The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-08-30 00:00:00

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THE FLEET.—Another diviskin of the Channel fleet,
comprising the Duke of Wellington, 131, Commodore H.
B. Martin, C. 8.; Agamemnon, 91, Captain Sir Thomas
Maitland, C.B. ; Imperieuse, 50, Captain R. B. Watson,
C.B. ; Arrogant, 46, Captain Fremantle ; and Desperate,
8, Captain Chambers (all screwships), sailed from Spit-
head on Wednesday, on a cruise, under the orders of
Commodore Martin.

THE NEW SHIP AEROLITE arrived at this port on
Monday last week, from Workington, where she had been
built. Her dimensions are as follows :—Length of keel,
175 feet ; over all, 209 feet ; extreme breadth of beam, 36
feet 9 inches ; depth of hold, 20 feet, including 7 feet 9
inches of between-decks ; and tonnage, old measurement,
1160 ; new, 911 tons. The Aerolite was built to compete
with the American and Aberdeen clippers in the China
and Australian trades. She is the property of John Atkin,
Esq., of this town, and has been placed on Messrs. James
Baines and Co.'s " Black Ball" line of Australian packets.
She is to be commanded by Captain Scott (late of the
Confucius), well known in the India and China trades.
She will sail about the latter end of next month.
MONSTER STEAM-SHlP.—Captain A. Killock, the former
commamder of the Bengal, has been appointed to command
the Peninsula and Oriental Steam-ship Company's monster
steam-ship Himalaya, the largest at present afloat. It is
somewhat difficult to realise a correct appreciation of the
immense size of the Himalaya, but some idea may be
formed when it is stated that this immense ship is equal
in tonnage to the screw line-of-battle ship Duke of Wel-
lington, while, from her peculiar build, adapted for the
highest speed, she is upwards of sixty feet longer than that
stupendous war steamer. The Himalaya will, it is expected,
be ready for sea in about three months, when she will be
brought round from the Thames to Southampton and
placed upon the Alexandria station.
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NIGEIi EXPEDITION.—An expedition up the river
Tchadda, the eastern branch of the Niger, is understood
to have been decided upon by the Government. Dr.
Barth, attached to the expedition from Tripoli to Bornou,
having crossed a stream flowing from the south-east, and
reported it ten feet deep and three-quarters of a mile broad,
250 miles east of the point upon the Tchadda reached by
Laird and Oldfield's expedition of 1832, it is hoped that by
this channel a water communication may be opened with
the country south of Lake Tchad. The scientific persons
to be appointed will not, it is said, exceed three in num-
ber, a suitable steam-vessel being provided for their con-
veyance by Mr. Macgregor Laird, under a contract with
the Admiralty, for finding steamers to explore the African
rivers, dated January, 1852, and the expedition is intended
to enter the river in June next, so as to insure three
months of rising water for the ascent and return to the

sea.
WRECK OF THE SEA.—Recent advices furnish details
of the wreck of the British ship Sea, belonging to Liver-
pool, off Port Philip Heads, and the loss of many lives,
including the commander, through whose intemperance
the catastrophe is alleged to have occurred. The Sea was
600 tons burthen, and sailed from Liverpool on a three
years' voyage on the 10th of last February, under the
charge of Captain M`Kay and a crew (with officers, &c.,)
of 26 hands ; the wife of the master accompanied him.
Freighted with a general cargo, she reached the shores of
Australia on the 14th May, and in the evening brought
to anchor in Hobson's Bay. On the following morning
she was got under weigh, and proceeded to Shortland
Fluffs, in the vicinity of Port Philip Heads, where she
anchored and there remained till the 31st, when —through
the conduct of the captain (who, it is alleged by the sur-
vivors, came on board intoxicated and very much excited)
—the ship got on shore, when she went to pieces, and
most of the crew were drowned.
NEW INVENTION FOR. REEFING TOPSAILS.—.The Balti-
more (U.S.) Patriot describes as follows a new invention
for reefing topsails :—" We are informed that an important
invention has just been perfected for the purpose of reef-
ing topsails, claiming the following advantages :—First,
the topsail can be reefed from the vessel's deck, in the
heaviest gale, by the watch on deck, rendering it un-
necessary to call all hands for the purpose. Second, the
topsail can be reefed without laying the sail aback, or
changing the angle of the topsail yard, a most important
consideration when beating in a narrow passage, or when
it is an object to save time. Third, the reefs are much
snugger, stronger, and handsomer, than by the old plan.
Fourth, the topsail can be reefed in less than one quarter
of the time required by the old plan. Fifth, the weight
of the rigging aloft is lessened rather than increased.
Sixth, the plan can be adapted to the present rig of vessels
at small expense. The inventor of the above, an old sea-
faring officer, is now in this city, and is desirous of
making arrangements with some business party to manage
the whole matter."

