The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1843-11-14 00:00:00

;43. N or. 1843 - - - E NCES I t 0 0°66 ' sr t ho ;T e n a s..—reet; cp ~ r d.stree" irlianient• e Ditto) I t • G IS : ze :street' )ne T i e d y-soL akeb° l ll Formebeir ttto, REi t eve rt/ e xygra :tb - P S4 dg e " l /1 8 ; rbl D i dre !lun Hu ° a r eel Tina li tre °. hid' cc Thi a V; Thou' w near the Nith sa prOP'" :t. VS ? e t t Il e. sO Fist S 1171 11 . all 14 , 4 e: test be AA 0 t 601100 / o re,. . 11 6 r 0201° C et :ty c°"l in Sb ow jjOr %1., g P A lja, bed, ittae g ED e ee feefro. Ar ipi re °PPICES, STRAND, LONDON. celle vt , 3400.'4 tea li !e tad 01 : coa c_- 00 5 fer weetii/g -gib'Y 14 0 t he eite o n e • o d .d. Th e de r tbi. -5t 00Sb , , of t " , bor. 0 30 1 04 r And or c$ a cbe 0 , ,f 0- 0 0 vt,b ill ;•jber $ 110,; tl3`. Ye .11 i egiv , r , f .01e0i RS' 0. ,/ 1 l'øs 0 1 '1,1 ge' of Lin l Per b• e ted it° , fou l nu WI 10 r on- A re p,. t he o ittiofft %, ore' at r,, of r eo la , ;ell SO • c a uty 40 lit tittle' ALP 1 Ste Ild DI, 0, ) 11 , 00V I aSy d to Je • 3' C her o 1 ,30 ttlrid tio old g n 3 s . a nd "yoinson. 41.8hton- un d er -Ly n '4,00 4 "Ar • ward, Solicitor. .lybrahani Middle'on J • Wonky. 4 G. RICH A ND ELEGANT FURS. __ riP a ectfully I th e t r ._ IR ELAND, 92, BOLD -STREET, Liverpool, invites the Nobility and Ladies of l b ed its Vicinity to inspect his L 4 l i s " AND SELECT STOCK OF FURS, 01 10 . 11 " f quite ready for the Season, and comprises N , 4 !thy yet produced. Amongst the newest may be 1 4 lil t IMPROVED FUR CARDINAL, liehresd leB ses an elegance of appearance hitherto unac- V i in the F ur T ra d e . n'rORINE is also an article in great request, O 11 (1,1 . Improved upon. th i w ishes to imp r ess upon the P u blic the fact, that spec is Man u f ac t ure d upon th e P rem i ses , un d er hi s *No ;Pen and that having an Agent always in the arkets, he is enabled to produce the ii t t ittrA„NEWEST DESIGNS, Na ge ' Ppearance, and also to purchase on the most °us terms ; consequently he can offer 11 / 4 4 p • FURS • races as he fearlessly asserts will defy competi. )6! 1 11 "ATIONS and REPAIRS he flatters himself L'qsf oi 7 e tinue to please, as they will be executed, as i l ifr o ,:,°„tl the Premises, by Workmen of the first ttE kifeendon, expressly engaged for that purpose. 041/.,„"G MUFFS AND 80A5.... 2s. 6d. each. k o i o -- A NG CAPES AND SHAWLS. 3s. 6d. each. 01` 0 Assortment of Gentlemen's Fur Coats, %We I .es, Caps, and Travelling Bags, &c. "Id Assortment of Real Sable Tail Boas, at st finihed. M, ANT TO MERCHANTS, BANKERS, &c. 11 1 / 4 1, 0 NEW INVENTION. 1 1q 44 1,, t ;', A Inv ented a MACHINE for PAGING LEDGERS Ott description of BOOK in PLAIN PRINTED Fltlll4-* MY charge is only S IXPE N CE per 100 P AGES . ed v ention th e greatest c l earness an d l eg ibilit y are ()lee' o lin ti fraud entirely prevented. klend my SUPERFINE LARGE BLUE t;Ol)4"34ST__ ,at the very Low P rice of SEVEN SHIL .44AM ; the Cheapest Paper ever offered in th, t "T RED SEALING WAX, the very best `oti N i k ean be manufactured, at FOUR SHILLINGS ac e ou N WILLIAM SHAW, • 7' BOOK MAKER, PRINTER, and STATIONER, tini o ,, 20, CANNING-PLACE. .4/ .SHOP, 24, EXCHANGE-STREET EAST. s c tp ii n n elPie of Numbering consecutively can be ap -11r,14 Purpose, Letters of Credit, Bank Notes, NC ter Books, &c., &c., as the greatest accuracy tnsuralirt Rotirts. t ip „ l IATioN of the LONDON ASSURANCE, As t ,„ Established A.D. 1720. A 0% *tj RANCE.—Great advantages are offered 1 k A } , zzi ce, • Nt 4 bt. tI AL ABATEMENT of premium after fi ve years' ) 1 4, 140 t er w ithout abatement. IN„,,fized Rate . lo c i RANCE.—On every description of pro t•qdin A G ,I3 rent. 'O3, ,-.NT,—JAMES KENNEDY. 4 8 ri ih-treet, with entrance N 4 od ° Exchange-st. East LIVERPOOL ert Hamilton -street, BIRKENHEAD. PP ° B Pectuses and every information may be Attendance daily at both offices. II LIVERPO OL FROM TEN TILL FIVE. t 1 41 p "'JEW AND GENERAL FIRE AND 4 Pop, t B T , INSURANCE INSTITUTION. — 2 O ity SPECIAL ACT OF PARLIAMENT. CAPITAL, £500,000. Fp t HONORARY DIRECTORS. ,1 Vand, K.G. Viscount Torrington. rll44°tl S tamford and Viscount Campden. Lord Rayleigh. 0.. broke. Lord Feversham. 1 0f Lord Stanley, M.P. ~NE-even. tY-two other Members of Parliament and OPro • Gentlemen. p l b . Prletary of this Company exceeds 1960 in ' '' 1 7. 111 41 7. th e re of Public Favour this Institution bas obtained rOersaPpreciation of its system by a numerous body I tt w /ki 11,,?:! of Life Insurance, of Deferred and Imme- Npli s t;es, and of Endowments for Cbildr9, may i.t . w i „ fled at this Office on terms as low as is con- Ito,viti: security. , I,, t e the" of Four per Cent. is now in course of:p . ay- Netlftt sh areholders in this office. A BONUS of yktt,tioe profit s on LIFE POLICIES held by Share - effected since the let January, 1843, will be Ylot.. e . ,end of every Five Years, by addition to the (4,;tth,Au, or by reduction of premium. In order to )I tt ZsW k enefit of the first quinquennial division, Po -4,11:1e4 Prospectuses effected before the Ist January, 1844. i. rOspectuses may be obtained at the Office, or ts tl t t itt i,°( r a e td, post fr t ee in u s p u o r n an a c pp s l Insurances i a ca re ti elcted at the tt il . t 4 R tee • T e h p e ar u t s m u e al l 6ommission to Solicitors. t 44 10 1 1 -1 are appointed in all the Principal Towns in the 'Live f.atd where Agents are not appointed, perso ns ife, and desirous of being appointed, may apply W. SHAW, Managing Director. iii tili..__ 4 COMMERCIAL LIFE INSURANCE Ar o , COMPANY, ' 35, CORNHILL, LONDON. l lit Established in 1820. PAT 041, k rAtz, °R ATED BY ACT OF PARLIAMENT. is CAPITAL £600,000. , Ilob 4 Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex. Robert b et. A i DIRECTORS. ~ikii d tleo„„ el ander Bart. Sebastian G. Marti nez,Esq I ti attl e "'lit Esq.' Archbd. Fred.Paxton,Esq. it, uz, Es tsq Wm. Henry Porter, Esq. re 4 re; s q• -. Denzil I. Thomson, Esq. _ n , Ar m GE. Fern li 4 49 i 4 9 Director—E. Fernie, Esq. I,,,yditorActuary—J. Goddard, Esq. c l tt,jsT. Gorton, Esq. D. Grove, Esq. 'ePtimus Wray, M.D., Salisbury-square, t l e PjNI s Fleet-street. f,, lts t ik —t re e :, rs- Glyn, Halifax, Mills, and Co. London. ax es ,o!.s offer to the Public two modes of In- N 0 p,; --- tue one securing a fixed amount without , v th e rlent of a low Annual Premium—the other, I v hi nsurer to participate in the profits on pay kil.kl 4 e i h n e n r i r a a l t d e ivision in December, 1835, a:Bonus cq s ,the ' L a; upon the premiums paid c d i e s c a l c a n r n e declared u di y i s u jou:curs on the high Scale, w at a t s h December, 1841, another Bonus ,i1141i:1)1:444, averag p in to g £3O 14s. er Cent. on theire ktlitetes 8 for one and seven years effected at very re littgli i IA lit s . r Of the Premiums on Insurances for the Whole !I:lttrrtuitted to remain unpaid for the first seven la ‘, Luen continued as a permanent loan if de- L i I iP i ng to any part of the world and all special toillared at adequate premiums. ?titt tl iEti 4l " a n Y's Policies are purchased at their full t S t N th are paid in three months after satisfactory b lafD: . gltites, with every information, will be given Ilatued Agents. D, By order of Board, - ' O ENR. FERNIE, the Managing Director. 4% t o h &J. COMMITTEE FOR LIVERPOOL. q 404 4 °o l)er, Esq. . It iVii,L e nsbaw, Esq. Ranelagh-street. "14 11C 'n son, Esq. London-road. Z G eddes, Esq. . Temple-place. l lot, MEDICAL REFEREE. 4 4 48 Blackburn, Esq., Camden-street. NI, AGENTS. \...'....4.L0RTH0U5E and HADDEN, tjb, l, Dale-street SUN ASS URANCE SOCIETY, LONDON. MANAGERS. Ctt altLEs POLE Esq., Chairman. BURNIE, Esq., Deputy-Chairman. 11 0_ ev d °, l ,) , , Esq• Hen. F. Shaw Lefevre, Esq. 1 4Q" iNlicuverie The Hon. Hugh Lindsay r*"e4ll) -e "' jun., Esq. Charles Littledale, Esq. ek ter, E N Henry Littledale, Esq. Mol e ll, Esq . . Geo. Warde Norman, Esq. ii , it - ,4lelind, Esq. Brice Pearse, Esq. Pord . e, Esq. Charles Richard , Pole, Esq. git ~,atnilton Esq. Henry Rich, Esq. Esq. Henry Stuart, Esq., M.P. llr o e k , Esq. 