The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1842-05-10 00:00:00

stances Stockforth was discharged,
committed for trial at the ensuing borough sessions

ni all the others were

WASHINGTON IRVING.—On Saturday, a numerous meet-
ing of the gentlemen who wished to shew some token of re-
spect. to Mr. Washington Irving, on landing in this town
from America, was held on Saturday, at the Sessions'-house.
Hugh Hornby, Esq., was called to the chair. Mr. Todd,
the honorary secretary, informed the meeting that it had been
determined to invite Mr. Irving to a public dinner, and that
the Mayor had been requested to preside, but that gentleman
intimated that he would be gratified if some other chairman
were appointed. Lord Francis Egerton was then written to,
but his lordship replied, that " his engagements in London
were too numerous and pressing to leave any hope of being
able to leave it, even for a purpose so congenial to his feel-
ings." His lordship added, "If I had been resident at
Worsley, I should gladly have seized the occasion for join-
ing in any compliment to the distinguished and excellent man
in question." The committee then desired their secretary
to communicate to Mr. Irving their intentions, in case he
had landed in Liverpool, accompanied with such expressions
as might be rendered appropriate to the occasion. From Mr.
Irving's reply we take the following paragraph with which
that gentleman's letter concludes : Permit me to add,
that, from certain passages of your letter, I am led to view
this public honour intended me in a higher light than as a
mere compliment confined to myself. I perceive in it a de-
sire to manifest, through me, a conciliatory dispositionloward
my country at a moment when untoward circumstance pre-
vail, and when, as you intimate, inconsiderate and designing
men may seek to sow discord between the two nations. Such
a conciliatory disposition, I am confident, prevails among the
right-minded and right-hearted of the two countries, and, I
trust, will be sufficient to neutralize any such mischievous
effects as those to which you allude. There is no question
at present existing between the two countries, however diffi-
cult at first it may appear, which is not, in my mind,
susceptible of an amicable adjustment, if negotiated in that
mutual spit it of forbearance, with that delicate consideration
for the peculiar position and circumstances of each other,
and with that magnanimous regard for each others honour and
interests which ought to govern the opinions and dealings,
public and private, of two great and kindred nations, whose
honour and interests are in so many respects identical."

ROBBERY IN A COUNTING-HOUSE.—John Rimmer, a
decent-looking lad, who was office-boy in the houe of Gor-
don and Co., Old Church-yard, was placed at the bar of the
Police-court on Friday, on a charge of having broken open
a sale and stolen therefrom a sum of money, the property of
his employers. From the evidence of Henry Sanderson, a
clerk to Messrs. Gordon and Co., it appeared that the pri-
soner had been directed by him, on Tuesday last, to lock the
safe door. The prisoner went towards it and apparently
turned the key in the lock, and then returned it to witness.
There was a duplicate key hanging inside the safe. Prisoner
kept the key of the outside door. Witness, on going to the
safe on Wednesday, found it open. Thomas Casares, ano-
ther clerk, deposed to the prisoner coming to him on Thurs-
day morning and telling him that the safe had been broken
open—that he had found the outer door open when he came
down that m nning—and that he had found the cash-box on
the floor. Witness, on examining the door, found that it
had not been broken open, neither had the door of the safe
in which the cash had been placed. Herbert Brestowe
Hughes deposed that he was cashkeeper to the house of
Gordon and Co., and that on Tuesday last he had placed in
the cash-box about four pounds in sovereigns and half-sove-
reigns, and about six or seven shillings in silver. He kept
the key of the cash-box. On Thursday morning he found
the cash-box and money were gone out of the safe. He
gave information to the police, and the prisoner was taken
into custody. On examining the coal-vault, three sovereigns,
two half-sovereigns, two half-crowns, and one shilling were
found wrapped in blotting paper. The blotting paper had
been taken out of the office, and the money was the property
of his employer. Officer Maguire deposed to finding the
money as mentioned by the previous witness. The prisoner
was committed to the sessions.

