The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1842-01-28 00:00:00

LOCAL NEWS.

PROTESTANT OPERATIVES' NEWSROOM.—We are very
glad to perceive, by an advertisement in another column,
that the protestant and conservative operatives of Liverpool
have now a fair rallying point, by the establishment of a
reading and news room in the centre of the town, at a very
moderate charge, and under such management as will ensure
its being well conducted in every department. Such an in-
stitution cannot fail to be of essential service to the good
cause, and well deserves the support arid encouragement of
the wealthier classes, as it cannot be expected that the very
small quarterly charge will cover the expenses. We would
strongly urge-our operative friends to step in at 38, Church-
street, with which they are already pretty well acquainted,
by its being the office lately occupied by Mr. Joseph Crisp,
and also by its being the place of meeting of the Royal Stan-
dard Building Society.

TOXTETH-PARR PROTESTANT OPERATIVE ASSOCIA-
TInsr.—The monthly meeting of this association was !,el('
on Tuesday evening, in Toxteth-hall, Mill-street.. The Rev.
Thos. Nolan presided, and, with the Rev: William Falloon,
addressed the meeting on scriptural education. The excel-
lent speeches of these gentlemen were listened to with great
attention by a crowded audience. The following resolution
was proposed by Mr. R. M'Clay, in a very eloquent speech,
and seconded by Mr. W. Bleasdale :—" That the thanks of
the association be presented to those members of the town-
council who have restored the corporation schools to Chris-
tian principles; but we regret to observe, that some of those
members of the council who call themselves churchmen
should have proposed or supported any other resolution than
the very proper one proposed by the chairman of the Edu-
cation Committee ; and this meeting respectfully urge ;ition
the electors of those wards which are unfortunately repre-
sented by those gentlemen, that, when a vacancy occurs,
they will support only such candidates as will faithfully and
fearlessly protect and deed arzr established protestant reli-
gion and the liherties Of England." After singing the doxo-
logy, the meeting separated, apparently much interested in
what they had heard.—We are,glad to observe that this asso-
ciation increases every monthly meeting;' There is now an
excellent library. for the use of the members.
CHRISTENING OP THE PRINCE OP WALES.—Tuesday
being the day appointed for the christening of the infant
prince, who is problbly destined to be the ruler of the British
empire, the occasion was pretty generally observed in. thls
town as a holiday, though no formal anno,one-ernent or. re-
commendation to that effect had take Placc, The fact of
the government offices being all closed naturally put a stop to
hus'iriesl, at the.da4s, 'The Town-hall, the Exchange News-
room, Underwriters'-ronun, &c., were also closed. During
the forenoon many of the shops in the leading thoroughfares
remained unopened during the entire day, and in the •ourse
of the afternoon the holiday became general, almost every
shop in the town having for the time suspended business.
' Meanwhile, the crowded state of the streets, along which
men, women, and children pressed forward in crowds, showed
that the poorer classes had determined on a holiday from the
commencement. The town then presented an appearance 'of
great animation, which was much increased by the demon-
strations of rejoicing in several quarters. The royal Stan-
dard, for instance, floated on the Town-hall, the ship in the
harbdur were rendered gay with fluttering flap stream-
ers of all colours and of all nations, vehihrfrom the windows
and flag-staffs of tbc r;9lvsKipai:-offices, arid many other build-
itigq,g;~ydisplay of' ensignS, union jacks, broad pennants,
fancy files, and colours of all descriptions waved too and fro
in the passing breeze. The bells rang merry peals through-
out the day, and the bands of the teetotallers parading the
streets, added greatly to the noise and bustle, if not to the
attractions of the scene. In the evening several parties illu-
minated their premises. At the Liver Theatre the drama of
" The Christening" was acted, and the entertainments con-
cluded with a grand display of fire-works. After the per-
formances at the Amphitheatre, a fancy ball took place in that
edifice, which was, by an ingenious contrivance, quickly con-
verted into a ball-room.. 'Several private parties, particu-
larly amongst the natives of the principality, were held in
various parts of the town,. in .the course of, t 4 evening.
Altnongst others, Mr. Towers, of the. Angel;iOn, gave a ball
to his friends, and -thy,s evinced at once his loyalty and his

