The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — 1838-04-17 (Liverpool, Merseyside, England)

THE TRANSATLANTIC STEAMERS.—The New Yorkers were, three weeks ago, all agog, in expectation of the arrival, about this time, of the Sirius, from Cork, and of the Gioat Western, about the 20th, from Bristol. They entertained no doubt whatever of the Atlantic being crossed by means of steam ships ; and the newspapers of the city were busy speculating on the revolution, social, commercial, and political, which steam navigation between Europe and America would occasion. Both the Sirus and the Great Western have, since they sailed, had to encounter strong. northwesterly gales, which may make their respective passages several days longer than they would be were the winds moderate.  ANOTHER MURDER IN BERM INCH sat.—Last night (Wednesday) another murder of a most ferocious and determined -character took place in t hi; town. The circumstances, as far as we have been able to collect them, were as.follows ;—Some short time back, a young man, named Thomas Wale, was employed at the house of Mr. 13otterill, the Red Lion, in the Bull Ring, as horse-keeper to Mr. Dean, the proprietor and driver of one of the Dudley coaches. Owing to some irregularities in his conduct, he was discharged, and about a week since, his place was supplied by an elderly man named Michael Handley. This circumstance appears to have exasperated Wale; and, on more than one occasion he has called at the house, andannoyed Handley when in the discharge of his duties as horse-keeper. Last night, about eight o'clock, he again called at the hOuse, and it would appear that, in the first instance, they had a fight in the yard. Mr. Botterill, hearin!‘ the disturbance, weut out, and very properly shut Handley up in a stable to prevent a remewal of the violence: Shortly afterwards " the boots" at the Lion went into the yard, when he observed Wale standing near the stable.. He immediately exclaimed, "Tian, why are voce standing there?" when Wale replied, " Old Mick's in here, but I'll mark him before I've done with him!" or words to that effect. The " boots" returned into the house, and in the course of a few minutes a cry of "murder!" was heard to proceed from the yard. All parties, including Mr. Botterill and Mr. Mash, the latter gentleman happening to be accidentally in the house, rushed out, when they found Handley staggering from the effects of a stab. He, tagetlier with Wale, were conveyed into the kitchen, when the blood was discovered to flow copiously from the left side of Handley. Surgeons were immediately sent for; hut before any arrived, the unfortunate man had breathed his last. Shortly after Mr. Heath, J. Ledearn, and other professional gentleman, were in attendance; but, according to their statements, had they been present at the instant the wound was inflicted, it would have been impossible to have saved the life of the deceased. Mr. Botteriil. as we understood, took Wale, with the knife in his possession. It is a common pocket knife, and the blade was covered with blood. The excitement which prevailed in the neighbourhood, soon after the occurrence took place, was equal to that in Suowhill the Wednesday night previous, when Mr. Davenport tell a vic!init° the fury of Devy.—Wale was removed to the prison in door-street, apparently in no way affected by the horrid deed las itad untaraitt.d.—Birminyit Advertiser.