The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-06-25 00:00:00

LOCAL NEWS

Thursday last being the eighth anniversary of her Ma-
jesty's accession to the throne, the bells of St. Peter's
Church were rung at intervals throughout the day, the
royal standard floated from the Town-hall, acd flan were
displayed on the various public buildings and churches in
the town and neighbourhood.
TIMBER AT BIRKENHEAD.—A sale of timber, landed
at Wallasey Pool, took place at Birkenhead last week.
The Mercury says " the sale exceeded the most sanguine
expectations of all the parties interested, not a single lot
remaining unsold, and the whole realisine excellent
prices ; some of the lots brought as high as ad. per su-
perficial foot."

DEATH OF AN OLD AND VALUABLE POLICE.OFFICRE.
—On Saturday last, Mr. John Coppel, who had been
attached to the police-force of this town for 22 years,
during the last eight of which he was an inspector of dock-
police,' died of inflammation of the lungs. He had borne
throughout an exemplary character as an officer and a
man ; and, we learn, that as a mark of respect to his me-
mory, his remains will be followed to their final resting
place, in St. James's Cemetery, to-morrow, (IN ednesday,)
by the whole of the available portion of the force.
IMPOSITION AND ASSAULT.—A porter, at the Railway
Station, named Edward Murphy, was brought before
Mr. Rushton, on Saturday, and fined 20s. and costs for
assaulting and using threatening language to Mr. Burrell,
a clerk to Messrs. Grimshaw and Co. It appeared that
the complainant had exposed to the manager of the rail-
way-yard, the conduct of Murphy, in improperly inter-
fering with and misleading an emigrant on his way to
America; that Murphy had been severely reprimanded
and compelled to obtain restitution of the money paid by
the emigrant for his passage; and that Mr. Burrell had
been assaulted by the fellow for his very proper inter-
ference.

FIRE.—On Sunday at noon the oil, paint, and colour
warehouse of Messrs. Peter Bancroft and Co., in Red-
cross-street, was discovered to be on fire. Ten engines
and eight water carts were immediately on the spot, and
an immense body of water was poured on the premises,
when the fire, which was all along a smouldering one, was
got under, and it was found that the greater part of three
casks of brimstone had been destroyed, that the floor
where the casks stood, were partially burned through, and
that the embers had communicated with a cask of oil on
the first floor, part of the head of which was ignited. The
fire is supposed to have originated from a spark commu-
nicated from a neighbouring chimney, which had been on
fire in the morning, to the sulphur casks in the ware-
house through a broken window on the second floor.
Mr. Miller, Mr. Hewitt, and a large body of police ren-
dered efficient service.
Woonrox CHURCH SCHOOLS.—On Thursday last, the
annual examination of the boys', girls', and infants' Church
Schools of Woolton, took place at the school-house, and
afforded the greatest gratification to a number of ladies
and gentlemen of . the neighbourhood who were present,
including the ltev. Mr. Leicester, the incumbent, and his
family. The whole of the scholars, upwards of 200 in
number, were afterwards kindly entertained with tea,
buns, &c. by Mrs. Ashton, at her beautiful seat, Ashton
Hall, where their fine and healthy appearance was a sub-
ject of general remark. Owing to the unpropitious state
of the weather, the repast was served in the buildings—
not as intended, on the lawn in front—and as there was
not accommodation for the whole juvenile party at once,
the time occupied was from three to six o'clock. The
weather having afterwards brightened up, t:e whole
walked in procession through the romantic woods behind
the hall, in presence of the company assembled, and at the
close were drawn up at " the old door," where they sang
the hymn, " Lord of Heaven and Earth," concluding
with the National Anthem. The appearance, and profi-
ciency so far, of the whole young assemblage, reflected
great credit on the Rev. Mr. Leicester, and the respective
teachers under his superintendence.
PAVING AND SEWERAGE CODIMISSIONERS.—At the
weekly meeting on Friday, a letter was read complaining
of the stee of the Arcade passage, but it was stated that
the place was private property, over which the commis-
sioners had no power. A conversation arose on the paving
of certain streets with broad or narrow stones. Mr.
Gladstone did not see why such stones should be used at _
all. Dale-street was paved with them, and was in a bad
state. It was finally understood that large stones should
not in future be exclusively used. A plan was submitted
for the draining of courts by pipes communicating with
the main sewer. The subject was referred to the law-
clerk to report upon. Mr. D. Neilson attended, and
complained of the bad state of Heath-street, Aber
crombie-square. The matter was referred to the surveyor
to report upon. Mr. Kaye referred to a letter from
Messrs. Woolwright and Chidson, complaining that Bold-
street was not duly watered, and explained that by the act
two-thirds of the occupiers might cause the street to be
watered, to defray which a rate not exceeding ld. in the
pound might be levied on them all. There were from
seven hundred to a thousand tons of water a day thrown
upon the streets, but they would require 2,500 tons to
water effectually. In the course of a short time a new act
would be coming into operation, and they might look
forward, in the course of another year, to the town being
watered to the satisfaction of the inhabitants. There was
every disposition on the part of that board and the Water
Committee to meet the wishes of the public, but at pre-
sent they had not means to do more. The board then ad-
journed. _ _

