The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1854-06-06 00:00:00

,4. ___ Ei.sTßE'';; and ived inst') , the iti leiy, CIO [ and Glaw, ;uit, and, l e , incisor, Artists ,' RicbarC !can, Ca )stant, 1 CAN LEY ----. 1 BOOT tnd SO :lb, even o'cl ace, Bls N ITU 8.14 by Coll, Lnl a Vi ° ': xteen )dery CbA;l her Y . :O . )ourbooo I mano' d resent ; a get by 4 re, e r l # Legs, ; 0 1 th, Ca vith Gls •ood, S et d Backs, $5 no Da o ,d ) Table si ;n, 06 • and 0, ;hairs, v Cutt .A o Her; • yI cads, .0 .cads, ink ne FestP), rs, Frau d : Fishstani ged irs, ad Sao' tequisite' !hen Coo rs. TNo erpool' t 0 ti y Aibti; TUESDAY, JUNE 6, 1854 *airs bp Auction. WHITE LEAD AND FRENCH SOAP. HANOVER ROOMS. By Mr. BRANCH On .11/DAY next, the 9th instant, at Eleven o'clock, at the Hanover Rooms, ROM Five to Six Tons of WHITE LEAD, in packages of various sizes, to suit large or small Fur chasers; Also about Twenty Boxes FRENCH SOAP , eac h contain about cwt. To be viewed on the Morning of Sale, when Catalogues LAY be had. XCELLENT MODERN FURNITURE. CELLAR OF CHOICE WINES, YALUA9LE PICTURES, FINE POULTRY, &c., RICHMOND-TERRACE. By 31-. BRANCH, .2 4 TUESDAY next, the 13th instant, at Eleven o'clock, on the premises, No. 35, Richmond-terrace, Breck-road. Everton. THE excellent HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, Cut Glass, Iron-stone Table Service, Col l e ction of ;bout Twenty valuable Pairtings, choice Old Wi nes, fine ..Fatnali Pootra Fowls, imported by the present ow ner, Cochin- China Fowls, and other Effects of a Gentleman changing his Residence. .., The FURNITURE, which is nearly new, and chiefly of Mr. „ ra i t n er t s l o i n e 's p e ß x A ce w ll l e N nt G- M RO an o u m fa . ct s u i r x e, li. c io o d m e p rn ris n es o eunge Chairs, and a Conch to Match, in rich Green-striped v, 4 li a ba rpe r t e , t I :sewood Chairs, , e l eg a n t w it with MahoganyS i ng l e pCiaetnetcrehainindneSoyfGalTaassb,leisn, rich G il ßru ssels tFr am e , ntlY Sculptured Ornaments, under Glass Shades, Steel trlounted Fenders and Fire-irons, Damask Curtains, and a -SW Water-coloured Drawings. The DINING-ROOM and PARLOUR : A h andsome Mahogany pedestalLoo Sideboard, Set of Dining Tables , O blon g and Circular 1, 00 Tables, Sets of Chairs, Couches , Lo un g ing Chairs, Damask Window Curtains, Gas Chandeliers, modern Brus sels Carpets, Fenders, and Fire-irons. Bedsteads,The LODGING-ROOMS : Modern Mahog a a nd Birch Tudor ny with Damask Furniture, seasoned Feather Beds, and Hair Matresses, Painted Chamber Req, Toilet Glasses, Kidderminster Carpets, &c. , HALL and STAIRS : Capital Eight-days' Timepiece, Ma w:4am, Table, with Marble Top, and Hatstand attached, Two Chairs, Floor-cloth, Gas Lantern and Brussels Carpet. The PAINTINGS are of desirable quality and handsomely Fratned, and include a capital Picture, "The Death of Abel, 0, 3 , Overbect, a Pair; "The Seasons," by Carl de Moore; "The Wine Tasters," by Roche; with pleasing Landscapes and Subjects by Arvifield, Hilder, Heath, Willie, Callow, and others. The WINES consist of from Fifty to Sixty Dozen, in Old Port, Sherry, Madeira, Claret, Hock, &c., and are of choice quality; also, a few Dozens of Old Brandies. To be viewed on MONDAY next, the 12th instant, when Catalogues may he had at Mr. BRANCH'S Offices, in Hanover street, or on the Premises. By -Mr. BRANCH, On THURSDAY, the 22nd instant, at Two o'clock in the after noon, at the Clarendon•rooms, South John-street, Liver- pool, subject to such conditions of sale as shall be then and there produced, Lot 1. AL L LL that Piece of GROUND, with the Three several DWELLING-HOUSES thereon erected, lying and being on the north side of Leander-streaforesaid,e and the west side of Shannon - st reet, in Liverpool t and containing in front to Leander-street 43 feet. The Houses are numbered 25 and 27 in Leander-Street, and No. 8 in Shannon-street. The Tenure of this Lot is Leasehold under the Oorp oration of Liverpool for 200 years, determinable by the death of Ed ward. Eyes, Surveyor, and of John Shaw Leigh, gentleman, and df the survivor of them, and the expiration of 21 years after the death of such survivor. Lot 2. All that Piece of LAND, with the SHOP an d DWELLING-HOUSES thereon, situate on the northeast side of Lime-street, and south-west side of Bolton street, in Liverpool, containing in front to Lime-street and Bolton street severally 21 feet or thereabouts, and running in depth backwards 118 feet or thereabouts. This Lot consists of a valuable Shop and Dwelling- house, No. 28, in Lime-street, and Four Houses at the back thereof, being No. 30, in Bolton-street, and the remainder forming No. 6 Court, also in Bolton-street. The Tenure of this Lot is Leasehold under the Corporation of Liverpool for the remainder of- term of 75 years, com- Thencing on the sth January, I'B2B. For further particulars apply to Mr. EDWARD BANNER, Solicitor, 24, North John-street, Liverpool. HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, CLAYTON-SQUARE ROOMS MR. BYFORD will 'SELL by AUCTION, THIS DAY (Tuesday), the 6th inst., at Eleven o'clock 'Precisely, at his Rooms. Clayton-square. a variety of excel lent and useful HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, Mahogany Glazed Bookcase, with Secretaire and Drawers under, Eight day Timepiece in Mahogany Case, Chandeliers for GAS. a few Books, and other Effects, removed for the convenience of sale, Comprising—Capital Mahogany sideboard, Mahogany framed Sofas in Hair Cloth, Sets of Chairs in Ditto, Dining, Pembroke, and Snap Tables, Chifl'onnier, Easy Chair, Maho gany and Birch Four-post Bedsteads, good seasoned Feather 'Beds, Imitation Rosewood Chairs, Dressing Glasses, Painted Chamber Articles, Chests of Drawers, Toilet Ware, Carpets, Fenders, Fire-irons, &c. May be viewed on the Morning of Sale, when Catalogues May be had at the Rooms. TO PUBLICANS, BREWERS, AND OTHERS. MR. BYFORD - will SUBMIT by AUCTION , To-Monnow (Wednesday), the 7th instant, at Three Mount-pleasant, in the Afternoon, upon the Premises, Harford- street, mount-pleasant, the Tenant's BENEFICIAL INTEREST, GOODWILL, and FIXTURES in all that Licensed Public House, known as the "Crown Vaults," at the corner of Pleasant-street, Harford-street. The Vault is neatly fitted , up 'With all the appliances for carrying on a snug business, the rent moderate, and is not 'confined to either brewer or spirit Merchant. For further ' particulars apply to Mr. BYFORD, at his Office, Claytmt-sqt SALE, LORD-S 1 REET.—TO SOD A WATER, LEMONADE, AND GINGER BEER MANUFACTURERS. R. TROTTER is i ns t ru cted to SELL by Al AUCTION, To.mqattow (Wednesday), the 7th inst., at Twelve o'clock precisely, on the Premises, No. 2 7 , Lord street, the whole of the valuable UTENSILS-IN-TRADE, comprising a capital Soda-water Machine, Three excellent Copper Cylinders, nearly new, Bottling Machine and R a c k, 'Marble-top Fountain, with Four Brass Taps and Piping, Ma hogany-framed Cabinet with Marble Top, Chimney. Glass, Mahogany Show Cases Scales and Weights, Desks, Cupboards, Handcart, Filtering Machine. ' 500 Dozen Soda-water Bottles, a Quantity of Bottle Baskets, Hampers, Casks, tin-blind, Gas Pendants and Burners, Iron Bookcase, and 'lllinerous other Articles connected with the Business. Also, the Tenant's BENEFICIAL INTEREST in the above ereinises. Rent moderate, and immediate possession. Further particulars may be obtainel prior to t he, S a le, on application to Mr. Joan KIRBY, 12, Peter's -lane, or the Auctioneer, 5, Colleg e-lane. er, SYDNEY-ROAD, TRANMERE. 1 10USEHOLD FURNITURE, Cottage Piano-forte, by D' Al maine. Eight day Clock, Shower Bath, Feather Beds, Bed ding, M & c. R. BOSOMWORTIThas received instructions to SELL by AUCTION, on THURSD AY n ext, the Bth instant, at Eleve n o'clock precisely, on the PreMISRS, 7, Syd ney-road, Lower Tranmere, The whole of the genuine HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE and other Effects, corn prising Mahogany Fonr - pos t Bedsteads and Hangings, French and Camp Bedsteads, Mahogany and Painted Drawers, Dressing Tables and Washstands, Dressing Glasses, excellent Feather Beds and Bedding, Flock Beds, Child's Iron Bedstead, Mahogany Tables, Chairs , Easy and Lounging Chairs, fine-toned Cottag,e Piano-forte, in Rose- Wood Case, by D' Almaine, Eight-day Sprint Clock, Shower path, several fine Framed Engravings, Carpets, Heart h-ru g s, enders, Fire-irons, &c. ; together with the useful Kitchen Articles. May be viewed •on the luorning of Sale, and Cata lo g ues bad on the Premises, or from Mr. BDSOMWORTH, Auctioneer and Appraiser, 34, Duke-street. Liverpool. By Mr. 2. B. MACLEAN, On FRIDAY next, the 9th instant, at the Sale-room, No. 83, Byrom-street, A. Large Assortment of FORFEITED PLEDGES, of every description, the whole having be come Forfeited prior to the above date, with the following Pawnbrokers:—Richard R. Martin, Great Howard-street ; Christopher Doherty, Great Howard-street; Richard Wash ington, Oldhall-street ; Richard Kehoe, Vauxhall - r oad ; B. C. Rowland, Vauxhall-road ; Wm. Mason, Marybo ne ; Thomas Rowland, Scotland-road; .1. J. Cummins, Great Homer - street; Nicholas Shepherd, Liver-street; J. H. Rowland, Scotland road ; Thomas Allwood, Albion-street, Birkenhead; Pal u Bridson Scotland-road ; Messrs. Thomas and Morle y , Dale street ; 'Richard Shaw, Th ur l ow -street ; Thomas Rob erton, Great Howard-street; and Messrs. Shewell andThorne,Great Howard-street. N.B.