The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1848-01-11 00:00:00

,nourable to the givers and the recipient.
Mr. Robertson Gladstone has addressed a very forcible

sal, made to them by the Association for the Reduction
of the Tea Duties, to the effect that the yestry should
petition the House of Commons in favour of such reduc-
tion. Mr. Gladstone justly says that the vestry " ought
to be the leaders, the head and front, the very life and

able reasons in support of his opinion :—" The charge of
sustaining the poor, who are unable to support them-
selves; the careful and judicious outlay of moneys of the
ratepayer; the furtherance of such measures, in or out of
parliament,' as have for their object the reduction of the
• , , • L. 1 to

cost 0.
lessen the number of applications for parochial relief; as
well as o❑ account of the consumption of such articles in

the Workhowe. These certainly do seem to come within
the range of the legitimate duties of the Select Vestry, or
else I know not what definition to give to their avocations.
With respect to petitioning parliament on the part of the
Select Vestry, I believe this is by no means an occurrence
for which there is no precedent to be found."
FURTHER HIGHWAY ROBBERIES.---011 Tuesday night
last, Mr. Thom is Roughsedge, stationer, was attacked in
Scotland-road, near St. Anthony's Chapel, by two fellows,
who struck him violently—knocking him down. They
rifled his pooketsl of £3 12s. 6d, wrenched a gold ring
from his hug r, and so abused him by kicks and blows
that he was found insensible on the footpath by the
police, and by them conveyed home. No trace of his bar-
barous assailants has yet been discovered.—Mr. C. Ban.
nister, of Everton, was attacked on Wednesday evening
behind the Collegiate Institution, and abused by some
ruffians. They had broken the guard-chain of his watel-

~a,
when a person came up. and the fellows made off without
accompliihing their purpose. Owing to the darkness,
Mr. Bannister cannot describe them. On the same
evening, Mr. George Hughes, of Cranmer-street, was
stopped in Walton-lane by a tall man in a velveteen
shooting coat who said " Give me what you have got
without any alarm." A spring cart came up, and the
fellow made off. Mr. Hughes procured a policeman and
mode search, hut without avail. Another person was at-

ta-•ked in WAlton-road, and another near St. Domingo
House, but in neither case were the thieves successful.
Mr. Dowling. our Chief Constable, and Capt. Woodford,
of th, county police, have organised a plan for watching
the suburbs and neighbourhood of Liverpool, both
within and without the boundary, which will give a
greatly increased security to the public. It is arranged
that the two forces shall meet at certain hours and places
to compare notes, and that if either of them had seen any
reason to entertain suspicion, they shall act together,
either within or without the boundary, withimt any re-
gard to iurisdiction. or anvthinr except the public safety ;

the men of botn forces will be well armed. -
TRADE OF LIVERPOOL—A return moved for by Mr.
Labouchere, M.P., shows that the declared value of the

pri ricip
facture

uce anc

nianu-

s exported from Liverpool to foreign ports amounted
in the nine months ending the 10th of October, 1846, to
£19.091443, and in the nine months ending the 10th of
October. 1847. to £20.134.367. This latter value is thus

subdivided,—viz.. £9.383 556 of e mon manufactures,
£1.330,904 of cotton yarn, £496,570 of earthenware,
£1,163.847 of harOware and cutlery, £1,332.992 of linen
manufactures. £93 764 of linen yarn, £217.252 of ma-
chinery, £1.490 418 of iron and steel, £316,539 of copper
and brass, £19.357 of lead, £280,158 of tin, £188,998 of
of refined

acture.

