The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1842-04-22 00:00:00

LOCAL NEWS

The Rev. J. H. Stewart, of this town, is at present on a
mission to Scotland for the Church of England Missionary
Society. The rev. gentleman addressed a meeting at Glas-
gow on Monday.

AMERICAN CONSUL.—The New York Herald of the Ist
instant states that the nomination of Mr. Haggerty, as Con-
sul at Liverpool, has been confirmed by Congress.

The Rev. Robert Aitken, we understand, has been ap-
pointed chaplain to the Earl of Caithness. We have heard
that the rev. gentleman is about to leave Liverpool—a cir-
cumstance that his congregation deeply regrets.
LORD SANDON.—Lord Sandon's speech on the income
tax, of which we gave at the time as full an outline as we
were able to meet with, was designated by Sir Robert Peel
as " one of the ablest speeches in the course of the debate."

FIRE.—On Monday evening, shortly after seven o'clock,
Messrs. Banner and Son's herring-house, Gradwell-street,
was discovered to be on fire. At first it threatened destruc-
tion to the building, but, by the speedy arrival of the engines,
under the able superintendence of Mr. Whitty and Mr. He-
witt, the fire was got under without doing much damage.

LARGE IRON Sri AFT.—A shaft of wrought iron, weighing
about 16 tons, has just been shipped from this town, for the
Great Western Steam-ship Company, at Bristol, being, we
understand, the largest piece of wroug'lt iron ever manufac-
tured in this or any other country. It was manufactured at
the Mersey Steel and Iron Works, in this town. The car-
riage which conveyed this ponderous shaft from the works to
the vessel was drawn by twelve powerful horses.
Our readers will perceive, by an advertisement in another
column, that sermons will be preached on Sunday next in
St. Saviour's Church, by the Rev. H. Wall, D.D., M.R.1.A.,
and collections made towards defraying the costs of erection.
As reports have been very industriously spread that the
church was closed and was offered for sale, we take this op-
portunity of stating, that such reports are entirely without
foundation, the church having been open for service at all
seasonable times ; neither has it ever been offered for sale,
nor does there exist any intention of so doing.

Cocoa and Chocolate
Flaked Cocoa.
Ground ditto..

9d lb.
9d—lnferior lower

Finest prepared ditto ,, is Od—in packets a lbs. &I lbs
Soluble ditto

Cocoa Nibs, fine

Is Od—

The finest Broma 2s Od—Common much lower
Soluble Chocolate.
_ _ .

Bristol ditto ditto,

„ .
Spanish ditto ditto
Best ditto ditt0..

Fine Plain ditto ditto .... is 4d—best plain ditto, is 6d
Crown ditto ditto
Churchman's ditto ditto is 10d
Sir Hans Sloane's do do is 10d •

Chocolate powder, plain
lb. cannisters is 6d—Churchman's do. is 10d
Do. paste, plain,inllb.pots is Bd—Churchman's do. is 10d
Coffee:
Fine East India

The Finest—Full Old East India flavour . .
—This description is much esteemed all over the Continent
of Europe, where Coffee is justly celebrated for its perfec-
tion of quality, and is therefore particularly calculated to
meet the English taste. _ _ _ _

