The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1846-07-14 00:00:00

Suly 14, 1846.

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'he Great Britain sailed on Tuesday evening last, at
eight o'clock, with 101 passengers, and the largest cargo
of goods ever shipped by a foreign-going steamer.
A street tumbler, whilst attempting to throw a sum-
merset from the shoulders of another man, at Preston, the
pther day, fell and dislocated his neck.

ERMINATION OF THE JOINERS' STRIKE AT BOLTON.
_This turn-out is now at an end, and such of the men as
have been able to get back to their old shops have resumed
'work.
MONSTER TIC,IN.—On Monday a train from Chbrley,
containing 53 earriag:s, filled with Sunday-school children,
passed through Preston on its way to Fleetwood. Flags
floated from the various cb:.rriagest and the sight was very
imposing.
One day last week the book at the Preston police-court
did not contain a single charge, and on one of the atten-
dar w its being asked how it occurred, he said, " They're
saving up for 6 the races and are, therefore, sober now from
that necessity, and not from choice."
THE MERCURY'S FUNERAL IDEAS.--The Radical pa-
pers are in raptures at the fact that Prince Albert is not to
be taken to visit the St. James's Cemetery. It ought to
be known that the suggestion was first thrown out by our
very enlightened Mercury, or, perhaps, by one of the
grave-diggers, admitted for the occasion, to do the edito-
rial for our contemporary.
THE PILOTS OF LIVERPOOL.—We understand from
Mr. Cooke, the active and intelligent superintendent,
that, in the year 1825, there were 200 pilots belonging to
the port of Liverpool. Within the last twenty years 220
were added to the staff,. making a total of 420. Of these
184 have either died or been removed, so that the present
number of pilots belonging to the port amounts to 236.
PUBLIC BATHS AND WASHHOUSES IN CHESTER:
At a public meeting of the inhabitants of Chester, held
on Friday week, the Mayor in the chair, the erection of
public baths and washhouses was resolved upon, on the
'motion of the Rev. Chancellor Raikes; and subscriptions
for the purpose, to the amount of about £360, were raised
before the close of the meeting.
A NEW rDEA..—The Mercury, speaking of his portrait
of Prince Albert, says—" Some idea may be formed of
the beauty of the work; from the fact that it occupied the
engraver six months in its execution." It would perhaps
take Mercury himself six years to engrave such a por-
trait ; and, on his own principle, what a beauty his work
must be !
PROVISION FOR THE MANY AT AINTREE.—We Ob-
serve that Mr. Lawton, of the Rainbow Hotel, will pro-
vide his usual bountiful fare and excellent liquors at. No.
1 Stand, formerly Towers's. Mr. Gleave, of the Adelphi
Hotel, Woodside, has a splendid marquee for the accom-
modation of his friends; and we need" scarcely say that
his cooling and other drinks will be of first-rate order.

—CHESTiR CHEESE FAIR.—At the cheese fair, on
Saturday week, there was not much business done. The
quantity, of cheese pitched in the hall, together with that
disposed of on the previous day, was very limited, bnt
quite equal, perhaps, to the demand. Prices varied very
little from those o 1 the April fair. The best dairies (last
year's make) averaged from 60s. to three guineas per c t. ;
new cheese sold from 50s. to 555. ; and the middling quali-
ties ranged between 545. and 59i.
NEW MAGISTRATES.—Within the last few days the
following gentlemen have been appointed, and have taken
the necessary oaths as magistrates of this county :

Joshua Kno;ries, Esq., of Stormer-hill, Bury; Hobert
Kay, E,q., of Millbank, Heywood, near Bury ; William
Jones, Esq., of Falcon-house, Oldham ; Fdward Tootal,
Esq„ of Weaste Lodge, near Manchester; Joseph Peel,
Esq., of Singleton Brook, Broughton, near Manchester ;
and William Shawe, Esq., Preston.
A MAN DaowNEn.—Yesterday an inquest was held at
the.coroner's office on view of the body of Charles Burns,
a young man who resided in Hughes-street, Toxteth-park,
with his father. Deceased had been bathing at the Pot-
tery slip, and an alarm being 'given that he was drowning
or had sunk, a young man went into the water and got the
body out, but not until after a considerable lapse of time.
lie was seen going down the sea-wall, and falling back
when he reached the water, almost immediately sank.
Verdict—accidentally drowned.

