The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1851-01-28 00:00:00

Loral griuss.

The Rev. W. Pollock preached in St. John's Church,
Dublin, on Sunday, in behalf of its parochial institutions.
The Welsh Charity Ball is announced for the 25th of
February. The Dowager Lady Erskine is the patroness.
child of Mr. John Mitchell, the Irish exile, and her
fourren, sailed in the Condor for Australia on Wed-
Tuesday,
The assizes will commence at Lancaster on the 17th of
February, and at Liverpool on Saturday, the 22nd of
March.
It is in contemplation to hold a meeting in this town to
consider the desirability of renewing the agitation for the
repeal of the tea duties.
This evening the Rev. C. M. Birrell, a talented dis-
senting divine, will lecture, at the Concert-hall, on
Martin Luther."
On Saturday evening the Sligo steamer, Connaught
Ranger, and the steamer Sea Nymph came into collision
near the Huskisson dock. The bowsprit head and cut..
water of the former were carried away.
dSir Joshua Walmsley, M.P., has been a guest at Al-
rpe Rectory, the residence of the Rev. J. Aspinall,
tine
the past week, where large parties of the neigh-
bouring gentry were invited to meet him.
Acad. Al a C. Pidgeon, the secretary of the Liverpool
Academy is about to leave Liverpool, having been sp-
ringineers,
Pointed Professor of Painting at the College of Civil
Putney, near London.
hiAbout a fortnight ago, Robert Sully, a labouring man,
pployed at the railway luggage station, Birkenhead, had
ills back accidentally broken. He was conveyed to the
Infirmary in Grange-lane, where he died on Tuesday.
Thursday,
official report, read at the Health Committee on
unrsdaY, set forth that a general cleansing of the " pits"
in the Park had taken place, and that 248 dead dogs had
been taken thence. The number of feline carcases, if any,
Was not enumerated.
The workmen in the employ of Messrs. Samuel and
-James Helene, on Friday, presented to their manager,
Mr. Siddall, a valuable, timepiece, at the house of
r' riarley, Market-house Inn, Gill-street. Mr. James
U Lielme presided.
The Rev. W. F. Taylor, of Claughton Firs, has had a
watch stolen from his drawing-room by an Irishman who
was a candidate as organist to the church, and who ob-
tained admission to the house under the pretence of want-
ing to see him.
On Friday evening a commercial traveller, who was
stopping at the Stork Hotel, Liverpool, when taking a
walk in the neighbourhood of Williamson-square, at the
top of Hood-street, had fifty sovereigns feloniously ex-
tracted from his pocket.
Two cases of death, arising from the too prevalent
practice of leaving children in rooms where fires are of
easy_ access, occurred last week. The deceased were Sarah
'Wilkinson, of Douro-street, aged six years, and Ellen
Burke, aged two years and a half.
We regret to learn that advices were received in town
yesterday from Italy, ncing the decease there of
Elias J. Mosley, Esq. a
tni nmo
emineThent banker of this town.
lamented gentle' had retired thither for the
man
benefit of his health.
elOn Saturday last, the Rev. D. James delivered an
!-'ll_Oqueurchnt lecture, in the morning, in St. Matthew's
the , Scotland-road, and, on learnine the amount of
collection thenmade,gave liberally towards the
Same for church
LIVE 'expenses.
reetin OOL CHARITABLE SOCIETY.—At the monthly
Was g of this excellent society, held on the 24th instant,
ativen
toresolved—
That the thanks of the committee be
serting in his •Editor of the Liverpool Standard for in-
of the societyis journal the monthly report of the operations
On m•
Club, ondaY evening, a deputation of the Bold-street
tion of Qr
Liverpool Friendly Society, the largest institu-
.,,,._ the kind in town, presented to J. B. Hymns, Esq.,
ra-51enut.,
°t magnificent silver tea-urn, as an acknowledg-
teen r services during the last six-
ears.
chased as their surgeon
A n',
the English capitalists who have recently pur-
Irish estates in the Encumbered Estates Court, is
Thour esteemed townsman, Mr. Cunningham, the architect.
property lies in the county of Cork. Mr. Cunning-
is.natil now in Ireland inspecting geological districts in
the countY of Wicklow for a mining company.
On Tuesday evening an alarm was raised in Hamilton-
square by a lady and her two daughters, resident in that
fashionable locality, that there were robbers in the house.
°n inquiry, the alarm was found to be caused by two
Police-officers, who were in search of a thief whom they
suspected to be concealed about the chimneys of the
houses.
At the meeting of the Architectural and Archaeological
Society, on Wednesday evening, Mr. H. P. Horner in the
chair, Mr. Joseph Boult presented a memorial on the
subject of the new Building Act sought to be obtained by
the Council, and it was numerously signed by the mem-
bers present, and subsequently forwarded to the Town-

