The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1851-08-19 00:00:00

LOCAL AND DISTRICT NEWS.

from t Rev. Dr.
of n e
M'Neile re turned to Liverpool on Fridaty.,
rth Irlad.
rnaler: Francis Ayrton, Liverpool, has been admitted
mber of the Royal College of Surgeons.
A The Liver 01 and New York U. S. mail steam-ship
WePs7t, commander, will leave the Mersey to-mor-
"Vr.dnesday), on her return to New York.
bayl6(nnas Berry Horsfall and Mr. George Marsden.
Live added their names to the list of life members 'of the
iejPool Church of England Institution.
kivouut
oe, Rev. W. M. Falloon, M.A., of St. John's, is
ben,' succeed the Rev. D. D. Stewart in the incam-
/ Y f
St. Bride's, in this town.
t. a the case of the Earl of Derby v. the 'Overseers of
BtiPilkington townships, an.l also guardians of the
hast,''nion, the Judge of the County Court, nt Bury,
o i',Ued to grant a warrant of possession.
R. Barnes, tide-surveyor, and principal coast-
tide at Colchester, has been promoted to' his port as
the-:"'Tvevor of the third class, and Mr. Christopher from
Appl of L'anelly is to succeed him at Colchester.
PNI hair, carved from the wood of the ill-fated Ocean
r,?nerh by Mr. John Eattersby, of Lancaster, has been
tel;Yc ed to the committee of the bazaar about to be
I,llln that town in'aid of the Dispensary.
bas he Duke of Northumberland's prize for a best life-boat
toi,„een awarded to Mr. James Beech/rig, of Great Yar-
tiv;."• Arr. Thvu,as Costain and Mr. Josiah Jones, of
,v ere amongst the best contributors.the:E AP ONINMUSSES.—The estabhshment of a line
of
thm° arunibusses from the Exchange., or Custom-house,
Vilgh Byrom-street to Mile-end, 'is in contemplation.
fOtitch a line Parliament,be great conveenience to the public.
aet of which dispenses with seamen .in
e paving hospital money, came into operation last
g
the hereafter no master or owner of a ship can deduct
Life itiline a month from seamen as heretofore.
rye •H. Jones' beautiful yacht Bacchante is entered
ro `th R 1 Yacht Se adron's Cup of £lOO, at
e ,! 'aye
tills week, as are Mr. R. Stephenson's Titania,
tad„, e Clipper Yankee yacht'" America."
,ettr.—We are informed that the return match will
hayed on the Manchester ground, Old Trafford, on
bets and Friday next, the 21st and 22nd instant,
Ihireeell Lancashire (with four players given) and York-
dier*t. OF DROWNING.—Yin inquest was held on .Tufs-
ill'hen the body of George Duffey, a lad, found floating
tta;j',! river, on Sunday. The deceased, who had been
RasP'ed in the ship-yard of Messrs. Jordan and Getty,
4"bl'owned, while bathing, on Saturday week.
.RAustrev.—The judge of the County Court has
kaa court for the22nd of next month ; hut, in
when
ther,ritlrno, a court is appointed for the 21st instant,..w
'encare upwards of 9fo cases for hearing, besides inso -
i:,_and summonses upon judgments. .
Liu e Rev. 5, Minton, incumbent of St. Silas's Church,
`ril'eol, delivered a lecture of upwards of two hours'
-uir'rnatin''o, at the Philosophical Institution,.. Cannon-street,
tr „ghani, on Thursday evening, in repy to the lectures
ki:),'Ley. Dr. Newman. The room was crowde.:d
acna.
„tlAra 'l3lcit AT MA:PCII ESTER.-4. man, named
has been committed for trial at Liverpool. by the
b
`teliPer, for the murder of a young man named
in the
t,)11r,414 him on the head with a hammer, which,
61171? etts,a quarrel at a beer-house, he deliberately went
h- ang Procured, and then committed the act.
AttI:,AILTURE' OF:THE ASIA.—The British and North
katl'e4a Royal 'Mail steam-ship Asia, Judkins, corn-
er, left the Mersey on Saturday, at nor, forikiew
key direc,
h with t2O passengers, a rich freight of fine
41iiie,;:'ndis.e' from 'Havre, Manchester, &c., and the usual