—Sale to commence at Two o'clock in the Afternoon, and Seven in the Evening. BY Mr. THOMAS WYLIE., This day (Tuesday), the 6th instant, at One o'clock in the afternoon, at the Clarendon-rooms , South John-street, Liverpool, subject to the conditions of sale then to be pro duced, in one or such Lots as may be agreed upon at the little of sale, Leasehold for a term. o f which sixty year j s and to !upwards have yet to come, and a re unexpired ; subect fa Ground-rent of 30s. ALL those Six COTTAGES, situate in the town of Flint, in the occupations of John Blunt, at the rent 4 ' 4 4'6 ; John Hint, ; John Jones, £5 ; Zachariah Davies, ielo4 Margaret Carroll, £lO • and Robert Price, £4 10s.: .otal rental, £43 10s. Also all those Two COTTAGES, in pe,Parish of Holywell, in the occupations of Christopher vans and John Jones, at the annnal rent of £3 10s. each. For further particulars apply to M r. THOS. WYLIE. No. 12, C ases -street, Liverpool; or to Messrs. RooEasoti and RAD- A 2LLFFE, Solicitors, 2, Chapel-street, Liverpool. On TO WIND Vl' AN ESTATE. - Fainny next, the 9th instant, at One o'clock, at the II Clarendon-rooms, South John stre 1 et. on the H E HOUSE and. SHOP, No. 3, north side of RICIIIDOMI-TOW. and a HOUSE behind tiresome, containing in front and at the back 5 yards, and in depth 20 yards, occupied by Patrick Dearon and Henry Lea. Freehold of inheritance. .. r JJ For further particulars app l y to Mf r. EATHERBARROW, notary and Conveyancer, Slater-court, Castle street. -- .••••.•••••••••••••••••••• --..-----.....--, STABLI S II ED for the SALE of High-class WINES in Bottles. at moderate Prices. Old Crusted PORTS , SHERRIES MADEIRAS, CURET, HOCK, CHAMPAG NE, &c. ~e x cellent qua lity Champagne, duty mod ...... 488. per doz. r rrierJonets' Ditto, premier quality, and other J arpt_class brands . . ....... .. ................. 668. per doz. ranest Cog M nac HENRY Brandy ... .. ... —.. . . . . .... 565. per doz. ACGROTTY AND CO 2 WHOLESALE WINE AND SPIRIT MERGFIANTS, OFFICE-26, EXCHANGE -STREET EAST. CELLARS-26, CASTLE-STREET. -------' ------------- VOR STOPPING DECAYED TEETH. Majesty the Quee n , Albert. Price 2s. Gd. Patro nised and His Royal Highness Prince Albillerert. MR. i HOWARD'S PATEN T WHITE SUCCEDANEUM, For filling Decayed Teeth, however large the cavity, even if the Tooth is BrokPn down to ,the Gums. it is superior to tnYthing ever before used, as it is placed in the tooth in a soft and in a short time be -"de, without any pressure or pain, , omen as hard as the enamel, and ill remain firm in the ns ooth f or man y years, rendering extraction unnecessary. 11 ~_'‘reests all further progress of decay, extract renders them again s ilaeful in mastication. All persons can the Succedaneum itnaselves with eve, as full direcwtiAoßDs,are enclosed. Surgeon Dentist, 17, Gtrpe only by THOMAs HO _ don, who will send . he ;ge-street, Hanover.square, Lon Oceedaneun t free by Post te any.part. of the Kingdom, Price f,, 8 . 6d. „sold by all respecntble 3lekicnieVendors in the king mom; LOSS OF TEBconnected with Dental 4 • 8 new and very curioue invention WARD it is the Pro- A t trgery has been introduced by - fixed of an entirelY new description gr."9 . desio and Capillary 'Xed by his New Patent System of Self-a ures. of Artificial Teeth, They so per 7traction without springs, wires, or ligat tt el lY resemble natural teeth, as not to be distinguished from e originals by the closest observer. rior to any teeth c olour or decay, and will he found very supe . They will never change ev er t i before used. This method does not require the extrac peration whatever, „''''n of any teeth or roots, or an fPci from the nature of the mateyriaPlasinufsueldothe most perfect fit 1 obtained. The invention is of importance to many persons, tO those who are interested in it, should avail themselves of Ls new method. sZr. HO WA R D , Surgeon Dentist, 17,George-street, Hanover ,.nre, London. At home from 11 till 4. . Y 1.% HOWARD'S new principle of fixing Ai.lificial Teeth has I,uttoned the approbation and recommendation of the follow -ilg eminent Physicians and Surgeons:—Sir James an Clark, . .itirt., Physician to her Majesty; Dr. Locock, Ph)sisl A e l lehellr to her Mses Sir B. C. Brodie Bart., ergeant her lk: lr ,0011 to her Majesty; Sir D. Davies, Brodie, t. ° i;“nesty the Queen Dowager ; Dr. Merriman, Physician t leis ICH. the Duchess of Kent; and numerous other mem rs of the medical profession. To in - *olb or list. CLAYTON-ITALL, CLAYTON-SqUARE.- TO be LET, the above HALL. for Public Meetimrs, Concerts, Lectures, &c. Terms moderate.—Apply to Joitr4 WHITE, 19, Clayton-square. TO be LET, Unfurnished, part or the whole of a FARM HOUSE, near a railway station, half an hour's walk from Liverpool, on a dry healthy slope, with a fine view of Claland, on- river, e, anLiverpoold mountains.—Athircss, Mr. CAPSTICK, 3, ytsquar. AI —MUST is be vin g t i SOLD mme diately, as the Advertiser lea the wn, a splendid Rosewood Cottage PIANO-FORTE, Six-and-Seven eighths Octaves, Metallic Plate, Broadwood's Improvements. A reasonable offer will not be refused.—Apply at 85, Mount pleasant, Liverpool. TO be LET, in Cheshire,• a COTTAGF, bean '. tifully situate near Wallase) Church, together with about Seven Acres of Land in the highest state of cultivation. The Growing Crops and Stock may be taken at a valuation, if suitable to the incoming tenant. For further particulars apply on the Premises, to Mr. W. CALLOW; or, in Liverpool, to Mr. GARDNER, No. 5, North John - s t reet . ROCK FERRY.—To be LET, a genteel RESIDENCE, situate near the Ferry, and commanding a view of the river. The House is detached, and contains an Entrance-hall, Morning, Dining, and Drawing-rooms, six Bedrooms, Water-closets, Store-room, Butler's pantry. S.r vants'-hall, Kitchen, Wash-room, Cellars, &c., with a Flower and small Garden. May be entered upon immediately.— Apply to Mr. ROBERT DOBSON, 9, King-street, Rock Ferry. FARMS, TN THORNTON AND LUNT.- OD SALE, by PRIVATE TREATY, Two FREEHOLD FARMS, in Thornton and Lunt, distant six miles from Liverpool ; one 56a. 3r. Ito., statute measure, in the occupa tion of Mr. Blackburne ; the other, 39a. Ir. 7p., statute measure, in the occupation of Mr. Tyrer. Also, several FIELDS, in Thornton, of various dimensions, well adapted, from their pleasant site, for building upon. Thornton is one mile from Great Crosby. The Tenants will show the Land ; and for further particulars applyto Mr. WILLIAM WAREINO, Solicitor, Eldon-chambers, South John-street, Liverpool. TO be SOLD by PRIVATE TREATY, a compact ESTATE, about five miles from Liverpool, containing about 75 acres of LAND. One DITTO, about four miles from Liverpool, with 10 acres of LAND. A splendid MANSION, near Walton, with 6,000 yards of LAND. One DITTO. at West Derby, with 10,001 yards of LAND. One Dtrro, at Mosley-vale, with 7,000 yards of LAND. NV ith upwaris of Thirty large HOUSES in the town. TO be SOLD or LET, a splendid MANSION, three miles south of the Liverpool Exchange, contain ing Three Entertaining.rooms, Ten Bed-rooms, Dr'ssing rooms, &c. &c., with Two Acres of Land, in Pleasure Ground and Garden. Also, an excellent Detached FAMILY RESI DENCE, opposite Richmond-hill, West Derby, containing Five Entertaining-rooms, Eight Bedrooms, and Good Garden, &c. &c. TO be LET, a splendid MANSION, called "VERNON HOUSE," Mount Vernon, containing Five good Entertaining-rooms, Twelve Bedrooms, Bath, and Water Closet, Coach-house and Stable, and extensive Garden. An excellent COTTAGE, at Gateacre, called "BELLE VALE,” with Six Bedroom., Coach-house and Stable, and a capital HOUSE in Chester.street, Birkenhead. Apply to WM. WILLI*SI., Estate Agent, 3, Hackin's-hey, and 47, anelagh-street, Liverpool. THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD, AND GENERAL COMMERCIAL ADVERTISER. in bank-notes and gold, and yet every transaction was as complete as though the legal currency had been used. We have no intention to defend the wisdom or the policy of the Bank Restriction Act of 1844, but its evil tendencies have been consi derably overrated, inasmuch as for all practicable purposes it has been inoperative. We are, how ever, of opinion that, had it not imposed the neces sity of weekly publication