The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1855-12-25 00:00:00

lECEMBER 25, 1855.1

TER " White Star" mail ship Earl of Sefton, Captain Noble,
salted on Saturday from this port for Melbourne, with the
mails for Australia, 200 passengers, and a valuable cargo.
JANE DAVIES, residing in Rose-place, was admitted into
the Royal Infirmary on Friday, suffering from the effects of
cold, and died shortly after admission.
THE CANADA, Captain Lang, sailed hence for Boston, on
Saturday, with the mails and 86 passengers, among whom
Was Sir George Simpson, Governor of the Hudson Bay
Company. The Canada had also a valuable cargo.
LrvsuPool. CIISTOM-HOUSE.—Mr. Joseph Breckles has
been promoted from the office of weigher at Port Glasgow,
to that of weigher of the third class in Liverpool.
THE LANCASHIRE MAGISTRACY.—P. R. Arrowsmith, Esq.,
(ex-Mayor of Bolton), Captain Gray, and Mr. Abraham Brier-
ley, of West hill, cotton-manufacturer, have been added to the
commission of the peace for Lancashire.
PATRICK IRVINE and George M`Donnell, who had been
several times remanded, on a charge of robbing Thomas Alder-
son, a lamplighter, in St. Andrew-street, on Friday week,
With violence, were on Saturday committed for trial.
ON Saturday, Ann Campbell, a servant who resides in
Woolf-street, fell down stairs and fractured her right arm,
She was removed to the Southern Hospital.

GOVIRNMERT has renewed the contract with Messrs.
Baines and Co., and also with Messrs. Pilkington and Wilson,
for the conveyance of the Post-office mails from this port to
Melbourne.

