The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-12-20 00:00:00

LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

itT ttrsconx a licensed victuallers and beersell
list elation has been established.
,41t- C. L. CLARE, of Hindley-house
1a..711d Prize of £5 for a pen of five pig
-72 cattle show.
to- 11011 EXTRA CLERKS in the Customs are in futiu
"a Paid monthly instead of, as hitherto, once in eacl
meter.
'°olrrirpoßY.—On Thursday a discourse was delivered
.the Assembly-room, Town-hall, Southport, in behalf of
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Young Men's Christian Association, by the Rev. W. F
t,"er, of Liverpool, on the subject of science and religion
4,;'IRSIINGHAM CATTLE SHOW.—Mr. Clare has sold his
e Young pigs for £63. Mr. G. W. Moss won three
si.;,.
es for poultry as did Mr. Worrall, both gentlemen of
'us town. - '
4)4NuAI, CONCERT AT THE COLLEGIATE.—The pupils'
to„ eert at the Collegiate Institution, on Tuesday, was, as
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taital, a successful performance, and reflected much credit
°II the musical teacher, Mr. Crowe.
Tim ALPS, screw steam-ship, sailed on Wednesday, for
1r York and Boston, having a full cargo of goods.—The
United States mail steamer Pacific, Captain Nye, sailed
~hO'tlY afterwards for New York.
ti.4t STRONG Room has just been manufactured by
1-zsrs. Chubb, for the Australian Banking Company at
;'(lelaide. It has a clear internal capacity of 254 cubic
tr, and is lined with hard steel plates. The weight of
7„l'aoui complete is seven tons.
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sAtzwAy MEETING.—A number of gentlemen inte-
kal'ea in the Carlisle and Sloth Bay Railway and Dock
hotel, held a meeting, on Wednesday, at the Angel
in this town, for the purpose of recommending the
sect to the attention of the people of Liverpool.
IiA.ILEYBURY.—At the Christmas examination of the
Kndents at Haileybury College, amongst the pupils in the
„."eond term Master M`Neile highly distinguished himself,
._'"ad obtained a prize in mathematics, ditto in political
7aomy and history, ditto in law, and ditto in Sanscrit.
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...19111 MAYOR, J. B. Lloyd, Esq., entertained a numerous
v‘rty at the Town-hall, on Wednesday. The guests in-
'lncied the members of the Dock Committee, several mili-
tary and naval officers, a considerable number of mer-
chants, and other leading inhabitants of the town.
POST-OFFICE NOTICE.—The Government express from
Bombay to Calcutta has been discontinued; and, conse-
quently, letters and newspapers addressed to Calcutta,
when sent via Bombay, can only be forwarded in future by
the ordinary
TIIIIITEEN SHEEP KILLED.—On Monday morning,
bout six o'clock, a railway train ran over a flock of sheep
tear the Sutton-drain bridge of the Victoria-dock railway.
'uleY belonged to Mr. Stephenson, farmer, of Whiting,
'themed strayed from a field at Stoneferry. Thirteen of
were killed, and others were frightfully bruised.
FATAL COLLIERY ACCIDENT.—On Tuesday a miner,
clamed Michael Brownlow, met with his death very sud-
,e,elY, at Mr. Scowcroft's pits, Ince. The deceased was
engaged at the bottom of the shaft, when one of the wood
inductors gave way. fell upon him, and pierced his side.
'lltdied in about an hour afterwards.
TIIE kr EARL or HARDWICKE, the Earl of Malmesbury,
-uiiraeli, and other political friends of the Earl of
Derby, have been spending the past week at Knowsley,
I.'e seat of the noble earl. The late premier has recovered
'ura his attack of gout, and joined the party in the sports
I the field with his usual spirit.
SunDDN DEA zn.—On Tuesday morning, Mr. W. Lea,
luelerk at the Wapping railway station, and residing at
'4514:111, went into the railway yard to deliver some
when he fell down and suddenly expired. -An in-
qu k 7 was held on the body on Wednesday, when Dr.
who had made an examination of the body, stated
m'st the deceaSed had died from serous apoplexy.
tDDEN DEATH.—Ann Irving, a widow, residing in
Duke-street Wigan, was found dead in bed by her son,
Tuesday morning. It appeared that deceased guar-
-1 with her son, and afterwards went out and got
"lae drink. In the middle of the night the son was
,-
Viused, and found his mother lying on the floor drunk.
•e helped her to bed, and in the morning when he awoke
°lnliad her dead. Verdict—" Died from excessive drinking."
REYBNTION OP A. PRIZE FIGHT.—On Tuesday, a
—",ze „ fight, which was to have come off at Belmont, near
.p,,'"n, between James Preston and John Jeffries, for
aside, was stopped by the county constabulary. The
police having gained some information of the fight, pro-
Oled to the intended battle ground, where they took
Oth the pugilists into custody. They were subsequently
'sent to Preston to be brought before the authorities.
