The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1846-04-14 00:00:00

Korai anb Vrobinriat prixls.

(On Tritlay, the warehouse occupied by Messrs. Jack-
lon and Co., in Auburn-street, Manchester, was de-
stroyed by 'fire. The damage is estimated at £6OOO.
THE PORT OF PRESTON. The Gazette of Friday
contains a notice, appointing the port of Preston, in Lan-
cashire, to be a port for the importation of tobacco.
R• W. Wimpole, at the Chester Sessions on Tuesday,
was sentenced to threef months' imprisonment and bard
labour, for felony.
A joiner in a state of intoxication having got on the
Cheater and Birkenhead Railway, was run over by a train,
and killed.
1:Pa• WESLEY.—We beg to remind our musical friends
that Dr. Wesley appears at the Collegiate Institution this
evening, and, at the request of many individuals, will per-
form on the organ, at the close of his lecture, Spohr's
beautiful overture to " Jessonda,r,
At the Annual County Session, on Wednesday. at
Preston, the magistrates determined, by a majority of 46
to 13, to establish two county lunatic asylums, one in Sal-
ford Hundred, and the other in the Hundred of West
Derby,
TOWER HAMLETS..—A requisition is in the course of
signature, inviting Lawrence Hepworth, Esq., shipowner
and merchant, at Liverpool, and George Thompson, Esq..
an anti-slavery advocate, to become candidates at the next
general election for the Tower Hamlets.
COMMITMENTS.— Yesterday a man named Thomas
Parry, was committed by Mr. Rushton for trial at the
lessions, on a charge of stealing a gair of trowsers in Great
Crossball-street. Isabella Woods, a woman, was com-
mitted for a month for stealing five pairs of boots from a
stall in one of the public markets.
POTATOES.—The much-talked of and greatly magni-
Zd potato famine has happily no existence at Carnarvon.
we have had six arrivals of vessels with potatoes from
Scotland Liverpool
within the week, some of them have left for
iaiverpool finding no demand for them here : the potatoes
Were quite free from disease.—Chester Courant.
FATAL CASUALTY.—On Thursday morning, two men
named James Clay and John Platt, were engaged in form-
ing a grave in the workhouse cemetery. In consequence
of the rain which had fallen, the ground had become soft,
in consequence of which the joists supporting the sides of
the grave became loosened, and the man Kay descended
for the purpose of lightening then, by means of screws,
and whilst ascending the ladder after doing so the grave
gave way on both sides and buried the poor man. Before
the earth could be got out he was a corpse. At the in-
quest, the jury returned a verdict of accidental death.
SERIOUS ACCIDENT.—On Tuesday, the sides of an
Lnitnense sewer now in the course of construction in
Canning-sir set, by Mr. Joy, for the Dock Company, gave
Way in consequence of the late heavy and continued rains,
and a cottage and a blacksmith's shop were buried in the
abyss-likeexcavation. Fortunately, the inhabitants of
sine cottage had timely warning of the impending danger,
Td escaped with the whole of their household furniture.
ahe drain, when complete, is to be twenty feet in diame-
fr, aud will be used in conveying away the backwater
the patent slip.
I'IUSPECTED MURDER.—On Saturday last, about one
nemck, the dead body of a man was found floating in the
tichdale Canal, near the wharf of Mr. King, coal-master,
lder circumstances which tend strongly to show that the
unfortunate deceased had been the victim of some fear-
ai deed of violence. Since the body was found, it has
been identified as that of Mr. Daniel Drinkwater, the
soyerseer of Harpurhey, who had been missing from home
trece Tuesday week, having left home on the morning of
1,3 Ist ultimo to go to Manchester on business.
sh HE AMIABLE STIPENDIARY AGAIN !—On Wednes-
day, Mr. William Jackson, of Byrom-street, was sum -
w;,'',°_e,d before the magistrates for allowing a cellar, of
he was the owner, to remain in an unprotected
~,,71c• The defendant alleged that he was ignorant of the
iTatter until he received the summons, and he then put it
mustroner condition. Mr. Rushton said the defendant
sham Pay 20s. and costs. Defendant :"It is a very great
if sms' Mr. Rushton4os. for that observation ;
soslitico persons as you don't set an example as regards
;I_,` behaviour in the court, how shall we expect it from
hi!_ny of those poor ignorant people who come here? Take
ug "Ito custody." The fines were paid.
the 4Plit'T ADFICE.—The Liverpool Mercury refers to
tnystselejeet of the Oregon dispute in a paragraph as
Queinteresns as a Pythian oracle, observing,—" Persons
may, we implicitly believe, act as if the whole
the on lately in
on dispute were settled, and proclaimed by
teus
cannot
governments as being finally disposed of.
with propriety go into particulars, any more
,aft the former occasion alluded to; but we have the
i•me bow that we had then, on the entire
;nenticity of what we are saying. Peace is secured."