THE LATE GALES.—During the past week, severe gales
from the eastward have been experienced in St. George's
Channel ; and from various ports on the coasts adjacent
CtTerous accounts of disasters have been received. On
urdaY the screw steamer Aibatross arrived from Dub-
Zt__ after a severe voyage, during which seventy-five head
_.eaattle perished. Five also perished on board of the
urday night 0-unnlntnia during her run ; and shortly after eleven o'clock
the sloop Anna Mary, with coal from
Torn t-
mt. u Aberystwyth, drove on shore on Bubo Bank.
t,,,lErt SALE AT BIRKENHEAD.—On Thursday and
"uay, Messrs. Holme. Slater, and Crook, had timber
salesat
Birkenhead. The timber consisted of Honduras
Mahogany, cedar, rosewood, bird eyed maple. lancewood
spars, St. Domingo mahogany, &D., &c. Each day the
attendance, which was excellent, included dealers from
London, Edinburgh, Aberdeen, Birmingham, the midland
counties, Manchester, and the manufacturing districts,
Dublin, kc. The whole of the lots offered the first day
were said at good prices, the bidding being most spirited ;
and what is quite unprecedented, rosewood sold as high
as £7B per ton. On Friday, several of the finest cargoes
evil. imported were disposed of at prices equally satisfac-
tory to broker and merchant. Splendid luncheons were
provided for the company by Mr. Gleave, of the Adelphi
Hotel.

