The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1847-01-12 00:00:00

January 9th, 1847

" Taniensis ;" in a newly-started contemporary, has tence of felony or misdemeanor. A lengthy discussion
forcibly shewn the want of such an institution, and has took place on the subject, which ended in Mr. Addison
generally described the nature of that proposed. I should moving that the county treasurer make out a return of the
much wish• that the advocacy of your old-established and expense incurred per head, in the maintenance of pri-
standard publication were now enlisted in its service. A soners, and that the same be transmitted to the Secretary
few words on the subject must have their due influence of State. The motion was carried unanimously. The
by appearing in its columns. Chairman submitted a recommendation from the consta-
The " Whittington Club" of London is very properly bulary committee for the future payment of the entire
to be taken as the model of the " Roscoe Club, and Li- force. The following is the scale :—Chief consta-
verpool Atheneum." The principal features of the for- ble £5OO per annum ; assistant, £2oo—after three years'
mer are generally known ; suffice it to say here, that they service, £2so—after seven years' service £3OO ; superin-
combine harmless amusement with instruction ; comfort tendent, £lOO, £l3O, £lso—together with an allowance
with economy ; and the indispensibles' of the cuisine, not exceeding £BO per annum for a horse and two-wheeled
minus the few de'sagrements of a public eating house. carriage, which he is to have and to keep for the per-
-4 few " good men and true" have already set their formance of his duty, to include feeding, taxes, and every
heart upon the project, and are at present engaged with contingent expense ; chief clerk, £l6O, £l3O, £l5O ; in-
some preliminaries, previous to calling a public meeting, 'specter, 45., 4s. 6d., ss. per diem ; assistant clerk, 45.,
which I would entreat young men to attend, that they 4s. lid., 55., per diem ; sergeant, 35., 3s. 3d., 3s. lid. per
may judge of the feasibility of the object to be there pro- diem ; constables-Ist class, 2s. id., 2s. Bd., 2s. 9d. per
posed, and co-operate for its attainments. diem ; 2nd class, 2s. sd. per diem ; 3rd. class, 2s. 4d. per
A. very few months have passed since the " Whitting- diem. The salaries to pe raised to the respective sums
ton Club" was first mooted in London. Its success, so above named after three and seven years' service, as e-
far, is decided. Many provincial towns, both in England nd Scotland, have followed the example of 0 plained in the case of the assistant. After some a'i

metro- sion the was areed . he airman submitted
polis. Is Liverpool, the second in importance, to be still the plans for the progposedto erection ofCh 120 new cells at
left to beg for the like privilege to its young. men ? Of Kirkdale Gaol, in order to carry out tire separate system,
its thousands of merchants, clerks, and others, who stand which was agreed to at a previous meeting. The sum
so much in need of an institution of the kind, can a few which the magistrates of the Kirkdale division required to
hundreds not be found to come forward in behalf of their carry out their object was £5OOO, After a warm discus-
own interests ? and must it still be said of them that they sion, the money was voted, with only four dissentient
rest contented with a routine of pleasures producing but voices. A letter from the secretary of state, in reference
fleeting enjoyments, and too often hurtful consequences ? to the proposed new cells at Preston house of correction.
Let them now grasp at the proffered opportunity of pos- was taken into consideration. The home secretary dis-
sessing an establishment, founded on rational principles, approves of the plans, and they have in consequence been
and with the express object of filling up a vacuum in our referred to Mr. S. Holme, of Liverpool.
social economy.

