The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-10-18 00:00:00

CHESHIRE AND WALES.

-LUZ BIRICENHEAD —and Wer have
come to the determination Gas of reducing their Company charge from
fls. Bd. to ss. 10d. per 1,000 cubic feet.
AT CHESTER CHEESE FAIR, on Saturday week, there
was scarcely so large a supply as is customary. The de-
llland was not brisk, but the whole was sold in the course
of the day at a decline of about ss. per
cwt.
AT CHESTER CATTLE FAIR, on Monday, there was an
iramense supply of all kinds of stock, and a large attend-
and of buyers. Beef WaS' sfd. to Cd., mutton 6id. to 7d.,
fat pigs qd. per lb. At these rates a great deal of business was done.
4.,.._ THE CARNARVON HARBOUR COMMISSIONERS have de-
"ruuned to put up tide gauges, one-at the Carnarvon Bar,
another at the pier-head, and a third at Beftumai is. A
fourth is to be placed at the Straits. Self-registering
gauges for high and HOLYHEADwater are also to be supplied.
CHESTER AND RAILWA.Y.—Traffic for
the week ended October 9, 1853 :—Railway : Passengers,
te,rcels, &c., 22,998 Os. 7d. • goods, £1,440 19s. Od.
"beam-boats: £468165. 3d. Tot'al, £4,907 15s. 10d. Increase
as compared with the corresponding week last year,
t 1,207 6s. 4d.
JlEA.rrt BY LIGHTNING. A fatal accident from light-
occurred on Satu dat farm house, called Henne-
feeha_t
near
_ r ay, a I. a Beddgelert, North Wales. Two children be-
lough,
tr - --.. to the family were gathering wood amongst the
bo
ees surrounding the house when a storm came on. The
3', about 14 years of age, was as struck by the electric fluid
and killed instantaneously. His sister, who stood close be-
side him, escaped without injury.
ST. Joules SonooLs.---On Friday the Rev. Dr. Hume
.edelivered an interesting and ably-prepared lecture, at St.
.ohn's School-room, Oliver-street, Birkenhead, on Austra-
lia, giving a sketch of the gold colonies from their first
settlement his7B7 to the present time, and illustrating
portions ofaddress by a valuable and well-selected
- tin; cemPrising many of the warlike and domestic
Instruments of the aborigin es of Australia.
TESTIMON
Men and omeliA-1“--On Wednesday upwards of forty work;
shire r
c..hesalhsircoenjntujecetteidellcipthilthe , Bciermkepnahnyead, Lane';
at th'e Nellington Hotel, Birkenhead,‘aßailway
assembled
forte Present to Air. Edward
for the
a master and brother
sPect him as 'yard lloulands a tribute of
their re-
about to embark anotherpurpose of
he being
.consisted of a •
the value official,
richly-chased and ha ds e o•old watch, o f
of 21 raabuf Pursuit. The testimonial
n oM r,
___ . y
and
Son, of Live
rpool actured by Messrs. Horan
l"SIIIRE - -The following commissions have been
45rnigne-d. bY the
„'Olshire•Militia._-,-,
Lord Lieutenant-Ist Regiment of Royal
taltegunent of Dragoon Guards,
-r'• Leigh, jun. Esq. late Captain in the
to be Major; W. San-
-7.1,.__ Gent., to be Ensi,n ; J. C. Palin, Gent., t 4) be
C.jon 2nd
6, In ent of Royal Cheshire Militia.—Lieut.
to il)l4eton, from Ist Regiment of Royal Cheshire Militia,
of be Lieutenant ; Lieut. J. G. Heap, from Ist Regiment.
atar,(3Laltielleshire Militia to be Lieutenant ; Enslgn T.... 11
to be f, from Ist Regiment of Royal Cheshire Militia,
co -nsign ; E. Reddi, Gent., to be Ensign.
ILLEG
ens b EAT NEW BRIGHTON.—The large and commo-
she "cmse lately known as the Royal Hotel, on the
taLre between Rgremont and New Brighton, has. been
eon on a long lease by the Rev. Dr. Poggi, who will ac 7 ;lir* remove from Seacombe. It will be converted
thernaatLellege and a preparatory school for classics, inst-
ill f„b---,, and sciences, which, however, cannot bepu
ah.. o,Peration before January next, as the alterations
The „„y aeration
will not be completed before that time.
tieg seines are extensive, and, from their healthy situa-
4seem well adapted for the purpose intended. , _ Church of FAREWELL.—The beautiful parish
the ,„",,°,f Aldford, near Chester, presented, on Sunday,
bee -"'4
Instant, a scene of peculiar interest. It has long
heally? source of deep regret to his parishioners, that the
de,4,f, of the Rev. Francis Brandt was alarmingly on the
ceilue• Of late Mr. Brandt has become impressed with a
atmlletion that the period of his devoted labours was
deans its termination, and he has felt a strong
pulpit °nee more to address his parishioners from the
gappos.,
~• T 0 enable him to indulge that wish, he was
deli,,„"'ecl,„ 111) to the pulpit on Sunday week, whencedhe
aads"u a most affectionate farewell address to a crowded
irtelutir°Nving congregation. Many of the congregation,
retnai g the Marquis and Marchioness of Westminster,
naigillecl to receive once more at his hands the holy com-
°n•-Chester Courant.
aft activeCOAL TRADE IN WALES.—A more prosperous and
reale,,Leason for the Welsh coalfields was scarcely ever
wy,,-....,e trre,
! The whole of the great works are in full
With ln Many places the supply is not good;commenra.
the ~,,,. e demand. The prices realised are very si.6,,i'sa‘!,3 for house coal are also high, and there are no
'claarieT.. a reduction. More colliers are required in some
