The Liverpool Standard, and General Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1854-10-03 00:00:00

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.44 Laren and rto rer• ,
'thevise the Purge.
TIT-saytng rannieipal
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fa- , • esciaY, 'agreed 1;0
L.lia connec.ion wit'
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tfThtbesatGell, Esq., advocate,
of lir. hell n, to fill the vacancj,
aosiAll y.
HonGson, a traveller in the
at 0)001 firm, committed suicide by cutting
tatiT Lamb Inn, min Manchester, on Monday g
Steelstiffering from delirium tremens.
rirrza's WARD.-A meeting
it'flu'isaent was held on Wednesday, when
ia i
leearino. gentlemen was formed for
J. ve his re-election for this ward.
tiaE.f. • is
Esq., the County Court judge of War-f
ita3,-,°ll, has decided that stakes deposited in the hands o
era teersten, could not be recovered by the gainer or loser
IteN.
alter„',coax.-We understand that the contracts for the
be (E 1 and extension of the Bridgewater docks have
Leen"'" entered into ; and it is expected that the works will
CO21:-:r°eeeded with in the course of three weeks.-Chester
rant.
Tap
of Sslr PULWOOD.-On Tuesday, a party of mem-
Fo the British Ass
• tion, paid a visit to the ship
of the " Fox Line of Packets," to inspect
the
the
tibair,l.ngeinent in the fittings 'tween decks, d beats. Die plan suggested by Dr. Jeffery for lowering life-
With %The visitors expressed themselves much pleased
blB e arrangements.
tary r',.C.TR BETWEEN RAILWAY COMPANIES.-The secre-
lirefe,"` ,the Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport Railway
Lan, rel!. a charge against the Kirkdale pointsman of the
Nirashire and Yorkshire Company, on Tuesday, att e
Ntwe-e°llrt, for breaking through the rules agreed ba
tla eeli,l the two companies as to the time that. should
the between "etween trains passing the Kirkdale-station. As
breea'4ntsnian had been acting under orders, and every
torn Jon had been taken to prevent an accident, the
DEa aint was dismissed.
4?e TIIROUGH GRIEF.-Rosina Sabath, 37 years ofn
144 Passenger on board the ship Ben
.Nevis, died o
le,ess,Y Morning, from effusion of the brain, caused from
14114e-v„e grief at the loss of a child. The woman. died.
ire
the vessel was being towed down the Victoria
'tea 41, and the body was brought back to port by the
pl;l'tilg Albert.
e4t411,_ 4WD RARE -Mr. Mayer has on view, at his
con,,,,lsaraent in Lord-street,. a portrait of Louis XVI.,
tlite'sed of small rose diamonds. The latter are most
theritilative, but are all regularly cut with facets. Some of
trainsare„.SO small that 2,000 only weigh one carat, or four
a vain- "lie artist has composed the portrait to represent
to re and the diamonds have been inserted so admirably
the ,iliePresent a uniformly even surface, scarcely showing
~.k'ave in which they are set.
44ene ae":.-"T WATER-WORKS. -This company has cpm-
elk bori for water at Runcorn Heath, where it is
tect eled that a copious sapply will be obtained, under the
seNsoallastone fo tion. The bill was withdrawn last
%.astli' in consequence of the demand of the Bridgwater.
the :es for the formation of a compensatory reservoir,
egni,liinated cost of which would exceed £3,000, as an
toto,_Leat for the surface water which would be diverted
lio'Lle streams emptying themselves into the "Big Pool."
ter P0111134r Br A. RAILWAY Gua.nn.-At the Manches-
t ena-,ee• -court, on Monday, James Hollingworth, lately
441a-eor the service of the Manchester, Sheffield, and
absca„ti,soire Railway Company, was charged with having
WhiCeil, on the Ist of August, with two arcels, with
tone, 1.1)e had been entrusted, containing £36. The pm-
he,..ndjad been out of the way ever since, and was appre-
t4t,'„ at St. Pancras by a detective employed at the
V„".,,siniare station. He made no defence, and stands
t"'eil for the production of a necessary witness.