CAUTION TO RAILWAY CARRIERS.—On Friday last,
Mr. John Taylor, cotton broker, applied to Mr. Rushton,
at the Police-office, to know if there was any law that
would apply to what he considered a nuisance in the
practice of some railway carriers. He stated that he had
directed his carrier to take 10 bales of cotton to the goods
station of the railway in Wapping, with directions to for-
ward them to Ashtcn-under-Lyne. When the cart got
near the station a man, named Sutcliffe, who acted as a
sort of agent for Barnby, Falkner, and Co., railway car-
riers, went up to the carter, and got from him the " ship-
ping" or forwardiug note—saying his employer's was the
place they were to go from. The carter accordingly left
the bales, and nothing more was heard of them, when
Mr. Taylor received a letter from the parties in Ashton
stating that they had not come to hand. He proceeded
to Barnby and Co.'s office, but could not heat of them
or find Sutcliffe. Mr. Dowling said that Barnby and
Co. had a contract with the railway company to convey
goods for Bs. a ton, the usual charge of the company being
10s.—thus realizing a profit of 2s. a ton. A message had
been sent to Ashton to ascertain if the cotton had arrived,
and he expected to be able to tell the result next day.
Mr. Rushton said it was a very disgraceful transaction,
but as it stood at present he was unable to interfere. He
believed there was no bye-law to meet a case of the kind ;
but if the parties believed the goods to have been diverted
from their proper channel, they had acted quite correctly
in applying to the commissioners of police. The case
should be further investigated.
Tae Maereens' Cuuncii ScsiooL.—On Thursday
morning last, the half-yearly examination (prior to the
summer vacation) of the female children of the school
attached to the Mariners' (floating) Church, George's
Dock, took place in the church, before a highly-gratified
attendance. The children were all neatly dressed, and
looking remarkably well. They numbered between seventy
and eighty, being an increase of about ten within the last
six months ; and the manner in which they went through
their examination, on the several branches of useful know-
ledge in which they had been trained, at once evinced their
own aptitude anti the peat pains taken by their school-
mistress, Miss Maxwell, Miss Cowburn, monitress, and
the Rev. Mr. Maynard, who superintends the seminary
with a parental eye. After reading the 10th chapter of
St. Mark, they were questioned by the rev. gentleman
upon it, and replied with a readiness and accuracy that
evinced their thorough acquaintance with that passage of
sacred writ. They afterwards read other portions, and
repeated from memory long passages from the same vo-
lume, answering every question with equal ease and pro-
ficiency. In Scriptural and general geography, by the use
of maps ; in English grammar, in all its elementary
branches; in the simpler rules of arithmetic, practically
worked out; in spelling, parsing, &c., they appeared to
be equally well grounded, fur children of their generally
tender years. Several of them recited, very emphatically,
" Belshezzar's Feast," in consecutive verses; and two of
them, (very young,) " Lines suggested by the questions
of a young child during a heavy fall of snow." In writ-
ing. the scholars evinced great cleverness, by producing
their copy books, as filled up during the last half-year.
The rev. gentleman frequently expressed his great satis-
faction, and exhorted them diligently to avail themselves
of the opportunity afforded them of attaining a useful and
religious education. After the distribution of a number
of prizes for good conduct, regular attendance, and great
improvement, he again affectionately addressed them and
such of their parents as were present, on the blessings of
leading a virtuous life and relying on the promises of the
Redeemer ; and the whole ended with prayer and praise,
in which last they sung in a manner that reflected great
credit on their teacher, who also gives his services at the
organ on Sundays. After pronouncing a blessing, bans
and oranges were dist' ibuted amongst the whole juvenile
flock, who appeared to consider their tasks, if a labour at
all, a labour of love, and they departed for their several
homes with thankfulness and joy depicted in their coun-
tenances.

