The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1850-04-30 00:00:00

THE TIMBER TRADE.—We are at length enabled to
state, that the principal sub-committees appointed to in-
quire relative to the timber trade have made their report
to the general committee. A great mass of very valuable
information has been collected ; but we believe that the
opinions expressed are one and all in favour of the pre-
sent site at the south end, nrovided the Dock Committee
make certain extensions and alterations necessary for the
proper accommodation of the trade. The whole of the
reports will probably be sent in in the course of the pre-
sent week, and the question will then rest with the general
committee, who will issue their report with the least
delay.
At the half-yearly meeting of the City of Dublin Steam
Packet Company, held on Thursday, a long report from
the directors was read, relating to sundry matters of great
importance to the company; among the rest, to the con-
tract for the Holyhead mail service, which they had just
obtained ; to the loss of the Royal Adelaide ; and to the
ruinous opposition which has for some time been carried on
between that and other Irish steam packet companies. The
report chiefly dwelt on the history of the opposition, and
touched briefly on the recent negotiations with the
Admiralty for the packet service. To enable the company
to carry out that contract by purchasing additional vessels,
the report recommended the proprietors to grant the
necessary powers for raising the sum of £20,000 by way
cf mortgage on their land and buildings in Liverpool.
After the loss of a motion for adjournment, the report
was adopted.

HIGH AND DRY.—The popular steamer Albatross,
Captain C. D. Robinson, arrived at Cincinnati a few days
since from New Orleans. During her trip up (says the
Commercial) the Albatross had occasion to stop at the
mouth of Green River to put out two hogsheads of sugar.
She reached that point at night—no light to be seen—and
the river was at high flood—the town at the mouth being
almost entirely inundated. " Hallo !" cried she captain,
" who keeps this town ?" " Hallo yourself and be darned

to you," sing a voice from the midst of the darkness,
" Where's your wharf boat ? Show a light, we've got
freight for you," cried the captain. " The wharf boat's

drifted ott, there ain't no lights about, and you can't land
no freight," was the categorical reply. " Strike a light,"
shouted the captain, " and let iv; see to get in."
a light yourself, and let me see to get out." " Where are
you ?" cried the captain. "Up a tree !" answere,l a voice.
The boat sent in her yawl, and sure enough found a man
with a bundle under his arm perched in a tree. the rising
stealing

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waters b,— slowly on his resting place.
BIRKENHEAD DOCKS' BILL.—The committee re-as-
sembled on Thursday. The petition of Messrs. Pollard
and another having been withdrawn, Mr. Webster, in-
structed by Mr. Mallaby, was heard at great length on
behalf of Messrs. Firth and Dale; but the committee

overruling the opposition on all points, the chairman,
Earl Jermyn, declared they were unanimously of opinion
that the preamble was proved ; and, accordidnly, the va-
rious clauses of the bill were passed seriatim, with some
trivial amendments. The framing of a clause, providing
the terms of compensation under certain contingencies,

so as to avoid the necessity of another adjou-rnment. Tt
now remains to be seen whether the Woods and Forests
will exercise their power, as threatened, of putting their
veto on a bill thus emphatically sanctioned by the unani-
mous approval of a select committee of the lower house.
That such is their intention seemed to be the general un-
derstanding in the room, and the Birkenhead gentlemen

are preparing to meet that opposition.
A MANSION IN MINIATURE.—There is at present
exhibiting at the shop of Mr. Dreaper, Bold street, an
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ordinary specimen_ of the ingenuity atu

gentleman of Liverpool; it is a fac-simile, in little, a
perfect model, of the mansion of Lord Rodney. The

wale of dimensions is a quarter of an inch to the yard
Jut notwithstanding the minute character of the construe

is a square, substantial, and im

tructure, surmoun

awn ; immedia

in different parts of the lawn are, the noble-proprietor on
horseback, accompanied by a relative, and his groom dis-

