The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-08-02 00:00:00

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ST. JAMES'S CHURCH, Lernoen—On Tuesday last,
the foundation-stone of the new schools to be built in
connexion with the church was laid by the youthful Lord
Skelmersdale.
CHILD MURDER AT ORMSKIRK.—Mary Hale, a young
woman at Ormskirk, has been committed for trial on a
charge of " wilful murder," the victim being her own
male child, to which she had secretly given birth.
THE DEATHS IN LIVERPOOL up to Saturday week
numbered 124 in the parish, and 58 in the out-township ;
total, 182, being 31 less than the average of the same week
of former years.
Ma. J. MACLOGHLIN, of Liverpool, having passed his
examination before the Board of Examiners of the Royal
College of Surgeons of London, on Friday, 22d ult., has
been admitted a member of that profession.
A FIRE broke out about two o'clock on Friday
morning at the chalk and whiting works of S. B. Walcot,
Parliament-strret. It originated in the ignition of the
beams over the stove or kiln. Mr. Hewitt was quickly on
the spot, and the fire was arrested ere much damage had
been done.
WARNING TO HOUSEHOLDERS. —On Wednesday
morning, the servant of a family resident in Ashton-
street. Pembroke-place, who had been sweeping the
steps in front of the house, while she retired to the back
parlour, was stealthily followed by a fellow in the guise of
a journeyman painter, who took a coat off the rail over
the kitchen stairs, and bolted.
OVERLOADING OMNIBUSES.—At the Police-office, on
Friday, Thomas Elliot Greep, driver of one of Messrs-.
Gates' dock omnibuses, was summoned for having a
larger number of passengers than is permitted by law.
Greep said he had enough to da to mind his horses,
without looking back ; and Mr. Mansfield directed that
the conductor, instead of the driver, should be summoned-.
ISLE O MAN STEAM-PACKET CoMI'ANV.—At the
half-yearly meeting of the proprietors, held on Tuesday
last, at Douglas, it appeared that the amount received
from the passenger traffic, as compared with the cor-
responding period of last year, had been increased by about
£lOO. It was resolved to pay a dividend of four per cent
on the half year, besides adding a considerable sues to the
surplus fund.
THE LAT.E ELECTION.--Oa Thursday, a deputation
from the-electors of West Derby ward waited upon Mr.
Robertson Gladstone, and presented him with a com-
plimentary address. Mr. Gladstone, in acknowledging
the address, disclaimed on his part the merit ascribed to
him, and said that it was caving to the disinterested
attivity and zeal of Mr. George Holt and lkti. J. R. Jeffery
that the electors were principally indebted for the nomi-
nation of Sir Erskine Perry at the last election.—Liver-
:poet Chronicle.
AT THE KINGSTOWN REGATTA, on Tuesday and
Wednesday, the only Liverpool yacht among those that
ran was the celebrated model boat, the Truant, belonging
'to R. 31. Grinnell, Esq. She ran en Tuesday for a ptize
for yachts of 15 tons and under, but lost all chance by
going to rescue thescrew of one Of the competing toats,
which had upset-. 'On Wednesday the Truant ran with
seven other yachts of 12 tons End under, and came in
fourth, being 22 minutes behind the leading boat, the`lmp.
A SAVAGE PotICENIAN.—At the Police-ceurt, last
week, a young -man, late No. -I'3B in the police force, was
fined 40s. for breaking the jaw of a lodging-hot-se keeper,
named William ITairburn, in Galton-street, on the night
of Wednesday, the2oth ult. The officer who acted thus
brutally was taking Fairborn off to prison foe an assault
upon his wife, when he lost his temper at the provoking
words of Faieburn, and struck him repeatedly 'with his
stave, till his aw was transversely fractured.
FORGINE MAGISTRTTE'S SIGNATURTLAt the po-
lice-office on Thursday, 'Thomas Brunn, -a man of' very
respectable.exterior, was brought up on a-charge of forging
the name of Mr. Mansfield, stipendiary-magistrate, •to a
pawnbroker's affidavit. Mr. Mansfield deposed-to the
forged signature being a very bad imitat:or indeed. .rt. he
case was remanded for-seven days, by the sitting magis-
trate, Mr. Rathbone.
THE VIORTALITY*7 A QUARTER."-Daring the grafter
ending the'2l-id 'oriuly, the deaths ir. the borough were
2550, being 611 fewer than in the previous -'quarter, and
267 •lees than the average of the same period of the five
previous years. -Allowing for the increase ineeopnlation,
the decrease in the mortality of the last quarter amounted
to abatt 420. The deaths from diseases of theenymotic
class evere 487, against an average ef--830 iri the same quar-
ter of scanner years. The most striking decrease was in
the mortality by tcphus fever, which amounted tc only 86,
a smaller number than in any quarter previously-recorded.
AMIVERPoOL•ATToRNEr sees TO Petisosse—At the
sessions, on Wednesday last, Thomas Paulson; a young,
Liverpool solicitor' was ordered to be imprisoned for six
months for having clefraudedlames Hankin of the sum of'
whe is a builder at Kirkdale, bads committed
a case to the care of Pattison,' who obtained the cash on
the-strength of the proceedings which he alleged he had.
taken, but •in.rhich, it was subsequently found, he had
-done nothing whatever.
IIITERP001;TOWS arst meetin
af the committee took place in the Council. chamber, at
thaTown-hall, on Wednesday last. 'William Earle,' Est.,
was elected chairman, and J. '7-a. Jeffery,:-Esq., deputy
chairman. -\ note was read .from the Manor, regretting
his unavoidable absence in Derbyshire, ati‘,it was agreed
that the appoirment of sub=committees, to-consider and
report on•the• various schemes of improvement, and on the
financial measures necessary to secure the execution of
some comprehensive plan ui't,own improvement, should
be postponed until the next meeting. The committee
thee adjourned.
