The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-09-13 00:00:00

took place on Friday, at Mr. Elliston's rooms, Nelson-
street, was conducted entirely by Mr. and Mrs. Millar

ad their two daughters

11 of whom are good musicians,

and sing well

PRESENTATION.—On Tuesday a party of gentlemen in-
terested in the art of photography presented to Mr. John
Rimmer, jun., an elegant silver snuff-box, bearing the fol-
lowing inscription :—" Presented to Mr. John Rimmer,
jun., by a few friends as a token of respect, and in appre-
ciation of liis talents as a photographic artist. September,
1853?)

A STRANGE Fisn.—On Wednesday morning, while a
lad was dabbling in the mud under George's Pierhead, he
was terrified at a voracious attack made upon him by one
of those uncouth monsters of the deep known amongst
sailors as a " devil-fish," which strove hard to appease its
hunger by a tit-bit from the lad's bare legs. The young-
ster, however, was nimble of foot ; and, some boatmen
coming to the rescue, the fish was speedily taken captive.
STEAMERS FOR THE BRAZILS.—The new screw steamer
Olinda, Captain Haram, one of the vessels recently built
for the Smith American and General Steam Navigation
Company. arrived in the Mersey, on Friday, from the
Clyde. The Olinda was built by Messrs. John Reid and
Co., of Pcrt Glasgow ; and as she is of the same dimen-
sions and power as the Braziliera, built by Mr. Laird, of
Birkenhead, it will be interesting to see who can turn out
the best vessel. The Olinda will go into the Birkenhead
Dock to nceive cargo for the Brazils and River Plate, for
which places she will take her departure on Saturday week.
THE A3NUAL COONTY SESSIONS were held at Preston,
on Thursday, the Ven. Archdeacon Brooks in the chair.
The first business was the election of chairman for the
year, to vhich office the Archdeacon was voted amid
enthusiastic plaudits. The Clerk of the Peace announced
that he had received a notification that there was a vacancy
in the office of surgeon of Lancaster Castle. The amount
of salary was fixed at £BO. The public accounts were
allowed after some further conversation respecting the
cost of " the Ramshay feed," which it was finally decided
is to be paid out of the rate. After a prOtest by Colonel
Austen against investing the superannuation fund in any-
thing but the public funds, the following resolution was
passed :—" That at the request of the magistrates of the
Kirkdale division, the sum of £7OO be advanced out of the
County Constabulary Superannuation Fund, on security
of the rates of the Kirkdale police division, at 44 per
eettum per annum, for the purpose of erecting apolice-
station at Garston, for the use of the said division." The
'proposed increase in the pay of the constabulary was
:agreed to. A sum not exceeding £9OO was granted to
tarry out the alterations in Lancaster Castle. Mr. Saun-
ders presented a memorial from the Caton Incorporation
(the Gilbert Union), in whidh the memorialists expressed
their surprise and dissatisfattion at the proceedings of the
court in June' last, in reference to the resolution passed
for the payment of the amount of £53 7s. 6d. for sand-
wiches, &c., at the Rainshay inquiry. The matter then
dropped, and the court adjourned. -
HEALTH CommirTht.—The weekly meeting of the
Health Committee wa; held on Thursday, Mr. Alderman
Dover in the chair. A long conversation took place 're-
specting the proceedings in the Council the preceding day.
The chairman proposed the following resolution-:—That
this committee take this opportunity of expressing 'their
deep sympathy with Mr. Alderman Langsdale in his'pre-
sent domestic afillitions, and of declaring their sresiSect for
his private charaCter, and their undiminished-confidence
in him as their abairman."—After a good deal of further
conversation, goeid sense prevailed, and the subject was
allowed to drop, the chairman' withdrawing liis motion,
and the conaniie proceeded to transact the rcittine busi-
ness.—Mr Frersn' directed attention to the 'wakCiirt which
the gas company was tearing up streets ',Adel' -had been
recently re-lad. &c. Mr. Gladstone hoped the borough
engineer would soon favour them with a report,of the cost
which they were put to by the gas company. If the
£253,000 spoken of in the Council on the-previous day,
was applied'for the purchase, or part purchase of the gas-
works, anal'ihey could get them under their-control, with
the assistance of the borough engineer, no doubt
they would be enabled to supply the toWnwith gas at a
very small cost.—A communication was'-rcad from the
Rev. George Dover, calling attention to the state of Kirk-
dale, where a large population had been43rought by the
new do&s, and praying that it might be-tarveyed with a
view td'being sewered.

