The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1847-03-09 00:00:00

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March 9, 1847.

?Loral lielvs.
The steam-ship Hibernia sailed on Thursday with 79
passengers and £300,000 in specie.
Mr. Simplon, of the Theatre-Royal, has given £l5 for
'the destitute Scotch. He has previously contributed
.£9O for the Irish.
The cod-fishery at the Isle of Man has been tolerably
successful during the past week, and a large quantity have
been exported to Liverpool. Prices have varied from ls.
to is. 6d. per head.
The workmen and friends of Mr. Thomas Lawrence, of
Algburth, have presented to that gentleman a very hand-
some silver cup and large richly-chased snuff-box, as a
testimonial of their esteem. Mr. Lawrence is about to
retire from active life, and leave this part of the country.
The committee of the late Birkenhead Ball have distri-
buted £1.20 to the charities in that town, viz. :—To the
• Hospital and Dispensary, £BO ; the Homoeopathic Dis-
pensary, £2O; the Ladies' Charitable Institution, £l5 ;
and the Juvjnile Charitable Society, £5.
The Licensed Victuallers will give an, amateur perfor-
mance at the Adelphi Theatre on Wednesday (to-morrow),
for the benefit of the distressed Irish and Scotch. The
. Earl of Sefton will honour the performance with his pre-

sence. •
TRADING IN Sour TICKETS.—On Monday, a man
-named Skerry was sent to gaol by Mr. Rushton for ten
days for selling bread and soup tickets in the street. It
appeared the prisoner got a number of relief tickets from
the parish-office, and immediately commenced disposing
of them in the street at the rate of three for a penny. He
. was caught in the act. •
THE GREAT BRITAIN.—At a meeting of the proprie-
tors held at Bristol, on Thursday, reports were read from
- Mr. Brunel and Mr. Claxton, detailing the measures taken
for the protection of this noble but unfortunate vessel.
She has been comparatively unaffected by the late violent
seas. Mr. Brunel hoped in a fortnight to give some opin-
ion relative to her removal.
PROVIDENT CLERKS ASSOCIATION.—We have already
pointed ont the advantages of this institution to the clerks
employed in the offices of this and other towns, and are
glad to hear that many are coming forward and identify-
ing themselves with it. The benefits which must inevita-
bly result to them are obvious, and the prospects of the
company as stated at the annual meeting on Thursday
week-are of the most encouraging character.
SHAMEFUL ROBBERY.—The house of Mr. Edmund
Wheeldon, painter, 9, Chesney-street, Toxteth-park, was
broken open on Saturday night last, between the hours of
eight and ten, while the family were at market ; and there
was stolen therefrom the whale of his best wearing appa-
rel, a suit of his eldest son's, and several articles of his
wife's and youngest son's, not leaving them an article to
change themselves on Sunday morning.
RIVER DOUGLAS.—The two committees appointed by
the town council and the inhabitants of Wigan, to watch
the proceedings of the Liverpool corporation, and take
steps relative to their intention of usurping the source of
the river Douglas, at Rivington, have determined that a,
petition should be presented to both Houses of Parlia-
ment, against the bill emanating from Liverpool; and it
was also recommended that another petition should be
sent from the inhabitants with the same protest.
LAUNCH.—On Wednesday, a very fine vessel, built for
' the Bombay Steam Navigation Company, and called the
Bombay, was launched from the yard of Mr. Cato. She
is 325 tons burthen, and is to be worked by the screw and
Mr. Grantham's patent engines, now being made by
Messrs. Fawcett, Preston and Co. This vessel was also
' modelled by Mr. Grantham, and is a truly fine specimen
of naval architecture. Mr. Cato, we must add, has most
. faithfully done his duty in her construction. This vessel
• will be shortly followed by the Dwarka, of the same size
and power, and also built under the direction of Mr.
Grantham.
MANSLAUGHTER.—On Thursday week, John Berry,
whitesmith, aged 46, of Grosvenor-street,. came by his
death under the following circumstances :—The deceased
was at work in, a warehouse in Wapping, and, while
ascending a ladder leading through a trap-door from the
. first to the second story, a man named James Moore, who
was in the upper room, took hold of the ladder, held it
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"/Thight and then let it fall. On its bounding back, the
'deceased fell and fractured his skull. He was conveyed
hone, and died on Wednesday night last from the injuries
received. Both men were drunk at the time. A verdict
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of manslaughter ;;;;reTi;;;;:i against James Moore.
DRAMATIC READINGS.—Mr. Lynne will, next week,
give a series of dramatic readings, from the plays of Shak-
speare, at the Concert Hall, Lord Nelson-street ; when,
to give every effect to the vocal illustrations, several of
our most popular vocalists have been engaged.
THE CORPORATION WATER BILL.—By this bill, which
came under discussion in Council on Friday, the Council
are to keep the water constantly on, under a penalty of
twenty shillings a-day. The charges for water are to be
regulated according to the following scale :—For premises
of which the does not exceed £2O per annum, five
Per cent. ; £2O, and not exceeding £4O, four and a half
Per cent. ; £4O, and not exceeding £BO, four per cent. ;
"i.,!10, and not exceeding £l6O, three and a half per cent. ;
"ye £l6O, three per cent. For baths and water-closets,
When the rent or annual value does not exceed £2O, the
charge is to be 4s. per annum for each bath or water-
closet ; above £2O, and not exceeding £4O, 6s. ; above
£4O, and not exceeding £BO, Bs. ; above £BO, and not
exceeding £l6O, 10s. ; above £l6O, 12s. A discount of
one-fifth is to be allowed to owners of groups of dwelling-
houses, at least three in number, and not more than £lO

