The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-09-27 00:00:00

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1853

'TIPPING AND MERCANTILE
MISCELLANY

ItEs
1141. SPS• GANDELL BROTHER'S, the English engineers,
just been charraissessacged
to with the entire works of the rail-
1. 'nom.
L, 'IPLENDID SHIP, named the Joseph Tarratt, has
launched at New Brunswick, for Messrs. J. and R.
and NV. and R. Wright, of this town, and is intended
ir in their line of Liverpool packets.
laaa°R. FREE TRADE.--A decree of the King of Hol-
tee, dated the 16th, and published in the Stoats Courant,
torilices to a mere nominal figure the import duties on
17.; potatoes, shell fruit, and other provisions.
Wyse RE-TRIP TO AIISTRA.LIA.-The schooner-yacht
from'era, the property of the Duke of Marlborough, sailed
Ge, Portsmouth on Tuesday for Australia, having Lord
oeftgtoeibehurehill, son of the duke, on board, who goes
Or thtn. gold regions on a trip of pleasure.
eOP A- LIVERPOOL VESSEL.-We have intelligence
for ,e loss of the Cleopatra, in the Gut of Canso, hence
ktiebec, when twenty-four days out. The United
beam es Decatur fell in with her, when she was on her
Tlij'eaus, and on fire, with four feet of water in her hold.
ec,cjew were all saved.
Peal, I.4ioi.rs.On Friday forenoon, as the steam-ship
ulto the shin Governor, which was laying at anchor off
by Chm°llt. The Governor sustained considerable damage
3Collision, the steamer having carried away her bow-
foreyard, figurehead and cutwater. The Governor
lTitward bound for St. Thomas, but will be detained a
Nei in consequence of the accident.
anti ,aOW ESCAPE.-At Yarmouth, a few days since, a
11,1111,00 at, endeavouring to land for water, was upset,
debLoe men were engulphed in a wave some thirty feet
, and struggling with it in vain, when George Borrow,
,„,,,ell-known author of Lavengro, and the Bible in
dashed into the surf and saved one life, and through
I,,'ipstrumentality the others were saved. He himself
--,.,tained no material injury.
L`•;310.i.x., EXPORTS.-The total quantity of coal forwarded
Great Britain to
only
parts of the west coast, in
Rest' this year, was only 4,113 tons of which 514 tons
sent from Newport to Acapulco i. 60 from London to
ralparaiso, 466 from Hartlepool to Coquimbo, 523 from
,?tland to Callao and Caldera, and from Liverpool as
Au,a,ow_s :-919 to San Francisco, 120 Lima, 1,005 Co-
li,tnbo.e and 44)6 to Valparaiso. Not a ton of coal was
tFiV upped
at Cardiff' for the West Coast during the month
or
ho's f -1;11M STA.B, built by Messrs. Wright, of St.
rap . , or tine Australian trade, is now in the Sandon
tartiellll.l;,(LC'ek coPpering and is well worth a visit from. all
e Ins,z-vrested in the'improvement and models of ships.
‘Olll 2,059 tons builder's measurement, and 1,471
lkuton the new me of measurement, whereas ordinary
111, e measure more by the new mode than the oil;
but ;„, `tium.,,,_°' Star is a sister ship to the " Star of the East,
-tot" considerably longer and sharper, and about 600
arger, -
1'44 •
00148,,,.,8ATL.ANT1C STEINERS.-The Baltic, Captain
larg e 7-.:1!, sailed for New York on Wednesday, with a
(144 i -Argo and 175 passengers. The Arabia, Captain
Dlealel,ll, sailed on Saturday, for New York, with a full cora-
-4114 `" of goods and passengers. The South American enerai ste • .
Bqa r, am iNavigation uompany's screw-steaneir
'se
Haram, also sailed on , e t,R.,l„and River Plate, via Lisbon, with Saturday mails andfor pas-
kssen° for these places• The Olinda took out about 20
„Kiods7ra, a fair cargo Of fine goods, and a few thousand
the"ae of SPecie Ed dTh son Esq. of this town,
the • mon omp ,
(Airidaulaliagi •
ns. directors of the company, goes out in
ttGALS
Tasjar as Lisbon.
