The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-01-25 00:00:00

LOCAL

NEWS

THE AMERICAN MINISTER has given a donation of
books to the Manchester Free Library.
MR. JOHN LORD is delivering a series of lectures at
Manchester on the heroes of Protestantism.
THE CARPET MANUFACTURERS OF BOLTON have ad-
vanced the prices for weaving one penny in the shilling.
A LITTLE GIRL, the daughter of a quarryman at Dalton,
Inverston, was, in the absence of her mother, burned to
death on Friday last.

THE LIVERPOOL CHATHAM SOCIETY'S annual ball will
take place in the Town-hall on Friday next, under the
auspices of Lord Derby.
COLLEGIATE INSTITUTION.—The middle school darge re-
opene
ch l on Tuesday, the number of new entries being
mur than usual.
THE COUNTY CONSTABULARY FORCE contains 559
men, including officers. One of the officers bears the
classic name of Telemachus.
THE MAYOR OF PRESTON has issued an order that all
bread must he sold by weight, in presence of the pur-
chaser, under a penalty of 10s.
A GREAT NUMBER or PERSONS have recently emi-
grated from Rochdale to Australia, and hundreds are
preparing to depart in the spring.
MR. SAMUEL HOLME, the Mayor of Liverpool, enter-
tained a select party of gentlemen at dinner, in the Town-
ball, on Wednesday evening last.
SUDDEN DEATH.—On Wednesday, John Day, a la-
bourer, while working on board the brig Amedora, lying
in the Prince's Dock, fell down and expired.
TWO FEMALE POACHERS from thetOwn of Arbroath,
with nets and a well-trained dog in their possession, have
been taken into custody in this neighbourhood.

THE SOLE SURVIVING GRANDCHILD OF SIR WALTER
SCOTT is the wife of Mr. James Hope, brother of the late
Mr. John Thomas Hope, who was a candidate for Man-
chester.

A GIG ACCIDENT occurred on Tuesday, near Stockport,
by which Miss Potts, step-daughter of Mr. Middleton,
grocer, was subjected to such injuries as place her life in
danger.

THE Rev. JANIES CRANEROOE will lecture to-night
(Tuesday) in the Concert-hall, on " Oliver Cromwell,"
under the auspices of the Liverpool Sunday School
Institute.

PIifLHARMONIC SOCIETY.—The annual meeting of the
proprietors of the Philharmonic -hall was held on Wed-
nesday, at the office, Exchange-court, when the report
was unanimously adopted.

AARON SMITH, aged 78 years, was killed yesterday
week whilst crossing the Longridge Railway, near Black-
burn. The deceased was a labourer, and was knocked
down by an engine and tender.
THE DRESSMAKERS AND MILLINERS of Manchester
have been invited to hear a paper read at the Mechanics'
Institution, on Friday next, by a committee appointed on
behalf of the above class of young persons.
THOMAS AND MARY HOWARD, convicted of extensive
illicit distillation at the Manchester Police-office, on
Friday morning last, were fined in X3O: in default of
payment, to be imprisoned for three months.

SHIPPING TO ArSTRALIA.—The Gambia,•
Jas. Carson,
Ottilla, and Thorwaldsen, vessels belonging to Mr. James
Walthew's Liverpool and Australian line of packets, have
all arrived safely at their antipodal destination.
LIVERPOOL ACADEMY.—The numbers of persons who
visited the Exhibition of Paintings, during the popular
evenings, since Monday, December 27th, up to its close
on Saturday, were 10,532 adults, and 1,1137 children.
NEW DEPETV-LIEUTENANTS.--The Lord-Lieutenant,
the Earl of Sefton, has appointed Peter Catterall, Esq.,
Mayor of Preston, and Wm. Ainsworth, Esq., of Preston,
Deputy-Lieutenants of the county palatine of Lancaster.
THE NEW STOCK EXCHANGE.—Workmen. BTO now
busily engaged in altering a portion of the west side of the
Exchange-buildings, preparatory to the Stock Exchange
being removed there from its present locality in Royal
Bank-buildings.

