The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-02-19 00:00:00

THE ,-, f_ i i apaol tailbarb. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1856 FROM OUR LONDON CORRESPONDENT. MONDAY MORNING. The QUEER, Prince ALBERT, and the Royal Family, arrived at Buckingham Palace, from Windsor Castle, on Monday afternoon. The Court will remain in town till the 22nd proximo, when HER MAJESTY and her august family will return to Windsor to pass the Easter holidays. A Court was held at Buckingham Palace on Tuesday, at which Prince ALBERT was invested with the order Of the Seraphim, by command of the King of SWEDEN. On Wednesday there was a Cabinet Council held at the Palace, which was attended by nearly all, if not the whole, of the Cabinet Ministers. At this Council, which sat nearly two hours and a half, it is under stood that Lord CLARENDON received his final instructions relative to the peace conference to be held in Paris. On Saturday morning his lordship set out for that capital, where he arrived the same evening. Most of the plenipotentiaries of the conferring parties have now arrived in the French me-' tropolis, M. de BRUNNOW, the Russian envoy, being the first to arrive, and Asia PACHA., the envoy from Turkey, will be the last, his arrival not being expected before Friday. The conference will, it is understood, be formally opened on Saturday, and some who lay claim to the gift of diplomatic second-sight profess to know that the conferences will not be of so protracted a duration as was at first anticipated. Others, from the peculiar nature of the preparations, pretend to a clairvoyant knowledge that the whole will have its beginning, its middle, and its end in talk ; that, in point of fact, the proceedings will consist entirely of " a great palaver," accompa nied by marvellous ceremonies, intended to demonstrate that Louts NAPOLEON is in verity and by " Ceasar, Keeser, and Pheezer, an Emperor ;" that there will be grave and dignified discussions as to precedency —as to who shall sit down or who shall rise up first ; that his Majesty the Emperor of FRANCE will be specially designated by all the conferring parties Monsieur, mon frere, but that here the practical result will end, that the liberties of Europe and the fair claims of the Allies to be indemnified for the ex penses of the war will be bartered for the application of those three magic words. Many, who are sincere advocates for peace, contend that the Allies run the risk of being utterly bamboozled by the combined diplomacy of Austria and Russia. In the meantime anticipated discussions as to the precise in terpretations of the fifth point give rise to a very prevalent belief that both France and Austria will concur in the decla ration that razing the Russian fortifications on the east coast of the Black Sea is not " a measure required by the in terests of Europe." Dwelling on this doubtful point, some of the journals go so far as to hint that we may henceforth have to wage the war against Russia single-handed; of which ne cessity ominous indications are picked out iu various quarters. In the House of Commons, the other night, Sir C. Woon, in describing the gigantic preparations for carrying on the war, was particular in pointing out that 350 pennants for the Baltic and 100 for the Black Sea, the intended armament for next year's campaign, is an amount of naval force sufficient to enable us to carry on war against any power on our own sole resources. By many this is looked on as a shadow of one of those coming events which most men would deem very unde sirable to meet ; but which, if in reality coming, cannot be too soon or too steadfastly looked in the face. Others, with probably more reason on their side, see in the observation a friendly hint to our loving cousins in the United States. The Times, as is its wont on extraordinary occasions, is ex ceedingly sententious and admonitory on the subject of the conferences, and bestows on Lord CLA.RENDON such an amount of advice and second-hand wisdom as may render that statesman's task an easy and successful one, if he will only consent to act on the disinterested counsel, and can persuade the country to sanction it if acted on. " Let our plenipotentiaries," says the typographic Jupiter, " bring us home good terms and they shall be supported." Good, doubtless very good ! " Above all," he continues, "we fear nothing, so long as they maintain with suitable dignity the honoir and position of the counntry. We shall forgive every thing to the man who shall err in asserting too boldly and too loudly the rights and honour of England; but an Am bassador who should commit at Paris the error of Vienna, and humble the nation to the dust before Potentates, would commit an offence which our sensibility could never forget, and ourself-respect could never forgive." Many years have now elapsed since England was represented by the three vicarious and self-elected tailors of Tooley-street, but even they, in the wantonness of their self-imposed dignity, did not soar so high into the sublimities of egotism as is thus indulged in by the "fustian" manufacturer of Printing-house. square. While all eyes have been turned with less or more of anxious speculation towards the Conference at Paris, and with even more anxiety to a contemplation of the means by which war is to be carried on with vigour, if the negotiations fail, the proceedings in Parliament relative to these have been attentively scanned. Although Joan - Bum, is admittedly sensitive in reference to any move which threatens to dip into his pocket, the announcement made by Sir CHARLES WOOD, on Monday night, that the naval estimates for the coming year are formed upon a war and not a peace policy, has met with general approbation. It is looked upon as the most elo quent mode of advocating the benefits of peace, to show that we are also fully prepared for war. Among all classes of poli ticians the intimation of unrelaxed endeavours to conquer a satisfactory and lasting peace, will give more cogency to the arguments of our ambassadors than any extent of Bombastes Furioso exhortation which can be bestowed upon them; with such respectable backing as that represented by 450 war vessels, and an efficient and well-disciplined army, the British plenipotentiaries at Paris will find themselves in a position to propose and insist on good terms. Such terms the country looks for from them, and will rigorously exact. The Parliamentary session, although little more than com menced, has already been marked by the discussion of several questions bearing seriously upon the public interests, too many of them, however, beh.g of a character little fitted to give general satisfaction. The one which for the time being has created the greatest amount of jealousy and anxious dis cussion in Parliament and out of doors, has been the attempt to tamper with the constitutional privilege of the second estate of the realm. By an extraordinary indiscretion in the use of the Royal prerogative, Ministers have created disputes among themselves, have provoked serious suspicions as to their real intentions, and involved the Crown and the House of Lords in an unseemly contention, all of which could have been easily avoided. In raising Baron PARKE to the peerage, if the patent had been issued in ordinary form, little risk would have been entailed of making a permanent addition to the peerage, if it was considered desirable to avoid such an addition. The learned Baron is so far advanced in life as to render his con tinued celibacy a matter of secure calculation. How, under all the circumstances of the case, Ministers should have felt themselves tempted into a conflict on so unnecessary a subject, it is impossible to divine; unless it be referred to the pro verbial science of the Whigs, in constructing walls to knock their own heads against. The first meeting of the Committee of Privilege, to which the consideration of this question has been referred, was looked forward to with much interest ; but it resulted in little beyond the arrangement of the preliminary steps for bringing the question to issue. In the meantime, it has assumed an important aspect, through the operation of -adventitious circumstances. The LORD CHANCELLOR and other members of the Government affect to stand aloof from the inquiry, and the question immediately arises, is it the intention of Lord CELNWORTII to enforce the preroga tive of the Crown, and insist on Lord WENSLEYDALE taking his seat in the House of Peers, whatever may be the decision of the committee ? If such be the course he intends to pur sue, he will have done more to disturb the harmony of the British constitution than any man who has held office since the revolution of 10£18. If he does not mean to do this, but 'to submit to the decision of the committee, he has, probably *Without any such intention, subjected Baron PASSE to an amount of annoyance and a degree of indignity as wanton and 'unwarrantable as it was unnecessary and