Robert .144sriR and Co., Royal Bank Buildings

THE FUNDS—WEDNESD4W EyENING.—The operations
in the English stocks to-day were of a character to give
strength and firmness to the market, an 4, sa money was
easy, a considerable amount of business was transacted. The
leading purchases were about £36,000 Terminable Annuities,
understood to br, on account of the British Linen Company,
and upwards of £1.00,000 Long Annuities and Consols for
the Guardian Assurance, which, with others of less note,
caused an advance of nearly 4 per cent, in prices. Consols
for money left off 9lk to i; ditto, account, 91/ to I; Ex-
chequer-bills, 40s to 42s premium ; Bank Stock, 165 to 166 ;
India Stock, 213 to 245; 3 per Cnts. Reduced, 90-1 to ri ;
31 per Cents. Reduced, 994; New 31 per Cents., 1001 ;
Long Annuities (expiring January 5, 1860), 121 to / ; and
India Bonds, 19s, to 21s. premium, Business, which was of
a general nature in the foreign market, was not very brisk,
but prices were fairly maintained. Belgian closed 1031 to
1041; Braizilian, 67 to 68 ; Colombian, 27. to / ; Danish,
801 to 811 ; Dutch 21 per Cents., 521 to I; Mexican, 381 to
9 ; Buenos Ayres, 25 to 27 ; Peruvian, 19 to 20 ; Portuguese
5 per Cents., 371 to a ; ditto, 3 per Cents., 22 to ; Spa-
nish Actives, 24/ to i; ditto, New, 25/ to
ASSAULT.—On Monday, II the Police-court, a stout
man, named Cornelius Barber, was placed at the baron a charge
of severely assaulting two men and a police-officer. It ap-
peared that, between 12 and 1 o'clock on Sunday morning,
while the policeman was walking Limekiln-lane with one of
the complainants, he saw a crowd, and in going up to see
what they were doing. at that hour, he and the man were,
without any provocation, savage assailed by sir,: or seven
men, one of whom was the prisoner, Who knocked them
down, and kicked them unmercifully when down,—of which
both bore marks op their heads, faces, and bodies. The
other complainant, William Bright, happened to come
up, and seeing the officers knocked down and abused, he
said " it was a great shame to do so," whereupon they also
set upon him. and struck and kicked him, finally forcing him
against a wall, and against which they also struck his head.
His face was much disfigured by the blows. One of the
complainants alsci complained of police-officer No. 73, who,
he said, when subsequently applied to, did anything but his
duty. Mr. Rushton ordered the attendance of that officer the
next day, (Tuesday) with a view to investigate the matter.—
The prisoner a carter, failed to adduce any evidence in his der
fence, and Mr. Rushton said that nothing but severe punish.
ment would correct the savage propensities of such men,
and he must pay a fine of .E. 5 or be imprisoned two months ;
and find bail—himself in £2O and two others in £lO each, or
be further imprisoned. He then highly complimented the
young man Bright for his conduct in taking the part of the
police-officer, who bad been so unwarrantably maltreated,
adding, that be should take steps to have him rewarded.

FnmALe Si:-zi.on..—On Monday last Elizabeth Hunter, a
young female, in the garb of a sailor, was brought to the
Police-office by a constable, ha having found a great crowd in
and about the house in which sic was. The following are
the facts of her case ;—Some time ago she lived in the capa-
city of cook, in the family of a merchant of Liverpool who
resides on the Cheshire side of the river, and liaving left her
situation, she sold some of her female garments, and, with
the produce, purchased the habiliments of a mariner, and
shipped herself as a sailor boy on board a vessel bound to
Glasgow, from whence she proceeded to Fortwilliam ; she
left that vessel, and reshipped on board a schooner bound to
this port, where she arrived a few days ago. The discovery
was made by a sailor to whom she was known previous to her
having undertaken to brave the dangers of the deep ; he ac-
cidentally met her at the house where the cooking for the
crew of the 4chopier was done, and knew her, notwithstand-
ing her disguise. The captain says she is an excellent sailor ;
and, indeed, her merits have been well tested, as there were
only three hands on board, she had apiongst other duties to
reef topsails, which she did in gallant style. Dowling,
having found these facts correct, sent to the house of the
gentleman with whom she had lived for a box of clothes
which she had left there, and, these being procured, our gal-
lant friend again resumed the dress of the softer sex. The
captain of the schooner having kindly undertaken to get her
sent to her friends in Scotland, she was of course discharged.
FEMALE EDUCATION IN INDIA.—The general meeting
of the Ladies Association for Native Female Education in
India, in connection with the Church of Scotland, took place
on Monday night in Rodney-street Church. A very respec-
table congregation, principally consisting of ladies, was
present, The Rev. Mr. Ferris proceeded to read the report
for the past year, The association, it was observed, being in
its infancy, and its operations having scarcely yet commenced,
the committee could pot say much of these, and they there-
fore referred in the present report to some general proceed-
ings, and to some circumstances as showed the progress
which had been made. According to the latest intelligence
from India, Miss Lane was busy in acquiring the Bengalee
language, and expected shortly to be joined by Miss Max-
well, from Vizapataw. Miss Jellot and Miss Shaw had
arrived at Calcutta, and had begun to study the Mahratta
language. Some progress bad been made in native female
education, through the benevolence of private ihs
ndivi
and the efforts of the missionaries. At Bombay and Poosna
it seemed that no difficulty had been felt in procuringi claf ses,
even of the highest caste. At Calcutta,thibsott
facility
ye
o was a
ob-
taining pupils had not been experienced ,
good and reasonable prospect that the chie.f. difficulties would
ere long disappear, not only there, but in all other parts of
India, At Bombay, 568 girls attended thefemale
.schools
under Dr. Wilson's charge, hearing of and learning in their
own tongue the wonderful works of God. At Poonalhd, there
and !here wou be no
were seven schools and 150 pupils,
difficulty in adding to the number, provided the necessary
funds and teachers were afforded, The report then spoke of
the importance and immensity of the object in view,—the
conversion of 60,000,000 of females, and through their per-
suasive influence of as many more in India. The Christian
revelation was known and understood,anbdad notackn courageowledged tt oo
be superior to Hindooism by many who
renounce the religion of their ancestors. In Calcutta
several years ago, more than 2000 children received Christian'
education in schools superintended by Christian ministers,
and several native chapels were well attended, and the _
num-
ber had since increased. The labours of the Church of
England and of the Baptists, by whom the scriptures or por-
tions of them, had been translated into nearly all the dialects
of India, were then referred to. In conclusion, the com-
mittee said that their applications for subscriptions had been
well met during the past year,—there had been received £135,
which had been transmitted to the Parent Society.—The
Rev. Mr. Cochrane then addressed the assembly on the ob-
ject in view, and in a long address gave a striking picture of
the deep and systematic degradation and ignorance in which
the women of India has been kept for ages. The proceed-
ings closed shortly before nine o'clock.

