The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1843-01-17 00:00:00

Engine Coal and Slack at Reduced Prices

N. 8.-

VTEORGE PHILLIPS and SONS, the latter of whom
have obtained the appellation of the unrivalled Brothers,
on the Violin, Pedal Harp, Cornet a Piston, &c. &c., have
REMOVED to N 0.3, GOAMER-PLACE, LOWER BIRKETT-
STREET, ST. ANNE-STREET.
The Masters Phillips have had the honour of performing
before the Earl of Sefton, Sir John Gerard, Sir Richard
Williams Bulkeley, Sir John Williams, and the Honourable
F. West, Ruthin Castle, Lieutenant-Colonel Ready, Gover-
nor of the Isle of Man, &c.

Balls and Quadrille Parties supplied with a first-rate Band,
to any number of Performers.
Military Bands, in uniform or plain dress. _

Address—Gao. PHILLIPS, 3, Goamer-place, Birkett-
street, Saint Anne-street, Liverpool; or at Mr. Parker's
Cheltenham Arms, South Castle-street, Liverpool.

MEETING OF THE RATEPAYERS OF BIv.KENHEAD.-
On Friday evening last a public meeting of the ratepayers of
Birkenhead waa held in the Town Hall, for the purpose of
taking into contideration the propriety of the intended. appli-
cation to parliament for the new improvement bill. John
Deane Case, Esq., was called to the chair, and explained the
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service to the inhabitants. Mr. INI allaby read the heads of
the proposed bill, which have already appeared in our co-
lumns, but before doing so, said that the commissioners
intended to call another meeting after the bill had been
printed, for the purpose of giving the ratepayers an oppor-
tunity of perusing and considering its provisions. In reply
to a question from Mr. Knapper, Mr. Mallaby said that the
second meeting would be held before the bill had been read
a second time in parliament. Some discussion then took
place, in which Mr. Knapper contended that the commis-
sioners, as the servants of the ratepayers, were not justified
in going to parliament at all unless they had the approval of
the latter ; and he wished the bill then to be considered
clause by clause, but made no specific motion. Mr. Mallaby
said, in answer to a question, that the commissioners would,
in all probability, have to raise between £7,000 and £B,OOO,
but in order to raise that sum they must show that no loss
would be eventually sustained. Mr. Knapper then said, in
order that the commissioners might be justified in the course
they pursued, and that there might he no improper feeling
hereafter, he should move that the various clauses of the bill,
as they were intended to be laid before parliament, should be
written down, and that a meeting of the ratepayers should be
called before parliament assembled, in order that they might
consider them. (Cheers.) Mr. Bouring seconded the mo-
tion. Mr. Willoughby thought that would be the better
course. Mr. D. Appleton argued strongly in favour of the
bill, and moved that the proposition of the commissioners be
adopted, which was seconded by Mr. Bentham. Mr. W.
Jackson said, it was pretty well known that the Park scheme
originated with him, and he had never yet proposed any mea-
sure for the adoption of the ratepayers for which he was not
willing to stand in the shoes of the ratepayers and take the
bargain out of their hands. It was on the ground that the
ferry bad been prosperous, and that it would be more so
that he was now prepared to place in their bands the sum
of £50,000, and he would consent to give them the ferry
right for ever on the terms they now had it, to give them the
park for ever, and to keep their roads in repair for ever, if
they would adopt the proposed measure. Mr. Jackson then
entered into some statistical details, to show the advantages
to the township of the formation of the park ; that the ferry
had more than realised his expectations, for it would now
yield sufficient funds to abolish the improvement rate. He
also made some observations on the increase of shops and
dwellings in Birkenhead since 1837, and repeated his offer to
place in the hands of trustees unincnmbered property to the
value of £50,000, if they would allow him to carry out the
measure.—Mr. Knapper replied at great length to Mr. Jack-
son, remarking more particularly on the clause which rated
the owners instead of the occupiers of property at and under
£l5. He stated that he persisted in the motion he had
made.—The Law-clerk then read the amendment which was
proposed by Mr. Appleton, which was to the effect that the
commissioners be authorised to apply to parliament for the
bill ; that it be laid before the House of Commons, and that
within three days after its fiest reading a meeting of the rate-
payers he called, for the purpose of considering its pro-
visions,—This amendment, on being put from the chair, was
declared to be carried.—Mr. Mallaby informed the meeting
that several copies of the bill would be laid at the Town-ball
for perusal, that gentlemen desiring to take an active part in
discussing its provisions would be furnished with copies of it,
and that copies would be left at the principal hotels and at
the ferries.

Formerly, women were prohibited from marrying unti
they had spun a set of bed furniture; and, till their wed-
ding, were consequently called spinsters, which continues to
this day in all legal proceedings.
Loss OF A FISHING BOAT AND THREE LIVES.—On
Wednesday last, a fishing boat belonging to Mr. M`Bain, of
West Strand, Whitehaven, James Maggat, master, who had
with him on board two seamen, named Henry Grisdale and
William Rohinson, was lost off Ravenglass whilst prose-
cuting the fishing-, and all of them unfortunately perished.
The bodies of Maggat and Robinson were subsequently
found off Sciker Point.
NEWS FOR THE REPEALERS.—The Morning Register,
an out-and-out, or, as some folk would say, "a back-bone"
Repealer of the Union, breathed its last this day. In its ex-
- moments the loyal print informed its readers that
eforward it will be found " incorporated with the Free-
.an's Journal," with which paper the proprietor of the
Register commenced his editorial career. The friends of the
Reoister are requested to patronise the Freeman in future.
This is sad news for the Lord Mayor's eighty-two Repealers
who recently sent in their shillings to the Corn Exchange,
following the example of the workmen employed on the
Register, while that journal was struggling for existence.—
Dublin 'Evening Packet.
THE ART UNION.—This union, which is composed of
annual subscribers of one guinea and upwards, was established
in 1837, and has prospered in a very remarkable manner.
In the year ending 1837, the amount subscribed
£39was 41
weB9,
and the number of works of art purchased 13. 0 re
expended in prizes, and no amount set apart for engraving.
Lest year there were nearly £13,000 subscribed, 301 works of
art purchased, between nine and ten thousand pounds ex-
pended in prizes, and £2,333 set apart for engraving. The
subscriptions, after paying necessary expenses, are devoted
to the purchase of pictures, drawings, enamels, sculpture,
-1- and other works of art. Every member, for one
;s entitled to one chance of obtaining at

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the annual distribution some work of art.
Six MEN DROWNED.—It is our melancholy duty this day
to record the following distressing and fatal circumstances :
It appears that the fishermen of Whitehills, a village in the
neighbourhood of Banff, were at sea on the morning of Wed-
nesday, when, about half-past seven o'clock, a tremendous
hurricane came on, by which two of the boats, containing
eight men, were upset. Only two of the crew were saved by
clinging to the boat till the arrival of another boat. Those
who met a watery grave are W. Watson, James Watson, and
John Watson, brothers; George Ritchie, George Watson,
sen„ and George Watson, jun., all married men, and who
have left their wives and families to lament their untimely
fate. The two saved were much exhausted when brought
ashore, but are now in the way of recovery ; their names are
David Watson and James Watson, all connected with each
other by marriage.—Elgin Courant.