The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1847-11-30 00:00:00

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The Roman Catholics are raising funds for erecting a
at the north end bf tiic town.
:Int eel congregation of Trinity Church, St. Anne-street,
~re Presented the incumbent, the Rev. C. Davies, with
eoistly new set of books, for the altar and reading-desk.
k.,. W. Harden, Esq., judge of the County Court, Bir-
Kanead, has been elected a magistrate for the county of
"I.,,l!eashire.
,1„" was mentioned at the Dock Committee, on Thurs-
-03; in. roof of the increased supply of money, that £7OOO
had that day been offered to the trust at five per cent.
b,WIBRAL.—The high constables for the present year are
31',. Wm. Amery, Little Sutton, for the higher division ;
lig Mr. Samuel Lightbound, of Birkenhead, for the lower
it, Tuesday, as some person was taking a tea-pot off
hob in a house in Chatham-strett, it fell on a child
Francis Irwine, four years old, who, in consequence,
was seized with convulsions, and died soon after.
t,..0n Friday, Mr. J. S. Taylor, of Whitechapel, operated
tir cancer on the breast on a female, whilst she was under
tee influence of chloroform. The entire right breast was
moved without the patient experiencing the slightest
Agin.
Iti,WEsT DERBY GUARDIANS.—At the weekly meeting on
rettnesday, it was decided to apply to the Poor-Law
missioners for power to build a workhouse in Toxteth
tics Mr. Roskell gave notice of a motion to enlarge the
Workhouse.
i9ll Tuesday, Mr. Neill, surgeon to the Eye and Ear In-
ary, operated with complete success in several cases of
Xthismus whilst the patients (females) were under the
',eets of chloroform.
el Thursday night a fire broke out in a building near
smithy
King's Dock, belonging to tie Dock Trust, used as a
'tily a
gtn'tilynd for testing chain cables. The roof of the
t
was destroyed, and more damage would have
"'%n done but for the exertions of the police.
About the middle of lrst month a boy, seven years old,
named William Flynn, living with his parents in Banastre-
Zed, was toasting some bread at the fire, when his clothes
1„-'aght, and he was so severely injured that he died on
'4Ursday last.
edition
G. FISK'S TOUR IN THE HOLY LAND.—A new
, of this popular work is now out at a lower price
B. 6d.),, with beautiful illustrations from the author's
‘'Wll pencil. Nearly 5,000 copies have been sold in the
'ere expensive shape.
On Friday, the body of a man was found in the Bruns-
Icielc-doeie. At the inquest yesterday, it was ascertained
deceased's name was Richd. Allen who was a married
,1•4, and resided in Robert-street, Toxteth-park. He
Was 54 years of age, and was employed as a ship- keeper.
AITEMPTED FRAUD.—A few evenings since Mr. Griffith,
,_l4 Berry-street, was waited upon by an elderly man, of
mean exterior, who represented that he had a writ for
ZuaL from Mr. Pemberton, of Cable-street, and the
'uount he required was 245. The money was not paid,
71i:d the so-called writ, which was printed in the usual
fa!, with the signature of the Mayor, turned out to be a
-CAUTION TO COLLECTORS OF TAXES.—At a meeting
of n . .
I„.,‘,ommissioners, held at Birkenhead, on Wednesday
tr,-*Ls one of the collectors of the hundred of Wirral being
-4victed of having received several large sums of money
account of the first moiety of assessed taxes, which he
h 7 not accounted for to government, was fined in the
▪ igated penalty of ten pounds, and dismissed from
eft ce.
