The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1846-05-19 00:00:00

May 19, 1846.

THE STRIKE OF THE
I TIVES.-MEETING 0

HUILA
THE

ING OPERA.-
MASTERS.

A numerous (weekly) meeting of the master builders,
contractors, &c., was held at the Punic°, ye.terday, when
it was reported by many of them that they had obtained
as many joiners as they at present required.
A letter was read from Mr. Botch, of London, in which
be stated that an application had been made to him from
a number of workmen in the West of England ; that a
great many of them, of various trades, were willing to
come to Liverpool, if their expenses were paid ; and that
they were willing to enter into a contract ' • or, in other
words, to be hired to do the required work in the locality.
It was decided to defer for a fortnight the consideration
of Mr. Rotch's letter, as a number of the workmen here
had left their unions, and come in ; and as it was feared
that, if the proposition were acceded to, the town would
become so filled with strangers, that, during the autumn
and winter, many of the Liverpool and Birkenhead men
t7O,
•ald be unemployed ; and many of the masters did not
w ish introduce more strangers, it being the prevailing
at great numbers of the men would abandon

opinior ts.

the uniting, they dared to do so.
A letter wo
.read from Manchester, stating that the
roles of the MgM.rs Association were now ready, and
that a general meet b. of the masters from the various
towns in these districts,,-ould take placeeither at Newton
or at Manchester within g fe wday!'

Mr. S. HOLME then brongh
the establishment of a General
to in our list report,) on the

forward his motion for
,:tefit Society, (alluded
adopted by the

"' nd entered
various Metropolitan Assurance Carrtrms tered
into a lengthened statement of his views on thy' subject. The
proposition was most favourably received by b.," present,
and the subject was considered so important that, for the
purpose of carrying it out on a more extended bans:, 1t
was considered advisable to report it to the next general..
meeting of the whole associated bodies of tradesmen to
be held at Newton or Manchester. Mr. Flolme remarked
that the proposition was most cordially viewed by all per.
sons to whom he had mentioned it, and be read an able
letter from a benevolent gentleman of this town, who had
long taken a warm interest in Bent fit Societies.
After some excellent remarks from Mr. Wylie, Mr.
Dempster, Mr. James, Mr. Holt, and others, and the
transaction of some routine business, the meeting ad-
journed to Monday, the 25th instant.

ALARMING RIOTOUS PROCEEDINGS NEAR THE CLA.
RENCE Docic.—A riot took place near the Clarence Dock
last night, which, though atsiing from a comparatively
slight cause, was soon, partly from ignorance, and partly
from the spirit of mischief that lurks amongst a portion
of the dock labourers, and especially the " navies,"
and the boys, women, and others of that densely
populated locality, threatened for a considerable
time dangerous consequences, and caused great alarm
amongst the peaceable portion of the inhabitants.—
It appears that an emigrant ship called the Rap-
pahannock had received on board in the Victoria Dock 460
steerage passengers, her complement being, according to
her tonnage, only 450. The government emigrat;on agent
of the port having gone on board and ascertained the fact,
ordered the chief mate, Mr. Cushen, to transfer the ten
extra passengers last entered to another, and we believe
equally fine vessel, the Ocean. The mate on announcing
the fact in the steerage, that ten of those in the vessel must
relinquish their places, was answered by shoo.-

