The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-06-21 00:00:00

DEATH OF MR. RANISHAY.

WE regret to learn that WILLIAM RAMSHAY, Esq.,
barrister-at-law, late Judge of the Liverpool County
Court, expired on Thursday last. This event took place,
we believe, at the learned gentleman's chambers, in
London.

TRANSATLANTIC STEANI-SFIIPS.--The steam-ship Baltic;
Captain Comstock, sailed on Wednesday for New York,
with 150 passengers.—The Royal Mail steam-ship Africa,
Harrison, commander, took her departure from the Mer-
sey on Saturday afternoon, for New York, with the usual
mails, &c.

THE TELEGRAPH, anew steamer intended for the trade
between Belfast and Liverpool, was tried on the Clyde on
Friday last, and attained a high rate of speed. She is
217-1 feet long, keel and forelake, 271 feet broad, and 151
feet depth in the hold, and admeasures 820 tons, exclusive
of the engine-room.

MARL;iE STORES IN LlVERPOOL.—Yesterday, at the
police-office, a marine storekeeper, named Michael Barrett,
whose premises are situated in Chaloner-street, was sent
to gaol for two months and deprived of his license, for re-
ceiving stolen bale-ropes and dirty cotton, as well as old
copper, which appeared to have been surreptitiously picked
up from the docks by a triumvirate of " professionals,"
named John Holding, Thomas Smith, and Winnifra
Golding. The two male thieves were remanded till this
moraine, while the woman was discharged.
THE " ROUGHS" OF FONTENOY-STREET.—Yesterday,
at the Police-office, two young fellows, named respectively
Mulhally and M`Guinness, were charged with a gross
and unprovoked assault on police-officer Carroll, com-
mitted on the evening of Saturday fortnight. M'Guin-
ness did not attempt to deny the charge ; but said that,
as he had taken out a passage for America, and intended
to sail for the land of liberty on Thursday next, he hoped
their honours would he lenient upon him. Inspector
Ryde stated that the officer Carroll was a first-class man,
and wore a medal for good conduct and efficiency. He
had been placed in Fontenoy-street, which was his exclu-
sive beat ; and, consequently, in cases like the present
no other evidence could be produced save his own. From
the number of " roughs" residing in the locality, he was
subject to the grossest attacks, his life being almost daily
placed in jeopardy. Indeed, such was the character of
the people frequenting that locality, and who made it a
constant practice to assault the solitary guardian of the
peace, that those respectable individuals who resided in
the neighbourhood were afraid to come forward as wit-
nesses, in consequence of the certainty of being subjected
to further annoyance end danger. In these circum-
stances, the prisoners were ordered to pay a fine of
each ; in default, to go to prison for two months.
LIVERPOOL PHILOMATHIC SOCIETY.—The annual
dinner of this flourishing society took place on Saturday.
The spot selected for the occasion was the delightful vil-
lage of Hale, and a happier selection could scarcely have
been made. The members of the society mustered in
strong force. The president, James Spence, Esq., and
H. A. Payne, Esq., C. E. Rawlins,
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attended.
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rington, who had kindly forwardedi.ate M.P. for War-
to the society his
permission to do so. The beautiful
gardens and conserva-
tories in these grounds present numerous features of great
interest. The dinner present numerous features of great
interest. The dimler Was d of co e, at the
Child of Hale Hotel, whosereox%clellen, t hostesusr! with the
single exception of the waiting power in attendance (which
by the way is never efficient in the country), did full jus-
tice to the occasion. Numerous appropriate toasts were
proposed, and suitably and ably responded to. The day
being the anniversary of the battle of Waterloo, Mr.
Spence proposed " The memory of the Duke of Wel-
lington ;" and in the speech in which it was introduced,
dashed off, impromptu, a sketch of the great captain.
which was replete with truth, vigour, and eloquence.
The health of Mr. Blackburn° was neither forgotten nor
omitted, and the drinking of it elicited a feeling reply
from the excellent gentleman who has the superintendence
of his grounds, Mr. Nickson. Two of Busby's large
omnibuses were chartered for the occasion, besides which
many of the members made use of their own conveyances.
After a day's entertainment, which afforded the greatest
enjoyment to all who shared in it, the party separated
about nine Velock.