'Claude Geo. Thornton, Esq. e, Es q• IGeo. Smith Thornton, Esq. JOSHU A _ -ILNE, Actuary. i ttOt.i,.G b E RS for the SUN LIFE ASSURANCE 40 1 6 f For • eg leave to acquaii4 the Public that the leies for the whole Life participate in the 'ociety, and are placed in a most advanta -104 FI Of m at es may . be had of any of the Agents for OFF ICE r 1 1 / 4 , T ,, AG ENTS. t*k-J - I.D. BOLD, 4, Exchange-street West ILLIAM HUSON,Royalßank buildings i i \ 4 :l l 4 l ,, t er ~t • Owen Owens. Vt .. ; •01. R. Johnston, Mr. Richard Beadley, sr , our "ert Duck. toz,ressrs. J. Biackburne and Son. Vt 1 4 r e °•( Man —Messrs. James Moore and Son. ii\i, l 4 ll . e."`• Ferguson , clerk to Bolton Bank, and tea; t— woodcock and Son, and Mr. Wm. Cow 'NfiliNkr y 5° 11 , 1 ,1, Winder. tt ° l4,"• Remington. )1 6 4 1 .1r Ellis ,lWignall. i e q d I‘:ieriry Jennings and Mr. .C. Hulton. r ' T. Howson, and Mr. F Wm. Stones, hj°lOr _niskirk —Nir. F. Dutton. ,pke OrNk -Air. James Davies. M r. wridyr, wort G. h . PIANO-FORTES THE LARGEST ASSORTMENT OF PIANO FORTES IN ENGLAND AT I W. P. DREAPER'S MUSIC BAZAAR, 56, BOLD -ST R E ET, And at his extensive SHOW-ROOMS, 48, Wood-street. Piano fortes lent on Hire, taken in Exchange, Repaired, and Tuned, singly or by the year. Good Second-hand Piano-fortes, from 6 Guineas upwards. EXPORT ORDERS PROMPTLY EXECUTED. AN ASSORTMENT OF MUSIC AT HALF-PRICE NEW DURHAM MUSTARD, Is. 6D. PER LB., In Pounds and Half-pounds, Lead Packages. THERE is no article manufactured more difficult to obtain genuine than MUSTARD, and as New has now arrived, we call the attention of Families particularly to this article, as it possesses double the strength of the common Mustard, and has the pure flavour of the Mus tard Seed, which is so difficult to obtain. Sold only by HOLLIS, WALFORD, AND CO., At their Tea Establishments, 2,80LD-STREET, k 8, DALE-STREET, Liverpool. BOROUGH OF LIVERPOOL. At this Special Meeting of the Committee appointed by the Council of the Borough of Liverpool for the pur poses hereinafter mentioned, holden in the Town-hall of the said borough, on Monday, the thirtieth day of October, in the year one thousand eight hundred and forty-three, PRESENT, GEORGE HALL LAWRENCE, Esquire, Chairman Richard Houghton, Esq. I John Holmes, Esq. The Mayor Hugh Hornby, Esq. James Aspinall, Esq. Henry Lawrence, Esq. William Birkett, Esq. John Nelson Wood, Esq. Sir Thomas Brancker, Knt. THE Committee order and ordain that from such time as the Bye-laws this day made shall take effect, all orders, rules, regulations, and bye-laws concerning any of the matters to which the Bye-laws this day made in any wise relate, shall cease and be repealed. And the said Committee do hereby order, ordain, and make the fol lowing BYE-LAWS For regulating the use of the Piers. Slips, and Stairs, now erected or constructed, or hereafter to be erected or con structed, by the Mayor, Aldermen, and Burgesses of the Borough of Liverpool, or by the Trustees of the Liver pool Docks ; and also for regulating the Vessels and Boats resorting to the said Piers, Slips, and Stairs re spectively : I.—Steam-boats coming to or departing from any pier, basin, slip, Av. after sunset, to carry a sufficient light aloft and forward. _ _ _ That every master or person, having the command or charge of any steam-vessel coming to or departing from any of the said piers, slips, or stairs, or any stage, barge, or other convenience connected or used therewith, after sunset and before sunrise, shall cause such vessel, when within two hundred and fifty yards from any such pier, slip, stairs, or convenience, to carry a sufficient light aloft and forward in some conspicuous place, under the penalty of forty shillings for each offence against this bye-law. 2.—Steam-boats, in hazy weather, coining to or depart ing from any pier, basin, slip, ere., to keep a sufficient bell ringing. That every master or person, having the command or charge of any steam-vessel coming to or departing from any of the said piers, slips, stairs, or conveniences, in hazy weather, either by day or in the night, shall, at all times when such vessel shall be within two hundred and fifty yards of any such pier, slip, stairs, or convenience, cause a sufficient bell to be kept constantly ringing, under the penalty of forty shillings for each offence against this bye-law. 3.—Steam-boats coming to any basin, pier, kc., for landing passengers or cargo, to have preference, except, kc. That every steam and other vessel and boat coming to any of the said piers, slips, stairs, or conveniences, for the purpose of landing any passengers or cargo, shall be entitled to the preference of the landing-place until dis charged, (except as hereinafter provided with regard to the landing or receiving cattle at the slip at the north end of George's Dock Parade, and at the slip called Seacombe Slip;) and every master and other person, having the command or charge of any such steam or other vessel or boat, shall, without any delay, complete the landing of the passengers and cargo from such steam or other vessel or boat, an shall immediately after such landing haul off the said steam or other vessel or boat to such a distance (not being less than twenty yards) from such pier, slip, stairs, or convenience, as to enable other vessels or boats to discharge their passengers or cargoes, under the pe nalty of forty shillings for each offence against this bye law. 4.—Master not to remain at the slip at the north end of George's Parade for the purpose of landing or receiving cattle beyond a reasonable time, not ex ceeding ten minutes. That no Master or other person, having the command or charge of any steam or other vessel or boat, shall per mit or suffer the same to remain at the slip at the north end of George's Dock Parade, or at the slip called the Seacombe Slip, for the purpose of landing cattle, or re ceiving cattle on board, for a space of time longer than shall be reasonably requisite, and not in any case exceed ing ten minutes, under the penalty of forty shillings for each offence against this bye-law. s.—Masters of Steam-boats, plying begone the limits of the port, not to ply or remain at any pier, 4v. longer than twenty minutes. _ That no master or other person, having the command or charge of any steam or other vessel or boat, usually employed in carrying goods or passengers beyond the limits of the Port of Liverpool, shall permit such vessel or boat to ply, lie, or remain at any of the said piers, slips, stairs, or conveniences, for the purpose of landing or receiving passengers, luggage, or goods, for a longer space of time than twenty minutes each voyage or trip, under the penalty of forty shillings for each offence against this bye. law. 6.—Vessels plying within the limits of the port not to remain at any slip, ei^e. longer than five minutes after the arrival of another vessel. That in case any steam or other vessel or boat, not being one usually employed in carrying goods or passen gers beyond the limits of the Port of Liverpool, shall happen to be lying at any of the said piers, slips, stairs, or conveniences, for the purpose of receiving passengers, luggage, or goods on board, when any other steam or other vessel or boat shall arrive for the purpose of landing passengers, luggage, or goods, the master or other person having the charge or command of such first-mentioned steamer or other vessel or boat shall not permit the same to remain at such pier, slip, stairs, or convenience, for a longer space of time than five minutes after the arrival of the said last-mentioned vessel or boat, under the penalty of forty-shillings for each offence against this bye-law. 7.—And not to remain at any pier, S i -e. longer than twenty 'ninnies That no master or other person, having the command or charge of any steam or other vessel or boat, not usually employed in carrying passengers, luggage, or goods be yond the Port of Liverpool, shall permit such vessel or boat to be or remain at any of the said piers, slips, stairs, or conveniences, longer than such reasonable time (not exceeding twenty minutes) as shall be actually requisite for the purpose of taking on board passengers, luggage, and goods, under the penalty of forty shillings for each offence against this bye-law. B.