of the Bank accounts, it would have been still less objectionable. The public at large had little to do with the Bank business, and the chief effect of making it public has been to give rise to erroneous ideas, and to create unnecessary panics, which are far more mischievous than real difficulties. There is a class of writers who insist strongly on the folly of adhering to a metallic currency, and argue strongly in favour of an unlimited issue of paper money. Such a measure should only be resorted to in a pressing emergency, which is hardly likely to arise during the present plethora of gold ; and then the only means of accomplishing it would be, not so much by repealing the act of 1844, but by legalis ing the issue of one-pound notes. The evil, how ever, would be, that small notes; by superseding sovereigns,would send the latter out of the country when, perhaps, they were most wanted, though for all practical purposes of borne trade very little difference would be created. Money, in whatever form it may be made, is not the representative of wealth, but merely the small change with which the minor transactions of business are rendered more convenient ; and, therefore, however fondly many may indulge in dreams of prosperity, but for legal restrictions, the whole is a mere delusion, based upon misconception. If all banks had un limited power of issue, it would be found that in few instances would their, circulation exceed the present amount, for after the requirements for ordinary transactions have been satisfied, the sur plus would be sure to return upon the banks which issued them. While upon this subject, we may call attention to the mischievous practice pursued by the banks in Liverpool of charging a per-centage as commis sion upon the payment of their cnstoners' cheques and acceptances. It has the effect of compelling more payments in cash than would otherwise be made, to the detriment of both parties, from the additional risk, and in consequence causing the amount of the balances in the bankers' hands to be considerably less than they otherwise would be. Many large payments are now made in notes and gold that would otherwise be made by a banker's cheque, were it not for the commission charged, and many persons in business keep no banking account for the same reason. The payment of cheques may impose some little trouble upon a banking establishment, but it would be more than repaid by the larger amount of cash at the disposal of the banks, which would be rendered still more available for commercial purposes by establishing a mutual interchange of cheques, after the plan of the London clearing-house. It would be, indeed, far better to discontinue the allowance of interest on balances than adhere to the present mode, which is so manifestly injurious. In London, the private banking firms allow no interest ; but a far better plan is that pursued by the London banking com panies, who allow a small interest, about half the current rate for discounts pn the minimum balance, and charge nothing whatever for any payments. It is a subject well worthy consideration. anteb. TO -NATIONAL SCHOOLMASTERS. -- WANTED, at Midsummer, for All Sainte Church School, an experienced MASTER. who has-a Certificate, and can give unexceptionable testimonials as to character, ability, &c. A convenient Residence is provided, and a moderate Salary will be given.—Letters (prepaid) addressed to the Rev. H. MgRLEN, All Saints, Liverpool. IVERPOOL DOCKS.-LOANS OF-MONEY. L —The COMMITTEE of the LIVERPOOL DOCKS do HEREBY GIVE NOTICE, that they are willing to receive LOANS of MONEY, on the security of the Bonds of the Trustees of the 'Liverpool Docks, at the rate of .€4 158. per Centum per Annum Interest, for periods of either three, five, or seven years, at the option of Lenders. Interest payable Half-vearly.—All offers to be addressed to GEo.V. TANTON, Eso.,Treasurer to the Liverpool Docks, Dock Office, Liverpool. By order, DANIEL MASON, Secretary. Dock Office, Liverpool, 4th May, 1854. MONEY. —WANTED to BORROW, by a highly-respectable Party. having a -fixed income, the SUM of .€l5O or .€2OO, for winch very good interest will he given. The principal will he repaid in half-yearly or yearly instalments, extending over not less than four years, or will be returned at the end of the time agreed upon. in one sum, the interest being paid quarterly or half-yearly. The security. though good, migt)t not suit ordinary money 'enders ; but any private person having the above at command wi I find it perfectly satisfactory, and a safe investment. (A • Lady or Gentleman, desirous of quiet but good society in the country, and willing to make the advance, might be accommodated with comfortable Board and Residence for a limited and rea sonablea period.)— Address by letter, post paid, ALPHA , r Lil. iQ JOSAPTIAT and CO., CONTINENTAL 1 , ..7 • TELEGRAPH, 7, E X CHANGE-BUILDINGS, LIVER POOL. TELEGRAPHIC DESPATCHES respecting I. THE QUOTATION OF FUNDS AND EXCHANGE AND PRICES OF BULLION FROM Amsterdam, Madrid, Berlin, Paris, Frankfort, Petersburg, Hamburg, "Vienna. 2. THE LATEST PRICES AND THE STATE OF XHE MAR KETS, OF CORN, METALS, COLONIAL PRODUCE, SILK, COT TON, TALLOW, POLITICAL NEWS, &C., FROM Alexan I ria, Konigsberg, Amsterdam, Leghorn, ‘ Antwerp, Odessa, Bremen, Rio de Janeiro, Breslau, Rotterdam, Calcutta, St. Petersburg', Danzig, _Stettin, Genon, and tiamburz, Trieste, - , • Are received Daily at the above O ffi ces, No. 7, EXCHANGE. BUILDINGS, where every information is given. TO THE RATEPAYERS of BIRKENHEAD. - • LADIES AND GENTI,EMEN, An opportunity now presents itself to you at the ensiling ELECTION to Return to the BOARD Oat FOMMISSIOv to the duties ERS for Birkenhead men who will not only tond of the office, but who will, at the sa lasede, use every energyatis- t see the affairs of th is Township pon a proper and s o • factory footing. You are aware that an attempt has recently been made to burden you with an additional Rate of One Shilling in the Pound upon House Property, and this for the purpose of pay. • ing the Bondholders. Now, hoWever feasible this may at the first moment appear, a plain statement of facts will at once disabuse your mind of any prejudice in the matter. Those Gentlemen who are so anxious to saddle you with an additional Taxation have no real interest or stake in the Township, either by Property or Business. They are perfectly willing to make you Pay ! Pay ! ! but they are not willing to do anything towards decreasing the expenses incurred in the present Management of the Town ship affairs. Th a t magnificent Property, the Ferry, ought to yie ld a ver y 'considerable Profit. You have been told at one time, able and that by no mean auth orit y , that the Ferry was cap of yielding a Revenue sufficient to do away with any Local Taxa tion. But, for reasons which every man may read for himself, an opposite course has been pursued. The Balance-sheet of the last yea- shows a gross income of .Twenty-five Thousand Four Hundred and Ten Pounsandds. being an increase on the preceding year of Three Thou Hundred and Eighty-eight Pounds. Out of these large receipts the sum of Fifteen Hundred Pourds only has been placed to the credit of the Township. RATEPAYERS I—You are respectfully so!icited to attend early at the POLL Tins MORNING (Tuesday), the 6th inst., at the TOWN-HALL, and record your votes in favour of the following Gen;lemen, who are fully prepared to oppose all attempts to increase the Local Rates : Mr. CHARLES COOK, Mr. HENRY HILLIAR , Mr. HENRY WATSON, Mr. JOHN DIXON HORE, Mr. HENRY FOX, I Mr. JAS. 111'WHIRTER, (Merchant, Claughton), Mr. JAMES HIGHTON. Mr. THOS. B. GOLBORNE, E. G. W ILLOUGHBY, Chairman. Committee-room. Gough's Hotel, Birkenhead, June 3, 1854. N.B.—Liverpool Owners of House Property in Birkenhead will see the necessity of supporting a List of Gentlemen pledged to prevent any further increase of Local Taxation in the Chapelry of Birkenhead. ELECTION OF BIRKENHEAD COMMIS SIONERS, at the Town-hall, THIS DAY (Tuesday), the 6th instant. —The COMMITTEE for conducting the ensuing ELECTION respectfully announce their regret that Mr. LAMONT has declined to come forward as a Candidate on the present occasion. The Committee earnestly recommend the Name of Mr. HENRY FOX, Merchant, Claughton, to be inserted in the Voting-papers in lieu of that of Mr. Lamont. THE ONLY GENUINE LIST IS THE rom.owlNa ONE : Mr. CHARLES C OOK, Mr. HENRY HILMAR. Mr. HENRY WATSON, Mr. JAMES M'WHIRTER, Mr. HENRY FOX. Mr. JOHN DIXON HORE, Mr. E THOS. B. GOLBORNE . W . Mr. JAMES HIGHTON. . GILLOUGHBY, Chairman. Committee-room, Gough's Hotel, June 5, 1854. TO THE RATEPAYERS OF BIRKENHEAD. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, The time bas arrived when the T o wnship should no longer be prevented by party s trife from obtaining the services of Gentlemen as Commissioners whose character and experience render them eminently fitted for the office. Entertaining this opinion, th e amalgamated Red and Blue Committee beg to solicit your V otes at the ensuing Election, on behalf of the subjoined list of Candidates. The Gentle men composing it, belonging, as you will see, to both parties, have pledged themselves, if elected , to sink all party con , and cordially to unite for the purpose of pro moting and carrying out those local improvements on which the progress of the Town depends. They are alsd determined to support the orderly and quiet transaction, at the Board, of the business for the conduct of which they are returned by their fellow-townsmen. The high character and standing in the town of these Gentlemen, afford a sufficient assurance that they will redeem the pledge they have now given. The amalgamated RED and BLUE COMMITTEE therefore beg to solicit your Votes in favour of the subjoined list of Candidates, and request yon to record your Votes as early as convenient THIS DAY (Tuesday), the 6th instant. H. CURRY, Chairman, l Of the Amalgamated H. WATSON, Hon. Sec. I Committee. CANDIDATES. —.. _ H. K. ASPINALL, GEO. HARRISON CHAR LES COOK, WILLIAM HIND: W. T. KEIGHTLEY, TB. GOLB ORNE, "14117 WATSON, M. GRAH AM-, Oilkenbead, June 3, 1854. IVERPOOL AND AUSTRALIAN NAVI . CATION COMPANY.—NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that nn •EXTRAORDINARY MEETING of the SHAREHoLDERS in this COMPANY will be held at the Offices of the Company, situate at No. 1, NORTH JOHN-STREET, LIVERPOOL, on MONDAY, the 19th day of June instant, at One o'clock, for the purpose of ap pointing Directors of the Company ; and also for the purpose of assenting to, or dissenting from, resolutions which will then be proposed, for the purchase of certain Vessels for the use of the Company, and for entering into a Contract for the General Management and Agency of the Company. H. W. WILSON, Secretary. Liverpool, Ist June, 1854. CLIFTON, KERSLEY, AND DENTON COLLIERIES AND ESTATES. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN. that all Communications and Payments of Money, in respect of the Collieries and I.7states abovenamed, are to be made either to J. FLETCHER FLETCHER, Esq., or through the Offices at Clifton, Man chester, and Denton, and not to or through Mr. MATTNEw DAWES, of Bolton, the former Solicitor for the Receiver and Trustee. Clifton Offices, 31st May, 1854. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the PARTNERSHIP heretofore existing between us the undersigned, under the name or firm of " FRY and WIL LIAMSON," of Regent-road, Liverpool, Ship and House Joiners and Timber Dealers, is this day DISSOLVED by mutual consent. As witness our hands this 24th day of May, 1854. R. D. FRY. JAMES WILLIAMSON. L IVERPOOL AUXILIARY to theCENTRAL ASSOCIATION of LONDON, IN AID OF THE FAMILIES of SOLDIERS ORDERED TO TUB EAST. COMMITTEE. J. B. Lloyd, Esq., Mayor. Geo. C. Arbuthnot, Esq. Wm. Jones, Esq. C. Balleny, Esq. T. W. Keizhtley, Esq. Chris. Bushell, Esq. Joseph Langton, Esq. Chas. Cotesworth, Esq. Rev. C. W. Lawrence Colonel Hering, K.H. George H. Lawrence, Esq. John Eden, Esq. Thos. Littledale, Esq. Rev. W. M. Fatloon, M.A. Char!es M`lver, Esq. Adam Gladstone, Esq. Rev. 11. IM'Neile, D.D. Captain Greig Jas. Middleton, Esq. T. B. Horsfall, F.sq , M.P. Thos. Fdwardes Moss, Esq. George H. Horstali, Esq. Hugh Nei:, Esq., R.L.M. Lt.-Col. Sir T.G. Hosketh, Bt. Rev. F. OW, M.A. Rev. JA I n Jones John Torr, Esq. TREASURER. Major Bourne. Heathfiehi-house, Wavertree. SECRETARIES. Canttdn Weptrnaeott, R.E., North-view, Edge-hill, Rev. John R. Conor, M.A., 16, Canterbury-street. At a MEETING of the shove COMMITTEE, held at the Town-ball, on Friday, the 28th April, 1854, JOHN BUCK LLOYD, Esq., Mayor, in the Chair. The following resolutions wo:, passed unanimously :- 1. That this Committee, deeply deploring the melancholy condition to which tiri-i-iro7 of 8,500 persons, wives and 'children of solillerF. ) n reduced by the embarkation of troops for active t , ; viest their Honorary . Secreta- ries to Fissure the Lonili ,- . r k‘lisociation of their cordial sympathy and support. 2. That, in order to give practical effect to the feeling which is so generally entertained for these sufferers, an appeal be made through the local press, and by means of Subscription Lists opened at the Banks and Newsrooms of the town. 3. That this Committee further resolve, that the funds locally collected be transmitted to the Central Association ; and that the Honorary Secretaries be authorised to draw such sums as may be found necessary for the relief of deserv ing objects residing in Liverpool, subject to the general rules of the Association. JOHN B. LLOYD. £ s. d. Subscriptions acknowledged 268 4 0 Collections from Churches and ChapelslsB2 l 11 11 0 0 J. W. Harris, Es q 1 1 0 Captain Fyers, F.L A Rev. George Garner 0 10 0 URGENT APPEAL FOR EMPLOYMENT FOR SOLDIERS' WIVES. The Secretaries of the Liverpool Auxiliary to the Central Association for the Relief of Families of Soldiers ordered to the East, appeal most earneFtly to the Inimane and charitable for E NI PLOY M ENT in WASHING, SCOUR,' NG, SEWING, and KNITTING for soave of the above poor women, whoire able and willing to work. Applications by letter (post paid) may he made to Captain WESTMACOTT, 3, North-view. Edge-hill, or the Rev. J. R. CONOR, 16, Canterbury-street ; or, personally, at 24, Bolton street, between the hours of Twelve and Two o'clock, on Mos DAYS. rIDSUMMER QUARTER SESSIONS.- NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the GENERAL QUARTER SESSIONS of the PEACE for the County Palatine of Lancaster will he holden, at the Castle of LANCASTER, on MONDAY, the 26th day of June instant, at Ten o'clock in the Forenoon and, by adjournment, at the following places and times, viz.:— At the Court-house, in PRESTON, on IVEnsEsnn - v,the 28th day of June in.tant, at Ten o'clock in the Forenoon. At the New Bailey-Court-house, in SALFORD, on MONDAY, the 3rd day of July next, at Ten o'clock in the Forenoon. And at the Court-house, in Kt at( nA LE, On TUESDAY, the 11th day of July next, at Twelve o'clock at Noon, on which d a y County Business alone will be transacted; and tbe Court will then adjourn to WEDNESDAY MORNING, at Ten o'clock, for thetransaction of the Ordinary Business. And that all Business relating to the Assessment, Applica tion, or Management of the County Stock or Rate wilt com mence at such Sessions respectively, at Twelve o'clock at Noon of the first day thereof. The Attorneys engaged in Prosecutions at the said Sessions are requested to take notice that all Instructions for Indict ments are required to be' sent to the Clerk of the Peace's Office four days at least before the said Sessions respectively, GORSTS and BIRCHALL, Deputy Clerks of the Peace. Clerk of the Peace's Office, Preston, June 3, ISA. TO COlt It F.Sl'i )`; DENTS "ONE WHO KNows" must excuse n letter.. We fully appreciate his mo Standard continues to increase In circt,' +1c ,, ,, we see no reason to deviate from the course which we have hitherto pursued, of allowing the public to be the - best judges of our merits, without the aid of " Felten." Besides, we have too much respect for ourselves, and fur our vocation, to indulge in the "desperate industry " of certain of our contemporaries in making " offensive comparisons of neighbour with neighbour." rung his Tile the Kibrrpoot taittbarb. TUESDAY MORNING, JUNE 6, 1554 THE CURRENCY, AND BANKING ACCOUNTS. THERE is perhaps no question upon which so much has been said and written, and yet so little to the purpose, as that abstruse and complicated theme—the currency. Most of the mistakes com mitted arise from the erroneous notions entertained as to the real position which money occupies, and its relative value to other commodities in commer cial transactions and the ordinary affairs of life. We are told of the great evils inflicted by the Bank Restriction Act of 1844, although only once since its passing has it been virtually in operation, and of the compulsory contractions of the Bank issues, although, with the exception of the instance referred to, which occurred in 1847, the reserve of notes in the Bank coffers has considerably ex ceeded the demands upon them. Let us suppose for, an instant that the act of 1844 had not been passed, and that the Bank had been free to issue any amount of its own notes, it would still have been restrained from any material increase by motives of prudence ; and it would be difficult to point to any period in which the issue would have been greater, had it not been for the restriction imposed by the act. Even in the instance referred to, when the Government authorised the suspension of the law, the difficulty was more imaginary than r eal—it was one of feeling rather than of