The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-10-22 00:00:00

THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD.

BTRKENHEAD BALL.

(IN the orea,ion of LAYING the FOUNDATION
kl STONE of the

BIRKENHEAD DOCKS,
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER; 23rd, 1844.
LADY ,PATRONESSES:
Lady GREY EGERTON, Oulton-park.
Lady CHARLOTTE EGERTON, Tatton-park.
Lady CUST, Leasowe Castle.
The Honourable :%irs. LLOYD KENYON.
Mrs. CHARLES STANLEY, Denhall.
Mrs. E. J. STANLEY,. Alderley.
Mrs. JOIN STANLEY, Hooton.
Mrs. CORNWALL LEIGH, High Leigh.
Mrs. WILSON .PATTEN, Bank-hall.
Mrs. TOWNSH-14.:ND M AINWAIRING,OteIey-park
Mrs. Colonel GLEGG, Thurstaston-hall.
Mrs..PRIOE, Bryn y Pys.
Mrs SHA W,.Arrow-hall.
Mrs. H. LirfLEDALE, Liscard.
Mrs. J. S, JACKSON, Birkenhead.
Mrs. W. LAIRD,
Mrs. MALLAIIY, Do.
Mrs. WINCH; Li card.
Mrs. T. B. HUGHES, Do.

cotIMITTEE.
J S. JACKSON, Esq., Birkenhead.
W. LAIRD, Esq., Do.
W. POTTER, Esi., - Do.
W- JACKSON, Esq., Do.
J. LAIRD, Esq., Do.
HAROLD LITTLEDALE, Esq., Liseard.
HENRY 'WINCH, Esq., Do.
T. B. HUGHES, Esq., Do.
W. F. MACGREGOR-, Esq., Liverpool.
HUGH PERKINS, Esq., Do.
H. H. VIVIAN, Esq., Do.
G. J. WAINWRIGHT, Esq., Do.
W. COLE, Esq., Birkenhead.
J. SUDLOW, Esq., Do.
J. H. HIND, Esq., -Do.
J. H. GREENE, Esq., Do.
W. B. ASPINALL, Esq., Do.
JOSEPH WILSON, Esq., Do.
HORABIN'S BAND IS ENGAGED FOR
THE OCCASION.

Tickets, 10s. 6d. each, may be had on application at
the Tow:s:-HALL, at Mr. OSBORNE'S, Chester-street,
and Law's, Bridge-street, Birkenhead; and at the
Office of the SECRETARY, Derby-buildings, Fenwick-
street, Miverpool.

Honorary Secretary,
W. LAIRD.

Birkenhead, October 16, 1844,

CHESTER AND BIRKENHEAD RAILWAY,
CHESTER RACES.

THIS DAY, (Tursday,) the 22d instant, ADDITION-
/. AL TRAINS will be de:spstelied—
Fucp 'CHESTER : ynom BIRKENHEAD,.
Commencing at 830 a.m. 7 0 a.m.
Until 8 30 p.mf. 8 45 p.m.
BIRKENHEAD DOCKS,
The FIRST STONE of which will be laid TO-MOR-
ROW, (Wednesday,) the 23d instant, when TRAINS
will he despatched—
FRONI CHESTER, FROM BIRKENHEAD,
AT 4 0 a,m.. AT 6 15 a.m.
8 0 *„ 815 „
9 30 „ . 9 45 „
11 0 „ 11 15 „
12 30 p.m. 12 45 „
2 0 „ 215 „
330 „ t 4 0 „
5 30 „ 5 45 ~
7 0 „ 7 15 „
8 30 „ 1 8 45 „
9 30 , 12 ()midnight.
Also on 'THURSDAY tat 130 a.m.
Morhin?, 3 0 „ To ar-
rive.g f, t Chester in time ~r th. Train from that place at
-4 0 a.m. to B 1 ii MINGHANI and LONDON.
The Steam Boat will leave the St. George's Pier fifteen
nli owes previous tJ t he Lraeot departure of the Trains from
the 'Monks' Ferry Station, Birkenhead, excepting for the
Train at 8 45 p.m., whfn it will leave at a Quarter-past
Eialit o'clock, p.m.
The. Trains Will consist of First and Second Class Car-
riages only.
Day Tickets will be issued at the Monks' Ferry Station,
Birkenhead ; also at Chester, on .and after the 21st Octo-
her, at 3s. 6d. First, and 2i,. 6d. Second Class, enabling
parties I.‘.lt,ileisc tho t
hp
,r proceed cies d
ra,::.,lr, r. e ttpi ranilthl.)se
tsaakrinnge daypaby by any
to anV Train
Birkenhead, on Wedne,eny, the 23d instant, will be al_
Homed the opportunity of returning up to the evening of
the next day. .

