The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1846-09-15 00:00:00

DESTRUCTIVE FIRE

ment, or in the flush of triumph, for a moment forgot
I Him, in %%born they felt were the issues of all : for the
Since the awful calamity which destroyed the sugar knee was bent in prayerful thanksgiving to God, almost
works of Messrs. Braneker, in Harrington-street, Li- before the grasp was relaxed that waved the victor sword.
verpool has not been visited by a fire so alarming in its • And as it was abroad, FO was it also at home; the bloom

curred on Thursday night last, and which has reE.ulted in
the total destruction of the works of Messrs. Macfie and

plain of Sobr

e voice.of I

cending from her

s at home

Sons, sugar refiners. The building, which is now a
blackened mass of ruined walls, is situated in Bachelor-
street, Dale-street, and runs from Bachelor street to
Orange-street, bounded at the south end by Flale-street.
With the exception of one sugar-house in London,
which is entirely fire-proof, this was considered the safest
in the kingdom. It was well and substantially built.

This, sir, is the true secret of a
—this is the " ri

'ousness tt

alteth a n

this spirit have the proceedit.
ed, so may they be continues,
oan God, vouchsafe to us his abut.
spirit I desire to thank you for th
—1- and to

s of this day t

and may God, even out

you bare re-

and with machinery, cost the enormous sum of £40,000.
Although not a minute was lost, and the engines were soon
got into play, such was the inflammable nature of the mate-
rials inside the sugar-house, well stored as it also was
with sugar and molasses, that the flames had considerably
progressed before any attempt could be made to prevent
their spreading. very few minutes the roof fell in,

verpool and tilegc;;M'eurcYr therieboef.g""dA(diduing
fervent prayer of my heart, that it may be made instru-
mental in promoting the glory of God in the highest, and
on earth, peace and goodwill amonest men

