The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-11-19 00:00:00

Nov. 19, 1844. COUNCIL MEETING. W as 0 n W ednesday the adjourned meeting of the council held. CLERK OF THE PEACE. The TOWN -CLERK said, that among the Mayor's com munications there were applications for the office of Clerk 'of the Peace from Mr. Peter Wright, Mr. Henry Heath- Y c ote Statham, and Mr. Benjamin Ellis, which he read. e also read two letters from James Clarke, Esq., the late recorder, conveying in highly eulogistic termsthat gen -sman's opi n i on of the character and qualifications of Ellis for the office. pase Mr. LLOYD said that, h av i ng a t th e l as t meeting pro thereter Wr as a fit and pro per rson to fill offi ce of Clerk of ight the Peace, and a postponement of rthe election having then been made, with the view of n . t ena til'lg the T own-Clerk to consider in what way the reso ons should b e f ramed, he had now to repeat his propo a,;tion. and t o express his regret that the applications from ;5e other candidates had not been read at the last council. The Town -Clerk having considered the appointment, and particularly with respect to the act of parliament likely to be passed in the next session, whereby clerks of the peace could be paid by fixed salaries, had drawn up three reso lutions, which he (Mr. Lloyd) now begged to move. They were to the effect that Mr. Peter Wright should be appoint e d Cl erk of the Peace, providing his own office, jer ks, &e, and being at liberty to practice private busi- Vesa; and that, if requested, he should advise the Mayor in the absence of the Town- Clerk. Mr. HARDORD seconded the resolution. In answer to a question from Mr. Procter, the TOWN CLERK said th a t h e would not b e occup i e d at t h e C our t of p a ssage more tha n a f ew h ours ev ery Thursday. Mr, MOORE was of opinion that it would be derogatory to e te Mayor to have to send out of the Town-Hall for staff He tho ug ht th ere oug ht a l wa y s to be a sufficient ff. within the building competent to give advice. HuGH HORNBY asked whether the resolutions wfoul d be binding on Mr. Wright with regard to amount t.). salary ? He recalled to the attention of the council that th ey had agreed upon the last day that some docu- Inent should be obtained from Mr. Wright, whereby he should limit himself to the £5OO a year. Mr. LLOYD said the Town-Clerk had since ascertained 'that acts of parliament, passed previously to the Munici- Pal Act, b a d d e b arred the council from any arrangemen t to sala r y. T hat arrangement cou ld on l y b e ma d e a ft er the J ames Graham' s bill h a d pa s sed. In the meantime, ue Plan suggested by the resolutions was the only legal 'one to adopt. Mr. THomrsoN stated that if the council thought tbe tees attached to the Clerkship of the Peace too large, they had the power to reduce them, so as to prevent them from exceeding the amount of Mr. Wright's salary, £5OO a- The resolutions were adopted, and Mr. Wright was ac cordingly appointed Clerk of the Peace. ACCOMMODATION AT GEORGE'S PIER. teMr. NoaTH exressed a hope that he might be permit to ask a question of the Chairman of the Dock Corn inittee. H e wished to know whether any measures had a s yet bee n t a k en t o p rov ide better accommodation at the George's Pier „Mr. Moo • said that, according to the late act, the RE ii,ock Committee were under an engagement to provide tanding-slip at George's Pier. The question had fre 'aentlY come under the consideration of the committee, arid great difficulties had arisen in carrying out the provi- Ift of the act. The committee, according to that pro iAnsi.,l3ll, were tied down to give a sufficient space for the d o dent' of carriages . and horses, and to make an inclina „„"" ot one inch vertical In twelve inches horizontal. To ~":'e t niaplish this, they would have to take an extensive E re uit- They would have to come near the Corporation a tba, to make an elbow at the George's Basin, and to ( t ) ,, e eay about 100 yards of ground ; and this would have be arched over, so that ladies must pass through a dark i tun nel and be subjected to a continual dripping. The e e t Committe e w i s h e d t o overcome , if possible, those that and annoyances. (Hear, hear.) The fact was, t they bad not sufficient space to carry out the inclined pPane mentioned in the act of parliament. The subject, us ever, as he had said before, was frequently under dis cnssion, and, at present, a conference was appointed to e ar v .rY out some new arrangement. tr•HARBORD asked whether the Dock Committee intended to obtain a new act to overcome the difficulty ? IVir luT c o n ~,0 0RE said not, but repeated that they had been TP ' ed bY a clause in the last act. Their Cheshire .e'ahbours at Birkenhead. in their great modesty, had ' t e c au t t e ted this particular pier for their own use. He did sent , e 'chat the Dock Committee could do more at pre the p t i "a" they had already done; but if they could alter Withi n t' he hoped the accommodation would be afforded N e appointed time. If he mp'tl'n said the explanation was quite satisfactory. eff ect, - " th 'gbt throw out a suggestion, it would be to this tirkencaat the D oc k S urve y or an d th e surve y or o f th e on the subs Commissioners should communicate together mr. Nlcot, bee n observed that Mr. North's suggestion had carried out the day before, and that the two survey -1:),.15e were at present in communication with eacb other. thought a miscalculation had been made by the fra wtners of the act with res p ec t t o the i nc li ne d pl ane , f or it ould require the whole of the quay to be appropriated to the tunnel, and, in the opinion of Mr. Hartley, it was considered impracticable. Mr. MOORE said that, even if the tunnel were lined With zinc, the dripping would not be prevented. The MAYOR said the discussion was extremely satisfac tory, inasmuch as it would show the public, in the first Place, that the Council bad nothing to do with the mat ter, and, in the next, that the Dock Committee were 'doing all they could to provide a remedy. (Hear, hear.) THE MAYOR ' S COMMUNICATIONS. M r BIRKETT moved that the usual summons should .contain under the head of " Mayor's Communications," a notice of all the communications received by the Mayor Previous to the summons being sent out, and which were intended to be brought before the Council; and that no e t ecTzunication subs4qiiently received should be submit th Council,, unless it was inserted on the notice- Paper to be submitted to the Council not later than half past ten o'clock on the morning of the