The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-05-21 00:00:00

LOCAL NEWS.

ST. HELEN'S.--011 Wednesday morning last the body
of Mr. Edward Makin was found in the canal opposite
his own door, Smithy-brow, St. Helen's. It is supposed
that deceased was returning home the night previous, and
in the dark had missed the wooden bridge. The unfortu-
nate gentleman has left a highly respectable family to de-
plore his untimely end. He had held a responsible situa-
tion under the firm of Messrs. Greenall and Pilkington,
glass manufacturers, for a great number of years.
SHOCKING ACCIDENT.—On Saturday afternoon last,
David Lant, a fine lad, about fourteen years of age, en-
gaged in driving one of the teams, fell down with his arms
across the rail. Before he could extricate himself a
heavily-laden wagon passed over his left arm and nearly
severed it from his body, injuring at the same time his
right hand. He was immediately conveyed to the
Northern Hospital, Leeds-street, when it was found
necessary to remove the arm at the shoulder joint, also a
considerable portion of the opposite hand. Though in a
very precarious state, some hopes are entertained of his
recovery.
ROBBING AN EMIGRANT.—At the police-court, on
Friday, three well-known thieves, named Jones, Alder-
son. and Pritchard, were charged with robbing an emigrant
of £37. The complainant, who appeared to be a respect-
able agriculturalist from the south, stated that as he was
leaving an American vessel on Wednesday, he was joined
by the prisoner Jones, who, after asking whether be (corn-
plainant) was going to New York, and being answered in
the affirmative, stated that he was also going, and should
be glad to be his companion. They then proceeded to a
public-house, where the other two prisoners and a third
man, joined them, and, under pretence of securing their
money, contrived to rob the complainant of £37. Mr.
Rushton committed the prisoners for trial.
EASTERN DISPENSARY.—On Wednesday the annual
meeting of the subscribers to the Eastern Dispensary was
held in the board-room of the Parish-office, Fenwick-
street. From the report it appeared that five years had
elapsed since the institution was established, and that
during the past year 3561 patients had received medicine
and advice at the Dispensary, and 1642 were visited at
their own houses, making a total of 5203 cases in the
year. The subscriptions were on the decline ; in various
ways the institution had sustained a loss to the extent of
200 guineas per annum, and the result was that a debt of
more than £3OO had unavoidably been incurred, chiefly
for drugs and medicines. With the view of reducing this
expenditure, the Dispensary had been removed from Is-
lington to Rose-hill, where premises bad been obtained at
one-third of the former rental. The committee concluded
by calling on the clergy of all denominations to take an in-
terest in a charity whose portals were thrown open for the
admission of all. The report was adopted ; and the meet-
ing separated soon after.
THE NORTHERN HOSPITAL.—Tuesday having been
appointed for laying the foundation-stone of the New
Northern Hospital on the vacant piece of land, given by
the Corporation for that purpose, at the eastern end of
the Borough Gaol, in Great Howard-street, the Mayor,
in his robes of office, proceeded to the spot shortly after
one o'clock. His worship, who was preceded by the
sword, mace-bearers, and other officials of the Corpora-
tion, was accompanied by the Rev. Rector Brooks and the
Town-clerk, and was followed by about fifty of the sub-
scribers and warmest supporters of the valuable institu-
tion. A silver trowel having been handed to the Mayor
by William Brown, Esq., one of the patrons of the insti-
tution, and one or two brief speeches, laudatory of the ob-
jects of the institution, havinc, been delivered, his worship
laid the stone in the usuarmanner. An hermetically.
sealed bottle was inserted in the foundation, containing
the published report of the hospital for the past year, and
the names of the committee and officers. The ceremony
was concluded by the Rector offering up an appropriate
prayer.