mounted, with one

with the other he holds the gate open for his lord: Two
carriages and attendants are dashing through the grounds,
At the back of the house is the court-yard, formed of the
usual offices ; within this court-yard are a waggon laden
with coal, and drawn by three horses : the driver appear-

which form a tout e

of the mast pleasing kind. The whole is fixed on a
malloginy stand, and covered by a bell of glass. We under-
stand the gentleman to whom it belongs purposes pre-
senting the model to the noble proprietor of the original.
We consider it worthy of his lordship's acceptance, and

of the inspection of the admirers of talent and skill ; this
gratification may readily be obtained, simply by the pre-
sentation of his card by the applicant, at the music-shop

above-named

THE PUBLIC BATHS.—The salt water baths at George's
pierhead come into the possession of the Corporation
to-morrow ; and, after they have undergone some impor.
tant alterations and enlargement, are to be open to the
public on the terms of those in Paul-street and Frederick-
street. In the meantime, the prices are to be reduced to
ls. 6d. for a hot bath and 6d. for a cold plunge bath.
The baths at the pierhead will, doubtless, become the
most popular, though it appears that those in Paul-street
are fast rising in public estimation. Last week no fewer
than 1,443 attended the Paul-street baths, the receipts
being £lB 4s. 7d. ; the attendance during, the same week
last year was 772, and the receipts £lO 17s. sd. The
charges at this establishment are, for a cold bath, ld.,
3d., and 6d. ; hot bath, 2d., 4d. and Bd. ; vapour bath, ls.
The warm baths at 2d. are not in request, but there is a
good demand for those at 4d. and Bd. These baths are
kept beautifully clean, and one could not possibly desire
better accommodation than is provided in the Bd. depart-
ment. The visitors' book shows the attendance of gen-
tlemen from various parts of the country, who all declare
these baths to be superior to any they have seen in Europe.
The Frederick-street establishment is the smaller of the
two, and some of the baths are out of repair, which may
account for the comparative smallness of the increase in
the attendance. It is expected that the baths in Corn-
wallis-street will be opened about September; and if the
Pierhead Baths are ready for the accommodation of the
public on a large scale at the same time, Liverpool will
then possess four of these salutary institutions in the most
populous parts of the town. Mr. Councillor Parker has
good reason to rejoice over this well-merited reward of his
long continued and benevolent efforts.
PASSENGERS PER EUROPA.—From New York: Right
Rev. Bishop of Toronto, Rev. J. B. Fuller and lady, Rev.
Mr. Robertson, Captain Fitzsimon, Captain Hemsworth,
Mr. Mahoney and lady, Mr. Kent and lady, Mr. and Mrs.
Hopkins, Miss Hopkins, Mr. James E. Adger and lady,
child, and nurse ; Mr. S. K. George and lady ; Dr. Tidy-
man, Miss Tidyman, and servant; Mr. Levy and lady,
Mrs. Babcock, Miss Phillips, Mr. A. Arnold and lady,
Mr. Churchman and lady, Miss Lattimer, Mr. Cailten
and lady, Mr. L. G. Morris and lady, Messrs. Brown, G.
B. Reese, C. Henrion, Lewis Lalawise, C. Tuckerman,
J. D. B. Curtis, G. E. Stone, Buckley, Adolphus Hugel,
J. Steiner, Lewis Von Hoffman, A. Bandonnine, J. A.
Tainter, T. M. Day, Drought, E. O'Rilley, F. M. Jones,
G. Jones, F. E. Morgan, Strauss, Lattimer, A. H. Coz,
H. T. Cox, Kirkpatrick, G. B. English, Beck, C. Milnor,
N. J. Becon, Williams, Carter, Osborn, B. F. Marsh, F.
Berger S. M. Cohn, Charles Conrad, Magnus Hildeburn,
A. Schueffer, Bulkeley, J. M. Becker, A. Filbermayor,
T. C. W. Pierce, G. Stewart, Edwin Morris, Leigh, John
Collins, T. C. Foote, E. Springer, W. Bannister, Patti-
son, J. C. Grubb, D. J. Bacon, E. Bacon, Nenfelder, J.
C. Cockcroft, C. H. Bergman, H. N. Covey, J. Connah,
J. Myers, E. M'Connin, Frolick, L. M. Stevens, Dobbie,
H. Galici, S. M. Carrallhi, G. Drucker, L. Stein, James
M'Connell, H. Mosley, J. C. Brown, J. Hall Witton, S.
W. De Courcy, J. C. Johnson, A. Thomson, G. Balbinni,
G. H. Prince, C. C. Roberts, F. M. Schrvanz, P. Carter,
0. F. Elvss, Gwynne, Kohn, D. M`Dougal, Pedro Mar-
tinez y Sanchos, Andres Hernandes y Hevia, Laffitte, H.
Lesterpes, G. H. Ford, G. B. Blake, Cartnyvils, Heit, J.
Cuthbertson, Jas. Carson, John Wightman, A. Gilmore,
and Joseph Badnall.—Second cabin : Messrs. Hertz and
Fox. From Halifax : Hon. M. B. Almon, Capt. Ber-
-1 well, lady, and two Misses Barwell, and Mr. J. Thomson.

