The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1849-10-16 00:00:00

Oct. 16, 1849. EXTR AORDINARY FEMININE REVOLUTION AT ROME. haloe N aples correspondent of th atmes, writing from is !) , ° ' v n on the 4th instant, saysat the state of Rome t oed _ . w e so sick at heart, that it is not known how any re tahennbe provided. eZtra, gives the following graphic description of an tte rn I , d 'narY " row " among the female portion of the "t city NVe have had another attempt at revolution in Rome, go/l it i aiit ' aS been put down, by what I may well call the rY of the French army. The quarter where the spi t i t l't was made has hitherto been most pacific, but the ehtsseef resistance to authority has been engrafted on ail pri se , s ' by the late republic, and one must not be sur htt_ee to hear, that in the eternal city the very lambs 01 " been turned into lions. To explain this affair in a s ° Per manner I must state that the immense hospital of 411 • . p u b.QPirito, which is perhaps the most richly endowed to . 1c charitable establishment in the world, has attached it a f lo ve oundling institution, in which the stray gifts of kid , Poverty, or crime, have been at all times received, w as no questions a s k e d. A cradle, turning on a pivot, p ow ° Ten every night, and the female child of sin or sor talePosited there, was, on a bell being rung, Billy ei, ri n care of, provided with a nurse, and brought up in a of the manner. Large funds were at the disposal ezo 'ne institution, so much so, that not only were all the 4 ted do e c n r S e e at S ti a re tt s ending the rearing and educating these deser paid, but a certain sum was given to each as h ae , w rY in case of marriage ; and, as I am told, the kinaueler Peasantry of the vicinity of Rome have, in s e i e ?mus instances, abandoned their village loves, and sad;, a good-looking maiden, with a comfortable share Th:ani, and the many here offered to their choice. th e ' r e were various advantages attending this operation ; lk Wif e could never insult the husband by pretensions of s , te rror birth, and a ll the plague of mothers-in-law and let s - in-law was f or ever provided against. From time ollt French Sisters of Charity, being nuns, and under their putt care it was managed admirably ; but when the re ppi'lle Prevailed the French nuns were expelled, and, the ,ell of self-government being proclaimed there as as at the Capitol, the foundlings undertook to go mthernselves, and to eat up the revenues in a manner aittei s thmore satisNctory to human nature than that which e rigid rules of the Sisters of Charity permitted. When st e a rePublic was put down, and the Apostolic Triumvirate üblished in th e Quirinal, the Foundling Hospital and „t ra Ple funds were not forgotten, and an order was at given to restore the ancient system, and to place a ra s r 4 , 4 number of Sisters of Charity—some being French, rest Italians, at the head of the institution. day before yesterday was appointed for the instal ate of these ladies; but, in the meantime, the inhabi " of the hospital settled it otherwise; and, as there of no less than from 600 to 700 great and small orphans, e d. ages, and of all sizes, on hand, it was determined by that the reintroduction of the old regime should be to gs, vi et armis; that is to say, with tongues, nails, 1 0 , n r,, , Poker, shovel, and brickbats. The messengers of e ti f f ' ; 'min the Quirinal were sent back in the most in 14"ng manner ; and when it was hinted that force would r esorted to, the heads of the republic raised a cry of I n ti a .,... r '!he doors were strongly barred, and, provisions for a i i ,..."`mght's siege having been secured, the red flag was s rm„,. 1 1Y hoisted, and no surrender proclaimed. A provi -1 government was organized, and the young and ;ive mounted on the roof, wrenched out the stanchions 4 1 iron bars from all the windows, and, stripping the i hrning building of its tiles, stood womanfully on the i h :nee. In vain envoys of peace presented themselves — the Tnin offers of a transaction' were made ; the blood of tr daughters of unknown mothers was up. and an iron w a wbar or a tile hurled at the head of the Papal deputy c2 a o the answer. Only imagine, fair maidens of England, t or 700 of your Italian sisters in open rebellion against t he h laws ; and judge what might be done by them in h energy of their despair. You have tongues—so ~a v e the Roman ladies. You have nails at your fin sere 6 , ends—so have the children of Cornelia. You can ra t e am, kick, and squall—so can these models of a classic h e "' - ,, Proud, no doubt, would many an ancient Briton o r Your valour and love of justice, if your anger o f r ,, once aroused • and so, no doubt, would the fathers l t ,,,"'ese heroines feel, if we only knew who the gentle sfi`ea were. But history on that head must be for ever self t, and even the actions of these champions of has would remain unknown, if the Times I not sent " its own" to the scene of action, and btZtl,ed its eternal pages to the only account ever to be Tri umvirate, o f thi s extraordinary event. The Apostolic tC ua lvirate, baffled in all its attempts to bring to reason e refractory garrison, called on the French military .4,9?orities to assist them and as the compact of the Holy f a 'ance cannot be evaded or refused, a regiment of in 11rY was formed into a column of attack, and directed :` l ‘ 4l nst the convent. To the honour of the colonel com b:11'11g, he disarmed all his men, with the exception of 4rltY-five, who mere to be employed in keeping off the s t, wd, and in overawing the male population out of doors .ould it venture to interfere; and thus the column ad illtiled, with no other arms than thse which natureave garri son after having invested the place, o summoned the ito surren d er. Th e garr i son rep li e d by a s h o ut of de fiance, and every maiden, standing on the house-top, pre pared 1, to hurl down the brickbat, tile, or iron bar with 'eh she was provided ; but the commander-in-chief war ned w them ef the fatal consequences if a single man It as h urt, and the uplifted weapon was never launched. h a sight to see so many Amazons, hair dis evened, d • p e p dress isor , dered with classic arms upraised, 'Mg some deadly weapon, and glorious to hear their scr eams of rage and storm of imprecations when the order w as given not to fire (for " fire" read " fling.'") A parley en took place, but no terms would be listened to, and th e,„_, elder ladies declared they would set fire to the hospital "tiler than yield. The French authorities were at their eta' ends—their position was becoming ridiculous—as the cro wdW L began to laugh. So that, after another summons, reh shared the fate of all the rest, was given, a batter thg-ram was levelled against the gates, and in a moment e colum n o f a tt ac k made a lodgment within the walls. 0 1. 1 n crash of the broken door was answered I.)y a scream tt , rage and•terror from the roof, and quick as thought r outer defences were abandoned, and the whole troop of furies came rushing down the stairs, imprecating every imaginable. curse on the French army and nation, and reatening to scratch out the e yes of the soldiers who ea rne within their reach. The vocabulary of bad lan- Ne is abundant at Rome, and, considering the reli ituS educ a tio n these ladies had received, it was won .rfid how they became possessed of so large a portion of t e but every possible word that coald be •applied was k ale use of, and oaths anti curses fell like hail. Fancy idea hundred furies let loose from hell, and you have an t u_ of the picture that presented itself—hair streaming— d''es torn—.the person exposed—and every restraint of a eoruni laid aside ; and then imagine that mass of living i!ge screaming and bellowing imprecations, and you may ;ye a notion of what was going on. Every now and h a m n a rush was made by the leading files, and an array of s exhibited, but the French commander swore that Wel" woman who used her hands should bave her arm It r nhen in twain, and this threat, which of course would t ,,_ 14 have been carried into execution, alarmed the Ama -0.8 BO much that no act of violence took place, and the w „,„"tne did all the execution. The most viblent hurricane o ,,,exhaust itself, end so will woman's rage , and so some I s r _rte fair creatures having dissolved in tears, others 7Ying taken . to hysterics, whilst a few ran to their cells, i"andoning themselves to despair, authority regained its nence, anti'by degrees the revolt was put down. How h_leresult was obtained is still a mystery to me—some the s gave way—others that the men were s k i klueti. e ;FILTH AND CHOLERA. %Jetefollowing interesting statement of the occurrence otera in connexion with removable causes at Stoke, of t he county of-Worcester, is taken from the testimony "ne medical attendant, and is an illustration, among 14.nY,:0f the evils arising from all3wing noxious accumu !tato exist : he:cholera:has again appeared at Stoke with extreme o l t -I ; enoe, All theeases are confined to persons working N A ,"ling on the works of the Imperial Alkali. Company. (3 ne of the men on the other side the canal has diar th a- The manner in which the men liveis similar to f p a colliers at Bilston. The disease apparently proceeded °4l a hut occupied by a miserable family named Jobson. asth ,,l! but, situated under ground, about 1. 