The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1854-05-09 00:00:00

DIOCESE OF CHESTER.

CONSECRATIONS.—Christ Church, Claughton-cum-
Grange, in the Parish of Bidston, in the County of
Chester.—This church was consecrated by the Bishop of
Chester on Monday. It contains sittings for 1139 per-
sons, of which 295 are entirely free and unappropriated.
The patronage has been vested in trustees, under 8 and 9
Victoria, chapter 70 ; and immediately after the consecra-
tion, the Bishop granted his license for the publication of
banns and solemnization of marriages therein, under 6
and 7 William IV., for a particular district specified in
the license.

St. Chrysostom's Church, Everton.—This new church
is to be consecrated by the Bishop of Chester this day,
(Tuesday,) the 9th instant, at eleven o'clock.
PREFERMENTS.—The Rev. Richard Paul Blakeney has
been preferred to the Perpetual Curacy of the newly con-
secrated Church, called Christ Church, Claughton-cum-
Grange, in the Parish of Bidston, Cheshire. Patrons, the
Trustees.

The Rev. John Edward Blakeney has been licensed to
the Stipendiary Curacy of the same Church, on the nomi-
nation of the Rev. R. P. Blakeney, the Incumbent.
The Rev. William De Courcy Ireland has been licensed
to the Stipendiary Curacy of Christ Church, Liverpool,
on the nomination of the Rev. Fielding Ould, the Incum-
bent.

DIOCESE OF MASCllEgTElL—Preferments: The Bishop
of Manchester has licensed the Rev. Theodore Percival
Wilson, M.A., to the perpetual curacy of Bardsley, vacant
by the resignation of the Rev. James Murray Rawlins,
the last incumbent there, on the nomination of the trus-
tees of the estates devised by Mr. William Hulme, the,
patrons. Also the Rev. John Woodhouse to the stipen-
diary curacy of Goosnargh, near Preston, on the nomina-
tion of the Rev. Robert Studholme, the incumbent.
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of TthliezßishopconfirmationElect
for the diocese of Salisbury, took place on Thursday, in the
-metropolitan church of St. Mary-le-Bow. The prayers
rector, the court assembled in the centre aisle, the Vicar-
and appointed service having been read by Mr. Venn, the
General, Dr. Twigs, presiding on the occasion. The prin-
cipal Registrar of the province of Canterbury (Mr. F. H.
Dyke) then read the Royal conge d'elire to the Dean and
Chapter of Salisbury, commanding the election of a bishop
to the vacant see. Mr. Shepherd appeared as proctor on
behalf of the Dean and Chapter, and exhibited their return
of the election of the Rev. Dr. W. K. Hamilton as the
bishop of the diocese. Mr. Barber, the apparitor, having
made the usual proclamation, calling upon any person who
had any objection to make to such appointment, to come
forward and state their objections, and no one answering,
Mr. Shepherd read the letters patent, and also read and
exhibited the usual formulary articles prescribed by the
statutes, and prayed their admission and the decree of
confirmation. Dr. Hamilton, as Bishop Elect, having
taken and subscribed the oaths of allegiance and supre-
macy, and also the oath for the faithful discharge of his
duties as bishop, and the various other formulary pro-
ceedings having been gone through, the Vicar-General
pronounced the final decree of confirmation, and the pro-
ceedings terminated. The consecration will take place at
Lambeth Palace on Sunday next.

MAILS.-It has been officially announced, that an ar-
rangement for the transportation of the mails between
the United States and Australia has been made, which
embraces the entire ocean postal reform. It fixes the rate
of letters between these distaut countries at two cents, or
one penny. •

TUESDAY, MAY 9, 1854•

CHESHIRE AND TV.ILES.

