The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1846-05-26 00:00:00

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THE CZ:URT TA.SHOAABLE WOR

Her Majesty completed her twenty-seventh year on

S4turdAv.
The Gazette of Tuesday announces that her Majesty's
birthday will be ceb-hrated on the 9 h June.
Captain Somerset having announced his intention of
standing for the county of Monmouth in opp
Lord Granville Somerset

, a member of Her
t NI ihister_ the walla

M mjest y'

has res'gned h's appointment as Equerry in the House.
hold of Her Majesty the Queen Dowager.
The Earl of Erroll had an audience of the Queen at
the Court held at Buckingham Palace on Tuesday, to
deliver up the insignia of the Most Ancient and Most
Noble Order of the Thistie worn by his late father. The
vacant green riband will, it is understood, be conferred
upon his Grace the Duke of Aron.

RAILWAY LlJltiLev, CE.

The North Br,tish Railway is to be partially opened on
the Ist of June.

The Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire Junction
Railway went into committee on Monday. On Tuesday
the clanses were settled, and the preamble declared proved.
The Great Northern Railway of France will be opened
next week. This line will confer great bent fits on the
South Eastern Railway.

The f“undation stone of the new tunnel bridge over the
river Conway, for the Chester and Holyhead Railway,
took place a few days siiice anaid,t great rejoicing. The
site of the foundation is close to the base of the rock on
which the venerable castle stands.

The preamble of the Ashton and Hnyton branch of the
Grand Junction Railway was declared proved on Friday.
The line crosses the Mer-ey at Runcorn. The company
have arranged with Lord Fritnei4 Etterton, and his lord-
ship has withdrawn his Preston Brook line.
A correspondent of Herapath's Journal 'states, that,
Mr. Austin, the eminent Parliamentary counsel, hating
refused a £5OO tee to plead for the Eastern Counties Rail-
way, had a cheque for £l.OOO presented to him, but be
refused the briet unless £l,BOO were paid to him, which
ent4itinus sum he actually received.
LAWYERS AND ENGINEERS.—Before one of the Se-
lect Committees of the House of CoMmons on railways,
Mr. Sergeant Wilkins, on Thursday last. observed—He
knew very well that there were no difficulties in the eyes
of the engineers, for when Mr. Stephenson was asked in
another Committee-room, a few days ago, wbethrr he
could make a tunnel under the Alps, he replied, " Under
the Halps, mon ? why yes, ye could make a tunnel under
the world if ye liked ; it's merely a question o' pounds.
shillings, and pence." (A laugh.) But though no diffi-
culties in the eyes of an engineer, they were great difficul-
ties in the eyes of lawyers. _

Six thousand pounds have been devoted by the legisla-
ture of Jamaica to the buildinz of churches; £3OO has
also been set apart for erecting schools.
The Earl of Derby has presented the Rev. Edward
Hornbv, M.A., of Merton k. °liege, Oxford, to the vicar-
age of Ormskirk, Chest ire.
The Treasurer of the Church Extension Fund last
week acknowledged the receipt of a donation of £lOOO
GLASGOW STAGE COACH V. RAILWAY.—The first pounds front X Y.
stage coach from Edinburgh to Glasgow was established, ST. THOMAS'S CHURCH.—We are requested to state
by contract between the Glasgow naazistrstes and William that the Rev. E. Edwards, curate of the parish of Wrex
Hume. a merchant of Edinburgh, in the year 1678. He ham, was not a candidate for St. Thomas's Church, in
was to have "in readiness ane sufficient strong coach to this town, but another gentleman of the same name.
run betwixt Edinbro' and Glasgow; to no by sax able The Hon. and R,-v. Lord Augus.u,i Fiizelarence, rector
horses, to leave Edinbro' ilk Monday and return again of Maple Durham, Oxfordshire, has been spoken of, in
(God willing) ilk Saturday night. The burgesses of Gins- political vi'c'es, as the probable successor of the late Dr
bow always to have a pri-ference to the coach." Probably Hobart, to the valuable dean, ry of Windsor
at this tine the passengers weekly, to and from Glasgow No

per coach, would number about twenty-four. In one. day
a one last week, the passengers by the Edinburgh and
Glasgow Railway numbered 2,000. So much for the

MUNiFICENCL.- A paragraph has recently ap-
peared in must of the papers, statirart that two persons
had placed at the disposal of the Archbishop of Canter-
bury, a sufficient sum for the endowment of two more

tnareli of improvement.
LIVERPOOL AND NEWCASTLE.—At a meeting of the
scripholders in the Liverpool, Manchewer, and Nevrcas-
tie.o,)-Tyne Junction Railway, last week, a gentleman
present mentioned many circumstances to show the mill, y

