The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1854-02-14 00:00:00

CHESHIRE AND WALES.

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BIRKENHEAD FERRY RECE IPTS.—At the raro--;
the Birkenhead Commissioners, on Tuesday rc,„outll
was stated that the ferry receipts for the past the
(January) were £1,988 10s. 5d., against £1,899 175.1.11
the
corresponding month of last year. The receipts frond!,
24th of April to the 31st of January last were Oro,
against £17,136 in the like period of last year.
penditure from the 24th April, 1853, to the 31st Jail

1854, was £16,909.

SMOKE CONSUMPTION BY FERRY STEA.MEES.--tcit
meeting of the Birkenhead Commissioners, on Tuesday;
stated that a letter had been received from the 'Oil
clerk of Liverpool, stating that, at the expiration 'ft)
month, the penalties for non-consumption of smoke 00
be enforced. The committee had offered to aPP..,IIOOt
apparatus the corporation might suggest, which wow
injure the boilers, but no answer has been received.
Bir • Itenl9.
MODEL YACHTS IN BIRKENITEAD.—The oiai•
Model Yacht Club, at their last monthly meeting, '.t
mously passed a resolution for the exclusion of the 5,
models. Much sport is expected from the new
" two tonners," which are to be sailed on the float) thethere are also five or six new " eight tonners" 0110
stocks. The club now numbers about 160 raembel,

has about 20 yachts, ranging from 3j to 8 tons. 01
FRIGHTFUL QUARRY ACCIDENT.--A deplorable e.ty
has just happened at the Cloddfa'r Lou Quarry, rtealio.
celebrated Nantillt Lakes, in North Wales. TO 0
not related, named Evan and Robert Jones, were., tot
some others, engaged in setting the water-balance refoci
the mouth of the quarry, when the former placed b" sod
on a plank projecting some distance over the quarP,o
insecurely attached to the top of the incline. Feel'a
board giving way under him, he instinctively •gles.'r pre
the person nearest him, Robert Jones, and both aarepo
cipitated, with fearful violence, into the chasm. ~eth
who had caused the accident, after descending a Old
forty yards, fell upon a ledge of rock, and, thougll
fully injured, some faint hopes are entertained 0 01
recovery. His companion, however, fell to the bott6
the quarry, a depth of sixty yards, and was literally w;ii
to pieces, the brains and portions of the skull bear°
the ground.

