The Liverpool Standard, and General Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1854-10-31 00:00:00

THE SHIP EAGLE.—On the homeward passage of the
clipper-ship Eagle, from Melbourne to Liverpool, the pas-
sengers presented Mr. M. Murphy, the chief mate, with a
testimonial expressive of their esteem for his ability as a
seaman, and his unremitting attention and gentlemanly
conduct as an officer. They also presented him with a
handsome silver speaking-trumpet, and an excellent
telescope, bearing the following inscription :—" Presented
to Mr. M. Murphy, chief officer of the ship Eagle, as a
slight testimonial for his kindness and gentlemanly con-
duct on a passage from Australia to Liverpool. October
Ist, 1854"

Aresnan VALE. -The second annual tea-party was
held in the public-room, Victoria-road, (Mr. Beattie's,)
on the evening of Wednesday last, Mr. Milne in the chair.
After tea, the meeting was addressed by the Rev. G.
Johnstone, on the recent excavations of Nineveh, as illus-
trative and corroborative of the Scriptures. The meeting
was also addressed by Mr. A. Gibson, who ably set forth
the advantages of self-culture. Before separating, the
chairman feelingly alluded to the gloom and want into
which many families had been cast by the late engagement
at Alma ; after which a collection was made for the sol-
diers' widows and families, which amounted to £1 14s. 3d.
The juvenile band, who, at intervals, enlivened the even-
ing, then played " God save the Queen," and the meeting
broke up, highly gratified with the evening's entertain-
ment.

THE EARL OF DERBY AND THE DERBY MUSE 1731.—0 n
Tuesday, the half-yearly meeting of the trustees of the
Derby Museum was held at the Town-hall, Liverpool, the
Earl of Derby, as one of the trustees, being present. A re-
port was read from Mr. Moore, the curator, on the present
state of the collection. After the business of the meeting
had terminated, his lordship (accompanied by the Mayor,
Mr. Hale, and Mr. Adam Hodgson), visited the museum,
and expressed himself highly pleased with the state of the
collection, considering that it was only temporarily accom-
modated at present. The East India Company have pre-
sented to the museum, very recently, a large cast of a
gigantic fossil tortoise, discovered in Sikkim Himalaya,
by Major Caustley and Dr. Falconer.
HEALTH or THE Towif.—The medical officer reports
that the cholera has almost entirely disappeared. Dr.
Duncan congratulated the committee on the fact that,
although during the four previous weeks respectively the
total number of deaths in the town were 509, 451, 336,
and 283 ; they last week fell to 227, or about the ordi-
nary average. During the same weeks the deaths from
cholera were 270, 171, 95, and 59 ; but last week they
were only 30. Of the total number of deaths last week
182 were in the parish, and 62 in the out-townships.
During the quarter ending 30th September, the total
number of deaths registered were 4,362 (including 153
on which inquests were held), being 1,120 more than the
previous quarter, and 1,048 more than the corrected
average of the same quarter during the previous six years.
Diarrhoea caused 608 deaths, against 367 during the same
quarter last year.

ALARMING VISITATION.—The prevalence of the malig-
nant fever and sickness which still ravage St. Helen's
and the neighbourhood, is exciting the utmost alarm
amongst the inhabitants, and a gloom pervades all classes
of society. It is computed that there are at present up-
wards of 1,100 cases of fever. In one family alone seven
have been afflicted with it. At two charity schools, out of
130 scholars, 70 are absent from illness, and the glass works
have also been deprived of an extraordinary number of
workmen. In consequence of the great amount of sickness
in Parr, where cholera principally prevails, and of the
usual medical staff being unable to attend so many cases,
it has been thought requisite to have a surgeon to attend
to that district alone, and a gentleman from Liverpool has
been engaged by the authorities for that purpose. Special
services were held in the parish church last week on
account of the prevailing sickness. It wass expected that
the week's returns of mortality would be very great.

DESTRUCTIVE FIRE IN MANCIIESTER.—AbOIit two
o'clock on Thursday morning the shipping warehouse of
Messrs. Thode and Co., in Garden-lane, Manchester, was
discovered to be on fire, and the flames spread with great
rapidity to the adjoining carriage manufactory of Mr. W.
Carr. Mr. Thomas Rose, and the fire brigade under his
command, were soon on the ground, and directed all the
fire engines of the town upon the burning premises with
great energy and skill ; but the warehouse and coach
manufactory, five stories high, were completely gutted in
about three hours. The show-rooms of Mr. Carr (and a
large number of carriages in them,) fronting Lower King
street, were saved with some slight damage. The ware-
house of Messrs. Thode and Co. is separated by a narrow
entry only (about six feet wide) from the warehouses of
Mr. Bradbury and Messrs. Haddon, Serle, and Co., and
these were several times on fire '• but the flames were pre-
vented from extending beyond the window 'frames, edges
of the roof, and doors of these premises. The heat de-
stroyed the glass of more than 30 windows in the ware-
housei, so intense was it ; but the damage will, probably,
not exceed a few hundred pounds. Mr. W. Carr's loss is
estimated at about £12,000, and that of Messrs. Thode
and Co., at £5,000, making a total of about £17,000.
Some adjoining premises were injured, but more by water
than by fire, and not to much extent. Considering the
close proximity of other lofty warehouses and buildings, it
is surprising that the damage is so small.

