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JLNUARY 18ti& i; ~:.c~ ITALIAN OPERA. • . The second performance of - the Italian opera company tk Place on Wednesday night , when " La Cenerentola," -ano oo ther of Itossini's compositions was produced to a good, although not to a full house. The music of this opera, and the story upon Which it is founded, are too well known to require any length ened commentary or description from us; we shall, therefore, proceed to speak of the performers themselves, the greater part of whom are 4otal strangers to a Liverpool audience. The cast of the piece was as follows : —Don Ranziro, Mr. Ben nett ; Dori Magnifico, Signor De Begnis; Alidoro, Signor De Angioli; Dandini,'Signcir Berrettoni; Angelina, (Cinderella,) Signora Contesse. Degli Antonj; Clorinda, Signora Oldericci; and Thisbe, Signora Mariani. Mr. BenneU has a very sweet tenor voice, and is, we have no doubt, a very beautiful English melodist; but, in an Italian character, he is evidently very little at his ease, and, indeed, looked and acted his part as if the character of a prince had been thrust upon him by sonic strange or sudden caprice of fortune. Hence, the character he supported was exceedingly tame and spiritless, and on this account must be regarded as a failure. The Don Magnifico of De Beguis was, like all his per formances, full of life and spirit; but,' if we were disposed to find fault, we should say that it wanted the mock gravity and rich burlesqne human. of .Marani. His appearance on the stage in his robe de chambre, in the second scene, and his de scription of his dream to his daughters, Clorinda and Thisbe, were rapturously and deservedly applauded. Berrettoni was all life and animation in Dandini, the valet of Ramiro, whose character he assumes in the first act of the opera. Between him and De Begnis, Don Magnifico, there were some rich scenes; but his voice, a fine toned bass, more than once, per haps from over exertion, failed him. We come now to the -other rare ads . of the company, Signora Contessa Degli An tonj, a lady of mature age—perhaps a thought too old for the character of Cinderella—with a fine person, elegant manners, and graceful action. Her voice is one of great compass and melody, and her execution was, in some passages, exceedingly brilliant . ; it is therefore unnecessary to add that she was ap plauded loudly throughout her performance. Several of the concerted pieces were encored, and among them that beautiful sestetto, ."Questo e un nodo." At the close of the opera, the applause continuing, Signor de Begnis led iu Signora Antonj before the curtain and expressed by their bows and their curtsies their thanks to the audience for these marks of their favour and approbation. The band, led by Mr. I. Z. Herrmann, does great'credit to his skill and manage ment in that important department. Signor Gabuzzi presided at the piano, and was very effective in accompanying the reci- tires. " II Tancredi" will be performed to-night. We have only to add that the opera is deserving of the support of the public; and to those who wish to see a more enlarged and efficient com pany we have only to say—show that you deserve a better by supporting the one now before you, possessing, as it (lees, singers of great talent and excellence in their several depart ments. LIVER THEATftw..—Throughout the week " My Poll and my Partner Joe" has drawn very respectable houses: It has been ;very well got up. As Mr. T. P. Cooke's engagement ceases to-morrow evening, we recommend those of our readers and the public who wish to witness this novelty, to do so without delay. hhi'• W. J. litimmond appears fur the first time this season on Monday. TRADESMEN'S CONSERVATIVE SOCIETY.—We are happy to learn that, at the monthly meeting of the Tradesmen's Conser vative Society, held last night at the Golden Lion, fifty-four additional members were enrolled, making a total of more than tiye hundred tradesmen who have joined that society during •the few weeks since it was instituted. Fiwining, as it dues, au important.link between. the higher and lower classes, there is little doubt that it will exercise a salutary influence on our next general election. • BALL AT LUCAS'S Roosts.—On Tuesday evening a grand masquerade an d fancy dress ball was given by Mr. Stu bbs at this place, which was both numerously and fashionably attended. Upwards of three hundred persons partook of the festivities of the evening, which were prolonged to an early hour. LIME-STREET WARD Butcrtom.:---The result of this election shows that no blame can be attached to the central committee or their solicitors at the late election. We allude particularly to the arrangements with reference to the duplicate votes. We 'have seen the outline of those arrangements; the publication of which is only delayed until it can be authenticated by the poll book, which will b e published early in the ensuing week. The Lime-street election has been a fair fight and Mr. Lace has been fairly beaten by the sense Of the ward. At the close of the poll the numbers were— For Mr. Morecroft ' .. 270 Mr. Lace Majority in favour of Mr. MorecrOft " HOPE SPRINGS ETERNAL."—A correspondent; in remark ing on the frequency with which some members of the council rise in their sew -fledged attempts at local government and so called economy (not of time, certainly) to give vent to their ill-digested opinions and profound (!) knowledge of the munici pal act, and also to exhibit their skill in verbal (*deism, has suggested that when Pope wrote his celebrated couplet, com mencing—" HOPE siniay4 eternal in the human breast," that the three first words must have been written in the spirit of prophecy, as to what was to occur in the first town-council for Liverpool, under the municipal bill. ROYAL Isisitdrion —A lecture was delivered on Manday at this institution by Mr. E. Tay 'or upon vocal har mony, and was repeated ou Tuesday evening, to one of the most fashionable and numerous audiences we have ever seen in the lecture-room. It is scarcely possible to speak too highly of Mr Taylor's abilities as a lecturer. His language and delivery are both of the finest style; and while the matter of the lecture was interesting in the extreme, the vocal illustrations, executed un der the able directiou of Mr. Holden. by Miss Leitch, Mr. Walton, &c. added considerably to the effect. Atnong the gen tlemen present we noticed a number of the most eminent merchants in the town. , „ PROCEEDINGS OF THE TOWN COUNCIL. S'I''A.NDA,U► appointed :—Mr. Thomas Holt, Mr. Horsfall, Mr. WV tegar, Mr. John Holmes, Mr. 13olton, Mr. Maxwell. Mr. Stuart, Mr. Shiel, Mr. Thomas Smith, Mr. John Cropper,' Mr. Bii.ch, Mr Leathom, Mr. Henry Lawrence, Mr. William Brown, and r. Joseph Hornby. The whole were then proposed and carried as a committee. Mr. Councillor SMITH then brought on his motion relative to a subscription being given by the corporation towards the ex pedition to the North Seas for the purpose of relieving the ice bound Greenland ships. He had written for information on the subject - to the town-clerk of Hull, and had received several letters in return. There were eight vessels still confined there, containing four or live hundred souls on board, and he was anxious that one of the first acts of the new corporation shOuld be to contribute towards so holy a cause as their relief. Mr. Cou n cillo r SHEIL would beg to ask the town-clerk, if it was iri their power to entertain any such question? The TtiwN-CLERK had considered the question whether the act enabled the council to grant any money for such a purpose, and he still entertained the same opinion as before, that they had no such power, • The MAYOR then read two letters which he had received, one from Mr. Whiteman, the principal draftsman under the sur veyor, and the other from Mr. Barrow, the principal assistant draftsman, both tendering in their resignations: Mr. Councillor Hors would beg to ask if Mr. Whiteman received a salary from the corporation ? The MAYOR.—IIe did. Mr. Hope might be furnished with a list of all the paid officers, which would prevent unnecessary interruptions. Mr. Councillor MAxWRLL (one of the committee of inquiry.) —They had not done with those gentlemen yet: they would be very material witnesses. He begged to move " that the resig nation of those gentlemen be not received." Mr. Councillor LaweaNcts thought an instantaneous notice too abrupt. • Mr. Councillor BovroN submitted " that the letters of resig nation be submitted to the committee appointed to examine into the accounts of all the paid servants of the corporation, and float they should determine whether they were at liberty to tesign." Mr. Councillor BLACK BORN seconded the motion. Mr. Councillor J. HOLMES. — If the committee did not accept the resignation, there was no necessity for the motion. The letters were then ordered to be referred to the committee. Mr. Councillor LAWRENCE.