The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1851-09-23 00:00:00

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iad been 18,972, females

5,677, and the total amount received £194 7s. 6d.
SERIOUS ACCIDENT TO TIIE IRON PRINCE.—On Fri-
day the Iron Prince left here bound for Liverpool, with 40
or 50 emigrant passengers on board. She was proceeding
on her way, it is said, out of her course, when she struck

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violence, 81

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thereby sustained considerable damage—her bulwark
being stove in, her funnel smashed to pieces, beside
having received other injuries to her machinery. It i
reported that the captain and other office_
of intoxication at and previous to the t-

s were in a state
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tunate collision. The scene on board the steamer among
the passengers was awful—the females and children were
screaming dreadfully, as it was expected by all that she
would sink to the bottom. She was then put about. and
ran back to Passage, when the passengers were landed and
left to shift for themselves as best they could. Several of
them arrived here on Saturday, and we are informtd that
the agent, on hearing of the occurrence, instantly left for
Passage, where, on inquiring into all the particulars of the
case, he dismissed the captain from the command of the
vessel.—Waterford Mail.

ENLARGEMENT OF THE POST-OFFICE.— The altera-
tions have been viewed by Mr. Rennethorn, architect to
the Woods and Forests, and by Mr. Pressley, Commis-
sioner of Inland Revenue, who have expressed their
satisfaction with the work as far as it has progressed.
The main features which will be developed by the changes
are now beginning to be apparent. The entrance stairs
leading to the excise and customs departments are to he
taken down, and the space now occupied by them and by
the pillars at their base devoted to the packet department.
The entrance to the long-room above is to be preserved,
the stamp-office being placed at the north side of the
partition, and the assessed-tax-office at the south. The
post-office is to engross the present sale-room, and to the
latter purpose the assessed-tax-office is to he devoted, the
entry-office being thrown into the packet-office. The
sorters are to have additional room made for them by the
addition of an adjoining room to the collector's room, and
by taking away a portion of the latter. The entrance to
the excise and stamp departments will, in future, be by a
stairs on the west side of the custom-house, immediately
opposite the Sailor's Home. The alterations are being
conducted under the able management of Messrs. Arthur
and George Holme, the contractors.
MELANCHOLY SUICIDE.—On Sunday week, two
colliers, named John Ince and Richard Critchley, were
drinking together in a public-house at Heskin, called the
Brook House. They left together about ten minutes
past two, having been there about six hours, and, as may
well be imagined, considerably in liquor, with the inten-
tion of going home. They walked on for about a mile,
and as they were passing a pit in a pasture field, Ince
said there were sonne sedge-bobs" by the pit side, and
that he wanted to get one. Critchley, however, induced
him to stand still, and went to the pit, and having got one,
they walked on through two or three fields until they came
to another pit containing about two yards depth of water.
When they came oppisite to it, Ince desired his com-
panion to stand still whilst he went to look at the pit.
Having got round to the opposite side, he pulled off his
coat, waistcoat, and hat, and was proceeding to divest
himself of his shirt, when Critchley went up to him and
asked him what he was after. He replied he was after
nothing, and sitting down, pulled his trowsers over his
shoes. Critchley then seized hold of his hand, but by a
sudden twitch he loosed his hold and threw himself into
the pit. He rose to the surface once, but immediately
sunk to rise no more. The unfortunate deceased was
about 58 years of age. An inquest was held on the body
on Tuesday, and a verdict of " Drowned himself whilst
labouring under temporary insanity" returned.—Preston
Pilot.
ASSAULT ON A POLICE-OFFICER BY A ROMAN CA-
THOLIC PRIEST.—On Thursday an occurrence came before
the head-constable for investigation, which may involve a
charge of assault against the Rev. J. J. Collins, a Roman
Catholic priest. It appears that on Wednesday morning
police-officer 53 interfered with an Irish apple-vendor,
who was standing in Great Crosshall-street, at the corner
of Marylebone, obstructing the thoroughfare • this aroused
the anger of several friends of the apple-seller who hap-
pened to he standing near ; the police-officer was assailed,
knocked down, and very much ill-treated. The rev, gen-
tleman, who came up at the tiree, is said, by several wit-
nesses, to have joined in the attack on the officer, and to
have incited the mob who had collected to maltreat him
also. Ultimately, the parties went to the police-office,
when the rev. gentleman, in self-defence, preferred a
complaint against the officer of assaulting the woman
above alluded to. So matters stood until Thursday after-
noon, when the further hearing of the case was called en.
It was then ascertained that the priest was non est, having
gone to Glasgow on urgent business. A summons was
ordered to be sent to his residence, upon failure of which,
a warrant would issue for his apprehension. An eye-
witness of the affair assures us that a more brutal assault
he never beheld, as the officer was doing nothing more
than his duty in clearing the foot-path, when he was set
upon by several Irish ruffians, and nearly murdered, and
that in the presence of one of their own pastors, one word
from whom would have prevented the assault, which, on
the contrary, he encouraged by his example. On Friday
warrants were taken out to compel the attendance of the
priest and a clothes dealer, named Burke, who first attacked
the police-officer.

