The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1849-01-16 00:00:00

the blighting influenciof.an en-slaving

me
m hewers of wood and drawers
of water to the more enterprising Anglo-Saxon
population of the American Union. The Celt of
Ireland is sinking down into the position of the
household drudge of the denizens of this continent,
whilst its Anglo-Saxon population are penetrating
and grasping the haunts of the Red Indian, and
crossing the hitherto impenetrable barriers of the
Rocky Mountains. In Europe we hare the specta-
cle of anarchy prevailing in almost every country
not peopled with the same race ; and of the great
high priest of superstition, the monarch of the
Great Babylon itself, prostrate beneath the feet of
his insurgent people. Roman Catholic Spain and
Portugal, once potent amongst the powers of the
civilised world, are a prey to anarchy and crime ;

nd to be

and France sleeps upon a smouldering volcano of
infidel and hateful opinions. We ourselves alone
appear, in this quarter of the globe, to possess the
elements of permanent strength and security. This
progress, so far as we ourselves are concerned has
been effected, we repeat, in despite of our apostate
and anti-national legislation, and in despite of an
aggregation of social sufferings which would have
driven the people of any other country into the
horrors of a civil war.
What ought to he the light in which we should
regard these mysterious dispensations? Manifestly
with a conviction that in persisting in our present
anti-religious policy we are fighting against the

will of providence, and unfitting ourselves to the
utmost of our feeble power for the glorious destiny
which seems to be preparing for us. We are in-
vited to assume the task of carrying the blessings
of civilization and of religion to the ends of the
earth. The ground is year by year being prepared
for us. The field for our exertions is year by year,
as if by an unseen power, being widened ;or us;
and surely we are deeply guilty if we hang back
from the good work.

korai flews.

The Bishop of Chester has licensed for divine service
the new church at Claughton.
William Brown, Esq., has presented £lOO to the
Southern Hospital.
Lawrence Peel, Esq., of this town, has been appointed
under-sheriff of Lancash!re.

On Saturday a vessel, named the Fanny, direct from
Honduras, arrived at Birkenhead with a cargo of maho-
gany. &c.. the first of a series destined for that port.
It is rumoured that Captain R. Gerard will shortly lead
to the hymeneal altar Miss Clifton, niece to C. Semis-
brictk, Esq.

EY CHARITY BALL.—This ball took place on
Wednesday, at the Egremont Hotel, and was attended by
about 200 persons of the highest respectability.
IMPROVEMENT IN TRADE.—The proprietors of the
North Shore Cotton Mill have given notice to their work-
men of a rise in their wages of ten per cent.
We are glad to find that Dr. Sheridan Muspratt's Col-
lege of Chemistry, since its recognition by the Royal Col-
lege of Surgeons, is becoming still more useful. The
doctor deserves to succeed.

A Committee has been appointed, consisting of Messrs.
J. B. Yates, E. Cropper, H. Sandbach, &c., for the pur-
pose of obtaining subscriptions to present a testimonial to
Jenny Lind.

An address is in course of signature, principally in
Great George Ward, but supported by burgesses of all
parties in that and other wards, expressing cordial appro-
bation of Mr. Harbord's conduct in the Town Council.
On Thursday the premises of Mr. Jas. Lowther, Pitt-
ville, Allerton, took fire, and, before the flames could be
subdued, a considerable amount of property, including
two valuable 113rses, was totally destroyed.

Miss Kelly, eldest daughter of James Kelly, M.D., of
St. James's-street, Liverpool, after a public profession of
vows, took the veil of the order of Carmelite Nuns re-
cently, at the convent in the city of Sens, France.
Last year, 22,036 prisoners were brought before the
magistrates for this town ; 14.316 were males, and 7,720
females ; 10,788 were English. 8,794 Irish, 887 Scotch,
784 Wesh, and the rest of other countries.

At St. John the Baptist's Church, Toxteth-park, on
Sunday last, after a sermon by the Rev. James Hassall,
the sum of £2l 12s. 6d. was collected for the relief of the
poor of the church and district.

PAVING AND SEWERING.—In addition to upwards of
twenty streets now in progress, the Town Hall doors exhi-
bit notices requiring the owners to pave twelve, and to
construct sewers in seventeen, additional streets, under
the provisions of the sanitary act.
FINANCIAL REFORM.—The Liverpool economists have
sent a propagandist to Dublin. A fishing advertisement
appears in one of the papers, calling a preliminary meet-
ing., for the purpose of proceeding to work according to
the plan of Cobden.
NEW PARISH OF ALL SAINTS.--At a vestry meeting
held in this parish on Thursday last, the Rev. H. Marlen
in the chair, Jno. Woodruff, Esq., and Benjamin C. Row-
land, Esq., were appointed churchwardens for the ensuing
year.

