The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-04-05 00:00:00

THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD, TUESDAY, APRIL 5, 1853.

LAST WEEK there was despatched per railway, from
Dumfries to Liverpool, 1,455 sheep and 32 fat cattle.

ON MONDAY NIGHT WEEK a fire broke out in the
timber-yard, &c., occupied by Mr. Leyland, Miles-street,
Toxteth-park. The loss about £l5OO.

THE LIVERPOOL POLICE have received; Intimktion of
forty cases in which wandering thieves have stolen coats
off hooks in lobbies during the past two or three days.

THE CITY OF DUBLIN STEAM COMPANY have
sanctioned an advance in the wages of their workmen
from 19s. a-week to 225.

JAMES PATTEN, Thomas Dunlevy, and Thomas Gag-
ban, three notorious comers, on the first of whom eighteen
base half-crowns were found, have been committed for
trial by the magistrates.

THE REV. DANIEL DAVIES, of Swansea, delivered a
lecture on Uncle Tornie Cabin, at the Concert-hall. on
Wednesday evening, in aid of the funds of the Welsh
Baptist Chapel, at Birkenhead.

RIPE STRAWBERRIES were on Tuesday exhibited at
Mr. Taylor's, St. John's Market, grown at Hoghton.
Some roots of potatoes, from Woolton, with green stems
attached, were also shown.

THE NEWS FROM TRIESTE, per Overland Mail, an-
nounces the death of Captain Loch, R.N., of the Win-
chester, whilst heading an attack upon a formidable band
of robbers, near Donabew. Captain Loch was well
known in this town.

LIVERPOOL PENITENTIARY.—At the forty-second an-
nual meeting of the subscribers, on Tuesday, it was shown
that no less than 556 females have been rescued by its in-
fluence from a sad and destructive course of life, and have
become useful members of society. Its funds are low.
THE RATEPAYERS OF EVERTON, St their annual meet-
ing, on Wednesday, appointed the following gentlemen
overseers :—Mr. Wm. M'Gee, of Church-street, Ever-
ton ; Mr. James Robinson Chambers, Mr. Henry
Edwards, and Mr. Wm. Hunter. Mr. Chambers is one
of the retiring overseers.

THE RATEPAYERS OF BOOTLE. CUM-LINACRE, at their
annual meeting, on Monday, agreed that a rate of
fivepence in the pound would suffice for the next twelve
months. Mr. Donally was re-elected surveyor of the
highways for the ensuing year. Mr. W. Knowles, Mr.
C. Musker, and Mr. Thomas Williamson were appointed
overseers.

THE KNIFE was brought into extensive requisition
on Wednesday by Antonio Prae, a Spanish seaman on
board the Chrysolite, who attempted to stab a young
woman, a servant in a boarding-horse in Litherland.
alley, and also a shipmate residing in the same house.
At the police-court the dangerous scoundrel was ordered
to pay a fine of £5 or be imprisoned two months.

TEIE Wigan Times announces the demise of James
Little, an eccentric bachelor of 63 years, at Chowbent,
in whose house £2,800 was found concealed in various
sly corners. The deceased lived by himself, without a
servant. £BOO in gold was found in some rags covered
with chips. He was the last surviving member of a
penurious family.

' A YOUNG MAN, named William Maxwell, adopted a
somewhat bold stroke to gain a suit the other day.
Walking into the shop of Mr. Thomas Caine, outfitter,
Sir Thomas's-buildings, he asked tobe fitted with clothing.
He tried a coat and vest on, and whilst the shopkeeper
was speaking to a third party he seized his opportunity,
bolted into the street, and ran away. He was, however,
apprehended in less than half an hour, and by the police
magistrate committed to take his trial.