meeting. Mr. NORTH seconded the motion, which was adopted. Mr. JA THE EDUCATION QUESTION. order, nh -s ct s ni tANcKER moved that the 38th standing any school except provided that no grant should be made to except it was the property of the Corporation. or...unrder its immediate rontrol,"be expunged. (Klaugh.) THORNHILL seconded the motion. Mr.compliance with a r eques t f rom Mr. Hugh Hornby, compliance withdrew the motion. The T HUSKISSON'S STATUE. °WN-CLERK read a letter which had been written by the late Mayor to Mrs. Huskisson, and, also, a letter written by Mrs. Huskisson in reply. The Mayor's letter s to the effect that the site selected by Mr. Gibson for raedt:eection of Huskisson's statue in the Custom-house en declined—that the Council expressed their re ggerestteqrat difficulties had thus arisen—and that they sug placed, the Long Room of the Custom-house as a proper for s its erection Mrs Huskisson's reply was of considerable length. She ;aid she had been given to understand that the light in the Long Room was defec tive, and that more than one spot could be found in the oPen area surrounding the Custom-house for the erection Of a statue in bronze. She, therefore, requested permis sion to Withdraw the marble statue of her lamented hus band, for the purpose of having it cast in bronze, and, When cast, erected in the area outside the Custom-house, the exact site being left to the selection of Mr. Gibson. The reading of the letter was followed by loud cheers. Mr. G. H. LAWRENCE said it contained a most splen did proposal, and one which he had not words to express his admiration of. It completely cut the gordian knot of the difficulties which surrounded the Council with regard to the site ; and he thought they should hasten to convey to Mrs. Huskisson their sense of gratitude for her noble gift.m He therefore moved the thanks of the Council to Vs; Huski s son, with an intimation that the Council M, °°l ," take c a re that the site that may be selected by " 11 3 , •on should be made suitable for the reception of its ina gnificent gift, and that the Council would express b e t)hPe th a t th e i nscr i p ti on to b e recor d e d on th e statue's will not o m it t o rem i n d the public of the party to NI T it is so m uc h i n d e bt e d." t , • SAND S secon d e d t h e mot i on, w hi c h was unani "slY carried amid loud cheers. The THEATH FTE TOWN-CERK add lowN- E CLE D ttx read a l letter from L Mrs.. Radcliffe, f or ~ssEd to the Mayor, expressive of her sincere thanks w; „ 'tie resolution of condolence passed by the Council stl:n respect to her late melancholy bereavement. She o r,e,d, to the devotion of her husband to the affairs domesticLne Cor p Corporation, and his almost entire deprivation of ef o comforts, must be attributed the premature k u .:": lti g of his earthly career, and that his death had left a"‘., ,and her children to mourn the loss of a kind husband an affectionate parent. EVIDENCE ON THE DOCK BILLS. 1 : Mr• nitt e . SHEPPARD asked the Chairman of the Dock Com r whether he had any objection to send to the news or the town a copy of the minutes of evidence 11430r,oefore a committee of the Commons on the Liver tEtkp Do ck Bill, and also a copy of the minutes of evidence Bill r e a committee of the Lords on the Birkenhead Doak Bill of ili th r .,Moo ßE replied that it was not within the province Publi e Dock Committee to supply such information to the th e c roetns, but that he should be happy to do so on r ead Present occasion, because the more the evidence was ti en t the more full and complete would be the justifica- C oe . of the Dock Committee and the Council for the hear's,e they had each thought proper to take. (Hear, nap *) If any member of the Dock Committee should ahje i that the evidence be sent to the news-rooms, he 4 " 1 have no objection to the motion being passed. .ty L ELECTION OF DOCK-COMMITTEEMEN. N x ,n the mot i on o f M r . M OORE , secon ded by Mr. r ueit l the f o ll ow i ng gen tl emen were unan imously elected th uers of the Dock Committee :—Mr. Ald. Houghton, of 14 Place o f M r . E vans; M r . W m . M an n, in the place of V.r. Barcl ay ; M r . Th omas B. H ors f a ll, in the place of• Bulley ; and Mr. John Nelson Wood, in the place ~,.tr• Holt. "e Council adjourned at half-past twelve. DOCK COMMITTEE.-THURSDAY. too regent—Messrs. Moore, (in the chair,) Nicol, Middle ton' R o yden, B o ld, K en d a l, Tobin, Smith, Aikin, Chit- W o ' n nd Messrs. Houghton, Henderson, Mann, and to hhd, four of th e new ly- e l ec ted members. i s e SottrranY thanked the committee for the increase ply C salary, and said he would try to deserve it. In !e -° M r . Aikin said he understood the in oreas, . • Nic o l, th e ~v lo the salaries of the officers was to take place from ;Late of the last quarter day, the next payment to be ',Ve at the increased rate. bri d n e contract of J. and D. Walker, for the iron swing Tee n to cross Regent-road, was accepted. eltp p clivEYon submitted the model of a new landing Lor the North Docks, which was approved of. Upon the application of Wood and Ritson, slides were ordered to be placed on the west side of George's Dock, it not being desirable to erect a new shed there. The SURVEYOR submitted a report as to the state of the Prince's Dock gates. He said he found them in a very dangerous state, and it was astonishing that some serious accident had not taken place. He suggested an examina tion of the dock gates, at least every three years. A report from the Marine Surveyor was submitted, stating that on the 12th instant, being the highest tide, the water on Victoria bar was nine inches deeper than on any former occasion. The MARINE SURVEYOR reported the services of the life-boats during the iate storm. He stated that on the 10th the Magazines boat was launched to theassistance ofthe Theodore and the Fortuna, two vessels which were on shore, but which floated the following tide. On the 11th the Magazines and Liverpool boats launched to the assist ance of the Barque Brazil, which was afterwards got off. On the 11th the Point of Ayr boat put off to the assist ance of a vessel from Waterford, ashore on the Middle Patch. The master and one of the crew of the vessel were saved, but when the life-boat returned the vessel had dis appeared, and the rest of the crew, seven in number, pe rished. The CHAIRMAN was authorised, upon formal applica tion being made to him, to give copies of the evide nce on the Liverpool Dock Bill and Birkenhead Dock Bill to the News-rooms and Underwriters' Room. The CHAIRMAN stated that Profesgor Lewis considered the