The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1848-09-19 00:00:00

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'he Rev. Iji¢h M'Neile is announced to preach at the
opening of All Saints' Church, Preston, next week.
The number of passengers on the Southport railway is
still increasing.
The ship Wakona, from this port to Baltimore was dis-
covered in a sinking condition on July 10th. The crew
and passengers were taken on board the ship Andalusia.
On Friday night a child, about two months old, was
left in an entry in Chapel-street East, Birkenhead, and
would have perished had it not been discovered in time.
Through the kind liberality of the proprietor, the child-
ren of the School for the Deaf and Dumb visited the Chi-
nese Exhibition on Saturday. The Blue Coat School will
kindly he allowed the same great privilege next Saturday.
On Tuesday a child two years of age, the son of Peter
and Maria Downey, of Oliver-street, Windsor, fell into a
Pan of hot water which was on the floor, and was so se-
verely scalded in his beck and abdomen that he shortly
afterwards died.
A young woman living in Hornby-street, named Julia
Carroll, made a most determined attempt on Saturday
Week to commit suicide by swallowing a quantity of oil of
vitriol. It appears that she had been seduced under a
Promise of marriage, and that about two months since she
was confined of a boy.
Mr. Grundy, the most enterprising connoisseur, of this
town, purchased on Thursday, at the Duke of Bucking-
ham's sale at Stowe, Stanfield's celebrated picture of the
" Wreckers off Calais," for 410 guineas. The magnificent
work excited an active competition amongst a great num-
ber of noblemen and gentlemen.
On Saturday, as the joiners were removing the scaffold,
at Kirkdale Gaol, after the execution of the unfortunate
man Adams, one of the workmen, who bad his loot upon
an 'iron rod and his arm round the beam' accidentally
aliPped his hold and fell to the ground, a height of up-
'Wards of fourteen feet. His head was seriously injured.
CHEAP TRIP TO CONWAY AND THE MENAI-BRIDGE.—
It will be seen, by an advertisement in another part of our
'Paper, that Mr, French has made an arrangement to give
the inhabitants of Liverpool and the surroundiag neigh-
bourhood a trip from Birkenhead to Chester, Rhyl, Con-
way,and Menai-bridge, affording them an opportunity of
Ong the finest sceneries in the world.
'JIVE ND BURY RAILWAY.—The 1:
wrks on te
RPOOL A
use are now progressing rapidly to completion, o
and, with
the exception of the tminu in the Borough Gaol Field,
'Great Howard-street,er will,s in all probability, be in Et
working state by the middle of October nest. The plat-
form for a temporary station at Love-lane, near St. Mat-
thias' Church is just completed.
SUICIDE BY HANGING.—On Sunday night week, a
shipwright named Murdoch, aged 36, and living in Sher-
ples-street, Everton, hung himself by fastening a rope to
the hook of the grid of the coal-vault. For the previous
fortnight he had been very low in spirits, and during that
time had acted more like a child than a sane man. The
Cause of his depression was poverty.
THE CHINESE EXHIBITION.—This instructive exhibi-
tion remains one of the most attractive resorts of the
enquiring amongst our townsmen. At every visit some-
thing strikes the attention which has previously escaped.
In short it never wearies, if visited with a wish to im-
prove the mind and understanding. The fine brass band
daily in attendance.
A newly-invented machine has been announced in the
American papers for folding newspapers and other printed
matter. It is to be connected with a cylinder press, so
that the sheets come forth from the press folded in the
required form. The inventors warrant it to fold 3600 sheets
Pe? r hour, of any size, with the
next?"etest accuracy. The
"dieerpool Mercury asks, " What Why, probably
a machine to edit a newspaper, which our contemporary
Would find advantageous.—Journal.
~THE OCEAN MONARCH.—About noon on Friday, the
'Ream-tug Skerryvore and a smack were despatched from
the Mersey to the scene of this disaster (which has been
duly buoyed), to endeavour, if possible, to recover some
Part of the property sunk with the ill-fated vessel. The
steam-tug had on board a skilful diver, with the necessary
dress or apparatus to make respiration endurable beneath
the wave, and from his exertions great hopes are enter-
tained of the recovery of much that is valuable.
SHOCKING ACCIDENT.—On Tuesday, in Oldhall-street,
-close to the Exchange, two carts, heavily laden with
bricks, were proceeding, when the carter of the foremost,
who was the owner of both, and whose name is Joseph
Driver, slipped and fell, and the wheel went over his left
thigh, and caused a compound fracture. The carter of the
second fortunately pulled up in time to prevent another
Wheel from going over him. The unfortunate man is 47
.Years of age, and lives near the first Bootle toll-gate. He
was very much intoxicated at the time of the accident,
taut has a wife and five or six children.
SINGULAR AND FATAL ACCIDENT.—A young man
tamed Theophilus Jones met his death last week under
• drcuoristances of rather a singular character. He was at
Work in his trade of bricklayer, at a new house in Perlis-
eaent-street, and, requiring to get some bricks which were
!Alf/ in the yard, he jumped from the window of the room
in which he was working into the yard ; the height of the
window is not four feet. In his descent he fell across a
atone, and immediately afterwards complained of a pain in
the stomach. Notwithstanding prompt surgical aid was
in attendance he died on the day following.
..81111. LAUNCH.—On Saturday a fine-built ship, in.
tended for the East India trade, was launched from the
building-yard of Messrs. Clarke and Sons, on the south
'aide of the Queen's Dock. She is, we believe, one of the
largest merchant vessels which has yet been built in
Liverpool, being 132 feet keel, 141 feet above decks, 33 feet
beam, 21 feet 6 inches depth of hold, and 760 tons bur-
then, new measurement. The builders are her owners,
at..ed the gentleman under whose mmand she will sail is
'''aPtain Bartlett, late of the Mary Hartley, of this port.
a man highly valued for his nautical skill and knowledge.
