The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1842-05-03 00:00:00

LOCAL NEWS

DINNER TO MR. WASHINGTON Invrso.—At a Prelimi-
nary meeting of- gentlemen, held in the magistrates' room,
in the Sessions-house, on Friday last, it was unanimously
resolved, that Mr. Washington Irving being daily expected
to land at Liverpool, on his way from the United States to
Spain, to which country he bas been appointed minister, it
is desirable, as a mark of respect and welcome, to invite him
to a public dinner.

DEATH FROM BURNING.—On Friday an inquest was held
on view of the body of Mary Connolly, a child four years
old, who resided with her parents in Burlington-court, and
who had been burnt to death in consequence of her clothes
taking fire while she was in the act of putting a lid on a pan
of water which was on the grate. Verdict accordingly.

THE BARRACKS.—Some of the spaciow
tached to the barracks in Duke-street have
into a receptacle fin• thirteen 32-pounders, wit
and platforms, thirteen pivot guns, Several toi
and canister, with a variety of other stores,
the fort at the north end of the town.

.-offices at-

n converted

f shot, grape

MR. POPJOY AND ANI
has intimated his intention of 1 _
table's lecture. He says that a magnetic sleep must have its
attractions. He thinks quarrymen must be very susceptible
of magnetic influence, as they know a great deal of load-
stones.

4r. Popjoy

t at Mr. La-6nl

ELECTION OF AN HONORARY SURGEON FOR THE
NORTHERN HOSPITAL.—A meeting of the trustees of the
Northern Hospital was held at the Clarendon-rooms, on
Friday, for the purpose of electing an honorary surgeon for
that hospital, in consequence of the resignation of Mr. Gill,
who retired on account of ill health. The chair was occu-
pied by R. B. Anderson. Esq., the vice-president.—Mr.
Henry Holmes proposed Mr. Joseph King, jun. Mr. Geo.
Hightield seconded the nomination of Mr. King.—Mr. R.
Bateson proposed Mr. Ellis Jones. Mr. Joseph Cooper
seconded the nomination of Mr. Jones.—The Rev. Jonathan
Brooks, senior rector, proposed Mr. William H. Bainbrigge.
Mr. Ambrose Lace seconded the nomination of Mr. Bain-
brigge.—The Chairman having asked whether any other
candidate was to be proposed, and being answered in the
negative, the poll was opened at one and closed at three
o'clock, when the numbers were—For Mr. Bainbr.
Mr. Jones, 130 ; Mr. King, 129. Mr. Bainbrigg
cordingly elected.
MR. WEISS' CoNcEa.T.—This concert on Thursday next
is expected to be a complete bumper. All the beauty and
fashion of Liverpool will be present to do
young townsman on his firs

;e was ac-

the programme
Falstaff, Mr. B

: —PA RT —lnstrunic
life 'and Mr. Weiss--1

to, from

Speranza

Madame B

Trand D

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icated to Dobler

piano-torte
—(Czerney). Aria, " Bello Ardir,"
Mr. Weiss—(Donizetti). Ballad, " The Blighted Flower,
Mr. Balfe—(Balfe). Duetto, " Senza tanti complimenti,"
Mr. and Madame Balfe—(Donizetti). PART D.—lnstru-
mental. Ballad, " Woman loves ye best," Mr. Dodd—(A.
Lee). Solo, piano-forte, Mrs. St. Albin—(Thalberg). Bal-
lad (M.S.), Mr. Weiss—(composed expressly for him by
Balfe). Ballad (M.S.), " Fairy land," Madame Balfe—
(Balfe). Air from the " Stabat Mater," Mr. Weiss—(Ros-
sini). Trio from " Lassidio di la Rochelli," Mr. Balfe, Mr.
Dodd, and Mr. Weiss—(Balfe). Mr. Weiss's singing at
the Melodist Club last week has been highly lauded in the
London journals.

FRAUDS BY BUTCHERS.-At the Police-court, on Friday,
John Crosdale, of St. John's Market, was summoned for
having exposed for sale a calf's head which had been " blown"
in order to give an appearance of plumpness. The charge
having been distinctly proved, the defendant said it might
have been treated in a worse manner
the practice of "blowing" meat wa.
harm. Mr. Rushton said the meat appeare. _
and that it required not any puffing to render it mort
able. He advised the butchers to hold a
come to a general resolution not to " blow" t.
more, and he said that if some such resolution were not.
adopted, informations would every day be lodged, and the
fines would go to accumulate the borough fund. The de-
fendant said the practice was general in Liverpoool, and that
the fines ought not to be levied on the poor butchers, who
were not always the delinquents. Mr. Rushton ordered the
head to be forfeited, and the defendant to be fined the sum
of ss. and costs.—John Davies, of St. John's Market ;
Lionel W. Trotter, and Mary Goodchild, of Cleveland-square
Market; Thomas Harwood, Anne Finch, Benjamin Crow-
ther, Joseph ling,hes, John Hutram, and John Lee, of St.
James's Market, were all summoned for a like offence,
namely, exposing " blown" calves' heads for sale. The
heads in every case were ordered to be forfeited, and the fine
of ss. and costs imposed. One of the defendants expressed
a hope that the wholesale butchers should be informed on the
subject, and that every man would be summoned who exposed
" blown" meat for sale. Mr. Rushton directed Holden, the
market superintendent, to seize every carcase and piece of
meat he found " blown," and not to let the present visitation
on the butchers be partial, but to make it universal. The
defendants hoped that the butcher's shops outside the mar
kets would be visited in the same way, becaUse
were leaving the markets and going to the shops. __
said that the by-laws applied only to meat exposed for salt
in the market, and shat they had no reference to the shops
outside. Mr. Rushton, after inspecting the by-laws, ad-
mitted the truth of what Holden had stated, and said he
would make a representation to the mayor and town-council
on the subject, and he had no doubt but they would take
measures to apply the by-laws to the whole community.

