The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1847-01-26 00:00:00

Jan. 26, 1847.

oral Relus.

The Cheap Omnibus Company expect to commence
operations about the middle of next month.
The troop steamer " Birkenhead," is to be used for con-
veying provisions to Ireland.
The workmen in the employ of Bury, Curtis, and Ken-
nedy, have subscribed £l5 for the poor. Numerous other
Workmen have also made collections.
Two successful surgical operations were last week per-
formed at the Northern Hospital, on patients rendered
insensible by the inhalation of sulphuric ether.
The Parliamentary Committee have declared the Bir-
kenhead and Herculaneum Docks Bill, and the Birkenhead
Improvement Bill, to have complied with standing orders.
Mr. Hogg, the secretary to the Mechanics' Institution,
in this town, delivered, on Tuesday, the first of the series
of lectures at the Preston Mechanics' Institution.
On Friday, an infant, only a fortnight old, named John
Dutton, 'living in Adwin-court, Fox-street, died from a
dose of narcotic poison inadvertently administered to it
by its grandmother.
The Rev. Hugh M'Neile has received the liberal sum
of £3OO from Lord George Bentinck, to be applied by the
rev. gentleman towards the relief of the distressed Irish
and Scotch.

On Monda, Dr. Reid dliveed a lecture on th " Phy-
sical relationsy of Man toe ther Material World," e
at the
Birkenhead Mechanics' Institute, and last night he re-
sumed the subject.
The collections, uml
tressed Scotch and I
churches and chapel
suing, month

!I' the Queen's letter, for the dis-
sh, are to be made in .the various
3the Sunday in the present, or en-

On-TuesclitY night, a woman, named Mary Burns, who
was locked up at Hotharn-street Bridewell for safety, was
very badly burned by her clothes taking fire
died on Thursday. •
A quarry of granite I
Isle of Man, and last w
for Birkenhead, wh

been discovered at Foxdale

k the first shipment was made
it is to be used for the new docks

Low constructing there

On Wednesd4 last, a woman stole a looking-glass
from a shop at Windsor ; and within two hours after the
theft had been committed she was indicted, tried, con-
victed, and sentenced to two months' imprisonment.
On Thursday afternoon, about half-past five, the Dub-
lin steamer, Prince, came in contact off the Skerries with
the brig Helen, bound from this port for Havannah.
The former lost her cutwater, and the latter her cutwater
and starboard bulwarks.

GOVERNMENT INQUIRIES.—The government is making
inquiries in Liverpool as to the number of vessels in the
port suitable for the carrying of grain, and as to the
number which have sailed from this country in search of
oarso..es of grain.
The Queen's speech was expressed from London to
Dublin in thirteen hours by the Dublin Evening Mail.
Our contemporary had a steamer stationed at Holyhead,
and another at Liverpool, in case of one not arriving in
due time.

From the report of the Birkenhead Hospital and Dis-
pensary, it appears that during the past year, out of 2,558
patients, 2,298 had been cured, 222 relieved, and 38 have
died. Mr. Jerome Smith has resigned the office of one
of the honorary medical officers.
Last Thursday evening, the Right Honourable the Earl
of Sefton gave a ball to the tenantry .and domestics at
Croxteth Hall. Dancing was kept up with spirit until an
early hour. Mr. Phillips's Quadrille Band, from Liver-
pool, was engaged, as usual, being the second time this
Beason.

FOUND DEAD.—A labouring man, named Alexander
Wl'Donald, living in Waterloo-place, was found dead in
bed on Friday morning. He went to bed on the night
previous in his usual health and spirits, except complain-
ing of slight cold, for which he got some medicine at a
druggist's shop.
We regret to learn that the request of the letter-carriers
in this town for an advance of wages has been unsuccess-
ful. At present they receive Only 20s. a week, and as they
work on Sunday, this is only 2s. 10411. per day. In Lon-
don, with the same wages, they have no Sunday work,
and receive annually a good suit of clothes—a uniform.
_ There are at present in the West Derby Union Work.. house 360. paupers belonging to Toxteth-park, and so
crowded is the house in consequence of distress in other
districts, that some of the poor, we believe, are sleeping
on the floors. The overseers of Toxteth have also, we
believe, paid £220 in out-door relief in the course of one
week.

