The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1855-06-26 00:00:00

THE ELECTRIC TELEGHATH.—On Friday, Inspector Mur-
phy received a telegraphic despatch from Dublin, to the effect
that a lad, named Ladley, had absconded from the service of
his master, Mr. Powell, a bookseller, in Westmoreland-street,
and taken some money. A description was also given, and in
a short time he was taken into custody with £2 14s. 6d. in his
pocket. His master was at the time in London, at the Crys-
tal Palace. Information of the capture was telegraphed to
him, and on Saturday he sent word that he would attend at
the Police-office, in Dublin, on Tuesday, to prosecute the pri-
soner, who was, in consequence, remanded till yesterday.
Wen MOVEMENTS.—The Assistance, new steam transport,
sailed, on Tuesday, for the Crimea. Arrangements are in
progress for the 3rd Regiment of Lancashire Militia to sail
hence, in the Lord Raglan, on the 28th instant, for one of the
Mediterranean ports. During the week several batches of
naval volunteers have been sent up to London. Telegraphic
announcements have been received by Mr. Fowler to the effect
that the steamship Arabia (belonging to the Cunard Com-
pany's line of Royal Mail steamers) left Malta, on the 18th
instant, direct for Spithead. On her arrival there no time
will be lost in embarking more troops for the seat of war.
DOCK COMMITTEE.— M the weekly meeting on Thursday,
the warehouses sub-committee recommended that the resigna-
tion of Mr. Forbes be accepted, and that some other person
should be appointed to fill his place ; also, that £13,000 should
be transferred from the Albert and Stanley docks to the credit
of the general account, making the amount for the whole year
£27,000. Prom the conversation that followed it appeared
that this was a larger amount by £6,000 than was transferred
last year, upon which Mr. Langsdale observed, that " such
figures looked very nice on paper ;" and Mr. Holmes, "that,
in railway affairs, they always looked at the working expenses,
which did not appear in this case."
LAUNCH OF THE ELLEN RADFORD.—OH Monday, Mr.
Henry Follett, of Sheldon, Deionshire, launched a splendid
new ship of about 500 tons burthen, built on the new principle,
being five times and a half her width for her length. She is
intended for the silver and copper ore trade from the West
Coast, and commanded by Captain Wakem, who is well known
in the trade. The wife of one of its owners (Mr. J. Radford,
of Liverpool), performed the ceremony of naming her, which
she did in good style in these words —" Success to the Ellen'
Radford, may she be prosperous and successful in all her
future voyages." The vessel instantly glided of the ways in
gallant style. She is considered a perfect model. We hear
Mr. Follett is about to build another ship about 100 tons
larger for the same owners, in addition to a ship he is building
fora Liverpool house of about 700 tons burthen.

ASSAITIT AND ATTEMPTED ROBBERY.--Jeremiah O'Brien
was brotght up at the Police-court, on Saturday, on a charge
of assaulting a foreigner, -named Elias Philip Risp, and
attempting to steal his watch. The complainant stated, that •
on Thursday afternoon he was -standing at the door of an'.
of in Castle-street, where his .employer takes daguerreotype
likenesses, when the prisoner came up to him, and after
inquiring the price of a photograph, soddenly made a grasp
at his watch, and then struck him in the face and kicked him.
An alarm was raised, and after a smart chase down Orange
buildings, Cook-street, and Bank-huildings, the prisoner was.
caught. After some remarks on the case by Mr. S. Helms,
the prisoner was fined £, or, in default, imprisoned for a
month.

