The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1845-05-20 00:00:00

May 20 1845.

total anb itlrobinrial geb)s,

en Friday last the clergy of Preston presented the
t. The
car of that town with an elegant silrer inkstand.
subscription in Manchester for the " Dalton Tee-
-1111°Ilial,” has reached £2,357.
_On Saturday week, an infant died at Birkenhead from
overdose of laudanum, administered by its mother.
of The Queen has granted unto Christopher Bullin, Esq.,
Walton Hall, her royal license to assume, take, and
use the surname, and bear the arms, of Leyland.
forOn Thursday, a builder, named Martin; was fined 40s.
gnotuer ProvidingstreProvidingproper fencing round a building in
.c-.
Matherson, the proprietor of the island of Lewis,
61n ds placing a steamer on the station to ply between
"sgow or Liverpool and the Island of Lewis.
Ah few days since a man named Jones, living in Saint
afire a-buildings, St. Anne's-street, destroyed himself in
Q tfoo.f delirium tremens, by cutting his throat with a table

BIRKENHEAD COMMISSIONERS.—At the adjourned
meeting of this body, on Tuesday, Mr. Mallabv alluded
to what had been stated by Mr. J. N. Wood at a previous
meeting of the board, viz., that he (Mr. M.) had advised
the chairman of that board to suppress a communication
which had been received from the Liverpool Dock Com-
mittee ; and that he had, in some way or other, contrived
to induce the chairman and others cognisant of that com-
munication not to act upon it. He was not confident as
to the exact words, and there seemed to have been some
variation in the newspaper reports from what was spoken.
But what he had to declare was this :—First, that on the
very morning the communication was made known to
him—and, if he recollected the words distinctly, they were
something of this nature, that the chairman was requested
to inspect the plans of the landing-stages then lying in the
Liverpool Dock-office—when he first saw that communi-
cation, so far from advising its being suppressed, he re-
commended the chairman, Mr. Rendel, Mr. Laird, and
Mr. Potter, who, although not a commissioner, was an
inhabitant of some consequence, at once to examine those
plans ; and he knew, from what afterwards took place on
that very day, that they did proceed to examine those
plans. He, therefore, distinctly denied having advised,
or dreamt of advising, the suppression of that communi-
cation, or recommended those gentlemen not to act upon
it. On the contrary, he had advised them at once to
ascertain what the nature of those plans were which the
Liverpool Dock Committee had proposed to be executed
under the act of last year. The Chairman (Mr. J. S.
Jackson) corroborated Mr. Mallaby's statement.—The
receipts at the two ferries for the past year have been
£21,096, being an increase of £5,696 over the previous
year. There had been an increase in the expenditure,
principally arising from the crews to new boats, and the
ferry police, which had materially contributed to the
security and comfort of the passengers. The committee
recommended that any new boats which might be required
to keep up the present working plant of the ferry should
be paid for out of the profits, and that a fund be reserved
for that purpose, no further addition being made to the
capital stock if it could be prudently avoided.
PAVING AND SEWERAGE COMMISSIONERS.--The
committee appointed to take into consideration the Liver-
pool and Manchester Railway Bill respecting the north
tunnel presented their report. They reported that certain
plans proposed by Mr. Woods, to obviate the objections
as to the interference with the sewers, were satisfactory,
but recommended that they should be secured by legisla-
tive enactment. They also thought that dailies should
be introduced into the bill, making it obligatory on the
company to form temporary roads in such of the streets
as will be opened in constructing the tunnel, in order that
the inhabitants may be put to as little inconvenience as
possible, and that the company should be required to pro-
secute their work with all reasonable despatch, under pe-
nalties to be inflicted in case of negligence and unreason-
able delay. The committee, therefore, recommended
that a petition be prepared to be presented against the bill,
if, contrary to all reasonable expectation, the directors
should refuse to accede to the terms suggested. The
report was received, and referred back to the committee,
with full powers to carry it into effect. A resolution to
the following effect was also passed :—The attention of the
board having been called to the branch railway to be
formed from Rainhill, and which is to enter at the north
end and cross Boundary-street on a level with the street,
resolved, that it be an instruction to the committee to
stipulate that a bridge be thrown over that portion of the
street over which the railway crosses, in order to prevent
accidents and delay.—A letter was then read from Mr.
Walker, auditor, recommending an amalgamation between
the collectors of rates for this board and the collectors of
the parish. The parish rate allowed in 1843 was calcu-
lated to produce £100,826 5,. Od., whilst the amount
received from 13,900 collections was only £63,886 ss. 3d.,
being £63 7s. 3d. per cent. The paving and sewerage rate
in 1843 was calculated to produce £59,169 3s. 11d. The
amount received from 17,479 collections was £41,720 Is.
Ild., beine £7O 10s. 2d. per cent. The letter was referred
to the auditors, and the board agreed to meet a deputation
from the Select Vestry next Thursday. The application
for the Dock Committee to be allowed to place rails for
the contemplated railway along the line of the docks, was,
after some little conversation, referred to Mr. Deane to
report as to the powers of the commissioners

