The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-07-30 00:00:00

July 80, 1844. ...., y n PROSPECTUS OF THE heath, Shooters-hill, Erith, and Dartford, has s'saiDON, CHATHAM, AND NORTH KENT been estimated at 150,000 persons annually, RAILWAY. which, being supposed to be increased only In an CAPITAL, .£1,500,000, one-half from facilities by railway, will make --)000 Shores of £50.-Deposit £3 per Share. 225,000 ; and this number, at an average fare si r Br 1 PROVISIONAL COMMITTEE. (from Ist, 2d, and 3d class passengers) of 14d. e 'William Bridges , Bart., Goodnestone, Kent. each, will produce . Joseph J . p.,,llaileY • jun_., Esq. , M .P., Belgrave-square. The present tra ffi c to and from Gravesend, by Li a '''‘_tA 4 auhou n , Esq. M.P., utney-heath. steam-boats and land conveyances , is 1,300,000; wpreiludpG:::Ce:t-General Sir ' Howard Douglas, Bart e G.C.B., ..G., M.P., Green-street. of which, full one-half may be calculated upon Mildred, Esq., Nicholas-lane. -say 650,000, which, at an average fare (from Ist, 2d, and 3d class passengers) of 18d. each, 51,250 je e 1 , 1 1 1 ,1 C. Mylne, Esq., New River-head. will give a gross income of.. ... • li.l; . ?ries, Esq., Geo Walker, Esq. New Bank-buildings. e rrinThe actual tra ffi c between Gravesend and Chat , Josh ua seP, E sq. , Hyde-park Gardens. ssen ers annua y, ham, by land, as taken in 1840, was ascertained i to be half a million of pa g ' e . Abchurch-lane. .rlie whitmore, Esq., Austin-friars. most of whom proceeded to London by steeae - With Power to add to their number. Charles ENGINEER . known, has since much increased ;an . - boats from Gravesend. This number, it Vignoles, Esq.. F. R.A.S., M.R.1.A. , railwa . y, it may be expected to be at least in Pranci all•Gol COUNSEL. creased one-half-making 750,000 persons a dsmid,Esq:,Stone-buildings,Lincoln slnn. year, including those . who will proceed to the William SOLICITOR. am Stephens, Esq., 30, Bedford-row. a lu a r m th b e a r r r a r t t a s ti of av th er e a l g i e ne fa b r e a lor fra C m hat i b .s a t 7 2 . d, Th an i d s 4 zoia • BANKERS. on--IdessrseM t Peters , Mildred, Mas- The present tra ffi c o a i n i ega . n, 3d class passengers) f of p 9 a i s d se . a e g a e c r h s , , w b i y ll i p a r a o d d a u n ce d 29,687 riee,'. .es tern* ,7"41--Messrs. Boyle. Low, Pim, and Co. from the best information that by water, to and from all placeslae c y a o a n b d e C o h b a ta th in a e m d : if " a ver nr 1-- The therpo . ol Ba n king ' Company. is equivalent to 200,000 annually ;whi ch, ,• • "er-Sir Benjamin Heywood, Bart. and Co. towns fares, Tuls R.: - to all the watering place frequent and quick train s s, a a a n d d t hvaY is proposed as a direct and ueinter • taPted o populous se Woolwich,London-bridge to amount, say 200 , 000 , b y . me of communication from increase . , on the line, may be assum t e b d e t r o ai b lw e a e y q . u a a s l s t i o ga th in a g t gate, Gravesend, Chatham, Ramsgate, and Mar . to the steam-boats. This number, at a rids Passing d. through the populous part of North Kent- tra ffic, f all in passengers, beyond the existing e hat.t. its(f 1t 2d and 3d class e are mom s , , . - Pent , intimately connected with the metropolis, an averag . __ Mediation. altogether unprovided with railway accom- passengers)of ss.each, willproduceanincomeof 50,000 h a Se ...' e sra . .l incomplete plans for railways in this direction .£193,541 h o v e ° Si a t /ate been brought before the public. The present Giving a gross receipt from passenge . rs only of s o e f il ash ; bree r e a . as Chatham, was surveyed four years ago ; but The additional income from all other sources, considered that, in the present advanced state viz., private car riages , horses, dogs, parcels, •., •° the °lse f 1 w '''Y Beaten], a complete communication through mails, fi sh, fru it, vegetables, groceries, and off i most met Brighton and ou he t WOW; districts of the country is best general merchandse, (taking, as a f cal . th e a. 0 Meet the wants and wishes of the public and culation, the same ratio as on the wateri tot- brio -°vierutnv ___, n g Paces f • in not on y 1 all the favourite on the Dover Railways, in 1843, . and co_nsider _, ?ju ene t e n nt but e Qh' North Kent within a close proximity to ing the very populous districts from London 1 eiteroitet.militiltaraelng in its course some of the most through North Kent.) cannot be calculated at . Y and naval arsenals of the empire. less than 25 per cent. on the gross receipts i liii iae d peFr i n il d W Z sg is b i y ntended to commence at London- from passengers only, which would be ...... 48,285 eenwich line to London and Gr ; thee to proceed outside of Greenwich-park, by Making a total gross revenue of 13,,,,„",eth, Charlton, Woolwich, Plumstead. Wickham, Deduct for working expenses, and for toll to the . e., -- ,`Ysoeath, Cara f ord , Dartford, Stone, and Northfleet, Greenwich Railway, and to the branch line to ;SS Graves • from thence (north of Cobbam-park) to Ramsgate, (or to pay interest on the cost of ts'rindsbury and Strood, and crossing the Medway by a its construction, if executed by the parties pro ertnanent bridge, through Rocheste r , Chatham. and tooting this line through North Kent,) at the f bury • then by Rainham, Sittiogbourne , and Milton rate of 50 per cent., viz.......... 120,963 (Within , a v ery' short distance of Sheerness), to Ospringe and_ Faversham, continuing to• near Whitstable, (inter- There will remain a net income of ......£120,963 . • seam' g,the railway already made from that port to Can- Which is equivalent to 8 per cent. on the proposed capital • terbury,) and along the north coast of Kent by Herne-bay o f x 1,500,000, a Reculver to the Isle of Thanet, and either falling into end . _ the South-eastern branch from Ashford to Marga te, p , 7: f e g e _ e E. es s Broadstairs, and Ramsgate, or continuing the proposed „et se A' e. 6. - . ~,. ~- .1 .-4. railway to those places ; thus coming within a short dis- zi 1 °; 1 1 r- e s. En= to 1 tallee of Sandwich, and only ten miles from Deal. g - terEaremS!E es The length of railway to be made will be about 60 miles 5- g' Lee. ..-, re a S. = 2 t te ~. is the first case, or little more than 70 miles in the latter t .T, z .1 ; T: R 4 E._ ~... alternative. F.' s g s 'Su's: Pgi t... "_, The mode of passing by Greenwich - park and Woolwich- n 1 r. ,... 4 e s . , ..,,, 1 r 4 common will be the same as was required by the Govern- ; :c1 g. 0 went authorities for the projected London and Chatham es g . el Ra ilway, the plans and sect i ons whereof were prepared by a I re : i t, iii V I r ' ' sgnoles, and lodged for Parliament in the session of P I w• 5 1840, " I 12.m ( 4"."Agg 1 1.112n0t ti; sem It designed as part of this plan, to connect the station - e-es. at the L ondon terminus, with a steam-boat wharf, by a :.,..., L c .? .:, c 7. ..,,,;„ zi , t i 2 ~,w g , cs 2 a. _ 2 0 . 0 g • :I N . v, ~,, 5. ~,,,. 8 direct and uninterrupted passage between the railway and p c., the river • • -esere- , s"c' re3,oeles' cei ger.. The Bail w hich Passage may be conveniently obtained a , 1 t. , .. . !. r 3 -,,,, , - i ., ,, ,‘ ..„ t ~..1 tra i ra .., ? , 54 , 1 , , E.,. c 4,, •:4 . o: g i ~..-. tra of Loudßeaon r y S a n and •' b y means of the numerous small steam- se S'sel ceeF e eSSSA 1 - s e• e 3 o ei a . nail become as necessary for the convenience of the r _ ee . 0 . .-, .es 0. 0 5 .., visitors o l e el B I ~„c ' Bn. C inhabitants of the metropolis, as the public ee, ici ... ei cntg.t.7 , :t -.1-tt 0 ,-`. a .41 ~, E -,,, z CCB a -... 0. eee ..... es te ee, se e e ee =.. e r...- o es - will facilitate lorlg the principal streets. All these boats - .....