The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1843-05-05 00:00:00

FURTHER PARTICULARS.

The fire may be said to be now entirely got under, no
combustion being observable except in an occasional slight
degree amongst the cotton in the warehouse where it origi-
nated ; which had fallen down, with the floors, so as to rest
on the floor of the third story from the ground. Many of
the fire-engines are still employed on both sides of the build-
ing, playing upon it, as it is thrown out in bulk by men em-
ployed for that purpose. Although much was burnt in the
two top rooms of the middle warehouse, and a considerable
quantity in the jigger floor, or attic of that on the west, a
great quantity, little injured except by the water, has been
got out, and forms large heaps in the yard—that immediately
under the warehouse-door being a hill of no inconsiderable
magnitude. It is expected that, when dried and picked,
much of it will still be available for manufacturing purposes.
As water from the ducks has been all along thrown upon this fire,
it will decide the question of the applicability, with reference
to damage, of salt water in place of fresh, to the extinguish-
ment of at least the raw material when ignited.
As before stated, the three top rooms of the middle ware-
house (of those on fire) were filled with cotton- That in the
highest room was, we learn, the property of Messrs. W. A.
and G. Maxwell, of which little or none is saved : that in the
two rooms below belonged to Messrs. Cannon and Miller.
The only other cotton was in the attic of the next warehouse
westward, and was the property of Messrs. Humphreys and
Biddle. We were under a mistake in stating that the pro-
perty was in the possession of Mr. Pendlebury.
About two o'clock this morning, an accident occurred at
the tire by which the lives of two-of the officers of the fire-
police were
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engagedwith branch pipes, playing upon the smouldering cotton,
when the floor suddenly gave way with its accumulated load,
in imminent
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o of the warehouse
and fell down to the floor below with a tremendous
crash. One of the poor fellows (Thornton) was buried
out of sight amongst the cotton, which began to burn
up around him, and the other was in an almost equally
threatening predicament. Mr. Hewitt. superintendent of the
Fire-police, became alarmed lest they could not be extricated ;
but with the assistance of firemen 310 and 313, he got a
branch pipe to work over Thornton, and after much exertion
extricated both the men before they sustained any personal
injury. There was room on the spot for himself and the two
others to maintain their footing in the perilous work of getting
them out. It was well for Thornton that he was rescued so
soon, otherwise, so vigourously was the water thrown about
him lest he should be burned, that he probably was in some
danger of being drowned. The floors of the three lower
rooms in these warehouses are supported by strong iron
beams ; and the fall of the fourth floor broke one of these
beams in two. The accident happened near the south point
of the warehouse.

Besides the corn and flour carried out from the lower
rooms of the warehouses yesterday, there was also a consi-
derable quantity of meal saved from the western warehouse.

One of the principal dyers in Norwich has not had business
so brisk for the last twenty years as it has been for the last
few weeks.

THAMES TUNNEL.—Last week the number of persons
who visited the tunnel was 64,682, and the receipts were
£269 10s. 2d. Since the opening, 476,656 persons have
passed through.

The surgeon of the 3d Dragoon Guards was thrown from
his horse at Stafford, on Tuesday week ; and, though be had
his collar bone dislocated and two ribs fractured, be is ex-
pected to recover.
The Morning Post says the Drury Lane general commit-
tee have signified to Mr. Macready their disapprobation of
the theatre being used by the league, or for any meetings in-
volving political discussion.
Dr. Willis Moseley has just presented to the British Mu-
seum a copy of the Lord's Prayer in the Corean language
We understand it is unique in Europe.

Friday's Gazette contains a notice, that the master of the
mint is prepared to change old sovereign and half-sovereign
weights for new, without charge, to persons effecting the ex-
change.
The new square that is being laid out and planted on the
Marquis of Westminster's Pimlico estate, called St. George's
Square, is 1100 yards long, and 80 wide. Each house in the
square will command a fine view of the river.
We regret to state that two boats, on their way from Con-
nemara to our port, by some unknown accident sunk on
Thursday last, one of them at Furbough, and the other near
Spiddle, when, melancholy to say, all hands on board of them
were drowned.—Galway Advertiser.
A Mr. Tongue has invented an additional rein for horses,
connected with a spring trap, which, by a single action of the
hand, is drawn so close over the nostrils and mouth as to
stop breathing, and thereby bring the most restive animal to
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his senses.
Lord Brougham has directed his solicitors, Messrs. Bleay-
mise and Son, to bring an action of trespass against Thomas
Bird (the claimant of his estates), and the other parties who
were concerned in making the distress for rent upon one of
his lordship's tenants at Wetericks.