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CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD RAILWAY.-The
the week ending sth February, 1854, was as folle51,;
Passengers, parcels, &c., per railway, £2,037 4
steam-boats, £345 Bs. 2d. ; total, £2,382 13s. 7d. 6" ve
£1,325 Bs. 2d.: total, including Carnarvon trafbew
rail, £3,362 13s. ld. ; steam-boat, £345 85. 2d. „co'
responding week last year, per rail, £2,947 16s. 9d. ; s'
boat, £199 10s. 10d. Increase, £560 13s. Bd. 011
BIRKENHEAD HOSPITAL AND DISPENSATCY.---AtO
annual meeting of governors, held at the Toccui,at
Birkenhead, William T. Hamilton and Matthew Jeui,;,, otb
Esqrs., formerly honorary surgeons to the insti'''',4l
were duly elected consulting medical officers, vice RP'
Smith and William Stevenson, Esqrs., deceased. 40
FATAL ACCIDENT TO. A CHILD.-011 WedHeSdaf,
Euston, aged four years,- residing with her par
Hope-terrace, Birkenhead, was left by herself fora ~!,„al
time, when her clothes eanght fire, and before the Itolf
could be extinguished, she had received such severe
juries that death ensued on the following day. ,
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FARMERS' CzniK-The ploughing raatcll4
exhibition of stock in connexion with this society
take place to-morrow at Hinderton, near Nestoa. et,
dinner wane held at the Rock Ferry Hotel. The
ings of this society are always interesting, and tb
generally a good muster.
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ROBBERY BY A SERVANT.-Jessie Blevin was -
before the magistrates at Birkenhead, on MondaY,Ae,
stealing a purse, containing £lO, a silk dress, and ~.dej,
the property of Mrs. Fernihough, of the Tranmere
The prisoner- was recently in the employ of the Pro tile
trix, and on leaving her situation she abstracted
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money and other articles. She was apprehended 19- a o
street, and on her box being searched, it was fou9,,i,
contain the dress and cape. She was committed for tr',
LONDON AND BIRKENHEAD RAILWAY TnArr„l
The Shrewsbury and Birmingham Railway Company
tb
ercised, for the first time, their running powers ove1;004
Stour Valley line on Saturday, under Mr. Hawksizot#
award. The rent payable to the London and I'oo
Western Company for the use of the New-street s egG
in Birmingham, is to be £3OO per month for the first Yotil
£lOO per month in the second year, and £5OO Per ra
afterwards. The-tolls payable to the same compau,,Yr
per passenger-First class, 2d. per mile, or 2s. 2d, I°o,o
whole distance; second class, lid. per mile, or ls. Si fa
the whole distance; third class, id: per mile, or I(}iraild
the whole distance. The present fares on the Stour,'
are-First class, 2s, or 2d. under the tollage actual
able ; second class, ls. 3d., or 51d. under the torto'
third class, ls., or lid. over the tollage. The Shrele
and Birmingham Company looks to ulterior adva,u„„o4
i. e., the conveyance of through traffic between Lon
and Birkenhead. ,
WORKING MEN'S INSTITUTE AT BIRKENITE.---.
Wednesday, the second public meeting of this society,
held in the Friends' Meeting-house; Beckwith-street, tied
kenhead. The object of the institute, which was I: oe4
on the 24th ultimo, is to promote amongst workin,,
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self-improvement in the principles of art and scienek,eft
to obtain general knowledge and intellectual ainusaf,,,it
adapted to their sphere of life, and compatible with nx
daily duties. All political and religious topics ar,ente
prohibited. There were several gentlemen present !".tioft
mofe&tiensgocwiehtoy.hadsirtakeGeonrga
elivsetleyptetnrntwiaus
calltheedform"upllitlo
preside, after which the rules, which had been preps
a committee of working men, were read and passed' to
colitti.hrirahnisspta,,ttertgehat,
bhuethtande weeererittteunrytoefPwsrince
nesss had written to say that,
warm interest in worhing men's institutions,
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character of the Birkenhead society alone prevented:
from complying with the request. The Marquis of col:
mister had also been written to, and he had at once „50
seated to become a patron of the institution, and exPr(;),,,o
his readiness to contribute towards its funds. -Ara.° W.
the gentlemen who took :a part in the meeting were
Hornblower, the honorary. secretary ; Mr. Curry, t,„,11°,010
although the prinßOceYaltrioso4
R. Wall, Mr. T. C. Archer, Mr. Blake, Mr. 31.
&c. The prospects of the society were stated to "e
encouraging, both as regards members and finanee!,,,,o,
several gentlemen had promised to deliver lecto,,ioo,
various scientific subjects- Thanks were voted to r..;01,
Albert-and the Marquis, at Westminster, and to ,d°°
persons who had exerted themselves in the formal:lV
the society, and the same compliment having been P"glik
the chairman, Sir George-Stephen replied at some lei
reviewing the • extraordinary progress of science s_.,,ineeei•ol/
boyhood, and predicted; that before long the rr'oll4
Meeting-house would not be large enough to contab?4,oi
fourth of the society's members. It is the intent"oo
the committee to make preparations for the holding
public tea soirée in connexion with the institute. tit
EXTRAORDINARY AGRICULTURAL SALES.-Ecela s
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scription of stock, horses, and produce, is realising
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prices. Calving cows,.from £ll to £lB, according
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breed, and size, and in 08,-
some cases even £2O has -; p
tained ; calving heifers, from £8 to £l2 ; stirks, &eV',
t0..£16 the pair ; horses, of the fat kind, are very .our
ranging from £304.0.£45; hacks and colts in propo"-61i
fht cattle from 64d. to 7d.; sheep, 7d. to Bd. ; PiCa'f,
to B 3 id. • turnips, from 18s. 6d. to 225. per ton '"7.•
ss. to £4los. ; straw, 30s. to 505.; cheese, from' 51,5:ev
755.; in. • one case we have heard of 80s , and-we ;if,'
it is still reported to be on the advance. Oil.M0a1,10? '
very large sale was held at the farm of the late lw,vose4
kins, at Belgrave, near Eaton, at which it is Istlieji
nearly five hundred persons were present; some Or,
from very great distances. The catalogue contaiglyesn
lots, an unprecedented number for one dal. 'Ear
Churton, however, (who had the conduct of the fol
mustered all their force, the three members of theirl
being present ; and, by their united efforts, the $7,- 0,
managed with great spirit, which was not suffered ~0
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the whole being sold in a little under • five hours, ul'r
high prices. Calving cows realised, from, £ll Oa,
heifers upwards of £l5 each; stirks and calves in Pro ,
tion ; short-horned bulls, from £9 to £l7 ; wagon
£35 to £44 each; a very old shandry mare realised Corr,
£2O; and we heard it frequently remarked that AP
were never known to be so dear. Fat cattle realisf 00;
pigs, fully 6d. ; in-lamb ewes (small. breed,) 345. Oa' is',;
The farming implements also met a ready sale. 021.47,
nesday, a sale of the fat cattle belonging to the
of Westminster took place, at the Eaton farm yartt t.1":4
attendance of buyers was great, and prices very rat9,l
beef varying from 62d. to 7d. A competent judge 1''',,.0
us that one fat cow realised fully 71d. The sale 00.1.',,1:0'
0f52 lots, which were sold in onehour and three-4u'
-Chester Chronicle.
Goons FROM LIVERPOOL-At the meeting

