The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1846-05-26 00:00:00

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The Liverpool Medical Niesmeac Society hold two
meetings at the Portico next week.
The Bishop of the diocese will hold a confirmation at
St. John the Baptist's Church, Torteth-park, on the 4th
of July next.

The Sanitory Regulations Bill passed the select com-
mittee of the House of Commons on Tuesday, without any
alterations of consequence.
Norman, the confessed robber and murderer, has been
identified by his late master, and has been remanded on
the charge of robbing him.
Our Manchester friends are making an effort to pro-
cure for that town a visit from Prince Albert on the oc-
casion of his honoring Liverpool with his presence.
On Saturday night, afire took place in Battam's cotton
warehouse, Tempest-hey. About £4O worth of cotton
was destroyed.
Sir H. Douglas presented a petition on Friday, from
the rope-makers of Liverpool, praying to be exempted
from the operation of the Factory Act.
A workman named John Hurst, whilst employed at
the new north docks on Friday. suddenly fell down and
exp•red in a moment. He was 53 years old.
A man named John Clancy was found lying dead in a
hole near the Albert dock on Friday. He had upwards
of £2 in his pocket.
A woman died of cramp in the stomach, brought on by
taking a hearty draft of buttermilk, at Manchester, a few
days ago.
In Manchester, that business city, they are discussing
the 'propriety of having the whole of Whitsun week for a
a holiday I
The passengers by the Great Western steam-ship, on
her last homeward voyage presented her commander,
Captain Matthews. with a handsome piece of plate, in
testimony of his obliging conduct and sailor-like skill.
SUSPENDING AN OFFICER.—On Tuesday, a police-
officer was suspended by Mr. Rushton, for refusing, in
two instances, to assist his brother officers, when assist-
ance was required.
E. D. Salisbury, Eq., has announced himself a candidate
for the representation of the borough of Lancaster, on Pro-
testant principles; and S. Gregson, jun., Esq., has issued
an address as the free-trade candidate.

Pt G NUISANCE.—On Tuesday ►ast, upwards of twenty-
nine persons were ordered to be fined 20s. and costs, if
they did not, within ten days, remove their pigs and sties
from their habitations. _ _ .

On I hursday, a man unknown, while waiting for,the
starting of the Liverpool train at Manchester, died sud-
denly. He was about sixty years of age, dressed in black,
thin, and five feet six inches in height.
We beg to call attention to an advertisement in our
columns this day of a sermon to be preached for the Church
Missionary Society, at St. Michael's Church, Pitt-street,
on Friday evening next, by the Rev. Francis Close, In-
cumbent of Cheltenham.
At All Saint's Church, Bolton, on Tuesday, while two
ladies, during a thunder storm, were engaged, one in play-
-1"11, the other in blowing the organ, they were struck by
the electric fluid, and thrown from their seats. The back
of the organ was torn.
In Cheshire there is a farm on which there is a salt
81'11914 to which the cows daily resort; and this farm is
particularly noted for the excellence of its cheese. and it
is believed that the tasting this brine by the cows adds to
the flavour c.f their milk.—Aoricultural Gazelle.
On Thursday, the body of a new-born female child was
found in a hedge near Bronte house. It was wrapped in
a Piece of old cllth. The medical man at the inquest was
of opinion that it had been born alive, and had died from
want of assistance after birth.

PETITIONA ;;;Itionagainst the Factory Bill was
lying last week in the Exchange News Room, and on
Saturday evening, a petition, which lay for signature in
the same room on that and the previous day, was forwarded
to the Duke of Wellington for presentation. The latter
Petition received 595 signatures.

