The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1846-09-15 00:00:00

Sept. 1,5, 18 : 16. &alO by 2turtten CART HORSES, CARTS, GEARS, 6-c. By Messrs. LUCAS and CO., TO-MORROW, (Wednesday,) the 16th instant, at one o'clock, at their Repository, Great Charlotte-street, TWENTY to Twenty-five CART_ HORSES, Hacks, Harness, &c., a Broad-wheeled - Cart, Spring Cart, Two Shandries, several other Carts f - Two Gigs, One Phaeton, a va riety of Shaft and Cha e ige6s, Saddlery, Harness, &c. On view prior to th ae. INPORTANT SALE OF FIFTY DRAUGHT HORSES. By Messrs. LUCAS and CO., (Of the Repository, Liverpool,) On TUESDAY next, the 22d instant, at One o'clock precisely, at the Fire-Police Yard, Clarence street, Manchester, FIFTY Valuable CART HORSE S, the Pro p ert y of Messrs. John Waring and Son, Contractors, who have just completed their work on the Bolton and Bury Railway. The Horses are young, sound, healthy, and seasoned; and having been actively employed up to the present time, are in splendid hard-working conditiogr,..------ Amongst them are many lax , powerful, muscular Horses, calculated for heavy Draught Work. The others consist of clean-legged, useful Il e ses, — com bining size with substance, symmetry with action, power with activity,—and are in every respect admirably adapted for the Manchester business. In colour they are Bays, Browns, Grays, and Blacks. They will be on view on the Morning of sale, and will positively be sold without reserve. FYLDE AGRICULTUR,:i. L SOCIETY'S ANNUAL SAM OF HORSES AT LYTHAM By Messrs. LUCAS and CO., (of the Repository, Liverpool,) On W ED NESDAY, the 30th instant, at eleven o'clock precisely, at the Clifton Arms, Lytham, ONE HUNDRED HORSES, bred by, and the pro perty of, the Tenantry in the District of the Society, comprising a number of valuable Hunting-like Horses; Ten Pairs of splendid Carriage, Phaeton, Bre:lngham, and ;'latch Horses, and many Ladies' Pads, Hacks, Gig Horses, and im proving young ones. Also, 01acelebrated thorough-bred Stal lion, NEW FASHION, Sire - Of sonic of the finest and best Stock in Englund, several short-horned Bulls and Cows, high bred Sheep and Pigs. Messrs. LucAs and Co. earnestly and confidently call the at tention of Noblemen, Gentlemen, Graziers, and others to this splendid collection of well-bred tock, as affording them an opportunity of selecting promising Young Horses, calculated for the Field, the Road, and every variety of useful purpose. They beg to assure parties desirous of purchasing, that the greatest care has been taken to exclude all unsoun Animals from this Sale, and every facility will be afforded for their hiniing the inspection and opinion of a Veterinary Surgeon, should they desire it. Catalogues will be ready on the 22d instant, and may be had (in applying at the Repository, Liverpool; HowNGSWORTH'S, Manchester ; Bull Inn, Preston ; the Clifton Arms, Lytham; •and from Mr. DAVID TAYLOR, the Secretary, Lytham-hall. VALUABLE FURNITURE, 'ELEGANT PINNER, BREAKFAST, TEA, AND COFFEE SERVICES, &c., CANNING-STREET. SYERS begs to intimate that he has been in. structed to SELL by AUCTION, on the Premises, a, Canning-street, on AiONDAY next, the 21st instant, at half-past ten o'clock. The remaining Spring Time valuable FURNITURE, capital Eight-day piece, by Evans, and other Effects, the Property of a Lady changing her residence, consisting, in' the Da A.wiico itoolit, of a Range of beautiful Certalns, 'of Drab Figured Da mask, 'suspended from Three-elegant Cornices, a large and brilliant Mantle Glass, and Ormolu Chandelier, Venetian blinds, &c. The DINING-nciox'anu BREAKFAST PARLOUR, &C., con tain Twenty-four fine Mahogany Chairs ' ahandsome Sideboard, in high condition, a capital Set of Dining Tables, Circular Centre Table, modern Hat-stand, large Plate of Glass for the Mantle, Curtains for Two Windows, of rich figured Green Da mask, and to One Window of the same material, in Crimson, capital Brussels Carpet, Sofa, Fenders,•Fire-irons, &c. The BEDCHAM BERS contain lofty Four-post and Camp Bed steads modern Toilet Stands, Glasses, Carpets, Fenders, Fire irons, _ _ . . The Excellent Kitchen and Culinary 'Requisites, Water-urn, Sideboards, Lamps, &c. May he viewed on SATURDAY next, the 19th instant, when Catalogues may be had, and from Mr. Sinus, Clayton-square. N.B.—The HOUSE , to be LET. En be &alb. EDGE-LANE, NEAR THE OLD SWAN. TO be SOLD, to pay 8 per 'Cent., without Mortgage, Three good DWELLING-Wit:SKS, one of which is con verted into a Shop. Rental Price -'630. Apply to OCTA V ri;_s,:ferf RH 0 USE, Estate Agent, No, to, Exchange -street Eas . HUSKISSON-STREET, NEAR ST. BRIDE'S CHURCH. /1110 be SOLD, a capital FAMILY HOUSE, con taining Dining-room, Drawing- m ' Breakfast - room; six or seven Lodging-rooms, Tyco ens, Scullery, Water-Clo aet, and other convenience Apply to OCTAVI ATERHOUSE, Estate Agent, No. 10, Eicliange-street East. BEDFORD-STREET SOUTH, , OPEOSITE THE SCOTCH CHURCH. MO be SOLD, ,Two Capital - Modern-built FAMILY HOUSES, containing Dining-r6om, Breakfast-room, Drawing-room, Seven Lodgiap-rtoins, Hot and Cold Baths, Water-closet, and other sufFniences. Price .e 2260. Apply tO OCTAVILIXWATERHOUSE, Estate Agent, No.lo, Exchange•street East. CARLETP PARK, EASTHAM THIS Park, consisting , of.oo Acres of Landovell wooded, is laid out to a fixed plan for the erection of Double and Single Villas, in convenient-sized lots for pur chasers. It is situated on a gentle rise of ground, sloping to the south, between the villages of Bromborough. and Eastham, and from every point- commands tne•views of the head of the River Mersey, of the Helshy Hills, : of Bee ton Castle, the Welsh Mountains, and the River Dee. From the north and east winds it is efrectuanyprotected by Easth r Carlett Wood. It is within a quarter of e , o Eastham Ferry, to which place boats run every tvio ure from George's Pier, Liverpool ; and from the Brombefough Station of the , Chester and Birken head Railway, wheie eight een t ra i ns a day stop, it is distant only half a mile; from Birkenhead, by the Turnpike Road, it is distant five miles. The whole of the Park lies on a bed of 'fine red sandstone, Which purchasers will have the privilege of quarrying, and Using for their buildings. For plans and particulars apply to Mr. W. Lai an, 38, liamit. ton-square, Birkenhead. SPITAL ESTATE, NEAR, BIRKENHEAD. T HIS delightful, wooded,. and conveniently tuated Pr . operty is now undergoing surveys, prior tO' being divided into lit the Proprietor having I LDING LOTS, decided upon offering for Sale, by PRIVATE TREATY, VILLA RE SIDENCES, p i nduce respectabl e several well arranged and suitable Lots for either on long L eases or forperpetuity at low prices i so as to parties to settle upon t hi s b eaut if u _ STATE. The port io ns offering wilt be so marked out as to command a picturesque view, for a lon^. distance—of-the surrounding CbUNFRI', RI ' MERSEY, and the NCISHIRE SHORE, 411(1 - is disthnt f 9 the - 3 LIVERPOOL EXCHANGE about five miles, and can be done per rail and steamer in tw enty Minutes. A convenient and neat STATION " has been built by the Company, on the CHESTER AND BIRKENHEAD' RAILWAY, Within three minutes' walk of the Lots to be Sold, and the cost Of transit to and from the • SPITAL STATION LIVERPOOT Including Fern- age is onl cam age. tb Nine trains per day, each way, step at this Station ; and, as ue traffic i ncreases , f ur th er accommo d a ti on ma y reason ably be calculated upon. t Plans of the Estate, and every requisite information .as to h e ms, &c., can be obtained at the Offices of Mr. E. G. SialS. UR; Mortimer -terrace, Hamilton-square, Birkenhead. per' annum, by ftrg-class Qr 9 be Ett. . - - TO, be LET, in an eli g ible situation, tither for busi r ness or a private residenc e , •the PREMISES extending ove an extensive SHOP, in the imm e dj a t e _ v i c i n ity of the N ew Assize Ccurts. The Apartments eon f- two lodge Dinin f i.- ro oms. three Sitting-ro om s, ed. rooms , an d Kitchen, if equired. „A PPly M. N.,d-oflice. 11 above won y situated for, a Railway Travel. at e gth eligibly r ters' Private Boarding EsLablislinient. TO be LET, an excellent COFFEE and ,DINING ESTABLISHMENT, situated close to the Railway Station, and now doings profitable business. The :House is commo dious, and is fitted up with every caaYSTlience. Satisfactory reasons will be given for the • Ilenant's.leaving. . Rent and Incoming very inotl_ej . Apply to iii.ll, - -cqo — ricr - and Woa N, Jubilee:baildings, Lord-street, who are in WANT of a firsHate.WlN and SPI RIT VAULTS, for which a liberal Prernmni.would. be given. FLINTSHIRE. 