The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-07-05 00:00:00

THE LIVERPOOL.

SIR JOHN GERARD'S troop of yeomanry cavalry dined
together, on Thursday evening, at Mr. Whiteman's,
Brunswick Hotel.

A " LARK" AND ITS CONSEQUENCES.—Lieutenants
Shirley and Hadley, of the 50th, who, for a " lark," took
a brother officer from his bed, and pumped upon him, at
Preston, have been cashiered.

LIVERPOOL CHEMISTS' ASSOCIATION.—At the last
meeting of the season, Mr. John Abraham presiding, an
interesting lecture on geology was delivered by Mr. R.
Manson, of Birkenhead.

QUICK WORK.—The new steam-ship Telegraph arrived
at this port, on Tuesday morning, in ten hours and five
minutes, from dock to dock, the shortest passage ever
made between Belfast and Liverpool.

THE ANNUAL MATCH played between the Liverpool
Olympus and the Preston Cricket Clubs, at Preston, on
Thursday, was won by the former. The return match
will ba played in Liverpool.

PORTRAIT OF THE ARABIA.—The magnificent portrait
of the steamship Arabia, painted by Mr.'Walters, was
presented to Captain Judkins, on Friday last, by a number
of his personal friends, as a token of their sincere regard
and admiration of his high character as a seaman and gen-
tleman.

TRANSATLANTIC STEAMERS.--The British and North
American 'loyal Mail steam-ship Arabia, Judkins, com-
mander, took her departure hence for New York on
Saturday, about 4 30, p.m., with upwards of a hundred
passengers, and a large cargo, besides the usual mails,
on board.

WATER-WORKS AT RI7NCORN.—A few days ago, at a
meeting of influential gentlemenatßuneorn, it was resolved
to form a joint-stock company for the purpose of taking
into consideration the propriety of establishing water-
works for the supply of the town and its vicinity.
AT THE ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE, during the past week,
Mr. James Anderson has been performing with his accus-
tomed success. The pieces last night were " The Rob-
bers," and a ballet-divertissement, entitled "Un Fete
Bretonne," in which Miss Rosina Wright, a premiere
danseuse, made her first appearance in Liverpool.

POCKET-PICKING IN THE CONCERT-HALL. —On Sa-
turday a well-known pickpocket, who gave the name of
Thomas Cox. was committed for trial on a charge of steal.
ing a watch from a gentleman, at a meeting in the Con-
cert-hall of the supporters of the Hon. Mr. Liddell and
Mr. Horsfall, held on Friday night.
THE MANCHESTER POLICE.—A large number of men
in the Manchester police force gave notice of their inten-
tio4 to strike. but afterwards withdrew it. Some misun-
derstanding has occurred, however, and has led to the
fear that a great many will, after all, leave duty. The
authorities say only thirty-two men are affected by the
mistake, but it is currently reported in the force itself
that 250. out of a total of 420, will cease duty unless
prompt terms of accommodation are decided upon.
ROBBERY FROM AN EMPLOYER.—A young man, named
George Cox was committed for trial, on Saturday, charged
with stealing a gold watch and half a sovereign, the pro-
perty of his employer, Mr. Correy, surgeon dentist,
Slater-street. The property in question was taken out of
a desk, and the prisoner stated he took them to procure a
suit of clothes, "fee'ring his shabby appearance might cause
him to be dismissed ; and that he intended to restore the
watch and half-sovereign. The watch had been pledged
for X 2.

