The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1847-04-13 00:00:00

April 13, 1847.

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The steam-ship Hibernia, which would leave Boston
on the Ist may be expected here to-morrow.
On Sunday, the body of a full-grown female child was
found in the water near to Salthouse Dock.
The office fixtures of the defunct Anti-Monopoly Asso-
ciation this town will be sold by auction to-morrow.
The Rev. Thomas Nolan preached in Trinity Church,
Dublin, on Sunday, in aid of the Swift's Alley Free
Church, in that city.
On Monday, a respectable female was /delivered of a
Child on board the Prince steamer, while crossing from
Woodside to Liverpool.
On Sunday last, an aged woman named Sarah Roberts,
formerly living in Albert-street, died whilst sleeping be-
fore the fire.
The Oregon, the first ship which entered the Birkenhead
Dock, did not pay town-dues on her cargo. The matter
stapds over for future decision.

A man unknown, was, on Saturday last, seen leaning
against a wall in Great Crosshall-street; he fell down, and
it was found that he was dead.
TsJohn Peters, a seaman, on' board a vessel in Waterloo
died suddenly on Friday afternoon, at his lodgings
In Peter-street.
On Sunday morning, Ellen Kinsley, a female aged 76
Tears, formerly residing in Camden-street, arose from her
ed, and upon walking across the floor suddenly expired.
The Rev. Hugh M`Neile is announced to preach the
annual sermon in London for the Church Pastoral-Aid
Society, on Monday the 10th of May. Lord Ashley will
Preside at the annual meeting on the following day.
On Tuesday a fine bloodhound, belonging to Alexander
Shand, Esq., had a large tumour abstracted from her
from inhaling ether.
In the case of alleged murder in a house of ill-fame,
Mentioned in our last, the jury returned a verdict of
"Died by the visitation of God," the surgeon's opinion
being that she died of congestion of the brain.
It is said that a small parcel delivery will be established
between Birkenhead and Liverpool three times a day,
with a trifling charge for ferry and delivery on each side
of the Mersey. This is much wanted.
From -the Ist of February to the 6th of April there
arrived in Liverpool from Ireland 88,812 persons. There
are now on the parish books 11,000 Irish getting relief.
The number of emigrants since January is 29,000.
CAUTION TO NIGHTMEN.—On Wednesday, several
persons, who are not employed by Mr. Richard Pickering,
contractor to the Corporation, were summoned, and fined
40s. and costs, for illegally removing soil from ash-pits.
The splendid steam-ship Sarah Sands sailed for New
York on Tuesday, with 150 passengers, a full cargo, and
£200,000 in specie. She ran from the Rock to the Light-
ship in an hour.
The body of a male child apparently between 12 and 14
Months old was found on Monday morning. whilst some
men were digging clay in a field between Hopwood-street
and Vauxhall-road.
At Liverpool alone, within the month just closed, and
Chiefly towards its close, besides 186,184 bushels of peas
and beans, upwards of 127,000,000 lbs. of bread stuffs
were imported from foreign countries.
1. !On Saturday the dead body of a supposed inhabitant of
"`-uverpool was found in a ditch near Manchester. He was
dressed in a blue cloth body coat, with bright buttons,
and the the body is at the Swan public-house, Pendleton.
un Monday, an inquest was held upon the body of a
n named Patrick Quinn, who had died in consequence
of injuries received in blasting for an excavation at the
new north docks.
k Onut Tuesday evening, George Neill committed suicide
Out his throat with a knife. He had been confined
41 gaol, and his punishment had such an effect on him as
to turn his brain.
,The morning train from London to Liverpool will
'luun'tly be so arranged as to its time of starting, and so
tecelerated in speed, as to ensure the delivery of the
dandon morning papers in Liverpool about noon on the
ir en which they are published.
uladame Vestris has presented Mr. M. 11. Simpson,
v,kice of the Theatres-royal Liverpool and Birmingham,
With a fine portrait of herself. In the inscription at-
•Tted to the portrait, which is in the donor's handwriting,
ikl.Purports to be presented " with thanks for his uniform
aciness for many years."
t, On Thursday, a woman named Margaret Doyle died in
ot:.0 Borough Gaol. It appeared she was under sentence
iLiumrisonment for four months, for felony, and had.
"yeti in the hospital, under medical treatment, for a lin-
Vring disease, which disease was the cause of death.
erdict accordingly.
