The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1846-10-27 00:00:00

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The Birkenhead, steam-frigate, is reported to be ready
at Sheerness for commission in three weeks.

THE WIGAN CHIMNEY.--A chimney has lately been
erected by a chemist at Wigan, which is 420 feet high
and contains 3,000,000 bricks.

-0i; Wednesday, two publicans were fined by Mr. Rush-
ton 40s. each, for refusing to receive soldiers provided
-with billets into their houses.

We are glad to learn that a number of gentlemen of
this town, have organised .themselves into a provisional
committee to form an Anti-Tea-Tax League.
The potato disease has caused an immense increase in
the demand for milk, owing to the extensive use of rice,
meal, &c. Many farmers along the railways about here
have abandoned cheesemaking.
Mr. Potter, Chairman of the Manchester Reform As-
socialion has resigned the Presidency, on the ground that
he cannot concur in the nomination of Mr. Bright as
M.P., for the borough.
At the Lancaster quarter sessions, yesterday week,
William Sharp, Esq., of Linden Hall, and James Garth
Marshall, Esq., of Conisto❑ Water Head, qualified as
magistrates for the county.
CURIOUS FACT.—During the nights of Saturday and
Sunday, sixteen prisoners were lodged in the Birkenhead
Bridewell, out of which number there were no less than
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fifteen Irishmen.
Samuel Woodhouse, Esq., of Liverpool, and Norley-
hall, Cheshire, at bis last rent day, returned all his
Cheshire tenantry ten per cent. upon their resptctive
rents, in consequence of the potato blight.
At a meeting of the Manchester Town Council, on
Wednesday, a memorial to government, praying for the
immediate opening of the ports, was carried by a large
majority.
Mr. Reynolds, insolvent commissioner, will pay his
autumnal visit to Lancaster on Nov. 11, Liverpool Nov.
Weishpool Nov. 21, Carnarvon Nov. 26, Beaumaris
Nov. 27, Ruthin Nov. 30, Mold Dec. 1, Chester Dec. 2.
On Wednesday afternoon, a house in Pembroke-place,
corner of Pembroke-street, fell with a tremendous crash.
It belonged to Mr. Booth. No life was lost, the workmen
engaged in converting it into three shops being at dinner.
CANADIAN FLOUR.—A vessel, named the Belinda,
arrived at the port of Liverpool from Quebec, has
brought, in addition to a quantity of wood goods, the large
number of 9540 barrels of flour, of Canadian produce.
A society is being formed in this town on the model of
the London Conversation Club, having for its object the
bringing together, at stated times, all professional men;
artists, literateurs, &c. to converse freely on the matters
studied by them.
On Monday, at Knutsford sessions, siv'een gentlemen
qualified as magistrates for the county of Chester. Among
them were John Somerville Jackson, Esq., John Laird,
Esq., of Birkenhead ; and Swann, Esq., of Back-
ford, in the hundred of Wirral.
Mr. R. B. Bate, agent for the admiralty charts says,
that " the admiralty has never published any charts
whatever of Murray Firth. The chart used by Capt.
Hoskens was a Liverpool publication, and though sold by
my agent at Liverpool, has no authority on that accouno
At the meeting of the Liverpool Literary and Philoso-
phical Society, last week, Mr. J. B. Yates resigned the
presidents iip, and Dr. Booth was elected in his stead. A
vote of thanks was passed to Mr. Yates for his long and
valuable services: _ _ _

Messrs. Evans, Son and Co. of this town, have written
a letter to a contemporary in which they state that
" rough Epsom Salts, in a strong solution are an absolute
preventative to the future progress of the disease in po-
tatoes, saving even those which are taken up with the
surface quite rotten and offensive."
BREAD STUFFS.—In the Sheridan, from New York,
which arrived on Monday, there are : 1678 barrels flour,
335 barrels Indian corn meal, 10,400 bushels Indian corn,
9000 bushels wheat : and in the Wyoming, from Philadel-
phia, arrived some time, 1000 barrels flour, 563 barrels
corn meal, 14,700 bushels Indian corn, 6400 bush. wheat.
A MAN DROWNED.—On Tuesday, a man unknown
jumped into the lock of the Prince's Dock. A grapnel
was thrown to him, but he refused to take hold of it. A
man afterwards jumped in to his assistance, but he re-
fused his aid, and sunk. He was taken out in about ten
minutes, an i every effort was made to restore animation,
but without effect.
