The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1843-03-10 00:00:00

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nces are kindly permitted to various
Families, in one of which she has resided eight years.
Address to A. 8., care of Mr. CARTER, Chemist, Bold-

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NOW EXHIBITING,

(For Vie First Time in Liverpool,)
AT OLD POSTOFFICE PLACE,

fIUBUFES Two Grand Original PAINTINGS of ADAM
and EVE in PARADISE.
• These sublime Works of Art have been exhibited to the
universal admiration of 947,000 Persons.

Admission, Is. ; Season' Tickets, (not transferable,) 2s
Children and Schools Half-price.
Open from Ten in the Morning till Tea at Night.

ROYAL ASSEMBLY ROOMS, GREAT GEORGE-
STREET.

lUr ISS sTorr respectfully announces to her Friends and
111111 the Public, that her 'FOURTH ANNUAL CON-
CERT of VOCAL and INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC will
take place at the above Rooms, on TUESDAY EVENING
next, Marrh 14, 1843.

VOCAL PE RiORM E RS.--M 'SS Leach, (from Manchester.)
Mrs. Armstrong, Miss M. Swain, and Miss Stott; Mr. J.
Stott, Mr. Stott, Mr. Davies, Mr. Armstrong, and Mr. H.
V. Lewis, (of the Royal Academy of Music; London.)
INSTRUMENTAL PERFORMERS.--Mr. J. Z. Herrmann,
Mr. Eyton, Mr. C. Herrmann, and Mr. R. Davies.
INSTRUMENTAL SOLO PERFORMERS.---Maas Matthews,
(Grand Piano-forte,) Mr. P. Stubbs, (Clarionet.)
Conductor, Mr. George Holden, who will preside at the
Grand Piano-forte.

Tickets, for the Body of the Room, 55.. and for the Gal-
lery, 3s. each, may be had at the Music Shops, and of Miss
STOTT, 41, Seymour-street.
Doors to be opened at Half-past Seven, and the Perform-
ance to commence at Eight o'clock.—Books of the Words,
had at the floor.

Sixpence each, may be

IEGISTRATION OF VOTERS BILL

A bill was introduced into the House of Commons, the
other week, by Sir James Graham, for the Registration of
Voters, to define certain rights of voting, and to regulate
tis in the election of Members of Parlia-
.cipal alterations are as follows :
REPEALs.—Sec. 1 repeals all that part of the Reform Act
ibich relates to the registering of Electors, from the date to
3e fixed by sec. 2 ; and sec. 56 abolishes the payment of one
shilling for claims in counties and registering in boroughs.
DUTIES OF CLERK OF THE PEACE.—Sec. 3 renders it im-
perative on the Clerk of the Peace of each county to have
forms of precepts, notices, and lists, printed and issued to
overseers on or before June 10, with copies of such part of
the register in force as relates to each parish or township.
DUTIES OF OVERSEERS AND TOWN CLERKS.—See. 4
requires Overseers, on or before June, to publish a notice in
writing, requiring all persons entitled to vote for knights of
the shire, not being on the register, or having changed their
qualifications or residence, to send in claims before July 20.
—5. Overseers to make out lists on or before the last day of
July, and publish the same on or before the Ist of August.
—B. Lists of objections to be published on or before the Ist
of i-eptein her, and copies to be kept for inspection during the
first 14 days of September, or delivered to any one requiring
them, on payment of Is. per copy.-10. Town-clerk to issue
precepts and forms to overseers of boroughs.-11. Overseers
to publish notices, on or before June 20, that no person will
be entitled to be registered as an occupier, unless he shall
pay, before July 20, all poors' rates and assessed taxes paya-
ble in the 12 months before the 6th of April preceding.-13.
14. Lists of occupiers and freemen to be published August 1,
and kept for inspection 14 days after.-18. Lists of Claims
and Objections to be published on the Ist of September, and
kept for inspection 14 days after.-24. Publication by Over-
seers to be made on the doore of churches and all other places
of worship, and by Town-clerk on Town-hall : if there be no
such buildings, in some other public place.-25. Notices, &c.,
to remain fixed two consecutive Sundays at least: if removed
or defaced to be restored.

