The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1852-05-04 00:00:00

ned by thc• princi

an Prest

coe trade to toe West
coast of South America, and Cali-
late arrival of the West India
and the consequent late transmission of letters
and treasure. A similar memor' -^ also pre
from Manchester, signed by fift•

ours, the

amPd Ann

£75,926 6s 4d

cliester,

nd two s

to deliver dut

Zing, of

TRANSATLANTIC STEAM-SHIPS.—The British and
North American Royal Mail steam-ship Canada, Lang.,
commander, sailed hence for Boston on Saturday, taking
-PQIIArI

••.. ULJULA, sIXI}• passenzers.
—The Liverpool and Philadelphia' screw steam-ship City
of Manchester, Leitch, commander, will sail from the
Mersey to-morrow (Wednesday), for Philadelphia.—The
United States mail steam-ship Atlantic, West, comman-
to-morrow (Wednesday),

der, will sail from the Men,
for New York, with the mails, &

SINGULAR THEFT.--A respectable married woman,
Ellen Clavter, residing at St. George's-terrace,
New Brighton, was on Friday sent for trial by Mr.
Mansfield, for stealing a carpet-hag from the Landing-

which belonged to a iVf r. Walker, was left by him in ono
of the refreshment-rooms, whence it was taken away by
the prisoner, who bought a bun in the same room. The
as followed to her residence in New Brighton,
istance of the police being secured, the carpet-
mg, which was identified by Mr. Walker, was found in
the coal-pit in the yard
LAUNCH,

