The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-10-25 00:00:00

Seacombe Point to the head of Woodside Ferry. Pier, a
distance of about a mile, with an entrance nearly two
hundred yards wide, about the middle of the wall to the
basin, of thirty-seven acres; which was to be excavated to
the depth of twelve feet below low-water spring tides
and at the south end a beaching ground of sixteen 'acres.
The quantity of Land to be recovered by the embankments
will be about a hundred and twenty acres.

The foundation stone of the Birkenhead Docks was laid
on the 23d of October, 1844, by Sir PHILIP DE MALPAS
GREY EGERTON, Bart., M.P. for South Cheshire, and the
works were proceeded with at first with great spirit ; but
several alterations were made in the original plans, in-
cluding the construction of graving-docks near the sou-
thern entrance upon a site which, according to the ori-
ginal intention, would have been the property of the
Commissioners of Woods and Forests, but which in
August, 1846, was exchanged for other lands belonging
to the Dock Company. The docks which were actually con-
structed were the Morpeth Dock, which is a passage-dock
of about 350 yards in length, leading from Woodside Ferry ;
and the Egerton Dock, near Bridge-end. There are a num-
ber of arches at the upper dock, on each side of a tongue
forming a quay running westward, which protect the
months of sluices intended to scour the great basin.
There are also large sluices on each side of a thirty-feet
lock for scouring the outer basin. The entrance by the
dock-gates from the Woodside Basin into the Morpeth
Dock, is:fifty feet wide in the clear ; and the sill is of the
same depth as the Prince's Dock in Liverpool. The other
entrance is seventy feet wide, and is crossed by a commo-
dious swing-bridge, with two roads for carriages, and one
for the Chester and Birkenhead Railway.
To prevent the entrance being blocked up by the accu-
mulation of sand, a tunnel has been constructed from Wood-
side Ferry to near the head of Wallasey Pool, where, by
means of floodgates, the surplus waters of the Birken and
the other streams, which drain upwards of eleven thou-
sand acres of land, are retained, and through several cuts
from different parts of the tunnel, which is ten feet six
inches in diameter, an immense body of water can be
brought to bear upon the silt.
Considerable progress was also made in the erection of
warehouses, which were built in the most substantial
manner; and during this time .the 'Chester and Birken-
head railway was extended from the station in Grange-
lane to the docks, to which the water was first admitted
on the 27th of March, 1847. On the sth of April, in the
same year, the three great undertakings,—the docks, the
warehouses, and the railway extension,—were formally
opened for public business ; and, since that time, the
works which were then completed have been in active
operation.
Up to the time just mentioned the works had been
vigorously proceeded with, but immediately afterwards
the reaction consequent upon the railway mania set in
rapidly, there was a panic in the money market, changes
took place in the constitution of the Board of Dock Trus-
tees, and the operations were paralyzed, notwithstanding
the great progress which had already been made. These
events gave rise to much altercation between the several
parties interested, and the surveying officers of the. Admi-
ralty found fault with the commissioners for having
turned their attention to the little Bridge End, or Egerton
Dock, instead of proceeding with the works for the Great
Float of 150 acres. In their report they say :—" The
works are almost suspended, and a passage excavated
through the red sandstone, between the Bridge End Dock
and the Woodside Basin, equal in area to its own extent,
as a temporary passage. Much valuable time is spent,
and money expended on this work, the consequences of
which were soon felt. The temporary cut is then sur-
rounded with quay walls, furnished with gates, and all the
necessary expensive and certainly most substantial masonry.
The work is all but completed. When completed, accord-
ing to the evidence, it will amount to £78,000 expended on
this unlegalised work, and, it would appear, up to Dec.
last, £263,967 on the whole works. All that has been
obtained since the bill of 1844 is the Bridge End Dock, of
31 acres area, with a lock opening into a channel not yet
formed, and which cannot be preserved when formed,
without the aid of sluicing from the Great Float, except at
a great expense; and the temporary cut, called the Mor-
peth Dock, of g acres area, and of such a width that no
ordinary sized steamer can wind in it. To sum up all,
instead of dock accommodation for some 1,600 vessels,
there is provided insufficient accommodation for some 50
or 60 at most, and that partly at the expense of the
coasters. The argument used is, that all has been done
for the purpose of exhibiting a revenue, so as to be enabled
to borrow money to carry out the great works."
The time, however, had gone by for borrowing more
money ; all that had been raised was expended, and,,
with the exception of the works referred to, which were
available for the purposes of business, almost all the rest
has been, until very recently, at a stand. We shall pro-
ceed, in a future article, to describe the present position of
the works, the prospects of present arrangements, and also
what more is required to be effected in order to render the
western side of the Mersey more fully available for the
rapidly increasing trade of the port.

