The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1850-01-08 00:00:00

Eorat getus.

The bill for altering the constitution of the dock trust
nu been abandoned.
The Apothecaries' Hall of Ireland has recognised the
Liverpool Celle eof h
tw
On Saturday g emistry.
night four sheep, having black faces and
'Westo stripes on the back, were stolen from a field near
D:arrbciyu.
The e Sauter Johnny, that was imbedded on the
sand on the Burbo Bank, and expected to be a total
wr,,,,ec_ic,
_has floated off and been towed into port.
,_I•UwE MAHOGANY TRADE AT BIRKENHEAD.—On Fri-
•!l,l7B:t o vessels arrived here from Honduras, the Union,
`of about 750 tons register; and the Sophia, of 387 tons.
Sdetiect g the past year the friends of the Sunday School
Y for Ireland, in this town, have transmitted £l2O
°,twards the promotion of its objects.
and theifferences between the Bridgewater Canal Trust
adjusted
London and North-western railway, have been
• d, and the old rates are now resumed.
man named Bernard M'Coy, aged 32, who was ad-
i';_c7.eri to hard drinking, died oa Monday, after only
"guy minutes illness.
borea Saturday week a woman was delivered of a hill on on board the Victoria steam-ship, on her pas-
r•
rnna Dublin to this port.
sen gpiendid silver tea and coffee service has been pre-
60V to Mr. William Priest, by members of various
ilec,ting societies in Liverpool, to which he has acted as
67,11,7 "ill! efficiently.
azif Qesualr, Rabert Hopley, a drayman in the employ
ssrs. Mellor and Co., Hunter-street, fell, in leaping
Wheelosfhtahfetsd,r:T.d was crushed to death beneath the
sTheat
at Rhvi
°n James, of this port, was driven on the beach
assi
men Saturday week, and three men put off to her
ance in a boat, which was capsized, and one of the
apt". "lalesty the King of Prussia has been pleased to
6._ eve of the appointment of Mr. Joseph O'Kell, of the
of Messrs. O'Kell, Waters, and Company, as her
pantile Majesty's vice-consul for Stettin.
eton Thursday evening as a woman named Elizabeth
tangle was carrying a child, eleven months old,
she eu John Roberts, across a street in Bevington-bush,
(13_ was knocked down and run over by Mr. Lane's
;17wkisiri)eahorse and cart, and severely injured. The child
DEA
Six TR PROM BURNING.—EIiza Keeley, aged nearly
mto
°years, living with her parents in Gill-street, was found
ote of the top rooms with her clothes on fire. The
was"'es were immedrately extinguished, and surgical aid
procured,but deceased died from the injuries on
Week ,ATRE ROYAL.—The pantomime during the past
au "as drawn very good houses, and having been re-
haseedin length and the machinery rendered more perfect,
tett
71 gone off more smoothly than on its first introduction.
• e additional attraction has been the acting of Mrs.
William
ofbestcharacters.
th in a succession her
brit-e County Court, on Tuesday, an action was
ught by the Liverpool Phoenix Loan Company against
hCieg shareholder to recover certain allshe
'; n'iffs were non-suited,, on the ground thatcthe. actiTon
211dhave been brought by the company, and not by the
LetarY, as was the case.
• —.AMINATION OF MASTERS AND MATES.—At a meet-
of a Board of Examiners held on Saturday, the sth
°flit' Captain Hugh Anderson, mas:erGambia,"
of Liverpool, and Captain William Branthwaite, master
auPle " Gungee," of Liverpool, were examined and found
I qualified for first-class masters' certificates.
m".,rl Friday at noon, as Mr. Auderton, of Netherfield-
e—na„" :North, a gentleman above seventy years old, was
knocked
Church-street, from Waterloo-place, he was
and
down by a spring cart, and had one of his thumbs
' a finger shattered to pieces, besides receiving internal
lajUries. He was taken to the Infirmary.
exc°ll Friday a pocket-book, containing three bills of l.
ange, two for £lOOO each and one for £1340, dated
a.lParaiso, 29th September, 1848, was found in the
Nrince's Dock depot, by James Sweeney, badge porter
0. 54, who immediately handed the pocket-book and its
intents to the police authorities.
to_u,,Thursday evening the Flerk and sexton of Claugh-
" unurch were seeking Christmas gifts, when they were
abtt6aeLked by five rough-looking fellows, with their faces
Vh'eKerred, who unceremoniously domanded " money."
