The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1849-03-13 00:00:00

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Abu
%ler adar Will be held in the course of the eMning sum-
tiu:ert.er distinguished patronage, in aid of the new
The drt• Peter's) at Aintree.
tably ~vinite between the cotton brokers has been ami-
ib Z]listed, by the extension of the time for payments
h,arter of an hour later.
_v_klreat Britain steam ship has been sold for X 25.000.
atabso'nnt received from the Underwriters was £10,611,
°6 per cent. on the sum assured.
dales for Cass, son of General Cass, one of the candi-
eo,,,, the presidency of the United States at the late
Aheis here in the Niagara, en route to Rome,
A..71e is to officiate as consul for the United States.
l _act has
come into operation which inflicts a penalty,
aegie°4B4' amounting to 155., upon those through whose
14(44 chimneys take fire. Formerly the magistrates
tests. Power of inflicting a nominal fine of 6d. with ss.
The
daild kAledonia, of Drogheda, from Liverpool for Lon-
kdroerstsY, was driven on shore, on the Horse Island, near
aad is a‘n, during the gale on Wednesday morning last,
fortona",etal wreck. The master and one man were un-
lae,rlY drowned.
tteelPtsl()BE °F THE COMMERCE OE LIVERPOOL.—The
ttatry, f the Town Dues for the year ending 28th Feb-
-848 as compared with the corresponding half year of
bei4,:e?,thibit an increase of £5,573 6s. 3d., the present
441.5 `15,651 19s. Bd. against £39,868 ls. sd. of the for-
Year
a CAL •
-tide IlqlaNlA..—Two vessels sailed from Liverpool on
414 for San Francisco, namely, the Zealous and the
seagerse• The former had 'a
full complement of cabin pas-
and a including a company of miners from Cornwall,
Pass„ argo valued at £30,000. The latter had also a few
At tEe
txpress.,, Concert Hall, on Tuesday evening, we were in-
-4414 luiY charmed with the violin playing of Master
eraye, a very interesting boy only nine years old.
filrtevf°rmances were loudly and deservedly applauded.
sesteerout his execution of passages of difficulty, he was
tleneatiYo a,shade out of time, and he created an evident
ants,. of
imparting to slow movements an affecting
Ito itY of musical feeling.
eoatarL ASSURANCE INSTITUTION.—The Reporter
ereetercliS beautifully executed engraving of the recently
Liverpool.office of this company, in Dale-street,
Grelllr The building is from the design of Mr.
aZelasi„' °f highly ornate Italian character, and its erection,
417 e of the land, which cost £lO,OOO, has cost
aotieT to £lB,OOO. The Reporter contains a favourable
tAtien" the position and prospects of this modern insti-
, tit Ni. 7.
44 "EATHER.—During the past week the weather
Prev'en changeable, but seasonable. A cold north wind
d4ritalled for three or four days ; and the temperature,
night,madeg fell below the freezing point, so that ice
afte,i's appearance On Sunday morning, the wind
it a to the southward and westward, and brought with
hthitliftlich milder atmosphei.e. We have since had some
ails of rain. The wheat crop looks well, and field
ourai goes on apace.
!al („histEs."—The 11th Number of this amusing periodi-
Nst Lich may be called " Charivari " in Liverpool) has
ing aP,Peared. We have not had an opportunity of perus-
Whiran, the witticisms, jokes, and literary drolleries with
Mail: it sparkles ; but we can assure our readers that it
oa many good hits, and not a few good suggestions
tiati,Zai matters. The illustrations are spirited and highly
Poll: 1. That representing English Generosity and Irish
ti is e.
presenting
Tuesday a prostitute, named
Slau wainmite by the coroner on a charge of man-
% i,ate having caused the death of a man named
lyi4/1" Watson, who was found the previous Saturday
dg dead in the footw y in Spitalfields. The prisoner
o seen to strike deceased several blows, and push him
),0,1 the steps, having previously picked his pocket. A
iota Man, a companion of Smith
s, has also been taken
"A_eustody as an accomplice.
ofZI SAINTS' SCHOOLS.—On Tuesday evening, a few
raft feorPewh-renters and other friends of All Saints' Church
efti e purose of devising th b
e est eans for giv
this
ITA Parish church. The incumbent, the Rev. Henry
te„"`ten, occupied the chair. It appears that a large num-
-laCchildren in the parish are without education, and reso-
ptai,s vvere passed, the carrying into effect of which will
ya,,inte for the moral and spiritual destitution, if the
—"oy will only come forward and aid in the good work.
