The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1842-06-24 00:00:00

On Monday last Lord Bandon preatnitd a Whim to the
Hopi's of Commons from Liverpool, praying for an inquiry
into the systemof education adopted at Maynooth College.

The Rev. Fielding Ould will leave town this week for a
short sojourn in Cumberland. The Rev. Mr. Brown, curate
of Christ Church, preached his farewell sermon on Sunday
last. He is going to Ireland for a temporary duty of a few
weeks, but we believe he has not recived any permanent ap-
pointment.
The King of Prussia has presented Professors Jacob and
Bessel with 3000 dollars, to enable them to be present at the
British Association at Manchester
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MOLINEUX'S CONCERT.-Mr. Molineux's pupils'
concert took place at Mr. Lassells' Saloon, St. Anne's, on
Tuesday last; It was very fashionably attended. The pupils
acquitted themselves greatly to the satisfaction of those
present, doing their instructor great credit..

THE BOTANIC GATIDCNS.—The plan for relieving the
gardens from their difficulties by advances of-moderate sums
of money secured on the gardens themselves, and paying three
per cent. interest, instead of the five per cent which is now
paid, makes great progress. "Upwards of 43050 of the £2700
required to place them in an independent self-sustaining po-
sition has already been subscribed, and we hope and believe
that the remainder of the sum will be raised without, much
difficulty. It would be a public loss, and a disgrace to the
town, if this interesting establishment was broken up, when
it can be preserved in all its beauty and usefulness by so tri-
fling a sacrifice.

THE SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND.—The annual report of this
most excellent institution has just been published. From it
we learn that the number of pupils in the school on the 31st
December, 1840, was 107. In 1841, 22 were admitted, and
24 quitted, so that the number remaining at the close of last
year was 105. Since the commencement of the institution
in 1791, to December 1841, 671 pupils, totally blind, and
413 partially blind, have been admitted into the school, mak-
ing a total of 1084, of whom 181 belonged to the parish of
Liverpool, 243 to other parishes in the county of Lancaster,
and 660 to other parts of the United Kingdom. We are
sure not one word need be said in recommendation of an
institution of this nature to the charitable consideration of
the public. Its name is sufficient to enlist the warmest
sympathies of our nature.
WOODSIDE FERRY.—Our readers will perceive by all ad-
vertisement in another column, that important alterations to
the public are about to take place, on the Ist of July next, at
this ferry. After this day the steam-packets will sail from
'Woodside every half hour, from 5 30 a.m. until 10 30 p.m. ;
and from Liverpool from 6 a.m. until 10 p.m. ; and an extra
boat will sail from Woodside at 11 30 p.m. and from Liver-
pool at 11 and 12 p.m. This arrangement will prove of in-
calculable benefit to the public on both sides the water.

TOWN COUNCIL ARITHMETIC.—During the discussion in
Wednesday's council, Mr. Robinson made a grand arithme-
tical discovery. At the price of £6OO, the sum offered for the
entire seven and a half yards of land proposed to be pur-
chased from the Messrs. Waterhouse, it was correctly calcu:

fated by Mr. Thomas Bolton that the price per yard would
be £BO. Mr. Robinson calculated that this was £ll 2s. 3d.
per inch ! Query.—Would it not be well, in the next alpha-
bet published in the style of " A was an archer, and shot at
a frog," to have " R is for Robinson, the great " rithmeti-
cian."

BAZAAR FOR ST. SAVIOUR'S CIIURCII.—We are sorry
to find this laudable undertaking does not meet with that
encouragement to which we think it entitled. The room is
chastely decorated, the stalls abundantly supplied with fancy
articles of every description, some of them of the most ex-
quisite design and execution, and the fair vendors most
anxious to effect sales ; but the attendance of visiters, we
regret to say, is most discouraging, and we are inclined to
believe the public are scarcely aware that there is at present
such an exhibition in the town. Yesterday the committee
most kindly invited the children of the Blue-coat Hospital
to visit the Bazaar.; who, though not liberal purchasers,
were highly gratified with the treat, and Mr. Brown and
other friends very handsomely presented them with numer-
ous fancy articles for their amusement. The Bazaar will
continue open for the remainder of the week.
SMUGGLED TOBACCO FOUND IN POSSESSION OF A FE-
MALE.—A girl, named Isabella Roberts, was yesterday
brought before Mr. William Rathbone, at the Police-court,
ou a charge of having been found in the streets with a con-
siderable quantity of foreign manufactured tobacco. An
officer of the customs stated that, on Wednesday, about 12
o'clock, he observed the prisoner going along Hilford-street
with a bundle, and, suspecting something was wrong, he fol-
lowed her into Anson-street, and there stopped her. She
said, in reply to his questions, that a woman had given her
the bundle to carry for her, telling her to wait for her till
she came up, and she would give her sixpence for her trou-
ble. The bundle was found to contain 461bs of foreign manu-
factured tobacco, and she was consequently. giveninto custody.
Mr. Wardle, who appeared for the prisoner, said that the
girl was employed in charring, and knew nothing of the con-
tents of the parcel, which she thought were clothes. She
was remanded until Tuesday, when the determination of the
commissioners of excise in London will be known respecting

