The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1841-09-17 00:00:00

LOCAL NEWS

Lieutenant Tudor, R.N., has been appointed to the com-
mand of the Pluto, armed steamer, and sets sail from Ports-
mouth for China in the course of the ensuing week.
ZOOLOGICAL GARDLNS.—The last gala of the season at
these pleasant gardens took place on Monday. Signor Si-
moni's fireworks went off with great eclat. He has esta-
blished himself as an artist of great merit, and no doubt will
be the means of his being re-engaged in the ensuing season.
The Bieenascope is a most diverting and ingenious exhibi-
tion : it is about to be removed to Chester. The gala on
Monday last, under the patronage of the members of the
Palatine, was more fashionably attended than any other this
season. Two grand fetes are advertised for this evening and
Monday.
UNUSUAL OCCURRENCE.—During the last two or three
days the Cheshire shore, from Seacombe to Hoylake, has
been completely covered with the creatures commonly known
on this coast by the name of sea-stars, or fallen stars, and in
the more northernly districts by the expressive denomina-
tion of slobs. They are, we believe, of the genus esterias,
of the order of vermes nzollusca. They lie upon the shore in
countless numbers.

SIR JOSHUA WALMSLEY.—We are exceedingly gratified
to state, that Sir Joshua Walmsley is gradually recovering
from the effects of the accident which betel him when alight-
ing from one of the railway carriages on Friday week. It
was stated in the paragraphs which went the round of the
papers, that the accident occurred on Sunday se'nnight.
This was an error which we take the present opportunity of
correcting. 'With the exception of his lameness, Sir Joshua,
we are happy to say, is in excellent health. He is, we are
informed, about to become the occupier of Ranton Abbey,
near Stafford.

LIVERPOOL INFIRMARY.—The funds of this institution
are, we regret to hear, in a lamentably depressed condition,
and we are glad, therefore, to perceive that a sermon will be
preached. on Sunday next. a St„ John the Evanzelist's
Church, Hope-street, by the Rev. D. James, in aid of such
a valuable charity. The eloquence of the advocate, and the
pressing necessities of the institution, will, we hope, produce
a liberal contribution.

