The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1849-01-16 00:00:00

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Window breaking to get into gaol, and avoid the la-
bour test at the workhouse, is very common in Manches-
ter. Last week there were twelve or thirteen cases of that
character.

PASTORAL AID SOCIETY.—The Rev. T. Nolan
preached two sermons in Manchester, on Sunday, cn
behalf of this society. The annual meeting of the Man'
chester Auxiliary will be held on Thursday, when the
Bishop of the Diocese will take the chair.
At a public meeting held in Chester, on Tuesday, the
mayor in the chair, a deputation was appointed to proceed
to London, on business connected with the improvement
of the port and harboir. The deputation consists of the
mayor, John Ronson, Esq., Moor-hall, and Mr. Turner.
The river Ribble, at Preston, on Wednesday last, over-
flowed its banks to a considerable extent. The conse-
quence was that the whole of the Marsh, the, Holme, the
gardens•at the bottom of Fishergate, and the road leading
to Penwortham, were completely under water.
At the annual meeting, last week, of the Burnie,'
Church of England Literary and Philosophical Society►
the Rev. r, Nolan said that, as' far as he knew, it was the
first instance of the English Church associating itself with
a literary institution.

The Sessions-room at Accrington, near Blackburn,• was
originally a Primitive Methodist Chapel—neat a Sunday
school for Christ Church scholars, until their own School'
room was built—then converted into a dancing school
afterwards used as a Sunday school by the Swedenbor'
gians—and subsequently turned into at Sessions-room.

THE TEN-H 0 RS ACT.-At the- Borough Court,
Manchester, on Thursday, four informations were exhi-
bited against Messrs. W. P. Clarke- and Co., cotton
spinners, charging them with violating the Ten-Hours
Act, by allowing a number of females to work in their
mill for more than ten hours a day. The bench con-
victed in the penalty of 50s. and costs, in' each case, the
total amount being £25.

The Bishop of Chester, on Thursday last, consecrated
the newly-erected parish church of Runcorn. The old
church, having become ruinous and incapable of repair,
was taken down, and the present church has been erected
upon the site of at the cost of about £lO,OOO. The old
church contained 782 sittings, the new one contains 958,
of which 370 are free, in addition to 158 for the use of
the children of the parish:. The amount has been raised
partly by subscription and'partly by money borrowed on
the rates.

The new portion of the Victoria-promenade at South-
port, extending about three hundred yards, has received
very considerable damages. For the entire length of the
promenade there was what` was considered to bwa sub-
stantial watl of solid masonry,-the stones being from four
to six•feet in length, and of a proportionate thickness.
The height of this wall was about ten feet, and from the
top there was a grass slope to the level of the promenade,
the total height being about twenty feet. The Wednes-
day's tide has washed the wall, slope, and a great portion
of the gravel walk above almost entirely away !

FALL)- OS COLLIERY WORKS.—On Sunday the earth►
covering a circumference of about 300 feet from the Mills
Hill Station of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway►
near Middleton, fell, taking along with it a large oak tree,
the branches of which cover upwards of ICO feet in cir-
cumference. The depth of the hole, exclusive of cover-
ing the tree, is now about 60 feet. The works of the
colliery are completely gutted, and• several houses have
given way. A large farm-house stands about forty yarelS
off the above, but has not received any injury. The mine
belonging to the same colliery goes under the railway,
but none of the railway has yet given way.

A CURIOUS WORK OF LABOUR.—We have been shwa
a singular specimen of combined taste and patience in the
shape of a testimonial intended for presentation to a pro'
fessional gentleman in this city, which is formed entirely
of cancelled postage stamps. The artist has set forth in

an inscription his gratitude to the gentleman named. the
letters being formed entirely of postage stamps, the labour
of collecting which has occupied him a very long time.,

