The Liverpool Standard, and General Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1854-11-21 00:00:00

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_____ DAy, NOVEMBER 21, 1854.

LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

MORANIAN MISSIONARY SOCIETY.—The annual meet-
ing of the friends and supporters of this society was held
on Tuesday, in Clayton-hall. The chair was taken by T.
B. Horsfall, Esq., M.P., who addressed the meeting, giving
a history of Moravian missions from the year 1732, when
they were first established, to tha present time, and urging
the formation of branch societies. The Rev. Mr. Mac-
naught, the Rev. J. Welsh, the Rev. G. Clemens, and
several other gentlemen, addressed the meeting. During
the evening a collection was made in aid of the funds of
the society.

os,„ has
;te es,„' n been posted at the Exchange Newsroom
'Ottee'io thatt the Lighthouse in Cape Khersonese, at the
IV bY the the harbour of Sebastopol, had been re-est,a-
-" 'a' tiara Admiral of the Black Sea Fleet.
0, o ass, ._ Ic, United States Mail Steamer, Captain
it kl4asV°ols he d
rdeparture hence for New York, on
,d ly), ttiel, with a large cargo, 242 passengers, and a
id At E ''
il l'o IL" 13 VI arrived Friday,•
~ yap -ES here on after making
a from Liverpool
k' )a, 'maths a_ ,to Bombay and home again in
0 1' of arr. T.,.,,a ten days. The Ellen Bates, the pro-
s Ot, in ralward Bates, of this town, was built at
4 un,f South `Vales.
'l3rt re,
It Of Mr. ~ M. KITCHEN.—The friends and suppor-
d Os Itia„.K°sePli Kitchen celebrated his return for St.
if 0 liot' on Wednesday, by a public dinner, at the
ol 'Ss dieale-street. The chair was taken by Mr.
0 IZilshurst.
0 Is I,,CICS DURING OCTOBER.—It appears that 62
Id $:4 dtirill'e stranded on the coasts of the United King-
le ),4thiltat, the past month, 21 of which occurred during
~
~,. final of the 17th and 18th. Twenty-three
0 N wrecks, the crews of five of which perished,
i, ,i!as,,s`c`tt Persons drowned from the others.
1 14,,„ ?I' A "BLACK BALL" Crapasa.—To-morrow
(11 ~,,tv,.eed from the building yard of Messrs. Getty,
0 i:,;") toiis' Co.,u south shore, a magnificent iron ship of
:ii 'esvui:4°•ln. She belongs to Messrs. James Baines
ii,:..yrill add another splendid ship to their already
0 y 7 thT'e of Australian clippers. She has been built '
te ,t ail 41Perintendence of Mr. James Hodgson, and is GENERAL SCREW STEAM COMPANY.—At the half-yearly
is 01,,ec1. the Elizabeth Harrison, after the wife of one meeting, on Wednesday, considerable discussion ensued
• h, era. as to the propriety of declaring a dividend, in the present
t ')4il"ii'ocir.
; , „_,, WoRHING MEN'S CHURCH ASSOCIATION. unsettled position of the company's affairs ; and ultimately
gl :1,11e1(C"'a ~u_aY, the. members and friends of this associa- it was carried that the report should not be adopted. A
,et, Mlle ~_'.ea meeting at St. James's School, St. James's- ballot, however, being demanded, the meeting adjourned
, ; :a0,4 Proceeds being appropriated to the fund for the for a week. The ballot is to last daily till the day of
el :1 by tuie a church in Hill-street. The chair was occu- meeting;
Ao 'ltrasti„ Rev. H. Hampton, incumbent of St. James's, THE PROJECTED GAS COMPANY. —On Thursday, a
if 01, 11,°. \ttlie company were the Reeds. J. Gilmore, J. 0. public meeting of gas consumers was held in Toxteth-
Y ~L to tb„ Sheldon, F. Gell, Thomas Houghton, Esq., hail, Mill-street, for the purpose of " taking the necessary
0, 'Yered. ' course of the evening several addresses were steps to secure a supply of gas at 3s. per 1,000 cubic feet,
0 ,ir T., being a reduction of Is. 6d. per thousand from the price
ti," missET
a , ,bar dip, T Cnrus.—On Tuesday, the 26th of Sep- charged by the United Gas Company." The chair was
0' t,'"rsool, a'nug' the visit of the British Aiaon to taken by Mr. Bushell. After a lengthened address from
id 'tslieet. antiquarian club, named after hounder of the secretary, explanatory of the entire project, which he
0 e ton i-
LI this town, was formed from among the said could be carried into effect by 3,000 shareholders, the
ol' dadN of the • . . .
iii ~. association. A similar club is about to be following resolution was unanimously adopted :—" That
,lit ,eq•irly
~,,L4.ondon, the principal object of which is to be monopoly in gas is detrimental to the best interests of the
r Ar ' Anc,lo-Saxon antiauities The m e.mbers
.w.ho
J 1 o,or't'kat at • - **borough ; and this meeting is opinion that gas can, and
lationithe successive meetings of tne British ought to be, sold at 3s. per 1,000 cubic feet, and pledges
