The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1843-09-26 00:00:00

THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD.

COUNCIL I'

tOCEEDINGS

A special meetintz ow Town Council was held on
Wedhrstilv, at he C .toteil Chamber, in the Town-hall,
for thr consideration of feur several subjects postponed
from the Council of that day fortnight.
The first subject on the paper was the by-laws relative
to blowing and stuffing meat, and exposing the same for
sale within the borou,,-h, which required two-thirds of the
Council to he present. The subject was introduced soon
after the commencement of the deliberations, and the by-
law was confirmed.

SALE OF PART OF THE CHESHIRE ESTATE

The second subject was for the sale, for 75 years, of land
in Cheshire to Mr. John Laird, (ordered to be taken into

consideration at the special council.)
Mr. GEORGE HALL LAWRENCE having brought the
proceedings of the Finance Committee under considera-
tion, in which proceedings the sale of this land was re-

commended,
Mr. HODGSON proposed that the Council resolve itself
into a committee, and was seconded by Mr. PROCTER.
Mr. HORNDY said the course would be not only un-
usual, but a bud precedent. It would lead to great incon-
venience, if the Council were to go into committee on
subjects every time a member thought fit to move it, every
member might speak as often as he thought fit, and there
would he no end to the debate.
Mr. BUSHELL said he should he willing for the debate
to go on according to the usual rule, providing Mr. Law
rence stated in detail the reasons of the Finance Committee
for urging this sale.
Mr. BIRKETT said Mr. Lawrence hid done so at the
last meeting, therefore, he thought, if Mr. Lawrence
were to go over the whole matter again, he had better read
his former speech from one of the newspapers.
After some further conversation, the Coun.:il voted on
the motion of Mr. Hodgson, by simply standing up, when
there appeared for the committee 18, aga.rist it 22.
Mr. G. H. LAWRENCE proceeded to recapitulate all
the reasons which he advanced at the last Council, in fa.
your of selling the land in question to Mr. Laird. Thu
land had cost the Corporation much money, the price
offered was a good one, Mr. Laird had now a twenty-one
years' lease at fourpence a square yard, and the sale of
this land would bring the remainder of the Corporation
estate into play. He had been taunted that they (the Fi-
nance Committee) were afraid of a borough rate. He was
not afraid of a borough rate, but he was afraid of a crisis
when it would he necessary to stop all their works, and
when they would be forced to sell their land io such haste,
that they could not obtain the full value fur it. It was
not improbable that the House of Commons would inter-
pose, and that they would be forced to sell their lam' by
act of parliament, when they would be forced to abide the
decision of the Cheshire jurors.
Mr. PARKER opposed the confirmation of the proceed-
ings. The Corporation were about hi make a great sacri-
fice, and the difference to them would be of £l2OO a year
instead of £3OO, for they were not to get any money for a
long time. The land in ten years, the period when the
bargain would be completed, would be of much greater
value. The Corporation ought to divide their land, lay it
out according to a fixed plan, and sell it so as to make the
most money for the burgesses.
Mr. BARCLAY said he had been over to look at the land.
The question appeared to divide itself into two parts—
whether, if the land were to be sold. the best way of sell-
ing it was for shipbuilding yards for building lots. He had
come to the conclusion that the best way of selling it was
that proposed by the Finance Committee. It was not
likely, situated as it was, to be ever wanted for villas or
dwellings, and, as regarded the price, he thought it a very
fair one. As regarded docks, if the Dock Committee had
any view on that subject they would have come forward
and stated it. He thought, however, that when the dock
warehouse system came fully into operation, and the docks
now in progress were completed, there would be no want
of dock room, and if more docks came to be wanted on
the other side, there would be no difficulty in making
them.