Poef,s,!AtrorivE GAs EXPLOSION.-A tremendous ex-
▪ th',,u gas occurred at ten o'clock on Tuesday night,
'l`k new shop of Messrs. Phillip and Son, woollen-
-1)104ey, fronting Lord-street and Whitechapel. The ex-
Wind"li shook the neighbourhood, forcing the plate-glass
satin we in a thousand fragments across the street, and
4ltilekF fire to the premises. The flames, however, were
lelen extinguished. The explosion occurred in conse-
tee of a quantity of gas which had escaped, and accu-
sthe,„ted between the ceiling of the shop and the floor of
rt,ePrPseiro.maia, becoming ignited by contact with some
"c'rkrae:vincli were lighted for the convenience of the
Din,.:4 engaged in completing the premisel.
44tine,',.'4INTINGF SEAMEN'S NOTES.-A curious case re-
Cart, semen's shipping notes was heard at the Police-
it.wo°ll uesday. William Henry Thompson, a b9ard-
b,,the 4„se„„Yeeper, sought to recover from the captain of
ship „1- erl: £3 10s., advanced on a shipping note to
d"' oth, -"anks, a coloured seaman, who, with a number
aeiz,,e! coloured men, shipped in the vessel to go to
anYs, ht.the sailed, but returned to port in about ten
us Plet4, been in collision. When her repairs were
he,' tuer destination was changed to Havannareb,
""ilipefi -Main not wishing to take coloured men theuni
°llthA' a White crew, and now refused to pay. the o
klist" ate referred to: Mr. Mansfield decided that he
ay.
N.ll kCLIPPER BOOMERANG arrived on Tuesday, at
after an extraordinary run. She sailed from Li-
-0). last year for Melbourne, in charge of Capt. Flynn,
, 00Vernment emigrants, and made a very quick
theas to provoke a discussion with the core-
for
tellebrated Marco Polo as to the _
°lltwaed'onour of the fastest run. Having landeu
litriber" Passengers and cargo, she sailed with a largoport Rolci •°1 'Passeners for Callao-the reported discoveries
4114 that quarter_ proving attractive-from which
44. "nigland on the 20th July, and arrived
1‘ 88 claY tnithe 26th instant, having made the run
ielaevssing 111;.•peortueliere the stest on record. Since her
e rs• 'lathes Port,
the Boomeran has been purchased by
'1"1' of their celebrated Black Ball liners from Liver-
Ault ain_
vi Esr °P receive PRIZE-FIGHTERS.-The county police
d information that a prize-fight was about
Place in the neighbourhood of Old Swan, on the
h"t r„', they followed them to a place called the Devil
in the township of Tarbock, where they cora-
-I.°lla7lr,_fignting, in the presence of upwards of 2,000 per-
7telipeepliriceninripteleref,ered, and apprehended one of the
however, with the assistance of
ttter), escaped. The police afterwards succeeded in
41111 `Len, ding six of the ringleaders at Broad-green-station,
neforB:4,....teen at Liverpool. The prisoners were brought
rtagh Hornb Esq., and Richard Ellison, Esq.,
aac trates for the PYres' cotdivision, on the following day,
.148, aloc„°nnlitted for trial at the next Kirkdale Quarter
0 bail's. Several of them were on Wednesday admitted
r,"?. AT,TIT COMMITTEE.-At the meeting, on Tuesday,
Pada-t„'erman Langsdale, Mr. Dover, Mr. Robertson
„„niat:',.'le, Mr. Moss, and Mr. Fleming were appointed a
it• ley,"en to wait on the Select Vestry, for the purpose.
ts9wii:rni-tt'eneg them to consent to the appointment of a joint
• br,,, to insure a thorough co-operation between the
~"tv tn"qt,ies• lengthy discussion then took place, rela-
" th; charges brought by Mr. Bradley against some
;eBoh,"4.;mcers of the committee. Ultimately the following
'4lly -"°11 Was agreed to :-" The committee having
titailieonsidered the charges preferred by Mr. Bradley
in:lLthe committee and its officers, and especially
Duncan, and having heard Mr. Bradley, and
zbe state the officers' relative thereto, are of opinion that
139 th'itement made by Mr. Bradley are not corroborated
Wte facts, and cannot be substantiated.
