The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1847-02-23 00:00:00

Feb, 23, 1847.

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It Pun, Esq., of Oakfield, Birkenhead, has presented
5,000 bricks towards the fund for the relief of the poor.
On Monday, Joseph M'Donald fell into the Harrington Dock, by what means did not appear on the inquest, and
was drowned before assistance could be rendered.
Mr. Simpson, of the Liverpool Theatre Royal, has en-
aged Mrs. Butler, late Miss Fanny Kemble, to appear
ere for two nights.
BIRKENHEAD DISPENSARY.—On Friday, Mr. Ling-
Ward, of Price-street, was elected one of the honorary
111rgeons of the above institution. The votes were—
Laingward, 82 ; Walker, 56.
IRISH AND SCOTCH RELIEF FUND.—Mr. Copeland, of
the Royal Amphitheatre, has paid over the sum of £25,
the Proceeds of Thursday evening's performance, after
deducting
necessary expenses.
At the annual meeting of the Liverpool Gas-light Corn-
MY, on Tuesday, a dividend of £5 per share for the
'alt-Year was declared. The intended application to par-
liament to raise further capital was confirmed.
,Win-Jackson, Esq., has ordered bread and soup to be
given (at his own expense) to about 400 destitute persons,
chiefly Irish, until the weather becomes sufficiently fa-
Yeerable to give them a chance of obtaining employment
in this country.
DRAMATIC READlNGS.—Arrangements havebeen made
uy Mr. Lynne, of the Adelphi Theatre, for the delivery of
a series of dramatic readings, with vocal illustrations,
froin the
ortly plays of Shakespere, particulars of which will be
sh announced.
On Sunday week, the Rev. John Park, of Glencairn,
Preached a sermon in the Scotch Church, Rodney-street,
When, after a most eloquent appeal, the handsome sum of
£lOB was realised. This was further augmented by the
evening donations.
On Tuesday Mr. Wombwell, with his usual liberality,
gave permission to the children of the Ragged Schools to
visit his menagerie gratis. The number of boys and girls
that attended was about 230. They behaved in a very
orderly manner, and seemed highly gratified.
The House-owners' Guardian Society are about to take
up the subject of the conveyance of property, to obtain a
-diminution of the present excessive cost of transfer deeds,
&c., and a more equitable arrangement of the stamp
duties upon the smaller amounts of consideration.
EXTRAORDINARY DESPATCH.—At the Albert Dock, On
'Friday, the cargo of the Corinthian, consisting of tea and
silk, was discharged in the incredibly short space of three
hours. She had on board 985 bales silk, 1090 packages
tea, and 210 bales hemp.
,THE QUEEN A MERCHANT.—The Hibernia, Boston
steamer, brought a box addressed to her Majesty. lt is
entered in the bill of entry "one box, contents unknown,
• -for her Majesty, the Queen." We believe it contains a
quantity of illustrated and other American publications,
,ta one of the most eminent publishers in the New
world. It may be said of England—" Her merchants
are princes."
FIRES.—On Wednesday, a fire broke out in the rope-
Walk of Messrs. Hulme and Co., Lodge-lane, and property
to the value of £l5O was destroyed. On Friday, a fire
broke out in the workshop of Mr. Killinge, wood-turner,
L'clockawton-street. The fire broke out between six and seven
O, and the premises were entirely gutted in about
en hour. Mr. ICillinge was not insured ; his loss will
amount to about £3OO.
it Grey has refused to sanction the appoint-
r of Dr. Duncan to the office of medical officer under
te Sanatory Bill—not in reference to Dr. Duncan's
`fleas, but because the Home-office is decidedly of
°Pinion that the medical officer should devote his whole
oe to the duties of the situation, and refrain altogether
resin
Private practice. Of course his salary ought to cor-
is LPond to these circumstances.
Iven.Pooi • HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY.—This society
ap fairly established. Mr. T. C. Archer has been
viewed the secretary. The Gardens Committee have
tajoetfavoltrably the application for the use of the Bo-
la, Y the allees for horticultural exhibitions, and intend to
tneetatter before the next meeting of the Council.
chair ins Was held last week—R. M. Beckwith in the
the rat which three shows were agreed upon during
bier. Numerous promises of specimens have al-
ia-mod.Y been received. The show will be open to all Eng-
• Tilt HORSE TRICK AGAIN.—On Tuesday, Mr. Sa-
te, nel Greenwood, of Royton, came to Liverpool, and as
Lie was walking up Dale-street, he was accosted by a
'4anger, who said he had come for the purpose of buying
4 horse, but an old man, who had one to sell that would
suit him, wanted thirty guineas for it, and because he had
erered him only £3O he would not let him have it at any
rice. He added, that he was very anxious to get the
•• tnk, and he would give any man two sovereigns to buy
It for him. Mr. G. received the deposit of a sovereign, and
ttlikovering the trick attempted to be played, after making
he bargain, induced the stranger to advance the money,
and then walked away.
