The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1851-03-04 00:00:00

Rota Ratio.

Proposals have been made for the organization of a
'ltem line from Liverpool to Preston.
Amongst the passengers in the Asia, for New York, on
:Saturday, wa3 the poet Martin Farquhar Tupper.
Mr. Driver, of this town, arrived in England by the last
Peninsular mail steamer, after a four months' visit to the
Wine countries of Madeira, Portugal, and Spain.
Mr. Abernethy, C.E., before leaving Aberdeen for Bir-
aenhead, was entertained at dinner by the harbour-mas-
ters and citizens of that place.
The body of a newly-born infant, which had been born
alive, was found in a midden at Bridge-street, Birkenhead,
von Tuesday last.
On Wednesday last, an old lady, named Sarah Innes,
residing in Claughton-road, Birkenhead, dropped down
'dead in her parlour.
On Wednesday Edward Turner, a man employed at
-Messrs. Todd Naylor and Co.'s copper-ore works, fell in
amongst the machinery, and was so dreadfully crushed,
that he survived only six hours.
On Thursday, as a carpenter, named Sawyer, was oe-
°Pied, at Sandon Dock, in raising a block of wood, the
,chain broke, and the block falling on him, inflicted such
injuries that he died soon after.
The Finance Committee have recommended that Mr.
Archibald Tweedie, at present one of the very efficient
titan' employed at Cornwallis-street establishment, be
appointed chief clerk in the treasurer's office.
M • Soyer has ordered from Messrs. Jeffery, Morrish,
and, Co., Compton-house, a table-cloth 100 yards long,
Which is to cover the principal banqueting-table in Soyer's
Universal Symposium, at Gore-house.
On Tuesday hat, the body of a new-born female child
leas discovered b„ me-gatherer in the ash-pit of No. 4
0"e, Bridge-sireet, Birkenhead. It was wrapped in
',roe% paper, and appeared to have been but recently de-
Posited in the ashpit.
VEGETARIAN BISCUITS.—Under this title, and at the
!ellen price of 4d. per lb., Mr. Sharpe, confectioner, of
rarker-street, has produced a new article. They are ma-
anfactured from pure unscreened wheat and must be con-
ducive to health.
The Arpia, a Sardinian brig, is hourly expected in the
'Hersey, from' the Turkish capital, with 240 refugees,
,Principally Polish, the remnant of the valiant corps who
'aught under Bern in the Hungarian revolution. They
are on their way to America, and will be lodged, during
~their sojourn in Liverpool, at Mr Sabers Emigration
Home in Moorfields.
The steamer Iron Duke, belonging to the City of Dub-
lin Company, on Tuesday made her seventy-second voy-
age from Liverpool to Kingstown from the Ist of Septem-
ber last ; consequently she will have passed the Skerries
Light-house 144 times within the six months, being the
greatest number of trips ever made in so short a space of
time by any vessel. The Trafalgar made sixty voyages, or
120 trips.
GALLANT CONDUCT.—On Wednesday evening, as the
at Hercules was about starting from Clarence Dock
tor N.
-ew'rY, a cabin passenger, in coming on board, fellr
het° the dock, when the captain, Mr. Lawrence Tallan, at
(Pee:lumped in off the quarter-deck, where he was standing
.4 his heavy sea clothes, and saved the gentleman, who
mould not swim. This is the third time Mr. Tallan has
acted in the same spirited manner and with equal success.
MIRACULOUS EscAPE.—On Sunday afternoon week,
4,8 r. Peleliu and Mr. Webster, of Kirkdale, were driving
ag Bootle -lane in a whitechapel, the horse took fright,
bqlaid ran into a pit close to the mill of Mr. Molyneux.
t3' Were both thrown from the vehicle into the water,
were providentially rescued from drowning by several
the
who were close at hand. The depth of water in
cPit was about six feet.
fro RREST OF THE PACKET- SHIPYORKSIIIRE.—Accounts
•cl Holyhead state, that the New York packet-ship
tOorkshire had been placed under arrest, at the instance of
etoeitY of Dublin Packet and the Chester and Holyhead
se City
Companies; the former claiming £lO,OOO for
said!vices rendered by the Prince of Wales in towing the
fo vessel into the harbour, and the latter claiming £3OOO
t Similar services rendered by the Anglia.
