The Liverpool Standard, and General Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1854-10-24 00:00:00

LAUNCHES,

Tun paddle-steamer the Pampero, for the South
American Steam Navigation Company, intended for the
branch service between Rio and the River Plate, at present
performed by the La Plata, was to have beenUaunched
from Mr. Laird's yard, at Birkenhead, on Saturday.
Every preparation was made; she was named by Madame
Goulette, wife of M. Goulette, of Paris, (of the Compagnie
des Messageries Imperiale,) and started on her "passage,"

- ling the water, she gradually stopped,
through the ground having given way at a place under her
landing blocks. But she sat as firmly in her cradle as if
the daggers had not been struck down, and did not sustain
the slightest injury. We understand that the launch will
be made in two or three days. The Pampero is 200 feet
long, 25 feet beam, and 16 feet depth of hold, and will
accommodate sixty first-class passengers in an elegant
saloon aft, besides a large number of second-class pas-
sengers in a commodious cabin forward. Her engines
have been made by Messrs. Humphreys, Tennant,
.and
Dyke, of Woolwich, and besides being a very handsome,
she will be a very fast boat. This company have sold their
two smaller vessels, the Braziliera and Lusitania, to
the Compagnie do Messageries Imperale of France, for
whom Mr. Laird is also building another fine vessel of
1.300 tons and 250-horse-power, to be called the Jordan.
The Braziliera is now in port, and the Lusitania will be
handed over to her purchasers on arrival here in a few days.
Yesterday (Monday) a finely-modelled boat called the
Tapajoz, the property of the River Amazon Steam Naviga-
tion Company, was launched from the building-yard of
Mr. John Laird at the Dingle. The Tapajoz is 210 feet
long, 27 feet beam; and 780 tons measurement. is,
is to
have engines of 200-horse-power, by Messrs. Fawcett,
Preston, and Co.; her wheels are to be fitted with feather-
ing floats ; and as she will, when loaded, have a draft of
only seven feet, she is expected to steam very fast. She
will have accommodation for a large number of passengers
in cabins on the American plan of deck-houses, efficient
ventilation being secured by side windows. The Tapajoz
will be one of the pioneers of steam navigation on the
Amazon, and she will, no doubt, bear a conspicuous part
in extending our intercourse with those scarcely-known
regions of wealth on the banks of that magnificent river,
and in furthering the progress of civilisation into those
parte of the world.

just before re

SUICIDE AT HIGnER TRA2lllllllll.—Yesterday morn-
ing, the inhabitants of Higher Traninere were alarmed
by a report that a murder had been committed in the
neighbourhood. On inquiry it appeared that Mr. Hughes,
carrying on business in Liverpool as watchmaker, had
been found in his bed-room, Mersey-view, with his throat
cut, and a razor lying by his side. The position of the
body, however, and the nature of the woundk leave no
doubt that the unfortunate man had committed self-
destruction. Information was at once conveyed to Mr.
Churton, the coroner, and an inquest will be held on the
body to-day.

Moog AUCTION. On Tuesday, James Hill, a lint
manufacturer, of Cazneau-street entered a notorious
try-ck auction-room in Paradise-street, kept by Bernard
MacMahon, and was soon "done" out of a silver watch
and 10s. for which he received a "gold" watch not worth
a sovereign. On finding that he had been duped, he gave
MacMahon into custody on Friday night, but as the case
was not sufficient to warrant his detention, Mr. Clough
discharged him. Shortly afterwards, Hill and three de-
tectives were walking in Paradise-street, when MacMahon
came up to them and lifted up his fist to strike Hill, but
was prevented by the officers. He was charged at the
Police-court, on Saturday, with the assault, and fined £5,
or two mouths' imprisonment.
Too SHARP FOR THEIR YZARS.—At the Birkenhead
Police-court, yesterday, Thomas Heap, aged 10, William
Jones, 15, William Buckley, and John Hall, 18, were
charged by Thomas Carter, collector of the Woodside
ferry, with stealing 10s. in silver from his stand at the
pay-gate. On Sunday afternoon, soon after two o'clock,
the prisoners were passing through the turitstile at the
Woodside ferry, when one of them seized the opportunity,
while the collector's attention was diverted by taking the
tolls, to take two five-shilling columns of silver which
were piled by the side of the box. He did not discover
the theft until after the young rogues had passed on the
to the slip. He then rushed.down the slip, expecting to
overtake them before they got to the boat. To his asto-
nishment, however, the youths were not to be seen. He
turned round, when he perceived the last of the four
going through the return turnstile, where passengers pay
in going to Birkenhead. The thieves had, therefore,
passed from one toll-gate to the other, expecting to get
back into Birkenhead before the money was missed, and
when it would be imagined the boat had gone, that they
had escaped to Birkenhead. He gave chase, and suc-
ceeded in apprehending three of the lads, and the fourth
was captured in Liverpool yesterday morning, with the
whole of the money upon them. They were remanded
generally to give the police time to make inquiries about
them at LiverpooL

FATTER MATTHEW.—LECTITILE AT THE CONCERT-
uALL LAST NIGIET.—Mr. Burke, an Irish barrister, and
an intimate friend of Father Matthew, gave a lecture, last
night, at the Concert-hall, "On the Orators of Ireland,"
the proceeds of which, it was understood, was to be
devoted in aid of the fund now .being raised to enable
Father Matthew to reside in Madeira. He is at present the
guest of William Rathbone, Esq., of Green Bank. There
was a very crowded audience last night. The chair was
occupied by Mr. John Yates, jun.; who addressed the
meeting at considerable length, in the course of whiCh
he highly eulogised Father Matthew for the great services
he rendered to his country in bringing about her social
regeneration. He concluded by calling upon Mr. Burke;
who was an intimate friend of Father Matthew, to give
the lecture they -were about to hear.—Mr. Burke, on
coming forward, was loudly cheered. After. a prefatory
laudation of Father Matthew, he commenced the subject
of his lecture by pointin,, out the oratorical beauties of.
Burke. He next referred to Grattan, Curran,,O'Connell;*
and Moore. The lecturer concluded by passing a warm
and eloqUent eulogium on Father Matthew ; and, before
sitting down, he announced that the Earl of Sefton had
that day sent a donation of £2O in aid of the fund. (Great
cheering.) An address was here read, which was presented
to Father Matthew, in Liverpool, yesterday, by the Liver-
pool Roman Catholics, and which was accompanied by a
donation of £lOO. The Chairnaan announced that a
Temperance Society, in Mar; bone, had, yesterday, sent
L2o.—Father Matthew sails to'-day in the South American
CemParlee Iteanaor,