prisoner

and the

7rAN I„
hi,:eiwat,o'v)HEß.T BRF.NEFP, ON THE CLYDE, OF A LIVERPOOL
taiglelf on 2faZing from Charleston to STEAMER.—On Tuesday last, Messrs. John Reid and
()I.* N 'ne sth March, by cuttin_ ...
~,roat with a Co., of Port-Glne,ow, launched another fine steamer,
Ili ° motive f 4e4 ,Iroloc or the rash act can be assigned. named the Tamaulipas, which is intended to ply between
es sled a "I, of the Government School of Design, thiseo
(7oorft , theo tNl.Toestßlonhdeirets , an cl Mexico, under the core-
lateof the Tiber, a
ePhe e.sriiiititous course of lectures on ornamental
gentlemanm wepllaknown for Ewing,his long experience in steam
1, nay
e;lei_gi te Institution, on Tuesday, Thursday,
Iltewiß,l)taiwninrrgs* navigation. She is the pioneer of a line of similar ves-
sels shortly to be placed in that trade ; and, like her
tlsee 111114 s of--:,_ uNION.—ANNU AL DINNER.—The an- predecessors from the same building-yard, (among which
41t.el°111Vecine'_? officers of the West Derby Union took may be named the Tiber, Arno, and Frankfort,) is a
/\. eaver,th, flaY, at the Omnibus Inn, the Old Swan. most beautiful model, and will, we have no doubt, add to
to blet\v °Rua 'law-clerk to the board, occupied the chair. the widely-established fame of her talented and enter.-
*ill le;alled stell,:s-The foundation stone of a new church, prising builders. We observe she is advertised. to sail
Crowe laid by ‘-hrysostom's, in Audle,,- street, Everton, from hence on the 4th of June, and may notice, as
.la
toota'4Y.) ,ri; the Lord Bishop of 'Chester this day proof of the activity displayed., and the resouresai
o-
fleie,l,,kilki..._e Procession will move from the school- able in Iklessrs. Reid's establishm.ent, that, withine a
t '4, "e, Breck-road, at half-past twelve o'clock. hour or two from the steamer. leaving the ways, keel
F,,„"vtle4,,'Astatß
to and stem of a 700-ton ship were laid down on the spot so
41.,1,1 to the ER THE LEIGH HOSPITAL begs
at the verp , receipt of .£2l from Robert A. Macfie, lately occupied by the Tamaulipas.
hasp ttlpe 4:11, in addition to £lO 109 ,of a subscription MYSTERIOUS DISCLOSURE.—The girl Eliza Rimmer,
11f,,°-4°llott:ll,°sPital was built ; thus. proving that he who preferred a charge against her mother and aunt, a
114.'84s ~,-"t1 nit native town.—Scotsman. fortnight ago, for attempting to poison her by putting
Ito `reeei; ‘,otrrrE oxalic acid into her tea, has, since their committal, stated
„titN ed ,01
or and PARKINSON, of
firm`illin ton
, that, in July, 1849, while they resided at Ormskirk, her
6_, of 1,3„, uer fron? a Liverpool to buildth ant
sister was delivered of an illegitimate child, which her
,lesde7iiet tliai,7, tons register and 2,000 tons bur then,
She is
il„.t.Tetigt4t4,,,
07tlieGeTltuYnalrotrnadsea.iling vessel yet built. Sh aunt and mother murdered. and then buried in front of
the house door ; and that, in October last, her grandmo-
ther died suddenly, and was hurriedly burled in Ormakirk
1'°,141 thilt,e6ral GUANO ISLANDS.—In reply to an eminent churchyard. On Saturday the spot indicated by the girl
~"litstl,e,rosei 14 Liverpool, a letter has been received was examined by means of a spade, and at a depth of
Nte4 touo eatrioffice, stating that, as the Lobos Guano feet the earth was found to be saturated with a dark olea-
kloh4,sentlB}L°s°g,to Great Britain, it is not contem- ginous moisture, but no bones were. found,
.A.surgeon
thtltios 'latt,, " °' war to guard them. was consulted, and he expressed himself of opinion hat,
p,2lo44,._t°.terleatti_ warehouseman, and John Williams, a presuming a stillborn child to have been buried three
Oteil.th havr, were committed for trial on Tuesday, years, there would now be no traces of bones. We un-
ttkl ,ng s.tolen three bags of cotton, the pro- derstand that it is intended to exhume. the body of the old
~ stab" rereival and Campbell, from a warehouse woman, for the purpose of submitting the stomach to
tt4,`tt.
Aer u,,, chemical analysis.
cttflop:Mliel;Jßß RIVER.—On Thursday, RS the Sylph DESTRUCTION OF A BRITISH SHIP BY GUNPOWDER.—
Ltitltildaaelli, '''t ROek Ferry at half-past twelve o'clock, By the ship America, which arrived here on Wednesday,.
jtiltas'ilt fiveg the Landing-stage, she ran down a boat, from the cost of Africa, we have received information of
kt ,At tb's °f the lTfeenb.o Fortunately they were all rescued the total destruction of the British ship Mary, of this port,
h'it:ttionit kr -,,, °TY' in the Bonny River, on the 19th of January last. The
W , ''ast ,--",E LANDING-STAGE.—On Thursday Mary sailed hence in June last, and had partly discharged
1110 fat +' whil,t a man, in the charge of a valuable her outward cargo and received a portion of her homeward
lk,ttliliitli:l'as'tebl(lolting to land him from one of Messrs. one, on the day of the explosion. What is technically
IttPllttt Ilget Rot '''
a at the Landing-stage, the animal known as " the house" built on the ship's deck, had be-
tll 4 thtc,,,,,r
C° Into the water, and was lost. come as dry as tinder, and by some means it caught fire.
There was at the time on board between two and three
qliti.lllt the
0181//. IN MANCHESTER.—We under. There
barrels of gunpowder ; and the captain and
tivt4,t 5 been ~„_e?, of United States Consul in Man-
crew, 25 in number, finding themselves unable to quench
~t4•110014(1., who`kToterred by the President on Francis B.
the flames threw themselves overboard, and got safely on
r•At ' I r some years held the same office at rl4 ac
kf 11 tt board tile adjacent vessels. About twenty minutes after
