The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1850-12-03 00:00:00

Dee, 3, 1850.

Eccat p.rtvo.

Amon
g the passengers by the Baltic was Dr. Hughes,
eo
iaan Catholic bishop of New York.
G
u"daY's Gazette notifies that the Queen approves of
am
Simpson as vice-consul at Liverpool for the
fercit rge
of Hayti.
there :4wrigg, of Commerce-court, Lord-street, was
c2lutect employed in carrying out the plan of Mr.
,PPLelegant shop, Bold-street.
li W.ednesday, a little girl, named Margaret Connor,
is.'ag with her parents in Bostock-street, was so severely
ilat that she died on the following morning.
—we understand that the Lord Bishop of the Diocese has
'.;:erniented to distribute the prizes at the Royal Institution
TA on Tuesday the 17th instant.
era,,rdQ°n,'lst the imports by the new packet-ship Tons-
thi" a, from Philadelphia are twenty-three pieces of ma-
. Utility
417.
Anlo
of ngst the list of new registered designs for articles
lota . isthe name of W.G. m
W S ith of Castle-street,
7atstcoat having a buoyant lining.
eo tiring the Christmas holydays another series of twelve
ikneerts Nyill be given at the Collegiate Institution. The
saYer, the Earl of Sefton, the two Rectors, andW. Brown.
are among the subscribers.
by If steam-ship Dumbarton Youth has been p7chased
wha es,rs. Horsfall for the African trade. issome-
terc'ensvel to introduce steam into this branch of com -

bur 'Me girl in Bostock-street last week was shockingly
t°
death from her clothes having caught fire while
tI e act of standing on the fender to take down some-
the wall above the fire-place.
east ; ati of Carlisle, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lan -
l'orteh" II" appointed William Hepworth, Esq., of Ack-
cou;l'tyLodge, near Wakefield, a magistrate for this
'OQ
DQ"tArednesday night, a man, named Robert Lawson,
eePer on board the St. Andrew, lying in the Queen's
dock: was accidentally drowned by slipping into the

0 manificent paddle-wheel steam-ships, build-
ItoyaiNche Clyde for the British and North American
Atab' 'tail Steam-packet Company, will be named the
is and the Persia.
Sunday last a sermon was preached at St. Annefs,
kaitirtn, by the Rev. W. J. Purdon, and a collection
aid of the local charities, when the sum of
Th''' 6d. was collected.
!i) be Parishioners of Bishopwearmouth have presented
1404 hliff, Head Master of the Grange School, a very
tot ""nle silver salver, " for having afforded them ac-
the ladation for divine service during the enlargement of
111411811 church."
ofulLiverpool and Philadelphia screw steam-ship City
I'3 th"'"?, Captain Mathews, may be expected to arrive
Ellie le Mersey, from the Clyde, on or about Wednesday.
delphleves Liverpool or, her first outward voyage to Phila-
It
t°n Wednesday, the 11th instant.
tepdPaY be interesting to those who from this town in-
Pal ,t 9 Contribute to the great exhibition, to learn that
1000Ptce allotted to Liverpool is 3500 of horizontal and
1)y v.°, vertical surface. Of this 300 feet will be occupied
" Model of the docks, and 300 feet by the case of
bOrts.
On
betb. Friday evening a collision took place on the river,
ta bet
the steam-tug Uncle Sam and the screw steamer
ed kiet, by which the former was cut down to the water
tOe at the fore part of the sponson. One of the crew of
tgCaljnele Sam was thrown overboard, and narrowly
d drowning.
teasest
OF THE EXHIBITION OF PAINTINGS.—Our
Rill s will see with regret that this deliahtful exhibition
Bet Pift'se at the end of this week. Those who have not
IlitilbilsPected the collection must lose no time, or they
opetl e deprived of the opportunity. It will, however, re-
At ?In Monday for the working classes.
111 ." new and handsome seed shop of Mr. Cuthbert,
IN, 47ton-square, there is now exhibiting a pot contain-
dicliae`ieral strawberries, the majority of which are splen-
tr4,!lee, at this unusual season of the year. They were
4.4 d, " in the green-house of Mr. William Davies, of
OY-croft, Huyton.
140 f Tuesday night, a child named Catherine O'Brien
dirt found dead in her mother's arms. The parent, r
rniSerable.loo) 'l'
Moss'

creature, went into mr
et,c-house, Great Crosshall-ereet, for the purpose of
lifereiSßNg, when the poor child was discovered to be

