The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1854-04-18 00:00:00

TUESDAY, APRIL 18, 1854

LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
td"INR
War• ds Br 1-Terse-ie.-Messrs. Wilson Ledger, Henry
, and William McGee, have been returned as
T„eene for the township of Everton.
ton Melbourne Argus states that Alexander Haven-
bedy'reron and Isaac Wakefield, two young men for--
41134. longing to Liverpool, have been drowned by the
the ever °fa small punt in which they attempted to eross
Barrow.
104GCVISSENTERS of this town, headed by Mr. Robert-
th
e '4(lstone, intend to commence an agitation relative
Nnetio?ening of the universities to persons of all deno-
oe ti," They had a thinly-attended preliminary meet-
ea 113 subject on Wednesday.
kkl, Iv. H. COOKE, A. B. of St. Matthew's, Scotland-
cemelivered a lecture on Tuesday at the Concert-hall,
isl ine4•!eßefsormation." The proceeds were devoted to
Schools.
ACCIDENT -On Tuesday, Thomas Gorstige,
9na,3' ef• age, who resided with his parents, at. 85,
keel, „e -street, fell into a cellar in Mann-street, whilst
the b influence of liquor, and received a concussion of
littain, and died on the following day.
lIRILLIPS for upwards of eight years mistress of
411tee°°'ss's Infant School,Toxteth-park, has had pre-
hekomit° her, on behalf of te parents of the children, a
5t451011 e Papier mache tea-chest, and inkstand; on the
1,4,,,e of her resigning her situation.
L'e9 • etsninn ARTILLERY MILITIA.-This corps, a
mike?' young men, have been called to-
welege
offtobr thirty or -looking
more days' drill;' and on Thursday
er.e e men as had arrived from the rural districts
414 senibled at the drill-ground, Islington, where the
~,,Pee!eltill take place.
plecei -o:BDizenee--Rooer.-On Friday Mr. Feeny pro-
e'er Fish table d'hote." The tables were laid out
vale e continental fashion ; and the decorations added
eze• ePlendour of the rooms. The visitors during the
fore used 700 gentlemen and 150 ladies ; and never
teere,so much fish cooked in one day, in one estab-
,,kteei," 114 Liverpool
''leefeetl-nx ASYLUM IN LIVERPOOL.-It stated that
'fl,tltren eta7lum is to be established in this
'e and Ina d bmembers of the Church,under
tethtron nage mem
tee age and superintendence of the clergy. A com-
Otte management and other office-bearers are in
net, °I formation • and from the spirit manifested in
mtei an in;titution, a doubt of its being corn-
Oeoteßases to exist.
fjtb. ari,pl.--The cholera lingers in Ireland, in localities
eAePc,l South, but, it is feared, only waits hot weather
• °D it It h 1 broken out at Cardiff, South
s, • as a 80
1,11,11te our fatal cases have occurred in one house at
eteree; and there was one fatal case on Tuesday in the
h.,/ee:-"et! Workhouse. An offer has been made by Mr.
;gaffe ,the Waterloo Hotel, to supply the hospital
Zee* tic with ice, which is much used by the medical
the treatment of cholera. The medical relief
'‘f.a ee accepted Mr. Lynn's liberal offer, and testified
PPreciation of his kindness by a vote of thanks.
Nebtllfee V • association
tet, N SOCIETY.-On Thursday, this
hlte,ere the conclusion of their third winter session, by
• ate„,,at Mr. Feeny's establishment in Castle-street.
p"4,gaegeneents were of the most complete character,
4%44 general satisfaction. Mr. John Rimmer, the
Ore, eer, the society, occupied the chair,
.and Mr. S.