LICENSED VICTUALLERS' ANNUAL FETE CHAMPETRE.
—This attractive gala will take place at the Zoological
Gardens on Thursday next, when a multiplicity of enter-
tainments—far too numerous for us to particularise—will
be provided. In the afternoon there will be a public
dejeuner in the concert-hall, at which Mr. Alderman
Procter will take the chair. His Worship the Mayor and
the four candidates are expected to be present on the
occasion, but the speaking will, of course, be entirely of
a friendly description, to the exclusion of all political
controversy. Those who patronise the gardens on this
occasion will have the pleasure of seeing the new asylum
and schools of the Licensed Victuallers' Institution, which
are situated in the West Derby-road, and are now rapidly
approaching their completion.
T-FIE HON. MR. LIDDELL AND THE SHIPWRIGHTS.—
On 'Saturday night, after the Conservative election meet-
ing in the Shipwright's Hall, Bond-street, the Hon. Mr.
Liddell, and Mr. G. H. Horsfall„ accompanied by other
gentlemen, were drawn through the streets, from the
place of meeting, in a carriage, by a number of the sturdy
anti enthusiastic artizans. While the vehicle proceeded
along at a pretty rapid pace the crowd followed at its
'rear, shouting and cheering lustily. In Marybone, we
believe, a disgraceful attack was made upon the carpen-
ters and the gentlemen in the carriage by a number of
Roman Catholics. Fortunately an efficient body of police
were on the spot, and they succeeded in keeping the mob
partly at bay, until the vehicle had passed out of the
dangerous locality. Nothing could exceed the enthusi-
asm of the respectable assemblage of shipwrights, and the
evil intentions of the Papists only interfered for a few
minutes with the hearty and gratifying display of the
'Conservative working-men.

A CLEVER Tnicti.—On Thursday a well-dressed man,
having the appearance of a foreigner, went into the shop
of Mr. Drielsma, jeweller, Parker-street, and, although
he professed himself profoundly ignorant of the English
language, contrived to convey the intelligence that he
was living at the Adelphi Hotel, and that he wished to
purchase two diamond rings. He selected the articles,
the price of which was somewhere about £2O, and then
discovered that he had left his purse at the Adelphi.
That he might secure his purchase, however, he wrapped
up the rings in a piece of paper in the presence of Mr.
Drielsma, and, depositing a pelf-sovereign as a pledge of
the bargain, placed them again in the hands of Mr.
Drielsma, and departed. As he did not return within a
reasonable time, Mr. Drielsma opened the paper, and
found that he had dexterously substituted two worthless
articles for the genuine ones. Instant information was
given to the police, but no cluelas yet been obtained of
this accomplished professor of the art of legerdemain.

ARRIVAL OF THE CLIPPER-SKIP SOVEREIGN OF THE
SEAS.—This celebrated American clipper-ship arrived in
the Mersey on Saturday evening, from New York, having
made the run in a shorter time than ever previously accom-
plished by a sailing ship. • She departed from New York at
3, p.m., on the 13th ult. The Sovereign of the Seas was
built by Mr. 31`Kay, of Boston. -She has a dead rise of
20 inches, and concave lines, but has the longest and
sharpest bows of any ship or ocean steamer afloat. A
cord from the extreme of her cutwater to the turn of her
'side at the load displacement line, (201 feet draft forward,)
would only show a concavity of 2 inches. The angle of
her bow, at the same line, is 141 degrees, and of her stern
.151. Her loading dimensions are as follow :—Length of
keel, 245 feet ; deck, between perpendiculars, 258 feet.;
over all, from the knight-heads to the taffrail, 265 feet;
extreme breadth of beam 44 feet, about 20 feet forward
of the centre ; breadth at the gunwale, 42 feet ; depth,
231 feet, including 8 feet'height of between decks ; deck
rise, 20 inches ; swell, or rounding of sides, 1 foot ;
sheer, nearly 4 feet; and registered tonnage, 2421 tons.
Notwithstanding her vast size, there are many ships of
half her tonnage that look larger to the eye. She spreads
about 12,000 yards of canvas. She has been exactly 228
days at sea, and has made an average speed of 180 knots
per day during the whole time. The most remarkable
feature connected with this,extraordinary running, is the
fact that she has made the two last passages with a crew
of thirty-eight seamen and six boys.

