The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-11-05 00:00:00

CHESHIRE.

Last week 'Air. John Langan purchased the estate Ana
hall of Thornton, near Rock Ferry, for 9,000 otrinea''
AssAnur.—At the Birkenhead Police•court, on Tb.ll,l.lt-
day, George Lac:ton was fined
Be/in and costs for ass`A-„tit
ing Eliza For-shirty, in Higher gton. The dere";
accused the complainant of keeping a disorder-b., li'tes,
and the magistrates, who had heard of his irregulatitl`
strongly cautioneJ him.
CURIOUS CIRCUMSTANCE.—An inquest was 0-„ Friday a,
summoned to b held at Woodchurch, near Biriienhead,
on the body of an elderly female,
had died in consequence of ill-treatment by an u6nutirlie
ised practitioner in his endeavours to cure a carver. the
c rover, H. Churton, Esq., issued his warrant for ey-
disinterment of the body. and ordered a post mortets..__,
who, it was alletier,
amination to be made by Dr. Vaughan and Mr. Fouli‘,
of Birkenh. ad. However, on the parties
Woodchurch, it was found that the deceased hmi bees
buried at Whitchurch, in Shropshire, and thitherti_.,,
parties departed, fur the purpose of pursuing the ing
FAZE AT BIRKENHEAD.—About three o'clock
rni
Tuesday morning last the watchman on duty discoverso l.;
the premises of Messrs. Wemyss and Cameron,
fire,
arid buildes, Ivy-street, Birkenhead, to be on
ot
The alarm was speedily given, and two of the engine,' 14e
arriving
eel,
to work, hut, of to the inflammable nature 01 I 1.0
buildings, whi,•l. :were chiefly composed of wood, in tehe
then three rit,irturt: of an hour the wimle were razed
is the
ground. There is every reason to suppose that this
work of an incendiary, as the fire originated in the east
end of the building, in a temporary shed used for jointing
flooring boards, (into• which no fire was ever admitted) a 0
in the end directly opposite to that in which the stove is
erected. About fourteen men were employed on the „.pre-
mises, all of vc h. m have lost the whole of their tools. .7'
premises were insured in a London office ; and the loss'
exclusive of the tools, is estimated at about £2OO.

FALL OF A PORTION OF BIRKENHEAD MARKEIYrtr
About eleven o'clock on Saturday between fifty and st
yards of the southeastern wall of the new market now
In
course of erec!i'm at Birkenhead, by the contractors',
Messrs. Fox, l'enderson, and Co., fell down withthe
tremendous crash, burying six of the workmen
rive
ruins. The unfortunate fellows were engaged at the tir
in that part of the building which is to be converted
underground cellars, and were rivetting a portion of
the
iron roof. We are happy to say, although three of Tbe
parties were seriously injured, no person was killed.
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remaining three were got out of the ruins without ,ribees Of
sustained any contusions of consequence. The t'two,
the injured parties are, James Ellis, aged thirtY hes,
whose leg was fractured in two places ; Samuel 1111,,,,ad,
aged twenty-two, who received contusions on the hoed
the hips, and both legs ; and John Cannon, who receiscbc,
contusions on the head and loins. The poor feliow6taed
a:e all unmarried, and from Staffordshire, were rell'vtioll
to the Birkenhead Dispensary, where prompt attend bf,
was paid to their injuries. The accident was ea"setbo*
the fury of the gale which was blowing at the 01,2; ntif
a contemporary states that the walls are not suffic'e be
strong, being where the semicircular windows are trio
placed, only nine inches in thickness, the length of u be'
brick, and where the pillars, or supports, are erecterteet)
tween the windows,the thickness varies only from fu°
to eighteen inches.
lroej