0 feet square li ve in height, between the canal and fire of the pans, thi"„ a man of the name of Jobson, his wife , and three i- ,„ r e ll - The accumulation of human excrement andM kind of filth in and near the hut was sufficient of A d' —1 to Produce disease. Five of the eight persons who The worked under the same roof that covers this hut. lin' Privies are placed immediately behind Hobday's tir, and were in a very bad state, and perhaps the death Wo i?bd in aY's child and those of Duggan and Grove, who tittlited other parts of.the yard, are attributable to this s e- The pump water was also bad and unfit for:use. , da y All the men appeare d : i n perfect health up to Thum ,t4tafternoon, and between then and breakfast time the_ mudmorning six of the eight who have died were seised, ili ev i lone survived the attack twelve hours. On Friday I .ilt..l 4 wed a ll t h e spare t i me had to trace the origin of the -4etis e• I had the handle taken off the pump. the hut the clown, and chloride of:lime put in the privies where but stood, and on other parts of the works. Between to t aad five the next morning (Sakurday) I was sent for told'', York. I found him in a hopeless state, and was to s t 'n,ners were gone home ill. Alittle before six I went t'e t i pp ° and called upon Mr. —, to consult with him he ,;" n !ling the propriety of stopping the works. In this N e s,leed and kindly and actively rendered every assist o'ohl.A Could wish. The chief manager arrived at home ou th ‘lxford on Sunday evening, and has had every . hut ter v ."orilcs pulled down : will build new privies in , a ho ll y situation, and get a supply of good water. Jobson 's 0102 Went to reside at the needle mill the day before the at tii -a appeared, an d th e i r eldest daughter was attacked wore, s ame time as the three first were seized at the ''kse s • The disease has never subsided, and most of the di 4rth aro, I believe, going on favourably. The number of very cases amongst the workmen and their families is ale4 t s . 'eat, but most of them yield to the ordinary treat 'llire,rY Precaution has been used to prevent the disease til, :ur lr . in ng' and I have forwarded a list of things destroyed lownsend. the 4, sick, again mention widow Creswell's attention to rou, who, when requested, immediately csm . e and t o h, l l her own blankets and paid every attention to 1::74! 8 Child. 41 0 1 01 a visitation as this, proceeding from filth, and lincel_l9,Pinion from filth alone, proves to us the import- Pti u e c i t , r , e _aloving nuisances; for had the privies been ,urne, is ordered by Mr. Greenchild's before left ein a l l t s the huts not been put up contrary to his wishes, v 4 eas e. Inman probability never should have had the 4 31 eht d• hoeory to say I have bad had three cases of ~_o lo is in houses at Stoke-heath. Platts had ol a •er evacuations, coldness, cramp, and the dark 'unit the eyes," MR. BARROW'S REPORT ON THE SOUTHPORT HARBOUR OF REFUGE. TO 7111 E CHAIRMAN OF THE SOUTHPORT COMMISSIONERS. SlR—The report 1 had the pleasure to lay before you, on the 13th of August last, relative to the removal of the buoys from the Southport Channel, and also as to the eligibility of the roadstead as a harbour of refuge, having been referred by the Liverpool Dock Committee to the master pilots, they have reported that the Piel of Foudrey and ''Pyre Water (Fleetwood) are preferable to Southport, as harbours of refuge for vessels trading to the port of Liverpool. This appears to me a very vague and indefinite state ment, made without that due consideration which the importance of the subject demands, and evidently evading the strong fact (which they must be well aware of) that Southport is the only place which offers any possible chance of " saving vessels driven to leeward of the Mad Wharf, off Formby Point, during the flood-tide in a gale of wind" from W. to S.W. In this case, when i is im possible either to fetch the Piel of Foudrey or Fleetwood, Southport offers a safe anchorage. I have since had an interview with the chairman of the Liverpool Dock Committee, who stated that the subject had been duly considered by that body, and that it was not, by them, considered advisable to render Southport roadstead too attractive by being buoyed, as masters of vessels might be induced to run in when there was no actual necessity, thereby causing the loss of more vessels than would be saved. This I consider to be one of the most extraordinary objections that I ever heard brought forward against affording a chance of safety to vessels placed as above, especially as vessels placed in this situa tion generally are in charge of Liverpool pilots; there fore, the pilot, not the master, must. judge of the necessity of running for Southport. I would ask—why did not such accidents occur during the forty years that the chan nel was well buoyed, viz., from the; year 1806 to 1846 ? During that period, so far as I have been able to ascer tain, no vessel was lost in attempting to run into South port roads ; whilst, on the contrary, soon after the buoys were removed, two vessels, laden with iron rails, got on the Trunkhill Bank, one of which became a total wreck, thereby causing a loss of nearly £l,OOO to the contractors for making the Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport Railway. This loss was caused entirely by removal of the buoys, and not by stress of weather. The next objection stated was, that the Horse Bank being covered at half-flood, the Dock Committee's Ma rine Surveyor and the Master Pilots were of opinion that it could not afford sufficient shelter to vessels in the road stead. This proves that the above parties have no local knowledge whatever of the place they reported upon ; as the fact is that that part of the Horse Bank which pro tects the anchorage is not covered at neap tides at all, un less the tide rises more than 22 feet above the level of low water at ordinary spring tides, and not until 41 hours flood at spring tides ; and that it then affords sufficient shelter is practically proved by the fishing vessels being able to ride out the heaviest gale in safety. I have re-examined the soundings in the channel during the present equinoctial spring tides, and find them cor rect, as laid down in my chart. In my former report I stated that the channel chart and sailing directions published by Wilson, late Norie, (1848) are incorrect, and at variance with each other, as far as regards the mouth of the Ribble. As an instance of this I may mention that the Nelson Buoy, the leading mark for vessels entering the Ribble, is placed on the chart nearly three miles to the southward of the place pointed out by the bearings given in the book of directions. There are other errors of equal importance, which prove the necessity of a survey of the mouth of the Ribble, more especially of the South Channel ; which, I have good authority for stating, was not completed in the surveys of Captains Denham and Belcher : the former having only worked up as far as the Nelson Buoy, and the latter having been ordered on service to China before his survey of the Ribble banks seaward was completed. In the report of the Tital Harbours Commissioners re lative to the proposed Harbour Conservancy Bill, amongst the " objections urged" I find the following by the Liver pool Dock Trustees :—" And the further object is to place all ports, harbours, creeks, tidal waters, and navigable lakes and rivers in the most efficient state and condition in which they are capable of being put." " The objectors to the bill are prepared to prove that none of the evils which are thus sought to be remedied have any existence as regards the harbour of Liverpool." This positive and flippant denial on the part of the Liverpool authorities, " that they were not chargeable with neglect or inertness," though so much at variance with the true state of this part of the port, at the very time it was made, (six months after the buoys were removed by the Ribble Commissioners) might however be considered as a pledge on the