The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1851-08-05 00:00:00

LCCAL AND DISTRICT NEWS.

Fresh opposition has commenced on the steam line from
4.e
Port to Waterford.
of the ratepayers of Warrington have authorised the sale
olthe old workhouse, in Church-street.
Mr. Marcus's cheap trains are to bring thousands of
visitors from the midland districts to Liverpool this week.
Mr. Mansfield, the stipendiary magistrate, has had an
Tterview with the authorities at the Home-office, relative
to the disturbances during the Orange Procession.
eotr• .1. . Miller, of Park-road, has been elected aeent
he old company of carters, in the place of Mr. Wm.
"▪ 'owns% resizned in consequence of ill health.
weal
, Mr. John J. Ley has been a collector
~ rates for theangl Cornwallis-street Bpp
aths,ointed vice Mr. Wil of
nate Carruthers.
nste Blease, senior and principal cashier of the Liverpool
en-house, retired on the superannuated list, during
tWit Past week, and has left town to reside in Shropshire.
e_cliss Catherine Hayes visits Liverpool on the 18th of
Zsttember next, en route to the United States, and will
-4",e,nark, on the 3d, in the United States mail steam-ship.
.._ane British ship Oregon, Captain William Herron, has
Performed the voyages from this port to New York, thence
9 Quebec, and home again, in two months and twenty-
eight slays.
„:rhe Rev. J. G. Haworth, late curate of All Saints, in
:Os town, has been nominated to the perpetual curacy of
ilnstead, near Rochdale, vacant by the resignation of the
'7. Wm. Singleton, the late incumbent.
The plans for the new workhouse, at Ormskirk, pre-
pared by Mr W Culshaw architect, of this town, have
bee ' '
n espatched to the poor-law board, in London, for
• vialeination.
..kr. Charles Turner, it is understood, in the event of
nia election to the Chairmanship of the Liverpool Dock
e,Coramittee. will resign his seat on the Great Grimsby
1-100... k Board.
tord Beaumont presented to the House of Lords, on
for Monday, a petition from inhabitants of Liverpool praying
Protection against the Gunpowder Stores (Liverpool)
'4,croPtion Repeal Bill.
"n Thursday evening his worship the mayor entertained
Party numbered
of gentlemen to dinner at the Town-hall. The
I:vt3, numbered about forty, and comprised his worship's
44,:',,,re immediate friends.
lciolees.—A Welsh main at bowls will be played on
;nrsday next, at the Pine Apple, Toxteth-park. There
•eled he sixteen prizes, and the match is open to all players
areside within twenty miles of Liverpool.
~,v;:e understand that Mr. James Browne, of the firm
alaessrs. James Browne and Co., hss presented to each
of nis clerks a gratuity of ten pounds, with leave to visit
the Great Exhibition.
...On Thursday morning, a child named William M‘Voy,
aged eight montLs, residing •with his parents in Castle-
;street, Kirkdale, was found dead in his mother's arms. It
18 suPposed the child had died whilst in a fit.
liLast week, at the 'Union Plate Glass Works, 'St.
broke's, while a man was carrying a sheet of glass, it
didand cut through the large vessels of the neck. He
"1,1 in an hour.
On n Thursday night, an Irishman was knocked down
• and half strangled in Galton-street, near the Borough
Gaol, by two men. When insensible, they robbed him
said dollar pieces and other property.
Gilliam that Captains Gates and Wheeler, of the ships
with H. Wharton and Connecticut, are to be rewarded
On some testimonial of the appreciation, by the public of
..418 town, of their humane conduct towards the 300 emi-
"to whom they rescued from the Halcyon.
The Rev. A. Cromarwas formally inducted, on Thurs-
e!Y evening, by the Presbytery of Lancashire, into the
yof St George's Presbyterian Church, Myrtle-
ret,rthe Rev..
V. M. 'White presiding, and the Rev. J.
'.,Welsh conducting the usual examination.
..4"ieeeß AT HIGHFIELD.—On Thursday, Thomas
'ol4lttledale, Esq., the chairman of the DocP Committee,
body
at his mansion, Highfield, the members of the
to the
over which he has presided with so much advantage
ve,the public and credit to himself.
*.linE.—On Tuesday night a fire broke nut in the rope-
ewai of Mr. John Jones, at the back of Phythian-street.
