The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-07-16 00:00:00

THE PIANO-FORTE.

MRS. WELLER (sole Teacher of her Daughter,
Chr Weller.) havin g been much soli-
cited to pestendistiana her PIANO FORTE INSTRUCTION
beyond her own residence at Walton-breck, begs to an-
pounce to the Public, that she has made arrangements to
devote two days a week (TUESDAYS and FRIDAYS) to
glrg LESSONS in Liverpool.
Terms may be known at the Music Warehouses.

MR. and Mrs. CROWE'S ACADEMY of MUSIC,
42, MOUNT PLEASANT, will RE-OPEN, TO-2410R-
!"CV, (Wednesday, the 17th instant,for INSTRUCTION
PIANO-FOTE, on Logier's System. Singing on the
Method of Wilhern—OßGANl 84c. Teachers, Mr. and Mrs. CROWE and Mr. D. C. BROWNE.
•-in WEDNESDAYS and SATURDAYS an EVENING
4CA.DEMY at Half past Five, for Instruction in Piano-
forte, or Organ and Singing.
HMr. and Mrs. C. continue to attend SCHOOLS as
ual, and also to give PRIVATE LESSONS in the
igher Branches of Dalian and English Singing.
WA.NTED to PURCHASE, a CHAMBER ORGAN.

INSTRUCTION IN MUSIC, PIANO-FORTE
PLAYING, AND SINGING.
MR. MOLINEUX most respectfully informs his
No Friends and the Public, that the ACADEMIES,
street Hardman-street, Liverpool, and No. 10, Bridge-
, et, Birkenhead, will RECOMMENCE on the 22d
illatant
re°rl
MONDAYS at Two, a CLASS Of LADIES will be
'Method,
for VOCAL MUSIC READING, on the Wah em
lh°cl, so modified as to proserve the more distinct
English nomenclature for the sounds ; to avoid the de-
rangement which its indiscriminate application tends to
produce on the voices of Ladies and Young Persons, and
9.rreeal Tenor Voices; and to introduce the means to ac-
‘ a scientific knowledge of Musical Harmony.

CLASSICAL, MATHEMATICAL, AND COMMER-
MR CIAL EDUCATION.
ij ENYti.,,,. FISHER will RE-OPEN his ACA-
29th instanl.l M,
39, Great George-street, on MONDAY, the
lln this Establishment young Gentlemen are instructed
..corneert
jAcz.
oral
ient and M °dern Languages, Mathematics,
ass
and GenerLiterature, so as to
rstps. A qualify
ll them
ci/a niversity, for Mercantile Pu the
the are practised in French Conversation,
and have
Pneuma-
tics, Sciences,.. of Astronomy, Chemistry, Optics, .
Apparatus. s, Galvanism, &c. illustrated by extensive
n4htZ Schoohroom is a handsome and spacious building.
uP Nviti ?Yintasiarn, for exercise and recreation, is fitted
respecttnan
eve yel convenience. The Boarders are treated, in
everyntl ef Members of the family. They have thue
excellent Juvenile Libiary, and each yonni:
Paid to tal,lehas a separate bed. Particular attention
requisite i; BtudY of the Holy Scriptures: so that every
as the r , .Provided for the health and comfort, as well
"glous
the Pupils. moraland intellectualimprovement
,
P.5.—.1.0 of
co r qualification experience, and success in
rnmunicating instructios'Mr. F. has the honour of re-
fere
tonal Gentlemen, of
s' mg to numerous Clergymen,instruction
Merchants, and Profes-
zentruted him with the educatian of their sons, and whose
t respectability, who have
arnes may be seen in his Prospectus.

T4RVIN HALL SCHOOL, NEAR CHESTER.