TIMBER DUTIES.-4,meeting will take place to'•day on
the subject of the timber duties. We earrestly impress upon
our commercial readers the necessity of their attending.
Mr. Nelson, recently master of the North Corporation
School, has obtained a lucrative engagement Hs sub-master of
a large educational establishment at Glasgow.

LAUNCH OF A STEAM FRIGATE.—We understand that
the splendid steam-ship Hindostan, built by Messrs. Wilson,
of this town, will be launched on Tuesday next. She is built
on the same stocks as the Oriental, but will be a much larger
vessel, her burden being 1,800 tons. The Hindostan is in-
tended to run between Bombay and Suez.
ST. BRIDE'S SCHOOLS.—It will he seen by reference to
the advertisement, that sermons will be preached in behalf of
these schools on Sunday next. As there are nearly 600 chil-
dren receiving the benefit of a sound scriptural education,
we do hone that the appeal on their behalf will be responded
to liberally.
SIR HOWARD DOUGLAS.—By our file of Halifax papers,
brought by the Columbia, we perceive that an address to Sir
Howard Douglas. from St. John's, N. 8., is in course of sig-
nature, congratulating him on his election to the imperial
parliament, as member for Liverpool. One of the St. John's
papers says—" The services of Sir Howard are yet fresh in
the memories of the people of this province, and are remem-
bered with a lively gratitude, that while it may be flattering
to him, is also honourable to this province."
THE " LIVERPOOL EUROPEAN.”—The Halifax Morning
Post, of the 29th of March, contains an article entitled
"France and the Slave Treaty," which purports to be copied
from the "Liverpool European." What, we ask, is the "Li-
verpool European ?" We heard certainly some months ago
of such a publication being printed in this town ; but, as we
have observed no notice of it in the recent returns from the
Stamp-office, we had concluded that, at present, it had no
existence. Can any of our transatlantic friends favour us
with a file of this extraordinary publication ?
THE ASSIZES.—It will, no doubt, be remembered that at
the last assizes in this town Barons Parke and Rolfe promul-
gated an order that at all future assizes the civil business of
the Salford Hundred would always be taken first ; its causes
being entered as the first list for trial at Liverpool. It would
appear from a leading article in the Manchester Guardian of
Wednesday last, that this concession has been yielded to our
Manchester friends in consequence of the representations
made to the home secretary by the deputations appointed by
the Manchester profession to urge upon Sir James Graham
the alleged policy of removing the Salford Hundred business
to Manchester. Such removal appears to be opposed in
toto by the judges and Ptivy Council, and our Manchester
contemporary seems to give up the agitation of the question
as perfectly hopeless.

