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

o v ' 14 , 181? RICH AND ELEGANT FURS. 11, 1-, IRELAND, 92, BOLD-STILBIT, Liverpool, Liver-4epectfully invites the Nobility and Ladies of thickg r ,Li_ind its Vicinity to inspect his AND SELECT STOGK OF FURS, ery elty _Wow quite ready for th e S eason , an d comprises yet produced. Amongst the newest may be qich ME IMPROVED FUR CARDINAL, :om,,,,,l? oss esses an eleg ance o f appearance hi t h erto unac7 e hed i n the Fur Trade. i ~ d vIc roRiNE is also an article in great request, 4 11 ' 1 1 hAproved upon. t;I.. wishes to impress upon the Public t ct, that 4lies ng ipectioo )/lii„ rl is Ma nu f actured upon the Premis , under hi s and that having an Agent always in the °ll Markets, he is enabled to produce the 4444, NEWEST DESIGNS, 4 41 , firstag eons appearance, and also to purchase on the most terms ; consequently he can offer D • FURS 'lees as h e fearlessly asserts will defy competi-. 1 11 ALTE „ RATIONS and REPAIRS he flatters himself retors-oatinue to please, as they will be executed, as 4 4re, on the Premise s,' by Workmen of the first e„Lat,L.,,ondon, expressly engaged for that purpose. qtAI.„'II,ING MUFFS AND BOAS. 2s. 6d. each. 100 "A,NG CAPES AND SHAWLS. 3s. 6d. each. -6jAn Assortment of Gentlemen's Fur Coats, A t o tz.. l Ple rid • , Caps, and Travelling Bags, &c. 4 1., ju s : c LA is s h 7r . tment of Real Sable Tail Boas, at 4t, u ltr '.\l" '' TO MERCHANTS, BANKERS, & t . Ikon t NEW INVENTION. I nvented a MACIIINE for PAGING LEDGERS Oltit e s q,s l escripti o n of BOOK in PLAIN P • ','TED kitit i nv Li.‘. l 37 charge is only SIXPENCE per 1 I P AGES. r d, a nunn the greatest clearness and le bi ity are le e , "fraud entirely prevented. °t tnlnend my SUPERFINE L• .• E BLUE h Pne the very Low Price of EvEN Sum 4t,i, Per R Pqtd EAU ; the Cheapest Paper ever offered in Iti h !Pil\i . R i ` t h i e th at 'rT RED SEALING WAX, the very best 'roei z can be manufactured, at FOUR SHILLINGS 40 % 7 , WILLIAM SHAN, ''N7' BOOK MAKER, PRINTER, and STATIONER, litt,", 2 0r CANNING-PLACE. b, 11 ,e p i li e ll SHOP, 24, EXCHANGE-STREET E AST. ar. 6 ' , :tp a '','(4le of Numbering consceutrl Bank b ,PIN, /, ' ,• Y t Purpose, Letters of Cr d Notes, qar ed t ter Books, litc.., &c., as the greatest accuracy N '' ', insnrantr 13, ot it IPltio n , .--A.TION of the LONDON ASSURANCE, •1 1t A , e , Established A.D. 1720. l i t il 6 '3l•lt kNCE.—Great advantages ere offered ,k;,:fice, vi z : N4C l ''t 3 44, ~‘B IA NI • )lp et lo e St,, , t por,fized Rate without abatemeut.. ro. l 'itict . ,; u ßANCE.—On every description' o f P i'',,,"ing rent. et a WPIT,—JAM ES KENNEiI. iat.6"lgh-street, with entrance 1 LIVERPOOL 1{ , ,•14,1 ° , at -5, Exchange-st. East Noep e 0, Hamilton -street, SIRKENBEAD. I Pr°sPectuses and every in may be 1 ''"Atte ndance daily at both o ffi ces. 14 lI.a vERPOoL FROM TEN TpLE FIVE. L L Lit*APV— TEMENT of premium after 'five years' , 1 - IV; It MERS' AND GENERAL FIRE AND 4 '01,: I f' NSURANCE INSTTION. By SPECIAL ACT TI OF U PARLIAMENT. CAPITAL, .4'500,000. 4'PIOES, STRAND, DONDON. DIRECTS. of`t il d ,liONOßAßY K.G. Viscount Oß Torrington , 0t) ' t aruford and Viscount Campden. Of k 'Lard:Rayleigh. .I)ll'Ndbro e. L ar d z.Fever.sham. Lard'Stanley, M.P. .1' ;;e 11 tY-two othj e r n iV t l le e m m e b n er . s of Parliamen nd . K l kh. t() Prietary of this Company exec s 1960 in V, Z l ll - 7. a°f Public Favour _ thislnstitut has obtained tlZlN.PPreciation of its sys t em by umerous body 1 `,I t ec 4 : 41 )0 1 1 t Icl Life Insurance; of Deferred and Imme 4.4t:ipli4es, and of Endowments for Children, may With ecl at this O ffi ce on terms as low as is con- Reettrity. '"ll•ttie 4 . 4 ,°f Pour per . Cen t .. is now in course of p ‘ ay f - Oth ' fla reholders in this office. A BONUS o 'tp t , l, a4lPr„,flfits on LIFE POLICIES heldibTwSihilarebe k,'lthe 'fleeted since theist January, I_B 3 , t, 4ll it ed e flei of every Five ;Years, .by adition to the +,`theQ._or by reduction of premium. .111 . order r.o to . o!4st L'lefit of the fi rst quinquennial r ti ( ) Ned V effected before the Ist January, a 1844. otlforwarriEtsPectuses may be obtair . e c d ati t on th . e Office,m !kr' Fi re Post free, upon app lication. Insurances are effected at the tdNta4tes• T e l l l ar u t s m u e a n .Co m mission to Solicitors. he °4l,4nr,,e,aPPointed in all the Principal . Towns in one qefieutt where A ents-are not appointed, pers e ' and desirou s g •of being appointed, may aPIAY W. SHAW, Managing Director. tiT ja COIVIMERCIAL LIFE INSURANCE .4 7 6 , COMPANY, ' CORNHIEL, LONDON. 