to it tt

DOMESTIC

t o about
shwethisli ceuhmrnAjainarinrencalbdoya
WILDERSPIN FUND. The subscr'ption nowfualmfi.olunthtse
alarmeda
wardand the
raised,ire qu however,
i ester has contributed from
Op-
flames,werestto the
eya
pp
toi
fcliol
poor people
, eoxrtye,n dwianittght,
hfeionracci
rietediacsti
iih,naegti
anticipated
dfwusarpyyr.edsodwi
srni
spreading
is only
of the fire, and the consequent destruction of what frag-
'red to
ments of furniture they possessed, that they, shortly after
the outbreak, began to throw their things into the street,
Nearly 420,000 000 ,bushels of Indian corn were grown
those on the west side passing them through the court's •
United States uring the last year; and, as but
d • in the.
and over the wall into Moorfields. As we have beforeol:f3wooh.at
little of that grain is there used as human food, but mostly
stated, the building and machinery cost £40,000. Taking °owbnaje'red.ciaool fff
the
for the feeding of cattle, it is quite obvious that, as an
its present value, however, at half that sum, and calcu-
lating the stock at £40,000, which we believe to be pretty article of commerce, we can depend upon it to any required
near the mark, it will require £60,000 to cover the entire extent.
loss, to say nothing of the destruction of the furniture of
James Allen, a labourer, who had been confined eight
the poor people, and the loss to the workmen, (100 in months in the Lewes House of Correction, and subjected
number,) who will unfortunately be thrown out of em-
to hard labour and solitary confinement, died the other
ployment.
day, the opinion of the coroner's jury being, `'That the
sentence being fully carried into effect, and the insuffici-
At an early period Lieut. Maxwell was at the scene of
ency
destruction, and under his directions, and those of Mr,
cons of food, destroyed the constitution of deceased, in
Masterton, the confidential clerk of Messrs. Macfie, a consequence of which be died."
ANSFERRED
large number of hogsheads of sugar were saved, to the THE PEEL PARK WAS FORMALLY TR
ayor
S
value of £3.000. Police constable Hitchman here rea-
aturday to the Salford corporation. The M and the
dered essential service. parks committee of the Manchester town council, with a
number of the corporation, met at the Town-ball and pro-
It is impossible to speak in too high terms of praise of
the exertions of all the fire brigade; the good effects of a seeded to the park, where they met the Mayor, and nearly
more liberal
all the corporation of Salford. They, together, perambu-
payment to the met[ who work the pumps
lated the grounds, and afterwards adjourned to the re-
were very perceptible. The West of England engine did
freshment-rooms, where lunch awaited their presence.
excellent service, under the direction of Mr. 'Whitehouse,
Several speeches were made on the occasion, and the
the agent of the company, who, in the dress of one of
greatest pleasure was expressed by all. The Salford po-
his firemen, displayed great judgment and zeal.
lice immediately took charge of the ground, and have con-
David Hodgson, Esquire, the mayor, was early at
tinued their attendance ever since. Some of the rougher
the fire, and contributed much by his presence to keep
visitors broke through the rules with respect to the gym-
order and regularity . and the arrangements of Mr. Dow-
nasium on Sunday at this park, but we believe it will be
ling to prevent loss of life in case of the fall of any portion
of the building, were admirable. Mr. Macfie was also in altered before another Sabbath comes. It is against the
provisions of the trust deed to allow the use of the gym-
attendance, and whilst the alarm was spreading that the
nasium on Sunday.
walls were likely to fall, he expressed his belief, so sub-
A COUNTRY Mouse.—John Pile, a stalwart, but
stantially were they built, that they would stand. His
simple-looking provincial, was charged at the Lam-
expectations have been realised in the result. He dis-
beth Police-court, on Wednesday, with tendering a
played praiseworthy consideration for the poor fellows
" Tunnel medal" for a sovereign to a cabman, who had
who were risking their lives in preserving property, and driven him from Rotherhithe to Brixton ; and, in his de-
urged the officers of police to be exceedingly cautious, and
"
not needlessly throw themselves in the way of danger.
dangers of the town: —He arrived from Wilthire the
fence, made the following statement,"a illustrative of
Immediately surrounding the sugar-house, on every._ ,in
side except one, are a number of small houses of a most search of work, on Sunday afternoon, with £7 in his
wretched description; and the fears of the inhabitants pocket, £2 of which had been dissipated by Tuesday,when he went to the Thames Tunnel, where be remained
created a most lively scene of terrible consternation, till all the boats were gone. He then took the cab to
Bedding and furniture were thrown into the streets to be
conveyed away by shouting and bustling men, while the Brixton-hill, and on putting his hand in his coat pocket,
poor women, with tears and cries, running about, some
found, to his great surprise, that he had only a few half-
of them quite frantic, in search of children or friends. pence, instead of several shillings. He then applied to
The loss to these poor people, considering their circurn-
his watch pocket, where he kept the gold which he had
stances, must be very great.
received in change for a .£5 note in the rnorrt!7.4, and ten-
About twelve o'clock the fire seemed to be entirely con-
dt red what he thought to be a sovereign. He had been
drinking, and was quite unconscious of what had become
fined to the north-east corner of the building, where the of his money. The charge was dismissed on the pri-
stoves for drying lump-sugar were situated, and all dan-
soner giving a respectable reference, with the understand-
ger of the walls falling was considered at an end.
ing that the fare and the cabman's time should be paid.
The walls presented a most fearful interesting sight.
GRAND ORDER OF MODERN DRUIDS.—The anniver-
Their immense height, now that they stand without in- eery of the Loyal Social Britons' Lodge, No. 16 1, Nant-
ternal support, appears to be much higher than the re-
wich District, took place on Monday, the 7th inst., at the
ality ;and an awful crack or two in a large and heavy
mass of brick-work at the north-east corner, threatens, house of host Astbury, Cheshire Cheese Inn, Nantwich.
should it fall, to shake down the whole, fabric. About 7(1 n members and their friends sat down to a sumptu-
ous dinner provided by the host in his usual splendid style.
nary at the north-end was saved ; and that in addition
We are glad to find that a large portion of the machi-
On the cloth being drawn, P. A. Thos. Tate, of 260 Lodge,
the salvage will be considerable. Messrs. Macfie's loss Crewe, was called to the chair, when the usual loyal toasts
will be nearly covered by their insurances, and it is an were given and drunk with great applause. Tire health
exceedingly fortunate circumstance that a detached pot_ of the District Officers was then given by the Chairman in a
tion of the works at the north end, which was totally un- brief but forcible address, in which he impressed upon
insured, escaped uninjured. The following is a correct the meeting the great obligation the district lay under to
list of the insurances, amounting in nll to £44,200 : them for their unwearied zeal in promoting the interests
of the order. The toast was responded to in an able
Phoenix 5,000
Imperial
Sun .North British.... £3,000
. 3.000 manner by the D.M., the D.D.M., and the D.C.S. In
West of England.. 5,000 Atlas
fied with the statement made by D.M. Peers, of the great Leeds and Yorkshire 5,000 I Suffolk .
Alliance....
progress that the order is making not only in Great Bri-
I .
rain, but in other countries, it being worthy of notice,
Scottish Union .. 3,000 Yorkshire
a withTr tis
Ig:
great
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R i
American
success,Tmcooeßmr
cmai_oroin
—Or
the wo
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Sunday
fersdveßeeireal ,
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songs
week
esgk,s beentaahanedd
woropenedhtehodeli
er.
We regret to say that, on Friday morning, about six
of
af
theio spwy
ledree
country,
given
ry, and
particularlythe com pan
near
esa separated ptahrea t :oda as tt anw as earlyi -
o'clock, while the firemen were at work on the ground
floor at the north end of the premises, the ci,terns from
above suddenly fell, and two of the men were much hurt;
hour, highly gratified with the evening's proceedin.s.
sited by a most awful thunderstorm, commencing a little
one was so much injured about the head that it was thought
before nine o'clock. The lightning was very vivid, and
advisable to take him to the Northern Hospital, where,
however, hopes are now entertained of his recovery.
the pals
,was
thunderset
onfi rue.ncoAmilmtohnelyloud.
windows, Tmhoerehoour house of
We must not omit to notice that among the many con-
trivances with which Messrs. Macfie's sugar•house was
fitted for the extinguishing of fires and the safety of those
employed therein, there was one of essential service, and Tyr. Richard Swarbrick, jun., farmer, Heyhouses, near
which ought forthwith to be copied by the owners of all -
were broken, and one of the door-posts in the kitchen'
warehouses, factories, or works. It consisted of an iron
ladder on the outside of the building, fastened to the was knocked down. The electric fluid also struck a ser-
bricks, from the topmost story to within the reach of an vant man, who had laid on the bed with the clothes on ; it
ordinary ladder at the bottom. By this means the safety injured his hip, and tore down one side of his trowsers.
of persons in the interior in case of fire is secured, and an The lighting also struck a girl, near fire years old, who
easy means supplied to the firemen of taking the hose to was in bid ; scorched her hair on one side and on the
any particular part of the building otherwise unapproazh-
back of it, and also severely burned one eye- A little
able.
further on, in the Heyhouses, at Mr. Ni^l