The apathy with regard to this subject, existing amongst
those whom I now more particularly address, is most re-
markable. I shall, notwithstanding, endeavour to thaw
their cold indifference to what I consider a most impor- Through the kindness of a member of the Dock Coin-
taut movement, by a few simple observations : ' mittee, we have been admitted to an inspection of the
Some, on their sentiments being sounded, express new floating landing- stage adopted by the Corporation,
themselves in this manner :—" The institution you pro-
pose may be all that you say, but we should like to see it designed by Mr. Cubitt, C.E., and considered by them to
fairly in operation before joining its ranks." Why, if all be more applicable for the intended purpose than any of
made a similar determination, these would never have an the three hundred and odd contrivances that were exhi-
opportunity of judging of its claims ,iin their patronage ; bited (in models and drawings) the year before last.
and therefore their immediate support is requisite. For, In our paper of the 2nd of September last we gave a
as the bucket is not full without the additional drop, so cursory notice of the plans and sections, and we then
will a single subscriber to the club add so much to the expressed some apprehensions of its stability during gales
certainty of its success. Others meet every appeal by of wind from the westward, which throw a considerable
'We allow that this club, whose merits you advo- seaway against our
be I- h inuc-- ' I
i- - -'d

THE NEW LANDING STAGE FOR ST. GEORGE'S
PIER.

saying,

sate, may Jot_ a wanted and of incalculable bene-
ch. sea-walls, alongside or parallel with
which this new structure is destined to float. We still
fit to many ; but we enjoy ourselves at home, and do not
entertain the same doubts, though not to the same degree,
stand in need of the many advantages you set forth." I
on this point, for having seen the stage and its floats, we
meet this statement by telling them they are decidedly
would fain hope that it may be found to succeed to the
wrong. Suppose them endowed with natural abilities fullest extent ; and if so, it will undoubtedly prove to
beyond their fellows ; these they are bound not to con- be a great public accommodation.
.ceal under a bushel. Society demands that they impart The plan of the stage was given in a diagram in our
whatever knowledge they may have acquired to others ; paper in September last, and is generally accurate, some
and for that purpose ample opportunity will be afforded f„„, _
them at the re-unions of the " Roscoe." Suppose, on
the other hand, that nature has not been too lavish of
her intellectual endowments ; they are equally called
upon to court. society, and, in imitation of the humble
bee, gather information from every available source.
The " Atheneum" will supply many.
Others make use of the L. S. D. argument, and deny their
ability to become members. Now, the most of these, in
a few weeks, throw away, on frivolous amusements, a sum
fully equal to the annual expense of membership, without
any permanent benefit • whereas their investment in this
self-supporting institution will bring them sure returns
in the advantages I have been detailing.
Let me then impress upon all, that, the more who come
forward, at once, to give their support to the " Roscoe
Club and Liverpool Atheneum," the surer will be the
basis of its establishment, and the .sooner will all its de-
partments be put into full operation. Let their watch-
word be, " Action, action, action."

