The Liverpool Standard, and General Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1854-12-26 00:00:00

accommodation exists in Pa

lig death in the follov

out of

some draymen

:Ould get.
I barrels
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somewhat it

4:B,cd his footing, and was precipitated over 114 i side of
ae dray ; but his foot being caught with an iron r•---
,ite his leg broke. The wound became won.
°„,,`l in the course of the week.
0„ R. H. WHITE, who has for some time fulfilled fin
Cm'iles of Secretary to the Manchester and Liverpool Agri
t:,;•"lral. Society, has retired from that office, the salai

End he

ktp, insufficient
1; '6: to warrant
it4le to the duties. Mr. Perot
7.,; White.
'IIE WELSH AND TUE MAINE LIQUOR LA.W.—Ameet-
g; numerously attended, of the Welsh residents of this
\.w, n, was held on Wednesday, at the Concert-hall, Lord
tr. • 3 ry .1-1 a ire fnr the

necessary

v---mm-street, David ttoperts, t.sq., IBC CitaaL, 1:/x
tilltPose of establishing a Liverpool Welsh Auxiliary to
Le United Kingdom Alliance, for the total and
lative suppression of the traffic in intoxicaf

[g liquors,

isly, and

4,11 to Parliament adopted.
INSTITIITION.—A public rehearsal of the
11""4,,1 music practised by the pupils of the lower school,
finder the presidency of Mr. W. B. Rogers, took place on
ednestlay, in the lecture hall of the Mechanic's Institu-
?ll. The performances consisted of a great number of
jrolese airs, very well sung by the boys, interspersed
1'4'1,91 solos performed, on the organ with great taste by Mr.
After the performance the head master, Mr.
Vlvten, addressed the audience on the educational
s'llefits to be derived from teaching music and other ac-
ellltplishinents. Mr. Samuel, a director, announced that,
kirthe debt (£4,000) owing by the institution, £3,000. had
tti eadY been made up. The National Anthem w
;LR', and the proceedings terminated.
MEnmArn.—lt is, we understand, arrang
kie, Lord Bishop of Sydney, late the incumbent of Edge-
-11, ',Church, will proceed in this ship, to sail the first week
rebruary. From the reputation this ship has earned,
cfl the known good qualities of her commander, much in-
\;irlett in her present voyage will be felt in this town,
el'e the Bishop has lived so many years.
410. W. C. GREENE'S SCHOOL, HOPE-STREET.—The
ertneutioned boys have just obtained prizes in their
respective classes :-Ist class, W. S. Shuttleworth-2d
83 E. W. Robinson, H. S. Samuel-3d class, J. Eller-
es', R. Marquis-4th class, H. Croibie-sth class, S. T.
11,e ; lower sth class, J. Hampton-6th class, A: A.
11(11.'e lower 6th class, J. Leishman, A. S. Cain. French
ZeS--1-1. S. Samuel, J. Marquis, T. E. jevons, W. E.F.
Wile. Writing Prize—T. F. Warden.
ISTonrc SOCIETY.—The first scientific meeting of the
session was held in St. George's-hall, on Thursday evening
ti,"o3c, the Rev. Dr. Thom in the chair. A letter was read
l?lAichard Fort, Esq., High Sheriff, who had been in-
to ,l'ed to preside on that occasion, regretting his inability
th,,ue present, and expressing his acknowledgments for
of compliment paid to his office in making the possessor
Pk'. a vice-prefiident. The following donations were laid
`',A„ll the table -:—From.T. T. Wilkinson, Esq., F.R.H.S. :
Ir,,,,•!tecount of the Early Mathematical and Philosophical
VingS of Dalton ;" " The Lancashire Geometers, and
qir Writings " Memoir of the Rev. John Lawson,
Rector of Swanscombe, Kent ;" "On Bisectant
ItAteiso;,, "Mathematical Papers on Circles of Tangential
tt, • Froth James Bedford, Ph.D.; his " New Theories
Grebe Universe, explaining how the Sun, Moon, Stars, &c.,
%formed." From Theodore W. Rathbone, Esq.: his
4141.174,Parative Statement of the Different Plans of Deci-
• -61ceounts and Coinage." From Dr. Gray, of the
liPstish Museum: his "List-of the Genera of Recent Mol-
and
Ittg,_"l various authors, etched by herself. Mr. Buxton
tocrer‘ed that, at the first scientific meetinq of the
t‘lleY Should reeord an expression of their sorrow
e uecease of Professor Edward Forbes. who had
14, tKatatken imminent part in the scientific meetings
building, and of their sense of the loss which
I,lee had sustained by his removal. In this the society
ttNlituously -concurred. Dr. Hume made some remarks
rt Christmas Carols, their nature and antiquity, and
ir,7ed some passages from the absurd ones of modern
(Ile% Mr. Milner,theu proceeded to give an exposition
444.18 receutlpinvented powder-proof lock. His paper
Ira; remarks were illustrated by numerous specimens,
--g6' 4e. He also exhibited and explained the new
for the door of a securing it by an entire sheet
thkletal.
: In the absence of Mr. Reay, Mr. Poole exhibited
1,1 of Millie and other

