The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1851-03-18 00:00:00

Ecrat Sittus.4.

tiYllo Rev. D. James preached a sermon in St. Paul's
atirele Preston, on Sunday, on " Purgatory."
s Ar. Hone, formerly of the Mersey Hotel, Old Church-
lltd, i roprietor of Gresham's Hotel, Dublin.
design T. Lusty, of this town, has registered a novel
°sign for a pin and needle case.
pdMessrs. Thomas and Haddock's concert has been, we
ersta
of nd, postponed from to-morrow to Wednesday,
the 2d
i It large number of American quails, packed in ice, were
IkrlnP°rted into Liverpool by the mail steamer Africa, from
beew York, and were readily sold.
~lle ship William Laird, which left Savannah in Decem-
tai
last, has not since been heard of. Fears ere enter-
Thetiedss her safet
steamers &L. Cork for London and for Liverpool
ecnitirnie to carry away crowds of fugitives, on their way
tesPectively to England and America.
env Sunday week, a dressmaker, named Munroe, aged
eased, ing in Oak-street, fell down stairs whilst intoxi-
and received such injuries that she died soon after.
whi One Royal mail steam-ship Cambria, Captain Shannon,
ch _
would leave New York on the Bth instant, may be
cZketed to arrive in the Mersey on Friday next.
l'he Royal mail steam-ship Canada, Captain Harrison,
Sailed from the Mersey on Saturday morning for Halifax
azid Roston with the usual mails, a heavy freight, and 71
ilitsssengers.'
w's lan, suggested by Mr. King, of the Liverpool Gas-
trinsrsks, for the ventilation of St. John's Church, is to be
1,-v° as an experiment. The cost of the apparatus will
be about £24.
tFriday, the 25th April, has been fixed for the amateur
etforrnance of the Shakspearian Society, in aid of the
Ye and Ear infirmary of this town. The play selected
h A
You Like It.
ctua Wednesday the Forest States, a vessel of heavy
age, which had sailed from Liverpool, arrived in
eenstown in distress, having 350 emigrants on board,
iled for New York. She had been nine days at sea. O-nin Saturday 600 emigrants left Cork for Liverpool, in.
uing to emrate for the United States. They were all
comfortable in appearance, young and healthy, and ap-
parently fit for any description of labour.
1;, usdaMichael the Rev H. Carpenter A. 8., de-
ereaT
nest. 's Church. a very able and, impressive
discourse upon the doctrine of " Extreme Unction," as
Practised in the Church of Rome.
The large Burmese Bell,
taittee by presented to the Dock Corn-
the Trustees of the St. James's Cemetery, has
been placed on the Landing-stage. The bell, which is of
erY fine workmanship, is hung on cast-iron pillars, and
Will doubtless be found of great utility in foggy weather.
Whose
Tuesday Alice Davies, a child two years of age,
nose parents live in Albert-terrace, Albert street, Park,
during the temporary absence of her mother, accidentally
set fire to her clothes, and was so severely burned es to
cause death on the following day.
Mshe • Dore is about to proceed to the United States for
es„?lrPose of establishing agencies for the
Royal Insu-
stiFe Company on the other side of the Atlantic, a step
was taken some time ago by the Liverpool and
Loh office with immense success.
house`-'11 Priday a young woman was burnt to death in a
ps,; in Freemasons'-row. She had, with three cote-
leisccs, male and female, laid down to sleep before the
asiff"e.n fire, when her clothes became ignited, and she
-64°Led injuries which terminated her existence.
oh" Wednesday last a poor labouring man, named John
osiipt a native of Flintshire, and who had on that day
11. eu from Denbigh, dropped dead in Chester-street,
irkenh
Pr- ead. The deceased had been reduced to a state
satrenle want.
oftcePutatien, as to the Liverpool Dock Bill, (alteration
manaxca,eernent ) consisting of I\lr. W. Rathbone, (chair-
Dea••')e
George Maxwell, Mr. Rathbone, and Mr.
4-an, had an interviw with the Right. Hon. Henry
livplichere, on Monday,e at the Board of Trade.
of tse.ssrs. Shand, Bramley-Moore, Sharpe, and Harrison,
dc les town, accompanied by other gentlemen from Lon-
the Pr Birmingham, had an interview on Tuesday with
tetpernier and the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the
dset of the adulteration of coffee.