'To be LET, with immediate possession, that plea tcantly-situated,HOTJSE; Lygan-y-Wern two and a quar ter miles from Holywell, in the parish of Hatkin,, on the Ches. !er and Holyhead road, with good Stabling, Ethippon, Coach "use, Granary, Laundry, Brewhouse, and every other conve nience requisite for a genteel Family.; also a fruitful Garden, 'Orchard, Rookery Fish- lid, and about Ten Acres of rich Meadow LAND. - ' The e - commands a view of the Dee, arkgate, and part o verpool in the distance. The ,House us fit for a lan' Inode rate respectable Family; and the Rent is very Particulars applyChurch-street,:Birkenitead, or to *r J. R. JONES Pen wile near Holywell. YP BIRKENHEAD DOCKS. TO 11AUVr7 P 4 CM/ERR AND OTHERS REQUIRING WATIIII.BIDE PREDIISES AND RAILWAY COMMUNICATION. HE SIR COMMUNICATION. DOC( COMPANY are pre- T pared to LET on LESE in Lots to suit Tenants, LAND, fronting the Birkenhead D ock , and nected by Railway with all parts of the Kingdom. As no Dock Rates can from any p art of the d on Goods c arged Goods and Produce in these Docks, M anu f ac t urers o f all raw and bulky erials entering the M ersey, w i ll have t h e advantage of receiving them direct from the Ship, free of charge on these Premises. —For particulars soply to MACGREGOR LAIRD, Secretary. B Birkenhead Dock Company's Offices, Argyle,Vreet, . amilton-square, ,September 1, 1846.,` GREAT REDUCTION IN THE PRICE O F VENETIAN BLINDS, W...... AT • LEDGER'S WINDOW BLIND MANDPA6O-211 31, PAR ADISE-STREET, who Ai constantly on handaexttftive and well-seasoner STocwAnd can furnish aHo conanyte with them in • SIX , IIIO 't icrvi ~ Gauze Wire, and ecA-"'" lerate I' ' Blincls, St very _ uvbc-ri oY liet-superior Workmanship. P"°" 1113 SERVE Aetwee n the U lajtarian cha 7 ',..R E B 7 the star and Gamer Hotel LIVERPOOL HOUSEOWNERS' GUARDIAN SOCIETY THE MEMBERS of this SOCIETY are particularly requested to attend the ANNUAL MEETING, which will be holden TO-MORROW, (Wednesday,) the 16th instant, in the Large Room of Mr. Whiteman-Pr Brunswick Hotel, Hanover street, at Half-past Sey-o'Clock in the Evening. "'WILLIAM JONES, Hon. Secretary. LAST SAILING MATCH_ OF THE SEASON, TIIIS DAY, (TUESDAY,) the 15th instant, THE ROYAL MERSEY YACHTS will start at Eleven o'clock, a.m., from, and win at, the FLAG BOAT off the NEW BRIGHTON_PIER. THE STEAM-PACKET;' PLY TO AND FROM NEW BRIGHTON EVERY HALF-HOUR. FERRY 3d. EACH. LIVERPOOL NEW STOCK EXCHANGE, ON CASH PRINCIPLES, 3, BARNED'S BUILDINGS, SWEETINO-STREET. rPHE Committee havingrevised the Laws of the As sociation, and reduced the amount of the Entrance Fee and Annual Subscription, parties not devoting themselves ex clusively to Share operations may now_become members. The SECRETARY, at the Rooms, wilt — alTord every information to Gentlemen desirous of joining the body. N.B.—The Balloting for Members takes place the First Tuesday in every Month. September, 1846. LIVERPOOL IMPERIAL LOAN AND INVEST MENT COMPANY. Registered:under the 7th and Bth Victoria, c. 110. THIS - Company, being completely Registered, is prepared to make ADVANCES from .£2O and upwards, upon approved Personal, Freehold, or other available Securi ties, on advantageous terms. The Company will also ITRCHASE PROPERTY and SELL the same to any Pers9p-wishing to become an Owner, on pay ment of Weekl›Monthly, or other Instalments, as may be agreed upon. _ All applications made, personally or by letter, at the Corn pany's Offices, 28, Gloucester-street, will receive immediate attention. W. EDWARDS, Secretary. DANCING ATESSRS. JOSSET and DUGIT beg to inform 11 their Friends, that their ACADEMIES will RE-OPEN on the 24th instant, at 1, DEVOS.STREET, at Half.past Twelve, and at the ASSEMBLY-ROOMS, GREAT GEORGE-STREET, at Two o'clock. and at the CRAVEN -Rooms, Birkenhead, on the 19th instant, at a Quarter before Eleven o'clock. PRIVATE EVENING LICSSONS, in DEVON-STREET, will com mence on the Ist •OctiTher, when all the Fashionable Dances will be introduced. LIVERPOOL, MANCHESrER, AND NEWCAS- TLE-UPON-TYNE JUNCTION RAILWAY COMPANY, . _ . (Late Liverpool, Manchester, and Newcastle-upon-Tyne Junction and Lancashire and North Yorkshire Railway ____ _ Companies, now amalgamated.) THE Register of Shares in this undertaking being now nearly•completed, all holders of Scrip who have not yet forwarded the same for Registration are requested to do so without delay, as the Share Register will be absolutely closed on the first day of October next, after which time all Shares not transmitted for that purpose will he registered in the names of the original Allottees. It is requested that the Scrip in the original Liverpool, Man chester, and Newcastle-upon-Tyne Junction Railway Company may be forwarded to the Secretary„ at 22, Parliament-street, bonbon; anu the scrip in the original Lancashire and North Yorkshire Railway Company_tdthe Secretary, at 31, Princess. street, Manchester, who gill send an acknowledgment for the The Certificates under the Common Seal of the Company will be ready for.delivery in a short time, of which due notice will be given to the Shareholders. By order, (Signed,) THOS. ROBERT WILSON FRANCE, Chairman W. K. INGRAM - , C. MOORE WILSON, August 11th, 1846 }. Secretaries LATEST INTELLIGENCE. (BY Rxpßrss.) DEATH OF THE BISHOP OF ST. ASAPH The Right Rev. William, Bishop of St. Asaph, expired on Sunday, in London, in the 77th year of his age. According to the present Act of Parliament, which it will be remembered was endeavoured to be repealed by a bill, brought in by Lord Powis during the last session of Par liament, the see of St. Asaph will now be merged in that of Bangor, and s Bishop of Manchester forthwith appointed. LONDON CORN EXCHANGE.-YESTERDAY, At this day's market there was a fair show of English wheat, the trade was less buoyant than on Friday, still nearly a clear ance was effected at Is. to 2s. per qr. over the currency of this day week Free foreign and barrel Flour in moderate request, and Is dearer. White Peas and Egyptian Beans fully 2s to 3s higher. The Barley trade ruled less brisk. Malsters and distillers kept more on the reserve. The turn was in favour of buyers, and the quality not so good as last week. Malt, new Beaus, and hog Peas, held for advanced rates. SMITHFIELD CATTLE MARKET.-YESTERIIAY Prime Scots, &c., moved off steadily at last week's quotati ons ; but in some instances, the value of the inferior biTedshaii culty effected. The numbers of sheep were again seasonably extensive; yet the mutton trade was very steady, and last Monday's curren cies were readily supported. In lambs, the numbers of which were good, a full average amount of business was transacted, at late rates. The veal trade was steady, at full prices. Pigs moved off steadily, at our quotations- The foundation-stone of the new Concert-hall, for the Philharmonic Society, will be laid on Wednesday week, the 23rd instant, at one o'clock. Miss W HITNALL'S ANNUAL GRAND CONCERT.— This concert was held last night, and a crowded house re warded the fair benefieiare. We regret that we have not room to say more than that a more enthusiastic scene we never wittiesF.ed. THE BAKERS' QUESTION.—We are not disposed to take part either way in this mooted question between two of our contemporaries. There are no doubt tricks in all trades ' our own not excepted. , We are guilty sometimes of sad adulteration—diluting other people's solid sense with our own_ slip-slop. Some of us puff atrociously, and our commodity is wanting in weight, whilst others are too heavy for any thing. it is hard, therefore, tbat the poor baker should be selected from the whole batch of traders for observation, merely bec..use certain persons have told the world that, as the result of their pet mea sures, bread was to be cheaper than either the importer, the grower, or the miller can afford to sell it. Why not as k why boots are not much cheaper, and no better for the reduction on leather? or why Mercury has been raised to sixpence, although the duty is taken of all drugs? As to the short weight part of the business, people should see their bread weighed before they pay for it. If they are afraid to eat alum let them learn to bake at home. PROHIBITION OF BATHING AT NEW BRIGHTON.