The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1847-09-14 00:00:00

Local

Mr. Gibson, the celebrateisculptor, was last week on
1% visit with C. Lawrence, Esq. at Aigburth.
The dead bod of a new-horn' child was found in St.
John's churchyay rd on Tuesday.
Police officer, John Yates, one of the parish assistants,
employed in removing Irish immigrants, died on Thurs-
day of fever.
On Monday John Hesketh, who resided in St. Martin-
'street fell down his cellar steps and died a few days after
of apoplexy.
'''..najeentY;eß Y-
val at Lind
stayed,
during her engagement at the
o the house of Mrs. Abbot corner of
- • .
•••ng-street and Hope-street.
be At the meeting in Cutler's Hall, Sheffield, the week
fore last, the health of EarlFitzwilliam was given by Sir
Arnold Knight, M.D., of this town, who praised the no-
ole lord 55 an excellent Irish
Street Tnesday, the brewery of Mr. Whiteside, Beresford-
, fell
wallopwn into the adjoining yard. The foundation
of the ad been undermined, and the damage is
estimated At £6O.
oil On Thursday night a wooden shed. filled with
casks, belonging to. Messrs. Ayres and Jeffrey, and
situate in Blackstock-street, was burnt to the ground.
The damage is estimated at £3OO.
It is rumoured that a company is to be formed for pur-
chasing the Great Britain, and placing her on the Liverpool
and New Orleans trade. She still remains on the gridiron
in the Prince's Basin.
On Sunday forenoon, the novel ceremony of adult bap-
r,,ha was performed by the Rev. appear M'Neile, at St. Jude's
klurch. The person baptiseded to be about 25
Years of age.
It was Mr. Williams, of Itanelagh-street, who nego-
tiated the important sale of property in Duke-street to the
Corporation, which was confirmed at the last Council
Meeting.
FATAL .ACCIDENT.—On Wednesday, James Leary,
aged 50, employed at Messrs. Irvine, Son, and Jones s
starch manufacturers, Blackstock-street, got entangled
amongst the machinery, and was killed on the spat.
SUICIDE.—On Tuesday last a man named John Wat-
son, aged 27, committed suicide by cutting his throat
with a table knife. He died at the Southern Hospital on
the following day. He was separated from his wife, and
addicted to drinking.
EXTENSIVE ROBBERY.—On Wednesday, near mid-
night, a gentleman, whilst walking up Islington, was very
dexterously robbed by a female of a pocket-book, con-
taining bills and cash to the amount of £B4O. She unfor-
tunately escaped.
A brick-makin
b g machine of simple construction has re-
centlyiver
Fee n constructed by Messrs. Pearson and Co., of
bricksnundry, Parliament-street, which completes two
thirt at the same time, and will turn out on an average
Y per minute.
Mr. John M'Kenzie has been presented with a hand-
!pipe lever watch, with a gold guard and key, by the
Olive Branch Lodge of the Grand United Order of Odd-
fellows, on his retirement from the office of treasurer to
the lodge.
The season at the Zoological Gardens will close next
week: so that the public have now very few other oppor-
tunities.,_ of seeing the beautiful Palace of Versailles, and
Madame
other numberless attractions of this charming retreat.
•wladame Rossini and the Fire Demon havebeen re-engaged.
A foreign seaman was knocked down on Tuesday night,
about
tr
seven o'clock, by two men in Mill-street, and
pigged of his watch. The thieves escaped. The same
;Int a
Kent named Stanton, was knocked down by four
th'n in seet, and robbed of his jacket. One of
(;..lhiscreants was caught.
b rreat fears are entertained for the barque Canopus,
pl 'Nine to Stromness, which sailed from Liverpool for
5i,.."11, Nova Scotia, on the 15th April, as no.word has
stuce been heard of her. It is very generally believed that
must have foundered at sea, and all on board, consist-
'V a crew of fourteen and eight passengers, perished.
bv erltr„ev. J. Jones, who has been appointed to the ru-
ylP' ‘-hrist-church, in this town, has been presented
Salver foTnaer flock at Welshpool, with a very elegant
Cllris'tiair, in admiration of his exemplary conduct as a
Arehdea
agbralti(;_l.enssti.. hainister, during the time he held a curacy under
Trig Co Clive.
