The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1854-05-02 00:00:00

ART.—At the London Art union drawihg, on: Thesday,
Mr. It Bribbar, of this town, drew a: prize for a work of
art value £6O; and J. B. Hughes, one of £15.,
THE ATLANTIC, United States mail steamshipi Captain
West, ar►ived in the river on Friday afternoon from. New
York, with the usual mails from the United States and
Canadian provinces, 180 passengers, and. 700,000 dollars
in specie.
Mr. THOMAS Jourrsopr, clerk to the magistrates at Lan-
caster, has just resigned his office, because, being a tee-
totaller, he feels a conscientious objection: to having any-
thing to do with preparing licenses for the sale of intox-
icating drink.
AMEEICAN MINISTERS.—There were three American
ministers in Liverpool last week. The Hon. Mr. Buchanan
land Mr. Belmont were waiting the arrival of relatives by
the Atlantic, and Mr. O'Sullivan was on his way to
Lisbon. _ _ _ _ _ _

BANKRUPTCY.—On Tuesday, Mr. Commissioner Ste-
venson delivered his judgment on the certificate of James
Scoble Riley, who was a partner with William M'Curtin,
who was outlawed by the court for not surrendering at
his last examination. He thought the justice of the case
would be met by the suspension of the certificate for six
months from the day of hearing, and when granted to be
of the second class.
REDUCTION OF WAGES IN BLADICI3I7I2N.—In moat of
the mills in this town notices of a reduction were posted
up on Thursday morning. "To our workpeople, —After
fourteen days from the date hereof, the wages paid at these
works will be reduced ten per cent. on weaving and its
dependencies, and five per cent. on the spinning and card-
loom hands."

RELIGION ON THE Rim—An enterprising manufac-
turer of "the Manchester School" has hit upon the nota-
ble experiment of sending out a large cargo of cotton
shirts to the East on which are printed verses of the
Koran, and they have been bought up at ten times their
value by the Turkish soldiers.
ROBBERY OF MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS.—Thomas Simp-
son and James Jones were, on Friday, placed before the
borough magistrates, being under remand, charged with
stealing a large quantity of flutes, accordeons, and other
musical instruments, from the shop of Mr. Smith, Lord-
street. Seventeen pawnbrokers were in attendance, to
depose to receiving portions of the stolen property from
the prisoners, who were committed for trial at the sessions.
MOVEMENTS OF TROOPS.—A strong detachment of the
46th Regiment, about 500 rank and file, marched through
Liverpool on Friday, en route for Weedon, which is to be
their head-quarters, and Manchester. They had arrived
from Dublin, by the Dublin steamer at noon, having left
about 500 men belonging to the regiment at Cork, who
were to follow them yesterday. They are commanded by
Colonel Garrett, and are chiefly armed with the Minie
rifle. They marched to the Edge-hill station of the Lon-
don and Northwestern Railway, which they left for their
destination by the half-past two o'clock train.
THE WORKS AT ST. GEORGE'S HALL.—On Thursday
the wooden palinc, which has stood so long in front of
the hall, facing Roe-street, was removed further out on
the footway, in order to allow the workmen to commence
operations by putting up iron railing on the exterior side
of the steps, which lead right and left to the entrance at
this point of the fine building. There will be an iron
gate on the flat ; and this, with one at the entranee on
each side of the flight of steps, with the side railing, will
add much to the appearance at that part, making it look
light and elegant. The stone palisading—from the north-
east corner facing St. John's Church, and coming round
to the grand entrance opposite Lime-street—is now com-
plete. The exterior wall, from the corner of St. John's-
lane into Lime-street, so far as the great entrance
opposite Lord Nelson-street, is now topped by the stone
palisading ; and the works at the east corner are going on
with rapidity. From the activity now going forward in
the entire of the works, the close of the year must bring
operations to a state bordering on completion—so far as
outward walls go.
IN WARRINGTON church. on Wednesday, there was a
service at 9 o'clock a.m., expressly for the 4th Regiment of
Lancashire Militia, now on duty in that town. The men
and those who attended the service contributed £9 10s. 6d.
