The Liverpool Standard, and General Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1854-11-07 00:00:00

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FEVER prevails to an alarm
Willows.
THE WATERLoo, Messrs. Langtry's fine" new
is now on the station between this port and Belfast,
in conjunction with the Blenheim, under the comm
Capt. Philip Quayle.

NEW MAGISTRATES.-At the Kirkdale sessions, on
Tuesday last, the Right Hon. Lord Stanley, M. P., and on
Wednesday, Mr. John Johnson, of Bank House, Run-
corn, and Mr. Peter Rylands, of Warrington, qualified as
county magistrates. _

SALE OF A RUSSIAN PRIZE.—The Russian brigantine
Christine, about 100 tons register, built at Windau in
1851, one of the prizes condemned for sale in the Admi-
ralty Court on the 18th ult., will be sold by Messrs. Tonge,
Curry, and Co., on Thursday next. The vessel is at pre-
sent lying on the west side Queen's Dock.
FIRES.—On Saturday evening a fire broke out in Kendal's
Cotton-kiln, Tempest-hey, but the fire brigade, under Mr.
Hewitt, was quickly on the spot, and it was subdued before
much damage had been occasioned.—On Friday night
some person set fire to a large pile of timber, about forty
cart loads, which was in the neighbourhood of Grassendale.
The conflagration, which caused great alarm in the neigh-
bourhood, will entail considerable loss to the owner.

THE EXHIBITION OF PHOTOGRAPHS, in the rooms of
the Photographic Society, at the Royal Institution, remain
on view for a few days longer, when the collection will be
dispersed. It is, however, the intention of the Liverpool
Photographic Institution to get up a permanent exhibition,
subject to such charges as will correspond to the advance-
ment of the art, and suit the convenience of the various
contributors.

UNSTAMPED NEWSPAPERS.—At a general meeting of
newspaper proprietors, held at Manchester, last week, a
deputation was formed for the purpose of waiting upon
the Chancellor of the Exchequer, to impress upon the
right hon. gentleman, that if proceedings are not promptly
taken aganist the publishers of unstamped newspapers,
the proprietors of the accredited newspapers, who suffer
severely by the practice, will issue their publications on
unstamped sheets.

LIVERPOOL PTIOTOGRAPIIIC SOCIETY.-At the monthly
meeting, this evening, Mr. Berry will describe Mr. Max-
well Lyte's instantaneous process on collodion, which it is
anticipated will lead to an interesting discussion. Other
gentlemen will explain a series of important experiments
on collodion, which will throw an entirely new light upon
the properties of that indispensable preparation, and upon
the nature of the effects produced by its use.

FIRE IN WEST DEIiBY WORBROUSE.—On Friday
night, about ten o'clock, a fire broke out in the laundry of
the West Derby Workhouse, and Mr. Hewitt, with the
borough fire brigade, was quickly in attendance. It had
begun to assume an alarming appearance, but the exer-
tions of the fire brigade speedily removed all danger, and
in two hours it was totally extinguished. Major Greig,
(the chief constable,) Captain Weir, Mr. Duncan, the
water-engineer, Mr. Clay, the architect, Mr. Stone, insu-
rance agent, and Messrs. G. Shaw, Lunt, and Kirkus,
were in attendance.

FATAL ACCIDENT.—On Thursday night, about nine
o'clock, John Williams, mate, and William Ellis, Robert
Griffiths, and John Owens, seamen, of the schooner Mar-
garet Ann, then lying in the Prince's Basin, were engaged
in a small boat, putting on the hawser to one of the buoys,
when the Ann Duranty, which was going into the Prince's
Dock, coming in contact with the buoy, drew the hawser
under the boat, and capsized her. The four men were
precipitated into the water, and two of them, Williams
and Ellis, were drowned, The other two were rescued,
but Griffiths, who is the son of the master of the schooner,
was much exhausted when taken out of the water, and
still continues very ill.