Ls then

d that

-.Latent tor tne exixa?
and also showed the in.w
turuM-enSt7.oi ruder con.
tt~cbe which. have been sußerseded. A short paper on
fi subject of "Decimal Coinage" was then read by
trthJeetßiChardson, Esq., and the.diseussion on the whole •
Ject was adjourned till a future meeting.
4Zktimtolg HOUSEICREPERS.—A simple-looking lad,
ilqittl6 years of age, called the other day at a house
ct'aon-street, and stated that a basket was at the ra
il-
the 'master of the said house; that, as the porters
gee station were so Nery busy, they had not time to
kr4ver it.; and that his father, who was one of the railway
, had sent him to say that unless it was sent for,
41 I,'" carriage paid before three o'clock that afternoon
Weth",,,s,ket would be sent .back again ; but if the mistress
411(1 house would give him the money, he would fetch it.
ksheleliver at-safe. The young lady .who spoke to the lad
l'eleavvhat the master's name was, when he immediately
f•Pa laes7te.him
\la
r. which
was quite correct ; she, however,
to-go to her father's office, which was not
saying that the railway company were houndThtoe
httylsthepareel, and dare not -send it back agalm.
nii,7(ling it was "no go," said, ".Oh, very , I have
to go .to your father's office ; it is nowwel half-past
111011()cir, and the parcel will be on the way back again
,44„41;anshour's time ." and he.took his departure n.tly?u
"aot,-I'ag the ". tin" 'This has latterly become a practice
iaaa,:," Christmas time • and the public should be on their
4' against-such im'position.
,Atti-,,T,1°15 By A SEAMAN TO RECOVER WAGES. -9n
t,ts,,lay week, iu the Court of Queen's Bench, an action
'4113,-Led in which the plaintiff was an able seaman named
411e' and the defendants were Messrs. Coulborn and
1148, kerchants and shipowners, at Liverpool, tradin
?Na';,Lthe style of Messrs. Lodge, Pritchard, and Co. The
704,1 sought to recover £3l, due for wages on a voyage
'.'fhi,,-4iverpool to Geelong and back to Liverpool. The
?,t,f);?.',a'ata paid g into court, and also pleaded mutiny,.
,lon,'"°n, and set-off. It appeared that the, laintiff sailed
rater,
Liverpool in Mav, 1853, on board the Banker's
krinter., a passenger -Aip bound for Geelong. On her
.41,18i.`"-eelonz a large portion of the crew deserted. The
loile`Orat er
eng.aged what hands he could, and among the rest
of runners to Bombay, to whom he agreed to pay the sum
,4114
'W t° each. According to the evidence of the plaintiff
o others of the crew., the master voluntarily offered
Vtve, and did give, a gratuity of £2O to each of the
who continued with the ship, which sailed in due
a 11:ae and arrived in England. When the vessel arrived
t'N'erpool the owners refused to pay the plaintiff his
tlea, upon the ground that he had been mutinous, and
Present action was thereupon brought. —The defence
tip,W relied upon by the defendants was, that the plain-
t?", during the voyage, had extorted the sum of £2O
Corti the master of the ship, and they ought to setoff
t sum against the plaintiff's claim, which they said
covered by the £2O and ell paid into court.—Lord
iki`,,„"lhell said the question for the jury was, whether the
tAer of £2O which had been paid to the plaintiff was a
of gratuity voluntarily given by the master, in breach
1,11,.'18 duty to the owners: or whether,.3B the master said,
alktaYment was extorted' from him by the plaintiff's re-
ilvolotn do his duty. In the former case the plaintiff
ais be entitled to a verdict ; but not so if the money
Ikeueen extorted, for in that ease it might be recovered
they, or set off.—The jury returned a verdict in favour of
plaintiff. Damages, £2O.
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE broke out early on Friday,
klairwarehouse at the south end of Mersey-street.
4,144 lience of the occurrence did not reach the authorities
'",kQuortly after six o'clock, and in a short time the
fromtTabiLlyne,r,e on the shot. The conflagration at this time
gee pietnises htehroofmaendve‘rvyindows at the back part of
evident that the fire had
andi 0.1 before it was discovered. The wind
bbliwing very strong, and Mr. Hewitt, who was on the
IT11:G," with a bryi-mde of about 50 men, deemed it advis-
k.',Q,4-10'1,se_
.:very exertion to prevent the fire spreading to
tap4slenl g premises. By
.the most incredible labour
?;,7aed , `i.rance, and at considerable risk, the men suc-

