The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-10-15 00:00:00

Oct. IS, 1844.

LOCAL AND PROVINCIAL NEWS.

The snbscription for the Manchester Parks now amounts
to £22,500.
LORD STANLEY.—The Gazette of Tuesday announces
the elevation of Lord Stanley to the House of Peers by
the title of Baron Stanley, of Bickerstaffe.
BODY FOUND.—The body of a labouring man, name
-.unknown, was found in the King's Dock Basin, on Sun-
day morning, and conveyed to the Dead-house.
The Customs receipt at this port for the quarter just
ended, is nearly £240,000 more than the corresponding
quarter of 1843, having now reached £1,325,000.
FATAL ACCIDENT.—On Wednesday last Richard Rad-
cliffe, a man employed on the railway, in jumping from an
engine just as it was about to start, fell underneath the
wheels, and received such dreadful injuries that he died
the same morning, in the Infirmary.
There is now building at Mr. Dobbs's chemical works,
at Wigan, a stupendous chimney measuring 50 feet across
the base, 480 feet in height, and 9 feet at the top, which
will consume in its construction more than two millions
of bricks.
On Sunday evening Lord Tenbeim, late the Right
Non. R. Curzon, preached at the new Baptist Chapel,
corner of Myrtle-street and Hope-street, of which the
Rev. Mr. Lister is the minister. His lordship is a dis-
tinguished preacher among the Baptists.
DESPATCH.—The ship Lady Milton, Captain Sinnott,
sailed from this port for Quebec on the 10th of August
last. She took in a cargo of timber, and arrived back in
Liverpool on Saturday last, thus completing the voyage
in two months and two days, being the shortest on record.
The anniversary meeting of the Liverpool Auxiliary to
the Church Education Society for Ireland will take place,
we understand, about the 24th November next. We have
heard that the deputation from Ireland will consist of the
Rev. R. J. M'Ghee and the Rev. W. M'llwaine of Bel-
fast.
NARROW ESCAPE.—On Wednesday evening, a female,
carrying a child, fell into the river in attempting to go on
board thelNun steamer at the Woodside slip. By the
promptitude of the parties on board sbe was, with some
difficulty, recovered, as was also the child, which she held
firmly in her arms, neither of them being injured beyond
the fright occasioned by the immersion.
The Magistrates of Rochdale recently committed a
Mr. Hill to the House of Correction for practising as-
trology. The man of science brought an action for false
imprisonment, and the case was to have been tried at the
Liverpool Assizes. It has, however, been settled, the
Magistrates having agreed to pay all costs, and to give
the plaintiff £l5 as compensation.
THE LETTER-BOX AT THE EXCHANGE NEWS-ROOM.
--In order to meet as far as possible the wishes of the
Mercantile body, Mr. Banning has agreed to make the
following alterations in the despatch of letters from the
box at the Exchange-room—namely, at 12 45 p.m., as at
present ; at 3 p.m., instead of 2 30 : and at 5 15 p.m.,
instead of 5.
THE STEAM-SHIP GREAT WESTERN.—The Great
Western steamer sailed from this port, for New York, on
Saturday morning last. She took out 140 passengers,
amongst whom were his excellency M. de Bodisco,
Russian Minister at Washington. lady, and family, Mr.
Jung, bearer of dispatches from Paris, and Mr. Trapman,
Dutch Consul at Charleston.
SERIOUS ACCIDENT TO AN AGED FEMALE—On Satur-
day week, Dorothy Jones, an old lady, aged 101, residing
at Bankfield-crescent, Bootle, unfortunately fell out of
bed, and came in violent contact with the floor. The
shock was so severe that both her legs were broken, and
she was otherwise injured. Shortly after the occurrence
it was deemed necessary to remove her to the Northern
Hospital.
PARDON FOR CAPTAIN PETRIE.—Last Saturday week,
- her Majesty's pardon was received at Newgate for Capt.
Petrie, of the barque Lydia, of this port, who was con-
victed at the last February sessions of the Central Cri-
minal Court, before Mr. Justice Coleridge, of an assault
upon Josiah Lawton, one of the crew of the vessel, off
the coast of Brazil, on the 19th of December last, and
sentenced to eighteen months' imprisonment.
EXTRAORDINARY QUICK GROWTH OF WHEAT.—On
The Ist instant a field of wheat, which had been pre-
viously pickled with diluted sulphuric acid, (containing
81bs. concentrated acid to the acre,) was sown at Mr.
Muspratt's farm in Newton, the land having previously
been manured with soda waste, (fifteen tons to the acre.)
In two days the wheat sprung half an inch, and has since
progressed in equal proportion.
WANTON ACT.—On Wednesday evening last, during
the performances at the Royal Amphitheatre, a respecta-
ble-looking man, named Thomas Roberts, threw a gill
glass from the gallery upon the stage, which fell and broke
within about a yard of the place where Mrs. Copeland
(the lady of the manager) was standing. The offender
Was taken into custody, and on the following day he was
committed to take his trial.
PART OF A BUILDING BLOWN DOWN.—On Wednes-
day evening the front wall of a building in Prescot-street,
London-road, was blown down by the violence of the wind.
The premises, which were formerly occupied by Mr. Bax-
endale, coach-builder, were in course of being taken down,
and a great portion of the materials had been removed.
The mass of brick-work, &c., fell towards the street,
covering a space of several yards in extent. Fortunately,
no one was injured.
REMOVING SPIRITS WITHOUT A PERMIT.—On Tues-
day evening a Mr. Charles Sheriff, excise officer, was
passing along Scotland-road, he observed John Duffy
with a large basket entering a public-house. Suspecting
Patters were not correct, he followed, and found in the
basket four bladders, containing three gallons of whisky.