R Di RING OUTRAGE.—On Friday night last, as Mr. John
liCesell, one of the clerks in the house of Messrs. John
lod .ralleker and Son, of tis wn, wa returning to his
cornepgs, a little before elhevento o'clock,s in turning the
of Leveson-street into Cornwallis-street, be was
eelY knocked down, and his money demanded of him,
tit'La elan about five feet and a half high, and dressed in a
z"rk brown cart. He, however was
,gettingthe better of
NTe thief, when the latter called' out Jack," and imme-
ei). up came another man, dressed in barragon trousers
a small round jacket, and along with him two women.
Zr. Robinson, finding that he was now likely to be over-
Zte noWered,t more e
than fifty yards d istst of his way
ant to his lodgings, which
THE WATER INQUIRY.—Mr. James M'Donald, the
engineer for the Liverpool and Harrington Water-works,
!'quests us to state that, in answer to Mr. Page's query,
' How do you calculate the number of gallons you dis-
charge per minute ?" his reply was as follows, and not as
has been reported in some of the papers :—" I adopt a
very simple mode of doing so, by squaring the diameter of
the pump or pipe in inches, and by cutting off the right
hand figure of the square number by a decimal point, I
obtain the contents of such pump or pipe in ale gallons
and tenths of gallons, with sufficient accuracy for any
Practical purpose." He further adds, " I am also made
to say, that Windsor supplies 9,220,000 gallons, it should
have been 922,000 gallons."
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.„s COLLEGIATE INSTITUTION.—n rida evening Sir H.
Bishop gave his fifth lecture atF thisy institution. It
was as numerously attended as the preceding ones. The
n-
sic of France was his theme, and the composers
leviewed were Boieldieu, Auber, and Herold. The per-
formances on the organ, by Mr. Rogers, were Herold's
Illteerture to Zampa and Auber's overture to Masaniello.
L'a Y were both well received, the latter obtaining an
`sterlimous encore. The vocalists also acquitted them-
toe:lllld, mirably. This evening Sir Henry delivers his
will eo`l-11g lecture,-or we should rather say concert, as it
selected almost exclusively of musical performances
„crease his own works ; and as a considerable in-
been pn- "cal talent, including Mrs. George Holden, has
doubts gaged for the occasion, the entertainment will
DEATH be altogether of a very superior description.
'l-1 FROM DESTITUTION.-011 Monday, a child
„„,_vLi Elizabeth Banistre died from destitution. It ap-
-17;4....r1 that on Sunday night the mother of the deceased
i7found, by a police-officer, in - Summer-street, Vaux-
-1.-road, when she said that she had no place to go to, 14ving been turned out of her lodgings. She had with
•_"er two children, one of whom, the deceased, was lying
;Ath'Pon some shavings. The officer took them to a house in
01-street, and the deceased, who appeared to be dying,
had some refreshment given to her, but she was scarcely
able to take it, owing to weakness. The deceased became
gradually worse, until Monday evening, when she died.
The mother stated that she got relief at 'the Parish _of
aboue a month ago, and subsequently
appliedce
again was told that she would be passed to Ireland. bshiet
refused, alleging as a reason that she had no place to o
to when she got there. It appeared that on the day g
of
the child's death some relief was administered by one of
the'relieving officers. •
ADMIRALTY INQUIRY, BIRKENHEAD.—On Wednes-
TY, Mr. Aberdethy hel an inquiry at Birkenhead into
1-e tw bills for which the Birkenhead Dock Commis-
-0
kterg have applications at present before Parliament.
h.1.1.1410yd appeared to support the measures. The Town-
Alr. Nelson, and Mr. Hassell appeared to watch
,44,1cieeedings, and, if necessary, to oppose. The inquiry
414t-i\the entire day. It appeared from the proceedings
Menthe commissioners have had three bills before Parlia-
'll...;4o,p2he first authorised them to raise a sum of
,M,io; the second £600,000 ; and the present bill
ee,'4Y in'. They admitted that they experienced a diffi-
lepel raising money, and that they required powers to
t~nbgle owners of land frontin gallase to
e them
to eod erect the wall upon the e
marginy Pool.
