The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1847-05-04 00:00:00

DIRKENDEAD DOCKS

The bill for the amalgamation of the Birkenhead and
Herculaneum Docks is unopposed, and it was before the
Chairman of Ways and Means yesterday, (Mond4,) by
whom it will be reported to the house on Wednesday.
A select committee (Mr. Hayter, chairman) assembled
on Friday, on the two bills promoted by the Birkenhead
Dock Commissioners, which are opposed. One of them
is for the construction of new docks, and the alteration of
a culvert, and the other is an amendment bill. Mr. Hild-
yard, Q.C., with Mr. Webster and Mr. Goldsmidt, were
counsel for the bill; Mr. M. D. Hill, Q.C., and Mr.
Johnson, appeared for Messrs. Pollard; Mr. Montague
Smith for Messrs. Maudesley ; and Mr. Dickenson for
Messrs. Bibb
Some discussion took place as to the reception. of
Messrs. Bibby's petition, owing to its having been pre-
sented within the three days ; but on its appearing that
it had been referred with the usual order by the house,
the committee, with whom the objection originated, re-
ceived it.

Mr. HILDYARD, by consent, opened the cases of both
bills together. The object of the first, he said, was to
construct a dock between the north-west corner of the
Woodside basin, to be approached for the present through
the Woodside basin and the Bridge-end Dock, to which
would be attached four graving docks. The object of the
other bill was to alter the mode of assessing the owners of
the frontages on the upper end of Wallasey Pool, for the
construction of the wall to be erected around it.
" Mr. Hooker, Harbour-master of Birkenhead, Mr. James
Tyrer, Mr. Duncan Gibb, and Mr. J. J. Melliniser were
examined in support of the first bill. • Mr. Hooker, Mr.
Tyrer, Mr. Wm. M`Cannon (of the Surrey Canal Docks),
and Mr. D. Gibb were examined, after which the com-
mittee adjourned.
In the course of his speech, Mr. Hildyard mentioned
the fact that this was the first time the Birkenhead gen-
tlemen had ever applied in parliament without an opposi-
tion from the Liverpool Corporation or the Liverpool
docks. Surely, he observed, the times were coming when
the lion would lie'down with the lamb !