ENLISTING alias " CRIMPING".—A young private of the
57th regiment, who is on the recruiting service in this town,
appeared before the magistrates on Friday against a young
man whom he said he had enlisted ou the previous day, but
who was not inclined to comply with his engagement. The
private said that the young man had come to the rendezvous
and told him he wanted to list in the Duke of Sussex's' name.
He told him he could not list him in the Duke of Sussex's
name, but he would in that of her majesty. The young man
then, on these terms, he said, took a shilling from him, and
therefore he considered him fairly enlisted. On being ques-
tioned by the magistrate, the private said be could not posi-
tively say that the young man was not the worse for liquor.
The young man himself, who was genteelly dressed, stated
that he was in the service of Lord Sefton, and had been at
the Post-Office with a letter from his lordship, when he was
accosted by a recruiting-sergeant in the East India Company's
service. The sergeant, much to his surprise, claimed a know-
ledge of him, and stated that he had seen him in London or
Woolwich. He replied it was possible he might, as be bad
been in both places, but he certainly did not know him.
They went, however, to a public-house and had some drink ;
afterwards they went to the rendezvous, :where they had
more drink, and he (the young man) treated all the soldiers
and recruits who where there with drink. He scarcely
knew anything about the matter, he was so much intoxicated ;
but as his prospects were something better, he never intended
to go for a soldier. The recruiting-sergeant stated that he
and the young man had had some little drink together, but
he would not enlist him, although he bad offered, conceiving
he was in jest. Several of the recruits stated that the young
man was sufficiently sober to know what he was about. This
statement was rebutted by the evidence of two disinterested
witnesses, who had seen the young man treat all round in
the room, and said that he was so intoxicated that he did not
know what he was doing. Mr. Rushton sharply reproved
the private for attempting to enlist the young man whilst he
was in a state of inebriety, and dismissed the case, telling
him for the future to take example from the sergeant, who
had not attempted anything of the kind with a drunken
man.

EXTENSIVE ROBBERY OF PAPER.—A man, named John
Kelshaw, was on Thursday placed before Mr. Rushton on a
charge of stealing a large quantity of printed sheets for books,
paper, &c. Thomas Billington, assistant with Messrs. Geo.
and Joseph Robinson, booksellers, 32, Castle-street, said
that about nine o'clock that morning he saw the prisoner
coming down the stairs that led to the store-room with a
bundle of King's Discount Tables, 25 in number, and asked
him where he was going with them. He said he was going
round the corner. Witness stopped him, and took him to
the shop, when he dropped the bundle and ran off. He was
pursued, and a police-officer coming up he was apprehended.
When in Bridewell, he gave one of the officers a key, saying
he had opened the store-room with it. It was found to fit
the lock, and another bundle of books was found under the
door, ready to be taken away. The prisoner also took four
small books from his pocket, and gave them up, saying that
was all he had taken. Constable Samuel Lloyd, from
information received, went to Mr. Shrapnell's, 44, Ar-
gyle-street, and found the prisoner had there previously
sold a quantity of paper. Mr. Shrapnell, drysalter, said
that on the 28th of April the prisoner came to him with a
parcel of paper, and asked him what he paid for his
paper. The reply was, 23s 4d a hundred weight. Prisoner
said the paper had belonged to his brother, who was now
dead, and that he was clearing his office. Witness purchased
the paper, which weighed 2 qrs. 101bs., and paid him 13s. 9d.
for it. On the 28th April, prisoner brought 1 cwt. of the
paper, and another cwt, on the 2d instant, and was paid
235. 4d. for each parcel. Mr. Billington said it consisted of
King's Interest Tables, some Time Tables, and a bundle of
waste paper. There were 100 copies of King's Tables, which
were worth one guinea each ; and 400 copies of the Time
Table, worth 3s. 6d. each. The whole was identified. The
prisoner was committed for trial at the sessions.

