The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1849-11-06 00:00:00

Nev e 2 - 18411. s._ I,otai ilttUff. *v ile West h er b y U n i on h ave di spense d w ith t h e i r s t a ff ,_eztra medical officers. 1 4 7, 013 g5t the hund r ed vessels at San Francisco are the T T°Pe, Chrishna, and Zealous, of Liverpool. op .nue St• Patrick, Captain Waterman, which arrived here turday, from New York, brouht p asse ng e rs.bin and one /l ured and eighty-seven steerage th„,TcDRED OF WlRRAL.—Messrs. Amery and Williams, p o r gigh Const a bl es f or thi s H un d re d, have been re-ap 41,1ted for th e ensu i ng year . • he Courier says that Mr. John Holmes is to be op on the 9th instant, when nominated to fill the civic on the g roun d o f his being a Dissenter ! 1D 0 ,11 Saturday the artizans employed at the extensive of Messrs. Milner presented an elegantly-chased antiff-bOX to Mr. James Wallace, timekeeper in that eSta,rhbliShtnent. of t k.' Athenceum says that the late Thomas Lewis, Esq., to s town, has left £lO,OOO to the National Gallery, on p e t i tion that a portrait of his father, the celebrated , be hung up w ithi n its walls. %Tr. Alexander Lamb, of Kew, charges the prize es iilst of the National Confederation with piracy. He says that essay is but an echo of the arguments of a Mr. ea thfield , of London. v.„," Monday fortnight, Amelia Dennison, an infant ten i g r , s old, was left near the fire when her clothes were st ained it is supposed by a spark, and such injuries were tained as to cause her death on Tuesday last. to,- 11( !bert S m ith, a c hild f our t een mont h s o ld, w h o was l i t7g with a person residing in No. 3 court, Charles teeeri', died on Friday, in consequence of a jug of hot cof b,aroz accidentally been upset upon him. Rt z e be g to direct attention to the advertisement of the di,;! (l ard Life Assurance Company, with reference to the op . "" of profits next year, and the closing of the books s c h e t it he e 15th instant for this year's entry to the profit 40 4 I r 7 IN-HALL ScHooi.—At the Sandhurst examine apid! Just held, F re d er ick Retallick, Esq., who has been hoolg for that purpose as a private pupil at Tarvin-hall Passed honourably, and received his commission ` 4 - 1, Majesty's 16th infantry regiment. j 4 ,,HE LATE DR. BYRTH.—At the coroner's inquest the 4eturned a verdict of " Died by the visitation of dr eg The lamented deceased has left only seven chit wl, and not nine, as we were informed. His immediate f e cessor a t Wallasey was the Rev. Mr. Law. 'i k e Bishop of Victoria has taken out with him, as a ?/111 - 1,.. °13a rY to China, Chun Di Kwong, whom our readers o,,gave frequently seen at the Chinese Exhibition dur- TE:L., visit here, and who received his education at the College, Birkenhead, under Mr. Baylee. vie t i l lisT CHURCH, HEATON NORRIS.—On Sunday , Ch u p ect r o : eloquent discourses were preached in Christ solr e '' , by the Rev. Dr. M'Neile, of Liverpool, when a was made for the Sunday and day schools in Ilection with the church, amounting to upwards of £l2O. A SSENGERS PER ALBERT GALLATIN.—Mr. Bathurst, NI , four children, and two servants, Mrs. Despard, Miss lay Dartl, Mr. Potter ' and lady, Mr. Brown, Mr. Whittle- Mr. Morely,' Mr. Whitlock, and Mr. Gray. There It s eventy passengers in the steerage. As th e Rev. D r . B u tler, once one of the priests in St. vett cl ny's Chapel, Scotland-road, but who became a con -14, to the Church of England, under the teaching of the ?r0... Joseph Baylee, has been appointed to one of the ki:cOtant churches at Jersey, at a salary of £lOO a /t upt • BEARD'S PHOTOGRAPHIC ESTABLISHMENT.—We h oti rerStand that the worshipful the mayor last week ho ,rear bed the rooms in Church-street with a visit, and sat pep pa l s, ' Portrait which is an admirable likeness. Mr. had, on previous occasions, taken portraits of mem of the family, which have given great satisfaction. : I , °ll [NG MATCH AT SEACOMBE.—This interesting ge defeat off on Wednesday afternoon, and terminated in h et e leat of the Seacombe players, whose throwing, how -44, was excellent. The Scotch players used the small quoit, and the Seacombe players the large quoit, N e u,' being affected greatly by the wind, lost them, it °b being many casts. 11 4 t he Sessions, on Tuesday, a man named Ingham stV e ntenced to 'five months' imprisonment, and two hp,', l uen to three months' imprisonment, for a conspi- N e r defraud George Lamb, publican, Great Crosshall he''' of £36 55., by selling to him a mixture purporting logarnbier, but which turned out to be merely a corn bt of carbonate of lime and resin. (oder„ 11 FROM BURNING.—Four weeks since, Mrs. trring in Gildart's-gardens, left her child, a girl it.p, g ; years, in charge of a female neighbour. The fire tor I , L Orr, the girl wes sent into the cellar with a candle haroe coals. In a short time she gave an alarm, and tk, ll , 4l und with her clothes on fire, and severely burnt. rtiCgeoll was called, but she died from the injuries on 1,, 411% -‘,RUPTCY COURT.—IN RE HUGH WILLIAMS.— bank in this case is a builder, residing at Birken sin; It was a dividend meeting. Additional proofs and 1 , 1 1.4 d s 0 4 the bankrupt's estate, amounting to £28, 374 were taken. It was ordered that a d ivid en d of 1, 4 the pound be paid, on account of a dividend of kep t i n • in the pound, which was declared at a previous 4 1 ,g t „• 1 1 118,1 1 CAN PROVISION TRADE. — From Messrs. Mar of . a g u Co.'s an nua l circular we learn that the imports Isttn_" , cheese ' and beef this year were less than last year, 1 1 116: 4 4 the import of bacon and pork had increased, the 56; 1)0 1 7210 tons to 12,850 tons, and the latter from ho t barrels to 35 603 barrels. The cheese last year was P . 44 'Arn • • all Lu Loudon. Every article , princip y s eelined in price. t iatt ri 'waEcx.—On Monday, during very thick weather, ar gtior tn ue Repealer, of Halifax, 400 tons register, Capt. from Liverpool to Charleston, laden with salt he m e als, struck on the Long Bank, off this harbour. I ttp 'ew, assisted by some of our hardy fisherman, safely IN t ted from the wreck, which afterwards drifted on the e, z , i • Shoals, where the hull has been dismantled.— % ' o i'd Guardian. k 4/ • ti , SCRIPTION FOR THE FAMILY OF THE LATE DR. 4q4p; A tr • -- -We are extremely glad to find that a vfry Nireent subscription is being raised for the interesting otti Yof this much-lamented reverend gentleman. We ,6t0,11e t hGt l hat upwards of £2,000 h . aye already been con and among the subscribers are the following Pp e len for the princely donations attached to their "so, 4'Le names :—John North, Esq., £250 ; Thomas h i titp; f . 's'', £150; George Grant, Esq., £lOO. &c., &c. gt f ,, -- -. , P013 L PROVIDENT CLERKS' ASSOCIATION.—We fp7,,, t ile advertisement of donations received in aid of LlOat Zits of this society : it speaks for itself. Our readers if i tn, however, confound this, the local institution, „ c !:i agency of the London " Provident Clerks' Mu .l4-"surance Association," of which a meeting was /I N /It the Cotton Sales' Room on Friday last. The I°are somewhat similar at first sight, and might lead Iv ii r k 7 • HOTEL.—In directing attention to Mr. (.7 c Om an ' s advertisement, in another column, we can ' ~°4llfidently reco mmend . his establishment to all who 04 1 ,.1 excellent dish of turtle, venison, or game. The Leld ers 6lB excellent, and the prices are most reasonable, e a ha blv under what are charged at other hotels in peep-", other towns. The London oysters and tripe are universally' approved by all who have had the 011 1 ..._f tasting either. Whiteman deserves the fullest pop,7 ) etiaent„ 104 1 11 DEATHS.—Between twelve , a nd . one o'clock scot, man named William M Milian, a millright 11%tes r escot, dropped down dead in the house of Mr. Oto4 s r naster builder, Seacombe-street, out of Great cod Street. The cause of death was the rupture of a CliP te e, a l--On Friday morning last, a man named Ot, i ' O OE, residing it , Barter-street, (out of Runcorn complained of a great pain in the left side of his yke y tie went to bed, and called for a glass of hot tl:d water, but before ho could partake of, it was t the vital spark was extinguished. ACCIDENT.—A dreadful accident occurred in 4 4 ? 11 4 -1 1 e:liate . vicinity of our o ffi ce on Tuesday last, by ' lost his man named Scott Mossman, 30 years of 4p.esa, uta life. He was engaged about some premises Csti oh e o f erection in Cook-street, and on the day in tt u nite was at work on a landing fourteen feet from the 41tht, f Suddenly his fellow-workmen observed him ‘4l:ltrie'e4 at the mouth, and re assistance could be avail ,Poor fellow fell to the ground, pitching on his of course expiring immediately. tO I CPELLED WESLEYAN MINISTERS.—WO per v, t ese gentlemen hold a meeting in this town k Ili% • Their cause is not lkely to be advanced by 11 1 1 ° P. , e t ,p tl i e 3 ,, t .ileY take to promote . .it. Their speeches are 4 1 44 y and they in d u l ge in the grossest personal .to B een the Bradford Observer is obliged, " can- Itithicirfess," its " regret at the numerous personali -441, that in," and further adds, "We candidly tell beef Nre are sorry to see them stringing together 3 1 e 8 and appending offensive epithets to each y they radical papers express anything but sym -111 ttEs b a their position. e 44 e . "... ll.r krtotv .