The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1852-12-21 00:00:00

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MEETING OF JAMAICA. PROPRIETORS.—A numerous
and influential meeting of proprietors and merchants con-
nected with the island of Jamaica, was held in Willis's
Rooms, London. on Tuesday afternoon last, to decide
what steps should be taken with regard to that portion of
the Chancellor of the Exchequer's statement, which re-
ferred to this once flourishing colony. Joseph Brooks
Yates, Esq., chairman of the Liverpool Jamaica Associa-
tion, was called on to preside. A memorial, prepared by
W. Girod, Esq., delegate from Jamaica, praying for effec-
tual relief to that island, was adopted, and the following
zentlemen were appointed a deputation to wait upon the
Earl of Derby on the subject, viz. : Mr. Beckford, Mr.
Davidson, Mr. Watson Taylor, Mr. Barrett, Mr. Davis,
Mr. Marshall, and Mr. Girod.
TPANSATLANTIC STEAM-SHIPS.—The United States
Mail steam-ship Pacific, Nye, commander, sailed for New
York, on Wednesday, with seventy passengers and a full
cargo, besides the usual mails.—The British and North

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_fauritius, were both ready for sea on Friday ;
n consequence of a very strong gale of wind, they
did not sail.

VENTILATION OP ORDINARY DWELLINGS.—A corres-
pondent of the Builder states, that a simple and success-
ful method of ventilation, adapted to the purposes and
construction of ordinary dwelling-houses, has been lately
adopted by Mr. John Gibbs, of Mayfield-road, Aigburth,

hich that gentleman hss been erecting
for himself. The plan is to leave flues in the jambs of the
fire-places, instead of building them solid, making use of
one side for the admission of fresh air into the room, and
the other for draining off the vitiated air through the fire.
The fresh air is brought to the lower part of the jambs by
having gratings in the plinth of the building, to admit it
under the floors. The drawing off of the vitiated air is
easily managed by connecting the flue with the under part
of any fire-grate, the front of which can be made air-tight.
Stephens's or Jobson's patent grates are well adapted for
the purpose, and any common grate can be made so by
means of an air-tight ash-pan.

A JUVENILE THIEF AND HIS MOTHER.—A lad
named Jlhn Jackson, about 14 years of age, and his
mother, Ann Jackson, were charged on Tuesday last, the
former with stealing an umbrella, several sheets, and.
other articles, from the shop of Mr. Robert Owen, linen-
draper, Landon-road, and the latter with reneiving the
same, knowing them to he stolen. The male prisoner
was in the service of Mr. Owen as shop-boy. On Tues-
day week he was detected stealing some money from off
the desk in the shop. This, and other causes, led to a
search of the female prisoner's house, where detective
officer Sullivan found a large number of pawn-tickets for
articles pledged with Mr. Hutchinson' of Copperas-bill.
These were found to consist of sheets, blankets, and other
property belonging to Mr. Owen. The prisoners were
committed for trial.

ATTEMPTED MunnEn..—At the police-court, on Tues-
day last, a charge was preferred by Jeremiah Murphy,
shoemaker, against Lawrence M'Kenna, for having felo-
niously wounded the complainant by inflicting several
blows on his head with a poker. The prisoner on the
previous Sunday night had gone to Murphy's house,
Moffat-place, Hill-street, Copperas-hill, and enquired for
Murphy, who gave him part of his supper, and immedi-
ately afterwards M'Kenna invited his friend out to take a
glass of ale. No sooner had complainant got outside of
the house than he was struck on the head with a poker,
the blow felling him to the ground. Several other blows
were subsequently administered with the same weapon,
till the noise brought Mrs. Murphy and her daughters to
the door, when the prisoner ran away. The complainant
stated that he had never before, to the best of his know-
ledge, seen the prisoner. M'Kenna was taken intocus-

tOdy about 12 o'clock the same nieht in a court in Pellew-
street, and there was fresh blood upon his hands and shirt
breast. The prisoner was committed for trial.
DOCK COMMITTEE.—At the meeting on Thursday last,
Mr. Shand in the chair, a recommendation was adopted
to place an additional crane, capable of lifting seven tons,
on the north quay of the Toxteth Dock. It was also
ordered that six additional lamps be placed round the
Clarence Graving Docks ; that an additional transit shed
be erected at the Nelson Dock, south west corner; that
the sum of £3O be presented to St. Anne's Dispensary ;
and that the engineer be empowered to proceed with the
new works at Wapping. The last resolution gave rise to
an animated discussion. It was contended on the one
side that, from Mr. Hartley's estimate, it appeared that
the works could be executed by himself for £212,000,
under certain circumstances, but that if there was not suf-
ficient stone found for backing, the entire coat would be
£217,000 or £218,000. It was argued, on the other hand,
that Messrs. Baker and Sons, whose tender was £221,000,
would have executed the works for less than they will cost
if placed in the hands of Mr. Hartley, had they the same
advantages in regard to stone and plant. The resolution
was carried by a majority of 14 to 5.

