The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1851-11-04 00:00:00

CHESHIRE AND WALES.

Sir R. H. Cunliffe, Bart., of Acton Park, Denbighshire,
has kindly returned 15 per cent. to his tenantry, besides
having greatly improved his estates.
At a special meeting of the Wallasey Commissioners,
held on Wednesday, the proposal to hold their meetings
at ten in the morning, instead of seven in the evening,
was rejected by a majority of ten to•eight.
CHESTER CATTLE FAIR.—One of the new monthly
fairs was held on Tuesday last. The supply of beasts was
very small, as also of sheep and pigs. Prices ruled the
same as last fair. But few horses were exhibited.

On Tuesday evening H. H. Dearsley, Esq., barrister,
delivered, in the Craven-rooms, Birkenhead, the first of
two lectures on the History and Policy of the Jesuits.
The second lecture was delivered on Friday night.
On Thursday evening, on the South-Western Railway,
the engine ran off the rails near the Esher station, carry-
ing the carriages completely across the line. No one was
injured.

On Tuesday last an inquest was held before Henry
Churton, Esq., on the body of a young man, aged 17,
named John White, who was killed by a quantity of iron
falling upon him at Birkenhead Docks. Verdict, " Acci-
dental death."
THE VIADUCT AT TRANMERE.—The construction of
the bridge between the Tranmere and Birkenhead ferries
is now being proceeded with, Mr. Brassey being the con-
tractor. We understand that the viaduct will be upon
piles. with bridges for the purpose of admitting vessels to
the higher part of Tranmere Pool.
The Society for the Better Observance of the Lord's
Day, at Carnarvon, lately offered prizes of £lO and £3
for the best essays on the subject, by Welsh operatives.
These have been awarded as follows :—The £lO prize to
Mr. Evan Thomas, blacksmith, Pentrevoelas, Denbigh-
shire, and the £3 prize 'to Mr. William Aubrey, shoe-
maker, Bettws, Abergele.
LAUNCH OF AN IRON VESSEL.—Mr. Laird has just
launched-from his building-yard, Birkenhead, the Cla-
rence, an iron steam-vessel, of about 400 tons measure-
ment, to be fitted by Messrs. Fawcett, Preston, and Co.,
with a pair of 60 horse-power engines, tubular boilers,
and all the recent improvements. The Clarence is intended
for the coast of Australia, and will shortly sail for Sydney
under the command of Captain Wiseman. _

MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT AND Loss OF LIRE AT THE
HOLYHEAD HARBOUR WORKS.—On Saturday afternoon
a frightful accident occurred at the Holyhead works, by
which two persons lost their lives. It appears that a train
of four heavily laden wagons of stone from the mountain,
from some cause or other was precipated over the scaffold.
ing of the temporary pier, crushing one man to death, and
throwing another into the water, from which he was unable
to rescue himself, and he was drowned.
ST. HELENS AND SOUTHPORT.—It is intended to apply
in the ensuing session of parliament for an act to authorise
the construction of a line from the St. Helen's Railway,
at St. Helens to Southport. The line is to form a junc-
tion with the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway at Rain.
ford, and with the East Lancashire Railway at Ormskirk.
The length of the proposed line is 19 miles. It will also
connect St. Helens with the new docks at Garston. The
total estimated cost of the line is only £200,000, one-third
of which, it is stated, is already subscrihed.