1,11 11,87Y.,Dnniry GUARDIANS.- At the usual meeting,
rhOeli.eiu,l*sda, the quarterly bills, amounting to
e "s• Bd., were passed. A letter was read from .
~-klitry%r-law Board, approving of the advance 'of the
to°f Alr. Lister, the medical officer of the union, from
011ce 1•313 per annum It was resolved that an insu-
s' the on the new buildings at the Workhouse,
riders,,,,e Lent of £5OO, with the Royal Insurance Company.
:14,1. for the supply of the usual provisions were ac-
t'itlaPpo'relll various tradesmen. Mr. Andrew Hamilton
VII. hinted superintendent of out-door labour, in place
it,."ej,„', °riles, resigned. A motion that the allowance to
to Mesa for his assistant be raised from £BO to £lOO per
e
.3 Was, after considerable discussion, lost ; but th
ill!PlasiNakig resolution, which has reference to the subject,
9Pted " That a committtee be appointed to
a',.,tha",14,t0 the dutied salaries of the several offirs
13,-",;011, with a viewan to such alterations thereince as
th'se uteMed advisable." The number in the house
her.rted to 553, against 621 same time last year : in
holePratal, 72 cases, of which 13 were typhus fever and
1114 k
Beal% .]:t .31' TUE TowN.- At the meeting of the
boealth
~onanuttee on Tuesday, the Medical
.Offic. er of
rted a further increase of mortality in tBhBe
'oe deaths registered last week haying been 4
'Oftitv23ltaessas_e_ of 56 as -compared with the previous week,
tt4o(le pree,„;?fliPared with the average of the same week
' and • six years. The deaths in the parish were
h'reiol,„ i thee out-townships 98, the same as in the week
i whole excess having taken place in the
7°"" I'lverPeol. The deaths registered from cholera
fll(is
eveekry
beeoviiinsiderable increase over those of the pre-
theg risen from 173 to 269. To this excess
‘le Parish contauted 94, and t.he out-townss 2 ;
Cceolera d •
latter de in the former having been 236, and._in
IPland 33. They were distributed as under, viz..
paffiv ard 83 Vauxhall 75 St.. Anne 15, Exchange
're• '
at ‘-‘'s 8, dine-street 7, Vastle-street 7, St. Peter's.
,zeor
I‘lo,,teB,_ unknown ge 5, Rodney-street 1, Workhouse 6,
.res_i-
llarut To 7, Everton 6, Kirkdale 2, West Derby 1,
e et 4, xteth 14, West Derby Hospital 1. Mr. Langs.
the vest that they had come to an understanding with
temTY, and that it was agreed to leave the health of
1/'er, iii the hands of Dr. Duncan and Mr. James
ProcilltAteiEßENTED RUN OP VIE RED JACKET TO
tleed 4•-1%10 small degree of satisfaction has been
tre,ceaa irni, Liverpool by the intimation of a still farther
snOirtening the voyage from this port. to Aus7
, the D-
-1j), 013 s Red Jacket," one of Messrs. Pilkington and
14istatwhite Star" line of Australian Packets, hay-
-11, eq _ states
in the Overland Mail intelligence, cora-
agricitielli'evsYage from Liverpool to Melbourne in 71 days,
le,„9ther
si!ot which
`voyage has not yet been reached by
fei'lelheii„u'P. The Red Jacket," Captain Reed, arrived
taaores'ne on the 14th July. In addition to her
.per-
q, whieh'ln. her first voyage, from New York to Liver-
tiereea days spite of rough weather, she compleecdli in
mere of ape.):, fear hours, her general build gave in dies-
e forte sailing qualities, and great expectations
txpee4'.as aesa„lar 111. er capabilities. The character ofa Capt.