HEALTH COMAIITTEE.-Mr. Alderman Langsdale pre-
sided at the weekly meeting, on Thursday last. In re-
ference to a complaint made against Mr. Rose, the eon.
tractor, concerning a nuisance occasioned by the accu-
mulation of manure at the depots, a communication from
Mr. Rose was read, stating that the unprecedented
wetness of the weather had rendered it impossible to get
the manure on to the land. It was ordered that an in-
formation be laid against the contractor, unless the
nuisance was removed within two months. A deputation
waited upon the board with a memorial from the rate-
payers of the Brickfield-road South (Everton) district,
calling attention to the urgent necessity for sewerage in
that locality ; and the chairman stated that they would do
every thing they could, within the bounds of moderation
as to expense; but compliance with the applications from
Everton alone would cost £lO,OOO. The reports of the
medical officers of health showed that little change had
taken place in the mortality of the borough during the
past week—the deaths registered in the parish of Liver.
pool being 143, and in the extra parochial wards 55, the
average being below that of the corresponding week fox
the last five years.

SELECT VESTRY.—The usual fortnightly meeting was
held on Tuesday last. in the board room, Brownlow-hill.
The Rev. Rector Campbell in the chair. The total
number of sick cases in the workhouse was reported to be
598, comprising 56 of fever, and 52 of itch. The total
number of vagrants admitted during the week to the
sheds was 955, of whom 637 were males, 240 females, and
78 children. Among the minutes read was one relating
to the misconduct of three police officers at the vagrant
sheds, which will be found noticed elsewhere. Mr. Moss
stated that the Industrial Schools now comprised 1,131
inmates, or within 19 of the number that the schools are
able to accommodate; and he also called attention to the
prevalence of ophthalmia i❑ the house. A long discussion
ensued as to the system of education carried on at the In-
dustrial Schools, and notice was given by Mr. Bradley of
a motion, for the next meeting, that an investigation
shall take place. Three additional pupil teachers—Emma
Owens, Ann Joyce, and Ann Burns—were appointed in
the Industrial Schools, on the recommendation of Mr T.
B. Browne, the government inspector. The other busi-
ness of the board was of a merely routine character.

THE HOUSE TAx.-A meeting of Liverpool House-
owners was held on Tuesday afternoon last, at the Cla-
rendon-rooms, for the purpose of protesting against the
proposed increase and extension of the house-duty. Mr.
Sumner, President of the House-owners' Association,
took she chair. The number of persons present did not
exceed sixty or seventy, and consisted chiefly of the
owners and agents of cottage property. After con-
siderable discussion, in which Mr. Councillor Thomson,
Mr. Richard Johnson, Mr. Bradley, Mr. Jeffery, Mr. C.
Willmer, Mr. Banastre, and Mr. Roxburgh took part, in
support of the object with which the meeting had been
called, and Mr. Bremner, solicitor, opposed it, expressing
his belief that a house-duty was the wisest tax that could
be levied, the meeting adopted a petition, which set forth
that the " proposed house-duty would very materially im-
pede the progress of improvement so desirable to be in-
troduced among the population of large towns ;" and that,
therefore " the increase of the house-duty, and its exten-
sion to £lO houses is most uncalled for, unwise, and
would become most oppressive." A deputation was sub-
sequently appointed to confer with the financial reform
meeting, to be held on Thursday evening last.

RESCUE OF A SHIP'S CRENV FROM A BURNING
VESSEL. AT SEA.—A letter dated " Bahia, Sunday, Oct.
24," has Peen received by the owners of the Liverpool
vessel Hibbert, Captain A. Bruce, stating that on the
night of the 13th Oct. the Hibbert fell in with the Dutch
barque, Laura Adell, of Amsterdam, in lat. 2, S., long.
21 \V., which was then in flames. Captain Bruce stood
towards the wreck in order, if possible, to save the crew,
and at eight o'clock next mcrning received on board the
captain, his wife, and two children, and fifteen seamen in
a state of entire destitution, as they were shoeless, in their
night-dresses, were without provisions, and had only 30
gallons of water. The fire bad been an instantaneous
burst of spontaneous combustion. Tile boats were imme-
diately got out, and the ship was abandoned at 11 p.m.
She had been out 51 days from Amsterdam to Batavia,
with a cargo of general merchandise for the Dutch East
India Company. The fire was first discovered by the
mate at half-past nine at night. At noon on the 14th
the Laura Adell sunk, having been in flames for thirteen.
hours. The rescued crew were safely landed at Bahia on
the 24th. Ceptain Bruce adds that on the 1&h October

the Hibbert experienced a severe shock from a submarine
volcano, which made the ship tremble and shake as if she
was striking the ground, although it.lasted only for about
a minute.