The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-02-08 00:00:00

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THE CHESHIRE MILITIA W
On Wednesday, the 23rd instant.
CHESHIRE MlLlTlA.—,A.ppoinhnb
,°..enaour, Esq., to be Captain ;
garrison to be Captain ; Henry John 1.
-gent., to be Ensign.
SCOTLAND having complained of the shameful treat-
ment of her lion in the English standard, the complaint
Will, it is understood, be followed up by Wales, the a
Usti heralds having entirely ignored the Welsh rabbit
SENIOR WRANGLER.---Mr.
%rangier at Cambridge for this year, NI
Abbott's Grange Collegiate Institution, u.
ducted by Dr. Brindley, under whose care Mr.
remained for seven years prior to entering the Univet

oulkes Taylor,

Sprague, the S

ester, con-

CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD
the week ended 30th Jan. 1853
parcels, &c., £1784 7s. 2d
Steamboats : Passengers, .-
total, £3062 183. 9d. Increase as
responding week last year, £7OO 9

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[way : Passengers,
£llO3 Is. Iod.

£175 93. 93. ;
ad with the cor.

rn.8.8 IRRENHEAD CHURCH OF
tII society is satisfactorily progressing,
attendance at 'the lectures shows that they are becoming
generally appreciated. On Friday next the Rev. Dr.
13iYlee will deliver a lecture on the Philosophy of the
Bble.

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and th,

IMPROVENENT IN KERB STONES.—The Birken,
l'oramissioners intend applying for a patent for a r
invention applicable to footpaths and kerb stones
the footpath is worn out, and the water.c?
small guttering is cut between the u
stones, which, with a little supervision to keep them open,
suns off the superfluous water.
THE RAILWAYS —The long contest between the
'Shrewsbury and Chester and Great Western and London
and Northwestern Railway Companies is now, we hope
terminated. At the meeting at Shrewsbury, on Mor
last week, it was arranged by the directors and ti'
mates of shareholders that each company has the option
of redemption at par, which will no doubt be exercised.

be com-

A MISS BRASHER, a daily gover..
County Court, on Thursday, claimed
weeks salary and a quarter's notice, from
in whose family she had been engaged at a salary
a year, and from which situation she had been summa..
.
dismissed on its becoming known that she was betrothed
to a pervert. His honour gave a verdict for five guineas.

at the Chester

Mr. R. Jones,
of £3O

BIRKENHEAD FOOT-PAT FT s.—We have received several
Tmplaints of the easgraceful state of the foot-paths in
this town. The inhabitants very justly consider thct the
amount of rates which they pay for this purpose entitles
them to a better means of walking C.._
The surveyor should also look to the gratings
"au, several children having been much lir-
Waterloo-place.
BIRKENHEAD.—We are informed that the eminent
builders and contractors, Messrs. A. and G. Holme, of
Itivereool, have taken a lease of land on the margin of
,he P:oat from the Dock Company, adjoining that recently
leased to Mr. Laird, and purpose the immediate erection
of saw-mills and other conveniences of a similar character,
the want of which has hitherto proved such a serious
?_bstacle to the extension of the timber trade and
.ship-
unilding at Birkenhead.
I:4IITIKENTIEAD DOCKS.—It is reported that the screw
Navinof the uth American and General Steam
igationas Company for Rio a Janeiro,e &c., will be
despatched from Birkenhead. This is one of the most
Important movements that.has yet taken place to increase
111:1 establish the trade of this place, and the
WI, township, and railway authorities connected with
Southampton,
should follow the good example set them by
`"amPton and encourage in every possible way such
undertakings,
the "DBIDE FERRY RECEIPTS.—The ferry receipts for
sio Past month were reported, at the meeting of Commis-
a Tuesday evening, to he £1,899, against £l,Bll
shV le corresp o
onding month of 1852. The receipts from
e 24th of April thet 31st of January last were X 17,138,
orn3t £16,733 in the corresponding period from the 24th
diApril. 1851, to the 31st of January, 1852. The expen-
-0;lre for the past three-quarters of a year amounted to
An appeal had been lodged against the poor-
e assessment, and £59 paid to the sick fund.

