The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-09-13 00:00:00

CHESHIRE AND IVALES.

THE BIRKENHEAD AMATEUR MUSICAL SOCIETY have
presented to W. Crompton Ashlin a handsome silver tray
as a mark of their esteem.

MR. GEORGE HAY ANDERSON, for many years collector
of customs at' Chester, has been promoted to the same
office at Douglas, Isle of Man. Mr. John Ralph, collector
at Berwick, succeeds Mr. Anderson at Chester.
VICE-CHANCELLOR WOOD has refused to make any
order for restraining the directors of the Shrewsbury and
Birmingham Railway from dealing with the property of
the company, as prayed for by the opposing party.
LIE COHERE sailed on Saturday, from Chester, for
Australia, laden with slates, chimneypieces, and a general assortment of fine goods. She is the first vessel from
Chester for the antipodes.
THE MARQUIS OF WESTMINSTER has sold his celebrated
horse " Springy Jack" to the King of Prussia for over a
thousand pounds. He passed through Chester last week,
and was handed over to the custody of the groom of the
Royal purchaser, at the Railway Station, whence he at
once proceeded en route to the Prussian dominions.
RUTIIIN CASTLE is situate in the vale of Clwyd, con-
tiguous to the town of Ruthin. The new building is con-
structed with the red sandstone of the country. It is the
property of Frederick B. West, Esq., M.P. for Denbigh,
and occupies part of the site of an olden castle built by
Edward I. The castle is only just completed, at a cost
of £12,000, Mr. Henry Clutton was the architect.—The
Builder.
RAILWAY COLLISION.--on Monday night, an aaoident
hoppoaxoti to the 2.15 up-train from Holyhead, when just
in sight of the Chester station. There is st that point of
the line a shunting lying to the north of the rails, which
is reached by cross rails from both lines of the road, and
as the train was approaching Chester, it ran into a short
goods train which was at that instant being removed from
the down line to the shunting, completely capsizing it.
The confusion at the moment among the passengers, chiefly
excursionists •on their return from the Dublin Exhibition,
defies description. There was, however, no harm done to
life or limb, all the damage being confined to the upset
vans and the fittings of the foremost carriages of the
passenger train.

BIR-ICENTIEAD CHVRCII MISSIONARY SOCIETY.---011
Friday the annual meeting was held at the Town-hall, the
Rev. A. Knox, incumbent of St. Mary's, in the chair. On
the platform with him were the Revs. Dr. Bayley, H.
Gaythorne, Willink, Day, and the Rev. Mr. Gray,
who was present as the deputation from the Parent
Society. H. Brooks, Esq., of Clifton-park, and Edwin
Dutton, Esq., of Hamilton-square, were also on the plat-
form. The rev. chairman, in opening the business, con-
gratulatedthemupon the success of theirexertions. Hemen-
tioned that last year upwards of £233 was contributed by
the local society of Birkenhead to the parent one. Several
resolutions were proposed, expressive of gratitude to God
for blessing their efforts with temporal and spiritual suc-
cess in various parts of the earth, and calling for sym-
pathy and co-operation ; in the support of which, pointed,
neat, and fervent addresses were given. It was stated that
the society now expended annually the sum of £120,000 ;
and they had been particularly blessed, directly and indi-
rectly, to the furtherance of salvation and civilization in
the western parts of Africa and in India. The society was
established about fifty years ago, and their first year's
income was £lOO. A collection was made in support of
the missions.

CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD RAILWAY.-OD Wednesday
the half-yearly meeting was held at the Euston station ;
Mr. Peto, M.P., in the chair.-The report stated that the
total income of the half-year ended June 30, 1852, was
£67,316 15s. sd. ; the total charges, £39,419 Os. 9d.,-
leaving a balance of £27,897 14s. Bd. ' • that the total in-
come of the past half-year was £88,795 19s. 9d. ; the total
expenditure, £46,633 6s. 11d.,-leaving a balance of
£42,262 13s. 10d. The per tentage of expenses on re-
ceipts was in the former period 60 per cent., and in the
latter 522. The receipts on account of the boats amounted
in the first period to £9,812 10s. 3d. ; the expenses to
£6,833 13s. 8d.,-leaving an adverse balance of £2l 38.5 d.;
in the second period the receipts amounted to
£15,227 7s. ld., and the expenses to £17,288 25.,-leaving
an adverse balance of £2,060 14s. 11d. The balance
against the steam-boats in the last half-year arose, it was
stated, from the expenses of the goods and cattle boats,
which were not running during the corresponding period
of 1852. The number of passengers conveyed in the first
half of last year was 207,255 ; the tonnage of goods, 94,442 ;
the number of passengers in the last half-year was 250,047 ;
the tonnage of goods, 126,671. The accounts showed a
gross balance of receipts over expenditure of
£37,201 18s. 11d, which, after deducting the debenture
interest, left £13,357 Os. Id. available for dividend. The
directors, therefore, recommend that a dividend of 66. 3d.
per share be declared on the first preference shares, leaving
a balance of £232 Os. ld. to be carried forward to the
current half-year. In reply to a question, the company's
accountant stated that the amount due on the preference
shares after the payment of the dividend of 6s. 3d. was
18s. Bd.-The report was then adopted, and the meeting
separated, after a vote of thanks to the chairman.
BIRKENHEAD CommtssiorrEns.-Mr. J. H. Greene
presided at the monthly meeting of this body, which was
held on Tuesday, when a conversation arose respecting
the health of the township, which was stated to be very
good. The Town-clerk said that, if necessary, the Health
Committee could employ medical officers under the
Nuisance Removal Act. After some discussion relative
to the posting of auctioneers' bills on the Park gates, and
the unfinished state of the Shrewsbury-road, it was re-
solved that the minutes of the Finance Committee, which
included the proceedings of a sub-committee appointed to
report on the various offices and salaries held under the
commissioners, should be deferred until after the reading
of the proceedings of the Ferry Committee. It appeared
from the proceedings of the Ferry Committee that a letter
had been received from Mr. J. W. Fairclough, complaining
of an accident he had sustained on board the steamer Lord
Morpeth, owing to some negligence, and an answer had
been returned to the effect that the cause of the accident
should be removed. Certain negotiations are pending to
secure some portion of land opposite to Woodside Ferry,
in order that the thoroughfare may be widened. It was
decided that each of the six collectors at the ferry should
have an increase of 2s. 6d. a week to his wages, to com-
mence on the 15th July last, and on completing another
year's service their wages will be raised to £1 a week each.
Ferry receipts for the month ending 31st August, 1852,
£2,100 ls. Bd. ; 1853, £2,641 6s. Receipts from the 25th
April to the 31st August, 1852, £8,862 Bs. 10d. • 1853,
£10,096 ls. &I. The total expenditure from the 25th
April to the 31st August of the present year, £6,390 16s.
10d. A lengthy conversation took place relative to the
new ferry boat which had been received from the builders
by the committee. Mr. Bailiff said that she was a com-
plete failure, and that the old Kingfisher would run round
her. He also complained that she was ugly, slow, and
unsafe, and drew 18 inches more water than she ought
to do by contract. Mr. Hughes denied Mr. Bailiff's asser-
tion, and said that when her machinery was in working
order, she would go as fast as any boat on the river
Nautical judges had seen her, and they had pronounced
her a smart boat. With regard to the 18 inches, he
believed she drew six inches more than the contract.
With regard to the Kingfisher sailing round her, he did
not know whether the attempt had been made, but she
came from Eastham, a distance of seven miles, in half an
hour, and working only Ono engine..

THE LONDON GAZETTE,

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1853,

BANKRUPTS.—Chas. Crake Hamilton, Little Queen-street
Lincoln's inn-fields, ironmonger.—Thomas Lampert Powell
Romsey, upholsterer.—Simon Lazarus Oppenheim, Broad-
street-buildings, merchant.—Charles Scott Rendle, Brook-
terrace, Old Kent-road, and Brixton-hill, boot and shoe manu-
facturer.—John James Ryan, Edward-street, Portman-square,
milliner.—William Barratt, Stourbridge,butcher.—John Rob-
son, Durham, miller.
PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED.—J. Hargreaves and Co., Ac-
crington, Lancashire, cotton spinners ; as far as regards John
Hargreaves.—Hargreaves, Brothers, and Co., Accrington and
Manchester, calico printers; as far as regards John Har-
greaves.-1). Buchanan, Sons, and Sheppard, and C. B.
Buchanan and Co., Liverpool, cotton and corn brokers.—
Withington, Petty, and Barton, Manchester, attorneys; as
far as regards S. M. Barton.
DIVIDENDS.—Sept. 30, I. Hodgkinson (otherwise Brad-
shaw), Bolton-le-Moors, iron founder.—Sept. 30, J. Power,
Liverpool, merchant.—Sept. 30, L. L. Mocatta, Liverpool,
commission merchant. _

CERTIFICATES.—Sept. 29, T. Casson, Liverpool, coach.
builder.—Oct. 17, J. Milnes, Rochdale, woolstapler.—Sept. 27,
J. Malley, Lancaster? silversmith.—Sept. 28, R. Cocker,
Hathersage, Derbyshire, needle manufacturer.—Sept. 28, T.
Carter, Preston, corn merchant.

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1553

BANKRUPTS.—John Henry and Frederick Herman Gould,
Watling-street, lace warehousemen.—James Palmer, Hove,
Brighton, builder.—William Howlett, Hove, near Brighton,
builder.—Edward Henry Parkes, Upper Ebury-street, Pim-
lico, corn chandler.—William Alderton, late of Wolverhamp-
ton, grocer.—George Booth, Bishopwearmouth, shipowner.
PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED.—W. J• Williams and Co.,
Liverpool, joiners.—Brockelbank and Gawith, Kendal, to-
bacco manufacturers.—Messrs. J. and J. Platt, Middleton,
Lancashire, fustain cutters.—Crowley and Pearson, Sheffield,
and J. Crowley and Co., Manchester, iron founders : as far
as regards E. Pearson.—A., M., and E. Southall, Ashton-
under-Lyne, Lancashire, boot manufacturers: as far as re-
gards A. Southall.—Gradvvell and Pyke, Preston and Liver.
pool, corn merchants.—Lakin and Jackson, Manchester, bent
timber manufacturers as far as regards G. Jackson.—.l.
Studholrne and J. Clarke, Carlisle, land agents.
•
J rgYfers WerP99l, merchant..