The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1848-06-27 00:00:00

TIIF, LIVERPOOL STANDARD.

I.IU LIVERPOOL WAREHOUSING COMPANY.

It has always, and justly, been urged that the property
of the warehouse-owners of Liverpool, large as it is in the
aggregate, comprising about four millions sterling, is not
in a condition to protect itself from the competition of a
public body, such as the Dock Trust. Much of it is
owned by non-resident parties. Some of it affords the
sole dependence of widows and orphans, annuitants, and
others, from their position unable either to dispose of or
manage their property to the best advantage, or to work
it themselves with the requisite machinery and upon the
best system. With these views as to the position of the
wareliouse-owners as a body, we were disposed from the
first to regard favourably the project of a Warehousing
Company, by whom their property would be advantaged
by a central and economical management, and by the in-
creased enterprise and efficiency which such management,
in judicious hands, ensures.
The more we have learnt of the views and regulations
of the Company, the more we are confirmed in our own
first impressions. A brief detailed statement of these will
perhaps bring the merits of the scheme more forcibly
home to our readers than the statements in the original
prospectus, the more especially as, since it was issued,
the advantage has been afforded of more mature conside-
ration of the details. The plan is simply, this—that such
warehouse-owners of the port as choose to embrace the
opportunities offered by the Company, shall in the first
instance hand over their property into its management.
A valuation is then made by the Company's surveyor,
upon the amount of which the owner derives his interest
of five per cent. on the property, and, at the end of
three or five years, his share in whatever extra profit
may have accrued from the entire property in the
hands of the Company. Thus, if A consigns to
them a warehouse valued at £5OO a-year; B. another
valued at £4OO a-year, and so on ; A and B receive
their pro-rata shares on the whole amount under the
Company's management, whether or not the property
owned by them may have been let or employed by the
company. It is not proposed that all the warehouses
should necessarily be worked by them. Where good and
substantial tenants can be found they will be let off, the
company being merely receivers and guarantees. Where
they cannot be let altogether, they will be worked under
the central regulations and management. Thus there
can be no risk to individuals of their property producing
nothing, as frequently occurs at present; and, on the
other hand, there can be none of its being let at such
rates as to injure property more favourably situated.
Yet, still each warehouse being valued according to its
locality and condition, there is no unfair advantage
afforded to one description of property over another.
Since we last referred to the subject, we are glad to
learn that the company has been formed, and that already
it has under its management property which exceeds in
value that now belonging to the Dock Trust, and that ac-
cessions to its strength are being daily made, from most
influential parties. It is fully expected that the manage-
ment, whilst more efficient, will be less than half the
cost of that of individual owners, whilst the security to
the public using its warehouses will be greatly increased.
The arrangements are now being matured ; and we re-
peat our firm conviction that both by warehouse owners
and the mercantile body of the port, a large amount of
advantage will be reaped.

THE ROSCOE CLUB CONCERT LAST NIGHT.

Whatever might have proved the amount of success of
this first effort of the club to cater for the musical taste of
their members and the public, it cannot be denied that the
spirit with which it was made deserved the utmost public
encouragement, and that it was admirably arranged
throughout. In addition to such stars in the musical
hemisphere as Mr. Sims Reeves, who, by the bye, may be
said to have gathered his first laurels in Liverpool, and Miss
Birch, one of the chastest in style amongst our English
female vocalists, the committee did not overlook native
talent in the person of that universal favorite, Miss Whit-
nall, or the claims of Signor Paltoni, who may almost be
called of Liverpool, being settled amongst us. In addition
the programme contained the names of M. Henri Lawson,
pupil of the celebrated German violinlst,Moligne. Mons.
Z. Herrmann conducted, and Mr. G. Eyton presided at
the piano-forte.
Notwithstanding a very unpropitious evening, we were
glad to see an excellent house, and many very happy faces,
chiefly those, no doubt, of the members of the club and
their families, with some of our usual musical amateurs.
On the whole it may be said that the concert was emi-
nently successful, and we trust that it will encourage the
club, in this time of dearth of enterprise, to repeat the
experiment.

We have little space, at the time at which we write, to
enter into much detail with respect to the performances.
The object of praise was the orchestra, than which a more
efficient one never played before a Liverpool audience.—
Its conductor, we have said, was Mr. Hermann ; the leader
was Mr. John Goodall, and placed in this capacity, for the
first time, before a Liverpool audience, with the exception
of his leading at the Roscoe Ball. he proved himself equal
to the highest confidence in this difficult line of his pro-
fession. Amongst the band, we noticed, also, some of the
best instrumentalists of our town. The first overture,
from Weber, was most splendidly played, as was Auber's
Massaniello, in the second part.
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The vocalization was commenced with Mozart's duet
" Curdel Perche," by Miss Whitnall and Signor Paltoni,
which was very excellently given ; followed by Sir Henry
Bishop's song " Tell me my Heart," magnificently sung
by Miss Birch, and encored enthusiastically. Mr. Sims
Reeves sung g Romanza from Donizetti, " Se tanto. in
ira," which was, also, encored. In our own opinion,
however, the piece in which he most distinguished himself,
in the first part, was the duet with Miss Birch, " Da quil
di;" in which his splendid voice told with wonderful effect,
Miss Whitnall and Signor Paltoni were also very suc-
cessful. Of M. H. Lawson we cannot, from only hear-
ing his first solo, say much. His style is very ornate, and
he is artistically clever; but we think he wants tone, and
occasionally stopped out of tune. We did not, however,
hear his second solo.

