The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1848-07-04 00:00:00

THE DIVISION ON THURSDAY NIGHT AND
THE SUGAR DUTIES.

The market for sugar has been very little influenced by
the division of Thursday night, affirming the motion for
going into committee. The trade is at present only from
hand to mouth ; and anything like speculation is quite out
of the question. Among the members of the sugar
growing interest the feeling is strong, that a perseve-
rance in the act of 1845,—the total exclusion of slave-
grown sugar—preferred by Sir Robert Peel to the " set-
tlement" of 1846, would have been the most desirable
course in every respect for us to have pursued. We were
in 1845-6 increasing our production very greatly ; and
would in a very few years have been independent of any
slave labour supply. The advantage to be derived from
the offer of half a million for immigration purposes, is
less regarded than it was at first, little as it was then
valued. The colonists want to know where they are to
find the security, when it is well known that in most of
the West Indian Islands there will be no revenue to
pledge.

The calls on railways, for the month of July, exceed
£3,800,000.
DOCK ACCIDENT.—On Saturday William Remblance,
a boy aged 15, belonging to the schooner Good Design, at
present lying in George's Dock, left the cabin to go on
shore, and was not afterwards seen or heard of until the
grappling was used, when his body was brought up from
tha water.

A MAN FOUND DROWNED.—The body of a young man
named Chailes Batten, was picked up by a boatman on
the river near the North Dock walls, on Saturday. De-
ceased who had lived in Jones-street, Toxteth-park, with
his father, had-on the 4th June gone to bathe and was
drowned.

SUDDEN DEATH.—Soon after nine yesterday morning
a man named Moses Slater, residing in Stanley-street,
went into a public-house in the street, and complained of
cramp in the legs. He then smoked a pipe, and while
doing so fell sideways, and died in a few minutes in au
apoplectic fit.
DEATH FROM BURNING.—Henry Jackson, aged four
years, living with his parents in Penryhn-street, Scotland-
road, lighted a piece of paper at the fire, which he after-
wards threw upon the floor. He then stooped near it and
his clothes taking fire, he was so much burnt, that he died
on Sunday.
ANOTHER THEFT BY A FEMALE SERVANT.—At the
Police-court yesterday, two women, Ellen Crosson and
Hughes, were charged by Mrs. Leyland, of Seymour-
street, with stealing a cloak aLd shawl , also, two silver
teaspoons and a pair of silver sugar tongues from the com-
plainant's house, where Crosson was a servant. She took
the articles to a woman, (a pawnbroker,) whose name we
did not learn, and who in place of detaining the plate,
sent it to a cellar in the same street. The cloak and shawl
were found on the prisoner's back when she was appre-
hended, but she had stated that the spoons, &C., belonged
to her mistress. The other prisoner was implicated, and
both were committed for trial at the sessions.

NEW PASSENGER ACT.—The new American passenger
law comes into operation here on the 16th instant. Under
this act vessels carrying steerage passengers have, M ad.
dition to improved cooking accommodation, ventilation,
&c., to provide each passenger during the voyage with,
per week, 2 lbs. of oatmeal, 11 lbs. of biscuit, 1 lb. of
flour, 1 lb. of rice, 1 lb. of peas, 1 lb. of pork, and a
quantity of vinegar. The Black Star packet-ship Ivanhoe,
Of 1151 tons register, Captain W. Edwards, now on her
third voyage, owned by Taylor and Me:ner, of New York,
the founders of the Black Star line of packets, is intended
to sail for that port on the 19th instant, and will probably
be one of the first packet-ships to comply with the regu-
ations of the new act.
HANDSOME PRESENTATION. There are few COM-
M anderA connected by transit with the port of -Liverpool,
whose general character and seamanlike conduct has
given more satisfaction than that of Captain Watson
Ferris ; and it is gratifying to have to record a slight tes-
timonial to his acknowledged talent as a transatlantic
navigator. He was presented, on Thursday last, by Mr.
J. C. Taylor, on behalf of a few friends, with a splendid
gold lever watch, which, as thn in3(fption justly inscribed,
was not presented on account of its intrinsic value, but
as a slight testament of the high esteem in which he was
held as is social friend and a valonrous and humane
commander. Captain Ferris acknowledged in suitable
terms his high appreciation of the spirit which had dic-
tated the gift.
SUDDEN DEATH FROM DISEASE OF THE HEART.—On
Saturday last, Michael Wiltshire, a car driver, and about
40 years of age, was driving a car along Dale-street, when
he asked another driver (Picton) to get on to the box
with him, which he did. The car went for a fare to a
street near the Zoological Gardens. On coming back,
and when near the stand in Islington, deceased suddenly
pulled up, and exclaimed, " Oh dear ! I'm done for,"
and called to some men to put him inside, and take him
home, He was put inside, and Picton drove him home
to Sir Thomas's-court, Dale-street. On taking him out
.he was found to be insensible. A surgeon was called, but
he died in half an hour after. Mr. Cripps, who examined
the body said, that death was caused by disease of the
heart.

