The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1842-01-18 00:00:00

LOCAL NEWS

NEGLECT OF FAMILY.—John ()Thin, a baker, was yes-
terday charged, at the police-court, with leaving his wife—
for whose support he had promised to pay six shillings a week
—destitute and chargeable to the parish. lie attempted a
defence, but not to the satisfaction of the magistrates, and
was ordered to be imprisoned for one month.
UNRULY CONDUCT OE A SON TO HIS MOTHER AND
FAMILY.—A very stout young man, named Joseph Roberts,
was yesterday charged, at the police-court, with committing
a violent assault on his mother and brother, the former of
whom he had cut in the hand with a knife, and the latter in
the finger. The mother wished that he should take his things,
and leave her house, so that she and her family, of whom he
assumed to be sole master, might no longer be annoyed by
his abusive language, and subjected to personal injury by his
violence. She admitted, however, that he had not struck
her on former occasions. The assault being proved, he was
fined twenty shillings and costs, or to be imprisoned fourteen
days.

FIRE IN PUMPFIELD-STREET.—On Saturday morning,
about eight o'clock, an alarm of tire was given as having
broken out in Pumpfield-street, Vauxhall-road, on the pre-
mises of Messrs. Braidley Brothers, manufacturing che-
mists. An explosion took place in one part of the works,
which is, we understand, appropriated to the refining of
brimstone, and by which two men were dangerously burnt.
The engines and water-carts from the Police Fire Station
were on the ground soon -after the alarm was given, accom-
panied by Mr. Whitty, head constable, and Mr. Hewitt, of
the tire establishment, and the flames were arrested after a
struggle of about two hours. The damage sustained is stated
to be about £lOO.
THE ROY AL LIVER THEATRE.—This elegant little theatre
has been crammed to the ceiling every night with delighted
spectators since the " opening day.' Mrs. Waylett sings
as sweetly as ever, and plays with equal spirit and graceful-
ness. Last evening Mr. Raymond's benefit took place
(which we were prevented drawing attention to in our last).
The house was a bumper. The playgoers seemed glad to
testify their approval of Mr. Raymond's wish to provide
abundant].) for their amusement. It is really worth the
price of admission only to look at the interior of the" Royal
Liver." It is a sight worth seeing. By a new arrangement
the private boxes have been thrown open to the public. Any
parties in full dress can now occupy them in common with
the other parts of the house.
TAE AMPHITHEATRE..—The " Spanish Bull Fight" got
up at this theatre is a very gorgeous and well arranged melo-
drama. We do not altogether understand the plot of it, but
we admit the situations, scenes, processions, and pictures, to
be very beautiful. The escape of the Muleteer is equal in in-
terest to anything we have witnessed for some time. The bu:l
fight is capitally managed. The horse "does the bull to
perfection. The Matadores exhibit great activity. No little
skill is required to escape out of harm's way. Mr. Hillier
acts the Muleteer excellently. The scenes in the circle are
admirable : they cause great laughter. " The Toad in the
Hole" is especially mirth-stirring. Le Petit Ducrow is a
wonderful little fellow ; he appears unconscious of danger ;
he shows the utmost intrepidity. His attitudes and agility
frequently remind us of his father. Madame Allard, al-

though rather Dutch built especially about the " wires." dis-
plays originality and courage in her performances. She is
occasionally graceful and picturesque in her attitudes. The
house has been well tilled during the past week. As Mr.
Ducrow's stud will very shortly leave Liverpool, those who
wish to see the performances must lose no tune.
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FIRE IN TEMPLE-STREET.—On Saturday night, a little
before twelve o'clock, a fire broke out in the premises oc-
cupied by Messrs. M`Fie and Co., sugar boilers, Temple-
street. It appears that the fire had originated in the in-
cautious placing of some empty sugar bags alongside the
damper of a flue, not with a view to dry them. but merely
from carelessness in stowing them away. The bags took
fire, and ignited the office, where the flue was. The police
engines were speedily brought up, and the fire was pre-
vented from reaching beyond its first locality. The sugar
house adjoining was for some time in great danger, as was
the warehouse adjoining on the north ; and, it may be added,
the fine range of building ,facing Dale-street, occupied by
Messrs. Pym and Co., and Messrs. Gardner, wholesale wine
and spirit merchants, and others, in which there were ex-
tensive stocks of highly combustible materials. The engines
played from two to three hours. \Yr. Whitty was present,
with the superintendent of the fire department. The da-
mage which, but for timely aid might have been immense,
is stated to us to be about £4O.