—Master not to moor Steamboat nearer to any basin, kc. than twenty yards, except whilst landing passengers. That no master or other person, having the command or charge of any steam or other vessel or boat, shall per mit the same to lie or be moored nearer than twenty yards from any of the said piers, slips, stairs, or conveniences, except whilst landing or taking on board passengers, lug gage, or goods, under the penalty of forty shillings for each offence against this bye-law. 9.—Any Steam-boat, Sic. allowed to take the ground within twenty yards of any pier, slip, 4-c. the master or person in charge to forfeit, 8(c. . , That if any steam or other vessel or boat shall be neg. ligently allowed to take the ground, or wilfully run aground, within the distance of twenty yards from any of the said piers, slips, stairs, or conveniences, the master or other person having the command or charge of such steam or other vessel or boat shall forfeit and pay for each offence the sum of forty shillings. 10.—Steam-boats, Sc. by wilful delay in loading or dis charging, obstructing or hindering any other Steam-boat, 4c. master or other person in charge to forfeit, 8(c. . _ That if, by wilful delay in the loading or discharging of any steam or other vessel or boat, any other steam or other vessel or boat shall be obstructed or hindered from loading or discharging at any of the said piers, slips, stairs, or conveniences, the master or person having the command or charge of such first-mentioned steam or other vessel or boat shall forfeit and pay for each offence the sum of forty shillings. 11.—No Steam-boat to remain at any pier, basin, slip, stairs, or conveniences, without three persons on board. That no steam vessel shall remain at or off any of the said piers, slips, stairs, or conveniences, without at least three competent persons being on board to attend to such vessel, under the penalty of forty shillings, to be paid by the master or person having the command or charge thereof. Provided that, for the convenience of the public service, the following exceptions shall be made in favour of Steam Vessels, being Packets employed in carrying the Post office Mails, to and from Ireland, and of Steam Vessels, Tenders upon such Packets, viz.: Ist,—Such packets and tenders departing before three quarters past five o'clock in the morning from any of the said piers, slips, stairs, or conveniences, shall be allowed forty-five minutes previous thereto for receiving the mails, passengers, and goods. 2d,—Such packets departing in the evening from any such piers, slips, stairs, or conveniences, shall be allowed to remain previous thereto, for reeeiving the mails, passengers, and goods, from a quarter past six o'clock i❑ the evening until five minutes after the mails shall arrive from the Postoffice in Liverpool and be delivered on board ; provided that the vessel shall not remain later than half-past seven o'clock, from the fifteenth of March to the fifteenth of October, inclusive of the latter day, or than eight o'clock from the fifteenth day of October to the fifteenth of March, inclusive of the latter day. 3d,—Such packets and tenders shall be allowed for landing the mails, passengers, and goods, at any of the said piers, slips, stairs, or conveniences. such exceedir in the whole forty minute All which allowances shall be without any interruption on the part of any other steam or other vessel or boat or Otherwise, provided that the allowance hereby made in INUNDATIONS IN FRANCE The Zliessager of Wednesday gives the following addi tional information respecting the inundations , " The dyke of Boulbon has been broken through by the Rhone, near Aviguon. The waters have overflowed the road of Trebon, between Tarascon and Arles, and spread over the plain. Several arches of the bridge of La Crau are menaced, and the wooden bridge has given way. The country is submerged. The right bank has hitherto been preserved by the energy of the inhabitants, who have worked arduously at raising the dykes. Aranion, how ever, has suffered considerably. Another bridge on the Durance, that of Cadenet, has been carried away. As yet it is impossible to estimate the damage caused by the overflowing of the waters. On every point the military authorities have placed at the disposalof the engineers the greatest possible number of soldiers for the most urgent labours." The Sun of Marseilles of Monday says " The accounts of the inundations are become less alarming. The waters are beginning to subside. Avig non has become almost entirely free from them, and the mails to Lyons and Paris have resumed their regular routes. Unfortunately, it is to be feared that the heavy rain which fell during the whole of the day may again cause the rivers to overflow. The disasters have already been great. The bridge at Bellegarde, which formed the communication between Languedoc and Provence, has been carried away. The bank of the Rhone between Ta rascon and Arles has burst, the plains of Beancaire and Arles are submerged, and the Toulouse and southern mails are obliged to pass through Avignon. On the Du rance the bridges of Cadenet and Rognonas are down. Mallernort is invaded by the waters. In reference to this misfortune, an interesting incid, nt is related. A. woman, whose house was threatened with being washed down, was taken at the moment with the pains of child birth. Her medical attendant, who was mayor of the town, had her carefully placed in a cart, and accompanied her tr. a place of safety ; but before this could be reached, she was safely delivered of a boy. At the moment the new infant Moses was brought into the world the house of his parents was carried away by the current." THE MERCURYAND SABBATH PROFANATION , TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. Sir,—lt was one of the ancient aphorisms, that extra ordinary pretensions were a cloke for extraordinary hypocrisy ; so with the Mercury. On Friday last it ex essed its horror at the Sabbath being "desecrated" in this town, by Vie letting-off of fire-works on the sth of November ! This assumed piety on the part of a print that has, in its columns, paid eulogistic tribute to de parted Atheism ! nay, still further, has never discovered the least impropriety or " desecration" in the Sunday meetings of O'Connell and his horde of incendiary priests, is nauseously disgusting ! How long can the religious public be duped into further countenance of this Jesuitical newspaper? If the scribe who perpetrates these anomalous railings, as well as those from Wigan, (the learned "doctor," are at a loss to know why the sth of November i s h e ld in joyous remembrance by all true-hearted Protestants, let them be told that it is hailed as a deliverance from the fury and trammels of a pseudo-church, that would, at once and for ever, have dashed the cup of toleration to the ground ! and placed it out of the power of every Churchman, Scotch Presbyterian, Methodist, Calvinist, Baptis', and Protestant Dissenter, to worship the God of their fathers according to their conscience and in peace and freedom ! Such a commemoration, then, is not merely a record of historical fact, but a just token of thankfulness to the Almighty for thus perpetuating real civil ann religious liberty, in contra-distinction to Popery ! Upon what plea, or tangible or honest grounds. certain classes of dissenters ever joined political issue with Papists—who would crush them to the earth had they the power, witness (the " Saxon" denunciations of the priest hood)—is for them to explain, as best they can, at a forth coming period. Hoping you will insert this, I am, &c., • A VOICE FROM ST. HELENS. Si. Helens, Nov. 13, 1843. P.S.—What has become of your correspondent " Lynx ?" He ought to persevere in a contest in which he has truth on his side. The directors of the Isle of Man Joint Stock Bank, about which such extraordinary disclosures have recently been made, have all resigned their situations, and a meet. ing of the shareholders was held on Saturday last, in con sequence. The directors state, that the cause of their resignation is the misconstruction placed on their actions and intentions by the shareholders. DEATH FROM A DOSE OF LAUDANUM.