The Liverpool Standard, and General Advertiser.
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de with the accommodation

a. any particular trades. IA
t would not diminish the r

the Dock Committee had, but considerably add to the
water space and space for warehouses on their own estate.
He supposed the important matter before the committee
was, whether they would adopt this plan ; but if they
adopted the plan as presented to them, comprising the

various

rehouses around the docks, he wished to know
sion as to

it would enable them t
of that space

appropriati

—whether the plan was

open to any modification; f

if not, he should have a good

deal to say on the matter of t:

,ppropriation of the space

..,. _ .
I fulness and trans
between those various docks that was quite adapted for parency most becoming to th.
building warehouses, which would make the docks work a I ion. The sleeves of these chemisettes are made su.
I
'Tat deal more than now. He would move, as an amend-
long, and confined at the wrist in the same manner
' " That the plans be referred back back to the special : the neck, or with double • flat bouffans a la Venitiennt
with a view to consider the extension of or, again, left open, and floating—the chicorle de dentelle
the land already in the possession of the being applied inside the- sleeve next the arm, so that it,
to propose such further improvements and •transparent whiteness. assists, in a material decree, ti

)mplec-

the docks to

arrangements in the e
rable."

,sting docks as may appear desi-

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tints of the skin. Petticoats of batiste have been likewise
seen made in the same fashion of plaits down the front,
en tablier, to wear with, the open tunic dresses we have

Ir. lIBAIING seconded the amendment

Mr. SAIITII saki the mode of reasoning adopted by Mr

Barber was exceedingly fallacious. He had instanced the
Albert Dock, which he spoke of as working at the rate of
31,000 tons per acre; but it must be borne in mind that
a ship going into the Albert Dock remained there perhaps
only four or five days to discharge she then went into
another dock to load, and was probably there some 15 or
10 days upon the average. But take the Prince's Dock
"--Q di-

The- tunic is made quite open when
ius worn, and confined by barrettes of the same material
as the dress, increasing in length as they reach the feet
the chicore'e de dentelk is placed down each side of the
plaited tablier, and produces a most charming efilvt_

Toned above

Bonnets have grown smaller again • in many cases the 3
seem to hang on the Mignon so far behind in the neck
that they hold on but by a miracle ! Our

)est milli

lan three ships discharging there
at the present time, others being ships which had
come from other docks to load. If they took the return
of Prince's Dock, they would find it producing nothing ;
but the ships were discharging at other docks, and the
dues were reported.

here were not more t
11 tl

however, avoid exaggeration, and establish, as a rule, that
the edge of the bonnet should not hang farther back upon
the head than the line of the parting of the hair; the rest
depends entirely upon the skill of the milliner, who is
enabled, by taste and care, to encircle the face completely,
while preserving the passe of the smallest dimensions
possible. It is well to observe that the present fashion of
small bonnets has completely taught us to distinguish the
good modiste from the bad. The fashion of placing fruit,
both inside the passe and outside the crown, very lour
down over the ears, is increasing in favour more than ever-.
Grapes and cherries are the most approved specimens of
horticulture hitherto adopted ; the former must be mixed
with white ribbon or black lace—never with colours..
Feathers have not been worn at all of late, not even on.
Leghorn bonnets : they have been superseded by the
straw follettes our grandmothers so delighted in. These

