The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1833-01-15 00:00:00

LOCAL.

The Earl of Lincoln and his youthful bride, passed through
Prebton on Thursday, on their way to the south. They have
been on a visit at Ashton-hall, near Lancaster, the seat of Lady
Lincoln's father.

INSOLVENT DEBTOR'S COURT,—Mr. Commissior Harris
goes the Northern Circuit this spring. The following are the
arrangements respecting this and the adjoining comities : Pres-
ton, April 1; " Lancaster, March 25 ; Appleby or Kendal,
March 2.3; Carlisle, March 22; Chester, April 4.
At the Annual Board of the Liverpolnfirmary, a resolution
was passed, to erect and fit up lock wards, containing 70 beds,
with a separate establishmerit of one physician, two surgeons,
and resident apothecary.
The fifth ball of the season took place at the Wellington
Rooms, on Thursday last, Mrs. Joseph Langton, Lady Pa-
troness. There were about 230 of the fashion and beauty of
the town present, and amongst the number were noticed Mr.
J. Milnes Gaskell, M. P. and his Lady.
SILK WEAVING.—The silk weaving at Middleton, Fails-
worth, and other places round Manchester, was never known
to be so brisk at Christmas. Wages are low, but an advance
in the spring is expected. In the year 1824, Ild. per yard was
paid for weaving silk sarsnet; for the same sort of work 4d is
now paid.
MEMORIALS OF THE DEAD.—M. Barruel, director of che-
mical experiments to the Faculty of Medicine, having made
researches on the existence of iron. in the blood, is of opinion
that he could extract from the blood of a corpse iron enough to
strike a medal as large as a 40fr. piece. This would be a curi-
ous and substantial means of prfserving the remains and per-
petuating the memory of an illustrious person or friend.
QUICK VOYAGE.—The Frederick, which arrived on Friday,
from Sierra Leone, completed the voyage out and home in the
remarkably short period of two months and thirteen days. She
wag detained there three days owing to some revenue regula-
tions. And, on Sunday, vie Patriot King ari4ved from Cal-
cutta, having completed the voyage, out and home, in eight
nunitits and Aar days.
MELXNCHOLY ACCIDENT.—A most respectable lady from
Gorton, named'Alice Tatton, was walking along George-street,
about eleven o'clock on Saturday morning, and as she was
passing the warehouse of Messrs. Samuel Stocks, juu. and Co.
a packs eof calicoes, weight about a hundred weight and a
half, slipped from the teagle-rope by which the workmen were
lowering it into a cart in the street, and fell upon her head.
The unfortunate woman was immediately conveyed to the In-
firmary, where she lingered until two o'clock on Thursday
afternoon, when death put an end to her sufferings.—iiati-
chester Courier.