On Mori-ch;yi;si7ih;;;;igbbitnrhood of Mold was visited
by a storm of thunder and lightning. A little distance
from the town pieces of ice as large as hailstones fell.
Duringthe storm at Robesmoor, a house was partly
knocked chwn and the wife of the inmate killed by the
electric fluid.
a MANCHESTER INTERFERENCE.—On Wednesday, be-
fore the committee on the Aston and Huyton branch of
the Grand Junction Railway, Mr. Heron, town-clerk of
Manchester, applied for leave to cross-examine the wit-
nesses on behalf of the town-council of that place, but
this application was at once refused by the committee.
SINGULAR SUICIDE.—On Saturday fortnight, John
Porter, a sea-raring man, threw himself under the wheel
of a lorry, in Blundell-street. and had one of his legs bro-
ken. He was conveyed to the Southern Hospital, where
he lingered until Monday last, when death put a period to
his sufferings.
Lord Stanley, when at Knowsley last, declined to re-
ceive a deputation from the Manchester Chamber of Com-
merce relative to the passing of the tariff measures, on the
ground that as his lordship intended "to give them a de-
cided opposition 'in the Lords, the interview would lead
to nothing."
FALSE PRETENCES.—On Saturday a man of the name
of James Drew was committed for trial, on a charge of
having obtained four gallons of ale from George Hu!m,
the keeper of a beer-house at the corner t.f Whittfield-
lane, Kirkdale, upon pretence that he had been sent for
it by a labourer, named John Williams, when, in fact,
Williams, in whose employ he had been for four years,
bad never sent him.
WRECKING.—On Friday, five fishermen, whose names
were William •Smith, -John Smith, Joseph Hayes, Peter
'Cale,.and Michael Lynch, were charged with appropriat-
ing some bags of flour which came ashore, having belonged
to the Pandora wrecked the other day on Taylor's Bank,
Formby Channel. They were remanded in order to find
out to whom the property belonged. The vessel was
consigned to Mr. Mart,n.
DRUNKENNESS.—A middle-agee, woman, named Mary
Jones, was brought up at the Manchester Borough Court
on Thursday, charged by pollee-constable Riley with be-
ing intoxicated in the streets on the preceding evening.
It was stated that the prisoner was so incorrigible in her
drunkenness that she had been brought before the court
23 times for that single offence. The magistrate gave her
one month's imprisonment with hard labour.
ORMSKIRK.—DETERMINED SUICIDE. —An inquest
was held yesterday week, on view of the body of
Henry Robinson, butcher, who on the previous Saturday
hung himself while confined in the lock-ups. It appeared
the prisoner had been found in the streets in a state of in-
toxication, and conveyed to Bridewell tor safety. A few
hours after wards he was found suspended by the neck
with one knee resting on the floor, quite dead. It ap-
peared the deceased had placed his shirt round the iron
bar of the window and tied the wristband• round his neck.
LA weee-MERITED COMPLIMENT.—We take the fol.
a." g from the
.Albion of yesterday,—c' It caused great
satfaction generally on 'Change. w hen it became known
er,i'
On hursdav, that Mr. Brantley. Moore had been appointed
one Of the directors of the Borough Bank, as he has the
reputation of being a gentleman of talent and industry.
and not likely to accept any appointment without giving
full Play to his energies. The mercantile community
also considered it an evidence of the managing directors
courting investigation into the affairs of the bank by men
of judgment and discretion."
THE STRIKE.—A public meeting of the operatives was
held in the Concert-hall, on Tuesday. The room was
crowded. The resolutions were to the effect that the
Meeting continue to persevere in their resistance to sign
the masters' declaration—that the union should he sup-
-Potted—and that the thanks of the meeting should be
given to those employers who do not combine with the
master builders in carrying out their unjust resolutions.
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language used by the various speakers was anything
but conciliatory, and little calculated, therefore, to bring
about a termination to the present unfortunate state of
things.
FRATRICIDE AT CHESTER.—On Wednesday, an ad-
JOUrtied inquest was held at the Exchange, Cheater, on
the hotly of John Kinsey, a butcher, at Great Boughton.
.!t appeared from the evidence that on Saturday last Wil-
liam Kinsey, who was slightly intoxicated, created a dis-
turbance at the shop of his brother, the deceased, who re-
ttonstrated with him in very rude terms. A (mitrel en-
Sued between the two brothers, which ter tttttt ated in a
fight, in which John Kinsey was worsted, thrown on the
ground, and severely beaten on the bead and body. They
were then separated, and the deceased was put to bed,
but died on Monday. Mr. Churtott, the surgeon, ;troy, d
that deceased's death had been caused by the wounds in-
flicted on his head ; and the jury returned a verdict of
" Mawlaughter " against William Kinsey, who was com-
mittell to the city gaol.
HIGHWAY BOARD.—At the weekly meeting, on Thurs-
-day. 51,. John Holmes presided Duting sou e comer-
. satin!' which occurred at the commencement of the. pro-
-eedings, Mr. Fleeter and Mr. Walthew said that if the
°ilia of the Corportion and Highway Board had been

