The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1849-10-09 00:00:00

Sets 9 1140.

Moral petu 5.
;,,1:, in family he celebrated Dist returned to this country
"'Ain) Europa, which arrived on Sunday.
wa`;lf Wedne'day the body of a full-grown male child
stre4and in the privy attached to a house in Chatham-
Ia
adof the Aigburth omnibuses, the other day, a
three her pocket neatly picked of her purse, containing
sove
thVicense hgansbeen granted to Mr. Robert Edgar, of
fo,l4vvit, to open the Liver Theatre for theatrical per-
13ces
he.barq. ue Alice Gill, of 255 tons burthen, 0.m., and
iTionging to Messrs. Thistle and Co., of this town, was
"Itched at Whitby on Thursday.
to the Admiralty have directed an inquiry to be made as
ta,,ue number of unemployed seamen in this port, and
te;ivevehat proportion of them have been in her Majesty's
REA
feari LTH OF THE TOWN.—The steady decline of the
afftetifl,malady with which this town has recently been
41,1'eu was still more marked last week. The decrease
average is about twenty per day.
o -it
?Chancellor of the Exchequer has received £l3 from
coke t • E.," Liverpool, " on account of underpaid in-
ofzflin,:aantd'itaenvdenhuaes. paid it over to the Receiver-General
Wedgelan• steamer Victory arrived at Londonderry on
the tclaY morning, amidst the firing of artillery and
..th.esitetterf.teecevraosofslaessembled thousands. She sailed again in
rnoon.
Y, of South Castle-street, has, we learn,
irlithented the pupils of the Ragged School, Soho-street,
like,,,,L,Ther of caps. We trust other trades will " do
Triz • ,
jlers 130aulsTawtax confidence we reier
Liverpool to this excellent hotel. A continued
ei"..Pv!etory for at least half-a-score years, with prior local
toeFe:• ence, augurs well for the excellence of the establish-
in the cuisne, as other departments.
loci„`"LEXY.—On Friday morning, Thomas Ralph, who
yarn Challinor-street, was found dead in the back
the b_°' the Premises.—On Saturday, Igdaliah Seddon, of
fro 'Yal William Hotel, Pembroke-place, dropped dead
pn the same cause.
Nitui the open gardens belonging to Miss Thompson,
Itadi Hotel, Wavertree, may be seen a few stems of
landshau Corn, from 11 feet to 12 feet in height, with fine
of corn. The seeds were only planted in March
The D •
Thomas Nolan will become the minister of
IsTor -"is Chapel, Bedford-row, on the second Sunday in
the einber. The reverend gentleman again preached in
h;. church on Wednesday evening. We are persuaded
sMinistrations will be acceptable and efficient.
tio„no Monday, R. S. Brandreth, Esq., sat in the Ses-
thish'-ileuse to revise the Parliamentary list of voters for
to borough. Many of the objections made by the
little were struck off, but the proceedings excited
oe interest, and terminated during the day.
tton Sunday week two sermons were preached in St.
.Zge'! Church, Little Bolton, by the Rev. D. James,
eeil;':-F-B•A., incumbent of St. Mary's, Kirkdale, and
tho-s'ons made amounting to £lOO is. 3d. in aid of the
eve schools.
ettaP,tain Naylor (who will have to change his name to
toa'a'n Leyland) succeeds to the property of his late
aod and great uncle, the late Thomas Leyland, Esq.,
pro Lue other brothers, the two Messrs. Naylor's, to the
.kevtY of the late Christopher Leyland, Esq.
Starlnnevican provisions, imported into Liverpool from the
he..2:89 for the year ending Sept. 30, 1849, are stated to
ha 26,000 tierces beef, 37,000 barrels pork, 224.000 cwts.
th:eci, 16,000 hams, 50,000 barrels lard, 100,000 boxes
steWe, 8,600 firkins butter, the value being one million
Alng for Liverpool alone.
tip-miether of the large houses at Birchfield is to be fitted
ittlis a barracks. Offices are to he erected in connexion
tipe,.;it, and the whole of the business now under the
I)lll,"ntendence of Captain Greig, at the premises in
vihi-street, (which are to be given up in June next,)
be removed to the new establishment.