— We are sorry to observe that the over delicacy, which we thought was confined to the female portion of that people who can endure the flogging of a naked negro, but are shocked to see a piano-forte, or a table, with its legs bare, has invaded this once delightful batqing place. If people choose to build villas, with sloping lawns, down to the very edge of the tide, the utmost encroachment which they ought to be permitted to make .upon the healthful recreations of their neighbours is to prevent any im proper exposure being made in front of them. A police man or two stationed on the shore , duriog tide time would effectually manage this. By the bye, cannot the owners of the soil and the ferry of New: righton see how this crotchetty aristrocratic movement must affect the value of the hotels and other houses which accommodate visiters during the season ? Next year, doubtless, invalids will eschew the Cheshire shore altogether, and seek the more hospitable resorts of Bootle, Waterloo, Crosby, &c. Very few are likely to permit themselves to be alternately baked and blinded upon the shore and amongst the sand hills of the ultirna thule of the Hundred. of Wirral, for all its pretensions to superior gentility, without the occasional relict of a dip in its tide. CHARGE OF DEFRAUDING A BURIAL SOCIETY. — Yesterday, at the Police-court, Thos. Hardwick Taylor, a man who has long been connect d with benefit societies, as secretary, in this town, was placed .at the bar on a charge of traudhlently appropriating .£5, belonging to the Loyal Philanthropic Burial Society. Several of the offi cers . of dence hat of a ioor woman named Mo lives in Birkenhead, has a family, and hadbeen a member of the society named, went to shew that by borrowing her card, after she bad, by being a defaulter, no further claims upon it, so altered it by additional figures as to make it appear that one of her children was dead, for the funeral expenses of whom he got £5 from the treasurer, on the representation that be had paid it on seeing her card, to save her the trouble of again coming across the water for her money. It appeared, however, that all her children were alive, though not hearty ; inasmuch as they had been seen with nothing to eat but some potatoes and salt ! The prisoner.made a bold defence, and endeavoured to inculpate the collector, and called some witnesses, but utterly failed in making out his assertions. Mr. Rushton sent him for trial, but, on an application being made, said he should admit .him to bail on two sureties of £5O each and his own recognizance of £lOO. He afterwards, on bearing that another charge could be made against the prisoner, remanded him until this day. ...ftURDAY EVEIgaNG CONCERTS.—On Saturday evening, Mr. Rowlandson gave the first of a series of lec tures upon English song, with illustrations, at the Con cert Hall, Lord Nelson street, which was numerously at tended upon the occasion. The lecturer commenced his remarkawith a brief history of the rise and progress of music in England, tracing it from that of the ancient minstrels to the commencement and meridian of the real old English ballad. The sows selected, as illustrations of the various eras and schools, upon which he com mented, were given with much.taste, and some with great opirit and effect. Those with which we were best pleased were " Death and the Lady, 4 " " The Vicar of Bray," which was encored, and "In the Spring time of the year." The l ec t ure went o ff most sa ti s f ac t o rily. PROFESSOR LEES AND MS PUPILS, MASTERS ;GEOaGE AND ALFRED HANLOW.-.-These extraordinary artists, whose performances in Edinburgh and Glasgow a few weeks since, wore the theme of universal praise and criticism, made their first appearance in Liverpool yester day week, and, though we were in every way prepared for a more than usual treat, we did not anticipate an enter tainment half so exquisite in its nature, as, hat presented by this talented trio. It will be remembered that Pro fessor Risley and his son first introduced the art to a British public, since which some one or two have, with considerable success, become imitators, hut we never did for a single moment expect that their (Professor Riley and Son's) admirable delineation would admit of those new features and classical improvements embodied in the ;or Lees performances of Fmk ntt his pupsls. both wonderiul and perfect, and exhibit in no ordinary degree the splendid feats -of which our , human' nature is n its elevated position in the sea worthily made to sus____ of creation. We advise all who take an' interest in such exhibitions, not to omit seeing them, as in all probability the like may never be seen'again. The professor and his pupils continue to perform througnour ine •piribvin.wee - a, and make their last appearente before the public on Mon- day next, on the of Linnaeus Banks' n our Theatre Royal ientation of Mr. G Swiss Father," a, of the THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. CORRESPONDENCE, ON THE SANITARY STATE Or SOME PARTS OF LIVERPOOL To the EDITOR of the LIVERPOOL STANDARD, LETTER XIV MODERN IMPROVEMENTS SOMETIMES MORE ORNA- 1 MENTAL THAN USEFUL Mr. Burrows, surgeon, informs me, that in a court in Parr-street, the usual decoration of two privies at the end of the court are armed with a wooden spout, or chimney, leading from their cess-pool. purporting to carry off the noxious gases. This is one of the modernized plans for effecting this purpose. The tube is carried upw ar d s so far only as to face nearly opposite, but not quite, the top windows of the end houses. Instead of diffusing the gas over the house tops, it pauses halfway ; and can it be wondered, then, that the occupant of a room belonging to one of these toy windows has lowfever. The invalid de clares, that to open the window is to get a worse air than that of his sick-chamber. Ventilation here must be at a discount, just because a proper thing of its kind is only half done. Had a sanatory commissioner but seen this error, and suggested the necessity of merely lengthening this tube, this case of sickness might have been co doubt prevented. It seems vain to multiply instances of the bad effects of these wretched arrangements; but the present is too striking an instance to pass over. It is not a demonstra tion of cause and effect, I grant; but it is, nevertheless, as strong a probability as can be found, short of absolute proof. Conviction of the noxiousness of such half reme dies is increasing : the party in the opposite corner has signified intentions of leaving. I ACCIDENTS IN VIE MF , RCANTILE ECONOMY OF THE PORT, ATTENDED WITH NUISANCE CAPABLE OF MITIGATION, INSTANCED A month or two back, the lower parts of the town, about George's Dock, were infested, for days together, with a most horrid stench, from heaps of burning and burnt corn, among which quantities of hides, also partly burnt, were lying, the result of an accidental fire of a large warehouse. I do not mean to say the nuisance, in the first instance, could have been remedied, or could be any other than subject of regret for the loss of property. But what did the authorities do ? They allowed a large vacant space between the pier baths end the dock to be strewn over with the charred corn, along with pieces of burnt hides—this spreading and sorting -out of the unfortunate results of the fire producing the most disgusting stench possible, which was allowed thus to spread in clouds over the district, and as the wind was blowing from the west ward when I had occassion to pass by to the pier for one of the ferries, I observed that the odious vapours took, of course, the direction of the wind at the time, and conse quently were blown over the town, to the great annoy ance of all parties within reach of the impure vapour. It was distinctly perceivable in Lord-street and about there, and continued for some days, as I was informed by those who, being located there, were excessively annoyed by the nuisance. It was a general conviction, as far as passing remarks could indicate it, that the thing might have been far otherwise and better managed. The disgusting re mains might have been taken away, at once, out of the town district altogether, so as to ffee the neighbourhood from the polluting annoyance. It had to be carted away finally, and should have been done at first ; or suppose that this was, from the heated condition of