The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1848-05-30 00:00:00

THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD.

TRANSFER OF THE BIRKENHEAD DOCKS..-

STATE OF THE NEGOCIATIONS

We informed our readers in our last, that a negotiation
had been set on foot, by which it was hoped that an ar,
rangement would be come to, by which the docks of Bir•
kenhead would be handed over for completion, and I
worked in future by the Liverpool dock trustees To en-

deavour to bring about such
was despatched on Monday

rrangement, a deputatipn
by the Birkenhead

.uthonties to London, to consult the bondhoiners on the
übject •, and as the result, three of the latter body, of
thorn Mr T.-- r r•• • • • •

tions, as to the
of the proposed transfer, with the chairman and
rs of the Parliamentary Committee of the Dock

d to enter upon n

-s,
the watering of streets and cleansing of courts, he was
in favour of employing salt water, as equally suitable,
and they might have a reservoir in an elevated part of the
town, to which a small engine would pump it. Some of
the present mains, which if the new scheme were to go on,
would be removed orrendered useless, might for this pur-
pose be available. Ho combatted some objections made
to the use of salt water, as tending to spoil gentlemen's
clothes, as futile. With regard to supplying manufactur-
ers and others, who employ condensing engines, they in
general would prefer pumping their own water. The cost
of the smallest "monster" schemes proposed would be
far more than that of availing themselves of their imme-
diate resources. With the former, the people would have
to pay, as be showed by figures, a large amount more.
The. new plan, in place too of costing half a million,
might cost double that sum. It would be impossible to
reduce the rates, if so large an addition was to be levied
upon us. He read an abstract of a paper he had that
day from Mr. Simpson, showing that large quantities of
water could be obtained from the upper sandstone rocks
in this and other adjoining localities. He next touched
upon the demand that had been made for a constant sup-
ply in all the pipes, but expressed his opinion that this
was necessary only in some of the great mains, and that
the service pipes should have cocks for regular and fre-
quent supply only. Courts could be well supplied by
cisterns which the works would keep always full, and that
they were not provided (for the cost would be but ls. 61.
per house additional per annum), was solely the fault of
the landlord, and not of the companies. Some of them
thus supplied, let for 265. a year more than those opposite
which were not ! He then showed, that to give a more
frequent supply to districts did not require so large an
additional expenditure of water as was generally believed,
and this he proved by adducing Marybone district,
which cost very little more to supply it six times a-week
in place of three times, as formerly, though densely
peopled. With respect to drying up private wells, this
was of trifling consequence, as compared with the general
advantages of large and deep wells; and the few parties
who lost their wells, could be supplied immediately at a
very little more cost. He had seen Revington, and he
believed all its waters, and he deemed the scheme
respecting it great, but surrounded by risk and dif-
ficulty. He would not be one of the gentlemen who
would incur the respons bility of carrying it out. It was
against it that the light, though not extensive thrown
upon it lately, excited doubt and alarm. The public, in-
cluding himself, were all to blame that it had gone so far
without proper investigation, and the discovery of these
difficulties now surrounded it. They had already
spent £30,000 in law expenses, &c., on it, and some
seemed to think they ought therefore to go on with it,
and spend £400,000 more.. He concluded by saying
that from what he could judge or learn, he would respect-
fully recommend to the Corporation a postponement of
their plans. There were great difficulties in the way.
They ought to lay all feeling aside, but a consideration for
the public good; weigh well the arguments on both sides;
and think of the great burden they would throw upon the
town, by persisting in their present scheme. Let them
wait, at least, until the question was more thoroughly
sifted, as to the supply that could be furnished by the
present works, and until others that might be added
within their own vicinity, were fairly tested. (He was
listened to throughout a long and able address—of which
this is but a synopsis—with great attention, and sat down

LATEST INTELLIGENCE
(BY EXPRESS.)

A letter from Vienna of May 22, says, that the cholera
had broken out on the shores of the Danube. At Galatz
twenty-three persons bad been attacked by it.

M. Salamanca has succeeded in escaping from Spain
He arrived at Bayonne on the 21st.

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APPREHENDED DISTURBANCES

The inhabitants of Paris were thrown into a state of
great excitement on Saturday afternoon by the rappel,
which was beaten in all the principal thoroughfares. The
national guards immediately assembled in all their usual
places of rendezvouz, and the shops were generally closed.
The cause of this movement was a mystery. The national
workmen, above 100,000 of whom are engaged in the
capital and its neighbourhood were, it was said, to revolt,
and menaced to set fire to Paris. On Sunday the city
was tranquil, but reports again raised the excitement.
The troops were again out, and supplies of ammunition
have been brought to the different posts.

amidst much applause.)