.icholas Carmel's.
the electric fluid took out the kitchen window and split
By a singular coincidence, the sugar house of Fairrie
and Co., Cartsdyke, Greenock, took fire on 'Thursday the wall, but here none of the family were injured. At
morning, at two o'clock, and the greater part was con- Poulton and the neighbourhood the storm commenced
sumed. The damage is estimated at from
.C 50.000 to with tremendous fury about seven o'clock in the evening,
one
vivid,the following
thesuccemssoivre morning £BO,OOO. The sugar. house was situated contiguous to se-
and continued
veral streets, and a building-yard, where two of the new lightning was
untilextremely
Atlantic steam.sbips are building. One life was lost. which completely illuminated the atmosphere to a very
considerable distance from ga.shes The
of
the eye of the beholder. At
South Shore, a horse
and
to Mr. John Rawcliff was
Al' struck by the electric fluid, and kil'ed. At Blackpool
Fleetwood the sport was of a fearful character, but no
We were unable last week to give the excellent speech damage was done.
of the Rev. T. Nolan, at the dejeuner given at the launch. ADVANCE OF SCIENCE.—At the meeting of the Bris
ing of the noble ship Loodianab on the previous day. Wel tish Association, on Friday, Lord Palmerston in the
now supply the deficiency. After acknowledging the course of a speech, said,---.. What would Warren Hast
manner in which the toast, "The Bishop and Clergy," I ings, and what would the great Clive have said, if, when
had been received, the reverend gentleman went on to they were founding in the East that vast and magnificent
say :—I cannot say that my gratification is altogether uns empire, which now owns its connexion and subjection to
selfish, inasmuch as I deem it, the highest earthly privi- i English rule, they had been told that, in a few passing
lege I enjoy to belong, even in the humblest rank, to such years after they had established that great dominion, an
a body as the clergy of Liverpool. And yet, sir, it isnot invention would be made which should render it physi-
on my own account, nor even on account of the honoured
cally possible, if it were politically arranged, that a
mi-
body with which my humble name is associated, 1 feel nister in the House of Commons, interrogated upon a
such satisfaction. I think I see a principle involved in question connected with India, might say to his interro-
the introduction of the clergy into the toasts prepared for gating opponent, ' Have the goodness, Sir, to repeat your
this happy and auspicious occasion. I interpret it to question at the end of half-an hour, and in the interval I
mean a recognition of that Supreme Being, whose we are,
will ob, (Laughter and cheers.) Yet that, I appre-
tain an answer from the Governor-General at Cal-
and whom we seek to serve, in the gospel of His dear
cotta ?
son; and your cordial reception of it, I take as a willing bend, is physically possible, by the late discoveries of
acknowledgment, on your part, of Him who bath said, some of the distinguished men of science of our day.
"In all thy ways acknowledge me, and I will direct thy (Cheers.) What would have been said by those men
paths." And so, sir, do I rejoice, truly and cordially re- who first began with rude instruments to examine the
joice, as I said in commencing, taking this as an omen of resplendent heavens, if they had been told that a time
success, imploring the blessing of heaven tiros this new would come when a great astronomical instrument would
undertaking, this magnificent accession to tl e shipping off be constructed by which mank rid should obtain a know-
our port, that we have just seen to glide off, in beauty and ledge of the existence of celestial bodies, whose light, it
in majesty, and now behold in the gracefulness of perfect has been calculated by astronomers, could not reach the
symmetry " shrived in her own grand element." What small speck of earth which we inhabit, in which the in_
a thrill of mighty association is awakened in the mind of vestigator dwells, in a shorter period than 30,000,000 of
every one interested in, and deren 'ent upon, the success Tears ?"
of Liverpool, by such a scene anti sight as this, —a ma-
jestic vessel just launched, " walking in the waters like a
thing of life," the emblem and instrument of commercial
enterprise ! Whether he recalls the lowly origin of com-
merce in the rude and e5..)...—....-- -