DEATH FROM A SCALD.—On Tuesday week, Daniel
O'Neill, who is in the employ of Messrs. lime and Son,
music-sellers, Church-street, was boiling some oil in a
field in Myrtle-street ; on taking the pot off the fire he
upset it, and the contents went over his face and body,
scalding him severely. He was taken to the Infirmary,
where he died on Tuesday.
A statue of Shakespere for the Theatre Royal, Man-
chester, has arrived in that town. It has been chiselled
from one immense and apparently very pure and perfect
specimen of the white statuary marble at Carrara. It is a
Copy of the celebrated statue of the poet in Westminster
Abbey, which represents him as standing by the side of a
round pillar or pedestal, on which his right arm rests.
CHEAP SUGAR.—On the application of Messrs. Chris-
tian and Wilkinson, Commission Agents, Liverpool,
through Dr. Brrwring M. P:, the Lords Commissioners of
her Majesty's Treasury have been pleased to permit the
importation of slave grown sugar into this island, and at
the same duty as free labour sugar, viz., ls. per cwt.—
Manx Liberal.
KAFFIRS IN LIVERPOOL.—A party of five Kaffirs,
consisting of two males, two females, and an infant. born
during the voyage to this country, arrived in the Mersey
on Monday, in the ship Fanny, from the Cape of Good
Hope. The position of affairs on the Cape frontier at
this moment lends a considerable degree of interest to
this arrival.
SUGAR REFINERIES.—A large plot of land has been
bought by Messrs. Fairie and Co., Greenock, on the Ca-
nal-bank, near Bury's foundry, and also a quantity of land
near the Birkenhead Docks, by a joint stock company, to
be under the superintendence of Mr. Behn, sugar-boiler
in the late concern of Messrs. Brancker and Co. Messrs.
Macfie and Sons' house is to be built fire-proof also.
A commission from the Court of Chancery for the exa-
mination of witnesses in connexion with Lady Hewley's
charity sat last week at the Adelphi Hotel. The suit,
since its original institution, has changed its character. It
is not an affair in which the Unitarian body is interested.
The Kirk of Scotland and the Secession Church of that
kingdorn,.have each asserted a right to the estates in
question.
On Thursday, the election of cn honorary surgeon to
the Northern Hospital, took place at the Clarendon-
rooms. Thomas A. Ashcroft, Esq., M.D., physician to
the Eastern Dispensary, was elected honorary physician.
We congratulate Thomas Ashcroft on his appointment.
A better selection could not have been made. Fcr the
office of surgeon a poll took place, which resulted as
follows :—Mr. Ellis Jones, 230 ; Mr. Chalmers, 190 ;
Mr. Higginson, 102; and Mr. &amen, 45.
DREADFUL SHIPPING DISASTER.--On Tuesday, the
ship Wyoming, Captain Miercken, arrived in the Mersey
from Philadelphia, with loss of maintopmast and a num-
ber of her crew. It appears that she encountered a dread-
ful., storm in the Atlantic, and that during the time 20 of
the hands were on the yards, a heavy sea struck the ship,
and knocked five of them overboard. No efforts could be
Made to save them, and they were drowned. Three
others were very seriously injured in the legs and various
parts of the body.
WATER.—The Council have decided on abandoning
the Bala Lake water scheme, in consequence of being too
late for next session. They have determined to adopt
Mr. Hawkesley's plan, which is this :—ln the high lands
above Norwich, at Rivington Pike, a few miles from Bol-
ton, there are half a dozen brooks—no rivers,—and
these brooks he proposes to conduct into a valley, im-
pound the water, and form an artificial lake, the con-
tents of which are to be augmented, of course, by the
drainage, when it rains, from the high lands around.
From this pond a covered canal is to bring the water
within twenty miles of Liverpool, and it is to flow along
these twenty miles in a single pipe, of four feet diameter.
The quantity is estimated at 10,000,000 gallons per day.
MANCHESTER JUVENILE REFUGE AND SCHOOL OF
INDUSTRY.—OnThursday,a meeting was held in the Town-
hall, Manchester, for the t urpose of promoting this insti
tution, and was attended by the archbishop of Dublin and
several distinguished visitors to the soirie. The chair was
taken by W. B. Watkins, Esq., mayor, who opened the
Proceedings briefly, and called on Dr. Whately to move
the first resolution, which the most rev. prelate did in a
feeling address. The resolution merely approved of the
objects of the institution, which was to provide an asylum
for the children of the destitute poor, in which they would
be taught the principles of morality and industry. The
Bev. Hugh Stowell seconded the resolution, which was
carried unanimously. Several other resolutions were
adopted, and the meeting was addressed by Edwin Chad-
wick, Esq., the Rev. Canon Clifton, William Chambers,
Esq., and several other gentlemen.
