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

Tax EXCHANGE NEWSROOM.—The mastership of the
Exchange Newsroom has been conferred upon Mr. Thos.
Warburton ; and Mr. Finley has been appointed second
master. The appointment of Mr. Finley creates a va-
cancy in the office of third master. On Saturday, the
committee most liberally presented Mr. John Jones, the
late master, with the sum of one hundred guineas as a to-
ken of their satisfaction at the able manner in which he
discharged his duties during the long period of seventeen
years; and that they also signified their intention to pay
him his salary to the termination of the current year.
MR. DUNN'S FIRE-ESCAPE.—At two o'clock on Fri-
day Mr. Dunn's fire-escape was exhibited in front of the
Exchange from the twO-pair window over the Norwich
Union office. It consists of a long strip of strong canvas,
attached to a crossbar, to be placed across the window
inside, and the other end to be held in the street, at the
opposite side, by persons below. It was so placed on this
occasion, and four firemen descended frequently and
rapidly by slipping down the centre, which bulged out
like a hammock : in fact, the apparatus is a long hammock.
Two objections to it were started by several gentlemen
present—the difficulty of getting it up to the window and
the danger of its igniting from fire in a lower room. The
first objection applies to all fire-escapes, except a common
ladder.

CURIOUS CASE.—On Saturday, an inquest was held on
the body of a child, aged three months, named Ouldridge,
whose parents reside in Upper •Mann-street, Toxteth-
park. The child being unwell, the mother sent her niece
to the shop of Mr. Henry, in the neighbourhood, for some
tincture of rhubarb. It was administered, and soon after
the child died. Mr. Woods, surgeon, made a post mortem
examination, and stated that he had analysed the stomach
of the deceased and its contents, and could not detect the
presence of any narcotic poison ; but had any been admi-
nistered, it might have been absorbed in the system so as
to leave no trace. The jury, under these circumstances,
returned a verdict to the effect that deceased died from
congestion of the brain, but bow set up, there was no evi-
dence to show.

" MORE BLUNDERING."-It will be seen by our report
of the Town Council meeting that the bye-laws framed
by the late Town Clerk, snbmitted to Sir James Graham
(who must likely never clapped his eyes on them), and
passed in 1844 by the Town Council, prove as valueless as
so much waste gaper. One of the bye-laws authorized
the superintendent of tire market to seize vegetables
offered for sale which were found wanting in weight. Mr.
Fogg, acting on this bye-lam, seized some potatoes which
had been weighed and found wanting, and the owner, one
Mr. Taylor, brought an action against Mr. Fogg for the
seizure. Counsel's opinion being taken on the subject it
turns out that there is no good defence to the action, that
the bye-law is no law, and that Mr. Taylor must receive
from the corporation remuneration for the loss which he
uffered. Verily this charter has proved " a pretty kettle
--Bolton Chronicle.

PAVING AND SEWERAGE COMMISSIONERS.-At the
eekly meeting on Thursday a sample of the water pro-

duced at the Green-lane works was placed on the table,
and all, including Mr. Guyton, vice-chairman of the
Harrington Water-works, agreed that it was excellent.
A memorial from the commissioners of Texteth-park,
complaining of a nuisance arising from the turpentine
works in Parliament-street, was read and ordered to be
attended to. Some conversation took place as to whether
the road in front of the Northern Hospital, Great
Howard-street, should be macadamised or otherwise,
Mr. Cunningham being of opinion that the road would
not stand in any other form, having been from time to
time broken up. In consequence of the great cost
of the intended road, the consideration of it was post-
poned till a future period, to see whether pipes will be
laid down for the hospital or not.