The whole affair is surrounded

red, black, and blue stamps, the total number contained
in the testimonial being nearly 2000. The size of this
singular piece of workmanship is 1 yards by 1+ yards.**
Manchester Courier.
THE FINANCIAL REFORM MEETING. AT MANCHESTER.
The Radical meeting at the Free Trade Hall, Manchester,
on Wednesday evening, was attended by from 6000 t 0
7000 persons. Mr. George Wilson, chairman of the Anti-
Corn-Law League presided, and carefully glossed 'over
the ulterior objects of the committee. Mr. Cobden, who
was received with much enthusiasm, .proposed the first
resolution,—" That this meeting resolves to co-operate
with the Liverpool Reform Association, and other similar
bodies, in their efforts to reduce the public expenditure to
at least the standard of 1835, and to secure a more equi-
table and economical system of taxation." He supported
it by rehearsing the contents of his letter, calculating on
carrying on the affairs of the government for £10,000,000
less per annum. Mr. Henry, M.P., seconded the resolu-
tion, which was unanimously agreed to. Mr. Milner
Gibson, M.P., proposed the second resolution,—" That
no permanent reduction of taxation could be effected
until the people obtained a more direct control over the
House of Commons, by an extension of the electoral re-
presentation."
GRAND YEOMANRY FETE AT ST. HELENS.—Major
Sir John Gerard, Bart., and the officers of the Lancashire
Hussars, gave a magnificent ball and supper to the nobi-
lity and gentry of the county and its vicinity on Wednes-
day, at St. Helens, and we are gratified in saying that the
county has never been the scene of a more princely or
splendid entertainment. The Town-hall and the Market-
place were both called into requisition for the fete, the
former being superbly fitted up for the occasion, and what
must be considered a more remarkable circumstance, the
Market-place was converted into a marquee or pavilion,
the entire area, ordinarily devoted uo the purposes of ex-
change, being completely covered in, and beautifully lined
with pink, and white draperies. The interior of this de-
lightful temporary saloon was brilliantly lighted by gass
and with the aid of the numerous candelabra on the sup-
per tables, (13 in number) and the profusion of ornamen-
tal accessories to the table, the tout ensemble was most
pleasing to the eye. As might be imagined from the last
sentence, it was exclusively appropriated for the suppers
which deserved the name of banquet, as the viands were
chiefly hot. The wines were of the choicest character.
At half-past nine o'clock the company began to arrive in
rapid succession, Sir John Gerard and the officers of the
regiment being in waiting to receive the guests ; Lady
Gerard also assisted in the honours of the reception. The
Earl of Sefton and a party from.Croxteth, Lord and Lady
Stanley, from Knowsley, and the members of parliament
for the county were among the early arrivals. Dancing
commenced shortly after ten o'clock, to Jullien's full
band, stationed in the gallery of the Town-hall. At 12
o'clock the company retire& from the salon de dense to
the supper tables in the pavilion, Sir John Gerard
and Lady Stanley leading the way through the
tibnle of the Town-hall, which was decorated

evergreens, and across the corridor covered with scarlet
cloth, to the entrance to the pavilion, where a sumptuous
repast awaited them. After doing ample justice to the
recherche fare placed before them.. at a given signal there.
was silence proclaimed, when Sir John Gerard rose and
proposed the health of "-The Queen," which was cordial-
ly responded to by the whole of the company standing.--
Mr. Wilson Patten, M.P., subsequently, gave the
the health of " Sir John Gerard and the Officers of the
Lancashire Hussars," a toast which it is barely necessary
to state was enthusiastically received and drank amidst
loud applause.—The gay visitors then adjourned to the
ball room, where dancing was again resumed and cow
tinned with unabated spirit up to nearly five o'clock in the
morning.--A body of the Lancashire Hussars, in full re-
gimentals, were on duty during the night.

ADVERTISEMENT.-ANOTFIER VERY SERIOUS CASE 01'
DROPSY CURED BY HOLLOWAY'S PLELS.- nifirth3
James, of Newport, between 40 and 50 ars of age, was
in a most awful dropsical state, the 1 r extremities being
dreadfully swollen, arising in a t measure from inat-
tention to herself at this parti ar age (the turn of life):
When almost too late sh applied to different media;
men, and after this wen nto two hospitals : at the severs'
places where she so t relief she was pronounced la'
curable. Fortuna y, on her return home, she was per:
suaded to try loway's pills, and by their use, with
strict atten i to diet, in a few weeks she was restore'
to perfect health.

METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER,
BY MR. C. H. CHADBURN, 71, LORD-STREI

ATMOSPHERIC
Daily Direc-
Tempprature i tion
in Humidity at Fall of
Pressure at shade by self- Noon.
of Wind
registering Difference of at
Nine , six thermometer Wet and Dry Rain. Noon.
~ a.m. 1 p.m. Max. 1 Min. I bulb.

P In. In. Deg. Deg. Deg. In.
9 29'60 29'53 46 40 1 0.14 w.bys
10 29'85129'83 46 40 1 o'lB w
11 29'58130' 41 34 2 N
12 3008 29'88 46 35 1 015 s.by E
13 29'67 29'60 52 42 1 0'56 w.s.w
14 o'o6
15 29'97 29'93 1 w.s.w

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THE WEATHER.-9th : bright; evening and night, rain
light gale.—lith ; gale; light rain.—llth: heavy squall° j
night, clear.-12th rain.-13th: rain.-14th ; squall* All
showers; night, clettr.-14t1*; bright,