The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1846-02-10 00:00:00

LOCAL NEWS

On Tuesday, the body of a male child, enclosed in a
hoz, was found in St. Martin's Churchyard.
On Wednesday, a man named Wm. Cumming, who was
engaged in a spirit vault in Lancelot's-hey, died from ex-
cessively, drinking rum.
On Monday, Jane Hughes, who resided in Toxteth-
Park. Was burnt to death by her clothes accidentally taking
fire.

On Tuesday night, Margaret Al'Guinness, of Sun-
street Toxteth-park, went home in a state of intoxication
end fell asleep on the floor. She was put to bed, and
found dead shortly afterwards.
_On Friday week., Eliza Thomas, servant to Dr. Orpon,
Pamilton-square, Birkenhead, whilst cleaning the draw-
ing room window, fell into the area, and broke both her
arms,
.the right one in two places. She is recovering.
Capitalists, and others wishing to invest in land or
household property, will do well to consult Mr. Williams,
estate agent. A list of the various properties he has on
sale n.ay be seen at his office, Ranelagh-street, corner of
Great Charlotte-street.—See adv.
POCKET PICKING.- On Monday, Mr. Robert Healy,
of this town, having had occasion to call at the Uni .n
13!Ilik to receive dividends, placed the amount, together
with some cheques, in his pocket-book. On reaching the
. Parish-offices, Fenwick-street, the pocket-book and its
contents were missing. In the afternoon, the book and
cheques, minus bank notes to the amount of £55, were
returned to him through the Post-office.
Three excavators lie in a dangerous state at the northern
hospital from the effects of drinking rum. Some casks of
that spirit were thrown on the North Shore from the
Mary, trom Demerara, that was wrecked on Sunday at
West Hoyle. The " navies" assembled in large num-
bers to broach the casks, and so copious were their 1 ba-
bons, that thirty of them had to be conveyed from the
scene in lorries—drunk.
A NEW VALVE.—Mr. M`Donald, the new manager of
the Harrington Water Works, has invented and intro-
duced a new valve for the water mains, which possesses
the merit of being simple, efficacious, and cheap. The
half the quantity of water which the pipes were-capable of
.containing, to pass. The new valve costs only 365., and
affords full egress to the water.
TRIAL OF CAPTAIN JOHNSON, OF THE SHIP TORY.—
The trial of this notorious individual for the atrocities on
board the ship Tory, with which our readers are familiar,
Commenced on Thursday morning at the Central Crimi-
nal Court, and did not conclude until half-past two onFri-
*lay afternoon. He was arraigned on a charge of having
eftlinited several murders and felonies. The attorney-
r"neral prosecuted, and the prisoner was defended by
'is- The jury acquitted him on the ground of insanity.
Ile will thus be imprisoned for life.
GRAND OPERATIC CONCERT.—WE understand that
arrangements are now being made for an operatic concert,
Ott a grand scale, which will take place in the course of
the present month, at the Concert-hall. The programme
will consist of the music from " Guy Mannering.:
Macbeth," " Maritana," and other favourite otteras•,
Amongst the vocalists already engaged are the
with,Mises
Inith, Mr. J. S. Reeves, Mr. G. Lunt, together an
i
e,tucient chorus the whole to be conducted by Mr. George
yilden. -Particulars will appear next week in an adver-
tisement
WEST DERBY GUARDIANS.—At a meeting, on Tuesday
ft letter was read from the l'oor-law Commissioners, ap-
proving of the division of the union into three districts;
but on the motion of Mr. Mould, it was resolved, by a
Inajority of nine to six,' to request the commissioners to
permit the board to re-c.insider the schemes proposed for
te division of the union into districts fur the purpose of
relief,
and it was also agreed to defer the advertising for
cdangidates for the situations of relieving officers until the
recision of the commissioners was known upon this resolu-
-1". From the state of the returns, it was apprehended
that a large number of infants remain unvaccinated, and
they directed the attention of the vaccinators to the subject.
...ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.—The Dock Committee, on
Thursday, were for sonic time engaged in considering
a site for a telegraph tower station, which would answer
communicating with Bidston, and also with a new sta-
tion to be built at Crosby, for reporting the vessels which
pass through the new channel • It was stated that a tower
,30 feet high, placed any where between the north side of
e .Prince's Basin and the south side of the George's
asm, would answer both purposes. The subject was at
length refered back to the sub-committee, to enable them
inform themselves as to the practicability of erecting an
electric telegraph to communicate at once with the
Exchange News-reoms.
GALLANT CONDUCT.—We stated briefly, last week.
that the barque Mary struck on West Hoyle, the previous
lindaY• At hall-past twelve the Point of Ayr life-boat
was launched, a little west of the station, to enable her to
Bet to windward.of the wreck, which was in a tremendous
sea, and quite dangerous to approach, but the cries of the
crew were heart-rending, and by the mercy of Providence
the life-boat men succeeded in getting every man into the
boat, fifteen in number. One sea carried the boat on the
bulwarks of the wreck, when she was very nearly cap-
sizsd and lost ; the mate missed the boat, and was washed
overboard, and in hauling him out of the set into the life-
boat he was jammed between the boat and the wreck, and
was much bruised ; ha f the crew were more or less hurt
in getting from the wreck into the boat; the captain was
washedar overboard, and another sea threw him back on
boa, which has hurt and exhausted him so much that
be is very ill.