-4. cauldron of tar had boiled over and set fire to a small
°he
et
aton, wthxic7how. as destroyed. The damage was estimated
Lowndes, the deputy judge of the County Court,
hap decided that opposition cannot be sanctioned to an in-
dev:e.ut's petition at the hearing of his final order. 'This
eideesion is regarded as one of much impertance, as de-
aeit,'ng the rule of practice to be hereafter observed in in-
,,encY cases in this court.
thiNACOMBE HOTEL AND GARDENS.—The attractions at
s Popular place of resort continue to merit that ample
e,"l:e of public patronage which the efforts of the enter-
(lll(ll'4 manager so well deserve. The gardens are splen-
e illuminated in the evening, and several novelties
.tre been introduced for the present week.
raeRAPFze ON THE DOCK RAILWAY.—Since the dock
eta,w, sY was opened, from the south end to the Wapping
.I°ll of the London and North-Western Railway Com-
lersl3% Viz., from the 28th June to the '2Bth July, 1851,
hey.waggons, of about 41 tons each, or 1507 tons of timber
14- Passed over it.
ANEMOMETER FOR THE LIVERTOCKL OBSER-
steti`e?tT.—Mr. Oastler, of Birmingham, is now con-
tipt"ng for the Liverpool Observatory an anemometer
PRlCaringenious principle, which he has patented him-
will understand that one of its peculiar excellencies
in the exactitude with which it will mark the hori-
tetio4,49„tion of the atmosphere.—Liverpool Times.
tee le, reuse IN THE RIVER.—On Thursday evening,
4414-'9 of a man, in a decomposed state, was found in
the k' ter opposite George's Pier, by one of the hands of
ntleen Woodside ferry boat. It has since been iden-
,4ed '_
as the body of Arthur Murphy, about twenty-four
.„°B4,rs of age. who bad been employed on board some eats,
-"to who fell into the river about two months aso.
CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD RAlLWAY.—Traffic for the
eel( ended 27th July :—Passengers : Main line, £2,397
is• 6el. ; Mold, £54 7s. Bd. ; Steam-boats. £504 55..3d.
taatee is, H. C. and D.: Main line, £69 19s. lid. ; Mold,
r,
•6d.• Steam-boats, £23 Ils. 2d.—Goods, cattle,
lit' 1 Main line, £574 9s. sd. ' • Mold, £Bl 9s. 11d.—
•4575.—Grand total, £4,281 7s. 4d.
.....seCOURT of BANKRUPTCY.—IN RE JOSEPH
4,tunrsday being fixed by adjournment for the last ex-
illation, Mr. John Yates, jun., appeared for the assig-
-47, and Mr. Bretherton for the bankrupt. Mr. Yates
Thee'r2g examined the bankrupt respecting the balance-
: satiB,* considered further accounts necessary to render it
late'actory. The examination was then adjourned till the
of September.
VALII.II3 OF THE CHILDREN OF THE BLUE-COAT HINDI-
et.,:‘, 'Yesterday, a number of the children of this
eui•o7tent institution, by the invitation of Mr. Nichols,
crosC4 a complete juvenile gala at Easthain. They
selves" early in the morning; and, after enjoying them-
id returned highly delighted at about seven o'clock
by theevening. The cost of ferryage, &c., was defrayed
Ali Proprietor of the ferry.
oe 'thENes.—OnThursdayJohn Harrison, a shipkeeper
11,4 4411,1 the brig Berry, fell into the hold and fractured
he eke". He was taken to the Northern Hospital, where
*ore: that night.—The same day William Thompson, a
road "401 employed at Mr. Clark's foundry, Vauxhall-
-I.,Was severely hurt by a piece of machinery giving way.
greseas conveyed to the Northern Hospital, and is pro-
favourably.
raterRIIPTED SUICIDE.—On Wednesday, a labouring
4lesatteineted to drown himself in a pond in some brick.
43,,feernec,r Whitefield-lane. He was observed by a police-
ceee..l,:woo got him out of the water, and took him to the
roe ,'hill "211 station, where he received medical aid, and re-
terapu in a short time. The reason he assigned for at-
, array
cri'ca to destroy himself was, that his wife had ran
another man, and taken one of his children.
!iftee:nntßY IN A RAILWAY CARRIAGE.—On Friday
td thl9 on. Miss Louisa Heron, of Irwin street, Edgehill,
:ilyee.,,,e, had her pocket picked, on the Chester and
cd Uailway, of upwards of £lOO in bank notes,
'vas venal sovereigns. She supposes that the robbery
[crotnitted by a ycung man, respectably attired,
at eanded her with great. politeness into the carriage
Nort4gr',,gor. The money was contained in a clots( bag,
Tut,,Ver her arm.
