The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-09-17 00:00:00

LOCAL AND PROVINCIAL NEWS.

On Tuesday last, at Manchester, an inquest was held
on the body of an infant, killed by its nurse, who gave it
thirteen drops of Godfrey's cordial.
SMUGGLING.—At the Police-court, on Friday, a sailor,
named Daniel M`Cavery, was fined 40s. for having 54 lbs.
of foreign tobacco in his possession, and Edward Stoker
205., for having 2 lbs. in his possession.
The proprietors of the late Theatre Royal, in Manches-
ter, have come to the decision not to build another theatre
but to dispose of the site of the old one in lots to suit
purchasers. The patent is to be offered for sale.

A house has been taken in Manchester for the purpose
of a temporary Custom-house. It is to be in readiness
by the 10th of October next, for the commencement of
bonding in Manchester.
ADVANCE OF WAGES.—Messrs. Ainsworth and Co.,
Mr. John Cooper, and other firms, in Preston, have in-
timated to their hands their intention to raise their
wages about seven per cent. It is probable the advance
will be general.

PAVING AND SEWERAGE COMMISSIONERS.—At the
meeting of this board, held on Thursday, Mr. John
Holmes presided, and the attendance of members was
good, but the business transacted was of no public im-
portance.
EXPOSING UNWHOLESOME MEAT FOR SALE.—At the
Police-court, on Friday, a butcher, named Robert Cock-
rofr, was convicte d in the penalty of 20s. and costs, on
the complaint of one of the inspectors of meat, for having
exposed for public sale 24 lbs. of unwholesome lamb, un-
fit for human food.
FATAL ACCIDENT. —About ten minutes to twelve
o'clock on Saturday a boy, about eight years of age, named
Thomas Jones, was run over by a float on the bridge at
the north end of George's Dock. He was immediately
conveyed to the Northern Hospital. where he expired, in
great agony, the same afternoon. No blame is attachable
to the driver.

QUICK PASSAGE OUT AND HOME.—The James Ma-
theson, Captain Cushing, which arrived here on Friday
from China, has made an unusually quick passage out and
home. She has accomplished the task under ten months
and a half—both ways against the monsoons—thus proving
herself a crack ship, and one of the fastest sailers out of
this port.
ACCIDENT.—On Thursday afternoon, as Gregson and
Co's. cart was proceeding down Renshaw-street, the
horse ran off, and coming in contact with the iron railing,
opposite the Unitarian chapel, completely smashed four
or five yards of the rails. Fortunately, no person was
hurt, and, we believe, the horse sustained little or no
injury.

THE Loss OF THE PARANA.—A subscription having
been opened for the families of the unfortunate men who
perished by the sinking of the Parana on Tuesday morn-
ing last, and also to render some assistance to the desti-
tute survivors, books have been left at the various news-
rooms and newspaper offices to receive the names of those
benevolent individuals who are desirous of contributing
to the temporary relief of these unfortunate and bereaved
persons. We shall be glad to receive subscriptions.
GREEK CHURCH IN MANCHESTER.—The number of
Greeks in Manchester is very considerable, and as their
numbers appear daily to increase, some of the most wealthy
of that sect, if sect it can be called, are now contem plating,
or rather making the necessary arrangements, (including
a handsome sum of cash,) for the purpose of erecting a
public place of worship. We have heard it stated, that
Cheetbam Hill road will be most probably selected as a
convenient site for the purpose. This will be the first,
indeed the only place of worship for the professors of the
Greek religion, in Manchester or its vicinity.
THE POLICE FORCE.—We understand that the newly-
appointed head constable, Mr. Miller, has prepared a re-
port upon the present state of the police of this borough,
with the view of suggesting a great variety of alterations
and modifications in the system of management, which, if
adopted by the Watch Committee, would considerably
affect the position of the superior officers in the force. It
was expected that the report and suggestion would have
been taken into consideration by the Watch Committee at
their general meeting last Saturday, but they have ad-
journed the subject sine die.—Mercury.

A WIFE THROWN OUT OF THE WINDOW BY HER
HUSBAND.—On Tuesday a surly-looking fellow, named
Henry Oxton, residing in a court in Upper Harrington-
street, Toateth-park, was brought up charged with hav-
ing, on Monday evening, thrown his wife out of the gar-
ret window of his house, a height of about 30 feet, and
broken both her thighs. She was taken to the Southern
Hospital. The evidence against the prisoner was pointed,
but he denied the charge, alleging that he found his wife
drunk in bed,Land that upon hearing one of her children
crying in the yard, she jumped out of the window. The
woman being in a dangerous state the prisoner was re-
manded.

