The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1847-08-03 00:00:00

big. 3, 1847.

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Jenny Lind will appear in an opera at the Liverpool
Theatre, on the sth of September.
The balloon, we understand, will ascend from the Zoolo-
gical Gardens on Wednesday (to-morrow).
CRICKET MATCH.—A match will be played to-morrow,
between the second eleven of the Edge-hill and the first
eleven of the Bark-hill Clubs. Wickets to be pitched on
the Edge-hill ground at two o'clock.
ADMIRALTY ANNUAL EXAMINATION OF CHRONOME-
TEns.—Our townsman Mr. Massey has been successful,
for the fourth time, in obtaining the first-class prize for his
chonometer ; and we congratulate him with all sincerity.
SUDDEN DEATH.-An inquest was held on Friday,
before the borough coroner, on the body of William
Forrest, found dead in bed at twelve o'clock on the pre-
ceding day. Deceased lived in Llewellyn-street. The
cause of death was apoplexy.
The directors of the Liverpool Gaslight Company have
presented Mr. Thomas Alderson, upon his retirement
from their employment, an elegant gold watch and ap-
pendages, with an inscription testifying their satisfaction
with his long and faithful services during a period of 25 years.
FIRE IN CARRIITHERS-STREET.—On Tuesday last,
about noon, a fire broke out on the premises of Messrs.
W. Jopson and Co.' turpentine-distillers, Carruthers-
street,. Vauxhall-road. The engines were speedily on the
ground, and the fire was got under about two o'clock, but
not until the interior of the building, comprising the ware-
rooms, was completely destroyed.
A SMASH.—On Saturday, a horse and cart, belonging
to Mr. Dutton, cabinet-maker, were coming down Rath-
bone-place, with a load of timber, and the load being too
heavy, forced the horse down the street into Great George-
street, and through the shop front of Mr. Ellerbeck, en-
tirely destroying the whole window. The damage was
not less than £2OO.

On Sunday morning week, a girl eleven years old,
named Ann Cowley, living in Clive-street, Toxteth-park,
placed a lighted candle on the floor, when it came in con-
tact with her clothes and set them on fire. The flames
were extinguished with all promptitude, but not until the
deceased was severely burnt over her back. She died on
Tuesday night. _ _ _

Two inquests were held on Tuesday ; one on the body
of a man, named John Mackin, who was received into the
Infirmary on the 7th instant, his leg having been broken
by an iron wheel falling on it, in the foundry of Messrs.
Smith and Willey, at Windsor, from the effects of which
he expired on Monday—Verdict accidental. The other,
on the body of a man unknown, found in the Mersey, on
Monday morning last.—Verdict, found drowned.
THE BIRKENHEAD PARK.-The scheme for the pur-
chase, by a joint stock company, of the park lands held
by the Birkenhead Commissioners, is nearly complete.
The terms have been agreed upon, subject, of course, to
the sanction of the general board. The purchase money
will amount to about £60,000 ; and as the company will
engage to erect forthwith houses on the land to the value
of £20,000, it is manifest that this negotiation must, in
all respects, tend to the great benefit of the township.
CRICKET.—A match came off on Saturday last between
five of the first and six of the second eleven of the Sea-
combe Club, against the first eleven of the Albion (Sea-
combe) Club, on the ground of the former at Egremont.
In the first innings the Seacombe scored 85, and the
Albion 91; and the second innings the Seacombe 51, and
the Albion 43, the former (Seacombe) having four men
to zo in in the last innings. The match was well con;
tested, considering the short time the Albion Club has
been established, they, too, having to contend with op-
ponents who have been for a long time in good practice.
We understand the returned match will be played (on the
same ground) on Saturday next.

