The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1846-08-11 00:00:00

.oral anti probinctai sleith3.

The usual meeting of the Highway Board Was held on
Thursday. The business was merely of a routine cha-
racter, and did dot possess any public interest.
FATAL COAL-PIT ACCIDENT.—On Friday last, a col-
lier in a mine at Shevington fell out of a basket from a
height of twenty-three yards, and was killed on the spot.
Mr. John Wright, the lessee of the Runcorn quarries,
gave to his labourers a gratuity on the occasOn of Prince
Albert's visit to Liverpool, leaving to themselves the dis-
posal thereof.
Yesterday week, a dog which was left in a house near
Blackburn, while the family went to worship, by some
means bolted the door inside, so that the master of the
house was compelled to obtain access through the window.
James Thompson, of this town, engineer, has taken out
a patent for certain improvements in machinery or appa-
ratus for obtaining motive power. part or parts of which
improvements are applicable to other useful purposes.
THE LIVERPOOL MAIL FROM DUBLIN.—The sailing
of the afternoon mail from Kingstown commenced on
Thursday, according to the old arrangement, at half-past
six o'clock.
PUBLIC BATHS AND WASH-HOUSES.—The public
baths and wash-houses, Mulches er, will be opened about
the time of the opening of the public parks, on Saturday,
the 22d instant.
The Manchester Reform Association have resolved to
invite Mr. Cobden to offer himself as a candidate for the
representation of Manchester, in the place of Mr. Mark
.Phillips, who intends to retire on a dissolution of Parlia-
ment.

PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, ISLINGTON.—OR Tuesday
evening a soiree was held in the school-room attached to
the Presbyterian Church. Islington, when the pastor of
the church, the Rev. V. M. White, was presented with an
address and a gold watch and chain.
Miss Ward. daughter of Mr. James Ward. of this

town, may be shorty expected to make her dibut in the
musical world. Her skill, taste, and executim, are sue.
prising, and, for so young an artiste, almost unequalled.
Wis., Ward has not yet attained her fifteenth year.
TAB HIGH SHERIFF'S CAVALCADE'.—The High
Sheriff. W. Standi,h Standish, Esq., of Duxbury Park,
-will :make his public visit to Lancaster this day, aeeim•
panted by the usual retinue of offlers, javelin men. So.
He will proceed by " rail," and not, as on the last occa-
sion, travel by " road."

CHESHIRE CATTLE FOR AMERICA.—TWO cipifal three
years old heifers, from the excellent and well•bred stock
of Mr. W. Palm, of Stapleford hall, were shipped on Fri-
day week, by the Ship 'Roman, for America. They were
bought by an enterprising agriculturist trom Massaehu.
setts. The price Vat`, £6o.—Cheater Con-ant

SUN STROKE.—On Thursday morning, as a daughter
of John Rae, Button-street, was playing with some o;her
children, she was s•ru, k by ehe sun, and remained inset'.
sible for three hours, when, under the care of Mr. Taylor,
she was restored to ani • ation, and is now. we are happy
to hear, considered out of danger.

Signor Zandot i has received the following reply, ac-
knowledging t receipt of the 'Wien sonne., addressed
to Prince Albert, puhli.hed in our last :—" Buekingham
Palace, August Ist, 1846.—Mr. Arpion is commanded to
acknowledge the receipt of Mr. Zandotti's letter of the
30th ult., and to thank him for the poem with which it
was accompanied."

EFFECTS OF FREE TRADE.—The Cotton Spinners' and
Cotton Manufacturers Association, at a meeting held on
Wednesday, det'rmined to wo k the mil a only four flays
a week. A fortnight's notice his be.n giveti to the work-
people, ti;gtted by all the leading firms, arid cahiog upon
the trade generally to work short time.

FIRE CAUSED BY LIGHTNING.—During the thunder-
storm on Saturday evening week, the outnuildings 00 a
farm at Carden, the property of Mr. John Barker, of
Nantwich, were ignled by the lightning, and in a very
short time were entir ly destroyed, together with their
contents. The progress of the fliwea was so rapid that it
was impossible to arrest them.