+nl
Nei-
PAL—JOHN BRINDLEY, of Magdalen Col-
e, Cambridge; M.A., Dr. Ph. of the University of
Giessen; late Head Master of the Oldswinsford Hospi-
tal Endowed School, Worcestershire.
ISSISTANT,—CharIes Jones, of Tenity College, Dublin.
FIRST CLASSICAL AND MATHEMATICAL MASTER,—E.
S. CROOK, 8.A., of Pembroke College, Cambridge, in
double honours.
FRENCH MASTER,—Monsieur Boiu, 8.A., of the Uni-
versity of Paris.
GERMAN, DRAWING, AND MUSIC MASTER,—Herr
Quellhurst, a native of Hanover.
JUNIOR MASTER,—Mr. R. K. Browne,
DRILL MASTER AND PLAYGROUND SUPERINTENDENT,
—Sergeant Cox, late of the 40th regiment.
(The above Masters are resident.)
TEACHER OF DANCING,—Mr. E. Webster, Chester.
VISITING SURGEON,—Mr. George Harrison, Chester.

ENT
THE Objects aimed at in this ESTAanBdLISHM
Gentlemanly
are :
a thoroughly Scriptural
Edu°c'antiounte, under Masters of high Classical and Ma-
, tbernatical attainments.
`',.TO prepare Pupils for the highest UnNivearvsailtyabundnAniuira°:
tart'“:".he Learned Professions, and the •
Colleges; or to make them firsth-rateodßeurosiniaeos!
Scholars, with a sound knowledge of t e m
guages.
o.—To maintain in every department the strictesta and the
united with kindness and moderation,
&absence of corporeal punishment. .
-tsela3cYh
/ as well asr
theocommontnres,
the com
meansher of
.familiar Conversational
mLoecotufroecsie to
f
Knowled P tne2P
es
5. -To t "'
the same
ding
treat the Pupils as members
. of
comforts
, m liber llvwith domestic
taole with , a - , , Masters.
6...... . the Principal and To include under one charge !very famaitly,Pmvi-
i.l me ducational and Domestic.
Accomplishments, Station-
nor y Depexorptemnesen,t,bthotaht
ery, pri
Medical
be no extras for AccoroPila
nted Books, Washing,
nor under any- pretext whatever.
Above Under
Years of age.... Forty Guineas per annum.
Yearsrw and under Six-
teen of age
.. Fifty
Four 'Young Gentlemen per annum.
Above Sixteen Years.. i *****
.. Sixty Guineas _ Pupils,
lk-!Arive Htiod Guineas Privdtcrooms.—
Guineas er annum.
'IN a r e Brewed
Studiesrecei vad
andas B e -
s per Annum.
Yeatrtyyt.mii:''Ts rx AnymicE, either Quarterly or Half-
of tlii, , elo, of' the present vacation the arrangetmoetnhtes
Iplarisscicrial3l4lituent will be completed according
.iue
w...
.111,1,,1117thils:Lentoarilolli ~.rsoopitooseodf.oTpahretmSecohtosolpremtses a 0 lit'
40 feet by 30 feet; a upwards of 160 fee
a Dinil,..ro four Class-rooms, each 20 feet square;
40 feet
Lecture Hall and Readirg-room,
by 25 tZet
,"3a , 35 feet by 25 feet ; a Gymnasium,
e t ; with ,i..
three sets o.ci--)P111,--nging
for pupils
of differ cot Bing Bath and Dressing-rooms, 3
Bath, 30 feet by 12
-who!, c ages, superintended by the Mastet,
Prahonionate
The P 1 ohirntiLicating with the Principals Den , a
'Yground • G d and Cricket Field are on
, Bed
-room.
i ar ens,
sufficient
Stila‘t!Z!lielft,bersconf-eliesident Masters e.ogage.s
coax that the course of instruction will ihheaosoonufinddeannede
ereathatlfr'ors_ ns.ive.; and Mr. Brindley has much his Pros-
Pectus ju'll his t9' he shall be able to carry
sed repa.utation and support.
~, Tlie I, its. integrity, and earn for the School an in-
'3ll4-: , llP'la and Masters are expected to RE
retnlesat,',S.lrunnA.l, the 27th instant. It particularly
' itstendance.
Tii, Establish" tnat all will be punctual in their a -ASSEM-
itio.,,,
riwnt will be OPEN to the INSltChe-
25th " °f the PUBLIC on THURSDAY and FRIDAY,
Six and 26th
-ha cioct, instant, between the hours of Twelve and
.„ ,rO,, --.
adnizvirtln`es may he obtained on
Ta„141,11.%
all, July Bth, 1844. application to Mr.

