The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1855-10-02 00:00:00

CHESHIRE AN]) WALES..

THE Carnarvon Herald says that Prince Louis Lucien
Bonaparte has been travelling in Wales in search of Welch
books. He was accompanied by his Welsh tutor, the Rev.
R. Jones.

WILLIAM PEMBERTON, who stated that he was an attorney
residing at Cabbage-hall, Liverpool, was charged at the Bir-
kenhead Police-court, on Monday, with being drunk and dis-
orderly at Mr. Gough's Woodside Hotel, on Sunday evening,
and was fined ss.

A SCREW, invented by Mr. Scott, of the Tranmere Foundry
was on Friday successfully tried in a new steam barge, the
Victoria, built at the Canada Works, by Messrs. Peto and Co.
The Victoria is to be employed in the Thames, in the building
of the new-bridge at Westminster.

THE second new ferry steamer which is being built by Mr.
John Laird•for the commissioners of Birkenhead, and intended
for the Woodside station, will be launched in a few days. It
was intended at one time to call her the Birkenhead, but that
name has been changed to that of the Empress Eugenie, in
honour of the Empress of France.
EmpEzzLEmE.Nr. —On Friday, at the Birkenhead Police-
court. James Fitzsimmon, was .charged with embezzling £5
17s. dd. belonging to Mrs. Mliennie, of the Vitriol Works,
Dublin. The Prisoner"absconded with the money on Saturday
week. Mrs. M`Kennie stated that she did not wish to press
the charge on account ,of the respectability of the prisoner's
friends, and he was consequently discharged.

A RAILWAY STATION DESTROYED BY FIRE.—The Bullo
Pill Railway station, on the Squth Wales Railway, about 12
miles from Gloucester, has been totally destroyed, by fire, sup-
posed to have been caused by a policeman, when lighting his
lamp, throwing a half-extinguished match on the floor. The
station was built entirely of wood. A porter named Fryer,
who detected the flames, rescued some of the account hooks,
but the cash-box, eontaiuing two £5 notes and £lO in silver,
was consumed.

THE sloop. Eva, of Chester, the property of Mr. Eyton,
Llanerchymedd Lead Works, Holywell, J. P. Jones, Flint,
master, sailed from Liverpool on the 19th ult., for Douglas,
Isle of Man, and arrived there in twelve hours, having on
-b-ollrcl 18-tons ballast, dischar.-ed• it, loaded 50 tons •lead-ore,
and arrived at Greenfield, in the river Dee, after having accom-
plished the round from'Liverpool to Douglas, returning to the
Dee, in 48 hours. This is said, to be the quickest passage on
record accomplished by a coaling vessel. -
TRADE 02 SWANSEI.—The rapid increase in the trade of
Swansea has been strikingly evinced during the past month,
whereby it is shown that since February last the shipping
tonnage cleared out from the port has more than doubled. In
that month the registered tonnage of the vessels that cleared
out was 24,872, whereas the last return shows an increase to
49,000 tons, the number .of ships amounting to 500, and the
actual tonnage to upwards of 70,000 tons. This is an impor-
tant increase, and is a fact indicative of the healthy state of
trade in the southern part of Wales.
FRAUDULENT WEIGHTS AND SCALES.—At the Birkenhead
Police-court, on Thursday, John Smith, potato dealer, .of
Wellington-street, Tranmere, was summoned by Inspector
Griffith, for an unjust pair of scales, which were 6 oz. against
the purchaser, and a piece of loose lead, when removed, caused
a balance of 13 oz. against the purchaser. He was, also sum-
moned for having a 141 b. weight 42 oz. light, a 41b. weight 1-
oz., another 41b. weight 6 drachms, and a 21b. weight 2 oz,
making a total of upwards of 6 oz. deficiency. The defend-
ant was mulcted in a penalty of 10s. and costs.