A second service took place at eleven o'clock, when more
than an average congregation was in attendance, the Hon.
and Rev. Horace Powys preaching from Deut. xx. 4. A
collection made after this service realised the sum of
£l9 ls. 3d. Total, £2B lls. 9d.

Trcn NATIONAL FAST.-In obedience to her Majesty's
proclamation, the shops were closed, and all business sus-
pended in Liverpool on Wednesday, the day being in all
respects observed as a Sunday. Most of the churches and
chapels were open for divine service, and in the great ma-
jority of them collections were made for the wives and
children of soldiers now in active service in the East. The
following are the returns of the collections, so far as we
have been able to ascertain them :-St. Nicholas's, £2O ;
St. Paul's, Prince's-park, £199 ; Mariners' Church, £Blls.
4d. ; St. John the Divine, Fairfield, £36 ; St. Chrysostom's,
Everton, £l9 ; St. Peter's, ditto, £l6 13s. loid.; Christ
Church, £2O ; St. Mary's, Kirkdale, £25 ; St. Mary's,
Edge-hill, £3B 10s. ; St. Stephen's, £8 13s. 9d ; St. An-
drew's Church, £33 125.; St. Alban's, £2 ; Great George-
street Chapel, £3B 10s.; St. Jude's £42; St. Catherine's,
Tranmere, £5 ; St. Mary's, Birkenhead, £4O Os. 2d. ; St.
Silas's, £3O ; St. Mark's, £62 55.; United Presbyterian
Church, Mount-pleasant, £lB ; St. Augustine's, £26 14s. ;
Christ Church, £23 ; St. George's, Ev erton, £36 ; St. John's,
£2l 17s. ; St. Luke's, £9 2s. 9d.; All Saints, £3 12s. 9d. ;
St. Bride's, £B6 Bs. 6d. ; St. Clement's, £23 16s. 811 ; St.
Matthew's, Toxteth-park, £8 16s. ; St. James's, £3l
18s. 6d. • St. Michael's, £8 10s. • St. Anne's, Birkenhead,
£l2 ; St. John's, ditto, £l5; Holy Trinity, ditto, £4O 18s.
4d. ' • St. Peter's, Rock Ferry, £47 3s. Bd.; St. Michael's,
Toxteth-park, £3l lOs 3d. ; Walton-on-the-Hill, £33 ; St.
James's, West Derby, £36. The inmates of the Female
Penitentiary, who number under 50, are allowed ld. out of
every ls. for the work done in the institution. From their
small means they contributed £1 13s. 11d. towards the
wives and children of the soldiers in the Fast. The ag-
gregate amount raised by collections in this neighbourhood
amounted to nearly £1,500.
VOLUNTEER ARTILLERY CORPS.-The mayor, a short
time since, received a deputation of four gentlemen, who
brought under his notice the defenceless state of the port.
The deputation consisted of Mr. Thomas Bouch, president
of the Chamber of Commerce ; the chairman of the Dock
Committee ; Mr. Jas. Mann, president of the Shipowners'
Association ; and Mr. William Potter, on behalf of the
Underwriters' Association. In consequence of the repre-
sentations made to him by these gentlemen, the mayor
corresponded with the Home Secretary, and his commu-
nications were referred by Lord Palmerston to the Admi-
ralty and Ordnance Departments, but as yet nothing
definite has been decided upon. During last week, how-
ever, Mr. William Brown, M.P., and Mr. Horsfall, M.P.,
had an interview with Lord Palmerston, at the Home-
office, upon some Liverpool business, when his lordship
suggested the formation of an artillery corps in Liverpool.
The subject has been mooted amongst several influential
gentlemen in the town, and further steps will, doubtless,
soon be taken to carry out his lordship's suggestions.
DEFENCES OF THE PORT.-At the meeting of the Dock
Committee, on Thursday, after the public business,
the chairman announced that a deputation from the Ship-
owners' Association was in attendance, seeking an inter-
view with the Dock Committee relative to the defenceless
state of the port. He (the chairman) stated that he and
the president of the Chamber of Commerce had accompa-
nied this deputation to the mayor, with the view of induc-
ing the Government to send a vessel of war to Liverpool,
for the protection of the port. A communication accor-
dingly was made to Lord Palmerston, who had replied
that the matter had been handed over by him to the
Admiralty. Mr. Mann (as chairman), with the deputation
from the Shipowners' Association, was then introduced.