SOUP KITCHENS IN BIRKENHEAD. - The Juvenile
Charitable Society of Birkenhead, have in a mest credit.:
able manner opened soup-kitchens in that locality ; tickets
are supplied to those anxious to be charitable at a very
low price ; and we hope the praiseworthy experiments by
this society, which is entirely composed of members of
juvenile years, may be successful. The soup they manu-
facture is much superior to that usually given, being prin-
cipally composed of meat, peas and barley.
Our townsman, Mr. Ansdell, has a fine work in the
hands of Mr. Ryall, the engraver, of London. The sub-
ject is " The death of the stag," anti is treated in such a
way as to produce a picture of intense interest. The
execution, too, will enhance the reputation of this rapidly
rising artist. We have seen an etching which raises high
expectations of the engraving. It may bd looked for in
the course of a few months. We regret to learn that Mr.
Ansdell leaves Liverpool shortly, to settle in London.
DISTRICT PROVIDENT SOCIETY.-Statement of the
number relieved from the 18th to the 23rd instant,- both
'days inclusive :—Relieved with bread, 1264 ; relieved with
shop orders, 174 ; refused, 5 ; number of loaves, 2432 ;
number of quarts of soup, 4309 ; number of bread tickets,
1305, or 3261 loaves. Amount of shop orders. £3O
ninount of loaves, £6" --
17 19s. Id. ; amour
English, 471; Irish, 9(L

lbS. ' • amount of soup tickets,
Lt for the week, £lOB 15s. hi.
)• Welsh, 46 ; Scotch, 16 ; parish

unknown, 3 ;" total, 1438.
THE LIVERPOOL MEDICAL MESMERIC SOCIETY.—The
January meeting was held last Tuesday evening at their
room, 6, Ranclag,h-place. Mr. Reynoldson pressed upon
the attention of the meeting what ho considered to be the
reflex effect of magnetic action. He contended that, by
due attention to this important law of our being, a large
number of persons may be magnetically treated, with
perfect safety, facility, and advantage. Several interesting
cases of cure were brought forward, and rigidly investi-
gated by medical gentlemen present.

II GARS

Brazil are already finding their way
stead of the continent. The Swordfish arrived at Liver-
pool on Wednesday, in thirty days from Pernambuco,
laden chiefly with sugars, having sailed in company with
two others similarly laden, from Bahia and Rio. Others
are daily expected to arrive ; so that there will be no
danger of an ample supply for our distilleries and brew-
eries,,as well as our tables, of that now essentially " ne-
cessary article—once considered a luxury."—Morning
Chronicle.
TOKEN OF RESPECT.—A meeting of the workmen con-
nected with the fitting department of the Liverpool Gas-
Ingat h co, T„,,,in PanY, a e-stree ,
D I t was held at Bairstow'a

~ -, ..Liel:nan-street, on Wednesday last, for the purpcpe
w esenting Mr. Edwards with a gold watch, chain,
seals ' Bcc., when about eighty men sat down to a splendid
supper provided for the occasion, Mr. Charles Till, one of
the Workmen in the chair. Mr. Edwards, in returning
thanks
, suggested that they should form themselves into
that
ahsariety for the sick and distressed, and presented for
Purpose £lO, and his brother added £5, and three
other gentlemen £1 each.
, MRS. PARKE'S CLUB SUBSCRIPTION.—It will be seen
by an advertisement, in another part of our paper to-day,
that the shares and allotments in this collection, the
magnificence of which is only equalled by its extent, are
still on sale by the agent, Mr. Cutter, of 80ld-street.
The great satisfaction that all the allotments obtained
have given, coupled with the fact, that for one pound
you obtain, at least a print published at £1 125.,
and have the probability of obtaining one varying from
that price up to 250 guineas, should induce all who have
not already subscribed, to at once avail themselves of the
present opportunity.

