The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1843-10-10 00:00:00

O e 10 , 1843. ANNIVERSARY MEETING OF THE LIVERPOOL AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY Th, thirteenth annual meeting of the Liverpool Am- Nu r 1 tak, ro o t, a Society, for the show of farmers' lice s rsday t rano , , grain nit, in .implements, &c., took place on Thu a field at the top of Sackville-street,_ north of f or „ th e n Crescent, which had been enclosed and prepared occasion. The day was peculiarly fine, and . u l_ . tad s , anee numerous, including many of the first agile I Li of this and the surrounding counties. t 001( THE DINNER lep o `; — 'e usual, in the l arge room o f M r . Lucas's khaltory, Great Charlotte -street, at half-past five, and tit b as the anx i ety to be present, from its being known tdoL u e Right Ho n . L ord Stanley (who was absent on 444 i. a nniversary) would occupy the chair, that consi- IlOti ki disappointment was expressed by individuals in ng enabled in the eneral crush to obtain the most p r g le seats. About 400 g sat down to an excellent dinner, loriard b y Mr. Towers, of the Angel Hotel. The noble it- ° Ph the chair amidst much applau . se. He was more rho rho . surrounded by the following gentlemen :- 84 R . n ' R. D. Wilbraham, ALP„ the Hon. E. Stanley, )4 .1 , Icha.rcl Brooke, Bart., J. Ireland Blackburne, Esq., trooi.l.li:..llol4ll.yitclahitueansr,ddeElßl:roEoskqe, Esq., T. Weld Blundell, Esq., Clarke Hillyard, Esq., Joseph ! Adam " __ Hodgson, Esq., J. Formby, ch;tl; Harold Litti ci e . dale,E sq , J. Shaw Leigh, Esq., P. B, sti , 1 1 11 [Esq,, M.P., John S . heppard, Esq., Jas. Parker, loa:t ° an Hayes, Esq., Wm. Hayes, Esq., Wm. Row- R,ev. R. Battersby, Peter Wright, Esq., S. B. 41 ‘ t'sq., Thomas Lee, Esq., Septimus Booker, Daniel M agnay, Esq., of Newcastle-on-Tyne. 14%17 t he repast, th e CHAIRMAN successively proposed, 0 414 a ppropriate introd uc ti ons t o eac h, the health Majesty t h e Queen," " Adelaide. Queen Dowa t, ott, t l b no th recei ve d with three times three,) " Prince A 1. .- 4 0y,1f e p rince of Wales, and the rest of the Royal Fa h. I , l ld The Army and Navy." toori`o,,,-,RAiituAN then rose to propose the principal hi, evening—" Prosperity and Success to the Li n Agricultural Association." There were, he said, itteh l u nds for discouragement, for though the receipts ta ti ,2 l ,the last three or four years had fallen short, and trZnotred the society- with a debt which rendered ne itOrYthe more than ordinary liberality of members, the ievitta that day were nearly the same as those of last eki;etild the entrances for stock somewhat larger. He rtaii; herefore, that th society would, through their S ea Y , go on advancing with new claims on their con l°to s oPoort. He regretted that the falling off of to stag been attributed to his being accidentally „' 11 71.4, 4 , , ,by his official and private duties, from annu- Otetr att end by for if it were so, it only proved that the m ot' the society were imperfectly understood by ihr e ar whose benefit it was instituted. These objects ki it ; %core importance than mere conviviality, or the r 7 „„el sneeches. The society brought together all Erett er ;„'e engaged in the most important interest of this . Lalthir-inrY—all interested in the cultivation of the soil, ue Pended the sustenance of the people. It was kirPartY or individual question,. but one great national t eit . It t„ , involved the increasing of the capacity of the ei t ( Y l e a . l u id u e b e e , and increasing the skill by which that ca sh e°%Petir brought about by a proper and lionoura- N ° aid '°o amongst farmers and farm labourers. He I therefore regret that his absence . should retard aft obect trait or s.• There had been a vast improvement in within the last ten or fifteen years, to which 'met, , /pnta fully contributed its share. There were primary importance—first, the effectual "gt I t i ti ! Of the soil. That soil was in this country limited, titiLeat oura_considerable outlay of capital, there was a great sstip,,,,"aste land that might be rendered avai . lable for rif increasing ation, y _ } 1 11 , 4 raestand to our this they ought popul to direct b their skilful physical Opole& energies. Referring to his own observation, hj : 1 0. '3', that within the last two or three years, he th a 'S a th f ;uer - -- . on behalf of themselves an . d tenants—had stikeeee Millions of tiles, showing their confidence in d e l °f a great experiment. After all, he conceived Oty, IA O ut Y made a beginning, which was not only t at ; e lst tili Veir interest. He would furnish an instance of th„ 11 „ 1 1 L t be expected in ractical returns from pursuing tiff ritralienj- In 1841 his father was about to inclose in t ra l ps it h t , 4. nowsley a tract of about 80 acres. Of this - )1e 81% ° . 