A.
ai6ll New Room.—Mr. Roberts, who possesses first-rate
141,18 a tonsorial artist, is determined that the operatio
e elevated to the rank of a luxury. Mr. Roberts's
setatiaid room in Castle-street, will, when finished, re-
tioe„ ean apartment detached from a palace. It is spa-
ita unelY proportioned, superbly decorated, and well
Plated,, lighted, and ventilated. Enormous panels of
to th glass, extending from the ceiling to the floor, give
T'l!e saloon an aspect at once rich and brilliant.
lie„ae large and valuable premises, with the dwelling-
Wise attached, formerly in the occupation of the Anti-
„sterrey:oortthe,oEmsqpa.,ny extending to the edge of the Glouces-
and Berkeley Canal, have been purchased by Lawrence
M.P. for Derby, father-in-law of Richd.
roe,tter,
of the firm of Messrs. Price and Co. It has
bet Yet transpired to what purposes these premises are to
koaipriated, but we doubt not they will be made
able for the extension of the trade of the port.—
Cucester Chronicle.
bee,°uNcit. Com mirrEss.—The following gentlemen haYe
TaPnointed chairmen of the respective committees of
J• H. Turner ;—lmprovement : Mr. Samuel Holtne;
Co-n' Courts:—Mr. J. B. Lloyd ;—Marke
4Per ;—Education: Mr. E. Molyneux
tx'aes Parkr;—Gardens: Mr. Wm. Preston ,
4111),Zditure: Mr. John Ferguson;—ObserYatory
Ge0r,,,1'1&1,1;---Ferries: Mr. J. N. Wood;—Water
,iti--Library and Museum : Mr. J.
t tug •. Mr. J. A. Tobin ;—Paid Officers
Ex -ri,e3'i—Cars and Coaches: Mr. J. Woodruff.
Isore'r„„Rnuutatarta- CHARITY.—" Were Rome ten times
One N.,;,gressive than she is, we will not attribute to her
deed;',"re, which she does not herself avow, or which her
in or; -;° not plainly declare. We will not protest—(sic
ton on
another Christian Church, in conjunc-
cern with those who have no common sympathies, and no
.and Irian faith with ourselves. We will not join with Jews
11" unbelievers, nor even with Protestant dissenters, in
eatVn.eing Popery, because we know that they hate our
St 4 ism with an equal hatred. Sermon preached in
trtra artire Church on Sunday week, by the Rev. Cecil
lag b • ERSARY OF Sr. ANDREW'S DAY.—Saturday
eing St. Andrew's Day, numbers of the natives of
posee Land o' Cakes" met at various places, for the pur-
ath," celebrating, by public dinner, the birth of the
t
la e-11 saint. At Mr. Dalzell's, in South John-street, a
tleil number were met.he viands were not
the slic ',,but most excellent, and, " king of a' pudding
Was' the haggis,—was not forgotten. After the cloth
lion removed, many appropriate toasts were given, the
and and ballads of Scotia's Isle being well interspersed,
tthe'ae evening was passed in great conviviality. Several
Ar similar celebrations took place.
telatraeeting will be held in the Council Chamber to-day
deterlye to the new public library which the Council has
10,,,ined to establish at the Royal Institution. OIF
tetia
readers'are aware that the proprietors of that Irish-
etwn have agreed to transfer the building, the museum,
gallery of art, to the Corporation of Liverpool in
etuilY for the public. Towards the nucleus of a
bibatY, the late Earl of Harrowby has given the whole of
of
tnarliamentary blue hooks, which make excellent works
amien6ence and the public are solicited to aid in the do-
tou',.P books and funds, The circular convening the
oeh,-"ng states that in Salford £2OOO in money and 5000
fiTes were obtained in a few months for a similar object.
STEAM-SHIF BALTIC.--The American-built
lon','er Baltic., Captain Comstock, the fourth vessel form-
‘-'ollin's line, arrived here on Thursday, after a rather
°a %Passage of nearly twelve days, having left that port
ab1),,,e,16th ult. She brought over fifty passengers, and
daa ‘lOO,OOO dollars in specie. Her advices are only one
Was 4ter than those received by the Canada. The Baltic
teri.jaPected here on 'Wednesday. but we learn that in a
the ;:e Rale of wind her air-pump piston-rod broke, and
4tittArne it took to replace it with a duplicate, and the
houof the weather, caused a delay of at least thirty
the ‘,,B* The ship made twenty-five miles more than half
i
tat' "45suze in five days. The engines performed most
sfaetoei
VETERAN I tiv, ETERAN MUSICIAN.—There is now living .in
of high 001 in a state of extreme poverty, in the 82d year
air age, a well-known musical composer of his day,
encle, "tee Ware. A few philanthrophic individuals are
Rill ."uring to raise a subscription for him. Mr. Ware
itth,ll'e in the recollection of the musical world as the
e of several scientific works on music, songs, &a.
;it) higo the-leader of' Der Freisehutz at the English
Lai:-"neuse, when that opera was first introduced into
Illaon"llat17. As a musical preceptor, he enumerates
Stli..Pt his nunils several members of the nobility, be-