onf Ltrietc°ll: s'aom INDIA.—One hundred and fifty
Leitch Orleans seed cotton, received by the
' was consigned to Messrs. William Clare
PosedaN, brokers, Exchange Buildings, who have clis-
varioo:l the greater part of it at the price of 61d. peril), to
rem • spinners in small parcels : about twenty-two bales
remain unsold
LORD s •
tranek aNnoN.—A requisition, headed by Sir Thomas
er and many other leading inerhants, is now in
course of signature, calling upon the mayor to convene a
Publi meeting, to consider the propriety of presenting
.a
testimonial to Lord Sandon, in acknowledgment of his
services during the sixteen years he has represented Li-
v
erpool in parliament. Upwards of £7OO has been sub-
scribedd for the testimonial.
On Thursday morning a respectably dressed young
woman, (name unknown,) who had just arrived from
Manchester to proceed by the steamer to the Isle of Man,
fell down in an apoplectic fit, when about to proceed on
board, and died ere medical
skill could be rendered. She
was leaning on
.a gentleman's arm, who was leading her
towards the slip, when, without any previous intimation,
she sank at his feet a corpse.
On Wednesday, the workmen in the employ of Mr.
Mayer, goldsmith, Lord-street, partook of their annual
linner at the George Hotel. Twenty-five sat down. Mr.
!layer has recently made very extensive additions to his
18;ablishment, which is now, we are told, unsurpassed
dou-
ble out of London. His premises must now be dou-
,a,it,9l.ir former size, whilst his extensive stock is replete
itTA
NI: most chaste and elegant articles.
one eigir',%PitnEsTruArrs.—A few days ago, two lads,
brotii-a"'-a-half and the other six-and-a-half years
Ind at She Past
left their grandfather's house, in this town,
Past nine on the following night reached the
hear Itee,e,re their mother was servant, at Middleton,
Pool. ri;ivale, a distance of forty-five miles from Liver-
'n
their Peale lads stated that they had only a penny_
a va.pant ets when they started, and that they lodged at
tad bill :cflice (probably at Warrington) the first night,
yeet, oenired their way to Middleton. They had never
txtih_t of Liverpool before.
gratio„6,llA•TioN FROM LIVERPOOL.—The amount of emi-
Burp, from Great Britain and Ireland has this year far
the ..ssed that of any previous one, as will be seen from
tollowi
hg returns of emigration from this port alone :
Brun u.e United States, 77,403 ; Canada, 27,666; New
gland E, 1,479 ; Nova Scotia, 171 ; Prince Edward's
the rd *l4; other places, 311 ;—total, 107,474. This is
vast `lllr/1 made up to Monday, the 6th instant. Of this
tete Timber of emigrants, two-thirds were Irish - and of the
audalning one-third, two-fifths were Scotch and English,
for,- °he-fifth German, of whom a larger number than
VerlY left this port during the past season.
O,,!•LEROIC CONDUCT.—On Saturday week the mate of
tue of the steamers fell into the river, when Mr, Ebenezer
a,,ar, of 62, Seacombe-street, plunged into the water,
re" after a struggle of quarter-of-an-hour succeeded in
Miscuing him. He was insensible when brought to
°r two but after being at the Northern Hospital for a day
ntwo recovered. On the following Monday Mr. Bates
the instrument of saving another life. On this 0c-
.1,4a1,510 n a man, named Wm. Westby, fell from the Sarah
.ison, to which vessel he belongs, with a tar-barrel and
pew
mireixuetertsi,ons Bcoartpesse,
.7•epholecket in his o
hands. Had it not been for the truly
hove been a
.poor Westby would, in a
JENNY LIND IN LIVEDPOO
house on Monday night amounted receipts of the
nesday they only reached half that Xl,BOO •on Wed-
ceipts in Liverpool, therefore, wereslT
Tlie total re-
believe, received £5OO per night, Balrelo' Jenny, we
and Gardoni £5O per night. The theatre was iner night,
Knowles for the moderate sum of £6B per night, °l‘lr.
includ-
ing
the services of the musicians, scene-shifters, and
other auxiliaries. If we suppose Lablache to have had
.£25 per night, and the cost of the other vocalists to have
been £5O per night, and allow in addition £5O per night
for extra incidental expenses, the total outlay for Liver-
Pool was £1,586, which, deducted from the receipts, leaves
for 'Viz.. Knowles the very pretty profit of £1,214.