RAILWAYS IN CHEsHIRE.---The recent movements of
the Great Western Railway Company, with the object of
obtaining access to this district by way of Birkenhead,
have put the London and Northwestern Company on their
mettle. The latter are, we learn, surveying a new line of
railway from Chester to Birkenhead, and will seek from
parliament, in the ensuing session, powers to construct
the same. It is also stated that the Great-Western and
Shrewsbury Companies; if they take the Chester and Bir-
kenhead line, intend to carry a line of rails from Birken-
head on to New Brighton, coming back to Seaconabe on
the north side of the pool.
HORRIBLE OUTRAGE.—On Tuesday night, soon after
nine o'clock, while a gentleman was on his way from
Woodside ferry to his house in Price-street, Birkenhead,
he was, on passing by the dead wall surrounding the
grounds of Gough's H3tel, attacked by two men. One
stood before him, and the other swung round something
like a stocking with a large stone in the end of it, and
struck him from behind, The blow smashed his jaw, but
he did not fall, Notwithstanding the injury he received,
he used his umbrella so effectually that he prevented the
ruffians robbing him. Persons coming to his assistance
he was carried home, and a surgeon sent for. He is still
confined to his bed, and not allowed to speak.
SHREWSBURY AND CHESTER RAILWAY COMPANY.—
On Wednesday a special meeting of the Shrewsbury and
Chester Railway Company was held in Chester, for the
purpose of authorising the calling in of certain shares, the
substitution of others instead of them, and also the crea-
tion of other new shares. Mr. Wardell presided. It was
agreed to raise £92,260, by giving to every holder of £lOO
a share of £lO, if he chose to have it, at guaranteed five
per cent. interest for five years certain. It was also
resolved, " That the 27,600 shares, of £lO each, upon
which the sum of £1 per share has been paid, be called in
and eancelled, that 1,380 new shares, of £2O each, be
created, and that one of such shares be allotted and issued
to the proprietor of every twenty shares so called in and
cancelled."
LOCAL TRAFFIC ON THE CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD.
RAILWAY.--In the course of a short time a large amount
of local traffic will be placed upon the Chester and Holy-
head line. The slate trade, which forms by far the most
important item in the local trade, will in a brief space of
time be completely thrown upon the railway. Its impor-
tance may be gathered from the fact that Mr. Thomas
Assheton Smith has, through his agent, Mr. Roberts,
contracted for the conveyance of 40,000 tons of slates for
the next year. The branch line from the Llanberis
quarry will be ready soon after the commencement of the
year, when the produce of the quarry will be available for
transit. The formation of the branch line from the Pen-
rhyn slate quarries throws the conveyance of many
thousands of tons of slate monthly upon the line, and this
will soon be in full operation. For the construction of
this branch the Chester and Holyhead Company provided
the rails and sleepers, Colonel Pennant being at the ex-
pense of everything else. A large trade in bricks is ex-
pected from the Buckley mountain, and ores from the
lead mines when the communications with the works are
opened, and 40,000 tons of coal are expected shortly to be
added to the local traffic of theline.—Times.

BLOOMERISM IN MANCHESTER.-It was whispered
during the week that a bevy of Bloomers would make
their appearance in St. Ann's-square, the fashionable
lounge of Manchester, on Saturday, but the rumour was
treated to a great extent with incredulity. About three
o'clock, however, a lady in pettiloons actually made her
appearance, leaning on a gentleman's arm. The rush of
the male sex was tremendous, and the crowding and star-
ing sufficient to have outfaced most ladies. In this Fase
the fair one " stood it" well, and looked quite impassive ;
all the blushing was done by the gentleman, whose shirt
collar, judging by the redheat of his cheeks, must have
been in imminent danger of fire.

BIRKENHEAD,LANCASHIRE, • CHESHIRE

JUNCTION RAILWAY.

ALLIANCE WITH THE GREAT WESTERN AND
SHREWSBURY ASSOCIATED COMPANIES.

The adjourned half-yearly and special meeting of this
company was held on Saturday, at Monks' Ferry Hotel.
Alderman Bancroft, the chairman of the board, presided,
and there was a very crowded attendance.