~ttleat auly supported him in the vice-chair. Several
Olitees,,, Beeches were delivered, and after the customary
led, to the chair, &c., the meeting separated well
rR
Tp
e• 'te enn MURDER OF A. SISTER.-COMMITTAI OF
triZt..,43111T.-On Thursday, a young man, named
4he-N:tan, was committed for trial at the assizes for a
NIA ,asesault on Mary Ann Eaton, his sister, girl
teencreel years of age. From the evidence, it ap-
b -1,44 h On the 14th of February last, the prisoner
elkde and sister down, after which he kicked her on the
tel tajet 40out the head ; he also jumped on her person,
etAetee •ii,ed her with such severity that her life was con-
"elest-Janger at the time, and the prisoner was taken
vse..ee but remanded from time to time, in order
leat turn her illness might take. In the assault,
e: fe appeared, been aided by his brothe.r,
fetes confinement, having been sentenced to six
t:4as stanne_Prisonment for the crime. The poor girl, who,
had been most shockingly treated, had been
T4ele sientned ever since from the injuries, and was then
tie"ne"„bang without hope of recovery.-(The girl died
"(la and an inquest will be held upon the body
0 Y.)
bte'ee • e(?,.°P FORGERY AGAINST A BROKER.-At the
Vere -I.'• on Tuesday, Mr. John Thompson Haselden,
NI, was charged under the following
no:l:flees. Mr. Aspinall stated that Mr. Haselden.
Crkeeetne time past had business transactions with the
Ittjtat."3
dilank, and had deposited there several securities
eee_tftiess4tawn, amounting to £2,465 10s. Among these
ee'Poet- was an order for 200 chests of tea, ex Panic,
Athing to be signed by Messrs. Fry, tea brokers, which
ii:eq.re, he should produce evidence to prove, was. a
~I,\:s.the case would involve a lengthy eamina-
eeafil fewleited a remand till next Tuesday (this day),
'NC* bench complied with. The prisoner was ad-
to bail. -
tl/40Irt:tt1 Vesear.-The Rev. Rector Campbell took the
meetine• on Tuesday. The dismissal of James
schoolm" aster " for being out late at nights,"
ee▪ e
The
by the Workhouse Committee,) was con-
ee Medical Relief Committee reported to the
ot.,:re'-niiiiat the contract for drugs had been given to
ji 41.„da7, Dodd, and. Case, who had agreed to supply
Orals as were not in the tender, at wholesale prices.
tp", eY, in moving the co.nfirmation of the proceed-
etlefe, Id there were some important changes recom-
iNe by the committee, which he hoped the board
e'kkeequfirm. There were alterations proposed in the
't'Nfe," wards, which would place them in a much more
iteet4hle condition. The proceedings were confirmed,
t:t„l'leetttrataged to submit the subject of alteration in
leo eel t.Q wards to the Commissioners in Lunacy. A
%ttn.."%,4201., was passed to the chairman for the manner
Icee Ai I,e,` "ad performed his duties during the past year.
tie's with respect to contracts afterwards
(744,:,444 attention of the board.
4teh 431ITTEE -At the weekly meeting, held on
l'eet /eV'. Landaie, the chairman, presided, and the
• 'olso,,e-o,ers present were -Messrs. Moss, Beckwith,
Day' Johnson, Hodson, Godfrey, Hender-
tfe Halhead, and Robertson Gladstone. The
repo.rted
tbr of
tort that Mr. Alderman Bennett's ground in
tke4 George's-hall was a nuisance. Notice had been
eowner to abate the nuisance, but he had not
14', kid oorne of the members expressed their opinion that
itl%le ernian Bennett should be proceeded against, the
hhee,4ll7 other transgressor of the law. The clerk was
'etitte``,.to inform Mr. Bennett that he must abate the
end 'm'tiewith. The medical officer of health re.
iktt the at the returns of the deaths for the week showed
4,„ate,ineatality of the town was at present higher than
Iplee"-ges• the total deaths being 245,
.against an
14.1441,°1.f. 07 in the same week of former years ; but the
4,egi!tered included 14 deaths of emigrants, and,
hZtatieenet,lng these and allowing for the increase of
,„'" the result was only slightly in excess of the
em,Atio;l•4°,_rtality. Diseases of •the lungs, including con-
caused 80 deaths, and zymotic diseases 77,
tile 'Pere were from measles 21 (ten of the deaths
4 11 of q„Lsease had occurred in Toxteth-park), cholera
'nene weremigrants, thirteen of whom were
I:l'lagee\vitichestere, and one rom the Great Western),
tter,t°ll-Feh 13, typhus 8. After transacting some un-
4teitse bausiness, the committee adjourned. 4
Lk GUARDIANS.-The weekly meeting was
,4•4„ the's'enesday, Mr. Joseph Harrison in the chair. A
tb".tcleeee' 'ownship of fifteen per cent. on the averages
'‘'NeSta„`" to be paid to the treasurer on or before the
The meeting falling on the 26th instant was
• o"" be held on the 27th, in consequence of the
deti• ttle,ll the former day. The return of the election of
et,etilewas made by the clerk, as returning officer, and
larkes yultiee follows :-Messrs. Henry Clayton, Thos.