14 Liver Tall'.—.l, large number of country people were
rP')ol during yesterday. They arriv!cl by lin ex-
itot. train at the *Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway,
few 'air"rd, Heywood, Blackburn, and Bolton. Some
thi'Meeeded to:Southport. The fare, down and back,
3r(l acq,'from any of the stations, was only.3s.
t1111;11, the 7th- instant, the foundation stone of a new
thi,'" built at the sole expense of John Nayloi., Esq..
„-,.tc'tvri and Leighton Hall, Montgomeryshire, was
'eliVelliteec
liton.Gee, of Castle-street, is
t and Messrs. Walker, of Birkenhead, the
4 ljps'
;`'eteli:l'ailLinn—Messrs. Horton, Sims, and Ball, iron-
',:nta, of Port-street, Manchester, have been robbed,
~Y large amount, by one of their clerks, Sehofi!ld.
tied tor the United States, in the.steamer Alma,
11:21,ad• This being discovered, he has been followed
Baltic by Inspector Buckley, of the Manchester
D het
'Ye- force, who has power to apprehend him.
Jos tl t PIA le steam-ship Atlantic's passage out,. Mr.
"IY, a merchant, of Boston. shot himself -rn the
Al•
i'i,ll a pistol he purchased in Liverpool just 'before
'in
4,
-;"rig, on the second day after the Atlantic .sailed.
w hld n the body at sea, by order of 'Cap
e,,,est,anadstheej or
decided 'that he came to death by
llept',,bands. whilsut yunder an aberration of mind.
a,t is ;',1,13, VIM OF HER MAJESTY TO. LIVERPOOL.
rISIt
the
the
to be the intention of her Majesty to pay a
1,1, the' nloe Earl of Ellesmere, at his seat, Worsley-hall,
'th of tbr on her return from Scotland.
qf prom
t. P Sed visit has bee.n connected with the opening
the i.,!°rge's Hall, in Liverpool, and it has. been stated
th."',Eention of her Majesty to honour the inauguration
it it. it-N.' wut4:sill ir,r) g with her presence.
E NORTH END.—We learn that
,14 tok;, int,-enTroAnnoaf,kaT
numberTH of tradesmen at the north
Zf, one ~trhe town to endeavour to induce the proprietors
itu`4l'eoe-s'. the ferries to run a. steamer. casually from the
aleu„ or some neighbouring pier, to Cheshire. The
""oulation in Waterloo-road, Vauxhall-road,
Ti• t
'4:,4, and vicinities, will,
it is thought, be suffi-
fa to support one boat.
sa..s-
-;• t,Ol. ikl een/es' INSTITUTION.7It II
;`,, t I tithe schools in connection with this
pettaell(lll,Ztl have opened 'with the prospect of a larger
than that which characterised the preceding
Alrr)k, e Dine superintends the high school, and
.!Ilit.irellry.een the lower, while the general affairs of the
'45 `,(llt,ion ariunder the able management of the secre-
, ti :'•r• Nichol.
;4 lia-terION6 FOR VOTEIRS.—The 25th instant will be
t°tens (lay for making objections to county and borough
j'ere;j'arned in the lists, and.for borough voters omitted
tNB„,-Ito send in their claims. Such claims must be
V-;"tted to the overseer of .the parish or township (or
414,-
lease of freemen, to the town-clerk), stating
( tae Particulars of their qualification, place of abode,
tza the form required by the' egistration Act.
:;41.1 11''1;1; " OF RAIL AY ACCOMMODATION. The
t'oenassiv-re and Yorkshire
.Railway.
.Company are making
reef e alterations in their premises in Great Howard-
e
he us alterations as a depot for
threed The large building is
tiiinte?..o,,verted into a -story warehouse for the
te°!th.V goods, &c. The offices (!f. the. London and
7,40 w estern
)10Npvec'tnpleted and occupied.
0144% fk.,,G MANCHESTER.—The old and. respectable
tit'obeE,t4'..!eliard Gould and. Co., in the fustian trade, at
ti).'redit„7,. has stopped ment, and a private meeting
esti,"l-6 Is summoned for to-morrow. The liabilities
4eos"'s ateq at £48,000, and the assets about £3_0,000.
a 2 be
will fall principally upon the bankers and upon
be 'oft. It,is expected that a respectable composition
