The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1850-12-10 00:00:00

On Sunday, John Thorlep, a mariner, was engaged in
passing a line over a flat in the Clarence-dock, to have it'
made fast to the side of the Blenheim, when his foot trip-
ped over a rope and he fell into the hold of the flat. He
was taken to the Northern Hospital, where he has since
died.

CHILD BURNT TO DEATH.— On Saturday, Margaret
Lee, aged six years, was unfortunately burnt to death at
the house of her parents, No. 7, Alexander-place, Egypt-
street. The dceeased was found by a female named Ann
Owens, who resided in the same house, on the steps of
the door, in flames.
On Saturday week, Benjamin Johnson, a ship-carpen-
ter, aged 61 years, fell, in the act of going down the steps
of No. 2 Clarence Graving-dock, and beating against one
of the shores of a vessel laying there, his body rebounded
to the bottom of the dock. He was taken to the Nor-
thern Hospital where he has since died from concussion
of the brain.

KIRKDALE Cnuucn.—The Rev. David James gave a
lecture on the primacy of St. Peter on Sunday. The
church was crowded, and the sermon, which occupied
nearly two hours in delivery, was listened to with eager
attention. The rev. gentleman completely demolished
Dr. Wiseman's arguments on this subject, and satisfac-
torily proved the assumed supremacy of Peter to be a
fiction of the priests. We are glad to learn that Mr.
James will give a second lecture on Sunday evening week.

ST. SILAS' SCHOOLS.—On Thursday last the annual
examination of the children connected with the above
schools took place. The result was very satisfactory, and
reflected much credit on both teachers and scholars.
After the examination, a very handsome salver, with an
appropriate, inscription, was presented by the teachers
and scholfirs, through the treasurer, to the Rev. Mr.
Cordeaux, who is about to leave Liverpool. The rev.
gentleman returned his warmest thanks for this mark of
their gratitude. The school-room was well filled with
the parents of the children, and members of the con-
gregation.
DEATH FROM VIOLENCE.—On Tuesday evening last
William Hinchliff, residing in a court in Great Crosshall-
street, in company with his brother, were passing over the
bridge at the top of Oldhall-street, when they met two
sailors coming in an opposite direction. Hinchliff jostled
one of the sailors, when a quarrel took place between
them,-and they placed themselves in a fighting position,
the result being that Hinchliff received a blow which
knocked him down, his head coming in contact with the
pavement with great force. He was immediately taken
home, and, although attended next morning by Dr.
Whittle, he died on Thursday. Deceased and his brother
were both partially intoxicated.
TUE TRANMERE PEDESTRIAN.—Tn the Birkenhead
County Court, on Thursday, the judge, J.W. Harden,
Esq., was occupied a considerable time in the investiga-
tion of a claim made by Searles, the well-known pedes-
trian, who performed the 1000 miles match at Tranmere.
The plaintiff sued in forma pauperis, in an action upon
contract for the sum of £2B 155., alleged to be due from
Mr. Fernihough, of the Tranmere Hotel. It appeared
from the evidence of Searles and his attendants, that
when it was agreed that he should perform the above feat
at Tranmere, he was to be paid £5O if he succeeded in
completing the task, and nothing if he did not. It was
admitted that the task had been fairly completed, but
that the fact of there being any such wager as was
originally rumoured was a farce. For the defendant it
appeared that £37 had been paid to Searles, and evidence
was adduced to the effect that the sum agreed to be paid
was £2O, and not £5O. Tt also appeared that, during the
walking, Searles and several of his friends had been kept
at the hotel. His Honour, however, after hearing all the
evidence, ordered a verdict to be entered for the amount
claimed.

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THE APPROACHES TO THE GREAT LANDING-STAGE.—
We are compelled a second time to direct attention to
the disgraceful state of the approaches to the Cheshire
ferries, as no step appears to have been taken to abate
the nuisances of which we have complained, and which
are so severely felt by our Cheshire-going population.
Winter has now come upon us ; and, in addition to dirty
streets and crossings, it is intclerable to see continued
such an annoyance as that, for instance, to which passers
by are subjected at the bottom of James-street. For the
sake of the ladies, by whom such annoyance is especially
felt, we trust that some member of the council will stir in
the matter. It was well remarked by Mr. Bennet, at the
Council meeting on Wednesday, that the spring cart-
drivers and cads in this town are amongst the most vicious
and unruly portion of our population. The nuisance
created by them at the stand near the north end of St.
John's Market is known to all who have occasion to visit
that locality. The nuisance is even greater, as placed in
the very path of one-half of the passengers to the Che-
shire side. We would humbly suggest to Mr. Dowling
to inspect it himself, and to report his own impressions
to the watch committee, or to whatever body it belongs
to redress the existing grievance.
LIVERPOOL GOVERNESSES INSTITIITION.-011 Tues-
day last, an interesting and instructive lecture was deli-
vered by the Rev. H. H. Higgins, in the lecture-room of
the institution, to a numerous auditory, upon Egypt and
Palestine—their history, antiquities, climate, soil, natural
productions, and manners and customs of the people—
which the rev. gentleman was enabled more forcibly to do
having visited those countries. Commencing at Malta,
from whence he took his departure, he invited his audi-
ence to accompany him through his journey—arrival at
Alexandria, passing up the Nile to Grand Cairo, visits to
the Pyramids, &c. &c. ; describing in his progress all the
peculiarities and wonders of that part of Africa, with
pleasing anecdotes of the manners and customs of the
present Egyptians, their extraordinary marriage, ceremo-
nies and social intercourse—illustrating the whole by
beautiful dissolving views of Alexandria, the Pyramids,
the Nile. &c., at various distances. As time failed, the
rev. gentleman was compelled to take a sudden fl ght with
his company into Palestine. and we next find them in
Jerusalem, visiting all those wonderful and deeply inter-
esting objects in that city and its environs; the reverend
gentleman describing the present state of the Jews, their
customary lamentations on the desolation of tiler city
and temple, kept up to this day; the minute particulars
of these sacred spots and affecting objects to a Christian
man. These were also illustrated by splendid dissolving
views of Jerusalem, the Valley of Jehoshaphat, the Tomb
of Absalom, the pool of Siloam, the Pool of Bethesda,
Mount of Olives, exterior and interior of the Holy
Sepulchre ; and last, though far from least, that ever
memorable Garden of Gethsemane. With this splendid
view before the audience, the rev. gentlemen dwelt upon
the subject in sublime and pathetic strains. Upon the
whole, the lecture, or rather familiar discourse, delivered
in so pleasing a manner, together with the effect produced
by the illustrations, transporting the audience, as it were,
into the immediate vicinity of the objects, could not fail
to make an impression not easily to be forgotten, which
was evinced by the gratifying countenance of the hearers.
The subject is to be resumed this evening, including the
Sandy Desert. _ _