Mr. SMITH, Vllo was called upon by the Chairman, as
one of the parties who had visited the Rivington Pike,
said, that he found that many of what he had been ac-
customed to call ditches, were called streams, and many
of them. as well as of the streams, were perfectly dry.
The Douglas contained only an inch, and the Yarrow 21,
the former being abstracted altogether by the canal coin-

panies. It was said, however, that the wa
dammed up when plentiful, and doled oz

. -
wanted. The vallies, now meadow land, to be manured by
guano and other commodities. The water was not such
as we could use ; and he found that the quantity
would not be more than sufficient to give compen-
sation required. In. Manchester, he had found that
similar water, pure to the eye, would not be used. The
Rivington water had the same properties—animalculm,
and vegetable and earthy matter—which he had found in
pools abounding with fish, and of course full of food suit-
able for fish. He had never seen a country so deficient
in water, although he had visited many parts of the
country. If they only proposed to collect it in winter,
we could procure it easily by the same means upon our
own sandstone grit. In the valley of the Riddlesworth
the stream runs over the coal measures ; and the water
runs through the millstone grit, and resembles skim milk.
The speaker referred to the insecurity of depending upon
estimates, and referred to the increase of those for St.
George's-hall; and combated the notion that so large a
quantity as 200,000 gallons would be required for working
the cranes at the docks. Mr, Smith concluded by en-
treating the people of Liverpool to pause before entering
upon this enormous expenditure, reminding t

we may pred

a room crowd

fed to excess.

HORRIBLE DEATIL—On Friday fortnight the schooner
Charlotte, of Bridgwater, was put into the graving dock
at She:borne for repairs, Six men were at work under
her, when the vessel was observed to be giving way, all the
men escaped except one. an old man who was in a sitting
posture and the vessel fell on him, forcing his heart and
lungs through his body with such force as to eject them
several feet from his person, and his heart was seen quiver-
ing in the bottom of the dock until taken up and placed,
with the lungs in the poor fellow's cap.

OVERCHARGE OF SERVANTS, AND THEIR RETAINING
THE DIFFERENCE OF THE MONEY.—At the Police-court,
yesterday, a boy named Charles Shaw, and a young man
named William Bingham, were charged before Mr. Rush-
ton with having overcharged the servant of a gentleman
from London, for the keep of a carriage and two horses
for a night at Mr. Lucas's repository, and retaining to
themselves tha difference of the money, only 7s. of which,
however, was paid over to 11r. Lucas's foreman. Mr.
Lucas said the charge was only 6s. They were both com-
mitted for trial.

''9B 30'01

aem that,
in the event of their driving the inhabitants of Liverpool
by high rates to take their families into smaller houses,
they might not improve the sanitary condition of the
town.

Mr. GRANTHAM explained as to his remarks with
respect to the landlords not providing tanks, so far as the
Bootle Company was concerned.
Mr. RAWLINSON maintained that an expenditure of
money for a supply of water to a large town was not to
be looked at in comparison with a good supply. After
referring to the fact that this was not a country of foun-
tains, and to the low sanitary state of Liverpool, he pro-
ceeded to contend that the Rivington Pike scheme was
after all an inadequate scheme, and that a much larger
amount might be brought from the Dee for the same
money. His scheme was calculated to supply 30,000,000
gallons ner day, and although Mr. Grantham might think
that excessive, the inhabitants of New York did' not
think so. This quantity could be supplied at a profit
over the total expense of procuring it. He stated that by
his plan the mains could be kept full at all times for fires,
for flushing sewers, and all other purposes. Mr. Raw-
linson condemned the Rivington Pike scheme on the
ground that the water there came down unequally; and
contrasted it with the ample supply which could be
brought from the Dee ; and after an appeal to the people
of Liverpool on the score of their local greatness, con-
cluded his paper amidst partial cheers.
Mr. SPENCER complained that the meeting had shown
a feeling in favour of some speakers ; and contended that
they were not prepared to go into a decision upon the
figures and estimates brought forward by Mr. Grantham.
After a few remarks in opposition to the views of Mr.
Grantham and Mr. Simpson, of the Green-lane Water
Works, he proceeded to read a letter from Professor Ans-
ted, referring him to local experimce as to the sunnly to