A man named Pye, in Preston, having been deputed by
the Temper-ince Excursion Committee of that place to
collect the money for tickets for a cheap train to this town,
during prince Albert's visit, received upwards of XIS ),
with which he decamped, and his not since been hearo
of. The poor working men will compose the committee
have paid the whole sum to 'he railway company.
ANNIVERSARY DINNER OP THE LICENSED VICTUAL-
LERS' ASSOCIATION.—We learn that the antaiter.ary
dinner of this useful and benevolent association, edger.
tiled for Thursday last, was pos'poned to Thursday the
33th instant, when it will take place at their ins.itution in
St. Anne-street. Wm. Lowe, FN.,- will occupy 'the
chair, and Thus. Bold, ESC', the vice-chair ; and the pro-
ceedings may be expected to possess great interest.
THE MANCHESTER CORPORATION.—T, e members of
this august boot have so far perfected themselves in ora-
tory and general deportm nt. that th, v are about to throw
open the doors of the. Council Chamber. end tiff.ird their
constituents an opportunity of listening to their eloquent
debates. The reporters will not, we presume, have int-
p-sed upon them, in future, the labour of correctins Cie
grammar or suppressing the provincialisms of the various
speakers.

- CAUTION TO CAR DRIVERS.--OVER CHARGES.—On
Wednesday, Henry Nugent, car drier, was charged with
having, in two instances, overcharged pet sons for car-
hire : and, in another instance, for having refused a tare
on Friday last. Mr Rushton ordered him to be fined
20s. and costs in each instance, and his license to be stig-
peildpd till the fires were paid.—John Giffet was also
fined 20s. and costs fir an nvercharge on Thursday last.

BIRTH ON A PUBLIC ROAD.--About balf-pa'st three
o'clock yesterday morning, a woman from Manchester,
flamed Jane Taylor, was seized with the pains of labour,
in Brunswicli.:oad, and soon afterwards delivered of a
daughter. Inspector Hind came up at the time, and sent
for Dr. Owens, who attended her. lie then procured a
car, and had her taken to West Derby Workhouse, where
she now remains. She was rather respr;ctably clad, and
-the inspector learned that she was separated trout her hus-
band, ins dependent op.n her rather for atiry.rt.
THE PRESS THAT KILLED THE CORN-LAW.—The
folio% int was exhibited on a hoard car r ed by the printers
in the free-trade procession in Manchester on Monday
week :

. .
THIS 19 THE PRESS THAT KILLED THE CORN LAW,
'lbis is the press
That pri,.ted the circulars
Th4t called the meetings
That made the league
T at birthed the plan
That registered the men
That bought the IreeholdS
Th t laded the Corn law.

OPENING OF THE POBLICFARiS.OF MANCHESTER.
—The day fixed for this important event, is Ssturdav,
the 22nd instant. The Salford authorities and procession
will assemble at Victoria bridge. and proceed fiest to the
Teel Park (Lark-hill estate, late the resi fence of Wiliiam
G4rnett, Esq.), which will be opened and named by the
Earl of Ellesmere. The Queen's Park will next be
opened, by Mark Philips, E-q., M.P., and Mr. Milner
'Gib,cin will l erfortn the same ceremony at the Philips
Park. A luncheon will be provided for the guests. anti a
limited number of the public, at the Town-hall. Sir
Robert Peel was invited by a deputation of the committee
to attend, but declined on the ground of repose and recre-
ation being necessary for his health, after his severe
parliamentary cam o.airn.

