The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1842-09-23 00:00:00

LOCAL NEWS.

THE THERISTROCAULODOIV.—This mighty skeleton stil
remains on view; but it will be removed next week, there-
fore those who have not yet seen it, must lose no time—it is
the best worth seeing of anything in Liverpool at present.

LIST OF PASSENGERS PER MONONGAHELA.-Mr. Thos.
Robson and lady, Liverpool: Mrs. Mary Parker, England :
Mr. James Dick, Glasgow ; John Holmes, Baltimore ; Sa-
muel Walker, Ireland.

NEW DINING-ROOMS.—A new restaurateur has just
been opened in Dale-street, in Mr. Burdy's late glass-shop.
The accommodations are of a very superior description;
great attention is paid to the comfort of visitors ; and so far
it promises to be the resort of all who love good eating at a
moderate charge, with comfort and convenience.
WILSON'S LECTURES ON SCOTTISH SONG. In con-
nection with these popular and attractive lectures, many of our
readers will hail with delight the publication of a very choice
collection of ancient and modern Scottish songs correctly set
to music, and containing most, if not all, the airs sung by
Mr. Wilson at his delightful illustrations of the native melo-
dies of Scotland.—See advertisement.
REPORTED EXTENSIVE FAILURE IN MANCHESTER--
A report has been current during the week of the failure of a
firm carrying on extensive operations in Manchester, and
connected, as a director, with one of the leading joint stock
banks in that town. From information however, upon which
we can depend, we can state that no such failure has taken
place, the party alluded to, whose name of course we do not
feel justified in mentioning, having given the report an ex-
press contradiction.
LIVERPOOL PROTESTANT ASSOCIATION.—We understand
that the annual meeting of the Liverpool Protestant Asso-
ciation is postponed this year, from the 4th until the 7th of
October, on account of the absence of the Rev. H ugh
M'Neile, and that the Rev. Hugh Stowell, the Rev. R. J.
M'Ghee, and others are invited to attend. The silly scribe
of the Mercury has, therefore, calculated without his host,
in congratulating his readers that the Protestant Association
is to be given up, and that the agitation is to cease. No ;
while Popish errors continue, we trust that Protestant agi-
tation will never cease.

ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS.—These gardens have had a pros-
perous season, and deservedly so, for the proprietor. Mr.
Atkins, has spared no expense to render them attractive and
agreeable. The Festival of St. Peter's and the fireworks
will be exhibited only two nights more. The collection of
animals has had lately many additions of an interesting cha-
racter. The autumn flowers—tile dahlias, &c., show in
great profusion and beauty. We can strongly recommend all
strangers to visit this well conducted establishment. They
will, we know, be gratified.
Music AND SINGING ACADEMY.—We perceive that Mr.
and Miss S. Venables, whose lectures and illustrations at
the Medical Hall, on the subject of teaching vocal music in
classes with a view to the higher order of English and
Italian song, attracted so much attention in the spring, are
removing to a more central situation in Mount-pleasant,
where they will have a large and commodious class room.
Persons who have commenced in the Wilhem system will do
well to take a finishing course of instruction in the system
of Lablache with these experienced teachers.—See advert.

MR. WILSON'S LECTU RES.—Mr.Wilson has been delight-
ing thronged and fashionable audiences at the Royal Assem-
bly-rooms, with singing Scotch songs, and giving historical
accounts of their authors and origins. He is an admirable
singer—those songs requiring taste and pathos, he gives with
great ability, while in those of a humorous character, he is
especially felicitous. His singing " John Anderson my
Joe," " My Boy, Tammy," the " Reel of Tullochgorum,"
" My ain Fireside," and many others, will be long and agree-
ably remembered. As to-morrow night will be his last ap-
pearance in Liverpool. those who wish to hear Mr. Wilson
must not fail to be present—they will be highly delighted.
The splendid rooms in which these lectures have been given,
are admirably suited to the purpose.
THEATRE ROYAL.—The performances at the Theatre
Royal, this week, have consisted of " Rob Roy," " Mary
Queen of Scots," " Bride of Lammermoor," " Don Gio-
vanni." " Heart of Mid Lothian," " The Little Jockey,"
" Gilderoy," &c., in many of which Mr. Mackay has been
sustaining his usual round of parts. Mr. Russell has also
been singing his pleasant songs, and delighting his hearers
with his amusing anecdotes. This evening we perceive he
performs Lingo in the " Agreable Surprize ;" in this cha-
racter he is inimitable—he is the best Lingo on the stage.—
Mr. Baker's benefit is announced for Monday : it will be
honoured by a numerous attendance no doubt.—Mr. James
Russell takes his benefit on 'Wednesday. His bill is un-
usually attractive.