unconstitutional. That the step is felt to be an unwise one, is evident from the peevishness and irritability exhibited by ministers in relation to it. The LORD CHANCELLOR, who tendered his resignation on the subject, as his opinion differed from that of several of his colleagues, treats the matter in a morose and dogged spirit. Lord Gutorvma is pettish, and snarls at any one who dis putes his dictum on the question of ministerial interference with the peerage. Those affecting to be deep in the cabinet secrets say that ministers calculate on defeating the inquiry by putting obstacles and raising difficulties in the way. The tact and resolution of Lord LYNDHURST and the other law lords, who are all against government on the subject, will prove too much for such a style of tactics, which, if resorted to, will tend greatly to lower ministers in public estimation. In the House of Commons, some interesting and important discussions have occurred during the past week in connexion with matters referring directly to the law or to its administra tion. On Tuesday evening the propriety of appointing a Minister of Justice was introduced to the notice of the mem bers by Mr. NAPIER, one of the representatives of the Univer sity of Dublin. The propriety of some such measure as that suggested by the Right Hon. Gentleman was concurred in by both sides Of the house, and the motion, slightly modified as proposed by Sir GEORGE GREY, was agreed to, and will, in all likelihood, be consigned to the limbo of vanities, in which the Tond intentions of parliament are said to be locked up, On '~. ` Thursday the : -house was astonished as well as gratified at witnessing the noble and daring act of Sir FITZROY KELLY in offering to undertake that superhuman task—the consoli dation of the statute law ! He introduced two bills upon the subject, prefacing their introduction by a speech of great length, filled with well digested learning and cogent argu ment. The motion fur introducing the bills was seconded by Lord STANLEY, and, after complimentary remarks from several members, leave was given to bring in the bills. Immediately on disposing of this matter, the house was plunged • into one of those partizan debates, which have a tendency to bring scandal upon the usages of Parlia ment. Sir JOUN SITELLEY, in moving for returns calcu lated to show the manner in which the Irish Judges had dis charged their duties, delivered himself of an address in which he represented the three chief Irish Judges as so old as to be incapable of rightly discharging their duties; and dwelt par ticularly on the fact that, besides being very far advanced in years, Baron PENNEPA.THER was blind. He declared the re tention of the judge's seat by the three judges, Mr. Justice I LEPROY, Mr. Judge TORRENS, and Baron PENNEPA.TTIER, was a scandal to the Irish bench, and that the Government should interfere, and put a stop to it. The speech of Sir JOHN called forth a vigorous and manly defence of the assailed judges from Mr. NAPIER, who accused the Government of a want of proper spirit in not defending these judges from so scandalous an at tack, if they knew it was unfounded, or iu not moving an ad dress to the Crown for their removal, if they believed the as persions to be correct. In indignant terms, he denied the accusation, and denounced the proceeding as a party manoeuvre to clear the way to the bench fo r s o me o f th e Government ! sup porters. Sir GEORGE GREY admitted that he had made in quiries, which had received answers, stating that all the three judges performed their official duties with regularity and assi- Iduity ; but, still, it seemed true that Baron PENNZPATHER was both old and blind, and that the other two were old, and he should, in consequence, support the motion. This conclu sion drew forth the ire of Mr. Drsnima, who, in a strain of satirical invective, combined with powerful reasoning, severely flagellated the Home Secretary. Lord PALMERSTON closed the debate by declaring that the partisan view of the matter had been started by the opposition. On a division, the motion was carried by a majority of eleven, in a house containing 253 members. The subject of Crimean military mismanagement has occu pied much general artention, and has also, during the past week, been oftener than once brought under the notice of Parliament. The provocative to public discussion has been the remarks made chiefly in the House of Lords, complaining of the statements contained in the Report made by Sir JOHN M'NEILL and Colonel TULLOCII. The terms of that report have been severely reprobated by the Earls of CARDIGAN and LucAN, and each of those noble lords has, in his place in Parliament, gravely impugned the statements of the commis sioners. They slander me, says Lord CARDIGAN ; lam calum niated, echoes Lord LITAN. The general public, with a feeling of considerable uneasiness, recals to mind the some- what similar charges brought mutually against each other by the noble lords, and remembers, with pain, the attempts of both to inculpate his commanding officer, in reference to points which affected the personal character or judgment, or both, of the immediately subordinate one. What particular portions of the report these two gallant officers complain of chiefly is not stated by them, or at least not publicly. Both officers were connected with the cavalry. One of the chief causes of the disasters to the army was the loss of horses, the want of which, for the transport of necessaries, caused the death of numbers, and exposed thousands to the most agonizing misery. Con nected with the loss of horses, the report does not interfere with the "death ride" of Balaklava, but says Considering, also, the suffering and severe loss of horses, front exposure to the weather in the commencement of the winter, there ap pears to have been a want of promptitude or ingenuity in de vising for them some means of temporary shelter, such as saved the baggage-horses of the Sappers and Miners at Bala klava. Experience has now proved that even a very moderate degree of shelter would have been sufficient to save the lives of many of the horses, if not to maintain them in serviceable condition ; and it must be presumed that such measure& were considered practicable, for a proposal to erect, with the assistance of his men, some sort of cover for the horses of the corps, appears to have been made by the officer com manding the Scotch Greys, but the manner in which it is stated to have been received by the Lieutenant-General commanding the cavalry was calculated to deter other officers from making any similar proposal." The officer was actually threatened with arrest ! Can it be matter for wonder that such revelations caused Loan LUCAN to feel uneasy ? It seems to have been a settled point that the horses must be starved to death. The report goes on to say : " When the supply begau to fail, the Commissariat officer referred to, who appears to have done everything, n his power to meet the difficulties of the case, proposed, as he knew that there was plenty of barley at Balaklava, that if a.detachment of the horses were allowed to go down daily he would engage to bring up enough for the rest of the brigade. The proposi tion appears to have been brought especially under the notice of Lord CARDIGAN by Lieutenant-Colonel MAYOU; Assistant- Quartermaster-General of cavalry, who states that his lord , ship declined to accede to it, as he had previously done, when a similar proposition was made to him to send the horses down for hay before that supply failed." The circumstances under which these refusals were given may be susceptible of explanation, and their lordships should, if possible, at once afford it. Lord PANHURE assured the house,.and most people will agree with him, that the commissioners had no intention of attacking Lords LUCAN and CARDIGAN, or indeed of per sonally attacking any one; but the cases stated imply grave charges, and the assurance of Lord Patrasuna , that no derelic tions of a secondary nature could detract from the lustre of those actions for which the noble lords had received decora tions, must be looked on as a sorry palliative of the accusation. The public will not readily acquiese in construing the care of the men and horses placed under the command of an officer as matter of a secondary character. They look with pride upon the display of fortitude, courage, and personal daring as characteristic of every man in the army, from the drum-boy to the commander-in-chief; but in officers- of distinguished position they expect, united with bravery,, presence of mind, resource, judgment, seizure of opportunity, -7-in a word, the combination of those high mental and bodily qualities which. used to be signified in that suggestive expression "conduct in_, the field." For a long period the impalicy of exacti duty by Govern— ment on premiums paid for insurance against fire has been, a subject of general and well-founded complaint. The ehi argument as to its being a