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

March 30, 1847.

total getus.

A bill, providing for the construction of five steamers,
of 2000 tons burden each, to sail between New York and
Liverpool, has passed the American Congress.
A fire broke out in the Berlin Repository, Bold-street,
on Friday evening, by which considerable damage was
done.
The surveying. officers appointed by government have
"Ported 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 conference
on Good Friday, similar to that held last year in Man-
chester.
It is stated that the London and Northwestern Railway
Company have made arrangements for an excursion trip to
London and back, in Whitsun week.
The sum of £35 Os. 6d. was collected, in aid of the
funds of the Liverpool Dispensaries, at St. John the Bap-
tist's Church, Toxteth-park, on Wednesday, after a ser-
Ilion by the Rev. James Hassan.
His Worship the Mayor has, by placing plate glass in
the door leading to the staircase at the Town-hall, ad-
mitted to the view of all entering the vestibule the statue
of Canning, the paintings, &c.
The screw steam-ship Antelope sailed from this port on
Sunday for Rio Janeiro. Among the passengers was
Geri. O'Brien, Consul-General of Monte Video, who it is
said has gone on a special mission from the English and
French governments.
Ilys-rmtiouS DISAPPEARANCE.--A widow' named
Ann Penn, left Glasgow on the 25th ult. by the Viceroy,
for Liverpool, intending to proceed to London by rail-
way, and has not since been heard of, though every in-
quiry has been made.
EASTRAM.-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 eacluof
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 eclipse begins Bh. Jim. 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-
trict was opened by the new judge, J. W. Harden, Esq.,
at the Town-hall, on Tuesday. The opening was merely
Pro 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.

Mr, John Bishop, a very clever and rising artist of this
to.,..vfn, has been appointed by the committee of the late
Highway Board to paint the portrait of Mr. John Holmes,
so many years the respected chairman of that body. We
cen bear personal testimony to Mr. Bishop's skill and
ability, and we are confident that he will produce, not
only a faithful likeness, but an excellent picture.
WEST DERBY.—On Friday, the annual vestry meetipg
of the ratepayers in this township was held in the Board-
room, Low-hill, W. P. Freme, Esq. in the chair. Messrs.
'Peers, 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.
PROVIDENTIAL INTERPOSITION.—On Tuesday night
the wind, which had' been for several days adverse to
vessels entering Liverpool, veered round, and on the fol-
lowing day (the fast day), when the nation was making
its acknowledgement of the righteous judgments of Al-
mighty God, no less than forty vessels, laden with pro-
visions, from various ports, entered the river.
A. company is in course of formation in this neighbour-
hood, among whom will be several highly respectable
t2ntleinen, for the purpose of carrying out a project of
o Rothwell, of Southport, who proposes to run steam
rnotives along the level shore or sands (without rails)
'22,0 this place to Southport, drawing trains with passes-'
&c., and his belief is that with engines properly con-
''''Teted, a very high rate of speed may be obtained.
oon.—Last week was an important one as regards the
21Portations of foreign provisions into Liverpool. Among
0e articles are, Flour, 86,183 barrels ; Indian corn,
01,451 bushels, 81,300 bags, 23,571 sacks, 3,581 quarters,
and. 50 barrels; Wheat, 36,757 bushels, 6,150 sacks,
88,000 quarters, 3,303 bags, and 33 barrels ; Indian corn
meal, 15,994 barrels, and 1,504 bags. Besides these there
were large quantities of rice, bacon, beans, cheese, hams,
&c.

