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

OTIIBF. FESTIVITIES AIVD AMU SEMENTS.

In accordance with the liberality of the whole proceedings. a
supper, with jellies, wines, trait, 8:e , was given by William
Jackson, Esq.. in the large room of the Town-hall to about 3.111
persOns, chiefly holding situations connected with the town or
its public wo:ks, and respectable 'mister tradesmen and ~thers.
A band was provided, and the greatest crjoymettt prevailed.
Mr. John Laird also i resented a handsome large medal struck
for the occasion to each of his men. to commemorate the day.
and a new dress to each of their wires. Fve.i the poor in the
Workhouse were not forgotten. all receiving a snin,! through
the guardians. to enable them to share in the festivities. The
Poor of the town were al o supplied with food by ticket, in ac•
cordance with previcn's arrange reran.
Ahnut s:xty guntitmen, of Liverpool and Birkenhead, sat
down- to an excellent dinner at Mr. Gleave's. Adc!phi Hotel.
The viands and wines were of the chnicest kinds. and the whole
arrangements highly credit :hie to the worthy host. Several
'excellent speeches referring to the prciperity el the towi,ship
were delivered, and the evening was spent in the most agreea-
ble manner.

A large party e- gentlemen sat down at Mr. La French's, Wa-
terloo lintel to an e,cellent and we-served dinner given by
Mr. Hobert 11 ughe,, who ably presided. The usual toasts were
given by the Chairman, Mr. Knapper, Mr. Mort, and other gen-
tlemen. The he -Ith of the Members for the Sonthern Division
of the County elicited much cheering. Li proposing it, Mr.

Mortimer remarked, that opportunities hati• kklstl afforded him
of closely watching the conduct of those treialemen in connex-
ion with the interests of the bawl And trade of Birkenhead.
and lie was glad to bear testimony to :he indefatigable exertions
which they brought to bear on every thing that could promote
their welfare. During the unparalleled contest that had taten
place on the Dock Bill, their time, talent, and influence had
ever been extenffod to obtain that happy termination which Bir-
kenhead this day wltn: ssed, but if any thing coo d add to the
pleasure Of proposing the healths of the Members of the County,
it was the fact of being enabled to do so in the house of the man
that, upwards of a quarter of a century since, had endeavoured
to e;tablish that system of communication by which that day
one hundred thousand persons- had been able to cross the. Mer
soy N.:About any accident, (Lend cheering.)
Mr. KNA prfilt. of the Cottage Owners' Association, begged t
confirm all that had been stated in ,ommendation of Sir Philip
Egerton, and John Tollemache, Esq On a recent occasion he
had applied to them on the proposed iniquitous assessment of
cottage-owners, in place of the occupiers of cottage property ;
and they both, unsolicited came down to enquire into t.l.e pro-
ceedings, and, by their influenc.., the obnoxious measure was
withdrawn. ' (Loud cheers.) The proceedings throughout were
highly gratifying, and in proposing the health of Mr. La French,
the worthy landlord, wh ch was received with Icud cheersiOhe
company was reminded, that that gentleman was the first who
practically introduced, many years ago, steam navigation on
the waters of the Mersey.