The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-12-17 00:00:00

bee. 17, 1844, F URTHER REDUCTION. SELLING OFF, WINT EVERY DESCRIPTION OF IN C4SHMERE N SD ER A AUTUMN MERINOES, TA TANS, „ . vRESS SILKS, SATINS, SHAWLS, HOSIERY, AND FANCY GOODS, jJOHNAT 58 BOLD-STREET. ‘-'"N LANGDALE announces to the Ladies of Li , verpool and Ch es hi re, that he has commence d SELL LNG OFF his Fashionable STOC K., at very Reduced lPrices, and on inspection Ladies will find the most beau ifttulleamnodrenatailgannifihcaeln4Grioceo.ds, of the very best quality, at 100J.L requests particular attention to the following lots : Pieces Rich Fancy Dress Silk, all at 231 d. per yard, _usual rice 3s. 3d. er ard. 123 Pieces very Rich Brocades, at 2s. 62d., original price _ 4s. 6d. per yard. i t, utYo worth Rich Paris Bonnet and Sash Ribbons; all at Per yard. R•ch Cashmere Dresses, all at Bs. 6d. per Dress, the full length. 600 vening Dresses, commencing at 9s. 6d. the full 150 ....Dress. 'vening and Ball Lace and Embroidered Flounced Muslin Dresses, from 12s. Gd. each. 58, 80ld -street. FRENI".REMAINS OF SUMMER STOCK OF , `-r1 DRESS BAREGE, MUSLIN, AND FANCY ES AT LESS TrIAN HALF-PRICE. TO CHARITABLE SOCIETIES, POOR LAW GUARDIANS, E CLOTHINGfSI eto and Price, &c, &c. tLA Nland a large factu:PPly con s t an tl y on h an d . —A pp ly to the Manu r, Er. GRIFFITHS, 36, CHAPEL-STREET, Liverpool. Watittb. ANTED, a respectable well-educated YOUTH. as GIST an APPRENTICE to a CHEMIST and DRUG street For, orili tic skirk s: apply to Mr. M. HARRISON, Moor- AYOUNG PERSON, aged seventeen, of the Esta blished Ch urch, wishes to engage as GOVERNESS, ourl cb, and Dt itr'ilY. She is compete. t to instruct in the usual v of English Education, with Music, Singing , . A. M., 81, St. James's-street. ROYAL INSTITUTION. TO A P.AREN7 AND GUARDIANS. -RESP ECTABLE 'S WIDOW LADY, residing in th e athe PP uer art of the town, ten minutes' walk trom "e Instit p ution , m all Family Two YOUNG GEN TLEMEN, twenty from the Collegtat?, s 0 rec e i ves into her having all the comforts of home, will have a te " r "NC I ( mediaterg ven fo , r One after the Christmas Vacatio n. Re. if required. tin sa a d t d t r e e n s t s io e n. E. 11., 96, Standard - office , w ill have A YOUNG LADY is desirous of obtaining a SITUA )4II4,, that of a TION as GOVERNESS in a Family of respect . a- Clergyman would be preferred, her aim Sh e ' l l kindness and consideration rather than high terms. s competent to teach Music, French, and the usual routine.A. of English Education. B. J., Box 20, Postoffice, Liverpool. LIVERPOOL COLLEGIATE INSTITUTION. MR. J. A. SHARP begs to announce that his engage ment as MATHEMATICAL and NAVIGATION M ASTER, at this Institution, terminates at Christmas, after which period he proposes to devote his time to private pupils ; especially such as are designed for pro fessions in which an acquaintance with any branch of Mathematics is requisite. Mr. SHARP wll prepare young Gentlemen for the Merchant Service, for Mercantile Elcuses, and for Cadet ships at the Naval, Military, and E. I. Colleges ; and with this view he will receive a few pupils as boarders. 12, Ken:inn/on - terrace, Liverpool. NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC. INT ANTE WASTE PAPER. D, WASTE PAPER, in the shape of old p,, L ,. c l'rewspapers, Imperfections, Odd Numbers of jo " i u lr i n t .ations, or Proof Sheets; old Lekers, Day-books, a's Letters, Law-papers, to n &c. Highest prices per the art -, according to quality. Cash down as soon as tcles are weighed and acked. The whole is for vxPortation g P Pr 4 i,, t P l Y by . letter, or personally, to ROBERT PALMER, St r : . ' 3, Lord-street, or to GEORGE RAE, 7, Nile- a N hyo PARENTS AND GUAR Y D O I IT AN N S G . LADY I a tio-0 --..3 , select Establishment, can be received as ARTICLED PUPIL. s A ir d isz v i a n n g: Cages of no com M on kind are offered in Music, and French, with a first-rate English Education. French taught lacedp i .t with her aornesaidnent Parisian. As the Young Lady could Professional and companions, the opportunit • 4 worthy ihe attention . J e o ci th u , a r l fontin in every respet, 0 , superior advantages to thGeierYnlCilsehmilednre premium. References to Clergymen and Gentlemen of the highest respectability. desirous s a i t r o a u v s e royf moderates e curing_ Address, V. Z., Mr, CANNELL's, Stationer, Castle street, Liverpool. 4ER ICAN ADVERTISEMENT. A FOREIGN and DOMESTIC COMMISSION and o S HI PPING HOUSE, welt establ i s h e d , i n th e City New York. United States, having an extensive corre spondence in every part of the Union, wish to increase ir Vanufact c onnexions in Gre a t B r it a i n , for the Sale of its ores, for the Purchase and Sale of Stocks, tl e Negotiation and Settlement of Accounts, and the Ship !tent o f P roduce, of which the Advertisers can influence larg e - 0 quantities, as well as Orders for the Purchase and of -vorwag Goods. References will e made to the first Bank rdin i ng Houses in London for whom b the Advertis rs are Ad now acting. 17 .5. dress, Box 555, Branch Postoffice , New York City, Contrarts. LIVERPOOL DOCKS. TO BRIIKMAKERS. THE COMMITTEE of the LIVERPOOL DOCKS of from desirous of receiving TENDERS for the supply iv FOUR to FIVE MILLIONS of good, hard, el l - burned, and well-shaped BRICKS, to be delivered °H . any part of th e Dock Works where they way be re 9.turel. Further particulars may be obtained on applies lan at the Office of the Dock Surveyor. on the south side of Coburg Dock. The Tenders must be sealed, endorsed " Tender for c ric ks" and sent into this office, addressed to " The , 'Airman of the Sub-cornmittee of Duck Works", on or Oefore FRIDAY next, the 20th instant. By order, DANIEL MASON, Secretary, bock -office, Revenue-buildings, 10th December,lBl4. TO IRONFOUNDERS. PERSONS willing to CONTRACT with the Commis sioners for the better Paving and Sewerag of the "'n of Liverpool for the supply of such CAS! -IRON GRATINGS and FRAMES and GUARD-POSTS as may he requi re d by th e sa id Commissioners during a period °f not less than twelve months, to be equal in quality to the Samples now lying in the Yard behind the Parish offices, are requested to send in Sealed Tenders containing the prices of the following Articles, viz. :—For 22-inch Gratings and Frames, weighing 6 cwt. ; for 18-inch Grat. ings and Frames, weighing 41 cwt.; and for Iron Posts, Weighing 5 cwt., at per cwt. Tile Tenders to be sent in addressed to the Commis sioners, at their Office, No. 1, Parish-offices, Fenwick street, Liverpool, on or before WEDNESDAY, the 18th day of December instant, and marked outside " Tender for Iron Gratings, &c." By order of the Commissioners, EDW. G. DEANE, Clerk. Parish-offices, Liverpool, 5 h Dec., 1844. TO DEALERS IN FLAGS, BRICKLAYERS, AND LI M EBURNE RS. THE Commissioners for the better Paving and Sewer. age of the Town of Liverpool HEREBY GIVE 'OTICE, that they are ready to receive TENDERS of C ONTRACT for the supply of FLAGS, required for ~.lagging the Footways of the Streets, for the period of J:welve Months from the Ist day of January next. Per- Sons willing to T en d er ma y l ea r n a ll p ar ti cu l ars , as t o di mensions and quality, on application to Mr. CAPES AstILIN, the Treasurer, at the Office of the Commission -13, No. 1, Parish-offices, Fenwick-street, Liverpool. persons willing to execute such JOBBING ,a,"ICKWORK, in connexion with the Sewe r s of the e, as m a y b e requ i r ed by the Commissioners, f or a ;red of no t l ess th an T we l v e Months, fr om th e I st d ay bjanuary next, are requested to send in Sealed TEN -I:RS containing the following particulars, viz. :—The of Bricklayers' and Labourers' Wages per day ; the Acr of Bricks per thousand ; of Mortar per load and "d • and of Cement per barrel and per pound; the Case of ' the Bricks, Mortar, and Cement, to include the ..L.. t tage to any part of the Town, within the Parish, as IDs, required. tie; Commissioners are also ready tp . receive TEN foro,B the supply of such quantities of Halkin abo;: t lin Terras LIME as may be required during the B te. Period for the purpose of Grouting Pavements, ththe Contr ac t or t o s t a t e hi s p r ice per Cwt.; to be th e i t re.d. tree of Cartage, at any street or/place within TlleriP of Liverpool. Co rn enders (sealed) to be sent in addressed to the .2.,TaslTlssioners, at their said Office, on or before WED klr, the 18th day of December instant. By order of the Commissioners, Parj e A Jr _ EDW. G. DEANE, Clerk. Liverpool, 51h Dec., 1844. ExT ttak -PA ROCHIAL PLACE OF TOXTETH /11 PARK. 1 EXCA VATORS AND BRICKLAYERS. 