The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1847-03-30 00:00:00

March 30, 1847.

Cowl Runs.

A bill, providing for the ms ruction of five steamers,
of 2000 tons burden each, to sail between New York and
Liverpool, has passed the American Cangress.
A fire broke out in the Berlin Repository, Bold-street,
00 riday evening, by which considerable damage was
,done The surveying officers appointed by government have
'reported against the purchase of the gas works at Birken-
head by the Commissioners of the township.
There is to be in this town a Sunday School conferenc:
.°a Good Friday, similar to that held last year in Man-
•chester.
It is stated thst the London and Northwestern Railway
Lo don and back, in Whitsun week.
The sum of X 35 Os. 6d. was collected, in aid of the
finds of the Liverpool Dispensaries, at St. John the Bap-
uses Church, Toxteth-park, on Wednesday, after a ser-
mon by the Rev. James Hassan.
ills Worship the Mayor has, by placing plate glass in
thedoor leading to the staircase at the TOwn-hall, ad-
flittedto the view of all entering the vestibule the statue.
of Canning, the paintings, &c.
The screw steam-ship Antelope sailed from this port on
?.onday for Rio Janeiro. Among the passengers was
rl• O'Brien, Consul-General of Monte Video, who it is
I,r enc 4 has gone on a special mission from the English and
h governments.
MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE.--A widow, named
?Sim Penn, left Glasgow on the 25th ult. by the Viceroy,
Or Liverpool, intending to proceed to Lyndon by rail-
Way, and has not since been heard of, though every in-
quiry has been made.
EaSTHAM.—Sir William Massey Stanley, Bart., has
allotted to the cottagers upon his estate at Eastham, cer-
tain portions of garden ground, and has given to each of
them a supply of vegetable seeds, as well as early potato
sets and cabbage plants.
There will be an eclipse of the moon on Wednesday
night next. The time for Liverpool will be as follows :
The ecli
pse be gins Bh. 11m. 365. ; the middle 9h. 14m. 425.;
the eclipse ends, 81h. 17m. 48s. Digits eclipsed 3 deg.
27 min. on the north-east limb of the moon.
Shortly before nine o'clock on Saturday morning a fire
broke out at the shop of Mr. Thomas Foulds, carver,
situated in Canning-place, opposite the Custom-house.
The engines were speedily on the spot, and the flames
were subdued without loss of time. A bed and some
other articles of trifling value only were consumed.
The first Small Debts Court for the Birkenhead Dis-
t was opened by the new judge, J. W. Harden, Esq.,
at the Town-hall, on Tuesday. The opening was merely
Pr° forma, for the purpose of appointing a high bailiff,
and William Knott, Esq. was appointed. The court will
sit for the first time at Birkenhead on the 16th of April.
t Air. John Bishop, a very clever and rising artist of this
trn, has been appointed by the committee of the late
'''gliway Board to paint the portrait of Mr. John Holmes,
84 many years the respected chairman of that body. We
seten,„ hear personal testimony to Mr. Bishop's skill and
--"utY, and we are confident that he will produce, not
°4lv a faithful likeness, but an excellent picture.
WEST DERBY.—On Friday, the annual vestry meeting
of the ratepayers in this township was held in the Board-
t3ss°o3, Low-hill, W. P. Freme, Esq. in the chair. Messrs.
reers, Youd, Bremner, and Garner were appointed over-
seers of the poor, and a board, consisting of above twenty
gentlemen, was elected for the rural districts, to carry out
the, provisions of the general Highway Act. •
the
INTERPOSITION.—On Tuesday night
`4e wind, which had been for several days adverse to
oeBtels entering Liverpool, veered round, and on the fol-
i4Wing day (the fast day), when the nation was making
acknowledgement of the righteous judgments of Al-
;i'sglaty God, no less than forty vessels, laden with pro-
.,l‘..°lls, from various ports, entered the river.
