The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1848-05-23 00:00:00

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The Manchester Guardians estimate the poor expendi-
ture of the current year at £120,000, which is equivalent
to a rate of 55% in the pound.
THE WHOLESALE RAILWAY ROBBERY.—At the Pres-
ton Sessions, last week, John Heterick was found guilty
of the charge of stealing, whilst engaged at the Preston
Railway Station, a great number of articles belonging to
various persons. He was sentenced to seven year's trans-
portation.
EMPLOYMENT IN MANCHESTER.—During the past
week, one cotton-mill previously stopped has gone on full
time, and another also stopped is working short time. Of
the operatives employed in the cotton-mills, 296 formerly
out of employment have gone, 185 of them on full, and
the remainder upon short time. The returns, therefore,
still continue to manifest a tendency to improvement.
MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT.—On Sunday week, Mr.
SkifintOrNfUltr 'NIB' them attfrlttrei. d'art u nen
he was carried away by the strong ebb, and before any
help from the shore could be available, he sunk to rise nog
more. His dead body was found next morning about 150
yards from the spot where he was drowned. Deceased
was 22 years of age.
On Tuesday great rejoicings took place at St. Helens,
to celebrate the marriage of the eldest daughter of the
late Peter Greenall, M.P., with Jas. Cresswell Pigot, Esq.,
Everton. The ringing of the bells of the two churches,
and the display of numerous flags in various parts of the
town, contributed greatly to enliven the aspect of the town.
During the nuptial ceremony the church was crowded by
hundreds of spectators. The retinue of the espoused com-
prised a large number of their relatives, including several
of the influential families of the Greenalls of Wilderspool,
and the Pinkletons of Windle-hall and Mill-brook. Se-
veral appropriate pieces were performed by Mr. Burrowes,
upon the church organ, preceding and subsequent to the
marriage service. The day was kept as a holiday by
Messrs. Greenall's workmen, and they were liberally re-
galed by their employers.
CATERPILLARS.—We were, surprised the other day to
observe myriads of caterpillar-spun threads from the
branches of most of the trees in Dunham-park, border-
ing it next the highroad to Knutsford, and each thread
having numerous caterpillars ascending and descending it,
with all the activity of which this tribe is capable. These
caterpillars are small, of a dingy brown, with black heads;
and we think they will prove to be of the same kind as
those which completely destroyed the foliage of the oaks
in Dunham-park last year, and which, as small pale green
moths, perished by myriads, making the gravelled avenues
green over with their bodies, when they had completed
their little term of life and devastation. We understand
that, in one or two instances, these caterpillars have this
year got into the apple-trees, and have already ravaged
the blossoms so much as to lead to the apprehension of
a total failure of fruit wherever they have gained a settle-
ment. The rose-trees have been a good deal injured by
caterpillars during the recent dry weather, and other trees
and plants are also suffering from this cause.—Manches-
ter Guardian.

I!. LINE OF PACKETS
For NEW YORK,
i' "i'L.
f Ilkiiiit SAILING ON THE
ELEVENTH OF EVERY MONTH.

SIDDONS. EDWARD B. Coms
SHERIDAN. G. B. CORNISH
GARRICK, M. HUNT
ROSCIUS, W. H. P. MOORE

..1014 tons.. 11th June.
..1012 tons.. 11th July.
..1004 tons.. II th August.
—ll5O tons.. 11th Sept.

To in.syre punctuality in tailing, no Goo,
dreeptr.----
sifter the 9th of each month.
These ships are all of the first an rgest class, built in the
city of New York, of the best mat als, and with such improve-
ments as to combine great spec with unusual comfort for pas-
sengers, and they are comet ded by men of experience and
ability. The rate of Cabi assage is fixed at TWENTY-FIVE
POUNDS, without wines or liquors, but those stores can be
obtained onboard.—Apply to

iU be received

BROWN, SHIPLEY, and Co.
Freight by these vessels will be collected at the rate of four
dollars eighty cents to the pound sterling.