Mr. BULLEY said he was not satisfied of the expediency
of this measure. The purchase of this land by the old
Corporation was a bold measure, and the result had shown
that it was a good one. He thought the same of the re-
cent purchases in Cheshire by the present Corporation.
He could not see the motive for hastening to dispose of
land at the first rush of a prosperous tide. He was not
prepared to assent to the sale of this land. To alienate
such a valuable piece of their estate as this strand, he
thought, was not wise.
Mr. EVANS spoke at great length, and with much
energy and animation against the recommendation of the
Finance Commit tee He spoke of the probable enormous
increase of Liverpool, which increased in population with
the growth and influence of America. With such a pros-
pect and such increase of events, it would be wise to hold
every available advantage, particularly such an important
piece of strand as that which it was proposed to sell, and
which he characterized as disposing of the inheritance of
posterity for worse than " a mess of pottage." Mr.
Evans proceeded to answer the arguments advanced by
Mr. G. H. Lawrence. It had been asked if they would
act the part of the dog in the manger. Would they, in
order to get rid of that odium, hand it over to another
dog ? (Laughter.) He made the allusion without in-
tending the slightest disrespect to Mr. Laird. Mr.
Evans commended the thrift of the old Corporation in
securing all the extensive land, and expressed a hope that
the present Corporation would see the necessity of looking
forward to the future.
Mr. Nicol, and Mr. COOPER supported the views of
the Finance Committee. Mr. Nicol spoke highly of the
enterprise of Mr. Laird, and of the desirableness of re-
taining all the advantages of that enterprise : at the same
time be thought that so noisy a business should be kept at
a distance. If the front iand were sold, it would bring
the back land into value.
Mr. BaAmLEY-MooRE said the lordship of estuary was
gone already. He advocated the sale of the land not for
75 years. but for ever.
Mr. LACE and Mr. BLACKBURN supported the Finance
Committee. Mr. Blackburn expressed his opinion, that
the price was very low for a piece of land of so much im-
portance on the margin of the pool.
The Council divided, with the following result :
For the confirmation of the recommendation—Messrs.
Shand, Shaw, Hodgson, Houghton, (Councillor,) Thorn-
hill, Blackburn, Preston, Thompson, Henry Holmes,
Sands, Hornby, Fawcett, Aspinall, Boyden, Cooper,
Wood, Birkett, Bushell, Brassey. G. H. Lawrence, Lace,
Trotman, Platt. Sheppard, Ilarbord, Barclay, Houghton,
(Alderman,) Turner, Freene. Crook, Nicol, Molyrieux,
Chilton, Sir Thomas Brancker, and the Mayor-35.
Against the recommendation—Messrs. Isaac Holmes,
Copeland, North, Toulmin, Procter, Rigby, Kilshaw,
Jones, Parker, Ridley, Bratnley-Moore, and Evans-12.
Majority in favour of the sale-23.
THE OLD TOBACCO WAREHOUSE.

The third subject on the paper was the proceedings of
the Finance Committee as to the Old Tobacco Warehouse,
referred back for consideration, and estimates as to ex-
pense in alterations. and rent to he obtained ; also, as to
the value of the land, and the quantity of saltpetre and
nitrate of soda annually imported.
Mr. G. H. LAWRENCE brought forward a report from
the surveyor on the subject. It was recommended that
the warehouse should be divided into four sheds, all of
which would have to be made fire-proof. Mr. Lawrence
moved that this part of the proceedings he confirmed.
The motion was seconded by Mr. H. HOLMES, and
carried without opposition.

DISTRICT COURT OF B‘kNKRUPTCY

(Before Mr. Commissioner Phillips.)

Thomas Hignett, formerly a publican, of Upper Milk-
street, Liverpool. ,Appe.tred, on Mooday, to be examined
on his petition for protection. He was stmuorted by Mr.
Green, and opposed by Mr. Payne for Messrs. Mellor,
the distillers, on three grounds; that he had taken the
benefit of a former act, his present and former debts ex-
ceedin.2 £300; that he had sold the good-will of his house
for less than its wort., ; and that he had favoured some
of his creditors in paying them their debts out of some
money received from an insurance office.

The learned COMMISSIONER, on hearing Mr. Payne's
statement, recommended him to go at once into the last
ground.

