The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1847-11-16 00:00:00

Nor. 16, 1107.

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h. old
It, - . nigh
1114 e°raiiiitted for begging with £l6 in her possession,
• o.(l'6lTeri £5 Bs. for parish relief.
I 1114 the sth of November, Henry Woodward, a hey of
, 51,n' was so much injured by the accidental explosion
"ti stiveworks in the pocket of his trousers, that he die on
gii Ipulitv:
13 10-kr,-"e ease of the young man killed by the explosion of
- roit'4,oll• thrown into a bonfire on the sth instant, in
''fer''-Park, the coroner's jury returned a verdict of
• A uinionsly killed by some person unknown."
Liik:'Plitation of West India merchants from Dublin,
lida-P,ll, Glasgow, Bristol, Leith, Edinburgh, am. Tri-
' nad an interview with Lord John Russell on Satur-
tit rAlr. Shand and Mr. Sandbach were the representa-
Istior this town.
Ipt, Is' Keale. an excellent local pianiste, gives a grand
tepleert this (Tuesday) evening. She has engaged the
Vei valuable services of Miss Emily Grant, Mr. G.
kit', s' nod 'Signor Regondi, whose performance on the
t.lt and concertina have excited much applause.
klahltitin DESERTED.—On Tuesday a child, about, a fort-
il ~Q:d, was found by a man lying in a field, near
lik;'l'iown-lane. It was taken to West Derby Work-
Nrie, from whence it was ascertained the mother, named
11,141:). had absconded the day before.
titti'edu enwell. the comedian and the poet laureate of the
1'44 victuallers, takes his farewell benefit, 'at the
tep, e Royal, on Friday. He has been before the Li-
Po ''l Public as an actor for above a quarter of a century,
b"s Contributed much to public amusement.
fark•l'll FROM SCALDING.—On Tuesday fortnight an
44P • fourteen months old, named Peter Davies, who
iqil with his parents at, 4. Lower Harrington-street, was
/)ati:ll by some hot broth, which he pulled over while
?iis. about, from the effects of which he died on
,s'ity
Lot;
'et, 1,-.114 BY FRACTURING A Limn.—An inquest was
;41„'; 'for Mr. Curry on Saturday, on view of the body
kj,.''lti de ged 57. On the 15th ultimo he fell at the
li‘l,l of oB;onainlow-street, and broke his lee, He was
',,,,i1.10 the Infirmary, where he died from the fracture
'l,lay.
4,•A'r A L ACCIDENT.—On Friday morning, a man named
ages Duncan, a stone=mason, employed at the new
lithos :of Lime-street Railway Station, fell from the
Vi one of the new buildings, whilst he was assisting in
Olitllg a stone cornice, and fractured his skull so severely
plkige died whilst being conveyed to the Northern
' Hos-
IV*ls".
oil 1/4, - om SuppocATioN.—On Friday morning,
Ilear, Constable J. Chippendale, No. 101, whilst on duty
dem tiaandary-street, Kirkdale, found a man lying quite
li4l,llPon a brick-kiln. There is no doubt but that
the
oozethere to sleep, and had been suffocated by
native
Of)!;9 from the kiln. We believe that lie was a.n.a ire
itil?ortli America, and had been in distressed ei.cum-
Oute.:'
t 8 o'clock,
Zit saiItADEOUS STREET ROBBERIEs.—
j§4,lldaY night week, Ellen Williams,Asbe°ruvainotmteofrAoltnr.
!I4verVtola, of Bootle, whilst on her
way home
her
~S):?_'-'1, was stopped by two
"t1,1,40d robbed her of 9i1., •and amseriawl pin. About 10
Ilte:;"", on Monday night, Mn. William Price, of King-
IN,", Kirkdale, was stopped by four men in Boundary-
Wile Who demanded his money, but assistance being at
4;," 11eY made off and escaped.
iN'i, annual grand concert of Miss Whitnall to-morrow
lepli'g Will no doubt be numerously attended. The
!!lip. of Mrs. Wood, the first of English singers, and. the
'44'l tone and easy execution of the Messrs. Distin,
I,'N jje'rated horn players will secure a full house, es-
No 4, pear.hll ana other good vocalists will
kr2t O It will be seen that Miss Whitnall does
"Illhetead to have stalls this year, hut that the public
Itu, admitted to the pit at half-a-crown each.
mtt;•,ut advertising columns to-day will be found a re-
effilned by Mr. Ambrose Lace and Mr. John North, 1
Lia'ksiietiee to an affair which, we understand, has pro-
d N'aeh excitement in the neigbourhood of Egreniont
thew Brighton. We have great pleasure in referring
,i'etili-a'.°eument, hi, it will be perceived, is completely
NI Pa, 'ell, of Mr. Rowson, a gentleman whose high
alit and respectability place him fat above the
"qtit:' suspicionof intentionally violating the rules of
Ac'r the courtesies of society.
