The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1851-06-17 00:00:00

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Several of the
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“irreci by their te,
during the Midsummer vacation.
, Mr. Copeland, the spirited lessee of our two poontat
theatres, has made an engagement with Catherine flay.for a farewell concert in Liverpool' previous to her trr
atlantic trip.
, Messrs. Pelle and Co., shipbuilders, of Workington,
have presented to Mr. Joseph Bushby, shipowner
toWn, a handsome silver salver. A.
esteem

s in visiting the

Ilreat Exhibition

Akked of £5 on the saneses— ' Norris soli-
cites? while landing from the r-cilway boat, was lightened
Ot 364.
Tue,,lPutiloYALTY.—At the Roman Catholic-inner,
"aV t D Hu heq the company drank the health
of
tk 4_, r. g
-Pope before that of the Queen, and the practice
„s,„, to be general at all similar festivities.
The Watch Committee, on Saturday, aftera lengthened
I,ll,Y,e,stigation, acquitted Inspector Haines, who was charged
8:..‘11 neglect of duty in connexion with the riot and as-
•-t on the Rev. Mr. Wolseley, whilst preaching in
Standish-street.
On the sth instant, James Fulton, a notorious Liver-
l'ool thief, who at the last Chester assizes was sentenced
t.° be transported for fifteen years, for burglary at Birken-
.ll'and, effected his escape from Kuutsford gaol, and has
"I'et been re-captured.
~,,Sarah Berry, appointed as mistress to the West Derby
workhouse School, is the third person that has proved a
Inalification to take the management of a public school,
and that has been trained in the :-South Corporation
hoof, within the last twelve months.
-ii9u Thursday week, a young man named Clayton, from
41ifax, crossed and recrossed the-Woodside ferry so often
,a to attract observation. He rose-41p at last and leaped
Into the river. The boat was stopped, and he was rescued
with difficulty.
The ill-fated passengers by the Agathon will, we under-
stand, sail in a few das for Buenos Aes. £l5O has
been subscribed, but this is only about half the amount
'required to fit the emigrants for their veyage. Any further
assistance may be handed over to" Lieutenant Hodder, or
Dalton, Waterleo-rosd.
JiIttINSWICIE CLUB.—We perceive that the fifteenth
quarter of this club commences on the 30th inst. There
never was an association started that promised and has
realized greater advantages. Literature is combined with
scientific amusements; and the charges are so economical
"40 be within the reads of nearly-all.
subs Tablet contains an advertisement appealing for
oriptions in aid of the 'Popish rioters at Birkenhead.
ranng the donations advertised are :—" His Eminence
Xaerdinal Wiseman. £10; the -Right Rev. the Bishop of
10 port, ; the Right Hon. the Earl of Shrewsbury,
40 • the Right Hon. the Earl orNewburgli, £5.
DESPATCH AT THE ALBERT. DOCK.—On Thursday the
splendid ship Confucius, Capt. Scott. which arrived in the
eraeY, from Shanghai, was hauled into the Albert Dock
at
• 11130 n, and discharged in ten hours. Her cargo con-
sisted
of nearly 9,000 packages of tea,and 329 bales silk.
n Saturday, at noon, the'Confueius was hauled into the
Graving-dock.
The Roman Catholic* of laiverpocil gave a banquet on
Tuesday evening, at the Adelphi Hotel, in honour of the
Y. Dr. Hughes, Roman .Catholic :Archbishop of New
Ir
9c• About one hundred and twenty gentlemen assem-
bled,amongst the principal guests being the archbishop,
Who sat on the right band of the chairman, Mr. J. B.
4spinall
AlR:—Although many specifics (some of a useless
ra
h Cter) have been offered for the restoration of the
Mad we believe that one of the best is that offered by
eoZarne de la Garde in our advertising columns. The re-
eol;ai in its favour are very-strong, and on the
ett:,2ent it has ga;ned a well,founded reputation for its
Oa ly beneficial 4ffects.
" Teeslntday intelligence was received at Lloyd's that,
Packet, slaY evening, the 10th instant, the Plymouth
Struck wnilst on her voyage from Penzance to Liverpool,
Stant)
lY a sUnken rock rounding the Scilly, and almost
fOundered, every soul on bor.rd perishing. Bs:-
.""eS her crew of eight men, she had about eighteen emi-
grants proceeding to Liverpool to go out to America.
Their names are not at present known.

of personal

-stage, and Mr

CRICKET
Thursday
the 2nd eleven of the Liverpool Cricket Club, and the
Vernon, on the"ground of the former. After an interest-
Ing game, the Vernon proved victorious, with five wickets
I°_Bo down. The following was the score :—Liverpool,
C.. innings, 55 ; 2nd, 75. 'Vernon, Ist innings, 66 ; 2nd,

—A game was played on the evenings of
hn co, nr.rl Warinperinv thr. IMI

the he acific Steam Navigation Company announce, by
the Pacific Steam Navigation Company announce, by
Itar' seretary, M. W. Taggart, conveyanec by steam to
todelta, Rio de Janeiro, and Valparaiso. Their royal
ns steam-ship Santiago, a- fine new iron versel, of 1,000
this burthen and engines of 400-horse power, will leave
zeort for the above places, without taking cargo, on
e 31st of July next. Her accommodationc for passen-
r6 are of a superior description.
cotpsn Monday, the new schools for girls and infants, in
Itec"cion with Sr. Mary's .Church, were opened by the
sci-„; iktidrew Knox, incumbent of Birkenhead. The
a, nertooms will accommodate 130 girls and 1.50 infants ;
`ll addition, there are a teachers' and class room,
chi one to
&c. The buildings owe their erection
theeti7 to the exertions of thellev. A. Knox, assisted by
.. Ineral contributions of several gentlemen.
elcuANsuip —Messrs Thompson and Son.-who have
en ••
established in Liverpool nearly a quarter of a century
lesV°fessors and teachers of writing have, we may fear-
-410,Z,5,a3r, given to their pupils satisfaction uneqvgyed—
Mei' "lan one case of the improvement they establish by
sYstem has come under -our personal inspection.
- iperedi of style convened in a few lessons is-almost
scribe anniversary tea meeting .of the friends and - sub-
,..ers.to St. Thomas's Schools., Toxteth-park, was held
t:n-uhursday evening, in the middle school-room, Graf-
ref -street, which was appropriately and elegantly deco-
ed for the occasion. The Rev. 4. 0. Powell, ineam-
• enti PrAQ;4-1 Is was stated that the number of scholar.
thr-

to -Z6B

three schoc

The Rev

Parry, and Mr

aCda(p)enter,-Ilornas Gardner, I.
pressed the meeting.
'WHEAT.—A very fine specimen of early whea
Wasf. exhibited on Friday, in the Exchange Newsroom;
OM the farm of Mr. Henry Nield, formerly of Manches-
sn'l't but now of Spital Hall, near Birkenhead. It was
17:7811,!!_Octo_ber last, after potatoes (for which the land

tillage„
Air fee.. _
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light-soil), and had no subsequent
re firm, and with the heads, measure

re from
.seven to eig

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