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OBJRCTIONS.—Sec. 7 allows Notices of Objections to be
sent by post, free of postage ; and sec. 17 requires Notices
of Objections to be given to the persons objected to, as well
as to the Overseers or Town clerk.

REVISING BARRISTERS.—Secs. 29 and 30 limit Revising
Barristers to 3 for M.thilesex, London, and Westminster, 10
for the Home Circuit. 14 Western Circuit, 12 Oxford Circuit,
11 Midland Circuit, 8 Norfolk Circuit, 15 Northern Circuit, 6
North Wales, 6 South Wales, unless in case of illness or in-
ability to complete revision in due time.-31. Two Barristers
y county, • city, or borough, may hold

appointed for

separate routts at the same time and place: 0i at different
times and places.- By sec. 4S a barr;.rer may order paym.i.nt
of costs, not exceeding £2O, by persons making frivolous or
vexatious claims or objectiors.—And by sec. 46 barristers
may fine overseers from £1 to £5 for not making or deliver-
ing lists. or other neglect of duty; not to affect liability of
overseers to action or other penalty under this act.
POLLING.—By sec 37 county voters residing out of the
polling district in which their qualification lies, may claim to
vote in another district within the county.

COURT CF APPEAL.—Secs. 58 and 59 require the Chief
Justices and Chief Baron jointly to appoint three barristers,
hetore the I,t of November next, to be the judges of the
Court of App,al duriog good behaviour; and to till up va-
cancies.—bv secs. 62, 63, Judges of Appeal to be paid by
the day, so long as they shall be required to sit ; not to hold
office under the Crown, nor sit in Parliament—Sec. 43 allows
persons dissatisfied to appeal from Barristers' decision on
points of law to Reistration Court of Appeals.—Bv-section
65 appellants may be heard by Counsel.-67. Court of
Appeal to sit in London and Westminster, as soots as may
he after the first day of Michaelmas term.-69. No appeal
on questions of fact or evidence.—Right of voting not to be
affected by pending appeal, nor poll by result of appeal.-
73. Court of appeal may give costs.
QUALIFICATION FOR VOTING.—Sec. 76 says, successive
occupations of £5O a year, and joint occupations are to give
votes for counties.-77. Mortgagees not to vote for counties
unless in possession or receipt of rents and profits ; and Trus-
tees not to vote by reason of any trust estate; but the mort•
gagor and cestui que trust may vote.-78. Ten-pound occu-
piers in boroughs, called upon to pay, and having paid, all
poor rates, shall be entitled to be re,istered, notwithstanding
any inaccurate description or misnomer in the rate.-79.
The distance of seven miles from the borough to be mea-
sured in a straight line—on the Ordnance map when corn-
pleted.-82.84. The Register to be conclusive evidence of
the voter retaining his qualification, if he continues to reside
in the borough or within seven miles ; and the only question
asked at the poll to be as to identity, having previously voted,
and having resided ever since the 31st of July previous, and
still residing, within the prescribed limits. A. false answer
to be an indictable misdemeanour, and an oath may be ad-
ministered.

PENALTY.—SPC. 90 orders the infliction of a penalty of
£lOO, or such less sum as a jury shall think just for wilful
contravention of the Act by any officer.-91. Election Com-
mittees may decide as to the right of any person on the re-
gister, or expunged or omitted therefrom, to vote, under cer-
tain liniitatious.-93. Nu mi,nomer or inaccurate descrip-
tion in any notice, list, or register, shall abridge the opera-
tion of the Act, provided that the denomination or descrip-
tion shall be such as to be commonly understood.