ttt l' the 44 n the breaking out of the fire the Mary blew up, with a
,4 tut. -ed nit -g HOLY TRINITY. HULMR.—On tremendous report, and soon scarcely a vestige of her was
tihNo;,'eeosd, ,at the Holy Trinity Church, Hulme, visible. The ship and a great portion of her cargo were
teatiCteti lesson, at evening, a middle-aged Jew insured. She belonged to Messrs. Harrison, of Mersey-
,,,titer4l3l ;therne,rober of the Holy' Catholic Church by street, Liverpool.
11:1141,1 arier. 'Ler. T. Todd, the incumbent.—Man-
THREE FEMALES ATTACKED BY A SNAKE AT
httalAjtavr,„
, BOOTLE.—On Sunday evening week, shortly after nine
t11'144 "qt tip' ~,-' , PACKET STATION.—The following
tip, et (711111%,ie the notice paper of the House of Lords o'clock, three young ladies were proceeding along Marsh-
lane, Bootle, to the railway station, when they observed
154°4 thtt.kstyt::"" To ask whether it is the intention something black, apparently coiled up, lying in the road.
plofte Tra- gcvernment to take any measure to On approaching the coil they were startled by the sudden
htk Iles rlSlltlantie Packet Station from Liverpool
t:!iio.
Iv oathern appearance of what they described as a large snake,
l:% NI or western ports of Ireland." which immediately sprung at one of them who was a
Ilkit::t klirrosiNgr--On Thursday morning, as a poor little in advance. The animal coiled round her body,
!th ktellet t,ing the road at the end of Baanett-street, and, as may well be imagined, she screamed out it a state
kietitliki:._lsriskr,,ned into the street from Williamson- of the utmost terror and alarm. One of the ladies then
1. et Rare partite' and knocked her down : one of the ran away, but the other remained and courageously en-
kt 1,7 e NA 17over her body. We understand the deavoured to extricate her companion. In doing. so, she
4414 of 'as seri° •
In th,,. 414 , Us. herself was seized upon by the snake, and it was only
Ithilm, leer 4' eif "4/-1-ove AY have commenced running with the greatest difficulty that she ultimately relieved
Ilc th;"•,.,'ND,Y" omnibUs between the Pierhead and herself from the unpleasant. embraces of the
.reptile.
tleohlet, io-jtity 05re glad t:shear that the manner in The ladies then ran off, their unwelcome intruder spring-
Nimlatti:LO thf°,nibuses are con ructed gives general ing after them! but, fortunately,of theythe were enabled to
44 thN, tilla terirn.,49lic, and we are quite sure that the make. good their retreat.t One young ladies was
1+.444e dr* "'• The vehicles are large and com-
a ell "te slightly bointateiloottnr
.he ancle, but the other did not sustain
The shock has so affected the young
4th tiler end guards attentive and obliging, any Pera I .1
tta.Sthacktt e trifle. lady first attackedythat she is not yet perfectly recovere.d.
l'ai q.....t i .11e ~,
The snake is described as being about two yards in
Ilk swA tll 7IIE NEXT ELECTION.—We under-
-14, tee on • Noe length, of the thickness of a man's wrist, and its move-
ttt% ,k. la b„ ;Jed to take the votes at the next ge-
r accompanied by a hissing noise, such as is
1504Near:4,413 to be erected on the vacant ground generally heard to proceed from animals of the snake
lit& 41, 8-hall. At the last election the booths species 111h.1,44:1bap,,,,-11 end down the town, but in order to „, *
4.411114,1 the booths will next time be concen- THE POSTAL ARRANGEMENTS AS AFF.ECTING MAN-
Naketke.q liprn
alldieated, and there the police force CHESTER.—At an interview which took place on Thurs-
day between a deputation from the Manchester Commer-
At la `ser ti, 'Jody to preserve order.
•Likt %et' lilt iti ON eial Association and the Postmaster-General in reference
41,1%4 Ite lilt BOARD THE ROYAL MAIL to delays and irregularities at the General Po.stoffice,
theit A,/, to.shi ."--A concert was given on board the amongst other matters, the following were submitted :
'i hi tslanree_l3 Africa, on her late homeward pes-
o khohnt of thetO this port, by Madam Bosio, at the
ktitt4t
The regulations respecting the malls from Manchester
and Liverpool to Edinburgh and Glasgow. At present
lopr 11074 gual passengers, and,conclusion, the letters are required to be posted at 3 15 p..m., and
i NI 43 r °f 15 4s. 61. was subscribed, which
It•ltt. te the Ne 4.„
it.sitt, g ~s-vd Captain Harrison to present as they arrive in Glasgow at 130 a.m., thus lying six hours
before delivery. It was impressed upon his lordship, that
to ILA*,atiora, Home, . •
taiptitt„,, At,/. iieme, in this town.
it was of great importance that the time of closing for
it lith Olt igiDiatin4LATlON IN THE MAIL SERVICE.— this mail should be altered so as to allow of the complete
1.:.:;t ki" tisteth th? to make the foreign steam.packets business of the day being embraced in the correspondence,
VaCielittllnd -,,.11°11 of Southampton touch at Ply- which was not now possible, the letters still arriving_ in
itit'lNL.te 'ark mails and passengers, thereby Glasgow in ample time for delivery as at present. The
lk!to &ND losthen,hours in the delivery of letters in present anomalous rates of Brazilian postage, 2s. 9d. be-
t-'4rutettaeet:', time in such matters being of the ing payable for the nearer ports, while to further ports
k btkiitt, eq. the commercial community, as well the charge was only ls.
.The propriety of establishing
and
tiotitita AilZ4l,lo
steam mail communication between Hong-kong an
141 tokhq, 44„ Op PRESTON.—We understand it Shanghai, the mail steamer now stopping at
.the former
lblttsti,,o,„°*ele;gd by the Conservatives of Preston port. The delay at Liverpool of letters received by the
