The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-12-06 00:00:00

RAILWAY

aursday morning, a serious accident occurred

iol morning m

[1 train on

tours°, at nine a.m., aid all seemed right until within
distance of Berkhamstead station, when the axle of
the engine broke, and the train was 'thrown across the
rails of the up line. The guard, ',named Blarney, was
killed on the spot, one lady was_ seriously injured, and

several of the passengers were much bruised. While the
train was lying across the rails, the 7.30 a.m. train from
Birmingham came up, and before it could be brought to
a stand it ran into the disabled mail 'train, by which one
of the Birmingham passengers was much injured. The
Liverpool train was detained upwaids of two hours.
A GRAVING DOCK FOR GLYesGovv.--There remains one
work for which no Act of Parliament is yet sought by the
authorities. We hear nothing of a graving dock but the
want of it. There is much inconvenience, much expense,
and probably not a little detriment to the class of large
vessels now frequenting our port;but as yet there is no
active movement with a view to provide a remedy
very week, notwithstanding our boasted
ments, our noble ocean st

river improve-

clown to Greenock for the purpose of 'beingdocked and ex-
amined ! Are the Clyde Trustees asleep ?—Glasgow

Citizen,

AN INDEPENDENT LiIICIREIL-At a recent meeting
of the Knowstone Agricultural Association, the servant of

adged the winner Of a prize of

s' servitud

aer Said he wits i

structed by his labourer, Thomas Baker, to s
he had obtained an independency by his lab3ur on the
farm, he would not receive the amount of the prize for his
own benefit, but wished it to be placed In the hands of the
clergymen of the adjoining parishes, for them to purchase
some religious books by way of founding a library for the
benefit of the poor.
AN UNPROMISING OLD Lsrr. The Sunderland

of the 1.

exception, voted against t

ge who were voters, wit
he amendment o: Mr. Elliott in

the Houghton contest of the present week. One of them, advantage by some high-hung contributor to the Gallery
entering the polling place with Mr. Hopper, was about to in Suffolk-street. The curiosity expressed in literary and
record her vote, when the Rev. Alfred Lee exclaimed, artistic circles .on this unexpected adornment of the fac
`That old lady, Mrs. Shield, promised me to vote for the is great and general. _ We shall watch the movement
amendment.' Bridling up, she responded, with a look of report progress-

—perhaps 'call in an artist to depict the
' with and without macassar.—

scorn, never gave a 'promise to any man in my life.'
This intimatioltplvas followed by.roars orlaughter."
FIRE BRICKS.—The Artisan contains some useful

growth of three wee
Illustrated Nev;
A DARING

AnvEsnyzEz—Oae of the most remarkabl

remarks on the advantage of lining the baths and sides of
fire-places with fire-brieks.:—" When a• lire goes out the
coals at the •side of .the fire• are left unburnt, while the

instances of t

ite successful daring of a resolute will ha;
come to our knowledge during the present week- in the
shape of no less a feat than the prosecution of a sol;fn,,,

centre is consumed. This arises from the -cooling powers
of the iron at the sides, and hence arises the complaint
that you must have a large fire or none at all. With fire-
-I)rick the whole of the fire, however small, will be kept

ovuutry
sea voyage to London, in a laden craft. The facts are as
follows :—The billy-boy Kate, of Goole, of between five
and six heels burtheu, was, about three weeks ago, desert-
ed in Hartlepool by her crew, after her cargo, about 6,000
dozens of glass bottles from the Middleton manufactory,
was all safely stowed, and everything made ready for pro-
ceedidg to sea. Under these circumstances, the master,
aptly named Admiral Harrison in no very good humour,
as may be imagined, at the prospect of losing favourable
wind and weather while seeking a crew—suddenly formed
the extraordinary resolution to undertake the voyage alone;
and, incredible as it may appear, he immediately adopted
it. With the assistance of a companion, he got a single
reef put in the mainsail of the vessel, got under weigh,
•

'ght, an object of great -consideration sprir

autumn ; and even after the fire is extinguished the fire-
brick lining will continue to •tliffuse warmth•for some time.
A no less important advantage is, that less smoke is pro-

;dated."

