The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1852-10-12 00:00:00

mlands stibmitte

proposed branch railer
way to the St Aril

Dock. .The crossing would be at the foot of sal
street. Tt would injure the;-entrance to some pA

mid be

houses or shops there ; but the Block committee
liable for compensation.—Approved of.—The medi
officer of health-reported a continued decrease in the mor-
tality of the borough, which had fallen below the average
of the season. In the week ending Saturday 202 deaths
were registered, being 20 less thanin the previous week,
72 less than in the weekly average of August, and less
than in any week of the preceding four months. in the
parish the deaths were 143, and in the extra-parochial
wards, 50, Bowel complaints continue to decrease in
prevalence, having last week caused only 20 deaths against
30 in the week previous ; while in September they caused
a weekly average of-50 deaths, and in August of 81. Only
one death was registered from measles, the weekly mor-
tality having never been below 5 during the seven months
preceding. From scarlatina there wereas deaths, typhus
10. small-pox 1, and erysipelas, 1. Diseases of the lungs
caused 46 deaths, of which 19 of them were from con-
sumption. Of the total number of deaths there were
below fifteen years of age, 158 ; fifteen to sixty, 44 ; sixty
to ninety, 20.—Mr. Bigham called attention :to the state
of North John-street; the pavement, he said, had been
taken up twenty times within the last two years, to the
loss and inconvenience of the occupants of property there.
—Mr. Newlands stated it was not the health committee
who had disturbed the street, but the gas company and
the water-committee, the latter of whom had .removed
three lines of pipes from it.—A resolution was adopted, at
Mr. 'Newlands suggestion, requesting the engineers of
those two bodies to communicate with Mr. Newlands at
certain intervals, so that certain work Might go on simul-
taneously with only ono breaking up of a street.—A me-
morial was read from the inhabitants, csning attention to
the filthy and unwholesome state of Cleveland-street,
Ofton-street, and Fairview-place, Toxteth-park, with
other streets to. he eastward of Miles-street, which were
either ill paved or unpaved. On the motion of Mr.
Lloyd, the memorial was referred to the General Purposes
sub-committee ; and this closed the public business.

CAUTION TO Skip-MASTERS.—An important case
arising out of a claim for seamen's wages was decided on
Wednesday, at the Police-court, before Messrs. E. Evans
and R. Benn, In December last, Capt. M'Bride, of the
ship Tory (the property of Mr. Duncan Gibb, of this town),
jumped overboard whilst the ship was proceedinw on a
round voyage from San Francisco to Bombay. He was
rescued, but afterwards died. The first mate, conse-
quently, took the command ; and the present claim for
wages, of 63 dols. and 4 cents, was now made against the
owner, Mr. Gibb, on an order, or bill of exchange drawn
upon him, in favour of one of the seamen name Hugh
Roberts, signed at Penang by the mate, then in com-
mand, and backed by the signatures of two Penang ma-

gistrates. It nppeared from the exam
Hosking the mare, that the ship Tory v

,f Robert
island of

Penang when the captain threw himself overboard. Their
voyage was from San Francisco to Bombay, touching
at. Manilla. The complainant Roberts, with six others,
shipped at San Francisco, signing articles with the cap-
tain for the round voyage. After witness had taken the
command of the ship, on nearing Penang, the complain-
ant and the other men who had shipped at San Francisco
said he would go no further with him. He asked them
why ? They replied that they wanted their wages. He
was obliged to put into Penang. At night the men went
on shore and got drunk. They did this for two or three
days. They demanded their discharge and their wages,
and refused to do any more work. At last he was obliged
to complain to the magistrates. On the 15th of Decem-

