The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1846-02-10 00:00:00

Feb. 10, 1846

LOCAL NEWS.

On Tuesday, the body of a male child, enclosed in a
box, Was found in St. Martin's Churchyard.
On Wednesday, a man named Wm. Cumming, who was
engaged in a spirit vault in Lancelot's-hey, died from ex-
cessively drinking rum.
On Monday, Jane Hughes, who resided in Toxteth.
Park, was burnt to death by her' clothes accidentally taking
fire.

On Tuesday night, Margaret M'Guinness, of Sun-
street Toxteth-park, went home in a state of intoxication
and fell asleep on the floor. She was put to bed, and
found dead shortly afterwards.
On Friday week, Eliza Thomas, servant to Dr. Orpon,
Hamilton-square, Birkenhead, whilst cleaning the draw-
ing room window, fell into the area, and broke both her
arms, the right one in two places. She is recovering.
Capitalists, and others wishing to invest in land .or
household property, will do well to consult Mr. Williams,
estate agent. A list of the various properties he has on
sale may be seen at his office, Ranelagh-street, corner of
Great Charlotte-street.—See adv.
POCKET PICKING.— On Monday, Mr. Robert Healy,
of this town, having had occasion to call at the Union
Bank to receive dividends, placed the amount, together
with some cheques, in his pocket-book. On reaching the
Parish-offices, Fenwick-street, the pocket-book and its
Contents were missing. In the afternoon, the book and
cheques, minus bank notes to the amount of £55, were
returned to him through the Post-office.
Three excavators lie in a dangerous state at the northern
hospital from the effects of drinking rum. Some casks of
that spirit were throw on the North Shore from the
Mary, from Demerara,n that was wrecked on Sunday at
West
el[oYle. The " navies" assembled in large num-
bers to broach the casks, and so copious were their liba-
tions, that thirty. of them had to be conveyed from the
scene in lorries—drunk.
A NEW VALVE.—Mr. M`Donald, the new manager of
the Harrington Water Works, has invented and intro-
duced a new valve for the water mains, which possesses
the merit of being simple, efficacious, and cheap. The
old ones cost £25 each, and permitted, when open, only
half the quantity of water which the pipes were capable of
containing, to pass. The new valve costs only 365., and
affords full egress to the water.
TRIAL OF CAPTAIN JOHNSON, OF THE SHIP TORY.—
The trial of this notorious individual for the atrocities on
board the ship Tory, with which our readers are familiar,
eurnmeuced on Thursday morning at the Central Crimi-
nal Court, and did not conclude until half-past two on:Fri-
day afternoon. He was arraigned on a charge of having
dnturnited several murders and felonies. The attorney-
.teneral prosecuted, and the prisoner was defended by olr.
Jervis. The jury acquitted him on the ground of insanity.
He will thus be imprisoned for life.
GRAND OPERATIC CONCERT.—We understand that
arrangements are now being made for an operatic concert,
vd a grand scale, which will take place in the course of
the present month, at the Concert-hall. The programme
llconsist of the music from " Guy Mannering.'
Macbeth," " Maritana," and other favourite operas."
:4'l4.°ngst the vogalists already engaged are the Misses
211th, Mr. J. S. Reeves, Mr. G. Lunt, together with an
Hnt chorus, the whole to be conducted by Mr. George
oldsn. Particulars will appear next week in an adver-
tisereen t.
WEST DERBY GUARDIANS.—At a meeting, on Tuesday
a letter was read from the Poor-law Commissioners, ap-
Prbeing of the division of the union into three districts;
ut on the motion of Mr. Mould, it was resolved, by a
majority of nine to six, to request the commissioners to
Permit the board to re-consider the schemes proposed for
the division of the union into districts for the purpose of
relief, and it was also agreed to defer the advertising for
eandidates for the situations of relieving officers until the
decisionr of the commissioners was known upon this resolu-
ed• From the state of the returns, it was apprehended
that:L a large number of infants remain unvaccinated, and
they directed the attention of the vaccinators to the subject.
...ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.—The Dock Committee, on
t'hursday, were for some time engaged in considering
site fora telegraph tower station, which would answer
Vi)? communicating with Bidston, and also with a new sta-
than to be built at Crosby, for reporting the vessels which
PBS through the new chanpel. It was stated that a tower
_'3o feet high, placed any where between the north side of
the Prince's Basin and the south side of the George's
length
would answer both purposes. The subject was at
Zngth refered back to the sub-committee, to enable them
, Inform themselves as to the practicability of erecting an
electric telegraph to communicate at once with the
Exchange Newsrooms.
GALLANT CONDUCT.—We stated briefly, last week,
that the barque Mary struck on West Hoyle, the previous
Sunday. At hall-past twelve the Point of Ayr life-boat
as launched, a little west of the station, to enable her-to
get to windward of the wreck, which was in a tremendous
Sea, and quite dangerous to approach, but the cries of the
Crew were heart-rending, and by the mercy of Providence
the life-boat men succeeded in getting every man into the
boat, fifteen in number. One sea carried the boat on the
bulwarks of the wreck, when she was very nearly cap-
sized and lost ; the mate missed the boat, and was washed
overboard, and in hauling him out of the sea into the life-
boat he was jammed between the boat and the wreck, and
was much bruised ; half the crew were more or less hurt
in getting from the wreck into the boat • the captain was
