The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1854-03-14 00:00:00

ECCLESIASTICAL INTE.

CHESHIRE AND WALES•

THE HON. LADY WILLIAMS WYNN, wife of
cellency Sir Henry Williams Wynn, and sister wsrap
present Lord Carrington, died very unexpectedly
day last week, at Wynnstay. Tier husband visa "
years English minister at Copenhagen. oicia
BIRKENHEAD FERRY RECEIPTS. The .oil-
statement was laid before the committee at their M 7571,..
on Tuesday :—Receipts for February, 1853
_.„,andi.,:frost
1853, £1254 4s. 2d. • 1854, £1542 3s. sd. Iseeew-101.;
24th April to 28th February : 1853, £18,391 204 ;80,
1854, £21,090 4s. 9d. Expenditure from 24th .APra,
to 28th February, 1854; £18,555 7s. 11d.
,„,,essieg•
THE BIRKENHEAD DOCK WORKS are pr.,-
The contractors believe they have made good those get
tions of the wall near Seacombe, which were defec.o
and which made it unsafe to exclude the tidal w"the
That being done, they are dosing the entrance 00i
Pool, the masonry being considerably advanced ;Ali
within the next fortnight the water will be per Wan,;"
excluded, and the excavations will be proceeded ivixtu• for
CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD RAILWAY.—The trau'c
the week eng sth March, 1854, was as follows 4;
Passengers, parcels, &c., per railway, £2032 18e• 2"Odi
steam-boats, £329 lls. 2d. ; total, £2362 10s. 11,„: 6'-pet
£1517 12s. 5d.: total, including Carnarvon
rail, £3550 lls. 4(1. ; steam-boat, £329 11s. 21 ;
responding week last year, per rail, £2978 lee'
steam-boat, £215 14s. 2d. Increase, £685 18s. the
GOLD MINING IN WALES.—The gold mines IJy;
neighbourhood of Dolgelly are getting on very Pno
indeed, if report speaks correctly, there appears allthere
an inexhaustible store of it in the mountains, sit doe;
is hardly a person, be his station high or 10w,..vrt,9
not dabble in the mines, and go daily to the " (11:113t
A very competent authority told our correspon
nine out of every ten persons are walking the stree'stbe
this town for specimens of the quartz out of which
oto
gold is extracted. One of Mr. Berdan's erwripset
machines, for crushing and washing these, has bee 031
up at Cwmeisian, and was to commence operation Oa 01
instant. Similar ones are also to be erected in sever
dent', of