—On Saturday week the Committee of trol Humane Society presented a first-class silver k llkP k t master of No. 1 Pilot-boat, bearing the fol ttisa,-,f rnition round he edge :—" To Mr. Williarc, IN, I , ll a p'''aster pilot, for rescuing crew of sloop Eliza ,ll4.o4l,arY gale Ormshead, 13th October, 1849." `44",ttoes has b e e n h onoure d on former occasions for N t ear - Ut; and daring, and we may mention, that in a;' 39 he received a p r esentation from the same a t iVati r ,, w ell as a silver snuff-box, at a public dinner, ‘l44lthiluial for his exer tions in saving many lives e lluaYlvania, St. Andrew, and Lockwood , A b 11.: peat storm in that year. ‘kb‘' l lted v i; George Dover, A.M., has been unanimously 4 0' th e t to the incumbency of St. Theßar pllthNet4.rtrustrueessteaerse the Archbishop of Canterbury, 6 01 11 0 :8:i o u r ri n M an ' y Nei e le a , rs an b d ee t n he th R e c J uin t) e n n e t s . ofMr. Whir's Church, ' in this town, where he has la t &Drove most painstaking and self-denying assiduity to w ,, ° rle of the poorest and most depraved districts titLts former d such of our readers as are acquainted tt iejl, 4 and present condition, have often re listl it s Z° lll 4, the great improvement which has taken 441 1it ti , ° ` , ed - " o ral condition under the spiritual culture of t al s ,th el ?aator. The poor of the parish especially will 44. CNA" u e t raoval of their minister and friend. Ze t i" to l e ' t cri, LIMEKILN -LANE, TRANMERE.—We b k a y M a ra that a more eligible site than that kindly r '„Yorecroft has been obtained for the above oe . •wir• Orred, one o f th e l arges t l an ded pro -4,l;%ted L9e other side of the Mersey, has generously 4% hi b D i eee of his most valuable land to the service Vtu_ g ere' - a ° , f h the Almighty, which proves to be the very s f t Z th e I ,2rch is most needed. It is exactly central cop We Church and that of Rock Ferry. 4 km i ttaik ude to is opposite to Shakeshaft's Hotel. 4 eL t ‘ke et Atth nt gift of Mr. Orred will enable the Rev. 1 1 - 44 ,) respected incumbent of Tranmere, deli a- 1 to accomplish, without much more - " t `" — red object, viz., a new church in that part - we di str i c,,. n o be ;d n~ ~pD EXAMINATION OF 'MASTERS AND MATES.—At a meeting of a Board of Examiners, on Tuesday, Mr. Geo. Green, late seaman on board the "Cicely," of Liverpool, was found qualified for a second-class mates' certificate ; and on Friday, Captain Thomas Dawson, late master of the " Galway Ark," of London, was found duly qualified fora first-class masters' certificate. _ _ _ . . LECTURE ON HISTORY.—We perceive that the talented and respected incumbent of St. Barnabas, the Rev. Tho mas Nolan, is to deliver a lecture on History, at St. James' School-room, this evening, (Tuesday) for a cha ritable purpose. The subject is in itself sufficiently at tractive to bring an overflowing audience, but when we add the lecturer's name and fame, and state that it is pro bably the last occasion on which he will be heard in Liverpool, out of the pulpit, previous to his removal to the important sphere of his appointment in London, we feel assured many of his friends will be rejoiced to avail themselves of this opportunity of hearing him. THE ANSWER TO PRAYER.—It is matter of history how little success blessed the most zealous medical efforts before our partial National Humiliation, compared with their remarkable success after. Shortly after, we read of 2000 cases of diarheea, and nearly 70 of them verging on collapse, occurring within a single week in one London parish; yet not one of all those cases proved fatal ! It is said, we know not how correctly, that from and after the local fast day there has not been a single fatal case at the Cholera Hospital for West Derby Union. The least ob servant gratefully regard these undeniable proofs of Pro vidential interposition. THE CORPORATION STEAMERS.—WC stated last week that the new Corporation steamers had each been dis abled by accident. On Wednesday evening the Cato ran into a tug-boat, and nearly cut away her stern. The Cato's paddle-box and wheel were also severely injured. Some of the passengers were thrown on their faces, and the Cato was totally disabled. On Thursday evening the hired Corporation steamer Jenny Lind, came into collision with the Tranmere steamer Britannia, and severely damaged her paddle-box, by which she was rendered quite useless. This makes three steamers disabled in one week. SOIREE MUSICALE. The Philharmonic Society is about to give a performance of vocal and instrumental music under this designation. The object is to afford amateurs on the piano-forte an opportunity of hearing the performance of compositions of various styles, both ancient and modern, in those pieces which come under the denomination of chamber music. The programme is of the most recherche character. The practice at Willis's rooms and other celebrated places of metropolitan esteem has formed the basis of the arrangement for the impend ing soiree ; and whilst the instrumental performers are eminent for ability, several new compositions will be per formed, including a quatuor, by Mendellssohn, for the piano -forte, violin, viola, and violoncello. ACCIDENT TO ONE OF THE SEACOMBE STEAMBOATS. —Since the partial closing in of the Wallasey Pool by the Dock Commissioners, the loss of the tidal influx and reflux on the Seacome side of the pool has caused a constant accumulation of sand between the wall of the Seacombe cover of the works and the ferry slip, which has had to be removed from time to time by the Messrs. Parry, at a very considerable outlay, to prevent its stop ping the working of the auxiliary stage. More recently an attempt has been made by the commissioners to pro vide a scour for this purpose from the inner side of the wall, which, however, has been very inadequate in its operation to the purpose for which it was constructed. At low water of spring tides it is necessary to ground a boat at the edge of the stage, over which the 'passengers embark or land ' • and on Thursday last at the usual time, a spare steamboat, the Liverpool, proceeded to the usual place for this purpose. On endeavouring, however, to lower the stage to her, it was found that its wheels were impeded by an accumulation of sand on the rails; and that the steamer had grounded upon a portion of this bank, extending a little way beyond the end of the stage. A " list" towards the centre of the river became more and more apparent as the tide receded ; and from her position a strain in the timbers of the boat ensued, causing a heavy leakage. Although every effort was made to keep her afloat she filled rapidly • and, at length, her chimney and mast having fallen, she heeled over several times, and sunk bottom upwards. She was ultimately got up on Friday, but will have to be broken up. Although old, the Liverpool was one of the strongest built boats on the river. We learn that a beautiful new boat—the Sphynx— will be put on the station in the course of the week. The operation of the tides, caused by the new dock wall, upon the Seacombe ferry is very disastrous, and calls urgently for prompt remedial measures on the part of the Birkenhead Dock Commissioners. It is obvious that if some effective counteracting agency be not resorted to, the complete silting up of the ferry is inevitable. FUNERAL OF THE LATE REV. DR. BYRTH.—On Satur day the remains of this lamented divine were deposited in the grave. On the occasion the ceremonies were pecu liarly affecting. The cavalcade started from the residence of the deceased at half-past nine; composed, besides the family and immediate relatives of the deceased, of the fol lowing clergymen and other gentlemen :—Rev. T. Tobin, Rev. J. Roberts, Rev. J. Judge, Rev. F. Barker, Rev. R. Davies. Rev. W. W. Ewbank, Rev. F. Parry, Rev. J. Lister, Rev. Dr. Raffles, Rev. J. Kelly, Sir EdwardCust, Mr. George Grant, Mr. J. C. Ewart, Mr. H. Winch, Mr. J. North, Mr. W. Mann, Mr. D. Neilson, Mr. Mawds ley, Mr. T. Bouch, Mr. W. Hall, Mr. P. Wright, Mr. S. Johnson, Mr. J. Halliday, Mr. Parr, Mr. Thos, Murray, Mr. Logan, Mr. R. Bateson, Mr. D. Buchanan, Mr. W. Peers, Mr. Chambres, sen., Mr. Chambres, jun., Mr. T. T. Glazebrook, Mr. H. Glynn, Mr. Whitewick, Mr. James Skipper, Mr. H. Meadows, churchwarden, Mr. T. Molyneux, Mr. John Ripley, Mr. Wilson, and Mr. W. Atherton. There were also present a number of the resi dents of Wallasey and the neighbourhood, who were de sirous of paying the last tribute of respect to their much valued and estimable pastor. Mrs. Byrth, supported by her eldest son, Stuart Byrth, her two other sons, and four daughters, and Miss Byrth, sister, with Mr. Alfred Raynes, nephew of the deceased, followed the body to the grave. The Sunday scholars, many of the villagers and parishioners, as well as ladies, were present on the occa sion. The body was received at the gates of the church by the Rev. J. Tobin, incumbent of St. John's Church, Liscard. It was thence conducted to the church, when the funeral service appointed to be read at the grave side was read in a very solemn and impressive manner by the Rev. W. W. Ewbank, and during the mournful ceremony the majority of the spectators were subdued to tears. At several houses in the village flags were hoisted half-mast high, in token of the mournful event, and the people ge nerally seemed impressed with the great loss they had sustained in the decease of one who was to them a devoted pastor, a judicious adviser, and a faithful friend. THE SPARKLING LIVERPOOL WATER.