ESCAPE FROM GAOL.—OD the 18th, two prisoners
confined in Cardigan gaol for housebreaking effected their
escape and got clear off. Immediately after the gaoler's
visit on that day, the prisoners must have set to work,
and having broken off the leg of a bench, with that im-
plement they succeeded in breaking their way through the
walls of their apartment, whence they got to the roof of a
part of the gaol ; there they tore their blankets in pieces,
and having fastened them together, they tied one end to
an iron railing, and formed a rope, by means of which
they descended to the fields at the back of the gaol,
whence they got clear into the road.
Two MEN STABBED BY A BLACK MAN.—At the Police-
court, yesterday, a black (Brazilian) sailor, named John
Fontenac, was charged with having stabbed two English
sailors, David Rolland and John Charleton, on Saturday
night, about eleven o'clock. The prisoner, who was with
two coloured companions, had come out of a public-house,
in Wapping, and was challenging " any Englishman"
amongst those who passed to fight him. The complain-
ants and others with them were passing, when, from the
violence of the prisoner, a scuffle ensued, he having first
struck a blow at Charleton, who was wounded in the face
and hand. The other complainant seeing his comrade
attacked, ran to his assistance, and was also stabbed in
several places in the neck. Two other witnesses saw a
knife glittering in the prisoner's hand. He made his
escape, but was soon afterwards taken. He denied the
charge in toto, but was sent for trial.

CAUTION TO TRADESMEN OBTAINING GOODS ON FALSE
PRETENCES.—Yesterday, Mr. Reay, Secretary to the
Liverpool Guardian Society, appeared before Mr. Rushton
against a well dressed man calling himself John Scholes,
who he explained had, by as he conceived fraudulent
pretences, obtained from a paper-hanger in this town no