Birkenhead Commissioners, on. Tuesday, Mr. Bae
into an explanation of the new arrangements with r`t
to the goods traffic of Woodside ferry, stating
other (Liverpool) side, they had now porters A tbe_,Ci,
combe-slip, whose duties were to assist in putt
board all goods sent to the Woodside boats. The loPel
boats would cross as often as they could, and sigesis
named Thomas Jones, wells known in Birkenh
carrier, had undertaken to deliver the goods thr°,o?:l
the whole township at a fixed scale of charges. „
the Woodside ferry as the point, they had naP:,.ebe,'
distances in the. township. The first would coyir;il
all from the ferry to the old Chester-road and 14111
pool and Grauge-lane almost to the docks ; the 5ee°,,,,"0.,4
tance would bemeasured by the course of Wl)etsw-clots?)-
and Exmouth-street, with a line from there to the
and the third would run along Oxton-road,
Slaty-lane, and Devonshire-place, along Shrews 2
to the docks. For each of these distances a difie'
of cartage would be charged.. He would take for L.gisltryl
a barrel of flour. The ferry toll was Id., the er:
delivering it within the first distance lid. eo';/
second and third distance 3d. Sacks of salt, f10ur,...4*
barley, oats, potatoes, or beans, would all be deli 7011
from lid. to 3c1., according to the distance ; and OA 101
other articles in a schedule which had been prepsrStc,',
when approved of would be printed and disc
Perhaps the most interesting part was the parcel or
It was intended that any parcel, basket of fruit' A"0
not exceeding 201bs. in weight, or £lO in value,
be delivered in any one of the three distances for sdoe'
in addition to one penny for the ferry toll. The,,e 011'
would take place each day from Woodside at 11W
and four, p.m.

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TILE INDUSTRY AND MORALITY OF LAnc. - t vv,4l
It may be admitted that a saving population nillge,
industrious, a well-conditioned, and a moral °1104,46Y
working-man who has money in the savings' han, tor
usually a patron of the dram-shop. The followillo
prepared from official data, will speak for itself:---- i
PROGRESS OF SAVINGS' BANKS. foll'or
Increase by Number of (010
Savings' Banks. Deposits in Years in A tioo"4
1853. Operation.
1 4 582 38
London—St. Mar- XI,O"A V
514
,
£
tin's-place ...... S 60'01
Liverpool 40,721 38 866'686
Manchester,
Edinburgh
Glasgow
Comparing the increase of each bank with its Piplijd
accumulation, it appears that during the past Ye3r.,Ar c 70141
has increased one-third per cent., Manchester 51'el#9,
Liverpool and Edinburgh er) per cent. each, 11,11,140.t115#
9 per cent. A comparison of the numbers 1::,,' ; /691-0(
tors gives similar results. London has galue',l-401r
tional depositors, Edinburgh 1,800, LixerPOQA-P)*
1 cheater 2,41093 and Cilasgoxf 3,320.

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