The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1846-09-15 00:00:00

of larger debt

The fact is, indeed

ing an increase on the previous year. will partly tend to
enhance the price of American. About 6,000 tierces have
changed hands at Liverpool during the past month. The
import there was 1,168 tierces, 603 barrels, 66 half barrels.
Pork also at Liverpool has partaken in the general advance
of provisions; a little demand has existed for Ireland,
and prices have advanced 3s. to ss. a barrel. Abo
2,000 barrels have changed bands

tract is advertised for 18,000 tierres, which is an increase
of 4,000 tierces on that of last year. The import there is
504 barrels, 100 of which are from Hambnrgh.
ANNUAL GENEUAL SESSIONS.—The adjourned annual
general sessions for this county was held at Preston
Thursday. The Rev. J B

onathan A,rooks occupied the
chair. The various expenditures were as follow:—For
the county, £105,536 lls. sd. ; the lunatic asylum,
£3876 12s. ; in county bridees. £1995 4s.
! the Prectnn

and Kirkdale House of Correction. £13,781 17s.
each of these there was a balance in favour of the county.
Then followed the account of the constabulary expenses
for the year, amounting to 1:33,371 38.20.; and a variety
of other items, which it is not necessary to give. After
which some discussion ensued relative to a statement in
the report that £642 4s. 4d. due from the Salford Bridge-
master (Mr. Carrington) had several times been applied
for, but never obtained. An explanation was, however,
given, and the bridgemaster's account passed. The court
then proceeded to the assessment of rates, which were
granted in the following amounts :—General purposes, le.
in the pound • constabulary force, (general expense,) Id. ;
ditto Lonsdale division, 24d. ; ditto South Lonsdale, Id. ;
ditto Amounderness, id. ; ditto Blackburn Higher, 2d. ;
Blackburn Lower, Id. • ditto Leyland, hi. ; ditto Bolton,
lid. ; ditto Bury, lid. ; ditto Middleton, lid. ; ditto
Bury, I ad.; ditto Middleton, ltd. ; ditto Ashton-under-
Lyne, 2id. ; Manchester, lid. ; Kirkdale, 4d. ; Ormskirk,
3d. ; Prescot, 3d. ; and Warrington, 2d. •, for the Houses
of Correction at Kirkdale and Preston, 2d. ; for the hun-
dred bridges each of Lonsdale. Amounderness, and Black-
burn, 4d. ; Leyland, ld. ; West Derby, 3-16ths of Id. ;
and kth of ld. for the Chairman of the Salford Sessions.—
The Finance Committee presented several reports, which
were adopted.—The Rev. T. S. Mills presented a long
report from the committee appointed to select a site for a
new county lunatic asylum, which caused some disco ssii
at length the committee was empowered to select a site

Committee as to the payment of special constables em-
ployed in the borough in 1842, which was adopted.—ln
pursuance of the renort of the Committee on Prison Dis-
cipline and AccomModation, it was resolved to adopt the
separate system as far as possible. The expenses esti-
mated for altering Lancaster. Preston, and Kirkdale
Gaols, to accomplish this object, was, about £ll,OOO,
including the erection of 150 cells at the latter place.—
*On the motion of 14r.. Samuel, Fletcher, it was resolved to

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at a cost of £4OO, t

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and the sessions were a

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experience, the busint
fallen off. What rer

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ill be 01

thesis that the court has unfortunat,
confidence of suitors. Under all
we hear much satisfaction expressed
cause it furnishes better means tt

be Go

act, be

20, and because more confidenae

covery of debts
is likely to be felt hi its a !mi
existing tribunal. The Powers of the Court of Passage
remain untouched, and the business of that court, under
the able judgeship of Mr.Croria pton , is annually increasing.
Fr►sEwoass.—lt will be seen by an advertisement iu
our first page to-day that Mr. Atkins, in accordance
government con- believe, with the expressed wish of many of the g

resident in our environs, has commenced supplyu,g _ _
works to private parties, and as he is now by acclamrtiou
admitted equal, if he does not excel in talent,
ing London pyrotechnic artista, we cannot
doubt his success. Indeed we sha
prised tobear of a birth-day aala or (

ing in conjunction with it the name of Mr. Jot
ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS.—Madame Rosini

ascent of a rope, elevated to a Neigh

feet, was throughout the past week, and

ceived most enthusiasticilly

moment

8 daring

4ante
ine the

her appearance she is hailed with thunders of
but,during the time she passes along.
whole auditory become motionless, and on her completing
the daring fete, the execution of which is so devoid of
fear as to disarm the spectators of all terror, she again
meets the loudest cheers' She appears, we learn, for the
last time in Liverpool, on Wednesday (to-morrow) evening.
NEW DRAMA AT THE THEATRE ROYAL.—In our
advertising columns will be found the announcement of a
new drama to be performed at the Theatre-Rovai, on the
evening of Monday, September, 21. The author of this
drama—the •‘ Swiss Father"—is Mr. G. Linr Banks
whose poetical contributions to this paper
and deli2hted, during the last six months,
and the feeling of our readers. Mr. Banks's lyrical effu-
sions are before the world, and whether regarded by their
poetic merit, their happy adaption to circurnstan—
the pathos and power which they exeert.-
add more especially over the
know of no modern, certainly of
compared to him. An original
and nature, is a feature in our
of the " Swiss Father" has rev
the estimation of the best livi
the young Poet is about to
sincerely hope that all who
.on predate modest, unassumi'

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the pliant

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the intellect

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add our testimony to Mr
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