The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1846-03-31 00:00:00

Mr. Guiball, who has held office in the long room of
the Liverpool Custom-house for the almost unprece-
dented period of fifty-eight years, has been superannuated
without any solicitation.
FATAL ACCIDENT IN A SHIPBUILDER'S YARD.—On
Friday, a youth named Andrew 'Hannah, seventeen years
of age, was at work at a vessel in the yard of Mr. Jones,
shipbuilder, Brunswick Dock, when a bowsprit slipped
off the rail of the vessel, and struck him on the head,
fracturing his skull. He died in a few minutes after-
wards. The spar in question had been slung from the
mainmast bead, by a rigger, named Thomas Jones, who
had taken away the tackle and left it in a dangerous
position. He narrowly escaped a charge of manslaughter.
Verdict, " accidental death," with a deodand of £6, the
value of the spar.
TOXTETH PABIC.—At the annual meeting, on Thurs-
day, of the ratepayers, the overseer's account showed
that at the commencement of their year of office the town-
ship was in debt about £4.500, that this sum had been
paid off, and that There was now a balance to the credit of
the township of £1,359. A poor-rate of one shilling in
the pound. and a watch. rate of four pence were laid.
Mr. Appleby and Mr. Bolderstone were appointed over-
seers for the ensuing year. In answer to a call froc- the
chairman, Mr. Williams stated, that the plaintiffs in the
indictment against Mr. Vernon's shipbuilding yard were
proceeding with their action ; and that it would be tried
at the present assizes. Ile considered that such an esta-
blishment was more desirable than otherwise, giving. as it
did, employment to seven hundred or eight hundred
working men, whose earnings, which amounted to about
£1,200 weekly, were expended principally in Toxteth-
park. But for such establishments the poor-rates must
have been much higher, and would, therefore, have pressed
severely upon the poorer classes, who are the least able
to pay. The toe nship received a very large sum in the
shape of poor-rates from this establi hment alone, and he
had no doubt but that the Park would be a very flourish-
ing place, in despite of any such opposition that was at-
tempted on the present occasion. Commerce would
spread. He announced that a petition had been got up,
praying that the plaintiffs would not proceed with their
action, ana exhorted all present to sign it. Mr. Royden
observed, that the plaintiffs, in effct, stated that the com-
merce of the port should be confined to its present circle ;
but he ventured to predict that, before many years over,
wee even Knot's-hole, Dingle, would be covered with
timber. All present, with the exception of one, signed
the petition.
EVKRTON.—A meeting of the ratepayers of this town-
ship (more numerously attended than on any former
occasion) was held on Friday, for the purpose of trans-
acting the annual business of the township. Mr. T. E.
Cartwright in the chair. Mr. Wilson Ledger, one of the
overseers, presented a printed summary of the accounts of
the highways, by which it appeared that the sum received
during the past year was £2,062 16s. Id., and the expendi-
ture £2,183 Is. 3d., leaving a balance due to the surveyor
of £l2O ss. 2d. Mr. Wilson Ledger and Mr. Henry
Edwards were appointed overseers, Mr. William Shaw,
surveyor of highways, and the stipendiary officers were re-
appointed, with the addition of Mr. Joseph Robinson, as
assistant-collector of assessed and property taxes. Messrs.
T. Taylor and Co., 20, Dale-street, were elected printers,
the votes for them being 27 ; for Whitty and Ellis 18 ; and
for J. Kellett, 17. A committee was then formed to watch
the progress of the Liverpool Sanatory Regulations Bill,
with power th employ counsel, if necessary, to defend the
rights of the township. Mr. Shaw announced his resig-
nation as a collector of taxes, and, in a very impressive
manner, thanked the ratepayers for the good feeling which
had always existed between them for the long period of
twenty-six years; though no longer a collector, he would
assist his successors with the beet advice which his expe-
rience might enable him to give. Mr. Ledger explained,
at considerable length, the very strict orders given by the
commissioners for the more speedy collection of taxes, and
urged upon the ratepayers the absolute necessity of greater
punctuality. If any one should hereafter feel himself ag-
grieved by the expense of legal proceedings, let him not
impute blame to the collectors, who were bound, under
severe penalties. to obey the orders of the higher powers.
