The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-01-29 00:00:00

54yalcs by Ruction. Excellent HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, Choice PAINTINGS, Modern ENGRAVINGS, &c., GREAT GEORGE-SQUARE. MESSRS. THOS. VIN STANLEY and SONS will SELL by AUCTION, THIS DAY (Tuesday), the 29th, and TO-MORROW (Wednesday), the 30th instant, at Eleven o'clock precisely each day, on the Premises, No. 21, West side of Great George-square, The genuine and excellent HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, bril liant Plate of Glass, 581 n. by slin., and other A r ticles, the Pro perty of a Gentleman leaving Liverpool. The DRAWINO- ROOM is furnished with Curtains to the Three Windows of rich Amber-coloured Merino Damask, Six Rosewood Chairs, Buckingham Conch, Corner Divan, Lounging and Re clining Chairs, Pair of Ottomans, Upholstered en suite, Circular Centre Table, of Rosewood, Chiffonnier, with Plate of Glass at the Back, Brussels Carpet, Hearth Rug, Steel Fender and Fire Irons, &c. Th 6 DINING-ROOM and BREAKFAST PARLOUR contain a well made Mahogany Pedestal Sideboard, 6 feet wide, set of substan tial Dining Tables, 13 feet long, Twelve Mahogany Chairs, and a Set of Six Ditto, with Two Armed Chairs to match, Circular Loo Table, and a Pair of Swivel-top Card Tables, Mahogany Cabi net, Mahogany-framed Sofa, Easy Chair, Two Plates of Glass, 46 inches by 25 inches each, in Mahogany Frames, Chandeliers, of Bronze and Ormolu, Window Curtains, Fenders, &c. In the CHAMBERS are Two lofty Fourpost Bedsteads, with Mahogany Footposts, and Drab Merino Damask Hangings, Painted Half-tester and Servants' Ditto, Hair Matresses, Feather Beds and Bedding, Pedestal and Single Wardrobe, of well seasoned Mahogany, Chests of Drawers, Toilet Tables and Wash stands, with Marble Tref? Tops, Dressing Glasses, Painted Clothes Cupboard, Carpets, &c. The HALL ? &c.—A large Mahogany Hat and Umbrella Stand, with Table in front and Marble Slab, Two Hall Chairs, with Carved Shell-shaped Backs, Barometer and Thermometer, Vase shaped Hall Lamp, Brussels Carpet, Floor Cloth, &c. Eight-day Clock, the useful Kitchen Requisites, &c. The PAINTINGS include a "View of Schloss Ely, " by Charles Deane; " Farm Yard," by Frederi c k W a tt s; " Lae of Geneva," by Linton ; "The Market St a ll," b y F razer ; " View on the Thames," by John Wilson; also desirable Specimens by H. B. Willis, Marshall, s-c. ; Pair, "Morning and Evening," by Cole and &alders ; "Sea Piece," by 7'. T. Niesen ; "Virgin and Child," of the school of Carlo Dolce ; and an "Interior, with Portraits of Sir James and Lady Thornhill," by Bollarth, &c. The ENGRAVINGS comprise four subjects after Wilkie, fine im pressions ;) " The Stag at Bay," after Landseer • "Bolton Ab bey in the Olden Time," "King John signing Magna Charta," "Trial of Charles 1.," &c., handsomely Framed. Catalogues may be had on the Premises, and at Messrs. Tiros. WINSTANLEY and SONS' Office, Church-street. VALUABLE DWELLING-HOUSES, BRUNSWICK-ROAD. By Messrs. THOS. WINSTANLEY and SONS. On FRIDAY next, the Ist of February, at Half-past One for Two o'clock precisely, at the Clarendon-rooms, South John-street, subject to such conditions as may be then produced, THE Three modern-built RESIDENCES, Nos. 42, 44, and 46, in Brunswick-road. The Property is held under a Lease from the Marquis of Salisbury, granted in 1845, for Seventy-five years, and will be sold subject to the stipulations therein contained. May be viewed on application to Mr. RICHARD R. HOLLINS, Estate Agent. No. 27, Lord Nelson-street; or to the AUCTION EERS, Church-street. Important SALE of STEAM-ENGINES, MACHINERY, RAIL WAY IRON WORK, NEW IRON, &c., BIRKENHEAD, CHESHIRE. MESSRS. THOS. WINSTANLEY and SONS respectfully announce that they have received instructions from Messrs. Brassey and M'Cormack, who have recently com pleted the Contract for the Birkenhead Docks, to SELL by AUCTION, on MONDAY next, the 4th February, and following days. at Eleven o'clock precisely each day, on the Premises, at the Dock Yard, Canning-street, Birkenhead, near Liverpool, The whole of the valuable STEAM-ENGINES, MACHINERY, RAILWAY WORK, WROUGHT IRON SMITHS' HEARTHS, ANVILS, TOOLS, and other Eff ec ts, th e Property of the above Firm, comprising a capital Thirty-horse High-pressure Engine, Twenty-horse Condensing Engine, Twelve-horse High-pressure Engine, with Boiler and Fan, and a Five-horse Engine, all in ex cellent working condition, Gough's Patent Six-horse Pile Engine, Six Travelling Cranes, and a large Wood Stage, Nine Crab Winches, Four Dredging Pumps, Six Pile Engines, Chain Pump, Six Slough Pumps. Ten Quarry Gib Cranes, Two Oak Ditto, Forty-five Tons of Waggon Axles, Fifty Tons Iron Rails, Ten Tons Square Bar Iron, Cast and Blister Steel and new Iron, and Iron Work for Waggons, Thirty Earth Waggons, Thirty Stone Lorries, Twelve Smiths' Hearths, Anvils, Fifteen Pairs of Bel lows, large Quantity of Smiths' Tools, Work-benches and Vices, Circular Saw, Iron Shafting, and Leather Straps, new Wheels and Pinions, for Travelling Cranes, several Tons of Iron Chains, of various sizes, Iron Nippers and Hook, Taps and Dies, Nails, &c. The MISCELLANEOUS ARTICLES include Kitchen's Patent Weighing Machine, for Fifteen Tons, smaller Ditto, and a Scale Beam, with Fifteen Cwt. Iron Weights, Ten-inch Lathe, for Wood Turning, Eight Iron Turnstiles, Twelve Mooring Posts, large Iron Cistern, and Two Wood Cisterns, Lined with Lead, Quantity of Wheelbarrows, Thirteen Dozen Spades, Rollers for Mortar-mills, Mortar Boxes, Mortar Float, large Grindstones, Corn-crushing Mill, Cotton Wick, &c. Also, Four Punt Boats, Float for a Piling Engine, great variety of Wood Patterns, chiefly adapted for Railway Work, Timber and Planks, lOOTons of Lime stone, Office Fixtures, valuable Surveying and Levelling Instru ments, nearly new, Six Pairs of powerful Mortar Millstones, with Pans and Shafting, Railway Line to Bidstone Quarry, Cranes, &c. To be viewed Three Days previous to the Sale, and Catalogues may be bad on the Premises, and at Messrs. Tilos. WINSTANLEY and SoNs' Office, Church -street, Liverpool. TO CLOSE AN ACCOUNT. By Messrs. Trios. WINSTANLEY and SONS, On TUESDAY, the 12th day of February next, at Two o'clock in the Afternoon, at the Clarendon Rooms, South John-street, in the following or such other lots as may be agreed on at the time of sale, and subject to conditions to b e th en pro d uced, Lot . ALL that Piece of LAND, with the Two DWELLING-HOUSES thereon, situate, in Derby road, Bootle, opposite Miller's Castle, containing in front thereto and at the back along the canal bank 33 yards 1 foot, now in the occupation of Mr. Malcolm and Mrs. Bowden, at a rental of per annum each. The above premises are held under a lease dated sth March, 1835, for the lives of three persons, then aged 13, 12, and 11 years, and the life of the survivor of them, at the yearly rent of Li 28. 2.- - -All that Piece or Parcel of LAND, on the south side of Oxford-street, in Liverpool, containing in front thereto 137 feet 8 inches, or thereabouts, and running in depth backwards on the west side thereof in front to Laurel-street 57 feet 3 inches, and on the east side in front to Crown-street 15 feet 1 inch, or there abouts, and containing in the whole 796 superficial square yards, be the several dimensions thereof a little more or less. And also, all those Seven MESSUAGES or DWELLING-HOUSES erected upon the said Piece of Land, now known and distinguished as No. 1, Olive-street, and Nos. 52, 54, 56, 58, 60, and 62, Oxford street, now let at rentals amounting to .e 221 per annum. This lot is leasehold under the Corporation for a term of 75 years from the 2nd of May, 1815, at a peppercorn rent. Lot 3.—A1l that Piece of LAND, with the MESSUAGE thereon, situate on the north-west side of Basnett-street, Liverpool, ex tending in front thereto, and at the back, along a common passage, 15 feet; and running in depth backwards on the north-east and south-west sides thereof 77 feet 9 inches, more or less, now known as No. 25, Basnett-street, and let at the yearly rent of .e5O. This lot is leasehold under the Corporation for a term of 75 years, from the 25th of March, 1822, and the Land-tax has been re deemed. Lot 4.