The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1847-06-01 00:00:00

June 1, 1847.

total latth9.

air. William Fox has been elected Master of the Lyceum
News-room, vice Mr. Hughes, who has disappeared.
WOREHOUSE.—There are 1641 persons in our
Workhouse, 557 of whom are down in fever.
since last December, 1,363,000 quarts of soup have
n given out in Liverpool at the soup-shops.
Robert Woodward, Esq. of Liverpool, has purchased
the estate of Pershore, in Esq.,
vale of Irvesham, Worces-
tershire, for £17,000.
The steam-ship Britannia arrived at Boston on the 16th
eltimo, on her last outward voyag, having accomplished
the passage in twelve days from this port.
THE BATHS IN PAUL-STREET.—Last week upwards of
1500 persons bathed at this establishment, and the amount
received was £l7.
Cart-owners are seeking higher rates for cartage, and
4:l!rters higher wages for driving, in consequence of the
nigh price of provisions, &c.
On Wednesday, the body of a child was found in a field
in Tranmere. It was deposited in .a small box, and a por-
tion of earth was thrown over it.
An immense stalk of maize, grown in Louisiana, has
been brought to Liverpool. The enormous stalk is 17
feet 9 inches in height, and bears six ears, each of which
weighs a pound, and contains 880 grains upon an average.
DEATH BY POISON.—On Monday last, William Pilking-
ton, of Upper Mann-street, destroyed himself by taking
poison. Whilst intoxicated he eat some white powder
which had been got to poison cockroaches.
On Sunday week, as Mary Roche, aged 50, living in
Brick-street, was coming down stairs, assisted by her
daughter, she fell, and died almost instantly. She had
not had sufficient to eat, and was ill of fever.
THE NEW LANDING STAGE.—This monstrous piece
of workmanship is to be tugged to its place, opposite
St. George's Pier, this day, (Tuesday,) about eleven
o'clock, by seven steam tugs.

Arrangements have beeii made in the Workhouse for
'the reception of such persons as may be found in the
streets at night in a state of fever, instead of their being
taken to bridewell, to the danger- of casual prisoners, as
has been the case recently.
HIGHWAY ROBBERY.—About nine o'clock on Tues-
day night, a woman, servant to Mr. Langley, Russell-
Street, was stopped by two men in Falkner-square, and
tubbed of 2s. 6d. One of the villains held her by the
throat, whilst the other ransacked her pocket.
NEW POTATOES.—Some remarkably fine new potatoes,
which had been grown in the open air, were exhibited at
the Woolton horticultural show on Thursday.' It was
Stated that, in that neighbourhood, the disease had almost
entirely disappeared.

QUICK SAILING.-The schooner Byzantium, Captain
Thurtell, one of the fine class of vessels belonging to
William Carpenter, Esq., of Birkenhead, has just com-
pleted the voyage from Plymouth to Constantinople in
the unprecedented short sellce of twenty days..

CAR;. HORSES.—On -Wednesday, two -valuable cart
horses were sold at Lucas's for £l4O, to the Earl of Bal-
carres and Mr. Cruikshank, the brewer. The cause of the
neat rise in the prices of draught horses is, that all the
railway contractors are large buyers at present, and will
he until all railways are completed. They are forty per
tent. dearer than twelve months ago.

LYING-IN HOSPITAL.—An appeal was made on Sunday
148 t, in behalf of this charity, at the Roman Catholic
Chapel, Copperas-hill, when, after a sermon by the Rev.
Ur. Gillow, the sum of £46 was collected. A similar ap-
Peal was also made at the Crescent chapel, Everton, by
the Rev. John Kelly, when the sum of £2O was collected
on behalf of the same institution.