" THE BLANCHE" STEAMER.—A very fine iron steam-
vessel, " the Blanche," was recently launched from the
building-yard of Messrs. Davenport, Grindrod and Patrick,
engineers, of this town. She has been running between this
port and Runcorn for a short time, in conveying passengers,
and in that capacity has proved herself to be the swiftest of
our river steamers. She is 156 tons new measurement, and
strongly built ; 110 feet long, and 18 feet beam ; her draft of
water 4 feet 8 inches with ten tons of coals on board. Her
ke lsons, her sleepers, and her paddle beams are also of iron,
constructed on the best principles. Her engines are of 65
horse-power, with 3 feet 6 inches of stroke, and connecting
bars (the piston rods working from the bottom of the cylin-
ders) of 10 feet 6 inches.an few No side levers or counteracting
balances are required,of the working parts are liable
to derangement, and theteavrearn wear much obviated. The
engine is by this principle compact,. with great power
and unusual lightness ; the whoyle-cluding the weight of the
boilers, not exceeding 16 cwt. per horse-power. The vessel
has run the distance from RuncoirnnelnodiLiverpool, about 19 '
miles, on a 14 feet 4 inches tide, stoppages,
hour and five minutes. Her engines are
saarmnegeon the sameinproinne.
employ,nt the two
prin-
ciple as those of
.the ". Alice,"
cylinders being hx.ed diagonally, facing each other at an angle
of 45 degrees longitudinally with the vessel, and thus having
the advantage of a longer connecting-rod than it
the same depth with vertical cylinders. Her Icvabinseslsaoref
very spacious and
.elegant.ly fitted up—affording very
and roomy accommodations for a vessel of her size superior
had never had a full trial of her powers in a sea-way,. a'tsriael
trip was made yes'..erday afternoon, when
.a number of gentle-
men, specially invited by the builders,. including several of
the agents and managers of the Bridgewater trust, embarked
at George's-pier. The day was fine but rather blowy for
those not accustomed to the water, but the trip was, notwith-
standing, most gratifying to all on board. The vessel at first
went up the river nearly to Eastham, and then steamed down
the river in gallant style, passing many vessels at
anchor, the decks of which were covered with emi-
grants astonished at her speed. The views at each
side were extensive and beautiful, including the Lan-
cashire, Cheshire, and Welsh shores. A most sumptuous
elegant cold collation—or rather dinner—was served up, and
all on board enjoyed themselves to " the top of their bent."
She went down by the Victoria Channel, rounded.the N.W.
lightship, and returned by the old channel, proving herself
to be, in a considerable swell, an admirable sea-boa. Two
(out of three) of the builders' of the vessel and engine were
on board, and were unremitting in their attention and.poccesslite-
ness to their guests ; and we need hardly say that Su
to the Blanche and her owners and builders " was drank
wit's the utmost enthusiasm. There were musicians on board,
and the whole was a scene of the greatest conviviality and
enjoyment. The Blanche is certainly one of the fastest and
most powerful boats in our river, and this is saying
as much as can be said of a river steamboat. perhaps

PICTURES.—Mr. Wilson, who is exhibiting some beautiful
paintings at Crawfords, in Bold-street, will leave Liverpool
in a week. We recommend amateurs to lose no time in
visiting and selecting from the very choice collection he has
on sale.

FATAL ACClDENT.—Yesterday afternoon, as two children
were crossing Tithebarn-street, one of them was knocked
down by a cart, and the wheel passing over its body it was
instantly deprived of life. The other child escaped. The
deceased resided with its parents in Chapel-yard, Lumber-
street. An inquest will be held this day (Tuesday).
CHESHIRE HUNT.—Mr. Calvert's very clever picture of
the Cheshire Hunt, which has been engraved in a superior
manner by Lewis, is just published. The portraits of the
gentlemen, the members of the hunt, are extremely faithful.
The groupings are well designed ; the figures are easy and
natural. This is altogether a pleasing work of art, and de-
serves an extensive patronage from all sporting men in this
and the adjoining county.