—These gentlemen ought to have notice of this. The Mayor gave orders to that effect. Mr. Councillor HOPE would move "that a committee of nine for the general improvement of the town be appointed, three to be a quorum." Mr, Councillor MooN seconded the motion, which was put and carried: The following gentlemen were then appointed on the com mittee :—Mr. Earle, Mr. Hugh Hornby, Mr. Jordan; Mr. WO, Mr. Edward Cropper, Mr. Barclay, Mr. Henry Holmes, Mr. Tavleuf, and Mr. Booth. .Mr. eouncillor HATiinorm moved " that a watch committee -be now appointed, to consist of nine members." Mr. Rathbone afterwards withdrew it till Friday, and gave notice that he would move for an education committee. Mr.'Councillor Ai Kul moved for the appointment of a com mittee to inquire into the present relative position of the town Council and dock trust, and to recommend what course they should pursue for the future. Mr. Councillor HORSPALL seconded the motion. Mr. Councillor -HoLmEs moved that the committee 'should consist of seven. Mr. Councillor BOLTON seconded the motic-n. The original motion with the addition was then passed. The following gentlemen were then elected :—Mr. Brocklebank, Mr. Win. Brown, Mr. Hobert Benn, Mr. Evans, Mr. Aikiu, Mr. John Thornelv, and Mr. Sharpies. Mr. Councillor Ai KIN now moved the choice of aldermen by the different wards. The aldermen were then chosen seriatim for each ward by the councillors of such ward,' wit h the exception of No. 10, Rodney street Ward, and •No. 14; West Derby Ward, they not having agreed on their choice. The following is 4 list : No. 1, Everton Ward Alderman ins. Hornby. 2, Scotland Ward „ W. Blain. 3, Vauxhall Ward „ Thos. Bulky. 4, St. Paul's Ward 5, - St. James's Ward YI W. Brown. 6, Castle.:street Ward G. Robinson. ft 7, St. Peter's Ward. T. Leathom. 8, Pitt-street Ward . l, W. P. Freme. 9, Great George-street Ward, „ 'l'. Booth. 11, Abcrcromby Ward ...., „ 'l'. B. Barclay. 12, Lime-street Ward „ 0. Heyworth. 13 ; St. Ann's Ward. IL Benn. • 71 15; South Toxteth Ward__ „ T. Smith. 16, North Toxteth Ward The Mayoe.—M r. Eyre Evans and 111 r. Moon are the two gentlemen to be contended for by the other two wards. We shall hear the result on Friday. The meeting was then adjourned till Friday, (this day,) at eleven o'clock, having continued about four hours. TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL ST.4.NDARD, Sitt,—Can you or. any of your numerous readers inform me what is the punishment for the following offence :—A radical broker is apprised of the loss of a vessel: he is too cautious to get insurance eeected in England, but succeeds on the continent. Is he liable to the same penalty as if it was done here.—Yours, &c., A SUBSCRIBER. Liverpool, 31st• December, 1835. Tilt tiVgitPool Qurce. DESPATCH.—TheAnn Paled, Rolston e , f rom Li s b on , with a full cargo, arrived on the 24th ult., and cleared for sea the 2d instant, with a general cargo for Lisbon, including two holl days, viz., Christmas-day and Sunday. SHOWER AND VAPOUR BATHS.—We refer our readers to an advertisemnt in anther part of our paper, by which they. wilt perceive that these useful and refreshing domestic conveniences may be had access to in considerable variety., , GREAT NORTH OF ENGLAND RAILWAY.—We understand the shares in this national undertaking which were allotted to Liverpool are nearly, all taken up ; we therefore invite our readers to the notice in our advertising columns, whereby it will be seen that the exchange of scrip for bankers' deposit receipts terminates to-morrow. We understand that Prince Czartoryiski, his nephew Count Zamoyski, and Lord Dudley Stuart, M.P. , have le f t Liver p ool, after a short ' stay of one day at the Adelphi, on their way from Edinburgh to Loudon. THE SELF-CON DEMNED.—A new romance of great interest is about appearing, under the above title, written by the suc cessful author of time " Collards," "Monks of Leadenhall," and other well known works. The scene is laid iu Ireland, in the time of Queen Elizabeth. • OPERATIVE CONSERVATIVE DINNER AT OLDHAM.—About 120 members of this association dined together on new year's day at Oldham. they were chiefly composed of shopkeepers, tradesmen, and operatives of respectability. Mr. Robert Wil kinson was the president, and Mr. Isaac Herd the vice-preside.nt. John Frederick Lees, M.P. fur Oldham, and several gentlemen of the borough were present as guests, The toasts drank and the speeches delivered were of the most loyal, constitutional, _and animating description. • Co aroaATION DONATIONsTIie late Leeds corporation, which was composed altogether of gentlemen of conserva tive principles, prior to their dissolution voted several thousand pounds to the infirmary, dispensary, and other charitable insti tutions in the town, being the accumulated forfeits paid by the members of the corporation for declining to serve corporate offices. • THE SACRED VOLUME.—In the recentlypublished Missionary Researches in the East, by the Rev. Joseph Wolff, there are several very interesting letters addressed to him by Captain S. Riley, the first Arabic scholar in India, one of which, dated the 9th August, 18.32, from Nusseerabad, at the foot of the Hima layah Mountains, contains the followiug passage, the language of which is beautiful, and the sentiment inestimable :—" You ask my Opinion of the interpolation of different prophecies. I can say no more here, than that all the sacred volume contains, spirit and letters, is the object of my firm, unshaken faith, in clusively in one view, exclusively in another; and that 1 may the better understand its contents, and interpret spiritual things by spiritual, I 'never cease to peruse it with diligence, and as oft as I have done so, close it with that awful, comfortable, and complete satisfaction , which a religious, and conscientious con viettott,of its truth alone can infuse. " ' •-- : ALLEGED CASE OF MUUDEICAT RADCLIFFIL—John Smith Was on the 23d ult. committed for trial at the next assizes for the Murder of Agnes Heardson ' e. y ou ng woman aged 20, who was ermeiente, and it is presumed by the prisoner. She had been attacked in a brutal and. horrible manner; but the only direct evidence against Smith - was a declaration made in his presence a short time preciously to her death by the victim of his bar barity. QUAKER AL DEEM AN.--OH Thursday week William Howitt, a quaker, was elected an alderman of Nottingham. On, the same day the Common Council of Liverpool elected friend William Blain to the same high civic dignity. Perhaps ere long we osed enrel of uaers. Such a shall see a corporaon coin body ; should the-metimbers oft adhere y to their q prin k ciples, would be a rich burlesque. - A QUAKER Marou.—The new town council of Macclesfield have elected " friend" Samuel Thorp, a quaker,•mayor of that borough for the ensuing year. Assuniing that he is a consci entious stickler forthe broad-brimmed beaver and drab-coloured habiliments • thathe entertains the prescribed contemp t for the titles a nd robes' of - office; will not take an oath, pay wia-taxes, or'tithe s , or countenance any of the other abominations p ractised by Christians and enjoined by the laws, r'..ich his worship will be call e d upon to administer, it becomes a curious speculation how he will reconcile those fierce antagonists, his religious .scru ples and his official duties. Will he refuse to administer an Oath? Will he refuse to swear in a recruit for his Majesty's land forces? DARE he refuse to issue a distress warrant against one of his suffering lyetthren for the recovery of tithes or church rates? And yet he will be obliged to do all these things, yea, more than these things, if he hold the office of chief magistrate of the borough of-Macclesfield. Perhaps friend Samuel Thorp will petition parliament against these grievances; for griev ances, we predict; they wilt, ere long, become. Fearices O'CONNOR IN MANCHESTER.—This worthy, after a formal.announceuient by, handbills thickly posted throughout the town, made his appearance in Stephenson's-square yester day. About 200 of the very "scum" of society were assembled a t o ne o'clock, awaiting his arrival; at length he drove up in an open " britsk - m," and mounted an old cart provided f or the oc casion, on which were eight or ten individuals of no note. Ile held forth in the true Irmkh style-for above an hour, stating that " he came forth when no other man was to be. found as the advocate of the p eo p le's ri g hts," &c.; and he enforced the abso lute necessity of "annual parliaments, universal suffrage, vote by ballot, and no qualification," to which the motley group re sponded by occasional cries of good lad," "go it," " that's a good lad? "fine man," " he's a right lin." It was announced, how truly we know not, that a 'dinner would be given him last evening at ,the,radical hou,ae of refuge in Tilt-street. The "dinner" would, ire fear, be a lorry affair.—Manchester. Chroni cle of Saturday. On Wednesday . the council met, according to adjournment, at eleven o'clock in the forenoon. In the commencement of the proceedings the Mayer; and afterwards the town-clerk, took the declaration and oath required by the act. . The Mayon then said the next thing in order, the town.clerk and himself having qualified, would be to :ead over the minutes of the proceedings of the last meeting. The town-clerk then read over the, minutes. The WA von recommended that in future the minutes sheulsl be read before a meeting separated. It was the practice of the old council, .and was hetter calculated to ensure correctness. Before he proceeded to any further business he would state that he had received a letter from Mr. Brown, who had been chosen an alderman of the boreugh, and was then absent in London, which stated that he accepted the office, and would qualify the moment he arrived in town. The first thing that would now claim their attention would be to take into consideration the de termination of the council to apply for a commission of the peace for the borough. Mr. Councillor SII ARPLES begged to move the adjourn ment of this question till Friday. It was an important question, and they ought, well to make up their minds on the subject— they ought not to decide hastily. He begged to move "tat the question as to the recom mendation of gentlemen to fill the situation of magistrates for the borough be adjourned till Fri day, at eleven o'clock." Mr. Councillor JAMES LAWRENCE seconded the motion. . The MAYOR then put the question, and no one dissenting, it was declared carried. Mr. Councillor Hope wished to know if that would be legal. Th e TOWN-CLERK.