The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1846-03-24 00:00:00

SOUTH LANCASHIRE ASSIZES

I On Saturday evening the commission was opened by
Mr. Justice Coleridge. The business was so heavy at
York that Mr. Justice Patteson could not leave until
Sunday. The ceremony, which, as usual, occupied only a
few minutes, was attended by Wm. Standish Standish,
Esq., of Duibury Park, High Sheriff, and the Mayor and
Town-clerk. On Sunday, Mr. Justice Coleridge attended
divine service at St. George's Church, accompanied by the
High Sheriff in a most splendid equipage. The sermon
was preached by the Rev. J. S. Masters, rector of Chor-
ley,
,the High Sheriff's chaplain. The reverend gentle-
man s discourse was an earnest appeal in favour of scrip-
tural education. He contended that education without
religion
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called upon the public to support Sunday and day schools,
and
competent teachers, and to contribute to the building and
enlargement of churches. He said that the Bishop of
Chester was about to issue a letter to every minister in
his diocese, with the view of arousing the clergy to in-
creased efforts in the matter of erecting and enlarging
churches ; and he called upon the laity to assist the bishop
and the clergy liberally, in order that adequate spiritual
provision might be made for the whole body of the people.
The procession returned from the church in the same
order as it had proceeded thither. Mr. Justice Coleridge
aga'n attended afternoon service at St. George's, when the
sermon was preached by the Rev. Mr. Monk.
The calendar contains the names of 62 prisoners. Of
this number 2 can read and write in a superior manner, 2
can read and write well, 22 can read and write imperfectly,
17 can read, and 19 can neither read nor write. The fol-
lowinz are the cases for trial set down in the calendar :
Murder, 3; manslaughter, 6 ; cutting, striking, and wound-
ing, 15 ; assault and robbery, 7 ; burglary, 9 ; rape, 3 ;
bigamy, 7 ; feloniously damaging property, 2; perjury, 2;
forgery, 3 ; receiving stolen property, 1 ; returning from
transportation, 1 ; concealing birth, 1; and mint cases, 2.
The trials yesterday will be found elsewhere.

SALE OF LAND AT BIRKENHEAD.—The immense sale
of land at Birkenhead, consisting of nearly one thousand
plots, for building purposes, belonging to Wm. lackson,
Esq., took place on Tuesday afternoon, at the Woodside
Hotel. It was most respectably and numerously attended.
About half-past one o'clock the auctioneer. Mr. F

Jiodgson, commenced the business by reading the printed
conditions, after which lot 1 was put up. It consisted of
16,022 square yards of land, situated in Slatey.road and
Euston Grove, divided into twelve lots, the purchaser to
have the option of taking two lots or the whole. Mr.
Robert Hughes put up the lot at is., and the bidding was
run up to Bs., at which price Mr. Hughes became the pur-
chaser of two lots. The sale then went on, and eventually

about twenty lots were sold for upwards of £7OOO, the
price ranging between Bs. 6d. and 265. per yard, most,
however, of it being situate in'the outskirts of the town.
At the conclusion of the sale, Mr. Jackson stepped for-
ward, and said he felt very much obliged to the company
for the quantity of land sold that day, and the quantity in

treaty for far exceeded his expectations. If any of diem
were desirous of treating for other portions, he should be
happy to meet them on fair terms, provided they intended
to use the land ; but he would have nothing- to do with
mere speculators. If. however, any one wished to become
nurchasers for bona fide building nurnoses. should they

require it, he was ready to supply them both with money
and bricks. The prices were considered very fair.

BIRKENHEAD COMMISSIONERS.—An adjourned meet-
ing was held on Wednesday night, W. Jackson, Esq., in
the chair, to consider some of the clauses to be introduced
into the Improvement Bill now before parliament. The
Chairman stated that there w;:s a most important dame,
in reference to which he felt some degree of delicacy in
giving his support. It was to the effect that owners of
certain property of the yearly value of £lO, or let to week-

ly or monthly tenants, should be rated to, and pay r

instead of occupiers. When he brought the matter before
them, it was in the hope that all owners would become
liable to the rates ; but he was sorry they would be unable
to pass the measure, as there were impediments against it
in the upper house which would prevent its being carried
into effect. He showed from statistics that the township
did not get 15 per cent. of the rates on houses at and ux
der £2O per year, and thought there might be as good
chance, if not a better, of carrying

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£2O and £25, as £lO. After a brief discussion t
was altered to £25 and under

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man observed
,ffairs efficient-

ly conducted, the roads, &c., kept in order, unless they
had a rate in proportion to the property. They had now
in good order 32 miles of excellent streets, but those would
of course require to be kept in condition ; there was also
sewerage, and the streets in course of formation, which
would involve an outlay of money ; and when all those
things were considered, he thought it would require an
extra rate for improvement. The lighting and watching
rate would also have to be increased, as the extent of
building going on and new streets making, would require
about one-third more lamps than they had at present. He
had no wish that a separate rate should be levied for sew-
erage. He concluded by saying that he could not help
but hope that in the ensuing year they would have an in-
crease in the ferries, which might be beneficial to the
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