20 were strong clay land, with a very re d l e t," 4 Yh n r" , and the remaining 60 he remembered from Of tl in " the favourite haunt . of snipes and wild tr a :et rat "ever saw there any thing else. In the course 2()' 0 %4 / ear the 60 acres maintained, and maintained Ita l lte • P estll2 d uring the summer, six horses ; and on , the irapav,r,e was a very small crop of very n po . or ha . ) . 2n ll 1,43'0/044101e for land to be in a poorer co dition , d th eeaki n a g r ee with I • when he told them that, in a , 181 th• Plou g h 1 ; 1 P, they had some two or three times to_ dig_ gorses out of the bog. In 1841 the whole of -Os thoroughly sub-soiled and drained, and in ku, i n ttl a r W aS not worth 10s. an acre the year before, Atcnitte aed iPs, and on that land they fed off in five months, (12Nard or the butcher, 80 beasts and 300 sheep, .and 4 t amid ita s ti carted into the farm-yard 350 tons of turnips. i t ea r ti!ellement cries of " hear, hear.") In the pre to,ea his friend Mr. Henry would be very glad to show elo oir ci r!tle n , a _ d n who felt any curiosity on the subject. 1 111 ,eat,,,,, 1- ,,1t hesit ate to say that the land was, at that `nto •" r to 30s. an acre. The outlay upon it for fll ,l l old fences, thorough draining, tiling and bre . ak- t 4 41 Ponts to just .£7 10s. per statute acre, jus igpi for every 150 s. of outlay, and giving to the d`aa. Permanent interest of 14 per cent. on the mo ck. rbe t ,;!t on that unpromising ground. (Loud applause.) It:telo4,:ltoned another instance of the good effects a o s f lo t *ti which, at an expense of £2 an acre, land th e ' to e rmanent value to 103. to the landlord, w and 101.-Hlnd ha ant- He had of en heard from tenants . that Wh• d been doubled in value, and tiling with slate irter a l cli had a great advantage over tile soles, being leas liable to break in the carriage. It might ICYtheat f armers could not make such improve th m e en se s . 1 1 ' had confidence in their landlords, and Ilk' th e `, s iig leases (Loud applause.) He would rather hkra " etl allt wer . e not put to the original expense. i tt eit seci e WOrk was effectually done by the landl9rd,the pe r 4)roduce would enable the tenant to pay interest ein. 1 4: 4 1i ea n t• On the outlay. (Loud applause.) H auo, les In which the increase of produce had been 'dpf a nt, m ore than wou ld ma k e goo d thi s additional lo rdship s pa next adverted to the protection N,he - L u edge rows to which, however, some bounds ktr 6 - ,• 1 `; He had observed in some parts of this 14 tA of two acres, one acre, and even three guar .4 leand acre, and the imber of fences this required 11 0, 1 ,; / fh t° no profit, but did much mischief. (Hear f , `atetiothe other day he called for a particular return o teti:ler e 3 ' of land gained in a district of 291 acres, by )"14tool e h moval of the fences, and laying . the fieldtsdptroo to 2,, e r, and what did they suppose it amoun e ? lioi N il ' statute acres, or nearly one-seventh of . the_ 11 14 111 taor s : e e of the soil. He next noticed the necessity of 1 1 0 d ' w ith old rotten cops and old marl pits, and t e to e aio h°nbt but by roper draining the crops migh Ilk ei ght la variable Climate b . e accelerated ten days o . r a lir e every sem Year. Ploughing might alto begin earlier. fiaftsi:eisi:(nahntei continued) sdhin s h n a o c t i :i time going g r the farmer to on half asleep, toaelikoirea4r.) Fre h his gra d o h d diather , h g ad gone before him. ere coming upon him 4Sst.,,O:tiititia•'4l;l the .this__ststirriennig age,s w - re striving in the race of " (1 would notd w o e for the farmer to be less StrPortie cultivation of the soil than others . were in e i , er a a r t !ines of industry. It was of importance t a ke ions of the farmer should be conducted blitrl ia dern -° ; 1 1 ( ny in time, labour, cultivation, and the ''Plernents. With a judicious application of te t heg h the Seet a pplication of science, with a good under ; t hat - s we en landlord and tenant, he did not hesitate ki t) ! Of th .° far from being exhausted, the productive pad of s ', 3 c ountry were capable of being increased to ii r tio n ; t he fa; c ' e n ishing to all who had not carefully exa i a nd , • (Loud applause.) Their continued ex- Stt verp o , PPort were neeessary not only to maintain ltattles&inereZAgitricultural Society, on its present footing, IkDo , Art a " usefulness, and render it a great and atlttl;l4„,. r i t s strurnept, tending s toa great and most frequently cheered.) 