The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1846-02-10 00:00:00

BIRKENHEAD COMMISSIONERS.

An adjourned meeting of this body was held last even.
ing, in the Board Room, Hamilton-square. Present, J.
H. Greene, Esq., chairman; Messrs. W. Laird, Cole,
Horner Brownrigg, Atherton, Gilbertson, A. A. Dobbs,
J. R. Pim, Pike.
Mr. W. Cole laid before the Board the following report,
accompanied with a very voluminous list of clauses. which
it was proposed to have inserted in the amended Improve-
ment Bill now before parliament.
The Report was then read by Mr. ATKINSON, as fol-
lows : _ .

.- .. - .
" At an adjourned meeting of the Health Committee, held
this day, present, Mr. Cole, chairman, Messrs, W. Laird, Ap-
pleton, Gilbertson, anti Adamson, the following Report was
unanimously adopted:—
REPORT.

" Your committee beg to state that they have now completed
the revision of the Improvement Acts, and have prepared seve-
ral additions and amendments, which they are unanimously of
opinion would be highly desirable, both for the improvement
and health of the township, and they beg to propose that such
amendments be introduced, in committee, in the bill now be-
fore parliament. (Signed) WM. COLE, Chairman.
"9th Feb., 1846."
Mr. COLE, after observing that the new clauses were so
lengthy that it would take up too much of the time of the
Commissioners to go over them seriatim, proposed
" That the Report be received, and the alterations and
amendments proposed by the Health Committee, and now
laid before the Board, be forwarded to the Law-clerk with
instructions that the same be embodied in the Improvement
Bill now before Parliament, and as soon as the Improvement
Bill is printed a copy of the same be sent to each Com-
missioner."

Some discussion then ensued respecting the course pro-
posed to be pursued, but it was understood that the
reception of the report would not bind any member to
support it hereafter. the Chairman observing that the
matter would be much better understood when each
member had a printed copy before him, when he could
read it and consider the various clauses at his leisure.
Mr. Pim wished something to be introduced into the
motion so as not to render it imperative on the law-clerk
to introduce all the clauses, as he was afraid their bulk
would frighten Lord Shaftesbury.
Mr. COLE said, it would not be the bulk his Lordship
would look at, but the quality.
Mr. GILBERTSON hoped if the law-clerk could not ob-
tain the isnertion of all the clauses, he would obtain the
introduction of the most important.
Mr. COLE said it was pretty well understood by the
law-clerk what were the wishes of the committee.
Mr. Wm. LAIRD seconded the motion of Mr. Cole.

Mr. BROWNRIGG said he had no objection to the mo-
tion as it stood, but if it had gone so far as to adopt the
report he could not have voted for it, as he bad not
read it.

Mr. W. LAIRD thought the course proposed to be
adopted would save much trouble to the Commissioners,
for they would be much more likely to come to a proper
conclusion on the subject by a careful perusal of the bill
when in print.

The motion was then put and adopted unanimously.

Mr. COLE said he understood Mr. W. Laird had some-
thing to say respecting the Building Act.
Mr. W. LAIRD said the committee were engaged on a
report respecting the construction of fire-proof ware-
houses, but they had not yet been able to go thoroughly
into the matter, he should, therefore, wish that the meet-
ing would adjourn for a week, when he hoped the com-
mittee would he able to report on the subject.
Mr. BROWNRIGG asked whether they had conferred
with the law-clerk on the subject, to know how far th-y
were likely to succeed in obtaining the insertion of such
clauses.

Mr. W. LAIRD said the law-clerk had been consulted
on the subject, and he was of opinion that the clauses
might be introduced, provided there were no money
clauses in them, of which the committee would beware.
He then proposed—
" That this meeting do adjourn to Monday, the 16th instant,
to receive a further report, from the Health Committee, on the
building of warehouses, and to receive a report from the Light-
ing and Watching Committee upon the proposed amendments
in the Lighting and Watching Act."

