The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-10-08 00:00:00

_ DISCLAIMER. THE Name of ANDRE W HENRY LYNCH, Esq. , was inserted without his authority or_itnowledge in the Prospectus lately published by the_ , C r Ompany, calling itself " The Irish Great Western--Railway Company," e r" w ith which that Gentleman • aims having any con nexion. Mr. Lynch is ember of the Provisional Committee of the Galway' nd Athlone Railway Junction Company. . RAILWAY FROM DUBLIN TO GALWAY. TO THE EDITOR OF THE EVENING PACKET. SIR,— IH AVE seen in the Saunder's new rof this morn ing the Prospectus of a Line ailway from Dublin to Galway, in which I am ed to be the Engineer. Whilst I acknowledge the spectabilit - y of the names at tached to it, I beg to s I have never been consulted about it, nor can I have any connection with the transac tion, being already engaged for the Mullingar and Athlone Line. _ . I am, sir, your obedient servant, JOHN MACNEILL. October 1, 1841, 28, Rutland-square. SHREWSBURY AND GRAND JUNCTION RAILWAY. CAPITAL £600,000, IN SHARES OV £5O EACH. DEPOSIT £5. THE Directors give Notice, that they are ready to re reive Applications for the remaining Shares which have yet to be allotted, in consequen the portion set aside under the agreement with t ondon and Birming ham Company being now d fined by the parties for whom they were reserved, and who have revived their abandoned line. The Applications must be addressed to the undersigned, at Liverpool, and if not delivered at my Office on or be fore the 10th instant. cannot be attended to. All Applications from parties at a distance must be ac companied by a reference to a Bank. The Line, when completed, will be leased to the Grand Junction Company at 4 per cent., and an equal division of further profits, agreeably to an arrangement made with the Company. If an Act of Parliament is not obtained, the deposits will be returned without any deduction. Notice will be given of the time and place at which the Parliamentary Deed will lie for signature, and the Scrip will be issued with as little delay as possible. By order, MARK HUISEI, Secretary. Lime-street, Liverpool, Ist October, 1844. PARIS AND ROUEN RAILWAY. HE GENERAL ASSEMBLY of PROPRIETORS T in this Company, will be held in PARIS, on the 30th October instant. At this Meeting it is intended to declare a Dividend of the Profits of the half-year endin the 30th September, and also to submit, for the appr of the Proprietors, a proposition for making tw ranch Railways, one to Elbeuf and the other to viers. The Company have power to make these b ches under the terms of their original law, and do require any new legislative enact ment, but, in order o declare a Dividend, and to sanction the principle as well as the mode of raising the funds for these auxiliary lines, it is necessary, at the Meeting in Paris, on the 30th October, that 200 Proprietors should be present, and that either, personally or by proxy, one half the capital (36,000 shares) should be represented. The English Directors, with a view to render the Ge neral Assembly of the 30th October efficient for the afore mentioned purposes, propose to hold a Meeting of the English Shareholders at the Clarendon Rooms, Liverpool, on WEDNESDAY, the 9th of October, at One o'clock in Afternoon, when the Proprietors will be consulted as to the best mode of raising the required capital, and of send ing their proxies to Paris. Forms of proxy may be had on application to Messrs. EASTHOPE and SON, Lothbury, London ; or to Messrs. Moss and Cc., Liverpool. J. EASTHOPE, JOHN MOSS, CHARLES LAWRENCE. WM. CHAPLIN. October 3, 1844. PROSPECTUS OF THE BOLTON, WIGAN, AND LIVERPOOL RAILWAY. CAPITAL, £BCO,OOO ; in 16,000 Shares of £5O each. Deposit £4 per Share. PROVISIONAL COMMITTEE. The EARL OF BALCARRAS. Sir THOMAS BRANCKER, Liverpool. METRIC BANKES, Winstanley Hall JOHN CROSTHWAITE, Liverpool. JAMES BRANCKER, Liverpool. WILLIAM STUART, Liverpoo JOHN WOODCOCK, Bank we, Wigan. HENRY SHAW, Land G Ashton, Wigan. WILLIAM PEACE, ha h, Wigan. THOMAS TEBAY, Winstauley. JAMES ROTHWELL BARNES, Summerfield, near Bolton. ROBERT STUART, Manchester. WILLIAM DUNLOP, Edinburgh. With power to add to their number. ENGINEERS: SIR JOLIN.MACNEILL L.L 13,_F.R.5.; and. JAMES THOMSON, F.R.S.E., M R.I.A. SULICITORS: HENRY GASKELL, Wigan. S. I). DAnntstitßE, Manchester. BANKERS: The ROYAL BANK Of LIVERPOOL. WOODCOCK and SONS, Wigan. THE proposed Railway will commence near the Bolton Terminus of the Manchester and Bolton Railway, or by a Junction with the Bolton and Preston Railway, about three miles from Bolton, as may hereafter be de termined upon, and will pass through Dean Rumfortb, Lostock, Westhoughton, and Aspull, intersecting the im portant Coal Fields of that neighbourhood, to Wigan, where it crosses the North Union Railway. The Line then proceeds through the heart of the great Coal District of Lancashire, taking the route of Pember ton, Winstanley, Upholland, Billinge, Rainford, Mos brough, Kirkby, and Knowsley, and passes through Wal ton and Bootle, terminating in immediate contiguity with th 3 North Docks in Liverpool. The above sketch of the proposed Line will at once sug gest the various and impo:tant objects which its construc tion is calculated to attain. The large and rapidly-in creasing Towns of Bolton and Wigan, with their populous neighbourhoods, will acquire a direct Railway communi cation with each other, said with Liverpool (the latter town and intermediate district with Manchester also), in the advantages of which the Town of Bury and the exten sive Manufacturing District on the Line of the Bury and Rossendale Railway, and its projected extensions into Yorkshire will participate. The Towns of Chorley and Preston, and the District to the north of Wigan, will at the same time ontain a shorter and more convenient Rail way connection with Liverpool. The opening of the inexhaustible Mines of exeellent Coal and Cannel, which lie to the extent of several miles on each side of the Line for nearly 5-6ths of its entire length, and the greater portion of which has hitherto, for want of the means of transit, been unavailable to the pub lic, may, however, be considered as one of the principal objects of the present undertaking. It is impossible to estimate too highly the extent or the importance, in a commercial point of view, whether for home consumption or for exportation, of the Mineral riches which will be thus brought into the Market. The very large supplies of Coal already forwarded from a limited portion of this important District, and by the very circuitous Canal Con veyance to Liverpool and the Manufacturing Towns in Lancashire, may afford some idea of the extent of traffic which will be the result of opening up the whole Coal Field by a direct Railway communication, and which must constitute such Railway the " Stockton and Darlington" of the West. The importance of this element of the scheme is enhanced by the immediate connection of the Line with the Docks of Liverpool, thus affording the most convenient means of Shipping Coals and Coke to Ireland, where the consumption of both these articles is rapidly increasing, and to the Continent. The vicinity to the North Docks will also facilitate, in a great degree, the Conveyance of Raw Produce and Manufactured Goods to and from the Manufacturing Distriets on the Line of the proposed Railway, and of those in connection with it, and will offer the greatest conveniences for the importa tion and transmission, into the interior of Lancashire, of Cattle and Live Stock. Taking into consideration the large population which will be thus benefitted, the increasing facilities of inter course which puhlic convenience