The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1846-02-03 00:00:00

Tlll4, LIVERPOOL STANDARD.

Loral aitb firobintial 3eb39.

W. F. Hulton, Esq., has been gazetted a deputy lieu-
tenant for Lancashire.

The assizes will commence at Chester on Saturday,
March 28.

The inhabitants of Warrington, at a public meeting,
have decided on applying for a charter of incorporation.
At the post-office in this town, nearly 120,000 money
orders are granted during the year, the commission only
on which must amount to above £2,000.
The bridge erected by Mr. Marsden, of Liverpool, at
Creg Willey's-bill, Isle of Man, was carried away by the
recent flood, and both arches destroyed.

About ten o'clock, on Thursday night, a man, named
Tc.omas M'Gratb, dropped down and instantly expired,
at his residence in Croston-street, Toxteth-park.
ANOTEIER DOOMED FRIGATE.—One of the best ra-
zees in the navy, the Dublin, 50-gun frigate, late the flag-
ship in the Pacific, has been selected by the. Navy Office
for a lazaretto for Liverpool, to replace the Merlin.
We observe that the great Western steamer will start
from this port on her first trip this season, to New York,
on the 11th of April, and the Great Britain on the 9th of
May. _ . . . . .

A man of the name of Nathaniel Currie is now in cus-
tody at Manchester, charged with the murder of a young
woman named Elizabeth Ellison, whose body was found

Cada', on the 10th instant.

The collections, at the opening of the Irish Presbyterian
Church, on Sunday last, amounted to the extremely libe-
ral sum of £243; and_the receipts since have been £43,

making a total of £286.
Fort Anne, the residence of Sir William Hillary, at
the Isle of Man, has been sold to James Newton, Esq.,
Cheadle Heath, Cheshire, proprietor of Harrold rower,
for the sum of £l3OO.

The new iron steam-packet now building in the Clyde
for the station between Liverpool and Douglas, will be
called the Tynwald, the hill on which all the laws of the
island must be proclaimed before they are acted upon.
Fifty gentlemen were present at the annual dinner of
the Liverpool Chess Club, at the Adelphi Hotel, on Wed-
nesday. Mr. Augustus Mongredien occupied the chair,
and the vice-chair was filled by Mr. James Lister.

We understand that at the council meeting to-morrow
an elaborate report will be made respecting the bill to be
brought into Parliament for providing abundant water and

pure air for the town.
CHILD SCALDED TO DEATH.—On Wednesday morn-
ing week, Elizabeth Champion, a child about two months
old, pulled a cup of hot coffee over her and was severely
scalded. She died on Sunday week.
OXTON.—This rapidly improving township is now
lighted up with thirty patent naptha lamps. The lamps
are fitted up with what are termed coxcomb burners,
having a powerful reflector, of the butterfly shape.
John Carturit, living in Mary-street, Hampstead-road,
lately received intelligence that by the death intestate of
an uncle in Liverpool he had become possessed of £B,OOO
Carturit, who is a hatter by trad
1

was in very red

circums! ances

A set of new chairs has been introduced into the Ex-
change Newsroom. They are constructed of a light
shad, d mahogany, and are of elegant design and work-
manship. Messrs. Hand and Son, cabinet-makers, Bold-
street are the parties by whom the order was executed.
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by an express train, at the early hour of seven o'clock.
The other morning papers containing the debate to the
close were received here at noon.

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On Friday, an inquiry took pl,c3 before Mr. Rushton
as to the expulsion of three members from the Maid of
Erin Lodge of Odd-fellows. The complainant had made
application for an arbitration under one of the rules of the
order, and the defence was, that that rule was an interpo-
lation. The case was adjourned.
SUDDEN DEATH.—On Friday morning last, Mr. R
Maxwell, formerly a travelling draper, was fou

d dead,
orning, at his lodgings at

about eleven o'clock in the

who had acquired a band;utr.e.
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competency by his business, has, for several years, unfor-
tunately given himself up to great dissipation.

