The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1847-05-11 00:00:00

LIVERPOOL DOCKS

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NEW LANDING-STAGE, GEORGE'S PIER.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that from and
after MONDAY, the 26th of April, 1847, until after the
Works shall he completed, Vessels must not anchor within
THREE HUNDRED FEET of the River Wall, from the south
side of George's Dock Basin to the north side of the Manrhpßf.r

iithin those limi

they will be I

able to foul the

boorings of the new Landing-stage.
By order of the Dock Committee,
DANIEL MASON, SeCretary
Dock-office. Liverpool, April 23, 1847.

LIVERPOOL AUXILIARY .
ANNUAL MEETING ofBIBL the SUE BSCRSOCIETY IBERS
and .FRIENDS of the SOCIETY will be held, in the
LECTURE-lIALL of the COLLEGIATE INSTITUTION, TO-MOR-
now EVENING, (Wednesday,) the 12th instant, at Half-past
Six o'clock, when interesting information respecting the distri-
bution of the Holy Scriptures at home and abroad will be
communicated.

lint; will be addressed by the Rev. W. L. Tit ORNTO
ti
IP It'eciausin _ w~ • •

Tutor oi

',mutation, ifinisoury ; a
the Rev. ANDREW BRANDRAN, M.A., (one of the Secretaries
tn. Pavan,. - 1 .. • • .

c ',trent zociety,) and other Ministers.
The Rev. HENRY RAIKES, Chancellor of the Dio
The Chair to be taken at Half-n.st Siy

WEST INDIES.
The royal mail steam-packet Tav arrived at Southa
p-
rpHE SUBSCRIBERS and FRIENDS of the
U haCt the ton on Saturday. She has brought a valuable freight,l:i-
informed t
1 CHRH MANNIVERSARY MEETING wiIIISSIONARY SOCIETY are respbcte helefullx 500' 000 dollars, and the same value in siver bars, bothos
(God willing) in the COLLEGIATE INSTITUTION, on merchants' accounts, none, however, on account of Afexi-
MONDAY MORNING next, the 17th instant, at Eleven o'clock, can dividends, 60,000 dollars in gold and gold dust, 3,000
the Rev. Chancellor RAIKES,. M.A., in the Chair. Also, an 1 dollars platina, 55 cases of cigars, the large number of
ADJOURNED MEETING, in the AMPHITHCATRE. on 553 cpro,,Q ne ~..,..h;,,,,,,t °an —.....i.... I_ ..„ . ,A , .

•
.., ....- ...."..a. assomlll, ill. riaa-past ma: of potatoes from Bermuda, and 126 live Untie.
o'clock precisely. -
The West India tiles give us no intelligence of import-
The Rev. A. DALLAS, M.A., Rector of Wonston; Rev. E.
SYDNEY, M.A., and the Rev. HENRY POWELL, Missionary ance. Jamaica papers continue to speak of the prospect.
from Ceylon, will attend as a Deputation. of the next crop being greatly abundant, and - that the
Admission to both Meetings to be.
~ by Ticket, application for nresent 'tons ~.
....1- -11 ..._, ,_ fill
.

DAY next, the

-.b~~wvanner up-
s, peared to be somewhat unsettled.
n- Collections were continuing in favour of the Irish, and
id
liberally responded to.