THE LIVERPOOL'ANNUAL TYPOGRAPHICAL FESTI-
VAL.—Those favourable to this annual demonstration of
good-fellowship among the members of the typographical
profession, which has been celebrated for nearly half a
century, met at Mr. Hoult's, Old Swan Inn, on Satur-
day, where they partook of a substantial dinner, and
after enjoying various rural sports, devoted the remainder
of the evening to conviviality. Mr. James Inman, long
a valued officer of the society, presided ; Mr. Chas. Lerry
occupied the vice-chair.
READINGS IN SHAKSPEARE.—The following gratifying
testimonial from the Rev. John Homan, of Birkenhead,
has been received by Mr. Read I have much pleasure
in expressing bow highly I appreciate Mr. Read's talents
as an accomplished elocutionist and reader. His manner
is easy, gentlemanlike, and natural ; altogether free from
that artificial style which has tended to bring this essential
branch of a public and useful education into comparative
neglect. His readings at the Town-hall yesterday evening
from Pope, Dryden, and Cowper, afforded a most pleasing
and intellectual treat to all present."
S —A

OEYSSEL ASPHALTE.— _ few weeks since a paragraph
appeared in our paper, which stated that during the very
hot days the asphalte laid down in the streets of Man-
chester had actually become so soft, as to render it a
nuisance to those persons who had to walk over it.
Since, however, the above article appeared in print, we
have learnt that the ma'erial so affected was not real
asphalte ; and we deem it fair, therefore, to state, that por-
tions of the pavements of this town, which were laid down
eight years ago with Seyssel Aphalte by Claridge's Com-
pany, were uninjured by the heat.
PREPARATIONS FOR THE RECEPTION OF ROYALTY
AT BIRKENHEAD FERRY.—From the same authority
which enabled us to announce, exclusively, the intended
visit of the Prince to this ferry, we learn that the Hut,
which is to be the place of reception, is to be so sump-
tuously decorated that it will scarcely be like itself. An
artist, employed by the corporation, is painting the roofing
in compartments of purple and gold, in imitation of the
ceiling of the Banquetting-room in the Town-hall; and
workmen are engaged in deepening the holes worn in the
slipiin order to increase its undulating appearance, and
to convey to the Royal visitor an idea of the taste and
liberality which the corporation display in the manage-
ment of their property. Near every hole and rut in the
slip is to be inscribed, in chalk, the motto on the corpora-
tion chairs, " Deus nobis hcec otia fecit," es calculated
to console the Prince, or any of his suite, in case of a
sprained ancle. A large order has also been given for
opodeldoc, which will be liberally dispensed by Mr.
Seymour Willoughby.
Navy- PILOT BOAT.—On' Thursday, a fine pilot-boat
called " The Liver," and which is to take the place of
the superannuated " No. 9," was launched from the build-
ing-yard of Mr. Peter Cato, who has been highly success-
ful in constructing vessels of large as well as of moderate
capacity, and who built No. 7 pilot-boat, which, in a trial
of speed, on Tuesday last, proved herself the fastest of
seven of the pilot fleet. The Liver went off into the
river in fine style, amidst the shouts of assembled hun-
dredi. Her name was given, in a spirited manner, by
Miss Foster. The model of the vessel was much and de-
servedly admired by all who were considered competent
to judge. After the launch,. about seventy ladies and
gentlemen partook of capital cold collation and wines in
the mould-room. Mr. Cook, superintendent of pilots
(in the absence of Mr. Cato, who was in London on busi-
ness), in the chair. The proceedings were altogether
most social and agreeable. In the new boat, Mr. Cato
has introduced some improvements suggested by experi-
ence, and it is anticipated that she will beat all her com-
petitors.

ROYAL MERSEY YACHT CLUB.—On Tuesday evening
the monthly meeting was held in the Club-room, Duke-
street. The attendance was numerous, and several gen-
tlemen and yacht-owners were admitted by ballot, and
others proposed. The Grand Challenge Cup. value 100
guineas, with 50 sovereigns added,—the last (the Ladies'
Purse) to be taken by the winner of the day,—will be run
for, a second time, on Saturday. It is open to be sailed
for by all the Royal Yacht Clubs, and a good gathering
of yachts is expected. The cup was won last year by the
Victoria of Cork, but must be won two years consecu-
tively by the same yacht before it becomes the property
of the owner of the vessel. It may be seen at the esta-
blishinent of Mr. Meyer, the manufacturer, Lord-street.
The purse to contain the .£5O is also a rich trophy, being
an elegant and costly piece of embroidery. This may be
seen at the Club-room. A considerable number of yachts
have already entered, and it is anticipated that the contest
will be highly interesting. The course will be from New
Brighton, down the Victoria and Formby Channels, and
d •