A VERY LAUGHABLE JUVENILE TURN-OUT occurred
on Wednesday, when a number of youths employed as
assistant soap-boilers in the Victoria engine-works, Kirk-
dale, struck work—demanding ss. a week, whereas at pre-
sent they receive only 3s. 6d. or 4s. In a brief time their
places were supplied by other lads. In the afternoon the
young turn-outs assailed the " knobsticks," but the sight
of the foreman with a big cudgel made them take to their
heels. The indiscreet boys have been obliged to look out
for work elsewhere.

A " SWELL" FOR THE DIGGINGS.—At the Nisi
Prins Court the other day, a person named Wray, the
plaintiff in a case, caused some merriment by his personal
" revelations." He deposed :—I was going to Australia
to start as a merchant. Had prepared certain boxes for
the occasion, including sixty shirts and sixty collars,
partly made for the occasion. Three doze, shirts I bought
at Silver's in Cornhill: the rest were those in my ordinary
use. I had also procured thirty pairs of boots for the
occasion, which I intended to wear. Sometimes wear
three pairs in a day. The value of these boots was 255.
a pair. My ordinary wardrobe consists of twenty or
thirty pairs of trowsers.—(Laughter.)
AT THE MONTHLY MEETING of the Polytechnic So-
ciety, yesterday evening week—Mr. P. H. Horner in
the chair—a communication was read from Mr. Boult,

the secretary of the Architectural and Archaeological So-
ciety, inviting the attendance of the members of the Po-
lytechnic Society to the next meeting of the first-named
society, to be held to-morrow, when the special committee
upon local improvements will report upon those altera-
tions of the town which they think are more immediately
requisite. Mr. Grantham took the members of the society
to task for being too modest : the two last papers were
read by strangers. Dr. Hume argued that this fact was
a sign of prosperity. He then read a paper by Signor
Grispi, a native of Italy, on cameos, describing their
history, and different kinds. Dr. Hume then introduced
Signor Grispi to the meeting. An interesting discussion
followed, after which Mr. Frank Howard exhibited some
drawings of antique sculpture by his father.

TO•MORROW EVENING the report upon local improve.
ments will form the theme of (we doubt not) an interest-
ing discussion at the meeting of the Architectural and
Archmological Society. The following cre stated to be
the chief recommendations of the report :—lmproved
communications between the Town-hall and St. George's-
hall ; a route for the relief of Oldhall-street and of North
and South John-streets ; an improved line of streets from
the Landing-stage to the Lime-street Railway Station,
and from that station to the north end of the town ; the
improvement of Marybone, and continuation of Scotland-
road and Vauxhall-road.; the provision of better ap-
proaches to the town from the suburban districts, Bootle,
Walton, West Derby, Wavertree, and Aigburth, with
cross communications from one suburb to another; and
the amendment of the access from the town to Everton,
the defects of the present route being seriously detrimen-
tal to the prosperity of that locality, now that it has lost
its rural prestige : nor are our Cheshire neighbours ne-
glected, much attention having been given to the promo-
tion of their convenience.
THE LABOUR STRIKES.—To the ropers, we believe,
belongs the honour of having began the present move-
ment among working-men for an advance of wages. On
mere request, they obtained an advance of 2s. a week in
their wages. The Dock Committee have advanced the
salaries of warehouse and cargo ledger clerks. The direc-
tors of the City of Dublin Steam Company have sanctioned
an advance in the wages of their seamen, from I9s. a week
to 225. The bricklayers sent a circular to their employers
requiring a like additional sum, threatening to strike if
their requests were not complied ith. They are san-
guine, however, of success, owing no the great extent of
building in the borough now in progress. The town, the
other night, bad nearly been left in total darkness. The
lamplighters, if not other of the einpkyles in the service
of the gas company, applied for an increase of 3s. or 4s.
per week. They were met with a flat refusal ; and, think-
ing better of the matter, the threatened strike did not
occur. The agricultural labourers in Ireland are com-
bining in order to get an advance of wages. In many
districts in England the agricultural workmen are also
making efforts to obtain an increase.
T.HE COLLIERY EXPLOSION NEAR WIGAN.—The
adojurned inquest was held on Saturday. Mr. William
Lancaster, mining inspector for Scotland, and formerly
manager of the Ince Hall Coal and Cannel Company's
works, and a sinker of this very mine, was present. Mr.
W. Laird stated that the directors were anxious that the
matter should be thoroughly examined. Mr. Dickenson,
the government inspector, was of opinion that nearly the
whole of the rise workings were in a foul state at the time
of the explosion. Probably the firing of a shot might
have ignited the gas, and caused the accident. There
appeared to have been no qualified person appointed to
fire the shot, and the caution which the rules enjoined
seemed, by the evidence, to have been systematically
broken. Smokers appear to have used their pipes, which
was against the rules. The management of the pit ap-
peared to have been divided between Mr. Darlington and
Mr. Jones, the latter having to receive his orders from
the former. Very little discretion, indeed, seemed to
have been entrusted to the underlooker : he was not
permitted to repair a broken slide without calling in his
superior. If Jones was competent to fill the important
position of underlooker of these extensive workings, he
was competent. in his opinion, to make the necessary
repairs in the shaft without ;calling in Mr. Darlington,
who was a young man, and who did not appear to have
been in the workings for at least a month before the acci-
dent occurred. The inquest was adjourned to Thursday
morning next. A public meeting is about to be held at
Wigan for the purpose of appointing a committee and
taking steps for raising a fund, by subscription, for the
relief of the widows and families of the unfortunate men
who were killed by the explosion. Mr. James Darlington,
general manager of the works, has headed the subscription
list with £5O.

