The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1846-02-03 00:00:00

The Mayor, Mr. James Lawrence, Mr. Dowling, a

officers, and others, were
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promptly on tl-e spot, with a number of labourers engaged
at the moment to clear away the wreck as speedily as
possible, and above all to save the lives of any persons
that might be under the ruins

It was at first thought
that there were some men in the cellar at the Moor-street
end, which conthined rum belonging to Mr. Wm. Pres-
ton, and was vaulted, and a hole was dug through from
the cellar of the warehouse on the east, by M 4. Hewitt,
of the fire-police, and his men, with a view to extricate
them ; but it was soon afterwards learned from an excise
officer who had been there shortly before that the men
employed had left previous to the a:cident. At the same
time it was rumoured that the voice of a suff-rer was
heard under the ruins and near their top, and great exer-
tions were made to get him out with all due caution, but
this it afterwards appeared was a mistake, the only really
missing man being probably much nearer the other, or

Old Ropery end, and not yet found.
At the time of the accident there were nine men in the
room No. 2, the second from the ground, employed in

DESTRUCTION OF OUR BATHING

LOCALITIES

The recent increase of building on this side of the river,
and the new docks, &c., on the other, have made fearful
havoc with our bathing localities. Within the memory
of the present generation, the entire n

the Prince's Dock to Bootle Sands, was available to our
population and to visitors in search of health and relaxa-
tion. A very few years ago, the shore opposite the Ro-
tunda, now occupied by docks, was crowded in the sum-
mer months with bathing machines and bathers of the
humbler classes, Whilst the Bootle Sands were frequented
by the more fashionable portion of our population, and by
respectable families from the interior. The growth of the
docks northward, and the erection of marke villas close
to the Bootle shore, which precludes bathing opposite,
have left now for the use of the public, as bathing ground,
only the space from the North Dock works, now forming,
to a point nearly opposite the site of the new fort ; and it
is doubtful whether, in a short time, bathing will not be
prohibited altogether on this side of Bootle land-marks,
if even it can be enjoyed, with a regard to decency, south
of Crosby.

On the other side of the river, Woodside and Scacombe
can no longer be regarded as bathing places. The forma-
tion of the Wallasey docks has completely changed the
character of these localities. Egremont still retains, no-
minally, its character as a bathing village ; but the en-
croachment of the sea upon its shore, which is rapidly
washing away the high ground, and rendering the shore
very precipitous, are fast driving bathers towards the
Magazines and New Brighton. The erection of villas and
marine parades are similarly changing the character of
Rock Ferry and New Ferry from mere bathing places to
fashionable suburbs of the town, growing up upon the
sites of the ancient hamlets of Birkenhead and Tranmere.
At a first glance, it might be concluded that the value
of property, in the localities thus converted, and the cha-
racter of the population as well, has been deteriorated.
Such, however, is not the case. On both sides of the
river, the price of building land has been materially en-
hanced, and is rapidly assuming a value closely approach-
ing to that of the unoccupied plots in town; whilst the
character of the population has been raised both in res-
pectability and in station.
It ought naturally to occur to our authorities to inquire
what are the steps which are to be taken to secure to
Liverpool, as far as practicable, the facilities of the sea,
or, at least, salt water blthing. Hitherto, the ready
access to the river has constituted a main source of enjoy-
ment, by our industrious population, of this great commu-
nity conducive to health. It is now well nigh placed beyond
the reach of all excep•-. the wealthy ; and as we cannot arrest
the march of building and improvement, we ought to try
to provide efficient baths by artificial means. We have

done something already, by the establishment of our Cor-
poration Baths and Washhouses. It is incumbent on us,
however, with a view to the promotion of the public health,

y recommend it

ping, could not be fourid in our river its...lf for locatit.ig
conveniently arranged and capacious floating baths. We
do not see why we might not even have one or more of
these fitted up for females alone ; and are confident that,
with a steamer to ply to each instead of the open boats
formerly used, they would be very extensively used. even
made a source of profit. The latter consideration, bow.

as the Corporation of Liverpool

EXTRAORDINARY PROCEEDINGS

(From a Third Edition of the Preston Guardian, q

Saturday.)

To-day T. Eastwood, E,q , of Brindle Lodge, appeared
before the County Magistrates in this town, to prefer a

Mr. Henry Eastwood, on the previous Sunday

dle Chapel, against Robert Waimsley. Thomas
Thomas Worden, W. Woodruffe, John Crook
Atkinson.

W6:nisley
and \V

Mr. Eastwood deposed as follows occupied the tri-
bune, at Brindle Chapel until the fit st week of October, last
year. The Sunday previous the key had been taken from

the door during

Not finding it the next Sun

chapel, and we went in and open&
A fror Ipnv ino the