The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1842-10-21 00:00:00

WEDNESDAY.

The prisoner was again brought up on Wednesday for
further examination. Mr. James, the barrister, appeared
on his behalf,, as well as IVlr. Davenport. Mr. Dowling
prayed for a further remand in the case, as certain evidence
had come within the knowledge of the police since the pre-
ceding day, and that it
i would be necessary to have that evi-
dence fully examined into before it was adduced in court.
After some little conversation, the further investigation of
the case was adjourned to one o'clock to-morrow (Saturday).

There are not more than thirty clergymen included in the
publication of the game lists for Essex this year; the number
was, within a few years, more than double.—Globe.
SOUTHAMPTON, OCTOBER 16.—The British Queen, which
sailed from Cowes last month for New York, encountered a
most terrific tempest on the 19th ult., which lasted for ten
hours. Numbers on board, who had crossed the Atlantic,
declared that they never experienced a more dreadful or
dangerous storm. Every one on board expected death. T.
The
British Queen is now on her voyage to this country, and is
expected at Southampton about the 15th.

CORRESPONDENCE.

DOCK WAREHOUSES-SECURITY AGAINST

FIRE.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD.
Sin,—The late disastrous fire has naturally called forth
various schemes for the prevention of future similar calami-
ties. Without going into the details of the numerous sug- ,
gestions now before the public, two main points must strike
every one as being of most essential importance in the con-
struction of new warehouses, viz. that there should be no
exterior wood-work, and that every warehouse should
be separate front any adjoining one, so that there should be
an intervening space of a few inches, which would allow a
current of air to pass between the two buildings, and thus
prevent the danger which at present arises from contact. To
these precautions should be added a plentiful supply of
water, as proposed by several parties who have published
their plans. Warehouses thus built, and with a plentiful
supply of water always at command, would probably escape
the danger of future fires ; or if one warehouse should take
fire, it would probably not communicate to others. The
premium of insurance would naturally fall, and the owners
of such built warehouses would thus receive some compensa-
tion for the greater expense incurred in their erection.
It seems, however, that advantage is to be taken of this
late calamity, to revive the scheme of dock warehouses :
there is a writer in the Albion who is afflicted with mono-
monia on this subject. The London warehouses are to be
our pattern ; and if we will only adopt the same plan here,
we are to be free for ever from the possibility of fire, and
our own premiums are to fall to 6 per cent. These are great
desiderata certainly, but are they attainable? We are told
that because there has not been any fire yet in the London
docks, there never will be one: rather a hasty conclusion.
They might have made the same assertion a few years ago,
respecting the government warehouses at Dublin; and yet it
would have been rather premature, because they happened
to he burnt down one night, although a dock warehouseman
might have asserted on the previous day that such an event
was impossible. It is a little presumptuous to say that there
cannot be a fire in any buildings, however constructed, in
which any great number of men is employed. Many in-
stances have been known of porters thrusting their lighted
pipes into a cotton bag, to avoid detection, when they heard
the warehouseman coming ; and what vigilance can prevent
a man from taking a lucifer match in his pocket, and light-
ing a pipe on the premises ? Should he hear the overseer
approach, the very danger of discovery will induce him to
put his pipe instantly somewhere out of sight, should it be
into a bag of cotton, or amongst loose cotton, or any other
ignitable matter, the chances are that the sparks will pro-
duce combustion, and that it will burst into flame, unless
discovered in time. The utmost vigilance cannot prevent
occurrences of this nature. Besides, are there no such
events ever heard of as fires arising from incendiarism ? has
the perfectability of human nature progressed so far that
malice is no longer inherent in man ? is the spirit of revenge
extinct in the heart of a workman who fancies himself ill-
used, slighted, or insulted? Are the labourers of Liverpool,
when employed in the dock warehouses, to become totally
divested of those motives of action and feelings which
prompted their agricultural brethren some ten years ago to
set fire to hay ricks and corn ricks and barns ? Let us not,
then, be deluded by thinking that a fire in these warehouses
is impossible. So much, then, as for the value of the asser-
tion, that a fire in dock warehouses is impossible.
Now, as to the consequences of a fire, admitting its possi-
bility, in warehouses built on the margin of the docks. As
the London warehouses are proposed for our imitation, we
should naturally expect that those warehouses are of course
built on the verge of the docks ; but your readers will per-
haps be surprised to hear that they are not so built, and that
none of the docks, except St. Katharine's, have the ware-
houses built close up to the quay ; and even at St. Katha-
rine's, this mode of construction was adopted from necessity
and not from choice, the ground not admitting any other
plan of building. We see, then, that, instead of adopting
the London plan, they do not adopt it : they propose a plan
totally dissimilar to that of the London dock warehouses.
So much for consistency on this one main point—this essen-
tial principle—in their proposed plan for Liverpool.
Now, as for another instance of their conformity to the
London plan : these London warehouses are built by a body
of individuals', at their own risk and expense; but the Liver-
pool plan proposes (and, so far as the Salthouse Dock ware-
houses are in question, not only proposes, but is adopted)
to take the public money for the purpose of building these
warehouses ; thus exempting every individual from incur-
ring any risk or expense. Thus the two systems of London
and Liverpool are diametrically opposite: in London every
dock proprietor hazards his own money—in Liverpool the
public money is taken, and whether the scheme succeed or
fail, no loss is to be sustained by any Liverpool individual.
I trust, therefore, that we shall hear no more of these
warehouses being the patterns for our imitation, when the
proposers violate the two most essential principles of that
similarity. Let the system cif open quays and individual
responsibility be introduced into the Liverpool plans, in
precisely the same manner as it is London, and, I doubt
not, the Liverpool warehouse proprietors will not oppose the
introduction of such a system.
On the scheme Of the warehouses being built on the verge
of the docks, it is quite clear to every reasonable man that
the danger would be alarming. It is evident that a fire
taking place in warehouses quite close to the docks, would,
in all human probability, extend to the shipping, for which,
in case of low water, there would be no escape. The loss
would be immense : it might amount to millions. And shall
such a dreadful hazard be run, for the fanciful advantage of
saving a little cartage ? Mercantile men will surely reflect
well before they consent to a scheme so pregnant with incal-
culable mischief.

