The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-09-13 00:00:00

BDIKENICEAD CONCEET.—There is no lack of amuse-
ments in this town without the necessity of crossing the
Mersey. An Evening Dress Concert is announced for
Friday nest at the Craven Rooms, under the management
of Mr. Ryalls, who has catered so well that his engage-
ments include the Misses Rrougham and Mr. Edw. W.
Thomas, who will give a solo on the violin.
HEA.LTII OF TOWNS.—At a public meeting at Shrews-
bury, a resolution was agreed to declaring it to be not
desirable that the Public Health Act should be brought
into operation in that town ; at the same time it was de-
cided that measures should be taken to improve the sewerage
of the town.

CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD RAlLWAY.—Traffic for the
week ended September 4, 1853 :—Railway : Passengers,
parcels, &c., £4,530 19s. sd. ; goods, £1,331 12s. 2d.
Steamboats: £904 is. 2d. Total, £6,766 12s. 9d. Increase,
is compared with the corresponding week last year,
£2,036 6s. 11d.

THE MURDER AT STOCKPORT.—The inquest upon the
bodies of the two children, James Higham and John
Higham, alleged to have been drowned by their stepfather,
Thos. Moore, was held on Thursday, at the Navigation Inn,
Heaton Norris, near Stockport, before Mr. Rutter, the
coroner. After the evidence of the witnesses, the jury de-
liberated a few minutes, when they found a verdict of
Wilful murder against the prisoner.

BIRKENHEAD-AND WALLASEY BUILDING SOCIETY.—
The monthly meeting of this society took place on Wed-
nesday, at the Secretary's offices, Market-cross. The prin-
cipal question for discussion was a proposal to hold the
future meetings of the society at Seacombe, as many of
the members reside there, and a great additional number
promised to join. It was resolved' by the casting vote of
the chairman to postpone the decision on the question
until the next meeting. The chairman announced that
the receipts that -evening were £B6 10s., and that there
was about £5OO in the banker's hands.

BIRKENHEAD MODEL YACHT CLUB.

THE race for the Challenge Cup, value £5O, took place
on Saturday, the course being from Monks' Ferry, round
a flag-boat off Eastham, thence round a flag-boat off the
Dingle, back round the Eastham flag-boat, thence round
the Dingle flag-boat, and direct to the Monks' Ferry
The following were entered :
Presto -- tons
Kelpie
Truant
Sirocco
Giraffe

Sloop. Mr. A. Bower.
Sloop. A. Sparrow.
Sloop. R. M. Grinnell.
Cutter. A. Dunn.
Cutter. J. Miller, jun.

3 ,c
6 ill
6k !

Sloop. T. Wilkinson,

Warlock.
The Rock Ferry steamer Sylph accompanied the race,
having on board the commodore, Mr. Hamilton Laird,
and a large party of ladies and gentlemen. The flag-boat
off Eastham was rounded in the following order :

Truant...
Presto...
Sirocco..
Spirit....
Warlock
Giraffe ...

M. S.
3 2 0
3 3 0
3 6 0
3 6 15
3 7 30
3 10 0

Immediately after rounding the boat the Spirit took the
third position, which she maintained throughout the race.
The contest from this point to the close lay entirely
betweenthe Truant and the Presto; and after an exciting
contest, they reached the flag-boat off Monks' Ferry, as
follows : n. M. 8.
Presto 4 55 0
Truant 5 622
Mr. Laird, in presenting the cup, congratulated Mr. Bower
on his success, and expressed the admiration which had
been evinced by all on board the steamer at the seaman-
like manner in which the Presto had been sailed. He ex-
pressed himself much gratified with the prospects of the
club ; for, though it had only been established a year, he
believed the boats running that day for their challenge
cup were not to be equalled, for their size, in the kingdom ;
and he was convinced, therefore, that the Birkenhead
Model Yacht Club had been of service in tending to im-
prove the small yachts sailing on the river Mersey.

The Presto was built by Mr. Kelly, of Birkenhead

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.