MAILS BETWEEN LANCASHIRE AND SCOTLAND.
dAn mfluential deputation on this subject waited upon
d,sr• Parker, M.P , at the Treasury, on Thursday. The
eitation consisted of Mr. Cardwell, Sir Thomas Birch,
fim, Mr. Bright, Mr. Alexander Hastie, Mr. M`Gregor,
w!'• Duncan, and Mr. M`Fie, of Glasgow. A memorial
ati4ds pi
resented from Liverpool, 111anchester, and Glasgow,
there is reason to hope the improved postal commu-
aor,oo between Liverpool and Manchester, and Glasgow
and r-Alinburgh, will speedily be granted by the treasury
the postoffice authorities.—Daily News.
Theßea City of Dublin Company have ordered a new
to adapted to the navigation of the Menai Straits,
at'ae,.rve as tender to the packets to and from Liverpool,
Or - 'llg-hoat, towing vessels through—for pleasure trips,
anY otherpurpose in which steam power would be
available. new steamer, which will be placed on the
sotrkoo the first day of May, is double the size and power
ev,„`"uze " Medina ;" and in addition to the morning and
t--"ng passenger trips to and from Carnarvon, and the
aeket station, she will ply daily, betwixt Carnarvon,
igor, and Beaumaris.
rtbNctEESTS BEFORE THE BOROUGH CORONER ON SA-
-9 ~'°AT.—On view of the body of Elizabeth Smith, aged
Wears who lived with her mother at No. 7, Grosvenor-
threee_t• On Wednesday, deceased was a little unwell, and
1,,,,,m0ther at the suggestion of another woman gave her
fusa-tea-spoonful of laudanum, which produced death.
.erdict " Chance Medley" against the mother.—On Jane
11/313sori a woman who lived in Jenkinson-street. Dee
neared had long been addicted to drinking, and on Thurs-
day Morning was found dead in bed. Verdict, " Died
4°lll excessive drinking."—On the body of an infant,
amed Jones, who lived in Burlington-street. Deceased
Was overlain. Verdict accordingly.
)4,IIITMOURED GOOD NEWS FROM INDlA.—There was a
-0111 our in London on Friday that advices, without date,
had been received from the banks of the Jhelum, and had
lieaa.,e,hed here via Persia, that Shere Singh—either at the
gation of the Affghans, or apprehensive of the conse.
n bon'"eti,ees of Lord Gough's getting reinforcements from
4141m-I—attacked Lord Gough, and was thoroughly
ofae° by our troops. We believe that Mr. Peter Ewart,
ef.,Vis town, received a letter by the overland mail, which
tied that, in the Bazaar at Bombay, it was confidently
jet Ported that a second battle had been fought on the
t1;e,111ro, and that the Sikhs had been utterly defeated;
or as this was probable, the bazaars being in the habit
aohl•eeeiving early information, many placed considerable
-udence in the news, which derived some confirmation
14°,111 the reports of firing heard on the 21st of January at
1141,9 re.
tt ',ATER TO LIVERPOOL, FROM WRADDLESWORTH
thit°°K.—Notwithstanding the temporary suspension of
tile oPerations on this line of water to the great mercan-
It
impression the levellin
of g has again been recommenced
is the scientific men that water cannot be
twined, either in pureness or quantity, adequate to the
l,,'llts of the immense community for whose sanatory
,:leflt the hills in tbis neighbourhood have been surveyed.
ae:reton Chronicle of Saturday. The same journal
tteZthat the news of going on with the works " has
arn ect the greatest joy in that neighbourhood—not only
bo,eligst aarties immediately interested in the scheme,
(11:; 'll the minds of the public at large; and there is no
proaht, from the magnitude of the undertaking, and the
tii„4.`lllllty of the grand reservoir to the town of Chorley,
to ,11'lhat town must be considerably benefited. It is the
di-- Lion
", of the company to commence the works imme-
ibatiy, and a considerable number of labourers and
° "ers will be immediately employed."
