The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1852-10-26 00:00:00

nd the crew of the Ru

e themselves from being

turn imr

diately to the vessel v

crews of both vessels

:neeeeded in releasing the Dub

,tacked, the Ru

and ropes by which they were
barque fell over and went down in deep water

captain of the Dutchman then examined his own vessel,
and found the damage she had received was so consider-
able that he determined to bear up for Cork Harbour,
where he arrived on Sunday. The crew of the Russian
barque were landed at Queenstown, and placed in charge
of the Russian Consul, by whom they will be provided for
E.nd sent home. On examination it was found that the
Prince Hendrick had lost her cut-water, her rails, and her
jibboorn, in addition to which she had her stem damaged,
and received other injuries. Though the damage received
by the Prince Hendrick is so considerable that the cargo
will have to be discharged and the vessel go into dock for
repairs, fortunately no lives were lost.

THE MILITIA.—The first regiment of the Royal Lan-
cashire Militia will be called up in this town on the Bth of
next month. The number that will arrive here is ex-
pected to reach about 700, and Mr. Malcolm Wright,
superintendent of police, as billet-master, has made satis-
factory arrangements for their accommodation. In each
large public-house ten men will be billetted, in small
public-houses eight, and in beer-shops six. By this ar-
rangement accommodation will be afforded in Lancaster
for about 690 men, and in Skerton for 50.—(Lancaster
Guardian.) John Talbot Clifton, Esq. has been ap.
pointed Colonel of the first regiment of the Duke of Lan-
caster's Own Militia, vice Plumbe Tempest, retired. The
Chester Chronicle says, "We have reason to believe
that the progress of the enrolment of militiamen in the
city parishes is quite satisfactory, and that the quota will be
made up without the necessity of resorting to the ballot.
Notwithstanding frequent and particular inquiries, we
have not been able to ascertain the exact particulars, and
the foregoing is all that we aro in a condition to report at

present: Tlie same holds good with respect to the coun-
try districts of Cheshire." The subjoined circular me-
morandum will be perused with much satisfaction by all
militia officers who desire to qualify for regimental duty.
" Circular Memorandnm : Horseguards, 20th October,
1852.—1 t having been represented to the General Com-
manding-in-Chief, that it would be greatly for the ad-
vantage of the militia about to be enrolled, if facilities

Were afforded to the officers of acquiring a I
their duty by being temporally attached for instruction
to regiments or depots of the line, Viscount Hardinge

nowledge of

hesitation, afforded by all commanding officers of infantr,
in England and Wales, upon the application of colonel
of militia ; and his lordship hopes that the best under.
standing may prevail on all such occasions between thi
services, and that during the period that officers of
,r
may be thus attached_ to particular corps for i

truction,

they may be admitted as honorary members of the regi:
mental or depot mess.—By command, G. Brown, ad-

jutant-general,

from tl

of PYrti

ye drinking

A. man age

—lt was aQ

th:own-sfreet, the estimated cost being £525

31 died

Teed to

street to
and from

rds to Tosteth-piirk, the total esti-
2, of which West Derby will have to

for the c

of propert

)n refused. M

in that

Newlands

ns had been found quite inapplicable ; and

'zed- in bringing out some
This closed the general

he last meeting of the corn-
the present municipal year, Mr. Godfrey rose
vote of thanks to the e►
rpfpror --

man and vice-chair-
zsdale, he expressed his

had don

; no man had ever better filled iair than
—no man had more faithfully attended to his
g ready for their discharge by six o'clock in
nr nvpn nstrlinr_ if esillpel fnr —Mr T,lnvil

great I

the management of the streets

aity, and practical know-
fit to the town as regarded
and had been of vast as-

appropriate t

!er but to all parties con-
n carried by acclamation,
;arms, acknowledged the

Chaliner, d

Tairman, also ac-

LONDON. LIVERPOOL, AND NORTH AMERICAN SCREW
STEAMSHIP COMPANY.—We perceive by the Gazette, of
Friday, the 22d instant, that a newcompany, provisionally
registered, termed the London, Liverpool, and North Am-
erican Screw Steamship Company, intending to run vessels
between the United Kingdom and the United States and
our North American colonies, is applying to the Board
of Trade for a rojal charter, under the Ist Victoria, cap.
73, for the purpose of limiting the liability of the share-
holders. There is nothing that would give us more
pleasure than to see enterprising individuals, or com-
panies, pushing the trade of this port with America, or
any other country by means of screw-steamers, as it would
give us a larger portion of the carrying trade, no other
country being able to compete with us in the construction
of iron vessels, the particular class, as yet, found best
adapted to the screw. Much, however, as we wish to see
these vessels multiplied we cannot shut our eyes to the
great injustice that would be done to the shipowners, not
only of this port, but generally throughout the kingdom,
by granting special privileges to a company exempting them
from the ordinary liability to which individuals are subject
both in law and equity. Is private enterprise to be re-
strained by granting special privileges to companies, to the
disadvantage of individuals, for the performance of duties
which, after all, have no particular claims upon our consi-
deration ? If screw-steamers between this country and
our American colonies, or between Great Britain and
the United States, are found to work profitably, such
steamers will be placed on the stations by the ordinary
enterprise of the mercantile community; and, if they
will not pay, granting a charter to a coorp-any to carry on
a losing trade, and by the very charter itself exonerating
the shareholders from the consequefices of their rashness,
and victimizing their' creditors -"is something very like
swindling by act of parliameqe. Without entering upon
the merits of the general question in regard to the limita-
tion of liability, its partial application is an acknowledged
evil, and, were this comp ly granted a charter, any of our
ners are in com on fairness entitled to the same
to ; though we onceive an application to that effect
he instantly & missed. Unless shipowners wish to
it rights inv ed, their property injured, and their
rise suppre ed, they will make a • vigorous and
represent ion to the Board of Trade upon the in-
of gran g.a charter to a special company, and
lding fr m them the privilege of limited responsi-

united
justice

......„ard to the ships of which they are the'whole
n- part owr.9fs. The act of Parliament has already had
too much latitude : it is not compulsory, but permissive,
Permissiv9ihowever, only in extreme cases, and not in the
least appficahle to steam vessels trading to America or
elsewhere.—Albion.

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