(To be continued.)

THE MUNICIPAL ELECTION.

LIME-STREET WARD.-011 Tuesday evening an influ-
ential meeting of the electors of Lime-street ward was
held at the Swan Inn, London-road, for the purpose of
awarding to their retiring representative, Mr. John Buck
Lloyd, a cordial testimony of the appreciation in which his
valuable services are held by his constituents, and
likewise to adopt measures for his return at the forth-
coming municipal election. The attendance was exceed-
ingly numerous, and comprised electors of all shades of
politics, who cordially met on neutral ground to demon-
strate their esteem and confidence in a gentleman who has
rendered such efficient services to the town. Mr. George
Riding, being called to the chair, briefly stated the object of
the meeting, when Mr.Byford rose to propose the first reso.
lution :—" That this meeting views with much satisfaction
the conduct of Mr. Lloyd during the twelve years that he
has represented the ward in the Town Council, and that the
best thanks of the electors are due to him and are hereby
given." The speaker proceeded in warm terms to eulogise
the conduct and able services of Mr. Lloyd during the
lengthened period that he had represented them in the
Council. Mr. E. Smith seconded the motion, which was
carried amidst loud applause. Mr. J. R. Cooper moved
the second resolution :—" That a deputation wait upon
Mr. Lloyd, requesting him to allow himself to be again
nominated as a candidate at the approaching municipal
election, and that the following gentlemen constitute the
deputation." (A list of names was here handed to the
chairman.) Mr. Cooper dwelt at some length on the
efficient and able services which had been rendered to the
ward by the *neat talents and assiduity of Mr. Lloyd. Mr.
Reay, of Church-street, seconded the motion in an eloquent
address. He said, that when men of Mr. Lloyd's character
were Brought forward as candidates for municipal honours,
it was their duty to sink all political differences and unite
together to secure their return to the Council. In Mr.
Lloyd they had a representative who was an honour to the
ward ; his past efforts in promoting their interests proved
him well worthy of their confidence and unanimous sup-
port ; a man of undeviating integrity, great ability, and
possessed of remarkable business capacities, he was in
every respect qualified to fill that high and honourable
position to which he hoped his fellow-townsmen would
shortly elevate him. The motion was carried with ac-
clamations, and, after a few other remarks, a vote of
thanks was accorded to the chairman, and the proceedings,
which were of the most cordial and enthusiastic descrip-
tion, were brought to a conclusion.
WEST DERBY WARD.-011 Tuesday. R. crowded and
enthuSiastic meeting of the Conservative electors was held
at Marshall's Coffee-house, Edge-hill, for the purpose of pro-
moting the return of Mr. Francis A. Clint as representative
of the ward. Mr. William Rowett occupied the chair, and
amongst the gentlemen present were Councillors Hender-
son and Beckwith, Messrs. Bailey, Whatham, Brakell,
Sanders, James Gaskell, Ellis, Jones, and Abraham. The
chairman stated that Mr. Clint had consented to represent
the ward in the Town Council
.; and he thought that, when
they heard his sentiments, they would agree with him
that a better man could not have been found, and every-
thing would be done to secure his return. Mr. Clint said
he placed his services most willingly at their disposal, and
added that he would not say a word in disparagement of
his opponent (Mr. William Earle), as he would by that
means only damage his own cause. Referring to the
course he should adopt,
topic which now ago if elected, he said that the onlylated the town was that of town im-
provements, and, from what he had been able to gather,
he thought the feeling of the town was that such im-
provements should take place. He would assist in carry-
ing out those improvements, bearing in mind the most
stringent economy in the expenditure of the public money.
He would also promote economy, whether in improve-
ments, sanatory measures, or official salaries. In reply to
a question by Mr. Brakell, Mr. Clint said that the system
in operation in the Corporation schools was a system, as
he supposed, founded on the authorised version of the
dreaneedassethd
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' scriptures, and he should oppose any change in that re-
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at Coombes' Hotel, Greenfield-street ; Wm. Brown, Esq.,
was
present, and the meeting made up in enthusiasm
for lack of numbers.
SOUTH TOXTETII WARD.—On Saturday a deputation
waited on the worshipful the Mayor, Samuel Holme, Esq.,
and requested him to allow his name to be put in nomina-
tion for re-election for this ward. The:following is the re-
ply of Mr. Holme to the deputation :-
1 (GENTLEMEN,--I beg that you will do me the favour of
presenting to those electors of South Toxteth Ward whom
you represent, my cordial thanks for their continued
kindness and confidence. Retaining, as I do, a lively
recollection of the generous manner in which, three years
ago, they unanimously conferred upon me the honour
of reflecting their opinions in the Town Council, my
gratitude is enhanced by a tender of their continued
support. It is to their selection that I am primarily
indebted for the office which I now hold ; and the friend-
ships which I have formed, and the support which I have
received, I have looked upon as privileges to be exercised
for the good of the community, When I look at the mag-