Petsn
liPs..ridaY, an inquest was held touching the death of
iNt*Millan seaman on board the ship Helen,
With n
idfmna 'a
Ardrossan to this port. The deceased met
oe,
i 'is death by a fall from the yardarm, which was
est;"'niled by the shock produced when the Helen was
tread by bY the Greek brig Aristide off Great Orates
alps,e;',°?LS OF DESIGN.—We are glad to learn that her
of jj.,'LLs Board of Trade, through the instrumentality
las 4 Rev,, J. Howson, have presented to the Collegiate
apawi ens% a large and valuable collection of casts and
of Gregg' comprising illustrations of the best specimens
art• ,s,,ic and Roman sculpture, as well as of medieval
of tla:s°,7 are admirahly calculated to improve the taste
The "sing generation.
lleatb„„case of William Irvin (the circumstances of whose
tv, sere
supposed'n Tuesday's STANDARD), who had died,
btoaasss before the coroner and a jury on Tuesday. The
bad eys,igentlernan who attended the deceased gave it as
aYst°ll that Irvin had died from the effects of eating
ally 04 enssl Which,s,along with the vinegar, had acted fa-
PlEgst
•4
0 Incerated stomach.
`t'si°lll' oe GAS.—On Thursday an accidental ex-
and co eas t
esead who]took place at the shop of Messrs. Herring
vs (1, bs 'Pale confectioners, at the corner of Roscoe-
-as de ",w.uich nearly the whole of the plate-glass front
Struck 11.137°Iished, the wood-work being riven as though
thelo Y lightning, and considerable damage sustained
coatainst:le.kin-trade. A large portion of the latter was
e. in expensive show glasses. The precise origin
110 the disaster is not known. Beyond the injury to the
shop-front and the stock, no material damage has been
"g!itaailled.
n'REATRE-ROYAL.—ENTERTAINMENT OF MR. HUD-
mIII4-14
AN MADAM!! ANNA THILLON.—The entertain.
eant given during the past week by Mr. Hudson and
fel dame Anna Thillon has been on
t,,Performances of the season; and
e;',..l.riently deserved the success whir._
tCell in comic humour, good in its moral tendency, and
the vocalism of both artistes is of a high order. Among
do bsest Portions of the entertainment is the impersona-
eta_ by Mr. Hudson of a Bombastes Furioso sort of Irish-
so..n, the story of an emigrant, and the illustration of
It&ry in the person of an individual fond of himself and
)3411 fancy waistcoats and a victim to his gallantry in
arie f°f a Poppy du; The impersonation b y Madame
ce,lThillon of natives. of the four quarters of the world
clev:rg to the Great Exhibition, is very pleasing and
sage„Tbe house was well attended throughout
.their
iragie ;",e". This week, it will be seen that. the eminent
4eadis- c'ress, Mrs. Warner, appears in a succession of her
~„ g ebst.a„,
eoestlt ,s‘ers.
Lit " ELECTRICITY TO SUSTAIN LIFE.—Mr. J.
eards
s , P.C.S. read a
Society,ae at the meeting of the
entitled' ,",11.,.°)Philosonhical. on Monday evening,
Peetie induced volcanic currents considered as there-
ned Vots." In an interesting discussion which en-
'nsta Porser of electricity for sustaining life was
he nced b D
takeas Y r. Inman, who said that, some time since,
called to attend the wife of a car-driver, who had
b,lteechitn ounce of laudanum. He first tried an emetic,
eep the ought up very little of the poison. In order to
13,nt wiqe,nervous system alive, he pinched the woman,
kets• 'very little use. He then sent for Mr. Edward's
the -lc-machine which, on being applied to the body of
btemPhattient, caused the limbs to jerk, and shortly the
Pf
los, pog and pulse improved•
After the expiration
j4ew hours she so far revived. as to sleep until the fol-
eipyAg morning, and ultimately recovered. Dr. Inman
40t1;88ed his opinion that, if the electro-machine had
cen applied, the woman would have died.
449iPT111 LANCASHIRE SPRING ASSIZES.—At these
ealsses, which will commence en Saturday next, the
ligclar is only of a moderate description with respect to
the ~,licober of criminals, although it contains offences of
,Itt,"Ost serious nature. Patrick Lyons and his wife,
•v'ellog4ve been committed for the murder of Margaret
and ,at Warrington, have been placed in separate cells,
hiettl'rserve the same sullenness of demeanour as when
with iour rcught to the prison. The other prisoner charged
derld is Mary Kennedy, whose committal for
4;111ln-der is fresh in the recollection of our readers.
,ferl;l,e,at:e no less than ten cases of forgery. The charges
1,-"Prlthg'arY only amount to sixteen—which, for a three
f-3' calendar, in this extensive district, is not heavy.