gi. zvht , are to dine together annually. itself to support and assist the New Gas Company to
A Vroarsl'Ealilr GUARDIANS.—The weekly meeting of effect this desirable
tit ',„•:Q4i,." was held on Wednesday, Mr. J. Harrison in
A JUVENILE INCORRIGIBLE.—AIfred Johnson, a boy
01 ,1; u" T_ The number in the workhouse last week was
Sl' 413,:. lumber hi the house this week, 576 ; corresponding not more than ten years of age, was charged, on Friday, at
19, 41:4tket-,,,Year, 657. It was agreed that Mr. Cleaver be the Police-court, with knocking down a very young girl,
'' to make the necessary application • to the L. and stealing a pair of trousers from a basket which she
was carrying. Although the lad was so young, he had
5/ *lit rtitee Society for the amount of Mr. Morley's
tiv rto,_ bad
Chairman informed the board that the been before the court only a few days previous. His
Or L wa.3 The
reported that the damage done by the late father, apparently a respectable working man, appeared in
court, and expressed regret to see his son in such a posi-
fa Z't ,P 29, and as they were covered for £lOO only,
so N ,-A. be a loss of about £29. The Finance Corn- tion. He had done all he could to support and clothe
Os %•leousraended th t a padded room be provided at him, but lie had fallen into the society of a number of
,of 'Pt t.;;,4lense for lunatic paupers, previous to their being disreputable boys in the neighbourhood. Mr. Lloyd, the
0; t'lt.l4tasylum. A communication was read from the magistrate, said, "In the last Session of Parliament an act
was passed with reference to juvenile offenders, under
le' si ra,,,lscoard, confirmin the suspension of Mr. Balmer.
which I could seud him to a reformatory for any term
r ' Iteol.'eY was appointed for a month, at a salary of £1
dl
6:l's;.`o. with rations. under five years, and you would have to support him.
However, if you will promise to take care of the boy, I
loy klisgiß,..l.o( GEMEN OF LIVERPOOL AND THE EARL OF will give him up to you." The father gave the promise,
$ I tts44,BN.—ln answer to an address of congratulation and the lad was given up to him.
0 cksei.scape from assassination, presented to the Earl — ~ ,
DOCK COMMITTEE.—The meeting of this committee
he Tot r'','len by the brethren of the Duke of York Dis-
was held on Thursday, Mr. Charles Turner in the .
:tkr In erpool the Noble Earl has replied as follows :
kr "rethr lacknowledge, with sincere gratitude, There were present—Messrs. Shand, Robinson, Bigham,
',l't aft 4.: eil,—
R. Gladstone, Holden, Rounthwaite, Rankin Evans,
,'' tieie;sona.te address. Sad, indeed, it is to contem-
Barber, Lockett, Bold, Smith, Langsdale, and 'Gregson.
7006.11,ead1y principles which must have filled the
staples agreed to take five additional apprentices in the
0 M . those who attempted the wholesale massacre of
Dock warehouses.—A lengthened communication
s Ifosi,' and still more sad to know that such principles
a
0 Part
to f tar., . of the avowed religious system of any por- was read. from the council of the Chamber of Commerce,
requesting that the
d .111't 0 'Kind. Sincerely do we forgive them, while we
,t it ledbver their sinful and deluded condition while we highest engineering authority in the proposed scheme of
l' that Ltllis recent event to be more thankful than ever dock extension before undertaking the work. The chair-
r,‘ a -s. who has given us to know His truth, and to man said the council of the Chamber of Commerce was
lo
~,,",rt a._,4`3 our chief birthright. May Protestants unite much mistaken if they supposed all these matters con-
ill ,ill,ilso;`°4Y than ever for the defence of their cherished nected with dock extension and improvement had not
a ',tli)s; and with a prayer also to be able to achieve been fully considered already.—Mr. Barber moved for a
of ;,`4,t,tiatrtY for those who are now enslaved by debasing return of the mode of
.computing the tonnage of the Tra-
it' Ntsci:n,s, may we evince in our lives henceforth our falgar, Clarence, Victoria, and Waterloo Docks, as also the
rte
for this great deliverance. Your faithful brother, cost of these docks respectively, which was agreed to.—
o, )1,, At " ENNISKILLEN." Mr. Bold was added to the parliamentary sub-committee,
st tlghtlastj VESTRY.— A special meeting was held on and the committee adjourned.
ice gokij, Mr. Came in the chair. The clerk read the HEALTH COMMITTEE.—The first meeting of this corn-
ter , g letter from the General Board of Health : mittee in the current official year was held on Tuesday,
11' i'11,,/ General Board of Health, Oct. 19, 1854. in the Town-hall, Mr. Langsdale in the chair; Mr. Dover
