The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1843-01-31 00:00:00

LOCAL NEW,.

LIVERPOOL BOROUGH SESSIONS.—An intermediate ses-
sions of the peace will be held on Mondaj, next before the
Recorder The calendar will contain about 120 prisoners
for trial.

EUTELLPEON.—This fine instrument at Mr. Child's, con-
tinues to attract crowds of visitors, who all express their de-
light at listening to its powerful music. There are at present
six barrels which play a great number of tunes, besides
overtures to Massaniello, Semiramide, and Der Fteischutz.
BANK OF MANCHESTER.—The adjourned special meeting
of the proprietors of the Bank of Manchester is announced
to be held on Monday next, when in all probability some de-
cisive step will be taken with regard to the business of that
mismanaged establishment.

MARTYRDOM OF KING CHARLES I.—Yesterday being
the anniversary of this memorable event, the service ap.
pointed for the day was read at the parish church of St.
Nicholas, in this town, and the Rev. Thomas I\VGill
preached an admirable and suitable sermon on the occasion.
WILLMER AND SMITH'S ETTROPEAN TIMES.--Thisis the
title of a newspaper expressly adapted for readers on the other
side of the Atlantic, and published on the morning of the
sailing of the steamer. The second number will appear on
Saturday next, prepared for the Acadia, which sails that day ;
and We imagine that those who have friends in the western
world, could not send them a more acceptable remembrance
than,one of these papers.

NORTHERN CIRCUIT.—APPOINTMENT FOR THE SPRING
ASSIZES, 1813.—Judges :—Mr. Baron Parke, Mr. Justice
Coltman, and Mr. Baron Rolfe :
York Wednesday
Lancaster . . . Wednesday
Appleby ... Wednesday,
Carlisle . Saturday
Newcastle . . Saturday •
Liverpool . . . Wednesday
Durham.-- Saturday

Ist March,
Ist March,
Bth March,
11th March,
18th March,
22d March,
25th March

THE FUNDS, SATURDAY EVENING.-At the Stock Ex-
change to-day business has not taken an extensive range,
though quotations were steadily supported. Consols for
money and the account closed at 9-1 i to 1; Bank Stock, 1721
to 1734 ; Exchequer Bills, 635. to 655. prem. ; India Stock,
263 to 2t4; India Bonds, 60s. to 61s. premium; Three per
Cents. Reduced, 97i ; Three-and-a-Ball' per Cents. Re-
duced, 102 , New Three-and-a-Half per Cents., 1011 to -4. ;
and Long Annuities, 13. In foreign securities, Spanish
Actives were quoted 181 to 19 ; ditto New, 231 to 24 ; Por-
tuguese Converted, 36 to 1; Mexican, 311 to 21; Dutch
Two-and-a- Half per Cents., 52i to 3; Dutch Five per
Cents., 1034-; Colombian, 2n to 4; Brazilian 74 to 75 ; and
Belgian, 1034 to 103 g.

TOWN COUNCIL.—The usual monthly meeting of the
council will take place to-morrow, but the proceedings for
consideration do not appear to comprise matters of more
than ordinary interest. The principal subjects appear to he,
the proceedings of the Paid Officers' Committee on the legal
queStion relating to the office of Serjeant-at-Mace, and " the
laying a watch-rate upon the parish of Liverpool, the town-
ships of Kirkdale and Everton, and those parts of the town-
ships of West Derby and Toxteth-park which are within the
borough," from the infliction of which we confidently hope
the council will spare us. We perceive that Mr. Thomas
Boothby is recommended as inspector of hackney coaches,
Mr. Thomas Ashbrooke as assistant clerk in the Treasurer's
office, and Mr. Robert Topping as Mr. Shuttleworth's prin-
cipal clerk. We believe the new arrangement recommended
by the Paid Officers' Committee, for adoption in the Town.
clerks office, will come into operation the week after next.
TIIE DEAD ALIVE.—UNEXPECTED RESURRECTION.---A
man sailed from this port about fourteen months ago as
steward of a vessel, bound to Calcutta, having a short time
previous to his departure taken to himself a wife, He left
with a mercantile firm in the town a sum of £4O, and about
two months ago his affectionate spouse called upon them in
great affliction for the money, stating diet she had received
intelligence of his having died abroad. They declined to
comply with her request until they had some evidence of the
fact alleged ; but the disconsolate widow took out letters of
administration and compelled them to surrender what pro-
perty they held of her deceased husband. The accounts
were accordingly settled; but on Monday, letters were re-
ceived announcing his arrival in London, and that he should
be in Liverpool in a day or two. Whether the meeting be-
tween the happy pair would be a joyful one to the wife on
account of his resuscitation, or the husband on account of
the loss of his money, is a point which must be left to time
to decide.

FIRE.—On Sunday morning, at about half-past one
o'clock, a fire was discovered to have broken out in the spirit
vaults (a shop) occupied by Mr. Thomas Hignett, Cockspur.
street, corner of Westmoreland-street. No one was on the
premises at the time, and the flames, from the combustible
nature of the interior, speedily assumed a Very menacing ap.
pearance. The alarm was given, and in a very short time
two engines and four water-carts with a strong body of fire-
police under Mr. Whitty and Mr. Hewitt, reached the spot,
though not until the flames had burst through the windows
and doors and spread half across the street. By great exer-
tions the fire was completely got under in about an hour, the
loss being confined chiefly to the ground floor or shop, which
was entirely gutted of its woodwork, the stock in the casks,
&c. The premises are three stories high from the ground,
and the upper two were saved. The effect of the fire on the
paunelled woodwork and frames of the doors and windows,
&c., in the shop part was remarkable, much of it being left
in a charred state, resembling curious and regularly waved
carved work, running in a direction with the grain of the
wood. A considerable quantity of spirits in casks and kegs
—and which greatly added to the fierceness of the blaze--
was consumed, as also the fixtures, only fragments of which
in a charred state now remain, The origin of the fire is not
yet known, but an opinion is entertained that it arose from
an escapement of gas. Tlle premises were we understand
insured,