The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1849-07-24 00:00:00

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Great complaints have been made of the position of
the new milk market, in Hood-street. The place is cer-
tainly a very improper one in all respects, the district
being one of the most filthy and disgusting in Liverpool,
and one in which no decent person would desire children
and respectable servants to congregate.
FATAL RAILWAY ACClDENT.—Yesterday, Geo. Mans-
field, a breaksman in the Wapping Tunnel of the Liverpool
and Manchester Railway, accidentally fell from one of
the carriages in their descent on the inclined plane, and
from the passage of the wheels of several carriages over
him, both his legs were broken, and, and he died soon
afterwards.

THE LIVERPOCL ROUTE TO LONDON.—The subjoined
hours of arrival in Liverpool, during the last week, of the
first-rate vessels which now leave Kingstown at 6 o'clock
every evening (Dublin time). show how regularly the
London passengers have been enabled to proceed by the
early train, reaching London-at one o'clock :-
10th July, Iron Duke, 4.33, A.M., Graenwich time.
11th „ Eblana, . 3.42, „
12th „ Iron Duke, 4.5, ~ 19
13th „ Elbana, 3.25, ~ PP
14th „ Iron Duke, 4.22, ~ PP
15th „ Eblana, 3.55, ~
—Dublin Evening Post.
A DARING THlEF.—During the past week several
cases of shoplifting have occurred of a most daring
nature, in mid-day, in the principal streets of the town.
On Tuesday, between eleven and twelve o'clock, a fellow
entered a shop in Bold-street, while two individuals were
engaged in the back shop, and deliberately clasped three
pair of wellington boots in his arms and walked out. He
was met at the door by one of the workpeople ; but so
cool was he, that he was taken for a fellow-workman, and
before the boots were missed, he got clear off through
the Newington Arcade. On Friday the same trick was
again repeated at a bootmakers's in Lord-street ; but, on
being closely pursued, he dropped the boots, and the
young man, stopping to pick them up, cried " Stop thief !"
but neither the police or any person stopped him, and he
again got clear away. It is to be hoped that he may be
secured and stopped in his villanous career.