4,olowin .
g 'an analysis of the prisoners for trial :
stnee,?,,t mp.nslaughter,6 : rape, 5;
.burglary, 16;
; robbery from the person, , 25 sacrilege, 2 ;
gs!'“Oe °sal dwelling-houses, 1; conspiring to obstruct
le:' u; obtaining by fraudulent pretences, 6 ; for-
d' tot Poaching, 1; bigamy, I ; mint cases, 6 ; riot,
aL,c,99.
titl! last `4ltincu IN PERTH.—On the evening of Thurs-
Nps °Pwards of sevent workmen were entertined
"the exp
ense
tti,the 61° the Salutation Assembly-hall, at p
00, Of tiiitding committee and the contractors, on occa-
st raising the roof of the new Episcopal Church
°lll's," in Priece's-street. Mr. John Hay, of c4t4ip. 001, the architect of the building, was called to the
Ltterit; After the usual loyal toasts, he called particular
s"ah`3ll to the merits of Colonel Belshes of Invermay,
e o
areeiieittn' be said, as chairman of the committee for the
hod °f the church, they were all deeply indebted,
sLaed With dignity and affability as a gentleman, corn-
qted C'n his business habits, could only be fully appre-
thaatie those who came in contact with him in these
t ". Mr. Hay further stated that it was through
kitlldt•Vness and liberality of Colonel Belshes and the
ttl'elitt committee, that so many bad the pleasure of
asZistatl 'together under such happy and agreeable dr-
th.titedenes,• He therefore called upon them to show their
Of'ssesH °Y drinking to the good health and long life of
esoilis Ira colonel. Mr. Cameron proposed the health
ti`Ont t'il.,llY, whom he was sure they were all proud to see
Vetimanla• In that gentleman they recognised the
ett ese s friend and the tradesmen's instructor, and
tsl?aeit:ealth he now vroposed to drink in; the double
th'lltliW of chairman of the meeting, and architect of the
apese ea
and he might be allowed to say, that in both
tett Cities Mr. Hay was highly entitled to their re-
14Spemt
tratitude. As a tradesman, he felt called upon
144'100ft! Mr. Hay's high professional character and his
swYand onag business, for he contrived to make it both
Sttallealvagreeable for the tradesmen under him,—the
1104.°J hialeetY of his drawings, and the descriptive seen-
Nit°llity eciPeations were such as almost to preclude
44b. h was misunderstanding or mistake. Mr. Hay's
ilpfeelcnowilien drunk with the greatest enthusiasm, and
koat'Y ski, edged. This handsome new church is now
114 attr.-g Into form, and promises to be one of the
tare, star4v,e.and elegant of our public buildings. Mr.
4te ' and nlgh in the department of church architec-
t)), details of the structure of new " St. John's'
do't the "deu.lg developed, we have no hesitation in saying
ktiPSt sign and execution of the work will not only
ue credit to the architect and tradesmen, but will
,e ailed b
, Y every person of taste and refinement as
'11(469,44s greatestjmodern ornaments. —Perthshire

s more, it has

ST. CLEMENT'S SCHOOLS, WINDSOR.—We observe
that the annual sermons in behalf of these valuable in-
stitutions are to be preached on Sunday next, by the Rev.
W. Clarke, of Chester. Mr. Clarke holds a high place in
the public estimation at Chester, for the originality and
solidity of his style of preaching, by which his hearers are
reminded of the good old divines of former days. We
trust that his efforts on the present occasion will be
crowned with abundant success.
SUICIDE BY A LUNATIC.—On new year's day last, a
young female named Fanny M'Cormick, aged 25, who had
been placed as a pauper in the West Derby Workhouse,
was found to be so thoroughly insane, that it was found
necessary to place her under restraint, and she was ulti-
mately removed to the pauper asylum at Rainhill. She
belonged to Toxteth-park, and, according to the report
of the medical men, she was stated to be " dangerous to
others but not to herself." This medical report, however,
has not proved correct, for on Wednesday afternoon she
abstracted one of the bones from her stays and thrust it
so far down her throat as to cause strangulation and
death. She must have used considerable violence in per-
petrating the act.