MORTALITY IN LIVERPOOL.—The person employed
the parish authorities to provide coffins for the poor
Features who are dying daily from starvation or fever,
akakerted in the- Police-court, on Friday, that he supplies
tlere than two hundred of these fragile tenements every
eelc• He further stated that he received an order for
'Y-six dozen on Thursday last.
PriST PUBLIC SALE OF PRODUCE AT BIRKENHEAD.
the Saturday, the cargo of the Oregon, from Patagonia,
erkt vessel which entered the Birkenhead Dock, was
(iei•ed at public auction, at two o'clock, in Gough's
whtel coffee-room, contiguous to the dock and ferry.
ere was a spirited competition for the first lot, which
tons wi
re
at £6 15s. per ton, includind bags. About sixty
„se? were sold altogether, down to £5 12s. 6d. The re-
'''aittider was then withdrawn.
keuZA.TII FROM SCALDING.—On Tuesday evening, Mary
ti•edrick, nineteen months old, the illegitimate child of
t izabeth Kendrick, who resides in Ford-street, attempted
e.,:tand on a chair, which was near the fire, but over-
need herself, and fell down : in her fall she seized a
i;!% Which stood on the hob, and which was full of hot
I,.`lter. The water, of course, was spilled over the unfor-
-0 late infant, who in consequence was severely scalded.
expired on Thursday.
MORTALITY IN LIVERPOOL IN 1846.—The parish ae-
eOttnts have just been published. It appears by this
return that the baptisms in 1816 were 11,648, the burials
,970, and the marriages 3,901. The increase in baptisms
has been 472, in burials 1,917, and in marriages 316. The
treatest mortality seems to have been amongst children
under two years of age, of whom 1,911 died during the
i7eive months. In what is called the vicinity, such as
ts_exteth-park, Everton, &c., the additional baptisms have
"*ll 1,548, burials 4,114, and marriages 428.
141:1E IRISH POOR IN LIVERPOOL.—A communication
been addressed to Mr. Austin, the Assistant Poor-
re Commissioner, from the Select Vestry in this town,
thr.esting his immediate attendance, in consequence of
dest.curnense influx of persons from Ireland in a state of
Nealtution. It appears by the statement in the commu-
the P.,°11 that there have been landed in Liverpool within
Iri,f4St nine days, the following astounding number of
2,91 euligrants ;—Men 7410; women, 4,287 ; children,
01,ea,,,,tuTrtiotaayl., 14,615. 'Mr. Austin arrived in Liverpool
et th"ewednesday evening a tea party was held on behalf
Schools of St. Barnabas, at the school-rooms. in
11etee4land-street. James Lawrence, Esq., presided. The
v. ivr
Cop tr. Nolan, Rev. Edward Marks, D.D., Rev. J. R.
lohhilec,r, Rev. W. Carpenter, Rev. Robert Davies, Rev.
tte);-,'runlP, Rev. Thomas Irvine, and the Rev. Edward
Ore • cis severally addressed the meeting. Miss Blundell
Ratisul,d at the piano-forte; Miss Levan, Miss Fairhurst,
kimi:lessrs. Roberts, Stott, and Evans, delighted the
111,1_ bee with their vocal abilities, and were rapturously
',Ude&
etttis7/, LORD WARDEN.—On Saturday, there wasmost
It aetory trial of the speed of this noble steamer, the
She that entered the Birkenhead docks on Monday.
14i:11kt-earned out of the harbour and round the Northwest
ttl& tNP, and from point to point she ran twenty-two
ah.vs in one hour and twenty-two minutes, being at the
Osually rapid
.rate of sixteen miles an hour. What
,i7ikes this rapidity the more remarkable is, that she ran
first eleven of those miles against the wind, and the
t`Zeiaining eleven against the tide, thus exceeding in speed
Princess Clementine and the Princess Helenor, both
iv,hich as well as the Lord Warden, were built by Mr.
:un Laird. The engines of these three fine steamers
el% made by Forrester and Co.