ynkTTEMPT TO MURDER.—On Friday week a young
17/1 at Manchester, named Brooks, attempted to murder
throat with a razor. She is, however, recovering.
on le
Great Western steam-ship departed for New York
B.9ngeartstirdaY, carrying out from sixty to seventy pas-
the amongst whom was the Count de Talaru, and
ttsual mail.
BLO
e„ WING MEAT.—On Thursday, Stephen Sharp,
21)Peras-hill, and Charles Locock, London-road, were
'414 fled lOs and costs, for exhibiting two lambs for
winch had been blown.
Vnother effort is now being made in Manchester to
.11°.."91e the removal of the assizes, as far as regards the
ese of the Salford hundred, from Liverpool to Man-
Chester.
lei:ktter
ctiae meeting of the Birkenhead Watch Committee,
Investi week, the charge against Inspector Hall was
that gated, and the committee came to the conclusion
the officer had not exceeded his duty.
verlast week a young married woman, at Preston, in a
her elfchlY state, and the mother of two children, hung
state her own house. She had been in a very low
t‘ formsome time, in consequence of being so expensive
aer husband through illness.
A 4, a DOG NUISANCE.—During the hearing of a case
ue Police-court, on Saturday, Mr. Rushton advised
7Par
;ghbitie who were annoyed by dogs in their respective
ourhoods to inform the Commissioner of Taxes of
heetbnujeance, and to request of him to lay a tax upon

