The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1847-02-23 00:00:00

Feb. 23, 1847.

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It. Pim, Esq., of Oakfield, Birkenhead, has presented
5,000 bricks towards the fund for the relief of the poor.
On Monday, Joseph M'Donald fell into the Harrington
Dock, by what means did not appear on the inquest, and
was drowned before assistance could be rendered.
Mr. Simpson, of the Liverpool Theatre Royal, has en-
gaged Mrs. Butler, late Miss Fanny Kemble, to appear
here for two nights.
BIRKENHEAD DISPENSARY.—On Friday, Mr. Ling-
- ward, of Price-street, was elected one of the honorary
-surgeons of the above institution. The votes were—
Lingward, 82; Walker, 56.
IRISH AND 'SCOTCH RELIEF FIIND.—Mr. Copeland, of
'the Royal Amphitheatre, has paid over the sum of £25,
the proceeds of Thursday evening's performance, after
deducting necessary expenses.
At the annual meeting of the Liverpool Gas-light Com-
pany, on Tuesday, a dividend of £5 per share for the
half-year was declared. The intended application to par-
liament to raise further capital was confirmed.
Wm. Jackson; Esq., has ordered bread and soup to be
given (at his own expense) to about 400 destitute persons,
chiefly Irish, until the weather becomes sufficiently fa-
vourable to give them a chance of obtaining employment
_ in this country.
DRAMATIC READlNGS.—Arrangements havebeen made
by Mr. Lynne, of the Adelphi Theatre, for the delivery of
a series of dramatic readings, with vocal illustrations,
from the plays of Shakespere, particulars of which will be
shortly announced.
On Sunday week, the Rev. John Park, of Glencairn,
preached a sermon in the Scotch Church, Rodney-street,
when, after a most eloquent appeal, the handsome sum of
£lOB was realised. This was further augmented by the
evening donations. 411'
On Tuesday Mr. Wombwell, with his usual liberality,
gave permission to the children of the Ragged Schools to
visit his menagerie gratis. The number of boys and girls
that attended was about 230. They behaved in a very
orderly
-manner, and seemed highly gratified. _