PASSENGERS PER SHIP SIDDONS, FROM NEW YORK.—
Mr. Samuel Lunell and lady, Bristol ; Gaetani de Castilia,
Italy; Henry G. Carey, New York: Dr. 0. Bronson, lady
and son, New York : Mrs. E. B. Cobb, New York : Pro-
fessor John Tatlock, William's College, Massachusetts : Mr.
Henry Spence Blundell, London ; R. H. Bartholemew, Lon-
don; Richard Bell, London; W. H. Ash, lady, child, and
servant, Sheffield ; J. M. Somerville, Glasgow : Dr. John
Charlton Fisher, Quebec : Miss Elinor Fisher, Quebec :
Mr. Frederick Gildar, lady and child, Coldstream Guards ;
Robert Hutchinson, Liverpool ; G. W. Tobias, Liverpool ;
G. N. Comer, Liverpool; T. S. Collins, Birmingham ; W.
Harvey and lady, Scotland ; John Bottomley, Belfast ; John
Johnson and lady, Ireland ; Charles Arbuthnot, Newry :
Miss Anne Lewitt, Leicester ; Sarah Lewitt, Leicester :
with 200 in the steerage.

MEETING OF THE Docx CONIMITTEE.—The following
members were present at the weekly meeting of the Dock
Committee yesterday :—Messrs. Sands. (chairman,) Hors-
fall, Holt, Holmes, Chilton, Smith, Molyneux, Aikin,
Mellor, Nicol, Evans, Shand, Moon, Martin, Middleton,
and Bold. The chairman stated that the ship-carpenters
had not yet sent in their report on the South Clarence
Graving-dock. The widow of the late keeper of Crosby
Light-house applied for some allowance, but the application
was declined. The tender of Mr. Hartley, hatter, of Lord-
street, to supply hats for the use of the dock gatemen, was
accepted. A letter, from the Secretary of the Watch Com-
mittee, calling the attention of the committee to the neces-
sity of clocks being placed in the north and south police-
stations, was read, and a resolution was passed that the
clocks be ordered.

THE TOWN COUNCIL OF EDINBURGH.—The notoriety
which the city of Edinburgh, the " Modern Athens" as its
inhabitants are pleased, somewhat dogmatically to designate
it, had acquired by the active and vigilant demonstration of
loyalty by its Provost Jamie Forest, and the members of the
Town-council, seems to have gained an addition, through
the same instrumentality, to their previously " blushing
honours."

For when they meant to play the host,
'Tis true as I'm a sinner;
They sent the note, by the penny post,
To invite " the prince" to dinner.

" Our Jamie " is therefore in commemoration of these
events, hereafter to be designated in the words of the well-
known and popular song—

" The Flower o' the Forests."

