The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1847-04-20 00:00:00

April 20, Is 4/.

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The steam-ship Caledonia, for Halifax and Boston, will
sail to-day.
We believe that a negotiation is now going on between
the water companies and the Corporation.
On Monday an infant died in the arms of its mother,
While she was passing up London-road.
• The Rev. T. Nolan will attend and speak this evening
at the meeting of the Birmingham Auxiliary to the Society
for Promoting Christianity among the Jews.
• On Tuesday night, a female, residing in Bingham-court,
Moorfields, named Elizabeth Peel, fell down, and died
frGm pulinonary apoplexy.
WOMAN BEGGING WITH A DEAD CHILD.—On Sa-
turday, a woman, named Rafferty, was found begging in
Castle-street, with a dead child in her arms.
The sewerage of the town is now engaging the serious
attention of the sanatory committee. A careful survey of
the town has been made with a view of supplying defects.
The mayor has intimated his willingness to the early
closing association, to preside over a meeting if a requisi-
tion be presented to him.
On Thursday, the body of a man, who appeared to
have been in the water only a short time, was found on a
sand bank near Eastham. _

A few days ago a lady underwent an operation for cancer
in the breast in this town. Mr. Bickersteth, surgeon,
was the operator. Ether was used, and the patient ex-
Perienced no pain.
A gentleman has been in Liverpool making arrange-
'Dents for laying the electric telegraph, between this town
and London. The wires and apparatus are to be intro-
duced into the Exchange News-room if possible.
SUDDEN DEATH.—About five o'clock on Thursday, a
marble mason, named William Griffiths, whilst working
in Mr. Spencer's yard, Brownlow-hill, fell down and in-
stantly expired.
The Liverpool Dispensaries are now relieving about SOO
new cases weekly, and have given medicines and medical
aid to upwards of 10,000 patients since the commencement
of the present year.
Messrs. John Dawson, John and Charles Grayson,
Thomas Vernon, and John Wilson Green, have been ap-
pointed by Government, Shipwright Surveyors of Stea-
mers for this port.

On Tuesday, about £5O damage was done by fire to the
premises of Messrs. Hughes and Jones, joiners, Elizabeth-
street. The stove under the work-shop had been over-
heated, and ignited some of the planks. •
SUDDEN DEATH.—On Tuesday morning, Mr. John
Fletcher Herbert, half-pay officer in the army, who had
been•for some time past lodging at the house of Miss
Owen, Chester-street, Birkenhead, was found dead in
'bed. _ _

The total number of poor Irish who have arrived in
Liverpool during the present year, is upwards of 90,000.
'Of these about 30,000 are supposed to have emigrated to
'foreign countries, and 60,000 either to have settled in
Liverpool, or to have: gone into the interior.
MELANCHOLY DEATH.—On Wednesday morning, Ann
Davidson, who keeps a lodging-house in Prince Edwin-
street, was found dead in bed, with her face downwards.
She had been much addicted to intemperance, and went
to bed on Tuesday night very much intoxicated.
About two months ago, a lad, named John Williamson,
was knocked down by a car in the Old Haymarket, and
one of the wheels passed over his legs. He was taken to
the Northern Hospital, where he died on Saturday last of
the- injuries he had received. It did not appear that there
Was any blame attributable to the driver of the car.
FATAL ACCIDENT.-011 Friday, during the time that
one of the ferry-boats was approaching the steps at
George's Pier, a man by some accident fell overboard, and
being carried down by the stream, got jammed between
the pier and a flat, which was coming up the river. Of
Course he was immediately killed.
BIRKENHEAD Docxs.—The Charlotte, W. R. Carter,
from the Mauritius, entered these docks on Friday. This
fine vessel is the property of Messrs. Barton, Irlam, and
Iligginson, and is 553 tons register. She brings 8768
ibags sugar, 5 cases liqueurs, and 3 cases pickles, imported
u 1 Mr. W. Allen.
FATAL ACCIDENT.—On Wednesday, as Francis Chew,
aged about 30 years, was in the act of coming on shore
from a vessel, called the Sisters, in the Brunswick Dock,
he was accidentally jammed between two bales of cotton.
!le was, when picked up, unable to walk, and was taken
immediately to the Southern Hospital, where he died the
day after.
FEVER.—A poor fellow engaged in ventilating the pa-
rish-office has fallen a victim to the prevalent contagion,
and is dead. Mr. James Martindale, some years clerk at
Christ Church, and now relieving officer, and his assistant,
are hopelessly ill of typhus fever, caught in the discharge
of their duties in Lace-street and other streets in the
lower parts of the town.
DEATH BY SEA SICKNESS.—On Wednesday morning,
a Child seven months' old, named Maria Brannan, died
'suddenly on board the Drogheda steamer. It appeared
that the parents of the deceased brought her along with
,uern, on Tuesday evening, from Drogheda, on board the
augh-a-Ballagh, and it was then quite well. About
twelve the same night, the deceased was taken with sea
sickness, which continued about an hour, when she died.
'The cause' of death was congestion of the lungs.
DEATH OF A BOY FROM DISEASE ON SHIP-BOARD.—
ia Friday the body of a bot unknown was found in the
hold of a vessel called the Mary, lying in the George's
Dock, with one side of his face completely gone. It ap-
Peared that deceased had been with the vessel to the coast
of Africa, and in the voyage home had been ejected from
The forecastle by the seamen, he being afflicted with
!curvy. The cook, it appeared, had attended upon him,
but the precise manner of his death did not appear.
EXTRAORDINARY VERDICT.—An inquest was held the
-other day at the Old Swan, on the body of a young man
who, on returning from Liverpool with a milk cart, was
unfortunately killed-by falling under the cart, the wheel
of which passed over his head. The facts having been
clearly proved, the foreman of the jury announced a ver-
dict of manslaughter against the cart-wheel, and being
convinced that the wheel, and the wheel only was in fault,
persisted in that verdict, despite of all the explanations of

