The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1855-12-04 00:00:00

THE leading licensed victuallers of this town have it in
contemplation to present Mr. Henry Danson with a testimo-
nial.

STEALING Tin—Joseph Roberts was sent to prison on
Friday, for 14 days, for stealing half a hundredweight of tin
from the warehouses of Messrs. J. L. Cox and Co., in Bruns-
wick-street.

SAD OCCUERENCE.—On Friday, a porter, named Samuel
Lemeuoc, residing in Lower Tranmere, was so severely crushed
between a tea-van and the wall in Oldhall-street, that he
shortly afterwards died.
WE understand that the board of directors of the Me-
chanics' Institution, in Mount-street, have determined to re-
commend to its members, at the next annual meeting, that
its present name be changed to that of "The Liverpool Poly-
technic Institution."
ON Tuesday, a very successful soiree, in connexion with the
early closing movement, was held in the Corn Exchange
Assembly-room, Preston. Mr. Joseph Livesey presided. A
petition was produced at the meeting for the early closing of
those shops the proprietons of which have not yet joined the
movement.

A DEPUTATION from the committee for the restoration of
Poland waited upon the Mayor, with respect to the contem-
ptated meeting, and, though the Mayor declined to take the
chair, he fully acknowledged the importance of the proposition
emanating from men of every political grade, and promised to
support the application for the use of St. George's-hall. It is
stated that the meeting will shortly be held.
Da. WELSBY, of Prescot, a gentleman in extensive practice,
and well known in the neighbourhood, died on Tuesday, from
the effects of a serious accident which he met with on Wed-
nesday week, near Rainhill station. He was about to return
from Rainhill to Huyton, when, in attempting to get upon
the train, he missed his footing and fell down. One of his legs
coming under a carriage wheel, it was shattered near the
ankle in a frightful manner. The sufferer received prompt
surgical assistance, but the injury was of so dangerous a
character,' that' it terminated fatally.
THE HIMA.LAYA. BEATEN.—The Cunard screw steam
transport Jura, Captain Wickham, which left Balaklavaon
the 15th ult., arrived in Plymouth Sound on Thursday morn-
ing. Excluding 60 hours of coaling, the passage was made in
13 days and six hours. The Jura was only 23 hours and 20
minutes from the anchorage at Balaklaia to the anchorage at
Constantinople—the fastest passage known. In going from
Constantinople to Balaklava some ten days previous, she is
said to have beaten the screw steamship Himalaya, which
sailed one hour and a half before, and arrived half an hour
after the aura.
THE MANCHESTER Tonseour.—The strike continues, but
has net extended, though some few additional vrorkpeople
have been thrown out of employment through the strike.
The people on strike walked through the streets of the town
on Monday and Tuesday, to the number' of 600 or 800, men
and women, and with men at their head carrying boxes and
books for contributions. These persons entered shops and
houses on either side the route of the processsion, and re-
quested subscriptions, and appeared to be rather successful in
their object, though the amounts given were generally small.
The committee appointed by the workppople on strike have
issued an answer to the address of their employers. They
deny the statement that wages are lower in other towns than
in Manchester.
A MystErions CASE.—An inquest was held on Thurs-
day on the body of Thomas Byrne, a shoemaker, aged 40,
who resided in No. 7 Court, Blackstock-street. On Saturday
night the deceased, after leaving his work, went to a whisky-
cellar in Great Howard-street, kept by a barber named Kelly,
where he got drunk, and was subsequently found lying in
Chadwiek-street, by police-ofiker Lowry he was insensible
from drinking, and when discovered it was about two o'clock
on Sunday morning. Lowry, having 'obtained the assistance
of another officer, took the deceased to the north dool: bride-
well, ;where he was booked " Drunk, and for safety." The
same morning he was removed to*the main bridewell, and on
Monday brought before the magistrates and ellscharged.
When he got home he complained of illness, and said he had
been in bridewell ; that he was nearly killed, hiving been
" maciated" and his ears pulled. Being asked whether it was
the police who had abused him, he said he did not recollect.
Ile went to bed, and about noon on Tuesday a dispensary
-surgeon visited him. At that time be was insensible ; and
'though he afterwards slightly recovered, he died On Tuesday
'night, hii last words being,'" They have killed me." The
'keeper of the north bridewell stated that when brought there
he observed no marks of -violence on the deeeased, neither did
he complain of having been ill-used. The keeper of the main
bridewell gave similar-teAtimony, and added that the deceased
never made any complaint of ill-usage dt. the bridewell or
before the magistrates. Tice jury returned a verdict that the
deceased died from inflammation of the membranes of the
brain, but how produced there was no evidence to show.
