The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1845-09-23 00:00:00

THP. LIVERPOOL STANDARD

doing, nature and art would have completed as perfect
I a harbour of refuge as is in the universe.. ,
The expense would have gone a great way towards the
fctinati,„ ~f a commodious wet dock, which would have
been invaluable to the port of Liverpool as an out-let,
and so much more valuable in every point of view than
either Cork or Falmouth to call for orders.
I subst;cuentiv vi,ited Holyhead when the Pier was
finished I fot;.l'dt of
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course, the open space caused by
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Island
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acs nenotrt ae, filled up
miming the Pier Pier that
betsteen the Pier and `Sr,._ •.. wa.s water space that was
was wanted for ornament; vb • "cit a Promenade.
required to form a Harbour Ana ... -4stward that it ob-
The Pier runs out so far to 018 ' ,ce to all fotute
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structs and circumbscrthes nature's enti...._— ~D- trutting a
improvements, should the intentiot of c-
commercial
commercial dock be deemed necessary.
The consequence was that during toy' stay 1-_. Holyhead
I used to walk down on the Pier to see the lexck"o z .;u
from Dublin, they were sailing cutters. and when etite).. -
the Harbour they were compelled to carry a heavy pre.**
of canvass until nearly abreast the Pier, shorten all sail,
and run along the pier as far as possible, for even one of
these fine cutters could not attempt to tack.
I find by the papers that, instead of £30,000 that was
ayrhreivad
e
placed upon the estimates, that one states £400,000, and
another £2,000,000 for the intended alterations, or com-
pletion of the ha. boor of refuge. I will take upon me to
say, that eien that sum will never make it a harbour
equal to what nature had originally formed it, and what
art and man might have made it previous to the un-
fortunate erection of the pier.
If there is any method or system that could be adopted
to excavate or remove the pieri and then embrace the
entire bridge of Salt Island, and all connected thereto,
and enclose the rock to the extreme north, and from
thence construct the pier, which would then comprise a
fine open bison of deep-water at spring tides, and from
thence project and construct a commodious commercial
dock, it would then make one of the most complete and
beautiful harbours in her Majesty's dominions.
The last time I was at Holyhead here was a ship-build-
ing establishment, and a fine vessel of about 300 tons
nearly ready for launching, which must be a convincing
proof that if there was water enough at spring tides to
launch a vessel of that burthen, and the harbour was a
dry one, a spacious dodk might be constructed.
If the Marquis of Anglesey and other influential
individuals connected with the island would exert them-
selves to aid the carrying out of these plans—together
with the intended Chester and Holyhead Railway—and,
in addition, your suggestions of the proposed line of Bir-
kenhead and Holybrad Junction, I have no hesitation in
saying that Holyhead will in a short time be a com-
mercial port, must increase in consequence, and will
embrace the centre of North Wales, and supply them with
colonial produce before long.—l am, sir, &c..
NAUTICUS.
Liverpool, Sept. 19th, 1815.

MR. WHITE'S CASE.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD,

Slll,—Aliow me to ask your candid opinion of the (to
me) un-English mode of adjudication adopted in our
police court, of late, by the postponement of a decision for
many days, whilst a system of espionage was being
adopted into the private habits of persons who bad given
evidence in a matter ; such inquiries being made, and re-
ported upon, by parties whose general public character
and efficiency mainly depended upon a report of adverse
aspect to the credence of persons thus subjected to so
partial an ordeal ? It has excited the astonishment of
many, and will, if persisted in, go far to diminish that re-
spect hitherto shown to authority, in this town. The
very policemen have now imbibed a party feeling in these
affairs, and such would appear to be the determination, in
certain quarters, to injure the calling of the licensed
victualler, that a pseudo-police press has been brought to
bear against them. I will not call these symptoms of
conspiracy, nor use any very harsh phrase, until the whole
care is fairly sifted ; but on the part of myself and brother
itctuallers, I do hope that your columns will afford a fair
field and fair argument. I have often read, and witnessed
in person, that the mock sons of " Freedom" and
" Liberty" are very tyrants in practice; and exemplifi-
cations may be found around us ; hut let it he remembered,
these are not times nor seasons for oppression and par-
tiality to expect to stalk forth unscathed. There has been
a continual bandying about as to wi!,h whom the douhful
merit of originating the very recent h.rsh measures
against the licensed victuallers—the Bench, or the Watch
Committee. Should it prove to be with the latter, it be-
hoves the trade to be alert and active at the next munici-
pal election, (close at hand) in returning impartial mem-
bers of the Town Council.
Requesting your attention to these points in your
next paper, I am. sir, your constant reader,
Liverpool, September 20, 1845. VERITAS.