—On Thursday last, an inquest was held before Mr. Heyes, the county coroner, at the Seven Stars, in Eccleston, on view of the body of a child about nine months old, named Edward Evans. Deceased had been poorly for a short time, and the mother having a little laudanum in the house, which had been recommended to her husband by a druggist, she gave deceased six drops of it, thinking it would do him good. The child went to sleep soon after, and in about an hour awoke : he appeared dull and heavy, and worked his arm and leg a good deal backwards and forwards. He fell asleep again, and his mother put him in a cradle in a neighbour's house. In about half an hour the woman of the house came to tell deceased's mother that she be lieved the child was dead. She went, and found it was so. Deceased had changed colour to between a blue and black. The verdict was, " Died by an overdose of lauda num, administered without any felonious intent "•' but, as this was the second case of the kind which had been brought before Mr. Heyes within a week, the jury se verely reprimanded the mother. COMMITMENTS. — At the Police-court, on Friday, a woman, named Mary Logan, was charged with stealing two pieces of flannel. Police-officer White said that on the previous day he had observed the prisoner carrying the articles, and suspecting all was not right, asked her what she had got, and from her evasive answers took her into custody. The pieces were produced, and were iden tified by a shopman of Mr. Ingham, draper, Scotland road, as the property of that gentleman. There were in all 16 yards, worth about 9d. a yard. The prisoner, who said said she was a married woman, was committed for trial. Same day, an old woman, Susan M'Ardle, was charged by Mr. yrer, collector of tolls, with carrying off, on Thursday night, a basket from St. John's Market, containing about 221 b of butter. It appeared that a Mr. Nugent, residing in Commutation-row, had a stand in the rwrket, kept by his daughter, and that while the latter was talking to a customer the prisoner took up the basket and hastened off, but was suspected by Mr. Tyrer, and detained, The butter was stated to be worth about 20s. The prisoner, who was known as an old offender, was com mitted for trial. WEST DERBYUNION.—A Statement has just been pub lished of the receipts and expenditure of the several townships (23 in number) comprised in the West Derby Union, for the three years ending March, 1843 ; prepared for the purpose of showing what proportion of the amount collected as " poor rates" has been actually expended for the maintenance of the poor, and sums paid for county rates and other purposes,—together with some other sta tistical information. It appears from this that the popu lation of the whole of the townships, which extend over a considerable breadth from (and including) Allerton on the South, and Great and Little Crosbie on the North, increased from 53,058 in 1831 to 88,287 in 1841—or an increase of 35,292. During that period the only town ships that decreased in population were Thornton 30, Lunt 8, Little Crosbie, 20, and Ince Blundell s—all the rest having increased very considerably—Toxteth Park by no less than 17,187. The average annual expenditure for the poor in the whole Townships for the three years previous to the Union in 1837 was £6213, and for the three years ending March 1842 £5224. The total receipts during the years 1840-1-2 were.£55,659. The total amount expended during these three years for relief of the poor, was £23,690 ; and for other purposes—not being for their relief—£32,B32. Within the same period the increase of amount paid for erunly rate over that paid for the poor in 15 of the townships was £4449 ; which in only three of the townships was there an increase for the maintenance of the poor over the county rate—and that to the amount of only £62,—thus showing (we think) that however the comforts of the poor may be abridged. that exorbitant impost, the county rate, is ever on the increase, and ought to be narrowly looked into by the rate-payers. The number of paupers in the Workhouse at the end of the quarter in December 1842 was 350; and at the end of the quarter in March 1843, 255. The average weekly cost of ther maintenance at the former period was 2s. 11. d. per _ . er 2s. 811. The salaries of the Officers and assistant overseers are These statements (of which we have given only the totals) are drawn up in tabular form with great neatness by the intelligent clerk of the Union, Mr. Wil nun Cleaver. in all £2,053. THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD favour of the said packets and tenders are upon this con dition, that no such packet or tender shall be entitled to the benefit thereof, or to any exception from the general bye-laws herein before contained, unless such packet or tender shall comply with the following rebulations so far as the same shall be applicable thereto : lst,—That while such packet or tender shall be at any of such piers, slips, stairs, or conveniences, and not in actual preparation to depart therefrom, any other steam or other vessel or boat may come along the outer side of such packet or tender, and freely land or receive passengers, carriages, and goods, over such packet or tender, assisted by one or more stages between the pier, slip, stairs, or convenience, and the packet or tender ; [such stages to be pro vided, and on every occasion laid down, by or on the part of the said Mayor, Aldermen, and Bur gesses ;] and of one or more stages between the packet or tender, and the steam or other vessel or boat alongside:; [such last-mentioned stages to be 1 similar to the said other stages, but to be provided, and on every occasion laid down, by or on the part of the packet or tender.] 2d,—That the constables of the borough shall have free admission on board every such packet or tender to maintain good order under the last regulation. 3d,—That the stages to be provided by or on the part of every such packet or tender shall be provided as aforesaid, and the same shall be renewed and main tained from time to time to the satisfaction of the surveyor of the said Mayor, Aldermen, and Bur gesses. 13. That every steam or other vessel or boat which shall come alongside the said packet or tender, and take the benefit of the foregoing regulations for landing or receiving passengers, carriages, or goods, over any such packet or tender, shall be subject to the general bye-laws, from 1 inclusive to 11 inclusive, hereinbefore made, in like manner as if such steam or other vessel or boats had landed or received such passengers, carriages, or goods, directly upon or from any of the said piers, slips, stairs, or conveniences, and had been placed immediately adjacent thereto. GEO. H. LAWRENCE, Chairman. THE INTENDED HARBOUR AND DOCK IN WALLASEY POOL. The determination of the Birkenhead Commissioners to apply forthwith to parliament for power to construct an extensive harbour, and an immense dock immediately above it, on the site of Wallasey Pool, for the reception of vessels from all parts of the world, was (as will be found elsewhere) announced on Tuesday last, by Mr. William Jackson, at a meeting of the members of that body. The announcement was made as soon after the recent sale by our corporation, to Mr. John Laird, (one of the com missioners,) of some land on the margin of the creek, as a general plan of the intended works—for which surveys, borings, and estimates were commenced in July last, and strictly continued up to the present time—could be com pleted with sufficient accuracy to be laid before the pub lic ; and backed as it had previously been by the approval approval of the admiralty, it came upon the parties inte rested in the shipping and warehouse accommodations of our port so unexpectedly, yet with such stamp of magni ficence and feasibility, as to startle some whose interests may be partially, though