A LAD BITTEN BY A HORSE. —On Tuesday afternoon
'„tames Cox, about ten years of age, living in Combermere-
;,.nret, who had taken his father's tea to Mr. Tipping's
et,
where he was employed, approached too near to
te of the horses, when the animal, a vicious one, seized
hold of him with his teeth, and severely lacerated his
Cheek and lip. The boy was taken to the Southern Hos-
Pital, where he still remains.
ORAI
held on
SKIRK LOCAL BOARD.—An adjoned ming was
Wednesday, at the office in Churcurh-street,eet for the
.purpose of examining the accounts. Present : The Rev. J.
and Kershaw (chairman), Messrs. Leak, Tilsley, Bromley,
Marsden. The clerk having read the minutes of the
last meeting, Mr. M`Manns, the surveyor, produced a plan
specification of a new method of ventilating the well
toreeted with the water-works, for the purpose of fa,cili-
Al: the repair of the pumps, which was highly approved.
ne44,1.,R8 OP THE LATE MESSRS. HOLMES.—On Wed-
the lyatLee.,,,,stock of herrings in this town belonging to
Man, iver'euessrs. Holmes, of Liverpool and the Isle of
1,600 barre disposed of by auction. There were about
ibarerels, casisks,oswf herrings. with a quantity of salt, empty
The auctioneer was Mr. Branch, and
of
IN'aBa spirited one, the sum realised being upwards
4,,,,,1,600: a larger amount than was anticipated. The
„ ',dun took place at the herring houses in Hatton-garden.Utt Johnson-street.
THE EARLY CLOSING -31ovmma-NT.— On Wednesday
-ening a lecture was delivered in the large room of
Messrs. Frisby, Dyke, and Co.'s establishment, by Mr.
oples Belford. The subject was the " Responsibilities
u, the young men of the present day, arising from the
Increased facilities for mental culture." The chair was
°eelll3ied by Mr. Dyke, who urged upon those present
(about a hundred in number,) the necessity of mental and
11„,ral culture, and pointed out the numerous means af-
ned in Liverpool for following out such process of intel-
sznal improvement.
,11ACCIDENT IN GREENLAND-STREET.—On Tuesday,
nst a number of children were enjoying themselves in a
r!ting-boat, which was placed on some waste ground in
L-treenland-street, the supports gave way, and the occupants
:ere precipitated to the ground, and several of them
zsthvi„..erely injured. A boy, named Henry M'Cartney, living
lint-street, fell upon a street fire which was standing
tjelar, by which, in addition to the injuries resulting from
fall, he was burned severely. William Brannan, a lad
14.3 rears of age, living in Brick-street, suffered a severe
4 Jury' to the knee by the same occurrence. Mary Callan,
going woman living in Bell-street, received a fractured
and Thomas Tracey, a youth residing in Jamaica-
b_eet, a severe contusion of both thighs by the fall.
MiPny BY A SHOPMAN —At the Police-court, on
BWednesday, Owen Williams, a respectable youth, who has
een for three years in the employ of Mr. William Hen-
,Psall, of Church-street, from whom he received £5O a
—r In addition to board and lodging, was charged with
qbezzling 35. 6d. from his employer. On Tuesday after-
-2,.an the prisoner sold some ribbon for 7-id., and received
etl- from a customer to pay for it. He made out the
fo.r his master for ls. 7-.14., and put the odd shilling of
si,,,Cnange into his pocket. Earlier in the day, he sold
wiT'a goods for 16s. to a lady, Mrs. Mudge by name, to
04,.°41 he gave 4s. in change, but he had previously made
es."„a‘false bill of 13s. 6d. to his master, who gave him
wt• in change out of the sovereign. he prisoner was
mniitted for trial.
prtt ECCENTRIC PREACHER.—On Sunday, a dissenting
,fievner entertained a Darwen audience with a sermon
of1„0 varied sentiment and expression, and entirely devoid
Asslall Monotonous character, as the subjoined will show.
Zujit the middle of the first portion of the service (the
), he made a kind of running comment upon the
bef.—"e Powers of the performers, in the following useful
not altonther ornamental or devotional manner :
9 dell done' lads, that's gradely done, but don't brast
This compliment, however well deserved,
1et541.4.0111y the effect of drawing forth a smile, and thus
ers went on until he had waded through a portion of
abi aernion, when his attention was arrested by a respect-
-1;2 gentleman, on whose behalf he offered up the following
allatory prayer :—" The Lord bless and preserve this
draped young man sitting here below me." This
lid outburst of feeling had not a very devotional effect,
c,"A‘ on order being restored, he once more pursued the
o''ven tenor of his way." Subsequently, " a change came
21' the spirit of his dream ;" he recognised in the con-
;rie gat ion a young man who had been his entertainer on
hinie Previous evening, and publicly expressed his opinion of
(poinatr his hospitality thus—" Oh ! that's a decent lad;
nift,,a to the individual in question) I stayed with him
Withcomfortable bed, and was accommodated
and a "ulnflucifer matches in my bedroom." This grand
%lice...4°BllV tableau to the earlier portion of the perform-
kat;,,Was received with feelings of disgust by 4-,
(fle`u: vrho now deemed it expedient to
TaelliCe to a conclusion.—Blackbu
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