MELANCHOLY DEATH.—On Friday, an inquiry be-
fore the Borough Coroner took place, touching the death
of James latlock, formerly a saddler in this town, but
lately in destitute circumstances. It was stated that on
Saturday afternoon the deceased was found by one of the
police-officers, at the upper end of the town, in a very
distressed state, trying to get to the Infirmary, for which
he had an order. When taken there the surgeon recom-
mended him to be taken to the workhouse; but on being
conducted thither, the governor re used him admission
without an order from the Pari,h-office, and stating that
the disease under which the deceased laboured was more
fitted for the Lockups, and the workhouse being quite
full, he did not like to exercise any discretionary power.
lie died on Monday morning. The jury brought in a
verdict of delirium tremens, brought on by excessive
INSURANCE ON THE GREAT BRITAIN.—A private
meeting of some of the proprietors of the Great Western
Steam-ship Company was held in Bristol, on Monday
week, for the purpose of taking into consideration the
course adopted by the directors of the company in not in-
suring the vessel. It appears that at a late meeting of the
_company at their offices, in Princess-street, and before the
Great Britain left Liverpool, a question was put to the
chairman as to whether the ship was fully insured or not.
The chairman, in reply, stated it was not, beyond the sum
of £lB,OOO, to secure Mr. Mi,es's mortgage to that
amount on the vessel, as there was some difficulty or
difference as to effecting the insurance. One of the pro-
prietors then observed, that if the insurance should not
be effected before the ship started from America, the pro-
prietors ought to be informed of it, that each, :by a sepa-
rate insurance, mieht secure himself to the extent of his
share from loss. The chairman concurred at once in the
propriety of this course, and said that a minute should be
made to that effect, and the proprietors furnished with the
necessary information in good time. They received no
intimation, however ; and the vessel, at the time she got
aground, was only insured to the extent we have stated,
£lB,OOO. Under these circumstances, some of the pro-
prietors conceive that they may hold the:chairman or di-
rectors responsible for their loss ; and we have heard that
lrhigh legal opinion is about to procured on the point.
On the merits of the case we prtehseum generaleto d but we believe we are pretty accurateonot
in
Ipent.—Bria of Jot.srnat,

Tux GREAT BRITAIN.—SomeI hopes are still enter-
tained of the Great Britain being extricated from her
perilous position. It is stated that, at a board meeting
held at Bristol, on Tuesday last, the directors accepted a
proposal from a scientific party to raise and float her ;
that this party considers the leviathan steamer to be much
less strained, and not near so deep in the sand, as is com-
monly supposed, and that she could scarcely be in a more
favourable situation for being floated off, provided ade-
quate means and appliances be promptly and skilfully
used. The operator left Bristol for Dundrum that same
day.
LICENSED VICTUALLERS PROTECTION SOCIETY.—
On Wednesday the annual public meeting of the mem-
bers of this society. was held in the large room of Mr.
Whiteman's Brunswick Hotel, Hanover-street. The
chair was taken by Mr. Timothy Parkinson, who recom-
mended that an amalgamation should take place between
this society and the Licensed Vicuallers' Society. Up-
on the motion of Mr. Luff, the two societies were amal-
gamated, and the members of the Protection Soeiety were
strongly recommended to continue their subscriptions as
before. _ _

SOUTHERN AND TOXTETH HOSPITAL.—On Friday, a
meeting of the trustees of this hospital was heed in the
Clarendon Rooms. Jos. B. -Yates, Esq., occupied the
chair. Mr. Yates explained that the object of the meeting
was to consider the present state of the hospital, and the
propriety of increasing the present accommodation. The
new docks that are about to be made at the south end of
the town would render this step imperatively necessary.
To be enabled to do it, however, the committee must
have funds. The regular annual expenses of the hospital
were not less than £l6OO, to meet which the committee
received per annum in subscriptions £1000; for the
remaining £6OO they were dependent on contingent con-
tributions. The committee applied to Mr. Arthur Holme,
the architect, and be estimated the cost at £l9OO. The
funds which the committee had amounted only to £4OO.
After a lengthened conversation, a resolution was unani-
mously agreed to, to appeal to the public for the means of
relieving the charity from debt, and that the intention of
extending the building be deferred till spring.
