The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1854-03-28 00:00:00

THE NEW STREET from the Custom-house to the
Queen's hock will be opened for traffic in a few days.
THE ELECTRIC LIGHT was tried with great success, on
Tuesday and Thursday, on the tower of the Sandon Dock.
It was also exhibited last night at the same place.

A FIRE broke out on Saturday morninc, in the office of
Mr. Moorhouse, broker, Hackin's-hey, but it was speedily
extinguished by the fire-brigade before much damage had
been occasioned.

TrrE BRAZILEIRA, South American Company's screw-
steamer, Captain H. T. Cox, sailed for the Brazils, via
Lisbon and Madeira, on Friday afternoon, with 28 passen-
gers, a full cargo, and a small quantity of specie. The
next monthly mail will be taken out by the new steamer
Bahiana, Captain Green, on the 24th of April.
CHRIST CHURCH, CLA.ITGHTON.—On Sunday last two
sermons were preached in this church, by the Rev. Dr.
Butler, in aid of the special mission to the Roman Catho-
lics in England, when the sum of £46 ss. was collected.

MIRY ANNE LATHWAITE, a servant at an inn, has been
committed for trial at the assizes, by the magistrates of
St. Helens, for the wilful murder of a child, of which she
was delivered a few days since.
THE LATE MAYOR.—Mr. Samuel Holme is at present
confined at an hotel in London by an attack of illness ; but
we are glad to learn that it is not of a serious nature.
DISCOVERY OF A DEAD CHILD.—On Saturday last the
body of a female child was found in a box, inside the rails
of St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Chapel. An inquest will
be held upon it to day.
THE PRESTON Sniring.—Three more of the delegates
have been arrested; and, after being committed for trial,
have been liberated on bail. Meetings were held on Fri-
day and Saturday, and again on Sunday. A great num-
ber of new hands are at work, some of the old ones have
gone in, and the disaffected will soon be put completely
hors de combat.

FATAL ACCIDENTS.—On Saturday evening, Michael
Farrel, a boy aged five years, was playing in Vauxhall-
road, when a timber carriage belonging to Messrs. Lloyd
was passing along the street, and the boy ran against the
baulk, which caused him to fall with his head near the
large wheel, which passed over it and killed him.—William
Leather, a man aged 63 years, was engaged piling timber,
at Egerton Dock, on Saturday last, when a quantity of
wood fell upon him, and instantly crushed him to death.—
Priscilla Carson, a woman 80 years of age, died on Satur-
day last, from injuries she received by a car running over
her in London-road, on the 13th instant.—lnquests upon
each of the above bodies will be held by the coroner this
day.

boomE-cum-LixecßE.—The annual meeting of the
ratepayers was held on Saturday, Mr. T. Robinson in the
chair. The accounts of the surveyor of the highways were
exhibited, showing a balance of £7O in the hands of the
surveyor out of a rate of sd. in the pound. The rate had
been all collected, with the exception of what had been
excused to the poor. Mr. P. Conally was re-elected sur-
veyor of the highways for the ensuing year, at the usual
salary. Mr. Win. Knowles and Mr. Donally were nomi-
nated to the office of collectors of the government taxes.
Mr. Wm. Knowles, Mr. Charles Musker, and Mr. Thomas
Williamson were nominated for overseers of the poor for
the ensuing year. Mr. Joseph Musker, the assistant-
overseer, exhibited a sketch of his accounts, by which it
appeared that the rate of ls. in the pound had been all
collected and expended, leaving a small balance due by the
township. The meeting passed a resolution expressive of
their approbation of the general good conduct of the col-
lectors of the highway and poor rates, Mr. Donally and
Mr. Musker, and particularly as applied to the duties of
each in their relative departments.
DUCHY OF LA.NcisTEE.—The accounts for the year end-
ing at Michaelmas last have been made up and presented
to Parliament. The rents received during the year
amounted to £26,297, the casual revenue, from sale of
timber, &c., to £3388 ; dividends, £617. The arrears of
rent outstanding were £7711. The salaries of the princi-
pal officers amounting to £6212 ; of the law officers, £853 ;
of receivers, £160; of stewards of manors, £486; pensions
£903; charities, £1390 ; surveys and repairs, £1668 ;
audit expenses, labourers' wages, and other expenses,
£4781. The sum of £15,500 was paid over to Her
Majesty's privy purse. . .

