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

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ABERCROMBY WARD.— We understand that Hugh
Neill, Esq., retires from the representation of this ward
on the Ist of November, and that J. A. Tinnie, Esq., is to
be brought forward in his stead.

WIGAN EL
Radical candi,

lox has terminated in the return of the
At the close of the.poll on Tuesday

the numbers were—for Acton, 339; for Powell, 334: ma

ity for Acton, 5

LiRGE POTATOES.—There were on view in the Exchange
News-room on Wednesday, six potatoes, of the variety
called Belshaw's pink-eyes and white kemps, which for
size and healthiness of appearance were extraordinary.
They were placed there by Mr. Richardson, of Bootle,
MILITIA FOB IRELAND.—On Wednesday, about 360 of
the Cambridgeshire Militia arrived here from Ely, and em-
barked for Dublin, in the City of Dublin Company's steamer
Princess. On Thursday the second detachment of the regi-
ment, comprising the head-quarters, arrived here and
embarked in the steamer Trafalgar, for the same desti-
nation.

CUTTING THE'TELEGRAPIE.—The wires of the magnetic
telegraph communicating with Ireland, Liverpool, and
Glasgow, were maliciously cut on Tuesday last, about 20
miles from Carlisle, on the road to Penrith. The company
are using the utmost endeavours to trace the guilty par-
ties who have committed such an atrocious outrage, and
great hopes are entertained that they will meet with suc-
cess.—Glasgow Chronicle.

THE SEACONEE FouNnur.--In the Bankruptcy Court,
on Friday, Edwin Maw came before Mr. Commissioner
Stevenson to pass his last examination. Mr. Bardswell
prayed for an adjournment of six weeks, on the ground
that he had not had time to file his balance sheet. The
examination was ultimately adjourned to the 17th of
November.

EXTENSIVE LOSSES.-A gentleman, whilst riding in an
omnibus between the Mansion-house, and Somerset-
house, London, was plundered of his pocket-book, con-
taining £421 3s. in notes and cash ; and another of a
registered letter, addressed "Kirk and Furniss, Liver-
pool," containing £2,400 in bills of exchange, whilst going
from Fenchurch-street to the Branch Office, in Lombard-
street, to post it.

RII3IOIIRED COMMERCIAL EMBARRASSMENTS.—There
were rumours last week of the failure of Mr. EdWard
Oliver, the extensive shipowner of this port, and of the
firm of James McHenry and Co. who have been largely
engaged in the corn, cotton, and provision trades with
America. There was a very general opinion on 'Change,
that such rumours were premature; that the embarrass-
ments of these eminent houses were only temporary; and
that they would both be able to surmount them.
TirE NORTH DOCKS IN A GALE.—On Tuesday a strong
in-shore wind was blowing, which, though not a full gale
at the time, fully proves the power of working the north
docks in a gale of wind or otherwise. The steam-ship
Eblana, which was ready with steam up for Dublin, was
lying in the Sandon Dock, and was to have sailed at nine
o'clock, but owing to the swell on the river the outer gates
could not be opened, and consequently the vessel could not
sail, thereby proving that the north docks cannot be
'ale of wind from the north-west, and furnish-
whelming argument in favour of docks at

worked in a

ing an ove
Birkenhead

FT/M.—Shortly after nine o'clock on Wednesday night,
a fire broke out in the workshops attached to Mr. Dutton's,
cabinet-maker, Great George-street. The flames were dis-
covered in the machine-room over the engine-house. The
alarm was conveyed to the Seel-street Station, and several
engines were quickly on the spot. Hose from Temple-

court and the West of England brigade were promptly in
attendance, and although the fire had an alarming ap.

