The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-10-23 00:00:00

LOCAL NEWS.

TAE THEATRE ROYAL.—Last evening Mr and Mrs.
Wood commenced the first night of a brief engagement, in
the opera of " Love in a Village," and played to an excel-
lent house. Mrs. Wood—the Queen of English song, is an
universal favourite, and almost ensures good houses; and
during her stay we therefore look for a double treat, delight-
ful melody, and boxes the very opposite to what Shakspeare
ter ms " a pitiful account of empty benches," brilliant with
the beauty and fashion of the town.
ENGLISH VOCAL Mustc.—A course of lectures is now
being delivered at the theatre of the Royal Institution, by
Thomas Phillips, Esq., on English Vocal Music, assisted by
the three Misses Brandon. In this course the lecturer freely
scans the whole art and science, and natural qualifications
and defects of English singing. Our avocations have been
so numerous that we have not been able to attend the lectures
hitherto, but we have heard them highly spoken of. His
third morning lecture is announced for to-morrow.
Mn. SLEIGH'S LECTURES ON THE UNITED STATES.—Last
evening Mr. Sleigh gave the first of a course of lectures at
the Music-hall, on the United States and the state of religi-
ous instruction therein. Mr. Sleigh obtained considerable
reputation in the United States for defending in a long con-
troversy against infidel sophists, the authenticity of the
sacred scriptures. The American papers speak highly re-
specting his talents as a logician and eloquent speaker. We
were not able to attend the lecture, but understand he had a
highly respectable auditory.
STEAM BOAT ACCIDENTS.—We perceive from the Sunder-
land Beacon, that the inhabitants of Sunderland, with the
dreadful tragedy of the wreck of the Forfarshire steam vessel,
on their coasts, fresh in remembrance, have had a numerous
and highly respectable meeting, at which resolutions and a
petition were adopted, expressive of their opinion of the dan-
gers to which life and property are exposed from steam navi-
gation, and that the best means for obviating these, appeared
to them to he that the crown or legislative authorities should
appoint inspectors for certain districts in which steam vessels
are used, to survey such vessels and their engines, and grant
certificates or licenses of their general seaworthiness ; and
also as to the competency of the engineers; legal penalties
to he imposed on the owners of any steamers not having such
certificates; and ffnally praying her Majesty in council, to
order the appointment of such inspectors. With the fearful
catastrophy of the blowing up of the Victoria at Hull, by
which some 20 lives were lost owing to careless engineers or
bad boilers, with the heart-rending wreck of the Forfarshire
at Sunderland, and of the Rothsay Castle at Liverpool, owing
principally to those vessels not being seaworthy, with numer-
ous other instances of calamities, arising from similar causes,
which might be mentioned before us, we hope that all mari-
time communities, (and especially Liverpool, where such an
immense traffic is carried on by steam navigation,) will join
in the prayer to her Majesty. Let us for once prevent the
evil, rather than wait for another calamity affecting ourselves,
and then only make exertions to cure it.

F I RE.—On Saturday night, about six o'clock, a fire, which,
at ffrst, was very alarming, broke out on the premises at the
corner of St. John's-lane and Flood-street, occupied, on the
ground floor, by Mr. Houghton, and above, by several in-
dividuals, for workshops of various descriptions. We under-
stand, a boy, who was boiling oil in the second floor, occupied
by Mr. Metcalf, carver and gilder, suffered the fluid to rise
over the surface of the vessel. This boy, unable to check the
flame thus created, ran out and gave the alarm. The blazing
oil quickly ignited the materials in the room, and in a short
time the flames were seen bursting from the windows with a
fury that created the strongest apprehensions for the safety
of the premises. Intelligence was carried to the Fire-police
station, and Mr. Hewitt, with three engines and a comple-
ment of firemen, was quickly on the spot. Two engines were
immediately got into play. A fireman, named Little, backed
by Hewitt, carried the hose up the staircase leading from
H ood -street. Here Little, whose intrepidity entitles him to
high commendation, lay upon his belly, playing into the room,
while the flames were waving over his head. By dint of great
exertion, the fire was completely subdued in less than twenty
minutes. All of the materials most easily consumable in Mr.
Metcalf's room were destroyed. The importance of a speedy
and sufficient supply of water in cases of ffre has, recently,
been made particularly evident. Wben sufficient water could
not be quickly procured, the devastation has been great.
Where the fire has not been so extensive as to require a
greater supply than could be given by the carts, tt has been
immediately got under. We drew attention, a short time
since, to a proposition of Mr. Moore to carry mains, from the
Leeds and Liverpool Canal, through the streets of the town..
Of course, it would be understood, that we alluded to so much
of the town as is below the level of the canal. Such a plan
would ensure a constant and plentiful supply of water on oc-
casions when it might be needed.

On Sunday the packet-ship Siddons, which had been de-
tained beyond her appointed day of sailing, by contrary winds,
sailed for New York. She had, notwithstanding the de-
parture of the steam-ship Liverpool on the preceding day, a
fair number of passengers on board. Among the passengers
are Wm. Brown, Esq., of the house of Win. and Jas. Brown
and Co.. and lady. who have gone on a visit to their relations
in the United States.