-..vULi and yells
from the whole of the parties intending to go by her.
An absolute refusul to quit was, of course, the result. In
this state of affairs, the government agent told Mr. Cush-
en that he must exert himself to get rid of the supplement
of passengers, and he employed the steward, we believe,
to effect this object. A rope was fastened round the body
of the most uproarious malcontent, which eventually fas-
tened on his ankles, and he was hauled up by it from un-
der the deck, partly in a frolic, and partly as an example
to the others who had to leave. The man, thus rather
roughly handled, and probably subject to fits, fell into, or
threw himself into a fit; and when being carried on shore,
and afterwards to the Northern Hospital, a hue and cry
was raised that he was dead, and that the mate
was the aggressor and the cause. Mr. Cushen,
(who is stated to us to be a gentlemanly and humane
man,) is son-in-law of Mr. Hickson, of the George
the Fourth Inn, in Waterloo-road, in the neighbourhood;
and being recognized as he went to the house, an immense
mob collected round it (at the bottom of Stewart-
street, demanding the " murderer." Mr. Inspector
Johnson, was early on the spot, at first with only four
police officers, and by the most strenuous, yet temperate
exertions, prevented the house from being broken up anti
gutted. The assailants twice forced one of the doors; but
were gallantly repulsed. The family of Mr. Hickson, in-
cluding Mrs. H., and several young ladies—her daughter
and others—were dreadfully alarmed, but a reinforcement
of police-officers were got up, and protected the house,
though unable to do so until many panes of glass were
broken by the infuriated mob, who (men and boys) as-
sailed the officers with successive showers of stones, pieces
of brick, &c. Immense crowds, including females and
children, continued to gather in the streets adjacent for a
period of about two hours, bent upon mischief.
The whole of that part of Waterloo-road, Stewart-street,
Oil-street, &c., presented, from time to time, dense
masses of the lower classes, chiefly Irish, who seemed to be
much inclined for a bloody affray, but the disturbance was
quelled by about nine o'clock. After all, the passengtr
who had been ejected from the ship remained only a few
minutes in the hospital, being so little hurt that he would
not remain, and he was soon afterwards walking about
the inn, though not known to the crowd. Mr. Cushen
was secreded in the house, which was protected through
the night.

Sir Robert and Lady Peel had a grand dinner on Satur..
day last, at the right hon. baronet'. residence in White-
hall-gardens.

The Rev. Henry George Liddell, M.A., of Church
Church, Ox ford, and senior procter, has been elected head
master of Westminster School.

NEW COLONIAL BISHOPRICS.—We are given to un-
derstand that, through the munificence of two private in-
dividuals (who have furnished the pecuniary means for the
purpose), two additional colonial bishoprics a; e about to
be founded.—John Bull.

The Prussian Government has decreed that no Prussian
subject can enjoy at the same time the Polish nationality.
Madame de Kalergi has again been exiled. It is supposed
she will accompany to Dresden her father, M. de Nessel-
rode, the Chancellor's brother.

SHOCK OF EARTHQUAKE AT MALTA.—A slight shock
of earthquake, says the Malta Gazelle, of the 29th April,
was felt on Wednesday nigbt last, three quarters plat eight►
which lasted three seconds, and again repeated after ficia
seconds. Another slight shock was felt o❑ Thursdar
morning at four o'clock.

The Duke of Devonshire received a distinguished circle
at a d6ezlner at his villa at Chiswick on Saturday after"
noon. About 40 or 50 guests assembled, many of the.
visitors being accompanied by the youthful branches og
their respective families. Among the visitors were the
Earl and Countess of Granville, Viscountess Palmerstool
Viscount and Viscountess Jocelyn, Lady Ashley, LOP'
and Lady Francis Egerton, &c.

MEETING OF PROTECTIONIST PEERS.-0O Saturdal
a numerous meeting of protectionist peers was held, the
Duke of Richmond in the chair. His grace made an ea'
cellent speech, and was followed by Lord Stanley, wii°,l
was received with an enthusiasm that was continued
through the whole of the speech, in which the noble for
o
declared his earnest support of the principles of protea'
tion, and his fixed intention by all the meant in his polder
to-oppose the bill that had just passed the Commons;
Lord Beaumont, Lord Redesdale, Lord Colchester, aa,':
Lord Ashburton, severally addressed the meeting in taw
same sense, and the result was an unrdimous resolutia2;
to lose no opportunity that might offer for securing tP
defeat of the scheme proposed by Sir Robert Peel.
ORIENTAL DIVAN, CAFE AND RESTAURANT, Ci4:7
TON-SQUARE.—This splendid lounge is now re-opened
and having been greatly enlarged, will be f to eac
in accommodation any similar establis nt out of L°23;
don. Dinners at all hours. Soac , elsh Rarebits,
A scale of charges is laid on ry table, from which !PA
following are selected !—D. er from joints, with salad
and cheese, is. 6d. ; hot cold meat, 9d. •, small stea,:;
or chop, with potatoes d bread, 7d. ; Welsh rarebit, sd•.
whisky and other tish spirits, hot or cold, s'l. ; siorol
ling champagne s. 6d. per bottle; fine old port lg.
sherry, 4s. 6d Coffee and tea always ready. The bl.O
and room is arranged in the first style, and the table°
unsurpassed.--JOSEPH FERNY, Proprietor