l'4l°°l-
- to the creditors.
tGARDENS.—The talented-vandevillecom-
4ppt pesok eepsvp the numerous attendances at this inter-
wiliNled tt. "To-morrow evening two new 'pieces will be
tit;.takc, Aland on Friday evening anotherjuvenile gala
tlO-1‘4:1 the former one having given such satis-
yloi the all parties. As the season is now drawing to a
(g teuolic will not have niany opportunities of wit-
ti,,''llN.,,,eSe gratifying entertainments,
to I.,Atilii-aTREET BATHS.—These batns still con-
,tVt) otsited by crowds of people. In the week
ar_,llg'ust the nth, the number of visitors. were
'tnß? the receipts £57 ss. 6d. The total, since the
t)4Zi 11,11, May is 51,333 persons, and the receipts.
Ila4week* "d• The greatest number of visitors in any
Ors during June 25th and Jul, 2d, when the
tiE1..,12e 7,507, and the receipts £lOB Sd.
:kbeciDENT icean..Onmsmax.--On Wednesday
' we, out balf-past eight, as Mr. Geo. Evsns, wood-
cil,l,9g le returning
from Ormskirk to his residence, the
h'3o to li 4141," near Bath Wood, along the East Lan-
the kae po`c) Preston. The train was immediatelstoped.
'1`01141" Stn was quite dead, and he was conveyed to
Ntlay stat ion. He has left a large family. .
-h°t's.The heavy rains that have fallen since
nlit•i"onC4ve in some degree suspended harvesting
iNti" n' A considerable qualitity of corn was cut,
tit.,attinding -Pt be said have received any damage, while
is somewhato benefited, old farmers hold-
,4ttiTato: 'arvest qllowers fill the bushel." The crops
excellent,ps ' and their quality is said to. be
the the L°l' many years past. The rain has also.
Psct aPPearance of turnips, and given new vigour
‘,.,11i1111F"%P Ilre lands.
L'49i..4ll4iGith ."--- On Wednesday last, Thomas Hesketh
both of Liverpool, were found tres-
(-‘"t Fto,-,the Earl of Sefton's premises, in the act of
4441s.th'tns-rric.. They were taken tiefore the. magistrates
t When Hesketh was committed for six
curet. the expiration of his imprisonment to
therel' 4oti
cooed for
in £lO for two years, or be further
i,taoeu.th'°' twelve months • smith was eommitted for
4-) 'Pri -.B' and to find t sureties in £lO, or be fur-
-1),ot 90ne,no
linß(l, et six months.
ueion '•AP.—For some time past, a number of
lithe reots .log to the class designated by Albert Smith
14mOrey'erry'4' "are been in the habit of crossing thc river
tit) of a earners without landing. frequeatly takingthe
Otl '4'l far an hour or two, and avoiding, of course,,_less
tiLet,'"ts eP-lato
to °I the Y, the Payment of the lq. ferryage. _
t yes c,O 10th," have, in some instances, declared
th, 0,,,, ntraet
ors. Measures are, however, being
'tto " a St
tiv ve sal olc. to their freaks. A sound ducking
c. 4 t I,lllarY in its effects.
41' a Rtgenar —The royal assent has been
Ab4,,,Olteleerala establishing the European and Ameri.
' uori '-oninan and the United Kingdom Tele-
kjtfit "ny T Y .
tit „' he Magnetic Telegraph Company's
The 'teat) received the royal assent on the Ist
ite !)ffices of the company are to be in Liver.
1,,e to ,leed la said that extensive works, under the
ss o one
Nv15,,,e,5e04,111-eeof Messrs.
.Fox, Henderson, and Co.,
Is the need immediately. The first line to be
-Lancashire and Yorkshire.
1.,,,11,4itAas hod " TOWN COUNCIL—The quarterly meet-
c.,te,ea tv(la Thursday. The minutes of the several
t:EiNl,4l)taitierp read and confirmed. A communication
441:41; Nar
,vans, as to the conservancy of the river
itva,;seLi• A letter was directed to be written to
1141,441.1 tiev '4N-iressing the satisfaction of the Council
441i4Y °"ng his attention to the conservancy of
44 tt aDd
Itstl 444 lug that, with a view of rendering
'ell to their pourer, they had referred his wee-
" Morel purpose§ committee.