',!nte the Mercury, "We cannot with propriety go into
rticulars," and, we believe, for the same reason, namely,
Ll atvse know little or nothing about them.—Manchesler
Guardian.
SnaaseFus CONDUCT.—At the Police-court, yesterday,
a man named Michael Sweeny, and his little daughter, (a
Pretty interesting child,) were brought before Mr. Rush-
ton, on a charge of illegally taking away and pledging a
quantity of articles belonging to Mrs. Gradwell, of Falk-
ter-street, with whom the girl was servant. It appeared
that the lather had received and pledged beads, trinkets,
&c., which the girl had brought home front her mistress's
house, to the amount, so far as traced, of 7s. The man
said he was ignorant of the property being wrongly come
by; but Mr Rushton stated that it was impossible to
Isa!lPPose so; that he had failed to make proper enquiry in
fFie first instance, and had, in fact, encouraged the girl in
or delinquency. He was required to pay 75., and £5 for
;,ta.e illegal pawning, or to be imprisoned for two months.
411 p. Child was, of course discharged.
isrtovAL MERSEY YACHT CLUB.—The monthly meet-
s'g for April was held on Tuesday evening last, and was
triveirtYt numerously attended. Several gentlemen were ad-
-41 by ballot, and a number of others proposed.
the `mg the latter was his worship the Mayor, who, on
tah,ProPosition of the commodore, seconded by the cap-
wts elected at once by acclamation ; W. H. Wood-
c''"l•, Ivy-cottage, Toxteth-park, Gondola cutter
t, •75 tons, building at Bowes, and will no doubt soon
Rent ,the Mersey with her presence; Augustus Nagle Nu-
is' Southampton, Exquisite cutter, 15 tons ; T.
ter; ;'s Shand, Esq., Spring Wood; James Lister, Ever-
The' and others, who will be .allotted for next month.
taitt sailing committee, prize committee, club-room corn-
rev; ec, and the stewards were appointed for this year. A
aed'ed edition, with additions, of the names of members
la ',Yachts, of the book of list of members and yachts, is
nespgress, and will be ready for the members at the
ketierneeting. Another month will bring us to the corn-
Of theement of the yachting season. Several of the yachts
forgoAtt °lob are already under weih, and othes are being
"t• The Grand Challengeg Cup is fixedr to be sailed
Sxn Saturday, the 18th July.
411 d ,'‘'Nl7lB,NG.—On Wednesday, two men named Gough,
sour alleY and a woman named Ann Tankard, were
00 tTitted for trial, for having inflicted several wounds
nik'P bead of John Hughes, by stabbing him with a
he walB the back part of the head. Hughes deposed that
0404 a labourer, and lived in a court in Kew-street. On
v'eet I'Y night. the complainant and a man named Waters
ttteet'nt° Lupton's public-house, at the corner of Kew-
Liles. • ~They went into the drinking room, and sat toge-
Pediss the prisoners were sitting in the same room im-
Vtres-e'Y opposite. Complainant called for a quart of
`lna's-soY ale, which was brought in and placed before
l'„hio-,°° his companion. Gough seized the nt endeavoured to catch hold of it, but Gough threw
soee'rg and its contents against the fire-place. The pri-
tqttgB then left the house, and when the complainant was
knocks
he found them waiting for him at the door.
igrasped him round the waist ; somebody
.else
h„Lu off his hat ; and Gough stabbed him several times
,ttee." `lack part of the head. Blood trickled down his
were Maltreating
Tankard kept crying out the whole time they
Fnaltfr,eating him—".stick into him." Three knives
I,l'lst'.run on the prisoners.