CENTRIFUGAL RAILWAY AT THE LIVER THEATRE.—
We can confidently recommend this interesting exhibition
to our readers, as one of the most novel and surprising in its
natu, in this age of scientific discoveries, has visited
our town. A carriage, containing a hundredweight, a can
of water, a gentleman or a lady, careering at the rate of a
hundred miles an hour, inverted and perfectly unsupported
except by its velocity, round a circle 40 feet in circumference
—what would our fathers have said of such an exhibition ?
And yet this may be witnessed in daily operation, without
the slightest failure or accident, or, as it appears to us, with-
out the possibility of accident occurring. An indistinct idea
of theform and description of apparatus by which these novel
experiments are produced, may be gathered from the drawing
in the various placards circulated throughout the town, and
posted on our walls. Any verbal description which we could
add to this would, however, fail to convey to our readers a
notion, even, of the thrill of surprise which is felt at the
sight of the experiments in actual operation ; and we must,
therefore, leave our readers to the only resource which is
open to them, which is a visit to the theatre itself,
DAVIDSON V. BOWER.—This action was tried at the last
Liverpool Assizes, before Mr. Baron Rolfe, and was brought
by the plaintiff, the public officer of the Commercial Bank of
England, to recover from the defendant, one of the directors
of the bank, the value of a certain number of shares. Da-
mages—Xs,lB2. On Tuesday, in the Court of Common
Pleas, Mr. Serjeant Channel' moved for a rule nisi to set
aside the verdict, on the ground of misdirection, and also to
arrest the jugdment, which was granted.
HEMINGS AND WIFE V. POWER.—This action was tried
on the Midland Circuit, before Justice Williams, and a ver-
dict was found for the plaintiff—damages, one farthing. We
reported the case fully at the time—and it may be remem-
bered that a gentleman, who formerly resided in this town,
of the name of Chard, was brought rather prominently for.
ward in the proceedings, In the Exchequer Court, on
Tuesday, Mr. Balguy, on behalf of the plaintiff, moved to set
aside the verdict, and for a new trial, but the court refused
the rule.

WRECK.—Tho ship Beulah, of 578 tons register, Captain
Grieves, belonging to this port, from London for Bengal,
witti 240 troops, which went on shore on the sands near
Dungeness, is still stranded, all exertions to get her off bay.
ing proved unavailing. She has received much damage, and
is now being unrigged, and part of her stores and baggage
belonging to the troops has been taken out. The troops
were on Saturday marched to Hythe barracks, and the
stores and baggage have been deposited, under guard, in
warehouses, at the George Inn, Lydd, to await orders from
the government for their removal.

MR. WILLOUGHBY WET SS.—lt will be perceived by an
announcement elsewhere, that Mr. Willoughby Weiss (the
son of a respected townsman, Mr. Weiss), who has been
studying in London and Paris, under Mr. Balfe, is about to
appear at a concert at Lassell's Rooms, on the sth May.
We have heard, from very excellent authority, that Mr*
Willoughby Weiss exhibits the most gratifying promise of
being one of the finest bass-singers the country has for years
produced. Mr. Balfe, Madame Balfe, and Mr. Henry Dodd,
will give their valuable assistance. Mrs. St. Albin will play
upon the occasion.

On yesterday morning week a man named Isaac Jackson,
the son of a fruiterer in Castle-street, Shrewsbury, was ob.
served by a watchman to throw open his window, and point
by signs to a hole in his throat, a wound in the windpipe pre-
venting any other kind of appeal. It was then found that he
had attempted suicide, but repenting as soon as the attempt
was made, had called for aid to undo his own deadly work.
He was highly delighted at hearing that his life might be
saved. He had formerly been a waiter at the Lion Inn, and
afterwards kept a sort of boarding-house in► Liverpool, till
his wife absconded with another man to America. This blow,
together with another of a different description inflicted by
the same worthy creature (with a poker on his head), had un-
settled the poor man's reason, and he had been subsequently
an inmate of Lancaster Asylum.

