The Liverpool Standard, and General Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1854-07-04 00:00:00

THE QUARTER'S REVENUE,

-
A Lemdon weekly paper says :—The revenue to be
made up on Wednesday next, the sth of July, will, as far
as can be safely estimated at the present time, wanting
three days to the completion of the quarter, show a
decrease on the principal items, so far as the quarter is
•rued.

In the Customs this will have been anticipated.
In the Excise it is possible there may be a slight excess;
but it is very likely that both in stamps and taxes there
will be a decrease, though to no considerable extent.
Oa the other hand, as regards the Property Tax and the
Post-office, there will, in all likelihood be an increase.
T
his increase will especially appear, it is anticipated, under
the latter head.

As regards the revenue of the year, although the chief
items may show a decrease—attributable, of course, to the
reductions of duty made during the last session, which have
now come fully into operation—it is probable that the
total amount received, up to the sth July, 1854, will
exceed that of the corresponding year, ending the 6th of
July, 1853.

DESTRUCTIVE Frum.—On Friday morning a fire broke
the homestead of Mr. John Brown a ,ng at Burton Bradstock, near Bridport, Dorset. Within,
an hour from thirty to forty houses were in flames, and
the fire was not subdued till nearly the entire village was
consumed. The poor inhabitants are now encamped in.
the neighbourhood, and are reduced to the greatest distress,
but no lives were lost. A subscription has been opened
for the sufferers by the surrounding gentry. The fire is,
supposed to have been the work of an incendiary.
WHY THERE IS NO STH REGIMENT OF DRAGOONS.—
When the French under General Humbert, invaded Ire-
land in. 1798, the then sth Dragoons formed part of the'
garrison of Castlebar. Humbert came up with the Royal
army there on the 27th of August, and a baffle took
place, early in Which the sth Dragoons fled, involving the
army in a route so precipitate that the affair was called
" the Races _of Castlebar." The Government suspected
that this panic was caused by disloyalty, more especially
when, nine days afterwards, the victorious army, before
whom 4,000 regular troops had taken to flight, was
.esisted for a whole day in the pass of Coloony by less than
00 men, chiefly of the Limerick City Militia, under the
\romand of Colonel Vereker, afterwards Lord Gort, by
‘ll the French invaders were led to march into Leitrim,
they were obliged to surrender to 20,000 men,
Eofar,lcooflooConriyi,7allis, then Lord-
thanks of Parliament given to
was granted to
Coloneli e u t e
Vereker,
tec.
to.
emk Thecommand
ra,n adntoif mottotthe he
his gallant little band ; while the sth Regiment of
Dragoons was erased from the Army List and never has
been restored.—Limerick Chronicle.

under ti

&TION OF POTATOES FROM BELFAST.—A large
nues to be done in the exportation of potatoes
form Belfast to England. It would be within the figure
when we state that since November last, not less than
1,000 tons of potatoes each week on an average have been
shipped from this port to various ports in England.
Every one of the 16 or 17 steam-boats which run between
Belfast and Liverpool, Fleetwood, Morecambe and Bristol,
in the course of the week, has more or less of her cargo
consisting of potatoes ; and there is, besides, a number of
schooners regularly engaged in the trade.---Belfast 2lfer.

trade con

—The annusi proct..
J,ch, took place this year -
crowds. The number of jumpers in
as 8,000. No walking is permitted ; they
twice forwards, then once backwards, an i

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of S.
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TUESDAY, JULY

LOCAL INT)

GRAVE EXPORTS.-A!

quantity of coff
this town t

another
Tan I

administ,

report, i

Melbourne. The

Luce pa

to masters

str3ggi,

masters' defe

4, 1854

1t is the d

TRA.DE win( „_
freight to Constantinople, that the screw-stea,
which sailed for that port on Tuesday, left 15
cargo behind her, which is still lying on the q
Coburg Dock.
PROTESTANT LEGISLITIOIL—A lecture on this subject
Was Prell in the Lecture-hall, Hackin's Hey, on Tuesday
by the Rev. Henry Cooke, Incumbent of St.
3latthew's, Scotland-road. The hall was well filled by an
attentive audience, chiefly belonging to the workir
cla'sses, who listened throughout with marked at*
to the reverend gentleman's address.
ST. AUGUSTINE'S CHURCH SCHOOLS, LIVERPOOL.—
The Committee of Council on Education so highly approve
of the design for these buildings, that they intend exhibit-
ing it as a general model for schools, in the proposed
exhibition of the " School of Arts." The schools (which
are situated in Salisbury-street), were designed by Mr. H
P. Horner, architect, of this town, and will accomr—
above ilivs

K) children

THE LIVICEPOOL DOCK ESTA.T
resting account of the present position of the Liverpool
Dock Estate appeared in the Liverpool Times of Thurs.

