The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-09-27 00:00:00

LOCAL _LYTELLIGENCE.

THE SEWING AT
Shoe lin

into use for stitehir

AT THE TOWN-HALL.--On Friday the mayor
entertained, to dinner, the principal cotton brokers and
Several other eupgts nil u.,..1 „c

kusiinguisned party wi dine with his worship.
Tim SPLENDID SILVEII CRADLEII , designed and executed
t0133' Mr. Mayer, of Lord-street, and intended to be presented
the lady of Thomas Littledale, Esq., ex-mayor, is now

°n view

CHARITABLE DONATION
Pool Asylum. fr.

.—The treasurers of the Liver

J3late ana emale orp children nav
received a donation of £l4, contributedhan by the passengere s.
In the steamship Arabia, on her late voyage to this port,
through the hands of Commodore Judkins.
"RE LAST 1101t4E SALE at Lytham, at which the Messrs
Lucas, of the Repository, Great Charlotte-street, in this

t"1-13 were the auctioneers, was a very successful one, the
Proceeds of the 123 animals disposed of amounting to
about
TuE _DONCASTER RACING CLUB this year, as usual,
have been presented by the Earl of Derby with two
splendid haunches of red deer venison from Knowsley
vark‘ They weighed upwards of 52 lbs. each, and were
01. the finest quality.
UESSRS. GROUCOCE, COPESTARE, MOORE, AND CO.,
have kindly contributed three guineas in aid of the funds
of the Bazaar for the extension of the Library of the
Church of England Young Men's Institution, which takes
place early in October.
VISIT OP TILE CHANCELLOR OP THE EXCHEQUER TO
ANCHESTER.—We learn that the Hight Hon. W. E.
Watistone, M.P., Chancellor of the Exchequer, is to pay a
liTtvisit to Manchester on or about the 10th of next month.
erternts,,l..mu:,,,gTtleman will be the guest of J. C.