Doses :• The use of the anthracite coal for marine. p_ur.
ther doe e,
ars likely to open a wide field for the still.f -
Pality -yeaPinent of the mineral treasures of the princ.ci
;90k i. no,t-,e Great Britain, on her outward passage,
ueri.,, )---", Lona of anthracite from the Saundersfoot col-
has 'andci.... i.. Captain Mathews, writing from St. Vincent,
tions-:
~...red that it answers the most sanguine expec.ta-
Practica-Litile fitness of anthracite for ocean steamers is being
kgn".Z and satisfactorily tested.
i.„mtg of ifi'lnAn Toww-HALL.-At the adjourned mcet:
was e l'irkenhead Commissioners, on Tuesday, a_leat. certan. read from Mr. Townsend, proposing, on behalf:mi.
agnate, irties, to purchase a piece of land in Ha
igit.4.„,
bor
LL a Public building, according to plans sub-_ Hamilton-
the Y Atc..-
- 'olruti •-.rs• Cole and Hornblower, for the use of
tahe DartiesTeners. The committee had resolved thatfeifr
r,,,,,,111agi5tr.4,2111(1 Provide, in addition, accommodationt
Al7Allinleury; "nee, town-hall, and bridewell, hey would.
'''3oo "le 11 oard to take a fourteen years' lease of it,
Preroise -- anki
sata ‘• 41, power being .
wished the
taken to purchase the
oar to future time. The chairman . _
the , tinders,
thaereart of Alt ,und that it was not a positive oiler on
a k,. that 1.,.. ,:kownsend and the Con.imissioners to pur-
ift4,4-steekg'a It might be more difficult to carry out
Der . 1:1°14e 48eproject now than it was six weeks ago.
It 'llfghes ussion the Board agreed, on the. motion of
the as st,a, , that the offer be good only for. months.
wee Yorksk'ed that the new boat had been inssixur e_d withue
Ceed that Insurance Insurance Company for £3,000. It
•.'" rnor a Premium of. £lOO should be offered for the
kg el of another new boat.
oft h ttliznii
b.,_e Birk Al 3 Dock ACTS.—At the adjourned meeting
efteet r. j
-.411, HeadACll Commissioners, on Tuesday, the Chm.r-
olution to the
Chair-
bethat • reee mied a
he (44, . e existing acts relating
44011 all the • • ' trr Birkenhead be
4eapitar , that the present bonded debt and interest .
ff-qeen._ed dehte tithe d that they pay
rate of 3i per cent To do this. it was
int.erest on such capi-
tbai"arY that ~.; all „ the ferry should be .
completely paid for ;
n% L'ne landed property belonging to
_t.he commis-
Pofit 'le sold • and that in case the township rates and
It of th ' sufficient to make 3i- per cent.,
, sh„„,., , e ferry were not
Mit f..'_*l'4. be Made up by a guarantee rate, not
moved in
a
Sto -1114131,01 the pound. On this it had been the
t ut,,--e, aa an amendment, by Mr. Watson, and carried,
'reliert- D"Position for laying a tax up op rateable or real
ehaii?; be sanctioned in any finarnecialmmsceteme. The
I:esktint_l now said that he st
eor
Mr.
Watson, d that his
be referred
iioaevrnak to :co' andm tititee-ame t: take , n tenthe financial position of, the e
}hat --.P into consideration and report. He felt satisfied
ti..fi_cl
N ',_ .48 far as the bondholders were concerned, they wo would
IN E.-,'441 to get three-and-a-half per cent. guaranteed,
PRi.„--gui,, of five per cent. in uncertain payments. Mr.
referred to the
Plltaa--"8 Moved. that the matter be .
440. " Committee, with a recommendation to them to
of tP•11 a sub-committee,
.g.. 0 into the general subject
te,l'aue finances of the
rtowt hip.. Mr. Whittingham se-
Wsatson said he did not disap-
-I)Nrd the motion. 3
to ;,se of the chairman'sir s.cheme, but he decidedly objected
filifi''iY taxation on the property of the township, and he
that the board do
Itotlll4, therefore, move substantively .
t
tio It krpve of any financial scheme
.which involves axa-
-114 air. Hughes seconded the motion. The Chairman
tvow.deeven-eighths of the landowners of the township
tie i •Ilje their sanction to the proposal, and they would
l'helP• --ce to the bondholders if they let the matter drop.
cteh 444
~--t, an, .—.-eady added 260,000 to the arrears of their
r-riltion-z ITI a few years, at this rate, they would see the
e 4 t01,,4 w,hiell tkey would be placed. Mr. Storey was
wiP,:i,,Bll,Liaignsr:,,tand that the prospects of Birkenhead were
eenc, 'Zrzliathe thought they ought to wait a while,
..'4lb foot - lu't 01, be able to pay 3i but 5 per
tin Y W,4.: a , 11 3
-..,.„ it w -,Leg. the -
°lt the inhabitants. The Chairman
ttalta, tiog44,elltirel ' Were yearly adding to the debt, and
Eaey naticio. the tou,Y re,
.Inoved they never could reduce the
raegt rm. e that a,z4soap one perniy. If, on the contrary,
f1...1. --,,e, or the---'o,ngement, in a few years the improve-
-Alt pfralld So ...- 'guting.' and watchinrate, m.might be re-
habitants.
Sligivatson •`" equivalent be given to the in
:1043.""t ekie°lltelided that the bondholders had not the
hat•l", Itr, Tv tIYOII them. After a very discursive. dis,_-.
%%1.1:11 that it.tv' a`4oll withdrew leis motion, on the expia
the confirro °ldd be virtually carried if the proceedings
'th katter
e 14,4 wet Len de°n
Sated
yeadiision, th.e
offsmoion for referring
to four ; and
s'eediu....
ft°
........__of the Finance Committee were confirmed.

