The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1849-05-08 00:00:00

Jo 0df3 11 11".r , j gc: b:t C4 4 .i dislf' v 40 1 ,4 0 ,00 0 4 I‘ b e d / .he d :11 9 Th e os6 favrtio i , 3 ttl e I itY r ew o r f p t to e i 4 '- ad 0. Ail iet ie4 o b e ffo,i r f) [it soil e t t e elf Pet° , _1 l'itY ou, ■ 01 tr ee; * e 0 :0 0 , 1 r seP te , oo! roP er b ef[ i ,t to orily !ree t .,p, 00/ le l ,lll peC i S itOti 4 1:1,1411' Xay L B, 1849. ?Loral Reps. kaeri e r m- shiP Canada took out £23,000 in specie to Th on Saturday. beh a lf O L ,e • P. Ould preached in Dublin on Sunday, on plon the Alolyneux Asylum for Blind Females. ed tirs daY, a labourer, named Thomas Mason, em w,__unat the new north docks, was jammed between two j. and killed. annunjuesday, Richard Collins, a child four years old, zulinse:if_rneatirresndatsy residing in Derby-street, Edge-hill, was o n bY a spring cart, and died in about an honr. eht the body of a new-born child was I n ., ; ,t u oa some steps in Pleasant-street. It was wrapped vin ml,iundle, and had been born alive. fher a r adv a edtle day evening last, Mrs. Ann Prescott, a lady u tic.ed in years, was found lying dead on the . floor at the house in Islington. The cause of death was disease of 13 1 a ly aner daY the body cf a new-born female child was to whi sting in th e canal. It was in a handkerch i ef, chil d ,e W as attach e d, b y a str i ng, a piece of b r i c k . T he I,henad been still born. fit ei f oPening cruise of the Royal Mersey Yacht Club is will telreSatilrday, the 2d June. The first sailing match s 1144 ' 3 5 tiOlace on Saturday the 16th June, for yacht P a 4 rk b° •- li • t a fnesr. toieht ago, Robert Foulkes, of Anne-street,' fell i rit ' o , nt out of the house on some business, when he 811 01 i n ,„!. C eliar in Northumberland-street, and received O n rires as caused his death on Satur . day.. urs daY. Thomas Hart, who resides in Toxteth er• going on board a flat, when he fell into the wad uefore sallic directly, and upwards of an hour elapse &r. ANN My was recovered. 'vas _YS WARD. —William Purser Freme, Esq., ~,i ' llearec• e u on Friday without opposition, to supply the #4. °ccasioned els formerly lamented death of Mr. Foole. Ni -et " was an alderman under the liberal for aci wker at Sh rewsbury has been committed on b a i l oa ntly ag copies of " P a dd y K e ll y ' s B u d get ," re fl ec t ing stat e d "begs of the inhabitants of that town. It was her e the defendant that the scurrilous pamphlets pee toieo; zimhvinted at Liverpool. at the 13. ea SALE .AT BIRRENHEAD.—The prices realized m re h s er sale on Friday were very good, and the com l'dth ran h igh. One of the cargoes offered and sold Der foot erve, realized the high p ( If th e Z i altY, the Vice-Chancellor authorized the trustees Itaanie'lalipnal Scool at Orinskirk to appropriate certain _ 4 a from the sale of certain of the school lands 'multi P B',.'eY, to build a new school on a site given by „ S T. , 14 'aley. 'lles e "AllEs's Scnooes.—On Tuesday the re-ope . nin of day •ns,c,llools was celebrated by a bazaar, held during the tliel a , D ,'"e lower room, and a tea party in the evening, in I . lll g. u PPer room has been added to the build 'No - "e bazaar rea ' lised £lOO. The tea party was en- A by sin.i n til M IN A7' M ASTERS tv of th lON OF AND MATES.—At meet at, Board of Examiners, held on the 4th instant, Liv er Bilton, late Master of the " Ward Chipman,' .el•tifinn° . 01 , was f oun d qua lifi e d f or a fi rs t- c l a ss master's Co unt ` e and Mr. James Brack, late mate of the A d ess of Sefton," of Liverpool, for a second one. tiej'utation consisting of the Mayor of Manchester, ter b w4,shah Ar ' tge arid the Town-clerk of Manches "RlA the Ri ht 'Hon. T. M. Gibson, M.P., Mr. °f ;e ' and g Mr. E. Cardwell, M.P. (at the request %oro,„,thorities of Liverpool), had an interview with Sir N evin , on Thursday at the Home-office. ~ Nevi;"' • seven weeks ago, a little girl, named Harriet 'ell wee running after a ball in the street, when she lvalk " wr l. and struck her head against the edge of the foot sur',44d r eceived a severe wound. She was attended by test i i e r, but inflammation of the brain and convulsions vvhich terminated in death on Tue . sd i ay. 'etwe'". AeCIDENT.—On Thursday, Willam Bailey, lver e l l three and four years old, and two other children, be nag ,Vving in U r Toxteth-park, when a C u ch had ern e reared against a wall that bonnded itornitwalk, fell upon his head, so that the blood issued drez z i ll s. s, nose, ears, and mouth. He was taken to a 1 1 4 8 ' 8 shoe, where he died almost directly. . lltese„ testimonial to Mr. Councillor Harbor . d will be eso s i" t ed to him on Thursday, at a public dinner. It el ' , Is of a splendid service of plate, comprising a mas baensilver salver , tea and coffee pot, cream ewer, sugar slio ar :,,a set of dessert knives and forks, and six silver toa n „P The service is very chaste and elegant , and was I,:actured by Mr. Mayer, of Lord-street. 41y ss° Ns IN W RITING .—M r . an d M rs . Th om p son , liakeessisted b y t h e i r son, J. W. Thompson, cont i nue t oeti e sf° 4 to impart a sound system of writing, arith ,44;•erld the oth er b ranc h es o f e d uca ti on named in . their la b,,"'secient. The fact of their having been established %ehX. I) .9OJ twenty years is, at once, a sufficient test of i is. I s ay rn e f uneral of Mr. Councillor Poole took place on Tues ls irp?„ rn .llg, at St. James's Cemetery, at eleven o'clock. O f thW - ", a 'oa were followed to the grave by the Chairman t ket n b 'Jock Committee, in his carriage, and se . veral t u ,ittat: rs of the Council, with other of the leading inha !ae 1. - 2 f the town and neighbourhood, desirous to pay t rrek; L k t ie ribut e o f respec t t o a man w h ose l oss i s a l mos t Leuetk‘,. S HOEMAKER.—The proprietors of a boot their-o 0 establi s h ment i n t hi s town have received from that:, e nts at Staff or d a p a i r o f l a di es ' b oo t s , t o which %el k Zing memorandum was affixed The young "" lair made this poor of boots, since I last saw Non, " - by ~4 treat fortune left him—the amount of £16,000 So helm David Anderson, (77,) of Caton, near Lightford, kat Os given his kit of shoemaking tools away, and is Os a gentleman." IllitkeAL RA:res.—At the meeting of the Health Com- 1 Nag C .H I Thursday, the paving, sewerage, and genera * ere evied by virtue of the powers of the Sanatory Act lgted• The following were the rates fixed upon Is. sd. 1848..15. 7d. liirkoraliver ° e 1, 4 verto n West Derby.... Is. I Id. „ 2s. Bd. ,() To xteth-park .. 25 . . 10d. sJit,:oPared with last year there is a little reduction. aWksxseey's ANSWER. The answer of Mr. t it ll i. dNle,Y to that part of the report o f M e ss r s. Si m p s o n et t he estimates-wtands, whichant offer fromes that the responsible works will cost rosoto re eol, klieftte the works for the price mentioned in the esyi- It litei,„„, ll , is answer to the assertion, that only certain (in-_ quantities of water will run down the streams of rie„,",n, after a certain fall of rain, is that twice or go, that quantity of water was ascertained to have run e Y 1 :17e t .- 11°8 e stream; after that precise quantity of rain fell, lug 4serement made in 1847 and 1848. ka irA L AMPHITHEATRE.—Mr. Hudson has certainly it .. t .! v aluable acquisition to this place of amusement. coh;lltirable personation of the Irish character, his very L i ch l ) ! el lunciation of the dialect, combined with the e r hi rac humour with which his acting is replete, Ae felt aa very acceptable to all who enjoy a good comedy. t n e Pae r a quite refreshed after witnessing his Gerald nd Paddy Fitzgerald. The ballet of " The t l et t iZandists" seemed to' gratify the audience, and Mr. -NlLre and Madlle. Amer)! deserves great praise for . ' in which they exerted themselves during its _avvntati on. -vett: N OVISION TRADES.—Our importations of Irish afilisi43,ll,,a,T been very large this week, amounting to 9247 4,,,=%t0 crocks, which have had the effect of bringing eln 'Aft value 4/ @6/ cwt. lower than last week, treici t B ,, i) lir Prices yesterday for the best Waterfords and 1, 4 ri being 84/ which, although very low indeed at frae a f l Period of the season, does . not induce dealers to Orit e r ward with spirit. Our imports of American Mcw„..e A ve been lame and the market, owing to the vie-,`"hess of buyers , rules dull, a few sales of Western - Nst e e Mess " having been made at low prices, and to r bra . ps ° yin; slowl at about former rates; the demand e e a t e° l l continues good, y and with a slight concession in L i lle h e , Co nsumption has improved latterly ; the price of - c, as farther recded 2 3/ la , cwt., the forsPY c 'ed • th e ;th Beef meets a better . market than weeks asbeen i e re h a fair business in Lard, of which LTer 1 „,,7 is light and holders generally firm, at fully tre''' e es ; and the paucity of Cheese in stock has °sections within a small compass. LOCAL IVIA h'IING S. Ok )114.1"IRS' CITARITY.