The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-01-08 00:00:00

THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD.

TnE Masonic Ball takes place this (Tuesday) evening, at the
Town-hall.

IT is said that the Philharmonic society will clear some-
where near £l,BOO by the Jenny Lind Goldschmidt concerts.
ON Saturday, Peter Toppin, aged thirty, of Burlington street,
rigger, fell from the fore-yard of the Princess Royal, lying
in the Nelson Dock, and sustained a severe fracture of his
right arm. He was taken to the Northern Hospital.

A Wom.uf RUN OVER.—At the Coroner's Court, on Sa-
turday, an inquest was held on the body of Mary Haydock, a
deaf old woman, residing in Peel-street, who was run over by
a butcher's spring cart on the afternoon of the previous Satur-
day, in Great Homer-street. A verdict was returned to the
effect that the " Deceased had died from injuries received by
being run over, but how caused there is no evidence to show."

TnE CIVIL SERVICE IN LIVERPOOL.—Mr. Hugh Campbell
has been appointed an extra weigher in the Custom-hoase at
this port. Mr. Daw, controller of Customs at Leith, has been
promoted to the controllership here, in the place of Mr. Bald-
win, promoted to be collector at Newcastle. Mr. J. Trevan,
principle coast-officer at Runcorn, has been promoted to be
controller at Deal.

THE PICKPOCKETS AT THE JENNY LIND CONCERTS.—
Wm. Johnson, a respectably-dressed young man, and a well-
known pickpocket, was brought up at the Police-court, on
Saturday, by detective Povey, who said that, understanding
that a gentleman had been robbed of his watch at the Jenny
Lind concert, on Friday night, at the Philharmomic-hall, and
seeing the prisoner loitering about, he took him into custody,
on suspicion. Nothing being found on the prisoner, he was
discharged.

Os Sunday morning, about one o'clock, a young man, named
John Ford, in passing along Great Howard-street, while in-
toxicated, was attacked by some men, who knocked him down
and left him in a state of insensibility. He was found by the
police, and taken to the Northern Hospital, where it was dis-
vered that he had sustained concussion of the brain. He is
progressing favourably.
ON Saturday, an inquest was held upon the body of a watch-
man, named Archibald Huston, in the employ of Messrs. C.
M*lver and Co., engaged on board the screw steam-ship Emu.
On Wednesday night last, the deceased made a false turn
whilst going to meet his wife, who was standing on the quay
of the Huskisson Dock with his supper. A verdict of "Acci-
dentally drowned" was returned.
FALSE ALARM OF FlRE.—thi Saturday night, smoke was
seen issuing from an unoccupied house in Byrom-street, in
dense volumes. Intimation was forwarded to the Fire Police-
station, and Mr. Hewitt, with a portion of his brigade, was
speedily on the spot, with hose and other requisites. On
examination, the smoke was found to proceed from a sulphur
stove which had been put into operation for the purpose of
destroying vermin.
CORNWALLIS-STREET EVENING RAGGED SCITOOL.—On
Friday evening, 156 of the children of this school were enter-
tained to tea and bun-loaf by their teachers and friends. The
proceedings were enlivened by the exhibition of a magic
lantern, and after some singing and a short address from the
Rev. Mr. Thomas, of St. Bride's, each of the children received
an orange, while some of the more deserving girls had articles
of clothing given to them. All retired much pleased with the
treat.

BOARD OP GUARDIANS, PRESCOT UNION.—A committee
of the Prescot board of guardians have recommended an in-
crease in the number of guardians for the townships com-
prising the union. Their proposition is that one guardian be
added to each of the following townships, namely, Eccleston,
Huyton-with-Roby, Prescot, Parr, Sutton, Widnes, and Much
Woolton, and that two guardians be added to the township of
Windle. The report was unanimously adopted, and there will
be a nomination accordingly.
VIOLENT ATTACK ON A GENTLEMAN.—On Tuesday morn-
ing last, about half-past two o'clock, as Mr. John Cavanah,
builder, was returning from the house of a friend to his resi-
dence, Irvine-street, Edge-hill, he was suddenly seized by one
or more scoundrels, and received such 'treatment that it was
at one time feared he would not survive the injuries. The
police have 'been endeavouring to discover the perpetrators of
this outrage ; but owing to there being no clue to identifica-
tion, it is feared they will escape being, brought to justice.