On Wednesday n'ght, a man nam
Bostock-street, after having been drinking in a public_
house in Scotland-road, went homewards by Boundary_
road, where, in getting over a field wall about three yards
high, he fell down upon some stones. Ile was taken
home in a state of insensibility, and died on the following
morning of apoplexy. _ _

ing in

FEMALE BURNT TO DEATH—On Saturday afternoon,
Mlry Arger, an aged female, was burnt to death in her
house. The deceased resided in Great Orford-street,
and some of the neighbours having heard groans, went
into the house and found her in flames. The fire was ex-
tinguished, but she was severely burnt, and died in a
short time after the accident. _

THE MILITIA.—The following are the qualifications
for holding commissions in the militia : For colonel
I:1C00 a-year landed property, or to be heir-apparent to
£2OOO a-year. For lieutenant-colonel £6OO a-year landed
property, or to be heir-apparent to £l2OO a-year. For
major £4OO a-year landed property, or to be heir-appa-
rent to £BOO a-year. For captain £2OO a-year landed
property, or to be heir-apparent to £4OO a year. One-
half of such property must be in the county to which such
regiment belongs.
ANOTHER FATAL GUNPOWDER EXPLOSION.—On
Friday evening last, at Madelev, which is situate eight
miles south of Crewe, on the Grand Junction Railway,
some children were purloining gunpowder from a barrel
in their father's house, which was kept for blasting in the
mine, when, accidentally, one of them let a candle fall on
the barrel, which immediately exploded, and, in a Moment,
reduced the house to a ruin. The children were seriously
injueed, but are expected to recover. The unfortunate
mother, who was in an upper room, was carried up along
with the floor, and was literally shattered to pieces. The
inhabitants of the adjoining cottage were happily out, and
consequently escaped this dreadful catastrophe. There
were thirty-two pounds of gunpowder in the house, the
whole of which exploded. Four of the adjoining cottages
were mach damaged.
SEIZURE OF THE BRIG LADY SALE. OF THIS PORT,
By A PORTUGUESE MAN-OF-WAR.—Considerable sen-
sation has been occasioned in this town amongst the
merchants engaged in the African trade by the illegal
seizure of the brig named, whilst trading on the coast of
Africa for palm oil, ivory, &c. It appears from a French
paper, which first published the account, (substantially
correct), that the vessel, which belonged to the house of
Charles Horsfall and Son, had been two or three months
in Rio Zaire and Congo to procure palm oil and ivory,
but not being successful, was going to Ambrez to take a
cargo of copal, when she was captured, during the ab-
sence of the captain, by a Portuguese man-of-war, and
afterwards condemed by the Portuguese authorities on the
assumed ground she had on board 26 casks of water,
several bags of rice, and some bars, and that therefore
the probability was that she was a slaver. There was not
the slightest ground for such an imputation. The articles
stated are always taken out by vessels in the legitimate
trade to the coast, and are actually necessary to pursuing
it. The Portuguese judges have been over zealous in their
construction of the slave treaty between the two countries,
and a repmentation from her Majesty's Government
will, we trust, be promptly attended to by our ancient
ally of Portugal, so that restitution may be made. The
idea of any vessel belonging to Messrs. Horsfall being
engaged in the slave trade is, of course, preposterous.

