The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-05-24 00:00:00

CHESHIRE AND WALES.

CHESTER
AND HOLYHEAD RAlLWAY.—Traftic for the
week ended April 10, 1853 : —Rail way : Passengers, parcels,
&c., £2,724 lls. Id. ; goods, 1,390 7s. 7d. Steamboats :
£376
Bs. Bd. Total, 4,491 7s. 4d. Increase as compared
with the corresponding week last year, £1,533 7s. 3d.
THE DINORBEN PEERAGE iS likely to be revived In the
Person of H. R. Hughes, Esq., successor to the Kinmel
estates, who lately married the Hon. Miss Liddell, grand.
daughter of Lord Ravensworth.
EMIGRATION.—A large number of persons are at the
Birkenhead emigration depot ready to be despatched to
Australia. The Banker's Daughter (a large first-class
vessel) is about to sail for Geelong, and svill take abou
700 passengers.
NEW STEAMER.—The new Ramsey steamer is pro-
gressing rapidly at Mr. Laird's yard, Birkenhead, and is
expected to be ready for launching by the 30th inst.
TRE " QUARTERLY JOURNAL OF THE BIRKENHEAD
GEOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION" is the name of a little book
Which has been neatly got up, contributed and edited by
Pupils in Mr. Sorley's Clifton Park Academy. The
articles contained are on miscellaneous subjects, and some
of them creditable to the young authors.
THE REV. R. YARKER, of Neston, Cheshire, died on
the 10th inst. The vicarage of Neston is in the gift of
the dean and chapter of Chester • and, if the usual rule be
followed, the Rev. R. W. Gleadowe will be promoted to
the e benefice, and by his preferment a minor canonry in
cathedral and the mastership of the King's School will
become vacant.— Chester Courant.
IabourerLONGEVITY died at Micklyfield sTth innearst., WAbeillirford, having at-
oned the great age of 107 years. He followed his em-
Yment as a regular farm labourer until he was upwards
of 90 years of age, and assisted to harvest at the advanced
age of 100. He could read a newspaper without glasses,
and his memory was unimpared until within a very few
Weeks before his death.
_ MONUMENT TO THE LATE MR. CHURTON.—A beauti-
ful specimen of a new invention in sculpture has been
f warded to the Dublin Great Exhibition b • Mr. Potts,
of Birmingham.
the late Mr. and
1- is a monument to the memory of
Mrs. Churton, parents to the eminent
auctioneers of Chester
of the deceased, surrounding and supporting a tombstone.
emarbled in andw,n
tberhounrgeeh,
Church.
ROYAL 0
CHESTER ROWING Cr.un.—On Thursday, the
vice-president, William Titherington, Esq., entertained,
at his residence, on the banks of the Dee, the president
of the far-famed rowing club, its treasurer and secretary,
its gallant crew who won the regatta cup last year, and
as many othermembers as his dining-room could con-
vny accommodate. Much kindred interest was ex-
Pressed in another healthful and Old English sport, now
commenced for the season on the Roodee ; and the corn-
Pansy most heartily toasted the Cestrian " Cricket Club."
, RECOVERY OF STOLEN PROPERTY.—At the Birken-
head police-court, on Wednesday, two men, named
Brogan and Graham, were charged with stealing seven.
!,e,en silver tablespoons from Mr. Walker, of Tranmere.
Ounday,
'ile Prosecutor had the spoons in a bundle, and on
whilst in a house of entertainment, the prisoners
managed to abstract the property. One of them was
°pained in Liverpool, on Monday, whilst offering some
_the spoons for sale ; the other gave himself into
'usiody. Both were committed for trial.