0 ,ii to yonam directed by the General Board of Health to for- was elected vice-chairman. Mr. R. Gladstone called
of t, No, a report they have received from Dr. Duncan of attention to the costs charged at present on summonses
of yedisenons and correspondence between that officer and
, , it t00r,,,,a1 relief committee of the vestry. In forwarding in cases of non-payment of rates, which, in his opinion,
ought to be reformed.
. The committee, concurring .in
Cr kik ititi.,`• lam to call attention to the board's letter of the
;?, liktbillit, expressing satisfaction at the arrangements Mr. Gladstone's views, unanimously adopted the following
,01 4t,444i. ',..1,e committee as detailed in your letter of the 2nd resolution :—" That, whereas, a large number of sum-
o lt,,tht the arrangements satisfaction was expressed under the impres- monses are annually issued for non-payment of rates, for
,i,e 1/4);q tile ;.!e described. had been in operation which summonses a charge of 2s. each is made; but this
'0) ts,tver,lLappearance of the epidemic. It would appear, charge falls most heavily and unequally upon the very
,ao i from Dr. Dimcan's report, that this was not the . . •
tiltr,i' that the arrangements were not adopted until the Poor, being, in some instances, a penalty of fifty per cent.
) k. 11%, e,. had reached its height. The report of Dr. Duncan upon the rate to be paid; that, in the opinion of this
',h,: I: si,;artoany observations or explanation the committee committee, the charge is too high, and should be revised
P" S"lt:rl'A
elaopffseee ars the fact
.of so long a time having been and that the magistrates be requested to take the subject
i ilhi,t,zation
of
thebe oerpeideefemeicetiv(rfliir
basures wersbad adopted into their consideration, with a view to assess the charges
ebalsretatmey
,ii 01:, it. been known to the board so as not to exceed the cost actually incurred by issuing
Written would ttr.._ , hay lltter.of the
e led to a material modification of and serving the SUMMORS. Resolved, that a copy of this
1, , %a of that letter.—l am, &c., resolution be forwarded to the Watch Committee, with a
/ I" ss,
i'l) `411074c ' J. TAYLOR. Secretary. request that they will concur therein. The usual sub-
s, 1 4 an s report was a very voluminous one, as he de. , committees were appointed, and the general business
ct‘ ‘P ilaa'rY step he had I concluded.
1 ~:m. ~,_
.taken, and every recommendation
ri', pooft:/,,zite to the Medical Relief Committee of the I BANKRUPTCY COURT,—Ou Wednesday, Mr. COMlniii-
t" 11'i,,,!4 arZS the appearance of epidemic cholera in Liver- I '
, sinner Perry delivered judgment in the case of Myers and
lij hCLI 'lHe complained that his first i , , oil ,„ last. - 1 Myers, who carried on business at Parkgate, and Birken-
O Ni,- No,74lened unanswered four months, and that when 1 head. Looking •
at all the circumstances of the case, he
IF' 00a3Clie ided house-to-house • itation, and the I said
the proper view to take of it was that the certificate
'''lt 'lli n • '
(if' ee ent of districthospitals, the Medical Relief Corn in each case should be suspended, but he would make some
a• hr, declined
,to carry them out,. declaring that they distinction between the two brothers. He did not think
j fr, 'l'. Necessary. On the conclusion of the reading of it altogether a sufficient excuse that one of the parties had
,0 41-J4,.can's report, the clerk proceeded to read the reply j been engaged in another business, and was not directly
, which,
d ••ed Medical Relief Committee, as it not only re- I cognisant of what was going on in this. It was his duty
ttto
ts, each of Dr. Duncan's statements, but detailed all to be so. Therefore, on the grounds of large expenditure
Or .efle,„! committe very done to check the spread of the in trade, reckless tn and carrying on business when
la Ipp';f, was also elaborate. It referred to the much- they should h known they were insolvent he would
aye ,
,/ Itt '''''atconsiderable length,and
a m ._ question of nuisances
/ .' that it •
, r 4,40, was in consequence of the interference of , Myers, with reference to his transactions in accommodation
!'d 6 Cal Relief Committee that the sanitary condition bills, which commenced at £65, and ended at £286. The
''', 04, " was in its present satisfactory state. And in certificate of William Myers should be suspended for 12
I'' ea. " Paragraph it observed, ";Instead, therefore, of 1 •
'4 1 - months, and that of Thomas Myers for eight months.
be lesn,g charges against others about loss of life by Looking at the manner in which the accounts had been
4 riot! discreetly
streets, &c., Dr. Duncan would have , kept, and the almost nominal capital for carrying on busi-
