The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1847-01-26 00:00:00

Jan. 26, 1817.

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The Cheap Omnibus Company expect to commence
'operations about the middle of next month.
The troop steamer " Birkenhead," is to be used for con-
veying provisions to. Ireland.
The workmen in the employ of Bury, Curtis, and Ken-
nedy, have subscribed £l5 for the poor. Numerous other
workmen have also made collections.
Two successful surgical operations were last week per-
formed at the Northern Hospital, on patients rendered
insensible by the inhalation of sulphuric ether. •
The Parliamentary Committee have declared the Bir-
kenhead and Herculaneum Docks Bill, and the Birkenhead
Improvement Bill, to have complied with standing orders.
Mr. Hogg, the secretary to the Mechanics' Institution,
in this town, delivered, on Tuesday, the first of the series
of lectures at the Preston Mechanics' Institution.
On Friday, an infant, only a fortnight old, named Johh
Dutton, living in Adwin-court, Fox-street, died from a
'dose of narcotic poison inadvertently administered to it
by its grandmother.
The Rev. Hugh M'Neile has received the liberal sum
Of £3OO from Lord George Bentinck, to be applied by the
rev. gentleman towards the relief of the distressed Irish
and Scotch.
On Monday, Dr. Reid delivered a lecture on the " Phy-
sical relations of Man to the Material World," at the
Birkenhead Mechanics' Institute, and last night he re-
sumed the subject.
The collections, under the Queen's letter, for the dis-
tressed Scotch and Irish, are to be made in the various
ehurches and chapels some Sunday in the present, or en-
suing, month.
On Tuesday night, a woman, named Mary Burns, who
was locked up at Hotham-street Bridewell for safety, was
very badly burned by her clothes taking fire. She
died on Thursday.

A quarry of granite has been discovered at Foxdale,
Isle of Man, and last week the first shipment was made
for Birkenhead, where it is to be used for the new docks
now constructing there.
On Wednesday last, a woman stole a looking-glass
from a shop at Windsor ; and within two hours after the
theft had been committed she was indicted, tried, con-
victed, and sentenced to two months' imprisonment.
On Thursday afternoon, about half-past five, the Dub-
lin steamer, Prince, came in contact offthe Skerries with
the brig Helen, bound from this port for Havannah.
The former lost her cutwater, and the latter her cutwater
and starboard bulwarks.
GOVERNMENT INQUIRIES.—The government is making
inquiries in Liverpool as to the number of vessels in the
Port suitable for the carrying of grain, and as to the
number which have sailed from this country in search of
cargoes of grain.
The Queen's speech was expressed from London to
Dublin in thirteen hours by the Dublin Evening Mail.
Our contemporary had a steamer stationed at Holyhead,
and another at Liverpool, in case of one not arriving in
due time.

From the report of the Birkenhead Hospital and Dis-
pensary, it appears that during the past year, out of 2,558
patients, 2,298 had been cured, 222 relieved, and 38 have
died. Mr. Jerome Smith has resigned the office of one
of the honorary medical officers.

Last Thursday evening, the Right Honourable the Earl
of Sefton gave a ball to the tenantry and domestics at
Croxteth Hall. Dancing was kept up with spirit until an
early hour. Mr. Phillips's Quadrille Band, from Liver-
Pool, was engaged, as usual, being the second time this
season.

POITND DEAD.—A labouring man, named Alexander
*Donald, living in Waterloo-place, was found dead in
bed on Friday morning. He went to bed on the night
Previous in his usual health and spirits, except complain-
ing of slight cold, for which he got some medicine at a
cirlggist's shop.
We regret to learn that the request of the letter-caiesl
in this town for an advance of wages has been unsucrrcessr-
ful. ' At present they receive only 20s. a week, and as they
work on Sunday, this is only 2s. 104-d. per day. In Lon-
don, with the same wages, they have no Sunday work,
and receive annually a good suit of clothes—a uniform.
h _ There are at present in the West Derby Union Work-
360ouie paupers belonging to Toxteth-park, and so
crowded is the house in consequence of distress in other
districts, that some of the poor, we believe, are sleeping
on the floors. The overseers of Toxteth
have also, we
believe, paid £220 in out-door relief in the course of one
week.

