The Liverpool Standard, and General Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1854-12-05 00:00:00

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of Liverpool.
With s THE GEORGE'S DOCK QUESTION AND THE PIERHEA.D.
I, —A correspondent says :—" I suggest, in place of filling
1 up of the George's Basin, to alter and improve the George's
Dock, by removing the bridge at the south end more to
h
t the south, directly opposite to the bottom of James's.
la street, and pulling down Mann's Island and the Baths on
ird George's Pier. I would also make a passage across the
fsoodfellowship from the men, and pity from the softer sex. dock, opposite the bottom of Brunswick-street, direct to
One old man, more practical than the rest, judging from the Pierhead ; put a double bridge, not to be opened dur
the condition of their uniforms and their honourable scars ing tide time, across the dock; and extend the docks more
that they must want money, offered to supply them with to the west, so as to gain the water space that would be
snything they required, and was quite grieved that they lost. At the same time I would suggest that the south.
themselves of his generosity. east wall of the Prince's Dock be taken down, and built
, MAY BE CARRIED ON.—Members of in a line with the wall at the south-west corner, and put
the executive, and military and naval officers, seem driven a double bridge across the passage, for the convenience of
to their wits'-ends for means whereby the war may be the new Landing-stage at the Prince's Pier, and the
carried on, or brought to a successful and honourable ter-
Transit Sheds west side Prince's Dock. I would also
mination. Not so the different members of the community, make a good road across the Prince's Dock, about half-
who seem, judging from the suggestions thrown out by way, and open it on to the Prince's Pier, directly opposite
correspondents of the various newspapers, to be at once to the new Landing-stage. I would also put a double
fertile in expedients and liberal of advice. Among the bridge across, not to be opened at tide time, so that when
suggestions thus ventilated, the following seems worthy vessels are going in or out at the south end or north end
of note:—" That 500 or 600 good old English foshunters Prince's Dock, there will be a road direct to the Stage and
should each present a valuable charger for the use of the Transit Sheds.—Liverpoot Times.
"
household cavalry, a splendid regiment of whom might REARING" DINNER.—On Wednesday, the workmen,
then be dispatched to the East. That every foot soldier to the number of about seventy, engaged at the new
should have a Minie rifle, and every horseman one or two church of St. Paul, Tranmere, were entertained to a
of Colt's revolvers. That 10,000 militia-men should pro- splendid dinner at the Castle Hotel, Tranmere. Mr.
ceed forthwith to the Mediterranean garrisons, and the Counter, chairman of the Building Committee, Mr. James
English army in the Crimea by that means, and by drafts Hay, one of the architects, and Messrs. Routledge and
from this country, reinforced to the extent of 20,000 or Hogarth, the contractors, were present. After the usual
30,000 men. That a large body of `navvies' should be loyal toasts, the healths of the building committee, the
sent to work at throwing up trenches and other operations architects, and the contractors were given ; prosperity to
suited to their physical powers. That buffalo robes should the church of St. Paul, and also to Mr. Harden, who has
be used, as the most useful and economical for the clothins. taken a deep interest in both the spiritual and temporal
and bedding. of our troops. That tramroads should be welfare of the inhabitants of Tranmere. The evening was
made for the conveyance of earth, guns, munitions, &c., if spent very pleasantly, some excellent songs were sung, and
the necessary materials were forwarded. That each regi- the party broke up at twelve o'clock.
ment should be furnished with complete apparatus for Tan SUFFERERS AT INHERMAN.—Among the gentle-
spiking guns. That sheepskin coats, and lamb, dog, or men connected with this district, or who have recently
eatskin caps, with the wool on, are the most suitable for served in garrison at Chester, killed and wounded at the
the Russian climate. Again, that nothing but oilskin Battle of Inkerman, were the names of Brigadier-General
over woollen or fur, can exclude the bitter wind. That A. W. Torrens, wounded severely, and his aide-de-camP
Odessa must be destroyed. That an overwhelming force and nephew, Lieut. 11. D. Torrens, slightly ; Major
be sent at once to -the Crimea, sufficient to augment• the Heneage G. Wynne, of Garth-Meiliow Denbighshire,
present army at Balaklava, and to establish another at 68th Regiment, killed ; Captain Hugh' Rowlands, of
Perekop, and by that means to entrap every Russian Carnarvon, brother of J. Rowlands, Esq., solicitor of that
soldier on the promontory. That the force at home should place, 41st Welsh Foot, slightly woundedßegt.,
be kept up to 150,000 regulars and militia. That the Lieut. W. Barnston, brother of Captain Barnston 90th,
warmest habitation for soldiers in a severe winter is under- Crewe Hill, near Chester, severely wounded ; and 'Lieut.
ground, with a roof of wood, covered by earth. That each I Corbett, of the 33rd Regiment, son of E. Corbett, Esq.,
soldier should wear a short Indiarubber jacket over his Tilstone Lodge, Cheshire, wounded slightly. 23rd Wels4
cloak. That the siege of Sebastopol would have been less Fusiliersregiment fought at Inkerman, on the 5t
expensively and more expeditiously effected by contract. November, on which occasion it had 7 rank and file killed;
That Perkin's steam-gun is eminently adapted for defence 1 officer, 2 sergeants, 18 rank and file, wounded ; 1 officer,
against attacks of infantry, the experiment in the Ade. 1 sergeant, 11 rank and file, missing. The officers above
laide Gallery showing that that weapon will throw many enumerated are Lieut. T. E. Vane, slightly wounded ; and
hundred balls per minute ; and that, if there had been one Lieut. J. Duff, missing. Part of this corps was
in the two gun battery at Inkerman, not a single Russian brigaded with the 4th Division, and arrived in time for
would have got to the top of the hill. That the militia the battle of Inkerman. It had 2 officers, 2 sergeants,
regiments, whenembodied,shouldbe placed in barracks, and 24 rank and file, wounded ; 12 rank and file missing. The
the officers and men placed upon the same footing as 'that officers were Captain Hardy, severely, and Ensign E. H.
of the line ; and that promotion should be allowed to go in • Haller, slightly wounded.— Chester Courant.
the regiments. That a force similar to the Zouaves should LIFE OF A SWANSEA COPPERMAN.—The copperman
be formed, the raw material to be supplied from the tou- works in the face of an intense fire ;and, as a consequence,
sands of men in our prisons and on tickets of leave. That he sweats profusely. The furnacemen in the copper-
wooden huts for the army should be banked up with snow I works labour before the furnaces in a bright radiant heat,
or dirt, and covered with sheepskins. That in winter ' ranging from 150 to 300 degrees. They average in age
sledges are vastly superior for transport to wheels ; and from '2O to 65 years ; and many are to be found who have
that, by carefully levellinz and trampling the snow, a na- ,' spent thirty or forty years of their life "before the fur-
turml railway might be formed: TlnitYtiq't V5k,...1t..,- or ttrer ' ..r.....-v.'• or seldom turns .lair back-to-the furnace.
Turks should be disciplined after the English method, ;The temperature of the room is by no means very high, so
placed under English officers, in the same manner as the 1 that a thermometer on the furnaceman's chest will rise to
sepoy force in India. That Indian tobagins should be , 120 deg., when one on his back stands at between 60 and
provided for the conveyance of the wounded over the : 70 deg. Only half the body, therefore, is intensely heated ;
snow. But we must stop : a limit must be fixed some- the other half is only comfortably warmed. But at that
very moment the man is " sweating in rivers." The