-..e.0. , . ate the access of passengers to the railway. tioTahaewitaircoliect of course will be subject to any modifica- .. .... Fe t 0 -1 )- 'Se e ' ~1 1 es tee or lle reqrnulyrebdebz :e g .. ss e s -, cons i dered e ytbe Government.ad ie by the Commit - es ''s - • e-ee =es's- s".e= -12 - 4- s - re Cl) e. t:Ll',.;tt.' - ress 5;2, 4 0-.7.24. 1 ttl carefullyztimates in the engineering department have been __. .." tS : g.' '"'"'lsq . 53 g F "3 C . 1.001. . 7, ,, ,A . Z in eonstrt e e Pared ; and from the experience now gained sts ;2. ' -2,' si`T 0 - I V, bas chiefly 4-le very f aeour ti h ng arid furnishing railways, as well as the - 1 t-3 .3 character of the country through which it see F. a 7 riEtai ; t ' ir- - :!- -° line may be to Pass, the Engineer states that the proposed ...s: e- m . CO • linder X 2,00 mpleted for working, at a cost averaging g "O' t tg - c - .4 2,, ,, ,t ga E . .." ° Z ....W.....0. !,, 74 ,„ ca 0 p Ineritary 0 per mile, including land purchases, Pads - ee . e. CD 0 0 ... t b oeeb ex P e nses, and management ; these latter items, ima g e, b o a ot so susceptible of rigorous calculation as ;the rs.: Sg '6" s's ' g Com m i t tutee 0.. re e 0 '-' .1 e had liberal amounts assigned to them, and a ...... --- • SPW,sq .°. iS' e . s ' lar ge all le see. e. s, ~., e. 0, '. fes .-3 es. re e i . tr. enee has been added for contingencies. The se .e.e...-ceeee, e e'o,ss iS e e: . pared by th ei r every con fi dence in the estimates pre- "c 2 '6l, "6 1., - c.,......Z.a lin cr.mv.m....go . 4 . (D o . . 5 . F r 0;_ . is , .. *0 pro Dr°l3oSed c . F short distnt-ngineer, and do not apprehend that the g Tile reside 8 1:stal of X1,500;000 will be exceeded. , ~.. a ... W . ', Di 3 --"- -,r, < O , I' rz. ~... . rb 0 .--• tO i . 2, 1 7 R. ';'V coneicier,s• population on the line, or within-a very B ;,' X 0 ance, (exclusive of London and Greeneich,) is ei -. ees el. rees.eee. h e ably li b °e . eeve ve 3 00,000. If the traffic be estimated •-• I e5..e...„0 be 1 2L V -c i . sr ~ the eZte the Year it nt of steam-boat movement only, throughout Fi c e*Fe SS .e 11 1 .. I e _ e res..., o 0 fr om ~ A 7, ', , aPPears that in 1813, this boat traffic, to and s e , . - 91 2 - t , „ - I '.' .1 0 0 a r g, ...., C '-' IPil . & '. 8 e = 1-.. , .-,- VI 2A0604f ah, was ascertained to have been more than '.7, - 8 w ,-. - , ~, 4 daily; aith Passengers annually, being upwards of 6000 s te e . 74, z _ tdraoirnly.that "gh in 1 840, the whole passenger traffic to and I..se ee . e . e 2 leS,, e 53 s ' - c,' Z Ns 13 _ tow n, e a n rartenvuee d ai ly s I ' dnt trustee , Y an ana water, averaged on Londo n In 18431 t - ovement - of ssen ors b l e y tw 3S ee 3 n B . 1.-, ,' . 2 .5-4 V ii - 1 ; i. ti ')'::'''' r ' (4 * :::: I P ~ ' a 7" -. : sl - 9 : : eying been in thS c w as nearly a b ,y the steam Pa -boa . t g s, was 1900. ' - I . incr,_as eurs.e of th atdou ble 00-e,.....e.,..- that amount, viz., 1 / million w I P.- •=,,,, '•-•': '.' -uassea Jo eaeumee e e, it b . Year; and it appears to be still on the " 3 , 3ll aiter f inbarked at -paiema slaywnu rg I 4t (salt . ; Ulol . lpaptiriod 1 stated Simi-officially, .... =lee s :, se -woa 'SSUp 113r3 'that the - I es landed aria P e asse ngers in the month of June of this year, , 64-4. txi LondonJo lalitrassed Jar! Cl) gna B l . eain-boat. Roche.te the Gravesend piers from the . r i allul lad a2araAV and f e r nteti on has taken , was 331,739. A correspondin ste ate rt Place in the numbers travelling , to I I 41 is also at traffic r ,Chat ham, Maidstone, • &c. The ie wA arn , ...,.....:—..9 , 02 ,_. .... , V 7 ' =5 I less t f i ° f ,great e „__ , erne Bay, Margate, and Ramsgate, , ..T.'s7-' - .WSe'el9l •5? Ila. ;i : Places, iso,o oo - ,, , ;_it, and by moderate computation not alon g • ti All thi s I' pens, pass annually to and from those ' eS'rci l , sl, I- 01 , 01 1 e r oue, fr Independent of tne ordinary fr escos . ,_. - I 8 , E O2 ...to, c,,,, !. 0 :0 ..,.. ? ;Ch,. to anY :" th e oort°hnt the numerous populous p 1.0 C. ..... 1 = ~, i. :::: ::: •-• 62 OZ. .P. ► .-• . F , ::,,,, 0 , ~, dist unce l f ier dist r i ct, Part of Kent, which is at.least equal '0 •° •e his from th e ef similar extent, within the same not e metro e ~..--.e east) m Potation of ecessare her Polls. = I Fe'E-S -- .. - Stei „ n o e. 0. Si. esees e ee a - ,3 AAr Pi M may the extent , eto go into any very close com- s. to - e ninPete • ent to em ~ re' for the with th at b which a railway communication . ~, .7.. ,,, , e ..., ~., _ 5 , 1. F 22. ~ H dere,* purposes of thele es - c eY steamboats. It is sufficient - 1 s 7 .6 -.... -0 -.1 . ..-. - _, 5 w • , n g , to assu me et imates connected with this un- -Fe ts e... 5. ',S, c. 4 2'. -re e es one.eaif re that th . 001 ,:,.... .1 .. 3 • Whole the e x i stiwy a railway will obtain about ..-_.— P. not of that by the e traffic by steam-boats, with the re s .ee.es .. te Ss. r.', Io et lel, .. 1 a t• '-' - .?' ..t.: , P'.-':.° I t , I ct rtt . ,-. ~.4 tO Mentio ,le Present modes of land conveyance- 1,. 1...,"67..,,,,,:,,,..,.., ~-,.§. I which in all n tee un doubted increase of intercourse, '.'-'• .T , I , EL'O I '''' blish m e ases has been w --- ..e t ent o found to result from the esta- . 1 i.,-. I . ,-,1 • - line is far a a railw •h I '''' ee.".e.s-eee, 1 eee I I , • argely se , 'ay co mmunication, and of whic ti s - 2.1.... ,, ' Y . •Pl'l' .t: tt, F, .-- § JeCted by th is ~ -ceptible. For the longer distances pro- g ,:; . ;_i, - , F. E iF.:. : 7, F., <,, , , 1 :e th e ,e rine and Year , ~,, ~ , e specially attiring t hose times ~ ~,, . w Cotem,,,_ " , : t ot • the day, which are unfavourable to water IgfLqi• 2, given C"eation, the increased speed, facility, and safety U 0 „ , of t;e7 railway travelling, must operate largely in favour 1 5-97 ;U . I tr atter. With a population of 2,000,000 in the me- - -- w•c, - -,. _ . , °Pons h • ... . U 3 bt "" ' C ". ' of.- 0 .-. I ' C'''' M • - ° Is, A , .„„ , , , ..., 1 it,hn.. , having access to Gravesend in little more than . ..2 g I N.: ..... _,,,= 4, i E . ;.; C,, I . en hour; to Chatham in about an hour; to Herne ',2,, "' cy.. ---. .rlx ° ' '-' tl a Y in less than two hours ; and to Margate and Rams- - t- , .7:. g.; c.';', ..:, ... - . -.4 0 2 . i 5 ~,, >4 gate in two hours and a half, at moderate fares, with con- ' ti I c 2... E z. -,-,_ I tx, Rant , Opportunities, to and fro, at every hour in the day, late and early, such an increase of the existing traffic may 1 F7r/g; s ' l i reasonably , be expected as will give ample occ u p a ti on to both means of conveyance. It is impossible to contem- ...,-, zr 1 ,... 5. ,.. eg , -;• 14, ,9 t r- , l' Plate any section of country connected with the metropolis Se ,-„„e,, e ,e,..e.- xe-ee -.....e-.. ee affording greater scope for an extended and continually • e.. , 0 w .•--- in creasing traffic, to an amount not easily estimated. •setiaa I .. Independently of the great existing passenger traffic, = re2see ees ,e;ee Lae no soStiadxa I 3, ...- ot. .. ...- -, . there is an almost incessant transport to London of fish, fruit, vegetables, hops, and other produce, parcels, van- r e - re e. 9, ''t a b „"° ,18 , and merchandise besides the returns from the 1 S, a , g .g metropolis , ' This railway will also e' • e ‘,..N e0i0„ Peculiar orlocal consump ti on. . r ._ re . .C,SLt bet‘ le advantage of a direct communication , s to to oei e e s''' c' , 0 shores oehe railway terminus at London-bridge and both ~.0 t.., , ~.., ~ .--",,,, 2 '*-• ~.,- ~-......-. &,,n, E; g E-4 r; El ms, e t h _t,he river, all the way up to Westminster, Nine se re eCc, c, ..,,, 1 -,..,,,0,c.,, , c. - o,' Er Z Th e e j: ea, and still further. ee, m n stations o i• tx l°o of the important military end naval '-.' (1. '-', S '',., o end the T h Voolwich and Chatham, direct with London co ^, C -, . ~17 t 2 from Ni ne N ine 7,,Tes, and also by the South-Western Railway not se e„ a ` e l '''Sns, with Portsmouth and Southampton, is sei .6 . , core /eau ', l' °Wet of great national importance, but must ..'S. -.see- - ess g E. -''. 