Mr. COLE said the fact was, the clauses alluded to were
exactly iu the same position as those before the Board at
pres-nt.
Mr. BROWNRIGG hoped that for the future they would
not run the matter so very fine.
Mr. HORNER asked when it was necessary that the
bill should be before the house ?
Mr. BROWNRIGG said the petition had already been
presented, and the bill was at present before the House,
but it was competent for any commissioner to get some
one to move for the insertion of either those or any other
clauses, which, if approved of, would be included in the
bill.

The motion was then put and adopted, and the Board
adjourned.

The hon. William Lewis Denman, son of Lord Den-
man, has entered holy orders, and was ordained by the
bishop of Durham on Sunday week.
DISSOLUTION OF TILE LIVERPOOL ROYAL STOCK
EXCHANGE.—AS a sign of the times the dissolution of
this exchange might be adduced as important. It will be
seen, however, by our advertising columns, that a new as-
sociation opened yesterday, into which we believe the bulk
of its members, together with many who have seceded
from the association in Bank-buildings, have entered.
COMMITMENTS FOR TRIAL AT THE SESSIONS, YES-
TERDAY.—A man named William Reynolds was yester-
day committed before Mr. Rushton, on a charge of hav-
ing stolen from the clothing shop of Mrs. Jones, in Nor-
folk-street, on Saturday night, a hammock and bed,
worth 6s. Gd. Tne prisoner made no defence. Hugh
Powell was also committed on a charge of having received
6 sovereigns from a female who keeps a public-house to
get changed, and with which, or the change he did not re-
turn. It appeared he had purchased for himself new
shoes, a new shirt, &c. He stated that he had got intox-
icated, and did not know what had become of the money.

ARRIVAL OF THE DUKE OF LANCASTER.—The fine
ship Duke of Lancaster, belonging to Messrs. Stringer
and Mann, John Bullev, commander, arrived in this river
on Sunday morning, after a passage of 94 days, from Can-
ton. She sailed from Liverpool on the 28th May last,
discharged her cargo in China, took on board a full cargo
there, consisting of upwards of 860 tons of tea, and com•
pleted the voyage in eight months and ten days, being the
shortest time on record. This, the first voyage of the
Duke of Lancaster, argues well for what may be expected
as regards future passages under the command of Captain
Bullet', who, we understand, is notorious for the quick
passages made in the ship Thomas Lowry.
CHARITABLE SOCIETY.—We regret extremely to hear
that the funds of this invaluable society are in a languish-
ing condition. Last year there were 1634 cases of dis-
tress relieved from the funds of the society, affording
substantial and timely aid to 6195 persons. The visits
paid by the gentlemen connected with the society, who
afford their services gratuitously, were 2254. and the
amount expended was £l6B 6s. We should be glad if
we could interest the liberal sympathy of the public in
behalf of this society, which distributes its funds at the
dwellings of the destitute, but on no occasion without a
previous visit to the family, and a searching iuvestigation
into the claims and characters of the applicants for relief.
The subscribers have thus the best guarantee that their
donations are judiciously distributed.