the charred rubbish, impossible in the first instance, yet some chemi cal agency might have been employed to decompose, if only partially, the noxious effluvia in the act of being formed ; and this, even if expensive, ought to have been attempted, to say the least of it. Lime, in some shape or other, might have been had recourse to. The stuff was only fit for manure as it was, and the addition of a little chemistry would have only improved the heap for agricul tural purposes. Several letters appeared in our newspapers at the time, complaining of the nuisance ; but though proclaiming the annoyance to the sense of smelling, yet possibly these complainants were hardly aware that the disgust was the least obnoxious feature of the case, for that there was danger to the health of the parties of the neighbourhood the nearest and most exposed to it. Referring to the fact at the time, Captain H— informed me that a vessel, whilst Icing in the river near Calcutta, and having a cargo of hides, had the crew all more or less affected with fever, which was fatal in more than one case. Ile commanded her. The captain attributed the fever to the intolerable effluvia from the hides affected by the burning rays of the sun. There can be no doubt of the correctness of the alleged cause of the fever. Now, in our own case, even though fever did not result, yet it does not follow that there was no prejudice to health. Lesser disorders might, and in all probability did, to a limited extent, occur. _ _ _ If fever had occurred in the above instance, it would have been of a typhoid character—in fact, the worst kind of typhus: there can be no medical doubt on this head. I do not know that any case of fever did present itself, but most assuredly that cause which, when acting in a concentrated form, would be adequate to the production of one of the most fatal diseases, would not prove entirely innocent even when diluted as a poison. We know that prejudicial health is oftpu traceable to causes of so miti gated a character, as to prove inadequate to that entire poisoning of the whole system which is the case when typhus results. And 'I may remark, under the heading tient. It was fatal. Three other cases followed immediately. Opposite one of the worst gutterages of the street, a fatal case of the English cholera has occurred in a newborn infant, over a cellar which, I am told, is overcrowded with night occupants in the winter time, and next door to a scarlatina case formerly alluded to. King-street, if it is improved at all, has undergone no thorough cure, or else the waste grass-covered plot would not be, at the moment of my writing, the common reci pient of the surface drainage of Little Derby-street. There, on this waste, the stinking and black water re maints, to be removed by evaporation alone ! The pools of Crown-street continue just as they always were, except as buildings gradually encroach upon the pools, which are the resort of hosts of idle boys skilled in drowning cats and dogs. The policemen seldom do duty there, the inhabitants opposite affirm ! On Sunday afternoons aquatic diversions of all kinds are seldom interrupted by the devious footsteps of a policeman. In Back Bedford-street, a blind alley runs out of the street, on a gradient declining from the level of the street, and a sewerage untrapped is inefficient to afford vent to the stagnant mud and dirt which usually blockades the opening, to the risk of the health of the neighbourhood. The smell is loudly complained of. At times windows cannot be opened in oonsequence which could let in the effluvia. I have had to attend illness close to these dis graceful precincts, which I accuse of being the ostensible cause. Back Peach-street is quite as bad ; in fact worse, be cause presenting a longer range of filthy gutterage. I have had several cases of the epidemic to look after close to these gutters, which are cleverly arranged so as to pre vent them cleaning themselves. Water will not find a proper course from the defective gutter ; and though I have warned as much as I could, yet the parties are un able to maintain an unremitting and fruitless struggle against natural laws. Whenever water will run up hill, they will not suffer what they ea at present. A vacant plot of land flanks a part of this street, and until society can devise some compulsive remedial plans for waste land pollutions, &c., any individual's health lies not only at a risk from their own imprudence or ignor ance, but at the mercy of any other person whose dirty habits and recklessness of natural laws may be com• pared to so many plots against the life, health, or happi ness of their fellow•creatutes living within reach of their baneful focus. In one house alone here, every inmate, to the number of seven or eight, has been attacked with cholera or dysentery ; and in two or three cases, the ex tremes of life, the disease threatened to prove fatal. I accuse filthy gutters, and so on, especially in the matter of relapses. _ I remain, Sir, yours, faithfully, GEO. C. WATSON, M.D Bedford-street, Sept. 9. LIVERPOOL CLIURCEI-BUILDING SOCIETIES TO THE REV. THE RECTORS AND CLERGY. REV. SIRS,—The accomplishment of this great under taking, to supply spiritual instruction for the poorer dis tricts of the town, would, I presume, be more readily at tained if an undivided and strenuous eff:rt were made by the amalgam4tion of these bodies into one. I allude to that which originated, at the meeting held last winter, under the auspices of our worthy Bishop, to provide four additional churches for Toxieth- park, and another more recently, for the lame number at the northern part of Liverpool, where the Senior Rector presided. In furtherance of this object, I would propose that ser mons be preached at least half-yearly in all the churches of the Establishment. Thus, by bringing the subject continually before their several congregations, each end every well-disposed member thereof might have an oppor tunity of contributing according to his means, and this great work would not be allowed to be dormant. Surety, when such large sums nrP annually raised towards the support of foreign missions, a portion should be appro priated to the enlightenment of our poor at home, many of whom, it is to be feared, are in as destitute a condition as the heathen abroad, and are actually perishing for lack of spiritual knowledge, communicated only by the Word of Life. In addition to the building of churches, it will be requi site to attach to each a day and Sunday school, that the rising generation may have the seeds of religion and virtue instilled at an early age, which, it is hoped, may have a tendency to check and counteract the growth of vice and irreligion. which grows with our growth, if not timely prevented. as 1 have pointed out September 8, 1846 RAILWAY TRAVELLING LECTOR TO THE EDITOR OF THE STANDARD, Sva,—Liverpool is yet behind her neighbours in railway accommodation ; in some matters she may excel, but not in this particular. Coming from Preston a few days ago by the six o'clock evening train, I arrived a quarter of an hour before the time, and saw the train start a quarter before for Bolton, Manchester, &c., (East Lancashire line) and observed how much superior the 2nd class carriages were to those on the Liverpool line—in that the compart ments were divided, so that the passengers in one diviziou were not annoyed by the misbehaviour or squalling of children in another division, and moreover the seats had the benefit of a stuffed leather cushion. In addition to this. I learned that the spirited directors of this new line had arranged to grant day tickets for a single fare, from Manchester or. Bolton, &c., to Fleetwood, Blackpool, &c , with this additional boon, that a day ticket on a Satur day will last until Monday evening. This is as it shou'.d be, and is an encouragement to persons to locate their fa milies at those delightful watering places—Lytham, Blackpool, and Fleetwood. I hope this hint will not be lost. . Yours, &c.. A TRAVELLER. Liverpool, Sept. 9, 1846. ARTIFICIAL 'CLIMATE, that there is always in Liverpool a vast amount of bodily suffering in the shape of indigestion and its associated evils. This prevails here more than in any place of equal size. It is a well-known medical fact. Strangers coming here are usually very keenly sensible of the deteriorated change in their health—loss of appetite, oppression after food, headache; languor, restlessness at night, and sto mach ailments more or less prominently manifested, with depression of spirits. Londoners, when down here, espe cially complain of these symptoms, although one would think that London, with its million and a half of popula tion, was as bad an atmosphere; but it is not. Medical men from London usually complain of the depressing effects of the.climate of Liverpool They must be sup posed to be good judges, and their own personal experi ences in this matter ought to go further than that of any other class of witnesses. With others, as merchants, &c., other possible concurrent causes might be accused ; but in the case of medical men it is not so. Again : I know several medical men resident here, who find all their de pressed health improved as soon as they get out of the atmosphere of the town, which they regain again on re turning. A medical practitioner went up to London the other day, and lost all his former symptoms of indiges tion, which returned on his regaining this town. Whilst there he kept a keen look-out for Liverpool's parallels of filth, and he declares he could find nothing approaching to them. The City enjoyed such an immunity from stinks as quite surprised him. 