The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1852-12-07 00:00:00

LOCAL NEWS.

THE RAILWAY from Southport to Wigan it is expected
Will be opened next spring.
DIRECTIONS have been given for the erection of several
sew street lamps in West Derby and Toxteth.park.
MR. CHARLES TURNER, M.P., had an interview with
Mr. Secretary Walpole, yesterday week, at the Home-
office.

THE UNITED STATES STEAM-SHIP HUMBOLDT arrived
at Southampton on Saturday, with advices from New
fork to the 20th ult.

SoumponT.—Although two hundred houses have been
erected at Southport, within the last two years, there are
now one hundred more constructing.

Mr. C. W. BARDSWELL, of Trinity College, Oxford,
sou of Mr. Bardswell, solicitor, of this town, has taken
honours at the public examination recently held at that
university.

ST. ANDREW'S DAY.—Tuesday being the anniversary
,of Scotland's patron saint, it was observed with all due
honour by the natives of " the North Countrie" resident
In Liverpool.

October
SHIP CONSTANCE, which sailed on the 4th of
pctober for Australia, was spoken out twenty-two days,
la lat. 10 N. No deaths had occurred on board, and her
Passengers were all well.

J.TLVERSTON AND LIVERPOOL.—The Ulverston Canal
;;Orapany are about to launch a steam-packet, to run
oetween the above ports. She is to be upwards of 100
tons burthen, and to be propelled by the screw.

THE MASTER PILOTS have sent a letter to the Finance
Committee of the Town Council, recommending that
moorings be placed in the river for the convenience of
emigrant vessels. The letter has been referred to the
water.bailiff.

DEPUTY LIEUTENANTS.-At the Salford Sessions, Sir
Vumphrey de Trafford, Bart., qualified as a eputy
L-,ieutenant of this county ; and, at Preston Sessions,
Thomas Miller, Esq., of Preston, also qualified as a
Deputy Lieutenant.

THE MAYOR. Samuel Holme, Esq., following the
example of his predecessor Thomas Littledale, Esq., has
resolved to supply wine and cake to the members of the
co linen on council days, in the .ante-room, between the
flours of one and two.
LITERARY AND DRAMATIC SOCIETY.—We are re-

guested to state that the members of this society were not
In any way connected with the performances at the Park
Theatre last evening, and that they did not appear as
announced in the bills
TII E VE N

ARCHDEACON BROOKS, on Wednesday,
,blet with an accident. He was passing through Tithe-
barn-street, when his foot slipped, and he was precipitated
Into a cellar, by which he sustained a slight injury to one
of his legs, and some bruises.

ELOPEMENT.—A few days ago, a soldier of the 46th
regiment and the wife of a gentleman at Belfast were
belonging to the faithless woman's htisband. They had
engaged passages for Australia.

THE DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZES at the Royal Institution
°chool, this year, will take place on Thursday, the 16th
instant, at eleven, a.m., in the Theatre of the Royal
Institution. The Lord Bishop of Chester has kindly pro-
mised to be present on the occasion.

STREET ROBBERY.—A. boy, aged seven years, the son
of a widow, named Ruth Oastler, was stripped of his
clothes on Monday evening, in a passage off Upper Stan-
110Pe-street. A fellow named Wilson was apprehended,
and committed for two months for the offence.

ACCIDENT. —On Saturday evening a respectably-
dressed man fell into the George's Dock Basin. The
!rater was low at the time, and he sustained a severe in-
Jury to his head and right leg. He was conveyed, at his
Own request. to the Birkenhead Hospital, where ho is
progressing favourably.
THE MlLlTlA.—Circulars are being forwarded to the
Overseers in the Bolton sub-division of Lancashire, inti-
Mating that the enrolment of volunteers will be recom-
menced immediately, and requiring them forthwith to
ecdovass their respective townships, and to make a return
03' Saturday next,

EGYPT AND THE NILE.—We have several times
noticed this attractive exhibition, and need now only state
that it continues to enjoy an extensive share of public
Patronage. So beautiful a picture of a subject b 0 interest-
ing as Egypt has been rarely witnessed.

air.
Sunday evening week the house of
Gray, Bedford.street, Toxteth-park, was entered by
3means of false keys, and a quantity of clothing and
te wellery stolen.—On the same evening the house of Mr.
Shipley, a few doors off, was entered, and some sheets,
With other articles, carried away.