round the Bell Buoy and N. W. Light-ship,—a d6uble
turn round the two last,—and back to the place of start-
ing. We have noticed elsewhere what is in contempla-
tion with respect to the yachts on Prince Albert's visit.
THE TOXTETH-PARK COMMISSIONERS.—The annual
meeting of this body was held on Friday, for the purpose
of considering and passing the accounts, &c. Mr. Alex.
Ryan occupied the chair, and there were but seven other
commissioners present, and only one ratepayer. The
clerk read the accounts, which showed a balance of £798
on t-!wrong side of the ledger. The cost of the futile
opposition to the Liverpool Sanatory Bill, in parliament,
had heen upwards of £lOOO. An extra rate of 4d. in the
pound had to be imposed, and, some parties having re-
fused to pay it, not Quite half the amount had yet been
collected. The clerk stated, officially, that payment of
the rate could be legally enforced. After the accounts
bad been read, from the absence of ratepayers, some dif-
ficulty was felt as to moving their adoption. It was at
length discovered that Mr. Monntfield, although elected
on the previous day, had not signed, and was conse-
quently not yet a commissioner; and he having moved,
and Mr. Haig. the ratepayer, having seconded, that the
accounts should be adopted, they were of course passed
nem. con.—Mr. Appleby thought the absence of rate-
payers showed their confidence in the commissioners ;
and the chairman said, if anything had been flagrantly
Wrong, they no doubt would have attended.—Thanks
Were then passed to the chairman and other officers, for
their services, and the meeting separated.

INTERESTING TO THE FREQUENTERS OF AINTREE
RACES.—The public will observe, from the advertisement
in our columns, that Mr. G. Latham, of St. George's
Inn and Eagle Hotel, Fenwick-street, has entered upon
the occupation of No. 2 brick stand, (late New's) one of
the best on the coarse ; and intends, during the ensuing
race week, providing for his friends and the public the
most excelient lunches, dinners, and first-rate wines,
&c., the best which the most recherche taste, and the
most judicious selection can afford, at the most reason-
able rates. G. Latham can accommodate in the dining-
room, which be has fitted up at his stand, sitting room for
300 persons ; and has provided the means 43f furnishing
vegetables of every description in the same style as they
can be had from the kitchens of the first hotels in Eu-
rope. To those who have not tasted G. Latham's salads,
we would offer a hint. If the weather is hot you cannot
'be wrong in trying the green stuffs. His iced liquors of
all sorts are also provided for, and will be worthy of the
AMC.

The Manche ester Guardian, with reference to its state-
ment that a master manufacturer had raised the wages of
his men, shifts the locality of the mill from Preston to
Chorley ; but the Preston Chronicle, another free trader,
says that, "here again, the information appears to us to be
at fault. A Chorley manufacturer has slightly advanced
the wages of his weavers, not "in consequence of the
passing of the Corn Importation Bill," but in conse-
quence of having a large order to execute, which he was
desirous of stimulating the hands to enable him to per-
form it in a given time—a circumstance of no unusual
occurrence."

