The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1849-12-11 00:00:00

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Oil i 0 ues cger l ea t r O l Ol u O 5 el; „deDe", the Y O r e l i‘eO n Os b et P° 4 til a b trofoit ' ar a be°f• r e ,O 1 „alio ,1 0 er n oir o;lL A ,d obr:o s t io hot, bee, 11, 1649. E oral fletvs. At Th,_ Th e Bishop of Chester h a s kindly consented to preside no delivery of prizes at the Royal Institution Schools, "`.1,13 , e mid of the half year. operation of towing the Britannia Tube to its des -o_o4oll was performed by 200 men from the Liverpool re Holm. The oth Emmet t -2;ly high rate of emigration from this port - k r - keeps up, and on an average of 10,000 to 12,000 a orith—evea the higher average latterly. Old, Monday, Agnes Parkinson, a child fifteen months th .residi ng in New Bird-street, was scalded by the over ng of a teapot. She died al Wednesday. Wednesday week a girl named Sarah Ann Voyle, 4,, 14 g in Shwood-street, was warming herself at the ie when he r clothes suddenly caught, and she died on h ursday of the injuries received. ePecial meeting of the Council will beheld to-morrow tsconsider the propriety of appointing Robt. Stephenson, (3 1. 0 , M.P., to be the engineer to report to the Council the whole question of water supply. th ll Saturday last, a porter named Holt, employed on 110 es Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway, while Unhooking a s 'e wagons, got so crushed between the that he died .. e n after. On Wednes day a porter a t the Edge-hill ation was so hurt that he died in a short time. . 1 1 1 1 )1 3 Tuesday George Divett, an apprentice on board the ,I,P Margaret, was on the main yard, scraping the mast, en the chain which held it gave way, and he fell down il'en th e f orecast l e. H e di e d on t h e way to t h e N ort h ern e spital. the performances of the W e lsh Ch ora l S oc i e ty a t the egiate Institution gave great satisfaction to a crowded Ti t e nne• The society has attained very great proficiency. e Rev. D. J ames , as p res id en t o f th e soc i e ty, a p o l og i se d ourll the absence of the mayor, who excused his attendance ace unt of the death of the Queen Dowager. ?Ti Sunday l a st, a fte r the s ec ond lesson of the evening tl; le e , in the presence of the congregation of St. Mat alwe Church, recently opened in Scotland-road, there ..ere thirtee n c hild ren b a pti ze d by the z ea lous incumbent, ','e Bev. Dr. Hilicoat , i n a very i mpress i ve manner , an d '‘' - eded by an excellent sermon. k/ W OMAN FOUND DROWNED.—On Friday morning, of I.B* Elizabeth Critchley, a woman upwards of 70 years age, who resided at No. 10, Pleasant-buildings, Great I °Mer- s t reet, rose f rom h er b e d an d l e f t h ome, an d „4, rat e i g h t o ' c l oc k s h e was fO und drowned i n the canal, ; to the Gas-works. The deceased had become some at imbecile through age. jell% Leverett (formerly of this town), the active chief t• e stable of Bradford, last week routed an extensive beg eg-letter impostor, dating his letters from a lodging elttltee in that town. Letters, it appeared, had been sent of from the manufactory, in various names, to all parts the country, describing a variety of distressing aeci nts which never occurred, and appealing to the benevo lent for assistance,—in some cases with too great success. tt ,Y,A"rae ACCIDENT . — On Tuesday, as Edward Felton „"u George David, apprentices on board the b a rque Mar et, in the Victoria Dock, were at work on the foretop- F: l4 , nt yard of the ship, the chain that supported it sud tll,l broke, and they were precipitated upon the deck, a th`'.l l !ce of about 120 feet, They were both conveyed to I . o ' 'Northern Hospital, where, on arrival, the latter was 414 1 to be dead, and Felton severely injured. V e . NEW WAY TO PAY OLD DEBTS.—We are in th-tatftlel by the last arrival from the United States le Mr . R. Walker, a representative to the Alabama tvgislature, from Tuskegee, had given notice that he euld, early in the next session, bring forward a bill tolthorizing the State to purchase 100 negroes, to be sent 4. California to work in the gold mines, the profits of "freir labour to be ded to the payment of the public e 't of Alabama. " Wh at next, Mr. Merriman ?" OrtaTis VOYAGES TO LIVERPOOL.—A few hours be re the Devonshire steamed up to our quay, the old corn- L t lY charged 7s. 6d. a head for passengers to Liverpool ; 4: 11 0 sooner was te enemy desried in tbe dstance than th en struck their col h ours—down c the freights i came—first to o e „ 2 '• 6 d. • then to Is. ; then to fourpence ; next to two to-eee ; an d' now, "free gratis or nothing," as the saying We have steamers going to Liverpool now all jded. This time last year we had but one.—Water rd"( Neu s. ai l' A l ßEs.—On Friday, a fire broke out in the cotton kiln k t eessrs. Gaskells, Fleet-street, but the fire was soon 1) 1 , 4 1 110 d. Whilst this fire was raging, another broke out -ti;,,L2e premises of Mr. Mullen, joiner. The roof and all at t s",, Boors soon fell in, and all the materials in the joiner's k A "P were destroyed, but from the exertions of the work -11111 011 the premises, a considerable portion of the timber work syard was preserved from destruction. The damage the stock is estimated at £2OO, which is said to be t ired for more th a n that a mount in the Phoenix-office, en d the premises for £250. RYALLS' ANNUAL CONCERT.—We have to remind ti t ': readers that Mr. Ryalls's annual concert takes place • 1 , 18 evening, at the Concert-hall, Lord Nelsou-street, tel;ier distinguished patronage. The bill of fare is an ex- Vent one, and comprises some musical gems to be given eMrs. Sunderland, one of the best of our native singers, e t cur own clever townswoman, Miss Ann Romer, and ItYalls himself. Tbe instrumentalists engaged on the 1 ) ' - `e ion are Mons. Wehli, piano -forte, a very surprising ttotformer, and Herr Kohler, the celebrated flageolet and ti t t,; a et-apiston player. It may be a recommendation of It; Concert to the lovers of English ballad music, that Programme is almost entirely of that character. tt'Ara, op A COTTA Gr. On Wednesday night a cottage, e e Property of Mr. Miller, at Higher Tranmere, fell to t ip , ground, in consequence, it is supposed, of the late tli' v Y rain and frost having got into the walls, causing th e material of which they were composed to expand. At o e time of the occurrence, there were three persons in e cottage —a mother, daughter, and granddaughter—all v ; Whom escaped without the least hurt ; the two females f a te sitting by the fire, and the child was in bed. In teg, the beams which supported the roof fell across a iti th 'e and thus the lives of the inmates were saved, eell c :ugh one of the females and the child, in being extri ‘-'n'4 from their perilous position, had to be dragged da mes the roof, which was immediately in a blaze. The , r `unee were soon extinguished. de4." PATENT CORK FIBRE.—We wish to direct the t ention of the shipping interest to that invaluable in beri'm Cork Fibre, when applied for stu ffi ng mattresses , f ot .sters, cushions, &c., for steamers, ships, and in fact, *thi ev ery craft going any distance by water, which t h „, give the passengers and crew, what they do not at tiveent possess, the ready means of saving their lives in ; e event o f an y ca l am it y at sea . Th e k now l e d ge e v ery L e , has of the buoyancy o f cor k, coup l e d w ith the h,irnonyof practical men, who h ave ma d e ex p er iments n the invention, and proved its complete efficiency, trnld, we think, induce our ship owners t o see it t o b e l'eir interest to fit up their vessels with the cork fibre, in d d l of the ordinary material, as it takes up no more room, x can be done at a small cost. Messrs. Urquhart and ‘‘nason are agents for this town. 'ta r 4() NonnApuy.—We are glad to observe that free lec- Pies are t o b e d e li vere d on th e a b ove ar t, b y th e M essr s. t ean, of Bath, during the present week. The fame of sa „ ri c'graphy has preceded the arrival of the Messwillrs. Pit ", and we have no doubt their lectures be o4 °ll red by a large attendance. Phonography is, with -I,,i4tltlestion, the briefest and most philosophic system of Ng t :lng ever invented, and is well adapted to supply the ik e r of the quill drivers of the present day. We have tem naked, " What are the uses of phonography ?" We *AZT that its uses are as manifold as the purposes for Iseic„! l Writing is required. For reporting sermons and 1 11',''''es, making extracts from books and memoranda, ett l s - art must be an invaluable acquisition to every as s Person . Person. The names of many eminent men are before th e „ho use phonography, and who have publicly shown th e ',lPProval of the system. We have ourselves examined :re r ,Pnonetic system of writing, and bear willing testi the Lto its superiority over all systems of short-hand. If '•' -l e , srs. Pitman are able to prolong their stay amongst '44 -ri d open an institution for teaching this useful art, we 110 doubt their classes will be:numerously attended. an "g FINANCIAL REFORMERS . — The Globe has had 1 s h er tilt at our respected townsman,SirJdshuaWalms. 