part of the dock trustees, that provided the proposed bill exempted Liverpool from its provisions, the port within their jurisdiction should be kept in the most efficient state and condition in which it is capable of being put ; and as Southport, with the shore as far as Orossens Sluice, is within the port of Liverpool, it follows that the safety of the coasting and fishing ves sels belonging to the place should be equally considered with those of Hoylake, and that consequently they are bound to buoy the channel leading into Southport Roads. But as the dock committee now persist in refusing to perform that duty which they admit devolves on them, and which they have so long neglected, I would respectfully submit that the time has arrived when an appeal to a higher authority should be made, and would suggest the propriety of the commissioners causing a copy of all statements and reports on this subject to be forthwith forwarded to the Lords of the Admiralty, accompanied with a memorial, praying that a full and thorough local investigation into all the circumstances of the case be instituted by them, with a view to restore to the poor fishermen and coasters the advantages of good buoyage which they enjoyed for forty years previous to the 14th August, 1846, when the buoys were removed by the Rib ble Commissioners, although not within their jurisdiction. I remain, sir, your obedient servant, (Signed) E. BARROW. Oct. 8, 1849. TO THE RIGHT HONORABLE THE LORDS COMMISSIONERS FOR EXECUTING THE OFFICE OF LORD 'HIGH ADMIRALS MY LORDS,—We the Commissioners acting under the Southport Improvement Act (1846) have the honour to forward for your consideration the reports made to us by Mr. Barrow respecting the removal of the buoys in the Southport Channel, to the manifest danger of all vessels trading to Southport, and to the great inconvenience of the fishermen belonging to the place. We also forward for your Lordships' information a copy of the chart as surveyed by Mr. Barrow in 1846, and revised by him during the present wear. We respectfully submit to your Lordships that the re ports prove that the roadstead, if properly buoyed and lighted, would afford an excellent harbour .of refuge in the cases pointed out in the report. We therefore request that your Honorable Board will cause an investigation to take place as to the removal of the buoys and the eligibility of the roadstead for a harbour of refuge, as we feel confident that nothing but a know ledge of the facts is required to insure your Lordships' immediate interference in promoting and carrying out the great benefit sought for. JONATHAN JACKSON. Chairman of the Southport Commissioners. October 8, 1849. In our advertising columns will be found the announce ment of the anniversary meeting, and sermons, of the Society for promoting Christianity amongst the Jews. On Friday evening Dr. Nevins delivered, at the Colle giate Institution, the first of three lectures on 'magnetism and electricity, with their practical applications. He treated chiefly of the mariner's compass, with a-variety of kindred subjects bearing upon the science of navigation, which were all rendered highly interesting by the lec turer's simple method of illustration and easy and agree able style of discourse. Some remarkable facts were mentioned in connexion with the operation of the needle in the Arctic Seas, where Dr.:Nevins has had the advan tage of making personal observations. GYMNASTICS.—A remarkable fact illustrative of the beneficial effects of gymnastic exercise is mentioned in Mr. Huguenin's advertisement in another page. The advantages of gymnastics were much better understood by the ancients than they are by us. If we .paid more attention to them, we should see more handsome, vigor ous, and alert young men, such as those who are in the habit of frequenting Mr. Huguenin's establishment. Mentally, as well as physically, the value of properly regulated gymnastic exercises is invaluable. The follow ing is the testimony on this point of one of the most learned of the medical faculty, Dr. James Johnson, phy sician to William the Fourth, in his work on The Morbid Sensibility of the Stomach::—" I cannot too strongly impress on the minds of parents the necessity of gym nastic exercises. Those who, horn false or fashionable ideas, neglect to give their children the physical advan tages which result from this education of the corporal powers are answerable for more than half the bodily ills which befall-their offspring in after life and, if they recol lect that the energies of the mind are mainly dependent on the health of the body, they may probably perceive the moral as well.as the physical advantages of gymnastics." FORTHCOMING SALE BY AUCTION OF CHOICE WINES. The following is the CIRCULAR referred to in the Advertise ment of Messrs. C. Bushell and Co. : " 22. King-street, Liverpool, IstOctober, 1849. " St R, — Permit me to inform you flu, I purpose submitting for unreserved sale, by auction, the particulars of which will be duly advertised, a Portion of my STOCK of FINE OLD comprising about -3000 Dozens of PORT, of varied character and age, in Bottle, 500 Dozens of SHERRY, JOO Dozens of MADEIRA. Together with smaller pareels of.oth.er WINES. "I have resolved upon this course not more from a desire to Ining the quality of my Wmas under general notice, than from a conviction (the growth of an experience of twenty years) that the false system, so generally established in the Wine Trade, olgiving undefined and almost unlimited credit, has, by unduly locking up his capital, rendered the business of the Bottling Wine Merchant ;insufficiently remunerative. and, of necessity, it has also greatly enhanced the cost of wine to the consumer. My business will henceforth be conducted upon a sounder principle : without professing to sell what is called cheap Wine (since fine Wines, being of limited production, must ever com mand equivalent prices,) I have determined to confine myself, as heretofore, to the sale of such WINES as those now about to be offered as a standard of my Stock, and to sell them in the future at such a reduction upon my former prices as prompt payments may be found to admit of. `Submitting, under these circumstances, this portion of Stock to the judgment of the public, I pledge myself that the WINES are all the highest Qualities of the most respectable Shipping HoUses,'and were imported, regardless of cost, with the view to the maintenance of the reputation my WINES have enjoyed within the present circle of my business connexion, which, by these means, it is now my object to extend. " The Sale will be held by Messrs. C. BUSHELL and Co., at the Cotton Sales' Room, on WEDNESDAY, the 24th Oct., and the Samples will be exhibited for Two Days previously, at 22, King-street. " Hoping you will examine the Samples on the Days appointed, and that you will favour me vvitl , . your support and attendance on the Day of Sale, I aro, Sir, your most obedient Servant, " SIDNEY SHERLOCK..' THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD, THIRD EDITION. Standard-once, Two o'clock, p.m. LIVERPOOL CORN MARKET—Tins DAY. The ability of Ireland to afford considerable supplies of Grain produce for export for some months to come, appears evident by the liberal augmentation of Wheat, Oats, Oatmeal, and Flour, received into this port during the last eight days, the latter article amounting to upwards of 10,000 sacks; mean while the arrivals coastwise are still insignificant ; and, con tinuing to be opposed by strong east winds, the present impor tations from abroad prove very moderate in amount. As most of the English and Irish markets have recently assumed'a firmer tone, the trade for Wheat here this morning* was steady, but not active, at an advance of Id. to 2d. per 701 b. upon old Wheats generally, and upon the best qualities of new. Irish Flour, notwithstanding the large arrivals at hand, must be quoted Is. per sack dearer; and all kinds of American fully supported late prices. Barley and Malt dull, without any change in:value. Beans and Peas steady, at our last quotations. Oats were in tolerable request, at a slight advance upon new, but no variation in old. Oatmeal ruled nearly the same as on Friday, the top price of new being 21s. 6d. per load There was some inquiry for Indian Corn, but not much bu siness transacted, holders still refusing to reduce their preten sions. . .., ~ CI r CI r'' Z C ."' 