The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1849-10-30 00:00:00

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Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kean have been engaged to ap-
pear at the Theatre Royal next week.
Mr. Vernon has contracted for ten more iron dwelling-
houses, to be shipped for California within two months.
The concert at the Philharmonic Hall this evening will
be a brilliant affair, and no wonder, when the galaxy of
talent to appear on the occasion is remembered.
The Leeds Times warns the public against speculating
in certain " property distributions" in that locality. We
may warn our readers against similar speculations here.
On Monday evening a man was observed to walk deli-
berately into the Collingwood Dock, and before any as-
sistance could be rendered he was drowned. His body
was recovered shortly afterwards, but was not recognised.
On Thursday, about dusk, seven young partridges were
observed flying about in Hill-street, Toxteth-park. One
of them was caught by the son of Mr. E. B. Cook, 60,
Hill-street ; and two other boys caught one each.
On Thursday the Mayor entertained a party of gentle-
men to dinner at the Town-hall. Amongst the guests
were the Recorder, and a number of the barristers at
present attending the borough sessions.
On Monday night Mary Ann Hughes, a female who
lodged in Leeds-street, was found drowned in the canal,
near the bridge in Great Howard-street. The deceased
left home, on Saturday night, in a state of intoxication.
- Cholera has now ceased as an epidemic in this town,
there being only three deaths from that disease for the
week ending Saturday last. The general mortality of
the town is now 18 per cent. below the usual average of
the season.
The committee of the new church to be erected in
Islington, London, have selected the design of Mr. Hay,
architect, Liverpool, from several submitted by metropo-
litan architects. This is creditable to the architectural
talent of the provinces.
During a recent trip of the steam-ship Orion, from
Liverpool to the Clyde, in a fierce gale of wind a poor
man, unknown to the crew or passengers, crept into one
of the coalbunkers. Part of the coals were pitched upon
him, and after the ship's arrival he was found dead.
EXAMINATION OF MASTERS AND MATES.—At a meet-
ing of a Board of Examiners, held on Friday, the 26th
inst., Captain John Stewart, late Master of the Sterling-
shire, of Liverpool, and Richard Frannack, Master of
the Mary Holland, of Liverpool, were found duly quali-
fied for first-class masters certificates.
ROYAL INSTITUTION SCHOOL.—We are glad to an-
nounce the election of another of the young gentlemen
of this school at Cambridge. On Tuesday last the exa-
mination for the open Sizarship at St. Peter's College
terminated ; and Mr. Albert Glynn, the last Canning
scholar of this school, was the successful candidate.
CHURCH OF ENGLAND SCHOOLS, CORNWALLIS-
STREET.—On Sunday evening next, the Rev. Dr.
M`Neile will advocate the claims of these schools in St.
Michael's Church, and as the institution has not by any
means hitherto received that support to which it is entitled,
we hope a liberal—a very liberal collection will be made
on the occasion.
NONSENSE.—We have little doubt that the execution of
Rush led to the frightful murders in Liverpool—and the
hanging of Gleeson to the murder of Patrick O'Connor
by the Mannings.—Hull Advertiser.—[Did our readers
ever peruse such thoughtless trifling The case of the
advocates of the abolition of capital punishment must be
bad indeed when they have to resort to such reasoning.]
REFRESHMENIS FOR JURIES.—On Tuesday, the jury
engaged at the sessions complained of the refreshment
for them formerly provided in the building being now
withheld. The Recorder referred them to the Council.
On Thursday, a number of the gentlemen waited upon
the Mayor, by whom they were very courteously received.
His worship expressed his willingness to bring the matter,
before the Council, if a memorial were presented. This
was, of course, agreed to.
DFATHS FROM FALLS ON BOARD SHIPS.—On Thurs-
day, Isaac Wadman, aged 19, one of the hands on board
the barque " Kelly," lying in the Victoria Dock, was
engaged with others in bending the main-topsail, when
his foot slipped from the stirrup, and be fell down upon
deck. He was picked up, but life had become extinct.—
On Saturday morning, at nine o'clock, a man named Jas. ,
M`Caig, who was working on board the ship "Kalamazoo,"
lying in Prince's Dock, accidentally fell into the hold and
was killed on the spot.
MECHANICAL INGENUITY. —Mr. William Preston,
a second hand-maker at Mr. Tobias's, watchmaker, Lord-
street, has succeeded in drilling a hole through a sixpence
edgeways. The skill and ingenuity displayed in this ex-
traordinary task may be conceived, when we state that
the diameter of the hole in the coin is the 4-thousandth
part of an inch in size, and barely sufficient to admit a
fine hair. The length of the hole is the seven hundred
and sixty-fifth part of an inch. The instrument with
which the hole was drilled is as fine as a small bristle, and
quite as pliable.
LIVERPOOL ADVANTAGES FOR COMMERCE.—At the
Dock Committee meeting, last week, an important letter
was read from the secretary of the Shrewsbury and
Chester Railway. It stated that, having a large and in-
c:easing trade in Shropshire, and the west districts to
Liverpool, and as the transit via Birkenhead, was found
to be expensive and inconvenient, the directors contem-
plated conveying part of the traffic by sea, embarking it
on the Dee, in steamers from the company's station at
Saltney. He wished to know, in case the scheme were
carried out, what quay accommodation could be had in
Liverpool : they would like it, of course, to be as central
as possible. The letter was referred to the committee of
works.
RAILWAY ACCIDENT.—On Tuesday last, as one of the
luggage trains belonging to the London and North-Wes-
tern Railway was coming down the tunnel from Edge-
hill to the Waterloo Dock, in consequence of the damp
state of the rails, a gas-fitter, named William Jones, in
the employ of the company, who was upon one of the
carriages, was thrown off and crushed in the most fright-,
ful manner, one of his thighs being broken in two places,
and one of his lungs ruptured. He died on Thursday.
An inquest was held on Friday, when Mr. Brown, a bar-
rister, attended for the purpose of eliciting evidence to
enable the representatives of the deceased to recover
compensation from the railway company. In this, how:
ever, he failed. The jury returned a verdict of " Acci-
dental death."
THE MISHAPS OF THE BIRKENHEAD FERRY.
Within the last few weeks the disasters attending the
management of the Birkenhead ferry have been more
numerous than agreeable to the public who use the boats,
or profitable to the proprietors. On Sunday last the Ver-
non, a new boat, left the Landing-stage, at half-past
three o'clock in the afternoon, and just upon arriving at
the slip on the opposite side, sustained considerable injury
to her boiler, owing to a deficiency in the supply of water.
The bottom of the boiler was burned so as to require a
considerable expenditure for repairs, but from the fact of
being stationary no injury to life or limb occurred ; had
the accident happened on the transit it might have been
otherwise. We have heard the accident accounted for in
this way—the engines attached to some of the ferry boats
are so adopted as to pump their own supply of water, but
owing to the speed at which they perform the trip, sufficient
time is not afforded to take in the proper supply of water,
and while stationary the water is being consumed to waste.