—A11 that Piece or Parcel of LAND, with the MESSUAGE thereon, situate on the north side of Mount-pleasant, in Liver pool, containing in front thereto and at the back thereof, along a back street of 4 yards wide, 18 feet, and running in depth back wards on the east and west sides thereof 90 feet. The above premises are now known as No. 59, Mount-pleasant, and are now let at the yearly rent of £3B. Lot 5.—A1l those 16 MESSUAGES or DWELLING -HOUSES, one thereof being No. 18, in Chaucer-street, in Liverpool, and the others being Nos. 2,3, 4,5, 6,7, 8,9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, and 16, in Chaucer-buildings. Let at rents amounting in the whole to £lO9 4s. per annum. Lot 6.—A1l those Six HESSUAGES or DWELLING-HOUSES, situate and being Nos. 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, and 22, inßose-buildings, leading out of Rose-place, Liverpool. Let at rents amounting in the whole to £54125. per annum. The tenure of these Three Lots is freehold of inheritance. Lot thereon, situate and being on the east side of Moor-place, in Liverpool, containing in front thereto and in breadth at the back, severally, SO feet 6 inches, and running in depth backwards on the north and south sides, severally, 45 feet, more or less, bounded on the north and east sides thereof by Premises now or late of Mr. Richard Prior, on the south by a passage of three feet wide, and on the west by Moor-place. This Lot is Leasehold under the Corporation for the residue of a term of 75 years, commencing 29th September, 1829. For further particulars apply to Messrs. LACE, MARSHALL, ROSCOE, and GILL, Solicitors, Union-court, Castle-street. TO GROCERS, HOTEL-KEEPERS, BROKERS, AND OTHERS. MR. HODGKINS has received instructions to SELL by AUCTION, without reserve, on the Premises, Stanley, Ohl Swan, opposite the Cattle Market, on WEDNESDAY, the 6th February next, at Eleven o'clock precisely (if not disposed of by private treaty), The genuine STOCK-IN-TRADE of a General Grocer, coin prising every Article connected with the business ; also the mo dern and valuable FIXTURES, consisting of Ranges of Mahogany Drawers, Canister Framing, Counters, Glass Cases, Stands, &c., Set of handsome Japanned Canisters complete, Brass Scales and Weights, Weighing Machine, Tea, Coffee, and Sugar Mills, Hand cart, and other useful Articles connected with the business. For all further particulars apply to Mr. EDWARD ROBERTS, Accountant, Commerce -court, and for Catalogues to the A tic- TIONEISR, 5, Queen-square. By ORDER OF THE EXECUTORS. HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, SHOP FIXTURES, &c., WEST DERBY. On THURSDAY next, the 31st instant, at Eleven o'clock precisely, on the Premises, Town Row, West Derby Village. By Messrs. WALKER and ACKERLEY. THE HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, SHOP FIX TURES, and remaining STOCK-IN-TRADE of a TOY DEALER and PERFUMER, comprising Sets of Mahogany framed Chairs and Sofa, in Hair-cloth, Mahogany, Pembroke, and other Tables, Carpets. Oil-cloths, Fenders and Fire-irons, Sets of Iron Bedsteads, Feather Beds and Bedding, Painted Chests of Drawers, Toilet Tables, &c.; together with the Shop Fixtures and remaining Stock-in-Trade. May be viewed on the Morning of Sale, and Catalogues had on the Premises, and at Messrs. WALKER and ACEERLEY'S Offices, 55, Church-street, Liverpool. CLAUGHTON, CHESHI RE. Elegant Modern HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, including Draw ing Room Suite in Walnut-wood, 62 octaves Cottage PIANO FORTE in ditto ; two large CHIMNEY GLASSES, Mahogany WARDROBES (one with plate glass in centre,) Japanned and Gilt DINNER SERVICE. TEA, COFFEE, and DESSERT DITTO, CUT GLASS, GAS CHANDELIERS, Cellar of Choice WINES, (about 75 Dozens), and other genuine Effects of a Gentleman removing from the neighbourhood. MESSRS. F. & J. HODGSON will SELL by AUCTION, on TUESDAY, the 12th February, punctually at Eleven o'clock, on the Premises, No. 1, Kenyon-place, Devon shire-road, Claughton, the Valuable and Elegant Modern HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, the whole in the heat . possible condition, having been made to order about Two Years since. The DRAWING-ROOM SUITE in walnut-wood. of high finish and upholstered in Green and Gold French Silk Damask, includes Ca briole Buckingham Lounge, 6 Cabriole Chairs, 2 Lounging Ditto, Pair of Footstools, range of Green and Gold Damask Curtains with Gilt Cornice for large window, Writing Table on carved Pillars, Lady's Work Table, Elliptic Centre Table on massive Pillar and Scrolls, Chiffonnier 5 feet 5 inches long, with Plate Glass to back and centre door, and White Marble Top; the bril liant-toned 61 octaves Cottage Piano-forte, (by Roughead) in Walnut -wood Case, on carved Scroll Supports; Upright Chimney Glass in carved and gilt Frame, plate 60 inches by 52 inches; Brussels Carpet, Hearth Rug, Three-light sliding Gas Chandelier in light Bronze. polished Steel Fender, and set of Fire Irons with Bronzed Mountings, Chimney Vases. In DINING -ROOM—Spanish mahogany Dining Tables 10 feet 6 inches by 4 feet 7 inches, Sliding Frame, Patent Screw, on massive carved Scroll Supports ; set of eight Cabriole Chairs with two Elbow Ditto to correspond, a Lounging Chair and a Couch, all in hair cloth ; Pedestal Sideboard 7 feet long, range of crimson Damask Curtains with Gilt Cornice for large Window, Brussels Carpet, crimson and green; Sliding Gas Chandelier for three lights, Chimney Glass , 62 inches by 48 inches; Fender in bronze and polished steel, Fire Irons. In BREAKFAST PARLOUR — Mahogany Couch and L ounging Chair in hair cloth, six Chairs with loose seats, Gas Chandelier for two lights, green Damask Curtains, &c. The PRINCIPAL BEDCHAMBERS contain, in Mahogany, a Trio Wardrobe with Plate of Silvered Glass in centre door, 66 inches by 30 inches ; Single Wardrobe, Tudor Bedstead with Green Damask Hangings, massive Four-post Ditto with Crimson Damask Draperies, two pairs of Toilet Tables with white Marble Tops, Toilet Glasses, Towel Rails Crib, Commode, Curled Ha i r Mattresses, Gilt and Japanned damber Services, Kidderminster Carpets, Birchwood Chairs, Window Draperies, Bronzed and Enamelled Gas Brackets. The SECONDARY BEDCHAMBERS are furnished with polished birchwood French Bedstead and Chintz Hangings, with Spring Mattress ; iron Tudor Ditto, pillared Toilet Tables, painted Chests of Drawers, Carpets, Chairs, Toilet Glasses, Shower and Hip Baths, Fenders, &c. _ HALL AND STAlRS—Mahogany Hall Table with serpentine !ro a nt, carved Scroll Supports and Marble Top ; two Hall Chairs, t and Umbrella Stand, Sexan•on Hall Lantern in stained Glass, Brussels Stair Carpets, linen ° Carpet Covering, Sheepskin and Tope Door Mats, Oil Cloth. Handsome electro-plated Tea and Coffee Equipage Liqueur Frame, Japanned and Gilt Di nner Service, richly-encilled Des sert and Tea Services, Bronzed Tea Urn, Cut Glass. The KITCHEN UTENSILS —Nine Victoria-shaped Dish Covers with plated embo'aed handles ; Eight Days Clock, Window Blinds and Gas Brackets throughout the House, &c. The CELLAR OF WINES—About 75 dozens, includes fine old Crusted Port, Sherry, East India Madeira, Champagne, Claret, Sparkling Moselle, also small quantities of Brandy and Whiskey. To be publicly viewed on MONDAY, the 11th February next, when Catalogues may be bad on the Premises, or previously of MESSRS. F. and J. HODGSON, at their Offices and Rooms, Argyle street, Birkenhead, who will forward Catalogues by post on receipt of four postage stamps. EXCELLENT MODERN HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, EVERTON-TERRACE, By Mr. BRANCH, Tins DAY (Tuesday), the 29th instant, at Eleven o'clock, on the Premises, 37, Everton-terrace, THE valuable Modern HOUSEHOLD FURNI TURE, of a Gentleman leaving town. The DINING-ROOM and PARLOUR FURNITURE, which is of Mahogany and well manufactured, comprises Two Sets of Crown back