Mr. JAmis HOLME referred to the resolution which
about two years ago had been adopted, but rescinded,
proposing to go to parliament for a comparatively small
amount to carry out certain dock improvements. He ,
next adverted to the appointment of the Sub-committee,
whose report was now before the meeting. "In consider-
ing the dock extension, apart from the improvement of
the Harring, ton-dock estate, the first thing which attracted ,
attention was the large plot of land which, as you arc
aware, was arranged for under a certain agreement with
Lord Derby, at the extreme north end of the town. I
suggested to the sub-committee the propriety of endea-
vouring to get a piece of that land from Lord Derby, as I
believed it to be highly essential to the carrying out of
those plans. Accordingly communications were entered
into with Lord Derby. He asked us a large sum of money,
and the chairman and myself waited on him. We had a '
long argument with him. After some heshation he asked
us £105,000. But he • eventually gave in to the proposal
of the committee for £90,000. That land contains 169,000
and odd yards of land. But it must be borne in mind
that, in arranging with his lordship, we have also got the
street, which, I believe, contains an area of something
like 43,000 yards additional ; and the average cost of that
purchase from Lord Derby is Bs. 51,(1. the yard. If the
committee consider well and wisely, they will entertain
that which is now brought before them, and embodied iu
the plans on the table. With regard to the expenditure,
that is not fixed unless the committee think proper to go
for the plan as a whole. It is for the consideration of the
committee to say how much of it they will approve or
carry out. It has not been in our power, owing to the
way in which the docks were laid out, to provide such
accommodation as on the Thames, and the Clyde, and
other places ; but if the committee now have the opportu-
nity of possessing miles of water frontage which may be
purchased at a reasonable price." The advantages of the
proposed scheme he described as particularly important to
the timber trade, and went minutelfinto details showing
the proximate benefits to that branch of traffic from its
adoption. As to the cost of the land. "The cost of Lord
Derby's land is £90,000 ; and of the north dock of 52
acres, £214,216. The south dock is £145,864, and the
basin £53,710; a large lock, £80,000; the south dock or
canal, £272,153 ; the bridges, lines of rails, sewers, and
other conveniences, £80,542 ; the connexion with the
canal, £32,800. And I have added to that £54,5t30 for
interest during the time of completion. I have likewise
added £135,314 already expended on the dock walls and
the works in connexion therewith ; and in this manner
we arrive at a total of £1,159,549—5ay in round numbers
£1,160,000. If you take that at 41 per cent. it is £52,200
per annum ; and for that outlay you get no less than 250
acres, or 1,214,612 square yards of space. The works pro-
posed, when completed, will not average quite 20s. on the
square yard, and that includes the cost of the land, and
all the works, and everything that is laid before you." Mr.
Holme then continued to say, that if the entrance to the
Queen's Dock were widened, and, if it were also deepened
and a range of warehouses built along it, it would be one
of the best docks in Liverpool. The large amount of
money that was expended on the Albert Dock, and its
warehouses, took place in consequence of the difficulty in
making the foundation; but in the case of the Brunswick
Dock they would have no difficulty with the foundation
in the erection of warehouses. He thought they ought to
look to the constant complaints attached to the port of
Liverpool as compared with other ports, and that they
ought to turn. their attention to the building of ware-
louses on the eastern quays of the docks, and to have on
the western quays sheds like those at the Huskisson Dock.
It was only the other day that he was speaking to a large
manufacturer in Bradford, and that gentleman informed
him that such was the damage to goods in shipping them
through. Liverpool, that it was a question with the manu-
facturers of Bradford whether it would not be better to
pay the extra carriage to London, and ship their goods
there, where proper care would be taken of them. They
had a large steam trade, moreover, and it was only last
Saturday that they received au intimation from 'Mr,
Maclver that he would soon require the whole of the
Huskisson Dock. He did not wish to urge the committee
to any extravagant outlay, but he implored them not to
commit the fatal error into which the trustees had before
fallen, when, instead of driving the docks to the north,
they might have taken the whole of the Sandhill, property,
and have thus centralised their docks.
Mr. EVANS characterised the remarks of Mr. Holme as
Utopian, and the present as the heroic we for docks.
He maintained that with the amount of land already
possessed by the Dock Committee, they could carry out
their plans, by a trifling curtailment of the yards, without
purchasing Lord Derby's land at all. By duing this
they would escape the necessity of making a nondescript
kind of canal, which all must condemn as inappropriate,
while the magnitude of ships was rapidly increasing.
He believed the limits of the dock estate would be more
than adequate to all reasonable perspective wants. But
he would say, if there was any possibility of doing it,
that the lots of Mr. Leigh would complete anything, and put
an end to the slightest possible doubt of their having ample
dock room for the next hundred years. He was not averse
to the purchase of the land belonging to Mr. Leigh, He
concluded by declaring, that, as the proposed scheme, if
gone into, must have the effect of raising the dock rates,
it would be highly injurious to the trade of the port.
Mr. LANGSDALE considered the present opportunity
of purchasing the land a very eligible one.
A protracted discussion ensued, in which the position
of the Harrington Dock property, and the sub-committee's
report, were alternately attacked and defended, at the
conclusion of which it was agreed to adjourn the discus-
sion to that day three weeks.

are made with a perfection never before attained—of th
finest shreds of Leghorn straw, light as marabout featherf.

and of the most exquisite tint which no dye could possibly
imitate. The brides of these bonnets are generally or
green velvet, and the inside of the brim is decorated with
the same
_Toilettes, intermixed with dark green velvet
leaves. Capots are disappearing altogether. The chapeau
conquete is the most exquisite combination ever seen. It
is composed of ribbon made expressly for the purpose.
very thick and ribbed, yet soft and pliant ; the rows of
ribbon are divided by a thick ruche of blonde lace, and on
one side droops a bunch of soft hanging flowers, on the
other a bow of the same ribbon as that of which the bon.
net is composed is placed low over the ear, while the long
ends float downwards to the waist.

