The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1851-03-11 00:00:00

Ecral Prtvs.

IL Jackson; Esq., of Sir W. Fielden's firm, has been
11PPointed a magistrate for this county.
The report of Mr. Weightman on the present state of
Pt• George's Hall destroys all hope of the building being
"opened to the public this year.
CHILD OVERLAIN.—A child named Van Bryde, seven
'Weeks old was found dead in the arms of its mother, on
Aundaymorning.
The following seven ports are the only places where tea
-14 allowed to be landed :--London, Liverpool, Bristol,
41411, Newcastle, Preston, and Whitehaven.
„„ At the usual fortnightly meeting of the Birkenhead
'Literary and Scientific Society, on Wednesday evening, an
Interesting lecture on Life Assurance was delivered by the
President, Mr. Ginders.
DESPATCH IN SHIP-BUILDING.—The screw steam-ship
Arabian, of 700 tons and 130 horse-power, now lying at
I2th Broomielaw all ready for sea, was laid down on the
of December, 1850.
On Friday night about eight o'clock an infant was
found in the Mersey, near Seacomthe Ferry. It was taken
out alive and is doing well. An Irishwoman had shortly
before been seen near the place, with a child in her arms.
'On Thursday night Sarah Roberts, an aged woman,
vesiding in Wellington-road, whilst in the act of drawing
Rater through the trap-door of a cistern in the kitchen of
her house, fell head-toremost in, and was drowned.
On Friday, about noon, a fire broke oxt in Tower-
buildings, in the store-room over J. T. Crook and Co.'s
°Mee, but, fortunately, owing to the plentiful supply of
Rater, the damage was not extensive.
Mary Keating, forty-five years of age, who resided as
Servant with Mr. T. Richards, of No. 1, West-street,
died in the Infirmary, on Thursday, from injuries received
from a fall into an excavation, five feet deep, on some
Round in Fairclough-lane, on the 26th January.
._.lt will be seen that Madame Anna Thillon and Mr.
itudson reappear at the Theatre-Royal on three nights
this week. When here last, every one regretted the short-
ness of their stay ; for their entertainment is one of those
thir.gs which can b 3 enjoyed for ever.
The last of those delightful and instructive classical
49/neerfs, given by Mevrs.Thomas and Haddock is fixed for
like 19 rh inst.. and on that .!vening Beethovt n's posthumous
'quartettes in A minor will be most positively given.
....SUDDEN DEATH OF A NosocaNARIAN.--Elizabeth
Sampson, an old woman, 90 years' old, was found in a
by state on a door step in Whitechapel, on Smurday,
.FY policeman, ,who assisted her to rise, and was proceed-
ing with her to Addington-street, when the poor creature
Spired in the street.
'lav ham
pulled up " Cloper,
in Mill-street driver of one f the
take in a passenger, Park omnibuses 2, Ing ,
e horses suddenly started off and pulled him over the
cash , o
t o
hoard. ills right arm and collar bone were broker,
and he received two dangerous wounds on the head. He
Ras conveyed to the Southern Hospital, where :se died on
Tueqd
ay.

EXTENSIVE RonmareV.—On Wednesday, during the
rvsage of the 9 o'clock train between Warrington end
ierpool, some daring thief contrived to get on the lug-
gage truck truck and tut open a carpet hag. taking from it £l2O
• Irish notes, a £3O Branch Bank of England note,
5 in £lO and £5 Bank of England n.otea, and £220 in
sovereigns, getting clear away.
The other day, a lady in this town purchased for five
Shillings, from a man in the street, " a sweet little canary,'
'with tail feathers " radiated like a fan," and, as she said,
"of such a deep orange-colour." On examination, how-
;"areit proved that the supposed canary was a hen spar-
yr dyed with saffron ; and that its tail feathers weie
Starched and curled.
T▪ he old Pedlars Market, recently purchased by Mr.
b_ls°.°ll. Holme, has undergone considerable alterations, by
vng galeried round, &c. ; it was reopened on Saturday
last. It is a commodious building, and well adapted for
ybPlu poses to which it is appropriated. Several valuable
ciPa have been obtained in front, and yet the capacity
10f the building not diminished, by reason of the gallery.
• A. theatrical entertainment will be given !his day week
for the benefit of the Polish Hungarian refugees, several
2! their English sympathisers having engaged Astley's
Theatre "for the purpose of relieving them from their
resent position, and procuring them employment." It
stated that the refugees will take part in the perform-
°Z, and sing some.ot their national melodies.
On Saturday night week Jane M'Donald, a child five
rata old, was left in the house with an elder sister, when
t clothes catioht tire. The sister tried to extinguish
the flames, but was unable.to do so, and the little sufferer
to the door, wh..re her screams brought a neighbour
t?her asSistt,nce. He extinguished the flames by wrap-
141n g her in his coat. She died on Tuesday evening. The
eZased lived with her parents in Upper Frederick-street.
1-..Asocrw. AND LIVERPOOL STEAMERS.—The steamers
kualtral and Commodore are the vessels selected by Mr.
htacivPr to go on the Havre and Liverpool line after the
po- or M- These vessels will sail weekly from Liver-
the i anayd call at Southampton to land goods, &e. After
'Ol, St
of Mai, there will be a complete revolution in the
/49gow and Liverpool trade. The sailings to and from
by go"'
and Glasgow are to be daily, (Sunday excepted,)
steamers, of a most superior class, capable of go-
b" arid down the River Clyde at any state of tide.
bitle'll'auvergENTs.—,t large five-storeyed building in
Ur. I:tlver.. at the bottom of Haekin's hey, belonging to
taextZY. nolds, and formerly used as a warehouse. is being
'ha ex:,°'*'d into a handsome shop and range of offices.
r'raod:iti'nr of th. 3 building, which is to be thoroughly
~,rfadtii, it'd. will embrace a frontage of three windows in
-;aragewwin,tn, Dale street, and five in Hackie's-hey. The
ye ein,)l ,be Italian ; and cement with stone coins will
in Lim'e°Yed. Another improvement has also been made
..beady 0-sotproeesirt,ewhere it merges into Renshaw-street. and
the top of Ranelagh-street, viz., a
ranee of handsome shops, six in number.
PROLONGED STAY'
OF Ma. COLI I.'S IN LIVERPOOL.—
.We thou
ght it very strange, if, notwithstanding the large
number of visitors p tiring in pon Mr. Colles up to the
last day. he should withdraw himself and his collection of
‘amusing and surprising novelties without announcing
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another week or two " It will be seen by his advertise-
'tent in our paper of this day, that he purposes re-opening
his anarten...r. in Rold.street for a short neriod. We are