REGULARITY AND EXPEDITION.—We have often
spoken of the admirable manner in which the Post-office
service between Greenock and Belfast has been conducted
by Messrs. G. and J. Burns, and we have had much
pleasure in learning that the average passages of the
steamers Stag and Elk, to and from Belfast, for the last
five months, have been 8 hours 14 minutes only—a regu-
larity which, when the exceedingly boisterous weather
these steamers often encounter is considered, is perfectly
wonderful. We understand that, in addition to the two
named, the fast steamer Lynx will shortly commence run-
ning to Belfast, completing the fastest steam fleet plying
on one station in the kingdom. It is not unlikely that
the contemplated improvements and alterations on the
east end of the Steamboat Quay will secure ample and
regular berthing for this line of packets. The proper
accommodation of those sea-going steamers is a constant
subject of solicitude to the local authorities.—Greenock
Advertiser,
THE CANADIAN SCREW STEAMERS.—These beautiful
and fast-sailing vessels are rendering important aid in
the transportation of troops. On Friday the Charity
brought over a detachment of the 54th Regiment, and a
company of Royal Artillery from Quebec, who were for-
warded by the Princess Royal to Glasgow, on Saturday.
The Ottawa and Cleopatra will convey 1,000 soldiers to
the Crimea between them. The Ottawa sailed on Satur-
day for Portsmouth, where she will take on board nine
officers, nine surgeons, and 450 rank and file, composed
of detachments from the 7th, 23d, 77th, and 97th Regi-
ments, and the 2d battalion of the Rifle Brigade, (50
men). The Cleopatra on the same day, at Birkenhead,
embarked two officers, one serjeant, and 50 rank and file
of the 42d, and two officers, one serjeant, and forty rank
and file of the 93d Regiment. She sailed on Sunday for
Queenstown, where she will embark detachments of the
21st, 30th, 33d, 47th, 50th, 55th, and 68th Regiments, all
for the Crimea.

Flasn NOTES.—At the Police-court, on Saturday,
Edward Hillier and Charles Ross were brought up under
the following circumstances. On the previous day, detec-
tive-officer Scott saw the prisoners loitering about George's
Dock, in the neighbourhood of some emigrant ships, and,
suspectipy that theyTerecppEctttyp;huf aisganT„Am,
took thenl int'o custody. On Hillier was found a large
number of flash notes of a new style, representing, accord-
ing to the figures, upwards of £3OO, and what purported
to be a blank cheque upon the Australian Bank. The
notes were entirely new, the only difference in the form
from "Bank of England" notes being the substitution of
the word "Engraved " for " England," which, however,
in the peculiar style of letter, it greatly resembled. They
were signed "J. W. Peel, 9, New Cut, Lambeth." Hil-
lier, having been previously convicted of a similar offence,
was committed for twelve months' hard labour ; but Ross,
not being known to the police, was discharged.

SWINDLING IN RAILWAY CARRIA.GESt-At the last
Stafford quarter sessions, three men named Potter, Ward,
and Whard, were charged with swindling a young gentle-
man of Liverpool, named Donald Cuthbert, of a gold watch
and guard and a diamond ring, in a railway carriage on
the line between Birmingham and Liverpool. The pro-
secutor stated what occurred in the carriage, which was
very similar to what has become so common on railways,
and the manner in which he lost his property. The
prisoners were found guilty, and committed, Whard for
eighteen months, and the other two for twelve months.
The prisoners are well known to be connected with a gang
of swindlers who have infested Liverpool, Birmingham,
Manchester, and other large towns. During the trial
there were no fewer than seven gentlemen in the court
who had been fleeced by them,