110;;, ,great deal of interest is attached by the people of
11 Carolina to a proposal made by a wealthy company
h Liverpool,i for the establishment of a line of steam-ships
tatewheen that port and Charleston. The project met with
the encouragement, particularly from that portion of
Nrrumunity interested in the cotton trade.
•ii
Irithe are glad to see that Mr. Josias Booker has returned
venovated health from his visit to the West Indies.
hiss Understand that he has arranged for the cultivation of
010:8,tates there by means of European implements, the
to„gn, harrow, &c. Mr. Booker resumed his seat in the
fpeil on Wednesda.
tilirtl,4lll BY A FALL.y
—On Friday, Isaac Boyd, aged
Mt. a clerk, was coming down the steps from a terrace
foots of buildings in Soho-street, when he slipped his
fttaand fell over the rails to the ground, a depth of about
setahe fee. He received a fracture of the skull, of which
k.ed
fletnENT ON SHIP-BOARD.—On Tuesday week, Wm.
Igeh-o°llet, aged eighteen years, one of the crew of the
Irer.. /ler Susan, while the vessel was on her voyage from
the'rd to this port, fell, while engaged in reefing,. from
tilt 11_1e topsail yard to the deck, and was so much injured
he died almost immediately.
korEATIIS FROM FALLING-IN OF EARTH.—On Friday
altedlliii„g, Thomas Taylor, aged 51, and Edward Rowland,
street u Years, were employed in the new sewer, in Kew-
kit. (Scotland-road), when, in consequence of the heavy
atee,;_tlie earth or soil gave way, notwithstanding shoring,
tyl, the two men were crushed under it. Both were dead
pi taken out.
FEMALE SAILOR.—This extraordinary woman
Poet cabin passenger in the Nimrod steamer for this
Ned' from Cork, on Saturday week. She was accompa-
k e to the quay by a large concourse. She was detained
eler.°l•ll until arrangements were made by two Protestant
Ist omen to have her taken care of on her arrival here.
versseit:indsey proceeds hence to Halifax, N. 8., by first
Dlrai, INSTITUTION SCHOOL.—On Friday the Can-
-11, g Scholarship was awarded to Mr. A. Glynn by the
on °'Swainson M.A., Tutor and Fellow of Christ's
zef e Cambridge, and the Rev. J. Barnard, M.A.,
alen College. Oxford. The names of Mr. Lister,
Rees, and Mr. Byrth were mentioned as having
distinguished themselves in classics, and those
Iliataltf-es:ll.lltalelY
es, Mr. Glen, and Mr. Lister, &c., in mathe-
; XA
-",INATION OF MASTERS AND MATES.—At a meet-
tif the Board of Examiners, held at the Board-room,
lets 8. Exchange-alley North, Capt. 'Washington Pirrie,
tenaster of the Letitia Heyn, of Belfast; Capt. Alex-
hoe, Hall, late master of the Belmond, of Greenock ;
'aPtain Charters Simonds, master of the Syria, of
4, POOL, were severally found qualified for first-class
Vacates as masters.
IN" OCEAN PENNY POSTAGE.—On Friday a lecture
"--tehlelivered on this subject at the Music-hall, by the
tote rated Elihu Burritt. The lecturer went into theheroine of a general and cheap communication between all
piq of the world, as set forth in a pamphlet which he
kat joshed some time ago. This was understood to be the
th,,,,e,cture of Mr, Burritt previous to his departure for
ituaited States.
13t HARRWITZ, THE CELEBRATED CRESS PLAYER.—
ItitZ'onday evening the Liverpool Chess Club had a
game' at which Mr. Harwitz played at the same time two
tetteise Without seeing the board, each game against two
etif,tnen consulting together. No. 1 got early into (la-
and resigned at the twenty-fourth move. No. 2
bleu" somewhat better defence, but at the twenty-ninth
ST Mr• Harrwitz announced mate in three moves.
r,ETER's WARD.—At a meeting of the electors,
iqeht.ennesday evenin, i was resolved to support the
Mr. Fernihouggh,t whose address appeared in our
'lvo , we hear that it is the intention of the Conserva-
ii4 el we
to bring forward Mr. John Johnson as a can-
ilc4ete 14,,eue That gentleman is a strong opponent of the
Velts-vne, and a warm advocate of the rating of the
tqeC He was' notwithstanding defeated on Saturday, in
koaaae Ward, by Mr. G. H. Horsfall.