Reynoldson, who has been practising among us as
Lettrative mesmerist for three years, and professes to
11'e cured several severe cases of disease by its agency,
intendsii to give a course of three lectures, next month, at
`e Concert Hall. We are told that Mr. Lawrence Hey-
-01"th will take the chair at the first meeting. The
teytures will be illustrated by experiments on residents of
t Iverpool, who have been successfully and gratuitously
reafed.
the
ROSCOE CLUB —Mr Emerson, whose lectures at
.„„
`c, inechanics' Institution have excited so much interest,
41, open the Discussion Class of the Roscoe Club this
hllesdayl evening, by a lecture at the Royal Institution.
t;;•le lecture-room, by an arrangement with the proprie-
hl?, has been placed at the service of the members of the
ecoe Club. Each member has the privilege of intro-
•tring a lady. The Discussion Class will thus commence
th eclat,
•A- deputation from the Birkenhead Dock Company,
rttlisisting of Baron de Goldsmidt, Mr. R. Garnett, Mr.
ter. J. Bailey, Mr. Maynard, and Mr. Rendel, had an in-
t'fiew with the Commissioners of her Majesty's Woods
01/4 Forests, on Tuesday at their office in Whitehall-
Vee. A deputation from' the Dock Commissioners of
coll:kenhead, consisting of Mr. Wain, Mr. Pike, and Mr.
l, had also an interview on Tuesday with the Com-
teissioners of her Majesty's Woods and Forests.
ofrile Right Hon. Sir Thos. Wilde, Lord Chief Justice
has
her
aPpMajes's Court of Common Pleas at Westminster,
ointetyd Morris Charles Jones, of Liverpool, in the
etend tsl of Lancaster, gentleman, to be one of the perpe-
ommissioners for taking the acknowledgments of
passed be executed by married women, under the act
the _ for the abolition of fines and recoveries, and for
andspobratthititio nof more simple modes of assurance, in
pßopms coty of Chester.
TUTE F ET
OR Sogiis
IMP SON'S NEWLY-DISCOVERED SUBSTI-
TUTE•
on ThE,,u----A very difficult case of delivery was
Robertson, of Birkenhead,
morning last, by Dr. J. Hunter
_the. influence of chloroform.
The thefemale; patient
on was under
ree
o
Zering, was astonished and delighted to fin that she had
.71.01fght into the world a living child. Although chloro-
V.sm
shas been thus used by Dr. Simpson of Edinburgh,
1 ,we believe, the first case of the kind which has
""Burred in England.
LAUNCH OF THE EMPRESS.—on Tuesday, a beautiful
;IP called the Empress, was iaaanis—t tiv.rn the of
kr builders, Messrs. P. Challiner and;Co., Baffin-street.
i.:fte was built for Messrs. Cotesworth, Wynne, and Lyne,
run between this port and Pernambuco, in conjunction
With the Seraphina, belonging to the same parties ; and
we have no doubt, prove a most acceptable addition
b' the trade. Her dimensions are :—length of keel, 118
.• in. ; beam, 25 ft. 8 in. ; depth of hold, 16 ft. 6 in. ;
'then, new measurement, 332 tons ; old ditto, 361 tons.
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h,"•118 ECEASED ARISH AND POLICE OFFICERS.—We
rstanDd that herP Majesty's government have granted a
of money, though small, for the purpose of relieving
ve necessities of the widows and orphans of those officers
01 the parish and police who lost their lives in consequence
hl,faking the fever in the discharge of their duty. We
Pieve that the distribution will be confided to the Rectors,
Rushton, and Mr. Austen, the Assistant Poor-Law
beCommissioner. The distribution could not be confided to
tter hands. We wish the extent of the funds was greater.
Bch sum granted is the amount of one year's salary for
Le"CERT-HALL.—To-morrow evening a concert will
given at the Concert-hall, at which, amidst a rivalry
local talent, Miss Saunders, a vocalist high in public
zititnation, but entirely new to a Liverpool audience, will
make her debut, aided by Mr. Geo. Holden, Mr. Ryalls,
-1-e• Wallworth, Mr. Hasswell, and a chorus of thirty
tformers. The object of the concert is to augment the
finds of the Early Closing Association—a body whose
'lldatory workings and beneficial exertions deserve high
4°l/1. mendation ; and we trust a discerning public will, by
ell' attendance, aid a cause so salutary and necessary.