The CHAIRMAN observed that the matter formally ad-
journed for consideration was the supplementatv agree-
ment entered into with the London and North-Western
Company. There was, however, another subject alluded
to,—he meant their station accommodation at. Manchester.
It now rested with the proprietors, there being an under-
standing between the company and the Bonded Ware-
house Company, to decide if they should take it up, upon
certain terms to be agreed upon, and construct a line of
railway in order to form a passenger and goods station in
Salford and Manchester. partly on the river and partly in
the two boroughs. The memorandum of an agreement he
should lay before the meeting that the directors had en-
tered into, subject to the confirmation of the proprietors,
to lease the line to the Great Western Company and
to tke Shrewsbury Associated Companies (applause).
The directors had come to the conclusion to enter into an
t•'• •
to pay them a per centage for station accomram
agreement with the London and Northwestern Company
Manchester, on the same priuciple that
pali themes
per centage for the use of their line. The London and
Northwestern Company could not (Nett to that course,
inasmuch as it was tarrying out the same principle acted
on in respect to the use of their line at large ; and, unless
some of the shareholders objected, the understanding
would be, perhaps, without a resolution, that the directors
should make arrangements with the London and North-
western Company to pay so mteeb per cent. for all traffic,
passengers, and goods, tak9n, to the station, it being un-
derstood that they were to be independent at Mancheater,
and performing their
point, about which - A own terminal duties. The next
good deal of discussion took place,
was the suppler4entary
very distinctle agreement; and he might state
and very decidedly that, practically viewed,
the board "were satisfied now, as they bad been at the last
meetirt.k,
that great advantage had been secured to this
cor,,,pany
by the supplementary agreement. That being
so, and as discussion might complicate and, perhaps, em-
barrass future operations, if the projectors had confidence
in the judgment of the directors, he would suggest that
it would be the most convenient course that they should
pass over the subject. They did not ask the proprietors to
pass any resolution on the matter : it was unnecessary.
It was here announced that the time for the special
meeting had arrived.
The CHAIRMAN said he had to indicate that it was
the intention of the directors, if the meeting approved of
such a course, to apply to parliament for a short act to
abandon so much of the scheme as lies between Lower
Walton and Heaton Norris. They had agreed to do so
in the agreement with the London and North-western
Company, and they were not quite free from the liability.
Also, if the proprietors thought fit, so much of the line as
lies between Hooton and Welsby. And, in the next place,
to alter the arrangements made for the extension to the
docks and the approaches there, so as to avoid having to
carry Canning-street over the property of the railway
company. The existing arrangement would involve con-
siderable expenditure, interrupt the traffic of the company,
and impede all interests at Birkenhead. (Hear.) He
might state, that the Improvement Commissioners of
Birkenhead were willing to make an arrangement on
equitable terms ; he had reason to think they could
arrange also with the Birkenhead Dock Commissioners
and the Dock and Warehouse Company, thus saving
expense. The next subject in the short bill would be to
merge the forfeited shares in the company. The next
point would be to consolidate the stock of the company,
to convert it into stock, to adjust the share capital, and
bring it to the amount named in the agreement with the
Great Western and other companies. Then as to the
issue of bonds. This was not a new lien at all ; it was
simply the conversion of a contract debt into a bond debt
to Mr. Brassey. They were now paying him four and a
half per cent. upon £90,000, and he had consented to take
four per cent. instead in bonds for five years,—(applause)
—which was considered a very good arrangement. He
now came to a matter of very great importance, and about
which there might be a discussion :—that was the pro-
posed agreement with the Holyhead Company. The terms
were, that the Holyhead Company should pay a gross
sum of £3OOO for one year, say, from the Ist Nov, inst.,
to the Ist Nov., 1852, for the use of the lines of this
company, that was the line from Chester to Birkenhead,
and the line from Chester to Lower Walton, undertaking
themselves to perform all the duties, so that it should be a
nett sum of money payable to the Birkenhead Company.
This arrangement was deemed so important in principle
that the directors had decided to submit the subject to
the approval of the shareholders. The board had assented
to this arrangement with the Holyhead Company, and,
after submitting it to the proprietors intended to carry it
out, with no apprehension that any difficulty would arise
from any quarter, and they felt bound to that agreement
in every sense of the word. He now came to the more
important matter, that was the memorandum of the
agreement entered into between the board of this com-
pany and the Great Western associated companies. The
terms of that agreement were already in the possession of
every proprietor. They were, in substance, that from
June next, that company should receive 3 per cent. upon
two millions of money, an invariable amount, 31- percent.
the next year, and four per cent. afterwards in perpetuity,
with the option, if that company should think proper to
exercise it, of merging into or amalgamating with the
associated companies at par. Assuming that, when the
companies came to amalgamate, one company got 4 per
cent. and the other 5 ; assuming that the Great Western
Company got 5, and the two Shrewsbury companies 4 per
cent., they would have to adjust their capitals in propor-
tion to those dividends. The result would be that the
£lOO of Great Western capital would remain intact, but
the £lOO of Shrewsbury would have to be reduced to £BO,
ten per cent. less ; they would then receive a uniform
dividend for ever. It was simply an adjustment of capitals,
and when the capitals were so adjusted, the Birkenhead
Company would merge into them a capital of £2,000,000
at par. That was the basis of the arrangement agreed
upon. (Applause.)
The CHAIRMAN put it to the meeting, in reference to
station accommodation at Manchester, if the board were
to understand that they might make an agreement upon
the principle indicated ?
After considerable discussion and protest on the subject,
the chairman and the board agreed to a suggestion that
they should go on till the 30th of June next, with regard
to station accommodation, without entering upon any
further agreement. (Applause.)
The CHAIRMAN said the next and first special business
was to order the issue of the bonds. He moved—" That
the company be authorised to borrow on mortgage or
bond a sum not exceeding £90,000, under the provisions
of the Cheshire Junction Railway Act, of 1846."
Mr. TITHERINGTON said it would perhaps be better to
go on with the subject of alliance first.
Mr. Wm. JACKSON, M.P., agreed with this suggestion.
He said, supposing the Great Western agreement not gone
on with, those who bad paid on the £27 shares stood in a
different position to those who held the £22 and £3l
shares. If parliament refused to sanction the amalga-
mation, the old paid-up shareholders would be receiving
14 per cent. per annum, and paying to Mr. Brassey 4 per
cent. The holders of £22 and £3l should every one be
made to pay up, and then let Mr. Brassey have his money.
(A laugh.)
The motion, which had been seconded by Mr. BROWN,
of Glasgow, was then put and carried ; as was also another
formal resolution ordering the £90,000 so raised to be
borrowed from Mr. Brassey.