—A very intelli gent correspondent of a contemporary demolishes utterly the statements of Mr. Spencer, that our sandstone water is bad, because it is so bright and sparkling. That gentle-, man says that the " superior brightness " of the Liver pool water is due to the "impurities chymically combined with it, and which increase its powers of refraction." The writer first alluded to, proves the complete fallacy of this as follows :—" Perhaps, by the terms bright' and ' sparkling,' Mr. Spencer means the amount of trans mitted light. If so, it is equally untrue that bodies are bright or sparkling in the degree of the power they possess of refracting light.' Chromate of lead—a dark red mineral, not even transparent, but only translu cent, and that generally only on the edges, and therefore not bright' or sparkling' in the second sense — has twice the refractive power of the clearest rock crystal. Bodies, then, are not ' bright' or ' sparkling' in ante sense, ' in the power they possess of refracting light.' If, therefore, brightness is not dependent on refractive power, which I have shown it is not, it must be erroneous to affirm, as Mr. Spencer does, that PURE Hotham-street' has ' its superior bright caused by those very impurities which are chemically com bined with it, and which increase its powers of refraction. Well, indeed, may PURE! ! ! Hotham-street' stand in three-fold astonishment at the infliction of this paradoxi cal libel on its purity. Neither is the proposition correct which states that 'the density of our Liverpool water is increased by those bodies it bolds in solution, and thereby its angle of refraction undergoes a corresponding degree of increase.' The angle of refraction' of a body bears no known relation to its density. Carbonic acid has a density twenty four times as great as hydrogen, whilst its refrac tive power is only one-seventh of that of the latter body. Alcohol has a considerably less density than water, but a greater refractive power. Sulphuric acid has a density two and a quarter times that of oil of turpentine, with a less refractive power. In no form of matter, then—solid, liquid, Tor acriform—would increasing the density of a body necessarily increase its refractive power. The con dition on which refractive power depends is not known. Sir Isaac Newton supposed it to be connected with com bustibility, and predicted the combustibility of a diamond from its refractive power. This prediction was only a lucky guess, and not a philosophical deduction for the ' fact of chromate of lead being wholly incombustible, and yet one of the most highly refracting bodies known, shows that refractive power does not depend on combustibility. The chemical test of hardness, so ostentatiously appealed to by the Rivington advocates, is a ruse. Hard water may be healthier, cieteris paribus, than soft. Soap is cheaper than medicine, and good health at least as desi rable as clean linen." POLICE INTELLIGENCE. On Friday, a rascally looking fellow was sent to gaol for three months, for picking the pocket of a policeman. The driver of an omnibus was fined 20s. and cost, on Friday, for furious driving along Waterloo-road. A car driver was fined 10s. and costs, on Friday, for charging Mr. Robert Horsfall 4s. when 2s. was the proper fare. _ A woman named Malone was on Tuesday fined 40s. for inflicting a serious injury on the skull of another woman with a rolling-pin. At the Police-court, on Thursday, Patrick Newton was fined 40s. and costs, or to be imprisoned 42 days, for as saulting a coloured man in the street. ROBBERY BY A DOMESTIC.—On Friday, a girl named Lardy was committed for trial, charged with s t ea ling a quantity of wearing apparel from a Mr. Robinson, in whose service she had been. On Saturday Sarah M'Donald was sent for trial on a charge of robbing a man of £5O at a brothel in Finney lane. The money was in bank notes, and £45 was found in the possession of the prisoner. On Wednesday there were but 19 prisoners for petty thefts ; no case of interest ; and no commitments for trial. A boy, James M` Grath , for stealing butter, was committed to gaol for three months. Catherine O' Neale, for rob bing a little boy who, for a l ivin g , sings in the street, of Is. Old., was committed for two months. OVERSTRAINING THE BY-LAW.—A police-officer complained against a person for causing an obstruction in the street, by allowing his cart to stand there. The party summoned said the delay had been but momentary. The officer admitted that tha time the cart had stayed was very short.—Mr. Rushton : Don't press these things too strongly ; let the informations be laid only in cases where public inconvenience is incurred. .:7, 4 j 4.1,t 11 :. f 'TWI LIT SPOIL STANDARD. On Friday, a sailor named Fitzsimmons was fined £lOO, for having smuggled 1501bs. of cavendish tobacco on board the Washington Irving. Too BAD.—On Tuesday, a man named William Reed, a " dog fancier," was charged with stealing a dog, the property of Edward Rushton. On the case being called, the worthy stipendiary left his seat, remarking that he " could not sit on that case, having an interest in it," and it turned out that the " Edward Rushton " on the sheet was the veritable magistrate himself. Mr. Rathbone, who acted during Mr. Rushton's absence, disposed of it by ordering a month's imprisonment to be imposed. EXTENSIVE ROBBERIES.—Five men, named William Brown, John Harper, Joseph Harper, Gilbert Patterson, and John Finch, were charged on Tuesday, the former with breaking into houses in Paddington, Mount-pleasant, Ivy-street, and elsewhere, and stealing silver spoons, jewellery, &c., and the latter with receiving the stolen property. The apprehension of the parties arose from a report of numerous burglaries having recently taken place in the neighbourhood of Windsor, which induced the po lice authorities to place Storey and Povey, two of the de tective police, on the look out, and these officers were again assisted by Johnson, Hutchins, and Grimby, also police officers. The officers having got on the track of the prisoners, traced them from place to place, particu larly to No. 10, Ivy-street, where an entrance had been effected on Sunday night, and some plate stolen. The officers succeeded in apprehending the prisoners, one by one, in various places, and discovered a number of silver spoons, a clock case, a quantity of tobacco, several ladies' work bags, and a variety of property of different kinds, as well as a large collection of skeleton keys and house-break ing instruments. Mr. Owen defended Finch, who is a beerhouse-keeper. The whole of the prisoners were re manded for seven days. INGENIOUS CAPTURE.—On Friday a ploughman, named Jackson, in the employ of Mr. John Peers, of Thingwall, had occasion to leave his team, which were engaged in ploughing a field adjoining his master's house, all the inmates of which were absent. On reaching the house, he found that the kitchen window had been broken, and an entrance effected. He immediately went to the stable, where he met one of his fellow-servants, and, on asking him if he had seen any one about, he was informed that two men were seen coming from the house in the direc tion of a wood, situate at a short distance. Jackson then, after detaching one of the horses from the plough, rode in the direction of the field, and overtook two men—one of them, named George Ewart, he succeeded in capturing. Several drawers had been broken open, but the thieves had only taken away six and a half sovereigns. On Saturday, Ewart was brought up' before the magistrates and committed for trial. During his examination, Mr. Gleave, the bridewell-keeper, and Mr. Inspector Birnie, observed two women in the court, who seemed to take very great interest in the proceedings. The prisoner was also seen to recognise them. When the court broke up P. C. Mathews and John Tagg watched the movements of the women, and followed them to Liverpool, when they were traced to a house in a court in Upper Beau street. At dusk P. C. Mathews, having the assistance of two Liverpool police-officers, entered the house, and there found a man named Edwards, whose hands were much scratched, and his clothes smeared all over with mud. He was taken into custody, and brought over to Birkenhead, where he was identified as the man who made his escape when Ewart was captured. SPEECHES OF MR. PICTON AND MR. RUSHTON AT THE PARISH MEETING, ON THURSDAY. Mr. J. A. Pic-rosr, architect, next rose, and was received with cheers. He said,—Gentlemen, when sitting here listening to the statements and counter statements which have been made to the meeting this morning, I could not help internally reflect ing and saying to myself, " Who would be a committeeman, for the public service, when we find that this committee, after spending days upon days, I might say weeks upon weeks, at a time since they were appointed, (and many anxious hours and sleepless nights have been spent, I can assure you, Sir, in this case, for the benefit of the parishioners); when we find that we on the one hand are charged by members of the council with repudiation, and on the other hand charged by other members of our own committee with a variety of improper acts. (Applause.) I say, who would enter, with these pros pects, into the public service, in matters of this sort ? But, sir, I have more confidence in my townsmen assembled here this morning to hear this report, than to believe that, after the plain, simple, and unvarnished statement which has been sub mitted, they will not hold up their hands in support of the committee which they appointed. (Applause.) Now, sir, what are the facts? This committee was appointed, in the first in stance, for the purpose, it was said, of testing the wells, and of considering any other matters which might present themselves in the course of the inquiry, which would tend to elucidate and clear up this much-vexed and tangled question, and upon these inquiries and the information obtained we were to report to a subsequent meeting of the general vestry. They had then, in the first instance, to test the wells, but there was another matter which they considered it their duty to undertake, although it was not included in their written instructions — that was to get the Rivington Pike works stopped. (Hear, hear, and applause.) It was clear to your committee that, unless that was done, nothing could be accomplished. (Loud cries of " Hear, hear.") Supposing we had gone under the strict letter of instructions given to us as a commit tee, that we had proceeded to test the wells, and have asked the Council to give us powers to test the supply; the operation would have extended itself month after month, and what would have been the result in six months? The casting of the pipes would have been going on, at an accelerated speed (hear, hear), and at the end of that time it would be said, " The mischief is done, the pipes are cast, the town has incurred an expense of , £175,000 (hear, hear), now what do we care about your testing, the Rivington scheme must go on.—(Hear, hear.) Now, the committee saw this difficulty, and their first object was to get the Rivington works stopped.