CAUTION.— The public is cautioned against some
person giving his name as Wilson, and representing him-
self to be engaged by Hollis, Walford and Co., as light
porter, but, previous to their employing him, he states he
must obtain better clothes, and being very poor, he is
unable to procure them, thereby obtaining relief through
the plausibility of his story. H. W. and Co. have en-
gaged no such person, nor has he authority to make use
of their names to obtain relief. The impostor has a
lame arm, and he states it was injured in Messrs. Stewart
and Foster's, and his story seems to be told with such
confidence and such plausibility, that he has obtained an
immense quantity of wearing apparel under false preten-
ces.

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SCOTCH CHURCH, OLDHAM-STREET.—lnconsequence
of the recently delivered opinion of Vice-Chancellor Wi-
gram, in the case of the Scotch Church, Oldham-street, a
meeting of the congregation took place on Wednesday
evening last, when, after an able and lucid address by the
Rev. Mr. Welsh, the following resolutions were respec-
tively and unanimously agreed to :-1. That this meeting
have heard with surprise and astonishment the opinion
propounded by the Vice-Chancellor in the case of Old-
ham-street Church, and lament that that opinion does en-
tail the necessity on this congregation to abandon this
place of worship, and do hereby resolve to provide a place
of worship for this congregation and their respected pas-
tor, Mr. Welsh. 2. That this meeting do resolve that
the church which they shall build shall, in all time coming,
be for the accommodation of a congregation holding the
standards of the Westminster Assembly of Divines.
3. That this meeting do appoint a committee to carry out
the two preceding resolutions.

LIVERPOOL IN TIME OF WAR.—A late number of the
' Shipping Gazette,' in an article on the Liverpool and
Birkenhead Docks, urging the propriety of having the
dock accommodation in the Mersey always somewhat in
advance of the wants of commerce, ment►ons the follow-
ing as one of the reasons :—" It was customary with the
West Indiamen, in the war, when they arrived at the
entrance of the channel with an easterly wind, to adopt
Liverpool as a port of discharge instead of London—by
which circumstance they were sometimes able to unload
and to get ready to sail on a second voyage by the time
London ships, which arrived on the same day with them
in the channel, could make their way to the Thames. It
is probable, therefore, that the same plan will be resorted
to again, and by a greater number of vessels, whenever a
dispute shall arise between us and our neighbours ; and
this is the more likely, because, in the event of hostility,
the power of steam, and the natural advantages described
by the Duke of Wellington to exist in favour of attack-
ing vessels suddenly from the opposite coast, in navigating
the British channel, will render the passage towards the
Thames and Medway more precarious than it was be-
fore."

INQUESTS BEFORE THE BOROUGH CORONER, MR.
CURRY.—On Tuesday, on the body of Susannah Stott,
aged 14, daughter of Mr. Stott, 13, Pellew-street. On
the 15th of May deceased went across the water to the
Cheshire shore, and whilst gathering wild flowers in a
field she fell down and hurt her head, and since the acci-
dent, continued to complain of pains in the head. On
Saturday last, a drowsiness came over her, and she con-
tinued in that state for several hours, when she died.
Mr. Cartel!, surgeon, who examined the body, stated the
cause of death to be apoplexy, arising from natural causes.
Verdict accordingly.—On Wednesday morning last, as a
man, named Barber, was angling in the river, near Water.
100 Dock Pierhead, he observed something lying on the
sand-bank, partially covered by water, which, upon ex-
amination. turned out to be the body of a female, of ap-
parently about 50 years of age. The body was taken to
the dead-house, and was identified as that of Elizabeth
Stevenson, of Porter's-buildings, Norman-street, London -
road. An inquest was held on the body, and a verdict of
found drowned was returned. On Friday last an inquest
was held, at the inn, in Lark-lane, Toxteth-park, before
John Heyes. Esq., coroner, on the body of Thomas
llampson, about eighteen years of age, who was in the
employment of Messrs. John Bouch and Son, of this
town. The deceased was drowned in a pond, near Lark-
lane. It appeared, from the evidence of his young com-
panions, that he had long had occasional fits of suicidal in-
sanity, yet had so conducted himself that both his parents
and his employers were ignorant of the fact. Even the
young persons with whom he frequently conversed on the
subject always thought it mere idle talk. It was clear,
however, from the evidence, that he had thrown himself
into the pond and drowned himself in a fit of temporary
derangement. The deceased was kind, and affectionate,
and dutiful to his parents and employers, and bore an ex-
cellent character. Verdicts accordant with the evidence
were returned in all the above cases.