THEATRE-ROYAL.—The most attractive performance
at this theatre continues to he the Pantomime, which
works beautifully. The dancing of Madame Boleno and
Harlequin are alone worth the price of admission ; and
the ballet performance generally—especially the flag
dance, performed by a number of young ladies attired as
sailors is
very good. During the past fortnight the
nience
Pantomime has been given on fixed nights for the conve-
of the Cheshire people, and of families generally,
las the first piece ; and on these nights the audience is
eery fashionable, and the exclamations of delight from the
veeseen"tes
Present ' present are most pleasing, ana prove that the
produeecisb'ywd,thout exception, the best pantomime ever
e ingenuity, talent, and comical power of
M. 33°Iena,whose benefit, we observe, is announced for
to-night.
still rein ' am staet utagehhte tdo
toet
the
srtastaff bumper.
of. lkiel
cre.
s, Barry
Pears nightly in standard dramatic this theatre, and a -
assisted by a
vmeary efficient corps of actors ande eatciterepsses. This gentle-
ea! popular as he is in Liverpool, will not be fully ap-
ailpree:ated amongst us until his talents are absorbed by
or.t.opolitan demand. He is a careful actor, not without
ingigsleptY, and yet, whilst giving us occasional new read-
rendeer" passages in our great dramatists, never offends by
enough4lg himself eccentric. Mere imitators we have n on the stage—men whose sole merit it is that they
vcae. walk in other men's shoes, and speak in other men's
Les, Mr. Sullivan is none of these. .....IHE AMERICAN STEAMER BALTIC.—In a letter to
r:ssrs. Brown, Shiphass followin pley, and Co., Capt. Comstock gives
g Particulars respecting the late outward
to age of the American steamer Baltic, from Liverpool
that New York, and expressly contradicts all assertions
4, ~,n the Baltic ran ashore or sustained any damage : a `'! ne within 350 miles of New York, the coals (from
;x__Prournstance which cannot again occur) were so far
soausted, that I deemed it prudent to call at Boston for
heauPPly, but was prevented from entering that port by a
borreY north-east gale of wind and snowstorm, when I
frequented r the harbour of Princetown, a place much
obtained,
by which asters, where I knew coals could be
out,
and we went into on the thirteenth day 11``,• The harbour was well known to me as having a
aliQi`rjt Tnba.d bottom, and there I came to an anchor. The
free fro 'mg then light, we were in perfect safety, and as
ee II al danger or injury as if we had been in the port
that
efLW York. It is not, therefore, true, as stated here,
aliot7e ship was on shore ; neither is it true that we were
aeryed" °I either provisions or water. Our table was well
h 1 fortceis:erY day of our passage, with abundance to spare..
for New hey
after arriving at this place we started again
Where— lark, (having taken 250 tons of coal on board,)
an we arrived on the morning of the Ist of January,
voy,, nSiztY hours afterwards were again ready for another
peit-ge to Liverpool. By reference to the log you will
tulles' that on no day did the ship make less than 100
'ln e, and that against an extraordinary gale, amounting
almost to a hurricane, with a sea I never saw equalled."
GAL,
en, ,--- IN THE ATLANTIC: ARRIVAL OF THE PACKET-
Ia another
-.P 1./E WITT CLINTON AT CORK.—Our marine reports
page record the arrival of the New York
ZPacket-ship De Witt Clinton Captain Funk, at Queens-
w_a, after six weeks attempting to get to the westward.
4.' append a letter from a passenger. addressed to a gen-
-ITinan in Liverpool :—" The De Witt Cnton, off Cape
Clear, Wednesday, 22nd January, 1851.1 i ie My dear frnd,
o.lcannot
Permit, after your kindness to me, any opportu-
abouts to,
pass without acquainting you with our where.
&c. We are noi bearin u for Crk, and not
szi;thout strong and satisfactory caup se. Sionce we left
ofle,rPool, about six weeks ago, we have had a sad time
1.. ", nothing but violent gales from the westward, enough
1;1:11, reason to weary the patience of Job. Smallpox
alarm7oken out amongst the passengers, and spread
Si -ftglY and rapidly, and we have had nine deaths.
.x of the crew are also laid up with it. Under such
e(reuinstanees of awful weather and contagious disease on
?sboard, Captain Funk determined to bear up for Fayal, as
r water had become short from the voyage being so
having
and protracted, and some leakage by the casks
shifted during the gales. It was afterwards con-
sidered that Fayal being a Portuguese settlement, qua-
rantine regulations would prevent anchorage or commu-
wieation with the shore, Captain Funk therefore consulted
with his officers, and finally determined to bear up for
Cork on the 17th instant. You will perceive that we
lnado as much progress in five or six days as we did
Previously in five or six weeks, p conclusive testi-
twooY of the sort of weather we have experienced. We
shall be in Cork to-morrow morning, and it is possible
we may be there for a few days. With reference to the
eaPtaio, it gives me sincere pleasure to say that he is the
Personification of kindness itself to his passengers in the
cabin and steerage. Icould much on this subject, but
that as _ . • say .
cram* seaman and a gentleman his character is well
on t° Yoe- A finer sea boat than the De Witt
nt does
thatnot goat, and I have been much gratified to
!lad your recommendation of both ship and captain
rtebteor so fully verified. I must now bring this hasty
idaht,"
A rather abrupt conclusion, as it is now near mid-

EXCURSION TRIPS TO THE GREAT EXHIBITION.—We
believe that a great number of persons have availed them-
selves of a club which has been opened to enable the ope-
rative classes to visit the Great Exhibition of 1851. The
subscribers pay a small sum weekly, and will visit the Ex-
hibition when the price of admission is reduced to Is. The
committee of the club will afford the excursionists every
information relative to lodgings, &c.; and it is'recorn-
mended that each person should provide himself with a
stock o f provisions, in order not only to save expense, but
to put money into the pockets of the shopkeepers of this
town, which would otherwise benefit the metropolis to the
injury of those at home. It is estimated that many thou-
sands of people from Liverpool will visit London in the
year 1851 ; and an application has been made to the
directors of the London and North-western Railway to
take second and first class passengers at a reduced rate,
but an answer has not yet been received. _

