The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1845-08-12 00:00:00

LIVERPOOL ASSIZES.—The assizes for this division of
the county will be opened before Mr. Baron Rolfe and
Mr. Justice Cresswell, to-morrow. The' crimes and
the prisoners in custody may be classified as follows :
—Murder and attempted murder, 4 ; manslaughter, 8 ;
rape, 8 stabbing, 6 ; robbery from the person, with vio-
lence, 8; burglary, 27 ; bigamy, 7 ; forgery, 3 ; horse or
cow stealing, 4 ; concealing, with intent to steal, 2 ; Mint
cases, 2 ; stealing in a dwelling-house, 1; other offences,
8: total, 88.

WEST DERBY UNION.-At the meeting of the guar-
dians of this union, on Tuesday, a letter and resolutions
were read from the ratepayers of Tosteth-park, stating
that inasmuch as a majority of the board of guardians of
the 'West Derby Union had perseveringly shown a dispo-
sition hostile to the wishes and interests of Toxteth-park,
a memorial to the Poor•law Commissioners, praying to
be separated from that union, should be laid for the sig-
natures of the ratepayers of the township at their public
office. The circular had the names of James Lawrence,
(Mayor of Liverpool,) as chairman, together with those
of the five guardians of the township. The finances of
the union were announced to be in a very satisfactory
state, there being £1,013 in the hands of the treasurer.
All the townships have paid up the calls on them of late
with great promptitude and regularity. Notice was given
for the election, this day, of an additional collector of
rates for West Derby.

ROYAL MERSEY YACHT CLUU.—The monthly meet-
ing took place on Tuesday, when 47 gentlemen were
added to the list of members. The names of 23 others
were also announced for nomination. Among the list
was his Worship the Mayor. The honorary secretary
read a letter he had received from the Duke of Rutland,
of the Resolution schooner, allowing his name to be added
to the list of members. The Grand Challenge Cup, of
100 guineas value, was exhibited. It consists of a beau-
tiful urn-like cup, upon a massive and emblematical
stand. A. voluntary subscription among the members
and friends of the club was entered into, to form a purse
of fifty sovereigns to be placed in the cup. Considering
that this splendid prize is given by the members, inde.
pendent of the laws of the club, for the general good of
the town and port, by inviting strangers from all parts,
it deserves every encouragement from the inhabitants of
the town at large, who may feel disposed to contribute to
the purse, which will be called the Ladies' Purse. The
contest for this prize will take place on the 11th Sept.

MURDER.—A most diabolical murder was committed
on Saturday last, within the precincts of the New Bailey
prison, Manchester. The accused is a single man, about
twenty-eight years of age, named William Chapman, who
had been convicted for felony. The deceased, Abraham
Tweedale, is a married man, thirty-three years of age,
and has left a widow and one child. He was committed
to prison on the sth July last, for two calendar months,
for neglecting his family. On Saturday, between twelve
and one o'clock, the prisoner went to the iron bedstead,
which was standing in the room, knelt down, and played
with a nut which fastens the iron cross-plates (in a wooden
bed called laths) that support the bed. He was observed
to take off the nuts and remove the plate. He then
aimed a blow at deceased, which caught him on the side
of the head, and knocked him down on the bed. On the
first blow being struck, the deceased exclaimed, " Oh,
God !I am murdered !I am murdered !" Before as-
sistance could prove available the prisoner had dealt seven
or eight blows on the skull of deceased with the iron
plate, which he held in both hands. No quarrel what-
ever had taken place between the prisoner and the deceased
nor, indeed, any one of the prisoners. A verdict of
wilful murder was returned at the inquest, but it is
believed the accused is insane.
EXPORTATION OF SALT TO THE EAST INDIES.—The
papers brought by the steamer mention that some attempts
are to be made in England to give Liverpool a share in
providing salt for this country. There is nothing to pre-
vent the Liverpool merchant sending his salt here and
getting a profitable return if the article will command a
good price in the market. Thus France sends us some
salt ; the Persian and Arabian Gulfs supply us largely ;
Mauritius, Bourbon, and Manila also send us a little oc-
casionally, all paying the duty of three rupees per maund.
The total amount so imported and paying duty has been
about 40,000 tons yearly of late years. The duty was
three rupees four annas till last November, when it was
reduced to three rupees. Now this salt has to compete
with the monopoly supply, which, for similar qualities, is
sold by the government at 360 rupees to 365 rupees per
hundred maunds, which, deducting three rupees per
maund as duty, is about 365. a ton of 271 maunds : all
this is kurkutch (solar evaporation) salt. The best Ben-

