The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1854-03-28 00:00:00

CHESHIRE AND WALES.

ST. AIDAN'S COLLEGE, BIRKENHEAD. Workmen have
been engaged during the past week in laying out the
grounds and sinking the foundation for the new college.
It will be a handsome building, commanding a splendid
view of the entrance to the River Mersey.
THE SEICOMBE Egremont, and New Brighton ferries
will henceforward be worked by the same party, the
lessees of the two last-named ferries having undertaken
also to run boats to the Seacombe Ferry.
' SHREWSBURY AND BIRMINGHAM BAILWAY.—LOrd
the unanimous solicitation of the directors, accepted the
chairmanship of the Shrewsbury and Birmingham Railway
Company, vacant by the decease of Robert Clive, Esq., M.P.
BIEKENITEAD.—At the police court, on Thursday, a
young Liverpool thief, named John Jones, was committed
to Chester Castle for 21 days' hard labour, and to be
whipped, for stealing wearing apparel from Mr. Mullock,
Oliver-street, on Tuesday last.

THE SHROPSHIRE MURDER.—At the Shrewsbury
assizes, on Friday, before Mr. Justice Wightman, John
Lloyd, aged 27, labourer, was charged with the wilful
murder of John Gittins, at Ness-cliff, on the 28th of
February, the particulars of which were published a short
time since. The jury found the prisoner guilty, and he
was sentenced to death.

CHESTER .A.ND HOLYHEAD RAILWAY.—The traffic for
the week ending 19th March, 1854, was as follows :
Passengers, parcels, &c., per railway, £1994 4s. 9d.;
steam-boats, £342 6s. 6d. ;
total, £2336 lls. 3d. : goods
£1344 3s. 4d.: total, including Carnarvon traffic, per
rail, £3338 Bs. id. ; steam-boat, £342 6s. 6d. Cor-
responding week last year, per rail, £2962 13s. 7d.;
steam-boat, £232 2s. 9d. Increase, £485 18s. 3d.
THE ANNUAL MEETING of the Woodside and Hoylake
trusts was
nual
held on Thursday, at Mr. Gough's hotel, Bir-
kenhead, Sir Edward Cust in the chair, when the a
accounts
wtserewesrteatedprotdoubcede
inaandvepryassed. The affairs of
fthe
satisfactory condition. CHESTER ASSIZES.—There are at present sixty-four
prisoners entered for trial at the next assizes for Chester,
the commission for which will be opened on Saturday
next. The number at this time last year was seventy-
nine. There is, therefore, a decrease of fifteen, and there
are no charges for very serious crimes.
INQUESTS AT BIRKENHEAD.—On Thursday an inquest
was held at the Chester Hotel, Hamilton-street, on the
body of James Burns, a labourer, who was employed on
board the screw-steamer Brazileira, and who, on Tuesday
last, was struck on the head by a large block, which fell
from one of the masts, and rendered him insensible.—
Also, on the body of Llewellyn Griffiths, of Brook-street,
who, about a week ago, whilst employed with other men
at the dock works, received some injuries, which resulted
in his death on Wednesday. In each case a verdict of
" Accidental death" was returned.
RUNCORN ANNUAL TOWN MEETING.-011- Monday,
last week, the annual meeting was held at the Town-hall,
Josiah Rigby, Esq., churchwarden, in the chair, for the
purpose of making a list of responsible householders to
serve the office of overseers. Mr. John Simpson and Mr.
Wm. E. Rigby stood at the head of the list. The other
names were Messrs. Henry Beswick, Peter Ormrod, Char.
Hazlehurst, and Joseph Williams. Mr. John L. Wright
was unanimously appointed assessor of land and assessed
taxes. Thanks were voted to the chairman, and the
meeting separated.—Chester Courant.
NORTH WALEs.—We understand that Mr. Calvert will
shortly commence erecting his redaction and smelting
works in Merionethshire, for the purpose of extracting
gold from various ores and rocks. The establishment
will cover several acres of ground, and will be capable of
treating about 5,000 tons per week. It is estimated that
the total weekly expense will be about £2,000 when that
quantity is operated upon. Different processes
will be
used, according to the nature of the ore or rock brought
to the works. We are not aware what the charge per ton
will be, or whether the establishment will only work up
the ores from their own setts ; but at any rate it would
seem, if the above figures can be carried out, that an aver-
age of 3 dwts. per ton will leave a balance in favour of
the owner of the ores. These and other proceedings will
do much to open up the resources of North Wales, and
she will evidently have to acknowledge a debt of gratitude
to science.—Mining Journal. _

Lovs IN A PANTRY.—On Tuesday, a young man
named Thomas Jones was charged at the Birkenhead
police-court with being found concealed in the house
of Mr. Beck, director of the North and South Wales Bank,
Hamilton-square. The prosecutor stated that he remained
up in his house until late on Saturday, and suspecting
that the whole of his domestics had not retired to their
sleeping apartments, he went down stairs, and discovered
that the door of the pantry was fastened inside. Having
bolted the door outside, he went to the police-office, and
returned to the house with Inspector M'Neile, when the
prisoner was discovered in the pantry with one of the
servant girls. He was then taken into custody. The
defence was that the prisoner had no intention to commit
a felony, but had been tempted into the pantry from
genuine love to the servant maid. Mr. J. S. Jackson
remarked that, however honourable the motives of the
prisoner might be, such procedure could not be tolerated-
The prisoner's character, however, was free from invuth"
tion, and he was discharged with a caution.
CLAUGHTON ANNUAL MEETING.—The annual meeting ,at
of the ratepayers of Claughton was held on Thursday'
Knowles's Hotel. Present :—Messrs. Rieha,.(l l;bia, Wil Stubbs -
,
Park, Hind, Douglas, Bell, Fox, Highton,
Wpaos
called to
&c. Mr. James Hight
on Knowles, that the fol.
the chair, when it was unanimously resolved ,
lHowiartnlgeyshHoiulndd,beHnenryomin Highten, John
for the ensuing year, viz., Messrs. •Lan, Charles Verelst,
of overseers
Katedeisatoll
Percival Witherby,
Henry Hill Cox, Nicholas Duckworth,
also determined unanimously
and Hugh Dixon. It was
ntlemen for the 'office of as..
to nominate the following r
- M. Blythe, Edmund Thomp.
sessors, viz., Messrs.HenryThomas Curry, Peter Douglas, Robt.
son, Samuel Rickman, , William Carter. The
salary o
Dean, George Rae, a
an
Scott, was raised £lO a year in
Mr.
the assistant-overseer,
increased duties, and the satisf t
consideration of his _ .
• he had performed them. Thanks were
manner in which .
Mr. James Highton and Mr. John Hartley Hind,
voted to
for their
services as overseers during the past year ; and
the meeting broke up soon after nine o'clock.
sAesrprialthees°ffice

Grurro.--The Baltimore Patriot says the amount of
guano whch will be imported into that city, the present
reaeh 60,000 tons, costing' three se-
yheamr,
owfillaQtbly
dollars,