to /
boil 1", EXPLOSION.—On Friday last, the steam-
er at the cotton-mills of Messrs. Smallpage and Lord.
taetr°,leY, blew up with a terrible explosion, and col:fl-
eet:del !demolished a fire proof building of three stories,
and " the dnng
b oiler the cotton
.warehouse, the scutching rooms,
house
toIs,TOVNDING FACT.—For the cheap train, advertised
the?" persons from Preston to London and back, to see
ter :ague bazaar, at Covent-garden Theatre, only twenty
total took tickets out of the whole of this densely
.eauvitt_lated district A long train was prepared for the le stn; ; but the very limited number stated were all that
eet by it.
iis.l?_"AL ACCIDENT.—On Monday, James Hughes was
broke
from a horse, in Breck-road, had his right thigh
he (pen,. He was taken to the Northern Hospital, where
fre„e° on Monday last. It appeared that death ensued tuit‘Tvo,bstruction of the bowels, and that such obstruction
tease,' have been caused by the position in which the de-
, was compelled to lie in the hospital.
Wednesday last, a boy named Pickering, six years
by ,„ dog.
in Toxteth Park, died from injuries inflicted
the u°g. On Tuesday week previous a dog was lyingon
Ilea steps of a house, when the deceased went and sat
don! its The deceased was immediately seized by the
° .`cno got hold of him by the face and dragged him off
e ste
ceased and he could not be released until he, (the de-
re vvas bitten through the nose, about the eyes, and
ceived several other wounds, which ended in his death. 200
LOGICAL GARDENS.—The second grand
,fe'le of
theTh "son came off at these beautiful grounds on Friday.
„cite attendance was as usual very numerous, and the py-
reprlhnic displays gave the greatest satisfaction. The
buri7entations of the eruption of Mount Hecla—of the
seel ung lava descending down the slopes of the mountain,
m of the rising of Mount Krabla to a great height, with
ita sadden and magnificent eruption, called forth repeated
rlellwdits from the persons assembled. Previous to the
ser.et?rks, the camera obscure and centrifugal railway
the io full operation, and the evening was enlivened by
ai
_Performance of Mr. P. Stubb's Royal Harmonic
osn The next opportunity which the public will have
pr!viteessing these deservedly popular displays will be on
'day next.
Run.
cards APFAIRS.—The weather, for a few days to-
cohe close of the last month was warm ; and being
ahowtnPanied with a few gentle and refreshing " April
vet „ 'rs," and the ground at the same time being in a
4,1,1:be110w state, vegetation, in consequence, made very
ht.Z., Progress ; oats and beans made most excellent
apace : the grass in meadows and pastures shot up
se„,_', and assumed a lively hue ; the wheat crop improved
hu7ilderfully in appearance; the apple bloom burst the
With' and the stone-fruit trees became white as a sheet
Isowblossom. But the cold N.E. winds, the cold
of ors, sometimes accompanied with hail, and the frost
Weetc,°lldaY, Tuesday, and the morning of yesterday
to be have so much checked vegetation, that it appears
18
Yet °N° almost at a standstill, and in most places there
am out little grass. Many farmers are without hay,
but ;"oe turned their cattle not only into the pastures,
reaPto the meadows; thus the next crop of hay is al-
hey'eY. to a certain extent, anticipated ; some farmers
Of th readY laid their milch cows out. In consequence
the scarcity of fodder, and the coldness of the weather,
cause do not give much milk, which is doubtless one
few f_ of the late rise in the price of butter and cheese; a
w he
The !tuners in the Fylde have commenced making cheese.
elan at crop, though in general a good colour, is, in
!°otls Places, particularly on the lighter soils, deficient of
1,2 Ind the ground appears somewhat bare. Several
ge,gu_e r ylde have top-dressed both wheat and oats with
resn„u. Potatoe planting is already far advanced ; and
for of the farmers are busy preparing their turnip land
Hue reception of the seed.—Preston Chronicle.
latetj'aoPnourA.—On Thursday, an inquest was held on
Jame
Alias, labourer, of Kent-terrace, Kent-street, aged
teftelllt appeared that on the Friday previous, he was
bled hill, and Mr. Marshall, surgeon, who was called in,
see,„`_ll,nl and administered other remedies which the case Set'uu.l to require. No improvement took place,.and on
fretutin,aYevening when tea was offered to him, he shrank
hydro with the feelings of aversion common in cases of
tr,.°bia. It was then discovered that ten months
4titt e Poor fellow had been bitten by a on the little
]lever of the right hand. There being some revson to be-
an, eat tha •
shall t time that the dog was affected by rabies, the
11 was killed, and the wound cauterised. Mr. Mar-
vikg len Procured a consultation of the faculty which
leek, tended by Sir Arnold Knight, M.D., Dr. M'Cul-
diee and other medical men of celebrity, and such reme-
iat eillejeeje administered, as were believed to be effective,
!Yeapt`nont avail, as the deceased exhibited all the worst
litre °°lB of the disease in rapid succession, and expired
't fete-a
agony at three o'clock on Wednesday afternoon.
tdhisee'sel',lrs before t.he fatal termination of this horrible
at it e convulsions of the patient were so violent,
eet, was found necessary to secure his hands and his
hire iau°,l the strength of six men was scarcely able to hold
reeled bed- He was acquainted with the nature of his
Was and continued sensible to the last. The deceased
054 jr,4ine, athletic, young fellow • and has left a wife On Tuesday evening, a public meeting of the Operative
vet children to, lament his loss.' The jury returned Protestant Association was held at Toxteth-hall, for the
b. rd en
11,4. Died of hydrophobia.". We are informed purpose of expressing their unabated hostility to the pro-
,se 'alarshall that the professional gentlemen who saw posed increased grant to Maynooth. The meeting was
resin contemplated, on the day of the man's death, the very numerously attended, and the greatest enthusiasm
'ecor„3lnent of the worali or woorara, which is strongly was evinced. The chair was occupied by Richard Her-
at amended by Mr. Waterton, the celebrated traveller, bord, Esq.
c'rrZrnetlial agent not unlikely to be successful in this The Rev. Mr. HUNT, of St. Saviour's, proposed the
P'Ste „e disease. The proposal, however, was not carried first resolution as follows :