Chairs, Cabriole Lounging Chair, a Couch, and a Sofa, Set of Slidine-frame Dining Tables, richly-carved Pedestal Sideboard, Circular Table on Pillar and Claws, Two elegant Silver-plate Man telshelf Glasses, each 50 inches by 40 inches, in richly orna mented Frames ; Brussels Carpets, Ormolu Gas Chandeliers, handsome Damask Window Curtains, Steel-mounted Fenders, Fire-irons, ftc. The LODGING-ROOMS contain modern and elegant Four-post and Tudor Bedsteads, with tastefully arranged Damask Drapery Furniture, Three Sets of Drab Damask Window Curtains, excel lent Mahogany Trio Wardrobe, of Choice wood, the panel of the centre formed of a fine Silvered Plate of Glass, about 64 inches by 18 ; elegant round-cornered Mahogany Chest of Drawers, large Toilet Glasses, capital Mahogany Dressing Table, on Co lumns, with Italian Marble Tray Ton, and a Basin-stand to match ditto ; Kidderminster Carpets, Cane-seated Balloon Chairs, Painted Chests of Drawers and Dressing Tables, a Folding Couch in Damask, to form an occasional Bedstead, &c. The HALL and STAIRS are fitted with a superior Table with Marble Top, and Hat and Umbrella Stand attached, Figured Floor Cloth and Venetian Carpet. A few Kitchen and Culinary Utensils, and other Effects. Catalogues may be had on the Premises, or at Mr. BRANCH'S Offices, in Hanover-street. The HOUSE to be LET.—Apply on the Premises. FURNITURE, NILE-STREET. By Mr. BRANCH, TO-MORROW (Wednesday), the 30th instant, at Eleven o'clock, on the Premises, No. 8, Nile-street. THE remaining part of the valuable HOUSE HOLD FURNITURE, Dial Timepiece, Gas Fittings, and other Effects, the property of a Gentleman declining House keeping. The FURNITURE includes Six capital Mahogany-framed Chairs in Hair Cloth, Two Mahogany Rocking Chairs, Spring Stuffed, Mahogany-framed Sofa in Hair Cloth, Mahogany Pembroke Table, Single-plate Chimney Glass in Gilt Frame, the Plate 40 inches by 30 inches, Bronzed Chandeliers, Mahogany Wheel Ba rometer, Mahogany Chiffonier with Carved Back and Panelled Doors, Mahogany Circular Loo Table, Mahogany Chest of Drawers, Camp Bedsteads with Hangings, seasoned Feather Beds, Painted Chamber Articles, the Kitchen Requisites, &c. To be viewed on the Morning of Sale. when Catalogues may be had on the Premises, or at. Mr. BRANCH'S Offices, Hanover-street. The HOUSE to be LET. IMPORTANT SALE OF PAPER-HANGINGS, HANOVER-ROOMS. By Mr. BRANCH, On THURSDAY next, the 31st instant, at Eleven o'clock, at the Hanover-rooms, A Large and comprehensive Stock of ROOM JAL PAPERS, of almost all descriptions. amounting to nearly 4000 Pieces, embracing a great variety of Modern and Fashionable Designs, of French and British Manufacture. Mr. BRANCH respectfully recommends this Stock to the atten tion of Merchants, Exporters, Architects, Builders, Estate Agents, Paper Stainers, Private Families, and the Public generally, as the Goods are of excellent manufacture, of varied style and quality, and in perfect condition, the whole being of recent manufacture. To be viewed TO-MORROW (Wednesday), the 30th instant, when Catalogues may be had from Mr. BRANCH. HORSES, CARRIAGES, HARNESS, SADDLERY, &c., AT LUCAS'S REPOSITORY, LIVERPOOL, Each Day at Twelve o'clock precisely. By Messrs. LUCAS and CO., TO-MORROW (Wednesday), the 30th instant, TWENTY CART HORSES, with great power, substance, and activity, suitable for heavy draught purp3ses, and in prime working order. FIFTEEN SPRING VAN and HARNESS HORSES, LORRIES, CARTS, FLOATS, SPRING VANS, GEARS, &c. On THURSDAY, the 7th February next, SELECT SALE OF FORTY FIRST-CLASS HORSES. Entries to be made before THURSDAY next, the 31st instant. The whole on view prior to sale. HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, Large Brilliant Plate CHIMNEY GLASSES, Lady's Mahogany Winged WARDROBE, Mahogany Marble-top DRESSING TABLE, WASHSTAND, and Miscella neous Effects , Clayton-square Rooms. MESSRS. BYFORD and SON w ill SELL by AUCTION, TO -MORROW (Wednesday), the 30th instant, at Eleven o'clock precisely, at their Rooms, Clayton-square, a variety of Modern and Useful HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, Framed Engravings, Iron Chest, and other Miscellaneous Pro perty, removed for the Convenience of Sale, comprising a superior Mahogany Dining Table, on Telescope Frames. L oo an d S nap Tables, Mahogany-framed Sofas, Sofa Bed, in hair cloth, S e t s o f Chairs, in Ditto, Chimney and Dressing Glasses, Mahogany Half-tester, Four-post, and French Bedsteads, Feather and Flock Beds, Dressing Tables and Washstands, Mahogany and Painted Chests of Drawers, Carpets, Fenders, Fire-irons, Kitchen Re quisites, &c. May 1;e viewed on the morning of Sale, when catalogues may be had at the rooms. FREEHOLD AND LEASEHOLD PROPERTY IN LIVERPOOL AND BIRKENHEAD. By Mr. WILLIAM GREEN, On FRIDAY next, the Ist day of February, at Two o'clock in the Afternoon, at the Clarendon-rooms, South John-street, Liverpool, subject to conditions of sale to be then produced. Lon. A Piece of LAND, with the WAREHOUSE and FOUNDRY thereon, situate on the west side of Crooked-lane, Canning-place, in Liverpool, containing in front to Crooked-lane 51 feet 9 inches, on the west 20 feet 5 inches, and in depth on the south side 54 feet 6 inches, and on the north side 45 feet 2 inches ; then turning off and running in a southwardly direction 5 feet 2 inches, and thence in further depth 10 feet. The. Tenure is Leasehold under the Corporation of Liverpool for 75 years, commencing 22nd February, 1838. The FIXTURES, &c., in the Foundry, viz., Iron Cupola Steam engine, Drilling Machine, Crane, Bellows, Anvils, Moulds, Pat terns, &c., may be either take n by th e p urc haser at a valuation, or be rejected._ La 2. A Piece of LAND, with the MESSUAGE or DWELLING HOUSE thereon, No. 9, Cumberland-terrace, Upper Parliament street, Liverpool, containing in front thereto and at the back severally 23 feet 3 inches, and in depth on the east and west sides severally 88 feet. The Tenure is Leasehold under the Corporation of Liverpool for 75 years, commencing on the 6th February, 1847. Lot 3. A Piece of LAND, with the Two M ESSUAGES or DWELLING-HOUSES thereon, numbered respectively 19 and 20, in Somerville-street, in Birkenhead. containing in front thereto 30 feet, and at the back or east side 31 feet, and in depth (including the area) on the north side 90 feet 4 inches, and on the south side 83 feet 3 inches. The Tenure is Freehold of Inheritance in Fee Simple. Printed particulars, with plan, may be had of the Auctioneer, Market-street, Birkenhead ; of Messrs. J. W. and J. HAY, Archi tects and Surveyors, 4, Cable-street; or of Mr. HENRY BELL, Solicitor, 16, North John-street, Liverpool. - Manteb. WANTED, a thorough English SERVANT-OF ALL-WORK.—Apply at 5, Roscommon-street. TO MERCANTILE AND OTHER PARTIES DESIROUS OF INCREASING THEIR INCOME. THE DIRECTORS of an Established INSURANCE COMPANY, extending their business in this district, wish to form on a liberal basis an effective AGENCY CON NECTION with a Gentleman of ENERGY and INFLUENCE, and whose avocations lead him into the various adjacents districts. Communications and interviews will be treated confidentially.