premium. on improvidence has been met by the readily used one of the state necessity, and the impossibility of the CIIANCELLOM; Of the Exenecreeej . parting with so large an amount of revenue as £1,000,00, produced by the duty on fire insurances. The matter has recently assumed a new form, and presents itself to Sir Ge C. LEWIS, as one of the financial dissolving views which foil:lll242th frightful phantasmagoria to the eyes, of a finance mirester. On the Continent, in most countries,,,if not all, no duty is ex acted on fire insurance polices, yet the proverbial energy of British enterprise has induced many of our insurance:com panies to establish an agency in Franca. Our Allies, profiting by the example, and animated by. the reciprocal good feeling happily established between the- two countries, are.busy in extending their fire insurance sygem here. La France, a fire office of some standing in Paris,. has recently openedan, agency in London, and is busily engagelin planting branchagencies in Manchester, Liverpool, Glwgew, and other, districts., with the avowed object of taking ordinary fire risks.at 2e. per cent., under the impression that their polices.,, being issued in Paris, are not liable to British, duty. In this, belief they are understood to be fortified bee legal opinions e olatained on both sides of the Channel. If La France is successful, there can be little room for doubt that other foreign offices will enter into the competition, tee the great detriment, if not to the utter ruin of the English.companies. In this state of matters strong representations have been made on the subject by the British companies, who have a large amount of capital in vested, and now insure in this country property to the value of about £KeO,OOO,OOO. At first, the Crreerczenoa: of the EXCIIEQUEA appeared to: treat the matter coolly; further consideration of the subject, however, seems to have wrought a change in his, views, and the whole question has now been referred to the Board of Inland Revenue for consideration. What may be the result of that consideration it is not easy to foresee. One thing, however, is clear, The British Insurance Companies must be diligent in looking to tlieir own interests, or they may, ere long, behold their business transferred from this country to the continent ; while, by the same movement, the CreeNczereen of the Exculeav as mey -- be denuded of his much-prized million of revenue derived from the duty on fire policies : his loss being further aneinteeted by a proportionate diminution of the 111011113 tax, caused by the loss of revenue arising from capital i invested is British . . Insurance Companies. The question, II m ere part . ..eularly in its new aspect, is a momentous one for all partiza, and is creating a great stir in the metropolis. SABBATH-DAY RECREATIONS, TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. SlR,—Observing a desire on the part of some benevolent, and no doubt conscientiou s , persons to promote the rela xa ti on and, at the same time, instruction and imprOvement of the masses, by enticing them to listen to performances on our noble organ at St. George's-hall, on Sundays, it hai oc curred to my mind, if full cathedral service was celebra'ed there, admission free, it would attract those who never visit our churches, and would bring them under the sound of the Gospel, and lead to much good, if our most popular ministers would take it in turns to give their services, with a suitable discourse. S. C, W. THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. LIVERPOOL TOWN COUNCIL. of h e committee were vindicated by Messrs. J. C. Stewart, She], and Robertson Gladstone ; after which, Mr. Bennett's anthdment was put and carried, by a majority of 25 to 13. , ,7or the 'Amendment :—Messrs. Holden, M`Guffie, Holt, Liingston, FernihoUgh, Jeffreys, A. Shand, Wagstaff', Law nice, Brancker, Johnson, Picton, Hodson, Aikin, Robertson, kirnworth, Gregson, Halhead, Ald. Langsdale, Bennett, Pres tet, Parker, P. Shand, S. Holme, and the Mayor. Against :—Messrs. Crosthwaite, Woodruff, Stewart, Shell, richols n, Bradley, Haydock, Godfrey, Hornby, R. Gladstone, kitchen, Clint, and Beckwith. The following gentlemen, being gas shareholders, did not tte :—Mr. Banner, Mr. Earle, Mr. J. B. Lloyd, and Mr. llderman Cooper. Mr. Alderman Bennett's amendment now became the ori final motion. Ax adjourned meeting of the Council was held on Wednes day ; John Stewart, Esq., the Mayor, presiding. The Mayon, in reference to the question of the Town-dues Bill, said he had received communications from the Town-clerk and from Mr. Horsfall, intimating that the bill would not . be in the hands of members before next day (Thursday), and sug gested that any discussion would be premature, and ought to be forborne. The suggestion was concurred in, and the Council proceeded to the ordinary business. WATER COMMITTEE : ANGLEZARIC RESERVOIR FILLED WITH WATER. The report of the Water Committee stated that an extension of time to the 21st of this month had been given to Messrs. Miller and Lawton, one of the contractors at the Rivington Works ; and it also comprised a report from Messrs. Duncan and Statham, engineer and clerk of the works, stating that the Anglezark and Rivington reservoirs were now being rapidly filled. Mr. SUEIL proposed, as an amendment, that the subject be eferred to a special committee ; but on a division it was ne latived, and Mr. Bennett's motion for the appointment of teeter inspector was carried. A report from the special committee as to the purchase of the Birkenhead Docks, recommending a lease of land at Bir kenhead to Messrs. W. Laird and Co., at Is. a-yard, as a coal !sport station, was unanimously adopted. Mr. HOLT moved the adoption of the proceedings, and in doing so confirmed the statement as to the filling of the Anglezark Reservoir, which he said was filled to within a few inches of the top; and that there was a much larger body of water in the lower reservoir at Rivington, in which, at the last report, there was water to the depth of 17 feet at the lower end, and it might now have a depth of 20 feet. It was particularly gratifying to learn that every part of the works seemed so far tight and good. Mr. HODSON seconded the motion. CORPORATION OFFICES, CORNWALLIA-STREET. A recommendation of the special committee - appointed on ;he sulject of the removal of the Public-offices from Cornwal is-street, gave rise to some discussion. It was proposed to mind new offices on the land at the back part of the old Sara en's-head, the cost of the land being estimated at between £5,000 and £6,000, and the total interest on the cost of the 3rections at not more than £BOO or £9OO. It was stated that, ;f the plans of the committee were adopted, the land fronting Dale-street would be occupied by shops. In the course of the :.onversation, Mr. LANGSDALE (chairman of the Health Com mittee) stated that, with an outlay of £2,000, the present aces might be made to answer every purpose, and that, for rentilation and accommodation, they were the best public aces in the town. (Hear, hear.) At this stage of the proceedings, _ _ Mr. HORNBY, in answer to a question from Mr. R. Glad stone, said he had no doubt that water from the Riviugton works would be delivered in Liverpool by midsummer. Mr. HOLT, in answer to a question from Mr. Alderman Bennett said, the engines for the Green-lane works were built, and the boilers were nearly ready ; the boring would be com menced immediately; that at Windsor, he observed, had been very successful, the yield being 140,000 gallons per day. After this, the proceedings were confirmed. The MAYOR announced that he had received another tele graphic communication from thellown-clerk, to the effect that the hill (Town-dues Abolition) was printed, that it was neces airy to take immediate action, and that he required the presence cf some of the officials in London. LIBRARY AND 31II9RIT31: TUE PROPOSED NEW BBILDING: DONATIONS PROM PRINCE ALBERT AND THE EARL OP DERBY. The proceedings of the Library and Museum Committee in cluded a recommendation to authorise the borrowing of a sum of £20,000, for the purpose of purchasing a site on Shaw's , "brow, for a building for the Library and Museum, at right angles with St. George's-hall, and fronting the south side; that plans and specifications be advertised for, a premium of 150 guineas being given to the successful competitor, and 100 guineas to the second best plans; the Council, however, not to bind themselves to take the plans of the successful architect ; that the architect, whose plans are chosen, receive five per cent. upon the cost of the building, in addition to the pre mium, such percentage to include travelling expenses, &C. ; that the final adjudication upon the plans be made by the Town Council, with what architectural assistance they might deem necessary to obtain ; that any person divulging his name before the final selection, be struck off the list of competitors ; and that designs, &c., be