, THE PAWNBROKERS' SOCIETY held their annual
'hiller on Wednesday, at Mr. Whiteman's, Hanover-
street. The chair was occupied by Mr. Fairhurst, and
the vice-chair by Mr. Deverill. After the usual loyal
toasts, Councillors Bigham and Woodruff addressed the
Ipeeting, and the evening was passed to the entire satis-
'action of the company.

RAWLINSON, in a paper on the drainage of towns,
stated that at Liverpool, the borough engineer, who had
treat experience, had, since 1847, built 17 miles of sewers,
of Which there were 29,360 yards of brick, varying from
six feet by four feet, to two feet nine inches by one foot
sut inches, and only 587 yards of pipe drains of 15 inches
and 12 inches diameter.

ST. SAVIOUR'S CBI/ROlL—Notice was given on Sunday
last, by the Rev. G. W. Warr, incumbent, that he pro-
posed (D.V.) resuming, on Sunday evening next, his
course of lectures on the Thirty-nine Articles of the Church
of England. The subject of the first lecture is to be that
Portion of tlfe Twenty-second Article which treats on the
'Omish doctrine of Purgatory.

LANCASHIRE MILITIA.—The following commissions
bane been signed by the Lord-Lieutenant of the county
Palatine of Lancaster :-Ist Regiment of the Duke of Lan-
caster's Own Militia: Culling Eardley Knowlys, gent.,
to be ensign ; George Robinson, gent., to be ensign.
pte
i Regient : Ensign Archibald William Clarke, to be
ut., vim
ce Molyneux, resigne.

MIL C. TURN ER, M.P.,presented a memorial against the
granting a charter to the Londoa, Liverpool, and North
American Screw Steam Company, from the leading firms
4.1 Liverpool engaged in the trade to North America, to
b‘ne Right Hon. J. IV. Henley, on Tuesday last, at the
r,ooard of Trade, at the same time as the deputation from
Glasgow, &c., with the same object.

MR. ODELL, ironmonger, of Lime-street, while cn his
,
'11:7 to Liverpool, on horseback, on Thursday evening,
I)hen about a mile and a half on the other $
ide of
rescot, he was accosted by five men, one of whom
attempted to drag him off his horse. Mr. Odell struck
Jrn a heavy blow with the butt end of his whip. The
'tan staggered, and was taken off by his companions.

TRANSATLANTIC STEAM-SIIIPS.—The United States
Mail Steam-ship Arctic, Capt. Luce, sailed from the
'-tersey, on Wednesday, for New York, with seventy
P,ssengers and a full cargo of goods.—The Royal Mail
teara-ship Africa, Capt. Harrison, with fifty passengers,
.„t1(1 a very full cargo, sailed for New York on Saturday.—
he Pacific, Capt. Wye, from New York, may be expected
to arrive here to-morrow (Wednesday).
CUNARD STEAMERS.—The new steam-ship Arabia is
'':l3ected to arrive on Sunday next from the Clyde, and
go into the Sandon Dock on the following day. The

;ZreW steam-ship Alps may be etzpected about the 16th.
The screw steam-ship Andes will sail to-morrow, on her
first voyage to Chagres, yid New York. Though not a
'CI steamer, she is manned with a very superior crew.
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equipped in a manner never excelled by any steamer
'uoat.

, THR REV. GEORGE HOWSOY , M. A.. Fellow. of
'llrist's College, Cambridge, and 'lately Vice-Principal
tu.; the Collegiate Institution, in this town, died at two
tfti°elt on the morning:of Wednesdny,last, in conseuenc
4,, 'lnjuries received the day before by a fall from his horse;
he is interred in the chapel of his college. He was a
ke"°lar of high attainments ; and both in Cambridge and
tiewPnol he was much and justly beloved by all who
him.
•A-ctinENTs.—On Wednesday, Thomas Waugh, a
~..°,ler, fell from the ship Hope Goodwin, and was killed.
b„un Thursday, an old woman, in Audley-streq, was
lv"nt to death, her clothes having taken fire while she
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et), named Gregory, was found dead iin a state of intoxication.—On the same day, a young
n Shaw-street.—
14.14 Caton, aged eight years, residing in Ormskirk, was
el4L' nn Monday, in care of her younger brothers and
; and whilst employed about the fire her clothes
sre ignited, and burnt off her body before she was dis-
to"tared. She died the same night in great agony.