,'ruE EXCISE.—Mr. Hickey, of Liverpool ; Mr. Derham, of
wigan ; Mr. Flatteley, of Rochdale ; Mr. Rickwood, of Lan-
caster ; Mr. Williams, of Ormskirk ; and Mr. Webb, of Chester,
BuPervisors, are now under examination at Warrington for
Promotion.
LORD'S DAT INlsEonarton..--0n Sunday morning, Wm.
Byron, a bill poster, while engaged in posting bills in Dale-
street, fell from his ladder, and received several severe contu--
sions on various parts of his body. He was conveyed to the
Northern HogPital.
THE transport steamer Niagara arrived in the Mersey, on
Sunday, from Kingstown, with the Clare militia, which will
be forwarded immediately to the camp at Aldershot. The
X,,jagara return in a day or two to Kingstown, with the
ziottinglacm militia.
t MISS Frederick Wyer Parker,,of the 79th regiment„"erns
011 'Saturday, at Preston, fined -.and costs, and ordered to
Pay Ake damage, amounting to St 3s. 6d., for breaking the
Alio lamps by pitching empty soda water bottles at?them.
defendant admitted the ,cures.
A'br the Police-court, on Sittmlay, Mary and AnrAorman,
'Maher and daughter, were 'Committed for trial changed with
_,,,lnanufacturing base coin at 'their lodgings in Beat-street,
-Btotland-road, where motilds'and other implements, as well as
le quantity of spurious ceins, bad been found.
RELIEF or THE WIItDROUND FLEET.—Degpitches were
`forwarded on Friday Ilight, by direction of th'e lords of the
admiralty, to the captain superintendent of Plymouth dock-
Yard, to send a 4beamer Out immediately, with 'fprovisions and
Water for the relief of windbound fleet in the chops of the
Channel, the crews 'of Which are reported to be-suffering great
Privations. Her Mkesty's steamer Heela left. Plymouth on
Saturday morning with that object.
On Saturday, at "the Police-court, Jolm' Collins, and four
Other carters, engaged by Messrs. Brassey and M'Cormick,
Were charged With'ill-using the horses at work on the incline
near Prince's nook. They pleaded they'll:ad been obliged to
be unusally severeta the animals owing'to the slippery state
of the ground, itrunsequence of the hadVeather. - Mr. Mans-;
field dismissed 'tire case in this instanCe, observing, however,
that, if broughtnup again, he should becompelled to inflict as
Penalty.
LIVESTOOL -RLEXRUPTCY COVRII%-'—BefOre Mr. COMTHISs
ajoller Stevenstz.—ln re John Bronden.—Friday wastheday
fixed for the'examination of the bankrupt, who was a ,draper
carrying on'husiness in the Old Haymarket, and whosedeets
Were npwards(of £2,000. The banktapt has withdrawn !from
the iniiidiotion, and it is supposed het is now in America. At
tbret...OleloOk in the afternoon, he was called on by Mr. A:lmes,
and not appearing, he was outlawed.
COSTOIt6,IIVERPOOL.—The Lords Commissioners 4'ef Her
Illiijest?s,Treasury have been pleased to approve the following
wised -clasiification of the clerlislor general business, at the
Port erLiverpool, to take effect .from the 6th inst.:: ci Con-
*eller Of 'Accounts, salary £4OO 'eta £5OO ; 1 Assistant Con-
troller orAccounts, salary £520 to £400; 3 principal clerks,
0270 to "£300; 3 first-class Aeik-: salary £230 'to t£26o ; 6
'second-class clerks, salary £T9O Ite'£22o ; 9 thir&dlacs clerks,
salary £l6O to £180; 11 fourth4class. clerks, salary £l3O to
£150; 13 fifth-class clerks, salary £lO5 to £10c;115 sixth-
(dassideAs, salary £75 to MOW—Civil Service kgigmette.
ATTEMPTED SIIICIDE.—At the Bury pettz, sessions, on
Friday, William Kershaw, acedllier, was chargednikit attempt-
inF toctomtnit suicide tpy hanging himself with a handker
e -
Inef. 4On Wednesday night,: about eleven eldi&k, a police-
'beard a strange moieevp the entry near the Boar's-
heet-;.and, on going up, he(fotvaa the prisoner suspended from
Tome Iron bars, and on The ipiaat of death. tile was itnme-
dildblrout down, and life area restored. It was stated that
'the prisoner was sober st-thetime ; that he bad been in the
'employ of Messrs. Roscoe and Lord ; and was known to the
I)elieepi child or two bariinebeen affiliated espcn him in that
'court. When asked wily he hs.d attempted at destroy him-
telf,the said he had been 'hailing a little drink. He had done
'What 'he had under the z.infleence of jealons7,. Mr. Crook,
chairman of the beno'h, (commented on the 'awful position in
'Whibh the prisoner bad ;Placed himself, self: dismissed him,
'ordering him to pay (expenses.
"IVlre MEDICAL Passasecon.—On Thurs4l.-y a deputation
from the Provincial Medical :and Surgical Association, con-
'slating of Sir Charles Ilatiangi, Drs. 1p aster, Wynter,
O'Connor, and Henry, Messrs. Brady, M.P. ; Headlam, M.P. ;
Uottomley, Lord Nutnulley,'&e. waited on Sir George Grey, at
' therilome-office, for the ;purpose of ascertainfag the intentions
'2f,Jgovernment on the 4:11mb:on of medial reform. Mr.
eadlam introduced the.deputation ; aftevitich Sir Charles
'Brlastings, M.D., laid beforeiger George Grey their views and
'*ishes on the subject of medical reform *kith the Provincial
'Association are well lenown`lo entertain. 'ire Home Seere-
' tory, in the course of the linorview, repeatedly gave the de-
Potation to understandthat the government had no intention
arid would not easily be induced to bring in a bill on the sub-
lect;but recommended Ir.ißeadlam to reintroduce his bill,
With such improvements .as might be respired, promising it
la that case his indiVidusl-support, bnt nte,-, pledging that of
the government. Mr. Heildlam said he-saw no chance of
'Carrying it, as he should 'be4certainly met with the objection
',that the subject was •one 'to be dealt with by government
The-,members of the deputation were comptiled to retire from
'the interview without the eneOuragementnhey sought.
NIIISANCES.—Meesrs. Musprattand Co. were sum-
' fiend before the magistrates, on' Wednesday, for causing a
'nuisance, by allowing -dense,-vidumes of ,stneke to issue from
•the.aimneys of their chemical works ;inWauxhall-road, on
the :Bth instant. Mr. Macdonald stated that he had examined
'the ,premises of Messrs. Maapratt. Them were altogether
,Il,benttwenty furnaces, the sm oke•from Which was carried off
I'3'.two chimneys, which 'were only exactly sufficient. The
!lablie might be greatly alienated by careful stoking. For
lee-defence the foreman •forlltessrs. Maspratt stated that he
oaddane all he could to consume the smioke as it passed through
'the..dinineys, and if any ;offensive smoke did escape, it was
owing to the negligence of the stokers, and firemen. Fined
'6.—"Mr. Abraham Manx 4,was,suinmoned for causing a
'nuisance, on the 4th instant,lsy-smoke • issuing from his oil-
tultin(Pemberton-gardests. lane& 405."....Mr. Joseph Martin,
'Who keeps a rice-mill in Boundary-stree4Vauxhall-road, was
uanamoned for refusing admittance Ichinspector Wignall and
Mr:Mactlonald, to look over :his premisesoand for causing a
-enicke, nuisance on the 43th ;instant. it %was proved that