,ention

—The folloN%ir

day last
of the r
Estate i

—" The comparative statement, just pub
rtes and duties received by the Liverpoe'
the years ending on the 24th June, 18

53. and

the 24th June, 1854, shows that the dock revenue of
Liver-
pool amounted in the first of those years to the sum of
£296,681 19s. 6d., and in the second to the sum of £344,006
19s. 6d., thus showing an increase of £47,925 in one year,
and that a year of war or rumours of war. Rapid as has
been the increase of the revenue of the Liverpool Docks
since the beginning of the present century, in the first

of which it produced no more than £28,365, the
increase of revenue in the financial year just ended is the
most wonderful on record. This will be seen from the
following figures :—ln the first ten years of the present
century the dock revenue of the port amounted to £363,098,
or £36,000 a year on the average ; in the second ten years
it amounted to £608,439, or £60,000 a year ; iu the third
ten, years to £1,220,930, or £120,000 a year ; in the fourth
fifth years to £1,776,904, or £176,000 a year ; and in the
ten years to £2,067,632, or £200,000 a year. During
Ie last five years it has been as follows

1850
1851
1852
1853
1854

£242,989

296,681
344,006

This gives a yearly average of £285,800 for the last fiv,
years, so that the income of the year just ended is £58,206
above the average of those five years ; £144,000 above the
average of the preceding ten years ; £177,000 above that
of the preceding ten years ; £244,000 above that of the
Preceding ; and £318,000 above the yearly •
first ten years of the present century. The inert
the tonnage entering the port is in much the sam
Portion, that is, about tenfold. In 1801 the tonnag,...
459,719 tons ; in 1853, it was 3,889,981; in 1854, it was
4,356,5E33 tons. The increase in the number of ships
followed a different rule. In 1801 the number
Was 5,060; in 1853, 20,490; in 1854, 22,030. This is an
increase of not much more than four-fold ;so that the
ships which enter the port of Liverpool at the present day
are, on th- -- more than twice as large as those
the beginning of the present
ore s This increase in the size of ships has been still
mu
.e re markable during the last ten years than it was
g the earlier
number of ships partwas 20,
of the century. Thus, in 1845 the
in 1863 the 16 "31 •
521, and the tonna 3,0 ,o
whilst number of ships had decreased ,
to 20 490
the tonnage had increased to 3,889,981; and last

average of the

,e was

.ed the port at

(nigh the num
:__ _

of ships

Year, ti
yet that
2 im

of ships had increased to 22

increase oi.'!Fase is very small when compared wit
tons." tne tonnage, which now amov

s to 4,31(

ELOPEMENT IN EVERTON.-Within the last week or
ten days gossip has been rife in Everton, in connexion
wah. an elopement which has just taken place in that
hty,
loca, the lady being the wife
of a publican residing in
Radchffee-street, Brunswick-road, and the " gentleman,"
who is a married man, and the father of five children, has
seen upwards of fifty summers. He resided in Mill-road,
Everton, and had been for some years in the employ of
the corporation, at St. James's Market, where he held a
The lady is about thirty-five years
Leo, the husband of
in years,

