The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1849-10-16 00:00:00

5.
, The Adi
GTmiralty have given notice for the sale of four of
:Tontine vessels lying in the Mersey.
Piis -AT GEORGE-STREET ACADEMY.— Dr. Fisher's
i,„, were addressed on Thursday last by the Reverend
ilam Pollock.
hare etna,n_neal dinner of the Roscoe Club, which was to
in cob-dten Place on Thursday, was postponed far a month,
i,senuence of the death of a son of William Brown,
s(l),' LP- for South Lancashire.
tolt,‘,4rmee a man named John Connor, who lived in
sn-street, Edge-hill, died et the Infirmary from in-
kttle
dayreceived by falling down stairs on the previous
'
Gany",}b'irlidue, Joseph Charlesworth. a labourer on the
ation waY, was run over by one of the trains, near the
is a few, GreatL Howard-street, and so injured that he died
hours.
Rt`)rorl Saturday Mr. George Vandenhoff returned in the
togb,?_a to the United States to reonen his professional
the brirents in that country ; having previously declined
'7„,s made to him by the manager of Drury-lane.
li ,"ednesday night a man named William Thomas,
torus- Grosvenor street, fell against a curb-stone in
ilose.sh",street, whilst he was intoxicated. He was taken to
cause bridewell, where he died the next night. The I
t,et of death was epilepsy, the result of natural causes.
PITNATION OF MASTERS AND MATES.—At a meet-
-4,7,1)° the Board of Examiners, held on Saturday, Mr.
IN,ett chief officer of the John Macvicar, of Liver-
alas,salut Captain Edward Stabb, late master of the
class Her,
of Brixham, were fouud qualified for second-
Tit-,,asters' certificates.
klroa"PT PROM A FOREIGNER.—A few days ago Joseph
to eaiicae, young Sicilian, who had been an adventurer
°rnia, where he had collected a quantity of gold
Newtuverted the same into coin and negotiable bills at
v;i:°,lli, arrived at Liverpool. On Monday evening
lelikvia's"ed Hodson's singing-room in Mersey-street,
at with him a 700-dollar note and various notes for
aloents. Whilst there his pocket-book, containing
%sores Was stolen from him. The book was subse-
,, Y found, but minus its contents.
stir! PROCEEDING.—It will be remembered that,
,*eTeelithinle of the burning of the Ocean Monarch, two
mete, ; boat
were apprehended by Tuck and Bates,
454, Officers of this town, on a charge of murdering
!tut toot
Passengers of the Ocean Monarch. The.pas-
er4c,' subsequently turned up, but they were committed
!,_IIIre,-„,,,r°Phery of his trunk, tried at an assizes in Fliet-
•pth„-r,"e acquitted. Last week, they brought an action
tor 'Ounty Court at Holywell, against the two officers,
eaTse Imprisonment, and recovered £2O damages from
meaHat GREEN-LANE WATER WORKS.—Several gentle-
"ate west Derby, who have been deprived of the
IS'et,,,,"„f their wells, by the operations of the Green-lane
-or (Irks, have given notice to the corporation of an
,°.114-1011 to prevent the application of the water to any
LlttoelurPose than was contemplated by the act of pp.-
viz., the watering of the streets and the extin-
tl.aio-'•,,! of fires. Mr. Thomas Bold appears as the corn-
,ulr, i',l-; Amongst others of the parties aggrieved are
,_°tott °At...ley, Mr. Toulmin, Mr. R. W. Preston, Mr. John
o-ir. Brandice, Mr. Anthony, Mr. Alfred Woods,
Tq Wen, Mr. Robert Higgin, and Mr. Barker.
