The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1843-09-12 00:00:00

THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD.

and it would pay 8 per cent. All the property behind
belonged to the corporation, and would all become front
land, so that it would he increased in value.
Mr. Rov DEN seconded the motion.

Mr. EARLE strenuously supported the motion

After much conversation Mr. SMITH withdrew his mo-
tion, an opinion being generally entertained that the
council knew too little of the matter to proceed.
Mr. EARLE moved that the Surveyor report on the
subject. This was carried on a division by 20 against 4.
The council broke up at 20 minutes past five o'clock.

BANK or LIVERPOOL.—The twelfth annual general
meeting of the proprietors of the Bank of Liverpool was
held, on Friday, in the Clarendon-rooms, for the purpose
of receiving the directors' report of the transactions of
the company from the Ist July, 1832, to the 30th June
last. The report, which will not be published for some
days, was of a very gratifying natuae, showing not only
an increase in business, but enlarged profits. The net
profits, after charging all bad and doubtful debts to the
debit of the account, was stated to be £56,000, out of
which it was proposed to pay the income-tax, and a divi-
dend of £lO per cent., which would leave a balance to be
added to the reserved fund of upwards of .£5OOO. The
report, and the resolutions founded upon it, were unani-
mously adopted.

TREAT TO THE CHILDREN OF MOORFIELDg ANito St.
MArrxiAs's SCHOOLS.—On Tuesday the chilLitett of
Moorfields and St. Matthias's School, with a few of tho§d
belonging to the Workhouse School, were taken on an ex-
cursion to Hoylake. The day was beautifully fine, and a
large party, including many of the clergy of this town,
accompanied the children to their destination, in the
steamer Commerce. Great preparations were made at
Hoylake for the file, on the arrival of the party, they
were received with a salute of fire-arms, while great ani-
mation was added to the scene by a superb display cf f!",
and banners. Tee children were regaled on board the
steamer, and on their arrival at the New Hotel at Hov-
lake they were still further refreshed. A procession was
then formed, headed by the clergy in their canonicals, and
the whole company proceeded to church, where service
was performed. They then returned to the inn, where a
substantial repast was given to the children. A large
party of ladies and gentlemen sat down to a sumptuous
cold collation, which was provided at the Royal Hotel.
The Rev. Dr. Tattershall presided, and Mr. Wilkinson
occupied the vice-chair. Another large party, amongst
whom were the teachers and others, were abundantly
feasted in another apartment. Afterwards the children
were let loose to disport themselves on the warren. The
workhouse boys played a game at foot-ball greatly to the
delight of the spectators. During the day the band of
the workhouse boys played many favorite airs.