House ROBBERY.—Between the hours of eight and nine
o'clock, on the-night of StindaY last, the house of Mr. Swan,
in Basnett-street; was erire'red•and robbed of a quantity of
wearing apparel, which was ...depesited in a drawer in s Mrs.
Swan's bed-room. All the family' happened to be at Chapel
at the time. 'Shortly after, Officer 199 was going along Cot-
ter-street, and heard an unusual noise proceeding from a cel-
lar, inhabited by a female named Sarah Lorrison. Having
previously heard of the robbery he made a search, and disco-
vered six boys and girls, aged from ten to eighteen years„ all
of whom are noted thieves. He then procured a candle, and
in the back part of the preMises, found a bundle containing
a variety of articles, which were subsequently indentified by
Mrs. Swan as the property of her husband. Morrison and
and the other prisoners were brought before Mr. Rushton at
the police-office pa Monday, when the former said, the dress
found in the dyadic was her 'own,' arid thtit She was making
it up' fOr her niece who i'vaigoing to dteetotal. ball. Four of
the other prisoners also of the property in
the bundle. *Officer.lo4 deposed that he had made a subse-
quent search in the cellar, and found a lot of skeleton keys
and an iron bar, designed for the purpose of forcing doors
and drawers open. One of the keys would unlock Mr. Swan's
front door. A gehtlenaan stated that his house situated in
Edge-lane, had been broken open, and that a quantity of
blacking and other actieles had been stolen theroont, The
blacking -and the articles were also found in the vTisouce-s
cellar. Two of the ferngle pTisptlet§ Wei:e-pitt back, and all
the otherq were committed for trial. Afr. Rushton said there
seemed' to be an absOPpe of diligence on the part of the police,
seeing that the Stolen property had been conveyed from Vas-
nett-street to Cotter-street, in the Park, without detection,

SmoKE NoisANcE,----Taking no small interest in the abate-
ment of the nuisance from smoke, we insert the following
Very satisfactOry correspondence:—" Waterworks, Hotham-
street, 1911: Jan. 1842.—Dear Sir,—Annexed I have the
pleasure to hand you an extract from the proceedings of the
proprietors of these works, at their annual meeting, held on
the 14th instant. I am, dear sir, respectfully, your obedient
servant, THOMAS TnomPsoN, manager.—Mr. Eyton would.
no doubt, inform you how well we are going on at the Park
Station : the great increase in the quantity of steam is still
more observable at this station .than even at Soho-street.
C. IV. Williams, Esq., City of Dublin Company, Water-
street."--4:VraAV:r.—"-The -chairman of the board of di,
rectors reported to the Meeting that Mr. C. W. Williams's
patent fo'r the prevention of sthoke had been adopted at the
company's scations in WilliaM Henry-street; Liverpool, mid
Water-street, Toxteth•Park, with perfect success."'

•
RIOTOU.' S PAUPEus.—The dock of the Police-court on
Tuesday Was filled With a nes class of offenders. No less
than 19 women were brought frOM the WOrkhOuse ph"arged
with riototis and' incleCent conduct in the Workhouse. It
appeared by the statements of Mr. POydall, 4.o.j:ei-nor Of the
Workhouse, and of MP. • Ileatho.ate and' Mr. Benson, offiT
cers of that estahlishmP4t, that the prisoners on the pre-
ceding day had, with the other inmates of their department,
a dinner of muse. They were not restricted as to the quan-
tity which they should eat but if they thought fit to choose
a certain portion from what was upon their plate, and re-
qUest to be served again with a supply of hot food, it was
complied with, and this was repeated as frequently as they
pleased. One of the prisoners, Mary Roberts, was ob-
served, while at dinner, picking all the meat out of her
scouse and putting it into her pocket. The servant who
supplied her with afresh quantity remonstrated with her for
this, but she pushed the servant from her. The officers in-
terfered, and upon hearing what had occurred they desired
her to produce the meat. She refused ; upon which the offi-
cers were about to take her through the door, when the pri-
soners all rushed forward in 4 hocigi 01110 the two oq2ers
forth into the yard, and there t4ing o 4 'their dlogi; beat
them §everefr: Rughto/I'.goinMitted the prisoners for