The lamented death of Mr. Richard Houghton creates
Ivacancy in the representation of Scotland Ward in the
'town Council, which will shortly have to be filled up.
As Mr. Houghton's term of servitude did not expire till
November, 1848, the gentleman about to be elected to the
"scant office will have to serve till the expiration of that
time. The election for the new member will take place
ou Thursday.
tThe congregation of St. Michael's Church, Toxteth-
ark, have presented their highly respected minister, the
Rev. William Hesketh, with a full suit of canonicals as
4/1 Oxford Master of Arts, in testimony of their deep ad-
tution of the soundness of teacing, the tetion whriach he gives to his pastoralhis duties,fi and his excellent
l)ersonal and private character.

FEVER.—The Rev. Dr. Appleton, of Seel-street Roman
Catholic Chapel in this town, died of typhus fever on
Wednesday. Mr. Steele, the assistant of the late Mr.
Rowlands, one of our relieving officers, died of the same
fatal disease on Friday morning; and on the same evening
Police-constable George Young, assistant relieving officer
died of fever, caught in the discharge of their duties.
Rocx FERRY FLOWER SHOW.—This exhibition, which
Will take place on Friday next, will, no doubt, be well at-
tended, as, independent of the well known taste and skill
of the exhibition in the neighbourhood, the gardens at-
tached to the hotel are so well adapted for such a pur-
lose. The boats to the ferry will run continually
throughout the day, and everybody knows the great im-
Provements which have taken place there, and the excel-
lent accommodation at the hotel.
On Thursday Mr. Edward Bryan, a shipwright, died
ander the following circumstances :—Three weeks ago he
and another man were engaged in coating the bottom of
a vessel in the Brunswick Dock, with a mixture of tar and
arsenic, applied in a hot state. While working, the de-
l!eased complained of being ill, and was very sick, throw-
Prig up a quantity of white matter. He said he thought
he had been poisoned from the effects of the fumes or va-
Pour which proceeded from the mixture.
On Saturday last, the ringers of Prescot rung on the
liens of the parish church a true peal of "gransire triples,"
consisting of 1847 changes in one hour and six minutes,
being the date of the present year, and likewise the fare-
Well of sine of their members. The ringers were stationed
RS follows :—Robert Clithrow, treble ; Thomas llutchea,
2d, being his farewell; Henry Dagnall, 3d; Manley D.
Dumbill, 4th ; Lawrence Wainwright, sth ; Thomas
Denton, 6th ; John Bullock, 7th ; James Rose, tenor.—
'Composed and conducted by ,John Bullock.
A HINT FROM THE SANDWICH ISLANDS TO THE COR-
-I'ORATION OF LIVERPOOL.—A proclamation was issued
by the Governor of Pahu on the 23d of November, which
states that complaints have been made of the leading of
snld cattle through the streets of Honolulu, and this
l'angerous practice is attributed to the custom of slaughter-
Itlg the animals on or near the wharfs. This is forbidden
t9l; the future, and " all beef slaughtered in violation of
ilus prohibition shall, on proof of the same, be forfeited,
tae-fourth to the benefit of the informant, and three-
-41112H
ohnsotloultuhy, government, for the support of the police
UNFOUNDED "RUMOUR OF A CASE OF POISONING.—An
,";igasest was held before Mr. Curry, the borough coroner,
ttpdaturdan y last, on view of the body of Patrick Hopper,
ite-ek' Years, :who resided in Paul-street. , About three
stb ago he complained of a pain in his side, but was
tirilerwin., se well. Yesterday-evening week he went to a
He gwis'sts' shop, and asked for something to ease the pain.
Who mix questioned as to his state by a man in the shop,
After tarnl) a Powder for him of white and yellow colours.
sickness
burning sell; i!te powder at home, he complained of a
a ion in his stomach and bowels, and also of
tight, andaad great thirst. He kept getting worse all
suit_ , next morning became speechless, in which ,tncrne remained until Wednesday, when he died. A
peiso,llll,wras put forth to the effect that he had been