demands, the immense Commercial resources of the District, the consumption of Raw Produce, and the equivalent return of Manufactured Goods which the proposed Railway will at once foster and supply, the Committee conceive that an imperative case is made out for the construction of the Bolton, Wigan, and Liverpool Railway. The projected Line is about 27 miles in length, and it is estimated that the cost of its construc tion, including the purchase of Land, and ample allow ance for contingencies, will not exceed £BOO,OOO. It is proposed, however, that the Provisional Committee shall have power to increase the Capital to £900,000, in the event of its being deemed advisable to make Branches to the Coal Fields or otherwise. The Committee have suffi ciently investigated the question of Traffic, to satisfy themselves that the return to the Shareholders for the Ca pital expended will be a highly remunerative one. The Projectors of the measure have. hitherto met with se much friendly attention and assurance of support from Proprietors of Land on the Line, as to induce them to be lieve that they shall not meet with serious opposition from any but those who are anxious for monopoly. Applications for Shares, in the following form, to be addressed to either of the Solicitors, from whom, or from Messrs. PARSONS and T OWNLEY, Sharebrokers, Liver pool; Mr. JOHN HOUGHTON BRANCKER, Sh , rebrOker, High-street, Liverpool; or from Messrs. RAILTON and SON, and Messrs. CARDAVELL and SoNs, Sharebrokers, M a nchester, Prospectuses and F orms o f A pp li ca ti ons f or Sh ar es may be obtained. FORM OF APPLICATION FO R I,O SHARES. n Wigan, and To the Provisional Committes o f she Li v erpool Railway. , SHARES £5O EACH.—DEPOSIT £4 PER SHARE. I request you will allot to me such number of Shares in the above undertaking (not exceeding ) as yen may see fit, and I agree to take the same upon the terms of the Prospectus, and t o pay the Deposit thereon, and to execute the Subscribers Agreement and Parlia mentary Contract when required. Dated the day .of 1844. Neale of Applicant Description - ----- Residence ------ DUNDEE AND PERTH RAILWAY, TO JOIN THE DUNDEE AND ARBROATH RAILWAY AT THE DOCKS OF DUNDEE. CAPITAL £200,000, in SHARES of £25 EACH. CHAIRMAN, The Right Honourable Lord Kinnaird. DEPUTY CHAIRMAN, Sir Patrick Murray Thriepland, of Fingast, Bart. (Provisional Committee as formerly advertised.) BANKERS. _ _ _ PERTH.—The National Bank and Centr nk. EDINBURGH.—The National Ban Scot and and the City of Glasgow Bank. GLASGOW.—The National,,Bank of Scotland and the Union Bank of Scotland.' LONDON.—Messrs. Rau(om and Co. and the Union Bank. MANCHESTER.—Ige i sirs. Jones, Lloyd, and Co. LEEDS.—Messrs. Beckett and Co. LIVERPOOL.—Liverpool Union Bank. DIINDEE.—The Eastern Bank of Scotland. SOLICITORS. Messrs. G. & T. W. Webster, 1, Old Palace-yard, London. • .. ENGINEER. John Miller, Esq., C.E., Edinburgh. THE DIRECTORS of the DUNDEE and PERTH RAILWAY have great satisfaction in informing the Shareholders of the Company, that the promoters of the Edinburgh and Northern Railway have abandoned the formation of their line through the eastern portion of the County of Fife and resolved to join the Dundee and Perth Line at a point near Mugdrum. Island, on the understand ing that the bridge over the River Tay, and that part of the line on the south bank of the Tay to the terminus at Perth, (being about seven miles in length,) shall be exe cuted at the mutual expense and for the mutual benefit of both companies. The advantages of this arrangement to both parties are apparent. To this company it secures all the Edinburgh traffic, in addition to the traffic formerly calculated upon, while the expense of construction will be considerably diminished. To the Edinburgh and Northern Company it also effects a very great saving in the cost of their line, and obviates the disadvantage of a Ferry across the Tay. The crossing of the river, at the point agreed on, has been examined into most carefully by the engineers of both companies, and also by other eminent engineers, and they are all satisfied that it can be effected in a safe and commodious manner, and at a moderate cost, without injury or interruption to the navigation. The communication by railway from Edinburgh to Perth, Dundee, Arbroath, and Forfar will thus be com pleted ; and by the Scottish Central Railway, Dundee will be connected with Glasgow and the west coast. The Directors are happy to understand, that Mr. Cubitt's in spection of the Aberdeen Railway has been so satisfac tory as to leave no doubt that that undertaking will be immediately proceeded with. It is to have a terminus at Friockheim, on the Arbroath and Forfar Railway. This will connect the whole North of Scotland with the Metropolis and Glasgow ; and arrangements have been made with existing Companies which will secure immediate and uninterrupted despatch along the whole course of the line. The estimates of expense and calculations of traffic have just been most carefully revised, and the result is of the most flattering description. The line is twenty-one miles in length, and the whole cost thereof is estimated at £200,000. This arises from the uncommonly level nature of the Cruse of Gowrie. The Dundee and Arbroath Railway, which is seventeen miles in length, and passes through a similarly favourable country, only cost £150,000, including engines, carriages, &c. THE TRAFFIC CONSISTS OF THREE HEADS, OR BRANCHES : 1, The Traffic between Dundee and Perth. The population of Dundee is 66,000, and of Perth 21,000. There are at present ten, and sometimes twelve coaches running, daily, betwixt these towns. There are also two steam-boats upon the river ; but, as these can only sail at or near high water, the hours of departure vary daily, and are thus very uncertain and inconvenient ; besides, they can only remain in Perth a few minutes, as they must leave again to catch the tide. This leads to the great number of coaches upon the road. By this Line, the inhabitants of Perthshire can be brought to the sea bathinc, quarters at Broughty Ferry, Mon , fieth, Carnou stie, &c., on the line of the Dundee and .Arbroath Rail way, without leaving the coaches or removing their lug gage. _ _ _ 11. The Traffic between Dundee and Glasgow, or between th; East and West Coasts of Seolllsnd. The intercourse between the large towns of Dundee and Glasgow, both i❑ goods and passengers, is very ex tensive and important. The great proportion of the linens exported from Dundee are shipped at Glasgow and Liverpool. Th 9 cost of carriage is at present about £20,000 per annum. The present passenger intercourse is also very great, and a vast increase in the traffic may, with absolute certainty, be reckoned upon. ____ 111. Traffic between Dundee and Edinburgh. The amount of this traffic is well known to be immense, and will be greatly increased by Railway communication. The whole of it will pass over fourteen miles of this com pany's line. As shown in the original Prospectus, the revenue from the first of these sources of traffic would alone yield a return of nearly ten per cent. upon the present capital; but, when the whole sources of traffic are taken into ac count they point out this line as, perhaps, the most pro mising and safe investment which has been brought before the Public. The Direeterm Laving reAolTed to brims into Parliament a Bill for this undertaking early nest Session, the surveys and other preparations are in progress. The deposits not having been paid upon a portion of the Shares, the same have been forfeited ; but the Direc tors, looking to the diminished estimate of the cost of the works, and to the great additional