21-11-V REVENUE.

kigkbetb,„4.
oreittoat- 01 the Net Pro(' Of the Revenue of Great
4,1414 the Ar
ga,, --ears and uQ7larters ended the 10th of
I*l'ease tih—er-eofan. d 1853, showing the Increase or
YEARS ENDED OCTOBER 10.
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1853. Incr.

X X
18,713,510 19,075,029 361,519 • £
•• • 13,370,305 13,743,073 372,768
6,099,717 6,576,089 476,372
3,143,892 3,171,051 27,159 •• • •
5,409,355 5,613,546 204,191
996,000 1,
402,,88000410
220,000 8 182,888
292,295 182,262 •• • 110,033
608,670 742,550 133,880 ••
%1,673 1,529,681 618.008
te 9,765,417 t 52,077,169 2,421,785 110,033
ase
.... 110,033
the Year ..... 2,311,752
ENDINGARTER OCTOBER 10.
1852. 1853. Incr. Decr.
5.036,809 5,157,476 120,667 •••• •
£
4'303755 4.309,229 5,474 .• • •
1,529,421 1,628,163 98,742 -9.b96
159,215 129,219 • • 2
1,915,581 1,940,048 24,467..
•• • •
21,000 236,000 • 25,000
40,000
17,799 50,000 10,000
40,199 22,400 •• • •
137,996 121,757 .... 16,239
2;34,042 441,254 207,212 •• • •
•'• • •
et,„1635,618 (14 053,345 488,962 71,235
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I 417,7271
de'Nki SA.Llsnuay —On Saturday, Gem tett v„._"Rferin Wilts, a Professing liberal, issued an
Aat b;il.l3llself as a candidate for the seat ren-
me death of Mr. C. B. Walls