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ROSCOE CLUB EXCURSION TO THE LAKES.—We oh-
serve that this delightful excursion has been deferred for
a week, in consequence of the unsettled state of the wea-
ther. Seeing that the trip is to be accomplished in one
day, it is certainly desirable that the weather should be
steadily fine, if possible, on the day chosen for it; and
considering the state of the barometer, we think the con-
ductors have determined judiciously in postponing the oc-
casion for the time mentioned. The price of the tickets is
wonderfully low ; and every arrangement which fore-
thought and anxious desire for the comfort of the pas-
sengers could suggest, seems to have been made. The
prospectus, which has been freely circulated, and copies
of which may still be had of the secretary of the club, is
got up in a neat anti creditable style, and it gives all ne-
cessary particulars, of what promises to be an exceedingly
attractive recreation, for all who can snatch a day from
the pent up smoky and dingy town.
TESTIMONIAL TO MR. ELIAS J. MOZLEY.—On Wed-
nesday, a grand dinner was given by the dissentient direc-
tors and shareholders of the Birmingham and Oxford line,
on the occasion of presenting a piece of plate to Mr. Elias
Joseph Mozley, in testimony of the ability, zeal, and
energy-with which be had promoted their interests in the
recent protracted contest with the Great Western Railway.
The entertainment took glace at the Crown and Sceptre,
Greenwich; and amongst the company, which was strictly
of a representative character, embracing many of the
leading directors and officials of the narrow gunge lines,
were Lord Greenock, Mr. Glyn. Mr. T. Smith, Mr. L.
Mozley. Colonel Matheson, M.P., the Hon. Capt. Gough,
the Hon. Capt. Carnegie, Mr. Locke, M.P., Mr. Peyton,
Mr. S. Thornton, Mr. Beale, Mr. A. Dobie, Mr. C. E.
Stewart, Mr. Joseph Sanders, Mr. Swift, Mr. S. Carter,
&c. Captain Bigge presided, and, at the close of a glow-
ing euloey on the meritorious and successful exertions of
their distinguished guest, presented to Mr. Mozley the
superb piece of plate which had been subscribed for him,
consisting of a gigantic candelabrum in frosted silver, with
two magnificent wine-coolers, valued at between £7OO and
£BOO. which bore the following inscription :—" Presented
to Elias Joseph Mozley. Esq., by those friends and fellow-
shareholders in the Birmingham and Oxford Junction
Railway who witnessed with admiration, and remember
with gratituae, the energy, judgment, and ability displayed
by him throughout an arduous and protracted struggle in
defence of their common interests.—June, 1849.
THEATRE ROYAL, WILLIAMSON-SQUARE.—The three
performancee, which the Italian Opera Company have
given at this theatre, enable us to pronounce them equal
to any other on the stage, and the selection of the operas
was well calculated to bring out the abilities of the indivi-
dual members. " Norma" and " Lucrezia Borgia," par-
ticularly, were very successful representations. Signora
Montenegro, the Prima Donna, gave a most beautiful
reading of " Norma," equal to any other we have seen ;
her figure is highly suited to the part, and her acting in the
principal scenes, particularly in the first scene of the
second act, where she discovers Pollio to be the lover of
Adalgisa, was sublime, reminding of Grisi's unrivalled
acting of that scene. In fact, she would be equal to this
singer, if her voice did not show signs of weakness in the
upper notes, which, however, are only perceptible to a
very acute ear, and which are more than counterbalanced
by the most brilliant execution, and a perfect power over
her voice in even the most difficult passages. She was
ably supported in that great duet, " Deli con te," the gem
of the opera, by Signora Montelli, as Adalgisa," who has
a very sweet, though not a very strong voice, and whose
fine acting equally contributes to the effect. In " Lucrezia
Borgia," where she sustains the character of Orsini, she
made a decided hit by the drinking song, " Il segreto per
esser felice," which was encored. The tenor of the com-
pany, Signor Santiago, in the parts of Poltio and Gennaro,
made a favorable impression as well by his correct singing
as by his careful and dramatic acting. The chorus, which
was rather deficient on the first evening, had improved in
every respect in " Lucrezia Borgia," and we are certain
that the representations of the present week will be quite
perfect.
ALLEGED DERELICTION OF DUTY ON THE PART OF
THE GOVERNOR OF THE WORKHOUSE, OR OTHER PARISH
OFFICIALS.—On Thursday, a long inquiry took place
before the borough coroner relative to the death of
Michael Sullivan, formerly a labourer employed by Mrs.
Scotson, of Mosely-vale, near Aigburth. The investiga-
tion had been instituted in consequence of a report made
to the coroner, that admittance to the workhouse had
been refused to the deceased when be was in a most pre-
carious, if not a dying state ; and that, in consequence,
whilst in that state, he had been exposed for two hours
and-a-half in an open shandry—neither nourishment nor
medical aid having been furnished to him. Mr. Evans,
governor of the Workhouse, and Mr. Gray, of the Parish-
office, were in attendance before the coroner. The Coro-
ner asked Mr. Evans whether, before the evidence was
entered upon, he would wish to have the attendance of
Mr. Hart. or any of the gentlemen connected with the
parish. Mr. Evans— " I really do not know why I
should be here al: all." Coroner—" If the one half of
what is reported to me be proved, it is a most serious case
against some one. Ido not say against you, but against
some one. I must tell the jury what the duty of an
overseer of poor is ; and they must take that from me,
and not the vestry." Mr. Evans—" I shall be entirely
in your hands, sir; and if you think it desirable, 1 have
no objection ; but it does not appear to me a case requir-
ing it." Mr. Evans was willing to rely upon the coroner's
justice and impartiality, and the case proceeded. The
facts of it were simply these:--On the previous Tuesday,
the deceased was taken ill, and a note given by a surgeon,
at Aigburth, to have him admitted to the Liverpool
Infirmary ; but itbeing a case which could not be admitted,
according to the rules of the institution, it was directed at
the Infirmary that he should be taken to the Workhouse.
On arriving there, the porter told the man who had charge
of the shandry in which the deceased was lying that he
could not be taken in there, and directed him to Lowhill
Workhouse; but he was taken back to the Infirmary;
and, on arriving there, Dr. Bickersteth gave the porter a
note to the governor to have the patient admitted ; but,
Mr. Evans, having ascertained that he belonged to an
out-parish, returned his compliments to Dr. Bickersteth,
to say, that the patient could not be admitted, he was re-
conveyed to the Infirmary. On arriving there, Dr. Bick-
ersteth was engaged in an operation, and the deceased lay
exposed in the shandry upwards of an hour. Upon Dr.
Bickersteth again seeing him, and finding that he was in a
dying state, lie had him, owing to the emergency of
the case, admitted into one of the wards, where he
died the following morning of confirmed cholera, being
in a state of collapse when taken into the institution.—
Mr. Gray asked whether the deceased had been sent to
the workhouse by any of the officers at Aigburth, because
if so, they were to blame.—Coroner : " Your law is this ;
if you have so many medical officers, and you cannot
get medical assistance in a case of emergency, and the
pauper dies, you will be liable to manslaughter for not
having sent him to some one else, If a pauper is brought
to you illegally, the authorities of the parish to which lie
belongs may be chargeable for misdemeanour ; but you,
for not having afforded prompt assistance, are liable to an
indictment for manslaughter."—Mr. Gray : " We should
be overwhelmed if we were to take the cases of the out-
parishes."—Coroner : "We should not do wrong that
good may come."—Mr. Gray asked permission of the
coroner to say a few words to the jury as to the mode of
paupers being brought upon the parish, and the onerous
and troublesome duties of the officers who had to deal
with them.—Coroner : " I have no doubt the jury feel
the smart of the heavy rates they have to pay."—Mr.
Gray : " Gentlemen, you are taxed for the whole of Eu-
rope. The consuls continually are sending people to us
diseased and in a dying state, and we are compelled to
take them in; numbers of persons are picked up from
the streets, and the poor emigrants for America come to
us fifty and sixty at a time. We parish officers are not to
be envied, I assure you. lam called up nightly to give
out coffins to the poor,—the other night I gave away no
fewer than twenty. Where I live, they are going to indict
me for a nuisance, owing to the shoals of poor Irish who
are continually coming to the house. I have no peace
either at home or at the office."—Mr. Evans submitted
that the blame could not attach to him, or any other
person at the Workhouse, as the man having charge
of the shandry had been distinctly told to take him to
Low-hill Workhouse, as he belonged to West Derby
Union ; and from the short distance between the places
no hazard could have been incurred. Had he known it
was a case of cholera, he should have at once sent
him to the cholera hospital in Queen-Anne-street. Mr.
Evans said he would risk his existence, nay his
salvation, that the first note he received said nothing
about cholera, but merely stated that the case was inad-
missible. He then, at great length, entered into the
regulations laid down by the Poor-law Commissioners
relative to the government of the Workhouse, and said
he was bound to carry them out at the peril of his situa-
tion. The coroner said not, if such regulations were con-
trary to law. The jury, after a short deliberation, re-
turned a verdict of " Died by the visitation of God,"
acquitting Mr. Evans of all blame ; and they suggested
that the authorities should appoint persons to see that
such cases were sent to the proper hospitals, and not be
bandied about in the manner this one had been.