THE SANITARY BILL.—At the meeting of the Health
Committee, on Thursday, the Town-clerk stated, in refer-
ence to what had taken place in London with respect to
the Sanitary Bill, that, in consequence of the opposing
parties not making up their minds, which they might have
done more than a week before they did, ten witnesses had
been sent up to London, heavy briefs prepared, and large
fees paid to counsel. The ratepayers would be put to an
expense of £4OO or £5OO by the delay. Even at the last
moment, the solicitor in London insisted on remaining,
and appeared before the committee ; the counsel also ap-
peared, but not with the view of opposing, for it was un-
derstood all opposition should be withdrawn. They agreed
to withdraw it, if certain terms were accepted, and there
was a delay before they made up their minds. After some
conversation, the subject dropped.
^ JUVENILE DEPRAVITY.-At the Police-court, on Satur-
day, the presiding magistrate investigated several cases of
robbery, the perpetrators of which were lads between
eight and twelve years of age, dirty, ragged, and preco-
ciously cunning. One, named Myers, was remanded for
seven days, on a charge of stealing a looking-glass from a
broker's shop in Brownlow-hill, officer Carlisle stating
that he was engaged in investigating several other cases
of robbery in which the prisoner was concerned. The
prisoner's mother, with tears in her eyes, said that he was
quite unmanageable, and another officer stated that his
brother was undergoing the penalty of transportation.
Another lad, nine years of age, who has been brought up
at the Police-court about six times, was only discharged on
Friday, and a few hours afterwards he was taken into
custody for stealing some cheese from a baker's shop in
Falkner-street. It was stated that the lad's father, who
is in the receipt of good wages, was quite careless as to his
son's disgrace, and refused to attend at the court, though
requested to do so.

HEALTII OF THE TowN.—The medical officer of health
reports that the mortality of the borough during the week
ending the 18th inst. rose to a higher point than in any
week of the preceding two months, partly from the vari-
able weather, and partly in consequence of measles having
appeared as an epidemic amongst the children in the
workhouse. The deaths from all causes, which in the
previous week were 217, were last week 248, while the
average mortality of the same week in the preceding six
years was only 214 ; the deaths from zymotic diseases
were 65, of which 25 were from measles (including 18 in
the workhouse), 11 from hooping cough, 13 from diar-
rhoea, 8 from typhus, and, 14 from croup. No fatal case of
smallpox nor of scarlatina was reported during the week.
From diseases of the lungs there were 86 deaths, including
36 from consumption.
STEAM FROM LONDONDERRY.—The Londonderry and
Liverpool Steam-packet Company's beautiful new steamer,
William M'Cormick, arrived here on Friday morning,
after the quickest passage ever made betwixt Londonderry
and Liverpool, namely, 16i hours. The William M'Cor-
mick was built at Glasgow for this new enterprising
company, who also expect to have another new steamer
(the Enniskillen, built by Messrs. Vernon and Sons) on
the Liverpool and London Station in the course of a month.

