The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1854-02-21 00:00:00

YOUNG WOMEN, for whom in this country there are
few means of employment, are now engaged in working
the electric telegraphs at the Liverpool, Manchester, and
London stations.
MONEY.—At the meeting of the dock committee, on
Thursday, £9,400 were offered on bonds, at four per cent.,
and there were renewals to the amount of £9,700, at the
same rate of interest.
A COURT was held on Thursday in the Sessions-house,
Chapel-street, to hear applications for the transfer and
removal of licenses. There were 38 applications for trans-
fers, and one for removal. The business was for the most
part of a routine character, and did not possess much
public interest.
MR. Holman, the factory inspector, has forwarded to
each millowner in the Preston and other districts a notifi-
cation that, from the first of next June, every shaft, whe-
ther upright, oblique, or horizontal, however elevated, and
every wheel, drum, or pully, is to be effectually fenced, so
as to prevent the possibility of any accident.
BURGLARY.--About midnight, on Tuesday last, some
thieves effected an entrance into the house of Mr. Edward
Elliston, Nelson-street, Great George-square. The bur-
glars obtained admittance by scaling a wall, then breaking
a pane of glass, and unfastening a window. Having
lighted the gas, the depredators ransacked all the drawers,
from which they stole about £2 in cash.
A SPECIAL EXAMINATION of the children of All Saints'
Schools, Great Nelson-street, by the Rev. John Wood-
house, curate, took place on Sunday week, when Mr. Coun-
cillor Woodruff distributed the prizes, and promised to
give the same sum for competition next year as during
the last three or four years. The examination showed
satisfactory progress on the part of the pupils.
A BUSINESS Toua.—Among the passengers from Aus-
tralia by the Great Britain was Swinton Boult, Esq., se-
cretary to the Liverpool and London Insurance Company,
who has been absent on business of the company nearly
a year. During the time he has visited the chief cities of
the United States, and made trips to California and Aus-
tralia. He has returned in excellent health.
COUNTERFEIT COIN.—Six persons were, on Thursday,
brought before the magistrates at Birkenhead, charged
with issuing base silver in that township. The evidence
not being deemed sufficient for a conviction, they were all
discharged. Two of them, females, were afterwards de-
tained, in consequence of a number of tumblers and other
property, belonging to persons in Liverpool, having been
found in their possession.
LIVERPOOL LOAN COMPANY.—The half-yearly meeting
was held on Thursday, in the Clarendon-rooms, Mr. Chas.
West in the chair. Mr. John Atherton, the secretary,
read the report, from which it appeared that the loans
advanced during the past half-year amounted to £14,620
9s. 10d., realising a nett profit of £694 7s. 11d., which
enabled the directors to declare a dividend of ten per cent.
per annum, and to appropriate a sum of £2Ol lls. 11d. to
the reserve fund, which now amounts to £lOOO. The
report of the directors was adopted, and a dividend of ten
per cent. per annum was declared.
WORKING MEN'S CHURCH ASSOCIATION.—On Thurs-
day a meeting was held in the Manter-street school-room,
for the purpose of adopting measures to extend the ad-
vantages of the association to the district of St. Stephen's.
The meeting was addressed at considerable length by the
Rev. Dr. Baylee, who spoke of the advantages which the
association had already conferred upon the poor, and
urged those present to come forward and make weekly
payments towards the establishment of more extended
means of religious and secular instruction for the lower
classes of the population.
THE following anecdote will give a good idea of Chinese
ingenuity :—" One of my friends gave an order to a trades-
man to varnish a box, furnished with a Chubb's lock, of
which he had two keys, and one of these he sent with the
box,Tetaining the other himself. When the box came back,
he found that the key would not turn the lock, though
the one he had given to the tradesman acted very well.
Thinking some trick had been played, he accused the man
of having changed the lock ; and, after some evasion, he
acknowledged the fact, stating that, on examination, he
had found it such an excellent one, that he took it off and
kept it, making another exactly like it, with maker's name
and everything complete, except that the original key
would not open it."—Elwes' Tour round the World.