We understand that Mr. William Turner, upholsterer and
cabinet manufacturer, of Islington, who recently fitted up
the splendid new steam vessel, the Reindeer, is engaged to do
the cabinet and upholstery work of her Majesty's two magni-
ficent new steam-vessels, the Merlin and Medusa, for the
Liverpool and Dublin mail-packet service.—Albion.
Passengers by the packet-ship Columbus, Cropper, from
New York, arrived on Friday :—Mr. and Mrs. Pinkerton,
and Mr. and Mrs. Leath, of Scotland; Mr. and Mrs. Low-
ther, of England; Mr. Axminton and Captain Tallmarch,
of the British army • Mr. Crewe, of New York; Mr. Gir-
vin, of Jamaica; and Mr. Bradley, of Manchester. •
DEATH IN TAPE BOROUGH GAOL—On Thursday an in-
quest was held, before I'. F. Curry, Esq., on the body of John
M'Kenna, who died is the Borough Gaol. It appeared,
from the evidence of Mr. Batchelder, the governor, that the
deceased was committed, on the 31st of July, on a charge of
forgery. About a week after his committal he complained
of a pain in his chest, followed by a spitting of blood. He
was sent to the hospital, where every attention was paid to
his case by the officiating surgeon ; but he continued to sink
until Wednesday, when he expired. He was 28 years old,
as appeared by the entry on the calendar. From the evi-
dence of Mr. Archer, the visiting surgeon, the deceased, at
the time of his committal, was in the last stage of a con-
sumption. A verdict in conformity with the evidence was
retu rued.

ENGRAVING OR THE STEAM-SHIP LIVERPOOL—A very
beautiful engraving, 21 by 14 inches, of the transatlantic
steam-ship Liverpool, has just been published by Mr. Lacey,
of Bold-street. It is from a painting by S. Walters, who
has succeeded in presenting a tine portrait of the vesseland
a strikingly effective picture. The steainer is represented in
a brisk gale, heaving on a rough sea on her first voyage to
New York. The style of the rigging, the very character, as
we may say, of the vessel, as she dailies gracefully through
the billows, ate faithfully depicted. Her dimensions, power,
tonnage, &c. are given at the foot of the picture.
DEATH BY DROWNING.—On Friday an inquest was held
on the body of Esther Sidebothatn, who- was found dead in
a pit of water near the Potteries. The body was seen on the
preceeding morning by a person that was passing, who
directed the attention of an officer to it. '1 he deceased
lived in Combermere street, and took in washing; she was
67 years of age. On Tuesday night she took home some
clothes to a person who keeps a shop in Roe-street, but
never returned. As the pit lay in her way back, it was pro.
bible she had fallen in and was suffocated. Verdict accord-
ingly.

STEAM 2/ems WtNn.—The packet.ship Sheridan, De
Pav,ter, which sailed from New York on the 25th ult. arrived
at this port on Friday, after a passage of 25 days; the packet-
ship Columbns, Cropper, which sailed from New York on
the Ist instant, arrived at this port on Friday also, after a
passage of 18 days. The Great Western, steam-ship, which
sailed from New York three days after the Columbus, reached
Bristol on Wednesday morning, after'a brilliant run of 121
days. Now, if we allow one day for the difference between
an arrival at Bristol and Liverpool, the advantage of steam
over wind will, in the case of the Great Western and the
Columbus, be nearly five days in favour of the slimmer.

Passengers by the packet-ship Sheridan, De Peyster,
which arrived on Friday, fioin New York :—Charge D'Af-
faires to the Court of Belgium ; V. Maxey, Esq., lady, and
servant, Washington ; Mrs. Markoe, daughter, and servant,
ditto; Mr. Surman, lady, and servant, Baltimore; Miss
Swan. ditto; Captain Oliver, R.N., lady, and son, Canada;
Mr. Thornton, lady, and eon, Manchester; Miss Briscoe,
Massachussets; Miss Kimble, ditto; Mrs. Ridout, two sons,
and servant, Canada; Mr. Higson and lady, Mexico; Mr.
Schwartz, Nova Scotia; Mr., Bogsange, Paris; Mr. Peltier
and Mr. Pleasant, Philadelphia; Mr. Foster, ditto ; Mr.
Oxley, Lima ; Major Wingfield, 32d regiment; Major Birk -
whistle, ditto; Mr. George Lumsden, Scotland.
Rona ERIES.—On Thursday morning, about half-past five,
Inspector B. Smith observed the door of Mr. Thomas Craig's
house, 11, Burlington-street, to be open, and, on entering,
found a quantity of clothes packed up, a writing-desk broken
open, and every thine prepared by the thieves for decamping
with the property. The entry had been effected by a back
window, which had been carelessly left open. A silver de-
sert knife and some small articles of jewellery were missing.
—The same night, about half-past ten, Mr. Connor, shoe-
maker, Great Howard-street, having left his shop for a few
minutes, secured a young rascal just as he Was running off
with six pair of shoes.—On Friday morning a robbery was
effected, on the premises of Mr. Ralph Ellis, publican, Lower
Stanhope-street. The entry had been effected, as usual in
similar cases, by climbing a back wall, and then getting
through a back window. Among the articles carried off were
two sovereigns, a silver snuff-box, and a number of spoons,
and other small articles of plate.—'!'he same morning, the
office of Mr. H. Steele, Waterloo-road, was forcibly entered
through the window, and some trifling articles carded off.