sent in before the Ist of June. Mr. Piero's moved that the proceedings be confirmed, and, in doing so, intimated that during the month the committee had received, as a present from Prince Albert, the recently published book descriptive of Balmoral, by Dr. Macgillivray, as well as a donation of some valuable works , on natural his tory, from the Earl of Derby. He stated the mode of carrying out the plans, and said the interest of the money borrowed should be defrayed by the Library and Museum Committee, without bringing any charge whatever upon the corporate fund. (Hear, hear.) Of the additional £20,000 proposed to be raised for the erection cf the . building, they had £lO,OOO in hand, and £6,000 was promised by Mr. Brown, M.P. ; while the - sale of the building in Duke-street, now occupied as a library and museum, was expectedto realise the difference. Under these circumstances, Mr. Hornby agreed to the re cunmendation as to the Public-officu being referred back for ftrther consideration. The Coroner's monthly account, amounting to £55 2s. 6d., Ilia passed. A letter from the Right Hon. W. L. Bathurst, inclosing an o'der in Council applying the provisions -Of " The Summary Procedure on Bills of Exchange Act, 18K" to. the Court of Ilissage, was referred to the Finance Committee, al was a nemorial from ratepayers in Vauxhall Ward; praying that a new road might be made between Leeds-street and Great koward-street, by the removal of the old Borough Gaol. _This terminated the proceedings, and the Council adjourned. 2711 ( 10CAL DUES ON SHIPPIOICic BILL, MR. Lou's - Local. Dues on Shipping Bill consists of for parts-; the first part relating to passing tolls, the second pi relating to taxes applied to other than shipping- pur-- pews, the• third part relating to differential duties- and exemptions; the fourth part relating to miscellaneous matters;. au,i the act is to come into-operation on the Ist of January, 18;7. We subjoin PART 11. TAXES APPZIED 'TO' °THEN' Trail SHIPPING PITRPOSESfri VIII. The second part of this- act shall apply to all rates, due, duties, andiinposts (hereinafter included in the term , taxes, leviable in= the United Kingdom on ships, or on goods called in ships.,• with the following exceptions ; that is toy say: _ _ _ Mr. WOODRUFF seconded the proposition, which;was car ried ; as also a special vote of thanks to the Earl of Derby for his valuable donations. Dilies leviable b - the Commissioners of Customs for the use of her Majesty,- A Library and Museum rate of ld. in the pound, to pay the interest of the 220,000 to be- borrowed for the site of the building, was confirmed. The report of the Hackney Carriage Committee was , con firmed, and a copy of proposed new bye-laws was referred for further consideration. It. All taxes - ti; which the secendipart of this act applies, Ilia the exception of taxes leased to private persons entitled to apply the proceeds - to their own we r and of taxes leviable by say harbour authority in its as such authority, shall be collected by the Commissioners of Czztoms ; and the said commissioners shall, with respect to• the collection and recovery of the said taxes, have all the• powers conferred by " The Harbours, Docks; and Piers Clauses Aet, 1847," upon the undertakers thereil mentioned; with respect to the col lection and recovery dr rates payable under the special act therein referred to, aneafor that purpose the clatzses of such last-mentioned act with respect to the collection and recovery of rates shall be incorporated with this - aot - ;: and in the con struclon of such clauses this act shall be.deemed to be " the Special Act;" the taxes tpr - which the second part of this act applies shall be deemed to .be " the rates- authorized to be levied by the Special Act ;T . the-said commissioners shall be diemefttbe " the undertakers ;" and any over employed by them in. the collection of the-said taxes shall , be• deemed to be "the collector of rates." The proceedings of the Baths Comniittee were confirmed; CLEARANCE OP' WRECKS. A report was submitted from the - Water-bailiff, detailing.a correspondence which had passed between him, the Receiver of Droits of the Admiralty, and the Board of Trade. It seemed that after the wreck of the Glide, sunk off the North west Lightship, had been raised, and removed by the Water bailiff, a passenger applied to the Receiver of Droits,. to - know whether any clothes had been. saved ? This was the - first intimation that gentleman had received that there had - - been such awreck, and, thinking that ittrclearance was trench ing upon his duties, he wrote to the Water-bailiff, who replied , to the-effect, that the Receiver of Droits had nothing to do with wrecks occurring within the jurisdiction of the conser=- vators- of the river. In subsequent correspondence, the- Receiver of Droits drew the attention of ; the Water-bailiff to certain powers vested in the Crown by the Mercantile Shipping Act,.of 1554. On behalf of the Water-bailiff, it had been replied that that act did not affect - a previous act, of George ITi., by which power to remove wrecks within the jurisdiction of the Conservators of the river was given to the. Water-bailiff: The question was next refereed to the Board of Trade, who ruled that, as a matter of law , the Receiver of Droits- was right in his interpretations ; it was recom mended that in future all such wrecks shrAri be reported to the Conservator, who-should raise the wreak, and hand over whatever surplus there might be to the Meeiver of Droits,. and suggesting also that the Town Councit-should give the' Receiver of Droits an indemnity against any parties who , might proceed against - him for property wrongly appropriated. . Mr: HORNI3Y, in moving- that the recomw..endation of the Board.of Trade be agreed to, expressed his belief that in no single instance since the passing of the Conservatory Bill had. the expenses incurred iu raising wrecks bees counterbalanced_ by the proceeds ; and its , very few instances had the Council: been able to recover any deficiency from the ewners. Mr. Alderman J. )amass; seconded the 'Reposition, which was carried. X.—All. taxes so collected IT the Commissioners. of Customs and their officers shall, afte? , thiducting the expenses of collec tion, be- paid over to her Maiesty's Paymaster , General,. in such manner as , the Board of Trada directs. Xl.—The Paymaster-General shall apply all tnoneya paid to Ninunder the provisions of this act in such- manner as the Board of Trade directs ; andthe Board of Tvade-shall keep a separate account of the moneys paid at or in: respect of each place: canes where the taxes to which thesecond part of this' act applies are subject to any charge, the rights ; rwnedies, `aad oblipelons of the mortgreeee shall continue in force to the same extent as if this act had not passed.: XIII.-B.abjece to the rights of mortgagees as hereinbefore .reserved, the following rules shy. be observed with respect to :the discharge of all charges on taxes to which the second part of this act applita : -Z.--Every charge made on any tuxes-to which the-second part of this not applies in common with other property of the mortgagor shall be payable oe of such taxeeand other pro perty respectively, in the proportion which the-income de rived from such taxes, calculated on an average• of the three years, immediately preceding the first day of Janu . ary, one thousand eight hundiedand fifty-sieeor the last preceding.da.y on which the annual accounts of the mort gagor were made up, bears to the income- derived from such other property calculated on a like average :: 'Tr-For the purpose of ascertainingethe amounts payable in: the mae of any charge out of the said taxes-and other property respectively, the mortgagor shall render to the Board of Trade an account of - the income derived from such taxes and other property.respectively in=such man ner, and>to be authenticated. by such evidence as the Board of - Trade directs ; and the said board shall there determine- such amounts : 3.eelf at any time any taxes to will& the second pert - of this act . applies are-applied in satisfaction of any chm - ge to an ex • tent exceeding the above proportion, such excess shall be repaid by e the mortgagor and shall be deemed to be a debt • due to the-Crown, and to be recoverable accordingly : at any- time any mortgagor-makes payments in satis faction of any charge to an extent exceeding the above proportion, such mortgagor shall be repaid the-amount of such excess out of any taxes- iu the hands-of the Pay master-Cianeral standing to the account of the place where the taxes so charged are levied: - 6.—The mortgagor and the Board of Trade acbingin respect of the taxes subject to any such charge shalLrespectively, until the , whole of such charge is satisfied, in- every year, out of the property and taxes so charged, cease to be paid off five-per cent. on the amount of the principal of such charge; .or lay aside a sufficient -sum to pay off such per centage, and apply the same-as early as may be to that purpoeee 6.