evidence of such a scientific character that he was desirous of analy zing it and publishing it, provided he should be encouraged by that committee and the corporation 'taking copies. It was resolved that the Chairman should make some inqui ries as to the expense. . The CHAIRMAN gave notice that it would be necessary to reorganize the whole of the committees at the next meeting. A letter was read from Rankin, Gilmour, and Co. com plaining of an information which had been laid, by direc tion of the Dock Surveyor, against them for allowing tim ber to remain on the quay. After entering into many par ticulars, they added that they stated these facts when the information was heard, " but, as usual in such cases, they were not even listened to." The letter was referred to the Harbour Masters' Sub-Committee. REDUCTION OF DOCK AND LIGHT DUTIES. The following report on this subject was read :—" The Sub-committee, to whom was referred the revision of the dock and light duties on tonnage, and the dock rates on gaods, beg to state to the General Committee, that im portant changes having taken place since their appoint ment, and various circumstances having prevented them making an earlier report, the only alterations in their du ties which they now venture to recommend is, that the rates to be charged upon the seventh class of voyages be, on tonnage, Is. 6d., and on lights 11 per ton, making Is. 71d. per ton. The sub-committee consider it to be desirable to ascertain the opinion of the general committee as to whether the whole question of dock rates should be revised, it being the opinion of this sub-committee that a small rate of duty upon goods brought coastwise shall be charged, the inward duties to be deducted in case of ex portation." Mr. BOLD explained that the seventh class of voyages referred to all ports in South America, to the southward of Rio de la Plata, in the Pacific Ocean, in Africa and Asia to the eastward of the Cape of Good Hope, the du ties upon which at present were, for tonnage, 2s. 3d., and for light, 2d. He stated also that the loss to the estate would only be about £4OOO a year. The report was re ceived, and it was ordered that the reduction should take place on the 10th of December next. ANOTHER DREADFUL COLLISION.- SINK ING OF THE BRIG BLUNDELL, OFF THE MAGAZINES. (From our Second Edition of Tuesday last.) • ; It is with exceeding sorrow that we have again to record one of those casualties which have of late been of but too frequent occurrence, and which it would almost appear no human aid can avert. The Blundell, a fine brig, bound to Trinidad, started from this port on Saturday—and on putting back came in contact with the American ship Feronia and sunk almost immediately. The following particulars communicated by the captain, Mr. Townsend, of the Blundell, will, we doubt not, be found interest ing. The brig Blundell sailed from Liverpool for Trinidad on Saturday, at half-ebb, with wind about N.N.W. At midnight the pilot left her, the N.W. Light-ship bearing at the time S. by W. Stood on for two hours, and then stood towards the light. At two o'clock tacked ship, and stood four hours heading W. and W. a S. At 8 o'clock made the Great Ormshead ; wind light. About 8 o'clock on Sunday night a breeze sprung up from the northward and westward, which freshened till midnight, when a sudden gust carried away the jibboom. The hands were at the time reefing the maintop sail. At four o'clock made Lynas light, broad on the lee bow, distance about 8 miles. Wore ship, and at half-past eight o'clock, the sea running tremendously high, and the ship labouring and straining dreadfully, carried away the foretopmaststay and foretopmast, which, with all the gear, hooked the foreyard, and split the fore sail to pieces. To save the vessel, the wreck was immediately cut away, when it was found necessary to keep the pumps constantly going. Stood on till twelve o'clock, heading N.E., the wind still blowing tremendously in heavy gusts, when they spoke the fishing-boat Eliza and Betsey, which stopped by them. At this time the vessel was drifting bodily to leeward. Abont four o'clock a man came on board as pilot, the N.W. Light-ship bearing about S., distant about twenty miles. Got the ship to wear at 8 a.m., and ran her through the Victoria Channel. _ _ _ At - ten o'clock passed the Rock Light ; saw a ship to the eastward, (the American ship Feronia,) and a collision took place before there was time to clear her. The brig had a light up, and a watch was, we learn, on the deck of the Feronia. The Feronia's bowsprit hooked the main mast of the brig, and her cutwater struck her just abaft the main rigging with such a tremendous crash that it carried away a great portion of her side. At half-past ten the brig was cleared from the ship, and almost imme diately went down, head foremost, in 91 fathoms at low The Feronia was inward bound from Quebec, and was anchored off the Magazines. The hands had barely time to save themselves. The Blundell belonged to Messrs. A. Labertouche and Co., and is, we learn, fully in sured in the Marine Insurance-office. The John and Mary, of Dublin, from Quebec for Li verpool. out 57 days, was spoken on the 24th ult., with 4 feet 10 inches of water in her hold, making 2 feet 6 inches of water per hour. The roaster feared she would not get home.—The Eliza and Ann, reported yesterday at Cove of Cork, picked up the crew of the John and Mary on the 28th. The England, from Liverpool, for Ichaboe, at Cork— having been in contact with a wreck and stove her bow. The Raw, from Ichaboe, for orders at Falmouth ; left about 400 sail of vessels at Ichahoe. BEAUMARIS, Nov. 11.—Put in, Sisters, Smith, from Liverpool to Penzance, with jibboom and foremast gone, and sails split ; and the Margaret, Hughes, from Dublin to Liverpool, with part of her bulwarks washed away. A flat went down at her anchors in Conway Bay ; par ticulars not known. The Oriental, steamer, from Alexandria, arrived at the Motherbank, Cowes, Nov. 10th. PAVING AND SEWERAGE COMMISSIONERS—THURS DAY.—On the motion of Mr. Procter, the treasurer was directPd to prepare a return of the law expenses for the years 1812, 1843, and 1844, distinguishing the amount paid to Mr. Deane, the law-clerk, the expense of deputa tions, and parliamentary expenses.—An application from the trustees of Molyneux's charity having been read, after some conversation the request, which was to place some crossing in Myrtle-street and Falkner-street, was granted. —A sewer was ordered to be made in Temple-street, on the application of Mr. Bond, who is to contribute £25 towards the expenses.