91174:Pt MEDAL.—We have been favoured with the in-
ti;e,ll of the medal, awarded by her Majesty, and for-
sh-rued by the Commander-in-chief to our highly re-
C,.ee,ted townsman, Samuel M'Culloch, Esq., surgeon,
niS services in the peninsular and south of France, as
medical officer of the royal artillery. The medal is of
eof vr, very tastefully designed, showing on one side a bust
tad" Queen—one of the best likenesses we have seen—
the ,00 the reverse side, Victory, in the act of crowning
fil,"oke of Wellington with a wreath laurel, chaste-
ph',,t and. beautifully executed. On thof e edge, or per--
At-,`Y, is inscribed the name and rank in the army of Mr.
blu.,olloch, and above the medal are five silver bars, each
bafillaving inscribed upon it the name of the siege or
vizt "'e„_at which our townsman was present in the field,
Niv" Lae siege of St. Sebastian, the battles of Nivelle,
Othes and Toulouse. AVe believe that Mr. M'Cul-
-15 one of the last surviving officers of the peninsular
ce j, native of the good old town, who served in those
r.,'etis and brilliant campaigns.
af"mil Thursday, the third jubilee, or 150th anniversary,
NI,o Society for Propagating Christian Knowledge, was
tbZorated in this town. The Mayor, attended by several
to'4eritial gentlemen of the town, walked in procession
the • Peter's Church, where a sermon was preached on
kveccasion by the Venerable Archdeacon Brooks. The
1/146,,Archdeacon took his text from the 11th chapter of
litio,,_ev?, and the latter part of the sth verse : " The
atri,,,suall have the gospel preached unto them." The
the -"rice, in consequence of the unfavourable state of
am weather, was not so large as usual. The collection
gereotted to £43 ss. 6d. A great number of clergymen
thee Present. In London the Jubilee was celebrated by
,Lorreaching of a sermon in St. Paul's Cathedral, by the
21.16.,,Archbishop of Canterbury. The Duke of Cam-
R101.,7 was present. The total amount collected at the
111 4.111 ' aid of the institution was £217 18s. 6d. ; in
for the
to which the society received in the morning,
tee e same purpose, £l5O from the Doncaster commit-
thei and £lOO from Mr. Holmes. it was supposed that
t e could not be less than 6000 or 7000 persons present.
teeeie "pure LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY. —We have
faireved the fifth quinquennial report of this flourishing
which gives a very satisfactory account of its af-
heies' ;Which are yearly advancing in prosperity. The po-
iliti,locrease in number at the average rate of 477 per
kw' Alter providin for every liability, and making a
11,4eht estimate of the assets, a clear surplus of no less
14)1a 182,139 remains, of which sum the directors re-
ailli4l,end that £l6B 794 should be distributed as bonuses
stmwill give an average of 91 per cent. on the sums
Zalott °f Comparing the reversionary bonuses with the
."" premiu eceived since the last division, or
the
, r
t.
dates of the respec we assurances now admitted
NelOtticipation for the first time, the average bonus,
(1.11 the of the average contingent bonus, is 621 per cent.
e
tli'Ylat 'gaunt of premiums received. The firm and gra-
, e ateosition this society has now attained, arising from
;I°' of °ant of its capital and the extent of its business,
ehee:4ll;se, more than sufficient to justify public confi-
re l'he members have not only the benefit of a low
L.% pc."' Premiums b t also the advantage of an associa-
..4%,—ting Wholly uponu the principle of mutual assu.