The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-07-19 00:00:00

LOCAL NE \l.-S

r3CHOLFIELD, of Birkenhead, medical inspector of
emigrants in Liverpool, has resigned his appointment.
A SALMON IN DOGS.—On Tuesday last, a fine salmon,
of six or eight Pounds weight, was captured in one of the
Sandon graving-docks.

SEVENTY-THREE PRISONERS have been tried at the
Kirkdale Sessions during the past week. Of these 32
could neither read nor write.
A FEN

who gave evidence that she had received a
very superior education, was convicted, at the Kirkdale
Sessions last week, of stealing a pound of currants and
2 oz. of coffee.

Alas. T. F. MEAGHER sailed on Wednesday for the
United States, by the Arctic. She goes to join her
husband, the fiery " Meagher of the Sword." Sentous ACCIDENT.—At noon on Saturday, Archibald
lire, a norter at the Victoria station of the London and
North-Western Railway Company, Manchester, was
crushed between the buffers of two wagons, by which
be sustained a fracture of the pelvis.
Mr. S. P. BIDDER, the late manager of the North
Staffordshire Railway, with his family and staff, sailed on
Saturday in the Asia, to
Grand Trunk Rail y take charge of the working of the
wa of Canada. 300 miles of which
opened.
(from Portland to Quebec and Montreal)will shortly be
HOW TREY DO THINGS AT GARSTON.-On Thursday
Morning, the Emerald screw steamer docked at Garston ;
at half-past six o'clock the men commenced to load the
vessel, and by nine o'clock she was trimmed and
bad her hatches on, after being loaded with 264 tons of
coal in two hours and a half !
A eenTotee EARL OP DERBY left London on Tuesday, for
wsleY-Park, Lancashire, where the noble earl enter-
tained a select circle of friends during the race meeting at
Liverpool. The Countess of
Stanley r Derby and Lady Emma
town on Saturday. emeined in town. The noble earl returned to
NEW CocerY___NIAGISTRATRS.—At the Kirkdale quer-
ifter_ismeesi_ons, 'on Tu.esday, h, . -EN., clOallfied as
On Thursday, Thomas the Mayor of Liverpool, Samuel
neantillaaaistrate for the county.
of Toxteth-park,
qualified as a eounty magistrate. Esq.,
the Kirkdale petty
sessions, on Tuesday, Robert Bennt E q of Kirkdale
4o use, West Derby, and Charles Chal esic Es of Aig-
burth-liall, Garston , Charles
as magistrates for the county.
tbroNEW TEL Fisher having completed a tour
ugh North Wales, is going to inspect some of the
most celebrated observatories and telescopes. This talent-
ed gentleman has f
cation or some time past been in communi-
with Airy (the astronomer-royal), Lassell, Dawes,
Hartnuri. and Dick, respecting the construction of a
Powerful refracting telescoPpe. He intends to hare one of
erect oaSt perfect instruments that can he made, and to
suitable observator in connection with his edu-
cational establishment.
y AIII3ING
ST
CASE.—At the police-office,
tall, elderly man,fireman on board the
Set named Chardon, aon Friday, a
eeesteamer Melita, lying in the Coburg Dock, charged
another
him • fireman, named James Tomkinson, with stabbing
to e io the neck while they were in the engine-room
eeg,tl-1", on Thursday forenoon. It appeared that the
whinge
grating, which was
the-Plainant, in attempting to strike Chardon, slipped on
ccordingly discharggerde.asy, and fell on the prisoner.
wasl °sae knife entered his neck accidentally. The prisoner
vessels now
TRR p„.
- ---,ODDS TO ADSTRALTA.—The total number of
of Australia
is 26 • the preparing for the various ports .
sc. e total amount of registered tonnage 10,300. The
have beenin" from this port, from the 7th to the 1311 instant,
one
one vessel for Moreton Bay, 997 tons ;
voesusel for R -/
—Y"neY, 1,650 tons ; three vessels for Mel-
-12-nrne' azzrezate tonnage. 937 tons ; or an aggregate
vessels b
I.°
nage el. 3,634 tone, During the last half-Sear, 13a
amount of vteonosseigleed,
7r3rlm9o.Liverpool for Australia . total
GOLD OR*,
11 --'•rtir•--AN APPROVER FROM LIVERPOOL.
ta-At the Winchester assize. on Wednesday, Aaron Cra-
ziirl wag convicted' of having,'. in October, 1552, on the
void seas, on board the Lady Flora, stolen 570 ounces of
