The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1849-07-24 00:00:00

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of. —The
Ittpe.,•4TAGES OF THE MILITARY TO LIVERPO • _ month, of the troops in Liverpool is beyond £3,000
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`Lalet Hargreaves Manifold, of this town, having
s
easssil,C,ne the necessary examination for his diploma, was
t 1%7 member of the Royal College of Surgeons, on
l'll4eg iPstant*
kr. 1 • " a Pigeon on board the Corsair, of Baltimore,
_
week Llitlg in the George's Dock, which on Monday
a ,741 an egg without shell, but exactly in the shape
There bird, the head, bill, &c., being quite distinct
ere
st•n a Was a rum on Sunda that Mr. Fresh te
(Ileaao excellent inspector of nuy isances, had suddenly
~trq°at the report, we are happy to state, is totally
On .f ,
tower °LumaY the flag on the Revenue-buildings was
death da, Led half-mast in token of the grief occasioned by the
of th
the sne , e benevolent lady of Mr.
. James Aikin, one of
0 Fridaysrope of the Dock Committee.
Oa • -PathY a coroner's inquiry took place relative to the
of age,
aee: John Griffiths, about thirty-eight years
co'n_
aeasene°:lB,-?ceeper in Salisbury-street, who
allied in
ithil'enil?avirtg taken an ounce-an.d- h of laud I-
s aoouring, under temporary insanity.
paintediLiks,s Cuirocu.—This church, after being re-
missea was reopened on Sunday last, when two stere-
ke, Were preached by the Rev. W. W. Ewbank and
tbe
N°4ll, on behalf of the schools attached o h
The collections amounted to £l9.
Ilres,'slardaY night there was an alarm of fire in Bareteerg-
lsode'd Same sulphur, it appeared, had ignited.onsbwiere
eedii„To a warehouse, from a cart. The eng
*ithas?' 2,r°.ngbt, but the flames were happily extinguished
yt their aid.
the itlti AL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS OF ENGLAND.—At
kr Ptiog of the Court of Examiners, on the 13th inst.,a
Pits! •`__'°°rP Hodson, late a pupil at the Northerneallna:
isas,lith's town, having passed the necessary exa
quowas admitted a member of the College.
CalednlTs•Ou Friday last the members ot the Liverpool
lllers4an Quoiting Club played a friendly match amongst
vesthe married men against the bachelors. The
to , both married and single. will, of course. be pleased
lietoerern that the Benedicts gained a signal and decisive
bk Y;
Oekt.r ORDER OFFICE. TAKE ° T CARE OF YOUR
Nse s —On Tuesday last, a lady was robbed of her
ass in' etoataining between one and two pounds, whilst she
ism toht. Money-order Office. The thief, who was su.p:
ue a woman, escaped. This is the second or third
Ale,ee °I a similar nature during the last few weeks.
s'srs• Churton whose monster sale at Parkgate ere-
t*it toe Tnell interest a few weeks ago, will shortly sub-
Water' the hammer 24 000 yards of building land, at the
4it014 Place of Rti'l with many small estates in the
last'
°l4 Place
TheYsa'le has been appointed for the 31st
Itir agel the property will be put up in 57 lots.
.„"rdr;H• eerie .49 a member of the Select Vestry, died
"'s ss7enlY on e'd d v last He was apparently in
hesli•s,' health in the es
raning and by six o'clock m the
has ne was a Corpse.e We Understand that his disease
tOWEfhalers.
, The clecea sed was much respected, and h.e
"(nne years carried on a successful business in this
.lao,-,; ,a Painter, plumber, and glazier.
Each 01, EXAMINATION OF MASTERS AND MATES.
41eeting of the board, at the board-room, No. 8,
ftlieta'rllo4ra,lleY North, Captain John Buchanan, late
ian tne Anna of Liverpool, was examined, and
14-I•aquiarified fora
_fitrst-class master's certificate ;
eirPoot2• )al n_Cheyne, ,e mat, of the Magellan, ot
Vco,e. s found qualified for a second-class master's
Itrarylle,,lt,l"oll CATTLE.—The correspondent of a contem-
tins,-7,s attention o the extreme want of water for
'gars • c't cattle, at the north docks. During last week
ettti.nrrived here upwards of three thousand head
hie`h, and sixteen thousand of sheep and lambs, all oft
ktad her without a drop of water for 24 hours at least ;
*(:srsiiee;oti landing, there is none to be had for nearly
4 uL
soitY PAYMENT OF LETTERS
.IN POSTAGE
Li% ~Sf's.'" Probably some misunderstanding may exist
h7a resier,- the recent order of the Postmaster-
-eaetiY° reference to the discontinuance of money pay-
at te,.°, letters, we think it right to state, that it is only
Fp still hg-houses the alteration takes place. Letters
ne Paid in money at delivery offices.