SHIPPING AND 111E.Re_iNTILE

3IISCELLANE

THE CHANNEL FLEET, under Admiral Corry, arrived
at Spithead on Saturday morning.
THE WYVERN YACHT sailed on Saturday week from
Falmouth for Melbourne, Lord Alfred Churchill and Cap-
tain Cathcart intending to proceed, after visiting Australia,
to the China Seas, calling at Rajah Brooke's presidency.
THE QUEEN has presented £loo in aid of the dimi-
nished funds of the Royal National Institution for the
Preservation of Life from Shipwreck—an assistance the
society is represented to be much in need of, from the calls
upon its funds during the season of equinoctical gales.
THE YACHT of Mr. Peto, M. P., left Christiana a little
before the late gale, and she has not since been heard of.
Among the gentlemen who were on board when she left
Christiana was the celebrated Mr. George Bidder.
THE AFRICAN Steam-ship Company's screw-steamer
Charity arrived at Madeira, in six days eighteen hours
from Plymouth ; an excellent passage, considering the
very heavy gales she encountered on the 25th and 26th
nit., and her being very deeply laden.
NEW YORK AND NEWFOUNDLAND SUBMARINE TELE-
GRAPH.—It is stated that the first experiment of sub-
merginc, a submarine telegraph between St. John's (New-
foundland),6 and New York, which was intended to form
the first link in the chain of a great submarine cable across
the Atlantic, has been a failure.
THE SHIPBUILDING TRADE.—Owing to the competionl
of a number of vessels on the Clyde, lately, and a paucity
of fresh orders, the shipbuilders find that they now can
get plenty of men. A reduction in the price of wages
amongst carpenters, joiners, rivetters, &c. is therefore
being looked forward to.— Glasgow Citizen.
NEWCASTLE-ON-TYNE.—Upwards of 4,000 tons of new
shipping were launched last week from the building yards
on the Wear. A very noble ocean steamer was also
launched on the Tyne. She is for the Australian Company.
Two of the vessels launched on the Wear were large clip-
pers for the Australian trade. There are 82 new vessels,
mostly of large tonnage, on the stocks on the banks of the
Wear; about 20 iron vessels, the greater portion of them
large ocean steamers, on the stocks, in building yards on
the Tyne.
THE NEW GRAVING DOCK in course of construction at
Southampton, and which will accommodate steamers of
4,000 or 5,000 tons, is rapidly progressing. A large
portion of the invert and side walls is already built, the
excavations being nearly concluded. The first key-stone
of the floor of the dock was laid on Thursday. The con-
tractors, Messrs. Baker and Sons, of London, are under
engagement to complete the whole of the works by the
Ist of March next. The length of the dock is 400 feet,
with gates 80 feet wide.
TUB BRAzrz.Erne. arrived at Bahia on the 15th Sept.,
after a splendid passage of twenty-one days and a half;
including stoppages, being the quickest passage on record,
either by steam or sailing vessel, a circumstance alike
creditable to the ship and commander, Captain D. Green.
The Argentina arrived at Rio de Janeiro, after a passage
of thirty-one days, or, less nine days stoppages at Lisbon,
Madeira, St. Vincent, Pernambuco, and Bahia, twenty-two
days' actual steaming and sailing. Both these vessels
were built on the Mersey, and engines made in Liverpool,
and their performances so far augur well for the eventual
success of the company they belong to.
DEPARTURE FOR AUSTRALIA.—The British built ship,
Aerolite, belonging to Messrs. James Baines and Co.'s
" Black Ball" line of packets, took her departure on Wed-
nesday afternoon, with about 70 passengers, and a very
valuable cargo, for Melbourne. So highly was this ship
thought of, that large quantities of goods were refused by
her owners, there being no room for them. She obtained
£6 per ton freight to Melbourne wharf. There is every pro-
bability she will do everything to maintain the reputation
of British shipbuilders. Another splendid vessel for the
gold regions—the ship Mooresfoot, belonging to Messrs.
Pilkington and Wilson's " White Star" line, took out 430
adult passengers and a full cargo.
THE EnxcssoN.—The caloric ship Ericsson is lying at
the dock of Messrs. Hogg and Delamater's works, foot of
North Thirteenth-street, New York. This is the difference
between the present and former engines of the Ericsson.
The regenerator, in a different form, but acting on pre-
cisely the same principles, and with, it is presumed.
precisely the same effect for good or ill, is retained, and
continues to be relied on as the chief economic feature.
This is the fundamental feature of the caloric engine, and
the supposition that it had been given up would be equi-
valent to supposing the caloric engine "an obsolete idea,"
which is yet far from being the case.—American Journal.
STEAM TO THE ADRIATIC.—A new line of screw steam-
ers has been established between this port and Trieste,
the communication between the two places having, up to
the present time, been performed in a very unsatisfactory
manner, principally by Austrian vessels, which are far too
slow for the rapidity of commercial transactions in the
present day. The line, which belongs to Messrs. John
Bibby, Sons and Co., will consist of the following vessels :
—Danube, Rhone, Euphrates, Tigris, and Amazon. The
Danube, the first of the line, arrived here from the
Clyde, on Wednesday, where she has been built by
Messrs. J. and G. Thompson. She is 1,000 tons bur-
then, and has engines 160-horse power. She is a very
fine model, is barque-rigged, with painted ports, and
cream-coloured funnel. She has accommodation for forty
first-class passengers, and sixteen in the second cabin.
Her passage from the Clyde to this port, though performed
against strong. head-winds, was highly satisfactory, and
accomplished in 18 hours ; but, from the Cloch light to
the Cumbraes light, she ran 16 miles in 59 minutes. The
other vessels are building in the Clyde.
Snir LAUNCH.—On Monday a magnificent ship, named
the Crest of the Wave, was launched from the yard of
Mr. William Pile, North-sand, Monkwearmouth, for
Messrs. Brice, Friend, and Co., of Liverpool, by whom she
is intended forthe Australian and China trades. She is
classed A 1 at Lloyd's for thirteen years. Her extreme
length is 200 feet, breadth 32 feet, and depth of hold 20
feet ; tonnage 800 N.M., 925 o.M. Her model is original,
and she is fully expected to equal, if not excel, in sailing
qualities any American or English ship afloat. She is
timbered with English oak, planked with East India teak,
and is thoroughly copper-fastened throughout. Her height
between-decks is seven feet, and her timbers are ventilated
by fifty-eight air ports. The lower deck is intended to be
fitted up in a commodious style for passengers, and is
thoroughly ventilated. The front of the poop is of polished
teak, finished with a moulded arch, beneath which are ten
windows of plate glass. Its length is 65 feet, and there
are double berths arranged on each side of the saloon, each
berth being about 64 feet in length, and 74 in breadth.
Her figurehead is a scroll supported by two tritons, in the
front of which is a shield, emblazoned with a mythological
representation of the Crest of the Wave. On the stern
are the arms of the town of Liverpool, executed by Mr.
Lindsay. She is commanded by Captain John Steele, who
has an interest in the ship, and is well known.—Sunder-
land Times.