4 , 1 1 d his colleague, Mr. Thomson, of Saranak notoriety. .th e : Le adinarticle last week, touch i ng upon the visits of 1 ° b ," B chief agitators of Financial and Parliamentary Re ‘tal.f.„lltobug the editor says that he has " carefully 1, - "ed their 'career since their opening meeting in last in Drury-lane Theatre," and cannot " be very Z' '„‘n, give them full credit for anything that savoured t he Policy or common sense." He accuses them of ,eet e ) ': spitefu . lness, vulgarity, and self-seeking ;" calls Id noisy quacks, " " brawling demagogues," and L ep i s t ' t .l: two political laders, the like of w . . hom for public t tie: uo n, social position or practical ability, we veritably y never before kno . wn.i t n England." This is a hasacter for one radical o give to others of the 1 e kid y. The Perthshire Courier, in noticing the ;ilt j °l these' gentlemen to Perth, speaks very lightly of T l t l) ,alt i lna's abilities in the oratorical line. "So little of hiGreetnddr e sPeaker is be that he had to read nearly the whole Greets a dd r ess eSS, and he ' could hardly even read with pro- The association evidently sent him in company I r• Thompson as a foil." This is very cutting. tl i titi i &ce of Sir Joshua on the declining scale of popu ,,,ey 4 alarmed some of Ins followers in Liverpool . , and 'elij e endeavouring to stay his descent by proposing a l I nlentary address. Ol t A lt le k ''' l 's FROM THE BURNING OF THE CALEB the The cry of fire was raised at bout eight o'clock t'ely ; 41 ght of the I2th ult. The tacks were immedi- I ;te w'neeled. On raising one of the fore batches, the R 4 ,4 a o as discovered abreast of the chain locker. The heat enee i ntense that no one could live below, and the im ete ‘l , 4,,RUantities of water poured in the ship by the tpkti k it Passengers, generated steam, and the heat at 0*1 1 1,,,, came insufferable. But this was the only means be', the ship was kept from being rapidly consumed. %Ye bo a t he were towed astern of the burning vessel for five b ar r f ad nights, filled with poor emigrants, bewailing atla tt - '7, , while about sixty were on a raft, when .the 1 1 1 i 4 , 13 , 11 rah, Captain Cook, bore towards them. As adrek "te captain of the Sarah saw the signal of distress, t) , t hZdiately approached the Caleb Grimshaw, but was b,, e to get on board, during tbe night of the 17th, t k !' l . I,.te full of passengers, owing to the wind blowing ct'seaa he next day, the 18th, he got on board about 150 qesie",, el. • Night approaching, and the wind still in 81),:lenvy was obliged to lay to. On the 19th there was 'At te e m and no more could be got off. On the 20th, voi n Persons, who had escaped from the burning w lunteered to return and relieve those on board I,' ll kt et , ° e r re at work, and by this time there was no more p t :co li erovisions to be got without raising the hatches. p c t of the master of the Sarah was beyond all t g i c 4ln g ?I' three days and nights did he hover about the o ev ! n lp, amidst the most tempestuous weather, Vie Cr y Opportunity to lower his boats to save some 4s l 6 ls .sengers. Th e C a l e b G r i m shaw belonged to aptrireshaw of Liverpool, The origin of the fire 419Piris BANKRUPTCY COURT.—At the Liverpool District Court of Bankruptcy, on Friday, an application was made to Mr. Commissioner Perry on behalf of the assignees of Messrs. Morley and Co., who were made bankrupts nearly thirty years ago, to prove upon the estate of Messrs. Abrahams and Co., for an alleged debt of £1,300. The latter had also been bankrupts. For this shipment Messrs. Morley drew upon Langden and Co., who, by some chance in the chapter of accidents, also became bankrupts. No proof had previously been tendered for the acceptance, nor did it appear that any consideration had been given for the ship's cargo. Mr. Avison, for the assignees of Abrahams, objected to the proof being received, on the ground that, in April 1821, the then vice-chancellor came to a decision which amounted to a refusal of the proof being received, and he handed in the order of the vice-chancellor. Upon seeing this the learned commissioner at once refused to accept the proof. A SURGEON SHOT.--Between eight and nine o'clock on Tuesday, Mr. Scuddamore, a surgeon of great respecta bility, who resided in Church-street, Prescot, and was doing a considerable business, left an inn in this town, in company with a friend, Mr. William Roscoe, a farmer, from Tarbock. They had been spending the day together, and were about to return home; and, as they were pro ceeding up Pembroke.place, with a horse and gig, Mr. Roscoe asked Mr. Scuddamore if his pistol was all right. He pulled it from under the gig cushion, and held it up, observing that it was, and in attempting to return it to its place, the lock caught the apron of the gig, and the con. tents were discharged into Mr. Scuddamore's thigh. The ball passed through the femoral artery in the lower part of the thigh, from which the blood gushed out in copious streams. He was immediately taken to the surgery of Mr. Kay, where he died in about fifteen minutes after the accident, having literally bled to death. He never spoke after being taken into the surgery, but gasped for breath while lying upon the floor, and soon died. He was a mar ried man, thirty-three years of age, and has left a wife, but no children. He formerly resided at St. Helen's. and was an assistant to Mr. Garton, whom be succeeded in business. The pistol was a large horse-pistol. CALIFORNIA SOVEREIGNS.--A spurious class of coins has latterly been brought into circulation under the gene ral designation of Californian sovereigns. They are well executed counterfeits of our sovereign, in size, design, and colour; and were it not for the lightness of the metal employed in their manufacture, there might be some diffi culty in detecting the spurious article. A short time ago, a man named Gleeson, a native of Tipperary, who lived in a house in Sherwood-street, frequented by emigrants, took it into his head to revisit the place of his birth. Before proceeding thither he provided himself with a fair stock of " Californias," and, as lie had resided so long in Liverpool, his advice was naturally sought by his country men who were about to emigrate. The advice was freely given ; and amongst other things Gleeson did not forget to urge on those who consulted him the necessity of ob taining gold for notes before proceeding to Liverpool, where he stated they would be obliged to pay a large per tentage to get Irish notes changed. The bait took ; the poor people determined next day to go to the first town to procure gold ; but Gleeson expressed his readiness to save them the trouble; he had a quantity of gold which he would give them for the notes. The offer was accepted. Some £l4 or £l5 were handed to Gleeson, in notes, for which he returned California sovereigns. The poor dupes arrived here in due course, tendered the Californias in payment for their passage at one of the emigration offices in this town, and got instantly handed over to the safe keeping of one or two police-officers. On the matter be. ing explained, the poor emigrants were set at liberty. Subsequently, Gleeson was discovered at his former lodg ings in Sherwood street, but as the parties whose evidence would be necessary to prefer any charge against - him had left the town, nothing could be done in the matter. Gleeson has since left for America. THE (BAD) SPIRIT OF THE LONDON TIMES.—OUT contemporary is infected with a rabid hatred of everything which emanates from Exeter-hall. We can imagine him grinding his teeth every time that, in peregrinating the Strand, he passes its portals, and sighing for the good old days when its inmates were the unfortunate chuny and other noble specimens of the brute creation. Our con temporary's horror of parsons, however, sometimes gets the better of his discretion and his manners, and causes him to say, or rather write, pieces of foulness which are anything but indicative of either a Christian temper or a love of truth. Some "country curate," it seems, has recently gained room for a letter in the columns of the Times, by commenting upon an alleged fact, put forth by our contemporary's reporters, that at a meeting of the Society for Irish Church Missions, held at Exeter-hall, an allusion to the diminution of the population of Ireland was received with " boisterous shouts of joy." This scandalous libel was contradicted a few days ago in a letter to the same organ, bearing the signatures of the Rev. E. Bickersteth and the Rev. A. R. C. Dallas, who state that the tone of the' cheers was that of astonishment and grief, and could by no possibility have been mistaken for " shouts of joy." To the letter of these gentlemen our copttlpporayyappends_tM following note _ "What did the cries of " hear, hear" mean, if they did not express satisfaction at " the diminution of the population of Ireland," a civil phrase for the ravages of the cholera ? Pro bably no other two men in the whole meeting would agree as to the epithet by which they would characterise such cheers, but we believe that "boisterous shouts of joy" is at least as near the truth as the mild description ‘‘ some cries of hear, hear.' " It is scarcely possible to conceive a more infamous para graph than this, levelled at a body of Christian men and women, not savages, assembled in a Christian metropolis, not in the bush or the jungle of a heathen country. In future, we trust that the public will be very chary in their cries of " hear, hear," at any meeting where such re porters as those of the Times are present, who cannot distinguish between " hear, hear," and " hip, hip, hurrah." Perhaps, however, the subject of the meeting— " Irish Church Missions"—was not an acceptable one to the organ of a whig administration, which is probably hatching at this moment a measure for the prostration of the Irish Church itself. ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE.—It is vain to attempt to enu merate the varied and wonderful performances of the new and extraordinary company of Pablo Fanque. We can merely allude to the fearlessness of Camille Leroux, and Palmyre Annette ; that of Henry Williams, the Ducrow of the age, and of numberless other adult and infantile riders ; the astonishing summersault throwing of one of the artists, who makes two tourbillions in the air with one spring; the curious ball playing of the brothers Russelli, the elegant tumbling feats of Mr. Millner and his young assistants, and the comicalities of Mr. Rochez and his son, the new clowns, and the trained horses, dogs, &c. The pit and galleries have been crowded nightly, and the boxes fairly occupied. The morning performances have also been well-attended, and no less a number than 1,500 children have been gratuitously admitted. Last night Young Hernandez reappeared, with Mr. Brown, the clown, Pablo Fanque, and other eminent performers. The juveniles of the town, at present at boarding-s3hools, are very anxious that the company should remain over the Christmas holidays. LIVER THEATRE.—During the past fortnight, an English opera company have occupied the Liver Theatre with great success. They opened on Monday, the 26th November, with the opera of "La Sonnambula," the chief character being sustained by Miss Anne Romer, whose efforts were received with perfect enthusiasm. Miss Romer's .Ausina is essentially original : from the moment she enters the stage she completely embodies the character of the innocent country maiden, whose heart is o'erflowing with joy at the prospects of happiness and bliss which seem to be dawning upon her; and she never for one mo ment, throughout the whole opera, loses sight of the sim plicity which is the natural accompaniment of it. She delivers the opening aria, " Come per me," with a charm ing expression of calm and placid delight ; and in the fol lowing movement, " Sovra it Sen," displays an equalled finish and facility of execution. To the beautiful quin tette, " D'un pensiero," she imparts a sadness quite heartrending : and by the expression of the utmost agony of grief, feelingly sustains her character, while the fer vency and energy of her declamation tells with thrilling effect upon the audience. In the sleep-walking scene in the last act she gives quite a different expression to her sorrow, it being there the involuntary outpourings of a heart all but broken, and completely weighed down by deep despair, whilst her finale, "Ah non guirge," which demands powers of execution of the highest order, she delivers with a brilliancy not to be surpassed, and an ex quisite feeling of delight which communicates itself to the audience, who, by their rapturous applause, bear willing testimony to the truthfulness of the assumption and the talent of the performer. Miss Romer was repeatedly called before the curtain. On Tuesday, the 27th, Donizetti's insipid opera, " The Daughter of the Regiment was pro duced, in which Miss Romer fully sustained her excel lence, both as actress and singer, in spite of the limited opportunity which it affords for the display of her powers. Yesterday week, she charmed the ears and hearts of a crowded audience by her performance of Arline, in Balfe's favorite opera, " The Bohemian Girl." She was encored in every song, and her acting (particularly in the scene where the Gypsy Queen reveals to the Count the secret of her love) was superb. On Wednesday, Barnett's " Moun tain Sylph" was produced, in which Miss Romer's Eolia was as brilliant as her formaetrtnriisuemdphbys.tbOenniForsitdaoryo,wMdiesds A. Romer's benefit was pro and fashionable assemblage of the season. "La Sonnam wbuttlba'ibweafasvroerpiteeatderda,maanodf the a entertainments x , sosnßc Romer as the heroine surprised us by a display of tragic powers such as no other English vocalist is possessed of. The broken-hearted father, by Mr. R. Edgar, was a masterly performance. The part has never been so well played by any actor since the late Mr. Prescott Warde. Mr. R. Edgar's talents as a tragedian are of the highest order, and he must tower in the profession. CONGREGATIONAL TEA PARTY AT AINTREE. The annual congregational tea party of the promoters and friends of St. Peter's Church, Aintree, was held in the large room of the Grand Stand, at the Race-course, on Thursday evening last. It will be recollected, that a few years ago, through the instrumentality of the present incumbent, and several i n fl uen tial gentlemen resident in Aintree and the neigh bourhood, a fund was raised, which was applied to the formation of a church, called St. Peter's. The benevolent individuals who so successfully exerted themselves in this excellent project, have held an annual festival, in order to keep alive that cordiality of feeling which is so essential to the progress of every good work. The room was taste fully and appropriately decorated with a variety of flags, bearing appropriate mottoes and devices, particularly one at each end of the room. i One of these was a motto given at the last year's meeting, by the noble Chairman, and so beautifully enlarged upon by his lordship, (the Earl of Sefton,)—" Honesty, Industry, and Sobriety." The other was that just over the chair, the Sunday school banner, representing the Crown supported by the Bible, &c., &c., which has been painted and presented to the schools by Mr. John Sweetman—it reflects great credit upon the artist. Through the kindness of Colonel Gar rett, the fine band of the 46th Regiment were in atten dance, and we need net remark, that their effort* cca- THE LIVERPOOL SIINDARIi. tributed in no small degfee td titre interest and animation to the proceedings. The rooni was ci-fmded with a most respectable company, (about four hundred.) There was a most liberal supply of tea, toffee, and other accompani ments. Mr. George SweetnXan was caterer, and his arrangements were so complete as to call forth the highest commendations. We may mention that there are excellent Sunday schools connected with the church, where about two hundred children, of both sexes receive an education calculated to fit them for the various duties in society which they may be called upon to discharge. Amongst those present we noticed the Rev. David James, Rev. Frederick Parry, Rev. Mr. Moore, Rev. W. H. Vernon, Robert Woods, F. A. Tamplin, Robert Birch, F. Nevetf, Robert Frodbham, T. F. Roskell, James Birch, and Frederick Frodsham, Esquires. In the absence of the Right Hon. the Earl of Sefton, who was to preside over the meeting, the Rev. William Henry Vernon, minister of St. Peter's Church, Aintree, was called to the chair. The CHAIRMAN, after expressing his regret at the absence of the noble Lord who was to have taken the chair that evening, (no doubt the disappointment had originated from some unavoidable circumstance, which would be hereafter explained,) called the attention of the meeting to the establishment of the new church and schools, of which he gave a brief history. In consequence of some additional expenses which had been incurred in connexion with the church, a debt of about £5O was owing, which he had no doubt would speedily be liquidated by the efforts of those benevolent individuals he saw around him. The meeting was subsequently addressed by the Rev. F. Parry, Mr. Frederick Frodsham, Mr. T. F. Roskell, Mr. F. A. Tamplin, and the Rev. David James, who in an eloquent and forcible speech called attention to the objects which had brought them together, and the neces sity for increased exertions to piomote the cause in which they were all so interested, namely, the perpetuation of a sacred edifice adapted to the wants of the people of the district where they were then assembled. The reverend gentleman resumed his seat, amidst loud applause. A vote of thanks was passed to Colonel Garrett for his kindness in granting the band ; also a vote of thanks to the Chairman having been duly ackowledged, three hearty cheers were given for the Earl and Countess of Sefton, who are universally beloved by all their tenantry. God save the Queen having been played, the meeting separated, to all appearance, highly gratified with the evenings enjoyment. _ _ The - East Lancashire Railway Company in the most handsome manner placed a special train at the disposal of the committee. LOCAL MEETINGS. HISTORIC SOCIETY.