—This adjournment will make Friday the same as this day. : • The MA YO R.—The next subject was, whether a salaried po lice magistrate should be appointed in and for the borough. was Mr. Councillor RATHROIE begged to move "that it desirable they should have a stipendiary police magistrate." Mr. Alderman 131.alie seconded the motion. The MAYOR put the motion, which was passed. The next-subject was a petition to his Majesty's privy council for a grant for a separate quarter sessions. 1 hey were aware of the necessity and of the humanity of coming to a decision on this subject. The town-clerk had some doubts whether the ses sions could be held, the juries not having been summoned. He had - requested the town-clerk to fortify his own oisinion.b.y that of 'a professional gentleman on the subject, ,and he would be prepared to state what that opinion was. .s. Mr. Councillor WA LMSLEY apprehended th proceed to nominate the stipendiary magist:. to propose— Mr. Councillor HoPE.—Wo should - fix ~ think. Mr. Councillor WA LMSLEY be gg ed the o propose " tha the sum of £l,OOO per annum should be iwedto the, stipen .diary magistrate." Was it desirable tha • who The MAYOR.—Not yet, till the prerioulAttei 3l .' Med. Mr. Councillor Seem begged to second the Moti'orr, - with this proviso, "that they should have his entire services—that he must give up all other practice which might interfere with his duties." Mr. Councillor HENRY LAWRENCE fully. concurred with Mr. Sheil, and seconded his motion. Mr. Councillor LinYwowrit would suggest that there were many of them in the dark with regard to the duties which would have to be performed. And, under these circumstances, he thought £l,OOO a-year would be quite little enough if the magis trate were to do nothing else.. But if he was able to . do any thiag else along with his magisterial functions a £l,OOO a-year would be too much.. He threw out these observations merely that the matter might be discussed. The TOWN-CLERK explained what the duties of the police magistrate would be, namely, to attend daily to receive com plaints in all criminal cases, and to give the necessary attend ance in adjudicating thereon. Mr. Councillor WA Liss LEY.—In case of absence by sickness? The TOWN-CLERK.--.-141 that case the magistrates who are not stipendiary will have to perform the duty for him. Mr. Councillor H oee.—Will they have-legal advice then ? The TOWN-CLERIC—The magistrates have the power accord ing to the act of appointing a clerk for tha t p ur p ose. The Mayon.---'l'he council would take into consideration that by the increase of the boundaries of the borough, all the usual business would be greatly increased. That of Everton, Low-hill, and Toxteth-park would now have to be tried at the borough sessions instead of the county sessions, and there would consequently be a great increase of business. It. would be well also for the council to bear in mind, that so much had the busi ness increased that, though the magistrate commenced his duties at eleven o'clock, he rarely left the court before three o'clock, and it had been known to last till four o'clock. At present it would be a question how far one magistrate would be able to get through these duties. It would be well to take the subject in all its bearings. The Tow N-CLIMK read the 102 d section of the act, which re quires the magistrates to appoint a fit person to be the clerk to the justices of this borough. Mr. Councillor. WALMSLEY begged to move an amendment, on his former motion, " That the sum of £l,OOO be allowed to the stipendiary magistrate, and that he is to devote the whole of his time to hiS'ollimal duties, if required, and that he is not to hold any other professional appointment, and not to attend as counsel at the sessions or assizes, or on any other occasion; but he is not to be debarred from chamber practice." Mr. Councillor SHEiL seconded the motion. The motion as amended was read over by the town-clerk. Mr. Councillor HOPE.—Does Mr. Walinsley mean that he shall be debarred from attending at the quarter sessions of the county? (Cries of " Certainly. ') Mr. Councillor JOHN CROPPER thought it would be better to certify that. • Mr. Councillor SHARPLES understood he was to devote the whole of hia time, if required, to his duties. -He understood he was not to act' in any way lint as the town council should direct, except in chamber practice. The Town-clerk again read the motion. Mr. Councillor HOPE begged leave to recommend that Mr. Sharples's phraseology should be adopted—" that the services of the magistrate should be considered entirely at the disposal of the council, with the exception simply of chamber practice." Mr. Councillor H. LAWRENCE did-not think the council had any jurisdiction in such matter; that the magistrate was not called upon not to give opinions save at the will of the council. His situation as police magistrate was one thing; and to place him at:the disposal of the council was what. the act. never con- templated, and what no gentleman would submit to: - (Hear.) The MAYOR. suggested that it would meet the difficulty to add, " that he shall be required to be excluded from all practice save chamber practice." Mr. Councillor Lein IL suggested that the word " requested" should be inserted instead of " required." ' The MAYOR.—It was perhaps not in order to take up the time of 'the council on this subject. He would take care that the town-clerk should express the resolution iu such a way as to meet the approbation of the council. (Hear.) Mr. Councillor W A LNISLEY apprehended that the appoint ment was not with themselves; all that they could ent do man of was to recomme nd. He would beg leave to name a gle whom• he thought they would approve. He begged leave to move " that. Thomas James Hall, Esq., he recommended to the privy council as the police magistrate for this borough, with a salary of £l,OOO a -year." Mr. Councillor AIKIN believed they would find that the ma gistrate should be reeMiimended to one of his Majesty's secre taries of state, and not to the privy council. Mr. Councillor ALISON seconded the motion The TOWN-CLi:RK - lead the 29th section relative to the ap pointment of stipendiary magistrates. • He then read the mo tion as amended, "be recommended to his Majesty's secretary of state for the home department." Mr. Councillor RAT BON E would suggest that "as a fit per son to fill the situation," be added. . Mr. Councillor H . A RENCE concurred with Mr. Rathbone. The amended resolution was again read. Mr. Councillor EARLE suggested whether " barrister-at-law" shod not be added, which was done b the town-clerk, with the ul addition " of not less than five years standing," according to the wording of the act. Mr. Councillor BLACKBURN und erstood the act simply gave them the power of asking for the privilege of having a police Magistrate. He doubted whether they could recommend one It seemed to him extra official. He thought it clear that they had not the power of mentioning names to his 'Majesty's go vernment at all. Mr. Councillor LAWRENCE thought his Majesty's government would attend to the suggestions which might be made to them though extra official. And it surely would be more gratifying to recommend and have appointed a person they knew, than to have an individual sent down from London of whom they knew nothing. (Hear, hear.) He concurred in the nomination of Mr. Hall. Mr. Councillor Bidickauati did not object to the appoint ment of Mr. Hall.. He merely stated the question as a matter of form. But he thought it extremely important that they should not exceed the limits allowed them by the act. The TOWN-CLERK; in answering the question, said it was for the council to consider what course should be pursued. He saw no objection to their pursuing such course as propriety might dictate. Mr. Councillor BLACKBURN was perfectly satisfied. The resolution was again read by the town-clerk, and hav ing been put by - the Mayor, was carried unanimously. Mr. Councillor EARLE wished to know whether the gentle man nominated would accept the office. The MAYOR.—No doubt -the gentleman who proposed him has ascertained that he would accept the office.. The Town-twins thought they were a little out of order in their proceedings. He thought the petition for the giant for a separate commission of the peace should be first presented. Mr. Councillor LAWRENCE did not think that at all necessary. The grant of a separate commission was posterior in_the act. Mr 'Councillor JOHN HOC:NIES begged to move " that a se parate commission of the peace be appliedlor.". Mr. Councillor Jo Roan seconded the motion.. The MAYOR put theanotion, which was carried unanimously. Mr. Councillor Hope rose to move an amendment in the wording of the last motion. Mr. Councillor BATOBCINE.—ReaIIy they should never get on. He must call Mr. - Hope to order for making such idle and and frivolous objections. The court could never get on. The MAYOR believed the council had full confidence in the capability of the town-clerk to word the inotions in the legal form. (Heer.) 