EETRAORDINART LOVE OF MATRIMONY.—There is
an old woman, 72 years of age, now resident in this town,
who has been married three times, and who has buried
her third husband. By her first husband she had twenty-
two children. She was married to her second and third
after she was sixty years of age, and she is now about to
enter the " holy state" for the fourth time ; the present
•object of her choice being an old pensioner—a veteran in
the art of war, if not in the era amandi.—Blackburn
Standard.
An erroneous impression having been conveyed to seve-
ral of the friends of W. Peck and Sons, in consequence of
an advertisement signed " W. Odell," W. P. and Sons
beg respectfully to explain, that the premises referred to
as having been taken by W. Odell are not the shops 12
and 14, Ranelagh-street, so long occupied by W. P. and
Sons, but No. 23 on the opposite side, which they have
taken for a short period during extensive improvements
in their old premises, which will be re-opened on the Ist
of September next.

SHIPWRECK AND Loss OF LIFE.—We regret to an-
nounce the loss of the Joseph Yoward of this port. off the
Falkland Islands She was homeward bound, when in a
squall she carried away her spars, and was thrown on her
beam-ends, 'Captain Jones and three of the crew were
washed overboard and perished ; the remainder were
Picked up and carried into the Clyde by a vessel that
happened fortunately to be in close proximity. The ves-
sel was principally loaded with guano, but being from
Callao she had on board a large amount of specie.
CHANCERY COURT OF LAMASHIRE.—A sitting of
this court was held on Thursday last, at Liverpool, before
Sir W. I'. Wood, M.P., solicitor-general, and vice-chan-
cellor of the court. No new causes were upon The
paper,The.only business being two interlocutory motions
on causes previously before the court. These were con-
cluded, and the whole business was over in ten minutes.
The -Tice-chancellor then explained to the gentlemen
present the new orders of the court, and he expressed a
hope that their promulgation would increase the business.
'Dorman IN THE Pose ,OFFICE.—One evening during
the past week a gentleman by mistake gave one of the
post-office letter-carriers-a sovereign instead of n•shilling.
It being dark, neither discovered the error at the
time; but shortly afterwards the postman, in calculating
hischange, found the savereien, and (as he did notpersonally
know the gentleman from whom he had received it,) he
took it immediately to the establishment atvhich it was
paid, and left it. The next day it found the inquiring
owner. The man's honesty deserves notice,'more particu-
larly as both parties were perfect strangers to each other.
NEW BAROMETHIL—Mr. J. Abraham, of Bold-street,
has sent to the Great Exhibition a barometer of his own
invention, which is thus noticed by the Morning
Chronicle:—" MT. J. Abraham exhibits -a self-adjusting
syphon barometer ; the scale is attached 'by a thread to a
float resting on the surface of the mercury, and is
counterpoised by a weight at the end of another thread,
which passes over a pulley. A small weight hangs by a
thread in front-of the tube, to act as a plumb line in
adjusting the instrument vertically. It is evidently con-
structed for cheapness, and with this desirable quality we
have no doubt efficiency is combined."

A THOUGUTFUL LADY.—During the present week, a
middle-aged woman appeared at the Parish Church, and
inquired when the names of candidates for the rite of
confirmation were to be entered. Her anxiety to know
the date of entry, and her strong expressions of hope that
she was in time, induced the official to inquire why she
who had so long neglected the matter was now so par-
ticular about it. She said she had'heard there was a new
law, that people who had not been confirmed could not
be married, and, as the bishop only came once every three
years, she could not like to miss being confirmed this
time, as she might have an offer before he came again.—
Prestoterkrouicle.

