The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1847-06-22 00:00:00

THE LIVERPOOL. STANDARD.

deputation,from Liverpool, on the health of the town,
consisting of Lord Sandon, M.P., Sir Howard Douglas,
M.P., Messrs. Earle, Rushton, Nicol, Bennett, Ferguson,
Hart, and Dr. Duncan, had an interview with Sir George
Grey last week, at the Home Office.
Two elegant richly-embossed gold pen cases, each con-
taining-a gold pen, have been presented to Mr. and Mrs.
Thompson, of Clayton-square, as a mark of grateful res-
pect from a few ladies—private pupils. So elegant and
appropriate a present does honour to the ladies, and must
be very pleasing to their instructors.
TURTLE.—Those who wish to enjoy a luxury should
call at Whiteman's, and partake of his excellent turtle
soup. The price is reduced, as will be seen in the bill of
fare, to place it within the reach of even those who study
the economy of dining, while the quality is such as cannot
fail to make the greatest epicurean smack his lips, and
declare it like Whiteman's—unsurpassed. The house, as
an hotel, offers every convenience, the leading features
being comfort and economy : in fine, the worthy host has
been at home to render it a recherche retreat for strangers
or residents.

THE GREAT BRITAIN.—A correspondent, writing from
" Tyrella, 14th June," says:—``This morning, the pumpers
having been taken on board, the stages at the side loaded
with stone, the ship was watched, and at about an hour
before high water was seen to be all in motion. At high
water she appeared with a list to the in-shore side, and
otherwise perfectly on an even keel. It blew a stormy
gale right in on Saturday, the doubts about which pro-
bably prevented Captain Claxton from going on with the
huge boxes, one of which, apparently without difficulty,
was got down on rollers, and put into place on the lea bow
of the ship, where it now hangs."
AUTOMATON NURSES.—We understand that Mr.
Hausburg, of Old Post-office Buildings, has just received
the first importation of the Automaton Nurses, so ad-
mirably adapted for children, and by the use of which the
labour and fatigue of the nurse are so considerably
abridged, so as to render the adoption of the article most
desirable. The exhilirating effect produced must be wit-
nessed to be credited ; the infant is enabled and induced to
use its limbs with perfect freedom, and increased health
and strength cannot fail to be the result. Mr. Hausburg
will, no doubt, have much pleasure in showing the article
to any LICENSED
favouring his establishment with a visit.
THE LICENSED VICTUALLERS' CHARITABLE TNSTITU-
TION.—We understand that the anniversary of this excel-
lent charity; which has for its object the support of the
widows and orphans of deceased members, will be cele-
brated this year with more than usual eclat. A grand
festival will take place in the Zoological Gardens, the use
of which has been secured for Thursday, the 29th of next
month. A grand bazaar and fancy fair will be held in the
early part of the day. For this purpose a booth will be
erected for each ward of the town, and each booth will
under the direction of a committee appointed from mem-
bers of the trade in the ward to which it is attached. A
grand dinner will be given in the concert-room in the
afternoon, at which Mr. John Bent will be invited to pre-
side, and Mr. James Radley to take the vice-chair. Mr.
W. E. Whiteman, of the Brunswick Hotel, has been
named as the caterer for the banquet, and he has so often
given unequivocal proofs of his abilities that way as to
make certain that the repast could not be entrusted in
better hands. A ball will take place in the evening, and
there will be out door sports and amusements throughout
the afternoon, the whole concluding with a grand display
of fireworks, and the illumination of the Palace of Ver-
sailles.