t‘ieb,_!l'Ve.",en as
Morris, James Heyes, Robert Waudby
40 '1 e'LlisorYn Leegee,Henry- Edwards, William McGee,
Nehlhote,!w, John Lightboy, Henry Hyde, Charles Bat-
fee,'" Fleetwood Roskell, Thomas William Medcalf,
stp Thomas Winstanley Taylor, Robert Birch,
ke'r• `ll4l es Birch, Christopher Richmond,
tifti LatecTa Harrison,Gilbert Harrison, Joseph Dickin-
14eleyL' William Monntfield, Abraham Horsfall, Semi.
ekte'eb_,e) ."113 ?Inas Sm4ith Horace Seymour Alpass, Joseph
W -oala AbrahaMs, Samuel Lunt, John Whitby,
f,14 arriesnsley. The thanks of the board were voted to
"rfeteeeQn, as chairman, and Messrs. Alpas and Heyes,
ledkke'need 'Mien, during the past year. To-morrow,
84',) the chairman and vice-chairmen will be ap-
ea,,nd the new board will assemble for the first
.• the tor,- umber in the workhouse was 644 against 683
fe.st esPonding week of last year ;in the hospital 61
get last year.
o4tN(I4,e()ItAIITTEE.-The weekly meeting was held on
.144 Igo; • , Present-Messrs. Turner (chairman), Shand,
• Pelnt, Chaloner, Barber, Holden, Smith, Little-
tle,-adr, Gladstone, Robinson, Boyden, Steele,ie
titoek4aree',..‘,e, Rankin, Bigham,
permission to run the Prince's'
at eel), Ler the evening tide, on the 9th of May, for
kohl,ntier:l3l repairing the gates. Granted, subject to
ebal,',lces.-The committee of the marine depart-
'4l) Ph -"ed a plan of a residence for the keeper of the
lettlt tat Point Lynas. The cost was stated to be
t;,,,,- Instructions were given to the committee to
tteKatel'er7s.-A letter from Bahr, Behrend, and Co.,
ttell ng of the deficiency of cranes on the dock quays
tetiete t}3:, bat more particularly at the southern docks,
teft ci,4l„ ore,aeco, enmodation was less than when the expor-
Nettle e-m‘eninery was prohibited, and locomotives only
Jefeeet,el'esent size were exported, was referred to the
teNeeern# aeters' committee.-The chairman stated, in
‘,14•0 the an advertisement from.
.Gibbs, and
, t._ueet that the Great Britain had been delay ed
ae,o„itine of sailing, in consequence of the want of
ee, raodation that no blame was attached to the
`te naittee
the k let • The Great Britain had been prevented
- he the •
tete . graving dock so soon as she might other-
sm i cons nenee of there being 84 vessels
kov and consequence
, et, ern!, several of those were to be employed in
;:ce,ce. 1:•"ent service, which always gave them a pre-
y e .•evistreeetP°ol was the only port where graving said:
the 'et he' the dock authorities.-Mr. Royden said:
tb tree eiffic,
ty
(I`,-,o ele.y was the want of men, as ships were
I,74,,theewe.nain in the graving docks twice as long as
tteta Ise should do. It would never be anything
4',ee 011 ell:re shipyards were provided, and that might
% 'lllitte' west side of the Harrington dock. He hoped
4„,?tlt sae: would turn their attention to the matter.