TRANISTERE.—PREPARATIONS FOR REJOICING.—We hear
that in consequence of its having been suggested to the autho-
rities of Tranmere thata loyal demonstration on the 9th instant,
to commemorate the Crimean victories, and especially the fall
of Sebastopol, would meet with a hearty response from all
classes in the township, the.overseers, Messrs. Hill and Courter,
have promptly taken measures to insure such a result, by
calling together a committee of the principal inhabitants to
make the necessary preparations, which we understand will be
on a large and gratifying scale, and which are also intended as
a compliment to one of the Crimean heroes, His Royal High-
ness the Duke of Cambridge, who will .be staying with Lord
Derby at Knowsley, and intends to visit Liverpool and the
River Mersey on the same day.
ASSAULT.—At four o'clock on Sunday morning, John Gur-
ney, tinplate-worker, Grange-lane, Birkenhead, was found in
a very exhausted state, lying near the Wellington Hotel. He
was bleedingly profusely from a dangerous wound which he
had sustained on the left side of his forehead, and was other-
wise severely beaten. He was conveyed by a police-officer to
the Dispensary, where he stated that he had quarrelled with
his wife, who, in the affray, struck him violently with a jug,
or a candlestick, on the head. His wounds were dressed, after
which he was removed to his house, probably to be nursed by
niMitc.A.ersixasd.—inA. t.
sontmcoclalieLr
his belligerent better half.
sAaWndIN Penywaun, on the 4th ult.
for brutally ill-treating his
williester. Lynch law upon a man
a plank, which was carried by wife.
They placed him athwart
walked, one on each side, to hold rtlmieenc,iwhile two others
himself, stooping forward, laid fast hold ofu
iets'sl legs. lie
hands, and in this position presented a laughable spectacle.
by
his
In this manner he. was carried from Penywaurt down through
Tregibbon and Llwydcoed Iron-works, accompanied by aboutlgh
one hundred people, many of whom had small branches of ash
and other trees, with which they often flagellated the miserable
man, in something of the Lynch style, amidst tremendous
laughter and shouts of " hurrah," &c., from all sides. Raving
been well paraded, he was brought back to Llwydcoed, when
he was taken down from his wooden horse, and feelingly and
impressively addressed by two of his Lynching attendants, in
a short speech, on the wickedness of his conduct; and then
repentantly went down upon his knees and promised never to
beat his wife again.
FESTIVITIES AT EATON-HALL.—On Tuesday the Marquis of
Westminster celebrated the re-opening of Eaton-hall, which
has been undergoing alterations during the last four years, by
giving a dcgeuner to most of the principal nobility in the
southern part of the county, as well as to the clergy, military
officers, and all persons holding official situations, in the city
and county of Chester. The day was beautifully fine, and the
old city of Chester presented an exalted appearance in conse-
quence of the incessant arrivals and departures of carriagrs,
cabs, omnibuses, &c., filled with gaily-dressed company, who
created quite a stir in the sleeping rows and streets. The ad-
mission to the hall was by ticket, but the park was open, as
usual, to the public, who crowded all the spots where a good
view of the hall and the brilliant company was attainable.
The marquis engaged most of the cabs and omnibuses in
Chester, to convey his visitors from the railway to the hall, at
is. a head, and stated the same in some of his notes of invita-
tion. This, we are informed, led to the refusal of the invitation
by many gentlemen, particularly from this neighbourhood.
A SPECIAL SESSION was held at Birkenhead, on Friday, for
the purpose of renewing the licenses of those public-houses
which had been suspended through the misconduct of the te-
nants. The magistrates were General Sir Edward Cust, J. D.
Case, Esq., and J. S. Jackson, Esq. The following licenses
were renewed Glazebrooke, John Bebbington, Wm.
Artbury, Joseph Gouldsone, Thomas Wingfield, George Jones,
and John Savage Williams, Birkenhead ; James Webster, New
Ferry ; Thomas Dransfield, Ann Brough, and Ann Garner,
Tranmere ; Ann Guile, Great Neston ; Maria Langley, Upton;
and William Crobbe, Gayton. The bench then proceeded to
hear the case of Robinson v. the Overseers of Liscard : On
behalf of the appellant it was alleged that his property
had been assessed by the overseers at £75, while other pro-
perty of-a similar size in the locality was only rated at froth
£33 to £4O. The rate-book was put in, from which it appeared
that the respondents, in the first instance, had assessed the
preMises at £6O, but at a subsequent period had rated them at
£BO. The assessment was reduced by the bench to £55.
Jones v. the Highroad Surveyors of Bebington : The appel-
lant, Mr. Hope Jones, sought to compel the respondents to
repair a road leading from Lower Bebington to Higher Beb.
ington. 'The surveyors objected, on the ground that the road
in question had never been adopted by the township, nor had
it ever been considered as a public road. William Sparks; 84
years old, stated that he had known the road in dispute to be
used as a public-thoroughfare for upwards of N years. The
Bench were of opinion that the road was a public one, although
there might be a point as to who should repair it. Mr. Rymer,
on behalf of the appellant, contended that the surveyors were
solely liable. The case was then adjourned.