ra _ alai at present it is understood that
entirely of a private nature.—Manchester Courier.
mimesFrop.—On Saturday night a fire broke out in the
17f 11r. Thompson's house, Richmond-row, but the
,77_:. were extinguished, chiefly by the exertions of the
sioneeefficer on duty, before much damage had been occa-
room with is supposed that some one had been in the
taattresis a candle, and had let a spark fall on to a straw
s,t
Makers of "."-tna,S.—On Wednesday the master sai
this 4-
don.eoo •am-n. held another meeting at the Claret,
into a —tell it *as resolved to organise themselves
he_ association for the protection of their mutual
i).,:oresizets;ecrlNeltra.rvOladatone was elected president, and Mr.
; and a committee was appointed for the
1•11-7rixise at' drawing Up the necessary rules, to report to a
general t-
mee mg.
Um, FIRST 01* NOVEMBER.—On Friday a meeting. of
,-,'°n-servatives of Pitt-street ward was held at the Vine
up,,,—e_,ra, Pitt-street, at which resolutions were unanimously
fir'ezto, expressive of satisfaction with the couduct 9f
the - • 1)• Icfrrwhile he had represented the ward in
T P.
eYs'
own:cotnicil, and pledging the meeting to re-elect
--au next November.
gllop -LTETI NG. —On Thursday evening, two girls,
„•,,Med Catharine and Ann Murphy, entered 'the shop of
°%vc.ns., in London-road, and asked to set some dresses.
• er lookrtig at a great variety, they left the shop, carry-
14g with them no less than 15 dress pieces, which they
7did'sa concealed under their clothes. The robbery was soon
rlal
covered, and the prisoners were taken 'into custody in
a•
tnacene
set public-hssions. ouse. They have been committed for
at th
0 A Arrixaao named Ann Burns, wife Of a beerseller, was,
'in,•ll,Yi_idaY, fined lOs , with an alternative of 14 days'
;rtmnment, by the police magistrate, for disorderly
8 tultat in court. Her husband had been summoned for
,vellling beer during the hours of divine-service on the pre-
SundaY ; he had been fined 10s. and costs for the
ane, and his wife being in court, broke out into a
s•
rrent of invective againsethe police-officers, calling them
• perjured villains," and other opprOlfrious epithets. After
,Ze sentence of the court, she behaved in a very obstre-
•Zr°us manner, and could not be removed from the dock
at without considerable difficulty.
theoitraavr SALE or Wrarus.--=The first sale by auction
• sPacious new public rooms, No. 9, Hackin's-heY,
Will take Place on Thursday next,'•when Mr. Branch will
a_ibrait for competition a collection of choice wines, being
t of the stock of Mr. Gideon Lawley, of Oxford-street,
.4ueinldcl°ll, who is rething. from buiiness.. The selection in-
' els es Ports, sherries East India Madeira, bucellas, bock,
to ret, and champagne. From their scarcity, wines of all
„rts have been greatly advanced in price in all the wine
Zarkets, so that the sale affords a favourable opportunity
rgentlemen whose stocks are7becoming low, or to any
c etatio
k). g good aspirin to keep a hottle of wine for the de-
n of his friends.
Lie
• Po OL AMA.TEUR GLEE AND MADRIGAL UNION.
e Ea
refer to the announcement in another column of the
Z!' concert of this society, whose previous performances
Varve done so much to create and foster a taste in Liverpool
to
attue,he thoroughly English class of music which forms the
eof these concerts. lt will be seen that the society is
~rill the new Clayton Hall, tlayton-square. The piililic
vocal
have an opportunity of enjoying an excellont
t0e.44 and instrumental performance, and at the same time
Oho the new hall. Miss Eleanor George will give two
font -f solos, while Mr. Lidel will play an lila,
po"°taßa
anon the violoncello, besides conducting the 'vocal
rni
Tut -r ees•
bon 44IVE4tPOOL AND GELILE,GOW TE.131-8111P CoMM.O-
- the underaigned passengers of the stem-
pool. Co "Ye,
on her passage from Glasgow to Liver-
On the 24th instant, be to testify our gratitude to
ourthr'ln shown officers and crew, for safekne
navein conduclMg the ship into, port
rest the late fearful gale, as also for the humaneiinte-
pr-n ,eY evinced to the steerage passengers in seeingfahem
torvoerly_accommodated:—Jost-Ph Slater, Glasgow; Thomas
012. a Manchester ; John O'Neill, Belfast ; D. M`Marety,
che,,77° ; John Smith, Glasgow ; J. Woodward, Man-
dark' James Watson, •Glasgow ; Thomas Morton,
ti, Fisher,
Gl Glasgow ;
Si Alexander Haldan,
Giaffin asgew ; Wm. mons, Glasgow ;
Patrichiss k 'Hughes, John Rantin, Glasgow.—
• Sepv,,l (ell board e Commodore), Monday, 26th
nili
Opt, er, 1853.
chool:1 op ALL SAINTS' SCHOOLS. The new
istreet attac d Saits' Church, Great 'Nelson-
13eh°^4:erth,h eiver n
the
formall -,e: ned on Tuesday. The
hens hitherto have been carried onin a large dwelling-
slld
the
iii-Ltleau-street, which was exceedingly mcom
(ate chti"44ar ,Pted to its uses. The new schools, which adjoin
a heat ,en in Great Nelson-street North, are contained in
Btoll ,Virn-storied building, .constructed of brigk with
asai•ezZrZaZgs, and the structirse, which is nearly -square,
:teside in the front by houses on either side; intended
arehaon, aces for the teachers. Mr. Culshaw the
Arhus; foi the building, and the work has been done
PriadanY by Mr. Henshaw. The lower room. is appro-
tainzm to the boys, and the -ripper floor, which is divisible,
the used for the girls and infants' schools. 'At noon