FRESH STRAWBERRIES.—SOMe fine, large, and ripe
strawberries, of the Kean's seedling variety, grown by Mr.
Moffatt, at Fordeladean, were exposed in Messrs. Maclean's
fruit shop on Friday, being the first fruit of this exhibited
this season.—Edinburgh Courant.
EARLY MUSHROOMS.--We were favoured, on Saturday
morning last, with a dish of mushrooms, gathered by Miss
Morris, of Criggion, on the preceding evening. Last
.week
we announced that a dish of them had been picked up in the
neighbourhood of Wetshpool. These must be considered as
proofs of the mildness of the season.—Edinburgh paper.
DREADFUL EXPLOSION AT SOUTH HETTON PIT.—On
Friday last an explosion took place in this colliery, situated
in the coal district between Durham and Sunderland, by
which three lives have been sacrificed, and 13 persons seriously
injured. The accident is stated to have arisen from one of
the trap doors having been carelessly
left open.
On Wednesday evening a young girl named Smith fell into
a sound sleep in Bishopwearmouth Chapel of Ease, and re-
mained in that state until the edifice was locked up. When
she awoke, she alarmed the town by an " extempore" peal
from the bell—which brought some hundreds of knights to
the fair lady's deliverance.
To ELECTORS.—As there are many removals in the month
of May, electors who quit their old and enter upon fresh
premises should inform the overseers of their removal, and
require to be rated for their new tenancy, to prevent being
left out of the list when the next rate is made; otherwise an
objection may be substantiated against their vote at the ap-
proaching registration.

THE LATE FATAL ACCIDENT.—Tbe subscription which
has been set on foot in Southampton and its surrounding
neighbourhood, for the benefit of the widow and six orphan
children of Cherry, the coachman, who was killed by the up-
setting of the Exeter mail on the night of the 21st ult., at
Stoney-cross, on its way to Southampton, already amounts
to above £7OO.

KNUTSFORD GAOL.—The magistrates of Cheshire, assem-
bled in Quarter Sessions, have replied at length. to the letter
of the Secretary of State respecting the dismissal of the
gaoler, exculpating him from the charges made by the In-
spector of Prisons, and declaring also that no sufficient
ground had been alleged for the withdrawal of their confi-
dence in him.

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Rtronf•--Tta 4inivOrsarY 1371,145,
North of England Medical Association was bald In to Atha
nteum, Sunderland, on Wednesday se'nnight, Dr. Hcadlain.
of Newcastle, in the chair, who in his opening speech said
he was confident from what he had observed that the cause
of medical reform had advanced, and was still progressively
going on. The profession, he said, had no selfish views—no
private interests to promote ; they were simply actuated by
the honourable motive of upholding the honour of their pro-
fession, increasing its usefulness, and extending its operation
for the benefit of the community. Mr. Carter, the secre-
tary, read a long report, which, on the motion of Dr. Brown,
was received and ordered to be printed and circulated. The
secretary then read the following petition :
To the honourable the Commons of the United Kingdom of
Great Britain and Ireland, in Parliament assembled
The Petition of the President, Vice-Presidents, and Mem-
bers of the North of England Medical Association, in Pub-
lic Meeting convened at Sunderland, this 26th day of April,
1843,
Humbly sheweth,—That your petitioners (consisting of
physicians and surgeons resident in the Counties of Durham,
Northumberland, and Cumberland,) have long deplored the
defective and anomalous state of the medical profession in
Great Britain and Ireland.—That your petitioners, having
reason to believe that measures have been for some time in
contemplation for reorganizing and reforming the profession,
beg respectfully but earnestly to impress upon your Honour-
able House the great importance of this question to the com-
munity at large, and its consequenly strong claims to an early
adjustment. That your petitioners, having paid much at-
tention to the subject, take the liberty of stating their per-
suasion that any measure of Medical Reform, to be perma-
nently beneficial, must provide for the union and consolida-
tion of the whole professional body, and the proper qualifi-
cation of all persons who shall hereafter be legally authorized
to practise the healing art within her Majesty's dominions.
Your petitioners are further of opinion, that uniformity in
the qualification for a license to practise should be enforced,
that honorary degrees in Medicine and Surgery should be
conferred on a uniform principle : that reciprocal privileges
should be enjoyed by the medical practitioners of England,
Sdotland, and Ireland : and that suitable measures should be
adopted for protecting the public from the dangerous and
fatal consequences of unauthorized medical and surgical
practice. Your petitioners therefore pray that the present
state of the medical profession may receive the early atten-
tion of your Honourable House. And your petitioners, as
in duty bound, will ever pray.
Signed for and on behalf of the Meeting,
T. E. Headlam, M.D., President.
Charles T. Carter, Secretary.
Dr. Knott moved thot the petition be adopted, and that
David Barclay, Esq. be requested to present it to the House
of Commons; and that a similar petition be presented to the
House of Lords by the Marquis of Londonderry. Mr. Wat-
son seconded the motion, which was carried unanimously.
After some other business of minor importance, the meeting
broke up. The members of the association and their friends
afterwards partook of an excellent dinner at the Bridge Ho-
tel. Dr. Headlam occupied the chair, and Dr. Brown the
vice-chair. Amongst the Company were Sir Cuthbert Sharp,
the Rev. Mr. Kennicot, the Rev. R. Skipsey, Mr. Hartley,
J.P., Dr. Cowan, C. Potts, Esq., &c. &c. Several appro-
priate toasts were proposed and runk, and the company se-
parated at nine o'clock, after spending the evening in a most
agreeable and harmonious manner.