WORKING SHORT TIME.—We regret, we have this
week to extend our notice of the master spinners' deter-
mination to work t!teir mills short time, in consequence
of the two-fold difficulties tLey have to encounter in the
greatly enhanced price of cotton, and the diminished de-
mand for their goods. The following mills in this town
and neighbourhood are already working short time, viz.,
Mr. John Cooper's (three mills) ; Mr. W. Eccles, Bom-
ber Bridge, (two) and the respective establishments of
Mr. George Smith, Messrs. Spencer and Barton, and
Mr. James Sleddon. Some of these work four full days
per week, lighting up each night. and others run six days,
but from light to dark only, which amounts to the same
thing. Notice has also been given of the change at the
following mills, viz., Mr. John Paleys, jun. ' • Mr. Postle-
thwaite's, Messrs. Gardner and Naylor's; Mr. Thomas
Clayton's and Mr. W. Evans'. These commence, we
believe, to-morrow or on Monday. Several other esta-
blishments are expected to resort to the short time expe-
dient next week. One weaving shop (Mr. Ralph Wor-
den's) has likewise been placed . upon short time.—
Preston Guardian. _ _ _

DESPERATE OUTRAGE.—On Friday, at noonday, near
the highroad between Knutsford and Northwich, as Mr.
M`Gill, a tea-dealer, of Manchester, was passing Water-
less-brook, near the house of Mr. John Foster, at Tabley,
he was met by a man who formerly travelled for him,
who, having saluted and passed him, turned round, and
fired a pistol at his head. Fortunately the ball did not
precisely hit the mark aimed at, but struck Mr. M'Gill
at the back of his neck, and immediately brought him
motionless, but not senseless, to the ground. Ihe wretch
hastily rifled his intended victim, robbing him of upwards
of £BO, and leaving him for dead, immediately hastened
to Northwich, where he made his appearance in the pub-
lic streets, and to many persons who knew him, in two
hours after the commission of the crime. Mr.
when found in the road, was able to give full particulars of
the transaction, and to describe the assassin, whom lie
well knew, and who, being well acquainted with the habits,
route, and business transactions of his former employer,
had no doubt premeditated the act. The assassin was
taken into custody in the public room of the Crown
Hotel, Northwich, in the presence of a large company.
He denied the charge. Mr. M'Gill's friends removed him
to his house hi Manchester.
FATAL ACCIDENT.—On Wednesday last a dreadful oc-
currence took place at Weston, in the quarry of John
Tomkinson, Esq., of this town, the celebrated contrac-
tor. A number of men were engaged in cutting under a
portion of rock, which suddenly fell, bringing with it the
seam, or " back," that is the stratum intervening between
the two strata of solid rock, and a portion of the adjacent
upper surface, burying 6 individuals. The mass that fell
might weigh 5 tons. The last brought out had died from
suffocation, hut no injury was observed except a fracture
of the cheek bone. An inquest was held on Thursday.
It appeared that the men bad been instructed to fix an-
other beam against the breast to support it, but this they
had somehow neglected. The verdict was, " Accidentally
killed," with a recommendation that Mr. Tomkinson
should adopt all practicable securities for the preservation
of human life hereafter. The coroner said he knew Mr.
Tomkinson had given such directions. Some dissatisfac-
tion has, however, been expressed at the fact that the
foreman of the quarry, Mr. J. Shaw, was alfo made
foreman of the jury, on which there were others of Mr.
Tomkinson's men. The following were the other suf-
ferers and the extent of their injuries :—William Roden,
a compound fracture of the leg, which, it is feared, will
require amputation; George Hampton, fractured leg, but
not very severely • William Parker, several severe contu-
sions on the shoulders and back ; James Norman, con-
tused wounds of the leg and back ; Fletcher Gay ter,
fracture of the hip bone. Mr. Pye, surgeon, gave most
assiduous gratuitous attention to the sufferers.
CAPTURE EXTRAORDINARY.—On Monday week in-
formation was received by the Brighton police that two
men who had absconded from Liverpool, and were charged
wi'h fraud, had arrived at Brighton, and were about to
sail by the Fame packet for Dieppe; but the police having
no certain information of the men, and no particulars of
the charge, suffered them to depart by the.steamer, which
left the harbour on Tuesday morning. The packet had
got half way over, and the men, no doubt, congratulated
themselves on having effected their escape, when some
accident occurred to the machinery. and the weather
being boisterous, the captain determined on returning to
England. On learning this fact, Mr. Chase, the chief
officer of the polio., directed Superintendent White to pro-
ceed to Kingstown, and watch the men as they came
ashore, so as to know where to find them if necessary.