Kelly, the barber, was cautioned by theecoroner that he would.
put the excise officer upon his track.
HEALTH Coramllitss.—Mr. Alderman Dover presided tt
the weekly meeting ofthe Health Committee, which was hold
on Thursday, when `the medical officer reported that is the
2 , Veyng
bwoereokugehndivatimug 84zatulast the deaths registered in -the
15 more than the corrected average
of the same week-of the preceding seven years. Ofthese,
168 deaths occurred in the parish; and 77 in the outltoWn-
shipe. The scarlatina epidemic tits somewhat abated in :Tox-
teth-park, but .has `become more prevalent in Other districts
of the town, 'the total deaths from this cause having been the
same in number as in the previous week, namely, 40.
zymotic diseases 'there were 4C deaths, of which from the
hooping cough there were 12, ';measles, 11, typhus 7, small
pox 2. One wink and six infants died from syphilis, a
greater nuiriber than have been recorded in arty. previous
week ; 65 deaths were caused by diseases of the lungs, more
than in any week of the preceding five months. The atten-
tion of the .coinnaee was called by a letter to the practice of
certain tradesman who adveKised their business by cutting;
their name, &c., on the street flags. The committee depre-
cated the practiee, as being against the local regulations, and
decided that it -should not he allowed. A conversation took
place upon a-question raisediby Mr. Shell as to the necessity
of having thelpablic business transacted in some 'building
more central than the establishment in Cornwallis-street. He
contended thatthe inhabitants were subjected to.great incon-
venience by diacing to' travel so far out of ,:their way
to pay rates, ire., and that much time was lost by.the officials
in going backwards and forwards between the Town-hall and
Cornwallis-street. He saw no object in keeping the business
in that particiiiar locality. It appeared to be feeling of
the cenuntittee,that nethingcould be done at present, and the
matter dropped without any practical result being obtained.
Sv. Pzteinize, EVERTON.—On Tuesday evening, the teachers
conneetedtwiththe Church Sunday Schocrheoftheeliistrict of
St. Peter's, Tverton; withtheir friends, had a tea party, in the
school-room,tliipper. Beauestreet, for the beneatof-the Sunday
School Library. !The company numbered 250. After tea, an
adjournmentttebk place to the upper schooleroom,..which was
tastefully anilyrofuselyldecorated with evergreensglags, ban-
ners, and ficiices, including the national standards-of the allied
nations mow engaged diewarfare against Russia. 11mmediately
above the .chairman: there was neatly painted-en canvas,
within a frame, the, words " Alma," beneath which were the
words 4` England. and "France United," and ,on- each side of
this frame were theewords " and", letkerman,"
supported 'l,ty Ithegiags, a England and Prance. 'The Rev.
S. B. Sutton 'the ineurhbent of the district, who presided, de-
livered a anoetinteretiting address, in which helohlr:a survey
of the hisione of Sunder-Schools, remarking that thetirst one
was estalalialtedrby a layman (Mr. Raikes.) Eightyy years ago,
he ()homed, tikere "was! not a Sunday/ Sdusdl throughout the
country.. Now there ewme no fewer than 23;514 Sunday
Schools in England and‘Wales, embracing 2,4675642-scholars,
attached to eniieh, giving their services voluntarily,, were no
fewer than :81%136,teachers. This Was nbble and
blessed reedit, s.ecomiiialied within the space eof sixty
years--something they shad to thank Gad for, and take
courage 'There avere two or three other -things con-
nected with lase (Chun% of England Sunday -Schools
upon which the 'would • Offer a remark or two. 'Sunday
Schools were Wigs/milting. The Church ,ef England had
four-fifths of,dipysichoolsi and considerably lees than. ,one-half
of the Stinday Schools. Eln the church schools there,.was an
average of twelvethildvenlo one teacher; in the Independent
schools, seven eclialars to one teacher ; in the Baptist soheols,
six scholars to one teacher.; and in the Wesleyan schools,only
five scholars to one .teacher. Thus, while in the ,Chuyeb. of
.tEwneglve.
land the average number of scholars to each leacher ~was
arn.ng the -dissenters it was below seven; and he plied
tlearned from Use aestior 'teacher in their female school; that
,each class of gins evae,,outtheaverage, fifteen to case teaeber-
Mug it was shows tleat they alum not been doing their duty
AG actively as they ought-tchhave done. The gentieman.
luded by .aer showing that. a..e.Achools with whiah cl,ey,.i roue
e
immediately connected were doing much good, and had not
been established is vain. The meeting was sobsequently
addressed by Mr. Roulaton,,librarian of Duke-street district—
subject : ,"The Age we Live in;;" Mr. Brentnall —subject :
" What to do and how to do 'it;" leing an exhortation upon
the mark which Christ came ~upon earth to perform; 'Mr.
Kent ;bend' Mr. Allenby,, two <ether teachers—subjects, rthe
former.: "The value and importance of Sunday -School
Telehi." The proceedings wereintersp!rsed with:pieees of
sacred music, and a most anterestingand instructive evening
was passed.