Mr. PAYNE, however, to raise the first point, objected
that the general balance sheet did not contain any state-
ment of the former insolvency.

The COMMISSIONER seemed surprised at such a docu-
ment being tiled at all.
Mr. GREEN sa;d it formed no part of the rules and
orders issued by the Judge of the Court of Review and
the London Commissioners, and appi oved of by the Lord
Chancellor.

Mr PAysa assented to this.
The learned COMMISSIONER said he could not look at
such a document. _

Mr. PAYNE then proceeded to examine the insolvent,
and, on his inquiring whether he had ever been .lischarged
under any Insolvent Debtor's Act, and what was the
amount of his debts, . . .

Mr. GREEN objected that those fats could only appear
from the documents themselves, and must be proved in
the regular way.
The Commi•sioner decided that that was so, and inti-
mated his opinion that, if made out, it was not a good
ground of opposition.
Mr. PAYNE proceeded in his examination of the insol-
vent to estallish the other parts of the case, and, at its
close, Mr. Green was about to submit that no case had
been Droved, but Mr. Payne said he had not closed his
cdse, and he called the brother-in-law of the insolvent,
and Messrs. Mellors' ruin, (the latter of whom was se-
verely reproved by the Commissioner for answering Mr.
Green's questions in an improper manner.) They failed
in carrying the case further.
The learned COMMISSIONER (without calling on Mr.
Green) adjudged the insolvent entitled to the benefit of
the act.
At the outset of the case his HONOR addressed Mr.
Green respecting the advertisemenes of the hearing,which
he said were in future to be inserted in the Gazette by the
messengers; in the newspapers by the solicitors, and riot
by the ushers, who were glad to be relieved from the duty.

NOTICES OF MEETINGS

Sept. 25.—Edward Hopkins, (certificate,) at 11 ; John
Brown, (certificate,) at 12.
Sept. 26.—H uson, insolvent, (examination.) at 11.
Sept. 27.—C. J. Morley, (certificate,) at 11.
Sept. 28.—Thomas Parry, (adjourned last examination,)
at 12.

Sept. 29.—Pino, (choice of assignees,) at 11.
Sept. 30.—Melter, (audit,) at 11 ; Robson, (dividend,)
at 111; Barber, (dividend,) at 12; Nicholson, (dividend,)
at 12k; Nuttall, insolvent, (final order,) at 12; Broad,
(final order,) at 1.

DISTRESSING ACCIDENT AT WAVERTREII. - Two
yonng men—one aged sixteen, named David Owen, son
of Mr. Owen, master joiner, of Wavertree ; the other,
aged twenty, named John Phythian, an apprentice of Mr.
Owen—went, on the afternoon of Saturday week, to the
fish pond of Mr. Crossley, at Orrel Mount. Oxen could
swim tolerably well, but Phythian had a very imperfect
knowledge of the art. After amusing themselves in the
water for some time, Owen came out and began to dress
himself, when his companion called out to him for assis-
tance, as he was sinking. The youth plunged in again to
rescue the other, when he was laid hold of by Phythian,
and both together disappeared under the water. Two
boys who were on the hank ran to the village for assistance,
but before it could be procured the young men had sunk
for the last time.