911, atn. Bards, the shipbuilders dare not keep over
Wer„, bet of ap rentices and the shipbuilding
ethe"l°ll ;ee."'" few. The chairman said that the cor-
r~ Alden making some shipwrights' yards on the
",tteeate a- river.-Mr. Royden : Only three, and
atl.qte, 4ere nothing. I think, if Mr. Hartley were
et get some land for the purpose near the
ngsdale remarked that they had long wanted
4 8 y
Re arc's
ern dock and they might be had near the Ilar-
11_114 thsider e Chairman said the matter had been
y,t Rive fii a‘um, and he had no doubt the committee
0,4, ;x4 re;, attention to it. The chairman stated
nW th e 4 the Stanley dock warehouses, the subject
te;llte tt:atiolaeY; Were to be worked should be brought under
ehqte thee hesuggested that the discussion might
N4e the we ay ‘-'43, fortnight. It had not been decided
e
fir Itist Albee to be worked on the same system as
onA„ rt dock, or let to private parties ; that
le,ttreo` saer"„ question. In reply to a question, the
teZNinths, The warehouses would be ready in about
nee nteet• "e 'nater was postponed until the next
3, .
g' Tins was the whole of tIIQ

f W.kuLiits.—A large quantity of guns and shot is being
manufactured at Messrs. Fawcett's foundry, intended for
transports and other vessels. The guns are chiefly nine,
twelve, and eighteen pounders. They are proved on the
shore at Waterloo.
Ma. DISMORR, of Bold-street, has designed and manu-
factured a new communion-service, which the congregation
of St. Matthew's Church, Toxteth-park, are about to pre-
sent to their minister.
A COLOSSAL MARBLE STATUE of George Stephenson,
once the " hurrier" of a coal-pit, has been erected in the
great hall of the Euston-square railway station, and was
uncovered on Monday last week, in presence of the com-
mittee appointed to conduct the getting up of the memo-
'
rial, with a quiet ceremonial. The statue was suggested
by the Society of Mechanical Engineers, of which George
Stephenson was the founder ; and the subscriptions
included an average of 2s. each from 3,160 working men.
It was executed by Mr. Bailey, after the painting by Lucas
of Stephenson standing on Chatmoss.
THE PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY.—The third subscrip-
tion concert will take place this evening. The principal
vocalists are to be Madame Clara Novello and Mr. Sims
Reeves. The programme includes Mendelssohn's finale
to " Lorely," and Beethoven's Pastoral Symphony.
TIER LIVERPOOL LITERARY AND DRAMATIC SOCIETY.
—This society announces its intention of giving a per-
formance on Monday, in aid of the fund for the wives and
families of soldiers on foreicm. service. The gentlemen
who undertake this pleasing labour will, on this occasion,
have the assistance of Miss Fanny Baker, from the Lyceum
Theatre, whose appearance will, of itself, be a great at-
traction. The performance is patronised by Lady Derby,
his worship the Mayor, the high-sheriff, Lord Stanley,
M.P., and other distinguished persons. 'The high-sheriff
has endorsed his approval of the object by a donation of
£lO, an example which will, doubtless, be followed.
LAUNCHES IN LIVERPOOL.—On Saturday, two vessels
were launched from the yards of Mr. Steele and Mr.
Clarke, which adjoin each other at the Queen's Dock. One
was the Deva, a frigate built ship, of the following dimen-
sions : —Length over all, 200 feet ; breadth of beam, 34 feet
10 inches ; depth of hold, 22 feet 6 inches ; new measure-
ment, 1,038 tons ; carrying capacity, 1,600 tons. She is
classed A 1 for fourteen years; and is ornamented with
an admirably carved figure head of the Queen. The Jo-
seph Steele, so styled after her owner and builder, was
successfully launched a few minutes after the Deva. She
is 172 feet between the perpendiculars, 32 beam, and 22
feet deep; her measurement being 900 tons. An excellent
carved portrait of Mr. Steele forms the figure-head.
A LOST CHILD FOUND IN LIVERPOOL.—In the month
of August last, Neil Wilkieson, an imbecile boy of nine
years of age, suddenly went amissing from the coast town
of Campbelton, Argyles-hire. He was a favourite child of
his father, who is a working shoemaker there. Many a
search was made for poor Neil, but all to no purpose. At
length the criminal authorities took up the subject, and,
having reported to head quarters, the Lord Advocate
ordered a most minute investigation, but with no greater
success. Many were the surmises afloat about the poor
innocent. In the autumn of last year a wandered child
was picked up on the streets of Liverpool. Although nine
years of age, he could tell nothing that could unravel his
history. He was conveyed to the industrial school there,
and taken care of, under the kind attention of Mr. Coats,
the inspector. He was found to be of very weak intellect,
and it was only after the expiry of several months Mr.
