The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1849-07-17 00:00:00

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On Thursday the smack Lord Nelson, from Liverpool
to Wick, laden with salt, was ran ashore to the north-
ward of Douglas bay.
A deputation, from Birkenhead Dock, consisting of
Mr. Ellice, 'Mr. Laird, and Mr. J. C. Ewart, had an in-
terview with the Commissioners of Woods and Forests
on Friday.
On Sunday, Sarah Ann Roberts. aeed five weeks, was
found dead in bed, between her mother and another
woman. Both women were drunk, and the child had
been overlain.

A boy, unknown, fell into the canal on Tuesday last.
and was drowned. He had undressed himself with the
intention of bathing, but had been cautioned against
doing so, as he could not swim.
EXAMINATION OF MASTERS AND MATES.—At a meet-
ing of the board of Examiners held on Tuesday, the 10th
iustant, Mr. Jonas Bowyer, late first officer of the "Adam
Lodge," of Liverpool, was examined and found qualified
for a second class master's certificate.

A railway guard, at the Aintree Railway Station, was
walking on the platform, on Wednesday, when a parcel
of some description coming into contact with his feet,
tripped him, and he fell upon the rails. Before he could
regain his feet an approaching train passed over him,
killing him on the spot.
SUDDEN DEATH.—On Tuesday, Mr. John Clarke,
bookkeeper to Messrs. Tonge, Curry and Ca., ship-bro-
kers, died suddenly while transacting his usual business
in the office of his employers. Mr. Clarke was about 34
years of age, and up to the time of his death seemed to be
in the enjoyment of good health.
While the proportion of deaths from cholera to the
population was, in 1832, in Liverpool, 1 in 103; in Man-
chester, 1 in 211 ; and in London, 1 in 282 ; they were
only lin 7,000 in Birmingham,—a most striking feature
in connection with the annals of cholera in this coun-
try in 1832. It is worthy of observation that the large
towns in this country have a much less mortality than
those of the continent. _

MAD AME LuCIE Duvar..—This artiste is at present with
her troupe exhibiting at the Zoological Gardens. To
Madame Duval attaches the credit of refining; and adding
the last artistic touch to the popular living pictures desig-
nated Poses Plastiques, the grouping; and colouring, and
the distribution of drapery observed by this lady, at once
prove her to be possessed of all the requisites of the
artist : she is besides influenced by a delicacy not always
to be found relieving this description of exhibition.
Madame Duval herself presents a model of female beauty,
with all the accompanying graces which proceed alone
from purity of mind.
THE EVANGELICAL REFORMED CHURCH OF FRANCE.
—We direct attention to an advertisement connected with
this interesting subject, to be found in another part of our
paper. M. Monod is well known in this country as an
able an faithful minister; an impression that must have
been deepened on the minds of all who heard him preach
in the Rev. Mr. Fergusson's church, on Sabbath evening.
The recent secession of M. Monod, M. le Comte de Gas-
parin, and others from the National Reformed Church,
involved a point of no•less importance than the Divinity
of our Lord and Saviour; and we trust that M. Monod
will have a good meeting this evening, in Great George's
Presbyterian Church, where he gives an exposition of his
principles, and his grounds of separation from the estab-
lishment.