THE SCOTS FREE 'CHURCH.—(From the Adelaide
Times.)—This church and congregation met last Sunday,
to celebrate public worship, at the spacious hall of the
Exchange, in King William-street. The room at the
Freemason's Tavern, which they lately occupied, was
found too small for their increasing number, and for seve-
ral services persons have collected at the doors unable to
get admittance. They have now engaged, until their new
church is completed, this elegant and commodious build-
ing (the largest, we understand, in any of the Australian
colonies), which will commodiously seat the present con-
gregation, and such additions to it as the growing reputa-
tion of their pastor, the Rev. Mr. Gardner, encourages
the elders to calculate upon. The assembly was nume-
rous and attentive, and appeared to appreciate highly the
distinguished ability of the preacher, who is a valuable
addition to the pulpit talent of the colony.—[Mr. Gard-
ner was lately resident at Birkenhead.]
SEAMEN'S READING-ROOM.—The eleventh report of
the seamen's reading-room and schools, in connexion with
the Mariners' Church, has just been issued. This, we
are informed, is the only institution where navigation is
taught gratuitously. The library contains above 600
volumes, and it will be augmented still further shortly.
During the past year, 904 persons have attended the
navigation schools ; of these, 313 were seamen, and 591
apprentices ; and of these, 76 seamen, and 123 appren-
tices, were promoted. A sextant has been purchased,
and a platform erected on the roof of the building, to
enable the students to make lunar observations. The
room is very comfortably fitted up; and the committee
solicit from the clergy books and tracts for distribution.
The daily school for girls, and the Sunday schools, have
progressed very satisfactorily. The number of the former
in attendance was frequently eighty and upwards. The
tea party:last year realized £79 175., from which had to
be deducted the expenses, amounting to £3B Ils. We
perceive that a similar festivity will take place at the
Concert-hall on Tuesday next, which we hope sincerely
will prove even more productive. The institution is
silently doing an immense amount of good, and deserves
to he warmly supported.
POPERY PRACTICALLY CONSIDERED.—This most im-
portant department of the subject of Romanism is about
to be taken up in a course of lectures by the Rev. V. I‘l.
White, in the Presbyterian Church, Islington. The fol-
lowing is a list of the subjects :-Ist. Jesuitism, its prin-
ciples and its practices.-2d. Popery, the enemy of the
intelligence, the morals, and the liberties—civil as well as
religious—of man.-3rd. Popish methods of upholding
and spreading the faith.-4th. Intelligent conviction of
the truth of Popery impossible, to be delivered on Thurs-
day evenings, at half-past seven o'clock. We have much
pleasure in calling attention to the opening lecture on
Thursday next, on Jesuitism. Englishmen accustomed
to freedom, and in ignorance of the doctrines of " proba-
bility," " intention," and such like, taking men to be
what they profess, and to mean what they say, seem to
have forgotten the past, and regarding Jesuitism as a
thing that was; to look upon it with the eye of roman e,
they do not consider that the society is at this moment in
active operation in this country, and that Lancashire is
its stronghold. So long as a Jesuit remains in the king-
dom, civil and religious liberty, not less than vital Chris-
tianity, demands of every sound Pre es'ant holding a
public position to lc( ep before the cc mmun'ty those infa-
mous principles and practices which br,mglit down upon
the Jesuits condemnation and expulsim. from every country
in Europe, Romish as well as Protestant, not excepting
that of the Pope himself.
RETURN OF THE UNITED STATES STEAMER ATLANTIC.
—We regret to state that the United States mail steam-
ship Atlantic, Captain West, met with an accident during
the heavy gales which she encountered on her outward
voyage, which necessitated her return to Cork. The At-
lantic left Liverpool on the 28th ult. at four p.m. She
proceeded against unusually heavy westerly gales until the
6th of January, the ship behaving admirably, and the en-
gines appearing to be in fair order. At 630 of the 6th
instant, the engines were stopped, and it was found that
the centre beam or shaft was broken. This occurred in
lat. 46 deg. 12 min., long. 41 deg. 30 min. Captain West
continued to proceed to the westward, against heavy wes-
terly gales, till the 11th January, eleven p.m., intending
to run for llalifax ; but, finding the gale increasing, and
the ship making but little headway, after ascertaining the
wishes of the passengers, he determined to put the ship
about, and run for Cork, which port was made on Wed-
nesday last, at eight p.m. The vessel is in good order,
and the steward's department amply supplied. The news
reached Liverpool on Thursday night, on the engineer and
purser of the vessel, who, with some of the passengers,
crossed from Dublin to Holyhead that morning. As no
steamer would leave Liverpool for America before Satur-
day next, the intelligence of the safety of the Atlantic,
and all those on board, will not reach New York until a
month after her expected arrival, when probably all hopes
as to her safety will have disappeared. When off Cork,
the passengers unanimously passed resolutions acknow-
ledging the care and attention of Captain West, through-
out the most trying circumstances (being deprived of his
first officer's services through illness), bearing testimony
to the strength and power of the ship, and declaring that
it was at their unanimous request that Captain 'West put
back to Cork. Messrs. Brown, Shipley, and Co. have
chartered the British mail steamer Cambria to proceed to
Cork, and there to take on board the cargo of the Atlan-
tic, and proceed with the same to New York. The Cam-
bria will sail from this port to-day, and from Cork next
Tuuday. Messrs. Brown, Shipley, and Co. are return.
ing the fares of the Atlantic's passengers, and many of
them have already booked themselves for the Africa.