The Hon. G. F. Moore, of Perth, Australia, has been
appointed colonial secretary there. The honourable gen-
tleman, we observe from the Swan River News, has been
married to a daughter of the governor. Mr. Moore is
brother to Mr. William Moore, agent in this town to the
Londonderry Steam Packet Company.
A TRIBUTE OF RESPECT TO MR. SAMUEL, OF LORD-
STREET.—On Saturday last, about forty of the watch-
makers of this manufactory invited Mr, Samuel to a
handsome dinner, at the Brunswick Hotel, Hanover-
street, on which occasion they presented him with an
elegant massive silver salver; bearing the following in-
scription :—" Presented to Mr. Henry Samuel, by the
workmen in his employ, as a testimonial for his honourable
and gentlemanly conduct towards them during a period
of eighteen years," The evening passed off with the
utmost conviviality, and the meeting separated highly
gratified with the evening's entertainment.
FATAL ACCIDENT.—On Thursday last, another inquest
was held at the Packet House, Warrington, before J.
.Heyes, Esq., on the body of William Candy, a bricklayer.
ft appeared that he was engaged at Messrs. Allen's mill
to assist in taking out the old boilers to replace them with
new ones. The deceased placed a screwjack under one of
the boilers to lower it on its proper bed; and, on Tuesday
morning, 'after he had put the screwjack under, he leaned
with his head and part of his body underneath, whilst he
knocked a brick pillar away. No sooner. were the bricks
removed than the jack gave way, and the boiler, which is
nine tons, fell on him, and, completely flattening the whole
of his head and chest, killed him instantly. He has left a
wife and two young children to mourn his. death.
AN EXAMPLE WORTHY OF IMITATION.—The Man-
chester Courier of Saturday contains the following grati-
fying paragraph :—" On Wednesday, Messrs. Grant,, of
Ramsbottom, gave a treat to all their hands, upwards of
700. Those employed on short time had wine and bread
at the Nuttall School-room. In the evening the adult
hands had a splendid ball at the Grants'. Arms public-
house,. Ramsbottom. The masters gave the operatives at
the ball £20." It may be interesting to our readers to
learn that the gentlemen referred to—the Messrs. Grant—
from the character which they had earned for charity and
kindliness of heart, were very generally recognised in their
own neighbourhood tts the originals; or deserving to be the
originals, of Dickens' Cherryble Brothers.
THEFTS FROM SHOPS.—At the Police-court yesterday,
a woman .named Sarah Smith, was charged with having
stolen from the shop of Mr. George Winsall, shoemaker,
Byrom -street, a pair of boots. It appeared that on Satur-
day afternoon she had gone to the shop, on the plea of
making a purchase, and after looking at several pairs, and
not approving of any of them, left the place, but was seen
by a boy to go off with some article. She was pursued
and secured in Richmond-row with a pair worth ss. She
was sent for :trial at the sessions.—Edward Davies and
Thomas Plackedge, two very little boys were charged with
stealing from the shop of'Mr. Thomas Davies, St. James's-
street, cap-maker, two caps, value 3s. 6d. A boy in the
street observed them loitering about the window of the
I shop, and saw first the one and then the other snatch a
cap each from a stand near the door, and make off with
them. He gave information and they were pursued, and
captured in Great George's-street. They were committed
for trial.
EXTENSIVE ROBBERY IN A SALE Room.—At the
Police-court. yesterday, three men, James Morris, James
Dolan, and John Eyeres, also Mary Dolan, wife of James,
were brought before Mr. Rushton, by Police-officers
from Manchester, charged with robbing, in this town, Mr.
William Roper, of Heyworth, near Bradford, of the sum
of £215 in bank notes. The prosecutor stated that, on
Tuesday last, being here, and having a little time to spare,
he went into a sale-room, at a corner, in Whitechapel,
where an auction was going on. He had not been long
there when he found his person touched by some one, and
found that his waistcoat had been opened, and the money,
which was in his •breast, entirely abstracted. He imme-
diately cried out that he was robbed, and seeing the man
who lie believed had put hands upon him, seized him, and
held him for a short time, when he got away. The
people around him would render him
.no assistance.
He was robbed of £215, all in hank notes. He imme-
diately gave information at the head Police-office. Two
officers of the Manchester police said that they appre-
hended the male prisoners together, in a public-house in
-that town. One of them said, that at Dolan's cellar he
found two £lO notes under the bolster. of the bed. The
other said that he found upon Morris £3B 12s. 2d. in gold.
They went to Dolan's cellar, and there was no light. Mrs.
Dolan was heard to put something .away, which rustled
like paper. On a light being procured, a £2o'note was
found, besides the two £lO notes, one of which the woman
had (as we understood him) dropped on the floor. The
prosecutor identified one of the £lO notes, and Mr. Wm.
Thomas, jun., of Hollins, identified a £2O note, by its
number. He had paid it to the prosecutor. The latter
gentleman said, that when Morris escaped from him, the
prisoner Dolan ran away. Dolan admitted that the notes
were in his house, but that he had found them in Man-
chester. The prisoners were all remanded.
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HORRIBLE ATTEMPT TO MURDER.—A most horrible
deed was enacted yesterday night week, within ten miles
of Athlone, at Mr. Kelly's, of Scregg, county of Roscom-
mon. Mr. Kelly, with his usual hospitality, invited an
annaintance to come on a short visit to Scregg. The
invitation was accepted, and on Monday evening week,
before they retired, an argument arose between them :
however, when the guest thought all at rest, he proceeded
to Mr. Kelly's room, where he and his wife lay in bed,
and having armed himself with a razor, inflicted severe
wounds upon their necks. He then proceeded to a bed
in which Miss Kelly was sleeping, and perpetrated a simi-
'Ur deed of blood upon her. By this time the servants
were alarmed, and ran to the rescue. The first man who
attempted to disarm him, by taking away the razor which
he was flourishing around his head, was ferociously at-
tacked by this person, and most severely wounded, the
other servants not daring to go near. After this series of
bloody deeds, he ran off, and threw the razor away.
Three. countrymen, who saw him, pursued him, finally.
captured him, and handed him over to the police. Mr.
Kelly's wound is very serious, but those inflicted on Mrs.
and Miss Kelly of no material consequence. It is sup-
posed that mental aberation was the immediate came of
these fearful acts.

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.
(BY EXPRESS

LONDON CORN AIARKET.-YESTERDAY,

The supply of Wheat was extremely short from all the near
counties for this day's market, and there was also a limited
quantity of Barley, Beans, and Peas, whilst the fresh arrivals
of Oats from our own coast, Scotland, and Ireland, have been
to a very trifling extent.
Contrary winds have kept back vessels with foreign grain, so
that theimportations have been limited since this day se nnight.
The weather during the last week has been wet, and for the
season cold, and unfortunately there have been one or two
night frosts, so that vegetation, already backward, progresses
very slowly.
There was a brisk demand for Wheat at this day's market,
and an advance of 4s. to ss. per qr. was established on all the
best samples of English, and owing to an animated inquiry for
exportation, Foreign was fully ss. per qr. dearer.
Town made Flour was put up 7s. per sack, the top nominal
price being fixed at 755. per sack; ship marks have advanced
3s. to 4s. per sack, and foreign 2s. to 3s. per barrel; an- im-
proved demand for all sorts.

Malt was 2s. per qr. dearer : the experiments made by the
brewers on sugar are reported to be against the use of this ar-
ticle, beer made therefrom fermenting twice, and the general
opinion is that it will go sour during the satnmer months ;
this, combined with short deliveries of English Barley—the
returns for the past month being only 98,712 qrs., against
2M,639 qrs. the corresponding month of the past year, showing
a deficiency of 152,947 qrs.—points to higher prices, and there
are now few sellers.

Barley of all descriptions was 2s. per qr. dearer, and in good
demand. Beans advanced 2s per qr. Peas is to 2s per qr dearer.
There was ood steady sale for Oats, at an improvement of
Is. per qua or prime qualities.
Linseed a peseed were each fully as dear.