EXTRAORDINARY PROCEEDINGS.--OH Monday the
loiterers in the precincts of our Town-hall were put on
the qui vire, by the arrival of a meesage to the Mayor,
the object of which, according to rumour, was to solicit
the interference of his authority in an apprehended at-
tempt, on the part of the Rev. John George Ifounsfheld,
accompanied by a party of " sappers and miners," forcibly
to enter Wadsley-house, the residence of Dr. Holland.
As the dwelling in question is beyond the limits of the
borough, his worship could not interfere; our chief con-
stable, Mr. Raynor, however, and a posse of armed police-
men, proceeded at once to the spot—and along with them,
as may be supposed, scores of lo,kers on. On our arrival
at Wadsley, about three miles north-west cf Sheffield, we
found that the door had been already broken open, that
the leader of the attack was reposing on a sofa within,
after his exploit, in the easy dishabille of dressing-gown
and cap, and accompanied by his wife; while the mansion
was apparently in possession of the mob, who evidently
regarded it—as some of them said the invader had called
Liberty Hall." In fact, ingress and egress ap-
peared to be enjayed by all. Soon after our arrival, how-
ever, a person, evidently in liquor, who carried a stout
sapling in his hand, and had threatened what he
would do, wished to gain admittance into the kitchen.
He was at first gently remonstrated with, and after-
wards, on becoming unruly, was taken into custody
by the policemen on duty. Within a few minutes after
the removal of the man into the house, Mr. Hounsfield
appeared at the kitchen window, and addressed the people
in the yard, recommending his "friends" to keep peace-
able, as there were parties who wished to kick up a row
to serve their own purpose. " What right," said he,
" h d the police there ? As much right as you have ;
nay, you have more—tor you are my friends—come here
to protect me—but I beseech you to keep quiet. Who
are to pay these men think you ? are the expenses to
come out of the rates? You, I say, are come to protect
an honest man. It shall always be my endeavour to do
you good ; but, above all things, I beseech you be orderly."
This address was received with cheers and exclamation,
" Ah, he's a trump !" Whilst this was teking place, and
persons were walking in and out of the kitchen as they
chose, it was rumoured that Mr: Raynor had gone to
Sheffield to fetch a magistrate—that on his arrival the riot
act was to be read—that the soldiers were in readiness,
and would he there directly ; and certainly at this
moment the sate of things looked sufficiently awful.
Nothing less than a regular row was apprehended—this
appeared the more likely, as the feeling of the mob was
evidently in favour of Hounsfield,—" They'd see him
righted." At length a warrant for the apprehension of
the active parties arrived from Sheffield ; Mr. and Mrs
Hounsfield were taken into custody, placed in a hackney
coach with two or three policemen, and sent off to the
Town-hall ; three men of the name of Hall were also des.
patched in cabs, and, when starting, were surrounded by
an escort of about thirty members of the force, armed with
cutlasses. This is a brief outline of the more obvious fea-
tures of the case, which is, of course, one of dispute about
ownership and possession. Hounsfield has only just been
liberated from York Castle, where he had long been in
custody as an insolvent, this same Wadsley-house having
been taken possession of, along with other property, by
his creditors. Dr. Holland is only the tenant. Mrs.
Hounsfield was liberated, as it was considered she acted
under the influence ef her husband. Mr. Hounsfield and
the three men named Hall were bound over to the assizes.

—Sheffield Mercury.
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INDIAN CORN BREAD.—Though the importation of
Indian corn has of late been enormous, and though se-
veral valuable treatises have been published proving its
powerfully nutritious qualities, and its excellence as an
article of human food, we were not aware until yesterday
that any effort had been made to introduce it into Eng-
land as a general article of food, when Mr. Gibbons, of
London-road, laid before us samples that fully prove the
success of his experiments. The bread produced is
course or unpalatable, but it is perfectly white and of fine
flavour. It is, however, only partially Indian meal—the
proportion being about one to three of ordinary wheaten
flour—but it is so decidedly excellent and wholesome that
there can be but little doubt that, through this one enter-
prising effort,it will become an article of general food, and
as Mr. Gibbons has increased his stablishment by the
addition of the adjoining shop, which he devotes entirely-
to the confectionary trade, he has an opportunity of
pur,uing the manufacture of this bread on a large scale.
The million should try it.