The screw steamer Grecian, hence at Gibraltar in five
Tahl's and three-quarters, and left the same day for Malta.
Ha passengers presented to the commander, Captain D.
toinwe, a letter, expressive of their admiration of the sea-
Eleatgpialities of this vessel, which made this unpreee-
also !" Passage against a heed wind and cross sea. They
erholeender their thanks to him for his gentlemanly and
eftcie%:;induct, and to the crew for their smartness and
tie;&11 WEDNESDAY.—During last Sunday morning's
to e.t.leee' ,the Rev. Dr. M`Neile gave notice of his intention
Park:" a sermon to-morrow, in St. Paul's, Prince's-
and and to have the usual service for Ash Wednesday,
aesse?rnestly entreated our merchants and men of busi-
tovt.ar‘..° make it an opportunity for imploring God's mercy
appeal': oar land at this critical period. With such an
eerier "In the doctor, we doubt not, he will have a large
at kt",ZaarttiOn- We may add, the service will commence
110 er to eleven.
'was art-RTES AT THE STEEPLE-CHASE.—One young man
thiezricked on the ground about eight o'clock ; some.-
race, ' sadPPosed to be chloroform was passed over his
ittcolnaeue-• he was knocked down. Whilst lying on the
was teice"la Pockets were emptied and his handkerchief
was attalle from his neck. In another case a gentleman
!awl seeeeld on the road, as he was leaving the course,
uaelt, laiel,l beaten His top-coat was taken from his
enptirely elelaMkerchief from his neck, and his pockets
Bate ee' of their contents.
esraolishal Syq"...AtICST SHIP COMMANDERS.—Since the
°_,ecaited ine— 9' the local marine board two cases have
Zrnekeee which commanders have been charged with
ehne, "ess, Ca t. Ridley of the Cru.ader and Capt.
-"'", of another
vessel. the latter 'being also
erged with falsifying the ship's log. The case of Capt,
PlElley was fully reported at the time, and the facts hay-
t since been before the board of trade, he has been re-
instated in his position. Capt. Thomson has also been
Most honourably acquitted of falsifying the log as well as
°f the charge of drunkenness.
eaeseereeioN.—On Tuesday last, at the Victoria
at', Waterloo, a very handsome splendid silver salver
arl two large silver' goblets, value fifty guineas, were, as
theivizt inscription stated, " Presented to Robert Stanley
'ye N, secretary and general manager of the Li-
tierP°ol, Crosby, and Southport Railway, by various con-
of peters, but chiefly by the different officers and servants
raa corneae-,
N y as a mark of their appreciation of his
duties`'!ctr, and the manner in which he has fulfilled his
in that capacity, and as a token of their individual
and general esteem. Waterloo, Feb. 24, 1851."
THE Externerroee--As it is impossible to compute the
revenuse
otabtatetmwill visit the " world's fair," it would be
aseles rts
pt an estimate of the increase in the postal
toter, •, It will no doubt be great; and thousands of
been neonelc,ations will be suggested that had never hitherto
of not eulemplated. Many doubtless will feel the want
/tad sys"taevaliall acquired the art of writing, now so easily
eineier tha ically taught ; many, many have to return
blight r . they intended to convey verbally what they
elves foreaedi!Y have written had they placed them- Slagle week under the able tuition of Messrs.
elkNere„ri and Sons.
re haro-uvrtEs.—To-clay, Mr. Winstanley will submit to
„"stine citilrer an interesting collection of curiosities, con-
-acciracenenY of weapons of ancient warfare. There are
„lased' great variety of the swords and daggers of all
„lased' ;aea,nd..the
.collection comprises some elaborately-
'ae co; "o formidable battle-axes and halberd-heads.
allele 'as and medals, which are in great variety and
%ins umber are interesting and valuable, including many rare
Preser" ancient Greece and Rome; a silver coin, in good
Ninevehvation, which was discovered amongst the ruins of
•
eeland a series of ninety-nine medals of the popes,
'Li e collection of the late Lord Guilford.