'erolarmis of dense black seao'keissued from the chimney for a
tensideruille time. Fined for the nuisance. The magis-
' trate' -informed Mr. Martin thct he was, treading on very
.dangerous,ground, in refusing ,adtnittance- to the officers of
the healthcommittee, but the suuuneus ,for this offence was
dismissed with a warning.
4.:1444V0 NARGED WITIISETIrIiia,IIXR RQses orr FIRE.—
Poliee-court, on theM Helen Horswell, about
, Years er., age, stated to be widow of ;ire merchant, was
nnarged with setting fire to her house (which was insured), 42,
'outh-street, Toxteth-park. A policeman statedthat he went
into-the parlour of Mrs. Horswell's louse, amtfound the door
Of the room nearly burnt out, the carpet in flames, and some
Darts of the efloor nearly consumed. Mrs.'llorsivell told the
officer-that she had gone out and left,achainwith some articles
of wearing append upon it, and she seeounted for the disaster
byi the falling out of the grate of a "'Awe, of woodtwhich she
,oad put on thelive before she went out. The efficer.said that
he did ifind a their near the fire, but it was not even scorched
by the flames. Tlielandlord of the houseaestimated the damage
at £4 or £5. The agent of the County Eire CMee.stated that
the furniture belonging to Mrs. Horsweilharl an insurance po-
4icY upon It for 41,50, in that office, but Mee. Horswelltbad not
made any claim as yet for the damage her 'furniture had sus-
4ned by the late ,fire, which was estimated ,a 41 les. The
defence was, that lire. Horswell could not have had annitten-
lon to defraud 'the 'insurance company, as she had made no
\-, claim upon ebo,eompany, and it was a question ,whether .she
I 'lad really set &eta herthouse at all.-The presi,%oginagistrste
,said be had se alternative but to remand the prisoner for a
"Week, though he would'take bail, if she eOuld find two sureties
lir £lO each, and herself, in £2O. The prisoner, hesvever,,conld
40t find two sureties of 4310,each, but one surety of £2o3,was
found, which was accepted.
GREAT Fins ea BI4oARrEN.—On Friday morning, 'be
f- .
"ween two and three o'clock, a fire was discovered in the:
otle warehouse of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway,
''Company,
a situate near Darweu-street, Nova Scotia. The
.7gnies were quickly on thespote and commenced playing on
'he burning cotton, &e.l but .the names were so rapidly ear-
;ed along the building by a ,sharp wind, that they rendered
Z. a time almost nugatory the•many jets of water that were
"unstantly thrown upon them. -There was a considerable
rarttity of cotton in the warebouse,,and that burned fiercely
trllite the efforts to prevent it. Every means at hand were
44.„_oPted to get away the moveable goods, &c. ; a considerable
_,antity we were told were saved. ;Messrs. Harrison sue-'
eed"hs rescuing some of their machinery, and several wag-
sa,l.ll; of goods were run out of the warehouse beyond the
%4-11„.. of the flames. In about two hours the whole building
bZ.lslne mass of fire, and it only began to ,reduce its vast pro-
iv"Fgolas as the roof by piecemeal fell in. Before the flames
°tete extinguished, the whole warehouse, with the exception
levviatlifew yards at one end, was rootless. There is nothing
the exception before stated) but bare stone walls now to
4p aeell. The portion of the roof that remains standing
kj),ea trs to be so much burned as to render it useless. It is
in hat several tradesmen in the town (speculators in cot-
-17:314) will be heavy losers, as their cotton was left in the ware-
loire merely for their convenience, and was uninsured. The
tile Zill no doubt be several thousand pounds, in addition to
~.amage done to the building.
ekit'el_l3c,iATioN.—ln the Court of Chancery, on Thursday, the
lor .."' t-Horsfield v. Ashton" came before the Lord Chancel-
lilld the lords justices. The question is the true con-
' tirmeetion of the will of Joseph Horsfield,. a cotton manufac-
r of
ttope' Hyde, near Stockport, who died in thepossession of
Iva, the
worth more than £200,000. The will, it is said,
a Iv wae composition of the village schoolmaster, who received
foli'o°B7,e.ig n for his work, and extending, as it does,
. to many
Will
5.,! has puzzled many counsel and several judges, and
to ti,`tunately be sent for elucidation, or rather settlement,
the 'lO House of Lords. The point at issue now is, whether
lesta ti,
,ers° nality, of the estimated value of £70,000, goes to the
lor por 8 daughter or to the heir-at-law. The Vice-Chancel-
At the Wood was of opinion that it goes to the daughter.
Vice-Chancel-
ht conclusion of the argument on Thursday, their lord-
Iter said the will was one of very difficult construction, and
tilatalghtt_age in some parts so irreconcilable with other parts
r4.tord ji7tYstie must take time to examine its provisions. The
On for
the Knight Bruce felt at a loss to understand the
rertained parties not going to the House of Lords, till he
the amount of the property. That amount suffi-
nitutertolY
edaccounted for the lawyers availing themselves of the
late stage of Proceeding. Judgment reserved.
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