The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1847-10-19 00:00:00

oral Arius.

The fund for the family o the late Rev. J. Johns, of
this town, now amounts to £2,300.
Dr. Thomas Horn, of Birkenhead, has, in addition to
Lis. other honorary professional distinctions, become a li-
centiate of the Apothecaries' Company, London.
Within the last fortnight no less a number than twelve
brokers, who usually do a large stroke of business, have
.made no returns of sales to the Brokers' Committee, a cir-
cumstance unparalleled in our commercial annals.
On Tuesday. the body of William Alexander M'Comb
~,Was found on a sand-bank opposite the Clarence Dock
,11asin. He had been missing since Saturday, but no evi-
'lance sans produced to show how he got into the water.
The screw steamer, Levantine, from Liverpool, arrived
at Malta on the 3rd instant, having, in consequence of
The accident which we recently described, occupied thirty-
Ave days on her passage. She pursued her voyage to the
Levant on the following day.
A-WKwAap Misraxn.—The Leeds Intelligencer of
sate day in a few of its earlier impressions, announced the
141sPension of the house of Baring Brothers and Co.
instead of Barclay Brothers and Co. The typographical
erl,.•ol* was soon detected.
lin Thursday evening, about nine o'clock, as a young
.„,11:401, named Joachim Niemann, a sailor on board the brig
-cache, lying in the King's Dock, was engaged in playing
With a dog upon the stage leading from' the shore to the
vessel, he unfortunately fell over and was drowned.
Rowland Bradshaw, by the author of " y Rattler,"
Which, we learn, is now complete s to have met with
especial favour at the hands e London critics. The
'Westminster Quarterly„Adenceum, Critic, John Bull,
Pictorial Tinij:iipetilily Times, Court Journal, &c.,
Speaking of it • e most unqualified terms of praise.
On Friday, as a young man, named Joseph Marshall,
employed in driving the wagons at the works going on at
the new north docks, was engaged in the conveyance of a
laden wagon, he unfortunately slipped his footing, and
two of the wheels of the vehicles passed over his body,
and caused almost instant death.
On Friday, an inquest was held upon the body of a
new-born female child, which had been found wrapped in
a bundle, in St. Nicholas's churchyard, on the previous
morning. There were no marks of violence upon the
• body, but the medical evidence was to the effect that the
child had been born alive, and had died from exposure
and neglect.
NATIVE TALENT IN SCULPTURE.—We have been kindly
"4-red with a sight of a beautiful model of " The
61-Rector and Andromache,"-just frcrm
o °h s
Mr. Spence, sculptor, Brownlow-hill, the work
son Y ,
Mr. Benjamin Spence, who is now modelling
In the studio of Gibson, in that city. It displays through-
" great talent. The figure of Hector, in particular, is
Most admirably proportioned, and the character of the
Whole group is well worked out.
Last week the Rev. F. A. Power, the respected minis-
ter of Bond-street district, was presented with two hand-
!? ely-bound volumes of " Buddicom's Friendship with
England
by the infants attending the North Church of
'''ngland Schools. The presentation was made by Mr.
the indefatigable master of the South Schools,
-u° Congratulated Mr. Power on having won the esteem
respect of the parents and children, and indeed of
• erY inhabitant in the district.
SHlPWRECK.—lnformation reached Wick, on Thurs-
'4Y, that a large brig had been driven ashore in the neigh-
°srhood‘, of the old castle of Keiss, a distance of eight
bomber,
to the northward of that place. The crew, nine in
funber, were saved by Captain Manby's apparatus. The
rise' is the Warrior, of Montrose, Captain Mearns, from
'a to Liverpool, with a cargo of railway sleepers.
when off the Skerries, about midnight of the previous
;yelling, she was struck by a heavy sea, which carried
-witY the wheel and otherwise disabled her.
