The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1848-01-18 00:00:00

lan. 18, 1848.

THE SILVER CRADLE.—At the Mayor's dinner, on
Thursday last, his worship, in returning thanks for the
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health of Mrs. Horsfall, informed the company that that
The Dock Committee, on Thursday, obtained loans of lady had just augmented the number of her Majesty's
saoney to the amount of £19,980, at 5 per cent. interest. subjects, and as she was, according to the legal decision
On Tuesday, Owen Jones, who had just come from of the town-clerk, within the meaning of the charter, en-
Wales for medical advice, and was lodging in Spring- titled to a silver cradle, it was his worship's intention not
Place, fell down and died of apoplexy. to offend against a venerable, and in his case, a profitable
The fine steam-ship Sarah Sands, having lately under- custom. It appears, if old records be true, that if a chili
one extensive improvements, will sail for New York on be born to the chief magistrate during his year of office,
naturday. his lady is entitle to a silver cradle for the baby at the ex-
The royal mail steam-ship Acadia, under the charge of pense of the Corporation.
her new commander, Captain J. Stone, sailed for Halifax EASTERN DISPENSARY : CHLOROFORM.—The utility of
and Boston on Saturday, with the usual mails, and about this new discovery needs no further eulogies than the
-fifty passengers, effects produced by it in the case of a girl, fourteen years
On Thursday, during the temporary absence of its in- of age, who had been for four years labouring under a
mates, a house in Canning-street, Evertor), was entered, disease of the knee-joint. Mary Jones, the patient. was
and £l6, (a £lO note and six sovereigns,) with a quantity put under the influence of the chloroform about half-past
Qf valuable clothing, carried away. two o'clock on the afternoon of Thursday. The agent
About a month ago, a young woman, named Martha being applied, the operation was successfully and scienti-
Thompson, who, with her mother, keeps a school in fically performed by Mr. Lockwood. senior surgeon of
Kirkdale, fell down stairs, and was so much injured that the institution. The whole process was effected in less
she died on Tuesday last. than forty minutes, during which the poor child evinced
On Monday, a person named John Bowie went to bed neither pain nor disturbance, but, on the contrary, abr-
in gopd ,health, on board the sloop Industry, and was lute repose. Upon her awakening, the operation being
found dead next morning. The deceased was remarkably over, she looked calmly around her, and asked, "Oh ! is
abstemious in his habits, and died of apoplexy. it off ?" Her stomach was not at all affected. She re-
On Wednesday afternoon, a lady was attacked in Ox- mained tranquil and composed during the night, and ex-
ford-street, by a young man who thrust his hand between pressed herself delighted at getting rid of so troublesome
her muff and breast, and snatched a gold chain, but on an appendage so easily, and appears in every respect in a
finding that there was no watch at the end of it, made fair way of doing well. There were present several pro-
elf without using further violence. fessional gentlemen. all of whon. testified their satisfaction
The dispensaries are now in great want of assistance. at the success of the chloroform, and the expert manner
During the past year thirty-seven thousand persons re- , in which the operation was performed
eeived medical relief from these institutions, and we know ANOTHER OPERATION ON A PATIENT UNDER THE
of no object to which the funds of the benevolent can be INFLUENCE OF CHLOROFORM.—On Friday night
tlast,
more usefully appropriated. an athletic men, who, by an accident, has sustained a rac-
The Corporation obtained in the Bail Court, on Satur- ture of the right thigh hone, close to the pelvis, and also
day, a rule nisi to show cause why the judgment of the a compound fracture of the left leg, underwent, at the
Recorder in the recent claims made by Mr. Snowball and Northern Hospital, in presence of several gentlemen, an
others against the Health Committee for compensation operation, while he was under the influence of chloroform,
for loss of office, should not be quashed.
meeting was held in the Concert Hall, Lord
It A public
honoraryperformed
surgeons
. Williamof
the
institution. Henry
Bainbrigge,
Amputationo ne ofof
theth e
Nelson-street, on Friday, for the purpose of pausisirz reso- thih was effected in the most skilful manner by that gen-
lutions in favour of the abolition of capital Mr. W. Rathbone took the chair, and the sp . ;Its ment. tleinan, at twelve o'clock on the night stated. The patient
Mr. John Smith, Mr. C. Gilpin, Mr. L. completely did the inhalation of
Mr. Vincent, a era were was not aware, until. he awoke on Saturday morning, of
Heyworth, and what had taken place, so . .
