The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1849-11-27 00:00:00

Surat Arius.

The Niagara steam-ship has arrived at Glasgow for
tetjrB.

Viießev. H. Hampton has been appointed a surrogate
'cltyranting marriage licenses, &c.
n Monday a new temperance hall was opened in Brick.
;street,

On Sunday week the Rev. David James preached two
'moos in St. Thomas's Church, Kirkdale.
~81argaret Clark, aged 33, a female of bad character,
died suddenly of apoplexy on Wednesday.
u.On Friday morning, a fire broke out on the premises of
441.8* Wright, provision dealer, Swan-street. The loss
sustained was but trifling.
, On Monday, William Brant. a labourer into the
nold of the ship Northemberland, lying in theßrunswick
Dock, and fractured his skull.
A fire broke out on the premises of Mr. Pozzi, carver
.ind gilder, Paradise-street, on Friday, but not much
l'atnage was done.
It is said that Mr. John Naylor has purchased the
'Houton estate, in Cheshire, late the property of Sir Wil-
elan) Massey Stanley, Bart., for the sum of £143.000.
On Wednesday last, a woman named Eliza Lord, 25
Para of age, who resided in Wood-street, Low-hill, hung
erself with a rope. She had been in very low spirits for
B°Lne weeks previously.
atEneANTILE DESPATCH.—The Mencius was reported
at the Albert Dock on Monday morning, with a cargo of
tea, and by Tuesday afternoon the entire cargo was placed
Upon the market.
,_Oll Saturday an inquest was held at Birkenhead, on the
'l°4 of Rosannah Doughty, of Albion-tErr.ce, Albion-
'street, who died in child-bed. An unfounded rumour had
tor abroad that she had not received proper attention.
The King Orry t Kok, on Tuesday, upwards of 3,000
letters to the Isle of Man. In the memory of several
Ilaextrien now living, five weeks formerly elapsed some-
Thnes without any communication between this country
and that island.
EXAMINATION OF MASTERS AND MATES.—At a
rceeting of the Board of Examiners, on Friday, Captain
Allan M'Kenzie, late master of the " Mary. of Liver-
Pool," was found qualified for a second class master's
cert ificate.
The Philharmonic society are about to give a new enter-
tainment—a grand choral illustration of ecclesiastical
tatlie, embracing psalms, anthems, and choruses by the
first masters. The lay vicars from Chester Cathedral will
.assist in the vocalisation.
POOR MAN'S CHURCHES.—A correspondent of a
contempo to corm ibute £3OO towards the
of of threechapels in Liverpool which shall be entirely
free ; and, if daily and Sunday schools be added, he will
give £5 ss. per annum for each school.
, Ann Burroughs, aged 55, a carrier in St. John's Mar-
14et, and who resided in Crosshall street, was found dead
In bed on Wednesday last. The deceased was in the
habit of getting intoxicated, and going home to bed to
refresh herself.
INSOLVENCY VALUATIONS FOR LANCASTER.—Mr.
Judge Addison has been pleased to direct that all valua-
tions in insolvency for the Liverpool district are, for the
future, to be taken to Mr. Ayres, of the Court of Bank-

The horse and cart of Mr. Kynaston, a baker, ran away
(i)._ll Wednesday, in Upper Duke-street, and knocked down
two children of Mr. Dolby, of Summer-seat-street, who
were returning from school. They were much but not
"abgerously hurt.
UNgmomcs.—lt will be seen that a gentleman, who
we believe is well qualified for the task, is about forming
'asses for spr, ading the sy.tern of mnemonics introduced
tato this town by Mons. Zaha. The system is much
thought of by many gentlemen of intelligence.
of Tuesday a butcher named Emanuel Gill, 42 years
2 age, who resided in Chaloner-street, committed suicide
017 hanging himself with a rope, at the top of the stairs
of his house. For several weeks prior to the committal
of the rash act, the deceased had been observed to be
rather imbecile at times ; he had also been drinking.

T.,ATTEMPTF:I; ROBBERY.—On Wednesday night, Mr,
avies, who is well known on the turf as the " Leviathan
bookmaker," after returning from the Liverpool steeple
Chase, while on his way home from the London terminus
of the railway, was knocked down and severely mal reated.
r. nave phtinoi,ll at the time not to have much money

neon
THE CoßiooS CASE OF ROBBERY.—The jury, at the
Becond inquest, at Egremont, on Mr. George Richardson,
"returned a verdict. of " found drowned." It is suspected
that the deceased, from his wild manner, was out of his
blind from the loss of his money and the effect of unac-
eqstorned drink, and that he finally put a period to his
^eX is ten ce by drowning himself.
We are happy to learn that Rowland Harington Stanley,
'sq., brother of the worthy baronet of Hooton, called his
tenantry together on Thursday evening last, at Neston,
for the purpose of reducing the rents, or returning to the
°ecupants of land under him 10 per cent, on the amount
l'tid• He also promised a donation of £2 to each person
I°,lo had lost a cow during the last two years by the epi-
demic.

MANSLAUGHTER.--011 Sunday Joseph Gibson, of
,I-cmbermere•street, died from injuries received at the
!ands of John CampbEll, on Saturday night. It appeared

that some dispute arose between them, when Cm-Then
Struck the deceased a blow in the stomach, which caused
his death in about tvventy.four hours afterwards. A ver.
diet of manslaughter was returned against Campbell, who
was committed for trial.
A STRANGE CONTRAST.—EarIy on Monday morning a
bian named William Radcliffe, who lodged at the house of
W▪
illiam O'Hara, in Orange-street, was found dead in
o(d. A daughter of the person who keeps the house was
held
during the day, and in the evening a wake was
neld over the body of the deceased, while in an adjoining
IlPartment the wedding party were celebrating the mar-
Plage by festivity and rejoicing.
A new and remarkably elegant baptismal font has just
been placed in St. George's Church, Everten. It is a
beautiful specimen of Sarrancolin marble, which is consi-
dered by the best judges to be the finest of the varieties,
which are found in the valley of the Campan, in the
Sautes Pyrenees. We understand that it was purchased
D Ev.rton Church by the Rev. Mr. Ewbank, while he
.ta
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wll
traing for the recovery of his health amongst the
rfnch Pyrenees.