„k'tintB,„eciz CLus.—The winter series of social meetings
j.kt -aces with the annual dinner on Thursday evening
'9th';and the first conversazione will take place on the
tie n'fastarit. Wm. Brown, Esq., Professor Traill, M.D.,
;14.-D..the most valued friends of the late Mr. Roscoe,
4444104,hb0ne, and other esteemed members of the insti-
'le (1' have intimated their intention of being present at
NV:ll,er on Thursday evening, in the arrangements for
h''"e Whole resources of the club will be brought to
rendering them as complete as possible. It is
m,heto,..ng to learn that the usefulness of this institution
4 i'lbing more and more appreciated.
~,lelrt,-"`POOL PROVIDENT CLERKS' ASSOCIATION.—This
as will be seen from the advertisement, offers an
,eoo4ation, which we hope our readers will peruse and
t 0 r• Circulars have, we are informed, been addres-
4tit,„:,eads of establishments, soliciting aid to give the
fr'ntteb,""nn yeartmest basis. and we are pleased to find a
4141 -Pcivar in the ladies to assist : we are not un-
tlt at, but. g g
it would certainly not do for Liverpool gen-
it77etiiie,
shit: cause like this, to be outdone by the fair s.ex.
is, we understand, about to form an institu-
tateepn the basis of this, and, if once started, it will be
solatelY and well supported.
by'at Sob Of altowFuL VOYAGE.—On Sunday morning, the
notiiAu gust, a party of thirteen emigrants, from this
tela of ed from Liverpool to New York, with tbe in en-
party Were Mr. Thomas Dunderdale, a person well
L,aty and much respected in the town, having been for
t. 44 bZera a clerk to Alessrs. Arrowsmitb, bankers ; and
lehics ther, Richard Dunderdale, who had been in the
eir of the lessees of the North Union Railway ; and
presPective wives and families. Of th 3 thirteen who
fed Vrt?il in good health and spirits to settle in the
or,°„l'Ld, only seven reached New York, six having
)„e 17,1,"ue Passage. Mr. Thomas Dunderdale died on
toringe's't of August; his second son William, and his
de s°n, Richard, baying both died or. the 14th,
bUht,‘Ya after leaving Liverpool; Nancy, his eldest
4.114,2,', died on Sunday the 19th. Alice, wife of R.
(itglit'eurale, died on the 28th of August; and Jane, the
nt. Richard, died on the first September. Some
)I,gess. eiVis were from cholera, and after a very short
N ~.
on ;5 other passengers died during the voyage.—
ethinns 7,,AMA OF THE MISSISSIPPI.—Of all the impor-
cep,,lie47l, amilsement with which cousin Jonathan has
kinder the -British market during the last few years, we
hi`t!tlotleinat none have more fully merited the support of
ht Vohn than the panorama which has been exhi-
hnth. pope
Liver Theatre, Church-street, during the last
1411 is D'one Painting, covering three miles of canvas,
.on
ueaofilt,vayed 3,000 miles of some of the most varied
testsftredoh ,n" Scenery in the world, is from the pencil of
141 Panvard, who, for several years, endured the
174 duce?rivations and difficulties, in order that he might
thtlthifit'd'ePainting which should astonish the world by its
itl,_World !Ind truthfulness. How far he has succeeded
1414• As bee Will itself show. Suffice it to say, that wherever
t4tetiter exhPrise seibrichl ited he
merits. has met with
Those that success which
tto liny lor,
ly a
jilt: the windings of this mighty river will feel
tested in re-visiting the different points with

Mr. Banvard, whose description of the scenery and veieiiS
objects as they appear are highly amusing and instructive.
We understand that the painting will be on view only for
this week, and we again advise those of our readers who
have not paid Mr. Banvard a visit to take an early oppor-
tunity of doing so.
IMPORTANT CASE.—A case of considerable importance,
involving the right of the people of Wallasey to cut and
use for the cultivation of their potato crops the " starr
grass," or bent, which grows on the sand hills, north of
Wallasey, came on for hearing on Tuesday, before H.