MRS. LLOYD begs to inform her Friends and the
Public that her SCHOOL will REOPEN on the
Ist August.
THE PARADE, Castletown, Isle of Man.

EDUCATION.
AGENTLEMAN, who has been accustomed to study
and travel, is desirous of receiving Four or Six
YOUNG GENTLEMEN to EDUCATE with his own
Sons. In addition to the general Course of Education,
his Pupils will receive Instruction in the following De-
partments of Learning :—Roman and English Literature,
the Latin and French Languages, the Fine Arts, Poetry,
and Music. Lectures will be delivered to the Pupils
three times every week, in the following Branches so es-
sential to Youth :—History, Biography, Astronomy, Geo-
graphy, the Use of the Globes, Elocution, the Moral and
Physical Management of the Person, Political Economy,
Wealth of Nations. The Pupils will have the advantage
of enjoying exercise free from street inconvenience, in
Great George-square, No. 8, where all applications will
meet with immediate attention from Mr. RANSOME.
• Mr. R. gives Private Lectures in Families that may de-
sire so advantageous a mode of Education, or he will act
as Private Tutor.
Gentlemen can read with Mr. Ransome at any hour of
the day, in all the above Departments of Literature.
Evening Lectures given to Gentlemen who wish to im-
prove their leisure hours, at No. 8, Great George-square,
on calling on Mr. R., J
or addressing a Jot to the Post.
References—Hugh Price, Esq. ; . Hosken, Esq. ;
Capt. Snell, • Sir W. Mirtin.
The following R.N.iamilies have been under the care of Mr.
Ransome :—The Hon. Mr. Cruikshank's, the Hon. Capt.
Baldwin's, Count Shotten's, Judge M`Cauley's.

STRANGE PROCEEDING OF THE PROMOTERS
OF THE BIRKENHEAD DOCK BILL.

Before these remarks come before the majority of our
readers, the fate of the above bill, of which the third
reading was last night to be moved in the House of Lords,
may possibly be decided. What may be that fate it is
therefore scarcely worth while now to speculate upon.
From our present information, however, so strong is the
feeling which has been excited in the minds of certain
members of the house, by a proceeding of which we
give the particulars below, that we understand a motion
would be made last night for the re-committal of the
bill, if not for its being thrown over for the present
session. _ _

