The Liverpool Standard, and General Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1854-07-25 00:00:00

CHESHIRE AND WALES.

WELSH CHARITY ScHooLs.—On Thursday, the Pl°:
prietors of the Rock Ferry very kindly allowed the Clni'
dren connected with these schools a free passage to the
Cheshire side.
THE HELENA, an iron screw steamer of 206 tons, 0141
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measurement, has been launched at Chester. She is t',
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property of Mr. James Haddock, of Liverpool, who intent'
her for the coasting trade.
Mr. HousFArz, M.P., laid before the House of Corai:
mons, on Monday, a petition from the clergy, chive':
wardenS, and members of the congregation of Chris
Church, Claughton, Birkenhead, in favour of a wore
equitable distribution of Church property.
THE BODY of a new-born male child, wrapped i-111
piece of old cloth, was found on Wednesday, in a 'le'
near Clifton-park, Tranmere.
CAUTION.—William Haddon, a youth in the o'oll
of Mr. Barton, of Cady, Cheshire, was, on MondaY,
brought up at the Birkenhead Police-court and fined 55'
and costs, or in default to be imprisoned for 14 days, fl
striking a horse belonging to his employer on the head
with the butt-end of a whip. of
ELOPE3IENT:AT ONTON.---A considerable amount
gossip was circulated at Oxton and its neighbourhood,
the beginning of last week, it being said that a yonnf,
lady, twenty years of age, the only daughter of a higki;
respectable merchant, residing at Oxton, had eloped
a grocer's assistant, residing at Birkenhead, and her,
united to her lover in the bonds of matrimony at a neit,o.
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bouring church.
Tire LOST RlNG.—Owen Jones, an inhabitant of OW
ter, left property in 1658, then valued at £45 per annuli':
to be divided amongst the poor of the city, forty shilling:
of which were to be given to the mayor to buy him ,
ring, and thirty shillings to each of the sheriffs for
this part of his will performed. The mayor, it apn,:
gets no ring, and one of the Chester papers.naturallY
what is done with the money,'and what mayor lost the
CHESTER REGATTA, 1854.—The arrangements for tin!
annual meeting are progressing most favourably ; and o._';
are happy to find that the public is not behindhand
forwarding the amusement of a large portion of the.
fellow-citizens, but are subscribing to- the fund with thej ;
usual liberality. Amongst the subeeriptions up to tisq,
time we observe the following : —The Mayor, £s' v 5;
Philip Egerton, £5 ; John Tollemaelte, Esq., M.P., ;
Lord Grosvenor,. M.P., £5 ; Thomas Brassey, Esq., X 3
Hon. W. 0. Stanley, M.P., £2 25.; Richard C. Nis
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Esq., £2 Is.;. P. S. Humberston, Esq., £2 2s. • 11•
Raikes, Esq., £2. 25.; C. W. Potts, Esq., £2 2s. The cre
of the Royal Rowing Club, and of the Nautilus Club,
et,.
in regular exercise,' and we hope that this year the lailr At
which were carried off by their Manchester competitors,
the last regatta will be regained by the' Cestrians•

Chester Coirrant.
Th traffic f°r
CHESTER &Nat HOLYHEAD RAILWAY.--
the week ending 16th of July, 1854, was- as follows; •
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Passengers, parcels, &c., per railway, £3,779 48•_„ds,
steam-boats, £729 15s. 11d. ; total, £4,509 Os.. ld. ;
£1,620 7s. a.; total, including Carnarvon traffic;)per3ojgit,
£5,399 Os. 17d..; steam-boats, £729 15s. lld.; „t„.
£6,129 7s. 6cl. Corresponding week last year, per re","tl,
£3,372 Bs. 7d. ; steam-boats, £709 15s. 11d. ; 1,1,;
£4,082 4s. 6d..; goods, £1,16415. sd. total, £1,164 is. aar
total (including von traffic,) £4,536' 10s. Od. • ste
boats, £709 15s. lid.; total, £5,246 ss, id.
£BB3ls. 741
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STABBIXG AT THE BIRICENREAD
DEPOT.--011 Friday, at the Birkenhead Police-co ?:0
young Irishman, named Patrick O'Brien, was brougulios
on a charge of stabbing James Mehen, at the emiglvere
dep3t, on. Wednesday evening. Both young men and
amongst the returned emigrants by the ship 01
it seems that on the evening named Mehen teased 0 'voi24d,
about a girl at the depot, with whose eharms, it sir° vAla,
he had been smitten. The prisoner lost his tempeT,
drawing a knife, inflicted a very severe wound in th
head of Mellen, who was treated by the surgeon at tilt
establishment. A certificate was pnodueed stating tills
the injured young man was unable to attend the cool'
and a remand of the case was accordingly ordered.
ASSAVIa AT NEW FERRY.—On Thursday a 'mos
named Dennis Godfrey, who resides at New Ferry,Lej
brought before the Police-court at Birkenhead, charges)
with assaulting two young men, William Lunt and .04.1,e
Hankanson. From the evidence it appeared that on
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preceding Monday morning, between twelve and -air
o'clock, the prosecutors were returning home fronl
kenhead, and on passing the defendant's house two P`,o
rushed out of thepremises,when one of them (the prisolp
after using a foul expression, struck Hankanson a ci°cier
blow, knocked him down, and then kicked him, relerea
ing him insensible for a considerable time. Lunt inter atlY
to protect his companion, when he also was viole
assaulted and struck on the head. The prosecutors has
given no provocation to the prisoner. The case was P 119", se,
against Godfrey, notwithstanding an attempt to Pr' 0'
alibi in his favour; and he was ordered to pay 9'
40s. and costs, or to suffer imprisonment for a 12100,4,5
EA.STHA.M.—GRATIFYING TESTIMONIAL.-011 Sates'
week, a purse containing £45, subscribed by the witl)
ioners of Ea,stham, was presented to the Rev. P. IlaiesA,
a copy of the following resolution, which was adopterch of
the annual vestry meeting, held in the Parish 01111 4`
Eastham, on the 17th April, 1854, (Easter Monday))a
was unanimously resolved that the best thanks 0,1035'
wishes of this vestry be given to the Rev. Philip 'veal
who has been our respected curate for nearly threei tli
who has, during his residence with us, as curate ~To 03,
very extensive and populous parish, been most zeal° tor9'
faithful in the discharge of all his church and P9tshree
duties, of which he has had the sole charge fer,,;, 01;
fourths of the whole time of his curacy, and has, bYritar'',
personal exertions, established Sunday and weekly e hay;
as well as Sunday schools. This vestry sincervisoil P`o"
that Mr. Hain's removal from his active ministry,,,ii et,
of advantage to himself, as we feel confident it
them who are hereafter to have the pleasure 0"0/10
Scriptural instruction and advice. The chairmeno4
vestry (Harvey Crakanthorp, Esq.,) and the churel., tied
(Messrs. Morris and Ellis,) are respectfully request,
sign a copy of this resolution, on behalf of the Par'
give the same to Mr. Haim."