sone into by the parliamentary committee, the Corrora-
li°n Bill would have had no chance. Mr. James Law
illt'ce and Mr. Thule said their impressions were quite
, contrary ; the former also stated that he thought there
er.L'V been a gn at gain to the town by the amalgamation.
4ne Chairman reported that, had it not been for the
rrike. the works at Green-lane would have been coMple-
" 6etf)re now, ; but it was expected they would be corn-
,lTeri in five weeks. Some conversation took place as to
:l r the who,e of the £50,C00 had been expended. It
beena;el that
4:700 or £BOOO above that sum cad already
13e1""cledupon the Law• Clerk assuring the
co Board th!ttprovisions were made in the bill of the Conn-
on, taking. all the responsibility off the shoulders of the
c rs, a quantity of plugs were ordered.
itOYAI. MF.RSEY YACHT CLUB.—On Saturday the vessels of this c the season
En D,,,4otnpany openedby will"

I.le brei The d.y . tr. reark,,bly rivourahle, with a
ze from the N.N.W. The place of rundezvous
was
off New Brighton. and. h
the rt..not th.vpo n'•Ltrk _

Vvets-le %%Noe-perceived to gather;ng tovkarcs this
,IPt.• Air. Ewart politely placed his splendid matt, be
(inn, at h • L A TV,.
Corn__ , e t-emee the An.... 1.,

SUSPECTED CASE OF INFANTICIDE.—TWO newly-born
infants were discovered in the Bridgewater Canal, at
Hegden Bridge, near Lymn (Cheshire), on the morning of
Thursday. They were drawn frym the water by the haul-
ing line. and had the appearance of having been sub-
merged but recently. Round the necks of one of the in-
fants, a band had been tied so tightly as to cause the
tongue to protrude from the mouth. It was considered
the children were twins.

THE ARCHDEACON'S VISITATION.—The Venerable
Archdeacon Rushton held his court, for the admission of
churchwardens and sidemen, for Manchester, in the
Collegiate and Pariah Church, on Wednesday. A similar
visitation was held at Liverpool, on Monday ; at Prescot
and Winwick, on Tuesday ; at Blackburn, on Thursday ;
at Burnley, on Friday ; and on Saturday, at Bury and at
Rochdale Grammar School ; on Monday, at Bolton and
Chorley ; this day, at Wigan ; to-morrow, at Ormskirk ;
and on Thursday, at Whalley.
HIGHWAY ROBBERY.—A daring robbery was perpe-
trated on Tuesday evening last, at Everton. About half-
past ten o'clock on that evening, a gentleman who
resides in Church-street, Everton, was proceeding home,
along Priory-lane, when three men came up to him, and
one of them, from behind, put his hands over his mouth ;
two of them took his watch and chain, while the other
took a purse from his pocket containing five shillings in
silver. After giving him a blow over the head, which
caused him to reel into a ditch, they left him, and made
off across the fields. The gentleman gave the alarm, and
a police officer came up immediately. who went in pursuit
of the villains, but they succeeded in making their escape.
A hat was found, supposed to belong to one of them.
WEST DERBY BOARD OF GUARDIANS.—The usual
weekly meeting of the Guardians was held on Tuesday
last, Mr. Roberts in the chair. A call of 25 per cent. was
moved for to replenish the funds, the same to be paid on
or before the 17th June. A question arose as to the in-
terment of a poor man, who was then lying dead in Ever-
ton, and who, before his demise, had requested to be bu-
ried in the Necropolis, where the bodies of some of his
family had been laid. lie had lately dwelt in Everton,
but received parochial relief from West Derby, and the
law appeared to be that, if buried at the parish expense,
the body shall be interred in the ground of the parish
church, or other burial ground of the parish or place in
which the demise takes p!ace ; or, otherwise, in some con-
secrated ground of the parish or place to which the de-
ceased had belonged. and in which he had a settlement.
Some discussion took place, the prevailing opinion of the
Board being that the request of the deceased should be
complied with. It was uitiroKtely ordered that the inter-
ment should take place at the Necropolis, one of the
Commissioners intimating that if the payment were not
allowed, be would defray the expenses himself.

