The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1845-06-17 00:00:00

BIRKENHEAD COMMISSIONERS.

The usual fortnightly meeting of this body was held on
Tuesday, being the first in another official year.
Wm. Jackson, Esq. was unanimously elected chairman.
The following committees were appointed :
Finance.—Messrs. Bentham, Brownrigg, Wm. Cole,
Dale, Dobbs, Greene, John Laird, and Potter.
Improvement and Road Committee.—Messrs. Ben-
tham, Brownrigg, Greene, Hind, Jackson, John Laird,
Potter, and Pim.

Ferry Coinnultee.—Messrs. Bentham, Fry, Greene,
Kerr. and J. S. Jackson.

Market Committee.—Messrs. Adamson, Appleton,
Cole, Dale, Gilbertson, Hind, Horner, William Laird,
Pike, Watson, and J. S. Jackson.
The Watch Committee reported that Inspector Royls
had made a charge against Inspector Hall of having been
intoxicated at Knutsford sessions, and also of having in-
sulted a female. The committee were of opinion that
Royls had not substantiated the charge, and they had,
accordingly, reduced him from being an inspector to the
situation of a constable in the market, and lowered his
salary from 255. to 18s. a-week.
Mr. Appleton objected to the decision of the committee,
and said that Royls had been for nine years in the police
force; that there never had been a word of complaint
against him ; and that he had b-en strongly recommended
by all the magistrates to the office of inspector. After a
brief discussion, the subject was referred back to the com-
mittee for further inquiry and report.
The proceedings of the Health, Fire, and Finance Com-
mittees, were read and confirmed. Mr. Pim suggested
the propriety of selecting a site for the fire-engine, the
more particularly as the late fire at the Messrs. Walkers
was evidently the work of an incendiary, and as there was
too much reason to fear that the hose of the engine had
been maliciously cut. The Chairman suggested to the
Watch Committee the propriety of recommending a site.

The Hon. Miss Clementiva Hamilton, being about to
marry the Bishop of Salisbury, has resigned her situation
as maid of honour at Court.

THE NEW STEAM LINE TO LIVERPOOL—We have
frequently given notice of the new steam line of vessels,
four in number, now building at Boston, and intended to
sail between this port and Liverpool. The first is to be
ready to start from this city on the first of September.
All the arrangements are now made, and we understand
that Hamden and Co., of this city, have been ap-
pointed agents. It will be recollected that these vessels
are constructed so as to combine the power of steam and
sails, with a submerged screw in the stern, on the Erices-
son plan, which can be used as circumstances require.—
New York Herald.

New GUANO ISLAND.—The barque Colooney, Cap-
taid M'Conoehy, arrived in the Clyde, from Colooney
Island, on Saturday morning week, in sixty-five days, with
a cargo of guano, the first from that island, which the cap-
tain named after his vessel ; lat. and ion. not mentioned.
Mr. M'Conchy reports that the island contains a large
quantity of guano, and that it appears of equal quality with
that from Ichaboe. The Gloucester, of Liverpool, had
loaded at this island previous, but foundered at sea : the
crew were picked up and landed at Rio de-Janeiro, from
whence the Colooney took the master and part of the
crew, and proceeded to the island and loaded.

RAILWAY STRIKE.—On Friday the porters employed
at the goods station of the railway, at Wapping, turned
out for an advance of wages. They number about one
hundred. It appears that their wages hitherto have been
been 19s per week, for which they have to work from six
o'clock in the morning to late at night some times with-
out anv allowance for over hours. Their object is to ob-
tain 19s. for twelve hours' work, from six to six. On
Saturday they were informed that 235. would be allowed
for the past week, and that a statement of their complaint
and demand would be laid before the board on Monday
(yesterday), with a view to a speedy arrangement. They
have accordingly returned to work.

LAST NIGHT'S MAIL.

MARK LANE CORN MARKET-YESTERDAY.

The weather continues sultry and hot, and most favourable
fcr bringing forward the growing crops.
Although the reported arrival of English wheat is abundant,
the most part goes direct to oar millers from Lincolnshire. The
show was small this morning, but the trade ru'ed very dull,
and the currency of this day week was hardly supported.
Holders of free foreign or bonded did not press sales under late
rates; but little busine=s resulted.
Ginding barley and beans rather dearer.
Malt and peas unaltered in value.

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The arrivals of .oats during the past week are almost exclu-
sively from the Scotch and foreign ports, but the wind is now
favourable fur Irish vesselt. Necessitous buyers are compelled
to pay the extreme currency of last Monday; but merely a
retail business was transacted, as buyers curtail their opera.
tions as much as possible for their present wants.