..aus.zo uuVlns, ueen since adopted. It is now
being built in n hollow, or basin, within the now enclosed
area of the new North Docks, hereafter to be otherwise
appropriated:; and it has excited much interest and curiosity
in all who have visited it. The whole forms an immense
deck of 512 feet in length, little short of 90 in breadth,
and sharp at both ends, each forming a bow. The frame-
work is of great strength, and, as a stage, well and
judiciously put together. It is built upon upright
posts, so that the water may be introduced, and the
pontoons, or boats, upon which it is to float may be
placed and secured under it. The hollow, or dock, where
it stands (formed by the embankment of the made land)
on the north shore, will be opened out at the north end
to allow its being floated into the estuary of the river
when it is completed. The deck framing, as indeed all
the wood work, is of the best pitch pine, and put together
in bolting, oval iron plating at the buts, &c., with all due
regard to strength, but without either wooden or iron
knees, so far as we could discover. The beams of this
deck (for it is but a huge deck) are about one foot square,
and five feet from centre to centre, leaving about four feet
between ; wed there are ten kelsons formed of balks, one
on the top of the other. Two of these amidships, and
nine feet apart, are of three beams of sixteen inches thick,
and, in all, of three feet deep ; the other eight are of two
balks only, and, outwardly, these last are carried round
each bow. The tree-nails by which the deck planking is
fastened down are of English oak, steamed and compressed,
and being black-leaded, resemble rods of iron.
The deck is peculiarly constructed. Between the mid-
ship kelsons the planks run fore-and-aft over a width of
eight feet, and these planks are 5 inches thick. On each
side of these the planks are placed diagonally, and on
edge, over a width of eighteen feet, verging—all along from
the bow, which will be (when the vessel is moored) towards
Runcorn—to the other end. Outside of these, and form-
ing the side portions of the deck, the planks of the same
thickness, are carried fore and aft. There will be stan-
cheons all round the deck, short and long alternately,—
the long ones rising about four feet as a protection, and
probably Nang with chains, as a bulwark, where they can
conveniently be employed ; and the shorter ones for the
temporary moorings or hausers of the steamers.
It is scarcely possible, without a personal visit, to ap-
preciate the size and consequent magnificence of this
monster stage. Processions of great length might move
round it, leaving a large area in the centre, and one hun-
iired large country dances might certainly be footed upon
it, with room and scope enough. The spar deck of the
Great Britain was justly: considered to be a wonder; but
this immeasurably beats it. If it will only condescend to
lie quiescent, a bowling-green and a quoiting ground, as
well as a few parterres would be agreeable addenda, with-
out blocking up the required thoroughfares.
The whole of the stupendous structure is to be kept
afloat at all times of the tide by pontoons, or boats built
of iron, and fixed under it, athwart ships, or at right an-
gles with-the deck. There will be thirty-six to thirty-
eight of these vessels in all. With the exception of a few
at each extremity, where the general " vessel" sharpens,
these are of about eighty tons burthen each, and the
weight of each in material is" about 17 tons. They. are
zt •ked, st -ht side

I am, yours, &c.
CLUB-LAW.

PUBLIC NUISANCES

TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD.
SIR,-Your correspondent " Argus," in the STANDARD
of last week, though fabled to be gifted with one hundred
eyes, seems to have been a little at fault in his enumera-
tion of the nuisances we Dicky Sams have daily to en-
counter in our peregrinations. I will, therefore, with your
kind permission, add a few more to the catalogue of
grievances, in the hope it may attract the attention of our
active Police Commissioner. In the first place, we have
our optics obscured by the shaking of rugs and carpets at
the hall doors of houses, which I believe is prohibited by
our local acts. Whether our policemen, overlook this
offence in a spirit of gallantry towards the maid servants,
I shall not at present inquire. Another and a greater
nuisance is the setting tire to chimneys, generally amongst
the humbler classes of inhabitants, and frequently after
dusk, so as to escape observation. lam often annoyed by
the stifling fumes alluded to. Mid lastly, is there no
clause in any of our local acts to forbid the distribution
of obscene quack papers at .the street-corners, to the de-
triment of the morals of the rising generation, who thereby
cannot fail to be contaminated.-1 am, sir, &c.

DELTA

Liverpool, Bth January, 1847

Etstrtt Otills.

The increase of the Customs at Manchester for the past
year over the previous one is £117,600. The receipts in
1845 were, however,_only £70,000.

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DEAR SPORT.—Near Lancaster, the other day, a
Cockney sportsman shot at a snipe, missed it, of course,
but killed seven unfortunate geese, for which he had to

RELIEF OF THE POOR IN IRELAND.—The members of
the Society of Friends, resident in Warrington and neigh-
bourhood, have subscribed the liberal amount of £153 in
aid of a fund for the relief of the distressed poor in Ire-
land.

