The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1847-05-04 00:00:00

THURSDAY

William Brown, gardener to Robertson Gladstone, Esq.,
at Olive Mount, stated that the well originally sunk on
the premises went partially dry in June, 1845, that on
deepening it a sufficient quantity was obtained, but it
afterwards became dry altogether, owing to the sinking
of the wells in Green-lane, a distance of about 2650 yards.
Mr. Wainwright, plumber, Much Woolton, proved that
the water in the district had been diminished by the same
wells, though distant five miles.
It was also proved that Walton had suffered from the
same cause—three miles off. Other places had also found
a similar defalcation,
Sir 11. De La Beche doubted whether a sufficient sup-
ply for • Liverpool could be obtained from the red sand
stone ; besides, what could be got would be hard, from
the quantity of magnesia and lime. He would not recom-
mend such wells to be sunk. The water from the district
proposed by the bill would be superior in purity to that
of the wvlls. Hard water was not fit, for large towns, if
better could be obtained from a distance.
Mr. Hawkesley was examined, and gave the same evi-
dence as on the preliminary enquiry. The pipes from
Rivington would furnish twenty million gallons per day ;
but the delivery would generally be sixteen millions per
day, which would give double the present population of

May 4, 1847.

Liverpool twenty gallons per head per day. In the con-
struction of the works he had ensured ample protection
for all existing interests along the whole line. The cost
would be £450,000; which would include everything, but
the purchase of the existing works. A gross income of
£75,000 a-year was anticipated ; and as the income in-
creased the rates would be reduced, so that the income
and expenditure would balance as nearly as possible.
The cross-examination of Mr. Hawkesley, by counsel,
for other parties, had not closed when the committee ad-
journed.

ACCOUNTS RELATING

TO TRADE AND

NAVIGATION,

We.extract a few leading features of the return under
this head, from the Statistical Department of the Board
of Trade, just published for the tnonth ended sth Feb-
ruary, 1847. The imports of coffee were, for the month,
from British possessions 17,402 lbs., and from Foreign
countries 559,205 lbs. In 1846 the quanties were respec-
tively 100,000 lbs., and 105,348 lbs. ; and in 1845, 446,095
lbs., and 530,771 lbs. The quantities entered for home-

consumption during the month were in 1845, 3,232,969
lbs. ; in 1846, 3,226,510 lbs., and in 1847, 4,062,466 lbs.
Corn and Bread stuffs in corresponding month of 1845,
48,836 qrs. and 11,514 cwts. • in 1846, 224.527 qrs. and
172,630 cwts. ; in 1847, 250,653 qrs. and 253,222 cwt. ;
which being free in 1847, of course entered at once into
consumption. _ Eggs—in 1845, 3,743,268; in 1846,
1,108,000. Sugar, unrefined, total

3,558,621; in 1847

in 1846,
%-1845,.

British and Foreign in 1845, 253,040 cwts.
152,723 cwt. ; in 1847, 277,689 cwts.
423,618 lbs. ; 1846, 3,962,734 lbs. ; 1847, 133,696 lbs.
The declared value for exports for the month has been
less than in the preceding years : viz.—in 1847, £3,077,010'
against £3,282,819 in 1846, and £3,361,371 in 1845.
The tonnage entered inwards from Foreign parts has
been in 1847, 1425 ships, 308,680 tons, against 1425 ships,
284,410 tons in 1846, and 1436 ships, 319,331 tons in 1845.

FINANCIAL AND COWIERCIAL

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Lae satisiacrion to nnu yenned. by tact. The crisis is past ;
and although it may be some time before confidence and
commercial activity are fully restored, we may confidently
hope, before long, to see a moderate amount of

_ u. rrudence, _
required ; forp we haveuiaiani still heavy demano.
tional credit to provide for, and the issue of the next har
vest to speculate upon.

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