Winch, Esq., at the new Court-house, Egremont. Up-
wards of twenty of the villagers were summoned under an
obsolete act, (the 15th Geo., 11, chap. 25.) which inflicts
a penalty of 20s. and costs for the first offence upon any
person who may cut or destroy any portion of starr grass,
or rushes, which may grow on any waste land or common ;
and further that, if " more than four" such rushes or
blades of grass be found in the possession of any person
within five miles of said common, the party so offending
must be sent to gaol for twelve months, to be kept to hard
labour and publicly whipped. The summons in this case
set forth that the parties " did, without consent of the
owner, unlawfully and maliciously cut certain grass," &c.,
Mr. Eastham appeared for the plaintiffs, and Mr. Brether-
ton for the defendants. It was agreed to take the case of
Wm. Preston as a rule for the rest. The fact of cutting
the grass having been clearly proved and admitted, Mr.
Bretherton submitted that the case had not been made
out, inasmuch as no ownership to the sandhills had Wen
proved, and, consequently, no trespass could be sustained.
The court agreed in this view of the case, but suggested
the propriety of the parties pledging themselves not to
offend against the act any more, inasmuch as they might
be proceeded against upon the more penal section for hav-
ing the grass in their possession ; and, as the act gave him
no discretionary power, it would become his painful duty
to send them to gaol for twelve months. This course
being acceded to, the informations were quashed.

COMPROMISE ON THE WATER QUESTION.—The Coun-
cil proceedings of Wednesday include a notice of a move-
ment towards an attempt to settle the Pike question in
some amicable way ; and already, and indeed since an
article on the subject in another page was in type, the
Special Committee of the Council has requested an inter-
view with the committee appointed by the parishioners
at the late great meeting. That interview took place
yesterday, at the Town-hall, when a conversation was
entered into, which lasted an hour and a half. It was
chiefly preliminary, but the topics suggested in the course
of it were agreed to be considered by the Committee of
Council, and a communication in writing is to pass the
Parish Committee this day. We are not at liberty to give
any particulars of what was said at the interview ; but it
is evident that the money part of the question has now
brought matters into a negotiable shape, and that the
Pike scheme is to be stopped unless the burgesses forget
themselves at the coming election.—(Mercury.) On
Friday the Special Water Committee laid a formal docu-
ment before the Parochial Committee for consideration,
but it was considered unsatisfactory. The Water Com-
mittee insist, we learn, as a sine qua non, that all the con-
trscts, remote as well as recent, connected with the Pike
scheme be literally carried out and paid for. They also
require that an act be applied for during the ensuing ses-
sion to extend the compulsory clauses of the Rivington
Act until 1852, and that an engineer of high standing be
appointed to whom the water question shall be referred,
both with a view to home as well as exterior supplies.
The engineer so appointed to report from time to time to
the Council. This is said to be the basis of the negotia-
tion, but, unless the demands of the special committee
are modified, there is not much probability at present of
an amicable arrangement. The committee appointed by
the Vestry hhving declined the proposals made them by
the special committee, handed over a statement of the
conditions upon which they would favour a compromise,
and there the matter rests at present.

VISIT OF THE DUCHESS OF CAMBRIDGE.—OUr town
was honoured, on Thursday last, by a visit of her Royal
Highness the Duchess of Cambridge, who had for some
time been a guest of the Earl of Wilton, at Heaton Park,
near Manchester. The Mayor received intimation of the
coming event by electric telegraph, and made every suit-
able arrangement for the reception of the royal visitor.
The party arrived, shortly after twelve o'clock, and were
welcomed at the Lime-street station by the Mayor and
his friends. They were :—Augusta, Duchess of Cam-
bridge ; Augusta Caroline, Hereditary Grand Duchess of
Mecklenburgh, Princess of Great Britain ; Frederick,
Hereditary Duke of Mecklenburgh ; Princess Mary Ade-
laide; the Earl and Countess of Wilton; Alexander
Prince de Schonberg; the Hon. Algernon Tulk Egerton,
son of the Earl of Ellesmere ' • Lady Elizabeth and Lady
Catherine, daughters of the Earl of Wilton ; Edmund
St. John Mildmay and Baron Knesebeck, equerries to the
Duchess of Cambridge; and Mr. H. Lyster. On leaving
the railway-station the distinguished party visited St.
