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

THE LIVERPOOL STANDAMD.

chasers, at prices varying from ss. 3d. to 7s. 6d. Twenty-
three lots were undisposed of, and eighteen were sold.
The Cemetery estate, which is situate at Flaybrick- hill,
is composed principally of land situated between Colches-
ter-road and Tollernache-road, and comprises, besides
fronts to these roads, two streets, called Hantner-street
and Redesdale-street. The estate was divided into eight
lots, but only one lot found a bidder. The whole estate
was put up at 4s. 9d. the square yard, hut no person of-
fering, each lot was taken separately. The first, which
contained 34.000 square yards, upset price ss. 3d. Lot 2.
13,759 square yards, upset price 58. 3d. Lot 3. 24735
2-ninths square yards, upset price ss. 34. Lot 4. 1,608
4-ninths square yards, upset price 7a. 3d. ; purchased by
Mr. Cole for Bs. 3d. Lot 5. 27,714 square yards, upset
price 4s 9d. Lot 6. 20.662 square yards, upset price
4s. 9d. Lot 7. 26,365 square yards, upset price 3s. 9d.
Lot 8. 18,307 1-ninth square yards, upset price 3s. 3d.
The Forest estate, which is situated between Forest-road
and Shrewsbury-road, forming Greene-street, was divided
into eight lots. The whole was put up at ss. 3d. per
square yard, but no advance was made, and each lot was
taken separately No bidder appeared for any of the
lots, and they were all withdrawn at the following prices :
Lot 1 contained 9,024 square yards, 4s. 91 Lot 2. 7,656
square yards, 4s. 9,1.. Lot 3, 11,320 square yards.
ss. 3d. Lot 4. 7.650 square yards ss. 3d. Lot 5. 7,540
square yards ss. 9d. Lot 6. 8•249 square yards ss. 9d.
Lot 7. 7,028 square yards ss. 3d. Lot 1. -7,443 square
yards ss. 9d. The third division of the property com-
prised land situate between Laird-street, (being a conti-
nuation of Conway-street) and Brassey.srreet, and was
divided into four lots. The whole was offered for Bs. 9d.
per yard, but no purchaser appearing, each lot was taken.
Lot 1, containing 5395 square yards, at 1 ls. 9d. Lot 2.
9,115 square yards, 9s. 9d. Lot 3, 10.963 square yards,
108. 3d., and sold to Mr. Richard Watson for 10s. 6d.
The fourth division comprised a piece of land situate on
the north side of Conway street, and bounded on the
north by Beckwith-street, on the east by a street 50 feet
wide, called Livingston-street, and on the west ')), Prince
Edward-street, and containing in front to Conway-street
and Beckwith-street, severally, 150 feet 6 inches, and in
front to Livingston-street aforesaid, and also on the west
side of Prince Edward-street, severally, 466 feet, and con-
taining in the whole 7.792 5-9ths superficial square yards.
The upset price for this lot was 13s. 3d. per yard, but no
offer was made. The fifth division comprised land situate
immediately adjoining to the new market, with frontages
to Market-street, Hamilton-street, Oliver-street, and the
market. The upset price for the whole was £3s 3s. per
yard, but no bid was made. This completed the sale.
At the close the auctioneer announced that the whole of
the lots unsold would be sold at 4d. a yard advance upon
the upset price. Several lots of the Park land then found
purchasers by private treaty, at the price stated. Land
exceeding in value £40,000 was sold.

ANNIVERSARY OF THE NEWTON FARMERS'

SOLI ETY.