este,ka ..:4.'"--Te arbler, of Liverpool, Captain
t rrived on Tuesday, from New Orleans, reports
kale front e 10th September she experienced a very heavy
f,the 1t Yestward, in which. she.lost sails, &c. On
gitei,:i2e fell in with the Victoria, of Scarborough,
ft."' oir ° London, dismasted and water-logged,. .and
abete 1,!,f2.,e1v• The Liverpool, Coleman, which arrived
10,1- on 7, from Jamaica, was struck heavy
b -*arks I September, which carriedaway her
6_and shifted her cargo. These vessels appear to
14'1,30 the same gale, but the position of neither
'he reportsknow
the latitudeland longitude being omitted
qe4k,,,,Tlt. COTTON IN AIISTRALIA..-:The Govern
eor-
-
4R t-
hee " to be notified that, with a view to n ovfm 8 cultivation of cotton in New South Wales, the
tegisi,4l.°t a, which were provided for the purpose by
gls,„aelicl`',7. Council, but have not yet been awarded, in
gro--w„'`.ll as t; uo specimens having been exhibited, will
.or, •`. pre
for the best samples of that article
or
ehr4 refore'orrt of the colony, and. exhibited in Sydney
e, weigh
e Ist of June, 1853, viz. :-1. For the best
pitieviemag not less than 501b.,E30. 2. For the second
s„,, ret.„ll °R not less than 501 b., £2O. The particular
Wt. " staple are length, strength, firmness, and silk -
%toted that tali, and brightne exhibitolour. Proof will be re-
kilo,/ by t e eotton wool d is the produce of the
Person eettifieate of a mat,istrate, or of some other
im,deli‘",ered of respectability. The samples are to be
oe the colonial stores at h Sydney, and awar
"'Y a board to be appointed by thethe Governords-
co''uotralian and New Zealand Gazette.
Thsts, h4,...t4LA-srp -Now TRADE.-The coal trade con-
IN ota 6:7_4 as ever, and vast quantities are still being
oth,, district into Warwickshire, Worcestershire,
parts gr,- „Parts of the kingdom, which circumstance hn-
i: R' activity to the trade. Some of the colliers
I,eil,:theeacrnotice of a rise of wages, while others contend
the'red i ages are high enough, and that the only thing
(Id' 01112 the number of hours lessened, stating that
I,elaer Jo,osiht to work ten hours per day, including
Aggt'Aabi",A,l'! instead of 12 hours. The iron trade is 4111 NteLFl3e owtfelae4tire, and without doubt will end in
th* Irhe of lapis and forges refuse orders at existing
/Vio e tiVle is much better than it was,. owing
tv ter stock '°„_° of parties to purchase, and get in their
hP44.departia Ale labour market keeps very good,r and
.
ri°l2 lie;al3 °f trades remarkably brisk.- olver
Nt4Nett •
-Amongst the
h which aORTS AND E-xPOFS.
414/ dtittY ve Most increased is corn, of which the
1144-I,llt, 1074°1111ted, in A tof the present year, tot
P4:20tift48,., in the corresponding month of 1852,2..
4°reip,',24/St u 8 7f Cotton shows an increase of 190,51 n
seeds- Pig iron, 106,859 f. ; lead,. 46,383 f. ;
genes eoo{7, 660,552 f. The articles coming next are oil
d
I,of 1-;‘,,eochineal, pepper, salt tin and zinc.
1 ai-44f • '4l the ira orts have diminished' are-coffee,
at
.., olive P
linen and 4, , 113,071 f.; wool, 600,861 f. ; silk,
.oread he en, for less amounts, mahogany, copper,
4„4R141/2 of billeuin, linen cloth, and colonial sugars. The
'qehi e. first eight months of the year show an
444 Jleal, seed
favour of corn, cotton, coals, mahogany,
eop,.,neo eiee,d, oils, lead, castings, zinc, salt, colonial sugar,
clot and they hoed. a falling off in wool, coffee,
olive oil, go, pepper, and foreign
kohttliery're were exported in August 255,374 f.. of
I,oh° orp,"'Diace of 228,708 f. in the corresponding
et ,"ez ; 497,391 f. of millinery against 303,596 f. ;
keetttieal quintals of china, in place of 2,614; 1,123
cip; col ,a,tuutals of cotton stuffs, in place of 775; 1,934
ydinof oflm' en cloths against 877; 2,241 metrical
(110,1-ala op."' tissues, in place of 1,592 ; and 493 metrical
kio'll 1.: woollen cloths against 416. .Augmentations,
er the 80'", a less amount, have take)? place in alcohol,
op' Bilk, refined sugar, and lithographic prints.
