The Liverpool Standard, and General Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1854-11-14 00:00:00

TUESDAY,

NOVE

14, 1854.

LOCAL INTELLIGI

NC_E

141:1" TO THE BLACK SE
1411, lOZpatched the screw-stea
Constantinople, on Tuesday morni,..
'lttet a a number of passengers. This h
‘lire to forward
reliable means of communication for I,
kek sw forward parcels to friends or relations
lira as a vessel is despatched about every ten dayb.
the •
p,TrERTON ACCOUNTS.—The adjourned audit of
board.soom,
uttb"a accounts was held on Tuesday, at the West
Qiibefore Mr. Rees, auditor for the
k4t us;„, The accounts appeared to be still in a state of
,458 ii'n• The auditor said there was a balance of
01,3. 2(1. due to the township, and there was nothing
414,fr, oni whom it was due. He then further ad-
,.!the „Lao audit, and ordered that a summons be issued
`4tle-,i".tendance of Mr. Morley, who had collected it, at
Inquiry.
%t w.:„TtaitT ORMSKIRK.—Some time ago, the house
.."°7f lady, at Ormskirk, was entered at night by
silty e°
°f valuable their faces blackend,
not heard of after-
who carried off a
Wltt s„ property and weere
Thursday morning, when Inspectors Murphy
I',4.r'Yle, of the detective' force here, succeeded in
g them at Runcorn, and in recovering a large
1,47 of the property.
Ithhi UROPL.—Mr. W. T. Sellers, writing to the
4.4:9 Post, states that the American brigantine
,llaine master, witnessed the burning of the
Nit.si,".4naPort, on the 31st May : the master lay-to to
Rte refire but refused to. aid the poor people who
(hang in the flames or in the sea ! This has been
'the .eolared before the American consul at Oporto,
'aence of Maine
Ikqekr. ri •
, vrA.LVANISH, AND GALVANIC APPARATUS.—
ta'n advertisement it will be seen that apparatus of
Pllea°f.t approved construction for medical and other
inr`l°lls, Of. galvanism, can be had at the establishment
•tiolinson, in Manchester-street. These include
the -"'-ues constructed on the newest principle, with
,001 most recent improvements.
Counms —The Lords of the Treasury, after a
~4ce of'restigatio•n into the relative extent and
topeimpor-
Nea. business transacted in each circuit, have heel!
tlia the maximum salary to the following 15
e Go •
Pollock,
of county courts,—viz., to
R\\l'Pg rolloek, Esq. Circuit 6 Liverpool.
uh tlarden, Esqg „ 7 Chester, Sa
Jakiert Brandt Esq „ 8 Manchester.
1p Siansfieid Esc, „ 12 Halifax, &c.
4441, Walker 'Es • •• • l3 Sheffield. &c.
Xt. • alarshall 'E • „ 14 Leeds, &c.
trje • sq.
ant Clarke
,11r, ii:r)eant Manning .• • • '„ 40 Whitechapel.
'!i...RD,eant Storks
1,7-'ieant Jones 42 Clerkenwell.
L,eath, Es 29
43 Finsbury.
P. It klolPhu:1 FS
44 Marylebone, &c.
4Yley. Es If
45 Westminster.
T&
47 Southwark. &c.
t
Tailor, Esq. 4B Lambeth, &c.
14hti I\TEW BEER LA.w.—The first of a series of meet-
t°:Pathe Liverpool licensed victuallers, to be held from
I,`4e th t,inie in different wards, took place on Tuesday, at
311-1° Lin, Scotland Ward. The chair was occupied
thr,,,,."01111 Atkinson, chairman of the trade committee
the reA 70ciation. The chairman detailed to the meeting
C.,ta,-3°Lations of the select committee of. the House of
f.,,rti-4lis, so far as they are likely to affect the trade if
• hillto law, without any corresponding advantages to
1.1,Ner1"11,400r the morals of the people ; and, in conclusion,
c'eir "L'e trade to form a ward committee to aid and assist
so troth
T, so er tradesmen in the other wards of the town,
Irk k; the several ward committees shall be formed.
aide agreed that a determined opposition should be
~,P0,;,,,,any bill formed on the resolutions of the House
`l"‘ltior-"°ns, and a committee was appointed to prepare
`to? and take the other necessary measures with a
)1( that object.
STust'a,UPTCY COURT. —ln re Isadore Bernestein :