MADAME GOLDSCHMIDT AT 'rrnn BLIND ASYLUM.—We
understand this celebrated vocalist, having heard that the
musical pupils of the Blind Schoolivere very anxious to hear
her, and that there was no means of affording them the oppor-
tunity in the crowded concerts at the Philharmonic-hall, she
most kindly consented to visit the school, and sing an anthem
there. Accordingly, on Sunday evening, after the service,
she proceeded to The school, and there sang several anthems.
The meeting was strictly private, it being arranged that no
persons should be present except the blind pupils and the
matron.

FRAUDULENTLY ALTEZ/NG A PAWNBROKER'S DlTFLl-
cAtrn.—David Garretty, a porter in the employ 'of Mr.
Valentine, boarding-house keeper, and John Clawin, formerly
in'the service of Mr. Cotterrell, were charged at the 'Police-
-court, on Saturday, with forging a pawnbroker's duplicate.
Mr. Thomas, pawnbroker, of Dale-street, stated that, in
October last, a foot-rule was pledged at his shop for 2s. by the
prisoner Garretty. A few days afterwards the ticket :.given to
Garretty was presented at his shop, with the words '" foot-
'rule" scratched out, and:" Geneva watch," alleged to live
•been pledged for 10s., ?the value being £4 10s., written.over
them. The man who brought the ticket to Mr. Thomas said
he bought it from the-prisoner Clawin, while Clawin,soid he
purchased it for 6d. from the prisoner Garretty. 'Bothpri-
.soners were remanded,lhat farther inquiries raight:bemade.
FATAL ACCIDENT rTO Tninr.—On Wednesday morning,
between one and two o'clock, Mrs, Walker, the wife. of the
keeps of the locks on the Rochdale Canal, near- to--Store.
I street, Piccadilly, Manchester, heard a noise on the roof of the
house, as though some one were walking on the slatesrand
immediately afterwaids a plunge in the canal, as if a manlad
fallen in. On opening the door to look out she observed-some
leaid hanging down in •front of the house, but seeing no one
near she went in again, and returned to bed. The:next
morning it was discovered that a quantity of lead•bad'been
cut from the roof ready for removal, and, it being conjectured
that the thief must have fallen off the houseinto the canal, it
was dragged, when the body of a young man, named James
Lindley, a slater, was found. The deceased has left •a wifestnd
onethild.—Manekester Courier.

TOTAL WRECK OF ScnooNEß.--The schooner Mary
Ann, William Evans, master, from Beanmaris, in ballast,
from Dublin for Barrow, was totally wrecked on the rocks

west .of Port Soderic, wear Douglas, on the sight of -.Wednes-
day last ; the crew saved in the small boat. It appears • that
the schooner, on the Welt of the 2nd instriost sight of. the
Calf-lights, owing to the misty weather, .it blowing a stiff
breeze from the eastwardAt the time; and -subsequently,' the

crew seeing the land-close to them, the vessel was put about,
but missed stays, and although the anchor was let go, the
vessel &Lifted on to the reeks. The small boat was lowered,
and aftertwo narrow escapes the crew got safe ou shore, -the
boat having filled with water twice. The schooner has .since
gone to pieces. The crew ..were shipped off to Liverpool by
the Mones,Queen, by Mr. ite Ruvigne, honorary secretary to
the Shipwrecked Mariners' Society, on Friday morning.—
Manx Sian.

A PERILOUS POSITION. -4)n Sunday night, about a quarter
past nine o'clock, as the ',Woodside boat Prince, Captain
Owen Edwards, was crossing to Liverpool, those on' board
heard cries proceeding from the water. The engines were
backed immediately, and orders given to proceed in the
direction whence the cries ,came. On proceeding a short
distance, some one was seen intthe water. The life-buoy was
thrown, which the person succeeded in getting hod of, and
was then taken on board. He proved to be a foreign seaman,
very much exhausted, and una.le to speak English. On
reaching this side kof the,river he was immediatelyztakew to
,the receiving-house, where he .was put in a warm bed.
Shortly afterwards, inspector .iL.Gregg arrived with an inter-
preter, when it was ascertained that the ' foreigner
.4vss a