—An application having been made to alter some sewers in Chatham-street and Walnut-street, it was stated that the Board would place sewers where there were none, before they would alter those already in existence.—A quantity of Chinese granite was advertised to be bought at 6s. per square foot. ADVENTURES OF A Fox.—Mr. Henry Blunt, at Wool ton, bas long had a couple of foxes, male and female, which, like Home's hermit, are " the wonder of the neighbouring swains." Bound in chains rather stronger than the chain connubial, neither the lady fox nor the gentleman fox ever appeared inclined to rove from home, till, lately, a disposition to wander suddenly seized upon the latter, and, strange to say, he received assistance from his lady in the accomplishment of his wishes. Mrs. Fox actually knawed through the collar of her lord, and, like many a heroic female " famous in story," heroically, for his sake, dared the vengeance of offending power. Reynard might now have made his escape, but whether the ancient appetite of his kind prevailed over his proverbial discre tion, or whether he wished to fortify his inner indivi duality ere he set out on his travels, we know not ; but certain it is that he crept slyly amongst the poultry, and selected a fine, plump chicken, on which he forthwith breakfasted. Then " consideration, like an angel," came, and he gallantly determined upon helping his lady, who looked wistfully on, unable to help herself. He selected for her a black Spanish cock, of a valuable b ree d, w hi c h, having killed, he laid before his spouse. He next se t him self to work to provide provision for a future day. Seizing a fat goose, he quietly bit off his long neck, and concealed the huge bird beneath some branches in the garden. The villain next snapped at a fine duck, and was pro cee di ng to bury it alive when he was discovered, and, upon a rush being made at him, he at once cleared a wall ten feet high. He took another wall into Mr. Gibbons' garden, where his brush was seen for a moment ; but, determined to escape, he dashed at the carriage-gate, which is planted with spikes, and actually cleared it into the road, where he was seen by Mr. Gore, who turned him, upon which he made across the country. He went to a farm be longing to Mr. Bibby, where he lay concealed for some time ; but, on the following morning, he appeared at the residence of Mr. Ambrose Lace, the excellence of whose poultry we believe lie had the honour of testing. Next morning he favoured Mrs. Foster, widow of the late Mr. Foster, Town-clerk with a visit, and did her a similar favour. Here, however, he was pursued by the dogs, which see m t o have given him something of a fright, for he was not heard of for several days afterwards. His next appearance was at the residence of Dr. Shepherd, at Gateacre. H ere , h owever , h e aga in met with a reception which he did not like, the dogs having rushed upon him and chased hi m a cons id era bl e di s t a nce. Be took the direction of Toxteth-park. Passing behind the Coburg Hotel, he crossed the bridge of the Coburg Dock and took shelter under some loose timber. Here he was taken, and Mr. Blunt was soon informed of his where about, and, a few days ago, he was taken back to his old quarters. TETE' LIVERPOOL STANDA'BD and a proposed Buxton line, by a branch to Bramhall ; and by two other branches it is proposed to be connected with the Manchester and Leeds line near Oldham, and the Manchester and Sheffield line, between Ashton and Hyde, thus securing a portion of the traffic of Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, and Derbyshire. As might have been expected, at a time when capitalists are so eagerly seizing hold of every line of country which offers facilities for railway schemes, so favorable a coun try, as the route of this line from Birkenhead to Man chester, is not without claimants to its possession. Amongst these we observe that a company, or rather a combination of three powerful companies, —the Midland, the Sheffield and Manchester, and Manchester and Bir mingham,—have given notice for a Hue from Altringh am to Manchester, passing by almost the same route as the Birkenhead and Manchester line. This proposed line, we may remark, possesses a valuable feature, inasmuch as, instead of communicating with the Liverpool and Manchester line and using their station at Victoria Bridge, its promoters adopt the southern entrance into Man chester, in allowing themselves to be bullied out of which by the Leeds Company the Liverpool and Manchester Board committed so fatal a mistake. We do not think, however, that any serious apprehension need be enter tained as to the success of the scheme from this or other competing claims. On the contrary, we con sider it very likely, and indeed advisable, that such a compromise will be entered into as will enable the Birkenhead people to go to Parliament with the in fluence of these parties in aid of their own. The giving up a portion of their scheme into such hands might even operate advantageously, by securing to the Birken head company a greater portion of the vast traffic, of which these companies have the disposal. We speak, however, merely our own opinion, with no authoritative information as to the course likely to be pursued. Another project is by the Directors of the Birkenhead and Chester Railway, viz.—a tunnel from their station in Grange-lane to the docks forming at Wallasey Pool. Upon this, however, we need not remark as a novelty, for, in fact, such a communication was a necessary ad junct to these docks. To the south of Chester important projects are also on foot. Notices have been given of an application to par liament for the necessary powers to construct a line of railway, commencing at Shrewsbury, and passing, almost in a direct line by Hadnall and Wem, approaching the town of Wellington, which it passes a little to the left, then crossing a detached portion of Flintshire and pro ceeding thence, on the Cheshire side of the valley of the Dee, to Chester. This line will make the distance by railway between Shrewsbury and Chester about thirty-six miles ; and in connexion with the proposed Sbrewsbury and Wolverhampton line, will form a competing line from Birkenhead and Chester to the south. A reference to the map in our paper will show the capabilities of this line to accommodate, by branches, the important mineral and agricultural towns and districts, through which it passes. A connexion is also proposed to be formed between the Chester and Holyhead Line and the manufacturing dis