The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-01-14 00:00:00

BANKRUPTS

From last night's Gazette.
James' Henry Smith, Oxford Street, and Connaught
Terrace, Hyde Park, corset maker and milliner.
Joseph Harbut, Portswood, Southampton, licensed
victualler.
Richard Carpenter, Museum Tavern, Museum Street.
Edmund Goddard, London Wall, Old Jewry, Fenchurch
Street, and Aldgate, provision dealer.
Alfred Henry Harrold, Frome Selwood, Somersetshire,
chemist and druggist.
Ramsden Rawnsley, Copley, Halifax, Yorkshire, builder
and shopkeeper.
Joseph Whiteside, Davies Street, Berkeley Square, watch
and clock manufacturer.
George Pearls, Lambeth Walk, draper.
George Davey, Murray Street, New North Road, plumber,
painter, and glazier.
Robert Henry Bollin, King's Lynn, Norfolk, carriage
builder.
Knowlton Wilson, Sheffield, surgeon and apothecary.
Henry Osborne, Old Trinity House, Water Lane and
Great Windmill Street, Haymarket.
William T- Gravenor, Birmingham, hatter and
milliner.
Thomas Henry Tripney, Perranporth, Cornwall, woollen
draper and grocer.
James Griffin, Liverpool, poulterer and game dealer.
Richard Davis, sen., West Bromwich, Staffordshire, coal
master, hay and corn dealer, and publican.
Samuel Bayley, Wednesbury, Staffordshire, grazier and
cattle dealer.
John Unwin, Seacombe, Cheshire, baker, flour and
provision dealer.

0 ROXTETH HARRIERS.—The Croxteth harriers will meet
on Thursday, 16th January, at the place appointed for
Tuesday, 13th, at eleven o'clock.

THE PIKE WATER (?)

REPLY OF J. &DONALD TO THE STATEMENTS OF THE

CHAIRMAN OF THE WATER COMMITTEE.

Sir,—lt is not with a view of prolonging a con-
troversy, which to me, at least, is sufficiently
distasteful, as it niust be to all concerned, that I
now address you ; but you hazarded statements in
defence of the Pike, in the Council Chamber
yesterday, which for your own and the public sake,
must stand corrected. Time will not permit me
to follow you seriatim through all the gross
blunders and fallacies you and Mr. Holme perpe-
trated. yesterday. I shall therefore deal with them
as they 'present themselves to my mind, after a
careful perusal of the whole of the proceedings.
You must well remember, Sir, that for three
years previous to the water works passing into th
hands of the Corporation, the supply of water
furnished by the two companies did
not exceed twenty-one million gallons per
week. That the revenue derived from
this supply was 60,0001, whereas you have
now double the supply, while your revenue has
only increased 17,0001, instead of having doubled
as it ought to have done. True you may say you
give more water for the money than the companies
did. Such, sir, is not the fact Ask any water
consumer and you will be told that one of the
companies, at least, supplied their customers
with greater regularity than the Corporation
have ever done. I allude to the three
years previous to the transfer of the works.
An abundant daily supply was gialren without limit
to all their tenantry ; there was a constant high
pressure supply maintained throughout the town,
for the suppression of fires; and ample for baths,
watering the streets, and other sanitary purposes ;
and a good reserve stock always on hand. Now,
sir, if all this was done with 21,000,000 gallons,
how does it happen that, with mere than
double that quantity, there should be such an
outcry for want of water? I will tell you,
sir, it is the result of a wanton, or what is the same
thing, a negligent use of the existing supply, which
I have reason to believe could be clearly proved.
The present supply is nearly equal to twenty
gallons per head, per diem , for the population ;
then why all this pretended alarm about fires ?
Assuredly, the domestic consumption of the
inhabitants is under five gallons per head
per diem. ; then what, I ask you, becomes
of the balance? I cannot help reminding
you that it was most confidently predicted
by the Pike engineers, that the utmost limit
to the supply from the red sandstone in 1857, and
even Mr. Stephenson declared that no single well
sunk in it could by any possibility yield more than
14 millions. How have all these precious prophecies
been verified ? Why, you admit that the yield_ of
the wells had more than doubled during the above
period, while Green-lane gives the lie direct to that
giant of a philosopher Stephenson. And Mr.
Jeffery was quite right when he stated that for
£lOO,OOO this supply could be doubled ; I say,
quadrupled. Will you swear by your great philo
sophers now ?
But a cry of scarcity of water had to be raised
in the very depth of winter, when comparatively
little water is required. The -Pike had to be
introduced, but the trick has been most clumsily
performed as I have already shewn.
You are •made to say that the quantity of Pike
water introduced into the Kensington Reservoir,
was in the proportion of 4-7ths of Rivington to
3 7ths of spring water,. but you very wisely shoulder
another party with the truth of that statement. In
so doing you were wise—otherwise you might have
laid yourself open to a charge of wilful misrepre-
sentation. No more water can, by any possibility,
flow out of Prescot reservoir than finds its way
into it, and any one conversant with the subject
will tell you that has never been one million gals.
per diem ; this, mixed with 62 or 7 million gallons
of spring water, will give the con eet proportion.
Your statement ought, therefore, to stand thus :
1-7th part Rivington to 6 7th spring water, rather
a different calculation from yours. Yet even this
minute portion of the Pike was so hateful to the
Liverpool public, that the whole of the mains and
reservoirs had to be emptied at midnight on
Friday last At the dead of night it was surrepti-
tiously introduced—at the same time, a fortnight
or so after, it was as stealthily cast away. Is this
true or false ? Time presses, but I may return to
the subject again.—Your obedient servant,
January 13th, 1857.