..eIqtrESTS ON SATURDAY, BEFORE THE BOROUGH
bleurixn.—On view of the body of John Kennedy, a
led man living in Stockdale-street. Deceased was
deir 33 years of age. Five or six months ago, while in
he meaty health, he having been subject to spitting of blood,
ta,went out. In coming home he had a quarrel with a
18tVla,
_rned Timmaney, and said to his wife that the
%ail:glad struck him and that he returned the blow ;
qre
r,e:lerlinaney met him afterwards at the top of Oxford-
and knocked him down, and kicked him on the
44t: The spitting of blood became greater on Tuesday,
.and be died next day. On a post mortem examina-
N, it,llOpeared that death was mused by disease of the
'O4l, but a fractured rib on the right side had accelerated
ilaleen• Verdict accordingly.—On the body of Thos.
ll,Veur months old, residing with his parents in Cher-
til7,e• The mother stated that coming down stairs
4tcalPe child in her arms, it dropped its head on her
ha ter, became Hack in the face, and died in about a
bkiiew or 'el-an-hour. Verdict died from convulsions. On
„; Ann Corner, aged 83, who resided in Myrtle-street.
a4k tyrlt to bed on Thursday night in good health, and
tktilioateice found dead in the morning. Verdict (after ex-
,ela„(,°ll) died from disease of the lungs.—On Emma
;tkiiel;, aged two years and a-half. On Wednesday,
(tCer /totter was handing her to a little girl to hold,
614 t W e child) accidentally tell into a pan of hot water
11 tha3 en the floor, and her left leg was much scalded.
so: following day she was seized with convulsions,
klioc„le afterwards died. Verdict : death from the con-
Jo•11,8', brought on by the scalding.
et HOSPITAL.—It will be seen that on Sunday
we ex,°,,serinOnS will be preached in aid of the funds of
%ti• APl",e,"‘ent charity, one at Edge-hill by the Rev. H.
1414 ath, incumbent of St. Anne's, Manchester, the
tollotis St. John's, by the Rev. Wm. Falloon. These
road will come in most timely, as we understand that
the charity on the increase ; in fact we believe that
'la th
?t 9 e hospital- at present that the patients are
ed,the
anywhere that they can be conveniently
‘t kid o. 'l?stead of now and then a sermon being preached
%ever; his institution, there ought to be a contribution
Datieteee of worship in the town for the admission of
%t ntS to the hospital, irrespective of sect. We do
OltliNentlY call upon our Christian brethren, our
t 4144 ea4seirle,,Dds, and all whose sympathies are enlisted in
, )1414 deseol.philanthropy, to step forward and assist this
th 'ling institution. 'We have been assured that
`,‘ I,lle, it he Public will support it more liberally than it has
ttpent must be conducted in a different way than at
,e lien this AnY narrowing of its utilities we apprehend
45Nt:..cause will be a step which will reflect so much
oevuel2en us as a Christian community, that we do
;,I %%Oleos. 4,!fain to hear a whisper of the committee's in-
t•a'o4. that _ The Rev. Hugh M`Neile has said most truly
is 4
get;_ 4 public meeting ought to be held, and the most
ertethods taken to enable the committee to carry
i,f a!ltY, not in a private dwelling house, but in a
evarilliri_i_b,airleding• The effort now making to
ge Mme tune
D three is most meritorious, but we must
c tune not forget our local charities

THE WEATHER.—On Wednesday, Thursday, and Fri-
day last this neighbourhood was visited by a strong gale
of wind from the westward, By Friday night, however,
the storm had spent its strength, and Saturday was a fine
April dig. Throughout Sunday there was a cold drizzling
rain, which continued to fall until early yesterday morn-
ing. Yesterday was dull and cloudy.
EDUCATION FOR THE MIDDLE CLASSES.—A petition
signed by the two rectors of Liverpool,. 22 masters in the
collegiate schools, and 21 masters in the schools of the
Mechanics' Institution, has been presented to the House
of
.Commons, praying that out of the £loo',ooo annually
voted for educational purposes, a certain portion.; honld
be set apart for the establishment of fellowships in the
largest towns of England, and to be restricted exclusively
to the middle classes. The petitioners suggest that each
fellowship should be of the value of £4O, and be tenable
for three years. They predicate the best results from the
adoption of their proposal.
THE LIVERPOOL LION.—On Saturday, we were fa-
voured with the first number of a new publication under
this title, illustrated after the manner of Punch, anti we
are assured thew ork solely of Liverpool art. It is very
creditably got up as a firs4offort, and displays considerable
as well as artistical talent. The leading illustration of
Lord Morpeth at Birkenhead is rather too severe. The
poetical description, however, which accompanies it is
done in a very good spirit. The writer is an Ingoldsby.
As a specimen, we select the following very characteristic
parody upon a well known poem by Tennyson :

A PLAGIARISM UPON TENNYSON.
With little flags the Woodside boats
Were thickly covered one and all ;
The people wore their Sunday coats,
And they walk'd the streets with a sluggish crawl.