—A meeting of the subscribers 4‘nic o re,, .on. Thursday, to deliberate as to the best eCkg _nonging the expenditure within the income. to74teti:72.lged to confine r t e w li o ef to women having . two years resident . in the fun who had been te., l l . ft,:` sum of £4OO will be saved by the alteration. j o l t wallnlated meeting of the Liverpool Chu ;1 131 y ' a pp e r n o Tuesday e lv .l e a e r k .o , g 7hen resolutions were ur f ia ti n ,; , "That the conduct o 1811(Itilli T ' lf Excv:edr of d eclarin g, d the case of Mr. Shore, has been f t4 ilar -4 til ore th ' 1 hat is required of every Bisho p under ''ltic,- i ren msta a n n ce w s, by the solemn vows of their conse \V 11 '' I Nkl '''' DE RBY N . rri _ aI3Y BOARD OF GUA DIANS.—ThI usual fe v T. p . 'eting of this board was h eld ß on Wednesday,— Lcr hn Aoskell in the chair. From the report of the iel . aeell: l i tal, , it ap . peared B t . hat there were in the house o,ege ho ts ; admitted„ . discharged, cured, 2 ; remain . tt , : P seep f e, 19. Mr. Whitehead was elected assistant is'Rned at West Derby in lace of Mr. Dolling, who has 1 1- ‘) thel3o.._Tne successful c a ndid . ate, who was a member 11' 7 arid 7 1 r .a, then tendered his resignation of the hono tljllaw Was of the paid appointment. Mr. lowest i fs . e lec ted . registrar of births and deaths for te t ,741 4 , Derby district. ssrs. Langsdale and John c)i tl\l%tlacili(()) !lett; e bill r_ ;TW lTT ait E e E d7p M on e th t e he co e m o : t nittee to complain of paving, chan- IN l nk, " e rred to them . o f Of , Was evelllng Haigh-street, Everton. The sub floaijeterred to Mr J Holmes.—The medical officer 'lab, 1 reporte d tbat . the mortalit h y e of 1 41,,i' tall-- ktliiiit bevenlic e 1203w the averag o e t o i f ie t prey s eason, o t oh o e t r the deaths . 4h 1 00 d r kkttrstenspf c hole a r g a ai l r alt a d o 2 c s curred. Amongst the deaths c-4,%etlii t-11"zt`ta..,Pensioner 100 years old. It was also re titptkte of .het St. James's Cemetery . there had been no of th e,oly , mode of interment in pits, a sprinkling of l't o w n- " e 'ng placed over each con.. The atention itiNap et , clerk was directed to ff this matter . —The d og e t ce ePnrted that when the whole of the ouistand . - titalCilletlrt4s,!eamot!ning to £12, 951 Bs . 40. for work I) :, ll 4e e ‘ v era g L e n sv : . :i r r e ov eo is l i t o e i e i t s eod f the S anatory Act for paving ad of there appearing a 11,4411:1,4 to the bank of £8903 133., there would be an 'e i ° Mace in hand, amounting to £4048 7 1 t'ost collected during the year had not realised t g he et, ..hates in any one of the districts, and in consequence ,Ilet,t6ndditional labour entailed upon the collectors in 4-kiettiodo:ritotketriecilleitwteaete:asratesfrom the owners, it was reem tO 4lL e 'at some assistant collectors should be secured. appointed to confer with the Wate r . ed to on the matter.he committee then ro 4 - ,:t, a" the consideration of the rates for the ens uin g Otigli crec°4ln-lended that the £5OOO payable from the Nt hitr:audB should be appropriated in the same way as 940 , ~.._.• A very F n u ri l; xi ce es , s.sqvar e ll: presen t, 2 , every COT; , a 1 of th e '' o ul Let is oal. i n d that tb.r: s ropondl n of enc LOT e n ' el't bf 115 'OteS• the to OPP °S , ° ti r epeat .71e1 n j _ns, Peen 0 f reer s u ELECT° I ' S A I )uta tion, l 7 d l u dson ,r dr "'—A th anieri ce confi ( , fit s3i d less, 3r : re ed e e n " the 01; ons titue n co ch I ne ler hea justice• act , ' er bee tter , to he wa fer , " )ng 3 , r ce• era l Bea 4 ate . n A n t h e el sfy i udgm ell draf right-in o 3 3 PeC to 04! The ninth meeting of the Historic Society of Lanca shire and Cheshire was held on Thursday evening last, in the Board-room of the Collegiate Institution ; Richard Brooke, Esq., F.S.A., in the chair. Nine new members were elected, and applications were received from ten others, including several clergymen and distinguished antiquaries, and one peer. Several valuable presents were received of much interest and antiquity. It appeared that 70 new members had been added to the society since the commencement of the ses:ion, and thEZt donations of great value and variety had been received from nearly 60 individuals. Several votes of thanks were passed by ac clamation before the company separated. THE LYCEUM NEWS ROOM—ANNUAL MEETING. — On Tuesday evening the annual meeting of the proprie tors in this news-room was held in the library. Mr. J. A. Picton occupied the chair, and there was a very large attendance of shareholders. The report congratulated the proprietors on the improved and flourishing state of the institution. It stated that the attention of the com mittee had been especially directed to the titles of many proprietors to their shares which had been involved in great confusion and uncertainty by the frauds committed by the late master, by the sale of fictitious shares. The additional subscription of five shillings agreed to last year towards the payment of the outstanding liabilities of 1847, produced £159 ss. towards £267 4s. The report, which was adopted, stated that at no period has the institution been in a more satisfactory condition. Dr. Nevins sub mitted a resolution that, in future, the news-room be open on Sunday, from 3 to 6 p.m., instead of 1 to 10 as heretofore. Mr. Robinson, seconded by Mr. Bradbury, moved as an amendment, that the room be open on Sun day from one to eight o'clock. After some further dis cussion Dr. Nevins withdrew his motion in favour of Mr. Robinson's amendment, which was carried by a majority of 68 to 53. It appeared, however, that such an altera tion of the rules required two-thirds of the meeting to be in its favour, and that the majority was not sufficient; the decision, therefore, had no effect, and the regulations as to Sunday remain as heretofore. The consideration of some verbal alterations in the laws of the institution was adjourned for a fortnight, after which the meeting broke up. DOCK COMMITTEE.—A plan was submitted of an erec tion for shelter on the new landing stage, the estimated cost of which was £lOOO. Mr. Nicol explained that a portion of the building could be let off as a refreshment room, the rent for which would nearly pay the interest for the whole outlay. A letter was read from Mr. Cabin, ap proving of the erection, and it was ordered to be proceeded with.—Mr. Tyrer and two other gentlemen attended as a deputation from the Shipowners Association, to com plain of the dirty state of the dock quays, occasioned by having vessels landing oil, guano, and hides, on the same side of the docks where goods were loading for the East Indies and China. It was represented that in consequence of goods being dirtied in this way, manufacturers of Manchester were sending their packages to London to be shipped. Mr. Saunders thought it more a question of price than dirt. The subject was referred to the Harbour masters' Sub-committee. The subject 'of granting a stated berth to Mr. Crook, for his New York vessels, whilst other persons in the same trade were refused a si milar privilege, was again discussed, and as the committee disclaimed all intention of showing any favouritism, the subject was referred to the Harbour-masters' Sub-com mittee.—Mr. Hendrick, who had ceased to be a clerk in the customs, resigned his situation as auditor, it being necessary that the auditor should be a clerk in the cus toms.—The committee refused to interfere in the dispute, whether the consignees of the ship or the owners of the goods should pay the weighers in the cases where the cus toms did not weigh. The subject was named in a letter to Messrs. Gibbs, Bright, and Co. BIRKENHEAD COMMISSIONERS•—On Tuesday, the usual monthly meeting was held. Present,—Richard Bryans, jun., (chairman,) Messrs. Fox, Bentham, Hughes, Stevenson, Ravenscroft, Goulborn, Appleton, and Wil liamson. The Market Committee reported that they had given notice that the fishmongers' rents be raised to the same rate as the butchers', on the ground of improving business. The Ferry Committee had ordered that a notice was to be placed at the ferry, announcing that any contractor crossing after his subscription expired without paying was liable to a penalty of 40s. After the Ist of May it was announced that the free boats would be dis continued. Mr. Fox asked how the boats were to run in future ? Mr. Ravenscroft said that they intended to run boats from Liverpool at the half-hour, and as often be tween the half-hour as possible. He complained of hin drances thrown in the way of the boats by the Liverpool Council. The Chairman called the attention of the Com missioners to an agreement for paying additional interest to Mr. Price, which was signed by him and several of the members. Mr. Bentham refused to sign the document, disapproving of the arrangement. Mr. Appleton thought they had made the best of the bargain. The Chairman read a letter from the clerk of the Dock Trustees, sug gesting that those who had frontages to the pool might then have their walls built, as it was necessary to run the pool dry. The letter was referred. The meeting then adjourned till Monday.