-40. %flier
MR. JOHN HOLME has resigned his seat as $
head commissioner. Willi
THE BIRKENHEAD COMMISSIONERS illterid pro pe,
a goods manager for the ferry, at a salary 0.,
annum. - - Pare°

WILLIAM JONES, not quite two years old, whosel,7k
reside in Love-street, Chester, was poisoned, a
,011101
ago, by swallowing a quantity of white arsenic, Wu'
been placed in the house in order to kill mice. to it/
Giscas ANDRONSI, a _Greek sailor, belonging d
ship Telletnaceo, lately arrived from HonduraN,Vols.'•
lying in the great float, Birkenhead, was, ". So•311*
fined £5, or a month's imprisonment, for smugg"-"
of A tobacco.
.11
WEDDING, the particulars of which will be and
the usual column, took place at Christ Church, Claa6 eele'
on Tuesday, and being the first marriage ceremosnrre
pr
brated in that edifice, the bride and bridegroom ive,All s
sented by the incumbent, the Rev. Dr. Blakeneb -
handsome Bible and Prayer-book. .0 to
THE LATE CASE OF ASSAULT.-We are reClaf cow
state that James Stephenson, who appeared as .tl;,:abc.
plainant in the assault case heard before the /30',,tonf
magistrates on the 27th ult., was not Dr. J. F. Ste
of Hamilton-square, Birkenhead.
=ACCIDENT.-On Wednesday night James New:to
driver to Mr. Edward Davies, of Birkenhead, aras,rjr4;
upon his car, when the horse suddenly started nrsevers'
ee:
ging the driver under the vehicle, by which he bast wit's.
in;
of his ribs fractured, besides sustaining other ~atta
The animal galloped through Grange-lane, Ivy.str
Chester-street, but was ultimately stopped at W4s
u"-
u
Ferry.
4.
CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD RAILWAY.--The)l•s f°t
the week ending 30th April, 1854, was as iblir (111
Passengers, parcels, &c., per railway, £2,539, „o,ott'
steam-boats, £332 Is. 7d.; total, £2,862 4s.
£1,628 3s. Od.: total, including Carnarvou troth
rail, £4,058 6s. Od. ; steam-boat, £332 ls. 7d,' 14;
responding week last year, per rail, £3,343
per steam-boats, £316 14s. ld. Increase, £73011 go(
BIRKENHEAD FERRY RECEIPTS.-At the niee;idee
the Commissioners, on Tuesday, the Ferry COlO,Ol
made the following return :-Receipts for April, Is:
1844 :-1853 : £1,897 17s. 11d. ; 1854: £2,539
Receipts for the year ending 20th April:-1853'
9s. 7d. ; 1854: £25,212 9s. Expenses for the year.jool„;
24th April, 1854, £24,754 3s. 3d. The C,onnuP to tie
confirmed a resolution of the Ferry Committee:
effect that they should only pay £1,500 to the at
fund, as they had many contingencies to preparefor;olicr,
A MAN ON FIRE.-Late on Wednesday, the ~ora
officer close to the dock warehouses at Birkenhead
elt' be•
cries for assistance, and on going into an engineloaL.
longing to Mr. Moxley, he found the engineer, ,thetv,
in flames. By the assistance of another pers°l'
'-',),elt`),,
was extinguished, but not before the man was very
burnt. He was conveyed to the hospital, where
of
cation a dangerous state. The man was in a state 01
cation when his clothes caught fire..
So'
BIRKENHEAD LITERARY AND' P111L050V..,,-3„00,0
CIETY.-The monthly meeting was held on We'telb
in the Assembly-room) Hamilton-street, Mr. 11- I, ore
vice-president, in the chair. Dr. Maedougal, tae,,ldas
dent, read an interesting paper on "Naturatillagic'edageot
trating his subjeet by diagrams. At the- coed
thanks were voted to Dr. Macdougal, who ie''
the necessity of an effort being made to procure su.-
mechanical apparatus for the society.
hoelb°llip,
BIRKENHEAD FEICRY.-011. Thursday last, -SC S—,
incautiously jumped from the• Nun to the Wroodsi.esalea
and fell into the water, when a young seaman, °sots'
Edward Lamb, who was a passenger on board'. seaman,
boat, gallantly plunged in after him, and got ith°llbe
little worse for his ducking, which, we trust, withi/ll'
warning, to him and others,. who are in the habit
ing ashore before the boats are alongside the slit);oted.,!
Ferry Committee, at their meeting on Friday tot, volt:
gratuity of two guineas to the young man wb°'
sa
rescued the boy. Orr
CARDIFF.-A large and influential meeting of theiao
