The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1850-04-30 00:00:00

Tri E lIITIRPOOL STANDARD,

WIDOWS AND ORPHANS OE THE CLERGY.—On Sun-
day morning the Rector Campbell preached a sermon in'
St. George's Church in behalf of the charitable institu-
tion which has for its object the maintenance of the
widows and orphans of clergymen who have officiated in
the archdeaconries of Liverpool and Manchester. Mr.
Campbell took his text from Mark X. chap. 23rd and 24th
verses—" And Jesus looked round about and saith unto
his disciples, How hardly shall they that have riches enter
into the kingdom of God : And his disciples were asto-
nished at his words. But Jesus answered again and
saith unto them, Children, how-hard is it for them that have
riches to enter into the kingdom of God 1" The purport
of the discourse pointed to the duties which riches bring
to their possessor, the chief,of which is the obligation of
charitable deeds. In the .eourse of his sermon the rev.
preacher briefly detailed the position and circumstances
of the charity he was advocating, from which it appeared
that at present it comprises thirty widows and about as
many orphans ; some of the latter are reduced to expe-
dients to obtain a living which it is pitiable to reflect on
as attaching to the children of clergymen. For instance,
one young female is earning a scanty pittance by weaving,
and others are employed in similarly arduous pursuits.
It is hoped by the aid of the charitable to provide shelter
and an education for these orphans more in accordance
with the position they ought to occupy as clergymen's
children.

LIVERPOOL WATERWORKS' BILL.—On Friday the
committee, whose first meeting was adjourned from Tues-
day, re-assembled in room 8, there being a full attendance
of members, and a large array of counsel for the promot-
ers of, and several petitioners against the bill. The pro-
ceedings of the day were really of very little general inte-
rest, being almost exclusively :confined to engineering
evidence as to the supply of water for Chorley, and to the
speech of Mr. Sergeant Wrangham upon a contemplated
arrangement between the Chorley solicitor and the solici-
tor to the Liverpool Corporation, respecting the provisions
of the act of 1847, and au the nature of whicn agreement
Mr. Shuttleworth and Mr. Hawksley appear to have put
a different interpretation, as stated by counsel. Mr.
Talbot and Mr. Paget were the counsel for the Liverpool
Corpoiation ; Mr. Sergeant Wrangham for the Chorley
Water-works, whose hostility was combated by Mr. Tal-
bot. Mr. Andrews, another petitioner, was represented
by Mr. Hope, and Mr. Sergeant Shee represented a minor
named Stonor. There was another petitioner, named
Park. The opposition of all these to an extension of time
the learned counsel pronounced entirely illusory, the ius-

tice of their respective cases having been duly provided
for in the original bill; and for every purpose of substan-
tial merit, the present bill might be regarded as an unop-
posed bill. Mr. William Shuttleworth, the town-clerk
of Liverpool, was examined by Mr. Crompton. He de-
tailed the whole proceedings in reference to the Rivinzton

scheme; after which he was subjected to the cross-exa-
mination of Mr. Sergeant Wrangham. Mr. Hawksley
was examined by Mr. Paget. Mr. Sergeant Wrangham
occupied so great a length of time in his speech against
the bill, that the court was adjourned to Monday (yester-
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e Rivington scheme will exceed those ori-
ginally made by more than £30,000. But there appears
to be some doubt of the truth of this, as the following are
the only probable cases in which any further compensation
will be given :—The Chorley Water-works Company, in
Consequence of the delay in carrying out the arrangements
under the act of 1847 ; the trustees under the will of the
late Mr. Blundell, of Crosby, who seek for the introduc-
tion of a clause to protect the interest of Master Stoner, a
minor, ten years of age; and Mr. Andrews, of Rivington-
hall, for expen

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who also complains that his land has been improperly
cultivated, and that he has experienced considerable loss
by the delay. It also appears that a Mr. Park has some
claims.
THE ASIA STEAM-SIIII

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in motion, and, though the experiment was
necessarily confined to very narrow limits, everything was
found to work satisfactorily. In the course of Wednes.

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she is advertised to sail for America on the 18th May. In
the interval, she will be put into the graving dock, in or-
der to have her bottom examined, and for tile purpose of
being finally fitted out for sea. From the great length of
the Asia it required no small degree of skill to take her
past the sharp bends in the river above Govan, and, on
arriving at a short distance from Dunglass fort, it was

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found impossible to proceed further till evening, as the
tide had not flowed to the height anticipated, owing to the
prevalence of an easterly wind. On the following after-
noon, however, steam having been again got up, the Asia
made a fair start seaward from the tail of the bank, under
the care of Captain Hugh Main, leaving the Cloch light-
house at twenty minutes past one o'clock, with the wind
blowing a stiff breeze, with slight rain, from the S.S.E,
Off the Cambray light, a distance of 151 miles, she ar-
rived in one hour and seven minutes; and at 41 minutes
past two o'clock on Friday morning arrived at the Bell
Buoy, having made the run from the Cloch light to the
bar in the remarkably brief space of thirteen and three
quarter hours, during part of which she attained a speed
of thirteen knots an hour. The Asia, in almost every
particular, bears an exact resemblance to the Niagara,
Europa, and the others of the same line ; except that she
is larger in dimensions, and has been completed in a style
even superior to these magnificent vessels. Accommoda-
tion is provided for 190 passengers. The berths are fitted
up in the same comfortable and elegant style as all the
steamers of the line ; every attempt seemingly having
been made in making provision for the wants of the pas-
sengers, to lessen as much as possible the tedious ennui
of the few days still necessary to traverse the Atlantic.
The machinery of the vessel attracted particular atten-
tion ; to all appearance, cylinders never having been so
capacious, beams so ponderous, or pistons so enormous.
The engines, as has frequently before been stated, are 800
horse power, but it is calculated it will be possible to
steam to the extent of 1,000. We believe that, in the
opinion of competent judges, they have, in all respects,
been executed in the best manner. It is cer-
tainly creditable to the Messrs. Napier that they should
have been able to complete works of such magnitude in
the brief space of less than three months. On the whole,
the Asia, we are persuaded, will fully sustain the credit of
the Clyde-built steamers, especially when we consider that
she is to be entrusted to the able command of Capt. Jud-
kins, of the Canada.

