The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1854-06-20 00:00:00

CHESHIRE AND WALES.

THE MENAI STRAITS.—In the Court of Queen's Bench,
on Monday, application was made for a rule to obtain s
new trial in the case of Mr. Russell, who had been acoi
quitted, at the last Carnarvonshire assizes, of a charge_,
having created a nuisance in the Menai Straits by ereZ
ing a stone wall for the protection of oyster beds. Ph"
judges ordered the rule to be discharged.
CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD RAILWAY.—The traffic for
the week ending 11th of June, 1854, was as follows
Passengers, parcels, &c., per railway, £3.301 16s. lid.;
steam-boats, £563 2s. 2d.; total, £3,864 lOs. Id. ; goods'
£1,517 2s. 6d. ; total (including Carnarvon traffic), Per
rail, £4,818 19s. sd. Corresponding week last year, per
railway, 3,953 13s. 4d. ; steam-boats, £406 ls.
Increase, 1,022 6s. 6d.
NEW WORKS AT BrilxrsuEA.D.—Mr. Hornblower,
architect, is now preparing plans of the new works to be
built by Messrs. Fawcett, Prest n & Co., engineers, at
Birkenhead. ' These works, which are intended solely for
the boiler-making department, will extend over two acres
of land adjoining the Canada works, on the margin dale
Great Float, and are expected to be completed in AuglA
next. They will give employment to about 500 or
men.
ANTIQUITIES.—On Tuesday, the Rev. Dr. Hume deli'
vered a lecture at the recently-erected national schools i 8
Limekiln-lane, Tranmere, on the subject of " The EarY,
History and Antiquities of the Northern Part of Wirral,4
which he illustrated with many coins and other Saxon an
Roman relics found in the neighbourhood. The lectare
was for the benefit of the schools, and, as there was
large and respectable audience, the proceeds would n°
doubt greatly assist in liquidating the debt incurred °
their erection.
A DEVOTED Loyen.--thrTuesday, as the ship Woll'
fell, for China, was leaving the Birkenhead Dock, a g 0"
from Liverpool, threw herself into the river. Her clothe
supported her for a short time, and prompt assistancet
being afforded, she was rescued. It was ascertained Os
she had formed an attachment with the cook of the shill'
and, in consequence of his departure, she sought to cif
tinguish the flame of love by the desperate remedy of se'
destruction.
LAW OF PARTNERSHIP:—The report of" the comet's.
sioners on the Law of Partnership has been publiske.ifi
and shows that the statement regarding the divin.,e,
among them was correct, the document being signed
only five of the eight members of which their body
composed. Mr. Kirkman Hodgson, Mr. Bramwell, an
Mr. Anderson, the dissentient members, will, it is 101 l
stood, make separate reports. The one now issued ,
the majority, although not remarkably concise, contalfle
nothing but a simple expression of opinion, andis Over"'
to any coherent alteration of the existing system.
IMPROVED CONDITION. OF 'BIRKENTIEA.D.—oO greatiS
the demand for house property, that, in many cases, atvanced rents have been. given; and premiums- offered
tenants to leave their dwellings. Within the last "id
months nearly 400 houses and cottages have been let, an t
within the last six months 1200, which were empty, Incl
of: them for nearly three years. This change- for the be ;
ter may principally be- attributed to the great nunal?„
interested in the Canada Works and. other manufactories
on the brink of the Great Float, together with the grea
number now employed. in preparing the new shipbuildinj
yards for Messrs. Laird, Messrs. Clover and Co., an
Messrs. Clayton and Co., at the south end of the WO,
and which in a few months will be in full work.
ASSAULT ON BOARD A FERRY BOAT.—At the Wags'
sey petty sessions, on Wednesday, before J. C. Ewar_st.,
Esq., and D. Neilson, Esq., Captain R. Reid, of
allae;`,l
street, Liverpool, ant residing at Seacombe, a
and costs for assaulting the engineer, and threatening
captain of the Seacombe Ferry steamer Elizabeth, _
her way fromSeacombe slip to the Landing-stage, aboutpa,lu
o'clock on the previous Sunday night. " was
fi
while t
ohve
just arrived from America,
Captain Reid quarrelled with those in charge of the tier,t•
waslyinTgheinsttehame
reirvEeruroalr..,
boat, because they directed her course a-head, instead
astern, of the Europa. t/
EDUCATION 01. FAILMEN.S' SONS.-Mr. Tollenrodg
M. P. for South Cheshire, has lately opened new-scZA to-
at Helmingham, in Suffolk, which have been ereeMing
gether with a schoolmaster's house, at a cost es d-
£1,200, for the benefit of Helmingham. and the sarr,",,,3e.