'lhe next point to be taken into consideration was a petition for it grant for a separate court of quarter ses . - sions for the borough. The'town• clerk had stated ou perusing the act, that the difficulty which had been urged for not sum moning the juries for the sessions for the next week did not exist. He had thought it right to fortify. his own e.pinion by the opinion of counsel, and he (the Mayor) had that morning received a letter from, the recorder which completely confirmed that opinion. • The TOWN-CLERK then read the opinion of Mr. Hall, Mr. Roscoe, and Mr. Rushton, barristers at law, to the effect that they were of opinion that the sessions for the peace might be beta for the borough of Liverpool in May next. It was pro vided by the thirty-eighth section that justices of th peace should continne t o exercise all the p owers which, as justices, they had exercised all the time 'of the passing of the act, until the Ist of May. By.the 56th section, it was enacted that every bailiff might be removed by the council, but should continue to act in the same capacity until he was removed. Under the latter section, they. were of opinion that the late bailiffs hail power to summon a jury for the trial of prisoners, so that the proceedings of the Ist of May might be held without any grant of a commission of time peace. Mr. Councillor Law KNCE.—The word lfailiff has quite a different meaning jn this clause. The TOWN-CLERK proceeded to read the letter from the re corder to the inavor :—" The municipal bill bad never contem plated any difficUlty in the holding of the Jan uar y or April sessions. The 107th section was quite clear on that point. The 103 d section required the specific appointment of a clerk of the peace, provided sessions were herealter to be held in the borough. The .111th sectims requires the clerk of the peace to summon a jury to attend at - the sessions. He was of opinion the bailiffs ought to have summoned the jury until their successors should be appointed. It was an error to suppose the town-clerk and the clerk of the peace identical in the bill; it was quite clear on that 'point." After these opinions had been obtained, he had, by the direction of the mayor, waited open Mr. Ambrose Lace and Mr. Pownall, and the latter had 'appeared inclined to be of the same opinion—" that he was bound to act ;" he was to have had a communication from Mr. Lace, bat he bad not yet receiv ed it. The MitYoe.-They would now proeeed.to the consideration ihould now He begged salary first; as to whether it was desirable to petition for a grant for separate quarter sessions for the borough. Mr. Councillor RATH BON g.—With theii vermission, he had some questions to ask Mr. Ellis, the magistrates' clerk, why the juries could slot before have been summoned. The M AY OR might . perhaps be wreing,' but hiS impression was that Mr. Ellis was an officer over whom they had no power, and if he chose to say he would not come they had no power to make him. At the same time, he thought Mr. EMS would be ready to give them all the information in his power. Mr. Councillor Its.runoNs wished them to know the impor tance of the subject; from the I lth to thenh, all the prisoners would have to remain in jail. He wished to inquire why so gross an act of inhumanity should be perpetrated. Mr. Ellis was then sent for. The TOWN-cLE tit( had also taken the directions in writing of the assessor, as to summoning juries for the local court. The assessor was of opinion that, according to the 38th section, they must proceed just as usual. The messenger here returned. Mr. Ellis was unwell, and had not been down that day. Mr. Shuttleworth was then sent for. Mr. Councillor THORNELY, meantime, moved " that an ap plication be made from this court for a separate court of quarter sessions." Mr. Councillor HonstEs seconded the motion. Mr. Shuttleworth here entered, It was announced to him by the Mayor that some gentlemen of the council would feel obliged by his informing them why the duty of summoning a jury had not been attended to. Mr. S H UTTLEWORTH said the summoning of the jury_ was a M b. with which he had nothing to do whatever. He and Mr. Ellis merely acted as magistrates' clerks for the daily busi ness in the police court. . The MAYOR said he had mentioned that to the council. Mr. Councillor RaTunoNE.—Would you allow me to ask whether you are not clerk to the magistrate and assistant-clerk to the town-clerk, and whether you have not been for many years clerk to the town-clerk? Mr.., SHUTTLEWORTH.—No. I was never in the late town clerk'S office. Mr. C oun cillor,artiOPNE. — Was not Mr. Ellis ? Mr. S li truiTnitwowrii.—He was formerly, I believe, in the town-clerk's office. Mr. RATHBONE.—In point of fact, did not Mr. Ellis summon the jury for many years? ' . . • . Mr. SnirrnEworan. — :He did when in the town-clerk's office, not since. . . Mr. Councillor RtatineNE.—Would you allow me to ask you who are the summoners of the jury'? Mr. StiUTT.LEWORTH.—The bailiffs. Mr. Countiill6t' RaalsnotiE.-1 would ask, were any steps taken for the summoning of the next jury? Mr. SHUTTLEWORTH.-.4 believe there are none. Mr. Councillor RATHBONE.—Then you don't happen to a know Whether there was a precept returned or not? iyi jiMgr.4oSiiiiu:Twi:y7Tsl.-1. am . raid not. Mr. Councillo r HORSFALL." o you know of any difficulty • MC , ' s'Mturri.s.vinitzn.—l have heard that if the late town clerk were removed from his office, be probably could not sit as clerk of the peace. He is clerk of the peace by virtue of his being town-clerk, and he might, if removed, have been prevent ed sitting as clerk of the peace. The MAYOR.—As a matter of information to the council, having twice served in the. office of bailiff, a list was kept of freemen liable to serve on juries. It was the practice for the bailiffs themselves always to summon the grand juries. With respect to the petty juries, the town-clerk always had selected them. Mr. Councillor R A THBONE.—Do you happen to know whether the subject was under discussion? Mr. Strumnwouni.—l do not, sir. I have stated all I know about it. Mr. Councillor LAWRENCE.—I would ask you, in point of fact, whether you'd° not know that the mayor advised the bai liff, as a matter of Zaution, not to summon any jury, lest it should lead him into difficulty? Mr. SHUTTLEWORA.—I do not, sir. Mr. Councillor LAW OENCE believed that to be the case. Mr. Councillor RATHANE.—I would ask whether Mr. Sta tham isnot more capable of giviug information on this subject? Mr. SHUTTLEWORTH.— He is. Mr. Councillor Ravaeoran said, in explanation, •he be lieved there were about 200 persons in jail who would • he kept there from the Ilth, at the earliest till the 24th, in .consequence of this neglect; and he could not help thinking but there had been very blameable neglect somewhere, and he should like to know where the blame rested. He understood that some one had gone to Mr. Ambrose Lace to ask, and he had said that he had not been consulted on the question. Why had not the late town-clerk consulted a man so well qualified to give advice on such a subject. He believed. Mr. Roscoe was not consulted, who was also well qualified to give an opinion. He a fact; that 200 people were kept in jail owing . to it, and he wanted to know where the blame rested. (Hear.) He wished Mr. Statham to he brought before them to ascertain that. Mr. Councillor LAWRENCE.—If he had been bailiff he would have summoned a jury. They had a great deal of busi ness before them, and it, wasan impediment to it to bring per sons there over whom they had no control. - The MAYOR suggested that the inquiry would be better pro moted by the committee appointed to inquire into the duties of the recorder and town-clerk. Mr. Councillor ItaannoNE begged to move an instruction to the committee, "that they do make special Inquiry into the subject." Mr. Councillor THORNELY wished to know how soon the sessions might be holden. The TOWN-CLERK'S opinion was, that under the 107 section the sessions might be held as usual. Mr. Councillor HEYWORTH would move that Mr.Stalham, who could best give information on the subject, "should then be called in for that purpose." The Mayo e thought it would be as well not to proceed in that way, as it was a matter in which the council had no con trol. lf they were to add to what had just been Moved " that Mr Statham be requested to give information to the committee," it would be better. . Mr. Councillor RATHRONE would move "that there should , be a committee of inquiry why the juries ha d not been sums I. mooed." ' ' . Mr. Councillor DUNCAN seconded the motion. . After a long discussion, during which the m o t ion was com pletely lost sight of, Mr. Councillorr Heyworth moved that Me. Statham should be called in, which was seconded by Me Councillor Coglan, and which motion was also then lost sight of, on a proposition of Mr. Hornby's, whether or not the com mittee had the power of examining the books and papers of the late town-clerk, and also of examining his clerk: the town-clerk laid it down that all books and papers which did not treat of the private business of Mr. Foster, but which treated of the cor poration business, were the property-of the cinporation, and that the committee hAd full power to examine them, and also to examine Mr. Statham, the late t own-clerk's clerk, on all mat. ters concerning the corporation. Mr. Illackburn , conceived that Mr. Foster would not refuse suc h a requ es t. Mr. Heyworth nlotthioen Mayor as ag ain brought the subject round by wishing to know if his mo tion was-'before the council. The NAYOR.—I don't recollect what that m otion was . Mr. Councillor fluirwormi.