The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1852-02-17 00:00:00

LOCAL NEWS.

OCEAN STEAM-SHIPS.—The United States mail
steam-ship Atlantic, Captain West, left the Mersey on
CAJASTROPHE AT HOL MF
• IRTH.—Mr. Warburton, of Wednesday afternoon, at three o'clock, for New York
~
direct, having on board thirty-three passengers, and ale Exchange Newsroom, is collecting subscriptions for
full cargo of Sheffield and Manchester goods. The
Ent benefit of the sufferers by the disaster at Holmfirth. Royal Mail steam-ship Africa. Harrison commander,
neliziv MAGISTRATE.—At the Preston sessions, on sailed from the Mers, Saturday, at 310 p.m.,
essT•rsday, Wm. Bradshaw Swainson, Esq., of Cooper with the usual mails, and, upwards of fifty passengers. '1,1„11, Preston, qualified as a county magistrate.
Elan The United States mail steam-ship Franklin, Wotton
--- CITY OF DUBLIN STEAM-SHIP COMPANY are commander, will leave Havre and Cowes, for New York,
making arrangements for building two additional first- to-morrow '(Wednesday). The Royal Mail steam-ship
first-
class steamers for their Dublin trade. Clyde will be despatched from Southampton to-day
ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS.—We understand that these (Tuesday). with the mails, &e., for the West Indies
gardens have passed into other hands, and that they will and the Pacific.
next season be made even more attractive than they have
DEATH OF MR. JAMES BRANcreEn.—The sudden de-
eve_r Previously been. mise of Mr. James Brancker, of this town, took place on
Sessions on
the Preston Intermediate Tuesday evening last, about half-past seven o'clock, at
landso ssions, on Thursday last, J. Armstrong, Esq., of Acre- his residence, Manor Hall, Maghull. In the early part
s, Lancaster, took the oaths as a deputy-lieutenant of of the day he had been in Liverpool. About the time
the county
PURNESS AND PIEL HARBOUR RAILWAY.—On Tues- mentioned, as he was sitting in his chair reading, his
~ hll he n of
LaY last, in the House of Commons, the standing orders apopleead fell on the table, and he died immediately in a fit of
Y last, in the House of Commons, the standing orders apoplexy. Mr. Brancker on the table, and
wa died immediately i
s well known and highly re-
vrere declared not complied with for making a line from spected in Liverpool. He was for many years a partner
tel Pier to Lindal with branches. in the firm of Messrs. T. and J. Brancker, sugar refiners,
SACRILEGE.—Dunn
broke into
Sunday night week some persons who carried on business in Harrington-street until their
euur,ke into the church of St. Simon, Gloucester-street, by premises were destroyed by a very disastrous fire. Mr.
fe ding out ( portion of the vestry window, and ransacked Brancker was a liberal in politics, and was the chairman
ue vestry. They broke open a box, but did not succeed and one of the most active members of Mr. Ewart's corn-
M letting anything valuable. mittee during the memorable contest for the representa-
ttEnucTioN lon T
HE
CUSTOMS.—The Board of Customs tion of this borough between Messrs. Ewart and Denison.
P.
decided upon reducing the establishment at Douglas. On his retirement from business, Mr. Brancker resided
ee John Karran, tidewaiter, has been promoted to the for some time near Ambleside, at the mansion now occu-
rrt of Liverpool as a weigher, and the situation which he pied by Mr. James Holme. A few years ago he removed
meld is abolished. to Maghull. Mr. Brancker was a magistrate for the
AINTREE CHARITY BALL.—The annual ball, under the counties of Lancashire and Westmoreland. He was is
Patronage of the Countess of Sefton, came off on Wed- the sixty-second year of his age.