NiLin their ol;ject, and the destruction was altogether
Cilthe'w",,te two Warehouses. This is the more fortunate,
kh!soilth'rehouses are snrrounded by dwelling houses on
lq teas'
side and manufactories and shops on the north
tvithe'' sides: Fronting the larger of the two warehouses
sleh extensive bread bakery of Messrs Leftwich and Co.,
4°tti, L!as been injured to a very slight extent ; and on the
h! w,s..ide is the large sail manufactory of Mr. Cox. The

y extinguishec

Jler on,

Igo
two It the warehouses are in ruins
forth side, was occupied by Mr. Cornish, and
lacilieflY with provisions. In the cellar there
:11'elio„rge quantity of spirits of turpentine. The larger
liqi"e, situate on the south side, was filled with
041, e Rhin .nd a lar,e quantity of

24i4Mt-In c ground floor was ocetti
aa'er, and the room above
wit,Tarine-store dealer in thi
tk 11141 bales of cotton. The uT
11Notis an corn. Notwithstand'
014, Of the fire brigade, assiste
k 7 bee' Inspector Maddox, the
estroYed.—A.bout
the wife ' named Ellen M`Cartv ,
hod , of a rigger, expired very such
41,1,F. 7, immediately adjoin;
144 qi when aroused by tly
tteae„:* hi bed insensible.
fritbi'aance, but he prone the actual

cause ef death,

ad, with proper man

ending,- 16th

decrease
the prece

sion took place con
his land in Wash

of No. 4, Court, i ber of persons iv

'nt value, awl

ii would be a

confirmation of

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of which 150 were in the parish, and 74 in the out-tov;i,
ships. As compared with the previous week, this gave

ad, as compared with the same week of

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Mr. Hank

last Council, but no decision was come to, the matter
being left over until next meeting.
SELECT VESTRY.—The Rev. Rector Campbell presided
nesday. It was stated that the num-
lad used the vagrant sheds last week

,as 383 males, 219 females, and 24 children; a total of
626. The number of inmates at the Workhouse was
stated to be 2,707. There were 677 in the sick ward, of
which 66 were fever and 48 itch cases ; a very large pro-
portion. The sub-committee appointed to inquire into
the charges of Mr. Brown, inspector of schools, in which
he " doubted the moral training and intellectual attain-
ments" of most of the children, reported that they saw
nothing to warrant the dismissal of the female teachers,
as suggested by Mr. Brown, and considered the grounds
for his charges were most frivolous. Letters, which had
been addressed by the Board of Health to the Select
Vestry and the Health Committee, were then read; the
pith of both being contained in the following extract :
" The Vestry is the authority in which the Nuisances
Removal Act vests the execution of the regulations and
directions of this board, and they appear, from their letter,
to have made their medical arrangements in the exercise
of a discretion with which the president of this board
would not have felt himself called upon to interfere at the