CHESHIRE AND WALES.

CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD RAILWAY.—The half-yearly
meeting fo be held in London on the 7th of September, is
afterwards to be made special, to consider proposals for
leasing the Bangor and Carnarvon Railway.
pßiirtaikenahnedadi), inispeaindsary
BIRKENHEAD HOSPITAL.—Sermons were preached on
Sunday, in St. John's District Church, Grange-lane,
amounted to £ll 12s. 44.
of themeds of the Birkenhead llos-
collection in the morning
weCetEesUrdEend August 21,
2017 HEAD RAlLWAY.—Traffic for the
1853
&c., £4,565 12s. 7d.;go,
£956 12s. 7d. Total, :--Railway : Passengers, par-
cels,£6,7s2
1£081.,2130d0.55.18nd0. Steam
as-boats:
com-
pared with the corresponding week last year, £2,223 3s. sd.
CHESTER TOWN COTTNClL.—Yesterday week, there was
an election in Trinity Ward to supply the vacancy occa-
sioned by the appointment of Mr. Griffith to the office of
alderman. Mr. John Hicklin, of the Chester Courant,
was elected, without opposition, to the vacant seat.
CHESTER REGATTA.—Active and judicious preparations
are making for the regatta, which is fixed for to-morrow,
(Wednesday,) when a spirited competition will take place
on the " gently-flowing waters" of the Dee for the various
prizes which are offered to stimulate the energies of all
who take pleasure in the athletic exercise of rowing.—
Chester Courant. _

FATAL ACCIDENT.—On Friday morning, while some
boys were playing in the neighbourhood of the National
Schools, Tranmere, one of them, named John Stafford, of
Higher Tranmere, accidentally fell into the large wet
dell at the top of Holt-lane, and was drowned. There
were no adults present at the time to render assistance,
but two of the older boys courageously sprang into the
water and attempted his rescue. Their efforts were un-
availing, as he sank immediately in very deep water, and
the body was not discovered for some hours after. The
manner in which these dangerous places are neglected is
a disgrace to the township. Both at Higher and Lower
Tranmere they are nearly all open to the road, having no
fences or walls to prevent persons from falling into them.
AWFULLY SUDDEN DEATIC.—AII awful instance of
sudden death has occurred on board the steamer Anglia,
plying between Kingstown and Holyhead. The vessel
had left the former port about 10 minutes when a young
man, about 27 years of age, supposed to be the son of Mr.
Davies, coroner for the city of Dublin, was seen walking
the deck, smoking a cigar. In the course of a conversa-
tion with another passenger, he complained of having felt
indisposed the previous night, but remarked that he never
felt better in his life than at that moment. Having asked
the address of a house in London, he commenced writing
it down, but had only finished the first figure of the num-
ber given when the pen fell from his hand ; he dropped
down on the deck, and instantly expired. A lady from
York, seeing him fall, rushed to the spot, and supported
his head ; and, on a cry being raised, Dr. Wynn Williams,
of Carnarvon, who was on board, rendered prompt medi-
cal aid, but all was of no avail. Death took place without
a struggle - the cause, it is supposed, being disease of the
heart. The unfortunate young man was on his way' o
Paris. He had a large sum of money about his person,
and a valuable gold watch. The body was wrapped in a
flag until the arrival of the vessel in Holyhead, to await a
coroner's inquest. The dreadful event created much ex-
citement among the passengers.