ROBBING CHILDREN.—A system of robbery has lately
become extremely. prevalent in this town, and which, unless
checked by superior vigilance on the part of the police, will
render it dangerous to allow children, with anything valua-
ble upon them, to be for even a few minutes out of the sight
of their friends. It consists in robbingchildren of necklaces,
handkerchiefs, or any other articles which are available.
Two instances of this kind occurred last week in the neigh-
bourhood of London-road, besides several others which have
come to the writer's knowledge. One case was that of a little
girl, who was enticed down a back alley by a young woman,
under pretence of having something handsome put round her
neck. The little creature complied, when an old Victoria
medal was exchanged for a double coral necklace, which
(the clasp being out of order) was tied, and, of course, the
string must have been cut or broken. The thief appears to
be about sixteen or eighteen Years of age, stout made, with a
downcast look, and wore a white shawl and white straw bon-
net.—Chronicle.

ATLANTIC STEANIERS.—Many persons supposing, that the
difference of distance between Bristol and -New York, and
Liverpool and New York, is fully a day in favour of the
former, we take the opportunity of correcting so erroneous
an opinion. Two steamers, of equal speed, sailing in com-
pany from New York for Bristol and Liverpool, and sepa-
rating on the edge of soundings to bear up for. their respec-
tive ports, the Liverpool steamer will be off Holyhead at the
time the Bristol steamer drops anchor in King Road; the
latter vessel having to send her passengers from King Road
to Bristol in small steamers, by the time they are landed at
Bristol the steamer for Liverpool will be on this side of
Point Lyons, and the passengers will be landed in four or
five hours afterwards. The correctness of this statement can
be easily tested by a reference to the chart, and the applica-
tion of the rule and compasses--Albion.

FIRE INSURANCES.—An official account of the Stamp
Duties paid to government by the following Fire Insurance
Companies for the year 1837, being the last official return.

. _
Sun.
Alliance
Atlas
British
County
Globe
Guardian 32,620
Hand in Hand. 10,617
Imperial
Independent and West Middlesex BO9
Licensed Victuallers.. 5,2.39
Leeds and Yorkshire.. 10,326
London
Liverpool
Manchester
Newcastle 5,246
Norwich Union
l'lmenix
Royal Exchange . .... 61,653
Scottish Union. 19,827
Union 11,047
Westininister.
West of England 29,661
Yorkshire
York and North of England 10,470

CORRESPONDENCE.

THE WESLEYAN METHODIST ASSOCIATION,

TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL ST.,INDARD.
Liverpool, 32d October, 1838.
Stn,—As a series of charges have appeared in your columns
against the officers of the Wesleyan Methodist Association
by Mr. Wm. Hosking, I have to request you will be kind
enough to give a place i❑ your next publication to the fol-
lowing copy of an official document as a sufficient refutation
of those charges, and also as afinal reply to the writer of the
same.

I am, sir, yours respectfully,
R. SHARPE,
Secretary to the Quarterly Meeting
of the Wesleyan Methodist Association.

(COPY.)
Special Circuit Meeting held in the Music Hall, Bold-street,
30th July, 1888.
Mr. Richer Farrar in the Chair.
This meeting was called for the purpose of taking into
consideration the conduct of Brother William Hosking for
publishing rules, and holding meetings on his own authority,
and posting inflammatory placards calculated to disturb the
peace of the society, and injure the cause of God in this
circuit; when the following resolution was unanimously
agreed to :

Resolved,—'That this meeting has seen with much dissa-
tisfaction an advertisement of rules for this society said to
hare been passed at a Quarterly Meeting held the 28th June,
and printed by Perry & Co., South Castle-street. The
Quarterly Meeting of the circuit which should have been
held ou that date was postponed, (in consequence of the
coronation of Queen Victoria) in the usual manner, by pub-
lic notice, to the 2d July, and then gave its final sanction to
the rules which had been long under discussion, and which,
by its authority, have been printed by Win. Taylor, Temple-
court.

In order tbat the minds of the members may be set at rest,
this meeting declares that the only rules they acknowledge
are those printed by Wm. Taylor, Temple-court, and think
it right also to declare that notwithstanding their utmost
diligence, they cannot ascertain that more titan one person
was present at the Quarterly Meeting, which passed the rules
printed by Perry & Co. Carried unanimously by more than
100 members, being more than usually attend the Quarterly
Meeting.

Resolved unanimously—That a copy of the foregoing reso-
lution be sent to the Annual Assembly, in order to remove
any erroneous impresi,ion respecting the matter referred to.
(Signed) R. Farrar, Chairman.
It. Sharpe, Secretary.