The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1847-05-04 00:00:00

May 4, 1847.

Rota! prlus.

It is expected that the new landing stage will be moored
on the 11th inst.
The sale of Charing Cross Bridge to Sir Joshua Walms-
ley. Mr. W. Jackson, and others, for £226,000, is now
before the parliamentary committee.
The Oregon, the first vessel which entered the Birken-
head Docks, is hereafter to be allowed to enter them free
of all dock dues.
On Friday, as some men were lowering cotton from a
warehouse in King-street, one of the bales fell on two
children who were improperly allowed to remain in the
cart. One was killed instanter, and the other had his
arm broken.
Charles Battersby, Esq., of Dale-street, in this town,
was a winner of a £lOO prize at the Art Union distribu-
tion in London on Tuesday ; Mr. J. R. Cooper, of Rum-
ford-street, and Mr. E. Ward, of this town, drew a £6O
prize each, and Mr. J. Stamper a prize of £5O.
On Monday fortnight a man named John Linford, 60
years of age, while with a horse and cart in Seacome-lane,
was knocked down by the plunging of the animal, and the
wheel passing over him, he received -such injuries as to
cause his death last week.
DEATH ON BOARD-SHIP.—The body of a man unknown,
was on Friday landed at the Egremont pier from a ship
in the river, called the Pursuit, which has since gone to
sea. It was taken to the dead house. It appeared that
he had died aboard on the day before.
Three vessels, the Elizabeth, Scotland, and Thistle,
sailed lately from Mobile by the same tide for Liverpool ;
'and it is rather a curious coincidence, that the Scotland
and Thistle arrived here the same day, the Elizabeth
having only preceded them by about twenty-four hours.
The new North American royal mail steamers, Ame-
rica, Canada, Europa, and Niagara, are expected to be
ready for sea early next year. Under the new contract
'the steamers will sail every Saturday during eight months,
and every fortnight during the other four months in the
year, going alternately between Liverpool and Halifax
and Boston, and between Liverpool and New York.
FATAL ACCIDENTS.—On Wednesday, as some men
were lowering two bags of rice, from Warehouse No. 5.,
of the Albert Dock, one of the bags came in contact with
the sill of the door, slipped out of the sling, and fell upon
a man named William Williams and knocked him down.
Deceased, who was forty-eight years of age, was taken to
the Southern Hospital, where he died on Friday.
At a meeting of the journeymen bakers in this town
and Birkenhead, on Saturday, it was resolved to send cir-
culars to the masters that they (the men) had resolved on
and after a certain day to be named hereafter, not to work
more that; twelve hours a day, including meals; and that
unless the masters consented, they would leave the em-
ployment on a date to be fixed. A general association of
the body was formed.
ACCIDENT.—On Thursday, a boy named John Maxwell,
residing in Johnson's-court, New Bird-street, while
wrestling in play with another boy in Stephen's-street,
was thrown down, and fell into the cart-way. A cart
drawn by two horses, going along slowly, happened to be
passing at the time, and one of the wheels went over the
legs and side of deceased, who died in the Southern Hos-
pital next day. No blame was attributable to the carter.
SUDDEN DEATH.—On Thursdaymorning Robert Cheet-
ham, aged 50. was found dead in bed. Deceased lived in
Bush-place, Gildart's-gardens, and had complained of a
pain in the head and chest for some time past. On Wed-
nesday evening he came home intoxicated and retired to
bed about six o'clock from which he never rose. From
the evidence of Mr. Bell, a surgeon, it appeared death had
been caused by effusion of serum in the chest.
SUDDEN DEATH.—On Friday morning, a police-officer
on duty in Chapel-street, observed a man named Stephen
M'Carty to stagger, and afterwards to sit down upon some
steps. On going up to him, he was found not to be drunk,
but very ill. He was attended to, but died in ten mi-
nutes afterwards. In his pockets were found lls: 7d.,
and a ticket for his passage to Quebec, by the ship Aber-
deen. Death was caused by disease of the heart.
EXTRAORDINARY SALE OF DOGS.-011 Saturday week,
at Messrs. Lucas's Repository, an individual gave 10s. for
twenty foxhounds, and sold them immediately afterwards
to a butcher, of the name of R. Lewis, for £2, who, soon
repenting of his bargain, gave the, first purchaser £3 more
to take them back ; and in less than half an hour he sold
them again for £25 to go abroad, thus realising £29 10s.
by his bargain.
The report of the Constabulary Commission states that
the cost of 4,700 vicious characters of both sexes residing
in Liverpool alone was (independent of the expense of
police) £700,000 per annum. If we follow up this calcu-
lation to the other great towns and populous districts
throughout the country, whose neglected state we have
seen, we shall find the annual cost of vice and crime not
less than ten millions per annum.
SUICIDE.—On Wednesday an old man, upwards of 70
years of age, named George Seddon, residing in Bridport-
street, committed suicide by hanging himself. The de-
ceased took his breakfast as usual, and retired to his bed-
room ; but some time afterwards, as he did not make his
appearanCe, a person went up stairs and found him sus-
pended from the bedpost. He was quite dead, and had
been for some time in a desponding state.
About half-past twelve o'clock on Tuesday morning a
fire broke out on the premises of Mr. M`Kenna, provision
dealer, corner of Milton-street, Scotland-road. The build-
ing was gutted. The damage is estimated at about £lOO.
—On Wednesday, about half-past one o'clock, a fire broke
out in a stove adjoining the workshops of Jones and dump,
builders, Lime-street. The engines were got out, but
before they got at the spot the flames were extinguished,
with only trifling damage.
MEETING OF ROMAN CATHOLICS.—A public meeting
of the Roman Catholics of this town was held on Wed-
nesday, at the Music-hall, " for the purpose of expressing