DEATH.— Saturday morning, SUDDEN DE
aged 72, named f 1 , the chloroform..fi
find that
all sensation
issednosaintgiown ofwell. We
leOarnnmfraoktninag
g, as a female, ' inquiries, we n
Ellen Jones, residing in Midgliall-street' 1 gentleman who was present at a former successful opera-
was assisting her daughter to carry water from the cellar, ! tion by Mr. Bainbrigge, which we noticed last week, that
she suddenly fell down and expired. She had previously , we, by mistake, stated that Mr. B. was house surgeon of
been in a declining state of health. At the inquest, before the institution named, in place of " one of the honorary
Mr. Curry, held on the same day, the verdict returned t surgeons," who alone perform operations. ' was "death from apoplexy." A THIEF IN DISGUISE.—The neighbourhood of Wind-
FATAL ACCIDENT.—About one o'clock on Wednesday sor-street was thrown into a state of excitement on the
•morning, as a woman was passing along Grafton-street, 6th instant. A woman entered the house of a lady in
she observed fire issuing out of a cellar occupied by a Buckingham-terrace, and requested her to purchase some
woman named Margaret Ball. Alarm was given and the , articles of wearing apparel, which she produced. They
cellar door was forced open, when the whole room was , were of a very inferior description, and the lady refused.
found in a blaze, and Mrs.' Ball, the only inmate, was , The woman became offensively importunate, and her
burnt to death. 1 language and actions were extremely coarse, which
On Tuesday Lord Stanley, Lord Anson, the Hon. aroused the suspicion of the lady, who, upon a close in-
Colonel Stanley, and Captain Horuby met at Rainford to spection of her countenance, discovered, to her astonish-
shoot. over Lord Derby's preserves. The total head of ment and terror, that it was a man dressed in female at-
game killed by the party was 416, which was sent off to I tire. The lady, assuming all the composure and firmness
the Liverpool market. On Wednesday Sir John Gerard I she could command, told him to quit the house imme-
and three friends shot, at Moss Bank, near St. Helen's, i diately, or she would call her husband. The fellow said
124 head of game. ' very coolly, "Is your husband at home, then ?" She
COMPLIMENTARY DlNNER.—Messrs.Wilmerand Smith said, "Yes," and commenced to call him by name. The
gave last night to persons in their employ a most excellent ruffian very nimbly collected his goods and made off. To
dinner at the Brunswick Hotel, Hanover-street. The add to her terror, just as he turned the door his cloak
-chair was occupied by Mr. Wintle, and after the usual flew open, and she saw a pistol in his hand. As soon as
toasts and songs, and a high compliment to the worthy this was made known the inhabitants became alarmed ;
host, the company, nearly 30 in number, separated, all search was made, but no one could tell which direction he
expressing the great enjoyment they experienced. took, although many had seen him lurking about before
SPECIE IMPORTS.—Since our last the following vessels, he entered the house.
with specie, have arrived in the Mersey • namely, the IMPOSTORS.—It is well, at the present time, when there
packet-ship Liverpool, from New York, £lO,OOO, and the are so many claims upon the means of the benevolent, to
Texan, from Mazatlan, 30,000 dollars, arrived on Tuesday; caution the public against impostors, who endeavour to
the Abbots Reading, from Islay, with dollars and bars of reap a harvest in the general scramble for relief. We
silver amounting in value to 100,000 dollars, arrived on have had placed in our hinds a document purporting to
Wednesday ; and the steam-ship Hibernia, from New be a " certificate" signed for " John Booth," in behalf of
York, £90,000, arrived on Sunday. his " orphan niece," Ann, aged ten years, stated to have
On Wednesday, Mary Matthews, a prisoner in the Bo- been " deaf and dumb from her birth ;" setting forth
rough Gaol, died from bronchitis. She was tried at the that her uncle (the bearer) is a person of excellent cha-
sessions in March last, on a charge of felony, and sent- racter ; and desirous to raise " a sum sufficient to defray
enced to transportation for seven years.—On the same her expenses for admission into the School for the Deaf
day another prisoner, named James M'Kenna, died in the and Dumb in this town for four years, with clothing, &c.,
gaol hospital from gangrene of the legs, the result of na- as required by that establishment." The case is, according
turd causes. He had been committed' is, the 29th De- to this document, recommended to the benevolence of the
camber last, as a vagrant. Christian public, is dated " Vestry-room St. Mary's,
THEATRE-ROYAL.—The Theatre-Royal was suddenly Kirkdale," and appears to have been signed by the Rev.