BONDING AT MANCUESTER.—A General Order has
communicated to all the Outporta a Treasury Warrant,
under the act which constituted'" Manchester a Ware-
housing Borough", that the Manchester Corporation have
given the Notice stipulated therein that after the 20th of
August instant, their liability for the costs of the Man-
chester Custom-house will cease and determine ; and,
therefore, the Treasury order that, after the 20th instant,
no goods shall be deposited, without payment of duty, in
any bonded warehouse in Manchester. Another General
`Order notifies that, on or before 20th August, 1852, all
goods now in bond, in Manchester, must either be duty
paid, or removed to some otherMonding place.
THE COUNTY COURT AND'THE BAR.—At the " Grand
it Court" of the Northern Circuit, holden at Lancaster on
Monday evening last, a very important resolution affect-
ing the etiquette of the bar with reference to the county
courts, was carried by a large majority. It was decided
that it was not contrary to etiquette for a barrister to hold
a brief in a county court without a spacial fee ; that any
'barrister might accept and hold a brief in any of these
courts with a fee of one guinea only, if he thought fit to
do so. It was also decided, at the same grand court, that
it was quite in accordance witlpthe etiquette of the profes-
-sion for barristers to attend, and to sit in the county
courts, ani to form a bar there: if they thought fit to do so.
THE EMIGRANTS' HOME, 110ORFIELDS.—Mr. Hard-
grove, of this sown, has forwarded us the following corn-
,munication from Mr. Peaker, who left Hull with a party
,of 'l6 emigrants, all for New York, via Liverpool :—" On
•the eve of our departure from England, we wish to bear
'testimony to the kind treatment and great assistance re-
ceived at the Emigrants' Home, Liverpool, where we were
advised in the purchase of necessaries for the voyage, and
protection from robbery and extortion, so frequently
-practised upon emigrants, by runners and lodging-house
,-keepers. 'We are now on board the splendid ship, J. C.
Scranton, and are much gratified With our comfortable
berths." Mr. Hardgrove, who :accompanied the above
party, gives a similar account of the Emigrants' Home,
and has great pleasure in stating, that all the promises
made by Mr. R. J. Cortis. the agent at Hull, were amply
fulfilled by the manage'', Mr. John'Guy.—Hull Packet.
FIRE IN A DWELLING-HOUSE—A MAN BURNT TO
DEATH.—EarIy on Wednesday morning, the inmates of
a•coltage in Davis-street, Chorlton-upon-Medlock, occu-
pied by a man named Michael Moffatt, and let off in
rooms to lodgers, were aroused by the cries of John Lee,
a 'labourer, who occupied the front room on the ground
floor. 'Upon going down stairs they perceived smoke
issuing from a door leading from this into a back room.
All •ineress into Lee's bedroom by this,door was prevented
by his bed being placed against it (in its 'usual position) ;
and they were, therefore, obliged to go a distance of
about one hundred yards, and enter by the front door.
They found that Lee's bed was on fire, and that he him-
self was standing by the window, with his clothes in
flames, calling for help. He was at once taken out of the
room through the window, and placed upon the flags,
when he immediately expired. A messenger was sent to
the police-yard,,Clarence-street, and in a very short time
Mr. Rose, with an engine and a body of firemen, was upon
the spot. On arriving there, however, he found that the
fire had been already extinguished, but notuntil it had
consumed the 'bed, bedding, and furniture in the room
where it occurred. The damage is estimated at about
£l5 or £2O, and is not covered by insurance. The man
Lee had gone to bed drunk about eleven o'clock •on Tues-
day night, and, asbe was in the habit of smoking in bed,
it is supposed that he had struck a lucifer match, with
which to light his pipe, and had with it accidentally set fire
to the bed. An inquest was held upon his body on Wed-
nesday, when a verdict of " Accidentally burned" was
returned.—Manehesifer ,Guardian.

THE CITY OF GLASGOW STEAM-SHIP.—The splendid
steam-ship City of Glaseow, Captain Leitch, sailed for
Philadelphia on Wednesday, with 224 cabin passengers,
and a large cargo of fine goods. This is the largest num-
ber of cabin passengers ever carried by a transatlantic
steamer; new state-rooms were erected, with every con-
venience, so as to accommodate the extra number. She
will be followed by the City of Manchester on the 10th
proximo.

THUNDER-STORM IN LANCASHIRE.—A heavy thun-
der-storm, which passed over the southern part of this
county from west to east, on Wednesday afternoon, is
reported to have done much damage to the cattle in the
fields, no less than six head of cattle being killed by light-
ning at Disley, and three et Failsworth, One of the pin-
nacles on the tower of Blackley Church was destroyed..
In the school-room belonging to St. George's Church.,
Hulme, situate in Chapel-street, in that township, a girl
who was at school was thrown down by lightning, which
passed through by the open windows, and the shock was
so great that several of the scholars were thrown into a
succession of fainting fits, lasting a considerable time.
The electric fluid struck a tall chimney attached to a
brewhouse belonging to Mr. Cox, of Chapel-street, and
tore out the bricks from one of the angles all the way from
the top to the depth of 14 yards, A wide fissure was left
at this corner of the chimney, which will render it neces-
sary to rebuild the structure. Mr, Cox and a joiner at
work in a stable close by were thrown down by the con-
cussion of the air and rendered insensible for some minutes.
Itentered Mr. Cox's dwelling-house, fused the bell-wire,
and striking a branch from a gas-pipe, found its way into
a large globular glass over the burner, bursting it into the
finest powder. In the house of a Mr. Bowman, surgeon.
in Chester-street, Mime, it destroyed the bell-wire,
breaking it into short, red-hot pieces, which burnt the
carpets, towels, dresses, and everything on which they
were scattered. A good deal of damage is reported to
have been done by the storm at Staleybridge, where hail
mingled with the rain, and broke a great number of fac-
tory windows. A second storm broke over the district on
Thursday at the same hour, taking the same direction and
much heavier than that of Wednesday. and it is feared
will have done much mischief to the growing crops of corn.
The rain fell in torrents, with only short intervals, for five
or six hours.