Colonial Bishoprics. The statement vthich we have heard,
and which we incline to think correct, is, that one indivi-
dual has remitted to hia Grace, for the above purpose, the
aum of forty thousand pounds —Record.
UNIVERSITY COLLEGE HOSPITAL.—The ceremony of

ported into Liv, ;Tool in larger quantities than to any other
English port, not even excepting London, on account of

C;)neje Hospital, Gower-street, London, took place on
Wednei•day. The main body of the building was erected
in 1833 and 1834, the south wing was added in 1838, and
the wing now commenced will complete the building, and
afford accommodation for 50 additional beds. Lord

the intercourse with America which Liverpool possessed.
The arlcle was largely used in the Tyne, where there were
more extensive chemical works, than were to be found in

he ertic

;he country

ne price c

any other part of
London, a short time ago, was £l6 10s. per ton ; in Liver-
rool it was only £l3 10s. per ton, for the same quality,
but as Newcastle had no direct communication with Liver-
pool, it was entirely dependent on London, for the circni-

Brougham. t
performed the ceremony. and oroceeden to the couneit
room, where he was received by the Bishop of Norwich,
the Marquis of Northampton, and a numerous body of
the CoOmit.

ollegi.,

twins route on the one hand, and the high charges on the
other, rendered it impossible for the manufacturers on the
Tyne to eo to Liverpool for it."
LIVERPOOL AND'BURY RAILWAY
meeting of this coml.

CLERICAL AltiNutcs.Not.:.—The late Rev. Thomas
Gishorne, M.A., Canon of Durham, late of Yoxan Lodge,
Stafford, has directed his executors to apply the cl,ar sum
of £lOOO to religious and charitaNe purposes within the
diocese of Durham. A portion to be expended in the

ri special gen ral

gina! notes of a bill were read for making a railway from
the Liverpool and Bury Railway to the Niqth Union
Railway, and from Southport to the North Union Rail-
way, and from the North Union Railway to the Man-
chester, Bolton, and Bury Railway, with certain branches
to be called the Liverpool, Preston, Manchester,•and
Southport ha lways; and, also, for constructing a per
and Other works at North Meols. The object of this bill,
it was explained, was to enable the Liverpool and Bore
Company, if they should think proper, to take" 9.000

district church

unolher portion in aid of puolic infirmaries for the sick
and lunatic; and the remainder for the encouragement of
societies and associati,ns formed for the purpose of circu-
lating the Holy Scriptures at home and abroad on the
fundamental principles of the British and Foreign Bible
Society. He has also bequeathed to the Stafford Aux,-
liary Bible Society, the Stafford Church Missionary So-
ciety, the Lichfi?ld Church Building Society, and Or
London Society tor the Conversion of the Jews—£lot
each

. . .
shares, 01 £2O each, in the undertakings mentioned. The
directors were authorised to subscribe towards and to be-
come shareholders in the undertakings. A bill was then
read for incorporating the company with the Manchester
and Leeds. This was opposed by Mr. Holland, Mr.
Fin-shim, arid other gentlemen, and there appeared, when
the votes were taken, 17 for it, and 24 against it. A poll

To the poor of Yox;411. the poor of Barton. the
poor of Itothley—X2C to each place; and £lO to the poor
of Cossinat‘m.

INCORPORATED SOCIETY FOR PROMOTING THE Es
LARGEMENT. &C. OF CHURCHES AND CHAPELS.-0

Monday. a meeting of this society was held in London
the Bi,l►oo of Durham in the chair. Orders were issue(

in a body, and when the poll

as taken, there were in

twelve cHset,, wb,re the churches have been built or e
larged with the aid of this society. The returns from t

favour ottheamalgainalion 3,870 votes. representing 8,418
shares; against it, none. The chairinan declared it carried

u animously

pari:hes a•sisted show that for an aggregate po
of 99 942 souls, church accommodation was previ
'e suitable to only 12,790 persons; of a
only 2330 were free ; and that additional cburcb
been obtained for 4040 persons, includin,

THE BRIDGE AT RUNCORN.—Before the parliamentary
committee, last week, .on the Aston and Huyton branch
of the Grand Junction Railway, Capt. Evans was called
to proce that the navigation of the Mersey would not be

existtlic

room has
3101 free

interfered with by the erection of the bridge at Runcorn

1,11.11116, 4.1c-nr •••••
churches at Portwood, mar Southampton, Leek
castle, Burnley, and Oldham, Neweas le, it.
Chin, and the new districts of St. Jame
East Compton, in the parish of Oldham

The gallant captain said he was formerly a master and
pilot, and Was well aequa.nted with navigation. Had
examined the plan of the proposed bridge at Runcorn,
and had reported thereon to the Admiralty. In his opi-
nion the bridge would be iavourable to the navigation.

