The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1850-12-03 00:00:00

THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE,

We understand that the Council of the Chamber of
Commerce have forwarded the following memorial to the
Secretary of State on the subject of the Powder-magazines
at Liscard

"To the Right Honourable Sir George Grey, Bart„ 211. P., her
Majesty's Secretary at State far the Home Deparpnent.
" The Memorial of the Liverpool Chamber of Commerce
humbly sheweth,
"That, by the Report of Colonel Waters, R.E., to H.M. Go-
vernment, dated 2d September last, your memorialists have
lately been made aware of the imminent danger to which the
lives and property of the inhabitants of this town, as well as
the shipping in the docks, are subjected so long as the Maga-
zines for the reception and storageof gunpowder are permitted
to remain, and the trade in gunpowder is allowed to be carried
on, as at present, at a site so near to the town and docks of
Liverpool.
"Your memorialists, therefore, awakened to a sense of the
anpalling danger to which they are each moment exposed, teeth
as to their lives and property, respectfully, but not less ear-
nestly, pray for the protection of H.M. Government, and that,
with that view, you will be pleased forthwith to institute such
proceedings as may seem to you necessary and proper for the
immediate abatement of so terrible an evil by the total and im-
mediate removal of the Magazines from the present site.
And your memorialists will ever pray, &c.
Signed on behalf of the Liverpool Chamber of Commerce,
THOMAS B. HORSFALL, President.

APPEALS AGAINST WATER RATES.—Yesterday morn-
ing the magistrates sat to hear appeals against the water-
rates. Mr. W. Earle was prevented from attending, being
at present confined to his bed.
THE BRUNSWICK CLUB.—The £5O prize will be con-
tended for at the Brunswick Club on the 3lst inst., which
will be the closing of the fourth year of its existence. As
has hitherto been customary, a sumptuous dinner will be
given.
LORD FIELDING'S CHURCH.—We publish to-day the
list of subscriptions towards erecting a new church in the
parish of Pantasaph, near Holywell, in order to provide a
want which is now deeply felt there, in consequence of
Lord Fielding's having transferred the recently erected
church to the Romish communion. The circumstances of
the case are of peculiar interest, more especially at the
present moment, and we doubt nat that some of our
readers, after perusing the painful details, will be glad to
contribute towards so desirable an object.
MODERN TRAVELLING.—WC have high authority that
good frequently comes out of evil, and assuredly the pub-
lic are deriving benefit from the quarrel between the rival
railway companies whose lines connect Birmingham and
Liverpool, if no one else does. Where is the man who
would have believed a few years ago that he could go from
Wolverhampton to Liverpool, by rail all the way, (for the
trains of the Shrewsbury Companies wait the arrival in
Wolverhampton of those of the London and North Wes-
tern from Birmingham,) take three friends with him, and
have something to spare out of a sovereign ?—Chester

Courant.
SUDDEN DEATHS.— A middle-aged woman named
Fanny Williams, a servant at Mr. James Corbett's, 11,
Hotham-street, was found dead in bed about ten o'clock
on Saturday morning last. She had formerly been much
addicted to drunkenness, and suffered, in consequence,
from asthma, with pain in her side.—Early the same
morning an Irishman. named James Ross, expired sud-
denly at a lodging-house in Sherwood-street. Deceased
had been recently married in Antrim, whence he had
come with his wife, with the intention of emigrating to
America. He had suffered:lrom fits, and expired in bed
from the effects of one of these attacks.
PAPAL AGGRESSION.—A meeting of the clergy within
the Archdeaconry of Liverpool was held in the Savings'
Bank, Bold-street, yesterday week, which was presided
over by the Yen. Archdeacon Brooks. An address to
the Queen was moved,in one,paragraph of which thechurch
of Rome was recognised as a true church, provided that
she kept within her own prescribed boundaries. This was
objected to by Dr. M'Neile and other clergymen, wh'
declared that they could not look upon her under any cir-
cumstances as a true church, and ultimately the words
were altered so as to make the sentiment in accordance
with the principles of our Scriptural creed.
THE ASSIZES.—The winter assize commences on Mon-
day next. The first trial before Mr. Justice Coleridge will
be that of William Threlfall (postponed from last assizes),
for extensive commercial forgeries. Among the subse-.

quent cases to be taken in the same court are those of
Edward Moran, an officer of the Tib-street establishment.
for manslaughter ; of Mr. Henry Blackhurst, an attorney
at Preston, for an alleged forgery of his late wife's will ' • of
William Smith, for manslaughter, by causing the explo-
sion of a steam boiler at Mr. C. Pooley's works ; end of
M'Cawley and Sirrell (the London silversmith), the one
for stealing and the other for feloniously receiving a
quantity of jewellery and plate. Gregory, Holland. and
Pimlott, for the daring burglary and highway robberies in
Hulme, will be tried before Mr. Baron Alderson.
ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH TO HOLYHEAD.—The Dock
Committee on Thursday received a definite proposal from
the Electric Telegraph Company on this subject. The
company state that they have made arrangements for the
erection of the telegraph to Holyhead, and propose that
the semaphore station should be connected with the elec-
tric telegraph station there ; the stations at Cefti-du-
Telegraph and Point Lynes being retained, and the
semaphore at Puffin Island abolished, signals from Point
Lynas may be returned to Holyhead, and transmitted
thence to Liverpool. The Ormshead may be connected
with Conway station ; the stations Llysfaen Vorydd and
Prestatyn abolished, and the semaphore at Hilbre Island
retained in communication with Liverpool, as heretofore.
The communication was referred to the marine surveyor.
TESTIMONIAL.—The following address was presented
to Captain Funk, of the " Black Star" packet-ship De