The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1848-07-11 00:00:00

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Mr. Curtis, for nine years collector of poor's rates and
assessed taxes in Salford, has absconded with a considera-
ble sum of money.
At Chester cheese fair, last week, there was but a limited
supply, though sellers were somewhat disappointed at the
prices realised.
DARWEN.—AII the mills in this populous district are
working full time, and we believe there is every obs;
bility of a power-loom weaving estdblishment, which
work
been closed now for nearly two years„recommencing
in a short time. Paper staining is very brisk, but PP'
making continues at half-time.
THE TEN-HOURS' ACT.—WORKING By RELAYS.--°
Friday another information was laid at the TyldesleY
petty sessions, against Messrs.. Jones, Brothers, and Co.,
of Manchester and Leigh, charging them with having
sought to evade the Ten-hours' Act, by means of a sYs"
tem of relays. Mr. Leonard Horner, sub-inspector of
factories, was also present. The magistrates refused to
hear the case. Several of the magistrates having been,
on the bench when the former information was dismissal
at Atherton, declined to give any opinion as to the pro-
priety of a second hearing.
FIRES IN MANCHESTER.—From Capt. Willis's Sta-
tistical Returns," for 1847, it appears that the total
amount of damage to property and buildings arising iron!
112 fires which have occurred, is only estimated at
£42,653 lls. 6d. viz. £10,459-10s. 6d. for damage to
building, and £32,194 ls. for damage to property, and that
the salvage of property which has been in danger has
amounted to or is estimated at £156,125 4s. The esti-
mated value of the property destroyed by 114 fires in the
previous year was £23,000, showing an excess of nearly
£20,000 in 1847.
EMIGRATION.—On Thursday, a meeting, convened by
the mayor, for the purpose of considering the above sub-
ject, was held in the Town-hall, Lancaster. The guardiar'
of the poor requested permission to apply a portion of tile
poor-rates for the purpose of enabling those who are in-
eligible for the government free passage to proceed to
Australia. In this they were opposed by Mr. Leinerchartist, but resolutions enabling the guardians Of the
poor to apply a portion of the poor-rates to the above
purpose, were passed by a considerable majority. Anieng
the company was H. Fox, Esq., emigration agent.
A public meeting of the inhabitants of the city of Chas-
, ter was convened yesterday week, in pursuance of a
re-
quisition presented to the Mayor, for the purpose of tot
dressing the legislature on the importance of carrying °el
with all practicable despatch the Report of the Ti
Harbour Commissioners of the 20th March, 1846, h,
enacting the General Conservancy Bill recommended by
such Commission, whereby the mischiefs affecting dal".
harbours and open ports are proposed to be amendeal
and the navigation of such ports and harbours improve'
throughout the kingdom. The meeting was very nume-
rously attended ; the Mayor, R. P. Jones, Esq., M.P.'
occupying the chair.
WATER FOR MANCHESTER.—The Corporation of Afir
chester Water Works Bill passed through the commit e. 64"
of thellouse of Lords on Friday week, and, no doubt,:
will receive the royal assent in the course of a few tin,
We understand that a report, entering into various deai
will be presented to the Council on Wednesday ; and the-
steps will be taken immediately to commence the Pr4o,.
cution of the important works which are to give to 14Iy.
chester and the neighbourhood a full and constant suPt'a
of pure water. When these works shall be fully catrl of
out, there is little reason to doubt that a daily supPlYrea
not less than thirty million gallons of water will be sec De
for this borough and adjoining populous district. .-"-os
importance of this supply to the latter is much increabill
by the clauses which are being introduced into thef oar
for promoting the public health, by which (as some, etc of
readers will probably recollect) it will become the, " ;tip-
the local authorities to compel every cottage to ne oot
plied with water where it can be obtained at a price
now
exceeding 2d. per week. As the supply to cottagesnt to
varies from 6s. to Bs. yearly, it would be tantareeu co-
introducing water as ganerally into cottages in
the ;ter
rounding district as in the borough itself, where the Is to
is to be taken to every house, and a compulsory rate „Ids,
be levied for repayment of the expenses. In other vruscill
the townships of Salford, Pendleton, Broughton, St.coin-
have a supply to every house, just as if there were r;ti..
pulsory rate for that purpose.--Manchester Exaol
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Mr. Reynolds, M.P. for Dublin, has published a iettel;:
stating that " the announcement in the Liverpool
C 4 the
expenses of the petition now pending against his
parliament,Timßßu NissucvnltcruKecinLueßv.eLylptamrtuicsutlbare.
nicle regarding the raising of subscriptions to defraY /IP
reter
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rwaphiednporroiggirneastsedininnpumecbeemrsbearnldastusietfudlnidess obser,iiiag,
to the promoters of this excellent club, to
particular."
gra_..„,. the
notit eislicln'bnoral
more tl'an one hundred members, while it now Can,„,,,i if,
of at least 600, and as the members have ilicre'""tive-
like proportion has the club become useful and attrac jou;
In addition to the fine room in Fleet-street, a sPadcanct
field at Edge-hill has been taken for a cricket gror,,etl;
a club of the members of the Brunswick is already oa4ict
on the same space there are all the exercises—gYnlTl.eitivs
recommended by the faculty, as well as the more oil long
games for the promotion of health, bowls, Avo,eficn! intel;
bowl, ninepins, Morris, &c, Those, too, seet"lTraishe"
lectual pleasures will find ample scope in the well- f bscrir
library and news room, The smallness of the s
.01A
tion to the Brunswick Club should. compand 00tl"
net hundreds v tts inqmligg.

July 1.1, IS4B.