EXTENSION or THE COMMERCE OF FLEETWOOD: IM-
PORTS OF TIMBER.—The numerous arrivals of vessels
from various ports in America at Fleetwood, during the
past week, have imparted to the harbour a busy and ani-
mated appearance. Almost every tide has brought with
it large timber-laden vessels to augment the activity of
the port. The annually increasing amount of business
transacted in the timber trade at Fleetwood fully attests
how trench the general commerce of the port may be im-
proved by judicious encouragement on the part of those
who ought to be mainly instrumental in the promotion of
its welfare.—Preston Chronicle.
INiQuEsrs.—Two cases of death from overlaying by
parents came under the notice of the coroner on Satur.day. The names of the deceased were Ellen Williams,
aged thirteen months, the daughter of a cabman living in
Vernon-view ; and George Richardson, son of a police-
constable.—On Saturday an inquest was held upon the
body of a boy, named Thomas Kennedy, four-and-a-half
years old, who died from injuries received by falling down
the cellar-hole of a soapery in Bent-street. The jury
returned a verdict of accidental death, but made a pre-
sentment expressing a strong opinion respecting cellars
unprotected by railing.
ALARMING RAILWAY ACCIDENTS.—On Wednesday
night two frightful accidents happened on the East Lan-
cashire railway—one of which has resulted in loss of life.
An employe, named Resketh, was exhibiting a lighton
the line, and before he.could get out of the way, he 'was
knocked down by the engine, which, with a heavy train,
passed over him, killing him on the spot. A few hours
afterwards, a goods train was precipitated over a bridge at
Church-street, in Great Howard-street. The 'bridge,
it appeared, was undergoing some necessary alterations,
and due precautions were not taken to warn the engine.
drivers that the rails were not in a fit state to 'pass over.
The fireman. escaped by clambering over tome of the
carriages, while the driver, who is seriously injured, only
saved his life by falling on a barrel of treacle.
It is not true that Mr. Charles Dickens and :his corps
of literary and artistic amateurs will give a performance
of Sir Edward Bulwer Lytton's comedy, 'Not an bad as
we seem," atone of our theatres, in the course of a fort-
night,• for the benefit of the " Guild of Literature and
Art." Mr. :Dickens and his coadjutors intend visiting
Liverpool the beginning of next year. if a suitable room
can be obtained in which to erect the stage. Their thea-
tre stood for ,weeks in the most splendid room in Devon-
shire-house—the duke having placed it at their disposal.
Manchester will give them the Free-trade Hall, free of
charge, and (Birmingham the Town-hall. Their theatre
(stage and all) is made, and can be ingeniously. and with-
out touching a wall or ceiling, erected in any large room
in a few hours.