LEIGH HIINT.—The distinguished amateurs who have
undertaken to realise a sum of money, to be invested for
Mr. Leigh Hunt, appeared at our Theatre, as announced,
on Wednesday evening. Notwithstanding the high prices
the house was crowded. The receipts were about £4BO.
Ben Jonson's fine play " Every Man in His Humour,"
which abounds in character and in amusing illustrations
of the manners of the Elizabethan age, was admirably
acted. Both the comedy and the farce were highly re-
lished by the auditory. The performance of the amateurs
in Manchester was equally successful. The sum realised
was £440. Supposing the expenses at both places to be
£l6O, the nett proceeds realised at Manchester and Liver-
pool are about £760.
NARROW ESCAPE.—On Sunday afternoon, in con-
sequence of the crowded state of the new landing-stage
at George's-pier, by persons going to see the coffin con-
taining the remains of Mr. O'Connell, which arrived at
Birkenhead in the afternoon, a young man and a girl
were pushed into the river, and the tide running out very
fast they were carried rapidly down the river past the
landing-stage and St. George's-basin. Four seamen
belonging to the Eastham steamer Clarence, jumped over-
board, with a couple of Carte's life-buoys, to render
assistance, and came up to the drowning parties in front
of the southern end of the Prince's-pier. They had been
twenty minutes in the water, and on the application of the
necessary remedies the girl recovered, but it was late in
the evening before the youth could leave his bed. _ _

ENGLISH AND AMERICAN STEAMERS.-The Caledonia
steamer, arrived at Liverpool on Wednesday last at
noon, after an excellent voyage of less than twelve days
from Boston. At a time when France and the United
States are making strenuous efforts to compete with the
Liverpool and Boston steamers, it is very satisfactory to
find that, so far, the latter preserve a decided superiori-
ty. The French steam-ship, Union, which left Cherbourg
on the 22nd June, was nearly seventeen days on her out-
ward passage, whilst the Caledonia made the longer passage
from Liverpool, including the calling at Halifax, in about
thirteen days and a half. The comparative failure of the
New. Xork and Bremen steamer, Washington, has evi-
dently mortified the people of New York. All the news-
papers that we have seen preserve a dead silence on the
subject.

ELECTION OF W. JACKSON, ESQ., AS M.P.—On
Thursday evening, a large number of tradesmen of Bir-
kenhead met the train to ascertain the result of the New-
castle election, there being a general wish for Mr. Jack-
son's election. At nine o'clock, Mr. Jackson's private
secretary, Mr. Salisbury, and other friends arrived, and
conveyed to the assemblage the gratifying intelligence
that that candidate had been triumphantly returned. A
arge body then assembled at the Monks' Ferry Hotel,
and drank the good health of the worthy member, and
success and happiness to himself and family. Parties
also met elsewhere on the same occasion, and the only
regret was, that Mr. Jackson was not M.P. for Birken-
head. Banners were displayed, the gas-office was illumi-
nated, and the belts rang a merry peal. On Friday, flags
were displayed at Woodside, &c., and a committee was
formed to welcome the new M.P., when he returns.
GRANGEMOUTH.—On Wednesday, there was launched
from the building yard of Mr. Adamson, here, a splendid
clipper vessel, of 497 tons register. She is named the
" Land o'Cakes," and belongs to Messrs. William and
Alexander Adamson, of Birkenhead, who, we understand,
intend her for the India trade. She is one of the few
vessels that have been built to stand thirteen years as
first class in Lloyd's books. She is magnificently fitted
up, and her whole workmanship is of that superior des-
cription which the builder is so well known always to pro-
duce, and for which he he has been so long and so justly
famed. The Earl and Countess of Zetland, who are re-
siding at Kerse House, were present at the launch, ac-
companied by the hon. Mr. Liddell and other visitors ;
and the Countess did Messrs. Adamson the honour of
christening the " Land o'Cakes," a ceremony she per-
formed with hearty good will. After the launch Messrs.
Adamson entertained-a large party of their friends at din-
ner in the Zetland Arms, where the viands and wines did
the greatest honour to their purveyor, Mr. Wallace.
After the customary loyal toasts, the healths of the Earl
and Countess of Zetland were given and received with all
that respect which their worth not less than their station
inspires. The toast of " success to the Land o'Cakes"
was also heartily responded to, and the, evening was
spent, as became the occasion, with the greatest hilarity.
The operatives, also, were not forgotten, the kindness of
the worthy owners having supplied them with ample
means of enjoyment, and of happily celebrating the suc-
cessful completion of their labours.
LICENSED VICTUALLER'S ASSOCIATION ANNIVER-
SARY DINNER.—The celebration of the anniversary
dinner of the above association came off on Wednesday,
in the Pavilion or Concert-hall of the Zoological Gardens.
The company was numerous and respectable. The gar-
dens were thrown open as a general promenade to the
public, and a number of persons availed themselves of
the recreation thus afforded. About half-past three
o'clock the candidates for the representation of the
borough were received by the committee in the reception

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