The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1848-10-17 00:00:00

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YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION. LONDON.-
-Of a course of twelve lectures, to be delivered during
' - winter at Exeter-hall, one is to be by the Rev. Hugh
D.D., of Liverpool,—" The Characteristics of
Ttornanism and of Protestantism, as developed in the
'spective teaching and worship," and another by the
v. Thomas Raffles, D.D., LLD.. also of this town,—
+ernal Evidences of the Divine Inspiration of the
^g of the Old and New Testament."
SEROUS APOPLEXY.—An inquest was
on Saturday before the deputy borough coroner, Mr.
Statham, on view of the body of Maria Crenall, wife of a
-kilor, who resided at No. 8 court, Renshaw-street. De-
sed had latterly been addicted to drinking spirits, and
found dead in bed on Saturday morning. A bottle
%ling a small quantity of laudanum was found in the
,d it appeared she had occasionally taken quan-
that drug. From a post-mortem examination, it
that death was the cause of serous apoplexy, the
of drink and a narcotic carelessly taken. Verdict
" Natural causes."

DEATH FROM

ORIGIN OF REFLECTING LIGIITIIOI7SES.—III the last
meeting of a society of mathematicians at
rs proposed to lay a wager
mph of a newspaper at ten
light of a fartbjng candle. The

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a woo:len dish wi
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s wager

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h pieces of looking glass, fastened

teed his reflector behind the can.
One of the company marked this
-phic eye. This was Captain
`et., with whom originated the
gt Liverpool in 1763.—The

lent with a philosophic eyt

Hutchinson, the doCk n
rtfleCting lighthouse, erected

cdotes

On the 25th ult. the managers, clerks,
and others in the employment of the
y, of Liverpool, were entertained with a
mer given by W. Bailey, Esq., one of the
firm, and son of Joseph Bailey, Esq.; on the occasion of
his recent marriaze. Mr. Roberts, who has served the

company for
of the clerk

years, r

d Mr. M'Sweeny, one
was in the vice chair. Several persons
uthshire were present on the occasion, and

ardent wishes being expressed for the health and happi-
ness of the bride and bride-groom, with prosperity to the

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" old works at home."—Hercford Journal.
AWFULLY SUDDEN DEATH.—Mr. William Evans,
builder, of Ince Blundell, late of the firm of Washington
and Evans, expired on Friday under circumstances truly
lye o'clock he walked into the Misses
in Dale-street, and seated himself in

urant,

lln ; at the same time he called for some re-
freshment, which he wished to be brought in without de-
lay, as he bad taken a ticket at the office on the opposite
side of the street for one of the omnibuses then about to
start. A young person in the establishment brought the
refreshment, but just as Mr. Evans was about to partake
of it, he fell from his chair, and in another moment was
acm pse. Ile was in a state of intoxication when he en-
tered the house.
LITHOGRAPHIC PORTRAIT OF THE LATE LORD GEO.
BENTINCK.—An excellent lithographic print of this la-
mented nobleman has just been published by Mr. Geo.. E.
Jones, lithographer, Lord-street. It is taken from a re-
cent and very spirited sketch, and conveys both the per-
son and the expression of the noble original—the manly
and aristocratic bearing and the intellectual character of
features, on the latter of which is impressed more of
thoughtfulness than those who have only been in the
habit of seeing him amidst the excitement of his once-
favourite pursuits will recognise as belonging to him, but
which is in strict keeping with his recent arduous and
wearing labours in the cause of his country, This sketch
ought to be in the hands of every constitutionalist.
STEAM NAVIGATION BETWEEN LIVERPOOL AND NEW
Yonx.—We undeastand that a party in' America are com-
mencing with great spirit the organisation of a steam
navigation company, in opposition to Cunard's splendid
line of steamers. A Mr. E. K. Collins, of New York, is
the party who.bas commenced the movement, the arrange-
ments of which are on a grand scale—a regular go-a-head

The proposed new steamers are to. be 285 ft. long,

46 ft. broad, 300 tons burden, and with engines of aboUt
the same as the Great Britain. The contractor znarantees
greater power and elegance in proportion to- size and
weight than has ever been attained ; each vessel is estima-
ted to cost $500,000, including half that sum for machi-
nery ; already about 2.2,500,000 are said to be subscribed,
and two of these gig:antic vessels are expected to be ready
by the autumn of 1849.

DEATH FROM ACCIDENT.—On Saturday an inquest was
held on view of the body of Robert McQueen, aged 22,
who had been employed some time at Mr. Jacks's boiler-

works, in Dublin-street. On Saturday week deceased
and two other men were opening a large wooden gate, on
rollers, belonging to the premises, and from which the
guide above had previously been taken to allow the pas-

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sage through of some large boilers. Deceased fasten-ed a
rope round a large fly which was against the yard wall, to
guy. The gate dii./ not keep its per-

id as it fell outward into the strecf, it milled
over the wheel (which weighed 18 cwt)upon the deceasedy
who was so much hurt that he died on Thursday at the
Northern Hospital.—Verdict, "accidental death, with a
recommendation from the jury that the gate should be
better secured in future.

