The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-04-12 00:00:00

CHESHIRE AND WALES.

AT A VESTRY MEETING, in Birkenhead, on Thursday,
It was agreed by a large majority to appoint an assistant.
overseer, and Thursday next was appointed for the election.
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A NUMBER OF SIR W. W. WYNN's HOUNDS have
been poisoned lately, and the greatest excitement prevails
at Ruabon. Dr. Muspratt found arsenic in large quantities.
JOHN. JACKSON, a cabinet maker, lately residing in
IVleacock-street, Birkenhead, was on Thursday tried at
the Chester Assizes, for the manslaughter of his wife, and
acquitted.

WE understand that the Chester and Birkenhead Rail-
l'ompany are re• laying a portion of their line with
Something is wanting to

Greaves's cast-iron
improve the system of permanent way in t
Oerapath.

his country.—

~,lIESTER AND HOLYHEAD RAlLWAY.—Traffic for the
8,: ended April 3, 1853:—Railway : Passengers, parcels,
£228g2;118 12s. 7d. ; goods, £1,057 4s. Bd. Steamboats :
with the corres
Total, £3,404 6s. 3d. Increase as compared
ponding week last year, £972 4s. ld.
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A G"ERAL MOVEMENT has been originated for the
purpose of establishing a university in Wales, and a
mention was drawn up to that effect at the last annual
/4.ee.ting of the Anglo-Welsh clergy, on St. David's Day.
1;;.• proposed to incorporate, under the title of the
‘-'niversity of Wales, the College of St. David, at Lam-
thel3Fterh Landovery Institution, Brecon College, and
principal endowed Grammar Schools, both in North
and South Wales.
BIRKENHEAD COMNIISSIONERS.—At the monthly
meeting on Tuesday, Mr. J. H. Greene in the chair, it
appeared that the Parliamentary Committee had adopted
!I Petition against the Birkenhead Dock Trustees Bill, now Oefore Parliament. One clause in the petition was op
tposed to the bill on the ground that it empowered any
artY advancing £75,000 to the trust to nominate a
frustee. The further consideration of the petition was de-
t7,led until this evening.—The Ferry Committee, in
1r monthly report, repudiated the statement made by
""tr• Coulburn, at the !ast meeting of the Wallasey Coln-
14ssioners, that the Woodside Ferry was worked at a dis-
q vantage; on the contrary, the ferry, it was stated, was
word at a considerable profit.—Mr. Hassall, law-clerk
°f thecial Wallasey Commissioners, had applied for a finan-
ref statement of the ferry, but the application was
viollus,V., on the ground that Mr. Penny had been pre-
mended suied with the . It was -
ti thppatl the Woodside slip beinformation extended 100 feetrecom into
toeriver by 50 feet in width. The law-clerk was directed
Infmate to Messrs. Forrester and Co. that penalties
be incurred by the non-delivery of the new boat.
Dts for the month ending 31st March, 1852, £1,338
"• ; ditto, 1853, £1,659 17s. 3d. Receipts from
April to 31st March, 1852, £19,435 10s. 7d. ; ditto,
£20,055 ss. Id. Total expenditure from 25th April
March 1853, £18,743 15s. 7d.

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the g, a tre-
to--wus wave broke over the Top of Noss recent
Headales Light-
il 41e, which is one hundred and seventy-five feet above
level of the sea, and threatened to engulph the building
its occupants. The house trembled beneath the
cl,ck, and the keeper supposes that at least a ton of
e: Was thus dashed against it, although without

—During

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