,veciesrect in consequence of imperfect knowledge of the " That it is the opinion
.of this eneedtine, that the mea-
ski quantity to be used, the best mode of employing sores which are now being adopt! by her Majesty's
`Fseh,, the time which would be allowed to open the Ministers with reference to Popery in general, and
.to the
°l'tq°P Cs!: ensued institute artificial respiration before coma endowment of the College of Maynooth in particular,
'n lt is very desirable that the attention originate in a desire to separate religion from the govern-
iftatlererofession should be directed to this subject. We ment of the state, and this meeting solemnly declares..
1,1;11 1,411 d there is a considerable quantity of this power- every such proceeding to be unconstitutional, anti-cliris-
f4o°*"" in the possession of a gentleman in this town, tian, and unscriptural."
't tl,atcl willingly furnish a portion to proper parties He rejoiced that the obnoxious government measure had
purposesL TAE aAgft,„ of experiment . roused a spark of Protestant feeling in the country which
TARISTRATES AND THE LICENSED VICTUAL- it would be found exceedingly
.difficult to extinguish. He
ter,ida;--„4 special meeting of magistrates was held on had heard that day that only sixty of the Lords would op-
`° consider the folloring three propositions sub- pose the bill • but still, if the people were faithful to their
ore Wit: 7,, a deputatiou froni the licensed
totvicuallers : trust, though' the present aspect of affairs was menacing,
erases That licensed victuallers be allowed open their the best resu:ts might eventually aucceed.
div.rior
ay the sale of ale, spirits, &c., at the conclusion The Rev THOMAS NOLAN delivered a long and very
4t he service in the parish churces, on Sundays— eloquent speech in support of the resolution. He con-
tt:hist elf-past twelve, p.m.—Second : That the police tended that the Protestant clergymen of this country had
lirdt list
to assist licensed victuallers to compel resisted the flood-tide of revolutionary fury, rolled back
L°ltnlleden or riotous persons to quit their premises, when the surges, and brought men into power, who smiled
ee.0111,,P°4 so to do.—Third : That in the event of a with contempt. upon the Protestant community
thatand cast
th
Alai going into a public-house during the legal aside the petitions of the people. He rejoiced.e
st 0° ending persons there of whom he may com- operative classes were
comeard as. manfully at this
liersego e, shall notify the same to the licensed vietualler, eventful crisis as they had forward before when the
et, ad be allowed a reasonable time to remove such Tractarian innovations threatened to destroy the. church,
tati*up and that the police shall not lay any informa- and that they were determined to transmit their Protes-
t! set, ess the licensed victualler afterwards permit such tant principles unimpaired to posterity. He showed at
th'telot, Z,P,ersons to remain on his premises.—The depu- some length that the proposed grant to Maynooth could
t'e `odreve whilst the magistrates were discussing be made the means of more extensive domination in the
Watree..,'l24;°flp.o,sitions, and having been verbally informed by hands of the hierarchy of Rome than £400,000 a-year
ttled clerk of the decision, a written decision being given towards the endowment of the Romish clergy. In
teNtis forthey immediately proceeded to the Clarendon conclusion, he called upon the operatives to disappoint
4,ede,,'s the Purpose of making a report of their pro- the expectations of the ministry, and not to let the pre-
eviet3,, to a general meeting of the society, which had sent agitation and union die away, but, at. the period of
hfatsheV been called by public advertisement. Mr. the next election, to give vent to their feelings by return-
sothe depottk the chair; and Mr. Parkinson, on the part ing men opposed to any advance of Popery. He was very
sitie.ation, stated the grounds for the several pro- loudly applauded throughout.
Ohre) were' and reported that, as to the first, the magis- The Rev. Mr JAMES, of St. David's,. proposed the se-
tav had of opinion the present' clause (for closing till cond resolution to the effect, that, in the opinion of the
secondess tbieen beneficial, and that there had been fewer meeting, it was incumbent. on every Christian voter to
hateth , tkr_nnkennesa during divine service. As to the exercise his political privilege in endeavouring. to. return
thin ° e had the instructions requested; and. as to parliament such members as would aid in restoring to
its lariat that. they could enter into no compromise, our national assembly that. sound Protestant tone which
kilacieztlizdeerekiatls7ith every case as it came before them upon formerly characterised its proceedings. He compared
It thus appeared that none of their re- Sir Robert Peel to an unnatural father who refused to
00 rest) ueen successful.—Mr. Gerard, in an eloquent give a morsel of bread to his sons, but who gave almost
whs,itiee'uauovved the very reasonablee character of the pro- the entire loaf to a big beggarman, who, when he
vr„le,h ee'tsaend Pointed out a number of annoyances to had gst it boasted that he had obtained.all he wanted by
tr "Id Or,lucans were exposed, which, he stated, they the force of his shillelagh. He complained that the Pre-
*eat ien--3' Partially remedy.—Mr. Hibble followed at mier, by taking the duty off arsenic, had given the Pro.
aZie frerfi, and urged the trade to persevere until they testants as large a dose of that poison as they. required;
of eh t, fro
the
move ere
the odious. restrictions and penalties to and that he had given all the honey of the hive to the
tete.,
.13104_, e now liable; and he strongly complained. Papists,.who never asked him for it, and now refused to
thF In which the law was magisterially adminis- return him any thanks for his gift.
tihioll'pousit; town.—The meeting terminated by a vote, Mr. THOMAS INMAN seconded the motion, and, in
copy' carried, that the Secretary write to his wor- the course of his address, informed the operatives that the
t 14,1 Of t7,4eYor, requesting to be furnished with a written Toxteth-hall would immediately be opened as a Protes-
etvtilks toute, answers made to the deputation ; and with tent reading-room.
to Ai 'le A.ilayor, and also to the deputation, espe- After a vote of thanks had been passed to the Chair.
Mr' Htbble.
man, the meeting separated.