The Mayor and his lady were among the company. At
high water, one o'clock, the splendid ship slid into the
water amidst the loudest cheers. Mrs. Francis Shand
performed the ceremony of christening.
IMPORTANT TO PUBLICANS.—Mr. Bryden, licensed
victualler, of Upper Pitt-street, asked a very important
question of Mr. Rushton, a few days ago. It seems that
a general act was passed last session enabling publicans to
open their houses at half-past twelve o'clock on Sundays,
and as they are compelled to keep them closed, according
to the provisions of the metropolitan act in London, and
the local act in Liverpool, until one o'clock on the Sab-
bath, the question was, whether the general act would
overrule the two acts in question, and enable them every-
where to open at half-past twelve. The answer was, that
it
_would not and did not. In fact, the general act (a copy
of which Mr. Bryden had not seen when he asked the
question) states this in distinct terms, London and Liver-
pool, on account of their local acts being expressly
excepted from its provisions.
DEATH OF Mr. WM. J. HAMMOND.—The American
papers, by the Cambria, steam-ship, we regret to say,
brought us the melancholy intelligence of the almost
sudden demise of this popular comedian. We take the
---- following from one of our exchanges :—" Mr. Wm. J.
Hammond, who arrived here recently from England, and
Performed for several nights at Niblo's, died on Thursday
evening, in this city, of a severe attack of diarrhcea, after
a brief illness. He became unwell soon after his arrival
in this country, and during his performance at Niblo's
was labouring under severe indisposition. He made quite
a hit in " Paul Pry," and would unquestionably, if he had
strived, have been an immense favourite throughout the
United States. In England, Mr. Hammond occupied a
distinguished position in his profession as a comedian,
and was a brother-in-law of Douglas Jerrold, baying mar-
ried a sister of that gentleman. He was the original Sam
Weller and was brought conspicuously before the public
by his inimitable personation of that character. Both in
and out of his profession, Mr. Hammond was universally
esteemed."
DARING ROBBERY OF FLOUR.—One of the most impu-
dent and daring robberies we have for some time beard of
w:as committed on Tuesday, at the warehouse of Messrs.
Winder and Co., corn merchants, in Barter-street, Wap-
Ping. The robbery was committed at noon-day, between
twelve and one o'clock, during the time the men were at
"inner. It is the custom to close the warehouse during
meal hours, and on Tuesday, about half-past twelve
oclock, the warehouse was closed as usual, when the
neighbours saw a cart backed up to the door, and in a few
Minutes afterwards two men and three women were noti-
ced in the act of lowering several sacks of flour out of the
warehouse into the cart, which they subsequently carried
away from the premises. The neighbours did not at the
time think that a robbery was being committed, although
some of them considered it somewhat unusual to see
Women assisting in the removal. On the return of the
workmen to the warehouse they found that an entrance
had been effected by the removal Ortrio Duly-neaa, and
that the flour had been put through out of the warehouse
into the cart. The number of the sacks taken was ten,
the value of which is estimated at £3O. Three men have
been arrested on the charge.
LIVERPOOL HORTICULTURAL EXHIBITION.—The third
and last meeting of this society, for the present season ,',was
held at the Corn Exchange on Thursday, and was most
numerously and respectably attended. The whole exhi-
'bition including dahlias, and other flowers, fruit, &c., was
the finest ever seen in Liverpool, and the company ap-
peared to be delighted. The sweepstakes for dahlias was
Productive of much interest, and the blooms exhibited
Were
eee surpassingly beautiful. The first prize in the sweep-
'Vaes, for twenty-four dissimilar blooms, was taken by
Lodge, of Manchester, who also took the second
Prize for twelve blooms. The second for twenty-four and
first for twelve were both taken by Mr. James Crompton,
of Ashton. Amongst the successful competitors for mia-
12ellaneous prizes were—Messrs. Davies, Mr. Gray, Mr.
-billusgrove, and Mr. Skirving, nurserymen ; Mr. Adam
?'airy Mr. T. Johnson, Mrs. J. Ashton, Mr. J. Hough-
ton, Mr. H. Wynch, Mr. T. S. Gladstone, Mr. Killock
(nurseryman), Mr. Wm. Mann, Mr. G. Brown, Mr. R.
Gladstone, Mr. T. Whalley, Mr. R. W. Preston, and a
number of others, including a few ladies. Mr. Thomas
Arrowsmith, of King's Moss, Billinge, (near St. He-
len's) showed (not for competition) a sample of a new
Seedling Potato, which excited almost universal astonish-
ment ; in shape, colour, and soundness, it exhibited the
most perfect specimen of a potato ever seen. We were
given to understand that the whole crop was in the same
sPlendid condition ; not one rotten potato having been
found in raising them. Mr. Musgrove showed (not for
competition) the beautiful little miniature Dahlia, Ranun-
iiilora, (Whales,) and also a small tipped one called
uenAny Lind.
'l. VIOLENT SCORBUTIC AFFECTION CURED BY HOL-
(TAY'S OINTMENT AND FILLS.—Mr. R. Havell, Wal-
'a -street, Wolverhampton, for the last two years, was
2eoslevecehred nearly all over his body with a malignant crop-
Zun, 'which gave him the greatest pain and agony, so
so, that it was only at intervals he could get a little
His general health was also seriously affected. He
'had recourse to the most eminent medical men at Wolver-
v TPten and Birmingham, without obtaining relief. He
last purchased Holloway's Pills and Ointment of Mr.
14„4:1____Pson, stationer, Wolverhampton, which soon effected
tWr...i.e. This gentleman vouches for the truth of the ex-
auarY statement.