—On Thursday a meeting of this society was held at the Collegiate Institution—David Lamb, Esq., in the chair. Twenty-two new members were elected. The donations since the last meeting were very numerous, including seventeen volumes, or separate publications, the principal of which were presented by Lord Albert Denison ; nine maps, prints, &c., and seve ral interesting collections of antiquities and curiosities. Books, MSS., maps, plans, antiquities, &c., were also forwarded for exhibition by Dr. Kendrich, of Warrington ; the Hon. Sir Edward Cust, of Leasowe Castle; Mr. Avi son, and others.—Dr. Thom announced that he had in preparation a series of biographical sketches of distin guished individuals connected with Liverpool, and soli cited facts and hints from other gentlemen.—Dr. Hume then read an account of discoveries and explorations at a Roman road commencing at Wilderspool, near War rington, and running towards Middlewich.—This was fol lowed by a dissertation, by J. Robson, Esq., in which evidence was adduced to show that Wilderspool was iden tical with the ancient Condate.—The third paper was an abstract, by Mr. Robson, of a deed drawn in 1524, between Cardinal Wolsey and others.—The meeting was a most encouraging one. „ EXHIBITION OF THE WORKS OF ALL NATIONS.—On Tuesday, a meeting of the leading gentlemen resident in this town, who are taking an active part in the great exhi bition which is to take place in London in 1851, was held in the Council-chamber of the Town-hall, the Mayor in the chair. The names of the acting local committee, agreed upon at a former meeting, were read over. The meeting proceeded to consider the question of contribut ing towards the requisite funds asked for by the general committee in London, and some difference of opinion pre vailed as to whether the contributions should be confined to raising money for the expenses incurred by the com mittee in Liverpool alone, er whether the contributions be extended in aid of the general fund in London. Mr. Ald. Horsfall was of opinion that the contribution, at least, in the first instance, should be confined to the object of rais ing funds for the expenses incidentally incurred by the Liverpool committee. After some conversation upon the subject, the further consideration was referred to a future meeting. A resolution to issue an advertisement to the inhabitants of the town and neighbourhood, calling upon them to forward to the local committee the nature of any article they may be disposed to send for exhibition, was then passed, as was another resolution, the purport of which is given in the report of the proceedings of the dock committee. BIRKENHEAD COMMISSIONERS.—The usual monthly meeting was held on Tuesday. On the proceedings of the health committee being read, Mr. Gough brought the subject of the car-stand at Woodside before the meeting, and said' he had summoned one of the car drivers for tak ing his car lower down towards the ferry than the square sets, but it appeared that the magistrates had made up their minds to decide against him at the time theygranted the summons. Mr. Mallaby rose to order, and protested against such language being used with respect to the ma gistrates. The proceedings of the finance committee con tained an arrangement to pay off the debt owing to the North and South Wales Bank, by half-yearly instalments of £5OO. The proceedings also contained a resolution condemning a resolution of the lighting and watching committee, to the effect that the accounts of the gas com pany against the commissioners should in future be paid as soon as due. A rather warm discussion ensued on the subject, and the finance committee were blamed for not getting in the rates. Mr. Watson defended the finance committee, and referred to the great difficulty there was in obtaining the rates. After some further desultory con versation the proceedings were confirmed. On the pro ceedings of the ferries committee being read, Mr. Fox referred to the praiseworthy conduct of the captains and crews of the boats during the bad weather, and recom mended to the ferry committee the desirability of pre senting them with a suit of clothes each at Christmas. The suggestion seemed to be acquiesced in by the mem bers of the board present. _ _ THE HEALTH COMMITTEE.—The weekly committee was held on Thursday, Mr. Parker in the chair. Details were reported in the nuisance and engineering depart ments. The inspector of nuisances was instructed to in spect and report upon some pits on land belonging to the Earl of Sefton at the North Shore.—Mr. Newland said that the pits not already drained could easily be filled up. —Mr. Hodson wished to read an anonymous letter show ing the necessity of a sewer in Burlington-street, but was interrupted by the chairman, when some sharp words passed between the two.—A complaint was made of the want of a sewer in Washington-street.—Mr. Newlands said that want of funds was all that retarded these works.— It was reported that the health of the borough continued to be numerically low, the deaths being five fewer than during the preceding week.—A letter was read from the Board of Health, requesting copies of the bye-laws issued by the Committee, forms of their books, and other infor mation.—Mr. Hodson said that a more incompetent body than the Board of Health could not be imag ined. They wanted all the information they could obt ain from the committee, and having distilled the brains of the commit tee, they would give the information to the public as their own. They had previously sent for plans of the cemete ries, which had cost £Bo.—lt was agreed that the Town clerk should write to the Board, stating that if a person were sent down, the Committee would give information as to the system pursued. During the discussion some se vere language passed between Mr. Fernihough and the chairman, the former accusing the latter of a want of courtesy to the new members of the committee.—Mr. Hornby said there was no desire on the part of the chair man to shew a want of courtesy to the new members, but the chair must be supported.—After some discussion, the matter dropped.--The quarterly returns of the baths and washhouses were very favourable. The receipts at Frede derick-street for washing and bathing had been£9o 45.6 d., and at Paul-street £lB2 2s. DOCK COMMITTEE, THIIRSDAY.—A letter was read from the Warehouse-owners Association, requesting that, before the reduced scale of rates proposed for the Albert Dock warehouses was submitted to the general commit tee, a deputation from the association might be permitted to have an interview with the sub-committee. Mr. Bold said a promise had been given to the owners of private warehouses that no alteration should be made in the rates before they were consulted on the matter. Mr. Holt said the promise ought to be fulfilled; but they ought not to render the management of the Albert Dock warehouses at all subservient to the owners of private warehouses. They ought to manage them to the best result they could. The warehouses were established in opposition to all the private warehouse-owners, who put the estate to an enor mous expense, and, under such circumstances, the dock committee were not called upon to deviate from the course which it was the interest of the estate to pursue. Mr. Saunders thought that all that Mr. Bold intended was to let the warehouse-owners have an interview, as they had requested. Mr. Molyneux said the committee, in fixing the rates, studied the interests of all persons con nected with the port. Mr. Robinson, in reply to Mr. Holt, said that, in consequence of the rates for cotton being nearly double those out of doors, the Albert ware houses had been nearly emptied of cotton. Mr. Nicol complained of the irregularity of the proceedings—in the way in which it had been brought before the committee, and in the way in which it had been made public. Ulti mately the matter was referred to the sub-committee. — A copy of the resolution adopted at the meeting at the Town-ball, on Tuesday, and suggesting that the dock committee should prepare a model of the docks for exhi bition in London, at the great exposition of the works of industry and art of all nations, was read by the secretary. Mr. Nicol supported the idea, and said it would be a gra tifying thing to have a model of the docks of Liverpool at the exhibition. Mr. Fisher strongly objected to the alienation of the dock funds for any such purpose. He had no objection to contribute with others, but watching over the interests