DOCK COMMITTEE, THURSDAY.—The Sub-committee
of Works reported that they could find no site for central
graving docks which they could recommend to the general
committee. Mr. Henderson regretted this decision, and
said he thought the land at the east side of the Prince's
Dock Basin might be appropriated for the purpose. Mr.
Aikin said that plans had been prepared some time ago,
but it was found that the expense would be so enormous
that they could not, with any regard to the interest of the
trust, recommend their being made in that position.
After some conversation, in which Mr. Evans and Mr.
Tobin opposed the site proposed, and Mr. Boyden and
Mr. Kendall spoke in favour, Mr. Henderson proposed
that the attention of the Sub-committee of Works be di-
rected to the Prince's Dock Basigiond the land to the
eastward thereof, as a suitable site.Wl. the central graving
docks, and to report thereon. On a division the motion
was carried by a majority of 11 to 7. A letter was read
from Mr. Dawson, inclosing affidavits taken before ma-
gistrates as to the conduct of the crew of the Point of Ayr
life-boat, in rescuing the crew of the Mermaid steamer.
The magistrates before whom the evidence was given, ex-
pressed their disapprobation of the statements made
against the master and crew of the life-boat ; they consi-
dered that they had done their duty in an exemplary
manner, and were perfectly effective. It having been
stated that the secretary had written for an explanation of
that part of the charge which stated that, although the
guns had been fired from the evening of one day to the
morning of the next, no notice was taken by the crew of
the life-boat, the subject was again referred.--Mr. Aikin
proposed that the subscription to the Northern and
Southern Hospitals should be increased for this year from
100 to 200 guineas. After considerable discussion as to
the legality of the appropriation, the motion was carried
by a majority of 10 to 8. The Chairman objected to the
money being paid until the resolution had passed the
Council, as he bad no doubt it was illegal. A letter from
Mr. J. W. Green, as to the conduct of Mr. Askew, was
referred to the sub-committee. On the motion of Mr.
Bold, seconded by Mr. Tobin, Mr. Nicol was requested
to withdraw his letter resigning his seat on the Committee
of Works. Mr. Bold called the attention of the com-
mittee to a letter signed by Mr. Askew, which had ap-
peared in the Standard, but it: was considered as the
letter was signed by Mr. Askew in his capacity as water
bailiff, the committee could nut interfere. Mr. Bold
hoped the matter would be brought up in Council, as Mr.
Askew had given Captain Evans the lie direct.

THE MAYNOOTH GRANT

TREASURE TROVE.—A few days ago the workmen em-
ployed in pulling down a range of old buildings, extending
from Elliot-street to Ranelagh-street, discovered 180 so-
vereigns carefully concealed in a lath and plaster wall.
The men immediately divided the booty, and dispersed to
spend it in drink, and very few have been at work since.
On the facts being made known, conjectures amongst the
neighbours were numerous, but seemed unsatisfactory,
until some one happened to recollect that the house had
formerly been occupied by Harriet Bentley, a courtezan,
who, a year or two ago, obtained some notoriety from her
connexion with a fellow named Anderson, who was trans-
ported for having been connected with many large
bank-note robberies. It is generally believed that these
sovereigns are part of the ill-gotten gains of Anderson,
who, perhaps with some faint expectations of one day re-
turning to this country, had kept his secret, in the hope of
finding safe at some distant period the treasure which he
had concealed.