The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1847-09-28 00:00:00

TUE LIVERPOOL STANDARD.

Mr. HENDERSON dissented from the plan of going on
with the building of warehouses at present. He did not
object at all to any possible extent of warehouses, provided
they were built by individuals or companies, and in a si-
tuation not to incommode the working of the docks ; but,
as a matter of prudence, this was an extremely ineligible
time for going on with them. The debt of the Dock

said was gin, and persuaded her to drink. She drank
about half a glass, and shortly after sat down on the floor
beside the fire, and became insensible. On coming to
herself, she found she was lying on the floor, and that it
was then about nine o'clock on Saturday morning. She
then looked about tflie house, and found that the stranger
was gone, that several articles of clothing were missing,
and that 21s. in silver, 7d. in copper, and five pawn-
tickets, had been taken out of her pocket. The prisoner
was apprehended the same afternoon, and most of the
property found in her possession. She was committed
for trial.

Tru,teeq Was .now £3,000,000, ; they wanted about
£1,500,000 additional to complete the works which are

now in' progress; and when lie looked at their financial

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affairs and the present state of the country, he really
thought that it behoved them to be circumspect. They
must recollect that warehouses would be provided to any ; —-- - -- -- - ------ ---
extent, and in any situation, by individuals. They must 1 Btstrirt 4.1r1115.
also recollect that warehouses were detrimental to a large
portion of the property belonging to the Corporation ;
and, as an individual, he considered that, by building i The length of the mains laid down by the Manchester
warehouses, they would be doing an act extremely inju- ! Gas Works is upwards of one hundred and nine miles.
rious to the property of a very large number of persons in ! A SINGULAR FACT FOR NATURALISTS. —At Stack-
the tievn. For all these reasons he dissented frOm the steads, on Wednesday, a hen was killed by Mr. J. Brad-
trust going on with more warehouses at present; and he Shaw, mechanic, and in the inside of it he found, to his
wished to add, that it was not t all iiear to hint, after hay- astonishment, a chicken, well formed in every part, but
ing watched the operations at the Albert Dock, that ware- in a state of rapid decomposition. It would appear that
houses would pay the trust. 1 the hen was„unable to lay its egg, and the result was that
Mr. MANN said that the future plans were.vvell worthy I the chicken was hatched in its inside.-2llancheder Exa-
of consideration. He admitted that the Albert Dock miner,
warehouses had been very successful indeed, but what in- WARNING TO DRUNKARDS.—AtManchester, last week,
come they would yield, had yet to be ascertained. The a railway porter went home in a state of intoxication,
accounts for the last year had not been distributed, arid struck a light, and throwing himself on the bed without
many were anxious to know what the total expenditure taking off his clothes, accidentally set it on fire, but it did
had been. - not burst into a blaze. His wife, who had been out to a
The CHAIRMAN said the accounts ought to be out, and ball, on coming home early in the morning, found smoke
that lie was unacquainted with the cause of the delay. issuing from the apartment. Her unfortunate husband
Mr. MANN was of opinion that there were too many was then gat out, but he had been dead for some hours.
warehouses round the Albert Dock, and that, in conse-
TURN-OUT OF SPINNMS.—The proposed reduction of
quenee of a great portion of the goods being warehoused, I ten per cent. on the wages of the operative spinners at
as it were, upon the quays, much inconvenience was ex- Mossley has caused a general turn-out of the body, and
perienced there. He reminded the Board that ware- thirteen mills are now closed. At a meeting of the spin-
houses could not be worked without an expensive staff, ners at Ashton, called to assist the Mossley men, it was
and they ought to remember this if they decided on build- resolved to cease labour in order to ease the market of the
ing them at the Prince's Dock. glut of goods, and prevent an otherwise inevitable reduc-
Mr. TOBIN said the time to go on with the building of tion of wages there. On Tuesday five mills closed at
warehouses would be after the completion of the Wapping Ashton, and two at Duckinfield.
Dock. They could build nothing to the westward of the Feoobs.—The late heavy rains have flooded the low
Prince's without stopping the working of that dock. He lands in the neighbourhood of several rivers in this locality.
asked whether there was sufficient depth on the east side The Mersey, in particular, near the Stretford and Altrinc-
of it to build warehouses ? ham road, on Wednesday, overflowed its banks, and
Air. HARTLEY said it was 100 feet in depth at one end several of the adjacent " water meadows" were quite
and 90 at the other. submerged. Advantage has been taken of this natural
The CHAIRMAN observed that 90 feet would render the I irrigation to promote the productiveness of the soil, for
warehouses very narrow. I the slough-gates were not raised on Friday, and the waters
Mr. AIKIN said be would not confine Mr. Hartley to j were still out, It is some years since so heavy a flood has
any plan. If errors had been committed, it was fortunate been experienced in that neighbourhood.
that they bad been discovered, and now improvements I WESLEYAN METHODIST DEMONSTRATION.—The Wee-
could be suggested for making the future warehouses as leyan Methodists are about to get up a great demonstra-
useful and valuable as possible. But they were going to tion in Manchester, to celebrate the return to parliament
fetter the Committee most fearfully if they limited the of two of their body—the members for Knaresborough and
sum to £200,000. Stockport, Mr. J. P. Westhead and Mr. James Heald.