THE LAUNCH OP THE LOODIANAII.

- WORKING OF THE CORN BILL—We take the following
from a speech of Lord George Bentinck, delivered at a
protectionist dinner, on Wednesday last, to Mr. Newde-
gate, one of the tneftbers for North Warwickshire :

olden time, or traces its gradual , _
of the magnet, and the subsequent developments of naval
skill ; or coming upoa our own times, beholds the jarring
elements of nature, air, fire, and water, subordinated by
sciei,ce, to the purposes of man ; and as he beholds them
pauses, as he ou2ht, to meditate upon the greatness and
the goodness of GA, whose simplest creations in the be-
ginning have afforded material all along for the most ab-
struse and extended discoveries of man. And if forming
his anticipations of the future, upon his memory of the
past, he soars upward still upon the eager wing of hope,
whither may nor his expectations lead him, as to the dis-

progress in the discc

s made, a cry of famin

consequenc

- - LUC put.atoe crop, wrnen tt
was falsely stated had failed. This year, unhappily, the
feint had become a reality. From John o'Groats to the
Land's End, from the Irish Sea to the Atlantic, the po-
tatoe crops now were lost—perhaps through the just judg-
ment of the Almighty on the ingratitude of our rulers for
the bountiful harvest of last year. Ten million worth of
'ood would, by this failure, be taken from the people, and
he need not tell them that the bean and pea crop had
failed. On the continent, too, the crops were deficient,
and America itself would be unable to supply the necessi.
ties of England and France. The price of wheat, then,
would necessarily rise next year, but free trade had no-
thing to do with that. If they wished to know the effect
of free trade they must compare the price of wheat in
March last with that in August, when the visitation of
Providence came upon us. The price of re.l wheat
of the year 1844, in March, 1844, varied from 57 to
70 shillings a quarter. On the 10th of August the red
wheat of 1846, wh.ch could best compare with it, varied
from 41s. to 48s. a quarter; and nothine had happened in
the interval, but that the new Corn Bill had passed, at
*cvo million Quarters of foreign corn had come it

coveries and advancements of the next and succeeding ge-
nerations. Reflections like these, sir, are brought to my
own mind by easy association with the toast I am in-
structed to submit to you before I sit down, and about
which I cannot forbear trespassing upon your kind indul-
gence for a concluding moment. The advantages of com-
merce need no lengthened advocacy in this room. It is
by the enterprising prudence of commerce, that the natu- 1
ral productions of one country are exchanged for the arti-
ficial
creations of another, and this for the 'mutual benefit
of b, th. the maintenance of mntnAllr

