The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1848-05-09 00:00:00

May 0, IS4S•

Misfria Retoo.

dThea nwneueakl, caofltleerc titownos este
rCmhorni sst
bCyhutrhcelt riteSati.fins'i
Sunday
Stowell, M.A., incumbent, in aid of the Sunday ant"'
Schools, amounted to £246 4s. 4d.
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At Runcorn, on Wednesday, a new schooner, u"- their
Messrs. Brindrit and Whitewav, was launched friso Ted
premises. She is christened " the Duke," and is leen,'
for the coasting trade.
at
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ens
in
nlmrsd Manchesterlarge
assembledn umbers
and
dtphaeraudneedmtphlrooyuegt
rritio.riff:
of the streets and Victoria park as a begging prOCes
but the police eventually dispersed them. T 4
SINGULAR PRESERVATION OF LIFE IN AAbout a fortnight ago, a hen belonging to Mr. 31' 'teh
of Cadley, was missed from the farm-yard, and all sea
for it was ineffectual. On Sunday last, however, it sto
os
discovered in a hayloft, buried beneath a number of be`
of straw, which had been inadvertently thrown upollie
It had thus remained thirteen days without food., 'ef
hen had laid one egg during her long fast. She luar.
almost restored to her former condition.—Preston
dian. f
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THE COBDEN TESTIMONIAL FUlstD.—A meeting -
Cobden Testimonial Fund has been held at Manclie;,rolo
It appeared that the amount subscribed was £79,000';„E. 0
which £4,800 had to be deducted for expences, 1e,a.v„701,
balance of £74,000 to be placed at Mr. Cobden's m.sr the
The whole of the money had not remained los.ith
banker's hands ; some portions having been inveate„d one
Mr. Cobden's consent, to greater advantage, a," Cob'
moiety had been expended iu the purchase of 30' dy 10
den's birthplace. The balance was in cash, and rode of
be paid over by the treasurers so soon as the °l°
doing it should be determined upon.
„,„„ aie,st
DARING BURGLARY AT CROSTON.—On Friday, iden
daring burglary was committed at the house of
Forshaw, farmer, Croston, about one o'clock in the, P1,,.°00,
ing, by a number of thieves, armed with guns and 5,'" dit
and having their faces blacked. The villains suceeeueto
carrying off a great number of articles, amongst thealif
flitches of bacon, two or three sovereigns and two hai,sol
vereigns in gold, and a quantity of silver, two toff the
spirits, and great variety of wearing apparel. Tcr° "„,tbet
men were described as being stout, and one of tkern;",dte
blouwt.neiltnhfeorrmthaetmionnoorftitiheetibliurevgeslahryarheaysebtebeeen
nforwa:'
various police stations, with a description of the erne j,
FOREIGN TRADE.—We are glad to see thadtisctbcleerree!
every probability of the foreign trade "of this port bufo;
ing extensive. We last week announced the arrival °, et
barque Isabella, from New Orleans, and the schou4
Content, from Rostock ; as well as the sailing of thewleo
Jane and Esther from this port, for Pernambuco', ter)
with coal. The Grace has since sailed from the Vl,' for
Quay, with a cargo of coal; she is bound for Stettirjiorf
grain. The schooner Alpha is now repairing, prepa°ol
to a voyage to the Mediterranean, for currants.„
Content is also, we believe, going for another 0) We';
cargo. The Therese, Captain Carl Schutze, of 101,00'
yesterday arrived at Preston, with a cargo of grain, "
Rostock.—Preston Pilbt.
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CURIOUS CASE.—THE COBDEN TESTIMONIA
—A curious case was called on for hearing on
the County Court, Stockport. The plaintiff was 1"-,10S
ton, the league agent at Stockport, and the defennall.etioa
Mr. Lees, a manufacturer at the same place. The 5 pro;
was brought to recover £lO, which the defendant had ao,a
mised to contribute to the Cobden Testimonial Fullior
which, in conseauence, probably, of some change ,oted oa
nion, had not been prid. When the case was es,."o
it was stated by the attorney for the plaintiff that xjoool.
been paid into court, and the summons was with ale to
Who paid the money into court we have not been 7;o0
ascertain, but it certainly was not with the sang- la`
Mr. Lees, who has resolved to contribute the £1" -
of the Stockport Infirmary. ,OP
SHOCKING ACCIDENT FROM FURIOUS DRIVISG; too'