0mu...,-,,,,, k ----,. have b e s a Certain continuous trade. But '' e,----,e.eler,e,e fr en calci 1 .no returns ~ .1.- co co .cn(Qcc b 2 9 • :-' Ott thic, rind sled ated upon , in the estimates of traffic, Thi s i? undoubted sour 'o f revenue. -- -- - rs,a me has the peculiar a Excluding the metropolis, but including South Kent, south ill e t rit y , ecooirnoda peculiar advantage of . thus supplying of a line drawn through Bromley, Maidstone, a nd Deal, and the beh e e' a rithout i tne . ti on to the populous districts of North northern part of Sus ex, between Winchelsea and East Grin travel:l l i e to tir „,ifering with any of the traffic naturally stead. th e ad 4 the to e •S eth -Eastern (Dover) Railway, which C Excluding the metropolis, • • but including part of the south van are So cast angle of Surrey, and the principal part of Sussex. li ne tag es of southern parts of the county._ Nor are c Excluding Newcastle and Gateshead, but including Carlisle , by the to the London, Chatham, and North Kent and the adjacent country. for b e Ostend travellers in England. The passengers d Excluding Hull. There is a strong steam-boat competi the Y . thi s eftreeP:ckets will naturally come to Ramsgate lion, which is ,Elii;g g l!ila in n% % e v s a re . r. This line joins the Grand Junction Ilev e Z e i l "Yage, tine of railway, and the shortening Of tion at Crewe, and of course Birmingham is also excluded. It may b,, °ll rg ap art °s telld and London will only be six or is a transit line only, for traffic between the North and South of t tin ' eXpeo,_,, savingend and three hours at least : hence England. ent 0 this a great • h ind n th is n increase of travelling to the con- f Excluding the Trish metropolis. te ed at D. , eve route especially as passengers may be g Excluding the me rop . " a POrtant . :" lt Qagate.p• 4 ' -'d This h Excluding Glasgow. This traffic on this Hue to Paisley is Pres ent 'tem , 1 ,... ter at all times of the ti e. und estini atee 'vwever, has not been brought into theshared with another. including North Kent, north i Excluding the metropolis, but t nt for " th ese la' r e etur ns. r Maidstone, and Deal. of a line passing through Lewishat , a ble P d eithve_urable circumstances, the annexed is k Present mileage (July, 1844); the trains have been much of 5 _ alto. A _nfidence as a low estimate of the pro- increased since April. ep eo s d v i eral ex i s `s t ru there is subjoined a table of statistics 1 This assumes quarter of an hour trains to Woolwich; half. North r iZ heads ° railw„ h our trains to Ramsgate, &c., railways withestimatesunder corre- hour trains to Chatham; and t* po t seen for th , mn 9f nt st en e proposed London, Chatham, and throughout the d ay, early and late. the increased passenger traffic. The se profit ; ee P° Pulat• "yr hy w f • d 'II tra m Approximation from suer 'ss ht lon aY o comparison an i us -have averaged .e 4230 weekly. receipts for the last four months es a i ta to al . Passenger movement revenue, and TI • does not include the tra ffi c to Deptford and Green- To th or Pe c ! r i that these estimates a're founded on ran t , °se a ce actiem wi n This . ch.-N.B. The mileage o pa d B . f ssengers on the London an Ir . - las th e ustor n eaPerience in other cases. mingham Railway is nearly 51,000 . ,000. On the Great Western it Per w ee i_ esti o , ed to • IC. 04 „ mate consider the tra ffi c returns on was, in 1843, 54,000,000 , and has since increased. akieli g o Lane li neross r eceip ts averaging only £4652 nlost h en activ e a ~,,,eZte Er p upwards of 70 miles A Deposit of £3 will be payable on the allotment of the ''gate, t e a r extreC-Pniationn as in- Subscribers' Agreement and e after dede cti ely moderate that . of North Kent, shares, and at the same time the resarr toll to th r,ig ee pei ; and on this low es 1- r istmen a y C and Pa l' t r Contract must be signed. t sh h of Application for Shares, Pos ed eows al e Iles ceo _C:nt. for working . expenses The Proepectus, and Forms i caPita l ,c ear r b Is - • d f M F TER and BRAITAWAITg, n g, "e ted with this railway, the may e o tame o essrs. os - and °. XI C P -'''• of full the pro- 64, Old Broad-street ;of Messrs. JOSHUA HUTCHINSON "i .It4l , -00,000 . 8 per cent. on 11 18, 18 44, and Sole, 39, Lothbury, London ; of Messrs. Boy E, t ee Et,,, J OSEPH Low, Pm, and Co,. Dublin; of Messrs. a i,„ B ,eat t ee ''.h i I MA.TI ----- KING and SON, Liverpool; of Messrs. RAILTON, Man at - unat "‘"e to D TRAFFIC. chester ; and at No. 13, Austin-friars, London, to which nd fr ed in the , nearly 21' and carts one Woolwich by latter place application for shares must be address oe n o ce millioge by hnd, is estimated form annexed. Mimed so le o e c o s annu al ly . As there will FORM OF APPLICATION. Lo e l n Roin n nrea gto 1., " •quart will London, Chatbam, and North Kent Railway. , oncl on.e er oe an hour be little more I request you will allot to me, shares, of £5O Lutu t : ei ' , ridg e , i t by railway, from each.rn the proposed London, Chatham, and North Kent eo lse p e ocre ase of ntaY be assumed that the Railway Company ; and I hereby agree to take the same, half srrable Persons co • th e as to Persons conve y ed will be so or such portion thereof as may be allotted to me, and to se e Pre sent ee give to the railway at least pay the deposit of £3 per share thereon, and execute, (fro ni s iearly _Lmber, say li million pas- when required, the Parliamentary Contract and Subscri . each , e d : ' w hich, at an average fare hers' Agreement. lre "r WIII P rod uce and 2 d class epprese n ter Passengers) of 90. Dated this day of , 1844. l 'nndo n t Int erm ... ...................... Z 19,479 NatTle ---- short 7, ,n,place:late tra ffi c to and from Residence ..._____ aa decd Gray e , end, beyond Woolwich, and "need from 0. and all adjacent districts, Trade or Profession bservations tak en To the Provisional Committee of the London, at Black- Chatham, and North Woartf n-n-.... 1 . .... : M 77 / 7 611 I 9 .- ..,—... ,-. 1. ..-.,. - .o io 0a . 2 . 4a ....0 . . ,t.':.',.v.t.t>2' 1 4:2.--'444.e.--3 14 . z -, .= . .a25.gg m s '2' fl pl , .. 1 7, W I . . ~ww7,s.T 04, 8 ; .:1 ww=.=......al 1; u l a lo . ' I .- , 1 9 ^ w I (cm.5.-.1 ' , ' 2 . P* .9EB' Pg'F , c , Z =4 ,,... , ,ww,-.=.d 2-0 r. , 'i T .p, F •< t.r . ,' I ;'6 - ..,% . "-- - -11 . 21 caw 70 t., 2 I 2 2 c_PrZI 'd Tt,"' I arianv Apiaam o p: 0 trl J... 0.. 4:41 .0 .. .—.6...67„k .-..-7c 5 H .F.: . wolwc . P 4 1 .-3 ~..... 07 - I .- - 9. w....p...4ww.w "np.4 P.'.. I,: I i - ',, Gn 1 1 11 2 , T8 .< t 2'2'.:: E'''‘`.; . 2" .--` WP I4' . 1 ..... 1 g .1.4 .. : 4 I tis, but including South Kent, south tmley, Maidstone, and Deal, and the tween Winchelsea and East Grin- clay of Nanle Residence Trade or Profession To the Provisional Committee of the London, Chatham, and North Kent Railway. THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. APPALLING MURDER IN LIVERPOOL OF A FEMALE BY HER HUSBAND. On Sunday morning last, great and painful excitement was caused in this town by the announcement, that a man named Owen Leonard had murdered his wife, by cutting her throat with a razor, and inflicting so great a number of other frightful wounds, that the alleged barbarity of the act appeared to be almost beyond belief—unless, in deed, it were the deed of a maniac, which it was 'hoped would turn out to be the case ; but we lament to say that that expectation has been disappointed ; that the rumours that had at first gone abroad have been more than vet ified ; and that the perpetrator, though feeble in body, not only appeared, before the coroner, to be in perfect possession of his mental faculties, and was shown not to have been so far intoxicated, if at all, at the time, as not to be per fectly sensible of what he was about ; but that above all, the supposition of jealousy entertained towards another