ARRIVAL OF THE STEAM-SHIP ANTELOPE. - The
South American screw steam-ship Antelope, Captain
O'Brien, re-entered the Mersey on Saturday morning.
The outword passage of this ship to Rio was accomplished
in seven-and-twenty days, and that homeward in thirty-
nine days, the length of the latter being caused by a short
supply of coals, which compelled her to put into Cork cn
the 16th instant, where she latided the mail. The Ante-
lope left Rio on the 10th ult., and Bahia on the 16th, and
has brought the following passengers :—Senor Topez and
servant, Senor Joachim, A. Mow, Mr. Theodore Willie,
Mr. Gerrard, Mr. H. W. Blackburn, Mr. Ramsey, and
Mr. George. The advices will be found in another
column. The outward run made by the Antelope is the
fastest on record, and compares well with the perform-
ances of her Majesty's screw steam-ship Rattler, in her
run of six-and-twenty days to Bahia, and thirty-four to
Rio. The Antelope leaves again on the Bth of July, and
we understand that she is intended to sail on the Bth of
every third month from this side. On the whole, the
result of this voyage ha's been most satisfactory, as pro-
ving the perfect practicability and advantage of steam
communication between this country and Brazil.

dockmasters, and he thought it would be a goodmule.to
promote them.—The Chairman, Deputy-Chairman, and
Chairman of the Finance Sub-committee, were appointed
to confer with a deputation from the Council, as to the claim
of £20,702 for building the river wall, &c., at King's
Dock.—A letter was read from Messrs. Brown, Shipleyi
and Co., stating that the United States Government
steamers, which were intended to sail between Liverpool
and New York, would be seventy-six feet in beam,. and
wishing to know if any of the docks would admit of the
entrance•of these vessels into them. The Chairman said
the greatest width for which preparations were making
was seventy feet. The subject was considered of so•much
importance, however, that the letter was referred to the.
Sub-committee of. Works.—A letter was read from the
Clerk to the Commfssioners of Birkenhead, requesting.
the exclusive use of the old landing-stage at the broad
steps at George'4 Fier for the Monk's Ferry and Woodside
steamers. The letter was referred to the Corporation,
who have the sole control of the stage in question.

MEETING OF THE SELECT VESTRY

On Tuesday, the usual weekly meeting. of the Select
Vestry was held at the Parish-office—Mr. Churchwarden
Ferguson occupied the chair.
The numbers of Irish poor relieved for the past week
were stated as follows :—Monday, 8,905; Tuesday, 10,392;
Wednesday, 9,723; Thursday, 7;579; Friday, 8,331; Sa-
turday, 10,961: in all, 55,895 instances of relief. The
total amount of relief was £748 4s. 3d. At the corre-
sponding period last year, the amount expended in relief
was only £l4 13s. 6d. The total increase over the same
period last year, in money and kind, was £BB9 Os. 2d.
From the Bth, to. the 14th of June, 6,026 immigrants
arrived from Ireland.

It was stated, that there were 2,000 persons in the
Workhouse, and that the cases of fever were diminishing
in number.

It having been represented by several of the medical
officers, that the filthy state of the middens and privies of
the town was one of the principal causes of increasing the
fever, Mr. Bennett was requested to make a strong repre-
sentation to the Health Committee on the subject.
It was ordered that the Akbar should be forthwith
occupied with fever cases, to be sent from the hospitals
on shore.

It was reported that Messrs. Molyneux had withdrawn
their offer for the use of the fever sheds in Athol-street.

A petition, numerously signed, was read from the inha-
bitants residing in the vicinity of Athol-street. They
stated that they had learned with regret that it was the
intention of the Select Vestry to have a fever hospital in
that street ; that the building intended to be appropriated
for this purpose was almost without ventilation—that it
was without a yard, and that there was no sewerage in
that or the street adjoining. They stated that the property
there would be materially deteriorated in value—that as it
was held by small owners, many would be brought to dis-
grace and ruin ; and they, therefore, requested that some
other place might be taken.
A long letter was read from Mr. Austin, Assistant
Poor. law Commissioner, recommending, instead of erect-
ing the sheds for 5,000 persons, as recommended by the
medical officers, that the Industrial Schools at Kirkdale
should be used as a fever hospital. He said that 650 of
the children could be accommodated at Swinton, Man-
chester, the infant scholars at Lancaster union, and the
sick at the Fylde union.

