The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-02-05 00:00:00

ECCLESIASTICAL INTELLIGENCE.

PREFERMENTS AND APPOINTMENTS.
Rev. T. G. Atkinson, M.A., to the Curacy of Walton.le-D
near Liverpool.
Rev. T. C. Barker, M.A., to the Vicarage of Spelsbury, Oxford'
shire.
Rev. J. Bates, 8.A., Scholar of St. John's College, Cambril
to the Second Mastership of the Royal Grammar-School, ""
to the Curacy of St. Giles s, Colchester.
.Rev. F. Bathurst, M.A., to the Stipendiary Curacy of gaidi-
morton, Bucks.
Rev. R. H. Baynes, M.A., to the Curacy of Christ Cho°
Southwark. he
Rev. G. C. Berkeley, Vicar of Southminster, Essex, t°
Rural Deanery of Dengie.
Rev. G. L. Blissett to the Curacy of St. Cuthbert's, Wells. ,t,
Rev. G. H. Cooke, 8.A., to the Curacy of Cerne Abbas, I:MrSig,
Rev. B. G. Goodrich, 8.A., to the Rectory of Hardmead, 811',4,
Rev. W. Hazeltine, to the Bengal Ecclesiastical Establish Oil.
Rev. G. Hogarth, M.A., to the Curacy of Hornsea, near
Rev. R. U. Lambert, to be Assistant Curate of St. Mary an
John, Devizes.
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Rev. C. S. Lowndes, M.A., to' the Rectory of North t,ro
Bucks.
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Veil. H. Moore, M.A., Archdeacon of Stafford, to the Vicarage
of St. Mary's, Lichfield.
Rev. R. Moss, 8.A., Curate of St. Mary's, to the Incultibelici
of All Saints' Church, Blackburn.
Rev. F. H. Paley, M.A., Curate of Penn, near Wolverlitactol
to the Vicarage of that Parish.
near
Rev. H. Parry, M.A., to the Incumbency of Bylchau,
Denbigh.
e6tef,
Rev. H. F. Philips, to the Curacy of St. Margaret's, Rea
Rev. T. A. C. Pratt, M.A., to the Madras Ecclesiastical Es"'
Rev. F. Simpson, M.A., to the Vicarage of Boynton, near Britt
lington. et,
Rev. A. L. P. Snow, M.A., to the Rectory of Chilfrome, plea'
Rev. J. B. Stuart, M.A.,
_to the Rectory of Coreley, near
bu
Rev. A. Swain, 8.A., to the perpetual Curacy of St. Alari's'
Devonport.
Rev. G. E. Tate, Incumbent of St. Jude's, Southwark, to tbe
Incumbency of St. Matthew's, Widcome, Bath,

CLEICAL OBITUARY.
Jan. 16, at his resß idence, West-park House, Clifton,
Bristol, the Rev. Wm. Bennett, Rector of Cheam, Surrey, iat
n
93rd year.
Jan. 22, at Hulme, Manchester, aged 37, the Rev. Jot
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land, M.A., of Trinity College, Cambridge.
. 22, at the Vicarage, Newlyn, Cornwall, the Rev. Edward
Dix, M.A., aged 53, for seventeen years vicar of that parish. J,
Jan. 24, after one day's illness, the Rev. Maurice Hillier Gnis
man, of Oare House, near Marlborough, vicar of Wilcott, "
70th year.

DIOCESE OF CHESTER. ,e 0
PREFERMENTS.—The Rev. Frederick Addison has
licensed by the Bishop of Chester to the Perpetual Curacy f
Cleator, in the county of Cumberland, void by the cession °e
the Rev. John Taylor. Patron, the Earl of Lonsdale.----113d
Rev. Isaac Holmes has also been licensed to the ChaplaincY
the Industrial Schools, Kirkdale, Liverpool, upon the nom/Dire
tion of the Select Vestry.—The Rev. C. M. Empson has si,sr
been licensed to the Stipendiary Curacy of Knutsford,
county of Chester, on the nomination of the Rev. 110'
Clowes, the Vicar.—The Rev. W. H. Denny has also bal.
