The Liverpool Standard, and General Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1854-08-01 00:00:00

TUESDAY, At

3T 1

LOCAL INIELLIG_EIV(

DEPARTITRE FOR ArSTRALIA.—On Friday, the ship
Stamboul, Captain Smith, sailed for Sydney, with about
300 government emigrants, which she had taken on board
in the river, in consequence of the Dirigo's passengers
being still at the Birkenhead depAt.
A COLLISION took place on Friday, in Church-street,
!atbetween one of the Aigburth omnibuses and a private
'riage. One of the omnibus horses got his leg so
firmly fastened in one M the carriage
wheels, that it
bad to be taken off the axle before it could be liberated.
BRITISH ASSOCIATION.—We understand that the City
of Dublin Steam-packet Company, with their accustomed
liberality, have announced their intention of bringing over
to Liverpool and returning to Dublin, for a single fare, any
Member of the association who may wish to attend the
Meeting in September next.
FATAL ACCIDENT AT KIERDALE.—On Thursday af-
ternoon, John Jones, 60 years of age, who was working
attry
the quarry near Breckfield-road, Kirkdale, fell into thearry' and was so much injured that he died at the
Infirmary the same evening.
Tua Suit' SALBss, Captain Cunningham, has made
the passage from Bay to Me l bourne in 4 da, havd-
lug left Port Philip
property of Messrs Heads on the 26th of 7 ys
l Apri, ane
arrived at Bombay on the 12th of June. The Salem is th
. Magee and Levingston, of this town.
Fr" IN ToxTETH Psurs.—Early on Thursday morn-
ingA a fire broke out in the shop of Mr. Nottingham,
suraggist, Northumberland-street, and raged with violence
icor some time. The fire-brigade succeeded in saving the
adjoining premises, but the shop in which the conflagra-
ton originated was reduced to a shell.
at present in
SOUTH LANCASHIRE ASSIEES.—There are
lrkdale Gaol 100 prisoners awaiting their trial at the
en suing sizes. Of these, 2 have had tseen sttrienkceess
deferred, as
11 are for rioting at Preston duringheirtb ,
for manslaughter, 2 for housebreaking, 17 for robbery,
14 for stabbing, 2 for uttering base coin, 1 for feloniously
receiving, 17 for burglary, 7 for murder, 1 for arson, 2 for
stealing post-letters, 2 for rape, 1 for stealing from a
dwelli g-house, house 1 for bestiality, 3 for bigamy, 8 forforgery,
1 for pen-rjury, i for sacrilege, 1 for intent to murder, and
1 for embezzlement.
MORMON PREACHING,—At a Mormon camp-meeting
held on Runcorn Beacon on Sunday week, some uproar
'ensued on account of the lavish abuse which the preacher
Poured upon other sects, whereupon one of the "saints"
declared that he had provided himself with a pair of heavy
boots for the occasion, with which he was then ready to
kick ten or a dozen of them down the hill, after which he
would fight a brace of the best men in the field. The
challenge *as accepted, but owing to some one giving out
a hvnan, the fight did not "come off."
Through the instrumentality of the Sub-
11aheanceedRib:eR1147aph, a German, named Haas, has been aPPre"
,eons. L. la London, for the brutal murder of a family,
also stole
_ isun. DO
500, five persons, residing near Amsterdam. He
guilders. At his examination in a London
Irralee.°''en is
Thursday, it transpired that he had made
Saturday ngemts to sail from this town to America on
last.
held DEBBY Guinnurcs.—The weekly meeting was
chair on 'Wednesday. Present : Mr. Henry Edwards, vice-
He rnan, presiding ; Messrs Ledger, Medcalf, Daly,
Ist yFs, Morris, M'Oee, Winsley, Siddely, Abrahams, Shaw,
Appleby, smith, Jeffries, Knowles, Whitby, and James
to be
zit b7:!.l4anc.e in the treasurer's hands was reported
A call on all the townships for county
olerrate, £3,177 13s. bd., payable on the 22nd August, was
ed. Mr. Sanderson 's offer to take the relief office in
iMount Vernon, Low-hill, which is now unoccupied, at the
!Deive rent as the Guardians now pay, was accepted. On
nuan n?stion of Mr. Smith, seconded 'by Mr. Daly, it was
theaTaleusly resolved to add the name of Mr. M`Gee to
was
tinance committee. Mr. Richard Holden, solicitor,
fiass ordered to be eniployed to recover from the Dock
rstesan amount due to the Guardians for the relief of
vijeati seal. The beard adjourned till Saturday, to sign ap-
p ea
to the Poor-law Board, for building loans.