their indignation at the unjust exclusion of their body
from all participation in the grant of government money
-for educational purposes." The hall was well tilled, and
amongst the audience were a number of females. The
chair was occupied by Richard Shell, Esq. The various
resolutions were unanimously adopted.
The brig Tyro, Captain Cotton Symonds, belonging to
Messrs. Cotesworth, Wynne and Lyne, arrived hence at
Lisbon on the 12th of April, having_ thus performed the
voyage from Lisbon to Liverpool, and back to Lisbon, in
. the remarkably short space of twenty-one days, including
the time of discharging and re-loading full cargoes at this
port. The Tyro is a regular trader between this port and
Lisbon, and from her invariably quick passages, and the
superior condition in which she delivers her cargoes, is a
very favourite conveyance with the trade generally, and
especially shippers of fruit.
The imports of grain into Liverpool from the 24th to
the 29th ultimo are as follow :-2.438 quarters of Indian
Corn, 191,346 bushels ditto, '149,829 bags ditto, 2,996
barrels ditto, 43,496 barrels of flour, 1,065 barrels of
bread, 21,301 barrels of Indian corn meal, 445 bags ditto,
20 barrels oatmeal, 1,631 bags of oats, 4,503 bushels ditto,
9,620 bags of rye, 4,132 quarters of wheat, 14,534 bags
ditto, 121. tierces of rice, 3,345 bags ditto, 548 barrels
ditto, 2,915 quarters of barley, 340 sacks ditto, 1 tierce of
beans, 1,619 bags ditto, 543 barrels ditto, 602 bags of
peas, 32G boxes of biscuits, 615 barrels ditto.
TELBIN'S LAST PICTURE.—We announce to-day, as
will be seen from our advertising columns, the opening of
the diorama by Telbin, the artist, so well known by his
extraordinrry work, "London by night," at the Colos-
seum, his no less beautful production at the Royal Italian
Opera-house, and other works of equal merit, which have
established his reputation as an artist of the highest class.
The diorama to be exhibited here is his latest production,
and created quite a furor in London. There is one pecu-
liarity attached to these beautiful exhibitions of art en-
titling them to universal patronage ; the combine amuse-
ment with instruction, and the subject of the present de-
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where the taledted Telbin isb
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royal
yachts are
painting
"the frescoes" for her Afsjesry°.w
seen sailing in front of the royal residence.
THE AMERICAN PASSENGER ACT.—A communication
has been sent by W. Rushton Coulburn, Esq., to H. C.
stating the result of the deputation, con-
Chapman, Esq.,
sisting of the former gentleman and John Miller, and T.
D. Anderson, with Lord Palmerston, on the subject of
the recent act of the American Congress to regulate the
conveyance of passengers. The act was fully discussed,
and every suggestion of the deputation was kindly consi-
dered by his lordship, who promised to make a suitable
representation to the American Government. The opi-
nion of the Attorney-General, that any ship sailing from
this country, or the continent, on or before the 31st May
next, would be exempt from the operation of the new act,
was mentioned ; but, as the American minister may not
so construe it, the deputation consider it desirable, to
prevent detention to a ship, that each party should draw
up a short and clear statement of his case, have it properly
attested before a magistrate, certified by the American
Consul, and forwarded to the agent of the ship in the
United States, as Lord Palmerston expressed his conviction
that, whatever the intention of the 'American Government
might be, a liberal constructiontof the act would be et-
tended to those who had entered into engagements accord-
ing to the present law, in good faith, and in ignorance of
the new enactments.
FEVER IN LIVERPOOL.--During the last few days the
Rev. Mr. Parker, a Roman Catholic priest, has died ;
ihit. Inspector Forsyth, one of the recently appointed re-
'laving-officers, after an illness of eight days, died on Fri-
day; Mr. Gray, one of the overseers, is in a state almost
hopeless ; Mr. Staine and Mr. Lamonby, two of the re-
ll
teving-officers, are seriously ill ; and Mr. Martindale,
'neither officer of the staff, is still in a bad state, and no
less than three of the surgeons, viz., Mr. Steele, (only a
few days ago appointed to the office.) Dr, Robert Gee,
and Mr. Grimsdale, surgeon to the workhouse, are in a
state of great risk to their families. The Rev. Dr. Kelly,
a Roman Catholic clergyman, died on Saturday. lie
Preached on Sunday week. Another of the Roman Catholic
clergy is ill. Three of the policemen employed as district
relieving officers have become afflicted with typhus, and
an able-bodied pauper from the workhouse, employed as
:11(1, assistant at the new parish-offices in St. Anne-street, is
ad of fever. A requisition is in course of signature to
tI
Ism Meyer, to call a town's meeting relative to Irish
d pauer
gration, and the best means of checking the iseapse
and mortality. This, however, is now likely to be aban-
doned ; and it is thought the requisition will be converted
into a petition to parliament to pass the bills before them
I.ll_9lout delay, as it is expected they will contribute mate-
_lVY to our relief. A meeting of the requisitionists was '
tilted on Saturday, but the shortness of the notice only
tfeiheti tos t
eg ether a very' few persons, and another meeting will
held at the Clarendon-rooms this day (Tuesday), when
A requisite to be taken will be decided on.
"1- TRUSS.--We have great pleasure in directing
Palmerattention of our readers to an Advertisement in our
t'ean.e relative to a Truss for the relief of Rupture, in-
street:l by Mg- David Tod. Surgeon. 5, Upper Fitzroy-
. , London. From the accounts which we have_ re-
ceived of the inventor's high degree of professional ac-
"irements, is our firm belief that every one afflicted
!vitth hernias should, without delay, be provided with one
tly,yhte
faiciulthr,vaents. The Tfuss is highly recommended