)y other Friends of the

---.- The session of the Legislature of the Bermudas was
....,, —......, aunt more especially
SERMONS, in aid of the above Society, will be Preached on
rmc ,
openedaioriantirycluot
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aoErtniihyl ticoht
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sfhueoi
bifoij
sesloptpor reloidfls
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isoh,ntEeftaxaenc edrddl lrbteehenseascre
addressed
eanhimselftessCaptain:of-
econnmy,as it can be purchased force
less than half the price of
SUNDAY next, the 14th instant :
thehoi n
commencementgdirecteda seh
Brussels.
ST. ANDREW'S, RENSHAW-STREET.
The Patent Woollen Cloth Company, who are the sole Ma-
'promoting its extension ; stated his intention of submitting
nufacturers under the Patent, having availed themse'ves of the In the Morning, at Eleven o'clock, by the Rev. JOHN JONES,
rapid strides now making in the Arts of Design in this Country,
inform the Trade that their Patterns for the Present Season are M.A. ;in the Evening, at Half-past Six o'clock, by the R. A.
DALLAS, M.A.
ST. AUGUSTINE'S, SHAW-STREET.
now out, and that they will be found far in advance of all hi- a plan for 7Htaaeobdalilss
therto produced, and suitable for every description of room and In the Morning, at Eleven o'clock, by the Rev. HERBERT
sattittuaitnimone.nt
atimieecnheacneiscssit'y'
of
JONES, M.A. ;in the Evening, at Half-past Six o'clock, by theoaottlefonrtieonngotifnoeering and general
decoration. The Public can be supplied through their Agents
in nearly all the provincial towns -in England, Scotland, and Rev. E. SYDNEY, M.A.
Ireland, and at every respectable Carpet House in London and ST. MARY'S, BOOTLE.
stimulating emigration from Europe ; pro
ed t
pos o con-
ics suburbs. They also manufacture Table Covers and Window In the Morning, at Half-past Ten o'clock, by the Rev. JOHN struet places of refuge for boats and small vessels ; and
Curtains, embossed and printed, in a great variety of elegant CRUMP, M.A.
concluded by congratulating the house on the promising
and novel designs ; Plain Cloths suitable for Upholsterers ; • ST. BRIDE'S, PERCY-STREET. appearance of the crops.
Cloths admirably adapted for Coach and Railway Carriage In the Morning, at Eleven o'clock, by the Rev. A. DALLAS. --
• Linings, Waistcoatings ; Thick Felt for Plate Glass, and Marble M.A. ;in the Evening, at Half-past Six o'clock, by the Rev. D,
Polishing; Gunwaddings ; and of all thicknesses suitable for STEWART, M.A.
Piano Forte Manufacturers, at a very considerable saving as ST. BA RNABAS', PARLIAMENT-STREET..
In the Morning, at Half-past Ten o'clock, by the Rev. G.
compared with those made by hand, D'Oyleys, &c. &c.
CUTHRER7', ALA. :in the Evening, at Half-past Six o'clock,
Wholesale Warehouses, 8, Love-lane, Wood-street, Cheap-
by the Rev. W. W. MBANK, M.A.
side, London. Manufactories, Elmwood Mills, Leeds ; and
ST. BA RTHOLOMEW"S.
Borough-road, London,
AGENTS FOR LIVERPOOL In the Morning, at a Quarter to Eleven o'clock, by the Rev. D
:
Mr. M. ELLTS, Mr. T. URQUHART, and Mr. GEORGE JAMES, M.A.
WOODS, Messrs. WOOLEIGHT and Co., and
Mr. T. WOODWARD.

MEXICO,

By the arrival of the Tay steam ship from the West
Indies, we have news from Vera Cruz so late as the 4th
of April, and a paper called the American Eagle dated
the 3rd of April, being the first paper ever printed at Vera
Cruz, Nothing of any great importance had occur-
red in addition to what appears in another c2lumn-
About a third, the south part of Vera Cruz is partially
destroyed. The persons killed and wounded, during the
bombardment of two days, were principally old men, wo- -
men, and children, amounting to about 400. The
me--
ricans account their loss at 17 killed and 32 woundedi
An American force of 600 men will remain to garrison
the city and castle of Vera Cruz, and General Scott, with
A AAA rn,

CHRIST CHURCH.
In the Evening, at Half-past Six o'clock, by the Rev. HUGH
. M'NEILE, D.D.
FURNISHING IRONMONGERY. ST. CLEMENT'S, WINDSOR.
Bln the Morng, at ,Eleven o', by the v. HENY
ENJAMIN HIGGS respectfully invites Families HAMPTON, M
M.A. in the Eveninclock g, at Half-past Six o'clocßk
about to Furnish to inspect his very extensive by the Rev. HERBERT JONES, M.A.
STOCK OF ST. GEORGE'S, EVERTON.
FURNISHING IRONMONGERY.
At 46, LORD-STREET,
NEXT DOOR BELOW THE MERCURY-OFFICE

in the Morning, at a Quarter to Eleven o'clock, by the Rev.
W. W, EWBANK, M.A. ;in the Evening, at Half-past Six
o'clock, by the Rev. HENRY POWELL, Missionary from
Ceylon.

_ -,uuty men, .t,auu waggons, and a heavy train of artillery,„
were preparing to proceed to Jalapa and city of Mexico.
By accounts received at Vera Cruz from the city of
Mexico to the Ist of April, when the surrender of Vera
Cruz was known, we are informed that it was resolved to
V• continue the war, and 3,000 men had rrtpieed• orders to

Arranged in a

• SUIT OF SHOW itOOMS,
In which every thing new and really useful v

In the Mornin

march from Mexico, and 4,000 from San Luis Potosi.
the Puente Nationale, a very strong position on the
to Jalapa, and after leaving Jalapa, at La Hoja, another
equally strong position, some six-pounders had been
mounted. There were only a few regular troops at these
points, but about 2,000 Indian militia. General Canalize)
had arrived at Jalapa to take the command.
Santa Anna, who was again at the head orthe govern-
ment on the Ist of April as president, had demanded
authority from Congress to raise a loan of ,g-20,000,000 om
I any terms.