the tTAL RAILWAY ACCIDENT —An accident occurred on
sbe 7.°3ontumand North-Western. Railway, on Thursday, to
the
oisepeFveesrs,furoam Birmingham, which occasioned
death
to two othernamed William Dawes, and injuries
s43as in the employ of the company. The
trleopwainsline of rails north of Coventry is at present under
Bid' over a' s•d' c°nsequently, the up and down traffic passes
somlngle line of rails ; but a pilot engine is used.
e n..-...
themn t line
as to the points the train ran from
train of
0 the down line, and came into collision with a
Ifam, f ballast waggons, which circumstance so alarmed
~11,, driver and the stoker that it is believed they jumped
"14:1.(1 The former was killed instantaneously, and the latter ,
~,n his leg cut off, and has since died. Mr. Kay, of the 1
--urfaY police, also received severe injuries. Some of the
Passengers were hurt, but not seriously.
Congers FROM LIBERIA.—We have from time to time ,
!ioticed importations of cotton and arrowroot from this
interesting republic of men of colour, and in each instance
We have had to report favourably of the specimens of the
Produce of the country. Yesterday we had shown to us
samples of coffee grown in Liberia. '['he report of it is I
most favourable, the sample clearly demonstrating that,
With a little care bestowed on the cultivation, the finest
„description of coffee may be produced. The sample shown .
labours under the double disadvantage of rough cultiva-
tion and the absence of machinery for preparing the coffee
for market. This latter want is, we understand, about to
13_e supplied, and so soon as anything approaching the care
La cultivation that is bestowed on Cylon Plantation coffee
141 a,„ men extended to the growth in Liberia, little doubt
1,-- T4ertaiwed that the very finest description of coffee can
.., rat Courier.
'ed and imported very profitably.—Manchester 1
Asr Oast i
some weeks N.±l
wain Patrick a DEFENDANT.—In the County Court,
contractor of railway and road work, I
, VVSS sued by Messrs. Gilliam, of Lord-
soo r
the- ecover £l, the value of a hat purchased from
Ras fn,, me considerable time previous. The defence set up
The
tdilaeft the hat was paid for at the time it was purchased,
that le
endant insinuated, if he did not actually allege,
1,, e young man who sold him the hat, had acted dia.
-wnestly towards his master in the transaction. The
Ymlng man, whose name is Tweddle, received an excellent
character from his master, who repudiated the imputation
111.,d'e against him ; but the defendant insisted on his being
the led- Ile was accordingly subpcened from Dumfries, and
the ease
s, st,caole on for trial on Friday. After having stated
t,,et,'eaL 'molars of the transaction as they have already ap-
ofn, d, Tweddle distinctly swore that the defendant had
Paid him a farthing. His Honour said there was
seethe the slightest imputation upon the young man's cha-
'after, and added that the defendant Was too ill to be
present that day; if he had been there, he would withdraw
all imputation of dishonesty against Young T ddl
There must be a verdict for the plaintiff, with costsw. e e.
Rusicorm—A meeting of ratepayers convened at
the Town-hall on Monday, for the puwas eof
g
before them the accounts of the Improvement Commis-
sioners, and of appointing auditors, &c. Mr. Cowley, re-
tuarking upon the item of £137 for the removal of night
aoll, argued that it was against the spirit of the act to re-
Move the soil in the daytime. Mr. Whiteway explained
that the amount alluded to was paid for emptying the
Pits, the farmers themselves carrying away the soil. If
the the
removed the latter altogether, it would
cost them from £3OO to £4OO, and too heavy a weight of
esPenditure like that " would sink the ship." Mr. S. S.