perhaps temporarily, injured by the innovation ; and to excite the deepest interest, and in some instances the unqualified approbation, amongst a large portion of the commercial community, who could not fail to foresee in the accomplishment of the scheme the commencement of a new era in the history of our port—giving large promise of an extensive and profitable extension of the maritime and inland trade of our river, to be shared, however, as in justice perhaps it ought, by our opposite neighbours. The speech of Mr. Jackson supplies a general outline of the project; but the sensation which it has created has induced us to obtain some interesting details from the originators themselves, which will we trust be acceptable. In submitting them we would not be understood to sub scribe to all the advantages expressed, for we believe some of them to be much too sanguine. Taken, in common with others, somewhat unawares, we have not yet been enabled to give each of them that due consideration which would enable us to arrive at a definite conclusion ; but we may state generally, as our present impression, that if the commissioners can make out such a case as is here repre sented, and obtain the final approval of government, (who, through the Admiralty, are the legitimate conser vators of the navigation of the river,) all opposition—now that the land is in reality sold, with unlimited privileges— were too late, and consequently futile,—however much we may naturally have cherished a desire that our Corpo ration had retained the matter in their own hands. What we subjoin, therefore, as to the advantages of the scheme and the means of carrying it out, must be taken rather as the alleged grounds upon which the commissioners pur gose to support their claim for the concurrence of parlia ment, than as our own unqualified opinions. some expo sition of which will be found in another column. The idea of forming a dock, or a chain of docks in Wal lasey Pool, (which is immediately opposite the centre of Liverpool,) and of converting its banks, and the space be tween and such docks, to commercial and manufacturing purposes, has, from time to time, for many years past, been entertained by various individuals, to whom it appeared peculiarly adapted by nature to such purposes, not only from the depth of tidal water it contains, but from the lowness of the contiguous land, and the facilities it pre sents for docks, but slight excavation being required. To the late William Laird, Esq., father of Mr. John Laird, is due the credit of having pointed out in a practical man ner, and invited public attention to, the value sod adapta tion of that creek, which had lain neglected and profitless ab origine mundi. He was the first who occupied a part of the southern bank, where, in 1824, he commenced ship building, before there was a house to be seen in the neigh bourhood ; and thirteen years afterwards (1837,) he de signed and published a plan of docks in the Pool, so well considered and digested, that it has, after careful recent survey, been adopted, with but some slight differences in detail. As the final plan has not yet been fully prepared, we, this day, in order to gratify the curiosity of the public, present to each of our readers a copy of that original de sign, from which they may form, taking the alterations we shall point out into account, a sufficiently accurate idea (until we can furnish the precise plan,) of the position and extent of the intended works. It will be observed that two small outward basins are defined near the margin of the sea-wall that is to cross the mouth of the Pool, and that an oblong dock, with ware houses, &c. is also marked out, a little to the southward of them. These basins and dock are to be left out in the present plan, and this forms the only material alteration. In lieu of the two small basins, the inner half-tide basin" or now, more properly, the Outer Harbour, will be extended eastward to the river wall, with an open entrance of 302 feet in width. The shipwrights' yards, graving docks, &c. will be retained, as also the general features of the plan interiorly,—the main or " monster" dock communi cated with the harbour by double gates, or locks, extend ing eastward up the Pool, with a slight obtuse angle or elbow as far as the bridge at Poulton-cum-Seacombe, which lies about due east, by true bearing, from Seacombe Hotel. The sea-wall will extend from Woodside Slip to Seacombe Slip, with a very slight inclination inwards, ti the entrance, and in a straight line from each slip respect ively, the wall being nearly divided in two portions on each shore, and the longest on the Woodside shore. The ground has been all bored and surveyed, and it has been found that the foundations for the outer, and also for the dock walls are, contrary to preconceived opinion, extremely favourable : not a pile will have to be driven. The only places that are soft to a considerable depth are precisely those that are to be walled in, and very little excavation will be required. THE OUTER HARBOUR, This will comprise an area of thirty-seven acres, and it is considered will be of incalculable advantage from its being on the windward side of the river with reference to all our prevailing gales, and having a depth at low water of spring tides (the lowest water level) of 12 feet. Pro tected from westerly storms by the high land of Bidston, and also from its windward position having the advantage of smooth water, it will form a harbour of refuge in bad weather for vessels that have now to lie at anchor in the Amongst other advantages stated are the following : Facilitating the communication by railway from the dock side to London, Birmingham, the Potteries, and general manufacturing districts ; and all parts of Wales, Shropshire, &c. The Dublin mail (by accelerating the train as proposed, per Holyhead, and employing first class boats) may be brought this way, and delivered in Dublin in sixteen hours from London, and the passengers may step from the railway carriages on board the steamer. The north mails from the metropolis may also be delivered in Glasgow in 22 to 24 hours, by this way—say 61 hours from London, and ]6 to Glasgow. This can only be ac complished by having the railway to run down to the water's edge; and it may supercede the necessity of the expensive line of railway to Holyhead, and that north of Lancaster as well. To obtain this advantage, a tunnel is to be made under the town of Birkenhead, from the present station in Grange-lane to the margin of the docks. The Irish mail steam-ships, that have now to lie at the Sloyne, or in the river opposite George's Pier, will find constant accommodation, with ingress and egress at any hour ; and river steamers will be found with ample power and speed to convey their passengers to or from Liverpool. The grand objection to the running of the West India mail steam-ships—namely, secure harbour accommodation immediately on their arrival, will be removed; and it is anticipated that the whole, or at least a large portion of them, will be appointed to run to and from the Mersey as the most eligible station by way of the Irish Channel that can be selected. _ The ferry steamers plying regularly across the river, at the small charge of 2d. a head, will make the new har bour much easier of access than the north or the south end of Liverpool, and more particularly the south. Numerous small craft that now lie on the shore at the mouth of the Pool,where many of them are left high and dry at low water, may be accommodated afloat in the outer harbour. The project of a steam life-boat, recently en tertained, and highly desirable to avert the calamities that may occur through the stranding of vessels on the out ward sand-banks or lee shores during gales, may be car ried out with much greater prospect of success, inasmuch as she may be kept in safety and readiness to proceed at any moment to the point of relief. At present, during the height of our heaviest gales, no such vessel could be put out from this side ; and the opposite shore, even without a harbour, has for many years been found to