tricts of Lancashire and Yorkshire, by means of a branch to the proposed Birkenhead and Manchester Line, the value of which, as affording to those districts a shorter route for the passenger and goods traffic of Ireland and the mineral produce of Wales, we shall not enlarge upon, having already exceeded the limits we proposed to devote to the Cheshire undertakings. On the Lancashire side of the Mersey, one of the most striking projects is the line from Liverpool to Bolton and Wigan. This line passes through the heart of the great coal district of Lancashire, intersecting the Wigan coal beds, and proceeding by those of Pemberton, Winstanley, Billinge, Knowsley, &c., through Walton and Bootle to a station near the North Docks of Liverpool. By this line the important towns of Chorley, Preston, &c., will also obtain a shorter communication with Liverpool. By another line, commencing at the north end of Liver pool, it is proposed to connect that port still more directly with Ormskirk and Preston; and, by the formation of branches from it, to join the proposed Blackburn and Burnley line near Blackburn, and to form a communica tion with Southport. We come now to an examination of the lines projected by the Grand Junction, and first, as the most important to this town, we take the line by which it is proposed to shorten the route into Liverpool. The branch by which this is to be effected commences in the township of Keke wick, runs through those of Daresbury, Norton, and Runcorn, and crosses the river at a narrow about two miles above Runcorn. From this point it proceeds, al most in a direct line, by Cuerdley, Widness, Upton, Speke, and Childwall, crossing in its course the Runcorn Gap Railway, to a junction with the Liverpool and Man chester Railway at or near Huyton. By the formation of this line a saving of distance is effected between the t w o of the same Co m p an y i s th a t with Newcastle poi proposed fe rafrom u p t e cr g rae h nw t t eml line miles. communicates. and Stoke, at which latter place it joins a line to be formed by the Trent Valley Company to Stafford. These projects, we are glad to find, have been recently laid before a pub lic mee ti n g, held at Stafford, over which the mayor of that town presided, and, with some additional accommodation to be given to the Pottery district, have been received as satisfactory and "meeting the requirements of the towns interested. With respect to the communication to be given to Shrewsbury from the Grand Junction line, upon which, it will be remembered, the difference occurred between that Company and the London and Birmingham, two pro jects will be offered to the consideration of Parliament : onealine running from Shrewsbury, by Wellington, to Staf ford and another, branching off near Wellington and pro ceeding on to Wolverhampton. Another line is also pro jected, we believe, by the London and Birmingham, pro ceeding from the proposed Chester and Shrewsbury line near Wem to the Shrewsbury and Wolverhampton line near Wellington, then cu tti ng o ff th e ang l e formed by carrying their lines to Shrewsbury, and reducing the dis tance between Wolverhampton to Chester by this route to something near that by the Grand Junction route. A communication is also proposed to be made from the Chester and Shrewsbury line passing by the town of Wrexham and joining the Chester and Holyhead line about midway between Holywell and Chester. We now come to the new projects of the Liverpool and Manchester company. It has long been acknowledged that the stations, both in Lime-street and at Wapping, were insufficient in size and arrangement for the traffic of the Manchester and Liverpool and the Grand Junction lines. To remedy these defects it is proposed to purchase the buildings adjoining the station in Lime-streeet, as far back as Hotham-street, including some on the east side of the same street, the north side of Gloucester-street, and the south of Sidney-street; the dwelling houses adjoin ing the station at the bottom of Gloucester-street and Lord Nelson-street. Upon the site thus formed an extensive station will be formed capable, it is thought of furnishing the accommodation requisite. The station at Wapping is to be extended by the purchase of land and buildings, warehouses, &c., on the north side of Crosbie-street and adjoining the sta tion ; the warehouses and buildings on the west side of Wapping, and on either side of Ironmonger-lane, front ing the King's and Queen's Docks. The tunnels and works at Edge-hill are likewise to be enlarged ; a new tunnel to be made to Smithdown-lane, and another from Edge-hill to terminate at or near the Waterloo Dock in the north end of the town. By the carrying out of these several projects much greater facilities will be afforded to the commerce of the port than at present it enjoys. Another project is the formation of a line branching off ' from the main line at Barton, and passing by . Worsley, Swinton, and Pendlebury, to a junction at Clifton with the proposed Manchester, Bury, and Rossendale Railway. A short line is also to be taken from a point between Newton and Parkside to the North Union line, to reduce the angle at present to be gone over in order to get from the latter line to Manchester. It is further proposed to form a branch from Barrownook Moss, in Rainford, in the parish of Prescot, (there to unite with an intended railway from the St. Helens and Runcorn Gap Railway, near Rufford, a junction with the North Union at Euxton,) and terminating at or near Lightbody-street Boundary-street North, Vi c t or i a - roa d , Great Howard: street, and Regent-road, in this town. Of this line we have not been able to procure a plan in time to enable us to include it in our map. The line from Barrownook Moss, however, is intended to reduce the present distance by the Liverpool and Manchester and North Union lines to Preston and Lancaster, and as it passes close to Orm s ki r k, i s expecte d to remove the ne cessity of the proposed Liverpool, Ormskirk, and Preston line. The communication with the north end of the town will, of course, be a valuable feature in the line, if constructed. In conclusion we shall regret if in the course of these remarks, explanatory of our plan or inthe plan itself, we shall be found to have done injustice to any of the lines enumerated. Our object was certainly to beimpar tial and just to all; and if we have offended we shall b e most willing to make all the reparation in our power. PROPOSED RAILROAD BETWEEN SUEZ AND CAIRO. The idea of a ship-canal across the Isthmus of Suez was entertained