was referred. A memorial from persons interested in the
Welsh coasting trade, addressed to the Lords of the
Treasury, was read. It set forth the desirability of re-
moving the Swilly rocks, in the Menai Straits, by: blast-
ing, which would be a most important improvement to
the navigation, and prayed a grant of public rr one), for
the purpose. The memorial was signed by the chairman.
LIVERPOOL TowN MISSION.—The annual meeting of
this society was held on Thursday. Mr. J. Stitt in the
chair. Dr. Gee read the report, which stated, in.refer-
rence to the cholera, one of the agents reported that he
was called to visit 550 of those who were attacked, and
of these there were only 32 cases " in which he had good
reason for hope." The society's agents have, during the
past year, held 3,032 meetings, with an aggregate attend-
ance of 87,795 persons ; they have made 55,417 visits-to
the poor, (including 15,364 to the sick and dying) ; they
have circulated 101,732 tracts, and 5,119 religious bcoks ;
and they have induced 412 children to attend school.
One agent says—" Within the last few months I have
spent a portion of my time in labouring amongst the
car-drivers, and on the Sabbath I hold two meetings for
reading and expounding the Word of God to them ; and,
through the kincness of some Christian ladies and gen
tlemen of the committee, I have been furnished with a
reading library of the Tract Society's publications. These
men set a high value upon these privileges that are
brought within their rea"h. The meetings are well
attended, and I trust that these men who have been so
long neglected will enjoy a blessing to their souls by these
means." Three additional missionaries had been ap-
pointed since last meeting. The subscriptions, however,
had fallen off, and the report appealed for increased sup-
port. From the financial statement submitted by Mr.
Houghton, the treasurer, it appeared that the receipts
for the past year had fallen far short of the expenditure,
and, had it not been for the proceeds of the bazaar, the
society would have been considerably in debt. The
actual deficiency, including a balance in hand from the
previous year, was £552 10s.

HEALTH COMMITTEE.—At the meeting of this com-
mittee, on Thursday, a recommendation from the general
purposes sub-committee to pave the streets round the
Sailors' Home with square sets, at a cost of £lOOO, was
deferred for further consideration. The medical officer
reported that the mortality of the borough was unusually
low ; the deaths for the last week 159, one more than last
week, and 91 less than in the corresponding week of 1849.
A report relative to the sewerage of Clarence-grove, Ever-
ton, stated that a sewer would be ineffectual, as the sur-
face water could not be got rid of, and an obstacle was
thrown in the way of doing that by an owner of land in
the neighbourhood. An application to sewer Great Ox-
ford-street (the estimated cost of which would be £270)
was postponed, the medical officer having reported that
such sewer was not wanted on sanatory grounds. The
sub-committee made the following recommendations:—

That Mr. Sainsbury be transferred-from Toxteth-park to
the surveyorship of the south district, lately held by Mr.
Kesley ; that Mr. Paxton, from West Derby, be trans-
ferred to Toxteth-park, at a salary of £100; and that Mr.
Blain succeed Mr. Paxton, at a salary of £80; Michael
Barker and Thomas Green not to be removed. After a

short discussion upon an alteration in the proposed ar-
rangement, suggested by the enginor, the recommenda-
tion was adopted. The engineer read a report as to the
alteration of the levels in Brownlow-hill, which be consi-
dered were unnecessary to be carried out until buildings
are erected on each side of the street. The estimated cost
was set down at £3OO. It was ordered that a copy of the
report should be sent to the workhouse committee of the
select vestry. The engineer submitted contracts for the
sewers in various parts of the town. He was ordered to

per yard

ers were received for paving and f

Lora-street, Edge-hill. That of Mr. kilmei: was accepted
for the paving and channelling. & memorial from inha-
bitants at Edge-hill, complaining of a nuisance arising
from manufactories in Crown-street and Olive-street, was

from Mr. Hall relative to the inconvenience suffrred by

reets, was

ier-head would come into possession of
the corporation on the Ist of May, a proposition had been
made to the present proprietor, with the view of carrying

le wishes o

,e committee, an(

been made that the experiment of re•;nced charges should
he tried for a month. The engineer was ordered to go to
Nottingham, to make arrangements in connexion with
the fitting up of the new baths in Cornwallis-street. A
letter from owners of property in Lord Nelson-street, re-
lative to the stoppage of the streets in that neighbour-
hood by the railway company, originated a discussion,
during which it was stated that the powers exercised by
the company were most arbitrary. It was thought that
the matter should be taken up by the finance committee;
but no resolution to that effect was adopted. A fence in
Tithebarn-street. on premises belonging to Mr. Fair-
dough, was ordered to be removed before Monday
(yesterday.)