The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1854-05-23 00:00:00

TUESDAY, MAY 23, 1854.

DIOCESE OF MA.NCIIESTEIL—Preferments: The BiihoP
of Manchester has licensed the Rev. Hugh Wight°ll.l
MA., to the stipendiary curacy of Emanuel Church, 13°1;
ton-le-Moors, on the nomination of the Rev. Gage,P,r
Freeman, the incumbent ; and the Rev. William e.ut
M.A., to the stipendiary curacy of Smallbridge, near 0r;
dale, on the nomination of the Rev. Robert lieniwr
Cook, the incumbent. before
RATES BILL.—Mr. Packe's bill, now
the House of Commons, proposes to provide that in future
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separate and distinct church-rates shall be made fort
maintenance and repair of the fabric of the church, anhe
the service and furniture of the church. The rate fort ,
maintenance and repair of the fabric are to be made 111
determined upon by the majority of the ratepaYers, t
vestry assembled ; but, if they refuse to make a suffioeli
rate, the Court of Queen's Bench is to issue a mandamot
to levy such rates as the archdeacon shall deem sufficiel'i
It is proposed that the rates for services and furniture 4
the church be made and determined upon by the ina:lol°T,
of the ratepayers in vestry assembled, not being Dissentetse
by which term it is to be understood only such as Ziac
signed a declaration before two justices in petty session
to be attested on oath or affirmation by the officiat,"
minister of some place of worship registered according
law, or by two members of his congregation, stating th:ii
such persons are members of the congregation ; and. 4
persons signing such declarations shall, until they retrz.:,
them by notice to the churchwardens, be exempt fr„°111
rates for the services and furniture of the church. P,,
the bill is not to deprive any person of the benefit of tot
ministrations or offices of the church to which by late
custom he is now entitled.

CHESHIRE AND WALES.

W
CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD RAILWAY.—The
the week ending 14th of May, 1854, was as followsm'
Passengers, parcels, &c., per railway, £2,654 2s. I..A4vw
steam-boats, £471 Bs. 3d.; total, £3,125 11s. Id.: gov:1
£1,694 ls. 6d:: total, including Carnarvon traflle,r,
rail, £4,348 4s, 4d. ; steam-boats, £471 Bs. 3d.
responding week last year, per rail, £4,114 18s. Bd. ;
steam-boats, £376.85. Bd. Increase, £328 ss. 3d.
RETURN OF Mm NAYLOR TO HOOTON-HALL":4:I
Tuesday, R. C. Naylor, Esq., arrived at Hooton-Itt:
accompanied by Mrs. Naylor. from their wedding tour.
Naylor and his bride left Chester by the three O'Ci°i'".
ta.
train, and came to the Sutton station, where they alig-
b
and entered their carriage. A procession was forem!
headed by the artizans employed in the alterations at tb,
hall ; the men carrying the banners used at the banesetif
and a streamer bearing the inscription, " Long life all"
happiness to the bride and bridegroom." The men in the
constant employment of Mr. Naylor, in the park all
grounds, took the horses from the carriage, to which tile,'
attached ropes, and drew the happy pair through the Par
to the hall, a distance of about a mile. In addition to tbet
generar concourse of persons-assembled in the hall to greet
Mr. and Mrs. Naylor, were the children of the East
and Thornton schools ; and, in a few minutes after
arrival, Mrs. Naylor presented' to each child in the gas'
ham school a bible. After the distribution, the children
partook of tea and buns on the lawn. The workmen '
also suitabl' regaled.
WALLASEY LOCAL BOARD OF- IrRALTIL—The oyaillSl
general meeting of this board was held on Friday eve we
at the Queen's Arms Hotel, Lis.cardi Mr. Penny in
chair. The order of retiring by rotation, previous to
w.
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new election, was adopted ; and Mr. Penny was unyen t°
mously re-elected chairman.—Power was then gi ,
the chairman tamake arrangements for the ensuing Wel;
tion, after which the board proceeded.to consider tile De
bye-laws for regulating hackney carriages, horses, mel;
and asses' t
plying for hire within tho' district, and ,
drivers an
ey
and persons attending the same. One of the regil
lations passed was). that there should be no fare under !
shilling for cabs.—Mr. Coulborn called attention to 01*
immorality of the females and others who plied donke3.l
for hire on the sands at New Brightoe..—Mr. Hassell sal
that in those cases they would have a discretionary Wel.
of granting licenses.—The board then adjourned.
LETTING FOR HIRE WITHOUT LICENSE.—John
grove, the proprietor of a horse and car, was semi-floe
on Thursday, at the Birkenhead Police,court, at the la;
stance of the excise authorities, for letting out his hl
and vehicle on hire without a license. Mr. Sharp, C°
lector of excise at Liverpool, who appeared for the Pr°s°'
cution, stated that thedefendant was liable to a pona9
of £lOO for each offence. The magistrates had the PoNY'
of mitigating the penalty to £25, besides recommendtp..i
the case of the defendant to the commissioners of excl..'"
in London, with the view of obtaining a' further initig3;
tion. Mr. George Cooper Page proved having obtaine'S
from the defendant, on the 18th April last, a horse 3n15.
ear on hire, to drive to Seacombe, for which be paid ll
The defendant admitted having no license, but dent';
that he had more than one horse. He merely kept live
stables, and the horses that were on his premises on the
day named belonged to gentlemen. The bench idlerd
the mitigated penalty of. £25, observing that, if the de'fendant could show a good case, they would assist him .
obtaining a further mitigation.
THE BIRKENHEAD^ COMMISSIONERS.,-011 Tuesday
evening, an adjourned meeting of this body was hel
their rooms, in Hamilton-square, for the purpose 0'
c'slang Tere
ing the accounts for the year just expired. T
read over. The receipts were :—lMprOVeinent, ,61
18s. Bd. ; lighting and watching, £3,419 Vs. 6d
market,
hter;•
£1,249 15s. sd. ; sewerage, £1,856 4s. '
houses, £221 7s. ; rents, 4d. on am
£774 ls.account
;
fid. .I:ese •
street-making,E62B 25..; miscellaneons,£al7 2s. Among',
the items of expenditure were —paid for highways
scavengers, £2,009 ; the market establishment, £863 ;
park, £745, &c., &c. ; and there had been: paid over to
divisible fund for bondholders, £3,664. The accoun
unanimously passed, and the meeting adjourned t
sth of June, which will be the last meeting prior tb
election.