dust. the property of Nicholas Pentreath and Watkin
Charles Renrielc. The nrincipal witness against the
Prisoner was an anprever, John Gore, second mate of the
vessel,vess who was brought from the Liverwool borough
where be was under remand for forgery. Cracour
was sentenced to be imprisoned, with hard labour.
_Sroale A-mese:Net-we was created at the opening of the
Ki kdale Seseions, on Wednesday, by a letter from Mr.
Critchlev, of Liverpool, who had been summoned on the
grand jury. He claimed exem ti n one of the
grounds being that he was one of theP"ani Canningnd inde-
and he voted for
pendent burgesses,"
made his first appearance in Liverpool, it
when he
ptpheaatr egdr
ground
3Tr. Critehley-was disqualified by age, and tona
he was excused from serving.
THE LADY TN BLACK.—On Thursday afternoo ,
little girl, seven years of age, was sent on a aneea.
'On her return she was accosted by a femal rness
e dressecrin
black, who, having elicited that she had a grandmother,
- Said she was to go to her and borrow two sovereigns.
'The woman told the child that she had seen her mother,
who requested the loan to be obtained. The child imme-
diately proceeded to the grandmother, who sent the two
sovereigns. After having received the money, the little
girl was waylaid by the female, who took it from her.
Under pretence that she would return immediately, and
go home with her. The woman then absconded, leaving
the child in the street, where she waited for upwards of
two hours. The police are in search of the female.
EAST LANCASTIIRE RAILWAY.—The directors have
entered into an arrangement with the Lancashire and
'Yorkshire Company, by which the East Lancashire be-
comes, from the Ist instant, joint owners of the Man-
chester and Bolton Railway, between Clifton ttent4Saanlegfreds,
vrith the intermediate stations, &
and
tee and Southport
Railway, and cs7ationsofbteLeen Burs-
Cough and Southport, on theening of that line ; the
o
reanchester and 'Southport Railwayp from Burscough will
thus, in connection with the proposed extension of the
Skelmersdale branch, form a continuous communication
from St. Helens via the East Lancashire Railway to South-
port.
In consequence of these arrangements. the Clifton
and Salford Eeteneion bill has been withdrawn from Par-
liament, and the powers for constructing the Southport
branch hare been abandoned. The bill for extending the
tikelmeredale branch has passed the committee of the
House of Lords.-2tfanchester Guardian.
KIRKDALE Sasstoxs.—The venerable Archdeacon
Brooks presided at the Kirkdale Sessions, which com-
menced on Tuesday. The rate for general purposes is
17-24ths of a penny, and the police-rate for the Kirkdale
division is 2,iths of a penny in the pound. Captain
-Woodford submitted his usual statistical returns. Within
the last quarter, 2,424 persons had been apprehended by
e county officers. The number of persons summoned
during the same period, by the county police constabulary,
etas 2,217, of whom 2;031 were summarily convicted.
4ne number of persons summoned by the parish autao-
tities, common informers, &c., had been 2,506.
aSorue
discussion took place relative to the attendance ofbody_
°Lille Liverpool police force at the races, Capt. Greig
Cad ---eeading for their services ss. Cl. for inspectors, and,t
"-l• for the men. The debate ended by Mr. Goisie,
the Clerk of the Peace, I-aver
offer of
e ,Pol Watch Committee, acknowledging the
an.
being instructed to write to the
the
but stating that the magistrates could tio _
_n
IC - them on the terms There were now Tnfined i
a total
of 415, Gaol 310 males, and 7S females, making
g k
the Condor's -pas-
Geo eaCSTRAI.I.eN NABOI),—Ole of —
°PS. who came home in the Tay, was. a Mr. BedgoTod,
8 borset'll'
bo„__e , ire man.
speculator.
Ro"enerand has been an hotelkeeper and gold
He has been nine years in 1l:tel-
nag"; ed 8000 in Melbourne for the monster Ballarat
•t1,80,31e0w exhibiting in London, and he bought for,
tile naciatast 32113. nugget which was found close to where,
with le,e,,er was due out. Mr. Eedgood has this nuggea
801 b. troizitiotgether with some smaller ones, in all about