—(Applause.) With that view we entered into a negociation with the special water committee. Mr. Brown and Dr. Collins say that we made it a sine qua non, that the Rivington works should be stopped. We did so ; but when we went to the special water committee, they said "what equivalent do you offer us ; for what purpose do you propose to stop them. Those two gentlemen appear to think that we had nothing to do but to buy harness, and go and test the wells, put the town to great expense. and just do as we pleased—act how, when, and where we pleased. There is not a man in the room but knows we had no such power; that we could only act by the consent of the constituted authorities, the Special Water Committee and the Common Council of the town. When we asked their permission to test the wells, what was the reply ? It was this (and it was more than, in the first instance, we ex pected), "We agree to stop the castings, to suspend all opera tions with regard to the Rivington scheme ; but, gentle men of the parochial water committee, are you prepared to abide by the result; supposing that the testing prove a defici ency , are you prepared to withdraw all opposition." (Hear, hear.) Well, could we expect the Council to enter into a one sided bargain ? Should we have all our own way without giving some equivalent? We entered into the negotiation to put an end to those unseemly disputes and acrimonious differences which have distracted the town, and done infinite mischiefboth to public credit and private concord—(applause)--and I do not know of any better conclusion than when two parties differ, to appoint a tribunal as judge. Mr. Picton afterwards showed that Dr. Collins himself, notwithstanding the amusing speech he had made, had approved of the appointment of two engineers. It must be evident to every man who reflected for a moment that the only effect which the proposed reference would have would be to bring the matter in a clear and definite shape before the council on the Ist of November. It was they who would have to decide, and since the . gentlemen present had the nomination of the council in their own hands, the matter rested with themselves. (Hear, hear, and cheers.) And now it was generally considered that, in all committees that were appointed, a majority was to govern ; whatever was decided upon was considered to be the act of the committee. If nothing was to be warranted, approved of, and adopted, but what every member of any committee should agree to, he would like to know how public business could be carried on ? All the apparent opposition that day had arisen from two gen tlemen out of a committee of eighteen, not beiag content to be bound by the act of the majority. (Loud applause.) Mr. Rushton, he was sure, would bear him out, that the com mittee had endeavoured to obtain a suspension of the Rivington works, without being pledged to the reference as it stood ; but they could not obtain the consent of the Special Water Com mittee. Mr. Picton afterwards stated, that the resolutions of which Messrs. Collins and Brown complained, had been adopt ed after they had thought proper to take up their hats and re tire. Was public business to stand still because it was incon venient for them to stay ? (Laughter and approbation.) In conclusion (Mr. Picton said), all he had to say on behalf of the committee was, that they had acted in perfect sincerity, and endeavoured to carry out to the utmost possible extent the business for which they had been appointed. Having given the explanation which he had done, he had nothing further to say than this, that as parishioners of Liverpool they had en deavoured to carry out the views and objects which they had at heart, to the utmost of their power. The committee threw themselves upon the meeting, confident of their support. They had entered upon a disagreeable task, not to please themselves, but to release the town trom the dilemma into which it had fallen, and to a considerable extent lie thought they had been successful, for their opponents in the Council spoke now in an altered and modified tone. (Loud applause.) Mr. RUstrrON here presented himself to the meeting, and was received with loud and reiterated bursts of applause. When silence was restored, he proceeded to say that his name having been two or three times mentioned during the course of their proceedings, he felt it incumbent upon himself to say a few words in explanation of the part which he had taken in this matter. He wished, in fact, now that his name had been mentioned, to tell them how the whole negociations, so far as he was concerned, began and ended. (Hear, hear, and cheers.) Three weeks ago as he was passing up Bold-street he met Mr. Robertson Gladstone, who solicited him in the most strenuous and impressive manner to interfere in some way, to use his influence in some manner to put an end to the unseemly dispute which was then going on with respect to the water question. He, in reply, said that it was impossible to get any settlement effected, inasmuch as both parties were deter minedly arrayed against each other ; and that, however much they might interfere, the probability was, that they would get their heads broken for their pains. (Laughter, and cries of no, no.) He, however, said then, that he would con sider the matter. He saw that they would have great trouble to encounter; that great trouble was to come to them in any and in every shape ; but he felt convinced that one of their greatest difficulties would be an arrangement of the pecuniary branch of the subject—for he knew that, what ever scheme was to be carried out, the money was to come from the pockets of the ratepayers, and that they . were being prejudiced against anything which might tend to increase the burden of taxation. (Hear, hear.) Well, from the spot where he then stood, during a short interval of rest which occurred during the business of the court, he wrote to Mr. Gladstone, informing him that the appointment of an engineer, who was in no way mixed up with this question, was the only safe, fair, and reasonable way of bringing the matter to a close. He did not. however, contemplate the appointment of either two or three engineers; he merely wished, as he said before, to have the matter left to one who never had been in any way mixed up with the question, not because he should not avail himself of the information to be obtained from Mr. Gage and all other sources of intelligence on the loca 1 supply, but because it was necessary that they should have some master mind to pronounce upon this subject, and whose opinion would be cal culated to lead the public mind in a fair and honest direction. (Applause.) As he said, he wrote for Mr. Gladstone; he came to him at the Sessions-house, and after consulting together he went away, saying that nothing could be done, for the parochial committee would not listen to the proposition for the appoint ment of an engineer. However, two or three days afterwards, a memorial on the same subject was brought to him, which he signed,—that memorial being presented to the Council. A confe rence between the parochial committee and the special water com mittee of the Council took place. The result of that conference was well known. After that the parochial committee requested the attendance of himself and the other gentlemen who were associated with him in the negociations. They did so wait upon them, hut he (Mr. R.) thought that it would not be fair if they were to enter into negociations on behalf of the parish committee, without first putting them in possession of all the facts and of all the conversations which had previously taken place. Accordingly he told them all that he had now detailed, and afterwards they proceeded to discuss the propositions seriatim. It was then that Mr. Dover suggested that two en gineers should be appointed—one on behalf of the parish, and the other on behalf of the Council. That proposition was then agreed upon. The next proposition was made by Mr. Picton, which was, that the casting of the pipes should be suspended till after the home supply had been tested to the satisfaction of the committee. At the foot of that proposition he put these words, or something near to them :—` That this is to be car ried out bona fide by the corporation. If the contractors will not consent to this arrangement, then that the best possible terms be obtained, and that the casting be stopped, lest that the magnitude of the expenses should operate as a reason for proceeding with the scheme." That resolution was taken to the Special Water Committee, by which it was adopted. The resolution was then brought back, and agreed to by the Parish Committee. There was, to be sure, a protest against it on the part of a few members, but the chairman and all the members of the committee—these three excepted—said that the resolu tion had been fairly passed. Mr. Richard Harbord said he would leave the chair, and Mr. Dover said he would not move another step if this resolution was contravened. Under these circumstances the resolution was declared to have been passed, and he hoped that its effect would be to bring the good people of Liverpool to a right understanding, and that it would be the means of relieving them from a very critical position —a position which did not involve mere money mat ters only, but a position in which there were many points of character at stake,—for it must not go forth to the world that they were incapable of governing themselves ; that they were almost cutting each other's throats • standing with daggers drawn upon a subject which, above all others, should receive a calm, careful, and scientific consideration. (Hear, hear, and cheers.) This was a spectacle which he would no longer bear. It was a spectacle which grieved him very much, very much indeed. It was a sight which was much more easily felt than described ; it was one he could assure them which affected him very much. (Applause.) The mischief of all these affairs was that when negociations embodied