It was
heir • eu upon the other side that they ought to make
ceste traroense dock before they proceeded to erect a
1341(111-hone
le eig h, e or graving docks, for which they are now
the sth-L,',.tvers, and that the landowners would be much
anduritaentatg:inssly circumstanced under the former bills
extf er the
Present. After replies from Mr. Lloyd,
from Mr. Rendell, the inquiry terminated.
li
sh R 7 soN MENTAND TRANSPORTATION.—From a mass
' the supplied by the governor of the borough gaol,
irnt elirte inefficiency of the present system of imprison-
jue elaye raesPortation in the reformation of offenders,
232tiees, 11, the stipendiary magistrate, and nineteen other
• with an Petitioned the house of lords to adopt mea-
Vested tt` view to their amendment. The petition was
nrsd„ 9 ''hickßg, who elicited a debate, on
.
th -true i„ it was admitted that good service had
nutek`grerpo-ol'uts cause by the statement of facts which
Eae,hle fe,„_tilagistrates had put forth. The most re-
int 'try of the debate was an announcement by 1'0(10 1 !,0
ltnpro eed 11,t the effect that very shortly a bill would be
41..4„ red
the lower house, modifying the system of
tkves_Pertatio Se as better to secure reformation, and that
of throl Would be superseded. It is creditable to
It di naturhave been the means of eliciting a statement
stiu_Roi.Le. During the debate, by a curious accident,
lerltin_s.NaiOTecodlitisoner—the late prisoner of Ham, Prince
ott;„ , „ was the sole occupier of one of the gal-
hal, nouse "le gallery appropriated to members of tho
trp_e paid there were a number of public men, who
poo'lllte to mention to the subject of prison discipline—a
(4rna-,jstraeterePortance of the petition from the Liver-
-4r kr?' 8'
Liver-
are i • 8 LIFE Buoys.—The efficacy of these buoys
oat 3' beco •
S of v, ming more aparent. After the loss of the
lived ue ill-fated Sirius,fr Dublin to Cork, those
inveut: attribute their preservation to this invaluable
'll.
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b 1./.0w4 AND WOUNDS OF ALL KINDS CURED BY
thetised to' 8 OINTMEN.f these valuable medicines
,i, thFether according to the directions given with
no case, however obstinate, bad, or long
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• ';;t may be shortly cured by their surprising
te-rte ho 4,ousands of persons who had been patients of
ens Pttilals, and under the care of the mutest
resn c day without deriving the least benefit, as a
••,,w°e
aYs „ Holloway's Ointment and Pills, which
leer woupLuelo, and frequently in as little time as a cut
o require when treated in the usual way.--stiee

GALLANT CONDUCT.—On Thursday morning last, a
youth, named George Shepherd, son of Mr. William
Shepherd, of Mill-road, Everton, while stepping from on
board the Prince, Dublin steamer, where he had been at
work repairing thd machinery, on to the Mersey, Birken-
head ferry-boat, which was lying alongside of the Prince,
missed his footing and fell into the river between the two
vessels. It was blowing fresh at the time, and a strong
flood tide running; buoys and ropes were immediately
thrown overboard from both vessels, but without avail,
for such was the strength of the current that the poor
youth was being carried far beyond their reach, where he
must inevitably have perished, had it not been for the
praiseworthy daring of a seaman, belonging to the Bir-
kenhead boat, named William Kane, who leaped into the
river, taking with him a small line ; he succeeded in
reaching the youth just as he was about sinking, probably
never to rise again, and with great difficulty managed to
have the rope tied round the boy's middle, by means of
which the people in the steamer hauled him on board.
He was immediately conveyed to Willoughby's Hotel, at
Birkenhead, where every atention and kindness was shown
him, and he shortly recovered. We are given to under-
stand that this is the tenth individual Kane has succeeded
in rescuing from a watery grave. Let us hope that his
conduct will not be overlooked by the Humane Society.
The Registrars of Births and Deaths in Liverpool have
presented to their superintendent, Mr. Eckersley, a hand-
some gold pencil-case and pen, as a testimony of their
esteem for his personal character, and their admiration of
the manner in which he has for several years discharged
the duties of his office.
SHIPWRECK.—DREADFUL SUFFERINGS OF A CREW.—
The brig Marwood, Charles Balberine, master, sailed from
Bonny on the 9th of September last, with a cargo of palm
oil, for Liverpool. The provisions fell short. On the
29th December a sea struck her, stove in the cabin dead-
lights, filled the cabin full of water, and destroyed the
charts, books, papers, and nautical instruments. All
hands were then employed at the pumps, as the ship was
making much water. They had no provisions, except a
gill of rice or farina per day. On the 13th of January
the rudder was carried away, and the ship became ungo-
vernable. Land was seen, on the 20th, and the crew left
in the boat, but could not reach it, and they were obliged
to return to the ship. They cast anchor and cut away the
masts. The poor fellows were by this time starving.