-responsible situation.
of age. It appears that, a few weeks
the fair fugitive, who is considerably h
was labouring under indisposition. He
-a considerable sum or money in the ban
upwards of £1,600. At this period 1--*
prevailed upon him to transfer p -
deposited from his own ,-..-.--
ferred is said to have amou
band was persuaded
the country, for
and, hi his absene,
clothes, and several
same time making tilt,
A few days subsequent
wife left the house, uncle'
some relatives at Chester. She was accompanied to tht, railway-station by a niece, who resided with them, and on
the girl taking leave of her at the station the lady mani-
fested an unusual degree of agitation, and shed tears. On
her return home, the girl mentioned this circumstance to
her uncle, who was somewhat surprised at it. The day
following he was induced to write to his wife's relatives
at Chester, and was astonished on receiving an answer to
the effect that she was not there, and that they knew
nothing whatever of the supposed visit. On inquiry, lie
discovered that she had sailed from Liverpool to Mel-
bourne with her paramour in one of the Black Ball line
of packets ; and that, in addition to having taken away
considerable property from the house, she had also with-
drawn from the bank the £450 transferred to her name.
Her partner in guilt has left his wife and children (the
eldest of whom is fourteen) totally destitute. He was'
connected with a drapery establishment in Bold-street
before entering into the service of the corporation, and
will very likely be recognised by many of our readers as a
person who took an active part in the municipal election
in St. Peter's Ward in November, 1801.—Chronicle.
DOCK COMMITTEB.—The usual meeting was held on
Thursday, Mr. Charles Turner in the chair. There were
present also Messrs Shand, Palmer, Robinson, Brockle-
bank, Gregson, Chaloner, Healing, Barber, James Holme,
Rounthwaite, Royden, Evans, and Rankin.—A conver-
sation, founded upon a report from the harbour master,
took place with reference to the herring boats frequenting
George's Basin, from which it appeared that the north-
west corner of the basin did not suit the parties concerned,
and that the north-east corner would suit them better for
the purpose of discharging their boats, using their own
ladder. The use of the north-east corner was granted ;
the subject of the indecent exposure of females by going
up and down the ladders having being made to the Har-
bour-masters' Committee.—The Warehouse Committee
produced plans of the proposed offices at the Stanley
Dock, which they recommended to be built at a cost of
£895. The Chairman observed that they had been well
considered by the Albert Dock Committee, and that they
would lie on the table for consideration.—The harbour-
masters, in reference to a memorial from the master-
carters for a site on the dock quay near Canning Dock,
for a cart stand, reported that no part of the central dock
quays could be thus appropriated without a serious ob-
struction to the general business.--Mr. Lockett suggested
that the south side of the Custom-house would be a good
Place for the stand.—A letter from Mr. Evans, secretary
to the Liverpool Shipbuilders' Association; was read,
attention to the necessity of some speedy and more
Means of conveyance along the range of docks—
such, for instance, as a high-level railway—was referred.
1•„;,-A. letter from Mr. Alfred Holt, asking permission,
.:r the convenience of the screw-steamers to Whitehaven,
thaerdvifiLi and Newport, to sink a weighing-machine at
•.••••The'-'Bels' berth, was referred to the harbour-masters.
*square :Dliication of Messrs. Vernon and Co. for 20,000
buildina„rgs„_of land on the Harrington estate, for ship-
decla • 4'4-Poses was virtually negatived, the Chairman
ring that .
the committee could not grant any land
there*
excerd.
F' Under a six months' notice, which would
not suit the applicants while Mr. James Holme stated
that there was not so large an amount of land available
en the estate.—Mr. Barber brought forward his motion,
that the works appertaining to the new locks north of
Ruskisson Dock be suspended until the report of the
Special committee for dock improvement and extension be
fairly laid before the committee. A discussion arose upon
the motion ; but eventually it was negatived by a majority
of one, the votes being—For : Messrs Royden, Gladstone,
Bigham, Healing, Evans, Barber, and Chaloner; Against •
Messrs. Gregson, Robinson, Holme, Rounthwaite, Brockle-
bank, Rankin, Lockett, and Shand. This closed the
general business.

Id, at this'tim(

mounting

us faithless spouse
portion of the money so
The sum so trans-
.ed to about Z-1,50. The hus-
s wife to spend a few days in
of recruiting his health ;
-naged to remove all her
"om the house, at the
hank quite "safe.''
'turn home, his
-eing to see

tie to her's.

the pret

ExcLuSINENESS AND VULGARITY IN 'MANCHESTER.—
Ile Manchester Guardian publishes an extract from an
article in the Cologne Journal, written by one of the
Cologne Choral Union, under the title of " Recollections
bUnchester," who gives his impressions of the town
tand its society :—" The rich millowners of Manchester
ab'? Only their offices in the city itself, and reside with
tit: families in the country, from which custom has arisen
's ti'',_aPeolal law in the statutes of the select circles, that it
"Y oubie„,„saLrY to live six English miles from the city before
'call se.- '6 admitted into fine society, or rather before you
h trek admittance ; for this latter affair is accompanied
the apteilieudotts formalities, amongst which the weight of
Such -Ceaat in Pounds sterling is an important item.
Verein, eezeillaive society, having heard of the Coiner
agent theMt,essecl a wish to hear them. They offered our
concerwili -'OO5l, a very handsome but not very large
the right
Suof' eaxneelint2insgo for the evening, reserving, however,
from the enjoyment of the music
such ~cn,as, were not members of their society. Although
of th- suPaintion was decidedly contrary to the principles
upo, Verein, yet little or nothing could be successfully
tiZe :against it, especially as this was the only room in
.10,,_citY available for the purpose. The 600 members,
or 1,200
their families and friends, numbering together 1,000
plaus.l'2°° People, received our Verein' with hearty ap-
to Es-0,„ I)l.°PerlY to explain the spirit, I need only refer
--e regulations and orders which were printed in large
neftters dregs
the Programme of the evening. That the title
dress concert might be thoroughly literal, it was speci-
No gentleman will be admitted unless in evening
dr7tarne, with white or black cravat.' For this elegantly
"sed` company, to which, in fact, the first families, that
is, the richest belong(for Manchester has no other test of rank),
site d, the following precautionary reminder was requi-
If The committee earnestly request the co-operation
ulLlenilkers in preserving silence during the performance.'
nirther It is Particularly requested that persons pro-
!al. enading during the interval will keep to the right hand
e.'
. It is expected that no one will leave the
0001 during the performance of a piece.
titter have been informed of the intrusir'
hers generally will assist them in sup-
w, as I had no right to be there
ticket nor invitation, but having
our travelling physician, by
Moment, I deemed it
Circle at once."

` As the corn-
,t persons who
hat the mem-

.he practice.'
ving received neither
ly been admitted, with
a back door, at the last

.dvisable to quit the disc