Za)i,,LIIIEIa FATAL ACCIDENT FROM DRUNKENNES.S:—
lit ,cer instance Of death—the re-nit of accident arising
app,„' drunkenness—occurred on Thursday night, at the
kkati-"„ero Hospital. It appears that about a month. ago
.a
n'eol:, anted John Rae, aged 57 years, a joiner, living in
Plith-4osre d whilst in a state of intoxication, was stag-
ap.o alonga Commutation-row, when he slipped off the
ther-40ne, and broke his leg. He was taken to the
pt
-
ke4 hospital; where he continued under surgical treat-
-14 Bever since. A few days ago mortification took place,
~. died on Thursday night.
1p ‘,IcIDE uNDER DERANGEMENT.—An inquest was held
tii_oaturday, before Mr. Curry, on view of the body of
e,sz.bieth Ward, a widow, who lodged in Denison-street.
ii,g,_'rday afternoon deceased was found, by a female, in
'' room, in a standing position, by the bed-post. Wit-
!i.s.hookn ther, and asked her to' go to bed, but got no
p
tiness,c-ilke vtiiesnt p beuin
to the bed being to the stepfather of the last
. and found the deceased hang_
-post by a silk pocket handkerchief. She
dead. Deceased lost her husbandin July last, and
, not since been in a sound state of mind.
(LIVERPOOL AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.—It has been
telly arranged that the Liverpool and Manchester Agri-
i;*iral Societies unite, that the society he designated,—
w 4119 Manchester and Liverpool Agricultural Society ;"
tlilihat its operations extend to the whole of South Lan-
'lN _r.e and North Cheshire, and all such other parts as
lh,:Thin thirty miles (in a direct line) of Newton-in-
t•,:illows. That the Earl of Derby and Wilbraham
Newton-in-
t•, Esq., be requested to .ct as joint patrons. 'That
l't,..tts;',,e,lnberg both committees form a committee for the
Idol
Paitl Year, and that the first annual meeting and show
TOI, -1 be held in Manchester, and the second in Liver-
e • itt,L, meeting of the united societies will be held on
Zopt-:1, instant, at Newton, to arrange the rules, and
‘'ett;:,nch measures as may be necessary for carrying out
il/,Zalgamation of the two societies:
eti "IcIPAL ELECTIONS.—In consequence of the eleva-
ti,e Of f_
to our gentlemen from the Council to be aldermen,
ep
are vacancies in the following wards:—Castle-street,
,hstfeY-street, Great George, and Abercromby. For
iaNe•street Mr. George Holt has been brought forward
ItSeed Mr. John Holmes, and will most likely be re-
, k without opposition. For Rodney-street Mr. Geo.
.I;lati,it:, a highly respectable and most intelligent gentle-
„4te :48 announced himself a candidate, and the Radicals
h,'`oph"tltiounced their intention of proposing Mr. Lewin
.01i,Iosition to him. Mr. J. Rogers, a worth. y trades-
ti! 4, the field for Great George 'Ward, and is opposed
0 e • t hOnuo Dover, who ought to have had a seat at
ttt4 tZllacil board long since, and we hope now to see
,"'a'clp,,'ere. For Abercromby Ward Mr. R. Cardwell
itltte(ti is the conservative candidate, but it will be per-
hp bTani. an advertisement, that. Mr. Robertson G1ad-
,,,0 ",41 be also brought forward.
44.'0 ELISION BETWEEN THE QUEEN VICTORIA STEAMER
~st NA. ISAAC oN —On Wednesday morning
1,-, a - LLERT . .
Llet,rill alarming collision took place between the Queen
01 Na, Dublin steamer, and the ship. Isaac Allerton,
tVck Pi, Orleans. The Queen Victoria left the Clarence
is',4l,4lBl4lllrtly after ten. o'clock on Tuesday night last for
teotit t eying 12 cabin and 186 deck passengers on board.