licensed to the Stipendiary Curacy of the parish of Liverq;
on the nomination of the Rev. Augustus Campbellr,,At
Rector.—The Rev. William Henry Hopkins has been
nominated to the Perpetual Curacy of Saint Paul's Chtulj
Werneth, in the county of Chester, void by the resignation
the Rev. John Rodgers. Patrons, G. and C. Andrew, Esqs'
THE FIRST SIKH ORDAINED AS A MISSIONARY.OIII
fact of the ordination as a minister of the Church of Eng, .„d
in India, of the first Sikh who has sought the Christl'ed"
ministry, is an interesting one, and ought not to be pass e
over. Daoud Singh, a Punjabi Sikh, has been for about nls
years a convert, and has maintained an excellent Christl
character for some years in connection, as a catechist,
the S. P. G. Mission at Cawnpore. About three years sin
,
he was tranferred to the Church Missionary Society's Misst„d
at Umritzur, in his native country, and has so commenuss,e
himself to Messrs. Fitzpatrick and Clark, that they liio
strongly recommended him for Holy Orders, and after
examination, he was ordained a native pastor, by the Bisll°lo
of Calcutta, at Allahabad, in October last. Other coffee
of the Sikh tribes ars associated with him in his labour;
and thus are the late enemies of our rule becoming the 0
pagators of our faith.—Oriental Christian Spectator. 4
A. NEW MUSEUM is projected under fair auspices. It is to
be called " The Scriptural Museum" ; and its purpose is,
afford a series of illustrations of Bible history, geograPl
and manners. Mr. Bonomi has lent his cabinet of EnTtla
r, be
, antiquities and his sketches of Assyrian sculpture to tai
society—a good beginning, most assuredly. The societN',
which the Earl of Chichester is president, and the Re' Yt4
Edwards secretary, propose to embrace the following subi
in their collection :—Landscape scenery of Palestine
of Jerusalem—productions, vegetable, animal, and mineral
illustrations of the civil and ecclesiastical polity of the Ilebres,
—military discipline—sacred antiquities of the Israelits
Assyrians, Egyptians—Tabernacle—Temple, proseuchwr
synagogues—dress of priests—high priests and Levifes..,
Temple vessels—musical instruments—domestic antiquitiPd,
tents, houses, and furniture—dress—coverings for the he
phylacteries, raiment of camel hair—signets, rings, sandalsie,
literature, science and art—writing materials and ii 9
ments-Sinaitic and other inscriptions —manuscripts—lVd
—painting and music-agricultural implements—arms any
chariots of war—weights, measures, coins, and other article
relating to commerce—treatment of the dead, and funqtbo
rites. It is proposed to establish a library in connection wi„
the museum ; and also to organise courses of lectures n,
the topics illustrated by the articles in the society's COils'
tion.—Athenepum. f
MEETING OR CONVOCJLTION.—On Friday both bons.s b°e
convocation met at Westminster ;. this aappor house at t_
Bounty-office, and the lower house in the Jerusalev;
chamber. The Archbishop of Canterbury presided in the
upper house, and there were present the Bishops of Wis.
chester, St. David's, Oxford, St. Asaph, Lincoln, Salisbte
Llandaff, Chichester, Exeter, and Rochester. The first bushel
transacted was to summon the prolocutor of the lower &11l
in order to inform him that the petition to the crown, agre7.
to last session, praying for leave to make canons and 04
stitutions, had been declined by the-crown. A petition ter
presented by the Bishop of Oxford from the dean and chap
of Westminster, praying that the Archdeacon of Westminster
er,
might be summoned to convocation. in the usual mann,,,o
On the motion of the Bishop of Oxford, seconded by the Bisu"
of Exeter, it was resolved—" That the petition of the del
and chapter of Westminster be received, and laid upon t't
table ; and that his grace the president be requested to direfj
his law officers to prepare a report on the prayer of the Pio
petition, to be laid before the convocation at its next session.,,
The Bishop of Oxford addressed the house at great length e,"O
the subject of a modification of the church's laws if it were
continue its labours,. and on more frequent communicataP
between the bishops and clergy by means of synodal actil
and concluded by moving a resolution requesting the arch.
bishop to direct the lower house to consider the law in
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ference to the discipline of the clergy, and to report therein'
tbe
on the 15th of April. The lower house assembled under of
presidency of the Dean of Bristol, the prolocutor (the Dean,no
Ely) being too unwell to attend. A lengthened discussl'r,
upon the constitution of convocation occupied the greater Pu_to
tion of the sitting. The proceedings were adjourned tol
Tuesday, April 15.