—The mortgagor and Board; of , Trade . respectively may enter into any arrangement they think fit with any mort gagee-fOr paying off any charge.at - an, earlier period than that at which the same would otherwise have been pay able, and may pay any moneys by way of indueement for such arrangement. 7.—Such -mortgagor and the Board of Trade rpectively may, if they think fit, invest ita the Three Pounds per Centum Coneelidated Bank Annuities, or in such other security as may be approved by the• Board of Trade, any sum that maybe so laid aside by thent,as aforesaidefor the purpose of-paying off any such charge as aforesaid; and they shall accumulate the proceeds of: any such investment by way of.-compound interest ; and such proceeds shall be appli cable to the same purposes .as the funds from which they proceeded : B—Where the mortgagor isa. local authority having power to levy any rate or rates other than rates on ships or on goods carried in ships, such authority shall in each year, if their property is insuMeient to discharge their?ropor tion of any charge to which. it is by this act made sub ject, raise by means of any rate or rates leviable by them,. other than rates on ships or goods carried in ships, a sum sufficient to satisfy the-same ;: andno prohibition contained: in any act of parliament-as-to the maximum amount of rate to he levied by any such :authority shall affect any rate to. be levied in pursuance of this seetion : such local authority may from time to time hoe-- row at interest on the security of any rates, other than rates on ships or- g_oods carried in ships, which it No: power to levy, any sum or sums, and apply the same in. satisfying or redacting any. charge so incurred as aforesaid ,•: and for the purposes of such borrowing the clauses of. the Commissioner Clauses Act„ 18-17, with respect to- the mortgages to be- executed by the commissioners (except the clause numbered. LXXXIV.), shall be incorporated with this act. TER OAS QUESTION : REPLY OH 'THE GAS COXPANY TO THE packaaseran OH THE COUNCIL. The proceedings of the.special committee osr ;the supply of gas included the following communicatiora from the Gas Company : " Gas-ofrade,'Newington, 29th January, 1856. "Dear Sir,—We have laid before the directors of the Liver pool United Gaslight Company your letter of the 2./st instant, and•the copy of the reselutioaas of the council; adoptad at their meeting'on the 9th instant, transmitted therewith " The directors having considered your letter awl the reso lutions, have instructed;us to reply as follows " With regard to the• -first resolution of the council, pro-- posing ' that the share. property of the company should be converted into bonds of-the company, bearings-fair and equi table rate of interest, .and that the under t aking _should be managed by a board of nine directors, three of whom should he appointed by the annucil, three by the consumers of gas,, and three by the bondholders,' the directors wnsider the pro, posal to be so extravagant and unreasonable„ and so devoid of crery fair and just etment of sezurity to the-shareholders, respects their prepertyKandinceme, that they decline to enter , . taro it. "With regard to the proposal `a' of the aemed resolution,. "'That an immediatereduetion be made in:the price of gas,. "The directors beg to observe that, on. the Ist January,. 1855, they reduced tho:price within the borough from 4ead.. to 4a. per 1,000 cubic. feet. Tim full effect of that reduction en the income of thocompany has not as ye a . beets ascertained, and the directors consider the request of the Council far a farther reduction, at so early a period, as unreasonable. The directors hope that they may be enabled from time to time , to make reductions in the price of gas, in , 00tiformity with the provisions of the ecnipany'S Art of Parliaancit. Those-pro.. visions were for th.e-benefit of the consumer ou the one• hand, and the protection of,the shareholder onthe other • and the directors deem it their dotty to observe Coma faithfuler, as re spects both partica., "With regard4o propoeal `b,' " That the Borough Bremer for the-time being shall have access to all departments of the compaay'S works, with every facility for testing the qaality of the was, and ascertaining the pressure at wkicha is supplied.' "The directors .are responsible for the management of the undertaking, and. the appointment of competent officers and servants in a/I=departraents of the company's works, and they consider that,_ vere they to permit an, officer of the- Corpora tion to have aczosa to all departments of • the works, it would tend to weaken that feeling of accountability to the directors solely with:which all their officers anti servants should be im pressed, and:the interference of such oT...eer of the-Corporation (which would probabb• result from his admission) would, in the opinion ofthe directors, lead to differencesand collisions between him and the officers and servants, of the company. The directeas, therefore, decline to:grant such access to the Borough. Engineer. " As regards the testing of the gas, the directors would re mind the Council that an apparatus, on the most approve& principle r was some time ago fitted up by Mr. King, in the, Borough Engineer's office, for the-purpose of enabling him to, test the gasat all times. " Withregard to proposal `c,' "'That the company consent- to the appointment of officers, responsible to the Council, to test, examine, and adjust the. meters on behalf of the consumers; "Thedirectors have already signified their willingnesa.that &public inspector of meters should be appointed; and, if, the Council have matured any plan, having this object in view, the directors are prepared to give it their best consideration. " With regard to propoaal• d;,' "'That the powers of the auditor be extended so as to enable him to have access to all documents and accounts which he may think necessary to enable him to report fully ou the financial position of the company, and to. ascertain that all moneys are paid out of and carried to the credit of the proper accounts," " The duties of the• auditor, or accountant, are , defined by a general act, having reference to all gas companies, and the directors do not consider that they have any power to extend such duties, and they would observe that en, no occasion has any complaint been made by the gentlemen appointed to examine the filod accounts of the company, that any informa tion was withheld which was necessary to enable them to dis charge their duties fully and satisfactory, according to the act of parliament.—We are, dear Sir, yours, very truly, " THOMAS CARSON, 1 • "JOHN B. LLOYD, }Secretaries. "Wm. Shuttleworth, Esq., Town-clerk." Tha report was accompanied by a bill against the Corpora tion, fir £34 19s. 7d., for the attendance of officials during the inquiry and during the examination of meters. Mr. KITCHEN, as Chairman of the Special Committee of Inquiry, moved a resolution to the effect that the whole sub ject be referred back for the consideration of the committee, explaining that that course was considered advisable in conse quence of the comparatively recent period at which they had received the Gas Company's reply. Mr. BRADLEY seconded the proposition. Mr. Alderman BENNETT considered the whole justice of the case would be met by the appointment of a meter inspector, and moved, as an amendment, the following :—" That the Council sanction the appointment of an inspector of meters, and also that the borough engineer attend to the testing of gas ; and that the present Gas Committee confer with the Directors of the Cas Company, with respect to the terms and conditions under which such appointment of inspector should take place, and also as to the duties to be performed by such officer." Mr. ROBERTSON seconded, and Mr. HORNBY supported, the amendment. A protracted and somewhat acrimonious discussion ensued, in the course of which the gas company was defended at great length by Mr. Alderman S. Holme ; and the proceedings XlV.—The duty hereby imposed on any local authority in respect of any charge shall be deemed to be a duty in which any person or body corporate is or are personally interested, and no evidence. to.the contrary shall be received; and the nonperformance- of such duty or of any part thereof by any such local authority shall be deemed to be a suffitient ground upon which such, person or body corporate may found a claim for a writ of mandamus ; and he or they shall be deemed to have sustained damage by such nonperformance.; and he or they may accordingly bring an action, in pursuance of the Common row Procedure Act, 1854, for a writ of mandamus to enforce. the performance of such duty or of any portion thereof, or may take such other proceedings in the premises as he or they may be advised; but nothing herein contained shall prevent any other proceeding from being instituted by which the performance of such duty ea the part of such local authority may be legally enforced. XV.