The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1849-01-16 00:00:00

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may be gathered from a letter; and a petition which were
in her pocket. The letter is directed to Mrs. H. Barbet,
care of Mrs. Bland, No. 2, Crow-street, Toxteth-park,
dated Bahia, May 17, 1848, and signed Lewis Barbet.
The petition accuses her husband of refusing her support,
and bidding her go and drown herself.
COLLISION IN THE RIVER. About one o'clock OR
Wednesday afternoon, the brig Golden Eagle, from Nas-
sau, laden with logwocd, came into collision with the ship
Emigrant from Savannah, opposite the south end of the

Emigrant was also carried away. The Golden Eagle,
having shipped a heavy sea, was with difficulty towed
alongside the pier, where she capsized. She has since
righted, and is now lying in the George's basin.
FATAL ACCIDENTS.—On Thursday, Charles Harris, a
seaman belonging to the Birmingham, lying in Waterloo
Dock, fell into the hold of the ship, and was so much in-
jured as to induce death the following day.—On Thursday,
James Clarke, who lived at Walton, was killed by a rail-
way truck having run over him.—On Monday, James
Garner, fifty-three years of age, a labourer at the North
Docks. was hauling a laden barrow along a plank, when
his foot slipped, and he fell fifteen feet. His right arm
was broken ; erysipelas ensued, and he died at home on
Thursday. _ _

COLLEGIATE LECTURES.—It will be seen that the lec-
ture season at the Collegiate Institution commences on
the 30th instant. The list comprises many subjects of
high interest and importance, which, from the well-known
talents of the lecturers, we may expect to be treated in a
manner equally interesting and instructive. There is
likewise, in the advertisement alluded to, what we have
no doubt will prove a highly gratifying announcement to
the members of the institution, in reference to the twelve
Christmas concerts which are still to come off.
NEW MODE OF IMPORTING AMERICAN PORE.—This
week, the steam-ship Niagara brought, amongst other
goods, an importation of fresh American pork, to the ex-
tent of 200 pigs. The way this has been accomplished
was by packing the carcases in ice, no salt having been
used. The Niagara left Boston on the 28th ultimo, and
was about eleven days in making her passage. To show
the extent of the supply of American provisions, we may
state, that at one sale last week, and that not a very im-
portant one, 200 tons of butter, 179 tons of lard, and 65
tons of cheese were disposed of.
ATTEMPTED SWINDLE.—One evening last week, a re-
spectably-attired person went to the establishment of Mr.
Samuel, St. James's-street, and asked, as was understood,
for four sixpences for two shillings. The young woman
to whom he applied, immediately went over to the till and
took out four sixpences. He then said it was not four
sixpences he wanted, but four sixpenny tooth-brushes.
He was shown several, but none suited. He then asked
for some of a particular make, when he was told they did
not keep them. Having waited apparently for something,
he was asked what he was waiting for, he said he wanted
hi 3 2s. returned. and insisted that he had given 2s. to the
young woman. Finding he could not get the money, he
left tle shop, threatening to return with a policeman, but
never made his appearance again.

DOCK COMMITTEE, THURSDAY.—There were present
Mr. Henderson, the chairman, and seventeen other mem-
bers. Mr. Chaffers was appointed permanent master of
the new landing-stage, the salary to be .£l6O a year.
From the annual return, it appeared the lifeboats had in
ler bows stove in, 11848 assisted 12 vessels, and saved 17 lives. The num-

ber of vessels that entered the port by Victoria and
Northern Channels, for the year, was 28,998, an in-
crease of 443 on the previous year; through the South
or Horse Channel 3146, a decrease by that route of 225.—
Mr. Nicol moved that the bills before Parliament relative
to the rating of the Dock Estate be referred to the Par-
liamentary Sub-committee, to take such steps as might be
deemed desirable to oppose. There was an amendment to
the effect that the bills be not opposed, but the original
motion was finally carried by 12 to s.—Mr. Nicol said
it was his intention at the next meeting to call attention
to the position in which the trust was placed, from the
decision of the Council to appropriate a portion of the
funds of the Corporation. in promoting the parish bills
for rating the dock property. He and others had signed
a solemn protest against that resolution, and it was signed
by eight members of the committee. A conversation took
place on the subject, Mr. Aikin saying that he had
declined to sign the protest, because, as a member of the
Council, he questioned how far he could appose that body,
or use such language as appeared in the protest. The
subject was then dropped, to be renewed next week. Mr.
Bold then adverted to the conduct of the chairman at the
Council, on the sth and 10th, in asking the Town-clerk as
to the majority necessary to veto the proceedings of the
Dock Committee by the Council, and charged the chair-
man with introducing legal opinions on the subject, like
an advocate stating his own case. He moved that the com-
mittee could not but express their regret at such conduct.
The Chairman declared that he should always act upto what
he believed to be his bounden duty. He entered into a
long statement to prove that be had no intention but
simply to ask why the Town. clerk gave one opinion as to
the veto of the Council in February, 1848, and a contrary
opinion in January, 1849,—A long conversation ensued ;
but the motion, which Mr. Aikin declared amounted to
one of censure, was not pressed.—Financial matters
succeeded.