The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-11-26 00:00:00

DOMESTIC.

THE MISSING BRIDEGROOM.—Mr. Joseph Ames,
wis on Wednesday week unit d to a young woman
Whitechapel Church, suddenly left his bride after thed
ceremony, first placing 120 sovereigns in her hand, 8
saying he should wait her return from the west end. Be"e
had taken a public-house, and after his departure inform ,t
her that there were £l3O in the bank which she miga
have, but that she would never see him more ! The wan:,
derer, however, whose conduct is inexplicable, has duce
returned to bis no longer " mourning bride."
HORRIBLE OCCURRENCE.—On Thursday week,
boy, the son of a fireman working at one of the Ilhyllt°,6
furnaces, was playing about the rails, when his foot she;
ped, and horrible to relate he fell into the furnace. 11;
father, with more affection than prudence, immediate/
sprung in after him, in the forlorn hope of saving bit!
child ; strange to say, he was quick enough to catch sifst
throw him out : but too late, however, for the boy
almost instantaneously have died. The father had o°,
exchanged situations with his child, and found the great
est difficulty in extricating himself from his perilous P°V
tion, which he was obliged to do by catching hold of anl
iron bar, little les) than red hot, and swinging him„Thse.
out ; but as soon as he bad done so be was senseless. .1."
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poor fellow was carried home, and now lies in a danger°,
and uncertain state. The furnace had not leng be
charged, and consequently was not at its greatest bead
otherwise escape would have been impossible.—Hereftr
Times.
THE POOR LAW.—On Wednesday, a miserable lookill
man applied. at one of the London police-offices and
stated that he had been in business in Hoxton some Yeto
since, hut, unfortunately, he went out of his mind, ale
coming out of the asylum, was ruined in business. ,
had since had a severe fall and was incapacitated for worN
to t
having broken three of his ribs. He had applied
parish for relief, but they had refused to assist him, an-
less he would go into the house with his wife and childrc....o.
The poor man continued his tale of woe as follows; is
My wife kas the strongest dislike possible to go in, sau_g
determined not, and she can contrive to keep herself m
of the house, though she can't support me too, I_Bo
willing to separate myself from her and go into thee
by myself; but they will not take me in alone, and 13
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am I wandering about almost starving, for I have n.
had a bit or sup in my mouth all this day. The Magi!.
trate.—But, as that is the case, why don't you try to
The
suade your wife to go into the' house with Yott ? bet
Poor Man.—She is determined not, and I can't force
to do it. I have pawned and sold every thing I had
_t7
would fetch any money, till now I have not got any
more to sell. It's very hard to be refusal relief after pay:
a littls
ing rates so many years. The man in reply to them agle
trate, said he had explained his case many timeg to
officers, but they refused peremptorily to relieve lan
unless they all entered the house. The magist rate grants,'
the man temporary relief, and directed enquiries to
made.