KIRKDALE SESSIONS.—On Tuesday, the Quarter Ses-
sions for this county were opened in the Court-house at
Kirkdale. The magistrates present were, James Law-
rence, Esq., David Hodgson, Esq., J. W. Harden, Esq.,
J. B. Yates, Esq., Jamesßourne.Esq., W. Allcard, Esq.,
Robert Theakstone, Esq., and W. G. Unsworth, Esq.
J. W. Harden, Esq. was called to the chair. Mr. Edwd.
Gorst, deputy clerk of the peace, said that the rates re-
quired would be :—For the constabulary force, Kirkdale,
Id. in the pound ; Ormskirk, id. ; Prescot and Warring-
ton, the same. For the current expenses of the House
of Correction at Kirkdale, there would be required £2,000.
Captain Woodford, the chief constable of the county, at-
tended the magistrates, and produced a variety of statis-
tical returns relative to the number of apprehensions, and
the force under his command. They showed that there
were 7,000 persons brought before the magistrates, in the
quarter ending the 31st of March last, against 9,800 in the
corresponding quarter of last year. The mounted patrole
was no longer necessary, and the horses had sold for more
than they were bought for. A large body of magistrates,
resident in different localities, were next nominated
" Superintendent of Bridges," or a committee with
whom the bridge-masters may consult when needful as
to requisite repairs. The Chairman called attention to
some important resolutions passed by the Finance Com-
mittee, who proposed to effect a considerable saving by
throwing the whole of the bridges of the hundreds and
the county into the management of one person. He
stated that. on mature investigation, he was a dissentient
to the proposition for West Derby division. Mr. Clay-
ton's (the bridge-master) renort„ as to repairs of roads
and bridges, executed or required, was then read, dis-
cussed, and disposed of seriatim. After some further
discussion, the chairman definitely moved—" That a com-
mittee be formed to consider the most advantageous mode
of keeping the various hundreds' bridges, and their ap-
proaches, in repairs, whether by contract or otherwise ;
to report to the ensuing sessions." This met unanimous
approval, and the gentlemen appointed were Messrs.
Bourne, Allcard, Lawrence, Neilson, Unsworth, and the
chairman. It was intimated to Mr. Clayton that he must
continue as heretofore till the next sessions.—The lunatic
returns were next disposed of.—Application was made by
Mr. Gibbs, the governor of Kirkdale Gaol, to have the
income tax on his salary paid by the county ; the county
paying at present the income tax on the salary of Mr.
Martin, the governor of Preston Gaol. Mr. Gorst was
instructed to inquire whether the governor of our Borough
Gaol, or the governors of the Houses of Correction in
Salford and Lancaster, have their income tax paid by the
county, and the matter stands over to a future sessions.—
The court was then adjourned until next day, when the
criminal business was proceeded with. The calendar is
unusually heavy, there not being less than 107 prisoners
charged with felony, and 6 with misdemeanour.