The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-08-16 00:00:00

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ON Thursday
fignm this r

a-ship Great Britain

as to make her an
iling-vessel, in addition to her powers as a
the cembination of her sailing and
is :peeted she will make rapid
1 Iddition to the means adopted

been-ettirely refitted,insuc

iystated, she has

steaming

t is e'

tion has likeivise

for -seeuri
beet best

.4 comfortable passenger-
-going craft. The exertions
is were duly appreciated by the
s an extensive complement of
; and on the day appointed
sae sailed with 366 passengers, 600 tons of cargo, and 1,400
tons of coal. Of passengers there were 84 first class, at
72 guineas each; 119 second class, at 42 guineas; and 163
third class, at rates -varying from 32 to 25 guineas each.
Her crew, whichis reckonedvery efficient, members 142 in all.
-n.rgo

ship, as well a:
made to secure t
pullic, and the

Harju°. previously taken her coals, and having
on board,' she steamed out of the Wellington Dock on
Tuesday, and castanchor in the stream, about half a mile
above the Custom House quay, and near to the Cheshire
shore, where she 'awaited the receiving of her passengers
and the mails. Great expectations having been formed
as to her performances, and no little interest having been
excited by the :number of her passengers, an immense
concourse of peoille turned out to witness her departure,
and shortly after two o'clock the piers from the Custom.
House down to -Canning Doti,: were thronged by multi-
tudes desirous ofseeing the good ship sail. Besides those
who lined the piers and wharves, vastnumbers took places
on board the -numerm.

as she rod
and ential

of .whicl

;rs to get a parting loot: of the noble sh

many of them ;carrying the curious
the river, to exchange

Raators dc

On approat.ding the vessel, she
and sat deep,- yet majestically in the water, he
;draft at the Stern marking twenty-one feet, while she evi-
dently Tat deeper at the gel, Haring received the prin-
cipal portion of 'her mails, at a quarter to three o'clock, a
signal .Arim gave 'notice that she had raised her anchor and

;Med h

was under weigh; proceeding downwards she was saluted
by the Arabia and other vessels which . lay close by.
The •Great 13ritain returning the-salute as she passed,
glided •getitly- down till she came ahrwst of the Custom-
House, where, having fired a lull salute and made some
necessary arrangements, she put on more steam power,
and shot rapidly ^ down the river,9ceeping• close to the
Liverpool side, and firing salutes as she swept along. A
considerable number of the river steamers crowded with
passengers, arid each having at band,:lollowed alongside of
her, exchanging hurzas and playing appropriate airs. In
this company 'she-. proceeded several miles, when, having
_rt.- cheers, which were reciprocated from
Jf the dreat Britain, the river craft hauled off
-rued to port, leaving the ghantic ship to steer

ziven 'fie he

her wx,
en the:

-ear ehe sae

21st of Aug

the Great Beitr.:n ns she movel

majestically along WAS imposing in a high degree, and was
eminently suggeStive of her power and:first-rate sea-going
qualities. As a sailing ship she must posssss great
capabilities ; her masts being tall, and hr yards long, she

Obviously calculated to carry
ivas,'venile her well poised hullg
aibineti with speed.

a immense extent of

Ts iaCcation of safety

Da. 3PNEILE, who has 'for some weeks
end, will, we understand, preach at
tce's Park, on Sunday morning next.
at D.—The annual .sermon in aid of
ion Aurilia/7 to the Sunday School
for Ireland, will be preached on Enzaday next,
Grist Church, Hunter-street, by the Bey.. Robert Blun-
dell, Rector.of Kiltullagh, in the Diaeese•Of Tuam. The
annual meeting will be held on Monany,in.Clarist Church

