The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-05-28 00:00:00

JOHN FORMBY, Esq.. in the Chair.

.
The Report of the Committee and the Accounts of the
Treasurer having been read,.
It was resolved,—That the same shall be printed and
circulated as soon as possible.
Resolved,—That the Thanks of this Meeting be pre-
sented to the Rev. Fielding Ould, for the Sermon he
preached on behalf of this Charity.
Resolved,—That the thanks of this Meeting be given to
James Ileyworth, Esq., Robertson Gladstone, Esq., Gil-
bert Henderson, Esq., and Henry Steele, Esq., for their
handsome donations.

Resolved,—That the thanks of this Meeting be given to
the President, Vice-Presidents, and Committee, also to
Arthur Henderson, Esq., the Honorary Treasurer, and
Secretary, fortheirpast services, _ _

Resolved,—'!'hat the thanks of this Meeting be given to
James Parker, Esq., for his unremitting attention to the
interests of this InAitution.

Resolved,—That the. Thanks of this Meeting be given
to the Honorary Physicians, Doctors Gouthwaite and
Ashcroft, and the Honorary Surgeons, Messrs. Pearson,
Hayes, and Lockwood, for their services in the past year.
JOHN FORMBY, Ch.tirrnan.
Resolved,—That the thanks of this Meeting are due to
John Formby, Esq., for his conduct in the Chair, and
for the attention he has given to thie Institution,
ARTHUR HENDERSON, Hon. Sec.

KINGSTOWN.
BELGRAVE- S QUARE, SALT-HILL.

PARTIES intending to reside in tilt, neighbourhood
are invited to inspect the FittsT CLASS BUILDING
hors on this beautifully situated property; lying within
five minutes' walk of the SALT-HILL STATION, com-
manding the most magnificent sea and mountain views.
and occupying an area exceeding TEN ACRES, on which
the. above extensive Square, Avenues, and Ornamental
Plantations are- so nearly completed as to enable a fair
estimate of value to be made..,
The Proprietor purposes to have the Houses of this
property
THEIRF
erectediiT COST, and set
and at almost t forRATHEoRst MLENSOSTIIN-1 TAN
THEIR FIRST
RENTS, allowing a certain portion of the fine to remain
at interest untll di,eharged, by which means the owners
will possess MOST BENEFICIAL INTERESTS in
their holdings, and at a little more than half the price of
equal claUs dwellings in the neighbourhood, ons Lease of 500
Years. earlx House being subject only to its own rent, and
no money required tilltheconcernbeconveyed permanently
and substantially completed. The Proprietor emphatically
pledges 11, msel f that t hisproposilionshallbe fully and fairly
carried into effect with any party entering into the ararnae-
ment.thevaluederivable from the set ting of the Land being
so sufficiently remunerative as to enable him to give the
advantage of his professional skill and knowledge to the
benefit of his tenant. Specimen Dwellings are now in
rapid progress of erection, two of which—viz., TAM-
WORTH and DEVONSHIRE HOUSES—have their
Drawing-room joists laid ; and, as they are temporarily
floored and rendered easy of access. parties have an op-
portunity of judging of the varied views from this com-
manding situation. These Concerns will possess most
extensive accommodation, with all modern improvements,
the nature and extent of which can be accurately judged
of, as they will be copies of Houses (which are open to
inspection) recently erected, and forming the centre com-
partment on another property of the Proprietor's, at Sea
View-terrace, Donnybrook.
The Houses are to be built in pairs, or detached if de-
sirable, each party having his own separate entrance to
the Garden and Offices, by which arrangement great
breadth of front and rear is obtained, and all stable-lanes
on the property avoided.
The attention of those possessing large and unemployed
capital is called to the-unquestionable opportunity here
afforded for its permanent and advantageous investment,
it being immaterial to the Proprietor whether he applies
his time and the means at his command to realise a yearly
income by the FIRST COST and LOW RENT SYS-
TEM PROPOSED, or disposes of his interest as it now
exists, which, as he has other pursuits totally detached
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BISHOP or Lordship is ex-
pected• N"C'lh. morning,—and Trinity
next at Christ. .
rurocub7ni:AlNhn.—His.
Woodside, the evening.
Church,
in Liverpool thisweek, and will preach on Sunday
A DISAPPOINTMENT.—On Wednesday forenoon, a
happy couple—a medical gentleman, of the Isle of Wight,
and an accomplished young lady, daughter of a wealthy
tradesman in London—avowed at St. Martin's-in-the.
Fields, with their friends, to be united in holy wedlock by
special license, but on the clerk asking for the necessary
document, it was found that it had been left at home. The
bridegroom went Off in a post chaise with all haste to
fetch it, being told that he must be back by twelve, or the
ceremony could not be performed that day. That hour
came, but not the bridegroom, who, however, came soon
after. The delay proved dangerous, as the ceremony was
put off. The effect on the bride was alarming. She was
attacked with a hysterical fit, in which she remained a
length of time. On her recovery the party went home;
but it was expected the ceremony would take place next
day.