reso lutions parties took various views of the subject matter of these resolutions, according as they were biassed in favour of their own opinions... That was just the case with the reports before them. The report which they had heard read he confessed bad put the matter in a clear, succinct, and forcible manner before ' the public: the Report of the Council did something more. (Hear, and applause.) Now let us not exaggerate anything; the difference was but trifling. He had read the report of the Council with great care, and he had paid great attention to the reading of the report then before the meeting, and from a full consideration of both documents he came to the conclusion that the paragraph referring to the appointment of engineers was the only one in which there was any material difference. [Mr. Rushton then read the paragraph in question, and pro ' ceeded.] This was the point upon which all this unhappy dif ference had arisen at the last moment, but still any reflecting mind must see that all these were points which, in the regular order of things, must be inquired into by the engineers. (Hear, They must be referred to them for their decision. The only point in dispute, then, was the insertion into the report of the Town Council of a more amplified statement of the duties of the engineers than what appeared in the report then before them ; and that the committeeof the council had done so with out consulting the committee of the parish. (Hear, hear.) He had listened to the report, which, as he said before, put the matter in a clear and concise manner, and he was also bound to say that Mr. Picton had stated the whole of their transac tions in a very fair, impartial, and upright manner. (Cheers.) If they adopted this report of the Parochial Committee, he did not despair of seeing this vexed question settled in an amicable and satisfactory manner. (Hear.) With what they might do at elections he would not interfere with ; but he could not refrain from cautioning them against allowing their feel ' ings upon one single question to lead them to do that which they might have occasion again to regret. In all negociations of the kind it happened that some things were hastily done. He noticed this because he wished to notice one word in the speech of Dr. Collins. He had said that the mediators threat ened the committee, and that the committee winced under the threat. Now, what was the fact ? When the mediators saw the resolutions referred to, they told the committee that they were at variance with their former resolutions, and advised them to goback and reconsider the matter. They did so. All the mediators said was, i fsuch resolutions were proposed they should withdraw from further negociations. The committee did re consider the matter, and the result was that they adhered to their first resolution. The doctor's speech was very humour ous. It was very well to have the fun, but it was bad to have to pay for such fun. (" Hear hear,"'and cheers.) As a friend tethe town—as one who had long struggled for corporate re form—he implored of them to cast aside all narrow-minded prejudices, and to have this. matter settled in a fair, honest manner, in a way which would be conducive to the welfare of the town. (Hear, hear.) He implored them to cast aside all the difficulties which had been put in the way of a fair settle ment of this question, and come forward prepared to solve the difficulty like men of sense. They had now an opportunity of doing so, and he hoped they would embrace it. (Loud cheers, amid which the worthy mlgistrate resumed his seat.) The thanks of the meeting were then given to Messrs. Rush ton, Gladstone, and Bold, for the part which they had taken in bringing this matter to an amicable conclusion. Mr. Bol) returned thanks in brief but suitable terms; after which a vote of thanks was passed to the chairman, and the meeting then separated. LOCAL MEETINGS. EVANGELICAL ALM ANCE.—On Tuesday evening a meet. ing was held in the Medical-hall, Hope-street, for the purpose of receiving an account from the Rev. Dr. Crich ton, the Rev. C. M. Birrell, and others who attended the recent meeting of the Evangelical Alliance at Glasgow as a deputation from the Liverpool division. The hall was crowded, and Mr. W. Crosfield occupied the chair. Dr. Crichton gave a detail of the proceedings in the order in which they occurred. The chief subjects brought before the Alliance were Sabbath Desecration, Popery, and In fidelity. It was resolved to offer prizes of £lOO for the best essay on each of these subjects. The Alliance allotted them into three divisions :—namely, Popery to the Scottish division ; Infidelity to the south of England division ; and Sabbath Desecration to the north-western division of Eng land, in which this town is included. A member of the Alliance subscribed £3OO for that purpose, and £6O has since been subscribed. WALLASEY COMMISSIONERS.—On Thusrday night the usual monthly meeting was held. The report of the finance committee recommended that a rate of Is. should be laid for the ensuing year. Mr. Hill, the chairman of the finance committee, stated as the reason for recom mending the Is. rate, that their liabilities would amount to £1500; that the value of the property assessed was £32,000, which would produce very little short of the amount of the expenses required. Mr. Peers seconded the motion. Mr. Holland, in supporting the motion, was continually interrupted by Messrs. Jones and Dean. Mr. Meadows objected to the motion, and proposed as an amendment that the rate be 6d. Mr. Callow seconded the motion. Several gentlemen having spoken pro. and Mr. Dean left the room. He soon returned, and on taking his seat commenced to interrupt Mr. Hill. The chairman called him to order, when he said he had a right to speak. The chairman said he bad no right to speak. Mr. Ewart said that if the chairman called upon him he would act as a magistrate. Mr. Dean then be came quiet. A motion of Mr. John Peers, that the 9d. rate be laid, was ultimately carried. PROVIDENT CLERKS' LIFE ASSURANCE ASSOCIATION. —On Friday evening, a public meeting of the members and friends of this society was held at the Public Sale room, to hear the statements of a deputation from the London Board, relative to the proceedings of the associa tion. The attendance was not very numerous.—Mr. Jones, from London, entered into a history of the associ ation, and furnished statistical statements showing its increasing prosperity from year to year. The association had two departments —one for life assurance, and the other involving a benevolent fund. The assurance was effected on the mutual principle, and their certain privi leges enjoyed by members. The subscription to the life department also included the benevolent, without addi tional charge. The latter guaranteed to distressed mem bers, of three years' standing, annuities of £25 each, and to the widows of such £l5. In Liverpool there were nearly 100 members, and about £30,000 insured. Every inducement was offered to prudent and thinking men to join. The society was supported by the first merchants of the metropolis, and by many eminent individuals of the land.—Mr. Welsh said there was no society which offered so many benefits for so little money. The books had been investigated, and the association, it was found, could discharge all its undertakings. The present amount of liabilities was £13,000, and against that they had in vested in government stock £19,000, a security which offered confidence to these already belonging to the asso ciation, and which would inspire confidence in those who thought of joining. He instanced a case in which a mem ber died, whose widow did not know that he belonged to the association ; but having heard him say something about it, she applied, and learned she was entitled to £5OO.—A resolution was passed pledging the meeting to support the association, and, after a vote of thanks to the deputation, the meeting terminated. SELECT VESTRY.—The usual periodical meeting was held on Tuesday : the Rev. Rector Campbell in the chair. There were nineteen other members present. In reply to a question, Mr. Hart said the accounts of the parish were not yet completed, but would be published as soon as ready.—Some conversation took place relative to the man ner in which the overseers were compounding for the rates with the owners of cottage property. Mr. Earle approved of the plan, as a small loaf was better than none, and the mass of the tenants would not pay. Some remarks were made relative to certain charges of hardship to tenants against the collectors. It was complained of that the House Owners' Guardian Society proceeded in a very ir regular and extra-judicial manner towards the collectors ; and the Chairman said that the latter had a right to be furnished with the particulars of every charge brought against them, before they were called upon to answer it.—The proceedings of the Industrial Schools' Committee having been read, it was recommended to the committee to purchase a printing press, for the purpose of teaching the boys in the school the art of printing.—The report of the Medical Relief Committee stated that the cholera had, in Liverpool, ceased to be epidemic. It appeared that the house of refuge, in Queen Anne-street, had in no one case been of any use.—Mr. Willmer brought forward his motion that the correspondence be tween Mr. Cafferata and the Poor-law Commissioners should be expunged from the minute-book. He thought this necessary to prevent it from forming a precedent hereafter. Mr. Cafferata had said that he wrote to the commissioners as a private member of the board ; but it was so done as to identify the correspondence with the acts of the commissioners.—Mr. Gardner seconded the motion.—Mr. Cafferata opposed it, on the ground that any member had a right to write to the commissioners for his own guidance, and no decision of the board would prevent him from doing so again. —Mr. Wylie moved an amendment—that the correspondence be allowed to remain in the book, with the understanding that it would be not admitted as a precedent ; and this was seconded.