0 Commissioners for better Paring and Sewerage E)cr, t f . Toxteth-park will receive TENDERS for the —4 VATION and BRICKWORK required for the a con structi on of a SEWER, to be forme d i n t h e new I:9r ( t i k ' f rom Parliament-street to the Prince's Park, and k'grContinuation of the Sewer now being formed in 4,"ick-street up to the said new Road. /Np' l a plao, TENDERS for the EXCAVATION and .1144:."-WORK of a SEWER to be formed in bt. prs'place, from Parliament-street to Hill-street. (IffiLths. Sections, and Specifications may be seen at the 1:1 1 ,;' o f the Commissioners' Surveyors, Messrs. H. 4 rtos and SON, 27, Hanover-street. ,/,rneePtia,,,rate. Tenders will be required for the Sewer in St. Seal ;narkTh e " Tenders, addressed to the Comtai;sioners, hP4,_ respectively " Tenders for Escavation "9r ent s' e Kwork and 'specifying the names of two aug.ci be ieforeties for the due performance of the Contract, ,to t at this Office on or before the 26th instant. By order of the Commissioners, 13 46/. P. MACAULIFFg, Clerk. 10- &e, , Twelit-park Dec. 13, 180, • TO THE SHAREHOLDERS OF THE LIVERPOOL, ORMSKIRK, AND PRESTON RAILWAY. rrHE PROVISIONAL COMMITTEE feel them -1 selves compelled to call the attention of the Share holders to the nature of the amalgamation now in course of formation in this neighbourhood, in consequence of the Liverpool and' Manchester Company, in the public announcement of their approaching confederation, having thought fit to make an unprovoked attack on the Liver pool, Ormskirk, and Preston Company. The substance of the attack, which has been embodied in the Report of the Liverpool and Manchester Company, is extracted from a publication which appeared some time ago under the signatures of the Directors of the North Union Com. pany, dictated by motives perfectly understood in this quarter, and expres , ed in such uncourteous terms, and under the influence of such angry feelings, that the Pro visional Committee thought it at the time unworthy of a reply, and should not now condescend to notice it were it not to warn the Shareholders against supposing that the statement receives any weight or confirmation from now appearing with Mr. Lawrence's signature. The Share holders may rest assured that the statement in its new garb proceeds from no new or disinterested party, the two Companies from whom these attacks have proceeded be ing worked by nearly the same Directors, those of the North Union being the most influential portion, as fully evinced by the extraordinary amalgamation just effected, a measure which could never have been consummated or admitted by distinct Boards. As the recent attack on the project of the Liverpool, Ormskirk, and Preston Company consists of a mere re petition of the former, in the same scornful and offensive tone, the Provisional Committee shall, as heretofore, ab stain from discussing the question of their Traffic with those whose language is so objectionable, and whose line of argument is so preposterous; they cannot, however, avoid directing attention to the remarkable circumstance, that while one paragraph of the recent Report front the Liverpool and Manchester Company gravely informs the Public of the trifling dividend to be obtained from a Railroad through the Liverpo )1. Ormskirk, and Preston country, in anothsr paragraph their shareholders are in formed of the intention of the Amalgamated Board to make a long and expensive zig-zag Line to compete for a portion of the fourteen shillings and one penny per cent. dividend. It is left to the public to form their own opinion upon such glaring inconsistency. A few years back, when the Line from Bolton to Preston was contemplated, a somewhat different idea as to their Liverpool Traffic was given by the North Union Com pany ; and with respect to that now made by them, it may now be remarked that the Traffic of one tradesman alone in Ormskirk amounts to nearly as much annually as the North Union statement allows for that Town, Southport, and the Road-side stations all put together. The forbearance hitherto exercised by the Provisional Committee, if not quite generally satisfactory to the Share holders, has met with the cordial approbation of a numer ous and influential portion of the body ; and it will be their endeavour, upon all occasions, to avoid as much as possible entering into controversy with their neighbours. 'They believe their characters to stand as high in the esti mation of the public for honesty of purpose and disin terested conduct, and they feel as incapable of inducing others to enter into any " wild schemes" as the gentlemen who have signed the statements above-mentioned ; and no vindication of their conduct and motives being neces sary, it will be with extreme reluctance they can b e in. dused again to notice any statements emanating from their oppooents, whose sensitive irritability on this un dertaking is the best corroboration of its soundness. The Provisional committee have the pleasure of inform ing the Shareholders, that the Traffic has been very care fully taken, and confirmed by a gentleman of great expe rience and professional reputation in such matters, and who will be prepared, at the proper time, to prove before Parliament the correctness of h's calculations, which fully support the prospects held out in the original Prospectus. The Plans, &c. have been deposited within the pre scribed time, and all the prelimit a-y arrangetre - its up to the present period required by the Standing Orders of Parliament have been complied with, and the Committee feel sanguine that they are about to make one of the best and most useful Railways in the Kingdom, giving to the Traffic from Yorkshire by Blackburn; as well as to the North of England and Scotland, the advantage of a direct Line, and a saving of nearly twelve miles between Liver pool and Preston, facilities which the Legislature will not be likely to withhold from the Public. Committee 0 1 E r L a s p k i E r k N , , n C d hair man . _Preston Railway, 8. Exchange-allelle Liverpool, 11th Dec., 1844, GENTLEMEN'S REAL PARIS DRESS KID GLOVES, 25 PER CENT. BELOW TEE USUAL PRICES. 150 Dozen Real Paris Dress Kid GLOVES, fresh and clean 130 Dozen DITTO DITTO.. 15s 6d „ 100 Dozen DITTO, very superior .. 18s Od „ 107 Dozen DITTO, very best .. GENTLEMEN'S HUNTING, DRESS, OPERA, AND WALKING HANDKERCHIEFS, SCARFS, &c., In Endless Variety. all New and Fresh. GENTLEMEN'S SHIRTS READY FOR IMMEDIATE USE, Of every quality and style, for neatness of sewing, excel lence of material, and elegance of fit, cannot be excelled. Long Cloth Shirts. linen fronts, collars, and wristbands Ditto Ditto Ditto .... No. 2 275. „ Very Fine Ditto Ditto ... No. 3 30s. „ Linen Shirts, fine fronts & colars.No. 1 425. „ Ditto Ditto Ditto.. No. 2 48s. ~ Ditto Ditto Ditto.. No. 3 60s. C o loured Shirts, fast colours .... No. 1 21 s. per Bozen. Ditto Ditto Ditto.. No. 2 245. „ Ditto Ditto, best quality .. No. 3 40s. Boys' and Youths' White and Coloured Shirts in all'sizes. NIGHT SHIRTS, LINEN COLLARS, FRONTS, &c. at proportionably reduced prices, at JOHN LANGDALE'S, 75, CHURCH-STREET, (NEXT DOOR TO MR. ELLISON'S, DRUGGIST.) GENUINE DURHAM MUSTARD, In lb. and Lead Packages. THE universal satisfaction this Article has given to Families, and the patronage the Proprietary have re ceived since they have introduced the GENUINE ARTICLE, enables them to have it manufactured according to their own direction, and they are now in a position to supply Dealers at Manufacturers' Prices, thereby insuring pure quality, which is so difficult to obtain. This Mustard possesses double the strength of that usually offered to the Public. HOLLIS. WALFORD, and Co. , Bold-street and 8, Dale4treet, LES SOIREES D'lllVEti. ISR. JAMES R. PALMER'S EVENING PAR 1. TIES, for the Practice of LA POLKA, WALTZ ING, GALLOPES. and QUADRILLES, will com mence on THURSDAY next, the 19th instant, at the Rooms in Wilton-street. 