The Liverpool Standard, and General Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1854-08-15 00:00:00

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aid of Mr. S. Hodgson, of Park-road,
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the Southern Hospital. The commission of t
said, was occasioned by some slight quarrel

previous with a young man to whom she was
married.—She is said to be in a fair way of recover:,-.
CIIINCERE COURT FOR rnE Coupry PALATINE.—The
sitting of this court was held on Thursday last, in one of
the rooms at the Town-hall, before Vice-chancellor Wm.
Melbourne James, Esq. The business included several
motions and applications, which were for the most part of
a merely formal character, and void of any public interest,
In the course of the proceedings the vice-chancellor re-
ferred to the act just passed, which he said he thought
completed all the reforms which he had considered it his
duty to suggest to the chancellor of the duchy, and
through him to the legislature. After pointing out, at
considerable length, the changes made and the facilities
given by the new act, the vice-chancellor --Stated- that the
court being a court' of equity, and having jurisdiction in
all matters of that kind, he hoped it would be found
working more effectually with the additional powers given
to it than it could be expected to do for want of such
facilities.
PREscOT FLOWER Snow.—The first flower show in
Prescot was held on Thursday last, and the event was ob-
served throughout the town as a holiday. Two spacious
marquees were erected in the vicinity of the town, in which
a most successful horticultural and poultry exhibition took
place. The collection of plants, cut flowers, fruit, vege-
tables, &c., was choice, but the principal attraction seemed
to lie in the display of poultry. The show of Cochin-China,
Spanish, and Dorking fowls, included some very fine and
beautiful birds ; and at a sale by auction at the close of
the exhibition many of them brought high prices. The
doors were opened at one o'clock, and a distinguished com-
pany, including the Earl and Countess of Sefton, soon
thronged the tents. An excellent band of music added to
the pleasures of the exhibition. The shops of the town
were closed, and the church bells rang merry peals in
honour of the occasion. Altogether a most gratifying day
was spent.
LAUNCH OP THE DEERSLA.YEE, AT WARRINGTON.—
About two o'clock, on Thursday afternoon, a finely-
modelled iron ship was launched from the yard of the
Bank Quay Company, Warrington, in the presence of an
immense concourse of spectators. The vessel was named
the Deerslayer, by the wife of Mr. Thomas C. Blythe, of
this town, for whom the vessel has been constructed. Her
dimensions are—length between perpendiculars: 142 feet
3 inches ; beam, 26 feet ; depth, 151 feet ; height between
decks, 61 feet ; register, about 500 tons. She has been
built on a principle combining great strength with fine
symmetry, recommended by Mr. Grindrod, engineer. On
Friday, she was brought to this port to be rigged. Several
other fine vessels are on the stocks at the Bank Quay Com-
pany's yard.
TIIE HEALTH COMMITTEE.—The first weekly meeting
of the committee, since the alteration in the time, day,
and place of holding the meeting, took place on Tuesday,
in the committee's room, at the Public-offices, Cornwallis-
street. Mr. Alderman Langsdale presided, and there
were also present Messrs. Dover, Beckwith, Moss, M`Nicol,
Bighorn, Johnson, Nicholson, and Hodson.—The Borough
Engineer reported that the expense of paving and flagging
before the church for orphans, in Myrtle-street, would be
£232 16s. 4d., £lO3 19s. being for flagging and kerbs.
The work was ordered to be done.—On the application of
Mr. Bighorn, a return of all persons in arrears for flagging
was promised to be brought before the committee.—Dr.
Duncan, the medical officer of health, stated that, in con-
sequence of the alteration of the day of meeting, he was
not in a position to present his usual report of the state of
the public health. He could state, however, that there
had been an increase in the mortality from bowel com-
plaints, a considerable increase from diarrhoea from 20 to
53, and in cholera from 9 to 23, half of the number of
these deaths occurring within a radius of 300 or 400 yards,
in the district of Scotland-road, Blenheim-street, St. Mar-
tin-street, and Tenterden-street. With the exception of
two cases, the deaths from cholera had all occurred at the
north end of the town. During the two preceding days
there had . been a decided check given to the disease,
owing; probably, to the weather being cooler. Iu reference
to the cases of cholera which recently occurred in Bruns-
wick-road, Dr. Duncan said he was convinced that no local
cause existed for the manifestation of cholera in the
locality ; there was no doubt the cholera poison was in the
atmosphere.—The application made by the proprietors of
the Borough Bank, to extend the angle of their new build-
ing over the footwalk at the top of Water-street, was
refused. The Rerough Engineer said the bank had given
an assurance not to build over Lower Castle-Street.—The
subjectof the increase in officers' ,kilarics wAs adjourned
'NW next 'Neetcia.y.