'o Qe,,sor!„ that
in looking for its more probable I ness to the extent it had been carried on—looking, also, to
.a 0. ~.n t department which he legitimately repre- the absence of funds to meet any claim—he thought the
;Ni. The motion for the adoption of the report was , certificate, in each case, should be of the third class. Pro-
-I,s alisa,2,sfter a lengthened conversation it was also ! tection was granted to Thomas Myers, but refused to
,(1 V`,,et or V resolved to publish the reply of the Medical j William. Leave, however, was given to apply to the court
icji Zty Ir_m_raittee, with the view of circulating it. The 'on William's behalf for protection, at the end of three
giltitTrZ adjourned. months.
,le Ve of OF LICENSED VICTUA.LLERS.-111 conse- SINGULAR CHARGE.—Horatio Dixon, a youth about
• kue h the resol tiof the Select Committee on
'lv • 0,,„.,
1 44,t5ti 01- es during the last session, which, at the sug- ; Potter, Exchange-alley, as cashier, was charged, at the
RtZose the magistrates of this town, proposed to I
i Police-court on Friday, with having knowingly assisted
, is the public-house trade, the licensed victuallers
At Nils t0,,,i, i in disposing of a stolen £2O note. From the evidence,
liA 111 that 11 conjunction with their fellow-tradesmen the facts appeared to be as follow :—A young man, named
,itt ,:qt Places,ty„ are organising an opposition to meet any Watson, late cashier in the employ of Messrs.
Steel,
tec:,' e th-''''Y be framed those resolutions and brought
; e „upon
tll ic,R fore of Parliament. Ward committees are £7OO, is at present " missing." Among his delinquencies
6eiaiat‘., here, which will draw up memorials for pub- i
, was an appropriation of a sum of £3OO, received by him,
ei 0; t as Land take such other steps to carry out their I in July last, from Mr. E. Bates, in payment of some cotton
of ttle used vi-C7 appear desirable. On Wednesday, the I urchased by Messrs. Griffiths, Sons, and Palethorpe
0( Vtitig at'4ll, ers of St. Paul's and Exchange Wards held ' through his employers;Messrs Steel, Caterall, and Co'.
A . .
,I ts,C44ee 'he Clarend n rooms There was a full at-
ti i 'ed • Aft o - • . Amongst the money thus paid over was a £2O note, which
a ttio pled After some little conversation, resolutions were the prisoner, Horatio Dixon, at the request of Watson,
. II gin
e Zsai,,--, the g the meeting to offer the strongest oppo- cashed for him about that time. The note, after passing
of , togs a iieProPosed measure. In the course of the pro- through several hands, wasstoppedat the Bank of England,
,al,Rtrtow 0, eased victualler remarked that the proposition and was roduced in court.' The evidence to support the
vi, 11l etsect t'vn the trade would relieve them of the monopoly charge ofguilty knowledge • against the prisoner was, that
ile Qllesa,.llllost universally, by the brewers. He thought
rid 144-, It the inevitable and that, instead of trying to op- John Lock bcompanions'
he and a witness named were bon
of t ItWaye would ' appointingof the absconded Watson, and that, a few days ago, when
d IL_ „ . do better by persons to see Mr. Griffiths went to his office, and, showing him the
ht tu,, itte, 'armed out, with proper restrictions attached. note, asked him if he knew whom he had received it from
,s! Ncle ~,u restrictions he believed the proposed measure. • s , •--, •- - - being "-- • - (the prisoner s initials on it), Dixon had appeared
s, -
lilts, beneficial to the trade rail . gene y. confused, and asked him to call again. Kehoe, the detec-
,ts„,
i 11a .CTUIIA.L AND ARCHEOLOGICAL
ot N., utlt* . SOCIETY.— tive-officer, said he had reason to believe further evidence
el 15t4 Y, at vmeeting of this society was held on Wed- would be produced in a day or two, and the prisoner was
et (S, Ray Presiding. Royal Institution, Colquitt-street, Mr. remanded. On Saturday he was again brought up, and
,o,
,',4 decoy, the _,_. had been received by the chairman from Mr. committed for trial on the charge of embezzlement, and
ir; to 'lltse,,fecretary to the Watt Club, respecting the Watt Dixon was discharged.
IP Abe bat° be erected in Greenock. The monument is LOCAL BILLS BEFORE PARLIAMENT.—SeveraI applica '
, kto 'ti 107:4, of stones contributed by every part of the •
0. tti.tle h,"lct has been benefited by steam • and blocks of
t t bons from Liverpool and its neighbourhood are already an-
t lirte already been •ed from ' l
otiii,k received severe places, con- Ti f . .
flounced to be made to Parliament in the next session.
0, ti,, la, tl!, also having been promised from Canada, Cali- le ollowing is an outline of the principal bills :—The