—The ferry receipts for the year ending April 30, 1848. were £19,503 16s. 3d.: the same period in 184 a. £15,878 4s. 11d. The expenses from the Ist to the 30 of April, 1848, were £1554 18s. against £1552 13s. 9d. in 1849. GOVERNESSES' INSTITIITION.—On Tuesday a public meeting was held at the Medical-hall to promote this interesting object. The chair was taken by Archdeacon Brook., who, in opening the business, said that he would have been glad to have seen a better attendance, but many great and useful institutions had sprung from small begin nings. He remembered when it was proposed to form the first public library in Liverpool; he referred to the Athe naeum : that advertisements were issued calling a public meeting fir that purpose. Dr. Currie had told him (the Chairman) that on that occasion Mr. Roscoe, himself, and one or two others, were all that were present. " Well," said Dr. Currie, " we shall never be able to found the institution," to which Mr. Roscoe replied, " It is not numerously attended meetings that form institu tions such as this; we will vote you in the chair, pass certain resolutions, and publish them in the newspapers." They did so, and in a few weeks they had the support of the community generally. He hoped they would find it so in the establishment of the Liverpool Governesses' Institution.—Mr. Bainbrigge then in a very feeling speech enlarged on the necessity which existed for providing a home for governesses, and moved a resolution to the effect, that the objects of the institution should be—a residence for daily and unemployed governesses —a train ing college for governesses—an annuity fund—a benevo lent fund and an asylum for aged governesses.—The Rev. J. Baylee, in seconding the resolution, referred, at consi derable length, to the present position of governesses and gentlewomen generally, urging with much force that, however well they might be educated in the generally accepted attainments and accomplishments of life, yet that for want of a training establishment for those females whose lot it might be to have the education of children falling upon them, they were unable to undertake their arduous and responsible duties with that knowledge of their charge which was so essentially necessary for those who have the care of forming the youthful mind. in illustration of the advantages of a training college for governesses, Mr. B. stated that a certificate of a gover ness having been connected with such an establishment would be an immediate and satisfactory introduction to the family of any parent.—Dr. Hume moved the next resolution, which recommended the erection of a gover nesses' residence, with the hope of gradually carrying out the whole objects of the institution.—This was seconded by Netlam Tory, Esq., and carried.—The Rev. F. Parry moved the appointment of the following gentlemen as a committee to carry into effect the objects of the meeting : —Archdeacon Brooks, Samuel Martin, Esq , T. B. Hors fall, Esq., Netlam Tory, Esq., Charles Cotesworth, Esq., The Rev. Joseph Baylee, W. H. B inbrigge, Esq., Dr. Nottingham, John Clow, Esq., William Nixon, Esq., Mr. C. Rawdon, Mr. Wm. Rathbone. This resolution was seconded by W. Nixon, Esq., and after a vote of thanks to the chairman the meeting separated. SELECT VESTRY.—At the fortnightly meeting on Tues day, Mr. Steele was appointed a district medical officer by a majority of 15 to 4 over Mr. M'Clellan.—The medical relief committee recommended, in accordance with the advice of Dr. Duncan, the closing of the house in Queen Anne-street as a cholera hospital, and suggesting the open ing of a house near Vauxhall-road in the event of cholera becoming epidemic in Liverpool, to which there should be attached two or three ambulators.—This closed the busi ness, but the chairman said that a deputation consisting of Messrs Callis, Jeffreys, and Macmillan, was waiting to have an interview with the vestry. The deputation was introduced, and Mr. Callis said he begged to call the attention of the committee to what took place at the Easter vestry when he charged the chairman of the work house committee with tampering with estimates for the supply of goods to the house. On that occasion the chair man of the Workhouse Committee turned it off by saying that he (Mr. Callis) was a disappointed contractor. A great deal had been said as to his having supplied ham mers with soft heads to the workhouse, but the truth was, that it was not so. He had offered to supply the house with good hammers at one shilling, but he believed they were now paying 15.„,6d. for them. He was so disgusted at what then took place in reference to the contracts that he had never since that time sent in another. He then proceeded to make a series of charges of irregularities connected with the supply of goods, the charges being chiefly directed to Mr. Riding, the late chairman. The first was in reference the article of spades. When he (Mr. C.) first sent in the estimates for spades he offered to supply them for 325. per dozen; but he found that Mr. Riding had ordered eighteen spades on the 3d of July at 4s. a dozen more than he had offered to supply them, and that in this case there was no contract. He then went on to make several other charges against the late chairman for having ordered nails, bedsteads, bread cart, forms, stools, Indian corn, and other articles, mostly without tenders, and many of them from his own tenants, at very high prices, although there was a resolution on the books dated 27th July, 1848' to the effect that all goods esti mated to exceed 20s. should be contracted for, and three respectable tradesmen be applied to for tenders. (Hear.) Potatoes, too were purchased in the same way, and weighed at " G. R.'s" machine, but what put him (Mr. C.) out of the way the most, and which at least showed bad management, was, that these potatoes were never weighed at the workhouse machine, and the excuse was that the machine was broken. The fact was, it had been broken above twelve months, potatoes and other articles being seldom or ever weighed upon it. It was a disgrace to that board. Mr. Callis said he only came there to ask the Vestry to appoint a committee of inquiry. He did not wish to make a charge against any one per sonally. He had no personal feeling of to any man ; but he had sifted the matter, and considered that he had done his duty to himself and the town at large.— In reply, Mr. Riding said that he bad the authority of the committee fer all that he had done, and that he thought the charges arose from a little personal pique. A com mittee, consisting of Messrs. Earle, Wylie, Molyneux, Whitby, Cafferata, and W. P. Jeffreys, was then appointed to inquire into the charges, which the deputa tion were informed must be reduced to writing. TIIE LIVERPOOL STANbARD. BRITISH AND FOREIGN BIBLE SOCIETY.—WINDSOR ASSOCIATION.—A meeting of the friends of the Windsor branch of this Christian Association was held on Friday evening, in the St. Clement's School-room, for the pur pose of receiving the treasurer's report, and meeting Mr. Bourne, the travelling secretary of the Parent Society. The spacious room was nearly full ; the assemblage was agreeably diversified as to the grade of the parties com posing it, there being a good sprinkling of persons of the upper class of society (including many ladies), more of persons occupying an humbler but not less respectable sphere, and not a few of that class to whom labour is ne cessarily the engrossing because the daily business of life. The announcement in the bills of the intention of making a collection had not deterred these humble but hearty friends of the cause from attending. The following cler gymen attended :—The Revds. F. Parry, R. Davies, J. Cordeaux, and Jones. All these gentlemen delivered very excellent and stirring addresses. The report of this auxiliary stated that during the past six years the local association had distributed 477 copies of the Scriptures, and a sum of £125 had been contributed. RAGGED SCHOOL UNION.