BIRKENHEAD COMMISSIONERS.--At the usual monthly
meeting, on Tuesday, the proceedings of the Market
Committee gave rise to a conversation, as to the desire-
-ableness of appointing a Clerk of Committees, and the
tibject was referred to the Finance Committee. The
Bs rd declined giving their assent to the Birkenhead and
o 11._IYhead junction Railway Bill. The resignation of
v7r. Haselden, superintendent of the Woodside Ferry,
Was reported. The ferry receipts, for the previous five
!reks. bad been £lBB4 6s. 7d.; and the expenditure, in the same period, including a payment of £2300 to Messrs.
ra,,rres,er, on account of the new boat, am,unted to
'40128 12s. 9d. Some conversation took place as to an
Recount of Fox, Henderson, and Co., for providing pat-
terns and specifications for dr' park railing, which, it ap-
peared
had been furnished under orders from the Chair-
wb3Cll• Several members protested against any member
aving power to give orders ; but eventually the account
Was ordered to be paid.
.I„SRLpc.r VESTRY.—At the meeting, on Wednesday, the
•vorkhouse Committee reported that there had been a
di
b rainutoin in the fever cases within the last fortnight;
ellet at some
apprehension was entertained lest the disease
might bre ik out in an aggravated form, and as there was a
bwant of room, it was suggested that the chapel might
tise.d as a sleeping-room. Many members expressed
kmetr disapproval of using
r a consecrated building for any
purpose ; but as the want of room was very appa-
tiqent, it was understood that the Workhouse Committee
leuld report as to the best mode of appropriating addi-
j,lanal room. Mr. Radcliffe. surgeon to the Workhouse.
_ndered his resignation. Mr. Parker, surgeon, reported
heat a large number of cutaneour diseases had recently
ten admitted into the infirmary of the Industrial School.
also offered one or two suglestions on the ame sub-
Ject, and his letter, along with one from Mr.s Gardner,
Amaster of the infant school, to the effect, that his sugges-
pna relative to the sanitory condition of the children had
t;ft been carried out, weie referred to two members
theboard, with instructions to attend to them.
PAVINGdaI... AND SEWERAGE.—At the meeting on There-
Mr. John Holmes in the chair, Mr. Walthew gave
e—"ee of a motion to the effect that the parliamentary
• i)tr,lxiittee be empowered to enter into a treaty with Lord
jeerbY as to his interest in the Bootle Water Works, sub-
to the board approving of the terms. Mr. Higgins
;Tied the attention of the board to the necessity of some
th,raagement being made between the Council and the
tGard, as they were both going for powers to carry out
lb; same °hide, and there would, consequently, be an
%,,.neeessary expenditure of the public money. In reply it
es stated that a conference. had taken place between the
ttlanirnittees of the Council and of that Board to whom the
tria,tter was entrusted, and that they were awaiting a corn-
teenication from the Corporation; hut it appeared that
ho Highway Board Committee had nothing to say, and
ii ProPosal to make, and the Council Committee being
ir. the same predicament, nothing was done.. After an
thi_egular and recriminatory conversation of some length,
taT,.Chairman put an end to it by saying, "every one
li„!ing for the sake of talking, one half
.:he time taken
-4,71'1 making speeches when there is no question before
spist as if time was of no value at all." Mr. Higgins
"r;.;tsted in his notice.
itig7 ALLA sEv IMPROVEMENT ACT.—On Thursday even-
tli' the monthly Int-44nm of the Commissioners under
the act was held at the Queen's Arms, Liscard. Before
Nn commencement of the regular proceedings, Mr.
Will Said that lie understood at the last meeting, Mr.
heawdslev had said that in the minutes an addition had
h. n made to a resolution passed at the previous meeting ;
atltwished to know if Mr. Mawdsley persisted in that
thelealent ? Mr. Mawdsley believed that such an additi-
!,l been made; whereupon, Mr. Crump , chairman Of
ker Finance Committee, called upon the reporter for the
that eury, who nad given an account of the meeting in
tio, PsPer, and which fortunately contained the resolu-
liit:'o,ll the exact words entered in the minutes, to verify
coal,:' report.. That gentleman then stated that the ac-
n ti,e Mercury was written from his notes, taken
ever"e.necasion, and without any communication ,what-
orierswith the cle, k of the board or any of the commissi-
taitt Mr. Mawdsley then, somewhat reluctantly, ad-
-91,41. he might have been mistaken, and withdrew the
fogs " involved in his former statements. The proceed-
Artneadf the various comtnitte-s were then read and con-
'erpo , A communication from the Town-clerk of Li-
eorg,Pl, announcingsohat the Town Council could not
tai,j'Y with the prayer of the memorial from the Corn-
roa„:qters
eras
the removal of the powder maga-
" as referred to the Improvement Committee