PUBLICANS' CASES.—On Friday there were seven
publicans and eight beersellers, summoned before Mr.
Rushton, for infractions of the improvement act. The
following are the results in the several cases :—Robert
Rogers, publican, of Temple-street, was fined £2 14s. 6d. ;
the summons against Wm. Knight, ditto, of Church-
alley, was wrongly laid; John Coward, ditto, of Bent-
street, was fined £4 4s. 6d. ; James Meadows, ditto, of
Maddox-street, was fined £5 4s. 6d.; Margaret Edwards,
ditto, of Fazakerley-street, was fined £2 4s. 6d. ; Wm.
Naylor, ditto, of Blackstock-street, was fined £4 4s. 6d. ;
Wm. yms, ditto, of Berry-street, was acquitted on the
ground that he was not aware that the parties drinking in
his house were bad characters ; George Ashley, beer-
seller, of Sawney Pope-street, was fined £3 4s. 6d. ; the
case against James Murphy, ditto, of Banastre-street, was
postponed until Monday ; James Carr, ditto, of Beving-
ton-bush, was fined £1 4s. 6d. ; Thomas Langley, ditto,
of Bent-street, was fined £2 14s. 6d. ; James Seed, ditto,
of Jenkinson-street, was fined £2 4s. 6d. ; Sarah Bell,
ditto, of Charlotte-place, was fined 14s. 6d. ; James
Nowland, ditto, of Bevington-bush, was fined £2 4s. 6d. ;
and Catherine Walsh, ditto, of Saunderson's-court, Park-
road, was acquitted.
VESTRY MEETING.—The fortnightly meeting of the
select vestry was held on Tuesday ; the Rev. Rector
Brooks in the chair. It appeared from the statements
read that there were 1705 paupers in the house in the
week ending the 4th instant, at an average of 2s. ld. per
head, being 110 fewer than in the same week last year,
but at a cost of 7d. per head more. This apparent in-
crease in cost arises from the circumstance of coal, soap,
soda, candles, &c., being now charged in the account of
maintenance, whereas in former statements these items
were omitted. The outdoor cases relieved during the
past fortnight were 4,994, at an expense of £777 9s. 4d. ;
a small increase of cases and expenditure as compared
with the corresponding period last year. The visiters'
book reports favourably of the state of the workhouse.
By the sick list there were 329 cases, including 34 of
fever. Letters were read from the poor-law commission-
ers, confirming the appointment of Mr. Radcliffe as
house,surgeon, Mr. Graham as assistant house surgeon,
and Mr. Gilmour as apothecary. A letter was read from
Mr. Bright, stating that he withdrew his motion relative
to the chaplain. The vestry thereupon resolved—" That
this board have every confidence in the Rev. Mr. Cragg,
the chaplain of the workhouse, and they consider that the
withdrawal by Mr. Bright of his notice of motion is a
full and perfect avowal that the chaplain had performed
his duties, pursuant to the resolution of the Workhouse
Committee, on the 25th January last." In consequence
of a communication from the poor-law commissioners, it
was agreed that Mr. Houghton and the Vestry-clerk
should proceed to London on Thursday (last), to confer
with the former relative to the borrowing of money to
complete the schools at Kirkdale, and for the contem-
plated alterations of the workhouse. A note from Mr.
Deakin was read, resigning his office as a member of the
board, and notice was given that the vacancy would be
filled up at the next meeting. The board then adjourned
to the 28th instant.