May 28, 1844.

PROPOSED ARRANGEMENT BETWEEN THE
LONDON AND BIRMINGHAM AND GRAND
JUNCTION COMPANIES.

During the past few weeks the holders of stock in these
two great Lines have been acted upon by the circum-
stance o some differences, said to be serious ones, hav-
ing arisen between the respective Boards of Direction;
and the result has been a considerable reduction in tha
market price of their shares. At the meeting of the
Grand Junction Company held on Tuesday last, a Report
of which will be found in our columns, some of the facts
were permitted to transpire, by which an uneasy feeling
was created, it being feared that instead of pursuing their
former harmonious course of action together, the two
Companies were about to commence a course of mutual
injury and opposition. This feeling we are happy to have
an opportunity of allaying by the publication of the fol-
lowing letter, from which it will be perceived that there
is still a prospect of the amicable settlement of the queS-
tions upon which the Companies were at issue :
" Dear Sir,—The unsatisfactory conclusion of our cor-
respondence last week would, in ordinary cases, prevent
any attempt at its renewal; but the interests at stake
between the Grand Junction and London and Birming-
ham Companies are too important to admit of any weight
being attached to personal considerations, or to mere
matters of form, and I therefore, without hesitation,
revert again to the points at issue between us, with the
desire that they may obtain the early and serious con-
sideration of your board.
" Let me, then, in the outset, repeat that our engage-
ment with the Shrewsbury line, which appears to have
excited so much distrust and alarm, was, on our part,
simply a measure of self-defence, and I think it not
difficult to show that it was quite as necessary for the
protection of the Grand Junction as of the London and
Birmingham line, inasmuch as the threatened alternative
tended to an independent line from Worcester by Shrews-
bury direct to Chester. Ido not desire to conceal that an
extension of the Birmingham and Shrewsbury line to
Chester, or its neighbourhood, is probable, nor that it iS
capable of being so laid out and worked, as very materially
to interfere with the traffic of the Grand Junction line,
but it will not be our fault if it ever become really detri-
mental to your interests; since the propositions which I
shall submit to you in this letter are calculated in their
results to meet not only the case of the Birmingham and
assumedShrewsbury
by line,ths bcuotmopfanaynymoathy aperipneawrhtio ichntt:rfeproe thsiwtiion
Grand Junction interests.
" As resuects the Trent-valley line, we have very un-
willingly conceded the principle that such a line should
be formed, because we are still of opinion that the public
will, on the whole, derive no real benefit from it, or at all
events none which can be put in competition with the
cost and inconvenience it must necessarily occasion. If,
however, we have yielded thus far in obedience to what
we conceive to be mistaken public opinion,. we have at no
time consented to the conditions proposed to us by the
Manchester Company (although led to believe that you
had given an unconditional assent), deeming those con-
ditions unreasonable and inequitable both as regards the
Grand Junction and the London and Birmingham Com-
panies. In this matter, therefore, we are free to take
any course that we may deem. most advantageous to our-
selves and the public.
" Proceeding to the concluding paragraph Of your note
on Friday, the 17th instant,—via., that each of us must
henceforth be held at perfect liberty to take our own,
course for our own protection I am to infer from
this declaration that all consideration of mutual interests
is to be at an end, and that each company is to pursue itS
own course, without reference to the injury it may inflict
on the other;—if this be the principle which is in future'
to guide our proceedings, I must be allowed to observer
that it is much more easy to see how both companies may
be seriously damaged, than how either-can possibly derive
any real benefit from such a course, whilst it is certain
that the public can, ultimately, gain nothing by out"
differences. It is not worth while to enquire which may
be the stronger; the-wiser, or the more influential party!
where the utmost amount of success in a contest will
yield no solid advantage.
'8 I trust, however, that, notwithstanding the past,
more peaceful counsels will prevail, and that both com-
panies, whose interests are in reality so nearly allied, will
adopt the far preferable course of acting in concert for
their mutual benefit,.having always reference to the just
and reasonable requirements of the public;'--but I must
confess that, in the present posture of affairs,,l have little
hope of any cordial agreement between us, unless an ar-
rangement can be effected by which the pecuniary interests
of the two companies-shall be permanently united upon,
terms of perfect equality.. To this end, therefore, and
with the full approbation of the London and Birmingham
Board, I come at once to the following propositions :-- „
" lat.—That the London and Birmingham and Grand
Junction Companies remain distinct and separate as they
now are, both io respect to their management and-capital'
" 2nd.—That the directors of each board be several!),
and exclusively responsible for their management to their
respective proprietaries.
" 3rd.—That the existingsngagements of each cornPB.6l;
be carried into effect, but that neither engage in any 11'
enterprise without the consent of the other. ..r
.4 4th.—That the net profits of the two lines,- t om_
whatever source derived, go to a common fund, out of
which equal dividends shall be made on the shares of
both companies.
" I consider it premature to enter at present into points
of detail, and I am quite aware that numerous objections
and difficulties may be started to this or any other ar-
tbrgensgtt eh. muu
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etgo.
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woe
outgo,
great undertakings, and of restoring to the numerouS
body of our respective shareholders that confidence which
must necessarily be shaken so long as we remain at
variance. I have only to hope that this communication
will be received in the friendly spirit in which it is made,
and I shall rejoice if it lead to a termination of those
differences which cannot be otherwise than a source of
annoyance and anxiety to you as well as to myself.
" I am, dear sir,
" Yours faithfully,
(Signed) " GEORGE CARR GLYN.
" London and Birmingham Railway Office,
" Enslon Station, 23rd May, 1814.
" John Moss, Esq."