ACCIDENT TO THE KENSINTON RESERVOIR.—About
two o'clock on Friday afternoon, word was passed by the
Police to Mr. Dowling, at the head office, that the capa-
cious new.reservoir, at Kensington, lately opened in con-
nexion with the Green-lane Water-works, had burst.
The head constable instantly proceeded thither, but found
that the damage was not so bad as had been reported.
A,
_n immense_quantity of water was in the reservoir, but
however
not reached so high as the water pipe. The pressure,
Lunwever, forced it through the puddling on which the
brick work is now erected, and it was escaping through
uthe west embankment in nearly fifty different places.
air. Duncan, the water company's engineer, soon after-
wards arrived at-the spot, with the keys of the tank, and
caused the water to be turned off into the common sewer,
leading to the beacon's gutter. Had the accident not
been discovered before night set in, it is probable that
there would have been a very serious destruction of pro-
perty. As it is, however, very little damage has been
done to the reservoir, and the sewer has had the benefit
of a good cleansing.
Sr. CLEMENT'S CHURCH, WINDSOR.—We have much
pleasure in calling the attention of our friends and the
christian public to our advertising columns, where it will
be seen that there still remains a debt connected with
this church, which was incurred by several necessary
improvements. Our much esteemed townsman, Mr.
W. M. Fisher, well litiown as the talented principal of
Great George-street Academy, has undertaken, at the
request of the reverend incumbent of St. Clement's, to
deliver a popular lecture on astronomy, and to exhibit his
splendid dissolving views, in the Royal Assembly Room:4,
the proceeds of which are to be applied to the laudable
(Ned of liquidating the debt. Mr. Fisher's name as a
gentleman and a scholar is a sufficient guarantee that the
roost intellectual and polished audience will be both
delighted and improved. He has a most engaging and
efficient mode of arresting the attention and communi-
cating instruction, and it is always evident that he pos-
esses a clear, accurate, and comprehensive knowledge of
every subject that he undertakes to explain. At his last
lecture, which was also for a charitable object, he was
Nvarmly eulogised by all the ladies and gentlemen present ;
and we have no doubt that his benevolent exertions on
the 6th of April will again meet with gratifying success.
“E LIVERPOOL AXILIARY CHURCH OF ENGLAND
YOUNG
MEN'S SOCIETY.—An aggregate meeting of this
hr,`'etY, established for the purpose of aiding missions at
-rne and abroad, was held on Thursday evening, at the
;.rlstitution-house, Slater-street, to organise a plan for
conversational meetings, and transact other business.
Longton was called to the chair. The Rev. H.
'lanlpton, one of the secretaries to the society, read a re-
rot, stating the operations of the past year, which had
en confined principally to the delivery of lectures on
Subjects connected with missionary efforts, and the pro-
gtess and importance of Christian principles, more espe-
cially amongst the young. The plan proposed to be
adopted by the members of the society was to hold monthly
.Rmeetingsil in the various -school-rooms throughout the
1.9, • , a subject to be proposed, and an essay written upon
titheairndotphineimonesm. bei‘rsirN.VOEulddwthen be called upon to offer
pnrent societ, of London, gaveionf Hough, secretary to the
the
neoutline of the history,
progress, and present-state of with which lie
-was Connexted. The Rev. M. Hampton gave outoi thein
subject for the next meeting, which l''‘'vasn,—The
progress, and position of the Church Missionary Society ;
and after a vote of thanks to Mr. Hough for the valualile
information he had given, the meeting broke up.
MORE ALARMING STREET ROBBERIES.—On Saturday
night, a man, named Robinson, residing in Newsham_
street, was knocked down by two men in Scotland-road,
and robbed of 2s. fid. On Saturday night, a gentleman,
named William Fox, ,noticed three men following him
from Christian-street and up London-road. On getting
to the end of Hart-street, one of them seized him by the
arms, another put his hands over his mouth and eyes,
whilst the third attempted to rob him, but fortunately
Some persons hearing the struggle, came out of their
'louses, when the vilharis made off.—On Monday night,
Man, named William Brown, was stopped by five men
at-the corner of Athol-street, Vauxhall-road, and robbed
of his hat and handkerchief.—Same night, Mr. Joseph
Wareing was stopped in Scotland-road by two men, and
robbed ; and a gentleman was stopped by two men on
-tverton-terrace, and an attempt made to take his watch,
but, on calling for assistance, and some persons approach-
ing, the thieves ran off.—On Tuesday night, Mr. George
Carlyle, Clarence-street, Everton, whilst crossing from
Sllaw-street to his residence, was knocked down by three
nien, who attempted to rob him, but two policemen com-
ing up on his,cries for assistance, the thieves ran away;
'fortunately they secured one of the villains. Mr. Carlyle
was very much injured by the blows.
'REPORT FROM THE PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEE ON
SHIPLEY GAS BILL.—We have this report before'
11,7, and, if a first result may be considered indicative of
tWeight which thelegislature is likely to attach to recom-
nlendatious of the surveying-officers relative to gas and
water inquiries, we may surmise that such reports are
Atlfie stWedto exercise but ittle influence on the decisions of
acliamentary committees during the present session.
m.
Green, reporting from the Committee on the Shipley
Bill, states, "that the practice of referring to such reports
,flaving been adopted for the first time during the present
session •of Parliament, the committee have felt it to be
their duty to direct the attention of the House to the fact,
that they do not agree with the recommendation of the
surveying officers to postpone for the present this mea-
sure."' After referring to the evidence in favour of the
bill, Mr. Green reports :—•` With such evidence before
them, the committee is of opinion that gasworks should
be established at Shipley, at as early a period as possible."
The marked manner in which the committee direct the
attention of Parliament to the fact of their repudiation of
the commissioners' recommendation is most significant.
The recent discussion in our Town Council on the Liver-
, eel: Gas Bills evinces how little weight such authority
has with our corporate body. And when it is known that
a report is now current in well:informed quarters, that
tlrt
e exists in London a body supplied with ample funds
to. support the high-priced system of the various gas
monopolies in the kingdom, by opposing the efforts of any
gas
company established on the principle of moderate
charges, it behoves the opponents of the Liverpool Guar-
dian Gas Company to consider well before persisting further
in an opposition, having its only chance of success resting
on a foundation so frail as the report of the commissioners
who recently sat in Livool, only one of whom was pre-
sent at the inquiry• Mr._ Lowe is understood as having
old ancl very strong- 'prejudices in favour the high-priced
Principe,