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

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pantaloons may be drawn
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may be called a lazy man's luxury.—New York Herald.

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THE POST-OFFICE.—In the secretary's office of the
General Post-office there are 68 clerks employed ; in the
mail coach and railway office, 64 clerks ; in the receiver.
general's office, 20; in the accountant-general's office, 44 ;
in the money order office, 159; in the dead letter offide,
tl ; in the inland office, 229 ; in the London district post-
- In the Liverpool Post office there are 64 clerks
Manchester, 41; in Leeds, 24; and in

THE AUSTRALIAN PACIFIC STEAM COMPANY.—AI a
meeting of this company, held on Wednesday, the report
of the directors was unanimously adopted. The chairman
(Mr. G. Hibbert), in referring to the arrangements for
winding up, stated that, in addition to a return of 1:8
per share already made, a further sum of £2 will, it is
expected, be distributed before the end of November, to
be followed by other amounts. The government con-
tract for transport service expires in September, and there
is no intention to renew it if the vessels can, in the
meantime, be advantageously sold.

.IVl' AA itiumuis.—Atrarie races, wn..
Thursday and terminated on Friday night, have been,
attended by a serious riot, which resulted in the loss of
one life, and the infliction of permanent injuries on
various individuals. The riot began at three o'clock on
Friday morning, the opposing parties being Orangemen
and Ribandmen. Not content with the warfare of sticks
and stones, pistols were brought into requisition. Infor-
mation of the outbreak having been brought to Glasgow,
a detachment of fifty soldiers proceeded to Airdrie, and
secured the peace, which had thus been violently outraged.
Seventeen of the rioters have been apprehended in a
public-house at Rawyards.—Glasgow Commonwealth.
CHANGES IN A LLFE-TrME.—There lives at Calcutta a
lady named Ellerton who can recall, as though it were
but yesterday, the duel between Warren Hastings and•
Sir Philip Francis, at Alipore, the first opening. of St.
John's Cathedral, and other such events belonging to
the days when Cornwallis ruled and Tippoo lived. The
lady remembers the building of the first two-storied house•
at Calcutta, in what was then a rural spot, but where'now
the Royal Clubhouse stands surrounded by streets. Mrs.
Ellerton has just celebrated her 82nd birthday.—Bengal
Harkaru.

began on

_st the more recent inventions
patented by manufacturers, we hear of one by Mr. Summer-
field, of the Glass-works, Birmingham Heath, for what

ed chromatic glaSs, or glass-faced grooved bricks,

By Mr. Summer&

process, red or other clay can be

combined with glass

and this will secure durability, entire
resistance to moisture, and give an ornamental appearance
to the building. The form of the brick is also, by_means

to tlie strength of the erection, the joints by this means
being brought close together, and the mortar acts as a
dovvell from the shape of the groove.— The Builder.
MELANCHOLY DEATH OF A YOUNG LADY.—Dr. Man-
nix, of Tettenhall, invited to a pic-nic party a large

sisters, and brother. In the evening the -party broke up
and took their departure from Tong ; Mr. Walker's family
returning in their carriage to Newbridge, Wolverhampton.
But they had not proceeded far when the carriage, which

,hts, came in frightful collison pith a cart,
smashing the splinter bar, which striking the hocks of
the horses, tlyo spirited animals, they darted off at a
s rate for sixty yards, when the carriage upset, and
oily Walker, a most prepossessing young lady, sus-
'terwards.
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caused by the
irkness of the night and the absence of carriage lamps.
LIE SALB OF SPIBITS.—The select committee on public-
houses recommend that wholesale dealers be permitted, as
they may sell a single bottle of wine, so to sell a single
bottle of spirits. The report describes the law restricting
them from selling less than two gallons as an inconveni-
ence to the public, and states that the inconvenience
would be much greater if the law were not broken, but
that "it is not reasonable to suppose that the majority of
dealers will p •rifer the chance of losing their custom for
wine to tl e rif of being informed against for selling a
less quantity of spirits than is allowed by law." The law
affords cons ;ant opportunity for vexatious proceedings by
common informers, although the Board of Inland Re-
v, nue h .re reduced the penalty in several recent cases to
the no ninal amount of 20s. or 10s. The committee, how-
ever, mention the.llth and 12th Victoria, c. 121, s. 9 (the
M traschino Act), by which a wholesale dealet; paying
further sum of two guineas, is entitled to " an additional

lamed f

Le in which the same
n liquors, not to be

COMMERCIAL EMBARRASSMENT.—On Monday, much
to the surprise, and, we may also say, almost to the con-
sternation, of the trading community in this town and
district, it became generally known that the old and ex-
tensive firm of Henry Rogers and Sons, of this town, had
stopped payment. The announcement, it appears, was
made to the clerks and other persons connected with the
establishment on Saturday night. The intelligence spread
rapidly through the town and neighbourhood, though at
first received with an amount of unbelief that forcibly in-
dicated the high standing and the great confidence reposed
in the stability of the firm. The disastrous effects of the
intelligence, however, soon became checked, from the well-
known probity of the partners, who, every one felt assured,
had taken the step they had done before any serious loss
was likely to fall upon their creditors; and, we are happy
to add, that every debt will speedily be paid in full, and
that a large surplus will remain. The temporary sus-
pension, we hear, has been occasioned by apprehended
losses in Canada, where the dealings of the Messrs. Rogers
were very extensive. On Monday a meeting of some of
the friends of Messrs. Rogers took place, and offers of as-
sistance to a large amount were made and respectfully
declined. The business of the house, we are happy to
hear, will shortly be resumed ; and letters received on
Tuesday last convey the gratifying intelligence that the
expected losses in Canada will not occur.— Wokerhampton
Chronicle.