man most die; he accordingly determined upon removing
it ; one of the front teeth had first to be extracted to
admit the saw, and the cheek was cut through nearly to
the ear, in order to get at the other end of the jaw, when
by means. of the saw it was taken out. The operation
lasted 36 minutes, and we are glad to say the poonfellow
is doing well.—Lincola Chronicle.
LIBRARY OF THE BRITISH MuseuM.—At the end of
the year 1336 the library of printed books consisted of
930.000 volumes. In July, NM, it consisted of 465;000;
and at the eon or th.. your ....ntarltf'd to 470.000volnmPs
During the last fifteen years the library has, therefore, in-
creased at the rate of 16,000 -.plumes a-year on the
average. The superficial extent of the shelves of the
whole library, exclusive of that set apart for newspapers,
amounts to 55,400 superficial feet. By great economy of
space, it appears that out of these:ss,4oo feet, there are
.new 55,000 actually occupied. Judging from the increase
of the last fifteen years, there is now only room for the
books that will accumulate for the next year and a-half.
By the calculation of M. Panizzi, 4E04000 volumes will be
added to the library within the next thirty years.
LOSS OF TWENTY-FOUR HORSES.—The sloop Zebra,
Cooper, of Exeter, with 27 young horses froin rerros, in
Brittany, was caught in a heavy gale on Thursday, when
half-channel over. The sea was so ferious that the
hatches had to be battened down, but the horses breaking
loose, commenced kicking and plunging about ; and,
owing to the terrific gale, it was impossible for those who
had charge of them to get down and secure them. The
vessel was for a time on her beam ends, the horses all
getting on one side, but -she soon righted. The gale
having abated in the morning, Captain Cooper bore up
for Jersey, wkere, on opening the hatches, 24 of the
animals were found dead, supposed to have been suffo-
cated. The loss incurred is large, as most of the horses
were of the value of £3O each.

THE REY. MR. BERRINGTON AGAIN.—John Berring-
ton, said to be a clergyman of the Church of England, was
charged at Marylelmne, on Wednesday, with obtaining
four halves of bank notes for £5 each, by fraudulent re-
presentations; and a well-dressed woman, named Caroline
Clark, was charged with being concerned in the transac-
tion. Anne Richardson, residing near Grantham, said
that, about five weeks ago, in consequence of an advertise-
ment, she went to Rottendeen, near Brighton, and there
saw Barrington, who alleged that he was fitting up a ship
to go to Australia; his wife and family were going out,
and she (Miss Richardson) was offered a salary of £l2O
per annum as governess; he questioned her as to whether
she had any money, giving her to understand that he would-
allow her liberal interest in the event of her placing it in
his hands. She returned home, and soon afterwards for-
warded to him four halves of £5 notes, and requested him
to acknowledge the receipt, but he did not do so ; and
upon instituting inquiries she felt convinced that the
reverend gentleman had swindled her. It appeared that
the female prisoner had been for some time living with
Berrington, and the latter, who had lately lived in the
borough, had deserted his three children, leaving them in
the greatest distress.l-le had obtained £3 upon one of
the halves sent to him. Berrington denied that there was
lcept ion on his part in the matter, as he was in treaty
p in which to go out to Australia with his wife and
The female, who said she knew nothing of the
as discharged, and Barrington was remanded.

fora shi
childrer

TAKE HOLLOWAY'S PILLS TO CURE ASTHMATICAL
COMPLAINTS, OLD COUGHS, AND AFFECTIONS OF THE
CHEST.—The extraordinary efficac f these invaluable
pills in the cure of complaints a ing the chest, whether
aiOng from asthma, old c Is, or occasional colds, is
now so well attested by berg of persons, both at home

and abroad, that hay een cured by their use, that Hol-
loway's Pills have ccome the most popular remedy for
. few doses will remove the phlegm, re-

such diseases

lieve the op scion of the chest, and thereby produce a
healthy a on of the lungs : to assist in perfecting the
cure, lowayr4 OintMent should be rubbed into the
ches very night.

physical, 135

The worn

a of the male

enumerated :—Domestic grief, 7 ; unfaithfulness or in-
temperance of wife, 7; dread of poverty, 7; want of
employment, 6 ; reverse of fortune, loss of property, &c.,
12 ; loss of wife or children, 3 ; disappointed affection, 3
unhappiness at home, 1; erroneous views in religion
sudden shocks,

frights. &

29; jealous

_ . .
over anxiety, -2 • sudden loss of sevqral cows, 1; regret for
a theft, 1 ; suicide of a brother, 1 ; over excitement at "
Great Exhibition, 1. On this head &wan
*l. iron) desertion or i

-usage of

husband, 13 ; loss of husband, children, parents, &c.-, 14 ;
domestic grief, poverty, &c., 10 ; shock on information
of sudden death of relative, 6; disappointed affection, 15;
seduction and neglect, 6 ; through reading the trial of
Mannings, the murderers, 1 ; beguilement by advertise-
ment into a brothel, 1 ; father's profligacy, 1 ; erroneous
views of religion, 1; despondency on quitting service of
long duration, 2 • accidental poisoning of a daughter, 1 ;
omission in a bill, 1 ; fright, 14 ; loss of property, 3 ; over-
indulgence of parents, 1. Education—read and write,
males, 171—females, 275 ; read only, males, 63—females.
1.15 ; no education, males, 79—females, 183. Religion—
Church of England, mates, 238—females, 414; Roman
Catholic, males, 35—females, 74 ; dissenters, males, 96—
females, 162 ; unknown, males, 32—females, 79.