MESSRS. THOMAS ANT) HADDOCK'S CLASSICAL
CHAMBER CONCERTS.—The fourth of these peculiarly
interesting performances took place on Wednesday even-
ing last, in the Saloon of the Philharmonic-hall. We
were glad to see so numerous an attendance, indicative no
less of the excellence of these concerts than of the
steadily increasing appreciation of this class of music.
Beethoven's Quartett in D, No. 3, Op. 18, two violins,
viola, and violincello was most excellently played by
Messrs. Thomas, Lawson, Baetens, and Haddock. The
Quartett in B minor, Op. 3, piano-forte, violin, viola,
and violincello, by Mendelssohn, one of his very early
works, and in our estimation, one of his finest compo-
sitions, was performed in admirable style by Mrs.
Beale, Messrs. Thomas, Baetens, and Iladdock, and
notwithstanding its extreme difficulty we could not
detect the slightest inaccuracy ; and what to us is
even more satisfactory than correct execution, the
various nuances were observed with a fidelity that left
nothing to be desired. The rendering of the piano-forte
part by Mrs. Beale was worthy of high praise. The duo
for violin and violincello, op. 57, by Kummer, performed
by Mr. Thomas and Mr. Haddock, belongs essentially to
the modern brillante school; as a composition, it is
admirably adapted to display the capabilities of the
executants, being the most effective combination of two
instruments we ever listened to. We never heard Mr.
Thomas to so much advantage, or estimated his
playing so highly. We have always looked upon Mr.
Haddock as our best intepreter of classical music.
The duo in question requires powers of a different order,
a more extended knowledge of the finger-board, and of
the resources of the instrument generally. Mr. Had-
dock's execution is as easy and perfect as his tone is pure
and refined. The performance was deservedly greeted
with warm and repeated plaudits. Beethoven's delight-
ful trio in G op. 1 No. 2, for piano-forte, violin, and
violincello, seldom heard, even in private reunions, is an
especial favourite of ours. It was exquisitely played by
Mrs. Beale, Mr. Thomas, and Mr. Haddock. This most
interesting concert terminated with Mozart's quartett in
B flat No. 5, for two violins, viola, and violincello,
beautifully interpreted by Messrs. Thomas, Lawson,
Baetens, and Haddock. The adagio was loudly and
unanimously encored.
IMPORTANT GOVERNMENT INFORMATION.—A case of
much importance to shipowners and the charterers of
vessels for the conveyance of passengers was heard on
Saturday, at the County-offices, Clayton-square, before
James Lawrence, Esq., Edward Cropper, Esq., and James
Bourne, Esq. It was an information preferred by the
Commissioners of her Majesty's Customs, under the Bth
and 9th Vic.. cap. 100, against Edward Rigby, the owner
of a steam-packet, for having proceeded to sea with pas-
sengers without having transmitted to the Lords of the
Privy Council the declarations of the sufficiency of the
condition of the hull and machinery of the vessel of which
he was the owner. Mr. Hull, of the firm of Fletcher and
Hull, solicitors, North John-street, in the absence of Mr.
Tindall, appeared to prefer the complaint on the part of
her Majesty's Customs, and Mr. Peel, solicitor, on behalf
of the defendant. Mr. Hull detailed the circumstance
which had given rise to it. On the 30th of July, last
year, Mr. Rigby was the owner of a vessel called the
Dunbar Castle. On that day he obtained from the Re-
gistry-office. at Liverpool, the usual certificate of owner-
ship, on which no question arose ; and on the 4th of
August the vessel went round to Preston, under the name
of Prince Arthur, and sailed thence on the following
Sunday with passengers for the Menai Straits. When
she got out an accident took place to the machinery, and
the vessel ultimately went to pieces. All the passengers
were saved, but two of the firemen perished. The object
of the present prosecution was to advertise to the owners
of steam-vessels in general that the act of parliament
would be most strictly enforced against them, and that
her Majesty's officers of Customs would, as far as practi-
cable, interdict steam-vessels, both for the Irish trade or
those on pleasure trips, putting to sea without complying
in the strictest sense with the requirements of the act.
Mr. Hull called upon the bench to inflict the full penalty
of £lOO. Mr. Peel addressed the court in mitigation of
the penalty, and in doing so urged that Mr. Rigby had
never owned a steam-vessel before, and was never likely
to own one again, for he had by this transaction been
utterly ruined. He was altogether unacquainted with the
provisions of the act, and had acted through ignorance.
Mr. James Lawrence said the bench, under the circum-
stance, had come to the determination of inflict:mg the
penalty of .£lO, as they thought the ends ofjust'ice would
be answered by that. Nevertheless, the case was one of
those which required to be brought before thr, magistrates,
and he was glad to find, the Customs ay' chorities were
taking the subject up.. Mr. Hull said it,
as the strong
desire of the Board offrrade that it shot,'.ol go forth to the
public that they were determined to P' anish, the owners of
steamers. whenever they find their •, easels going, to, sea in
sp tuiworthy. state,

