The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1846-03-17 00:00:00

' DENSE FOG.—During the dense fog which prevailed
here on Thursday morning, the Sarah, Cromwell, which
put into this port on the 7th instant, from St. John's, N. 8.,
bound to Liverpool, in coming up the river, got on shore
near Rownham Ferry. With the assistance of three
steamers she was got off at seven the same evening, very
much strained and otherwise damaged.—Bristol Journal.
DOCK COMMITTEE, THURSDAY.—Present, Mr. Bram-
ley-Moore and sixteen members. Mr. Dawson. of Gro-
nant, reported the loss, on the Bth instant, of the " Com-
mander," on West Hoyle, and the services of the crew of
the life-boat. Mr. Henderson stated that Lieutenant
Lord's vocabulary for enabling vessels to communicate
with each other at sea, was ready for circulation, and it
was referred to the sub-committee to fix the price. Mr.
Ripley stated, that not only the Bencoolen, but the barque
Helen was recently wrecked on Taylor's Bank, the crew
of the latter saving themselves with difficulty. The lights
were seen by the life .boat establishment, but they could
not afford any assistance. He mentioned this to show the
necessity of a life-boat being stationed at the place pointed
out by him. He had mentioned the matter to Mr. Mann
of the marine sub-committee, but had received no support
from any member of the committee. It was stated that
278 applications had been made for situations of clerks,
wharfingers, warehousemen, coopers, &c for the Albert
Dock and warehouses; and it was directed that advertise-
ments should be inserted in the papers, fixing a day, be-
yond which no further applications could be received. A
letter from the Leeds and Liverpool Canal Company was
received, urging the formation of the cut to connect the
canal with the river to be executed with as little delay as
possible; Referred to the Sub-committee of Works.
CHARGE AGAINST MR. BRYDEN.—On Tuesday, in
compliance with a requisition, a general meeting of the
Licensed Victuallers' Society was held at the institution,
St. Anne-street. Mr. Godfrey stated the nature of the
case. He read four letters, to the effect, that the late
Mrs. Warren died on the 2d May, 1815. He referred to
evidence which had been taken, and which went the
length of showing that her will had been drawn up by Mr.
Bryden, from an original written by the late Mr. Hughes,
of the Town-hall, and that it was attested by the said
Mr. Hughes, and also by Mr. Bryden's son. By this will
she left the sum of £lOO to a Mrs. Burton, an old nurse,
and £2O to a Mrs. Nicolls, a servant of the family. She
appointed Mr. Bryden her executor, and Mrs. Bryden her
residuary legatee, by which, it was alleged, a sum of £3OO
or £4OO had been realised by the Brydens. By disposing
of her property in this way, she had passed over her cou-
sin, Mr. Rothery, and other members of her family, and
it was insinuated, but not satisfactorily proved, that at the
time she made the will, a day or two before she died, she
was either drunk or insane, or, at all events, that she was
not competent to make her will. Mr. Brvden, in defend-
ing himself, said he had made the will according to de-
ceased's dictation, and that she positively refused to leave
her relations anything. He had lent her considerable
sums of money, and when accounts were settled he should
be very little in pocket. A motion was made that Mr.
Bryden be removed from the office of trustee of the Li-
censed
Victuallers' Society. This was met by a direct
negative, and, on a division, the original motion was lost
by the casting vote of the chairman. The numbers were
—for it, 25 ; against it, 25.
THE LIVERPOOL SAN ATARY REGULATIONS AND IM-
PROVEMENT BlLLS.—These bills were submitted to the
Standing Orders Committee of the House of Commons,
on Thursday last, The committee consisted of Mr. Home
Drummond, (chairman,) Mr. Crompton, and Mr. Forbes
Mackenzie. The Sanatary Bill was opposed on the part
of the Toxteth-park commissioners, by Mr. Coppock.
Mr. Burke appeared for the Corporation of Liverpool,
assisted by the Town Clerk. The petition was read to
the effect that it was desirable to improve the drainage and
sewerage, which could not be done without an act. The
petition from Toxteth was also read. Mr. Burke object-
ed to the reception of this petition, on the ground that it
referred to the paving, sewering, and watering bill, and
not specially to the sanatary bill ; but the committee de-
cided to receive it, as it was headed " Liverpool Sanatary
Regulations Bill." The whole of the formal proofs of
serving the notices being completed, Mr. Coppock pro-
ceeded with his case ; he contended that due notices had
not been given to the commissioners, who held property
in Toxteth ; bad sewered three miles of street ; had leased
a public office for 14 years; and had borrowed money
under the act. The Corporotion, however, sought to
take their power from them, and to vest them in the
council. He called a witness to prove the facts stated.
It appeared, however, that the Commissioners had no
personal interest except as trustees, and that they held
the property merely as representatives of the public; and
as they had received notice as such, the committee unani-
mously decided that the standing orders had been com-
plied with. The other allegations, which depended on
the main question, were then withdrawn, so that the bill
passed its first ordeal. The Improvement Bill was next
taken, and there being no opposition, it was declared
to have passed the standing orders.