ANECDOTE OF IBRAHIM PACHA AT MANCHESTER.—
An amusing incident occurred when the Pacha was visiting
a glass manufactury in Manchester. In the centre of one
of the squares of the building stands a pump. Round this
had congregated some twenty or thirty of the boys, some
with bowls, others with tin cans or jugs. Amid this group
suddenly carne the Pacha. Astonishment seized the whole
of the juniors, and was heightened by his taking from one
of them a jug, filling it with water from the pump, and
draininr, its contents to the very bottom : his example
was followed by his suite: Ibrahim Pacha is a Mahomedan,
and, as such, will not indulge in the use of wine. It is
needless to say, that the vessel from which they drank
speedily rose in value—could not be bad at any money,
and has been canonised as a relic under the title of
" Ibrahim Pacha's jug."
SEAMEN'S WAGES.—CURIOUS CASE.—On Tuesday,
Mr. Thomas Crowther, owner of the Lady Combermere,
recently arrived in this port from the coast of Africa, was
summoned by three of the crew before Mr. Rushton, for
non-payment of their wages. It appeared that the whole
of the crew which went out in her had perished from sick-
ness ; the vessel had been much plundered by the natives ;
other seamen had been draughted into her, and the mate
of the Ariel appointed to the command. ..The owner, it
appeared, had refused to pay the seamen, unless a deduc-
tion was made from their wages for the cost of keep and
freight of several parrots and monkeys which the men had
brought. The owner also claimed freightage for some
native spears and small baskets of shells. He estimated
the keep and freight of the parrots at 2d. per head per
day—those of the monkeys at 3d. It appeared, however,
that although the crew were placed on short allowance,
they fed the animals with nuts, &c., which they had pur-
chased before they left—that the space occupied by the
spears and shells was insignificant ; and Mr. Rushton
ordered the wages of the seamen to be paid without any
reduction.
ASSAULT BY A LIVERPOOL SHAREDROKER.—OR Sa-
turday, Mr. Colin Junor, sharebroker, of Moorfields, was
charged, at the Police-court, with having committed an
unprovoked assault on Mr. George Preston, a respectable
young man, clerk in an office. The latter stated that on
Tuesday evening he was standing with a friend, Mr. Parr,
in Parliament-street, and the conversation excited his
(Mr. Preston's) laughter. Mr. Junor was passing at the
time, and, it appeared, thought the laugh directed at him-
self, for in about a minute he struck Mr. Preston a violent
blow with his umbrella, by which witness's hat was broken
in. Mr. Junor being asked by witness why he did so,
said, what right had any one to laugh at him? Witness
assured him the laugh was not against him, and, in fact,
that he did not know him. Mr. Parr corroborated the
statements, and said the conversation had no reference to
Mr. Junor. The latter admitted to Mr. Rushton that
he had acted wrongly and hastily. M r2Rushton said the
assault was most unwarrantable, and required him to pay
a fine of £s.—Mr. Junor: Willingly, sir; and now I beg
to apologise to him for the manner in which it occurred.
—Mr. Rushton : That's very tight. You have now shown
a proper sense of your having done what you ought not.

HEALTH OF TOWNS ASSOCIATION: IMPORTANT TO
CAR PROPRIETORS AND THE PUBLIC AT LARGE.—The
last meeting of the committee of this association was held
in the Town-hall, on Wednesday, Mr. Adam Hodgson in
the chair. Amongst other matters brought before the
committee Mr. H. G. Harbord called attention to the
daogerons practice, which exists to a considerable extent
in Liverpool, of carrying coffins to places of interment in-
side cars. He brought forward instances of the spread of
contagious diseases amongst healthy persons who had
unwittingly employed such cars after they had been occu-
pied by the bodies of young persons who had died of such
diseases, and urged on the meeting the necessity of call-
ing the attention of the local authorities to the subject.
The statements brought forward by Mr. H arbord were cor-
roborated by other gentlemen present ; and it was thought
best to remit the whole subject to a special sub-commit-
tee, which had been previously appointed on the subject
of " interment in towns," to examine and report to next
meeting. It was a generally expressed opinion that the
practice was one to be reprobated, and that, in the mean-
time, the attention of the public and of car proprietors
should be directed to it, as the most effectual means of
prevention in future, as it was to be presumed that igno-
rance of the consequences was the main reason why it
existed at all. _ _

THE EX-PREMIER AND SIR JOHN GLADSTONE
honour that has been conferred upon our respected towns-
man, now Sir John Gladstone, Bart., is a mark of dis-
tinction not less justly due to him for the eminent position
in society which himself and his family have long occu•
pied, than, in the circumstances under which it has been
conferred, it is honourable both to the bestower and the

—The

receiver. On the part of the latter, we understand, it was
altogether unsolicited and unexpected. The offer was
first made through Mr. Wm. Ewart Gladstone, who
having communicated the Premier's i❑tention to his father,
the latter immediately addressed a letter to Sir Robert, ex-
pressing his grateful sense of the favour designed him, but
reminding Sir Robert of the course he had deemed it right
to take in opposition to the free trade measures of the
government, more especially in his recently Published
pamphlet, of which he conceived it possible the Premier
might not have been aware when he selected him for the
baronetcy. Sir Robert's reply was to the effect, that he
considered the compliment one to which Mr. Gladstone
was entitled as the representative of an important class in
the community, and as an individual distinguished by a
long career of honourable enterprise; that political con-
siderations had not influenced him in his choice, and con-
sequently, that the circumstances recalled to his mind by
Mr. Gladstone did not alter his intentions with regard to
him. A title thus obtained is truly honourable, and we
wish Sir John Gladstone much happiness in the enjoy-
ment of his.—Liverpool Courier.