aL dec_ Craig►. .ed, and round at the bottom,
which forms an arch inverted. They resemble ordinary
steam-engine boilers, but of greater length, being about
80 feet. They were built by Messrs. Tayleure and Sandars,
of the Bank Quay Foundry, in Warrington, and are put
together with great fidelity. These are each divided inter-
nally by water-tight bulk heads, 9 feet apart, for greater
strength, and for security in the event of damage. They
are entirely of iron,—deck, sides, and bottom ; and
air-tight. They were floated down by canal, and
afterwards by the river, in pieces, two or three for
each pontoon, as convenience offered. The pieces are put
together on the margin of the basin where the stage is
being built, and thence they are launched down, side-
ways, on regular ways. They have all strong iron
books on each side, by which they are to be secured under
the stage by other hooks, terminating rods of iron with
screws and nuts. These pontoons will, with the seperin-
cumbent weight of the stage, probably draw from 2 feet 6
inches to 2 feet 10 inches, leaving the deck at a convenient
height for the steamers landing and embarking their pas-
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One of the workmen employed at the London and
North Western Railway Company's works, Crewe, gave a
vocal entertainment in the girls' school-room, on New-
year's evening; which, though not numerously, was very
respectably attended.
A BRIDEWELL TO BE LET.—On Tuesday, the magis-
trates at the Town-hall, Preston, hadjithe satisfaction of
leaving the bench without transacting any business.
There was not a case for investigation of any decsription,
neither was ttere a prisoner in bridewell during any part
of the preceding evening.
THE CONTEST FOR MANCHESTER.—Mr. Bright's re-
turn for Manchester is not so secure as partisans af-
fected to believe. The Manchester Guardian says, not-
withstanding an early start and a powerful committee,
Mr. Bright can only calculate on 3487 promises out of a
constituency of 8000 voters ; while Lord Lincoln's can-
vass progresses most favourably in quarters where his
friends believed that Mr. Bright would have a majority.
IMMIGRATION OF IRISH.—The unparalleled number 1
of Irish paupers continually pouring into Warrington, and sengers.
their distressed and destitute condition, has occupied the The ends of the pontoons, which are perpendicular,. will
most anxious consideration of the overseers, guardians, not be exposed nakedly to the sea, as we learn them no to
constables, and other authorities of the town ; and several be a sort of planking, or apron of boards all round, for the
meetings have been held, at which the matter has been purpose of fending off steamers or boats, and it is ex-
discussed. At a meeting on Thursday evening, a memo- pected that any concussion will generally hit against the
rial to the Secretary of State, similar to the one from the end of the deck-beams, where the whole fabric present 4
Liverpool Select Vestry, was agreed to, and ordered to be the greatest strength.
forwarded forthwith. The stage will be moored opposite the Georgels Baths,
REOPENING OF MR. FITZGERALD'S COALPITS.—On and will extend over the whole length of the quay, lying
Saturday, there was a procession of a somewhat novel parallel with it, and connected therewith by two *chain
character through the streets of Manchester and Salford, suspension bridges, one at either end. From the edge of
to celebrate the reopening of two of the coalpits at the the pier to the outside of the stage, the distance will be
Pendleton Colliery, which have for upwards of three years about 250 feet, so that about ten feet of water will be
been inundated with water. In the month of August,. available for the river steamers even at low water of sprinr,
1843, the working of coal at both the Albert and the six- tides ; though in such cases, the incline of the bridges will,'
foot mine, was totally stopped by their being. flooded ,••.• •••,- T. • •

.J,ax36 aztyvticu. we imagine, be rather steep. Round the stage, at high Mr. Fitzgerald shortly afterwards erected a stationary en- water, eight river steamers may be accommodated at a
gine and pump, in order to endeavour to clear the pits, time. 'As we noticed in September, there will be in the
and succeeded.—Manchester Guardian. centre a suite of waiting-rooms, of light workmanship,
On Tuesday, a poor old man, named Ralph Morris, need nna Tt .

