The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1849-09-25 00:00:00

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Walthew councill f-O" Everton Ward, will shortly
rig for.or r
%pilot_ Want aim otion in the Council for the erection of
e"'S market in the township of Everton.
egi_lnhabitant of Liverpool possesses a gray parrot,
nett" t,nak forming a semicircle, measuring 61 inches in
nee," of which the underside is flat, while the upper
et-: is round.
kees, .as been ordered that in future all the assessed
eteiee,including the income tax, shall be received by the
heid"9l's of the inland revenue. T separate offices now
kr°ll,ll, therefore, shortly be abol heished.
taet 0. H. Horsfall, who arrived here in the Canada,
with a severe accident whilst staying at Halifax, by
;ZS a
thrown from a carriage in which he was driving,
gentleman named Steward.
,84_jretssoftueich were
e
oe'2lonth since, Mr. Atkins, of this town, gave a series
er
ys at Edinburgh. So brilliant and I
displays
y, that he has been prevailed upon to
them this week.
9fOoe Reek Ferry Regatta, on Saturday, did not come
tee,. inn to the flag-ship having started from her moor-
Vs its being impossible, in consequence of the bois-
s state of the weather, to again anchor her.
took sirs. Harwood and Son's first ball for the season
schieee
en Tuesday evening. The rooms have been
;'_a_eorated and much improved. Mr. Gribbin's band
ev7tllll,ettendance, and added much to the pleasure of the
eo shled * nesday a woman stepped on board the Britan-
- L
e
After ,Tn, just as she was leaving the pier for Hoylake.
that tSihe ver
essel had been out some time it turned out
had "e Peer woman intended to go to Birkenhead, but
oinade this very annoying mistake.
tleta,Thtirsdny the body of John Heap, captain of the
oard, on
everiTin, of Southarm, who was accidentally knocked
Wednesday last, by a movement of the
344lYFaZoafs pickedage. up in the river. The deceased was
for ea evrwAse.—Two or three years since, the charge
WetesertSrage across the river was threepence. The Bridge-
kis; Canal Company are now carrying passengers for the
dim from Liverpool to Manchester, and vice versa,
ance of upwards of forty miles.
thipiYassengers on the outward voyage of the emigrant
Capin
of this port, presented the commander,
pro, In Thompson, with an address of thanks, " for the
41'4.'44 and decisive manner in which he discharged his
ous duties."
00 ;148 POLL ON THE WATER QUESTION.—The voting
Holme's amendment commenced on Tuesday,
eLeontinued until twelve on Wednesday. At the
SeCe ale numbers were :—For abandoning the Pike
19-ernee, 463 Persons, 1042 votes ; for geeing on with it,
'persons, 760 votes.
tekd ship lately built at the Liverpool Industrial Schools,
thekboate, ate, intended as preliminary discipline for those of
tece.„"eYs having a wish to go to sea, will be named t.o-
tee `eii• (Wednesday), at two o'clock, when the commit-
114.1and their friends intend to celebrate the occasion by
B,llg the yards manned by the juvenile sailors.
tete'. aCteL SERVicES —On Tuesday worming a special
Wed ice %vas held • St 'Georee's Church, Everton, and on
nesd • In
choke aY, in St. Silas' Church, with reference to the
three:ea. Similar services have taken place in other
for ths"es. The sum of £4O was collected at St. George's
eiee Poor.
"KB, drains, and cesspools should be deodorised as far
re Passible with chloride of lime, which, it is recom-
ted ea
triet ", should be used simultaneously throughout a dis-
Clan' Bay between nine and ten a.m. on Saturdays, espe-
ape / during the prevalence of cholera. Two ounces
tort dent
to stir into a pailful of water, and ought to
40 more than a penny.
the 4" 114WIIIORNE.—We have now an explanation of
Lee ter"' great number of cholera cases alleged to have
each treated and cured by this gentleman. The expla-
,o,a is afforded by himself. In a letter to the Mercury
thofaY :—" Every person, during the prevalence of
the "a, suffering from relaxation of the bowels, is under
ePideeei
At t e.