lug parishes in,whieh that gentleman's estates are sit for
The building consists of two schools, an upper school' for
100 sons of farmers, yeomen, ; anda lower sclieoh.ta
120 children of labourers, e. They are furnished scdfal
maps, globes,. drawings, library, and with all nee ter
school requisites, and placed under the charge of a man
from the training establishment at Highbury.
THE LIVERPOOL AND CA.NADIAX STEAMERS.—'The
Ottawa, Captain Atkins, which arrived on Sunday wee I+'
left Portland. on the 31st of May, thus making an
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excel-
lent run. In one day she made 6-knots, and frequently,
ran 14 to 16 knots an hour. The Canadian Steam NO'
gation Company are already building two new steam seresl
propeller boats of 1,800 tons each,. and another of 2,5 u"
tons, for the use of their line. Another boat of the same
size (2,500) will be commenced at an early day. 11:4
company has a capital of £600,000 sterling, or abon
3,000,000 dollars, and its shareholders are among th
wealthiest capitalists and manufacturers of England eIL;
gaged in the Canadian and American trade. One Yg;
from this time, and sooner if' they can be built in
present press of work in this.line, they will have afloat ;
fleet of ei first-class steamers. The merchauts_,o4
U.S.,U Portland, take the warmest interest in the stlo-7g
of the line, and are providing inducements to the company
to '*t their packets call there all the year round.
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BIRKENHEAD POLICE-COVRT.-011 Thursday, jO
.rOc
Rogers, a ship-carpenter-, was fined 10s. and costs, 7,
having assaulted and spat in the face of Morris
" stranger," or non-unionist, in the same business. to
man, named John Matthews, was bound over to keeP,,cl‘
Peace for having, while drunk, on Monday night,
his father, knocked him down, and then broke near-V
whole of the furniture.—Mr. Samuel How, of OxtonLt
summoned to answer a.charge of assault preferrettnr•
him by a young man, a guard belonging to ono "and
Evaus's omnibuses, plying between Woodside Ferry.ited
Oxton. The assault, which was admitted, was tb°
on the previous Friday. The complainant said tl
fare,
was on the vehicle, and, being wishful to collect tb.Lt
re-
he endeavoured to pass along the top. The defenu7 ouect
fused to allow him: to pass, saying that he ivnui" bath
the fares for him. Mr. How then struck him on the
nieVie said
and shoulder with a cane. Mr. Case (the chairul3g
that passengers, ought not to be annoyed, by Co
fares on the top of omnibuses. The case,was
upon the defendant paying the costs.
Meetillg
BIRKENHELD COMMISSIONERS.—At the „r,
on
of the Birkenhead Commissioners for the current Yan`
,3101
Tuesday, Mr. Rae was unanimously elected cora'
the board proceeded to the election of the sevacrio the
miitttteeeas;
After some little discussion. with regard t C°l°-
number of members on the Road and Improveraen.„;tteeg
m
it was ultimately resolved that the eoan W
should. be constituted as follows :--Lighting °/loon
Committee: Messrs. Bradley, Hughes, Mills, Zobertson.
borne, Keightley, Willoughby., and 'oubertsont
annteilt
Health and Market Committee : 31essi's' Keightley,
INTatingham, Gough, Henderson, Harli°°ll' rovement
Rind, Aspinall, and Bradley. Road and -1314 ins, Gra-
Committee : Messrs. Carry, Greene, Hughes,
A VillittiTir
110/11, Watson, Hind, Henderson, Bradley, bainf
bam. Finance Committee : Messrs. Greene, liThittillg.„,t,„
Willoughby, Furness, Henderson, Cook, Graham, rer',
whittingbam, Furness, Graham,
ley, ;Watson,Vy,Gree Greene,
Goborne. Ferry Committee
Ilan er
son, Hind, Watson, Mills, and Curry.—After some fund,
formal business, and the-announcement of a speciallll''
ing on the 21st instant, the board adjourned.