110Pmpany is in course of formation in this neighbour-
h4,e among whom will be several highly respectable
r.Lcnen, for the purpose of carrying out a project of
loss "thwell, of Southport, who proposes to run steam
Ss4Vives along the level shore or sands (without rails)
gess, ;!is Place to Southport, drawing trains with passen-
stsuct;:;•, and his belief is that with engines properly con-
poo "i a very high rate of speed may he obtained.
inss 1).---Last week was an important one as regards the
the articles
of foreign provisions into Liverpool. Among
articles are, Flour, 86,183 barrels; Indian corn,
451 bushels, 81,300 bags, 23,571 sacks, 3,581 quarters,
.1;(L50 barrels; Wheat, 36,757 bushels, 6,159 sacks,
quarters, 3,303 bags, and 33 barrels; Indian corn
meal, 15,994 barrels, and 1,504 bags. Besides these there
Ace" large quantities of rice, bacon, beans, cheese, hams,
tjkCeIDENT TO THE KENSINTON RESERVOIR.—About
IL° o'clock on Friday afternoon, word was passed by the
'cree to Mr. Dowling, at the head office, that the cape-
-1,,,,°,4s new reservoir, at Kensington, lately opened in con-
-IV, T 1 with the Green-lane Water-works, had burst.
head constable instantly proceeded thither, but found
the damage was not so bad as had been reported.
liZmunense quantity of water was in the reservoir, but
ho"wnot reached so high as the water pipe. The pressure,
bri Lever, forced it through the puddling on which the
the e'L work is now erected, and it was escaping through
Mr west west embankment in nearly fifty different places.
ss,,,,sl),llnean the water company's engineer, soon after-
filuh arrived at the spot, with the keys of the tank, and
lt.7,eti the water to be turned off into the common sewer,
lk-el'ng to the beacon's gutter. Had the accident not
tsie4 discovered before night set in, it is probable that
poem would have been a very serious destruction of pro-
Y. As it is, however, very little damage has ben
of to the reservoir, and the sewer has had the benefit
e, Wind cleansing.
CLEMENT'S CHURCH, WINDSOR.—We have much
pleasure in calling the attention of our friends and the
Otis:ism public to our advertising columns, where it will
on seen that there still remains a debt connected with
this church, which was incurred by several necessary
hnprovements. Our much esteemed townsman, Air.
M. Fisher, well known as the talented principal of
Great George-street Academy, has undertaken, at the
request of the reverend incumbent of St. Clement's, to
se,liver a popular lecture on astronomy, and to exhibit his
itendid dissolving views, in the Royal Assembly Rooms,
obel proceeds of which are to be applied to the laudable
se:et of liquidating thebt. Mr. Fisher's name as a
010,71.1 an and a scholar a sufficient guarantee that the
delighintellectual and polished audience will be both
titeie„Tti and improved. He has a most engaging and
tati,,.." t. mode of arresting the attention and communi-
lnstruction, and it is always evident that he pos-
tat;sB Clear, accurate, and comprehensive knowledge of
eets,2ll3.lect that he undertakes to explain. At his last
wal,'; which was also for a charitable object, he was
and',l eulogised by all the ladies and gentlemen present ;
the Gel have no doubt that his benevolent exertions on
April will again meet with gratifying success.
loux-...4-,IVERPOOL AUXILIARY CHURCH OF ENGLAND
scleist MEN'S SOCIETY.—An aggregate meeting of this
!isitleY, established for the purpose of aiding missions at
lastitua,,l?,d abroad, was held on Thursday evening, at the
tnayerf"-liouse, Slater-street, to organise a plan for
gr, rational meetings, and transact other business.
tottatnpt:nr :n was called to the chair. The Rev. H.
been.
ne of the secretaries to the society, read a re-
een.eo""ing the operations of the past year, which had
%Net:fined principally to the delivery of lectures on
Ste connected ei?nnected with missionary efforts, and the pro-
tisii and importance of Christian principles, more eq
i'l'PY amongst the young. The plan proposed to4bee-
ted by the members of the societyP was to hold monthly
tZetings in the various school-rooms throughout the
It a subject to be proposed, and an essay written upon
called upon to offer
it, and the members would then b
heir, opinions. Mr- Edwin Hone
i to the
Parent society of London, gave an secretary4tlineo
ttogress, and present state of the society with whiiictorl):E;
Zasconnected. The Rev. Mr. Hampton gave out the
iect. for the next meeting, which was,—The origin,
ZDJress, and position of the Church Missionary Society ;
Zlafter a vote of thanks to Mr. Hough for the valuable
mation lie had given, the meeting broke up.