Nlt ,galf-past four the following morning, when near
s `tries, (Dublin and Howth coast), a vessel (after-
si:ho,Zseertained to be the Isaac Allerton) was seen at a
iti',4.qtsance. The weather was at that time clear, and
( si,,,;_ihts were shown on board the Queen Victoria, to
et. -.,e that she was a steamer. The mate of the steamer
thh.l_tig the other vessel rapidly
approaching, and fearing
Y,was a posSibility of a collision), called out, four or
41,_t,Ones, " Hard a port." In a few minutes the bow
;7'2 v,‘:B,ailing. struck the steamer on the larboard. paddle-
't 1,-,.`til terrific force, producing a shock which spread
!Vtoost consternation and alarm amongst the passen-
A, crew. The starboard anchor of the ship became
tiLs held
the steamer's paddle.wheel, and the vessel
„sea, o fast for some time. In the confusion some of
k‘sy'atuer's passengers got on board the ship, thinking
Ntip,weuld there be in greater safety. Both vessels
Zuroed(it.ogether for some tim.e, but at length. were dis-
tp and
The steamer s engines were so injured that
eii ..," not work; she did not, however, leak. One of
LatisliaLdle-boxes and
.part of the frame-work, &c., were
t_,iii: and the principal engineer injured, but not
clqa i/'by a wound on the scalp.. The Isaac Allerton
fi Y evA4.Port immediately, and arrived here on Wednes-
kla:lllog. She brought 20 of the steamer's passengers.
% t't her jib-boon, cutwater, and part of her rigging.
I;taßtetainer arrived here on Thursday morning in tow of
p,el's ,;()at. Some exaggerated accounts of the accident
'le"Or.en out ; . but there is no reason to believe that a
ktilatwlile was lost.
t, trig' be seen that Mr. Williams, of Ranelagh-street,
'tipi sale a delightful estate, and one of the most splen-
N:lasions near Liverpool, at Allerton.
;4.l\V"tozv's CELEBRATED WREXHAM GINGERBREAD.
it/hketittiyy e been favoured with a sample of this delicious
let tio " ) and we can predict that its exquisite flavour
e. '34 render it an indispensable part of the desert ta-
-444. Th
1„
.1,,e.„ e advertisement announces from whom it may be
lip,,q, and the vendors are the sole proprietors of the
-', receipt.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
6 ma11
wllttltpd named John Monrose was committed for trial on
oti, 4,Y for stealing six sovereigns from a man with
Rent, 4a slept the night before in a lodging-house, in
str tee .
b. tot 4, aturday, John Storey and Henry Cheetham were
I),lttad for trial for breaking into a warehouse occu-
-I,,Segar and Nephew, in the Goree. They were
"
.ha the building, and several articles were ready to
'fed off.
ItORBERY OF NOTES.—On Wednesday, John
gte b,, and William Mitchell, the two prisoners who
Vc'et'Neht before the magistrates, charged with being
kiletlllied in the robbery of Mrs. Mary Mattherson, of
ttrst Hall, were again brought before J. S. Jack-
‘41,1441., for further examination, and were again re-
On Saturday they were again brought up, but
Otell Atattherson could not swear that the notes were
tp,,4114e,,,,t°01 her in the railway carrihge, the prisoners were
, Res, '‘,„ ed, from the jurisdiction o f the Cheshire magis-
N'Aiiiilla brought over here.
t 01,171414 TO VENDORS OF BAD MEAT.—At the b
Po-
‘l#l on Friday, the following parties appeared
„-• ,nushton, charged by the inspectors of flesh meat
biting exposed bad meat for sale :—Wm. Evans,
tk,ooseteher, St. John's Market, charged with having
k%CtB 4R 53,
Za .113 a. of measled pork for sale : fined £1 and
• Gerard Rowbuck, pork-butcher, White-
Nes having exposed for sale 101bs. of measled pork,
IN. 4114 'avi
ne a quantity chopped up for sausages : fined
iiy• casts. Robert Cooper, butcher Sawpit-street,
Cits. 14.7, artificially dressed three lambs: fined 10s. and
OuR ohn Taylor, pork-butcher, Scotland-place, for
ikisti:POSCd for sale 24lbs. measled pork, was fined £1