GENERAL OBSERVATIONS.—The dresses of poulard and
summer silks are getting more and more showy in colour,
the carreaux wider, and the colours more tranchantes_
Great care must, therefore, be taken to avoid vulgarity in
the choice of these mélanges. A drab ground is a good
basis for the brightest colours, none can be criard upon
it. In making these dresses, where the striking colours
run across the piece, it is 'considered wise to have the cor-
sage made in the other sense of the stuff. Much good
effect has been produced by this means. The vast flutter
and importance assumed by the gay ribbons adopted of
late by the highest fashion has caused them to disappear
with a brusquerie so sudden that they are voted already-
rnauvais ton; they must therefore be worn no longer.
We regret, however, that on their account the ban should
have been laid even upon the long sashes already made by
the Lyons manufacturers to match the dresses for summer
wear. These are really pretty, but have shared in the
reprobation of the rest. The charming espardilles to be
worn in the house as substitutes for slippers during the
reign of the sultry weather have been much sought after.
They are made exactly on the.model of those worn in the
Pyrennees—of ecru ribbon, e4ed with scarlet. This con-
sists merely of a sole attached to the foot by long ribbons,,
crossed above the ancle, exactly on the model of the old
Roman sandals. The stockings worn with this chaussure.
are of ecru thread or silk; with clocks embroidered
scarlet. It is for reclining on a couch the most charming
chaussure ever invented No gloves but Swedish kid cam
be admitted this hot weather; they are worn without bat-.
tons or bows or elastics,_ perfectly plain, and drawn tight
over the wrist. We. regret to see the gradual adoption
in the higher ranks.of the rouge and blanc de perles, se
lately relegut; to the Castringue and gingette.. The
fashion of dyeing_ the inside of the eyelids has also wined
much ground, and-has found its excuse in the fashion of
wearing the hair so far back that its tints no longer assist.
the brilliancy of the eyes.

CAMBRIDCE AxEcnorE.—The subjoined anecdote Mr.
Gunning had from the mouth of Dr. Richard Watson,
Bishop cf Llandaff, who was accustomed to relate it with
as much, mirth as his companions received it :—" The
principal inn at the head of Windermere had been!.
knowkas:the Cock ; but the landlord, by way of compli-
ment to, his distinguished neighbour,, substituted the.
' Bishop' as the new sign. An innkeeper close by, who
had, frequently envied mine host of the Cock for his good
fortune in securing a considerable preponderance of
visi-
tors, took advantage of the change, and attracted many
travellers to his house by putting up the sign of the Cock..
The landlord with the new sign, was much discomfited at
seeing many of his old customers deposited at his rival's:
establishment ; so, by way of remedy, he put up in large
red letters under the portrait of the bishop, ' This is the:
old Cock."

ATTEMPT TO WILDE*: A POLICEMAN IN LONDON
On Friday morning, at a quarter before four o'clock,- the
attention of police-constable Corry was attracted, by the
nopopisoesiote st
f e"
ci rawelm as ine Brown'sChar.tySchool. T
Buildings, Stanhope-street,
poie
hopei-semaitreet:
proceeded to the spot, and found a woman and her
daughter, of the name of Sheen, engaged in a desperate
quarrel. He persuaded them to go in doors, when the
husband, Michael Sheen, rushed down stairs, and stabbed
the constable, who staggered, and fell. An alarm was
immediately raised, when his antagonist was secured, and
the wounded man was conveyed to King
Hospi-
tal, where it was found that ho had sustained three severe
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wounds, one of which is in the region of the heart—the
nature of which precludes the slightest hope of recovery..
rewasmansihaoerdminake,erast;
kTnhiefe.insTht7
menistcruesaednt by his
Bow-street, who has remanded the accused for a week, till
istaresnailbaelfto.
the fate of the policeman Corry is known.—Globe.
NORTE{ DEVON RA.ILWAT.—This line was opened for
traffic on Tuesday. The distance from Exeter to Barn-
staple is thirty-nine miles, of which eight miles consists
of the Exeter and Credition railway. The whole line to
Barnstaple is under the management of the Bristol and
)seacetrri:am' .oAfettnkhtien ofsliteht::
Exeter Company, to whom it has been leased for a year
by the contractor, Mr. Brassey.
ferset. was
pangreearast.
curate AN EXTRAORDINARY PUBLIC MEETING was held last
week, in London,' at the instance of the Rev.
Thomas
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Dale,
legal, p
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iai moral,yl% i
tahnhdolpduinbligcthas:
uproar,Lord's Supperwtlith wfraosminhoreimase(dMbry. Atthkeincsu)i.‘
chargino. Mr. Atkins with ha7ing been
and slandering the Rev. Dit. Ourst n guilty of libelling
am, of ;Mansfield,
Nottingham. To add to the disgraceful squabbles, Mr..
near
Brontierre O'Brien, the'Ohartist. addressed
which ultimately*
Y IN ppin ' d 'b the
meeting"
WTI tiNg ccoaiim,

DUYMOW Frarcn.—The "time-honoured" custom of
presenting a flitch of bacon at Dumnow, Essex, to those
married couples who have lived a year and a day without
contention, is to be persevered in this year. A'committee
has been appointed, and ali the necessary arrangement:
havo been made.