FACTORIES IN WALLASEY POOL.—A Radical con-
temporary of Saturday, upon whose absurd schemes of
establishing factories upon the unoccupied land on the
margin of Wallasey Pool, we recently remarked, returned
to the charge in his last publication, and treated with some
derision our assertion, that a want of water for steam en-
gines would be felt in such a locality. Perhaps the party
in question does not know that fresh water is indispensable
for the economical working of factory engines. Where
he will find that, in abundance sufficient, in the nei;h-
bourhood of Wallasey Pool, we are at a loss to conceive.
On the banks of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal the ex-
periment of erecting factories might answer ; but for
Wallasey Pool the project is hopeless. He might as well
say the locality is suitable for a sugar plantation.
CHARGE OF EMBEZZLEMENT. —Yesterday, at the
Police Court, a young man named Thomas Leach, a col-
lector in the employ of Mr. John Jones, estate agent,
Grafton-street, Toxteth-park, was charged by the latter
with having embezzled, chiefly on the 2fith ultimo, cer-
tain small sums which he had received from weekly te-
nants of premises, and for which he had not accounted—
making three distinct cases. Several witnesses were
called, and from the general evidence it appeared, so far
as is yet known, that the prisoner had received £1 lls.,
and had paid over only £1 Is. 6d. About £lOOO passed
through his hands annually, while he was in the employ.
It also appeared that to cover the fraud he had made a
false entry in figures in the books. His employer stated
that the prisoner (who had been five years in his service)
had received notice to leave, and had left on Wednesday
list. the defalcations so far had been discovered since
that time; but Mr. Jones added that he strongly sus-
pected he was guilty of other similar delinquencies, as he
was short of £3lO, which he ought to have received ac-
cording to his books. Mr. Owen, who defended the
prisoner, endeavoured to show that the whole affair ori-
ginated in pique, he (the prisoner) having gone to another
rival employer. Mr. Rushton decided that he should go
for trial, but remanded him so that some further evidence,
which it was said could be procured, was brought up.

THE IRON TRADE.—The iron trade of South Stafford-
shire continues in the same prosperous state which we
noticed the week before last,land ;we understand that
effurts are being mane in various parts of the district, and
more particularly in that section of the coal-field lying
near Oldbury, to obtain further supplies of coal and iron-
stone. For this purpose, several pits, which had long
since been considered as worked out, have been re-opened ;
and with the aid of increased skill, and improved machi-
nery, the abandoned mines will, it is expected, yield a
fresh supply of their mineral treasures. From the uncer-
tainty which exists as to the measures of Government,
with respect to the numerous projected lines of railway,
the ironmasters evince great unwillingness to enter into
large contracts ; otherwise, from the abundance of orders,
we should have to quote prices considerably above the
rates fixed on at the recent quarterly meetings of the trade.
As it is, the existing prices can scarcely be adhered to,
and we are enabled to state, on the best authority, that
there are parties now in South Staffordshire endeavouring
to effect purchases for the continent—Germany in parti-
cular—for several lines of railway, amounting in some
cases, to 30,000, and in others to 40,000 tons. It is, we
believe, satisfactorily ascertained by the largest manufac-
turing firms in the kingdom, that the modifications and
changes in the tarff with regard to the importation of pro-
duce from America, will cause such a demand for the con-
sumption of iron in the United States, as to warrant the
assumption that double and treble the quantities hitherto
exported from this country will take place immediately on
the new measure coming into operation. The effect of the
Increased and increasing demand for iron is not confined
to our own district, for our Liverpool letters inform us
that Scotch pigs fetched 80s. per ton, and that other de-
scriptions of manufactured iron rate proportionably high.
—Birmingham Journal.

FALL or THE WAREHOUSE IN MOOR-STREET.
FINDING OF THE BODY OF LARCEY.