MIGHT-N OlSES.—These are numerous; and most per-
sons are apt to invest them with a mysterious character,
when a little reflection would refer them to very natural
cauies. In the first place, the silence of night renders
things audible that would be drowned in the turmoil and
bustle of day. Of these too-often alarming sounds, the
trivial, and even ridiculous, origin is not.unworthy of no-
tice. Cats are prodigal agents in such matters ; and we
are of opinion that the greater number of ominous noises
which frighten sober people out of their tenses are attri-
butable to them. A young cat, of a very sociable turn,
fond of human company, and belonging to the present
writer, is in the habit, especially at night, of knocking
with his forehead three times upon the door of any room
it may desire to enter. On hearing such a Summons, am
person, sitting in the hush of a winter evening, would
seize a candle, open the door, and, looking level with, his
eyes, while the cat .glided in with noiseless steps at his
feet,would protest that the sound cline from, something
invisible, and terrify his family with all manner of horrid
portents, which, if some member of it should chance to i
be iitirm of health, might tend to a fatal fulfilment.
Once, indeed, and it was at midnight too, this very stun-
.m?ns caused a momentary alarm in one of the writer's
relatives, who, knowirg that every one in the house (ex-
cept herself and companion) was a-bed, started and was
aghast at hearing three thumps against the parlour door.
" 'Tis only our little cat," said the writer ; "you shall see
her enter." Opening the door, and holding the light
downwards, puss was seen to steal in, sure enough, and
take her place quietly on an ottoman under the table. A
!knowledge of this common, but unobserved, fact, might
perhaps prevent much Mystification, and cloudy terror,
and might, moreover, explain many wen.nals lhAtafi
etiticaazie
t7,d:
and grim stories of night;noises.—Ainszcorth

9.tterature.

POETRY.

STANZAS.
(For the Liverpool Standard.)

Is there no spot within this world of care,
Where aching hearts may soothe themselves to rest ?
No hand to lead our wand'ring footsteps there,
And point us out the passage to the blest?

Is there no island, on the western main,
Where Virtue unmolested finds repose,
And every blessing sparkles in her train,
To smooth the course through which life's current flows ?

Or some sequestered paradise of bliss,
Some lovely Eden where no tempests roar ;
And joyous songsters warbling happiness,
Chase all our sorrows to a distant shore?

Oh! is there not in Persia's beauteous land,
By some cool lake, irrspell-bound stillness calm,
A spot adorned by Nature's lavish hand,
To shed o'er griefworn hearts a healing balm ?

Alas ! there is not in this world of sin
One spot where sinful man may be at rest;
Here all must toil ere they can hope to win
Eternal happiness among the blest.

Then look for comfort upward to the skies,
Vs here Truth shall flourish with a lasting bloom;
For He whose goodness rules your destinies,
Planted your resting place beyond the tomb!
Woodside, June 17.

W. J. L.

NOTICE.

''S'ermons upon the Future State of Happiness. By the
Rev. E. Thompson, Minister of Charlotte Chapel,
Pimlico. Hatchard and Son, London.
The subjects of which this volume treats are—as may
' be implied from the title—of the most interesting and im-
portant character. The titles prefixed to the sermons
are : the intermediate state—the insurrection—recogni-
tion and reunion—various degrees of happiness—the hea-
venly rest—and the pract!cal conclusion. An appendix is
-attached to the discourses, containing extracts from seve-
ral old and eminent divines, giving very similar views to
those entertained by this revel end author. Mr. Thompson
has endeavoured to console the Church by considering the
' deep subjects of his contemplation in a practical manner,
tending to the self-examination of his hearers and readers
whether they have " made their calling and election sure."
It is no slight recommendation of Mr. Thomp‘on's scrip.
Ural knowledge when we find that the work before us in
a very short space of time reached a second edition.