f esdaY, at the Grand Stand, Aintree. It was well and APPEAL CASE.—BALL V. MANSFIELD.—This appeal
ethionably attended, the company mustering upwards of was heard before the recorder on Wednesday last. The
`"" of the rank and beauty of the neighbourhood. original conviction which it was sought to quash was one
fA
ePA.TAL ACCIDENT.—EarIy on Saturday morning, at in which Mr. John Ball, surgeon, bad been charged with
4at crington, in this county, a bystander rushed into a an indecent assault, and convicted by the stipendiary
rning house for the purpose of saving some children magistrate of this borough After a long investigation of
Wasotri he erroneously supnosed were in the building, and the facts, the recorder gave judgment. He was placed in
unableb: to return. When the fire was extinguished a very painful position from the conflicting nature of the
18 remains were found burnt to cinders. evidence. Several witnesses had been called by the appel-
NUMEROUS PROGEDuring the past week, a wo- lant, of whose testimony the learned magistrate, who con-
k", named Jackson, residing in Throstle.street, Black- victed the appellant, had not had the advantage. the
_?.rburn, died at the age of ninety-eight years. She was recorder) had admitted the defendant himself to besworn
aodtnother to twenty-one children, great-grandmother under the new act, and he thought that, upon the whole,
fifty, and great-great-grandmother to one, making, in there was sufficient doubt created by the additional evi-
ct, seventy-two individuals. dente to enable him to give the appellant the benefit of
I, RISTORICAL PAINTING BY PAUL DE LA RocrlE.—The the doubt. Under these circumstances, he thought the
r"eantiful and valuable painting of " Oliver Cromwell safest course for him to pursue was to quash the convic-
otereplating the dead body of Charles L," by Paul de tion. Mr. Aspinall applied on behalf of the respondent
le Roche. has been purchased for one thousand guineas for costs. This was resisted by Mr. Atkinson. The
4°Y Mr. Charles Pemberton, of Shaw-street, in this town, recorder said that the statute was imperative, and as his
11,d s,i we understand, to remain amongst us. decision had proceeded merely upon the new evidence
ENGINEERS' STRlKE.—Messrs. Forrester and Co. and which the appellant had not proved be could not have
tvi. ess r s . Fawcett and Co. have declined complying with called on the hearing of the case before the magistrate, he
ae application made to them by their workmen, through must allow the costs of the respondent.
the
mediation of the Mayor, on the ground that the oh- WIND-BOUND VESSELS.—An animating spectacle was
1e cts of the Amalgamated Association, to which they be- to be seen on the Mersey last Tuesday afternoon. The
long, are not confined within the scope of a benefit weather having undergone a change that morning, a large
SOciety,
number of wind-bound vessels were enabled to proceed
e...§ALEs OF PROPERTY.—On Thursday Messrs. Thomas to sea. Steam-tugs were in great request, and though
tWinstanley and Sons offered for sale, at the Clarendon- they are somewhat numerous at this port, they were in-
a fts, several lots of property. Only one lot was dis- sufficient for the service. The heriver seemed literally
Posed of, namely, a house in St. James's-road, which was crowded with ships ; and some of the small tugs which
Purchased by Mr. Jones for £930. Amongst the lots had them in tow presented an amusing contrast with the
offered was the Concert-hall, Lord Nelson-street. Only bulky hulls they were dragging through the water.
•xlOOO was bid for this property. The reserve was £4OllO. Amongst these none was more remarkable than the little
, SERIOUS ACCIDENT AT HAWKSHEAD.—WhiIe a man tug-steamer Powerful, towing the large ship Staffordshire,
tamed Taylor who lives at Sandys Ground, near Hawks- the former being one of the smallest of the tug-steamers,
4ead, in this co' unty, was lifting a loaded gun on Monday and the latter one of the largest, if not the largest, mer-
Week, the trigger caught some part of his clothes, and the chantman afloat. On Wednesday the scene was still
tiPiece,e went off. The charge of shot passed through his more striking and animated. An immense flotilla of
lf's leg, immediately below the knee, and shattered the foreign and coast craft quitted the river, with canvas all
eones so much as to render amputation necessary ; but spread to the favouring breeze. Amongst them the ma-
Lao woman is expected to survive. jestic steamer Atlantic passed, like a giant rejoicing in
AN ANATOMICAL MUSEUM.—A celebrated collection superior strength, on its onward course. The number of
of anatomical models will shortly be exhibited in this vessels bound for foreign ports on Tuesday was 48, and
:awn- This is said to be at once the most extensive and on Wednesday about 130 vessels sailed. One most re-
curate anatomical and pathological museum ever exhi- markable and unusual circumstance connected with the
aoited in this country, consisting of more than 400 models sailing of this unprecedented number of vessels is, that
,ed preparations, the collection and formation of which not a single inward-bound ship entered the port through-
°are occupied Dr. Kahn, a German surgeon, during twelve out Tuesday.