Since our last publication, a great number of porters
and others have been employed by night as well as by day,
in getting and carting off the valuable grain, flour, &c.,
from the warehouse which fell, with its accumulated load,
on Saturday week—burying in the ruins one of the
labourers. The weather has, on the whole, been rather
favourable, for the season of the year, and great progress
has been made ; but many days will yet be required to
complete the removal of the property and materials. The
body of Peter Larcey was found by the labourers on
Saturday morning, in room No. 1, and near the end of it,
facing the Old Ropery. Yesterday an inquest was held
on the remains, before Mr. Curry, and a special jury ; one
princioal object being to arrive at the cause of the unex-
pected fall of the building, which involved such fatal con-
sequences. The first witness, Thos. Carroll, a porter, sta-
ted, that while working at the ruins on Saturday, he saw the
legs of a man hanging down from room No. 2, into room
No. 1, and assisted in getting the body out. The right
side of deceased's head was partly carried away. Deceased
was at the time of the accident working in No. 2, with
several other men, (as before stated). The warehouse
was eight stories high, including the cellars. Shortly
after it fell deceased was missed. Rooms 3 and 4 were
filled with flour, in barrels, piled five high, and fifteen
a7ross the room, with a gangway between them. Witness
did not consider such a weight too much for the rooms of
a well standing warehouse. Nos. 5 and 6 were filled with
barley belonging to Mr. Tipping, thrown down in bulk.
No. 7 was filled with wheat and pease, belonging to Messrs.
William Steele and Co., both in bulk. No. 2 had wheat.
He had known the warehouse for 13 or 14 years.
Patrick Scantlin, a porter, knew deceased, and was at
work with him in No. 2. Between 11 and 12 o'clock on
Saturday week, witness observed two of the beams over
his head, and between him and the door, giving way.
They broke in the centre, and the floor and everything
above it came tumbling in. He made to the door to heave
himself out. He got out through the door by a rope, and
then found all the warehouse had come down, except the
end at the Old Ropery, and part of the roof. It appeared
to him to be sound and safe, if not overloaded. The
wheat taken in was Mr. Slattery's. The cross-beams
were supported by props.
Edward Newman, a porter, was in the jigger-loft at the
time. There was a noise like a clap of thunder. Witness
was at the Old Ropery end of the warehouse. He stopped
a moment or two at the jigger. The dust then over-
powered him, and i.e got down the stairs as far as No. 2.
The stair was choked up with barrels of flour. He made
his escape.
John Evans, warehouseman to Mr. Dean, who rented
the whole warehouse from Mr. Tipping, said Mr. Dean
had taken it for three years certain, from the Ist January
last, for general purposes, and let off rooms to different
persons; but no lease had been signed, nor was there yet
any written agreement.

John Solda'n, a porter, was in No. 2, with deceased.
There might be in it 1000 sacks of wheat, more or less,
which covered the better half of the floor, but was in no
place near the top. It was trimmed up in the usual way.
There was at first a noise like thunder, and then the
building fell.
Mr. Lawter, warehouseman to Mr. Slattery, said the
room (No. 2) was taken from Mr. W. Dean's warehouse.
man, by witness himself, at 355. a week, and Mr. Dean
was told it was for wheat, but nothing was said about the

quantity. It was a bonded warehouse, but not especially
so. The room ought to have contained 2400 sacks, and
he thoueht there were only about 1375 sacks in it at the
time. Its area was 240 yards superficial. It was only
about three-fourths filled. Wheat might be placed four-
teen bricks high from the floor, in the lower rooms. In
some parts it was but twelve bricks in this instance, in
others more or lesa.

A witness stated that the ware)ouse was propped from
the cellars, which were arched, td the top.
Mr. S. Holme, (builder,) being sworn, said he had
been sent for by the mayor, on the morning of the 31st
January, and proceeded to the warehouse to view it with
him. He found about two-thirds of it bad fallen into
Moor-street. The direction in which it appeared to have
fallen was sou►h-west. About half the western wall was
down, and the whole of the front next Moor-street had
also fallen. The beams had drawn out of the eastern
wall, but no portion of that wall was disturbed. A part
of it was dangerous, and he had it pulled down. He also
got his men to prop the front wall at the old ropery, as it
was bulged out. He had since gone with Mr. John
Stewart, and Mr. Weightman, and made an inspection of
the warehouse and a sketch ; but they found at present
nothing by which they could judge of the cause of the
accident. His present impression, judging from apt ear-
ances, was that the eause of the accident would never be
discovered. It might have arisen from a defect in the
bottom props.

The coroner here suggested to the jury that the case
should be adjourned for further evidence. He alluded to
the late tank accident, on the first inquest relative to
which (and involving six lives) only one scientific gentle-
man had given evidence; yet on a second inquest on
another of the sufferers, a very different verdict was come
to. He thought, therefore, they should have further
evidence to satisfy the public mind. He also considered
it proper that Mr. Tipping (who had not appeared) should
be examined.