THEATRE-ROYAL.—" John of Procida" was played on
Tuesday night. Stuart's John of Procida was cleverly acted
throughout : we have seldom seen him play to more advan-
tage. Miss Tree's Isoline was a beautiful piece of acting.
Anderson's Fernando we did not like so well as George
Vandenhoff's : he is too boisterous. In the afterpiece of
" A Roland for an Oliver," Mr. Anderson played Alfred
Highflyer most admirably. Miss Ellen Tree's i%laria Dar-
lington was the most delicious bit of comedy we have seen
for a long time. Her Juliet was also exquisite on Wednes-
day. Mr. Anderson takes his benefit to-night, when Mr.
Macready will perform. A good house may be expected.
Saturday evening the 4th, was a memorable evening for St.
Bees. On it was held the first meeting of the Missionary
Association ; an association, conducted by the Rev. and be-
loved Principal and Theological Lecturer, and as members of
which, the large majority of the students have enrolled them-
selves. The Bishop of Chester has kindly consented to be
patron. The meeting was opened with prayer by the Rev.
R. P. Buddicotn, who afterwards delivered an interesting
opening address, in wliich he discussed the motive for mis-
sionary zeal, and the discouragements and encouragements
of the work. He also referred to the labours of that emi-
nent missionary, Henry Martyn, with whom he had, in early
years, the privilege of being acquainted. The rev. gentle-
man was then followed by several of the students, some of
whom, from personal knowledge, gave interesting details of
the progress of missions, and the state of Heathen and
Mahometan countries. A considerable degree of interest
was excited, and the utmost unanimity prevailed. The
meeting closed at half-past nine, with singing the Doxology,
and the delivery of the blessing by the rev. president of the
association. These meetings are. to be continued on the last
Saturday evening of each month during term.
EMBARKATION OF THE NEW LORD LIEUTENANT OF
IRELAND.—On Tuesday evening, Earl de Gray, the new
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, arrived in this town, from Lon-
don, by the seven o'clock mail train, which reached the
railway station thirteen minutes before its time. His lord-
ship and suite immediately drove down to George's Pierhead,
where they found the Redwing, government tender, in readi-
ness alongside the wall. They embarked without a moment's
delay, and were received by Commander Bevis, who was in
attendance for the purpose of seeing every attention paid to
his lordship and his suite. The steamer Medina had been
set apart for the purpose of conveying his lordship to the
seat of his government, and she had been in readiness
moored at the buoy during the whole afternoon. The Red-
wing having been placed alongside, the Medina received the
new Lord Lieutenant and his followers, and immediately set
her paddles in motion and proceeded on her voyage to Kings-
town. She took her departure at half-past nine o'clock,
firing a salute and exhibiting blue lights as she went away.
A crowd of people had assembled on the pier to witness the
departure of his excellency.
ALARMING FIRE AT CROXTETH. On Wednesday
morning, about five o'clock, a fire was discovered in one •of
the lofts of an extensive farm belonging to the Earl of Sefton,
in the occupation of Mrs. Polding, about a mile beyond
Croxteth. The whole produce of the land had been housed,
so that there were, in the loft which was on fire and that
adjoining, upwards of a hundred tons of hay, and in the
other adjacent buildings a very large quantity of corn. As
the fire was amongst the hay, which it is supposed had spon-
taneously ignited, great apprehensions were entertained that
the whole stock and buildings would be destroyed. A horse-
man was instantly despatched to Liverpool, where, informa-
tion having been given at the Fire-police Station, M r. Hewitt,
with three engines. to each of which four horses were at-
tached, set oil, full gallop, for the sceiie of the disaster.
There was a plentiful supply of water on the spot, and a
competent force of firemen having been carried on the engines,
such was the expedition used, that in twenty-five minutes
from the time when the alarm was given in Liverpool, the
engines were in play. We are assured that the residents at
the farm and their neighbours were astonished at the expedi-
tion used, and at the success which attended the efforts of
the police. The labours of the latter, however, did not end
with the subjugation of the flames : it was necessary that
they should leave the buildings in perfect safety. They had,
therefore, to remove all the hay, a work of great toil. The
damage done was not very great, Mr. Hewitt having suc-
ceeded in confining the fire to the lofts where it originated.
Both the buildings and stock were insured. The firemen
exerted themselves with the most praiseworthy zeal and
energy.
COUNTY REVISION.—On Wednesday Mr. Gray, the re-
vising barrister for the southern division of the county, pro-
ceeded to examine the list of voters in the election of' knights
of the shire. Mr. G. F. Fairclough, solicitor, appeared on
the part of the conservatives. and Mr. Snowball on that of
the radicals. The number of objections lodged by the latter
were unusually great, while the number lodged by the con-
servatives were, comparatively speaking, few in amount. It
was manifest, from the commencement of thtiroceedings,
that the radicals had been trying their hands e present
occasion at a trick, against the justice of which they them-
selves are vehement in their complaints, when it seems to be
adopted by their political opponents, namely, that of lodging
an overwhelming number of objections against parties duly
qualified to have their names upon the register, in the hope
that such parties would not be at the trouble of giving their
attendance in court, and that, by the mere fact of the notice
of objection being proved to have been served upon them,
their names would be struck off; and it is much to be re-
gretted that, in nine ca out oiunt
toifietveasn ,t tmlniea
jtorriictky soufeicnesetdanednetso,
objected against did not appear in court,
and the rctl°l:ele"acerortny'ssaetcqiovuneetsenncetw as, that the services of the notices of
objection upon them was quickly proved by the underlings of
the Reform Association, and their names were erased from
the list. All the conservative voters objected against in
Toxteth-park were struck off by reason of their non-attend-
ance, and the same may be said of all, or nearly all. those
objected against in Childwall, Allerton, Wavertree. Walton-
on-the-hill, Edge-hill, &c. We believe, but are -not quite
certain of the fact, that if any of those
whose names have
been erased, attend previous to the termination of the pre-
sent sitting, and that there be sufficient spare time for them
to establish their right to the franchise, they will be replaced;
but, as we have intimated, even this is doubtful, because,
though the barrister may be willing to afford them a secOud..
opportunity of having their right sifted and ascertained; the
probability is that he will not be able, owing to the formid-
able list of objections lodged by the radicals, and through
which he has to wade.