the afternoon of Monday week, a shocking accident ail
place on the arrival of the Blackburn and Skipteo rfidtot
Burnley. It appears that the driver, a Mr. Rarottobu
formerly veterinary surgeon at Burnley, was consl, frool,
in liquor, and had driven, at a most furious raleit
Collie. He entered the town at a rapid pace, and I'4 P.
the market day the streets were much thronged v`r" t poi).
ple. On nearing the Bull Inn, the crowd of markeeoPq
open
ple was very dense, and as it was impossible to e" ea'
four persons were thrown down by the coach, a°d A Of I„,
these, named John Chadwick, an old man upwarithe'
years of age, 111,..d both his legs run over, and one of
shattered in a shocking manner. Another, na°11,011;
jamin Uttley, a farmer, at Netherwood, near ''-cove"
was severely injured in his back, so that his total re
is doubted. s lord'
THE EARL OF DERBY AND THE CHURCIL---i'Lliar
ship has already built a church, schools, and par` o pea:
house, in Bickerstaff, in the parish of Ormskirk. -1,00og:
poses to build two more churches, schools, and ear-ot
houses, and to endow the churches, in the same rae ref
He has aided, with land and contribution, the 5c136100
building a parsonage-house in Burscough, in the Parreetioat
Ormskirk, and he has agreed to give a site for the etorY:d
of a parsonage-house, to be attached to the ll'ergo
Rufford, all in Lancashire, besides, doubtless, nturedsjiiP t
works of the like nature on other parts of his 1.4° 1.5 tia%
estate. It may be in the recollection of our read! lie
an act was procured, some years ago, to divide til,jso,
and wealthy rectory of Winwick into eight or ten th‘',o of,
the immediate execution of which, we are hapPYL'e
has been rendered easy through the generosity of t"
,o
the
James Hornby, the rector, who gave up his claims ',re'
portions assigned for the endowment of the severs'
tories. osr
SERIOUS COACH AccIDENT.—On Monday, an °l. t•-e
tion coach, put on the road by Mr. Huthersa%`; daY,
leftßr".ll Blackburnl °w A inon
on going down the steep declivity in Clithero
control ove,'
broke, and the coachman necessarily lost all full speeee'
Citslitrheetruoren,
tfoorutihteherfiores! quit
aeppttil'er
reins
the horses. They immediately started at reet. °
and when near the Brownlow Arms, Castle-st ,beeit
coach came in contact with a post. The collision ,:fros!
the coach right over, and separated the fore-wheeibersc;
the body of the coach and the hind-wheels—tile,,ls....-alre
galloping off through the town with the fore-who out
the passengers on and in the coach scattered abuttaeroad. All of them were more or less injured; iro,borb'y,
were particularly hurt, one having had his eeberil
tbhreokoelnd.eoTaehhi,sbpuetrsoonna,rwrievibnegliaetve, had
Whalleyleft Black a 01i
to the " opposition," and had obtained a is'eeat,t7th:e-re°sol:soe:
thus thrusting himself into the misfortune Wnr,lerei,l),,,l'D-0
quently happened. Two females went from Pa'T, to
one of whom was very much cut about the hea"beaiiii
horses continued their career with the wheels atta eJ
them, right through the town; and were not stailjeyoa
they arrived at the " Black Horse," nearly a wile
+het,
Clitheroe.—Blackburn Standard. z 09; or
EMPLOYMENT IN MANCHESTER.—The no- d 011-0
the favourable result of the French elections, a° `d,
two other causes, have produced some animatieeldetlav
market this week, although there has been no clep, frebe
vance in prices. Both goods and yarns have be for lice
inquired for, and a brisk demand has been madeto Woe
Oriental markets. There are yet no exports
_oficle,,
or Germany, and some time must elapse before rt is 5,
is restored in reference to continental orders. „ of
tifying to mark any change for the better after a'flirit' o
ened a period of gloom and depression. The :I.", loa?„
the. eople generally are revived, and as stoeka:verf est
return to activity may speedily be expected. j091°,0-0
vourable change has occurred in the state of einEds Poe
among the operatives. Upwards of 4,50 1137300,re,
been this week placed upon full time, over and aniiiese
number so employed in the former week. The,",..-I`"ift
turn for this week indicates the following re501,,`54.756,04
ber of operatives working full time last week, 1-,;:,2.!;,:0.