a rnugh Aezeteff:old• Mr. Bedgood looked the picture. of
a wide.awak ratian.
, He appeared at Southampton, with
head of e.hieeh hate a black bushy beard, a breastpin the
a° it came free,wl.?_ formed of a small unshaped nugget just
,W:11„st, tipped,Line diegings, a heavy life preserver on his
i'Lro a black lvdo gold, and an old carpet bag fastened
ofhelp
fa, leathern strap, wh.ich contained apparently
Re b -`ea stones b
(melt 4 ene , tlt in rem 'ay •i— -00
j,l-1 w Melbourne
worth of gold.
sor xz les
eatau ounces of gold before he left
as Per ' ad.
, aonq Is an ounce. The nuggets lie had withhim
c.eft ar p-ear "agFaee ; the *rest formed a
fire of the He will lose about £2,000 by the
portion of the cargo
fares co,. ili `-'oOriOt
the
°sole chi
s.faolii7- Owi r t his coming home in
in salvage money and steam-packet
insured the latter,
aa_d eonsel34ellehhyla gold, hea had not
wesi, t 'ult. he was obliged to pay
at the rt, aa"
G.
/ ' resided
Srei --eeri, U.r.RDlAN'S.—'.air. LangsGa.9
P of Mr.
Oi 'lt as relies . On Wednesday. The resignation_
the salvage himself.
nay, assistant >; officer, was accepted ; and Mr. George. fienlPorarii , ant master in' the workhouse, was appointed
tuor the ,133 to discharge the d t:e —Mr, Kirkus moved
ardiats eriltment of a committee,ui to. consist of the
(111,4'91e of coovrton, Kirkdale and West Derby, for the
a' Irict,, a sideri,_ the
those
IsPpoitt ad repo t 5
before the
Propriety of re-arranging
et lee. Z7nt of e r ang to the next meeting
wee earri ric, ure ;elieving officer. This was objected. to the nee ed be e • haw, and others ; but, on a division, i Levin, e'sity'in",Majority of Bto 6.—ln a discussion as to
ter tithe' N'it7oe Herlteration in the Texteth-park re-
lace r Ina, lie; fall described it as being, in the
decidd', bhe
Bernd,fuedG.reenla and there was not such a
owe In e
notice of , ver, thary or anywhere else. It was
titoportble.effe-"tathinent wee" no alteration be ffected.—A
PM upon the books bye Mr. Miller,
the eft • a sun) .
tat,,ade at t.„ce: In que. •
t,,,not exceeding £3O be expended
'lick a • -vious 131;;"; n•--In reference to complaints
ee . wall in front '—ng of the Board in regard to a
`rehiteer •of the
the ' 4ald the work
specification. Was superior to that required by
new fever hospital, Mr. Clayton,
DR
-Theß
~,0N1),., ty
cklitb.‘‘.—ere .a. FIRE of THE AUSTRALIAN SHIP
81 'lnPfOo . Mien mail steamer, which arrived at
?nation b en Wednesday, brought news of the de-
Of Nie„ Y fire of ti,
trati "rB. eibbs 13 ..e Condor, Captain eis L ' litonesone
tillAstPril last.
,e
of an Pack r ' right, and Co.'s Eagle Line of Ans.
ws.ithTheb Condor. left Melbourne on the 11th
f last,
Prod a out sixty passengers, a quantity of
ii) gold. e, e Lice, stch as wool, &c., and 22,000 ounces
vile alt.. z._ left shurt-handed, still the crew worked
oyeee:P Just 11, and there was every prospect of a rapid
on Qa , as she was about to cross the line, the wool
tio ra of her n. At h. caught fire, from spontaneous combus-
°oven days t la time the Condor had not met a ship for
in rile re• The fire broke out at about eleven o'clock
bore dawn con' and at dusk on the day of the fire a ship
teasel, 7O upon the Condor, which proved to be a French
bed left t trudnight the whole of the passeneers and crew
h_ "it the Condor in the boats of the latter, and got on
board the also so
d. Frenche. vessel. The 22,000 ounces of gold was
leave hi: shi The captain of the Condor was the last to
mast and
irr; !Ind in a few minutes after he had left, her
bllnto Pernarn-vng caught fire. The French captain put
otto., _. uco, and claimed above £20,000 salvage
re_e ihe cense of the wool catching fire was owing
plal. a!elessness in packing it in Melbourne. It was
passengers
damp and not sufficiently pressed. One of the
rigysin "gets on board the Condor was a son of Mr. Coun-
„Thompson. He escaped with his clothes only.
The the of the passengers came. home in the Tay.
and a
favourite
waa a fine ship, of 900 tons burthen,
to.„ 1 vessel with passengers. This is the first
L"utt Trushap that has happened to any of the veal le of
the Eagle line.