.-"e Poor clerk and sexton immediately emptied their
PocketS, the one of Bs. 6d. and the other of 6d. The
Miscreants have not been found.
CuatE OF CATARACT.—In to-day's paper is announced
„
11,-'ll,eal) edition of Mr. Neill's work on the cure of cataract.
17e believe almost every journal in London has recorded
1 Opinion in praise of the simple and successful method
-,,`" Performing his operation, so ably described in Mr.
Aeill's book, whereby sight has been restored to so many
individuals,—in all about 800.
b On Wednesday a splendid new steamer, called the Li-
'°'llo, 500 tons, was launched at Dumbarton, for the
'enterprising firm of Messrs. M`Kean, M`Larty, and Co.,
of this town, for their Mediterranean line of steamers.
sumptuous dinner was afterwards given, and the ship-
builders and shipcarpenters, to the number of 200, were
entertained in the evening at a supper and ball.
OUTRAGE.—On Thursday night as a reapectable young
woman was on her way from Northumberland-street,
'Park to her father's house, at the Potteries, she was fol-
Lowed by two ruffians, one of whom seized and abused
ter, while the other, with a lantern, stood by. On getting
IV she struck one of the villains, 'and they then both set
'oPon and struck and kicked her.
, EARLY CLOsiNG.—The friends of early dosing purpose
1301 ding a meeting, this evening, when a balance-sheet
Will be presented, showing that the association is now
41,1)4 free from debt. We are rejoiced at the result,
'wnich is the just reward of the zealous exertions of the
•4.enminittee who we hope will now proceed to prosecute
important labours with even greater zeal and activity.
.47aY the richest blessings crown their benevolent exer-
Lions.

The numerous and efficient
ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE.—
e°llsPany of Pablo Fatigue continue to attract crowded
'houses. Young Hernandez, the beautiful American
alder, is engaged for this week,
,and no doubt will meet
With the success which his finished performances merit.
The company will not be here much longer, so that the
Public will only have a few more
opportunities of witness-
lag the wonderful and varied performances presented each
evening.
TARVIN-HALL SCIIO L.—We are glad to observe that
r.l • Sprague, who. enterede St. John's College, Cambridge,lass
from this school, inJuly last, is placed in the first class
at the college examination' just held ; also that r.
Alfred Utterson, another of the pupidlsm, has honourably
itted at Addis-
Passed his examination, and been
.a
eombe ; and Mr. James Moreton, his former class-fellow
at Tarvin-hall, now student at St. Thomas's Hospital,
liond has come out in the December examination, just
amongst the first four men of his year.
,VATAL ACCIDENT.—On Saturday week, as Mr. Henry
Aldred, a clerk in the employmentof Messrs. Huth and
"ea., Chapel-street, was superintending the delivery of
'anroe tea from one of the AlbertnDd osctkorne
warehouses,y whilst
to some carters
11, el Loire,
hdyi
some
oc tt oenmishap
the check co ropeconnected with the
til
-°De used in lowering the chests, to which was suspended
tl." Packages, gave way, and Mr. Aldred was precipitated
hrough the door way, and fell upon the cart beneath.
tie never rallied, and died on Monday evening.
i NEW HOUSES.—The following s a statement of the
number of houses built in the borough, and those in
_e2urse of erection, between the
£l2 Ist of January and 31st
of December, 1849 :—Under per annum, 90 ; from
re
2to £25, 258 ; £25 to £35 63 ;
£35 and upwards,
.35.