's,rown objected to a number of items in the accounts,
Welch he thought excessive. They included £l2 19s. for
the election of commissioners; 3s. 6d. to a bill poster;
£3 os• ed for extra poll-clerks ; and £3 3s. for plans of the
Ma
rket land. He contended, indeed, there was no neces-
altY for a market in the present circumstances of the town,
With a decreasing trade, and an increasing number of
°rapt), houses. Mr. Whiteway expressed his belief that
the market would not merely be self-supporting, but
Would produce a good profit, and cited numerous cases in
Rustration. After some further discussion the accounts
thewe passed, and the proceedings closed with thanks to
c hai
theeOUNTY COURT BAILIPPS.—An inquiry took place at
County Court, on Tuesday, before Joseph Pollock, Esq.,
gZ llldge, into the-cimduct of two bailiffs, named John
eOridan and George Wales, charged with having illegally
street the house of Mr. George Melly, No. 5, Bedford-
1L6.,Q, under the authority of a warrant of execution
'111,4t a man named Joseph Redish, at the suit of John
A riro, to whom be owed about £47. As it appeared
matieo eaevidenee that the men had acted on false infor-
the and §AI not behaved with inexcusable roughness,
the ofseer:aulthat the only fault which he could find with
in jug uirit,„was, their not having been sufficiently careful
Place. lie L,"eforehand whether that was the proper
Made so pubeught that, as the circumstances had been
b 3. the Men n„e„':_thejlistice of the case would be satisfied
further Xi •`"'"J'og the costs of the action, without any
Count bility. With reference to the services of the
!Until Y„e4mlrt Bailiffs, he referred to the large amount an-
bad 4.ecovered by the bffs of the court, and said that
liad esrerY satisfactory that this was the first case which
atai.,,Zr occurred in which any complaint had been made
trel.-?‘ thetn. In 1832 not less that? 1,891 executions
1,53,31'35ued and £17,886 recovered ; in 1803 there were
ti,,,,
,execntions, and £17,781 recovered; so that
in the
I,o;l„'ars about £36,000 had been recovered, and nearly
executions issued from the court.
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/r1.14„14 POR AUSTRALlA.—Arrangements have been
every 'or the conveyance of mails to Australia once in
th 7„ rnonth, by the establishment (under a contract with
t,,ctZ_eneal Screw Steam Shipping Company) of a packet
Attu once in two months direct from Southampton to
from asingslternately with the existing line of packets
vice. Pore, in connexion with the Indian Mail &T-
-ap ;,,, c..,'flails for Australia will accordingly be made
out f London during the remainder of the present year,
tilgusetg,u°sti/v..ing (lays :
••••ebt. Ath.:lorning, by Direct Packet.
Oth.
.p)rniug, rid Southampton and Singapore.
ittb.l 11,ening, via Marseilles and Singapore.
• 4t,, ..:NL;•,,,'4!-lig, by Direct Packet.
1)4.. 'AT', ••Ev-e;:ug,„ • bid Southampton and Singapore.
All teti."4.-Ife"g, vici Marseilles and Singapore.
terra,- c." 1.8 and news, by Direct Packet.
4 ac)',loath Am.,apers for New South Wales, Vie-
s orwarded
it as May be -8""rall. a, and Van Diemen's Landexcept
11
by theMarseilles'),Corrigan Packets of the General Screw Steam
Ile bid so,Y direct from Southampton, or by the
alas, be posute's"aP3Pto. n and Singapore,' according_ as they
'tasters .11 ''n tnne for either line of packets.
latieo lars'
,see that this regulation differs from the regu-
whieh, „,_`' ',own for the despatch of letters to India, 4tc.,
. the Aust
_,.
eially 44 4 Ne, are for -
for rected to forwarded via'
while letters
Marseilles, unless besPe-
sent by another route,
.. _
n.
"Yed r4nao colonies above-mentioned will be co
.....
Ist .3' the 1
~,,,Neille , nee sea route as the rule, and only via
''' NI -'
•wale
so directed. This is necessary, as letters
vi4eelat.-so_nt,hs
two „sarseilles Can b
F forwarded to
Australia only once in
d ithout any
, and, if inadvertently ste w
Posts, •Kuress, would be subject to avery long delay. The
othetTeoe oPon letters for any of the Australian colonies,
Siogam„a_veYed by direct packet, or via" Southampton ande
idsrNse7, will be ls. Od. the half ounce ; !aid wh
quarts qto be sent via Marseilles is ls. 10d. if under ea
o `r of an -if •quarter of an
tics and not ; 2s. 3d. weighing a
..
Lag te. °,T(I not exceeding half an ounce, and so on, accoru
to I the scale in operation for charging letters addressed
tulle s„.
L4tio_ • ,Aewspapers posted in accordance with the regu-
si4
,i's, will be transmitted by packet direct, or by packpt
it liZttli3lnPlOn and Singapore free of charp, but will
The eto a postage of 3d, each when sent via Marseilles.
paid
postage upon both ltters and newspapers must be
foryssru,advance. Letters, &c,, for Western Australia, are
,tout
_ue6.133. private ships, unless specially directed to be
c", 4 Singapore, or by some other route,