The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1846-01-20 00:00:00

Zara! anb Vroinnriallls;

His Worship the Mayor entertained a large party at
d nner, on Wednesday evening.
The Finn MacCoull steamer performed the voyage
from this port to Kirkcudbright, on. Tuesday, in 8 hours
and 45 minutes.
THE OLD BRIDGE, LANCASTER,—The last remaining
arch of the old bridge over the Lune fell on Sunday week.'
For some years this event has been expected.
Mr. B. Gildersleeves, formerly house-surgeon to the
Eastern Dispensary, has been appointed house-surgeon to
the Northern Ho.pital.
Three persons, last week, were taken ill in a cellar, in
Cherrc-lane, in corseouctice of the foul air generated by
the locality. Mr. Cunningham has reported on the case
to the Highway Board.
Lord Francis Egerton and Mr. Loch, M.P., visited
Liverpool last week to inspect the plans of the new docks,
Wapping, in reference to their bearing on the property of
the Bridgewater Trust.
The rule for a new trial, obtained in the Court of Ex-
chewier in the case of Captain Denham, v. the Preston
and Were Harbour and Dock Company, was on Monday

discharged.
Yesterday week. Mr. W. Townley, an active member
of the Central Building Societies, was presented by the
members with a silver tea-pot, cream ewer, sugar basin,
&c.
The John Bibby, belonging to Taylor. Potter. and Co..
•empleted the voyage hence to Calcutta and hack, in the
short period of eight months and two days. She arrived
here on the 6th inst.
MELANCHOLY SUICIDE.—On Friday night week, a
man, whose name we could not ascertain, hung himself
In a barn attached to the premises of Mr. Forshaw,
Cattle Market Inn, near the Old Swan.
There were 400 candidates for the appointment of Se-
cretary to the Manchester Athenaeum, which was on
Monday night given to Mr. John Baxter Langley, son of
the Rev. John Langley, Wallingford, Berks. The salary
is £l5O per annum.
The government emigration agent at this port, Lieut.
Hodder, has given notice that when any vessel, not known
at Lloyd's, or which, being known, may he of the second
description of the Ist letter, such vessel will not be consi-
dered eligible for the conveyance of passengers, without
having been subjected to a special survey.
At the Salford hundred quarter sessions, on Monday,
the following gentlemen qualified as magistrates for this
county :—George Granville Francis Egerton, Esq.. (eldest
son of Lord Francis Egerton) ; John Gibson Whitaker,
Esq., Higher Bentcliffe House, near Manchester; Mal-
colm Nugent Ross, Esq., Astley ; and James Rowland,
Esq., Oldham.
A CONSIDERATE LANDLORD.—A few days ago, a per-
son who occupies a farm under the Marquis of West-
minster, in a township near Chester, waited upon that
nobleman to represent to him that he could not afford to
pay the rent which he was charged. The Marquis ap•
pointed a valuer to go over the farm, and the result has
been not only an annual redaction of .ESO on the rent,
but the noble-minded landlord has also forgiven his
tenant arrears to the amount of £3OO. We could be more
precise as to narnean.l plere.—elester CourGul.
MEETING OF THE WORKING CLASSES.—That portion
of the working classes of Liverpool who are desirous for
the free importation of corn, and the repeal of protection
to British industry, held an open meeting in Clayton-
square, after dusk, on Thursday evening. The noi-el,y
of the occurrence drew many together, and they were ad
dressed in a homely style by two labouring men, fortnerb
anxious for the retention of the present system. An
operative shipwright presided. Nothing of moment
transpired. The Mercury calls this an important meet-
ing, and says that 50t0 persons were present; this is.
however, a gross exa4geration. Five hundred were nearer
the mark, and halt those were casual spectators, who did
not rase a rush fur free-trade.
PURCHASE OF THE BOOTLE WATER WORKS.—At the
meeting of the Highway Board, Mr. Procter stated tha•
the Parliamentary Sub-committee of that hoard had come
to an arrangement with the Bootle Water Works Corn •
parry for the purchase of their works at the sum of
£lBO,OOO. The report, he added, would involve financial
considerations to be discussed next week. Some discus-
sion took place on the question whether the sub-commit.
tee had power to enter into this engagement ; and it was
stated that they had, subject to the confirmation of the
board and of a public m sting. Mr. James Lawrencr
said. the price per share which the sub-committee were
giving was £5OO, whilst they could be got in the marker
for Mr. Procter dissented frt.' this statement.
Eventually the subject was referred, on financial consider-
ations.