A:inoctous CRUELTY.-At Manche;ter Police-court,
on Friday, a man and his wife, named Marshall, who
keep a beerhouse in that town, were brought up fur hav-
ing ill-treated a decrepid old woman, 67 years old, the
mother of the male prisoner. One witness said that he
was passing the house of the prisoners the preceding day, 1
when he perceived Marshall's wife swinging round a
double rope, with which she was flogging an old woman,
who appeared to be fastened in a chair. The woman,
after beating the poor old creature with the rope, struck
her with her fist, and afterwards ran at her and kicked her
just underneath the knee. He then tapped at the
window, in hopes that when the woman found her bruta-
lity was observed she would desist, and his doing so seemed
to have the desired effect. Mr. Beswick, the superin-
tendent of the police, said that he had been to the house,
and found the wretched parent fastened to a chair in the
cellar by an iron chain, which was passed round one of
her arms and waist, and secured through the spindles at
the back of the chair by a padlock Her arms were left
at liberty, but on her hands they had placed a pair of long
gauntlets, formed of strong bed ticking, which came up
to and were fastened at the elbow, the bottom portion or
fringes of these gauntlets being formed of strong leather,
like the shield used by a " hedger and ditcher." The
case was remanded.
LAUNCH.—On Wednesday, the launch of two steamers
took place from Messrs. Thomas Vernon and Co.'s yard,
Pottery. About half-past ten o'clock, everything being
in preparation, the Windsor, for such she was named by
Mrs. Grantham, left her stocks, and glided beautifully
into the water. In a few minutes afterwards the second
vessel was launched, and christened by another lady the
Ajax. The first-named vessel is the property of the City
of Dublin Company, and is intended to ply between this
port and Belfast. She is 200 feet between perpendiculars,
has 20 feet beam, and 16 feet depth of hold ; her extreme
length over all is 230 feet. She was built under the im-
mediate superintendence of Mr. Grantham. The Ajax is
the property of the City of Cork Company, and is to be
placed on the station between London and Cork. Her
dimensions are about the same as those of the other ves-
sel, having but five feet more In length, and two inches
in depth of hold. Sbe was built under the direction of
Mr..l. Haselden. Both vessels will be fitted up with
engines of 350 horse power, constructed by Messrs. Bury,
Curtis, and Kennedy. These vessels have been erected
in the short space of six months, and being built upon a
different construction in their fine lines, some interest is
felt as to their sailing qualifications. The keel of another
vessel, the fourth in succession for the same City of Cork

Company, is about to be laid by Messrs. Vernon, which,
we understand, is to be of less tonnage than either of the
vessels launched on Wednesday, and is to be provided
with engines of 400 horse power.
FRESH PRESERVED BOILED BEEF.—This novel, but
excellent article of importation, is brought before the no-
tice of our readers to-day in the advertisement of Mr.
Windle, of Bath-street, which appears in our first page.
It is made up, after being cooked, in air-tight tin cases,
and is principally fed on the banks of the Danube, in
Hungary, where, the pastures being rich, it is considered
excellent in quality. At the price of ,10. per lb., cooked,
and free frcm bone, it is likely to supersede the salt pro-
visions usually supplied to ships, thereby almost ensuring
good health, and partibularly freedom from scurvy to the
crews, for whose use it may be provided. Mr. Windle
is the only large holder and importer of it in Liverpool,
and finds the demand daily increasing. This article,
under Sir R. Peel's abolition of the duty on fresh beef,
at the unprecedented low price, would be a boon to the
labouring classes of this country, who must be paying
from 7d. to 7d. for fresh beef with the bone in it. At
present, the stock is but limited, and owing to the Danube
being frozen, no increased supply need for some time be
expected. It is really tender, mellow, add deny;

EXTRAORDINARY AND ALARMING

OCCURRENCE

About twenty-five minutes before twelve o'clock on
Saturday forenoon, great alarm and anxiety were excited
in Fenwick-street, in the surrornding neighbourhood of
Exchange Ward, and shortly after throughout the business
parts of the town, (to which the news quickly spread,) by
the instantaneous falling down of a large heavily-lad
bonded warehouse, extending between 11
the Old Ropery,—two small streets runni
wick-street westward, and parrallel with James •stref
one of the principal thoroughfares from Castl
George's-pier. It was known that a number of

treet and
g out of Fen-

s.
many was not then known) were at work within the bni
ing at the time, and the apprehension at first entertai
was that about twenty bad lost their lives; but it

happily soon afterwards ascertained that but one man was
missing, the others employed having escaped with their
lives almost by a miracle,—though there is yet an uncer-
tainty whether some one or more, casually

:Moor-street, might have fallen victims, a great portion et
the ruins and contents of the building having been launch
ad into that street, which they blocked up to the heigl
upwat ds of twenty feet. An immense number of s,
tors speedily congregated towards the spot (and the cm.
still continues to be consideable), but, with the exception
of a few who had an immediate interest in the catastrophe.