LIVERPOOL Bonouon GsoL.—Mr. Jameson, the gover-
nor, in his annual report, presented at the gaol sessions,
last week, says :—The total number of commitments
during the year has been 9,548; the daily average number
in gaol, 7124 ; the greatest number in custody at one time,
838; the least, 601; and the daily average numbers re-
ceived and discharged have been 3&. There has been an
increase of 1,128 in the total number of persons committed
during the past as compared with the previous year. This
has chiefly arisen in two classes of offenders, namely,
vagrants, in which the increase amounts to 344, and of
persons committed under the local acts to 633. The total
number committed to this prison for felonies and misde-
meanours during the past year- has been 409, which is a
decrease as regards the felonies of. 142, and of the misde-
meanants of 5, as compared with the previous year's com-
mittals for those offences. No less than 1,657 persons, or
17.4
,perpept,,_npon the total number. c.onlmittecl during
the past year, have been committed for -three days each
for being drunk. The statement of expenditure in con-
nexion with the gaol during the past year shows that the
total expense has been £11,636 12s. 4d., and that the cost
per head per week has been Os. 3d., which is an increase of
sd. per head per week on the average cost during the pre-
ceding year. After deducting the amount of the prisoners'
earnings and other sums charged to the treasury for the
maintenance of convicted prisoners at the sessions, &c., the
before-mentioned sum is reduced to £9,067 ls., being
4s. 10111. per head per week as the cost to the Corporation.
There has been an increase of £879 ss. 6d. in the expendi-
ture last year as compared with the former year, which is
accounted for by the greatly increased prices that have
been paid for provisions and other articles.
THE PATRIOTIC FUND. —A meeting of the Liverpool
local committee, for establishing a Patriotic Fund, was
held at the Town-hall, on Thursday, over which the Mayor
presided, and at which Mr. Bramley-Moore, M.P., Mr. W.
Brown, M.P., the Rev. Dr. M`Neile, Messrs. Arthur Hen-
derson, J. A. Tobin, George Grant, T. D. Anderson, and
other gentlemen were present. Mr. Mann was appointed
honorary secretary, Mr. B. Heywood Jones treasurer, and
Messrs. Heywood bankers. Sub-committees were appointed
to arrange the mode of, collection for the several wards,
consisting of the alderman and councillors of each ward,
with the resident members of the general committee; and
it was resolved that a subscription-list be forthwith opened;
and that books be deposited at the several banks, and at
the various Newsrooms, for that purpose. On the motion
of the Rev. Dr. M`Neile, seconded by Mr. Bramley-Moore;
M.P., the following resolution was passed :—" That as the
language of the commission leaves it open to local com-
mittees to suggest special directions of their funds, this
committee take the liberty of recommending to the con-
sideration of her Majesty's commissioners the propriety of
placing on their list for relief the widows and orphans of
officers, with due reference to the destitute circumstances
of the bereaved families." In pursuance of these resolu-
tions, thealdermen met on Friday, in the Council cham-
ber, to make arrangements for holding meetings in the
several wards.

AUSTRALIAN EMIGRATION FROM LIVEEPOOL.—During
the past month seventeen vessels left the Mersey for Aus-
tralian ports, of an aggregate tonnage of 12,703 tons, or

an average of 747 tons to each vessel. Of these 6 were for
Melbourne, 4 for Sydney, 2 for Geelong, 1 for Adelaide, 1
for Portland Bay, 1 for Hobart Town, 1 for Moreton Bay,
and 1 for Launceston. Three of these carried Government
,igrants, and ten private passengers. The total number
emigrants who left Liverpool for Australia during the
-,1 was 2,641, being a decrease of 243, when compared
with the return for Sep_t.7l.:ier_.,
ieimn:rmdbg of
ero9fovoestsoenlss
4-lie berths at this port for Australia is 32, of an
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aggregate tonnage kn.
ach vessel ; while the number loading at London is 82,
gregate tonnage of 49,278 tons, or about 600 tons
' longing to Messrs. Millers
will sail to-day, with
deck, and a full

each vess,

and Thompson's

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complement of chief cabin passengers. The Guiding Star,
which succeeds her, will sail about the end of the month.
Her fittings and ventilation, we believe, will be inferior to
none of the ships on the berth, and her saloons on deck
!Ira TYIII2I. alcsevntl4l,7 ovna 1114111:1ATNIV furnished. She will be

...-ommand of Captain M'Clelland, who is a most
;ed navigator ; in his last ship, the Amiral Gren-
_ging to the same owners, he performed the
__.ccedented passage of eighty days. from London to New
Zealand, being equal to seventy da-ys to Melbourne. There
will be an interesting race between this ship, the Red
Jacket, Lightning, and James Baines, all of which will
be awl= about the same time,.

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