the present week, 29,3171. The number vcc'ricrl6,/10,
time last week was 10,630 ; in the present vve:„eek
The number wholly out of employment lastjars',o
9,303; in the present week, 8,630. The Ten ."„-facttlsceo
tory Act came into full operation in the Inail,"„ce voti'
districts on Monday last, and its provisions torll.°ll,e,
generally adopted in Manchester and the neigi7orttiK
Many of the mills had been previously working' si,e
so that the restrictions of the new law could 10:age P,s,b'
slight change in such establishments. A Pt', 5.,h106411S
Ferqusson and Taylor's Monthly Circular,wl)l.•;i. svc)" sr°
tained high authority in the northern districts, ife,belt
of quotation :—" Looking forward to the futurt:ot"tinS
inclined to the expectation that the day is not di,oo,rile

twhee s
gh
raal ltisfeyei
ntgh es
sight
soafn dt
hdeoirckfsoor
mf tehrisbcuosuy nater.tYi%rtf,
great impediment to a speedy consurrin t`.°,;.31 c":,10.5
hopes lies in the disorganized social and pol'-'1„-pextasi'
tion of neighbouring states, as well as in thetr-y,
and apprehensions of insecurity in this CIS,. 10' 4: Or
oned by fermenting masses of discontent, fil,,"ff'ol4%,`
pneeasseewa
bh
echanhdave loyalof native
vyeearsbeen population,th rionlio:,,:las
w°fl.oll-Itbael
grants from the lowest class of the sister ug. iow
located in our larger communitie • and, alt`iida4rii 0
have added greatly to the burdens of the tbe9
poor, by fixing themselves on the parish ree'' or' fee'
not contributed to the advancement of Tb.ceo
wise benefitting those they have come am- o,nhgstiol'e
fourths of the tumultuous assemblages whierp.rdAYsb-riOdv
disturbing the peace here on Sundays and °tTi,gs °.,;,10
the occurrence of the revolutionary procetableee". '°-
have consisted of these people. Our ree.ere Pr/
classes have stood aloof, although suffering, se‘'
tions from diminished employment."

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HEROISM OF A FEMALE SERFANT.--We
Saturday morning week, not long after the ',Jog ito
left their beats, a female servant, who Was w—,,uag art'j
the steps at Gloncester-place, perceived a of a"„" $ll,
the corner of the garden, habited in the gaie 0
cbe ..t
zan, and cutting away at some lead piping' .trocl‘•ie
boldly collared him ; the miscreant savage...;,
right and left, and struggled hard to get I,—lp'• banded
held firm to her grip, and called loudly for ''e her -eco
he wriggled out of his jacket, which he left in,by Of
and ran off. Such courageous conduct is war' tont
and imitation. Rascals are mostly cowards. p10:50g15
IMPORTANT SALE OF VESSELS.—ORT"Sdysa Or/
to an order of the Court of BankrupteY, ,anioanace
belonging to the estate of Messrs. Barton, trio, °woo )
ginson, were put up for sale by aUCtiOn, acre Weretit
Tilnot p 1.1)
Messrs. T. and H. Littledale and Co.
shipowners present. The barque Alecto irssxit3so....
She was knocked down to Mr.Prowse far ''-od
brig Favourite was next put up at I"2°°°.ntocl4l3oo(
advanced to £3700, at which sum she Iraq' for Cbe;
to Mr. Mandell. The Lancaster was sol",. The, prl
the purchaser being Mr. Bagebott, Of Bristo_i_eseriool:
lotte was also offered for sale but as theidr not lifteo
was £6300,. and the highest bidder siteutessrs' oPAit
she was, withdrawn. After the sale of
nee Otto ''-o$
Maui,. and Higginsan's vessels, Mr. IteYand tor, t7O(
other vessels,. one the barque Collectori_whate.,,to
Mary. For the farmer there was no bidde' The "07
de. tell%
for the latter several offers were 1:1 price
£5300 was bid for her, but the re:Ser'Te"
at 03001 She Vas WithdraWne,