sugar, £25,181 of woollen yarn, arid £3.382,905 of woollen
manufactures. An increase is noticeable in the exports
of cotton manufactures, earthenware, linen yarn, metals
(except tin), salt, silk goods, sugar, and woollen goods;
and a decn'ase in those of cotton yarn, linen manufac-
tures,. machinery, and tin. The priocipal imports into
Liverpool in the nine months ended the 10th of October
last consisted of 55.422 cwt. of bacon ; 102.279 cwt. of
hark ; 44,821 cwt. of salt beef ; 27.425 cwt. of cheese;
305.7731 b. of cocoa; 2 898,7911 b of British plantation
coffee ; 5,196,5311 b. of foreign coffee ; 3.617.372 cwt. of
wheat flriur ; 458.277 qrs. of wheat ; 1,050,784 qrs. of In-

of palm-oil ; 53,663 chests of boxes of oranges and lemons ;
523,0731 b. of pepper ; 127,400 cwt. of salt pork ; 446,895
cwt. of rice ; 708.907ib. of raw silk ; 961,181 gallons of
rum ; 456,072 gallons of brandy ; 44.641 gallons of gin;
12,424,127 cwt. of unr, fined sugar (from all parts). 167.895
cwt. of molasses ; 127.780 our of ,nn n.nku

ut tea; O,U/3.5SSib. of untromulactured t0bacj0,178,2221b.
of cigars; 524.970 gallons of wine; 3,010,870 cwt. of cotton
wool, and 7,640,3041 b. of sheep's wool.
DEATH OP MR. ELMES, ARCHITECT.—We regret to
state that Mr. Hervey Lonsdale Elmes, architect of St.
George's Hall and the new Assize Courts, in this town,
died at Spanish Town, Jamaica, on.,the 26th or November
last. Mr. Elmes was a man of no ordinary celebrity.

and his uncle is an eminent buililei in the metropolis.
His father, under whom he was brought up to the busi-
ness of a surveyor and de-igner, has written many valua-
ble works on the progress of architecture, which have
been highly prized for their general information and
research. His son. the respected deceased, inherited

many of the qualities of which the father seemed to be
the sole possessor, and earned for himself a name which
will live in theaffectionate remembrance of all with whom
he came in contact, and long atter his friends and ac-
quaintances have. been gathered to the tomb. Mr. Elmes
was not merely the architect of St. George's Hail ; he

was also the architect of other buildings of considerable
importance. He took the prize for the designs of the
Collegiate Institution, and also for the County Lunatic
Asylum at West Derby ; and at the time of his death he
w" •,•t' 0----.sions for Hugh Hornby, Ear

As engaged in erecting inanz,,-.
and Hardman Earle, Esq., near Woniton-, and for the late
Mayor, George Hall Lawrence, Esq., at New Brighton,

placed him in a sphere of complete independence. But
it was ordained otherwise. In the early part of last sum-
fl themselves

mer the sym

"''us irarne. borne time atterwaretQ, under toe aavice or
Dr. Chambers, of London. he left this country for change
of. air, and for the benefit of his health. His own wish
was to go to Italy, and in the change of scene to study
those works of art and architecture with' which that
renowned country ,o generally abounds ; but Dr. Cham-
bers, fearing that the excitement there would be too much
for his debilitated constitution, ordered him to proceed to

Dock and Warehouse Company, to the effect that they
really had no money. The propriety of commencing legal
proceedings against the body was freely canvassed. The
chairman, however, expressed his disinclination to such a
measure, and to meet several immediate pressing demands
on the commissioners suggested the sale of a portion of
he pl- H `hougi- ,f he

-ant. Le tt,
~at that as the appointment of tL
new trustees had given an overwhelming influence to the
parties who were responsible for the payment of the
money, it would be better for the present commissioners
to leave the question of legal proceedings till the power
fell into the hands of those to whom he had referred. The
matter was ultimately left to the discretion of the pre-
viously appointed committee.
At the weekly meeting of the West Derby Guardians,
on Wednesday, it was resolved that an allowance, after
the rate of £BO per annum, be made to the clerk, to enable
him to employ an assistant for the next three months;
and also, that a temporary assistant relieving officer be
appointed for the township of Toxteth-park, with a salary
of £BO per annum. Mr. Austin, the poor-law inspector,
who was present, promised his efforts to procure a pension
for the widow of Mr. Fell, the surgeon, who died of fever,
caught in the service of the township. The Rev. Mr.
Badnall brought before the board a distressing case of de-
privation and suffering, in the person of an aged woman,
named Mary Perry, who had lately died in poverty and
neglect, although nearly related to a family in Liverpool
in opulent circumstances. A vote of congratulation was
given to Alfred Austin, Esq., on the renewal of his con-
nexion with, the union, as poor-law inspector, with the
cordial acknowledgments of the guardians of the very
courteous and gentlemanly conduct which has uniformly
marked his previous intercourse with the board. Notice
was given for the appointment of an assistant to the
master of the workhouse, at a salary to be hereafter
named.