man was denied by himself; and when his own age and decrepitude, as well as the age of his victim, are taken into account, could have no foundation in truth—thus leaving to mere conjecture the motive that instigated the apparently deliberate and cruel hacking and cutting of the unfortunate deceased, which must have occupied a considerable time. The deceased and her husband oc cupied a small house, No. 37, Peter street, a small, nar row street leading from Whitechapel towards the middle of Dale-street, and generally tenanted by persons in humble circumstances. The prisoner was a tailor by trade, but had not much employment, and be (aged 64) and bis wife (aged 62) eked out a subsistence by renting a room or two to lodgers. They were known by the neighbours sometimes to quarrel; and it is said that some years ago he made a violent assault upon her with a knife ; but it did not appear from the evidence yesterday that their bickerings recently amounted to actual violence on either part, or were more serious than are frequent among persons in their sphere of life. The inquest was fixed for one o'clock, and a most re spectable jury of tradesmen were summoned for the in -1 quirt'. Mr. Lewis Samuel, of Lord-street, foreman. After viewing the body, which was in the Northern Hos pital, and presented . a mangled and fearful spectacle, they returned into court, where the prisoner was in custody. He is a little man of unprepossing appearance, apparently emaciated from irregularities, and 5 feet 4 or 5 feet 5 in height; sallow complexion, high cheek bones, unshaven chin, and longish disordered hair standing out at every point. He wore a brown surtout coat, buttoned up, and striped cloth trousers, and had on no neckcloth, and no shoes, but walked on his stocking soles. His head con. tinuatly shOok, apparently from a paralytic affection, during the whole investigation, and he appeared withal much weakened and reduced ; yet he put several unim portant questions to the witnesses with considerable firm ness. The attendance of gentlemen and others in the court was very numerous; and there awaited outside, in Lord -street. during the proceedings. a crowd of some hundreds of persons chiefly of the working classes. The first witness called—the son of the deceased—who wit nessed parted' the dreadful transaction. ;gave his testimony in a clear and intelligent manner, without any apparent embarrassment, or deep concern, the loss of his mother having probably deadened his sympathies for his remain ing unhappy parent. It appears that the prisoner did not know—or affected not to know—of the death of his wife until he was informed in court, before the evidence was taken, which was as follows: James Leonard being svrorn said :—T am going of four teen years of age. I am son of prisoner.who is my father. My father is about 63 or 64 years of age. The deceased, whose name was Bridget Leonard, isms my mother. I think she was 61 or 62 'years of age. They resided in 37, Peter-street. They occupied a house there and took in lodgers. The middle room was occupied by us as our sleeping room, and we lived in thelower room. A brother of mine also lived there with us. 'On Saturday night about twelve o'clock, there was a quarrel between my fathyr and a lodger in the house. Ido not know the lodger's name. My father wasjealous of this man with my mother. The lodger was in our room, and -my father turned him out. Deceased told the lodger to go or there would be a row. My mother returned to the lodger the amount he had pre viously paid forihis lodging. At this time my father was tipsy, but sufficiently soberto know what he was abodt. My mother'-was not tipsy. After the'lodger was turned out, my father began to call my mother a w—, - and other very 'ma language. My mother said, " Aye sure," and " Yes sure," as if she were afraid of saying anything else. II was not in the:lower room at 'this time; I was in the upper room, but could hear distinctly all that passed. There was another lodger in the lower room at the time, and I knew he was there from his 'voice. His name is John Livingston. After the first lodger had been turned out, John Livingston, who was a lame man, •came up stairs,with his wife, • and went to the top room. My mother went up stairs after Livingston. I got up' out of bed after the lodger was turned out, and went down stairs. •I saw my mother go up. At this time there was no one in the lower room but the.prisoner and I. The prisoner went up stairs into our sleeping-room. Soon afterwards he-came down stairs, and I saw him put something bright in his pocket. I th ought it was his pair of scissors. He came into the lower room and bolted the • deer inside, and then made fast the window shutter. He 'then went up stairs, and into Livingston's room. My mother was still in the room. The prisoner talked to Livingston, and my mother came -down stairs into the middle room, and I followed her. She put a blanket round her and said she might be , up all night with me, and went down into the lower room. I went down with her. Soon afterwards the prisoner came down into the kitchen. He said something to her, sculding her, and be said-sornething about a man named John Guest. She said ".Aye, sure ; yes, sure !" as before, and that was all she said. Prisoner then knocked my mother down with his fist. She fell on her side behind the door. Prisoner, while she was down, seized her by the neck with one hand, and then pulled something out of his pocket, which I then saw was a razor. He made .a cut at her throat with this. I then gave the alarm. He then got up and looked quite savage at me and shook his head. -Be then stooped-down and cut her leg. My mother struggled hard with him and put up her hand as if to defend herself. The prisoner then seized her by the hair of her head, and cut her throat again. After he had done, I opened the door and went out, and ran for the police and brought an officer back with me. I then found the deceased on the flags in the street. • She was not able to speak. She was bleeding very much from her throat and her:leg. The front door was the n shut and b ol ted. The officer forced the door open , and th e p risoner was the n d . De ceasedon the, floor. The officei standing in prisonerthe ki t c hwe were i o There eokb habit i tm a o My t eu d s e t a o l o f y blood e ct used.to fi ts.it here produced, a large one, still bloody.) (The razor was quarrelling.into custo dy . w as as th i e P :ne su li b e j T fa h t e h erraz:FrCnClowtopudtriinnkto mhard,yh an bu d t w belonged to my father. There was a small fire only in the kitchen when the act happened, but there was suffi cient light to enable me to swear to what I have said. Cross-examined by 'he prisoner. —Are you 14 years of age.' _ _ — Witness.—l understand lam going of 14 years. Prisoner.—Are you thirteen years of age? Witness.—l.understand I am. Pi isoner.—Are you twelve years of age ? Witness.—l understand I am. Prisoner.—Did your mother strike me first? Witness.—Yes ! but you gave her some ill language. Prisoner.—Did she strike me.sa second time ? Witness.—l do not know. Prisoner.—Did I ask her what she struck me for ? Witness.-1 do not know. Prisoner.—Did you see me put a bright thing in my pocket ? Witness.—Yes I did—in the kitchen. Thomas Dunn, police-officer No. 42, sworn.