'The cause cannot lie in the topographical position of Liverrool. Close to the mouth of a huge tidal river, and fanned by prevailing breez- s off the Irish Channel from the westerly:points of the compass, it (right not to be so, The simple effects of these winds would have a bracing tendency upon the body, and render the climate colder than where these strong winds are less felt. To lice in a colder climate simply, is to gain vigour in proportion to the stimulus to muscular exertion—at least in those cases where the body is capable of the grateful effort. Along with this the appetite is rendered keener, the digestion quickened, and the sense of living, physical and meta physical, heil.litened into the agreeable; the mere sense of existence is grateful: the•wheels of life, in such cir cumstances, perform their revolving play, " not as a toil, but as a pleasure," and might be compared to the beauti ful figure of Virgil's, where " doors" are said to sing upon their golden hinges" 1 Not so when a sense of oppression weighs down every corporeal function, and drags the elastic mind and feelings down to the same slack level. Then the vegetation (..f our life languishes, and the respiratory as well as digestive systems do their work complainingly ; and the latter class of organs have reason to reproach the former with catering a vitiated life- emand of t ice anc lystinas, in return for replenished and renewing energies It must be the artificial climate of Liverpool, as oppo sing itself to the natural, which does all this mischief ; for where it produces in isolated cases only fever and other well-marked diseases, it strikes generally upon the systems of all the residents with unfavourable and de pressing influence. This general effect has never been measured—never can be: it is rather to be inferred sta tistically from the more determinate results of recorded diseases and deaths. Thus in the notes and observations of the medical practitioners here, a vast amount of dete riorated health calls for their assistance, and which will continue to do so, the opprobrium of the town, until the more than " seventy-two stinks" of Coleridge are ba nished from the place. The "foul, tentrapped sewers," the reeking gulley holes, the " open drains," the repose of filth, the offal, and every other kind of street and alley refuse—the smoke—the slaughter-house remains—the manufactory nuisances—must all be effectively remedied, before the Liverpool indigestion and the preventible epidemics will be reduced down to an average minimum of towns' health. For my own part, I am inclined to think Liverpool gets worse at present instead of better. I never knew the town in the course of my own limited experience so full of stinks almost in every quarter. There are some gulley holes which are in the habit, especially in the lower levels of the town, of yielding most intolerable stenches, baneful to the neighbourhood in no small degree, and proclaiming to every passer-by the " stillness of repose that's there," down among the covies of rats whose vested rights have been acquired by the undisturbed posserF;;-n of many leases of lives renewable, the fines upon ssc the bi ped inhabitants of the superficial area of the town have been contented -so long and ruefully to pay. The large plashes of stagnant water all around the precincts of the town must exercise a depressing power over the popula tion. As for bad drainage, all know the noxiousness of this wherever it is met ; but in one spot of this town its effects have been made but too apparent to a medical man. On the declivity of the hill rising up from Lime-street and Renshaw-street level, three back streets with bad drain. age unite at an angle, and pour their surface drainage into another street which runs horizontally below them. In some houses of the latter street, near to the junction, a low kind of febrile attacks has been generally more or less present in the autumn m onths for years east. L ast autumn there was an exception to the rule. The season was very wet, and there can be little doubt that the rain washing down the gutters clean was the exceptional state it ever was. 'lnc gutters art: Jun ? iu many places, of green and foetid water. If ever the Asiatic form of cholera does reach us, such places will be the first to stiffcr_ and the last to be emancipated from its virulence. but it'd cavengers. In 18.32 the first case of chc hill District broke ou Des not therefore'follow tifatit scaienor rate', ose to High-street, it ter-street, acconling to Mr. Fell, wbo a in Edge- Glouces d the pa- TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. Slll,—lt is with feelings of compassion, for the blind ness with which Englishmen spend their money, that I see in every paper the increase of the immense sum for the Cobden testimonial. Upwards of £72,000 are to he presented in some form to a man already rich,—a man who has not done any real good to his country, and who is fast hastening where testimonials will avail nothing. How much better, Sir, might such a sum be employed in purchasing bread for the unfortunate multitudes that are perishing from the failure of the potatoe crop! then, indeed, would a national good be done, while the prayers and blessings of thousands saved from starvation would be a richer, a more endurine, a far more glorious testi monial, than thousands of gold and silver ' • and more glorious still would be the reward promised by Him who said, " forasmuch as ye did it unto the least of one of my little ones ye did it unto me." I remain, Sir, your obedient Servant, A HATER OF WASTE Liverpool, 1411: September, BIG. LOCAL NEWS Notwithstanding the removal of duty on so many articles of import, the daily customs' receipts at this port have, within the last few weeks, largely increased. FEMALE OFFENDERS. Of the seventeen prisoners transported at the Liverpool assizes, seven were women. And of sixty-nine who were sentenced to various terms of imprisonment, 27 were of the " tender sex." In compliance with an application from two Liverpool firms, the Lords of the Treasury have allowed cane juice to be shipped as stores, in substitution for sugar and mo lasses. The Health of the Town Committee have resolved to recommend to the Council an'Addition of six public baths to the two now in progress, and that two of these be erected immediately, in the most densely-populated parts . • . of the town. George Willock, the policeman who stole the gold watch from a drunken man in the Park a fortnight ago, was found guilty of the crime at the sessions on Thurs day, and sentenced to twelve months' imprisonment and hard labour. Several desirable improvements are contemplated by the Exchange Buildings' Committee. At their request, the master of the rooms, Mr. Warburton, has been on a tour of inspection throughout the kingdom, and several improvements suggested by his inquiry are to be adopted. It is possible that the room may be continued to Tithe barn street, and, if so, a coffee-room and refectory may be added. ROBBERY AT A BROTHEL.