steamer"
that was ever produced at our port, and perhaps the finest,
in build, model, and equipment, in the world—has just been
published, and will be immediately recognised as an admira-
ble and spirited likeness by all who have seen her. It is from
a drawing by Mr. Thomas B. Horner, a gentleman connected
with the extensive shipbuilding establishment of Mr. Laird,
of North Birkenhead ; who has also served in the navy ; has
a correct taste as well as considerable experience in naval ar-
chitecture and rigging ; and has already produced some strik-
ing and highly approved drawings of vessels—amongst which
we may instance that of the Gaudalupe, iron steam-frigate,
built by Mr. Laird, and recently so successful on the coast
of Yucatan. The Hindostan—of which we furnished a de-
tailed description shortly before she left Liverpool for India
—is of 2017 tons burden ; was built by Mr. Thomas Wilson,
and furnished with engines (of 520 horse-power) by Messrs.
Fawcett and Preston, both of this town. Mr. Horner ap-
pears to us to have conveyed a faithful semblance of the ori-
ginal, and to have infused into the whole picture, whether of
the vessel, or the surrounding water and distant land and ob-
jects, strong rays of his peculiar tact and genius. He has, in
fact, entered upon and executed his task con amore,—in
other words, with that enthusiasm which seldom fails to en-
sure success even with men of inferior attainments. The
vessel is represented as under full sail and steam. The sails
are admirably set ; and she seems, in a somewhat heavy sea,
" To walk the waters like a thing of life."
The foreground (if so we may term the waters in front,) is
relieved by the remnant of a wreck, over which the sea-
mews are hovering ; and the smaller shipping in the dis-
tance forms an agreeable contrast to the huge bulk of the
steam-ship as she appears to be dashing on in the glory of
her speed. The sky, which is rarely sufficiently attended to
in nautical pieces, is beautifully and naturally thrown in,
indicating "clear weather and a top-gallant breeze." The
lithography, which is in the finest chalk manner of the art in
France, is executed in a masterly manner; and those who
delight in pictures of shipping, (as who does not in this
maritime country ?) would do well to secure an early copy.
The picture is large, and is well worthy of a handsome
frame, to adorn the drawing:rooms, or the parlours, of all
who take an interest in the rapid and redeeming progress of
steam navigation throughout the "navigable" world.

Tu I? Tri OF .NO-VENIUti
0111 be no flinching on the

ice tram the

versary (to-morrow) of our deliv
Plot." Our Church has ordered the commemoration and

is the duty of our clergy to obey

MAYOR'S DINNER.—The Worshipful the

gave his concluding dinner at the Town-hall, last evening;
and amongst the gentlemen present were Messrs. Toulmin,
Tyrer, Cornthwaite, Davenport, Fisher, Hull, Blundell,
Ambrose Waln, R. Frodshain, Rogerson, Thomas Harvey,
W. 'Holt, Clarke, Jenkins, junr., J. Banning, Palsgrace,
Robinson, Tyson, Wason, Hindle, G. Banner, North, J. H.
Pari, Rigge, Clay, R. Brook, Townshend, Bateson, J. Orred,
Morecroft, Miller, Wybergh, junr., Grocott, Morris, Rad-
cliffe, junr., Wood, P. F. Curry, Fairclough„ Snowball,
Houghton, Thompson, &c.