MR. LINTON'S PICTURES.—POST-OFFICE GALLERY.--
Some time ago we had the pleasure of noticing a series of
views taken by Mr. Roberts during his tour through the
Holy Land, Egypt and Syria. When we expressed our un-
qualified gratification ut the time in inspecting them, we
could hardly suppose that we should sp soon have an oppor-
tunity of seeing a series of views, still more interesting and
certainly more pleasing, and the work too, we may say, of 4
townsman. To the architect, the admirer of the mighty
works of the ancient Egyptians and Syrians, the reader of
the Sacred Writings, those views by Mr. Roberts could not
fail to produce wonder and admiration ; but to all men, of
every class, kin, and kind, who have any knowledge at alt,
Mr. Linton's sketches will give unfeigned delight, Every
step that is taken round the room awakens up some repot.
lection of Grecian or Roman history ; every inch of canvass
that meets the eye tells a tale of itself. Here we see, seated
on its abrupt hill, Athens, the seat of learning and the arts—,,
Thebes, (and hear it, ye bards and poetesses !) with Helicon
and Parnassus in the view—Delphi--the Sacred Grove of
Esculapius—.Arcadia—Sparta— the Valley of the Styx—
views of Venice, Rome, and other famous places mentioned
in ancient writings—Malta, Corfu, and the Isles of Greece.
Every inch of ground that hangs upon the memory, with
fabulous story as well as true history, Mr. Linton has put
on his canvass. Of the fidelity of these sketches, few can
express a doubt : of the spirit of the drawings, every one
who has an eye to judge may determine. Mr. Linton has
painted all these works upon the spots represented—the only
mode of ol3tainins• really correct views. Mr. Linton paints
with boldness and freedom : his just appreciation of colour
enables hiin td render nature's works not as fancy might
depict them, but as they really are. 4 beautiful work paints;
for Lord Francis Egerton is alsO amongst the'ecillecilion. 'I
I
will enrich the noble lord's already fine gallery; and we hoii
our townsman will receive liberal Commissions froth thdi',i
who have the means and ability to patronise art. Greatly
as we delight in the ancient masters, we cannot but feel there
is about the very hest of them something over which a doubt
may be hung. INTOw, in the works of living artists of high
character, there can be no doubt, and every year wilt iinprOire
their value. As this collection will. be removed op Tuesd4
morning, en early inspection is recommended. We may
safely promise a great treat.
LIVERPOOL FEMALC PiEulTpiTrAlly,—The annual meet,
ing of this institution was held on Tuesday, at the Charitable
Institution-honse, Slater-street; John Cropper, jun„ Esq.,
in the chair. The chairman, in opening the meeting, made
some appropriate introductory remarks, and said that up.
wards of one thousand penitents had passed through the
penitentiary since its establishment thirty years ago, and
that about three hundred had been restored to their friends
or placed out at service. Mr. Eden, the secretary, read the
report, from which it appeared that during the past year
there were—
Applicants for admission

Of these, were refused as unsuitable
Did not return
Taken into alp prubationary ward

53-110

Left or dismissed after trial ... .. , „
There were in the house, as per the lastrrePort

Fully admitted
On probation

17-56

Total in the house during the year

Of these, there have been placed out to service,
or restored to friends
Left at their owu suggestion, or for disobedience

of rules

Remaioiog jn the house
Removed to other inst4utiuns
Died

56
3
1-109

In the house at this time—
Fully admitted ~
On probation ..

22-56

Average number in the house during the past year 58
The report then noticed several instances of the good effects
derived to the penitents from the religious instruction and
advice given them at the institution. Resolutions
for the
passing of the report, and of thanks to the ladies and officers
of the •charity, were moved by the Revs. Dr. lliff and Mr.
Lister, and Messrs. Boutflower, Howard, and Kaye. The
g s
chairman, in closing the meeting, said the house would' ac-
commodate 80 patients, but the fun
dswould not permit the
admission of that number. The debt had gone on Increasing
until now it amounted to £760, which was about £2OO more
than it was last year. They had a piece of land adjoining
the penitentiary for disposal, but as yet they had been una-
ble to obtain a purchaser for it. The price woulii in all pro-
bability pay off the debt, but another debt would overtake
them unless the subscriptions were increased. The mainte-
nance of each patient cost the institution about LiD pi. nip.
The company then separated.
THE DRUID SALVAGE.—An action was brought in the Ad-
miralty Court on Wednesday, by the master and owner of the
Sophie, a Danish vessel, against the owners of the steam-ves-
sel Druid, belonging to the Steam Tug Company at Liverpool,
for damage done to the former vessel, under the following
circumstances :—lt appeared that Gustavus, the master of
the Sophie, had neglected and refused to pay the sum of five
guineas demanded on the part of the company by Captain
Newton, the master of the Druid (then master of the Mona,
another of the company's tugs,) for towing her into the Mer-
sey. In consequence, when the Sophie was departing, be
attached the Druid to lier,inorhdeerr,
damage.toprey entThheer ddeepfeahretnf
theowners .
and dragge
of the Druiddherabout, doing
was,
that these acts were wilfully
and maliciously done by the master, and that on that ground
they were not responsible. The Queen's Advocate and Dr.
Haggard, on behalf of the company, argued that they were
only responsible for the actsof
.their agents, the master, in
the exercise of his ordinary authority, ex confrac.u,
not ex
delicto. In this case his acts had been in no way authorized
by the owners. Dr. Adams and Dr. Byford, for the foreign
owners, maintained that the master of a vessel renders his
owners responsible for acts done by him, though wilfully,
maliciously, and even feloniously, provided he can be taken
to be acting by the command or under the authority of his
owners, either expressed or implied. In this case, the owners
had sufficiently shown that they were parties to the acts of
the master, who was still in their employ. Dr. Lushington
said he must take time to consider this case.

