The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1839-12-20 00:00:00

corm to a resolution which should secure the effective ad-
hni
nn tration of the law, and • uniformity in all parts of the
"try.
:15i7sre.1 fT B. ADDISON said he understood thc:liief constable
Cs abOut tol proceed to London, for the purpose of putting
in communication With Colonel Rowan, for at least
nionth, and the proposed adjournment should be over by
'at Period,:.
In answer to the Chairman, Capt. WOODFORD confirmed
,
Addison 4 statement.
was then made and seconded, that the court at
o do adjourn till the Wednesday after the West Derby
sslons.
The Rev. T
oONATIIAN ',ROOKS thought there was
tY in the'way of Mr. Foster's suggestion. The act of par-
tt`u'lent directed the Chief Constable to report to every guar-
" segiOns, so that he would be obliged to go round toevery
(laver sessions in the county.
ti,„11.. T. B. AncosON contended that by the provisions of
act, whatever was required to be done at every quarter
smons might he done at the annual general sessions.
Air. BrtooKs referred the Chairman to the 17th clause of
t"'" act. •
Me CHAIRMAN read the clause, and added that it sup-
Ported Mr. Brooks' view.
Nlr. BROOKS then proceeded to show the inefficacy of the
L
of leaving the Chief Constable to report only to annual
iftwral sessiOns.- Let him go round to the different quarter
ike'si(ms, and there report his progress, and at once proceed
) the organization of his force.
t, Mr. FOSTER explained that it was very far from his wish
,I4t every thing should be done at the annual sessions. The
°:11s.: object he had in view was, that the Chief Constable
have some -acknowledged body to communicate with,
and that uniformity of practice should be observed.
• Almli desultory discussion followed, in which the same
views were repeated, but for the time no decision was arrived
at.

On the motion of the Rev. J. T. lioaroN the rules and
irgulations for the government of the new force were ordered
d°
be printed, and circulated among the magistrates.
"Wl` nth re further debate, conducted in a manner too dis-
Jointed and irre,-nlar folic correctly reported, it was under-
qood that Captain Woodford •should report to the next ses-
`'c'ns what he had done, bat as to his future reports we could
not hear "wli:ttlier any arrangement was. made.
f The Cpt•NTy TREASURER' stated that he was without
:nids for carrying the act into. operation. Ile understood
`nal: the cost of it would be £30,000 a year.
After -a very brief conversation, art-lotion, propOsed by the
tt •
thel• 3 -
. J'. ouToN, was carried for haying a county rate for
e purpo,,c, to produce £15,000, as a temporary fund.
)411 the other subjects connected with the new force, on
wilieh 'not iceS of motion had been given, as well as the con-
sideratitni of the visiting justices' reports, were postponed.
the Rey. Mr. iltrooKs: ,aid the new rules for the regulation
°t the several prisons would not incense the expenditure.
The sessions adjourned at four o'clock, having sat five

THE NEW PACKET-SHIP "NEW YORK."