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whether
nitude of the two great trusts committed to the municipal
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an sstidhaeosenswthhoovun oughtd undertake
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viewed in a social, sanitary, or commercial view. I feel the-
btr espmsibility which
he
duties, and how
f\drietgvhi looalselt e 8
a duties. Released from much:
occupation, and having leisure to attend the committees of
the Council ; and recognising the principle that, to pre-
serve our institutions, each man ought to devote a portion,
hands of the burgesses of South Toxteth
his influence, and his property, I place myself
o again f l i s time, et
heward, ready to serve them, if they deem my -services.
ptennrinorgisthtoe
worthy of their renewed confidence. I hainveaallnwuaynsicilpia:
the strongest repugnance to make political opinions the
only test of a man "s qualification for administering
revenues 'and managing the local concerns of a commu-
nhaitvye;
any a nd
influence
havefin elt o
o never
upon
judgment m3-
capacity. To promote the welfare of the port, by providing:
for its increasing commerce ; to obtain wider thorough_
fares, better paving, sewerage, and ventilatica}; to.keep up
a system of regularity and discipline, to aid in preserving
order and public peace, and to administer the public-
' revenues for general benefit, are properly the duties of a
councillor, and • these may be used without the compro-
mise of peculiar opinions. I have nothing to add to the-
sentiments I formerly expressed on the subject more.
immediately connected with the timber trade. I think
still, as I thought then, that the Dock Committee have
not availed themselves, as they ought to have done, of the
facilities they pcssess in the Harrington estate, and that
their extension so far to the north has been an error.
And I need hardly say that I shall, as I have hitherto
done, give my
centre and south end of the
develope the resources of the I
support to every measure which can
town, conscientiously believing t rut,doingso, am
consulting the general welfare of this great and rapidly
extending community.
held last night, at the
ins of the electors of this ward was
H V
VAUXIIA.LL WARD.—A numerous and influential meet-
house of Mrs. ayes, Vauxhall-road. Alexander Shand,
Esq., was in the chair ; and among those present were -
William Nicholson, Esq., Alderman Dover ; Messrs. Blun-
dell, pi k vson Wilson, Murdoch, Glendinning,
c • ,
Ring, Hayes, Browne, &c.Th CHAIRMAN, in opening the business, said that Mr.
Nicholson had served them three years with honour and
credit to himself ; he was willing to serve them again,
and he was sure that the gentleman who had been brought .
out in opposition was in no respect better qualified, while he
was a stranger to the ward, which required much careful'
attention. The ward was much in need of better sewer-
age, better ventilation, and better supply of water and
other things, which they might be sure Mr. Daniel
Powell would never see. Their opponent was said to be
in favour of civil and religious liberty ; but he was a man
of extreme opinions, and, coming before them as a wolf in