4i t Established in 1820. ( MATED BY ACT. OF PARLIAMENT. 1t(N,...,„ CAPITAL £600,000. 11 l s Royal Hi g h ness th e D u k e o f S ussex . `) e rt US. „ Al exand e -Sebastian G. Martinez,Esc4CA, E Archbd. Fred.Paxton,Esq, t tley , E ' sq sq• Gr„ Henry Porter, Esq. e 4, Esq. I ;Denzil L_Thomson, Esq -Geo. H.NA , eath erhead 'l%l M. p . 44 1 Q.9ing Directo r —E. Fernie, Esq. 6friiior4 E cluary—J. Goddard, s Q?1, R 8 e :::r. Gorton, E sq . _DG ei rOve, Esq. P umus Wray, M.D., Salisbury.s. .re, eet-street. tj:4lessrs. Gl v x Mills, and Co ondon. .iltheire,etors offernFl H la to t a heitiblic two . ...des of In -011,, "the one securing . a fixed . unt without In -11,,a of a low A nnua l P re um —th e o th er, tile4ttLittnebrarer to participate in the profits on pay .74eB.,teunialtlivi December , 1835, a:Bonus 'yon t s he n p m remiums paid was declared -,n.surers on the high'Scale, and at theislo n n u d s 1 1 44 181 0 n up to December,.lB4l, another B_ aVeraging £.34) 14s. per Cent. on the Pre .,tl v. e s for one and seven years effected at very re- mt rd i/ Det °ft he Premi ums on Insurances for the Whale 44 4 0 :i he tted t o rema i n unpaid for the first seven the n continued as a permanent loan if de- t tt kitik °44 o to any part of the world and all special 24 1 ,7 ed at adequate premiums. iN t i l 44 Y's Policies are purchased at their full tiNth i are paid in three months after satisfactory 4 t li at der t , 'es, with every information, will be given 44,ed Agents. Pig*, 4 By Wrder of the Board, R• FERNIE, Managiqg Director l eb l : ' ,. A .l. en ------- 1,4/..- 4 '. a ' )VOl)e - i .' , I4 t U s ITTEE FOR LIVERPOOL. itlies f l e l l lsha v, il: lia4,..en!ori, London-road. 'ti, "es, Esq. Esq..... ** Temple-place. ^40%., 14,481:4 0 AL . ' REFEREE. Itl 4B " ."laekbUlll, Es q ., Camden-street. .!,,!OrtTHO.'GU E S N E rs a . nd HADDEN, .I 1, Dale.' SASS. ,__ 1-TRANCE SOCIETY, LONDON 44., (4 1i tit , MANAGERS. 10'44 e`b POLE; Es q ., Chai rm a,. etlyton, dEil tjlt islin, Esq., Deputy- airman, eerie s..wugtetivnl - a, t‘,4erti, t ,h 4 4 : 1 1 . 1 .4 Esq. Ch ar l es ittl e d a l e , E sq . Henry Littledale, Esq. Geo. Warde Norman, Esq LQrj 8( 1- Brice Pearse, Esq. Esq, Charles Richard Pole, F e, , t s "' Esq. Henry Rich, Esq. Henry Stuart, Esq., , oke e b stl. Claude Geo. Thornton, Es, e'sq. Geo. Smith Thornton, Esq Ikkor'gtll,u,k. MktiE, Actuary. ,ot I ::_tiLS for the SUN LIFE ASSURANCE qi,7g leave to acquaint the Public that the o " e l i e e g t for the wh o l e Lif e part i c i pa t e i n t h e r tf Jr, and are placed in a most advanta -1? (Lit 13 1 ,. ( naY be had of . any of the Agents for I ' l AGENTS. N, T IvII 4I :P, • BOLD, 4, Exchange-street West 11 '\ 1. . O vv .l4l4 HUSON,Royalßank buildings ) 14r, b e . 4 Owens. ,\ll'obe r i`,Johnston, Olen hr " [ Wk. / J Blackburne and Son, 'II; 4 pan---Alessrs. James Moore and Son. t4 1 : 1 C ro ergusen, clerk to Bolton Bank, an w o ss, odeoek and Son, and Mr. Wm. Cow- Mr. Richard Beadley ‘ t i t c)ll ll Wi hi t j ,, e nnin D. • 1101:47cr 1 1 .11ing_ton k, 1., .I_ -Mr. r. jai e • . 0-1 - •+aVrl 'ht.- Ab p ), 1171.1 . - . - - ' - . , ,houser r nished ), near r. F. C. Hultor, dr. Wm. Stoi THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD PIANO-FORTES. favour of the said packets and tenders are upon this eon- THE LARGEST ASSORTMENT OF PIANO- dition, that no such packet or tender shall be entitled to FORTES IN ENGLAND AT the benefit th ereo f, or t o any except i on f rom the general W. P. DREAPER'S MUSIC BAZAAR, bye-laws herein before contained, unless such packet or 56, BOLD-STREET, tender shall comply with the following re g ulations so far And at his extensive SHOW-ROOMS, 48, W - oo street. as the same shall be applicable thereto : comernt B e s along, anya n o d t thehn cot r Piano fortes lent on Hire, taken in Exchai egaired, Ist,—That while such packet or ten d er s h all be t any .and Tuned, singly or by the p . of such piers, othe slips,ry oOarte mayut evtettfi i e e Good Second-hand Piano-fortes, from 6 Guineas upwards. preparatione s s e s l t tao i to or departs h) EXPORT ORDERS PROMPTLY EXECUTED. AN ASSORTMENT OF MUSIC AT HALF-PRICE. steamin o r 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 ;I 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 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 }racket 