'tti 4111.74 art ' rarker who gave so ti satisfac- American mails, letters anchester being frequently
ti , to este 1 uen
11
ieu .0" to, meY When member forhat borough) detained from twenty tort enty-fonr hours after the
(PlN_`o hte"Oofittle elle approaching election, and there packet's arrival. The Postmaster-General (the Earl of
leiswt,ltrittflitil37it bat that he will be returned. Hardwicke) expressed his opinion that a strong case had
il 4/441 tfl, .Izos (as*there are three in the field) been made out in favour of a. change in the Edinburgh
1114.4,10NtleAeitertc.IRIlt-.about, does not seem yet to be and Glasgow mails, and promised that the whole sugges-
bote.,Arroa_ ouriee, tions should receive his immediate attention.
~,,_4O ~.„.
iittll tS4lteti .""e1tn14...-'NTS, AND MASTERS OF Sreata. CHARGE OF SHOOTING.---At the police-court, on
Dt:3, of ratlaterl",els, without exception, which Thursday, a respectably-attired young man, named
IttZtitLttle„`jail I-•,.. ,0Y the surveyors appointed by Joseph Cato, (apparently about
.20 years of age,) was
litho'Y o'll, tiot'4lllEtev'e mnrluer the act 14. and 15 Victoria, brought up on a charge of shooting Georgiana Kelly, a
female, and daughter of Mr. Johnson, publican,
NI 0411441 and f not a certificate, as required by the marriedClarem Claremont-terrace, Kirkdale, on Wednesday night. It
t: elll's of;t tlZ,°f thr 81 , Plying either on the Riyoerr
appeared that the prisoner had gone into the house with
ttitie,e44 the
er.eaw roivfer, withst e
m passengers,vesse
two other young men in a state of intoxication, and that,
l the
,tkitillltttk fir °f
ollra'n,red FlnillthseubjeFt themselvessuca or- himself to on the complainant going into the parlour to serve them
~.htttetjeollt,ttestileto,rlibdettazet:orataliglya.ct, and will be reported with ale and ginger-beer, he fired a pistol, the wadding of
which wounded her in the breast. These particulars
were stated by Mrs. Johnson, the mother of the com-
1$ 0. 411ttith,Troy, alt--A haggard-looking wretch,
plainant. Mr. Blair, who appeared for the prisoner,
toio'l V,to ~_,, up at
,P,Parelled in a shirt only, was, on
handed to Mrs. Johnson a bundle of letters, (communica-
41te7 arraorier,_"_e Police-office on a charge of
tions, it was said, which had been written by her daughter
1,4 .4 I,e ii. a halt%olefenee was that he did not beg,
to the prisoner, some of them in envelopes, bearing
t::11,4 ofhe th!), wPO.I..roY, and had gone into a pub-
desiens which indicated that Cupid had something to do
qt, %h. 80144 in eLu'd make him a halfpennyworth
with the transaction,) and asked her if they were in her
Instlek.."ltet.everett9atg°.of the case
andsd that the
daughter's handwriting. The witness looked them over,
411 k. 44f Pael:Olticir, thing, his trousers all for drink.
said they had been written by her daughter, and described
.to to 11...c.insoe
_. trade, and able to earn 24s per
to`epttt,h;attolbeen'tnTe governor of the bridewell, them as " foolish nonsense." In reply to Mr. Blair, the
ektteso44tobutikatitrwaot for foouyrtetelomedsayus.p before for being witness said her daughter would be 21 years of age next
June. She was married when she was 16 years of age,
It -thk -tis,l,,tEll p
but Kelly (her husband) was at sea. Mr. Mansfield said
itOilfits,,, (4 'relessil. „PIRA' BOATS.—At the police- an assault had been committed, but with what intent it
lii`ttmil 4t tOrOas •ot,.',arrY, the owners of the Sea-
ttiol-Altspot he ,s Limn, Preferred_ a charge against was at present unnecessary to inquire. After a few words
ilte4lllot4ileikittelckfrottraepo nt steamer Thomas Atherton, from Mr. Blair, the magistrates ordered the prisoner to
be remanded for seven days, but intimated that bail
),„ A. ki,. el t, eared that on the 17th ult. both would be taken for his appearance.
iNettftt7 whileue landing-stage about half-past
I 4 Ittetrton Foioe alon the P ince's Dock
tilltsl.taetc)..tellii!siowohwieihthwAsl ottgthe earst_side, cud.'
q.lll,llaisl' tho Vatent _ e Thomas Wilson, and
0144, leo Mb_ uorn„,. of z 4. Mr. Mansfield ordered
1%.,,,1s 0, Y thorn„,. Atherton to pay Messrs, Parry
Nl' 14;11(1 rop kg. 7r.
iV(l4;eiriy'Avirtz_°glcE KING'S COUN r
„ttlh,", Ivever,iNainat".".,embers from this district yßoAtNecl-
iPp.y,.'t, viz.a%. Locke King's motion on
01:11, tulh Patt.4.eerton, , 6Blair, E. Cardwell, Sir P.
Lsgh, Hon. Colonel
141!tlidlt401:',4roty ;„.n 'set.- Tr.olleern.ache. The following
iIY/V4k Ite4' I‘lilttel. i 11
g. t, J. Brotherton, Richard
, wok: JacLOry, j. Gibson, J. Greene, Lord It.
ViOtle,,gesse,'son, j.•bl.leYvvood, L. Heyworth, C.
tii;N:o4', 4 p. c‘oloneft4lkin ton Thompson Sir G. Strickland,
v 1ikp100,01.4 23 Virestteacr, T. Thornely, Sir
.!‘l"l:klitet/'‘gortilisfiili •ATILITIA B
1i; te 4. q4tiret 150, s.triet who . ILL.—Amongst the
01,,th „Or , 1,. 14 favour loted on Monday last in
eltlN.Moi eea'a,, Cardwell of the militia bill, were
F,tq4thiq,
4. eolil, J. G ell, W. T. Egerton
o.Sorir
G.
t.:1:,14g..4,1111iit0ti.e io,tiri,eiji:tiFirir:,:oeomea,sLToTreodiißefom. :Galkoerwhoeisiclvgje
~,P,;4.4,:),Pity.w teel',isaY, J.
,4
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_.ett.
APv or:
mt Be
d:
IV4 IDvs."l, k'irigh s B • Birch, R. B. VT V 464 'od, 1, drier GI; S. lair, W. Brown, R.
klpPet,2 Iv, j. • ite,,,,,, 1 on, C. P. Grenfell, A.
t‘,. 41017, C. stars. Ala orth, C. Hindlev W. Jack.
uloaelsfietsb!ill, J. Pilkini;on, J. B
Therops Sir G. Strickland, R. A
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PUBLIC MEETINGS.