THE CAPTURE OF VERA Cnuz.—The American des-
patches, in narrating the bombardment and capture of
Vera Cruz, relate, with an air of unconscious simplieity,
one of the most atrocious and barbarous acts committed
in modern times by the forces of a civilized nation. The
mode adopted by General Scott, in conducting the siege
was characteristic of the fierce and destructive spirit of a
volunteer and unpractised army. No attempt is made to
disguise the fact, that the means taken by that officer to
force the citadel of St. Juan d'Ulloa to surrender was the
destruction of the city of Vera Cruz. Nearly 7,000 pro-
jectiles were thrown into this devoted town during the
three days and a half that the bombardment lasted. One
half of'the buildings are said to be destroyed. Iraact,
attack appears to have been exclusively directed on the
city, in preference to the castle. As for the Castle of St:
Juan d'Ulloa, it is one of those places into which a hostile
force would find it difficult to make its way, if there were
not a garrison to open the gates of it, and a governor to
sign a capitulation. It evidently surrendered to mere in-
timidation or corruption, or possibly to the desire of
saving the city from total annihilation. The whole ope-
ration lasted twenty days from the disembarkation of the-
troops from the 4th of March to the evacuation of the city
and castle by the Mexicans on the 29th. The negotiation
fora surrender began on the 26th. During the sixteen days
of active hostilities there were five days of violent "nor-
thers," those hurricanes of the coast of Mexico which
effectually interrupt all communication by sea, and must
have placed the squadron in considerable peril. For two
lays and niellt. -- • •
tld

...s.iis toe wind was so violent, lie drifting-
sand so damaging, that it was almost impossible to clear
the trenches or to man the batteries. Yet, in spite of all
these untoward circumstances, we are informed that in
the course of the whole series of operations, including the
landing of 13,000 men and the storm of shot and shell
from the works of the town and of St. Juan d'Ulloa,
combined forces of the United States lost b.
men killed, or in all sixty-five killed and wouni
the side of the Mexicans the loss of life and pronert

zt seventeen

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io have been frightful ; and that unhappy cOuniry seemsto,
be a prey to the accumulated horrors of anarchy and war.
of cowardice and corruption, of foreign violence and do-
niestic pillage. In the city of Mexico itself all order and
law are at an end.

COUNTY COURT. —STRANGE CASE ON LIABILITY TOR
RENT.—On Friday last, an action was brought in this court,
(over which Mr. Lowniles, of the late Corut of Requests pre-
sides,) by Mr. John Dixon, against Mr. Joseph Hill, et
Hanover-street, for the recovery of the sum of -els, alleged to
be due for rent. The circumstances are briefly as follows :—On
the 18th September last, a person of the name of Taylor, being
in distressed circumstances, and having a distraint for rent is
the house, conveyed by an ordinary bill of sale, the good-will,
license, fixtures, and furniture of the house he occupied (toge-
ther with some aiticles in a booth on the race-course), to Mr.
Hill, for an amount to clear him of the pecuniary difficulties
with which he was then surrounded. With the money advanced the distraint was paid off; hut there was a proviso that Mr.
Hill should give Taylor a short time to endeavour to recover
his position. This time was extended, and the rent became again due, and was again distrained for, end the furniture sold-
The good-will still remained, but the tenant gave this up to the
landlord for £3O. The auctioneer who advanced the money
was thus deprived of all but the few things on the race course.
These he sold on the 21st September, for £B, to the tenant of
an adjoining stand, and on the 260,;(five days after they were
sold,) he (Mr. Hill) was served with notice from the plaintiff
in this action to the effect that if the things were removed he
would be held liable for the rent of the booth (£is). They were-
removed, and this action was brought to recover the amount.
The Judge summed up, and the jury held the rent to the
amount of the goods sold £B. The costs were 17s. 3d.
The Misses Keel, who have so long and so ably conducted a
restaurant in Chapel-street, have removed to spacious premises
in Dale-street, which will be opened on Thursday next.
Mrs. Silverwood, so long known at the Old Golden Lion, its
Dale-street, and since in Sweeting-street, has opened a chop-
house in Union-street. With on experience of nearly half a
century, she is able to do all she professes—cook a chop or
steak in style.
CoRINTII lAN ESTABLISHMENT, LORD-STREET.—Mr.
who has so long been the proprietor of the above establish-
ment, has retired from business, and has been succeeded by
Messrs. Dempster and Smith, whose long servitude has secured
them a business that their assiduity will, we trust, render lu-
crative.
GLAS

-:-Economy inprice generally leads

~,,isumption, anti so it has been considered by Mr. Smith, et
Bold Street, who, taking low profits to be the best guarantee
for an increased trade, has opened another shop in Church-
street, where articles are sold at nrieng fb.7,777,,7;--7.. 7

hose -who visit rareli
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passengers

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