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

LOCAL NEWS.

THE THERISTROCAULODON.—Tbis 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.

EAST OF PASSENGERS PER MONONGAHELA.—MT. 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. —ln 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. Hugh
M'Neile, and that the Rev. Hugh Stowell, the Rev. R. J.
M'Gbee, and others are invited to attend. The silly scribe
of the Alercury 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, Alt..
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—the dahlias, &c., show in
great profusion hnd beauty. We can strongly recommend all
strangers to visit this well conducted establishment. They
will, we know, be gratified.

MUSIC AND SINGING ACAD*MY.—We perceive that Mr.
and Miss S. 'enables, 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 LECTURES.—Mr.WiIson has been delight-
ing thronged and fashionable audiences at the Royal Asse-
mbly-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 lie
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 Luuell and lady, Bristol; Gaetani de Castilla.
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 Gilder, 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 DOCK COMMITTEE.—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:—On Sunday
last, two excellent sermons were preached in St. Mary's
Church, the one in the morning by the Rev. Wm. Pollock,
j 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
I 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,
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 had 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 arid 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,

OYSTERS.—" 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 Donn.—This person, whose case is
reported in another column, resigned his situation in the
police force yesterday.
INQUEST ON THE Bony OF A RIOTER.—In the case of
Joshua Lyons, who died from the effect of wounds inflicted
on 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 OhMall-
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 11s.
6d.—of £5 a hat value Bs. 6d.—of .-C-1 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, and 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 92/ to
k ; ditto, account, 93, sellers ; India Stock, 249 to 251 ; Ex-
chequer-bills, 495. to 51s. premium ; and ditto, 21d. 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, 67/ to 68k; Danish,
83 to 84 ; Dutch, 21 per Cents., 52k to I; ditto, 5 per
Cents., 102 k to ; Portuguese 5 per Cents., 354- to / ; ditto,
3 per Cents., 21 to 1 ; Colombian, 201 to 21 ; Mexican, 35
to k ; Spanish Actives, 161 to s ; ex. coupons ; and ditto,
3 per Cents., 21k to 1. In railway shares, Birmingham and
Derby closed 40; ditto and Glocester, 40; ditto, New, 13 ;
Eastern Counties, New, 81; Edinburgh and Glasgow, 471 ;
ditto, New, 5 ; Great Western, 821 ; ditto, New, 591 ;
Brighton, 334 Birmingham, 182 ; South-Western, 58 to /-;
Manchester and Birmingham, 201 ; North Midland, 57 ;
ditto, half-shares, 231 ; and South-Eastern, scrip, 5. In
other descriptions of shares the only transaction noted was
the quotation of Bolanos scrip at 51 to /.
SINGULAR ACCIDENT.—On Saturday evening a fatal
accident took place on the 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 Elesketh Arms, on Hesketh Banks, who
was highly respected in the village, and who acted as a guide
to the opposite shore, He had 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 Warton, 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 be devoted to the public charities
of the town. A sum of £5O has been awarded to the differ-
ent Catholic, and one of .-.C65 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. Man;
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 33 cwt.