n his opinion

of calculated to do any

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heir meat any

ie customers
Holden

MEETING OF THE (LATE) LIVERPOOL FISH COMPANY
A meeting of the shareholders of the above company was
held at the Clarendon-rooms, on Friday, for the purpose of
receiving the report of the directors and declaring a dividend
on the shares. The chair was occupied by Thomas Tobin,
Esq.—The Chairman said the meeting had been called for
the purpose of consulting the shareholders on the propriety
of making a dividend of the estate. The accounts had been
made up and the report would be read by the solicitor.—Mr.
J. Robinson, solicitor, read the report of the directors. It
stated that pursuant to a resolution of the shareholders, the
directors entered into a negociation for the sale of the boats,
and succeeded, in disposing of them to the New Fish Com-
pany for £6,792; being £9O more than was contemplated at a
former' meeting. 'Of this sum, £5,720 had been paid in cash
and notes given for the remainder, which notes were discounts -
about a fortnight since. The balance on h
£6,011 13s. 9d., of which £139 9s. 9d. w
bankers to meet any accout
Some accounts had been sent
felt it right to pay, and one account for £l3l was to be settled
by arbitration. After retaining the sum of £136 9s. 9d., there
would remain £5,875 45., which would enable the directors
to pay the shareholders a dividend of 275. per share on 4,352
shares, being the present number of shares held in the com-
pany, which dividend of 275. per share the directors recom-
mended should be at once paid with the sanction of the meet-
ing. Mr. Robinson concluded by stating that, as it was left
optional with the directors to purchase any shares for 20s.
each, some had been purchased at that price, which had made
the number on the list so much less, and the shareholders had
all the advantage of the 7s. a share which had been made on
them.—Mr. Edward Blundell called the attention of the
meeting to a debt of £9 17s. which was owing to the late
Mr- Ritson, of the auditors, and expressed a hope that
it would be paid to his widow, who was at present in embar-
rassed circumstances.—The Chair man said it had been de-
clared by the solicitor of the company that Mr. Ritson had
no legal claim, and. to ask the directors to pay what was il-
legal would be unjust. If the shareholdeis considered the
claim to be a just one, and were willing to subscribe 6d. each
for the, widow, he had no objection.—After a few remarks
from Mr. Hope and Mr. Drinkwater, it was arranged that a
subsbription book should be left at the office of Mr. Robin-
son, for the members, if they chose to put down their names
when receiving the dividend.—Mr. Samuel moved that the
report be received, that the accounts be passed, and that,
agreeably to the recommendation of the directors, the meet-
ing declare a dividend of 275. per share, to be paid to the
shareholders on executing a release to the directors of all
claims, except to the balance in the bank of £136 9s. 9d., to
be hereafter accounted for by the directors.—Mr. Drinkwater
seconded the motion, which was unanimously adopted.—Mr.
Robinson then announced that the dividend would be paid at
his office in Postoffice-place on next Thursday, Friday, and
Saturday.—Mr. Samuel proposed the thanks of the meeting
to the chairman, as the present was the last time they would
ever meet as the Old Fish Company, and as Mr. Tobin had
been most active. The motion having been seconded, was
carried by acclamation.—The Chairman returned thanks,
and said lie would have appeared in better spirits if he bad a
profit instead of a loss to communicate to the shareholders.
—The meeting then separated.