On Thursday last, the anniversary of this little society,
which was established in February, 1845, "to promote
improvement in agriculture, and to reward the skill and
industry of the cottagers and farm labourers among the
tenaiitry of Thomas Legh, Esq.," took place at Newton-
in-the-Willows. The show was held in the timber-yard
of Mr. Legh. The exhibition, as might be supposed from
the restrictions of the rules, was not very large, but its
quality was of a very superior character.
Four splendid bulls were shown, and the prize was
awarded to Mr. John Hatton, of Warrington.
For the dairy cows' prize there were eleven competitors,
and the prize was awarded to Mr. Thomas Boardman, of
Newton ; Mr. J. Ward, of Warrington, carried off the
second prize. For the class under three years old there
were seven competitors ; and Mr. William Clarke, of the
Legh Arms, Newton, carried off the prize. Under two
years old there were nine competitors. Here Mr. Joseph
Livesley, of Goulbourne, bore away the bell, exhibiting
two very superior animals, one of which obtained the
prize, and the other was h'ghly commended.
Two splendid stalions were shown, of a most beautiful
description, by Mr. William Johnson, and Mr. Richard
Groves, both of Haydock. The prize was awarded to the
first.
Four excellent pairs of draught horses were exhibited,
which certainly eclipsed those exhibited at Liverpool and
Manchester. Mr. Andrew Camm, of Newton, carried
away the prize.•
Only two boars were shown; that of Mr. William Ox-
ley, of Warrington, received the prize. Mr. Ball, of
Newton, was the other exhibitor. Six sows tor breeding
were shown, of a remarkably good kind. Mr. Thomas
Boardman, of Newton, won the prize. Mr. Job Ashton
and Mr. William Brown were the only exhibitors of fat
pigs,; the former won the prize.
The vegetables were greatly admired. Mr. Job Ashton,
of Newton, showed the best basket of vegetables ; the
cabbages of Mr. Peter Brown, who was second best, were
wonderfully large and solid. The roots, particularly the
mangel wurzels, and a new kind of turnips, were exceed.
ingly good.
In the evening a large party of farmers sat down in the
Conservative-hall, to dinner, served up by Mr. Clark,
of the Legh Arms. The prizes were distributed to the
successful competitors, as well as for the best managed
farms, for draining, for laying down grass, for fencing,
for marling, for reservoirs, and for crops. The judges,
who, we must not omit to state, gave great satisfaction
by the impartiality of their awards, were Mr. William
Bothwell, of Winwick ; Mr. Kay, of Clifton-hall; and
Mr. Best, of Lvme-park.

THE DISASTER TO THE GREAT BRITAIN.