—On Wednesday, the second annual meeting of the Liverpool Ragged School Union was held in the lecture hall of the Collegiate Institution. At half-past six o'clock, the time appointed for the meet ing, Charles Inman, Esq., took the chair, surrounded by the clergy, and other gentlemen of the committee. A large concourse, consisting of ladies and gentlemen, was present. The Chairman, on opening t'le proceedings, stated the object of the union, and, in the course of his remarks, said the great object of the society was to arrest the wretched and ignorant in their course to destruc ion, and to place them in a fair way of obtaining character and respectability, instead of infamy and disgrace. He there fore wished, not only to ask the meeting for its sympathy and its good wishes, but also for its donations ; its ample and voluntary offerings to the cause. He felt convinced that they were engaged in a good work, and he hoped that every possible assistance would be rendered them in their endeavours to prove the efficiency and usefulness of ragged schools. Mr. J. R. Duncan next presented him self, and as secretary to the committee read its report. It stated that there were fifteen ragged shools in Liverpool, educating 1,334 boys, and 1,153 girls. The Rev. G. Dover rose to move the first resolution, and in doing so spoke of the origin of Ragged Schools, which he attributed to the observations of benevolent men, who, from inquiry in one district, found 1,100 children running about the streets in ignorance and wretchedness, from the fact of their parents being too poor to send them to school. This was the origin of the Ragged School system. When these outcast children were first gathered together, they dis played a very unruly spirit, but this was overcome by patience and perseverance, and in due time they were re duced to regularity and order. He next spoke of the pro gress of some of the Ragged School children, who made their way through evei y class until they rose from the lowest to the highest class in the school. One boy in the institution, with which he was more immediately con nected, had risen to be monitor of the first class, and two others were pupil teachers under the superintendent. Some of those boys, who had been the most unruly, are now the best friends of the master, and, if need required, would form a body guard to protect him. He next noticed the struggles and the poverty of the poor children, and hoped that they would be able to enlist the sympathy of every one present in their behalf, and that the practice of virtue, and the holy influence of religion, might be diffused amongst them. Mr. Heath seconded the resolu tion, and in the course of his remarks observed that the bible was the foundation of the instruction to be imparted to the Ragged School children by the union, and their conduct was to be based on scriptural principles. No corporal punishment was used, but all was done by kind ness ; a principle that had yet to he developed, and had yet to make its way. He concluded by an earnest appeal to parents to assist them in their undertaking. The meeting was addressed by several other gentlemen, and a collection made in aid of the funds of the Union. The following is a list of the schools under the direction of the Union :—York-street, containing 80 boys and 80 girls ; Old Swan, 69 boys and 35 girls ; Limekiln-lane, 143 girls ; Copperas-hill, 80 boys; Bedford-street, 75 boys; Soho street, 64 boys. TOWN COUNCIL The monthly meeting of the Council on Wednesday, the Mayor in the chair. Mr. Alderman PROCTER rose, and, addressing the Mayor, said, that before the Council proceeded to the usual business of the day, he wished to draw their atten tion to a breach of privilege which he conceived had been committed, affecting the Town-clerk and the Mayor him self. He alluded to certain statements which had ap peared in some of the newspapers. Mr. P. then proceeded to read from the Journal of the previous Saturday, the allu sion made, under the head of " Talk on 'Change," to Mr. Hawksley, in reference to his visit to Liverpool on Mon day week. [The article insinuates that Mr. Hawksley was playing at hide and seek on Monday, in Liverpool, and refused to meet Mr. Simpson and Mr. Newlands, although he had promised to do so.] Mr. P. also said the subject had been adverted to in the Standard of Tues day, but he would not read that article, as it had no doubt been read by every member of the Council. He hoped the Mayor would altoow the Town-clerk to set himself right with the public. The MAYOR said he made it a point never to explain in the Council what appeared in the newspapers, but left such matters for the public at large to judge of. The TOWN - CLERK was glad that the question had been asked by Mr. Procter, because it enabled him to reply to that and other charges which had been repeatedly made against him in reference to the water supply. It had been stated that he was a partisan on this question, and that he bad lent himself to Mr. Hawksley in the Riving ton project. It had been said that he had a personal and pecuniary interest in the carrying out of the Rivington project. (Shame !) The whole of these charges were utterly and entirely false, and had he been able to ascer tain the names of the parties who had promulgated them, he should have answered them in a different manner. He now stated, that which he had often stated before, that he was nothing more than the officer of the Council, and since the year 1845, when the projectwas first brought forward, he had done nothing more than apply himself to carry out, to the best of his ability, the plans of the Coun cii. It had also been stated that he (the Town-clerk) was connected with a local newspaper, and that he used that newspaper for the purpose of carrying out his views on the Rivington project. That statement was also altogether false, and without the slightest foundation. The Town clerk then explained the circumstances connected with Mr. Hawksley's visit to Liverpool on Monday week. He said—On the Monday morning I received a letter from Mr. Hawksley (dated Sunday evening), stating that he should leave for Liverpool that night, and be here on Monday ; but that, as he had been travelling the two preceding nights, he would stop at some place short of Liverpool, and come on by mid-day train. Mr. Simpson and Mr. Newlands came to meet the Mayor, who was engaged at the time. The Mayor asked me whether Mr. Hawksley had arrived. I sent to his lodgings to see whether he had come. The Mayor then asked for the resolution appointing himself and other gentlemen to enter upon the investigation. I told him that there was no formal resolution ; but if the object of Mr. Procter was, that they should form an opinion whether the details of the estimates could be published, without injury to the Corporation and the public. Some papers were then put into the Mayor's hands by Mr. Simpson, but before any thing further was done, I was called out of the room and informed that Mr. Hawksley had arrived. I saw Mr. Hawksley ; and upon my return to the room, "I heard Mr. Horsfall stating that they were not formally appointed, and from what he had seen he thought it much better that Mr. Simpson and Mr. Hawksley should meet and go over the matter together. Mr. Simpson said he must be in London the next day ; and I said that Mr. Hawksley was here, and had informed me that he must be there also the next day ; and it was generally agreed that Mr. Simpson and Mr. Hawksley should meet and confer in London. I went for Mr. Hawksley, and accompanied him to the Mayor's room, but Mr. Simpson and Mr. Newlands had then gone. The Mayor spoke to Mr. Hawksley, and I told Mr. Hawksley that Mr. Simpson was going to Lon don by the express train, and he said he would try to go in the same carriage with him. Some discussion followed, during which Mr. Horsfall and Mr. Stitt said that they were not aware that Mr. Hawksley was at the Town Hall. Mr. H. HORNBY directed attention to a proposed special meeting of the Council called for Friday, to con sider a bill now before Parliament for the repeal of the Navigation Laws. He condemned the principle of such a meeting being called, as an infringement of a minute passed some years ago, that no political questions should be discussed by the Council. This led to a conversation of considerable length, in the course of which the Mayor most satisfactorily ex plained to the Council his reasons for calling the meeting. The general business of the Council was next proceeded with. On the proceedings of the Finance Committee being read, Mr. THOMPSON objected to the payment of £lO5 to Mr. Newlands for plans for the borough gaol. The Council ultimately confirmed the proceedings. The Dock Committee proceedings having b;en read, Mr. HENDERSON moved their confirmation, and after passing a well-deserved eulogium on the private and public character of the late Mr. Poole, moved that Mr. William Fisher be appointed a member of the Dock Committee, to fill up the vacancy caused by Mr. Poole's death ; which motion having been seconded, he was unanimously elected. _ _ _ On the proceedings of the Health Committee being read, considerable discussion took place on the new baths and wash-houses, and ultimately it was resolved that estimates should be laid before the Council previous to the plans being sanctioned. On arriving at the business of the Water Committee, _ _ The MAYOR said he believed it was understood that a special Council was to be held to take into consideration Messrs. Simpson and Newland's report. A very long discussion took place, and ultimately it was agreed that Messrs. Simpson and Newland's report be received, and a copy sent to Mr. Hawksley, with a request that he would communicate with the Council upon it, and that a special meeting of the Council be held on Monday, the 14th instant, to take Messrs. Simpson and Newlands' report into consideration. The general pro ceedings of the committee were also deferred to the 14th instant. After a letter to the Mayor had been read from Mr. Hawksley, in answer to Messrs. Simpsons and Newlands' report, the Council adjourned. THE REPEAL OF TH NAVIGATION LAWS On Friday, a special meeting of the