The jury concurred, and after Mr. Stewart. in reply to
the coroner, had stated that he could not account for the
accident in the present state of the ruins, the inquest was
adjourned till that day fortnight—the 23rd instant—by
which time the bottom of the warehouse may be examined
by Mr. Holme and others. We should add that a person
present, who was questioned by Mr. Holme, said that the
iron doors were put into the warehouse about two years
ago in a peculiar way; and Mr. H. said that the fixing of
them as stated would not in the slightest degree weaken
the building.
The deceased was a widower, aged about 50, and has
left five children.

COLLISIONS ON THE RIVER YESTERDAY.—Yester-
day, as the brig Limena, the property of Messrs. Clay-
pole and Son, bound for Puerto Rico, was under sail on
her outward voyage, sh- ran foul of the Pearl barque, the
property of Watson Brothers, which was being towed out
on a voyage for Tobasco. The effect of the collision was,
that the Pearl had her main and mizen masts carried
away, and the Limena was also injured. Both vessels
put back. Last evening, the Hannibal ran foul of an
outward bound Spanish vessel, and sprung her bowsprit.
She will have to dock. The John Brooks, an inward
bound vessel, lying off the King's Dock, had her bow-
sprit carried away, by a vessel being towed across her
bow. She will have to go to do'k.
THE EGYPTIAN TRANSIT COMPANY.—The Times of
yesterday, after announcing that at the time of the last
advices leaving Alexandria, no tidings of the Bombay mail
had arrived there. The Pacha has superseded the Transit
Company managed by Mr. Waghorn, and put his grand-
son, Governor of Cairo, at the head of it, with subordi-
nate Turks and Egyptians to assist him. Mr. Waghorn
built all the stations on the desert, and they are now
taken possession of by the Pacha—this will annihilate the
whole of the English interests in the overland route, if
Lord Aberdeen does not immediately instruct Colonel
Barnett what to do forthwith. All this is the work of
French intrigue, and it has been their study to effect this
object for the last five years ; they have at last taken ad-
vantage of the Pacha's partial imbecility, for he has not
been himself, in the opinion of diplomatists, since his
abdication for a whole week in August, 184,1 Since then
gigantic schemes have arisen under French auspices, and
Alexandria, Damietta, and the sea coast have assumed a
warlike aspect under French engineers, who have per-
suaded the Pacha the English are determined to take his
country. Since this order of the Pacha's has gone forth,
the chief of one of the Tor tribes has been murdered on
the desert, and the greatest consternation existed at all
the desert stations in consequence, particularly at No. 2,
near which the murder took place. It is said that Mr.
Waghorn anticipated this three months ago, and forth-
with despatched his partner to the Committee of the
Bombay Steam Fund, again to obtain the station-houses,
which are still their property, in order to counteract this
unfortunate interruption to our communications with
India.

