The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1847-10-05 00:00:00

Oct, 5, 1847,

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J. ackson, Esq., M.P., has returned to Birkenhead
visting the Duke of Devonshire at Chatsworth.
On Tuesday, a.child named Smith, residing in Povvnal-
sclllare, was suffocated by rolling itself in the bed clothes.
From the 12th to the 17th Sept. last, £6778 were col-
lected in this town on account of the parish rates.
4,,59t 1 Sunday week, a man named John Baird, addicted
Intemperate habits. was found dead in his chair, after
eating his dinner.
oa Sunday week, a child, residing in Tarleton-street,
~ed after a portion of Godfrey's cordial had been adrni-
Zs_rared to it. On a post-mortem examination, it ap-
-I.,ed that death was the result of natural causes.
okv
bpir ,ING TO THE PARISH.—In consequence of there
se"g paw no less than four thousand out-door paupers,
vet' relieving-officers, whose salaries amounted to £ll
I).ex' week, bave been discontinued, and a further discon-
iltiroce will shortly be made.
Mr. IMONIAL OF RESPECT.—On Friday, the pupils of
Scho3r'iitig, late writing master to the Royal Institution
cool h,, wet to present him with an elegant dressing case
tendnetf,'l37 fitted. The above named gentleman has at-
b„—.' the seho,ds for the space of twenty-four years.
.011 OF A MAN UNKNOWN.—On Wednesday even-
rfi a apparently very ill, sat down on the step of a
an named Pit z-;iinons, in Leather-lane. A police-officer
Talc the man to Mr. Harvey's, in Tempest-hey, where he
?led in about three hours afterwards. The deceased had
laboured under chronic inflammation of the brain.
Lord John Russell has presented to Mrs. Thom,
taather of the late Robert Thom, Esq., consul of Ningpo,
by X 2.50 out of the een's bounty fund. A work
Alr. Thom, entitled `The Chinese Speaker," has just
been receiveo. in England. Mr. Thom was brother to the
'ley. David Thom, of Bold-street Chapel.
In a letter published in the Cork Constitution of Tues-
day, Mr. John Firmo " returns thanks to the Royal
Liverpool Life and Fire Assurance Company, and to their
agent in Cork, for the prompt and obliging manner in
Which they have defrayed his loss by a fire on tie 14th
itistant.

PRICE OF FLOUR BARRELS.—The enormous importa-
tion of flour into Liverpool, during the past year, may be
estimated from the following fact. In September, 1846,
s!xipty American flour barrels were worth from ls. to ls. 3d.
%eh. they are selling now (Sep., 1847,) as low as three
halfpence each.
Herr Staudigl, the eminent singer, has sent a testimo-
nial to Mr. George Holden, of this town, expressive of
148 "::"."1 0 for his (Mr. Holden's) beautiful accompani-
'nen-
°; his Qongs at the recent concerts, which greatly.
contributed,,tO the success of his (Herr Staudigl's) per-
formances.
‘,.,ac3saTs
Thursday se'nnight, Lawrence_ Dickenson, a carter,
horspae sing along North John-street with his cart and
to s, and 'while endeavouring to hold the chain attached
of the leading horse he fell down, ail one ofthe I eels
tow' the
IVortti!e cart passed over him.. He was taken
North art Hospital, where he died on Monday.
hererie specimens of American copper recently exhibited
were off
sale , ered at auction, in London, on Friday-, but the
excited little interest. A mass of,
chrystallized cop-
Per, for • had been offered £3O, was sold
for which the owner
-"" 78. For the monster mass £3O was offered, but it
w%withdrawn the owner not choosing to sell it under.El3o.
A "
KA Zsi%,MARKABLY QUICK TRAVELLING BY STEAM-BOAT
L-;ILWAY.—A gentleman of Liverpool crossed in the
hemaveh teli and Continental Steam Packet Company's boat
an 4 n, from Havre to Brighton, on Saturday last,
, reached Liverpool within 24 hours" of his quitting
o.rif,,', It must be understood, too, that the time occupied
Iv -"ay from Paris to Havre, although 120 miles only,
44 sixw hours and a half.
panRIPMUNTS OF GOLD AND SILVER.—The American
tearhers broncrht by the Caledonia state that 100,000 five-
raal Pieceslad been shipped for France by the French
saig„B"earner ; and also a quantity of silver by the Havrepoefg-Packet. The Caledonia, which arrived at Liver-
r
it„?,°Tuesday last, did not bring any specie, but the
britXaia, due on the 14th of next month, is expected to
0 considerable amount.