.ough.the streets

over the

irt by one in

THE
tr_ 'WELSH CIRCUITS.—These circuits will be held by
.","•Justice Maule and Mr. Justice Wightman as follows :
....
Merionethshire,
Monday, 14th March, at Welchpool ;
Thursday, 17th March, at Bala ; Car-
lyrvonshire, Saturday, 19th March, at Carnarvon ; An-
g.e3e3r, Wednesda 23rd March, at Beaumaris ; Den-
.jghshire, Saturday, 26th March, at Ruthin ; Flintshire,
Wednesday, 30th March, at Mold ; Cheshire, Saturday,
Saturday,
April, at the Castle, at Chester ; City of Chester,
*aturdaY, 2nd April, at the Guildhall of the City, at
Chester.

BIRKENHEAD HOSPITAL AND DISPENSARY.-On Sun-
day week, two sermons were preached in St. Mary's
Church, Birkenhead, by the Rev. A. Knox, and the Rev.
Gaythorn, in behalf of the above valuable institution,
and the sum of £33 15s. 91. collected. The annual meet-
ing of the supporters of the charity was held on Monday
evening, in the Town-hall, the Rev. A. Knox, president
of the institution, in the chair. The report showed that
the institution was in debt to the treasurer, R. Bryans,
Esq., to the extent of £42, and that there were about .£36
in outstanding accounts to be paid. Out of a population of
25,000, the numbers did not exceed 300. The subscriptions,
however, have increased during the past year
THE LARGE LAMP opposite Gough's Woodside Hotel,
instead of being a means of enlightening the Cheshire
Public, is only a constant source of discussion amongst
the Birkenhead Commissioners. On Tuesday, Mr. Bailiff
entered into a long history of the unfortunate lamp,
Which had been twice extinguished since 1844, and had
subsequently been removed, being in so ricketty a con-
dition that no one would undertake to clean it. It was to
bare been relighted, in compliance with a resolution, on
Monday evening, but to his astonishment he observed,
Thursday, that there was scaffolding up ; that the
lamp, which had cost the commissioners £56 175., had
En,ean taken down, the scroll-work removed, and about
ree feet had been cut off from its bead !

BIRKENHEAD AND WALLASEY
BUILDING SOCIETY.

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their numerous party of the members of this society and
friends dined together on Tuesday ,at the
Castle Hotel,, in Chester-street, to celebrate itslast successful
tstablishrnent, one of the principal features in the repast
Was a magnificent turkey from the United States, which
Zat: brought over in the Mail steam-ship Asia, from New
~aharikr: eaxnpdraestusloynfor the occasion. Mr. Blake was in the
g the guests were Messrs. J. D. Hare,
Smith, Black, Alford, Brown, Hume, Gavin Poe, J. Allan,
..t:ranought, Griffith, Hosking, Howard, Bodley, Quick,
Josephtr.ncoat,son &c. The Chairman read a letter from
the a Russell, regrettinr, his absence, and begging
acceptance of a dozen of 'Wine as his contribution to
the feast.
After the customary loyal toasts, the Chairman, in pro-
posing success to the beyond a doubt, stated somesociety, which now seemed placed
of the advantages which were
)Dyed by the members. As a secure investment for say-
:_upssit was far preferable to any other mode, while to those
_hen:rrtegadgeesirous of purchasing real property, or effecting
on that which they possessed, the society
off. red facilities which could not be attained in any other
way', There was not only a diminution of the ordinary
Fnaarges for conveyance, but the redemption by monthly
oi.stta.hnents was to many a great advantage, not otherwise
011 b ainablc. But even in cases when the money for the
11-reerbdase of property could be paid at once, the society
twee_ advantages in the examination into the validity of
th s, and the valuation of property at a much less charge
au would be paid byprivate individuals without such
aid, while the fact that house property had been subject to
a 134ilding Society, gave it an additional value in the
taarket. The Birkenhead and Wallasey Society had now
,eeri Placed on a firm foundation, and he had no doubt
that its value would be fully aopreciated in a town like
such irkenhead, which, perhaps, more than any other required
an institution.
Several other toasts followed, and the evening was spent
With much conviviality and cordial feeling.
On Wednesday, the second general meeting was held
for the payment of monthly subscriptions. A number of
...now members joined the society, and the Chairman an -
'lounced that the total amount received was £l6O. It was
resolved that a sale of shares should take place at the nest
reonthly meeting, which will be held on the 2d of March.