—My beat was in Peter's-street, and the last NI itness came to me about half-past one o'clock on Sunday morning. I was then in Whitechapel, corner of Sir Thomas's-buildings. He said—Oh, policeman, do come here, my father is mur dering my mother. I immediately went with him. When I got up to the prisoner's house 1 saw a woman (the de ceased) laying on the parapet opposite to his door. She was bleeding very much. I saw a large cut on her nose. She was lying on her left side. I turned her head up a little to look at her, and saw one cut on her throat, and an other on the right side of her neck. She did not speak but made a noise as if suffocating from blood. I forced the door open, as I found it fast. I found the prisoner standing in the middle of the kitchen floor. He was wiping his hands with a cloth. I asked him if he had been washing himself, and he said yes. I asked him vyhy. he had been - ill-treating his wife in the manner he had done. He said, " I don't know," and called her an old b-. I took him into custody, and removed him to bridewell. He had had some drink, but knew what he was about. His trousers were afterwards found to be a good deal marked with blood. The prisoner denied the last word imputed to him, but put no questions to the witness. He wished his son to be recalled, to put some further questions, but merely asked whether he bad expressed any jealousy, which witness said he had to a lodger. _ _ James Burns, police-officer 94, said—About half-past one o'clock, while standing in Whitechapel, I heard the police signal, the knocking of a stick. I went as fast as I could to where the sound proceeded from. There was a crowd about the door, and a woman lying on the foot walk. Dunn opened the door and went in, and I also went in. The prisoner was in the middle of the floor, and the razor was lying on the floor close to his left foot, and marked with blood. Dunn, the officer, brought the deceased into the house, and took prisoner to bridewell. A surgeon was called, and on his recommendation the woman was taken to the Northern Hospital. I went with her, but she was dead when she got there. John Livingston, a man who has lost a leg, was then sworn, and said—Since I lost my leg I have sold bits of things for a living. I and my wife occupi e d a room in the prisoner's house. I have known prisoner f our or f i ve weeks. I knew the deceased for the same time. I went home about eleven o'clock on Saturday night, and went to market with my wife, and returned in about half an hour. lam not sure whether the prisoner was at home ou our return, but he either was or came in soon after, Deceased was in, and another lodger in the kitchen. After the prisoner came in, he ordered the lodger out of the house. There appeared to be some bad feeling b ree di ng between them. The lodger did not appear willing to go out at that hour. Prisoner then took hold of the lodge r , and insisted on his going out, as he would not have him any longer there. I said it was not fair to turn him out at that time of night, after he had paid for his lodgir.g. Deceased took some part with the lodger for him to stop, but afterwards said to bins it would be much better that he should go. On that he left the house. In a few minutes after this my wife and I went up stairs to bed. Deceased lighted us up with a candle to our room, where she remained about ten minutes, but no conversation of consequence took place, or relating to the prisoner. The prisoner came up stairs, and ordered her down in more haste than usual. He left, and she went after him. Soon afterwards I heard the boy crying cut, " My father is going to kill my mother!" I made an attempt to go down stairs, but my wife prevented me, as I have but PLAN 07 V . / l' l ' t* \ / / i g lel M NVL,LL,EBY7 DOCEES 9 'Pi- ''' 47\'' \ ,-' 48 now sanctioned by Parliament. ___-- 4 0)* 1844. % ,(3 141 ' ' I / / i) / CS L ' • Is- / 4 / .‘l. b° C.) 4t ' t ..<‘• \ /--.-' 44. ` • 4 , ..-- .--• ..... _ - - \ // 4CI 113 -+ /1 % i I Ci *Y''Se.S .." N lit' - ' .d, .P 4 l) —,-., 0 \ .4 , c ,O 1 ' - I& r` --- --- .1,1,.. 13 ' 4 1 ' 4 t=l 2••••••• ~,b, )-3 . . .' GI: 1 - W . ki. ). 41 + vv V,V l e 9' tl - - i wi tt . Intended Low W aterlin e -OA ''- C - 0 - . l' ril it nf 4' l a d c 0 k t . It 0 - 0" % BASIN, (4 1 ‹IC% . 4 'e t\ 10 Acres. t., 1) >. o c l / 4 ....•.•" ' l' .l ' C'S' C3Z // &, 4. .. --«) RIVER IVIERSEY. c:›.-- /// C l' •-•,.. one leg, and it was dangerous to go down in the dark. I heard a second and a third alarm, and tried to get down, but could not, and did not see the deceased till I saw her out of the window tying on the parapet, by the help of a wlecho a n d a w d o c r o d l 8 _ th n e e r a neighbours nd de c eased htetdhroeldunbdy her. The one prisoner at times, but, whilst I was with them, nolnarrel amounting to violence. Michael Hambleton, a hawker, said; I lodge in a house opposite the prisoner's. I was in conversation with the last witness in prisoner's house. The prisoner and the deceased were there, and had -some altercation about the turning out of a lodger. Livingston and his wife want to bed,' and i want out of the house. In about a quarter of an hour I heard Me cry of murder. 1 was then in the house in which I lodge. I went over to the prisoner's house. There was no one then at the door. 'I shoved the door in. I could not-get more than my , head and my arm in. I saw the ptisoner and his wife lying on the floor behind the door. The door wac then banged in my face. I shoved it wide open again, and-saw the prisoner over his Wife, and she on the floor. 1 saw the - prisoner make a strike at her with his hand, but -could not tell what it was. I -said, " You 'villain, what are you doing to your wife," but he made no answer that 1 could hear. I then saw the nose of the deceased was cut off, and banging to the lip. I went into the street for a police-officer, and saw one, and went him him to the house, and then went for further assist ance. Owreturning,l saw deceased:lying on the flags. I saw her taken away,- but did not hear -her speak. Margaret Peacock (who keeps a mangle) said : I know prisoner and deceased. Our house is-on the oppositeside of the street. Early on Sunday morning I heard the cry of murder, and went across and saw the door burst open. I then saw deceased lying on the 'floor. I heard her say three times over "Keep him in." I did not see the pri soner atrfirst. She then said "-Policeman" twice. She also said " Put something to me or , l --shall die, for he has cut my:throat." -I took off my apron, and 'put it to her throat. (The apron was produced, a nd was bloody.) I observed that the nose of the deceased was cut off. Pri soner came to the door at the moment, and I called him "a bloody murderer;" and he replied he would do the same to sue. Mr.-Samuel Potter,turgeon, was called on Sun day morning about two o'clock. I found deceased in bed up stairs in a house in Peter-street, moaning and strug gling. Shs had several extensive wounds on several parts of the‘body ; but was not bleeding so much as might be expected. I dressed and bandaged the principal wounds, and sent her to the Hospital. •I did not minutely examine the-wounds, but bandaged them, lasso time was to belost in-sending her to tbedlospital. Mr. Edward Parker, house-surgeon of the Northern Hospital.