27, Soho-street, Dec. 12, 1844. GYMNASTICS AND CALISTHENICS. AXONS. HUGUENIN begs resFeclully to apprise his .I.V.llPupils and the Public, that his GYMNASIUM is REMOVED to the COMMERCIAL-HALL, Glouces ter-street, where it will continue Open from Ten in the Morning till Nine at Night, on MONDAYS, WEDNES DAYS, and FRIDAYS, and the other days from Ten till Six o'clock. Ladies' Classes on Mor)/iv, at Ten o'clock ; also THURSDAY and SATURDAY, at Eleven o'clock, for Gentlemen, as usual. GYMNASTICS. 1% /IR. W. CREA (W 7 late of "Huguenin's ," 11 1 1 respectfully informs his niendsanl the Public that he has taken the large and convenient room in Tarlton street, (lately used as a Shooting Gallery,) which he in tends fitting up as a GYMNASIUM, that shall contain all the most approved Machinery and Instruments of Foreign Professors, together with the Modern Improve ments, and such additions as nearly twenty years' study of the subject has suggested to him, and he flatters him self he will introduce to notice the most complete Esta blishment of the kind ever seen in this country. A Dressing-room with every convenience attached. Terms of Subscription may be known on application at the Gymnasium. The Room was Opened on THURSDAY last, the 12th instant. N.B.—Boys taken during the Vacation. LIVERPOOL ART UNION, 1844-5. SINCE the establishment of the LIVERPOOL ART UNION in 1834, the sum of e 8,734 has been sub scribed, to which the further sum of £2,415 was added by Prizeholders, making a total of £11,149, beyond the amount of the usual sales during the Exhibitions, ex pended in the promotion of the Fine Arts, than which, it -is presumed, nothing more strongly in favour of the utility of such Associations can be urged. This Association is composed of Subscribers of One Pound .and upwards' Every Member for each One Pound subscribed is entitled to one chance of obtaining, at the Annual .Distribution in January next, one Work of Art, besides being presented with a fine Line Engraving. The subjrct selected is Wilkie's " Blind Man's Buff," en graved by Rainback. Size, exclusive of the margin, 24 inches by 16i inches high. Prospectuses may be had, and subscriptions will be re ceived, at the Exhibition Rooms, Postoffice-place ; by the several Members of the Committee, the undermentioned Agents, and by the Secretary, Mr. JAMES PALMER, Slater-court, Castle-street. AGENTS IN LIVERPOOL. Mr. LINNECAR, Printseller, 15, Ranelagh-street ; Mr. ISAAC, Engraver. Castle-street; Mr. LACEY, Printseller, &c., 100 and 66, Bold-street; Mr. GIBBONS, Printseller, &c , 26, Bold-street ; Mr. KEYS, Papier Macbe Manufacturer, 52, Bold-street ; Mr. RICHARD SON, Artists' Repository, Postoffice-place. By order of the committee, JAMES PALMER, Secretary. Liverpool, 12th Dec., 1844. THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. H. G. IRELAND, OF 92, BOLD-STREET, BEGS most respectfully to inform the N o bility an d Ladies of Liverpool and the Vicinity that he has always ready for inspection one of the LARGEST RETAIL STOCK OF FURS to be found her in or out of the Metropolis, (certainly the most select,) and being solely his own Manufacture— a great advantage over the mere seller—he is in a position to answer for every article sold. At the present moment, he has several NEW DESIGNS, to which he respectfully invites an inspection. Many imitations having been attempted, they will, in conse quence, not be exhibited in the windows of his Esta bl'shment. The advantage he possesses of having an agant ALWAYS IN THE LONDON MARKETS, not only enables him to have the NEWEST FASHIONS, but to purchase on most advantageous terms, consequently he can offer Funs at such prices as he fearlessly asserts will defy competition. The alterations and repairs will be executed, as heretofore, by London Workmen. SHIPPING ORDERS PROMPTLY EXECUTED. Cleaning Muffs and Boas, 2s. 6d., Capes, 3s. 6d. 1 WHITWORTH'S PATENT ROAD AND STREET CLEANSING MACHINE. T WENTY-FOUR of these Machines are employed in cleansing Manchester, which was formerly considered the dirtiest town in England, but is now admitted on all hands to be the cleanest. By aid of this Machine streets can be cleansed three times oftener than under the old system without any increase of expense. The Machine has been adopted in London, by the Commissioners of Woods and Forests, on the line of Regent-street, White hall, Parliament -street, &c., and it has also been intro duced into Birmingham, Liverpool, Leeds, Dublin, Sheffield, &c. Applications for Licenses to be made to the PATENTEES, Chorlton-street, Manchester. EDINBURGH, LEITH, AND GRANTON RAIL WAY COMPANY. INCORPORATED BY ACT OF PARLIAMENT. CALL OF TWO POUNDS TEN SHILLINGS PER SHARE. IVOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that in pursuance 11 of a resolution of the board of directors, the proprie tors of shares of the New Stock in this Company are hereby required to Pay an INSTALMENT of TWO POUNDS TEN SHILLINGS STERLING, on ench of their respective Shares, on or before MONDAY, the 6th day of January next, to any of the undermentioned bank ers. Interest at the rate of Five per Cent, per annum will be charged on all sums that remain unpaid after the 6th proximo. Lon - don.—Messrs. Williams, Deacon & Co. Birchin Lane. Liverpool.—Messrs. Leyland and I3ullins,_ Edinburgh.—The City of Glasgow Bank e e e eeeeeeeeeeeeeeee By order of the Board of Directors, A. G. FIELD, Secraary. Edinburgh, 12th December, 1844. SHEFFIELD, ASHTON-UNDER-LYNE, AND MANCHESTER RAILWAY. CALL FOR THE THIRTEENTH INSTALMENT ON THE ORIGINAL £lOO SHARES. THE DIRECTORS of the SHEFFIELD, ASH TON-UNDER-LYNE, and MANCHESTER. RAILWAY having resolved to make a CALL, under the provisions of their Act of Incorporation, for an IN STALMENT of FIVE POUNDS PER SHARE upon the ORIGINAL ONE HUNDRED POUND SHARES, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the several Proprietors of those Shares in the Capital Stock of the said Company, are required to pay the said Call, or Sum of Five Pounds, upon each of their said respective Shares, on or before the second day of January next, to one of the Company's undermentioned Bankers, at their respective Banking Houses, namely : At Sheffield .. To the Sheffield and Retford Bank. Manchester The Union Bank of Manchester. Liverpool.. Messrs. Leyland and Bullins. London.... Messrs. Glyn, Hallifax, and Co. London.... The London and Westminster Bank. Interest, after the rate of Five Pounds per Centum per Annum, will be charged on all Calls which shall be in arrear after the said second day of January, and during such arrear Shareholders will lose their claim to Interest upon any previous payments of Capital. The Directors take this opportunity of stating, that it is their intention to make further Calls upon the £lOO Shares, until those Shares shall be paid up in full. • By order of the Directors, JOHN PLATFORD, Clerk and Secretary. Manchester, December 4th, 1844. ORLEANS, TOURS, AND BORDEAUX AILWAY. SECOND REPORT TO THE SHAREHOLDERS. THE Directors have the pleasure to inf orm th e Share holders, that three of their number, accompanied by the Engineers of the Company, have just completed a tour of inspection over the section of this line between Orleans and Tours, preparatory to the delivery to the Company by the Government. Of the 114 kilometres (72 miles) comprised in this dis tance, there are 94 kilometres ready for the immediate commencement of be ballasting and laying the rails. The maining 20 kilometres are in an almost equal state of for wardness, except in the immediate vicinity of the city of Tours, where the earthwork is very light. A formal demand to put the Company in immediate possession of that portion of the line will be made forth with. The stupendous bridge over the Loire, at Mont Louis, had the last arch keyed-in in the presence of these gen tlemen. It is a noble structure of 12 arches, each 25 metres span (82 feet English,) and is built with the beautiful stone of the country. It reflects the highest credit, as indeed do all the works on the line, upon the Government Engineers, MM. Foulon and Morandiere, upon the latter of whom, more especially, has devolved