They eat leather, palm oil, dried monkey skins, buttons,
pouches, or anything they could get. Some of them
drank salt water, some their urine, and when a heavy dew
or light rain fell, they licked about the rails and deck of
the ship until the blood oozed from their lips and tongue.
On the 22nd another man died from hunger. The crew
were unable to bury his corpse, they were so weak. It
lay about amongst them, and at last,"by feeding upon it,
they obtained strength enough to save themselves. On
the morning of the 24th they got into the boat, ran
her into a narrow inlet, and found themselves close to a
fishing village. One or two of the crew who were able to
walk made towards the, village, and found the inhabitants
at church. They immediately, however, came to the res-
cue of the poor fellows, treated them in the most humane
manner, and gave them what nourishment was necessary
in their weak state. The crew had landed on Videroe,
one of the Ferroe Islands belonging to Denmark, and the
inlet at which they ran their boat ashore was the only
place of landing on the island. The governor of the
island took the crew to the town of Throsound, and gave
them clothes and every necessary. A small Norwegian
ship was at Throsound,,and the captain agreed to take
them to Shetland. They sailed again on the 4th instant,
but having encountered another gale of wind, they landed
at Wick on the 10th. The Marwood sunk at her moor-
ings, and the crew saved nothing but what was on their
backs.

THE BIRKENHEAD BALLThis ball, on Tuesday even-
ing, was very fully and fashionably attended at the Monks'
Ferry Hotel. A large temporary saloon was constructed
and annexed to the large room of the building, three of
the windows of the latter being removed. In the centre
window a sort of double orchestra was placed, so as to
serve both rooms. This was occupied by Mr. Gribbins,
and his excellent band. The walls of the saloon were
decorated with coloured draperies and evergreens, and
from the centre of the roof was suspended an enormous
chandelier, sustaining a circle of globular lamps, and a
blazing horizontal star of many rays. On the other side
of the corridor, and still on the same level, were the card
room and drawing room, in the latter of which Mrs.
Fielden and Mrs. Shaw received the company as they
arrived and were presented. Up to eleven o'clock the
rooms became gradually more and more crowded, till we
should think not less than five hundred ladies and gentle-
men were present—the latter predominating in number,
so that no gentleman was without a partner. We never
witnessed a ball in which enjoyment, and the highest
degree of politesse, were more harmoniously united.
About eleven o'clock refreshments were announced, and
from that time parties repaired to the supper-room at
their convenience, where choice viands, and the usual ac-
companiments, were supplied with a profusion and good
order scarcely to surpassed, and which did the highest
credit to Mr. and Mrs. Hilliar, whose reputation in such
matters is established. The tables were laid in the up-
stairs corridor, which, owing to its length, formed a noble
room for the purpose. After one o'clock the company began
to depart. Amongst the company present we noticed—
Lieutenant Taylor, Rev. R. France, Rev. Brown,
Rev. Harcourt Vaughan, Rev. Dr. Hamilton, Rev. R.
M. Fielden and party, J. R. Shaw, Esq., and party, W.
Jackson, Esq., Wm. Potter, Esq., Wm. Laird, Esq., and
party, Mr. and Mrs. Cole, J. W. Harden, Esq., and
party, H. Wood, Esq.,and party, Mr. and Miss Mallaby,
Mr. Dixon, surgeon, and party, John Lowe, Esq., and
lady, Dr. Vaughan, Mr. Steel, surgeon, Mr. Norton, sur-
geon, and lady, Mr. Foulkes, surgeon, Mr. Brine, Mr. J.
S. Porter, Mr. L. Hornblower, Mr. J. Kemp, Mr. N. M.
Raynes, Mr. Jackson, of Noctorum, and party, Mr. J,
Macauley, Mr. Robins, Mr. T. A. Bushby, and party, &c.

/3151-rfrt gcluO.
The Manchester and Salford fund for the relief of the
Irish and Scotch, has reached £lO,OOO.
It is the building known as the Conservative Hall,
Newton, and not the Legh Arms, that is being fitted up
as ayinting-office._ _

Mr. Thomas Bazley has been appointed president of the
Manchester Chamber of Commerce, Mr. L. Williams,
vice-president, and Mr. W. R. Callender, treasurer.
A few days since, an auctioneer, of Chester, found a
hidden treasure of sixty sovereigns and thirty-eight shil-
lings in silver, in some household furniture which had
been intrusted to him for sale.