—Deceased was brought to the Hospital early yes terday morning, and was then dead. I have to-day made a post rnortemexamination. There was a slight scratch of tine skin on the left cheek ; an incision which almost completey severed the end of the:nose; an incision extending from the upper lip, across tke left cheek, to the ear, about five inches in length and three-quarters of an inch in depth in the middle, and which divided one of the arteries of the face; .two slight scratches on the left side of the neck; on the right side of the neck a transverse wound about four inches long and one inch deep, completely dividing the external jugular vein, and partly dividing several muscles of the.neck ; a wound across the front of the neck, about four inches long and four deep, extending down to, but not opening, the wind-pipe. and dividing several of the muscles of the neck; a wound two inches long and one deep, extending obliquely upwards the elbow, exposing and partially dividing the muscles in that situation. The left thigh presented a wound two inches above the knee, occupying the front and outside of the thigh, about six inches long, and extending obliquely up the thigh nearly seven inches, and dividing extensively the muscles of the thigh. The right leg had a perpendicular wound in the inner side of the calf, about eight inches long, and rather more than one in depth. An oblique wound on the pos terior surface of the right knee, about six inches long and nearly three-and-a-half inches in depth, extending quite down to the bone, and crossing the upper part of the last mentioned wound, dividing a large vein on the inside of the knee, and an artery of some considerable size. All the wounds appeared to have been inflicted with a sharp instrument. I think death was caused, not from any wound in particular, but by bleeding from the whole of them. The CORONER then asked the prisoner with the usual caution whether he had anything to say. The prisoner said, " I will say nothing at the present. The CORONER then briefly referred to the law of the case, and then recapitulated the main points of the evi dence. The jury without retiring from the box in a few mo ments returned a verdictof " WILFUL MURDER AGAINST OWEN LEONARD,'' and the prisoner was committed, on the coroner's warrant, to take his trial at the assizes. The jury intimated through their foreman that their fees should be given to the Northern Hospital. The prisoner did not seem to be much moved by the verdict. Two decently dressed and rather good-looking young women (who we heard were his daughters) spoke to him over the partition before he was removed, and he then seemed to be considerably affected, and to shed a few tears. He was conveyed to Kirkdale gaol in a ma chine, a great crowd outside witnessing his departure. AMELIORATION OF AFRICA.—The meeting of the mer cantile community on this subject, which was held on Wednesday, was unanimous in favour of supporting the views of Mr. Jamieson, for the amelioration of Western Aft ica the general nature of which was briefly explained in our last. A considerable sum of money was subscribed, and the explanations which were given elicited much ap probation. A considerable body of merchants in London have added their support to the undertaking; and, from the liberal and intelligent spirit with which the whole ar rangements will be carried out, there can be little doubt that much good will be done in these hitherto sealed countries before the expiration of the three years of ex periment. The steamer Ethiope has cleared, and pro ceeded to sea. PROMENADES OF DAMASCUS.—The promenades out side the walls afford the traveller agreeable and varied en tertainment. housings, Ver are y tolerable bed f p h r o o r c s u e r s e ,with rl gay r e, a saddles nd h and crimson rides in the lovely evenings, about the differelit,i.arts of the environs, present beautiful points of view, and most inte resting snatches of Oriental life. As the sun is declining in the west, you see little car ivans of dromedaries. or a few mules, slowly emerging from the gloomy gateways of the town, to gain a few hours' march to some neighbour ing village, in order to commence their journey in earnest at an early hour on the morrow. From your horse you see over the mud-walls, that impede the view of the foot passenger, into the gardens, where donkeys with paniers are receiving their loads of enormous radishes, gourds, water-melons, grapes, pomegranates, and other produce. By the side of the donkeys stands a grim figure, with one eye, and with a long white stick in his hand, pointed with iron, at the first movement of which the donkeys start off headlong with their load of vegetables, clearing away right and left, and upsetting all who are heedless enough to await their onset.—Library of Travel. • PROFLIGACY OF ENGLISH GENTLE/41E24.-1 met five Englishmen at the public table at our inn at Milan, who gave me great matter for cogitation. One was a clergy man, and just returned from Egypt ; the rest were young men, i. e. between twenty-five and thirty, and apparently of no profession. I may safely say, that since I was an under-graduate I never heard any conversation so profli• gate as that which they all indulged in, the clergyman par ticularly ; indeed, it was not merely gross, but avowed principles of wickedness such as I do not remember ever to have heard in Oxford. But what struck me most was, that with this sensuality there was united some intellectual activity—they were not ignorant, but seemed bent on gaining a great variety of solid information from their travels. Now this union of vice and intellectual power and knowledge seems to me rather a sign of the age ; and if it goes on, it threatens to produce one of the most fear ful forms of Antichrist which has yet appeared. lam sure that th e great prevalence of travelling fosters this spirit : not that men learn mischief from the French or Italians, but because they are removed from the check of public opinion, and are, in fact, self-constituted outlaws, neither belonging to the society which trey have left, nor taking a place in that of the countries where they are tra velling..—Pr. Arnolap THE WALLASEY DOCKS. AS SANCTIONED BY ACT OF PARLIAMENT. Notwithstanding all the interest which has been at tracted to this undertaking, we suspect that not only a a great majority of the public, but many even amongst those by whom it is most loudly advocated, are at the present 'moment unaware of the shape in which it has received the sanction of the legislature. We propose to supply this information, obtained from authentic sources; and this day present ear readers with a plan of the in tended new works, and a few explanatory remarks which are necessary to render such plan intelligible. In per forming the latter duty we shall avoid as much as possible giving anything like an opinion of our own, which may be liable to bias for or against the scheme ; but endeavour to confine ourselves to a bare statement of facts, leaving it for the public themselves to form their own judge ment thereupon. Our readers who are acquainted with the localities of the river Mersey will perceive even from this imperfect plan, the present shores of the estuary called Wallasey Pool, upon which these works are proposed to be formed. When first the scheme was projected it was proposed to run the proposed sea wall direct from a point south of SeacornbeFerry Tier, nearly at low water in spring tides, to a point about a hundred and fifty feet north from Wood side Pier, and :a little below low water mark at spring tides, leaving a central entrance from the river, 300 feet wide, to a low water basis 500 feet wide, and containing an area of :37 acres. In the present plan, however, it will be seen that the form of this entrance has been mate rially altered, by a large slice of wall and a corner on the north (100 feet of projection) being taken away, and the entire sea wall from the southern corner of the entrance being thrownback—with a similar removal of 100 feet of projection—the entrance itself being thus rendered of equal width with the basin, and the wall being made to converge inward. This alteration was made at the sug gestion of the Admiralty. In the " great low water basin," with the exception of the widening of the entrance, no material alteration has been made from the first plan. It is intended to be kept with 12 feet of water at low water spring tides, by means Communicating with the south end of this basin by a lock m pl a a n n ne b r e of fo w u h n ic d h in w o e p sh er a a l t l i d ve e , se b ri y b d e r b e e d l g o i w ng ) . ; surrounded with quay room which the scheme affords); and by a pair of gates 70 feet wide, and another lock 50 3 oo O rf's fe lsu e hi t co w iunl i gd de (t i ht s ha a et three acre dock, (the only enclosed dock feet wide, the basin communicates with the float or reservoir above, which is intended to have an area of 