4 DESERTED INFANT.—On Thursday evening, about
pee six o'clock, the servant of Mr. Bradley,
house-keeper, Wellington-road, Park, observed a
4 culler-looking parcel lying on the vault floor, 10 which
card of direction was found attached, bearing these
Of tr,.48--" I am the child of Mr, , wine merchant,
ho gale ; I am eight days old ; my mother died a few
1,,148 after my birth ; 1 am not baptised, and she wished
I; Parent to have the sponsorial office performed for me ;
))„, left to the mercy of my father." On opening the
ti7ket an infant shoWed itself. It was entrusted to the
a uf the parochial authorities.

Oh EST DERBY GUARDIANS.-At the weekly meeting
,j'ednesday, the Rey. W. Badnall in the chair, it was
hein ed. that, in consequence of Mr. Chalmers' certificates
tiaug signed by deputy, he be requested to discharge his
41," personally, or to resign his office.—With respect to
AVijnedical officers of Toxteth- park, Messrs. Stephens and
)34tittle had agreed to the proposition of the guardians,
lett„,llr. Wilson required £215 instead of £2OO. No
tepr;tB were received from the others.—A bill for £lB was
rl4-trted to have been rereived from a young man named
orov! irt Sydney, for the purpose of sending out his two
'ers, now in the workhouse.

e.,?nY JUSTICE.—On Tuesday, Michael M`Dougall
Cot, Haslam were brought up at the Borough
hot,-41 Salford, charged with stealing, on Monday after-
Iver,"' a shirt and a flannel waistcoat. The prisoners
elolh seen by a servant-girl to take the articles from a
The line at the back of the house, and run away.
title apprehended on Monday night, and com-
Ato„e,,n for trial at the sessions, which commenced on
the'uftY adorning • and a bill against them was laid before
tN.egtand jury.- 'They were against
in the dock, at the
vne Years'
late on Tuesday afternoon, tried, and san-
e-- L° I Years' transportation.—Manchester Guardian.

ktej, °OKING RAILWAY ACCIDENT.—On Tuesday, a fatal
Ivap'ent occurred on the Lancashire and Yorkshire Rail-
beh at Pendleton near Manchester. Mr. James Long-
-4 tent collecto'r to the Fitzgerald colliery estates, at
Id 'et°ll, had crossed the up-line of rails at Windsor-
ctitele Station to make some inquiries of the clerk, Wm.
444; The latter was standing between a goods train
ilittitio-hc2.ti_l-train on the down-line, both of which were

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DECIMAL COINAGE. - The Liverpool Chamber 'Of
Commerce have issued a report on decimal currency, by
a committee appointed to consider a variety of plans sub-
mitted to them. After referring to the advantage that
would be derived from the introduction of the decimal
system, they submit two methods, either of which could
easily be adopted, inasmuch as they would interfere only
in a very slight degree with the present arrangements and
values. Circulars have been forwarded to the President
of the Board of Trade. the Chancellor of the Exchequer,
the Chairman of the Board of Inland Revenue, and the
Governor of the Bank of England, with the hope that
the matter may be taken up.

LAUNCH.—On Saturday week a new steamer, to ply be-
tween Liverpool and the Isle of Man, was launched from
the ship yard of Messrs. J. and G. Thompson, at Govan.
She is a finely modelled paddle steamer of 500 tons, for
the Isle of Man Steam-packet Company. The name of
" Mona's Queen" was gracefully conferred by the lady of
the commander, Captain Quayle. The dimensions of
the Mona's Queen are-170 feet in length by 25 feet
breadth, and 14 feet depth of hold. She will be pro-
pelled by a pair of 220 horse-power lever engines, with
feathering paddles. In Messrs. Thompson's yard, nearly
ready for launching, is a large paddle steamer, to be
fitted with powerful machinery, and under the suggestive
name of the " Telegraph," to form the first of a new line
between Liverpool and Belfast.