SOUP KITCHENS IN BIRKENHEAD. The Juvenile
Charitable Society of Birkenhead, have in a mest credit-
able manner opened soup-kitchens in that locality ; tickets
are supplied to those anxious to be charitable at a very
low, price ; and we hope the praiseworthy experiments by
this society, which is entirely composed of members of
juvenile years, may be successful. The soup they manu-
facture is much superior to that usually given, being prin-
cipally composed of meat, peas and barley.
Our townsman Mr. Ansdell, has a fine wor k i the
hands of Mr. Ryall, the engraver, of London. Then sub-
ject is " The death of the stag," and is treated in such a
way as to produce a picture of intense interest. The
execution, too, will enhance the reputation of this rapidly
rising artist. We have seen an etching which raises high
expectations of the engraving. It may be looked for in
the course of a few months. We regret to learn that Mr.
Ansaell leaves. Liverpool shortly, to settle in London.
DISTRICT PROVIDENT SOCIETY.—StaIeMeIIt of the
number relieved from the 18th to the 2.3 rd instant, both
days inclusive :—Relieved with bread, 1264; relieved with
shop orders, 174 ; refused, 5 ; number of loaves, 2432 ;
number of quarts of soup, 4309 ; number of bread tickets,
rlO5, or 326 k loaves. Amount of shop orders, £3O ;
ount of. loaves, £6O 16s. ; amount of soup tickets,
En 19s ld. ; amount for the week, £lOB 15s. ld.
~„I..gush, 471; Irish, 902 ; Welsh, 46 ; Scotch, 16 ; parish.
known,'-utiCl 3 ; total, 1438.
LIVERPOOL MEDICAL MESMERIC SOCIETY.—The
January meeting was held last Tuesday evening at their
r°ora, 6, Ranelagh-place. Mr. Reynoldson pressed upon
the attention of the meeting what he considered to be the
reflex effect of magnetic action. lie contended that, by
due attention to this important law of our being, a large
number of persons may be magnetically treated, with
perfect safety, facility, and advantage. Several interesting
cases of cure were brought forward, and rigidly investi-
gated by medical gentlemen present.
BRAZILIAN SUGARS.—As we anticipated, the sugars of
Brazil are already finding their way to this country, in-
stead of the continent. The Swordfish arrived at Liver-
Pool on Wednesday, in thirty days from Pernambuco;
laden chiefly with sugars, having sailed in company with
tare
wo others similarly laden, from Bahia and Rio. Others
ladaily expected to arrive ; so that there will be no
rger of an ample supply for our distilleries and brew-
vlles, as well as our tables, of that now essentially " ne-
w-4847T article—once considered a luxury."—Morning
Chron
lk",RI•I OP RESPECT —A meeting of the workmen con-
T!ected with the fitting•department of the Liverpool Gas-
hght Co
inn, Tuniepany, Dale-street, was held at Bairstow's Bull
of presentlianzs.trreet, on Wednesday last, for the purpose
suPPer provided about.u:esivt.tedo.tr:wards with a gold watch, chain,
the workmen in the chair, eighty men sat down to a splendid
thanks, oaircca.sio3ni,r,A.lr.
Edwards,Charl inTillret,urnionerof
a se---