POLE MILK—NOT " MILK AND WATER.."—The fol-
lowing anecdote was a few days ago related to a friend in
this town, by a respectable gentleman recently arrived
from Cork :—A short time since a Romish priest of the
county of Kerry received information, that a very naughty
member of his congregation—a milkman—was in the
habit of frequently reading the scriptures, and the rev.
confessor, well knowing that such a practice would place
" the craft in danger," lost no time in paying a pastoral
visit to the poor, ignorant, and misguided delinquent.
On arriving at the humble cabin, he found poor Pat em-
ployed in his domestic affairs, and thus addressed him—
" Why, my good fellow, I am informed that you are in
the habit of reading the Bible : is my information cor-
rect ?''—" Sure it is thrue, plase your Riverence ! and
a fine book it is." " But you know,'' rejoined the priest,
"that it is very wrong to read the scriptures. An ignorant
man like you has no right to do so." " All !" replied
Pat, "but you, must be afther provin' !hat same, before
I can consint to lave it off." The colloquy then proceeded
as follows :—Priesl.—Thar I will soon do. Pat.—Sure
if sour Riverence does that I'll read no more, and give it
up to you. Priest.-1 will, from the hook itself, convince
you that you have no business to read it. The priest im-
mediately took up the Bible, and read to Pat, from the
Ist Epistle of Peter, ch. 2, v. 2—" As new born babes,
desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow
thereby." " Here you see," said the priest, " you are
wrong to read the scriptures yourself;—you are only a
babe ; and you are enjoined " to desire the sincere milk
of the word. One who understands what the sincere milk
really is, must give it you, and tend yeti." Pat listened
attentively to the priest's authoritative address, but in no
way at a loss to reply to what might have puzzled
wiser heads, said—" Ah, but be aisy, your Riverence
while I tell you. A little time ago I was took ill,
I got a man to milk my cows, and attend to my busi-
ness, and what do you think he did ? Why asted ov
givin' me the rale milk, he chated me by puttin' wather
into it; and if you get my Bible, you may serve me that
same. No, no, I will keep my cow and milk it myself,
when I shall get the sincere milk, and not as I should
from you—mixed with wather." The priest finding him-
self thus defeated, and desirous that the mischief should
spread no further, said, in a conciliatory tone—" Well,
Pat, I see you are a little wiser than I thought you, and
as you are not quite a babe you may keep your Bible, but
don't lend it or read it to your neighbours." Pat, eyeing
his admonitor very cunningly but seriously, replied—
" Sure enough, your Riverence, while I have a cow, and
can give a little milk to my poor neighbours who have
none, it is my duty to do so as a Christian ; and, saving
your Riverence, 1 will. The priest, abashed, walked off
immediately, doubtless convinced, to a considerable ex-
tent, that the circulation of the pure word of God, must
ultimately overthrow the superstition and soul-enslaving
fabric of Popery.