ST. MATTHEW'S •PROTESTANT ASSOCIATION, LIVER-
POOL.—The following correspondence has passed in
reference to the recent railway outrage in Ireland :-
1, Christian-street, North Everton, Liverpool,
October 10th, 1854.
MY DEAR LORD ENNISKILLEN,—I have great pleasure in
transmitting to your lordship the enclosed resolution, adopted
with acclamation by a large number of our Protestant
brethren, and trusting that the same God who has so graciously
preserved your lordship, and so many hundreds, from so fear-
ful a death, will likewise endow you and them with strength
and power from on high, to contend earnestly for the
faith once delivered to the saints," and to show by your life
and conversation the glorious results of Divine truth received
by faith' into the soul.—l remain, with much respect, your
lordship's obedt. servant, HENRY COOKE.

The Earl of Enniskillen

Resolution adopted at a public meeting of the members of the
Protestant Association of St. Matthew's, Scotland-road, Li-
verpool, Acid on Tuesday evening, October_ 3rd, 1854, the

Rei,. Henry Cooke, A.B.,presideiii, in the chair

REsoLvED,—Thatwe feeicalled upon to express our feelings
of gratitude to Almighty God for the wonderfnl preservation of
the Right Hon. the Earl of Enniskillen, and so many hundreds
of our Protestant brethren, by Popish treachery appointed as
sheep to the slaughter. That we recognise in that most atro.
cious attempt the legitimate results of the darkness of the
Romish apostacy, and the teachings of As priesthood. That
we deplore and publicly protest against that national unfaith-
fulness which endows that apostate system, and trains that
priesthood in those principles which British law has charac-
terised, and justly characterised, as blasphemous, idolatrous,
and soul-destroying, and that our president, the Rev. Henry
Cooke, be requested to communicate this resolution, and to
convey the fullest expression of our sympathy and congratu-
lation to the Right Hon. the Earl of Enniskillen and our
Protestant brethren, who have thus experienced the mercy
of a gracious God. HENRY Cooxic, President.

MR. COOKED I enclose an answer to the affecting address
of the St. Matthew's Protestant Association, Liverpool.
I should have sent it sooner, had I not been overwhelmed
by the kind expressions and addresses of my friends from all
parts of the. United Kingdom. I am, thank God, going on
well, though I have not yet recovered my strength, nor have
I been able to lay aside sticks.—Yours, very faithfully,

ENN'ISAIILEN

Florence Court, Oct.) 7th, 1854

DEAR BRETHREN AND FRIENDS,—Devout feelings Of ggrra•
titude to my merciful Preserver in the hour of appalling dan-
ger, claim and retain the first place in my heart, but next to
these a deep sense of thankfulness is due and hereby given
to the kind brethren who so warmly sympathise with and
congratulate me and my companions upon our danger and
deliverance.

We cannot but deplore the fact that, amidst the diffusion
of Gospel light, in highly-favoured Britain so many of her
people are still kept under a system of religious teaching
which produces such anti-social results.
Yet this should the more stir up those who know and love
the truth (experiencing its life and ❑berty) to use every legi-
timate means for withdrawing the victims of superstition and
error from the soul-destroying delusions by which they are
led.—And earnestly praying for their deliverance from de-
grading thraldom, to stand fast themselves in the liberty
which true Protestantism confers, believe me, yours very
faithfully, ENNISKILLEN.

MAINE LIQUOR Liw.-A public meeting of the United.
Kingdom Alliance Association, formed last year, for the
purpose of promoting the total suppression of the traffic
in intoxicating liquors in this country, was held in the
Free Trade-hall,. Manchester, on Wednesday. Several
thousand persons were present, and the Earl of Harrington
presided. He contended that the introduction of the Maine
Liquor Law into this country would be no infringement
of the liberty of the subject, as it merely withdrew the
license to sell poison, for alcohol was proved to contain
no nourishment whatever. He believed that the govern-

gainers after a short time, for the revenue now derived
from the consumption of intoxicating liquors would be
replaced by the saving of expenses in gaols, police, penal
settlements, &c. The publicans would not be losers, for
the people must still consume refreshments, and they

would be enabled to consuine more When they were invi-
gorated and enriched by the removal of temptations to

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