- hand there' has been a diminution in the
th'44tir;tB or r salt, and glass. The duty
4, e°4ll,...Btwae° ofea 'salnitadindelc?nce during the month of
lg~leOriZetititg to 2,376,085 f. in place of 2,100,803 f. in
Are poPonding period of 1852, and of 1,936,905 f. in
the first eight months of 1853 this duty re_-
'`B `".907,697f. against 18,374,144 f. in 1852, and
lit in 1861. -

C-11:ES_711.RE AND TVALES.
forthtli ......._____...._
<I. I:id„°,lll3o,rn of Aberystwith is to be extended on the
---- .Y 4.20 yards
li 4trr bad her pool:et
Ealtn
itte Rf taoneY3 on board
rhoah picked of her purse, containing
he
'Woodside boat on
4...NAzci x. AI farn'
KaChOtb the Rev Sunday was
• •Y le Rev. Dr, 13 week, a sermon fly Trinity church
Birkenhead and a collectir
aad,asieina
°Lshed f - 3 in behalf ofnn
vith t,.. or the rm....ed
,C4,„'lls Port. Purpose of visiting the sailors connect ..lkit -..srzu Alm ,
ffic for the
ti,..stidd Q___, 1101,"rnnA.D RAILWAY.—
t 133 cie 7Y„l'ember 18, 1853 :—Railway.Tra: Passengers,_s... .4-Ica-boat • '1443091 17s. ld. • goods, I,l,zna
ti tok, 8 : £653 ls. sd. Total, £6 039 18s. 7d. Increase
Os. ld.
'142 Wed with the corresponding week last year,
111,,,tZkIx},j.:(1':
4f.'tav (3.1-3 in crossing by the Woodside steamer, on
ti 13,1;2_,Ieliberately jumped overboard. He was .IT
ktllle sirlght ashore, but after walking a short
and swam
ttillttt,alltirain made a dash into the wattoerbeanin
as
kkkcaticapin rescued, and beingb found'delvell. state
atlk'llt4 Iilltli:,:wal marched off t
of tlole residentsri of Claughton
8%1141 °4
111.111sZe;tiantgthe Park Hotel, to maket eairi--
T, ottipott for having policemen on duty during he
ea
eetti tLeh,l44%lLoths, when it was decided that four m
k ettivNght -. nu duty on the Ist of next m_onttliva:atlaiirseee
&Ilk, tilm tud one man during the day. It
LiettlV. •tB' ttalta,,,--t the managing committee. should be :
ill4Orb,;_art;'l4l„ , barbyshire A. Byrne, Richard Stubbs,
-saic,,mitcltiz',,' d • R. Hind, and' Henry Bell. It was also
,ll'llici'‘44l,4lllest that Mr. John Horsley
Ititt„..._ill t4ll.lbli•ktY, and Mr. Wm. Carter Hind would
cf 1- ‘aati 441 IT.-- On Wednesday eveninag,s
.adsfitreeal!broaklle.
be (Mc, ,„_,ll was ,Yatd of Mr. Rirnmer, of Bi . ttill'lLl.- . e-, 444(14 Olea-,;ecceired at the bridewell. at half-past six
11-el and
Withh„and Bradshaw immediately got out tellye
t,,' flr •-" eng- --i Ralf an hour were on the spo . pi
%.131!iaetal"slic111114„ia a Pond of water, some.
.distailicetfrlo4noi
N.fiae Lallecee," a fine hay-stack, containing a )ou
The Ati3O,9rltine4ellin, so far. -overcoming the flames,.al to
cafe
(I three.ftnoArlits tltlettaeyporNo-epre toy an adjoining
rt was spoiled.
1111'4°eiiell. the
fi.x.e
suslposed to have been spontaneous
ificte as 1'44,1q/
54.-
11 o no I" A-3, .EISTEDDFODD ,OR 14, ,
sk
4I Tiotadaof Eisteddfodd (a year day)lB was
I+7n. 44A e aeon
,r.' at Br by Public prGc I; itish
and a
lnatian,
qhth"q f',l„„4t abz-t:-ng to thenn'cient ceremony of
ad,sed, ai-111,1' noon procession of bards and whererates
tll,),:lelti'`e eirete- !ePaired to a field near Bangort,
neon
411'is haa positede tnade around the gorsedd
. e,, 4,„• a
4hh, ad,b, ing bsheathed sword. The usuals cere-
h'Ecl h esses een observed, a number of poetical and
on-
-0144 y ks, followed, pointing out the benefits c _
'ell , kuake Leddfodan, and their tendency to eseY\ e
it,, elkrst and literature of the country. The meeting, evi,,,E ed.
th ,elke Tookl,
. IN eßaiast°llT *AltnDEß.—Another strong piece of
tn--v 4 r t°er no ,J.anaes Moore now awaiting his trial for
t''''h, :i44.114
iiiit 34,!..5, t\YO S,tepjilildren at_ Stockport, has
,4a1p4‘.,1
The
the two
of. the. umbrell, II
l'ikl3l4al aTthe canal heri-l'ef,t Ins wife's houtslee with the
1 umbrella
Niveviete the bottaa;,Nilatebacte
an drained,o
yards from the
le,tltl/41.f0r so t bodies were discovered. One of his
Itit bast la.'s wilPe°siaf; of the umbrella appears to hiave,
11e, hilt rta. 8, PrlZed it very much as a relic of lei
FeatAtid silo saL.,lll,ce his committal lie asked to see his.