or those in authority, they were kept at a safe distance by
the police.
The warehouse, known as " Hammond's", was the pro-
perty of Mr. John Tipping, and rented by Mr. D.•an, ho
again sub-let the rooms (as is usual) to several tenants,
amongst whom were Messrs. Wiliiam Steels and Co.. Mr.
Slattery, Messrs Wilds, Pickersgill, and Co., and one or
two others. It had two frontages, one to each street
named; was seven stories high from the ground ; and its
length from street to street was upwards of 30 yards. The
building was an old one, having been known upwards of
40 years; but it had undergone repairs, and about two
years ago was furnished with iron doors as a security from
fire. It does not appear to us, on looking at the rem :in-
ing walls, or the mortar or woodwork, that the ware-
house was built less strongly than is usual ; and as an in-
quiry will no doubt be instituted into the cause of its
downfall, we refrain from observation further than re •
marking from what we can learn, and have ourselves ob-
served from the middle of the ruins, that it was not
loaded to a very extraordinary degree, though nearly full,
and that the accident is one which is involved in the
chapter of probabilities. Certainly no person would wil-
fully store valuable property, such as grain, flour, 84., in

such quantity as they believed would subject great part of
it to destruction ; and amongst the conjectures entertained
by ourselves and others, we think it likely that some of
the internal wooden props, or pillars, between some of the
floors--all of which were not equally loaded--must
have been drawn from their places in the beams above by
the slight swagging of the floors in some of the lower
stories, and bad dropped down unobserved so as to leave
no continuous support from top to bottom of the build-
ing—or, what is quite as probable, that the grain or pulse
in bulk in some of the rooms, had by its latteral pressure,
(something in the nature of water,) burst out the
walls at the Moor-street end. This is the more probable,
from the fact that the premises were heaviest laden at
that end, and that nct only was the frontage there,—of
course, unsupported from without, but also the side wall
on the west, over half its length, there being a va-
cancy or hiatus there between it and the next warehouse

mling, a

The Mayor, Mr. James Lawrence, Mr
number of police-inspectors, officers, and others, wer
promptly on the spot, with a number of labourers engaged
at the moment to clear away the wreck as speedily as
possible, and above all to save the lives of any persons
that might be under the ruins. It was at first thought
that there were some men in the cellar at. the Moor-street
end, which contained rum belonging to Mr. Wm. Pres-
ton, and was vaulted, and a hole was dug through from
the cellar of the warehouse on the east, by Mr. Hewitt,
of the fire-police. and his men, with a view to extricate
them ; but it was soon afterwards learned from an excise
officer who had been there shortly before that the men

emr loyed had left previous to the aocident. At the same
time it was rumoured that the voice of a suff-rer was
heard under the ruins and near their top, and great exer-
tions were made to get him out with all due caution, but
this it afterwards appeared was a mistake, the only really

missing man being probably much nearer the other, or
Old Ropery end, arid not yet found. .

At the time of the accident there were nine men in the

room No. 2, t

he second

taking in wheat by Mr. Thomas -Lawtrey ; and there
were three men in the jigger-loft—the seventh story—
hoisting it up. On Thursday they had taken in about 300
bags into that room, 800 on Friday, and 300 on Saturday,
or about 1,400 in all. These men all escaped save one.
They were luckily engaged at or near the Old Roper),
frontage, the outer or front wall of which (supported lr
warehouses on each side) did not fall, though it consider-
ably bulged out from between the ground and the fourth
story. We have seen one of these fortunate garties—
Peter Kelly—who keeps an oyster-shop at the top of
flood-street. He is an intelligent man, and has given us
some interesting information. He and his two companions,
Edward Norman and Patrick . were in the jigger-
loft. The first intimation of impending danger was a gust
of wind. lie was then about eight yards from the en-
trance of the warehouse stairs, and had the cat-head
gearing and ropes to jump over in making his exit. All
three of them were, at the time, in the gangway, a long
narrow scaffold boarded up at the sides, and near the roof
of the building, being the communication, for convenience,
from the jigger tackle at one front of the warehouse to
that at the other.