ON 'ENG OF STOCKDALE AND SON'S CREDITORS—On
eisy la,t, the creditors of this estate held a meeting at
suatek tendon Rooms. Hugh Hornbv, &q. was called
:hie', 9 Preside A statement of the affairs was read.•from
Antoaralt atmeared that the liabilities of the estate were
,"erittio"„s °f £314,414, to meet which, taking into consi-
litere, accounts owing, goods on hand, stock, &c., there
d'Aasaa‘t a rough calculation, about £114,000 clear of the
telaa s'7 estates of the partners which would allow a divi-
laos,4t between 6s. Bd. and 7s. in the pound. It was,
it wer, impossible to speak to anything like certainty,
szet'useient time had not elapsed in order that a more
~Ileo:atenient could be made out. Messrs. Hornby,
4711)h slorsfall, Smith. and It sTrier were the persons
,m'tes„V been appointed by the previous meeting of cre-
gre" Lo lay the present statement before them, and they
,Tietiosre'aPnointed, with power to communicate with
°tlth 8,,* Rotherham and Dixon, two directors of the Bo
Pt() thi°ank, in order to induce them to take the affairs
O 0
hands, and pay the creditors 7s. in the pund.
Otneh"deration of the age of Mr. Stockdale, sen., his
ti own"id. furniture, &c., were handed over to him for
eha, dlsposal and the payment of his private debts,
LYe ys„'rrnan stating that he had known him for twenty-
e° hu7s' and that during that time he had carried on
ii,?lfea,l°l.'ha, in a very creditable manner. t£ was also re-
ti en at all debts in the concern under obe paid
th'tation!he committee have power to make such.rernu-
eY to the Messrs. Stockdale for their services as
aY deem
toe .tarses. fit. -
Itholnes th AN MISSIONARY SOCIETY.—On Tuesday
° twenty-ninth annual meeting of the Liverpool
of this society was held at; Brunswick Chapel, '-elle..,s,reet • nn
br.ueons f nos. Crook, Esq., in the chair. .The eon-
cs`cedis, °r the Liverpool district exceeded those of the
these,
tvg Year by the sum of £267 16s. 7d. This in-
qtt the? the more remarkable when it was recollected
la; eceiPts of the previous year included the sum of
tUanti !Peeial contribution to the Gold Coast and
Zai'ed ”I°o, whereas the receipts of the past year in-
eissi 'ne ordinary income. The society had now
pa'smntous ries and assistant missionaries employed in
of tbe'he wotld. The total number of cern-
epet arigta under the care of the missionaries is 102,730,
t 4 )nereaSe on the preceding year of 1,093. There
htrilltliose.sw.,43l scholars in the mission schoOls, deducting
tee gaq i .0 attend both the day and Sabbath schools,
tr'''ost "crease of 343 durir the year. The commit-
r- 'list, gratefully adverted tOga munificent gift from the
41,,assiZatitorl Foreign Bible Society of £l,OOO to aid in the
-fre t work
044 r I,nc, of printing the Sacred Scriptures in the
l`statrts (V.'age. The condition of their stations in vari-
teejneotn.!
otbet world was more prosperous than usual.
I:loo'ularletrahry
exceededtbe ent socisty for the past year had
Yed t° 2 that of any former year, and had
es 823. The Juvenile, Christmas, and
ti 400 r 8 Offeri •
viti% ngs, Included in the total, exceeded
this The society had not only commenced its opera-
-414.tiv0 hliale_ar free of debt, but with a balance of upwards of
iteee donatt':o_ur of the general treasurer. The subscriptions
tee4intea 't°,.°B from the Liverpool district for 1845
Ittadeng u
", 3,278 4s. sd. At the conclusion of this
atat4vollic°,ction amounting
Ica s aaded to that mad to £3Ol 18s. 9d. was
e a the usual meeting
ulldaY, mounted to £377t 2a. Id.

Captain Richard Houghton, of the 63d regiment of
Bengal Native Infantry, is the youngest brother of our
respected townsman, Richard Houghton, Esq. He acted
as aid-de-camp to General Gilbert, in the first Indian en.
gagement, at Moodkee, and at the second battle he was
appointed assistant adjutant-general to Gilbert's division.
His conduct gained him the high approbation of the
commander-in-chief, Sir Hugh Gough, in whose despatches
he was recommended for consideration, and he has since
been appointed brevet-major in the Indian service.
CHESTER QUARTER SESSIONS.—These sessions were
held last week, before Trafford Trafford, Esq., chairman.