the direction of the lower part of the line. Not only the masonry, but the earthwork also is com pleted, with the exqusite finish which characterises all the work of the French Engineers. The embankments are constructed in successive layers of from half a metre (20 inches) to a metre in thickness, laid in from barrows or , r a carts. The slopes are dressed off with the most careful precision, and the cuttings are faced with stone pitching almost u y uc works ti o i s m mo to re t e b x e p v e e n r s y iv t e o t p h l an T i h s usismusol i deof n o u r r o t in this country ; but w e ar e not q ui te sure that it is not c h ea per in the end. At all events the Company, who have to work and maintain the line, have abundant cause to rejoice at the carefulness and solidity of the oonstruction . throughout. After much deliberation and considerable difficulty with the Department of Public Works, the joint station at Tours for this and the line to Nantes is definitively fixed to be at the very gates of the city, which will be an im mense convenience to the public, and no small advantage to the city itself. The plans are approved, and the erec tion of the buildings will be commenced forthwith. The company will have an independent station at Orleans also, communicating with that of the Paris and Orleans Com pany. The other stations will be commenced without delay, and have been deferred hitherto only that the wishes of the Company might be akosulted as to the sites and general disposition of the buildings. About 100,000 metres cube of coarse sand and gravel, for ballast, extracted from the bed of the Loire, during the summer months, is already carted on the line ready for use, and excellent material is at hand for forming the bottom layer, to bed the sleepers on. The Directors have the satisfaction to announce, that they have accepted the proposal made by the eminent con tractors, Messrs. Mackenzie and Brassey, to undertake the construction of the upper works, and the efficient and complete stocking of the whole line from Orleans to Bor deaux, comprising•every requisite to render the railway fit to be opened to the public, by successive sections, for a gross sum which presents an economy of upwards of 3,000,000 francs upon the Company's capital 65,000,000 francs. The proposal embraces the opening of the section from Orleans to Tours by the Ist of August, 18451 The Directors would here beg to recal to the recollec tion of the shareholders, that the detailed estimate of the Government Engineers, as embodied in the Report on the law on this railway, by the Hon. Mr. Dufaure (page 48 and 49,) amounted to 70,000.000 francs ; and that more than one of the competing Companies estimated the re quisite capital at 75,000,000 francs. If, therefore, your Directors have obtained an economy of upwards of 3,000,000 of francs upon the smallest capi tal, after providing for everything that can be required for opening the whole line to public circulation (except the furniture for the stations and the tools for the workshops, which will be amply covered by 500,000 or 600,000 francs,) they trust it will be taken as an indication of the spirit in which they have entered upon the important trust com mitted to their charge, and by which their subsequent management will be governed. Your Directors need not dwell upon the advantage of this novel event in the history of railways, for the Share holders to have a guarantee, at least six years beforehand, that the subscribed capital is sufficient. The word' guarantee is used advisedly, because the well-known wealth, as well as the skill and experience of the firm in question, can leave no doubt that they will accom plish, and in the least possible time, whatever they under take. In conclusion, your Directors beg to state that the re maining 2,000, 0 00 francs to complete the caution money of 4,000,000 francs required by the French Government were duly deposited in the proper office on Saturday, the 6th of December instant. The whole of this sum is deposited in "Bons du Tresor," bearing interest after the rate of 3 per vent. per annum from the sate of the deposit. The statutes of the Company, as definitively settled, have been submitted for the approbation of the Conseil d'Etat, and the completion of this formality is expected as soon as the usual administrative requirements can be gone through. RICHARD PATERSON, Chairman of the London Board. Offices, 2, Capel.court, London, Dec. 13, 1844. J. D. BARRY, Chairman of the Corn- rnittee of Management. • 24, Rue de Rivoli, Paris, Dec. 11, 1844. THE CHILDREN OF THE IRISH PEASANTRY.-It will be seen from what I have said that nothing could be more extreme than the poverty of the Irish peasantry. And yet, notwithltinding all the hardships throuzb which they hare to pass on their journey through life, I never saw a set of finer-looking children than those you meet with in the poorer districts of the country. They far surpass, in the comeliness of their little countenances, the children of this country. 1 saw hundreds of them whom, from the regularity of their features and the symmetry of their forms, I thought perfect pictures. THE LIVERPOOL DOCKS. We this day present our readers with a Plan of the whole range of the Liverpool Docks—now in use, in course of formation, or intended ; together with a Plan of the intended Railway Tunnel from the Waterloo Dock to the Edge-hill Station, showing the streets and parts of the town under which it will pass the whole sheet form ing a specimen of modern typography which—we may anticipate, without vanity—will be considered an achieve ment in the art which has never before been accomplished. Independently of the sharpness of outline, and the facili ties for producing rapid impressions at a common printing press, which this new principle in composition affords, (and which originated in our own office,) another novelty introduced is the printing in two colours, or rather inks; the black defining the larger number of docks, those con structed and in full operation, and the blue* those in pro gress, or about to be formed with all expedition, for the requirements of the port. The new Dock Warehouses round the Albert Dock (not yet completed) are also in serted in blue,ps is the line of the intended Tunnel; and all the principal streets along the chain of docks, and the others leading from them, chiefly at a right angle, into the town, to the eastward, being also given. the compara tive extent and position of our aggregate dock accommo dation is at once obvious. The total area of the docks (upwards of 20 in number, including basins and passages) is 120 acres and 4270 yards ; and the extent of quay space is 9 miles 1551 yards,—an amount of accommodation (and that of the most secure character) for shipping, which, regarded with reference to its magnitude combined with its concentration for commercial purposese-the whole forming a range of less than three miles in length, and closely skirting the town on the seaboard—is not equalled by any port in the world. It may be acceptable, prior to giving a description of the recent works, to prefix a few historical reminiscences connected with the rise of the port, for which we are chiefly indebted to Mr. Kaye's " Stranger in Liverpool," and Mr. Lacey's " Pictorial Liverpool." It is stated (from tradition) that King John visited the town at the beginning of the 13th century, on his way to Ireland ; that he resided, during his stay, et a house near the Din gle (still known by his name); and that the Tower was built by his erre r, " to protect the shipping and har bour." In 1338 Liverpool was called upon to furnish one ship and six men to the levies made for strenathening the naval power of the kingdom, and to assist Edward 111. in his expedition against France. In 1540 (Edward the Sixth's time) there were but 12 vessels sailing from " Lyverpoole" ; total burtben 177 tons, with 75 men. There are now from 18,000 to 20,000 vessels sailing from the port• of an aggregate burthen of about 2,300,000 tons. In 1649 Chester (previously the larger pert) had 15 ves sels, total tonnage 383; Liverpool (then considered a creek of Chester) 24 vessels, of, in all, 462 tons. It was order-ci by the Corporation