CONCERT.—Miss Whitnall has been so successful as to
engage the services of Mr. John Parry and several other
eminent vocalists, for a grand concert on Monday next.
Looking at the array of first-rate talent engaged, the pri-
ces of admission are extremely reasonable. •

DISTRICT PROVIDENT SOCIETY.—The number of per-
sons relieved on Saturday was as follows :—With shop
orders. 34 ; amount of shop orders, £5 18s.: with bread,
&c., 286 ; number of loaves, 750: total relieved, 320.
Soup tickets, 1,049. English, 114; Irish, 185; Welsh,
10; Scotch, 10.

COLLECTING, GOVERNMENT TAXES IN BIRKENHEAD.
—lt is now, says a correspondent, no novel sight in Birk-
enhead to observe the government tax collector going
from house to house collecting the rates, book in one
hand, execution in the other, and !bailiffs at his heels
ready, like birds of prey, to seize all that comes.
On Wednesday, a boy named William Looney, residing
at Liscard, was drowned by the breaking of ice, whilst he
was sliding.. The mother of the deceased was at the time
standing at a window which overlooks the pit, watching
the group of lads in their sport, and on seeing one of them
suddenly fall in, immediately gave the alarm, not knowing
it was her own son.

BAZAAR FOR ST. JOHN'S, BIRKENHEAD.—The com-
mittee of management have now been able to close their
accounts, and the result is that the receipts reach £250
gross, leaving a nett sum nearly sufficient to liquidate the
debt on St. John's Church Schools, even while appro-
priating a small portion of the receipts to the Provident
Society for St. John's District.

COLLEGIATE. CONCERTS.—Notwithstanding the nume-
rous counter attractions, these popular entertainments
have been well attended during the week. The varied
powers of the vocalists give ample scope to the compilers
of the programme, and the public have for the same reason
a better opportunity of forming their taste, by listening
to different styles of composition. _ _ _

SUICIDE. —..,cuay, a man named
Waters, forty years of age, came to this port from 1

—On Wed

Michae

land, intending to emig-rate to America

On the

night, however, he was robbed of every penny be pos-
sessed by two females at a house in Albion-street. TLis
preyed on his mind so seriously that next day he took
poison, and though removed to the Northern Hospital he
did not long survive.

RECOVERING POSSESSION OF THE WATERLOO HOTEL,
BIRKENHEAD.—On Thursday, at the Birkenhead Police-
court, application was made by Mr. Atkinson, solicitor,
on behalf of the trustees of the late Mr. G. La French, to
gain possession of the above hotel, lately occupied by Mr.
Ledham, and which has now been empty some time. The
application was granted, and the necessary legal steps
were taken to restore possession.

IRISH IMMIGRATION.—The number of Irish poor who
infest the streets, in turn beseeching alms and committing
trifling thefts, is on the increase. No day passes without
many being brought before Mr. Rushton, who, commise-
rating their deplorable condition, puts the alternative to
them of being passed to their native country, although
they may be charged withstealing. Few prefer liberty on
their native soil to the cell of a prison, though latterly the
minority has increased.
KINDLY FEELING OF SAILORS.—We hear that while
the crew of the ship Camillus, of this port, were being
paid their wages on Saturday, the 13th inst., information
was received that one of their shipmates, the carpenter,
had been obliged to have one of his legs amputated, they
immediately subscribed a portion of their hard-earned
wages, with a request that it might be handed to him,
with their sincere condo_ance on his severe deprivation,
and as a mark of their respect for him, with their best
wishes for his speedy recovery.

THE LICENSED VICTUALLERS' BALL.—On Tuesday
this ball took place at the Town-hall, under very distin-
guished circumstances. There were a number of most
fashionable personages present ; and amongst others we
noticed Sir T. B. Birch, Bart., M.P. ; the Worshipful the
Mayor, and lady ; J. B. Lloyd ; Mr. Danson, and several
Between five and six hundred ladies and gentle-
men R ere present ; and the dances were led by Gribbins,
and also by the band of the 46th Regiment. it was re-
marked by those present that on no previous occasion
was the assembly attended with so respectable a party, or
conducive of more pleasure to all parties present.
SUICIDE BY DROWNING.—On Monday, a female, un-

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