THE SCREW-STEAMER SARAH SANDS arrived in the
Mersey on Friday afternoon, from Portland, after a pro-
tracted voyage. She sailed from Portland at 5.30 a.m., on
the 2nd inst., and on the sth passed a steam-ship, supposed
to be the Charity, from hence and Greenock for Portland.
On the 10th, at one a.m., lat. 45, lon. 48, made a large
field of ice, and sailed to the south, along its edge. At
6.30 a.m., rounded the south side of it—many icebergs
around ; saw one of the " Black Ball" liners rounding its
south side, going westward. At noon, on the 18th, lat.
51, lon. 16, passed the United States Mail Steam-ship,
from Havre and Southampton for New York. On the
21st put into Kinsale harbour short of coal. The Sarah
Sands encountered strong head winds the greater portion
of the passage.
" THE Wm's WATCH."—At the County Court, War-
rington, on Thursday, before Mr. J. W. Harden, Philip
Hudson, a joiner, at Latchford, sued Ellen Worrall, a
joiner, at Knutsford, for the return of love gifts. After a
three weeks' acquaintance, and after one of their first
walks, the plaintiff had become so enamoured of the charms
of the lady, who is really a very comely body, that on
closing their promenade by a chat in a public-house, he
took his watch, valued at £6 10s., and placed it around
the fair Ellen's neck, replying to her deprecatory objec-
tions, " Take it ; it is the wife's watch." This was on
the 9th Sept. last. Ellen went to Knutsford, the watch
round her neck. Philip returned to Latchford, but with
his passion increased, and very soon he bought at Liver-
pool a guard for the watch, which he sent to protect " the
wife's watch." A brooch was sent at the same time, and
letter-writing began on both sides, Philip's epistles being
of a very tender character. In one, which was read by
defendant's counsel, he said, " These presents, my dear
love, are of the purest silver, but my love is purer than
silver." The courtship, however, was a very brief one, for
by the close of the year Philip had found some other fair
(whom he has since married), and requested the return of
his watch. Ellen wrote to say that it was coming ; but,
acting upon the counsel of her friends, she retained it;
hence the action. The court, in deciding, spoke of LOrd
Tenterden's opinion, who judged that when delivery
accompanied a gift, the gift was a legal one, and the pre-
cedent already before him in that court, Longshaw v.
Dootson, was given in the same way. His honour, there-
fore, gave a verdict for the defendant.—Manchester
Courier.

DOCK CommiTTEL—The weekly meeting was held on
Thursday ; Mr. Turner in the chair. The tender of
Messrs. A. and G. Holme, for altering the roof of the
offices at the Albert Dock, was accepted.—The sub-com-
mittee of works recommended that the tender for the
work to be done at the sheds on the east quay of the
Prince's Dock be given to Messrs. Haigh and Co. The
amount of the contract is £1,150. Confirmed.—The ten-
ders of William Carson, for pitch, and William P. Smith,
for pig lion, were accepted.—The marine committee re-
commended that the men employed at the landing-stage
be placed on the same footing as the dock gatemen in re-
gard to wages, namely 20s. a week for the first two years,
and 21s. afterwards.—The Harbour Masters' Committee
recommended that the salary of the senior 'harbour mas-
ter, Mr. Hodson, be increased from £4OO to £5OO per
annum, and that of the junior harbour master, Mr.
Garniss, from £3BO to £4BO per annum.—A long discus-
sion ensued, in the course of which Mr. Evans moved that
the recommendation to increase the salaries of the har-
bour masters be not confirmed. On a division, the motion
was lost by ten to four. For the confirmation of the re-
commendation :—Messrs. Royden, Littledale, Robinson
Holden, Tobin, Rounthwaite, Smith, Chaloner, Lockett,
and the chairman. Against it :—Messrs. Gladstone, Heal-
ing, Evans, and Barber. A report was read, relative to
the ship Robert Preston, which took fire a few weeks ago
in the Prince's Dock.—The solicitor read his report to the
Harbour Masters Committee on the subject of prosecu-
tions for breach of the law allowing the use of fire and
lights on board ships in certain cases.—Mr. Lockett said
the utmost penalties for offences where fires and lights
were not allowed was £100; and in other cases, where
fires and lights could be used, subject to certain conditions,
it was £2O. Some conversation of a desultory character
ensued, after which the matter dropped.—A communica-
tion was read from Mr. Robert Woodward, Chairman of
the Association of the Liverpool Corn Trade, calling at-
tention to a report adopted at a recent meeting of the
trade, held in this town. The report included several re-
commendations, which have already been published, urging
the Dock Committee to consider the question of dock
accommodation in reference to giving greater facilities to
the corn trade of this port.—After some conversation
respecting the necessity of warehouses round the docks, the
matter was referred to the Harbour Madera' Committee.