--REJOICINGS AT RUFFORD.—On Tuesday there were
great rejoicings at Rufford on the coming of age of
Sig
Thomas George liesketh, eldest son of the late Sir
Richard Hesketo. In the forenoon a ploughing match of
eighty teams, for a silver cup, came off in the Park. Tor
cup was won by the ploughman at Rufford-hall. In the
afternoon, eight hundred of the tenants and persons from
a distance sat down to an excellent dinner, in a pavilion
splend,dly decorated. There were fourteen tables, ex-
tending the lull length of the pavilion, and a cross tabh
at tie upper end, at which sat Sir Thomas ; and on his
right and lett Lord Skelmersdale, Palk, Esq., R. T.
Parker, Esq., Farrington, Esq., T. B. Crosse, Esq., tk.c.
In the evening a ball took I.,lace. The dance was opened
by Sir Thomas and Lady Arabella, the daughter of Earl
Pcmtret, and the bride elect of Sir Thomas.
&IN's COLLECTED IN ST. JUDE'S CHURCH DURING
THE PAST YEAR. :

Pastoral Aid Society
Foreign Aid Society
St. Ju,'.e's Schools
Church Missionary Society
Southern Hospital . ...... .
Irish Education Society
The. Quebec Sufferers
Jews' Society .. • . .......

AL s. d.
38 4 7
45 9 10
102 0 0
121 8 11
102 7 8
42 10 10
87 0 0
104 6 7
74 13 2

St. Sinion's Church
On Gunpowder Plot, for the Operative

Protestant Association...
Irish Society....... ...... .
Monthly Offertory about.. ,

14 2 0
60 0 0
150 0 0

£912 3 7

SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND.—The annual meeting of
the subscribers to the School for the Blind was held on
Friday. The honorary secretary, Mr. R. W. Houghton,
read a statement of the accounts and affairs of the in,ti•
tution, from which it appeared that during the past year
the legacies received by the treasurer had amounted to
£463 ; the donations, £316, and the subscriptions, £702;
and that when all outstanding accounts were paid. and all
subscriptions received, the account would be balanced as
nearly as possible, being the first time for a considerable
number of years that the institution has been out of debt.
The number of pupils in this institution was reported to
be 101 : during the year 20 new ones had been admitted.
and 20 had left. There were only five applications for
admission on the books, a smaller number than has been
known for many years, The churchwardens report state
that during this year £5OO had been collected at the church
doors. The report was received and approved, and the
Earl of Sefton was elected president in lieu of Pudsey
Dawson, Esq.
TESTIMONIAL TO THE REV. H. H. HIGGINS, M.A.
—On Thursday a large portion of the congregation of
Trinity Church met at Hunter-street School, to present
a testimonial of their esteem and affection to that gentle-
man, late curate of that church, and now of St. Nicholas's.
Many ladies were of the number present. The testimonial
consisted of a handsome silver salver, a massive pen anti
ink stand, and a present of twenty five sovereigns.
The plate, fix., was presented by Mr. Councillor Reade,
in a respectful and affectionate address. He stated that
the members of the congregation of Trinity church were
glad to express their gratitude and hearty thanks for the
benefits they had received from the ministrations of the
reverend gentleman, and their prayer should be for a
blessing on his labours, in his new sphere of duty. The
testimonial had originated in the zeal of three ladies, and
the ca!l had been unanimously responded to, within a
very short period. This showed that if a mini-ter worked
faithfully, his services were properly estimated, and were
sometimes rewarded even in this sinful world. The
reverend gentleman responded under feelings of deep
emotion. lie alluded to the many happy times, particu-
larly on the Sabbath, when they bad held sweet converse
together, and with the ever-blessed Redeemer ; be
acknowledged the hospitality with which he had been
welcomed in every house, and the kindly co-operation in
his labours he had received throughout. He expressed
his deep obligations to the three ladies—Mrs. Benson,
Mrs. Reade, and Mrs. Cauty—who had collected the
means of purchasing the testimonial, and drew a touching
picture of the joy with which his father,—a Christian of
four score years, and his family, would hear of this
evidence of the usefulness of his ministry,—concluding
with an affectionate address to the cnildren of the school,
many of whom were present. The proceedings closed
with prayer and singing, after which all crowded round
the reverend gentleman, to shake his hand and obtain a
parting word, presenting a scene of the most affecting
interest.