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ADMINISTERING CANTHARIDES.—A man of colour
named John Thomas, was placed at the bar of the police
court, on Friday, on a charge of having mixed a quantity of
cantharides, or Spanish flies, in a tumbler of water, and given
it to a female to drink, by reason of which she became in-
disposed. The female, who was only about twelve years of
age, deposed that the prisoner asked her if she would like to
drink some bitters. She replied in the affirmative, where-
upon he mixectsome stuff in a tumbler and gave it to her to
drink. It had a disagreeable taste and produced illness.
From the evidence of the surgeon it appeared that Spanish
flies still adhered to the sides and bottom of the tumbler,
and that the complainant had been very much indisposed.
Her symptoms might be accounted for by the administra-
tion of Spanish flies to a slight extent. The prisoner alleged
that he had not administered the draught with:any evil inten-
tion. Mr. Rushton said his crime was a shocking one, and
that it originated in the vulgar notion that bitters had the
effect of making girls fond of men. The potion endangered
the lives of the girls to whom it was administered, and called
for severe punishment. He ordered the prisoner to be sent
for trial.
STEALING A SHAWL.—Elizabeth Parry, Elizabeth Har-
rison, and Mary Anne Murray were examined at the police-
office on Friday, on a charge of having stolen a shawl, the
property of Mr. Samuel B. Ingham. John W. Underhill
deposed that he was a shopman in the service of Mr. Ingham,
a linen-draper, whose establishment was situated in Scotland-
road. About half-past four o'clock the evening before, he
was in the shop when the prisoners entered. Harrison asked
to look at some calico, and Parry went towards the upper
end of the counter where some shawls were exposed for sale.
Murray stood near the door. Witness, went into a room
behind the shop, leaving :Mother clerk to attend them. They
were subsequently arrested in Scotland-road Market, with
a shawl and some calico in their possession. The calico they
had purchased, but the shawl, which was worth about 75.,
they had stolen. They were committed for trial.
STEALING A CARPET BAG.—JOIIII O'Hara, a labouring
man, was placed at the bar of the Police-court on Friday,
charged with having stolen a carpet bag belonging to Mr.
Bramley Moore. The prisoner had been in the employ of
that gentleman about eleven months, and the bag, which con-
tained sundry articles of wearing apparel, had been given to
him by a clerk in Mr. Moore's office, to take to the Palatine
club-house on the previous evening.' The bag was locked,
and addressed to
that Moore, Aigburth. Mr. Sorton, pawn-
broker, stated the prisoner came to his place and
/offered the bag and its contents for pledge for ss. He told
him he had better take it to the right owner. The prisoner
said "If you don't take it some one else will." He then
sent for an officer, and had O'Hara taken into custody. The
prisoner entered into a long inconsistent story about a sailor
having given bins the bag, and that he took it to the pawn-
broker's to put it in a place of safety. He was committed.
A WOMAN STABBED IN PRESTON-STREET.—On Satur-
day an inquisition was taken before P. F. Curry, Esq., Co.
Co-
which led to the deapth of Elizacerta May, an unmarried female,
aged 25. The deceased. was stabbed on Thursday night, in
Smith, a youth aged about
Preston-street, by William six-
teen, who was in custody. It appeared front the testimony
of the several witnesses called, that, on Thursday evening
last, Elizabeth Smith, the mother of the prisoner, went out
to purchase a candle. Mrs. Smith resides in Norris-court,
where Eliza May was standing very drunk. She abused
Mrs. Smith very violently. The prisoner was standing near
making a boat, and he, after a time, persuaded his mother to
enter the house, when he took the money, and said he would
go for the candle himself. Eliz ,beth i4lay intercepted him,
and would not permit him to pass, though he made several
efforts. She struck at him more than once, and at length
seized him and beat him severely about his hd. He turned
upon her, and struck her two blows on theae neck, withdth in
e
knife which lie had in his hand. She who saw the
short bled profuse y, an e
short time fell into the arms of a gentleman d
utter part of the transaction. She was carried to a rug-
gist's shop in Whitechapel, where Mr. Williams, surgeon,
examined her wounds. Finding that they were very danger-
pus, she was put into a coach and sent to the Infirar•
When the parties who accompanied her lifted her out of the
*coach she was dead. It was found, on examination, that the
knife bad divided the carotid artery and the internal jug
arein. The jury, .after a very brief consultation, returned a
ular
verdict of Manslaughter against William Smith.

ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS.—These gardens open on Whit-
Monday. Mr. Atkins is preparing a scene which is intended
to outvie every thing he has as yet attempted. There are to
he immense attractions on the day of opening. Previous to
that time we shall step in at the gardens and report progress.

COMMISSION SIGNED BY THE LORD-LIEUTENANT OF
THE COUNTY PALATINE OF LANCASTER.—WiIIiam Stand-
ish, Esq., to be Deputy-Lieutenant; James Nowell Faring-
ton, Esq., to be ditto; Pudsey Dawson, Esq., to be ditto;
Thomas Yeates Parker Michaelson, Esq., to be ditto.
THEFT BY A SERVANT.—EIiza Brown was placed before
Mr. Rushton, on Saturday, charged with having that morn-
ing robbed her mistress. The prisoner had lived with Mrs.
Burgess, of Finch-street, a fortnight. On Saturday morning
she made up a large bundle of apparel, candlesticks, &c., with
which she walked off. She was committed for trial.