— Address with real name, &c., to the SECRETARY, 45, Colman street, London. So be *db. TO be SOLD, by PRIVATE TREATY, a good. modern built-A- Freehold DWELLING-HOUSE, No. 84, °Parliament %free; and Prince's-park-road, consisting of—Basement Story, Kitchen, Wash-house, Scullery, Servants' Bed-room, Two Pan tries, Larder, Wine Cellar. Beer Cellar, and other Vaults, &C., Two large Cisterns for reserve Water ; First Floor, Entrance-hall, 17 ft. 7n.by 18 ft., Drawing-room, 27 ft. by 18 ft., Parlour, 27 ft. 3 in. by 18 ft., Breakfast-room, Butler's PantrY, Strong-room, Store-room ; Second-floor, or First pair Story, front, School-room, 23 ft. 2 in. by 18 ft., Bed-room, 18 ft. by 18 ft. 5 in., D ressing-room, 18 ft. 9 in. by 9 ft.; back, Bed-rOOM, 18 ft. 5 in. by 16 ft. 7 in., Dressing-room, 18 ft. 5 in. by 10 ft., Bed-room, 14 ft. by ft., Bath-room, 14 ft. by 8 ft., Second-pair Story, Three Front Bed rooms, Four Back Bed-rooms ; also, Garden, and Stables for Three Horses, Coach-house, Storeroom for Linen, &c. ; and Groorns'-house. The Ground and for . For permission to inspect, further particulars, apply at 1,150 Square Yards consists of about the of fi ce of Mr. S. BOOKER, Solic itor, 46, Castle -street. TO be SOLD, by PRIVATE TREAT Y , a Dw EL. LING-HOUSE, No. 8, Rodney-street, opposite the Scotch Kirk, and adjoining Roscoe-street, at the back, consisting, o n th e Ground Floor, of a Front and Bach Parlour, with Folding D oors, Kitchen, and Scullery, all Cellared ; on the First Floor, Drawing.: room ; and on that and the Second Floor, Eight Bed-rooms, with Double Staircase. All the Rooms are Furnished with good sub-. stantial modern Furniture and Household Utensils, which may b e taken at a Valution, if required, with Immediate Possession, the Owner being obliged to leave the town. For permission to inspect, and for further particulars, apply to Mr. S. BOOKER, Solicitor, 46, Castle-street. s.aTes by tuctton. Apply to THIS DAY (Tuesday), the 29th instant, at Half-past One o'clock, at the Commercial Sale-room, Temple-court, 120 Barrels Choice AMERICAN LARD. Apply to Messrs. MCANDREW, SONS, and HALL, Merchants, or to WM. GARDNER and CO., Brokers. Ealebnestay. To-monnow (Wednesday,) the 30th instant, at Twelve o'clock, at the Public Sale-room, Exchange-bnildings, 317 Blocks GUTTA PERCHA, 1,426 DEER HORNS, 10,000 Malacca CANES, Per Rival, from Sincapore, in Albert Dock.—Apply to T. and H. LITTLEDALE and CO., Brokers. Eburstay. On THURSDAY next, the 31st instant, at Twelve o'clock, at the Brokers' Office, 13, Exchange-buildings, 1,365 Bags Bengal RICE, Landing ex Blackburn, from Calcutta, 2 and 3, Albert Dock.—. Apply to T. and H. LITTLEDALE and CO., Brokers. NOTICE. R QUHART AND ADAMSON'S NEW HOUSE FURNISHING GUIDE IS NOW READY, And may be had on application. THE HOUSE FURNISHING ESTABLISHMENT, 13 AND 15, BOLD-STREET. Liverpool, January 24, 1856. TILE Lib pool 'tanbavb♦ TUESDAY, JANUARY 29, 1856. THE NEGOCIATIONS FOR PEACE. THE papers during the past week have been busily discussing the possibilities and probabilities of the proposed negotiations for peace, and various have been the reports circulated with reference to the intentions of Russia, and the proceedings of the Allies with regard to the continuation of preparations for the time when another campaign might be opened. All this may be attributed to the absence of any other topic of sufficient importance to command public attention, and the necessity for saying something on a subject which necessarily continues to excite a large share of interest amongst all classes. It must, however, be remembered, that for the present, at least, all is conjecture ; and, though it is known that a convention has been concluded between the res pective representatives of Austria and Russia to accept the propositions of the former as the basis of further negotiations for peace, we must wait until the Western Powers are formally made parties to the affair, before we can arrive at any reasonable conclusion as to the probable result. On Thursday a telegraphic despatch from Paris announced that an armistice had been signed in London the day before. This was truly going abroad to learn news of home. We must bear in mind that the intelligence of the unconditional acceptance by Russia of the Austrian proposals was received by electric telegraph, which is not the official mode of conveying the decisions of Courts, though convenient for the sake of speed. The authorised consent of the Russian Court would have to be conveyed by special ambassador from St. Petersburg to Vienna, whence it must be conveyed to London and Paris, before any ulterior proceedings could take place, so that several days must necessarily elapse, however the transaction may be hastened, before any ulterior proceedings can take place. Indeed, so far from an armistice having been signed, it is said that the preparations, particularly with reference to the Baltic fleet, are being pressed with renewed vigour ; and nothing whatever has taken place to show the slightest intention on the part of the Allies to cease their exertions. This is much the wisest policy, for however sincere the EMPEROB of Russia may be in his pacific professions, it is better to be provided against any contingency than to place reliance on the sincerity of a government which has shown itself so little deserving of confidence. We are told that orders have been sent from St. Petersburg to cease all hostilities in the Crimea, intelligence which, if true, amounts to nothing, as the season prevents any military operations of importance. If Russia be sincere in her professions, she will remove all obstacles to a speedy settlement, by an unequivocal concession of the very moderate terms demanded of her ; and until this be done so as completely to satisfy all parties, both England and France will be fully justified in maintaining their belligerent attitude. THE PARLIAMENTARY CAMPAIGN. ALTHOUGH Ministers may congratulate themselves on what may be called a lucky escape from the consequences of much mis-management—inefficient arrangements, preparations always too late for the purpose intended, and parsimony compensated by reckless extravagance : the Conservatives have natu rally a great interest in the course which is about to be pursued with reference to political parties. It will be absurd to pretend that the country is satisfied with the present Administration, or that because the war, for which so many sacrifices have been made, is likely to be brought to a conclusion, that Lord PAL MERSTON and his subordinates are qualified to conduct the mighty interests at present entrusted to their charge. There is hardly a question of importance, and there are many on which legislation is imperatively needed, which can be safely entrusted to such hands with the probability of arriving at any successful result. As a Ministry, they have been submitted to upon the professions of Lord PALMERSTON to prose cute the war with vigour; and, because the nation was anxious on this point, other deficiencies, however great, were overlooked ; but it is time that not only our representatives but the constituent body should calmly consider whether Great Britain is to be allowed to drift into some anomalous position, without men at the helm of public affairs who know either her wants or the means of satisfying them. Unfortunately the Conservative party, notwith standing its numbers and influence, has no recognised leaders who may fairly be said to command the confi dence of the great body, and whose ability and zeal may be relied upon without doubt or distrust. There are abundance of the elements of political strength, but the hand to render them available appears to be the most in request. The Earl of DERBY, it is true, possesses talents of a high order, his patriotism is undoubted, and he commands a considerable amount of influence both in and out of Parliament, but it is shrewdly suspected that he is deficient in that love of hard work and self-denying devotion to public duties which are indispensable in a great political chief. Were he, like the late Lord GEORGE BENTINCS, to sell his stud of race-horses, abandon the turf as a pur suit no longer fitted for gentlemen after the experience of the Rugeley case, and devote his great abilities to the public service, the Conservatives might look for ward with something like confidence to the forth coming session of Parliament, and hope might be entertained of the country deriving some of the practical benefits of legislation. If, however, no better results are to be experienced than was the case during the last two or three ses- THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. Commercial *airs. Zbis Dap. THIS DAY (Tuesday), the 29th instant, at Half-past One o'clock, at the Commercial Sale-room, Temple-court, 6 Tierces American PIGS HEADS, in dry salt,. 