FEBRUARY 5, 1.856.]

LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

To body qv-
Eee . of Mr. Joseph Owen, draper, of Warrington, has
11.. found floating in the Mersey ; deceased has been
"og since 23rd December last.
the STEPHEN CARTER, of Myrtle-street, has presented to
o'orthern Hospital £4 45., being the one-third proceeds of
41:1t2teirlYe
gift of Mr. Joseph Hitchin, St. John's of a biscuit mel of the south portico
-lane. of, St. George's-
Ah,llle Liverpool and Canadian new screw steamship North
Llcan ha been launched from the yard of Messrs. Denny,
tio7"le• She is 1760 tons. Another vessel of the same descrip-
,, to be named the Anglo-Saxon, is at present on the stocks,
will be launched in about five weeks.
St,
oky SCHOOL AND LITERARY INSTITUTE.—The seventh
%re of the winter series was delivered at the Concert-hall,
Tuesday, the Rev. W. M. Punshon, of Leeds, the sub-
likueng ."
Literature and Science, their connexion with Re-
twin" The chair was taken by Mr. D. S. Leather, and the
was much crowded.
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MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION.—On Wednesday,
Zetare on "Things Secular and Things Sacred," being the
;611th of the course in connection with the above association,
delivered in the Hope-hall, Hope-street, by Mr. Luke H.
,eLseman, of Stoke Newington, London. There was a uu-
and respectable audience.
EVENINGS
A WITH Woriar-NG MEN.—On Thursday, the Rev.
"'omar lectured to an audience of working men, in the
v` ling-room under the Concert-hall, Lord Nelson-street, on
i4eroism." He contended that every man of earnest pur-
tme„,w. as a hero, and that work was the principal charac-
gi2ac of heroism. He was listened to throughout with the
4ertest attention, and was repeatedly applauded during the
IverY of his address.
LIVERPOOL PAWNBROKERS' ANNUAL BALL.—The fifth
;141%1 ball of the Pawnbrokers' Association of this town took
4ee on Tuesday, at the Royal Assembly-rooms, Great George-
-11 Every arrangement calculated to ensure the comfort
the visitors had been made by the committee, under whose
V,Qanee the ball had been got up, and the refreshments were
only abundant, but of the best quality. There was a
')2(1 attendance of the members and their families, as well as
'veral of their friends.
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nninGEwAtEn CANAL.—After a negotiation, which
been pending for some time past, the Bridgewater trustees
'‘'e entered into an agreement to lease the Bridgewater-
Pqnal the Old Quay Navigation to the North Staffordshire
t4aY Company for a long term. By this arrangement the
21Pany have secured a terminus in Liverpool, with the dock
Imnodation and warousi room. They have opened a
tliect and free communicationcation between the Mersey and the
rider ; and, so far as regards the Liverpool traffic, they
the
rendered themselves, in a great measure, independent of
,e London and. North-Western Company. Manchester
Guardian.
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VESTRY.—The Rev. Rector Campbell presided at
ti,'e Meeting of this body on Tuesday, when it appeared; from
pro'eeedings of the Workhouse Committee, that the
,4grant sheds had been used ast week by 187 males, 102
Bales and 18 children ; total,l 307 persons. The number in
t" sick ward on the 19th instant was 708, of which 48 were
cler and 67 itch cases. ' The total number in the house on
the 23rd instant was 2,649. From the minutes of the Finance
eranaittee, it appeared that there had been a decrease of
the Past week, .e 5. 2d. in the amount of out-d relief granted during
and of £l7O ss. Bd. foroor the preceding week, as
itinVared with the corresponding weeks of -last year. Mr.
,4„4glies was appointed an oat-door inspector of relief; and the
'inniittee appointed to investigate the charges preferred
7ajost Mr. Bradley, by Dignan, reported that they were
It founded.