THE LIVERPOOL HORSE FAIR.—The new Liverpool
horse fair, which is to be held henceforth every fortnight
at the spacious Haymarket, in Great Homer-street,
opened on Wednesday with so much spirit and success as
to ensure for this new branch of business permanent and
benificial results. The Corporation will reap the advan-
tage of the tolls without one shilling of outlay. Though
the very unfavourable state of the weather on Wednesday
undoubtedly kept many farmers, and others at a distance,
within their homesteads, yet the attendance was, on the
whole, exceedingly good. Upwards of 160 horses were
shown, and many of them were sold for good prices. The
first sale i i the new fair was made by Mr. Towers, of
Knotty Ash, who took into the market the first lot of
eight very nice horses, and sold one immediately. The
horses shown were chiefly hacks, cab, and gig horses,
horses for agricultural purposes, a few fine draught horses,
and one or two hunters. The institution of the fair has
not yet had any very extensive publicity. In Ireland its
existence is, as yet, unknown. The Irish horses have
hitherto been chiefly taken to Wolverhampton ; but when
the Liverpool fair is fully established there is every reason
to believe that it will be the great mart for the sale of
Irish horses, and, indeed, for those of all the populous
surrounding districts. The toll is twopence. The fair
and the adjacent avenues presented a scene of unusual
bustle.
THE POLISH AND HUNGARIAN REFUGEES.—On Tues-
•day the great body of the Polish refugees refused to pro-
ceed to America, as it was originally understood they in-
tended to do. About forty only consented to go, and of those
nine are Hungarians. In consequence of this refusal on
the part of the majority, the authorities declined to be
any longer liable for their support, and the result was,
that on Tuesday evening they left Mr. Sabel's establish-
ment, in Moorfields, and took up their quarters in an un-
occupied soapery. in Oriel-street. When the refugees
arrived at this place, not the slightest preparation had been
made for their reception ; and the unfortunate fellows
would have been obliged to sleep on the boards had not
some humane individual procured two loads of straw,
which served them as a bed. Their only covering, how-
ever, is their clothes, and the mats or rugs which they
brought from Constantinople. As it would be altogether
impossible to prepare food for such a number of men in
a building totally devoid of the conveniences of cooking,
a small sum of money has been given daily to each man
since Wednesday morning, upon which he must manage
as he best can. They all complain bitterly of the cold, but
comfort themselves with the reflection that liberty is pre-
ferable to a Turkish prison. A project is on foot to have
a theatrical performance for the benefit of the refugees.
Under all the circumstances, we think it a pity these men
did not accept the offer made to send them to America.
They are already suffering from the ill-advised course
which they have been induced to adopt by remaining in
this country.

DISPUTED POSSESSION OF A PUBLIC-HOUSE.-011
Thursday a jury sat at the Sessions'-house, Chapel-street,
for the purpose of assessing the damages in a cause tried
at the Borough Court, in which the defendants had
allowed judgment to go by default. The court was pre-
sided over by Mr. Francis Venn, the deputy assessor.
The plaintiff was Matthew Major, and the defendants,
Thos. Foster, Robinson Rooney, John Dowd, and Mar-
garet Dowd, his wife, and William Bannister. The action
charged the defendants with breaking into and entering
the plaintiff's house, damaging the walls, breaking win-
dows, assaulting the plaintiff and his wife, and commit-
ting other illegal acts. The dispute arose respecting the
possession of a public-house in Richmond-row, originally
leased by Bannister from Thomas Royd, a brewer, and
subsequently transferred to various other persons, to de-
feat the bailiffs, until the premises came at length into
the possession of the plaintiff. On the night of the 24th
May, a large body of men came to the house and de-
manded the occupants to quit. This was refused, upon
which the men turned Mr. and Mrs. Major into the street
by force, assaulted them, and committed other deeds of
violence. The men who took possession, comprising
nearly thirty, were employed by Rooney, Foster and Wil-
liam Bannister. The police were called upon, but de-
clined to interfere. The only remedy was to obtain
possession by a superior force. A number of men,
amounting to more than fifty, were then organised, and
on proceeding to the premises an entry was obtained.
Some fighting took place, and considerable damage was
done to the furniture in the house, but, ultimately, the
parties in possession were obliged to give way to the
superior force brought against them, and accordingly they
retreated. Several of the combatants received severe
wounds in the contest. The deputy assessor briefly called
the attention of the jury to the leading features of the
case, and, after a few minutes' consultation, they agreed
to assess the damages at £7O.