Their faces looked as dull as lead,
Uplifted was each staring eye,
In hopes some sort of fun to spy
Throughout the streets of Birkenhead.
They only said—" It's precious dreary,
"Were is the fun?". they said.
Each said, " I am a-weary, a-weary,
I wish I was in bed.'
They shouted when the Warden steamer
Into the Docks the first time plied,
Much food for mirth they didn't deem hers
Though to enjoy themselves they tried.
They shouted out and toss'd their hats,
And fain would think it famous fun,
Though real enjoyment there was none.
They look'd a set of gloomy flats, •
And only said—" it's precious dreary,
" Where is the fun "—they said,
Each said—" I am a-weary, a weary, •
I wish I was in bed."
Up to a latish hour of night,
In hopes of sport they stroll'd about,
Then lire-works they tried to light—
The rain came down and put them out.
Still on they stroll'd, no sign of change,
All still was dull and most forlorn,
As it had been gray-eyed morn.
To call this fun was really strange:
And still they said—" It's precious dreary,
"There is no fun,"—they said.
They said—" We are a-weary, a-weary,
We'd better go to bed."
Some purchased nuts at many a stall,
And crack'd them dolefully ; some crept
To see the people for the ball,
As from the carriages they stept ;
But still they gaped and yawned away,
No indication could they mark,
Of aught approaching to a lark ;
Still vaguely sadly did they stray,
And only said—" it's precious dreary,
There is no fun," they said :
So some of them got beery, beery,
And thus they went to bed.

AN INTELLECTUAL TREAT.—It has often been our
pleasing task to speak, in terms of the highest commen-
dation, of the distinguished principal of Great George-
street Academy, in this town. Mr. Fisher is not only a
gentleman of high literary attainments, but of great
energy and perseverance in various religious and benevo-
lent objects. On Tuesday evening he delivered a splen-
did lecture in the Royal Assembly-rooms, at the special
request of the Rev. F. Parry, the proceeds of which are
to be applied to the liquidation of a debt connected with.
St. Clement's Church, Windsor. Throughout the lec-
ture, Mr. Fisher was frequently and warmly cheered.
His explanations were clear, accurate, and deeply inte-
resting, and admirably calculated to enlighten and elevate
the mind. The introductory and concluding remarks, on
the starry firmament, were not only appropriate but truly
sublime. His numerous diagrams for the illustration of
astronomy are truly splendid, and are allowed by scientific
judges to surpass anything of the kind that have ever been
painted. He gave an interesting description of the sun,
its vast magnitude, physical constitution, and boundless
influence. The various views of this central orb, some
of them in motion, were magnificent. The celestial sce-
nery of all the planets which compose the solar system,
was not only striking but remarkably beautiful, particu-
larly the phases of Venus as a morning and evening star,
and the planet Saturn with its rings and moons. The
zodiac was particularly brilliant. In the centre was the
sun, with beautiful rays issuing in all directions, around
which moved our own globe in its annual path, its north
pole being constantly directed to the pole star, thus pro-
ducing spring, summer, autumn, and winter. The revo-
lution of the northern hemisphere, with all its constella-
tions and brightest stars, was very imposing. The prin-
cipal cometary bodies which visit our system, with their
luminous trains, were justly admired. It was clearly
shewn, and beautifully illustrated, that Lord Rosse's
gigantic telescope had triumphantly unfolded the secret
which Herschel, in many cases, imagined to be caused by
a lucid fluid, that these brilliant spots of light are real
stars of various magnitudes—all stupendous suns, glowing
in the intensity of each other's glory. At the close of the
lecture, the dissolving views and chromatropes formed a
rich treat, being admirably managed. The Rev. F. Parry,
at the close of the lecture, returned his warmest thanks
to Mr. Fisher for the rational and delightful entertain-
ment he had given, and said he would ever feel grateful
for his kindness on the present occasion. He concluded
by stating, that that gentleman had never lectured pub-
licly, or exhibited his beautiful views, but in behalf of
some benevolent or religious interest. These remarks
were immediately followed by renewed cheering from the
whole audience, among whom were several of the clergy
and families of the highest respectability, both in the
town and neighbourhood. We have just heard that Mr.
Fisher has commenced a subscription among the young
gentlemen of his establishment, in behalf of the Southern
Hospital, which will average from £lO to £l5 per annum.
This is an example well worthy of imitation. May he go
on and prosper in his professional career, and receive the
thanks of a grateful public.