ST. PETER'S CHURCH, AINTREE, NEAR THE RACE
COURSE.—Last Sunday, being the anniversary of the
consecration of this church, sermons were preached in
aid of the Sunday schools attached to the church, by the
Revs. Rector Campbell and W. H. Vernon. The after-
noon service was assisted by the choir of the Breck-road
church, who performed cathedral service in a most beau-
tiful manner; and the collections, including donations
from Lord Sefton and Rector Campbell, realised upwards
of £2l. We were most pleased to observe the manifest
improvement in the outward appearance of this humble
temple, by the erection of a tower and fine sounding bell
at the east end, and were no less gratified with the inte-
rior, which now presents the appearance of a homely, but
well ordered place of worship, affording a pleasing theme
of congratulation to a right-thinking mind, that a building
originally designed for so different a purpose, should be
dedicated to the service and glory of the Lord.
ARCHIEOLOGY—VISITORS TO LIVERPOOL.—A copy of
the prospectus of the approaching congress has been left
at our office, from which we see that preparations are
made for a week of much pleasure and information. The
subjects of the papers are excellent, and we have no doubt
that the serving up of the dishes will be worthy of the bill
of fare. On Monday, two papers will be read, having
reference to. Lancashire, one by Mr. Halliwell, on the cot-
tage literature of the palatine counties, the other by Mr.
Waller, on a brass of Sir Peter Legh, in Winwick Church.
On Thursday, of three papers to be read, one only refers
to Lancashire, on a brass of Sir William Molyneux, in
Sefton Church, by J. G. Waller, Esq. Arrangements are
made for an excursion to Conway and back on Wednes-
day ; and on Friday two parties will start, one for Chirk,
Llangollen, &e., and the other for Beeston and Bunbury,
both returning to a public dinner and soiree in the evening.
LIVERPOOL DISTRICT COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.-011
Tuesday, Mr. Evans, solicitor, applied for the interposi-
tion of Mr. Commissioner Stephenson, to compel Mr.
Core, accountant, to furnish a new balance sheet in the
bankruptcy of Mr. J. R. Pim. It appeared that Mr.
Core had prepared the balance sheet in the case, and that
his charge was £5O. £3O had been paid, and he took a
bill for the other £2O. This bill was dishonoured, but
nevertheless, the first balance sheet being defective, Mr.
Core undertook to complete it and the cash account for
£l2 more. Having done so, he refused to give it up till
the £2O, the amount of the dishonoured bill, was paid,
The commissioner considered that Mr. Core had bound
himself by a new contract, and he must furnish a new
balance sheet. Mr. Core said the case was a hard one for
him, but he would certainly do so. He offered Mr. Evans
the dishonoured bill for £lO, but the bait was not suffi-
ciently tempting.
DEPUTATION F:LOM LIVERPOOL TO GLASGOW.—A
deputation from Liverpool, consisting of Messrs. Charles
Hart, vestry clerk, John Woodruffe, -town councillor and
vestryman, and Edward P. M`Knight, honorary overseer
of Liverpool, arrived.in Glasgow on Friday, and attended
a meeting along with the Hon. the Lord Provost, Messrs.
David Anderson, chairman, Archibald M`Lellan, William
M`Lead James Gourlay, and Peter Mackenzie of the paro-
chial board, on the subject of the vast influx of Irish pau-
pers to Liverpool and Glasgow, and other places in Eng-
hind and Scotland. The Liverpool deputation begged
that the authorities in Glasgow would concur with them
in applying, through their representatives in parliament,
to the government for redress. This the Glasgow gentle-
men cordially and unanimously agreed to. The Liver-
pool deputation proceeded the same day to Edinburgh.—
Scotsman.
SERIOUS ACCIDENT AT ORTON.—This retired village
was the scene of a lamentable casualty one day last week.
A number of workmen were employed in fixing a cistern,
or performing some other finishing operation of building,
when a large arch gave way, bringing along with it a cis-
tern and the contents, as well as the floor of a room. A
mason and another operative were buried beneath the
ruins. Of course strenuous efforts were used to rescue
the poor fellows from their perilous situation. It was
found that one man was completely surrounded by bricks
and other materials to the weight of many tons, his body
being quite cramped up. The other man was taken from
beneath the cistern not much injured, owing to the cir-
cumstance of the ponderous vessel falling upon some
large stones, by which a kind of cavity was formed for
the man's body. His companion's injuries, however, are
of a serious character; indeed his life seems to have been
preserved by little short of a miracle.
RACE EXTRAORDINARY. A GENUINE " SWEEP"-
STAKE.—We learn from a respectable gentleman, that a
novel and amusing feat (of which he was an eye-witness
by accident) took place last week in Harrison-street, out
of Scotland-road. He observed a considerable crowd in
the street, and, on going up, found that one master chim-
ney-sweeper had wagered with another that his boy would
ascend and descend the chimney of the house opposite, in
a shorter time than the other. Both masters were pre-
sent; and though the wager was for only half-a-crown,
great interest was excited amongst all around by the no-
velty of the challenge. One of the lads was about nine
years of age, and the other about twelve, and both entered
heartily into the spirit of the contest. The masters exhi-
bited the utmost mutual good humour, and a toss decided
that the younger boy should first try his professional
powers. A watch was placed in the hands of an umpire,
and at a signal the little fellow darted off, and was soon
out of sight. The feat, no doubt, quite suited (sooted)
him. The house was three stories high, and he soon
popped his head out at the chimney top, and as soon
again made his appearance in the street, amidst much ap-
plause, he having accomplished his task in precisely two
minutes. The other lad then ascended and returned ;
but not being quite so expert, absorbed two minutes and
two seconds in the operation. The winner good hu-
mouredly addressed his opponent, saying " Come, Bill,
tip over the shiners !" which his master immediately
paid. The winner's master caused some laughter by ex-
claiming—" This lad of mine is now open to all Eng-
land for a flue-race, and I'll back him !" He added that
the boy could go up a chimney eight inches square.
MESSRS. GREGSON AND SONS' "PARK SAW MILLS."
—Aniaccidental visit to these mills, in Hill-street, Tox-
teth-park, a few days ago afforded us much gratification,
not unmingled with surprise. The buildings and yard ex-
tend into Warwick-street, and are very extensive. The
saw mill portion of the former is nearly in the middle of
the area, and crossing it. It is open below, the rooms
above the sawing machinery being supported on pillars,
and presenting a neat frontage, with four large windows
and a clock facing Warwick-street. The timber to be
sawn is received iu a large yard behind, from Warwick-
street, and is delivered through the front yard in Hill-
street, in which vast piles of sawn timber are stored. The
fine sawing
is accomplished by straight saws working ver-
tically by steam and with great rapidity of motion ; and
so perfect is their action that we were shown some speci-
mens of veneers, twenty of which were cut out of an inch
thick of hard wood ! These were nearly as thin as card-
board, and cut more to show the perfection of the machi-
nery than for any practicable purpose of utility. Veneers
can be cut of from 9 to 20 out of the inch, and all of them,
—so fine are the saws,—looked at a short distance from
the eye as if they were planed, A close inspection of the
surface on either side shows only fine lines like hairs, and
the labour and waste of using a toothing plane is entirely
superseded. We saw a long balk of mahogany, 2 feet 8
inches in depth, under the operation of being cut, and
finely too, into boards of from kth to k of an inch, for the
panelling of railway coaches. At these mills all kinds of
timber are cut up to any thickness or of any size, or even
bevel. There are " slabbing" saws and " circular" saws ;
the latter stripping up, we observed, four thicknesses of
deal board at once, with a velocity that would have aston-
ished any of our forefathers. This is called "flat cutting."
Railways are laid along the yards, and the heaviest balks
are easily disposed of as required. The engnes are driven
by steam, from four large waggon-shaped boilers. Many
men are, notwithstanding, employed, and 20 born". are
stabled on the premises. _

