The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1845-03-04 00:00:00

Mar. 4, 184

MANCHESTER CHAMBER OF COmMEg
SPECIAL MEETING.

MANCHESTER, MONDAY

The recent proceeding of the league members
Manchester Chamber of Commerce excited very !
erable interest in this town, and created in the 111.1
many of the members a feeling of disgust, which wi
be felt by the merchants of this town. As soon
trick which the league had played became known
quisition to the chairman to call a special meeting.'
Chamber, to consider the propriety of expressu
opinion on the exclusion from office, at the recent
meeting, of one of the Directors for the last year I,
mended for re-election by the Board, on the 11
ground of his having acted as chairman of an 0
Committee.

In accordance with this requisition, which was s
by 140 members out of 300, the chairman corive
meeting, to be held at the Town-hall, which took
this morning. It was one of the most numero
tended meetings ever held since the establishment,
Chamber in 1821. Thomas Bazley, jun., Esq., re'
of the Board of Direction, presided on the occasion'
The CHAIRMAN, in opening the proceedings, 0b,9
that it was a most painful situation to be placed It
still he had a duty to perform to the Chamber, from'
he would not shrink.

Mr. EDMUND ASHWORTH, of Turton, nut in a 0
against the whole proceedings of this day's me'
signed by 20 gentlemen out of the 31 who voted
Mr. Birley's election at the annual meeting.
Mr. EVANS seconded the protest, which was a'
to pass without opposition.
M. HENRY HOULDSWORTH rose to move the fir
solution, and said that a most injnrious step bad
taken at the annual meeting, and he thought it the
of the members at the earliest possible period to
that step. That the course adopted by the memb
the annual meeting was injurious to the chamber 1,
could deny; and in consequence of the course then'
six gentlemen, members of the Board of director
sent in their resignation.
Letters to that effect were then read from Messrs',
Peel, Henry Newbury, Thomas Barnes, Robert
stone. John Macvicar, and Robert Benson, jun.
Mr. HOULDSWORTH proceeded at considerable I'
to point out the evils which would arise unless
thing was done to correct the mistake, and conclual
moving a resolution to the effect that the meeting re
ted the decision of the annual meeting, by which 806
member of the board had been excluded from that b.
and that such a step was at variance with the or
constitution, and foreign to the leading objects of sul
institution. •

This resolution was seconded by Mr. AspisAD
NER.

An amendment that the meeting be adjourned sifl
was then moved and supported by Air. John Bright,
John Brooks, Mr. W. Rawson, Mr. R. Cobden,
The discussion occupied five hours, after whie:
amendment was put to the vote, and carried by a la!)
of 102 to 83; thus confirming the proceedings of tO
nual meeting, and the exclusion of Mr. Birley.

LIVERPOOL SHARE MARKET.-MONDAY Nii

There has been a greater demand for Railway
this day than has been known for some time past'
though the increased inquiry caused higher prices ti
asked, this did not check business. The most me
advance was in Brighton shares, which were done as.
as £66 per share, and closed 654 to 664—the 1,4
price quoted on Saturday having been 611. All PI
shares were also much asked for, and all realised
vanced prices; in fact, the feeling that money was rs
easier bas again produced an inclination to speculate,

Mr. Wallace, M.P., Lord Sandon, M.P., Sir ga!
Douglas, M.P. and a deputation, had an interviev;
Sir Robert Peel on Saturday.

Amongst the gentlemen at the levee of tLe SpeakeI
the House of Commons on Saturday were, Lord SO
Sir H. Douglas, Mr. Cardwell, and Mr. W. Patten.
THE VACANT GARTER.—The garter, vacant 11,
death of the Marquis of Westminster, has been confer
on the Marquis of Camden.

GREAT PARIS AND LYONS RAILWAY.—This
as will be seen from an advertisement, is to connech
north and south of France. The project appears to
been recommended in the report of a state commies!

THE liisnor OF ELY.—TOIS venerable prelate
alarmingly ill, having during the last week lahnurou
der an inflammatory attack on the chest, the symPt
arising from which had not abated up to Saturday-
CHESTER AND BIRKENHEAD RAILWAY.—A
of the saareholders in this undertaking has been ea
for Saturday week, to confirm the sale of the line t°
Chester and Holyhead Railway Company.
The Attorney-General and Lady Follett, acc:nrol3,
by their two eldest daughters, arrived in Park-streoi
Saturday night from Italy. The learned Attorney -6e,
ral's health has greatly improved ; indeed, we ma/ ;
restored. He came from Italy by way of Marseilles
Paris to this country.

DESTRUCTIVE FIRE.-011 Sunday the extensive Pi
miser of Messrs. Enderley, patent rope, twine, and S
vas manufacturers, East Greenwich, were destroYet,
fire. The factory and dwelling-house were comr,
gutted, and the greater part of the ropewalk shed /so
destroyed. The loss is estimated at upwards of X 2
GAME FROM SCOTLAND.—It is statei on the autho
of a correspondent in one of the Dumfries papers,l
alluding to the increase of poaching in Scotland, thete
incredible quantity of nearly 12 tons of game left girt
bright in one day! and that game to the anionfly
£4OO is weekly exported by the steamers from the
counties of Kircudsright and Wigton.
THE CHURCH AT FALMOUTH.—On Sunday 15
great many persons who had for a considerable timed
sented themselves from Falmouth Church, again
observed in their pews—the black gown was again 11
in the pulpit—the turning to the communion.tableed
not performed—the psalms were sung and not cheetog
in fact all the objectionable practices were abann°,4
and the church was, as formerly, filled with a large
gregation.
NAVIGATION —lt appears from a parliamentarg rei
that the total number of vessels employed in the Ord
trade of the united kingdom which entered invOr
tl
1844 amounted to 21,929 (tonnage, 4,231,831), an 16l
the total number cleared outwards amounted to 2:10
(tonnage, 3,680,066). The number and tonnage of 3t
sels employed in the coasting trade of the united kieent
during the year 1844 was respectively 133,898, measuri
10,964,707 tons entered inwards ; and 145,242, mei°
11,694,861 tons, cleared outwards.

Sr. DAY D's DAY IN LoNnoN.—Saturday
David's Day, the Society of Ancient and Loyal Orifel
celehrated their anniversary festival, with the usual
vities in the great hall of the Freemason's Taver„,,r'al
the banquet there were nearly 200 persons. The wr,
Powis presided, supported by Lord Clive, the WO:
Chichestei; Mr. 0. Morgan, M.P.; Sir W. W.
the Hon. Mr. Rice Trevor; the Hon. H. Cholmonu"
M.P.; Colonel Wood, M.P., &e. The usual loyal
national toasts were drunk with the best feeling!',#
proposing the health of the Prince of Wales, whicl.l 4
received with enthusiastic cheering, the noble chard
observed that he had lately had the honour of an '4l
duction to his Royal Highness, and had shaken P,
with him. If he were any judge of physiogno
could predict, from the countenance of the royal Preto
the fulfilment of the best hopes entertained for his flap
career and character. The announcement of the
ecriptions showed a large aggregate of additions to thaf
for the support of the Welch Charity school ; the
of which were introduced into the hall after dinner' t
sang an ode, written for the occasion. Her Maje 6"
Queen sent £lO5, and the Queen Dow.ager £25.