The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1849-04-10 00:00:00

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Lue usual toasts of "the Queen," " Prince Albert," and
"the Royal Family," the chairman, Mr. Chaloner, gave "the
health of the owners " in a brief speech. Captgp,.*poyd, one of the owners, returners

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companion for the Rajah; sand his friendsy would acknow-
ledge that every Rajah ought to have a Ranee.
Mr. A. S. GLADSTONEe , roosed " health of Captain Boyd,", the
w Vicehom bep hadresident knowp p n abroad.the in
many voyages to India, and who had always the interest of his
owners at heart. The speaker wished him the same success as
an owner of the Ranee, which had always attended him as
master and part owner of the Rajah.
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uaptain BOYD returned thankC
Mr. MACINTYRE, after paying a deserved compliment to the
firm of Messrs. Chaloner and Co., for the excellence of the
vessels of which they were the builders, andof which this was
declared the best, proposed " the health of the Builders."
Mr. CHALONER returned thanks, and in a good old English
style transferred the credit of the efficiency of his establ,sh-
ment to his son Thomas, and the junior members of the firm.
The•health of Captain Leslie was subsequently proposed by
Mr. GLADSTONE, in very flattering terms, who, in reply, spoke
very highly of Captain Boyd, who had served under him with
great credit; and, after the toast of the ladies, the afternoon
was spent in great harmony.

Mr. Leffler, the eminent English bass singer, who ap-
pears at Miss Grant's concert, on Friday
evening, is
said to possess one of the finest voices in Europe.
Miss Marsh has succeeded in enraging the talented
services of the well-known artiste Miss Dolby, for her

concert to-morrow evening.
ROYAL LIVER THEATRE. —Last night this theatre
opened with an operatic company of a very first-rate
order. The house was a good one, and when we mention
that the leading singers were Miss Anne Romer and Mr.
E. L. Hime, we need not say that the piece, " La Som-
nambula, was well got up, and very ably performed.
DEATH AT SEA.—As the " Chieftain," Capt. Williams,
from New Orleans, was on her way homeward, she was
overtaken by a severe storm which carried away some of
the bulwarks and standing rigging, killing a seaman
named Hugh Roberts, who was in .the galley at the time.
The body was brought to Liverpool where it is now
awaiting a coroner's inquest, which will be held to-day.
NARROW ESCAPE FROM SUFFOCATION.—Two men,
in the service of the proprietors of the new gas works at
the south end of the town, narrowly escaped death on
Thursday last. They were working in a sewer, when
suddenly they became affected by the noxious vapour, and
before they could apprise those about the place of their
danger, or take the necessary means for liberating them-
selves, the poor fellows were prostrate at the bottom of
the excavation. At this momentous juncture, Mr.
Michael Barker, a foreman of the paviours, came to the
spot, and immediately descended; but, so far from car-
rying his humane and noble purpose into effect, he fell
senseless upon the bodies of the other men. His fate,
however, did not deter Mr. Standing, the superintendent
of the paviours, from taking instant measures, at the
hazard of his own life, to bring the three men to the sur-
face. He at once descended the shaft, provided with a
rope, and by a judicious mode of action, such as retaining
his breath and other precautions, succeeded in fixing
the rope round the bodies of the three men in suc-
cession, and thus all were hoisted to the surface.
and carried to the Southern Hospital, in a dangerous
state ; one of them, however, aas soon restored, and able
to walk away. His fellow-workman, James Bibby, was
longer in returning to animation; but Barker, the third
sufferer, remained in a most critical state for two or three
days. Animation only returned to convulse his whole
frame with agony. The most stringent remedies were had
recourse to, and ultimately were successful in restoring
him. Had not Mr. Standing adopted such decisive men.
sures to rescue the men, they must have died. We hope
he will be rewarded.
The Earl and Countess of Enniskillen have left town
to join the circle partaking of the hospitalities of the
Marquis of Northampton, at Castle Ashby.