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William Charles Townsend, Esq., the Barrister ap pointed to revise the list of parliamentary electors for the southern division of this county, held his court on the 2d instant, at Birkenhead, for the revision of the list of voters for that district. The interests of the Conservatives , ivere confided to Mr. W. R. Dunstan, solicitor, and Mr. W. Jenkins, both of Chester ; Mr. Peacock, solicitor, of Liverpool, was also in attendance. Michael Ashton and forty-six other Radicals, all of whom with one exception resided in Liverpool and its neighbourhood, were the first batch struck off the register on the objection of Mr. Dunstan and Mr. Jenkins. It appeared that these 47 Liberal sticklers for purity of elec tion, not being satisfied with their privilege of electing members for their own county and borough, purchased eleven cottages in St. Anne and Oak streets, in Birken head, with a view to persuade the Cheshire electors that jt was to their interest, if not to their inclination, which goes for nothing with your true tyrannical leaguer, that the members for South Cheshire should be Manchester manufacturers of the Cobden stamp, and not gentlemen of the county. To conclude the purchase, the aid of a mortgage was required by the forty-seven—pity 'tis that the number be not forty—it would have reminded us of a popular Eastern tale, the mortgagee answering to the part of Morgiana. The property (!) not producing any rental, the 47 " proprietors" could not, it appeared, afford any interest, and the mortgagee, after waiting patiently for two years, entered into receipts of the rents, or rather would have done so, if he could, for there were none to receive, and advertised the cottages for sale. An arrange ment, however, was made to prevent this, but during the past twelve months, although cottage property at Birken head has somewhat revived, yet so miserably out of repair are these worthy samples of the - Anti-Corn Law League Estate, that nothing like the interest upon the mortgage has been received. Of course, the whole of these forty seven " foreigners," (amongst them being the celebrated Mr. William Earle, of fretful notoriety,) were struck off the register. The next case of importance was that of Daniel Col hinge, of Oldham, who appeared iu person, to support his right to be retained on the registry, as the owner of one seventieth share of fourteen houses, situate in Wood and Russell-streets, in Birkenhead. In cross-examination of this party, and of the League agent and receiver of rents, Mr. Craven, Mr. Dunstan elicited the following facts: — That one-half of the houses are, and have forthe last year or more, been nearly empty ; that the actual rent received has not produced any thing like 30s. to each of the seventy owners. But although hard pressed on the point, neither of the witnesses could say what sum had actually been received, nor Mr. Craven produce his rent-book. Mr. Collinge stated that the purchase money amounted to £2400, including the expenses of the conveyance ; the cost, therefore, to each individual being un,ler £34 6s. Mr. Collinge had not brought the conveyance with him, but had brought the conveyances of other properties, to substantiate the right to vote of his other Oldham friends;' he stated, however, that it was a deedconveying the four teen houses to him, in trust for himself and the other 69 owners. Mr. Craven, the agent, having the hardihood to state that he considered the valuation of property in Bir kenhead to be as high now as in 1846, before the " panic" had set in there, Mr. Dunstan called Mr. Hughes, an ex tensive cottage owner, and a commissioner of the town ship, to contradict such outrageous statements. Mr. Hughes proved that houses of the class in question had depreciated fully 50 per cent., andthe smallest description of cottages to the extent of 40 per cent. The Revising Barrister having called upon the Assistant Overseer for his opinion as to the depreciation of Ilirken thead property, which fully corroborated Mr. Hughes's statement, the vote was disallowed, and the other objec tions to this Oldham squad were, as a matter of course, sustained. Mr. Collinge, in the course of his examination, de claimed loudly upon his having been "grievously" brought from Oldham to defeat a lot of frivolous objections, and trusted that full , costs would be given in every case! ! He, however, sobered down on being - reminded by Mr. Dun: -stern that the Cheshire electors thought it a grievous hardship that they should not be allowed to elect their own members. Upon the decision being given, he tried hard to re-open the question, although unable to produce any further evidence, and at last impudently asked for an .appeal. Being mildly informed by the Revising Barrister that the point being one of fact and not of law no appeal .could be granted, he was at lastinduced to be quiet. Seven other Oldhamites were also objected to, registered for a freehold house in Clifton Crescent, but as Mr. Collinge (who singularly enough could produce the:eon veyance in this case, hut did not •thoose to do so in his own), and Mr. Craven swore that the rental was sufficient to give the franchise to the uoters, the objection on that ground was not sustained. Upon other grounds, however, five of them were struck.off, but having sent in new claims, were re-inserted. To show the unscrupulous way in -which these Radical disciples of Mr. Cobden act, we name the following circumstance. Mr. Conine swore positively three times—for thrice did the solicitor for the objector put the question—that one of the five above-mentioned still resided at the place of abode given in the .old register ' • and it was not until the new claim sent in by the party on account of change of residence was produced, that the witness faltered or hesitated, and that too without a blush ! for he actually applied for costs, and urged that he had come over on purpose to defend these votes. This statement drew upon him the rebuke of the court, which reminded him of his own case, and refused costs in the two instances where they could legally have been granted ; the barrister dating that the objections were fairly and properly made, on account of the immense depreciation of property in the township. The Conservatives gained 212 votes. 1 o • 2 iop , t-.. : P. 9 F , r TO THE CONSERVATIVE COMMITTEE OF EVERTON AND KIRKDALE WARD. What is the reason there is no candidate announced to contest this ward, and the election so near? Is there no gentleman sufficiently anti-Pike in this great and wealthy ward, or have they too great an objection to sit with their present members ? At all events, the ward should not be allowed to fall completely into the hands of the Radi cals when we have such men as Mr. Castellain, Mr. Adam Hodgson, Mr. Francis Shand, with many others, to bring forward. AN EVERTON DOCK-RATER. ANCIENT DRUIDS. - - Lord Brougham and his lordship's brother, Wan, Brougham, Esq., have Iwo= members of the Northern Lights' budge, Peurith. IMP ORTANT AND EXTRAORDINARY MEETING OF THE ELECTORS OF RODNEY-STREET WARD. MR. S. HOLME AND HIS CONSTITUENTS. Last night, on the invitation of Mr. S. Holme, the retiring member for Rodney-street Ward, a meeting of the electors of that ward was held at the Music-hall, Bold street, for the purpose of hearing an explanation from Mr. Holme as to his conduct during the past three years in the council ; and also to answer any questions which might be put to him by the electors. The meeting was convened for seven o'clock, and before that hour the space in front of the Hall was partially occupied by the friends, we believe, not of Mr. Ilolme, but of the National Con federation. When the room was filled there would be about 1200 persons, all of whom appeared of the most respectable order of society, and we feel convinced the majority of them the friends of Mr. Holme. Shortly before one o'clock, the chairman of the Conser vative association of the ward, Mr. R. A. Payne, together with some of Mr. Holme's friends and supporters, entered the room, amidst partial cheers. On taking the chair, Mr. PAYNE observed that most of the gentlemen whom he then saw before him were aware that he was the chairman belonging to the Conservative association of this important and influential ward, and as such he was the chairman of Mr. Holme's committee for conducting his election to the council chamber, on the Ist of November next. He had requested him (the chairman) to take the chair for him, and that request he complied with with great pleasure. He did so for two rea sons—let, because the meeting was called for good reasons ; 2ndly, because it afforded him the opportunity of testifying to the excellent good character of Mr. Holme; and also because it enabled him to allude to the great public good, which Mr. Holme had conferred upon the town at large, during his career in the Council. It would not become him to make any remarks upon the general features of Mr. Holme's public