Y, before Mr. Commissioner Perry, there was a
si,^„,'or choice of assignees, which was adjourned on
KN. C". grounds to the 27th.—On the same day, before
efanaissioner Stevenson, in re Kimpton, the bank-
Re nP on his adjourned last examination, and was
°4 behalf of the assignees. The bankrupt, how-
pt. to sad his last examination.—ln re William Jones :
P;110„11."11 • d business as a boatbuilder at
tinL andi3 carrel: bon Wednesday was fixed for the
ntil,3' on the Sealicanitie.n. for the certificate, before Mr.
,Ntt,-o,slssioner StPePvenson. The court waited for three
all)ear of an hour, but thp bankrupt never made his
Ptc,, hose, It was inferred that the bankrupt's absence
-,"rn. indisposition, and under these circumstances
,Igtr();°'''T adjourned the case to the 23rd instant.
i?tler 114-RSTON BOARD OF "HEAMTH.—The commis-
-111,,,,° held their monthly meeting on Tuesday, at the
klth'Rotel: From the proceedings of the works and
• eftraittee it appeared that advertisements had
°1 the for tenders to furnish a general survey plan
et'rtr Zwnship. That of Mr. E. Gotto, of Westminster,
'1,1,111e 011118 ded to the board.for acceptance, the amount
ernbeing29B. The minutes were confirmed.
alsorOtes of the finance and bye-law comm. ittees were__r
h'ilcati." and confirmed. A letter was read from M .
tl,llPii. Lett eer to the Liverpool Water-works, as to the
"'au- water to the township of Garston. The board
ihk-`4nrned.
• wra.ny INQUIRY.—On Wednesday, a public inquiry
p',N'e sanitary condition of that portion of Toxteth-park
the district of St. Michael's hamlet was held in
,Cchael's School-room, Park-lane, before W. Ranger,
4t;;„' one of the superintendin.g inspectors under the
4(114 Board of Health. The inquiry was held in con-
e" fee of a petition, which had been presented from
rore„_l' inhabitants and ratepayers, complaining that the
was very defective, and applying for the intro- I
',„'Ale,xl,ol the Health of Towns Act. After hearing
'o"l',,,,,tcrin reference to other parts of the township, the
to one grin
a personal survey, and met the ratepayers
o,"'efi t6Ort ~"4.). to communicate the recommendation he ill-
make to the general Board of Health. I
°"_ general His
resatisfaction, and thanks were cordially
h_11,r,,,,‘° him.
OrkZI3BIDE FERRY. TWO NEW BOATS.—At the
ferl;'aead Commissioners", meeting, on Tuesday, the
It 6 Leommittee reported the following ; Receipts
f\''4,ll)9.'ol4er, 1854, 22,593 2s. 10d. ; same month, 1853,
`lto-1): 18s. 11d, From the 25th April to the 31st
"Pine, 1854, (both inclusive) £16,613 16s. lid.; same
1853, £14,375 10s. 11d. Total expenditure for
ql, 1111 e period, 1854, £15,111 la. 6d. ; 1853, £12,094
nttiV-- ~.A sub-committee had been appointed to confer
LiteteTLaird as to his willingness to annul the contract
into with him to build a new boat, with deck-
Sti s, for £ll,OOO ; and that gentleman had agreed in-
'l;tiO_') build two boats, each 120 feet long, 22 feet beam,
'lle ``ellth, and 70 horse-power, for £14,000, an offer which
1)0, e"44anaittee had closed with, and signed the new contract.
eiriZ boats would be about five feet shorter than the
')144 , but would have a great deal more deck-room. They
taese,°llls- draw four feet and-a-half of water, while the
-"' boats drew nearly six feet. According to the
Rua
into with Mr. Laird, the payments for the
mhere(3atrs would be extended over the next three years,
' the old agreement was to pay for the one boat
SIB Year.
Dr the".°llx FRANKLIN AND VIE ARCTIC REGIONS.—
Vo,"'Ve-hall, Hope-street, on Wednesday, the Rev.
iNeeteshY delivered a lecture on the above interesting
for the benefit of the Church of England Insti-
Nte The Rev. J. S. Howson, principal of the Colle-
tlat e.stitution, occupied cupied the chair. The Chairman said