STATIBTICB oB WRECKS.—The following is the awful
summary of 1850 :—The wrecks of British and foreign
vessels on the coast and in the seas of the United Kingdom
were 681. Of these 277 were total wrecks; sunk by
leaks or collisions, 84; stranded and damaged so as to re-
quire to discharge cargo, 304 ; abandoned, 16 ; total
wrecks, &c., 681; total lives lost, 784. In the year 1851
the wrecks on our coast were 701. Of these, 353 were
total wrecks, or sunk, or abandoned, and 348 stranded and
damagd so as to require to discharge cargo. The number
of lives lost (so far as could be ascertained) was 750. The
most disastrous portion was the month of September; and
in the heavy storm of the 25th and 26th of that month 117
vessels were stranded, while during the whole month the
number amounted to 153, or more than five a day; thus
affording additional proof of the necessity for making the
utmost efforts to avert so much calamity. But the past
year, 1852, has far exceeded in respect to shipwrecks the
two former periods in amount and fatality, no less than
1,100 vessels having been wrecked on the shores of the
British isles, and the number of lives lost (as far as could
be ascertained) being about 900. The greatest havoc took
place about the latter end of October and the beginning of
November. In this interval no less than 600 ships sought
refuge in the Humber. Many more, however, could reach,
no shelter ; and thus in the course of a few days the un-
precedented number of 300 vessels were lost or damaged,
with the fearful loss of life of 217 lives. The greater part
of this terrible work of destruction took place on the east
coast of England, off Flamborough Head.