VIOLENT ASSAULT.—James Carrington was charged, be-
fore Mr. Rushton, on Saturday, with having violently as-
saulted Thomas Parkinson and others. It appeared that Mr.
Parkinson was, on Friday evening, speaking to a female ac-
quaintance, when the prisoner came up and knocked the
young woman down. He then sprung on Mr. Parkinson,
struck him violently on the face, tore his coat from his back,
and afterwards grasped at his pockets. The apology offered
by the prisoner was that he was tipsy. He was committed
fur trial.

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Flaked Cocoa

Ground ditto
Finest prepared ditto
Soluble ditto

Cocoa Nibs, fine
The finest Broma
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Bristol ditto ditto.
Spanish ditto ditto
Best ditto ditto.

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Churchman's ditto ditto is 10d
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Chocolate powder, plain
lb. cannisters is Gd—Churchman's do. is 10d
Do. paste, plain,in ilb.pots Is Bd—Churchman's do. is 10d
Cgree :
Fine East India

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The Finest—Full Old East India flavour . is 10d
—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 Roberts and Co., Royal Bank Buildings.
STRIPPING CHILDREN.—A woman, named Jane Harri-
son, was yesterday brought before Mr. Rushton, on several
charges of having decoyed away little children, and robbed
them of their clothes. Margaret Blair, wife of a provision-
dealer in Scotland-road, said that on Saturday evening her
daughter, two years and a half old, went out, and was shortly
afterwards fonnd totally denuded. She identified some of the
clothes produced.—Mary Dolabs, a married woman, residing
in Maddock-street, said that some days ago her little boy,
aged two and a half years, was stripped in a similar way. She
also identified some of the articles. William M`Knight, a
tailor, proved that his boy, aged three and a half years, was
stripped of his frock, boots, &c., and claimed those produced.
—Mr. M`Pherson, pawnbroker, said he had received some
of the bundles in pledge. Codstable M`Guire said, that hav-
ing received information of the robbery on Saturday night,
he suspected and apprehended the prisoner, and found a
frock a flock and pinafore, spoken to, in her hand. In tak-
ing her along, she endeavoured to throw something away,
which turned out to be part of a child's dress, in which he
found ten pawn-tickets for similar articles, by which he dis-
covered the other two complainants. The prisoner was com-
mitted for trial. The prisoner, it appeared in every case, had
decoyed the children into bye-places, and there effected her
object in the most artful manner.

THEFT FRO‘M A PUBLIC-HOUSE.—A man named James
Wynn, was yesterday charged at the Police-court with steal-
ing a hat from a public-house. It appeared that on Satur-
day morning fortnight, the prisoner went into a public-house
in Williamson-street, kept by a person named Benson, and
called for a glass of alc. Mr. Benson's son was the only
male person in the house. After sitting some time he went
away, but soon afterwards returned, and again sat down.

The complainant fell asleep, and on awaking,-found the pri-
soner was gone, and hed left his own worthless hat and taken
complainant's. Six teaspoons and two brass candlesticks
were also missed out of a cupboard. The complainant saw
the prisoner on Saturday, near the bottom of Lord-street,

and recognised his own liat on his head, took him into cus-
tody. The prisoner claimed the hat found upon him, and
stoutly denied that hat found by complainant as the one left,
was his, requesting to try it on. He put it on the crown of
his head, and said it was evident that it was far too small.
One of the officers, however, gave it a slight tap, and it sunk

_ ... .
to his eyes,—exciting no little laughter in the court. He was
committed for trial. .

GRATIFYING TRAIT IN THE CHARACTER OF A YOUNG

PEEII,, AND AWFUL RADICAL DIS APFOINTMENT.—A some-
what singular and highly gratifying circumstance has just
come to our ears, upon authority in which we place full con-
fidence, with respect to the present Marquis of Hertford. It

has always been boasted by the Rornish party in Ireland that
the heir to that title was a "liberal;" and it has been more
than hinted that he was even a Romanist. Accordingly,

upon the death of the late Marquis and his accession to-tl;e.
title and Irish estates, it was fully calculated that, from the

influence of the heir, at least six seats—amongst which were
the two for Belfast—would be secured to the " liberal"
cause. Against the present members for Belfast, Messrs.
Emerson Tennant and Johnson, it is perhaps known to our

readers that a petition is pending ; and shortly after the
death of the late Marquis, a deputation, composed of some
of the busiest radicals of that town, came t 3 London in the
fnllexpectationof receiving the countenance and the " sinews
of war" for the prosecution of the petition from the
•• liberal," if not popish, young peer. The gentlemen in

- .
question were received with great courtesy, and after being
informed that his lordship would consider the subject of

their mission and communicate with them through his stew-

ard, returned elated with their success

Judge, then, of the

dismay excited amongst the radicals of Belfast by the intel-
ligence, just made public, that the subject had received the
required consideration, and that his lordship's steward had
been directed to pay over the sum of £2OO, and more, if re-
quired, to the committee of the sitting conservative mem-
bers, Messrs. Tennant and Johnston !