• ano reete ow the stage-ii 82, who lived-at Warrington, and who, since the death of to be moored, "n (andvarious this is noconveniences. small coHnsideration,) we,
his wife, about three weeks since, has been living alone, have not yet learned ; but we may state that an ingenious
was discovered in his bed-room quite dead. The police- nautical friend has suggested a plan, which as regards the officer who entered the dwelling after the old man had not set of the tide, appears to us to be good, simple and prac-
beeh visible for several days, said that when he entered the ticable.
room he found the deceased lying on the floor, with his The landing-stage is, in fine, so far as the building goes,
head jammed between one of the, bedposts, the wall, and unexceptionable, as are also the pontoons far its floata- •
a large box ;it was so fast that he could not remove him tion. A lingering doubt, howeVer, still remains with us
until be had removed the articles. Dr. Steele said he had whether some mischief to it might not arise on a. strong
examined the body externally, and found several bruises blow from the westward ; for, though from its immense.
on his knees, arms, and face, and it was his opinion that length and width, it may be supposed that a wave here
he had fallen in the place where he was found, and had and there would have little effect in disturbing it, we have
died from old age and decay of body. tritnocce.-1

iance with memorials from the merchants of

CONCENTRATION OF POLICE COURTS AND OPENING OF THE PORTS.—The Manchester Commer..
OTHER. PUBLIC BUILDINGS. cial Association, a body when first organised opposing the
TD THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. free-trade movement, have forwarded a memorial to the
Premier, calling his lordship's attention to the limited
SIR,—I perfectly agree with your idea of a division of
labour, supply of food in-the kingdom, and the consequent injury
growing business of this important borough ; and I would
to trade, and to the desirability of. opening the ports, and
by creating an extra police magistrate for the
humbly suggest, if you can afford a small space in your a revision of the navigation laws.
columns, that the north side of Shaw's-brow is an appro- THE RIVER PLATE.—A memorial to Lord Palmerston
priate site (there being plenty of back land of little value) was in course of signature at Manchester, on Saturday,
for a range of public offices, main bridewell, &c. by the merchants of the town, calling the attention of
The land and buildings now retained as Bridewell, and his lordship to the still suffering state of trade and the
the present Courts of Assize, have become of more value losses to which merchants are subjected by the continued
for mercantile purposes, and it is a question whether the hostilities between the Republics of Buenos Ayres and
price to be obtained for it would not be amply sufficient Monte Video. The memorialists say they are not in-
for the erection of other more suitable offices in another formed of the reasons which prevent the carrying out of
situation ; in which case I would propose that two capa- the conditions to which both republics were understood
cious daily courts.(one for the north and the other for the to have assented; and beg his lordship's earnest attention
southern' part of the town), with a main bridewell, and to the restoring of peace and undisturbed commerce to
every convenience for the properclassification of prisoners, all parties. The Manchester Associatton forwarded a
together with a borough court for the business of the i memorial on the same subject on Thursday.
Sessions, and offices for the Sanatory Board, be placed on COUNTY SESSION.—An adjourned annual session was
the spot aforesaid. If requisite, the present district bride- held at the Court-house, in Preston, on Wednesday last,
wells might be multiplied and enlarged. The prisoners to on which occasion about forty magistrates were present.
be conveyed to the large bridewell in vans, for the sake of The Rev. Jonathan Brooks, senior rector of Liverpool,
security and dispatch.—l am, sir, &c. occupied the chair. The first business of the meeting
OSWALD. was the appointment of a committee of visitors to the
County Lunatic Asylums, including the two new asylums
about to be erected in the Salford and West Derby Hun-
" THE ROSCOE CLUB, AND LIVERPOOL
-4.
dreds. Mr. Greg submitted to the meeting the plans for
ATHENEUM." the proposed new ofliees in connexion with the asylum at
Lancaster, which, after some discussion, the committee
TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD.
were empowered to have carried out. A communication
Sii,—We have, for some weeks past, had our attention was read from the Secretary of State to the Chairman of
directed to the proposed establishment of a club for the the Quarter Sessions, relative to the payment by govern-
accommodationof the young men of this town. ment of the exnense of maintaining nri,u,..... ~,,,i.,....