The subject is of such importance, and branches into so
many ramifications, that it would occupy too much of your
space to extend the present communication to a few more
points which are connected with the present subject. In
some of your future numbers I may possibly resume the
discussion. Meantime, perhaps you will inform your readers
whether it is true that the London fire-insurance offices have
refused to insure these new Liverpool dock warehouses if
they should be built on the verge of the docks.
B. D.
[We cannot answer our correspondents concluding query.
The letter from Sir 3. Hall which was read at the Dock
Committee yesterday, is not to be made public.]

THE BOY JONES AGAIN.

(From Yesterday's Times.)
The boy Jones, who, on several occasions, obtained such
an extraordinary entrance into Buckingham Palace, has again
made his appearance in London. It was stated, some time
since, that this adventurous youth had been sent out by the
government, with his own consent, to South Australia ; such,
however, it now seems, was not the fact. After his last exa-
mination at the Home-office, the boy was sent to Portsmouth,
where, we understand, he was apprenticed, or, at all events,
he was sent on board the Warspite man-of-war, which ship
carried out Lord Ashburton to the United States. Our hero
was in the same vessel with his lordship when crossing the
Atlantic, both going and returning, and behaved in the most
exemplary manner ; his conduct was orderly and regular.
On the return of the Warspite to Portsmouth, about three
weeks since, Jones, who then wore the sailor's dress, was
allowed occasionally to go on shore, and he punctually re-
turned to the ship at the hour he had instructions so to do.
He was mizentopmast-man on board the Warspite, and, as
before stated, performed his duties to the satisfaction of all.
His wages were 19s. a month; but in what manner be dis-
posed of them is not known ; as, when he left Portsmouth,
on Wednesday night, he sold his sailor's coat (as he says)
for 45., and walked to London without one. On being ap-
prehended yesterday, he had on an old black coat, very
shabby.
Notice of the poisoner being in custody was sent to the
police-offices, and in the course of the afternoon a govern-
ment order was received directing that the boy should be at
once taken back to Portsmouth, as it was not considered
necessary any inquiry should be instituted in town. Accord-
ingly, Jones was conveyed, in the custody of a police officer
of the A division, by the South-Western Railroad to Ports-
mout. Whilst at the station-house be appeared quite indif-
ferent as to what course might be taken respecting him. He
amused himself by reading a newspaper, occasionally making
a remark. He is much improved in personal appearance—is
growing quite corpulent--and says he has been treated very
kindly on board the Warspite. On being asked if he dis-
liked a seafaring life, he replied, " No, he bad no objection
' to it." He was then asked what could induce him to leave
the ship and walk to London ; his reply was, that it had
been ascertained by the seamen that he was the " Boy
Jones," who had obtained an entrance on several occasions
into Buckingham-palace. He did not dislike the seafaring
life, but he was quite indifferent what was done with him ;
he did not, however, expect that the police would have look-
ed after him. Jones called on Mr. James, landlord of the
Bell, Bell-yard, yesterday morning, before he was appre-
hended, but it has not transpired whether be bad any object
in so doing. Mr. James, it will be recollected, is the gentle-
man who took the boy on board the steamer at Gravesend,
after he had made one of his extraordinary entrances into
and
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back to Portsmouth, he said that he was quite willing. No
