The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1845-01-21 00:00:00

LOCAL NEWS

The fatal collision between the Iron Duke steamer and
the brig Parana, some months ago, has been the subject
Hof investigation before the admiralty. Judgment has nut
yet been given.

FIRE AT GREENDANR.—On Friday night, a stack V wheat, of the value of £5OO, the property of Mr. Holmes,
of Greenbank, was totally consumed. It is supposed to
be the work of an incendiary.
HOUSE-BREAKING.—On Friday, a boy, about fourteen
years of age, named John Barmen, was committed to the
/sessions for breaking into the house of a woman named
Gill, in Stokes'-place, Norfolk-street, and thence attempt-
ing to steal a quantity of wearing apparel.
ACCIDENT ON THE RIVER.—On the evening of Friday
week, a boat, containing seven persons, was coming from
the steam-tug Dreadnought, then lying opposite the Al-
bert Dock. On the way the two larboard oars broke,
and the boat drifted across the cable of the Mona tug-
boat, got under one of the ptuldles, and upset. The
seven men were immersed hi the water, but, owing to the
very praiseworthy exertions of the hands belonging to the
Mona, six of them were speedily rescued. The seventh
was carried, by the force of the current, a considerable
way down the river, and might have met a watery grave,
bad it not been for a man belonging to the flat Prince,
who resolutely followed him in his punt and saved his
life.

INQUESTS IN 1844.—FOUnd drowned, 28; burnings,
(bow took fire, no evidence,) 26 ; accidentally killed, 102 ;
from want of proper assistance at birth, 3 ; visitation of
God, 125 ; injuries, (how received, no evidence,) 19 ;
suicides whilst insane, 11; children still-born, 6; found
dead, 7; accidentally scalded, 15: accidentally drowned,
16 ; accidentally overlain, 21 ; suffocated, (by what means,
nnknown,) 3 ; accidentally choked, 1 ; accidentally
burnt, 19 ; manslaughter, 7 ; accidentally suffocated, 7 ;
accidentally poisoned, 1 ; apoplexy, from drinking, 11 ;
apoplexy, from excessive eating, 1 ; chance medley, 4 ;
-want of food, and exposure to cold. 3 ; felo de se. 2 ; wil-
ful murder, 4 ; justifiable homicide, I—total, 444.
JUSTICE DEPRIVED OF HER SCALES.—There i 8 a niche
over the front entrance to the new Bankruptcy Courts in
South John-street, in which a full length figure of justice
-blinded has been appropriately fixed. In her right hand
it was intended she should hold the scales evenly. Cir-
cumstances, however, have so far prevented this inten-
tion from being carried into effect, for the scales—singu-
lar to say—could not be made to remain in a fixed and
even position. Many trials have been had recoutse to
with the view of keeping them steady, but, somehow or
other, there was always the same odd appearance, one
scale up and the other down; and the consequence has
been.that, as the passers-by, who observed the want of
truth in the balance, indulged in some ludicrous remarks
at the expense of the court; the scales have been taken
down and are now no longer visible.
OUTRAGES IN THE PARK.—Six fellows belonging to
a gang of ruffians were brought up, before Mr. Rushton,
on Wednesday, and sentenced to three months' imprison-
ment. Their names are John Branagan, John Rigby.
Samuel Mulholland, Daniel Myler, Ambrose Cook, and
Joseph Hawson, all well known thieves. With the ex-
ception of Mulholland and Rigby, (who have only been
once in custody before,) all have been several times com-
mitted, but it was proved that the two last named never
worked, and that they were the constant associates of
prostitutes from ten to twelve years of age. It appears
that the men, with others, have long been the terror of
the neighbourhood—knocking down and robbing passers
by, and insulting females and children. About twenty
respectable persons from the neighbourhood of Warwick-
strett, attended to identify the prisoners as belonging to
the gang. Mr. Rushton ordered an efficient force of the
police to sweep the street of the remainder of the ruffians.
NEW PHILADELPHIA LINER.—A splendid new ship
called the Saranak, commanded by Captain E. Turley,
who is well known in the trade, arrived here a few days
since on her maiden trip. She is one of the finest and
most commodious vessels that ever floated up the Mersey,
and has secured the admiration of all who have seen her
capacious saloons, her fine and airy berths, and the gene-
ral beauty and elegance of her internal arrangements.
The length of the Saranak is 160 feet, height between
decks 74 feet, breadth 34, depth 22, length of poop deck
80. She was built by Messrs. Vaughan and Son, of
Philadelphia, and is considered their chef d'oeuvre. The
tonnage of this fine vessel amounts to 1000. She is on
the paint of sailing and carries out an excellent freight,
which exceeds £l5OO. Captain E. Turley is well known
in the trade, and all who are acquainted with li'm, or who
admire a fine specimen of maritime architecture, will de-
sire the success and prosperity of the fine packet ship
Saranak.
THE LIVING OF WINWICE.—A noble example has
been set in the case of a lay patron, the Earl of Derby,
in conjunction with his son, Lord Stanley, of the division
of parishes of overgrown population into several ecclesi-
astical districts, or, virtually, additional parishes. The
living of Winwick, in the county palatine of Lancaster,
contains a population now of probably 20,000. The an-
nual value of the rectorial income is £4,220, and a bill
has been carried through Parliament to divide the living
into five or six different parishes, apportioning the tithes
among the several incumbents. The present rectory
house is to be reduced in size; new parsonage houses, of
which a most admirable plan has been prepared, are to be
built for the parochial clergy and, where needed, a new
church or churches to be built. It would be invidious to
specify, by the assistance of lists of the value and popula-
tion of livings, cases which might be dealt with in a
similar manner, but we trust that patrons, ecclesiastical
and lay, will ponder on the noble example of the Earl of
Derby.— Westmoreland Gazette.
CONGUGAL FELICITY.—An elderly dame, named Brid-
get Audley, summoned her husband Robert, on Saturday,
for having assaulted and otherwise misbehaved himself
towards her, without, as she alleged, having received " one
morsel of provocation." The old lady, who was blind of
one eye, and whose tongue moved as if it had been set
upon a pivot, related a very formidable catalogue of grie-
vances which she was suffering from her husband. He
was, aa,cording to her own account, atrociously bad in the
Morning, and a great deal worse at he
night and at st
had consummated his villany by throwing, her bible ianto a
tub of water. The husband, in his defence, gave her a
character of tyranny and treachery, and called a witness
to prove that she had lately put a quantity of snuff into
his beer, and that he was thereby stupified, and obliged to
be carried to bed in a state of prostration of body and
mind. Mr. Rushton, after hearing both sides of the ca'e
to an end, told Mrs. Audley that she might go home, and
to take care, when she was at home, that she put no more
snuff into her husband's beer.
BRUTAL ASSAULT BY Two POLICEMEN.-011 Thurs-
day two police-officers were summone
name
efore .Ru ton, for assaulting a man of the me of b
MalonMe,r and th
ei
sister. From the evidence of Mr. Malone, who appeared
in court with his head bound up, it appeared that he had
just come from Ireland, and, whilst walking along Mary-
bone, met with police-officers 75 and 102, at the corner
of Great Crosshall-street, and, bein. a perfect stranger
to the town, asked them if they could find him some re-
freshment. They laughed at the poor man for his sim-
plicity, and he not altogether liking this treatment, made
use of some expressions which gave offence, whereupon
one of them struck him on !he head and otherwise mal-
reated him. The sister interfering was similarly treated,
nd, it was stated, knocked down. From the statement
of Superintendent Nl'Donald, who examed e emae.
a Wound two inches in length was
founind onth thefside of
the head. Mr. Rushton reprimanded the officers in
strong terms, and said that he and his brother magistrate
(Mr. Ormerod Hevworth) were of opinion that the offi-
cers had acted with great violence in this case, and must
be dismissed the force; had it
been clearly proved that
the woman was knocked downid
should have committed them tthen assizesof falling,
' he
THE LIVERPOOL CHESS Caun.—The usual annual
dinner of this club took place at the Adelphi Hotel, on
Tuesday evening last, when about eighty
. gentlemen sat
down to an excellent dinner, served up in Mr. Radley's
beat style. A. Mon r dijen s.-,:i., presided, and the vice-
chair was occupied ghe • Lister, Esq. A number of
excellent speeches werey delivered, and, as at previous an•
niversaries, the .
were enlivened and delighted
by some capitale°sTigPitingYand recitation The chairman,
in the course of his' observations, referred to the flourish-
ing condition of the club,and expressed a hope that
continued exertions would be made to train up a race of
players to supply the front ranks of the chess regiment
in this town when the elder members were removed.
He also stated that the proposed second match between
Mr. Staunton and M. S.
his
had been definitively
broken ataa He expressedt rteigret at this circumstance,
as it still left in some doubt queation as to which of
these celebrated players the aln)leof superiority ought to
be accorded, and he offered, Pas the onia --a ,
of arrivina Ft fn n, •-•••^ '. -