It was suggested by a member of? the Dock Committee,
that the subject was safe in the hands of government, and
that, when the necessity required it, they would take care
to have the means on the spot for protecting the port. A
member of the committee considered that it was the busi-
ness of the Corporation to see that the port was properly
defended. It had been previously mentioned that the Mayor
was of opinion that a volunteer corps should be raised in
the town. Another member of the committee suggested
that the necessity had not yet arisen; but, when it did
arise, it would be a proper subject for the public autho-
rities to take up, and amongst them the Dock Committee.
After some further discussion the deputation withdrew,
when it was determined to defer further consideration
until Thursday next, when the meeting of the Council on
Wednesday would have taken place, and where, it was
probable, the application from the Shipowners' Association
would be discussed. It was understood that the Dock
Trust would be willing to unite with the Council in any
effort to secure protection for the port, if such be decided
on by the latter body. The committee then broke up.
Docx COMMITTEE.-The committee met on Thursday,
Mr. Turner presided. The Sub-Committee of Works pro-
duced tenders for the slating of sheds on the east quay of
the Clarence Dock, and recommended that the offer of
Mr. Thomas Jones be accepted. The amount of the ten-
der was £369 14e.-Confirmed. The marine department
produced a report of the marine surveyor as to the state
of the channel outside, and recommended that a new sur-
vey be made during the present season. It was stated
that the cost of the survey would be about £4OO or £5OO,
and that it would last through the summer. The Chair-
man remarked that it was to ascertain the exact state of
the approaches to the port.-The recommendation was
confirmed. An application from the keepers of the weigh-
ing machines at the dock quays, for an increase of ls. per
week, gave rise to a long conversation. Ultimately, Mr.
Robinson gave notice of a motion, for next week, that the
request be complied with. A letter from Mr. John Hor-
ridge, offering facilities for working the traffic at the
docks, at a saving of £lOO,OOO a year, was referred to the
special committee appointed some time ago. The Finance
Committee recommended that the salary of Mr. Beedle,
check clerk, be increased from £l5O. to £2OO per year.-
After a short conversation the recommendation was con-
firmed. "
WEST DERBY GUARDIANS.-The weekly meeting was
held on Thursday, the Rev. W. Badnall in the chair. The
governor reported the number of paupers in the work-
house to be 604, against 641 last week, and 700 for the
corresponding week of last year. The clerk read the fol-
lowing letter from Dr. Duncan, the medical officer of
health, addressed to the chairman of the board :-" Dear
Sir,-At a meeting of the joint sub-committee on cholera,
in October last, the representatives of the West Derby
Board of Guardians undertook that arrangements should
be made to procure the names of a sufficient number of
medical men who would be willing to act as house-to-
house visitors, when called upon to do so, and they also
promised to bring under the notice of the board the ne-
cessity of providing hospital accommodation. As the
time is at hand when we expect the re-appearance of
cholera, and probably in an epidemic form, may I inquire
what has been done in reference to this point, as it will be
my duty shortly to report to the general board of health
the arrangements which have been made within the
borough for the meeting of the epidemic, should it unfor-
tunately appear ?"-Some conversation ensued, and ulti-
mately a committee was appointed to consider the subject
' and report. The board signed a petition for closing
public-houses entirely on the Sunday. A conversation
took place respecting the providing of burial ground for
the interment of paupers, Mr. Roskell remarking that
there was sufficient land at Walton to receive all the
paupers in the union. The price of a grave was only 4d.,
and the making, &c., would average from 6s. 6d. to 9s. 6d.
After a brief conversation the subject dropped.-The fol-
lowing resolution was adopted :--" That the several
relieving officers be requested to denote in their relief lists
the names of all the medical officers giving orders for meat,
wine, spirits, ale, and porter, by entering the names of
• such medical officer opposite each order. Such regulation
to commence from the 10th instant."