CHANGE OF THE WEATHER.—SAILING OF VESSELS
YESTERDAY.—For several weeks past we have had at
this port and the neighbouring coasts successions of gales
or westward,
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many fine vessels making for our port. The same cause
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which had consequently become unusually crowded, to
the exclusion from berths of many large craft which had
arrived in our river. On Sunday night (on the eve of
full moon), a change took place, the wind veering to the
north, and finally, yesterday, to about the N.N.E., and
a sharp black frost set in, which in a short time covered
the pools in the town and the ponds in the neighbourhood
with ice. This wind being favourable for vessels outward
bound, especially after they have passed the Bell-buoy.
all was yesterday morning before high water (which was
about eleven o'clock,) in commotion at our dock basins
and piers, in hauling out and setting sail. Steam-tugs
were in such requisition that twice the disposable number
would have found employment, and many large vessels,
bound to various ports abroad, were necessitated to beat
down the stream. About forty vessels sailed for foreign
ports, and nineteen coastwise. These, with many others
inward-bound, or moving about, together with many fine
vessels at anchor, including the magnificent ship Duke of
Lancaster, formed a beautiful and animated marine pic-
ture. Could steam-tugs have been obtained many more
would have sailed, and if the wind continues in the same
quarter to. day, we shall have again to report a great num-
ber of departures. The breeze was rather fresh, and the
cold—though the sun shone out—most piercing. After
so open a winter, the old saying is verified, that " as the
day lengthens, the cold strengthens."
ENGLISH ORNAMENTAL GLASS. —The progress of
British industry and ingenuity is not more fully illustrated
than in the manufacture of ornamental glass. It has
hitherto been considered, that however strong might be
the claims of the English artizan to superiority in manu-
facturing domestic articles of glass, to Bohemia was con-
ceded the credit of surpassing all other nations in producing
ornamental manufactures. We have now, however, the
pleasure of stating, that, by the completion of a series of
successful experiments, our little isle is not only able to
compete with, but actually to surpass, the continent in
manufacturing what may be termed " Bohemian Glass,"
which, though beautifully rich, will not bear comparison
with some specimens we have seen,of home manufacture.
The splendid colours produced by the mixture of metal do
not in the foreign :appear so well amalgamated, and one
other important superiority in the competing article is, that
the painting and gilding with which the glass is ornamented
is perfectly durable, being burnt in—the only deficiency
hitherto urged against the Bohemian manufacture. Mr.
Smith, of Bold-street, who represents the inventor, has
sent two specimens to our office, which may be seen
during the day. It is made in a thousand different forms,
and is peculiarly adapted for chimney-piece ornaments.

Feb. 10, 1846•

VAST INCREASE OF THE TIMBER TRADE

OF LIVERPOOL

From the circular of an influential firm, just published'
we learn that the foreign and colonial imports of timber,
into this port during the past year, have exceded those 01
the preceding year by 70,088 tons, and an average of the,
five preceding years by 114,333 tons. On an average 0'
the ten years preceding the present, it employed 364 yes'
sets with a total of 169,281 tons; and has this year em-
ployed 563 vessels, with 273,646 tons, an increase unpre-
cedented in the history of any port in the kingdom. The
following table contrasts the tonnage employed in the
timber trade this year with that of the previous one :--
From Feb. 1, 1845, to Feb.l. 1816 From Feb.l, 1844, to Feb.l.
Vessels. Tons. Vessels. Tono
Quebec 214 .... 125,325 Quebec l5B .... 94,;
St. John, &c... 239 .... 114,52 g St. John, &c. 211 .... 94,4"
Baltic 113 .... 33,792 Baltic
Total 566 566 .... 273,64 t Total 420 .... 203.556
So trifling has been the supply of those woods adapted
for the construction of ships of the first class that, at the
present moment this one of the greatert maritime porta
in the world, is in the anomalous position of not baling
in stock a single log of foreign wood suitable for a twelve
years' ship. There can be no question, therefore, of the
policy which, by removal of duties, would encourage the
supply of such woods from all parts of the world, and, at
all events, admit, free of duty, all oaks, hard wool%
masts, spars, treenails, pitch pine, and such woods as
enter largely and almost exclusively into the construction
of ships.
The following is the extent of the imports of colonic
squared timber for the two years :

Quebec.

St. John ..
Miramichi

1845.
3,664,969 feet

1,836,021 „
49,241 „

1846.
5,591,076 feet.

2,248,332 ~
88,903 ~

Other Ports ... 185,925 „
Red Pine..
The mahogany trade is stated to have been nearly 'dell'
bled. The business in Canabian timber is thought not to
have been remunerative to the importers, owing to the
unnaturally high prices in the colonies, and the high rate
of freights.

To-day is the sixth anniversary of the marriage of her
Majesty and Prince Albert.
The Marquis of Abercorn has accepted the office of
Groom of the Stole to Prince Albert, vacant by the
resignation of the Marquis of Ex, ter.
SOUTH-EASTERN RAILWAY EXTENSIONS.—It is not
the case that these projects are doimed in Standing-
orders Committee. The objection raised against the YIP
lidity of the deed, as being one deed fur several projects,
is not likely to be substantiated.