inquiry into the circumstances of the boy's return took place
in town.
Jones's• father called at the Home-office during the day,
and wished to know what it was intended to do with regard
to his son ; he appeared much excited. There was no in-
quiryn-
at the Home-office, consequently no answer could
given. We have heard that the instructions to the' police-
officer were to take the boy back to Portsmouth, and leave it
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RATHER OMINOUS.—A shark was caught in Charleston
waseston
(S.C.) harbour. It was eight feet in length. T
found in its stomach a part of a man's shirt, and the skin of
a man's head.—American paper.
Russia leather derives its peculiar odour froinan empy-
reumatic oil, which is obtained from the bark of the common
FASTING.—A benevolent gentleman, accus-
tomed white Birch tree, Betula alba, and which the Russians
on one occasion
wirife on the folly and
fstaoerrmileeedetstboe perambulate amongst the Irish peasantry to ob-
Afolrr
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employ
TH EF iTn
AN
habits,tanning.
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was arguing with "a
iypocri2y of fasting, and
quoted the text from Isaiah about lfasting, to smite with the
e tyourtruth, "that's
honour,
justshe
Bthca.ve stolen ray fat hen, and though
exclaimed, struck with the
tfheydo; wickedness,t
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This anecdote is authentic.
STATISTICS OF CRIME IN FRANCE.—The following is
given from an official statistical return of the convicts at the
bagnes on the Ist 9 f.. 1
6,908, of whom 2i January, 1842 :—The total number was
1 were
invalids. Their ages ,
were '. 156 be-
tween 16 and 20.1 861 between 21and
, 3O; ,
31 and 40 ; 1,663 b and 60;
285 between etween 41 and 50 ; 732 between 51
61 and 69. There were 4,139 bachelors, 515
married men without children, 534 with onechild, 1,351 with
several children, 117 widowers without children, 77 with only
one child, and 175 with several children. 4,128 could neither
read no write, 2,012 could read and write imperfectly, 650
could read and write well, and 114 had received superior
primary education. The crimes of which. they were con-
victed were, attempts to commit murder, 175 ; conspiracy,
72 ; fraudulent bankruptcy, 11 ; bigamy, 5 cutting and
maiming, 109 ; malversation by public officers, 24 ; political,
3; desertion after pardon, 4; poisoning, 68; extortion of
money by acts of violence, 15; forgery, 192; coining, 116;
perjury, 6; arson, 139; resistance with violence to legal
authorities, 13 ; obtaining money by threats, 3 ; murder, 867;
parricide, 18 ; plunder in bands, 13 ; rebellion, 9 ; Bening
military accoutrements, 3 ; rapes, 314 ; robberies, 4,546;
accumulation of crimes, 183 ; duration of punishment
under
5 years, 22 ; from 5 to 10 years, 3,097 ; from 11 to 20 nears,
1,268 ; from 21 to 30 years, 570 ; from 31 to 40 year's, 58 '
;
from 41 to 50 years, 26 ; from 51 to 60 years 6 • -
1,861. Among the various stations in life filled
by, for life,
con-
victs previous to their condemnations, 12 were the
physicians, or surgeons, 50 veterinary anatomists,
surgeons
30 hotel or innkeepers and masters of lodging-Houses,
or farriers,
jewellers and goldsmiths, 26 makers of laceedging-11"ses' 32
9 coffeehouse-keepers, 15 chasers and and embroideries,
22 restaurateurs, 4*c., 220 domestic engravers, 1 comedian,
herbalists, 5 ecclesiastics, 6 public c servants, 7 druggists and
functionaries, 12 opticians
and mathematical instrument
men of law, 27 schoolma t makers, 2 men of letters, 5
makers and mec sws military men, 7 musicians, 9
ers and professors, 37 watch-
hanicians,
merchants, 7 notaries, and
pendent property.--G •39 propristaires or nip of Auk-
allgnani'3 Messenger. ..glio.