chants, shipowners, and brokers, of this port, s'r4s goo°
Monday last week, at tbe Bute Dock C,ommercial a
(the Mayor in the chair), when a memorial was dra: dist
for presentation to the Commissioners of Castolnlisar
more officers be appointed, the present staff bein:A os'
quate for the large and increasing business 0110pr'
here, also that the Custom-house- be removed to 3.,,fitt
convenient, spot, the present one being very muc'''.
from the shipping and offices. -A 31f;
PASSENGER REGULATIONS Air WoonsrnE.
Richard Foster summoned one of the BirkenheaTt oar
before the magistrates, on Thursday, for all asstVocilsilie
mitted on Good Friday. The plaintiff was on As
vg
slip, about to proceed to Liverpool, and on a boat er.tbe
up, before the passengers had landed, he crossed o,ffiiier
chain that extends from the top to the-bottom theoS,,,,Eei
to divide the passengers, and went on board ;„ on
He was followed by the Officer, who first ordered bile
He
shore, and, on his refusal, took him by the shonl" 04
pushed him on shore. The case waskdismissed, theoot
being of opinion that the commissioners were erdtogefs
to make any regulations which would prevent Pa the
from crossing the chains and getting-into the wats
way described.
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BIRKENHEA 1. AD COMMISSIONERS,-.. e o“ 01
for commissioners of Birkenhead will tak„'ea,rat there
first Tuesday in June, and we understand Laird;t
be a sharp contest. The friends of 31r. John
the Pr,ll
said to be determined to do their best to oustotog
trustees of the docks, and a great many rate'l)3,i;e, • I
supported the " Blues" last year will oppose t.,,51.
year, on the ground, it is reported, that nothing ,P',.„4
rim'
ing been done for the good of the township, notarlPLA';
ing the large promises that were made at the last,e''''
BIRKENHEAD- MODEL YACHT CM:IL-The
•11145 ii
meeting was held on Monday, last week;
Esq., was elected. commodore for the present 5e.17,01
£6O voted for prizes. The following " events!' 11,1; ye,cs-geedfixed :-17th Jane, Ist yacht race for £2O, fixetits,o;
Ist July, Ist yacht race for £lO, per 2. torLboo
keels ; 29th July, 2nd yacht race for £lO, Per cevtrl
fixed keels ; 16th August, 2nd yacht race for 004 :g
boards. The first class yachts are from 21T 04,1"je
and the second class are np to 2 tons only. for: ;3
models are excluded. Amongst the boats buSwi'm'goe
club are one of 8. tons by Bishop, Birkenhead' i 0
tons by E. C. Hicks, Birkenhead, one of `,•"• 4034'01,1)
Morrison, of Birkenhead, and one 31 tons b.
_,19.
of Greencastle, near Londonderry. The Cna"--% toe
pla
Race (2nd September), for a cup value- £5O,
the world ; to be won two successive years, b'
3taes
owner. v• wive
NEW SCHOOLS AT WYBUNBITRY.-The (te-,, to'
Margoliouth has published nine sermons 011,,,f0te°,,1,,
Repentance," the profits of which are to be `.'ehetjolt
wards the blinding of a school in Wybunburye itl,ooo4v/
where the rev. gentleman is now located, 10 t orite
with the parish church. The Chester Cooral toy,
" The new school and school-house now buitto.blantioe'
poor-district of Broad-lane, in the parish of "Id load is
are approaching completion, and may be oPe„„,tl,, sell
tical purposes in the course of a month. ias'„oor
licensed for a Sunday evening service. It is. ,r 7 the the
ing to observe the heartfelt delight with valle,ss
tote
people, both young and old, watch the Prcg:ileirnta"
humble structure : the children point to it 8 'ea 01;4)0
school-a blessing they were hitherto denriv of Oriorcit_,
the parents look upon it as their future place_;;;li r'"a•eP
of which they were heretofore destitute, the 10'os
being some miles from Broad-lane. The sitie. are
by Mr. J. Madders, of Stapeley, and the foil; esricg
raised by congregational collections and vobo,',. the
butions, which will be thankfully received °' es cti
or the Rev. Mr. Margoliouth." Wet ar
„
LISCA.RD PETTY SESSIONS. were held oa Afar
but the only case of interest wasa claim for 6al'of 004150