—About calling Mr. S tatham in. it 'The Tows-cr.Eu then read Mr. Rathboip y ie u ' b be ing the first before the meeting, which ass and carried. Mr. Councillor Hat wonTir then. withdrew his moti o n, it being, suggested geste c dthat the previous m otion superseded it. The ' .said the act required that the petitions fur grants should be the petfti he of the council, not the petitions of the corporation. The seal herefore, not apply to these petitions. It was, therefore, directed that the petition should be signed by the council. With that view he had already prepared a petition on the subject of having a sti pendiary magistrate, and he should have the petition for a grant for a borough quarter sessions ready before the council separated. : The Town-clerk the n p roceeded to read the p etition. The MA YOR.—This by law being read should be passed. The' petition was passed accordingly. The TowN-CLERK then read the petition for a grant for a borough quarter sessions. The M a YOO.—Was it their pleasure that that petition should be passed.—Passed. Mr. Alderman EVANS wished to know if it was not a doubted opinion as to the propriety of holding the sessions' every six weeks. The TOWN-CLERK read from the act.—" They shall be held as often as the Recorder shall think fit." ' • ' ' The Town-clerk then read a petition, praying. for a commis sion of the peace, commencing with the resolution for that purpose, and ending with a bye law as follows :—" That in the opinion of this council it is desirable that a' stipendiary police M ag istrate shall be appointed ;" and that the following bye-law be hereby passed :—" That the amount of the salary that such police magistrates shall receive within and for the borough of Liverpool shall be the sum, and is hereby fixed for the sum of £1000." Mr. Councill o r HENRY LAWRENCE requested the bye-law to be read again. A bye-law ought tabe complete in itself; that bye law was not intelligible ,without a previous resolution. A bye-law ought to contain all the subjea matterthat was before them. If' that was to be the first bye-law they. were to have, he would defy any o ne to understand it. . . . . The TOWN - CLERK would read 'the whole of the bye-law " that in the opinion" . , • • ~ , Mr. Councillor LAWRENCE.—That is an " opinion," it is not a bye-law. 'I he TOWDDCLERK believed it would he found strictly in or der, a's far as they could be in older. The bye-law could not say "that magistrates be appointer because their appointment rested with the crown.' Mr. Councillor LAWRENCE.—That bye-law does not contain all the information we want. (Cries of ' Read," " read" " the 'petition.") ' • T with the resolution, TOWN-CLERK read the pet itition commencing e resolution, " that stipendiary magistrates'be appointed," and concluding with the bye-law,above founded on the resolution, - but incomplete in itself. , The Town-clerk then read the 99th el - au l ie'' of the act, em poWering the council' to make a bye-law, recommen4ing. such ; appointment. He thought, under the circurnstances.the bye-law was worded as well as it could be. Mr. Councillor LAWRENCE.—The same clause ordered that such bye-hew should be stuck on the outside of the Town-hall, and left for forty days for the information of the inhabitants. He Wanted to'know if that bye-law were stuck up without the appended resolution, if any one could understand.it? He merely put that as a question. The'rowN-cnaex again commenced reading the resolution heading the bye-law "that in .the opinion" — Mr. Councillor LAWRENCE.—That is not a bye-law. 1 want the bye-law to be intelligible if stuck up outside the Town hall by itself, according to the act. Mr. Councillor HOPE suggested that the town-clerk and Mr. Lawrence should confer, in order to render the bye-law complete. Atter some discussion, at the suggestion of Mr. Lawrence. the bye-law was altered and made complete by the insertion of the word " the" instead of " such police, Ike." Mr. Councillor Coo Last wished to know if it would do for the Mayor to sign on behalf of the council. The MAYOR,—Nn. Mr. Town-clerk bas stated that it is ex pedient for every member of the council to sig n it. The amended live-law was then read. Mr. Councillor Roi.ToN thought the business of the council would be never got on with, unless they appointed various com mittees. He would row beg to move "that a committee of finance he appointed, with full powers to examine into ac counts; vouchers, and transactions in the past and future ex pen-ditine, and to make reports thereon to the town council from time to time, as the may think proper, any five of whom may have power to act." Mr. Alderman FREME seconded the motion. ' • Mr. Cooncillor HOPE would ask if it was a permanent ap pointment? , Mr. Councillor BOLTON.—It was quite impossible it should be a permanent appointment. Mr. Councillor EARLE hoped this pattern card would be better than the last. The MAYOR then put the resolution, which was carried. Mr. Councillor JORDAN moved that the Mayor be on the committee. The MAYOR.—He has directions to be on all committees. After some discussion, Mr. Councillor Robinson moved that the committee should consist of fifteen members, which was seconded and carried. The following gentlemen were then severally nominated and TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD, Ste,—Your paper last Friday contains a report of the new council proceedings, which the Mercury did not. How was it then that in Will irer's newsrooms but one copy of the Standard was to be seen, while half a dozen copies of the Mercury were on the tables ? . Your answer will oblige yours, •no party man but 'a lover of • PAIR PLAY. Jan. 4, 1835. TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. Stn,—lf our worthy Mayor, or as he may . more justly be de signated, chairman of our reformed corporatton, went to church yesterday, methinks he must have been much impressed with the following portion of the first lesson appointed to be read, as conveying so accurate a description of his heterogenous as sociates. " For I beheld and there was no man, even amen, them ; indlhere was no counsellor that when I asked of them could answer a word. Behold, they are all vanity, their works are no thing ; their molten images are wind and coot' usion."—Yonrs, &c., SCRUTATOR. January 4, 1835. TO THE EDITOR OP THE LIVERPOOL STiLVD.4RD. SIII,—I understand that Thomas James Hall, Esq , (barris-, ter at law, of live years' standing,) has at length oh!ained his quid pro quo for his zeal in the reform cause, by being appointed a stipendiary magistrate. As the council have deprived him of all public business, he cannot, at the next election formembers, stand up in a carriage with \Valiant Ewart, Esq., M.P., James Braneker, Esq., Jas. Molyneux, Esq., and such like, and shout lustily for reform, (or rather for place,) with a blue rosette in his bosom. What will Ewart do now that he can only have the chamber services of his friend? Why, he must apply to another of the same cloth, whose three, votes in St. Peter's ward on the 2Gth December last show that he also is on the look out for something snug, and Swart must press him into his public service by holding up to his view the laurels reaped by his worthy brother in lair. But I am straying from my point. The purport of the present is to inquire whether the etiquette of the bar (either the old or new bar, I care not which) will allow our worthy stipen diary to return all his retaining fees in business, which he has not yet advocated? If so, for one, shalt be a gainer, though I be A PR ISO N ER IN THE BOROUGH GAOL. P.S.—Can you inform me when our new council will hold a quarter sessions, and " hear and determine divers felonies and misdemeanours?" For, when I was committed here, I under stood ajury would be summoned and " true deliverance make" next week; but it is whispered in my ward that the new council have turned every thing upside down, by way of improvement; but this is a. reform we poor fellows don't understand, and we wonder if we shall get released until the good old times come back again. PRESENTATION OF PLATE. We have great pleasure in publishing the following c'or respondence: C AP TAIN NYE. Liverpool, Dec.3o, 1835. • DEAR 81R, —Having had the honour of being appointed a Committee by and on behalf of our fellow-passengers in the ship Independence, on her passage from New York to Liver pool, we have much pleasure in tendering for your acceptance the accompanying Piece of Plate, as a lasting tribute of their regard for your character as agentleman, and the high sense they entertain of y our qualifications as a Seaman throughout a stormy voyage, just so happily terminated. Your impartiality, uniform kindness, gond temper, added to an unceasing attention, both to the ship and ourselves indivi dually, cannot easily he effaced from our memories. Wi!, therefore, unite in embracing this opportunity of ex pressing our ardent hope; before parting, that the remainder of your journey through life may be as prosperous and happy as such conduct deserves. With best wishes, We remain, dear Sir, Respectfully and truly yours, JAMES MOORE. HENRY W. GIBSONE. GEO. NV: BLUNT. The Committee appointed on behalf of those Gentlemen, whose names we beg to annex. Allan Gilmour Charles Browe Henry Sharpies Henry Taylor James Moore Kirk Henry Thomas Curry • James Ogilvie James James Burns Dick Isaac Buchanan Henry W. Gibsone ames Scott A. W. Hart Samuel Guppy William Maxwell " • C. Starr John Banister C. Grimshaw John Halsey Geo W. Blunt Sault. Rhodes, Jun. Jasper Gilkerson and lady John Roach Benj. Clapp and lady Thomas Firth CharleS E. Levey John Higgins To Messrs. JAMES MOORE, G. W.,131.UNT, and HENRY W. GlesoNg, Committee on behalf of the Passengers per ship Independence, on passage from New Y to Liverpool. cool,l. t iver Dec:. . 