GREAT FIRE
IN MARKET-STREET, MANCHESTER ;

ENTIRELY CONSUMING A LARGE SQUARE OF WARE-
HOUSES, OFFICES, AND SHOPS.
IN the last great Fire in George-street, Manchester,
nine large Houses had their Books burned in Iron Safes,
Closets wit h Iron Doors, Wrougl ron Fireproof (?) Safes,
&c. &c. &c. ; and again on the ,ove recent occasion, a great
number of parties have suffe • the same calamity. The only
Safe which brought its co , • nts uninjured out of the burning
mass being the one ann. • to below.
" Manchester, August 13th, 1847.
" GENTLEMEN,— the late Fire in Market-street, which
entirely gutted th: ntire block of buildings of which my Ware-
house formed • t, I have sincere pleasure in informing you
that my books, together with a quantity of valuable papers,
watches, &c., were preserved uninjured in one of your Fire-
resisting Safes, which I strongly recommend to the public.
" I am your obedient servant,
"THOMAS HAIGH, Woollen Merchant,
" New Brown-street and Market-street.
" Messrs. Milner and Son."
The outside of this Safe was partially melted: the contents
inside unsiuged, being steamed (boiled instead of burned) by
the evaporating principle of the Safe. Near to it a large
Wrought Iron Fireproof (?) chambered Safe, full of valuable
Books and Documents before the Fire, was found to contain
nothing but tinder and ashes after it I
In the numerous accidental Fires and experimental tests
which Milners' Safes have been exposed to—every description
of Safe in use—Fireproof (so called) or otherwise have been
burnt out beside them, confirming the recommendation of the
scientific and practical authorities who have tested them, and
the Patentees' during seven years' active working of their
patent, on a rapidly extending scale, have spared no pains nor
cost in effecting improvements, by which they are enabled to
pledge themselves at all times to supply the most complete and
secure depositories for Books, Documents, and Valuables ; in-
cluding the strongest Wrought-iron Safes, Closets, and Doors
in the World. lined with their uneaualled Fire-resisting Cham-
bers. Out of upwards of 20.000 of their Sates in use amongst
the Manufacturing and Commercial Houses of Great Britain—
the class best able to appreciate their value—numerous cases of
exposure to accidental fire have occurred, from which Thomas
Milner and Son select the following as instances, in which they
are of opinion that no other Safe than their own would have
preserved its contents unburnt.
Fire at Mr. J. Blackaller's Ship and Chandlery Store, Spar-
ling-street, Liverpool; a stiong and fierc Fire; Safe most
severely burnt outside; contents unsinged.
t‘re at Messrs. .T. and W. Walkers', the extensive builders,
Birkenhead; buildings entirely gutted, everything burnt in
them, including the contents of large Iron Safe and drawers,
standing besides Milners'; the contents of Milners' uninjured,
and in use now.

Fire at Messrs. Garniss and Co.'s, Park-lane; a very strong
fire ; again the contents of Milners' Safe the only thing saved
•n the premises.
Ere at Plirnsaul Brothers', of Plymouth; a very extensive
and destructive fire; a large Iron Safe covered with brickwork
with double Iron doors burnt out; Milners' entirely preserving
its contents.

Fire in Queen-street, Glasgow; a great number of Safes and
Closets burnt out; no books saved throughout the buildings
excepting Messrs. S. R. and Thomas Browns', in Milners
Safe. _ _ _

ililners' Fire-resisting Safes, Chests, and Boxes, suitable for
all classes of Buildings, impregnable Locks and Cash Boxes,
at the Works, 50A, Lord-street and Cable-street, and Show-
oom, 15, South John-street, Liverpool.

WINES.