EN DEATH.—On Thursday afternoon, Mrs.' Ann
"glaO"' about forty years of age, and lodging with Mrst.
and on' of ,Addison-street, fell down in the street in afi ,
severa ri"„emg brought home, stated that she had fallen
Pearedi 4.„--"es in Rose-place. During the night she tip-
was f be in a very deep slumber, and in the morning
frs, fita°.und dead. She was addicted to drink, and subject
Ni CAUTION TO PERSONS PURCHASING AND SELLING
Of EPA'-----On Thursday evening last, a boy of the name.
uward Parks, about ten years of age, was sent by his
Mlefluidho was ignorant of the property of this combus-
, to a shop in Seacombe for a pint of it for her
ilpPf when the shopkeeper, Edward Hughes, descended
..‘° the cellar with a candle, and when in the act of pour-
ng out the naptha the exhalation took fire, and, laments-
Ole to relate the little boy was so burnt that he died on
Saturday.
FIRE._ On Wednesday a fire occurred in a house in
-Crosbie-street, but it was soon extinguished. The police,
on getting to the house, found the inmates in a most pi-
tiable condition. In the room on fire was a family of six
persons, named M'Donald, all of whom were more or less
burned, who were at once removed to the hospital. The
fire was caused by a quantity of oakum left to dry having
Ignited, and communicated to the straw on which the fa-
ulily were lying, who, before they had time to escape,
svere thus suddenly awoke and burned. Nine families re-
Aided under the same roof.
LAIINCH.—On Monday, the magnificent steamer Eu-
ZPa, one of the fine fleet vf new vessels now building on
h, Clyde, for the British and North American Royal
g07;14, Steam-ship Company, was launched at. Port-Glas-
NeueLlShe may very safely be placed alongside the finest
Imy.b„.„,."'br built, being in form and construction every
!ellisnn
eet. Her beauty of mould leads to a strange
of th Of the eye, as it appears difficult to believe she
As ahZe,great tonnage which she actually is. The Europa
4uP I,' the same size (above 1800 tons) as the other
LeAr vessels of the newest branch of the fleet.
berfa.„iNcrl•---A fine new iron steamer, named the Cum-
ikle,--if was launched on Monday, from the works of
to 'ls. Tod and M'Gregor, of Glasgow. She is intended
on,PIY between Liverpool' and Carlisle, and was built
to under the wh 'le superintendence of Mr. Grantham, of this
.280: She is to be propelled by oscillating engines of
txorse power the largest made on that principle for
be P°l't• The v'essel is about 200 feet long, and 25 feet
1,44,10, with very fine lines, and draws 4 feet 11 inches
ri.""ut her engines. When launched she was fully
Peiand looked remarkably well. She may be ex-
iled in the Mersey within two months.
bee It'KENTIEAD.—A literary and debating society has
(1, formed in this township, by a number of young men
Crr''r°lls of improving themselves. The small room of the
deb wa-buildings has been taken for the meetings, and
ateS upon interesting subjects have, for the last few
liftatieet_ats;nbgeen held every Tuesday evening. The last "es;
ati
ea for discussion was, " Are the Irish people justified i
for a Repeal of the Union ?" The youthful
tuglers showed some ability a.
irnd tact in the manner in
they brought forward the argum.ents, and .replied
ratis ugose of their opponents. The audience, which was
de-b..er numerous, seemed highly interested during the
aociate, and occasionally applauded the speakers. The
,etY has our best wishes.