SHIPBUILDING IN MAINE AND MASSACHUSETTS.—
The Boston Traveller says, judging by the present pros-
pects, at least 300,000 tons of Shipping will be built this
year in the states of Massachusetts and Maine. This
amount of tonna.,,,,e would be equal to 300 ships of 1,000
tons each, a number probably exceeding the present fleet
owned in the port of Boston. The shipping built in these
states the present season will be worth, fitted for sea (at
an average of $7O per ton), the enormous sum of
$21,000,000. About three-quarters of the entire tonnage
built in the United States this year will be launched from
the ship yards of Maine and Massachusetts ; thus show-
ing the great advances made in these states in this itn•
portant department of national industry. 360 square-
rigged vessels, including ships, barques, and brigs, were
built in the United States last year, and an equal, if not
an excess in number will be built in the above states
alone in the present season.

BANK PAPER.—Count Sparre, a Swedish nobleman,
now in this neighbourhood, has discovered the means of
imitating any bank-note, check, bill of exchange, promis-
sory-note, or letter of credit, without the possibility of
detection; and, at the same time, has invented a descrip-
tion .of bank paper which does not admit of imitation,
removal of signature, change of amount, &c., which can
be readily effected by him with the paper at present in
use. The question of Count Sparre's paper for notes
throughout the kingdom of Sweden and Norway is now
under the consideration of the directors of the Royal Bank,
Stockholm. The Count has already expended upwards of
£5,000 in experiments and the construction of the neces-
sary machinery, and now seeks a capitalist willing to
invest a similar sum, with a view to the establishment of
a bank paper manufactory in England. We understand
that the managers of our local banks, and some of our
leading citizens, to whom specimens of counterfeit notes
and the newly-invented paper wore exhibited on Saturday,
expressed their astonishment at the completeness of the
imitation, and the security afforded by the new paper, to
which they attach great importance. Count Sparre has
taken out patents for Sweden as well as for Great Britain
and Ireland, and uroposes next year proceeding to America
fur the purpose of obtaining like priviliges there. —Co rk
Examiner.

PROGRESS OF VICTORIA DOCKS, LONDON.—SO enor-
mous ha., become the extent of London, that works of the
greatest magnitude are carried on almost unknown, ex-
cept to those dwelling in the particular neighbourhood ;
and as the spot on which the Victoria Docks are situated
is a place scarcely inhabited even now, few of the people
of London know that this great work has been. corn-
mancel, and fewer still that the *gest dock in the world
will be opened for reception of shipping early next year.
The Victoria Docks are situated on the northern bank of
the Thames. on an open tract of land extending from
Bow-creek to Galleon's-reach, known as the Plaistow-
marshes, and will have ready access to the heart of. the
City, and be placed in direct communication with all
the great railways in the kingdom. The works, which are
authorised by the act of parliament, are a wet dock and a
tidal basin on the western side, with an entrance from
the river a little below Bow-creek, as well as a canal on
the eastern 'side of this dock, with proper basins and
gates, to form another entrance from the Thames at Gal-
leon's-reach. It is intended to confine the undertaking for
the present, to the formation of the western dock and tidal
basin, and to the purchase of the land which will be neces-
sary for the formation of the canal and other extensions at
sonic future time. The western dock and tidal basin will
afford, together, an area of watecheeoinmodation of 90 acres,
and upwards of a mile of quay and wharfage room, together
with 160,000 feet of fire-proof warehouses, adapted for
the reception of every description of merchandise. The
landing jetties and warehouses will be fitted with rails
communicating wifh the main line of railway, so that
goods may be, taken from the ship to all parts of the
kingdom, without the delays, waste, and cost *attendant
upon housing and unhousing, and repeated removals from
one place to another. The dock, only one of those which
are proposed, is formed by the excavation of tipwards of
2,000,000 cubic yards in quantity. It is 311 feet long,
and 8 foot in width, with 10 feet of water at Trinity low-
water level. The quantity of land purchased for the whole
.tindertaking is 200 acres, at a price of 2125,000. The
dock shown will contain about 94) acres of' water, and will,
from the peculiarity of its position, cost. less, it is said,
than any at present formed. The company is empowered
by the act of parliament to provide pasture stecommoda
tion for the large quantities of Scotch and foreign cattle
which are now brought for the supply of the metropolis,
and which, arriving la au exhausted and deteriorated con-
dition, arc driven to market without the rest and refresh-
ment necoasary for their recovery. The basin will be
formed partly of brick and partly of concrete.and,
Mr. Bidder is the engineer, and MccArs. Pete, *4
Brasaey are t 1.% wutractors.---,Vg4