conduct, nor on the course which had been pursued towards him by his opponents •, but still he was constrained to speak of two letters, which had recently appeared in the newspapers. He regretted the writing of these letters, and he regretted also the publication of these letters. The letters to which he alluded were, first, the letter from Mr. Proctor, chairman to Mr. Jones, and the other was the reply to that letter from Mr. Holme. He regretted the writing of the first letter, because it assumed that this meeting was an unfair meeting—that it had been unfairly convened—an assumption which he (the chair man) totally denied. It would be recollected that three years ago, when Mr. Holme was brought from the quiet of private life to be the representative of Rod ney-street Wart!, the town was quite inundated with addresses against him—addresses of greater length than usual :—what did he then do ? He thought it right, after so much clamour, that he should call together the electors of this ward, in order to hear his opinions upon all subjects, and to hear the objections of every one of the electors. That had always been his (Mr. Holme's) de sire; and in accordance with that desire he called a meeting of his constituents, the result of which was—if they re fered to it—that so far from that meeting being regarded as an unfair meeting ; it was not only looked upon as being a very fair meeting, but they would remember that a gentle man—a stanch reformer—at the close of the meeting proposed Mr. Holme as a proper person to repre sent the ward in the Council. He would, however, notice a remark that if Mr. Holme wished to convince the electors of the ward that his course in the Council was right, it might be considered that he had no right to do so before any tribunal except before a body of his own con-tituents; that in ordinary cases might be a fair mode of convening a meeting; but it would not be unfair on his part if he thought it right that upon such an important question as this, he would desire to address the public at large ;—(here, here)—and that those who wished for information on this subject, (the Rivington Pike,) should also be present. (Hear, hear.) Mr. Holme was to be brought up at the next election as a candidate for the ward, and a gentleman — Mr. Jones, whose character was such that most of them would be glad to see him in the Council as their represen tative. (Loud cheers.) In addition to this he was a gentleman who had much time to devote to the affairs of the tows, and he Lad talents to commend him, a requisite which all men who went to that assembly needed ; but he would ask them, why was it that Mr. Jones was opposed to Mr. Holme? The reaeon was obvious. They were both of them Conservatives—both of them agreed upon all questions but one ; and that question was, as to what quarter of the world they were to have an increased sup ply of water from. (Cheers.) If Mr. Holme differed from Mr. Jones on only one point in the whole of their political creed, he should like to ask if it were desirable or politic to have a gentleman put up against another merely because he happened to differ from him upon one point alone? (Loud cries of yes.) It was necessary to observe that Mr. Jones was supported by various par ties ; and such being the case, he must necessarily be supported by persons who will upon some points of general politics give up many of their consciencious opinions in doing so. (Loud cries of no, no.) Then if so, why should they not also give up a trifle of their differences. (No, no.) If it were necessary to support every person on every point, he for one could not go with Mr, Holme, for he could not go with him for taxing the Docks of Liverpool; but be that as it might they were there for another object than to talk of politics. Mr. Holme having seen so many points named in the newspapers— many of them false no doubt—came to give them an op portunity of hearing him—if they would embrace that opportunity—and he was also there to answer any objec tion which might be made by any gentleman in the ward, or any question connected with his public conduct during thepast three years. With theseremarks he hoped that they would be quiet because lie knew it would take Mr. Holme a considerable time to state his views to the electors. Ho had no more to say at present, and would therefore con fine himself to his duty, by calling upon Mr, Holme. Mr. S. HOLME then came forward to address the meet ing, and was loudly applauded. He said the period had nearly elapsed when he should have to resign into their hands the trust which had been reposed in him, and the period had arrived when an opportunity was afforded him, in the face of his fellow-townsmen, of answering those aspersions which had been cast upon him. (Hear.) He courted publicity on every occasion, and felt it a whole some thing for a representative to meet his constituents, to render an account of his stewardship. It was an easy matter for a man, on such occasions, to shrink from public discussion not very palatable, but those who did so acted a pusilanimous part. (Hear, hear.) No man ought to shrink from expressing his opinions in a deliberative assembly freely and frankly, and it was not more the duty than the privilege of the constituency, if they disagreed with those opinions, to reject him. (Applause.) Since lie had entered the Council chamber, in obedience to the demands of the electors, many impor tant questions had been discussed, and many differences of opinion had been expressed ; but on no one occasion had he shrunk from honestly and conscientiously stating what were his views, and acting according to his deliberate judgment, and if his conduct did not meet with their approbation they bad the remedy in their own hands. (Cheers.) Although, however, he was willing to acknowledge the duty and responsibility of the representative, yet he would not be content to sit in any assembly as a mere delegate. (Loud cheers.) When he first ventured to offer himself as a candidate for muni cipal honours, he did so on these grounds, which he ex plicitly stated ; that he would enter no assembly—take part in no debate—nor represent the opinions of any section of his fellow-townsmen, sinless he could do so in an open, fearless, and independent manner, setting at defiance all insinuation and cavil. (Loud cheers.) He had been subject to much misrepresentation to which he had quietly submitted until he had the opportunity of acquitting him self before his constituents, and explaining to them the reasons of his votes. Ile would never advocate a single measure either in the Council chamber or any where else, which he was not fully prepared to defend, and therefore, on the present occasion he trusted they would afford him a calm and patient hearing. (Hear, and cheers.) He had been for this seriously attacked by the public press, but he was not so thin skinned as to wince under such castigation, for on looking within, he felt that conscience acquitted him of any sinister motives, and therefore he could set at defiance the whole press of England. (Cheers.) Toe:lumbers of those present he had been known from his boyhood, and could safely appeal to them whether those aspersions were just or not ? (Hear.) He, however, wished into be understood that he did not intend to undervalue the public press of this country, for with all its faults it was most essential, and he cherished its freedom as much as any one could do—for, notwith standing allits blemishes, and they were not few, it kept public men honest—it was a wholesome corrector of abuses—it elicited information—it diffused intelligence, and though it sometimes degenerated into personalities, yet it was generally conduoted by independent and honest men. (Hear, bear, and cheers.) He (Mr. Holme) had sustained from it as much criticism as any one, on his public conduct, yet he would not have it deprived of one scintilla of its brilliant liberty, and should continue to receive its rebukes with independent humility, and endeavour to profit by them. (Applause.) He had been induced to make these remarks because numerous letters had been addressed to him through the public papers, many of which were ungenerous and unjust, but he felt that the man who could not present an invulnerable front to such charges had better decline taking part in public affairs. (Cheers.) There were two principal questions which bad of late engaged not only the atten tion of the Council, but also the public at large. There were many other subjects which, to those who thought profoundly, and took expansive views of our position, appeared of much more importance than either, but on one of these he had the misfortune to differ with many of his