THEFT FROM A SHIP.—TWO men and a boy, belonging
to a Danish vessel, were yesterday placed before Mr. Rushton
on a charge of abstracting a quantity of pepper and some cin-
namon from the ship. They were observed by a police-
officer to have something bulky about them, and, on being
searched, Nibs. of pepper were found on one of the men,
41bs. on the other, and a small quantity of cinnamon on the
lad. The captain said that he had articles of the kind on
board. The men said that they had found the pepper lying
about in the hold, and had picked it up. The officer said he
found several of the bags had been broken into and appeared
to be slack and deficient. The boy made a somewhat similar
story, but as he was young, and the ship was to sail this day,
he was ordered to be given up to the captain. The two men
were sent to gaol for one month.
INCREASE OF KIRKDALE.—None of the suburbs of
Liverpool are perhaps increasing to the extent and with the
rapidity that Kirkdale is increasing at the present moment.
A few years ago it was united with Liverpool only by a long
lane, on each margin of which there was here and there a
house; but now there are some comparatively new approaches
which are assuming the character of streets as fast as possi-
ble. Besides this, Kirkdale itself is exhibiting a considerable
array of streets, in most of which the building of houses and
shops is going on. Castle-street is become populous and
bustling; and the well-known howling-green, which was such
a favourite resort in the days of the cattle market, is now
being cut up, on the Castle-street side, into yards for a range
of houses now building, and on the side of the main road,
into frontages for shops.
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THE FUNDS, WEDNESDAY EVENING.—On the Stock-
Exchange business was not brisk. A few purchases by the
broker who manages the dealings of the government, in
amount between £30,000 and £40,000, were, however, suf-
ficient to better the condition of the market for English se-
curities, which closed at quotations a trifle higher than those
current on Monday last. Consols for money and the ac-
count left off 931 ' • Three per Cents. Reduced, 100; to
New Three-and-a-Half per Cents., 1011 to 4; Long Annui-
ties, 12 5-16 to 84 ; Exchequer-bills, 57s to 59s premium ;
Bank Stock, 165 to 166 ; India Stock, 253 to 255 ; and India
Bonds, 50s to 52s prem. In foreign securities, Spanish Ac-
tives left off 174 to 18/ ; Spanish 3 per Cents., 211 to 22 ;
Colombian, 291 to 1 ; Portuguese Five per Cents., 38 to ;
Belgian, 101 to 102 ex. div. ; Brazilian, 621 to 631; Danish,
821 to 834; Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 524. to 1 ;
and Mexican, 324 to 4.
Has IMPERIAL HIGHNESS THE ARCHDUKE FREDERICK
OF ALSTRIA.—We understand his imperial highness and
suite, with Captain Fitzroy, R.N., arrived at Liverpool on
Thursday night, after a most tempestuous passage from Glas-
gow. Throughout Friday the archduke and party visited the
public buildings, and on the following morning went by rail-
way to Manchester to see the different manufactories, and in
the evening returned to Liverpool to dinner. On Monday
his imperial highness and attendants left for Chester, with
the intention of making a tour in Wales. The imperial party
were first to go to Bangor, and from thence to Shrewsbury,
from whence to Birmingham. In the latter town the arch-
duke purposes to stay a day, in order to see the various com-
mercial establishments and factories, and will afterwards
return to the metropolis by Oxford, where his imperial
highness stays two days, so that he may have abundant time
to go over the colleges and foundations of the university.
His imperial highness is to arrive at Mivart's hotel on Mon-
day. At the close of the ensuine week the archduke and
suite go for about three days to Portsmouth, but will remain
there only a short time, and then proceed to Brighton, and
afterwards come to town for a fortnight, when his imperial
highness will finally depart in the Austrian vessel of war now
undergoing repairs at Portsmouth.
POACHING.—SamueI Bell was yesterday brought before
the Rev. R. M. Fielden, and J. Deane Case, Esq., at Bir-
kenhead, cluirged with poaching in the plantation of Sir W.
Stanley, near Bebbington, on Saturday last. Thomas Rim-
mer, one of the keepers, stated that about half-past eight
o'clock on Saturday evening last, be saw two persons in the
turnpike road watching the plantation. Shortly afterwards,
he heard a hare screech, and immediately jumped over the
wail and pursued the party. One of them got away, but he
overtook Bell, and on being searched, two game nets were
found in his possession. The place where the party had been
was then examined, and it was found that no less than six
nets had recently been set. The prisoner in his defence said,

it was not proved that he had set any nets. He admitted
being at the spot with nets in his possession, but said he was
just going to destroy them. Haynes, Sir William Stanley's
keeper, said the prisoner was one of a gang who had last year
beaten the keepers. The prisoner in reply said, " Well, sir,
I was punished for that." Mr. Fielden said the magistrates
were aware of that fact, but did not take it into considration,
For that offence he was committed in the penalty of £3 and
costs, and unless both were immediately paid, he would be
committed to the House of Correction for two months.
CAUTION TO NEWS-VENDERS.—On Wednesday, at the
Police-court, William Jones, a news-vender, was put for.
ward on a charge of having stolen two impressions of the
Liverpool Standard, the property of Messrs, Lace and Ad-
dison, at the office in the Crescent, on the evening of Tues-
day last. William Walker, a clerk in the Standard-office,
proved the case. He deposed that the prisoner brought
back three second editions of the, paper to the office on the
.evening in question for the purpose of exchanging them for
third editions, which was generally done for all carriers.
Witness, who was very busy at the time, gave him two of
the third editions. and, while in the act of taking the seconds
out of the way, the prisoner contrived to steal two of the
latter. Witness saw the fellow lift a number of the papers
which lay in a heap on the counter, and take the two from
underneath.—The prisoner, in his defence, alleged that the
mistake had arisen in consequence of his having some num-
bers of the Mail in his care which he fancied were Standards.
—Mr. Walker said the Mails in the possession of the pri-
soner were folded at full length, and that the Standards were
folded in a smaller manner. ThiS was not the first offence
of a similar kind of which the prisoner had been guilty.—
Mr. Rushton asked whether the stolen Standards had been
taken from him ?—Mr. Walker replied in the affirmative.—
The prisoner was ordered to be committed for seven days.

WIGAN.-THURSDAY NIGHT