TLI E CREEP AT ST. PETER'S DOCK.—On Frith/
week, at St. Peter's Quay, about three miles below
this town, the surface of the ground, for some acres ire
extent, was affected with what in this district is called the
creep, being a sort of incipient earthquake, by which con-
siderable destruction has been done to property in the
neighbourhood, the extensive building yard of Messrs-
Smith, shipbuilders, having been rendered for a time en-
tirely useless. The first intimation of danger was ob-
served a week ago, but it was very slight, amounting only
to a rent in one of the houses. Yesterday morning the
whole of the men and boys, nearly 200 in number, Afroat breakfast in the smith's shop and store, on the north sio°
of the building yard, when they heard a loud noise, ani!
looking out, beheld the surface of the ground in mottole
In a few minutes the heaving of the surface ceased, gle;
on the men returning to the building yard, they found to:
ground rent in various directions, presenting chasms
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veral feet in depth ; the bottom of the spacious dry rl°c
capable of admitting vessels of the largest size, was throrla
up in dreadful confusion ; the sides rent, and the yih,lio
presented a sad scene of destruction. The windows to ids
neighbouring houses were broken, doors and fracue-w,llO
split and crushed, and several walls were levelled with.
ground. The movement was confined to the build'
yard and the adjacent houses. The quay next the 'lvo,
has sunk several inches, and the bed of the river, sai:ee
before was " high and dry" at low water, is now c°.'etee
to the depth of from 18 to 24 inches. The water irie
river was agitated, and the motion was felt on boar
°
vessels lying near.—Neweustle Journal. Of
MIRACULOUS ESCAPE.—A remarkable instance ITO
providential escape from untimely death occurred to
.thos.,
young gentlemen, a' Marsden Rock, near South Sb'ehpen
on Tuesday week. It appears that a holiday having of
given at the school which they attended, a numbs
and
youths went to Marsden Rock for a little excursion, a of
to enjoy the beauties of that romantic spot. Threeegor
the party descended to the beach and wandered about 'l,,
some time; these were the sons of Mr. Wealands Ear,
son, Mr. William Dixon, and Mr. Lonie, of Bishoprrew
mouth. The sea was very rough, and the tide was setteltei
in very strong, when they discovered that the thlo."es
flowed round them and cut off their retreat. The
fellows got upon the highest point of the rock, and • 0
water by this time had reached above their knees, 800 g
flowing so rapidly that they must soon have been s'leo'ff
into the surge. Young Dixon was three times washo,nre
his srand
i ieg place, but gained it again. In this junc",-01
a brother of Robson looked over the precipice. aoif
the imminent danger of hs young friends, and
ran to the house of Peter Allen, close by, and gas',
alarm. Allen with promptitude took a Nee, n
hastened 'o the rock, desired one of the boys to ta;tee-0
round his eaist ; this was done, and he was Bragg,'" pert
height of 70 feet with safety. The other two boys
rescued in the same way, young Robson ecuragec4e
waiting to the last to assist his n ore frightened cc) to
nions. Dixon was in a very exhausted state, and be,,terd,
be put to bed at Peter Allen's. where he soon rec°'i,ea
so as to walk home; the other two were much b":"ei
against the rock in being drawn up, but all are 11°Nt fire,
fair way of recovery from injury and fright. Abut' tool
minutes after their escape the spot on which they cafe
was covered with the fie ming surge, so that their es
was truly Providential.— Durham Advertiser. tbs
GREAT. FOG IN LONDON.—On Thursday the fog ''ofa
metropolis was not at first very dense, but befoeredoll;
o'clock in the evening might be designated "a thick
ness." ~The streets presented appearances of the toopt,.
confusion and alarm. Persons on foot literally g;eirP
their way through the mass of smoke and vapoor.eteolt
filled every street, whilst carriages of all descr'rfeoee
tr
waggons, omnibuses, and cabs, made their way ant() tP:
pace, and under circumstances alike dangerous,. the]s
parties who guided them, and to those with 'rate: sar,
were every moment coming in contact. In vai"ceer
vehicles provided with lamps and preceded by tor bi
in vain was the greatest care and caution obeerrevnterf,
those who led or drove ; accidents became of ro°"), tort
occurrence, and amidst the shouting of men, the oceJotior
screams of the few women or children who ye tee
abroad, the glare of the torches, arid the active desoeila
of thieves, the police found abundant employmen,trusiesa:
every one who had a home and no very pressing uoith
to keep him out of doors, hurried into stieltecrofol
much expedition as the prevailing darkness and
recoil
would permit. In most of the principal streets recoil
the corners clusters of boys with lighted links; at
their services to conduct individuals or vhic'ofitabt
charge of 6d. per mile, while others found it a Pro „hop'
speculation to purchase a quantity of links at an tow;
and sell them at an increased price in parts 91 t',° erer,
where such a desideratum was not to be obtaineOeee sea'
few of the omnibuses along that line of road
serer
out by the proprietors, and several of those whicnos tbe.
although they had lighted lamps and links, got Of:
ed
heaps of gravel en the park side of the road, Ref:
nearly upset, to the great alarm of the in Pr
Numerous collisions took place during the .even:io 11
t!,
parts of the town, but no accidents of a serious 0;1:60
were heard of. The navigation of the river was _leol
suspended, not one of the steam-boats vs nturtne Lue Di°
their mooring. Several accidents occurred, at
gil,tieto
te.r4
fhour,atal
137 but. A noneconsi
doefratbhleem
ede'ady Teete
were necessarily detained. Others that bad at rivectoef
o bliged to relinquish all idea of docking, and east
in the river. numberwoulti cfit vesselsi is
hop
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