„‘-'OIINTY REGISTRATION.—The result of the
I'ricb• ri.lor the Liverpool district, which terminated on
Itadi,."., Is that the Tories have succeeded in erasing 268
Illow",„1 votes out of 302 objections, only 36 votes being
clai• Amongst those struck out were 83 faggot votes,
le • -44 i
fg n connection' with the Prince Llewelyn Building
e Radicals m ade 381 objections and sustained26B,
ltallig 11 votes established. However, the Radicals had
aiN heir own way, having struck off 250 Tory votes,
t", re° from the non-attendance of the parties objected
more -48 shows the propriety of the landed gentry giving
Toryattention to the registration. The agents for the
19 art 37 were Mr. Henry Bremner, solicitor, assisted
Nssoefa•tiotnu.ckmaste'r, of the Liverpool Constitutional
Ov GAS SHARES.—On Wednesday five hundred
°ra;ra,res in the United Gas Company were offered
;4eCe nY auction The room was crowded, and from
lelibst the bidding's were brisk and spirited. Mr. Branch
11,441 stated the conditions of sale, which were in the
\ •
,1`,14 terms, stated that it was his intention to offer the
11 lots of four shares each. He then put up Lot
Fl9o'°r which there was a spirited contest till it reached
°!th' °r £7O premium on the nominal value. The whole
atom o?t1-70her lots were then disposed of at prices varying
era to to £lBO. If we therefore take £175 as the
halkled Price of the lots, it will be seen that the sum
by the company amounts to £21,875. The great
seat "I shares were purchased by a few of our most eini-
Wolerchants.
*49 iI„a,,AL CONSTITUTIONAL ASSOCIATION.—A meeting
et the Monks' Ferry Hotel, Birkenhead, the
an LmaY, when it was unanimously resolved to establisestablish!llti-bsnation to be denominated "The Wirral Consti-
la to° -4.Associ'ation." The object of this patriotic society
Aho protect the register from names being placed on it
t,"_)so'"„vo no constitutional or legal right to the franchise,
.
taint port the true interests of the country, and to ma-
°se Principles which have raised the country to the
lid! t+
it has attained in the scale of nations. W. W.
b''der;; Esq of Holt-hill. was unanimously elected pre-
,,°irke"bis th'e association, and Robert Hughes, Esq., of
hi'el'SeV,. earl, vice-president ; and from the known loyalty,
Lrediet-ran, ee talent and influence of thes gentlemen, we
'eet' 4 long career' of success to the society. The next
,C4l,-"g of the society will be held on the sth November.
Zeekl/1.102,1* TO LADIES.—An advertisement appeared last
Wed In the Courier for a wife, and in the same paper of
e ~I,esday last appears another advertisement, in which
w 'fluter says,—" As his object was simply to ascertain
kis.,;;,,ar advertisements of the class matrimonial received
‘litt ,`rs, and what was the character of the replies, with-
!le,;,,Y intention of making an advertisement the vehicle
ltfo-er,,Lering into the bonds of wedlock, he has attained his
,'l.ti,‘"ation For obvious reasons, the result of the ad-
Ne'ejnentis withheld from the public eye. The adv T-
. t'o",?vrever, takes this opportunity to suggest to ladies
are to advertisements for wives. In most cases,
o,b p
tl'Jen who seek wives by means of advertisements
i'° gentlemen at all, but mere adventurers, who trust
Lite.° chapter of accidents to get money. A respectable
dies rnan has no occasion to advertise for a wife. The
to m re ill
.take care. to get Mm some way,. and so far
I 9 bins to solicit a sleeping partner in the columns
llqt„ilel'sPaper, he will only need to take care that he is
„,IV,„°,,sPeedilv involved in the toils of Benedictinism."
reAST 13 —The manner in which the fast was
t':''aeo 'ste(' Liverpool Air on Tuesday has been the theme of
th niversal praise. The people readily responded
r: Call of the venerable Archdeacon, the clergy, and
goo the shops were closed ; business, except the
'ere -Inent offices, was wholly suspended ; the churches
hile,lnere crowded than even on Sundays, and the people
4,ti01;4111' most orderly. It was, indeed, a day of humili-
9rei:,Llot only before God, but that we live under a
,
tssituiiwent which apparently sets itself above Almighty
oWa;°11- Its conduct is everywhere spoken of in terms
.
indignation, as it has given cause to the enemies
° °nu h r impugnits headship and unity. What
.
t rc o
ktave been so easy as for the Queen to have required
n7ler.., the observance of the day in the manner pro-
-713,..L40ugh0ut her dominions. The Dissenters' cha-
'''l•a(chere also opened and well attended, and the only
q°tat,"' who refused to pay proper deference to the re-
),‘4ll °f the constituted authorities were the Quakers..
ete °_,r nearly all, the places of worship, collections
h,nsltuanc,e in aid of the funds of the Dipensaries.