But ()I
These

triets; ta.:en together, contain 13,787 souls at the t

time, without any a

T means of attending Divi
•. 4 • -

The hit:i;ht; ;if the arches was one C.

)St (a-

vourable points. The arches also would cause the cut rent
to run 6tronger,:and the excavation of the rocks would
cause a greater body of water to run up, and the channel
would be made more straight. As to the difficulty of

tical coon-

than such temporary accommodation as may be furnish
by rooms hired for that purpose. The cede,
missioners have endowed the new district par
manhay ; St. Luke, Lrek ; St. James, Burnt , ,
Compton ; incumbent ministers are appointed to
Ten other grants are made for rebuildi
merit, the.chapel of St. Ann, Bis
parish churches of Tretherr

es of Cut

steering through the arch
811 nonsense; ile had seen an old

in sen

p AUctila
ear Dorsky, at

ugh a much•more d:fficuit passage, and if any of th
could not steer through that bridge he wt,ut

d Brimin;
JesuA Ch

balgeff'

- ,
ieir being sent to that old woman-to be taught

ton, near Chesterfield, likecise for
oel, St. Mary extra. Southampton
lent. Wellington ; Also
the seats in churches at. Mc

ould not cans,
St: flelen'o,.

nent to the
1

Hemvoc

addirigi

In fact, it would improve them all, by c
y of water to flow op.—The witness wa

Sui.ton-on-Derwen

amount of

M r. SrriPant King ht

n g unp

now voted.

the ha

value of the property
,BF9 4s. Id., leaving, ther

but without avail

aid the riv

10,982 15, 11d. Tip- ,treasurer rep
637 15s. id. from the Winchrster 1):

frOm Charles H
a. sum of the sat
ator ; and a lega

of him i

'd by 0

Miss Susanna Letitia Archer H

a, of Epping, in Surrey
ROME'S RIGHTS.—h ha

ner in ?wt

often been

o him agal.

olio, and 813°4

J is in the

that ou

MU not re-ign my chaplaincy, nor did 1 give up the pro-
vision which I had raised for it in the days o' my dark-
ne use for which I had pursuaded
t—although unfortunately at that
knew how to accomplish what we
God. And I have ever since hap-
ke and to preach through the sup-
:red me, the precepts and minci-
aristian Church. "I do not think
) my hiend, " after this full true
int, that 1 have perverted the purpose
)a phrpo,e different
d to accomplish."

,ort which it has renc

4' my er

LAW ID

LIG ENCE

ssion on the list of

y Term is 147

thard, a bardsier of the home circuit,
rsday, in Sc. James's park, by
_falling

4PORTANT TO BANKING COMPA'NIES.—The Lord
--tier gave judgement in th, nt P, V. Page,
Common Pleas, I was an
htowtht to re( er the balance of a
4nestion raised on a

Grantham,
aK 111,- compa

d he SL

on Friday

ot the t

king compares, on

,ideted to have
of the firm of

t were of opinion that,

tock copartnei,hip, eta-

it, it oucht not to be
rules, arid, therefore,
s known bv one part-

by that which

erdict should t'

foie, be entered gen-

ylly ft.r the pla
BIG WIGS.--I

the knowledge of all our
on the first day of term for
!Ito appear in full-bottomed
first day of Trii iFy term, ►he Barons

the jud

wigs. On Friday, t

I appeared in wigs of
rd-hips had gobe through
as called on. Mr. Martin
„
ed to be allowed to mention the case of Stocks:Lie and
a. and Benn and Stockd 91e, the learned c,:unsel having
on his ordinary wig at the t,me. The Lord Chiet Baron ---
Martin, I question whether pit are visible today."

and Queen's c

he bar the peremptory paper

artin said he was about t, state to their lordships
that he found it a considerable inconvenience to wear the
heavy full•bottomed wig. The Lord Chief Baron.--4
fear, Mr. Martin, that you must appear in costume. Mr.
Martin.—l really cannot wear these wigs, my I. rd. I sal
sensible of the ill effects of it for a week after. Mr.
Baron Alderson.—You should bear the inconvenience on
account the increased dignity, Mr. Martin. (A laugh.)
It may appear to you a custom more hot mired in the
breach than the observance Mr. Martin.—lt really
does, my lord. Mr. Baron Alderson.—But you cannot
appear without having ordered your martiage garment.
(A laug) .) Mr. Clambers paid they had been misled by
the judges in 'he Queen's bench having come into court
in tie ordinary small wig. Mr. Martin here bowed and

retired