Cullum's CHARGE.—At the Police Court on
Tuesday Mr. Thomas P. Pino was charged with the
larceny of a document. Mr. Pino was defended by
Mr. Hodgson, attorney; and Mr. Evans, Solicitor
to the Guardian Society, appeared on the other side.
It was alleged, that a Mr. William H. Chapman and
the prisoner had entered into partnership on or about the
Ist of May last. A deed was prepared, showing that on
Mr. Chapman giving Mr. Pino £5OO, Chapman was to re-
ceive an equal portion in the business of a shipchandler,
sailmaker, ship-broker &c, and an equal half of the profits,
On Friday last it was alleged Pino asked Chapman to
allow him to look at the deed. While Mr Chapman was
reading it to him, he (Pino) snatched it from him, and put
it in his pocket. It was demanded and he refused to surren-
der it, On behalf of Mr. Pino it was alleged, that the £5OO
was never paid by 11r. Chapman, and the latter under-
went a long cross-examination, for the purpose of eliciting
from him from what source he obtained the money. He
stated that he had received £6 of it from Messrs. Chap-
man and Willis, and the remainder of it from a prize in the
Berlin lottery and other sources, and he had absolutely
paid it. Many referenees were made tolegalauthorities, af-
ter which Mr. Rushton gave it as his opinion that no force or
intimidation had been used for the purpose of obtaining
the documet, and consequently that no criminal charge
could be sustained. If the young men had entered into
an agreement on certain conditions which had not been
complied with they had their re,medy a' law. He however,
advised them to settle the matter quietly. Mr. Chapman,
he observed, had not given a perfectly satisfactory ac—
count as regarded the money. Mr Hodgson said, he had
witnesses, who could completely exonerate Mr. Pino from
the charge which had been brought against him. Mr.
Rushton ordered him to be discharged.
DOCK COMMITTEE THURSDAY.—Present—Messrs.
Horsfall, (chairman,) Barclay, Holt, Holmes, Middleton,
Molyneux, Nichol, Royden, Shaw, Bold, Chilton, Aikin,
Ripley, and Moore. A communication on the new
warehouses from the St. Catherine Dock company was
read. It stated that the company had examined the draw-
ings of the warehouses round the Albert Dock, and ap-
proved of the general principles on which they were to be
constructed ; the principal alteration which they recom-
mended, is to have volatilized iron plates, instead of slates,
for roofs. A letter was read from the Trinity Board in
reply to an application which had been made by the Ma-
rine Surveyor, as to the propriety of making some altera-
tion in the beacon buoy at Hoyle Bank, in consequence of
its resemblance to other buoys; the Board stated that it
had been adapted to meet the wishes of the Dock Trust
and was similar to those ordinarily used by them. The
chairman remarked that it was a very serious matter, and
it was ultimately agreed that the Surveyor should write
again to the board, and point out the consequences of al-
lowing it to remain as at present. A letter was received
from Mr. Clarke, Secretary to the Bude Light Company,
informing the Committee that a new lantern had been
sent down to Liverpool, to be put up wherever they may
think fit in the neighbourhood of the docks. Mr. Nicol
said in answer to a question from Mr. Ripley, that the e-
rection of a dock on the buildings now erecting at the
south west end of Waterloo Dock would be taken into
consideration. It must first be ascertained if the building
would admit of it. Mr. Nicol observed, in reference to
the steamers employed by the Dock Trust in case of ship-
wreck, that he thought, as the Steam-tug Company were
about to build a new boat, some improvement might be
suggested, so as to make it more efficient for carrying life-
boats. He moved that a committee be appointed to take
the matter into consideration, and that small premiums be
offered for the best plans. Some discussion then took
place as to the efficiency of the present plan, Mr. Aikin
observing that by an arangement with the Tug Company
a steamer should go out at any time when it was wanted,
wherever the Marine Surveyor might direct, and that was
preferable to the Dock Committee having a steam-boat of
their own. Mr. Ripley thought the life-boats had been of
the greatest service, and they would never get a steam-
boat applicable to the purpose unless they built one; and
as to the expense, that should not be considered when life
was at stake. Mr. Royden said, all that was wanted in
the present boats was a little more power, and they
should be provided with a crane and life lines. Mr. Aikin
thought they stood a better chance of saving life than by
having a boat of their own, as they had at present the
use of several boats. Mr. Nichol disclaimed any supposi-
tion that the life-boats were inefficient ; but whatever they
were they might be made more so. The motion of Mr.
Nichol was then put and carried by eleven to three. The
committee soon afterwards adjourned.