Immediately after the gust of wind, about three fourths
of the whole warehouse and its contents took their de-
parture and were launched into Moor-street. A crash
was first heard, and a cracking in all directions. An im-
mense cloud of dust instantly enveloped them, and they
had to grope their way. He got out of the loft first—he
scarce knows by what Providence. The others followed,
and they got down stairs with a celerity they never ex-
ercised before. They, in fact, tumbled down, and were
more or less hurt, though not seriously. Our informant
states that he found the door at the bottom jammed up,
and was almost hopeless of escaping, but felt himself
endowed, as he thought, with " the strength of a lion,"
and succeeded in forcing it open. Thankful he and his
comrades expressed themselves for their delivery.
In room No. 2 eight out of the nine escaped. Two of
them jumped out of the doorway, a height of nine or ten
feet. Six of the eight were hurt more or less. Kelly
thinks that there were six or seven thousand tons of stuff
in the warehouse altogether, including wheat in bulk,
American flour in barrels, a large lot of peas, &c. If the
accident had happened on the previous day, when the men
were employed at the Moor-street end, all of them would
have perished, except two who were at the Old Ropery
end. The missing man, Peter Tracey, was trucking at
the time, and was down the room No. 2 about two-thirds
of its length from the Old Ropery frontage. He is stated
to be a respectable, industrious man—a widower, with
three children. On Saturday afternoon one of his sons
was seen about the ruins, crying for his father, and on
Sunday his daughter was there, also in great distress.
Amongst the injured were Owen M'Kenna, aged 26, who
had his hip knocked out of joint ; Thomas Cash, disfi-
gured in the face and and hands; John Golan, hurt with
a nail in the shoulder, and also hurt in the back. One of
them was sent to the Infirmary.
Three of the rooms were filled with wheat, one with
pease, and the others with 4000 or 5000 barrels of flour.
A great number of men were employed on Saturday, Sun-
day, and yesterday, in carting off the grain, materials, &c.,
and as the weather has been dry the destruction of the
produce will, probably, not be very treat, though, doubt-
less, considerable from admixture with the rubbish. It is
still a matter of uncertainty whether there are not some
parties under the ruins in Moor-street—casually passing
at the time ; but the probability seems to be, that but one
man has lost his life. There were several narrow escapes
—especially of a servant girl at Mr. Dodd's public-house,
nearly oppcoite, who was shaking a carpet whenlhe ava-
lanche took place—and two horses in a lorry who took
fright at the crash, and got away.
It is suggested that there should be appointed an in-
spector of warehouses, who shall determine what weight,
particularly of grain, the several mercantile buildings are
capable of sustaining, so that such accidents may not
recur. At the request of the mayor, Mr. S. Holme was
early on the ground, and speedily got his men to shore up
the insecure wall standing in the Old Ropery. A very
perilous piece of wall left at the south corner of the
warehouse was also pulled down by them on Saturday
afternoon. A great number of men continue to be em-
ployed in extracting the flour, wheat, pease, &c., from the
ruins, and the ends of the streets leading to the scene of
destruction are still crowded with anxious enquirers. The
ruins are yet upwards of 12 feet high in Moor-i treet,
although a large quantity of stuff has been taken away.
Up to dark last night when the men gave over working,
the body of the supposed only man killed had not been
found; and from the immense mass of materials, it may
be some time before the remains are found. Parts of the
upper floors at the Old Popery end sre left standing, still
supporting tiers of flour barrels.

EARLY CLOSING OF THE MARKETS.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD

Slll,-It is with great pleasure I have been informed
that the Markets' Committee, having had the memorial
for the earlier closing of the markets under their consi-
deration, have kindly passed a resolution recom-
mending to the Council that they should be closed at
seven o clock, the first five nights of the business week,
and on Saturday evening at ten o'clock, thus dividing the
difference between the wishes of the memorialists and the
present time of closing, which it is hoped will be pleasing
to the public. Too much praise cannot be given them
for the promptness they have evinced in doing away this
great evil, which has been the cause of such a desecration
of the Sabbath.
It is understood, however, that a petition the last few
days has been got up against the closing on Saturday
nights, but I would strongly urge upon the members of
the Council the necessity of protesting against it, and
support the resolution of the Markets' Committee, which
will be the means of lessening the disorder in the neigh-
bourhood of the markets, and will cause the shops to
have no excuse for keeping open until twelve o'clock at
night, which they at present do, thus necessarily encroach-
ing on the Sabbath before they leave the premises.
Trusting you will give this a place in your valuable
paper, I remain, Sir, yours respectfully.
AN ADVOCATE FOR EARLY CLOSING.
Liverpool, 31st January, 1816.