A Barcelona journal of the 30th publishes an improba-
ble statement of a collision having taken place at Vera Crus
(date not given) between the Spanish brig of war Patriots
and a British frigate, in which the Spaniards had two or
three men killed and the British 60.
According to the latest accounts from the canton of
Berne, the population bad declared, by an immense ma-
jority, in favour of the convocation of a constituent as-
sembly. The excitement was very treat; trees of liberty
bad been planted on different points.
On the 31st ult: Dr. Roux, the celebrated Parisian ocu-
list, operated on the eldest son of Don Carlos, for a ca-
taract, which had manifested itself some years since 10
one of his eyes The Gazelle de Berry mentions that the
operation only lasted a few seconds, and had been etnl-
nently successful.
The Universal German Gazelle announces from Pe'
lermo, ]9th ult., that on that day the Prince Royal of
Wurtemberg and the Grand Duchess Olga were solemnly
affianced to each other in the Greek chapel of the palace
of Olinazzo. The Empress of Russia, who was present,
is said to be so much recovered as now to be out of danger:

Letters from Florence of the 27th ult. state, that the
extiadition of M. Renzi had caused a very unfavourable
icopretsion in Tuscany. Placards had been posted up le
the streets of Florence denouncing death against the Ml'
nisters. The Grand Duke, visibly affected by those de-
monstrations, had left for La Maremma, a district situate
along the Mediterranean, where he was still on the 27th.
AWFULLY SUDDEN DEATHS.—On Saturday last, a
stone•rnason, named John Hodge, as he was on his vial
borne from work, ran into the surgery of Mr. LyddoOr
Market-street, Birkenhead, and dropped down dead.
Mr. Lyddon attempted to bleed him, by making an inci•
sion in the jugular vein, but it was of no avail. The poor
fellow is the third person who has died equally suddenlY
in Birkenhead during the last fortnight.

POTATOES. IMPORTANT FACT.LI-It iS very singular
that while in many places potatoes are so much complained
of, so scarce, and so dear, in the market town of Thirst
they are offering weekly, by SCO or 600 bushels without*
single diseased potatoe to be seen, and at from 2s. to 2s. 2d.
per bushel, heaped measure; and, what is still more sin-
gular, there is the readiest access to Thirsk, by railway'
from most parts of the kingdom. On Monday last large
quantities went away unsold.—Leeds Mercury.
ACTION BY A SHAREBROKER.— On Friday, Dip
Rooney, a stock and share-broker, obtained a verdict itt
the Court of Queen's Bench, Dublin, against Dr. Palnaq.
for £1390 lls. 3d. damages, with costs, the amount of hie
account for railway shares. Mr. Napier, Q. C., took an
objection to the validity of the transactions in scrip, of
lines which were not provisionally registered. The cool
took a note of the objection.
SOMETHING WRONG.—The following remarkable facts
appear from the report of the Northern Railway of France.
read at the n.eeting of last week :-Ist, the number of
shares transferred amount to 571,741, being one-third
more than the total amount of shares issued ; 2nd, that
the buyers are to the sellers in the proportion 17,46 v
buyers to 8,881 sellers. On the 31st of January last the
400,000 shares issued were possessed by 18,000 individuals'
being in the proportion of 22 shares to each holder.

The Canterbury branch of the South-Eastern Itailwal,
about fifteen miles long, was opened on Friday, with vat
great rejoicings. A dinner in celebration of the even'
was given at Canterbury by the Corporation, the MaYeC
presiding, and supported on his right by Mr. J. Mac-
gregor, Chairman of the South-Eastern Company, wb°
delivered a very interesting address. Amongst those pre'
sent were Lord Torrington, the Dean of Canterbury, Mt'
J. Ripley, and Mr. J. Buchanan, of Liverpool.