cs th..e, 1,,,'e East and West Indies, China, Singapore, Pales- Liverpool Corporation, as proprietors of the water works,
be Ot rep', Egypt. It is proposed to number the stones, so intend applying for powers to make certain deviations in
; A 711 had
may be made to the places from whence the main line of pipes ;to construct reservoirs at Ashton-
al At '.'a(l been received, thereby rendering the collection in-Mackerfield ; and to form new works at Wigan. They
t Nip interesting will require also an extension of time for the construction
Isi is be • g to the geologist. The monument will
,t, ,tlk interesting ill an historical point of view, some of the works. Another application of the corporation' bears
reby
,;1,14,1. having Promised -to procure stones from battle- upon town improvements, power being sought to purchase
,ir 441,4 501..1 parts of the world. The chairman presented land and property in order to construct new streets in
1,
~teeiis,CiFty an engraving of one of a number of what various parts of the town, and to improve thoroughfares
which have long been inconvenient and objectionable A.
00 'oil:t., calf wynd" churches, now being erected in Glas- T, • in this • • is ''
,' (I,,la„'' was, he said, proposed to erect fifty such churches tromment feature
/ kik 'CNN' alone. •-Mr. Frank Howard then read a paper mg of Shaw's-brow, and the appropriation of a site for the
Free Public Library. A second grand widening of streets
te4l ``!‘• a lengthl which recsulate the use of ornament," and
iito ~,41,k,y discussion, the roceedings terminated. ' and thoroughfares is the scheme for continuing Strand-
, e 4il cti; To AusTuALlA.—Thepfollowing facts, which are street northwards, by pulling down the Goree warehouses
?il reok lettereditable to the Post-office authorities, a' re detailed entirely, cutting' off a large slice of St. Nicholas's. Church-
if te,r_ from Messrs. Pilkington and Wilson,' the owners yard, almost liueable, we learn, with the division caused
al `tl hrl Jacket :—" On Friday last, we were waited by the steps from the lower to the upper !Quaycemetry ,
the whole block of warehouses between New and
10, ‘l''lurs. a gentleman deputed from the General Screw
'a' : 311 -•., • aviga i Lancelot's Hey, as far as Robert-street, is all to be sacri-
at. 411, sit ton Company to offer us their mail for the
ft, it'k sib month, provided we would take it on the terms fired. A third grand widening of streets is the continua-
red! isi fleet to the penalties in which they are themselves tion of Wapping southwards on a broader scale, and
a, et, bat the
contract with the Post-office. These were— slicing off the ends of several confined streets and lanes.
iit°, k7-b: the Red Jacket should go to sea on the 4th of The most important application, however, on the part of
the Liverpool authorities, is that of the Dock Trustees,
Alt 41Ni t`kr, under a penalty of £lOO for every day she was
t Iset,iaat time in being ready secondly, that sle should which embraces the grand scheme of Dock extension and
so'; a,tlai,(tier mails in Melbourne ;in 65 days from leaving improvement recently sanctioned by the Council. It in-
volves the purchase of land to the northward and eastward
iiio, 44,1,aia, ; and, thirdly that she should deliver the mail at of the present docks, from the Earl of Derby, Mr.
•John
lie!e roiZootb„," and Sydney within' five days after her arrival in Shaw Leigh, and other proprietors ; the construction of
0, fit 'gall ''''S under apenalty of £3O per day for non-per-g
fit
coce °f an f
;ste he we.asition 3' o these stipulations. Our reply to the the proposed works with the Leeds and Liverpool Canal
A' Nt re win. was that, when the original offer was made, the power to levy tolls and dues ; and also the power to;
)04 kt,i we 1,, Illg to sail our ship on the Ist of December ; borrow such
rfurther sum of money as may be deemed
a
4 tsm atiii7p Li since entered into contracts with passengers
a' tia it,easve,!__S of goods, and that she could not now be n.,ehceesaaarlefoefthehecttllsnletienesof
will, perpeoesuerdeue neaevrteatkeine)e.
to ~,4 ,itin:fethan the 9th of December. We expressed i-
fought the enemy—from :their inland retreats' and manu-
e N• Vss to sail on that day. The penalties we at factoringdistricts having given divers notices ofapplica-
ll ,- )4., ael "t° submit to, confident in the aty of the tions for the abolition of town and anchorage dues, or their
,65 tet tom e the ssage within the time specified, " modification and application to harbour -- "
is4sli 4as
s ed 4., •,_ But there was an extraordinary soadition They are also anxious that the conservancy