traffic to be brought to this line, deem it due to the existing Shareholders, on application, to give them a preference, to a certain extent, of the unallotted Stock. A deposit of X 2 10s. per Share must be paid upon allot ment • and it is proposed to allow four per cent. to the Shareholders from the passing of the act until the ivorks he completed. It is expected that the line will be opened within twelve months after the works shall have been commenced. Application may be made, in the form annexed, to the Solicitors in London, or to Messrs. JOHN ROBERTSON and Co., Royal Exchange, Edinburgh ; J. C. FOULDS, St. Vincent-sireet,:Glasgow ; CHARLES CUNNINGHAM, Exchange-street, Glasgow; WILLIAM GORDON, Maris chal-street, Aberdeen ; B. and M. BOYD, London ; Messrs. BEAUMONT and KENNEDY, Leeds; Messrs. IRWIN and ASPINALL, Liverpool; Messrs. CARDWELL and SONS, Manchester; J. C. HOASTON, Halifax; MOORE and GAT LIFE, Or, TEMPEST and BUTCH ART, Huddersfield; U. W. DICKINSON. Newcastle; EDWARD WILSON, Temple street, Birmingham; D. B. NIVEN, or, JOHN STURROCK, jun., or, WALTER SHAW, jUD., Dundee; and DUNCAN and M`LEAN, Or, GRAY and JAMESON, Writers, Perth; or SHIELL and SMALL, Dundee, Secretaries. FORM OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES. Date. TO THE COMMITTEE OF THE DUNDEE AND PERTH RAILWAY COMPANY. GENTLEMEN,-1 am desirous of becoming a subscriber for shares in this undertaking, of £25 per share, the deposit upon which, or any less number of shares that may be &lotted to me, I hereby engage to pay ; and I also undertake to sign the Parliamentary Contract, and all other necessary deeds, when required so to do. I am, gentlemen, your very obedient servant, Name - Address CORK AND BANDON RAILWAY. CONNECTING THE DISTRICT AND TOWNS OF THE WEST RIDING OF THE COUNTY WITH THE CITY AND HARBOUR OF CORK. CAPITAL £200,9430C IN 4,000 SHARES, OF £5O EACH. DEPOSIT, £2 10S. PER SI7RE. Length, 20 Miles. Est' ated Cost, £lO,OOO per Mile. No Shareholder to e liable beyond the amount of s Subscription. PROVISIONAL COMMITTEE. WITH POWER TO ADD TO THEIR NUMBER.) Lord Viscount Bernard, M.P., Castle Bernard, Honourable H. B. Bernard, Ditto, Colonel Chatterton, K.H., D.L., Daniel Connor, Esq., J.P., Manch-house, Robert Foster, Ebq , Captain R.N., Rockcastle, The Rev. Somers Payne, Upton, Richard Corbett, Esq., M.D., Innishannon, Thomas liornihrook Sullivan, Esq., Bandon, Richard Tresilian, Esq„ Bandon, Alderman John Hodder, merchant, Cork, John Hurley, Esq„ Bandon, Maskelyne Alciick, Esq., J.P., Roughgrove, William C. Sullivan, Esq., Bandon, Sir Edward Synge, Bart., D.L., J.P., High-Sheriff, County of Cork, Sir Anthony Perrier, Cork, Thomas R. Sarsfield, Esq , J.P., Doughcloyne, William Lane, E-q., Vernon Mount, Michael Roberts, Esq., J.P., Mountrivers, James Splaine, Esq., J.P., Gurrane, James Carnigie ' Esq., Northesk , Joseph M`Mullen, Esq., Cork, William Jones Shaw, Merchant, Kilnap, Robert T. Belcher, Esq., J.P., Bandon, Henry Herrick. Esq.. Woodlands, John Nash, Esq., Brinny. STANDING COUNSEL. John Fleming, Esq., Lincoln's-inn. EN GIN EERS• Chas. Vignoles, Esq., F.R.A.S., M.R.1.A., Consulting Engineer. P. and E. Leahy, Esqrs., M.1.C.E.L., Acting Engineers. SOLICITORS. J. C. Besnard, Esq., 178, Great Brunswick-street, Dub lin ; and 59, South-mall, Cork. George Parsons, Esq., Manchester-bnildings, Parliament street, Westminster. SECRETARY AND LONDON AGENT. Edward Billing, Esq. MANAGING DIRECTOR FOR LONDON. L. H. Thomson, Esq. BANKERS. Provincial Bank of Ireland and its Branches. Union Bank of London, 8, Moorgatg-street, Lothbury. T HE ohjact o f thi s un d er t a ki n g is to facilitate the communication between all the Towns in the West Riding of the County with the City of Cork by forming a Railway from Cork to Bandon, upon which the other Towns may be said to centre. The Towns thus convenienced and facilitated in their communication with Bandon and Cork are Kinsale, In- nishannon, Skibbereen, Clonakilty, Timoleague, Ross. • carberry, Bally dehob, Skull, Castletownsend , Crookhaven, Bantry, Castletown, Berehaven, Dunmanway, &c., which, with the extensive districts in their respective vicinities, embracing an area of upwards of 400 square miles, contain a population of upwards of 250,000. This immense dis trict is well known for its great mineral and agricultural wealth, the former consisting of Copper, Manganese, Iron, Lead, and Silver; the latter, at present very rich in Corn, Butter, Pigs, and Cattle, is capable of being largely increased, and needs but the stimulus and facilities derivable from easy and quick communication to insure. the rapid developement of its great natural resources. The formation of this Railway will also have the effect of rendering the communication between the unrivalled harbours of Berehaven, Glengariff, Bantry, Crookhaven, and Cork, more easy and more effectual. From the position of the range of bills and mountains running East and West, and bounding the above district on the North, Bandon must always form the natural focus upon which its various streams of traffic and intercourse concentrate; and, therefore, whilst the construction of a Railroad from Bandon to Cork would be productive of a certain profit to its proprietors, it could not fail to confer very great advantages upon Bandon, Cork, and the West Riding of the County generally. It will also have the effect of facilitating the communi cation from Bandon and the Western towns of the County of Cork to Dublin, Belfast, and the North of Ireland, by means of the proposed Great Southern and Western Railway from Cork to Limerick and Cashel, whence a line is in progress to Dublin, and there will join with the proposed lines to Belfast and the other northern towns. According to the Commissioners' Report, the trade of Cork amounted, in 1836, to 400,000 tons annually. The Bandon line forms the chief of four great lines of traffic to and from Cork, and the Passenger intercourse from Bandon is far greater than on any of the other lines. There are no circumstances connected with the Line presenting any engineering difficulty ; no inclined planes exceeding the ordinary gradients for locomotive power; no tunnel, nor any excavations of magnitude. The line is one of easy construction, adhering, for the most part, to the natural surface of the country. As far as Landholders have been consulted, they have declared their assent to the measure, and signified their readiness to afford it their warmest support. Power will be taken to allow interest at the rate of Four per Cent. per annum on a►l deposits and calls to be computed from the date of each payment. The liability of the Subscribers will be limited by the Act of Parliament to the Amount of their respective Sbares. The ex sting Passenger intercourse between Cork and Bindon appears, from carefully prepared estimates, to be at least 130 per day in one direction, or 260 per day in both directions. This includes the average number tra velling by public and private vehicles, the former num bering six coaches in the day each way. But the effect of the facilities of Railway communication between Towns has always been found to, at least, double the previously existing intercourse, and very frequently tho increase is three fold, and often even more. Taking the smaller increase in the case of Bandon and Cork, the daily intercourse of Passengers by Railway will he 260 in one direction, or 520 in both directions, per day, which, at an average of 2s. per head, gives a gross receipt of £52 per day, or, per year, for Passengers. £18,980 0 0 The merchandise traffic carried on through Bindon, between the Western parts of the County and Cork, according to carefully - ascertained data, corrected and checked by the returns of the Irish Railway Com missioners and other correct sources, appears to be at least 60,000 tons, of various articles, such as Corn, Flour, • Timber, Groceries, Hardware, &c., and, without assuming any increase of quantity for the facilities of Railway transit, the above tonnnge, at a charge of 2d. per ton per mile,* gives a gross receipt for Mer cbandise of. * The above charge for transit by Rail way between Cork and Bandon will be but 3s. 4d. per ton, whilst the present . charge, by common road, is 6th per cwt., or 10s. per ton. The number of Pigs annually purchased in Bandon for the Cork market, together with those passed through Bandon from the western towns of Timoleague, Clo nakilty, Roscarbery, Skibbereen, Bally dehob, Skull, Crookhaven, Bantry, Cas tletown, Dutnanvvay, &c. are estimated, from authentic sources, as not being less than 80,000, which, at 6d. each, gives.. £2,000 0 0 Horned Cattle and Sheep . . Carriage of Mails and Parcels ... ,... 