long before railways were known, and would no doubt be of vast advantage to the commerce of Europe with the East Indies, and now with China, — more especially, we think, to England, whose eastern possessions are much more extensive than those of all European states, and who possesses (or has the means of possess i n g) an almost illimitable mercantile marine, whe ther as regards vessels of wood, or of iron,—sailing ships or steam ships. The rage for railways has, however, ex tended to such a degree, that our countryman, Mr. Wag horn, (a gentleman of undoubted ability) has recently— repudiating the project of a ship canal in that quarter — set the scientific and speculative world into a fever of ex citement, by proposing a railroad from Cairo to Suez in preference to a large canal. We are not in possession of that information in detail that enables us to pronounce a definitive opinion on the policy of this proposition, but from what we can learn we are much inclined to conclude, that if both a railway and a canal cannot a priori be ac complished—and the probable trade and passenger transit would, we conjecture, justify both, if properly regulated for the mutual advantage of the European family—the most feasible, and the most useful of the two, would be the ship canal, by which large and valuably laden vessels passing to and from the east would be saved some thou sand leagues of course now incurred by the circuitous route round the Cape of Good Hope. The great advan tage of heavy ships being enabled, at a comparatively cheap rate, to pass from the eastern end of the Mediter ranean into the Indian Ocean, by a cutting of less than 30 leagues, without transhipment of goods or passengers, is by no means likely to be compensated for by a railway, especially as it appears that the line, if constructed, must be much longer, and the rates indubitably much higher. Several of the most popular and scientific Parisian jour nals have taken up the subject, and argue on thii side of the question with, to say the least, a plausibility that ap pears to be grounded on facts. A letter, pub'ishcdby Mr. Waghorn in the Lond'en Times, advocatipg the ex pediency of a railroad from Cairo to Suez, has drawn forth a long article from the Journal des D6bals, in which the writer ably opposes such a mode of transit, and pro poses the cutting of a canal direct from Suez to the spot on the Mediterranean coast, where formerly stood the city of Pelusiuni, now the site of an inconsiderable village. The importance of the subject, not only to commercial men, but to all persons who have an interest in speedy communication with the east, induces us to quote the fol lowing passage from that paper :7 " A railroad from Suez to dab; would serve only for the advan tage of travellers and the carriage of mails. With a railroad, the passage across the Isthmus would remain of considerable length' for in that case it would continue to be made from Alexandria to Suez, and to require the troublesome journey from Alexandria to Cairo. The isthmus will not be properly pierced until it shall offer a breach through which ships may pass Without striking their masts. European commerce is at present pressing towards the Indian Ocean. The number of ships which now double Cape Horn and the Cape of Good Hope amounts to 3,000, with a tonnage of more than 1,300,000 tons. The rapid progress of the flourishing Dutch and English colonies in the Indian seas, and the ac ce l era t e d march of the production of cotton in India, would be sufficient to give even a more rapid increase to this trade. What Will it be now that the great wall of China is removed, and thaLth.e moment may be safely anticipated when, by fair means or force, a vast exchange will be established between European manufactures and 300,000,000 inhabitants of the Celestial Empire ? All amongst these 3,000 ships which return to Europe round the Cape of Good Hope would save by the piercing of the Isthmus of Suez more than 3,000 leagues. For this reason a canal cannot be abandoned in favour of a rail road, unless there be extraordinary difficulties. But those difficul ties are not insuperable. There is a mode of piercing the Isthmus completely through without going round by Cairo, or without un dergoing the enormous expense of an artificial navigation between Cairo and Alexandria. This mode consists of attackiug the Isthmus precisely 'a here it is most narrow, from Suez to the coast of Fara mah, on the borders of the Mediterranean, where formerly stood Pelusium, and where at present there is only to be seen the mise rable village of Thyneh. Everything tends to the construction of a canal. The distance is short From Suez to Thyneh, in a bird's eye view, is but 30 leagues; and even within this space is to be found the basin of the Bitter Lakes, in which the bed of the canal is naturally formed to the extent of 10 leagues, together with the lake Menzaleh, which it would be merely necessary to deepen. The soil from Suez to Pelusium is so level that there is not an elevation of more than three feet above the highest flood at Suez, nor more than 33 feet above the Mediterranean at Thyneh. In fine, the Red Sea at Suez being at least 21 feet higher than the Mediterranean, the canal would be easily supplied from the waters of the Red Sea. Everything is therefore favourable except one, which is, that there is not a good harbour on the Mediterranean at the extremity of this line. The port of Pelusium is filled up, and sands are consequently accumulated there by the force of the current. But this disadvan tage, which was irremediable at the period when Alexaiidria was built by Alexander the Great, is no longer so at present. The art of hydraulic construction has made immense progress. At present, engineers are possessed of a force by which harbours can be kept clear of any accumulation of sand collected by the currents of the sea. This has been proved in our port of Cette. The construction of a harbour at Pelusium is not more difficult than the great works which have been constructed at Cherbourg, nor than the new har bour which is being constructed at Frioul,near Marseilles, by virtue of a bill passed last session. The question remains to be solved by whom should the canal be executed. As it is of universal interest, and as it is of the greatest service which could be rendered to com merce in general, and that the real and immediate utility of a mari time canal in the Isthmus of Suez surpasses even that of a canal through the Isthmus of Panama, as nothing is less founded than the assertion of