WILLIAM CLEASDAIS, an apprentice in the employ of a
printer, in Duke-street, was charged at _the Police-court, on
Saturday, with assault.—Mrs. Ereedhhmn the wife-of a 'dock-
gateman, stated that .she was going along Sonth Castle-
street, about a quarter-past one, on Saturday morning, when
the prisoner met her, -and after asking if she had-any money,
put a plaster over her face. She screamed out as soon as she
could remove a portion of the plaster from her mouth, and
a policeman coming up at the time, she gave the prisoner
into custody. In answer to the magistrates, the prisoner
said he only did.it for a " lark,". and -that the plaster " was
made of printers' ink." Mr. 1-lolme said such "larks?' were
rather dangerous, and be must either pay a-fine of 20s. or go
to prison: for a -month.
FOREIGN SH:PFIN G.—A return has just -been made, from
the office of the Comptroller-General of the Customs, in Lou-
don, of the sums paid under the Act 59 Geo. 111., c. 54, and
subsequent Treasury orders, in the years .1853. and 1854, for
the dif'erenee of rates and charges due to Corporations, com-
panies, or individuals, for foreign vessels-Which, under treaties
of reciprocity or otherwise, are admitted:into the ports' of the
United Kingdom at the same rates as British vessels, specify-
ing on what account the same was paid, whether for light dues,
dock dues, dues on ships or merchandise, pilotage, or otherwise.
It appearenfrom this return, that the sum-eo paid to the Liver-
pool Pilots' Company for pilotage was £7.7;82 lls, 3d. in 1853,
and £8,580 13s. 3d. in 1854; and to the _Corporation of Liver-
pool, for anchorage, £24 Bs. 6d. in 1858, and £25 7s. in 1854.
LIVERTOCL TRADE AND SHIFrING.—A retain has just
been issued; on the motion of Mr.. Hersfall, showing the
number of vessels entered inwards and cleared outwards at
each of the twelve principal ports of .the United. Kingdom,
with the amount of tonnage, and the declared value of the ex-
ports to foreign countries and British possessions during the
year 1854. It appears that the number of vessels entered in-
wards in-the port of Liverpool was 4,493, the aggregate ton-
nage being 2,190,404 tons ; and. the number which cleared
outwards was 4,551; tonnage, 2,161,205. The declared value
exported from this port was £46,719,17:7; or more than double
thstof the exports of London, nod more than half of the value
of the whole exports of the twelve' ports included iii the re-
turn, which, besides Liverpool and :London, embraces Hull,
Bristol,.Newcastle, Southampton, . Leith, Glasgow, Greenock,
Duhlin,--Cork, and Belfast.
WEST DERBY GUARDIANS.—The-- vif....ekly board was held
on Wednesday. It was resolved, 4` That inasmuch as the
Coroner has refused to forward a noisy cf the depositions to the
guardians, the evidence adduced before this board with refe-
rence to the complaint which has -been preferred by Major
Greig against Mr. James Johnson, one of the medical officers
of thennion, in the case of John Wright, does not justify-them
in expressing any opinion upon the •:a'leged neglect in ques-
tion." A letter having been received from the Poor-law
Board,-enclosing a-copy of -a-complaint against Mr. H. Manda-
lay Latham, one of the-relieving ofEcers of this union, it was
resolved that the same be referred to. Mr. Latham, with a re-
quest that he would furnish the board; at their neat meeting,
with a reply in writing. The quarterly bills of the union
amounted to upwards of £4,000. The number of paupers in
the hence during the week was 722, -an increase of 99 upon
the corresponding week of last year. -The total number of
out-door paupers receiving relief during the week was 3;614,
an increase of 317 upon the corresponding week of last year.
The total amount expended in .cut-doorrelief was £209145. Bd.
hartma. OF MINES.—BiII No. 2, prescribes the mode and
rate of assessment of the occupiers of mines to the rates for
the relief of the poor. The annual rateable value of the
mines is to be estimated at the sumtvhich, for the year ending
25th of March immediately preceding such assessment, shall
have accrued to the lord for rent royalty or toll in respect of
such mine, or the value thereof in money where the same
shall he -rendered in kind.
THE „NEW CEMETERIES FOR Wi&aar AND INCE.—The
order in council respecting the graveyards in Wigan requires
them -to be 'closed on the Ist of July neat, but as it is impos-
sible to have the new public cemetery for the borough ready
for several months to come, the Wigan _Burial Board, at their
meeting on Thursday afternoon last, adopted a memorial to
the Home Secretary, praying for an .entension of time for
burials in:the present graveyards to the first of January next.
HEALTH OF THE TO*'N.—The medical officer of health, in
his weekly report to the Health Committee, on Thursday,
stated thatfhe had again to report favourably of the health of
the town. In the week ending on Saturday, the total deaths
in the borough amounted to 190, being 40 less than the cor,
rected averages of the same week of the preceding seven years.
In the-parish of Liverpool the deaths were 135, and in the
out-townships .55. The mortality from diseasfn of the zymotic
class amennted. to 50. Of these there were from nabazies- 11,
-scarlatina 80ntyplias 8, diarrhoea 7, hooping-cough 5, syphilis
3, small-pox 2,1:1 unvacc;nated, and 1 doubtful.) The deaths
from diseases in the lungs were 61, being one less than the
previous week. A male, aged 70, died from cie&iwn mew.
SELECT VEE7Z7.-At the Select Vestry meeting on Tues-
day,the minutes of the Workhouse Committee contained the
following resolution, passed on the motion of Mr. Denton :
" That the privilege of leaving the workhouse :to attend chapel
on Sundays be withdrawn in the case of any pauper who, after
due notification of this resolution by the :governor, shall,
without the consent of the officer in charge, desert from the
ranks of the procession While - going to and retuning from
chapel, or who shall otherwise misconduct himself or herself
on such occasions."—,This resolution, which had reference to
the Romanist paupers, was strongly objected to by Mr. Whitty
and Mr. Hughes ; and, after some remarks from the-chairman
and the Rev. Rector Campbell, the resolution was referred
back.—Mr. Thomas Owen and Mr. William Bairstow were
elected members of the board.