It was then decided to take the memorandum of agree-
ment with the Great Western and associated companies as
read, a copy being in the hands of every proprietor, and
The CHAIRMAN then moved that it be approved of and
confirmed. The resolution which he had just moved
would be followed by another : " That the directors, in
virtue of the aforegoing resolution, are hereby authorised
find specially empowered to ratify and affix the common
seal to any extended agreement for giving more formal
effect to the conditions and terms in the memorandum
and agreement thereby confirmed, in like manner as if
such extended agreement had been submitted for confir-
mation to a meeting of the proprietors," &c. It was
found that the time was too short to have an extended
agreement drawn to include all details. It had. therefore,
been agreed between the companies that a confirmation
of the memorandum of agreement should be held as a
confirmation of the detailed agreement when put under
the seals of the respective companies."
The first resolution, which had been seconded by Mr.
Gibb, was about being put, when
Mr. TITHERINGTON said he would like to know from
the chairman the nature of the guarantee, whether it was
jointly or separately. It was desirable that that should be
made public.
The CHAIRMAN said this was the guarantee of the
united companies, and they looked to them either together
or apart, or in any capacity. (Laughter and applause.)
In answer to a question from Mr. JACKSON,
The CHAIRMAN said the " lands reserved" were those
valued by Mr. John Stewart and Mr. Weightman at the
beginning of 1831 ; they included the land where the
offices were situate, and also some at Tranmere Pool.
The £2,000,000 would not pay all debts and give them the
land free.
The following report from Mr. Beloe as to the capital of
the company was referred to :—" I find the total expen-
diture of the company, up to the 18th October, 1851,
together with all liabilities for work done, land purchased,
and contracts still to be completed—but deducting the
value of the land reserved, the cash received on forfeited
shares, and uncalled on the £22 and £3l shares—may be
fairly estimated at £2,045,000, being an excess of £45,000
over the amount upon which the company have proposed
to negotiate with the associated companies, and will
require a reduction on the respective classes of shares to
the following extent :—On the £27 10s. shares fully paid
up, 12s. 9d., £22 10s. 2d., £3l 14s. 4d.
The CHAIRMAN said it would be seen from this report
that there was an excess of two millions capital, but it had
always been agreed to strike off a part of that. He was
then putting the resolution, when
Mr. JACKSON, M.P., rose to enter his protest against
this amalgamation, and he did so upon the ground which
he had always held, that to be allied to any great company
would most materially injure the position, the ultmate
good to be derived by the .proprietors of this company ;
and that the amount of per centage to be given either by
the Great Western or the Northwestern Companies would
not amount to what they would receive from the line if
maintained in an independent state. (Hear, hear.) Ho
had hoped that when he had brought about the arrange-
ment with the Holyhead Company and this company, that
when they could fully develops what the Birkenhead line