of the dock estate, he did not see how p e r p o p p ro ri p a ri te et f e u a nd e elfolrensurochfor.aoptubreprose, purposes,when which . th j e o r n t e o e they th e y c could oul d not a .4lmo he o would £lOO b n e o i t ng th v e o n n ted a re r e the i p e u purpo se. Mr . e d M e r i the idea of making a model. Mr. Horsfall d i d not t h ink eulogized7the dock works and the officials , and supported a model would induce foreigners to send vessels to their docks. Mr. Molyneux would like to know the cost, be cause he thought a good plan, showing the connexion of the port with the whole of England, would be better than a model. The matter was referred to the sub-committee of works to consider and report, and furnish an estimate gf the cost. TOWN COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS The monthly meeting of the Town Council was held on Wednesday. The MAyo;. said that before they proceeded with the business of the day, he had to announce the death of the Queen Dowager. Mr. Alderman TURNER believed that there was never an occasion when the presentation of an address was more called for, for he felt that there never had been a greater national loss than the death of the Queen Dowager. Mr. Alderman HORSFALL said he quite concurred in the observations made by Mr. Turner. The esteem in which the Queen Dowager was held by every class of the community was such as loudly to call for an address of condolence to her Majesty the Queen on the great loss which her Majesty, in common with the nation at large, had sustained. He begged, therefore, to move that such an address be sent from the Council. The motion was carried unanimously. Mr. Alderman ITORSFALL retired to prepare the ad dress ; on his return, he read it to the Council, who heard it with marked approbation. It was ordered to be en grossed, and signed by the Mayor, and forwarded for presentation to her Majesty. The proceedings of the Finance Committee contained a recommendation that the charge to each passenger cross ing the Birkenhead Ferry be restored to its former rate of 2d. The proceedings of the Watcfi Committee contained the contracts for clothing for the police for the ensuing year, and a resolution connected with it to the effect that the top-coats be gray instead of blue. Mr. FERGijSON said that, by adopting the gray coats instead of the blue, there would be a saving of 50 per cent. The Dock Committee proceedings having been read, Mr. MANN made some inquiries relative to what had appeared in the newspapers as to the rumoured alterations in the charges at the Albert Dock warehouses. This gave rise to some discussion, and it appeared from what was stated by the chairman of the committee, that the matter was quite in an unsettled state at present, and would ultimately be left to another tribunal. The proceedings of the Town-hall Committee com prised a recommendation to increase the salary of Mr. William Houlton, the sword bearer, from £l4O to £2OO per annum. _ _ _ The confirmation of the proceedings hawing been moved and seconded, in the course of which it was stated that according to the standing orders, the recommendation to increase Mr. Houlton's salary- could not be confirmed until the next meeting of the Council. Mr. HORNBY strongly objected to the alteration made by the committee in the arrangements for the admission of strangers to visit the suite of rooms of the Town-hall, and said that the proposal to charge 6d per head was un worthy of the Council. Mr. Alderman BRAMLEY-MOORE defended the ar rangement, and at some length pointed out the inconveni ence arising from the former system. The borough fund would receive no benefit from the proposed charge of 6d. per head, as the proceeds were to go to the public chari ties. The proceedings were then confirmed. . The proceedings of the Health Committee, having been read, their confirmation was moved by Mr. PARKER, and seconded by Mr. BENNETT. In the course of his obser vations Mr. Bennett said that the town was never known to be in a more healthy state than it was at present. — Confirmed. The proceedings of the Church Expenditure Committee and Gardens Committee were read and confirmed with out discussion. The proceedings of the Water Committee were rather lengthy. It appeared that Mr. Harbord had been ap pointed chairman of the committee, and until that gentle man was able to take his seat, that Mr. Freme had been appointed chairman. The proceedings also referred at length to the steps which had been taken to forward the preF iminaries for t livington Dnment and other bills in connexion with the water question. They also alluded to the conferences which had taken place between the committee and the contractors for the pipes, for an arrangement of their claims, but the propo sition of the committee had not been accepted by the contractors. Mr. FREME said, that before he moved the confirma tion of the proceedings, he thought an important com munication which was in the hands of the Mayor, ought to be read. The TOWN-CLERK then read a letter from Mr. Gage, C.E., offering to provide eight millions of gallons of water per day, from the existing stations in three months, by boring, the committee providing the engine -power to raise this quantity in twenty-four hours. The committee to provide for the immediate payment of £12,000, in the event of Mr. Gage performing his contract. To avoid the objection involved in Mr. Housley's proposal, Mr. Gage undertakes not to ask the committee for any money if he fails to raise the quantity of water named in his letter, respectable and responsible persons being ready to advance the money for him. Mr. Gage said his proposal must be more advantageous than the one brought forward by Mr. Housley, inasmuch as it would afford a direct saving of £36,000 to the burgesses oat of £48,000 being equal to 75 per cent. upon the amount of Mr. Housely's proposal. The proceedings were confirmed without any discus sion. Mr. Gage's proposal was referred to the committee, with the understanding that the committee were not to consider themselves at liberty to incur any expenditure thereon, without first bringing the subject before the Council. A memorial from Mr. James Macdonald, complaining, at great length, that he had been dismissed from office by the Water Committee, in consequence of untrue repre sentations, was referred to the Water Committee. A motion of Mr. Thomson, that Mr. Beckwith be appointed a member of the Water Committee, was, after some discussion, rejected by a majority of 29 to 2. Another motion by Mr. Thomson, for the appointment of Mr. Beckwith as a member of the Health Committee, was rejected by a majority of 26 to 9. THE DOCK TRUST Mr. PARKER then moved the following motion, of which he had given notice :—That it be an especial instruc tion to the finance committee to watch and oppose the bill of which notice has been given to alter the constitution of the Dock Committee, and deprive the council of any power over the dock estate." This was the most impor tant question that had agitated the Council since the pas sing of the municipal act in 1836. Although the finance committee, with their over-watchful care for the interests of the 'corporation, had already obtained power to watch the progress of any bill in parliament affecting the rights of the corporation, still he thought it his duty to bring the matter more prominently before the Council. This was an attempt emanating from a body called the Ship owners' Association. To do what ? To rob the corporate estate of its legitimate rights, (Applause.) It was an act of spoliation and robbery ; he could give it no milder term ; but he was proud to say that the attempt was made not by the merchants of Liverpool. The majority of the Liverpool merchants were directly opposed to it. It emanated from the Shipowners' Association, or rather, in his judgment, from a tew members of the dock estate. The members of the Council could draw their own conclu sions whether this project, which ostensibly emanated from the Shipowners' Association, did not come from a majority of the Dock Committee. How often had the deputy-chairman of the Dock Committee told them that if they did not take care the control of the docks would soon be taken from them. (Hear.) They had heard this bruited about for the last two or three years as what we might expect; and he expected that the Shipowners' Association was the mere stepping stone of certain mem bers of the Dock Committee. A great many members of the Shipowners' Association had their ships built and re paired in other places than Liverpool ; and many of them would not sail a ship from Liverpool if they could find a cheaper port, therefore they were the last people who ought to step forward to endeavour to take the control of the dock estate from the Corporation. But there were other mercantile associations called together expressly for this purpose, but, to their honour, they spurned the idea. (Applause.) Therefore, it could not be said that the Li