Years of laborious application and elaborate skill. ENCOUNTER WITH A SUPPOSED LUNATIC.—A few days
,RAILWAY ACCIDENT.—An accident happened on ago, as a lady, accompanied by her sister and two daugh-
psursday evening to the express train from Manchester ters, were proceeding to Gateacre, for the purpose of
Isit Liverpool. When nine miles on the way, the axletree leaving the two latter at school, the coach in which they
of the tender broke ; but another train, coming behind, were was suddenly hailed, at the top of Parliament-street,
;Pushed the crippled express to Kenyon junction. Here a by a man, who, with violent gestures, desired the driver
_onsiderable delay arose until an engine could be obtained
moan,t stp. The vehicle was scarcely drawn up, when the
rOns Liverpool he ean express train arrived some three insisted upon eting inside, declaring that it was
ho , Vir r
the
after its time. Tile broken axle and the delay were the will of God that het should do so. The fair occupants
e only losses sustained. becoming greatly alarmed, threw up the window, which
... TESTIMONIAL TO CAPT. WILLIAM GILL, LATE OF was immediately smashed by the maniac. The ladies
fli
4_, TYNWALD" STEAMER.—The connection of Cap- with some difficulty got out of the car, and the man di-
nt st
t' Gill with the Isle of Man Steam-packets having ter- reedy jumped in. The driver, in his endeavours to get
.I_6lnated, the friends of that gentleman have resolved to rid of the fellow, was dreadfully bitten on the cheek. A
Present him with a testimonial of their regard, in order crowd collected, and he then took to his heels, when the
F 3 the may carry with him into private life a substantial ladies proceeded onwards, and the two young ladies being
token of the estimation in which he is held, and of the left at their seminary, the other two ladies took refuge in
neigh character which he has sustained amongst his pas- the house of Mr. Lorrimer, where they remained for
feugers, as an able seaman and a kind and attentive corn- nearly an hour. Being assured no injury was likely to
xna j.ider, during a successful career of twenty-two years. befal them. they returned in the coach towards Liverpool.
I'IRE.—On Thursday night, at eight o'clock, a fire On the way they passed an omnibus, on the outside of
broke, out in a shippon belonging to Mr. Healis, Fairfield, which was sitting the man by whom they had been pre-
!si'a same place in which the fire occurred on the previous viously attacked. He recognised the vehicle, became
England
night. The alarm being given at the West of dreadfully excited, sprang from the top of the omnibus,
fire-station, the engine belonging to that corn- and gave chase to the coach. The driver urged on his
ranywas immediately despatched. On arriving, it was horse, but the maniac kept up the pursuit for nearly two
taeatod that the fire had been extinguished. It is supposed miles, and was gaining upon the coach, when he was taken
e" nave been the act of an incendiary, as a man on horse. into custody by a police-omeer. It is supposed Lli.t. Le
Vick was observed leaving the yard shortly after the fire had escaped from some lunatic asylum.
stroke out. FATHER GAVAZZI'S LECTURES.—The first of a course
ItLIVERPOOL CHESS CLUB.—The annual dinner was held of lectures, announced by the celebrated Father Gavazzi,
methe Adelphi Hotel, on Wednesday evening ; Sir George was given on Tuesday night last, in the hall of the Col-
hen in the chair. There were also present Dr. In- legiate Institution, on the subject, " Monastic institu-
tari,in the vice-chair, Herr Lowenthal, the eminent Hun- tions are contrary to the spirit of the Bible." There was
an chessplayer, 'Ar. Harden, judge of the Birkenhead a large attendance of auditors ; and the Rev. D. James,
03untY Court, several members of Ruck Ferry and Preston M.A., presided. The Chairman, in opening the proceed-
Z'lSs-clubs, and many visitors, besides an average number ings, explained that Father Gavazzi had been accused of
ovits men members. The president, Mr. Schwabe, would being a Jesuit in disguise ; but that was not the case.
ldie taken the chair, but was precluded from attending He had not, however, left the Church of Rome—he had
wleg to domestic affliction. not joined the Church of England ; but if they asked if
!MiaIARINERS' CHURCH.—A tea meeting of the congre. he was a Protestant, he was a Protestant in every respect
ens and friends of the Mariners' Church, in this town, but one, and in that, if he (the chairman) were in the
Was held on Tuesday evening last, in the Concert-hall, same position, he would pursue the same course, for he
"°,d Nelson-street. The hall was crowded with guests ; had the noblest precedents for the course which he was
aAdtnst the Rev. W. Maynard, pastor of the church, presided. pursuing. Both Luther and Latimer remained in the
oer tea, of which and the customary adjuncts there was Romish Church long after they preached against its
, ample and excellent supply, the meeting was addressed errors, and the consequence was, that what had been a
g the Rev. Chairman, the Rev. J. Butler, Lieutenant Romish became a Protestant Church. He had never
telaicms, R.N., (one of the agents of the Naval and Mili- intended to come to England ; he was here a refugee, and
•vp' Bible Society,) the Rev. J. B. Lowe, and the Rev, when opportunity offered was pledged to God to return
„H. Wright. to Italy, and preach the truth. Father Gavazzi, whose
lir' ME MAYOR'S DINNER.—On Thursday night last, the address was interpreted from the original Italian by the
ifaYor, Thomas Littledale, Esq., gave a dinner at the Rev. W. H. Rudd, was listened to with attention
c rinshall, to the members of the Royal Mersey Yacht throughout, relative to the history and proceedings of
of which his worship is commodore. The members the various orders of monks and nuns. The second lee-
ere._ ,
fostered in their uniforms. The Mayor also took advan- ture by the Rev. Father was delivered on Wednesday
tete of the visit to Liverpool of the Amateur Company of evening, when the Rev. S. Minton presided, on the
Pre Guild of Literature and Art, and invited them to be " Infallibility of the Popes" ; and the third on Friday,
[4selst at the dinner. Dr. Muspratt, under whose super. on " The Popes and the Bible."