COMMITMENT.—A carter, named James Travis, was yes-
terday brought before Mr. Rushton, at the Police-court, on
a charge of stealing a quantity of rags. It appeared from
the evidence, that on Monday morning, the 19th instant, the
prisoner received into his cart, from a warehouse of Mr.
John Pinnington, of Exchange-street East, in Charlotte-
place, a quantity of rags, weighing two qrs. 27 lbs., which
he was directed to take to the Union Company, Plumbe-
street, to be forwarded by them to Mr. Alfred Pinnington,
of Hindley. A warehouseman of the Union Co. said that
on the morning mentioned, the prisoner came into the yard
with his cart, and kicked down some cotton, when the wit-
ness observed some rags at the bottom of the cart, and asked
him where he was taking them• He (the prisoner) replied,
he was taking them back to the warehouse, and drove off.
Witness afterwards found one bag of rags under the cotton
when it was hoisted np. On Tuesday it was found that the
rags had not been delivered. The prisoner was committed
for trial at the sessions.

ST. HELEN'S CHURCH SUNDAY SCHOOLS.-011 Sunday
last, two excellent sermons were preached in St. Mary's
Church, the one in the morning by the Rev. Wm. Pollock,
the incumbent, who since he has been in St. Helens has
been proved to be the uncompromising champion of Pro-
testantism, and an eloquent defender of the faith once deli-
vered unto the saints. The rev. gentlemen dwelt at great
length, urging the necessity of a purely scriptural education,
as connected with the Established Church. In the after-
noon the sermon was preached by the Rev. T. Nolan, of
Liverpool, whose profound appeals seemed to have great
effect. After the two sermons the amount collected was
upwards of £55. On Monday (the following day) the
clergy, teachers. and upwards of 900 Sunday scholars, pre-
ceded by an excellent band of music, went in procession
through the principal streets to the parsonage. where a treat
was provided—a plentiful supply of wine, buns, and fruit.
The Rev. Wm. Pollock addressed the children appropriately,
and a more interesting scene could not have presented itself.
From the parsonage they returned to the church-yard,
where they were again addressed by their beloved pastor,
who concluded by promising the divine benediction : thus
ended a day of pleasure and spiritual profit.
A" HAIR BREADTH ESCAPE."—The steamship Britannia
on her last trip to this port, encountered a dense fog off the
Banks of Newfoundland, and a close watch was kept as
usual at the bow. While the passengers were at the lunch
a loud shrill cry was heard from the watch, of " helm hard
down !" They rushed on deck and discovered directly ahead
a small fishing schooner, the skipper and crew of which
were standing with their arms elevated, the very picture of
fright and despair. The helm was placed hard down, and
the ship obeyed it in a twinkling ; but so close was she to
the schooner that in describing the curve to avoid it, the stern
of the ship came within three feet of the little craft. Had
the man at the 100k-out turned his eye an instant from the
watch or bad the noble steamship been less ready to obey
her helm' the schooner must have been struck amidships,
and gone down without a soul to tell her fate. The tears
streamed from the eyes of the skipper, and a loud exlamation
of " God bless you escaped from his lips, as the steamship
floated on and he found himself safe,—There were not many
dry eyes on board the Britannia, the humane Captain of
which, it may well be imagined, made no concealment of his
joy at the deliverance of the fishermen,

OYSTEIIS..--" He was a bold man who first eat an oyster."
Those who enjoy this delicious little fish are referred to Mrs.
Marcroft's address elsewhere.

THE POLICEMAN DODD.—This person, whose case is
reported in another column, resigned his situation in the
police force yesterday.
INQUEST ON THE BODY OF A RIOTER.—In the case of
Joshua Lyons, who died from the effect of wounds inflicted
or, him during an attack on Mr. Morris's Cotton Factory,
the jury, at the inquest which was held on Saturday, and by
adjournment on Wednesday last, returned a verdict of " jus-
tifiable homicide."

SOMETHING NEW.--A large establishment in Oldhall-
street is about to be extended. To do honour to the occa-
sion, the purchaser of £l5 worth of goods will receive, as a
compliment for his support, a new hat worth a guinea—and
of £lO or upwards a hat value 14s.—of £7 a hat value l is.
6d.—of £5 a hat value Bs. 6d.—of £4 a hat value 6s. 6d.—
of £3 a hat value ss! What next?

