The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1847-02-09 00:00:00

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ATLANTIC STEAM
American Mail Steam-packet Company have ordered fou
immense timber steam-ships to be fitted out for plying b
tween Liverpool and New York. Three
built at Greenock, and the fourth at pot

ire being

;gow. TI

950 hor

They a

have tN-v-o-Tie;s7T;bins

each, and are ful

'ee feet deeper than the usual dimen-

sions of the A

MISS LEAZII'S CONCEE

And accomplished favourite of tt
vocal and instrumental concert 1
Assembly Rooms, for which she
of Mr. Edw. W. Thomas (the c
C. J. Jones (piano-forte), Miss P,
Mr. Leach. The selection of mu:
'prising many favourite pieces, and
venture to predict that the enterta—_
deserves, a large attendance.
INCITEMENT TO INDUSTRY.—The Hon. Charles CIE
naents, late Poor Law Commissioner, who is at presen,
engaged in County Donegal in relieving the poor. in that
district, has consigned to Messis. Jeffrey and
this town, with a view of mitigating the distresses of th,
Poor of that county, about 700 pairs of mens' short hose
the manufacture of the women and children of Donegal.
Mr. Clements wishes the consignees to devise some
method for selling the present stock. This is partially
carrying out the humane suggestion of the Rev. W. Pol-
lock, Incumbent of-St. Mark's.

It will draw, as it

LIVERPOOL.—In consequence of the dearness of provi.
sions, the inclemency of the season, and other prevailing
causes of distress pressing with severity on the poor
Jewish residents (the funds of the Mendicity Society are
set apart for the relief of the casual poor), the officers of
the Old Hebrew Congregation, after obtaining a grant

from the Co
meneed
week

factory

given to all residents of gou..
standing, from the Philanthropic Societ
provision of coals and blanket
late M. L. Mozlev. -"
bequest of the 1-
the. Jewish Inteuu

charact

of three Years'

from endowments of the
nd the Messrs. Mozley, and a
i Joseph, Esq.—Correspondent of

AWFULLY SUDI/EIIiiEATH.—On Wednesday last Mr.
John Donelly a gentleman belonging to Newry, fell down
afterwards
Itanelagh-' a Quarter of an how

street, and died i
He was seen to g

asinbdilic wmen ne rnrew away umn nun 6uunemy,
rPPed immediately on the flags in a state of insen-
drupv 4., le deceased was carried to a neighbouring
:nisbhisnsahop, and expired in a few minutes. In his
Pockets were found the Sum of £9 12s.
als:
Carnm- t._ a gold watch, and a bill for £9'

5d., and he had
6d. The

nag contained £2,980 in cash. The deceased called
on Sunday at the house of a gentleman in St. James's-
street, Li-verpool, and set off the same evening for Lon-
don, and it appeared he was about to proceed to America
by the steamer which sailed on Wednesday. The surgeon,
who made a post mortem exaMination, stated the cause of
death to be an aneurism of the aorta, and a verdict was
returned accordingly. The property found was deposited
with the Commissioner of Police.
THE GREEN-LANE WATER WORKS.-These works
may almost be said to be in full operation. The engine
commenced working on Tuesday, and is now lifting nine
hundred gallons per minute, and is filling the cooling
ponds. 'Elie reservoir at Kensington is capable of hold-
ing 10,000,000 gallons, and when filled there will be a
constant supply of water in the principal streets in the
town, particularly in, the warehouse districts. The
•

mains b
being abi

o the reservoir
the level of the Exchange, the

use Of fire env

freqx

corresponding saving to the p
Highly important advantages in a
Will also result from the operation
sewers can be scoured out when
rets, during the summer seaso
Irtu, trust tlAtwhen the waters is a
vorTl,s, the result' will be equally
.'ll attended the starting of the
SL _I it n_ _ _ _ mt..

reg WIT

tisfactory with that

hall itynry Bishop's lectures, recently given at the musi
We ai,`"eeds), on behalf of the Philosophical Society, ha
eon,:,!,glad to hear, suggested a strong desire to get up

dis,:i'rrt,consisting of selec
lia,;e(llgloshed composer, au
•
this 17raussion to 'lnsert th
13ishriv, are anxious
to

le works of tn]
direction. NV

entlemen who, wit}:

w eY are as follows i--:George Goodman, mayor ; the Rev
B,*; 8, inolair, Wm. Bebkett, Christopher Beckett, Johr
Thomas Ben -on C. Barr, Win. Williams Brown
Atkinson-"ot, D. Lupton, li.rthur Lupton, T. T. Dibb, Join
, I-L Stansfield, James Buckton, Jun., Rev. Dr
additi
°llll es, P. Fairbairn, and George Shaw. We very sin-
cerely trust that this brilliant list will receive numerous
(18, and that the lovers of good music will embrace
an opportunity which, securing them a very high degree
of musical enjoyment, will have the additional attraction
of enablinr, -. .

En to pay a graceful compliment to native
Ityelligencer. [We trust that the direc.
ate Institution will follow the example.]

genius.—Leedv
tors of the Collek,
saA.turtaßaov:oforAtaheTpta, ROBBERY.—A story was current on
the police %nth .occuracy of. which we will not vouch, as
transacti.,,

from her c

aid that

ite
passed throughtre
sa:rEalr°,atinsi;
,teheetrili
a cheque for a eon
bank-notes. It is believed s"Y
'
She returned to her earriaffe

)yal Bank Buildings,
ig the bank, presented
which she received in
as minutely watched.

, 411(11 Was • ..
Just about to step
in, when a gentleman with speetaci
without his hat,
and with a pen in his hand, hastily ts,;
, angVielw
we have forgotten
her, saying, " T beg pardon, nriadain ; twpolitely accosted
you kindly
Trestore
to make a memorandum of your notes
return them to me for a few minutes
them to you directly." The lady, believin
addressed her to be one of the clerks of the tarirsir n°
rendered the notes at once, and the gentleman hastli;
retreated up the steps, through the gates, into the area.:
and ran in the direction of the bank. The lady waited
some time, and at length went to the bank to inquire why
_the notes were not sent back *to her. She was assured
that no person had been sent after her from the bank,
and that her business with the teller had been completed
When the notes were counted out to her. She perceived
at once that she had been ingeniously robbed, and that
the respectable looking gentleman in spectacles, After he
obtained
the notes, must have made his exit from
the buildings through the gates opening into Elbow-lane.
Ittlataigik

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