On the motion of the Rev. R. M. Fielden, an offer of
the commissioners of Birkenhead to build a lock-up, and
lease it to the county at a rental of £4.5 per annum, was
accepted. A report from the Lunatic Asylum showed
that a chapel, calculated to hold 150 persons, had been
added to the asylum, at an expense cf £B5O. and that the
number of patients is 175. It is proposed to make cer-
tain alterations, by which accommodation will be provided
for twelve additional patients. The accounts showed a
balance in hand of £1000; of this sum, however, about
£4OO would be required for improvements made or con-
templated. A resolution in favour of appropriating a
certain part of the House of Correction for the reception
of juvenile offenders, on the separate system, proposed by
Mr. R. Wilbraham, and seconded by Col. Torakison,
was carried. A committee to provide a temporary refuge
for juvenile offenders was appointed. The chairman in-
timated his intention to resign at the midsummer sessions.
The treasurer produced the quarterly accounts, from
which it appeared that the receipts, including a balance of
£1403 and £3OO from the river Weaver, were £6408; the
estimated payments, £10,144, leaving a deficiency of
£3736, to meet which a rate of three farthings in the
pound was ordered.
CHURCH OF ENGLAND YOUNG MEN'S ASSOCIATION.
—lt will be seen from an advertisement that the Rev.
Hugh M' Neile will address the members of this associa-
tion on Thursday evening at St. Jude's Church. The ob-
jects are the diffusion of missionary information, to culti-
vate a missionary spirit among young men, to enlist the
warmth and energy of youth in missionary efforts, and to
collect funds in aid of the various departments of mis-
sionary exertion in connexion with the Church of Eng-
land. The civil and social improvement of the youth of
Liverpool, who form a large and most interesting class of
the community, is also a main object of this Society :
for, by directing their susceptible minds into channels
which foster the kindlier feelings of the heart, and by
leading them to consecrate their services more imme-
diately for the amelioration of the spiritual and temporal
condition of all mankind, their own love to their fel'ow-
creatures will be promoted, as well as domestic affections
cherished and enlarged. It is intended that a periodical
course of lectures, on subjects embraced by the Young
Men's Society, shall be delivered. Also monthly conversa-
tional meetings, on appropriate topics, will be held. But
in order to promote these varied objects, a large and ju-
diciously selected library is indispensable. The Commit-
tee, therefore, take this opportunity of respectfully soli-
citing the friends of Christian missions and civilisation to
aid t. em in the establishment of such a library by dona-
tions of books. Works on civilisation, geography, his-
tory, natural history, and likewise missionary registers,
reports. journals, travels, &c. &c., will be thankfnlly re-
ceived by the president, vice-presidents, and any member
of the committee and the secretaries; as will pecuniary
donations and subscriptions.
BIRKENHEAD COMMISSIONERS.—Tbe monthly meet-
ing was held on Tuesday last, W. Jackson, Esq., in the
chair. The Chairman paid a compliment to the memory
of one of their late members, Mr. A. Kerr, and a resolu-
tion was passed recording the Commissioners' sense of his
services, which was ordered to be transmitted to the family
of the deceased. The Chairman read a letter from the
workmen in the building trade relative to the turn-our.
It was to the effect that the masters having stated their
case to the Board, the workmen wished to be allowed the
same privilege, and it was merely signed "The Workmen."
One of the parties was called in, and told in the name of
the Board that they (the Board) had not received any
communicatior from the masters, and, with every respect
for both parties, would not interfere, directly or indirectly,
between masters and men. The proceedings of the Ferry
Committee were to the effect that the Tobermory steamer
had been purchased for the Woodside station, and that
the receipts of the ferry were still on the increase. The
total receipts in March, 1845, were.£l,sB7 ; and in March,
1846, £1,749. The receipts from 23rd April to 31st
March were, in 1845, £19,482, and in 1846, £22,386, each
year respectively. The total expenditure from 23rd April,
'1845, to 31st March, 1846, was £11,917. There was
already an excess of £3,000 over the receipts of the pre-
ceding year. The number of passengers that passed the
ferry daily averaged 9,146, including children and con-
tractors. A statement was submitted for the guidance of
the Law-clerk in reference to the insertion of a clause in
the Liverpool New Dock Bill, to compel the authorities
to give increased accommodation at George's Pier. It
was stated that the Town Council of Liverpool had re-
fused to afford the use of the landing stage for the ferry
boats during the whole of the night. The proceedings
were then confirmed. A rate of Is. was carried for the
lighting and watching, and Is. for the improvement rate
for the ensuing year. The assessment in 1845 was on
£73,018 10s., but this year it would be on £114,348 lOs.
The motion was seconded, and carried unanimously.—
Adjourned