The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — 1849-07-03 (Liverpool, Merseyside, England)

OOO. In the Bridgewater County Court, on the 11th instant, Isaac Thomas, a labourer, residing at Paxton, obtained a verdict of eleven guineas damages for an assault by Thos. Starkey, Lewis Price, and Thomas Williams, three of the "apostate clergyman" inhabiting the Agapemone, under the following circumstances :  "The premises occupied by the defendants adjoin the turnpike road, and the plaintiff, who was a labourer residing at Paxton, on passing their premises and hearing a noise inside got upon the hedge on the other side of the road, which was high enough for him to see what was going on. Plaintiff there saw about forty men and women playing at • hockey;' upon their seeing the plaintiff, about twenty of them rushed out into the road with their bandies in their hands, fell upon him, and thrashed him within an inch of his life." For the defence it was stated that :  "The ladies and gentlemen of the Agapemone had been repeatedly insulted by the plaintiff and several others, without giving the slightestprovocation. On the sth May, a number of these ladies and gentlemen were amusing themselves at a game of ' hockey ' on their own premises, when a stone was thrown over the wall which struck Mr. ' Prince.' but did not injure him. The defendants then rushed out in the road to punish the offender. They were constantly receiving insults of this sort, and in consequence had been obliged to raise the walls of the Agapemone."  The Court awarded the plaintiff eleven guineas damages.  Crneval  A vessel arrived in London, from Van Dieman's Land, has brought 3800 hams as part of her cargo. A bill has been brought in to authorise the sale of the Royal Pavilion at Brighton. Last week the town of Kilham, near Hull, was the scene of six incendiary fires. Major Charles Campbell, an old and most distinguished Peninsular officer fell down dead on Saturday, whilst walking along Pall Mall, London. Miss Cushman intends to return to America, accompanied by her friend, Miss Heyes, the novelist and translator. - - - - . -- . .  The Dean of Durham has offered to give £5OO in aid of any measure adopted by the authorities of that city for the prevention of cholera. On Saturday, a man was killed at Cross Mills, Dean Clough, near Halifax, by two of his companions, with whom he had quarrelled, throwing him out of the window. A young woman named Emma Mellor has been committed to York Castle charged with the murder of an illegitimate child to which she had just given birth. On Friday, a lodge of Orangemen was opened at Little Horton, when 18 good men and true were initiated into the mysteries of Orangeism. A man, named Ferguson, is in custody at Castletown, Isle of Man, charged with occasioning the death of his wife. The Duke of Hamilton has been presented by his Scotch tenants with a superb piece of plate, valued at 1,200 guineas. In some of the London Savings Banks there has been a gratifying increase of deposits lately, and this, it is to be hoped, is the case elsewhere. Louis Philippe has presented to the captain of the express steamer. which conveyed his ex-majesty from Havre to Southampton, a beautiful silver vase and cover with an autograph letter. On Sunday week, three young men, named Stowe, Heseltine, and:Good, went to bathe at Immingham Creek, Lincolnshire, when they got out of their depth, and were drowned. SLANDER AT A DiscouNT.--The copyright of the Satirist newspaper was, on Thursday, publicly put up for sale, and an offer of £lOO was made, No bidder appearing beyond that sum, it was withdrawn. The Manx Sun says, " throughout the island the crops look promising. The potatoes are healthy and regular; the grain is rapidly appearing in ear ; and the hay harvest is in full operation." Mr. Macready appeared, for the first time in England since his return from North America, at the Birmingham theatre, on Tuesday night, and his reception was enthusiastic.