To

less thaolBo dozen of paper, he stating that he had built

.1) DOCKS.— THE WATER QUESTION. MORE RIOTS AT BRADFORD. CONVOCATION OF THE CLERGY.—ADDESSS
lONS. TO HER MAJESTY.
THE POLYTECHNIC SOCIETY. COLLISION WITH THE MILITARY.
at a negociation The Queen having appointed yesterday (Monday), I°1:
ped that an ar, Yesterday evening the adjourned meeting on the water A correspondent in a letter from Bradford, dated yes- the reception of the address agreed upon by convocatiota,
le docks of Bir- question (which had commenced on the previous Monday) terday evening, writes us to say that that town has been full honour was done to the ceremony, and the prec,eeu.
pletion, and be was held in the theatre of the Royal Institution, and the the scene of another very alarming commotion. Yester- ings were on a scale of grandeur unequalled in the lii,,tori
ustees. To en- interest excited dreg a large and respectable auditory. day the utmost excitement and uneasiness prevailed, of our national hierarchy. , if. be
t, a deputation Mr. BENNETT, councillor of St. Anne's Ward, took the During the course of the day immense numbers of chartists The procession left the Jerusalem Chamber at half---Phe
he Birkenhead chair, and after a few opening remarks, and unemployed operatives, accompanied by women, two, and moved through the Dean's-yard, across
Gate,
dholders on the Mr. GRANTHAM, C.E., was called upon to open the marched through the principal streets of the town, for Broad Sanctuary, through Princess-street into Gret'„,
latter body, of discussion upon the adjourned meeting on Mr. Dwyer's what object no one could tell. The inhabitants hourly George-street, and thence into the park by Storey's-far",
e leading one, paper of last meeting. Matters, he said, since he undertook expected that riots would take place. With a view to put proceeding along Bird-cage walk to Buckingham Pa'alleo
ens, as to the to do this had crowded upon him, which rendered the task down the insurgents, should they make any attack, or where they were received by the Lord Chamberlain? "
chairman and he undertook more onerous than he expected. The so- commit any breach of the peace, the military force, con- conducted them to the throne-room.
eof the Dock ciety felt every respect for, and acknowledged the value of sisting of artillery, cavalry, and infantry, had been placed On being introduced to her Majesty, his Grace the
flee
the exertions which the body of gentlemen constituting under arms, ready to-act at a moment's notice. In the Archbishop of Canterbury, read the address, which i' 01
eld during the the Health Committee had devoted to this subject—One course of the early part of the day an affray took place an expression of attachment to her Majesty, congrat'uliey
'y character, or foreign to their business avocations ; and he wished to with the police, several of whom were roughly handled her Majesty on being surrounded by a family, wb°,l,`l;el
ivour was made place the society clear from any imputation of going with and suffered much by the mob. All the shops are closed, trusted would repay the pious care of their parents. ',the
gratefully acknowledged ' her Majesty's au.
rein the bond- any popular feeling, which he knew was prevailing against and business completely suspended.
.continued, tio
the only reply the plans they had in view. The society wished to naves- ••••........=RTMEINNIMMIMOSI rence to those constitutional principles, that mode?.
rill
,ilt that he, as, tigate the question upon its real merits. An inquiry had in the exercise of power, and that care for the gfue f
in full, 20s. in been going on by scientific men, and be had to regret that MR. MITCHEL.
weal, which has always distinguished the Sovereign
0
thich,ll6wever, the report of the gentlemen engaged upon it had not as your Majesty's house.'
s a ire
the Liverpool expected been yet laid before the public, as he and others It is stated that Mr. Mitchel has been removed to We quote the next paragraph in full :—" We
op
rest than those might have derived information from it. He had, at the Pentonville Prison, and it is rumoured that in all proba- especially to express our thankfulness for the preserva"d
ahead. As this ' last meeting adduced some statistical facts relative to the bility he will be confined for two or three years there, of the two ancient and venerable sees of St. AsaPll for
e negociations, Water Companies, which as many gentlemen were then and, in case of good behaviour, will not be banished from Bangor in their distinctness and integrity, as well as. 4,
thing was done present who had not heard them, he would recapitulate. his native land. A writ of error will, we believe, be the appointment of a new bishop at Manchester to:sut,
ato attend the (The statistics he furnished, stating that the Companies moved for to carry the case into the House of Lords. intend the spiritual welfare of the vast masses of
man 6
eemcd likely to had received little or no interest on the outlay for the Mr. Mitchel's type and furniture have been restored to turers that have recently been accumulated in those Plc
received. The first years.) He then brought forward other comparative his family. of this kingdom, and we hope and trust that this may 0
Commissioners estimates, showing that the present local wells, with an ad- A subscription has been already set on foot in Ireland the prelude of a further increase of the episcopal beclYs, be
Only a portion ditional one would supply the town for years, without the for the wife and children of Mr. John Mitchel. The that the number of the chief pastors in our Church
0:18,4
4 the works to necessity for incurring the outlay laid down for any of the lady is a nice of Sir William Verner, M.P. for the county brought more nearly into proportion to the vast incre'
jndiciously, in new large schemes of bringing water from great distances. of Armagh, and was married at the early age of 15 years. in the number of souls committed to their charge. „de
['the remainder He assumed that 3,000,000 gallons, with an addition of Although still youthful she is the mother of four children, The address then went on to notice the exertions '11`,,,
ssary plant, or 20 per cent., or 600,000 gallons, for courts, watering the eldest of whom is 9 years old. Among the contribu- to extend the efficiency of the Church in our foreign P"'
mittee can, of of streets, &c., would be required to make the supply tors to the subscription are Mr. It. O'Gorman, sen., for sessions.
ctual and bona ample; also, 600,000 gallons for cleansing sewers, &c. £5O; Mr. T. F. Meagher, £5O; Mr. W. O'Hara,
,50.
e such to offer, The present works, if improved, would, he believed, yield Up to Friday night the sum 'collected amounted to nearly LATEST FOREIGN AND COLONIAL.
- the full reim- 7,500,000 gallons a day ; and he had also estimated the *£4oo.
THE WAR IN JUTLAND•
if it, no doubt, expense for a new station at £68,300. For sewerage, and
_..., 115
- '-'

TIIE WAR IN JLTTLAND. 115
Advices from Hamburgh, dated Friday night, inor-rfl
fing
that a courier had arrived in that city from Berlin, bektir o
an order to General Wrangel which directs him to 01 01
fr
draw the forces of the Germanic Confederation
Jutland, with as little delay as possible.