' °tithe Aseizes.—The commission of the peace for the
rail kith division of this county will be opened in User-
t,eine imorrow (Wednesday) week, the presiding judges
are air
Baron Platt and Mr. Justice Williams ; and
re eh L 8 will commence on the following morning. There
seven eddy 112 prisoners for trial : of these no less than
;t.ablenare charged with murder; intent to murder, 2 ;
rapeg',lo; manslaughter, 19; robbery, 15 ; bigamy,
u ; arson, 1 ; forgery, 2 ; other offences, 24.
elate 'siss
et, nets • STARKEY'S FAILURE.—A meeting of the
t"ose f Messrs. Starkey, the Californian merchants,
Artoxis evalnire was unhappily brought on by the late disas-
e. this meet n San Francisco, was held on Thursday last.
and Editor:ing the heads of the firm laid before their
ultena,cireumstantial accountof their financial position,
se"„ticd, p:'elY offered a composition of ten shillings in the
tieee 17cole at the expiration of two years. The offer
10144, s fled.
tit Xevy're!' AM- SHIP ARCTIC.—As this vessel, which sailed
tig out
_.,ork on Wednesday as an extra ship, was get.
bow ui dock, her starboard-bow hawser parted just as
~e titageas,sed out of the river-wall. The strong flood
hehi`" tier Upon the south pier of the entrance to the
hoataineeen..Basin, where she lay for upwards of an hour,
~'-'aonson tug released her from her position. She
heti Pastel.."o material injury, and shortly afterwards fired
ecare,6 guns. She had 28 passengers on board and a
..,...;I,,LacTioand took out 2000 letters.
tte he el, N. OF A COUNCILLOR FOR Sr. PETER'S WARD.
kte VaCaneti°n of a councillor for this ward, to supply
thtuiee an 3.; occasioned by Ole death of the late much la-
poll; Old ;;.resPected John Ferguson, Esq., took place at
heeling eoZing of Bells, School-lane, yesterday. The
eleetl merVnenced at nine o'clock, and closed at ten,
tlee,"on afea`Y, formal, there being no opposition to the
rli cle 'lr. Chu 1 d Clarke, who was declared
_ re iwar en
tiek`tovte. s:"tand If
f• t
ewas
stated that Mr. Chidsou had de-
, %it SAIL PROPULSION.—Mr. Watson, a gen-
ritt h_ of.
`sPekt,'.Cent • residing in Manchester, has invented
itle4itteree: feetvog sail ship, a model of which,
tleseine in in length, and six feet beam, he has been
,eeintsedn'clit?_Mersey. Its prominent feature consists
.
e`tehe e simeariCii of a set of revolving sails, sixteen in
o,ln a the fans of a windmill. which are ele-
!Ptiedca tnnz,,e,ei, and attached to a spindle. As soon as
ty. to, x\
,;t• s the sails, they instantly set in motion the
t4e 4te aet,tig upon a very simple piece of niachi-
R eaters cc%iple of paddles. The objects attained
Pe' , • 'Peca
means of the paddies, and the advan-
te.yweh easee"t",st a head wind. T4,e nails can be
ay
is rywinds ar o any Point of the compass. licad •or
leis c not recogniied : a stiff breeze beingilti
to propel the uziAL--,LiverP9o;

THE

THE BURY WORICHOUSE.—Notice to quit possession
of this building, which is the property of the bad of Derby,
having been served on the overseers and guardians, and
possession being refused at the appointed time, the agent
of his lordship entered an action in the County Court, for
the purpose of obtaining possession of the premises, which
was heard on Wednesday. After hearing evidence and
counsel, the judge intimated that he would take time to
consider his decision.
FATAL EFFECTS OF LIGHTNING.—During the thun-
der storm of Tuesday lest, a man, named Harrison, in
the employ of Mr. Yates, lost his life by the horse which
he was driving from Huyton-lane to the Prescot-road,
taking fright. Harrison was thrown out of the cart, and
the wheel Dossed over and killed him. The electric fluid
also struck a portion of a new building now erecting at
Huyton, by Mr. Hand, of Bold-street, and one of the
workmen knocked down. He was not, however, seriously
injured.
PERFORMANCE OF WELSH CHOIRS.—On Friday even-
ing, at the Music-hall, the two Welsh choirs from Bethesda
and Carnarvon sang some of their choicest pieces in the
Welsh and English languages ; the former under the
superintendence of Mr. William Morris, and the latter of
Mr. William Griffiths. The spacious room was full to
overflowing. Mr. Alderman Bennett complimented the
choristers on their ability and cleverness. The inhabitants
of Liverpool will enjoy a similar treat next Friday even-
ing, on the return of the choristers from the Temperance
Convention about to be held in London. _ _ _

THE BOARD OF HEALTH, WAVERTREE.—The election
of eleven gentlemen to constitute a board for the ad-
ministration of the Public Health Act now applied:to
Wavertree, took place there on Friday. There were no
less than nineteen candidates. The Rev. Mr. Badnall,
the incumbent of Wavertree, had previously been
gazetted as chairman, and the following gentlemen were
elected :—Messrs. J. B. Bourne, Thomas Chaffer, Wm.
