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

Jane 1, 1847.

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Mr. William Fox has been elected Master of the Lyceum
News-r, vice Mr. Hughes, who has disappeared.
THSWORKHOITSE.—There are 1641 persons in our
Workhouse, 557 of whom are down in fever.
Since last December, 1,363,000 quarts of soup have
been given out in Liverpool at the soup-shops.
-Robert Woodward, Esq. of Liverpool, has purchased
the,estate of Pershore, in the vale of Irvesham, Worces-
tershire, for £17,000.
The steam-ship Britannia arrived at Boston on the 16th
ultimo, on her last outward voyage, 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
carters higher wages for driving, in consequence of the
high 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 hiking-
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 been 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
robbed 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 unprecdented short space of twenty days.

CART 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
great rise in the prices of draught horses is, that all the
railway contractors are large buyers at present, and will
•be until all railways are completed. They are forty per
cent. dearer than twelve months ago. _ _

LYING-IN HOSPITAL.-An appeal was made on Sunday
last, in behalf of this charity, at the Roman Catholic
•chapel, Copperas-hill, when, after a sermon by the Rev.
Dr: 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
a vacancy 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
vacant office will have to serve till the expiration of that
time. The election for the new member will take place
on Thursday.

The congregation of St. Michael's Church, Toxteth-
park, have presented their highly respected minister, the
Rev. William Hesketh, with a full suit of canonicals as
an. Oxford Master of Arts, in testimony of their deep ad-
miration of the soundness of his teaching, the attention
which he gives to his pastoral duties, and his excellent
personal 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.
ROCK 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 pair-
pose. 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
under 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-
ceased complained of being ill, and was very sick, throw-
ing up a quantity of white matter. He said he thought
he had been

eu.oned from the effects of the fumes or va-
)our which proceeded from the mixture.

the rir

....6ers of Prescot rung on the
bells 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 one of their members. The ringers were stationed
as follows :—Robert Clithrow, treble ; Thomas Hutches,
2d,.being his farewell; Henry Dagnall, 3d ; Manley D.
Dumbill, 4th; Lawrence Wainwright, sth ; Thomas
John Bullock, 7th ; James Rose, tenor.--
d conducted by John Bullock.
HINT FROM THE SANDWICH ISLANDS TO THE COR

PORATION OF LIVERPOOL
by the Governor of Pahu o

•A proclamation was issued

its have been r

of the 1

of Honolulu, and ihi

danrerous pray

di,tributed to the custom of slaughter-
ing-the animals on or near the wharfs. This is forbidden
for the future, and " all beef slaughtered in violation of
this prohibition shall, on proof of the same, be forfeited,
ine-fotuth to the benefit of the informant, and three-
eovernment,.for the support of the police

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..UMOUR OF A CASE OF POISONING.—An
Inquest was held before Mr. Curry, the borough coroner,
on Saturday last, on view of the body of Patrick Hopper,
agdd 42 years, who resided in Paul-street. About three
weeks ago he complained of a pain in his side, but was
otherwise well. Yesterday evening week he went to a
druggists' shop, and asked for something to ease the pain.
He was questioned as to his state by a man in the shop,
who mixed up a powder for
After taking the powder atmh
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burning sensation in his stomach
of white and yellow
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lalan.nd sickness and great thirst. He kept gettingwocallrasf
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night, and next morning became speechless, in which
state he remained until Wednesday, when he died. A
'rumour was put forth to the effect that he had been
poisoned. Mr. Walton, surgeon, made a post mortem
examination, and found the cause of death to be effusion
in the brain, probably arising from fever ; and he could
riot detect the presence of poison of any description.
Verdict, " Death from natural causes."
Loss OF TIIE BOSTON PACKET-SIIIP ANGLO-SAXON.—
By the steam-ship Caledonia advices have been received
of the loss of the fine new packet-ship Anglo-Saxon, Cap-
tain Gordon, near Cape Sable. The non-arrival of this
ship during the past week excited some surprise, the vessels
of the line to which she belongs being noted for the rapi-
dity of their passages. The. Anglo-Saxon sailed from
Boston, it appears, on the sth instant with a heavy cargo
)f -corn and flour, and a considerable number of passen-
subsequently, encountered strong gales from the
-st, -st, and, on the night of Saturday, the Bth instant, in a
lalli storm from the southeast, drove on Shore on Duck
Island, Shag Harbour, near Cape Sable. The passengers,
-crew, and part of the cargo, the latter very much damaged,
were saved; but the vessel was expected to be a total loss.
The hull was broken to the floor-heads, fore and aft, on
the starboard side. The Anglo-Saxon was a new vessel,
of tons burthen, cost 56,000 dollars, and was launched
only last summer. She was insured for that amount in
Boston; but, unfortunately, a similar precaution had been
taken with regard to only half of the freight money, which
amounted to 10,000 dollars. her cargo consisted prin-
cipally of breadstuffs, which, with 600 barrels pork, was
on. English account and risk : namely 5,000 bushels
Indian corn, 5,000 barrels bread, 350 barrels soda-biscuit,
500 barrels flour, 1,000 barrels turpentine, 400 barrels
rosin, 600 barrels pork, 300 firkins lard, 22 barrels shoe
Pegs, some leather, &c., valued, at a rough estimate, at
more than 50,000 dollars; and 25 barrels and boxes pro-
visions for the relief of the Irish.
THE CORPORATION WATER BILL.—The Manchester
Guardian says,----" It should be explained, that the esti-
olt ate given in this paper of the probable cost of obtaining he water works bill which the corporation of Liverpool
are now soliciting was not made upon rash or vague
1
roun
mina ds. It includes, of course, the expense of the pre-
and ary -surveys, the value of Mr. Hawksley's time,
all the wide latitudedof parliamentary expenses.
The contest-is to be res
to rival in magnitude next week, and it bids fair
aunTlecl arge the memorable battle
between the adverse dock 'interests on the, banks of the
Mersey. It is, therefore, with some confidence repeated,
that it will cost the corporation at le st £30,000 before
they can commence any part of the worksa whatever and
that in all probability the bill will re q ire amen&leviiet in
'the next session."—The Preston e
Pituot says
,Wirra
haPpy to find that the hopes of our friends 'in are
the neighbourhood with reference to this bill, iriava and
lbebly be realised, and that there is a good chance'ofpthe
:peat bubble, designated the Rivington ebursting
Vabefore the water is put into it. Still, however, the oppo-
tiotna,e must proceed with vigilance, and not an inch of
n
ground must be thrown away, in order that the
Wily a-tempts which have -hitherto been made, and are
wow making, by interested parties in Liverpool, to obtain
this measure, may be frustrated. Nor is Wigan the only
Place where opponents to the bill exist, for even in Liver-
tool, the very place which, it is pretended, will be so much
nefitted by it, there are sober-minded and thinking
eo, who are not only fully aware, but do not fail to ex-
Press their opinions that the boasted advantages set forth
cannot be calculated upon, after the enormous outlay that
ust take place, and the dreadful havoc upon private
Property which the passing of this measure must create.
_ n the preamble was declared to have been proved, a
Rostponement took place until Tuesday next, and during
L'l,?,reeea !s the compensation clauses were to be gone into,
;',go- view of estimating the claims of parties in opposi-
"a. The business has gone on slowly, and we trust that
before it is concluded the bill will be annihilated by its
totltvian ponderousp weight
; and there is just reason to torm
opinion.