DEATH IN THE BRIDAL BED.—There had been an exten-
sive inundation and loss of life in Derby. A newly married
couple were drowned in each other's arms within half an
hour of their going to bed the night of their wedding!—[The
above, from an American paper, would almost incline us to
suspect that our transatlantic friend has got possession of
some of the &relative information, boasted of by our friend
the Liverpool Times. We certainly never heard of this
tragical occurrence in Derby, although we are nearer to it
than the American editor by some 3,000 miles.—En. L. S.]

ZOOLOGICAL GAItDENS.—This pleasant resort for public
recreation opens for the season on Whit-Monday. A picto-
rial model of Rome will be exhibited ; when night sets in the
whole tableau will be illuminated and beautiful fire-works set
off. These will, as the showman says, " form von grand and
meliguent sight, sich as the vorld never looked on before."
An interesting accouchement took place in the gardens on
Saturday last—the wolf having introduced to this world of
trouble five cubs. This may be said to be an unprecendented
circumstance.

OBTAINING GOODS UNDER FALSE PRETENCES.—A. re-
spectable looking young man, named George Buck, was
brought up at the police- court yesterday on a charge of hav-
ing obtained forty silk handkerchiefs, by false pretences, from
a draper at Preston, named Ewan. The prisoner was appre-
hended whilst attempting to pledge three of the handkerchiefs
with a pawribroker in Dale-street. The prosecutor was in
attendance, and Mr. Maxwell, the sitting magistrate, ordered
the prisoner to be delivered up to him, to betaken before the
magistrates of Preston.

Passengers by the packet-ship New York, from New York,
which arrived at this port yesterday morning :—James Sa-
vage, Daniel Seymour, Julius Catlin, and Thomas Kimm,
United States ; Ashbel Smith and G. R. Tuelon, Texas ; D.
Robertson, and three Misses Robertson, Montreal; Lady
Nisbett and servant, and Miss Wilson, Scotland ; Rev. Mr.
Jackson, U.S.N. ; Charles Shirreff, sen., and Charles Shir-
reff, jun., Canada ; J. Newberry Broschettin, Mexico ;
Thos. Woods, and Mrs. Taylor and three children, England.

STREET ROBBERY.—Between four and five o'clock on the
morning of Saturday, a sailor from on board one of the New
York liners, named James Peterson, was attacked in Leece-
street by a gang of men, who robbed him of seven dollars
and a half. He bad been drinking with several of them the
whole night, and was intoxicated when the robbery was com-
mitted. At the Police-court yesterday three men, named
William Edwards, Nicholas Hoyle, and Thomas Carr, were
brought up on suspicion of being concerned in the offence.
Evidence was produced which implicated the first two pri-
soners, but as to Carr it was so defective that Mr. Maxwell,
the sitting magistrate, ordered him to be discharged. Ed-
wards and Hoyle were remanded till this day (Tuesday.)

CITY OF DUBLIN STEAM-PACKET COMPANY.—The half-
yearly meeting of the company was held on Friday, at their
office, when a satisfactory report was made of the trading for
the last half-year, and the usual dividend of three per cent.
was declared. The report stated that although, owing to the
temporary check in the exports, the returns were not equal
to those of last year, yet, from the increase which has taken
place in the imports, it is found that they were the same as
those of 1840. The report stated, that the company's steam-
vessel, the City of Dublin, built in 1823, being found too
small for the service, had been sent out to the West Indies,
and a satisfactory sale made of her to the Mexican govern-
ment. The report also paid a high compliment to the exer-
tions of Mr. Halliday, honorary secretary to the chamber of
commerce, in having partly freed the steam navigation of the
port from the hitherto oppressive charges for the Skerries
Light. The report concluded by stating that, from the re-
duced amount of the pecuniary engagements of the company,
the economical system on which the repairs of the vessels
were made, the regular manner in which the trading branch
of the establishment is conducted, and the large portion of
the mercantile community attached to its interests, from the
peculiar constitution of this company, which identifies its
prosperity with the trading portion of the proprietary, the
confidence which the directors had hitherto expressed in the
stability and prospects of the company remained unabated ;
and they were not aware of any feature or circumstance con-
nected with it calculated to create any other feeling than that
of continued reliance on that stability.