Washed overboard, and another sea threw' him back on
•board, which has hurt and exhausted him so much that
he is very ill.
BIRKENHEAD COMMISSIONERS.--At the usual monthly
meeting, on Tuesday, the proceedings of the Market
Committee gave rise to a conversation, as to the desire-
ableness of appointing a Clerk of Committees, and the
subject was referred to the Finance Committee. The Board declined giving their assent to the Birkenhead and
-,TrlYhead Junction Railway Bill. The resignation of
• Haselden, superintendent of the Woodside Ferry,
was reported. The ferry receipt, for the previous five
weeks,
had been £lBB4 6s. 7d.; and the expenditure, in
,ersame period, including a payment of £2300 to Messrs.
o
rester, on account of the new boat, annunted to
A;3128 12s. 9d. Some conversation took place as to an
ftccount of Fox, Henderson, and Co., for providing pat-
terns and specifications for th- park railing, which, it ap-
Peared, had been furnished under orders from the Chair-
,an. Several members protested against any member
acing power to give orders ; but eventually the account
was ordered to be paid.
dI,SELECT VESTRY.—At the meeting, on Wednesday, the
orkhouse Committee reported that there had been a
blt°. itintion in the fever cases within the last fortnight;
„2!E some apprehension was entertained lest the disease
might break out in an aggravated form, and as there was a
great want of room, it was suggested that the chapel might
i7eused as a sleeping-room. Many members expressed
eueler disapproval of using a consecrated building for any
reW; P;ur"se but as the want of room was very appa-
eh_-"t was understood that the Workhouse Committee
ould report as to the best mode of appropriating addi-
tlelDnal room. Mr. Radcliffe, surgeon to the Workhouse,
ndered his resignation. Mr. Parker, surgeon, reported
that a large number of cutaneous diseases had recently
tien admitted into the infirmary of the Industrial School.
je e also offered one or two suggestions on the same sub-
/net and his letter, along with one from Mr. Gardner,
ti aster of the infant school, to the effect, that his sugges-
zdns relative to the sanitory condition of the children had
orhbeen carried out, were referred to two members
the board, with instructions to attend to them.
Avtsto AND SEWERAGE.—At the meeting on Thurs-
toal'e Mr. John Holmes in the chair, Mr. Walthew gave
rlee of a motion to the effect that the parliamentary
Duaittee be empowered to enter into a treaty with Lord
ePY as to his interest in the Bootle Water Works, sub-
Called the attention of the hoard to the necessity of some
130'ngement being made between the Council and the
the"rd, as they were both going for powers to carry out
tin same object, and there would, consequently, be an
r:ecessary expenditure of the public money. In reply it
c_, stated that a conference had taken place between the
mutter of the Council and of that Board to whom the
erie`nter was entrusted, and that they were awaiting a corn-
the ation from the Corporation; but it appeared that
no Highway Board Committee had nothing to say, and
in It'il;cieosal to make, and the Council Committee being
thee same predicament, nothing was done. After an
glllar and t ecriminatory conversation of some length,
ttj.Chairman put an end to it by saying, " every one
11,,KIng, for the sake of talking. one half the time taken
.11;;:n making speeches when there is no question before
pert
st as if time was of no value at all.' Mr. Higgins
fisted in his notice.
ALLASEY IMPROVEMENT ACT.—On Thursday even-
tUs the monthly meeting of the Commissioners under
act was held at the Queen's Arms, Liscard. Before
No ,Commencement of the regular proceedings, Mr.
m rtn said that he understood at the last meeting, Mr.
4awdslev had said that in the minutes an addition had
heeen alade to a resolution passed at the previous meeting ;
event?otat to know if Mr. Mawdsley persisted in that
, Mr. Mawdsley believed that such an additi-
theneV been made; whereupon, Mr. Crump, chairman of
Me Finance Committee, called upon the reporter for the
thate4nY, who had given an account of the meeting in
ral'er, and which fortunately contained the resolu-
his
o,ven9 the exact words entered in the minutes, to verify
report. That gentleman then stated that the ac-
e"
b the Mercury was written from his notes, taken
ever
ln
re .otecaston, and without any communication ,what-
onersw.i h the de; k the board or any of the commissi-
taitted hiqr. Mawdsley then, somewhat reluctantly, ad-
char e might have been mistaken, and withdrew the
irp.goe_involved in his former statements. The proceed-
fir'enecitthe various committees were then read and con-
vereonly A communication from the Town-clerk of Li-
rmnouncing that the Town Council could not
itisel!otYwrth the prayer of the memorial from the Corn-
y:4i riers respecting the removal of the powder maga-
was referred to the Improvement Committee.

SPO 1 TING I N TELLIGENCE.

kitiTEl LANCASHIRE COURSING CLUB.
tiall,t the meeting at Lytham, on Wednesday and Thurs-
th(L following were the deciding
he courses:—
'e k-lifton Cup
sti was won by Rocket, beating Reserve.ign
lis oikrkalbot Puppy Cup was won by Clara, beat
ts'isel'ze Lytham Stakes were won by Emblem, beating
a: he Fylde
r Cup Stakes were divided between Mr. Hard-
M. Tor.
ine oneinitaillbble Stakesal were won by Prince of Wales, beat-
fieldhelainteail,
way
.Stakes were won by Selina, beating Old-

,-,
;11nt.._"0 Thursday two steeple chases came off over a line of
41ry at the Old Roan. The running on the whole was
11V. The first race was won by Mr. R. Morris's
Th ''e reePer beating Iron Duke econd) and fou others..
second b
three ethers. Y Mr. Henderson 's
' Helen M'Gregor beating