A FORGED WlLL.—Sarah Alkinston, Margaret Megraw,
Thomas Barnes, and Jane Barnes were placed before Mr.

Rushton, on Friday last, charged with having been concerned
in forging a will. It appeared, that, on the.2Bth of Febru-

.
ary, 1841, Robert Wilson, a mariner, sailed from this port,
in the barque Peru, for Africa. According to the ship's book,
he died on the 16th October, 1841. He had due to him, as

wages, £l4 ss. 6d., which the owners, Messrs. Harrison and
Co., had paid over to Mr. Hurry, at the Custom-house. The
prisoner Margaret Megraw, with another woman, called upon
Mr. Hurry with the probate of a will dated Ist March, 1841,
(the day after the deceased left Liverpool,) and claimed the
money. According to this document, Wilson had bequeathed
his wages and all his worldly goods to Margaret Megraw.
Meanwhile, the mate of the Peru had informed Mary Anne
Taylor, a woman with whom the deceased had always lodged,
when in port, for twelve years past, and to whom he owed a
sum of money, that Wilson's dying request was, that his
wages should be paid over to her. She accordingly called on
r. Hurry, presented her account, and claimed the money.
There she found Margaret Megraw, who said she had had a
child by the deceased, and he had left her his last will. Mr.
Hurry, finding there was a dispute, would pay neither party,
upon which Mrs. Taylor gave information to Mr. Dowling,
who caused the parties above-named to be apprehended.
Messrs. Harrison and Co.'s clerk said he had frequently seen
the prisoner Barnes about the office, inquiring respecting
seamen's wages. It appeared, that the deceased was at Mrs.
Taylor's up to the day of his departure, and that her husband
went on board with him to see him off. The prisoners were
remanded.

FRAUD BY A DISCARDED CONSTABLE.—Robert Barton,
formerly a constable belonging to the office of the Commis-
sioner of Police, but who was some time since discharged,
was placed before Mr. Rushton, on Saturday last, charged
with having obtained a certain sum of money from Mary
Fouchard, wife of David Fouchard, by falsely representing
himself as an officer of police. It appeared from the evi-
dence, that Mr. Edward Wilkinson, a grocer, of 13, William-
son-street, employed David Fouchard, early in February last,
to repair a musical box. Fouchard, who appears to be in in-
digent circumstances, pledged the box for twenty shillings,
but immediately wrote to Wilkinson, informing him that he
had done so. The parties had an interview, and Fouchard
begged Wilkinson not to proceed against him. He gave
up the duplicate and promised to redeem the box, upon
which Wilkinson promised, in his turn, to forego any pro-
ceedings. The money, however, was not forthcoming at the
time expected. Wilkinson went to a public-house kept by a
Mr. Mitchell, where he mentioned the case. Barton, who
was present, stated that the magistrates could not interfere,
because of the promise which had been made, but he under-
took to get the money. On the 7th of April last he called
at the shop at which Fouchard worked in London-road. He
said to Fouchard, " I want to speak to you." Fouchard
followed him out. Barton said, "lam an officer sent from
the Town-hall. I have a warrant against you for pledging a
musical box belonging to Mr. Wilkinson." Fouchard re-
plied, that, if that was the case, he must comply. He beg-
ged, however, that Barton would accompany him home, that
he might inform his wife that he was going to gaol. To this
Barton acceded. They went to Fouchard's residence, where
Barton produced what purported to be a warrant, and read
it over to them. The poor woman was greatly distressed and
wept exceedingly. Barton at length appeared to relent, and
said he would not execute the warrant then, if they would
promise to have the money ready by six o'clock the following
evening. He was thanked and the promise was made, but
the poor people were unable to perform it. He called the
next night, when Mrs. Fouchard was again greatly distressed.
lie then offered to take the money by instalments at stated
periods, and an agreement was drawn up and signed to that
effect. Fouchard was to pay twenty shillings to release the
box, one shilling for interest, and five shillings fpr the war-
rant, which, it is needless to say, was not in existence. The
first instalment was to be ten shillings, but, on the appointed
day, nine shillings was the utmost that could be raised. Mrs.
Fouchard was about to take this to Mr. Wilkinson, when she
was intercepted by Barton, who told her that Mr. Wilkinson
would not take the money from her, but he would from him.
The other instalments could not be got ready when due, and
Barton called very frequently for them. At last the poor
people paid all, when they were surprised by an application
from Mr. Wilkinson for a balance of 125., Barton having
given him only 9s. of the 265. which he had received. As
Mr. Wilkinson declared he should make Fouchard pay the
balance, Mrs. Fouchard went to Bridewell and asked for
Barton. She was answered by Isaac Hartley, one of the
turnkeys at Bridewell, that there was no officer bearing that
name. Mrs. Fouchard told Hartley what had occurred;
upon which he went out and apprehended Barton near the
Sessions-house. Mr. Rushton expressed himself glad that
the case had been brought before him, as he was afraid that
these practices had been rather prevalent about that court.
Barton was committed for trial at the next sessions.
IMPORTANT INVENTION IN PROPELLING S'ITAM-BOATS.
—On Thursday last, a trial was made on the river, of Mr.
Edward Finch's patent propeller, which was eminently suc-
cessful. A small steamer, called the Lapwing, of 45 tons
burthen and 18-horse power, bas been constructed at the
well-known engineering esatalishment of Mr. Rigby, at
Hawarden, for the purpose of trying the merits of Mr.
Finch's invention. We are informed that, in coming round
to Liverpool, although so small a vessel, she performed some
part of the trip at the rate of 12 miles per hour. After
steaming in the river for some time, where she was an ob-
ject o f much interest to the old craftsmen and a large num-
ber of spectators, she sailed away with a number of gentle-
men on board to the North-west Lightship, and returned to
Liverpool, by way of the Formby Channel, between 7 and
Bin the evening. The trip convinced all parties that this
novel invention will be of great importance, and, when fully
developed, of general application to sailing vessels as well as
to steam-packets. The Lapwing left the port on Friday, for
Hawarden, where further experiments are about being made
to make her still more efficient. The invention appears a
very simple contrivance. The paddle-boxes are still pre-
served, but, instead of paddle-wheels, two plates are applied,
vessel,
broadest parts of which are at their extreme ends, fixed
obliquely at an angle of 40 degrees, one on each side of the
at the ends of the paddle-shaft. These plates, or pro-
pellors,. are made of wrought iron, and appear very strong
compact,in and about 11 feet long and 3 feet
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when the engine is at half stroke, or at its greatest power.
They thus act like oars, or sculls ; no back water is created,
and the disagreeable beating of the paddle-boards on the
water, and consequent vibration of the vessel, is avoided.

