The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1840-07-17 00:00:00

KIRKDALE QUARTER SESSIONS

The Quarter Sessions of the Peace for the Kirkdale Divi-
sion of the County commenced yesterday, in the Court-house,
before the Rev. Jonathan Brooks, chairman, and the follow-
ing magistrates :—Hon. R. B. Wilbraham, M.P., P. Bourne,
Esq., Charles Birch, Esq., Adam Hodgson, Esq., Thomas
Rodick, Esq., Thomas Rawson, Esq., Charles Orrell, Esq.,
John Formby, Esq., Rev. Miles Formby, Holbrook Gaskell,
Esq., and William Deakin, Esq.
The court having, been opened with the customary formali-
ties, the following gentlemen were sworn on the

GRAND JURY.
Richard Brian Smith, of Lydiate, gentleman, foreman.
Michael Belcher, of Everton, broker.
Daniel Smith, of Burscough, yeoman.
William B. Williams, of ditto, innkeeper.
Thomas Hatherton, of Upholland, gentleman.
Nathan Gaskill, of ditto, gentleman.
Richard Naylor, of ditto, gentleman.
Robert Shuttleworth, of Tildesley-cum-Shakerley, yeoman.
James Burton, of Tildesley-cum-Shakerley, manufacturer.
John Moss, of Melling, yeoman.
William Mawdesley, of Maghull, yeoman.
John Whalley, of ditto, gentleman.
Edward Sutton, of Lydiate, gentleman.
James Blezard, of ditto, gentleman.
Price Davies, of Fazakerley, gentleman.
William Hyde, of ditto, gentleman.
Thomas Lutwyche, of Litherland, merchant.
Arthur Latham, of ditto, merchant.
Francis Henry Penny, of ditto, merchant.
Mr. Robert Aikin, merchant, of Everton, and Mr. Wil-
liam Astley, merchant, of Everton, were each tined :C5 for
non: attendance.

The CEIAIRMAN then proceeded to deliver the charge to
the grand jury. He said he was happy to find, from the
calendar, that their labours would be considerably lighter at
these sessions than was usually the case ; the number of fe-
lonies was not so large as usual, and he believed none of them
were of a nature to require any observation from him. They
were principally those kind of felonies which usually came
before the grand jury upon these occasions, and they would
have no difficulty in coming to a conclusion upon the bills
before them. However, if they should find any, the court
would be most happy to render them any assistance. The
chairman then dismissed the grand jury to their labours.
The grand jury then retired, and shortly afterwards the
trials proceeded, but they were totally uninteresting.
Mr. Hugh Buller, brewer, of Fazakerley, and Mr. Robt.
..41sop, merchant, of Everton, were each tined £5 for non-
attendance upon the petty jury.

STATIC OF EDUCATION AMONG THE PRISONERS FOR
TRlAL—There are 49 prisoners for trial at these sessions on
charges of felony, and 14 for misdemeanours—total 63. Of
this number only six are able to read and write well; 31 im-
perfectly ; whilst the large proportion of 26 have never been
taught either.

Admiral Baudin has resigned the command of the expedi-
tion to Buenos Ayres. It is said that he quarrelled with his
instructions, which were of so complicated a character that
he could not, unless they were rendered more simple and
undertake to carry them into execution. Admiral

015 successor, and sails tortmvan.
We are happy in being able to announce that the officers
who have served with Sir George Cochrane will on Wednes-
day next present that gallant and estimable officer with a
splendid testimony of their regard and admiration, in the shape

or a magnificent service of plate, of nearly .ElOOO value.—
United Service Gazette.
DEATH OF SIR FRANCIS LYNCH BLOSSE, BART.—Died,.
on Sunday, the sth of July, at Perrin Castle, Sir F. Lynch
Blosse, Bart., aged 40 wears. His title and estates devolve
on his eldest son, now Sir Robert Lynch Blosse, Bart. The
late baronet married in 1824 a daughter of Lord Chancellor
Plunket.

About 4003 bales of wool arrived in the St. Katharine
Docks on Saturday last from New South Wales on board of
the Orient, Prince Regent, and Lady M`Naghten, being part
of the first clip from the colony this season.