be the most eligible and practicable in this respect, from its windwardness for the smaller life-boats employed,—as has been shown by the success of late years of the Magazines Life-boat, housed, and difficult of launching between Wallasey Pool and the Rock. The difference of the dis tance to be sailed or steamed between the Pool and Ma gazines, considering that, in such cases, Cheshire is a weather shore, with comparatively smooth water, is not, we think, worthy of notice. This item is a suggestion which we throw out ourselves ; but it is one irre spective of the opinions—many of them doubtful and others antagonist—as to the new docks, which we venture to advance on the broad and simple ground of humanity and general utility, whether as affecting one shore or the other. THE INNER FLOAT OR HARBOUR. The Inner Harbour or Dock, in its uninterrupted length from the Outer Harbour to the village of Poulton, will comprise a water surface, or float for vessels of all bur thens, of 130 acres. The total dock accommodation of Liverpool, supposing the Albert Dock to be completed, is 1061 acres, according to the report of the Dock Sur veyor in September last. Adding to the space in the Cheshire dock (130 acres) that of the Outer Harbour (37), which, from its smoothness and depth, may fairly be con sidered as so much wet dock, we have 167 acres of float ing surface for shipping ! The dock, which will be of commodious width, will► admit of a vast number of vessels proximate to the quays, as well as in the centre of ample space for their removal out and in, and from place to place as may be required. It will be particularly adapted for the timber and other bulky trades. Vessels may readily discharge, and ave the timber rafted f. om them. _ The sides will be appropriated by the various owners of the propety, (who will be admitted to competition by pur chase without restraint on the manner of conducting their business, or the formation of central canals—saving in so far as is consistent with security from fire or other da mage) for wharfs, slips, warehouses, sheds, &c., as they may deem proper. The gates from the Tnner Harbour to this immense Dock will be made sufficiently wide for the largest steamers afloat, or likely to be constructed ; and as the banks of the Pool are extremely favourable to manufacturers con nected with shipping, it is expected that the Liverpool engineers will form establishments, with wharfs, where they can have vessels fitted alongside their own premises, — thus saving immense expense in cartages, loss of time between ship and works, &c. The ship carpenters may also have yards, (more out wards, and on the margin of the river,) with cheap graving docks attached, which will enable them to repair vessels at much less cost than under the present system of public docks ; and the present space at Liverpool occupied by graving docks may be appropriated for more goportant accommodation as wet-docks for the shipping, and dis charge of merchandise of less bulk and more value. The plan is susceptible of any extension that may be hereafter required, either out on Bidston Marsh,—the upper part of the land belonging to the corporation remaining unsold, and at their disposal either by sale to others, or as joining themselves in the general plan,—and the whole may be appropriated with advantage, as it is either on a dead level, or below the level of the Pool at high water. The general result will be (it is anticipated) to make Liverpool the cheapest port to come to in the kingdom for dock accommodation, warehousing, ship-building, and repairs of vessels, engine making, &c., &c., from the great facilities afforded by this intended adjunct to the port. 7 , URT II E R REMARKS There is, we learn from the same authority, no feeling whatever entertained by the parties who have originated and developed the plan submitted, to establish a port an tagonist to Liverpool itself; but, on the contrary, they consider the whole as an extension, called for by the re quirements of the times, of the common port,—the parties looking for no personal advantage beyond what that ex tension may effect in the increase of our river trade, and the consequent increased value of the general property on the other side of the water. Even the land just purchased by Mr. Laird will be under a comparative disadvantage, as, from the intended plan, it will be situated considerably in the back ground with reference to the dock. The ma nagement, moreover, being vested in the Birk,nbead Commissioners, need, it is presumed, excite no alarm, in asmuch as they are eligible to office on the suffrages of the £lO householders, who will have the power of ejecting any or all of them, on a showing of unfairness or mismanage ment. One main consideration with regard to the undertaking is, that it will be accomplished without resorting to taxation present or prospective. The whole of the works are in tended to be constructed by the elected Commissioners of Birkenhead, with funds raised on the credit of the under taking, and whatever rates are received beyond what is necessary to pay the interest of the loans, and whatever funds arise from property acquired and disposed of, will be applied in reducing the principal of the debt until the works arc relieved from all incurnbrances ; the rate, if any be necessary afterwards, will be required merely for nzain- Mining the works. Should more property be acquired than is necessary to discharge the debt, the surplus may tie realized and applied to the annual charge of mainte nance, and the works will then become FREE OF ALL RATES. Practical men have given it as their opinion that th e walling in of the Pool, in place of obstructing the cleans ing tidal waters of the Mersey, will, by giving the current a more direct flow " through the neck of the bottle below,"—the grand reservoir or basin being the wide ex panse from South Birkenhead to Runcorn—will not only tend to keep the lower and more navigable part of the river quite as deep as it now is, but by a diversion in the set of the tides, will in all probability reduce, or entirely wash away, Pluckington Bank, and other obstructions on this side. The cost of the contemplated erections is stated to be about £300,000; but even taking into account all the facilities stated, this will, we conjecture, be found to be considerably under the mark. In first estimates we have generally found that one-half more, at least, may be al lowed—if not nearly double, before all contingencies can be met. The sum stated is, however, so small for the completion of the docks, and the quantity of land that will be made around them, that any per-centage over the amount stated is scarcely worthy of consideration. The projectors do not contemplate the taking of any land by compulsory process. Theyconsider that they re quire none to carry out the plan stated, and will leave those whose contiguous land may hereafter come into re quisition to pursue the course most beneficial to them selves. All they require is about 1,000 yards for the for mation of a road. The fact here stated entirely removes the idea of any attempt to benefit immediate and indivi dual interests. We may state, that nine-tenths of the rate-paying and moneyed inhabitants of Birkenhead are mer chants or traders of Liverpool, and that the intended work may, therefore, be said to be almost a home or " family affair." Though we do not go, in our estimate, quite so far on this point, it cannot, we think, be denied that Bir kenhead has risen out of the wealth and proximity of " the good old town.";and if her rapidly rising bantling has grown in a few years from infancy to somewhat approach ing to manhood, we do not see why we should not, with a good grace, acknowledge the relationship, and laying down the necessary parental regulations, hold oat the hand of fellowship and mutual good-will. We regard to the Admiralty, an unequivocal opinion has been expressed b) them. as well as by many distin guished nautical men, that docks in the Pool will be not only a local, but a great national advantage. The following are some actuttional interesting