Mr. J

—Church
Mr.
Mr.

&. Picton
Mr

14,142aving had the honour of playing in a quartett with
tlry,`e Majesty George IV. at the late Duke of Queens-

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Ra, qaturday evening the contractors and workmen
en-
lop:' in the erection of the new shops in Bold.street, ue-
the'ing to T. B. Blackburne, Esq., were entertained by
the gentleman to an excellent and substantial supper, at
41'clirtr"ked Billet. Mr. Blackburne and Mr.,lCulshaaws,
licwpiec, were present, and addrse the we. Tien _
baildfd ,in very appropriate langesuaged . Mr. Witter, the
are r. -gr. Bromley and Mr. Tomlinson, the contract-
IserkexPressed their approbation of the conduct of the
Dersorn,". The company, which amounted nearly to 80
bclrtte,,l' Separated shortly after eleven o'clock, well
'al t„-- with the evening's entertainment,. and truly grate-
to44l Mr. Blackburn for his kindness in collecting them
Is 114.17 on that occasion.
'riell-4'I‘;TATION OF PLATE TO CAPTAIN WEST.—We
leritY alluded, on Saturday, to the elegant present from.
4°lnYi.Liorl and her associates to Captain West, which,
teeeiv? great beauty of design and execution, may wella
%hip's' more extended notice. The cup represents
,ol3stan, resting on several coils of. chased silver,
°Pot, e° with three coils of a golden chain. It stands
lilvera silver rest, below which is the base, covered with
stands .The Weight of the cup and the metal on which it
im: '8 ninety ounces, of gold and silver. It will hold
'or d",ao,d a half. In Germany such cups are fashionable
tlate4.!ll,(_ing beer, and perhaps it may properly be desig-
Dreeeh': °e'er cup: though, from the delicate way of its
b,*oaleltiorl, it 'would hardly seem that the fair donor
tnih,,,.e,ncourage its use for such strong liquors... On
gi,-,;:-loY evening last, Captain West and family were
414 -'`B of Aliss Lind, at the New York Hotel. After
With any ceremony, and entirely in_keemng
ttappeedr. simple and unostentations manner, Miss Lind
the Into an adjoining room, from which she. brought
Oftii9), filled with sweetened water, a favourite beverage
to ace cantain's, and, lacing it in his hands, desired him
"as tp't the little gift!' as' a mark of her esteem. This
Olt 0:e first intimation whith Captain West received of
Nile Rant Rift, valued at 1000 dollars, but of still greater
teurcias a testimonial of the accomplished donor's kind
--'4reto York Journal of Commerce.