IN QUESTS HELD ON SATURDAY BEFORE MR. CURRY,
THE BOROUGH CORONER.-011 view of the body of
William Proffit, an infant, who resided with his parents
in Naylor-street. The deceased was found dead in bed
on Thursday morning, and, it appeared, had been acci-
dentally overlain. Verdict accordingly.—On the body of
Samuel Burns, a labourer, aged ]8 years, who was em-
ployed at the new North Dock works. The deceased was
employed to attend to the fires in the docks, and had no
other duty to perform. On the morning of Thursday
last, before three o'clock, one of the waggoners employed
left his horse at the manger, and, not being immediately
wanted, went to one of the fires, wheals he fell asleep.
During the time, the deceased took upon himself the
management of the horse and waggon. They got to the
top of the brow, and deceased was seen running alongside
the waggon, when he slipped, and the two wheels of the
off-side went over his legs. He was taken to the Nor-
thern Hospital, where he died sixteen hours afterwards
from a compound fracture of the left thigh and laceration
of the left leg. The coroner remarked on the carelessness
of the driver in falling asleep, as he thought that had that
man been on the alert, as he believed be ought to have
been, the casualty might not have happened. The driver
said that there was nothing for him to do at the time, but
seemed to admit that he ought not to have been asleep, so
that another person could take charge of his horses. He
also remarked that the fatal cases at such works were de-
plorably numerous, and that he was anxious, if possible,
that they should be reduced. The jury found a verdict of
" Accidentally killed." The coroner suggested that, as
the contractors, who owned the waggon and horse, might
consider themselves fortunate in there being no deodand
imposed, they should pay the wages of the men who had
come up as witnesses. The gentleman who appeared for
the contractors, and stated as a witness that deceased had
no business with the horses or waggons, said that this
bould be done.:

The insurance offices are about to make arrangements
with Captain Greig, for the attendance of the pensioners
resident in Liverpool at all fires. The town is to be
divided into twenty districts, and the veterans are to be
called by sound of trumpet.
EVANGELICAL ALLIANCE.—On Friday, a large num-
ber of the ministers of the Church, as well as of various
dissenting bodies, took place in the Free Trade Hall,
Manchester. As a spectacle, the assemblage was worth a
long day's journey to behold-10,000 tickets having been
issued on the occasion. Perhaps so large a religious
meeting was never before seen.
MR. GLADSTONE AND IHE ELECTORS OF NEWARK.
—Mr. W. •E. Gladstone has, in consequence of some re-
marks which appeared in the Nottingham Journal, rela-
tive to his retirement from the representation of the bo-
rough of Newark, addressed a letter to the editor of that
paper, in which, atter stating that he cannot consider the
article in question an irresponsible and merely anonymous
publicatien, and that its tone is rather unwarrantably in
favour of himself, denies that his vote in favour of the
Maynooth College Bill, had either wholly or in part led
him to retire from Newark, and assures the editor " that
neither this bill, ❑or any commercial policy of the go-
vrroment, past or prospective, nor :any public:question
had the smallest effect in determining his conduct." He
adds, that the motives by which he was influenced were
exclusively of a personal character.
DOCK COMMITTEE, THURSDAY.—It appeared from
the proceedings that a special meeting of the committee
had been held on Tuesday last, for the purpose of deciding
upon the plans for the new dock in Wapping and Nova
Scotia. The plans were approved of, and all the neces-
sary Parliamentary powers given. A report was made by
the surveyor that, on Monday, Lord Francis Egerton and
Mr. Locke had been inspecting the north-east stack of
the Albert Dock warehouses. One of the door-keepers
went round with them, and when they were leaving, he in-
timated his expectations of some gratuity for his trouble.
Lord Francis gave him a sovereign. The surveyor imme-
diately dismissed the man. The committee approved of
the conduct of the surveyor, and by way of expressing
their disavow..l of the practice of asking for gratuities.
they directed the secretary to return the money to Lord
Francis Egerton. Some appointments con-equent on the
oromotion of Mr. Clialmley to the mastership of George's
Dock were made. Tenders for the hats of the dock-
gatemen were accepted from Mr. Joseph Wright. A let-
ter from Mr. H. C. Chapman. calling attention to the
services of the men of the Southport life-boat, to a schoo-
ner wrecked on the 15th ult., and recommending some
rewards, was referred to the Marine Sub-committee.
Some applications for advanced salaries were referred to
the Special Committee on Salaries ; and Mr. Tobin gave
notice that he should move, next week, that the wages of
(he dock-gatemen be increased, tor at present they were
altogether inadequate.
HIGHWAY BOARD, THURSDAY.—Mr. Higgins Com-
plained of the motion last week for placing 300 guineas at
the disposal of the Parliamentary Sub-committee having
been carried irregularly in consequence of no notice hav-
ing been given. The Law-clerk stated that in such a
case no notice was necessary. Mr. Higgins, however,
gave notice of a motion for rescinding the resolution.
l'he Chairman read a statement showing that when the
sewers now in construction were completed, the board
would he £2,640 in debt, and that it would be requisite to
. .