tinge EMIGRANTS' HOME, MOORFIELDS.—We some
etitite7.o directed attention to this excellently-managed
eonfe;'l, and pointed out the great benefits which it was
dles ring upon emigrantsgenerally, and especially upon
eache Who having • in
shipped vessels which stress
orpe„ or accident has driven back to port, have been
atte
,!ed to support themselves upon the legal allowance
this
ayener conveyances could be found for them. Upon
I,lteeie 'areance of a shilling each per day, Mr. Sabel has
I,4erd for, substantially and comfortably, upwards of
receive" such passengers. He is now daily expecting to
aeleigra ander his roof a very interesting consignment of
tleNaata, the survivors of the regiment of the celebrated
'a the •tt.liall, General Bem, who are about to seek a home
carefe, sited States of America. We learn that, after a
veeteosoliezarnination of all the arrangements by the Go-
-• 11 anee„t Emigration officers, the proprietor has received
,'oinenei",,aeent Lunde the Colonial Land and Emigration
-c"aina-ele°,,acre have rtaken its supervision, and a
A ,4t, ion of its adoption by intending emigrants.
blew 'Ta'ree 11 Tuesday evening last a
a Ing too n
beletoo Place at the Elms, Toxteth-park, to present
l°e Yeats :ver watch, value £B, to Miss Harrison, a irl
if Iva to to"' age. Upwards of two hundred persons sat.
leatrisee a• The chairman alluded to the ability of Miss
'11"g, in ee and the good she had been the means of effect-
tPeeeee'au_linexioe with the temperance movement, by her
teeeteeln recitations. Miss Harrison then addressed
etiatine ng, and warned her young friends against the
.'lttlepsZecfreets of the drinking system. Mr. Hugh
far r 9 ' said some time ago he chanced to hear Miss
"ti • toake
fo alquie a speech in connexion with teetotalism.
,_r teaee Y, he found that her father had been a publican
Oat
Years lk this town and Birkenhead, but, by the
Oat trapertions of the child, had been led to abandon
17a, in _e• After the watch was presented, Miss Harri-
;ter the suitable reply, said she had done no more than
24417e,0 but she would cherish the gift, and when she
of a 0 in it it would remind her of the rapid flight of
' the vvreer duty to seek her own improvement and that
skeelt ul human race. (Applause.)
; aYlis °Nsr ESCAPE FROM POISON.—On Saturday Mr.
h'tle qi,tia,,,eeintlemae who formerly kept a druggist's shop
„adace,ev-tane, Birkenhead, being afflicted with severe
e went to the shop of Mr, Johnson, Argyle-street
pod
twei bottles of mixtures made up; one, a deadly
se.e?/,lg for external application, the other to be
lei;„euce were of the same size, but properly labelled.
t7led es" 2: then proceeded to the St. George Inn, where he
or_ glass of warm ale, in which he poured the con-
aseeeuelle of the bottles and drank it off. Afterwards
afi7etlieneelor the newspaper, and was left by the landlord
eld
iTi!eel_ti.. About a quarter of an hour. later Mr. Wing-
vony:"Lned to the room and found Mr. Baylis in dreadful
beeeeedlollai
.c?sulad
esay no more than, " I am done for.
)4,', 6 ,Ner. Teetn k_ '', pointing to the two bottles on the
liket m3r, found took
up
the emty bottle, and to
,eried for it labelled " Poison." Mr. Wingfield
l assistance, and in a few minutes had
ti:l'-eleesesimeili atth_a,yn :even surgeons in attendance, Mr. Downing
dministered a strong emetic, and with other
ibueilaus
fiumio,ceeded in causing the stomach to eject the
tatiernoeed " cl,, Mr. Baylis so far recovered as to
se Wee to his residence in the course of the evening,
atrpr. The mixture which Mr. Baylis had taken
bees
trop
solution of veratria, and had he taken a
eatntity, i
nct befora all
.human probability life would have
e assistance could have been procured.