fact—for the Bank had at that time a reserve of more than a million of notes, and never exceeded its authorised issue, even under the letter of license from the Cabinet. We are also told that the actual circula tion, as judged of by the issue of Bank notes, is now little or no more than it was many years since, when neither the population nor the extent of trade were nearly so great as they are at present ; and it is immediately assumed that the circulation restricted by the act referred to is therefore con siderably below the requirements of trade. This assumption is based upon a total forgetfulness of the change of circumstances and the modes of transacting business, and is also founded upon the erroneous notion that the circulating medium, whether paper or metallic, is necessarily a repre sentative of material wealth, and a test of its extent and importance. So far from this being the case, it represents but a fraction of the amount of busi ness done, and, were it not for the convenience of change and the settlement of small transactions, might be, in a great measure, dispensed with. Formerly it was the common practice to discharge almost all obligations in money, and the amount then in use was comparatively large ; but since the introduction of joint-stock banks, which have become pretty general over the country, most per sons in business keep a banking account ; and cheques, by the aid of which payments have be come merely transfers from the account of one person to that of another in a banker's books, form a far greater proportion of the circulating medium of the country than do bank-notes, so that the necessity for the issue of the latter has gradually become less, notwithstanding the vast increase of trade, and the amount in circulation no longer forms a test of the extent of business transactions. Soms years since it was computed that of upwards of a hundred millions, which was paid and received by the bankers of London through the clearing house, uot more than two Millions was representtd A NATIONAL POLICE. THERE is something far more practical in the character of Lord PALMERSTON than any of his colleagues in the ministry can claim credit for. While every cabinet measure has been withdrawn i or defeated, the HOME SECRETARY, on the last day before the present recess, introduced two bills with the view of improving erhiiinal jurisdiction. Before their details are made public, it is, of course, im possible to judge of them, but the one is briefly stated to be a bill to render more effectual the police in counties and boroughs, and the other to establish reformatory institutions for criminals. In his explanation Lord' PALMERSTON stated that, while he attached great importance to the prin ciple of local self-government, he, thought it de sirable that there should be an inspection of the , police, to secure uniformity and efficiency. He, therefore, proposed that the.boards should consist of magistrates, to be selected especially for the pur pose ;-and with regard to boroughs, that the smaller ones should be so far amalgamated with the coun ties, that the borough magistrates should be mem bers of the county boards. Larger towns he pro posed to leave as at present with their own bodies of police. One of the evils of the present system has been that divided jurisdiction which has ma terially impaired the efficiency of local police ; and it has often been the case that in small towns the small body at the disposal of the magistrates has been totally inadequate for the suppression of any serious disturbance. An alteration, therefore, by which an efficient force could be concentrated on any emergency when it is most wanted, would be a manifest improvement, and from the long expe rience afforded by the establishment of the metro politan police, it would be less of an experiment than many of the Whig attempts at legislation. It will be necessary, however, to watch the details of the measure with some caution, as measures brought in towards the close of session are often hastily concocted, and passed without deliberation, and the party from which this bill emanates is not to be trusted either for profundity of wisdom or sin cerity of purpose. _ __ With regard to the second bill, it is hardly pos sible to over-estimate its importance or necessity. Now that transportation has been virtually abolished, and all criminals punished within the country by what is called penal servitude, some more effectual means should be adopted for their reformation than the ticket-of-leave system so re cently tried, but which has proved so abortive. It is not sufficient that the discharged offender. should have leave to work, the work must be found for him, or his loss of character will operate as an effectual bar to his obtaining it from private sources, and want will drive him to a repetition of his offences. The refuge for discharged prisoners should be placed upon 4 footing sufficiently ample for the many demands which must be made upon it, and by this means all excuse for crime would be taken away, and the really penitent , would be enabled to return to the paths of honesty, and recover the position which they had forfeited. Should this desirable result be effected by the bill of Lord PALMERSTON, he will be entitled to the thanks of the country for carrying out a measure• of really practical benefit. PEACE SAYINGS' AND WAR DOINGS. THE conditiOn of this country at the present time, and the state of public feeling which gene rally prevails, present a- curious contrast to the sayings and doings of only a few years since. So striking is the change, that one may almost doubt its reality ; for it is not many years since nothing was heard, from those I who pretended to be expo nents of popular opinions, than egregious eulogies on the blessings of peace. Conferences were held, both here and on the tontinent, to advocate the abolition of all war : it was confidently pronounced that the promised reign of peace on earth had actually commenced, and some went so far as to say that even in case of an invasion it was better to submit than to resist. 'The absurdity of the reasoning 'upon which this assumption was based was almost too glaring for popular credulity, not withstanding the advocacy of Messrs. COBDEN and BRIGHT, and the demagogues of the Manchester school ; but, like 11 political nostrums, it did not want for sympathisers, however preposterous its doctrines ; and so successful was the movement considered by the unthinking many, that immunity from further warfare, except with the Affghans, the Kaffirs, or the inhabitants of the Feejee Islands, was a settled conviction. Many of a higher grade entertained a similar opinion, and defensive opera tions were deemed all that it was necessary to under take, even for the remotest possible contingency. When apprehensions were entertained of an inva sion of the country by France, an event which was deemed by no means improbable, it was not easy to justify to popular opinion the necessity of increasing the national defences, and a war was considered almost impossible, except of a purely defensive character, and then only upon the direst emer gency. The labours of the Peace Society were said to have imbued the great mass of the people with such a hatred of war, that governments would of necessity resort to arbitration in all national quar rels ; while aggression, except from savages, was placed almost beyond the pale of possibilities. A very short time has since elapsed, and this country is now in a state of actual and active war, and yet apparently without an intelligible motive. We have not been assailed, either at home or in our distant possessions, and yet we have ,fitted out a warlike expedition, for the sole purpose of vindicating the national honour and redressing the insult offered to an ally ; and all this has been done, not simply to carry out diplomatic arrangements, which not often commend themselves to popular approbation, but with the enthusiastic concurrence of almost the whole people. Rarely has a war been entered upon with more of public opinion in its favour, and yet, with the exception of gratifying a general feeling of hatred to Russia, it is difficult to show wherein we shall derive the remotest advantage, even from a series of brilliant successes. It is clear, therefore, that the vaunted labours of the Peace - Society have been worse than useless. So long as we were at peace we were willing to admit its advantages, and even to listen with complacency to harangues descriptive of the horrors of sanguinary strife ; but the instant the necessity arose, although the point at issue was the abstruse question of the balance of power, all was forgotten, and the people buckled on their armour and submitted to additional taxa tion with all the chivalry of ancient days. The English, as a nation, are