CAUTION TO BUTCHERS.—A female named Mary Bed-
son, who keeps a butcher's stall in St. John's Market, ap-
peared before Mr. Maxwell, the sitting magistrate, at the
Police-court, yesterday, to show cause why she should not be
fined, for having illegally exposed a quarter of lamb for
sale, in the market, dressed up with the fat of some other
animal. The superintendent of the market stated that this
was the fifth offence of the kind which had occurred in St.
John's Market, but was the first of which the defendant
had been accused. The quarter was exposed yesterday
morning, and a quantity of sheep's fat was wrapped round
it, so as to deceive the purchaser, as to the .quality of the
meat. Under the bye-laws the penalty for the first offence
of this kind was five shillings, and the forfeiture of the
lamb. In answer to the charge, the defendant said she
bought the lamb alive, and that she did not know how it had
been dressed ; she was not aware of there being anything
wrong about it. Mr. Maxwell told her she had committed
an offence in exposing the meat to sale in such a state, and
for it she must pay 55., and forfeit the meat. The defendant
immediately paid the fine.
THE REPEAL ASSOCIATION.—The Dublin correspondent
of the Liverpool Journal of Saturday last, makes the follow-
ing announcement :—" The Repeal Association met on Mon-
day : the amount of rent for the week was only £24, which
is not adequate to pay the expense of the establishment.
Unless O'Connell makes an effort to revive it when he comes,
they must shut their doors. The people throughout the
country say that they are not .satisfied how the repeal rent
was expended." The learned gentleman above spoken of
arrived here'by the mail train from London on Sunday morn-
ing, and attended at Copperas-hill Chapel, at eleven o'clock.
Being recognised, a large crowd surrounded the Adelphi
Hotel, where be stopped, and as it was expected that he
would depart for Dublin on Sunday evening, another crowd
assembled at the pierhead, but Mr. O'Connell postponed his
departure to Monday morning. We presume he is on the
way to perform the duty pointed out by the correspondent of
the Journal, and to prevent the dreaded " shutting of the
doors" of the repeal, or, what is more important in the
ARCH IMPOSTOR'S view of things, the closing of the money-
box from which he and his fellow-vampires are fed. All
luck to him and his deserts at the end of it! As to any
attempt to satisfy the " fine pisantry" as to where the money
goes to, we can only say, that it will require a power of
blarney to do that same.

FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE RIVER—TWO LIVES LOST.
—We regret to state that an accident occurred on the river
yesterday, just off Princc's-basin, by which two men, in the
very prime of life, lost their lives. In the course of ie fore-
noon, four; men, named Owen Griffiths, James Taylor, Wil-
liam Woods, and William Griffiths, left Prince's-basin to go
round the rock in search of an expected ship. They em-
barked in a boat of considerable size, carrying sail, only five
weeks old, and which was owned by Owen Griffiths. They
returned against the tide without having met with the vessel
they had been after, and, about half-past one, they arrived
abreast Prince's-basin. They were about taking in their
sails when a heavy cross sea struck the vessel on her broad-
side, and she immediately capsized. So suddenly did this
take place that none of the men had the slightest chance of
obtaining any hold of the boat, and, the tide running out very
rapidly, with a strong wind, all the four were carried away.
Providentially the Egremont steamer was passing at the mo-
ment, and, the accident having been observed from on board,
preparations were instantly made for rendering assistance to
the sinking men ; a boat was lowered, and Woods was
picked up just as he was disappearing. William Griffiths
was drifted by the tide towards a brig, which lay at anchor
about 80 yards from the place where the boat capsized, and,
fortunately, he came in contact with the cable, which he
firmly grasped, and retained his hold till he was picked up.
James Taylor Lever rose to the surface of the water after be
first sunk. Owen Griffiths was seen by the pilot on board
the brig to rise once, and then he disappeared. Neither of
the bodies have yet been recovered. Owen Griffiths, we
understand, was a married man, 37 years of age, but without
family. Taylor was 27 years of age, and unmarried. A re-
port was current that the accident occurred whilst the men
were rowing after a body which was seen floating down the
river with the tide, and which was believed to be the body of
one of the young gentlemen who were lately drowned oppo-
site New Ferry. This, however, was not the case ; the cir-
cumstances.are exactly as we have related them.
A female died suddenly on Friday last as she was being
driven in a cab along one of the streets of London.