1,000 0 0 Gross Receipts. .. Deduct 40 per cent. for work expenses 13,300 0 0 Annual Profit. . £20,180 0 0 Or 10 per cent. on a Capital of 200,000. Supposing one-third of the capital to be borrowed at 5 per cent., the above would afford 121 per cent. on the paid-up capital. In the above estimate no account is t iken for the con veyance of Troops and Baggage, nor for private Carriages. Neither is . any account taken of the intercourse with Kinsale, the value of the Fish Trade alone being upwarOS of £30,000 a year, and the traffic with which must fall into this line, - 12 miles from Cork. Prospectuses may be had, and application for Shares be made to Mr. BILLING, the Secretary, at the Company's Temporary Offices, No. 4, Manchester. buildings, Parlia ment-street, Westminster, London; Mr. T. K. SULLI VAN, Bandon; Mr. JOHN WILLS, Stock and Share Broker, Royal Bank-buildings, Sweeting-street, Liver pool Messrs. POTTER and Co., Stock and Share Brokers, Leeds; Messrs. COLLISON and FLINT, Stock and Share Brokers, Hull; Mr. HENRY LANAUZE, Stock Broker, College-green, Dublin. Mr. JOHN M`DONNELL, 12, Academy-street, Agent at Cork: FORM OF APPLICATION. To the Provisional Cotamittee of the Cork and Bandon Railway. GENTLEMEN,—I hereby request you will apportion me Shares in the above proposed Railway, and I engage to pay the deposit of £2 103. per Share upon such allot ment as you may be pleased to make, and to sign the Subscription Contract required by Parliament, and also the Subscriber's Agreement. I am, gentlemen, your obedient servant, Name - Profession, Trade, or calling Residence Date of Application BLACKBURN, DARWEN, AND BOLTON RAIL WAY. CAPITAL £250,000, in SHARES of £25 each. DEPOSIT, £2 per Share. PROVISIONAL COMMITTEE. John Fowden Hindle, Esq., Woodfold Park, High Sheriff of the County of Lancaster. John Hornby, Esq., M.P. for Blackburn. John Ashworth, Esq., Birtenshaw. Thomas Appleton, Esq., Turton. Stephen Blair, Esq., Bolton. John Brandwood, sq., Darwe James Brandwood, Esq., Dar en. Robert Burton, Esq., Bolt . Charles Edmonston, Esq. arwen. James Greenway, Esq., amen Bank. Peter Richard Hoare, sq., Turton. William Henry Hor y, Esq., Blackburn. Robert Hopwood, sq., Blackburn. William Ford Hul on, Esq., Hutton Park, Bolton. James Kay, Esq., Turton Tower. Charles Potter, sq., Darwen. Harold Potter, Esq., Darwen. Adam Roxburgh, Esq., Eutwisle. Thomas Scowcroft, Esq., Bradshaw. Eccles Shorrock, Esq., Darwen. E. H. Sumner, Esq., Bolton. William Wilson, Esq., Preston. With power to add to their number. BANKERS. The Manchester and Liverpool District Banking Com- pany. CONSULTING ENGINEER. ACTING ENGINEER.. Mr. John Watson. SOLICITORS. Messrs. Robinson and Holton, Blackburn. THIS projected Line is intended to connect the large 1. manufacturing town of Blackburn. and the populous and increasing townships of Lower Darwen, Over Dar wen, and Turton, with the important town of Bolton, and at the latter Terminus to form a Junction with the Manchester and Bolton Railway, by which a continuous and unbroken Railway communication will be established between Blackburn and Manchester. It is proposed that the Line, commencing at the Joint Station of the Blackburn, Burnley, and Accrington, and the Blackburn and Preston Railways, at Blackburn, shall pass through the several townships of Blackburn, Lower Darwen, Over Darwen, Entwisle, Turton, Tonge with-Haulgh, and Little Bolton, comprising, with the town of Great Bolton, according to the last Parliamentary Census taken in 1841, a population of 105,550 persons. To individuals acquainted with the town of Blackburn, in the Cotton Manutactories of which it is estimated that 1,800 horse-power is employed,—with the large manufac turing districts of Lower Darwen and Over Darwen, em ploying upwards of 850 horse-power, and the extensive Coal Fields and Slate and Flag Quarries in those districts, —and with the Stone Quarries and Printing and Bleach ing Establishments in Edgeworth and Turton, it is un necessary to point out the great importance of the pro jected Line, considered in reference to the advantages which must result to the public from a direct communi cation by Railway, 23 miles in length, with the town of Manchester. The importance of the Undertaking is much increased when it is remembered that the construc tion of a Railway between the towns of Bolton and Li verpool is in contemplation, and that by a Junction of this with the Blackburn, Darwen, and Bolton Railway, a direct route, 40 m il es i n length, will be formed between Blackburn and the town of Liverpool. The Line now projected will be 13 miles long, the cost of which, including the expense of Engines and Carriages, and every possible contingent outlay, has been estimated by men of talent and experience at £243,600. The Traffic has been carefully taken under the super intendence of a competent Agent employed for the pur pose, by whom the following Summary, in the accuracy of which the Committee repose every confidence, has been furnished, chewing that a net return of upwards of THE LIVERPOOL SEANDABD. 8 per cent. on the outlay may be expected .to be realised by the Shareholders : Passengers at the present rate of travelling, and'allowing for increase an equal amount £17,000 Merchandise and Minerals ... 16,180 Cattle, Parcels, and Mails ... ....... 690 33,870 Deduct 40 per Cent. for working expenses.. 13,548 £20,322 Applications for Shares, in the under-mentioned form, to be made to Messrs. ROBINSON and HOLTON, Solici tors, Blackburn, on or before the 17th day of October instant, on which day the Allotment will take place. Blackburn, 27 t A September, 1844. TO THE PROVISIONAL COMMTTTEE OF THE BLACKBURN, DARWEN, ANT, BOLTON RAILWAY. I request that you will allot me Shares in the above Undertaking, on the terms mentioned in the Pro spectus, and I agree to take such Shares, or so many as may be allotted to me, to pay the deposit thereon, and to execute the Parliamentary Contract and Subscribers' Agreement, when required so to do. Name Residence Profession or Trade- Date CHESTER AND WARRINGTON JUNCTION RAILWAY. Capital, £250,000, in 12,500 Shares of X2O each. Deposit, £1 los per Share: PROVISION AL DIRECTORS. William Wanklyn, Esq , Duncan-lodge, near Manchester, ._ . . . (Boroughreeve of Salford.) John Holford, Esq., Rusholme-hall, near Manchester, Lot Gardiner, Esq., Ordsall-cottage, near Manchester, Samuel B. Chadwick, Esq,,,,Uaresbury hall, Cheshire, William Hayes, Esq., FrAlsham, William Picke r i n g, y.. Frodsharn, John Rigby Pickering, E.q , Frodsham, With po wer to add to their number. Engineer—George Watson Buck, Esq. Solicitor—John Newall, Esq., Manchester. Bankers—Sir Benjamin Heywood, Bart., and Co., Man chester and Liverpool. . THIS Railway is projected for the following important purposes :- I.