essentially a commercial people, prone to all the arts of peace ; and yet, no sooner is the tocsin of war sounded at the other extremity of Europe, than they rush to the scene of conflict with all the ardour of the young knights of old, determined to win name and fame at the sword's point. The glow of this martial spirit is cheering ; for as our naval supremacy was won with hard blows, so our commercial greatness can only be maintained by proving to the wood our ability to defend it ; and so long as our army and . navy preserve their well-earned reputation, 'the prestige of British valour will secure to us the full advantages of our trade. THE CLYDE AND THE MERSEY. IT is not many years since the skill and enter prise which had been evinced by the shipbuilders on the Clyde threatened to distance all competitors, and a Clyde-built ship, particularly a steamboat, was deemed to be the ne plus ultra of nautical skill. There are some who can recollect the sorry joke which was perpetrated when Lieut. FAYEER was removed from the command of the British Queen, which was built on the Thames, and after wards sold to the Belgian Government. In all the full-blown pride of Clyde presumption, it was asked whether it wasfairer to expect Lieut. _Fay per to sail the British Queen against Clyde-built ships than it was for Pharaoh, King of Egypt, to expect the children of Israel to make bricks without straw. There might have been then some ground for the taunt, for the Clyde shipbuilders had obtained a great superiority, and few were prepared to dispute their supremacy. The honour of competition has, however, been successfully undertaken by a single individual, and the consummate skill and indomi table energy of Mr. JOHN LAIRD have achieved a triumph which, not long since, was deemed all but hopeless. In not one instance, but in many, the vessels built by Mr. LAIRD have shown a superi ority in every quality which renders steam-vessels of value, and each successive vessel launched from his yards—at Birkenhead and on this side the Mersey—has added new laurels to his world-wide fame. Last week we had an opportunity of wit nessing the performances of the Bahiana, a steam ship just added to the magnificent fleet of the Brazilian Steam Navigation Company. With en gines of no greater horse-power than vessels 600 tons less burthen, she accomplished a speed of 11 knots an hour ; and, so easy was the motion, that a passenger would be puzzled to tell, without ex amination, whether she was under steam or not. It was an intelligible triumph of skill in shipbuild ing ; and Liverpool has reason to be proud of Mr. LAIRD, for a reason which Liverpool men can appreciate—that he has given a character and reputation to the Mersey which leaves that of the once pre-eminent Clyde in the shade. In the instance of the Bahiana, a great advantage has been gained •by the smaller engine accomplishing so great a speed, in enabling the vessel to carry more cargo, and consequently to prove more profitable to her owners. It is almost impossible to over estimate the gain from such an improvement ; and we allude to the circumstance because it is but fair to all parties concerned to publish the fact as wide as possible—that steam-ships built on the Mersey may now fairly challenge rivalry with all the world. The magic which once rested in the term "Clyde built" is now no more : Liverpool has fairly borne off the bell, and defies the world to competition ; and when we hear, as we have heard, of Boston built clippers (the excellence of which we will not attempt to dispute), we may complacently turn to the iron screw-steamers—the launch of which we are so often called upon to record,—and ask in vain for something better or so good. Steam-ships are the pioneers to extended commerce—the only effectual means of opening up new markets for our foreign trade ; and those which Liverpool is now sending forth, to take the advantage which cannot fail to be derived from the free navigation of the River Plata, will do more to increase the trade of the port than any single circumstance which has occurred for many years past. The same facilities for rapid intercourse are being extended:to our North American colonies by the Canadian Steam Navi gation Company, for which Mr. LAIRD has some magnificent vessels in preparation ; so that the time will not be far distant when the trade of the Mer sey, in vessels built within the port, will far exceed that of any other port in the world. THE MERCHANT SHIPPING BILL WE took the opportunity, a short time since, of commenting on some of the most serious objections to the provisions in the New Merchant Shipping Bill, particularly those which relate to the allowance for engine-room in steam-ships, and the responsi bility of shipowners for damage by accident to pas sengers. In discussing the several clauses of this important measure, great service to the shipping interest has been rendered by the Liverpool Steam ship Association, and on Thursday 11Ir. ROBERT LAMONT, of this town, and Mr, MOWN, the efficient Secretary to the Association, had an inter view with Mr. CARDWELL on the subject of the objections to the bill. These have been ably stated in a pamphlet by the Secretary, from which we give the following extract, referring to the important subject of the accommodation for the crew being included in the registered tonnage. In section 20 of the bill it is proposed that a break or poop, or any other closed-in space available for cargo, or for the berthing of passengers or crew shall be measured and included in the register tonnage. Upon which the writer says : "It is considered that the accommodation for the crew whether in houses on deck or in a forecastle, should not be included in the register tonnage. As the clause stands, however, all erections, except perhaps galleys, icehouses, and waterclosets, would be measured, as being considered available, under some circumstances, for cargo, or for the berthing of the passengers or crew, although actually never used for these purposes. In this way, erections for the shelter of deck passengers, now becoming c ommon i n coasting steamers, and by which an immense addition is made to their comfort, will be added to the tonnage, and, in addition to the cost of erection, become subject to dues. A serious, if not insurmountable, bar will thus be placed to the expressed wishes of the government that shelter should be afforded, and the decks will either be left clear, and exposed to the weather, or the rate of passage money must be raised to defray the additional expense. In either way the passengers will suiTer—in person or in pocket. At least only such erections as are fitted up with berths, or are constructed and appropriated for cargo, should be measured, and the best means of adding to the comfort and securing the safety of passengers will be to leave the steam-ship owner with full power to construct such erections as he thinks proper for the shelter, safety, and comfort of his passengers. To do otherwise will be to induce temporary, unfixed, and insufficient shelter, and to expose the passengers to dangers and discomforts, which the steam-ship owners have every wish and desire to avert and avoid." The bill is now before the House of Commons in committee ; but the further consideration has been postponed until after the recess, and, in con sequence of the numerous alterations introduced since the bill was printed, it is ordered to be re printed, and recommitted on Tuesday, the 20th of June. In addition to the alterations proposed by Mr. HOESFAIL, with reference to the restoration of the compulsory apprenticeship system, our Repre sentative has also given notice of the following : "In committee on Merchant Shipping Bill, to move the following amendments : " Page 80, clause 230, leave out all the words after 'con ducted,' in line 13, to the word 'the' in line 15, and insert under the provisions contained in the eighth part of this act.' Page 147, clause 348, leave out magistrate' in line 11, and insert ` Local Marine Board, the stipendiary magis trate being present thereat.' "Clause 419, leave out 'magistrate' in line 17, and insert `Local Marine Board, including such stipendiary magistrate.' " OPENING OF ST. GEORGE'S HALL VISIT OF HER MAJESTY TO LIVERPOOL. THE St. George's Hall Committee have been indefa. tigable in their exertions to complete this magnificent building, and we have now the satisfaction to be able to state that Liverpool will be honoured with the augur presence of HER MAJESTY on the auspicious occasion of the opening. In order that due eclat may be given :to the affair, the Committee will be doubled for the purpose of making the necessary arrangements for the reception of the QUEEN and her ROYAL CONSORT; and no doubt it will be the most exciting and brilliant affair ever wit- nessed in the capital