WATERING THE STREETS

TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD

SIR,-It may be wrong to write to you about trifles, but
right or wrong, I will say what I think on the present occa-
sion. Most spirits are weakened by water, but mine are
lowered by a want of it ; indeed, if they were to be put under
proof you would be scarcely able to find any, in short, at all.
The cause of my depression is that which often affects tra-
vellers in the desert after dinner, namely, a too great preva-
lence of dust. This town often resembles a mighty snuff box
without a lid. Dust is flying in all directions. Ladies look
as if they had taken to wear powder again ; their silks seem
all shot with it. Every gentleman appears to have adopted
the trade of " dustman,' which, according to Walker, (not
Hookey,) is defined to be "one whose employment is to
carry away the dust."
For my own part I am constantly fearing an indictment
for appropriating the road stuff without permission. In
doors we are quite unhinged. The man who invented win-
dows deserves a pane-gyric, but those by whose means we are
compelled to keep them closed ought to be punished for their
pains. Their motives it is not easy to see through. The
poet says in the story of the two goldfinches—
" The open window seemed to invite."
The dust cannot avail itself of the quotation as an excuse for
entering our house, for there is not one window that we are
not compelled to keep to. Without jesting profanely, "to
dust we must return," hut now we no sooner clean ourselves
than " the dust returns to us."
It is no use being chary of our chairs, for it seats and
settles itself without ceremony upon them ; and we find we
are not able to keep our table bright, however not-able we
may be in such matters. It is useless to carp, for the carpet
'is full of it ; as for the blind, it is quite dark with it. In
our food we are still worse off, for we meet with it in every
mouthful. We might expect to find plenty of dust following
the weal, but really we might as well be Cape of Good Hope
Caffres (callers) as to feed upon it for ever (heifer).
Where are the water-carts? What are carts for? Why
are we obliged to " come down with the dust " in parish-
rates, if the dust is not made to come down for us? What
can be more refreshing than to see on a hot day a peripa-
tetic Aquarius, with his dropsical cart, like a moveable
Knaresborough dropping well ! How fresh and cool the
street seems after it has been passed through by it ! When
a boy I have often stood to watch the moving shower—but
that was in George the Third's reign.
To the point—as the soldier said when he charged with the
bayonet. It is clear that if those who have the care of the
streets do not pay more attention to them, we shall have to
liquidate, at an early date, a debt which must inevitably be
incurred for repairing, if not altogether renewing, the roads.
The inroads made into them will leave us no roads—for day
by day they are blowing off into thin air, and the paviours
will have to call at every house to fetch away whatever por-
tion of the highway may be found therein. It would be far
more agreeable if the watery carriers would come about
more frequently, and—to quote from the national anthem—
more liberally
" be pleased to pour."
P. POPJOY.
P.S.—Since the rains all traces of dust have disappeared.
eis styhset em
Stan-
dard,
I dra w attention to the matter in expectation of dry weather
why
coming again. P
r e vlreanitki
nng,
is
better than a cure.
like" an incorrigible thief" and " a drunkard's face"?
Because, in the first instance,
it is continually being taken
up; and in the second, it is
red (read) all over.