The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1847-11-02 00:00:00

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tir Thomas Birch, M.P. for Liverpool, was in town
last week, and appeared on 'Change.
Mr. J. Davies, of the Kirkdale Industrial School, has
Council
a certificate granted to him by the committee of the
‘-nuncil of Education.
On Tuesday a man named Henry Rowe came by his
teath in consequence of a fall, from the yard-arm of the
Ajax lying in the Waterloo Dock.
In another column will be seen Mrs. Girvan's adver-
tisement. Her selections, from Paris, of artificial flowers,
are said to be unrivalled.
Lieutenant W. B. Chamberlain, an old and distinguished
?facer of the revolutionary war (1809), has been directed
47 their lordships of the Admiralty to join immediately
the quarantine establishments at Liverpool.
44. On Thursday the body of Ellen Norris, the wife of a
rilewaiter, residing in Spitalfields, was found floating in
tp Canning Dock. The last time she was seen alive was
4 tortnight previous.
I,IMPORTATION OF GUANO.—A vessel arrived from Ca-
the port of Liverpool, has brought an entire cargo,
theslsting of 1400 tons weight of guano. This is one of
largest importations which has taken place of this
e„,%14-discovered article of manure.
• 'Liss Whitnall has engaged for her concert, on the 17th
latant, the services of Mrs. Wood, the Queen of British
Sig ; and in addition to the other attractions, Mr. Distin
and his four sons will give their original and extraordinary
performances on the sax horns and sax tubas.
On Wednesday, Ann Allen, of Parke's-court, Maguire
treet, was found dead in bed. She had been indisposed
Tor several days. On a post mortem examination, it ap-
tpared that death had been produced by an internal
ntsease, the result of natural causes.
On Wednesday morning, Ann Lomas complained of
beingl unwell, and vomited a little. This was succeeded
by a fit, which terminated her existence in about twenty
Minutes. The cause of death was disease of the heart
And lungs, the result of natural causes.
SUDDEN DEATH.-At the Sessions Court, on Wednes-
day, a woman named Jane Smith, aged 45 years, was in-
dicted for stealing a door mat, and just as the trial was be-
ing proceeded with she fell down in the dock, and expired
almost immediately. This melancholy event, of course,
'put an end to the trial.
FOREIGN FRUIT IN LIVERPOOL.—During the five
'weeks ending the 19th instant, the clearances of currants
have been only 470 tons against 500 tons in 1846 ; and of
raisins, aisins, 260 tons against 850 in the same period last
fruit I:l'es this arise from the abundance of British

THE
last OVERSEERS OF BIRKENHEAD.—On Thursday
, the clerk to the Guardians of the Wirral Union ap-
Plied th the bench of magistrates, at Birkenhead, for a
"1131/lens againstthe overseers of Birkenhead for the non-
payment of £BOO, being an order made upon them in
August last. The overseers, on Friday, obtained about a
hundred summonses against defaulters.
Ellis
ANOTHER VICTIM TO FEVER..—On Saturday,
tigby, a police-officer, who has, since July, been engaged
removing paupers to Ireland, died, after a week's ill-
of fever caught in the discharge of his duty. He
Was an excellent officer, and has left a widow and four
eaildren. This makes eight police-officers, including the
inspector, who have died of fever since February, while
"jag as assistant relieving officers.
On Wednesday an old man, named John Burnet, a
4abourer, employed by the City of Dublin Company, was.
emPloyed oiling the axle of a wheel connected with the
machinery, at the premises at William-street North,
vasby some accident he became entangled in the re-
lying strap, which raised him to a considerable height
the ground. The poor fellow fell with great force,
,1111,1 pitching on his head, received such injuries that he
'°oll died. The wheel was railed off, and he had no °e-
vasion to step within the rail.
12IIE ALARMED MUNICIPALS.—The "liberal" press of
c• 'erPool and Bath has suddenly become virtuous—it has
11-iiesvered that it is a very wrong thing to import politics
Who council—to test a man's fitness for serving his
is an by the question of whig or tory. This
Undoubted truth, but it will very naturally be asked
c I' these gentlemen have been twelve long years in dis-
-4,4/11g it We will tell the reason. At the election on.
iil;„iluaY, it is probable that the burgesses, injuredeby misd-
tin-mgement of their affairs, and sick• of squabbling in
til'nsense, will make a clean sweep of the radicals now in
u?,Cerporafons.—Hereford Journal.