THE AMERICAN STEAM-SHIP
" GOLDEN AGE."

Tizz new steam-ship Golden Age, D. D. Porter, of the
United States' Navy, commander' arrived in Liverpool, from
New York, on Wednesday last, bringing with her 170
passengers. From previous announcements as to the
superior build and admirable machinery of this vessel,
much curiosity was naturally excited, and as soon as her
arrival became fully known considerable numbers of
spectators were on the qui vive to catch a look of her. In
the general appearance of her hull, she bears a great
resemblance to the Collins' line of steamers ; and, although
rising to a considerable height out of the water, she
appears to sit well and work easily. On a close inspection,
she is seen to be of good symmetry, and, notwithstanding
an apparent stiffness in some of her lines, she presents a
pleasing appearance ; the sharpness of her fore mould and
cut-water, together with the sweep of her general propor-
tions, giving her the indication of being a swift sailer. Allu-
sion has already been made to the altitude of hull she
displays above the water line ; this is mainly occasioned
by having the chief portion of her machinery above deck,
or at all events above the water line, whereas in British
ships the machinery is nearly all below that line. Taking
advantage of the height required for the play of the
machinery, a considerable portion of her cabin accommo-
dation is placed above what may be called the main deck,
including in that accommodation the dining saloon and
principal cabin. The singularity of her external aspect is
farther increased by the absence of a bowsprit, on account
of which her fore rigging is necessarily confined within
the forecastle, giving a somewhat stunted and abrupt
appearance to her general outline, which is not obviated
by the fact that her masts and rigging are low, although
smartly trimmed and beautifully arranged. Her paddles
are large, being 35 feet in diameter, with a water-face 11
feet in length ; this, althoughlno doubt adding consider-
ably to her breadth, is nevertheless productive of great
motive power. Before leaving the subject of her outward
appearance, it may not be amiss to state that her paddle-
wheels are placed far aft, the mainmast rising between the
paddle-boxes, while her funnel is considerably in front of
that. Her figure-head is a remarkably well-executed Copy
of the well-known and admired " Bolognese Mercury,"
life-size, the figure being white, the caduceus and the
nude and helmet-wings gilded ; the centre of each paddle-
box is ornamented by a shield charged with the armorial
devices of the United States; her stern is rounded, and
her whole length is marked by a white moulding. Her
outward decorations are in good taste, sufficiently mas-
sive to tell upon the general outline, without interfering
with the completeness of the design.
As we have already stated, the antecedents and the ap-
pearance of the Golden Age gave promise of high class
performances, and these have not belied expectation. She
performed the whole voyage from New York to Liverpool
in eleven days and nine hours, under trying and difficult
circumstances, her progress being impeded for five whole
days by strong head winds, notwithstanding which she
made the excellent run of 310 miles in one day, and 308
miles in another. The passage was a rough one, yet the
gallant ship behaved admirably, and, we understand, that
had her machinery been put to its full test, she could
have come across in a considerably shorter space of time.
The comfortable qualities of the ship, as a sea-going vessel,
will be best judged by the following resolutions, which