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 - NEW DURHAM MUSTARD, Is. 60. PER LB., In Pounds and Half-pounds, Lead Pack •• 21" THERE is no article manufactured mor difficult to obtain genuine than MUSTARD, a as New has now arrived, we call the attention of Fa es particularly to this article, as it possesses double t 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,Zi• 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, 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 passeugers, 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. GFO. H. LAWRENCE, Chairman INUNDATIONS IN FRANCE The Messager of Wednesday gives the following addi tional information respecting the inundations : "The dyke of Boulbon has been broken through by the Rhone, near Avignon. 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, bas suaered 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 nossible 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 +wavy 'rain which f e ll d ur i ng 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 ktbe Rhone between Ta rascon and Arles has burst, the plains of Beaucaire and Arles are submerged, and the Toulouse and southern mails are obliged to pass through Avignon. On the Du ranee the bridges of Cadenet and Rognonas are down. Mallemort is invaded by the waters. In reference to thi s - misfortune, an interesti ng incid nt is related. A woman, whose house was threatened With being washed down, was taken at the moment with the pains of childbirth. Her medical attendant, who was mayor of the town, had her carefully placed in a cart, and accompanied her to a place of safety but before'this could be reached, she was safely delivered of a boy. Ar the moment the new infant Moses was brought into'the world the house of his parents was carried away by the current." THE MERCURYANDSABBATEI 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 pressed its horror at the Sabbath being "desecrated" in this town, by 'the 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 Atheisrol 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 dlszusting ! 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 et November is held in joyous rernewbrance 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 groundl anti placed it out of the power of every Churchman, 'Scotch Presbyterian, Methodist, Calvinist, Bantle, 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 ..-forth coming period. Hoping you will insert this, I am, &C., A VOICE FROM ST. HELENS , Sl. Helens, Nov. 13, 1843. P.S.—Wfwit has become of your correspondent " Lynx ?" He•ought to persevere in a contest in which he has truth on his side. The directois 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 be 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. Tyrer, 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 market, 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 ex'penditure 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 eonsiderat , dth f d ) orea—rom (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 i❑ 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 yeare for relief of the poor, was £23,690 ; and for other purposes—not being for their relief—X32,B32. Within the same period the increase of amount paid for ccunty 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 '-^ poor over the county rate—and that to the amount / £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 of only former period wa !itch we have given p in tabular form with great Jerk of the 1. 7 4*, Mr. THE INTENP - - , ED HARBOUR AND DOCK IN accommodation as wet-docks for the shipping, and dis- WALLASEY POOL. charge of merchandise of less bulk and more value. The d f.iertnination of the Birkenhead Commissioners The plan is susceptible of any extension that may be to. P .P 1 319 krthwith to parliament for power to construct hereafter recruired,eitherouton BidstonMarsh,—the upper an extensive harbour, and an immense dock immediately part of the land belonging to the corporation remaining above it, on the site of Wallasey Pool, for the reception of unsold, and at their disposal either by sale to others, or vessels from all parts of the world, was (as will be found as joining themselves in the general plan,—and the whole elsewhere) announced on Tuesday last, by Mr. William may be appropriated with advantage, as it is either on a Jackson, at a meeting of the members of that body. The dead level, or below the level of the