•
PINa ARTS.—Mr. Cummins is now exhibiting for sale
some very
good pictures, in Bold-street, next to the Music-
hall. Connoisseurs should inspect them.
PANORAMA.—This agreeable and interesting exhibition is
remaining open for a few nights longer. It is one of the best
panoramas that has been exhibited in this town for years.
THE HARP.—This graceful and noble instrument is now
greatly in fashion amongst the higher circles. Those who
wish to become proficients should apply to Mr. Barre de
Ballicourt.

WILHEM'S SYSTEM.—Miss Hammond, whose vocal and
instrumental abilities we have frequently had the pleasure of
noticing with commendation, has commenced teaching on
the William system. Her classes are exclusively for ladies.
SUDDEN DEATH.—Last night, a man, in the garb of a
sailor, called at a house of ill fame in Sir Thomas's-buildings,
and had scarcely sat down for a moment, when he expired,
without the slightest intimation of any previous illness.

VALUABLE PROPERTY.—WC notice in Mr. Williams's
advertisement, which appears elsewhere, that he has some
very valuable property, of every description, on sale. Those
who are desirous of investing money, cannot do better than
apply to him. He has also some excellent houses to let, in
eligible situations.

SOMETHING NEW.—The members of a Society held at
the house of Miss Vicars, in Tailton-street, Church-street,
have appointed Mr. Neville, at the corner of North John-
street, in Lord-street, to take their likenesses, to be placed
in the Bar. Many are already done. When the number is
complete, it will be the most unique exhibition in the king-
dom.

SCROFULA.--In referring our readers to Mr. Allen's ad-
vertisement and address, we may state that we have seen se-
veral very eulogistic testimonials of his skill and ability in
the cure of this disorder. In one case the grateful feelings
of a patient, who was restored to health while under his
hands, are too eloquently described not to be true.
MR. TEMPLETON'S CON C ERT.—This accomplished singer's
concert this evening is expected to be very fashionably at-
tended. The' rogramme is very well selected. Our friends
frae the Tweed' will be delighted to notice that several
specimens of Scotch minstrelsy will be sung in the course of
the t vening.—Mrs. St. Albin is announced, we perceive, to
perform a solo on the pianoforte ; this will, no doubt,
gratify most of our musical readers.
UTTERING BASE COIN.—A woman, named Mary Aria
Proctor, was brought up yesterday, before the atipendiary
magistrate, on charges of having uttered to two different par-
ties two base shillings, in payment for bread, §cc. The cases
appeared to be clearly proved, but, as some further evidence
against her is expected, she was put back for further exami-
nation.

A Loyal Orange Benevolent Lodge was opened on Monday
evening last, by the district master and officers, at the St.
George's Tavern, Shaw's-brow, above one hundred of the
brethren attending, with a good band, playing several national
airs. Many new members were made, and the utmost good
fellowship and hammy, prevailed to a late hour, when the
company separated.

A BAILIFF COMMITTED FOR THEFT.—Yesterday, one
of the low wretches who execute distraints against the poor,
named William Astbury, was placed before Mr. Rushton, on
a charge of stealing a coat. It appeared that Mr. Daniel
Hughes, tailor, missed a jacket from his workshop in Lord-
street, on Wednesday afternoon, and gave information to Mr.
Tunstall, pawnbroker. It so happened that the prisoner
went to. Mr. Tunstall with the jacket, and he was accord-
ingly given into custody. The jacket was identified. The
prisoner said a woman had given it to him to pledge. He was
committed for trial at the sessions. The prisoner was a few
days ago before the court on a charge of gross misconduct, if
not dishonesty, in making a distzaint, but, owing to some
technicality and defective evidence, he then escaped.

THE COLUMBIA STEAMER.—The London Standard of
Wednesday evening last, contains the following remarks,
which are very judicious :—" No apprehension whatever
need be entertained for the seeming delay in the arrival of
the steamer Columbia, with the North American mails of
the 4th instant. At this period of the year the transit in all
parts of Canada is extremely difficult, and the breaking up
of the frost frequently occasions a delay of many days in the
passing of mails from one part of the province to another.
The steamers from New York to England have several times
been detained for Canadian mails, owing to the state of roads
after the winter season. We hardly need remark, that the
Columbia, like all the other ships of her line, is found in
every respect as a first class sailing ship, having great abun-
dance of spars and sails, with 60 days' provisions and 40
puncheons of water over and above what is usually consumed
on the passage. The very admirable code of instructions
prepared for the guidance of their commander and engineers,
seems to us perfect. and to provide for every contingency.
We have no doubt that on the arrival of the Columbia her
performance of duty will prove of the same character that has
so eminently distinguished this line of steamers, and which
has obtained such high credit for the gentlemen to whom
their management is entrusted.