St. Pail's CSiurch,

IN IRELA.
it Associat

Sehool-room, Christian-greet.
PROPOSE)) 'CHANGE OF TILE DAY V >1 BOLDING TILE
MANCRESIWIt CORN MfrEKET.—It 13 ill•cont,cmplation to
chatroe the =day for holdins this market. - Saturday' is a
half }Liolida3(in Manchester, and a day %lam iL is inconve-
It has been suggrted that
tut 'ewd of the

to attena

nient
Thum 'lay wolf.ld be a mucl
week.—Man roster Couric.
A BILLIARD MATCH, for 50 a side, Nrss played, a few
days since, .at the Griffin Ins; Lower Broltton;- between
John Reaerts, of 'Manchester, and Starke, the American ;
the late' receiyiw 300 out,ef 1,000, who won with 164
in hand. Subsequently a freat match was raadeil?etween
the same parties, 2,000 .up,. PdYberts giving lais,opponent
400, for Zloo.a:f.ide.

Lore convet

AFRIGRTFUL IMRE SE •OP GAMING CLVIIS.— The
_Manchester Courier says :—A correspondent sends us
fthe following extraordinary piece of information.:--The
_gaming clubs and Tfemale raffling. societies held at pablic-
houses, beer-shops, _and private heases, at Bury and 'Hey-
wood, have increasad to .an alarming extent. At one sf
tbt:;e clubs at Bury, the number ..of members mterod; in
one week, at one shaling each, was fifteen thousand, and
the average number during the' last six weeks has been
upwards of thirteen thousand. The raffling societies are
generally held at private houses, and are mostly supported
by females, who pay sixpence each. The gaming clubs,
or as they are termed draws or. sweeptakes, have become so
attractive that many youths have .beeu known to expend
the whole of their weekly mages in inty.ag chances. This
is an evil that requires the immediate attention of
the. magistrates.
RORBRILY PROM A TORLCCO-STORE.—On Saturday
Thomas Brady, alias Sullivan, and William Ireland, alias
Johnson,- we charged with felony. About half-past one
oselock that morning, poliee-cacer 9 saw them lurking
behind adorry on some waste graund in Jenkinson-street.
He ,apprehended Johnson, bat Brady ran away. On
searching his prisoner he found .eight bundles of cigars
concealed aboutiis clothes, He took him to Bridewell,
and returned to Jenkinson-street with Inspector Grace,
who there saw mid apprehended Brady, on whom were
found seventy plugs 'of tobacco. On searching -the place
they found, concealed under some stones, fifteen bundles of
cigars. Subsequent inquiries elicited the fact that the
tobacco-warehouse of Mr. Proctor, in Audley-street, Was
entered on Friday night and a very large quantity of
tobacco was stolen. I3oth prisoners were committed for
trial at the assizes.

•
CRUELTY TO CHILDREN BY A FATILER.--At the Sal-
ford Police-court, on Wednesday morning, James Dawson,
a dyer, residing in Worrall's-buildings, Regent-road, was
charged with having ill-treated his three children. The
circumstances, as proved, displayed a case of mad brutality
seldom equalled. It appears that during the whole of
last week the defendant had been ill-treating his children,
the brunt of his rage having fallen upon a little boy ; and
information of this reaching the authorities, police-con-
stable Harrison was sent to make inquiries. He found
the boy covered with bruises from bead to foot, and that
he was much swollen and injured by blows inflicted by his
father, who he said had beaten him without mercy with
sticks or with his hands. It was resolved to take out a
summons against the father, and that was done on Mon-
day morning ; but that night he committed so gross an
outrage as to make it necessary to take more stringent
steps. The neighbours were alarmed by the shrieks of
the children, and some of them rushed into the house,
meeting Dawson coming out. On going up stairs they
found the bed curtains and the mattress on fire, and three
children in bed, two of them (twins). not more than two
years old, and the other a boy, a little older. The c
tains were pulled, down, the children taken up, l the
mattress thrown into the street, where the fire was aq
trampled out. The account given by the eldest child
that their father took a red hot poker and drew it was
it over
the curtains, which took fire directly There
other proof of this, however, and therefore was no
arson was not preferred ; but upon the s a charge of
ill-
treating boy Dawson was summarily summons for
14,—.2lfalmhestmernvjetedourieran.d
sent to prapu for three rout