THE IRON STEAM AND SAILING SCHOONER MARGA-
RET.—The appearance of this handsome vessel at our port,
from Hull, has excited considerable interest amongst nau-
tical men, she being the first of the kind built for carrying
a large cargo, either under sail or steam, or both combined,
as occasion may require. She is constructed entirely of
iron, with the exception of her decks, bulwarks, and cabin
fittings ; and in addition to the rigging of a fast-sailing
schooner yacht, is provided, as an auxiliary, with the
Archimedean screw-propeller, patented by Mr. F. P.
Smith, and worked by engines of moderate power, and so
compact that they occupy a comparatively small portion
of the hold, and require only a proport;onately small
quantity of fuel, on an ordinary voyage for a vessel of her
tonnage. She was built (as were also her engines) by
Messrs. Thomas and Wakefield Pim, engine-boiler ma-
kers, English Foundry, Hull, and is the property of our
townsman, Mr. Joseph R. Pim. Her length of keel is
105 feet ; length over all about 120 feet ; and beam 19
feet 3 inches; her registered measurement by the new
mode is 140 tons, but she will carry upwards .of 170 tons.
She has two well-finished engines, of 14-horse power each,
with a large fly-wheel athwart ships to regulate their mo-
tion ; and the "screw" in her stern, and entirely under
water, consists of a single turn of the Archimidean worm,
similar to that of the Archimedes yacht. This mode of
propulsion is certainly superior to that of unwieldly paddle-
wheels, as the shle weight is removed, and the vessel may
carry sail ad libitum, without her leeward inclination with
a head or beam wind at all affecting the efficacy of her
steam power. She is divided transversely into four com-
partments, by three water-tight bulk-heads—thus render-
ing her stronger, as well as much safer, in the event of
leakage from casualty at sea, or from taking the ground.
In coming from Hull, she had—in consequence of the
Caledonian Canal being closed at the time—to make the
circuitous voyage round the north of Scotland ; and though
she met with an accident that slightly damaged her for-
ward, she performed it in a manner, under the circum-
stances, showing great speed, whether as a sailer or a
steamer. A gentleman who was on board, supplied the
following information to the Hull Packet of the 25th ult.,
which, from personal observation, also notices the vessel
in terms of much praise :—" IR calm and still weather the
vessel's speed with only this 28 horse power, and a cargo
on board of 190 tons dead weight, was upwards of six
knots per hour—close hauled, and reduced to her fore and
aft canvass ; on applying the screw her speed was raised
from three knotts to seven and a half and eight knotts ;
the screw not only destroying the lee-way entirely, but
bringing her up to windward of her course, and with a
fresh breeze on her quarter and all sails set, the screw also
at work, she ran nine and a half to ten knots. She
beat through the Pentland Frith in a heavy gale of wind
with the screw entirely disconnected, weathering and
beating completely eight or ten merchant vessels, and was
only kept way with by a cutter supposed to be one of the
revenue cruizers." The same paper states that there was
a defect in the draft of the furnace, from the funnel being
too short and narrow, but this can be easily remedied.
Since the arrival of the vessel here means have been taken
to amend this, and the vessel has also been in the graving
dock, and has been repaired at a very small cost. While
passing through the Sound of Mull, (in the Western High-
lands,) which is a narrow strait, there being a dead calm
at the time, and but one of her engines at work, she struck
a rock, but was soon backed off. and at St. Oban's
the leak was stopped, and she proceeded on her voyage,
no danger to life having arisen, as stated from misinfor-
mation in a Glasgow paper. From St. Oban's, with light
airs and calms, and but one engine working, she averaged
5i knots an hour to this port. Her cabin is small, but
neat and handsomely panelled in mahogany. She appears,
at first sight, to be short of beam, in proportion to her
length ; but sbe carries tier bearings well fore and aft,
though fine at the extremities, and, we learn, stands well
and stiffly to her canvass. She is commanded by Captain
Galway, who was long connected with the practical ma-
r 'gement of steam-vessels out of this port. We have
not heard for what trade she is destined.

MEETING OF THE BIRKENHEAD COMMIS
SIONERS.

The monthly meeting of the Birkenhead Commissioners
took place on Tuesday. The proceedings of the Lighting
and Watching Committee contained a proposition for
placing the police force on a better and more permanent
tooting.—The Cli.iirman advised the appointment of a
superintendent, at a salary of £lOO, and that the police
be changed every eight hours. Some man of intelligence
could be got fur that sum, who could readily make him-
self acquainted with the various acts of parliament, and
give directions to the police.—lt was ultimately arranged
that the General Board should appoint the superinten-
dent, and that the Watch Committee should make the
necessary alterations in the police.—lt appeared from the
report that the Ferry was progressing favourably, the re-
ceipts of the past month having exceeded those of the
corresponding month last year.—The plans of Messrs.
Fox, Henderson, and Co., for the new markets, were
approved, and contracts for the works ordered.—The
Chairman brought before the commissioners a proposition
of the Railway Company for selling Monks' Ferry, inclu-
ding the hotel, slip, road, and ferry, suLject to certain
stipulations, for £20,000.—A resolution, adopting the
preamble of the purchase, was carried ; as also one agree-
ing to purchase 650 yards at the corner of Ivy-street and
Cheitter-street, for the purpose of improving the access
to Monks' Ferry.
SANATORY CONDITION OF BIRKENHEAD.