DOCK COMMITTEE.—The usual weekly meeting of the
Dock Committee was held on Thursday. Present, Messrs,
Sands, Barclay, Holmes, Molyneux, Nicol, Bulley, Evans,
Royden, Tobin, Sandbacb, Shand, Moore, Bold, Smith,
Middleton, Ripley, and Moon.—Messrs. Mather, Dixon
and Co. having relinquished their contract for supplying
the general iron work and castings for the dock estate,
and other offers having been sent in, that of Messrs. Da-
venport, Grindrod, and Co., was accepted.—The Sub-
committee reported that the removal of the life-boat
house at Waterloo Dock, to the east side, within the
boundary, was objectionable, and the matter was allowed
to stand over until the observatory was finished.—A letter
was read from the Trinity Board, stating that a le icon
buoy, according to t to plan suggested by the marine sur-
veyor, was now being made, and would be placed in W.!st
Hoyle the first opportunity.—The Chairman said that.
within the last few days, a large ship, from Ching, had
discharged her cargo on the west side of the Prince's
Dock, and made use of the transit stied. Mr. Ripley said
the vessel had discharged 12000 eines of to t in 31 working
hours ; and he was satisfied that had it not been for the
transit sheds, they would have been three full weeks.—A
letter was read from the Chairman of the Underwriters'
Association, enclosing a letter from the brokers, who
stated that the Chairman in transmitting the memorial
last week, relative to the providing of a steamer by the
Dock Committee, acted with their authority. The letter
was referred to .he Shipwrights' Committee.—Two letters
were produced from Messrs. Chapman and Bowman, re-
lative to the admeasurement of the ship Independence.
The Chairman said the measurer went to measure this
vessel, and he was interrupted in doing so; in conse-
quence he went away, and the deposit left in the hands of
the Treasurer had been forfeited. The Secretary here
read the letters. IA one part they said, " All we want is
common honesty carried out in the menmeasuring of vessels,"
i
and in a.iother they complained of the rritAing and cap-
tious conduct of Mr. Capper, the measurer. Mr. Royden
said the measurer called upon him to request that he
would go with him to the vessel, but being busy, he sent
him to Mr. Reyes, who went with him, and who was in
attendance, if the committee wished to examine him.
The Chairman said that, according to Act of Parliament,
when a vessel arrived and was riot measured, the treasu-
rer was authorised to receive a deposit, in order to enable
the parties to go on unloading, hut if any interruption was
given to the measuring of the ship. tarn the deposit be-
came forfeited. In this case it was forfeited, and he be-
lieved they had not the power of retur!inig it. Mr. Rip-
ley.: Why should we return it if it is forfeited ? The
Chairman : As to the committee acting honestly, it would
be derogatory to the committee to notice that. Mr. Heves
was then called in, and he stated that he accompanied Mr.
Capper to the vess .1. Mr. Bennett, Mr. Chapman's
clerk, was there. He was allowed to measure the hold
without any observation, but when he wished to measure
the poop, Mr. Bennett said Mr. Chapman had left orders
that they were not to measure the state-rooms, and he
bad locked the doors. He would only allow him to mea-
sure between the state rooms, and not across the whole
vessel. In reply to a question from the chairman, Mr.
Heyes said Mr. Capper, so far from being either irritating
or captious, had very few words with Mr. Bennett, and
that he was me, miring the vessel strictly in accordance
with the act of parliament. The Chairman said he was
quite confident that the charge, as regarded Mr. Capper,
was unfounded. In reply to a question from Mr. Shand,
the Chairman said the deposit required to be made was
equal to the supposed amount of the tonnage. Mr.
Withers, Inc treasurer, said that, in this case, £BO odd
hod been deposited, which would be about 30s. or .£2 more
than the amount they would be entitled to by the mea-
surement. The Chairman wished it to be understood
that the committee only got the deposit. Mr. Ripley
thought instructions ought to be given to the treasurer to
!squire a very handsome deposit upon all vessels belong-
ing to Messrs. Chapman and Braman. Mr. Evans pro-
posed a resolution to the effect that the deposit had been
forfeited, and that the treasurer beinstructed accordingly,
and also that the committee believed the charges against
Mr. Capper to be unfounded. A copy of this resolution
was directed to be sent to Messrs. Chapman and Bowman,
and no other notice taken-of their letters.

FORGERY AND DETECTION OF THE

OFFENDE

A plan of obtaining money, by means of forged letters of
credit, was on Tuesday nipped in the hod, and the of-
fender detected. It appears that, on Saturday last, a
man of respectable exterior and address, went into the
shop of NI r. Isaac, lithographer, in Castle-street, and
gave an order for a hundred copies of a blank letter of
credit, of which he furnished the form, to be printed, and
ready for him on Monday morning. The following was
the form :

County of Gloucester Bank.
Gntn.—Bv this letter being presented, you will please
honour the drafts of ---to the extent of —,

charging the amount to account with this company
—I am, gentn.

To

Accountant.

Manager,

The order for these drafts was duly executed. and on
Tuesday the man called and paid 125., the sum demanded
for them. Shortly afterwards, the same person called at
Messrs. Franklin's, Lord-street, with one of the orders
filled up for £25, dated Cheltenham, Sept. 16, addressed
to " Sir Wm. John Lubbock, Bart., and Co., bankers,
London," and purporting to he drawn in favour of " Mr.
James F. Bentley," by " Edward Frampton," manager
of the County of Gloucester Bank. Messrs. Franklin
discounted this order ; but, when the man was gone,
some suspicion arose in their minds, which led them to
compare the signature of Mr. Frampton on the fraudulent
document with that upon one which was genuine. The
fraud was then detected, and Mr. Franklin, conceiving
that similar attempts might be made elsewhere amongst
others, gave information to Mr. Durandu, bullion broker,
in Waterloo-road. It happened, in about an hour and a
half after obt ining the £25, the same person called at
Mr. Durandu's, and inquired if they would cash him a
check upon Lubbocks for £5O, stating that he was going
to Barbadoes, and he did not care in what money he re-
ceived it. He was told to bring the check, and, in the
meantime, information was given to the police, so that
when he returned he was taken into custody. On Wed-
nesday the prisoner, who called himself Bentley, but whose
real name is said to be Henry Eastland, underwent a pre-
liminary examination before Mr. Rushton, when he was
remanded till Saturday. for the production of Mr. Framp-
ton. Some papers were found upon him, from which it
appeared that he had been residing in Canada and the
United States, where a person named Stone defrauded
him of £79. One of the papers had written upon it some
scores of times " Edward Frampton," as if he had been
Practising the imitation of that gentleman's signature.

