The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-07-02 00:00:00

THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD.

LIVERPOOL DOCK BILL.

This bill, which will confer so great a boon upon the
commerce of the port, passed the Committee of the Lords
on Saturday last. The committee was composed of the
following noblemen :

Chairman,—The Earl of Chichester.
Earl of Dartmouth, J Earl Somers,
Lord Saltoun, Lord LiHord.
The principal witnesses examined in favour of the bill
were Mr. J. Bramley-Moore, Mr. Geo. Kendall, Mr.
Askew, Mr. Garniss, Mr. M`Bride, Mr. Chapman, Mr.
Samuel Hartle, Mr. Weightman, Mr. Jno. Stewart, Mr..
Withers, and Mr. J. Hartley. Their testimony went to
show the great want of dock extension, the desirableness
of the sites chosen not only for the steam trade, but also
for the further accommodation of the timber trade at the
south, so as to leave the Brunswick and Coburg Docks
more at liberty for the general trade of the port—the
sufficiency of the surplus revenue of the dock estate to
pay all the interest of the required capital, even supposing
that no increase of the dock dues should take place.
They also corroborated the estimates of construction, and
proved the rear onableness of the price to be paid for the
sites, both to the Corporation of Liverpool and the Har-
rington Company.
The opponents of the bill consisted of Mr. Alderman
Evans, who played the part of primo buffo, but whom
Mr. Talbot characterised as " not possessing the concen-
tration of all the commercial wisdom of Liverpool, and
Mr. George Holt, who was examined before the commit-
tee, and was patiently permitted to fire his pop gun against
•he Harrington purchase, although he admitted the ne-
cessity of further extension, but which he stated " he had
in his eye" in another place. The committee, however,
told him " that in that room his duty was to keep his
"eye" upon Liverpool alone. Mr. James Aikin and Mr,
Thos. Ripley were also present as bottle holders, but nei-
ther of those gentlemen was examined. Our worthy
friend the Alderman (till November next) engaged the at-
tention of the committee for above two hours, and no
symptom of impatience could restrain him from tacking a
long speech to all his answers to questions, which be did,
as he averred, " by way of explanation."
Mr. Austin declined to cross-examine Mr. Evans, who,
in the course of his long speeches, bad avowed that " if
docks with warehouses had to be made at Gat ston, he
would prefer them to docks without warehouses any-
where in Liverpool."
Mr. Austin summed up the whole in one of the most
masterly and convincing speeches we ever heard, and
which was admitted by all to be one of his most able and
happy efforts. He used the scourge to Mr. Evans with
most unsparing severity—made more lacerating by the
sarcastic compliments which he paid to " his enthusiastic
penetration I" In one part of his speech, in commenting
on the worthy alderman's observation that "morality'
was in favour of dock warehouses, he designated Mr.
Evans as his "learned friend," and the following inter-
lude took place :
Mr. EVANS (with great emphasis).—Not your learned
friend, but your ignorant friend, if you please, Sir.
Mr. AUSTIN.—My Lords, I would not for the world
call Mr. Evans my ignorant friend ; but, with his per-
mission, I will alter the phrase and designate him, if he
likes it b. tter, my enthusiastic but mistaken friend.
(Loud laughter in all parts of the room.)
Mr. Austin proceeded to shew that the proposition of
Mr. Evans to erect warehouses around the dock quays,
would be a breach of the solemn contract entered into
with the public by the act of 1841, and that no further
warehouses ought, under that arrangement, to be built,
until the whole of the Albert Dock warehouses bad been
( rested, and the experiment fairly tried; that the opposi-
tion had been carefully concealed before the committee of
the commons, and that it had not then been broached
until the case of the promoters had been closed, so that
no opportunity was given to rebut the assertions of Mr.
Evans and Mr. Holt by substantial evidence, and he
called upon their lordships not to countenance such an
attempt to trick the owners of property in Liverpool, on
the mere assertions of two gentlemen carried away by
their enthusiasm, and determined to ride their hobbies;
and he finally declared, that, accordine to the standing
orders of both houses, the adoption of Mr. Evans' views
wculd be to risk the fate of the whole bill. The room
was then ordered to be cleared, and after a deliberation
of about half an hour, the public were re-admitted, and
the noble chairman declared their unanimous decision to
be—that the Liverpool dock bill, as it then stood, with a
few verbal alterations suggested by the promoters, should
be reported to the house, end that the committee would
not consent to the introduction of any clause for the erec-
tion of additional warehouses on the dock quays.
Yesterday, we understand, the committee would com-
mence going through the claims, provided Lord Chiches-
ter, the chairman, who, with Lord Stradbroke, chairman
of the Bi-kenhead dock bill, was supeenaed to attend upon
a trial in a court of law, could get released in time to take
his place ; and the bill may now be expected to pass in all
its integrity. We may remark, however, that the unwise
opposition of Mr. Alderman Evans, and the minority of
the Dock Committee, will probably add several thousand
pounds to the parliamentary expenses of the measure, a
circumstance which, we trust, will be remembered by the
Council of Liverpool in November, when the first-named
gentleman will have to present himself for re-election as
alderman.

PREVENTION OF SMOKE.—In another part of our paper
is a paragraph announcing the introduction of a bill into-
the House of Commons for the prevention of smoke.
This measure, materially affecting manufacturers using
furnaces for the heating of steam-boilers, is now pending
in the Commons, and stands recommitted for Wednesday
next. We understand a print of the bill is at the Town-
clerk's-office for the inspection of parties concerned. No
time ought to be lost if any alteration in the bill is
desired.