—To connect, by a continuous Line of Railway, and by a much shorter route than at present exists, Manches ter, Leeds. Bolton, Preston, and the other populous Towns of Yorkshire and Lancashire with the Chester and Holyhead and Chester and Wrexham Railways, now in the course of formation. At present there is no direct Railway communicati n. 2.—To reduce the Railway distance between Manches ter and the intended Docks at Birkenhead, from 66 miles to 51 miles, a very important saving, when it is considered that Birkenhead will be a most convenient Port for the Manufacturing Districts of Lancashire and Yorkshire. 3.—To reduce the Railway distance between Manches ter and Chester, from 52 miles to 38 miles, and between Warrington and Chester, from 45 miles to 18 miles. 4.—To form a direct communication at Preston-brook with the Bridgewater Canal, and so afford to the Inhabit ants of Manchester a very expeditious, and, at the same time, a cheaper means of conveyance to Chester and North Wales than can be obtained in any other manner. To effect these important objects it will only be neces sary to form a Line of Railway from Preston-brook, on the Grand Junction Railway, through Frodsham to Ches ter, a distance of 13 miles, and, as Mr. Buck reports, over a most favourable line of country. The Line will not be in competition with existing interests, but, on the contrary, will feed the traffic on the Liverpool and Man chester and Grand Junction Railways, and the Bridge water Canal. The Shareholders may safely calculate upon a very remunerative rate of interest for the capital invested, in consequence cf the large traffic which must necessarily be brought upon this Line by the many Rail ways with which it will communicate. A Deposit of £1 10s. per Share to be paid on the Allotment of Shares, and it is intended to apply for powers to enable the Share holders to receive interest on their deposits after the rate of £4 per Cent. per Annum. Application for Prospectuses, Maps, and other infor mation, and also for Shares, to be made to Mr. JOHN HOUGHTON BRANCKER, Sharebroker, High-street, Liverpool; JOHN NEWALL, Esq., Solicitor, Princess-street, Man chester; Messrs. CARDWELL and SON, Sharekrokers, Brown-street, Manchester; Messrs. WAGSTAFF, SON. and MARSH, Solicitors, Warrington; and Mr. HAR RISON, Sharebroker, Chester. FORM OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES. To the Directors of the Chester and Warrington Junc tion Railwa I request that you will allot to me such number of Shares not exceeding , as you may see fit, and I agree to take the same upon the terms and conditions of the Prospectus, and to execute the Subscribers Agree ment and Parliamentary Contract when required. Dated the day , 1844. Name of Applicant Business Residence RULES - OP THE LICENSED VICTUALLERS' PROTECTION SOCIETY. Xl5 Association is formed fur the purpose of effecting a complete organisation of the Licensed Victuallers who reside within the Parliamentary Boundary of Liver pool, for carrying out the following objects •- 1. Protection against vexatious prosecutions, assaults on the persons, and depredations on the property of its Members. 2. Watching the proceedings of the Legislature, with a view to be prepared for any ewer . 3. Obtaining that degree o arliamentary and local interest which their numb and influence among the constituency of the Boro of Liverpool entitle them to possess. 4. Closely atter;l t iirtto Parochial proceedings, as the Taxes have incre ' d considerably within the last few years, in order to have an equitable adjustment of Local Assessment and other imposts. RULES. I.—The object of this Society is not only to protect its Members against vexations and malicious prosecutions, assaults on their persons, and depredations on their pro perty, but also to afford information on every question affecting the interests of the trade. ll.—This Society shall be governed by a President, Vice-President, Treasurer, and a Committee of thirty, five of the Committee to form a quorum, whose duty is to transact the business of the Society, and arrange and prepare any rules or by-laws that may from time to time be suggested, and lay them before any General Meeting for consideration ; that the said Committee be empowered to fill up any vacancies short of that number, or which may occur by death, removal, or resignation during the year ; and that the appointment of three Trustees, Soli citor, and Secretary he vested in the Committee. Ill.—That a subscription of Ten Shillings per year shall be paid by each Member, in order to raise a fund for the purpose of defending all actions, suits, prosecu tions, and informations, and also of prosecuting and punishing such informers and others as may from time to time be agreed upon, and also of defraying all legal mid other expenses of the Society. IV.—That the Officers of this Society shall be elected annually, at the General Meeting, to be held on the last Thursday in September of every year; but to ensure re gularity in the proceedings of the Society, it is deemed advisable that only fifteen Members of the Committee shall go out of office annually in rotation, such retiring Committee-men being eligible for re-election. V.—That the Committee meet on the first Thursday of every month, or oftener if necessary, at seven o'clock precisely; that proper books shall be kept by the Secre tary, showing all receipts and disbursements, and the minute book shall contain a true and fair copied state-. meat of all resolutions passed by the Society, which book shall be produced and the minutes of the resolutions con firmed at the next meeting ; and that no resolutions so passed shall be acted upon or considered binding on this Society until they shall have been so confirmed and signed by the Chairman, unless such resolutions shall have been carried unanimously. Vl.—That any Licensed Victualler, who may be desi rous of becoming a Member of this Society, shall be ad mitted upon being proposed and seconded on any meeting night by two Members who can attest to his respectability, on paying ten shillings, the amount of his subscription. Vll.—That the President, upon receiving a requisition signed by five Members, shall have the power of calling a Special General Meeting. Vlll.—That all moneys collected shall be paid into the hands of the Treasurer, who shall be accountable to the Society for the same; and should it exceed the sum of £2O, then the same to be deposited in the bank, to the cre dit of the Society ; and such money not to be drawn out of the bank except by a cheque, which must be sigried by the President and one Trustee at least, in the presence of the Secretary, who shall keep a cheque-book for the said purpose. IX.—No account shall be paid until approved of by the Committee; nor any money drawn from the Treasurer, ualess the draft is signed by the President, and counter signed by the Secretary. X.—That the accounts of the Society be audited once in the year, at the meeting to be held on the last Thursday in August, by three Members of the Society, who shall be appointed Auditors by the Committee. Xl.—Any Member may on any Committee night, while the Committee is sitting, inspect the books of the society. Xll.—That any Member becoming acquainted with any matters that may affect the trade generally, or this Society in particular, it shall be considered a duty incumbent on him to make the same known at the ensuing monthly meeting, or, if of an immediate nature, to the President in the interim, this being an object of the greatest import ance. Xlll.