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....; avauante means
~iactory decision of the disputed
point, to play 21 games, each with Mr. Staunton and
M. St.Amant, he receiving a pawn and the move, playing
With the former gentleman in London and the latter in
Paris, and the stake to he any reasonable sum that might
be proposed. This challenge was received with trin2.ll ap-
plause. The company did not separ7` "•• -
DOCK COMMITTRE. THURSDAY —Pri.!sent
Nicol (in the chair), Molyneux, Houghton
Horsfall, Henderson, Evans, Boyden, 114.
old, Smith, and Aikin. 1?---
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Messrs

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rom the reading of the nil-
aPrered thai;spejeial meeting of the Committee
had been held on Monday last, at which the proposed new
deck act, which is to alter, amend, and enlarge the row
ers of the existing acts, was read clause by clause, and
lil2aprovd of, and a resolution
,was passed, requesting the
Mayor to summon a special Council for
to take the mats. . .

teat
•Ag eonesdav next,
into consideration. t Was deced
in consideration of the benefit to thel town andid the
payment to the Watch
Committee, Committee of £5O annually to the
Dock
that a hews on the sou side o
the Cannig Dock should be appropriated,t ash•east an exneri f
Trout tiin
!pent for six months, to a vp...1 : •• -

yez,set into which the soil taken
,_.--. we ste(ets is to be deposited and taken into Che-
su're•--A return of the number of policemen daily on duty
at the docks was laid before the committee, and it having
been stated that the committee had to pay for numbers of
Men vvho were taken into the town to do special duty on
Sundays and other days, the whole matter was referred
generblly to the harbour-master's sub-cotrnittee. In
consequence of repeated acts of misconduct, Owen Wil-
liams, Salthouse Dock Gateman No. 5, was dismissed,
and George Russell ointed in 'his place.—Mr. C. A.
Deane, inventor of thePdiving apparatus, applied,
ter, •
by let-
, either for a donation or a loan of £2OO. The answer
directed to be given was to the effect that the committee
had 00 to
letter was received from James Hodg-
rn-n and Co., accepting of the terms upon which the corn_
proposed to let them the land on the west side of
the Brunswick Graving Dock.—A letter from Mr. Ed-
-0111) 14,ris, seeking compensation, to the amount of
Sub 40., for damage done to a car, was referred to the
_e 0-Committee of Works.—The Marine Sub-committee
_e 0-C
that they did notconsider the subject mentioned in
41_ Alexander's letter, as to the regulation of the ship's
"IbPassea within the province of the Dock Committee.