—Mr. Woodruff reprehended the conduct of Mr. Cafferata in writing to the Commissioners, when he knew at the time that the views and wishes of the board were altogether against him. Ho said the correspondence would never have been entered in the books if the chairman of the workhouse committee (Mr. Cafferata) had not refused to put an amendment to the committee on these letters. He (Mr. Woodruff) had in consequence resigned, being a member of the committee. Shortly after several gentle men of the board pressed him to come forward again, and when he was proposed, Mr. Cafferata moved the appoint ment of another gentleman against him, though that gen tleman was not known to Mr. Cafferata. He also com plained that Mr. Cafferata, during his absence, had said that he (Mr. Woodruff) bad come back " like a spoiled child," and wished to be re-elected. Mr. Woodruff then entered into an explanation of the reasons which caused him again to become a member of the vestry, from which it appeared he was strongly solicited, and at length reluct antly promised to serve again. Mr. Woodruff, in con clusion, said,—l ask the chairman of the Workhouse Com mittee how he dared to make use of my name in the way in which he did, and call me " a spoiled child." (Hear, hear, and loud laughter.) I tell him to his face, that if he would do his duty to the board instead of mixing him self up with underhand and factious attacks upon indivi dlutahlisn,kitthwaotuilnd this s m cas uch e h m is or co e n t d o uc h t is ha c s re b d ee it n a m n o d st h u o n n w o a u r r: rentable, and I do not hesitate to tell him that it is un worthy of a member of this vestry to impute to others improper motives in the manner he has done.—Mr. Earle said that since he had heard Mr. Cafferata's letter read, he had changed his opinion, as he thought the letter offi cious, if not official. He thought nothing ought to be in the books which had not been sanctioned by the com mittee. As to members writing to the commissioners for their own guidance, that was a different thing. After a few words from Mr. Abraham, it:support of Mr. Cafferata, Mr. Willmer consented to withdraw his motion in favour of Mr. Wylie's amendment, and the latter was carried. . COUNCIL MEETING. The last meeting of the municipal year was held on Wednes day, in the Council-chamber. Present,—the Mayor, Messrs. J. Holmes, T. B. Horsfall, Gardner, G. H. Lawrence, J. Lawrence, Hornhy, Thomson, J. Aikin, W. Nicol, Swainson ' Mann, Beckwith, Langsdale, Freme, J. It. Lloyd, Sands, W. Bennett, J. Parker, Wagstaffe, Johnson, Briscoe, Bent, Robinson, Bell, Hodson, Rogers. Hindley, Watson, Morris, Rimmer, Jones, W. Fisher, Walthew, It. Henderson, Stitt, Turner, Chilton, H. Neill, Woodruffe, Procter, Ferguson, S. Holme, Jas. Holme, Benn, Molyneux, and G. H. Horsfall. Mr. Driffield having read the accounts for the past year, In the proceedings of the Finance Committee a recommenda tion was conveyed to the Council that application be made to the Lords of the Treasury to sell a plot of land, in Hope-street, to he applied as a site for a school, in connection with the Unitarian chapel. Before the pioceedings of the Finance Committee were confirmed, Mr. THOMSON asked if there was no chance of getting the Birkenhead Ferry let? Mr. G. H. LAWRENCE replied that he had not heard. Mr. TnomsoN wished to know if it were true that during the last week several accidents had occurred which would en tail considerable expense on the Corporation? Mr. G. H. LAWRENCE thought not. Mr. THOMSON then asked if sufficient passengers were ob tained to pay for the coals consumed in working the engines? Mr. J. PARKER rose to answer the honourable member for Scotland Ward, whose conduct lie characterised as that of a little cur dog. He referred to little insinuations made by that gentleman at the last meeting of the Council. He(Mr. Parker) did not, like the honourable member for Scotland Ward, take his hat and run away before important divisions involving the expenditure of hundreds of pounds came on. Mr. Parker then entered into thehistory of the Birkenhead ferry. A disputehad arisen with Messrs. Willoughby, the former lessees, and, in consequence. it was under the authorisation of the Council that two boats were purchased; therefore, the Council, and not the ferry committee, ought to be blamed, if blame were due to any one, for the change that had taken place in the manage ment of the ferry. With respect to the purchase of the boats, the reason they were built here, instead of being brought from Scotland, was that it was found that our own builders could furnish better vessels than could be got from Scotland. Now that the boats were obtained, it was intended to submit the ferry to public tender. Mr. Parker thought Mr. Thomson had taken a most unmanly course in thus attacking the management of the ferry, but that gentleman spoke without knowledge of the subject—indeed he always spoke without knowledge. Mr. Ai KIN rose to say that a simple question had been asked and a very long time had been occupied by Mr. Parker, but, during all that time lie had not given an answer to it; a good deal that was personal had been heard, but not whether the boats paid or not. (Hear.) The MAYOR observed that the question from Mr. Thomson was as to whether the boats were paying for the coals they con sumed. Mr. THOMSON explained that his meaning was, whether the boats paid the general expenditure they occasioned. He went on to say that Mr. Parker had thought fit to compare him to a cur dog, he (Mr. Thomson) should not retaliate in a similar manner, personalities should never be resorted to by him. He wished to observe, that £2OOO more bad been paid for the boats in question, than the sum for which they could have been procured from an eminent firm in Scotland. Mr. MANN understood it was intended to offer the ferry with the boats for public competition. (Mr. G. H. Lawrence thought Mr. M. rather premature in his observations.) Mr. M. said he merely rose for the purpose of saying that it was exceedingly desirable that, if possible, the Council should let the ferry. (Hear, hear.) They must make their minds up to submit to a considerable sacrifice; but let the terms be what they may, he should advise this course for adoption. The proceedings of the Finance Committee were then confirmed. WATCHING AND LIGHTING COMMITTEE. These proceedings were likewise confirmed. DOCK COMMITTEE. The accounts of this committee having been read, Mr. It. HENDERSON, the chairman, said that the marine surveyor had completed his survey of the Victoria Channel, and the little change that would be necessary in the chart would be made very shortly. The receipts for the past finan cial year exceeded those of the previous one by £3,000. The MAYOR enquired the amount of the tonnage, and Mr. HENDERSON stated it to be 1,345,727 tons ; the amount for the previous year was 1,358,710, by which it appeared that in the matter of tonnage there had been a decrease during the past year. The balance on this account, as it appeared by the published statement, was £4,500. Mr. MANN explained that really it was £18,500, and the reason it was not atonce perceptible was owing to a peculiarity in the mode of keeping the accounts. Mr. HENnEasoN having moved the confirmation of the accounts, the motion was seconded, and confirmed by the Council. IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE. The proceedings of this Committee being read, Mr. SAMUEL HOLME rose and said, before moving the con firmation of accounts of the important character of those just read he would give a short synopsis of what had been ac complished by the committee with which he had been con nected; he did so because in the present flickering condition of public feeling events might occur which would deny to him the opportunity of making that statement there at a future period. The Corporation had power to borrow £250,000, to be applied in a manner subject to the approval of the Council ;—(hear)— of this sum £ 67,600 had been already laid out in the erection of the Assize Courts. A considerable amount had been expended in improving Cooper's-row and Fenwick-street, within the last six years. They had spent £55,564 in purchasing pro perty in various places in the town, which though not wanted at the present time, would ultimately be required, and it bad been secured before its requirement by the Corporation became matter of notoriety, for it was well known how the value of property rose in the estimation of owners when they were ap prized of its being required by the Corporation. Of the above sum £15,330 had been expended within thelast fewyears. To ena ble the committee to complete theimprovements now in progress, they would have to purchase some property at thecorner of Han ley-street, and a warehouse in Lime-street; the latter had been satisfactorily arranged, owing to the co-operation of Mr. Rim men he Mr. H., wished all parties concerned in such tran sactions would be as desirous to meet the Corporation in their advances as that gentleman had been. (Hear, hear.) With re spect to the property in Hanle)-street, he feared the committee would have some trouble ere a satisfactory agreement could be concluded. Then there was the great thoroughfare, Elliot street, the widening of which was rendered necessary by reason of the great number of omnibuses which were continually pass ing and repassing there. He was happy to say it had only been necessary to purchase in this street three shops and houses. To carry out these improvements it would be ne cessary to shorten the Pedlars' Market. In Dale-street they only now required three houses and shops; and he re commended the improvements contemplated there, because the Corporation being the possessors of the Saracen's Head, for which a nominal rent was only paid at present, would thereby become gainers. There were two other reasons why this im provement