The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1848-03-07 00:00:00

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accounts of the trustees of the Waste Linds in the town-
ship, and disposing of the proceeds. Nothing of general
importance transpired at either meeting.
THE Ex-BISHOP OF CHESTER—On Sunday morning
the Right Reverend Prelate who has been so worthily
selected for the Primacy, preached his last sermon in the
Cathedral of his late Diocese, from words so suited to his

Apostolic character—" The grace of our Lord Jesus
Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the
Holy Ghost, be with you all." At the close of his dis-
course he made very feeling allusion to his approaching
removal. In the afternoon he held a Confirmation in the
Church of St. Paul, Boughton. We understand that he
leaves Chester on Thursday, for Lambeth Palace. We
believe there is now no doubt that Dr. Graham, Master of
1:ollege, Cambridge, will be his successor in the
iester.

THE INCOME-TAX.—Amongst those who voted on
Friday night, for the continuance of the income-tax in

its present very objectionable shape, were E. Cardwell,
Lord Ashley, Lord Brackley, W. Cubitt, B. Disraeli,
W. T. Ezerton. W. E. Gladstone, G. C. Glyn, H. Goul-
burn, Lord R. Grosvenor, G. Hudson, Sir R. H. Inglis,
Sir T. Jervis, J. Locke, J. W. Patten, E. J. Stanley, and
J. Tollemache. Amongst the members who voted in the
minority, for the modification proposed by Mr. liorsman,

were W. Brown, Sir T. B. Birch, A. Henry, J. Bright,
J. Heywood, J. Brotherton, IL Cobden, W. Ewart, R.
Gardner, G. Greenall, C. Hindlev, W. Jackson, G. San-
dars, R. Spooner, R. A. Thicknesse, T. Thornely, Sir J.
Walinsle-:, and Dr. Bowring. The details of Mr. Hors-
man's motion, and its result, will be found in our parlia-
mentary summary of Friday.
PROPOSED MEETING OF THE WORKING CLASSES.—
A meeting of a number of the working men of this town

was held •at 33, Canning-place, yesterday, Mr. Roblrt
Joseph Evans in the chair, when a series of resolutions
tn. to +h. fnlinwrinir PM,* • —That a

meeting o

he working c

asses am

hers aggrieved

called to considet:thd propriety Westablishing a Working
Man's Protective Association-Ist, to oppose monopoly
in every shape; 2d, to effect an alteration in the system

of_working the Albert Dock; 3d, to petition the Dock
Committee to abandon'the resolution to build more dock
warehouses ;_4th, to enquire hovi much of the present
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b-i'the indiscriminate employment of itinerant and incom-
petent persons ; and sth. to foster and promote a friendly
feeling between the employer and employed, so that the
social and moral condition of the latter may he improved
without encroachment on the property or privileges of the
former.

DESTRUCTIVE FIRE IN BERRY-STREET.—Soon after
eight o'clock on Sunday morning, the premises of Messrs.
Bennion and Healey, coach-builders, Berry-street. were
discovered to be on tire. Six engines were promptly on
the spot, but unfortunately no water could be obtained
for nearly three quarters of an hour. The cause of this
delay is, not yet ascertained, but the proper authorities
will no doubt investigate the matter.
riages in the repository were saved, but

Sik or seven car-

roof fell in. The damage sustained by Messrs. Bennion
and Co. is considerable. Both premises and stock were,
we learn, insured in the West of England Office for about
£3,500, which we fear will not cover their amount of loss.
The fire extended back to and damaged several cottages.

Mr. Grace

haberdasher, next C

needed in removing the whole of his property
ation of some furniture in an upper room.

with the exc

Mr.Smythe, bookseller, sustained much

water thrown, perhaps £350. The shop of Eaton
was also damaged, and lost some of his stock through

tended to the opposite side of the street, and scorched the
shutters of several shops, particularly those of Mr. Ro-
berts. Mr. Dowling, Mr. Maxwell, and Mr. Superinten-
dent Quick lent valuable aid in extinguishing the fire
Mr. Stone; of the T
nr, to early on the spot, and

Liiverpoo

house, the agent for the West of En-gland office,

under Mr. G. I

1 Mr. Evans, with

nt cheer-

the engineer of the Green-

origin of the fire is unknown. The front of Messrs. Ben-
nion and Co.'s premises (the only wall standing) is in so
precarious -a condition that it must be pulled down
ST. JUDE'S Cnlincri.—On Sunday morning '
Dr. M'Neile preached his farewell
_
The char -

mon at S

:11 was crowded to excess in every part long

before the
took I

Tvicz commences

text from the 145th
thy works shall praise thee, 0 L
bless thee." Having shown th(

m, 10th verse

nts shall

mulate us to praise, he expressed 1:

.-Rd. per foot yielding 2d. 1-32 per foot average ; the se-
cond cargo off the quay, having a large proportion of thick bat-
tens, was sold at from Id. 5-16 to 2d. 1-16 per foot.—American
Lathwood : Quebec hemlock was sold at .£3 per fathom.—
Illnerican llailwoy Sleepers: 2.000 St. John Hackmatac 9 xlO x 5
.ondon Fire-office, was I were sold at 4s. each, and 600 Quebec at 3s. 6d. each; 879 Hac.

UE
—American Pitch Pine

say off the quay, 12,(00 feet at frau-

bargain at 21d. per foot.—Baltic Deals: 500 redwood Archangel
were sold at .tl7 ss. per standard, and a few short Riga white-
wood deals at .ell 10s. per standard.—Mahogany : This branch
of the business w...s quite as animated as could have been anti-
cipated, and the Spanish and Cuba wood merited the attention
which the trade generously afforded.

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