BROHBRO' Pool...—The new works belonging to Priced
Patent Candle Company, at Brombro', near Ecrsthave4rai
progressing rapidly towards completion, although :03:ient
soof operations.uth nfthemanufactory,Meantime,
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2n
neatthe elevatedcottages,
months must yet elapse before the actual coronLeAll'te the
work-
south theZ are
people and their families, have been erected' an,,d„f four)
occupied. These houses have been built in blocks -Artable
and each has an allotment of *ground for a COlw,- nog
garden. The foundations for 16 more houses Zitel9
proceeded with by Mr. Allport,
being excavated, and their erection will be lillra`s—eon-
tractor, These cottages are very pleasantly situateL%o
ing extensive views of the river, and of the pietul
leti°tl
setaery on both sides of the Mersey. Upon the COlO4
of the factory, the number of these cottages
creaaed to 200, all ' of which will be supplied wistha,2,*
of Bootle, who is the
and gas from the main works at the pool. It is stated.
_7."„na.
be the intention of this spirited company to erect_
fro close
bar of villa residences on their land immediately tr°",jose
the Mersey, and also to form a beautiful promenao
to the river, similar to the one at Rock Ferry.
special
Chester'
meeting was held on Tuesday, at the Royal Hotel,
ro,
SHREWSBURY AND CHESTER RAILWAY.
for the purpose of considering the Great Was
te „`—eg.
Shrewsbury and Birmingham, and Shrewsbury a a
_‘,t'ary
read the bill, which contains between 50 and 60.30:
ter Amalgamation Bill now before parliament. The_se_e,tuttsv
The terms of amalgamation, as already known, ar
eis pro•
cent. on the capital paid up, and a division of sure,
ae
fits after working expenses are paid. A provisiour
lynit no-
in the bill that Sir William Watkins Wynne, o to
mince, shall be one of the three directors to rep {ern
Shrewsbury and Chester Company at the Great
•
board. The following motion was submitted by
°elnl;
man, seconded by Mr. Venables, and adopted unanunee,7,,,
—" That the bill now proposed and read to the inii.`ll,ll..
entitled an act to authorise the consolidation into 0,
dertaking of the Great Western, Shrewsbury an"ies,
csAio
mingham, and ShrewsbinTand Chester Railway Cetnl?`*- be
and the union into one of the three several compame
.
and the same is hereby approved, subject to such par;
cations, additions, and alterations as may be made
liament and assented to by the directors of this com
The proceedings termivated with a vote of 004
ditutors.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

THURSDAY, JUNE 16.
The WITNESSES' BILL; the object of which is to compel
the attendance of witnesses in civil suits from Scotland
alld Ireland, was read a second time.
GOVERNMENT OF CANADA.

The Duke of NEWCASTLE moved the second reading of
the Canadian Legislative Council Bill, the object of which
to repeal those clauses in the Union Act which prohibit
Legislation by the Canadian Parliament on this subject,
aild to leave the colonial legislature entirely free to act as
they,,,, may think fit with respect to the creation cf a second
camber.
The Earl of DESALT begged the postponement of the
Second reading until Lord Derby could be present at the
discussion. For his own part, he doubted the necessity
of having an elective legislative council at all.
Lord ELLENBOROUGII thought we had gone so far in
concession to Canada that the question now was, whether
Ire ought not to sever the connexion between that colony
and the mother country entirely, and thus get rid of a
responsibility from which very little advantage was
erived in time of peace, while great harm might arise
6om it in the event of war. He thought it incumbent on.
the
government to ascertain the opinion of leading per-
sonages in the colony on this question with as little delay
48 possible.
The Duke of NEWCASTLE expressed his astonishment
that any one in Lord Ellenborough's position should have
expressed doctrines which were as unpalatable to the
Colonists as they were to their lordships' house. For his
own part, he would never belong to a government which
*as a party to the separation of the colonies from the
Mother country, for he regarded such a step as hostile to
,
best interests of the colonies, and as an offence against
the Sovereignty of the CROWN.
After some further discussion, the bill was read a second
time.
The High Treason (Ireland) Bill and the Vaccination
Act Amendment Bill passed through committee.
The Excise Duties Bill was read a second time.
Their lordships adjourned shortly before eight o'clock.