The House-oWners' Guardian Siciety are about to take
up the subject of the conveyance of property, to obtain a
diminution of the present excessive cost of transfer deeds,
&c., and a more equitable arrangement of the stamp
duties upon the smaller amounts of consideration.
EXTRAORDINARY DESPAiTII.—At the Albert Dock, on
Friday, the cargo of the Corinthian, consisting of tea and
silk, was discharged in the incredibly short space of three
hours. She had on board 985 bales silk, 1090 packages
tea, and 210 bales hemp.
THE QUEEN A MERCHANT.—The Hibernia, Boston
steamer, brought a box addressed to her Majesty. It is
entered in the bill of entry " one box, contents unknown,
for her. Majesty, the Queen." We believe it contains a
auantity of illustrated and other Ainerican publications,
'rota one of the most eminent publishers in the New
World. It may be said of England—" Her merchants
are princes.''
FIRES.—On Wednesday, a fire broke out in the rope-
walk of Messrs. Hulme and Co., Lodge-lane, and property
to the value of £l5O was destroyed. On Friday, a fire
broke out in the workshop of Mr. Killinge, wood-turner,
Lawton-street. The fire broke out between six and seven
o'clock, and the premises were entirely gutted in about
an hour. Mr. Killinge was not insured ; his loss will
amount to about £3OO.
Sir George Grey-has refused to sanction the appoint-
ment of Dr. Duncan to the office of medical officer under
the Sanatory Bill—not in reference to Dr. Duncan's
fitness, but because the Home-office is decidedly of
opinion that the medical officer should devote his whole
• time to the duties of the situation, and refrain altogether
from private practice. Of course his salary ought to cor-
respond to these circumstances.
LIVERPOOL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY.—This society
is now fairly established. Air. T. C. Archer has been
appointed the secretary. The Gardens Committee have
viewed favourably the application for the use of the Bo-
tanic Gardens for horticultural exhibitions, and intend to
lay the matter before the next meeting of the Council.
A meeting was held last week—R. M. Beckwith in the
,—at which three shows were agreed upon during
the summer. Numerous promises of specimens have al-
Tandeady been •
received. The show will be open to all Eng-
i.
TIM HORSE TRICK AGAIN.—On Tuesday, Mr. Sa-
muel Greenwood, of Royton. came to Liverpool, and as
he was walking up Dale-street, he was accosted by a
stranger, who said he had come for the purposd of buying
a horse, ut an old man, who had one to sell that would
suit him, wanted thirty guineas for it, and because he had
offered him only £3O he would not let him have it at any
price. He added, that he was very anxious to get the
horse, and he would give any man two sovereigns to buy
it for him. Mr. G. received the deposit of a sovereign, and
discovering the trick attempted to be played, after making
the bargain, induced the stranger to advance the money,
and then walked away.
DARING OUTRAGE.—On Friday night last, as Mr. John
Robinson, one of the clerks in the house of Messrs. John
B. Brancker and Son, of this town, was returning to his
lodgings, a little before eleven o'clock, in turning the
corner of Leveson-street into Cornwallis-street, .he was
suddenly knocked down, and his money demanded of him,
by a man about five feet and a half high, and dressed in a
dark brown cart. He, however, was getting the better of
the thief, when the latter called out " Jack, and imme-
diately up came another man, dressed in barragon trousers
and a small round jacket, and along with him two women.
Mr. Robinson, finding that he was now likely to be over-
powered, made the best of his way to his lodgings, which
Were not more than fifty yards distant.
Trim WATER INQUIRY.—Mr. James M`Donald, the
engineer for the Liverpool and Harrington Water-works,
requests us to state that, in answer to Mr. Page's query,
" How do you calculate the number of gallons you dis-
charge per minute ?" his reply was as follows, and not as
has been reported in some of the papers :—" I adopt a
very simple mode of doing so, by squaring the diameter of
the pump or pipe in inches, and by cutting off the right
- hand figure of the square number by a decimal point, I
obtain the contents of such pump or pipe in ale gallons
and tenths of gallons, with sufficient accuracy for any
practical purpose." He further adds, "I am also made
to say, that Windsor supplies 9,220,000 gallons, it should
have been 922,000 gallons."
COLLEGIATE INSTITUTION.—On Friday evening Sir H.
R. Bishop gave his fifth lecture at this institution. It
was as numerously attended as the preceding ones. The
music of France was his theme, and the composers
reviewed were Boieldieu, Auber, and Herold. The per-
formances on the organ, by Mr. Rogers, were Herald's
overture to Zampa and Auber's overture to Masaniello.
They were both well received, the latter obtaining an
unanimous encore. The vocalists also acquitted them-
selves admirably. This evening Sir Henry delivers his
concluding lecture, or we should rather say concert, as it
will consist almost exclusively of musical performances
selected from his own works ; and as a considerable in-
crease of vocal talent, including Mrs. George Holden, has
been engaged for the occasion, the entertainment will
doubtless be altogether of a very superior description.
DEATH FROM DESTITUTION.—On Monday, a child
named Elizabeth Banistre, died from destitution. It ap-
• Peared that on Sunday night the mother of the deceased.
Was found, by a police-officer, in Summer-street, Vaux-
ball-road, when she said that she had no place to go to,
baying been turned out of her lodgings. She had with
her two children, one of whom, the deceased, was lying
upon some shavings. The officer took them to a house in
Athol-street, and the deceased, who appeared to be dying,
had some refreshment given to her, but she was scarcely
able to take it, owing to weakness. The deceased became
gradually worse, until Monday evening, when she died.
The mother stated that she got relief at the Parish-office
aboue a month ago, and subsequently applied again, 'but
was told that she would be
passed to Ireland. This she
''.6.l"d, alleging as a reason that she had no place to go
to when she
re
got t
here
relief was
that on the day of
the child's death
somethe relieving officers.as administered by one of
ADMIRALTY INQUIRY, BIRXENTHEAD.—On Wednes-
day,
Mr. Abernethy held an inquiry at Birkenhead into
the two bills for which the Birkenhead Dock Commis-
sioners have applications at present before Parliament.
Mr. Lloyd appeared to support the measures. The Town-
clerk, Mr. Nelson, and Mr. Hassell appeared to watch
the proceedings, and, if necessary, to oppose. The inquiry
.lasted the entire day. It appeared from the proceedings
that the commissioners have had three bills before Parlia-
ment. The first authorised them to raise a sum of
X 400,000 ; the second £600,000 ; and the present bill
£300,000. They admitted that they experienced a diffi-
culty in raising money, and that they required powers to
compel the owners of land fronting Wallasey Pool to
enable them to erect the wall upon the margin. It was
contended upon the other side that they ought to make
their immense dock before they proceeded to erect a
custom-house or graving docks, for which they are now
seeking powers, and that the landowners would be much
less advantageously circumstanced under the fornier bills
than under the present. After replies from Mr. Lloyd,
and explanations from Mr. Rendell, the inquiry terminated.
IMPRISONMENTAND TRANSPORTATION.—From a MSS
of statistics, supplied by the governor of the borough gaol,
showing the inefficiency of the present system of imprison-
ment and transportation in the reformation of offenders,
the mayor, the stipendiary magistrate, and nineteen other
justices, have petitioned the house of lords to adopt mea-
sures with a view to their amendment. The petition was
entrusted to Lord Brougham, who elicited a debate, on
Thursday, in which it was admitted that good service had
been done in this cause by the statement of factS:Nthich
the Liverpool magistrates had put forth. The most re-
markable feature of the debate was an announcement by
Earl Grey, to the effect that very shortly a bill would be
introduced into the lower house, modifying the system of
improvement so as better to secure reformation, and that
transportation would be superseded. It is creditable to
Liverpoolt to have been the means of eliciting a statement
0 nature. During the debate, by a curious accident,
a distinguished Prisoner_the late prisoner of Ham, Prince
Louis Napoleon—was the sole occupier of one of the gal-
leries. In the gallery appropriated to members of tho
lower house, there were a number of public men, who
, have paid attention to the subject of prison discipline—a
tribute to the importance of the petition from the Liver-
pool ma Tistrates.
CARTZS LIFE BUOYS.—The efficacy of these buoys
are daily becoming more apparent. After the loss of the
boats of the ill-fated Sirius, from Dublin to Cork, those
-saved attribute their preservation to this invaluable
invention. •
BAD LEGS AND WOUNDS OF ALL KINDS CURED BY
HOLLOWAY'S OINTMENT. 'lf these valuable medicines
be used together according to the directions given with
them, there is no case, however obstinate, bad, or long
standing, but may be shortly cured by their surprising
efficacy. Thousands of persons who had been patients of
large hospitals, and under the care of the greatest sur-
geons of the day without deriving the least benefit, as a
last resource use Holloway's Ointment and Pills, which
always cure them, and frequently in as little time as a cut .
finger would require when treated in the usual way.—See