Pool at high water. announcement was made as soon after the recent sale by The general result will be (it is anticipated) to make our corporation, to Mr. John Laird, (one of the corn- Liverpool the cheapest port to come to in the kingdom missioners,) of some land on the margin of the creek, as a for dock accommodation, warehousing, ship-building, and general plan of the intended works—for which surveys, repairs of vessels, engine making, &c., &c., from the great borings, and estimates were commenced in July last, and facilities afforded by this intended adjunct to the port. strictly continued up to the present time—could be corn- FURTHER REMARKS. pleted with sufficient accuracy to be laid before the pub- There is, we learn from the same authority, no feeling lie ; and backed as it had previously been by the approval whatever entertained by the parties who have originated approval of the admiralty, it came upon the parties inte- and developed the plan submitted, to establish a port an rested in the shipping and warehouse accommodations of tagonist to Liverpool itself; but, on the contrary, they our port so unexpectedly, yet with such stamp of magni- consider the whole as an extension, called for by the re ficence and feasibility, as to startle some whose interests quirements of the times, of the common port,—the parties may be partially, though perhaps temporarily, injured by looking for no personal advantage beyond what that ex the innovation ; and to excite the deepest interest, and in tension may effect in the increase of our' river trade, and some instances the unqualified approbation, amongst a the consequent increased value of the general property on large portion of the commercial community, who could the other side of the water. Even the land just purchased not fail to foresee in the accompiishment of the scheme by Mr. Laird will be under a comparative disadvantage, the commencement of a new era in the history of our as, from the intended plan, it will be situated considerably port—giving large promise of an extensive and profitable in the back ground with reference to the dock. The ma extension of the maritime and inland trade of our river, nagement, moreover, being vested in the Birkenhead to be shared, however, as in justice perhaps it ought, by Commissioners, need, it is presumed, excite no alarm, in our opposite neighbours. asrnuch as they are eligible to office on the suffrages of the The speech of Mr. Jackson supplies a general outline of £lO householders, who will have the power of ejecting any the project; but the sensation which it has created has or all of them, on a showing of unfairness or mismanag induced us to obtain some interesting details from the went 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 bad 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 4asey Pool, (which is immediately opposite the centre of Liverpoal,) 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 and adapta tion of that creek, which had lain neglected and profitless ab origine rirrundi: 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 anti 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 or:them. These basins and clock 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, willbe 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, t.) 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 GUT.ER 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 river. 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 f h r e o m rail tiv; the m y e c a r r r o r carriages m o n a y b oaal also o d t b h e e d s e t li a ve em. r e e r d to 24 hours, by this way—say 61 hours fi T; o h a Gin e Y i step ais,go north on mail s a t nd 16 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 theinpassengers 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 highand 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 1064 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 fi ona them. The sides will be appropriated by the various owners of the propety, (who will be admitted to competition by pur chase without rest ra i n t 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 gate s f rom th e I nn er 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, they can have vessels fitted alongside their own premise —thus saving immense expense in carts ters may rds, (mc 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 are relieved from all incumbrances ; the rate, if any be necessary