aisider whether en additional sewerage rate should not
he applied for.—The Grand Junction Railway Company
'polled for 'permission to enclose some of the vacant space
near the Monument, in London-road, for the purpose of
inking shafts to make their new tunnel from Crown-
itreet to the Clarence Dock. Mr. Gladstone hoped they
would not be allowed to blast, as there had been some of
the most extraordinary instances of cruelty and oppres-
-ion to some of the inhabitants from that circurns'ance.
Phis view was generally approved of, although the obser-
vation was made that without blasting the work would he
,anger and more expensive. A motion was made by Mr.
Morris that the required permission be granted, to which
Mr. Higgins moved an amendment, that the subject be
referred to a committee to report thereon next week.
Eventually the motion was withdrawn, and the amend-
ment was carried. The Commissioners of the District,
with Mr. Gladstone, Mr. Brancker, and Mr. Lawrence,
were appointed the committee.
WEST DERBY BOARD OF GUARDIANS, TUESDAY.—
rhe balance in the hands of the treasurer being reduced
,0 £2BO 19s. 2d., rendered an immediate call necessary.
—An answer -from the Puor Law Commissioners was
read, as to the new arrangement with regard to the re-
;ieving officers of the Union, in which the commissioners
assured the board that the subject should have their early
attention,—the Governor o' the Workhc use, in accord-
mce witt, the instructions of the Board, having been or-
dered to send bodies of the poor, dying in the house, in
sertain ca es. to be buried in the church-yard at Walton,
'lad sent the body of a child, but the clerk of the church
s.ated that he must not calculate on having the use of the
,rarish hearse within any convenient time for such pur-
ooses ; some such conveyance, considering the distance,
ind,spensable; the governor al.o added, that he had
been apprized, from the same quarter, that it was very
questionable whether or not t ufficient unappropriated
;round could be found in that church-yard for the inter-
'lent of the poor of the union, Alter a brief conversation
an the subject, the Clerk was requested to write to the
Vicar of Walton, entreating him to favour t e board with
ais opinion with regard to the latter fact.—Mr. Cleaver,
Clerk to the Board, announced that be had received a
•onitnunication from Mr. Flarbord, in which that gentle-
•nan expre•sed his willingness to continue or to resume
his services, as meeical officer in the southern district of
roxteth-nark, provided that the duties thereof were defi-
ned, and the remuneration augmented ; he suggest. d,
likewise, that the payment for services should be, not by
in annual stipend, but by a certain sum per case. On
this Mr. Lloyd stated that the parochial officers of Tox-
teth-park were in communication with the Poor-law Com-
aiiss:onera on the subject; and proposed, therefore, that
it should stand over for the present, which was acceded to.
NORTHERN HOSPITAL.—The annual meeting was held
an uesday last. The chair was occupied by William
Brown, Esq. The report read by Mr. William Bateson,
the treasurer, referred to the completion of the new build-
ing, which was capable of containing two hundred beds
for patients, and the interior arrangements had been found
every way suited to the purposes for which they were in-
tended. From the statement of the accounts, it appeared
the subscriptions amounted to £1921 and the donations to
£1.158. The general disbursements were £1978. The
cost of the new hospital had been £9OOO, towards the pay-
ment of which £7OOO had been taken from the building
fund. There was a balance on the credit side of £589.
Dr. Carson wished the treasurer to specify the names of
the officers and servants to whom, according to the ac-
counts, a gross amount of £397 10s. was paid in salaries
and wages. During the last year that amount was set
down at £378; and upon that sum his calculation was
founded. Alter some discussion, as to whether the re-
quired information should be given, Mr. Bateson read
the items, which, after describing the salaries and wages
received by the surgeons, matrons, nurses, house-maids,
laundry-maids, kitchen-maids, and head-porters, con-
tained the following item :—" Placed at Il'e disp sal of
the Vice-president, (Mr. Anderson,) £100." The gross
amount of all these items of expenditure came to £397.
Several gentlemen present thought that if a charge were
to be made, it ought to be embodied in some tangible
shape. Dr. Carson said he approved of the appropriation
of £lOO to Mr. Anderson, for the services he had rendered
to the institution, but he objected on the ground that i.
bad been going forward for several years, and had not
been put on the books in a more regular shape. The
cha'renan justified the grant to Mr. Anderson, which was
for the purpose of allowing him to employ such collectors
as he pleased ; he had been the means of saving the insti-
tution an immense sum of money. Other gentlemen
spokelof Mr. Anderson's services in connexit n with the
institution as beyond all praise. The accounts were, after
some discussion, approved of, and a vote of thanks to Mr.
Anderson, for his attention to the interests of the institu-
tion, was unanimously adopted. It was also proposed to
present him with some lasting memento of his services to
the hospital, but the matter was, after some discussion,
deferred to a more fitting opportunity. Dr. Carson pro-
posed that for the future the direction of the institution
be vested in a committee, compcsed as at present, with
the addition of two members of the medical board, a phy-
sician and a surgeon, each member of the board attending
the committee in rotation, four months in the year. He
supported the measure at some length, but, at the sugges-
tion of Mr. Mozley, he agreed to withdraw it on the un-
derstanding that a full meeting of the subscribers to the
hospital would be called at the earliest possible period to
discuss it, and also a motion, of which Mr. Banner bad
given notice, relative to honorary medical officers living
beyond the Parliamentary boundary.