THREE DEAD BODIES BROUGHT FROM LIVERPOOL BY
THE LONDON AND BIRMINGHAM RAILWAY.—About
two years ago Messrs. Chaplin and Horne, the railway
carriers, received at their warehouse in Liverpool a large
square box, addressed to a Dr. Hunter, in London. The
carriage was paid, and the box brought up by one of the
goods' trains to town. After repeated search, however,
Dr. Hunter could not be found, and the package was taken
back to the depot rt the goods department of the Bir-
mingham Railway, Ca:nden Town. At this place it re-
mained undisturbed until within the last few days, when,
in consequence of some alterations about to take place in
the building, it became necessary to remove the various
nackages. On coming to the larae box in question, the
length of the date back attracted the attention of some of
the workmen, who, by order of the manager of the goods
department, opened the box to ascertain its contents.
On doing so a most unpleasant odour was emitted ; and,
to the astonishment of all present, three dead bodies were
presented to their view. They consisted of those of a
grown male and female and a child, and the bodies are so
shrivelled up that the flesh appears to be a horny sub-
stance.

QUESTION.—The preamble of _the bill
brought into the Hone of Commons by the Liverpool
and Harrington Water Works Company was declared to
have been proved by the Select Committee at their ad-
journed meeting on Monday ; and in the course of that
and the lollowing day clauses were agreed upon, as be-
tween the Corporation and the Company which have vir-
tually settled the water question. The Company are
empowered to extend their wmks, subject to a proviso
that no new shares are to be created for twelve months,
after the close of the present session, and they are emit)). d
to raise upon bond a sum not exceeding £60,000, includ-
ing the £30,000 which they were already entitled to raise,
the Corporation to have the power, within twelve months,
of purchasing the whole c,•ncr en ht a price to be settled by
arbitration, the arbitration not to assign any additional
value to the property in consequence of the rower of cre-
ating view shares. The nrbitiati,,n is to be Otte the mode
pointed out by the Lands Clau'es Consolidation Act.
These were the only alterations of importance in the bill,
and they are really very important, as the Corporation
are enabled to buy. and the Company to sell, upon equit-
able terms. Mr. Parkes, on behalf of the Bootle m-
pally, wished to have a clause relating to that company to
be inserted, but the committee declined ; the effect of
which is, that the Corporation will have next year to take
parliamentary powers to purchase all their works.
THE MANCHESTER STRIKE.—A meeting of the Com-

Injure of Delegates of the Masters' General Association
was held on Tuesday, at the Palatine Hotel, H unt's-bank,
Manchester, and was numerously attended ; there being
thirty-one delegates present, viz., from Livetp, 01, five;
Birkenhead, two; Manchester, four ; Birmingham, four :
Leeds, two; Bolton, two; Preston, two; Oldham. two;
Sheffield, two ; Blackburn, two ; Wigan, two ; and Stock-
.nort and Macclesfield, one each. Mr. D. Bellhouse, of
Manchester, presided. The draft rules, tweitty nine in
number, were read over, and, with little discussion, were
agreed to and sanctioned unanimously, snhjt et, of course,

to the approval of the next meeting of the Master's Gene-
ral Association. It was also agreed that the next general
meeting of the association should be held at the Albion
Hotel. Manchester, on Monday next, at half-past twelie
o'clock. tor the purpose of considering the rules to be

the least flinching among the body now in union, and on
strike. '1 he numbers of men on strike in Manchester, at
the present moment, may be taken as follows :—Carpert-
ters, 459; plasterers, 80; bricklayers, 80; labourers, 100;
plumbers, 70. The carpenters and joiners alone meet at

Carpenters' Hall, the other branches having rooms at
different public houses in the town. As the joiners'
society is the largest in numbers on strike, they have
throughout been deemed the most important- body of
workmen engaged in the contest.