t, it was prevented from spreading t 6 the
adjoining shops. A boatbuilder's shop is immediately un-
der the place where the fire was, and two fine boats were
quickly dragged into the street.
TESTIMONIAL TO A CLERGYMAN.--Several valuable
articles have been presented to the Rev. W. Hughes, of
St. David's in this town, who is about moving to a living

pearance at

in Mont

gomeryshire. On some of the articles the follow-
ing inscription appears :—" Presented (with other things)
to the Rev. William Hughes, 8.D., on his resigning the
incumbency of St. David's, Liverpool, by a few friends,
including the mayor and members of the town council.
September, 1854." Mr. Hughes preached his farewell
sermon oz. Sunday evening.
THE AIISTRA-LIAN TRADE.—The number of vessels laid
on at this port for Australia, to sail this month, is 37 ships,
of an aggregate burthen of 31,023 tons. The total num-
ber of vessels which had left for Australian ports in the
half-year ending 30th June, was 104, of 96,286 aggregate
tonnage, and conveying 23,203 passengers. The last quar-
ter shows a decline in the departures of four ships, and
2,100 passengers on the preceding quarter. The current
rates of freight are 50s:to 535. to Melbourne and Sydney,
605.t0 655. to Adelaide, 70s. to 755. to Geelong, and 70s.
e. to Melbourne wharf.

SUDDEN DEATH.— On Thursday, Mr. J. Ellwood,
cashier at the Corporation Water Works Shipping Office,
Strand-street, walked down to the office, apparently in
his usual health, about nine o'clock in the morning ; but
on arriving at the office, and walking several times across
the floor, he sat down and immediately expired. He was
upwards of 40 years in the employ of the Liverpool and
Harrington Water Works, and at the purchase of the
company's works, in 1848, was transferred to the above-
named situation, which he has held with great credit to

himself and s

faction to his employers,

COMMUNICATION WITH lII.ELAND.—M a meeting of
the shareholders of the County Down Railway Company,
on Tuesday, Mr. Ker, M.P., in the chair, the propositions
for establishing a direct communication between Donagh-
adee and Portpatrick, and opening up new lines in the
north of Ireland, were received with much interest. By
these projects, Glasgow might be reached in four-and-a-half
hours, the trading districts of England in seven, and Lon-
don in twelve or fourteen. The opposition of the Ulster
Company was characterised as most unreasonable.

WEST DERBY GUARDIANS.—At the weekly meeting,
on Wednesday, cheques to the amount of £176 were or-
dered for the out-door paupers. The number of paupers
in the house was 560, against 555 last week, and 621 in
the corresponding week of last year. A long discussion

afterwards ensued relating to the supply of beer to the
workhouse, on which the most disgraceful personalities and
disorder prevailed, as is too often the case amongst the
members of this board.—The overseer of Everton (Mr. Cox)
requested the board to allow Mr. Reeves to continue his
services for two months longer, as the business of the
office still remains in an unsystematic condition.

LIE SCREW STEAMER bneivDox, Captain Jenkins,
which was built on the Clyde'a few months ago, and des-
patched thence to New York, sailed from the latter place
for this port on the 17th September. In a heavy gale, on
the 21st, she lost her propeller, and had to come the re-
mainder of the distance under canvass, arriving here on
Monday night, last week. She brought over 136 pas-
sengers, 40 of whom were chief cabin ; the others steer-
age. She is the property of the London and Limerick
Steamship Company, and will shortly be despatched for
one trip between this port and Limerick, by Messrs. W.
and H. Laird, of Fenwick-street, the agents for the
company.

THE COMING CLIPPER.—The Blue Jacket, of 1752 tons
register, is shortly expected here from Boston. She is
not the vessel of the same name advertised as one of
Messrs. Pilkington and Wilson's White Star Australian
Packets, though worthy, according to accounts, to rank
with the finest vessels belonging to this port. The Blue
Jacket has been built by Mr. R. E. Jackson, of East Bos-
ton, and is commanded by Captain Oliver Eldridge. She
is constructed of the best materials, and is of the follow-
ing dimensions :—Length on the keel 205 feet ; over all
235 feet ; extreme beam 41 feet 2 inches ; depth of hold
24 feet, including 8 feet height between decks. She has a
poop deck 80 feet long and 7 feet high. The chief saloon
is 40 feet long by 14 wide, is beautifully wainscoated, and
ornamented with gilded flower-work and branches on the
panels, set off with papier mache cornices ; and its ground-
work is pure white, equalling enamel in its smoothness
and brilliancy. The hull, spars, and rigging, are finished
with that degree of taste for which the American clippers
are so famous ; and, from her fine model, high hopes are
entertained that her sailing qualities will fully equal her
other points of excellence.