Town Council was held for the purpose of petitioning the legislature against the bill introduced by Mr. Labouchere for the repeal of the navigation laws, 'as a measure injurious to the inter ests of the burgesses, as well as tending to weaken our national defences." The meeting was convened by the Mayor on a requisition presented to him by twenty-three members of the Town Council. _ _ The MAYOR said, that in compliance with a requisition which he would read to them, he had summoned the • Council to-day. The Mayor then read the requisition, which was in effect as above. Mr. Councillor SAMUEL HOLME then rose and said, that having been one of the parties to sign the requisition which they had heard read, he took the opportunity of stating that, generally speaking, he agreed with Mr. Alder man Horsfall and other gentlemen, in the opinions they expressed a few days ago, that, as a general principle, it was injurious, and far from desirable, to introduce into the Council questions of a political nature, but that their de cision should be confined to the business which, as mem bers of the Council, they were sent there to perform. They had, however, a precedent for the present meeting in what had been done, some years ago, by the then Whig Town Council of Liverpool, although he was not disposed to follow their example. They had, likewise, a further precedent for this meeting, when they considered the course which had recently been taken on this question by the corporation of the neighbouring city of Manchester, a body, however, whose example he was not disposed to follow always ; yet, as legislators for this community in their corporate capacity, the Liverpool Corporation were quite as much justified in meeting to discuss this question as the corporation of Manchester were, which body, he (Mr. H.) contended, had told the government to pur sue a course of legislation which was wrong and injurious to the country. In reference, then, to dis. cussing a question like this in the Town Council, lie would say that there were exceptions to all rules, and when he knew that a petition to the legi , lature against the repeal of the Navigation Laws had been presented, which was signed by 1000 firms in Liverpool, not consisting of one party in politics, but signed by men who embraced parties of all shades of political opinion,—when he knew, also, that that petition had been signed by 42,000 adults who had their residences in Liverpool, and also that no counter petition had been sent up from the town, hethought the subject was a very proper one for discussion. He did not altogether look upon it as a political question : he re garded it as a question of very great local importance, for the passing of the bill would have a powerful influence for good or for evil on that great estate (the dock estate) which they (the council) were sent there to manage for the good of the inhabitants of Liverpool. (Hear, and cheers.) He knew it was difficult to discuss this question without offending the prejudices of many gentlemen for whom he had the greatest respect, but however painful it might be to his feelings he should not shrink from the duty which had been imposed upon him, and before he sat down he should move a resolution, which he felt would have the assent of the great majority of the meeting. In speaking of the navigation laws, he admitted That he could not separate them from that free trade system which had been recently adopted by legislature. They must necessarily be classed in the same category with the repeal of the corn laws,—a system, the object of which was to take from the landlords of England the right they possessed in the so:1 (hear, hear,)—a system which, if not stopped by the good sense of the people, would be carried to such an extent as to produce ruin to the country. He firmly be lieved that it would have been well for the interests of the nation if the good sense of the people of England had stopped that headlong system sooner. The principle of it was being carried out to a most alarming extent, and now in furtherance of it, an attempt was being made, the effect of which would be to destroy the power of our commercial marine and to render all our interests subservient to one power in the country. He had always been led to believe,—and he felt that it was true,—that it was when all our great interests were work ing harmoniously . together, we enjoyed the greatest amount of prosperity, end the greatest amount of happi ness ; and he felt persuaded, that when the manufacturing and agricultural intersts of this country were brought into hostility against each other, we could not have peace or prosperity, nor could our population be either contented or happy. He was nota shipowner, and therefore cou ld not be accused of having any personal interest in this question, but he had an interest in what concerned the welfare of the community; and as the Town Council of Liverpool possessed such a vast amount of property which would be so seriously affected by the proposed bill, he felt that he ought to come forward and endeavour to pro tect that which belonged to the interests of the port and the community generally. He believed that on this great national question it was of the first importance that they should express their views fearlessly. (Hear, hear.) Mr. Labouchere proposed to repeal the navigation laws altogether; but he made an exception in favour of the coasting trade. He should leave it to those who had to follow him to refer to this part of the subject. Mr. H. then proceeded to refer to the main features of Mr. Labouchere's bill, which provides that produce may be brought to this country from abroad in ships belonginz to any country. He then contended that the British ship owner could not possibly compete with the foreigner. To do so they would have to reduce the wages and interfere with the comforts of British artizans employed in building British ships, and make their crews live as the crews of foreign vessels—they must do this or it would be impos sible to compete with them. He (Mr. H.) would ask, did any one amongst them wish to see such a state of things ! He knew it had been said that the British artizan was able to compete with the world. He fully admitted that, but surely it was not fair to place the British artizan in the unfair position in which this bill would place him. Let him take one article in ship building. It was calcu lated that 50 feet of timber per ton was required in the building of a ship. 22 feet of this was of British oak, and the remaining 30 feet was of foreign timber, the freight on which was set down at 100 per cent., and when they took into account the price of iron and hemp from abroad, and the wages paid to foreign seamen, they must feel convinced that the proposals embodied in the Govern ment bill did an injustice to the British shipowner, and if an injustice was done to him it most cer tainly would have its effects upon the artizans in this country generally. (Hear, hear.) Again, to illustrate another evil of the proposed bill it was only necessary to ' observe that the freight on a British vessel was generally expended in England, but it was not so in the case of fo reign ships, which were generally taken out of the country. The gold would thus be taken away from the country, for it was ridiculous to say that it would not be so, and they all must well know what the result would be when the gold currency of the country was thus drained. Now he was told that a British ship, say of 500 tons burthen, would cost two-thirds more than a foreign slip of the same burthen. In the face of that fact he would ask them, were they to impoverish their workmen for the benefit of those who did not, and who would not, reciprocate the advantages they gave ? If they did so—if the government of this country madly pursued such a course—they did an injustice to that numerous class of British artisans whom they were bound to protect by every just and natural law. He (Mr. H.) was no alarmist—he had accustomed himself to look dangers and difficulties in the face, but he did believe that if these Navigation Laws were abolished the effect would be to destroy the power and efficiency of our national navy, which was the best defence the country possessed. Were foreign countries acting upon this principle ? Quite the reverse. The course they were pursuing showed a lesson to this country, which it would be well for it to imitate; but an infatuated blindness seemed to have come over our rulers which threatened a curse to our land. Let them take the examples afforded by the Dutch and other coun tries. Again, let them look at the course pursued by America—that most important country—whose connexion with this country he hoped might long continue. The produce of foreign countries could not be carried to that country in other than ships belonging to the country from which the produce was brought. The ships were seized in all cases where the attempt was made. He might also al lude, in support of the principle of protection adopted by that country, that the same cotton which was