the coroner.
SUDDEN DEATH.—On Saturday, an inquest was held
before the borough coroner, on view of the body of Mary
Hasion, aged 45 years. Deceased came from Ireland
About four weeks ago, and then appeared to be quite well.
On yesterday week she and her son went to lodge in Rey-
Street, and on the following day she was taken ill, when
the landlord of the house forcibly turned them out,
the deceased being at the time in bed. Deceased
died in the street half an hour after. Mr. Cripps, surgeon,
Zno made a post mortem examination, attributed death
inflammation of the lungs, the result of natural causes.
1_44 coroner severely animadverted on the conduct of the
'Landlord in turning the poor people out, which he had no
tight to do. Deceased died on some steps in Ray-street.
,t,
7he jury returned a verdict to the effect that death arose
of the surgeon who examined the body said) from disease
of the lungs, arising from natural causes.
THE PROPOSED ROSCOE CLUB.--OUF worthy chief
l'a„gistrate, Mr. George Hall Lawrence, has consented to
'4,01 a town's meeting, to ilke the first public impulse to
Lim establishment of the ffoposed club for the personal
advantage, comfort, and mental imroement of the oun
:lea of Liverpool. The metetingp
is called for Thursday
-yelling next. We heartily congratulate the spirited corn-
tiittee on the successful progression of their patriotic toil.
he public will be gratified to learn, that the honorary
secretaries have received promises of support from some
14 the most talented gentlemen of the town and neigh-
llourhood. At present among the patrons are to be found
Lord Sandon, M.P., William Ewart, Esq., M.P., Earl of
3efton, and Sir Howard Douglas. H. R. Sandbach, Esq.,
has accepted the office of President, and we may omen
well from the following list of Vice-Presidents :—J. A.
Tinne, Esq. : Thomas Blackburne, Esq. ; Eyre Evans,
Esq. ; William R. Sandbach, Esq.; William Rathbone,
Esq. ; Hugh Hornby, Esq. ; Thomas Sands, Esq. ; :lames
Stitt, 'Esq. ; Charles Robertson, Esq. ; William Potter,
Esq. • Thomas Jevons, Esq. ; Rev. Dr. Shepherd ; Rev.
Dr. Rates ; and Richard Sheil, Esq.
HEALTH OF THE TOWN.—Mr. Richard Shaw, of the
Savings Bank, Bold-street, writes to a contemporary as
Much has been said of the state of the town
Math respect to sickness and disease, but I have all along
"osidered the statements and accounts hitherto circulated
to be greatly exaggerated, and submit, for the information
laYour reaaers, the following account, which I have col-
Lett'd from a society held at this institution, called "The
`verPool Friendly Society," and which, from the large
llornber of members, I conceive should be a good criterion
IT to the general state of the health of the town :—On
01e first Monday in April, 1845, there were sick 128 out
jc4,311 members,. or about lin every 25. Ditto, April,
every
ditto, ditto, 99 out of 3253 members, or about 1 in
t1;:17 34. Ditto, April, 1847, ditto, ditto, 88 out of 3478
6„,.-robem,or..about lin 391. Although I have only se-
-0;71 one day in each year, yet during the whole of the
till`. severe winter, the general aspect of the society has
ih,lbited a healthy appearance, there being less sickness
ins in the two previous years, although the society has
N,Lereased its number of members. The members of this
thcrtY reside principally in the lower parts of the town,
• those places where fever and contagion are said to be
pnitting such havoc."
or,'„RARGE OF MANSLAUGHTER.—An inquest was held
I,oaturday before the borough coroner, on view of the
• Yof Jane Connor, aged 30 years, the wife of Thos.
Itoatior, marine store dealer, Waterloo-road, who died in
tooBe;Place, to which she had been removed, on Thursday
h, tying It appeared from the evidence that the deceased
and been very harshly used and abused by her husband,
tier. from the evidence of his own daughter and others,
(.1 even the necessaries of life. Deceased made a de-
learion, before Mr. Snowball's clerk, while she was un-
til, the impression that she was dying, to the effect that
ta44a4 been maltreated by her husband, who had dis-
• orid beaten her over a series of years, so that she thedischarged at one time as incurable. The opinion of
ileati w
Y fro
siargeon, Mr. Callan, jun., of Marybone, wasph that
ien as caused by confirmed consumption, arising
ell%
"m venereal disease, the lungs being tuberculous.
tleet might be accelerated by external violence or ne-
-40 , but of such violence or deprivation he had himself
sitive proof. If the violence deposed to by the
tiad "8" had been done, it would accelerate death, and
Ile"btedlY did so, if what the witnesses said were true.
Otte vi°lence might be done without his being able to
No: anY marks sufficient to show the same on his exa-
ai,ano:aa of the body. The jury returned a verdict of
"irkTar_ghter against the husband, who was committed
. to
"etaits ' to take his trial at the next assizes. The
Alibi. of the case were much too painful to be
the I,l:ll2d—showing a great degree of depravity, both on
.L of
, the husband and the wife, the latter, however,
orogset.f.e_ less blameable of' the two. The prisoner,._ a
gale. -oolong stout man, was taken in custody to Kirk-
ICHE
08$71:tutRacEs.—It is certainly generally a novelty
anything en • , •
Ch g in the shape of wines or spirits at
aster
~we feel satisfied that those who attend the
Zpalysis meeting, will find nothing but what will bear
the Adelphi spacious marquee erected by Mr. Gleave,
oodside. His wines and brandies are