constituents. (Hear and cheeps.) The first of these was the water question, and as far as he had been enabled to read the papers, the objections to his conduct might be divided into three heads :—First, that the corporation had obtained an act of parliament which was not needed, secondly, that the inhabitants had been greatly deceived on the subject by the Council; and thirdly, that as there was plenty of water under our feet, we had no need to go to a distance for it, especially as the supply from Rivington was insufficient in quantity and bad in quality. (Hear, hear.) With regard to the first point, in the year 1843-4 it became painfully evident that the public companies could not give to this enormous popula tion a sufficient supply of water. Complaints loud and general existed on this subject. The companies had capitalised large sums out of their incomes, and vet the water rates were kept up to their full price, in order to pay large dividends, so that the shares, on which £230 was chargeable, had risen to £950. (Hear, hear.) In consequence of these complaints, the High way Board went to Parliament, armed with powers from a public meeting of the inhabitants, and Green-lane was the result. Tney, however, could only supply water for public purposes, such as watering the streets, and ex tinguishing fires, for Parliament prohibited the use of the water for domestic purposes. (Hear.) The consequence of the scanty supply which was furnished led to &correspondence between himself and Mr. Harmood ISaw er t whieli excited no little interest in the minds of public, the result of which was that the Highway Board instituted an inquiry, which was pursued with praiseworthy alacrity from house to house, and from court to court by Mr. Procter, Mr. Walthew, Mr. Bage, Mr. Denton, and others, and they laid before the Board a mass of evidence which developed a most frightful state of things. (Hear.) The Board again determined to go to Parliament, also sanctioned by a public meeting, but with a determination to obtain powers to increase the domestic supply of the town. (Hear, hear.) This Bill was founded on a report of Mr. Simpson to the effect that the supply was to be obtained from the river Alt to the extent of 8,000,000 gallons, at a cost of £250,000, and the supply from the Green-lane works was to be increased from 1,500,000 to 2,000,000 gallons. Then the town was urging the Highway Board on to obtain this 10,000,000 gallons, but there was a very general feeling abroad that even this quantity was insufficient. (Hear, hear.) A third public meeting was then held, when, on the motion of Mr. Blackburn, which was an amendment upon a motion of his, (Mr. Holme) it was carried that the Highway Board should be extinguished, and that the water works should become the pronerty of the Corporation. This was contrary to his (Mr. Holme's) opinion, for he had always thought that there should be an independent body who should possess those works. Mr. Holme then read the memorial which was presented to the Council on the subject at the time, and signed by the Guardian Society and 5,200 of the inhabitants, expressive of a wish for a ' greater supply of water. Thus the Council were urged on, not only by the memorial ,to which he referred, but also by every newspaper in Liverpool, to obtain progres sion of the water works ; and after an investigatir n of the bill before parliament, the clause drawn up by Mr. Shuttleworth, giving the option of doing so to the Corporation, was struck out, and a compulsory clause inserted. Mr. Holme then re ferred to the powers given by that bill, and noticed the Bala Lake and Holywell schemes, the latter of which, he believed, would have cost €2,000,000 at least. He then quoted from the Journal extracts, showing that their opinions differed from those now maintained by that paper, one sentence of which was—" Water for domestic use should not be derived from strata under the town." (Hear, hear.) The speaker then at length showed that the Guardian Society and the Mercury had advocated a -consi derably increased supply; that at the time the question was first brought before the Council ; those opposed to the scheme had little chance of being elected: and that the addresses of the candidates at the time were in favour it. The Rivington plan was well known; it was publicly discussed in th e Sessions'-house, the public knew as much of it as the Council, and no two gentlemen were more urgent about the matter than Messrs. John Smith and H. G. Harbord, though Mr. Ambrose Lace urged the necessity of delay until the plan was maturely considered in all its details. (Cheers.) What object could such men as Mr. Hugh Hornby, Mr. James Aikin, Mr. Thomas Berry Horsfall, or Mr. Swainson, have in supporting such a scheme unless it was for the benefit of the town. (Cheers.) They were too honourable to advocate it from sinister motives. (Applause.) The speaker then pro ceeded to combat the charge, that the council had grossly de ceived the burgesses, and in doing so quoted articles from the Mercury, in which the scheme was advocated at length. On the third head, he observed that when first the scheme was propounded, he freely confessed that be was sceptical as to its utility—that he gave no opinion upon it until he had thoroughly considered it ; but having made himself master of the subject he determined to g ive a decided but independent vote in its favor. He declared that his only reason for supporting the measure was because he thought it most likely to ameliorate the condi tion of the town generally, and of the working classes in parti • cular. (Applause.) If, however, it was the opinion of the town that the scheme should be abandoned, he was willing to be relieved of the burthen of representing them ; but, he should feel that he was excluded from the Council not upon any great principle, but upon a question of mere financial detail. (Chsers.) They should, however, consider that they had mighty interests to protect—that the nation itself was identified with the good management of the port of Liverpool, through whose portals was poured into England one-fifth of its foreign commerce, and whose ships were found in every clime and country. (Loud cheers.) After expressing his approval of the scheme for rating the docks, the hon. gentleman concluded a powerful address amid loud cheers. Mr. WM. SEARLE, of 21, Harford-street, then rose and said that he had been listening to Mr. S. Holme for a long time, and every word he had heard from him, and every one of his speeches which he had read in the news papers—(groans, hisses, and confusion)—and every one of them which he had either seen or listened to was merely a waste of time. (Order.) He meant by that expression when a man said one thing one day and gainsaid it. again the next. (Hear, hear, cheers, and laughter.) When a man said one thing to day, and said it back again to-morrow, they had no right to fancy that his conversation was at all valuable. (Hear, hear.) If he said things to-day which were beneficial to the ratepayers, they took it nice and believed if ; but if he said it back again the next day, they left it alone. (Laughter and confusion.) At one time (loud cries of " question ") At one time he was very strongly (confusion and cries of " question ") very strongly in favour— (Great confusion.) He had a right to speak and he would be heard. (Cheers.) He said again that he had a right to speak as well as Mr. Holme, and— (a voice, " He's a teetotaller). The CHAMAlAN.—Gentlemen--_(Confusion, in which ...... _____.. the chairman's voice was drowned. When order was some what restored, the Chairman continuedito say that this meeting was called by Mr. Holme to address the electors. Mr. SEARLE.—I am one of them. (A voice, " Jones.") The CITAIRMAN. — And to answer any question which the electors may think fit to put to him. We will be happy to hear this gentleman if he has any question to put. (A voice—" He is a teetotaller.") Mr. SEARLE.—By way of cutting this meeting short, I will not give him the trouble of answering any question, but will just say to the meeting, do you recollect the time when Mr. Holme spoke the truth on the water question, and when he published a pamphlet on that subject, and said there were thousands upon thousands of gallons of water to he found in the wells, if properly managed (great uproar, and loud cries of " get out") —but then he said the other thing next day. (Cries of put him down.) Yes, he said again, in Council that he was opposed to the home supply, and in favour of the Pike. (Cheers and confusion.) I won't sit down for you, 1 will confine myself to the truth, and I will speak the truth, no matter what you may say. (Cheers.) Tis a meeting of electors, and they ought to know what he has to say, and what he has done in his place in the Council. [Here a scene of the utmost confusion prevailed. Ten spoke at once ; Mr. Holme, Mr. &Arlo, and the chair man, were all on their legs together, and the cries and confusion in the body of the room was almost indescri bable.] When silence was in some slight degree restored, Mr. SEARLE continued—Only hear me for a moment, gentlemen ; I am very glad to—(cries of " chair, chair," order, order.")