•
In the course of the proceedings, Mr. S. Stansfield WAS
called upon by the Chairman to read a report of the sana-
tory condition of the township, prepared at the request of
the Markets Committee. After some general observa-
tions on the state of the township, which it was stated
now contained from 18,000 to 20,000 inhabitants, and the
advantage of the uncontaminated and unobstructed At-
:antic breeze, the report referred to the formation of the
park of 226 acres the recreation of the inhabitants,
and then stated that the ancient boundary of the township
contained 998 square acres, but, now that part of Oxton
and Claughton was included, the township stood in a space
of 1338 square acres, or nearly two square miles. The
entire length of the streets in the old boundary was 28,520
yards; of these 17,745 yards were sewered, and 5,700 in
course of completion, making 23,445 yards sewered out
of 28,520, or about 16 miles of sewerage. Taking the
amount of sewerage in Liverpool at 251 miles, and Bir-
kenhead at 14 miles, and allowing the population of Li-
verpool to be 240,000, and that of Birkenhead 10,000, the
latter has 14 times more sewerage than the former • two-
fifths of Liverpool was sewered, whilst four-fifths of Bir-
kenhead was sewered. In fact, there was enough of
sewerage at Birkenhead for 140,000 inhabitants. The
following table shows the increase of the township, with
the average amount of deaths for four years :

Inhabited Total Deaths
houses. populatn. in the yr,
1538 778, allowing 6i persons to each house Los 7 113
. _

ling- 995
1810-1130
1841-1256

6467 141
7345 137
8227 208

27,096 593
Average population for 4 years, 6774. Average deaths, 147; or
1 in 45.

The number of births in 1838 was 218, deaths 113;
1839, births 247, deaths 140; 1840, births 278, deaths
137; 1841, births 302, deaths 208. The mortality in
country districts according to the last census was 1 in 51,
in town districts 1 in 38, and this showed that Birkenhead
took a medium position between town and country. The
report then referred to the regulations in the new act of
parliament as to the erection of courts, back houses, &c.,
and pointed out the clauses which have for their object
the cleanliness and health of the inhabitants. It after-
wards pointed out the necessity for better and more com-
modious landing places at Liverpool. The number of
passengers which crowded to Woodside annually was
200,000, and this showed an average, if equally divided,
of 5500 per day, but on some days the number exceeded
20,000. Public convenience would soon require the boats
to run every quarter of an hour; but this was impossible
until more accommodation was provided. If the autho-
rities of Liverpool were fully alive to only half of the in-
convenience and risk, they would take measures to remedy
the evil.

The Chairman said the commissioners were greatly in-
debted to Mr. Stansfield for his report, and, after some
discussion, it was agreed that it should be printed at the
expense of the board, and sold to the public.

Doos.—The Mayor has renewed his proclamation
against dogs being allowed to go at large in the borough.
If any dogs be permitted to run loose in the streets, du-
ring the nest three weeks, the owners of such dogs will
be liable to a penalty of five pounds.
SHOCKING ACCIDENT. —On Monday last Samuel
Hughes, an assistant-engineer at the foundry of Messrs.
Weber and Co., was found beneath the grindstone, which
is turned by a strap from the engine. He was crushed
and mutilated in a shocking manner. He was carried to
the Northern Hospital, where he died almost immedi-
ately.
THE REVISING BARRISTERS COURT.—The revision
courts for county votes (South Lancashire) commence at
Ashton, on Wednesday, the 20th instant ; at Bolton on
the following Friday ; at Bury, on Monday, the 25th ; and
at Manchester, on Wednesday, the 27th. At Oldham the
barristers open their court on Wednesday, the 4th of
October; at Rochdale the following day, (October 5) ;
and at Newton-in-the-Willows on Friday, October 5.
The courts at Liverpool on Tuesday, the 10th of October;
at Ormskirk on the 13th ; and at Wigan on Monday, the
16th of that month.

IN QUESTS.—Two inquests were held, before the bo-
rough coroner, on Saturday. One was on the body of a
full-grown female child, which had been found in the yard
of St. Anthony's Chapel, Scotland-road, encased in a
wooden box, covered over with a piece of black cloth. It
appeared from the evidence of the sexton, that a strange
man had informed him that he bad left the box in the
yard, because he had not sufficient money to pay for the
burial. It being the opinion of Mr. Woods, surgeon, that
the child was still-born, a verdict to this effect was re-
turned.—The second inquest was on the body of a carter,
named Joseph Orrell, who, while in the net of loading a
lorry with cotton, fell between the bales, and so seriously
fractured the upper part of the spine that he died on the
following day.—A verdict of accidental death was re-
turned.