RIGHT OF OYSTER FISHING IN THE FIRTH.—The Judges
of the First Division, yesterday, unanimously affirmed the
Interlocutor of the Lord Ordinary, in favour of the exclusive
right of the Duke of Buccleuch to the fishings from Cramond
to Newhaven, by the coast line in length, and in breadth
from a line passing from the Mickery Stone to Newhaven,
or due east. The town of Edinburgh has hitherto exercised
the right of fishing in this part of the Firth, but it would
now appear in direct contravention of the Duke of Buc-
cleueh's right, as granted to him by royal charter.—Edin-
burgh paper.

SYCEE SILVER.—A parliamentary paper, delivered on
Tuesday morning. shows that the quantity of silver imported
from China in her Majesty's ship Conway, in January, 1842,
amounted to 2.001,200 dollars, weighing 143,6391 b. 2oz.
sdwt. gross, the standard weight of which was 148,5261 b.
4 ,z. 2dwt. This, sold front the Mint, realized £440,729 10s.
6'1., at the respective prices of 591 d., 591 d., and 594 d. per
ounce. There was no charge for melting the silver, Mr.
nithison, the Mint refiner, under the sanction of the Trea-
sury, having undertaken to defray all expenses, in considera-
tion of being allowed 31 rains of gold (less 10 per cent.) on
every pound weight gross of silver. The gross weight of gold
extracted therefrom was 2,5300 z. ldwt. 17gr. ; allowance to
Mr. Mathison, after deducting 10 per cent., 9400 z. 13d wt.
9gr., leaving 1,589 ,z. 81 wt. 8&r. gross, which produced in
standard weight 1,7290 z. 7dwt. 21gr. The expense of trans-
porting the treasure from Portsmouth to the Mint was £2OO
15s. Bd. Gratuities to Mint officers, clerks, porters, &c.,
for extra exertions, £466 15s. Bd. The amount which the
gold prodnced, at £3 17s. 9d, per oz., was £6,723 Os. 4d.
By sending the silver to the Mint, instead of selling it in the
market, at the estimated price of 591 d. per ounce, the Mint
obtait.ed a profit of £654 12s. 9d.

STOCKINGS MADE IN HALF-AN-HOUR !—We lately allu-
ded to the manufactory of a new patent knitting machine,
established in the vicinity of Newabbey village : and we are
nappy to say, that the first machine constructed there is now
all but finished, and is already in working order. The merit
of inventing the machine belongs to Mr. Thorhurn, stock-
ing manufacturer, in this town ; and although the model was
completed full seien years ago, the delays incident to all
such inventions, and especially those caused by our compli-
cated patent laws, have hitherto prevented a proper consum-
mation. The machine is compressed into a very small com-
pass, and possesses nothing in common with the stocking
frame now in use, with the single exception of the needles.
When the thread has been looped on by the workman, over a
certain number of needles according to the breadth of the
article to made, the mechanism set a-going, and, driven
by water-power, moves backwards and forwards. adding a
row at each movement to the rapidly forming web, the work-
men having nothing to do but see that all is going on right,
without the necessity, as in the common frame, of labouring
with his bands or feet. In the formation of stockings, for
example, the greater or less number of needles brought into
play at the will of the workman, varies the breadth of the
web to suit the tapering necessary to fit the varying thick-
ness of the leg end foot ; while in the formation of the heel,
which, as all housewives know to their cost, requires an extra
fortification against the friction of the shoe, three threads
are brought at once into play, by a novel and beautiful adap-
tation of the machinery, and a treble row of loops formed
in that lender part by one and the amine movement. The
stockinge which we saw on Saturday last, made in this man-
lier, are of a beautiful fabric, the regularity of the looping
far surpassing that of the ordinary manufacture. The whole
process, from the top of the leg to the tip of the toe, can be
completed in the short space of half-an-hour, when the
stocking is ready to be stiched and then worn ; and it is,
moreover, anticipated, that experience will enabe a single
workman to superintend the movements of two machines at
one and the same time. Even without this, however, the
saving of labour is very great; as by the present method a
stocking cannot be made in less than an hour and ten mi-
nutes, while, as before observed, to new machine obviates I
the necessity of any bodily saceirtion.—Dimirte* eiNtrifr• •