463ortE ALARMING STREET ROBBERIES.—On Saturday
%t;,„"t: a man, named Robinson, residing in Newsham-
kit', Was knocked down by two men in Scotland-road,
tzt,2l,bbed of 2s. 6d. On Saturday night, a gentleman,
tto'h,ed,William Fox, noticed three men following him
ti;Lhristian-street and up London-road. On getting
'`,RNe'elkd of Hart-street, one of them seized him by the
:11i1,1tati,, other put his hands over his mouth and eyes,
A''ok;,..Lne third attempted to rob him, but fortunately
rsons hearing the struggle, came out of their
a,ksii 'When the villians made off.—On Monday night,
the'.oamed William Brown, was stopped by five men
Meeortier of Athol-street, Vauxhall-road, and robbed
inat and handkerchief.—Same night, Mr. Joseph
i,!)},4 was stopped in Scotland-road by two men, and
04 and a gentleman was stopped by two men on
shLtesseace, and an attempt made to take his watch,
ca sl:eailing for assistance, and some persons approach-
theves ran off.—On Tuesday night, Mr. George
,hale' s Clarence-street, Everton, whilst crossing from
igth iZreet to his residence, was knocked down by three
e't us 40 attempted to rob him, but two policemen'corn-
?.ll his cries for assistance, the thieves ran away ;
41sts,_telY they secured one of the villains. Mr. Carlyle'
ittY much injured by the blows.
htlt F.3°lt'r FROM THE PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEE ON
ajIPLEY GAS BILL.—We have this report before
,if a first result may be considered indicative of
sstilitfiot which the legislature is likely to attach to recom-
etes Jons of the surveying-officers relative to gas and
inquiriesll'e nee to ,
.we may surmise that such reports are
Its exercise but little influence on the decisions of
s7roomentary committees during the present session.
ril,'aren, reporting from the Committee on the Shipley
vitltteesn.laToottet!iief practice of referring to such reports
g,
for the first time during the present
.entiomnmofattheee
iliaosu-esefteoltthit:foacbte,
41:441 of ParliaPment
LthaltPt4h4tY to direct the' attention c 9
i'4ll,;eY do not agree with the recommendation of the
I.lYee,'l'4' officers to postpone for the present this mea-
;ll, A After referring to the evidence in favour of the
l'en,?,. Green reports:—'` With such evidence before
is ofopinion 8
that gasworks suld
tttel a.ian,nriLd
matanSnheirpl Shipley, a i tas early a periodf as
ch the committee direct possible."t
c°i
se
of Parliament to the fact of their repudiation of
is most significant.
1 etit discussion in our Town Council on the Liver-
recommendationl
s Wi4lB Rills evinces how little weight such authority
tllelknt Pur eerporate body. And when it is known that
Vto oc's now current in well-informed quarters, that
hipt, Ists in London a body supplied with ample funds
blotlor4rt the high-priced system of the various gas
euu,les in the kingdom, by opposing the efforts of any
!ls'lreloY established on the principle of' moderate
149kuuslA behoves the opponents of the Liverpool Guar-
ts,4ll so„ropany to consider well before persisting further
1,414404. ,s'tion, having its only chance of success resting
%t•tri,nuation so frail as the report of the commissioners
titt ,;rtnitly Hit in Liverpool, only one of whom was pre-
ki_and „tie inquiry. Mr. Lowe is understood' as having
.mitiple.erY strong prejudices in favour of the high-priced