newlnildren formed in procesaien and proceeded to the
Jon Inkling, where they were addressed by the Rev. J. H.
wit.,'°a, and other ministers. The proceedings terminated
at Iv, a tea-party held at the new schools in the, evening,
nith several of the local clergy and others atho have
b "an active part in promoting, the erection af• the new
were present.
of CUSTOMS AND TIM COEIV !TRADE.—A meeting
ntlemen connected with the:corn trade, was held in
the
tin Corn Exchange, on Wednesday, to take intoes•sedeoutosid3eirar-
k",a the-following letter which.laadibeen adoudrse
tiv
'natriek, the secretary.:—. h ,
1710• 5,1853. Sir --Anapphcation havimng-beenaddressed. by
thwe tn. mbes of Sir,-=An
Dublin Corn Exchange Association to
Right lion. the Chancellor of the Exchequer, request-
thatah the duty on grain may 'be charged by weight,to
eo-ltke Coxemissioners of Customs 'haling directeddais
th-alumicitte with the importers of .corn at this port on
c subjeet of this request, we shall be obliged by 'your
tt,„rthig to us any observations yoll may have t"II„.
Ani„7.P°a---lare are, sir, your obedient servants,
To iheut, en:lector ; G. GEORGE, Acting Comptroller.
consec-pa'eeretary of the Liverpool Corn Exchange." In
diseii4eedueVi'this the Corn Exchanae Committemet,
favourablet he
anatter, and having come a° a conclusion
to the eoneetothe charging
by weight, wilt an 'intimation
Tnised that he skid comptroller to that effect, and-pro-
..,the trade whie,a7lect should be laid before a meeting of
"Pal member meeting accordingly dield. The prig
Mr. ers of the ig
was
wrzhniseiharaesraenebeiretrade were present on Wednesday
who occupied the chair, spoketut
,_flgth in favour of the proposed change,
tn,cetinp-• Ineetwith the unanimous approval of the
'le matreferred to the Corn
change ter 'was ultimately
xt,s;.a fuctuernenlittee''
'details ge ftor further consideration, as to
meeting obe held to receive their report.
~4trarc, C-a,k2celllir AND LECTURE RooM, CLATMO2C-
-he'tetieni?Etre'-u.p_e Premisesan Clayton-square, recently ocea-
n --vsene Club, , have, for the last month or two,
.°Deiled ecuirse of alteration, and in a few days are to he
'Silt-ems the public,
asu; cert and lecture-room of the
opp'4BB' The interior ;is much larger than would be
osed from an outward ;inspection. The accommoda-
the
Itpshi„.or,aii
audience are, wholly and two galleries, and for
—"arer or performers, :an orchestra fitted with
topN:3°ed seats and capable ;of seating about 150 per-
gZrs Besides this, there 4s.:t space left for a powerful
are-L,which it is intended to .erect, and as music desks
aropi7°g fitted throughout the .orchestra, there will be
Of eaLacilities for vocal and instrumental performances
th-el4!_rable magnitude. The entrances for the audience
cid
te :"'Lree Parts of the house are quite distinct, and as, . .
rab],
welln underground passage of con-
Perkte width and lighted, by amens of which the
Taaaters
Kited f nlaY Proceed at once to the retiring rooms ap-
ed nenrci them, which are two in number, and are
with enshi Wad. hem,
the wings of the orchestra. The seats are
criaisnerked throughout, and the galleries ornamented
In elieoll drapery. The other deconations are in ad-
eff. InaraonPnig, the fronts of the galleries being ornamented
ex:red by' Role, and gold. The lighting in the day is
and I%l:idol:leans of three windows in the ceiling and two
hrs.' t° ali S' and at night by sunlights, one in the centre
to,zeh the orchestra, in addition to numerous
th„"utsnian °oder the galleries, &c. Our enterprising
.jelni White, estate agent, is the owner of
-;,t4G2!111pi",„/,Villell iS Calculated to contain 1,500 persons.
o lain AMERICAN MERCUANT-SHlP.—There
,islestAste.esi ever
egb.ulnr.il Wellington Dock the largest merchant-
tat New ork, which
.has been consigned
Pegis fine "Trimshavv and Co., of this town. The name
pterveit VOSSeI
je the Calhoun, built by Messrs. J. A.
Qtriotic..4„-4.14` Sons, for a new line of packets—the
eass "1 -"een this port and New York. The Patriotic
erabrace the Henry Clay, the Orient, and a
le he at New York, to be called the Webster.
end Is 1749 tons ; extreme length, 227 feet;
a° a en deck
he depth of , 217 feet; breadth of beam over 42 feet,
v,4l.earryin , 29 feet. A good idea may be obtained of
sheleh she ea.PacitY from the following items of cargo,
18 how hasdiscust brought across the Atlantic, and which
par.rels fhig :-26,000 bushels of wheat, 4,000
resin ° flour
ha' 200 1400 bales of cotton, 2,000 barrels of
o°d, & -gs`lea4lB of tallow, 10,000 staves, 110 tons of
111,, c• The Calhoun is built in the most substan-
stick nor, of white
N,„ £4, te oak, her masts being enormous
h cop 'amiring at the base nine feet in circumference.
as teen Per-bolted
the paid throughout. Particular attention
inher to. ventilation, both for the preservation of
whou:rout the ship and the hundreds of human
r.efter, cross the Atlantic within her
elPer In fact, she
Calonence, and liv_fs in every. respect as perfect as skill,
*l4ll ca b uvral expenditure ean make her. The
see is Pa le accommodating in the first cabin, u:-Ildsomely fitted, eight passengers. There is
I°oo thihd 43.8_aeconunodation forand between 800 and
"a" Passengera Can ale° be provided for.

his visit

1853

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