The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1845-08-19 00:00:00

ade two advances of wages

ths'bUt With the un
'44rl later cotton-spin
attended.
PICKINGS FOR THE BAR.—There
114 j,'ll3eS entered at the Lancaster Assizes
~tee Prisoners for trial, for which busine,
4,artied gents. were to be counted in the criminal
11', the commencement of the first trial ; and durn
lltirti°gress of the first cause in Mr. Justice Cr(
pt, bo less than thirty were enumerated.
WILING WITH GUNPOWDER.—OH Mon
41f,11, ght

were invited to

ss, twen

day, a boy

Kenhead, with throwing gunpowder into the
ti;.4) a flask, when the blaze ran up, as if by a train,
iil,tlie-,fidaft, and blew it to pieces, the explosion taking
qrmiu'arnb of the left hand. The lad was taken to the
wPolt_rY, where he is doing well.
t!_lofft° Rico SuG AR.—A quantity of Porto Rico sugar
pNe,,4ed for sale in this town on Thursday, but the
I:tbe Patt wai withdrawn, as the reserved price could
ttttcl, tehbtained opinion i . Notwithstanding the inferior prices of-
kti e st wi

rBld have benefitted immensely by the import
from the colonies of that nation.
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STORY.—A young sailor of this town, named
1,4f,,!r, lett as cabin-boy some four years back. He
'itlhi4t.d on► the quay of Liverpool with his tongue out
oritarais twisted out of his sockets, and in this con-
-Ith e Ails forwarded home to his 'family It is said
witnessed a murder on board, and was. thus served

h `°Oge
yUence

"lio-I;,,Q't 10 extraT;il.e truth from him.—Annotaleur of
kAlt,.'e• [We believe this is a pure fabrication.]
k dt`tr ,
OF DWARKANAIITH TAGORE IN LIVER-
Ole e are happy to announce the arrival in Liverpo' 1
kes `lttelphi Hotel, of that truly distinguished man,
VORhuwarkanauth Tagore, who has been travelling
Rgthe most parts of England for the purpose of inspect-
Ssd"roos public institutions and improvements in the
scienees in this country. He is accompanied
Oed ge retinue of friends and domestics. He has been
;:•ordeePon by the Mayor, the High-sheriff, and the
band has already visited the docks and most of
'c buildings. He proceeds next to Dublin.
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FROM ACCIDENT ON BOARD SHIP.—An in-
4, °iewas held on Saturday, before the borough coroner,
ihf the body of Juan Baptista Zubala, a seaman on
)4144.4d e brig lioratio, lying in the Queen's Dock. On
lktit ;44Y Week deceased was employed with others of the
Rt 11,1,, moving a balk of mahogany in the hold of the
1,,'e0 his foot slipped, and one of his le much
OcilmeNeen the balk and another.wastaken to
'Y',likt:/n. Hospital, where every thing was_cl one for
ll'aipales ensued, and ne died on Thursday last.
t11,11411,%,°N To APPRENTICES OVER AGE.—On Tuesday,
to gedb'ostlethwaite was brought up at the Police-court
his his employer with having absented himself
I)tlif)c,,,'tork. The indenture was produced, and by it
%ttl'ehr'.er was bound to serve up to the end of the pre-
'o of , The father produced a Bible, containing an
„,!ae birth of the prisoner, from which it appeared
Nt,t!ts,"„es above twenty-two years of age. Mr. Ellis,
„`4,.:55' clerk, said the prisoner would be discharged,
't,:lli"ster could bring an action against the father
sttlit):,°v,nants of the indenture. The prisoner was
discharged.
ttk, 4"&tir AT KIRKDALE.—On Friday, an elderly
Ntts, Plight up at the Police-court, in custody of
Itithr!tlz "Teen, of the Manchester police, charged with
111,s4ttolen goods. Mr. Dowling stated, that on the
tort a burglary was committed in the house of Mr.
0,11 qclikireat Mersey street, Kirkdale, and the pro-
10s, t'.‘n had been found in the possession of the
quiugether with a quantity of other stolen articles,
th' tlot °ugh he had found owners for some of them,
Td etlld Pheroreefore,ared toreq gouest into
that more than
prisoner one case
be , a
re-
nd
t.
;)i Its ull (this day) Tuesday.
ER-YACHT " WYVERN."—This beauti-
th;autionging to the Duke of Marlborough. has
t rtla Port for the purpose of being fitted with our
11,1) m 7.
1)7') r• inspeare's apparatus to the masts for
lytve e of dispensing with the hoos and the same
lightning co.nductor. They_ jib and stay
4, Pod u been fitted with Mr. W's shackles, which
11443 e ed in lieu of hanks, and render the working
ktri,tthat 1:: Uncommonly easy, as they have each a
orks in front of the stay. We hope these
dike
erthe will prove satisfactory to his grace on WO,
11 liar) Ineans of bringing other yachts to the port to
Y fitt,d.
Oh_ 4 .4.sEY YACHT CLUB--We have been favor-
7sti? 't of the Challenge Club Purse, and it is a
V"tt'itc, 41 specimen of the art of embroidery. The
rlotr,) Purse is of thick blue silk, lined inside with
• , The crown and anchor, most beautifully
I,lllllPciid'te'rlycl,,surrounded with very elegant scroll-work,
enge torm one end. On the other, are the words
iplk„ of th 'IIP Purse," and on the reverse side are the
ie'4e club, " R. M. Y. C., 1845," worked in a
thitLea' nlanner, in gold. It is to be called the
tot! ols,';'se," and its intended contents, together
,)„ .ntrinsic'worth, will be a most rich trophy to
"te winner.
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Yis ^/sri„, or STEAMERS FROM LIVERPOOL TO
ILINI4hija"°PLE.—A new line of steamers is about to
)1k i,;(1 between this port and Constantinople,
I),'/e0 1 tlre,atiV facilitate the extensive and increasing
En qtly
and the Levant. Three large and
tOy Ilhe. Air.ers are building, or are about to be built,
one of which, named the Levantine, will be
I.,,NtAlho ; and, until the others are com-
-1,44),,V0r "fist will be worked by steamers temporarily
.`"e Purpose. The first vessel which is to be
101 Fe bols the Novelty, at present lying in the
N't 'thek,_• This vessel well deserves the name
Ill'i,,,°Pl4llleing not only propelled by the screw, but
711,)1Lllitil to tria"3' a newly-invented rotatory engine,. which
.
Ittk size a complete change in steam navigation.
Y's,,lllsior;, this engine is not more than one-third
s,;:ropsi ran ordinary engine o equaower, and
"we lt,o?f co .1 is small in the same prpoportion.
q,'Dkrhe a'tght of the machinery, boilers, and pro-
us of the Novelty is only twenty-four
)Ni'lty.'o he 'vantine and the other steamers of the new
litclq,^%t Its eunstructed on the same principle as the
‘Ytiqaro
of
success will form an entirely new
pti,ri Of jtleation, and will possibly lead to the in-
Pose tarn power, both for commercial and
t o
an extent which no one has ever
roitd: "oPe for. The Novdtf 1: commanded by
r, R.N.