The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-08-20 00:00:00

LOCAL NEWS_

SALE OF LAND AT ROCK FERRY.—A sale of land
situate in this neighbourhood took place on Wednesday
last, at the Rock Ferry Hotel, by Messrs. Winstanley
and Sons, of Liverpool. The whole, we understand, went
off well, all the lots being sold but three, those being the
estates of Poulton, and realised twenty-two per cent.
above the valuation of Mr. C. Rampling.

BIRKENHEAD DOCKS.—The works at these docks are
about to be commenced. The time fixed for laying the
foundation stone is unavoidably postponed from the 11th
to the 25th of September next. Mr. Tomkinson, of Li-
verpool, is declared the contractor. It is said that the
residence of J. D. Case, Esq., has been taken to be occu-
pied by the clerks of the works, engineer, &c.

TO STRANGERS VISITING LIVERPOOL.—Our enter-
prising townsman. Mr, Earpy, has just. published a new
Pictorial Handbook of Liverpool, designed for the use of
strangers visiting our town, and forming a guide to all its
public buildings, and other places worthy of being seen,
with the various excursions which may be made from it,
the various steamers, omnibuses, &c. It contains a vast
fund of valuable information of all descriptions, an ex-
ceedingly interesting history of Liverpool, and is beauti-
fully illustrated. We shall notice it more at length when
the state of our columns permits.

NOVEL TRICK.—On Monday evening last, two females,
named Bradley and Brayshaw, went into the shop of Mr.
Chapman, jeweller, Castle-street, and asked to look at
some wedding rings. After inspecting a number, Mr.
Chapman's attention was attracted by what appeared to
him to be a brass ring, which must have been substituted
for a gold one. He charged the women with the attempt
at fraud ; and Bradley having gone to the door, he fol-
lowed her, and as he was bringing her back, he heard the
ring fall on the floor from the hand of Brayshaw. The
parties were then given into custody, but neither of them
had any money in their possession. They were both
committed for trial.

TRADESMEN'S ASSISTANTS...A meeting cf this body
was held on Wednesday, to consider matters affecting the
presidency of the association, Mr. Flower having within
the last few days become an employer, and consequently
ineligible to be a member, or to hold office in the society.
An address to Mr. Flower was prepared and adopted, to
the effect that his separation from the society would be
fraught with evil to their cause, as their success must be
attributed to his exertions and judicious management;—
that the committee deemed it prudent to deviate in the
case before them from their general principles, and agree
to an exception, and solicit Mr. Flower's continuance in
office. It appeared from a statement made by one of the
speakers, that out of fifteen thousand assistants belonging
to the town, only about five hundred subscribe to the
association,—a circumstance much to be regretted, when
the great importance of the object is considered.

CAUTION TO DEALERS IN GAME.—Three informa-
tions were laid on Wednesday, before the magistrates, at
the instance of Mr. Coltman, against Jane Shone, keeper
of a shop in St. John's Market, for having in her poses-
sion a pheasant, eight brace of partridge, and five of
grouse, contrary to the Ist and 2nd, William IV., which
prohibits the sale of such game from the Ist of February
to the Ist of September, under a penalty of 20s. on every
head of game. The case was fully borne out by Mr.
Coltman, who was cross-examined by Mr. Wardle for
Mrs. Shone; but Mr. Rushton, instead of levying the
full penalty, which would have amounted to £2B, in-
flicted, in consideration of its being a first offence, a fine
of £5 125., being only 4s. a head on the game. Mr.
Rushton said that the magistrates were determined to
deal most severely with all such case, as conduct such as
the defendant's offered a direct premium to poaching, and
all the consequences that resulted from that offence. The
effect of this, and all similar decisions, is, that in addition
to the payment of the penalty, the parties so convicted
forfeit their licences as dealers in game.

POST. OFFICE ALTERATIONS.—Since the recent alter-
ations in the mails, an arrangement has been made by the
Postmaster General for a later despatch to Manchester
and the York line of road. The letter-box will in future

be closed at a quarter past six o'clock in the evening, for
letters to the following places :—Manchester, Rochdale,
Halifax, Huddersfield, Bradford, Wakefield, Leeds, York,
Hull, Nottingham, Leicester, and Derbyshirt. The pre-
vious notice as to the despatch to the north road and
Scotland continues in force. The letter-box will be