17 Hhds. Ditto DITTO in pickle, per Arctic, from New York. WM. GARDNER and CO., Brokers. Apply to THIS DAY (Tuesday), the 29th instant, at Half-past One o'clock, at the Commercial Sale-room, Temple-court, About 3,000 Boxes American CHEESE. Apply to Messrs. TRIMMER and GRAINGER, Bank-chsmbers, Cook-street ; or to WM. GARDNER and CO., Brokers. On account of whom it may concern. THIS DAY (Tuesday), the 29th instant, at Half-past One o'clock, at the Commercial Sale-room, Temple-court, 567 Barrels FRENCH PORK, per Eugke, from Morlaix. WM. GARDNER and CO., Brokers. sions, the majority may begin to question the use of a Government, or, indeed of a Parliament, except to vote supplies, increase taxation, and indulge in idle and profitless discussions. Recent Acts of Parliament have been but a mockery of legislation, reflecting dis grace on all concerned, and calling loudly for reform, laws being made at the dictation of the lowest class of mob agitators. A Bill for regulating hackney car riages in the metropolis was altered in its enactments because the cab-drivers refused to ply for hire ; a Bill to put a stop to Sunday trading in London was with drawn, because a mob of ragamuffins and the lowest ruffians assembled in Hyde Park and broke windows in defiance of the police ; and the Bill to diminish the opening of public-houses and beer-shops on Sundays was altered because similar means were used to inti mitate our chicken-hearted Cabinet Ministers. They are destitute of moral courage, deficient in ability, and possessing no quality entitling them to the confidence of any party, or section of a party ; and yet, because of their professions to prosecute the war, about which the people felt strongly, and which would have been infinitely better done by a Conservative Ministry, these men have been permitted to fritter away the best interests of the country, and now have the hardihood to claim credit for their good management. It is time that the Conservatives, as a party, be thought themselves seriously of their position, and the duty which they owe to themselves and the common cause. It may have been prudent to permit the exist ence of a Ministry upon sufferance when great inte rests were at stake which may have been imperilled by political contests at home, but a day of reckoning must come, and the longer it is delayed the worse will be the settlement. Forbearance has been pushed, however, almost to the verge of endurance, experience has proved that our position abroad has been in no way improved by simulated unanimity at home, or endangered by a Ministerial crisis, as was shown when the coalition was expelled, and we have therefore a right to assume that even the pending negotiations will be in no way damaged, but rather improved, by attention being paid to our own affairs, which are in timately concerned in the right men being in the right places. THE PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE. PRESIDENT PIERCE was so anxious to make known his sentiments, and publish the address which he hoped would secure him a re-election, that he could not wait for the organisation of the House of Repre sentatives, but sent them his Message, which they, under the circumstances, very properly refused to receive. The only point in it which may be considered of any interest in this county, is his laboured com plaint against Great Britain, for an alleged infringe ment of the CLAYTON-BULWER treaty, with reference to interference in the affairs of Central America. But while he endeavours to assume a belligerent attitude, which he hopes may serve him in good stead when the choice of a President for the next four years is the question at issue, he seems by no means confident of having taken the right course. His comments throughout betray his being willing to wound, and yet afraid to strike ; for while he appears to insist strongly on the violation of the treaty by Great Bri tain, he professes great confidence in an amicable adjustment of the difference, as though he dreaded to provoke an hostility which he wishes at the same time to persuade his countrymen he is not afraid to encounter. The whole of this petty storm is founded upon a ridi culous assumption by the United States of their right to dictate to European powers as to their dealings with all the rest of the Continent of America. The possession of Honduras and the protectorate of the Mosquito territory by England are of far older date than the treaty alleged to be violated ; nor could it have been supposed when the treaty was entered into that it had any other meaning than to restrain future acquisitions by either party, so that Central America, which was about to become the highway to the Pacific, might be preserved in its state of comparative inde pendence. Whatever may be the assumptions of American statesmen, Great Britain has never acknowledged that absurd claim to exclude all European interference with the whole American continent. It may have been in some degree partially acted upon, because non interference, except in cases of urgent necessity, has been a rule of English policy, but our hands are not to be tied because the United States Government choose to set up a claim, the assertion of which, if tamely submitted to, may ultimately result in refusing our right to defend the Island of Cuba from their piratical expeditions. The time may come when Mexico may claim our aid against another aggression to gain another California ; or the States themselves, no longer united, of which there seems some prospect, may demand our interference, should some of the northern ones, preferring British government, wish to annex themselves to Canada. Such events are by no means improbable, as shown by the disunion which appears to prevail in the American Cong,ress. It has long been predicted by those who have watched anxi ously the progress of American institutions, that sooner or later a division of the Northern and Southern States would be inevitable, for the antagonistic prin ciples of slavery and freedom could not long work harmoniously together, however mutual forbearance might prolong the catastrophe. When, some few weeks since, a portion of the Ame rican press assumed a belligerent tone, and war with America was becoming a topic of conversation, we then stated that it was merely an ebullition of popular effervescence, in order to give excitement to an election contest. There is no doubt that President PIERCE was endeavouring to prepare the public mind for his message to Congress, and, in despair of any claims to popular sympathy, trying to make political capital out of a pretended defiance to England. It is the whole secret of his laboured exposition of the CLAY TON-BULWER treaty; and as he has evidently mistaken the tone of public feeling in America, for his warlike notes have failed to meet with a reponse, there can be I little doubt that his electioneering movement will prove a failure, another President will be elected, and then we shall hear no more about war. The interests of trade, the love of hard dollars, will predominate, and though the vote may be agreed to for the increase of the American navy, it will have no reference what ever to any anticipation of a breach of the good un derstanding which exists between the two countries. RAILWAY REFORM. WE have before called attention to the condition of the enormous amount of capital invested in railways, and its manifest want of due appreciation when judged of by the quotations in Railway Share lists. Much of this is to be attributed to the disfavour in which this species of investment has fallen, owing- to the senseless opposition of rival Directors, and the great amount of capital literally wasted in Parliamentary and legal expenses,—a state of affairs by no means improved by the exposures which occasionally take place, as instanced some time since in the case of the celebrated Railway King, and more recently in the doings of the Eastern Counties Railway Board. It is hardly, therefore, a matter of surprise that the pro mises of future dividends should be looked upon with somewhat of suspicion, and that the public, before making an investment in such apparently uncertain securities, should