ST. BARNABAS' CHURCH—SCRIPTURE READER.—On
Sunday next, sermons are to be preached, and collections to
be made, for the purpose of providing tracts for distribution,
and supporting a scripture reader, to labour in the poor and
populous district assigned to this church. The importance
of this work is obvious from the character of the population
inhabiting the district. Until the erection of St. Barnabas'
Church. in 1841, they were comparatively without opportu-
nity or. instruction ; their number, amounting to nearly
12,000 souls, renders it impossible that any one clergyman,
however zealous, could be physically equal to the task of
ministering to them individually. The Pastoral Aid Society,
by a recent well-timed grant, enabling the incumbent to se-
cure the services of an efficient curate, has only mitigated,
but not remedied, the evil ; and the result of the scripture
reader's labour for the last eighteen months, during which
they have been in operation, has fully justified the wisdom of
the arrangement. So that the appeal is made, not to attempt
a doubtful experiment, but to maintain one already tried and
crowned with success. The reader's visits are completely
under the direction of the incumbent : a journal is duly
kept, arid regularly submitted to his inspection. The sum
required is about £4O; and from the previous liberality of
the congregation of St. Barnabas', and the names of the ad-
vocates, we are confident that the amount will be realized.

MONEY MARKET, WEDNESDAY.—In the English stock-
market business continues exceedingly dull, with scarcely
any alteration in values. Consols, for money, closed 924 to
; ditto, account, 93, sellers ; India Stock, 249 to 251; Ex-
chequer-bills, 495. to 51s. premium ; and ditto, 24d. issue,
51s. to 535. premium. A decline of rather more than one
quarter per cent. occurred in Dutch stock on the arrival of
to-day's Netherlands mail, but otherwise the transactions in
foreign securities were not in any degree remarkable. This
fall is supposed to have followed the receipt of news respect-
ing the new Dutch loan, but nothing of a certain nature as
to its character or import was known during business hours.
Belgian left off 102 to 103; Brazilian, 671 to 684; Danish,
83 to 84 ; Dutch, 21 per Cents., 524 to / ; ditto, 5 per
Cents., 1024 to 4 ; Portuguese 5 per Cents., 354 to a ; ditto,
3 per Cents., 21 to 4 ; Colombian, 201 to 21 ; Mexican, 35
to 4 ; Spanish Actives, 164 to 4 ; ex. coupons ; and ditto,
3 per Cents., 214 to 4. In railway shares, Birmingham and
Derby closed 40; ditto and Glocester, 40; ditto, New, 13 ;
Eastern Counties, New, 84 ; Edinburgh and Glasgow, 474 ;
ditto, New, 5 ; Great Western, 821 ; ditto, New, 59/ ;
Brighton, 334 Birmingham, 182; South-Western, 58 to 4 ;
Manchester and Birmingham, 201 ; North Midland, 57 ;
ditto, half-shares, 284 ; and South-Eastern, scrip, 51. In
other descriptions of shares the only transaction noted was
the quotation of Bolanos scrip at 51 tot..
SINGULAR ACCIDENT.—On Saturday evening a fatal
accident took place on tae sands in the river Ribble, about
seven miles from Preston, under very distressing circum-
cumstances. The river at the spot where the accident oc-
curred is between three or four miles wide, and when the
tide is out it is easily crossed by foot passengers, under the
direction of guides, who are well acquainted with the channels.
Warton, a distance of seven miles from Preston, is the
nearest way to Southport and Lytham, and the unfortunate
individual whose life was lost was William Grimbledesten,
the landlord of the Hesketh Arms, on Hesketh Banks, who
was highly respected in the village, and who acted as a guide
to the opposite shore, He bad been at Preston purchasing
spirits from Mr. Hunt, a wine-merchant, whose stores he
left at an early hour in the afternoon. He was accompanied
across the first channel by the guide on the opposite side,
from Wartou, unttl he was considered out of the reach of
danger. Subsequently, however, he mistook his way, and
got entangled amongst some fishing nets' when the tide
rapidly approaching, he was surrounded by the water, and
his cries for assistance were heard on both shores for up-
wards of an hour. A boat was put off, but, the night being
very dark, the persons on board could not reach him, although
they heard him in his last dying agonies. His body was not
discovered until the next morning, when it was found en-
tangled among the fishing nets.