ANNUAL DINNER OF TIIE LIVERPOOL LOAN COM-
- „,
4111r.----The annual dinner of this influential
.company
las given on Wednesday evening last at Mr. Whttemian's:
holders Hotel, Hotel, when a large number of the share_
high d t that fully upheld the
, sat own to an entertammen
g° chara t h host of that well-conducted
c er the wort y establi chair was occupied by
kr shment has deserved. The
Glason,,and the vice-chairs by Mr. Harper, of the
rLerPool Gas Company, and Mr. Jordan, of London-
aoall After a notice of the satisfactory working the
the c'Y bY Mr. Atherton, the secretary, the proposing of
bolltral toasts was proceeded with, and they were re-
ecl to in a quiet but impressively feeling manner.
Pit4trnost harmony prevailed throughout, and the hila-
tlaleanifested was not only unanimous but genuine.
kateljrlNG MATCH FOR £loo.—On Tuesday, a trotting
stet, °r £5O a-side came off betwixt Tranmere and Ches-
t •
,Ale e gentleman owning the horse connected with
ai4 hea,,lch was Mr. Riley, of this town, who had matched
IPae 3e for the above amount to trot, in one hour, the
sixteen Before the betting against
r. een miles. stating
'at the teY 3 horse, and consequently in favour of time, was
411,1° of sto 4. At starting, the betting was even.
oa'e was started at the first mile stone from Birken-
"'one a4he Chester-road, having to go to the eighth mile
hllthettio return to the starting place. In the meantime
`"IY th,,,g,was rather against the performance, but even-
s;cers of',„,horse came to the winning post, amidst the
seconds '4le spectators, within two minutes and forty-five
Lie; of the • •
appointed time.
b‘his SEssioN.—The annual licensing session for
chse.°—now lice ..„.ng,h was held on Thursday, at the Sessions-
nere were about 20 magistrates present. 38
~11stial, apses were granted —a much larger number than
list ofnu about 50 transfers made. The following is a
list the
,it w,„Parties who have obtained new licenses. The
failed 4. "I be seen, contains only 36. names, two having
.4_Timare Prove their notices.—Parish of Liverpool : Eliz.
tlary IL J. Chursholm, Win. Fisk, Wm. Silk Harris,
''llast,o„'„ell, Alexander Rule, Wm. Gregson, Edmund
QaCO •Llizabeth Sweatham, Anthony Sharp, Samuel
.agnau en eating,
Blower, Thomas Wilson, George Boyer,
fleia-eating, Joseph Allen, Sarah liar-
; Peacop,
7 G Sav-erwood, John Wibberley, Edward Jones,
th'ese,,wat-IZin, and John Dutton.— Toxteth-park : Alice
and S• Lawler,Stananought,
- Joon• George Seddon,
aaseph .4,zteefern.— West Derby : John Conway Brooks,
4ind • 1N• Wheatley, and Edward Newnes.—Evertors
, Iftrkdale • A 'C
ls
j,. nn u haw, Thomas Gidman, John
NE „'lnes Scarishrick, and Thomas Rushton. .
absea„tll TOO LATE TO LEARN."—III Liverpool it is
gavot do essary to write a good hand. To those who
Mr SO we again recommend the establishment of
holy tiven
""ompton ayton-square ~ who,. for Clperiod of
614, ,l .
est e years, has maintained in this town the
sio iaraYcter for ability and uprightness in his profes-
Theallls__ a teacher of writing, book-keeping, &c. Mr.
Mrs s ably assisted in the ladies' department by
'4
i
commUn :niPson, to whose announcement in another
fecti4„.
_e irect the attention of ladies suffering from du-
Tv cattgAtin Chair culler yearn,