The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1847-06-01 00:00:00

TO THE RATEPAYERS OF BIRKENHEAD,

THE LIVERPOOL JOURNAL, of this morning, reports
a Speech made by Mr. MaLtany, at the Craven Rooms,
on Thursday night, of which the following is an extract:—

"Allusion had been made to the construction of the docks
already opened. Now Mr. Hicklin might not be well ac-
quainted with the legal bearing of the case, but he (Mr. Mal-
laby) knew, and the Commissioners knew, that that dock was
made illegally, and that it was made out of money placed in the
bands of the Commissioners for other purposes. (Hear.) He
knew some of the Commissioners were very anxious that the
money so obtained should be properly pended, but there
were others who well knew at the ti whether they were ex-
pend'ng that money for the advap ge of the Township or the
advancement of their own prWate interests. , Let those clear
themselves of that charge who could."

The excavations connected with the Docks alluded to were
commenced soon after he laying of the Foundation Stone and
the Masonry for tliegates early in the summer of 1846, and
resolutions passed 'fixing its opening, and that of the Bridge-
End Dock, to take place before the end of the same year.
Mr. Mallaby states, that he knew the Dock Commissioners
were acting illegally, I conceive it was, therefore, clearly his
duty, as Law-Clerk, to have advised them that they could not
proceed with the work, and if they did not then desist, to have
inserted on the minutes a written protest to that effect.
Mr. Mallaby did not, however, inform the Commissioners
they were expending money illegally until near the end of last
year, when the dock in question was in a very advanced state.

The total amount expended on this Dock, up to this time,
does not exceed .t'25.000, a most beneficial outlay to the Dock
Trust, to the Bondholders, and to the Town of Birkenhead.
The object of the present Commissioners has been not merely
to complete the Passage Dock and the Bridge-end Dock, as
iminualed, but to penn up the Water of the Great Float of 150
acres, thereby providing accommodation for the reception of a
large Trade, by next Autumn, and benefitting the whole Town
of Birkenhead, from Woodside Ferry to the Upper end of the
Float.

Resolutions to this effect were past in January last, and the
necessary arrangements made with the Public Boards soon
after.

Individually, I give the most unquali,fied DENIAL to the
insinuations of Mr. Mallaby, should he mean them to apply to
your most obedient servant,

JOHN LAIRD

35, Hamillon-square, May 29, 1847.

SOUTH LANCASHIRE ELECTION

AT a MEETING of the REFORM ASSOCIATION,
held at the Clarence Hotel, Manchester, on TUESDAY,
May 25, 1847, . .

GEORGE WILSON, Esq. in the Chair.
Resolved,—That this Meeting is of opinion that the Repre-
sentation of South Lancashire should be entrusted only to men
of enlarged experience, established opinions_and fully conver-
sant with the great commercial and int sMal interests of this
important district.
Resolved, —That the Requisit* , signed by 8340 Electors of
this Division of the County, presented immediately to the
Hon. C. P. Villiers, M.P., antl that a Meeting of this Association
be held on Tuesday, Ist otJune, to receive the Report of the
Deputation appointee present the Requisition, and to take
into consideration t e steps to be taken in reference to the next
Election ; and that, in the meantime, the Electors be earnestly
requested to withhold their pledges from any other Candidate.
Resolved,—That the various Free Trade and Reform Associa-
tions in this Division of the County be requested to meet imme-
diately, with a view of cooperating with this Association.
GEORGE WILSON, Chairman.

TO Tug
ELECTORS OF THE SOI.HERN DIVISION OF

THE COUNTY OF LANCASTER

GENTLEMEN,
UNDERSTANDING that it is not the intention of
your present honourable Representative, Mr. Entwisle,
again to offer himself for the representation of your Division of
the County of Lancaster, I venture to present myself to your
notice as a Candidate for that honour at the approaching Ge-
neial Election.
Connected as I am, by accidents o y position, with the
oagfrthicitstlKtuirild,
otlinte,cremnnteterrtcaiianl,tiaund
dttsire itantufkaectausriancgtivineta 13eresrtst
c.
for their protection and pr
rrniotiOn as mo)
abilitiesa may ns 'a l
me or opportunity may
allowr: It is for you, andnoth,eih°le:
to decide whether I shalkllnd the opportunity through so ho_
honourable a mediunry.sts your Suffrages.
Should that obj e attained, of ffnstimbition v hich nay be
censured for its sumption, but not, I trust, fer its motives or
its direction, I all enter public life under a deep sense of .the
responsibilit' , which even the entertainment of that ambition
will entail upon me ; for I feel that the justification even of the
Deterb
attempt must rest upon my future conduct. _

I shall enter on that career at a moment when the verdict of
Parliament has recently been pronounced for the decision of
great questions of policy which have long agitated and divided
public opinion. I shall enter it with the recollection that the
name I inherit is somewhat connected with the termination of
the most arduons crisis of that contest of opinion; with a con-
fident expectation that the steady and judicious application of
the principles of free commercial policy then established will
realize the advantages anticipated from them by their advo-
cates, and with the earnest desire to secure and extend those
advantages.

A canlid review of the difficulties which have attended the
administration of the public affairs of the United Kingdom since
the accession of Her 'Majesty's present Ministers to office, and
of their discharge of their more than usually onerous duties,
leads me to the belief that their measures, in a future Parlia-
ment, will be entitled to my best support.
I found this belief on the general character of their measures
with respect to Ireland, both for the alleviation of the miseries
of present scarcity, and for laying the foundation of ulterior
social improvement in that country.

I have Witnessed with sympathy and approbation the steps
which Her Majesty's advisers have taken to extend the bless-
ings of education, and I hope to see those blessings freely
aced within the reach of all classes of Her Mikjesty's subjects.
With these general views, with no inducement but a desire
for your service and that of the country, with no pretension
but that community of interest to which I have adverted at the
outset of this Address, I am ready to incur those imputations
of rashness and presumption, against wWch I have no guaran-
tee but your indulgence and a fair construction of my motives,
•
and I respectfully place myself at your disposal.
Allow me to assure yon that, if I should be fortunate enough
to secure your Sufferages, no endeavour shall be wanting on my
part to make up in zeal and assiduity for my deficiences in age
and experience ; and that it will be my study to prove myself
grateful for the honour von have done me, and the confidence
you have placed in me, by untiring devotion to your interests
and wishes. _

I have the honour to be, Gentlemen,
Your very obedient Servant
BRACKLEY

llama'tot-place, May 21, 1847

TO INVENTORS DESIGNERS, AND OTHERS,

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TARVIN HALL SCHOOL.
MIDSUMMER EXAMINATION

THE EXAMINATION IN PUBLIC will take place
on TUESDAY, the 15th June, between the hours of Eleven
and Five o'clock; and will be pres ed-oVerbTthe Rev. Tnos.
STANLEY BOWSTEAD, M.A ar of Tarvin, and Prebendary'
of Lichfield Cathedral.

The Principal will-Iter honoured by the presence of the Pa-
rents of his Pupils, and others who take an interest in the
prosperity of the School. JOHN BRINDLEY, Principal.
Tarvin Hall, May 25, 1847.