LIVERPOOL TOWN COUNCIL.—At the next monthly
meeting, to-morrow (Wednesday), the following subjects
will be taken into consideration :—The proceedings of the
Finance Committee, comprising a recommendation to ap-
point Mr. M. M. G. Dowling to the situation of superin-
tendent of the chain-cable testing-machine, vacant by the
death of Mr. William Knowles ; recommendation to in-
crease the salary of Mr. Alfred Quick, clerk to the Town-
clerk, from £l5O to £2OO per annum ; recommendation,
pursuant to the direction of the Council, of the following
gentlemen, as respectively fitting for the appointment of
receiver of town-dues, anchorage, &c., namely, Mr.
William Huson, Mr. Nathan Litherland, and Mr. S.
Warner Shand ; returns of the overseers of the assess-
ments in the several parishes and townships within the
borough, preparatory to the laying of a rate under the
provisions of " The Liverpool Library and Museum Act,
1852;" report on the report of a sub-committee of magis.
trates on the subject of granting licenses to marine-store-
dealers ; the laying of a rate under the provisions of " The
Liverpool Library and Museum Act, 1352;" The pro-
ceedings of the Watch, Lighting, Fire-police, and Fire-
prevention Committees, comprising proceedings prepara-
tory to laying a fire-police rate, not exceeding one half-
penny in the pound; proceedings preparatory to laying a
watch-rate, for the year 1853-4 ; the proceedings and re-
ports of the Church Expenditure Committee ; the pro-
ceedings of the Water Committee, comprising a recom-
mendation to increase the salary of Mr. Capes Ashlin,
treasurer, from £6OO to £7OO per annum, the considera-
tion of which was postponed at the last monthly Council;
recommendation to increase the wages of other clerks,
&c. The following motions, of which notices have been
given :—By Mr. Arthur Henderson, " That a road be cut
through the Newsham-house estate from West Derby-
road to London-road, and that the land be leased for
building purposes." By Mr. Thomson, " That a speci,l
committee of the Council be appointed to inquire into and
report upon the charge made by Inspector Kehoe that
Mr. Thomson, in the capacity of councillor for the
borough, had interfered with him in the discharge of his
duty as a police-officer, and that such committee have
power to examine all books, reports, papers, and docu-
ments connected with the police-force, and that reporters
be permitted to attend such inquiry."