On Wednesday a letter was received from Captain
Hosken, in which after specifying several things required
for the purpose of getting the vessel off the bank, be says
" the weather is now moderate, but rainy. The ship
makes very little wafer. I ho. .e to commence discharging
coal., to-day. Captain Claxton came yesterday. Many
thanks for all your expressions of sympathy and good
feeling. I want them all, I assure you ; but my own
conscience acquits me of blame, and so does Captain
Claxton, who told rue so yesterday."
Captain Claxton, a director of the Company, has pub-
lished a letter to the Times and another to his colleagues.
In the former be corrects a report which had been circu-
lated injurious to the character of the countrypeople near
Dundrum bay. He says that nothing could exceed their
desire to alleviate the misfortunes of all concerned. In
the second letter he details at considerable length the par-
ticulars of this unfortunate occurrence. He gives the fol-
lowing extract from the log, and other particulars :
"At 12h. 50m. p to. discharged pilot. At lh. abreast
of the Bell Buoy, speed 11 knots, wind southerly •, set
maintopsail and topgallantsail and foresail (foretopsail had
been previously set ;) corn* N.W. by N. At 4h., fresh
breezes and thick hazy weather. sh. 3Orn. saw the land
on starboard bow distinctly through the rain. 7h. 30m.
in mizen spencer. Bh. 15m. observed Calf of Man Light
bearing N.N.W. half W., altered course to N. by Vtr,
Bh. 30m. in first and second reef of foretopsail and single..
reefed the maintopsail. At 9h., squared the yards.
9h. 30r0., in foresail,.while taking it in saw land on star-
board bow ; stopped engines put helm hard-a-port, re-
versed engines full speed ; ship came up to N.N.E., af-
terwards to N.H. and stopped ; clewed sails up." [Then
follow details of proceedings as to after occurrences, when
she was thumping and in the breakers.] The following
note appears to have been added to the log, probably when
the excitement was over :—" At 7h. the captain remarked
to me that the ship ought to be well up to the Calf of
Man lights, as the log showed she had run her distance.
He asked if the log glass was correct, which was a new
one and found correct. At Bb. the sails were trimmed
for hauling the ship up N. by E., after doing which ob-
served the light, and kept ship off again to N.W. half N. ;
squared yards. The captain said the ship had run her
distance, but supposed the light was the Calf light, and
that one of them was obscured by the thick weather."
" On examining Captain Hosken's chart, on which are
his cross bearings of the supposed points of the Isle of
Man, of which so short and indistinct a glimpse was
caught. I find it is addressed to the Mayor and Town-
Council of Liverpool, published by John and Alexander
Walker, agents to the Admiralty, 72, Castle-street, Liver-
pool. and 9, Castle-street, London, 1846. It was bought
by Captain Hosken when going cut on his previous voy-
age, in June, as the latest and most correct chart; but in
it is no mention whatever of a revolving, or intermitting
light, or any other light whatever, on St. John's Point.
There, however, the light is ; and it is now my business to
show that had the light been, as it ought to have been—
having been in use for three years (if I am correctly in-
formed)—in the chart, or had there been no light at nil
on that point, the accident would not have happened. On
taking his departure from the Bell Buoy, Capt. Hosken
steered precisely the same course as the Windsor, constant
steamer to Belfast, was steered by her captain on Saturday
last, N.W. by N., and that is the correct course for the
Calf of Man; St. John's point also bears N.W. by N.
from the Bell Buoy. Captain Hosken calculated his
speed to be eleven knots ; it really was more, an J his ship
no doubt was ahead of his calculation four or five miles.
A glimpse was caught of the Isle of Man, but the lights
on the Calf were not seen, which I account for by the fact
that it was very thick, and between sunset and dark, when
she passed probably four or five miles to the south. Had
it been quite dark, she would probably have seen them,
and had she seen them the accident could not have hap-
pened, as he would have steered away his North Channel
'course after rounding them. At seven, it appears, by the
first officer's note to his log, the captain remarked she
must be well up with the Calf lights. There is no doubt
he had even then passed them, but he bad a fine open
channel of more than 30 miles between them and the Irish
coast. He informed me that he then said as he could not
see them, he should alter his course at eight, shorten sail,
and go easy for the North Channel, which intention
he had begun to put in practice; and this was the right
practiet, and if pursued he would have been well, as he
would soon have made the next proper light in his course
of north by east—the South Rock, to the north of Strang-
' ford Lough entrance, (albeit, as be candidly admits, half
a dozen miles nearer than he expected) when this St.
John's light, of which he had never heard, and which is
not named in his chart, is all at once seen ; and that, too,
within the exact hearing of the Calf of Man lights, sup_
posing he had not seen them. The course was again
altered ; the St. John's light was treated as the Calf of
Man lights would have been, bad they been seen—i. e.,
given such a birth as insured clearing the Hen and
Chickens, and then rounded ; and then, instead of being
in a deep-water channel, the ship takes the ground about
a league to the west of this, at best, deceiving light, and,
in his case, decided decoy duck.
"In hastening to get this letter off, knowing the anxiety
of my colleagues, I write under some excitement, and
under most unpleasant circumstances; due allowances
should, therefore, be made. lam quite aware of all that
may be said by nautical men. I know, from my own
thoughts, before I, saw the chart in Captain Hosken's
possession, how.many strong questions may be put as to
distances and speed—as to one set of lights revolving
every two minutes, St. John's light every minute only.
To all of (boa Lanswer, it is easy to say the door should