in 1663 that " no more boats should be built in Frog•lane" (now Whitechapel). The Old Dock—the cradle of Liverpool as a port, and now the site of the New Custom-house—was commenced in excavation in 1699, but was not completed till nine years afterwards. The vessels belonging to the port were, in 1708, 84 in number, tonnage 5187, and about 350 fre quented it. The first vessel sailed for Africa in the fol lowing year, and was of only 30 tons burthen. The " Dry Dock" (now Canning Dock) was commenced in 1717. In 1720 the inhabitants were about 10,440. In 1734 the Salthouse Dock (since enlarged and deepened) was excavated ; and in 1767 George's Dock was formed, at a cost of £21,000. The latter was in 1825 re.opened, after being widened by 211 yards. The total number of vessels in 1752 was 437, including upwards of 60 in the African trade, which continued afterwards greatly to in crease, and to add to the wealth of the merchants and in habitants, until the commencement of the American war. About 30 years afterwards, the commerce of the port had doubled that of Bristol, which was before ahead of it. The act for constructing the King's and the Queen's Docks was obtained in 1784, and the Customs duties yielded that year £648,681. Tire King's Dock was opened in October 1788, and the Queen's in April 1796, the last costing £35,000. Up to its completion the existing docks had cost about £120,000. In 1800 the act was obtained to build the Prince's Dock, yet the finest in the town ; but it was not commenced until 14 years afterwards, and was opened on the 19th July, 1821. The cost of this dock was. including the marine works, £561,059 ; and exclusive of the land, £461,059. The fine marine parade on tee westward of it is 750 yards in length, and 11 yards in tee idtb. Shortly afterwards Parliament sanctioned the formation of the Brunswick Dock (the largest of the whole in area, being with its passage above 12 acres), and also the filling up of the Old Dock, the erection of a custom house and public offices on its site, and the converting of the Dry Dock into a wet dock. The last got, in 1837, the name of the Canning Dock. The Waterloo Dock was opened in A egust. 1834. It may be here stated, that steam boats were not introduced in the Mersey until 1815. In 1818 tl,e ie v. ere but three houses and a few scattered cottneea at Woodside.—The rapid accumulation of wealth by tee Corporation of Liverpool may be conceived from the f c t that at a meeting of the Common Council in 1837, it was announced by Mr. R. Radcliffe, the, late Town Clerk, that the corporate estate had doubled itself in forty-five years. and was then of the value of three millions! In 1838 the first steam voyage across the At lantic, from this port, was made by, we believe, the Sirius. It was afterwards very successfully accomplished by the lioyal William, a fine, but comparatively small vessel for ocean navigation, belonging to the City of Dub lin Company. The ALBERT DOCK and WAREHOUSES (the operations at which we noticed last year) are now rapidly approaching towards completion. The dock and passages, it will be seen, cover a space of 7 acres and 3,423 yards, with abundant quay room. The warehouses round it will, it is expected, afford facilities for loading and discharging, which will render this dock one of much more dispatch in proportion to its size than any other in the town. The dock is of such depth as to accommodate vessels of the 'largest tonnage. The walls, as is the outer or sea-wall, are of the roost solid masonry, principally of gran le, and tee cement used is made from the Ilalkin mountain lime stone, mill ground, and which shortly after being ground becomes as t , nacious and irresistible as the granite itself, which it is not therefore found necessary to hew and dress, for jointing courses, excepting for appearances, any angular form with a somewhat smooth outer surface being quite sufficient, as the whole becomes, as it were, molten and congregatedinto one equally solid mass. The curiosity is, that thi new mortar sets almost i ns t an tl y , even un d er salt water,ld that although the walls to the river or the dock, saving where they have received a superior finish in squared blocks of stone at the top, are stronger than any of our former dock walls, which are principally of huge blocks of freestone, they present a rugged, irregular, and patchwork appearance, by no means so pleasing to tire eye. The whole has been constructed under the arrange ment and superintendence of Mr. Hartley, the Dock Surveyor, who has more experience in mural dock archi tecture than perhaps any man living. An immense num ber of huge piles were driven, by steam, along the new sea wall (which encroached considerably on the bed of the river) and also under the warehouses, to secure the foundations of the heavy superstructures. There are two entrances to the dock basin from the river, separated by an island of huge granite between the locks, and on which is erected a handsome lodge far the gatemen. There will be a spacious promenade along the w hole river side of these erections. The WAREHOUSES are built in detached piles, vaulted throughout from top to bottom, with rows of massive iron pillars and iron beams to support the arches. Each is of 4 spacious stories, the first floor being 124 feet high, the second 111, the third 10 feet. and the fourth 81 feet. The vaults below are immense, exceeding indeed all conception of even the subterraneiu abodes of the dead under the larger Egyptian pyramids. These are approached by flights of stone steps, "'and the whole vaults (averaging a height of 8 feet) comprise an area of 27,457 square yards ! They will be largely available for the storage of wines, spirits. &c. The entire area of warehouse room, including the vaults, is 138,805 yards. The four fl oors o f t h e ware houses above ground would contain 234,950 balesmight on emer genc i es d q s u . an T tit h y e doors, joists, wi n d ow of cot and stair-case s are a ll of iron; no timber is e mployed, and the floorings will b e o f a fi re-resisting com btforeanms,teaosn7derdoaoilnfa,rgtbeeadqdt:ttiiyonstalel position, so that the whole may be strictly termed " fire prcor." The parliamentary estimate of the cost of the Albert Dock. the basin, and river wall, was about £217,418, and that for the vaults and warehouses £3l7,lo6—making a lt og ether £531,554. Th e cost of the land, including the Canning Graving Dock, was £247,711, making a total outlay of £782.265. The formation of the new docks in progress, or in tended, are proceeding (especially at the north end of the town) with the greatest vigour, many hundreds of men being employed, aided by the most approved modern ma chinery. They will all probably be finished within three years, and will comprise a capacious dock for sea-going steamers. From the upper one of three of them that run in land to the eastward, there will be a communication with the Leeds and Liverpool Canal, which will afford great commercial facilities. As another proof of the increase of dock accommodation in Liverpool, it may be stated that in 1734 the amount of the dock dues was only £BOO. In 1830 (only 96 years afterwards) they amounted to £151,330; and last year to £208,190. We have the prospect of a very considerable increase this year. The ordinary income of the joint es tates of the, corporation and the d*(still annually in creasing) at the present tim Cher more than £340,000. _ _ _ The present number of ships, sea-going, belonging to the port is 1380, of an agregate burthen of 360,000 tons. The number of foreign or other vessels frequenting the port within the year is 4000 ; and that of coasting vessels 9500. The dock duties for the year ending 24th of June, 1844, were £208,190 17s. ld. The Customs receipts for the two years preceding the present were— _ . In 1842 - In 1843 4,121,522 And in 1844, (by anticipation,) nearly .. 