The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-01-22 00:00:00

.7HE OXTOIg".PILE" -SCHEME:

On Tuesday evening last a meeting of the ratepayers of
the townihip of Oxton was held at the Queen's Arms
Hotel, to take into consideration the following requisi
tion

`.` To the Surveyors of highways of the Township of
Oxon. Gentlemen,—Wo request you' will 'call public
meeting of the inhabitants of the Township of Oxtots, to
consider the propriety of assuming such portion of the Wood_
church road betiveen Bennett's Hotel and Hough's Public
House, as lies in said Township. We are, gentlemen, your
most obedient servants, J. Palmer Palmer, Henry J. Wylie,
Charles George Cowie, P. F. Curry. John T. Smyth, A. D.
A nderqon.—Oxton, sth January, 1857."
"We, the undersigned Surveyors, in accordance with the
above requisition, hereby give notice, that a public meeting of
ratepayers will he held on Tuesday evening next, the 20th
instant, at the Queen's Arms Hotel, at eight o'clock.—Joseph
G. Nash, A. C. Tweedio. Orton, 15th January, 1857.
Amongst those present we noticed Messrs. Danson,
Nitsh, Wylie. Palmer, Godwin, Anderson, Beaz'ey, and
several other influential gentl,men of the township. Mr.
J. G. Nash, having been called unon to take the chair,
read the above requisition, and notice calling the meet-
ing.

Mr.• Wylie, one of the requisitionists, then rose,-and in
explaining the object for which they had met, Went on
to say,. that for a long time nast, himself and other
gentlemen who resided on the Woodchurch ' road,
between the points mentioned in the requisition, had
Felt the hardship of having to pay a toll to get to their
'esidences, in addition to which, the road Was in such a
state of repair as to preclude all possibility of passing
"on foot without bring ankle deep in mud. The "pike"
had, on three different occasions, been toll to move on,
'until it finally settled itself in the dirty hollow
'where it now stood, which
_everybody must admit
w'as,not its proper place. He (Mr. W) did think that
tb• tme bad arrived, when the gate should be removed
f.• hen the act was passed, constituting it a turnpike
To. ~ it was to he in operation for twenty years; hut now
'',ad gone on for ten years more, and although it was
s•,'fil to expire in 1860, he very mnch feared it would
take a new lease ; for how long he could not tell, he
%' (mid, therefore, hand in to the chairman a motion to the
•ehTct, that the meeting do authorize them ,(the requisi-
tionists) to negotiate with the proper parties for the
'removal of the pike, and the adoption of the road by the
township, which was seconded by Mr. Palmer. Mr.
Wylie's proposition, however, did not meet the views of
the majority of the meeting and several rose to oppose it,
amongst whom was Mr. Danson, who, In a very tble
speech, pointed out the attempted imposition upon the
ratepayers, as it was well known that the •maj
them, bad, within the, last two or three years,
.ntitority only
paid their highway r'lles, but bad also contributed a
large., amount of Money towards putting the roads
Within the totroship in a fit state of repair, and •he,
Ih°ught it was monstrous, that 'half a dozen gentlemen
who .;)P-iipied -large residences should ask the whole
"115':iip to agree to pay a large sum of money, solely
4;o' their benefit. If the requisitionists were serious in
their intentions, they had better put themselves in
conAnunication with the proper parties, and should the
result be as they would wish, let them pay for it them-
selves. (Rear, hear )
. Mr. Anderson, finding that Mr. Wylie's motion would
not. go down, then rose and moved an amendment, that
the requisitionists be at liberty to open a correspondence
With the trustees, and in the event of their being.willing
to remove the " pike," and give up the road free of
Charge, that the.townsbio :would adopt it ; and the same
being duly seconded:, 'was put and carried.- The further
consideration of Otis subject being adjourned until the
bekt annual b.;ghway meeting.

THE SCREW STEAMER CITY OF BALTIMORE.