4ne were also four warehouses. The following is
„n.a,Parative statement of the number of houses__ 99 built; in
7 1840,
i'en Year since 1838 :—ln 1838, 1,0 ; 1030
076 ; 1841, 1,761 ; 1842, 2,027 ; 1843, 1,390 ; 1844,
et-'ls° 1845, 3,728 ; 1846, 3,460 ; 1847, 1,220 ; 1848,
• 1849, 446.
GIBE LOSS OF THE CALEB GRIMSHAW.—Messrs. C.
-r'rnallaW and Co., the consignees and agents for the
Caleb Grimshaw, destroyed by fire, have written a
ttter
the
answer to the narrative of that calamity, published
kgt„. e 'lmes, under the signature of " A Cabin Passen-
srs.
Messrs. Grimshaw, in the first place, deny the
Istetaritr ent that the ship was laden with inflammable mad-
am ; they assert that there was a life boat on
.boar ,
that the other boats were well adapted for saving the
Nvases_nt: Passengers ; anhd. they contend that the captain
rhowoll selected to fill isost.
"Nr or RESPECT.—A number of young men who
+7,Ye
town received their education at the Blue Coat Sc_hoosl
, send who are now filling various situation in
dead;Peol, Manchester, and other towns, soon after the
how they
the late Mrs. Forster, took into consideration
tion 4.'neY should best testify their gratitude and affec-
-frone remembrance of the kindnwesesreth had received
undere her care.
The, during the period they
the determined that a
.monument to the memory of
sub deceased should be erected in the school chapel. A
EelvsuriPtion was immediately commenced amongst them-
ha and these grateful young men have had the
PPlae to •
l'um„ss witness the completion of the object desired.
k,,,,,anMENT Fon STEALING NEWS.—Certain would-
tria—""emen having been in the habit of attending our
terPifieent Exchange News-room, without previouslye en-
ter,:g their names as subscriber.s, y has be de-
, ined to s
ummons the .unprincipled offenders before
this aquar at the County Court ; indeed some cases of
hmusetiption came before the court. yesterday,_ when
tlie our thus summarily decided. His Honour—Have
•E bParties been in the habit of attending the A ?
Ewe -unbge Official—Yes. His Honour—When . n-
theent--'ePeatedl in the course of 1849. His Ho our
nalooeatridnered the parties to pay a year's subscription,
fih g £5 ss. We hope this will be a warni—ng !
g,`,RATION FROM NEW YORK TO LIVERPOOL. The
uot fly well-W
ed packet-ship Ashburton sailed yesterday
1440v(1,eteerkenlielf,tihinv-ing on board 104 passengers, who,
e t the " land of liberty," and not
eiusi% it,the Doradotbey expected, came to the. con-
sa native 3 e, returning homeward. They wererinciall
to.i„ofConstellation
Ireland. The Jamestown and
.keePle e,,-„nrrow with similar cargoes. How these poor
"en. eEpect to meet anything but the poorhouse on
"the e,;ttuiro, can't be imagined, taking into considerati9
ever!, t a, accounts of unfortunate Ireland brought PY
AMA rans-Atlantic steamer.—New York Herald. The
AttaTron arrived in our river on Tuesday.
'reader UNiew OF LIVERPOOL.—We beg to remind
.our
ats thawill t the annual meeting and drawing of prizes
tbe eltly take place on which occasion the Right Hon.
Prizes 4 of Sefton, president of the society, will be felt, as
last are more numerous than they have been for the
c,ar Years, caused ba accession of subscribers,
of thequence of each member being entitled to a copy
itself leitutiful print " Irish Courtship," a print which
trub„ alaY be considered as a Prize, and of which it may
by litriue said that it is the best and largest ever presented
days Y art'nelon• The subscription-books close in a few
tion i:nd it would be well for those who have an admire-
time iu taking and would encourage the fine arts, to lose no
chino of prizes
the their receipts, so as to secure the print and