A MEETING OP THE PROPRIETORS OF THE EXCHANGE •
BUILDINGS was held in the Cotton Sales-rooms on 'Wed-
nesday, when it was unanimously resolved to let or lease
their offices, Nos. 2 and 3, in the west side, to the com-
mittee of the Liverpool Stock Exchange, for a period of
21 years.

rgt..GL ."411
itbs.4 1,11)(..

TOXTETH PARK.—At a meeting of the inhabitants and
owners of property in Toxteth-park, on Friday evening,
in the National School-room, Park-lane, Mr. M. Gregson
in the chair, for the purpose of considering the best means
of abating come nuisances in School-lane, and of obtain.
ing a supply of water for the district, a memorial to the
Water Committee with regard to the latter, and to the
guardians of the West Derby union with respect to the
former subject, were unanimously adopted, and received
numerous signatures.

WARD MEETINGS OF THE LIBERAL ELECTORS.—On
Wednesday evening a meeting of the Free-traders and
Roman Catholics of Vauxhall Ward was held at the
house of Mr. Rockliff, Vauxhall-road. Mr. Walter
Macgregor, of Vauxhall Foundry, was chairman, and was
supported by Messrs. Burdock, John Aiken, Wm. Rath-
bone, jun., A. H. Wylie, &c. The rest of the meeting
were working men ; and it is reported that at the conclu-
sion there was enthusiastic cheering for Cardwell and
Evart.

LIVERPOOL AND SOUTHPORT RAILWAY COMPANY.--
A meeting of the shareholders of this company was held
on Thursday in the Clarendon-rooms, for the purpose of
considering whether the directors should form a double
line of railway between Crosby and Southport. Mr. Hugh
Hornby presided. The estimated coat, it was stated,
would be .C15.€00. which expense would be nearly covered

company along a portion of the line

DERE/

a of K

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r' h:taira .
~re9te4 tb

1-4.'n t

e. was increased from
eived from Mr.

5 per annum.—A letter was r

stating

at, in consequence of

of medic

tion of d

-0--
e for that district.—After some cony

)r the proposed n

&now(' be employed to take contracts.—A letter w
from, the Poor law Board, sanctionine the Tic
-

tame, wilich, they recommend to be tried for six
e on months, and at the end of that time the hoard are to
furnish a report are, to the ugiul.t..