FUNERAL OF THE LATE SUPERINTENDENT BROWN.
—The remains of the late respected 11r. Brown were con-
veyed to their last resting place on Saturday,. with all the
honours available, by the body to which he belonged. The
police officers who were not on actual duty, and their su-
periors in the force, assembled in the neighbourhood of
the Exchange at eleven o'clock, and proceeded, in order,
to the house of the deceased in Exchange-street. East.
Shortly afterwards the procession moved forward as fol-
lows, through the principal thoroughfares, to St. James's
(Mount) Cemetery :—The fire brigade, under Superin-
tendent Hewitt ; the hearse; a mourning coach, with the
relatives of the deceased ; the police force, all wearing
swords, and about five hundred in number • the inspec-
tors ; the superintendants ; and, finally. dr. Dowling,
the head-constable, on horseback. A vast concourse of
spectators not connected with the force, collected on the
ground, and all, during the service and burial, appeared
to be impressed with regret for the demise, and respect for
the memory, of so long tried, active, and faithful servant
of the public. _ _

THE FERRIES.—We last week stated that it was, we
believed, the intention of the Woodside Commissioners to
issue halfpenny tickets for the Woodside ferry, in quanti-
ties of not less than sir. It is since said that the con-
tracts are also to be reduced. Nothing definite has yet,
however been decided upon : but a new proposition has
been talked of in some quarters—the result of which re-
mains to be seen—namely, to render the ferry transit
across entirely free, as if it formed a portion of the high-
way, the boats. &c., to be kept up by a general rate.
This project has been favourably spoken of in some quar-
ters. Some questions, however, arise as to how such a
plan would practically work ; first, as regards inducing an
indiscriminate rush to the boats of all classes, especially
on Sundays and other holydays, so that two classes of
boats might be required; and second, as affected the
other ferries which are private property, and which, even
at very reduced fares (if they too a ere not supported by a
fair share of the rate) would be unable to continue to run
at all.

CHARGE OF MAKING BASE COIN.-At the Police-
court, yesterday, John Ryan, Catharine Ryan, (his
daughter) Thomas Quin, and a boy named Michael Ca-
sey, were placed at the bar, charged with being found with
materials for making base coin, and several of them with
uttering the same. One of Ryan's sons, a mere boy, ap-
peared to give evidence against them ; but, being alarmed
before he proceeded, his evidence was not taken. The
whole of the prisoners lodged with an old woman in Beau-
street, and it was through the information of the boy
Ryan that they were apprehended. The house was
searched by police-officers, and there were found in the
cellar several old iron spoons, some plaster of Paris, &c.,
but no mould. The boy had told one of the officers that
his father used to make ten shillings at a time, by melting
metal in one of the spoons which he pointed out. The
girl had passed a base sixpence to a party who appeared,
and the elder prisoner had endeavoured to pass a base
shilling. They were all remanded for further inquiry.
STEALING FROM A DWELLING HOUSE.—Yesterday, a
servant woman named Ann Mc. Cabe, was charged before
Mr. Rushton with having stolen from the house of Mrs.
Hannah Harwood, a bag containing £23 12s. Bd. Com-
plainant said she kept a butcher's shop and house attached,
in Mill-street, Toxteth-park. The prisoner had been in
her service for about three weeks, but was about to give
place to another servant. On Sunday evening, about halt-
past six, witness went out to go to chapel. It appeared
that during her absence, prisoner had gone up stairs to
witness's room, and there told one of witness's daughters
who was present to go down stairs and she (prisoner)
would follow her. Prisoner added that she was going to
set up business for herself, but did not know how she
should get the money. Prisoner had got leave to go out
for an hour or two, and did not return till late. On going
to the drawer in which she kept her money in a bag, com-
plainant found it was gone. She had seen it safe between
eleven and twelve o'clock in the forenoon. A key was
found upon the prisoner when she was apprehended, which
it appeared would open the drawer ; and it was not corn.
plainant's key. A dress and shawl were also missing, and
supposed to have been taken from the house by the pri-
soner. As further evidence is expected the prisoner was
remanded.