The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1841-09-17 00:00:00

LOCAL NEWS

Lieutenant Tudor, R.N., has been appointed to the com-
mand of the Pluto, armed steamer, and sets sail from Ports-
mouth for China in the course of the ensuing week.
ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS.—The last 'gala of the season at
these pleasant gardens took place on Monday. Signor Si-
moni's fireworks went off with great eclat. He has esta-
blished himself as an artist of great merit, and no doubt will
be the means of his being re-engaged in the ensuing season.
The Bicenascope is a most diverting and ingenious exhibi-
tion : it is about to be removed to Chester. The gala on
Monday last, under the patronage of the members of the
Palatine, was more fashionably attended than any other this
season. Two grand fetes are advertised for this evening and
Monday.
UNUSUAL OCCUIIIIENCL.—During the last two or three
days the Cheshire shore, from Seacmnbe to Hoylake, has
been completely covered with the creatures commonly known
on this coast by the name of sea-stars, or fallen stars, and in
the more northernly districts by the expressive denomina-
tion of slobs. They are, we believe, of the genus est erias,
of the order of verrnes mollusca. They lie upon the shore in
countless numbers.

SIR JOSHUA WALMSLEY.—We are exceedingly gratified
to state, that Sir Joshua Wahnsley is gradually recovering
from the effects of the accident which betel him when alight-
ing from one of the railway carriages on Friday week. It
was stated in the paragraphs which went the round of the
papers, that the accident occurred on Sunday se'nnight.
This was an error which we take the present opportunity of
correcting. With the exception of his lameness, Sir Joshua,
we are happy to say, is in excellent health. He is, we are
informed, about to become the occupier of Banton Abbey,
near Stafford.

LIVERPOOL INFIRMARY.—The funds of this institution
are, we regret to hear, in a lamentably depresed_c9nrlition,
and we are glad, therefore, to perceive that a sermon will be
preached, on Sunday next, in St. John the Evangelist's
Church, Hope-street, by the Rev. D. James, in aid such
a valuable charity. The eloquence of the advocate, and the
pressing necessities of the institution, will, we hope, produce
a liberal contribution.

THEATRE-ROY AL.—" John of Procida" was played on
Tuesday night. Stuart's John of Procida was cleverly acted
throughout : we have seldom seen him play to more advan-
tage. Miss Tree's Isoline was a beautiful piece of acting.
Anderson's Fernando we did not like so well as George
Vandenhoff 's : he is too boisterous. In the afterpiece of
" A Roland for an Oliver," Mr. Anderson played Alfred
Hiyhflyer most admirably. Miss I._;llen Tree's Maria Dar-
lington was the most delicious bit of comedy we have seen
for a long time. Her Juliet was also exquisite on Wednes-
day. Mr. Anderson takes his benefit to-night, when Mr.
Macready will perform. A good house may be expected.
Saturday evenir, the 4th, was a memorable evening for St.
Bees. On it was held the first meeting of the Missionary
Association ; an association, conducted by the Rev. and be-
loved Principal and Theological Lecturer, and as members of
which, the large majority of the students have enrolled them-
selves. The Bishop of Chester has kindly consented to be
I;atron. The meeting was opened with prayer by the Rev.
•