Order has been restored at Naples.
CAUSE OF THE. EMPEROR OF AUSTRIA'S Liu
The walls of Vienna are covered with placards calling
the people in general and the women in particular, to Pthe
for the Emperor's return. It is now asserted that
Emperor's journey to Innspruck was not a flight, but
abduction ; that he left town in the firm belief tbatl.
was going. out for a short drive, and that when the trace
ling carriages reached the party at Schonburn, his
went was on a sudden overruled by the passionate tot
treaties of the ladies, who shocked him by aMO
nd
picture of the dangers which threatened him $ o
them at Vienna. The whole affair is represented as of
successful intrigue of a party who knew the character
the Viennese, and intended to hurt them to the quickt,ver,
force them to every possible concession to absolute
by depriving the city of the quality of the Imperial
sence, from which the Viennese are wont to look for
their importance in their own eyes and of the provinces'

The petition from the clergy against the bill for legl;
ing diplomatic relations with Rome, has received vlaif
than 2,000 signatures, and additional names are or
coming in.
The extensive building factory of Mr. Cooper, at pfd
ham, near London, was destroyed by fire on Sunday
horse valued at £5O perished, and £5OO worth of will'
glass was destroyed. The loss is very great. rof
Her Royal Highness the Princess Sophia, daughte",,s,
his late Majesty George 111., and aunt to the Queen, `,,t
pired at half-past six o'clock on Saturday afternoon,er'y
her residence at Kensington. The Princess became :oval
ill on Saturday morning, and was visited by her " the
sister the Duchess of Gloucester, who returned i4ig
afternoon. Her Majesty the Queen Dowager, and e
of
Royal Highness Prince Albert, paid visits in the Coin
the day.
II
ad°
Lo
His Royal Highness the Prince of Prussia left
ture
on Sunday for Dover, whence he will take his deraireess
for Ostend. On his arrival at Ostend hp Royal Big'l„.;s,
will proceed to Brussels to visit the king of the BEL.Glafter
and finally return homewards by way of the Hague' DO
passing a few days with his relations in that capital. „q.
great benefits will be derived from this visit to f'o;al
land ; the people of Berlin will receive a constitub the
instead of, as they fancied, a despotic successor toroo
throne ; while the same people, who are now so clanw,,ave
for the return of the Prince, and 3,000 of whora,cßooe
petitioned to be allowed to march in procession to 117 tbat
him back, will learn to mistrust the fickleness '34.teatis
popular opinion which drove one of their warmest'
to seek an honourable asylum in a foreign land. soda
EFFECT OF MITCHEL S CONVICTION. On 01'4
Dublin was perfectly quiet. It is a significant iattiOt,
at the Theatre Royal in that city on SaturdaY lowa
which was very well attended, the gallery tors_
ree vest
but a faint cheer for " Mitchel." They tried tilt; partA9
two or three times, and but few persons in the o"l::,tion''''
of the house responded. On the other hand, theu'k. aP"
anthem of " God Save the Queen" was raptnr° forth ef
dissentientsp a ude i t
wmei
the loyal demonstration in the slightest degree: of thew"
instead of an insurrection in the city on the claY opulatiollf
the misguided man could have anticipated this, fortunate Mitchel's transportation, the wh.°l,l„.P.sute• 1
grehttoaolmfoeswt be
and
d saidfeeble
to
mimaorutsilieY,eiroeettost
appeared singularly bent on business SO F.-
would have checked his own wild career. ert at
ELDON RGOMS.—A very excellent opening suP,Pctile,
which many new and beautiful dishes, in the Fren" " gr.
were displayed, was given on Tuesday night last, bs.Y ,ho
Scyde, a celebrated professor of the gastronomic amoter-
is now the conductor of this establishment. The en for
tainment was more than creditable, and augurs well
his future success,
Sot
would 104,

METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER, „,r
BY MR.. C. H. CHADBURN, 71, LORD-S'T'REET;

ATMOSPHERIC
Temperature'
in
Pressure at shade by self-
, registering
Nine

DailylDiree-
tion
Humidity at Fall of
0 A
Noon. Wind
of at

fix thermometer
DrY Wet Rain. Noon.
a.m._.---
p.m. Max. Min. bulb. bulb.
•

In. I In. Deg. Deg. Deg. Deg. In
23130'38 30'34 67 55 65 61
24, 30'35 30'32 68 58 67 62
25, 30'35 30'24 71 60 71 64
26 30'15 30'11 70 53 68 62
27! 30'15 30'14 70 57 69 62
281 --I o'l6

6-1 1 60

A.,155
w bys sg
41 55
w.s
•Nc
7/),,
70,1,r;
s.S.R. 67

THE WEATH E R.-23rd : clouded.-24th: briglitoj;(le-a:
c ditto.-26th ; ditto.-27th : ditto.-28th : partiallY -
night,, heavy rain, with thunder.-29th: ditto • nocin'
shower.

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