RUNCORN SAVINGS BANK.—A general meeting of the
managers of this institution was held at the bank, on Sa-
turday, and John Johnson, Esq., was called to the chair.
The actuary, Mr. Robert Fox, presented a statement of
the accounts for the quarter ending the 19th ult., which,
having been audited and found correct by Mr Richard
Jones and his colleague, was approved and passed. It ap-
peared, from the statement produced, that the deposits of
the quarter were £613175. 2d., and the amount withdrawn,
£52 ls. 3 d. ; so that the lodgments in the bank were in-
creased by £561 15s. 104 d., making the aggregate of depo-
sits placed under government security, £2743 10s. lid.
When it is considered that the Savings' Bank has been in
operation not quite eighteen months, this is a most gratify-
ing report ; within so short a period, nearly £3OOO have been
treasured up in safe custody, for further accumulation and
for future need.

FIRES.—About a quarter after nine o'clock on the morn-
ing of Saturday last smoke was observed to issue from the
cellar windows of an extensive bonded warehouse in Run-
corn-street, belonging to Messrs. Howard, Horsley, and
Co., which, for a while, created some alarm in the neigh-
bourhood, as the cellar was filled with brimstone and the
upper part of the building with general colonial produce
of a more or less combustible quality. The alarm having
been speedily conveyed to the fire station, several engines
were on the spot in the course of twenty minutes ; and
fortunately the flames were extinguished before any con-
siderable damage had been done. How the fire origina-
ted is a matter of mystery, if not of suspicion, as, when
first discovered, it was burning close to one of the wind-
ows, which is on a level with the street. It will be re-
collected that, about three months since, some combusti-
tible matter was discovered in a warehouse belonging to
the same parties in Dundee-street.
TRANMERE.—On Thursday evening a meeting was
held in the school-room, Tranmere, to consider the best
measures to be adopted to appoint an assistant petty con-
stable in the room of James Groves. The chair was taken
by Mr. Moss, senior churchwarden. Mr. Woodward
proposed that candidates for the office should be advertised
for ; and the person chosen should be recommended by
them to magistrates ; Captain Richards seconded the
motion. Mr. W. W. Perry said, in consequence of the
petty constsble being so frequently withdrawn from the
township, and not being under the control of the rate-
payers, he should oppose the motion. Mr. Perry then
proposed, as an amendment, that no officer should be
advertised for to act as an assistant petty constable under
the Constabulary Act. He said he did so from a convic-
tion that if they had an officer of their own, the business
of the township would be attended to. Mr. Perry's
amendment was put and carried by a large majo-
rity.

THE SAILORS' STRIKE.—A meeting of the sailors con-
nected with the recent turnout against the shipping
offices was held on Friday evening last, in the Queen's
Theatre, and was most numerously attended, the building
being crowded to excess. Captain Hudson in the chair.
Several resolutions, expressive of the impositions practised
in the shipping offices, were adopted ; and, as a remedy,
it was proposed that a general registry office, convenient
to the docks, should be immediately established, where
masters and seamen may resort, and where a register of
seamen's names, places of abode, and character, should be
continually open for inspection. The charge for this
should be sixpence, including all expenses. A committee
was formed to carry out this project. The following com-
munication from the Mayor, in reply to a memorial from
the sailors, was read :

" Town-hall, Liverpool, Bth Sept., 1843
" To the Seamen Petitioners to the Council.

" Your petition was duly laid by me before the Coun-
cil, and was read, I considered, by them with a strong
feeling towards the petitioners. It did not, however, im-
mediately appear to the Council that they had the means
of effecting any improvement in the arrangements between
the seamen and the shipping agents ; but a member of the
Council declared his intention of bringing the subject of a
Seamen's Home before the Council, with regulations for
bettering the condition of the seaman, and in particular
for aiding in the preservation of his earnings for his bene-
fit, under his own order and disposal. And the same
member strongly recommended that every seaman, on re-
turning home from a voyage, should obtain a written cha-
racter from the ship master, which, it was thought,shlolubled
go a long way in securing future employment. I
happy at any time to do all in my power, as Mayor,
a Member of the Council, in bringing forward
the sailors for due and proper consideration. —_ am, your
faithful servant, ON
" ROBERTSON GLADST ageorc,aoser
E, Mayor." oasf