the other works.— Carnarvon Herald. ar
THE NEW MANAGER OF WOODSIDN FERRIP-L.-.40
pointment of a new manager, at £3OO per annum, io rvir
of Mr. Rudd, was the chief object of discussion at the
erri
kenhead Commissioners' meeting, on Tuesday. TbeA,test
Committee recommended Mr. Clay, but an amen 11r•
on this was moved by Mr. Curry, and seconded. 0„, of
Watson, on the ground that Mr. Clay knew now'''. of
marine engines, and was not a sailor. Mr. Bair lod
opinion "that there was no more difference betweend he
and steam engines than between two kettles, an,iio
thought Mr. Curry knew as much about marine eiLl'etit
as he did—which was nothing at all." The anle,n"-je•
was lost by a majority of ten to four, and Mr. o'2 the
dared appointed. The new manager gives security
extent of £l,OOO, in the Guarantee Society.
,s„,.‘ {heir
tors AND CARDIGAN RAILWA.Y.---1: their
tors of this projected line have determined to conv-"eniv
application to parliament for so much of the line 0 03
will extend from Carmarthen to Newcastle EmlYn• fat
decision has been arrived at in consequence of the To,
difficulties experienced by the board in consequence.„°oiie
unfavourable state of the money market, and tuif the
from the want of adequate support on the part ° its 4
landowners in the neighbourhood. A sufficient o3,Peoe
therefore, could not be raised this year to coroPie„` der
whole of the line ; and the board have decided to u"or
take that portion of the scheme which is at present„r
the
ticable. They have pledged themselves to coroPle'lli of
original plan next session, if the subscription list Ito am
low them so to do. The inhabitants of CardiP coo"
extremely anxious for the harbour of refuge to b!'''e vo
strutted, as fearful shipwricks are constantly occor:j3
their bay, where there is no sheltered spot for re'
put in. 1 Pleh
BIRKENHEAD IMPROVEMENTS.—We have inur-wilic.'
sure in laying before our readers the following fact' et for
may be relied upon. They present a pleasing presrorle"
the future of Birkenhead. The contracts for the c(i'ect o 0
tion of the entire of the dock works were coroPle,he sole
Thursday, and signed by Mr. Brassey, who is "a the
contractor. The entire plans are now settled, i'necidoi
works are to commence forthwith, and to be Pr°s 01'5'
with energy and despatch. The first portion of the ic
when the water is excluded at the entrance of the
Yid
will be the permanent roadway between this town o.
Seacombe, together with excavations for the lower"),i, oe
Messrs. Brassey, Peto, Betts, and Jackson paid a v;etif'
Thursday to the Canada Works and decided upontai
ately commencing the building of a number of I°,.gui-ea
for the convenience of the workmen, and we toueliooe'
the party afterwards dined together at the Manor f the
We are also enabled to state that in the course sl:4'
next fortnight between 900 and 1,000 mechanics °'-f„
the
to be engaged at the Canada Works. The wages,.,-
~hell'l
men will average from 30s. to 40s. per week.-131"
Advertiser.
EGREMONT AND NEW BRIGIITOY
FERity.._oo; 0te07,10
day Captain Tower appeared before the maglgt". ha
ask their advice. He stated that some days sr
erpo66
occasion to go to New Brighton, and for that"Ending'
seeing it placarded on one of the steamers at the Teot
stage, in large letters, " To New Brighton," be `;AficiPti
board. The steamer, however, went to Egremont,
1,, An
was there desired to leave it, as it went no fartbe $ll
farce
the fare was demanded from him. Another gentle"- tbe
board was in the same position as himself. Now for
to know if there was no mode of obtaining redre%
inconvenience he had been put to. He added fi3ot grall
been to the County Court, but as that court did lit sue
a summons for less than one shilling, he could 119„iv
ha
it for the recovery of the fare, or he should certa-IV,a tP'
done so to try the question. Mr. Jackson said, ,nee
case happened to him, he should have taken a cone
from Egremont to New Brighton, and then have sitia
proceedings for the expenses —The Rev. Mr. Fieldlo
such a case would be under the old coach law, 0111.tu-Itea
penses probably be recovered. The bench, "'yesold the
no jurisdiction in the matter.—Captain Tower t to the
course adopted by Mr. Colbourn, of holding eu hen, 91
public that his boats went to New Brighton, w__sider
fact, they only went as far as Egremont, caused
able public inconvenience, and be had been told Conte
many many as twenty applications had been made to the'o
Court on the subject.—After some other observatiu
matter dropped.