THE CHARITABLE TRUSTS ACT.—On Friday, a meeting of
the trustees of the Liverpool Royal Infirmary was held in the
board-room, Edward Gibbon, Esq., in the chair. The object
~was to petition parliament against certain clauses in the e:r..a-
ritable Trusts Bill,- which, if
„Carried;
will have the effect
bringing the institution under the control of the Charitable
Trust Commissioners. A petition waS submitted andapkoved
of, which set out that, should the proposed bill pass into
law, the infirmary would be deprived of one of its chief sources
of pecuniary support—the voluntary contributions and dona-
tions of charitable individuals being in 'many,if not in most,
cases, given to the institution in consequence of the donors'
personal knowledge of the parties by whom its afihirs . were
managed and its funds expended, and with a confidence which
it could not be hoped would be extended to those who Were
unconnected with the locality—strangers alike to its interests
an,-1 its warts. It further represented that there would be
great risk of depriving such institutions of the services of gen-
tlenien actively engaged in their management, who looked. for
no reward buf success in their voluntary labours, and the con-
. tinned approbation of the public, on whom they were dependent
for their -funds. The expense which would be thrown upon
the charities was also alluded to, another great objection to
the portion of the bill in question. It was resolved that the
petition should first be sent to the borough members, with a
request that they would induce Lord Ravensworth to present
it to the House o' Lords. It was also agreed that, if neces-
sary, the chairman and treasurer of the institution should go
to London to_ support the prayer of the petition, and to present
one to the House of Commons also. A vote of thanks to the
chairman terminated the proceedings.
THE MILLOWNEES AND SHORT Tntr.—The exceedingly
unsatisfactory position of the -market is at length forcibly di-
recting attention to the necessity for, the adoption of short
time. At. Preston several millownera have. given their. hands
notice of their intention to reduce the hours of working or stop
altogether. At Stockport the same course is being pursued;
whilst at Eacup and Blackburn similar intimations have been
given. These are places in which the requisite steps have been
taken; andwe hear of still more instances in which it is the
intention to continue at work only until the completion of
contracts, or until such time as stocks of cotton are worked up.
There seems to be little probability that cotton can be main-
tained at reasonable prices so long as the 'consumption con-
tinues atits present rate, whilst with so large a production of
cloth and yarn as is at present thrown upon the market, it is
just as improbable that advanced prices could be obtained
either for goods or yarns. At the same time, if the mills are
to be closed, or shorter hours of working to be adopted, it is
in every way desirable that it shOuld be at the present period
of the year, when cut-door labour is plentiful, rather than in
the winter, when other occupation cannot readily be obtained.
—Manchester courier.

A laDy's DILEMMA.— In looking over the "Cerresponden2e"
of some of our more fashionable papers, it will be perceived that
most of'the "Answers" relate to complaints on the part of the
fairer half of creation, respecting the ravages which atmospheric
influence makes with the complexion. In lieu of bloom and beauty
they expatiate on a long train of personal disfigurations in the
shape of pimples, tan, frecides, &c.—eruptive horrors, all! And
what is a lady to do in this dilemma? She has her bane: where
is she to lock for her antidote? Why, it is "before her" in Row
land's Kalydor—a mild, soothing extirpator of all the impuiti-7
of the skin; prepared frcm the choicest exotics of a balsamic
nature; utterly free from mineral substances; harmless in its
components; grateful in its effects. It neutralises atmospheric
Extremes, and promotes the healthy action et' the microsco;,:c
76135e1s ; and thus—

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