closed on Saturday week, in consequence of Mr. Simpson, D. James, the minister, H. M'Neile, and a large number
the lessee, having demanded from Mr. Coleman, the sub- of the most respectable individuals of the clergy and laity
lessee, three months' rent in advance. This
not being of the town and neighbourhood. Amounts are appended.
forthcoming Mr. Simpson, we hear, locked up-the doors. A few, and very few, of the signatures may possibly be
Mr. Macready was in Liverpool ready to fulfil his engage- genuine, the parties having been deceived. The mass of
ment, last week, as announced, but on being informed of them, though most ingeniously done, and evidently by an
the state of affairs he returned to London. adept in this kind of work, are clearly forgeries. To add
__LIVERPOOL ART UNlON.—the drawing for the various to the deceit, the name of Mr. Wm. Smith, assistant
allotments in this union took place or, Tuesday. The ti 1. overseer, is not only amongst the list pf donors, but ap-
k2W.ing is the allotment of the prizes :—Thornas Boucle pears to a voucher, at the conclusion, to the authenticity
i,E .James Prowe, £2O; John Fairclough, £5 :H. Curry, of the " document," and is very craftily worded, in order
'.4. y., John Okill,
.£2O ; W. T. M`Gregor, £5 ; Miss B. (in its language) "to prevent any improper use being
Atkinson, £5 ; Thomas Harrison, £3O ; Thomas Gibbons, made of this testimonial."
£25 ; Robert Henderson, £10; J. F. Anderson, £lO ; DEATH BY A FALL FROM A MAST-HEAD.—An inquest
George Withers, £lO ; Thomas Warburton, £2O ; R. C. was held on Saturday, before Mr. Curry, on view of the
Gardner, £5 ;S. Walters, £l5 ; and James Clough, £5. body of Richard R. Pietch, a youth of eighteen years of
The investigation into the affairs of Messrs.
Boydell age, who belonged to, and had served for two voyages in
and Williams at the bankruptcy court, has been again the American ship Ashburton. It appeared that on Fri-
schourued. Mr. Dodge contended that the bankrupts day forenoon deceased was taking a strap off the wizen
ought not to pass, as a great number of leaves had been royal mast-head of the ship, ( then lying in the Waterloo
abstracted from the letter book. The bankrupts account- Dock,) when he lost his hold, and felt head first on the
ed. for the omission, of many of these by saying that they thick iron rail of the bulwarks below, which was much
related to private matters, but as sufficient explanation bent by the force of the falling body, which instantly
as not given. about the remainder, the commissioner said dropped into the dock and disappeared. Grappling-irons
that further inquiry was
_necessary:
were procured, and he was got up in about ten minutes,
FATAL EFFECTS OF INTOXI
man named James Hargreaves,cagevedrox.—On Saturday, a quite dead, and with blood oozing from his ears. The
out, and who resides coroner said the question simply was,—did the deceased
in Toxteth-park,
where he had bee his aged
48,
from the docks, die from dislocation of the neck, from the fracture of the
when he pro 4nmweotroking, in a state of intoxication, head, or by drowning, or otherwise. The jury first re-
proceeded up stairs to bed—but, like most turned a verdict to the effect that death was caused by the
drunken people, he was not contented with his situation fall, on the opinion that he was instantly killed by hitting
ther
the rail ; but this not being sufficiently definite, the corm
kitchen.e and
got up again, with the view of coming to the '
his footing,ln doing so, however, he unfortunately missed , net required a re-consideration, as there was no evidence
fell, and so fractured his skull upon the stairs, show that death immediately ensued through the body
to that he died from the injuries in a few hours afterwards. of deceased striking the rail. The jury, upon this, re-
surev TOMS APPOINTMENTS.—Mr. R. Chapman, landing quired a post mortem examination. Mr. Tearne, assistant
Mr, Howe
of the second class, has been selected to succeed surgeon to the Northern Hospital, to which the body had
pMartmlleowe as inspector-general of the Warehousing De- been taken, had previously said he could not assign the
nt of the London Customs. An additional inspec_ cause of death without a post mortem examination, which
tor-general is also appointed at Liverpool, and Mr. St. the coroner deemed unnecessary, and an expense to the
tals
been
of the landing surveyors of the port of London, county. The coroner said it rarely happened that death
en selected for the very responsible office. Mr.