It is well known that, by the enclosure of Wallasey
Pool, a space containing 160 acres of sate anchorage and
beaching ground, which they have enjoyed from time im-
memorial, will be lost to the coasting trade and shipowners
of the Mersey ; and it naturally became an object with
those parties to take care that something like an equiva-
lent should be provided for them. Accordinav, upon the
introduction of the bill in the House of Common, a pe-
tition against it (the ordinary mode of proceeding in such
cases) was presented by the Shipowners' Association ;
upon which an arrangement was effected between the pro-'
motets and the petitioners, which will be best understood
by giving here verbatim the original clause affecting their
interests and the amended clause agreed to be substituted.
The clause (No. 128) in the original print of the bill in
the Commons was as follows :
"Provided also, and be it enacted, That the rates hereinbefore
mentioned shall not he charged h respect of any vessel of less than
one hundred tons register, entering the Said'intendcd basin near
Woodside Ferry from any port or place within the Unfted Kingdom,
and not remaininethere fur a longer period than THREE TIDES."
The same clause, as altered by the agreement entered
into, was as follows, the alterations being shown by
Italics:—
"Provided also, and be it enacted, That the rates hereinbefore
mentioned shall not: be charged in respect of any vessel of less than
one hundred tons register, entering the said intended basin near
Woodside Ferry, from any port or place within the United King-
dom, and not remaining there for a longer period than seven days ;
nor shall any rate be charged for a longer period, if such vessel
shall be inward or outward bound, and remain within the last-
mentioned basin for shelter only, and not for loading or unload-
ing." •
Here, then, were two distinct boons gained ; first, the
substitution of seven days for the very inefficient period
of " three tides," as that during which vessels might lie
in the basin-free of dues ; and secondly, the provision that
vessels remaining beyond the seven days, for shelter only,
should remain free of dues. And on the following agree-
ments being endorsed on the foot of the bill, viz.,—
" On behalf of the Snipowners' Association, I approve of the al-
terations in this Bill, clauses 127, 128, 143, 145, 146,150, and 151.
"JOHN NORTH,
" Secretary of the Shipowners' Association."
" On behalf of the promoters of this Bill, I agree to the above al-
terations being inserted in the Bill, as Parliament may direct.
•"Jose MALLABY, 5 March, 1844."
the petition of the Shipowners' Association was withdrawn,
in the full confidence that the clause agreed upon would
be faithfully inserted in the bill.
The bill went into the Commons ; not, however, with
tbeclause inserted in it which hadbeen agreedupon
North, but with a totally different clause. suggested (in
ignorance of any previous agreement having been entered
into) by the Lords of the Admiralty. By this clause the
period for vessels to remain in the basin, free of dues—the
unprompted suggestion, by the bve, of their lordships,
who saw the insufficiency of the period of three tides first
pro,osed—such period was extended to six tides, with a
provision to meet the emergency of gales of wind or ad-
verse winds; and the House of Commons extended that
period to eight tides, in which shape it passed their House
and was taken up to the Lords.
When in that house Mr. Mallaby stated, in explana-
tion, that the admiralty had " insisted" upon the inser-
tion of the clause as inserted in the bill (the eight tides
clause) "instead of the one which was arranged; and
yet, in reply to a noble lord, be confesses,—" I believe
they were not made acquainted with the previous arrange-
ment" with the shipowners!
In corroboration of Mr Alallaby's refutation of him-
self, with respect to this " insisting" of the Lords of the
Admiralty, a letter from the secretary states, under date
of the 11th instant, "that their lordships made no specific
objection to the coasters remaining seven days in the
basin." Mr. Mallaby admitted further in the house
that no explanation, as to the arrangement come to, was
offered to the House, of Commons.

•
The cross-examination of this gentlemen by Mr. Tal-
bot, on the 10th instant, and the evidence of Mr. John
North, in reply, we give in full :
"Cross-examined by Mr. TALBOT.—Did you ever commnnicate
to the Shipowners' Association, or to Mr. North, as acting for
them; what the Admiralty insisted upon ?
Mr. MALLABV.—No; there was no time for the purpose.
Mr. TA LIBOT.—Do you Mean to say that there has been no time
since the Bill passed the House of Commons ?
Mr. MALL4o3Y.!—No ; I do not mean to say that; I am certain
that Mr. North, who stands there, was familiar with all the proceed.
ings that were going on.
COMM ITTE E.—Was he present?
. . _

Mr. MAL LABY.—No. I will not say that he was present.
Mr. TALBOT.—Have you any means of stating to the Committee
that Mr. North was acquainted wrth the circumstances of what
passed ?
Mr. M A LLABY.—No.
Mr. TALBOT.—You never did communicate with him