sheep's clothing, he was sure the electors could not do
better than re-elect Mr. Nicholson.
Mr. NICHOLSON, in addressing the electors, referred to
his opposition to the " Pike Scheme," and to his support of
economy in the Town Council. He did not see why he
contest.
.
was opposed, except on political reasons, and he trusted
fyeenlifinegnabiveeepxlcainatedrddsunrinpgersothe
personal
wouldneainyeifirh.
Alderman DOVER. moved the first resolution, which
conveyed the thanks of the meeting to Mr. Nicholson, for -
his independent, honest, and efficient services as one of
the representatives of the ward in the Town Council,
during the last three years. He was sure that Mr. Nichol-
son's votes in the Council had never contradicted his pro-
fessions on the hustings. He had a large interest in the
ward, and though he had not often troubled the Council
with long speeches, he was a valuable man on committees,
where the real business was transacted. There was no
man who had been more regular in his attendance at the
meetings of the Council; and, drawing a proper distinction
between wholesome economy and mere parsimony, Mr.
Nicholson lad been a faithful supporter of the interests
and the property of the ratepayers. In this contest they-
were not the opponents but the defenders of their rights,
and he was sorry to see that Mr. Powell was attempted to
be thrust into the Council on the shoulders of a political
party. The Council had not shown political bias ; for,
though the majority were Conservative, they had elected to
the mayoralty the recently deceased Mr. John Holmes,
Whose merits had been overlooked by his own party, and
the chairmen of three of the most important committees
were of opposite opinions. .
Mr. N. RING seconded the motion, which was carried
unanimously.
Mr. Trsosr moved the next resolution, by which the
meeting affirmed the call made on Mr. Nicholson, and
pledged itself to use every lawful means to secure his
re-election.
Mr. Muanocu supported the motion, and alluded to
the movement made three years ago, when Mr. Nicholson
was called upon by men of every shade of politics as the
fittest man to represent them. He was known to every
one of them, for he had carried on business in the ward
' all his life, and so had his father before him. He referred
to the unworthy attempts which had been made by two
members of the ToWn Council to oppose the re-election of.
Mr. Nicholson, and said he was sure that Mr. Powell would
regret that he had been made the instrument of Messrs.
Moss and Bradley. He could not understand the opposi-
tion, except on political grounds, as not one act had been
done by Mr. Nicholson in the Council to weaken their
confidence in him.
Mr. WILSON also supported the motion, and, in the course
of his remarks, referred to the fable of the old man and his
son, who tried to please every one. They carried their ass
on a pole, and lost him. Messrs. Moss and Bradley were
trying the same end by the same means, and would, he
trusted, meet the same fate.
The resolution was carried unanimously.
Mr. BLUNDELL moved the appointment of a committee,
which was seconded by Mr. PICKERING, and carried
unanimously.