This magnificent steamer (the longest screw steamer
afloat), now in the Huskisson Dock basin, attracts rather
more than ordinary attention, after her late successful
voyage through the recent terrific gales, which she has
so ably encountered and overcome, thereby proving her-
Lelf a first rate sea boat, and her -commander, Captain
eitch, an experienced and judicious sailor, whosei judg-
uu has won for him the reseed of the company, and
;whose urbanity and gentlemanly attention to the large
)uumber of passengers who have gone out with him, has
'earned their deserved respect, and procured for him the
highest testimonials in that respect. The City of Balti.
More hai been engaged (since her services in the Crimea•
ilttring the war) in the trade between, this -port and
Philadelphia, and the passenger statistics show that she
Iffas taken out more passengers to America than any other
'vessel afloat. This, perhaps, may seem strange, but when
her splendid accommodation for every class of passengers
is taken into account, the matter becomes plain, and the
:vender would be if she had not an influx of people—more
'than she could take, which has heretofore been the ease.
We find she has now been put on the New York station,
and yesterday we paid a visit to her and found a
large number of men at work on board, fitting her en for
the next voyage, for which she is destined for New York
next week. We examined every portion of the noble ship,
end can say there is perfection in every part. In reference
to the first cabin of such a ship, of curse little need be
,5,41. as all is perfection. The second and steerage cabins
:claims on:. attention, the latter particularly. We have
alwavl, and ever will maintain, the rights of the passengers
who travel in this department, and we are happy to e:.y
that the proprietors of this vessel have really come up to
our notion of what such passengers are entitled to, and have
protided accordingly. .13,-)th on the spar and upper deck
`there is en uninterrupted promenade where the passengers
'of all classes can enjoy themselves, and as for the dining
Saloor, the sleeping • berths, and all other
'Veqeisites, the ship may fairly challenge any
ve,4el in existence to produce an equal. She is already
fa' -.,trahly known on the Philadelphia line, and moo of
city become an equal 'favourite on the New York
_st She was yesterday visited by a number Of gentle-
r+ .to who took a deep in erest ie going over her, and who,
tett, r examining her in detail, expressed their hearty
,Approval of all her arrangements. The worthy and'
respected commander (Captain Leitch) after conducting the
party over his noble ship, entertained them at a sumptuous
dejeuner in the grand saloon. The captains's, health ,and
success to his great leviathan was duly honoured, and after
a couple of pleasantly spent hours, the company'separated.
impressed with the conviction that • a finer screw 'steamer
than the City of Baltimore is not afloat, and that she could
not have a braver, a more experience t. and more gentle:
manly commander than Captain Leitch,

DOWNING STREET BUTLDING3.—The sum expended on
the Downing street buildings, for the year ended March,
was £ll.OOO.

Mn M P.—We have been requested to state
that Mr. !shall will not visit his constituents on Tuesday
the '27th instant, as previously announced, but on Friday
evening next, the 23rd instant —fifanchester Examiner.
A GaNTINa Scnoomits'rßirsi.--The'fOilowing canting
circular was put forth by Mrs. Meeres, the schoolmistress
at Battersea, against whom a verdict of manslaughter has
been returner) :—" Mrs. Meeres receives twelve young
ladles to, be educated with her own daughters; it is her
anxious care that these tender plants intrusted to hei care
may he early led (by the grace of God) to feel the deep
importance of vital religion. and that the course of
instruction pursued may tend to strengthen the mind,
and to form the character and manners of the future
elegant and acerimplished gentlewornan. Mrs.' Meeres
has been partly educated on the Continent. French is
constantly spoken by her young friends, and profeSsOrs
attend, to give instruction in the Latin, Greek, French,
German, and Italian languages. The harp, pianoforte,
singing, drawing, and flower painting, are cultivated as
delightful sources of pleasure and amusement, and tte
hours of recreation are varied by, many little and Instruc-
tive pursuits. Reference to parents of pupils, and many
Christian friends. Mrs. M begs to refer to the letter
frOm the Dowager Lady Waterpark, of Doveridge Hall,
Derbyshire." [This letter was dated 18, Hertford-street,
Mayfair, signed J. Waterpark, and spoke in high terms of
Mrs. Meeres.] The terms for these advantages were
eighteen guineas a year, with extras to the extent of seven
guineas more.
EXTENSIVE RHIDERY IN THE NORTH RIDING —Eath on
Saturday morning an extensive robbery took place from the
house of Mr. James Blenkiron, jun., butcher, Richmond.
From the statement of Mr. Blenhiron, it appears that he bad
returned from Wakefield, where he had been disnosino• of
seine stock, en Thursday, with upwards of £3OO in his
possession ; which for security he deposited in a little cup.
board in' an inner room of his house. The money was in
sixty five ncund notes, belonging to banks in the West
Riding of Yorkshire, principally those of Halifax, Wake.
field, and Knaresboroxigh. On Friday the money was seen
to be safe by Mr. Blenkiron, and 'on
.that evening he was
nut till 'midnight, at which time both his house and. shop
' were perfectly safe. On Saturday morning between six and
seven o'clock, he went into the room where the money had
:been placed, and found the things thrown about in great
.disorder. The drawers were all ransacked, the closet where
the-money was locked broken open, and the whole of the
ruciley gone. The shop, which is entirely disconnected
froth 'the house, had alai been entered by means of the
vmoial of one of the shutters, the desk broken open, some
sipper taken from it, an a hem stolen from the shop.
Entrance had apparently been effected into the house by
on to the leads above the shop, forcing the first
climbing • h
floor window of'the house open with a knife ,and breaking
the cupboard lock with the same instrument. One
man has been taken on suspicion, but not the slightest
evidence ce:-.111 be brought against him, and he as dis.
charged. The event has excited a great deal of apprehen-
sion in Richmond, where the late absence of any sort of
crime is no lesi remarkable' than the primitive mode its
which the inhabitants secure their residences.