by Mr. William Rushton Coulborn, proprietoros
Brighton Ferry and landing-stage, and The,.; risA
boatman of new Brighton, against the orie,;eekess4o6
per the schooner " Coromandel " which Was ,rof Ve,l'.oolll
February. It appeared that in the early PtElt
the Coromandel, of Ulverston, sailed for
Liverpool, laden with a cargo of wheat, tt,iy go'f,cis,
shipped by different parties. She had scas"„o °the tv.
a tota•sebroarpseP
side the bar when she was dismasted, and scar`
wreel;' sb°
so seriously injured that she became
of Foie 1%, witls
was deserted by her crew. On the 18th
was seen from New Brighton drifting ill torae..„oll
She passed the New Brighton stage, but re S
the ebb, and fouled with the chains of the nie!;, dtsmsdaco
damaging the pier, she was after considern_se assis;ig
made fast by Mr. Coulborn and Evans, with tli,s fee 0'
of a number of men. The cargo was got out.i'ereceift
as possible, and given up to Mr. Chapman,
valuedthe
droits. The hull of the Coromandel was ;salase,',l set
and Mr. Coulborn obtained from the ownerv_
the rate of 50 per cent., or £2O. The cargo 'elysalvaft;gl.!
£2BO, on the which he and Evans now clo•imne OA;
the same rate. After the case had been tlOO,O
Mr. Lawrence, the presiding magistrate, ant!! Ped el*
proper sstre't,`o, tio t
the court considered £95 a fit and
to the salvors, these latter to pay the court /trse
e'
expense of the assessor.
REMOVAL OF PAUPERS.-The following_T.ois:atbe fel
from a letter by S. T. KekewichsEscl,
Board of Guardians, St. Thomas, Devon, sho‘v says • pi'.
of the present system of poor removals. Itar4 olig.
widow, named Norman, appeared before our 0104
day last, with six children (the oldest fifteettll'had nese'
order for admission to the workhouse. Ssie„„ of the
servant in many families, and the appear- Si";itsce"
be
and children was most clean and resneetable. yeti/re
death of her husband, which took plate 3 fewd, 0011
on board ship, she had resided at Birkenheket o
_co v.
had supported herself and her children 11 ',Lsistnl',,k
dustry in washing and needlework, and the clerioles
some charitable neighbours. On accoun,t tea herodis°,4
the sight of her eldest daughter, who ass", of ta:_alinve
work, she was obliged to apply to the Boar., five sr;+:o tlst
at Birkenhead for relief, and she was alloweQ!..;;Ajed,l4oo
per week for four months. The oversee! ,tt's',4s.o".tijnios?;
magistrates for an order of removal, and e
st th at Ord ,a
on the parish of Withycombe, in the
Au appeal was entered by that parish agai:o) tiees:
but it was confirmed on the hearing by =any, th_eveoc!,`,
quarter sessions, at Knutsford. On the t_tre 05-0
the pauper and her children were brouir_'..o' of zoluror tiss .
from Birkenhead to Withycombe, a di'
1 for them s tiorl
250 miles, where lodgings were provit e<„ to 01:
nights, and on Friday they were hroul are n°,,ut o'ol
Workhouse. The grounds of the areel
settlevieTollos
to me, but the woman stated that t „f her
_e
was made on Withycombe in consequene°o;onty.-0"oo 00. p
having resided there in service about
no frierds
tion whatever with the parish and -a.
she had left her home and furniture t -Tot"inedi.teereotteco
return has
the impression that she should
she won. withot
although she was much ill want,
her di lc
Der
ago. The woman further stated that she had Itliere,.,ljef.
voured to have struggled tbrougitishe." pile
ha hihatt
aid of her charitable neighbours,
'f
tnlPaiii
U f The 0
removal to a distant part of the en o
he exPe ---bose •
no interest. With regard to
her application for relief would have
considerable : 0
tion it must have been very 3rr! eofti tSo
ginal order ; 2nd. The cost of tbnforsee stow
removal to such a distance ; 4th.
Ist 15s. per s_sre. t
and 6th. The maintenance, at P_,Arithye9iPftto °foil
been f°ll.°o,
workhouse, charged to the parrn_..`it'ig, /sobr P,..101:0;0,0
these facts for the purpose of nv"
Iyhich the Poo.
_Des;
the operation of a law from .1. „toil PM/
grievous injustice, and the count 4

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