PLUNDERING A SCHOOL.—On Tuesday. a youth named

William Fletcher, who has been fee: 'four years a pupil
teacher in the Harrington School, was charged at the
Police-office with stealing a number of books from the
school. It appeared that, for sometime past, books had
been missed, and about six weeks ago four atlases, the
property of other pupil teachers, were taken away. Ten
days ago, Mr, Taffe, the master ascertained that the
prisoner had been in the habit oegetting the keys and
going into the school when be had no right to be there.
This led him to suspect the prisoner, and he accordingly
coi.sulted a police-officer, who went to the prisoner's
house, where a portion of the property was found. The
boy acknowledged the offence, and told the officer where
lie had sold the books. About four or five pounds' worth
of books had been taken in the whole. Committed to
gaol for one month, with hard labour.
BUR/GLARY IN LIME•STREBT.—On Tuesday, Wm.
Gelling, Thomas Jones, and Ellen Reynolds were com-
mitted for trial, charged with breaking into the house of
Mr. John Pope, tailor and draper, in Lime-street, on
Sunday morning. It appears that the premises were
locked:up on Saturday night, at twelve o'clock, when all
was safe, and the parties in the holm retired to rest; but
on rising in the morning, about seven o'clock, the servant
maid found that some persons had got over a brick wall,
and had obtained access to the rpremises through a pane
of glass which they had broken. The thieves removed
a quantity of wearing apparel, and some silver plate.
Information of the robbery was given to the police, and
bills, announcing the robbery, were printed and circulated
amongst the different pawnbrokers, which resulted in the
female. prisoner being discovered offering a coat in pledge
which had been stolen, and the male prisoners were sub-
sequently apprehended, with portions of the stolen pro-
perty in 'their possession, in Chisenhale-street.
NEW DUBLIN AND LIVRIWOOL STEAMERS.—The
Glasgow Advertiser states that two screw steam-ships,
the Times and the Mail, are in course of construction in
the Clyde,lor the trade between Dublin and this port, to
ply in connection with the two paddle steamers, St.
Columb and St. Kieran. Messrs. Smith and Roger are
building the former, which is to be on the same model as
the far-lamed Enropeac. Her dimensions are 160 feet
long, 22-feet breadth outside, feet deep over all, and
13 inside, from ceiling to ceiling. Her cabins are upon a
new plan, constructed on deck, and contain 42 first-class
berths, besides those for the >captain and officers. Her
'tween decks will contain from 150 to 200 head of cattle,
and there is a contrivance for the latter to walk, instead
of being ewung, into thehold. The Times is to be pro-
pelled by.twocnaines of thirty inch cylinder each, and
24- feet stroke. The Mail is being constructed by Messrs.
Thomas Wingate and Co„ of 'Whiteinch. It is similar to
the first in.dimensions and power, and is to have 60 feet
of a spar deck forward, fitted -up for cattle, besides the
hold.

EAST La-szcASIIIRE RAILIVAX.—The half-yearly report
of the affairs of this company has been issued to the
shareholders, and will be submitted to the meeting to be
held to- morrow,(Wednesday). Thedirectorshavebeen able
to discharge all claims on capital for the past half-year,
without making any further calls, or issuing additional
preference stock ; and the improved position of the under-
taking, combined with an easier money market, has
enabled them to reduce the average,rate of interest on the
mortgage debt of the company. The general traffic of
the railway shows, as compared with the gross traffic of
the corresponding half-year of 1850, an increase of nearly
33 per cent., as follows .:-1-850, £71.167 10s. lid. ;
1851, £102,564 Cs. Id.; increase, £25,396 15s. 2d. The
working expenses, on a comparison of the same periods,
show also a favourable result, namely, 60 per cent. for
June, 1850, against 44 per cent for June, 1851. The
working expenses had increased 1 per cent., arising from
the extension of the passenger traffic. The directors re-
commend a dividend, at the rate of 2 per cent. per
annum, on the ordinary share capital of the company,
after the payment of which, and of all interest on loans
and preference charges, there will remain a balance of
£1557 ls. 10d. to the credit of the reserved fund. At
the meeting, authority will be given to the ,directors to
exercise the borrowing powers conferred by the Act ; and
the propriety of reducing the number of directors from
sixteen to twelve will come under consideration. A reso-
lution will also bo submitted, confirming the forfeiture of
shares representing a nominal capital of £5,700.

ThE STEAM-SHIP ATLANTIC.—On the arrival out on
the 3d inst., of this splendid steam-ship at New York,
crowds of persons were on the pier to welcome her ap-
proach, and among the rest the accomplished Jenny Lind
was one of the first to greet her old friend Captain West.
Almost superhuman efforts were made in order to fit her
out for sea, and in eighteen hours nearly 750 tons of freight
were discharged, and an outfit of nearly 1,000 tons of coal
were received. Mr. Daniel Webster in reply to an offer
from Mr. Collins of a passage in one of the line of steamers
to England, accepts it when he purposes taking such a
voyage. lie adds that he considers those steamers highly
worthy of the patronage of the American government, and
that if he were in the legislative council " he should de m
it his duty to contribute such support on the part of
government as to give the enterprise a fair chance of suc-
cessful competition with that of any nation in Europe."
On her arrival at New York the passengers passed resolu-
tions expressive of their approbation of the ship, and of
the conduct of all the officers on board. The New York
board of aldermen had also passed a series of resolutions
eulogistic of the ship and line, and commending the enter-
prise to the support of all citizens. The meeting between
Jenny Lind and Capt. West was quite unexpected, as the
nightingale had only arrived from the north by the Isaac
Newton an hour before. The Atlantic brought to Liver-
pool among her passengers, Jules Benedict and Giovanni
Belletti, late of Barnum's musical troupe. The departure
of the latter gentleman will probably hush all rumours
respecting an intended marriage between him and Miss
Lind.