A PVIIVIC MEETING, called by the Mayor of Oldham,
was held in that town on Wednesday evening, and a peti-
tion adopted praying both Houses of Parliament to remedy
the evils arising from the gross 'violation: of the present
Factory Bill.

THE FARMERS in the neighbourhood of Rochdale met
on Monday week to raison fund for the purchasing of
an annuity for John Turner, of Birch, a poor man aged
71 years, who raised an improved variety of the potato,
called the " Fluke."

THE REV. MR. Rate, late of the Scottish Church.
Oldham-sstreet, Liverpool, now minister of the second
Scottish Church in Melbourne, officiates every Sabbath
in the Temperance Hall, Russell-street, Melbourne. to
large congregations.
SIR EDWARD RYAN, the well-known Indian Judge,
accompanied by Mr. J. B. Lloyd, paid a visit to the Free
Public Library this week, and, after minutely examining
the building and arrangements, expressed himself much
gratified with all he saw.
A CORRESPONDENT of the Lancaster Gazette states
that the Preston board of guardians have made an unsuc-
cessful attempt to foist upon the town a Romish governor
of the workhouse. "In every public dffice in Preston,"
he affirms, " Jesutte influence is at work."

A BOY, eleven years old, named Fletcher Barra, was
on Thursday last upset from a cart, in which he was rid-
ing with some companions, near the Bridge Inn, Lough,
in the vicinity of %Damen. The shaft struck him on the
bead, and he died almost instantaneously.

THE MANX SUFFERERS. —The'ReV. Canon Stowell, of
Manchester, having, on Sunday week, intimated to his
congregation his willingness to receive contributions to-
wards the relief of the sufferers from the late catastrophe
in the Isle of Man, has received £lOB ss. for that purpose.
MRS. BESWIC,K, wife of Mr. John Beswick, innkeeper,
Chapels, near Darwen, in Lancashire, was yesterday even-
ing week seized with a sick fit in' her own house, in con-
sequence of which she fell into the fire, and was almost
burned to death: she is still in a precarious condition.
MR. JAMES BAINES, of this town, accompanied by
Captain J. 'N. Forbes, of the -ship Marco Polo, and
Captain Alexander Newlands, had an interview with the
Right Hon. .E. Cardwell, at the 'Board of Trade, on
Tuesday, on the subject of ships deserted by their crews
in Australia.

JIIMPING.-I,Villiam Preston, aced 48 years, a strong,
healthy men,,employed at Messrs.'Bury's works, Adelphi,
Manchester, was killed on Saturday last, while jumping
with some of his fellow workmen. He tripped his feet
against the ground, lost his balance, and broke his neck
against a door-post.

A CAstx-sox STOLEN.—Jane Twist, aged 19 years,
servant with Mr. Thomas Ball, grocer, Oldfield-road,
Manchester,has been apprehended, charged with stealing
a cash-box from her master, containing £36. Mr. Ball
has been in the habit of hiding this box in a cellar, where
he thought no one would find it.

MILES DIXON, weaver and warper, in the employ of
Messrs. R. Battersby and Sons, woollen manufacturers,
Bury, has been committed on a charge of robbing that
firm of a large quantity of linen yarn. Sarah Holt, the
prisoner's paramour, was likewise committed on the
charge of receiving the stolen goods.
NORTR-WBSTERN AND GREAT WESTERN RAILWAYS.
—The result of the committee of Liverpool shareholders
appointed• to inquire into and mediate in matters of dis-
pute between these two companies, is stated to be a de-
termination to submit all matters in question to the con-
sideration of a-Parliamentary committee.

••
WILLIAM -SMITH, who escaped •-
recently from the
Borough Gaol, where he was confined for stealing a cash
box from the Goat public-house, in Peter's-lane, was
apprehended in Whitechapel, on Wednesday morning, by
Carlisle and Marks, of the detective force. The fellow
was coolly walking along the street at the time of his
apprehension.