—ln eases where any of the taxes to which the second part of this act applies would, if this act had not been passed, have been applicable to shipping purposes, or to the payment of any charitable or other pensions, superannuations, or other allowances which have been lawfully granted or allowed before the first day of February, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-six, and which would, if this act had not been passed, have been paid out of the said taxes, an annual estimate may be presented to the Board of Trade of the sums that will be required during the cursent year for such purposes and pay meqt as aforesaid ; and such estimate shall contain such par ticulars and be authenticated by such evidence as the Board of Trade directs. XVI.—If on such estimate being presented it appears that any such purposes or payments as are mentioned in the last section would have been satisfied partly out of taxes to which the second part of this act applies, and partly from other sources, the Board of Trade shall make an apportionment, and direct the due proportion to be paid out of taxes to which the second part of this act applies. XVII.—The Board of Trade may, if satisfied with such esti mate, direct the Paymaster-General to pay to the local authority submitting the same the amount thereby claimed out of the moneys for the time being standing to the account of the place to which such such local authority belongs. XVlll.—Every local authority to which any amount has been paid by the Paymaster-General, under the provisions of this act, shall render to the Board of Trade, at such time and in such form as they may direct, an account of the manner in which the moneys so paid have been expended. 'IX.--Her Majesty may, by order in council. direct that ~. [FEBRUARY 10, 1856. . . any taxes to which the second pa r t o f thi s ac t a pplie s s h a ll, ' LIVERPOOL, CROSBY, and SOUTHPO RT subject to the provisions herein cont a ined with respect to . RAILWAY: leases and mortages thereof, be paid over to any harbour authority. als XX.—All taxes so paid over to suc h h ar bour au tho r ity • f , AN extraordinary m ee ti ng o f thi s company was h e ld on shall be by them applied to such shippi ng purposes as may be e riday, at the Clare n d on - rooms , f or th e purpose of cons id er ing in the said order in council specified, an d t o n o other purpose a report of the dire c t ors , as t o th e agreement for sa l e a nd whatsoever; and such harbour authority s hall keep an ac- transfer to the Lancashi r e an d Y or k s hi re R a il way o f t h e under count of the amount received on account of' such taxes, and of taking of the Liverpool, C ros by, an d S ou th por t . Th e re p o rt, the manner in which they are expended, and s hall render which was read by M r . D uncan, so li c it or t o t h e company, 1'759 fo such account to the Board of Trade ever y year. , as e llows :—+ REPORT. XXI.—In cases where any taxes to which the second part The proprietors will recollect that at the special meeting of this company, held on th e 14th J une, 18 55, i t was reso l ve d to of this act applies, by any lease made previously to the first day of February, one-thousand eight hundred an d fifty-si x , sanction an agreement pre v i ous ly en t ere d i n t o b y t h e direc tors, for the transfer of thi s company ' s li ne to the Lancashire been leased to any persons who are entitled to apply the pro ceeds to their own use, such taxes shall, until the expiration and Yorkshire Railway Comp an y. of such lease, continue to be collected by the lessees ; but any The terms agreed upon and adopted were, that the Lanca rent reserved on such lease shall be payable to the said Pay- shire and Yorkshire C om p any s h ou ld assume all the engag e" master-General, and be recoverable as a debt due to the meats of the Liverpool, C ros by, an d S ou th port Company, a nd Crown ; and such rent shall be subject to the provisions of pay to the proprietors the reo f, f or th e year 18'•55, a dividend of this Act in the same manner as the taxes in respect of which 21 per cent. per annum ; f or th e years 1856 an d 185 7 , a divi• such rent is paid would have been if they had not been dead of 31 per cent. per ann u m , an d su b sequent l y t h e sa me leased ; and at the expiration of such lease the taxes so leased rate of dividend as th a t p a y a bl e t o h o ld ers o f L ancash i re a nd shall be dealt with in the same manner as other taxes subject Yorkshire Stock. to the provisions of this act. i And your directors were em p ower ed t o t a k e a ll nee df u l m ea n XXII.—In cases where any such lease as aforesaid com- sures to carry out such arrangemen t, prises taxes to which the second part of this act applies After much discussion, a deed, embodying the terms agreed upon, was duly sealed on behalf of th e t wo compan i es, posses together with other taxes or property, the rent reserved under such lease may for the purposes of this act be apportioned sion of the- line and pr o p er ty o f thi s company was g i ven to between anch first-mentioned taxes and such other taxes and i the Lancashire and Yo r k s hi re C ompany, an d your b oar d f u lly property ; and such apportionment may be made by agree- expected that, in accorda nc e w i t h th e prov i s i ons o f t h at d ee d, meat between the Board of Trade on the one part, and the the dividend for the fir s t h a lf- year o f 1855 wou ld b e prom ptly lessors on the other part, and in the event of disagreement paid to the proprietors of thi s company. shall be settled by arbitration in manner hereinafter provided. It was intimated, ho w e ver , t o your b oar d , b y l e tt er from the Lancashire mid Yorkshire Comp an y, un d e r d a t e o f 11th XXIII.—In cases where any tax to which the second part of this act applies is leviable by any harbour authority in I October, 1855, that upon examination of the aseounts of the' that capacity, such tax shall continue to be collected by or on Crosby Company for the half-year ending 30th June, 1855 e behalf of such harbour authority ; and so much of such tax and of other claims , sent in for payment, certain items did not, as is by law appropriated to shipping purposes by such in the opinion of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Board of Di harbour authority shall continue to be so appropriated, and rectors, come within the scop e o f li a biliti es con t emp l a t e d , a nd the residue of such tax shall be payable to the said Paymaster- from the dividend payable t o th e C ros b y shareholders-the amount of these item s , it was i n ti ma t e d , wou ld b e d e d uc t e d General, and shall be recoverable as a debt due to the Crown,. The beard of this company, h av i ng care f u ll y exam i ne d this and shall be subject to the same; provisions as if the same had , been collected by the Commissioners of Customs under the' unexpected demand, cam s to the conclusion that it was not second part of this act. in accordance with the agreement as settled between the coin - XXIV.—In cases where any of the taxes to which the se- panies. In order, howe v er, t a avo id liti ga ti on, your directors-- cond part of this act applies, or any sums forming part of or first proposed that the le ga l a d v i sers o f th e t wo compan ies arising therefrom, would, if this act had• not been passed, have should be empowered to settl e th e diff erence, an d h ave subse been applicable by any local authority to other than shipping vently used their be s t e ff or t s t o i n d uce t h e L ancas hi re an d purposes, any sums which by reason of such taxes or sums Yorkshire Board to refer the c l a i m t o th e d ec i s i on o f any qua % being taken away from such authority may be needed for such lified umpire they themselv es m i g ht se l ec t . purposes may be provided out of any rate or rates, other than Your board regrets to st a t e th a t a ll o ff ers o f arrangemen t rates on ships or goods carried in ships, leviable by such au- have been absolutely declined by th a t company. thority; and no-prohibition contained in any act of parliament The'board entertains a strong' conviction that the claim of eas to the maxiinam amount of rate to be levied by such an- the Lancashire thority shall affeot any rate to be levied ire pursuance of this law or in equity ; but conside r i ng th e amoun t o f th e c l a im, section. and Yorkshire Comp an y i s un t ena bl e e ith er a t which is. £630 only, and th e p os iti on o f thi s company, th e directors leave to the proprietors to dictate the course which, XXV.