Owing to the very depressed state of the Wine Trade here, there
will be on SALE, for some time,
A choice Parcel of CLARET, in One Dozen Cases, at 275. per
Dozen ;

CHAMPAGNE, of superior quality, in One Dozen Cases, at
375. 10d. and 425. per Dozen duty included ;
And 3000 to 4000 D ne Pale SHERRY,
Shipped by some of the F. Houses in Cadiz. Price 265. per
Dozen, Bottles include , and if sent into the country, Packages
also. Any small qu tity of the latter can be had on trial.
As these Wines a intended to bear any examination, they can
be tasted in th ellars, or by sample.—Apply to
W. A. SMITH, Slater-court, 5, Castle-street.

On FRIDAY next, the 26th instant, at One o'clock precisely, in
Chaloner and Fleming's Sheds, south end Brunswick Dock,
Liverpool,
253 Logs Cuba MAHOGANY,
90 Logs Havana CEDAR, being the entire cargo (save the two
first Lots Mahogany sold at Auction sth instant,) just
landed, ex Anna Watson, ' from Cuba,
48 Logs Havana CED ,
55 Tons COCU f), ex Jamaica and Anna Watson,
30 Tons L MVIT/E.—Apply to Messrs. BERNARD, HALL
an Co. Merchants, who will sell without reserve the
above Co.,
100 Logs Cuba MAHQ.GANY, ex Commerce.—Apply to Messrs.
COLLMA-141' STOLTERFOHT, Merchants.
161 Logs Honduras MAHOGANY, per D'Auvergne,
170 Logs Honduras MA,LIDGANY, ex Bathurst.- --Apply to
Jolts Hoi.may-EST4., Merchant.
60 Logs Honduras MAHOGANY, per Millman, Capricorn,
and Robert Alexandor,ltc:=,A; ply to Jour.; CARMI-
CHAEL, Esq., Ateirewe
24 Logs Havana CEDAR, cx Wood ctrl
0,2 aceount:VlATTniporter.
_ _ .

Quantities of Bahia ROSEWOOD, Rio ZEBRAWOOD, PUR-
PLEWOOD, BLACK EBONY, BULLY TREE WOOD,
LANCEWOOD SPARS, YEW T ENCIL CEDAR,
PALMWOOD, LETTER a QEFLESH WOOD.
(Fire interests.) C NER and FLEMING, Brokers.

By Messrs. THOS. WINSTANLEY and SONS.
On MONDAY next, the 29th instant, at the Clarendon Rooms,
South John-street, Liverpool.

Lot I. A LL DWELLING-HOUSE and SHOP,
II situate on the south side of Paddington, near:Liver-
pool, containing in front thereto and at the back severally 14ft.
8 inches, and in depth backwards, on each side, 59 feet, and in
the whole 96 square yards, or thereabouts; bounded eastwardly
partly by Land of the Marquis of Salisbury, and partly by
the extremity of a common passage of 4 feet wide, and west-
wardly and southwardly by other Lpt ul-of the said Marquis,
leased to Charles Williams.
The above Lot is occupied b - ma Elizabeth Holmes, and is
held under a lease granted he Marquis of Salisbury for the
residue of the term of 75 ears, commencing from the sth of
January. 1846.
2. All that DWEL G HOUSE and SHOP, also situate on
the south side of ddington, containing in front thereto and
at the back sev ally 14 feet 6 inches, in depth backwards on
each side 59 feet 6 inches, and in the whole 95 square yards, or
thereabouts ; bounded eastwardly by Land of the said Marquis
leased to the said Charles Williams, (on which there is erected
a Messuage and Shop, occupied by Thomas Kirk, Druggist,)
westwardly by other Land of the said Marquis, and southwardly
by a common passage of 4 feet wide.
The above Lot is occupied by George Huddleston, and is
held under lease from the Marquis of Salisbury for the residue
of a term of 75 years, commencing from the sth of January,
1846.

For further particulars apyly to Messrs. WATSON and WEB- ,1
EITEIt, Solicitors, Exchange-alley North, Chapel-street.