The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-10-25 00:00:00

THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD, AND GENERAL COMMERCIAL ADVERTISER.

TnE STEAM-SNIP ANDES arrived in the Mersey on
Friday morning, and the Washington at Southampton in
the evening, both bringing advices to the Bth instant, and
a total of $550,000 in specie.
THE MILES BARTON arrived at Port Philip, on 22nd
July, after a passage of 84 clays from this port. The
passengers on their arrival presented Captain Kelly with
a complimentary letter, accompanied with a valuable gold
watch and chain.

ST. STEPHEN'S CHURCH, which has been for some
time closed for the purpose of cleaning and repairing, was
re-opened on Sunday week, sermons being preached in
the morning by the Ven. Archdeacon Brooks, and in the
evening by the new incumbent, the Rev. Mr. Vernon.
WANTON MISCHIEF.—On Wednesday night, some per-
sons, at present unknown, cut the leather of some bellows,
and broke the grinding stones placed at the Sandon
Graving-docks gratuitously by the Dock Committee, who
have offered £lOO reward for the capture of the offenders.
THE SHIPWRIGHTS of Liverpool intend to'hold a pub-
lic meeting at the Concert-hall, to-morrow (Wednesday).
The object is to lay before the merchants of Liverpool
the subjects in dispute between them and their masters.
In the meantime the men continue at work.
THE PROTRACTED LITIGATION between the Messrs.
Stephenson and the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln-
shire Railway, has at last been brought to a close by the
award of Mr. Rastrick, the engineer. The award is in
favour of the contractors to the extent of £35,907 ls. 6d.
and costs.

THE MAYOR has issued circulars to about two hundred
gentlemen interested in literary and scientific matters,
requesting their attendance in the Council Chamber on
Friday, to adopt measures for giving an adequate recep-
tion to the British Association for the Advancement of
Science, who hold their next annual meeting in this town.
ROYAL COLLEGE OT SURGEONS.—The following mem-
bers of this institution have just been elected to the
Fellowship, viz. :—Messrs. George Daglish, Wigan • John
Dickenson, Wrexham ; Edward Evans, Cardiff;
Thomas
Howitt, Lancaster; Thomas Siddeley, Leigh ; George
Southam, Salford.
TILE ROMISH DOCTRINE OF INTENTION.--011
day a very numerous audience assembled at the Corn
Exchange, Hanging Ditch, Manchester, for the purpose
of hearing a lecture on the Romish doctrine of , Inten-
tion," by the Rev. Samuel Minton incumbent of St.
Silas's, Liverpool. On the platform was a large number
of the local clergy. _ .

STEAM TO THE BnAzus.—The South American and
General Steam Navigation Company, who are now in full
working order, despatched their third steamer, the Lady
Eglinton, Captain Downward, yesterday, to Lisbon, Per-
nambuco, Bahia, Rio de Janeiro, and Monte Video. The
Lady Eglinton is a chartered steamer, and well-known
for her rapid passages between this port and Quebec. She
had twenty-five passengers and a full cargo.
THE CUNARD LINE.—On Tuesday a grand dinner was
given, at Havre, on board the Cunard steam-ship Alps,
which had for the first time visited that port. Mr. Currie,
the representative of the company at Havre, presided. At
the dessert he proposed a toast to the town of Havre and
the prosperity of its commerce, which was replied to by
M. E. Larne, the deputy-mayor, giving "Prosperity to
the Cunard Company." On the following morning the
steamer took her departure for LiverpooL
THE SCREW-STEAMER SARAH SANDS, during her
voyage hence for Quebec and Montreal, encountered a
succession of westerly gales, and when near the entrance
of the Straits of Belle Isle, met such a severe gale from
the northwest as induced Captain Ilsley to put about and
take the Gulf passage, rid Cape Race. The Sarah Sands
carried out about thirty passengers, who had left the Annie
Jane, on the occasion of that vessel first putting back to
Liverpool, and who took passage by her, and thus escaped
the fate of the others.
TESTIMONIAL TO MR. BRIGHT.—The subscription
commenced in Rochdale for a testimonial to Mr. Bright
for has exertions in behalf of Free Trade has been brought
to a close. The amount was 'upwards of £5,000. The
committee decided that a library would be an appropriate
testimonial. The case is an elaborate work, and a silver
plate is affixed, with an appropriate inscription. The
library consists of more than 1,200 volumes. It was
selected by Mr. Bright at an additional cost of £1,300,
and the balance, after deducting the expenses, has been
paid to that gentleman.
WARNING TO CARDRIVERS.—On Saturday, at the
Police-court, William Needham, a cardriver, was charged
by the police-officer at the Tithebarn-street Railway-
station, with assaultinc, him on the day previous. The
complainant stated that, in consequence of his having
overcharged some parties, the station-master had ordered
the prisoner out of the yard, and, on his (the complain-
ant's) going to put him out, Needham refused to go, and
struck him over the hands and face with a whip. The
prisoner was fined £1 and costs, or to be imprisoned for
fourteen days.
SERIOUS CHARGE.—In the Judges' Chambers, on Fri-
day, before Lord Campbell, an application was made to
admit a man named Nattrass defendant to bail by a ma-
gistrate, under peculiar circumstances. He was at present
in custody at Kirkdale Gaol, where he had been committed
,on a charge of shooting with a pistol a person named
George Wake, at Bahia, new Rio Janeiro. The defendant
was the master of the barque Makazas, and Wake was one
of the crew. It was alleged that he fired at Wake with
intent to murder him, and Ire was committed to take his
trial at the next Liverpoca Assizes. An application had
been made for a writ of certiorari to move the indictment
to London, and the applioation on the present occasion was
that the defendant might be discharged on bail. The case
was mentioned to his lordship, and it was proposed that
an adjournment should be granted to obtain some further
information. Lord Campbell acceded to the request, and
1 the application was adjourned.
CURIOUS CASE.—At the Bankruptcy Court, on Satur-
day, a case of a somewhat novel description was heard. It
appeared that a Mr. Lawrence S. Downie, who had been a
book-keeper in the employ of Messrs. George King and
Co., steam-packet agents, had lately left their employ,
taking with him £lO5, :which he alleged was 'due to him
for his services, and for 'overtime. He is in negotiation
with another steam-patiket firm, who trade between this
port and Ireland, to 'eater 'their service, and was about
proceeding to DubFm 'to see the principal. Hearing of
this Mr. King, who diets that the sum taken by Mr.
Downie is not due to him, procured his arrest, as an in-
tending absconding 'Wilt/or, on Friday. Mr. Roby, who
appeared for Mr. Downie, said that his client pesided in
Blackburn-street, where be had a furnished Mouse, in
which his family was ,residing; and that he certainly
intended going to Ireland, but only for a short time, as he
might yet have to'continue to reside in Liverpool. After
a series of lengthy arguments, the commissioner ordered
Mr. Downie to beldischarged.