PRESTON GUILD.—AII vestige of this Guild for another
20 years passed away on Friday night, when a tradesmen's
fancy and dress ball was held at the Guild-rooms in the Corn-
exchange, and at which about4oo persons attended. Although
not so numerous as on the previous occasion, many of the
dresses were very superb ; and amongst the company were
the Mayor and Mayoress, the Recorder and Town-clerk,
Mr. Townley Parker, the late member for the county, and
many of the leading gentry. Dancing was on this occasion
kept up till a late hour in the morning. The total sum re-
ceived on the occasion of the Guild was about £2,500, and
after the payment of all expenses there will remain a surplus
of about £3OO, which will he devoted to the public charities
of the town. A sum of £5O has been awarded to the differ-
ent Catholic, and one of £65 to the Protestant schools, being
in the proportion of about 3d. per head for each scholar, and
a large sum will be given to the House of Recovery. Many
of the manufacturers have acted with great liberality in allow-
ing their hands a holiday, paying them their wages as usual ;
and amongst others Mr. Alderman Jackson paid his hands
a whole week's wages in advance. Notwithstanding the
very large influx of strangers into the town, the robberies
was comparatively few, which was to be attributed chiefly to
the vigilance of the police, who apprehended 40 suspicious
characters during the week, who were committed for trial or
held to bail, besides which many others were detected and
ordered out of the town. Two females, recognized as noto-
rious prostitutes from Liverpool, still remain in custody,
being remanded on suspicion of the late bank-note robbery.
The quantity of dresses sent down for the occasion was very
great, the stock of one habit-purveyor weighing upwards
of 35 cwt.

WIGAN

To OUR READERS.—We beg to inform our readers, and the
inhabitants of Wigan, that arrangements have been made
by the proprietors of the LIVERPOOL STANDARD, for
devoting a space, in each publication, for the insertzon of
Wigan News, and that every care and vigilance will be
used to present to the general reader, Each week, a full
compendium of every occurrence of interest in Wigan
and the neighbourhood. The LIVERPOOL STANDARD is
published every Tuesday and Friday mornings, and may
be had in Wigan of the agent, Mr. H. PEET, No. 2,
Wiend, near the Market-place.

WATCH COMMITTEE.—A meeting of this committee was
held on Monday evening last, in the council-room, New
Town-hall, in order to arrange for the supply of new clothing
to the police force. It was decided that the police
should each be supplied with an oil cloth cape, similar to
those worn by the county constabulary. The Town-Clerk
said he had sent notices round for tenders to be sent in, but
had received none. Mr. Marsden was directed to supply
the clothes, and Mr. Taylor the hats, as the last which was
supplied from his manufactory was exceedingly durable. In-
stead of the allowance of 12s. to each man for shoes, Mr.
Woods was instructed to make a pair for each, of a uniform
pattern. It is in contemplation to add two officers to the
police force, and the subject will be taken into consideration
at the adjourned meeting on Monday next.
THE CHARTISTS.—Henry Birtwistle, who was noticed in
our last as being in custody, was discharged last Monday
evening. Joh❑ and Jeffrey Higham hare been admitted to
bail, to appear on Wednesday next.
STEALING CANNEL.—Two women and a young lad were
committed on Wednesday, by the sitting magistrates at the
Town-hall, ,for stealing cannel from a yard belonging to
Richard Blundell Hollinshead Blundell, Esq., on Sunday
last, to Kirkdale, to answer the charge at the next sessions.

The Rev. Mr. Rogers, a clergyman of the Church of
Scotland, committed suicide on Saturday last, by throwing
himself into the Lock of Roscobie.

An extensive fire took place in the brewery of Messrs.
Whitbread, on Wednesday morning. It was caused by the
ignition of gas in the building containing the gasometer.