On Saturday week, Mr. W. Wood, of the Royal Insti-
in'Ann School, in this town, was elected Canning scholar
14_that foundation. The examiners were the Revs. J. B.
un,k, M.A., and C. A. Swainson, M.A. Among the
fl7%.,7idates, Messrs. Glynn and Rees were mentioned as
mg distinguished themselves in the mathematical pa-
len in the historical part
Atka examination. Mr. Wood, the successful candidate,
forrready been elected scholar of Trinity College, Ox-
atarlL- BLACK STAR" LINE OF PACKETS.—The " Black
Thu,, Packet-ship Marmip arrived at Liverpool on
froh,-‘,."ftY evening, the 14th instant, in twenty-three days,
tilt. New York, having sailed from that city on the 21st
Company with the packet ship Waterloo, and five
• 78 after the packet ship New York, neither of which
vesselsw-: has yet arrived here, they being delayed, no doubt,
ith strong easterly winds, which were also encountered
12. y the Marmion, during the greater part of her passage.
Captain Freeman was only four days in New York on his
recent visit, and has just completed his fourth voyage and
eighth passage across the Atlantic in eleven and a half
months.
REDUCTIONfaCtu • PRICES.—From all parts of the mann-
ordersring districts, they write that they cannot execute
without cash ; and the purchasing agent would
actuany
co.un.t, agelonseerraiwiere he to pay the heavy rate of dis-
ceiving 21 per
Cent from ten to eleven per cent., he re-
here, that Royal for his trouble. Such
Bank shares have
an is the pressure
no buyers ; and this not from fallen £lOO per share,
discredit then thrown on
the bank, but from the immediate want of cash by the
sellers. London and North-Western Railway stock,
quoted nominally 148, has been actually sold for cash at
Is
A fall in cotton of twopence from the highest point,
!1.8 now fully established; cotton which brought 71d. early
• In September, has been sold at sd.
.L_ A RUNAWAY HORSE.—On Thursday afternoon, a
Vs% with a whitechapel attached, took fright opposite
vien•
contact Lord-street, in consequence of
th, 3in con w Th" jr. almrsault eviat
hoLtebicle, when he found himself unable to stop the
:e, ", and escaped with only a slight injury. The horse
41 the 14 a fearful rate up Lord-street, and turned the corner
en
li„ Crescent on the parapet, dashing against Mr. P-
VLon's shop-window, where the gig was overturned.
e infuriated animal was then secured. Two of the
were
panes of glass in Mr. Penlington's shop-window
h 2-4.6, smashed, but no damage was done to any of the
atches. The shafts of the whitechapel were broken,
L. it was otherwise damaged. No person sustained any
THE
tr„._ KNOWSLEY FESTIVITIES.—Amongst the eatables
R7lnned at the recent rejoicings at Knowsley were
i',llB lbs. of beef, 3,880 lbs. of mutton, 1,451 llas. of veal,
lozlbs. of lamb, 386 lbs. of pork, 7 flitches of bacon, 57
ns, 663 chickens,' 431 partridges,' with lots of grouse,
V 9, rabbits, &c., 1,502 four-pound loaves, 528 lbs. of
„atter, 2,950 eggs, 920 lbs. of sugar 1,200 lbs. of cake,
.1,4!7 lbs. of grapes, with abundance dpeaches, nectarines,
plums, &c., 230 bunches of carrots, 11 bushels of
~,,nips. Of the celebrated Knowsley ale, 38 hogsheads,
Z• ritaining 2,106a110n5, were emptied. 1,812 bottles of
Wine and spiritswere consumed. The number of persons
',let,.ualled at the hall during the ten days, exclusive of
.oi-icemen and workmen, was 5,920. Upwards of 2,000
lersons visited the ballroom on the Tuesday after the
that number would have been present.