PUBLICANS.—Four publicans were, on Friday, sum-
moned before the magistrates, at the police-court, one
was committed, and the others fined £4, £3, and £2 lOs.
Two table-beer sellers were fined £2 105. each; two beer
sellers were acqaitted ; two were fined £2 each, and one ss.
CAUTION TO HOTELKEEPF.RS.—On Saturday last Mr.
Barke, of the Wellington Hotel, Dale-street, Mr. Towers,
of the Angel Hotel, Dale-street, and another hotelkeeper
were each fined ten shillings and costs for permitting their
cars to stand opposite their doors, the same not being
stands for cars.

TRANSATLANTIC STEAMERS.—The fine Steam Ship
Acadia sailed on Tuesday for Boston and Halifax, with a
large mail, and a considerahle number of passengers. On
Saturday the Great Western, Lieutenant Hoskins, made
her last trip for the season, to New York. She carried
out as many passengers as she could accommodate. She
returns to this port, after which she will be laid up for
the winter.

CHANGE IN THE HOURS OF BANKERS AND COTTON-
BROKERS.—The following hankers have given notice, that,
on and after Saturday the 7th October, their establish-
ments will b 9 closed at one o'clock, on Saturdays instead
of one o'clock, on Fridays, as heretofore :—Alessrs. Moss
and Co., the Royal ifink of Liverpool, the Bank of Liv-
erpool, the Liverpool Union Bank, the North and South
Wales Bank, and the Liverpool Banking Co. The Com-
mercial Bank have already made the change. The mer-
chants' clerks are seeking to obtain a similar indulgence,
which we should he glad to see granted.
THE HARVEST.—" It is a satisfaction," says the Mail
of Saturday, " to be enabled to congratulate our readers on
the bles-ings which a bountiful harvest is producing. The
Anti-corn-law League are perishing from a surfeit of
home-grown corn. If Cobden does not suspend himself
—we use a delicate phrase—between two stacks of wheat,
he is no true patriot; and if quaker Bright is not found
dead in a barley mow, set on tire by one of his own par •
ticular friends, the poor creature has no idea of going out
of the world with dignity and as a martyr to his princi-
ples." Well said, Mr. Mail !

ACCELERATION OF THE INDIAN MAIM—The mer-
chants of this town who are connected with the commerce
of the East held a meeting on Saturday week for the pur-
pose of supporting the movement being made in London
to obtain a more speedy transmission of letters to and
from India, China, Australia, Ceylon, &c., by the over-
land mail. Resolutions in favour of the object were
unanimously adopted, and they were laid before the meet-
ing, which was held in the Hall of Commerce, London,
on Tuesday last. A meeting of the sub-committee of the
East India Association was held on Saturday, for the pur-
pose of agreeing upon a memorial from the merchants and
shipowners of this port, praying the government to take
immediate steps for the accompiishment of this important
object. A memorial was adopted. It will be signed by
the members of the association, and will be placed in the
Exchange-rooms to receive the signatures of the mer-
chants of this port generally. A meeting on the same
subject was held on Thursday last at Glasgow.
CAUTION TO DOG-OWNERS.—At the Police-court on
Wednesday, no fewer than eighteen individuals appeared
before Mr. Rushton, by summons, for allowing their dogs
to be at large, in contravention of the order published by
the Mayor on the 9th instant, that dogs should be kept
up, in consequence of the suspicions then existing of ca-
nine madness. They were all fined ss. each. Some of
the parties set up pleas of non-ownership; but it appeared
that the poor animals had shewn such fidelity of attach-
ment to those who disowned them, or such acquaintance
with them, that these excuses could not be entertained.