DISTINGUISHED VISITORS.-011 Thursday, Liverpool
was honoured by the presence of two sons of the King of
Belgium, the Duc de Brabant and le Compte de Flandres,
who are also cousins of her Majesty Queen Victoria.
At an early hour they were waited upon by the mayor,
who conducted them in his private carriage to the Town-
hall, Exchange Newsroom, the Sailors' Home, the Dock
Committee-room, the new Custom-house, the Albert
Dock Warehouses, St. George's Hall, Messrs. Fawcet
and Preston's foundry, the Royal Mail steam-ship the
Africa, and other places of interest. The party was
accompanied by Mr. Baring, of the firm of Baring Bro-
thers, and M. Van de Weyer, the Belgian ambassador,
and attended by le Compte de Bricy, Col. Moerkirke,
and suite. The princes arrived at the Adelphi Hotel on
Wednesday evening, from a visit to the Britannia tubular
and Menai bridges.
ST. MARY'S CHURCH, KIRKDALE•—We beg to call
the attention of our readers to an advertisement, in another
column, of three sermons about to be preached at the
above church, in order to raise means for wiping off an
accumulation of debt incurred under very peculiar circum-

stances. It appears, from the statement made by the Rev.
D. James, the incumbent, to his congregation, on Sunday
last, that every item of expenditure connected with Kirk-
dale Church is chargeable on the pew-rents, and that the
rental for the last five years has been inadequate to
meet the expenses. The deficits have at length accumu-
lated to such an extent, that the entire income has been
absorbed, and no means are left to defray the current
expenses of the present year. The Rev. Dr. M'Neile
will preach on behalf of the object to-morrow (Wednes-
day) evening, at K!rkdale Church, and the Rev. Wm.
Pollock on Sunday morning next, when the Mayor and
members of the Town Council will attend. The sum of
£2OO is required at once to meet pressing demands, and we
trust the friends of the church will not suffer this appeal
to be made in vain.

Loss OF THE JAMES DUNLOP.—lntelligence has been
received of the total loss of the brig James Dunlop, which
left the Stanley Dock about noon on Monday, with a
cargo of coal, bound for Limerick. It appears that, after
leaving the Mersey, she had sailed about seven or eight
miles beyond the northwest lightship, when is was ascer-
tained that there was a large quantity of water in the
hold, and the vessel was rapidly filling. The crew were
instantly set to the pumps, and the brig turned, with the
intention of running her ashore, and saving the lives of
those on board. Notwithstanding every effort to keep the
vessel afloat, the water rapidly increased, and at six
o'clock, when within a few fathoms' distance west of the
north-west light-ship, she foundered. The crew, at the
time the vessel sank, were endeavouring to get on board
one of the boats ; but, owing to the suddenness with
which she went down, they were prevented, and they
were consequently immersed in the water, where they
supported themselves for some time by swimming. After
the brig had settled down in the water, the topmasts
were visible, and the men managed to cling to them until
they were rescued by the crew of the lightship.

ARCHITECTURAL SOCIETY.—The fortnightly meeting
of this society was held on Wednesday, at the Royal
Institution, Mr. Verelst in the chair. The secretary read
letters from local and other literary societies, acknowledg-
ing the copies of the proceedings of the Architectural
Society which had been forwarded to them, and expressing
a desire to reciprocate whenever an opportunity arose.—
The Chairman announced that the decision had been made
upon the students' designs, for a monument to the Duke
of Wellington. They were distinguished by the mottoes :
" Mars," " Minerva," " Mon Droit," " Ippes," "II
primo volte," "In memoriam." The decision of the
council was :—Mon Droit, drawing, 1, design 3 ; Ipes,
plan, 2. The chairman submitted some ornamental and
other drawings by Signor M. Brigaldi, an Italian artist,
and proprietor of the Marionette Theatre.—Mr. Horner
read an old paper, which created some amusement ; it was
one which, in a very early stage of his professional career,
he prepared respecting the decoration of an organ for
which he had furnished a gratuitous design.—Mr. Frank
Howard read the continuation of his paper on nature
and art, offering, as on a former occasion, some valuable
observations.

DOCK COMMITTEE.—The weekly meeting was heid on
Thursday, Mr. Shand in the chair, The tender of Messrs.
Stitt Brothers, for supplying iron for the dock yard, was
accepted. A plan was submitted for the extension of the
shed on the north-east •quay of the Clarence basin. The
harbour-masters' committee recommended that the reso-
lution of the committee of 21st October, for admitting
foreign going screw steamers into the Prince's Dock, be
rescinded: agreed to. In reply to Mr. Nicol, the chair-
man stated that the permission to use fires and lights in
the Prince's Dock was done away with. A letter was
read from Messrs. Chaloner and Fleming relatiye to the
completion of the dock line of railway near the North-
western Company's station of the north docks, so as to
make it available in the same manner as the railway at
the south end. The surveyor said the matter rested with
the railway company, and the dock authorities were ready
to meet them: referred to the committee of works. Mr.
Tobin called attention to the extension of the transit
sheds at the Nelson and Bramley-Moore Docks. In sup-
port of this suggestion he referred to the increased shed
accommodation required for steamers trading to France,
Rotterdam, &c. The subject was referred for considera-
tion. The financial business was then proceeded with.