bee rienee, ,acious and bold seaman, and one great
T 0,4 full, „also tended to raise an expectation, which has
of tf,„lalised, that the " Red Jacket" would prole
-a lastest vessCrewedels out of this or
.any
,other port-
been -
beeto tir Justified this conjecture, this vessel having
.part oecopi4 Anti this
in three days less time thann hastb
Messrs,cal the same voyage by any other. 0
4t-e rest of Brice,
1.00. has bee IN'ave," it is contenu,.
th-e voyagell Misrermesented
they
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passengers only r
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will commence their seventh session to-morrol
Leeds, of London, will read a paper on the occasion "In
Vindication of the so-called Renaissance." A model of
the patent crystal window of Messrs. Lloyd and Summer-
field, of Birmingham, is to be exhibited.
AN INHUMAN MOTHER.—On Monday week Margaret
Gilleland was committed for trial, at West Rainton, on a
charge of having flung her infant child, of a month old,
out of the window of a railway carriage, the train at the
time being in motion. The train passed over the legs of
the child, causing immediate death.
THE PRICE OF BREAD, in Kendal, it appears, has so
exasperated the working-classes of that place, that they
have formed clubs for the purchase of their flour in Liver-
pool, and are retailing it out amongst themselves at cost
price. The carpet weavers, it is said, in one week, have
distributed no less than 75 barrels amongst them, at a
considerable reduction on the retail price of flour.
ARRIVAL or THE EAGLE.—Messrs. Gibbs, Bright and
Co.'s ship Eagle arrived on Thursday, from Melbourne,
after a passage of 90 days. She has brought home gold
to the value £355,000, being the largest amount ever
brought in one vessel. She has also brought a general,
cargo, 164 passengers, and a heavy mail consisting of forty
bags and five boxes. _ _ _

Loss or THE StrEDTANDoe.n.—The ship Shenandoah,
Miller, for New York from Liverpool, was caught in the
gale of the 10th ult., and so much crippled that the cap-
tain and crew had to abandon her to save their lives.
They were taken off the wreck on the evening of the next
day by the barque Brilliant, Miller, for New York.
DEATH PROM INTEMPERANCE.—On Tuesday, Edward
M`Donnell, who lodged in Frederick-street, went into a
public-house in Mersey-street. He asked for a glass of
water, and shortly afterwards died. He was an habitual
drunkard, and it was ascertained, on a post mortem ex-
amination, that death had resulted from excessive drinking.
COLLINCI-WOOD CRICKET CUM.—The members of this
club held their anniversary dinner at the house of Mr.

William Dunbar, Breck-road, on Wednesday. An excel-
lent dinner was provided by Mr. Dunbar, and gave un-
qualified satisfaction to the company. The usual loyal
and patriotic toasts were given, and the evening's enjoy-
ment closed in the most agreeable manner.
A MONSTER NUGGET.—There is being exhibited at
Mr. Walter Buchanan's, Cable-street, a monster nugget of
gold, weighing no less than 338 ounces, and of the value
of £1,400. Mr. Buchanan received it by the last arrival
from Melbourne, whence it was forwarded to him by
Porter, Buchanan, and Co., the Melbourne correspondents
of the Liverpool firm.
THE SELECT VESTRY AND THE HEALTH COM➢IITTEE.
—At the fortnightly meeting of the Select Vestry, on Tues-
day, the proceedings of the Medical Relief Committee con-
tained a voluminous correspondence with the Health
Committee, relative to the feeling which has existed
between the two bodies as to the mamief in which each
looked after the health of the town. A deputation from
the Health Committee was introduced, and a long discus-
sion ensued as to the rights and duties of the medical
officer of each body, but ultimately the deputation retired,
with the understanding that the two doctors (Dr. Duncan
and Dr. Cooper) should act together in unison.