require an ample margin for pre sumed contingencies. Shareholders complain, and with justice, of unprofitable branches constructed, and of competing trains being run without profit ; while those who have the property at stake, with dividends becoming small by degrees and miserably less, are altogether at the mercy of Directors, who may com pensate themselves by the emoluments and patronage attaching to their office. It has long been an object of ardent desire to obtain a remedy for this unsatis. factory state of things, and which was a question of some importance, considering the magnitude .of the interests involved ; but the suhject was beset with difficulties insurmountable, and the more so, as Rail -1 way Shareholders were widely scattered, changing levery day, and possessing no common bond of unity by which their numbers could be made available as an element of strength. Some time since it was proposed that the Government should appoint auditors of Railway accounts, but then came the jealousy of Government interference with private property, which rendered the scheme abortive. Occasionally com mittees of investigation have been appointed, but their proceedings have rarely led to any practically beneficial result, shareholders being naturally unwilling to depreciate their own property ; and so Boards of Directors have virtually had immunity for all their doings, however imprudent, injudicious, or even re prehensible. An attempt, however, has at length been made to try the effect of general combination, and accordingly on Tuesday last a meeting was held in London under the presidency of Mr. MALINS, M.P., and a society formed under the title of " The Railroad Proprietors' Association." The avowed object of the association is the protection of railway property, by restricting, and where possible closing, capital account, the sup pression of unremunerative tariffs by territorial arrangements, and by entertaining all questions conducive to the benefit of railway property, in the shape of economical working or otherwise. There can be no doubt that the interests of shareholders require some protective measures against the injuries which appear to have been inflicted by the conduct of Directors and the want of unity between rival concerns ; but the objects set forth by this new asso ciation are not the most desirable, while the real wants are left wholly unprovided for, or at any rate, unnoticed. By far the most important requirement is a more efficient audit of railway accounts, and this might be accomplished by the appointment of a body of competent auditors, invested with full powers of investigation ; and if their appointment were entrusted to an association of shareholders, it would obviate the difficulty; occasioned by. a jealousy of Government interference. Such a point gained would do far more for the interest of shareholders than any of the objects professed to be sought by the association. We are aware that the closing of capital account has long been anxiously desired as a means of protec tion to the shareholders ; but it is not always attain able, owing to bonds and debentures falling due and being renewed at varying rates of interest. Again, much erroneous opinion exists as to what are called unremunerative tariffs, as though the riteipts of a railway augmented in proportion with the increase of fares. The fact is more often the reverse ; and if the shareholders hope to increase their dividends by raising the charges for traffic, they will find them selves grievously disappointed. There is no want of evidence. The London and Brighton Company has been conspicuous for running trains at low fares, and yet their dividends are higher and their shares bear a better price than almost any other great trunk line. Take the Southport line for another example. Last year the fares were reduced by competition till they , were ridiculously low, and yet in one week the traffic produced £7,000 to the Lancashire and Yorkshire Company alone for trains running in and out of Southport, an amount considerably greater than was ever received from the previous rates. Excursip trains also, however low the fares, produce far greater profits than the ordinary trains ; and it will be found the interest of shareholders to promote the traffic derived from low charges as far more remune rative than the tariffs which are to be promoted by territorial arrangements. The interests of the public as well as shareholders would then be consulted ; and as dividends increased we should hear less of com plaints against the management of Railway Directors. TUE "MERSEY CONSERN'ANCY."—The commissioners for the improvement of Birkenhead and Claughtou-cum-Grange, ,n pursuance of the powers in them vested, have given notice, dated the 15th instant, to the acting conservator of the Mersey, to the clerk of the peace for the county of Lancaster, to the clerk of the peace for the county of Chester, and to the clerk of the peace for the borough of Liverpool, that they intend, within two months from the above date, to erect certain quays, wharfs, &c:, in the said notice set out, in or adjoining the river Mersey at Monk's Ferry. COUNTY COURT JURISDICTION. — In the Court of Ex chequer, on Saturday, Mr. Milward moved for a prohibition to the Judge of the Liverpool County Court in several cases, on the ground that they did not fail within his jurisdiction. The plaint was brought under the 65th section of the 9th and 10th of Victoria, chap. 95, which gave the County Courts jurisdic tion to try suits for "any legacy under a will," and it was now contended for the defendant that the case did not fall within that section. It appears that in 1839 a man died, and by his will he gave certain furniture, goods, and debts to the defend. ant (who was his executor), in trust, to sell and realise the same, and invest £lOO and the interest thereon, until the plaintiff (his nephew), then a minor, should come of age, and then upon trust to pay him the same, with power to ad vance the whole, or any portion, if such a step should be de sirable. A similar provision was also made for two sisters of the plaintiff, to the extent of £6O. At the death of the tes tator the mother of the children was " on the parish," and the defendant made from time to time certain advances for the sup port and benefit of the children, which exhausted all the funds ; and when they, came of age they each brought an action in the County . Court against the defendant, to recover so much of their respective legacies as fell within its jurisdiction, abandoning the excess beyond that sum, The learned judge, on objection being made, stayed execution, in order that this rule might be discussed, and it was now argued for the defend ant that the section of the act only applied to the case of a mere legacy, where nothing remained to be done but for the executor to hand it over to the legatee. ln the present case, however, the executor was clothed with a complicated trust, and the legatees, by the process of the County Court, were virtually suing him for a breach of the trust.—Mr. Aspland showed cause against the rule, and cited a case where this court held that a sum given to an executor in trust to pay to the legatee was a legacy which could be recovered in the County Court.—Mr. Milward, in reply, showed the distinction drawn between a legacy in the hands of an executor and one in the hands of one who was both executor and trustee, in which latter case the legatee could only resort to equity.—The Court was of opinion that the distinction so taken was well founded, and that in the present case the County Court had no jurisdic tion. The rule for a prohibition must therefore be made abso lute in each action.—Judgment accordingly. PAINFUL . SCENE AT THE POLICE-COURT.-.