TESTIMONIAL TO THE REV W. POLLOCK.—On Mon-
day week, a handsome nresetit was made to the Rev. W.
Pollock, the new incumbent of Sr.. Mark's Church, Liver.
pool, on his final departure from the flock among which
be has laboured for the last five years. It consisted of a
purse,
rse a set of robes; a silver tea service, and other
articles of plate, hearing the following inscription:-
Presented by the congregation of the 0 d Church, St.
Helen's, Lancashire, to the R-v. W. Pollock, A.M., on
bis re ignation of that incumbency, as a token o' their
affectionate esteem, and a testimony to his faithfulness.
July, 1816. " A workm in that needeth not to he
ashamed, rightly dividing the word of t, nth." The gift
was accompanied with a n ost affectionate address, to
which the rev. gentleman forwarded a feeling reply. •
ROBBERY OF AN IRISH EMIGRANT.—On Saturday,
an Irishman, from Tipperary, who intended to emigrate to
New Orleans, named Patrick • uleahy, went to the Cen-
tral Police Station, leading by the hand a little barefooted
girl, who, he s iid, was his daughter, and lodged a com-
plaint to the effect that h had pane into a public-house
near the docks, when affectrd by liquor, and drew out his
purse to treat four " dairent" Im.icing men who sat in
the tip, and who, of course, informed him that they also
vivre goirg to New Orleans, and, as luck would have ir,
by the FOMC ship. In a little time, when he became
" complai,ly disguised" in drink, they I d him out, and,
in one of the back streets, drew the purse, containing
forte-seven sovereigns, out of his pocket, gave him a
pitch, head foremost, into the channel, and took to their
h. els. The truth of this story rests, of misuse, wi!h him-
self, thone.h it is by no means improbable. From the
ioripossitiiiity of identification, the thieves have not been
futinit.

THE Assrzcs —The commissinn for the Liverpool
summer assizes for the -outherti division of the county
will be opened next Saturday before Mr. Justice Cresswell
and Mr. Wightnian. There are ninety prisoners
for trial. The following are the crimes for which they are
severally charged :—Murder, 4 ; intent to murder,. 3 ;
manslaughter. 13; stabbing anti wounding, 11 ; robbery.
with violence, from the pe"-on, 8; burglary, 16; receiv.
jog stolen goods, 4 ; perjury, 1 ; bigamy, 8; rape, 1 ;
making false declarations, 1 ..stealing on the high -eas, 1 ;
forgery, 4 ; shopbreaking, easi-s, 8 aiding and
abt tting to commit felony, 1; concealing bitth. 1 ; cow.
Bte.lillg. 1 ; beastiality, 1 ; stealing money, 2: in all 93,
and 10, if not more, may possibly he added to the num-
ber prior to the discharge of the Grand Jury. This is a
beavter calendar than we have had tor some time. Two
of the- n-airders are alleged to have been committed in
Manchester, and.ohe in Liverpool. The latter is that of
the Fourtler of a wife by her husband. in Toxteth.park.
MUNIFICENT BEQUEST FOR EDUCATIONAL PUlti
rosss.—We learn that the late John Owens, Esq., o
Manchester, has left the bulk of his large property so as
to rooter an imphrtant benefit upon the community of
that town, a,.d perhaps ultimately upon that of South
Lancashire, 13v his will, after numerous liberal bequests
to h's own relatives and connections, and to the local cha-
rities, he his given the
.res,due of his personal estate to
tru-tees, to be applied for the purpose of affording to
youths of the age of fourteen years and upward, instruc-
ton in the branches of education taught at the English
universitics, tree from the religious tests which limit the
extension of university education. The trustees fur this
purpose include the mayor, dean. and parliamentary re-
presentatives of Manchester, with other gentlemen of
local retitliPtion and influence. The recipients of the be-
nefits of the trust fund are not restricted to any local
limits, but preference is to be given in case of need to the
children of inhabitants of the borough and its vicinity,
within two miles, and in the next place, of the pasha-
mentarc division of South Lancashire. The amount of the
fund which will eventually be 'devoted to this important
purpose cannot, of course, he yet known • but we under-
stand that it will probably be such as to admit of causing
out the testator's benevolent views on an extensive plan.