Mr. Walton, surgeon, made a post mortem
ih• a2l, unatio. n, and found the cause of death to be effusion
,Ene brain, probably arising from fever ; and he could
detect
the presence of poison of an description
erdict, " Death from natural causes." y *
Loss h OF THE BOSTON PACKET-SHIP ANGLO-SAXON.—
'SY the steam-ship Caledonia advices have been received
'Of the loss of the fine new packet-ship Au 10_s
Lain Gordon, near Cape Sable. The non-arrival OfCtait; ship during the past week excited some surprise, the vessels
of the line to which she belongs being noted for the rapi_
Boston,
of their passages. The Anglo-Saxon sailed from
soston, it appears, on the sth instant with a heavy cargo
121 corn and flour, and a considerable number of passen-
rrsl subsequently, encountered strong gales from the
east, and, on the night of Saturday, the Bth instant, in a
ri-O storm from the southeast, drove on Shore on Duck
Shag Harbour, near Cape Sable. The passengers,
w, and part of'the cargo, the latter very much damaged,
'tr,re,saved; but the vessel was expected to be a total loss.
th mill was broken to the floor-heads, fore and aft, on
Ofe starboard side. The Anglo-Saxon was a new vessel,
0495 tons burthen, cost 56,000 dollars, and was launched
last summer. She was insured for that amount in
Bost
on; but, unfortunately, a similar precaution had been
4„!eil with regard, to only half of the freight money, which
~,inunted to 10,000 dollars. Her cargo consisted prin-
orlk of breadstuffs, which, with 600 barrels pork, was
nglish account and risk : namely 5,000 bushels
tan,il corn, 5,000 barrels bread, 350 barrels soda-biscuit,
oa_rrels flour, 1,000 barrels turpentine, 400 barrels
~„Zsr
tshoamnesloeassootherd, &c
o, 600 barrels pork, 300 firkins lard, 22 barrels shoe-
r for the re valued, 'at a rough estimate, at
liefolloarf
tsh;ealnrdisi2ls. barrels and boxes pro-
G,u-iaIit:ORPORATION WATER BILL.—The Manchester
,'agateeivaelisianYstz" It should be explained, that the esti-
° water w_ Paper of the probable cost of obtaining
are now orxs bill which the corporation of Liverpool
rounds, I,liiting was not made upon rash or vague
rainary Ytelttdes, of course, the expense of the pre-
tie ealonit:sc the value of Mr. Hawksley's time,
wide latitude- of parliamentary expenses.
to rival in to be resumed next week, and it bids fair
12tween magnitude and charge the memorable battle
aiersey. tne adverse dock interests on the banks of the
flat it ls, therefore, with some confidence -repeated,
.443, cal 7 cost the corporation at least £30,000 before
'bat la ~calmilence any part of the works whatever, and
the tie_ °it Probability the bill will require amendment in
hail) zt session "—The Preston Pilot says,—" We are
,the Yit:h.isfilid 014 the hopes of our friends in Wigan and
•4ably uourhood with reference to this bill, may pro-
• ofat but,,e,alised, and that there is a good chance of the
ttume, designated the Rivington ' Pike,' bursting
ttiltion ,iaae water is put into it. Still, however, the oppo-
aata__ list proceed with vigilance, and not an inch of
aii!_grourld must be thrown away, in order that the
how n.l%;..."PPts which have hitherto been made, and are
t,sbis aZLng, by interested' parties in Liverpool, to obtain
eatee wreure, tn_
uy be frustrated. Nor is Wigan the only
tog, the '` oPPonents to the bill exist, for even in Liver-
,onefitt,veY place which, it is pretended, will be so much
by it, there are sober-minded and thinking
Press 9,,,‘,-!_are not only fully aware, but do not fail to ex-
Nnat7r opinions that the boasted advantages set forth
mast to ,calculated calculated upon, after the enormaus outlay that
°Perty we and the dreadful havoc upon private
l mch the passing of this measure must create.
PO ten the Preamble was declared td have been proved, a
~plhetilPeos;esnitehnet took place until Tuesday next, and during
compensation clauses were to be gone into,.
4041. a yrfhewe
business
fseinstimting the claims of parties in epposi-
%pore it is concluecred as gone on slowly, and we trust that
till Ponderous weight t; e bill will be annihilated by its
opinion.'' and there is just reason to form