The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-10-29 00:00:00

£1168097 14 8

1844. Aug. 31.
To arrears of Interest due this day 1956 9 0
Balance for purchase of Birkenhead Ferry 1112 6 10
_ PP land the site of the Fort 13925 0 0

Probable amount of Parliamentary ex-
penses, to date ......... 2OOO 0 0
Probable claim on account of County
Rates to June last, disputed
Balance in favour of Borough Fund

Note.—ln addition to Assets enumerated
per Contra, the Corporation hold land
valued at £42,500.

£689874 13 1

SATURDAY EVENING CONCERTS, &C.—The" concerts
and literary and scientific recreations, for the working
classes, (which have been so successful for some winters
past,) will commence for the season, on Saturday next, at
the Nelson Assembly Rooms. His Worship the Mayor
has graciously given his patronage to these rational amuse-
ments and, should his other engagements permit, it is,
we understand, his intention to take the chair. Miss
Whitnall, at the request of the committee, will, in the
handsomest manner, give her valuable services on the oc-
casion. Mr. Ryalls, Mr. Armstrong, and Mr. Crank, will
also be present. Mr. G. V. Lewis will preside at the
piano-forte. The prices of admission are extremely mo-
derate, and the proceeds will go towards the fund fur
building the Northern Mechanics' Institution.
EXTENSIVE ROBBERY FROM THE PERSON.—Elizabeth
Peters, and Margaret Cummings, young women, acre
yesterday charged at the Police-court with robbing a cat-
tle-dealer, named Charles Hamilton, of ►he sum of £lOl.
The complainant said that lie had come with cattle from
Ireland, and had, on Saturday night, been drinking in
Langan's, near the Clarence Dock. On coming out he
found the prisoners at the door, and they persuaded him
to go with them. A young man, a relation from the same
part of Ireland, was with him, and wished him not to go—
taking his purse from him to take care of, but which he
returned without opening it, and he (complainant) put it
safely into his inside waistcoat pocket. He afterwards
went with one of the prisoners—the other being at hand—
and she eventually got hold of the purse and ran away,
leaving him no chance of pursuit.—The young man al.
luded to was sent for, and corroborated the testimony so
far—also identifying the prisoners. Both had before been
committed, and they were sent for trial. Nothing had
been heard of the money.

PUBLIC WASH-HOUSES AND BATHS.-At a time when
the desirableness of providing institutions like the above,
for advancing the cleanliness of the working classes in
great towns is being so strongly urged, it may beinterest-
ing to know the actual working of those recently estab-
lished in the borough of Liverpool. From the Corpora-
tion Accounts of toe past year, just published, we find
that the total working expenses of the Liverpool new
wash-houses and baths for the twelve months ended 31st
August, 1814, including salaries of keepers, wages of
firemtn, coals, gas, water, &c., were £373 Is. 10d. The
receipts for the use of the same were £3lO 7s. Od., leav-
ing a balance to the debit side of the account of only
£62 14s. 10d. We are informed, however, that the
receipts are steadily increasing; and, bearing in mind
that the institution is new, there is every probability, and
indeed a certainty, that when the poorer classes begin to
experience the undoubted benefits of its use, it will be-
come a self-remunerating one. Such a result of an ex-
periment, decided at the time of its first being proposed,
ought to be an encouragement for its adoption here on a
larger scale, and its trial in other towns.

ORDINARY INCOME.

By Cash received for Town]
Duties, less returns and
salaries
Anchorage ..
Nett Town Duties and An-
chorage received at Run-
corn
Fines on Leases for 75 years
Ditto renewals of Leases
Ditto in lieu of ground rents
on the above
Nett Receipts from Markets
St. John's.. £5936 0 5
Fish Market.. 1118 6 10
Pedlars' Market 451 18 8
St. James'.... 1714 17 0
St. Martin's.. 947 19 5
Gill-street.... 811 11 11
Pownall-square 500 16 4
Cleveland-sqr. 375 4 4
Islington Mrkt 14 8 9
Pig Market .. 63 13 3
St. James's
Weighing Ma-
chine 29 4 6

11,964 1 5
Less expenses4,9lB 18 101

Nett receipts for New Hay
markets..
Ground Rents from Lessees
Rent from Tenants at Will..
New Tobacco Warehouse
(nett)
Old Tobacco Warehouse
Rent of Baths, (nett)
On account of Estate North
Shore (nett)
Ditto Salthouse Dock ....
Ditto Wapping (nett)......
Ditto Birkenhead (nett)....
Weighing Machine, Old
Haymarket
Chain Cable Trial Machine

(nett) ...... .... .....
Arrears of Town Duties

To August 31,1 Same period
1844. I last year.