150 acres, at the level at which the water will be retained per manently, the bottom part of which (from the dotted line in the plan, will be excavated to within two feet of the outer basin, for the working of the sluices. These are marked on the plan, and consist of tunnel s co ns t ructe d i n the masonry of the large dam dividing the southern head of the basin from the float, and are expected, when let off every half ebb, to create a sufficient subaqueous scour to keep the basin to its proper depth of 12 feet at low spring tides. The margin on both sides of the upper float is left by the bill to be dealt with by private enterprise. With the quantity of water which is to be permanently re tained, (the remainder being let off every half ebb) it will have an average depth across of four feet, the margin being of course dry, and the middle proportionably deep to form that average. Thus, then, we have, from the scheme, of enclosed dock space three acres only, unless it can be said that the twelve acre half tide basin at the bottom of the float is such dock space. There is, to be sure, the semi -enclosed " great low water basin," with its 37 acres of area, and nearly 4,000 feet of wharfage, which wharfage, however, is materially diminished in value by the fact of the basin itself having upwards of 30 feet surface rise and fall every tide, and its advantages being thus restricted to the fact of its affording a harbour of refuge. It is only fair, too, to mention that vessels lying here at low water, or after half ebb, will have to encounter the action of the sub aqueous river formed by the sluices from the upper duck. Clearly, for loading or unloading merchant vessels, this basin will be most inconvenient; and we find accordingly that its uses are mainly insisted upon as applicable to the wants of our steamers, which can get in at all weathers, and land their mail bags and passengers with greater fa cility than is now afforded them. It will be seen from the Ulan that both south and north of the " great low water basin," a large plot of land, amounting in all to about 120 acres, will be recovered from the sea. A most important boon the possession of this new land would have been to the projectors; and in the first notice which we gave of this'cheme in the co lumns of the STANDARD, we gave their estimate of its value to them at upwards of a million sterling, which would have gone far to guarantee the prosperity of the entire works. But, unfortunately, it has resulted, from the attention called to the project, that the Commissioners of Woods and Forests (whose property the strand of this estuary happens to be) have claimed the rich prize offered to them, on the behalf of the crown, from whom it must be purchased before any profitable use can be made of it by the Commissioners of Birkenhead. It was upon the southern portion of this land that, on the original plan, graving docks, building yards and warehouses were laid out; sites for all which must now be looked for else where. We have been particular in referring to this feature of the project, inasmuch as, up to this mo ment, a great number of persons believe that this land is the proparty of the commissioners, and more or is to be purchased by them for an old song ; s would lead to the ready suppo ietealfsleawett lali,rn,,k2:lobodo7laael breadth theira nd breadth so g es in p a e l cia . llyas i t t suppo sition that t Nothing can be more contrary to fact we now o the f h t , h a e s p w reci l s a e a ri nt g h h e t m s or o i f e. "wharf" room. than this; for e h w e l e v p h l fi o a i l n i e d w , of it is to be available as quay or s t t a h t e e d to them commissioners b ay restricted, distinctly aetdshtee exatvne dod:a l dnaagtnddtotilwteFnoi,,sr,:bsytbsyc, wharfs"l a a ts u i, s fe e o o s l lsfoadwtmi the parliamentary plan, gr th clauses, Alsti pro fitable a d r l u i oaa c s lln t e l l gob s y w : e a a h i se l r e ide j are even expressly amirv'dseeoeesnal decks, lktpyosof the these t3 boundaries enjoined,ne la d ot a o r s warehouses or buildings, other titan sheds or huts, shall be erected upon any of the said quays." Anything like dock warehouses, therefore, must be constructed higher up the Pool, unless this land can be purchased advantageously from the Woods and Forests. At present no powers are taken for the construction of such warehouses, even around the only water space which appears suited for them, viz., the three-acre dock. The upper float containing, as upon the plan, 150 acres at the level at which the water will be permanently re tained, is left as we have already explained, to be dealt with by the private enterprise of the various owners of its strand, who will construct such sea walls, quays, &0., as they may think fit. It is intimated, indeed, that the rights of these various owners will ultimately be pur chased by a company, by whom it will be laid out upon a comprehensive plan, for the general accommodation of the trade of the river, the erection of warehouses, &c. At present it merely serves to bold suspended the water required for sluicing purposes, and to allow ve sse l s o f inconsiderable burthen to lie up; and until greatly deepened can obviously serve for few other purposes, except at par ticular periods of the tide, when there is sufficient water in the pool to allow the wharfs, &c., which may be erected along its margin to be approached. We have now said as much as we think will be neces sary to enable the reader to form a proper judgement with respect to the p r incipal f ea tures of the plan ; and we trust we have been guided in our remarks by a spirit of fairness. We have no wish , now that the sanction of the Legislature has been received.for it, to war against this favorite project of our Cheshire neighbours ; but, on the contrary, would right gladly see it successfull y carried out, with advantage to the mselves, to the trade of our river, (the common fostering parent of all the prosperity which they and we enjoy) , and without the realization of those fears for existinginterests, which, sincerely enter taining, we have felt it our dut y , from time to time, as public Journalists, fear lessl y and candidly to express. A very short time, we u nderstand , will see the works f a i r l y in course of formati o n , and we need scarc ely say that we shall watch their progress with interest and great anxiety. REFXRENCES TO MAr.-A. Gough's Hotel. B. B. Sluices• C. 3-acre enclosed Dock. D. D. Gate 70 feet wide. MISCELLANEOUS. CIRENCESTER.—Mr. Master, one of the representatives for this borough, has resigned. Lord Villiers, the eldest son of the Earl of Jersey, and the son-in-law of Sir Robert Peel, is the only candidate in the field. FATAL PRIZE FlGHT.—Yesterday week, a man of the name of Fitzhugh was killed in a prize fight, in the neigh bourhood of Northampton. A verdict of wilful murder has been returned against his opponent, and against seven. other persons as seconds and accessories. STRANGE PROCEEDING.—A dispute arose a few weeks ago between the members of a Dissenting Meeting-house in the parish of Clydau, the one party wishing to rebuild their place of worship, and the other opposing it on the plea of the poverty of the country. The no-building party carried the day. That same night the Meeting-, house was levelled with the ground !11 There being some veteran Rebeccaites amongst the discomfited party, it is more than conjectured that they were the levellers.— Carmarthen Journal. THE DUKE OF SUSSEX'S LIBRARY.—On Saturday took place at Evans's, Pall-mall, the 24th and last day's sale of the first, or " Theological," part of the library of the late Duke of Sussex. The proceeds of the 25 days' sale, are £8,308 4s. The whole library, on the valuation of it preparatory to it being offered to the Government, agreeably to the Duke's will, to be purchased for the nation, was under £16,000. The next portion of the library that will be brought to the hammer will be the manuscripts, consisting of early copies of the Old and New Testament, and portions thereof, That sale consists of 510 lots, and will occupy four days. CHEAP PLEASURE TRIPS ON THE MANCHESTER AND' LEEDS RAILWAY.