ST. JAMES'S BAZAAR.—We have great pleasure in
!tilling attention to an advertisement in another column
o:lc a bazaar for the purpose of raising funds to extend the
It isredations of St. James's Schools. And although
lent f hardly necessary for us to impress upon our benevo-
riends the duty of encouraging so praiseworthy an
ovbrjeesestabyhoitte best means within their power, we must ex-
th t those ladies—and we are glad to learn
_wneeict:berer co cncoautp dfei
ingenious cornbinatic);:nw—
preparingho e time has now for some
ets, and other raiscedllsanilenoftiasneY various and, doubtless,
that the time is now needlework, toys, trink-
tions are required to be sent ilartieles, will bear in mind
contribu-
that, as the esteemed incumbentnan. d when their
committee of ladies of his congregation We take leave to add
goaftiolt.
haJamebs's and
ttihre-
lug and indefatigable in their exertions
bee,
bazaar as unique c'and as
we, we trust they will be have
eo
rendereee the
supported even beyond their ex-
attractive as possi-
-I),ectations, as well in the contributions sent for sale, as in
number of visitors to the Assembly-rooms in Great
George-street, where the bazaar will be opened on the
-17,2t4 instant. Let "deeds, not words," be now the motto
o all desirous of extending the means to the poor children
this• _ populous district of a sound scriptural-as well as
`met.„,..ul education.
ELECTION.—The following is a list of the
"'"01111eillors who retire on the Ist of November next, and
list of the candidates so far as is at present known :

CANDIDATES.
RETIRING
WAs MEMBERS. Reformers. Conservatives.
ll'o-,ori. Thomas Shaw. W. Walthew G. G. Hornby.
Veand. James Brancker J. Thompson J. Woodruff.
tt;
uxhau. William Preston Wm. Preston
I:4111's Robert B. Hill Thomas Booth R. B. Hill.
Cae'lange. C. S Middleton W. Clare G. H. Horsfall.
w.stle-st. • John Holmes hn Daniel;omes
IFeter's. R. S. Henderson Bell R. S. Henderson
Vt',2itreet. Richd. Rimmer Jas. Denton Rd. Rimmer.
ito•peorge. Geo. G. Hornby H. G. Harbord.
tibeY-st. 'Chas. Robertson James Lewin Tobin.
u,ercromby James Procter 'Thomas Todd Jas. Procter.
me-street. J. B. Lloyd • • J. B. Lloyd.
We Anne's. James' Parker James Mellor James Parker.
2.st Derbysias Booker Josias Booker.
11.4;oxteth; R. L. Jones Thos. Avison R. L. Jones.
i,L•102---..._s_teth. 'William Mann W. P. Freme Wm. Mann.

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VZ new Council will, this year, have to elect eight
'then in the place of the following gentlemen, who
Ti,.._re by rotation :—R. Houghton, R. Griffith, J. H.
-747er, R. S. Crook, William Nicol, J. B. Moore, E.
._°,3rnettx, and Thomas Chilton. They will of course be
, -v-eleeted
._ll,. •
,mh -.TINGUISHING LIGHTS FROM STEAM-PACKETS.
sllle,ll having been said against the use of green distin-
ni the lights on board vessels at sea, a trial was made
plo.Zoo river on Thursday evening, in the presence of a
isait of scientific and practical gentlemen, which proved
to alactorily the popular opinion on this point to be a
13:11plete fallacy. The distinguishing lights approved of
trIT tile Admiralty, and in use on board their vessels and
411°,,5e of the several Glasgow steam Companies—viz., red
bgreen, were placed on the paddle boxes of the Cale-
u'a at anchor in the Mersey, when the party went on
that(' a small steamer, receded from the Caledonia, and,
tete, result was, that at a distance of three miles both the
tit. iand green lights were perfectly distinct, the one as
tblhgent as the other ; thus proving, that for all practical
,p,—,,.,rl)?ses, the green is as efficient as the red, and both
Ili-cillY so. We understand that in the course of a few
ben another trial will be made, when an opportunity will
theafforded to those interested of satisfying themselves of
f 0.,, Jallaciousness of the prevalent opinion regarding the
tve7ll ' light. We may mention that the glasses, which
,Z.°f particular shade of green, were supplied by Mr.
Porrest of this town, and approved of by Captain
too rs of the Admiralty.—Journal.—[There is still, we are
t much difference of opinion as to the efficiency of the
• h: light
I,,ee
, many persons preferring to it the old white
0 a;_uctlo ..or
,)any reasons. Against the red light there is no
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