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Lawrence, Beckwith, Watson, Benn, Mann, Fisher, Al-
derman Hodgson, Swainson, Nicol, Sands, Cooper,
Wood, Procter, Turner, and the Mayor : total, 34.
Against the amendment : Councillors Langdale, Walthew,
Woodruff, Bell, Ferguson, Robinson, Harbord, Rogers,
Wagstaff, Gardner, Neill, Johnson, Bennett, Parker,
Alderman John Holmes, Henderson, and Bent : total, 17.
Mr. FERGUSON said as he considered the decision a vote
of want of confidence in the Water Committee, he begged
to tender his resignation.
Mr. BENT, at a subsequent period, also offered to re-
sign ; but the MAYOR refused to accept the resignations
till after due notice, and at the next meeting.
Mr. THOMSON moved that the Town-clerk be in-
structed to take all legal measures to have the Rivington
scheme repealed ; but. as it was found that this could
not be put except as a substantive motion, after the
usual notice, it was withdrawn.

A motion 'by Mr. HOLT, to proceed with all vigour and
speed with the Rivington works, was also declared out of
order.

Mr. BECKWITH then moved, as an amendment, that
the bill of Messrs. M`Murtagh and Gillis, for work d me
in fitting up the water-office for shipping in Strand-street,
should be referred back. He attacked Mr. Coopar for
having been guilty of jobbing in connexion with it, and
stated that the work had cost £33, whereas a tender had
been given by another party to do it for £lB.
Mr. Alderman COOPER sati.factorily explained. He
was not aware of any such tender ever having been pre-
sented ; and Mr. Wightman, the surveyor, had found that
within a few shillings the bill submitted was correct.
On a show of hands, the only parties who voted for the
motion were, Mr. Beckwith himself, and hip seconder,
Mr. Langdale.
The MAYOR then asked if the notice of mandamus
should be referred to the special committee that had been
appointed ?

Mr. HARBORD said he would protest against such a
course.

The Council again divided, when sixteen were found to
vote that the notice of mandamus should be referred to
the Water Committee, twenty-four that it should be con-
sidered by the special committee.
Mr. HARBORD stated that though it had not been re-
ferred to them by the Council, he should hold it to be the
duty of the Water Committee to consider the notice of
mandamus also. He afterwards moved that the part of
the Health Committee's proceedings recommending the
appointment of Newlands, which had been reserved,
should be adopted. The motion, which was held as un-
necessary after the previous divisions, was lost by a ma-
jority of 28 to 7.
The Council, which had met at eleven o'clock, broke up
at half-past four.