Mr. Waghorn, according to whose authority the Isthmus of Suez would transport to Trieste the prosperity of Mar seilles, all maritime nations might combine in order to take the enterprise under their patronage, and give their guarantee that th Isthmus of Suez may be made a neutral passage. But the work is entirely within the capacity of the Pasha of Egypt without any fo reign assistance." The Constitutionnel concurs with the writer quotei, but throws out some insinuations with respect to the po licy of this country, which are not perhaps justifiable. He imputes the desire of England to have a railroad to the wish to transport easily to India troops and the materiel of war, and to secure to herself " the protectorate, which that passage of troops and the residence of an English company in possession of the railroad would enable it to exercise over Egypt." We do not believe that England entertains any such exclusive wish. Her only profitable object must be the promotion of our traffic with the east, and troops can neither command trade nor secure it, saving in the quelling of insurrections of the vast and scat tered population of our territories. The writer adds that the Pasba of Egypt has not the means to construct a rail way, but that England has; and that the objections of the former to a railway owned by foreigners disappear when the communication is to be by canal, which he contends the Pasha cculd execute himself. He then concludes : " A canal which would join the Nile to the Red Sea would procure to Cairo and Alexandria considerable commercial advantages, impart a great activity to navigation in the Red Sea and the Nile, and probably fertilize a long zone of the desert extending on both its banks. A loan con tracted for the execution of the undertaking, and mort gaged on the revenues of the canal itself, might come in aid to the finances of the Pasha without endangering in, the least his political independence. Such an undertaking would prove advantageous to England as well as to the rest of Europe, and deserves to be encouraged by all those who feel an interest in the prosperity of Egypt and the progress of civilisation." Some idea of the extent to which the new railway pro jects have already arrived may be gathered from the monthly circular of Messrs. Railton and Son, share brokers, Manchester, issued on Monday last. Messrs. Railton say—" Since our last monthly circular' of the 14th ultimo, there have been put forth forty-one pros pectuses of railway schemes, and the shares applied for in each have far exceeded the number to be issued. Taking the above forty-one lines into the account, the following will result :—On the 14 of August upwards of ninety new lines, requiring more than.E6o,ooo,oooof subscribed capital to complete them, were put forward to which add the above forty-one, stating a requirement of £35,265,000., together upwarps of 131, needing an investment of £95,265,000., with the power of borrowing one-third more, devoted to the same object; ma!ang a grand total of £127,020,000." It ought, however, to be taken into consideration that many of the projected railways are du plicate lines, and, as the legislative sanction must be refused to a great number, the amount of capital required may be fairly reduced to one-third. j _ , __ -, *, Burnley . • °<4 -:41 3 ' 'Av ow 1 47 * , ---------- -0 , :----X , -----' t. ' ("F Fiv er ' 1' 1 . i , I i ' 1 ROChdale.4 ,1, 4 ' ', S°4 thp„ t. . , % % X , :0 6 C e / (:k : % 1--laSlitlgaell.! • i• C , • 1 fi r Bury. cD t•I .4 2 17 , C' ' . 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In the movement now going on, for extending or im proving existing railways, and providing new lines to meet the wants of districts and towns hitherto without such aids to cheap and expeditious locomotion, this portion of our country, as it was amongst the foremost to embrace the advantages of the railway system, is not be hind other portions of the kingdom, or the least extensive in its projects ; and it is satisfactory to observe that these are, without an exception, legitimate projects, and such as must eventually be profitable, as well as useful, in their results. It was naturally to be expected that, as the system progressed, and its advantages became universally recognised, the Liverpool and Manchester Railway could not long remain the sole connecting line between the River Mersey and the manufacturing districts to the east -and north, by which the commerce of Liverpool is fed, and which draw from us their raw material. The im_ portant towns of Preston, Lancaster, Bolton, Wigan, & c ., would not long continue satisfied with the imperfect and circuitous communication originally provided for them ; whilst the traffic of the south, as naturally, would require the shortening of the elbow formed by taking it along the Liverpool and Manchester line to a junction with the direct southern line at Warrington. Accordingly, we now see proposed a number of lines, northward and east ward, diverging to these towns from Liverpool as a centre, with a line to the south materially shortening the route to Birmingham and London. But, in ddition to these lines, a new feature has pre sented itself to us, in the projection of a number of new railways from the opposite side of the Mersey, hitherto isolated, to Manchester, Yorkshire, and the southern counties. The proposed formation of extensive docks at Birkenhead, and the spirit of enterprise existing in that rising locality, have originated aldesire to conn ec t i t di rectly with the seats of manufacturing industry ; a n d, accordingly, measures have been taken for an application to parliament in the ensuing session, for powers to carry out these projects, which are far from being insignificant in their extent, or without a degree of feasibility and pub lic, as well as local, advantage. To enable our readers to apprehend at a glance the direction and connections of all these schemes, on either side of our river, we have pre pared as accurate a map of the country and the lines pro posed, as circumstances would allow, and sufficiently so to convey a fair idea of their direction and objects, to which we beg the attention of our readers, while we pro ceed briefly to notice them in detail. And first we shall examine the Cheshire lines. The first of these, in importance, is that proposed to connect the Cheshire side of the river with Man c h es t er , Stockport, and Yorkshire. This line commences near the Sutton station of the Chester and Birkenhead line; and proceeds, skirting at a short distance from the estu ary of the Mersey, by Childer