T''NCF,

RAILWAY INTE LUG'

LONDON AND NORTH-WESTERN RAILWAY.—The Va-
cant chairmanship of this line is now, it is understood, to
be filled by Admiral Moorsom, a director of the company
from' the commencement, and also of the Chester and
Holyhead Railway.

LONDON AND NORTHWESTERN CHAIRMAN. -We
cannot learn that there is any truth in the rumour that
Mr. Cardwell is likely to be Chairman of the London and
Northwestern. Mr. Cardwell is and has long been a
large shareholder in the company, and, from wh
learn, would be acceptable to all parties if he w
on himself the trouble of the chair. Admiral
is again spoken of, but we know not on what
Heravath

TRAFFIC RCTUR,SS.—The traffic returns for
ending Oct. 3rd, on the undermentioned Engli
railway, are as follows : 1852.

at we can

lulti take

Nloorsom

the week

El lines of
1851.

London and North-Western
Midland

51,107

61,749
25,321
16,027
15,649
14,773
26.237
19.825
9 563

Lancashire and Yorkshire
London and South-Western
London and Brighton....
Great Western .
South-Eastern
York and North-Midland
Manchester, Sheff. and Lincoln
Bristol and Exeter „
York, Newcastle, and B
Shrewsbury and Chester,
Eastern Counties and Norfolk
Great Northern
Chester and Holyhead
North Staffordshire
Leeds Northern
South Devon..
South Wales ....
East Lancashire
Birk. Lanc. and Chesil. June

12,894
14,481

Eastern Union....
Lancaster and Carlisle
London and Blackwall
Newcastle and Carlisle

1,805
17,524

Shrewsbury and Birmingham
South Yorkshire
Stockton and Ht rtlepool
Taff Vale
North Western
The total receipts on the above lines being

2,673
5,071
1,155
2,406

1,238
1,291
1,985
674

X272,n5

Shrewsbury, in state.
1645. Charles the First beheld the disastrous battle of
Rowton Moor from the walls of Chester, and fled into
North Wales.

1687. James the Second held a court at Shrewsbury,
visited Chester, and afterwards went to " heal and dine"

at Holywell.
1689. William t 1 Tatra passed through Cheshire on his
..ay w rreland, and embarked with his army at Hoylake.
1819. Prince Leopold, now King of Belgium, visited
Chester and North Wales.
1832. The Princess Victoria (now Queen of England)
visited Shrewsbury and North Wales, and returned home
by way of Chester, on which occasion she opened the
Grosvenor Bridge, amidst general rej9icings and every
possible demonstration of loyalty.
Great preparations are being made at. Bangor to enter-
tain the Royal party in a becoming manner. Triumphal
arches are to be erected along the line of her Majesty's
route from the railway station to the P...nrhyn Arms Hotel ;
the benefit societies of the town and ncighbourhood are
to be invited to come with their flags, banners, emblems,
and music, to line the streets ; the various schools are to
be offered a conspicuous position in the line of march;
there is to he a splendid display of fire works, and hon.
fires will also be made on the heights. Great preparations
are making at Penrhyn, whose princely owner will spare
neither pains nor expense to do honour to the occasion.
Mr. Stephenson, we believe, will have the satisfaction
of conducting Her Majesty to the Tube, which will be
covered with the flags of all nations, having the royal
standard at the entrances. The Bangor station will be
splendidly illuminated, and there will be a grand exhibition
of flags and devices.
At Shrewsbury, also, the authorities of the town and
the railways in connexion therewith have been busy in
preparing arrangements for the loyal reception of Her
Majesty, who will arrive there about five o'clock.
The loyalty of the inhabitants of Preston has been ex-
cited by the receipt of an official intimation to the effect
that her Majesty intends to alight at the Preston railway
station on her way from Balmoral to the Principality
to-morrow. Her Majesty, the Prince Consort, and the
Royal children will partake of lunch in a room adjacent to
the first-class refreshment-room—the same apartment
which was fitted up for the Duchess of Kent when she
passed through Preston about two years ago. The Earl
of Derby (who is now at Knowsley)
will probably be there
to greet her Majesty on .her arrival. The Royal party, on
leaving Preston, proceed, by way of Crewe, to Wales.

DISCOVERY OF GOLD AT THE CAPE

A supplement of the Cape
August, publishes the suldoine
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