BANQUET ON BOARD THE STAFFORDSHIRE.—On Wed-
nesday a splendid banquet took place on board this mag-
nificent vessel, now lying in the Waterloo Dock. The
Staffordshire is, as is generally known, the first vessel of
Messrs. Train and Co.'s line of packet-ships to Boston ;
she is American built, and, by connoisseurs, has been much
and deservedly praised. Among the company, which em-
braced many ladies, were representatives from several of
the principal commercial houses of Liverpool and other
places. The entertainment was on a very grand scale.
Mr. Thayer, the Liverpool partner of the house of
Messrs. Train and Co., presided ; and Captain Brown,
commander of the Staffordshire, occupied the vice-chair.
After the usual loyal toasts had been given, the " Health
of the President of the United States" was proposed, and
warmly responded to. Mr. John Spence, in an appro-
priate speech, proposed " Prosperity to the ship Stafford-
shire," and in doing so reviewed and warmly eulogised
the enterprising conduct of Messrs. Train and Co. The
Chair Man made a speech descriptive of the vessel and of
the operations of Messrs. Train and Co. for some years
past; he also alluded to the enterprise of our American
friends, on the other side of the Atlantic, in matters of
shipbuilding and railways, and offered some general and
appropria+o observations on the civilising and humanising
tendencies of all advancements in those arts. The Cap-
tain's health was proposed by Mr. G. H. Green, and
warmly responded to by the company. Captain Brown
replied in suitable terms. The Chairman gave " The
industry and prosperity of the county of Stafford." This
was responded to by Mr. Barker, high-sheriff of Stafford-
shire. and by Mr. Edwards, of the same county. Mr. C.
Rawlins, jun., proposed " The city of Boston, U.S." To
this succeeded " The Press," which was responded to in
an eloquent and effective manner. by Mr. Baines, of the
Liverpool Times. The proceedings were most interesting.

RAILROAD CELEBRATION AND GRAND FESTIVAL IN
RUSTON.—A. brilliant festival, in honour of the final com-
pletion of the great lines of railroad uniting the tide waters
of Boston with the Canadas and the great West, and also
the establishment of American lines of steamers between
Boston and Liverpool, was to commence on Wednesday
in Boston, and to be continued during the two following
days. Several of the most distinguished gentlemen in the
States and in Canada have been invited. The official
declaration of the mayor to the citizens upon the subject
states:—" There are now completed and in operation, in
Massachusets alone, about 1,200 miles of railway, and in
New England about 2,400 miles. Massachusets alone
has expended, in the completion of these roads, 54,000,000
dollars; and, during the year of 1850, there were trans-
ported over the Massachusets road alone 9,500,000 pas-
sengers and 2,500,000 tons of freight. The advantages
which Boston possesses from the several lines connecting
her with the Canadas, northern New York, the great
Lakes, and the far West, are so manifest that the impor-
tance will be readily appreciated. All kinds of provisions
are brought from the West through these new lines of
communication to Boston more speedily, and at less ex-
pense, than to any other Atlantic port. Merchandize
can be landed at Ogdensburg, on Lake Ontario, put on
board the cars there, brought to Boston without tranship-
ment, and thence transported to England by steam-ship,
in a much less time than it can be done by any other
route. Carriages from Liverpool, in steam-ships, rid
Boston, may be delivered in Montreal in twelve days.
The eligibility of our location as a shipping port for the
Canadas, and as an export city for the West, will be seen
by the following statement of distances :

• To Boston. To New Fork.
From Liverpool, rid Halifax.. 2876 miles. 3093 milts
direct.... 2856 „ 3073 ~
From Halifax
From Montreal
_ . _

The difference between Liverpool and Montreal in favour
of Boston over New York iS -271 miles." Such is the
mayor's declaration.