STEALING A BASKET OF VALUABLE CLOTHES FROM A
CART.—Persons from the country who receive clothes from
families in the town to wash, would do well not to leave their
carts for a moment in the street, as we have now to record
the second instance within a week of a theft of clothes thus
left, for a very short time, without any one to watch them.—
Yesterday, at the police-court, John Edwards, a youth, Ca-
therine O'Donnell, an old woman, Ann O'Donnell, and
Julia O'Donnell, her daughters, and Matthias Mulligan and
Jane Fitzpatrick, younc, people, were brought before Mr.
Rushton, on a charge of being concerned in stealing a basket
of clothes. Some of the prisoners had been apprehended
early in the week, and were remanded till that day. A long
investigation was gone into, but the principal facts were as
follows ;—lsabella Banks, of West Derby, was employed to
wash clothes by families in the town, and amongst them by
Mr. P. Bourne. She received a quantity of wearing apparel,
table linen, &c., to wash, at that gentleman's house last week,
and sent them back in a wisket by her cart on Saturday af-
ternoon last, in care of a young man named Orred, who drove
the cart. She alighted at Mr. Bourne's, leaving the cart op-
posite the door, and was absent only a minute or two. Mean-
time the wisket, which was at the tail of the cart amongst
other similar packages, was carried off. The prisoner Ed-
wards, with whom was another boy, was seen with it in the
neighbourhood, but got off with it. He was afterwards ap-
prehended. It did not appear that the other prisoners, two
of whom were taken into custody only yesterday forenoon,
were the actual thieves ; but a portion of the goods were
found, some of them mutilated to avoid detection, were found
in their lodgings in Banastre-street. Edwards, it appeared,
lodged with the O'Donnell's. The articles found were all
identified as Mr. Bourne's, by his servants and others. The
prisoners were all committed for trial at the sessions. The
loss in the goods not yet found was stated to be £3O.

A CUSTOMHOUSE-OFFICER COMMITTED FOR TRIAL.—
At the Police-court yesterday, Thomas Taylorson, a gen-
teel-looking man, was placed at the bar, on suspicion of
having abstracted a quantity of tea and wool from two of the
bonded warehouses under his charge. Mr, Dowling briefly
Stated the case, and witnesses were then called.—Police-
officer .ehoe said, that between four and five o'clock on
Tuesday afternoon last, he, and police-officer Tool, saw the
prisoner at the junction of Park-lane with St. James's-street.
He passed them, and as he appeared to be bulky in his per-
son, and also carried a bundle, they followed him, one behind
the other all the way into Mill-street. Witness spoke a few
words to the prisoner as he passed, he having known him
slightly before. At the top of Mill-street the prisoner went
into a field, near St, John the Baptist's Church, Toxteth-
park. He shortly after observed two women gathering tea
from the ground in their aprons. The prisoner wore a
shooting-coat at the time, similar to that produced. 'Wit-
ness found the coat in prisoner's house, and there was some
tea in the pockets. Police-officer Tool, who was with the
last witness, and a short distance in advance of him, said he
saw the prisoner throw from the pockets of the coat, several
times as he went through the field, quantities of tea, some of
which he (witness) took up. He followed the prisoner, who
had a bundle in his hand, and stopped him in High Park-
street, a short distance from his own house. He found the
bundle to contain dishes (crockery-ware), with some cotton
between them. On stopping him, the prisoner said, "Oh! you
are rather late ; I know what you were dodging me for." On
cross-examination by Mr. Davenport, witness said, there
was a little girl with the prisoner when he was in the field,
and whom he sometimes led by the hand. He denied that
he said to the prisoner, on accosting him, " Oh ! damn you,
Poti have thrown it away ; but be revenged of you."
risoner was not taken into custody then, but yesterday af-
ternoon. Priioner asked him to come into the house and
search it, but he did not'then do so. Kehoe explained that
the reason why he did not take him then was, that he knew
him to be a custom-house officer, employed in Bath-street,
and he would first make inquiry to ascertain if tea was kept
in it, and give information to his superior officer. The pri-
sgner was apprehended on Wednesday, in a bonded tea ware-
hoitse in Bath-street. The same witness found on the person
of the prisoner, at the pridewell, several coloured papers,
with Chinese characters upon them, usually contained in
packages of tea ; but it was explained, by a custom-house
officer in court, that such papers were frequently lying about
tea warehouses, and that any one might pick them up, so
that the circumstance of their being found upon him was
not considered of any consequence by the court. Mr.
Green, surveyor of the customs in the district to which the
prisoner belonged, said the prisoner was a third-class locker,
and had to attend, amongst other warehouses, to Dover's
bonded tea warehouse, in Great Howard-street, where he
had charge of a great quantity of tea. His duty was to be
at or about that warehouse on Tuesday last. Christopher
Walmsley, a superintendent locker, said he saw the prisoner
there twice on Tuesday, and the usual hour to leave was four
o'clock. The prisoner had access to all the rooms ; and the
keys belonging to the customhouse were given him every
morning. A gentleman, whose name we did not hear, said
the sample of tea produced (which had been picked up in the
field) was black tea, good congou, like some in the ware-
house, but it was much mixed with dirt and dust. All the
tea chests in the warehouse had been opened; but no tea
was missed. The samples taken out were not weighed, as
an allowance was made for them, and the quantity was
so small as not materially to affect the general weight. He
could not positively swear to the tea being from the parcel
of the same kind in the warehouse, but he thought it was.—
Mr. Jones, the warehouseman, said the prisoner had been
locker there since the Ist of January last. It was impossible
to miss a small quantity, as there were 400 or 500 packages,
all of which had been open above a week. He admitted, on
cross-examination, that tea was sometimes spilt in the gang-