Mr. MA LLABY.—No.
allMthr.
who are opposing the Bill,
e Tpreeießeeod•ri.n—geDf
Mr. MALLARY.-Tt is my conviction,
you still say that 3bler,..Nuoserthsciae-ssra ofamiliar with
mem-
bers of the Dock Committee of Liverpool,.Association.
were members of the Ship Owners'
it,Matrw. ThAatLti1TALBOT.—Your conviction is, that Mr. North was aware of
Mr. MALI cannot say.
f the clause was discussed in the Com-
Mr. ALBOT.—Not be ore
se
your Counsel the Bill, as set
_yoouf
Placed before
obnesfo?re
Shipowners' Association ?
he
. -
Mr.
Mr. TALBOT.—When was that?
fledm it
with i,TolrfAA:t4roYy u:
Nsld
Mr. MA LLABY.—In the course of the discussion.
Mr. TA LBOT.—When ?
Mr. MA LLARY.—In the Committee of the House of Commons.
Mr. TALBOT.—Before the clause was discussed?
NClvo.mMpAni
Compare
Bwri .t—h Ytehse, before
above the t
h clausese straightforward generally
were
d
i discussed."
u s s e
explana-
tion of Mr. North :
"Mr. TALBOT.—At what time did you first become acquainted
with the fact that the clause introduced into the Bill speaks of
eight tides and not of seven days?
Mr. NORTH.— Upon Saturday last.
Mr. TALBOT.—There is no mistake about that?
Mr. NORTH.—Not the smallest. I can explain it if you wish.
Mr. Clay, who is concerned for the Coasting Trade, applied to me,
as I had been concerned for the Association, for some assistance.
which I willingly gave him. In the course of our conversation I
told him incidentally, that the coasters were to have seven days' ex-
emption from dock rates in the Woodside Coasting Dock. On Satur-
day last, Mr. Clay, I believe, for the first time, bad in his hand the
Act as it is now before your Lordships' House, and, bearing in mind
his conversation with me, his attention was attracted to the clause
now in question, which only gives eight tides. Hecame immediate] y
to me to ask for an explanation of it. I said it was impossible. I
could not believe the fact till he showed it me in print. I was quite
sure I could produce the evidence of the agreement which had been
made, and I opened the box iu which the papers of the Shipowners'
Association were kept, and produced the Bill. . .

Mr. TALBOT.—That was the first intimation you had of the
change?

Mr-. NORTII.—YE S.
Mr. TALBOT.—Had you ever seen the Bill before then ?
Mr. NORTH.—No, I may have seen the Bill, but I do not think
that I ever opened it.
By a: LORD.—Had the Bill been generally published in Liverpool
for the last few weeks ?
Mr. NORTH.—I can hardly say whether it has or not, perhaps the
Town Council and other official bodies at all connected with it might
have had it before them, but it certainly never came intomy hands.
Mr. TALBOT.—It was never before the Association?
Mr. NORTH. NO.''
The intelligent reader will form his own judgment with
respect to this evidence; and, perhaps, may have an
opinion, too, of the truthfulness of statement and pro-
fession, by which other portions of the bill have been
supported before the legislature and 'e public.

THE QUEEN DOWAGER.—Her Majesty Queen Ade-
laide will return to England from the Continent on the
23d instant.
BOLTON. SUNDAY MORNlNG.—Considerable excite-
ment prevails in this town in consequence of a threatened
turn-out of the whole of the operative cotton spinners in
the Bolton district. I stated in the Herald three weeks
ago that the spinners of Bolton had given notice to their
employers that they would leave work at the
.end of a
month unless their wages were advanced lt) per
anent.cet.
The term of notice expired yesterday and to-day,
no satisfaetory, arrangement had been come to most of the
operptives left work at the time fixed. The consequence
is that many of the mills are now stopped for want of
hands, whilst some of the masters have readily complied
with the demand of their workpeople, and have agreed to
give the advance required. Most of these masters hale
made a condition that, unless the advance be made general,
they will come down to the price paid by their. neighbours.
At present everything is in a state of the greatest uncer-
tainty. Many people think that on Monday morning the
masters generally will give .the advanced price, whilst
others say, it is very probable that a compromise will be
come to, the masters agreeing to Pay five per cent. advance
on the present rate of wages. There are others, however,
whootdeclare their determination not to give any advance
operarives, I understand, have called an Thea ever, and in this state things remain at present.
extraordi-
nary of delegates from all the mills in Lan-
caslire:7eetotinbeg held in Manchester, where it is said some
defit -e course will be adopted, trot on y as regards
Bolton, but other towns in the manufacturing districts.