ASSAULT ON THE POLICE.—On Tuesday, a charge,
which created some curiosity, was brought before the
Police-court. It involved an assault said to have been
committed by Messrs. James and David Mullin, grocers,
Mill-street, on John Pearson Brunskill and Robt. Strong,
members of the constabulary. Mr. Pemberton appeared
for the police, and Mr. Bretherton for the Messrs. Mul-
lin. It appeared that, while Brunskill was on duty in
Park-lane on the morning of the 15th ult., he saw the
two gentlemen above alluded to at the corner of Sparling-
street. They were speaking to improper females, and be
ordered them off. They refused to comply, and desired
him to mind his own business. Strong then came up,
and Brunskill left him with them. As he proceeded
down Tabley-street he received a blow on the left ear,
which knocked him down, and the two prisoners then

kicked him. He recovered himself and struck his stick.
They then ran away. Strong. pursued them, and they
were taken into custody. On their way to' brideweli
several blows were inflicted, which resulted in the expec-
toration of blood and excessive weakness. These are the
main features of the case, and it was deposed by. Dr.
Dickinson, who was the only witness examined, exclu-
sive of the policemen, that, had erysipelas intervened, the

result would have been fatal to James Mullin. The case
was investigated again on Thursday and Friday, and ad-
journed till Monday next.

CHORLEY WATER-WORKS.—The case of the Corpora-
tion of Liverpool against this company, came on for hear-
ing in the Court of Chancery on Thursday. The litiga-
tion arises on the construction of the act conferring
powers on the Chorley Water-works Company. The ap-
peal was from a decision of Vice-Chancellor Kindersley.
Mr. Kinglake (for the Corporation), ohserving on the
obscurity of the language of the Chorley Water-works
Act, said, "The Legislature often reminds one of an
autocrat with an impediment in his speech, whose com-
mands must he obeyed where they can be understood ;
but, fortunately, from the difficulty of comprehension, the
subjects are left pretty much to adopt their own construc-
tion of their language." To give even an outline of the
subject matter of dispute is almost a hopeless endeavour,
since there is an act of Parliament, the material section of
which has been pronounced by the Vice-Chancellor
Kindersley to be nonsense, and which one of the Lords
Justices has expressed an opinion to be only by a strong
stretch and most liberal construction Engliih, and,
when made English, not to be very clearly applicable to
the matter in question ; and since there are two plans
which do not agree, and which each side interchangeably
alleges to be incorrect, and since there is a section which
one side insists is to be referred to, and the other contends
is inadmissible, and since, moreover, there is a plan or
surface model, in referring to which though neither party
objects, of so small a size that its formation is only visible
to those under whose immediate vision it is placed. The
arguments were brought to a close on Saturday, and their
Lordships have reserved judgment.

SELECT VESTRY.—The fortnightly meeting of this
body was held on Tuesday, the Rev. Rector Campbell in
the chair. Amongst the proceedings of the finance com-
mittee was a resolution, that the application of Henry
Perris, late one of the collectors, for employment, to pay
off his deficiencies, could not be entertained, as the matter
was now in the hands of the British Guarantee Asso-
ciation.—The Workhouse Committee reported that the
total number of inmates in the house, on the 24th ult.,
was 2016. There were 576 sick cases. The number of ad-
missions to the vagrant sheds during the past week had
been 662 males, 247 females, and 50 children—total, 959.
The Industrial Schools Committee had agreed to the fol-
lowing resolution :—" That this committee having in-
quired into the statement made by Mr. Mellor, touching
the interference with the religious faith of children in
the Industrial Schools ; and having heard the evidence in
support of that charge, are unanimously of opinion that
there is no foundation for the charge that the Romanist
body have in any way interfered in that respect ; but
there appears to have been some slight ground for Mr.
Mellor having held the opinion."—Mr. Gildersleeves was
appointed temporarily as medical officer and vaccinator to
the district assigned to Mr. Hyams, resigned, until a re-
arrangement of the districts be completed, the salary to
be the same as that of Mr. Hyams.—Amongst the
minutes of the building committee was a resolution that
Messrs. Holme be requested to take down the Work-
house, Lunatic Asylum, and the other old buildings con-

tip:tons, and to remove the materials with as little dela
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