—No one present is more glad — The CHAIRMAN. — Hear me fora moment — Mr. SEARI.E. — No ' I wont. lam very glad to find that neither Mr. Holme nor his friends and partizans can bear to hear the truth. (Loud cries of " chair," and confusion, in the midst of which Mr. Searle resumed his seat.) Here there were loud and continuous cries for Dr. Harbord, when Dr. Hannonn rose from his seat, on which The CHAIRMAN rose and said—Gentlemen, we should be glad—(loud cries of " Dr. Harbord, and no mistake !") —we should be glad to hear Mr. Harbord put any ques tion to Mr. Holme, and also to hear him answering it; but as Mr. Harbord is not a voter in the ward, therefore he cannot question Mr. Holme. (Oh ! oh 1) But if any voter in the ward thinks that Mr. Harbord's mode of putting a question is better than his own, then it. is per fectly open for Dr. Harbord to put such a question. (Loud cheers.) Mr. HARBORD again rose, when he was interrogated by the Chairman, who said :—Have you any question to put ? Are you a voter of the ward ? Mr. HARBORD. — I have been called upon by the meet ing, and i have been called upon by you sir —(hear, hear. and cheers)—and if now, after I have complied with that call, you will insist on it, that I should shut my mouth, all I can say is, that it is with pain that I will shut it. I say that I attended here this evening believing that Mr. Holme, in his letter to Mr. Proctor, meant what he there said. Had this been a meeting of Mr. Holme's friends to decide upon his fitness to represent this ward, and if he had attended here, only before persons who belonged to the ward, and who were therefore, as in all ward meetings, entitled to take part in the proceedings; and if he intended to address himself to his constituents only, he would have taken good care to exclude every person else from the room ; but I tell you that Mr. Holme has to-night thrown the gauntlet to the public, and dared any man to take it up. (Loud cheers, groans, and confusion.) The CHAIRMAN. — If you have any question to put, put it through an elector. Mr. HARBORD.—Gentlemen — (yells, confusion, groans, and intermingled with counter cheers, accompanied with cries of " Chair, chair.")—Gentlemen, I will be heard, whether you " chair, chair," or not. I ask you for the fair play of an Englishman ;—(no, no,)—l ask you for that which Mr. Holme demanded at the Sessions-house when he was one of a minority of only seven. I ask you, as Englishmen, to obey the chairman, and the chairman has decided that I am not to speak; but, as being the mouth-piece of an elector of the ward, and when the chairman from his elevated position ;—I beg par and when the Chairman from his elevated position ;—I beg pardon for the last expression, for, Gentlemen, I do not con sider his position as very elevated to-night,—although at all times I am willing to obey the voice of the chairman—although at all times I respect the voice of the chairman, no;matter how that important office may be filled—(Here the speaker was met with a terrific burst of disapprobation, mingled with cheers.) Although I respect the chairman at all times, I do not respect the manner in which that high and important office has been filled to-night. (Confusion, with cries of put him out.) I will stop here till twelve o'clock to night, or I will get a hearing. (Cheers.) Mr. HOLME.—Do hear Mr. Harbord. Mr, HA RHORD.— I should— Mr. HOLINIE.—I will get you a hearing. (No, no.) Mr. HARBORD.—I should have been—(loud groans and other discordant sounds)—done long since if you had allowed me. (Ironical cheers>) I will have done in a moment. Mr. HOLME.—I want to get you a hearing if I can. (Loud cries of " sit down," "send him out.") I beseech you to hear Mr. Harbord. Mr. HARBORD.—Once for all, I am about to gratify the friends of Mr. Holme, and the friends of the Pike scheme, by not saying a word more to-night. (Cries of "go on.") I was only about to say this, that anxious as I am to obey the chair man, and as he has declared that no discussion shall take place in this room to night, and as the public will be able to put their own construction upon and attach their own valve to your pro ceedings, I will say no more about it. (Mr. Harbord immediately retired from the room.) Mr. Bwrry.r,v asked what the water rent on £2O houses was during the old Water Company's time, as contrasted with the present water rent of the same class of property? Mr. HOLME.—Under the old companies £5 10s. per annum, and under the water committee ~t 4 10s. (Cheers.) Mr. DETTELY.—What will be the water rent of this property after the Pike scheme has been consummated? Mr. HOLME.—About the same, and about the year 1855 the water rents will be reduced. Mr. JOHN DOWNEY—What was Mr. Holme's motive for pro posing an amendment, and demanding a poll on Mr. Jeffery's motion at the special vestry? Mr. HOLME—I demanded a poll for the purpose of testing the feeling of the inhahi:ants of Liverpool on this question. Mr. DOWNEY—And why not be satisfied, when you found that the inhabitants at large were opposed to you? Mr. HoLME.—I beg to say that I did withdraw from the poll because, on the second morning, I found that the inhabitants did not think much about the matter, only thirty of them having voted on that day; and after that, in my place in council, I said, that except so far as supporting the committee to pay for their existing contracts, I would not do anything ; and I also gave my hearty consent to have the whole motto: left to three eminent engineers. (Hisses.) Mr. DOWNEY.—Mr. Chairman and gentlemen— 5 , The CHAIRMAN. —No, no, question. Mr. DowNay.—Then will you not allow me to make any comment upon the opinions advanced by Mr. Holme? • The CHAtitmAN.—No, sir. (Groans and counter cheering.) Mr. JOSEPII Gitonv wished to ask Mr. Holme why it was that Mr. Holme found fault with Mr. Cardwell at the town's meeting on the navigation laws for differing from his constitu ents? air. HOLME.—Mr. Cardwell went into Parliament pledged against the repeal of the Navigation Laws. I went into the Council pledged to obtain for the town an increased supply of water. That is the difference. After some further questions from Mr. Groby, none of which were of importance. the meeting was addressed by Mr. MELLOW, who concluded a brief speech by proposing Mr. Holme as a fit and proper person to represent the ward in Council. This motion haven; been seconded by Mr. W ALEX. SMITH, Mr. ROWLANDSaN proposed, and Mr. CULSHAW seconded, an amendment to the effect, that inasmuch as the meeting had not had a fair opportunity of discussing the statements made by Mr. Ho!me. that he was not considered by the meeting a fit and proper person to represent the ward in the Council. On the motion being put, the amendment was lost ny a con siderable majority. Mr. HoLsts then briefly returned thanks to the meeting, and, having proposed a vote of thanks to the Chairman, which was carried by acclamation, the meeting separated at a quarter to 10 o'clock. EVERTON AND KIRKDALE WARD. A meeting of the burgesses of this ward was hell last evening at the house of Mr. Hayes, Nag's Head, Nether field-road North. The object of this meeting was to adopt measures calculated to secure the return of Thomas Chalmers, junior, Esq., as their representative in the Town Council. The meeting was respectably and nume rously attended. _ _ _ ._ _ Among the gentlemen present were Mr. Dewburst. Mr. Lupton, Mr. Langsdale, Mr. Ewart, (the secretary,) Mr. Pilcher, &c. Mr. LANGSDALE was called to the chair. He commenced the proceedings by saying that it was wellknown that Mr. Chalmers was unanimously requested to stand for the Everton and Kirkdale Ward. at a meeting held on Wednesday evening last. It was not his intention to eulogise the doctor; he was too well known amongst them. He (the chairman) had known him many years, and the result of that knowledge was to convince him of Mr. Chalmers' ability for the honour intended him. What they wanted was a man who would apply himself energe tically to the duties incumbent on the occupancy of a seat in the Council. The office of town councillor was an ar duous one, if those who held it would do their duty, as he, as one of the old Water Committee, had that day ex perienced. They