The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-04-12 00:00:00

IRELAND.

EMIGRATION.—The accounts of the exodus continue to
be of an increasing startling character, from all provinces
alike. Wages rise, are tripled, and even quadrupled, but
to no purpose, and in some counties a dearth of labour
appears positive. From Derry alone, four ships last week
took 806 emigrants direct for America, besides those
going by way of Glasgow and Liverpool.
LONGEVITY.—The death of Mrs. Mary Power, widow
of Mr. J. Power, and aunt of the late Mr. Edward Lalor
Sheil, at the Ursuline Convent. Cork, is announced, at
the great age of 116 years. Mrs. Power, till very re.
cently, resided at Bath, and at the age of 114 she made
two visits from that place to London to see the Great Exhi.
bition. She afterwards returned to Ireland, where her
life was brought to a close about three weeks ago by a
severe attack of influenza.

IRISH SOCIETY.— The thirty-fifth annual general meet-
ing of the patrons and friends of the Irish Society, for
promoting the scriptural education and religious instruc-
tion of the native Irish through the medium of their own
language, was held. on Wednesday, in the round room of
the Rotunda, Dublin, and the audience assembled on the
occasion was one of tile largest and most respectable ever
seen at the anniversary meetings of this institution.

AWFUL OccußßENcE.—The sudden demise of a clergy-
man, the Rev. John J. Whitestone, Rector of Clogher,
took place on Friday in a manner both tragic and ap-
palling. While in the act of seconding a resolution at
the annual meeting of the Protestant Orphan Society, in
Dublin, he was suddenly observed to stagger and fall to
the ground. He was conveyed into an adjoining apart-
ment, but before many minutes had elapsed he had
ceased to breathe.

FRIGHTFUL ACCIDENT.—An accident of a most dis-
tressing nature occurred in the Great Exhibition building
on Friday. A gang of fifteen painters were painting the
arch of the machinery court of the Great Exhibition
building, when the scaffolding on which they stood gave
way, and thirteen were precipitated to the flooring—two
having clung to the ropes by which the scaffolding had
been suspended, and these only were saved uninjured.
The sufferers were instantly conveyed to Baggot-street
Hospital, but death speedily put a period to the sufferings
of three. This is the first accident of any moment which
has happened since the commencement of this gigantic
work,—Dutilin Evening Mad,

BANKRUPTS.

Tuesday, April 5, 1853

William Wright, Ma!don; Essex, linendraper.
William Crowley, Newport Pagnell, Bucks, wheelwright.
Charles Grant Wilson, Foster-lane, woollen warehouseman.
Edward Hunt, King William-street, and Nicholas-lane,
Lombard-street, London, and elsewhere, auctioneer.

John Llewellin, Bristol, haberdasher.

PARTNARSHIPS DISSOLVED.—NOrtIeaIId Hobson, Liverpool,
cotton brokers—Ravenhead Copper Company, Liverpool and
Ravenbead ; as far as regards H. Willyarns, R. J. Nevill, A.
Druce, M. Thomas, G. T. Thomas, T. Devas, and C. W. Nevill
—Smith, Constable, and Co., Liverpool ; and Constable, Wood,
and Co. Manilla, commission merchants; as far as regards H.
Constable—T. J. Garrington and C. M. Wilson, Preston and
Manchester, commission. agents—W. S. Dixon and Co., and
H. Dixon and Co., Liverpool, agents—Tassell and Tidy/flan,
Liverpool, hosiers.
DIVIDENDS.—ApriI 26, C. Edmonstone, Over Darwen, Lan.
casbire, paper manufacturer—April 28, 1. Orrell, Radcliffe and
Manchester, cotton manufacturer.
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PAYMENT OF DIVIDEND.-T. M. Harris, Liverpool, ship.
owner—first div. of 4d., any Monday, at Mr. Bird's, Liverpool,
CERTIFICATE.-April 28, J. Wilkinson, Biyalbo, Denbigh-
shire, iron master.

Friday, April 8, 1853.
George Ireland, Old Church-street, Paddington, bricklayer.
Joseph Simon Samuel, Hatton-garden, watch manufacturer.
William Britain, Finchley New-road, Hendon, builder.
William Reading, Charles-street West, Paddington, builder.
Sarah Mayo, Birmingham, hotel keeper.
John Brandon, Kingswinford, Staffordshire, draper.
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PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVE 13.—Sandars and Claxton, Liver—
pool, corn merchants—Morgan and Wilson, Liverpool, ship
agents—T. B. and W. Troughton, Harrington, Lancashire,
lime burners—A. I. Coffin and T. Harle, Manohester, doctors
of medicine.

DECLARATIONS OF DIVIDENDS.—E. Hindley, Liverpool,
coal-merchant—first div. of is. 3d. —G. Smith, Liverpool,
tailor--first div. of is.--J. Cooper, Liverpool, butcher—first
div. of 6s. 3d.,—any Thursday, at Mr. Cazenove's, Liverpool.
April MEETINGS IN BANKRUPTCY. Hour.

12, Thomas William Baker (2nd) ...... Ditto,
14, Hugh Henry Ross (2nd)
14, Abraham Garnett (audit)
14, Thomas Powell and William Brown (audit) Ditto,
15, Robert Pritchard (audit)
15, Alex. Smith and T. Irvine (proofand div ) Ditto,
19, J. Holiwell and G. Highfield (proof Or div ) Ditto,
21, Ebenezer Tipping (proof and div.)
21, Thomas Newby Brickwood (proof & div ) Ditto,
21, C. Frederick Came &-X. rklo (pi, cliy,)