—On Friday, at the Police court, a youth named Robert Daley, the son of respecta- We parents, was committed for trial, charged with steal ing several rings and a brooch, the property of Mary Ann Wood, and another female, residing in Great New ton-street. The prisoner and another person, named Isaac Stanton, went to the house about noon on the day previous and pocketted the articles. NEW ORLEANS A FREE PORT.—A notice was posted in the Exchange Rooms, on Friday, containing an ex tract from the proceedings of the council of municipality of New Orleans, which, on the 22d June last, resolved that, from and after the Ist of November next, all vessels mooring within the distance of from the head of Monte gate-street to the tobacco warehouses, should be exempt from the payment of wharfage, and declaring such distance a free port for all vessels. The new law respecting the porterage at the docks, and which is to come into operation in a week or two, has canards movement amongst the dock-porters; for we perceive that they have called a meeting of their body for Tuesday (this evening). The operation of the law, we believe, will be to this extent :—stevadores will be licensed by the Dock Committee, and they may employ what por ters they like; but under no pretence will more than one garig otp e. orters be allowed on board of a vessel at samethe time. PAWNBROKERS. -On Wednesday and Thursday, a number of pawnbrokers were brought before Mr. Rushton on the informations of a London informer. One or two of the cases were proved ; in several others the inforno nous were dismissed for legal informality, and three others were withdrawn. The informer was much annoyed by successive defeats, and complained of there being undue quibbling employed, but he would by and by have all his informations correctly drawn up. On leaving the court he was assailed by a mob outside, and would have been rather roughly handled had not the police interfered. LIVERPOOL GOVERNESSES. BENEVOLENT INSTITII TION.—We aro glad to leain that this useful institution is making progress, acquiring new friends and supporters daily, and enlarging its means of doing good. The sup- re has not ~.citation to make known all its auvantages. and collect an adequate fund to develope them, has been Fueh as to show the general feeling enter tained in ;fa favour, and to encourage the directors in yet been time for t Stanley, we bear, has consented to become one of its patrons, and, with his usual liberality, has preseated a donation of twenty guineas to i ts fond!. LIVERPOOL SEPTEMBER SLSSIONS.—Of the prisoners tried and convicted at the late sessions, one was trans ported for fifteen years, ten for ten years, three for seven years : two were imprisoned for twelve months, three for ten months, one for eight months, seven for six months, three for five months, nine for four months, one for three months, nine for two months, five for one month, seven for six weeks, one for five weeks, one for four weeks, eleven for three weeks, five for fourteen days, and one for twelve days ; two were admitted to bail, nine were ac quitted, against six there was no prosecution, and against three there was no bill. _ _ AN IRISHMAN'S AGE.— On Friday, at the Police-court, Thomas Mather was charged with obtaining ls. under false pretences. A serjeant in the 15th Regiment of Foot stated, that lie enlisted the prisoner on his assurance that he was not 18 years of age, lads of that age, even although under the requisite height, being admissible. The prisoner received the enlistment shilling, and the next day said he did not think it mattered whether his age was 15 or 25 ; he was quite tit to be a soldier and quite willing. Mr. Rushton said that very few of these Irish knew what their ages really were ; he did not think there was sufficient proof to support the charge, but he remanded the prisoner. COLLISION AND DAMAGE ON THE RIVER.—On Fri• day, a long examination took place before Mr. Rushton, for the purpose of ascertaining whether Mr. Moss, jun., was not entitled to damages, for injury sustained by his yacht, the Phoebe, on the 11th of August. It appears that on that day the Phoebe was lying about 100 yards from the Brunswick Pier, with a number of ladies on board, when the steam-tug President, which was then towing out the Naomi, ran into her, and carried away her shroud and three or four of the stauncheons. Evidence was given that the captain of the Phoebe hailed the Presi dent in good time, and t )1d her to port her helm, but the case was dismissed for want of proof that the pilot sum moned was in charge of the President at the time. BATHING.—The Commissioners of Wallasey, by a re solution to take effect next January, have actually prohi bited bathing at New Brighton after nine o'clock in the morning, except in machines, and have limited the hire of machines to a sum which will preclude their existence at all, thus abolishing virtually the delightful rractice al together, at the only place accessible by countless thous ands of the labouring classes of L'verpcol, and the neigh bourhood ; and crowding thither, too, for the purpose from distant districts. By this resolution, bathing there will be abolished, for though it is still to be permitted upon the sands westward of the rocks called the Red Noses, the distance thither from the Ferry will place the privilege beyond the reach of more than a few, and be most inconvenient even to them. GRUNTING, A SERIOUS OFFENCE.—On Tuesday, Jos. Reed, appeared to prefer a charge of assault against Thos. Hall. The complainant stated that a few days I reviously he was passing along Myrtle-street, when defendant pushed him off the foot-walk. and immediately struck him a violent blowon the face. The defendant cross-examined the complainant with a view of shoeing that he had grunted at him in the street several times, and on the oc casion alluded to, he alleged that he was intimidated by the complainant, who squared up to him with his fist, and he struck in self defence. The defendant was ordered to pay a fine of 20s. and costs. Defendant, addressng the mae.istrate—" How am Ito do if he pursues this groan ing ?'' Mr. Rushton : " Never mind him, let him groan away." The complainant was then cautioned not to an noy the defendant, and the parties left the court. EDMUND-STREET DAY AND SABBATH SCHOOLS On Monday last, the children belonging to these schools had a holiday excursion to Birkenhead. Mr. Willoughby, with his usual kindness, gave them a gratuitous passage over the water, and a large field belonging to the same gentleman, as well as the gardens, were kindly lent for their recreation, for whose kindness and liberality the committee desire thus publicly to express their thanks. On their return to the school they were plentifully sup plied with buns and milk, provided principally by their teachers. Upwards of 150 scholars, accompanied by Mr. Thomas Jones, Mr. James Davies, Mr. George Watts, and their respected superintendent, Mr. Thomas Lock hart, and a number of ladies and other friends were pre sent, and the utmost order and decorum prevailed. The number of scholars on the books in both schools is 250, with every prospect of a large increase, the majority of winch are children of seafaring men, or those employed about the docks and quays of Liverpool. SOUTH LANCASHIRK REVISION.—The revising bar risters appointed for the Southern Division of Lancashire have appointed to hold their courts as follows :—At the New Court House, Ashton-under-Lyne, on Tuesday, the 22nd of September, at one in the afternoon ; at the Ses sions'-house, Liverpool, on Wednesday, the 23rd, at ten o'clock ; at the Town-ball, St. Helen's, on Saturday, the 25th, at eleven ; at the Town-hall. Ormakirk, on Monday, the 28th, at eleven ' • at the Bold Arms Hotel, Southport, on Tuesday, the 29th, at eleven ; at the Leigh Arms Hotel, Newton. on Thursday, the Ist of October, at eleven ; at the Town-hall, Oldham, on Friday, the 2nd, at eleven ; at the Court of Requests, Smith-street, Roch dale, on Wednesday, the 7th, at eleven ; at the Moot-hall, Wigan, on Thursday, the Bth, at ten ; at the New Ses sions'-house, Great Bolton, on Friday, the 9th, at ten ; at the Town's-office, Bury, on Saturday, the 10tb. at ten ; and at the Town-hall, Manchester, on Monday, the 12th, at ten. SERIOUS ROBBERY.