VALUE OF PREMTSES NEAR TITHEBARN-STREET.—
The Liverpool and Bury Railway Company are now ex-
tending their line to Tithebarn-street. The owners of
the property required have in most cases been amicably
settled with, and the tenants duly compensated ; but a
few of the latter were dissatisfied, and, (under the land
act,) Mr. Rushton sat on Saturday to adjudicate on two
of the cases. Mr. Stewart was also on the bench. In
one case, James Marrin, a provision dealer and lodging-
house keeper, in Key-street, was represented as realising
£4 per week profit. His rent was only £l4, and be
claimed, as compensation, £243. The sum of £4O had
been offered him. Both he and his wife are poor looking
people, and neither can read or write. She said she baked
confectionary, ecc., but there was no oven on the premises.
Mr. Picton showed that it was a very small place for the
sale of red herrings, eggs, and chips. The entire stock
was not worth £5. The second case was that of Mr. J.
H. Sammond, lodging-house keeper, 20, St. Paul's-
square. He had been offered £lOO by the Railway Com-
pany. He claimed two years profit at £lOO per annum ;
£5O for removing his children in consequence of the
works ; £5O for repairs and fixtures, and another sum for
final removal. It was proved by neighbours who kept
equally good lodging-houses, and who had accepted £5O,
that their gross receipts were not more than £2 10s. a
week. Mr. Rushton, (who had, with Mr. Stewart, in-
spected the premises,) awarded £4O to Marrin, and £lOO
to Sammond.

FESTIVITIES AT KNOWSLEY PARK.—Lord and Lady
Stanley have, during the week, given a series of splendid
entertainments at Knowsley Park, the Earl of Derby's
seat in Lancashire, on the occasion of the great race
meeting at Liverpool, the noble earl having placed his
princely seat at the disposal of the noble lord and lady for
their distinguished friends. Lord and Lady Stanley and
the Hon. E. H. Stanley, M.P., arrived from town on
Monday evening, accompanied by the Earl of Jersey, the
Earl and Countess of Eglinton, and a party of about 18
friends. The dinner party that evening was confined to
a circle of about 20, but the following day brought a
large accession to the party. On Tuesday morning there
was a large shooting party in the park, and from that
evening up to Saturday there were gradd dinners for up-
wards of 30 personages each day, the party partaking of
the hospitality of the noble lord and lady including the
Duke of Richmond and Lady Caroline Gordon Lennox,
the Earl of Jersey, the Earl and Countess of Eglintoun,
Viscount and Viscountess Newport, Viscount Clifdeu,
Viscount Canterbury, Lord Bateman, Lord Dunkellin,
Lord Gcorge Manners, the Hon. Colonel and Hon. Mrs.
Anson, the Hon. Francis Villiers, Sir Josh. Hawley, Col.
Hornby, Captain Hornby, Mr. and Mrs. J. Stanley, Mr.
Geo. Fitzroy, Mr. G. Sturt, &c. The party separated on
Saturday, the Duke of Richmond and Lady Caroline
Gordon Lennox, the Earl of Jersey, the Hon. F. Villiers,
the Hon. Colonel and Mrs. Anson, leaving for town,
the Earl and Countess of Eglinton left for their seat in
Scotland. Lord George Manners was compelled, from
indisposition, to absent himself from the dinner circle
after Tuesday. Lord Stanley left Knowsley Park in the
afternoon for London, and Lady Stanley and the Hon. E.
H. Stanley, M.P., repaired to town yesterday.

-• . .
SINGULAR INCIDENT AT THE THEATRE ROYAL.—On
Thursday, during the performance of Othello by Mr.
Macready, a gentleman in the upper boxes, who paid
great attention to the play, seemed extremely astonished
at the apparent blindness of the Moor, and was mightily
indignant at the treachery of lago, (Mr. Barry Sullivan.)
He gave vent to his feeling, at times, by clenching his
fist, and audibly hurling imprecations upon the false
friend. He appeared to be wound up to the highest pitch
of excitement, in the scene where Othello seizes lago by
throat, and, in the ecstasy of delight, the spectator started
up and exclaimed, loud enough for all around to hear—
" Choke the devil—choke him I"