Doc' iCOMMITTES.—The weehly ‘vaeeting was held on
Thursda.y,tir. Charles Turner in the chair. The Sub-eom-
mittee of 'Works recommended that :the tender of Messrs.
Briscall for.supplying oil be accepted. 'ale Albert Dock Sub-
committee 'sported the appointment of ,Robert Byrne as
second-elass ledger clerk, at a salary of yr,120 per annum, in
the place of Joseph Pickthall; of William W. Crook to be a
au) third-class ledger clerk, at a salary .of ; of Alexander
Gordon to be warehouse clerk; and of tR. 0. Spencer, H,
Thomas, and William Spencer to be landing clerks, at £BO
per annum each. The Stanley Doek Sub-committee reported
the appointment of W. Marshall and James Kane as land-
ing-clerks, at a salary of £BO per annum. -Mr. Robinson said
the committee had had upwards of 170 applications. The
Harbour Masters Sub-committee reported that the gates of
:the passage between the Wapping Basin and the ilouke's Dock
were ready for working,.and requested authority to appoint
.two suitable persons as dock gatemen to work -those gates.
The committee had also-under consideration the appropriation
of permanent berths to particular lines of vessels. 'They had
called for a report from theliarbour masters for thesis months
ending the 31st. of October, which they had carefully ex-
amined; and, in their opinion, it was an advantage to the
trade of the port as well as to the interests of the dock estate .
that thosepermanent berths should be appropriated to lines
of vessels in the docks, under special circumstances and con-
ditions, namely, that three-fourths only of the time be, allowed
to vessels according to tonnage, giving advantage in case of
fractions according to the usual scale ; that a report be fur-
nished of the working of the permanent berths three mouths
from this time, and in all cases where the conditions are not
fulfilled, that the permanent berths be discontinued. The
committee, in addition, recommended that the following per-
manent berths be discontinued:—Victoria Dock: Richardson
and Spence, Philadelphia trade. George's Dock : Bibby and
Company, and Cotesworth and Company, Lisbon trade. Can-
ning Dock : Cram, Powell, and Company, and the Dumfries
berth, J. and D. Thompson ; and in the Brunswick Ddek, for
the St. John's trade, that of Ferne Brothers and Company.
Mr. Lockett said, to show the advantage of having permanent
berths, lie needed only to say that in 13 days large American
vessels were discharged and loaded. 42 vessels had done that
in six months. The recommendations were confirmed. A
communication was read from the Mersey Steel and Iron Com-
pany asking for a permanent berth in the Harrington Dock.
Referred to the Harbour Masters Committee. On the appli-
cation of Mr. Joseph Kitchen, treasurer, a sum of £3O was
voted to the St. Anne's Dispensary. The committee of the
Birkenhead Warehouses recommended that the tenantcy of
Messrs. J. S. De Wolfe and Co., of a portion of the warehouse
used as a government emigrant depot, be continued for a
period of six months, at a rental of £3OO per annum, the
tenants surrendering all claim for compensation in the event
of. ni
the docks being n .dry, The other business was of
Amor importance.