Mr. Nicito',sox moved a vote of thanks to the chair-
man, which was seconded by Mr. SLMIIEL HAYES, and
having been duly acknowledged, the meeting separated.
to t
PheITT-STre-eßEElection T WARD.---All opposition has been got up
of D. W. P. Jeffreys, and Mr. John. Smith, formerly connected with the Mercury, is the candi-
date selected by the Radicals. The latter gentleman has
published an address, in which he allows his name to be
used, but declines to take any part in the contest. The
ewilllectors ought
efficiently performed unless they re-elect Mr.
THE MAYORALTY.—The elevation of Mr. John Duck
Lloyd to the chief magistracy of Liverpool, on the ap-
proaching 9th of November, is an event so generally un-
derstood, that we have not before mentioned it, from the
difficulty of considering it a matter of news. It is almost
needless to say that no appointment would be more univer-
sally popular throughout the town.

POLICE COURT.-YESTERDAT.

ROBBERY OF ELEVEN HUNDRED AND SIXTY POUNDS
CAPTURE OP THE THIEF IN AUSTRALIA..—James St.
Albin Quinn was brought up, charged with having, on the
30th of June, 1852, absconded from Liverpool, carrying.
with him the sum of £1,160, the property of his employers.
When brought up he was dressed like a Eger, and in his
countenance gave indications of having endured consider-
able vicissitudes of climate and adventure. He is about
twenty-four years. age, and at the time above stated wag
employed as a freight clerk and collector by Messrs. Train
and Co., of this town, and in that capacity had obtained
possession of the money alluded to, with which he sud-
denly decamped. For many months nothing was heard
of him, when a gentleman from Australia gave information
to the police authorities here that he had seen him in Mel-
bourne. Warrants for his apprehension were immediately
procured from Mr. Mansfield, backed by the authority of
the Secretary of State, and the result is that Quinn was
captured in Melbourne, and brought to this town on Satur-
day, in the ship Eagle. It appears that, after Quinn com-
mitted the robbery, he went to London, thence to the con-
tinent, and he afterwards had the hardihood to come to
Liverpool again ; and so successfully did he dupe the po-
lice, that he succeeded in sailing quietly for Melbourne in
the Great Britain, on the following 21st of August. He
states that he has made £5OOO in Melbourne as a general
merchant, but that he was taken away so suddenly that
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On being brought before the magistrate, just as the case
was about to be proceeded with, the prisoner said he had
not had an opportunity of consulting with his law adviser,
and the case was adjourned till this day (Tuesday).
Several unimportant cases having been heard,• the pri-
soners in most of them being discharged, the magistrate
proceeded to hear the
. .
COTTON BALE-STEALING CASE.—James Powell, who
appeared on remand from last week, was committed for
trial at the present sessions, charged with stealing six,
bales of cotton, worth about £6O, the property of Mr.
Gregory, from the premises of Mr. Raynor, in Kitchen.
street.
STEALING MONEY, TEE PROPERTY OP THE EMPLOYERS. —David Litheillis Barr, a respectably dressed young man,
shopman Mr. James Lamb, ironm •
onger, m
street, was charged with abstracting the sum of X.B, the
Stanley-
property of his employer, from an iron safe, onFriday Vast.
The prisoner, who admitted taking the rnoney,and said he
did so with the intention of replacing it, was committed
for trial at the present sessions.
ROBBERY FROM A. DWELLING-HOUSE.—Mary McGraw
and John Ellis were brought up charged with stealing a
coat and a silk handkerchief, from the house of Mr. Green-
wood, in Falkner-street, on Friday last. It appeared that
the female prisoner, on the morning of Saturday, offered-a
coat in pledge at the pawnbroking establishment of Mr.
Murdoch, and the shopman to whom it was offered, sus-
pecting it not to have been honestly come by, procured the
aid of a police-constable, and on being questioned, the girl
said she had been sent to pledge the coat by the male
prisoner, who told her he had purchased it in Manchester._
He was outside, and both prisoners were taken into cue--
tody. The property was identified by Mr. Greenwood anti
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his servant, who proved that the coaakerehief, had beent
in question and an-
other one, along with the silk h. nd_ _
__r. Greenwood,
The other facts were
i u been taken from the entrance-hall fA
deposed to by a policeman and Mr.
. Murdoch's shopman. Both prisoners were committed for
trial at the present sessions..
ASSAULTING A WORRIIAN.--Ed....
INTIMIDATING AND
'
ward
Baldwin, shipwright, was charged with havin
assaulted a fellow-workmang
that morning, on the Land.
, ing-stag. e From the evidence it appeared that the cow.
plainant is one who
has rendered himself obnoxious to his
fellow-workmen by non-compliance with some of their re.
gulations, and he was, consequently, known among the
as a black sheep. The assault was clearly proved,
and the
magistrate, after expressing the resolution of the bench to
protect workmen in the free exercise of their rights to
work on what conditions they please, without being ject to the interference of others, sentenced Bald • to one
sub-
month's imprisonment with hard labour.
AN OLD OFFENDER.—John Thompson
of the term than one an old offend hern more senses
er, being an old
man, and having been on three previ
victed of theft, pleaded guilty to 211.8 occasions coon-
Thursday last, and selling it. lie ling a jliket :as he was unable to obtain food :he Said he took tet co,
e,.
and could not, he said, get employment was a gilder by -
He was ssn-
teneed to three months' iropris
onment„,