pr,,,_ ten 1„.-t, sne had 110 ' 1 to see the murderer of
at,o'aeote,l)." When he Ivastolils olf herrefusal he
totsaffeted
Ntt,,,„,at the (I,_•' temarking that he only wanted ee
- fitti'• -.Posal of his clothes and other household
qtv . A
b, Lo,
-.ell --ell
ste AT erIESTER.O Tuesday, a handsome
0,11 a.,
itil) was launched from the ship-yard of

Mr. Cram, of Chester. She is called the Mino, and belongs
to a firm at Barcelona, in Spain. Her length is 200 feet
over all, keel and fore-rake 185 feet, 26 feet beam, 16 feet
deep in the hold, and measures 610 tons. The vessel, on
the stocks being struck from under her, glided most ma-
, jestically into the water ; and the ceremony of " naming"
was performed most gracefully by Miss Bahr, of Liverpool,
whose father is the agent of the owners of the vessel. A
large concourse of people assembled to witness the launch,
among whom were many of the principal inhabitants, and
several parties from Liverpool. The Mino, after being
fitted, will proceed to Liverpool, to take in her engines,
which are now being constructed by Messrs. George For-
rester and Co., at the Vauxhall Foundry.
SHOCKING ACCIDENT TO A WOMAN IN A SLATE
QUIERY.—On Tuesday last, three females, two of whom
were farm servants near this town, proceeded together to
the Llanberis slate quarry, and were conducted into the
works by one of the quarrymen. They entered by means
of a level, at the extremity of which they stood to see the
operations inside, it being dangerous to go further, as
some rubbish from the top of the quarry was about to be
cleared. Presently several tons weight of rock fell on the
paved floor at the bottom, from which it bounded in an
opposite direction, alighting near the level, where it was
shattered, and a piece of considerable size struck one of
the females in the back, inflicting a frightful wound, from
which the blood flowed copiously. She died in a few mo-
meats without uttering a word. One of the others was
thrown down and bruised, but received no serious in-
jury.—Carnarvon Herald.
MA.NDFA.CTORIES IN BIRKENHEAD.—The buildings for
carrying on the manufacture of locomotive engines, and
other machinery, by Messrs. Peto and Co., on the south
side of Wallesey Pool, are fast approaching completion.
The works will occupy an area of upwards of 22,000 square
yards. The range of sheds, workshops, &c., forms a cres-
cent, running from the edge of the pool along the whole
length of the canal on the west side. It commences with
the boilermakers' shed, 190 feet long, fitting and erecting
shop, 281 feet, enginehouse, 25 feet, a second boilermakers'
shed, 100 feet, smithy 170 feet, brass foundry 40 feet, pat-
tern shop 40 feet, and stores 60 feet, the whole being up-
wards of 900 feet long, with an uniform depth of 33 feet
inside. A branch line of railway from the Birkenhead
and Chester Railway is now being laid down, which will
extend along the front of the works to the edge of the
pool, where a powerful crane will be erected. The machi-
nery manufactured at these works will in the first instance,
be principally locomotive engines, &c., for the Canadian
Railway ; the contracts for constructing which Messrs.
Peto and Co. have recently entered upon. It is anticipated
that the works will be in operation in a few weeks.
SIIIIEWSDITRY AND BIRMINGUAM RAILWAY.—At a
meeting of this company, held at the London Tavern, on
Tuesday, the result of the voting on the proposal of the
Great Western Company to amalgamate with the Shrews-
bury and Birmingham was announced, when it appeared
that there was a majority of more than 2000 in favour of
the Great Western Company's proposal. On Wednesday
a general meeting was held at the Lion Hotel, Shrews-
bury. The meeting had been convened by the directors,
in compliance with a requisition from a number of share-
holders, for the following objects :—To obtain the sanction
of the shareholders to the payment of the expenses in-
curred by Messrs. Geach, Robinson, and others, in the ap-
plication made by them to the Vice-Chancellor for an
injunction against the directors; to authorise a bill in
Chancery for the removal of the directors ; to take legal
proceedings for restraining the directors from acting, and
particularly Mr. Knox ' • and to restrain certain nominees
of the Great Western Company, and other persons, not
bond fide shareholders, from voting at the meetings of the
company. On the motion of Mr. R. Scott, the following
resolution was unanimously adopted :—" That, inasmuch
as the shareholders of this company have approved of the
offer of the Great Western Company, including the election
of six new directors in the place of the retiring directors,
who do not offer themselves for re-election, it is inexpedient
to proceed with any business at this meeting, and that
this meeting be adjourned sine die."