IRON BOATS.—It is worthy of remark, that, while there
are this year seven or eight iron boats building at Glasgow,
three of them of large sea-going dimensions (400 or 500 tons
admeasurement,) there are no wooden steamers whatever.
BOAT UPSET—THREE MEN DROWNED.-011 Thursday
last, one of the Killough fishing-boats. containing six men,
was upset in a squall, when about a mile from shore. Three
of the men unfortunately perished ; their names are Edward
Walsh, Joseph M'Cullough, and George M'Mullan.—Down
Recorder.

Robert Addy, who was indicted for having attempted to
extort money from a gentleman, named Webb, by threaten.
ing to accuse him of an unnatural crime, was found guilty at
the Central Criminal Court, on Wednesday, and sentenced
to 12 months imprisonment. _

Loss OF A RUSSIAN MAN-OF-WAR.—A Russian ship of
the line, a new 74, going from Archangel to the Baltic for her
stores, was lost last Sunday week on the coast of Norway,
off Christiansand, with about 400 men. The wind was a
high northerly gale, off the land, and it is not known whether
she sprang a leak or was out of her reckoning, btxt many re-
ports, all unfavourable to the captain and officers, were in
circulation at Go ttenburgli . Times.
Mr. Gregory, the inquiring commissioner, has given no-
tice to the Superintendent of Police of Stockport, that he will
require his evidence and assistance in discovering the origin
and progress of the disturbances in this borough, and that
he (Mr. Gregory) will sit in Manchester for that purpose ;
but the Borough Bench, or the Watch Committee, instead
of aiding that gentleman in his inquiries, have ordered the
superintendent to remain in Stockport, on the ground that
the safety of the town will not allow of his absence in Man-
chester to give evidence before Mr. Gregory.—Correspondent
of the Times.
EXPORT OF PRECIOUS METALS.—By the official returns
published by the customs the exports of the precious metals
to foreign and colonial parts for the week ending Thursday
last were as under : oz.

Silver coin to Rotterdam
Silver coin to Calcutta
Silver coin to Hamburgh
Silver coin to Hong Kong and Macao .
Silver bars to Calcutta ' 25,208''"

On Wednesday night an afflicting suicide was committed
at London-bridge by a respectably-dressed woman, having
an infant child in her arms. A short time previously the
unfortunate woman had been observed pacing to and fro on
the eastern side of the bridge, apparently in great distress,
and in reply to questions put to her merely stated she was
waiting for some person. In a few minutes, however, she
suddenly jumped upon the seat of the recess, and before any
one could interfere to prevent her she got upon the parapet,
and plunged with the child into the river opposite Fenning's
wharf. A constable immediately procured the drags, and
with the assistance of some watermen put off, and com-
menced dragging for the bodies, but, the tide running down
very strongly at the time, without success.
THE BIRMINGHAM RAILWAY CHURCH.—This church,
the first of the kind in connection with railways, is to be
erected on a site of ground near the London and Birmingham
Railway for the religious instruction of the servadts connected
with the company and the neighbouring population round
their central station at Wolverton. The proposition emana-
ted from a general meeting of the shareholders in 1840, at
which it was resolved to establish a Church of England chapel
at Wolvertoa so soon as the sum of £4,000, required to erect
it, should be raised. Within £3OO of that amount has al-
ready been snbscribed, including £l,OOO from the railway
company, and an annual endowment for the minister, £2,000
from the Radcliffe trustees, and sundry other sums. A tern.
porary reading-room, capable of holding 230 persons, licensed
by his Grace the Bishop of Lincoln, has been opened nntil
such time as the church shall be erected, which, it is expected,
will take place early in the spring. It is to be built in a plain
substantial style, and to contain 600 sittings. There is to be
a burial-ground; with a house for the residence of the Rev.
George Weight, the minister, who has been appointed to
officiate as chaplain. Mr. Glyn, the chairman of the railway,
has presented the trustees with a handsome communion-ser-
vice of plate.