Not
having a permit, the man was given into custody, and
on Wednesday, when brought up, was ordered to pay the
Mitigated penalty of £25, or go to gaol for three months.
DEATH FROM EXCESSIVE DRINKING.—On Friday
an inquest was held on the body of Martin Carolan, Ad-
lington-street, aged 34 years, who died thc day previously.
Th - deceased had drunk to excess for the last two or three
months, and had complained for a week past of a pain in
the head. He was attended by Mr. Broomilaw, surgeon,
who, having made a post mortem examination of body,
was decidedly of opinion that the deceased Lad died of
1 cohgestion of the brain, caused by excessive drinking."
Verdict accordingly.
GUANO.—The arrivals are three vessels from Ichahoe
and one from Mercury Island. The cargo of the North
Pole, from the latter place, was offered by auction on
Wednesday, when £5 15s. was refused. It was subse-
quently put on the market, and about one hundred tons
sold, the price of which has not transpired. Sales of
Ichaboe have been made from the warehouse at £5 17s. 6d.
to £6 2s. 6d. For spring delivery there is nothing doing.
The cargo of the Chimmra, from Mercury Island, is de-
clared for auction on Wednesday next.
MONUMENT TO DR. DALTON.—At a meeting of the
inhabitants of Manchester the following resolution was
come to :—" That it is desirable that a simple and suitable
memorial should be placed in the cemetery at A rdwick,
over the mortal remains of this illustrious philosopher and
exemplary Christian ; and that it is most desirable to
,fir. And a professorship of Chemistry in some public install-
"on in Manchester, to be named the Daltonian Pro-
fessorship,' one object of which shall be to illustrate the
atomic theory, and the discoveries of Dalton, in connex-
ion with other branches of physical science."
HEARTLESS ROBBERY OF AN OLD MAN.—Yesterday
week, at the Police Court, two youths, Thomas Harris and
Richard Arkwright, were charged with robbing an old
man, whose name did not transpire. The complainant
aaid that when he was going home by Nash Grove on
Saturday night, the prisoners and some other fellows
tae uto him, and some of em held ir ands over
his m
eyes and mouth, while theth others rifled hish pockets of
all the money he had, amounting to sixteen pence in
Copper, together with a pencil-case. He stuck to one of
the prisoners, and the other was afterwards secured by a
Policeman. They were committed for trial.
FASHIONABLE ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES.—Dur-
11.1g the past week the following persons of distinction ar-
rived at the Adelphi Hotel : —Le Compt Bodisco, Russian
Minister at Washington, Sir Edward Sugden, Lord
Chancellor of Ireland, and family, the Marquis de Mari,
the Marquis of Headfort, Lord Newborough, Lord Il-
cheater, Sir Piers and Lady Mostyn, Major Wynn, Lord
Ililster, Lord Standish, Lord Chief-Justice Pennefather,
Mr. S. C. Hall, Lord Stavendale, Mr. Justice Crampton,
and Lady Kerry and suite. The Lord Chancellor of Ire-
land. Lady Sugden, and the ladies of the family left for
Dublin on Friday night in the Iron Duke.
ACCIDENTS AT THE WOODSIDE BOAT.—On Wednes-
day night, when the wind was boisterous, a servant girl
named Ellen Griffiths, in stepping from the Woodside
steamer, at the steps at this side, stumbled on the stairs,
and while part of her legs projected beyond the step, the
boat. which was pitching at the time, crushed the poor
creatures foot and ancle. to fragments. She was taken
home in a car, and her leg was amputated under the su-
perintendence of Dr. Thorburne, Mr. Hutchings, and
Mr. Banner. She bore the operation with much forti-
tude. On the same evening, a woman and child fell into
the water between the boat and the Woodside slip as
loe same boat was leaving the ferry. They were rescued
lo an exhausted state, and taken to Gough's hotel.
COTTON GROWN IN CHESHIRE.—On Wednesday week
a fioe specimen of Sea Island cotton was exhibited in the
Exchange News-room. It was grown by Mr. Maury, at
is residence, in Liscard, and the specimen exhibited con-
!dated of two bulbs—one open, exhibiting beautiful cotton;
like the other closed. The cotton looked so natural, so much
a sample taken from a bag, that several gentle-
men refused to believe that it belonged to the plant to
w.
inhich it was attached ; and one of them was so pertina-
cous
his scepticism, that Mr. Jones tore open the
closed bulb, and exhibited to his astonishment similar
cotton in its natural prison. Mr. Maury, we believe,
will be glad to show the cotton tree to any gentleman
calling. It is kept in a temperature of about 80.
ATAr. CeIt:MISTS AT THE DOCKS AND PIERS.—On Friday
fell. William Tomkinson, organist of Egremont church,
e into the river, at the Prince's Pier, whilst crossing
zgrottn the New Brighton to the Egremont boat. He was
to out, in about five minutes, by a waterman belonging
the flat Prince, and taken to the Receiving-house, in a
veryexhausted state ; but he was so far recovered, about
twelve o'clock on Saturday, as to be able to proceed home.
•Le A.teiut twelve o'clock, on Friday, a boy, named Thos.
r_ cuoster, fell into the Trafalgar Dock, but was speedily
Clare
ed from his perilous situation and conveyed horse to
oce-court —The same day William Jones, one of
the labourers at the new
to the deckof nor
injured.— north docks, fell off a plank on
a flat underneath, and was very severely
Wood-
side slip
.‘s the half-past nine boat was leaving Wood-
anxiett;
ton
get Saturday morning, an elderly man, in his
preci-
pitated in°fi theonri
board, missed his hold and was
The engines were immediately re-
versed, and he was taken out and brought on deck in a
Thoroughly saturated state.