MR. TEMPLETON'S CONCERT thWOODSIDE.—This con-
cert was fashionably attended on Tuesday, and appeared to
give great delight to all present. Mr. Templeton and Miss
Delcy were in excellent voice, and were much applauded.
Mr. Templeton gives a concert, at Chester on Friday. As
this is the race week it will no doubt be brilliantly attended.
FIRE IN EGERTON DOCK.—Last night, about ten o'clock,
a flat took fire in Egerton Dock. The engines were speedily
on the quay, and the fire was extinguished before any ma-
terial damage had been done. We have not beard how the
fire originated.

THEATRE ROYAL.—The romantic drama of the " Wood
Demon " has been got up with great spirit, with new
dresses and beautiful scenery. Several novelties are in
preparation ;—Jerrold's " Bubbles of. the Day," the best
comedy of the season, is in rehearsal, and will be immediately
produced.

To AMATEURS AND COLLECTORS.—We feel great plea-
sure in recommending to the especial notice of the lovers of
the fine arts, a very choice collection of beautiful pictures,
which Mr. Wilson is exhibiting for sale at Crawford's, 34,
Bold-street. Mr. WilSon states he can warrant the origi'-
nality of the various works, which, independently of their
great beauty, become highly interesting as being genuine spe-
cimens of the great masters, whose names they bear. This
is a rare opportunity to obtain pictures of a high quality.
UTTERING BASE COIN.—A woman named Mary Ann
Nelson, was yesterday charged at the Police-court, with
giving a bad shilling with intent to defraud. She went into
a shop, and in payMent for an article that came to lid. ten-
dered a half-crown, and received the change in two shillings
and coppers. She afterward's expressed a wish to have the
half-crown back, and one of the two shillings given in ex-
change first was found to be bad, and not one of those given
to her, which had been attentively looked at. She was com-
mitted for trial.

ANIMAL MAGNETISM.—M. Lafontaine will give his last
lecture this evening at the Portico. We have no doubt the
room will be well attended. We have had an opportunity of
witnessing some effects produced upon a young man who has
been under M. Lafontaine's care since Thursday last in a case
of partial paralysis. The limb affected is the arm, and it is
gradually assuming a more healthy appearance, and the wrist
becoming stronger. We believe this case will be brought
forward to show that even in a short time some improvement
can be made by means of animal magnetism. The lecturer
leaves immediately for Dublin.

FELONIOUSLY RECEIVING MEN'S WAGES.-At the Po-
lice-court yesterday, a boy, named William Richards, was
charged with having-reeeiVed £3 from Messrs. Wilson, ship-
wrights, as the wages of two journeymen shipwrights in their
employ, for a week's work, for which he produced an account
which he receipted. He had also received another sum in a
similar way at Mr. Royden'S, shipbuilder. The parties to
whom it was due tad not authorised him to receive it, nor
did they know him. He said that he was employed to get
it in each instance by another person, who promised him 6d.
for his trouble. He was committed for trial.