THE MAIL TO BOMBAY.—The folloviing declaration of
mercataile firms of London, Liverpool, 'Manchester and
Glasgow, connected with Bombay, has been transmitted to
the President of the Board of Contriil by Mr. Gregson,
M.P.,'Chairman of the London, Eabt India, and China

" W e the undersigned, connectedwrith Bombay, and deeply
interested in the security and panetuatity of the correspond-
ence with the presidency, do hereby express our earnest desire
to see the mail service between Suez and Bombay thrown
open to public tender and contract, asnecommended by the
report of the special committee presided over by her Majesty's
Postmaster-General (Bth ult.) to the Lords Commissioners of
the Treasury."
Thomson
Thcniames representing Liverpoolare—
Arbuthnot, Ewart, and Co. 4 Nicol, Duckworth, and Co.::
Clowes, and Co.; Jamieson Brothers and Co. • Eard
rinlaY. and Co. ; Finlay,, Campbell, and Co.;• Ren-
nie,rece and Co.; Ogilvy, Gitanders, and Co.; Thompson,
and nadnCoo f.t;h the Fast Ind au An tsesro.ciaa'ntid;m(3.9;
Anderson. and Co. ; Gladstone, and Co. ; Dirom, Davidsons,
Atm • Charles Turner, chair-
rdmg to a statement receivid along with the copy .of
the present memorial, the net charge of the postal coin-
Talmication between Bombay and Suez and Bombay and
Aden, which it was thus considered by Lord Canninee
committee could be defrayed for X 40,000, appears for the
year 1848-9 (the latest perioa 'foo which the accounts
from Bombay had been received), notwithstanding the
unsatisfactory .performance ot:the service, to have-been
£171,013, exclusive of £1.7,7.70,A1ie year's incidental ex-
penses in Egypt and at Malta, towards which charge

parliament comtributes £50,000 per annum.
Docn COMMITTEE.—The weakly meeting was held'on
Thursday, Mr. Turner in the chair. A letter was read.
from Sir Thomas Freemantle, acknowledging the compli-
mentary resolution recently passed by the committee.,,2n
which his name was included. He was glad to hear that
the committee approved genereilly of the alterations: and
amendments made in the fiscaLlaws, and added thatale
should always receive with pleasure and attention any .re-
commendation which the Dock 'Trust might submit.—
Alist of amounts voted as compensation to parties whose
interests have been interfered ..with by the alteration:of
the levels at Wapping was read. The total awards. were
£B2 16s. to 25 persons.—A sum of £5O was allowed to
Mr. Cowan, of the Albert warehouses, for the expel's-mod
removal to the new house provided for him on the Albert
-pier.—The Marine Department Committee recommended
thatthe offer of James WATran,the owner of the schooner
Spark, which ran down the .serewipile beacon on the 33rd
fult.;-.-iio give the Trust £75 in full-of all claims, be accepted.
Colifirmed.—An application waaread from the dock gate-
men,,soliciting an advance of wages. After someconver-
sation the chairman proposed to -refer the application -tie
the Earbour-masters Committee,.and let the report-come
before the general committee in the usual way.—A letter
from Mr. J. A. Clarke, of Hamilton-square, calling atten-
tion to the number of buoys -on the Cheshire shore, be-
tween 'Woodside and Tranmere, which rendered the' course
dangerous, was referred to the Marine Committee.—A-re-

solution adopted by the committee, an reference to the
crossing from the south end of George's Dock to the baths,
was reali; it was to the effect that there was no intention
on the ant of the Corporation to dedicate the crossing to
the unlibe.—Mr. Holme complained of the manner in

which the Albert Dock accounts were-given in
statementlately put forth. After some.,
agreed that a profit and loss

nversation it was
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WEST Dz.nny GITARDIANS.—On Wednesday, at the
weekly meeting, Mr. Harrison occupied the chair.—Mr.
Farnall, the poor-law inspector, was present, having at-
tended to explain a matter which had been the subject of
a lengthy correspondence between the :Poor-law Board
and the gualeclians, namely the desirability of having Mr.

