The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-07-12 00:00:00

THE REVENUE.

An Abstract of the Net Produce of the Revenue of Great
Britain, in the Years and Quarters ended the sth of
June, 1852 and 1853, showing the Increase or De-
crease thereof.

YEARS ENDDE JULY 5.
1852. 1853. Incr. Decr.
£ £ £ £
Customs...... 19,011,774 18,954,362 ' ... 57,412
Exci5e........ 13,206,404 13,737,599 531,195
Stamps.
Taxes 3,149,702 3,201,047 51,345 ....
Property Tax 5,363,910 5,589,079 225,169 ....
Post Office 1,041,000 1,006,000 25,000 ....
Crown Lans 220,000 392,888 172,888 ....
Miscellaneous
Imprest, &c 595,004 758,789 163,785 ....
Repayments of
Advances.
Total Income . 49,736,488 51,659,442 2,123,452 200,498
Deduct decrease.

Increase on the Year

11,922,9541

CHESHIRE AND WALES.

BIRKENHEAD FAIR. -- TiliS fair was held yesterday
week, but, for some reason or other, scarcely a single
farmer either attended or sent any stock to it. There
were about a score of Irish cattle exhibited, ands few pigs.
CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD RAlLWAY.—Traffic for the
week ended July 3, 1853 :—Railway : Passengers, parcels,
&c., £3,593 17s. 5d.; goods, £1,256178. 9d. Steamboats :
£624 13s. 7d. Total, £5,47585. 9d. Increase as compared
with the corresponding week last year, £1,556 Bs. 6d.
THE COMING OF AGE of William Frederick Tollemache,
Esq., of Peckforton, eldest son of John Tollemache, Esq.,
M.P. for North Cheshire, was celebrated on Monday last,
at Beeston Castle, by the tenantry and the neighbouring
gentry and farmers.
OXTON.—A handsome silver tea service has been pre-
sented by the ratepayers of Oxton to Mr. Charles P. Nos-
worthy, for his attention to the affairs of the township as
overseer and honorary secretary to the inspectors under
the lighting and watching act, for seven years.
LIVERPOOL HUNT.—The autumn race meeting of the
Liverpool Hunt Club is announced to come off over their
course at Hoylake on Wednesday and Thursday, the 24th
and 25th August. The day of entry is the 6th of August ;
and Mr. E. W. Topham, of Chester, is to officiate as clerk
of the course and handicapper.
WOODSIDE FERRY RECEIPTS.—The receipts for the
month of June, 1852, were £1,927 15s. 91. ; and for the
last month, £1,986 19s. 6d. ; from April 25, 1852, to the
30th June, 1852, £4,159 Is. Id., and for the like period
this year, £4,656 2s. 11d.,—whilst the expenditure for
the latter period was £4,119 2s. sd.
AT THE CHESTER CHEESE FAIR, on Monday last,
there was but a small quantity of cheese pitched for sale—
not more than 38 or 40 tons—many dairies having been
sold privately to factors. The prices averaged—inferior
dairies. 50s. to 555. ; middling qualities, 555. to 605. ; and
the best descriptions 609. to 70s.
CHESTER CATTLE FAIR.—The July cattle fair held on
Tuesday was hardly as well attended as usual, though
buyers were in abundance, and all kinds of stock conse-
quently fetched high prices. Fat beasts sold for 61d. per
lb., and mutton the same figure. All sorts of lean cattle
sold well. Of milking beasts there was a fair supply,
averaging from £lO to £l6 per head. Store sheep and
pigs were much inquired for, and went off at high prices.
BIRKENHEAD COMMISSIONERS.—ThemonthIy meeting
of this board was held on Tuesday evening, Mr. J. H.
Greene in the chair, when it appeared, from the proceed-
ings of the Finance Committee, that a sub-committee had
been appointed to inquire into the salaries and duties of
the various officers in the employment of the commission-
ers. Mr. Gough brought forward a motion that an appeal
by the Ferry Committee against the poor-rate be discon-
tinued. The question was put, when there appeared
seven for Mr. Gough's motion, and nine against it.—A
letter was read from Mr. John Laird, tendering his resig-
nation as a commissioner.
WALLASEY COMMISSIONERS.—The first meeting of
the new board of commissioners was held on Thursday
evening. Mr. Isaac Penny was elected chairman, by a
majority of 8 to 5 over Mr. Pooley. After some discus-
sion, the following motion was carried :—" That a special
' committee be appointed to report as to the officers to be
employed, and their salaries and duties ; also as to the
bye-laws necessary for the due conduct of the business ;
the various officers that it would be desirable to appoint
and their duties ; also to order a seal, books of account,
forms, &c." The following gentlemen were appointed as
the committee :—Messrs. Barton, Odell, Fisher, Crump,
Hill, Beausire, Neville, and 'Wilson. The meeting then
adjourned for a fortnight.
BIRKENHEAD DOCK COMPANY.—On Thursday a
special meeting of this company took place at the London
Tavern. for the purpose of receiving the assent of the
bondholders to a bill in parliament for acceding to the
proposal of the Birkenhead dock trustees ; Sir Joseph
Bailey, Bart., in the chair. A circular was placed before
the meeting, by which it appeared that the object of the
bill was to complete the outer works, which had been sus-
pended since 1847, in order to make the project in some
way profitable to the bondholders. The chairman ad-
vised the meeting to agree to this proposal, with the view
to make the property of some value to the proprietors. If
the bill were not passed in the present session, much
further loss would be incurred by the bondholders. Mr.
Dixon seconded themotion,which was passed unanimously.

DAMAGE TO CARGO.—An action, which was commenced
in 1848, was tried on Friday, in the Court of Common
Pleas. It was brought by Mr. Christie, the younger,
against Nott and others, to recover for the deterioration
and loss of market of a cargo of harricot beans, which the
defendants, who were the owners of the ship Harriet, had
contracted to carry from Liverpool to London. The
breach alleged in the declaration was, want of care on the
part of the defendants, and that the ship was not Sea-
worthy. This latter point was the substantial question.
The jury found a verdict for the plaintiff.
TkiE SCREW v. PADDLE.—The Peninsular and Oriental
Steam Company have now announced their determination
gradually to discard the paddle-wheel in the whole of its
extensive service, and adopt the screw-propeller instead.
The existing vessels on the old-fashioned principle are to
be allowed to wear out, while all the new fleet now build-
ing for this company, including the gigantic steamer
Himalaya, of 3,500 tons; the Simla, of 2,600 tons; the
Candia, 2,200 tons ; the Colombo, 1,900 tons ; the Pera,
2,200 tons ; the Nubia, 2,200 tons ; and others, are to be
fitted with the screw. It is even in contemplation to
convert some of the existing paddle-steamers into screws.