0, 1835. GENTLEMEN, —In acknowledging the rich memento of your esteem which I have had the honour and pleasure of receiving this day, I have to convey to you my due sense of its apprecia tion; and it gives me happiness to find that my humble eudea yours to promote your comfort have met your approbation. With a • deep sense of gratitude for all Your kindness, and with my best wishes for your continued welfare and prosperity, I beg to remain, Gentlemen, Yours, most truly, EZRA N E. ORIGIN OF THE ITALIAN OPERA.— About the year 1694, three young gentlemen; allied by the similarity of their tastes and studies no less than by friendship; and who were all exceed ingly fond of poetry and music, conceived the idea of reviving the old custom of acclamatory chaunting which prevailed with 'the Greeks. The first step was to get the poet Itimeccini to compose a drama, called The History of Daphne, for which mu sic was arranged by Pesi, the most celebrated composer of that period. Count Corsi, simply an amateur, was at the same time a very good musician, and assisted in the produc tion. The actors and s i ng ers were the ,author and his friends, and the or chestra of the first Italian Opera consisted only of four instru ' mentS, naniely, a pianoforte. a harp, a violoncello, and a lute. There were no airs in thi s o p era, andi the recitative, if such it could be called, was nothing more than a species thof me htasured intonation, Which would , at the p resent time, be oug Tery monotonous and fat iguing.—La Chameleon. A GENTLEMAN MIXING in Sociivrv.—" Who is that gentle man who has just ordered his seventh tumbler of punch? lie seems. to be a member of every s ociety iu London. " I believe he is, but I forget h is name—he is evidently one who mixes a good deal in society." THE CORPOItAtION OF SHREWSBURY. LIVERPOOL POLICE. --- TURSOAY.—(Before Mr. Alderman BOURNE and Alderman Sir THOMAS BRANCKER.) INFORMATION.—Henry GOtilbourne, the driver of Mr. Mos- 1 cove's cart, was brought up on an information by a gentleman, ; charged with obstructing the road with his cart, and , o n being ' remonstrated with, making use of very abusive language. The gentleman then asked him fur his number, which he refused to give, and the gentleman then got out of his gig, and followed the cart in order to get it; and then found it so covered with dirt that he could not read it without wiping it first with his glove. He was fided 10s. and costs. Fiii.ONv.—Patrick Lundy and Peter Durham, tvio well known thieims, were brought up charged by Mr. Thompson with having stolen a quantity of leaden pipe. A-witness stated that the night before, a little before eleven o'clock, he had "occasion to go backwards," when he heard a kind of rumbling n oise, and g ot upon "the seat," and looked through a "air hole" that there was, and saw the two prisoners taking the pipe. lie immedi ately went and told Mr. Thompson that they were stealing his lead pipe; and if he would go with him they might be able to take the prisoners. They then both ran out, and after a chase took both prisoners into custody.—Batchelder said they had been in custody for thefts a dozen times at least.—Tbey were sent to the House of Correction for three months. RUN AWAY APPRENTICE.—Thomas Thompson, a grown up lad, not calculated to set the Mersey on fire, was brought up charged by Mr. Jones, joiner, with having run away from his service. The Magistrate.—Well, what have you to say to this? Why did you run away? The Prisoner (after a loflk.pause.)—Because I thowt my indentures wur illegal. The Magistrate.—Why did you think so? Prisoner.—Because I didn't see ony body sign 'em. The Magistrate.—You signed them yourself, did you not? Prisoner.—Yees; I soigned 'em myself. The Magistrate.—Well, then, you must-be bound by them. Hare you any complaint against your master ? Prisoner.-1 hey a good many complaint's. The Magistrate.—Well, what are they? Prisoner.—Whin, he has put me back. • • The Magistrate.—Do you mean to say he does not teach you your business ? Prisoner.—l doan't knew for that. The magistrate.—l think Mr. Jones is taking more trouble about you than you are worth. You are liable to be sent to the House of Correction. Perhaps you are nut aware of that ? . Prisoner.—Oh, yea. The Magistrate.—Well, would you rather go there than serve your master? Prisoner.-1 doan't knaw. (Laughter.) The Magistrate.—Would you like to try? Prisoner.—filoan't knew. How long shall I hey to go? The Magistrate.—We Will send y ou there for a month if von would like to try. But you will h ave to serve Mr. Jones alter you come out. Prisoner.-1 shall only hey to serve him till I'm twenty one; that's in my indentures. The Magistrate.—How far are you off that? Prisorier.—Whia, not far. The Magistrate inquired if prisoner was good for anything? and Mr. Jones said he had always been a steady, faithful ap prentice till now. The Magistrate.-1 think he is a very foolish fellow; he is going the right way to ruin himself. He shall reflect on what he will do till to-morrow. • The prisoner then left the court in custody. ASSAULT.—Mrs. Mary Glover appeared to lay a complaint against'Mr. Campbell, for having assaulted her on new year's night. It appeared that Mr. Campbell had invited Mrs. Glover to come and su p . at his house on the night iu question, and, during the convivialities, a quarrel arose, when she got up, ,and said " if that was it, it was time to be off," when Mr. Campbell got up, and struck her for leaving. . Campbell.—Now, that wasn't it at all. My wife and me fell out, and she came-between us and was struck. The magistrate (to complainant )—You should have remem bered that it is awkward interfering between man and wife. You are not afraid of Mr. Campbell striking you again, are you ? Mrs. Glover,—l don't know. He threatened yesterday to smear my face. The Magistrate.—ln that case Campbell must find bail. Campbell.—Well, I don't understand the way of doing busi ness here. The parties then left the court. IMPRUDENCR.—Catbarine Dixon and Agnes Brown, were charged with having robbed a man, named Wm. Chetsworth, of his watch, a purse, containing nine sovereigns, and a five pound note of the Leeds Bank. The complainant stated that he was a stranger in LiVerpoel, and was walking in Church street, at about twelve o'clock on Saturday night,' when he was induced by a female to accompauy her to a disorderly house in Leigh-street. As he was about to take his departure, he was attacked by all the women in the house, who, after having rifled his pockets, quitted the premises and ran away. He called the watchman, who having procured assistance, soon succeeded in capturing the two prisoners, whom they found drinking at a public-house, in Great Crosshall-street. Catharine Dixon is the keeper of the den of infamy iu which the unlucky com plainant was robbed. When they were taken into custody, Agnes Brown had the five pound note in her hand. The hor rid tale of wickedness and depravity which came out in the course of the evidence was at once most disgusting and appal ling. It was stated that five or six female children resided at .the house of tlie.wretched Catherine Dixon, the oldest of whom was not more. than fourteen years of age, whilst the youngest was barely ten. It was intimated that the circumstances de tailed would be laid before the parish authorities, who would cause the occupiers of the house to be indicted.. The deposi tion of the witnesses were ordered to be taken previous to the committal of the prisoners. THURSDAY.—(Before the Marini.) The 'Mayor on taking his seat at a little after eleven o'clock, stated that owing to misinformation given to him he had not that day been punctual. As punctuality was a great requisite iu the despatch of business, he should always in future be there precisely at eleven o'clock. SHOP-LIFTING.—Ann Roberts and Mary Cox, two girls, the eldest of whom did not appear moie than 14 years old, were brought before the magistrate charged with stealine• a quantity , of print from Mr. James Poyu ton ' s sho p . From rise evidence of John Roberts, an apprentice in the shop, it appeared that the two girls had entered Mr. Poynton's shop on Wednesday morn ing, and-tiarchased.S. yard. of priuLlor which they paid 10d., Shortly after they returned, and asked to look at some check. While ho was - measuring this out to the elder girl; the younger one went to the other side of the shop to look at some calico, and whilst his attention was engaged bad secreted a remnant of print under her petticoats. Miss Poynton, who was also in the shop, had her attention attracted to her, and went over and asked what she had got there; if she were concealing anything; and discovered the print concealed, The other prisoner had also contrived to secrete some calico in a similar way. They were then given into custody. The prisoners had nothing to" say in defence, and the case being fully proved they were com mitted to take their trial at the sessions. FELONY.—Michael Yates, Thomas Gregson, and Jun. How ard, three of "the unwashed," were brought up charged with stealing some barrels whieh had been left on the quay. Mr. Lloyd, a cooper, stated that two of the prisoners had called on him the (lay before, and asked him if he wo uld buy some bar rels, to which he replied he would if they were honestly come by. They then left, and shortly after the whole three returned with a cart-load of barrels. After they had unloaded them, his little boy came to telthim that they were scratching the names off them, and rubbing the chalk marks off. The boy deposed to this, and also identified the three priseners. There were five barrels. One of the sailors from the light deposed to land ing the barrels at the pierhead on Saturday morning, for Mr. Cruikshank, brewer. Mr. Cruikshank said he supplied the light-ship with ale, and not being able to send down to the pier for the barrels until Tuesday last, when he sent for them they were all gone. The numbers on the barrels found coriesponded exactly with those he had sent to the light-ship. The prisouers denied all knowledge of the theft, and gave a eery improbable account of their having been asked to sell them by a brewer's man. They were each (Annulated to take their trial at the sessions. " Too BLACK."