1,4, tricinE BY A MAN UNKNOWN.—On Friday a man
Mitchell,
committed suicide in the house of Edward
twitchell, publican, West Derby Road. He had been
Aging at the house from the previous Monday, and ap-
-80,7ed to be in very depressed spirits—stating that his
'sod had Tot...a him of .f. 52, and gone to America. He
',ed to he about on the forms during the day, and often
called Out " Oh, Jemmy ! how could you leave me. At
itu,7past 8 on Friday night, he was found suspended by
e oed-post and quite dead. The inquest was held this
-'ll, and at the conclusion of the case yesterday, the jury
himself
a verdict to the effect that deceased destroyed
Was whilst labouring under temporary insanity. He
a droves., and was about 45 years of age.
R. NEW PACKET-SHIP IVANHOE.
T—This fine new
,_,
'elcet-ship Ivanhoe, belonging to the black star line, ar-
t!ed at this port on Friday from New York. She left
:,2t city on the 9th instant, and has made her first passage
57,7°88 the Atlantic under seventeen days. The Ivanhoe
eees built in New York, under the superintendence of her
g ll:lnlander, Captain Edwards. She is 176 feet long, with
Construct breadth of beam and registers 1,200 tons. In her
ileion she combines in an eminent degree those
Nkrable requisites to a ship, great strength and ample
17:13acity. The beauty of her proportions, with her finely-
gl'il)Olded bows and clean, sharp run aft, at once stamp her
th a fast ship. During the trip across the Atlantic she
,Cession
several strong northwest gales, and on every
god
performed admirably, the ship being very dry
i:,!(1 steering remarkably well. Her cabins are fitted up
1131 much taste and judgment, and are well ventilated.
offlbtLpui THEATRE.-The proprietors of this favourite
u`4ce of amusement still continue to reap the public re-
Z4rd nightly bestowed on their spirited exertions. end
eh succeeding evening brings forth greater novelty. Mr.
jtY seems determined to please, and if we may judge
Qfa the plaudits of crowded auditories with which each
,of the circle is greeted, and the entertainirg effects
"%Iced by the merry conceits of two admirable clowns,
~wars. Adrian and Bullock, he has fully achieved the
erred object. The equestrian performances during the
4st Week have found in the efficient persons of Messrs.
titli,,dges, Wells, Powell, Hendrick, Mesdames Valentine
Rarrand, and Miss Wells, aided by Messrs. Stephens,
g 4Orne, Jameson, and Hennings, the celebrated vaulters,
eetabination of talent rarely surpassed, if ever equalled.
• was added the grand hippo dramatic representation
Damon and Pythias ; or the Merchant Steed." It
ivIIT great improvement upon the equestrian spectacles
bLn ell has of late been brought out in this town, being
Eisid on the stage with most consummate and artistic
'l2, as regards tableaux and general effect.
41.
1:1NoBLE DUKE AND HOLLOWAY'S PlLLS.—Professor
thealinvray has lately been honoured with the personal
liks of one of the most renowned dukes of the realm,
V°, like the Earl of Aldborough, has been cured of a
t4er and stomach complaint of some-relies standing, at-
prabat with great weakness ans. -s'ebility, by the means
4koolloway's celebrated pi -, and this after physicians'
diZ was tried in vain. 0 spay, Paralysis, Asthma, and
otsd_ses of the lungs, s •e nearly all their origin in dis-
trted livers and stomachs, which a few timely doses of
toway's Pills will cure.
L_etermination of blood to the head, apoplexy, &c. ef-
Pijrally prevented by the occasional use of Frampton's
ot,z7 of Health, which, by strengthening the action of_the-
t,ach, and promoting a healthy and regul: ilestion
he food, prevents a recurrence of those . • mptoms of
farming disorder, giddiness, oip • - . in of the brain,
ek-ato.„ g noise in the ears, head- : - , &c. They are an
itZeuent aperient, without sing or prostration of
th.figth, create appetite, eve languor, and invigorate
• spirits ; while, to the . • e liver or sedentary, they offer
kzt and import:lnt advantages. Sold by all vendors of
itefues. Price ls. lid. per box. See the name of
filit;°faas Prout, 229, Strand, London," on the govern-
r Stamp.