should be carried out: first, the great thoroughfare required it, and, secondly, it would enable them to open Peter-street. Thus they would leave the improvement com mittee a large quantity of land, and would also bring money into the exchequer. Other property had been secured at the south side of Shaw's-brow and in the Old Haymarket, which it is intended ultimately to take down ; thus a great number of dilapidated houses would be removed, and a view of the Assize Courts would be thrown open to Dale-street. In Old Haymarket three houses had been secured for the purpose of carrying out the improvements in the vicinity of the Assize Courts. Nothing had yet been done with regard to Preeson's-row. These were some of the matters which had been accomplished, although there were various other blocks of property which might be got at a small expense, and which would be a great acquisition to the corporation, but which, for obvious reasons, he refrained from indicating. Were he to do so, probably a number of speculators would rush into the market. Mr. Holme concluded by paying a compliment to the courtesy of his colleagues, and trusting that the same politeness would be shewn to his suc cessor. MR. TitomsoN asked if anything had been done with respect to Burlington-street, and remarked that there need be no ap prehension of speculators rushing into the market, as far as that locality was concerned. Mr. HOLME replied that it did not come within the power of the Improvement Committee. The proceedings were then confirmed. LAW COURTS COMMITTEE. Mr. J. B. Lloyd said he believed that Mr. Kaye had some ob servation to make, and he would afford that gentleman the Op portunity of doing so before he moved the confirmation of the accounts. The MAYOR.—You can make your statements first. Mr. J. B. LLOYD then entered into some details, to show the advisability of retaining Mr. Wordley, the draftsman of the late Mr. Elmes, in the service of the corporation, at an in creased salary, viz. 4240. He also explained that the com mittee bad confirmed the purchase of certain books of refer ence, amounting to a little more than 4100, made by Mr. Weightman, although he deprecated the fact of the purchase, without the sanction of the committee. Mr. KAYE then rose, and having thanked Mr. Lloyd, pro ceeded to make a recommendation to the Law Courts' Com mittee, the purport of which was to induce them to furnish more ample accommodation in the new Assize Courts, for the public, and especially for the reporters to the public press—the reporters had an arduous duty to perform, and unless they had facilities offered to them, it was impossible they could dis charge those duties efficiently. Mr. Kaye then went into de tails of the style of architecture adopted in the erection of the Hall, as well as with regard to the space in the interior, and complained that all the accommodation afforded to the public was a flight of steps in the back part of the court—not a single seat except two forms in a small gallery, capable of seating 32 persons. He asked how females were to be accommodated under the circumstances, and thought that the public ought to have been consulted, as well as the judges and barristers. Mr. THOMSON rose to second the motion. The MAYOR advised Mr. Kaye to abstain from putting the recommendation formally as a resolution, but to lay it before the chairman of the committee, who he had no doubt would attend to it as Mr. Kaye desired. This was acceded to, and Mr. J. 13. LLOYD hoped Mr. Kaye would take his assurance on behalf of the committee, that it was his most anxious desire that the public should have every accommodation it was pos sible to give them. With respect to the reporters a whole box was appropriated to their use—a box similar to a jury-box—the entrance to which was so arranged that the reporters would have ingress and egress without the necessity of going into the crowded court.—(air. Kaye was glad to hear that).—Mr. Lloyd then went on to spew that if seats were placed on the steps spoken of by Mr. Kaye, they would be the means of obstruct ing the entrance of the court; he said there were several cor ridors which would be capable of accommodating a large num ber of persons, and in this respect St. George's Hall possessed accommodation that did not attach to that of Westminster Hall, with itsgreater demands in that respect. He concluded by promising Mr. Kaye that everything . practicable should be done for the public comfort and convenience. The proceedings were then confirmed. MARKETS' COMMITTEE. Mr. PARKER moved and Mr. WOODRUFF seconded the con firmation of the proceedings of this committee, which were accordingly confirmed. - .. GAOL COMMITTEE. The accounts of this committee were next confirmed. TOWN-HALL COMMITTEE. From the proceedings of this committee, it transpired that in future the admission to the Town-hall would be limited to Monday afternoon, when a charge of 6d. each person would be made, unless the visitor were introduced by a member of the Council. The stock of wines was announced to be very low, and it had been agreed to grant .4'loo to replenish the corporate wine cellar. In answer to a question from Mr. SAMUEL HOLME, The MAYOR said the wine by his direction had been sent in in cypher, and consequently it wasimpossible to know to whom the different samples belonged. The proceedings were then confirmed. HEALTH COMMITTEE. Mr. PARKER wished to be allowed to correct what appeared to be an error in these accounts, the Paul-street Baths appeared to be minus £162, but it should be remarked that £lOO voted for painting had never been applied, and that 30,000 children had been allowed to bathe gratuitously—each being provided with a clean towel; if the washing of these and other items were taken into account, it would be found that the balance in favour of the baths would be .€l9. H. LAWRENCE thought it should be remembered that they paid nothing for their water. Mr. Joantsori objected that the tenders for building the bathe in Cornwallis-street had not been publicly advertised for. Mr. PARKER was of opinion that advertising in this case would have been attended with great evils, as 'parties unable to find thenecessary plant would have been induced to accept the contract, and after giving much trouble would have been com pelled to give it up : he cited instances in which this had oc curred, and in this view lie was supported by Mr. Nicol and Mr. Bennet. He said the mode adopted by the committee was to make it known to all the extensive builders in the town— men who were capable of carrying out such a contract. Mr. BECKWITH and Mr. THOMSON were both in favour of open contracts. 'Mr. MANN took the same view as regarded the present case. as it was a specific job, the cost of which might readily have been calculated by any person in the trade; though he agreed that there were cases where to advertise for tenders might be unadvisable. Mr. WALTHEW asked Mr. Driffield to read the resolution passed on the 2nd August, relative to the erection of the Cornwallis-street baths, and upon this being done, it was found that unlimited publicity was ordei ed, consequently Mr. Johnson's amendment could not stand, and the proceedings were confirmed. WATER COMMITTEE. From the perusal of the proceedings of this committee it appeared that, at their last meeting, a vote of thanks was unanimously passed to Mr. H. G. Harbord. Before confirm ing them. Mr. BENNETT made a few observations; he regretted the absence of Mr. Harbord, who, he was sorry to say, from a note he had just received from that gentleman's brother, was dangerously ill; lie was sure his friend would have expe r ie nce d great pleasure, had he been present, in hearing that resolution read over, but he feared he had attended in that place for the last time. AIR. HODSON seconded the report of this committee, and entered into details relative to the dismissal of Mr. Macdonald; be had applied for a month's leave of absence, which bad been granted to him, but at the expiration of the term he did not make his appearance. After a lapse of time he sent in a sur geon's certificate, shewing that he was in a weak state of health; accordingly Dr. Duncan was requested to have an interview with him, and for that purpose the medical officer went to his residence, but failed to see him ; in fact it was well known that Mr. Macdonald had been seen about the streets in his usual health. Under these circumstances it was thought necessary to dismiss Mr. Macdonald. Mr. FREME thought it was extraordinary conduct on thepart of Mr. Macdonald, and must attribute it to a failing in mental as well as physical health ; he, therefore, should advise that some further inquiry be made into the matter. Mr. HODSON wished to inquire then if Mr. Freme considered Mr. Macdonald a hydro-monomaniac ? The question was nul lified by the confirmation of the accounts. Th Church Expenditure proceedings were next confirmed, as were the proceedings of the Observatory Committee. A communication to the Mayor was then read ; it purported to be a memorial from a number of persons, who had during many years been summoned on juries at quarter sessions, com plaining of the withdrawal of the usual allowance of refresh ments. Mr. G. H. LAWRENCE said their attention had first been drawn to this custom by Mr. J. B. Lloyd, the chairman of the committee, who showed that it was illegal in the first place, and explained how it became a custom. In old times the mayor used to regale the jury with a dinner; at length that coursewas commuted to a money payment • this was the course when the reform party came into power; but really they had no right to pay jurymen, who were discharging a duty they owed to their country; they should also bear in mind the exemptions and privileges which jurymen now enjoyed; formerly they were li able to be dragged to Lancaster (hear, hear) ; there was no instance in any other part of the country of juries being paid. Mr. Lawrence went on to state that it had been found avisable to