—At the Police court on Friday, Catherine M`Loughlin was charged with stealing £145 from Mr. John Pair, of Birkenhead, under the following circumstances :—lt appeared that Mr. Parr and his wife had been to Liverpool to receive a legacy, amounting to the sum above-mentioned, and after leaving the attorney's office, his wife discovered that she had left lirr umbrella be. hind her. She returned to fetch it, and while he was waiting in Houghton -street for his wife, the prisoner came up and accosted bim. The prosecutor refused to have anything to do with the prisoner. who suddenly turned round and ran away. On examining his pockets he found he had been robbed of the amount of the legacy. Information of the robbery, and a description of the thief, was given at the Police-office, and in the course of a few days the pri soner was apprehended, and at once identifies by the pro secutor. Some five or six pounds only were found in her possession ; but the had also a new gold watch, purchased since the robbery for £l6. The prisoner made no defence, and was committed for trial. INQUESTS.—Last Thursday, Alexander Gibson, aged ten months, was taken by his sister to the pierhead. and on arriving home was found to be quite dead from suffoca tion, caused by pressure in her arms. An old woman, named Fanny Wright, aged sixty-four, was found dead in a privy, in Mill-street.-On Saturday three inquests were held. The first was on Richard Jones, a child four and-a-half years old, who went to Cropper's school in Mill-street, Toxteth-park, and who accidentally fell into the area in the yard, a descent of about teh feet. The ex ternal violence produced concussion of the brain, which speedily ended in his death. The second was on Ann Colley, a child five months old, who lived with her parents , in Fontenoy-street. About eleven o'clock on Thursday night the deceased was taken to bed by its mother, and the following morning she was found lying dead. Suffo cation, arising from being overlain, was most probably the cause of-death. The third was on Ann Bowen, a child six months old, re,iding with its parents, in Oriel-street. Between ten and eleven o'clock on Friday night it was taken to bed in good health, and about two o'clock in the morning she was found dead. In this case, also, accord ing to the opinion of the surgeon, suffocation was the cause of death, arising most probably from having been overlain. THS PROVISION TRADE.—A new f at Liverpool in the provision trade, as regards beef, viz., r Ireland, and this has developed itself in a ture has a deman on by many in the trade. -- , taken for that quarter is no l onger con fi ne d to th e inferior kinds; during the last month, upwards of 2,000 tierces have been exported to Ireland, and a considerable quantity remains'there liought for Irish account. The purchases, though principally made in a denressed market. have was little calct The quality cleared out all the tiers, and have given a buovanc to the trade; so that there are no se ll ers , un l ess a t ar advance of Bs. to 10s. a tierce uppn the extreme low prices The usual government contract has been advertised f 12,000 tierces (4.000 more than last year), restricted, formerly, to the produce of the United Kingdom, and 1. According to an act just come into force, and obi., ty the Commiss oners of Rrkenhead, any female A. shall stand on the ou t s ide of any window, the sill wher e o f shall be more tha n s i x f ee t i n h e i g ht from the the purpose of cleaning the same, or for any ot' whatever, shall be liable to a penalty of forty s, ACTON SCHOOLS.— On Friday lest, the children of schools bad a fine treat at the expense of their benevm w patrons, the Toll emac h e f am i ly, of Dorrold-hall. Th e, ere conveyed i n waggons to the station at Crewe, and from thence had a trip, per railway, to Liverpool. On their arrival, they were taken to the 'Christ Church school, where they had lunch, and afterwards walked through St. John's Market, and the principal streets to St. George's Pier, where they embarked for Egr, moot, and after en joying themselves there for so me t i me, returned home in high spirits, highly delighted with their day's excursion. We consider a treat of this kind very b en e ficial and in- . structive to country children that have never seen a :- town or seaport before; and we should tend to enlarge their ideas and make lessons doubly int resting, THE New DOCKS.—We extract the following from the report of Mr. Hartley upon the state of the dock worke " Considerable progress has been made in the se w during the present year, for 280 lineal yards of the river wall have been completed, and 337 lineal yards of foun dations put in, in addition to the 700 yards in the p rev i cus year, the greater part of which it carried up to the height of 14 feet above the level of the Old Deck sill, making the length of foundations 1,317 lineal yards in the whole ; and 1,484 lineal yards of dock walls have been built to th.e average height of 20 feet above the 0:d Duck gill,making, with what was done the previous year, 2,484 lineal yards of quay walls. Two pair of dock gates are nearly ready for hanging. A large sewer has been constructed, ex tending from opposite Sand hills lane to the river, of about 615 yards in length. The ncrthern part of the river wall, upon which the new fort is to be erected, ha. commenced upon. The new south work, and limekilns have been erected, and some excavations removed for the backing up of the river wall in ont of the tobacco warehouses ; the further progress of the ,. works, however, is suspended for a ► 40-engine can be spared from the wif Dock. The timber framing for the lancing George's Parade is in considerable forwardness, as also the iron pontoons." The items of expenditure on the whole of the new and the old works, during the past year, occupy some pages of the repert, but the result is as follows : Total new works ... Total repair• Increase of stock.... ler purpose hill suppcse it would jeir geographical mortar mill £321,491 11 10 13,728 5 9 12,305 3 11 ill the !filbert £352,525 1 6 Total expenditure ...... NEW IRON STEAMER.—There has, this week, added to the line of steamers plying between this port and Douglas, Isle of Man, a splendid new iron vessel, called the Tynwald. She was built by Mr. Robert NHpier, of Glasgow, and for strength, speed, and elegance, will bear a comparison with any of the far-famed Clyde-built steam ships. She is 600 tons burden, and h as eng i nes of 300 hone power, with tabular boilers. Her length is 188 feet on deck, breadth amidships, 26 feet, depth of hold 15 feet. The average rate of revolutions a minute, and some ide. ‘r formed when it is known that, on Month tac the passage from George's-pier to DfU'Zr.,lZ, strong flood tide against her to the bell-buo and a half. Under favourable circumst• therefore, be expected to run in five hour ing six, unless the wind be strong and commodations for engines s twenty-three of her speed may be .abin passengers in ft first-rate description. The principal cat and elegant. The ladies' cabins are Mt more elegant manner ; the berths are bur hangings, and the sofas are covered They are in that part of the vessel where will be felt, and instead of being, as are' little boles, are light, well ventilate fitted-up apartments. Fitty-e in both cabins, rather a lari generally in the day time. venience of the cabin passe to, we are glad to fir never exceei !rse. The cc :ed up iu iff With 110' motion ge number for a boat Whilst the comfort and con mgers have been amply attended t the steerage passengers have unning not been Overlooked. The whole cost Of the vess £22.000. As she floats on the water she lib, rakish appearance. She has three masts, and a very some figure-head, a full length man, with two falcons upon inthe er his head. This is illustrative of an ancient practice amongst the lords of man, who at each coronation presented the crowned head with two falcons. Tynwald is the name of p commanded tain a court which must be liel I in the island befo re any l aw which has passed the insular and British legislature can be put into force. This splendid vessel is und er th e com ma%nidce of who, , Captain for ainW fo il r l t ia y m ye G a i r l s l : t s h u e ce s :s n s i f o u r ily ca vessels between this port and the I s l e o f M a - THE SMALL DEBTS AC T AND THE LIVERPOOL.