could do, by penetrating into a district of purely a mieeref—.
character, it would have led them, not to have shut sa.u.
Holyhead line up and deprived them of a free comagil%
cation to the eastward, but rather to have freely open!
this line as the common conduit pipe from the trelti
brought by all the competing parties to Chester. Anar
looking
wereato portion
wneilling to payf
60 agreement, of
prreeemceenntt. now
,namely, that Ole
parties
upon this'
line,
that,
thinkand 75 per
withcent.
theuponGreat the
local
Westerntraffic,
and Shrewsbury
he coul a no I
but
Companies terminating at Chester, the London and Nort-
hwestern competing with them at that point, a rail-mi
ing to them from Wales, and another from Mancnester•
with the docks of Birkenhead to back them,—he could
not hut think that the traffic on the line would have
yielded more than the 60 per cent. which they were °ski
ing. (Hear, bear.) They would find, if this agreement
were ratified, that the London and Northwestern Com-
pany would make preparations, and preparations the°,
afwoetrertenhmey making, be knew, for a new line into the di..;,rierr
yeawouldx
pneortiebneceshouf ttohuet.bat(tHleeoafl..eSboi:Ja-,:dici:n.gcriretob_ai
narrow guages, he had great do a -
übt' whether Parham in
would sanction or not this am"'
were they )
Mr. Roy -.lgatnation. If not, where:

lang.eupaglieed,
t.haHt
ife trisgagemdaltgoamstaattioen, iwnetrbeecarril
out, it should remain open to all. (Applause.) TheY;
the associated companies, had suffered themselves from
the opposite view, and knew too well its injurious effect"
he meant by the prevention of traffic coming over
ince
line, ever to practise that system upon another. A.13°0
was entitled to state, as he knew it to be the unaoleiu
sentiment of the members of the three boards of the ase°;
elated companies, that they would give to the Holyher
Company and the London and Northwestern ComPe,l3'
when they chose to come to Birkenhead, the most al;
lute facility, the most perfect absence from anything Itihe
obstruction or prevention of trade coming there, that
strictest orders or the most zealous exertions could secehre
to them. (Applause.) They would go further. If t d
Holyhead Company chose, this session of Parliament, lie
it was not too late for a bill to that effect, to give ;id
associated companies the same facilities, they /1°-
put in clause for clause with them. If the Load°.
and Northwestern Company chose to give there the same
facilities to run into Manchester to conduct the trade theru
that they require to conduct the trade here, (at Birket
head), they were perfectly welcome to it by a C BPSe
the bill. (Applause.) There should be no mincing:-
the matter, acid no mistake about it. It was to the .11"
terest of this line, and 3f those who guarantee it, to brill
every description of traffic upon it which would pal ; 894
if they did not do this they ought to be sufferers, and oug't
to bear not only the pecuniary loss but the disgrace °.
such misconduct. They had before offered this totP:
Holyhead Company, when it had a bill in Parliamew:
Now, if the object of the hon. gentleman were limited,ilet
that, and he put it to the meeting whether it was aue°
else, where stood he now ? a
Mr. BUCKLEY supported Mr. Jackson's view, 8.13.
thought it would be better to remain an independent 10;1
Mr. WINCH remarked that the proposed arrangeree".
with the Shrewsbury and Great Western companies Wog:
natural and proper alliance to be made with this corneae/I
and that the terms were such as ought to be considered
satisfactory. (Applause.)
Mr. TITHERINGTON said he also felt perfectly satisfiel
for those for whom he was in trust, that it was the very be,s..
arrangement which could be made ; and he asked to"
proprietors to look back. The Northwestern Corell
had sent along this company's line 3,000 tons of traffi
within the last twelve months ; the Holyhead Conaftl.
had sent 35,000 tons ; and the Shrewsbury CoulPen'—
lid
100,000 tons of traffic. Was it reasonable that they should
be afraid the London and Northwestern Company wof
i
make a second line to Birkenhead ? (Laughter.) 1!,,e
most cordially approved of what the board had done
bringing about the lease or amalgamation..
Mr. LIDDELL said, it had been stated that, if the!realised six per cent., it would go into the pockets of tief
allied companies. He thought that did not follow.
they found, in 1856, that they bad 6 per cent., care Wow
be taken that they were secured for ever 6 per cent.
Mr. BUCK, of London, expressed his approval of the
lease.
objected
Mr. BURGESS, as an old proprietor, strongly objeC'-
to the proposal to lease or amalgamate.
The CHAIRMAN then put the resolution, which //-
carried amid loud applause, with only six dissentients.
_ Mr. BURGESS begged for his dissent to be recorded' °"'