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closed at half-past three in the afternoon, for Tette;s for
Manchester, Bolton, Wigan, Preston, Lancaster, the
north road, and all Scotland. The late fee will be one
penny from half-past three till a quarter to four ; and six-
pence from a quarter to four till four. The letter-box
will in future, be closed at midnight, for the second des-
patch to Wigan, Bolton, Manchester, Preston, Blackburn,
Lancaster, the North of England, and all Scotland. This
mail leaves the office at half-past one, a.m. The above
regulations came into operation on Friday last.
COLLEGIATE INSTITUTION.—Jas. Montgomery, Esq.,
has commenced a course of six lectures on the British
poets, which, we are glad to find, are exceedingly well
attended, and we have no doubt they will continue to be
so, as well from the attractive nature of the subject, as
from the distinguished position which the lecturer holds
as a man of great poetic genius ; indeed, we cannot sup-
pose that any one, who has the inclination to hear an
can be insen-
sible u n
othe peculiar
No one account of the writings and characters of our own native
bards by one of the most talented sons of the Muses, will
neglect to avail themselves of this great treat; for we feel
certain that no one, however imbecile in mind or degraded
i
n disposition, can look upon and hear the poetic language
of this poetic lecturer, without becoming favourably
influence
charms, o f
poetry.or
indifferent to
im-
pressed with the sentiments which he utters,hisin stric-
tures
its absorbing
interest. If, then, such are its claims on the mind, not
only in its cultivated, but even in its
who will be so neglectful to himself most savage state,
t its
to allow this rare
opportunity of passing, without
hearing one of the greatest and going and seeing and
m
nius—one of the most highl fost exalted sons of ge-
Muses. We trust our friends avoured children of the
go and judge for themselves f will take our advice, and
will regret not embracing ; or we feel confident they
the present offer of hearing an
account of the characters of the
celebrated poets of Great
Britain. This evening he
will review the poetry of the
16th and 17th centuries,
including Donne, Skelton,
Shakspere. &c.

August 20,1844.

CHURCH OF ENGLAND HOME AND FOREIGN BIBLS
SOCIETY.—On the 13th instant a meeting of clergymen
and gentlemen, members of the Church of England, was
held in the National School-room, Wavertree, pursuant
to public notice, the Rev. W. Badnall, incumbent, in the
chair, when it was unanimously resolved to establish a
society under the above designation, for the purpose of
circulating the Holy Scriptures in this country and among
all the nations of the earth. The peculiar characteristic
of the society consists in the desirable circumstance that
its management is vested solely in clerical and lay mem-
bers of the Church of England. It is a matter of great
surprise, and has frequently caused disappointment to
numbers of those attached to our established church, that
such a society was not previously in existence, as we
doubt not that its influence would have extensively spread?
and the benefits to be derived from it been quickly aPPI;
rent. It is unnecessary to point out the objections raised
against societies with a kindred object by many conscien-
tious persons, and from which this association is wholly
free. We look forward with interest to an intended pub-
lic meeting in this town, when the advantages and objects
of the society will be brought forward in detail and pro-
minence.

WEST DERBY.—A meeting of the ratepayers of this
township was held on Thursday to consider the recoM-
mendation of the overseers as to the appointment of al
additional collector of rates and taxes for the municipal
division of the township. Alderman Freme was called t°
the chair. Mr. Cleaver, clerk to the Poor-law Guardians,'
read the report of the overseers containing the recommen-
dation for the appointment, there being more businesS
than one individual was able to get through. They pro.;
pose to divide the township into two districts, the rare'
and municipal; Mr. Hodgson, the present collector, to
have the management of the rural district, and the per
collector to perform the business of the township; there
would be no additional rate required for the purpose.
Mr. Jas. Mulleneux, seconded by Mr. T. C. Cook,
moved that the report be app roved of. Some objections
were made to this, but the motion was at length carrich
and a committee was formed for the purpose of determin-
ing the amount of salary. A motion was then made that
Mr. John Rowland should be recommended to the corn-
mittee as a fit person for the situation of collector. I;
was said by a gentleman present, that Mr. Rowland had
mixed himself up with the excitement of the parish, and
was consequently an unsuitable person. This, however,
was denied. An amendment was then proposed, that 931
selection of an individual should be left to the discretion
of the committee, but the original motion was carried, and
the meeting soon after separated.
GROSS FRAUD UPON EMIGRANTS.— On Tuesday,
Michael Thornton, a boatman, was brought up at the
Police-court. Mr. Dowling said the parties in this case
did not appear, but it was one of gross imposition. The
complainants were two females who had taken a passage
in a vessel about to sail for America. On the previous
morning the prisoner, and several other boatmen, went
apparently in great haste to the lodgings of the women,
told them that the vessel in which they were about to em-
bark had sailed into the river, and that if they did not
make haste they would not overtake her. The female.
being anxious to reach the vessel were easily persuaded to
get on board the boat belonging to the prisoner, upon
pretence of following the ship. When in the river the
boatmen insisted upon having £5 for their trouble, which
the women, through fear of losing their passage, paid'
The men then pretended they could not overtake al
vessel, and again landed the females, who soon discover"'
that the vessel had never left the dock, and that the whole
was a manoeuvre to get their money. He (Mr. Dowling)
had no doubt the friends of the prisoner had compromise!'
the matter with the women, who had failed to appear 10
court, and had, in fact, sailed in the vessel that morning.
Messrs. Robinson, the agents for the vessel, had acted 10
the most handsome manner. They offered to keep the
women if it, were found necessary to prosecute the Pr''
soner, and to give them a passage in another vessel. The
prisoner was released.