4°"i to find that he has met with an accident, which,
although trifling in itself, will have the effect of confining
him to his room for a few days; h:s apartments, therefore,
Will not re-open until Monday next.
'FATAL RAILWAY ACCIDENT.—On Monday morning
trt a fatal accident occurred at the railway crossing near
t
Collins_, Green Station, on the Liverpool branch of the
..nuon and North-western Railway. An old woman
utahmed Ashton, who lived at a farm near Sr. Helen's, and
.itni;:t was in the habit of going thither every morning with
rk, came up to the gates, as usual, with her horse and
th t, and PIFS allowed by the gateman's wife to pass
et"gl, hut just when the cart was upon the line, the
it.Ptt;ess train from Liverpool came past, and running over
ale the cart to pieces, and killed both the old woman
tle ,:i"e horse, the firmer being thrown by the force of
13:4°alt into a field at the side of the line.
retC,Jils. AND W.ASH • HousEs.—The following quarterly
• "at ti business and the receipts, at the Paul-street ald -0 re
toit,"ederiek-stre-t Baths, during the quarter was sub-
At n'e't at the Health Committee Mekting on Thursday.
She "ul-street, 340 females and 140 males have availed
telves of tae cold baths, at Id. • at 3d., 46 males
Catuh24l females • at 61., 48 males and 'l6 femaes; warm
Thai at 24 1:901 ales and 184 females •nt 4d., 1,328
es and 124 females; at Bd., 988 males and 105 females;
Plume bathe 2I 1 MCI moloct •at 4,1 OA malaa •

..
of ales,
is., 149 males, 1U females ; total num.
ssiliales, 5.995 ; females, 601; total receipts from baths,
(1",:u1 39. 91. Washing, 13;9D6 tubs used at Id. ; 19,730
iz" of clothes washed ; total receipts from washing,bls92s. 7d. Gratuitoni baths to Corporation schools.
ii'teged schools and Naylor-street Church of England
ju°ol. Bond-street,' had also been given to the number
fft 028. Grand total of paid and gratuitous baths,
5;',624. —.The report of the Fredet ick-street baths showed
lat 316 males had used the cold baths at ld., females 40 ;
't 2d.. 2 males and 1 female; at 4d., 11 males and 1 fe-
e ; receipts from cold baths, £1 17s. 44. Warm
laths at 2d., males, 1,791, females, 55 ; at 4d., 1,082
males, females, 112; at Bd., 373 males. females, 49; re.
eeint. t . -

..., is
s. v ;Tour baths males, 56 ; fernalvs,
51, recei, £2 19s. Total number of male bathers,
*°sl. females, 261 ; total receipts from baths. £34 3s. 4,1 w ~
3,3/ d ;dozens of clothes w,
6 .:lshing-tubs used,
13..54 ; total receipts. Xl4 l. 5:1. Total receir
an is and washing, £6B 4s' 9d.s

THE HUNGARIAN REFUGEES.-011r second edition of
6riesdaY noticed the arrival at this port of the Sardinian
Cog Arpia with a number of Hungarian refugees from
ft4tantinople. We have since learned tn.+.
1.3. 262 in number, are principally P
dike the the Polish Legion, whict'
fine with a few Hungarians
,Liri.iit_ealthy and intelliger

the re-
belong-

ria-,71 of Odd costumes: Only twO speak French, and
glAtie 4 single word of English. Since their arrival the
tow,.,'°,6ties and some of the principal merchants of thf
-- have placed them in thn Pmiffrantse 1-Inme. kent
been Sabel, in Moorfields,
Ira fitted up under the ins,
!ritaelihni.:e_ars that the refugees

where a number of bc

section of government officials.
left Constantinople with the

hit;""oll of proceeding to America, and arrangements
tenl been made for paying the passages of such as
11,0 to to proceed thence, and to liquidate their expenses
ilst in Liverpool. The men are to have three days to
ircinsider what course they will take. Up to the expire-
tern2f,.t.he three days the whole of the expenses incurred

is•ue will be aid after tl
.0 take advantage of the offer
"sista will •
be given by the

America, no further

Although the

I,67'es left Turkey for the purpose of embarking fror
the jpool for the United States, it appears that many (

are unwil

her, as they ho

waited upon
%est that he would conve
patng subscriptions.
.e ll
hY Rith the refugees, bt
iu
r.s nfCPs taken by the autliori
• •

Drship expre

I his sym

~.ration. it-i
that s a singular circu
Artill they are a mixed body
111 ery, Sze and from diff
so far educated a
or stuatts, and Italians a
- less-

:onsidering
T. cavalry,

3 be a

of money,
sum of X 3 10s. each

ix of them