4 ,500,000 being an increase ou the previous year of nearly half a million. ;A few copies were printed with red instead of blue. The Globe of Saturday put forth a statement that the Chancellor of the Exchequer contemplates a reduction of the Three per Cent. Stocks, but no credence is given to it in the monied circles. We have the satisfaction to announce that another of our townsmen has been eminently successful, at Cam bridge, in obtaining university honours. The Hebrew and Divinity Scholarship, founded by the late Mr. Crosse, to which only bachelor of arts of the first year's standing are eligible, has just been awarded to John Herbert Jones, 8.A., of Jesus College, and son of the Rev. J. Jones, M.A., Minister of St. Andrew's, in this town. DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPOSED BIRKENHEAD, MANCHESTER, & CHESHIRE JUNCTION RAILWA.V4 The deep interest with which any project which pro poses to facilitate and cheapen the communication be tween the River Mersey and the manufacturing district around Manchester is naturally regarded by the people of Liverpool, has induced us to offer to our readers the fol lowing description of the above important line, prepared from an inspection of the parliamentary plans lodged with the Clerks of the Peace in Chester and Preston. In doing so, and in any remarks which we may offer in the course of our notice of it, we would distinctly have it understood that we have no disposition to puff into undue importance this or any other line. If we are to have a rival line, to protect the important communities of Liverpool and Man chester against the monopolising spirit which appears to actuate the management of the existing communications both by land and by water, we should perhaps be led to prefer a line of railway from this side of the Mersey. Such, we have no doubt, is the feeling of the majority of the people of Liverpool. We must, however, bow in sub mission to the circumstances in which we are placed, The vast power of the companies which, now united, threaten to bar all direct approach, by railway,from the east, com pels us to welcome a Cheshire line; and we do not think it will be very difficult to prove that, in furtherance of the success of such a line, local jealousies being set aside, it is the duty, as it is the interest, of the people of Liverpool to join their influence with the legislature to that of its en terprising projectors on the other side of the river. With these few words of preface we proceed to our description. The main line of the railway in question commences at the liooton station of the Birkenhead and Chester Rail way, in the township of Chiller Thornton, about six and a half miles from Birkenhead, and eight from Chester, from wLich point it diverges towards the estuary of the Mersey for a short distance, in a curved line, with a ra dius of sixty chains. It then proceeds in a nearly straight direction by Little Sutton, which is left a little to the south, and runs across Stanlow Meadows, passing south of the village of Ince at a distance of three-quarters of a mile, to 'Elton, at which point the branch from Ches ter joins the main line to Manchester and Stockport. From Elton the main line proceeds, slightly curving to wards the river Mersey, over Hapsford Moor, and past the village of Ilelsby •, runs close by the back of Fred sham, and forward to the valley of the river Weaver, over which and the Weaver Canal it is carried on arches, by a viaduct 860 yards in length, 63 feet above the river and the canal, and 59 feet above the valley bttween. This is the only important work of masonry upon the line. From the end of the viaduct it proceeds, for a little above a quarter of a mile in open cutting, towards Beech Wood, which it passes under by a tunnel 2201) yards in length, and emerges a few hundred yards to the south of the vil lage of Stockham. From the mouth of the tunnel the (hire proceeds for a short distance in open cutting and then in embankment, over Hindley Wood and Warford, to the Grand Junction Railway, which it crosses, at an elevation of 32 feet. about two-thirds of a mile to the south of the village of Kekewick. From this point the line runs for about two miles on the southern side of the Grand Junction Railway, at about 200 yards distance, to the village of Moore, (where the proposed branch, of one mile in length, to join the Grand Junction Railway leaves,) and continues onward to Lower Walton, where another branch line, about a mile in length, called the Latchford Branch, diverges to Warrington Bridge. From Lower Walton the main line proceeds, slightly curing to th enorth-east, by Stockton Heath to Thelwall, leaving Grappenhall 3-4ths of a mile to the south, and thence, in a straight line, by Statham, Rush Green, across the turn pike road from Lymm to Warburton, about half a mile to the north of the former, and 4-sths of a mile southward of the latter, by Barnslane and Hcoley Hill, leaving the vil lage of Dunham Massey about Mira mile south, to Broad heath, where it crosses the Duke of Bridgewater's canal at an elevation of 15 feet. It then proceeds on to Altrin chain, which it passes on the north side, about 2-3 tis of a mile from the centre of the town, and a quarter of a mile from the northern outskirt. From Altrincham the line runs for nearly four miles immediately alongside of the Duke of Bridgewater's canal to Stretford and leaving the canal, where it bends to the left, pursues the direction of the turnpike road from Stret ford to Manchester, which it passes under, close to the Manchester Botanic Gardens, in 17 feet cutting. It then crosses the Bridgewater Canal at an elevation of 12 feet 6 inches, the Old Quay Cabal at an elevation of 18 feet, and the River Irwell, near Throstle Nest, at an ele vation of 32 feet. These crossings are accomplished with works of a very inexpensive nature. The line now proceeds by Oidsall Hall, which it leaves to the left, through Ordeall Wood to Regent-road, Salford, which it passes in a cutting of 18 feet, at the point of its intersection by Oldfield Road, and joins the Liverpool and Manchester Railway where the new line through Sal ford to the station in Hunt's Bank diverges from the line to the old station in Knott Mill. An '' alternative line" is given in the plans, running &An 0 d-611 Wood to the north of that just described, and terminating in a junction with the Manchester, Bury, and Bol'on Railway at the point where it crosses the Oldfield Road. The length cf line to be made from Hooton Station to Manchester is 35 miles, 7 furlongs. 5 chains, which with makes the miles, the distance f rom Bi r k en h ea d to H ooton, the distance from Birkenhead to Manchester about 424 miles. The branch to Stockport commences at Altrincham and proceeds to Timperley, skirting the north side of the turn pike road from Altrincham to Stockport, to the Royal Oak Inn, where it crosses the road and runs forward in a south-easterly direction to the Royal Thorn Inn, where a branch diverges from it to Cheadle. From the Royal Thorn the line runs directly to a point of the River Mer sey, called Old Ford, half a mile south of Northenden ; then proceeds by the side of the river for about two miles; crosses it into the township of Heaton Norris, aid termi nates in a street in Stockport called the Brinksvray. A short branch of about a mile and a furlong runs to a junc tion with the Manchester and Birmingham Railway at the Heaton Norris Station. The length of the Stockport Branch is 7 miles, 4 furlongs, 5 chains. The Cheadle Branch, which we have already said di verges from the Stockport Branch, near the Royal Thorn Inn, on the Altrincham and Stockport turnpike read, proceeds by Sharston Green, pas , s about one-third of a mile north of Northen Etchells, and runs by Cross acre Green and Schoals Hill to Cheadle Mocely, where it joins the Manchester and Birmingham Line at Lady Bridge, about half a mile from Stockport. The length of this branch, measuring from its junction with the Stock port Branch, is 3 miles 6 furlongs, 8 chains. The Chester Branch leaves the main line about a quar ter of a mile west of Elton Hall, and passes through the township of 'I hornton-in-the-Moors to Stoke. From this point it runs for about a mile and a half by the side of the Ellesmere and Chester Canal ; and, passing under the turnpike road from Birkenhead to Chester, joins the Chester and Birkenhead Railway at Upton Bridge. The length of this branch is 5 miles, 2 furlongs, 4 chains. The gradients of the line and the profile of the country over which it passes are of