of commerce. It was intended to have secured the aid of the celebrated JENNY LIND, to take part in the musical services with which HER MAJESTY will be welcomed within the Hall, but the indisposition of the Swedish nightingale, after her recent confinement, has caused her to decline the pressing invi- tation. The Committee have, however, engaged the eminent composer, Sir HENRY Bisnop, as leader, so that the most ample guarantee is afforded for the quality of this part of the entertainment. The charge for ad- mission on this occasion will, of course, be high ; but we believe it is the intention of the Committee to arrange afterwards for a series of concerts at a much lower charge, so that the public may have an opportunity cf hearing the magifieent organ. The day for the opening has not yet been definitively fixed; but as it must be arranged to suit the convenience of HER MAJESTY, who will probably leave Osborne for the north about the latter end of August, so it is more :han probable that it will take place the first week in September. It would, of course, be premature to hazard any conjectures as to the accommodation to be provided for the Royal party, as it is not yet known whether they will come by rail or by the royal yacht, It is stated, however, that Childwall Hall, the residence of the late EDMUND MOLYNEUX, Esq., will be placed at the disposal of HER MAJESTY ELECTION OF BIRKENEAD COMMIS SIONERS. Tins annual election of Commissioners for Birkenhead will take place thiselay (Tuesday), at the Town-hall. The object of the contest on this occasion is one in which the ratepayers of Birkenhead are deeply interested. An attempt having been made to increase the local taxation of the township, which attempt is again intended to be proceeded with, the ratepayers are bound in self-defence to return, on the present occasion, men who will study the interests of Birkenhead, apart from any clique or party feeling. If the object be to drive all residents into the adjoining townships, then, of course, lay on an additional tax. But if the ratepayers, the house-owners, the tradesmen of Bir kenhead, are anxious to secure the welfare of the place, now is the moment effectnally to oppose all such attempts. Ratepayers! Be early at the poll, vote for the following gentlemen, and your object will be accomplished : Mr. Charles Cook, Mr. Henry Hilliar, Mr. Henry Watson, Mr. John Dixon Hore, Mr. H. Fox, Mr. James M`Whirter, Mr. Thos. B. Colborne, Mr. James Highton. *** In the Albion of yesterday, the name of Mr. John Dixon Hore was accidentally omitted. That gentleman will go to the poll, and will make, if elected, a most useful Commissioner for Birkenhead. Beech Lawn, June 5, 1854. TABARRAUCHER. TO THE EDITOR OF TIIR LIVERPOOL STANDARD. Sza,—l wish you would remind your Birkenhead read ers, that the annual election of commissioners will take place to-morrow (Tuesday). It is all-important to the interests of that township, that such parties should be elected to assist in the conduct of its affairs as, from their knowledge of business and standing, can secure both suc cess and respect. It must give much pleasure to all to notice an amalgamation of the two parties known as the Red and Blue, as, by this means, such a list is now pre sented to the electors as cannot fail to secure the most complete confidence. The names of the candidates re commended by the united " Red and Blue" will be found signed by Messrs. Henry Curry and Henry Watson, as chairman and secretary; gentlemen who, from their expe rience in Birkenhead affairs, well know what is required, and who are the most suitable parties to supply those re quirements in the conduct and management of Birkenhead. affairs. There is nothing now required to place these affairs in the best possible position, but a long pull, is strong pull, and a pull altogether. Birkenhead, sth June, 1851 A WOODESIDE-MAN. TnE QUEEN held a Court on Wednesday afternoon, at Buckingham Palace. The Chevalier Bunsen had an audience of Her Majesty, and presented his letters of recal, as Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary from the King of Prussia. VISCOUNT AND VISCOUNTESS COMBERMERE ave a grand banquet to their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cambridge and the Princess Mary, on Wednesday, at their mansion in Belgrave•square. The same evening Lady Hume Campbell gave a grand ball at Hill street, to which the Duchess of Cambridge and Princess Mary proceeded after leaving Lord Combermere's. THE BAZAAE.—The receipts from tte bazaar at the Music-hall, Bold-street, on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, amounted to £460, exclusive of what was realized by the sale of tickets, in aid of the fund for the new Wesleyan Schools, to be erected at Scacombe. ROBBERY.—The house of Mr. -England, in Ann's-place, Hopwood-street, was entered on Saturday quantity of articles, in c l u di ng a wa t c h, w hich was taken from the bed on whi c h t h e owner wag sleeping, Were stolen. night, and w a i fro CARTOWNERS.—A numerous meeting of cartowners wrs held at the Clarendon-rooms, on Friday, to consider the necessity of discontinuing the discount allowed to the mer chants and brokers. Mr. George Taylor presided. After some discussion a committee of five was appointed to con sider and report upon the best course to bo pursued, and the meeting broke up. THE WHI - O.LIDAYS WHITSUNTIDE--" the jocund wake of Whitsuntide"--is the great holiday of the manufacturing districts, and th e swat artisan, cooped up the rest of the year in a close, heated, and noisy mill, yearns instinctively for a holiday. The sun, for many weeks before, piercing the dusky frames of his workshop window, has been inviting him out to renew his acquaintance with the green fields ; but the sea, " the blue, the fresh, the ever free," has charms peculiarly grateful to the inland citizen; and hence it. is at these times that a flood of excursionists is poured into Liverpool. These periodical visitors increase numerically every year, just in proportion as links are added to the railway chain connecting this important place with thereat of the empire ; and to nowhere could they come which could afford cheaper and better outlets for pleasure trips than Liverpool. What more delightful "out" than to the m M e e re nai in S teres trait t s in , • g an an d d a rem stro an ll tie o , v t e b r an ßa a ro j n eurn lli e ll y ? to N W o ha rth t Wales P—or what more health-giving than a sojourn, the longer the letter, _to " THE ISLAND," whose arms, or rather legs, " Quocunque jeceris stabil?" and yet all this can be accomplished, to say nothing of the facility of speed, for a sum which would not have sufficed to have taken our ancestors one-eighth of thedistance. Wordsworth, who, poet-like, was naturally afraid when the Kendal and Wins r d h i nm o ra lt r d Lancashire,s railwayy h va n o rbuveTfridn a - mtcae l i f l l fbil i nyid : o h fa p ap e t n oe drre i t i et b o e f i b n is vas e i vm on second eruption t en ion d of Goths abominably of oil, asked if " there is no place of English not share in his ~.f ears.a ssaaiO t su i„- as sh s or in e g ep:rs ground secure from rash assault ?" We in Liverpool do alarmed at suchmultitude ar eno of at ad miringall faces peering at their goods ; and the ferry-boats, and cheap-trip steamers, &c., &c., while giving facilities that afford delight, reap a rich reward from Whitsuntide. The flood of visitors sends out no freshet to indicate its coming. It bursts out on Whit-Monday, and yesterday it opened in strength. Exclusive of those pleasure-seeking passengers who came by the ordinary trains, the arrivals yesterday were by cheap special trains, at Lim 11-STREET STATION, six trains in the course of the day. The first from Man chester, with about 700 or 800 passengers; the second from Crewe, 400 ; from Leeds, 400; Stafford, 300; and from Birmingham and Wolverhampton 1500. TITtfr.TILUN-STREET STATION By the East Lancashire line about 5000 people arrived from Preston, Colne, Accrington, Burnley, &c.; by the Lancashire and Yorkshire 4000, from Normanton, Miles Platting, and other places. An excursion train, with about 1000 persons, left here in the morning. for Preston, and a like number from Preston arrived here in the after noon, on a t. -ranee trip. Yesterrl, , eithead was like a country fair, and the boats, wit,. • a. • atinuously, were filled with passengers. A bout. 4' , • $ :ken at the Woodside gate on Sunday, and ye • AS thought that the receipts would reach 1:1,' Tra.,111,. . took place, with a little less disorder than r . it was pitiable to observe towards evening, by the return boats, the number of country women who were in a state of semi-intoxication. About eight o'clock, as the Birkenhead and Tranmere boat was leaving the landing-stage, a man in the dress of a mechanic, in attempting to leap on to the vessel fell overboard, and had his leg seriously crushed against the sponsons. He was conveyed in a car'to the Northern Hospital. Indeed, it is wonderful, considering the vast concourse of people con veyed and the recklessness of some of them, that no more serious accident should have occurred, COUNTY COURT-YESTERDAY. [BEFORE JOSEPH POLLOCK, ESQ., JUDGE.] THE court sat at ten o'clock. One hnudred cases were disposed of, but few of them possessed mach public interest. ACTION AGAINST POLICE-OFFIQSRS. Dr - Nee v. Duo Gale AND SCAIFE.