—A few weeks ago some teachers of the Sunday schools at Dewsbury determined to give their scholars a treat to Hull or Liverpool, on the 25th of July, being Dewsbury feast, which was taken up by some other schools, and trains were engaged for both places last week. On comparing books it was found that tickets had been sold in such quantities at Wakefield, Huddersfield, and all the towns and villages in the neighbourhood of Dewsbury, that it was arranged to divide the trains. On Thursday morning the Wesleyans and their friends, to the number of 3000, had a trip to Hull, whilst the scholars from Cleckbeaton and other places, amounting to 2,800, went to Liverpool. On Friday morning the Independents had a trip to Hull, and the Primitive Methodists and others to Liverpool. When the Thursday's train passed Wakefield for Hull, it was drawn by three engines, and consisted of 57 carriages. PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS BILL.--A bill to enable pri vate partnerships to sue and be sued in the name of the firm, has been prepared and brought in by Mr. W. Glad stone, and Sir George Clerk. It enacts, that where any person carrying on any trade or business, or being enga ged in any adventure or undertaking in partnership in England, either before the passing of this act, or at any time after the passing thereof, and not being established for the purpose of carrying on the business of banking, and not being such partnerships as would come within the definition of a joint-stock company in the act just passed for the registration of joint-stock companies, shall, at any time after the Ist day of January next, produce to the registrar of joint-stock companies, appointed under and by virtue of the said act, a certificate setting forth the nature of the business, undertaking, or adventure, and the principal or only place of carrying on the same (if any), the names of the several partners, and their respec tive residences and occupations, and the name of the firm under which the same business, undertaking, or adven ture is carried on. and the event or mode by which such such partnership is to be determined, then and thereupon such registrar shall deliver to the said parties a certificate stating the name of the firm and the names of the part ners, and certifying that such firm had been registered, and for such certificate a. fee of z£l shall be paid. The bill then enables the firm so registered to sue and be sued, &c. THE QUEEN'S HEALTH.—Her Majesty still continues to be in the enjoyment of as good health as can be ex pected in her present interesting situation. Upon the forthcoming, as upon all preceding occasions of the ac couchement of our beloved Sovereign, some three or four females were recommended by Her Majesty's medical advisers to act in the highly responsible situation of wet nurse to the :loyal infant, an appointment which is greatly prized in consequence of its lucrative character, both present and remote. Mrs. Connop, the wife of Mr. Connop, of Dorset place, was one of the parties who had been recommended to the notice of her Majesty, and ap artments in the town of 'Windsor for Mrs. Connop were consequently engaged for her accouchement, by her hus band. In the early part of last week, however, Mr. Brown, surgeon to the Royal household at Windsor Castle, was commanded to engage suitable and conveni ently situated apartments in the town, and as near as pos sible to the Royal residence, for another female, whose confinement was daily expected, and who would most probably be appointed her Majesty's wet nurse ; but it having been considered, by the Queen's advisers, that the female should be accommodated in the immediate re cinity of the Castle, so as to be close at hand when re quired, Mrs. Perkins (the female in question) was taken upon her arrival at "Windsor (from her residence near Camberwell) to the wardrobe tower, occupied by Lady Barrington, one of the Bedchamber Ladies to her Ma jesty, where she was brought to bed of a fine healthy boy, on Friday morning last, and only within a short period of her arrival within the precincts of the Royal palace. Both the mother and child are doing well. Her Majesty has caused several inquiries to be made as to the state of health of Mrs. Perkins since Friday last, who will be re moved into the Castle in_rnediately after her Majesty's accouchement taking place. Mrs. Lilly will be her Ma esty's monthly nurse ; Mrs. Driscol, nurse to the Royal infant ; and Miss Whiting, it is understood, the daughter of one of the Queen's pages of the back stairs, has just had conferred upon her, by her Majesty, the appointment in the RoN al nursery of one or the rockers. BATH CHAMPAGNE.—It will be seen by an advertise ment in another column, that Mr. W. W. King, of Soho street, has been appointed agent for this excellent article. Bath Champagne is decidedly the best British wine ever offered to the public ; and its moderate price, and close resemblance to the real article, must render its adoption universal. THEATRE-ROYAL,WILLIAMSON-SQUARE.-011 Tues day evening we had an opportunity of witnessing, for the first time, the performances of Mr. Charles Pitt and Miss E. Moatague, in Bulwer's play of The Lady of Lyon&, in in which the former, at the close of last season, made a very successful debut. On this occasion we are cer tainly not able to say that Mr. Pitt's Claude Melnot le, was all that we could wish, although as a whole the cha racter has seldom been better brought before an audience either here or in the metropolis. Of one or two passages of the piece, the eclaircissement scene for instance, a little more blight be made by him, without doing violence to the character; and we noticed at times a slight dispo sition to rant, which he would do well to subdue. These, however were merely trifling blemishes in a performance otherwise faultless and which indicated powers in the actor, which qualify him for the highest walks of' his profession. Miss Montague's impersonation of the heroine of the piece was a beautiful piece of acting, and stamped her as an actress of a very high order. On Wednesday the play of the Stranger was excellently performed, the same lady and gentleman taking the parts of Mrs. Hailer and the Stranger. We never witnessed the piece in greater perfection, and may safely predict for boto a high place in the estimation of the play-going public of Liverpool. The houses on neither evening were good, but we trust such a circumstance will not occur when the merits of the performers become better known. We ought, at any rate, have no more complaints of the lack of regular drama o n our b oards if our fellow-towns men will not appreciate it, when offered to them of first rate quality. On Thursday the new opera of the Bohe mianB, by Mr. Balfe, was played the first time before a fashionable and numerous audiences, and has since been repeated with deserved applause and increasing support. It is a splendid opera, full of beautiful music, and rich both in solo and chorusses. We need scarcely say that it was performed in a manner worthy of its great excel lence, when we enumerate as the singers sustaining the principal characters, Miss Rainforth, Messrs. Harrison and Stretton, and Mr. Morley of our own company, who appeared to no disadvantage even by the side of stars so resplendent. The whole company acquitted themselves well ; and the piece, we venture to say, will have a run, which it heartily deserves. Last night we were happy to observe that the house was overflowing in all parts.