Rishton, J. A. Picton, H. Davies, J. Davies, W. Coward,
W. Pearson, T. Urquhart, G. Tinley, and S. Holme. The
First meeting of the new board will be held on the 21. t of
August.
PRESENTATION.—Mr. Fannin, superintendent of the
county constabulary of the Ormskirk division, to whose
arduous and indefatigable exertions the public and the
inhabitants of the district are indebted for the capture and
conviction of several of a desperate gang of nurglars, in the
early part of the present year, has been presented with a
valuable gold watch, gold chain and seal, accompanied by
a most complimentary address. The watch bears the fol-
lowing inscription :—" Presented to Robert Fannin, by
the inhabitants of Ormskirk, in testimony of his valuable
and efficient services as superintendent of the county con-
stabulary, 1851."
COUNCIL MEETING.—At the usual month'y meeting
to-morrow, (Wednesday,) an application will be read
from Mr. Wilson to give up the ship-building yard occu-
pied by him at Birkenhead, as will a recommendation by
the Courts of Law Committee, to allow a statue of the
late Sir Robert Peel to be placed upon one of the pedes-
tals on the east side of St. George's-hall. An application
from several steam-packet companies for further accom-
modation for landing and embarking passengers, will also
be read. Mr. Councillor Fernihough will move the ap-
pointment of a separate committee for the management
of the public baths and washhouses of the town.
THE LATE DR. LINGARD had our good word at parting
in our last number. We only further revert to the circum.
stance for the sake of stating that the Tablet deals to the
deceased gentleman the kick of the ass to the dead lion.
The Tablet hates him as an Englishman who loved and
valued English liberty—as an honest man who chose to
have religious views according to his conscience—and as a
supporter of spiritual freedom from Popish tyranny. The
Tablet winds up a long article in which he is damned with
faint praise, and very lustily belaboured for daring to act
uprightly, by saying—" Our sympathies and whole soul
are with Rome and Ultra-montanisrn, and we should re-
gard it as a dereliction of duty not to speak as we have
done." No doubt about it.—Church and State Gazette.

SUNDAY SCHOOL SOCIETY FOR IRELAND.—We beg to
direct the attention of our readers to the advertisement
announcing sermons to be preached in Liverpool on Sun-
day next, and a meeting to be held on the following
Monday, in aid of the Sunday School Society for Ireland.
Independently of the claims of this favoured institution
on the benevolent assistance of all who truly desire the
religious improvement of our sister isle, we are sure that
the statements of the rev. gentleman who is to plead its
cause will be particularly interesting at this time. We
have been given to understand that he has been actively
and usefully engaged in promoting Scriptural education
amongst the Romanists of the diocese in which he labours
as a minister of the United Church of England and Ireland.

SCREW STEAMERS •FOR THE PACIFIC.—OR Thursday a
screw steamer named the " Santiago" arrived in the Mer-
sey from the builder's yard at Glasgow, designed princi-
pally for coasting service in the Pacific. The Santiago is
of 1,000 tons burthen, with engines of 400 horse power;
is built for fast-sailing, and is expected to accomplish, on
the average, not less than twelve knots an hour. She will
carry the mail, specie, and passengers, between Panama
and Callao, &c., and is under the command of Captain
Hind, an able and experienced officer. She is a beautiful
model externally, decked with two funnels, and her inte-
rior fittings are said to be of the most gorgeous character.
Three other screw steamers of still larger size are also
building on the Clyde for the Pacific Company, and they
will all make their outward trip from Liverpool.
LOST NOTES : HONESTY REWARDED.—On Thursday
a gentleman on Change lost £2OO in notes, which were
shortly afterwards picked up by two porters, who conveyed
the treasure to the Police-office, and were rewarded with
£5 each. One day last week upwards of £l5O in notes
was found by a gentleman who declined to give his name;
but information respecting it may be obtained of the police
authorities. • On Friday two £5 notes were picked up by
a boy near the Canning Dock. The most extraordinary
case is that of a match-boy who received a peico of gold
amongst some coppers from a gentleman in Leece-street
on Friday night. The lad, immediately on discovering the
mistake, handed over the gold coin to the police, and a
notice detailing the circumstances was posted outside of
the Central office on Saturday. The name of the boy is
John Shevan, and he resides at No. 11 Court, Albert-
street.