THE CLIPPER-SHIP MARGARET DEANE,built for trade
between Liverpool and Brazil, by Messrs. Rennie, John-
son, and Co., for Messrs. Deane, Youle, and Co., sailed from
the Mersey, on her first voyage, on Thursday morning,
under the command of Captain Aitkin. She had a full
cargo, consisting of about 1,200 packages of fine goods,
valued at £40,000. The ship was in excellent trim, and
no expense was spared in fitting her out. She is not only
beautiful in outward appearance, but well-appointed, and
with excellent cabin accommodation. As the Margaret
Deane is the only real " clipper" sailing ship entirely
built and equipped here for some time, great interest is
felt in her success ; and we have reason to believe she will
maintain the high character of Liverpool-built ships.
Tim MAYOR'S BANQUET.—On Thursday evening the
Mayor entertained at the Town-hall the medical officers
and gentlemen connected with the public charities of the
town. Among those present were the Venerable Arch-
deacon Brooks, the Rev. Mr. Steward, the Rev. Dr. Raf-
fles, Dr. Formby, Dr. Dickinson, Dr. Inman, Dr. Macrorie,
Mr. Thomas Blackburn, surgeon, Mr. Halton, surgeon,
Mr. Jones, surgeon, nearly all the honorary surgeons of
the Infirmary, hospitals, and dispensaries, and Mr. Fer-
guson, and Mr. W. H. Manifold, surgeons to the Lanca-
shire artillery and militia ; Mr. James Holme, Mr. Heath,
Mr. C. Booth, Mr. Gibson, jun., Mr. Hutchinson, Mr.
Walter Macgregor, Mr. nderson, Mr. Job, &c. The
Mayor, in a happy speech, proposed the honorary medical
officers of the public charities ; and Dr. Formby, in return-
ing thanks, observed that he had been forty years attached
to the public charities, but that this was the first occasion
the services of the profession had been ackowledged at the
Mayor's table. Mr. Blackburn had been fifty years in the
profession, and made the same remark. At a subsequent
part of the evening, Mr. Walter Macgregor, Mr. Ander-
son, and Mr. James Holme remarked that the whole of the
charities of Liverpool were supported by 1,600 individuals,
a fact not creditable to the wealth and benevolence of the
town. Mr. Anderson stated, that, among the liberal sup-
porters of the charities were foreign merchants residing
here, and that he never applied to Greek or Russian
merchants without receiving a donation.
EXTENSIVEFIRE IN FREDERICK-STREET.—About mid-
night on Thursday, an extensive fire broke out in a marine
store ill Frederick-street, Forrest-street, Park-lane. Mr.
Hewitt, with three reels of hose, and Mr. Superintendent
Barret, with an engine of the West of England fire brigade,
proceeded to the spot with all possible despatch ; but the
fire had made such rapid progress that it had extended
from the ground floor to the upper story of the building
before they arrived. The stock consisted chiefly of rags
and several tons of linseed bags, and it soon became
evident that all the efforts of the brigade could do but
little to avert its entire destruction. However, six
branches of hose were immediately brought to bear upon
the flames, and they continued in active operation for up-
wards of two hours, during the whole of which time the
fire brigade displayed their usual tact and ability. Con-
siderable difficulty was experienced in getting at the fire,
especially in the upper stories, the doors of which could
not be broken open for the want of long ladders, and as
the flames burst out from the top of the building, the in-
habitants of the houses in Forrest-street, the backs of
which abutted the burning warehouse, began to exhibit
symptoms of alarm respecting the safety of their property.
On the application of Capt. Weir, Mr. Lingford, of Pitt-
street, lent one of his long ladders. The brigades were
then enabled to break open the doors in the upper portion
of the building, and thus more effectually get at the
flames, which were spreading with great rapidity all over
the warehouse. The stock, the value of which was es-
timated at about £5OO, was destroyed, and considerable
damage was done to the building, the flooring throughout
the four stories being much• burnt and a portion of the
roof forced off.