PRESENTATIO. OF COLD MEDALS, &c.—By the subjoined
copy of a 44W, posted at Lloyd'Oast yri4ay it will be seen
that the French governMent have presented Captain Sharp,
of the ship Clifford, belonging to IVlesStli, A. Hen,
derson, of this port, and to Captain Ward, of the Mysore,
belonging to Messrs. Chapman and Willis, also of this town,
each with a gold medal, for services rendered to the wrecked
French frigate Magicienne ; in addition to which. we- learn
that the owners have been remunerated. This is creditable
to all parties :—" Admiralty, 17th Jan., 1842.—Sir,—My
Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty having received,
through her Majesty's Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs,
two gold medals, which have been conferred by his Majesty
the King of the French upon Captain Sharp and Captain
Ward, masters of the British merchant vessels the Clifford
and the Mysore, in testimony of the services rendered by
them to the French frigate Magicienpe, which was wrecked
in the China Sea, kov. 29, 1840, am pornMartded by their
lord Ships td.transnitt to you the said Medids,' and'tó request
that thectuthnittee for managing the affairs of Lloyd's *ill
cause them to be forwarded to Captains. Sharp and Ward re-
spectively, and the receipt of them acknowledged. It is stated
that Captain Sharp's' address may be found at Messrs. . Pirie
and Co., Co'rnhill, but that of Captain Ward is.not known.
I am, Or, your obedient aervat4, SipNEY- f4a13117..
'To
the qecretary,l,loyd74:.!

Bcoxs.—Bibliopolists will perceive that Mr. Rees, of
Leece-street, has just published his new catalogue of books.
An excellent opportunity is now afforded of adding many
valuable and scarce books to a library.
CAUTION TO HOUSEKEEPERS.—On Wedneiday week, in
the afternoon, the house of NI r. Hawksworth, in Lawrence.
street, was entered by some daring thief, during the temporary
absence of his daughter. It appears that she had quitted the
house by the back door, which she left on the latch, for the
purpose of purchasing some article of domestic use, at a shop
not twenty yards distant, and was absent only a few mo-
ments. On her return, however, she discovered that she
had had an unwelcome visiter, who had decamped with a
copper kettle, containing boiling water, and a cloth cloak.
Housekeepers cannot be too cautious in properly securing
their doors, however brief may be their absence from their
dwellings.

SHOPLIFTING.—Margaret Crawford was charged before
the magistrates on Tuesday, with having stolen several rolls
of valuable ribbon'froin the shop of Mrs. A,:ties Hodgson,
smallware-dealer, Richmond-row. Mrs. Hodgson stated,
that at nine o'clock that morning she was in the room
behind the shop, taking breakfast, when she saw the prisoner
standing at the counter. She went to her and asked her
business. She said she had called to sce if Mrs. Hodgson
would buy any caps. Mrs. Hodgson told her that she did
not want any. She then went away, when Mrs. Hodgson
missed several rolls of ribbon from a drawer which stood on
the counter. She went to the door to look after the woman,
when a man picked from the street a roll of ribbon and gave
it to her. She immediately sent two girls after the prisoner
and they brought her back. Several rolls of ribbon were
found in her possession. She was given into the charge of a
constable, who took her to bridewell. The prisoner had
nothing to say in her defence. She was committed for trial.

1 FINE EAST INDIA COFFEE, Is. 10d.
Particularly recommended.
This description is much esteemed in Germany and France,
and has ibr many'years formed exclusively the bulk of con-
sumption all over the Continent of Europe.
ROBT. ROBERTS and Co.
NOTICE.—We have no branch shop, or connexion with any
dealers in Liverpool, nor is there any one allowed to
solicit Families on our account, but the person who is
in charge of our parcel VAN; he is authorised to
take orders and receive money.
We have been repeatedly requested to make this public, by
Families residing in Islington and neighbourhood, whose
messengers have been misled by others of the same name.
Royal Ba-nk Buildings, Tan. 25, 1842..
CELEBRATION OF THE BAPTISM 'OF THE PRINCE OF
WKLES, AT AUGHTON/'NEAR:ORMSKIRK.—EarIy on Tues-
day morning, the day -of the celebration was announced to
the inhabitants of Aughton by a peal on the parish bells, and
a display of flags upon the parish church. An excellent din-
ner of roast beef and plum-pudding was given to the Sunday
School scholars and teachers, to the number of 149, in the
School-rooms. Suitable toasts were given, and drunk by
the children with great enthusiasm. A very appropriate
prayer for the occasion was composed by the Rev. W. H.
Boulton, rector of Aughton, and read to the kholars, teach- ,
ers, and parishioners, by the master and the mistress of the
school. After dinner, the scholars, teachers, and a great
number of the parishioners, formed themselves into a pro-
cession, headed by a splendid band of music, and visited
several of the principal places in the parish, where the na-
tional anthem was played with great spirit. The scholars
returned to the School-rooms, where each had a bun, and
then went orderly home. Afterwards the parishioners ad-
journed to the Ring of Bells Tavern to dine, and spent a
very pleasant evening. Every one was much gratified with
the proceedings of the day, which reflected great credit upon
those ladies and gentlemen who had the honour to super- I
intend them. •