N usmatous FAMILY.—We understand that in a dwelling at
Nightingall Bridge; in Heath Chatnock, which consists or fit.-
teen feet by nine, there resides a man, his wife and eight chil-
dren; four asses, one calf, seven pigs, two dogs, forty hens, one
cock, one cat, and one linnet; making a motley total of sixty-
six living creatures in the above small'compass.—Preston Pilot.
FATAL EFFECTS OF DRUNKENNESS.—On Thursday, an in-
quest was held before the Mayor, on the body of Ann ftyle, the
wife of Thomas Ryle, who was taken out of the Ribble the
same morning. It seems that the day previous the deceased
had been idling and drinking at a beer shop, and in the even-
ing weut as far as the bridge in company with a man named
Hardie and a woman called I‘l.‘Kie, in order to see the luter
part of the way home to Penwortham. Subsequently; the de-
ceased and Ilardie had some additional drink at the Bridge Inn,
and finally they left the public-house to return to Preston; but
on getting over the bridge, the woman, who was very drunk,
left Hardie and wandered to the river side. Hardie went to
look after her, but it was quite dark, and she appears to have
fallen into the river before he could find out where she was.
Verdict, Found drowned.—Pre,ton Pilot.
SERIOUS COACH ACCIDENT.—About half-past five o'clock on
Monday evening, the Union coach from Preston was over-
turned nearly opposite Leaf-square, Pendleton, and several of
the passengers seriously hurt. The night was very foggy, which
prevented the coachman from seeing a heap of stones that
were lying at the side of the road, and not being aware that he
was so far from the centre of the road which is here a consider-
able width, he drove upon them and overturned the coach.
There were only three passengers on the coach at the time, all
of whom were thrown off, and more or less hurt. A gentleman,
named Middleton, from Newark, fell under the coach and re-
ceived a severe contusion of the brain, from the effects of which
he is not likely to recover. Ile was taken up in a state of in-
sensibility and conveyed to the Rose and Crown public-house,
where he now remains, not having yet shown any signs of re-
turning sensibility.. Another gentleman, who was severely
bruised; was' conveyed to the Bridgewater Hotel, and is in a
fair- War of recovery. The third outside passenger was a fe-
male, from Cross-street, Cheshire, who had her jaw-bone bro-
ken and her eye very much cut; she also is recovering. The
coachman was also bruised, but not severely. The inside of
the coach was full of passengers, all of whom escaped unhurt.
From all the information that we can obtain, we are inclined
to believe that the coachman was not to blame, but that this
unfortunate affair was purely accidental.
EXCLUSIVE DEALING.—Manv of the parties who were dis-
appointed at the result of the late election at. Bolton, and par-
ticularly the Unitarians, have vented their spleen, by with—
drawing their support from those shopkeepers who voted for
Mr. Boiling or Colonel Torrens, or both, as the case might be,
and have declared their determination to abstain film visiting
those public houses, the landlords of which voted for either or
both of the above gentlemen; different sick and other clubs!
have also been withdrawn from such public-houses, and taken to
those landlords who supported Mr. Yates. This is exceedingly
impolitic, if not insane, to say nothing of the malignant and
tyrannical disposition it manifests—for the friends of IVIr. Bolling
and Colonel Torrens are giving the most active and efficient
support to those who may have sustained any damage or who
may leave
been threatened with any injury, by the Unitarian
faction. Several parties have been formed at the houses de-
serted by Mr. Yates's supporters, and more valuable jobs than
those taken away from tradesmen, have been given to them, by
the leading houses in the town and neighbourhood. The mas-
ters are determined to discharge all workmen who enter into
such detestable conspiracies against persons who have voted
according to their consciences ; but we are happy to say, that
the majority. of the work people themselves feel indignant at
the threatenings of the exclusive dealers, and will co-operate
with their employers. We are sorry, for their own sakes, that
the defeated party should have commenced hostilities, as they
may be assured that the lee talianis will be rigidly carried into
effect; and we could prognosticate, with tolerable accuracy
which party will be the first to withdraw from the contest. This,
is one of the numerous instances perpetually occurring, in
which the pseudo friends of liberty of conscience, liberality of
sentiment, and rectitude of principle, have proved that when
they had been permitted to obtain a distant glimpse of approach-
ing power and ascendency, they become heartless tyrailts, or
reckless demagogues.—Manchoster Courier.