time, had the facts now before him been brought to his
notice as they occurred. Considering all the correspon-
dence, it appears to the president that both the Town

by a strong sense Of public duty, and he would earnestly
recommend both bodies to employ their energies rather in
co-operation for the benefit of their fellow-citizens, than in
discussion of the course pursued by each other in relation
to the epidemic which has now happily disappeared." A
dispute then arose relative to the payment of the medical
officers, in the course of which Mr. Bradley, Mr. Rawle,
and Mr. Blain, members of the Medical Relief Committee,
tendered their resignations; but ultimately the vestry
adjourned without coming to any decision.
MAERIAGE IN MGT' LIFE.—On Thursday, the village
of Hale, in this county, presented an appearance of unusual

gaiety on the occasion Of the marriage of Russell Charles
Stanhope, son of the Hon. Major Sir Francis Stanhope,
and nephew of the Earl of Harrington, with Ellinor
Arena, daughter of Ireland Blackburne, Esq. of Hale
Hall, formerly M.P. for Warrington. The bride wore a
magnificent dress of Brussels lace and veil, and was at-
tended by eight bridesmids; attired in lilac silk, trimmed
with groseille and bonnets to match, with bouquets from
London, presented by Lord Molyneux. The bridegroom's
best man was Captain Somerset. The bridesmaids were
Lady Cecilia Molyneux, the Hon. Miss Byng, (Maid of
Honour to the Queen), Miss Houghton, Miss Patten, Miss
Cornwall Legh, and the bride's two sisters. Among the
company present were the Earl and Countess of Sefton,
Hon. Mr. Molyneux, Sir R. Pigot, Mr. Greville, Mrs.
Hughes, &c. The cottages on Mr. Blackburne's estate,
between the hall and the church, were decorated with
flags bearing appropriate devices, and arches of flowers and
evergreens were thrown across the road leading to the
church, while the tenantry on horseback and the school
girls on the estate with 'flower garlands lined the way.
After the 'ceremony the bride and bridegroom received
immense numbers of presents, and went off in a chariot
and four to Legh Oaks, in Derbyshire, the residence of
Colonel Blackburne, the bride's brother. A splendid
ddettner was given at the old hall, where toasts were
drunk and speeches•made. The festivities of the day were
brought to a close by a tall, at which a numerous assem-
blage of families in the neighbourhood was collected.
SOUTHPORT RAILWAY CONTRACTORS.—On Wednesday,
a meeting of residents on the line of railway between
Liverpool and Seaforth, was held at the Clarendon-rooms,
to take into consideration the best means of meeting the
intended advance of the contracts, and to provide other
means of conveyance. Mr. J. M. Syers was called to the
&dlr. The Chairman, in directing attention to the object
of the meeting, said it was not so much a question of
money —for even upon the advanced scale he should pay
little more—but it must be considered that every year the
railway company had raised their fares; and if the impo-
Sition were submitted to this year, they would have another
next year. He understood that the company pleaded
poverty as an excuse for the increase of the fares ; but
evenunder those circumstances the directors ought to
consider what would .be the effect of the proposed altera-
tion,-and whether or not It might eventually tend to the
advantage of their undertaking. He understood that a
gentleman, largely connected with works in the neigh-
bourhood, and who gave employment to a number of men.
thus bringing traffic to the line, would, if the advance took
place, leave it altogether, and others intended to do the
same ; the consequence wouldhe that the line must suffer
materially. In reference to the increased fares he might
state that on the Chester and Birkenhead railway the charge
by contract was £1 per mile perannum,and the same on the
London and Nothrwestern ; but the charge from Liverpool