THE Duke AND DUCHESS OF NORTHUMBERLAND
passed through Liverpool on Wednesday, on their way to
the seat of the Marquis of Weatminister. The noble party
put up at the Adelphi Hotel, where they were waited
upon by his worship the mayor, who escorted them through
the town. They visited St. George's-hall, where they par-
took of his worship's hospitality. The party expressed
themselves much gratified with their visit and the cour-
tesy shown them by the mayor. In the evening they left
for Chester.

THE NEW NORTH ,DOGS BRANCH RAILWAY is now
rapidly approaching completion, and the goods depot in
connection with it, which is situate between Black-
stone-street and Walter-street, will be one of the
finest in the kingdom. The shed will cover an area of
nearly 8,000 yards, and it will be furnished with about 70
turntables and numerous other requisite appliances. It
is confidently expected that the line will be ready for use
by the beginning of the ensuing year, and it will then run
direct to the Stanley, Nelson, Wellington, and Sandon
docks.

iurposes,
nd navig

should be removed from t

B°llth TIT

This we "'
_p to conse

ally appointed

be harbour

iOuld be transferred to such conse

he Dock Company, the other from the Dock Trustees.
seek powers to amalgamate the two interests, and to
to, or amalgamate, the united undertaking with the
pool Dock Trustees, or other bodies. What they also
to obtain is an alteration of the Liverpool Dock
so as to prevent double dues being extracted from

we to I

notion of vessels anu

f town dt