The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1847-05-04 00:00:00

houringmen were a

seven miles from

ton, footman to Lord Rancliffe, accidentally slipped into a
pool at the end of the field. The water is not deep, and
the lad might have been got out in a minute, but instead
of attempting to save him, these thickheaded fellows ran
three-quarters of a mile to the village to fetch the con-
stable. On being asked why they had let the boy drown,
they replied they made no attempt to get. him out of the
water, as they thought it was not according to the laws of
our country, and that there should be some other witnesses
to seeing him in the water.' " Voluntary efforts to edu-
cate the people have left the poor stupids here referred to
sadly in the lurch.
ROBBERY OF FLOUR

flour, on her way f
near Ballydine, a larl
the banks of the •ril

—On Friday, as a boat laden with
Clonmel to Waterford, arrived
mob of persons had assembled on
about one hundred in number,
sped with guns and brass blunder-

The boat v

ip by one man,

had his gun presented, several of the party also present-
ing at the time. The persons managing the boat being
placed in terror of their lives through the tbteats of the
attacking party, brought the boat to the bank, when the
mob compelled to go into the cabin, and commenced the
They had "a yawl" in their possession at this
)ok from

" the d

who would
One

curved with Sir Henry de la Beche, that the qirantity
could not be depended upon, whilst the quality would be
and inferior. u- , not recommend any public
.ies for the domestic use of the
if a better were available. With

body to procure their suppl

rom such a so

rie quality

_ . .
he pronounced it excellent for all purposes, proving geo-
logically the statement, and said that in his opinion it was
r the best of the two modes of furnishing Liverpool.
The Doctor's evidence was not affected by a

with water

cupied the remainder of the day. It was to be
resumed at the sitting of the committee yesterday (Mon-
day), when it will probably be finished. Before the

and it

of a most desultory
acter, from the fact of the whole host

imittee rose a di

a suggestion t

It was caused b

A the promoters should endeavour to

compensation. Mr. Chippendail's case was said by his
counsel to he one which no amount of water could com-
pensate ' • he must have compensation both in money and
water. The Corporation, so far, have steadily and con-
stantly refused to listen to claims to compensation in
money ; but they profess great willingness to be liberal

All part

ted bN

committee a

it can only

)11 of the Col

[1 with that understanding the

The bill for the amalgamation of the Birkenhead and
Herculaneum Docks is unopposed, and it was before the
Chairman of Ways and Means yesterday, (Monday,) by
whom it will be reported to the house on Wednesday.
A select committee (Mr. Hayter, chairman) assembled
on Friday, on the two bills promoted by the Birkenhead
Dock Commissioners, which are opposed. One of them
is for the construction of new docks

the other
W(

and the alteration of
lent bill. Mr. Ilild-

yard, Q.C., with Mr. . ...,Ister and Mr. Goldsmith, were
counsel for the bill; Mr. M. D. Hill, Q.C., and Mr.
Johnson, appeared for Messrs. Pollard ; Mr. Montague
Smith for Messrs. Maudesley ; and Mr. Dickenson for
Messrs. Bibby.

Some discussion took place as to the reception of

Messrs. Bibby's petition, owing to its having been pre-
sented within the three days ; but on its appearing that
it had been referred with the usual order by the house,
the committee, with whom the objection originated, re-

ceived it

Mr. HILDYABD, by consent, opened the cases of both
bills together. The object of the first, he said, was to
construct a dock between the north-west corner of the
Woodside basin, to be approached for the present through
find this Bridge-end Dock, to which
The object of the

e attached tour graving.,
other bill was to alter the mode of assessing the owners of
the frontages on the urp?r end of Wallasey Pool, for the
construction of the wall to be erected around it.

Mr. Hool,
Tyrer, Mr.

, Harbour-master of Birkenhead, Mr. James
)h. and Mr. J. J. Melliniser were

Tyrer, Mr. Wm‘..M‘Cannon (of the Surrey Canal Docks),
and Mr. D. Gihb were examined, after which the com-
mittee adjourned.
In the course of his speech, Mr. Hildyard mentioned
the fact that this was the first time the Birkenhead gen-
tlemen had ever annlied in parliament without an opposi-

tion from the Liverpool Corporation or the Liverpool
docks. Surely, he observed, the times were coming when
the lion would lie down with the lamb !

The Hon. G. F. Moore, of Perth, Australia, has been
appointed colonial secretary there. The honourable gen-
tleman, we observe from the Swan River News, has been

married to a (aughter of the governor. Mr. Moore is
brother to Mr. William Moore, agent in this town to the
Londonderry Steam Packet Company.

STREET.-'-On Saturday last, about forty of the watch-
makers of this manufactory invited Mr, Samuel to a
handsome dinner, at the Brunswick Hotel, Hanover-
street, on which occasion they presented him with an
elegant massive silver Salver, bearing tbe following in-
scription :—" Presented to Mr. Henry Samuel, by the
workmen in his employ, as a testimonial for his honourable
and gentlemanly conduct towards theril during a period
of eighteen years," The evening passed off with the
utmost conviviality, and the meeting separated highly

Llav last, another inquest

was held at the Packet House, Warrington; before J.
H eyes, Esq., on the body of William Gandy, a bricklayer.
It appeared that he was engaged at Messrs. Allen's mill
_ .