seaman belonging to the French schooner E-tigAnie, just
arrived, and whilst engaged in furling the sails, fell from
the yard-arm. Immediately on his falling, the parties on
board threw pieces of wood, &c., from the ship, one of which
he. caught hold of, and succeeeded, by swimming and the help
of the piece of wood, in !keeping himself above water until hie
was rescued from his perilous position. He was an hour and
a quarter in the water before being.picked up, but appeared
to have sustained no serious injury.
THE ,CoMPASS tx laoic Suus.—ltupelled by his love of
science, and a desire to render. ..that subservient to practical
purposes, the Rev. Dr. Scoresby, well knawuas a distinguished
arctic voyager, and almost equally fatuous for his magnetic
researches, ,is about to proceed to Australia, in the iron ship
Royal Charter. This voyagois undertaken• chiefly with a view
to studyingthe magnetic laws wbieh govern the compass in
an iron ship, in the southern hemisphere.—Dr. Scoresby has
been long seeking such an opportunity as is now .afforded by
the Liverpool and Australian Navigation Company, the Under-
writers' Association, and Compass Committee, whobave placed
at his disposal an entire state-room, in the Royal Charter, for
the voyage to Melbourne. The Shipowners' Association have
furnished the means for his return, and the Admiralty have
felt so much interest in the objects of his voyage, that they will
supply him with the best instruments, as well as charts, be-
longing to their department, to enable him to make his .obsersra-
Cons. Dr. Scoresby visited the Royal Charter on Wednesday,
and expressed himself in the highest terms of satisfaction at
having at last met with a slap in every way adapted to his object.
He dwelt particularly on the wooden masts, the situation of
the wheel, and the compass aloft, independent of those on deck
corrected in the usual way. The Doctor baying represented
to the Company that, in order to render hie observations com-
plete, it was most important that he should commence them at
once, and that, for this purpose, it would be necessary again to
swing the ship, arrangements were immediately made to take
the ship into the basin. The vessel was swung on Friday, to
the entire satisfaction of the Doctor, Who, we understand, has
kindly intimated his intention of superintending divine service
every Sunday during the voyage.
TUB SELECT VESTRY.—The weekly meeting of this body
was held on Tuesday, the Rev. Rector Campbell presiding.

On the report of the Vestry-clerk, and on the r`e2omiendation
of a special committee, it was agreed to appoint an inspector
of out door-relief, at a salary of £l5O a-year. It was an-
nounced that the chairman had received a letter from Mr.
Dignan, editor of the Chronicle, in which he etated that he
was willing to attend before the select vestry, but not before
the committee had been appointed, to investigate the truth of
his charges against Mr. Bradley.. After some discussion,
Mr. Dignan's letter was read. After specifying his charges
against Mr. Bradley, Mr. Dignan says :—" Here we have
a member of the Town Council and of the Vestry, who is
proved, in a series of transactions, to have treated the mu-
nicipal and the parochial rates as if they were his own
personal property; and the facts are to be found in the
records of the corporation and the books of the parish.
He (Mr. Dignan) de, lined to appear before Mr. Bradley's
committee, because, knowing his omnipotence in the vestry,
he felt that he could not, whatever proof he might adduce,
depend upon a fair and impartial tribunal. Mr. Dignan, in
conclusion, expressed his conviction that Mr. Bradley's posi-
tion in the Council was sustained by the machinery which he
put into action through the instrumentality of the Vestry;
and If h Were once ejected from the last-named body, he
would disappear at the expiration of his term from the I
former." The concluding sentence is as follows :—" It may
seem absurd to waste this long communication on a man so
mentally and morally small as Mr. Bradley ; but it must be
remembered that he almost exclusively controls the expendi-
ture of £120,000 per annum of the pubile money—a fearful
power to confide to such hands ; and I think I have rendered
a service to the community at large by this portrait C' the
town's almoner." Mr. Gardner then moved, and Mr. Bawle
seconded, that the letter which had been read be referred to
the committee. The motion was carried. Mr. Bradley said
he should not make any observations upon the letter of Mr.
' Dignan, but reserve them until it had been before the cora-
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closed the business of the Vestry, and the meeting was
adjourned."