PHOTOGENIC Paoc'esi.—The photogen4; proems, which
is now
.oc.cupying the attention of the curio 6..5, the philopher,
and the civilized world •• in general," is ab but to be brought
into use' in- this town. The very taster d little building
erected on the top of the Mount is devote x 1 to the purpose,
and will be open on Monday to the public :. When we say
the likenesses are admirably taken by this. process, we say
too little ; in point of fact, it is like a i nan observing his
face in a looking-glass, and leaving the reflection behind
him.

THE DISPENSARIES.—It is well known that these most
valuable charities have long been struggling: with difficulties
of the most trying character, owing' to an enormous defici-
ency in the funds which are necessary to carry out the be-
nevolent objects of the committee in affore ling medical relief
to the increasing applicants for advice am I medicine. The
directors of the institutions have met thes e embarrassments
with praiseworthy patience for a considerable time, but
finding them at length to be absolutely ins urmountable, and
seeing no alternative but either to contract the utility of the
charity, or make a special and public appeal, have determi-
ned upon the latter, and, as will be seen fi .om an advertise-
ment, the Mayor, at the request of the corn rnittee, has called
a public meeting of the inhabitants of this town, which will
be held this day week, when, unless we mistake our fellow
townsmen, such an effort will be made as n of only to relieve
the committee from their present unpleas; int position, but
also, as the winter is approaching, to enable them to enhance
the measure of assistance so long arid so use fully afforded by
this charity. Let the ministers of onr churl :Eves take an in-
terest in this matter. There is a loud call DID the sympathy
and liberality of every congregation in the to sew, and not one
should be permitted to leave the house of Giod next Sunday
Week without an opportunity of showing that however de-
pressed may be the interests of trade, the Disnensarie shall
not be allowed .to suffer in consequence. The prest.ure of
the times is one reason why the charity is no peculiarly cir-
cumstanced, as the applicants for relief are greatly climb iished
in more prosperous seasons. We shall in all probribility
recur to this subject.
LAUNCH OF Two STEAM-SHIPS.—To ; ffiow the great
progress steam is nicking in this port, it is or rly necesi ary to
state that two splendid vessels were launched 3 yesterday , from
the yard of Mr. Thomas Wilson, the eminent builder, at the
north end of the town. They both were sent . afloat in:splen-
did style, at an interval of about five minut es, amidst the
cheers of thousands who were present to en joy this truly
English sight. The first vessel that passed away frorm the
platform on which the godmother was stagy ding was the
" Prince Albert," the property of the Bri' ash and Irish
Company, and she is intended to ply betwe, n Dublin and
London, in conjunction with the other splendid steamers be-
longing to that company: she was named by I, hiss Jamieson.
The second vessel was named the " Lady Mr iry Wood," by
Mrs. J. C. Shaw, the lovely wife of the ( :ity of Dublin
Company's Marine Manager. The Lady Ma: S Wood is the
property of the Peninsular and Oriental Ste am-ship. Com-
pany, and she will he employed carrying the Peninsular
mails, thus adding another to the numerow : fleet running
from Southampton and Falinouth to Oporto, Lisbon, Cadiz,
and Gibraltar. It may he remembered that the Oriental,
steam-ship, belongs to the same company, and that most
perfect vessel, the observed of all observers.," was built by
Mr. Wilson, and launched in March, 1841. rt Messrs. Fawcett
and Preston's services are secured to manui !acture the ma-
chinery of both vessels, named ahoy c, and we have no doubt
that Liverpool will be again triumphant by producing two
steamers unequalled in their class- We ho pe when these
vessels are tried that " we shall he there to se e."
On the 16th instant, the Rev. William P Dllock, A. M.,
officiating minister at Christ Church, Ma cclestield, was
unanimously appointed by the trustees to the Incumbency
of St. Helens, Lancashire, vacant by the resignation of the
Rev. James Furnival, A. M.
BAD NEWS FOR THE; CORN-LAW AGITATORS.—The
recent unfavourable " Anti-corn law weather" has already
been felt in the metropolis. and a fall in the price of bread
has been the result. On Wednesda77 last the price of the
41b. loaf jumped down from 91d. to i d. in many parts of
London. We should like to see the co mmodity take a similar
jump in Liverpool. Surely the speciLlators play is " played
out," and the poor man will he all( wed to eat bread at
length.

MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT.—An °cc, urrence of a very-dis-
tressing nature took place at St. Helen: on Wednesday. In
consequence of the heavy rain which fel I during the whole of
Tuesday, the brook which flows immediately adjacent to the
town became so much swollen as to care r all hefore it by the
force of the stream. One man who w. as working near the
brook was swept away by the current, and one of his com-
panions observing his perilous situation., immediately went
to endeavour to rescue him, but both were unfortunately
hurried down the stream, and met with a watery and un-
timely grave.
LAUNCH OF AN EAST 'esterday, at high
Water, a beautiful spiv, intended for the East India trade,
and of about 700 tons burthen, was launch, ed from the build-
ing-yard of Messrs. Humble and Milcrest, Trentham-street.
Her length of keel is 130 feet, breadth of b. cam 32 feet, and
depth of hold 20 feet 4 inches. She is built :of the very best
English oak, and quite equal, in strength of frame and finish,
t° any vessel that has ever been turned out of this port, or,
in other words, is a vessel of the very first cl; tss. She is fast-
ened in a superior manner, having 7 inch stringers above and
below her deck beams, together with iron T plates bolted
through the beam ends and clenched, ant l also clenched
through the sides. For better ventilation, she has three
tiers of iron gratings between decks, on a new and improved
principle; her upper ceiling is entireiy of :mahogany, var-
nished; and her decks are all finely planed. She is called
" The John Macvicar," after the celebrate !d Manchester
merchant and exporter, a representation of whom, at full
length, she bears as a figure head, and was 13Failt for Messrs.
Bold and Starkie, of this port. She has :a poop and top-
gallant forecastle, and a splendid cabin, with:numerous sleep-
ing apartments. Practical men have pronon nced her to be
of beautiful model, and she will, we trust, b ecome an addi-
tional honour to the mercantile marine of our port. The
launch was beautiful, and gave great delight to many hun-
dreds in the yard. The ladies and gentlemen were admitted
by ticket to a spacious. loft or gallery, wherc tl ley could view
the proceedings with ease and satisfaction. T his noble ves-
sel is now in the Canning Dock, preparatory to her being
rigged and coppered.
LAUNCH OF AN IRON STEAMER.—Yesterday, at about

twenty minutes past eleven o'clock, a fine iron steam-vessel
was launched from the building and boiler-yard of Messrs.
Davenport, Grindrod, and Patrick, north side of the Bruns-
Z:el, Duck. She is of about 175 tons, builder's measure-
, etilt ; is of a fine model, put together on the most recent
approved principles of iron shipbuilding, and combining
all the apparent requisites for speed and safety. She went
°if in admirable style amidst the cheers of hundreds of spec-
tators, after being named, in the usual form, by Miss Grind-
rod, the interesting juvenile daughter of one of the builders.
She was launched into the basin on the west side of the yard,
and was cleverly checked by hawsers from running against
the projecting quay opposite. She is named the " Blanche,"
after the second daughter of Lord Francis Egerton, and is,
we believe, intended for the Runcorn trade. She will be
fitted with two engines equal to 65 horse power, on the prin-
ciple introduced by the same builders in those of the Alice,
running between this port and Runcorn—the cylinders lying
on an angle of 45 degrees, ittid the piston-l-ods working from
below. This plan, by admitting of a greater length of con •
necting rod, is found to be highly efficient, as exemplified in
the Alice, one of the fastest and most beautiful of our river
steamers. Considerable improvements are introduced in the
construction of the engines for the Blanche, by the builders
of them as well as the vessel, and we doubt not she will turn
out to be " a clipper." She looked very handsome in the
water, and floated very steadily and evenly on a very light
draught, apparently of not more than two feet. After leaving
the basin she was towed into the Coburg Dock. The builders
and their friends afterwards_partook of an excellent cold col-
lation and dessert, at Mr. Wilde's, the American Hotel,
where " Success to the Blanche" was enthusiastically drunk.
MR. JOHN MARTIN'S PAINTINGS.—The advertisement
of this day announces that the exhibition of these matchless
works of genius, at the Union Gallery, Slater-street, will
positively be closed on the evening of Friday, Oct. Ist. To
those who have not yet seen them, we strongly recommend
that the opportunity should not be lost.