imported from America to this country, in the raw state, was now subject to a duty of 20 per cent. on its return to America, after having passed through the process of manufacture. He (Mr. H.) did not blame the American government for enforcing such a law; on the contrary, he congratulated them on their wisdom and their foresight. The English government might depend upon it that this principle of protection would yet be still further carried out by the American government in trade with California. They might rely upon it that California would be declared an integral portion of the United States, and that the coasting trade to that country would be prevented. Mr. Labouchere said the coasting trade should remain as it was. What a boon! That the Welsh should continue to carry their slate as they now did. But let him tell them that even the coast ing trade would be allowed to remain only just so long as it suited the purposes of the Manchester Cerberus, which held in its grasp the ministry existing upon sufferance. The moment it suited the views of the Manchester schoo l to do it, they might depend upon it that the coasting trade would at once be thrown to the winds. The policy of the government seemed to be that the foreigner might stalk through the length and breadth of the land, but the Bri tish shipowner himself was to have no such advantages. Three-fourths of our crews must be English—the minister dare not meddle with that—and in that way he must com pete with the foreigner, three-fourths of his crew to be British sailors. It was said that they were to act upon a system of reciprocity, but he would ask where were they to find it ? Was it possible for them to have a general act of reciprocity, varied as all nations were in clime and .production ? The true policy was to reciprocate with those countries who would reciprocate with them, and make specific tariffs according to specific circumstances. Nations were like men, who conduct their business upon certain defined principles, and who fall into disasters when they depart from that which is just. Protection was a thing which it was now fashionable to sneer at. He (Mr. H.) regretted to see it ; for they might depend upon it, that the question of providing employment for their own people was one which was daily becoming more and more serious, and was forcing itself on the attention of every thoughtful mind. Something must be done for our agri cultural population. They could not bear up under the present system with the taxes they had to bear, and now , when ministers were doing that which would deprive the artisan of his bread, he thought the sooner they retired the better. He did not wish to say anything hard of those who did not agree in the views he took on questions like this, but he must say, that he believed many of them were endeavouring to throw dust in the eyes of the public, and that, politically speaking, the consequence was, they were going down the plane, and would not stop until they learnt a lesson from national suffering. Their represen tatives in parliament for the borough were against them, and one of those gentlemen, he considered, had broken the pledge which he made before his election. He (Mr. Holme) had taken the trouble to look through the first six sheets of the petition to parliament, which had been sent from this town against the repeal of the navigation laws, and he found that those six sheets contained the names of one hundred and seventeen persons who voted for Mr. Cardwell at the last election. He had no doubt that if he had gone through the whole of the sheets, he would have found the same proportion who had voted for Mr. Cardwell. (Hear, hear.) It had been tauntingly said by Sir James Graham, that the members for Liverpo o l were the exponents of the opinions of the people of Liverpool on this question. He (Mr. H.) most emphatically said it was not so. Mr. Cardwell had grossly deceived the elec tors of Liverpool on this subject. On the occasio n o f th e last election, Mr. Cardwell told him that he would never lend himself to repeal the navigation laws, and in the face POLICE INTELLIGENCE. of such a declaration, having done so, Mr. C. had not be haved well by his constituents. Mr. H. HORNBY rose to a point of order. He objected to Mr. Cardwell's parliamentary votes being canvassed at such a meeting. If he understood the object of the meet ing rightly, it wss to consider a bill now before Parlia ment. He considered any allusion to Mr. Cardwell to be I out of order. The MAYOR thought Mr. Hohne's object was to show that their parliamentary representatives were not the true exponents of the opinions of the Liverpool public, and that he (Mr. H.) wished to remove the impression that the people of Liverpool were in favour of the navigation laws. If so, he (the Mayor) considered that Mr. Holme was quite in order in the remarks he had made. Mr. HORNBY urged that if Mr. Holme had given notice that he intended to impugn the conduct of the members for the borough of Liverpool, some one might have been present prepared with an answer to any charges he had to make. Mr. TYRER observed, that Mr. Cardwell had stated to him that the reason why he would not give a pledge was, that a member who gave pledges was not thought any thing of in the House of Commons. Mr. HOLME continued : If Mr. tlornby would have al lowed him to proceed, he would have proved the charge he had made against Mr. Cardwell ; and he now stated, that the first opportunity he had ha would make the same charge before Mr. Cardwell himself on the public hust ings. He repeated, that Sir James Graham had made an untrue statement in the House of Commons respecting the representatives of Liverpool and their constituents. Mr. PARKER rose to a point of order. Mr. Holme had no right to attack private character. Mr. HOLME. — I should be sorry to do so. Mr. Parker. Mr. Cardwell had stated to him that he was opposed to a repeal of the navigation laws, and he would only consent to the repeal of that portion of them which was injurious to the country. (Mr. Holme here read from a document in his possession, purporting to be an extract from a state ment which Mr. Cardwell had maae to him on the sub ject, the effect of which was as stated above by Mr. H.) He was about to conclude with a question to the Mayor, who would, of course, please himself whether he would answer it or not. He (the Mayor) was the person who seconded Mr. Cardwell's nomination at the last election. Now he (Mr. H.) would ask his worship, if he could have foreseen that Mr. Cardwell would have voted for a repeal of the navigation laws, would he have so readily seconded that gentleman's nomination ? Mr. H. then concluded by saying that they looked to the House of Peers ' • and Englishmen ought to be thankful for i that they had such a house, for the peers were the real protectors of their rights, and he hoped Englishmen would ever think so. He hoped that as the minister of England had with sacrilegious hand attacked our navigation laws, he would be sent to the right about for bringing forward a measure in parliament which was detrimental to the best interests of the country. He now begged leave to . move the fol lowing resolution : That the following petition be adopted, and that the Mayor do affix the common seal to the same, and that the Mayor and Mr. Alderman Horsfall be requested to convey the petition to the Right Hon. the Earl of Harrirby, and to request his lord . ship to pr—sent it to the House of Peers. Mr. R. S. HENDERSCN rose to second the resolution, but immediately gave way to _ The MAYott, who said, perhaps the meeting would allow him to say one word. Mr. Holme had called upon him to answer a question. He called the attention of the council to the fact of his having followed Mr. Cardwell during his canvass, and the whole of that time he was under the impression that he was opposed to the repeal of the principle of the navigation laws. The Mayor then quoted from his own and Mr. Cardwell's speeches on the hustings, and said he should not have supported Mr. C. had he thought that he would vote as he had done on the navigation laws. (Cheers.) _ _ _ Mr. R. S. HENDERSON, Chairman of the Dock Com mittee, seconded the resolution, and alluded to the great increase in the tonnage of foreign shipping from this coun try from the year 1821 to 1847, and the comparative de crease of British shipping, as a proof of the injurious effects to this country of the relaxation of the Navigation Laws. He contended that the great increase in the foreign tonnage might have been in British tonnage had the law not been so altered. Mr. HORNBY then addressed the Council, and said he did not rise for the purpose of expressing any opinion on the question before them. He did not wish to say a single word either for or against the repeal of the Navigation Laws. He rose to express his conviction, that to enter tain any question of a political nature in the Council was injurious. (Hear, hear, from Mr. Horsfall and others.) He agreed that there was nothing unusual in discussing questions of this nature at a