rental each. Ships are to pay is. for any quantity not
exceeding 100 gallons, and Gd. for every additional 100
' gallons or less. -
BURIALS IN LIVERPOOL..—There are 39 places of burial
within the limits of the parliamentary borough of Liver-
pool. Of these, IG belong to the Established Church ;
18 are the property of other religious communities. There
are 2 cemeteries 'belonging to the parish, and 3 public
cemeteries. The aggregate superficial area of all these
places of interment is about 40 acres. The aggregate
number of interments in seven years is as follows :—ln
grave yards covering an area of 21 acres, closely sur-
rounded by houses, there were 2370 interments ; in yards
surrounded by houses, but not closely, covering an area
Of 181 acres, there were 26,685 ; in yards partially sur-
rounded by houses, and covering an area of 61 acres,
there were 12,586 ; and in yards in open situations, and
covering an area of 121 acres, there were 22,086 inter-
ments. In 20 grave yards, situated among the houses of
the town, the average number of interments, during the
Year 1845, was only 101 in each.—Liverpool Health of
Towns Advocate.
DEATH FROM NEGLECT AT CHILD-BIRTH. —On
Wednesday, an inquest was held at the house of Mr.
Harwood, Market Inn, touching the death of Caroline
Grey, of Leicester-street, Birkenhead, who died of puer-
Peral fever. The case excited a good deal of interest
'TM a rumour which prevailed that the deceased died
through neglect. It appears that several medical men
lad been successively applied to, who declined or neg-
eeted to attend in proper time. Ultimately, Mr. Ste-
,),„llson was sent for, and delivered her of a still-born
with one leg off and its body much mangled. It
as, in fact, an abortion of six months. The patient ul-
timately became delirious, and died of exhaustion. After
an enquiry, which lasted six hours, the jury returned the
following verdict : " The deceased died from the
• 'effects of puerperal fever, consequent on child-birth ; and
.!!le jury cannot separate without expressing their regret
the more prompt aid was not rendered by the medical
men in attendance. At the same time, they beg to thank
M . Stevenson for his prompt attention to the deceased
when called upon." It was the opinion of the medical
men that premature labour was produced by the previous
habits of the deceased ; she was the wife of an itinerant
musician, who generally played at village theatres, and
at public-house balls and dances. The evening she was
the Llangollen
taken unwell, she had been a a
Tavern. A few days before she tnocok ate o
came over from Ireland, and was very ill. her bed, she
THE RICHARD COBDEN.—This vessel, which has lately
returned from Bombay after a voyage of eight months,
has proved the great superiority of iron over wood as a
material for ship building, having beat every vessel she
came in contact with during her voyage ; when upon ex-
amination she is found to be as clean as the best coppered
ships, her bottom being merely painted in the ordinary
Way with good red lead. She has not made a drop of
water during the whole voyage a point greatly in favour
.131 Iran -slips. Although she has great rise of floor, with
sharp run fore and aft, she has great room for stowage,
her measurement being, old measure 490 tons, new 4611.
had.ou board, -of cotton from Bombay upwards of
V 9 tons measurement, and about 470 tons dead weight,
NI a few tons of kentledge at the bottom. Her extreme
breadth is 28 feet 8 inches.-' depth from.underside of deck
In underside of keel-plate, 20 ft.; length of keel, 120 ft. ;
"Oh on deck, 135 ft. She was built by Messrs. James
liodgson and Co., of this town, and launched in June,
,844. She is, apparently, as good as the day she was
iaanehed; and may be seen at present in the Canning
graving dock. The gross weight of this vessel is about
250 tons, the weight of a wooden vessel of the same ton-
• ~
'age would be about double ; and although she got
Idtground inlone of the China rivers, and made a slight in-
eotion in one of her sides, she has not sustained the
east injury from it, nor has she made a drop of water
since, now 18 months ago.
BURIAL CLUBS.—There are four burial clubs in Liver-
one of which has no fewer than 50,000 members.
nuey are modelled on the Life Assurance principle, so
at for a small weekly payment, a sum in the name of
Burial Money is paid on the death of the assured. The
payments cannot begin before the age of 16 weeks, and
theree is an entrance fee, which varies from a penny to sa-
tmenne as the age advances. The weekly pay= sits vary
partiesenbdseco.
halfpenny
mintgo three-pence, according to the age of
• -death dep members ; and the amount paid at
poanure time during which the deceased
has been insured on the amount of the subscription
paid. Thus : under four years of age, the payment of a
• halfpenny a week, for 13 weeks, insures the receipt of £1
payments have continued for 26
ss. at death. But if the
Weeks, the amount received at the death of the child is
42 10s. From 4to 46 years of age, a subscription oof a
halfpenny a week for 16 weeks, entitles the urvi
the sum of .X 2 10s. ; and a subscription of one
evors to
pleun nu yo
week raises the burial money to £5 and so on.
n-
sequence of the great majority of the subscribers being
Clubs
children, the mortality among members of Burial
Qubs is apparently very great. This arises from the fact,
that the general mortality of the town is greatest among
childr,:n. In the club already mentioned as having
5°,°00 members, there are 45,000 resident in Liverpool,
!V the remainder in the adjacent rural districts. Out of
';nose residing in the town, the mortality last year was 1
;1147; and. in those resident in out-districts, it was 1 in
We learn from the returns of the last half-year,
Itha.t out of 1,308 deaths, more than 1,000 were children.
L is
not a little remarkable, that many members of Burial
. Vohs earn their living by begging.—Liverpool Health of
owns Advocate. -
Mr- W. J. Hammond, the enterprising lessee of the
Melphi Theatre, will take his benefit on Monday week,
which occasion will be produced for the first time in
.1-4verpool, the melo-drama of " Itaby Rattler." The
Piece will be brought out in the first style.