THE EARL OF HARROWBY.—The Morning C111,7"0:1
notices the " sudden conversion of Lord HarrowbY•t,, AK
local papers announce that the Earl of Harroiv,.,
lay the first stone of a new church in Linco/nneodei 0
Our readers may remember that Lincoln was inclu
Lord Harrowby's bill for the demolition of churcheg%Ado
rin Tante
THE WILL OF SIGNOR DRAGONETTI.--,--- tO .10
in. the Vice-Chancellor's Court, a case which relategAoD+J
will of the late Signor Dragonetti, the celebrated '4O v,
bass player, came on specially with reference to it %RO
Z3,0().0, transferred to trustees before the testaterli tlO,
by him, and the circumstances under which," 111;
purpose for which, that sum was so tran ferm'' 1,
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matter having been referred to chambers, the chief c,.14
had certified that the testator, being aware of the disvw
of making charitable bequests in this country, tra ilf6
the £3,000 upon trust for paying various annuities feifio to
with remainder in perpetuity for masses and requie .„or'
be solemnised for the testator's soul and those of the Y-010
in the church of St. Mark's, Venice, and the
Catholic Chapel in Moorfields, London, and othe7ol,l
question having arisen whether the crown had 310 or;
so, what interest, the attorney and solicit
appeared in the proceedings, and the Vice-C1 ifl
directed the case to stand over until it could be disv,.
in their presence.

NEW FRENCH Umpoßm.—The following is
the intended uniform of the squadron of the centi_n
~Avr
" Full dress when mounted—Helmet of polisurbir,,d
crest of gold, horse-hair knotted at the top an s,ergi
behind, white feather ; frock coat of sky blue,
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and collar of maroon cloth. Epaulettes and aigraTtO
of maroon silk and gold : cuirass of polished steels
mented with an escutcheon having on it the artrlthe 0_;)
emperor; buckskin breeches, and cavalry boots. 'id OVA;
die cloth is to be maroon bordered with three roviso
lace, and having the letter N and the imperial axe
plan suggested by the emperor,
broidered at the corners. The musket ism 81,0070
which, when fixed, will give the weapon a ie bresg
nearly seven feet. The musket will load at the 00
and it will carry 1200 yards. The pistols are Op
same principle. The dress of the officers is tbe_
and with a sahrei-,--ogth
in
that of the guards, except that the ornaments ar.e ra.ej
THE RUSSIAN FLEET.—England can affora
Russia the mechanical means of endeavouring
neither money nor ukase can create the Britibn,,,,,6„of
No ! here Nicholas must halt ! He may order ti_',l,", FA;
the " Twelve Apostles" to be built, and guns, 17,0150
pounders to Paixhans, to be cast in unlimited nher,fo
but crews to man either the one or the other, assliol_ss
nor his successors can ever hope to have. E;lite c•af,Pti
the afterguard of all the sailors in Europe- Ye as
help smiling when contrasting the seamen of otnia
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with theirs. Look at a blue jacket in our ow his co
he is all ease and freedom, agile and muscular ;thong Of
tenance is open, his bearing independent; and delooty
shows implicit obedience under discipline, his A WA i°
is manly as well as respectful, and he is clean. heTii 0
sailor has no pretensions to be called one; 'ade 11'41
nearly shaved, and his jacket of green cloth, the
dragoon's, fits quite tight; this is buttoned all „ja
the front, and padded out as an army tailor
one for a young cornet. His lower extremities_ror 1.11!
in Wellington's; and on his head is a worsted:°ooeatill
all on one side. If a mate, his pipe is struck bast, 04)0;
a .4)
buttons of his jacket, like an eye-glass ; an—ficcer, ta',4
certainly not least, when addressed by his 0— h, S'eb
caps, and bringing his feet together, stands, wit toi
at what ?—" at ease ?" oh, no ! at " attention •° twili
la) " little fingers down the seams and till
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