Coats succeeded in interpreting some of his inarticulate
attempts to express himself in words. He could tell his
own name and that of his father pretty well, but as to
where he belonged, all he could mutter in answer to in-
quiries, was something like Carr-street, or Kerr-street,
or Chrystie, Scotland. The unaccountable way in which
the boy had been found awakened an interest in his
behalf, and Scotland being distinctly named by him, a cor-
respondence was opened up with various officials in Scot-
land, in the hope of hearing something of the child's
history. Among them Captain Smart, the superintendent
of the police at Glasgow, was written to, and he caused
inquiries to be instituted at all the streets throughout the
city, the names of which resembled that imperfectly
spoken by the boy. At length, about a week ago, a com-
munication was received in Glasgow from the master of
police at Campbelton, that tended to throw some light on
the subject, and from this has flowed the discovery of the
long lost Campbelton child in the Liverpool foundling,
who arrived in Glasgow on Sunday night, by the Liverpool
steamer. He his healthy and well clad, and he is to be
restored to his grateful parents, for whom he seems to
possess an ardent attachment. It appears that Neil had,
in his wanderings in Campbelton, got on board the steamer
Briton, when about to sail for Liverpool ; and, on his
arrival at the latter port, he had wandered ashore, and
been found in the manner already described.—North
British Daily Mail.
SHIPBUILDING ON INLAND RIVERS.—The introduction
of iron as a material for shipbuilding has given an import-
ant stimulant to our provincial trade. The shipbuilding
of the Mersey has extended to Warrington; and already
the favoured localities of the Dee are being developed at
Chester and its vicinity. Five vessels have recently been
launched from the premises of Mr. Cram, of the Rhodee
ship yards ; and, at Sandicroft, a vessel of thirteen hun-
dred tons is now constructing for Mr. Charles Moore, of
this town. Two of those built at the Rhodes works are
now in our docks—the Mino and the Rosario. The Rosa-
rio is a handsome craft, very fine fore and aft, while her
length of flooring is shown by the fact that she will carry
nearly 500 tons at a draught of 11 feet. Her tonnage is
298 old and 277 tons new measurement; length, 128 feet;
beam, 22 feet ; depth, 12f feet. She is fitted regardless
of expense, and with every modern improvement. She has
the American patent steering wheel, four eccentric pumps,
Wood's (Trotman's patent) anchors, capstans, and winches.
She is also fitted with Cunningham's self-reefing topsails,
by which sail may be shortened at will. Her cabins are
neatly fitted with open berths in the steamboat fashion,
and are peculiarly adapted for the trade for which she is
intended. She is now loading for Buenos Ayres, and will
shortly sail under the command of Captain Fitzgerald.
EXTENSIVE ROBBERY OP INDIAN CORN.—JOhnConelly,
Richard Burroughs, William Shaw, Thomas Taylor, and
John M`Quinn, were charged, at the Police-court, on Wed-
nesday, the three former with stealing, and the two latter
with receiving, a large quantity of Indian corn, from the
warehouse of Mr. Lyon, Back Goree. On Monday evening
a warehouseman found that No. 6 warehouse, occupied by
Mr. Lyon, had been broken open, and about twelve sacks
of Indian corn stolen. Between one and two o'clock on
Monday the first and third prisoners were seen drunk,
lowering ten bags of corn from a warehouse in the Goree
into a cart, which conveyed it to Bradshaw's mill, Upper
Hill-street, where they sold it, as they said, on behalf of
the prisoner Taylor, for £6 10s., but did not receive the
money. Whilst they were in the mill, Burroughs came
in, and asked if Taylor had come yet to settle for the flour
in store. On being told that he had not, the three pri-
soners watched until six o'clock in the evening, when
Taylor came, who ultimately sold the corn to Mr.
Bradshaw for 13s. 6d. a pack. On the previous Saturday
Burroughs had hired a cart, and took from the same
warehouse, in the Goree, six sacks of Indian corn, to No. 2,
Lydia Ann-street, near to which M`Quinn carries on busi-
ness. That prisoner, when apprehended, gave every possible
information on the subject to the police, and stated
voluntarily that he had purchased corn from Conelly and
Burroughs, as sweepings, for £3 Bs. Taylor's defence was,
that Conelly had shown him a sample of corn as sweepings,
and he gave him the full market value of it, 28s. a quarter.