—That if any Member receive notice of proceed ings against him for a breach of the laws, he shall forward the same to the President, who may call a special meeting of the Committee, who shall, upon due consideration of the said Member's case, decide upon the expediency of requesting the attendance of the Solicitor on his behalf, at the place of hearing to which such Member shall have been summoned ; and if the Solicitor certify that the pro ceedings were vexatious and malicious, the legal expenses shall be paid by the Society, but not otherwise ; it being the true intent and meaning of this Society not to coun tenance any of its Members who shall knowingly violate the law. The penalty, on conviction, to be paid by the defendant. XlV.—That notices of motions be given one meeting prior to their being submitted to the Society for discus sion ; if, however, the motion is likely to affect the inter est of the trade, such notice may be dispensed with. XV.—Should it at any time be considered necessary to dissolve the Society, such dissolution shall not be carried into effect unless agreed to by a majority of the Members at a general meeting of the Society, specially convened for the purpose ; and in that case the funds shall be divided among the Members, according to the time they have be longed to it. XVl.—That copies of the foregoing resolutions be printed and left with the Committee and Members, who are to exert themselves in circulating them and endevour ing to obtain additional subscribers. XVll.—That a subscription be immediately entered into b• the members present, and the money paid over into the hands of the Treasurer. All communications addressed to the SECRETARY, at his Office, No.l, Parker-street, will be promptly attended to. IMPORTANT LIGHT. CHAS. KURTZ'S PATENT SOLAR CAMPHINE and NAPTHA LAMPS are particularly recom mended to those desirous of having a cheap and brilliant Light. The Camphine Lamps are perfectly harmless, being constructed on the Solar prjncipte, and where Gas cannot be procured, they will be found an excellent sub stitute, the Light being eqtially as cheap and brilliant. They are entirely free from smell or smoke, consequently much superior to any - hitherto in use. Camphine and Naptha Spirits constantly on hand. 28, Moor-street, Back G'oree, Liverpool. P.S.—The Trade supplied on reasonable terms. GREAT REDUCTION IN THE PRICE OF PURIFIED FEATHERS, AT THE FEATHER BED & MATTRESS WAREHOUSE, 126, WHITECHAPEL, CORNER OF GREAT CHARLOTTE-STREET. 'PHE Proprietor, in addition ta-thrtssual method of stoving, submits his Feathfirs to a Chemical process on his own Premises ; and with the very great facilities he possesses, by steam-power, machinery, &c. &c. he is ena bled to offer thoroughly-purified Feathers, at exceedingly low prices. OLD BEDS PURIFIED AND DRESSED. BED TICKS READY-MADE. BEDSTEADS. SILK, WOOL, AND COTTON FLOCK. BLANKETS, COUNTERPANES, AND EVERY DESCRIPTION OF BEDDING. - AT 126, WHITECHAPEL, CORNER OF GREAT CHARLOTTE-STREET. MANUFACTORY, FEATHER-STREET. THE NORTHERN CHURCH OF ENGLAND SCHOOL, FOR THE SONS OF CLERGYMEN &OTHER GENTLEMEN, ROSSALL HALL, NEAR FLEETWOOD-ON-WYRE. Visitor—The Right Rev, the Lord BISHOP Of CHESTER. President—The Right Hon. the Earl of DERBY. Head Master—Rev. Dr. WOOLLEY, late Fellow of Uni versity College. Oxford. Classical Master—R. W. Buses, Esq., M.A., Scholar of Worcester College, Oxford, and Theological Prize- man, 1844. Mathematical Master —EDWA SPENCER, Esq., 8.A., Fellow and late Math tical Lecturer of Sidney Sussex College, Cam ' ge. Cant Masters. J. C. ANDREW, q., 8.A., Exhibitioner of University College, Oxford. X. N. PASZKOWICZ, M. Pb. of the University of War- saw. H. W. VERNON, Esq., late of the Collegiate Institution, Liverpool. Drawing Master— Medical Attendant—KEATS ROBINSON RISK, Esq., R.N., late Assistant Surgeon to the Royal Naval Schools, Greenwich. Domestic Superintendent—Mrs. GARTHWAITE, /ate Ma tron of the Marlborough School. Drill Serjeant and Swimming Master— THE above SCHOOL WAS OPENED on. THURS DAY, the 22d August, and the Council are now pre pared to issue further Nominations, with a view to the immediate extension of the accommodation. TERMS If Nominated.—For Sons of Clergymen .. £3o Laymen If not Nominated.—For Sons of Clergymen Laymen . 5O All applications to be made to the Secretary, the Rev. ST. VINCENT BEECHEY, M.A., Thornton Parsonage, Preston. CHURCHMAN'S IAMILY NEWSPAPER. Publishing every Tuesday and Friday, price Fivepence, THE CHURCHMAN'S NEWSPAPER, containing the Charges of the Bishops and Archdeacons, and all other valuable Ecclesiastical Documents and Church In telligence; and also all the current Political, Agricultural, Commercial, and General News of the day ; so as to ren der it what its name implies, a c Mete Newspaper for the Clergy, and for all sound good lay Churchmen, and their families. Orders for " The CH CH MAN'S NEWSPAPER" received by all Bosjesellers and Newsmen ; and also at the Office, 48, Salisbury-square, London, where Adver tisments and all Communications for the Editor are to be TO CORRESPONDENTS. An cxtraordlnaiy pressure of uthealsernerqs niust be our excuse for omitting several communications, and original articles. Our subscribers in the country will receive a copy of the Plan of Birkenhead, as a stamped Supplement. We had in type a report of an important meeting of the Liver pool Yacht Club, which, at the hour Of going to press, We are compelled to withdraw. It records the acces,ion to the club of Sir Robert Peel, the Marquis of Anglesea, Lord Wilton, Lord Sandon, Sir Howard Douglas, and a host of distinguished names. ebt kibrrpool Atanbarb. TUESDAY 2110RN1N . 6, OCT. 8, 1844. We have but littl e f urt h er to say upon t h e ques tion involved in the discussion at the Council on Wednesday last. The explanation of the Mayor to Mr. Aspinall was perfectly satisfactory to that gen tleman and the majority of the Council. It was per fectly so to us. The Journal, however, is not dis posed to let well alone—to allow the explanation of his worship to do its pacifying office; and proceeds accordingly, in a lengthy and most inconclusive tirade upon the whole subject, to reopen the matter and throw in the seeds of further ill-feeling and contest. He claims for the Mayor powers and pri vileges which that gentleman never claimed, or thought of claiming, for himself. The documents published, the Journal says, he had a right to publish, independently of any permission from the Watch Committee, inasmuch as " they were not official documents at all !" They were neither the property of the magistrates nor of the Watch Com mittee. They were " the property of the Mayor !" We leave this question of disputed ownership to be settled by higher authorities than ourselves. We cannot but remark, however, that the claim put in by the Journal for the possession of these opinions for the mayor clashes a little with the eagerness dis played by that paper a few weeks ago, to repudiate, on the part of the magistrates, all connexion with former opinions, which, it is nevertheless stated, were taken upon the same case. The Journal proceeds to vindicate the course pur sued by him, with respect to these documents, by imputing to the Watch Committee and ourselves the commission of a similar impropriety. He says that "when the opinion of Messrs. Kelly and Co. came officially before the Watch Committee, a mem ber of that body did not hesitate to communicate its • substance to the Standard—that is, published it, before it was laid before either the Town Council or the magistrates;" and goes on to ask—" who was guilty of this discourtesy ? Will the Deputy- Chairman exclaim with Macbeth—` Thou canst not say I did