Council meeting, and he ad mitted that the town councils of Manchester, Leeds, and other places, were in the habit of introducing such ques tions for discussion. He also agreed that, formerly, this Council was in the habit of discussing such questions, and that he had taken part in these discussions ; but it was found that they had the effect of materially interfering with the regular duties of the Council, and that discord was necessarily introduced amongst the members. It was, therefore, deemed advisable that such discussion should be given up; and now some years ago, a resolu tion to that effect was come to, and, until the present time, had been strictly acted upon. He (Mr. Hornby) much regretted that the discuesion of such subjects had been again introduced. He asked the Council whether it was not reasonable to suppose that the present meeting would be referred to as a precedent ? (Hear, hear.) If they discussed the Navigation Laws, why should they not be asked also to discuss the question of a revival of the corn laws ? (Hear, hear.) He admitted that the ques tion was one of great national importance; but still it was of little importance when compared with the agricultural interests of the country. (Hear, hear.) If they allowed the question before the meeting to be discussed, they could not pretend to say to what extent their successors might go in the discussion of questions of a similar nature. He should move as an amendment to the resolution which had been proposed, and he hoped the Mayor would allow it to be put at once, " That inasmuch as it is inexpedient that this Council should discuss questions of a political nature, the discussion of this question be adjourned to this day six morths." He moved the amendment in those terms merely for the sake of form, as was done un der similar circumstances in the House of Commons. Mr. PARKER seconded the amendment. The MAYOR said Mr. Hornby had asked him to put the amendment at once, but he thought he could not do so in its present form. Mr. HOLME said he must object to the nature of Mr. Hornby's amendment, as a dangerous precedent. At the suggestion of the Mayor, the amendment was altered, and the vote was taken on the simple question, " that the Council now adjourn," which was lost by a majority of 25 to 15. - For the adjournment :—Councillors Langsdale, Wal thew, Preston, Hodson Holt, Hornby, Bell, Harbord, Gardner, Johnson, Parker, Beckwith, Hindley, Benn, and Alderman John Holmes. _ Against the adjournment :—Councillors James Holme, Woodruff, Thomson, Morris, Briscoe, Tyrer, Tinne, Wm mer, Robinson, Wagstaff, S. Holme, Tobin, Booker, Kaye, Neill, Bennett. Jones, Mann. and Fisher ; Alder men Swainson, Horsfall, Henderson, Wood, klolyneux, and the Mayor. _ _ . The discussion on Mr. Holme's resolution was then proceeded with. Mr. MANN supported the resolution in an eloquent and argumentative speech. Mr. PARKER opposed the resolution. and contended that the artisans of Liverpool could not be worse off than they were, which shewed that the navigation laws had done little for them. Mr. Holme had brought forward the case of the Liverpool artizans, as a scape goat. As to Mr. Cardwell, Mr. Holme was the last man in the Coun cil to charge any one with inconsistency. He could prove Mr. Holme to have been more inconsistent than ever Mr. Cardwell had been. (Laughter.) Mr. HOLME—I challenge Mr. Parker to prove any single instance. Mr. HARBORD would say nothing on this question now, but he gave the Council notice that, after what bad taken place, he should endeavour to get a requisition laid betore the Mayor, in order that the Council might discuss the question of direct taxation. (A laugh.) Mr. Alderman HORSFALL supported tl'e resolution as proposed by Mr. Holine. Mr. Horsfall condemned the speech of Sir James Graham, on the subject, in the House of Commons, stating that it was full of fallacies. and con cluded by observing that as the bill was fraught with great injury to England and to the utter ruin of our mari time power, he would oppose it in every way he cold. . - .. and Some further discussion took place, the resolution, as proposed by Mr. Holme, was then put and carried without a division, and the following petition was after wards read and agreed to : To THE RIGHT HON. THE LORDS SPIRITUAL AND TEMPO RAL OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND IN PARLIAMENT ASSEMBLED. The humble Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen, and Bur gesses of Liverpool in Council assembled. That your petitioners are informed that a bill is now before your right honourable house to amend the laws in force for the encouragement of British shipping. That your petitioners consider such bill to be uncalled for by any expression of public opinion, and eminently and decidedly 'alculated to impair the sources of the national defences, and to he destructive of the interests of your petitioners and of the people of this country generally. Your petitioners therefore humbly pray that the said bill may not pass into a law. CLIMBING BOYS Australia We published lately a description of the Vulcan machine Bahia for sweeping chimn-ls. A copy of the paper containing 13,aormbit)tadyoes the report was forwarded to Lord Ashley, who has sent the B. Ayres following important letter to the solicitor to the company Calcutta for carrying out the benevolent designs contemplated by Charleston the parties who are desirous to further the use of that China very useful invention. His lordship is always foremost Demerara in in every good work, and this is a case where his disinte- Jarn ' aica:: rested efforts can be employed with the best results to Guavra not a few of our suffering fellow-creatures John Gillholy was fined in the penalty of £2OO for having a still working in 34, Seacombe-street, Everton. On Wednesday, Eliza Rigby was fined £5, or two months' imprisonment, for stabbing Fanny Dawson in the arm with a knife. SMUGGLING.—Two foreign sailors were charged, on Friday, with smuggling. Mr. Williams, tide-surveyor, stated that, from information he received, he went on board the " Sarah," lately arrived from Naples, and on searching found 23 lbs. tobacco, 18 lbs. cigars, and 51- gallons brandy, cencealed, and belonging to the pri soners. Mr. Rushton fined them each £lOO. CHARGE OF SCUTTLING A VESSEL.—On Wednesday, John Owens, a seaman, was brought up on a charge of attempting to scuttle the barque Mary Ann Hall,by boring holes in her bottom with an augur. The alleged offence took place at Hull. A large hole had been bored with an augur in the fore part of the vessel, underneath some coals, and the water was making its way through with great rapidity. An attempt had been made to bore a second hole, but it did not go quite throuzh the tim bers. All the crew were taken before the consul at Mobile, and, with the exception of the prisoner, succeeded in clearing themselves. The case was remanded. FORGERY OF GOVERNMENT STAMPS.—On Friday the police of Birkenhead, in consequence of information which they had received, proceeded to the house of a person re siding at Tranmere, and tnstituted a search. Several dies for impressing government receipt stamps, o f var i ous amounts, a variety of slips of paper bearing an impression of the dies, and a great number of articles used in the process of the forgeries, were discovered, and carried away by the police. The occupant of the house, who is a paper ruler, and who a short time ago resided in Chester-street, Birkenhead, was taken into custody. His name is Thomp.. son. On Saturday a young man. named Morgan, stepson to Thompson, and in the employ of Mr. Mawdsley, of Castle-street, was brought up before Mr. Rushton, charged with forging receipt stamps. In Morgari's bed room was found a false bill stamp, with a quantity of paper of the same description as that used by Mr. Mavvd , ley for his bill and receipt stamps. The die was produced in court, and was very perfect. It was attached to a hinge, so constructed that an impression could be taken off with the greatest facility. It was stated that bill stamps were found for Bs. 6d. and 12s. 6d. The prisoner was remanded. Of course, there is not the slightest imputation on Mr. Mawdslev. INTERESTING TO LOVERS OF POLONIES. .0n Tues day, Mr. Jones, one of the officers of St. Martin's Market, appeared to request a summons against a German sausage-maker. He stated that information had been conveyed to the market officers to the effect that a person in Dryden-street, who manufactures what are known as polonies, or German sausages, was using horse-flesh in the manufacture. It appeared that the officers had traced the removal of horse-flesh from two knackers' yards, in Vauxhall-road and Kirkdale, to a house in Dryden-street, adjoining the manufactory, whence it was transferred in small quantities as required for the sausage-machine. The quantity consumed was about two or three hundred weight a week. The parts used are the shoulders of horses, at the cost to the manufacturer of a farthing a pound. The manufactory appeared to be one of consi derable trade, supplying, according to Air. Jones's state ment, no less than thirty shops in this and neighbouring towns. The trade is not confined to this manufactory alone, another in the line using something like five hun dred weight a week. The case appeared to be beyond the jurisdiction of the magistrates, as the law only permitted interference where food which could be declared unfit for human consumption was offered for sale, so that horse flesh and sausages are legally convertible terms, and full of comfort to the lovers of those savory morsels. A COMEDIAN IN TROUBLE.