Is Charles Hodson: heis said to have been
in business in Kendal for ten years as a brush manufacturer,
and having failed he is understood to have been afterwards
engaged as a commercial traveller. Ile was married to tilt-
unfortunate woman who accompanied him at Manchester, c
the 10th of March last, though we hear that he bas
wife living, by whom he has three child, The he
gig, worth probably not less than fifty g
a very handsome one, and apparently new,) are supposed t
belong to Mr. S. Daxon, Griffin Inn, George-street, Halifa'
from whose house the woman confesses that they were ta7
several days before the eclaircissement.—Blackburn

a form

,inas, (for the

OPENING OF THE GLASGOW AND PAISL
RAILWAY .

(From the Glasgow Courier of Tuesday.)

Yesterday a most successful opening was made of the above
line of railway. The directors of the Glasgow, Paisley, Kil-
marnock, and Avr, and Greenock Railway Companies, and
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ala %az ug a vauLy or upv..
three hundred ladies and gentlemen, assembled about
o'clock at the station in Tradeston, where a train of ninetee,
carriages was in readiness to make their first trip along the
line to Paisley. Among the gentlemen present, we -
the Lord Provost, the Magistrates of Glasgow, Paisle ae
Greenock, Sheriff Campbell, besides a number of eL
gentlemen, military officers, &c. &e. The band of the It
Royal Dragoons was in attendance, and enlivened the

ooservet

map 'saw% ovenures or tne nest coin-
posers. The streets iu the neighbourhood of the station
were crowded by admiring spectators, and the windows and
eminences from which a view might be obtains
similarly occupied. The permanent statio
street not being completed, the
the line thrnivA

-house inßridg,

party were admittei

„..~~.u~ururyand suostantially-built
wooden booth covered with lead, which is to be used
for giving out tickets until the permanent buildin
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opposite tins erection, over the roof of which, and also over
the tops of the carriages, and other appropriate places
around, banners were displayed, adding to the gaiety of the
scene. Signal guns were fired announcing that the steam
was up," when all in waiting for the trip took their places,
and exactly at lb. sm. and 38sec. the procession left the sta-
tion-house. The line takes a beautiful curve, commencing
at the south end of the Glasgow Bridge, and extending be-
tween Bridge-street and Commerce-street, away round be-
hind the west end of Tradeston and Kingston. The passen-
gers, as they were sweeping round this fine bend, at a mode-
rate pace, had an opportunity of admiring the plain and sub-
tial inc!

stantial but no _gant bridges, four in number, over the
streets in Tradeston. The first over King-street, built en-
tirely of stone, is finished to the raising of the parapets ; those
over Neilson-street, 'Wallace-street, and Cook-street, are
completed. They arc formed of iron beams, laid upon sub-
stantial stone abutments, and instead of parapet walls, they
are fenced with iron railing, which gives them a light and or-
mental appearance, rather t' n 't

of obstructions, as
might have been supposed, in the localities where they are
placed. We cannot at present wait to describe the beauti-
fully diversified scenery through which we passed. We were
cheered on our way at every turning, and not less enthusias-
tically at any place than at Creighton, the mansion of the
Lord Provost. When we reached Paisley, it seemed as if
the inhabitants had determined on making a gala day on the
occasion. The bells were tinging, guns were firing, flags
were displayed from every eminence, and it seemed as if the
whole town were turned out. The streets in the neighbour-
hood were crowded, every window filled, and the house tops
and even the roof of the jail, were covered with spectators.
The party, on leaving the carriages, were kindly treated to
sandwiches, champagne, and claret, in abundance, at the
. depot, and shortly after returned to Glasgow. The following
is the rate at which the carriages travelled :
Fr•om Glasgow to Paisley.

Hours. Min. Sec

Left Sation House, Glascow
Crossed Cook-street, 100 yards farther on 1 6
Passed through Two-mile House Tunnel 1 13
Entered Arkleston Tunnel
Reached South Croft-street, Paisley,
(steam off) . 1 24
Arrived at Station House

Total time from Cook-street, Glasgow, to
South Croft-street. Paisley, or until the
steam was taken off at Croft-street
Including the time of starting after the
steam was taken off untilarriving at the
station

0 IS

0 20

From Paisley to Glasgot

Left the Depot
Left the Tunnel
Left Two-mile House Tunnel

Hours

Steam off at Wallae

-street, Glasgov

Mir
11
16
24