Kehoe, being recalled, said that he searched the pri-
-
kmer's house, and found in an upper room the bag of wool
produced. (The bag was about the size of a coffee bag, and
open at the top.) He also found a whole bottle of wine, and
another bottle containing a small portion of champagne—also
produced. (The evidence respecting the wine was not pur-
sued.) Mr. Zwilchenbart looked at the wool, and considered
it to be fine Merino, but partly damaged. He had some
wool in Hodgson's warehouse in Bath-street, and was of
opinion that it was of the same kind, and his property, but
he would not swear positively to its being so. It could not,
however, be missed, as it was partly damaged, and put into
a top room to dry.—The magistrate said, that he wished to
have the opinion of a regular wool-broker, and an officer was
sent to bring one.—A man employed to watch the warehouse
said he had seen the prisoner there in his capacity as locker,
and he then wore the coat produced.—The prisoner, after
being cautioned, said that part of the wool was from Cum-
berland, and he had had it at his house. He had taken part
of it to pack a jar in a cask; other parts of it were mere
waste, which he had used in packing the jar, which he then
sent to his house.—A brother of Mr. Dawson, wool-broker,
having examined the wool, said it was Buenos Ayres and
pazony wool.—Mr. Rushton said that this was one of those
cases in which he considered it his duty to commit. The ar-
ticles taken were but of small amount ; but as it was of im-
portance to merchants that their property should be protected.
The prisoner, moreover, was a person employed confidentially
to protect it. He was the custodier of valuable goods, and
was therefore the more amenable. The jacket in which the
tea was carried, too, was skilfully made with large pockets.
The prisoner was committed for trial at the sessions. He is,
we learn, a married man, with a family.
RADICAL ABUSE OF TIIE CLERGY.—The Rev. F. Close,
of Cheltenham, at a meeting of clergymen, at Dublin, on
Friday, made the following observations :—We must not
mind abuse in radical newspapers and at radical meetings, if
we are determined to do good on a great scale ; the sneering
epithet of political parson must have no power over us. I
rejoice when we are assailed with such epithets ; then I. am
Ore we are getting on well—our enemies never cry out un-
less they are hurt.
A correspondence has taken place between the Belgian and
British governments respecting the conveyance of letters and
packets to and from
ANae merica by the British Queen steamer,
about to touch at
from Antwerp to port in the British Channel, on her way.
no decided w York. The Belgian Consul has re-
ceivedßritish government answer but it is understood that the
will not allow the steamer alluded to to
take anything but
passengers and samples from this country.

ATTEMPT TO GALVANIZE THE DEFUNCT
REFORM ASSOCIATION.

We are informed upon authority, which we are ready to
give BOND for, that an attempt is just now making to resus-
citate that defunct thing, the Reform Association, by uniting
it with the Protector Society. For this purpose the begging-
box is going round—fine promises are being held out—but
without avail. Reformers will not bite, even over their beer
and wine, and the very providers thereof are shy. The rea-
son no doubt is, that William Rathbone, the triple X, the;
ex-mayor, ex-councillor, and ex-alderman (that was to be)—
the rejected of Pitt-street and North Toxteth—is the lucky
individual selected to preside over the restored unfortunate !
Our informant is the barmaid of the Angel, who, we repeat,
has given BOND for her authority.