The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1852-04-06 00:00:00

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REMOVAL AND TRAI,

OF LICENSES.-A

for the removal and transfer of licenses was held in the ola
Nisi Priv' Court, on Thursday morning. The mayor
presided, and the following -
bench :—John Holmes, R. V.
Hodgson, Thos. Bolton, and Jas. nert,
were forty-seven applications for transfer, and five for
remera3s..

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Mellor, Esors.

PREVENTION OF SAND DEPOSITS.—Mr. V Cole, of
Birkenhead, and Mr. A. Hilt, of this town, ! obtained
a patent for an improved method of preventinz arid re-
moving the deposit of sand, mud, Or silt, in tidal rivers,
in certain cases, and also in harbours, docks, basins,
or other channels, communicating with the sea throe,,,
cidal rivers, or otherwise, the same being applicable in
certain cases to other rivers or moving waters,
BAZAAR.—COLLEGIATE INSTITUTION.—We beg to
direct the attention of our readers to the advertisement
of the above Bazaar, to be held next Monday, Tuesday,
and Wednesday. A large and beautiful assortment of
ornamental and useful articles will be offered for sale.
Refreshment stalls will be provided, and Gribbins' well-
known band will he in attendance. The object is a very
desirable one ; to provide an organ and church 5f.1,,--1

SPECIAL MISSION TO THE ROMAN CATHOLICS:—On
Sunday last two sermons were preached in St. John's
Church by the Rev. W. F. Taylor, from Jude 3,4, in aid
of the " special Mission to the Roman Catholics of En
land." The collection amounted to £2O. The pr
announced his intention of establishing a special
to the Roman Catholics of St. John's district, in accord-
ance with the spirit of the sixty. sixth canon of the Chard
of England

A KIND OFFER.—At the termination of a smuggling
case, the other day, before Mr. Mansfield, the defendants
(two lads) were discharged. On this their father, who
had been watching the case, said, " Who is to ha
whisky, sir ?" Mr. Mansfield : " Why, you, I sty
Defendant's father : " It's very good whisky, and, ii
honour 'II accept it yourself, I shall feel much gratifici.
Amidst the laughter of the court, the worthy stipendiart
respectfully declined the generous offer-

TOWN MrssioN.—At the twenty-third anniversary of
the Liverpool Town Mission, held on Tuesday evening,
in the Lord Nelson-street Concert-room, the Rev. W. M.
Falloon. M.A., in the chair. it was stated, in a summary
of the labaurs of the society's agents, last year, the total
number of visits paid was 86,217, of which 18,221 were to
the sick and dying. The number of tracts circulated was
121,514, and of religious books 4770. The number of
meetings held, 4,022, at which there was an aggregate
attendance of 124,217 persons

OTEAM BETWEEN LIVERPOOL AND BRAZIL —Messrs.
M'Kean, M'Larty, and Lamont, with a most praise-
worthy spirit of enterprise, are having constructed in the
Clyde three first-class screw-steamers, of large power and
tonnage, the first of which, the Cleopatra, will be dcs-
patched for Pernambuco, Bahia, and Rio de Janeiro,
calling at Lisbon, on the 25th of May next. Messrs.
M'Kean, ITLarty, and Lamont's long and extensive
connexion with steam enterprise is a sufficient guarantee
for the energy with which the line will be conducted.

ACCIDENT TO THE MAYOR.—A.
have been attended with serious consequences,
Worship the Mayor, on Saturday. He was proceeds►
along London-road in a gig, when a child ran aer—
street immediately in front of the vehicle, and, in o.
avert danger to the child, his worship suddenly drew up,
when the horse, a spirited young animal, reared almost
perpendicularly. The effect was to throw his worshin enC

of the vehicle, and he fell backwards
Corklull, of Brunswick-road, who was pa3sing at t.ll
ran to Mr. Littledale's assistance, who, we are glad to
escaped almost unhurt.

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Tarr. " JOUGHIN" CASE.--On Thursday a long inves-
tigation took place in the magistrates' private room, before
Messrs. Booth and J. 11. Turner, into the circumstances
ol a charge of robbing made against a female named
Margaret Thompson. It will be recollected that Mr.
Joughin lost his license in consequence of taking charge of
£24 for the prisoner, who was known as " Fair-haired
Margaret." It appears that she had stolen the money
from a sailor, named John Witherspoon, who soon after
went to sea. His vessel having returned on Thursday
morning, the prisoner was apprehended at a house in
Blake-street, and the fact of the robbery being proved to
the satisfaction of the magistrates, she was committed for
trial at the sessions.

SOIREE AT THE ROYAL INSTITUTION.—We understand
that the contemplated soiree is likely to come off with great
e-c/eit. The electric telegraph will be exhibited, the freez-
ing of water in a red hot vessel, [the oxyhydrogen micros-
cope ; and arrangements are in progress for illuminating
one room during the whole evening with the electric light.
This should evidently be the large bird room, as the
plumage of the foreign classes would appear to great advan-
tage, and as if under their native tropical sun. There %,-*
also be numerous models, drawings, books, 4.c., r-
and a dramatic reading. The general wish is, th,
should occupy a limited period about the middle of the
evening. The members of the various societies will ho
supplied with tickets in the first instance.
ATTEMPTED POISONING.--OR Thursday Sarah Rimmer
and Ann Rimmer, living in Hartley-court, King-street,
Kirkdale, were charged with attempting to poison Eliza-
beth Rimmer, aged nineteen, daughter of the former and
niece of the latter. Her mother had repeatedly told her
to find a situation as servant, and if she did not succeed
to go on the town ; and her aunt threatened, on Sunday
week, that she would poison her, or find some other
means of getting rid of her, if she didn't leave home. On
Wednesday evening, while getting tea alone, she thoueht
the beverage was sweeter than usual, and, as it caused a
burning in the throat, she poured what remained in the
teapot into a mug and took it to a druggist's, (Mr. Hay-
wood,) who analyzed it, and found it strongly impregna-
ted with oxa!ic acid. Some medicine was given to her to
counteract the effects of the quantity she had taken. The
mother and aunt were then apprehended. Remanded for
seven days.

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OCF.AN STEAM-SHIPS.— The Royal Mail Steam-
ship America, Leitch, commander, sailed from the
Mersey at 11 5 a.m., on Saturday, for Halifax and Boston,
with the usual mails and sixty-five passengers. The sov,t,
steam-ship City of Glasgow, Wylie, (
ersey to-morrow, for Ph
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New York. The Royal Mail St

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