1.-41•HoDGSON.—On Saturday evening
tit late respected
virt'eadeipal of the Liverpool Mechanics' Intion was in-
inst.t to meet a number of his friends, connected with the
the till
from tO schools, at the house of R. V. Yates, Esq., at
masterse Aer a splendid entertainment, an address
kindly e„lina_,d teachers was read, expressive of the
mGraernptris
swlontnngcas
oetfhceiriu4.esne
tertained towards their for-
Grant sang
naivete and finish that ef the evening Miss Emily
ere
nations, with a spirit and
Hodgson was pleased to
the character of the song ba;
core much admired ; and Dr.
to perfection. On Wedi Cing
°Viiment her on her ability,
n his opirno ,
the pleasure of receiving e:
taeYsteino've:in• g
n sustained
autnber of his late pupils. Dr. Hodgsonhada
mai of regard from
.....I!.E.VISION OF THE MUNICIPAL LIST OF VOTERS.—The
nsion court was opened on Friday, before the Mayor,
hu_c! Messrs. Yates and Radcliffe, the two assessors. It
Nr4a been arranged that the lists of Everton, Scotland,
ml'4l. hall, and St. Paul's Wards should be gone through
.."4 Oil the first dax. The total number of objections
liie,re about 4000 ! Of these about 2300 were made 13 th
morals, and 1700 by the conservatives. Mr. Hull,f ysoli-
lattr' appeared for the former, and Mr. Forshaw for
oh. e 1.% The Mayor remarked upon the vast number
rthoef
which anxious as he was for the purity of the
ve:!,e,ss roll, he felt must be to a great extent frivolous and
tioe'aus• Were they to be persevered in by the respec-
tieil solicitors ? He anticipated a fairer system of elec-
kleegerhig warfare ; but if they persisted in such a whole-
Wo4stein, deeming it necessary, he and his colleagues
thirif not shrink from their duty. Mr. Forshaw said
bell duty had majority thrust upon hin? and Mr. Hull
;e th'e"ed the of the objections. were vexatious.
'0%41 °aght the granting of costs to parties called up and
hop g their time in such cases would be desirable, and
sent ed a Tneasure to that effect would be passed by the pre-
‘parliatnent. Mr. Hull also concurred with the Mayor.
gesad not know the nature of the objections, but sag-
114G', that a conference should take place between the two
Parle-', It was finally suggested to go on that day till
Oer t-,:et°ck, and then adjourn. The claims and objections
13eve,',erton and the other wards were then gone through.
,Bion -41 gentlemen, some of them of the medical profel-
iay.'„ expressed themselves in indignant terms of their
4° t° tome to court to substantiate claims admitted,
.fiya°,i-abe, instances, twenty years, and their remarks were
greeted with loud applause. The court did not
b;::, on Friday until nine o clock, when only two wards
lesUlt7° gone through. The following was that day's
4 to,„"-Struck off the list, Everton Ward, 41 reformers
revisfLeS ; Scotland Ward, 27 reformers 101 tories. The
41N/1-7 was resumed on Saturday, and the Court was
rePeateTwded. The previous monotonous formality was
Lexere the only exceptions being occasional indignant
nsm.ssioes from burgesses dragged from their places of
f,otts'ss,,to rebut frivolous objections. One of these, Mr.
Lae '°l Great Crosshall-street, said he should horsewhip
40,,e41 Who should hereafter dare to present him with
made 1_ of objection. A number of objections had been
tilesl"Y the conserv. gives in Exchange Ward, and as
°f the for for the most part been served on the.
._premiseslevy_
e Parties in enclosed envelopes, a new principle of
kr, was involved..aw Mr. Hull objected to the notices, and
rap), 'an argued that they . .
were perfectly legal. The
er Ela assessors being unable to decide the point, sent
as enee, Shuttleworth the Town-clerk. After a confer-
lettbwas ruled that the notices, except such of them
"Y this eeil Personally served, were illegal. The liberals,
°close oversight on the part of their opponents, were
strmrently gainers in this ward, 60 of the latter being
hod 84. °ff, and 23 of the former, in this list. Vauxhall
foro, lleter's Ward were then gone through. In the
hu 3 tones
w afire a
th erest
few votes
and 24 reformers : in the
e liberals gained
a votes only. It was then
Tortethto withdraw the objections in North and South
obabi Wards, and the same course, it was said, would
ard, Y,be resorted to as regards Great George-street
+4O court rose at six o'clock.