A RACE BETWEEN Two LIPEBOATEL—Another ship-
wreck has taken place on the Horse Bank, near Southport.
At break of day, on Tuesday, a vessel was observed in very
dangerous proximity to this bank. The wind was very
strong, and the sea rough, and it soon became evident that
the crew could not manage her. After being driven about
for some time, she struck, shortly after seven o'clock, on
the Southport side of the Horse Bank, about three miles
from Birkdale-park. About eight she was evidently in
imminent danger, and it was thought every moment she
would go to pieces. The Southport lifeboat was accord-
ingly ordered out, and a crew obtained, after some little
difficulty, to man her. The state of wind and tide was
such that it was deemed necessary to convey her about
three miles up the shore, to "the pool," to launch her with
safety. Before this had been accomplished the state of
the vessel had been observed at Lytham, and the lifeboat
of that place was immediately put out. The Southport
boat had the advantage in point of distance from the
wreck, but this was more than compensated for by the
facilities possessed for launching at Lytham. A spirited
contest
_now took place between the two boats, and this

,ut two hours. Each crew strained
every nerve to gain the wreck first, and at last, after a
hard struggle, fortune favoured the Lytham boat, and her
crew boarded the vessel, which proved to be the Alice, of
Ramsay, bound to Preston, with a crew of five, and a cargo
of brick dust, burthen about 100 tons. The crew were
safe, though in great danger, and were conveyed to Lytham.
The vessel, however, is damaged beyond repair.
HBALTII COMMITTEE.—This committee met on Thurs-
day. The Medical Officer of Health reported that, during
the week ending the previous Saturday,thecholeraepidemic
declined as rapidly as it had advanced in the preceding
week. The deaths, which had risen from 173 to 270, fell
last week to 171. The deaths from diarrhoea, on the other
hand, rose from 63 to 71. In the total mortality there
was a reduction of 57—the deaths registered last week
having been 451, and in the preceding 508. During the
ten weeks since the commencement of the epidemic it has
destroyed 925 lives, viz., in the parish, 775; in the out-
townships, 130. During the same period 587 persons,
chiefly children, have died from diarrhoea. Of the 171
cholera deaths last week, 43 were below five years of age,
and ten were upwards of sixty. They were distributed
thus :—ln the parish, 144—i. e., in Scotland Ward, 58 ;
Vauxhall, 39 ; Great George, 16 ; Exchange, 5 ; St. Paul's,
5 ; Lime-street, 4 ; St. Anne's, 4 ; St. Peter's, 3 ; Aber-
cromby, 3 ; Castle-street, 2 ; Pitt-street, 1; Rodney-street,
1; Workhouse, 3. In the out-townships, 27—i.e., Ever-
ton, 5 ; Kirkdale, 3 ; North Toxteth, 5 ; South Toxteth,
13 ; West Derby hospital, 1. The decrease of mortality
was general throughput the borough, the only exception
being Great George W---1 "-

was maintained

was an increase

to sixteen, in consequence of an outbreak in
ck-street, and one or two of the adjoining
he deaths from zymotic diseases last week in. typhus, 10 ; measles and scarlatina, each 6;
5. The Medical Officer of Health recommended

ised by

James's-place, a sewer be made in Back Cotter-street and
Cotter-place, the. cost estimated by the engineer being

itional short sewers, in Richard-place
, would complete the drainage of this

of property, as suggested by the engineer,-at a coa
of £3O, being £l5 for each sewer. It was ordered that
the recommeudations should be carried out,