to s; ,he Edge-hill station, the railway company proposed
en`a,K a well of a certain depth for the supply of their
to Oilers and other purposes. The work was corn-
taie•ced ; but long before the proposed depth was at-
ed the water gushed forth in such abundance that the
dialliPing could not keep it clear, and the work had to be
i:Sontieued.
et en, Tuesday morning, James Kershaw, a carter in the
fe''''Y Of Mr. Thompson, quarryman and mason, was
IN 'dead at the bottom of a quarry in Hygeia-street.
lieeea'Sull was dreadfully fractured. The deceased, who
left" in Webster-street, near the Zoological Gardens,
Dee a friend's house in Mill-lane, about nine o'clock the
111,rous evening, to return home. He was at the time a
it in liquor.
ItQC Parochial water committee, appointed at the vestry
resoinig, had a conference on Friday, when they passed a
tad ?Minn instructing their legal advisers, Messrs. Avison
eohe.ritt, to take immediate steps for applying to the
the'rt of Chancery for an injunction, in conformity with
tee notice served on the Mayor, the Town-clerk, and the
tlal committee of the Town Council, and the initiative
entered upon immediately.
%he* June's ScHooes.—We perceive that tbe annual
de —enson behalf of these schools will be preached on Sun-
.
teeth.; ext, in St. Jude's Church. The pulpit, in the
doubt
will be occupied by the Rev. Dr. M'Neile, and
erete
gew, t many persons will be glad to hear the rove end
ineeTnan once more his formerpost of ministereel
"Iness. The excellea
nt p
t incumbent of the church will
Areach in the evening.
fle'llter, FOUND DEAD.—On Saturday, Thomas Lewis,
nre Years old, was found dead in a sewer which divides
aetlen,head and Tranmere. The deceased was missing at
sajli period of the afternoon, but, although a strict
o'i.resvas made for him, was not found until nearly seven
h "'ea. It is supposed he had accidentally fallen through
teseaSe into the sewer. Deceased was the son of parents
I,ll'ne* in Rushton-court, Waterloo-place, Birkenhead.
tise4n BRUNSWICK CLUB.—It will be seen by an adver-
ne,* "lent in our paper of to-day
on that the next quarter of
Popular club commences the Ist of October. It
ratifying to learn from the active caterer, Mr. White-
in, that time not only strengthens the number of the
elcrnbers, but adds so to the efficiency of the arrange-
nes'eat as to render it daily more attractive. Mental
tielevetnent, with innocent recreation, being the prin-
el` aim, it cannot be too generally supported.
tee nXBENTATION.On Monday evening party of gentle-
tt,'ll assembled at the house of Mr. Woods, St. James's-
eVeet, for the purpose of presenting a testimonial to
to Vain Bunting, of the ship Ashburton, for his kindness
ether Mathew, during his voyage in that vessel to
beLYork. It consisted of a copy of the cele-
leirfraPortrait of the reverend gentleman, in abandsome
Aat.... me, and painted by C. H. Toples. An excellent
7r
Was provided.
lab
of 'AMINATION OF MASTERS AND ATES.
r At a meet-
the M
Board of Examiners, held at the Board-room.
Exchange-alley North, on Friday, the 21st instant,
train Charles Gardner, late master of the Albion, of
frest‘Pool, was examined and found duly qualified for a
tie :class certificate as master ; also, Mr. Joseph Browne,
4n:l officer of the Condor, of Liverpool, and Mr. Joseph
treeseell, late chief officer of the Till, of North Sheilds,
tic 'mind qualified for second-class masters certificates.
,10e,a•rSt ACCIDENT.—On Sunday forenoon a man named
e"
b.," Fallow a lumper, attempted to get over the back-
IQ wall of the premises occupied by Mr. Costain, pub-
ear Blundell-street, for the purpose of endeavouring to
itteetnlie chink. When he got to the top—a height of
ee' ten feet—part of the wall broke down with him,
ste fell backwards, and his head struck a stone step.
ti4;'os lifted up in an insensible state, and was conveyed
e Southern Hospital, where he died soon after, his
ull b •
eing fractured.