POSTAGES TO AIISTRALIA.-It has been announced that
the postage on letters for New South Wales, Victoria, and
Adelaide, whether by packet or private ship, is reduced to
6d. on half an ounce, and ls. if not exceeding an ounce, and
2s. if not exceeding two ounces, increasing ls. for every
fraction of an ounce. The regulation extends to packet or
overland letters for Van Diemen's Land and New Zealand,
but on them the postage must be pre-paid. When directed
via France, sd. more will be charged. Parliamentary pro-
ceedings must go by packet, at the rate of 6d. for half a
pound, and not exceeding one pound is., two pounds 25.,
three pounds 35., beyond which the reduced rates do not
extend.

RAILWAY TERMINUS AT THE NORTH END. —The
workmen are now making rapid progress with the new
terminus to the Lancashire and Yorkshire and East Lan-
cashire railways. The land in Great Howard-street, op-
posite Regent-street, has been for some time occupied by
wooden huts, low brick houses, and sheds, principally
occupied by Irish hucksters and pedlars. These parties
were all served with notices to quit, but having refused
to obey the legal mandate, on Tuesday last about 100
navvies employed on the line, with pickaxes, spades, &c.,
made an attack upon the huts, ejected the tenants, and
soon razed the buildings to the ground. _

THE NEW BEES AcT.—Mr. Towers, of the Angel Hotel,
Dale-street, was summoned before the magistrates, for
retailing spirits in his house between 11 and 12 o'clock on
Sunday night. An inspector and two officers went into
the hotel and found several persons drinking there. They
then went into the tap, whither they had seen a female
carrying four glasses, and saw four persons drinking there.
It was proved that the seven gentlemen in the hotel were
bona fide travellers ; and the manager of the tap swore
that he had drawn nothing for the parties there after 10
o'clock (the legal time for closing). The magistrate, how-
ever, (Mr. Crossthwaite,) placed greater faith in the evi-
dence of the officers than in the assertion of the tap-
manager, and Mr. Towers was fined 10s. and costs, Mr.
Crossthwaite observing that if they fined small dealers
they were bound to find large dealers also. The fine was
immediately paid.
Dom COMMITTEE.—The weekly meeting was held on
Thursday, Mr. Charles Turner in the chair. The other
members present were Messrs. Rankin, Brocklebank, Glad-
stone, Healing, Bigham, Royden, and Evans. The sub-
committee of works recommended that four sheds be let
at the Huskisson Dock, at the rate of 3s. per square yard
per annum. The lower floor of one of the sheds to be
used as a transit shed.—The Salthouse and Canning Dock
and Canning Half-tide Dock were ordered to be run dry,
to enable some old sewers to be closed up, which interfered
with the \Yapping Docks. The necessary notices were
directed to be given that the docks in question would be
run dry on Tuesday (this day).— The harbour mas-
ter's committee recommended the appointment of pier
masters for the Brunswick, Wellington, and Huskisson
Docks, each at a salary of £BO per annum. The only new
appointment was that at the Huskisson, in the other two
cases dock gatemen being promoted.—Also, that the bye-
laws for the regulation of the timber quays at the Hus-
kisson Dock be altered to extend the time during which
timber should be allowed to lie on dock quays for forty-
eight hours, from July to December.

SOCIETY FOR TEE PROPAGATION OF THE GOSPEL.—A
meeting of the friends of the above society was held in the
Town-hall, Prescot, on Monday last. The chair was
taken by the Vicar, and the meeting was addressed by the
Right Rev. the Bishop of New Zealand, the Rev. T. Red-
head, Rock Ferry, and the Rev. G. W. Warr, incumbent
of St. Saviour's. The Bishop of New Zealand's address
produced a most striking impression upon the minds of all
present, and the most satisfactory result may be antici-
pated, A liberal collection was made at the close of the
meeting. A very large and highly respectable meeting
was held on Wednesday, at Ormskirk. The Vicar occu-
pied the chair. A large body of the local clergy were also
present. The Lord Bishop of New Zealand delivered a
most interesting address. His lordship entered into the
past history and present wants of his diocese, and implored
the home advocates of Church Missions to remember that
unity was essential to ;the success of the great work of
preaching the gospel and planting the Church in all lands.