particu lars connected with the history of the Pool : In 1824, the late Mr. Wm. Laird purchased 50 acres of land from F. R. Price, Esq., and established his boiler and iron-ship building yard, in May of that year. This was the first effort made to reclaim that otherwise expanse of waste; and from this germ, comparatively minute and isolated, has sprung, as from the acorn the noble oak, (though much more rapidly,) those scions and shoots of commerce, that give promise of rising to stateliness and maturity. Shortly after this beginning, the Patent Slip and the copper-works of Messrs. Bibby and Co. (origi nally established by Messrs. Ormerod of Manchester, as a boiler-manufactory) were commenced, and steamers of large burthen have since been passing, from time to time, up the Pool, and a considerable coaling trade is now car ried on within it. Mr. Laird and Sir John Tobin purchased in 1836 a considerable tract of laud in the Pool, from Mr. Price, and had the whole margins and tidal space surveyed by the most eminent engineers of the day,—Messrs. Telford, Nimmo, and Stephenson,—who conjointly reported so favourably of its adaptations for commercial purposes, that the Liverpool Corporation came forward, and pur chased from the respective owners the marginal land be tween the Pool and Woodside, and also some portion of the land on the Seacombe shore. The following is an estimate of the expense of con structing docks, basins, &c., (according to the plan, by the late Mr. Laird, which we this day present to our readers,) at Wallasey Pool and Woodside Bank ; but, assuming its accuracy at the time, we may state that the expense of the engineering operations in the construction of such works has been much reduced by experience, and the application of improved machinery : ESTIMATE IN 1837. Sea-wall fronting river, extending from Woodside Pier to Seacombe Point, 1,700 running yards, at £4O per yard Dock and basin walls, 10,800 running yards, at „ £3O per yard Excavations, 3,340,000 cubic yards, at 9d, Paving, 484,000 square yards, at 2s. ..... Locks, gates, graving docks, and extras . 324,000 125,250 48,400 84,350 £650,000 DIMENSIONS OF DOCKS. Wallasey D0ck..... 73 acres, 6,000 yards frontage Woodside Dock .... 21 „ 1,300 „ If Half-tide Dock .... 31 „ 2,000 „ )9 Entrance Basins.... 17 „ ADVANTAGES. Land gained, at present covered at spring tides, available for ship and timber yards, ware houses, &c., 968,000 square yards, worth 21s £1,016,400 Additional value to adjoining land, belonging to the Corporation of Liverpool, 206 acres, suppose ss. per yard 240,000 £1,256,400 ARREST OF MR. GILMOUR.—It appears that, since the celebrated Mr. Gilmour, a gentleman well remembered in this locality, was released from gaol at Edinburgh, he has been retaken at Glasgow, and taken back on another charge. SCRIPTURE READERS.—On Sunday last, the Rev. J. Jones, preached a sermon at St. Andrew's Chtarch, on the utility of employing competent persons to read the scrip tures to the working classes at their own residences. The collection amounted to £36. On Monday last the life of an infant six weeks old was unfortunately taken away by an over-do s e o f s y ru p o f poppies incautiously administered by its mother. The parties resided at Runcorn. CONVEYANCE OF TRANSPORTS.—At the Kirkdale ses sions, on Wednesday week, the magistrates oppointed Mr. William Sheldon the contractor for the conveyance of transports for the next year. DEE BANK COLLIERY. In the Court of Queen's Bench, on Monday, upon the motion of Mr. Jervis, Q.C., the court granted rule to show cause why the verdict for the plaintiff, at the late Chester assizes, in the cause '• Hanmer v. Eyton," should not be set aside, and a new trial had; or, why the damages should not be reduced to the sum of £1614 ; or, why there should not be a special case, embodying the facts. AFFRAY WITH POACHERS.—On Saturday last, a per son was brought up at the County Police-office, charged with having been one of the parties who were poaching on the preserves of the Earl of Derby at Knowsley, and who shot one of the watchers named Kenyon, who is ex pected to die every hour. It seems that on Friday morn ing last, about five o'clock, three of Lord Derby's keepers were watching the preserves at Knowsley, when they heard a gun fired, and having called one or two other helpers, they all lay down in a hedge which they expected the poachers to pass. Shortly afterwards twelve or fifteen men were seen approaching. The keepers now jumped up, when one of the poachers (alleged to be the prisoner now in custody) called out, " Go at them ! " and a gun was immediately fired, which was returned by Kenyon, the only one of his party who had a gun. Five shots were then fired by the poachers, one of which took effect on Kenyon, the shot tearing open his bowels. He was assisted home, where he now lies in a state almost to preclude the possibility of recovery. The prisoner was remanded. COURSING MATCH AT ALTCAR.—A splendid race was run over Altcar on Wednesday last, between Mr. Svers's red dog Crosby, (own brother to Gambler,) and the cele brated bitch Lady Harkaway, the property of the well known Romish controversialist, Father Tom Maguire, who has, it seems, laid down for a time his controver sial weapons and entered, with his customary enthusiasm, into the more healthy pursuit of field sports. In the first heat Crosby took a lead of six yards, and made the first turn. Father Tom's bitch then rushed in and killed — making a dead heat. In the second heat Crosby again took the lead, and again made the first turn ; the bitch again got in, made two or three points and won. In the third heat Crosby a third time took the lead 20 yards, and won in the most gallant style, the hare being a good one. In the fourth and last course Crosby took the lead, and again made the first turn, the bitch as usual slipped in, and making her two or three turns won the i match. Crosby is beautiful red dog hi m and Father Tom, , w lo was present, repeatedly declared the fastest he over sa T w. Crosby afterwards won a match with a dog of Mr. Blundell's with the greatest ease. I TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. Sirt.,--As you are no doubt aware, from what occurred in Council on Thursday, that a number of gentlemen met to inquire into the charge brought against Messrs. Sands, Turner, and Co., by Mr. Corrie, and as you will probably wish to know the result of the proceedings, I beg to seep you annexed copies of resolutions and letters, which form part of the proceedings. The evidence taken in the case. when copied, will be sent to me, when, if you have any desire, you may see it. I remain, yours respectfully, WILLIAM BROWN. THE MAYORALTY AND THE TOWN DUES. The following Circular was addressed by WILLIAM BROWN, Esq., to the gentlemen whose names are sub joined " Chapel-street, 9th November, 1843. "SlR,—Referring you to the proceedings which took place at a meeting of the Tow❑ Council, held this day, I am deputed to request your attendance to-morrow, (Friday,) at Twelve o'clock, at the rooms of the East India Association, with a view to the formation of a Committee to inquire into, and report upon, the charge brought by the Collector of the Town Dues against the firm of Messrs. SANDS, TURNER, and Co. " I am, Sir, your most obe'lient servant, (Signed) " WILLIAM BROWN, " Chairman of the Provisional Committee." " The Committee were composed of the following gen tlemen, who attended in consequence of the above re• quest " W. BROWN, Chairman, and Chairman of the American Association. " R. DUCKWORTH, Chairman of the East In dia Association. " C. S. PARKER, Chairman of the West India Association. " T. B. HORSFALL, Chairman of the African Association. " J. TODD NAYLOR, Chairman of the Brazilian Association. " J. MYERS. Chairman of the Brokers' As- sociation. " W. POTTER. " W. P. BUSHBY " T. RIPLEY. " W. SMITH, (Isaac Lowe and Co " ROBERT DUDGEON. " ED. MOON. " F. FOSTER. " T. BOLD. " JAS. BATESON. " SAMUEL JOHNSTON. " R. DIROM. " EDWARD HUNT. " JOSIAS BOOKER. "The members of the town-council who were summoned and attended, thought