WALLASEY.—On Thursday evening, the adet•
meeting of the parisioners was held, to take into con?.itiogr
ation certain propositions for the improvement, lie
and watching of the parish. On the motion of Mr' flee.
tledale, J. C. Ewart, Esq., in the absence of the eiog
Dr. Byrth. was called to the chair. The meeting bap.
been opened by the chairman, and addressed b,Yojes'
Winch, in the speech explanatory of the propose° tee
t
sure, Mr. Meadowcroft opposed the project, but he ridt
with little support. The following resolution was ca ,f jet°
with only three or four dissentients:—`' That telcineesse
consideration the great present and prospective in' tbe
of the population of the parish of Wallasey., it is.eatie°,
opinion of this meeting, very desirable that el,Pl'e-0 f°,;
should be made to parliament in the ensuing ee±"'"tre'r
an act for the regulation of the affairs of the parish
the principle of vesting in commissioners the en°e'eg-ittli
paving, lighting, watching, cleansing, and othercw''''reo,l
proving the parish, the establishment and maintenatirla
an effective police, and a public market thereon, ;fete%
other powers that may be found necessary for its
good government, for which the general law of the ger
necessary, it becoming insufficient."—A numb(r Th°
tlemen were then nominated to act as a committee'
secretary proceeded to read the report of the 511, c 1105,1
mitteeon the ht ads of the intended bill. The fir'" rated
vests the execution of the act in 21 commissioner-0p 01.1 e(
at £5O, or possessing property of the value of XL, rel/np
to be elected by the inhabitants rated at £lO to ill-eciPto
of the pcor.—Mr. Brice proposed that the qua'',ol e.
should be a rating of £35 instead of £5O. or ere9,-,er 6,0
the value of £lOOO instead of £l5OO. Mr. 13,3°-IVele„e-
-conded the motion, which was carried, after Dar'eslivi,";
had explained, in answer to a question, that the,* o,.`e.
tion was to be in landed property, or houses. 5511
clause provides that seven of the commissionereri,he 0•:r
tire annually by rotation, and be re-eligible. 'ooll°l ,t,
clauses, relating to the monthly meetings of the cbe tte;),
sioners, were agreed to without comment. In t etietle
which made appointment of auditors of accounts°'
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it was made compulsory, on the suggestion of vie 0.
lips. The next clause relates to the lighting en-loiPtO
ing of particular districts, by direction of the c° lobleble
ners, and provides that such tarts only shall be oviOeit
the rates. Mr. Ford suggested that it would pbettiee tliftet
for the commissioners to take power to manulac Boot
own gas, instead of taking it from Birkenheed%iliet e jet
a good deal of discussion, an amendment to LtheriZer
was carried by a small majority.—The dense au not e
re
the commissioners to take a lease for any test or fto to
ceeding twenty-one years of any of the existing "e :'Tog
ferries of the parish having been read, it vcas.,t"eee' jog
leave the consideration of it to the conp"te tightAr
clauses authorizing the laying of the improvetnenet'beut "to
and watching, and highway rates were passed .I:isioners jog
servation.—The clause authorizing the Comm'. et hagieft
borrow £15,000 for the general purposes of the
,ld bevel
toe-od
been read, Mr. Ford proposed that the sum sno,i'
blank, and filled up by the Committee. .Aetee, ocer
various clauses in the report having heel ren"_, seeotwegl
approved with the alteration named—Mr. Brie% jditioolio
by Mr. Sharland, proposed the fellowine as ane,opt fro
clause. " That all teeiernents under £lO he es eets ea
thhigehizp;,oav,e, improvement enrgah
triantge,at:inddwatht
watching-rates,
for
.r
tueesh,
stheallie, 'o7l,rt,..gbbee
directly on the respective owners." Carried. Zte'r ? ?by
oner : Is there no clause for a supplY web:01000e
Solicitor explained that such7power must be That
a company, and not by the commis-loners, 90d apple;;;
forms of the Howe would prevent them leti3": i‘nine„o.
for such powers this session at least.—The solienof
We want niter mere than any thing else• bodgitp,
suggested this matter would be better left in till'
were 4,
committee.—The various clauses of the
the
moo,
prowed, and a committee formed to carry out