The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1846-08-04 00:00:00

not bear

the name of any gentleman as deputed to give th,
invitation, and the only explanation as to whence it
came was afforded by a notification outside, that the
Chairman of the Liverpool Dock Committee would
give ss. for the delivery of the parcel b."
o'clock on Wednesday night. This second proffer o,
Liverpool hospitality was, of course, also declined."
Had his worship of Manchester exercised a little more
consideration and coolness he need scarcely have taken
t- °Teat umbrage. We believe the explanation pro-

efore eleven

mised—him would have been quite satisfaretory. It 'was
originally intended to invite the Mayor of Manchester,
and his name stood early on the list placed before the
Committee. It was found, however, that he could not
consistently be invited without the same courtesy being
extended to other mayors throughout the county, which,
as there was barely space for the guests from Liverpool
and the immediate neighbourhood, or connected with the
town, and for the members of the Royal suite and the
noblemen and others expected, was quite impossible. The
invitation originally intended for the Mayor of Manches-
ter was therefore not sent. Ultimately, the Mayor of
Liverpool having to apply to the Mayor of Manchester
for the services of a party of police, considerately aveiled
himself of the opportunity to forward tha invitation, Wha
was declined. No slight was intended towards that func-
tionary, or the town over which he exercises sway. With
respect to the invitation to the dejeuner, it will, we think,

be found to be dated " Dock office, Liverpool," and
stamped with the seal of the Dock Chairman. Consider-
ing the immense labour of the arrangements which the
Committee had to make, the absence of a further written
invit ition might have been excused.
GALLANT CONDUCT OF THE CAPTAIN OF A STEAMER.
—On Thursday morning, at one o'clock, as the Queen,
Whitehaven steamer, was coming to at the Clarence Pier,
one of the passengers (of which 1200 had arrived on a

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The meeting was attended b
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upwards of 500
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has been held in Ormskirk in the memory of the oldest
inhabitant. James Palmer, Esq., in the chair. Mr.
Robert Harkness having read the petition, Mr. Joseph
Stones moved that the petition be adopted, and after
stating t►

the delay of the bill bad arisen in the
House of Commons, called upon the inhabitants to urge

the petition, and render every assistance to the pro-
moters, to enable them to induce the House of Lords to
suspend the sessions! order. After a few remarks from the
chairman, the resolution was adopted. Three cheers
were gicen for Lord Stanley, Lord Brougham, Lord
Beaumont, and the Earl of Clarendon, and a vote of
thanks to the chairman. The petition was signed by
upwards of 1350 persons. There was a memorial to the
Board of Trade, which had the same number of signatures
attached to it
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NEW PACKET-SHIPS.—The Boston Post says,,
Wye to the new liner now being built in East Boston,
nd, from the beauty of her model, the kind and sub-
stance of the materials of which she is constructed so far,
will be the finest merchant-ship in the world. Captain
Skiddy is superintending her construction himself. Pre-
vious to laying her down, he examined all the principal
shipyards in England, including the government dock-__

yards, and being intimately acquainted with the style of
American shipbuilding, has brought all his experience and
information to bear in the production of this ship. She
has very sharp ends, great breadth of beam, and cannot
fail to sail very swiftly. We understand that he intends
to name her the Sir Robert Peel." She will be 1,400
tons burthen. Of the second ship the Post writes, " The
packet-ship Anglo-Saxon, of 900 tons, now on the stocks
„.. at East Boston, is planked up, ceiled, and has her decks
shore. I nearly laid, and will be ready to launch about the Ist of

Augusi. She is designed for Train's line of Boston and
Liverpool packets, and is expected to be the crack ship of
theport.fastened,
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lauched. She is being built by Mr. Daniel Mackay,
under the superintendence of C it. A. Gifford, and it is
rumoured, will be cor Mr, Theodore Train,
late mate of the WP

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NUMCNCE.—The Grand Jury, at the
conclusion of their business this sessions, begged " to
,e authorities to the necessity of
isance caused by parties in charge
mers being in the habit of what

draw the atte

the great n

is termed " firing up,"

on this side of II

sequently evolving vast qui.ntities of dense black smoke
which, owing to the prevalence of westerly winds, is

driven into the town and along the marine parades to the
yance of the neighbouring inhabitants and pe-
The Grand Jury have observed with regret
that at the fires which have recently occurred in the
borough, the want of water, so long complained of on
these occasions, continues to be experienced. The Grand
Jury beg to remark that three years have elapsed since an
act of parliament was obtained to remedy this serious and
pressing evil, and yet, that very small, if any, progress
has practically been made in securing the promised and
much needed supply. The Grand Jury having had their
attention drawn to the provision in the acts of parliament
empowering the water companies, which requires them to
leave their mains full at night, and it being notorious that
in the great majority of cases, they are found empty in
the emergency of fire, which
cation of inev

to wastage during the night, do beg to
uggest that a representation should be made to the direc-
tors of these companies to induce them, in order to
counteract the effect of this wastage, to cause tLe engine
at their most elevated stations respectively to be kept

constantly going at such rate as may be requisite for that
purpose. The attention of the Grand Jury baying been
directed by the learned Recorder, to the increase of crime
being in this, as in other large towns, in the ratio of in-
crease of taverns and beer-houses, would earnestly sug-
gest that licenses should hereafter be granted more
sparingly, and more stringent measures be taken to
suppress the licenses of parties who permit and connive
at irregularities, and allow prostitutes and thieves ;to
assemble for the pnrpose not unfrequently of concocting
robberies and planning fosaults."