DOCK COMMITTEE, THURSDAY.—The surveyor re-
ported that.the masonry of the branch forming the con-
nexion between the new North Docks, and the Leeds and
Liverpool Canal, was finished so fer as could be, till the
communication was made, and that the gates were also in
a forward state.—The plans of the new life-boat house on
Hilbre Island were again passed over.—The committee re-
ported on the complaint of Richard Woolley. jun., who
said he had been discharged from the Albert Docks in
consequence of having turned Roman Catholic, that the
complainant was an extra man, that he was not discharged,
but did not answer to his name when called on, and that
at the time mentioned a considerable reduction in the
number of hands taken on was made from day to day,
amongst whom was Woolley.—The Chairman said he had
the Birkenhead petition, which it would not be necessary
to read to the committee. Mr. Robinson : What is the
object of the Birkenhead bill ? The Chairman : They are
going for powers to amend and alter a great number of
your acts and dues.—A communication was read from the
Pilots' Committee, as to the collision of the barque Enter-
prise with the Crosby light-ship. The fouling of the ves-
sels was attributed to the at, l 1g

,earner tiay. left the barque
before she was in a manageable condition.—lt was agreed,
in consequence of alterations about to be made at the Co-
burg Dock, that the screw- steamer Blarney should be al-
lowed to go into the Prince's Dock as a sailing vessel, and
subject to all the dues and regulations of sailing vessels.
—A letter from Mr. Robert Talbot, offering to submit, a
plan for improving the North Graving Docks, was re-
ferred to the Sub-committee of Works.
BIRKENHEAD COMMISSIONERS.—The usual monthly
meeting was held on Tuesday. Christopher Bentham,
Esq. was called to the, chair. The proceedings of the
Finance Committee contained the minutes of a meeting
between Mr. North and other representatives of the bond-
holders and Messrs. Mallaby and Bryans, as a deputation
from the committee, in which the bondholders suggested
that the appointment of Mr. Wilcox should not be con-
firmed, but that a person should be named on their behalf
totally unconnected with Birkenhead, and that he should
perform no other duties except those named in Mr.
North's letter. The proceedings, however, recommended
that Mr. Wilcox should be appointed for general financial
purposes; that all money beyond that necessary for the
working of the affairs of the township should be placed in
Heywood's bank, in the names of Mr. North and Mr.
Waln, or some other commissioner. Mr. Mallaby moved
that the proceedings be confirmed ; that Mr. Wilcox be
appointed, and.that his salary and duties he fixed by the
Finance Cuiiioahtee. without reterence to any dui,y the

bondholders might require. The Chairman expressed his:
congratulation on the township's affairs. Mr. Thompson'
seconded Mr. Mallaby's motion, which, after some dis-
cussion, was carried unanimously.—The proceedings of
the Ferry Committee contained a regulation to run the
boats throughout the day as frequently as they could be,
without reference to any

particular periods. The receipts
for the last month were £1129 18s. 7d., and for the cor-
responding month of last year, £1369 17s. 6d. The re-
ceipts from the 23rd of April to the 31st of December,
1846, were £16,259 14s. 3d. ; for the same period in 1847,
£14.663 6i. 11d. •, the total expenditure for that period
was £17,770 2s. 3d. The proceeedings were then con-
Ormed.
MEETING OF CANDIDATES FOR THE-OFFICE OF Go-

VERNMENT TEACHERS.—On Saturday afternoon a num-
ber of persons of both sexes, desirous of becoming teach-
ers in the Government Schools, about to be established,
met at the Music-hall, 80ld-street, to hear an address
from Dr. Hume on subjects in connexion with the duties
they are about to assume. The reverend Dr. spoke of
-,,hict • -q had l•