withdraw the allowance formerly made to coroner's juries on the same ground that the allowance of refreshments in the case of juries at quarter sessions had been withdrawn. He appre ciated the kindness of the Recorder, who was in favour of the allowance being continued to juries, but he (the Recorder) had never said it was legal. Mr. R. HENDERSON thought the custom referred to was sanctioned by usage. He then went on to shew that it was ne cessary for jurymen to have refreshment, and if it was not pro vided for them they must leave the court, to the hindrance of public business ; further, it was to be presumed, when they left the court they went home for the purpose referred to ; but now that the town had extended so considerably, this course would in many cases be impracticable: for these reasons he thought a change was desirable in the course, and that laymen ought to be remunerated just as well as the professional ; he saw no reason why the old practice should be abandoned, Mr. THoatsoN took the same view of the question. Mr. HORNBY opposed this view, and asked why jurymen at at Quarter Sessions should enjoy a privilege not known to those of Assize. Mr. LLOYD opposed it on the general grounds, as well as from the abuse it was liable to; and indeed which had formerly existed. Mr. SAMUEL HOLME gave an instance of the way in which juries managed these matters in the good old times. When he was a young man he happened to be a guest at one of these dinners, and he observed that one juryman and then another introduced a friend, until the number amounted to 30, and these thirty carried the thing so far that the funds granted were insufficient, and a general contribution had to be made; he rembered his share was 235. or 245., so he thought it would have been more economical for him to have gone home to dine. Mr. R. HENDERSON withdrew his opposition, and the pro- ceedings were confirmed. Mr. Nicol then rose and said there remained one duty to be performed, which he claimed as the senior alderman of the borough, and which he felt great pleasure in rising to perform, but which he was sure was a pleasure that would have been felt by any member of that Council who might have been called upon to undertake that duty. It was to return thanks to the Mayor, not only for his exemplary conduct as chief magistrate of this town and Mayor of this Corporation, but also for the manner in which he bad dispensed the hospitalities of the room up stairs. He thought there could be no dissentient voice. He alluded in graceful terms to the elegant manner in which his worship had entertained Royalty and the other distinguish ed personages who had visited the town during his mayoralty, and especially to the circumstance of the change he had brought about in the matter of deficient weights and measures, and the manner in which the honest tradesman had been dis tinguished from the dishonest. Mr. Nicol then referred, amidst much applause, to the subject of the relief that had been afforded to the public charities. He was about to con chide, when he said he was reminded that he had passed over a subject he had intended to refer to before; that was the popu larity his worship had gained by setting the example to future mayors of introducing ladies to the Town hall. (Applause.) He hoped to see that example followed. He regretted not hav ing mentioned this before, as he wished the last remark he made to be on the subject of the charities, for the healthy re suscitation of which they were beholden not only to the Mayor but to his excellent lady. (Loud applause.) Mr. PARKER, as one of the senior members of the Council, briefly seconded the motion, he passed a high eulogium on the Mayor, who, he said, had gained the good wishes of 999 out of every 1000 of the ladies of the town. (Applause.) The MAYOR responded, apparently labouring under deep emotion ; he said he was sure every gentleman in the room must feel and sympathise in the embarrassment he must ne cessarily feel at the kind manner in which Mr. Nicol and Mr. Parker had referred to him. He could only say he felt an ample reward for every exertion he had made if he had met the approbation of that Council and the approbation of his fellow townsmen. It had been his endeavour in that Council to direct its proceedings with impartiality, and he could truly say he had known no man's politics. Mr. Nicol had alluded to the good he had been instrumental in bringing about in reference to the weights and measures ; but he must be allowed to say, that by far the greater merit in this matter should be claimed by their excellent officers. The cases brought before him at first were of a very general and aggravated cha racter; but now, he was pleased to say, they were confined to the lowest class of shopkeepers and those who make it their business to prey upon the poor emigrants who resort to the town. His worship here became much affected, and express ing himself unable to say more, sat down amidst general ap plause. He was afterwards cordially shaken by the hand, previously to leaving the chair at the close of the meeting. PHILHARMONIC CONCERT. We attended the Philharmonic Concert which was given at the Hall in Hope-street, on Tuesday night, with much pleasure. We heard Miss Hayes, Miss Poole, Herr Damcke and Signor Burdini. These distinguished artistes acquitted themselves well, and the audience seemed highly gratified with their performance. Miss Hayes fully justi fies the very favourable opinion we have already expressed, and we repeat that in purity of intonation she is not to be surpassed by any vocalist of the present day. We trust she will soon return to us again, and we doubt not she will receive as cordial a welcome as that with which she was greeted on Tuesday evening. Miss Poole has a voice of capital quality ; it is of good volume and great rich ness ; and she well deserves to be classed amongst our best ballad singers. The audience showed their appre ciation of her efforts by encoring her, not only in her solo, but also in her duett with Miss Hayes ; and she must have been highly gratified with the favourable impression she has made. Messrs Herr Damcke and Burdini sustained their parts very creditably ; but we should like to hear them again before giving an opinion as to their merits as vocalists. M. Benedict presided at the piano forte. Nothing could be more beautiful and judicious than his accompaniment ; and his solo performance on this instru ment seemed to be very much relished by the sarans who were present. Briccialdi gave two fantasias on the flute in excellent taste. We have heard the same composi tions rendered by Richardson and Carte, and we must own that we consider the execution of these gentlemen very much superior to that of Briccialdi. We could not help thinking that the latter did not put forth all his energy on this occasion ; and he must certainly exhibit a greater degree of daring before he can expect his name to be associated with those above-mentioned. The cho russes were well-selected, and admirably sung, and the delivery of the classical overtures shewed a steady im provement on the part of the band, and attention and care on the part of the conductor. The Mayor entertained the Earl of Ellesmere and a large party to dinner, at the Town-hall, on Wednesday. COMPLIMENTARY DINNER.—On Friday, at Mr. White man's, Brunswick Hotel, a dinner was given to Mr. R. Bryden, the " father" of the licensed victuallers of this borough, and who has not inaptly been styled the " guar dian of their interests," on his retirement from the trade, and in compliment of his long services. At four o'clock, upwards of thirty gentlemen, principally connected with the Licensed Victuallers'.Association, sat down. The name of Whiteman is a guarantee for the repast. The chair was occupied by Mr. T. Godfrey, the newly-elected councillor for St. Paul's ward, and the vice-chair by Mr. Henry Morris, of London-road. Amongst the company present were Messrs. James Thomson, J. C. Ferniliough, (councillors), 11. Denson, W. Machan, T. Luff, J. Atkin son, T. Parkinson, J. Hughes, T. Harwood, E. Sumner, G e . no e Grist, m e n (secretary connected with o itheth the as d s o t c r i a at ie. Mr. H on , ) and m. Bremner, many . g solicitor to the association, was also present. ARRIVAL FROM CALIFORNIA.—Mr. Riche!. Holmes, late of this town, arrived from California by way of New York, in the Canada steamer, on Sunday evening last. Mr. Holmes was well known in this town as foreman to Mr. Richard Crossly, boot and shoe maker, South Castle street, and subsequently in business for himself in White chapel. A little more than two years ago his premises were burnt down, and he lett this country for South America. Not liking the country he started for California, long before the gold fever set in, and he has resided there altogether about eighteen months. He left San Fran cisco on the 2d September last. During a part of last year, and at the beginning of this year, he was at work at the mines, and has realised a very handsome sum, as he brings home with him 501bs. weight of pure gold. He favoured us with a call yesterday, and showed us somagof e ...... the gold dust, with several large pieces of the preciolikiYLßPOOL metal, which he picked up from the beds of the rivißkTA N 1)A RD The largest piece of pure gold which he secured weighea. ,- , eight ounces and a half. He states that there is,-si.o,'' ` .i 1 ! I, -- - A -;'• doubt, a great deal of gold in the country, but, with , - af .-:-.,::.--- \-;;-- -- 7 ) % r- i exception, he added—" it is not worth a straw." • , _i.r . A..4\441-> \'''' i l bt. three months last year he never slept under cover o -earkv * o-•.,W ,ell*t F2l kind, and the softest bed ho could indulge in was a rerf. Nei ' , ::-- 7 4 ;f 41 - ;f, / ,,,,, Everything was exorbitantly dear, and there is a Kr I,Y::',- " \ "-,- I'', scarcity of the fair sex. lie left 220 sail of vessels at -- 'l .. Francisco.—Mercury. o 'l/ o sub' td A t er boar.{ lo tbe op e WI ate . ge e led t° ;We t ' ichegi