thence the performances were got up, was absent from BANKRUPTCY COURT.
—On Tuesday last, Edward
fro.."Peol on professional business, and was prevented Wareing, lately an omnibus proprietor and publican in
tka attending the dinner with his friends the amateurs, this town, appeared before Mr. Commissioner Perry on
er"ZterstercTivE FIRE.—On Wednesday evening a serious his second adjourned examination. Mr. Connell, spirit
ropeecurred on the premises of Messrs. Coltart and Co., merchant, at Langholm, in Scotland, was the only party
fore -makers, Lodge-lane. Shortly after ten o'clock the who had proved upon the estate. Mr. Wareing stated
all an of the works. who lives near the premises, heard that he commenced business as a licensed victualler in
the se, and, on going out to ascertain the cause, found Liverpool in 1836, with a capital of about £3OO. Paid
ne-:,Trehouse in ablaze. The fire-engines were promptly for the goodwill of the house, which was in Oldhall-street,
ohtertdance, but some difficulty was experienced in £3OO. Had expended on the house since then, in
mains iing water, there being none to be had from the improvements from time.to time, perhaps £l5O. Never
a p,„l and the only supply available was procured from kept any books of account. In 1848 he effected a corn-
Met,r in the field adjoining. The storehouse was corn- promise with his creditors of 10s. in the pound, but can-
arnoti7,getted, and its contents destroyed. The loss not remember either what were the assets or what were
Atlasn's £6,000—£5,000 of which will fall on the the liabilities. Besides the house in Oldhall-street, at
Are is and
£l,OOO on the London Union office. The this time, he had also a public-house and stabling at
euetiosed to have originated in the boiler-room. Waterloo, and some interest in property in Edmund-
eo a PACKET-SHIP Counwsus.—At the Admiralty street, which was sold at that time. lt brought £350.
Tao
,' Dublin, on Monday, a case was instituted by When he compromised, he also owned six omnibuses and
ileonsai, Fortune and others, claiming salvage for rescuing about fifty horses, which were sold, the money going into
Pl'he f., eerable portion of the cargo, &c., of this vessel. the hands of Mr. Carter, his solicitor, who paid to the
,vrlea'e„ lu,rebus had been pursuing her voyage from New creditors 10e. in the pound so far as it would go. Eight
ales of bound for Liverpool, laden with a cargo of 3,600 creditors were not paid 10s. in the pound, the mount
eno" c....0t0n and 500 quarters of Indian corn, and was owing to them aggregately being £617 19s. Three of
tries eaf.r Waterford. The court awarded salvage on 150 these, ho.wever, to one of whom £4 10s., to. another £2O,
an" cotton,at the rate of 7s. 6d. per bale, the gross and a third £165 were owing, had been paid in full, on
ai ,0 be • •
alth of divided equally between the parties ; also, one- the parties suing him. The bankrupt was then examined
nd his £43, the value of the spars, &c., saved by Fortune as to various bill transactions with Mr. Connell. Whilst
sa2nlheal,en,and £3 for trespass, damage done to Fortune's a bill for £5B was running, he had advanced £2O to meet
"he 4 !wring the property, together with costs of suit, it, and on the promise of payment induced Mr. Connell
t:Ntroictly taxed as between party and party. to send him a puncheon of whisky. In a fortnight after
Pli a PPICE OF HEAD-CONSTABLE.—Friday's Mer- its arrival an execution was put into the house, and Mr.
rea aYs -.....,, .
