The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1843-04-11 00:00:00

LOCAL NEWS.

Commission signed by the Lord Lieutenant of the County
Palatine of Lancaster--Ilenry Lawrence, Esq., to be De-
puty LieutenariL—Gazette.
THE MAGISTRACY.—At the sessions held at Lancaster on
Monday week. George Edward Wilson, Esq., of ileversham,
Milnthorpe, Westmorland, qualified as a magistrate for this
county. •

SAINT DAVID'S CHURCH, Ltarattroor..—We understand
that the trustees will proceed to the election of a minister on
Wednesday, the 3(1 of May nxxt ; end that it is their inten-
tion to make every effort to procure assistance for one or '
more of the services from the Pastoral Aid Society.
Tule WEATHER.—Since our last the weather has been ex-
tremely variable. On Sunday morning rather a smart shower
of snow foil; and, early on Monday morning the ground was
slightly covered with snow. Yesterday the sun shone bril-
liantly
at intervals, but the atmosphere was damp and cold.
The Manchester Guardian of Saturday announces the
deaths, of two persons, one a boy aged 14 years, and the other
a domestic servant, in consequence of having fallen whilst
THE New PACKET-SHIP
engaged in the reprehensible practice of cleaning windows at beautiful vessel entered our harbour on Friday morning,
the outside of the premises.MONTEEUMA.—This new and
after a passage of 17 days and a few hours, from New York.
FEMALE ORPHAN ASYLUM.—On Sunday last a sermon Her appearance as she came into port, with the English en-
was preached in Christ Church, by the Rev. Fielding Ould, sign floating in front, and the stripes
breeze, and stars at the wizen,
on behalf of that interesting institution—the LiverpOol under sail with a full and fair
was very imposing.
o ,
Female Orphan Asylum. The children were present in their While just entering the harbour, she nave a salute of 18
neat dress, and a sum of £44 was collected for the Charity.
guns from a piece of artillery on bard
We hope this example will have many imitators. the shore, produced a fine effect.
In lat. 40. 55, long. 20.
which, echoing from
SUDDEN DEATH.—On Saturday -morning Stewart Slack. 25, ahe fell in with the dismasted wreck of the French brig
a labourer, aged 30, left his home at five o'clock to proceed St. Barnard, of F6earnp, in a sinking state, on the eighth
to his work. Shortly afterwards, as he was passing the Mo.. day after she had been disabled, and her officers and crew,
nument, in London-road, be was observed to stagger and 16 in number, were, in a time of great peril, rescued from
fall. He was lifted up by four persons who went to his as- the wreck, and brought by Captain Lowber to this port.
sistance, and it was supposed that he was in a fit. lie died The passengers, on their arrival, in testimony of their high
in a few minutes.. He had complained the day before of a appreciation of his ability as a seaman, and his praiewortby
palpitation of his heart. exertions in saving the above officers and crew, presented
LIVERPOOL POLYTECHNIC SOCIETY.—It is announced, him with a silver pitcher. On receiving it he was addressed,
on behalf of the passengers, by A. Williams, Esq., of the
that Mr. Williams will read a paper to this society this
city of New York, one. of their number, in a neat and do-
' " The Combustion of Coal Gas," in reply to one
evening, on
quent speech, to which he wade a feelingand appropriate re-
lately read by Mr. Smith, on "The Combustion of Smoke."
ly• The Montezuma is, a •accounts, one
according to all the
she sailed
_
The subject is an interesting one, the former gentleman ad-
ol'f the fastest vessels
vocating the prevention of smoke by the complete combos- day no less then 291 miles. on another and two days in
280,
lion of the gases genera • ted from coal, in furnaces; the latter,•
succession at the rate of 274 per day, This has seldom been
the combustion of the smoke after it has been formed.
d e equalled, by of •steamers. The
combustion say the Atlantic
Both gentlemen allege, that nr sse if g
on the distinction between the s—PB '
New York Courier says with reference to her—" Everything
combustion of gas or smoke depends the correctness of the is
all
h t te and unstinted liberality
of .
means adopted for abating the nuisance.
of it, and mat a single item that taste could devise, comfort call
ROBBERY FROM THE PERSON.—Yesterday, a woman for, or money purchase has been omitted. The captain and
depraved habits was charged before Mr. Rushton, at the owners threw the Montezuma open to their friends and visi-
police-court, with having on the previous day stolen a ptirse tors gener any on Wednesday and Thursday last—the latter
containing a five pound Bank of England note, several sove- being Lady- Day. and the hospitalities of a new packet were
reigns, and a quantity of silver.- From the evidence of the never more. gracefully dispensed or more heautflully re-
prosecutor, a most respectably dressed young man, it are.
ccived. The company both days was large, and the pleasure
peered that he met the prisoner in Russell-street, and after of the visit mutually pleasant, we believe, to those who gave
some conversation left her, when feeling in his pocket he and those who partook of the entertainment. Capt. Lowber
missed his purse. He went in search .of the prisoner, and bore himself like a true sailor and gentleman, as we know he
found her with the purse in her possession, which she agreed will always (.Ic, in port and on the ocean. Success to him and
to give him for a sorvereign. She was committed to take her 1 his ship." trial at the sessions.