The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1841-08-06 00:00:00

LOCAL NEWS,

Doex COMMITTEE, YESTERDAY.—There were barely
sufficient members present to form a quorum ; namely,
Messrs. Berm, Horsfall, J. Holt, Middleton, Bulley, Evans,
and Sandbach, the new member. Mrssrs. Mather, Dixon,
and Co.'s contracts for three iron cylinders for the graving
docks was accepted. Messrs. J. and A. Walker presented
a memorial praying the committee would allow them to dedi-
cate a chart, showing at one view the line of coast from Holy-
head to Liverpool, to the chairman and gentlemen of the
Dock Committee. Mr. Lord was requested to look over
the chart, and see if it were correct, in which case the request
would be granted. The death of John Griffiths, of the tele-
graph station, was announced, and his son was appointed for
the present to supply his place. The marine surveyor re-
ported the buoy of Victoria Channel had been removed on
the 3d instant.
CITY OF DUBLIN STEAM-PACKET COMPANY.—This most
enterprising and useful body have given themselves an ad-
ditional claim upon the public respect and gratitude by their
munificent recognition of the public debt due to James
Hartley, Esq., of the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navi-
gation Company, of London, for his successful prosecution
of those connected with the gold dust robbery, perpetrated
some time since in London. The extent of the plunder, the
permanent good example shown by Mr. Hartley to all com-
mercial companies, in bringing to justice culprits engaged in
such a nefarious robbery, and doing this public good at his
sole expense, entitled him eminently to such a mark of re-
spect. The work consists of a silver salver, with a richly-
carved scroll edge, representing the seasons, and bearing
the following inscription :—Presented to James Hartley,
Esq., by the City of DublinrSteam-packet Company, pur-
suant to a resolution passed at a general meeting of the pro-
prietors, held on the 6th of May, 1841, in testimony of the
services so honourably and energetically rendered by him to
the mercantile community at large, by bringing to condign
punishment, at his own personal expense, the principal
offenders concerned in the gold dust robbery." The arms
are engraved in the centre of the scroll. In addition, a beau-
tiful centre-piece, to correspond, has been presented, as a
suitable accompaniment, by the British and Irish Stearn
Navigation Company.
THE WESLEYAN CONFERENCE, MANCHESTER. —The
conference resumed its sittings on Saturday. The letter ad-
dressed by the Rev. H. Ransen and two of the stewards of
the Gainsborough circuit, to Earl Brownlow, was discussed.

The letter, it will be remembered, requested his lordship to
grant or sell a piece of land on which to erect a chapel in
Torksey, urging as an inducement that his compliance with
their request would promote the interest of the Hon. Mr.
Cust, the conservative candidate. In the course of the dis-
cussion, the conduct of Mr. -Ransen. and the stewards was
strongly condemned, and the letter was characterised as hav-
ing an immoral tendency ; it being an offer to render politi-
cal services for a bribe. A resolution was passed, that Mr.
Ransen should be reprimanded. Mr. Ransen, who was pre-
sent. was accordingly reprimanded by the president in severe
terms. It was also resolved that a copy of the resolution
should be forwarded to Earl Brovgnlow. After this business
was decided, there was a lengthened discussion on justifica-
tion by faith. On Sunday, most of the ministers visiting the
conference preached in the various chapels belonging to the
connection, in and about the town. In the morning the Rev.
J. Bunting, D.D., preached to a very crowded congregation,
in Irwell-street chapel, from Heb. ii. 10. The service was a
very long one, but the greatest attention was paid through-
out. The doctor, we regret to say, did not appear in good
health, and the ravages of time upon his constitution were
very evident. In the evening the Rev. James Dixon preached
what is usually called the president's sermon, in Oldham-
street Chapel, to an overflowing congregation, and the plat-
form was filled by preachers. The text was from Isaiah,
chap. ii, v. 2, and the service did not conclude till near nine

o'clock.
GALLANT CoNnucT.—During, the gale on Wednesday
night and Thursday morning, the schooner Louisa, of
Antwerp, bound for this port. struck on the north bank,
when all on board must have perished if it had not been for
the bold and humane conduct of the crew of a fishing smack,
belonging to Holylake, consisting of William Jones, William
Eccles, and Samuel Jones, of that place, and John Fogg, of
this town. The fishing smack was making her way towards
Liverpool, when they discovered a light, betokening, as they
thought, a vessel in distress ; this at once caused them to
slacken their course, when, in their endeavour to reach her,
they split, through the violence of the gale, two foresails,
which were carried beyond the vessel, and, by the loss of
their head sails, were themselves nearly driven on the bank.
They managed, however, to work their vessel round, when
they saw that the vessel had sunk, and her unfortunate crew
were clinging to the rigging. It was impossible for them to
come near the wreck, in consequence of their own disabled
state and the tremendous height at which the breakers of the
bank were running ; but two of the crew put themselves into
their small boat, having -stripped themselves to their shirts,
made their way through the breakers, succeeded in reaching
the wreck, and returned to their own vessel with the whole
crew of the Louisa. The bold and humane conduct of the
whole crew of this fishing smack, both of those who ventured
their lives in the small boat, and of the others who were ex-
posed to perhaps equal danger in being left alone in their
vessel during so heavy a gale, deserves the highest praise.
We trust that, when this case is brought under the conside-
ration of the proper authorities, the courage of these brave
fellows will meet an ample reward. Many individuals, we
have no doubt, will be glad of an opportunity to mark their
sense of such manly and heroic daring in the cause of hu-
manity.