a most favourable description. For the first six miles from Hooton, the lowest inclina tion is 1 in 398, and the highest 1 in 211, the mean gra dient being between the two, or about 1 in 320. A con siderable portion of this distance traversed close upon the surface; and of the short cuttings and embankments which present themselves, the deepest of the former is 29 feet and the highest of the latter 22 feet. The next 5i miles are of a still lighter character, with improved gradi ents, to Frodsharn, where there is a short cutting for about a quarter of a mile, the deepest point of which is 51 feet. Beyond this cutting the viaduct over the valley of the Weaver occurs, and next the tunnel, the length of which has already been stated. Of the character of the strata through which it is to be carried, we are not in. formed. The almost level form of the surface above, however, and its inconsiderable height, present great faci lities for executing the works expeditiously and cheaply, the depth of the necessary shafts in no part exceeding 80 feet. The line emerges from the tunnel mouth into an open cutting of 55 feet in depth, which graduates down to the surface in less than a quarter of a mile. From this point it proceeds for a miie and a quarter, in embankment, to the end of the 16th mile, after which it runs for four miles, over slightly undulating ground, and with an al most level gradient, to the 20th mile, the deepest cutting being about 20 feet, and a considerable portion being on the surface. From the 20th to the 34th mile there is not a single work of importance, the whole being of an ex tremely light description, and the greater portion surface work. The Chester and Stockport Branches are characterized by similar levels and works, the heaviest of which are contained in the last mile of the Chester Branch,approach ing Upton Bridge. These; however, are quite inconsi derable when compared with the works on some existing lines. From the foregoing data it will be perceived that the total length of railway to be constructed is miles, viz. : Main Line from liooton Station to Miles. Furlgs. Chns. Junction with the Liverpool and Manchester Railway Chester Branch Grand Junction Branch 1 0 0 Stockport Branch ....... Bowden Branch Cheadle Branch (from Stockport Branch) 3 6 8 Latchford Branch .......... ----- Total Railway to be constructed . 56 5 21 We may explain that this does not include the alternative branch to the Bolton line, 2 miles, 2 furlongs. and 8 chains in length, which, if adopted, will render unneces• sary an almost equal distance of railway from its point of separation from the main line to the junction with the Li verpool and Manchester. The total capital sought to be raised under the act of Parliament is .41,000,000, with the usual borrowing powers. The most interesting practical question which presents itself on an etamination of the whole scheme is the nature of the case which can be made out by its promotersbefore Parliament. As a line from Birkenhead to Manchester, merely, it may with some ju s ti ce b e o bj ected against, on account of its greater length than the existing communi cation on this side of the river to Manchester, over which it shews an excess of upwards of 11 miles. Viewing it, however, merely in this light, there are circumstances which may induce the Board of Trade, in the first in stance, and Parliament afterwards, to regard its claims with a favourable eye. The legislature has already given its sanction to undertakings in the neighbourhood of Wel ldsey Pool, which must involve an outlay of upwards of a million sterling; and it must not be forgotten, that the Crown itself, from its claim to the land to he made on both sides of the Pool, is deeply interested in the success of those undertakings, and bound to forward every legiti mate scheme by which such success can be secured. No thing, certainly, can be conceived more likely to advance such an end than an expeditious and cheap communica tion with the manufacturing districts to the eastward. Looking, too, at the interests of the communities on both sides of Me „Mersey, the legislature may fairly examine the prospect of those interes s fairly served by the existing communications to the eastward. Such an examination of the state of our water communication in that direction, will chew it to he in the absolute control of one powerful Nobleman, who by his connexions has also a preponderating interest in the direction of the land con veyances; whilst the latter, by an intimate alliance with each other, now resolved upon, and for which the sanc tion of the legislature is sought, threaten the entire districts which they traverse with a monopoly of an irre sistible character. The action of a competing line upon such monopoly cannct be otherwise than calculated to weaken its power. The comparativ e c h eapness o f th e construction of the Cheshire line, AND AT EASY GRADIENTS, will enable its proprietors to convey the traffic of the Mersey to Manchester at a greatly decreased mileage; and thus even more than compensate for the difference of dis tance between the termini. We do not anticipate that, by the action upon them of such a line, the interests of the .companies on this side of the Mersey can be injured. The interests of the public, however, will certainly be ad vanced, some deference to them being thus compelled from such companies who just now seem little inclined to consult either the convenience or the pockets of those whose traffic they exclusively enjoy. The case of the promoters, however, must become al most resistless, when the whole bearing of the scheme is brought before the legislature. At the present moment the city of Chester is, by one railway route (via Liverpool) 48 miles from Manchester, and by the Crewe route, pre ferred as saving the crossing of the river Mersey, 52miles, whilst by the proposed line the distance is reduced to 40 miles—au important saving, the advantage of which can not be overlooked. And, to the west and south-west of Chester, we have the important mineral districts of North Wales looking to this line as one which, fey the first time and in the most efficient manner, is to connect them by railway with the manufacturing districts of Lancashire and Yorkshire. Nor is the line less important when viewed as the nearest route from - Manchester and the North to Ireland, by its proposed junction with the Ches ter and Holyhead Railway, a feature of the scheme which n.ust go far to insure for it the hearty sympathy of go vernment. With these opinions of the advantages held out to this community and the public, and bearing in mind the im portant influence now exercised by the Board of Trade in determining the value and deciding the fate of railway pro jects, we cannot but think that the now allied companies en this, the Lancashire side of the Mersey, would do well to spare themselves the expense of the opposition to this railway, which they are evidently organising. They may rest assured that, in such an effort, they will have little of public sympathy to back them; and we can scarcely ima gine what. plea they can advance powerful enough to in fluence the decision, in their favour, of a parliamentary committee. By the spontaneous adoption of a more libe ral course of conduct towards the public they might per haps have been enabled to command some consideration of their interests from the legislature ; but the mere shew of deference to the legitimate demands of that public, which they have substituted for really important and va luable improvements of their various lines, will assuredly not he deemed sufficient to earn for them such considera tion or even forbearance. On Saturday the Smithfield Club Cattle-show was ho noured with a visit from her Majesty and his Royal High ness Prince Albert. IMPROVEMENT OF TOXTETH PARK.—LANDING SLIPS AND MARKET ACCOMMODATION.