1-41. BORN.—Dr. Thomas Horn, of Birkenhead, has,
14 addition to his other honorary professional distinctions,
Lee°lllen a licentiate of the Apothecaries Company of
ondo. He passed his examination in the science and
tractice of medicine before the Honourable Court of
xatniners on the 9th ultimo. It is highly creditable of
the doctor voluntarily to submit himself to great personal
sacrifices in order to obtain that diploma, considering his
advanced time of life, and the fact of his having been
exempt by law, from having passed his examination and
obtained his diploma from the Royal College of Surgeons
prior to August, 1815.—Courier.
MECHANICS' INSTITUTION.—We have much pleasure
in directing the attention of our readers to the. announce-
ment of the forthcoming
will. be seen thaticAlT
intgmleercstuonre,s at this institution.
It
the distinguished Ame-
rican essayist and lecturer, will commence a. course of
six lectures on Wednesday next, on subjects which cannot
fail to excite great interest, and which, in the hands of
such a profound scholar, deep thinker, and eloquent lec-
turer as Mr. Emerson, are sure to be eated with justice
and power. Mr. Emerson has just arrived in our country
from his native America. He comes to us as another of
those great messengers, who are not only to encourage
ram and goodwill between the nations on both sides of
the Atlantic, but to give us the benefit of the thought
r_ct research of the American scholar and man of genius.
ech we hope that the thoughtful and eloquent lec-
r from New England will receive a right hearty wet-
me in the good old town. —Journal.
IppING PAYMENT BY TEI:EGRAPH.—On Monday
' 11 a German, named Heill, was brought before theT
Mayor of London, charged with having robbed
Ls,o_
as
Ross, of Perth, of £lOO, in Liverpool. The
l,r4lainant was about to emigrate to America, and on
sleptBrrival at Liverpool put up at the Trafalgar, where he
in a double-bedded room with the prisoner. They
firmedol an intimacy, and ultimately the prisoner opened
to ss's portmanteau, and ran away with notes amounting
£lOO. Word was passed by telegraph to Rugby and
.°13:1 thence forwarded to London, to stop the notes.
'oan after the announcement the prisoner presented the
notes at the Bank of England. He was apprehended and
committed, and subsequently sentenced to seven years'
i.PlisPortation. On Wednesday Mr. Ross returned to
!Averpool, in order to proceed to America, and, strange
,s it may appear, on going to the Police-office, he was
V.ilitia, entified by Adjutant Wear, of the Second Lancashire
as a deserter from the Scotch Fusilier Guards,
stationed at the Tower, London. He was handed over to
the military authorities, and £l2O found on him placed
In the bank.
ST. JAMES'S SCHOOL BAZAAR.—The bazaar of useful
arld ornamental articles, in aid of the funds for enlarging
the school of St. James's, which opened on Tuesday, at
the Royal Assembly-room, Great George-street, and
closed on Friday night, was, we are glad to announce,
eminently successful in the objects for which it was de-
*Vied. During the week it was visited by the Earl and
Countess of Sefton, Wm. Brown, Esq., M.P., and Sir
_Thomas Birch, M.P. To enliven purchases, several hand-
some young ladies lent their services, and Stubb's har-
nic band had been engaged. The bazaar was, on
tiltiurnsday night, throngecrvvith the youth and beauty of the
iii" the.glass of fasitiOn, and the mould of form." A
hgey auction took place in the afternoon, and at seven
evening. A lottery was held, which realised up-
wards of £5O. The receipts
X 350, and as only X4oo'Pvitassurpe to.
eThursdayfor nig night were
the purposes
contemplated, the close of the accounts on Friday night
exhibited a surplus of an amount highly creditable to the
iberality of the visitors, and eloquently attesting the
zaseinative powers of the skilful and zealous ladies who
iriginated and conducted the bazaar. The proceeds at
the close on Friday night, we rejoice to state, amounted
to £470, independent of various sums yet to be received.