it?'" We cannot, we must confess, see at all where the cases are in point. We published nothing but such a meagre " substance" of the opinions of Messrs. Kelly and Cowling as was going the round of conversation in well informed circles ; and we abstained from seeking more correct particu lars, (which perhaps we might have had furnished us) expressly rom a consideration of the impropriety of publishin hem before they had been submitted to the Counci eetiny, which was called for the day fol lowing our publication. We were guilty therefore of no discourtesy; and so far as regards anything supplied to us on this occasion, the Deputy-Chair man has nothing to answer for. He can exclaim with Macbeth, "Thou canst not say I did it." We quite agree with the Journal that " it is time that this unseemly controversy should terminate." So far as we were concerned it should have termi nated before now. The Journal, however, k nows better than we know for what objects it was origi nated, and whether it has sufficiently answered its mischievous purposes to be permitted at length to drop. We certainly have no wish i to see it pro longed ; and if our contemporary s sincere lie will abstain from further remarks upon the subject. , r e o s w te n r d e a c y u , rt, l a r. nd ßr c a o n m d. - appeared for the . conservatives, and Messrs. districtm enc ed t o h f e revisionthe county of of e Lancashire. Parliamentary m rlists Bremner,for t i Snowball icitor and Berry, solicitors, for the reformers. The solicitor, radicals objected to by . the conservatives amounted to 791 ; and the conservatives objected to by the radicals ret C h ° , ti b ic ar T r Y ist l eC F : v p is res ° ide C d ° i u n a t T li — e 757. Nothing of any interest occurred during the day. THE KING OF THE FRENCH.—The Herald of Satur day states that his Majesty would leave the Chateau d'Eu yesterday, on a visit to the Q ueen. Hi s Majesty accom panied by his younger son, the Duc de Montpensier, will land at Portsmouth, and not at Southampton, as stated by some of our contemporaries. The King is expected to arrive at Portsmouth, this morning, where he will be met by Prince Albert, the Duke of Wellington, &c. The Cabman, Preach war steamer, reached Portsmouth, on Sunday, with a portion of his Majesty's equipage. Oct. 8, 1844. WEST INoirs.—The royal mail steamer Severn arrived at Southampton on Saturday from the West Indies. The intelligence from Mexico is that they are making prepa rations on every side for the subjugation of Texas. 30,000 men have been voted, and 400,000 dollars are to be raised. Troops are marching from every direction towards the frontier. The invading army will consist of 20,000 men, under General Canalista, the former President. Tantm—Later intelligence has been received from this quar ter. by which we learn that a fresh outrage has been committed on the British flag by the French Commander Bruat. The lat ter interrupted the landing of some messengers from Captain Bell, of the Hazard, who was directed to touch at Tahiti with despatches from Admiral Thomas, stationed at Sydney. Braid took the messengers alongside the French frigate, and after de taining them for several hours released them. The North American Royal Mail Steam-ship Britannia, Cap.. Hewitt, which would leave Boston on the Ist inst., may be expected to reach this port on Sunday or Monday next. PACKET-SHIP STEPHEN WHITEY.—This fine vessel, which left New York on the 11th Ult., arrived in die river yesterday 'morn ing. On the 18th and 19th Ult. she experienced a tremendous hur. ricane, during which she lost all her anchors. The following is of the passengers :—Signor Rodreguez ; Signor Lana; Signor Silveo ; Mr. Oddie, N. Y.; Mr. Coles, N. Y. ; Mr. Towner, N, Y.: Capt. Mortimer, C. R.; Mr. Boxer. London; Mr. Samson, Liverpool; Mrs. Mitford and Son, Bristol; Mrs. Montserrat, DIOCESE OF PEamsvrvaNta.—Dr. Onderdonk, b'shop of this diocese, has resigned the episcopal jurisdiction of this see, on. account of ill health, and increasing infirmities, and at a special convention of the diocese, it was resolved to accept the resignation. The British Association for the advancement of sc , ence, will hold their next annual meeting at Cambridge, on the 19th of June next. FKMALB ORPHAN ASYLUM.—On Tuesday evening, the sum of e 22 15s 6d was collected at St. Micbael's Church, In aid of this excellent institution, after a sermon by the Rev. Hugh M'Neile. AWFUL OCCURRENCE.—Yesterday week, a newly married couple, the husband, a joiner, named Jamieson, left Steriing, with a few friends, to visit Bractlinn. Taylor. also a joiner and acquaintance, without whose knowledge they had left Callender (a place on the the way) followed them briskly, and having overtaken them just as they were about to cross the dangerous wooden bridge of but about two feet wide, over a frightful chasm, at the former place, he seized a young woman, the sister Of the bridegroom, in mere wantonness to place her upon the giddy pathway, and in her e ,deavours to avoid it she took hold of the railing, w .ich gave way, and both were precipitated into the abyss below. The body of Taylor, which must have been much mangled, was not recovered : the girl was found, only ali A ve ac b A u n t E wi u th va litt i l i e o pa E sp .— ec m t or.trpecone,s ring advertisement will be seen in another colum. We have seen specimens o f hi s wor k, and can assure our fair reade rs th at i t is first, ate. APPRovEn LETrER-COPYING MACHINE .—We have seen a new kind of copying machine, on the "tumbler" principle, which appears to be most efficient. We refer to the advertise ment, and recommend an inspection. EARS and Co.—The order for this advertisement, inserted la our second page, to which we refer our readers, was not re ceived until that portion of the paper in which Messrs. E. and Co. wished it to appear had gone to press. . _ The evenness of the impression of the plan that accompanies our paper of to-day, has been admired by many of the profes s'on. The brass rule employed in producing it was supplied by Mr. Brazier, whose advertisement app are in another column. BIRKENHEAD AND SEACOMBE.—MIS Ware—who, we are in formed, has taken great pains to simplify the elements of music—purposes, we perceive. giving Lectures at both the above named places on the subject, and from the high testimo nia's and great reputation this lady has acquired in illustrating her system, we doubt not they will be wei attended. EARLY CLOSING OF SHOPS IN ORMSKIRK.—We observe that a public meeting to advocate the early closing of shops, is to be held in Ormskirk on Friday. We trust so good an ob ject will not be opposed. If in large towns it is found not India pensibly necessary that shopmen should be slaves, it is surely . . not necessary in such a place as Ormskirk, and we hope no petty or persmal feeling will interfere with the carrying out of so desirable an object. BIRKENHEAD—We notice in our advertising columns that Messrs. Hodgson Brothers, Auctioneers, Appraisers, &c. (from 51, Church-street Liverpool,) have tsken convenient premises in Argyle-street, BIRK NIIEAD, which are now being consider able extended by the addition of a lofty and convenient room on the grcund floor, with dome lights. These premises will shortly be completed, when 'we have no dou:)t the inhabitants of Birkenhead will find it their interest to patronize the estab lishmen . We much approve of Messrs. Hodgson's expressed determination to guard against selling new furniture of infe rior quality. TM& FUNDS. SATURDAY NIGHT.