-TIIE EARL OF STAMFORD ASSAULTED BY POACMERS,—,
On Tuesday the Earl of Stamford, while walking alone in
the neighbourhood of his seat, Enville-hall, near Stour-
bridge, heard voices in one of his preserves, into which he
iminekliately walked, and found three poachers, who mad
off. His lordship nurs

br the collar, but is-as immediately brought to the ground
by a'heavy blow on the back of the head, which stunned
him for a short time, of which the fellows availed them-
selves to get clear off. His lordship, on recovering him-
self, managed to get into the road again, but was -so dis-
abled from the effects of the blow, -that he was Obliged to
go into a cottage, and send for a :carriage. to take him
home.

and then, without any other companion than a favourite
dog, set out to sea. Eight days afterwards he employed
a waterman at Gravesend to take him up the Thames, and
rather surprised the fresh-water sailor by summoning his
canine friend by a shrill whistle when the article in requi-

31ms. WARNER, THE ACTRESS.—Mr. Robert •W: War-
ner, the'busband of Mrs. Warner, the actress, applied to
the London Insolvent Debtors Court, on Saturday, for
protection. In summing up the case, the commissioner
said the -evLiolence proved how greatly she was respected.
Her Majesty had subscribed to her relief, and had provided
her with a carriage, and Miss Burdett Coutts, whose
was found,to every charity, and Mr. Macread
rendered her assistance. It did not a

car to him tha

there were any extravagant debts in 'the schedule, and
there was every reason to believe that they would have
been paid but for Mrs. Warner's illness. Ie would not,
therefore, embitter her hours of suffering by refusinz
teetion

A day would, therefore, be nanied. -for the Anal
Mrs. Warner's earnings in 1851, whilst in Ame-
rica, were £900; 1852, £500; and in the emir part of this

year £230

THE CHOLERA :11T SCOTLAND.—Since our last one fatal
case of cholera has 'keen reported from Arthur-street; the
victim, a child about seven years of age, was carried off in
ten hours. We have also heard of one or two cases oc-
curring in private practice, but these are not reported to
the parochial authorities. In Dundee the disease con-
tinues on the decline ; up to Sunday night there had been
333 cases, and 167 deaths. Two cases were reported from
Forfar on Tuesday and-Wednesday last. From the hosed
of health returns we 'learn that during last week the fol-
lowing has been the state of .matters in Scotland :—ln
Leith the cases approaching cholera were 2 ; cholera, 1;
death, 1; deaths since commencement. 2. In Arbroath
the cases approaching cholera were 2 ; cholera, 1; deaths
since commencement, 14. In Dalmeny (South Queens-
ferry) there was 1 case approaching cholera ; cholera, 1 ;
cases of cholera since the commencement, 3 ; deaths, 3. In
Cupar-Fife 1 case of cholera. In Liff and Bervie the cases
of cholera were 3 ; deaths. 3 ; cases of cholera since the
commencement, 4; deaths, 4. In Glasgow the cases of
cholera were 2 ; death, 1; deaths since the commence-
ment, 2. In Edinburgh the cases .of diarrhoea were 2 ;
deaths from cholera since commencement, s.—Scotsman.
PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS.—The select committee on
Parliamentary papers have made the &Cowing recommen-
dations to the House of Commons That a select com-
mittee of five members be appointed at the commencement
of each session, of which two shall form a quorum ; and
that to this committee all applications for Parliamentary
papers, from free libraries, mechanics' institutions, or other
public institutions established for literary purPoses,. be
referred. 2. That on the receipt of any such application
the committee shall direct an inquiry into the character
of the institution, the number of its members, the accom-

modation it can afford for Parliamentary doe'nments and
enabling the publie to consult them, and generally into
any circumstances which, in the judgment of the com-
mittee, may afford a guarantee that the books presented
shall be carefully preserved and rendered as accessible as
possible to the public. 3. That with this information be-
fore them, the committee report what institutions are best
entitled to receive the Parliamentary papers, and select
such papers as they consider best adapted for distribution,
regard being had to the particular interests of each locality,
and that no more than one institution in the same town
or district (unless under particular circumstances)
be entitled to the privilege ; that on such report
being agreed to by the House, the Printing Com-
mittee make arrangements as to the additional num-
ber of copies which may be required. 4. That the
committee be empowered to forward the reports and papers
selected for distribution, free of postage, to the several in-
stitutions, and to impose such conditions as in each parti-
cular case they may think fit, for their due preservation
and for facility of public access to them. 5. That each
volume so distributed bear a stamp, stating that it is to be
preserved in the institution. 6. That an annual report of
the proceedings of the committee be laid before the Jlouge.