INTEMPERANCE zTN TIIE COUNTY.—M: the Kirkdalo
Epiphany Sessions, on Tuesday last, in reply to a question
magistrates, put by one of the -agistrates, Captain'Woodford said
there was no diminution in the crime of drunkenness.—A
Magistrate : 'lt is sure to increase with good times.
Captain Woodford:: 'Yes ; when they have money they
generally spend it.

THE BRITISH ANDIS7ORTH AMERICAN IVaIL STEAM-
sun, CANADA, Stone, commander, was unable to take her
departure for Boston, on Saturday, owing to want of suffi-
cient depth of water at the bar. She, however, proceeded
on her voyage on Sunday, at 7 15, a.m., having about
forty passengers, besides a fair cargo and the usual mails,
on board.

SAD ACCIDENT.—On\Sunday morning the .11,:iy1 life-
boat, in going to the assistance of a schooner asi
West Hoyle, upset, and six out of the nine men who corn-
Posed her crew were drowned. The crew of the schooner
re supposed to be lost, as no traces of them could be
have been vv°a and on b ar
snea asnd Oatmeal sacks marked " A. and F. N."
, ' , ,
re o.
school
Sono
Were entztiani
or, TEA PARTY.—The children attending the
s attached to St. Silas's Church, Pembroke-place,
Rev. S. %end at tea or. yesterday evening week. The
Duck, and other , the incumbent, the Rev. Messrs. Barry,
magic lantern WasE iTitlemen delivered addresses, and the
infant-school children e
ntro4xced. 'On Tuesday, at noon, the
afforded a treat.
THE SHIP JOINERS.
place on Wednesday last-",—ittZ'eeting of this society took
ks ssembly-rooms, Circus-
street, for the purpose of finallev
ii sktlingtitleherartaeteooff
wwaaggeess:
It was unanimously resolved,
from the 17th instant, shall be ss.
be daY, and the rate of
remuneration for overtime shall e .9d. „er
hour," the
aie
society preferring a fixed rate to a sliding
acr
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THE STEAM-SHIP CITY OP MA`
E commander, belonging to the Liverpool and ptt iladelphia? Leitch,
Steam-ship Company, which left Philadel
instant, arrived here on Thursday, after a fine rn
13 days 131 hours, from the Delaware. From thaelthe 6th
ag t`por
the 19th instant, she averaged 244 knots per day, and _
the 13th, 14th, and 15th ran 261, 286, and 250 u
knot:respectively.
THE Manchester Guardian states that on Thursday last
about 500 brickmakers of that town and its neighbour-
hood proceeded per train to Guide-bridge, to intimidate a
brickmaster there named William Cowley, who employed
twelve " knobsticks," or, in plainer terms, men not con.
nected with the society. The mayor and the chief-con-
stable of Ashton were present, and, fortunately, no violence
Was resorted to.
otITHE FIRST ANNIVERSARY DINNER of the drivers and
meet
parties connected with the cab and carriage establish-
Goose 0i.nn11.4. Jonathan Bell, was held at the Fox and
1 Copperas-hill, on Wednesday evening last.
The health' of Mr. Bell was given with great enthusiasm,
and he was warmly. eulogised, especially for granting the
men an opportunity of reverencin the I ord' d *th-
out making any deduction from theirg wages.j s ay, wi
FEMALE DRUNKENNESS.—Betsey Yates, aged 53 years
who had lodged for twelve months with police-officer
Appleby, in Brunswick-street Manchester, died last
week suddenly in a state of intloexftictaotliolen. About two
years since, she had some money
dealro' of it
shee had
lived upon it ever since. A great
upon spirits, and the rest upon jellies, grapes, it spent
and other
extravagancies of a similar kind, intemperate had
ohe become that she frequently for several days together
drunk upwards of a quart of spirits a day.

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