APPREHENSION AND COMMITTAL OF A BURGLAIIr
—On Saturday, a young man, who gave his name George
Taylor, was brought before Mr. Rushton on two charge.,
of burglary. It appeared from the evidence in the fir"
case, that on the morning of Friday fortnight, the were
houseman in the service of Mr. Thomas Jenkinson•
broker, on coming to the office in Barnard's Building!
in Sweeting-street, found that the door unlocked much
more freely than usual, and on the arrival of Mr. Je'-
kinson it was discovered that a £5 Bank of England voter
a cheque for £2, a ss. Bill stamp, and a broker's cheetff
book, had been abstracted from a drawer in his private
office. The cheque was offered at Mr. Barnard's bank
for payment, by an errand boy, who stated that he be
been sent with it by the prisoner, whom he had met ill
Harrington-street. It was of course stopped, but the
prisoner had escaped. From the evidence in the second
case it appeared, that on Friday afternoon, Thos. Harlop,
a warehouseman, in the service of Mr. Rayner, broker'
17, Exchange Buildings, on coming back from an erruan
to the office, which he had locked before going out, fo
the prisoner in a corner under the counter. A constabw
was immediately sent for, but the prisoner rushed dnii
stairs and ran into Oldhall-street, where he was cci7;t-
tured by constables Kehoe and Seale. In his P? tt
the a er
were found three picklocks and a skeletonkei,
prisoner,
of which freely opened the office door.
The
ernitted for
who declined saying anything, was fully ann
trial.
meeting tia
SELECT VESTRY.—A special meeting
was held on Thursday, for the purpose of
ug the ar
Hon. C. Clements and Mr. Tuffnell, respect,. _
rangements at the Industrial School. The Rev. Reeit37"
Campbell presided, and all the members were present
•_t
four. At the request of the chairman, Mr. Tuffnell niece
a statement as to the arrangements necessary, and gave,
some excellent suggestions. He also courteously and
satisfactorily answered a number of questions.—Mr.
Culshaw, the architect, submitted a plan of the roots,*
with the fitting up, according to Mr. Tuffnell's instrg"
tions, and which gave general satisfaction. After„ser--
peated his opinion that a clergyman of the
cussion on this subject, the appointment of a snr-ill-
tendent was introduced. The Rev. Rector Brooks reo-.
of the me.mberes
England was the most suitable person. Mr. Fergessfni!
replied, expressing respect for any thing said by the re',l
Tuffs
ell
tor, but differing from him on this point. Mr. Tuneed..,
being asked his opinion, said it was not quite in accort. _
ance with that of the rev. gentleman : it would be
first instance established on that principle, and be could
not give his opinion on such an appointment from eXPer;,,
ence. The Rev. Rector Brooks seeing that the boar
generally differed from him, did not propose any resoloun
tion. The rev. gentleman and Mr. Raymond Hong
were then appointed as a deputation to proceed fortbc?re
to London, and visit the various establishments of
same nature, in and about the metropolis, and to 0v::
several of the candidates whose names were retained 07
the list. It was agreed that Mr. Tuffnell should teee
them on Tuesday morning next, at nine o'clock, in I'o 11
don. A vote of thanks was then passed to Mr. Tuffae
for the information imparted, and the meeting broke up'
EXPENDITURE IN PUBLIC WORKS IN LIVBRP°°:'
AND BIRKENHEAD.—There are no places in the kit',°;
dom, not, perhaps, excepting the metropolis, in whiee....
larger amount of money is in process of expenditure P:
the construction of public works, than at the present tin
in Liverpool and Birkenhead. In Liverpool the
public works are in progress by the Corporation orivo
Dock Committee :—Assize Courts to cost £80,000; i'e •
church.
Gaol, £100,000; Albert Dock and Warehouses, £600,n:
New North Docks, including junction with Leeds Canal,
£1,500,000; the Highway Commissioners are fortoilrt
reservoirs, &c., Green-lane. cost £50,000 ; the Sele