—The small d e bt s act the late session, will, i n a ll pro b e ' ration in this borough b e f ore t h e expiration of many s months, and supersede altogether the existing Court of Requests. As far as we can ascertain, after much in quiry, the provisions are such as will give general satisf tion, both to suitors and the public ; and the b" quite a r hand_ will have some tion here, as 11 use for cc boron which he -fund will theiel);-ile-r-eirev":4l from a considerable ar sion for the repayment of an £B,OOO and £9,000 regate ou hilst there 11 from the privy count._, given. The other provisions need not be here stated, ex cept as they apply specifically to Liverpool. By the 10th clauses the judge of the existing Court of Requests will be entitled to be appointed the first judge of the new court ; by the 16th, the appointment of any future judge is to be made by the chancellor of the duchy ; and, under the 18th and 19th, th e j u d ge o f the present court may be removed reeeived o to rig a i n n o a t l h ly er di • strict, at a a r t tie a s salarymcst affected n provisions are M. L owndes, the Commissioner of the present Court of Re quests, and the officers of that esta etctleseds by tha these he h s e e blishment, all of whom rece i ve annual salaries out of the the borough fund; which, in return, absorbs the fees. The Commissioner's salary is £7OO ; th a t o f th e c hi e f clerk (Mr. Statham) also £7OO, and the late clerk (Mr Parr) is superannuated upon £5OO a year. Las 1814-5, the total expense of the court to the corpo was £3.099 95., of which there wat . • £1763 10e. 2d., thus "gaining a lo which has been the case now for son et accumulated to between £B,OOO and £9,000. clause, which makes provision for outatandin ' in the case of courts which are superseded, - J, of which one mot lack in fees, of .1,8351 poration a claim upon the c amount, whatever it may be—a Oat, a place like Liverpool, will probably excite some aston,, ment. It should be mentioned, that previously to 1836, when the Court of Requests was remodelled and placed upon its present constitution, the jurisdiction of the then existing court. which 9 tea fur , cowing fi mu presided over b sioners; was limited to sums of the boundaries of the old boroui then determined averaged annua In 1876, the lay comrnissione gave place to a barrist same time the court had its jur boundaries of the borough, and enl It was expected, with some degree of c ton ex of £5 increased business woulc taut and apparent valual proved just the reverse number of cases has dec than 12,000. The lords of the t to deal with the claim of the lidated fund, will naturally that, with a more extensive ry, wh of larger debt The fact is, indeed ing an increase on the previous year. will partly tend to enhance the price of American. About 6,000 tierces have changed hands at Liverpool during the past month. The import there was 1,168 tierces, 603 barrels, 66 half barrels. Pork also at Liverpool has partaken in the general advance of provisions; a little demand has existed for Ireland, and prices have advanced 3s. to ss. a barrel. Abo 2,000 barrels have changed bands tract is advertised for 18,000 tierres, which is an increase of 4,000 tierces on that of last year. The import there is 504 barrels, 100 of which are from Hambnrgh. ANNUAL GENEUAL SESSIONS.—The adjourned annual general sessions for this county was held at Preston Thursday. The Rev. J B onathan A,rooks occupied the chair. The various expenditures were as follow:—For the county, £105,536 lls. sd. ; the lunatic asylum, £3876 12s. ; in county bridees. £1995 4 s. ! the Prectnn and Kirkdale House of Correction. £13,781 17s. each of these there was a balance in favour of the county. Then followed the account of the constabulary expenses for the year, amounting to 1:33,371 38.20.; and a variety of other items, which it is not necessary to give. After which some discussion ensued relative to a statement in the report that £642 4s. 4d. due from the Salford Bridge master (Mr. Carrington) had several times been applied for, but never obtained. An explanation was, however, given, and the bridgemaster's account passed. The court then proceeded to the assessment of rates, which were granted in the following amounts :—General purposes, le. in the pound • constabulary force, (general ex p ense ,) Id . ; ditto Lonsda le division, 24d. ; ditto South Lonsdale, Id. ; ditto Amounderness, id. ; ditto Blackburn Higher, 2d. ; Blackburn Lower, Id. • ditto Leyland, hi. ; ditt o B o lt on , lid. ; ditto Bury, lid. ; ditto Middleton, lid. ; ditto Bury, I ad.; ditto Middleton, ltd. ; ditto Ashton-under- Lyne, 2id. ; Manchester, lid. ; Kirkdale, 4d. ; Ormskirk, 3d. ; Prescot, 3d. ; and Warrington, 2d. •, for the Houses of Correction at Kirkdale and Preston, 2d. ; for the hun dred bridges each of Lonsdale. Amounderness, and Black burn, 4d. ; Leyland, ld. ; West Derby, 3-16ths of Id. ; and kth of ld. for the Chairman of the Salford Sessions. — The Finance Committee presented several reports, which were adopted.—The Rev. T. S. Mills presented a long report from the committee appointed to select a site for a new county lunatic asylum, which caused some disco ssii at length the committee was empowered to select a site Committee as to the payment of special constables em ployed in the borough in 1842, which was adopted.—ln pursuance of the renort of the Committee on Prison Dis cipline and AccomModation, it was resolved to adopt the separate system as far as possible. The expenses esti mated for altering Lancaster. Preston, and Kirkdale Gaols, to accomplish this object, was, about £ll,OOO, including the erection of 150 cells at the latter place.— *On the motion of 14r.. Samuel, Fletcher, it was resolved to tickets . foal secur tice fron hesitatin: and tales meth' ' Newton at a cost of £4OO, t fon the police rates of the and the sessions were a II the 2 of OCtobei, ree witb t experience, the busint fallen off. What rer f the c ill be 01 thesis that the court has unfortunat, confidence of suitors. Under all we hear much satisfaction expressed cause it furnishes better means tt be Go act, be 20, and because more confidenae covery of debts is likely to be felt hi its a !mi existing tribunal. The Powers of the Court of Passage remain untouched, and the business of that court, under the able judgeship of Mr.Croria pton , is annually increasing. Fr►sEwoass.—lt will be seen by an advertisement iu our first page to-day that Mr. Atkins, in accordance government con- believe, with the expressed wish of many of the g resident in our environs, has commenced supplyu,g _ _ works to private parties, and as he is now by acclamrtiou admitted equal, if he does not excel in talent, ing London pyrotechnic artista, we cannot doubt his success. Indeed we sha prised tobear of a birth-day aala or ( ing in conjunction with it the name of Mr. Jot ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS.—Madame Rosini ascent of a rope, elevated to a Neigh feet, was throughout the past week, and ceived most enthusiasticilly moment 8 daring 4ante ine the her appearance she is hailed with thunders of but,during the time she passes along. whole auditory become motionless, and on her completing the daring fete, the execution of which is so devoid of fear as to disarm the spectators of all terror, she again meets the loudest cheers ' She appears, we learn, for the last time in Liverpool, on Wednesday (to-morrow) evening. NEW DRAMA AT THE THEATRE ROYAL.—In our advertising columns will be found the announcement of a new drama to be performed at the Theatre-Rovai, on the evening of Monday, September, 21. The author of this drama—the •‘ Swiss Father"—is Mr. G. Linr Banks whose poetical contributions to this paper and deli2hted, during the last six months, and the feeling of our readers. Mr. Banks's lyrical effu sions are before the world, and whether regarded by their poetic merit, their happy adaption to circurnstan— the pathos and power which they exeert.- add more especially over the know of no modern, certainly of compared to him. An original and nature, is a feature in our of the " Swiss Father" has rev the estimation of the best li v i the young Poet is about t o sincerely hope that all w h o .on predate modest, unassumi' fielikc the pliant ace charmed the intellect er, we can be I truth raction cnsavee, to t the shov lay last, add our testimony to Mr All who hare read The ' Lash," vrritten - in 11 writers new of world, w the day, he a r n e thdiseyhavecertain of not a onlyability ,b successful career u ta h: the dispcsition to appreciate genius.] , BOROUGH OF me law in bility, be put into ope-