verpool merchants were the movers in this step. (Hear, hear.) He liked an open enemy who would say that he was opposed to you ; but he did not like the man within the pale of a constituency, or of an association in whom they could not have dependenee. (Hear, hear.) He (Mr. Parker) would not call him a treacherous friend ; but he could not be relied upon. (Hear, hear.) But they were told it was only a feint, a kind of an alarm, to get up a threat in the Council, and that no funds could be had; but he (Mr. Parker) was informed that Manchester was to find the money. They had had great intimacy between the two boroughs of late. The corporations of Liverpool and Manchester had been very intimate (hear, hear), and the inhabitants of Liverpool and Manchester were very sociable together for the last year or two. (Hear, hear.) All this was very suspicious. (Hear, hear.) And if the money were to be found, Manchester ought cer tainly to find it, for they export one half of the manufac tured produce that leaves Liverpool ; therefore these peo ple were looking after their own interest, and they would make the attempt ; but he had confidence in the Finance Committee—he had confidence in the justice of their cause—and he did not think that an act so inquisitous and abominable would ever be sanctioned by any government. (Applause.) He begged to propose the motion of which he had given notice. Mr. WOODRUFF seconded the motion. Mr. J. A. ToniN had not intended to take part in the discussion had Rot Mr. Parker alluded to the Shipowners' Association. Having for a length of time acted on the committee of that association, and having on every occa sion protested against the object sought for in the bill of which notice had been given, he might then with the most perfect consistency support Mr. Parker's motion. (Hear.) He considered the proceeding with this bill would be most suicidal and impolitic. (Hear.) The exact proposal was this—that the Council elect nine members of the Dock Committee, and the ratepayers fifteen ; but that their acts should be final and conclusive, not at all requiring the sanction of this Council. (Hear, hear.) It was urged that it was absurd for the Dock Committee, who had the fullest information, and who went into all the details of the matters brought before them, to have their acts revised by this Council, before-whom this full infor mation could not be laid. His answer to this would be— Would not the same argument apply to every committee of this Council, and to every sub-committee of the Dock Committee itself. These committees had the details of the measures laid before them, but would you give them the absolute power ; would you deprive the Council of that power of rescinding their resolutions, if it thought proper ? (No, no.) Had this Council exercised the right of veto on any slight grounds ? (Hear.) It was true it had done so on two or three occasions ; but it had done so wisely and justly. (Hear, hear.) Besides, we have there an immense annual interest arising from this estate; were the town dues, amounting to -£lOO-,000 per annum, which must be increased or diminished according as the docks were well or badly managed. Why take the power out of the present panda and dace it in, others ? Jle was afraid that if they went further with their disputes and brought them before government, that government would interfere hi their affairs ; they would take advantage of their disputes, and be very glad to carry off the prize. (Hear.) He did not think that a municipality, any more than a nation, could all in foreign aid with impunity: and when he saw men of this school leagued with parties in the town, he should My it boded no good. (Hear.) These men had not the interests of Liverpool at heart ; they sought more to protect their own interests. (Ap plause.) They would, they say, unshackle commerce from every impost, but ho* would they do it ? By plac ing undue burdens on this community. (Cheers.) These were the men who would deprive us of our town dues, and compel us, in that case, to lay on a borough rate. (Applause.) He would say, beware of such treacherous allies. (Hear.) Beware, also, of their enemies, for government would be glad to take the management of the docks into their own hands, under the plea of their being, as some members of the Council had most injudiciously termed them, national property. (Great applause.) Mr. Alderman Nicol, had warned them before, and he did so again now, that by attempting to impose rates for parish purposes on the docks of Liverpool, they were doing an act which would, in all probability, involve them in what was naw taking place. Mr. Parker need not have put himself in a passion about the merchants of Li verpool. He had now got the Dock Committee diluted down to a point to snit his own taste.—(Hear, hear.) It was hardly worth his own while to talk so large at the expense of the merchants of this place. He had got his foot on their necks, and what more would he have.— (Hear, hear, and laughter.) Why not have a fling at my Lord Salisbury ? He thought it was a waste of time to direct the finance committee to do what as a matter of course they would do when the subject came before them. The motion was a mere matter of moonshine.—(Hear, and laughter.) Mr. Alder Man HENDERSON said—l think it would be a monstrous piece of injustice to deprive the corporation of rights and privileges so honourably earned, and so justly and wisely exercised. On these grounds I have great pleasure in supporting the motion of Mr. Parker ; and glad to find that the matter is not likely to be passed over in this council.—(Hear.) I did not understand Mr. Parker to say anything derogatory to the merchants of Liverpobl ; on the contrary, I understood him to say that the majority of the merchants declined to join in this movement; and, therefore, I hope Mr. Nicol entirely misunderstood the drift of his observations ; I am sure it was not Mr. Parker's intention to say a single word dero gatory to the merchants of the town of Liverpool. Mr. CHALMERS supported Mr. Parker's motion, and hoped the council would not be deterred from doing its duty by the fear of any influence of any other town or towns. Mr. Alderman BRAMLEY-MOORE said,--I wish to cor rect a few of the statements which have been made in this council; and first, with regard to some observations which have fallen from the chairman of the Dock Committee. It is perfectly true that the old corporation gave the land to make certain docks. He mere especially alluded to the time when they gave the land for what was called the Old Dock, which was a piece of strand belonging to the river, and they did the same with regard to the Salt house and one or two other docks. The chairman had alluded to the generosity of the old corporation. Now, I wish to give them every possible creeit for the admirable manner in which they managed the corporate estate, and also for the manner in which they manage d the dock estate, which I at once state to be a totally distinct and separate estate from that of the corporation.—(Hear, and " No, no !") By-and-by, I will show it to you, and prove it to you. The chairman has alluded to the great generosity of the corporation in managing the dock estate. Why, sir, the old corporation kept the accounts of the dock and corporate estates separate. I am sure of this, that the corporate estate has been repaid an hundred fold and more, whatever it gave to the dock estate.—(Hear, hear.) What did they give ? They gave a certain piece to-asy In rms room) they stole from the river. —(Hear, hear, and •t No, no." I say distinctly, yes. Did not the old corporation keep separate accounts in the management of the dock estate; and did they not, when the tru altered in 1835, hand over a debt belonging to the estate , and has it not gone on accumulating ? Have they given any land since that ? They have not only sold land to the dock estate, but have they not attempted to wring the uttermost farthing for it ? Mr. HORNBY.— Mr. Alderman BRAMLEY-MOORE.