—William Butler, a man of colour, was brought up charged by Mr. Robert Perry, who keeps a lodging house, with defrauding him of two ship notes. Mr. Robert Perry, in giving his evidence, said : —This man came to take lodgings with me after he had come from aboard the Mary Bibby, and said he should get his ship note in a few days, with which he would pay me. Well, he took rather sick, and he came to me and says, " Mr. Perry," says he, " if you will sup port me I will give you my two next ship notes." Well, I did so, and be got better; and then he came to me—" Mr. Perry," says he, "I have a watch in pledge, and the time is just up, will you redeem it forme ?" says he. Well, accordingly I went with him, personally, and redeemed it for him. Well, he come to me again, " Mr. Perry," says he, " I have a top-coat in pledge, I should like you to secure it for me," and I got that out for him also. The Magistrate.—Well, did you hold hard of the watch and top-coat ? Complainant.—No, sir; he got them and he has taken them off with him. The Magistrate.—Why did you not keep a sharp lookout? Complainant.—Why, sir, he is so black, I could not do that. (Laughter.) • The Magistrate.—Well, in that case, you must employ an attorney to snake him pay his debts. The case was dismissed . . lriFoismAzsoNs.—Thomas Oldfield, the driver of Chantrel's car, was yesterday brought up on an information, charged by a gentlenian with having twice demanded and taken his fare. The gentleman had placed a lady in the car on Sunday night., and had paid him the fare, (Is. (i(.1.) and hail desired him not to charge the lady again when he arrived at her residence. He had, nevertheless, demanded and received the fare again of the lady. He was ordered to return the one shilthig and sixpence, and fined ten shillings and costs.—William M'Cartnev, the driver of Thomas Formby's cart, was ordered to find hail to keep the peace for having used abusive language tawards Mr. Patterson.—Robert Jones, a car driver, was fined ss. and costs and ordered to return the overcharge for having demanded a shilling more than the legal fare. f There was a nother informaor - tion against the same driver, or anothercharge, f which be was fined as above and ordered to return the over. charge.—The driver of William Webster's cart, of Garston, was brought up, charged w i t h removing night-soil at seven o'clock on the morning of the 24th of December last, in the neighbourhood of Toxteth-park. 'l' he information failed from deficiency. in the evidence. The magistrate intimated that lie was fully determined, to inflict the full penalty on all cases of the kind hrotight before him. There was nothing be so inueli regarded in the late municipal act as its extending the boun daries, whereby those places which had previously been with out the jurisdiction of the magistrateo4 the borough were now brought under Omit. jurisdiction. He had' seen night-soil left, for two days together, unrenioved, in the neighbourhood of Toxteth-park, which nuisance he was determined to put an end to.—Thomas Chantrel, the owner of Car No. 211, was tined ss. and costs for not haring a handle to his car, • SARDINIAN AltmASTENT.—Consirletable CtlrrOSill; was excited at Lloyd's on Saturday afternoon, by the receipt r)l . ' intelligence from the agent at Genoa, dated the 24th December, anuounc that his Sardinian Majesty's squadron, consisting of the follow ing ships under the command of Rear Admiral Chevalier L. Serra had sailed from that port on the 23:1, their destination being entirely unknown. The fleet consisted of the Carlo Felice (flag ship) of 60 guns; the Regina, of 60; the Beroldo, of 58; ( f lag ship) of 46; the Aurora corvet te, of 20; and the Zephyr, of 14; the Admiral Des Geneys, (458 guns, returned to Genoa on the 24th, from Sardinia.. Conjectuve W as busy as to the des tination and, object of this armament. Upon this subject the Paris papers of Saturday, received last night by express, throw no further light. The following is the latest news which they contain:—A letter from Ajaccio, in Corsica, of the 22d, upon the same subject, has the following :—" A Tuscan vessel, which I has touched at Cagliari, states that on the 15th a Sardinian steam-ship of war arrived off that town, and summoned the com mandant to submit, and compel t h e inhabitants and militia sol diers to acknowledge the authority of their king, Charles Albert, and to pay the arrears of taxes. The ship was ordered to re- Main outsine the part, and to return to his majesty and inform him that they were resolved to meet any armament be might I send again'st them, with firm resistance; and would not submit t to pay the sixty thousand crowus hi: demanded, unless com pelled-to pay theist by superior tovc.•e.. The whig entincillers titi ThtirsdaY 6Veriiiig,.aSsembled at the Turf inn, and there drew up a series of resolutions for their next day's day's proceedings, fixing the election of their mayor, appointing committees (iii which were included the names of smite of the conservative councillors who had never been con sulted upon the subject;) &C. &c. Th ese res oltitionS, thus ciit and dried; were severally put and carried by the Whigs on Friday last, when Mr. William Hazledine was e l ec t e d m ayor; and the other Turf Inn regulations haVing been in like Manner adopted by these whig exclusives„ they adjourned their assembly—Mr. James Loxdale having taken time to consider whether he will retain or resign the office of town4derk. One of the learned whig councilliirS has, we understand, de. dared himself "Chancellor" of the borough; and another, being either unable to read, or, if able to read, not able to compre.; hend the meaning of the meioli With which hii ,colleagues had entrusted him, on Friday Test, moved for an inquiry into thd necessity of a grant or "comperiSatiOn" of the commission of the peace for the borough ! We dare Say the commission, when i granted, will comprise the names of men who will be exactly I suited to the Meridian of this wonderfill new council: We shall ' see. IMr. John Gregory Brayne has got his re ward ; h is Hit% bit Of a job is complete : and many of his brother patriuts are on the same scent : a new town-clerk, we have good reason to be lieve, notwithstanding the pro. temp. and subjudice re-appoint ment of the old one, has been actually voted for (itt their own private Council) by the whig brotherhood; and as to the minor places, candidates stand, rank and file, three or four deep in expectation, and, it is said, Are.all actually promised: in fact, every inefficient and idle fellOw of the party is looking out for some mode of a lazy life. at the public expense:—And this is Municipal Reform. We have heard of some Very pretty black jobs that are in progress among the whig colineillors i and when they . produce their prospectuses, they may rely upon our bringing theii doings to the light.. " E.c fund dare luceni" must now be our 1 motto : and the wing town council may as Well prepare for the result of our operations..., At present, : they tire getting up the farce of " Raising the Wirid.' —Ralopiitts Journal .._ Entivitntsia AND GLASGOW RAILW 6 Y.—We understand that the company for Med some time ago fur this linehave already sur Veyed the ground; and that Messrs`. ltastrick,Viguoles,andLea= (her, the three Eng lish engineers who are to fix on the best line between the two cities, are to be down here early neXt week. We learn that a great many levels hate been taken in different . parts of the country, stud on different lines, With a view to enable the engineers, withont . delay, to re ect the best, and we. antici pate being able very soon to announce the result.—Glagyoai paper. . RAILWAY PRGM GLASGOW TO CARLISI.E.—Messrs. Grainger. and Miller, have completed (he preliminary atirvey of a line of railway from Glasgow to Carlisle. We have been informed that "this line proceeds from Glasgow, and takes the direction of the low pass by Beith, running near to Paisley and Johnstone; from near Beith it passes aldng the level of the country to Kil marnock, and from the nearest point to Irvine, a branch is pro- , posed to connect Irvine, 'froon, and Ayr. From kilinarnock, ' the line proceeds up the country by Galston, td the east of ' Mauchline, Catrine, and Old Cuthnock, crossing the summit • of the country at the Black Loch, situated between Old and New Cumnock. Thence it descends be New Ctinanock and the valley of the Nith, by Sanqiihar and Thornhill, on to Dum fries. From Dumfries it proceeds by near Annan and Gretna to Carlisle.• From Thornhill there is another line proposed. keeping more on the high I.:ountry, and passing near to Ecele fechan ; should this line be adopted, it will snake the ascending inclinations from the south easier, but it will involve a branch to Dumfries. A connection with the Newcastle and Carlisle line will be formed at Carlisle, hut, with the view of avoiding this roundabout course for the Newcastle and east toast trade, a connexion with that line is also proposed up tdiVards Brampton. It appears by the levels which' have (seen taken of this line, that the inclinations will be very favourable and it will hate the ad vantage of connecting the most populous part of Scotland di rectly with the south. The three counties of-Lanark, Renfrew, and Ayr at its north end, contain a population of about 600,000, being about a fourth of the entire population cif Scotland: Were this line executed, together with that projected between Carlisle and Preston, the communication between Ayrshire and London would bezomplete.