—A man of this profession, named William Henry Johnson, was charged, on Tues day, with begging from Joseph Francis, in Oldhall-street, on Monday. According to the prosecutor's statement, the prisoner asked him for money, which was refused, when the actor left him and stole an orange from an old woman's basket, after which he returned, and pre ferred his claim for relief so imperiously that he had to be given into custody. The prisoner, who wore a soldier's coat and a white blouse, being called upon for his defence, said, " lam a comedian, and gets my living by giving recitations in public-houses. I prefers anything before stealing." Mr. Rushton—" But what do you say to begging ?" Prisoner—" I might have given a recitation in a public-house, and one and another gave me some thing to drink, which might have capsized me. I might have given a recitation, and asked him for a copper." Mr. Rushton—" You walked to the old orange woman and stole her oranges." Prisoner—" I deny thieving any oranges, sir." Mr. Rushton—" You must go to gaol for twenty-one days, and the money found upon you must be appropriated to your maintenance." The prisoner— " Very well ; I'll be glad to have a drop of porter, and a double allowance." IMPORTANT DISCOVERY FOR THE EXTINC TION OF FIRE IN COAL MINES. • The following successful result of an experiment made to put out a fire in a coal mine is so important, that a statement of the particulars will be interesting to our readers :—On Monday morning, the 2nd ult., a coal mine at Astley was discovered to be on fire, and had spread to such an alarming extent as to prevent all access by the usual shafts. After ineffectual attempts to extinguish the fast-spreading conflagration, Mr. Goldsworthy Gur ney went (loam, and, after investigating the conditions, proposed to fill the mine with carbonic acid, azote, or some other extinguishing and incombustible gas. He said nitrogen or azote might be obtained fiom the winds of heaven, and carbonic acid from the coats lying waste about the pit, assisted by a little charcoal and lime : air would be deprived of its oxygen by being passed through burning charcoal, coke, andsmall coal, acid the azote Wet free. In short, the product of this combustion would be the choke or black damp known in mines. We immediately (says Mr. Darlington, the owner of the mine,) built a furnace of brick-work four feet square, at a safe distance from the downcast shaft. To the ash pit, in every other respect made tight, an iron cylinder thirteen inches in diameter was connected and made to terminate at an elbow under water in a close tank partly filled. With the upper part of this tank, above water, another pipe was connected and carried through the step ping of the downcast pit. A powerful steam jet was made to work between the furnace and the tank, which drew the air down through the fire, and forced it through the water. A second jet was placed in the cylinder at the top of the downcast shaft, and made to draw the choke damp from the tank and force it into the pit. At the other or upcast shaft we placed a jet in a cylinder through the stop ping, and made to exhaust from the shaft beneath, so as to assist the compressing jets, and draw the choke damp through the galleries between them. The apparatus thus fitted, as soon as the fire had burnt up was set in action. In order to test the effect of the choke damp we placed some burning tow, moistened with spirits of turpentine, into it, The flame was as instantly extinguished as if placed in water. It was thus tested in the cylinder, as it passed from the ashpit, before coming to the jet; also in the tank and second cylinder with similar results. This was conclusive evidence of the perfect formation of the choke damp. In about two hours after the jets were set in action fire damp disappeared from the shafts, and we observed a slight cloudy appearance in the eseapage from the upcast shaft. It had the sulphurous smell of choke damp, wl'ich pervaded the air to a considerable distance. A safety lamp was brought, and placed in the upcast cylinder: it became instantly extinguished, as if put in water. For this purpose the draughts were momentarily shut off. A bright burning fire of charcoal, in a chafing dish, was placed in the escapage at the cylinder, and was also immediately extinguished. These facts satisfied us that the choke damp had passed through the mine. The period of its appearance agreed with our calculations. The quantity of choke damp forced through the mine was about 6000 cubic feet per minute, and this would fill the galleries in about that time. The choke damp was allowed to remain for several hours, at the termination of which we were convinced that all fire, however intense, must be extin guished in the mine. The connexion with the furnace was now broken, and the fresh air driven through the same jets. In about two hours the choke damp disappeared : this was shown by a safety lamp burning clearly in the escapage, in the cylinder at the uncast shaft. We regarded the mine now as perfectly safe. With several men I descended the downcast shaft, 390 feet deep, to the funnel leading to the workinz. We found all clear. The exhausting jet was kept up, and drawing fresh air through the mine all night. The next day several men went down and passed through the workings and found all clear and safe. Their report was particularly favourable. In no one part of the mine could they perceive any fire. and the action of the single jet in the upcast is described by them as passing a current with greater speed than the furnace (which is pronounced to be the most effectual one in the county) had ever before done in this or any other of the mines of which lam the proprietor. This result has occasioned the greatest interest in our neighbourhood. Never was an experiment more successful L-a gigantic power under such complete controul, fighting with the elements, and, as it were, compelling them to destroy each other. The application of high pressure steam to the ventilation of coal mines may effect a greater protection to life and pro perty ; but we regard this application as little inferior to the coal trade, and a triumph of science equal to any of the present day. LATEST DATES AT LIVERPOOL, MAY 6. IDirect.llndirecti !Direct. Indirect. March 13 Jan. lOjLima March 2 Maranham Mar.24, April 9 Mauritius . 3 Mobile April Feb. 25 Monte Video' March 23 New Orleans 5 New York April 16 Pernambuco. Feb. 27 Rio Janeiro.. April 4 Savannah .. 8 St. Helena . • • 9Talparaiso • •—[Vera Cruz March 12 Feb. 27 April 5 March 1 METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER, BY MR. C. H. CHADBURN, 71, LORD -STREET " House of Commons, May 4, 1849. " Siß,—You have been kind enough to send me a Liverpool _ paper, which contains a report of the newly-invented machine to sweep chimneys, and to supersede the use of climbing-boys. ATMOSPHERIC " I very sincerely hope that the invention may prove suc- Temperature' cessful, and so take from many persons the poor plea that they Pressure at shadeibnyself still put forward for the cruel and degrading employment of children in such an occupation. Nine Six - " 1 had much opportunity of inquiring into the system a few thermometer years ago, when the bill was in course of preparation. I then saw and heard enough to convince me that the whale history ..., cm. p.m. Max . min. Wet b a i t i l l t b l . Dry Rain. Noon of our country could present nothing more disgusting and A' - atrocious than the treatment of the wretche d bo y s. • In. In. Deg. Deg. D eg . In "It seems strangely inconsistent with t h e professions of 1 30'29 30'20 65 50 11 humanity and religion, so frequent in the present day, that 2 30'10 30'05 61 52 5 persons of wealth and station should be found to countenance 3j 2998 29.22 a system which consigns many hundred children to hopeless 4 1 35. 72 53 degradation and suffering. 5 1 29'95 29 . 96 65 48 " I trust that the great town of Liverpool will be among the 6 . first to adopt the new method , and set an example of obedience 7. 30'10 30'15 to the law. Daily Direc tion 4" Humidity at Fall of Noon. Wind S' of at 5 E.S. E. 63 47 0.04 E.by s6O 47 E. 67 47 70,50 E.N.E.rS 43 11. - 24.13. 57,42 THE WEATHER.-Ist: brilliant; night, clouded.-2nd: " I am, Sir, your very obedient servant, clouded; night, light rain.-3rd : brilliant ; night, clear.-4th: " ASHLEY. ditto.-sth : ditto; clouded.-6th : a.m., brilliant ; p.m., light " S. M. South, Esq., 44, Hanover-street, Liverpool." squalls ; clouded.-7111; a.m., clouded ; p.m , brilliant.