George's Hall, through which they were conducted by
the Mayor and Mr. J. B. Lloyd. They then proceeded
to the Blue Coat Hospital, where they were received by
Mr. Alderman Swainson, and the various masters belong-
ing to the school. On the arrival of the party the Blue
Coat band struck up the national anthem, with which her
Royal Highness seemed much gratified. The visitors
expressed their admiration at the excellent manner in
which the institution was conducted. The party then
visited the Town-hall, where they were received by the
Mayoress, and partook of refreshments. They afterwards,
accompanied by the Mayor, visited the steamship Niagara,
at the Coburg Dock, and were highly gratified by seeing
the ship, the officers exhibiting the utmost courtesy in
explaining the various arrangements. They next visited
the Albert Dock and warehouses, where they were re-
ceived by Mr. Henderson, chairman of the Dock Com-
mittee. Some of the party ventured to be carried to the
higher rooms by the hydraulic machinery. The Philhar-
monic Hall was next visited, where they were received by
Mr. J. B. Brancker, one of the committee. The inspec-
tion of the noble building impressed the party with asto-
nishment and admiration. On leaving this point of their
progress, they were conducted by the Mayor to the rail-
way station in Lime-street, and left the town by express
train for Manchester at half-past four o'clock.
A SCENE IN THE VESTRY.—At the vestry meeting on
Tuesday, Mr. Earle said he wished to know whether the
collectors had anything to do with collecting the voluntary
rate, because be intended to take the opinion of the Poor
Law Commissioners on the subject. That very respect-
able paper, the Mercury, announced that a deputation
had gone up to London, and he wanted to know whether
any of the parish money was going also. They were told
the reception was highly satisfactory. Now, he had reason
to know there was not a single Lord of the Treasury
there.—Mr. Harbord : This has nothing to do with our
proceedings.—Mr. Earle : I wish the parishioners not to
be humbugged with these things.—Mr. Denton The
parishioners have been humbugged sufficiently already.—
Mr. Earle : But they will be still further humbugged if
they do not take care. There is Mr. Avison, the Lord
Chancellor of the concern. He hoped if they were to
have any more deputations or costs they would he on the
principle no cure no pay, for every time that gentleman
opened his mouth they would have to pay 3s. 6d. or
6s. Bd. according to the width of the opening, unless some
arrangement was made.—Mr. Harbord : Mr. Avison is
not employed by the Vestry.—Mr. Earle : The town must
not be imposed on, and be told that a party of gentle-
men went up to London and were received in so satisfac-
tory a manner. The only satisfaction they ought to feel
was, that they were not kicked out of the Treasury.—Mr.
Harbord : I was one of that deputation, and all I can say
is, we met with no frivolous characters, nor with any men
who talked nonsense.—Mr. Earle was glad of that, but a
great deal of nonsense was talked here (looking at a piece
of paper).—Mr. Harbord : Every word of it is truth.—
Mr. Earle : It is all humbug.—Mr. Harbord : (Very
coolly.)—We had no mountebank at all. All was gentle-
manly. (Laughter.) I think you have got into the mud,
Mr. Earle.—Mr. Earle : No, I have not ; but I think
the gentlemen who went up to London might as well have
got into the mud. I don't know what they went for,
indeed, unless it was perhaps that they had a wish to pur-
chase a new pair of breeches, or boots, of the London
cut. (Roars of laughter.)—Mr. Harbord : I had no such
wish, I assure you.—Mr. Earle : (Warmly)—You know,
Mr. Avison, this money will be granted,—Mr. Avison :
I know it wont.—Mr. Earle : And yet you are humbug-
ging the parish with your deputations and stuff. I do
not call Mr. Avison a humbug, hut the fact is a humbug,
and I include you (Mr. Harbord) in the same bunch. I
shall write to the Poor-law Commissioners on the subject.
—Mr. Earle then walked towards the door, but having to
pass Mr. Avison he entered into a dispute with him as to
who was to pay his expenses. Mr. Avison said that,
until he asked the parish to do so, Mr. Earle had no
right to interfere. The wordy warfare was proceeding in
this disorderly way when the reporters retired.