The CHAiitmAri said that the schools would accommo-
date 2,000 patients, and additional accommodation could
easily be provided for 1,000 more. According to Mr.
Weightman's report, it would cost £35,000 to erect the
sheds proposed by the medical officers. Ile, therefore,
urged the vestry to give Mr. Austin's letter every conside-
ration.

Mr. POOL said, he was quite at a loss to know in what
way they would be benefitted, when they had the extra
number of 2,000 fever patients in the Industrial School :
for those patients would be taken from the dens and cel-
lars of the town and placed there, and the vacuum thus
created would be filled up by a similar class of people, and
the parish would be in the same state then that it was at
present.
Mr. HAND —I fully agree with you.

Mr. STEINS considered the Chairman's suggestion, long
ago made, was an excellent one, and that it ought then to
have been attended to. (Hear.)

Mr. CAFFERATA begged to propose that the letter of
Mr. Austin be referred to the Irish Relief Committee for
consideration and report; and he thought that that com-
mittee ought to be invested with full powers to take the
necessary steps for providing accommodation on the most
ample scale. He would suggest that sheds be erected on
the shore out at Crosby on a most extensive scale, capable
of accommodating 4,000, 5,000, or 6,000 persons, no mat-
ter at what expense ; for, unless they rooted out the evil
now from the cellars, they never could get clear of it.
Mr. BENNErr had great pleasure in seconding the mo-
tion. He agreed with Mr. Cafferata that Mr. Austin's
plan would not be sufficient, in the present state of fever
in the town, to meet the evil, because if the Board had
the Industrial School now at their disposal, they could fill
it immediately.

Mr. LEWIN said that the total number of patients under
the care of the district surgeons on the preceding day was
6,222, of whom 2,330 were fever patients ; and of these,
1,500 were reported as requiring to be removed to an hos-
pital, and the remainder, it was to be presumed, were cases
of a slight nature.

Mr. ROGERS thought that, in the present emergency, it
was the duty of the Select Vestry to avail themselves of
the Industrial School without dely.

Mr. CAFFERATA'S motion for referring the matter to
the Irish Relief Committee was here put and carried ; a..d
it was understood that that Committee would take it into
consideration and present their report to a special meeting
of the Vestry on Friday.

LORD SANDON AND THE REPRESENTATION

OF LIVERPOOL,

The following letter from Lord Sandon sufficiently ex-
plains itself;---

" London, 18th June, 1847.
"My DEAR. have received from so many
quarters expressions of a strong desire, and even intention,
to call me back, in some way or other, to the representa-
tion of Liverpool, that I think I may be excused if I write
to you on the subject:

" I do deeply feel the kindness which could dictate such
a wish, and I cannot but be sensible to all that would be
flattering to myself in such a course ; but I think it fairest
at once to say that the circumstances under which I took
the decision to retire remaining unaltered, I can in no
shape depart from it.
_ _

"If it had been a question simply of my own wish, I
should have felt it difficult, perhaps, to resist the wishes
of such a constituency ; but, over and above my own
wish, you are aware that I have been actuated by a de-
termination not to appear in the field of Liverpool as the
antagonist of old friends, to whom I have owed much in
former times, and with whom on so many points, pro-
bably on all practical points, I still agree.
" This, if I were brought forward now, would still be
my position. It is one which, at some sacrifice, I declined,
as you know, on a former occasion, and I will not now
assume it.

" May I ask you to let this be known wherever you may
think it useful.

" I mean by it to put an end to the possibility of my
return in any shape.
" Forgive me for speaking so plainly, I hope not un-
graciously or arrogantly ; but what I had heard makes
me think it necessary to do so, that there may be no
doubt upon the subject, and as a matter of fairness to all
parties. " Dear sir, very truly yours,
" Charles Lawrence, Esq. " SANDON."