.ie low estimation in IN. a instruc, ors had hitherto been
regarded in this country. The estimate of the education
of the poor is as one in six, which in this town, with a
population of 300,000, would give 50,000 children under
scholastic training. The lecturer showed the fallacy of
instructing without teaching or training; and this fallacy
he illustrated by indicating the case of an apprentice, who

wds taught praCtically. The actual possession of know-
ledge and the zeal to impart it might be distinct, though,
formerly, they were taken for granted as synonymous.
Now we know that the latter quality is indespensible in

the teacher. He did not approve of the entire.abrogation'
of flogging, on the principle that a child, from the deve-
lopment of the animal propensities so much earlier than

the moral powers, Is, in some respects, an inferior animal.
Alluding to the quackery of teachers, who profess to teach
a particular science on some new principle, and particu-

ment may exist in a thousand forms, science only in one.
The absurdity of parents interfering with the instructor
respecting the mode in which their children should be
educated was pointed out. In all these cases the judici-
ous teacher will quickly carry out his own plans. He will
bear in mind that for the good of all each must be sub-
jected to a general training. In Prussia and France, in
S- land -ver Germany, in A Scot-

f his health permitted. the West Indies, and to travel aboutwen from,
but the disease_merica, the only means of making good citizens. Referring to
increased, and in Spanish-town, Jamaica, as we have said, the mode in which examinations are generally conducted
he breathed his last, on the 26th of November. He died in the teachers' training schools at present in existence,
at the early age of 34. leaving an inconsolable widow and the faultthat there was no arrangement made for
nnn ..1.:1,1 a- A -I- 1., I ..was,

. •
inconsiderable proof of his merits, that his Royal High-
ness Prince Albert was so delighted with St. George's
Hall, during his visit to Liverpool, in the July of 1846,
that he subsequently sent him his gold medal, as a mark
of the esteem in which he held the architect of that noble

building

CORRESPONDENCE,

preparing

THE CORPORATION SURVEYOR
MENT.

iciency was to be

observed in the new Government scheme

It was to re-

APPOINT-

TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD,
Sir,— Having acquired, by close study and application,

-, -
tolerable insight and knowledge of its science, and for the
last 35 years actively and practically engaged in all the
details of its various branches in London, Liverpool, and
other places, both in public, as well as in private practice,
I cannot refrain from offering a few remarks on the very
uncalled for observations directed against that profession,
of which I have the honour to be an active member, by

Surveyor

;orporai

medy this deficiency that the present lectures were com-
menced. Saturday had been fixed on as the most suit-
able day for the teachers themselves. The subjects would
embrace all that comes within the sphere of general edu-
cation, and the hearers would, under certain circum.;
stances, be at liberty to ask questions. The object was
not only to instruct those who might be deficient in
scholastic attainments, but also to accustom the timid to
the catechetical mode of examination adopted at the pub-
lic examinations.

sided. Mr. Ferguson observes ,ie expense of
removing the Irish back to their own country had cost
the parish, during the last three months, the sum of
£862 19s. 3d. He thought it high time that a stir
should be made, and that the Vestry should call upon
the government to relieve Liverpool from this odious
burden, and lay the rate upon the treasury, the consoli-
dated fund, or the county. The Chairman said that

ier it would be well to pass any resolution, and make
any application to government upon the subject.. It ap-

peared from
mittee, that

an investigation had taken I
a Ranni.t.t. the matron of the I

received for their benefit to her own use;

Dsed of

Howard-street sheds.— A tong discussion took place as
the conduct of Mr. Bradshaw, one of the District .Mei
cal Officers, who, it appears, had, in his great regard I

his own safety, required patients in ley'
the door to be examined, instead of
The committee had expressed its disal
•

The Chairman read a letter f

from Dr. R. H

3rett, the celebrated 1

unacquainted with, the Dr. Brett anuueu
numbers, English and Irish, relieved for the we
the Ist instant, were 5461, at a cost of £606.
numbers relieved for the week ending the first o
last year, were 4341, at a cost of 4v.27, showi
crease for this year of 1120 persons relieved,
expended.—lt was reported that Mrs. Harp,
Great Howird-street sheds, had died of fever,

to that hospital, who had died of that malignant drisea;
The expenses of her interment were ordered to be bor
by the parish.—There being no probability that the 1