AWFUL AND DESTRHCTIVE FlRE.—About a quarter befire
eleven o'clock last night, a fire broke out in New Quay, which,
in the extant of its ravages, threatens to exceed any sin:date
calamity with which Liverpool has been visited since the memo-
rable burning of the Goree. It commenced, we understand, in
the paint-store of Messrs. Croston, where, but for the diilay ie
the supply of water, of which, so far as we .can recollect, com-
plaint has been made in every instance of lire that has oc-
curred in the .town within the last eight years, it might, ac-
cording to what we have heard, have been speedily arrested.
But no such means being in readiness for checking its pro..
gress, the nature of the materials amidst which it originated
—oil, turpentine, resin, pitch, tar and naval stored,—was pre-
cisely the best adapted for adding to its fury, and .accordingly
in a short space of time it extended itself to the large warehouses
adjoining, both on the south and east, which were filled with
merchandise of various descriptions, principally cotton, grain,
oil and naval stores. Here it found ample room and verge
enough, and long before one o'clock, it was evident to every
beholder that all attemps to restrain it within the limits of
those premises must be in vain. By half-past twelve it pene-
trated backwardi to the eastward—into Lancelot's hey, in
the centre of a continuous unbroken frontage of • warehouses
of about seventy yards, which seemed likely to be all involved
in the quick-spreading ruin. Fed, as it was here, with im-
mense masses of the most combustible materials could , what
the two or three miserable engines, posted in that narrow pas-
sage, effect towards staying its career ? It sotin became evident
that their utmost efforts could not afford a hope of preserving
the bonded warehouses on the opposite side of Lancelot's-hey,
which were said to be filled with spirits. At half-past one o'clock,
the wood work in the fronts of the upper stories of these was
caught by the flames. The miscbiet then spread quickly to
the right and left, and backwards towards Oidhlli-street, de-
stro_ying a range of warehouses in 'that direction, and by
half-past three had extended into Union-street, Mr. Web-
sees house at the corner being completely destroyed. About
four o'clock, the front of the warehouies in 'Lancelot's-
hey, fell forward into Union-street, with a tremendous crash,
burying, as we were informed, -several persons in the ruins.
We understand that two persons tit least, have lost their lives,
and Colonel Jordan, the inspecting. field officer ollthe district,
had his leg broken by the falling -ruins. At the moment of our
paper going to presS, the flames were .still raging- with awful
vehemence, but they were likely to be confined to the premises
which were already within their grasp. Nine warehouses in
all, we understand, have been consumed. In the immediate
neighbourhood of these warehouSes were a number of small
houses, inhabited principally liy• very pour people, .whose con-
sternation and dismay were of the most pliable description;
and it is much to be feared that, in addition to the ineonveni.
ence they must necessarily sustain from being thus hastily
expelled from their dwellings, they will suffer severely in the
loss and destruction among their humble stocks of .moveables,
consequent upon their compulsory and hurried removal.
It must, we think, be manifest to every one who had an oppor-
tunity of closely observing the movements of those who were
called into activity on this occasion, that there is a lamentable
want of arrangement and organisation in our . police, &c.,
for effective operations in cases of this descriptions. To
the parties, however, who were on duty, every praise is due
for their activity, zeal, and industry, and to the system only, or
rather the want of system, do we attribute any thing of blame.
Mr. Shipp, the supermiendant of the night watch; was early, on
the ground, with a considerable portion of his forca, and was
neither sparing of exertions nor wanting in promptitude, in
effecting the best arrangements under the circumstances which
the means .at his disposal would allow. His worship, the
Mayor was no sooner informed of the calamity than:he hasten-
ed to the scene, and was prompt in his personal attendance—
at every point where it seemed his presence might be service-
able and in giving such directions as the circumstances iequir-
ed. The police constables were also soon collected in the
vicinity, attending as occasion arose; and the most essential
service was rendered in keeping back the crowd, bY a detach-
ment of the 18th, or Royal Irish regiment of Foot, under the
command of Capt. Moore. . . .

GEMS OF ENGLAND.—About seven or eight days ago, as a
countrymen was walking along the beach Detweell Falmouth
and Lowestoft, he picked up a stone, which appeared tiat, and
of glossy substance on one side. Having. occasion to go to
Bury, he took, it to a jeweller, who gave him £25 for it. The
man says he has freqnently before picked up similar stones on
the beach, but never knew they *ere at all valuable.—Nurtricii
East Anglian. [Wtiat was the stone ?]
PART 11. OF THeGA LI ERY OF COMICALITIRS.---78 Comic
Wood Engravings;.. which have appeared from time to time
during the past 18 iitinths In that popular Sporting Weekly
Newspaper, Bell's Life in London.—Just Pubushed, Part IL,
price 3d., 78 Comic Prints, illustrated by prose or poetry,
taken from Bell's Life in• London, comprising 36 portraits after
the manner of Lavater, and 42 miscellaneous, political, quizzi-
cal, and humorous. These 78 prints cost, engraving alone,
400 guineas, and can now he had on one folio newspaper sheet
for &I.—Published by G. Goodger, 169, Strand, London, and
sold by all Booksellers, Stationers and Newspaper-dealers; of
whom may be' had, also price three pence, a newt'edition of
Part the First of the Gallery of 130 Comicallities, of which
128,000 have been sold.—The Trade supplied at 25.-for 12, and
copies of Part I. and Part 11. mill be taken back at the office
of Bell's Life in London, 109, Strand, at the cost price, any time
before the 24th December, 1833. Placards for glop windows.
Good for the Serail Book, Portfolio, Coffee and Hair-dressers'
Shops, News Rooms, and all Sport:iig Houses.