THE SARAH SANDS.—This noble
'ea w-st -
took her departure for New York from thisprnorstboi-
n
Wednesday, with' the speech of the Queen of England,
and a statement, so far as could be ascertained, of the in-
tentions of Ministers at this important crisis. She had
011 board a considerable quantity of dry goods, 100,000
tovereigns, and several passengers. She sailed an hour
wefore high water, stemmed the tide remarkably well, and
tea t from the Rock t 9 the Bell Buoy, a distance of about
fou by .steam only, no sail being set, in an hour and
am
laletZlnutes. The captain and all on board were well
l'easons`,,ith her performance, as, indeed, they had every
L. to be.
Thel,l4l-'igT MORTALITY IN A LIVERPOOL SHIP.—
nite, eir.7 Old England, 600 tons register, Capt. Joseph
113111*N feral Shanghae to Liverpool, with a cargo of tea,
months • 100,000, put into Cork a few days ago, seven
tuisnil
she sailed from Shanghae. When at sea
17r 444 ~...`llB an inveterate scurvy broke out amongst the
aLL,lielen:"bled them. Captain White made sail for

_.. .„-
j...u° and—, nut before arriving there four of the crew had
"Oats'waih were buried at sea, and on the day of arrival, the
ken in `4 expired. Captain White, having landed ten
4a to
again
~al_dYing state, took on board some Portuguese, and
tielen T
sea. The working of the vessel from St:
Second 0 Cork devolved upon the captain, first mate, and
I,„__e! , gate. Seamen were shipped in Cork to work the
-alLiverpool.
..,.YDGEsuiPs OF TUB SMALL DEBTS COURTS ACT.--
North following are appointed the judges in this district :-
13Nt...orth Lancashire, Mr. T. Addison ,• Southwest Lanca-
.anchester, M
ialre,,Mr. W. A. Hutton • Liverpool, Mr. W. Lowndes ;
ley • Sheffield,'r. It. Brandt ; Bradford, Mr. C. H. Els-
shah;and Mr. W. Walker ; Leeds, Mr. J. H. Mar-
i York, Mr. It. Wharton. Mr. Leigh Trafford,
of Ches ire, and of the Warrington Court of Requests,
4" been appointsd to the District Court of Birmingham ;
anatidpeandbiiallryhas be brought in for the appointment of a
The Loncloonl.agi.strate for the Cheshire Quarter Sessions.
Starkie, Quelui-TagZa, under the Small Debt Act, are Mr.
pe:tn,siel, and Mr. Amos. The trea-
surers, who are ex
to be about twenty in number,
Have not yet been appoei
, thi;TeL.
CHEAP GAS IN L/VRnRe
----A strenuous effort is to
be made by Liverpool
t to obtain gas for the
te than it has hitherto
public at a much more econoolsin:
produced. We wish well to. the Guardian Gas Com-
Pally, by whom the movement is beining
DtpadF, and in the
deeply in-
success of which every town in the e
ganntollght,
fisted, as it will vitally affect one a th:',e.n:
dobjects of
the Sanatory Act, for without cheap and abuin°
so conducive to health and cleanliness, the des
legislature in passing that measure must, to a
greatthe
extent, be completely frustrated. The subject involved
in the agitation at Liverpool is well deserving the atten-
tion of the press of Great Britain, and we shall watch the
Progress of events there with no little interest. Much, of
course, will depend on the character and capabilities of
the gentlemen (a builder and a civil engineer) by whom
du e preliminary inquiries, under the act, are to be con-
d,_c.t. ; and it is greatly to be desired that, be their
---L'ion what it may, it will be exclusively based on the
evidence to be adduced, and not the result of foregone
CORClusion.—Birmingham Journal.