ACCIDiiNT 10 A MAIL STlGAblrili.—AS the Live:oo3l
and Dublin mail steamer Prince was approaching the en-
trance to Dublin Bay, in a dense fog, on Monday morning,
she struck against the rocks off the Hill of Howtit. The
force of the collision, and the confusion on board, caused
the passengers to hurry on deck in a state of great alarm.
. .

The accident might have been a serious one had it not
been for the strength of the bowsprit, which sustained the
whole shock of the collision. She was got under weigh
again in the course of a short lime. pursued her course to
Kingstown, and yesterday morning arrived here on her re-
turn trip. The damage was very trifling in amount, and
no blame, so far as we have heard, is attachable to any
one on board. She was fortunately only going at the
rate of one knot an hour, io consequence of the fog.
Had she been going at the rate of three or four, the con-
sequences might have b-en dreadful.
WEST DERBY GUARDIANS.—The usual weekly meet-
ing of this body was held on Tuesday last, tvlr. Roberts
in the chair. It appeared there was a balance in the
hands of the treasurer of £327 2s. 10d. Cheques were
given to the three relieving officers, for their disbursements
in the ensuing seek, to an amount of £174. To the

County Lunatic Asylum, for patient:* lodged therein, dur-

ing the two foregoing guiders, £lB6 3s. 6d. And to the
Liverpool Lunatic Asylum, for patients belonging to Tog-
teth-park and West Derby, during the last quarter, £54
4s. On the motion of Mr. Peers, sec mded by Mr.
Shaw, subscriptions of four guineas each. from the town-
shins of Everton and West Derby. were voted tot e Liver-
pool Infirmary. A letter was received from the Poor-
law Commissioners, with reference to the evils in the ad-
ministration of medical relief. It was supposed to refer
to the Southern district of Tosteth-park. The Board

then adjourned.
MEDICAL MESMERIC SOCIETY.—A general meeting of
the Medical Mesmeric Society was held at Mr. Calder-
wood's large room, last Wednesday. Mr. Reynoldson
brought forward several cases he has cured by mesmeric
treatment. Among them Was a domestic named Fliza
beth Ellis, the widow of a seafaring man, who has suffered
pain in the right breast far three years and a half, and a
hard substance as large as a walnut could be felt; and one
medical adviser bad wished to cut it nut. By mesmeric
treatment this has been dispersed, the pain of the breast
relieved, and other irregularities of the system rectified.
Under this treatment con'iderable quantities of gropz
matter have been drawn off from the nipple. Several
other cases of equal interest were presented, arid the
meeting adjourned till next Wednesday, when it is pro.
posed to elect office-hearers, a committee of management,
&c. Eorl Ducie, Vi.couot Morpeth, B iron Gold mid.
withentorother influential parties, are on the direction of
the London Mesmeric Infirmary.

LANCASHIRE PuRRING•—About seven o'clock on
Monday evening, a large number of persons assembled in
a field belonging to Mr. Thomas Wilson, of the Hopwood
Arms public-house, abdut three miles from Rochdale and
two from Middleton. to witness a disgraceful up-and-
down Lancashire fight for £3 10s., between John Ogden,
alias Burke, of Middleton, and James Buckley, of Higher
Tonge. The latter staked £2 to the former £1 10s. Many.
wagers were made. Both " purrers " were almost in a
state of nudity : the latter had a large pair of iron clogs
on, and the former a strong pair of shoes made for the
purpose. The men kicked each other for 21 minutes,
until blood was seen issuing from their stockings. Buck-
ley received two severe kicks on the abdomen, and cave
up the contest. A simi cene occurred on the morning
folowing between the sabrutes in human form, when
Buckley was declared the winner. Fights similar to the
above are often occurring in the above twig brirti hood.—
Manchester TitneB. [Y et Mr. John Bright, M.P.,
would be scandalized it it were even hinted that di.>
locality of his native town, Rochdale, was behindhand in
the scale of civilization.—Ed. L. S 1
THE SICK AND ACCIDENT SOCIETY
WORKING MEN.—On Friday, John Prier. one of the
renrestntatives of the Sick and Accident Harnmerrnen's
Society, was summoned before Mr. Rushton. to answer a
comr,laint, charging him with having refused to allow sick
money to one of the members, John Tracey, although the
latter was admitted to be sick, and to be upon, what is
c riled, " the box." The defendant Price put in the books
of the society, from which it appeared that Tracy was re-
ported sick on the 19,h of March, and that on the 26th
the society passer, a resolution that the sick money was
not to be allowed him, if, as he was advised to do by the
surgeon attending him, he went into the country for the
benefit of his health. The defence was that, despite the
passing of this resolution, and the rules of the society, he
went into the country, and thus forfeited all claim upon
the box. Mr. Rushton, after investigating the case coot.
merited very severely upon the prepo-terous character of
the rules of the sociel, which prohib•ted its sick menu-
hers from adopting the most efficac'ous means for the
restoration of health, and hoped this exposure would
operate as a caution to working men to avoid entering this
or any other similar society without previously examining
its rules. As the case stood be could not interfere between
the parties

