The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-05-01 00:00:00

CHESHIRE INTELLIGENCE.

ANOTHER NEW HALL.—This would seen to be the age
of competition, not only as regards the every day business
of life, but even as regardi the erection of public buildings;
for in addition to the proposed erection of a Music Hall,in
Price street, formerly noticed in our columns, we learn that
a meeting was held in :%Tr. Sthith's restaurant hall, 'trgyle
street, on Wednesday nit last, when matters connected
with the building of a Temperance Hall were taken np for
consideration. From theproceedings, it appears that the pro-
moters of the temperance cause in Birkenhead being fully
alive to the want of a suitable and capacious building for
the holding of tea parties, concerts, and public meetings,
have already taken the initiative, and hat;e, for the object
in question, procured a large number of subscriptions. The
building, which is to cost .£2,500, will be put into so many
shares of each, giving, as we understand, each share-
holder a vote in the management of the property
according to the value of his capital sunk therein. To
render the speculation all the more ecr,aia of b ing
ultimately successful, the shares are payable in weekly
instatments of one shilliug. When the movement is a

little more matured we may take occasion to throw out a
few hints for thd consideration of the managing committee.
In the meantime, either the secretary, James D. Hum•
phries, Esq., or It. E. French, Esq., treasurer, will be glad
to afford all information.

THE FREE LIBRARY AND READING Room —This insti-
tution, formerly located in Price-street, Birkenhead, was,
as our readers are no doubt aware, removed to the new
tenement erected in Conway-ltreet, near Argyle-street,
immediately above the General Post Office. The necessary
arrangements connected with the removal having been
finished, we yesterday had the pleasure of a look through the

partments. The news-room is very commodious, measuring

34 by 42 feet, and, being high in the ceiling, is remarkably
well ventilated, as compared with the previous one. Oa
the tables and stands, we noticed not only the leading
metropolitan, Liverpool, and English provincial news.
papers, but also an excellent supply of Scotch broadsheets,
together with abundance of magazines, both quarterly and
monthly, as well as the weekly prints of the day. To the
reference library acuss will be afforded the members from
nine a.m. till ten p.m. ; and when we add to this the fact
that there are no fewer than 4,000 volumes of the most
select authors to be found on its shelves, then our rea•
ders may form a pretty correct idea of the valuable
opportunities and means of improvement enjoyed by the
present, as compared with the past generation, when the

.neans of intellectual culture were both " few and far
between." But as if the managing spirits of this public
Institute were determined to be not a whit behini their
compeers on the other side of the Mersey, it has also been
arranged that a regular supply of telegraphic intelligence
will be posted up in the rooms at least three times a day.

and thus the Merchant Princes of Liverpool woo reside in
this locality can read the signs of the times -as delineated
by the silent workings of the telegraph wires, much sooner
than 'they possibly can at present. To the secretary, J.
Roger 'Dutton, Esq., of the firm of Wain and Dutton,
sllicitors to the board of commissioners, the greatest meed
of approbation is well due; while to the librarian, Mr.
Hammond, we cannot bestow too much euloginm. We
wish this highly useful institution that measure of success
which the effort put forth to establish it so deservedly
mer Es.
OUR.' Nut sAscas.—Much as we lament over the necessity
of frequently directing attention to the nuisances existing
in the township of Birkenhead, still we-deem it but our
duty, as interested in the welfare of every community,
now and then to drop in a word or two in season, as a
memento of what ought not to be tolerated. In the
linmedJate vicinity of St. John's place we find, not
only an eye-sore to the respectable parties,. passing
to .and •fro on the Orton' road, but a -positive
.nui4.adee excmdingly dangerous in every sanitary respect,
•and; to say the least, out of all endurance. The precise spot
referred to,is used by the denizens of the dwellings, in that
fashionab/aresort, as a kind of cesspool for solids and liquids
eof every kind ; and unless something be dune, and that
soon, too, to cure the evil in question, we have no doubt
but it will be prejudicial to, the health and comfort of the
tenants; We have, or at least ought to have, an inspector of
nuisances,whose duty it should be not only to look after such,
but even have the state of the place restored to what it
originally was, when in our young days, not long ago, one
could have " pu'd the gowans fine," even ern the very site
now occupied by St. Johe's Schools. But we are sure the
Inspector will see to the rectifying of this. While refer-
ring to this quarter, we would suggest to the Lighting
and Watching Committee the expediency, not only of
having a lamp placed on the left hand side of
Oliver street, a little way past the
_Combermera 'Hotel,
but we would also have our authorities to repair
the road' in the place we' point out, for it
is only a few nights ago, that a gentleman, on his way
home, and amidst the thick, darkness thatgenerally broods
over the spot, had a very narrow escape of tumbling into
what we regard as nothing else but man traps. We are
sure that we need but hint at the above in order to its
being rectified at once and for eier.
TILE CHESTER RACES. —Tha flight of time once more
brings} round the recurrence of the above iaturnalia.• and
on this as previously, we believe -that every effirt will be
made by the Stewards of the races to make the great event
pass off with the greatest possible eclat. 'l'hrough the judi-
cious arrangements of the manager of the Birkenhead, Lan-
cashire, and Cheshire Railway, C. Mason, Esq:, the public in
Liverpool, and. surrounding districts, will not only have
frequent but cheap opportunities of visiting the scene of
thd. sports, and when we state the fact that boats
will leave the Landing-stage every fifteen minutes, and
that trains will 'be-despatched from Monks' Ferry station
as soon as fil!ed, from 8 30 a.m. until 2 p.m., it will be
at.once apparent that the tactics of the railway officials
will draw out large numbers, who, if the facility for
trivellin4 were circumscribed, might .never contemplate
leaving:their own firesides. We may. here also add that the
worthy host of the.Tranmere Hotel,,Mr. Fernihough, has,
;;!_hit desire to accommodate the public, made errange-
meat for the runr.,;.:.‘,`; of omnibtues from his establishment
every hour, commencing at. ten o'clock, a.m. Before
quitting this subject; we may state that a visit of Prince
Albert, on the cutiltace day, was 'all but arranged. The
melancholy intelligen6e, however, of the death •of the
'DuchesS of Globeeater will, it is feared, prevent such being
carried out, • ' • -
PENITIVE MODE or DEALlECL—Yesterday, Richard
Jnnds, coanlealer,' of Higher Bebington, was summoned
to the Birkenhead Police Court, at the instance of Mr. .1.
Griffiths, inspector of Weights, &e., for the Hundred of
Wirral, before the Rev. R. M. Fielden, Major-General the
Hon. Sir Edward Cust, the Rev. M. Coxon, and R. C.
Barton, Esq., charged with using improper weights. It
ippeared, from the evidence adduced, that the defendant
was using a large stone instead of a 28 Its. weight, which
was 8 lbs. 14 oz. short of that weight. The defendant
pleaded ignorance of the law, but said he always gave
good weight. The Bench fined the defendant 10s, and
9a 6d costs, Sir Edward Cust:observing that it was a very
serious thing the way in which the 'poor were defrauded
by such dishonest practices.