SCOTTISH MELODIES AT THE CONCERT HALL.—Mr.
Milne and the Misses Smith have been giving some of
the most popular of the national melodies of our northern
brothers at the Concert Hall, during the past week. Mr.
Milne has appeared just at a time when his peculiar
talents are likely to be appreciated. The removal from
the " busy scene of life" of the universally lamented
Wilson has left a blank which will, we foretell, be sun..
plied by the vocalist referred to above. Mr. Milne pos-
sesses a voice melodious and powerful, vet capable of the
softest intonation : he sings his native songs, too, with
exquisite truth and feeling, but ere he reaches the emi-
nence attained by his loved and respected countryman,
he must infuse a little more animation and dramatic art
into his execution. The Misses Smith are highly accom-
plished vocalists, and, with their coadjutor, have been
warmly received by, we are sorry to say, rather " small
houses." ' It would be well if the rage for Italian artistes
were a little curbed, and scope given to domestic genius ;
we should stand higher than we do were this the case.

THE JEWS' SOCIETY.—THE REV. T. NOLAN.—We
were unable to give in our last publication the remarks of
the Bishop, in his closing address, at the meeting of the
Society for Promoting Christianity among the Jews,
owing to the late hour to which the proceedings were
protracted. We new, however, supply the omission.
His lordship, in acknowledging the vote of thanks,
touched briefly and eloquently on the conflicting opinions
held by many divines of deep piety and profound learn.
ing, as to the future restoration of the Jews to Palestine,.
and the personal reign of the Messiah ; and enumerated
the several important topics connected with the Jewish
question on which all were agreed, and which formed a
strong bond of union among the supporters of the soci-
ety, and a common ground for cordial co-operation. The
right rev. prelate said that he would not close his remarks
without observing, that the thanks of the meeting were
due to the gentleman on his right [the Rev. T. Nolan/
',applause), for the admirable arrangements which he ha
made to give effect to the proceedings of that anniversary,
and for the benefits conferred by him on the society as
Secretary of the Liverpool Association. And his lordship
felt sure, that in giving utterance to his own feelings lie
was only expressing those of the meeting at large, that
in leaving Liverpool to occupy what properly appeared to
him a more important sphere elsewhere, Mr. Nolan would
carry with him the sincere good wishes of all, (hear, hear,
and applause,) and their prayers that his labours might
prove as useful and as afceptable in London as they bad
been. in Liverpool. (Load applause.)