~, WEST DERBY GUARDTANS.—At the meeting of the board
ill Wednesday, it was resolved that a call be made on the
4e,7eral townships of the union for the payment, on or before
25th of this month, of the sum of £3,493 6s. Bd. for
miilinty rates, in compliance with a precept received from the
clerksils of the peace, dated the 22d ult. It was also derided
the workhouse,
the dietary table for the idle and -refractory inmates of
Workhouse, signed by Dr. Nevins, be adopted, and a copy
thereof sent to the Poor-law Board for their approval. Notice
Was given by Mr. Shaw that he would, at the next meeting,
,
'')ve that the salary of Mr. Hamilton, the superintendent of
t.l-cloor labour be increased to an amount to be then named.
the
Harriet Bishop was appointed arsistant-s choolnristress in
"ue workhouse schools, with a salary of £l5 per annum and
Pilations. The total number of paupers in receipt of relief,
:ring the last week, were 845 in-door, 3,667 out-door, 4,502
tshowing an increase of 58 inoor and 306 out-door,
eta' 364, when-compared with the corresponding week in last
Year.
t TnEnn was a soiree at the Corn Exchange, Manchester, on
jPnday last, given to the members for the borough, Messrs.
Gibson and Bright. Both vindicated their peace policy ; and
,;be latter addressed the meeting for two hours. He referred in
"qtail to the terms of peace which have been accepted by Rug-
tla as preliminaries, expressing his opinion that they are in
they
admirable, chiefly because there is reason to believe
will lead-to a pacification. He directed attention to the
oast loss of life, of money, and of material wealth which the
e°ntest has entailed upon the nations engaged in it, and the
addition it has occasioned to the public debt •of this country.
r. Bright indulged in some bitter attacks upon the press in
pnerai (on The Times:in particular), on account of their lin-
tr•representations of his conduct. General Thompson and
- Heywood also addressed the meeting.
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ATTEMPTED BULLION RODEERY--The brothers
and Henry Eyre, who were charged before the Liver-
pool, magistrates with a serious assault upon Mr. Hughes,
the cashier of Mr. Durandu, and with attempting to steal a
'4Bll-box containing £1,500,, underwent another examination
°ll Friday. Mr. Hughes stated that the elder prisoner struck
lil ol and knocked him down with a life-preserver, and that
the prisoner Henry then came forward and hit him on the
lead with a poker. The elder prisoner tried to throttle him.
°` Surgeon stated that the wounds of the witnesss Hughes,
although not dangerous in themselves, might lead to serious
eonsequences. Hughes had his head bound with bandages.
The prsioner Robert put in a written document, in which he
alleged that he had not been able to obtain work; thathe
Was in a state of starvation, and could not obtain relief from
the parish. He had a helpless family of small children, wto
ad not eaten anything for 38 hours. These circumstances
tempted him to commit the offence, and he had felt as if 'hur-
'led on to destruction by some irresistible influence. He had
Pod references, and, if he could obtain his liberty, it was his
O!teution to join a regiment of dragoons. He then threw
to self upon the mercy of the Court, begging the magistrates
40_ deal summarily with the 'case. This the magistrates de-
ned to do, and both prisoners were committed for trial at
the assizes.

ISLE OP MAW STEAM-PACKET COMPANY.—The half-yearly
Meeting of this 'company was held on Tuesday, at the offices,
Douglas, Mr. G. W. Dumbell in the chair. From the state-
ment of accounts for the half-year, it appeared that compared
With the corresponding period of last year, there had been an
!ucrease in the receipts amounting to upwards of £2,780. The
Increase was not confined to one item, but was apparent in
character, passenger, freight, and sundry account, whilst there
I. been a decrease in the expenditure of £4ll, showing a
nett profit on the half-year of £6,831 4s. ld. From this sum
dividend will be -paid of five per cent. -on the half-year,
11,260 placed to the reserved fund, and the balance allowed
kh remain as floating 'capital for the time being. Messrs. H.
Nbble, William Gell, and William Okell were re-elected as
%rectors, and Mr. Richard Quirk and Mr. John Winram
Were appointed in the place of Mr. Senhouse Wilson and Mr.
Philip Miley, resigned. Mr. John Harris and Mr. George
9'. Saunders were elected auditors. The thanks of the meet-
ing were voted to the directors and the chairman, and the
shareholders, a large number of whom were in attendance,
retired evidently highly satisfied with the management and
'Prospects of the company.
Docg COMMITTEE.—The usual weekly meeting of this
10,rnmittee was held on Thursday, at a quarter-past one o'clock,
"1r- Charles Turner in the chair. The other members present
Were Messrs. Shand, Palmer, Robinson, Gladstone, Gregson,
ue, unthwaite, Brocklebank,Barber, Holden, Langsdale, Holme,
Anderson, Rathbone, Rankin, Smith, Lockett. The Sub-corn-
tiaittee of Works recommended that the contract of Messrs.