A public meeting of merchants, manufacturers, and
other inhabitants, convened by the Mayor, in compliance
with a numerously-signed requisition, was held on Tues-
day, in Manchester, at which resolutions were adopted in
favour of a reduction of the duty on tea.
The collections, on Sunday week, at St. Ann's Church,
Manchester, after a sermon by the Rev. H. M'Grath, for
the Irish and Scotch amounted to £212, and at Christ
Church, Salford, after a sermon by the Rev. H. Stowell,
for the same objects to £2lO.
Two CHILDREN DROWNED.—On Sunday a little girl,
named Margaret Buckley, about eight years old, who was
carrying her infant brother across the bridge over Moston
Brook, missed her footing, and both fell into the water,
and were drowned.—Manchester Guardian.
" SHOP SNEAKS."—On Friday evening list, the police-
man on duty in David-street observed a little boy named
Lowndes creep on his hands and knees, three times, into
the shop of Mr. Burley, furniture broker. Twice he re-
turned empty handed ; but the third time he brought out
a fiddle. e, together with another boy named Nolan,
who was with him at the time, have been committed to
gaol.—Manchester Guardian.
HOOTON.—Owing to the heavy fall of snow and severe
TfLris7tnfi,tetyihd_etshr,pnleoeuuugttleivainngm,s have maraetches of John Stanley, Esq., at
ebneetenrepdotsutpcounmepdstue forntiltthhies dsuamy.
of £l4, in prizes from 10s. to £3,
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and the immediate neighbourhood.
A NOVEL MOUSE TRAP.—At Ulverston a mouse got
into a basket of cockles belonging to a woman who hawked
them for sale. During the greater part of the night,
Moutey played all sortskiof tricks amongst the cockles.
At last one of the cockles caught between its shell the
mouse's tail. The latter instantly made off for its hole,
but failed in effecting its escape in consequence of the
cockle's size. The screams of the captive awoke the old
lady, who. finding out whence they arose, made a blow at
the offender which cut off its tail, leaving three inches in
the cockle's grasp.
MR. BARON ALDERSON.—In delivering the charge to
the grand jury at Lancaster, last week, Mr. Baron Alder-
son said, " Six and thirty years ago he began the northern
circuit, and there he was again. He owed much to the
county, and would never forget it. When he first came,
it was no uncommon thing for as many persons to be
called on to suffer death at these assizes as the present ca-
lendar now contained. He expressed his approval of the
separate system, and said some objected to it as calculated
to make the prisoner mad ; but he asked, was not crime
itself a species of madness."

BIGAMY.—At the Lancaster assizes last week, Mary
Robinson was charged with having married James Claugh-
ton on the 12th October last, Thomas Parkinson, a former
husband, being still alive. The first husband, it was
proved, died three weeks after the prisoner was committed
on his charge. His lordship said the prisoner must be
found guilty, and remarried to her present husband. Pri-
soner's counsel intimated the readiness of Claughton to
take her back, on which his lordship said, " Then he
shall have her !" ordered her to be fined a shilling, and
discharged ; accompanying this reward with a recom-
mendation to the prisoner to get married again, as the
present marriage with Claughton was illegal.
THE QUEEN'S THEATRE, MANCHESTER.—SALE OF
MR. SLOANE'S LICENSE.—On Thursday, the sale by
auction of Mr. Sloan's license to enact stage plays at this
theatre, and some properties in the theatre, were put up
by auction, by order of the assignees, Mr. S. being a
bankrupt. The attendance of parties interested in theatres
was large. The license, and property (in the cellars only)
were ffnally knocked down to Mr. John Knowles, pro-
prietor of the Theatre-Royal, for £lOO. The position of
things, the result of the license being purchased by Mr.
Knowles, is this :—The assignees are at the present time
in possession ; the proprietors, therefore, cannot put
in a tenant, until the bankrupt, by his assignees, gives up
possession, and if Mr. Sloan (who, we understand, has
got an engagement as an actor in London, and is leaving
Manchester immediately) does not voluntarily give up
possession, there remains only the slow process of a writ
of ejectment. On the other hand, no tenant, nor even
the proprietors (if they get possession and tare the theatre
into their own hands), can enact stage-plays therein,
during a period of more than eight months ; for, until the
Ist November next, Mr. Knowles holds the license. The
proprietors of the theatre and the assignee of Sloane are
at issue, as to the property of the scenery, &c. ; and it
depends upon the former whether the theatre is to remain
closed for the eight months, or be re-opened under the
license.