The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-10-11 00:00:00

TUE-

DAY

MORNING, OCT. 11, 1853.

T H ,E

WEEK

LIVERPOOL was all astir on Tuesday last with
the intelligence received by electric telegraph, that
Turkey had at length plucked up spirit, and de-

dared war against Russia,

Tallow went up, and

bilities of the expected war formed a fertile topic of
conversation for the day. Consideration, however,
somewhat damped the warlike ardour with which
the news was first received, and as confirmation
of its truth was a long time in coming, indifference
took the place of excitement, and confidence was in

some degree restored.
On Wednesday the Town Council met, and de-
cided on the important question, whether Shaw's-
brow was to be reached by a bridge, or by a better
slope, and very properly decided in favour of the
latter. The large majority by which the point was
carried, is indicative of the feeling out of doors
being little in accordance with that of the Improve-
ment Committee, whose recommendation was thus
outvoted. We have, in a leading article, made

some suggestions as to further improvements re-
quired, and trust that no narrow policy will be
allowed to mar the good work, of which the neces-
sity and advantage must be obvious.

On the same clay the CHIEF MAGISTRATE enter-
tained the EARL OF DERBY and a distinguished
party to a banquet, at the Town-hall. As the en-
tertainment was private, all comment upon the
proceedings is precluded.
The interesting ceremony of presenting Mrs.
LITTLEDALE, the wife of the late Mayor, with a
silver cradle, in pleasant fulfilment of an ancient
legend, in order to commemorate the birth of a
son during the mayoralty of its father, took place
on Thursday. We have given the details in another
column, and a description of the work of art, which
was subscribed for by the many who appreciate the
sterling qualities of Mr. THOMAS LITTLEDALE.
Liverpool was appalled, on Friday, by the intel-
ligence of two most disastrous accidents, attended
with frightful loss of human life. On the Great
Southern and Western Railway, at a station a few
miles from Dublin, a passenger train was brought
to a stand, owing to a defect in the engine. A
signal of danger was sent back, in order to stay an
expected goods train, but no attention was paid to
it, and the goods train, at full speed, dashed into
the passenger train, smashing nearly all the car-
riages, killing fourteen of the hapless inmates, and
seriously injuring a great many more. The driver,
the guard, and the stoker of the goods train, are
in custody, and a searching investigation is being
made into the circumstances. On the same day
the news was received of the sadly-fatal wreck of
the Annie Jane, which left Liverpool a short time
since, freighted with 450 passengers and a valuable
cargo, for Montreal. She was met by the terrible
gale which visited our coast a fortnight ago, dis-
masted and rendered; helpless by the fury of the
storm, driven northward, and at length dashed to
pieces on the shores of Barra, one of the southern-
most isles of the Hebrides, where 348 of the passen-
gers met with a watery grave, and the others were
with difficultyrescued. Such afrightful loss of human
life it has rarely been our lot to record, but it does
not appear that any fault is to be attribUted to
the conduct of the master and crew, or that tie
disaster is owing to any imperfection in the vessel
or her appointments.
Great complaint has been made by the emigrants
rescued from the Isaac Wright of the treatment
they received on board that vessel, and the insuffi-
ciency and bad quality of the food and water pro-
vided. It would appear that some more efficient
inspection is needed by a competent officer before
such vessels are permitted to sail, as it cannot be
expected that emigrant passengers have either the
opportunity or the ability to judge of a vessel's
stores before they venture their lives in her.

On Wednesday, the fine ship Neleus sailed for
Australia, with a valuable cargo, and an immense
number of letters and newspapers for the settlers
in our colonial El Dorado. The postponement of
the sailing from Tuesday night to Wednesday
morning was solely owing to the inconvenient hour
at which the tide served on the former day, and not
to any want of water, as was erroneously repre-
sented in some provincial newspapers.
The favourable change of the wind in the early
part of the week led to the sailing of an immense
number of vessels from this port to all parts of the
world, and slightly assisted to relieve the docks
from the pressure with which they are even now
inconveniently crowded.

The concert on Tuesday at the Philharmonic-
hall, as we ventured to predict, attracted one of
the most brilliant audiences ever assembled within
that spacious building, to listen to the sweet
singing of Grisi and Mario. So pressing was the
demand for tickets, that the Committee were com-
pelled to arrange for a second concert, and this
evening the distinguished, artistes, whose fame is
European, will take their farewell of Liverpool
before an audience as numerous as on last
Tuesday, the Committee having been obliged to
provide additional seats in order to meet the de-
mands for admission, The season commenced thus
auspiciously, bids fair to be most successful, as
another numerous gathering is expected for the
concert on this day fortnight, when the exquisite
harmony of the Orchestral Union will afford an
opportunity of listening to the perfection of instru-
mental music,

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE

FRANCS.—A Council of Ministers was held at St. Cloud
on Tuesday morning, in consequence of the advices from
Constantinople, that the Porte had declared war against
Russia. The Moniteur declares that there is not the
slightest foundation for the rumours in circulation of ap-
proaching modifications in the Ministry. There is an
announcement in Wednesday's Constitutionnel, of the
inauguration of a temporary chapel for the celebration of
orthodox Greek worship. The authorization of the French
Government has been accorded to this step on the express
application of the Turkish Ambassador at Paris.
HOLLAND.—The cities of Amsterdam and Rotterdam
are still suffering from cholera. The number of cases in
the cholera hospital of the former, from Sept. 30 to Oct. 3,
was 84 of which 57 terminated fatally. On the 4th inst.
four more deaths occurred in the hospital, where there
were then 29 other persons under treatment for cholera.
Several. English vessels have been brought disabled into
the Dutch ports, in consequence of the late gales. The
schooner Dart, bound from Liverpool to Rotterdam, sprung
a leak on the 27th ult. off Egmond. For some days there
were doubts ashore as to her fate, but it is now known
that her crew were all saved. The English schooner Hor-
racks was brought to Flushing by some Belgian pilots.
The captain and some of the crew were carried off by a
heavy sea, and two sailors who, together with the captain's
wife, remained on board, were found in a disabled state.
The schooner, bound from London to Sunderland, was
drifting about when dise6vered by the pilots.
Paussii.—On the night of Sunday, the 2nd of October,
the King, to the great surprise of everyone in Berlin, set
off for Warsaw. This remarkable step is generally consi-
dered as an open political demonstration, though there is
some pretence for making it appear an act of friendly
courtesy. It seems the Czar had sent an autograph letter,
by Count Munster, to Sans Souci, inviting the King to
attend the closing manoeuvres of the Russian troops, and
to meet the Emperor of Austria.
AUSTRIA.—On Sunday night the Emperor left sud-
denly, with the Prince of Prussia, for Warsaw. The
Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, brother of the Em-
peror, has just been named Governor-general of the
Polish provinces, of the kingdoms of Galicia and Lodo-
meria, of the grand duchy of Cracow, and of the duchy of
Bukowina.

RlTSSlA.—Letters from St. Petersburg, of the 24th ult.,
announce that the Russian Baltic fleet had received orders
to rerurn to Cronstadt, and hold itself at the disposal of
government, A telegraphic despatch from Berlin states
that the Emperor remained at Warsaw, and had been
joined by the Emperor of Austria and King of Prussia.
He persists, he says, in his professions of peace, and, it is
expected, will encourage the Emperor of Austria to make
another attempt at mediation. Before the Emperor left
Olmutz, he signed an ukase for a new levy of troops,
and sent it off by courier to St. Petersburg.

TURIKEY.—Since tle stirring intellig,iiiee given in our
We edition on Ztlesday, there have been partial contra-