Thornton, Whitby, Thornton, Elton, and Frodsham, to Preston Brook ; from thence by Daresbury, Grappenhall, Bollington, Warbur ton, Dunham-Massey, Bowden, and Lymm, to Altring ham, thus passing through one of the most fertile valleys in Cheshire, or the kingdom, from which the population of Manchester at present draw a great portion of their agricultural produce. From Altringham the line pro ceeds by Sale and Ashton-on-Mersey, where it crosses the river, through Stretford and Choriton-cum-Hardy, to a junction either with the Manchester and Liverpool or with the Manchester and Bolton Railway, in Salford. Powers are also proposed to be taken for the erection of an independent station adjoining that of the Liverpool and Manchester and Manchester and Leeds companies, near the Victoria Bridge. The distance by this line between Birkenhead, or Liver pool, and Manchester, will be about eight or nine miles more than by the existing railway communication. There will, however, only be 33 miles of new railway, viz., from Hooton station to Manchester, to construct ; and, when we consider the favourable nature of the country to be traversed, the absence of any gTeat works, and, above all, the improved state of railway science, since the Liverpool and Manchester line was formed, its com paratively inexpensive character will constitute it a very formidable competitor with that line, even for the traffic of Liverpool itself. To connect Chester with Manchester, Stockport, &c., it is proposed to make a branch from the line above des cribed, commencing near Elton and running by Crough ton, Backford, and Moston, to a junction with the Ches ter and Birkenhead Railway in the townships of Upton and parish of St. Mary on the Hill, Chester. It is im - portant to mention that the promoters of this latter line (generally called the Chester, Preston Brook, and Stock port) have joined interests with the direct Birkenhead line. To connect Stockport with both Birkenhead and Chester, another branch is proposed to diverge from the main Line at Altringham, and, passing by Northen, Didsburv, Chea dle, Mosely, to join the Manchester and Birmingham Railway at Heaton Norris, near Stockport. It is also proposed to connect the line with the Churnet Valley line, SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. MANCHESTER, FRIDAY EVENING. DERBY. • Connaught Ranger yesterday was laid against by one party. in the first instance, to lose .el,ooo at 40 to 1, and afterwards, in two or three bets with another party, to lose .elO,OOO more at the same terms, but, from the magnitude of the latter sum, we are unable to say whether it was bona fide betting or not ; 25 to 1 was also laid ag inst Old England, 1,000 to 30 against Young Eclipse, and 500 to 13 agst Anti-Repealer. To-day, there was not a single bet laid, with the exception of 500 to 3 agst Hermit. The only offers were-5 to 1 agst John Day's lot, 20 to 1 against Cobweb colt, 25 to 1 agst Old England (offered freely, takers at five points more), 500 to 15 against Connaught Ranger, 40 to 1 agst Weatherbit, 40 to 1 agst Cabin Boy (take 50 to I), and 1000 to 20 agst Flahwolagh (take 1000 to 15.) 3) to 1 was wanted about Newsmonger. TATTERSALL'S, THURSDAY. DERBY The only bets laid in the afternoon were-200 to 10 against Cobweb colt; 2000 to 70, 909 to 30, and 750 to 25 agst Idas ; 25 to 1 to about .elO9 agst Pam; 35 to 1, to a pony. agst Young Eclipse ; 1000 to 25 agst Anti-Repealer ; 1000 to 20, four or five times, agst Cabin Boy; 1000 to 2,) agst Black Prince; 1000 to 15 each agtt Flahowlagh, the Carlotta colt, and Seaman; and 1000 to 10 each agst the Christina colt, John Davis, and The. Hermit. 320 to 10 was laid agst Lady Wildair, for the Oaks. THE CHASE. • The CHESHIRE HOUNDS will meet on Wednesday, Nov. 20, at Hank elow Thursday, 21, at Cholmondeley Saturday, 23, at Crewe Hall Monday, 25, at Appleton Wednesday, 27, at Mere, at eleven Thursday, 2s, at Booth-lane Smithy Saturday, 30, at Each day at half-past ten o'clock. The SHROPSHIRE HOUNDS will meet on Friday, 22, at Tunstall. At a quarter past eleven. The UNITED PACK will meet on Friday, 22, at Chatwall At nine o'clock. Sir W. W. WYNNE'S HOUNDS will meet on Wednesday. 20, at Chirk Castle Friday, 22, at Shocklach Saturday, 23, at • Penley Monday, 25, at Gresford Wednesday, 27, at.. Friday, 29, at Pradoe Saturday, 30, at H anmer At half-past ten o'clock. THE UNION COURSING CLUB. Southport, November 14 and 15 THE SCART;BRICK CUP.—:fir. Parry's Beeswing beat Mr. Ed ward's Carmelite, and won. THE UNION Cur : FOR PUPPIES.-Mr. Eden's Emilius beat Mr. Garven's Gimb'et, and won. THE FLEETWOOD CUP: FOR ALL AGED DOGS.—MT. Ridg way's Rhodanthe beat Mr. Standish's Si,' Thomas, and won. THE CLARET STAKES.-Mr. Slater's Scot won the Oakes. Sam Patch, belonging to the same gentleman, which won a second tie, having been withdrawn. THE CHAMPAGNE STAKES.-Mr. Unsworth's Unicula beat Mr. Robinson's Rattlesnake, and won. MATCHES. Mr. Eden's Enchanter beat Mr. Machell's Molting. Mr. Slater's Scrutator .. Mr. Parry's Honesty. ALTCAR COURSING MEETING CONCLUDED. DITCH IN STAKES.—Mr. Blundell's Blue Bonnet beat Mr. Swan's Sentiment, and won. HILL-lIOUSE STASES.—Mr. Standish's Streamer beat Mr. Ridgway's Royalty, and won. ALTCAR-lIALL STARES.—Mr. E. G."l - lornby's Howqua beat Mr. Moore's Mabel Linwood, and won. ACKMI'S HOLT STAKES.—MT. Swan's Samaria beat Mr. Wyme's Willow, and won. A steeple chase is spoken of as likely to come off, during next mouth. in the neighbourhood of Eastham. Sir William Stanley's fox hounds had a splendid run, of thirty five minutes, without a check, on Weunesday last. The meet was at Bebington. A match for .4'loo was run on the Liverpool racecourse, on Sutarday week, between Deerslayer, ridden by Mr. Bretherton, and Jack, ridden by Mr. Wilde, and won in a canter by the for mer. The distance was two miles. The members of the South Lancashire Coursing Club will hcld their next meeting on the 27th and 28th instant. Mr. Nightingale is expected to judge. Southport will be the scene of action. The Altcar Club meet again in February. LYT►IANI CHAMPION COURSING MRETING.—This meeting will take place, over the grounds of Thomas Clifton, Esq., on Wed nesday next and following days, FOOT RACII.—On Tuesday last a match came oft', at Waterloo, between James Padmore, of Liverpool, and William Lambert, of Crosby, for .4'S a side : distance 120 yards. The odds were in favour of the Liverpool man, though the Crosby man beat him by many yards. CIO CIA k. 4 2.... , itt • ra,,,A_ thl,l ' w a s•kf ,, Friti ; , -71 j ot - it , yam - v'i ijSi,i