to Bootle was £5, and to Waterloo £6. The question arose,
what were they to do in self-defence—whether they should
submit to personal inconvenience in order to avoid the line,
unless the company submitted to a reduction of fares, or
appoint some person on their behalf to meet the directors.
It was stated by a contractor present, that Mr. Robertson
Gladstone, who had a large interest in the line, was in
favour of a low rate of fares. Some desultory conversation
ensued as to the most desirable course to be adopted, dur-
ing which, Mr. Busby, one of the firm engaged in the ex-
tensive omnibus traffic in this town, entered the room,
and the chairman called his attention to the question
before the meeting. The Chairman said that a fly boat
on the canal had been spoken of, and he wished to receive
from the gentlemen present any suggestions they might
have to make. In reply to a question as to running an
omnibus between Seaforth and Liverpool, Mr. Busby said
he was not prepared to make any statement as to the cost
of such an undertaking or the rate of fares ; he would do
anything in the omnibus line, but the cost must depend
upon the number of passengers to be guaranteed, and other
requirements. The meeting then appointed a number of
gentlemen to form a deputation, and, accompanied by Mr.
Robertson Gladstone, to obtain an interview with the
directors relative to the increased fares ; .also to communi-
cate with the.omnibus proprietors, and report the result
of their inquiry to a future meeting, to be held that day
week.
DOCK COMISITTEE.—At the meeting, on Thursday, Mr.
Charles Turner presided, and there were also present :
Messrs. Shand, Palmer, Robinson' Robertson Gladstone,
Langsdale, Brocklebank, Gregson, Barber, Lockett, Hol-
den, Rankin, SmithrChaloner, James Holme, and Evans.—
The Chairman said, with reference to the subject of filling
up the George's Basin, referred to the committee of works,
upon examining very ,carefully the space between George's
Dock and Basiu, and the space between George's Basin
and Prince's Dock, they had found that there was not suf-
ficient length in the gut to put an additional bridge there,
and could not recommend any alteration at that end. With
respect to the south end, .as there was no entrance from the
river there, it was susceptible of considerable improve-
ment. He thought that the bridge could be kept shut at
the south end from six .in the morning until six at night.
The committee were anxious to make a bridge exactly
opposite to the end of James-street ; but on 'Mann Island
there were three public-houses just opposite where the
bridge would be, and which, if the situation of the bridge
was altered, it would be necessary to purchase the leases of
and pull down. The committee, after due consideration,
thought it best not to interfere with them at present, as
the tenants could make out a strong case for compensation.
When they got hold of Mann Island, after the leases had
expired, which would be in seven or eight years, they
could make a splendid line of communication with the
landing-stage. The committee recommended that the
George's Baths should be pulled down by the Corporation,
and, if that took place, that the George's ferry basin, or
small slip, should be filled up.—The Chairman said, if
these things were not done, there was another very ob-
vious improvement that might be made—the erection of a
high level bridge at the bottom of James-street. But
the committee recome:ended the trust at present not to
deal with the question. After some. onversation the sub-
ject dropped. The following report from the parliamen-
tary sub-committee was then read :—The surveyor pro-
duced his plan, revised pursuant to former directions of
this sub-committee, and in order to its being now finally
a decided upon with view to the preparation of his esti-
.mates, to be deposited on the 30th instant. The revised
plan shows an addition to the estimated cost of the works
of £264,578, exclusive of the price of additional land
(about 108,000 square yards) beyond that shown on the
original plan, which price, estimated according to the value
which has been before provisionally assumed by the sur-
veyors, would amount to about £124,000, but as to which
latter sum the surveyor refers entirely to the judgment of
Mr. Stewart. These additions would increase the former
estimates from_the sum of £3,417,686 to the total sum of

borrowing powers from three millions and a half to four
millions ; but which several alterations of the original
plan and additional items of cost, though considerable, the
sub-committee, having regard to the importance of secu-
ring for dock purposes the larger quantity of land at its
'd to the increased facilities for the exten-
vement, and working of the intended docks,

amend to the favourable consideration of the giiieral
3mittee. In the discussion which ensued, Mr. Rankin
1. having the additional ground in the centre of the
Teat advantage. He begged to move
the report.—Mr. Shand seconded the
was the estimated

at when their revenue for the past
0 less than in the corresponding half

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After some conversation
to negotiate with Mr. J

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