.
Lister, one or m the edical officers, to reade at the fever
hospitaL Mr.i.Farnall stated that the Poorr,law Board had

otherwise they would have met the views of th

.uardians

the matter could not be managed in a waysatisfactory
to all parties. After speaking of Mr. Lister as a valuable
officer, he added that, before the new hospital could be
made efficient, it would require a better staff of officers
than they had at present. He would suggest sx hether,
supposing they coniti arrange with Mr. Lister to obtain a
qualified assistant, who should act as surgeon, and be
master of the house, eay at a salary of £3oper annum.with
-"rations, that would meet the object the board had in view.
:lifter some discussion, 3fr. Lister was called in, •and said
it was probable he could get such a man for £4O or £5O
per annum with rations;; ,and he added that, if he relieved
him, he had no objection to allow him something out,of
his.own salary. A committee was then appointed to re-
port upon the subjeet to the next meeting.—Mr. Brown,
the government inspector of schools, attended the boarO,
and stated the result of an examination of the three schools
attaelted to the Workhouse. 'The infant school was in a
very satisfactory state, and creditable to the teachers; but
the boys and girls' schools were not equally so. There
was one point to which he wished to call attention, and
which he tegretted to have to remark upon, and that was
the large :lumber of children who absconded, amongst
them some of the pupil teachers. Ie suggested that West
Derby should.crect a similar establishment to the Kirkdale
Industrial Schools, but the proposition was not enter-
tained.—The office recently held by Mr. Stanfield Deane,
as medical officer, having become vacant, it was agreed
that the necessary steps .be taken to appoint a successor.
—The contracts for provisions, &c., for the workhouse and
hospital, being about to expire, the clerk was instructed to
issue the usual advertisements for fresh tenders.
EXTRAORDINARY COE.— On Friday, at the Police
Court, Agnes Morris, 0. respectably dressed woman, was
charged with picking a lady's pocket, in Bold-street, on
Thursday afternoon. Mrs. Theresa Rebecca Smith, from
Stoke, Staffordshire, who Is staying at Seacombe, stated
that, In company with two other ladies, she was looking
in at a shop window, in Bold street, when she felt some
one pull her shawl. She turned round and saw the
Prisoner standing beside her, and immediately missed her
purse, which contained £1 12s. 81 She felt so satisfied
the prisoner was the person who had robbed her, that,
along with her friends, she followed her through the
Arcade into Renshaw-street, where the latter went into a
shop. On her coming out again, Mrs. Smith taxed Morris
with having her purse, which the latter who was much
excited, admitted, and gave it up. Mrs. Smith, at the
earnest appeal of the prisoner, was inclined to let her go,
but her friends called a policeman and she was given into
custody. Mrs. Smith, in reply to the magistrates, said
the money appeared to have been disturbed, as a sovereign
was taken out of one end and put among the silver. The
prisoner acknowledged the crime, but said it was her first
offence, and begged hard for mercy. She stated that she
followed the business of an embroideress, at St. Alban's
and had only come to town the day before, having been
induced to accompany a gentleman, who had since
de-
serted her. Not having any resources to get back again,
she had been tempted to commit the crime. The magi:_ '
trate said 'he saw no reason to doubt her story, but her
disgraceful position had arisen through her having trans-
gressed in the first instance, and she must go to prison
for two months. The prisoner was removed, sobbing
bitterly. She was evidently a novice, from the clumsy
manner iu which she had performed the theft.‘