LIST OF NEW PATENTS FOR LANCASHIRE. GRANTED
IN AUGUST.—Joseph Bentley. of Liverpool, gun-maker,
for certain improvements in fire arms ; sealed 30th July
—6 months for inrolment.—Thomas Heaton, of Chorley,
colliery agent, for certain improvements in hydraulic
machinery, which are also applicable to raising other
liquids. Sealed 15th August-6 months for inrolment.
—John Whitehead, jun., of Elton, neary Bury, dyer and
finisher, for certain improvements in the process of
finishing fustains and beaverteens, " satin tops," and
other similar cotton fabrics. Sealed 15th August-6
months inrolment. _ _

EXTRAORDINARY ESCAPE.—The railway train which
left Liverpool at half-past eleven o'clock on the morning
of yesterday week, was attended in its course to Birming-
ham by one of the most providential escapes ever recorded.
When the train approached within about five miles of
Crewe, a piercing shriek from a lady passenger told of
some sad catastrophe, and on stopping the train it was
found that the door of a first-class carriage had opened,
and a child of two years old had fallen out. The engineer
decided to go on to Crewe, thence an engine and a car-
riage were sent back express to the scene of the accident,
and, wonderful to relate, the agonized mother found her
child uninjured. The express engine overtook the train
at Birmingham, and the lady proceeded to London with
the child so mercifully restored to her.
COMMISSIONERS OF BIRKENHEAD.—On Tuesday
evening a special meeting was held at the Town-hall. J.
Case, Esq., presided.—Upon the motion of Mr. Cole,
seconded by Mr. M`Nicol, a series of bylaws to regulate
the hackney-coaches, cars chariots, and cabriolets plying
for hire within Birkenhead and eight miles therefrom and
the rates and fares for distances were adopted. It was
understood that the bylaws and fares were arranged in
accordance with those in operation in Liverpool. Mr.
Pim thought the scale of charges 10 per cent. too high ;
but his objection was overruled.—Mr, Moss then read a
code of bylaws for the regulation of slaughter-houses, the
prevention of nuisances, and for promoting the general
health and cleanliness of the township, which, after a
slight revision, were also adopted, and it was arranged
that the said bylaws should commence and take effect on
and after the 21st of next month. The Board then de-
spatched some general business, and shortly after ad-
journed.

THE STEAM-SHIP BENTINCK.—The character of this
splendid steam-ship, of course identified with that of her
gallant commander, Captain Kellock, is established
throughout England and India, and we are gratified to
say, justifies our recorded anticipations with respect to
both ship and officer. Her extraordinary performance to
the Cape, a run of 4000 miles, against baffling winds, will
not easily be forgotten, but will only be superseded by
I some more distinguished accomplishment. Capt. Kellock
arrived at Suez on the 17th of August, at 2 p.m., with 90
passengers and a full cargo, the whole time occupied on
her voyage from Calcutta to Suez being 26 days 11 hours,
and this too against the monsoon, which she severely felt
in the Arabian Sea, and which was too powerful for the
Hon. East India Company's steamers to make head
against. The Bentinck 's passengers were equally de-
lighted with the performances of this noble ship, and the
skill, perseverance, and gallantry of her commander. The
Bentinck returned from Suez to Calcutta on the 26th of
August.

EXTRAORDINARY CROP OF WHEAT.—William Tay-
lor, market-gardener, of Bootle-cum-Linacre, has just
reaped a most extraordinary crop of wheat, off a piece of
land in that township, measuring seventy yards less than
half of a Cheshire acre. It is a beautiful sample of yellow
wheat the seed of which was grown in Kirby. The pro-
duce of this small lot of land was, delivered at the mill,
fifty- three bushels, of seveuty pounds each, andwarehoused
for his own use eleven heaped-up imperial bushels. We
believe the annals of agriculture do not record such a crop
under any circumstances ; and, when the droughty season
is considered, in conjunction with the hot sandy nature
of the soil, it is wonderful. This produce speaks volumes
in favour of small farms and the allotment system, for,
although the ploughing and harrowing of this piece of
land was in the ordinary manner, yet, there is no doubt
that the large crop may be ascribed to the cultivation of
the land previously. The year before it had been planted
with potatoes and cabbages, and had been trenched to the
depth of four feet.