CAUTION TO

W A LLA SEY COMMISSIONFRS.—The first meeting
since the election of the above commissioners was held on
Thursday evening, in the Queen's Arn.s Hotel. Liicard.
There was a full tutendance, and the new members made
the necessary declaration of qualificatinn.—Mr. Fisher,
seconded by Mr. Halliday, moved that J. C. Ewan, Esq ,
s',ould be re-elected chairman.—Mr. Meadows proposed
Mr. Fisher, principally. he observed. because in a farming
district they should not be presided over by a chairman of
an Anti-corn-law Leaguel—Mr. Mann :toped the Ant:-
corn-law League had nothing to do with t em or their
proceedings.—Mr. Meadows : But it has to do with me:
speak as I feel.—Mr. Mann hoped the comtnissionrrs
would always keep clear of politics while sitting in that

toom.—Several members espressed a similar opinion.—
Mr. Meadows said he would mess his motion to a divi-
sion ; but it was discovered that it had not been seconded,
and it consequently fell to the ground. 111 r. Winch was
(leered vice-chairman; and a somewhat lengthy di.rus-
won ensued as to the committees to be anpo ntrd. It was
eventually resolved that, as last year, there should he
three eornmittees,—a finance, an improvement, and a bye-
law committee, bur that the two former should in future
consist of seven members, the latter of fi' e, the chairman
and vice-chairman bring ex-qafficio members of each.
The committees were then appointed, and after.some rou-
tine husin, ss, the board adjontned.
A, ARMING ACCIDENT AND MIRACULOUS ESCAPR.—
One of the most aLirming accidents and providential
escapes from a sudden and awful death ever recorded by
the press of England occurred near Upholland, on the
high road from Wigan to Southport, on Sunday morning
week. About two miles front the village of Upholland,
on. the Ortoskirk road, is a drlf close by the way s.de,
and worked up to th:. edge of the toad, at least thirty feet
deep, with no other protection than a scanty hedge, a rail
or two, and a cop or raised bank formed from the refuse
or scrapings of the road. Tne approach to this spot is by

