The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1851-12-16 00:00:00

CHESHIRE AND WALES.

THE BEBBINGTON FLOWER SHOW.—This show will
take place at Rock Ferry on Friday next, the 19th instant.
Every man's cottage at Crewe is lighted with gas, at a
cost of three-halfpence per week.

A melancholy riccidetit occurred, on Tuesday, at the
Holyhead Harbour Works, two men being killed by the
fall of the wooden stage erected at the pier.
The annual meeting of the Birkenhead Auxiliary to the
British and Foreign Bible Society was held in the Town
Hall, Birkenhead. on Tuesday evening, the Rev. A.Knox
in the chair. The meeting was addressed by several of
the local clergy, and also by Mr. T. S. Bourne, a deputa-
tion from the parent society.
CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD RAlLWAY.—Traffic for the
week ended 7th December, 1851 :—Chester and Holy-
head Main Line : Passengers, £856 17s. 10d.; parcels;
H. C. and D., £B9 6s. Od. ; goods, cattle. &c., £756
4s. Bd. ; mails, £575.—M01d : Passengers, £3O 6s. 2d.;
parcels, £1 16s. 10d. ; goods, cattle, &c., £lOO 10s. Od.—
Steam-boats : Passengers, £124 6s. ld. ; parcels, £6
lls. 4d.—Total, £2,540 18s. 11d.
On Tuesday a man, who was going about Birkenhead
offering to mend clocks, looked into the house of a worthy
dame, and, seeing no one about, walked off with her
clock. The servant, who had been in the cellar, speedily
missed it, and an alarm being given, the fellow was in a
few minutes apprehended, attempting to sell the clock
which he had stolen. He has been suitably punished by
the magiitrates.

IMPROVEMENTS IN BIRKENHEAD.--Birkenhead is
looking up a little. A long row of buildings in Argyle-
'street, which had been erected for shops, but which, for
several years, had been boarded up in a half-finished
state, are now completed, and fitted up commodiously.
for business. Several are already tenanted. A large
building in Hamilton-street, erected for a hotel, but
which latterly has been devoted.to the inglorious uses of
a milk or washhouse, is now being brought forward to
the front of the street, and the premises are being con-
verted, as rapidly as possible, into shops.
NOVEL MODE OF MEDICAL TREATMENT.—An inquest
was held yesterday week, at Little Budworth, on the
body of Robert Penkett, aged 21 years, whose death was
supposed to have been caused, or hastened, by a beating
given him with a stick, by his grandfather, under medical
advice. On Thursday fortnight the deceased was sent by
his grandfather to Budworth mill for a batch of flour,
which he left, on returning, on Budworth Heath, and
went home without it. At this time he complained of
being unwell, and went to bed. The next morning his
illness continued, and severe pains in the head terminated
in delirium. A surgeon was sent for, who, instead of
recommending physic, advised a good beating. This was
inflicted, but, as might be expected, did not succeed, and
the young man died on Saturday. Mr. Svvanwick, ano-
ther surgeon, attributed the death of the deceased to in.
flammation of the brain, and the jury returned a verdict
to that effect, accompanying it with a severe censure on
the conduct of Mr. Monk, who'advised the beating, for
his treatment of the deceased.—Chester Courant.

TESTIMONIAL TO A CLERGYMAN.--011 Saturday last,
the parishioners of Whalley transmitted to their late
curate, the Rev. H. J. Mader', the present incumbent of
St. John's, Blackburn, an elegant silver tea-pot and a
silver cream-jug, as a testimonial of their appreciation of
his services during the two years he ministered among
them. The tea-pot bears the following inscription :
" Presented to the Rev. H. J. Marten, by the parishion-
ers of Whalley, in token of their grateful appreciation of
his services during► the period that he officiated as curate
amongst them. November, 1851." The following ad-
dress accompanied the testimonial :—" The parishioners
of Whalley, deeply sensible of the value of the Rev. H.
J. Marlen's services, both in the ministrations of the
church and his visitations amongst the people, during the
period of his residence amongst them, have great pleasure
in requesting his acceptance of the accompanying silver
tea-pot and cream-jug, (the result of the contributions of
all classes, high and low, rich and poor,) as a token of the
sincerity with which they appreciate his merits, and as a
lasting and substantial tribute of their esteem, affection,
and gratitude.—Whalley, Dec. 6th, 1851."—Blackburn
Standard.

DEAFNESS.—We have to inform our readers this week
of the arrival in Liverpool of Dr. Murray, the eminent
aurist, from Paris. And also that Dr: M. will apply his
truly infallible mode of treatment-en patients daily from
eleven till six, at 27, Great George-square, Liverpool.
By this new method, applicants, although having been
totally deaf for many year are enabled to hear a watch
tick in a few minutes ; ,e6en patients born deaf need not
despair. As Dr. /guarantees a cure for every case
without pain, inconvenience, or danger, all, therefore, who
desire a speedy cafe should consult him immediately.—
Liverpool lotay6ll. _ _