1,4 e k'AIIL FORMES' CONCERT.—The lovers of music
t',(2,,„ °Pnortunity of enjoying a rich treat this week at
Ilecert-hall, Lord Nelson-street. Of Miss Rafter
th,`!'4l,s's Lucy Rafter report speaks hihl Mr. Rafter
;e
ate ,°oWn as a sweet and powerful tenor; and the sen-
ich Herr Carl Formes created on the occasion of
he Festival will not readily be forgot-
tine ].l, "0 following is an extract from the .Athenrnuni of
1.14 t which may give our readers some idea of the
NI at await., them •—" Since the days of Handel ' a
It'kl°l4° bass its
has. always figured more or less
1,4 musical specialties. During the last dozen years
111,01eivce successively entertained Pock, Staudigl, and
110the,.1,* We hope that Herr Formes will not ove like
ip is tth,„"°°(l's hermit, ' the last of his race ;' but assuredly
Cst, if not altogether, the best who has appeared
..
114,11 it''e• We do not remember so grand a voice , in
"eeds but be heard for its owner to create the
, . eft
141 P,ered ee.t. Further, Herr Formes
.appears to have
del?l,ll's magnificent gifts withtmeusicalos.ksailral,strwohihcihs
eration and polish. 1n the partn t
t(iN s large and dignified, without bet g ponderous ;
ket'nob expression deep without caricature. His de. -
ini-re•e too, is noble and impressive. It is long, in
N we have been so struck by a new comer."
Ut ttTil AMPRICAN STEAM SHIP COMPANY.—
ttjttj
ers mraet for the Halifax or Cunard steamers Nvas first
November, 1838. Upon that occasion two
'40411v-ere received—one from the Great Western
atiie
to Provide three vessels of 350-horse power, for
?4,,4_41.,„rTr annum • the other from the St. George's
hOrkCn-I"et Com an' y who proposed to go once a month
,;rt, to Halifax for £45,000 (or for £65,000 if New
Ak,tng:te included) with vessels of 240-horse power,
4),'l,lcpj,e,Tnent to be for seven years. Neither of these
the(Ced, and subsequently a proposition was made
‘I)tl/vbol'nard • He submitted that by going once a week
re r- the letters would be carried by the steamers,
'nerican own rs would cease to take them, and
4~iade e
IN • ° 0 this at less than half the sum per voyage
v,itl'‘n either of the tenders. An agreement was
torHallfahim in the first instance to go twice a month
ke:4o,(j`nAalid Boston with vessels of 300-horse power
4h.iced duly This contract was for seven slt com-
;'°4l'l4 toTg% 4, 1840 ; and the terms wereafterwards ex-
''tinalrgop-"..5,000 in consequence of additional yessels
.
Ind that slze being nuked Subsequently it . was
Nev'' York-Corem'panies. were establishing lines.
No°''lgi.,"4l, 'lard then pressed the Government to fulfil
14) fi,`‘iiieet Plan of once a week. His existing contract
4 h'lll' r a clause that upon an extension of the service
tieb,,l4 ;les theont the same rate in proportion should
41(j‘koli .14 Government considered £60,000 a soffi-
t() Yea
n
t Years;addition to the £85,000 already payable, and
delay
t'4:iveejontract was accordingly entered into in 1846.
bed 'ZIT_ mail for £145 000 ; not, however, until a
forre',ll,7" Place, during which American lines had
fine he, bot`h", which will now increase and divide the
obsrtst irgards passengers and letters. From
keatoge a zation of this line Government got back
a41,1;/' incrn much as they paid, and the receipts have
nd Vrotti l'ased• The service is now performed every
tllll:44,lls;tovnesaisivetee:rpnoaotelito Halifax, and thence to New York
Y, the average' speed being 11 knots
izil,_ft)liii.,,,,,,titp:tessneisosfiarn3cuse being 1,850 tons and 700-horse
as in the origin.al contract. Ad-
t,t7rtyntns, and at present building which company arc
baot
Nou-h?rse power. The compan
N'11(1,1'11,1,141°R go tou
ew York without going to Halifax, and,
err the fir, Cunard, they will probably do so as
ork .I',l°werful opposition vessels now preparing at
shall have Commenced running.

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