ORDINATION.—On Sunday last, the Right Reverend
the Bishop of Kildare, (by permission of the Bishop a
Chester,) admitted into Holy Orders, Moses Margot
lionth, of this 'town, a learned Hebrew, the author of
" Modern Judaism Investigated," and " Israel's Ordi-
nances Examined." Mr. Margolionth is ordained to Dr.
Tattershall's curacy, and in a town with so large a Jewish
population as Liverpool, a wide field of usefulness (for
which he is eminently qualified) opens before him.
This he has every disposition to cultivate, and, conse-
quently, it is intended to revive the weekly Jewish ser-
vice in this town. Mr. Margolionth has also undertaken
the editorship of a monthly Jewish periodical, " The Star
of Jacob," and his learning, industry, and research will
also be taxed to the utmost, in the translation of the
Babylonian Talmud, which he is pursuing with an ardour,
true genius, and sincerity could alone inspire. Margo-
lionth is the fourth Jew admitted into holy orders by the
Lord Bishop of Kildare.
THE ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS.—The grand summer fete
at these gardens, on Mondays and Fridays, continues to
become more and more attractive on each representation.
The Temples of Ellora and the Caves of Kylas, those
wonders of the East, are beautifully and faithfully de-
picted; and an impressive idea of a Hindoo Festival, in
which the Goddess Kylas floats from her magnificent
abode upon a throne of fire, is conveyed to the astonished
spectators, amidst a characteristic mele" of water and
aerial fireworks. The view of the caves, mountains, &c.,
even before the firing takes place, is very beautiful,—
particularly in the dusk of the evening, when the pictorial
illusion is more perfect than in the broad light of day,
and the apparent " distal-ie lends enchantment to the
view." The centrifugal railway is another object of at-
traction ; and a sight of the gardens themselves, with
their diversity of surface, fine shrubberies, and collections
of rare and wonderful animals in their peculiar and ro-
mantically-contrived dwellings and locations, is itself
worth more than the admission-money for the whole
spectacle.
AWFULLY SUDDEN DEATH.—An inquest was yester-
day held before P. F. Curry, Esq., the borough coroner.
on view of the body of John Wright, aged 36 or 37, a
fisherman, belonging the smack Arrow, of this port.
Samuel Biddy, one of the crew, said that the vessel left
Port Rush, in Ireland, on Friday night last, for Liverpool.
Deceased was then quite well. On Saturday night, about
nine o'clock, while the vessel was in St. George's Chan-
nel, about ten miles outside the N.W. lightship, de-
ceased went down into the cabin for his tobacco-pouch,
and was then quite well and hearty. He came on deck
directly after, and then said, " Oh, dear, how dizzy my
head and leaned on the side, and died immediately.
The vessel arrived at Liverpool on Sunday morning, and
the deceased was taken on shore, and conveyed to the
house where he resided in Charter-street. The master
of the smack said that when called up to see the deceased
he found him on the deck quite insensible, and that he
only breathed twice and then died. He was never heard
to complain of anything ailing him. Although there can
be little doubt but death was caused from apoplexy, the
jury could not come to a decision until a post mortem ex-
amination had taken place, and the inquest was accord-
ingly adjourned until this day.
SALE OF SHARES IN THE LIVERPOOL NEW GAS AND
COKE COMPANY.—A sale, by public anetion, of the
shares recently created in the New Gas and Coke Com-
pany, in compliance with the provisions of the act ob-
tained last session, took place at the Clarendon rooms
yesterday. Mr. Thomas Branch was the auctioneer, and
there was a large attendance, amongst whom we observed
many of the directors of the company and a number of
shareholders. The sale consisted of 330 shares of £25
each, which were divided into eighty-two lots of four
shares each, and one lot of two shares, making eighty-
three lots in all; and Mr. J. B. Lloyd, law-clerk to the
company, stated that all the lots, except the last, repre-
sented £lOO in the capital stock, and the biddings, which
would be not less than XI each, or ss. per share, would
be for the premium. Mr. Branch then read the condi-
tions of sale, which differed in nothing from those at other
auctions, except that the duty would be paid, not by the
purchasers but by the company. In the sharebrokers'
list of that morning, Mr. Branch remarked that the shares
were at £ll2 premium. The sale then commenced. The
biddings for the first lot commenced at £5O; in a few
seconds they rose to £lOO, and eventually the lot was
knocked down to the Rev. Thomas Woodward at £lO6.
The second lot commenced at £lO5, at which sum it fell
to the same purchaser. Lot 3 commenced at £lOO, and
was bought by Mr. Parsons for £103; the same party also
bought the two succeeding lots at the same price. Mr.
E. Arnaud bought lot 6 for £103; and Mr. Parsons se-
cured Nos. 7,8, and 9 for the same amount. Mr. Alder-
man Houghton bought No. 10, and the four following
lots fell to Mr. Parsons, at £lO3. The price then rose
to £lO4, at which Mr. Williams, Mr. Hodgson, Mr.
Moore, and Mr. Parsons bought the next 22 lots. The
next three were knocked down at £lO5, Mr. Gerard, of
Oldhall-street, being the purchaser of two. The 33 fol-
lowing lots brought £lO4 each, chiefly among buyers on
commission. Lot 72 was bought by Mr. Thos. Stafford,
of Regent-street, at £105; and the remaining part, with
one or two exceptions, brought the same price. The last
lot, consisting of two shares, was sold for fifty guineas.
The biddings on the whole were animated, and the prices
seemed to give satisfaction. The sale occupied less than
an hour.