A SHUFFLE OF THE ALBION.—The Albion of yesterday,
in his zeal to throw dirt upon the member for North Toxteth
Ward—Mr. Harbord—is not content with merely texturing
into an insult to Mrs. Rathbone an expression used by that
gentleman at a late council meeting, but, by a suppressio
veri, which is very jesuitical to say the least of it, endeavours
to shield their Reverences of Rome from the imputation of
fraudulent interference with the system of education in the
corporation schools, which Mr. Harbord so indelibly fastened
upon them. Our contemporary asserts that the books sup-
plied to the children by Mrs. Rathbone (amongst which was
a certain History of the Jewish Nation) had previously re-
ceived the sanction and approbation of the Rev. James As-
pinall—an assertion which it is quite possible may be true.
But may we ask our friend the Albion,—was this book, the
History of the Jewish Nation, as used in the schools, in the
same state as when it received the sanction and approval of
the rev. gentleman above mentioned ? Or was it not, sub-
sequently to receiving such approbation, expurgated by a
Romish priest to the precise pattern of which Popery ap-
proves? Was it not, in fact, by the admission of the master
of the school himself, a totally different book to that which
was presented by Mrs. Rathbone, or was approved by the
rev. gentleman ? We dare the Albion, jesuit as he is, to
quibble out of this fact; and, bearing it in mind, every can-
did man will acquit us of any disrespect towards the lady
who presented the true record, when we say with Mr. liar-
bord of its false Popish substitute—" Away with this filth !"
CHARGE AGAINST A SERVANT Gro.r..—A girl, named
Jane Lowe, was yesterday charged at the Police-court, with
having stolen a silver spoon from the house of her master.
It appeared that the prisoner had offered the spoon in
pledge at Messrs. Powell and Tunstall's shop, corner of
Addison-street. The person at the counter observing that
the lettering had been erased, questioned her, when she said
she had found it. Mrs. Jane Kirkham, wife of a publican
in Scotland-road, said that the prisoner was their servant,
and had been intrusted to clean some spoons, one of which—
that produced—was missing. The prisoner was ordered for
trial, but after the depositions were read, and she received
the usual caution, as to what she might choose to say in
her defence, she said that her mistress had made her pay
for a window which she never broke, and that her boy had
also taken some money out of her pocket, which was under
the bed. She had taken the spoon to repay herself. Mrs.
Kirkham admitted that the boy, who was seven years of
age, had taken 4d. out of the prisoner's pocket, on one
occasion, but she had paid her back the money. In reply
to Mr. Rushton, she said she was not aware that he had
taken any money at another time. Mr. Rushton said he
should not then send the prisoner for trial, as he was rather
inclined to believe that she had taken the article with a
view to repay herself, without a proper knowledge that she
was doing wrong. The prisoner was then remanded until
further inquiries were made, and the witness was told that
she would be sent for if she were again wanted.

EXTENSIVE EMI3EZZLEMENT.—SaIIaIeI Heywood was
charged, at the Salford sessions, on Wednesday, with em-
bezzling, on the 23d of July last, the sum of £5O, the property
of the Manchester, Bolton, and Bury Railway Company.
The prisoner pleaded guilty. It appeared that the prisoner
had been employed as a clerk at the Manchester station of
the Manchester and Bolton Railway. On Saturday, the 4th
of December, he obtained leave of absence till Monday, say-
ing that he was going on private business to Nantwich. He
did not return on the appointed day, and being still absent on
the following Wednesday, Captain Hawkshaw, the principal
manager, began to suspect that all was not right, and
mentioned the circumstance to Mr. Diggles, deputy-constable
of Salford. Mr. Diggles sent an officer over to Nantwich,
but Heywood was not to be found. Afterwards, Captain
Hawkshaw directed the prisoner's private drawer at the
office to be broken open, and in it was found a letter in his
handwriting, addressed to his wife, stating that he had de-
frauded the company to a great amount, and finding that
detection was becoming unavoidable, he had absconded, with
the intention of going to America. On the following Mon-
day, an officer was dispatched to Liverpool in search of him,
and on Tuesday morning, he was apprehended on board a
vessel which had just cleared the port for Philadelphia. Sub-
sequent to his apprehension, it was ascertained-that he was a
a defaulter to the extent of more than £l2oo.—He was
sentenced to be transported for ten years.

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