Willoughby for towing the mud flats be continued on the same
terms for twelve months ; also that the tender of Mr. R. A.
Watson, to supply a quantity of the best Quebec pine, be ac-
cepted. Confirmed.—On the recommendation of the Marine
Sub-committee, the salaries of the keepers of the Upper and
Uigher Hoylake Lighthouses were raised from £45 to £55 per
sunum.—A gratuity of £5 was ordered to be paid, at ss. per
eek, to the widow of David Doyd, the late keeper of the
Formby Lighthouse.—John Sharples was promoted to be the
Junior master of the Formby Lightship, at a salary of £lOO
Der annum; and John Roberts was promoted to be junior
master of the Crosby Lightship, at a salary of £9O per annum,
With the usual allowances.—The tender of Messrs. Ogden and
krnes, for an iron casting required at the Formby tide-gauge,
was accepted.—Thedilarbour Masters' Sub committee recom-
mended the adoption of additional by-laws relative to stages,
prepared by the Dock solicitor. These (which were adopted)
Provided that in case any persan takes possession of a stage
Without the written order of the dockmaster, he shall be liable
t° a penalty of £5, and a like penalty will ensue where all
Stages, &c., not belonging to the Dock Committee, are not
removed within.six hours after they have ceased to be used.
~,These by-laws will come into operati n on the 6th February.
The Sub-committee also recommended that tenders be obtained
for the construction of a residence for the master of the King's
Dock, on the north side of the Queen's Basin.—Shears for
roasting ships were directed to be placed on the south side of
Te-,Sandon Dock, at an estimated cost of £1,200. These
shears are calculated to lift 25 tons, and will be available for
blasting ships of the largest burthen ; its lift will be 75 feet.
'The general business of the committee then terminated.
CommirTne.—The weekly meeting was held on
t.hursday. Present—Messrs. Langsdale (chairman), Dover,
godson Crosthwaite, J. Holme, Johnson, Tinne, Haydock,
A. C. Stewart, Sheil, M`Guffie, Godfrey, Beckwith, Gladstone,
!old Halhead. The borough-engineer, building-surveyor, and
tilsPector of nuisances, reported various particulars of the
°Perations in their several departments during the week.—A
recommendation from the borough-engineer to pave Dutton-
Street with square sets was, after some conversation, postponed
to, allow the members to examine the street.—Mr. Haydock,
% accordance with the notice he bad given at the previous
meeting, moved that the license to Mr. Clarke for keeping a
slaughter-house in Plumbe-street be withdrawn. He urged
his motion on the ground that the slaughter-house was a
Ipisance, and had been proved by the inhabitants to be so.
?cile discussion followed, and the general feeling elicited was
that the subject of slaughter-houses should be taken up and
considered. As an amendment, Mr. Hodson moved that a
e4nimittee be appointed to consider the whole subject of
;
laughter-houses, which was carried by a majority of eight-
-1 to 3.—The medical officer reported that in the week ending
1)11 the 26th instant, 277 deaths were registered in the
uarough, being 25 less than in the previous week, and 12 less
n the corrected average of the same week of thd preceding
the
ears. Of the deaths, 151 were in the parish, and 76 in
oynt-townships. The mortality from diseases of the
:11notic class was lower than in any week of the previous
months. Of 59 deaths, 20 were from hooping-cough, 13
from scarlatina (less than in any week since August), 7 from
measles, 4 from typhus, 2 (adults) from small-pox, one having
ell vaccinated in infancy. From diseases of the lungs and
`%asumption there were 99 deaths—a number which has been
°nlonce exceeded since the month of March. A commercial
4:aveller, aged 46, died of delirium tremens. O the 227 ho
129 were below 20 years of age, 73 betweef n 20 andw 60,
;4a 25 between 60 and 90. It was stated by the law-clerk,
T,_reference to the long-disputed question of the area in
',;rFed-street, that a clause existed in the owner's lease by
aa'lleh he could make a certain extension of the area so long
kept it in proper condition.—The law-clerk intimated
boat the contract for the removal of the refuse from the
ee:°°gh expired on the sth of May next, and it would be ne-
4,srY to take measures in reference thereto. A sub-com-
'tee for that purpose was appointed. Several letters having
reference to the smoke nuisance were referred to the Smoke
• ultuittee) after which tke meeting broke up.