were unanimously adopted by the passengers, and presented
to Captain Porter on his arrival in the Mersey :—" That,
for the equal excellence of her model, her machinery, her
general equipments, and consequent sea-going qualities,
also for her convenience and unusual ease of motion, we
consider the steam-ship Golden Age an unrivalled speci-
men of naval architecture; that the table, the attendance,
and the domestic discipline of this ship are faultless; and
that the officers of every grade are worthy of the high
opinion we entertain of them ; and that Captain Porter
especially, whether for his intelligence, for his unaffected
kindness of manner, or for his unrivalled seamanship,
stands unsurpassed in our maritime experience."
As to her interior fittings and convenience, this vessel
cannot be surpassed. The dining-saloon, the entrance
to which is direct from the gallery, is placed on what may
be called the main-deck. It is a spacious and beautiful
apartment, luxuriously furnished, and its fittings are in
excellent taste. Its side walls are panelled in richly
polished satin-wood, inlaid with rosewood mountings.
Along the two sides of the saloon there are ranges of well-
furnished and commodious state-rooms, numbering twenty-
six in all. The entrances to these are flanked by slender
rosewood pillars, arranged in pairs, each pillar having an
ornamented and gilt capital ; each pair of these pillars is
surmounted by an elaborately carved truss, picked out in
white and gold, the centre of each truss being occupied by
a torso-figure representative of America, coloured, as the
heralds would say, "proper." The ceiling is panelled in
plain white, with little attempt at ornamentation, the
whole of which is confined to a slight scroll, in gold, at the
end of each panel. The settees are of luxuriant elegance
of design, and are covered with richly figured cheneille ;
the floor cloth and other appurtenances of this saloon are
also richly coloured, and the coup d'ceil is suggestive of
comfort combined with elegance. The main saloon is of
the same dimensions as that above described, and is situ-
ated immediately above it. It is lighter and less elaborate
in its furniture and fittings, but has an airy, cool, and sa-
lubrious aspect; it has a range of state rooms on each side,
amounting to 38 in all ; two of these are extra, or family
state-rooms, each being fitted up with much elegance, and
an eye to comfort. They are furnished each with a beau-
tiful settee, covered with orange silk damask, the furniture
being tastefully tinted in pale pink and gold, while the
bed hangings are of white lace. These extra rooms are
placed a-mid-ships, one on each side. Under one of these
is the captain's room, and under the other that of the
chief officer, each of these latter-named rooms commanding
a full view of the ship's head. The second cabin dormi-
tories are placed under the dining saloon. They are plen-
tifully lighted, roomy, and well ventilated, and contain
214 berths. Those of the third cabin are under the fore-
deck, and comprise 460 sleeping berths. The whole of
the interior arrangements of this vessel, including the
steward's and cooking departments, are very complete, and
give full assurance of comfort to her passengers on the
long and interesting voyage she has been built to undertake.
The boilers of the Golden Age, two in number, are each
42 feet long and 16 feet wide • they are fired at each end,
with the funnel in the middle, and are furnished with
what are called double return flues : an arrangement which
is understood to generate a large quantity of steam, with
a comparatively small expenditute of fuel. Her cylin-
der is 85 inches in diameter, with a 12-feet stroke.
She is estimated at 1,000 horse-power, and is of 2,800 tons
burthen, In ordinary steaming, as tested by her first
voyage, the Golden Age consumes 40 tons of coal per day ;
and under pressure it is supposed she will burn 50 tons of
coal in twenty-four hours.
The Golden Age, which is to sail early next month, is
one of the "Golden" line of packets, between Liverpool
and Australia, under the management of Messrs. Miller
and Thompson, of this town. The vessel is in all respects
admirably found. She is furnished with life-preservers
for every passenger; and the most ample, as well as
efficient regulations are adopted in case of accident by fire.
On completing her voyage to Australia, she will, we un-
derstand, be put on the line which runs between Sydney and
Panama. Her supplies of provisions are on the most
liberal scale, and include an abundant amount of live
stock. From our own brief experience of Captain Porter s
urbanity and politeness, as well as those of the other
officers; and from the established reputation of Messrs.
Miller and Thompson as shipping agents, we are inclined
to augur very favourably of the comfort and attention
passengers by the Golden Age will experience on their voyage.

TUESDAY, OCTOBER n, 1853.