gal monopoly boiled salt, which the Liverpeol salt would
compete with, sells at Calcutta for 424 rupees a hundred
maunds, or, deducting three rupees as duty, about 695.
per ton. Now the Liverpool salt being of better quality,
would surely command a higher price than the Bengal
article. There is nothing, therefore, in the amount of
import duty to prevent the Liverpool merchant sending
his produce out here and realizing a handsome profit.
We may add, that all the imported salt is sold and deli-
vered over the ship's side without any interference on the
part of the government officials beyond the usual surveil-
lance of a custom-house officer. We mention these facts
as likely to be acceptable to those interested in the pro-
posed movement.—Calcutta Star, ph June.
INQUESTS.—On Friday week a young unmarried wo-
man, the daughter of John Hatch, a porter at the Rail-
way Station, Lime-street, was taken dangerously ill. The
father being sent for, an inquiry took place, and the dead
body of a child was discovered in a chamber utensil ' the
father knew nothing of her pregnancy, but. in reply to
several questions put to her, she stated that she had felt
unwell for several days, and more particularly on that
morning, but was ignorant of having been in labour, al-
though in a fainting state she had given birth to a child.
Mr. A ekerley, surgeon, was of opinion that the child's
death had been caused from want of proper care after the
birth.—On Saturday morning the body of the second
mate of the barque Mary White was found in the Bruns-
wick Dock.—On Wednesday night last, Daniel Corner,
who resided in Sawney Pope-street, Liverpool, fell off
the quay at West Harbour, Greenock, and w ,s so much
injured that he died the following morning.—On Satur-
day last, John Thomas, who resided in Upper Mann-
street, was engaged with some other men in moving tim-
ber at the Harrington Dock, when the end of the balk
flew up and struck him on the head ; he fell to the ground
instantly and died in a few minutes, the skull being frac-
tured.—On Wednesday, Richard Sumner was being low-
ered through the upper room of the factory at the Canal
Bank, when his head came in contact with the floor, and
he was so much injured that he died the following morn-
ing.—On Tuesday night, an old man, named Tyrer, resi-
ding in Great Richmond-street, died from the effects of a
fall he had received a few days before in Everton.—On
Sunday afternoon week, Elizabeth Brotherton fell down
in a fit, after returning from Bootle, and a post tnortem
examination proved that death had been caused by exces-
sive drinking.—Verdicts in accordance with the evidence
were returned.

DOCK COMMITTEE, THURSDAY.-It was ordered that
brick huts for the pier masters should be built, and that
from them coloured lights should be displayed at night
when the docks are full.—Plans of a dock on the site of
the late Harrington estate, were presented by the sub-
committee, who recommended the adoption of the plan
marked B. They were ordered to lie on the table for the
inspection of the members, for a week or a fortnight.-,-
Mr. Hartley presented his annual report of the general
state and progress of the dock works, with a statement of
the expenditure in his department, for the year ending
24th June last. From the report it appeared that the
Albert Dock warehouses were now fast approaching to-
wards completion, and that by the end of the year it was
expected they would be nearly finished. At the north
works considerable progress was made, foundations for
the river walls had been built, part of the dock walls had
been erected, sewers made, excavations finished, and
bricks prepared. The total expenditure on new works
during the year bad been £240,234 14s. 7d. ; for repairs,
£21,338 Is. 9d. In the stock there had been an increase
during the year amounting to £2,843 3s. Bd.—The com-
mittee agreed to assemble on Friday next, at half-past ten
o'clock, to survey the new north works.—The sub-com-
mittee for the warehouse department reported that in
consequence of some sugar, shell lac, and planks which
had been left in the transit sheds, causing considerable
inconvenience to the shipping, these goods bad been en-
tered at the Custom -house by the sub-committee, under
the powers of the act of parliament recently obtained.—A
letter was read, stating that the Lords of the Admiralty
could not permit piles to be driven into the bed of the
Mersey, in front of the Liverpool docks.—A letter, re-
questing separate berths for vessels trading to Constanti-
nople, was referred to the sub-committee.—A memorial
from merchants and others, praying that a doorway for
foot passengers might be opened on the eastern wall of the
Prince's Dock, at the bottom of Queen-street, was referred
to the Sub-committee of Works.

BIRKENHEAD COMMISSIONERS.—On Tuesday night,
at the monthly meeting, alter some routine hu,iness, Mr.
W. Jackson, the chairman, said the Commissioners
would perceive that, for the first time, the Ferry Com-
mittee had presented a report of their proceedings. With
respect to the observations he had made at the last meet-
ing, regarding penny fares, he should not then refer. The
report of the proceedings mentioned the building of a
new boat. Last year they had not done quite so well.
The committee had found it necessary to put all the boats
into a most efficient condition, and instead of the expen-
diture being only £1,900. it was £8,692. To meet this,
however, the receipts had increased to £6,000. The
expenditure had been rather more in proportion this year,
in consequence of these extra expenses, which left a ba-
lance against the ferry of £1,067. The effect of reducing
the fares had been shown in the increased receipts. In
the present year, 1845, from the 22d of April to the 31st
of July, they had £7,389 17s. 7d., against £6,732 Bs. 3d.
for the same period of the previous year. This not only
showed an excess, but an increase upon a former increase,
as in 1843 the receipts for the same period were only
£5,095 3s. 3d.. The expenditure had been £3,053 7s. 6d,
against £2,471 for the first three months of the present
year, which left them in this position—that, after pay-
ing the small balance due on last year's account of £lOOO,
from the 22d of April, in the present year, to the 21st
of July,) there was a surplus of £3,161 ; and he esti-
mated that for the remaining months there would be an
increase of no less a sum than £6,060. This warranted
him in concluding that the clear profits of the ferry would
be at least £l,OOO per annum. He thought that three
more boats would be required. It would, therefore, be
necessary to increase the capital of the ferry during the
present year to the extent of about £25,000. He, how-
ever, was of opinion that, notwithstanding this increase,
when he looked at the income of the terry, the market,
and the township together, there was quite enough
to pay the entire interest of their bonded debt without
any necessity to sell any portion of their land. He esti-
mated the value of the land belonging to the township at
£150,000, which at present was paying no interest ; but
it was a question for the board to determine whether they
would dispose of their land, and get rid at once of their
bonded debt, or whether they would wait until the vari-
ous works—the docks, the dock warehouses, and the rail-
way—were completed, which would considerably add to