The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1848-01-11 00:00:00

y opened his sea-chest, in which his
concealed himself, with a view to obtain a gratuitous 1.
sage, -and was horror-struck at finding him suffocated.
GYMNASTICS.—It will be seen that Mons. Hugueni
yielding to the present monetary depression, has reduce
the terms for his excellent academy to such moderate. prices as will place th 6 advantages to be derived within
reach of almost all classes of the public.
LAIINCIRES.—On Saturday there was launched
the building-yard of Messrs. Cato, Miller, and Co., a fii.
schooner, of 247 tons, the property of Messrs. Wilson and
Dawson, and intended for the Mediterranean trade. Also,
from the same yard, and at the same Cm:., two mud
barges, the property of the Liverpool Dock Trust.
On Sunday week th. -

ocnooi teachers belongi
to St. Saviour's Sunday and Day SchooN, Windsor, p
rented their minister, the RPV
token of their _ G. _W. Warr, with a sn,

,oeir esteem, accompanied by an approp sa amaii
riate ad-
dress, expressive of their
respect and gratitude for his
uniform kindness and unremitting exertions.
THE LADIES' CHARITY BALL.-011 Tuesday night last
the fifty-first anniversary of this most excellent charity
was given at the Town-hall. Thi re were upwards of 700
ladies and gentlemen present. Amongst those who were
the first to arrive, we noticed Sir Thomas B. Birch, Bart.,
E.P., William Brown, Esq., M.P., and Thos. Thoruely,
s., M.P.

ROYAL ADELPHI THEATRE.-The united cnmpanies of
Mr. Cooke and Mr Batty continue to attract numerous
audiences. Toe pantomime, which has been running
since Christma., has been nightly received with the greatest
enthusiasm,—while the horsemanship partakes of the
character that the company have so long maintained at
Astley's, in London. In the management no exertion is
spared, and the talent of the corps is such as should ever
ensure overflowing houses.

i CARMARTHEN AND LIVERPOOL.-011 Monday last, the
steam-tug William arrived at our quay with a quantity of
tnerehandize from Liverpool, brought by the packet
Mountaineer to Tenhy, and there shipped on board the
William. This is the first trip, we believe, of the Moun-
taineer, and from the quantity of goods shipped from
Liverpool for this port there ean be no doubt that this
speedy means of communication will be of great service to
the-tradesmen of the town, the want of which has been so
long severely felt.—Carmarthen Journal.
IMMENSE EMIGRATION FROM LIVERPOOL.—Lieut.
Hodder, R.N., has kindly furnished some interesting sta-
tistics of the emigration from this port. The ordinary
amount is about 40,000 persons per annum, but last year
(1857) this was augmented nearly fourfold. The totals
during the whole of last year were as follows : United
States, 103,665 ' • South America, 207; North American
colonies, 30,552; West Indies, 155; other places, Africa,
Australia, &e., 100,—making in all a total of 134,524, an
increase of 74,913 over the prt.vious year, 1846.
DREADFUL ACCIDENT.-otl Wednesday forenoon, at
the foundry of Messrs. Holgate, coppersmiths, Dale-street,
a young man, named George Lawson, an apprentice, while
at work, was drawn up by the strap, and carried round
the shaft. As soon as the machinery could he stopped,
the unfortunate youth was extricate d, when a most appal-
ling spectacle presented itself. Both the arms and one of
the Inoue .n 0.., _cr .

sor c Lair CII.IIJW3.
come nasty measures were adopted to prevent the exces-
sive hemorrhage, after which he was conveyed to the
Northern Hospital.
THE FOG OF THURSDAY.—On the morning of Thurs-
day the fog on theriver was so dense that several collisions
took place ;no of them, happily, attended with serious
consequences. Th. A 117,11, 1-•

3ruannut and William Fawcett, be-
longing to Birkenhead, met, and part of the bulwarks of
the former was carried away. The Thomas . Wilson, of
Beacombe, ran foul of the King Orry, and carried away
part of her shrouds. A collision (not very serious, oc-
curred between the Prince and the Queen of Woodside,
which disabled the latter a few hours, but she resumed
her station in the evening. A man fell into the river in
the afternoon, but was picked up.
EDUCATION IN WALES.—On Tuesday evening, a meet-
ing.was held at the Music-hail, Bold-street, for the pur-
pose of hearing a lecture by the Rev. D. Rhys Stephens,
of Manchester, on the state of education in Wales, in re-
ply to the report of the commissioners of inquiry, which
has lately appeared. There was a tolerably numerous at-
tendance. The lecturer held forth for a very considerable
length of time, arguing all through that the best education
of the English language would effect no improvement in
the morals of the principality, and that, where the Welsh
language is spoken, the people were exceedingly peaceable
and free from offence.