Vestry, Schools at Kirkdale, £30,000 ; the New Gas Co"
Gas Extension, £140,000; private shareholders, Shan
street Park, £2,soo,—the whole making an aggregate g,
£2,500,000. This is independent of other works, inelu
ing the Prince's Park, by Mr. R. V. Yates ; the Pe„
Presbyterian Church, in Myrtle-street; the Female v'is
phan Asylum ; the Catholic Asylum ; the new Nortlaff.,
Hospital ; St. Martin's Schools, &c. In contemplatlo_`;
are new Daily Courts, on the site of Islington Market,'„,
additional railway tunnel to the north end of the tocf;tl
from the station in Lime-street ; a merchandise statl4
for the Grand Junction Company ; the enlargement of lye
Lime-street Station, and improvement of the Bridgewere,
property. These will probably absorb a million le°„.
More, in proportion to the population, is doing at Birkeil,
£400,000 ; Dock Warehouses, £600,000 ;
bead, namely, New Market, .£20,13400 • Town.),lti
£10.000; Park, £25,000; Docks in Wallasey I's";
Monk's Ferry to Station, £20,000, making a totalm-r
£1,075,000 ; and a further proposal is made, and 070
consideration of the Liverpool Corporation, to buy,
freehold of all their Wallasey estate, and pay for itip
cash ! A Cemetery and Infirmary are also in contera,, Of
tion, and one or more churches. This is independenot
laying down new streets, sewering, placing mains
water, gas, &c.
At, tbe
Tunnel frt)ni
DOCK COMMITTEE.—Present, Messrs. Moore, ‘--Aeo,
chair,) Holt, Holmes, Chilton, Smith, Evans, 1311/,`"ir
Sandbach, Shand, Kendall, Bold, Aikin, Tobin, anui,;re
ley. The tenders of Messrs. Fawcett and Preston, ,igf,
high-pressure engine, of 50-horse power, and of the Batt'
Company for the boiler, were accepted.—Mr. Holt, e igf•
man of the Marine Sub-committee, in reply t,,° its
Shand, said the bell-buoy one evening lately bro!,'"hicli
chain, and came ashore at Waterloo. The chain by the
it was held was calculated for a vessel of 150 tons, at se'
buoy was only 22 tons. He could not account for tPTuser
cident, except that two months ago one of the steale:get
with a large vessel in tow, ran foul of it ; the steal:o4"e 11
ting on one side of it, and the vessel on the other, .05011,17
down, and it came up on the other side. In theiroolT
course of things, the time for changing the buoY!
,we!
have been that month; besides being regularly e°B,;srit'
they were regularly examined every month. Some rej;ilitif
were made by Mr. Aikin and others as to the desire 000
if possible, of devising some plan to prevent thAe,..311,.:
sinking in the sand, and the subject droPPe7ol
amended resolution of the council, as to the ter atop '-
purchase of the land at the north from the corperarodes;
new docks, was read and approved of.—The inerr„°o
of agreement for the purchase of the Harring" as t.'""
estate was read. It was to the effect that, as 0-no.- monof
_I,
transfer of the estate was made, the purchao?-i, flow ;
£201,226 14s. 6d. should be paid, £99,200 of thlecent. Pen
bonds for seven years, bearing interest at 3i Per us 1/„ev
annum, the bonds to be made out to suit the ve, the Pr:
prietors, and the remainder in cash. A list etlio it
prietors was produced, and in reply to clues st
stated that Christopher Bullen was the large Lett •
holder. He held to the amount of £l9,oo°•,,erslive
were read from Charles Bennett, receiver andsglouck.gate:
nager, and Wm. Thomasson, store-keeper ann.__. the e,
man to the Harrington Dock, praying their P/
tate changed hands they might be retained neceses
• would be tor
sent situations. The Chairman said it wo ,d or.
to have some persons there, and none yu
would
ire-- to
likely to suit than those already there.—A le _,ioo
perm." t
Rendell, engineer, was read. He asked
kePt a the
take extracts from the daily register of tide. to
e,t
docks, as information useful to him in reference
n_out
ce„
Birkenhead docks. The request was instantly Jo
and the committee proceeded to inspect th
plans. thatdlrnneo

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