THE heWELSH FISHERIES.—The salmon fishing since
°Pching of the season has been extremely good, and
°roe places the take has been very great. In the river
Tame tlsere is an abundant supply of fish, and no lack of
/)°l.t
Terry Ibe felt by the fisherman. The rivers Wye,
Palit7 sTowY, and trout streams throughout the princi-
ado,i'' nave also an abundant supply of fish ; and it is now
tiontted that this is due in a great degree to the preserva-
salCf the fisheries. It is not generally known that all
not 21' under 16 inches in length, and all trout that do
s'
on,rzeeaa:ure seven inches from the eye to the fork, are
throw"
.le fish ; and, if they take the fly, ought to be
A. Into the water again.
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if they h TLE 'wart THIEVES.—The wakes of Tranmere,
Doweif ad strong attractions tor the innocent, had equally
eight allurensents for the guilty. Upwards of thirty-
arris u'essional thieves were noticed on Tuesday as
i
an • ng bY one boat. They were under the guidance of
who a
lliwappeared to be the leader of the gang.
ere armed with b ludg eo n. Towards eveing they
the Pleated
, themselves in a body ins the immediate vicinity of
siese ferry house, their apparent object being to make a
11Pon the " bank" at the first convenient oppor-
watcy• The few policemen which Tranmere boasts
told cued their movements narrowly, and the inspector
them several times to disperse. They refused. The
suPerintsndent then advanced to the leader and delibe-
rately,enknocked him down, deeming that this might have a
a° cy to put the rest to flight. A general skirmish
ught
commanced, in which the thieves were, after a tough
completely routed. A considerable number of riot-
ohs depredators have been committed to gaol.
Blasse • NHEAD TOWNSHIP ACCOUNTS.—At an ad-
Sonnies' meeti •
ng of the Birkenhead (Improvement) Com-
raissioners on T d
Pro t. ues ay, the yearly accounts were passed.
na hese it appeared that thetotal receipts for the
Year amounted to £17,878
balance from the preceding ' Amongst the items were
ing and ng rate, £3,175 • Year of £1,281 ; from light-
sewerage,watc £1,7hi14 ; market mprovement, £5,191 ;
houses, £214. park and account,other rents, £1,241 ; slaughter-
side ferry for two years, £2,600. The
£7Bl ; from Wood-
an expenditure of a similar The other side showed
hand and a large amount, except a balance in
hold suns to be paid as interest to the bond-
ers. Amongst the items of expenditure were for
highwys, scavengers. Sze., Xl.BOB ; market establish-
ment, £945 ; slaughter-houses. £l3B ; park, £9Ol ; town-
£377 ; treasurer's establishment, £5BO ; surveyor's,
£427 ; law-clerk's, £522 ; law and parliamentary charges,
409 ; night soil account, £607 ; lodging-house account,
; lighting and watching account, £3,032 ; and sew-
erage account, £l7l.
PEWS IN PARISH CHURCHES.—ID the Birkenhead
,county court, on Friday, an action was brought to re-
'oyez' £5 ss. for two years' rent of a pew in Bebington
Parish church. The plaintiffs were Thomas Lloyd and
Sarah his wife, and the defendant Charles Brittain. The
tent was claimed in respect of a farm-house and land in
township of Tranmere, to which Mrs. Lloyd suc-
17leeded s nne years ago, on the death of a cousin, who, in
is lifetime, received the rent of the pew in question,
which was let to the defendant at two guineas and a halt
Potr annum. The defendant did not appear. The judge
liserved that, as a general rule, a tenant could not be
°'ved to question his landlord's title ; that in this case
was proved that Mr. Brittain both took the pew di-
rsepatty from the plaintiffs and had repeatedly promised to
Y the rent, whichwould be quite sufficient in an action
for the
.on, a use and occupation of a house or land ; and the
d,..Y question pewsalp,e that principle extended to rent
pvev,°auded for in rish church. Money rents for
notiono Parish churches were not only repugnant to our
hos., s far Br °I what was right, but contrary to law. As to
ttt ' b dto pay the rent upon the
Principle ain was oun
eider
au°ve mentioned, he would take time to con-
_caisson.