1400 GRATION ExTrukonniNAnY.—Capt. Watson Ferris,
now commands the St. George, and whose urbane
etti. ner has made him one of the greatest favourites in the
Station trade, has for the last eighteen years completed
e Overage three voyages per annum; and estimating
be number of passengers out at 360, for he is ever full,
'eno thus transported at least 19,440 souls to the New
ert and a somewhat smaller number vice versa. Dur-
eoss he whole period of his command, no infectious (lis-
p been manifested in any ship he has controled.
tp 411 ALE ORPHAN ASYLUM.—The children belonging
titeLa !nteresting institution were kindly and bountifully
IsrseeSSined by John North, Esq., at his seat at New
the'eglen, on Thursday last. We are glad to hear that
fillr-ear.o now 150 children educated and fed by this use-
enlac,"aritY being the full number which the house is cal-
Wee•eed to 'accommodate. Upwards of a dozen of these
reel-Very recently admitted, and are unusually interesting
treXents of the bounty of their more wealthy fellofellow-
the;—their parents having died of cholera during
Tot few weeks.
the 'sit WATER QUESTION.—Mr. Chapman, in a letter to
ettiaturday papers, suggests as a fair compromise of this
froieject:—That the drinking water, at present derived
Pik— our local springs, be continued, should ever the
kee,Works be eventually carried out.-2nd. The Dock
Uo'l'4 to shall coniribute £lO,OOO per annum, in commute-
the," certain local rates not now levied.-3rd. That on
oeSZ_conditions being agreed to, no obstacles are to be
testaed to the fulfilment of the contracts entered into up
*erica time, or to the ultimate prosecution of the Pike
toter:. should it be ascertained, by practical tests, that a
ettrefea4t supply of water cannot be procured out of the
bp tone strata in our own immediate neighbourhood
leif,jraMlNED SUICIDE.—A most determined act of
ton• estruction was committed on Saturday last, at. Ever-
saiet The individual who has wilfully put a period to his
etkieence is a young married man, in independent circum-
teee'cs. of the name of Kidd. He resided at 3, Victoria-
jefoet• Everton, with his young wife and one child. From
hs nation which has reached us, it appears that the de
aiwas addicted addicted to habits of intemperance, and that
isiejeeeeso indulging was subject to fits. At about ten
cin the night in question be was seen in a beer-
t ,pin tho neighbourhood of his me:deuce. (31.eetly af'er
veeta left In
:Anne, and upon his. wife
%e.. In the kitchen smoking a pipe. Mrs. Kidd had
time,kin to
return to the lower part of the house in a short
act w and it was then that the discovery of the dreadful
near asmade. She found her husband seated on a chair
man ethe door, strangled. The mode in which the ill-fated
-vin
8d earned out his dreadful object is so singular, and
neeeity 8 8° great a degree of resolution, not to say inge-
and calculation that it deserves particularising.
of the
fa t
8 ened one end of a clothes-line to the handle
Itivee "nor, then drew the rope over the " jamb," con-
eft it noose, which, upon being placed round the neck,
!slip knot directly in front of the throat, and having made
ee?.?se at the extremity, plated his foot in it. He
hiseo:l29erately seated himself, and awaited the result of
atuldel‘rimance. Death must have been produced by a
and ov.violent effort of the foot, stirruped as stated
keenteeet tieis!!, striking out of the foot would, by the jirk,
sot ei "c noose round the neck, and forcibly press the
leaves Pon the throat. Deceased, besides one child,
ti:ibete'lweihc)W in a condition which promises soon to cone
tec," tiler being to mourn over a father thus con-
! few a Premature grave. It is said, that in the course
oe of months Mr. Kidd would have come into posses-
nos 11 considerable sum of money, on the interest of
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11411 latterly subsisted.