Mr. RANKIN said it was quite clear that £200,000 would
not erect warehouses round the Prince's Dock.

An influential private meeting has been held in Manches-
ter with this view, and it was determined to give a dinner

Mr. AIKIN asked what the erection of the Albert Dock
warehouses had cost ?
Mr. HARTLEY replied £318,000.
The CHAIRMAN said he ought to have stated that no-
tice of this discussion had been given publicly last week,
in order to get some expression of public opinion upon the
matter, but there had been no expression of public opinion
whatever.

early in October to these gentlemen, which Lord Ashley,
M.P., Sir Culling Eardley Smith, Mr. Plumptre, and the
President of the esleyan Conference, are to be invited to
honour with their presence.
A lucky hit has been made by cottagers in Garstang
and its neighbourhood who have planted their winter po-
tatoes in Nateby and Winmarleigh, as they prove, in
getting them up now, to yield abundantly large, sound,

Mr. TomN.—The public have a great number of things
to think about just now. (A laugh.)
Mr. HENDERSON said he had been told that one-third
of the general warehouses in Liverpool were at present
empty._

and excellent, and which potatoes will only cost them
about 3d. per score pounds. This price accounts at once
for the attempts of certain parties wanting to keep up the
report of potatoes being again a failing crop, so that their
friends may obtain 2s. for what cost them 3d, That this

RoynEN was in favour of obtaining £300,000 in-
stead of £200,000.
Mr. SHAND moved that the Parliamentary Sub-com-
mittee be instructed to obtain a general power to build
warehouses, and to borrow a sum of £200,000 for this
purpose.
Mr. CHILTON seconded the motion.
Mr. AIKIN moved as an amendment, that the Parlia-
mentary Committee be instructed to borrow £500,000, and
that Mr. Hartley be instructed to prepare plans for ware-
houses round the Prince's Dock, and other eligible situa-
tions. He would not name the situations, because he did
not wish to limit Mr. Hartley.
Mr. HENDERSON asked whether, if they built ware-
houses at the Prince's Dock, it would be necessary to shut
the dock up ?
Mr. HARTLEY said not. Two-thirds of it could be
worked.

amount of profit exceeds what is obtained on wheat, oat-
meal, or cheese making, there can be no doubt, and there-
fore it should excite no surprise to learn that selfish-
minded persons are using-very questionable means to ob-
tain it.—Preston Pilot.
CULTIVATION OF COTTON IN AUSTRALIA.—Last (Mon-
day) night, the Rev. Dr. Lang delivered a lecture at the
Mechanics Institution, Manchester, on the capabilities
of the soil and climate of Australia for the growth of cot-
ton, by means of European free labour. We understand
that it is contemplated to send out a party of from fifty to
a hundred agricultural families to Australia before the
close of this year, under the superintendence of an expe-
rienced cotton planter from the United States. Should
they reach their destination, as they likely would by the
month of April next, it is calculated that they would be
able to gather the crop by the end of next year. As it
will only require an advance of about .C9OOO to carry out