THE SAILORS HOME.—We purpose, in a week or two,
to give an extended description, with a series of views, of
this interesting institution, for the building of which Mr.
Cunningham is the architect. For the present, the fol-
lowing brief particulars will be acceptable. The style of
architecture is Elizabethan, both externally and internally.
From the nature of the locality, the building will be some-
what of a triangular firm. he narrowest end, fronting
up Paradise-street, will be 53 feet in length ; the frontage
towards Hanover-street, 168 feet ; that towards the back
na•sage, leading to Canning-place and Paradise-street,
175 fret. The principal entrance front will he in Canning-
, lace, pear the Post-rffice; it will be 95 fret in length,
and divided into fi,e compartments. In tie central com-
partment will he the entrance door-way or porch, flanked
by impost piers and Doric columns. The general height
from the surface to the top of the balustradiog will be 72

lett At each of ihe four angles of the, building there will
he a square tower, 104 feet h4gh, with ogre-beaded roofs.
surmounted with gilt spires and vanes. The building will
E xt re mely well lighted, the whole of the four fronts be-
ing fi

_..red with mullioned and transomed windows, so ar-
ranged, that whilst they must have a pre, ty and uniform
appearanceoutaide. the floors in the interior crossing thetn
about the middle, they will light, at once, two stories -
t e f--

.ront towards Paradise-street, there will be large
shops, which will be let to parties dealing in articles neces-
sary for a sailor's outfit. Ahore these shops wiil he the
apartments of the superintendent, three stories high, to
which there will be made a separate entrance. Art open
balustrade will extend round the top of the building, be.
tweet] the gables and the towers, and the roof will be as-
phalted for the purpose of foaming a promenade for the
sailors, to which easy access can at all times be had, and
which will be so lofty as to command a view of nearly the
whole rxtent of the docks and the shipping its the river.
The apartments will be heated by hot WI- conveyed by
cast iron pipes; and the most ample provisions are made
for securing at all times an abundant supply of water in
case of tire. On each tower a ill be a large iron tank or
cistern, capable of holding 23.000 gallons. In the prin.
..;pal hall there will be three large open grates, at owe

the inmates may draw, and " spin yarns" of any
length in peace and seem itv. On the basement story will
be large kitchens, sculleries, steward's room, pantries,
bakehouse, beer cellar, eight sailors' chest rooms, milk
house, &c.

SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF AND DUMB.—On Thurt.day,
the annual examination of the I upils in the above school

t,oK place in the institution, Colgan t- street. The attend-
ance of ladies on this interesting occasion was exceedingly
numerous; the Rev. Rector Campbell presided. After a
few introductory remarks, Mr. khind, the ind, fatigable
and talented teacher, explained the system by which
ideas were communicated, and illustrated his statement
by practical examples. A class of juniors, whose ages
ranged fr, m seven to eleven, of both sexes, were first
examined, and qty stions being put them by their maser,
answers were given with the greatest rapidity, by signs,
which might be understood by every one present. They

also replied by a citing on rlatNs. A more advanced class
gave adMirable replies as to the manufacture and produc-
tion of various n cessary articles. trades, natural history,

of these repeated the Lord's Prayer in a guttural tone,
but so as,to be intelligible to most. Mr. Rhind stated
that the organs of speech were believed to be peifect, but
his pupils could not speak, because they could not hear
sounds, and consequently could not imitate them. The
time and - -•o,esrary for such a process must he

_ patience
nranen,e ; but Mr. Rhind, ho was brought up in the
London Institution, and was afterwards nine years under