—Her Mgesty may, by order in mutton, from time to time direct that all or any of the taxes to which• the second under the circumstance s of th e case s- they prefer to be taken." part of this act apples shall be reduced in amount or shall be Mr. James Aikin, in answer to a question by Mr. Glad abolished, either generally or with respect to partieularelasses stone, said that the sum i n di s p u t e amoun t e d a t fi rs t t o £7BO, of ships ; and may also; if in any case such taxes are reduced to bait had been reduced t o £630 b y an - agreemen t , th e under such extent as to be insufficient to satisfy the charges thereon, standing being- that the Lanca s hi re an d Y or k s hi re were li a ble for £l5O. Otie•of the most curious factnof the affair wes, that again direct the same to'be raised by an amount nOt exceeding more than half of the whole amount indispute was due to the the amount by which they have been reduced ; and on each Lancashire and Yorkshire for tollage. When this was pointed . order being published insthe London Gazette such taxes ska 1 out to the Lancashire and Yo r k s hi re directors; some o f th em be reduced amount, mired, or abolished, as the easemay he, seemed astonished, but notwith s t au di ngaa ll th e e ff or t s o f the in such manner as is thereby directed, and from meantime as is specified in the said order. Southport directers, they still res i s t e d th e i r c l a i m, an d it no w rested with the shareholders to say whether they would sub mit to that resistance, or go to law. Individually he thought the better course would be to refer the matter back to the di rectors, empoweriag. the latter to come to some arrangement with the Lancashiee and Yorkshire board on the subject. After some conversation;-resolutions agreeing . to this course were adopted; and a claim- of £-10, made by Mr. Taunton, for ex penses in connexion with the committee under whose manage ment the transfer to , the Lancashire node Yorkshire was effected, havin g been-also referred to the director*, the pro ceedings closed. THE POSVAL SERVICE. Tan spy of a Treasury mint te,dated the 27th of Novinlier, 1855; upon the subject of postal communication betiveen England and the Australian colonies, has just been iested. 'The minute enters into a variety-of details relative to the cern nmications which have passel4vitb; the Colonial-office, the colonies, the Postmaster-General, at. The concluding porton of 'the minute shows the result. The plan which "my Lords" propose it Vass shortly summed ag;~ "1.• That they shall instruct - .,,Vdmirarliy to obtain ten- • ders;bropen competition, for a monthly postal service between- , this- country and Australia, the vessels , (outward and home-- wavdYtottching at King George's- Sound * Melbourne, andi Sydney; carrying the mails for the .-;- , coloni-N , of New South/ Walos,-Victoria, South Australia, lirsztern , Australia, Van Die m eriti*Lan d; and New Zealand. '2:- That branch cervices shall be establildied, lag open compe tition from Melbourne, as the central point, With Fort Adelaide, Van Die men's•Lamal, and New Zeala-ad.t. "3.• That all letters and newspapers-shall be prepaid, and that eachpost-offiee shall retain its own receipts. " 4. That the.entire cost of the serviees described shall be dividediqually between the home govi. , rnmentand the colonies collectively. "5. That - each of the colonies shall contribute-to the moiety to be paid by them: collectively in proportion to:t1:&: number of letters despatched byeach, to be ascertainetLevery two years. " In the first place, it will be necessary.to obtain from each of the colonies • named a duly authorised , legislative acqui escence:in the arrangement proposed. ainthis-purpoee let a copy of this minute be transmitted to the Colonial-office, and request that the Secretary of State will tslie the necessary steps with that. view:;..but state that, as some , -time must elapse before replies can be- received from the di rent colonies, and as my lords:-are. anxious that no time should be lost in re establishing .a monthly mail by steam, vay lords-relying upon the correspondence• now before them fro/LB-the governors of New South Wales ; Victoria, and South Auatrali.c 4 have decided to take lin/mediate-steps in order to secure-a-commencement of the service• at the earliest possible time- after the receipt of communications from the different colonSas , acquiescing in the proposedarrangements, " Write to the Secretary of the Admiraltykand.reeinest that the Lords- Oammissioners of the Admiralty will take im mediate steps: to 'proenre tenders for a monthly postal corn munication.by steam. with Australia on the following condi tions, and: report to-this board before any; oentraotii3 actually made : " 1. The.tendera-to he delivered within, two months of the date of the ntivertisement. " 2. The tenders to , specify the route anct the- maximum number ef:days between the departure of the mail from South hampton. and,its , arrival at Melbourne and--Sydney,. and King George's Sound, respectively ; and also the -number of days on the humor/Lid-route. "3. That the service shall be performed4undera;penalty of £lOO a day,,fur delay in starting, and I:Madayforany time consumethin;the voyage beyond the allowed maxi:ma% "4. The contractors to state in what thnefrom , the accept ance of their tender, they will be prepared (under a- penalty to be agreed upon) to tornmer-ce the, service. "5. '.Ehecontraetom to give such adequate security as to the Lords of the Admiralty may appear necessary for the payment of any penalties-wbieh may become due, and-generally for the performance of the contract, which penalties-ianocase what ever shall.be.relinquisbed. " Ths-contract to befor five years." ECCLESIASAKCAL INTELEIi7-ENCE. PREFERMENTS AND APPOINTMENTS. R. H. H. Adcock, MA., to the Vicarage ot~:Hitmlierstone, Leicestershire. Ker.. Y. Addisor., to tt, , Perpeteal Curacy otClertthrreuruber and: Rev_ T. Manson, M.&,-to the Incumbency of near Thirsk. Rev. J. 8. M. Andersort;: M.A., Rector of Torrriarton; to an Honorary Canonry in the Cathedral or Bristol. Rev. J. Arch bald, M.L.,to the Vicarage et Etorrntom, near badlovr. The following:table, partly compiled fern Parliamentary paper, shows the estimate' for the Post-oMte,et ecrvice for the cux - "ent, year, enaing the 31st of March, 1857, as compared with that :for the preceding twelve nuniths. 'there was a decreaseklast year of 557,587, exclusive of thededtctions made from the -Cunard, contract for the alternate pasasges omitted by that, company,. and which have only just: been resumed; but, on the present occasion, no alterationds exhibited, except a slightuddition. : for a mail conveyance,- between Thurso and Stromness:— Reis...J. W. Ashe, 8.A., to the curacy of W!thernsrielii, near Rev. F. &. S. Bellamy, to tlie.Curacy of Sturton•ntith-Baumber, near Horneastle. Rev.- H. P. Benwell, 8.A., ,to. the Curacy of Bassinghato k near Newark. Rev: W. A. Cartledge, 52..A`i . , to the Incumbescy.of St.-Peter kt. : the-Willawa, York. _ _ _ Rev.- E. Clap. M.A., to the Incumbency of St. Margaret's Chapel,,Brighton. ficon.4ltld3 Rev. A. G. Douglas, 8.A., to the Ractorrof Scald weil,-near Weilkagborougl. Rev. Gi. Dunuas, M.A. to ther - Lacunabency of themelrDiatrict Church of St.-Mthew, Nottingham. Rev, C..M..F.alpson, to the Stioezi liary Curacy or listasford, Cheshire, Itev-i Fano, M.A., to tite , Vicasage of Eglywowrw,, near /ter': It. Fowler, 8.A., to be Mathematical Mastevof Tunbridge Grammar-school. Ricr.4'll... W.. Greases, M.A., Rector of Tootiug,Scrfen.to be Cliaplainto , the Lambeth Parochial cemetery. Rai,-.1. G.. W Hill, M.A., to - tea brother of Stilibtherine's Hospital; iteggitea-park. ti.iviaan, M.A., to•thelficarage of Exhall, Warwick shire. Year. Itoute, Company. ]1256-7.1855-6. S. IL Liv.... and .of Matt _ . 850 850 Holyhead and Kulp tawn....... . .... City of Dublin 2;," 000 25,000 Abardo.. and * Lerwick. Thurso and Stromuess Sottlhamp.:andCinl. Ker. J. Jones, to the Camay of St. Thomea f -Beinupton, Derbyshire. Rev. G. D.. La Touche, M.A..* to the Vicarage of Stokesay, near Ludlow. Rey: L.. C.. Lewis, M.A., to the •Rectory of Peterctone , super- Ely,, near. Cowbsidge. Rev, T.•R. J. Langliarne, to the-Head Mastershigof St :John's Roy:At:Ain School. Rockingham. liev: R. Lovett, to the Re;tory of Peckwell, war Oakhain. Itev. E. N.. Marigin, M.A., Vlcar44 Horsley, Gloucestershire, to be Mara: Dean of the Deanery of Stonehouse. Rev. It. Michell, to the Rectory of South Morston,Berks. Rev. '1'..11. Power, Head Master-of the Cathedt School,. to be Prebend of Moreton Parva, in Hereford Cathedral. Rev. G. Proeper,.N.A., to the Perpetual Curacy ef:Egon-cum- Newl.sail, Lancashire. BLAnds ..... South-W. Railway 4,000 4,000 Dover and Calais and Rev. F. F. Reavely, 8.A., to= the Curacy of Sh Iranies'a, Nottingbarn, Dover and (tend.. Dover Mail Ce 4 Southampton, - Vigo, Oporto, Lisbon, Ca diziand GiN•altar.. Peninsular ar...4orientl , / 20,500 20,500 Literpooland Halifax and Bostort,and Li verpool mad . York Cunard ..„ „, . „ ......172,840 172,844} trallfax, Bermuda, and St.Thoznas, and Ha lifax, and St. John's, Newfoundland ...... Cunard 14,700 14,70 , Soouthamp. and West I lies Southampton, Brazil, and Buenos Ayres.. Royal ..... ....... 30,000 34,000 , Panama, Callao, and Va1parai50........... Pacil - Steam England and West Itenli. Rice, 8.A., to the Re-z.'