The chair, worked by Miss Clare, the leading prize in one
M the lotteries, was won by Miss Thorp, sister of the lady
9f the Rev. Mr. Stewart, of est Drb. The first rize
the Art Union, a minatureW bed,e much admired,p was
Presented by Mrs. John Smith.
1, LIEUTENANT LORD'S CHART OF THE APPROACHES TO
X PORT OF LIVERPOOL.—A beautiful and highly valu-
able chart, (about 4 feet 10 inches in length and 4 feet in
'Width), of the approaches to Liverpool, from a survey
ade by direction of the Dock Trustees, by Lieutenant
tii_ord, R.N., the active and intelligent marine surveyor of
t2e .° Port has just been published. The whole shores of
estuary of the Mersey. and the contiguous outward
assts of Lancashire and Cheshire, are here most distinctly
411 accurately delineated—together with the entire series
tk Lae banks that bound or beset the several channels in
ge offing. The soundings are thickly laid down at every
ttint ; the precise positions of the numerous lighthouses,
tghtships, buoys, landmarks, &c., are marked, with their
ZsPective bearings distinctly shown, so that even the
Zariner who is a stranger may by hold of such a "
" or protection safely navigate his vessel out of or
00, port. An examination of this chart will moreover
highly interesting to all landsmen who take pleasure
exploring the minute topogragphy of the locality. The
e4tire survey has evidently been a work of great patience,
LI, and scientific observation, and the engraving is pecu-
M, fine, showing, as in a bird's-eye-view the heights of
wing
upon bank in successful layers, the neighbouring
lighthouses,
land, &c., vignette engravings of the :lightships,
islathouses, lanmarks, &c., are given in the margin, in
telltastakable similitude. There is also a variety of inte-
tetill notg and useful information relative to the tides, &c.,in
Le es, tables, and references. The chart extends west-
incl so far as to include the north-west lightship. We
Cre• from it that the Liverpool Observatory, (a little to
;',1;t11 of the Prince's Dock sea wall) is in lat. 53° 24' 47"
and in long. 3° 0' 1" 6"' W. The chart has been
:Led up to the latest possible period—including all re-
'it mutations of the sandbanks and shores.
-44AtINcif OF THE HIBERNIA.—On Wednesday, a splen-
6. iron steamer, named the Hibernia, was launched from
ehe building-yard of Messrs. Thos. Vernon and Co. South
trc're• This is one of the most beautiful models we have
4 seen, and perhaps no vessel has ever yet been been
bunched which redounds so much to the credit of her
%iers. She is 190 feet long between perpendiculars,
4et 9 inches beam, 13 feet 9 inches deep, and about
ons old measurement,—probably about 700 tons new
~,,isurement. She is intended to ply between Holyhead
e-;114t Dublin. Four steamers were ordered for this
ficafany, each having their own models, plans, and speci-
zno lue. There is a prize offered, after a trial of 12
10014°3' speed, wear and tear, and the result is, therefore
ed forward to with very great interest. The parties
Lobeted,
i to build the boats are Ditchburn and Mare, of
Wigram, of Loneon ; Mr. John Laird, of Bir-
andpnoL , aea; Messrs. Thomas Vernon and Co. of Liver-
th„ • Both the London vessels have been launched, and
~gh their speed has been extraordinarily
.great, yet it
"Peeted that the vessel launched here by Messrs.

Vernon and Co. will at least make 15 knots an hour. The
engines of the Hibernia are about 400 horse power. They
have been made by Messrs. Bury Curtis and Kennedy, of
the Clarence Foundry. The cylinders are oscillating, and
the patent paddle wheels are from Mr. Morgan's establish-
ment. Accommodation is afforded on board for about 60
first class passengers and 40 second. The births are ex-
ceedingly few, as the passage is expected to be performed
in the short space of four hours. There are, however,
sitting and dining rooms fitted up in a most superb man-
ner. The Hibernia was christened by Mr. Thomas Ver-
non, the principal of the firm of Messrs. Vernon and Co.
The figure-head consists of a shield, with a harp upon it,
and the carving upon the stern is of a new style exceed-
ingly elegant. The Messrs. Vernon have another steam-
vessel upon the stocks : she is of 500 tons burthen, in-
tended for the Whitehaven Company, and will be launched
in the course of next month.