THE WEATHER AND THE CROPS IN SOUTH LAN-
CASHIRE.—The recent gentle lain has done incalculable
good to the green crops, but it will have a contrary effect
for haymaking. The first crop of clover is exceedingly
light and thin. Vegetation now proceeds most vigorously,
in the warmth and moisture of the season. Field beans
are very promising; barley looks luxuriantly; oats short
but an excellent colour, whilst wheat is fast coming into
ear. This crop is very light and -thin, with little more
than half the usual quantity sown. Kidney and other
new potatoes are showing signs of decay. -Vetches, cab-
bage, -rye, &c. are growing fast, and look remarkably
well. The ravages of the " turnip-fly " seem to be one
of the main topics for conversation; a double quantity of
seed has generally been sown, and in many places the
drills seem almost alive with the fly. Mangel wurzels
do not seem to be " brooding " well, owing to the recent
dry weather. An increased quantity of artificial manure
has been.sown. Irish labourers are not so scarce as was
expected, although extra wages are demanded and
obtained. The fat mers' fears are now " awakened lest
storms should -devastate our water meadows. Cattle and
sheep, on the whole, are doing well ; flies irritate them so
much that many farmers keep them up during the heat of
day, and at several leys in this neighbourhood the fright-
ful and fatal disease called the " iron " is very prevalent.
Several year-old stirks have fallen beneath it. Young
cattle and useful horses are fetching moderately good
prices, and are in great demand. There is a good show
of fruit.

SOUTH AMERICAN AND GENERAL STEAM NAVIGA-
TION COMPANY.—The annual general meeting of the
shareholders was held on Friday afternoon, at the office of
the company, in Dale-street, Liverpool. The chair was
occupied by Mr. J. A. Turner. The chairman announced
that it was expected that the Argentina would have sailed
that day, but there were some little arrangements neces-
sary which had delayed her .sailing. There has been an
examination of her machinery ; and though she was
enabled to pass over to Dublin and back at a speed ex-
ceeding the contract rate, namely, eleven or twelve knots
an hour, that examination has shown that, without any
expense to the company, a considerable improvement may
be made in the machinery, which it is confidently expected
will enable her to attain an increase of two knots on the
contract speed. (Hear, hear, and applause.) In all pro-
bability she will sail about the 24th of this month. This
will cause a little delay, as it was stated the Brazileira
would be ready about the 24th of July, and the Olinda on
the 24th of August. The chairman moved the adoption
of the report ; and the resolution, seconded by Mr.
Barton, was agreed to.—Mr. W. Gibb moved, and Mr.
Thos. Thompson seconded the next proposition, to the
effect that Sir Joseph Bailey, Bart., M.P., be re-elected
iv director of the company.—Mr. James Atherton proposed
" that James A. Turner, Esq.' be re-elected a director of
this company."—Mr. I. H. 11. de Castro seconded the
proposition, which was carried nem dis.—Mr. Richard
Rostron proposed that Mr. W. Alexander Park be re-
elected a director of the company.—Mr. George Deane
seconded the resolution, which was also unanimously
adopted.—On the proposition of the Chairman, seconded
by Mr. W. A. Park, Mr. Lawrence R. Bailey was ap-
pointed auditor of the company.—Mr. W. Gibb moved a
vote of thanks to the chairman and directors of this corn.
pang for their great and beneficial services, and that they
be requested to receive a remuneration of £5OO Der
annum, to be distributed amongst themselves as they
think fit for the ensuing year.—Mr. Barton seconded the
proposition, which was carried nem. dis.—ln his acknow-
ledgment of the compliment, the Chairman said—" We
must beg leave, and I have the authority, I believe, of the
whole of the directors for saying this, to request you will
allow us, with the greatest respect, to decline the offer
made to us in the latter part of the resolution. (Hear,
hear.) We have no desire to put money into our pockets
for our services, however kindly offered, until some sub.
stantial results can be shown." (Cheers.)—Before the
meeting separated. the Chairman stated that the directors
had decided that the secretary, Mr. Hadfield, should go
out in the Argentina, for the purpose of making arrange-
ments with the foreign agents of the company ; and that
he would take with him letters of introduction from Lord
Clarendon to the authorities of Rio de Janeiro, Buenos
Ayres, and Monte Video.