Between £l9 and £2O was collected in the room.

THE GOVERNMENT AND THE TRANSPORT SERVICE.—
A letter from Messrs. James Baines and Co. has been
published in reference to the government having declined
the offer of the new ship James Baines as a transport
vessel. It is stated in the letter that the authorities at
Halifax advertised for transports to bring home the 73rd
Regiment ; that Captain M`Donnell tendered the James
Baines, then lying ready for sea in ballast at Boston, for a
mere trifle ; and that his offer was within an hour of ac-
ceptance, when a telegraph from New York arrived,
stating that the home government would send out a
steamer. The James Baines reached Liverpool on Mon-
day, in twelve days and a half, the 73rd still abroad ; and
Messrs. James Baines and Co. add, that the extra cost of
the transit of the regiment will not be less than £B,OOO to
£lO,OOO. These facts are put forward as indicating ex-
travagance and mismanagement on the part of the go-
vernment, and in the absence of any explanation they
must produce that impression.
SHOCKING DEATH OP A SOLDIER.—The lifeless body
of George M`Caffray, aged 21, private in the 51st Regi-
ment, stationed at Manchester, was found in the river
Irwell, on Wednesday morning, under the following cir-
cumstances :—At nine o'clock on the previous night he
was on Regent-road-bridge, when the regimental picket
was approaching, and it is believed that he climbed over
the battlements on one side of the bridge intending to
hold on by his hands, for concealment until the soldiers
had passed. The copping-stones, however, are rounded
off, so that it would be almost impossible to hold on, and
there was no projection below on which his feet would
lodge, so that he would fall into the river and be drowned,
probably, almost instantly.. A policeman saw him get
over, and a search was instituted, but he was not found

until the next morning.
NATIONAL SCHOOLS, SOITTIIPOUT.—The new schools
erected in connection with Christ Church, Southport,
were opened on Monday last, when a tea-party was
given. The Rev. B. S. Clarke occupied the chair, sup-
ported by the Rev. Mr. Hesketh, Dr. Wood, the Rev. Mr.
Mocatto, Rev. Mr. Cox, and Mr. Brown, the government
inspector of schools. Addresses were delivered by Dr..
Wood, Mr. Brown, government inspector of schools, the
Rev. Mr. Cox, and the Rev. Mr. Hesketh, congratulating
the town of Southport upon the completion of the schools,
and pointing out the benefits likely to be derived from
their active operation. After thanks had been voted to
the teachers for their past services, the National Anthem
was sung, and the proceedings terminated. On Tuesday
the children attending the schools were entertained to tea,
and the proceedings were of a very agreeable and inte-
resting character. .
THE CITY OF PITILA.DELPHIA.' STEAMEII. ^ The
steamer City of Philadelphia, Captain Leitch, left Liver-
pool for Philadelphia, on the 30th August, at about
three p.m. On the night of the 7th September, at about
eleven p.m., in a fog, breakers were seen on the starboard
bow, when the engines were immediately reversed, but
not in time to prevent her going on to the point of Cape
Race. Soundings gave 15 to 20 fathoms of water, and)
she was backed off, and steered for St. John, Newfound-
land : but finding the water gaining on the pumps, she I
was put ashore on a sandy beach (Chance Cove), to save '
passengers, &c. The passengers (about 540) were all
landed and provided -for at St. John, and their baggage
was being got on shore. One of the officers had dived to
the leak, which was found to be small, and, with extra
pumps and diving apparatus, she was expected to be got
off in a few. days. There was ,only eight feet of water in
her holds at last accounts, and being of a height of 35
feet, the cargo was likely to be saved, although partially
daraaged.—The steam-ship Africa, which arrived on Sun-
day, reports having seen a large steamer on shore at Cape
Race, which proved to be the above vessel. Captain
Leitch, of the. City of Philadelphia, boarded the Africa off
Chance Cove, and reported that his vessel was lying on
her starboard quarter,
strong breezes from th
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LIVERPOOL STANDARD