afterwards, will be required merely for main taining the works. Should more property be acquired than is necessary to discharge the debt, the surplus may 'le 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 th e w id e 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. They consider that they re spire 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 out the hand of fellowship and mutual good-will. . We regard to the Admiralty, an unequivocal opinion has been expressed by 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. T' f _be following are some additional 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 land 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 ,£68,000 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 25..... Locks, gates, graving docks, and extras Wallasey Dock. Woodside Dock Half-tide Dock Entrance Basins, 324,000 125,250 48,400 84,350 £650,000 NSIONS OF DOCKS. . 73 acres, 6,000 yards frontage ▪2l „ 1,300 „ .31 „ 2,000 „ P 1 , 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 Chutrch, 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-dose of syrup of 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. TO THE EDITOR OF THE STANDARD. LIVERPOOL SlR.—.ls you are no doubt aware, from. what ow in Council on Thursday, that a number of gentlemer to inquire into the charge brougl Turner, and Co., by Mr. Corri wish to know the result of you annexed copies of resolutions and letters, whit part of the proceedings. The evidence taken in t 1 When copied will be sent to me, wit desire, You may see it I remair THE MAYO 2ALTI The following Cir BROWN, Esq joined : t you have respectfully, WILLIAM BROWN :o the gentlemen who Referr g you t am deputed to request your (Friday,) India Association, wiu, Committee to inquire into, and report upot, brought by the Collector of the Town Dues firm of Messrs. SANDS, TURNER, and Co. tendanc N DUE other, IS, at Twelve o'clOcla Signed the for West I ed upon to de phen Vex r Lump wards, and on the margin of the river,) with ch graving docksrarayl; .esent space at Liverpool occupied by - npropriated for more important rRESENT, GEORGE HALL LAWRENCE, Esquire, Ca, Richard Houghton, Esq. John Holmes, E . I The Mayor Hugh Hornby sq. James Aspinall, Esq. Henry Lawr ce, Esq. William Birkett, Esq. John Nel 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, ar 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 : L—Steam-boais coming to or departing from any pier, basin, slip, Sm. 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 asufficient light al o ft and forward ih some conspicuous place, under the penalty of forty shillings for each offence against this bye-law. 2.—Steam-boats, in hazy weather, , coming to or depart ing from any pier, basin, slip, ere., to keep a sufficisnt bell ringing. That every master or person, having the command or charge of any steam-vessel corning to or departing from any of the said piers, slips, stairs, or conveniences, in hazy weather, either by day er 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 const an tly ringing, under the penalty of forty shillings for each offence against this bye-law. 3:—"Steam-boals coming , to any basin, pier, Sre., for 'landing passengers -or cargo, to have preference, except, sic. 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, &all 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 flip ;) 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 eargo from such steam or other vessel or boat, sue, shall immediately after such landing haul cff the said steam or other vessel or boat to such a distance (not being less than twenty yards) from sucb•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 Georges Parade for the purpose , of -landing or receivinarattle 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 beyone the limits of the port, not to ply or remain at , any pier, kc. 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, are. longer than _jive 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 any7ier, 8, c. longer tan twenty minutes. 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 gcods 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.—?faster not to moor Steam.boat nearer to any basin, B'c. .than twenty yards, except whilst landing passengers. Thai 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, B.re. allowed to take the ground within 'twenty yards of any pier, slip, &c. the master or person in charge to forfeit, 4^c. That if any steam or other vessel or b'oat 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-boals, Bre. by wilful delay in loading or dis charging, obstructing or hindering any other Steam-boat, 10. 