The King of Saxony was expected to arrive at Dover,
yesterday, (Monday,) on a visit to her Majesty.
On Friday last, the Duke of Wellington gave a grand
ball in honour oilier Majesty's birthday, at Apsley House.
Upwards of 900 of our high aristocracy were present.
John Driver, Esq., of Madeira, and merchant of' this
town, has lately been appointed by his Majesty King
Otho, Consul for Greece at theisland of Madeira.

LIVERPOOL FEMALE ORPHAN ASYLITM.—Dr. Trench
is appointed, by the Committee,_. Honorary Physician tO
this institution.

CABIN PASSENGERS BY TRE SIDDONS FROM NOI
YORK.—Cotonel Moore, Mr. Allen and lady, Mr. Marie'Mr. Stark, Mr... Pelham, Mr. Cayley, Mr. wynne, Mr.
Neet,-Mr. Allmut, Mr. Berry, Mr. Anderson, Mr. Ha-
ham, Mr. Bradley, Mr. Smith, Mrs. M'Dougal, Miss
Barker, Miss Malilein, Miss Warden, and Miss Couche•
The Siddons arrived at this port on Sunday.
The schooner Catherine of London, bound for thispnrtt
with a very miscellaneous cargo from Gravesend, was
sunk off the Isle of Wight on Sunday night week, throng"
coming in contact with another vesel. The former went
down almost instantly, and Mr. Roberts, his wife, and
four seamen went down with her. The remaining two
persons on board, saved themselves by clinging to the
schooner's boat.
at Mr,
MUSICAL. NOVELTY.—We yesterday saw, as
Smith's, 47, Bold-street, one of those new inArnme
called the " Euphonicon." It appears to be, a further
improvement,.on a new principle, of the piano-forte,. and
is extremely elegant in construction, and brilliant in tone,
as well as possessing a great advantage over the piano of
the usual form, inasmuch as the player though seated
near a wall, may at all times face the audience in a rootill
the back, and the front, being equally ornamental, t
the sound proceeding principally from the former. we.
had prepared a rather lengthy description of this uniquv
instrument, but are compelled to withdraw it.
INFRINGEMENT OF THE IMPROVEMENT ACT.---14P
John Smith was summoned before the bench to allover
a charge-of carrying a branch sewer into the main sewertn
Somerville-street, Birken head, without giving notice to the
road surveyor, by which he was liable to a penalty of £s°.
The object of the act is that all sewers should be con;
structed to the satisfaction of the surveyor. Mr. SolLt
said he was not aware that any notice was required ; ":d
he thought the act applied to the public streets only; °—
that he believed the commissioners had not adopted T:
street in question.. He was told that it applied to all
streets, and that that street had been adopted. On the
understanding that Mr. S would satisfy the surveyor thnt
the work should be properly done, no conviction would
be called for, and the case was dismissed on paYment of
costs.