Barber, landing surveyor of Liverpool, and Mr. Rolls, ensued instantaneously from the greatest violence of an
accident. Some little life was generally left ; and if, after
landing waiter of the first class in the port of London' the deceased struck the ship, the smallest portion of life
succeed Messrs.
Chapman and St. John as landing sur: remained, which was afterwards extinguished by the water,
veyors on the London establishment.
THE BRUNSWICK CLUB.—This club has now been the death (in law) was caused by the drowning. If a man
were stabbed through the heart, and instantly fell over
opened a fortnight, and it has during that time gained into the water, in which the remains of life were extin-
a ____en character that cannot fail to aid its ultimate success. guished, that would be a case in which "death by drown-
When a single individual professses to give to the public ing" should be returned. He himself should have no
advantageshis
they never before possessed, and to place them hesitation, were he on the jury, in finding a verdict which
the ies own management, he is apt to be regarded in he trusted would be satisfactory. He should say the de-
same light as the puffing quack of the age; but when ceased was drowned.—The jury persisted in requiring a
the full, and more than the full terms of the prospectus post mortem.—The coroner said he entirely dissented
are fulfilled, his situation becomes at least enviable. from their expressed opinion ; but he was glad, in one
.B.ll_ch is the case of the worthy host of the Brunswick— respect, that they had so maintained their position, as it
_ Whiteman." lie originated tl4 Brunswick Club--he would show that he had been wrongly accused when it
dissued a prospectus with advantages so great the public was stated elsewhere that he had an undue influence on
oubted their realisation ; but on its opening every feature the jury of his court, which led to useless expense : the
is complete ; and he has resigned the:management to a question lay, however, with them as to their verdict. He
committee of annual members. To those
confined at then directed the post mortem to be taken and adjourned
business during the day, the society offers the greatest the case to Monday (yesterday), when a verdict was re-
relaxation—news-room, gymnasium, billiard, chess, li- turned that the deceased died from a fracture in the skull,
brary—and all for the trifling sum of ss. per quarter. caused by the fall.
The members, we learn, now numbers nearly 300. LAUNCH AT PATRICK.—On Saturday afternoon, a THE NORTH-SHORE COTT ON-MII L.—lt is indicative of large iron steamer, named the Trafalgar, built for the
tom slight improvement in the demand for cotton yarn City of Dublin Steam Navigation Company, was launched
all
find that this only cotton mill in our town, and in which from the building-yard of Messrs. Tod and M'Gregor.
ttleoperations had ceased for about four months, has within I Patrick. The circumstance having been previously made
last three weeks partially resumed. The mill, when Public, and the day being fine, the banks of the river were
fully employed, gave bread to nearly 1000 persons. It lined with spectators, eager to witness the interesting
now
_parlgives. employment to from 200 to 300 workers, for six spectacle ; and the masts of all the vessels in the vicinity
iamentary days " during the week, or 58 hours in were decorated with a profusion of flags. The scene
on
_ 0 hours on five days from Monday, and eight hours altogether had a very gay and animated appearance. In
an
tSaturday. Two card-rooms and a throstle -room are the building-yard there were a number of ladies, as also
tion has
portions of the large building in which the resump- Captain Sarsfield, marine superintendent of the City of
rhas taken place, and throstle yarn is produced chiefly Dublin Steam Navigation Company, and other gentlemen
efm exoportation. Even this, however, is aceptable to those interested in steam navigation. The necessary prepare-
_ pl
tyeed, whom Mr. North, the managing partner, has, tions having been completed, about twenty minutes past
with
the usual consideration, as far as possible, selected two o'clock the signal was given, and the ceremony of
most needy of his former workers who conducted
, however naming the vessel having been efficiently performed by
themselves with propriety. It is questionable
Miss Mackinlay, the Trafalgar glided gracefully into the
anrnngto the yet depressed state of the market, and the water, amid the firing of cannon and the hearty accla-
te da nt expenses of keeping up the premises—at work mations of all present. Ample precautions having been
or not—in insurance from fire, rates, watchmen, &e whe taken, not the slightest accident occurred during the
they any profit is derived ,by the proprietors. ',
- launch ; and it may be mentioned, as reflecting no small
THE NORTHERN HOSPITAL.—At the annual meeting credit on the vigilance of the builders, that the same
of this institution, on Tuesday, W. Brown, Esq., M.P , thing can be said with respect to the whole of the nume-
presided. Mr. Anderson, the hon. secretary, read the rous launches which have taken place from their yards.