i*larrii AL Ace DEN/I.k.fatal accident occurred yesterday
asi,,ng in A boy, named Aiken,
th,-R Temple Great
Terrace Rathbone-street, ste.pped from
l'atr,a.l,e,lnent into the road Ruth as a cart belonging to Mr.
anningham, and driven by a man named White,
I:°4st,;.„• eltle, and, before the driver was aware of the eir-
eatl -„;°e, one of the wheels had passed over the child's
kste,""o expired almost immediately.
es fil°l? MAGNIFICENT TAPESTRIES.—On Thursday
Itiarb-aY next, Mr. Robert Winstanley, of Manchester,
`l'6ibive seen trom our advertisement, will sell, at the
I,rt'Oe,-,T4 Rooms, Postoffice-place, a magnificent as-
s'eei!'tiTbsocl Tapestries, of the royal manufacture of Bronzes and and Ormolu, and other similar articles of
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1,11,, „4 he catalogue comprises some fine specimens,
the' "le attention of connoisseurs. Some of them are
11shoe
beautiful description.
ttere atist-tt, ANen POST-OFFICE, BRUNSWICK-ROAD.—We
.
cpi le° Pleased with the recent improvements effected
t
arll'oader, on his premises, Brunswick-road, par i-
`44thllasjwwsiptaltpethe ingenious contrivance for receiving letters
very different and superior to any-
tkfNitsiehfAthe .i'cle.ntlie town. Apertures of the usual
1)7 edge., tiz aree drilled in the plate glass of the window,
Lotder, being neatly flanged and protected by a brass
elea tube of sufficient size lead.shto the receiving-
norlerneath, which are out of. sig t, which renders
litillleeiZ,an object of great attraction.
pi Nal 7118 of the gold of California were exhibited on
04s, .1° the Liverpool Exchange News-room.
, The
ht in number. weigh 20 oz. 11 (lat., and were
° Liverpool by a Captain Thomas, who arrived.
tliislo'it)°l by th Halifax steamer. He had sold his
e:st,e•e'Lallet!iiranceisco, and returned home via Panama.
ock7 s are described as having been dug out of
OEtl, ',LIN contain port', ns of stone and sand, and are
is the ), wndst those which have been taken from the bed
BARei-ver, are nicely smoothed and rounded. The gold
ixfi_nest quality.
s°-Tit rhaortnriaa.nY LITTER OF PIGS.—On Monday
ills4rhrisvi`c'' half-bred Chinese, belonging to Mr. WArdle,
Itti•Xth 11°w House, Walton, near this town, farrowed
IA Weerdinarrnumber of twenty-one pigs, eighteen of
111:;i'mtlor Pigiedalive; and two days previous another
et qesegtia TY the small number of three ; so to make them
five were taken f the former, are
at, ot
oo
in, with the mothers,ro doing well. Mr.and M`Ardleall
1/41,4 at t, Possession of the sow which gained the first
Londonderry Agricultural Show. This sow
Viot,even pigs a fortnight old.
VleMerVtA.---A.n inquiry was instituted, yesterday, by
jellani,,llgh Coroner, into the cause of
.death of M
IlOsto-' a Prostitute, who had been residing at a house
ds'ee 1,, 4-street, kept by a woman named Ryan,. Eni,s
an as
11,a, wt. adduced to show that, prior to the 'ma
lis?itsrle,b took place on Friday morning at the. Cholera
to, I,one had been constantly in a state of intsxle-
%eve b `l'e were marks on the body of violence alleged
littibeetseen given in drunken brawls, in which
surgeons
as.ge 4,seoncerned. Mr. M`Lellan, one of the g
ts; theisPital, however, decided that the cause of death
°4 ern- Tee gentleman alluded to informed
. the
h sal r that • - • disease is on the increase.
.4 this devastating
,uvEßLAlN.—Another inquest was held on the
tlsjtigh`in infant, whose mother (named Parker) resides_
44,1114 w-street. The infant was found dead on Satur-
tb:e_,Y ag• A dose of castor oil had been administered
P`n, is-eious to the child, and the mother, on going
iNkllkfittu Placed it between herself and the wall.