TRIPOD Cow.—ln a padock near Kirkdale, is a cow, or
rather heifer, which has attracted much attention from the
curious, in consequence of being minus the off fore leg. In
thiscondition she was calved, a small rudiment of a shoulder
and some portion of a leg being completely concealed
under the skin on the right side. Yet she grazes ap-
parently without inconvenience, stretching her one fore
leg out in front, and supporting the whole weight of her
fore-quarters, if quarters they are, upon the single sup-
porter. The effect of this continual strain has been to
produce considerable deformity of the entire limb. When
she finds it necessaay to change her place, she moves the
leg with facility, but evidently with more action of the
hind-quarters, and of all the adjacent muscles, than is
common with other cows. She is now two years old, and
was bred at Ravensmoor, near Nantwich, by Mr. Platt.
HIGHWAY Rommares IN LIVERPOOL.—On the night
of the 21st ultimo, George Woodall, who keeps a beer-
house in Roscommon-street, was crossing a piece of vacant
ground on his way home, and in the neighbourhood of
Roscommon-street, when he was attacked by two men,
who threw him down and savagely abused him, burst
open the buttons of his coat, and robbed him of his watch
(a silver one), gold chain, and bunch of small keys. A
police-officer, John Anyon, came up, and pursued, but
could not see anything of the assailants ; and the efforts
to apprehend them having been in the meantime unsuc-
cessful, on Monday evening, last week, Anyon took
Woodall with him on an investigatory tour through the
parts of the town which the robbers were most likely to
frequent. They had not been long on the hunt when one
of the fellows was observed emerging from a public-house
kr Fox-street, but by some means or other he eluded the
vigilance of the officer. On the following morning, how-
ever, Anyon captured both men, Thos. Makin and James
Morris, in a brothel kept by the former, in Grenville-
street. 'Woodall identified the men when they were in
custody as the same who had attacked him, and Morris
was alsq recognised by the Rev. W. Tyrer as one of three
men who had robbed him of his watch and seals whilst he
was entering his own gate in Roscommon-street, on the
night of the 14th ultimo. On Wednesday the prisoners
were brought before Mr. Mansfield. Mr. Tyrer attended,
and stated that ho was accosted by three men on the
night of the 14th. Morris came up to him, and, under
pretence of asking a question, snatched his watch from
him, and, together with his accomplices, decamped. A
police-officer shortly afterwards came up, but rendered
no assistance. The prisoners, who declined making any
defence, were committed for trial at the sessions.—[We
understand that an inquiry will be instituted into the
apathetical conduct of the police-officer.]
ADJOURNED INQUEST.—On Tuesday the inquiry was
resumed before the deputy coroner, touching the death of
the children of Mary Powell. The woman herself is now
in the asylum, but her husband was in court, and on more
occasions than one he interrupted the proceedings with
his exclamations, and finally he had to be put out of the
court.—Mary Ann deposed to seeing the woman
with her girl upon her arm nearly naked. She requested
her to cover it, which she partly did with her shawl, and
ran on. Shortly after the witness heard a child bad been
found, and she recognised it as the girl carried by the
woman. This witness also deposed to seeing the woman
in the receiving-house in a wild state of mind, demanding
why she was not left in the water, and asking for arsenic.
She heard her say, " These are the bands that did the
murder," with other expressions betokening a distressed
mind.--Catherine Powell, a nurse in the Workhouse, de-
posed to knowing the deceased and her children as inmates.
She was received as a lunatic, but had recovered, and to
the belief of the witness she was sane on the day the mur.
der was committed, When she first came to the house
her violence of manner and language related to family
affairs. She was better in a week after she had been ad-
mitted, and was removed in six weeks to the infant nur-
sery in consequence of her youngest child being ill. Her
conduct there was peaceful, and continued so until the
day she last went out. She had frequently asked the wit-
ness to request the governor to let her out ; but as her
husband came to take her and her children out on one o.:-
casion, and she refused to go, because she said her hus-
band would only ill-treat her, he did not get her the per-
mission. She believed her to be sane when she last left
the house.—The Deputy-coroner thought that there was
evidence as to the death of the children being the act of
Mary Powell. She had deceived the of of the house ;
but she had the legal right to come out. He did not think
there was evidence to come to a conclusion as to the state
of mind ; they were not to try that question.,erhe jury
brought in a verdict of " wilful murder" against Mary
Powell. They also stated that the jury were of opinion
that the officers of the workhouse had actedin accordance
with the law as laid down by the Poor-law Commissioners,
and that ant,' n...f o Pll,4lge against thew,---Tike court
then broke up.