CALLING OUT OF THE MILITIA.—On Thursday night,
Sir James Graham stated in his place in the House of
Commons, that at present there was no intention of call-
ing out the militia ; the only step contemplated by govern-
ment being to submit to the consideration of parliament
an amending and consolidating act. Sir James. however,
added, that under the present law the government could
call out the militia at a fortnight's notice.

DESTRUCTION OF OUR BATHING

LOCALITIES

Th&recent increase of building on this side of the river,
and the new docks, &c., on the other, have made fearfui
havoc with our bathing localities. Within the memory
of the present generation, the entire north shore, from
the Prince's Dock to Bootle Sands, was available to our
population and to visitors in search of health and relaxa-
tion. A very few years ako, the shore opposite the Ro-
tunda, now occupied by docks, was crowded in the sum-
mer months with bathing machines and bathers of the
humbler classes, whilst the Bootle Sands were frequented
by the more fashionable portion of our population, and by
respectable families from the interior. The growth of the
docks northward, and the erection of mari,e villas close
to the Bootle shore, which precludes bathing opposite,
have left now for the use of the public, as bathing ground,
only the space from the N,-irth Dock works, now forming,
to a point nearly opposite the site of the new fort ; and it
is doubt lul whether., in a short time, bathing will not be
i prohibited altogether on this side of Bootle land-marks,
inch- if even it can be enjoyed, with a regard to decency, south
height of of Crosby.

On the other side of the river, Woodside and Seacombe
can no longer be regarded as bathing places. The forma-
tion of the Wallasey docks has completely changed the
character of these localities. Egremont still retains, no-
minally, its character as a bathing village ; but the en-
croachment of the sea upon its shore, which is rapidly
washing away the high ground, and rendering the shore
very precipitous, are fast driving bathers towards the
Magazines and New Brighton. The erection of villas and
marine parades are similarly changing the character of
Rock Ferry and New Ferry from mere bathing places to
fashionable suburbs of the town, growing up upon the
sites of the ancient hamlets of Birkenhead and Tranmere.
At a first glance, it might be concluded that the value
of property, in the localities thus converted, and the cha-
racter of the population as well, has been deteriorated.
Such, however, is not the case. On both sides of the
river, the price of building land has been materially en-
hanced, and is rapidly as,urning a value closely approach-
ing to that of the unoccupied plots in town; whilst the
character of the population has been raised both in res-
pectability and in station.

It ought naturally to occur to our authorities to inquire
what are the steps which are to be taken to secure to

_ as tar as practicable, the facilities of the sea,
or. at least, salt water bathing. Hitherto, the ready
access to the river has constituted a main source of enjoy-
, b,• our industrioui population, of this great commu-
nity conducive to health. It is now well nigh placed beyond
the reach of all except the wealthy ; and as we cannot arrest
the march of building and improvement, we ought to try
to provide efficient baths by artificial means. We have
done something already, by the establishment of our Cor-
poration Baths and Washhouses. It is incumbent on us,
however, with a view to the promotion of the public health,
to do much more ; and we should strongly recommend it
to

Council, to consider whether advantageous sites,
out of the reach of danger or inconvenience to the ship-
p'ng, could not be found in our river itself for locating
conveniently arranged and capacious floating baths. We
do not see why we might not even have one or more of
these fitted up for females alone ; and are confident that,
with a steamer to ply to each instead of the open boats
formerly used, they would be very extensively used, even
made a source of profit. The latter consideration, how-
ever, ought not to be permitted to weigh with such a body
as the Corporation of Liverpool.