—lshall deal with it then. Did they not demand £400,000 for land on the north shore, for which they accepted £225,000. What, do you call that not wringing the uttermost farthing from the dock estate ? I say the corporate estate is entitled to have an equivalent for any land it may dispose to the dock estate; but I say that statement bears out the expression I have made use of, that they have endeavoured to wring the uttermost farthing out of the dock estate by demand ing £400,000 and accepting £225,000. The great ques tion has been introduced here with regard to the docks being the national property. There is no donbt whatever that the Corporation of Liverpool are the trustees of the dock estate ; and they are trustees, sir, by virtue of being Councillors and composing the corporate estate of Liver pool, and in no other capacity ; and when you treat of dock matters, and deal with dock affairs in this room, you do not sit here in your capacity as aldermen and council lors of the corporate estate of Liverpool : but you sit here in your capacity (and in such you are summoned) as trus tees of the Liverpool dock estate. The two capacities are totally distinct and separate, and that is sufficiently proved by the fact that you cannot initiate any matter connected w ith the proceedings of the dock estate at all. 1S "No, no." ow,mr, it is perfectly consistent their being national property ; and you the trustees. I always held that the Corporation of Liverpool were the proper pakies to be the trustees, and to exercise the veto they have exercised up to a cer tain date. But then, sir, when the question of rating the docks was brought forward, Mooted in this chamber, and passed, that the docks should be rated to pay those things which, from their origin, had been exempted, and ex empted, too, by the common law of the land, there being no beneficial interest; that day the trustees forfeited their trust, and were no longer worthy to hold it. (Hear, and cries of " oh, oh.") Isa 7 so Mr. Mayor, and I say so openly and boldly. (Hear.) If you are the trustees for the estate, and you come forward voluntarily to abstract money from the estate, for purposes for which it was never intended,—l say those individuals who vote for such an abstraction are faithless trustees, in my opinion. (Hear, and disapprobation.) Mr. Alderman 14ENDERSON.—We never did vote for such an abstraction. Mr. Alderman BRAMLEY-MOORE.—Mr. Parker had stated that the dock estates had formed part of the corpo rate estate. He thought it right to say he did not agree in that. The Dock Committee is not a committee of this Council; inasmuch as there are eight gentlemen on the committee elected by another body, and you have no con trol over them. (Hear, hear.) Every shilling which the charges of the port were reduced added a hundred fold to the income of the docks, which are the source of your wealth, the origin of your town, and it is through them you can continue the prosperity of the town. (Hear. ) . Mr. HORNBY said that Mr. Parker had acted wisely, and he thought the Council bad every reason to be obliged to him for what he had done. He (Mr. Hornby) had great pleasure in stating his entire concurrence in the remarks of Mr. Tobin. He should scarcely have been induced to trouble the Council were it not for the remarks of Mr. Moore. which had astonished him. As these remarks cast reflection on the Council since the passing of the Municipal Reform Act, he thought it was the duty of those who knew what proceedings took place to protest against their correctness. Mr. Alderman Bramley-Moore seemed to depreciate the generosity of the Corporation in giving some strand for the formation of the docks. Now, this observation came with a very bad grace from Mr. Moore, who had, a very short time ago, given an enor mous sum—a fortune—to the Earl of Derby. If the strand given by the Corporation was of such little value, why give the Earl of Derby, what he (Mr. Hornby) considered to be a fortune, for a similar piece of strand ? Then Mr. Moore brought forward what he considered to be a tri umphant example of the grasping spirit of the Council of Liverpool, as asking £400,000 for a piece of land, and taking £225,000. He (Mr. Hornby) had been a party to a number of these transactions ; and he declared that it was his honest and candid opinion, that on every occasion the Corporation had acted with the utmost liberality ; and he said, moreover, that if any party should succeed in wresting from the Corporation of Liverpool the trustee ship of the docks, it would be the most unfortunate thing for the dock estate that ever was carried. (Hear, hear.) Instead of being the friends of the dock estate, you will have to deal with those who will exact the uttermost penny. ( Hear, hear.) What was the true state of the affair? The burgesses of Liverpool asked £lOO,OOO, the worth of the property, and accepted £225,000, because they wished to promote the dock estate, and with it the interest of the town of Liverpool. (Hear, and a laugh from Mr. Moore.) Mr. Moore might laugh, but such was the true state of the case. (Hear, hear, and a voice, " Not a doubt of it.") He recollected another circumstance which had occurred, and to which lie would :refer, though lie was certainly unwil ling to do so, because he thought the Corporation made undue concessions to the dock estate, in c•insequence of a desire to promote its interest. (Hear, hear.) We are creditors to the dock estate. (Hear, hear.) It owed us a very large sum of money, £250,000, a quarter of a•million of money. (Hear, hear.) Why, a few years ago, certainly within the recollection of man, this sum was equal to the whole amount of the dock estate. (Hear.) And what interest did we exact for the sum ? (Hear, hear.) Mr. Alderman BRAMLEY MOORE—The interest of the day; 31 per cent. - - • - - - Mr. HORXBY was glad that he was reminded of this fact. At the very time they lent this money we were borrowing money from others at a higher rate of interest. (Hear, hear.) Did this look like exacting the uttermost penny. He maintained this was a calumny on the conduct of the corporation in the management of the dock estate. (Hear, hear.) With respect to the attempts being made to ab stract from the corporation the trusteeship of the docks, he could only say he looked upon it as a perfectly absurd one, and the only ground on which he regretted it was, that he thought it would injure the character of the town in the eyes of the nation. Those childish and puerile attempts to procure acts of parliament were brought in merely from motives of disappointment, and very often from vindictive feelings. (Great applause.) Who could suppose that any government would agree to deprive the town of the management of the docks ? (Hear, hear.) It was perfectly absurd when we come to look at it. (Ap plause.) What was the constitution they would give it ? They would give the ratepayers the management of it. Who were the ratepayers ? The customers. (Hear, b ear .) This wolild be as grossly absurd as to put any commercial establishment into the hands of its customers. Suppose you take the establishment of Mr. Hausburg, and appoint a committee of customers to fix the prices and manage the concern—(great laughter)—they would soon succeed in establishing a very satisfactory list of prices, but they would be ruinous to the property of the concern. (Applause.) There was no doubt, if proper justice were done, an alteration would be made in the con stitution of the dock trust, but it would be very different &ern what those gentlemen would propose. (Hear, hear.) It would be to restore to the Council on a popular basis, the full control of that property. (Great applause.) The motion was carried without a division. Rgrtruiturat anb ?,.4ortictiltural COLUMN The greatest triumph and one of the principal objects of horticultural science is to produce flowers, fruit, and vege tables at times and seasons contrary to their natural ha bits, thus no merit would be attached to the culture of the pine-apple if it would grow in the open air as easily as a turnip, nor would forced French beans reflect credit upon the gardener if they could be produced at the same season in the open quarters. So also is it with flowers, and although it may be very desirable to have houses filled with well-bloomed specimens of rare exotic plants in the summer season, it should not be forgotton that it is of quite as great importance to have the conservatory gaily adorned with flowers, when dull winter reigns with out, arid every floral beauty has vanished. In large esta blishments this is usually the case, but in smaller places it too often happens that the interior is almost as dull as the out of door department; a few camellias, it is true, are' usually found putting forth their blooms to be cut almost before they are fully expanded, with here and there a heath, a Chinese primrose, or a few hyacinths crysanthe-- mums. Each of these, if well grown, are unexceptiona ble in their places, but it is not often we see them exhibit anything like the careful culture which they all deserve;. and we sincerely wish that gardeners would arouse thew selves to the importance of this subject. The crysanthe mum alone is worth all the gardeneri care : as far as its capabilities have been tried, it has proved itself a first-rate' florist's flower, that is, shewing the greatest facility for va-t -riation and improvement, with colours almost as varied as the dahlia, and a form equal; its easy growth and profuse' production of flowers render it greatly superior, added to all of which, it comes to gladden our bloomless conser vatories when most of our other favourites are no more seen. How is it then that this flower receives so little attention ? Simply because it requires little, we are thereby tempted to give it less than it requires, or rather to let it look after itself. Last year at this time we sug gested a crysanthemum show, at which other winter flow ers, such as