--A public meeting of the ratepayers and other inhabitants of Toxteth Park was appointed to be held at twelve o'clock yesterday, in•e public office, Park-place, for the purpose of receivinerne report of a committee, and adopting resolutions thereou, upon the subject of landing slips and increased market accommodation at the south end of the town. Owing to the unavoidable absence of Dr. Harbord, chairman of the provisional committee, who was prevented from Attending by a professional engagement at an inquest, and also to a very meagre attendance, caused, in all probability, by the met tirg being called for at inconvenient hour, an adjourn ment was deemed necessary to a future day, and which, we believe, due notice will be given. The important sub jects involved in the forthcoming report have attracted much attention ; and there can be no doubt that if the suggestions and recommendations about to be made are found practical under exiaing circumstances, they will very materially promote the comfort and convenience of the inhabitants of the populous districts to the south. Tun Rr.v. W. G. WARD.—An important step has been taken in the proceedings against this rev. gentleman. The Vice-Chancellor of Oxford on Saturday promulgated a notice, in which, after giving a number of extracts from Mr. Ward's works, entitled " The Ideal of a Christian Church," it is announced that at a convocation to be holden on Thursday, the 13th day of February next, the said passages will be read to the house, and a proposition submitted that "they are uticrly inconsistent with the articles of the Church of England, and with the deciara tion made by Mr. Ward in order to his being admitted to the degrees of B.A. and M.A." If this proposition be affirmed, a motion will then be made that " Mr. Ward be degraded from the said degrees." There is a notification that Mr. Ward will have an opportunity of showing cause against the proposilons. Mr. I'yard has published a let ter, in which he says that he did not avow himself the author of the hook before, because as Dr. Pusey was not heard in justification of his sermon prior to condemnation, he (Mr. W.) thought it not improbable a similar course might be adopted towards him, but now that he finds he will have an opportunity of defending himself before his judges, he makes the admission of being the author of the book mentioned, and that he is preparing a pamphlet, the object of which will be to enforce the position" that his subscription to our formularies is as perfectly consis tent with `good faith,' as the subscription of any single member of the thumb." • THE GREAT BRITAIN. --We have inserted a paragraph in another column announcing the release of this vessel from the Bristol docks. On Thursday morning she made a trial trip, and as the engines were of course stiff, she was started with six revolutions only, at which she made about four knots. On passing Portishead, at 12 o'clock, the revolutions were increased to 94- per minute, when she made a 61 log ; 101- revolutions gave a log of 7 knots; 104 revolutions a rate of 74 knots. The steam was kept at this point for some time, and then increased to 12 revo lutions, when she gave 8 knots as her rate of speed. At this period, being then near the Holmes, the experiment of turning her round with the helm hard down was tried; she came round in nine minutes, making a circle of rather more than half-a-mile in diameter. She was then tried a second time, with the helm at only 30 degrees, when she came round in a most beautiful manner in sex minutes, and in a lrss distance. When going the straight course the stupendous mass answered her helm most readliy, taking not more than one spoke of the wheel, and re quiring only one man at it. In returing homewards the speed of the engines was gradually increased to 13 revolu tions, at which she gave 81 knots, and to 16 and IEI revo lutions, when she went through the water at 11 knots, against a strong head wind, passing easily the S, Vie fastest p a ddl e- b oat out of Bristol. At 'this rate ampson of eoing the steam was cut off by the expansion -valve at 1 foot, or one-sixth of the stroke, six of the fires not having been lit during the whole trip. The engines worked per fecily smooth, and without the slightest vibration or tremor being felt in any part of the vessel. The screw propeller during these experiments was not fully im mersed, the ship's draught of water abaft being only 14 feet 6, and about 12 feet forward, and no doubt existed in the minds of any of those present versed in such matters, among whom was Mr. Smith, the patentee of the Archi medean screw, that upon the next experiment, or when the revolutions of the engine are increased to 20 in a minute, a speed of from 12 to 13 knots can be easily ob tained. When the vessel was going 11 knots the screw propeller was only going 12, making the slip or loss only one-eighth and a third per cent., and which slip will of course be diminished when the screw-propeller is entirely ime ersed. When going at her best speed there was no swell w hatever under the bows, her stem cutting through the water just as the fastest Thames boats do. LAUNCH OF A NEW Irtosr STEAMER.. —On Saturda afternoon last, a splendid new iron steamer, built for the y Whitehaven Steam Navigation Company, and intended to ply in consort with the Countess and Earl of Lonsdale, between this port and Whitebeven, was launched from the building-yard of Messrs. Thos. Vernon and S ons, North shore. Sho r tl y b e f ore two o'clock, the time ap pointed for the ceremony, the yard was crowded with spectators, and the temporary stage erected at her bow was thronged with the elite of the town, including the worshipful the mayor, who was accompanied with a no less personage than Mohenhal, an Indian prince, from. Affghanistan, whose splendid dress and general extraor dinary appearance created much curiosity. He is taking a tour through England, and is at present s'aying at the Waterloo Hotel. At the appointed time the usual prepa ratory orders for launching were given, and after the dag gers were drawn, as if to give all an opportunity of view ing her stately entrance to that limped element on which we trust she may long successfully ply,—for a moment she held her position, and then the ponderous mass slowly and majestically moved, increasing her velocity till she left the ways, when dipping her bows as if to acknowledge the vociferous cheers with which she was greeted, she momentarily became stately as the monarch whose name bedecked the ensign sent aloft, and few, we think, could withhold admiring the noble appearance of the " Queen," —a title given her by Miss Dowson, the daughter of the principal of the firm of Dowson and Scn, the agents of the Company for whom she has been constructed. The Queen has every appearance of being an excellent model, she is particularly fine at the water line, free in the en trance, and clear in the run, and is built with every modern improvement under the able superintendence of J. Gran tham, Esq., the consulting me c ha n i ca l eng i neer to the company. The whole of her side frames and deck beams are composed of Messrs. Kennedy and Vernon's patent shaped iron, which combines a greater strength with a less proportionate weight than any other yet adopted. She is, what sailors would call, clencher built—the joints of the outer plates overlapping each other, a principle which will no doubt give a great additional strength. The Queen is 450 tons burthen, and her cabins, which will be fitted to accommodate 40 passengers,wpilalnbneeidpeacionrtZaids throughout with papier m ac hi e ; the from Messrs. Jennings and Battridge, of Birmingham ; and the ornaments by Mr. J. R. Keys, of this town. A full length figure of our lovely sovereign decorated her bows, and a graceful scroll of carved work runs from the figure to the hawse holes. She has raised quarter galleries and her stern is richly ornamented with releived scroll, in foliage work. She will be propelled with the first engines manufactured by Messrs. Fawcett, Preston, and Co., on, their direct Re t urn principle, the efficacy of which has al ready been shown in a model now employed at their works. She will te rigged as a three masted schooner, and will be commanded by Capt. Thompson, , a gentleman uni versa ll y respected and who for years has had the char ge o f the Earl of Lonsdale; she is expected to make the passage in about six hours, and when the railways, now in con templation in West Cumberland, are completed, the traffic between the ports will be greatly augmented. eb; - , `~.. 1