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 That no steam vessel shall remain at or off any of the said piers, slips, stairs, or conveniences, without at least three. ompetent 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 in the evening until five minutes after the mails shall arrive from the Postoffice in Liverpool and be delivered on board ; provided seven o'clocL from the fifteenth of - March to tt: 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 Such r towed tc " J. TODD Association. " J. MYERS. Chairman of t " W. POTTER. " W. P. BUSHBY " T. RIPLEY. " W. SMITH, (Isaac " ROBERT DUDGEON " ED. MOON. " F. FOSTER. " T. BOLD. " JAS. BATESON. " SAMUEL JOHNSTON " R. DIROM. " EDWARD HUNT. " JOSIAS BOOKER "The members of the and attended, thought it desirab cussion took place, as they migh upon the question in the Counci " The following gentlemen wet attend ; viz., Messrs. Charles Horsfall. S George Arbuthnot, Thomas Tobi and Harold Littledale." "Messrs. SANDS, Tua' nd Co 'Chapel-street, Liverpool, 10th No " Dear Sirs,Llt gir you the enclosed resoh adopted by a meeting this day, at which the were requested to attend ; and to prevent the possil of its being said that it was a meeting of your friends, will perceive that they are of all political parties—the chairmen of the various associated bodies, and such other gentlemen asjt was supposed from their station in society would render their opinions and decision unquestionable. " There is a mass of most important evidence. which s unanknot ❑dia Chard gentlemen whose there is not time to-day to copy from the reporters' notes but these, with other resolutions affecting the mode o transacting business at the Town Dues Office, will be pre. pared as soon as possible. " Permit me, personally ~ a on the result of this inquiry, w hi c h t o y d u has tex so honourably. my congratulat Yours, faithfully ILLIAM BROWN, man of the Meeting " P.S.—The members of the council who came to t. meeting retired before the proceedings commenced, feelin, 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 meeting there there is not th e slightest ground to justify th e imputati which is at. tempted to be cast upon those gentlemen. Resolved unanimously, "That no definition is procurable from the receiver o town dues by which to distinguish a bale from a truss, o a case from a box, but that, on the contrary, in reply t the chairman, Mr. Ripley, and Mr. C. S. Parker, depute from this meeting for the purpose of ascertaining the point, he replied that he was instructed by the Mayor ar Town-clerk to answer no quest Resolved unanimously, " That, in order to prevent , it is the bounden duty of the auL. Receiver acts to put forth a cleat which, on the one hand, part:- under whcli i of imputation who are practice of the Town Dues - Oh, hand, no parties may be subject are, "That theiry ivir neighbours rowi ,e ; At i t. a r y . tis o ar t = iiit of these resolutions to the Mayor and each member of Council." )n the o i tohigher charge The following resolution was r committee on Monday (yestere That this meeting, having Sands, Turner and Co. from them in Mr. Carrie's letter . of opinion that Mr. Sands shot. to being nominated as Mayor for the present year (Signed) WILLIAM BROWN, ,eeting of .Ire - a - dy exonerated Mess charges brot Chrman of the k Resolved,—Th a t th e chairmanai and members eetin g. of t committee wait upon Mr. Sands with the above resol tion. (Signed) WILLIAM BROWN. TOXTETH -P ARK COMMISSIONERS. —On Friday Mr. J. Heckle aad 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 ha; z. resigned. EARLY CLOSING OF SHors.—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 Fortz.- , --A new fort the shallows of Bootle Ba 3 enable us, with the present any unwelcome visitors, on their rows, with a cross fire from right bout to be constructed on !n finished, will Rock, to receive trance into the N WOOD PAVING.