The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-09-03 00:00:00

ST. GEORGE'S CLOCK.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD.
SlR,—Wtat the reason is of St. George's clock having,
told so many falsehoods latterly, I do not know; but I
really wonder that he is not ashamed of showing his face.
Po.sibly he is in affliction, as be keeps his.hands to his
lll's (eyes). At all events, as he is so much looked at,-
he aught to be better looked after; and if he won't go, I
would humbly suggest that he be taken of.
Yours, &c.,
ONE OF THE POPJOYS.

Monday morning.

DOCK COMMITTEE, THURSDAY.—Mr. Moore in the
chair. An additional lamp was ordered to be placed at
each of the dock-police stations.—lt was ordered that the •
house of the master of the Queen's Dock should he so
altered as to make it more convenient, and that a small
hut should be furnished for the dock gatemen.—The ma-
rine surveyor presented a report w:th reference t' the
breaking adrift of the bell beacon. He stated that it bad''
been repeatedly run foul of, but being constructed of
iron, found to be uninjured. On examining the chain
where it had snapped, it was found to be strong enough to
hold a vessel of 150 tons, whereas the buoy only measured
22 tons. He stated also that the proportion of buoys de- -
stroyed, stove, or struck by steamers to those which broke
their moorings by severity of the weather was at least 50'
to 1, and these casualties were likely to increase as the
trade increased in the narrow entrances to this river. In
the harbour of Liverpool there were 65 buoys with 1500
fathoms of chain mooring in continual motion by the se:
tion of the sea, and subject to the friction attendant 00
sandy bottom. 61 of these buoys rode by moorings from
twelve to twenty fathoms in length. The red buoys 81.°,.'
changed every six or eight months, and the black •buoys
every twelve months, and their moorings are examined at
the same time. Since 1839 not one of the light ships has
broken from her station or altered her position, so as not
to be a proper guide to the channels. During that time
the bell beacon was twice drifted, but in each instance the
inference is, that she has been dragged away in rouse
quence of vessels running foul of her. The number of
buoys drifted or torn away in 1840 was seventeen, in 181
eight, in 1842 six, and in 18-13 two.—The services of the. 4
Formby Life-boat, in going to the assistance of the Pearl,
schooner, ashore on the Mud Wharf, was reported.—
Thomas Herbert, master of the Toxteth Dock, was ap-
pointed to the Salthouse Dock, at the same salary, and
Thomas Prenton was appointed to take charge of the
Toxteth Dock, at 30s. a week.—The receipts for light and
dock dues for vessels entering the port of Runcorn during
the past month, was stated to be—vessels, 209 • tonSy•
1178: receipts, £5B 175., being a decrease of £l9' com-
pared with the corresponding mouth of last year.—A plan
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was referred to the harbour. masters' sub-corn
Mediterranean, praying for the allotment of a fixed sbeia
shippers
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Chairman remarking that it would be a saving of
I"c' the
accede to the wishes of the memorialists. Drafts
of
b
deed for securing the instalment of £50,000, to be paid y
the Leeds and Liverpool Canal Company, were submitted
by the solicitor, and the seal of the trust was authorised to
be placed to the deed. The Chairman said the proprietors
were to pay the next instalment, £28,000, as soon as the
land for the cut was purchased. sub-committee, tne

OFFICE ROBBERIES.—On Thursday, Jane HamPs",
who gets her living by going round the different offices in
the town begging, was brought before Mr. Rushton, under
the following circumstances. On Wednesday morning
she called at the office of Mr. Darlington, wine and spirit
dealer, Great Charlotte-street ; Mr. Darlington told her
not to come again. but in the afternoon she was seen on
the staircase near the door of the private office. As soon
a she found she was observed she made off, and vrry
shortly after wards 18 sovereigns were missed from a'
drawer, which had been left open in the office She was
taken into custody at eleven o'clock at night, but none of
the money being found upon her, she was remanded.
Money having lately been missed from the office st
Mt ssrs. Leigh and Whitley, 18s. were marked on Wed-
nesday, and being stolen, were afterwards found in poi,—
session of the office boy, William Hickson, who then
crmfessed his guilt. He was brought up and remanded,
dlubtless with the view of being restored to his frienear
without the contamination received by imprisonment with
felons.