JAMES APDONALD.

WALLASEY LADIES' CHARITY BALL.—The annual ball
in aid of the Wallasey Ladies' Charity funds was held in
the New Brighton Club Room last night. The attendance
was fashionable and numerous.
COUNTY CURT.—Mr. Raffles presided in this court
yesterday, in the absence of the judge, Mr. Pollock.
Although a large number of cases were disposed of, none
possessed any public importance.
LIVERPOOL BANKRUPTCY COURT.—(Before Mr. Commis-
sioner Perry.)—ln re Robert M‘Lean.—The bankrupt, a
publican of Liverpool, applied yesterday for his certificate.
His Honour granted an immethate certificate of the third
class.

WORKING MENS' SATURDAY EVENING CONCERTS,
OAKES STREET, LONDON-ROAD. —This popular place of
innocent recreation continues to attract large numbers of
the working classes, and its promoters have visible signs of
the good produced. Last Saturday John Aikin, EFq,
presided, and delivered a most excellent address. The
programme was first rate, the principal artiste being Miss
Jessie Hammond. Next Saturday evening's concert will be
presided over by Wm. Rathbone, Esq.
LIST OF PASSENGERS PER R. M. S. CANADA, PROM
BOSTON TO LIVERPOOL—Mrs Cutler and child, Mr M S
Leavitt. Mr B J Hanley, Mr R H Barlow, Mr Murray.
Rev D, Hillmonth, Mr Waddell, Mr W Hartley, Mr J
Hickey, Mr A A Silred, Mr Thompson, Mr J W Jones,
Rev W P Lunt, Mr E Leigh, Mr W Capel, Mr H Hodg-
kins, Mrs Captain Edwards and two children, Mr S D Rice,
Mr W H Bell, Mr S S Croxford, Mr C Barnes, Mr T
Williams, Mr W Barge, Mr M Siron, Mr T Siron, Mr W
Minchin, Mr G Greenshild, Mr W R Ridgway, Mr G
Hasnou, Mr J D Merrick, Captain Sharland, R N., lady,
three children, and servant, Mr W S Cail, Miss Young, Mr
R Crocker, Mr N;cholson, Mr Clementson, Mr. Jarrett,
Miss Ramsey, Mr. T Revell, Mr M Revell, Mr C Atkin,
Mrs L Smith.

SUNDAY SCHOOL AND LITERARY INSTITUTE.--LaSt
ev, fling the second of a course of lectures to the members
and friends to this institution was delivered at the Liverpool
Institute, Mount street. Mr. Cheetham, M.P., occupied
the chair. After the usual prayer, the chairman said it
gave him great pleasure to preside at such a meeting, which
had fer its object the promotion of the mental culture of
the people, through the agency of Sunday school teachers.
He had for many years been an advocate of Sunday school
teaching, because he believed it elevated the classes, and
raised them to a higher sphere, and consquently it would
require a higher class of teachers, Having briefly reviewed
the origin and progress of Sunday schools, and the great
strides they had made, particularly in that county, where
they had eclipsed the metropolis, be expressed a hope that
the young people would take advantage of the facilities
thus afforded them, and that they would be the means
of leaving the world better than they found it. He con •
eluded by introducing the Rev. Mr. Owen, of London, and
he gave a very interesting lecture, the subject being the
"Gallery of 'Ftmpers." A vote of thanks to the lecturer
concluded the evening's entertainment.
NATIONAL SHIPWRIGHTS' ASS OCIATION.—On Tuesday
evening the members of this philanthropic society held
their annual dinner at the hotel of Mr. P. O'Hanlon, Sea
Brow. Between 40 and 50 members of the association sat
down to a really elegant and substantial repast, laid out
i❑ a style of much attraction, but minus the gaudy confec-
tionary ornaments which appertain to the feasts of the
high and noble born. The president of the association,
Mr. Ruff, occupied the chair. Atter justice had been done
to the superb " spread" which Mr. O'Hanlon had pro-
vided for his guests, the cloth was removed, and a number
of sentiments were proposed and responded to. "Prospe-
rity;to the National Shipwrights' Association was given,
and brought forth an able and energetic speech from the
president. Before the members of the company broke up to
enjoy the other entertainments of the evening, the president
begged to propose the toast of the worthy host, Mr. O'Han-
lon, who had provided such a sumptuous repast, and laid
it before them in a style of neatness and attractiveness,
which they all could not only admire but commend. He must
also say the attendance was like clockwork—prompt,
courteous, and truly genteel. The toast called forth loud
plaudits, and mine host of the Sea Brow Hotel made an
appropriate response. After this some thirty of the wives
and daughters of the members assembled, and, having
partaken of an elegant collation, the entire company
spent a most agreeable evening with music and dancing,
which was kept up to an early hour on Wednesday morning.
There was a quadrille band in attendance. The whole
affair reflected credit upon Mr. O'Hanlon, who left nothing
undone to make his guests comfortable, happy, and highly
satisfied with all his arrangements for the evening.