The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1846-10-06 00:00:00

SMITHFIELD CATTLE MARKET.—YEaTICRDAY

On the whole, the Beef trade was in a sluggish state, and
last week's quotations were barely supported.
From the northern districts we received 2200 short-horns;
from the western and midland counties 700 Herefords, Bayous,
Runts, &c., and from other parts of England, 400 of various
breeds, the remainder of the supply being chiefly derived from
abroad.
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With Sheep we were, comparatively speaking, very mode-
rately supplied; hence the Mutton trade was active,_ at fully,
but at nothing quotable beyond, the currencies obtained on
Monday last.
Lamb being now out of season, we have discontinued to
quote it.
in Calves and Pig

)NEY MARNE

difference for Money and Account. That is the turn be
than the closing price on Saturday; but the business has t
so limited that it wishes no criterion. Exchequer Bills
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steady.at 15 18;
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supported putrlic hospital. A stipendiary magisrrate ad-
ministers justice daily, taking the dlff.rent towns in
rotution. And perhaps not the leas► of the advantages
pos-essed, the district is constituted a Parliamentary bo-
rough by the Reform-bill, and sends tao members to the
_i•lat-ure. How few of th. se things could have been
eighty years ago, the " first sod" of the

cant! was turned in Etruria valley !
'One wonld have thought, that with the experience of

ance, the dawn of the railway era, in the opening of tho
Manchester and Liverpool line, would have been
eagerly hailed by the inhabitants of the. Potteries;
and so it was, with admiration ! but nothing more.
It never seemed to enter men's minds that a rail-
way might become available to this district.
The grand ;unction Company, after other schemes had
failed, made various offers of accommodation. First
they proposed what is called the T line from Whitmore,
which was rejected. Then there was the Crescent line
from.Crewe. through the Potteries to Stafford, which was
also rejected, and it became evident that nothing less than
a main line would give satitif,c'ion. This brings us
to the close of 1844, when, at public meetings, called
through the instrumentality of Alderman Copeland ((me
of the Borough Members.) and Mr. liidgway, various
plans were mooted. for direct communication wii h Man-
chester, Liverpool, and the new Port of Birkenhead. Tne
Gland Junction Company also again proposed its

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leave the matter with the Grand Junction on certain con-
ditions. the stipulation, that they should make the line, to
he pointed out by engineers, mutually employed, as bring
the best the nature of the country would admit of. AS er
much negotiation, it was found that the Grand Junction
'Company would not acquiesce in anything likely to im-
pair the value of their own main line; and public spirit
being new aronsed, and the ',wire of capitalists drawn to
the subject, it was at length determined to farm an inde-
pendent company, of which John Lewis Ricardo, Erq ,
the other borough member, became the chairman. No
sooner did the nrospectiis apoe,r than the project met
with an almost unan'mous support, and as much anxiety
was manifested for Ointments of shares, as there had
been previous indifference to a participation in such un-
dertakings. Our readers are aware of the formidable
opposition, and the number of rival schemes which im-
mediately appeared. 141,,r the way in which opposition
was disarmed by skilful negotiation, rivals converted into
by amalgamation, and bubble schemes exploded,
until finally the sanction of parliament was gained for the
"North Stafin-dshire Company," we must refer to what
has appeared from time to time in the puhlic papers.

The local companies (pensioners) are called out for
drill and exercise for four days, commencing on Tuesday,
the 13th instant.

MESSRS. LUCAS'S ESTABLISHMENT, GREAT CHAR-
LOTTE-STREET.—Amongst the improvements effected by
private enterprize in our:town, we have seen few of so
unique adescriptton as an addit ion recently made by Messrs.
Lucas and Co., to their well-known extensive Horse and
Carriaee Repository, Great Charlotte-street. Many of
our readers have doubtless walked through the splendid
carriage room, which during the race week is appr,,priated

to the reception of the leading turf men, and has been
used frequently as a dining room for the members of the
Liverpool Agricultural Society. Under this room Messrs.
Lucas have lately constructed capacious stabling, calcu-
lated to accommodate. in separate stalls and boxes, from
42 to 50 hoses, and at a pinch at least 70. The entrance
is down a platform from the yard. The stable itself is
floored with asphaltum. excellently drained, and is the
airiest and best ventilated apartment we ever entered.
The stalls, of alvery elegant construc.ion, run up each side
of the stable, with very neat cast iron racks and mangers,
and channels to carry off at once the liquid manure from
each. _ Down the centre is a row of boxes, railed round

and of very neat construction, affording t' the horses oc-
envying them plenty both of standing and breathing space.
The supply of water in abundance is introduced into the
stable ; and, in fact, the accommodation for the conve-
nience of grooming, &c., is complete. The construc-
tion of the stalls and boxes is upon a plan which allows
of the whole stable being converted, at not more than an

repository. the stalls being unshipped easily and falling
on hinges like gates against the wall, while the inter for
ihivi•ion of the boxes are removed with equal facility.
The improvement reflects credit both upon the enterprise
of Messrs Lucas and the ability of the architect employed
by them.

NE O'CLOCP

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CONDITION OF THE PEASANTRY.

(From Yesterday's Times.)

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