. .
The successful commencement of transatlantic steananavi-
!Cation does not. seem to. have abated in the slightest degree
the competition of our commercial brethren of New York, in
the building_
.and equipment of new packet-ships for the coin-
Munication. between that port and Liverpool, of a larger—
!lune elegant-a-and more costly description, than those which
have preceded.them, and which have always been considered
as first-rate vessels. We bad the gratification last winter to
notice the Roscius, a noble new line ship (now in the port) ;
'ye have recently called attention to another liner, the Pat-
rick Henry, also in port ; and a third, the New York, now
claims our attention, equal in all essential points to those
named, of highly-finished construction, and in some respects
embracing what may be deemed improvements (if that were
Possible) in the general design and accommodations.
No surprise, however, need be entertained at this onward
,Progress of our transatlantic friends in the increase of their
(amd we. may add our) mercantile marine. Their honourable
ardour and rivalry arises, no doubt, from the gratifying in-
erease
, notwithstanding occasional temporary depressions,
in the traffic between this country and the United States.
The ocean-going steam-ships, hitherto employed, have, more-
?vela affected but little, if at all, the freights so long enjoyed
"Y the " line" sailing-ships. The former being appropriated
having to carry a large quantity of fuel, can receive only
a comparatively small weight of cargo. It is to be remem-
bered, too, that. notwithstanding their general success, there
are still many passengers who would, independently of any
consideration of economy, prefer the good old-fashioned
mode of propulsion by wind, to the modern system by the
agency of steatn,a-.-which is, after all, not beyond the reach
of casualty and delay;
But without proceed.ng to further investigation or specu-
lation on the subject, and trusting that the good understand-
ing and the mutual wants of the two countries . will find in-
creasing employment for. both classes of vessels, we submit
the following brief account of the " last" new line ship :
The New York was built by Messrs. Webb and Allen,
in the city from which she derives her name, for Messrs.
°, '
Goodhue and Company, of the line sailing from this port on
the 7th and 19th of each month, and consigned to Messrs.
Baring Brothers, of this town. Her length is 175 feet over
all her beam 31 feet, and her depth of hold'23 feet. She is
Built principally of live oak, including the flooring timbers ;
the setters are of locust, a remarkably tough and strong aim-
tier ; and the upper works, &c. are all of the best and
choicest description. Her burden is about MG tons, car-
Penters' measurement, or 862 70-95 American. ller mo-
del has been much approved by practical men ; her bot-
tom being fine, with a sharp entrance and a clear run.
sins
will be more manifest when she is placed in the
Graving Dock for the purpose of being coppered. Her top
sides are finished in a remarkably neat and substantial man-
ner, the planks being. narrow, and madded at each seam, in
continuous lines from stem to stern. She has a handsome bil-
let head, which (to our thinking, though this is a matter of
taste) looks as handsome as a figure head at a short distance.
What's called a iamonkey rail" runs outside fore and aft,
and being. painted in :gun-ports in the usual manner of our
asmao_American line. ships, she has the appearance of a fri-
gate when at anchor in the river. The stern, which is hand-
"nnely earved,fornis horizontally a slight segment of a circle,
and, like many of the New York ships, has very little rake
or overhang. This (such is the effect of fashion) gives an
appearance. of heavin,ess to the afterpart of these new ships,
to which an linglislanautieal eye cannot at once become re-
conciled ; but as they have no quarter galleries (though these
are a-decided ornament), said but little projection beyond the
T'aal-post, 4 is clear that,they are lighter in construction in
, "Park. as pleas
.weiaht of, materials projects from the stern
frame.. The throwing out of the .upperworks of the stern
(as in some of our gentlemen's yachts in particular) certainly
adds to the " length" of the vessel as measured aloft, but
- gives her little or no increase of tonnage, and certainly none
of safety. This too is, however, a matter of taste.
The New York has a quarter deck of considerable length,
• and a top-gailaut forecastle, both raised on the main-deck,
which is continuous or flush, and also a small poop over the
" smoking room,"' at the extreme stern of the vessel. The
descent
to the cabins is through this latter room, which is
lighted by seven..stern windows. Here there is a new and
"mtnodious contrivance for the convenience and comfort
of the _steersman, who is so boarded in and elevated, that be
rs UllsElell by, and isolated from, the parties in the " smoking
ronnia" yet, by means of a window a little raised over the
• level.uf the poop, can command as full a view of the sails of
the
ship as if lie were on deck. This room is furnished with
crimson cushioned seats, and forms a vestibuleto the cabin,
and an agreeable lounging place for those who delight to
*whiff " the light segar." The plan of the steering tackle ap-
Pears to be new, and has the advantage of being so compact,
as not to interfere with the free use of the apartment by
the passengers.
A short flight of steps leads from this room to the main
cabin or saloon, and the ladies' cabin adjoining. The style
and workmanship of these is so nearly similar to time con-.
respondiug rooms in the Roscius and the Patrick Henry,
that a very brief account will suffice. The main cabin is
about 55 feet in length, and 15 in breadth. The sides are
empanelled in tl.e modern American style.; the whole
veneered in beautiful choice woods of the most glassy polish,
the predominating' shade being light. - The styles of the
State room doors and intertnediate spaces are of satin-
"nod, the panels bordered by rosewood, and the mould
tags of zebra-wood, in cross band. Between each com-
partment are pilasters of satin wood, backed by rose-
rood, inlaid with ornamental work in ebony. These
lave pedestals of dark variegated marble, and capitals
of dark wood inlaid with gold and with gilded mouldings.
The
cornicing is of rosewood, mahogany, and zebra wood.
ine whole being highly polished has, without the aid of paint,
a eery superb effect. At time stern end of the room, over a
rilassY sofa, there is a mirror in the centre compartment, and
on each side a stained glass window of appropriate design,
'omitting a subdued light from the smoking room. This cabin
is
aired. lighted chiefly from two large deck lights. The furniture
is rich and appropriate. The sleeping rooms are large, wellrd
. well lighted, and commodious. The hangings of the
te
us are peculiarly rich, being of silk merino of rich pattern.
The ladies'
cabin, which adjoins, is about eighteen feet in
length, and is finished in a corresponding manner. As in
the
Roscius and Patrick Henry, it may be made distinct from
the main cabin, and has an entrance to the main deck. Be-
'!"es the roof-light, there are others from the main deck in
stained glass, in the principal or centre one of which are ern-
%...1 lazoited the arms of New York. There is here a massy
rosewood sofa, cushioned in embossed velvet, and the furnl-
atrtee and fittings of the room and the adjoining sleeping apart-
n
ts is costly and appropriate. The accommodations of
tf':;,,SPlendid vessel are suited for forty passengers.
ue New York, in fine, (now lying in the Waterloo Dock)
minasl3llc of the finest ships that was ever yet put on the station,
ttm. and
though from long-continued adverse winds, she made a
ratheroat long passage, she has proved herself to be a good sea
a fast sailer,—making good, on several occasions,
Sheona 101- to 121 knots an hour, though rather deeply laden.
numeric
commanded by Captain Barstow, formerly of the South
it ‘l,llc;ii;al, in the same line, and of whose well-known merits
Place'
onfl be superfluOus in us to say a word. She takes the
the
eer u Orpheus
s.in the Old Line of Packets, and we
Wish her