DOCK COMMITTEE, THURSDAY: Present, Messrs.
Nicol, (in the chair,) Holt, Chilton, Smith, Trotman,
Bulley, Royden, Tobin, Bold, Sandbach, and Middleton.
—The recommendation of the Sub-committee to lease the
land on the west side of the Brunswick Dock, at the rate
of ls. per yard per annum, to Mr. Thomas Wilson, for
the purpose of ship-building, having been again intro-
duced, letters were read from the British North American
Asssociation and Shipowners' Association, urging that it
would be highly inexpedient so to dispose of the land,
which they considered ought to be made available, as
soon as possible, for quay-room for the landing of cotton
and timber. Letters were read from Humble and Mil-
crest, George Forester and Co., Thomas Vernon and Co.,
and James Hodgson and Co., tenants of the ship-building
yards at the north end of the town, who have received
notice to quit in six months, requesting permission to be
allowed longer time on various grounds, to be provided
with a suitable site for their yards further north, and to
be compensated for the loss and in'onvenience which will
necessarily attend their removal. Mr. Hartley, in reply
to questions, said it would be highly desirable to have
possession of all the land to-morrow, and that the river
wall must be made upon the present site of the yardslbefore
land could be made for the ship-builders' yard. After
some conversation, the entire question was referred to the
Sub-committee of Works to confer with the parties,
Upon the recommendation of the Harbour-master's Sub-
committee, it was ordered that one quay and one stage
berth in the south-west corner of George's Dock should
be appropriated.to vessels trading regularly to Portugal
and the Mediterranean, and that two stage and two quay
berths in the north-east corner of the King's Dock should
be appropriated to vessels trading to Genoa, Gibraltar,
Tr'este, and Leghorn.—An additional dock-gateman was
ordered to be appointed for Harrington Dock.—A. letter
from Mr. Joseph Steele was referred to the Harbour-
master's Sub-committee.

COLLEGIATE INSTITUTIO Hicklin 'a course of
lectures on the history and art of printing terminated on
Friday, evening, when the history of the newspaper press
was given, elucidated by a practical display of the man-
ner in which the newspaper press have been enabled to
bring reporting to such perfection. This Mr. Hicklin
explained by means of an efficient corps of reporters,
compositors, and pressmen, by whose aid a portion of his
lecture was printed and distributed among his audience
before the conclusion of his discourse. Mr. Hicklin's
lectures have been deservedly popular for the excellent
matter and manner of the lecturer. This evening (Tues-
day) the great and only Kemble of the present day will
appear at this institution, and we feel that the town is
much indebted to the spirit of the directors in securing,
at a great expense, the services of such an eminent man.
The first play which he will read is Romeo and Juliet, in
which he likewise made his first appearance in Manchester,
and as Mr. Kemble was one of the most popular Romeos
of his day, it is no wonder that be has succeeded in this
play perhaps better than in any other. We find that both
in London and Manchester, in both of which towns he
has been attended by numerous and fashionable audiences,
the press has spoken of his efforts in an extraordinary
strain of eulogium. The Literary Gazette says " That
every line and every word of his readings are perfectly
studied and delivered with excellent judgment and feeling,
sa as to unfold the most recondite beauties of the immor-
tal bard, in a manner not to be forgotten, and to leave
impressions on every hearer, which would improve their
taste and judgement in the pleasing task of following his
example in the social circle." The London Athenceum
is no less proud in Mr. Kemble's praise, and says, " In
these days of dramatic discouragement it is curious to
find that a numerous audience of rank and fashion can be
congregated in a public lecture room to hear Shakspeare
exhibited in a manner only calculated to bring out the
poetical beauties of his plays,—when they will not enter
the theatre, where those same beauties are jostled out of
place, as well by stage gew-gaw and glare, as by noisy and
boisterous declamation end acting. We are relieved at
such a reading from all the physical exaggerations and
contortions which some actors think it necessary to use
on the stage, for embodiment of great passions and su-
ferings to the vulgar sense, and we have instead their
intellectual and moral expression, which leaves the grossertw
form to the imagination. These readings are from two
hours to two hours and a half long, relieved by an interval
of a quarter of an hour in the middle, during which, we
understand, a duet on the organ will be performed this
evening by Messrs. Edmund and Thomas Platt.