AT Belfast, on Wednesday, Mr. Horsman, at a public din-
ner, after contrasting the state of Ireland eight years ago
with the present time, said, " And if the former was a time of
difficulty, there is a contrast now from one end of the country
to the other; and 1 believe that during the last five or six
years there is not a country on the face of the earth has made
such 'a rapid and sudden advancement in every physical, ma-
terial, moral, intellectual, and religious aspect."
ELIZA TURNER, a housemaid in the service of Dr. W. H.
Neville, of Esher, hanged herself in her bedroom on Friday.
On the drawers were two pieces of paper, on which were written
the following :—" Please to look over the plate and linen. If
any of the sheets are missing you will find them under the bed.
Lucy (her fellow servant), perhaps you will now see the unkind
manner in which you have treated me. Good bye." The de-
ceased had latterly been disappointed in her affections, and had
several times said she would throw herself into the water.
THE STEAMER ERICSSON, Captain Lowber, arrived off
Cowes, on Saturday, from New York, on her way to Bremen,
after a passage of a little over thirteen days, during which, for
the most part, she encountered strong adverse winds and
boisterous weather. The Ericsson left New York on the 15th
ult. This ship was built in the United States for the purpose
of testing on a large scale the caloric principle of propulsion,
and applying it to transatlantic navigation. The system
proving a failure, the expensive machinery with which the
Ericsson was fitted has been entirely discarded, and the vessel
has been supplied with steam engines and boilers on the or-
dinary plan. The Ericsson is one of the most beautifully
modelled ocean steamers the Americans have yet produced,
and is of 2,200 tons burden. After one or two successful
voyages between Havre and New York she has been placed
on the New York, Southampton, and Bremen line.
LETTER FROM MISS NIGIITINGALE.—" Scutari, Barrack
Hospital, August 18.—Dear Mrs. —, I very much regret to
be obliged to inform you that your husband, —, of the
Artillery, was brought in here sick of diarrhoea, with symptoms
of fever, on the 11th of August, from the Crimea. He asked
me fbr a religious book, and I gave him the enclosed. He
told me afterwards that he liked it very much, and so I send
it to you, with another, which he was already reading, a New
Testament, and a letter of yours which was under his pillow,
and his purse, containing £1 ls. He was taken worse on
the 13th, and became delirious. He was most carefully at-
tended by two doctors, by the chaplain, by myself, and by a
kind and skilful nurse. He was very grateful and good, but
alas ! nothing could save- him, and he died at eleven o'clock
the same night. How sorry lam to tell you this bad news I
cannot say-. For the little I saw of your huSbaild I Should
say that his was a heart turned to God, and accepted by Him.
Let us hope that what is your loss is his gain. He oft6n
spoke of you. Believe me yours, with true sympathy,.
Florence Nightingale?'