—The funds continue ex ceedingly firm, although a large amount of business was not transacted, the early closing of the markets being one cause of the limited extent of dealings entered into. Consols for money closed 1,;(,i, and for the account, 100 i to I, ; Bank Stock, 210 to 211; Exchequer-bill, 745. to 765. p.m.; and India Stock, 288 to 240. The foreign securities showed no material alteration, but prices, generally speaking, were tolerable Sim. Spanish Five per Cer.ts. left off 23i to 24; the Three per Cents. 35 to 1; Portuguese, 42 to 5 ; Peruvian, 25A to 26}; Dot It Two-and a-Half per Cents., 621 to The Five per Cents , gs to 4; Mexican, 35f to ; the Deferred. 15t to ; D n sh, 87 to 881; Colombian, 14f to i; Chilian, 101 to 103 ; Buenos Ayres, 36f to ; Brazilian, 87 to 98; and Be'gian, 1031 to 104 f. Sir Howard and Lady Douglas and family - left Green street yesterday, for Sandgate, Kent. ' On the 11th of August there were no less than 120 ves sels at Ichaboe—thirty •two belonging to this port. Loss or A 'BRlG.—Captain Frail, of the ship Great Britain, hence at New York, reports, that, on the 21st August, when in the lat. 47 50, long. 16 25, he passed the brig Pandora, of Waterford ; masts and everything gone but the hull. She was on fire, and was burnt very low amidships. It was perfec'ly smooth at the time. Cap tain Frail thinks that the crew must have been taken off by some vessel. DEPLORABLE EVENT—We lament to state that a most deplorable accident, attended with fatal circumstances, occurred on the evening of Saturday last to Mrs. Han ning, of Walton, wife of the senior partner in the firm of Messrs. Hanning and Tetlow, surgeons. It appears that the lamented lady has been infirm for a lengthened pe riod, and on Saturday evening last site slept with her daughter. Miss Harming, after attending upon her mother, as usual, put out the candle, safely as s he thought, placed it upon the mantel-piece, and laid down upon the bed. She was awoke suildenly by the smell of fire, and in a few seconds she found the whole bed in flames: she tried to give an alarm, but no assistance could be rendered until Mrs. Hanning had been so much injured as to cause her death, which took place about half-past two o'clock on Sunday morning. Miss Hanning her self was considerably burnt on the arm. The fire was, fortunately, prevented from extending, by the arrival of timely assistance. How it occurred is not known, but it is supposed to have been caused by the falling of a spark upon the cotton coverlet of the bed. An inquest was held upon the remains of Mrs. Hanning yesterday morning , before Mr. Hayes, of Prescot, and a most respectable jury, at which, after all the circumstances had been de tailed, a verdict of " Accidental death" was returned. LOCAL IMPROVEMENTS, AND CHANGE IN THE HOUSEHOLD ECONOMY OF LIVERPOOL. —Many l adies, from the exorbitant profits charged by the Liverpool con fectioners, were compelled to have their pastry, tea-cakes, &c., &c., home-made; but, since Feeny Brothers have introduced the system of supplying the public with con fectionary, fancy bread, and biscuits, on the principle of smell profits, depending on increased consileution for re muneration, a visible change has taken place in Vie do mestic affairs of many first-cla ousel in Liverpool. 20, Be ry-stre-t, the central anch of the Dublin Con fectionary Establishment, • daily the source from which numerous families have sir deserts furnished. The es timation in which Du .n confectionary is held through out the Continent a Americ.i, and the rapidly increased favor with which • is patronised in Liverpool will, it i 5 hoped, induce ti se families to give the establishment , 20, Berry-street, a trial—who have heretofore been coin palled to have their confectionary, &c., &c., home-mades The name and price of every article is marked in plain fi' gores; and an inspection of the varied stock is cheerfully invited. Feeny Brothers, Confectioners, Fancy and Con stitutional Bread Bakers, 126, St. James's-street, and 2 0 , Berry -street. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. MONDAY, OCTOBER 7.—Wind W.N.W. moderate. Aitniv a D. —Senhora, , from Laguna—Tallahassee , Hadley, from Cnarleston—S'ephm Whitney, Thompson, from New York—Abraham Yount, from St. Jonn, N.B May, from Villaviciosa—Commerce, Maddock, and Eiizabetbo Williams, from Gijon. Vixen, from Gibraltar, at Trieste P Itriot King, Roddock, from Calcutta, at this port; sailed 26th June, and from St. Helena 26th Aug. On 13 h Aug. in lat. 36 S, long. lg E, spoke the Nere'd, from Batavia to London' with loss of maintopsail yard. On 13th Sept in lat. 13 N, long. 19 W, spoke the Aquilla, from Calcutta to Liverpool. France, Ann, Wardle, trom Slocapore, at St. Helena, and sailed 24th Aug. for London Philopontis, Bell,, from Bombay, at ditto, and sailed 24th Aug• for Liverpool John Walker, MNair, from Ichaboe, at ditto, and sailed 2 50 August for Liverpool liucephalus. Smalls, from Bombay, and Charles, Smith, from Ichaboe, at ditto, both for Liverpool Circassian, Marshall, from Batavia, at dUto Amity, and Matthew Pearce, from Ichaboe, at ditto Peru, (Lieut. R.N. in charge) ditt ditto LlangOthland, from Ichalcoe, at Cove James ,White, Vogler, from St. John, N.B. at ditto, with greater part of deck load thrown overboard 20th Sept. in lat- long. 41, TELEGRAPH OFFICE, OCTOBER 7. Wind at Holyhrad West, moderate breeze morning and noon; N.W. gentle breeze iu the evening. Oft Ho'yhead, at 9 a.m. No. 3571, E n te r p r i s e, S., telegraph ed from Quebec. Off Voel Nant, at g a.m. No. 436 g, Senhora. Sc. from Lagrrn a• Off the port, at 5 p.m. brig a, d 2 schooners. LIVERPOOL CATTLE MARKET, OcT. 7. ite t We have had a heavy supply of all kinds of stock at Ina' ',4 to-day, the greatest portion of second rate quality, which ra, with dull sale. A numerous attendance of buyers. Beef 5d t- 51d; Mutton aid to 6d. LIVERPOOL PROVISION MARKET, Om t i ail Great excitement pervades our Butter market ; prices oi descriptions of Butter are fully as per cwt. higher, and stoqii continue unaccountably low. Select Cork dairies we clu s u ss , 85s to 86s; Belfast 83s to 84; Kilkenny's, Carlows, 8,:c• Cork pickled Butter has advanced 6s to 7s per cwt., favot2.l',,, brands being now worth 775. Both Beef and Pork mriintr; our late quotations; and stocks very low. Bacon without a m ' very extraordinary demand is rather higher in prig LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET', OCT. 7' There is no change to notice in our Cotton market, it contio i t flat and depressed in tone, and rather yielding than otherWT; in price, nevertheless there is no forcing bankrupts stocks 01)% the market, which buyers might have expeCted fioni the t°7. o and style of some of the city articl. s on commercial trat t ,! h e here. They represented that a very large stock was held by house, suspended payment the other da7 .and gave a t o gloomy account of the prospects of Cotton leading buyl,", expect it almost for nothing, whereas it is well known that tr,vA held only• 2,000 bales, which even in these dual times wouldto be half a day's supply. We recommend those who presind_F_,l, enlighten the business public on the subject of Cotton V"`" o ., t to take some pains in collecting their information, and, '.1, 0 readily snatch at any " cock and bull." stcr y so wide or ' iv mark. The sales to day are 5,000 bales, 1,600 of them ou speco,d tion. and 400 for export. The speculation is a rare aril, indicates returning confidence in the article. LIVERPOOL : TUESDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1844. • PRINTED AND PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY MORNIN G' lIT JOSHUA FLETCHER LACE, of 83, Grove-street, and LEONARD ADDISON, of 14, Great Orford-street , 1N0.4, ST. Gaoaes's CABSCENT,LITSILZGOS• / -...,--'''.......'..- GI --)