BIRKENHEAD MODEL -YACHT RACE.-The second
match of the season for model yachts of the first-class
took place on Saturday, from Monks' Ferry round the
northernmost powder-hulk, thence round a flag-boat sta-
tioned off the Dingle, and back round a flag-boat moored
off Monks' Ferry. Twice round. It was a time race, a
minute and a half per ton being allowed. Six yachts were
entered, but the Cyprian tons, owned by Mr. F. Pem-
broke James, was withdrawn. At half-past three o'clock
the following took their station in a line with Monks'
Ferry :

Edwin Haigh.
2. Breeze .. • 6 ~ •• • • sloop.. • •
Mr.
W. Brown.
1. Presto 7t tons.... 5100 p.... Mr. A. Bower, owner.
3. Sirocco ,, „.. cutter .. •
Mr. A. Sparrow.
4. Kelpie 3i „ ....
5. Spirit 4
and she shot
The Spirit was the first to get under weigh,b
the Kelpie,
forward in splendid style, followed closely
maintained her
.... 5100 p.... Mr. T. Wilkinson.
the Breeze, and the Presto. The Spirit
,
position as leader until within a few lengths of the pow-
der-hulk when she was passed by the Sirocco, which had
in turn overhauled the Breeze and the Presto
at the laza-
rettes, and the Kelpie two or three hundred yards beyond
them. At that point the Presto shot ahead of the Breeze,.
and bid fair to pick up the Sirocco, but her speed dimin-
ished shortly sfterwards, and before reaching the powder-
hulk she was very little in advance of the Breeze. After
a sp contest, in which, up to the close, it was lniPos-
sibl tom predict the winner, the Spirit arrived at the flog-
boat at Monks' Ferry fully four minutes before the Kelpie,
but, instead of passing between it and the shore, ran
outside. On being signalled to by the parties on board
the steamer to pass inside the flag-boat she was imme-
diately brought by the wind for that purpose, but, at-
tempting to round too soon fll short of her mak, and
had to make a short tack. Ins the meantime her Kelpie
was rapidly approaching, and the greatest interest was
excited. She again made the attempt, and this time suc-
ceeded in rounding the flag-boat in the proper order ; but
the Kelpie was close after her, getting round almost as
soon as herself, as the following figures show :
Presto
Thee
o:iir:eioirpiite. ...................................................................... 5
5500
3218?
Kelpie had round the spiTiiNta°,lT, Mr. Hamilton Laird, was of opinion that
by Passing the acted in accordance with the regulations,
the owner of the
fir-boat on the starboard hand, while the
therefore, decidnedel the boat on the larboard side. He,
ter in dispute is
Pass thP e'
izieil favouri of the Spirit. Mr. Sparrow,
Spirit did not
built by
op f
protested on the ground that the
befeorfleagbeat as directed • and the mat-
firstth9mit The Spirit was
time ofherbeing. :ut.
Birkenheadthis was the
THE TRIBUTE paid 71,./.,11- about 20,000 ducats per by
hia to Turkey amounts to
THE GREATWESTERN 111111 and 12,000 for Moldavia.
YEARLY MEETING was held
oLnwl`r day HALF-
was declared at the rate of 4 per cenrrsday• A divided 'flnce of under
from 14 £lB,OOO to be • per nn um, leavinng
carried ..
over. mi,,, i,...,_
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I. to the above amount
rder...0x63,770,;hi-xlza,bar
to provide for then

THE BARN

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BERT COMMISSION has been
having been
ie weeks, in consequence of the e,onamis_
Prendergast, Q.C., Sir John Eardley
ftnd ➢Zr. Leofric Temple,
e assizes had closed. The
tile inquiry is fixed for the 30th instant.

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MARKETS.

PRICES of STOCKS for the WEEK.

BRITISH FUNDS,

ITusday. WnadaylThrsdayl Friday. ISatday

Bank Stock .... 228 k 9 229 ¶22Ba 8 12271
SrCent.Rd.Ann. 991 9 1 99 it 9 1 991 9 1981 9 8, 981
apCent.Conisols 98f 1 * 98* f 1 981 * 981 1 8,981 71 8a
New 3* p Cent.. 1011 1 101* 1 1011 1 111011 aflol/ f
Long Ann., 1860. 515-16 6, 6 515-16 6
D0.,30 years,lBs9
D0..30 years,lB6o
India Stock .... 257
In.Bonds,l,ooo
Do. under.el,ooo .
South Sea Stock.
Do., New Ann... .... 1101* 1 a
Cons.forAccount 981 * 9Bf f 981 a 981, 8 !98,1.3 81
.e1,0,-)013.Bills,ld 23pm 11 dis par 2pm 1 dis lids Ipm
.€5OO ditto, Id .. 23 pm .... 2pm 1 dis Ids Ipm
Ditto Small, Id.. 23 pm .... Ipmldisl I dis Ida Ipm

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