-ory of Great Itisaington,.Glou cestershire. Rev. C., Scott, M.A., to a Mastership in Merchwat Tailors' Schools Rev. EL Skipwith, M.A., to the. Rectory of Bootilby. Gralroe, near Lincoln. Rev. R. Skipwitb, M.A., to the,Reetory of Whiltan,,near Coast of Africa Afrkan Steam ...... 21,500 22,000 Fa and and Alexan thia, Ceylon and Rei. R. A-St. Leger, to the Rectory of Kenn, Devon,. Rev. T. P. Sproule, to the ItecWiy of SL. 0 ;are'll,,Bauthwark. Rev. 11, Town, to the Curacy of Grrat Harwood,oeat alackburn. Rev. C. D. Ward, M.A.. of St, _John's College,Caoihridge, to be Principal of the Collegiate School, Sheffield. Rem: Welborn, M.A., to the-Incumbency of Nether Popple ton, um: York... Calcutta Peninsular & Oriental 145,414 114414 Men and Bombay Allowance of Govern agents on board the contract packets .„ ....... .............. 8,095, 8,095 DIOCESE OE.-'OII.ESTER. OnzutAzzars AT CIIRSTEIL,--011, Sunday, the,... , 17.th day of February, 1856.—Deacons : Arthur Thomas:Atwood, 8.A., o f Ki ng :o. Hall and College of Brasenose, Oxford„licensed to HAIQaII.; Thomas Holland Pain, M.A., of Kisses Ball and Col lme of Brasenose, Oxford, licensed to St. Thomas's, Liverpool ; William. Alfred Bell, examined .student, of Queen's, Oxford, licensed.to Congleton Edwin. Gyles, 8.A., of St. John's, Cam bridge, licensed to St. Barnabas', Liverpool ;,lohn Gerhard Tearks,,B.A., of St. John's, Cambridge, licensed to Alderley ; William Fretwell Newton, 8.A., of Gonville.andCaius, Cam bridge,, licensed to St. Bride's, _Liverpool;;. Charles Renshaw Ord„ S.C.L., of Gonville and Coins, Cambridge, licensed to St. Thomas's, Hyde; Henry Pegou, 8.A...0f Pera.broke, Cam bridge„licensed to Halton ;. James Whitwide, 8.A., of St. Catherine's Hall, Cambridgo,-.licensed_ta Rainbill ; William Jelin Freil, 8.A., of Trinity,Dublin, licensed to St. Stephen's, Edge-Hill; William Henry Harke, 8.A,0f. Trinity, Dublin, licensed to St. Mary's, Edge Hill.; Charles.. Hughes, 8.A., of Trinity, Dublin, licensed to Wootton;, P..awley Armstrong, of St. Bees', licensed to Bollington; John. Evan Davies, of St: Bees', licensed to Hale Charles Peter McCarthy, o f St. Aidan's, Birkenhead, licensed to St.. Mary's, Birkenhead ; Henry Postance, of St. Aldan's, Birkenhead, licensed to St.. James's, Toxteth Park ; John Farmer,_ 8.A., of Gouville and t Coins, Cambridge, George- Girdlestoac, Woodhouse, 8.A., ofi ahrist Church, Oxford, bothlicensed by letters dismissory from. the Lord Bishop of Lichlield.--Priesis :--Charles Britten,. 8.A., of St. John's, Cambridge ; Thomas Jarrat Cooper, B.A. of St. John's, Cambridge Richard Bolgate Brown, 8.A., of, Christ's, Cambridge; John : Durrant„ 8.A., of Queen's, Cam-. bridge ;John Firth Franks, B.1„.of Trinity Hall, Cambridge:, Frederick Leicester, 8....,, of Trinity, Cambridge; George- Montgomery Norris, 8.. A., of Emmanuel, Cambridge; Samuel. George Cochrane, 8.A., of Trinity,. Dublin, licensed, to, St-, Stephen's, Liverpool; Robert Tronsan Leslie, 8.A., of Trinity, Dublin ; Joseph Dund4s Miller, BA., of Trinity, Dublin ; George Robert Pigot,, of St. Bees'; Edmund Hampson, of King's, London ; William London Corbet Havard, of King's, London ; William EarAley, of Queen's, Birminghmi ; Stepiie* IVlounteashell Inues„ofSt. lidan's, Birkenhead ; Philip Henry Harrison, Literate. VACANCY.—The, perpetual curacy of St. James's, Whom, in the parish of Ormskirk,lly the resignation of Ikv. E. C. L. Blenkinsopp. _ _ BY the death of the Bishop of Carlisle, the. deaneries of Kendal and Kirkby Lonsdale in the county of Westmoreland, of Coupland in the county of Cumberland, and of Furness anti Cartmel in the county of Lancaster, have been detached from the diocese of Chester, of which they heretofore. formed part, and are now attached to and included in that of Carlisle. DR. PUSSY A.ND THE REPORMATION.-4, correspondent of the Brighton Gazelle having spoken of the "memorable declaration" against the Reformation by Dr. r Pussy, rev. wa : called upon by the Rev. 'l'. NV. Perry to. verify the passage. The correspondent acknowledges his inability,and gentleman publishes the following letter from the rev. doctor in reply to the question whether he had ever used such language :—" My dear Friend—l never said or wrote a word in disparagement of the English Reformation. You know that I always disliked the influence of the foreign reformers upon ours; but that was passing. I could not use such an expression as `the principles, if any, of the English Reforrna. tion.' Nor should I ever have admitted it into any work for which I was responsible. For I have always believed that the. English Reformation had very definite principles, and what I have wished to do (as far as in me lay) was to bring people back to the principles of the English Reformation, as expressed in the Prayer-book and Homilies. lam not con. scions of having done one thing beyond the principles of the English Reformation. The reformers acknowledged the Holy Scripture as the sole source of faith; they acknowledged the early ages of the Gosnel its best interpreter; Caumenical Councils as authoritative; they believed in the sacrament of Baptism, the real presence of the Body and Blood of Christ in the Holy Eucharist; they provided a form of absolution for penitents who specially confessed their sins ; they believed in the value of good works done through the grace of Christ and by His Spirit ; they believed that He would come again at the end of the world to judge both the quick and the dead according to their works. They gave directions as to days and seasons of fasting; they taught the value of alms-giving, of daily pnblic prayer, of treeueqt communions, and so on. I believe that those whom people call Tractarians have in the main been true to the principles of the English Reformation, and I must believe that those who taunt us with not being true to those principles, themselves only take as much of them as they like. God is the Judge. I wish those who so judge us would only exercise as much charity and take as much pains to know what we really believe, and look to any thing which they would think good in our teaching, if they knew it, as they would in the case of Dissenters. There would soon be more peace and a better understanding, by God's blessing.—Ever yours affectionately, r.t.r Wo % 5t " r.. R. Prom. 750,59 e 749,499 Packet Establishments.—Dover, Holyhead, Liverpool, and. Southampton 5,98 6,740 075%487 755,239 Mr. DALLA3i TUE 'law AMERICAN ENvare—The New York Herald gives the following account of the new American Envoy to London, the Hon. George Mapplin Dallas, LL.D. : —" Our newly-appointed minister to England was born in Philadelphia in the year 1792, and is consequently now in his sixty-fourth year. His father was Alexander James Dall as , a native of Ireland, who emigrated in early life to this country, and subsequently became Secretary of the Treasury and Secretary -at-War, in which posts he rendered eminent services to his, adopted country. The English family from which our new minister i 3 descended is very highly connected, and has from time to time been brought into prominent notice by the literary and scientific talents of its members. Sir George Dallas, whose political writings were so highly appreciated by William Pitt, and his brother, Sir Robert Dallas, Chief-Justice of the Common Pleas, were amongst its most distinguished ornaments. Miss Dallas, the minister's aunt, married Capt. Byron, of the English navy, and was mother of the present and seventh Lord Byron. His eldest brother rose to the rank of commodore in the American navy, and his youngest was the late Judge Dallas, of Pittsburg. Mr. Dallas himself entered the civil service of the country at a very early period of life, acting as private secretary to Albert Gallatin, in the mission of the latter to Russia. On his arrival home he applied himself to the study of the law, and, in return for his services rendered to General Jackson, he was, shortly after the election of the latter, appointed District Attorney of the United States for the state of Pennsylvania. In 1831, he was chosen United States' senator, by the Pennsylvanian Legislature • and in 1837, on the election of Mr. Van Buren to the presidency, he was appointed minister to the Court of St. Petersburg. I n 1839, he was recalled from his mission, at his own request, and six years afterwards, having received the nomination of the Democratic party, lie was elected Vice-President of the United States, and took the oaths of office on the 4th of March, 1845. Since the expiration of his term as vice-president, Mr. Dallas has resided in the city of Philadelphia, and applied himself closely to the practice of his profession. The whole of his career has been marked by a thorough and consistent demo cracy, and an unsullied integrity of character, both in public , and in private lire. the the Way o'cl( Ric] BOOT the of c toe divi aim Alai by tUr care ficu: bus 111 call a w car str ye! thi