camellias, ericas, hyacinths, and primulas might be shown. And why not ? In the metropolis there are at least a score of such exhibitions, all of which have been well attended. Surely one might be managed in Li verpool ; we might 'then hope to see this timer grown to perfection, and well would it repay the trouble, we believe specimens might be grown far exceeding the con ception of those who have only seen the meagre ones usually grown ; for let thiS beautiful plant be treated ever so bad, it will bloom, and show some of its fine cha racters ; how much more, then, is it likely to reward the cultivator when he bestows care upon its culture. We venture to say a very slight amount of skill will raise this plant to the highest rank of florists' flowers, and the pride of winter will be the Chinese crysanthemum. PAPERS ON AGRICULTURAL CHEMISTRY. NO. XI There are two constituents ever present in vegetable tissues, namely, potash and soda. Whether they, like silica, are taken up from the soil in solution, or are formed from their primary elements during the growth of the plant is a question still undecided ; the latter is perhaps the most likely—because, in some abnormal states of growth, the alkalies are formed in the leaves and stem, but not in the roots ; still, however, this evidence is not conclusive, because, though not existing in the root at the time of examination, it is possible that it may have been transmitted through the roots, and as this only takes place in plants which are etiolated, or drawn up, as for instance roots sprouting in celiars, it is the more probable : many have concluded hastily from this circumstance that the plant forms its own alkalies, that it is, consequently 3s in the soil ; all practii opposite position, for ary to supply these' I experience, howev in . soii containing moderate Proportions of the ', proves .Ikaline The alkaline earths are also found in plants. Both lime and magnesia exist largely in many vegetables ; and lime, as a manure for some crops, is of the utmost im portance. It sometimes happens that a plant, which in ordinary circumstances has a certain alkaline ba for instance, potash—will, under some circus change that for another alkali or alkaline eartl or lime e—say, as soda difficult to account for this upon any other suppo sition than that an alkaline base is absolutely necessary to and that, in the absence of that which is most most easily obtained is substituted ; able presence of alkaline salts, proves among the accidental absorptions we in our last, but that they are really necessary that they are no and organic Another curious consideration may, with propriety, be introduced in this place, and that is the varied structure which occurs in different plants, and leads to the produc tion of various chemical principles : thus a willow planted "' in the same soil as Chichon; macrantha would yield a peculiar vegetable principle called salacin, while the Cinchona would produce the well-known alkaloid quinine, neither of which pre-existed in the soil ; hence we conclude with certainty that plants are, lice animals, possessed of secretive organs—and as the animal, from the same blood, sacretes bile, saliva, &c., so does the plant, from the juices absorbed, secrete the alkaloids, or vegetable principle:;, hone) Therefore, finding quinine invariably present in a cer tain plant does not imply that quinine would consequently form a good manure ; on the contrary, it is highly pro bable, if mixed with the soil, it would not increase the proportion usually found in the plant. The laboratory of nature is the grand Arcane of Science, and the more we penetrate its mysteries the more astounded are we with the multiplicity and magnitude of its operations. MISCELLANEA We extract the following respecting the high rents of Scotch farms from an article on Scotch farmine- in the Agricultural Gazette :—" About fifty years ago, Sir John Sinclair, who had penetrated so deep into the pro cesses of farming improvements, gave the following de scription of these farms : 22 cart-loads [of kelp] per Eng lish acre, he says, were applied to the tui hip land, whereas only twelve such cart-loads are commonly given by the generality of farmers. The same quantity was also ap plied to the grass land before ploughing. Yet, notwith standing all these advantages, it was found that wheat could not be grown with success on light lands every other year for any length of time. Mr. Grey estimates the average amount of produce on the Scotch farms as follows : 5 quarters of wheat are reckoned a good average, and some fields turn out 6 to the acre ; 10 or 11 quarters of oats. eight or ten tons of potatoes, and twenty to thirty tons of turnips, are a good crop. This is a high standard, and so long as this is maintained, there need be no fear of a reduction of English rents from the reduction of Eng lish prices ; as a proof of this, let the profits be calcu lated on Mr. Caird's farm, and it win be found not only that the high rent of £3 or £4 the acre may be main tained, but that in addition there will be a fair and hand some profit to accrue to the tenant. A few shillings per acre more or less in rent is of little consequence, com pared with the immense difference that may be made be twixt a bad crop and a really good one. In speaking of the advantages likely to result from the present discussion on the subject of bedding plants, a cor respondent says—" Has any of your correspondents tried a bed of British ferns for the autumn flower garden ?" We commend to the notice of our readers this somewhat novel hint, as worthy of consideration. The idea of British terns forming an ornamental bed in the parterre is, to us at least, new. In a bed of ferns there is certainly not much to gratify the eye, if colour be the main object sought for ; but it has often occurred to us that the po pular taste, which in these matters passes by everything but colour, deprives itself of many of the deepest, and by far the most substantial, sources of pleasure, which the boundless variety of structure in the vegetable world is calculated to supply. Of late years, the taste for studying ferns, seaweeds, lichens, moss, and similar objects, have, it is true, begun to manifest itself in a more decided form than in previous years; and as intelligence widens and deepens among the masses of our population, so in pro portion will the study of the more minute objects of the creation become investigated, understood, and appreciated. We could almost envy the person who may have the cou rage and ability to bring such plants as ferns into public esteem as flower-garden phints.—Gardeners' Journal. Potatoes and Salt.—Last spring I took a bushel of yellow potatoes from among the diseased ones which had still a few good buds left. I put them into water saturated with salt. A pound was used; a larger quantity of water might have been saturated with the same quantity of salt. These tubers were set near other potatoes, not diseased. When taken up I had three bushels of good potatoes, and half a bushel diseased. This is a satisfactory result ; in asmuch as the good potatoes set in the vicinity were half diseased. In two previous years I have had the same result ; and I therefore think myself entitled to assert that the potato disease may be stopped by soaking the sets in brine. A pound of salt to two bushels is enough ; the salt must be dissolved before the potatoes are put in, and the soaking must iast for half an hour.lb eumann in Gar deners' Chronicle. OPERATIONS FOR THE WEEK. Stove, Conservat•,ry, Brc.--The plant department requires nice discrimination during the dull wet weather now prevalent, care must be taken that the temperature is not too high, especially at night ; high temperature and want of light will weaken any plants ; besides, the majo rity of plants now require rest, and any stimulus is inju rious. In the Flower and Kitchen Gardens nothing particular can be done, though the active gardener will always find some routine work which will occupy his time. ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. "H. Johnston, Chester." You should have sent for the Horticultural Magazine, published by Mr. C. Cox. It is better known by that name than that of " The An nals of Horticulture." difolia, and 3 is Tweedia cEerulea. "L. P." No. lis Erica glandulosa ; 2is Statice belli- HOLLOWAY'S PILLS A SURE REMEDY FOR COUGHS, COLDS, AND OPPRESSIONS OF THE CHEST.—Theso com plaints being accompanied more or less by fever, the most prompt measures should be adopted to reduce the febrile action of the system, and allay the irritation of the affect ed parts, for which purposes nothing can equal Holloway's Pills. Let the sufferer have immediate recourse to a few doses of this inestimable medicine, which will speedily remove all weight or pain in the head and chest, when the most troublesome cough or cold will immedi 3 1 / 4 , 44 , ( the influence of this wonderful medicine. and all affections of the lungs it is equally efiS 4 4 Al' / 4 ;. At 41%