One man who was somewhat wroth at being fined for
allowing an ugly-looking and vicious cur to run amongst
the legs of the lieges, and snarl and snap at them, re-
peated his assertion that the dog was not his, and gravely
put it to Mr. Rushton what he should do with him. Mr.

R. said he thought, from what had appeared, that the best
thing he could do was to " hang him," adding that the
annoyance to the inhabitants from filthy useless dogs war
very great, and that a reduction of their number was most
desirable.

GRANT OF A LICENSE TO THE LIVER THEATRE—On
Friday, at the Police-court, Mr. Norris, solicitor, ap-
peared before Mr. Rushton on behalf of Mr. Malone
Raymond, the lessee of the Royal Liver Theatre, for a
grant of license to that establishment, und,r the provi-
shns of the act recently passed con% eying that power.
No objection was urged against the application, and after
a bench of magistrates had been summo-ed, the license
was forthwith granted. A document of considerable
length, setting forth the terms of license and its penalties
for non-observance, was then read by Mr. Wyberg, the
clerk to the magistrates. Among other stipulations of
a penal nature, it was required that the manager should
close the house every night at twelve o'clock, except
Saturday night, whec the theatre must be closed at
eleven. Women of the town, particularly those known
as such, were prohibited from entering the theatre, and a
penalty attaches to the lessee if proof be tendered of such
parties being found there. None of the penalties are to
exceed .1:50.

STUBI3S' ROYAL HARMONIC BAND.—The concluding
promenade concert in Hamilton-square Gardens, Birken-
head, took place on Friday evening week, on which oc-
casion a purse was presented to Mr. Stubbs, the leader of
the band, with the following well-deserved complimentary
note :—" The friends of Mr. Stubbs, in Birkenhead,
being anxious to pay him a small tribute of respect for
the kindness and urbanity displayed by him at all times at
the Gardens in Hamilton-square, (the season having now
concluded,) beg his acceptance of the accompanying purse
as a small mark of their approbation of the valuable ser-
vices rendered by him." On Tuesday evening last the
band, according to the usual custom, had their annual
dinner at the Crane Hotel, in St. Vincent-street, on
which occasion the whole of the band and a large party of
friends sat down to a most sumptuous repast, consisting
of almost every delicacy the season could produce. The
chair was occupied by the worthy leader, and the vice-
chair by Mr. Thomas Hughes, professor of music. The
usual loyal and patriotic toasts were drank with enthusi-
asm ; several exquisite airs were played on the occasion,
and te evening was spent in the most harmonious man-
ner. On Mr. Stubbs replying to his own health, which
was drank with great applause, he said it was most grati-
fying to him to be able to state, that no season had been
so successful as the one just concluded. It was a mani-
fest proof that his band's exertions to afford gratification
to the public had been duly appreciated, and he could as-
sure those pre,ent, and through them the public generally,
that neither pains, industry, nor expense would be want-
ing on Iris part, or that of his band, to give the utmost
satisfaction, and to merit the improving taste of tl.e musi-
cal world and the lovers of harmony.