THE OTHET. VASES AS TYSUAL.
.B. ILCOX, Treasurer.
Birkenhead, 18th October. 184 1.

.BIRKENHEAD DOCKS' FESTIVAL.
CLEAVE, of the A DELPHI HOTEL, Wood-
VS' JP side, roost respectfully informs his Friends, the
inhabitants of Bit kenhead and Liverpool, and the Public
in general, that. by particular request, he intends provi-
din, a DINNER To-MORROW, (Wednesday,) the 23d
instant„en the occasion of Laying the First Stone of the
Birkenhead Docks.

Dinner on the Table at Four o'clock precisely. Tickets,
ncluding Dessert and a Bottle of Wine, 12s. 6d. each.

TO PARENTS AND GUARDIANS.
CLERGYMAN in the neighbourhood of Ulverston,
Li is desirous of receiving TEI PUPILS, between
the ages of seven and thirteen.
For particular; refer -to the Rev. JAMES NORTH, St.
Catherine'.., and to the Rev. THOMAS MACGILL, St.
Nicholas, Liverpool.;

EASTERN UN!ON RAILWAY EXTENSION
FROM IPSWICH TO .I\ORAt ICH.

CAPITAL /AV *26,000 SHARES OF £25
E OSIT 4:1 108. PER SHARE.

PROVISIONA L COMMITTEE.
John Chevallier Cobb ld, Esq., Chairman, Ipswich
`-ticiiard Dykes Alexander, Ipswich
J. Abbot, Esq., Ncedharn-market
J. Alexander, Esq., Ipswich
,:arrurl Bignold, Esq., Norwich
J. 11. Barnard, Esq., Norwich
Samuel Brooke, Esq., Dies
1.. Wiffin Blake, Esq., Norwich
Tnorcas D. BorrouAs, Esq , Norwich
S. Beare. Esq., Norwich.
Robert 'flake, jan., EFq., Norwich
Henry Bariltt, Esq., Ipswich
'Jeore Bond, Esq , Ipswich
Fra :cis Cupiss, Esq., Diss
.John Cobbold, Esq., Ipswich
r. L. Colemaii, Lsq., Sorra!' of Norwich
IL Chamberlin, Esq., Norwich
Jeremiah Colenim, Esq., Norwich
Charles Crawshav, Esq., Norwich
Donald Dalrymple, Esq.. Norwich
•
Thomas Dyson, Esq., Diss
W. Freeman, Esq., Mayor of Norwich
Robert Firichatn, SQ Diss
John Footman, Esq., Ipswich
Thomas French, Esq., Eye
Ellis Symonds Gowing, Esq., Mayor of Eye
Rot ert Garron, Esq., Ipswich
John Gosnall, Bentley-hall
Charles Foot Gower, Esq., Ipswich
William Geare, Esq., Norwich
John G. Hart, Esq., Stowmarket
Robert J. Harvey, Esq., Mousehold-house
The Right Hon. Lord Henniker, M.P.
Anthony Hudson, Esq., Norwich
James Hardy, Esq , Norwich
Jeremiah Head, Esq., Ipswich
C. It. Jones, q., Huddersfield
George Josselye' Esq., Ipswich
Lieut.-Gen. Sir E. Kerrison, Bart, M.P., K.C.8., K
.H
Edward Clarence Kerrison, Esq.'
William Lone, Esq., Hurts-hall, Saxmundham
P. B. Long. Esq., Ipswich
William Lane, Esq., Ipswich
William May, Esq., Mayor of Ipswich
Charles May, Esq., Ipswich
John Noreate, Esq., Ipswich
Stephen Notcutt, jun., Esq., Ipswich
William Pratt, Erg., Norwich
•
The Bight 'Hon. Lord Rendlesharn, M.A.
Robert Ransome, Esq., Ipswich
ism-a Allen Rarisome, E q., Ipswich
Wiliam RvAlweil, Esq., Ipswich
Joseph Shaw. Esq. Huddersfield
T. 0. SprinOield,'L.'q., Norwich
Charlts.`.bollard, EST. Ipswich
Lawrence Squire, Lsq.,
John Tolleinaehe, -Esq., re! P.
Toe Hon. Arthur
be! Towler-, E q , Nrr, ieh
• Teoiniis lletton, Esq ,
Edward Wilier', Ni:rwich
Join WrigiA, Esq Nor,ich
William S. 'Wilson, Ysq.. Norwich.
With 110 ,cr t.: ::dd to their number.
ENGINEER,
Joseph Locke, Esq., F.R.S.
soutetTur.s.