MORE ROMISH SQUABBLES.—Mr. Eastwood, of Brin-
dle Lodge, hoping that the parties against whom a true
bill has been found for an assault upon him in Brindle
Roman Catholic Chapel, would refrain from a repetition
of their outrageous conduct, resoleed not to bring the case
before the grand jury. This, it appears, was taken by the
men who had been held to bail to answer the charge for
assaults at the sessions, as a triumph; since, no sooner
were the grand jury discharged on the Saturday, than they,
with several of their friends, assembled at the Crown Inn,
where refreshments on a liberal scale were ordered for
them, and ribbons were purchased to decorate themselves
with. With these decorations they proceeded homeward,
stopping to regale themselves at several public-houses on
the road. At Brindle Chapel the demand of a penny a-
head, which led to the first assault, has continued to be
made on Mr. Eastwood, and each member of his family,
every Sunday ; and every one of the family persists in re-
fusing to pay the demand. The consequence has been,
that in the scuffles that have taken place, the plates of mo-
ney have been emptied on the pavement, and the chapel
has presented a scene of brawling, such as the old reform-
ers describe as scandalising the early church during the
collections of " Indulgence money," and " Peter's pence,"
prior to the purifications which followed the preaching of
Martin Luther, Ridley, Latimer, and others. On Sunday
last, Mr. Eastwood and his family were escorted to and
from the chapel by policemen, in consequence of alleged
threats of outrage to which they would be subjected if
they again attempted to occupy seats without paying a
penny each. The appearance of the police prevented any
open act of violence being committed, but the scene that
took place on Mr. and Mrs. Eastwood leaving the chapel
after the service was over, was of a character which can-
not be too strongly reprobated. From the chapel door to
the entrance of the burial ground, a distance of about 20
yards, a number of ill-conducted persons arranged them-
selves, so as to form an avenue, through which hi r. East-
wood's family had to pass; and, no sooner did the family
make their appearance, than they were assailed with hisses
and other coarse and offensive modes of testifying disre-
spect and malevolence. This, we understand, has been
the case almost every Sunday of late ; and, it is added,
that many of those who now attend at Brindle Chapel, go
avowedly to " see the'fun," and not to worship.—Preston
Chronicle. [The preceding is from a liberal paper, and it
affords a melancholy instance of Romisb irreverence for
the House of Prayer.]
HIGHWAY BOARD, THURSDAY.—At the weekly meet-
ing there were present Mr. Holmes, (chairman,) and 14
members.—A clause was ordered to be inserted in the
new act of parliament, making it compulsory on parties
erecting coal-vaults to adopt an improved and more secure
iron cover than that now in use, according to a pattern.
—An application from Mr. Hammond to put up four
lamps opposite the Adelphi Theatre, in Christian-street,
was referred to the Commissioners of the district to re-
port upon.—lt was agreed to serve a notice on Mr. Ford,
prior to removing a step at the corner of Renshaw-street,
he being compensated.—The Chairman said a deputation
from the board had waited on the Dock Committee, but
that body had refused the introduction of a clause as to
the warehouses paying rates. Mr. Cooper was astonished
that no one of the Council bad attended to the interest of
the burgesses by getting a clause introduced into the dock
bill making the warehouses to be built round the docks li-
able to parish rates. The Chairman stated that the
amount of property which would be destroyed in the
making of the docks would be in value £26,447. The
parish rates on it would be £2920 3z. 9d.; the paving and
sewerage £1212 3s. id. ; lighting and cleansing, &c.,
£550 19s. 7d., making a total of £1,683 6s. 5d., in the
shape of rates now paid to the parish on the property.
Besides, they bad paid £3,052 for sewerage, £714 for
water pipes, and £2,934 for pavement in that district.
The Law-clerk said be had received a note from the Dock
Solicitor, stating that the Dock Trust would not intro-
duce any such clause as that proposed by the Board. Mr.
Proctor said the only course would be to oppose the bill,
unless the clause were inserted, Mr. Gladstone was not
disposed to rate the warehouses, as these and the docks
were for the benefit of the community generally. Great
numbers of railways were now being made in various
parts of the country for the purpose of connecting towns
and facilitating intercourse, and Liverpool would, no
doubt, be brought into the race of competition with those
places ; because, by means of those railways goods might
be sent to Manchester and other places. He contended
that it was not a question for the warehouse owners
merely, but one affecting every trade in the town, for it
was to the interest of all that as many ships as possible
should be brought to the port. His advice was, rather
than make a stand against what, in his opinion, was for
the benefit of the town, to make a compromise. Mr.
Lawrence said that by taking down the property in ques-
tion the rates were increased on another class, and he
thought the mercantile interest ought to pay in such a
case. Mr. Cooper could not see the benefit of taxing all
other property, and leaving the warehouses untouched.
If Mr. Gladstone's principle were sound they ought to
take the taxes off the present warehouses. Mr. Tinne
said Mr. Gladstone owned as much property in the town
as any one present, and he believed bad spoken disin-
terestedly- It was a principle of free trade. (Laughter.)
It was finally understood that the clause should be ap-
plied for, rendering the warehouses liable to the rates.—A
letter from Mr. W. Rathbone, referring to the slippery
state of some of the macadamized streets, was referred to
the surveyor to report upon, and the Board adjourned.
EXPERIMENTAL SQUADRON.—AdmiraI Sir Hyde Par-
ker has it is said been a martyr to the Gout during the
whole cruise, and confined V) his cabin for half the time,
and compelled to carry on his observations under intense
suffering; but had he known of Blair's Gout and Rheu-
matic Pills, so serious a calamity to himself and inconve-
nience to the public service would have found a full and
speedy antidote.
HOLLOWAY'S PILLS, A CERTAIN CURE FOR ASTHMA.
—Read the following cure :—James Holmes, a cotton-
spinner, residing at Ancoates, Manchester. had been
asthmatical for these last three years ; he was frequently
so bad, that when rising from his bed he could scarcely
speak or breathe, and would cough and spit for half-an-
hour together, and often expected he would be choked.
He was much reduced in strength, and after every other
means of cure failed he used these wonderful pills, which
have removed every symptom of asthma, and he is now as
free from it as when he was a child.