ti!tito sooresby' well-known character as an Arctic
ri,Qtosm„,..lllan sscience, and,
.better still a minister of
tt!.elo CI, rendered any eulog,ium on his,part in intro: '
I,l,lll!londllitionecesary. Thelecturer was r.ective.d
trilror "aaPPlause He commenced by expressing his
t 0511,,; 4(l] '` the objects of the Church of England Institu-
%%an proceeded to say that the subject he was about
11111;5babelyilrese of was- of so extensive a character that. it would.
Xterld. over several lectures. The Arctic regions,
th?le) dof an immense circle round the North
e4,ll4'ey the Whole range of which the sun circled during
(ese reu!or months without setting. His experience of
~,Pt,iejoti. extended over a period of eight years, while
the",eoresby was in charge of an expedition connected
e rep.; -4oYal Navy He then directed their attention to
'kl4,tes),'`°llB between. the island of Spitzbergen and the
I‘.,t P)ast of Greenland, which generally consisted of a
ctti,. 7, from fifteen to twenty degrees of longitude in
o
the had been so named by the Dutch,.t
t11,c4 .Lie curious arrangement of cliffs upon cliffs, with
ottsl" abon d The lecturer then alluded to the
,4111 Pheno Ilnea • visible in these regions, both beautiful
L'itki,,4g4l.3r.lneOftevn at midnight, he said, with.the sun
lie° 'll unclouded brilliancy over an apparently bound-
,;(ittt, eats
of snow and ice, relieved in places by a strong
a&t of r4lebrown rock, the seene was most sublime.
Nter'l iess of the atmosphere often led inexperience.d
14,Nt0 nto the most ludicrous mistakes as to their
"f tO laud, for often, when in reality thirty or forty
h,re'll( the land, they dreaded being cast ashore.. ,
14, *I, (Dr. Scoresby) had a doctor, from Glasgow, with
t Was quite enraged that he was not allowed a
"° row
leasth shore an. d back in an hour," when the
11Ie \'''ks at twenty miles from land. Dr. Scoresby
;11'leti to the. remarkable abundance of animal life
t'htllth:n those regions from which sustenance to man
ttiLllocured. The dangers of the whale fishery, and
4:tric" of capturing and taming polar bears, were
of tea and graphically illustrated with personal anec-
„abollttilarev. lecturer and his father. At the latitude
teatta au dog. to Si deg. the ice turned round and
,as, an impassable barrier • and there was no instance
8 sal .having sailed beyond that point, except a
st& de'..(l. Mai he, while a youth, reached. so far north;as
17Yrakg ees. It was a remarkable circumstance, Dr.
k. "YA observed, that once, in Paris, he was introduced
I;lteti itrago to the French gentleman who had pene-
)Peh either south than any other scientific man, upon
Or% uecasion he (Dr. Scoresby) had remarked that " the
li°le was very Del glad to make the acquaintance of the
et: e• Stranger still, there were also present at the
o Baron Humboldt, who had reached the highest
elevation on a mountain, the man who had
soda zaa'-eq_a greater height than any one else in a balloon
W4tiars`Arne Friesselay, the first lady known to have cir
tt(4 ca gated the globe. It -
„erity abilityi of the human
'3' cold that Arcti
exPechtion, had
ter
id ate, drank, and sh
CO, 4 row at a temperate
~,4t e.nlPerature which f
r',14,14,ed !as the moral eneri
~,'llitt.iiieneev‘n_ato live in such a
itite-(llntellects 1119 re. strong'
A°lle of and civilised
Franklin's earlier
le!Daeurs"' to the climate d
tt 13.;',, lir. Scoresby bell(
thet roan -"r• Rae did not enti
?: 9f the party were s
frigniola‘ita of the finding
Masse,iA2c. to be correct, he
ttitallen under the eft
t e to,
not'an that they had
.5144 rd off starvation wh
,to.et-ittieclose the subject w
ki'i''',enleu,with which Lady
tiei„`„',.Pld the surprisi
belie band.
the whereabo
,t6lef
the
In conclusior
ttt ea of e sanctifyinc.
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