.ton -4.4 Gs SALES.—The second sale of the
Ist4 e AT
_s
ata
IN 5,11 states of the Hon. Mr. Mo tyn, in Parkgate,
and Thornton took place at the Mostyn Arms
Nio'it)gtbl nesday and Wednesday last; and, notwith-
e tnany predictions to the contrary, has been_
410 fp„' Successful a greater number of buyers (and
kiaer"rn eonsidera'ble distances) attending than upon
qiolnts ,i7easion ; and we rejoice to state, that out of thet.
rs,mvertised, only 12 remain unsold : a most gra 1-
14'4 O4'.hen we look at the vast amount of landed
,tiitt,,,,ttem I° the market. We never knew sales to be so
'4'st't "tedo Las these and we think the anxiety and ex-
Ollset has these, and we think the anxiety and ax-
'lY ate the last moment was greater than at
iaiost •
tea ge ek' IN N's THE CUSTOMS.—MT. R. Cox, searcher
aes„ to me ass in the Customs, London, has been pro-
,4 bv-sT retirement landing-surveyor at the same port,
; 'tie of Mr. Rushton. Mr. Thomas
IltoseYor-,',,,'elter of Liverpool, and Mr. King, landiog-
-ILb oontham ton hav been appointed landing-
„t%ee a.t. Liver P 1 Mr Donelan, comptroller at
‘° he Peep.tr Her. and landing-surveyor at
e(*noodse, landing-surveyor at Man-
ia "Altoll;to
ue same office at Southampton. Mr. Ballamy,
sloth Lynn, to be comptroller at Aberdeen.
stun, 11e,tro, Ptrollr at Berwick, to be comptroller at
vlsOleki.....'"ota,ir, first clerk at Dundee, to be comptroller
KNO Op OSerVer.
tileBjromj4,AN.—This delightful island is attracting
0 'One ail Darts, and very deservedly so. The air is
I)_ltts itnow feLtiery
Picturesque, and its bays enlivening.
e Pro' sw. Prettier places than the bay of Douglas,
kttt 110 tj Ceti ng reefs, castellated buildings, and cresentsa 1.°411,r Pls °Y richly d d landscape. On visiting the
halt
title ie)e end e
h 01)4 atliing.'ne,ealci7e were much surprised at finding
atth each place. We could not
atiltovi4g the waninteof spirit their evidently seemed
5t71,410• 11 they the the inhabitants, for it was quite evident
,110 t °laid only find the accommodation, they
day inTIY have plenty of bathers, but many parties
Bight Who to take up their abode with them for a
tlYsre w°iltli °yr Pass on, or return to Douglas for the
44,14 e auth upt close these few observations without
filth erities of Douglas a hint respecting the
iti!th,,Partieniwnileh is allowed to be thrown on the shore,
t
'tlt3,•',,l'ernsitr'Y near the town, and we can assure hem
et! it will before very long become a serious
tostreAt Am? ack to the place.
Sildnriag ItIITHEATog.—The entertainments at the
ae
41etl'orte the Past week comprised a series of trae-
Ooottion nameery able company,. amongst whom
es
thes of Mr. Barry Sullivan, Mr. Jam.
th • • Ai
go Cone Cart, Mr. Chamberlain, rs.
eltt-esttnt:°f. th4ellsdn'__°. The first-named artist under-
ritz_Aedia„ ~[neparts which, a f-w weeks ago,
_thue.
014 ,lenceng_ot this age had represented before enth Vllrribrkhly 411a44, daring as the attem.pt was,.we can-
ts, DiNie OglSe the success attending on it. Our
t4:13 hy of Mr. S. is perfectly confirmed, and
kftkiti. 4eque,Z gave just and ample reward to his exer-
ksr. Us A youn Y a,Malarding and calling him before the
}et's, conchlviolinist, Desire Ikelheimer, executed,
_
stty. arras'us n of the tragedies, several. pieces
.of
att •atid pets fromg by himself, and consisting of dif-
; 1/4144 .10, de larger wrks, calculated to show the
nept4l his igree of ability which this young man has
e, t nstrurnent, which is the most pleasing,
ith t.. tale est difficult, of all. We were much
ase with which lie got over the most
aud the purity of his aotes.