BOOTLE NATTONAL SCHOOLS.—We are much gratified
to learn that the Earl of Derby, with his accustomed libe-
rality, has recently contributed to the enlargement of
these schools. The noble Earl, in addition to a grant of
land for the purpose, has been a donor of the handsome
sum of £5O. Encouraged by this munificent gift, the
inhabitants of Bootle have collected among themselves a
sufficient sum to complete the work begun under such
auipices •,. and now, in addition to the previously existing
Boys and Girls' School, there is a spacious and commo-
dious Infant School, opened for the growing-requirements
of the neighbourhood. We congratulate the trustees of

these schools, and especially their active and well-known
treasurer, on the consummation of their laudable efforts
for the welfare of the children of the poor, and the gene-
ral benefit of the district. Seeing the zealous and unti-
ring labours of their pastor; the congregation of Bootle
Church are always ready to do good, and to distribute.
" Verily, they will not lose their reward."
HANDSOME TESTIMONFAL.—In the exhibition of the
Liverpool, Academy, there is a fine full-length portrait, by
Midge, of our respected townsman Mr. Braithwaite Poole,
which was- pesented to that gentleman as a testimonial of
the esteem in which he is held by the officers of the
London and North Western, Railway, with which he is
immediately connected. The sum paid to Mr. Illidge for
this work was 300 guineas. Mr. Poole is also about to
receive ano,ther valuable gift as a token of the estimation
in which his services to railways are held. In the shop
window of Mr. Doke, of Lord-street, may be seen a
handsome service of plate, consisting of a tea service, a
coffee service, and a salver. The value of the whole is
two hundred guineas. The salver bears the following in-
scription :!--" Presented, with a tea and coffee service, to
Braithwaite Poole, Esq., by the members of the Railway
Managers Goods Conference, as testimony of the great

in which he is held by them, and as an acknow-
ledgment of his valuable services as originator, and for
some time honorary secretary of these useful meetings.
Manchester, August, 1843.
INCREASED CUSTOMS RECEIPT AT LIVERPOOL.—

.bout one-third of the aggregate improvement in the
ustoms Revenue in the three kingdoms emanates from
iiverpool alone ! There is an IncreaBe here of £148,065
the quarter just ended, over the corresponding quarter
f last year ; of which increase we believe about £30,000

arises from the existing Corn Duties—which were not in
force last year. We understand that there has been a
off in Spirits, Wine, and Tobacco, and which would
Dre marked in the aggregate, were it not that
£116,000 has been received within the last
ter on Sugar. The respective Quarters stand thus :
Quarter ending 10th October, 1848, X 1,010,04
Ditto ditto, 1847. 871,629
Taking the three quarters of these two years, there is also
a very considerable Increase, amounting to-.£131,311, viz.,

The three quarters ending loth Oct., 1858,.2,629,234
D.tto ditto, 1847 '2,497,923
The fiscal improvement is greater locally than nationally.
The last quarter's receipt here is at the rate of Four Mil-
lions sterling per annum—which is almost as high as ever
it reached even when the duties were higher and there
vere much fewer "free" imports.
LIVERPOOL INDUSTRIAL RAGGED. SCIIOOLS.—It has
mined to establish Industrialßagged Schools in
this town, in addition to the ordinary ragged schools now
in existence, provided £5OO can be raised for that purpose.
Exclusive of the first outlay in.fitting up a suitable build-
- the expense of each child is estimated to be from £5
Now, as it appears, by the return ob-
- of the Borough Gaol, that there
--‘ luvenile criminals. con-

to £7 per annual

tainedfrom t

community

wring the year, at a ec
f about £l5 10s. per head, the very economy.

;t to thi

.rial Ragged Schools; independent of ail higher
,lotive., is worthy of serious consideration. In the pro-
posed schools, the children will be provided with an allow-
ance of wholesome food of the plainest description.
Cleanly and industrious habits will be inculcated, and
they will be instructed in some means of earning an ho-
nest livelihood, in addition to the usual simple rudiments
of learning. The religious instruction will be given from
the Bible in the authorised vers'ion; A provisional com-
mittee has been established, for the purpose of carrying
out the object. Mr. T. D. Anderson, of India-buildings,
is the treasurer. and Mr. J. Ilubback, the secretary.
The Mayor is one of the committee.
WILDE-STREET FREE SCHOOL—The committee have
1 their report for the past and present year, and it
have been very successful in prosecuting the
purposes confided to them by the members of the Mental
Improvement Society. The school was opened on the
22nd November last, to afford " instruction in reading,
writing, and arithmetic, to poor lads, on the evenings of
four days of the week. Besides this, occasional lessons
were given. rho attendance of pupils has been large, the
average being from 40 to 50 each night. In June it was
necessary to close the school for a few weeks, and was re-
opened on the 18th September. The following passage is
quoted from the report :—" They were engaged during the
day in some industrial occupation ; some were in the 'w-
est depths of poverty, others orphans, and two or three
Nifessedly procured a livelihood by street begging—their

appears they

ages ranged.frorn 10 to 20 years. Generally speak►ng they
were at the commencement very ignorant and very disor-
derly; so much in fact was the latter the case, that for
the first few nights it was found necessary to have a po-
lice-officer present ; but under the judicious management
of the excellent paid teacher (Mr. Arnold) and his volun-
tary assistants, (several friends having regularly attended
and aided him,) great improvement was speedily visible,
and ere the closing of the school many of the pupils had
made remarkable progress in the attainment of knowledge,
and the behaviour of all had become most satisfactory."
The treasurer has a small fund of about £lO in hand, but
the annual expenditure will hereafter be larger, as appli-
cations for admission will increase. It is hoped that the
liberality of the public will enable the successors of the
present committee to open another school in some other
part of the town, It is gratifying to add, that at the re-
opening of the school nearly 80 lads presented themselves
for admission, 40 of whom had previously been pupils.

'lii; LIVERPOOL STANDARD.