In the second part, we only had time to hear a scena
by Miss Birch, and Mr. Sims Reeves' "All is lost now,"
both magnificently sung.

We were favoured last night with the London evening
papers by the successor to Mr. Pearson, of the London
Times-office, Lord-street.
Mr. Creed, the secretary of the North-Western Rail-
way, has contradicted the foolish rumour that "the state
of the works on that line requires immediately a large
sum for repairs." The works are now in the best possible
condition, and the company have neither the intention
nor occasion to create new stock.
BANKRUPTCY COURT—RE ROBERT HlSCOCK.—Yes-
terday this bankrupt came up before Mr. Commissioner
Perry for his certificate, and was opposed. In delivering
his judgment, his Honor said that the alleged misrepre-
sentations to his partner, as to his assets and liabilities, he
did not think had been fully sustained against the bank-
rupt ; but the endorsement of bills in the name of the
firm, the proceeds being for his own private purposes, was
an objection which should be marked by some punish-
ment. After some further observations, his Honor sus-
pended the bankrupt's certificate for two months.
THE CROPS, &c.—We rejoice to state that the crops,
generally, never gave, at this season of the year, greater
promise of abundance, the weather having lately been
highly propitious—fine refreshing showers, and succeeding
ardent sunshine—sometimes for days together. The wheats
in this neighbourhood look well; and the slight blight or
black ear,' which we here and there noticed, is beginning
to disappear. Oats and barley look first-rate. Turnips
and mangels, so far, never looked better. Hay grass will
be much heavier than was anticipated a few weeks ago.—
A good deal has been cut, and some hay secured ; but what
lies in the field may be somewhat injured by the frequent
showers, and a heavy rain yesterday afternoon. Luckily a
great portion of this crop is still on its legs ; and, as the
glass now (Monday evening) is under but slight depression.
we may hope for dry, sunny weather, which wlil redeem
all. Mr. Littledale, of Liscard, has just cut some beauti-
ful Italian rye.grass—and second crop this year. In the
early potatoes, a touch of the rot has appeared, but it does
not amount to much ; and we must hope for the best as
regards the late crops of this useful vegetable. All pro-
ductions of the garden are luxuriant, and there is a good
show for fruit. We have seen some "monster" goose-
berries and strawberries, grown at Wallasey. Though the
weather has, during the last seven days, been fair for the
country, the temperature has been variable. Thursday was
a scorching day, with a clear sun, and scarcely a breath of
wind. The following day was comparatively cold. Sun-
day was fine throughout, as was yesterday, up to about
four in the afternoon, when the rain alluded to fell.
CHARGE OF EMBEZZLEMENT.—Yesterday, at the Po-
lice-court, before Mr. T. Booth, (in the absence of Mr.
Rushton,) a man, named Thomas Lyndham, a clerk, was
charged by his former employer, Mr. John Collins, vinegar
manufacturer, Richmond-row, with having received va-
rious sums from his customers, which in place of paying
over and accounting for, he had appropriatct to himself.
Mr. Davenport appeared for the complainant, and Mr.
Yates for the prisoner. Mr. Collins said he had engaged
the prisoner in September last, and had employed him as
bookkeeper and collecting clerk until the 24th of January,
when he di charged him for neglect and another fault.
Since and before he was discharged, he (prisoner) had
called upon several of his (complainant's) customers, and
obtained money due from them, which he had not paid
over. Prisoner's duty.was to pay the money over every
night, to receive a receipt for it, and to enter the amount
in a cash-book—produced. The witness also showed a
list of the debts, (about £20,) which he alleged the pri-
soner had thus collected, amounting in all to £l6 15s.
6d. A printed receipt or check-book was produced, and
complainant said that a similar one was missing, and he
believed the prisoner had made away with it. He added,
that to some of the receipts given to some of his cus-
tomers, prisoner had written, or forged, his (complain-
ant's) name, which he had no authority from him to do.
The prisoner, by himself and counsel, stated that the
charge against him was merely trumped up on account of
his going into the employ of another person in the same
line of business, who had formerly been in partnership
with the complainant, and which firm he had served
faithfully for five years. He also produced some receipts
for money from the complainrnt, of which there was no
entry in the cash-book produced. A larger amount was,
however, charged against the prisoner, and complainant
said that if the sums were not enteredit was prisoner's
duty to have done so. These receipts would not make up,
he said, anything like the deficiency. Three cases were
then taken (for one indictment) against the prisoner. In
one, he had, it appeared, received from a Mrs. Law 18s.
Bd. ; in another, from a Mrs. Martin 235. 4d. ; and the
third, 235. 4d. from Mr. Redfern, of Kent-street. The
other cases were not entered into. Mr. Critchley, the
former partner of Mr. Collins, and till now the employer
of the prisoner, gave the prisoner a good character for
honesty as far as he knew. The prisoner was committed
for trial, and on his applying to be admitted to bail, as he
could offer respectable men then in court, the magistrate
said a day must be taken to consider it. The complainant
admitted that he knew nothing of bookkeeping.