ardens. _Adored bodies and tarnished embroidery
,ey looked ah. -.vane men who had been fighting for their
entry. The people pressed round them in all directions,
I gave most hearty signs of their sympathy, desiring to
- them by their unamaged hand, for most of them
• Voila des Anglais blessgs de l'

country

n in a si

had no occasion to avail

How THE WAIT

, for cooling the ardour of such imaginations,
journey over leVelled snow-wreaths is as likely as any

other for this purpose,

CHESHIRE AND WALES.

WARNING TO JUVENILE THIEVEB.—On Thualiam
y, at
e Birkenhead 22.1 rsd
),Idays_ for having

-,ght, was committed to prison tor -Ai
entered the house of Mr. Bell, butcher, New Ferry, on
Monday, and stolen a knife and several other articles.
TESTIMONIALTO A. RETIRED IN SFF.CTOR OF POLICE.—
Mr. James M`Neile, who has lately resigned his situation
RS inspector of police for the township of Birkenhead, has
been presented with a very handsome ornamented time-
piece. in alabaster dial, and enamelled figures, as a mark

of esteem.
NEW BRIGIITON.-011 Wednesday, the woodwork of
the roof of the new church in course of erection at New
Brighton was blown down by the severity of the sale,
when injury to the amount of £lOO was sustained.;:ftne
of the workmen were hurt

If magistrates have convicted

Mr. Thomas Wilson, a corn-Huii.,
penalty of £5 and costs, for having in his possession a
large quantity of mineral white, or sulphate of lime, and
other ingredients used in the adulteration of flour, con-
trary to the statute 6 and 7 Win. IV., cap. 37.
CHURCH INSTITUTE FOR CLAUGUTON.-011 We&WS-
Clituffliton. met