COURT AND _FASHION
01
LORD WEMYSS is suffering from an injury he glstgised
in one of his legs, some time ago, by the bite of s
the injury has now become so serious as to render the
tation of the limb necessary, to which proceeill° 4
sufferer has given his consent.
LADY BLAYNEY expired on the 4th instant, at Or;
, .t
town, near Dublin. Her ladyship was wife a vet' I°'
Lord Blayney, and the daughter of the first
Caledon.
iklol'
THE MARQUIS OP LONDONDERRY died on
last, at Holderness-house. The death of the 100'
was caused by an attack of inflammation of the.fi 144
which, after a few days' suffering, terminated fat'''''ia..t4
lordship was marquis, earl, viscount, and baron roPe
peerage of the United Kingdom. He was also s, tpt
of the Garter, a general officer in the army, colonelooo
2nd Life Guards, knight grand cross of the 8atb,,40.1
grand cross of Hanover, and knight of the P"'"
ger
foreign military orders of Europe. tO eel)
LEVEE.—The Queen held a levee (the second - atie
son) on Wednesday, in St. James's Palace. The
its i[els
wore a train of white Irish poplin, embroidered
rose, shamrock, and thistle, in colours, trimn?Le: or. 8;
silk fringe to match. The petticoat was of whires.4
trimmed with gold blonde. Her Majesty's head-ur low
formed of emeralds and diamonds. Meer Jafur
Bahadoor of Surat, appeared at the court in sti:,elP"
costume of great magnificence, richly adorned wit!' p,
diamonds, and emeralds.
„;
THE PEERAGE.—By the death of the Marcl.--„is
donderry, a peerage in the United Kingdom r7l",,is
each of his two sons. His eldest son, and bY
wife (Lady Elizabeth, daughter of the third Earl ° est, -
ley), Viscount Castlereagh, becomes Baron Stesvrtp.Ar
the United Kingdom, and Marquis of Londonde Ve,.
the Irish peerage. The marquis's younger son,
second wife (the heiress of the Vanes), Lord SesZ
has represented North ,Durham since 1847, becoreeevel
Vane. The late marquis received from the Earl °id Of,i
the Garter left vacant by the death of the Duke col)."#
lington. He was Lord-Lieutenant of Durham, allo(1.1.
rotulorum of Downshire and Derryshire, in Ireeor";
general in the army, and colonel of the 2nd Life
FAngwaLT., BANQUET TO SIR CHARLES NAPIEP._,,,ow,
Admiral Sir C. Napier, K.C.8., appointed to the C 0 At
of the Baltic fleet, was on Tuesday entertaill_,'
splendid banquet by the members of the Refernos';
The dinner took place in the coffee-room of the eliv",.cele,
in Pall-mall, but, owing to its limited dimension, 5' ejervdi
modation could not be provided for more than 2(",`,,
men. Many members of the club, however, w.",1",,el
unable to obtain seats at the dinner table, crovio,"
ante-chambers and the approaches to the coffee-r ,(1
order to hear the addresses of the noble chairrlso4.4 te°o.
e 1
invited guests. The only decorations of the dir„,15,11,
consisted of the French, English, ,and Turkish
which were arranged alternately around the st°,6:
A considerable crowd had assembled in Pall-rasi_,,""ert?'
of the club, by whom Sir C. Napier, Lord F_roo t'„pf'
and others of the guests were loudly cheerei'A- 004.
arrival. Lord Palmerston took the chair;
the gentlemen present were Sir J. Graham, 31..r''„,1f1:i611
Molesworth, M.P., Mr. Peto, M.P., Mr. Fergl3s°;rar'r
Admiral Berkeley, M.P., M. Musurus, the soli QA'
minister, Namik Pacha, Mr. Keogh, M.P.,
general for Ireland, Mr. Sadlier, Mr.
ALP., &e. Lord Dudley Stuart, M.P., and Sir .00.
Evans, M.P., acted as vice-chairmen on the occ,i,-1,0 (10.101
DiITH or ALDERMAN THOMPSON, flee'
of Alderman Thompson, M.P., took place at
o'clock on Friday morning. By the death of 765031°0,
man a vacancy occurs in the representation of rolf4).
land. The late Alderman was the son of Jas. -"To
Esq., of Kendal, Westmoreland. He was borrl, "
married in 1817 Amelia, second ghter el a
Homfray, Esq., formerly, M.P. forstafford, 000
of Sir Charles Morgan, Bart., of Tredegar. usalotell
Lord Mayor in 1828-29, Director of the
Loft pP+
Director of the Cambrain, Gloucester, and jofla pi'
Railway Company, a Deputy-Lieutenant for ,0000,
Treasurer of King's College, President of Chittory q,
tel, and Vice-President of the Honourable Art wit
pany. He was some time Chairman of the Celt.`,,g
Lloyd's, but resigned on the subscribers express der
selves dissatisfied with his having joined the,Uol.4.i,e
Shipowners' Mutual Assurance Association. Is to_.t,:ifitr
eminent ironmaster and shipowner. the '''9td
' voted for agricultural protection, 1846, and '11,85)3. ,0'
rity of 63 who censured free trade, November, from 'ol'
for Callington from 1820 to 1826 ; for London iber, 1
to 1832 ; for Sunderland from 1833 till SePtet°Bo
First returned for Westmoreland, September, 1

13.45,
TICE LAWSON OBSERVATORY.—An ef)
concluded between Mr. Lawson and the lA"eme
ivb"qll.
castle, as chairman of the Observatory Comraittee' f i/tetiO
Mr. Lawson undertakes to transfer his CollectionS golPtilo.,
ments and to hand over his gift of one thousl,tiog 011)6
to the trustees of the proposed institution, stiPn
the whole subscriptions shall be paid in, re6),e,
dent to produce an annual income of £2OO '°' i 8649
observer, to be invested prior to Midsnuilner otall
the building finished and ready to receive the
by Midsummer 1855.—Nottingham Journal.