RESERVOIR WATER.—The following paragraph, from
the Newcastle Journal of Saturday last, contains the
following information, from which it is evident that the
inhabitants of that town are still quite as dissatisfied as
ever with the surface water provided for them on the
plan proposed to be carried out at Rivington. Our con-
temporary says—" The inhabitants of this town still con-
tinue to be supplied with the filthy compound accumulated
in the capacious receptacles at Whittle Dean in the place
of pure and wholesome water which the water company,
on obtaining their act, undertook to provide. How long
is this to continue ?—is the question asked by every one.
Surely, the quantity of water that has fallen since the
month of September has been sufficient to fill the reser-
voirs, and meet all the conditions embraced by the works
of the company ; and, besides, a communication has been
made that enables the company to gather a large supply
of water from the neighbourhood of Cheeseburn Grange ;
but, still, a putrid, highly-coloured, and most disgusting
article is daily distributed to the inhabitants. Tyne
water is bad enough, but that designated Whittle Dean
seems to be very much worse. A friend of ours, the
other day, evaporated a pint of the Whittle Dean water
to dryness, and found it to contain four times the quan-
tity of solid ingredients contained in Tyne, according to
West's Analysis. Whence does this arise ? Obvi-
ously from the operation of the reservoir system,
for the water, on being exposed for a length of time to the
air, becomes vapid, and the various substances previously
in suspension subside, accumulate, and undergo decom-
position, impregnatingthe water with deleterious elements,
the effect of which on the inhabitants must he highly in-
jurious. The water supplied at present is like thin pea-
soup—a slimy, light brown mixture—revolting in the
extreme both to the eye and the palate, and having besides
a most disagreeable odour. The system of collecting
surface water, and impounding it in large reservoirs has
been condemned by scientific authorities of the highest
eminence ; experience shows that the supply obtained in
that way is variable and uncertain : and when water is
impounded for weeks and months in large open reservoirs
it undergoes deterioration to such an extent as to be ab-
solutely unfit for use."

MADAME ANNA THiLLoN.—The Theatre Royal, on
Friday evening next, will be occupied by an enchantress
as potent as Mr. Anderson, though she works her wonders
in a manner which no magician, however learned could
ever hope to copy. We allude, of course, to the appear-
ance of Madame Anna Thilton (whom an enthusiastic
contemporary designates as "the gracious, the versatile,
the naive, the piquante, and the honey-voiced") in a new
entertainment, written for her and Mr. Hudson by Albert
Smith and Charles Selby, which has been most success-
fully given to crowded and fashionable audiences, during
the last few weeks, at Willis' Rooms, in London. The
Morning Post thus speaks of the interesting entertain-
ment of these talented performers :—" A novel entertain-
ment, consisting of monologue and dialogue, interspersed
with music, was given, for the first time last evening, at
the above rooms, by Madame Anna Thillon, and Mr.
Hudson, the celebrated Irish comedian. The purposes
of this work are specially to exhibit a very pretty woman
in a variety of costumes, each more ravishing than the
other; to give opportunities of displaying her versatility
as an actress, and her excellence as a vocalist ; to intro-
duce that admirable comedian, Mr. Hudson, into a new
sphere of action, where his talent could prove as effective
as on the stage ; and generally to inspire hilarious mirth,
by means of puns, conundrums, and other kinds of jokes.
Madame Anna Thillon is looking as fascinating as ever,
and sings with all the point and finish for which she is
deservedly celebrated. She first appeared last evening as
a prima donna called Mdlle. Fleuri, of some grand opera
and some nobility's concerts. Mdlle. Fleuri talked of the
multiplicity of her engagements &c., and having deli.
vered herself of a speech, made ample atonement by sing-
ing the grand aria from The Crown Diamonds in the first
style of excellence. Madame Thillon next personated
Miss Euphemia Bas Bleu, a Platonic young lady who de-
lights in the ologies.' She subsequently personates an
old woman of eighty-seven, a fairy, a Chinese beauty, a
Turkish ditto, a ' fair composite creation' from America,
and a French peasant. in each of these she appeared to
great advantage, singing characteristic songs, and acting
with infinite grace and vivacity. Her rendering of the
pretty French romance, Manz-vow la blonde,' WO do.