PROPOSED JUNIOR. CLUB I-loosE.—Last night a crowded
meeting was held in the Billiard-room, Newington, lately
erected by the Arcade Company, for the purpose of taking
into consideration the propriety of adopting measures to
establish, for the accommodation of the middle classes of
society, an institution to be called the Junior Club House.
Mr. Griffith, master of the Atheneum Rooms, was called to
the chair, and he entered at considerable length into.the de-
tails of the projected club ; he also pointed out the necessity
for such an institution. His explanations were heard with
great attention, and at the close of them, his diligence and
perseverance in this matter elicited general applause. It was
eventually resolved that the intended club should be formed,
on a somewhat extensive scale, and that it should consist of
a given number of shares, of £3 or £5 each (the number and
amount to be fixed hereafter). A provisional committee was
appointed to carry out the resolutions, and to report their
proceedings to a general meeting, to be held on Monday even-
ing next. The business of the meeting being over, a vote of
thanks was presented to Mr. Griffith, and the proceedings
terminated.

SERIOUS CIIARGE OF STABBING BY A FEMALE.—A
respectably-dressed and good-looking young woman, named
Harriet Barnett, was yesterday placed before Mr. Rushton,
charged with stabbing in sundry parts of the face a woman
named Ann Payton. The complainant appeared in court
with her cheeks and forehead almost covered with plasters.
It appeared from the evidence that the complainant and the
prisoner lived next door to each other in Meadow-street, and
were slightly acquainted. On Sunday morning, about half-
past one o'clock, both of them having been out for some
time, the complainant, on her return, saw the prisoner, and
remarked that she had got home before her. On this, pri-
soner seized her by the hair of the head, assaulted her, and
finally, as if intending to take her life, stabbed her several 1
times in the face with a small toilet knife. Mr. Laycocic,
surgeon of the Dispensary, soon afterwards dressed the
wounds, which were five or six in number. He stated that
they were severe, but, from the part where they were in-
flicted, not such as to' endanger life. The prisoner said 1
nothing in her defence. She was committed for trial.
CHARGE OF MUTINY ON BOARD OF A VESSEL.—At
the police-court, yesterday, four seamen—John Dodge,
Lawrence Brown, Charles Jarvis, and John Thompson, were
placed at the bar on a charge of mutinous conduct on board
the ship Minerva, Captain 'White, while she was lying at the
foreign port of Savannah. The prisoners had all been brought
home in the ship in irons, the captain having determined, on
the advice of the consignees at Savannah, Messrs. Lowe and
Co., and other friends, to prosecute them. The following
are the principal facts of the case, as derived from the state-
ments of the captain and others, and the documentary evi-
dence produced :—The ship proceeded hence to Savannah
with a cargo. The only one of the prisoners who had gone
with her was Thompson, who was second mate. She was
discharged and took in a valuable cargo for this port. While
at Savannah the three other prisoners were engaged as part
of the crew, and received some advance of wages. She was
ready to sail 'on her homeward voyage on the Ist of March, but
when the captain wanted the assistance of all hands to weigh
anchor the prisoners refused to do so. The prisoner Jarvis
said with an oath that he would not, and the captain collared
him, whereupon he put himself in an. attitude to strike ; but
the captain seized a handspike, and said he would down any
one who struck him, and the prisoner desisted. Jarvis and
the others afterwards assisted to set sail, but delay having ta-
ken place through their conduct, the opportunity to proceed
to sea was lost, the tide being then on the ebb. The prisoners
did not do their duty that day in other respects, appearing to
be drunk ; but the captain was of opinion thac they only
feigned drunkenness. When he was pondering on the quar-
ter-deck what course to take with men so unruly, the crew
who had been working, but whom the ringleaders had ren- ;
dered more or less disaffected. came aft to him in a body. A.
man named Jones (not in custody) was the principal spokes-
man. Ile said what had happened was the effect of drink, and
hoped the captain would say nothing about it. It was agreed to
overlook the matter, as they said they would do their duty
in future. Next morning the anchor was weighed, and the
ship dropped down the river a little way, all hands being at
work. They again dropped anchor, as they could not get
out that day. On the following morning, and when the pilot
and chief officer gave orders to set sail, after some demur the
prisoner and the others set the sails, but did not get up the an-
chor. Thompson, the three prisoners, and some others came
aft, to speak to witness, who asked them why they did not
man the windlass. They said—" We will not go with the
vessel." The captain asked them why? and they said the ship
was not seaworthy. It was the first time they had said so. The
captain said she was perfectly seaworthy, and in better con-
dition than when she left Liverpool. He ordered them to
the windlass, but they refused. Not considering himself
justified in compelling them to go to sea with the vessel after
hearing their complaint, and finding they would not go vo-
luntarily, he returned to the town, applied to the English
consul and the consignees, and a regular survey was held of the
vessel. (He produced the original certificate of survey to
the court, from which it appeared that the vessel had been
inspected by competent persons, so far as that could be done,
and that she was quite seaworthy. It bore the consulate and
port-warden's seals.) After this all the crew agreed to go
with the ship, save the prisoners and a few others. The cap-
tain then applied to the consignees for their advice, and, as
they thought the malcontents would probably do their duty
when they got outside, he again proceeded with the vessel
down the river. They had a bar to cross, which they could
not do without tacking. The prisoners refused to work, and
the ship, being consequently short-handed, missed stays, and
it was necessary to drop anchor to keep her from going on a
bank. When they had again to weigh, the prisoners refused
to assist. It was got up, by his own help and that of the
pilot, but, as the prisoners still refused to work, it had to be
let go again, and he sent a statement of the facts to the con-
signees. They in consequence had a protest made out, and
the consul and they sent other men on board to supply the
place of the prisoners, the latter advising the captain to
bring the prisoners home for trial. The constables came on
board, and put the prisoners in irons, and so restrained, they
were brought to this port. Mr. Rushton, after a patient
hearing of the case, said that the conduct of the prison-
ers had been most improper, and through it the ship and
cargo had been exposed to great danger; but it had not been
such as to render them amenable under the statute to suii-
press mutiny. The only approach, indeed, to mutiny Avas
the act of Jarvis in threatening to strike the captain, but
that might be provoked by his being seized by the collar.
Mr. Davenport, who appeared for the captain, called the at-
tention of the court to the statute of 11th and 12th William
111, as to causing or endeavouring to cause revolt on board
the ship. The Court said, that that act related only to
piracy, as the wilfully giving over the vessel or cargo to a
pirate or an enemy. He read a portion of a statute applying
to the present case, the proper punishment of which was the
forfeiture of wages, not the bringing of the parties home in
irons as felon. They had committed no act, in refusing to pro-
ceed with the vessel, that brought them within the statute for
mutiny. He was of opinion that the captain had been badly
advised, and that advice proceeded from the consignees and
others, not from the British Consul. He was sorry for him,
as he no doubt did everything, as he himself thought, for the
best. It would have been wiser to have looked merely to
the safety of the ship, and to have landed them. They were
punishable under another form. but not for felony. *Address-
ing the prisoners he said—" Your conduct has been most
improper and even disgraceful. You have been brought here
under restrainnt, by au overstretch of authority; but for
what you have suffered you have yourselves to blame. You
are now discharged."