WATER.—Mr. lawlinson, C. E., having presented his
plan for a supply of water to the Corporation, we consi-
der ourselves at liberty to gratify the curiosity which our
former announcement excited, by naming the source from
whence the water is to be derived. At an elevation of one
thousanfl feet in the Welsh mountains, is situated Bala
Lake; from it descends, on an average, through Llan-
gollen-bridge, one thousand million gallons a day, of the
purest and most desirable water in the world. Of this
eternal flood Mr. Rawlinson proposes to arrest, at a dis-
tance of about forty miles from Liverpool, some 30,000,000
gallons a day, and convey it in its primitive purity, un-
contaminated by foreign substances, into every street and
house in Liverpool. without pump, engine, aqueduct, or
turn-cock. The thing can be done without the least
difficulty. Will the town pay the expense ? No doubt it
will, and gladly. Our present supply is under three mil-
lion gallons a day : it ought at least to be five times that
quantity. Now that quantity can be procured at an out-
lay of about £500,000. Thirty million gallons, which we
ought to have, will be nearly twice that sum. The amount
is heavy, but then a great annual outlay will be saved.
New York paid two millions and a half of money ; Liver-
pool must pay £1,000,000, or get no sufficient supply, for
good water can be procured no where else, under ground
or above it.—Journal. [lt is said that the duct for
the conveyance of the water across the Mersey will be
laid at the time when the Grand Junction Hallway Com-
pany build their bridge across the Mersey at Runcorn.]

REPEAL AND ROMANISM IN MANCIIESTER —A very
stormy and rather unusual meeting was held at Manches-
ter, on Thursday. It appears that some time ago the
Rev. Dr. Hearne, the Roman Catholic priest of St. Pa-
trick's Chapel, in that town, who is an Irishman, was
about to be removed to make way for an English preacher
of the same communion. This caused great dissatisfac-
tion amongst the Irish, and some riotous proceedings took
place in the chapel, and much improper language was ut-
tered. For this conduct those of the malcontents who
were " repeal-wardens" were struck from the list by direc-
tion of Mr. O'Connell. and all who took part in the dis •
turtance were denounced in the Tablet of the 28th ult.
(the advocate of the Roman Catholic cause) as "ruffians ;
a disgrace to the name of Catholic or Christian ; a rabble
of rnisereants ; the refuse of society ; an abomination to
the neighbourhood; men fitter for the discipline of the
gaol and the convict•ship—the treadmill and the bloody
whip—than for-any decent association among men." To
Mr. O'Connell's conduct in dis-

xpress an opinion upon

the remarks, a meeting was, as stated above, held cn
Thursday evening, at which about 2,000 Irish Roman
Catholics were present. Resolutions condemnatory of
the Agitator's proceedings, and culling upon the editor to
retract his imputations, were all but unanimously agreed
to. The editor came in for by far the largest share of
censure, and whenever the Tablet was mentioned there
were cries of " Burn it ! burn it 1" Mr. O'Connell's
power over the Irish of Manchester is gone for ever and
the popular idol must now look out for contempt and dis-
grace.

IMPORTANT TO PUBLICANS KEEPING BOOTHS ON
RACE COURSES.—A case of great interest came before
the sitting magistrates of Salford Hundred on Thursday
last, in which an information had been laid against a
publican for having, on Sunday the 31st of May last, sold
spirits in a booth at Kersal Moor without license, con-
trary to the 6th Geo. IV., cap. 25, sec. I.o.—Mr. Ambler
briefly stated the case for the crown. On the day named
in the information, which was the Sunday before the races
(Whit-Sunday), one of the officers of excise went to a
booth at Kersal Moor, Occupied by the defendant, and
there asked for a glass of whisky, for which be paid a
servant of the defendant, and in his presence. Mr. Hig-
gins afterwards admitted the fact to Mr. Shepley, who
g the Tuesda

Called upon nun •toe
not
one of the public race days, and usually recognised as
such. Notice of the determination of the excise and
proper authorities not to allow the sale of liquor at the
race-course on the Sunday had been given, by placard,
freely posted about the stands at the race-course.—Evi-
dence was given that publicans had been in the habit of
selling on the course on the Sunday, for the last 35 years,
on which day the horses usually take their gallops, which
excite great interest and attract a large concourse of spec-
tatoys.—The magistrates, however, ruled that such selling
was illegal, Sunday not being within the meaning of the
permission given by the act, which is only " during the
race days" ; and the defendant was convicted in the lowest
amount of penalty, £l2 10s., which they would recom-
mend the board to reduce to £5.-11. wish was expressed
that the excise should take the opinion of the law officers
of the crown, as to the real interpretation of the term
" during the races"; and the judgment of the court was
ordered to be stayed until Thursday next, when Mr. Kelly,
on behalf of the excise, thought they would be able to
receive an answer from London. The other cases were
likewise ordered to stand adjourned until Thursday next.