BANKRUPTS.—WiIIiam Salmon, Manchester.leather-seller,
Oct. 25, Nov. 15, at 12 o'clock, at the Manchester District
Court of Bankruptcy: solicitors, Mr. 'Jones, Quality-court,
Chancery-lane ; and Mr. Makinson, Manchester ; official
assignee, Mr. Pott, Manchester.—Ann Stuart Burns, Liver-
pool, hosier, Oct. 20, Nov. 11, at 11 o'clock, at the Liverpool
District Court of Bankruptcy: solicitors, Messrs. Sole, Tur-
ner. and Turner, Aldermanbury ; and Mr. Dodge, Liverpool ;
official assignee, Mr. Bird, Liverpool.—Samuel Cooper. Read-
ing, and Brighton, builder.—Moses Draper, High.street,
Southwark. and Ramsgate, straw bonnet maker.—Charles
Seagrim, Winchester, solicitor.—James Glasscock, Coleman-
street, New North-road, Islington, and elsewhere, baker.—
John Mansfield, Lyme Regis, shipbuilder.
DIVIDENDS.—Oct. 24, J. and J. Heywood, Liverpool, pro-
vision merchants.—Nov. 7, T. Hilliar, Birkenhead, scrivener.
PAYMENT OF DIFIDENDS.—J. Leader. Liverpool, joiner,
second div. of 91d, and first div. of is 9d, on new proofs; J.
Casson, Liverpool, corn merchant, first div. of 9s 4id on ac-
count of first and second div. on new proofs; J. Breaken•
ridge, Liverpool, tailor, first div. of 7s 6d, on account of first
div. of 10s on new proofs; J. J. Hance, Liverpool, broker,
first div. of Gd; E. Ridley. Liverpool, tailor, first div. of
48 24d,—on Wednesday, Oct. 26, or any subsequent Wed-
nesday, at Mr. Morgan's, Liverpool.—S. and W. T. Clough,
Sr. Helen's, Lancashire, alkali manu`acturers, final ciiv. of
5-32 d; third div. of is 2d on the separate estate of S. Clough;
and second div. of 48 Gd on the separate estate of W. T.
Clough ; T. Mucklow, Duke's-row, New-road, agent, second
div. of sid ; J. :11'Coskrie, Liverpool, merchant, first div. of
3d; J. and J. Heywood, Liverpool, provision merchants, first
div. of 20s on the separate estate of James Heywood; W.
Gore, Liverpool, wheelw►ight, first div. of 5d ; R. Carr, Holy-
head, licensed victualler, final div. of id; S. Bickerton, Liver-
pool, butcher, first div. of lld ; J. Gerard, Carnarvon, sur-
veyor of taxes, sixth div. of 2s 9d,—any Thursday, at Mr.
Cazenove's, Liverpool.
CRRTIFICATES.—Nov. 10, T. Jardine, Liverpool, stone-
mason.—Nov. 2, F. Rave, Bury, Lancashire, silk dyer.

SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIOHS.—R. Findlay, Glasgow, ware-
houseman.—J. Paterson, Al!pa, grocer. —W. Lawson,
Linlithgow, hotel-keeper.—J. R. W. Anderson, Glasgow,
manufacturing chymist.—P. Clark, Kilmarnock, slater.—P.
Ferguson, late of Glasgow, commission agent.—G. Borland,
Loudon, Ayrshire, farmer.

FRIDAY, OCTOBRIt H, 1853.
Baistantrrrs.—William Bennett. Foster-mill, near Heiden-
bridge Yorkshire, and Horwich. Lancashire, cotton-spinner,
Nov. 2, and 30, at 12 o'clock, at the Manchester District Court
of Bankruptcy; solicitors, Messrs. Atkinsous, Saunders, and
Last, Manchester; official assignee, Mr. Fraser, Manchester.
—OA en Sturgis and William Adams, College-villas, New
Finchley-road, St. John's-wood, builders.—John Hunter,
Hove, Sussex, cowkeeper.—Joseph White, East Cowes, Isle
of Wight, shipbuilder.—James Holbeck, Marylebone-street,
Golden-square, gold laceman.—Edward Roe Bensley, Horn-
sey-road, olloway,builder.—Frederick Payton, Birmingham,
brickmaker. Harriet Pearce, Newport, Monmouthshire,
publican.
PARTNERSHIPS DIESOLTED.—A. Eicholz and J. Moller.
Manchester, commission agents. T. Bowden and E. Hop-
wood, Stockport, Cheshire, cotton waste spinners.—T. and J.
Coulthard, Bury, Lancashire, tailors.

SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS.—J. Bowie Edinburgh, writer
to the signet.—A. Paterson, Edinburgh:lace merchant.—A.
Macdonald, Glasgow, fish dealer.

Oct. MEETINGS IN BANKRUPTCY. Hour.
18, Joseph Peverille (Ist) District Court, 11
20, Joseph B. HignetS (2nd)
20, John Lilley (proof and div.) Ditto 11

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