White proceeded to Kingstown accordingly, and about
three o deck the packet came into the harbour. The
passengers were forwarded to Brighton by an omnibus,
and White, who was in plain clothes, placed himself in
the vehicle near the two men in question, and came with
them to Brighton. On the way he took occasion to
recommend them to a public-house, and on their arrival
here kindly showed them to the Jolly Fisherman. On
Wednesday, Mr. Searle, of the firm of Reeve and Searle,
solicitors, of Liverpool, accompanied by an officer, arrived
with a warrant signed by Mr. Commissioner Perry, of
the Bankruptcy Court, for the apprehension of James
Maw and William Chapman, the names of the parties in
question. White accompanied his brother officer to the
Jolly Fisherman, and there found the two men, who were
forthwith lodged in the Town-hall tor the night, and on
Thursday White proceeded with them to Liverpool.—
Brighton Guardian.
SINGULAR CHARGE ow BIGAMY.—Mr. Wm. Witt,
described as a surgeon dentist, was, on Friday week, at
the Guildhall, charged with bavivig committed bigamy.
It appeared that the prisoner married, in the year 1828, a
female named Emma Matilday Murphy, with whom he
lived about two years. He then got into difficulties, and
into the Fleet. During his incarceration his wife, with
whom it is said he had not lived on the best of terms,
eloped with a gentleman named Earle, to America, since
which time the prisoner and his wife had not seen each
other. In June, 1841, he married another person, Miss
Eliza Ann Hill, with whom he had £500; but, in conse-
quence of his ill treatment, she also left him, in about
five months afterwards. Mr. Earle having lately visited
this country on business, it came to the knowledge of the
second wife's family that Witt's first wife was still alive,
although he had represented her as dead, and hence the
attempt at prosecution. After bearing the statement of
Mr. Earle, who was subpcened on the occasion, the
magistrates decided that they could not send the prisoner
to trial upon such unsatisfactory evidence as that of the
first wife's paramour. A local contemporary publishes the
fol!owing particulars respecting this gentleman :—" Mr.
Earle's life is romantic, and one chapter of it relates to
Liverpool. Some two months since he arrived here in a
packet-ship from New York, and, although not encum-
bered with superfluous luggage, he patronised Mr. Lynn,
at the Waterloo. He had all the ease and elegant appe-
tite of an accomplished gentleman. and the cook was de-
lighted in having in the hotel so admirable a critic of the
productions of his cuisine. He drank no wine but claret,
save and except a pint bottle of champagne during the
process of mastigatinn, and his habits were exceedingly
regular. Like the Irish Dragoon of Washitigt in Irving,
he gave the house a world of trouble, but every body was
delighted with him. He talked so pleasantly, and pro-
mised so liberally, that the waiters were delighted to
obey his orders. To us he described himself as being
the agent of a great American land company ; the
lessee of two theatres; the proprietor of one newspa-
per in New York, and the editor of another. His
means were amf)le, and no one asked him for money.
To the Mayor, on his arrival, he applied respecting the
police, and he invited half the Town Council, from time
to time, to dine with him ; almost every day a guest or
two honoured him to dinner, and the resources of the
Waterloo were sufficient to satisfy them all. Among
other projects which brought him to England, was to ne-
gotiate with the Londonassurance-office to open an office
in America, and, in the way of business, he appointed an
advertising agent in the Goree. In his moments of lei-
sure he sauntered up and down Bold-street, and got quite
familiar with several shopkeepers. To them he repre-
sented himself as a man of fortune ; and, by way of en-
couragement, be gave an order to one for a £l5O worth of
ladies' stays, and from another he ordered a twenty gui-
nea shawl. He received them, but did not pay for them !
In due time, he announced his intention of departing,
took his berth in the Halifax boat, and ordered his bill.
He expressed his astonishment at the moderation of the
charges, put the bill in his pocket, walked out, and did
not return that day nor the next. He will no doubt re-
turn—for he is an honourable man—pay the bill fOr the
stays, and for the shawl!"
HOLLOWAY'S Pmts.—Coughs colds, asthtnas, and
shortness of breath radically cured.—For some time past
it has been known that hundreds of the most distressing
cases of asthmas, of many years' standing, have been
completely cured by Holloway's Pills. There is also no
doubt but that they are a sovereign remedy when taken
for any wheezing or shortness of breath, even of twenty
years' standing ; and as to coughs and colds, however bad
they be it need only be the work of a few days to get en-
tirely rid of them by tin paeans of this astonishing., me-
dicine.