IMPRovEMENT OF TRANMERE.—We have great plea-
!lllre in announcing to the inhabitants of Tranmere that it
i 8 nowin course of arrangement to have a series of intel-
,eetual entertainments or conversazianes in their ne!gh-
Dourhood. These pleasant coteries will be held occasion-
ally at Cie " Academy," Limekiln-lane. At the first
neeting, to-day, Mr. David Ross will take the
?residency, when the Rev. Moses Margoliouth, it is un-
aerstood, will address the inhabitants.
VENTRILOQUISM.—Mr. Macmillan, the ventrilouist,
bas been illustrating. (luring the week• the wonderful
tower he possesses in the above art. His lectures and
ie various Examples he adduces afford a fund of amuse-
ent and instruction which few who have once had the
Pleasure of hearing can readily forget. Mr. Macmillan
!eats his lecture in a rational and philosophical spirit,
and evinces a strong desire to avoid anything like a feeling
of
quackery as to the surprising gift of his vent. ilioquial
l'awers, and accounts for its possession from natural
causes.

PRESENTATION TO THE REV. T. NOLAN.—On Mon-
g!3' evening, a large number of Mr. Nolan's clerical
"ends met at the house of the Rev. Robert Davies, to
qesent him with a splendid copy of the works of Bishop
011, in twelve volumes, as a token of friendship and es-
err) on the occasion of his leaving Liverpool to assume
the duties
of his new appointment in the metropolis.
ehe work contains the autograph of each of the donors,
lationnting in number to about thirty. We congratulate
:1r; Nolan on having obtained so honourable a testimonial,
t7tlich is the strongest recomm( ndation he could carry with
u'ro to his new sphere of action.
abeilatous CASE —Yesterday week Joseph Dempsey, a
tOemaker aged 51, left his home with a female, and was
era rather affected hy drink. He returned at half-past
are'en the same night, and had then a cut over his left eve,
5590nd which here was considerable discolouration.
id that some t
one had struck him on the back of the neck,
and had thrown him into a cellar. On Friday his neck
d head became much swollen, and medical assistance
tatr, Procured, but he died three hours after the surgeon
tn„le,d• It was found that the heart, lungs, and liver were
Coco diseased, but the immediate cause of death was
"v of the Larynx (or gullet), which had produced the
welling,
o tile ail Court, on Saturda: a was granted fora
•
ro_ 'nal information against Mesysrs. rule
Wilmer and Smith,
` a libel upon the directors of the Electric Telegraph
4°113 Pany (of whom Mr. Ricardo is chairman), published
wi:ne Morning Herald. The libel charged the plaintiffs
)3,1t1 giving a preference to the Times over other papers.
it: this was not so much complained of as was a further
johlit)ioation that Mr. Ricardo had used, for certain stock
Ing purposes, some information forwarded by defend-
t4 to the Morning Herald, the fact being that the in-
t,. land, geoce alluded to was that relating to the outbreak in
which turned out to be untrue, and which Mr.
(6ea„tdo, as chairman of the company, felt it his duty,
go;.'ng been put in possession of it) to forward to the
irnment prior to the newspapers.
tze a•lsTot, AND LIVERPOOL DOCK DUES. With the
*icePtion of corn, flour, and some other provisions (on
belch there never were any Dock Dues at Bristol) the
,listol rates on all goods in that schedule still remain in
Vi,.eLss of those of Liverpool, London, and all other ports.
la o'", respect to ships, even at the reduced rates, Bristol
of about on a par with Liverpool—the maximum rate
to„..p latter being now reduced to Is. 3d. per ton. The
ki'arri rates on shipping are still much below those of
tai '°l—corn-laden vessels pay only a nominal fee of one
tx ea Per vessel there, and the maximum rate does not
ceed
world per ton on any vessel from any part of the
itßeic , if the vessel enter the docks—the river Thames
the free, and thousands of cargoes are discharged at
hartslitlyw and warehouses on its banks without paying
~pueßristol Mirror.
t0,..."1 SELECT VESTRY AND THE HOUSEOWNERS. —The
eLtrnittee appointed by the Select Vestry to investigate the
cottages against the collectors of rates by the owners of
aidge Property sat again on Thursday afternoon, to con-
\r_ t th which is to be presented to the Select
ti"trY to -sport
f y. Mr. Gardner proposed that the deputa-
kdraitr°ol the Houseowners' Guardian Society should be
tite, ted, together with Mr. Richardson, to rebut the
IlLee_tn_ellts made by the collectors at the last meeting.
Nit `4;,etnn-littee decided, by a majority of two to three,
RieCee deputation should not be admitted, but that Mr.
coa„tdsen should be allowed. Mr. Hart, after retiring
gePtlae,oY this intimation, returned and stated that, as the
te wall were not admitted, Mr. Richardson would re-
:eft of the report which had been prepared ; but, as it
bef,s;e nsidered unadvisable that it should be published
b% Presentation to the Vestry, the reporters withdrew.
I'l P
UnionJoh Rom DROWNING.—On Friday morning
ro_e Brown, a labourer, aged 24 years, fell into the
tel'ell uck• A. man ran directly for the life buoy, and
p or „ returned to the spot, the deceased was still at the
the water, On the man lowering the life-buoy the