The Liverpool Standard, and General Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1854-07-11 00:00:00

stead. T

ary of Mr. Watkins,

:nding the 30th of June 1
zainst £1,986 in 1863. The men-

lotion of Mr. Hughes, Mr: Wartnaby, after a
pointed as secretary, at his old'
A. lona. discussion then took place
by Mr. Laird, at

an
a,
e 0,
F.

Ilaryof £l5O a year

sting the n'eA-7-i

lam.
kspinall havin6

lowing resolutio

d back

t 0 the Ferry Committee, and that they take steps to
reduce the cost, by endeavouring to induce Mr. Laird to
clirtail all the expensive items connected with its construc-
tion, for instance, to do away entirely with the deckhouse,
shorten the boat and if possible, put less power in her."
Ultimately Mr. Aspinall's motion was agreed to.
OPENING Drx±cEn. —OnWednesday, a highly-respectabl
Party celebrated the opening of the Grand Trunk Hote
Brook-street, Birkenhead, by dining:, together. The eh
was ably filled h— - -0

Pearb
by Mr. Richmond, v

,st sumptu4

The
the
:ors,
gr;

mercha
us, the

d was spec

.00d wishes for the prosperity of
;;;LnY host and hoste bss Mr. and Mrs. Peters.
THE WA.LLASVII COMM, ISSIONERS.—Mr. Penny pres
the first mimtiou of the Wallasey Local B

of 4ealif,:o7iii",;;l7,,j7e; nlce—cferk stated t
received a letter from Messrs. Mills and Fletch'
kpnhead, relative t th plans of the miry,
lbstFlet- The letter was dated the 30th of

was in

June, and was

pleted I

:he Ist c

This letter created considerable disc
th the board, Messrs

n interview
6ted that 0:

sPeedily as they could.

aPPoinied, amidst a cons
Coulborn and Mr. Callow.

The various

DISPUTED' I

[t by Mr. T. R. Yeomans

Mr.Vr;
Biz
4'.

Mills and

load, to r

KENESS.—In the Birkenhead Count

Lt of the defendant's v

Some f

hotel, Bridge-street, _ !ahead, of which the c
was a member. When it came to the defendant's
have his portrait taken, be decided to have that of his
wife painted instead of Ms own. The lady r -rdinglT
sat for the portrait, and, when finished, it wa
by the plaintiff, when the defendant espy
dissatisfied with -

ithe
rllO-
-

s sent home
ssed himself

.une production, not b corapiannng tnat it was
anY means a likeness of Mrs. Drew ; that the eyes
were too wicked ; the form was not what it ought to be ;
the figure was too slender • and that {here were innu-
merable other faults. The Case was partially heard at the
last court, and adjerarned to Friday lasti'or the production
of the Portrait and the original, but the latter did
apt ear• 4 Callow, on behalf of "
-, r•-•

eforej
iforP;
01.
-I Or
the

pointed out the various defects in the I._
stated that the eyes were not exactly fellows, the _
had a singular twist, and the arms from the elbow w
Tt short, as if to show that the oririnni had sm Maw.]

Teets of a paralytic stroke. He:concluded by obsery

the artist wished that the portrait should have bee
understood as intended for Mrs. Drew, he ought to has
Written under it, " This is Mrs. Drew." His Honou
gave a verdict for the plaintiff, on the ground that sui
Posing the defendant to have gone to a country tailor. c
to a count--'

---- ",,,coaxer, tie cotid not expect to have had
an article riliade in the same style as if he had gone to the
West end of 11, ondon. He felt bound to give a verdict for
the
Co CorrectlyY, to the utmost of his ability. Immedi.'"
the verdict:being given, the defendant. "-i
rush at the -portrait, literally ''''• -
tributed portions of Mrs.
body amongst the spectators.
as Sr. AMAX'S COLLEGE; BIRICEIMEAD.—
we intimated last week, the chief come..
of this college was laid by the most noble the Ma
of Blandford, M.P., in the presence of a numet
assemblage of ladies and gentlemen.. Among those pr,
sent on the platform, *besides the noble Marquis, were
the Rev. Rector CamOell, Rev. Dr. Baylee, Principal 6
the College, the Revds. R. V: Sheldon, Dr. Blakenev, E
Arthure, Gregory, Vicar of Asthel, G. Roberts ?Sea-
combo, Dr. D. J..Poggi, George Salt, John Blakeney, J.
P.
Hobbs, W. Maynard, R. Dandy, C. Fenton, W. 4).
Long, S. Pepper, J. Bell, Upton, W. Prince, W. Hazeldine,
Dr. Hume, W. H. Whitehead, Hordern, Vicar of Ros-
thorne, W. H. Vernon, W. J. Lyonn, D. Powell, P.
11-a Ynes, G. London, W. A. O'Connor, J. N. Brown, W.
Gilbert, Hirsch, Briscoe, H. P. Linton, and H.G.
Vernon ; John Buck Lloyd, Esq., Mayor of Liverpool ;
John Tarr, Esq., Hon. Secretary of the Liverpool Ccm-.
rnittee; P. F. Curry, Esq., Charles Groves, Esq., P. M
Dove, Esq., Harold Littledale, Esq., Samuel Richardson,
Esq., L. Gladstone, Esq., W. Bellamy, Esq., W. Potter,
Esq., Massingred, Esq., W. Pritchard, Esq., and manyin
of the principal-residents of the vicinity. -1) the
buil:.
commenced by the whole assemblage singing
dredth psalm. An address from the stdudents was then
lordshipmade
presented to the Marquis of Blandfor , by V. Donnis-
thorne Vyvyan, • after which his
Esq' '
suitable reply, The trowel was presentm to his lord
Esq by John Torr Esq, Honorary Secretary th the 1,
Committee. His lordshipthen proceeded to iv
cereninu, ..4.1_ .

co'
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.eav's head

the
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Then v,

with
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contain—i:-.Yuy,' the stone, in which was placea
Standards aiSeneS of coins, a copy of the L
covered by a braher papers of the day. The h
___,_s plate, on which was engraved

the.fol-

te=ptioi

. -
ST. AthA ,
N S I.THEOLOGICAL COLLEGE. BIRKENHEAD.
Luis stone was laid on the 4th day of July, in the year of
MOSt
our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty-four, by the
honourable the Marquis of Blandford,
PATRON.
His Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury.
PRINCIPAL.
.Rev. Joseph Baylee, D.D.

the TRUSTEES.
MarcmigotTlandford, John Naylor, Esq., John Torr
krchitects—T. 11. Wyatt, Henry Cole.
ctors—J. and W. Walker.

, at considerable lea_
followed by John B. Lloyd, Es

expressed the s
Testing ceremoip