Ottz_K'COI:S;ITTEE.-3,lr.:Turner presidee at the meets.:
ing on Thursday. The improvements ie the room are
slow -completed, and the arrangements for :the press
-are considered satisfactory.—Mr. -Gladstone inquired
whether it wes to be understood as an established prin..
ciple that areincreased rate of interest be given for money
gent by cheritable institutions.—The chairman replied that
they were_ governed by the circumstances .of the case.—
The tender of Messrs Rigby and Salked for bricks, and
that of Ikroderson and Co. for coal, were accepted.-'-it
was agreed-that in future -the rate of charge for storing
timber on the storing ground at the easy. cf Huskisson
dook be.l4Ed. per square, yard per week, and on the east
quay -of the dock: Id. per square yard per week.---The
harbour-masters' committee •recommended certain alters-
Cone the'Brunswick and Coburg docks, -in order to
give a greater <teeth of water, -and admit vessels of larger
beam •Con6rmed.—The harbonr-ma.ter reported that
tbeshiperames Wright got aground on-Wednesday, to the
south of the-Bandon basin. The accident was attributed
to the pilot-s—A report was received from the -superinten
dent of thee! lbert warehonsesrstating that he -bad made
experiments with the hide rope., and found- it ainsuitable'
for -outside work.
COZVIVPC3Z--CCT.—.A11039.54nr. v. CHAELE•GPANVERS
HACXETT.-This was an action tried on Wednesday, for
a balance of -salary due on account of services rendered
and work done by the plaintiff, to the "-Sacred. Harmonic
Socketan'''' ofeleieerpool, of which the defendant is con-
ductor.. The cleim was for carereission on names ob-
tained by plaintiff, as patrons and subscribers whilst so
employed. Tle defendant made a ". set off" on the
alleged plea, that-several gentlemen,who had signed their
names at the canvassing or subscription-book .did so
merely se patrons to the society, at the instanced the
plaintiff, thus having no intention of becoming paying
subscribers, (though they distinctly -signed under the
beading of subseribers,) and consequently declined paying
up their sethscriptione when called upon to do _so. :His
Honour, after a patient hearing of the case, thought it
not a little strange that such respectable persons should
so attach their signatures, thereby influencing the public
to become sub-scribers, and thus force a .soei-disant gates
to any society, whilst.: it altogether freed -them from any
further pecuniary engagement, as to their subscriptions.
However, as it was denied by the plaintiff,that be can-
vassed or solicited solely-on the grounds of patronage, and°
without further responsibility, (as the prospectus of the
society clearly showed forth,, his Honour postponed his de-:.
cision, and adjourned -the hearing of the case until the,
10th of August, to give the .defendant an opportunity of
bringing a number of witnesses into court, whose lettere,'
though not received as evidence, went to say, ?that the'
writers signed their names in.thesubscription-bookA2erely '
As patrons, and not as subscribers.
ZHEALTH COMMlTTEE.—Mr.;Langsdale presided.at the
weekly meeting on Thursday. A letter was readlrom
Mr. William Rose, stating that he had completed Isis
preparations for taking the night.sail out of the borough,
and eves ready to commence as soon as the council lsed
completed the necessary tipping place in Burlington.
street. A sewer was ordered to be constructed in Spring.-
field-street ; estimated cost, Xldst. --- The chairman
stated that it had been suggested to have a depu-
teflon -from the board to wait upon the Finance Com-
mittee relative to the fees for magisterial business.—Mr.
Dover said that about £lOOO per annum was paid for
summonsesanel warrants, while they were written out and
served by them-selves; and it was thought that 2s. for the
summonses and 2s. 63. for warrants was too much,
especially when it came upon the more humble classes of
ratepayers.—Alr. gladstone considered that there should
be a reduction of the charges for summonses .and war-
rants ; while almost everything else was being reduced,
solicitors kept up their charges, and so long as they had
the prestige of the Town-clerk for keeping up the rates
they would never get law reform.—Mr. Bigham said there
were from 20,000 to 25,40:) appeals annually, and 1-10th
had to go before the magistrates for having neglected to
obey the orders of the committee ; if they withdrew the
penalty involved in the summoning, he believed 19,000
out of 20,000 would go before the magistrates.—ln reply
to a question, Mr. Ashlin, the treasurer, said that the
taxes remitted amounted to 12t- per cent. of the whole
amount, or about £BOOO per annum.—There being no
objection to the deputation waiting upon the Finance
Committee, the recommendation was agreed to.—The
medical officer explained, in reference to what had oc-
curred at the previous meeting as to a person alleged to
have been employed in his (Dr. Duncan's) office, at a
guinea a week, that the person alluded to was not engaged
in his work at all.--After some explanations, it appeared
that the man had been appointed temporarily to under-
take the duty of measuring lodging-houses.—Mr. Dover,
on behalf of Mr. Moss (who was absent), moved a resolu-
tion that so much of the proceedings of the Health Com-
mittee of Thursday last as related to the recommendation
to the Council to increase the salary of Mr. Newlands
from £7OO to £lOOO per annum be rescinded, and that
the increase to be recommended should not exceed £lOO
per annum.—He (Mr. Dover) also moved that it be re-
commended to increase the salary of Mr. Davis, the
assistant engineer, from £3OO to £350 per annum.—After
some discussion, Mr. Dover's motion relating to the
borough engineer's salary was put to the meeting, and
the votes being equal, the chairman gave the casting vote,
observing, " I am no thousand a-year man.' —The
motion for increasing the salary of Mr. Davis was carried,
all the members of the board voting for it except Mr.
Beckwith.

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