--Glasyoto paper. CARLSBAD WATERS.—M. Nentwich, of Carlsbad, has dish covered the existence of iodine, in small but decided quantities; in the waters of Carlsbad. GRAPES.—In a garden at Fernay, a sdpdrb and solitary bunch-of white grapes his proceeded from a vine which halt hitherto borne, and still continues to bear, only black gr4Pes. AN Nista RasourioN.—The following resolution, entered into at the anti-tithe meeting at Clonoulty, deserves to be re-t corded:—"Resolved, that a legal opinion shall be obtained as to the legality of paving tithes—and that if such legal opinion shall be in favour of the claim, that we shall, notwithstanding; resist the payment unto deatli."—tlanmel Herald: CANNIBALISM IN lanta.-Accounts frbin Calchtta state that in the Arungabad district, during a period of three years, little rain had fallen, and, in consequence of the dreadful famine caused by this, cannibalism had prevailed to some extent. During the present 'season, however, rain had fallen early and abun , dantly, and had much relieved the previous misery. ADMEASUReMENT op SR iPs.—The act sth and 6th William IV, cap. 56, came into operation on the Ist instant. By this enactment the new register tonnage of vessels will have to be deterimined, in some cases causing their admeasuretnent to be less, and in others snore, than udder the old system. LORD Bisolie.—Died a few days singe, having just completed his twenty-second year, Charles James, Viscount Brume, only son of the Earl Cornwallis. His lordship dying Unmarried, his sister, the Lady Jeminsa Isabella Wickham Martin, becomek the sole heiress of the noble house of Cornwallis; a family of eminence for centuries, which acquired 'the estate of Brume, whence the deceased noblemen derived his title, by intermarriage with Philippa, daughter anti co-heir of Rebert Buckton, so early as the reign o f' Richard 11. The celebrated Marquess Corn-: wallis, so distinguished as a military commander in India, and so unfortunate in America, was uncle to the present peer, whirl is the only surviving child of the Right Rev. James Cornwallis,. late Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry, by Catherine, sister of Sir Horace Mann, Bart., whose estates have been inherited, and whose name has been assumed by his lordship. EtsuLtsit CLoTit.—One of the manufacturers, examined,bi the Upper 'Council of Commerce, states, that " the • English havE largelloating.masses of products, and when they throes them into foreign markets it is apositive.inundation, and other competitors are obliged to retire. Their only hope is that of arc riving at a moment when English and Belgian merchandise IS rare; for, when these abound, all others are crushed." AN EARTHQUAKE PUT OFF.—A notable instance of poptp; lar gullibility and folly has jest been furnished, in the nbaurd alarm in,o whicth numlieis of the inhabitants of this town have been throWn for the last few days Ut the prediction of some in- • sane street-preacher, that Greenock was about to be destroyed by an earthquake. Tuesday, it seems, was the day appointed for this dreadful occurrence, Which was to threw completely inh to the shade the rival horrors of the late deluge in Cartsdike; and so strong a hold had the fanatical ravings of this prophet of evil taken upen'the minds of the least inforMed portions of the population, that we are given to understand some of them actually left the town before the arrival of the dreaded day which. was to seal the doom of Greenock. Por the consideration of these worthies, who must no doubt be very anxious to knOW what has become of us all, we are happy to assure diets that Greenock is still standing where they left it, and where, we hope; trey will find it again on their return home.--Greenock Intelli= gencer. Cutsious.—A statement, which We cats Scarcely bring our; selves to believe, is travelling the round of the preSs. If truei Mr. Braham is far inure patriarchal than patriotic. Every body knows that our great singer is still alive. and that he regarded as an ornament of his country; and yet it is con& dently related that he said the English Fleet in 1342 for a thousand guineas, which he put into his own pocket. Query, is not this a subject for parliamentary inquiry. CHRISTMAS BOXING.—THE MARCH OR ItutimmaitsT.—The following singular document has been forwarded by the Surrey dustmen, in the form of a printed circular, to the 'householders I from whom they collect dust :—" To the worthy inhabitants of Christchurch, Illackfriars :—ladies and gentlemen,—We your constant irtid genuine dustmen in the employ of W. J. Sinnott, contractor for the above liberty, take the liberty of snaking bumble application to von for a*Christmas- , box, which you are usually so kind as to give us, and to prevent fraud on us, and imposition, on you (which is frequently practised by m en coin ing dressed as.gentsine dearness, . and asking for the Christmas box, telling y ou they are employed by the contractors above.; named), we hope you will not give your bounty to any person that cannot produce a Medal of Cupid blowing a horn on a three legged puppy. • John Costlin and Charles Maekdonald. No connection with the scavengers. Be sure it' ydu pleases to re , lain this bill." THE CATHOLICS TN Astentch.--The following eitract of iii letter from America has recently appeared in the Times : " The goverriinent of this country is no doubt bad, as it is wherever these is universal suffrage and voting by ballot, and sooner or later there Will be confusion, convulsion, and tyranny. But there is so ranch practical good sense among the middle ranks, that the present generation will pass away before any material change will take place. Our most pressing danger at present is from the importation of a rabble of foreign papists, Who, of course, are all manufectured into citizens, and vote as their priests direct. They alresitty may be said to govern the large cities, and, unless government shall put an, end to this abuse, they will soon become dangerous ; as thigh whole votes can be.governed by tine man." A BELGIAN Weraass.—A singular and interesting question arose seine days ago in the Court of Assize, at Brussels, on the following subject :—Mr. Alderman Naumann, bookseller. was called to give evidence respecting a robbery committed to his prejudice.• As he was preparing to take the oath, the president of the court desired that he should take the oath in the jewish manner, Mr. Baumann being known to be of that religion; Mr. Hammon, refused, alleging the liberty of religious wor- • ship established by the constitution. which forbids the judges from inqiiiring into the religion of the witnesses, it being Balla cient if they took the. oath prescribed by the law. This inci- • dent, which we state briefly. but which led to a discussion of three or four hours. terminated by a decision of the court con demning Mr. Hamann to pay a tine of 1( 1) francs. He in tends to appeal to the Court of .d e ssation.—Brussels paper. PENALTY its CORPORATE OFFICERS ATTENDING DISSENTING PLAcEs WORSHIP. —By 10 Ceo. 4, c. 7, s. 25. it is enacted, that if any person tinkling a ny judicial or civil office , or any t mayor or other corporate officer, shall, after the cornMencemen of this act, resort to, or be pre.ent at, any place or public meeting for religious worship, in Eegland or Irelend, other than thao of the united Church of Englabil Ireland, in the robe, gown, or other peculiar habit of his office, or attend withicteht insignia, or any part thereof, of or belonging to such his E I V(); toifeit d ol o :U s E urope,' beta o t he such such rstil ' t at ' i l d ivi p e i t i e y d fo tl r e re v n e r ry b so y due eh :free ttheams.u,nl:aolif. ieinn the G its kern el a which, when roasted, ' has a very ag.re_eab lies n;triowil I , y; p fl ,l o et iv i.fil e , l t e . d t i botanic il h d e en ° o ri t g. IlZtirjpeeelfliej.r3rll)lstit has I It lereheb In a reservoir, made e w t i ni it,e se probably en e fa u , r . , o t t u i e e, s . o h u e, t it h . of potter's* of on l s j p p h i u ri r i ( p l l . l 4:\: 7 ( l 7 ' , l s: s i i i r i e l p l:.: t :s l r , a e f i c ( ' ) t r i ( y )bfr , e 6 e , a ( ! r il e g d ~a luau clay is put into the reservoir, Which they it deposit their cocooms, and its which they s helter theingelves froiir cold and storms. OX A LIS.—A. 24. Red Vale has most siscceSsitilly cultivated the' Oxalis crenate, a single tubercle of whicli affords a }al ge clean tity of wholesome food. the taste of *inch resembles hottistie common and sweet potato, or the Con‘irlvulfts batata. B ELFsiNives.—lt would appear teat M. de Ferussac's epi.. ilium, that belemnites were internal shells, has been confirmed b y al, Agassiz, who, in Miry Philpet's collection, found a sub stance resembling the shell of the Sisia, and even part o its bag of colouring matter, well ',reserved, which terminated In a point fonts ing a brantiful beieinnite. LIZARDS:--IVI. Guerin his comMunitated to the . French Academy of Sciences, that he, in one . of his entomological ex= • cursion in the forest of Est, caught a litard, and the next day when he wished to examine it, it gave birtls to seven vivipaioui young, which ran about rapidly inamediatel , y after birtli. .~ _.