A rumour is in very general circulation in this borough,
that E. G. Barnard, Esq., one of the present members, is on
the eve of accepting the Chiltern Hundreds, it being under-
stood that the numerously-signed requisition made to Capt.
Dundas, N.N., clerk of the ordnance, had reference to
this arrangement.—lVoolwich Advertiser.
THE ANTI-CORN-LAW DINNER.—ItWiII be seen by the
advertisement in another column, that, in consequen.ce. of
the very great demand already made for tickets of admission
t!? this dinner, it has been deemed expedient to
is
ad-
ditional accommodation ; in order to which it is necessary
ti?, Postpone the dinner from Thursday the 9th to Monday
i!aVe already
10/4 January. Amongst the members of parliament who
sent answers to the letters of invitation,. the
Vhll.7Yvilig gentleman have accepted the invitation :—Mark
est,dP,s, Esq. M.P. (Manchester ) ; George Wm. NA. ood,
"I .P. (Kendal); Thomas Thornely, Esq. (Wolver-
.tuiPton) ; Richard Walker Esq. M.P. (Gloucester); and
Daniel O'Co 11 Esq. P. (Dublin).—Manchester
Guardian. nne
INCREASR
- OF CIIUACH ACCOMMODATION IN THE DLO-
aewkSl'. " CHESTER.—Many of our readers may be' little
of the surprising increase of church accommodation.
this”eli.has been afforded of late years to the inhabitants. of
w has
the 20 new churches which
IL,I;e consecrated last year, no less than 17 more have been
-;",!(1 during' he present one—affording an addition of about
b '3,000 sittings, while pastoral superintendence has been
r?itglit within the reach of 54,000 persons, to the vast ma-
J°lltY of whom it was before practically inaccessible. The
e
of the buildings has been £53,300 : of the endowments,
to '4O. It seems a large sum, because we are not apcus-
lin'ed t() look upon such objects as a part of our expenditure.A
yet how small is the amount, in real fact, compared with
'M expenditure of the two millions of people resident in the
diocesel of Chester ! How little would be added to the out-
lay, when an acre of ground is covered with buildings, if, at
esamee time, provision were made that those who are to be
eall
Pi oyed in the manufactory, or on the surrounding estate,
should be treated as immortal beings i How little would be
diminished from the annual returns of the business, or added
I_o the annual expense of the establishment, if a hundred
rinds or two were devoted to the maintenance of a clergy-
who should watch over the eternal interests of those on
174:!In our own temporal interests depend ! Inde:,d, it may
betterlY questioned whether in a temporal point of view a
Zritwhorship
return would not have been made for capital, if places
had been built, and religious instruction provided,
a fraction of those sums which, during the last few
i_ears! have been expended in adding factory to factory, and
LLehinery to machinery, with little consideration of the in-
7ilect.ual machine, which is not to perish together with the
material things on which it is employed, but to endure for
t
ver• —Chester Courant.