—" STEAD V. WILLIAM was obtained in the Bail Co aside the verdict given at tl the ground of its bein —A. rule nisi on Monday last, to se late Liverpool assizes evidence CITY OF DUBLIN STEAM-PACKET COMPANY. usual half-yearly meeting was held on Monday, at 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 f' supplying in some degree the educat;- population in our manufacturing districts that the Wesleyaus will be able, with' years, to establish at least seven Ip dition to those already in operation. plish this object, it is calculated that an outlay, amount ing to not less than two hundred thousand pounds, wilt 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 m us t b e ra i se d gra d ua ll y 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 of new schools, &c. An appeal is made to t Circuits for the supply, at the earliest £20,000 of this latter sum. THE WIDOW OF THE LATE CA OF THE MAIL STEAM-SHIP The lat wants of the in the next seven , AFFRAY WITH POACHERS.—O H S a t ur d ay l ast, a per- nd I son was brought up at the C oun t y P o li c e -office, charged I is r ea with having been one of th e p ar ti es w h o were poaching 3 on the preserves of the Earl of Derby at Knowsley, and CA who shot one of the watchers named Kenyon, who is ex- it C pected to die every hour. It seems that on Friday morn ing last, about fiv e o' c l oc k, th ree o f L or d Derby's keepers I off were watching the preserves at Knowsley, when they heard a gun fired, and ha v i ng ca ll e d one or two other ee , ,erf helpers, they all lay do wn i n a h e d ge w hi c h t h ey expected the poachers to pass. Sho r tly a ft erwar d s twe l ve or f i ftee i, ; ..........u, men were seen approachi ng . Th e k eepers now jumpea La, all chante of his own p fate, re.,,,..u0n wa s a t an end. His up, when one of the p oac h ers ( a ll ege d to b e the prisoner now in custody) called ou t, "G o at t h em !"' and a un dep lorable in the very flower and promise o f lif e , was t h e more g orable froin the circumstance, which must ever em was immediately fired, which was returned by Kenyon, balm his name in the memory of all who knew him, that the only one of his party who had a gun. Five shots he was one of the bravest and most g .s in ;n e n ro s u . s w s h e o am , b e u n t th fo a r t were then fired by the poach ers , one o f w hi c h too k e ff ect ever trod a deck, and that, with his own arm, and at th e on Kenyon, the shot teari ng open hi s b owe l s . H e was risk in every case of his own life, he saved the lives of assisted home, where he now lie s i n a s t a t e a l most t o several individuals, on pe preclude the possibility of recovery. The prisoner was his aid as a daring swimme remanded. COURSING MATCH AT ALTCAR.—A splendid race was grave. After servin g h one years as first officer in seve run over Altcar o n Wednesday last, b e t ween M r . Syers's steam-ships of this port, 1 red dog Crosby, (own brother to Gambler,) and the cele- mand of the Solway, and bi brated bitch Lady Harkaway, the property of the well w, I the first time a me r idi an F known Romish controversialist, F a th er T om Maguire, mooed to that bourne whe who has, it seems, laid do wn f or a ti me hi s controver- two years before, he had sial weapons and entered, with hi s cus t omary ent h us i asm, we may pdA f into the more healthy pursuit of fi e ld spor t s. I n t h e fi rst child) i beat Crosby took a lead of six yards, and made the first ment, and PE turn. Father Tom's bitch then rus h e d i n an d killed— sinr , 5. making a dead heat. In the second he a t C ros b y again her b g f e tl half iends in took the lead, and again m a de th e fi rs t t urn; the bitch Do,. Again got in, made two or three point..---' third heat Crosby a third time t the outfit be Wesleyin ible day; of C. R. R. DUNCAN choly loss of the West India spring of the present year, the recollection of our reade rished was her highly-estee r_; Ipersonally knew, and who, i lives oilis passengers ar,' will still be in med coi' Id have f Q watery .11Iy for some the fir nted to the corn: ssumed f accomplisl as plunged in t left comparati y her bereave- voted to ti and won f to add to and won in the most gallat one. In the fourth and las. tion o present, repeated] Crosby afterward: Blundell's with ti it to " I am, Sir, yc " The Committee v tiemen W. BROWN, Chaii American Ass " R. DUCKWORTH, Chairman of dia Association. S. PARKER, C Association. " T. B. HORSFALL, Chair Association. kYLOR, Chairman " WILLIAM BROWN ' Chairman of the Provisional Corn an of the 0 1 . 5 ATY elaide ex; O'R I .park ? Jane r One Li Indrea andred Ho' ich are. Thirty Tbol" ar the 3 PA slclsl% Net' nien ce t tbo° 'ill be w ith irinif rifortO ---:- Sr 111 Oral hool 3, PE.O4 , klso , ,hed, LED *rota iring liars [l e nt ok' s je° l nine