HOW -CHILDREN Lib..
four years old, died suddenly from col vulsions
Tuesday morning, Elizabeth Ann Critchley, •
oldz daughter of parents living in Gerard-street, was
found dead in bed. The cause of death was suffocation,
arising, as stated by the surgeon, probably from being
overlain. On Tuesday, Patrick Kenny, a child four years
old, belonging to parents residing in North-street. was
left in a

sut months

Iren, when 1

caught fire, and he was so severely burnt that death re-
sulted a few days afterwards. The deceased stated that
one of the children gave him a piece of lighted paper
which fell on his clothes, and set them on fire.
LAUNCH OF A STEAM-SHIP AT BIRKENHEAD.
Saturday, a Splendid new iron steamer, the Cambria, ‘,
launched from the building-yard of Mr. John Laird, at
Birkenhead. The Cambria has been built for govern-
ment, and is intended for the passage between Dublin
and Holyhead. She is a sister vessel to the St. Columba,
launched from the same yard a few months ago. The
Cambriah r is
27 of
fe et 700 tons, builders' measurement, 193 fe
-

.vei yearn, with a depth of hold of reari;
15 feet. Her engines, which are to be of 370 horse-power,
are to be fitted up by Messrs. Forrester and Co., the
same firm who furnished the St. Columba. She is a noble
specimen of naval architecture.
FIRE ON BOARD SHIP.—On Thursday a fire broke out
on a vessel loaded with cotton, in the Victoria Dock. The
vessel was the Clutha, Capt. Fergus, which had arrived
only on Wednesday, from Charleston, full to the beams
with cotton, and the deck also crowded with large bales of
the same article. A good deal of damage was done to
the shin nnd

_ vat. one Is a t.Treenock vessel ; and, having been twenty-four hours in
port, the underwriters will be exonerated from their
liability for the vessel, and the damage sustained will fall
upon the owners. For the cargo. which consisted of
1,550 bales of 41.- • •

cotton, tne marine insurance remains in
force - _ discharged. It is consigned to Mr. Wit-
ham Moon, Chapel-street, who owns the greater part
of it.

FIRES IN LIVERPOOL.—On Thursday afternoon, about
hf
alf-past three o'clock, a fire broke out in the top story
o Mr. Robertson Gladstone's warehouse in Union Court,
nearest to Castle-street, and immediately fronting the
opening to Calk -cat....t Tn.- -1_

Kiven, ami being within a very short distance of
the fire pollee station. Mr. Hewitt, with a body of the
fire brigade, were in few moments on the spot. Engines,
water-carts, &c., belonging to the fire police, and the
West of Eneland fire-engine were also speedily on the
ground, and the fire was in time subdued, but not before
the roof fell in, and the two top stories had been destroyed.
The top story of the warehouse was filled with sugar,
raisins, and figs. The second story was occupied with
coffee, pepper, and other articles. The conteuts..have not. been entirely destroyed ; but we are afraid they are hope-
lessly damaged, from the immense floods of water which
were poured into them. The building and goods are
fully inured. The heaviest portion of the loss will fall on
the North Briti.h Insurance Company and the Liverpool
Fire Assurance Office.' The Royal Exchange and Phoenix
Offices are also involved to some small amount. The
total damage will be less than was apprehended:; about
`1,(100 worth of fruit has been rendered useless, an other
articles damaged or destroyed, to the extent of £3,000

EMPLOYER AND EMPLOYED.—In the large saw-mills of
Mr. Matthew Gregson, Harrington (Liverpool), a great
number of men -1

g LUC 1110SL cong
exists between the employer andCALII.4
the employed,tiai teelin
from the
considerate kindness of Mr. Gregson to all who are under
He allowed his men 2s. a-week extra, during the
greater part of the past year, in consequence of the dear-
ness (if _

e gives t

. - .....
Supper every year, and
three-quarters days' wor
Under date 27th ult., ti
ful letter o-
for former
bet -

—paying them for full time

• --.. .• enaa4Cll acll4 nun a m
acknowledgment, expressive of the

dearth: wiring toe tate season of scarcity and
To this Mr. Gregson, in a most feeling reply to
"his workmen and fellow-labourers," says :—" Nothing
can afford me more sincere cdefemrp th 4.4. 4,, .4.-- 41- -

Factsaure Loan to see those
around me comfortable and happy in their station of life,
and_ so, long as I have the power and opportunity, I trust I
shall continue to study their welfare. I most sincerely
urge you. in _ .

o- ~f ,n anintion to doing your duty here, to go on
gradually preparing fir that change which must take place
when you will be removed to another world, where there
will be no distinction of rank or station." Mr. Gregson,
we learn, makes some provision for the old age of men who
remain in his service till the decline of life, and also pays
a large annual sum for pew rents for his people.
GurrA PERCIIA.—The use of this material for soling
boots and shoes is now being somewhat general, and the
humidity of the weather of late has given it a test that not
only proves its durability, but its perfect imperviousness
to water.
not, and is so st It may be
applied to any boots, worn out or
mply fastened with a composition, that
any man may become his own shoemaker. It will be seen
by an advertisement in another column, that the Messrs.
Johnson, of Church-street, sap* it in small and large
-quantities, and of all thicknesses.