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FORGED BEGGING PETITIONS.—Two men, Alexander
Bonner and Richard Delany, were yesterday charged with
endeavouring to obtain money from several respectable par-
ties by means of a forged petition and another document,
purporting to be an inventory of furniture belonging to one
of them, which would be sacrificed if he failed to obtain the
assistance of the humane. They had applied to Mr. Ed-
wards, of the firm of Edwards and Danson, wool brokers,
and had obtained that gentleman's signature and (it appears)
some money. They had afterwards gone to Mr. Danson, at
his own house, and said that they were sent by Mr. C.
Bushell, whose compliments they said they were to present.
He suspected them to be begging impostors, and refused to
assist them. The petition purported to be written by Mr.
James, slater and plasterer, but was a forgery. The prison-
ers had also attempted to obtain money in the same manner
from Mr. Johnson, timber merchant, London-road. They
gave false names as their own. They were apprehended by
Inspector Brown. The case being proved by the gentlemen
named, the prisoners were committed to the House of Cor-
rection for three months.

INDEPENDENT ORDER OF ODDFELLOWS.—OR Monday
last, the officers and members of the Loyal Pride of the Vil-
lage lodge, No. 1937, Liscard, Cheshire, celebrated their
fourth anniversary by attending divine service at St. John's
Church, Liscard, where an excellent discourse was delivered
by the Rev. John Tobin, A.M., minister, and a eollectiOn
made, the amount of which was left in the hands of the wor-
thy clergyman, to appropriate to such charitable purpose as
he might approve of. After the procession from the church,
the members and their friends returned to the lodge-room,

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where upwards of 100 sat down to an excellent dinner pro-
vided Host Allen, of the King's Arms Inn, with his usual
good taste and liberality, the chairs being filled by the respec-
tive officers of the lodge. The cloth having been removed,
and the usual loyal toasts having been disposed of with due

honours, the committee appointe-d for the purpose took the
opportunity, when proposing the health of the Rev. John
Tobin, A.M. of presenting that gentleman with a splendid
and elaborately chased silver inkstand, manufactured by Mr.
Lewis Samuel, Lord-street, in this town, bearing the follow-
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ag inscription :—" Presented to the Rev. John Tobin, A.M.,
,y the members of the Loyal Pride of the Village lodge, No.
937, 1.0. F., M.U.. L.D., as a small though sincere token

eft. regard for his valuable services as honorary treasurer

to the lodge. Liseard, June, 1842." The rev. gentleman
was rather taken by surprise at this unexpected and valuable
present, for which he returned thanks in a most feeling and
impressive manner. After the retirement of the principal
guests, the harmony and enjoyment of the evening was kept
up tc a late hour.

JORDAN-STREET SeHooLs.—The annual examination of
the Wesleyan day-schools (boys', girls', and infants',) in
Jordan-street, in the Liverpool South Circuit, took place
on Thursday last, the Rev. William Vevers in the chair; on
which occasion a very gratifying instance of spontaneous re-
spect and esteem was exhibited towards Mr. John Davies,
who has occupied the situation of master of the boys school
there for the period of 21 years, in the presentation to him
of a copy of the Illustrated Family Bible, and Hannay's
Concordance, elegantly bound, containing the following in-
scription :—" Presented to Mr. John Davies, by the Chil-
dren of Jordan-street School and some of their Parents, as
a small token of esteem and affection, lie having completed
his 21st year as Head Teacher in the above Institution.
June 16, 1842." The result of the examination of the three
schools proved most satisfactory to the members of the com-
mittee and friends present, and highly creditable to both
teachers and children. The following report was presented
as to the number of children in the schools, their attain-
ments, &c

Boys. Girls. Infts. Total
Number of Children in the Schools 340 210 196 746
Average daily attendance .. 265 160 136 561
Average Sunday attendance...... 208 100 308
Number of Children who read the
Holy Scriptures
Number of Children who read one

260 150 18 428

and two syllables
Number of children who write on

paper
Number of children who cast ac-
counts.