1. (lets t,_. This day fortnight we announced to our Barton, a creditor, carried the whisky. away.. The exami-
ftthleed ;let the majority of the Watch Committee had nation was further adjourned till the 24th instant.--Ex-
-0 Place °ea olsoint Mr. John Bigham head-constable, in parte Matthison in re Matthison: This was an appeal
iPee. Tod°'r. Dowling, who was about to resign the heard on Wednesday, in the equity courts, from a deci-
ftfll°W vwe have to inform the public that there sio.nCommissioner Perry, of the Liverpool dis-
oethe wt the e slightest chance of the original intention &let, whereby he had altogether refused his certificate to
le sphee;co committee being carried out. The resolu- the bankrupt. The principal ground upon which the
i'ast -" was almost unanimously adopted, has been commissioner appeared to have proceeded was, that the
a. th• aa was
tb la ree_ 1 Y and unanimously abandoned. The cause bankrupt had lost within the twelve months preceding
to
stationkernbear is thus explained :—About one-half of 1 the bankruptcy upwards of £2OO by the sale and purchase
th:,selees f the Watch Committee who had pledged of railway stock,. and. thus rendered himself liable to
.the
to -er seats-. to support Mr. Bigham have to surrender I penalty of having his certificate withheld, which is M-
ao appeal
ail Council on the Ist of November next, and posed by the 201st section of the Bankrupt Law Conso-
14e of th,Fain to their constituents. The perceptions of lidat!on Act. The court concurred in the
.learned corn-
all caot hint gentlemen have been quickened by the sig. missioner s decision, and the petition was dismissed with
o,LeUdone,, nta which they have received. Some have costs.—Re J. Horrocks : The certificate meeting in the
are her it is
;_their candidate ; others are undecided as to 1 case of Mr. J. Horrocks, late a. slate, coal, and flag mer.-
NI neerfate o.etter to advance or to recede: two or three I chant, of this town, was appointed for Friday. COTlSl-
taite°ly aY sick of the business altogether; and about derable discussion took place between the counsel for the
rept es, there true to their 'pledge. Under these circum- assignees and the commissioner, relative to some debts
Bed on the 1p no chance of the appointment being con- due from the late firm of Messrs. Horrocks and Son, and
tio4l-eyeftEcxVlLe.,-cha.irrnan of the Watch Committee." from Messrs. Lockett and Co., to the estate, and at the
oe s, of sere_, • seuring the past few weeks large por- conclusion his Honour deferred giving judgment till
eq.nore atvK and several bales of cotton have been cast Thursday next.
Liver On eZe,veral places along the bay and coast of Gal-
fee om, Fri
week a gentleman named Toole, from PUBLIC MEETINGS.
Vilti an "rived, vVli
Cora arra of 0, on proceeding out to Barna, •
eel ...which a figure-head and portion of the cabins, WEST DERBY GUARDIANS.—At the weekly meeting of
ho„Yas t 6 he was able to discover that the wrecked yes- this board, on Wednesday last, Mr. Alpass gave notice of
iti,ld fot. that Toole, of Liverpool, his own property, his intention to move for a revision of the several medical
left'aothe zi`nluaetoPfoet from New Orleans. A water-tank, officers' salaries. Ten shillings was ordered to be paid to
es o d
One b °l.lbt the maker on it was also found, which 1 Joseph Robbards for the apprehension of a woman named
hail Orti„ ae to the identity of 'the unfortunate vessel. Maynard, whose children. were deserted by her two years
Tosdpsok.irz def the cabin fittings, which drifted ashore, ago, and had been kept in the Workhouse. A series of
car es left ese on it " Mr. O'Mara's berth." The John' rules were agreed to, relative to the regulation of the prac-
-14 g° -' iNeW Orleans about the 25th December, with a tice of the medical and relieving officers with respect to the
qatiti9l COtt
yhaves on boaren, ten cabin passengers, and twenty-five proper payment of medical fees.
eas ,„_.d. It is to be feared that all these persons THE ENGINEERS' STRIKE.—On Wednesday evening
INn a watery pto ?,t, nap ,_e grave, as not one of them has been last, at the Lecture-room, Lime-street, the Liverpool So-
the pregt there been the slightest trace of them ciety of Compositors held a special general meeting for the
Z:l;dealGted 865 tons b The John Toole was a fine ship, . purpose of taking into consideration the present dispute
te bat ee. allyeee ur hen. Mr. Toole has pro- 1 between the Amalgamated Society of Engineers and their
41ts kerorroation beau, and along that coast, to gather i employers. It was at length decided that £l5 should be
can regarding her. How or when 1 given out of their funds towards assisting the engineers in
ti toa..
_e t occurred, remains a
Y....ft-4441y ticciden
perfect mys- ! their present struggle. The London 130CietYy 011 the same
y aj reur
Y. . evening, voted £lOO towards the strike.