The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1854-06-27 00:00:00

CHESHIRE AND WALES.

THE PA.BLIAMENTARY COMMITTEE have reported that
the Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire Junction Rail-
way Bill, praying for powers to sell or lease, has not been
proved to their satisfaction.

A DEPUTATION, consisting of Sir P. Egerton, M.P., Mr.
Tollemache, M.P., Mr. C. Legh, 31. P., and Mr. Tatton
Egerton, M.P., had an interview with Viscount Palmer.
ston, at the Home Office, on Wednesday.
WALLASEY BOARD OP HEALTH.—The election of five
members of this board, in the room of those who were
declared to retire, took place on Wednesday last. The
new members were declared to be Messrs. Roberts, Good-
win, Harrison, Caine, and Fishwick.
THE BIRKENHEAD DOCKS.—The Birkenhead Docks
Bill has passed the House of Commons. By this measure
the three associated companies (the Great Western and
Shrewsbury), or any two, or any one of them, are autho-
rised to purchase, hold, and maintain the south reserve at
Birkenhead for terminal or other purposes.
CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD RAILWAY.—The traffic for
the week ending 18th of June, 1854, was as follows :
Passengers, parcels, &c., per railway, £2,874 ss. 11d. •
steam-boats, £561 Os. 4d. ; total, £3,435 6s. 3d. ; good*:
£1,439 7s. Bd. ; total (including Carnarvon traffic), per
rail, £4,313 13s. 7d. Corresponding week last year, per
railway, 4,547 16s. 6d. ; steam-boats, £6ll 19s. lid.
Decrease, £285 ls. 6d.

TRANMERE.—(From a Correspondent.)—The name
of the road to the new Church of St. Paul, now building
in Tranmere, for the Rev. Mr. Willink, has been changed
from Limekiln-lane to St. Paul's-road. It is to be hoped
that the change will be for the better ; but no efforts,
whether proceeding from Churchmen or the Primitive
Methodists, who are a large body in this neighbourhood,
will be of much effect until the public-houses are entirely
closed on the Sundays.
NEW GAS AND WATERWORKS, AT BIREENTIEAD.—A
movement is now in progress in Birkenhead for the pur-
pose of forming a preliminary committee to apply to par.
liament during the next session, to obtain an act to in-
corporate a new gas and water company for Birkenhead,
Tranmere, and the neighbourhood. We understand that
upwards of one thousand shares are already taken up.
A " FORTUNE TELLER," named Elizabeth Taylor, has
been committed for trial at the Knutsford sessions, for
having obtained money from several apprentices in the
service of Messrs. Walmsley, cotton manufacturers, of
Marple, Cheshire, under pretence of telling them their
fortunes. Some of the boys had actually absconded, on
the faith of the glowing prospects which the woman held
out to them.

IRON SHIPBUILDING AT CHESTER.—AII iron screw col-
lier, built for the General Screw Collier Company, was
launched, on Wednesday, from the building-yard of Mr.
Cram, of Chester. Her dimensions are-160 feet between
perpendiculars ; beam, 26 feet 6 inches ; depth, 16 feet 6
inches ; and her burthen between 500 and 600 tons. She
is to be fitted up at Sandicroft, with engines of 70-horse
power. Another vessel, of similar dimensions, for the
same company, is at present on the stocks.
THE SHREWSBURY Snow- attracted upwards of 40,000
persons to the Salopian metropolis yesterday week. The
several trades began to muster their forces at about eleven
o'clock, and at midday the grand procession proceeded
from the Market-square through the principal streets of
the , town, which were densely lined with spectators.
Shortly after two o'clock the procession returned to the
Market-square, where it was joined by the Mayor and
Corporation, and at half-past two it started for Ringeland
All passed off with the utmost order, and the festivities'
became the occasion.

ACCIDENT TO A. BIRKSITREAD COMMISSIONER,--01y
Thursday forenoon Mr. Henry Curry, shipbroker, of this
town, and of Clanghton, in his capacity of commissioner
of Birkenhead, attended a meeting of the Road and Im-
provement Committee, at the Commissioners'-rooms, in
Hamilton-square. Upon leaving, his foot accidentally
caught in the stair carpetg, and he was precipitated to
the bottom of the stairs, Mr. Curry, by the fall, sustained
a sprained leg and some other injuries, and had to be re-
moved in a car to blii residence. 'gr. Baron
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