IMPROVEMENT AND ENLARGEMENT OF LIVERPOOL.
—ln all probability, ever since Liverpool was a town, there
never was a greater stir among buildings, or more build-
ings going on, than there are at present. During the last
six months, the vacant land in the suburbs has been i❑
great demand, and now, go where we will in the outskirts
of the town, we find such numbers of new houses, that if
they were all placed together they would form a tolerably
good sized town. We believe we should be under the
mark if we estimate the number at one thousand, which
are now in course of erection, or have been built during
the last six or eight months. Many of these houses are
suitaole for persons in the middle ranks, but the majority
decidedly consist of cottages. Those of the latter de-
scription now in course of erection are all built according
to the act of parliament, and, when formed into courts,
they have pretty ample space in front, with two good en-
trances, which will always secure a thorough ventilation,
so long needed in houses of this description in the town.
We understand that the present impulse in the building
line has been principally caused by the recent act of par-
liament prohibiting cellars, which are too small, or other-
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wise unfit to live in, from being the dwelling places of the
poor, and as vast numbers of the humbler classes have
hitherto occupied such unhealthy places, great numbers
of houses will he required when the act comes into opera-
tion, which will now Fe in a very brief space of time.
Whatever temporary inconvenience the removal may, in
some instances, cause to the poor themselves, there can
be no doubt that it will, in the end, be much to their ad-
vantage, as well as to that of the town generally. In ad-
dition to the erection of houses, we have also to state that,
during the same period, about a dosen fine warehouses
have been erected in the north end of the town alone, ex-
clusive of those erected on the site of the great fire in
Formby-street.

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LIVERPOOL

MEETING

FRIDAY, SEP VEMBER 22

The GRAND JUNCTION STAKE, Of 200 sovs. each, for the
produce of mares covere,i in 1539 ; colts, Set 71b ; filliee,
Set -lib. Untried horses or mares whose produce never
won, allowe3 31h ; if both 51h. One to the post. Start

at the stable corner and run in. Fourteen subscribers.
Lord Eglinton's h c Aristides, by Bay Middleton (31b) 0
Col. Anson's h c Armytige, by Velocipede .......... 0
Lord G. Bentinck's b c Gaper, by Bar Middleton (Mb) 3
Mr. Mostyn's ch c Gen. Pollock, by Velocipede (31b).. 4
Mr. Sadler's ch Decisive, by Defence

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Lord Stanley's ch c by Anmrath, out of Mysinda (51b) U
Col. Anson's ch f Calumny, by Velocipede . 0
Mr. W. Sadler's h f Testy. by Venison (51h)
Ld. Westminster's br fby Touchstone, out of Dee,q(3lb) 0
Mr. Johnstnne's b c Broadholm, by Jereed (3in) 0
Even on Gasper. A beautiful race, which ended in a
dead heat between Aristides and Armytage ; alter which,
Lord Eglinton and Colonel Anson agreed to divide the
stakes.

The AINTREE STAKES of 5 sovs. each, with 25 added, for
two-year-olds. ist ; three, 9st 21h. T.Y.C.
Mr..). White's b f Emma, by Piclrooo, 2 yrs....

Mr. Speed's ch g Walton, by d'E4vgle, 2 yrs .....
Mr. VT. Jones's ch f Mystery, by Panthluon, 3 yrs

Lieut. Crofton's ch f Miniature, 3 yrs

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Mr. Osborne's b c The Heir. 2 yrs..
Won in a canter,

BETTING AT MAMA-IES'

TER.-FRIDAY

CESAREWITCH S
9 to 1 agst Trueboy (taken)
12 1 Lady Sale (taken)
13 —1 Whistle Binkie (tkn)
16 1 St. Lawrence

16 to 1 agst Naworth
16 1-131ackdrop
20— I—Fox berry
20 I—What.

THE CRITERION.
Offers of 2 to 1 on the field, and to take 5 to 1 about
Ugly Buck, but nothing done.

CAMBRIDGESHIRE STAKES

No betting

DERBY

11 to 1 agst Ugly Buck 135 to 1 apt Loadstone and Foig
20 1 Rattan a Billagh
20 1 Voltri 40 1 Cocknam-woo (tkn)
20 —1 Orlando 50 —1 Joe Lovell.
25 1 Seaport

CHESTER AUTUMN RACES.—This meeting, for one
day's racing, will take place on Thursday, Oct. 19. The
Hon. E. M. Lloyd Mostyn and J. Jervis, Esq., M.P.,
have accepted the office of stewards; and the sport, will
consist of the " Chester Handicap Stakes," the" Moatyn
Stakes," the " Selling Stakes," and a hurdle race.