—In this case the plaintiff, Michael Dunne, of Sprainger:street, described as a cotton seller, sought to recover Xis from the defendants, two detective officers, for damage caused by breaking into his premises, forcing open a chest containing some china, I and taking away some pawn tickets, an invoice, and two sheets of brown paper.—Mr. Grocott, solicitor, appeared for the plaintiff; and Mr. &Gowan, the law-clerk of the Health Committee, appeared on behalf of the defendants. The plaintiff deposed that, in April last, the defendants came to him and charged him with having stolen cotton in his house. They took him before the magistrates, by whom he was discharged. After his return he received from the defendants two pawn tickets, which he was in formed had been taken from his house.—On cross-exami nation, the plaintiff admitted that he had been in some difficulty previously in regard to some cotton. He had kept a marine store, but his license was not renewed. A. fine of £lO had been imposed upon him for trading with out license, but the fine was remitted, because his license was in the Town-hall to be renewed, and the money for the renewal was paid in.—His Honour Were you ever in custody before in Liverpool ?—Yes, sir, for being under the influence of liquor.—His Honour : I don't mean that ; I mean for any charge against your honesty ? Plaintiff: No, sir.—A female servant of the plaintiff de posed that, on the day in queei ion, she saw an old man run past the door and dr , e , 'hing there. Her master was standing at the de ime, smoking his pipe, and looking at a wed , ' wing down the street. She saw the dKenda , ack immediately after with the old man 'he parcel. Duggan seid, " Well done n something of this, • and you must (y)m, :e said he never saw anything of the 1,2:: c. go. After Dunne ' WAS taken away, Dugp,u. ..e came and searched r the house. They turned up ,ed and baskets, opened a box containing china, and touk away the pawntickets, the invoices, and two pieces of brown paper, in which they wrapped something up. Witness asked Scaile what he wanted, when he said, " I don't want to take anything." She said, " I'll take good care you don't, for I'll watch you well." (A laugh.)—This evidence was confirmed by the wife of the plaintiff, who said that the sheets of brown paper had been used before, but would have done again as samples. Another servant was called, and Mr. M`Gowan was proceeding with the examination of the witness, when His Honour asked of what use it was to prolong the inquiry. -The case for the plaintiff being then closed, his Honour said:—The facts'of the case seem to be that this ex-marine-store dealer was standing at his door, smoking at a pipe, and looki ng a t a w eddin g i n th e street, when an unknown person dropped some stolen property into his house as he passed ; and when a policeman, who came up, said, " Dunne, you must know something of this." The ex-marine-store dealer, who was standing close by the parcel, said he did not know anything about it, as he was looking down the street at the time. The police wrapped up two sheets of brown paper, which were afterwards re turned to the owner, and an invoice which did not seem to have'occasioned any loss. This was all the offence that the men had committed. They had no business to take away the two sheets of brown paper; they should have taken some of their own, or should have asked Mrs. Dunne for it. That was all the wrong they had done, conse quently he should give a verdict for the damage that they had inflicted, which was a farthing damages and no costs. LEAVING PICTURES AT HOUSES.—Frederick Carl, an Italian artist, resident in Hunter-street, sued Mr. Edward Chaloner for £1 ls. for three small pictures supplied, painted upon ivory. One was a view of Birkenhead (the only feature in it being a wooden shed); another cottage with water about it was marked " Blackburn ;" and the third was a likeness of Cardinal Wiseman. It appeared that the pictures had never been ordered, but that the plaintiff had left them at Mr. Chaloner's office, and in two days afterwards sent in his bill. His Honour explained to the plaintiff that that was a mode of business which could not be sanctioned in this country,—a statement which the plaintiff appeared quite puzzled to comprehend. Mr. Grocott said that the pictures had been offered to him in return, and ls. 10d. which he had paid for a summons, but he claimed compensation for two or three months' loss of time. Verdict for the defendant. HEarrn or Tns Tows. — The medical officer reports that, with the exception of measles, which continues more than usually prevalent, the town remains free from epidemic disease. The deaths registered fell from 260 in the previous week to 230 in the week ending last Saturday, the average mortality of the same week of the preceding six years being 215. The number of deaths from diseases of the zymotic class was 75, of which 26 (more than one third) were from measles, 14 from typhus, 4 from scarla tina, 5 from. diarrhrea, 2 from cholera, 2 from syphilis. Small-pox was fatal in a greater number of cases than in any week since September, 1851; of children who have died from this disease there is stated to hare been one vac cinated unsuccessfully. Bowel complaints are not more than usually prevalent. The deaths from consumption were So, and from other diseases of the lungs 35. A brewer's labourer died of delirium tremens, and two females under 30 years of age, from excessive drinking. PEW-RENT.—WEST DERBY CHURCH.—On Wednesday last, Mrs. Sarah Twentyman sued Mr. Thomas Fletcher, wheelwright, Tue-brook, in the County Court, for the sum of £l3 lbs., being the amount of two-and-a-half years rent of a pew in West Derby Church, at £6 lea. — per annum. From the evidence given by the son of the plaintiff, it appeared that the pew had been in possession of the plaintiff's family, it having been bequeathed by Mr. Humphrey llohne, to his nephew, the husband of the plaintiff, as an appurtenance to a certain dwelling house, 'situate in the parish of West Derby ; and that ten or twelve years ago the defendant took the pew at the rental of 25 10s. per year, which he paid up to midsum mer, 1861, which was subsequent to the decease of the plaintiff's husband. On being applied to for the usual rent after the date named, the defendant refused to Pan alleging that Mr. Haywood claimed the pew as his In*° - i p t !r y% t as y, co an n d te h n e d n ed ce th th a e t t p h re e csehnutrchactaitonw. West F t o p r er t b h ) e . defence a chapel of ease, but a parochial church, and that w eo aj quently, by the old ecelesiasties.l For, no individual could claim a right to the pew save the rector. This f o st es lai o l. down in Burns, vol. i, p. 358. Formerlythe : West Derby and Walton, were united; b u t the Rev. Mr were divided into instinct Par conse quently', Stewart was now the rectoani supposing that the pew "* S - hari been sold, in December, dwel ling-house estate, the proPe-Y Pemberton, and of course the pew ° A o fi s p it Trie f n :r a m n:e r. to 3 t ' h o e r co ver lBl3, to Mr. John a the defendant had paid rent for the along with it ; and period t o the plaintiff, he had done so said pew since that law, and was not, therefore, legally in ignorance of the churchwardens of St. Michael's Church, in liable.personal right to pews. The parishioner of West Derby, ed to London in 1860.—His Honour said having rei n°v • , t distinctly stated that, originally, o f West Derby was a chapel of ease, whatever the church t act may have rendered it ; and he was o f of the plaintiff, by defendant t prima facie, a title had been established ptillaiisottilfw' iTli'as:ehia:Oitedveentrnoyoedw al to: f p ) slialitltbs,lioteilegilep;ewnat o,ofnpa.trhheampianit having, during a period of ten or twelve years, paid rent for it ; nevertheless, that fact did not legally establish a title. But he did not think that the defendant could refuse to pay simply because Haywood had set up a claim. If, however, the question of title was to be tried, he clearly hail no jurisdiction. If he decided,the'i;inetifiCal • e illemmount at 'i sm dispute, waiving the subject of rig was too small for the case to *yawed to the co %t above. 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