had been working from eight o'clock in the morning to five in the evening, and he was more than ever impressed with the waste and extravagance that had of late characterised the doings of the Council from what he had seen that day :—pipes lying here and there on the docks, which were of no use now, nor would they be for years to come • this was the consequence of electing men who did not take an active part in controlling the public expendi ture; they attended the monthly meetings as a matter of course, but declined to interest themselves further; it was time this state of things was altered (hear, hear). With regard to the water question, a deputation had that very day gone to Glasgow. where he was in May last, when he could have managed the affair for £30,000 ; however, Mr. Haigh and Mr. Newlands had gone to see what they could do. Here the chairman indicated different items of corporate extravagance, one of which was the paying of 9s. per square yard for land, and concluded by showing the necessity there existed for reforming all this, and recommending Mr. Chalmers as a gentleman prepared to carry out these views. T. CHALMERS, Jun., Esq., delivered a very succinct and terse address, the details of which our space prohibits us from giving. He deprecated the extravagant expendi ture of public money, and showed that the only mode of remedying the abuse was by returning men willing to fulfil the duties imposed on them by their acceptance of office; if he had not been prepared to give up the time necessary for this. he would not have come before them that even ing. He looked upon the Rivington Pike scheme as a bringing of coals to Newcastle; the surface water, how ever filtered, could not be so pure as our water, after percolating through the red sandstone at the great depth it was known to do. He considered the expense of the Pike would be one million ; and he asked if that would not cause an increase in the already increasing water rate. With respect to the rating question, he was decidedly of opinion that the docks should bear their due share, espe cially as rateable property had been destroyed to make room for them, and moreover as they were the producers of a lsrge amount of pauperism : it was absurd to pretend that such a sum as £20,000 would injure the trade of the port. With regard to the mode of rating the property, he was of opinion that if the owners of one description of property were rated, owners of every class ought to be. At the conclusion of his address several burgesses put questions to Mr. Chalmers; his answers were in accordance with his views as expressed previously. WEST DERBY WARD. A meeting was held, last night, at the Low-hill Coffee house, or "Coach and Horses," for the purpose of nomi nating a candidate to represent the constituency of West Derby Ward. There were about 30 gentlemen present, chiefly of the committee. After some preliminary conver sation, Mr. Thomas Tattershall was called to the chair. The general opinion appeared to be, before the opening of the meeting, that Mr. Arthur Henderson (if he had consented to be nominated) would be the candidate. After some little delay the chairman took his seat, and first inquired whether any of the committee had to pro pose a candidate. Mr. WHATHAM stated that Mr. Broadbent, Mr. Grant ham, and Mr. Miller had been named as to be solicited, but that from various circumstances, (bad health on the • part of Mr. Grantham ? ) another candidate, Mr. Arthur Hendersor, had been named, and he had had an interview with the last-named gentleman. Mr. HARDY said he had found a gentleman who was willing to serve the ward, but be did not like to be prema ture, and would rather hear other propositions from others of the committee. He said that he hoped he should be sup ported if he proposed a member of the community who would rate the docas, and oppose the Rivington Pike scheme. He passed a high eulogium on the character of Mr. Arthur Henderson, in opposition to Mr. G. H. Lawrence. He moved that Mr. Arthur Henderson be the candidate. Mr. WHATHAM seconded the resolution in a neat address. They must return an anti-Pike man, and a rating of docks man. He approved of Mr. Henderson, who, he believed, would work faithfully and earnestly. Mr. BENTLEY said he had seen Mr. A. Hendersqn that afternoon, and that he was quite agreeable to come • forward. The CHAIRMAN corroborated the statement that Mr. A. Henderson had agreed to stand, if he were invited to do no: and, if it were the wish of the meeting, his placards would be out to-morrow. Mr. MARSHALL said that Mr. Henderson's brother was rather against his becoming a candidate. He pro posed Mr. Edward Hawley, of Edge-lane, in place of Mr. Henderson. This was seconded by Mr. LITTLER, but opposed by another gentleman, on the score that Mr. Hawley was infirm from attacks of gout. The amendment was supported by but a few of those present. The original motion in behalf of Mr. Henderson was carried, and it was stated that lie would meet the committee at the same house on Wednesday (to-morrow) evening. Mr. Thomas Smith has also issued an address to the electors of this ward, announcing himself a candidate. FREE TRADE INJURY TO BRITISH SAILORS.—At the present moment a Swedish vessel is loading in the Bir kenhead Docks with English manufactured goods for America. IMPORTS AND EXPORTS OF THE UNITED ICINHDOM.-- , The revenue authorities considering, with reference to the recent orders of the Lords of the Treasury, establishing a new mode of preparing the accounts of the imports and exports of the United Kingdom, that further provision is required with respect to goods removed under bond from one port to another for the purpose of being warehoused, or constructively warehoused only, have directed that on the removal of goods from one port of the kingdom to another for the purpose of being warehoused, in addition to the endorsement on the entry of the quantity of goods received, the collectors and comptrollers are to take care that any increase or decrease which may htlYe z.ni.°oll, ;; ; ;Lice the original importation of the goods be also endorsed on the entry. And with regard to goods removed under bond and constructively warehoused, with respect to which a warehousing entry is dispensed with, under gene ral order dated Ist June, 1832, the collectors and comp trollers at the port of destination are to require from the party entering the goods an additional document, which are to be endorsed by the landing officers in the regular manner, and regularly transmitted to the proper depart ment. The authorities have further directed the discon tinuance of the import and export accounts kept at the outports, and also of the account at present transmitted of duties collected on certain articles, for which remit tances have fallen into the Exchequer. In carrying these regulations into effect, the officers at the several ports have been directed to transmit an account, showing the several particulars required by the present order, with regard to any goods removed under bond for the purpose of being warehoused, or constructively warehoused, for which goods the letter of advice bears date subsequently to the sth of July, and up to the period of this order com ing into operation. THE BALLOT IN THE UNITED STATES.—Before I left Watertown, after breakfast, I had an opportunity of see ing the manner of voting by ballot in the States. It was the election for senator, sheriff, &c., altogether quite a, field day. The evening before I had attended a meeting of the 'Whigs —synonymous with Conservatives—in the States, to arrange their proceedings for the morrow, and there were some amusing speeches delivered, in which the " loco-focos," or Radicals, were sharply handled. In one of the lower rooms of the American hotel, a table was placed opposite a door-way, the door itself was taken off its hinges, across the door-way was nailed a board, the voters came along the passage, " brought up" at the board, handed over it their folded ticket (containing the name of the candidate they voted for) to a man who stood up beside the door inside, he slipped the ticket through a slit in the box, like a large tea caddy, with a handle at top, and which stood on the table. At the table sat two clerks, who registered in books the names of those who came forward to vote, whilst a fourth func tionary sat at the table, with a " tooth-picking air," and apparently observing all those who came forward to vote, and was ready to detect and check any irregularity. There was no noise or altercation chile the busin6s of balloting was going on ; well dr "ntly attired voters came forward, all s with • decorum. 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