DISTURBANCES IN LACE- STREE.T.-011 Wednesday
afternoon, a serious disturbance took place in Lace-street,
amongst the Roman Catholic population of that neigh-
bourhood. It appears that the Rev. Mr. Cooke, of Holy
Cross Roman Catholic Chapel, Standish-street, visited a
brothel, in the rear of the chapel, kept by a man named
Jordan, who is a Roman Catholic, but the scenes enacting
in his house, and the conduct of the inmates, were a con-
stant source of annoyance, not only to the persons resid-
ing in the neighbourhood, but to the clergyman and others
visiting Holy Cross Chapel. Mr. Cooke's object was to
induce Jordan to make his lodgers quit the house, and to
urge on him the propriety of adopting some other course
of life. He also sooke to the several inmates, all of
whom appeared willing to leave, with the exception of a
man named William Salvage, who used some insulting
language to Mr. Cooke. By some mistake it got bruited
in the neighbourhood that Mr. Cooke had been struck,
and the result was that immediately after that gentleman
left the house, a number of persons assembled, and pro-
ceeded to drag Salvage out into the street, with a view of
inflicting summary vengeance upon him. Mr. Cooke
had gone to visit another house in the locality, but hav-
ing received information of what was going on, instantly
returned, declaring that he had not been struck, and
endeavoured to allay the excitement, which increased
every moment. He succeeded, eventually, in extricating
Salvage before he had received any serious injury, and
escorted him, in company with a couple of police-
officers, to the Rose-hill oridewell, where he was detained
a short time for safety. Later in the evening a very large
and excited crowd congregated in the neighbourhood,
entered the house of Jordan, and, after turning out the
inmates, who were taken for protection to Vauxhall
bridewell, proceeded to demolish the contents of the
house. The doors and windows were smashed, and some
of the furniture broken, and, with the beds, thrown
into the street. The mob then determined to free the
street of prostitutes; and this becoming known. all that
unfortunate class took to flight, Through the exertions of
the police, order was, however, ultmately restored.

LAUNCH OF THE STEAM-SHIP GLASGOW. —The fine
screw steam-ship Glasgow, which is destined permanently
to take up the station between this city and New York,
will be launched to-day, from the building-yard of Messrs.
Tod and M'Gregor. The experience of the City of Glas-
gow steamer, now plying between Liverpool and Phila-
delphia, sufficiently proved that steam communication
betwixt the Clyde and the States could be profitably main-
tained ; and while it is to be regretted that the intercourse
was interrupted by the transference of the City to another
station, it is somewhat consolatory that it is now about to
be permanently established. Simultaneously with the
construction of the iron hull, the machinery has been in
course of preparation in the engine foundry of Messrs.
Tod and M'Gregor, the builders; and we have another
proof of the extraordinary activity and exertion of these
enterprising gsntlemen in the fact that the vessel, in one
month from the date of the launch, is to set sail for New
York. The ship, as she appears upon the stocks. is of
beautiful mould, and is as strong as iron plates, bars,
straps, and rivets can make her. Over all she is about
2,000 tons burthen, her engines are 400 horse-power, and
she is to be commanded by Mr. N. Stewart, late of the
Cunard steamers, Her main deck is 255 feet in length
and 36 in breadth ; she can accommodate 160 passengers,
upwards of 60 of these cabin, and under a pressure can be
fitted up for more. She carries from 500 to 600 tons of
coal, and a cargo of about 1,500 tons. The Glasgow is a
three decker, with four masts, and her screw is 14 feet in
diameter. The internal fittings are to be of the most gor-
geous description, and the arrangements for ventilation
seem to be of the most excellent description. The height
between the main deck and spar is 7 feet 6 inches. The
saloon and ladies' cabin are to be ornamented with panels
of painted glass, a style of decoration exceedingly beautiful
as well as durable, and which, we are glad to otverve, is
becoming pretty general.—Giarpose Courier.

THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD, TUESDAY, AUGUST 19, 1851