report, from which it appeared that during the year the The Trafalgar has been built for the City of Dublin
receipts and the expenditure of the institution were Steam Navigation Company, and is intended, we under-
about equal, leaving a balance to the debit of the stand, to carry the mail between Liverpool and Dublin.
institution of £BB3 4s. Od. The secretary then stated 1 She is SOO tons burthen, and her engines, of 350 horse-
that during the past year 2632 cases had been relieved, power, are constructed on the oscillating principle. It is
which were a very considerable increase on any previous expected, from her beautiful mould, that a high rate of
year, owing to the construction of new docks at the north speed will be attained; while at the same time, to fit her
end of the town, by which many accidents were constantly for making the passage in all weathers, she has been
happening. They had found it necessary to increase the built in the strongest possible manner, and may be
accommodations at the hospital, and yet the increase was safely classed as the strongest steamer that has yet
insufficient. The number of beds at present available been launched on the Clyde. She has excellent cabin
'was 105, and there was room in the hospital for 170, but accommodation, and is intended to be fitted UD in
they were unable to provide them for want of funds. At a very superior style. We understand the vessel
-.present they had from ten to twenty beds on the floor, I will be immediately towed up to the harbour, for
and this had continued for three months. Out of the 1 the purpose of receiving her engines, which are all
cases during the year, 1397 had arisen fro.,, accident, and I ready, and she will, in all probability, be finally coin-
the rest were general medical and surgical cases ; 1942 pleted and at sea in the course of two months. After the
-had been cured and 149 died, The chairman, in moving launch had taken place, a numerous party adjourned for
the adoption of the report, paid a high compliment to
the purpose of dedicating a bumper to the Trafalgar.
Mr. Anderson, to whose exertions, the chairman said, the
Health and prosperity to Messrs. Tod and M'Gregor
hospital owed its very existence.
having al,o been proposed, Mr. M'Gregor acknowledged
DEATH ACCELERATED BY AN ATTEMPT AT SELF-DE- the compliinent, and begged to propose "Success to the
_atttueviox.—An inquest was held on Saturday, before the City of Dublin Steam Navigation Company," which
borough coroner, on view of the body of James Sheridan, having Lech in existence, he observed, for twenty-four
aged 62, who lived in a cellar in Edgar-street. Deceased years, had at length thought of coming north for the
bad been in declining health and low spirits for some time, purpose cf getting a vessel built for themselves.
and had in earlier life been a hard drinker. He and his They had sent their marine superintendent, Captain Sars-
l.rife had latterly been in receipt of a small sum weekly field to inspect the steamer, arid he also begged to propose
;from the parish. On Thursday he was taken out of his the health of that gentleman. Captain Sarsfield replied,
,bed, and placed on a chair near the fire, his wife sitting by observing that he had witnessed the proceedings of that
llim• Unobserved he got hold of a razor that lay on a . day with much gratification, for a finer vessel he had
table behind him, and inflicted a wound in his throat. His never seen launched ; and he had no doubt that the corn-
wife got hold of his hand, and took the razor from him. Pant' with whom lie had the honour of being connected
The wound bled but little, and he did not appear to he would soon be induced to come to the same quarter for a
"worse, taking his usual nourishment. As he re quested a repetition of the dose. The health of Miss Mackinlay
doctor to be sent for, Mr. Callan, surgeon, of Mars-bone, and the other ladies present was also duly honoured. We
-was sent for, and promptly attending, stitched up the
wound, applied a plaster, and ordered the patient a pint of may add, that in the yard from where the Trafalgar was
wine, of which launched, we observed other two iron steamers on the
stocks, one of which, belonging to the Peninsular and
he drank about one-half diluted, but died
the same evening, Mr. Callan (who had, as stated by the Oriental Steam Navigation Company, is intended for
'poor infirm widow, paid every attention to the deceased, China, and the other, a larger vessel than the Trafalgar,
and also greatly relieved herself) ve it as his o " to sail between Liverpool and Belfast. We cannot but
that natural death in this case was accelerated bpvlatiohne rejoice at the celebrity which our Clyde ship-builders have
around deceased had inflicted upon himself. The jury
vtturned a verdict accordingly, attrib ' obtained, were it for no other reason than the amount of
ntihtey.vernpte,4 i and workmen.—North British Mail.
a 1 employment which it enables them to give to builders
Irtdeide to the influence of " temporaryut'innsag

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