~,ciety foi the siclac't they
should form themselves into
other that and distressed, and presen or
I,o,4,laenaed
ihLis brother added 4:5, and three
purposegentlemen_
13,...'u1. PARSE '$ CLUB SUBSCRIPTION.—It will be seen
j an advertisement, in another part of our paper to-day,
_that the shares and allotments in this collection, the
std of which is only equalled by its extent, are
'4'4;11 on sale by the agent, Mr. Cutter, of 80ld-street.
gave great satisfaction that all the allotments obtained
, given, coupled with the fact, that for one pound
tadYOB obtain, at least a print published at £1 125.,
have the probability of obtaining one varying from
chatprice to 250 •
up guineas, should induce all who have
not 'already subscribed, to at once avail themselves of the
present opportunity.
, THE SARAH SANDS.—This noble screw-steam-ship
took her departure for New York from this port on
:!ednesday, with the speech of the Queen of England,
i.. 74 a statement, *so far as could be ascertaird, of the in-
nsvation of Ministers at this important crisis. She had
goods, 100 000
'a hoasrd considerable quantity of dry ,
:30 a
She sailed an hour
before Fns,
and several passengers. S
k bl well, and
Iv ,-,,.re4igh water, stemmed the tide remar. a y
of about
teen:l47,oin the Rock to the Bell Buoy, a distance
in hour and
NIA. -'Ts, by steam only, no sail being set, an
imte
14.4,41 s. The captain= and all on board were well
LASEte `4:Ltil her performance, as, indeed, they had every
.0.
Th,___e h..,!"T'rkrity ....
whal.„--(ilie 431,-,ALORTALITY IN A LIVERPOOL SHIP.—
ins."v, fr ''' -ein 1 ri 600 tons register, Capt. Joseph
ured rom shall t an-,
h " Xlooof fi„gb,sae to Liverpool, with a cargo tea,
1111114 -s BiLee 0,, put into Cork a few days ago, seven
tre— trio nth -'e sailed from Shanghae. When at sea
w and , 8 an invete broke out amongst the
.t, 0 uisahied rate scurvy .
died elena, t b them. Captain White made sail for
b at'Q and were , efore arriving there four of the crew had
Ze° "wain 'gloried at sea, and on the day of arrival, the
4iein a dyeilP,ired• Captain' White, having landed ten
lei— Put to 11- state, took on board some Portuguese, and
Net% to ,-, sea.. The working of the vessel from St.
seennd
rcierrk devolved upon the captain, first mate, and
Jai
to -..L. • Seainen were shipped in Cork to work the
Thjot
egrerpool.
1, e fOIIOVViPS C-!1, THE SMALL DEBTS COURTS ACT.—
. LancagsiTV appointed the judges in this district :
titre, Mr'
Iv.. le• liMr. T. Addison ; Southwest Lanca-
. atichester M _ Hutton ; Liverpool, Mr. W. Lowndes ;
ley ; sheifield r. R. BrandfT,. Bradford, Mr. C. H. Els-
-311.1.
; and York All.. W. Walker ; Leeds, Mr. J. H. Mar-
Cheshireoc
R. Wharton. Mr. Leigh Trafford,
I,' , and of the NAT • •
has been appoi ted arrington Court of Requests,
kid a bill ash bratQ the District Court of Birmingham ;
stipendiary been brought in for the appointment of a
The Londe:l"g'
strate for the Cheshire Quarter Sessions.
Btarkie, Quegnsgzo under the Small Debt Act, are Mr.
Stirers, who are expeeltierit, and Mr. Amos. The trea-
have not yet been atipoint:db. e about twenty in number,
, CEIRAP GAS IN IVERpoot.
M'le made by Liverpool, this session • strenuous effort is to
lle at a much more economic r t, to obtain gas for the
reil produced. We wish well to theae it has hitherto
l'lttlY, by whom the movement is being r
nr da ida: Gas p2on-
',"Lecess of which every town in the empire i adnd tri the
insted, as it will vitally affect one of the m in nob
1113 „te Sanatory Act, for without cheap and abaundanl:eshett
i'l conducive to health and cleanliness, the design. of-the'
Zt,.!egslature in passing that measure must, to a great
ent, be completely frustrated. The subject involved
lionthe agitation at Liverpool is well deserving the atten-
orn of the press of Great Britain, and we shall watch the
„_-"Kress of events there with no little interest. Much, of
tlic7"ti, will depend on the 'character and capabilities of
Fthe gentlemen (a builder and a civil engineer) by whom
li,4l2i:elirninary inquiries, under the act, are to be con-
IncT ' and it is greatly to be desired that, be their
w hat it may, it will be exclusively based on the
e to be adduced, and not the result of foregone
"asiou.--Birminyham Journal.