Mr. ATKIN here altered the sum stated in his amend-
ment to £400,000.
Mr. Lock Err seconded the amendment.
The question was put, and there appeared—for the
amendment, 7 ; against it. 9. For it :—Messrs. Rankin,
Lockett, Kendall, Middleton, Gladstone, Royden, and
Aikin. Against it :—Messrs. Sandars, Tobin, Sandbach,
Henderson, Shand, Chilton, Mann, Houghton, and the
Chairman.

this exPeriment successfully, we can hardly doubt but that
it will be readily furnished by the men of Manchester,
who are so deeply interested in every measure which pro-
mises to increase the production of cotton.
HAIGH HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY.—The annual meet-
ing of this society was held at Haigh, near Wigan, on Wed-
nesday last. The show of stock was superior to that of any
former show. The report of the inspectors of farms was
most favourable, showing that energetic improvements in

Mr. SANDBACH, seconded by Mr. KENDALL, moved
that £300,000 be substituted for £200,000 ; and this mo-
tion was carried by a majority of nine-to seven.
The original motion, with the substitution of £300,000,
was then declared to be carried.

culture had been manifested in the locality. The potatoe
disease was found not to be general, and far less virulent
than in past years. After the exhibition, about 200 mem-
bers and friends of the society dined in the school-room,—
William Peace, Esq., in the chair. After the removal of
the cloth, the Countess of Balcarres, Lady Frances Lind-
say, Lady Eleanor Lindsay, and Lady Eleanor Low,
entered the room, and seemed to take a lively interest in
the proceedings. The usual loyal toasts were given, and
all the complimentary toasts of the day, not forgetting the
distinguished female guests present. The treasurer's re-
port showed a balance in favour of the society. The health
of the president (the Hon. Collin Lindsay) and of the
treasurer and secretary were then given, after which the
usual toasts ; and the whole affair went off with the utmost
gratification and harmony.
BURSTING OF AN EMBANKMENT.—The almostincessant
heavy rains at the commencement of the week caused the
river Wyre, on Tuesday and Wednesday, to be filled to a
most extraordinary degree, and we regret to have to state
that on Wednesday, about noon, the weight of the accu-
mulated flood of waters was too heavy to be longer resis-
ted by a portion of the embankment at Stockingbridge,
near Garstang, and the consequence was that an inroad
was made into the adjacent roads and lands by the rush of
waters through an opening of the prostrated embankment
to the frightful extent in length of about seventy yards,
by which disastrous calamity we are sorry to learn that
loss to a serious amount has -been sustained by a most
worthy man—Mr. James Stuart, of the Stockingbridge
farm. The estate includes a breadth of about one hun-
dred acres of land, and it is painful to state that nota yard
of the land remains uncovered, whilst in the dwelling-
house the water in the lower parts of the house stood at
not less than three feet in depth. On the first approach
of the destructive element to the precincts of the devoted
farm, the most active measures were adopted for removing
the stacks of grain to a neighbouring one, more happily
circumstanced, in which the family fortunately, at great
risk, succeeded. They were not, however, so lucky in
preserving the winter stock of turf, which had been
stacked, and consisted of about fifty loads, all of which
were swept down the river and entirely lost. This appal-
ling and most uncomfortable state of things continued
without any amendment during the remainder of Wed-
tno F
e sdrai
Friday
a; y thethe roads,
were
desr,e forb u twot
little m
Imesp,robveetd.ween St. Michael's
and Great Eccleston, were rendered quite impassable,
being in most parts nearly two yards deep in water, and up