The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1850-07-30 00:00:00

INDUSTRIAL EXHIBITION OF 1851.—1 t is but too
palpable that a strong distaste for the exhibition of
1851 prevails amongst all classes, whether with reasoW
or without, is for the future only to determine.
There are, however, features in the design by which
the local committee of this town intend to repre-
sent Liverpool on that occasion, which will be acceptable
to many, who, in other respects, are no friends to the ex-
hibition ; for instance, it is intended to construct a model
of the town and docks on a scale so imposing that it can-
not fail to occasion a desire on the part of those who see
it to visit the town, and see its commercial vastness. Be-
sides the model, it is also intended to send a complete
collection of the imports of this port, fully described and
classified. These two objects will not be lost to the town
as soon as they leave it, but will be brought back to form
the commencement of a museum of commercial economy,
which has been long wanted in Liverpool. We have
facilities for carrying out this plan superior to almost
every other port, and it is rather discreditable to the
town that it has not been done before. Information re-
specting even the staple articles of import is at present
very meagre; although the value of correctly understand-
ing the nature of those articles which are used in the re-
quirements of civilization, is of the utmost importance.
It is too late in the day to ask, What is the value of any
more knowledge than the uses of an article and the means
of obtaining it? We have long since found that know-
ledge of all kind keeps pace with the requirements of the
age, and is essential to its onward progress. On this
ground the Liverpool committee is deserving of every
encouragement.
THE HARBOUR OF REFUGE AT SOUTHPORT.—At a
special meeting of the Commissioners of Southport, on
Thursday, the following memorial to the Mayor of Liver-
pool, respecting the recent decision of the Liverpool
Dock Committee with regard to the buoying of the
Southport Channel, was adopted :—" Sir,—l am re-
quested by the Southport Improvement Commissioners
to express their regret that the Dock Committee of
Liverpool should, as appears from the report of their pro-
ceedings in the newspapers, have refused to comply with
the recommendation of the Trinity Board to place a buoy
on the bar of the channel leading to the anchorage in the
tidal water off Southport, commonly called Bug's Hole.
Under these circumstances, the Commissioners trust the
Common Council of Liverpool, in their corporate capa-
city of Dock Trustees, levying dues on all goods landed
on the coast as far as Douglas River, will take the sub-
ject into consideration, and refer the question back to the
Dock Trustees, the tidal water in question being solely
within the jurisdiction of the Dock Trustees, and not, as
supposed, in that of the Ribble Commissioners, the latter
having only power to buoy the channel leading to the
Ribble, which runs along the Lytham shore, the Nelson
Buoy, north of the boundary of the port of Liverpool,
being the leading buoy into the channel of the Ribble.
The importance of a buoy on the bar will be highly valued
by the fishermen belonging to South port, and to coasters
frequenting the place, and 'nay not unfrequently be the
means of saving vessels, bound to Liverpool, from being
wrecked on the Horse Bank, when driven to leeward in
distress.—l have the honour to remain, yours, &c."
MANSLAUGHTER.—On Tuesday an inquest was held on
the body of Elizabeth Harris, who had been killed by her
husband Peter Harris, a carpenter, residing in Dickson-
street. On M3nday week, deceased and her husband had
some words about paying the rent. The quarrel arose out
of the husband saying he would not allow her to go alone
to pay the rent. She then said to him, " Then I'll go
away again." About a year since deceased got her hus-
band to go to sea, and when he came home again she said
she had watched him round the rock, and had wept bit-
terly. He afterwards found out that while he was away
she got connected with another man, and that she was
about to go to America with that man, and leave him
(Harris) with their two children, this he prevented, and
took her back again to his house. When deceased said,
" Then I'll go away again," she was understood to mean
that she would go away as she had done before. Her
husband then struck her a violent blow on the nose with
his fist. On Wednesday her nose and head began to
swell, and on Thursday a surgeon was sent for, who con-
tinued to attend her up to the day of her death, which
t iok place on Sunday. Mr. Parsons, surgeon, stated that
death was caused by erysipelas, arising from the wound.
The jury found a verdict of manslaughter, and he was
committed for trial at the assizes.