The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1849-06-12 00:00:00

I oral Ptlus.

Captain Henrickson, whose family was so cruelly mur-
dered in Leveson-street, is now on his passage home.
Mr. George Riding, ex-churchwarden and vestryman,
has paid over to the credit of the parish, the 20s. which he
accepted of Mr. Bewsher, as discount.
A boy, named Joseph Knox, eight years old, living in
Mill-street. was found drowned in Toxteth Dock on
Wednesday.

A child;sixteen months old, named Gerard Steele, in
Bond-street, died on Wednesday from an over-dose of
laudanum administered by its mother.

The Constellation, NeV7 York packet (1850 tons), car-
ried out 875 steerage passengers, and all the minor vessels
are full. The Tuscarora, Philadelphia packet, had up-
wards of 500. _ _

On Sunday forenoon, Bridget Joyce, wife of a labouring
man residing in Bent-street, called out for some one to
take leer child, and immediately dropped upon the floor.
She died a few hours afterwards. _

On Wednesday, a man named George Millar, lodging
in Gibraltar-row, committed suicide by cutting his throat
with a razor. He was of very intemperate habits and was
observed to be afflicted with delirium.

On Tuesday, some of the office furniture of Mr. T. B.
M`Manus was put up by auction, at Mr. Gaskill's sale-
room, in Duke-street. The historic interest now attached
to Mr. M4Manus did not in the least heighten the price
of the articles, and one purchaser bought nearly all.
On Wednesday, Grace Parkinson, a girl eleven a half
years old, living in 'renterden-street, was killed at Mr.
Myers's flour-mill, Limekiln-lane, through getting en-
tangled with the machinery. It is supposed that in passim
her clothes were caught by the machine.
ROYAL INSTITUTION ScHooL.—On Saturday last, at
Clare Hall, Cambridge, Mr. Thomas Barber, late a pupil
at the above institution, gained the first place and first
prize in classics in, the college examination at the end of
term.

MR. JOSIAS BOOKUR.—This gentleman is at present in
the West Indies, and has purchased at Demerara the
plantation Profit" for 10,230 dollars. Three other plan-
tations, the Greenfield, Eccles, and Henry, were sold at
the same time. They formerly belonged to Messrs. Glen,
and cost £lOO,OOO sterling. The four only brought 32,380
dollars, or £6,7;50.
In the Admiralty Court, on Wednesday, judgment was
given against 'the Orion, Glasgow steamer, for having run
down the brig Eiviere, in the Mersey, on the 23d of Oct.
last. The -elder brethren were 'of opinion that the
steamer's statement condemned herself. Had she norted

instead of starboarded her helm, the accident could not
have occurred. They exonerated the brig from all blame.

The court pronounced for the damage, with costs.
EVAVINATION OF MASTETtS AND MATES.—At 43
meeting of the board of examiners on Wednesday, Capt.
Andrew Williamson, late waste: of the Jane, of London,
Mr. David Rome, chief officer -Of the John Dugdale, .of
Liverpool, William Williams, late Master of the Henry

Winch, of Liverpool, and William Henry Flenley, gate
master of the Laurina, of Liverpool, were all found duly
qualified for first class certificates as masters ; and onTri-

jay, Capt. Ebenezer Lawson, master of the Sea, of Liver-
pool, was found duly qualified for a first class master's

-ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS.—ThIS beau
been well attended during the late galas
pany have gone, and fer'nest week an attracti
has been provided. Professor Kist, the celebs

the ballet com-

d ;an-

nast, has been expressly engaged to give hisvonderful
and terrific performance, .on an immense windmill, fifty
feet high, which has been purposely erected. The im-
mense sails of the windmill, which will revolve with tl
greatest rapidity, wil

encircled

whilst the processor
Prior, to this, Herr4Cis

It and his son appeal-on the stage

of the new concert hall,

ELECTION Or BIIMENHEAD COMMISSIONERS.—The
annual election of commissioners for the township took
place on Tuesday last, but it occasioned very little interest
No one is allowed to -vote unless he is rated at £lO per

year, and has paid all arrears of rates due ,at the time of
the election. Now,-as the Conomissionerclave just laid
rates to the extent-of 2s. 4d. in the pound, the greatest
_ .

nbout eighty or ninety persons voted, intteed of 1,500 or
1,600. The following gentlemen were elected :—For
three years—Messrs. Adamson, Appleton, Bryans, Prit-
chard, Stevenson, -Gough, anc
Messrs. Lightbound and Colson
Barbour and Mimes.
P, ay CoNElßmicrioN.—On Tue

l• two yea

For one year—Mess

cese administered this rite in three of
town—Everton,=•`SL Peter's, and St
Church was unusually crowded, no les

the churches in this
.:Idark's. Everton
,s than one thousand

and fifty persons-presenting themselves,for confirmation.
At St. Peter's elnirch there were- ceven hundred and
ninety confirmed, amongst the number being Chun-a-
You, the Chinese youth, from Birkenhead College. The
day was showery, and unsuitable forvtbe white dresses,

,esday also, his lordship administered the rite Ei
`',arch, following it loTa
On Tbursdaymaorning he attended.nr-St
tist's Church, 'perk-road, and in .the
Jude's Church, when a large numbe

On Wed
St.. Nicholas's

John the Bap,

.fternoon at

f persons of both

—On Friday, an.inviest was beldvn
born male child, the son of a single
ilia Cahill. /t appears that, a few
mt to lodge at th,-; house of a man