M:zsrs. Few, Har;ition, Lnd Fews, Covent Garden ;

Messrs-. W. 0. and W. Hunt, 10, Whitehall; and
Messrs. Staff, Steward, and Tillett, Norwich.
SECRETARY.
James F. Saunders,Ecq.. Brook•strect, Ipswich.
BANKERS.
Norwich Messrs. Gurneys and Co.
Messrs. Harveys and Hudson.
„ East of England Bank.
Ipswich Messrs. Alexander and Co.
Messrs. Bacon and Co.
Of
Hull .

Huddersfield }
The Unioa Bank of Hudersficld.
Halifax.
Stowmarket

Diss.. Messrs. Dyson and Co.
Messsrs. Oakes, Bevan, Finchatn, and Co.
London. . Messr,,. Glynn, Hall fax, Mills, and Co.
Y this undertaking it is proposed to establish a direct
1-10 Railway communication between the city of Norwich
(the metropolis of the eastern district of district of Eng•
land) and the town and port of Ipswich, at whiel place
it will joikthe Railway to London.
The Line will pass through the towns of Diss end
Stowmarket, and through or near Long Stratton, Eye,
and Mendlesham, and Needham Market and the adjauent
populous districts, and will be in near communication
with the towns of Iladeston, Bungay, and Beccles, on
the River Wavenbey, to which places en extension may
be advantageously m ,de. It also combines the advantage
of a direct communicatien :With the port of Yarmouth.

...
Very considerable commerce and intercourse have
always subsisted between Norwich, Diss' and Ipswich,
which this project will greatly facilitate and increase.
This Line will be an extension of the Eastern Union
Railway, and will, .by means of the Eastern Counties
Ittilaay haul Colchester, give the city of Norwich and
an extnisive and thickly populated country a direct cora
munication with London, fourteen miles shorter than by
the Norwich and Brandy n and Northern and Eastern
lines.

The proposed Railway is strictly identified with the
agricultural, commercial, and Manufacturing interests of
the entire district, and, whits' it affords the greatest con
venience to the public, it offers La the Shareholders a
proi-pect of a very artipe return on the capital embarked.
The Line has been surveyed by Mr. Locke, who has
repotted, that the character of the country to he traversed
will render the Line easy of construction, and, as the gra-
dients are favourable, it will be an econ,_,lnical Line to
work.
A-careful estimate of the present traffic between Ips-
wich and Norwich has been made, which, after allowing
40 per cent. for the expenses of working the Line, shows
a return of upwards of 7 per ctat. on the capital re-
quired.
The Map annexed to this- Prospectus indicates the
course of the intended Line and shows the population of
the prin&pal towns which will be accommodated by the
undertaking.
The capital proposed to be raised, £650,000, will enable
the Company to c mpfete a double Line from the termi-
nus of the Eastern Union Railway, at Ipswich, to Nor-
wich, a distance of forty-five miles : part of this Line
will have the advantage of particieating in a double traffic
from being connected, not only with the Line to Nor-
wich, but with a Line now projected, branching from this
undertaking at a point about fourteen miles north of Ips-
wich to Cambridge, through Bury St. Edmonds. as
shown on the map.

Norwich as well as Cambridge (and, eventually, by
other connecting Railroads, the wool, of the manufactur-
ing district!) will thus be in direct corrununication, at
Ipswich. with the line of steamers prop !sed to be esta
Wished from Harwich harbour to Haniburch, Rotterdam,
Antwerp, and Ostend ; will he within ten hours of the
last-named place ; and, according to the szatemetht lately
published by the proposed European Steam-packet Com-
pany, within twenty-four hours of Hamburgh.
The umal powers will be tiken in the act to allow in-
terest at four per cent. on the amount of subseriptio:is
paid up.
Applications for Shares may be addressed to Messrs.
FORSYTH and PRITCHARD, Liverpool; and J. B.
Lockm., Esq., and JOHN BARLOW, Esq., Manchester, or
whom Prospectuses may be obtained.