it desirable to retire before the dis cussion took place, as they might be called upon to decide upon the question in the Council. " The following gentlemen were summoned but did not attend ; viz., Messrs. Charles Horsfall, Stephen Vertue, George Arbuthnot, Thomas Tobin, Arthur Thompson, and Harold Littledale." "Messrs. SANDS, TURNER, and Co. " Chapel-street, Liverpool, 10th Nov., 1843. " Dear Sirs,—lt gives me great pleasure to hand to you the enclosed resolution, which was unanimously adopted by a meeting, held at the East India Chambers this day, at which the gentlemen whose names I enclose were requested to attend ; and to prevent the possibility of its being said that it was a meeting of your friends, you will perceive that they are of all political parties—the chairmen of the various associated bodies, and such other gentlemen as it was supposed from their station in society would render their opinions and decision unquestionable. " There is a mass of most important evidence, which there is not time to-day to copy from the reporters' notes ; but these, with other resolutions affecting the mode of transacting business at the Town Dues Office, will be pre pared as soon as possible. " Permit me, personally, to offer you my congratulations on the result of this inquiry, which to you has terminated so honourably._ . "Yours, faithfully, " WILLIAM BROWN, " Chairman of the Meeting. " P.S.—The members of the council who came to the meeting retired before the proceedings commenced, feeling that, as the subject might come before them in council, it would be better for them to absent themselves." The following is the resolution referred to in Mr. Brown's note : " After the most careful and minute examination into the charge preferred against Messrs. Sands, Turner, and Co., in the letter addressed to the Mayor, on the 6th instant, by Mr. Corrie, receiver of the town dues, It was resolved unanimously, " That in the opinion of this rneetingtere is not the slightest ground to justify the imputath which is at tempted to be cast upon those gentlemen. Resolved unanimously, "That no definition is procurable from the receiver of town dues by which to distinguish a bale from a truss, or a case from a box, but that, on the contrary, in reply to the chairman, Mr. Ripley, and Mr. C. S. Parker, deputed from this meeting for the purpose of ascertaining that point, he replied that he was instructed by the Mayor and Town-clerk to answer no questions. Resolved unanimously, "That, in order to prevent such inequalities in future, it is the bounden duty of the authorities under which the Receiver acts to put forth a clear and definite rule, by which, on the one hand, parties may be free from the risk of imputation who are acting in conformity with the daily practice of the Town Dues Office; and that, on the other hand, no parties may be subjected to higher charges than are paid by their neighbours on the like articles. "That Mr. Brow, the Chairman, do transmit a copy of these resolutions to the Mayor and each member of the Council." The following resolution was passed at a meeting of the committee on Monday (yesterday) : That this meeting, having already exonerated Messrs. Sands, Turner and Co. from the charges brought against them in Mr. Corrie's letter of 6th Nov., is unanimously of opinion that Mr. Sands should withdraw his objection to being nominated as Mayor for the present year. (Signed) WILLIAM BROWN, Chairman of the Meeting. Resolved,—That the chairman and members oi c ihe committee wait upon Mr. Sands with the above resolu tion. (Signed) WILLIAM BROWN. TOXTETH -P ARK COMMIS SIONE RS.—On Friday Mr. J. Heckle and Mr. A. Ryan were elected two of the com missioners for Toxteth-park, in the room of Mr. R. Harbord and Mr. Joseph Harrison, who 111 - ,:. resigned. EARLY CLOSING OF Snors.—The principal woollen drapers in this town have agreed to close their places of business every evening at seven o'clock, commencing to morrow. NEW FORT.—A new fort is about to be constructed on the shallows of Bootle Bay, which, when finished, will enable us, with the present fort at the Rock, to receive any unwelcome visitors, on their entrance into the Nar rows, with a cross fire from right and left. WOOD PAVING.—" STEAD V. WILLI AMS.—A rule nisi was obtained in the Bail Court, on Monday last, to set aside the verdict given at the late Liverpool assizes, on the ground of its being against the evidence. CITY OF DUBLIN STEAM-PACKET COMPANY.—The usual half-yearly meeting was held on Monday, at the company's offices, Eden quay, James Ferrier, Esq., in the chair, when a full report of the proceedings of the com pany for the past half year was submitted to the proprie tors. A dividend at the rate of 6 per cent. per annum was declared upon the profits for the past half year. WESLEYAN EDUCATION SCHEME.—The Watchman newspaper, as the organ of the Wesleyan Methodists, in its number of Wednesday last, furnishes a variety of par ticulars regarding the scheme last week promulgated for supplying in some degree the educational wants of the population in our manufacturing districts. It is hoped that the Wesleyans will be able, within the next seven years, to establish at least seven hundred schools, in ad dition to those already in operation. In order to accom plish this object, it is calculated that an outlay, amount ing to not less than two hundred thousand pounds, will be required, in addition to the sums necessary for the annual maintenance of the schools, above the income that may be derived from the weekly payments of the children. Of the aggregate amount thus called for, by far the largest portion must be raised gradually and lo cally, in order to the provision of suitable buildings, and the discharge of other unavoidable demands ; but it is resolved that a sum of £35,000 shall be forthwith raised as a General Education Fund, to be appropriated to the providing of suitable masters and mistresses, the outfit of new schools, &c. An appeal is made to the Wesleyan Circuits for the supply, at the earliest possible day, of £20,000 of this latter sum. THE WIDOW OF THE LATE CAPT. C. R. R. DIJSCAiT, OF TILE MAIL STEAM-SHIP " SOLWAY."—The melan choly loss of the West India mail-ship " Solway," in the spring of the present year, off Corunna, will still be in the recollection of our readers. Amongst those who pe rished was her highly -esteemed commander, whom we personDy knew, and who, in his anxiety to preserve the lives 4his passengers and crew, remained on board, until all chattte of his own preservation was at an end. His fate, in the very flower and promise of life, was the more deplorable from the circumstance, which must ever em balm his name in the memory of all who knew him, that he was one of the bravest and most generous seamen that ever trod a deck, and that with his own arm, and at the risk in every case of his own life, he saved the lives of several individuals, on perilous occasions, who, but for his aid as a daring swimmer, would have found a watery grave. After servinc , honourably and usefully for some years as first officer in several of the finest transatlantic steam-shius of this port, he was appointed to the com mand of the Solway, and his prospects in life assumed for the first time a meridian brightness, when he was sum moned to that bourne whence no traveller returns. About two years before, he had married a young, amiable, and, we may add, accomplished lady, who (with an infant child) was plunged in the deepest grief by her bereave ment, and left comparatively destitute. Some sympathi singi friends in Southampton set on foot a subscri p tionill e i n u t i s e , x pseheetehdasdebt her behalf, and about ;CVO w as raised, but the greater and,part w a a s s given birth to another inf a-f• e v t to te a d d add o t o theheiri liquid unexpected strained to throw herself u tion of a British public, of a noble seaman's wid Capt. Bevis, R.N mail steam-ships at this ,k ) unaerta n t receive subscriptions; and we shall be Anui glad to hand ore to that gentleman any donations which parties may fia4 it more convenient to leave at our office.