Enbentore& Ottrbantrai Column.

Every movement made in the present day tends to
prove that we are about to enter into a race of competi-
tion with the world at large for the palm of inventive and
mechanical superiority. The " Great Exhibition of 1851"
is a striking proof that this is to be our destiny, and that
we must stand or fall according to the result of this race.
With a view of promoting the free interchange of ideas
between men of mechanical talent, and especially of our
humbler brethren, for whom Polytechnic and other so-
cieties open not their doors, and for whom our so-called
" Mechanics' Institutes" have done absolutely nothing,
we purpose devoting a portion of our paper, under the
above head, to the purpose of noticing such new inven-
tions as may come under our notice, and communicating
other scientific and mechanical information. We especi-
ally invite the attention of practical and work'ng mecha-
nics to this new feature in the STANDARD, knowing well
how many of the valuable ideas, suggested in the work-
shop, have been appropriated by others, through their
humble authors not possessing a ready medium for bring-
ing them before the notice of the public, or of parties
who would aid in carrying them out.

AN IMPROVED METHOD FOR ATTACHING
GUTTA PERCHA SOLES.

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The LEATHER SOLE, as here
shewn, is pierced with one of
the tools, drawings of which
are given below : one row of
holes slanting to the left, and
the next to it to the right, and
so with each pair of rows on
the sole. If the sole were suf-
ficiently thick, and the holes
continued deep enough, the
two rows would meet at an
angle, the purpose of which
will at once be seen on exa-
mining the Gutta Percha Soles.
The manner of piercing the
soles constitutes the peculiarity
of the present method, and its
improvement on that usually
adopted.

If the GUTT'A PERCHA SOLE
could be torn away from the
leather, it would be found to
have slanting rows of points,
exactly corresponding with the
holes made in the leather sole,
as shewn in the annexed wood-
cut. These points form so many
keys or rivets, which firmly lock
the two soles together.

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N.B. Solution is to be used as
hu the ordinary way.

The tools required for this
improved method of attaching
Gutta Percha Soles are very
simple, and may had at the
grindery shops, or you can
old files.

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