R. P. Buddicom, w►►o afterwards delivered an interesting
opening address, in which he discussed the motive for mis-
sionary zeal, and the discouragernents and encouragements
of the work. He also referred to the labours of that emi-
nent missionary, Henry Martyn, with whom he had, in early
years, the privilege of being acquainted. The rev. gentle-
man was then followed by several of the students, some of
whom, from personal knowledge, gave interesting details of
the progress of missions, and the state of Heathen and
Mahometan countries. A considerable degree of interest
was excited, and the utmost unanimity prevailed. The
meeting closed at half-past nine, with singing the Doxology,
and the delivery of the blessing by the rev. president of the
association. These meetings are to be continued on the lust
Saturday evening of each month during term.
EMBARKATION ("1"mi; NEW LORD LIEUTENANT OF
IRELAND.-011 Tuesday evening, Earl de Gray, the new
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, arrived in this town, from Lon-
don, by the seven o'clock mail train, which reached the
railway station thirteen minutes before its time. His lord-
ship and suite immediately drove down to George's Pierhead,
where they found the Redwing, government tender, in readi-
ness alongside the wall. They embarked without a moment's
delay, and were received by Commander Bevis, who was in
attendance for the purpose of seeing every attention paid to
his lordship and his suite. The stea►ner Medina had been
set apart for the purpose of conveying his lordship to the
seat of his government, and she had been in ►eadinesa
moored at the buoy during the whole afternoon. The Red-
wing having been placed alongside, the Medina received the
new Lord Lieutenant and his followers, and immediately set
her paddles in motion and proceeded on her voyage to Kings-
town. She took her departure at half-past nine o'clock,
firing a salute and exhibiting blue lights as she went away.
A crowd of people had assembled on the pier to witness the
departure of his excellency.
ALARMING FIRE AT CRUSTETH• -On Wednesday

morning, about fire o'clock, a fire was discovered in one of
the lofts of an extensive farm belonging to the Earl of Sefton,
in the occupation of Mrs. Molding, about a mile beyond
Croxteth. The whole produce of the land had been housed,
so that there were, in the loft which was on fire and that
adjoining, upwards of a hundred tons of hay, and in the
other adjacent buildings a very large quantity of corn. As
the fire was amongst the hay, which it is supposed had spon-
taneously ignited, great apprehensions were entertained that
the whole stock and buildings would be destroyed. A horse-
man was instantly despatched to Liverpool, where, informa-
tion having been given at the Fire-police Station, Mr. Hewitt,
with three engines, to each of which four horses were at-
tached, set off, full gallop, for the scene of the disaster.
There was a plentiful supply of water on the spot, and a
competent force of firemen having been carried on the engines,
such was the expedition used, that in twenty-five minutes
from the time when the alarm was given in Liverpool, the
engines were in play. We are assured that the residents at
the farm and their neighbours were astonished at the expedi-
tion used, and at the success which attended the efforts of
the police. The labours of the latter, however, did not end
with the subjugation of the flames : it was necessary that
they should leave the buildings in perfect safety. They had,
therefore, to remove all the hay, a work of great toil. The
damage done was not very great, Mr. Hewitt having suc-
ceeded in confining the fire to the lofts where it originated.
Both the buildings and stock were insured. The firemen
exerted themselves with the most praiseworthy zeal and
energy.
COUNTY IlEyisioN.—On Wednesday Mr. Gray, the re-
vising barrister for the southern division of the county, pro-
ceeded to examine the list of voters in the election of knights
of the shire. Mr. G. F. Fairclough, solicitor, appeared on
the part of the conservatives. and Mr. Snowball on that of
the radicals. The number of objections lodged by the latter
were unusually great, while the number lodged by the con-
servatives were, comparatively speaking, few in amount. It
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adopted by their political opponents, namely, that of lodging
an overwhelming number of objections against parties duly
qualified to have their names upon the register, in the hope
that such parties would not be at the trouble of giving their
attendance in court, and that, by the mere fact of the notice
of objection being proved to have been served upon them,
their names would be struck off ; and it is much to be re-
gretted that, in nine cases out of ten, the trick succeeded to
their heart's content; for, in the vast majority of instances,
the conservatives objected against did not appear in court,
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ance, and the same may be said of all, or nearly all, those
objected against in Childwall, Allerton, Wavertree. Walton-
on-the-hill„Edge-hill, &c. We believe, but are not quite
certain of the fact, that if any of those whose names have
been erased, attend previous to the termination of the pre-
sent sitting, and that there be sufficient spare time for them
to establish their right to the franchise, they will be replaced;
but, as we have intimated, even this is doubtful, because,
though the barrister may be willing to afford them a second
opportunity of having their right sifted and ascertained, the
probability is that he will not be able, owing to the formid-
able list of objections lodged by the radicals,
which he has to wade. and through