—On Saturday, before Mr. Mansfield, a well-dressed man was charged with having, on the 14th September last, and at other times, stolen some silver spoons, ten silver dessert forks, and other property, to the value of £3O or £35. The prisoner was very much dis tressed, crying the whole of the time the case was being heard ; while his wife, a respectably-dressed young person, with a child in her arms, sat just under the dock, weeping piteously. Mr. Stephen Schilizzi, a Greek merchant, of this town, said the prisoner had been in his service about nine months as but ler, and the plate was put entirely under his care. He was not aware of any impropriety until Detective-officer Povey went to him on Friday, when he identified the articles of plate produced his property, and as a portion , of the plate entrusted to the pri soner's care. Mr. Green, pawnbroker, Marybone, pointed out several forks and spoons as having been brought by the pri soner, on different occasions, to his shop. He first came on the 4th of September, and pledged a spoon, which he said had been given to his child by its sponsor, as a christening gift. He came again on the . 2oth Noyember, and pledged a .spoon; again on the 12th instant, in witness's absence, and pledged another teaspoon. Thinking the case one of suspicion, witness gave instructions that if the prisoner called again that he was to be watched. On the 24th he called again, and pledged a pair of trousers. He was followed to Mr. Schilizzi's, Holly-road, Fairfield; and information was after Wards given to the police. Mr. Edward Byford, pawnbroker, deposed, to the prisoner pledging a silver fork, on the Bth November last, in the name of Stephen Shephardson. David W. Winsta,nley, assistant with Mr. Woodruff; pawnbroker, Pembroke-place, stated that, on the 24th August, the prisoner.pledged a spoon at his master's shop, stating that it was a christening gift. He said his name was Shephardson, and that lie lived at No. 8, Ashton-street. Mr. Frederick 'Walter, pawnbroker, London-road, deposed to the prisoner pledging spoons and forks on the 20th October and Bth instant. Povey, the detec tive officer, stated that, in consequence of evidence received from Mr. Green, he apprehended the prisoner, and charged him with robbing his master. He admitted the offence, said he was very sorry for it, and .that he had in tended to have redeemed the articles, and restored them to the stock of plate belonging to Mr. Schilizzi. Mr. Mansfield, (addressing the prisoner :) Do you wish to plead guilty ? The prisoner : Yes; but indeed I intended to restore them. In reply to the bench, Mr. Schilizzi said the prisoner had been in his employ nine months : that he was a most excellent ser vant—the best, in fact, he had ever had ; that previously to coming into his service, he was in the house of Mr. Rodo canachi about a year, and that that gentleman Was very much satisfied with the manner be had conducted himself while with him,' although he was surprised at, his style of living on £37 a-year. Mr. Mansfield said he was very sorry that a person in his nosition, so highly spoken of, and having a life of use fulness open to him, should have fallen into a temptation, of what nature known to himself and the Almighty, to induce him to commit this criminal act. It was a lamentable and painful thing for the court to do, but it must pass a severe sentence. The prisoner had come into the posession of valu able property in trust a trust which he had violated, 4,nd, instead of protecting, had stolen the property so placed in his care. He must be sentenced to six months' hard labour. Mr. Mansfield directed that the whole of the recovered property should be restored to Mr. Schilizzi, who, he was sure, would make some suitable present to Mr. Green, to whose honesty and praiseworthy conduct he was indebted for the discovery of the.robbery. JANUARY 29, 1856. RAILWAY REFORM. MEETING YESTERDAY. A MEETING was held yesterday, in the Cotton Sales - ro; for the purpose of forming a Railway Sha r eholders' Ass , tion. The meeting, which had been called f or o ne o'clock , " but thinly attended. Among those present were several g ell the very deeply interested in railway property ; an d, but for 0 very short notice given of the intention to hold the raeellegi there would, doubtless, have been many more in attendan ee ' th Mr. G. MAXWELL moved that Mr. La wrenc e lierO t M.P., take the chair. The CHAIRMAN said all must agree that the subject: which the meeting was called was one o f grea t importa u .',„ No one, who, like him, had been deeply i nvo l ve d in the portant business of railways, since their first i n trodactil t could be indifferent to those matters whi c h h ave had the en: be of impairing the value of one of the finest properties in t o kingdom. Mr. Malins, a gentleman from London, Wv„„, address the meeting, and lay before them th e resu lt of his rience in connexion with the subject. O n one p o i n t he e 5,„. rej from that gentleman. He (the chairman) considered they great arterial or trunk railways had be en k e pt by themse4 e and not mixed up with ill-considered b ranc h es , we s hould ai l l a a been reaping 10 or 12 per cent on the outl a id ca pital. P o i opposed this mode of extending the railway system, ti e opposed the formation of the branch from Manchester e. Crewe, and, being overruled, had protested againt it. 1 1 sidered that the rapid restitution of the absorbed cap et that branch had induced the formation of o th ers . An ° ,i cause of the depreciation of railway p r op er ty wa s the 1 0 competition instituted between railway comp an i es . (Ch il The competition between the Lancashire and Yorkshire a le the East Lancashire was an instance in point. He Wa i . , ; Li ti . said, a shareholder in both, and could speak with equal nit terestedness on the one side or the oth er . C om p a nies out rit to act by each other as individuals are compelled to do; . railway companies did not do. so. The great competition tween the Great Western and the Londo n an d N or th Wes te ee arose out of the culpable disposition o f a gen tl eman who a director of the latter, but who wa s no t so now; a nd it a s ; had the most disastrous consequences. But for this ruin ° e competition, we might have been de r i v i ng 10 :p er cent. ° the original cost of these railways. rae r Mr. MALINs said, he felt it a duty to a tt en d h ere , in $ to lay before the meeting, as he had been requested to 0 ° !,,, few of the facts which had occ urre d t o hi m i n hi s expe riea';' s As he had stated on a pre v i ous occas i on, th e cap i ta l oft P ; railways was about twenty times as great as that of the ! 3313 ,i of England, and six or eight times as great as that emln ° Ji i i in the cotton trade, which was one o f th e mos t fl our i s hing the kingdom ; and yet, in defiance of this great importane s ;, railway property, it has been expo s ed t o , an d s till su ff e rs fib a a downward tendency. This, in a grea t d egree, ar i ses from ,t,P, fact of not having made any ser i ous a tt emp t t o c lose ;,', 4 capital account. The depreciatio n o f ra il way property,47o now become such, that men w h o b oas t o f th e secur it y oft u„ie investments are proud to tell us that they do not hold a sine te shilling of railway stock ; yet the se same men d o no t besitej to invest capital in foreign railways. This is such a s tate i r e things as to call loudly for ame n d men t. (Cheers.) Aao chairman remarked, a great d ea l o f this depreciation has brought about by injudicious i nve stments. It has ov: efl „t asserted of me that I con s id er f our per cen t . as suffive,l, remuneration for railway in v e s t men t s . I h o ld no st it ', , opinion. I maintain that this, the ordinary interest of mon e i i', is as reasonable a matter to b e p rov id e d f or as i s t h e co keA which locomotion is secured ; but I never said or thou ,° such a return was at all adequate to remunerate the she; holders, who, at the least, are entitled to six per cent. £ 35, il per mile has been found to b e a b ou t th e average cos t of a 4 the railways constructed. This requires an annual incoMeL £7,000 per mile, at 4 per cent. This at even the ordinsT o rates of charge leaves such a rate of margin as ought not e discourage us in carrying on th e t ra d e ; b u t , if i t did , had to not better want a traffic which i s unremunera ti ve ? ( Cheers'; Liverpool and Manchest er men are sa id t o b e s h a rP looking after their own interest, yet with this quality they' in common with their fellows, have allowed their proper" (for they are large holders of railway property) to be dept ciated in the way in which it ha s been. l am no an t a gen' to one particular line or company, nor the advocate of sn o i other ; I am inclined to advocate the ge nera l i n t ere sts t , shareholders (cheers); yet I find we a re so p l ace d t h a t ever profit may arise, the ordinary shareholders, like residui" legatees, can only obtain what remains after all preferenee claims have been satisfied. The honourable chairman _lr . remarked that the making branch lines has been prejudiel and no doubt it has been so. But when we remember_t_iihst the greatest parallel branch line in the country, the 1 - 1 7.1 1 Valley, was the favourite scheme of the man who was so n l. ' f thought of in this district, Sir Robert Peel, who hiros e . l a turned the first sod, how can we consider it possible to ave l them ? With such an example b e f ore us, an d t h e d es ire °f every district which is not already accommodated with mea n of railway transit to possess it, it wou ld h ave b een, an d still will be, difficult to prevent the construction of them. ale The CHAIRMAN : Let the parti es requ i r i ng th em defray ...- cost of them themselves. Mr. Malaria One great cause of the depreciation of rn i/.. way property must be laid to the charge of the great mon° . polists who hold the carrying on them. As an illustrati ons a gentleman told him he wanted 1,500 bales of goods sent fro? Manchester to this town, and lie found that he could g et this done by an arrangement with one house only, at a cost of On e shilling per bale. (Hear, hear.) He was clearly of opini on that the carrying business of railways should be conducted by railway companies. (Cheers.) And, as a remedy for the Pr e ' sent evils, he should suggest the establishment of an associs; tion, having for its object among other things the adoption ° j means which should effectu a lly p rec l u d e th e mixing LIP ° capital with revenue. (Cheers.) One striking fact in illus: tration of the effects of corruption and favouritism he might allude to, was that a year or two ago, iron from Staffordshir e was brought to Liverpool at a rat e littl e more th an one- h a lf °f that charged for the same goods on their carriage to London' I have endeavoured to ascertain how this could be, or what excuse could be given for it, but have hitherto failed. In the south, we have so high an opinion of the sagacity of the Lat v cashire people, that we are desirous of obtaining co-operat o . n in our movement from this district, and in order to obtain it has been the object of this visit here. He concluded by stating his readiness to answer any question which might be deemed requisite. Mr. WRIGLEY (of Manchester), bad come here, ignoran t that a similar meeting was to be held in Manchester, other" wise he should not have co me . T o se t hi mse lf right with tin: meeting, he might say at once he had been, seven or eigh t years ago, a director of the East Lancashire line, but had re' tired in disgust at the gross immorality which pervaded the system; and he had been ever since vainly attempting to r... 1 himself of a large amount of p ro p er ty w hi c h was i nves t e d in railways. From what lie had seen and heard, he feared th e time would come when rail wa y p roper t y would be conducte d chiefly with the view of paying the salaries of the offieeth without any reference to the interest of the shareholder s ' (Hear, hear.) Much had been said of the immorality of ce rectors, but he believed they were just what shareholders ba d k made them. In too many i ns t ances men h a d b een pu t inn „ the direction of railways, not on account of their ability " manage them in a fair and legitimate way, but because thq were supposed to have been brought up in a "good school; that is, that they would be able to raise the rates of dividend s ' without being too scrupulous as to how that should be brough t about. Such an association as the one now sought to be el tablished would be competent to cope with some of the e"" complained of, but would not, in his opinion, meet many ill y / portant ones. One main cau s e o f th e m i smanagemen t °f railways was to be traced to the facilities with which director e have been enabled to procure money for the payment of di' vidends, out of the capital stock of the companies. (Hear ' hear.) He (Mr. W.) had some time ago w r itt en a l e tt e r 0 the Times, which had appeared on the 23rd of February last , under the signature of an Ex-Director, in which the evils re' ferred to were pointed out. The CHAIRMAN interposing, said, although much pleased with the remarks made by the speaker, still, as no associatio n had as yet been formed here, the observations would cone with more effect afterwards, when the business was more in t shape. He should move a resoluti on approv i ng genera lly o' the propriety of forming an association having in view the remedy of the evils complainnd of, and expressing sympathY with its objects. Mr. GUEST seconded the motion. Mr. G. MAXWELL said, on looking to the small attendanc e present, he would suggest that it would be better to appoint.? committee to propose resolutions. He was satisfied that Nu: way property has been, and continues to be, overridden IV managers and lawyers, who endeavour rather to work the respective lines to their own benefit than for that of the shareholders. Mr. 31A.Lnis said that his chief object was to show that t° depend on any supervision of directors was but an attempt to bind by a rope of sand the control of railway property. 93 t desirous was he for ke e pi ng ca pit a l an d revenue separate, tbs he had in London suggested that the one account should D e managed by one set of parties, and the other by an o ther. Mr. WRIGLEY explained that he was so far in favour of the objects of the present movement, that he had come from! distance to co-operate with the meeting ; but he feared, if something more definite than the adoption of general resole' tions were not adopted, little good would be attained. I.lr. HEALEY said that, till comparatively lately, gentleme n in the metropolis have not taken so active a share in the con' struction and management of railways as those in the 11 vinces had done, and especially in Lancashire. It would , therefore, in his opinion, be desirable, before a metropolita n association be formed, that provisional committees should 13 ,e, appointed in the different dist r i c t s , so th a t a ll i n t eres t s m igh t be attended to. Mr. G. MAXWELL, on the p ar t o f hi mse lf an d some g entle' nib near him, was desirous of knowing the exact footing on which Mr. Malins had come down. Was it to ask us to co' operate with a metropolitan association, or was it to ascertain our feelings ? Mr. MA.I,INS said the great object was to secure as much co operation as possible, to be ready in time for the great half• yearly meetings which are now in the progress of being held. We solicit ,the co-operation of your judgment and the aid of your power and intelligence. (Cheers.) Mr. WITHERS expressed his anxiety to get together such an organisation as would enable shareholders to indicate toe' quivocally the strong determination of the proprietors of thirtY millions.of property to have its interests protected. He should suggest that a small committee be appointed to co-operate with. the London council. He moved that the chairman, 31 . 11. " G. Maxwell, Mr. Alexander Macgregor, Mr. R. Moon, Alt Highfield, and Mr. Maxwell Hislop be appointed for that purpose, with power to add to their numbers. Mr. HEALEY seconded the resolution, which was etu'r ie4 unanimously. Votes of thanks were then passed to Mr. Malins and to th e chairman, and the meeting separated. &mons' 1 - 1631 E.—The Rev J. J. 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