THE EXTRAORDINARY CASE ON BOARD SHIP.--Ta
Our last week's publication we furnished an account of s
disclosure made to Sir John Pirie, at the Mansion-house,
London, by a seaman named Laidlow, relative to a tran-
saction on board the ship John Campbell, of this port,
the property of Mr. William Sharp, of Drury-lane, is
this town—not (as erroneously stated) Sir Joseph Sharp. .
From that statement an inference might have tern draws
that the conduct of the supercargo—who, it was alleged,
had wrongfully assumed the command of the ship after
the death of the captain (Nelson) on the voyage—had, is
the frst instance, been unjustifiable, and eventually, at
Old•Calaher, murderous towards the crew. Sir J. Pirie
very reasonably doubted (as stated) the veracity of the
seaman's rather unaccountable stoty ; and, to satiel
himself, wrote to the owner here. The magistrate's letter
was received yesterday week by Mr. Sharp, alto, in replY'
states that Mr. 11. Burnley, the supercargo, had his au-
thority in eriting to take the command of the vessel je
case of the death of Captain Nelson, and that therefore
his was the only lawful authority on board after that event.
Before taking the command, he read to the whole crew
Mr. Sharp's latter, so authorising him. Mr. Sharp bee
furnished to a contemporary Mr. Burnley's account of
the proceedings, which is dated 27th February last, and
was received in Liverpool six or seven weeks ago. From
this it appears that the crew broke out into cpen mutiny
on the 9:h February, in Old Calabar River, and that
Captain Burnley, after consulting Capt. Williams, CaPt*
Smith, and other English captains in the river, as to the
proper course to be adopted with the mutineers, spPlid
to the native king for his protection and assistance '"
quelling the mutiny. The letter to his negro Majesl
uas signed liy every English captain in the river. Ti2e
attack on the vessel is thus described:—" King Eyealua
sent some canoes off, with strict orders not to fire, and
gentleman in each canoe for the purpose of preventing a'
those who might be so disposed. At about 9 setei;
bacanoesonadrdth
eiwnoe
other
consequence
sticeucittuoae
nwt
eey
oas
sfh istpoh,oebnusaitl:wperbeeiunnroo
ltt to get u giaeel
high out of the water, the side ladder on one side bent
Cm! ueo pdn
got on it; firing pistols and throwing hot water on thenl_
•
As they would not give in, King Evaroba was under 1
necessity, after having two men shot, to give his PenPoef
orders to fire. They fired two or three muskets, 0" r
which shot Edward Callaghan on the cheek. 1 his rather
cooled them. The Kroomen then conimenct d, Pad
.Fcig
the carpenter over the side iota a canoe. The rest, sertnr,
it was useless attempting to keep possession toogren,
ran below, end sloe ed thernaelves away." Captain ljuaiho
ley proceeds to describe the condition of ten men
were sent to prison, namely, William Laidlow,
son, Joseph King. Ed ward Johnson, Samuel Gillun, '
the native
flail, Walker, 'Williams, 13enest, and Cailaghan•
these only three required surg'cal assistance, aamelYLri to
derson, Laidlow, and Callaghan, and it was auppllt
an-
them. On searching the men's chests several St lea:s of
tides were found, and also gunpowder, slugs, and arms
various various descriptions. Captain Burnley preceao to state
attended to,' but does not give the sequel of the read
that the men a-ere furnished with provisions and P,itvnaPir......-
Mr. ;:.11:rp's' letter to the authorities in London 77_ ad..
at the Mansion House on Tuesday laSt. lie ate:, icuo'ro,
dition to sonic of the above farts, that Laidlow, the, to
Captain Buroley, he has pad-shed the last.
plainant, is one cf the mutineers, and that, ity..n% and
statemcnt of the met ting, received tram him ir.ll.!orill,ce.
and
He also states that the ship had not yet al nuoleY
that he has no reason suppose that Capt;a.: jjof
would commit such an act as that with whic.le that
charges hitn.—The Lord Mayor and Sir J. Pirie s_aos
the matter should be inquired into when the proper
pra-
of information arrierd, and Laidlow, the seare •
raised to attend.