DOCK COMMITTEE.—The weekly meeting took place on
Thursday ; Mr. Charles Turner presided. There were also
present Messrs. Barber, Brocklebank, Chaloner, Evans,
Gladstone, Gregson, Malcomson, Rankin, Robinson,
Rounthwaite, Smith, and Steele.—A tender by Messrs.
Halhead, Fletcher, and Co., for the supply of Baltic
timber, was accepted.—On the recommendation of the
marine sub-committee, the sum of 18d. per week per man
additional was granted to the crews of the light-ships and
the Liverpool tender, for subsistence during the present
high price of provisions.—The harbour-masters sub com-
mittee recommended that three wall cranes be provided at
the Prince's-dock to give facilities for the wrecked goods
traffic, at an estimated cost of £45.—A plan for extending
the sheds at the west end of the Waterloo and Victoria
docks was submitted and approved. The estimated cost
of the proposed extension was reported to be £1,926.—A
letter was read from Mr. Francis Robinson, suggesting
that as the sheds at the south side of the Clarence dock
were about to undergo repairs, it presented a favourable
opportunity for raising and extending them accross the
wall and would be a great convenience for general traffic,
and would afford facilities which at present did not exist
in the stowage. The communication was referred to the
harbour-masters committee.—A note from Mr. George
Fitts was read, calling the attention of the dock committee
to the hide rope manufactured at his works, at the Dingle,
and which, he said, was as well adapted for out-door as it
was for in-door work. The chairman thought the letter
of Mr. Pitts had better be referred to the Albert dock
warehouse committee. Mr. Brocklebank stated that the
hide rope had received the attention of the committee,
and the opinion was, that for out-door work it would not
answer. The Chairpan : Well, you can say you do not
alter your opinion. Mr. Brocklebank was understood to
remark that the rope was already under trial in the ware-
house department ; and it was then decided that informa-
tion to that effect should be given to Mr. Pitts. Mr.
Littledale mentioned the fact that hide ropes were used
for tiller ropes on board the Holyhead boats and other
vessels, and were found suitable in those cases for out-
door work.
HEALTH COMMITTEE.--At the weekly meeting, on
Thursday, Alderman Langsdale presided.—A deputation
from the Liverpool Typographical Society waited upon the
committee regarding the contracts for printing. Their
object was to induce the committee to give the contracts
to those who paid regular wages to the journeymen, and
not to those who did the work by app
rentices and females.
The deputation represented 300 journeymen. A long
conversation took place. The committee said they were
bound to take the lowest tender, but they would see that
the work was, properly done.—Mr. M`Gowan, the law-
clerk, read a letter from Mr. Samuel Brebner, agent for
Mr. Cross, stating that he had received from Mr. Fresh
a notice to remove certain offensive matter from land be-
longing to Mr. Cross, and lying between Freemasons'-
row and Banastre-street. The letter stated that the land
in question was made a place of deposit for filth, not only
by the people of the neighbourhood, but by Mr. Pickering,
Mr. Rose, and others ; and that Mr. Brebner had done all
he could to prevent a deposit of filth, not only by keeping
private watch, but by calling in the aid of the police. After
some conversation, Mr. Brebner was admitted to an inter-
view with the committee. A long discussion ensued, and
it was then decided that the law-clerk should communi-
cate to Mr. Brebner the decision of the committee.—The
medical officer reported, with reference to the application
of the Rev. H. Carpenter for the drainage of the Church
of England Schools, Cornwallis-street, that the infant
school being in a damp state, and the ashpits undrained,
a sewer carried from St. James's-street, along Upper
Frederick-street, as far as Back Nelson-street would be
advantage. to the health of the children, 'by
eon. ambliudt ng these premises to be drained. This sewer would
also enable the owners to drain six houses in Back r,elson-
street. The cost was estimated by
e. the engineer r. t £lOO,,
The drainage was ordered to, be. don