LAUNCH OF THE EMERALD.—On Thursday, at about
" high noon," there was launched from die yard of
Messrs. P. Cato and Co., south end of the Brunswick
Dock, the first finished of the two beautiful iron steamers
which they had contracted to build for the City of Dublin
Company, intended for the trade between Dublin and
London. The models for these vessels—for both are pre-
cisely alike—were furnished by Mr. John Grantham,
C.E., who has had very considerable experience in the
architecture of steam craft, and who boa hitherto been
highly successful in producing ships combining the grand
desiderata of speed and stowage. The present specimrn
appears to us to be highly creditable to him as regards
form of hull; and equally so to the builders, who have
spared no pains, (as the company for whose service she is
destined, have spared no cost,) to make her a strong and
most efficient vessel in every point. Her length of keel
is 135 feet, and over all about 145 feet ; beam 21 feet ;
depth 131 feet, and burthen about 300 tons. She is, in
addition to her sails, to be propelled by the screw, with
engines by Messrs. Faucett and Co., of 60 horse-power,
on the direct-action principle. She will be handsomely
rigged as a three-masted schooner, under the direction of
Lieutenant Sarsfield, the experienced Marine Manager of
the Company to which she belongs. The launch was one
of the most beautiful we have witnessed, and her name,
"The Emerald," was given by Miss Cato (tbe amiable
daughter of the builder), who dashed the full contents of
a bottle of wine upon her extremely sharp and elegant
bow as she glided towards her destined element. The
Emerald is strongly plated, and lap-jointed, or clencher-
built, with double rooves, throughout,—a plan which is
highly approved of in vessels of moderate size, though,
we learn., more expensive, as regards the upper-works.
After the launch, the gentlemen present partook of Mr.
Cato's accustomed hospitality ; and we need scarcely say
that the healths of the builders, of Mr. Grantham, of the
enterprising owners, and others connected with them,
were drunk with enthusiasm and feelingly responded to.
Among the toasts, in addition to " The wooden walls of
Old England," the new one of "The iron walls of Young.
England " was received with much applause. It may be
added that the vessel sat beautifully and lightly on the
water ; and that, with all her sharpness of build at the
extremities, she appeared to be capable of carrying her
full complement of cargo upon an easy draught of water.
The sister ship, for the same trade, is approaching
towards a finish, and as she is placed further up the yard,
the launch will be still more interesting, from the groat
distance she will have to run.