MR. BRIGHT, M. P. AND THE TEN HOURS' 81LL."...
On Tuesday night, the operatives employed in Mr. Gard:
ner's (a strong advocate of the ten hours' bill) mill, t"'
Preston, met and passed resolutions emphatically contra'
dieting the statement made by Mr. Bright, on the previono
Thursday evening, in the House of Commons " that when_he
Mr. Gardner reduced the hours of work to 11, he (Me'
Gaidner) increa.,cd the speed of his steam-engine and
other machinery, and made up for lost time by taking
some minutes from the meal hours of his people."

DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AT SUNDERLAND.—On Friday
morning, about six o'clock, a destructive fire broke out ill
the extensive p,per manufactory belonging to Messrs.
Hutton, Fletcher, and Co., situate at Deptford, within the
borough of Sunderland. Nothing could be done to sane
anything of value ; and the whole of the property, said to
be worth from £6OOO to £BOOO, was, in an hour or two.
destroyed. There was a great stock of paper, manufac'
tured, on the premises, besides about 100 tons of old roPet
and a great weight of rags and other materials used in
paper making, all of which burnt with rapidity.

A deputation, respecting a reduction of duty on teaC
had an interview with Sir Robert Peel, on Saturday, P
his official residence in Downing-street. The deputation
was headed by Lord Sandon, AI.P., Sir Howard Douglath
and included a deputation from Liverpool, con;
sisting of Mr. Charles 'I urner, Chairman of the Fos
t
India and China Association; Mr. William Nicol, Depot)"
Chairman; Messrs. William Potter, William Peat Busbbf,
Christopher Rawson, and John Scott, members of tbef
association; a deputation from Manchester, consisting °
Mr. Robert Gardiner and Mr. Robert James Farbridge!
and a deputation from London, consisting of Sir George
Larpent, Chairman of the East India and China Ass°'
ciation, ann Mr. Samuel Gregson, Deputy-Chairrnan•

BRITISH MANLIFACTURFS.—A concession, the impel
tance of which to the manufacturers generally of ever!
kind of ornamental and useful articles in this country, C bf
not well be over estimated, has lately been sandlot eel
the government. By the regulations of the Custer°. c,
department, patterns and samples of foreign cotton, tie
woollen, or other manufactures in the loom, are perrni,"a
to be imported into this country free of duty, provwger
that the articles are of so small a size as to he useless I°de
any other purpose ; but all other articles, whether 004
of glass, china, or metal, which may be imported for the
purp ,se of patterns, are, upon, importation cbargeab'f
with the duties legally due thereon. In consequence „Cie
earnest remonstrances on this subject, government 11,,,g
determined t.) admit such samples and patterns bond .11„
introduced into the country, free of duty. The indtl,
Bence, in the first instance, is to be confined to the poi ul:s
of London, Liverpool, Bristol, Hull, Leith, Glasgow',
Dublin, Cork, and Belfast.

MARRlED.—Yesterday, at St. Nicholas's Church, by the t, tO
Mr. Philips, Mr. W. Davison. Corn and Provision 14.1erell,ost-
Martha, eldest daughter of Mr. D. E. C. Carleton, late
master of French-park, County Roscommon.
BIRTH.—On the Bth instant, the wife of Robert Adams' ss4'
of a son and heir

LIVERPOOL CATTLE MARKET, FEB. 9' JO
We have had a good supply of Beasts at our market to'
01
for time of the year, which met with dull sale. at last rc_,oll
prices. The supply of Sheep was small, the whole met
o '
d
1%
brisk sale at high prices. Beef 5N to Cid por lb.; .°tw
to 8d

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LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, FEE. 9.
The Cotton market has not been quite so animated t°"teol
nevertheless a good steady business hasbeen done to the exert-
of 5000 bales, at full prices. The better descriptions of II
, ftt
can are not showing quite so freely as or late, and ve,`,,leelfr
prices have been obtained. The tra-le seem to purchase "utit•
and altogether the market has a firm and steady tone abe

LIVERPOOL :
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1846

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