the books.
The CHAIRMAN said he could not do that.
The CHAIRMAN then moved that the board be
powered to proceed for an act in the ensuing session ot
carry out the agreement.
Mr. BUCK seconded the motion, which was carried. r
The next subject was the agreement with the Ches'e
and Holyhead Company.

Mr. 6ANDY seconded the motion.
Mr. KNOX moved, as an amendment, the negative.

Mr. TREVOR seconded the amendment.
After a short debate the amendment was put and car"
ried, about eight or ninehands being held up against itlst
Mr. Kriox moved that the supplementary agreetocuA
with the London and North-western Company beadjouroe'
sine die. Agreed to.
The meeting then broke up.

CHURCH-RATE MEETING AT PRESOr.
DISORDERLY PROCEEDINGS.

On Friday, the 25th ultimo, the rate-pavers of el?
parish were convened in Vestry, for the purpose of elect-
he
school-wardens, and of making a Church-rate.
appointment of feoffees to superintend the interests of tk
Free Grammar School was conducted in an amicable sit
rit. Messrs. Cross and Ward, solicitors, were reelected
without opposition ; and to fill up the two vacancies'
created by the elevation of Mr. Galloway to the coroner-
ship of the manor, and of the Rev. Mr. Evans to the
nits of " a foreman of the town," Mr. Appleton and in't'
E. Twist were selected,—the former unanimously, the 114
ter with but little opposition.
Thus far the business of the Vestry proceeded we!
gentlemanly decorum. No sooner, however, had t".-0
ever fruitful source of local strife, the Church-rate, beet
mooted, than some in the assembly appeared—in t 134.101
rancour against the rate—to forget the sanctity or 1,1
place in which they were met together, and the revel.'"
character of their president, the Vicar.
Mr. GALLOWAY, one of the churchwardens, stated tili:te
k
a most economical estimate bad been made as t° ,
probable expenses of the ensuing twelvemonth ; and
if compared with the outlay of the last and previous Yearod
it would be found that a rate of one penny in the ppud;
was not more than sufficient to cover the sum require
and he therefore proposed a rate to that amount. ,
Mr. LONGTON, the senior churchwarden, seconded
Galloway's proposition. •,1 t.
Mr. JNo. DAGLISH, a gentleman well known 1- ate
Helens, moved as an amendment, that the rate be limiter,
one farthing in the pound, which was seconded by
MARSH, a solicitor of St. Helens, retained, it Was 9-
of
by the Romanists of that town, to resist the impositionns,
an adequate rale. In the course of his observati°„er,
which were delivered in a becoming tone and manger,
this gentleman inveighed generally against certain cher to,
which he denounced as illegal, in the wardens' accounted
audited and passed by the Easter Vestry ; and he reene,s.ot
that the several items might be read over, in order '_o,
he might specify those in particular to which he took vro,
ception. This, though an irregular and nugatory P oge
ceeding, was assented to by the Rev. chairman, " the
courtesy was rewarded with singular gratitude Vore
mover of the amendment, who, as the various items and
being read, gave free license to rambling assertiel the
impudent bluster, and not unfrequently addresse!',4-
Vicar himself in remarks which betrayed an utter eig-