RAGGED SCHOOLS, NAYLOIL-STREET.—These schools
are open on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday evenings,
from seven to nine. The present average attendance is
160 boys and 130 girls, under the management of two
paid superintendents, (male and female), and two paid
assistants, whose aggregate salaries amount to the very
moderate sum of £33 ss. ; and five male and three female
teachers also attend voluntarily. Writing, reading, Bible
reading, and arithmetic are taught each night, and the
instruction closes with the committing of a Scripture text
to memory, and with prayer. The entire expenditure of
the schools, according to the last report, is only £45,
which is raised by subscriptions, donations, and a £lO
grant from the Union Society. The use of the cane is
allowed to the teachers generally; but we would venture
to suggest, if its continuance be thought indispensable,
that it should be reserved exclusively to the discretion of
the superintendent, and only administered rarely, and by
way of solemn example. Though the attendance of
children is so large, " I am grieved to say," remarks our
visiter, " that very few of the faces I have seen in those
back streets could I recognise in the school." May we
hope that some extra means will be taken to induce those
wretched characters to avail themselves of the blessings
provided expressly for them. The present incumbent of
St. Bartholomew's is not a whit behind his predecessor
in anxiety for the salvation of the souls of these (so-
called) outcasts, and in prayerful determination to perse-
vere, though amid many difficulties—that even of obtain-
ing the paltry sum required to carry on the mere machi-
nery not being the least. A proper supply of voluntary
teachers is also wanting; yet, there should be in the con-
gregation of that church many, both men and women,
who know the preciousness of Christ, and who should feel
delight in making known the riches of his grace to their
poor, perishing fellow-sinners. According to the report
of the superintendent, much good is doing ; and as he is
also the Scripture reader of the district, he has many
opportunities of seeing and hearing the result of the
school labours, not only in respect of the children, but

their parents also. He states many pleasing instances of
mental exertion in overcoming the difficulties of arithme-
tic, and in committing portions of Scripture to memory.
May we hope that there may soon be on record cases of
higher and more important improvement, and that they
who now sow in faith in these ragged schools, fainting
not. may reap a rich harvest of Scripture blessings on the
children and on themselves.

MILNER'S SAFE WORKS.—The success of Mr. Milner
in his manufacture has been marked. He has made
nearly twenty-five thousand safes, and is going on with
his work in an increasing ratio. In one solicitor's office
in Manchester alone there are upwards of three hundred
of Milner's boxes. And not only in this locality, but
throughout the entire civilized world are these boxes in
use, and their merits acknowledged. It will appear evi-
dent that the patentee will feel anxious to maintain his
reputation, and to do so will send out every article fully
entitled to public confidence, from the excellence of the
workmanship and the faithfulness of the fire-protecting
and thief-resisting materials. And having on his part
kept these conditions, he will merit the enlarged sup-
port which so useful a discovery deserves to attain.
We have had an opportunity of inspecting a series
of twelve safes now preparing by Mr. Milner for
the Great Exhibition, which are really worth attention.
They begin with a safe of the smallest size, and go up to
the largest, and consist of half-inch wrought iron plates
externally, as all the strongest class of holdfast safes do.
The first specimen to be submitted is a safe called No. 1,
which will consist of the sides only, put together in the
first operation, to sEow the mode of dovetailing the iron i
plates. A safe of this size will also be shown in a finished
state. The safe No. 2 will advance a step on the skeleton
of the first one, and will show the inside of the lock, the
mode of fastening the hinges, and the dog bolts. This
safe will not contain the fire-proof inside, but a finished
safe of the same class will be laid beside it. The whole
of the succeeding specimens will be in a finished state,
and will include a double banker's safe, which will doubt-
less attract the attention of parties who have portable
articles of value to preserve. The whole of theexhibition
safes are fire and thief proof. The strength is equal
throughout ; and whether the safe be large or small, it
would equally resist the fire or the burglar. The two
largest of these safes are peculiarly interesting, as show-
ing the immense strength of the material and workman-
ship. They consist of a single and double doored safe--
the former 5 feet 6 inches high, 3 feet wide, and 2 feet 6
inches deep ; and the latter 6 feet high, 5 feet wide, and
2 feet 6 inches deep. The safe with the single door will
weigh about 35 cwt., and the other safe about 3 tons. As
we have stated, these safes consist externally of iron
plates, half an inch thick, dovetailed together, and they
are made stronger at the edges by means of iron bars of
equal thickness riveted all round the inside. It must be
understood that the whole of the iron is wrought.—
Courier.

TAKE HOLLOWAY'S PILLS IN CASES OF DERANGED
HEALTH, OR IMPURITY OF THE BLOOD.—This inestima-
ble medicine is a superior remedy in all cases of-Wetermi-
nation of blood to the head. benumbed feeling in the
limbs, impaired health, impurity of the blood, drowsiness,
swimming in the head, disordered stomach, loss of appe-
tite, bad digestion, and-debilitated constitution. The
number of persons cured in this way by Holloway's Pills
is incredible, and.lgho for years had been sufferers, and
had failed to get relief by medicine prescribed by the first
doctors iiefhe profession. A steady course of these Pills
will rosfore the most weakly to a vigorous state of heal*.