Tnn Manchester Guardian has been informed that the
expense of prosecuting Jonathan Heywood, for the murder
of Margaret Jones, at Rochdale, at the recent Liverpool
aesizes, amounted to no less a sum than £320.

A MIN named Thomas Welsh, 73 years old, residing at
No. 21, Brick-street, died on Tuesday last, from the effects
of injury received by his shirt taking fire on the 20th of De-
cember, whilst warming himself at the fire.

THE AMERICAN MAILS.—The royal mail steam-ship Ame-
rica sailed on Saturday, with the usual mails, for Halifax and
Boston. The British and North American Royale Mail Steam-
ship Company have re-commenced weekly departures from
this port. To enable the company to resume the weekly
sailings from Boston and New York alternately, they will
despatch the steamer Africa from the Mersey on Wednesday,
(to-morrow) for New York, whence she leaves on Wednesday,
the 6th February. The United States mai? steamship Baltic
will also leave Liverpool on Saturday next for New York.
On and after the 23rd the steamers belonging to this line will
take their departure hence every alternate Wednesday, and
from New York every alternate Saturday.

SALE OP A WIPE.—A short while ago, Mr. Robert Rhodes
was united in the bonds of matrimony with a Miss Eastham,
of Longridge ; but the marriage was unfortunate. Both parties
very soon forgot their vows to " love and to cherish," for
shortly after they relinquished the fascination of each other's
charms, and separated. Since this event they have both lived
in private lodgings. To bring the marriage knot to a solution,
the husband, on Monday last, publicly led his wife through
the streets of the village in a halter, offering her for sale,
when, being viewed by one and examined by another, she was
ultimately, after a little higgling, "knocked down" for twenty
shillings ! The purchaser was a Mr. George Banks, who
quietly, but gallantly, seized the halter; and led her away.
What next ?—Preston Chronicle.

HISTORIC SOCIETY.—The third archaeological meeting for
the session was held on Thursday evening, in St. George's-
hall, the Rev. Dr. Thom, vice-president, in the chair. Dr.
Hume exhibited three ancient parchments, relative to families
and property in Cheshire and Flintshire. They formed part
of a set of fifty-four which had just been presented to him by
a friend in Ireland.—Mr. Mayer exhibited a gold torque and
seven armilli, recently found in Ireland. They are all of
nearly pure gold, and solid. These ornaments are part of a
find, the value of which, for gold only, is computed at more
than £l,2oo.—The Rev. W. B. Greenside exhibited a silver
spoon and four coins, recently found near Thurland Castle,
Lancashire ; as also numerous coins, in gold and silver, of the
periods of the Edwards and the Henrys of England, besides
several rare and interesting medals in silver and bronze.—
The Rev. T. Moore read an interesting paper on " The state
of the western portion of Northumberland, down to the Nor-
man Conquest," by J. W. Hind, Esq., of Newcastle. Votes
of thanks were presented to the several donors, to the exhibi-
tors, to the author of the paper, and to the chairman ; and
the proceedings terminated.
AIGBURTII WORKING MEN'S READING AND IMPROVE-
MENT SOCIETY.—The opening meeting of the above society
took place on Wednesday evening, in St. Anne's School-room,
Aigburth-vale. The members and their friends, numbering
about two hundred, assembled at six o'clock, and, after taking
tea together, the business of the evening was commenced by
an excellent speech from the chairman, the Rev. H. Teush
Hecker, incumbent of St. Anne's, Aigburth. Amongst the
gentlemen present who take great interest in the society were
James Franks, J. A. Tinne, C. S. Parker, T. Avison, W. J.
Tomlinson, John Eden, Thomas Eden, and John Tomlinson,
Esqrs., several of whom addressed the meeting. C. S. Parker,
Esq.; presented the society with a splendid copy of Phillips'
Atlas. The meeting was highly enlivened by the performance
of some of the popular music of the day, which was executed
in good style by the Misses Beer, Messrs. H. Johnson, J.
Fisher, Terry, G. Wilson, T. Williams, and Munn,—Miss
Beer and Mrs. Marsden presiding at the piano,—all of whom
had in the kindest manner gratuitously placed their services
at the disposal of the committee. We understand the society's
rooms will be liberally supplied with all the local and many of
the provincial papers, periodicals, &c. ; and it is hoped shortly
to establish a library, evening classes, lectures, &c.