lessness of the amenities of civilised society. aster
Towards the close of a turbulent revision of the
accounts, when the patience of the meeting was fa!gsl,
ing place to indismation, Mr. Ward challenged .Alr• b!(
at once to bring all vague imputation to an iss';!;'fbe
pointing out expressly the objectionable charges 'I, de-
wardens' expenditure. For some time Mr. ikisr,:„o3o---
clined to do this, but at length impugned three "' tbe
one, of refreshments at the confirmation ; another/yes'
fee for ringing on the death of Sir Robert four
and a third, the annual allowance of £l6 to the
churchwardens. been
On this last item, the sense of the meeting ha "°
taken, it was decided by a majority that it 0'95 r ticel
reasonable gratuity ; and with reference to the otbeehoull
it was understood that for the future such charges he sot;
not be incurred. Yet, notwithstanding an alreeour't
minute discussion of almost every item in the ,_Be repot
had been afforded, and that with no exception tnriciielta;
of the Vestry auditor had been confirmed by over „tittie;r
ing majorities, the farthing advocates persisted Ws 010
their motion ; and even after their defeat, in ,;(Bii°
crowning attempt to stultify the Vestry, their; tbreolgo
spirit still held fast its tenacity witbin them, an, d, To
their organ, Mr. Marsh, a poll was dernah"ea.m., ati
appeal to the parish at large commenced at teP'o, dap,
Monday, Oct. 27, and at its close the f0110w11,,,
four p.m., the result was—
For the one penny rate. .... • ' 13' Ai
For the farthing rate ............ •• • •
Majority for the churchwardens. •• • st, it fit.
btrt
Throughout the whole of this exciting contteurers °law
justice to the gentry and principal manu,f4ect theY,i,,erigect
Helens to add, that by their votes and con" web I""lieve
nantly repudiated the factious recklessness Ny we be tba
the parish into the turmoil of a poll. Indeed,ate even fie
that a sense of shame did at length Pene'rof all. off
promoters of this unjustifiable movement. .11 the A easster
whose insolent declamation was so gross I could his
not one, even the mover of the farthing rate,„tid ree°
composure enough to go to the Town Hall
effrontery by his vote.

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THE GREAT BRITAIN STEAM-SIIIP.--ThiS olb-6/8;
vessel was on Thursday removed from the Sand° 0 since
ving Dock, where she has been undergoing reo,ll. wile!
April last, and brought into the Wellington mntool'e soil
her engines will be placed in her. She is breast .0
boilers, three on each side, and two funnels, a lode !s,
each other. The machinery, which has been
11,,,00 1,
London, is on its way to Liverpool. The alterte'o, of;
the ship have added materially to her aPPeara,, bonsrj
deg..- on
increased her capacity. By means of the new e out _.,
the ship will be able to carry coals for the v0Y11,.g.,,,e55ur.4
home, about 600 passengers, and 3000 tons or fiwillf_;lo
ment goods ; whilst her engines, which are 3,Y.t`i'ent, r 0
the same power as before, but really more et,v; oeqte'D
give her a higher speed. The newt crew i 9 rittud itS Wei
its place : its diameter is 15 feet inches' 91.1 on 8
19 feet. The rudder of the ship is constructed
and improved principle.