a narrow-turned and ill-shaped road, and also a steep lall
in the direction mentioned, and to a stranger (and indeed
to the regular traveller) preents an awful chasm from
which he is glad to escape. In coming down the bill, at
the approach to the dell, you face the most fearful and
almost unprotected corner of it. It was at this spot that
a cart, belonging to a person named William Knight, re-
siding at Wigan, and driven by a man apparently ignorant
of the danger, was passing, at a brisk trot, about ten
o'clock in the morning, having h s ch,rge eight persons,
men and women. inducting himself. When nearing the
corner of the delf, at which Flace there are three lane ends,
he hesitated as to whirl. way to turn, and the horse at the
moment plungod to ward, ckaring the cop, and, to the
horror of the travellers, hung over the precipice, the side
rock of which is at least ten or twelve par& deep. The
violence of the shock produced by the.cart- wh, els coming
in contact with the raised earth un the brink of the delf
fortunately threw the whole party out of the vehicle into
the road, and the horse, in its fearful and momentary
struggle, broke the hind traces br its weight, and at last
hung by the collar, ah'ch seemed firmly fixed round his
neck. Another violent struggle of the animal disentan-
aled,the collar, and he fell to the bottom of the dell.
The travellers, thankful for their own miraculous preser-
vation, at once gave the horse up as lost ; but on looking
over it was discovered that the noble animal had alighted
in a comer of the dell, containing about eight or nine
feet of water, and that it was then making an effort to
gain a landing. The party, by a circuitous road, got into
the dell, and, rendering the horse every assistance, safely
landed it bruiseless, and apparently uninjured. The only
loss sustained was the carter's hat, which sunk in the
water. The horse was brought up into the road, and the
travellers, well shaken but little it jured, continued their
j urney with the same conveyance in which they had
encountered so perilous an adventure.—Manchester Exa-
miner.

DOCK COMMITTEE, THURSDAY.—The following mem-
rs were present I—Messrs. Moore (chairman), Nicol,
Molvneux, Middleton, Hotsefall, Mann, liender,:on,
Rankin, Hnuehton, Tobin. lioydon, Bold. Kendal, Chil-
ton, Wood, and Aikin. The Committee of Works recom-
mended that orders he given for the discontinuing of the
use of lights in the offices vi hilts on th duck quays con-
vected with steamers. Confirmcd.—The Committee of
Warehouse Management recommended the appointment

of J. Christian as foreman of the 1141, and four labourers,
Edwards. Holland, Preston, and Witliams. at 18s. per
week —confi 'Med . The committee submitted copies of
instructions for the officers of the Albert Dock W. are-
houses, the consideration of which wes postponed until
next week. 'The warehouses were stated to be teady for
the reception of cargoes. The receipts of the port of
Runcurn, for the month ending July. were as follnvis :
—258 vessels, 13.735 tons, amount, £72 Is. 10d., being
an increase, over the correilionding month of last sear, of
18 vessels. 252 tons, and £3 17a 10,1. A letter re 17.'ect_.
tog the damage sustained by the steamer 11,111'nasloe, in
consequence of grounding in the Canning 134-in, on the
Ist instant, was referred to the North Harbour Master,
in order that inquiries might he made. A letter from
Mr. Worthington, the Dock Solicitor, as to some pro-
posed regulations for landing t tither at the east quay of
the Brunswick Dock, was'referrecl‘to the Harbour Mas-
ters' Committee. A letter from Mr. M. Turner, agent
for the fresh herring
maser, so that he might compel the
Dock Btt.in, wishing instructions to be given to the dot k
boats, discharging at the Qt or ge's
vessels to quit the
dock when discharged, was referred to the same commit-
tee. A report was read stating that two of the gatetnen
had been injured by an explosion of gas at the Trafalpr
Dock; in consequence of eoteg into one of the offices with
a lighted cardle.. The Secretary was dirt cted to com-

municate with the bas Comnani on the subject. Mr.
To in, seconded by Mr.. Middleton, rimy. d that the
thanks of the Dock Committee
immhflr teeinhdeepaitvigabe :end u
entlolhe
sch(escsfi
chairman
and sub-committee,
exertiims cn the oreaing of the Albeit Dock. Mr. Tobin
added that the Prince had expressed his satisfaction at the
way in which be had l'een received at the di ck. The re-
solution was unanimously adoc:ted. The Chairman, in
behalf of himself and the committee, exi r•ssed his giati-
fication that such was the case. and said they felt amply
repaid for their labours by the knowledge that everything
went off well and gave general satisfaction, and that no
accident whatever occurred. He concluded by thanking
them on behalf of the committee. The financial business
was then proceeded with, and the reporters withdrew.