RAILWAY TRAFFIC.—The following calculation of the
last weekly returns of 39 railways, 1,391 miles in length,
will, we believe, be of interest ;—Number of passengers on
25 railways, 240,811, consequently the total for the week
must be about 400,000. The receipts for passengers on 38
railways, £61,955 10s. 2d, ; ditto for goods on 31 railways,
£19,455 12s. 9d. ; total, £81,441 2s. I ld. This is an aver-
age of £5B 10s. per mile per week. The traffic, therefore,
is certainlo at the rate of more than £3,000,000 a year, and
carrying 15,000,000 of passengers.—Railway Magazine.
The contemplated marriage between the Earl of Bective,
eldest son of the Marquis of Headfort, and Miss Thompson,
daughter of Alderman Thompson, M.P. for Westmorland,
is fixed to take place the second week in July. The youthful
bride elect of the noble lord is in her 18th year, and will
ultimately inherit one of the largest fortunes in the kingdom
in real and personal property, as the whole of the alderman's
extensive estate's in Surrey, Westmorland, and Glamorgan-
shire, will be settled upon her, His lordship will not com-
plete his 20th year until November next, His mother, the
late Marchioness of Headfoo, was daughter of Sir John
Stevenson, the celebrated composer.
MANSION-HOUSS, LONDON.—On Saturday, a poor wo-
man, named Eleanor Ann Preston, who appeared to be in
deep affliction, waited upon the Lord Mayor for the purpose
of craving his lordship's assistance in her most deplorable
extremity. The applicant had, she said, resided in the family
of the Rev. J. Lowry, of Omagh, in the county of Tyrone,
in Ireland, for fifteen years, and had, by great economy
during that period, and for sonic time previously, contrived
to save the sum of £750, which was transmitted to her from
the bank at Armagh, through Messrs. Spooner and Att-
wood's house, and which she received in one note of £5OO,
one note of £2OO, and one of £5O. Being determined to
place the whole of the money in the English funds, she
deposited them in her pocket, enclosed in a pocket-
book, and got into an omnibus at Hammersmith, where
she resides, for the sole purpose of calling upon a
banker in the city to purchase the stock. Wnen she
was about to leave the omnibus, however, she discovered
that her clothes had been cut, and her pocket-book stolen.
As soon as she was able after the shock, she called at the
banking-house of Messrs. Spooner and Attwood ,who informed
her of the number of the notes, and which she forthwith com-
municated to the Bank of England ; but she heard no intel-
ligence of their presentation until the 18th ultimo, when she
was told that the £5OO was in the hands of Mr. Butt, the
bullion-dealer, in Cheapside, who received it from a house
in Paris, where it was changed a few days before. She also
learned that the other notes of which she bad been robbed
were changed in Paris ; but no hopes were held out to the
poor applicant of the restoration of her property.