The magistrates committed the three men charged with
stealing the corn, and discharged the two accused of
receiving it, admitting them as evidence in the case.
THE BRITISH ASSOCIATION IN LIVERPOOL.—On Tues-
day, John Buck Lloyd, Esq., the Mayor, presided at a
meeting held in the Sessions'-house, convened, in com-
pliance with a respectably and numerously signed requisi-
tion, " in order to adopt such resolutions as will secure
the active co-operation of the inhabitants in the arrange-
ments for the meeting of the British Association for thd
Advancement of Science, which is appointed to be held in
this town in September next." Professor Phillips, assis-
tant general secretary of the association, it was announced,
would attend the meeting, in order to explain the objects
of the association and its mode of practical working in
detail. The Mayor, after alluding to the invitations sent
by the Town Council to the association, and stating that
the Earl of Harrowby would preside over the meeting of
the association, introduced Professor Phillips, who deli-
vered an eloquent address, in which he alluded to the first
meeting of the British Association in Liverpool, twenty-
three years ago, when they were assisted by Dr. Traill and
Mr. Scoresby. He then made some remarks relative to
their second visit, in. 1837, when they received a most
enthusiastic reception, and held a most successful meeting.
The history and objects of the association were next dwelt
upon by Professor Phillips. The association was, he said,
founded to advance science, by removing the impediments,
especially of a public nature, in its path ; and to bring
face to face, in the great centres of commercial manufac-
turing industry, the practical man and the philosophical
theorist. The progress of Liverpool was then described in
graphic terms, and the various benefits resulting from the
meetings and researches of the association noticed in
detail. In conclusion, he said, in coming to Liverpool the
members of the association were perfectly aware they were
coming to a place where, if a favourable opinion was pro-
nounced on their proceedings, it would give them influence
with the government, and therefore they had the strongest
interest to present themselves before the people of Liver-
pool under the most favourable circumstances. He then
proceeded to mention the different classes of members,
and the privileges to which they were entitled, remarking
that some of the greatest men of the day would detail the
latest improvements and inventions in science in a plain
and agreeable manner, especially soliciting the attendance
of ladies. He next sketched a day's proceedings of the
association, and concluded by expressing his belief that the
next meeting of the British Association would be one of
the most important and brilliant on record. After a few
words from Mr. J. B. Yates, Mr. Dickenson said the local
expenses, it had been calculated, would amount to about
£16,000. Upwards of £B,OOO had been already collected,
and with a little further assistance he had no doubt they
would realise the full amount required, and show that
Liverpool was not insensible to the high honour conferred
upon it by the British Association meeting here. Pro-
fessor Phillips proposed the thanks of the meeting to the
Mayor and Corporation of Liverpool, for the liberal manner
in which they have granted the use of St. George's-hall
and the rest of the building for the use of the meeting of
the association. The Rev. J. S. Howson, in seconding the
motion, said it was a subject of much congratulation to his
worship that he had the prospect of seeing the British
Association meet in Liverpool during his mayoralty, and
it must be a high gratification to the corporation and the
committee of St. George's-hall, over the erection and deco-
ration of which the present Mayor had so long and so ably
presided, that this magnificent building had been made
ready for the approaching festival of science. Mr. Howson
then:gave a sketch of the progress of the town since 1823,
and concluded by alluding to the necessity of a connexion
between science and religion. The Mayor acknowledged
the compliment paid to himself and the corporation, and
expressed his belief that in expending the surplus funds of
the corporation in the erection of St. George's-hall, they
had done more to attract strangers to Liverpool than
otherwise could have been done. It would be the endea-
vour of the corporation to further in every way it could
whatever would give the greatest eckit to the interests of
the British Association in Liverpool; and if the local com-
' mittee would do him the favour to point out in what way
his services would be most beneficial, he would feel thank-
' ful, dud try to advance their views as far as it lay in, his
• power. The proceedings terminated with the uskka cm.
pliments to the chairman