ILis,Ertrom, PILOT COMMITTEE.—On Wednesday last
the Pilot Committee accompanied by about forty influen-
tial gentlemen of the town—among whom were Sir John
Tobin, Edward Rushton, Esq., the Rev. John Tobin,
Robert Edwards, Esq., James Bateson, Esq., Lieut.
Lord, R. N., Rev. J. Evans, John North, Esq., Thos.
Tobin, Esq., J. A. Tobin, Junr., Esq., J. Lockett, Esq.,
Joseph Ewart, Esq., Wm. Irlam, Esq., R. Atherton, Esq.,
C. Logan, Esq., Wm. Lindsay, Esq., William Dowson,
Esq., Samuel Rowland, Esq., David Rowland, Esq., J.
D. Rodgers, Esq., Geo, H. Oliphant, Esq., T. J. Wil-
kinson, Esq., Henry Jenkins, Esq.. Capt. Ralph, R.
Edwards, Junior, &c., &c.,—went upon their annual sur-
vey in one of the Tug-Company's Steamers, with all the
pilot boats (not on duty) in company. The boats left the
I Prince's South Pier Head, at ten a. m., and proceeded
1 down the river. with a light wind from the east, gaily
dressed with flags, and firing guns continually. The boats
proceeded to the Crosby and Victoria Channels to the
North-east Buoy where they came to an anchor, and sat
down on board the Steam-boat to a substantial dinner,
provided for the occasion by Mr. Horne of the Mersey
Hotel, to which they did ample justice; the pilot-boats,
in the meantime baying got under weigh, and cruized
round and round the steamer, and saluted her as commo-
dore with their guns as they passed her. The tables were
presided over by J. N. Wood, Esq., and Richard Hough-
ton, Esq., ably assisted as vice-presidents by G. Atkinson,
Esq., and S. Nickel, Esq. After the cloths were with-
drawn, the chairman gave the usual toasts, which were
cheerfully and heartily responded to. The next toast was
" Robert Benn, Esq., the Chairman of the Pilot Commit-
tee." " The Mayor of Liverpool, and the Magistrates
of the Borough was acknowledged by Edward Rushton,
Esq. The health of one of the guests, Sir John Tobin,
was proposed and responded to in a manner that obviously
affected Sir John,—who amongst other things gave it as
his opinion that there was not a more deserving and meri-
torious body of men than the Liverpool pilots. The next
toast was given in terms highly complimentary to the
esteemed Secretary of the
Committee, (Mr. David Row-
land) who, in acknowledging it, combatted the statement
of Captains Denham and Chappell, before the Shipwreck
Committee of the House of Commons. Mr. R. stated it
as his firm impression, that of the immense shipping that
trade into this port (tli navigation of which is admitted
to be very difficult and intricate) not one vessel had been
lost through the proved incompetency of the pilot.
Several other toasts vvere given and acknowledged, after
which the steamer tripped her anchor, and a fresh breeze
springing up from the N. N. E., they all stood on for
Liverpool, in the most beautiful and gallant style, and
entered the mersey about 8 p. m., continually firing their
guns. Great credit is due to Messrs. Nickels, Atkinson,
and Rowland, for the excellent arrangements made and
accomodation provided for the occasion.

AccrnENT.-=On Monday evening, a seaman, whilst
going on board the Crescent, in Salthousc Daclt, fell off
the ladder into the water. A policeman on the spot
seeing him fall, immediately threw him a rope, which he
laid hold of, and held fast till he was rescued.
A handsome new brig, of 360 tons burthen, coppered
on the stocks, and to be classed A 1 for twelve years, has
been launched from the building yard of Mr. Wm. Jones,
at Pwllheli. She is called the Mary Winch, after the lady
of Henry Winch, Esq., of Seacombe, Cheshire, partner
in the old-established firm of Peek, Brothers, and Winch.
SUDDEN DEATH OF A LADY,—The Lady of Mr.
Magnay, brother to the Lord Mayor of London, arrived
in this town early on Monday morning, from Dublin. and,
having been indisposed on the passage, she was conveyed
in a car to the house of Mr. Cripps, surgeon, Dale-street,
where, notwithstanding the means that were employed for
her relief, she died in the course of a short time. The
cause of death was congestion of the lungs.
THE BOSTON STEAMERS. —The British and North
American royal mail steam-ship Caledonia, Captain Lott,
sailed for Halifax and Boston on Sunday, with a large
number of passengers and a heavy mail. The Hibernia,
Captain Judkins, arrived at Halifax on the 21st ultimo,
after a boisterous passage, and would leave those ports on
the 16th end 18th instant respectively. Shortnay, should
the weather be favourable, be looked for about to-morrow
week.