tercourse between nations, as between individuals, kind•
tier feelings are generated, the elements of discord are
gradually submerged. the hands nt enriptv nra

co this
wintry. Could they pos&ibly have a greater proof of
what flee trade would do, in reducing the price of pro-
II

closer together, and the pious wish of the poet approaches
a realization,

uuec tie wouiu also, in order to make the comparison
with perfect fairness, take the wheat of 1845 at these pe-
riods; and they all knew that increase of age ought to
improve its quality. In March it was still.
60s. a quarter, and in August from 38s. to 4th.
was wheat of the same harvest in the same market

That men to men the world all o'er

May brothers be for alhic."
Nor is there a flatlet" on the face of the earth that owes
more to the successful advance of commerce than Eng-
land. Truly. her merchants are princes, and her traffick-
ers are amongst the honourable of the earth. 'Tis true
that through the goodness of God, England possesses the
other inerspensable elements of national greatness; but it
is chiefly to her armies and her commerce, situated as she
is, an ocean Queen, she is indebted for her proud pre-
eminence in the scale of nations, and her position unri-
valled in the annals of civiliz,-d glory. Is there amongst
the Sovereigns of the earth another more honoured than
the Sovereign of England? And is not the name of an
English merchant a synonyme throughout the world for
taintless honour, enterprising perseverance, and incor-
ruptible integtity ? And surely

ng at 51s. to
nd this

was a natural consequence; the reduction of duty was
16s. a quarter, and the reduction of price was 16s. a quar-
ter also. The free traders might attempt to sneer at their
prophecies of reduction in price not being fulfilled, but
let then) look to their own. This free trade measure,
according to their declarations, was to improve trade, and
give plenty and prosperity to the manufacturing districts ;

and fie could appeal to the reports from every quartet:
whether such had been the case."

DEAFNESS.-Mr. Swift, the aurist, will pay his usual
monthly visit to Liverpool, on Monday and Tuesday next,
the 22nd and 23rd of September, when be may be con-
sulted on every disease to which the human ear is subiert

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to a more than ordinary share of this national distinction. In the decline of life the most safe and efficacious oc..
From the able and authentic statistical statement of the casional medicine for giving tone and strength to the
re-pected chairman of the Dock Committee, Mr. Bram- stomach, and acting at the same time as a gentle and
ley-Moore, the superiority of the port of Liverpool is ap- healthful aperient, is Frampton's Pill of Health—a family
s e 1
As. e sßt
Ah the well-known
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parent above the other ports in England, which is but restorative which has conferred the most essential benefits
another mode of expression for above every other port in upon those who have fortunately had recourse to its
the world. And I may mention, also, upon the authority hcalth-restoring aid ; enabling them to apply to them-
of another well-known, and as much respected and enter-
prising gentleman of this town, Mr. Samuel Holme, that .. 'though I look old, yet lam strong and lusty."
round
he o
tphuel
Et
xo
cn
h, a within
gi teh
oi nf
Manchester,a circle
of
exfocreteydstYwithin a CURED DT HOLLOWAY'S OINTMENT AND Put.s.—A.
radius
similar circle around St. Paul's, London, by more than short time since, the wife of
re-
-350,000. So that taken in any point a view, the national siding at Bucklebury, Berks, was considered to be a very
or ommercial importance of our good old towtu oef,!.,ivoeor.- , precarious state, in consequence of her breast becoming
the first
Henry Pocock, a turner,
pool can hardly he exaggerated: Tone name of la
_1- - alarmingly swollen and bursting into ulcers;
dianah" brings b-fore o„, in connection with the trade for medical aid in the country was of no service—her case
which she is destined, the scene and the circumstances was considered as incurable. Notwithstanding this hope-
that bridged for us the Sutlrj, and threw open the Pun- less condition, the ulcers have been an healed. andso
NATURE
England. And, sir, I recur with perfect is the cure that she is now suckling another child
to the honoured and noble names of Hardinge at the same breast. This wonderful cure has been solely
jpaleuabsutorethe enterprise of En
and of Gough, who, neither in the crisis of the engage- I brought about by Holloway's Ointment and Pills.

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