11 1 17°P lordship " Pr ( o w sp u ell a y and success to ti t le i ~10o01.fr"slcultural Society," which was drank w I next t tir'lety 'P a st given was " Lord Derby, the patron of 11th It, tia' which was warmly received. 4 9fi t e ift4 :) ,, t 'kE then gave the health of the President. ie; marks t r e -ll AN expressed his gratitude, and after some . r ah att, tord , Proposed the healtbs of tle h Vice- m pres- . th s q• a ft ° ll , the Hon . Bootle NN raba R I. ll clii at John Shaw Leigh, Esq. He regre h tte l d v Izikscierd Sefton was not there, fur he knew o to(41.140-und.ede_th°eethrse.)interest of meetings like the pre 14trt4 wi sh Bootle WILBRAHAM replied, expressing 1110‘eftoa.e2,_toveards the Society, and his regret t at . ase„Pre s •,„ woo was so much respected amongst them, gle 'flt• John Shaw Leigh, Esq. also acknow eat e e° toPlir 'O a IN' he e 0,720/ then proposed " Clarke Hillyard, 144011:eatiert.e..cil of the Association," to which the e , and ,an (now in his 77th year) replied in a very Rta' Aerie eloquent address, in which he advocated hot tl die arrience in farming as superior to theory, and khination of both as productive of the best 'tdger i the Secretary, then read tr ti a THE REPORT. ale a shr e rot set forth that the debt of the Society to liatwhitroa a,_illounted to £.loo—on bearing which the t411°,,,1e ea mo unt contributed £lOO, conditionally that t O t t", coritt,tPt should be raised. The noble president c a so lla lo had'ulted £25, and thercembers on being ap Yid ' Wh given within a few pounds . of the whole alpi b e e n it ato ra Paid the donations were received the debt tsbetla paid "• With a view to prevent future ern- Ilts so Stheor s or f ar of the premuims were reduced, red ,Ne sob management and crops were require e scribers. The subscriptions required from toete' mgrs, hnwever 0 3e bera re e xtended t w o e s r u ebut small, and additional subscribers. ; 1 4 ,t r rittralal re tided embodied the report of the inspec- T l th we re a nd I re 2 c roPs of a very gratifying natFe. A4ala ti.re alnetitors for the six prizes in tu . rnips, itit.ae of y?ter than usual, owing to the mildew. D ti ° , ivlest than we wei hed (Mr. Thomas soil /° oni °l d) had been grown upon a strong soil k tl ili tl jn . i ti a. ° ther, 4 c wt. per acre being the quantity ap . - , I tQh vier, ' r uPs, where the manure had been used, fr o m generally thick in the neck, and small ft i i t ao(!fr o „,"3 the forcing quality of the manure, and tic a l lerr o i? too much havin g been applied. The use of n 4 A t ° hod the 1 " (1 in the Stanlrd some months ago) had io ta also7 :i tce of horse and cow manure. A good m ti exe4en produced by bone dust. There had Al l vi a , lent draining and that by Mr. Webster, ° h Particularly noticed. Subsoil plonghing b ang seueeessfully competed far. Hay crops were generably good ; wheat, oats, and barley a full aver age crop, and the length of the straw more than usual. Whether the yield (says the report) will be equal to that of last year is, at present, uncertain. The potatoes com mnnced well, and though there are some complaints of rot, the crops in these districts are free from it, and pro mise well. Grass has been plentiful, and pasture and meadow land look better than usual at this time of the year. The report concludes ;—We have had another season favourable for the reaping and gathering of the corn, and it is a subject of thankfulness to us, and must be to every member of this society, that we have in store the blessed provision for another year of good bread." It appears, by an abstract of the accounts, that the ba lance due to the treasurer is £lO6 17s. id. ; and it is some what remarkable that the receipts for the admission of the public to the show-yard last year was within id. of the same amount—namely, £lO6 l 7s. ! The CHAIRMAN, before distributing the prizes, pro posed the health of Sir R. Brooke, and the agriculturists of Cheshire; to which the worthy baronet replied in a neat and feeling manner. The CHAIRMAN then proceeded to deliver the following PREMIUMS. CLASS I.—BEST CULTIVATED FARMS, &c. To Mrs. Ann Postlethwaite, of Speke, (solely depen dent upon farming,) for the best cultivated farm of 160 acres, £lO. To Mr. Richard Dobell, of Leftwich, (solely dependent upon farming,) for the best cultivated farm of 102 acres, £B. To Mr. William Ashton, of Speke, (solely dependent upon farming,) for the best cultivated farm of 90 acres, £5. To Mr. Thos. Wild, of Weaverham Wood, (not solely dependent upon farming,) for the best cultivated farm of 177 acres, £7. To Mr. Peter Robinson, of Rainhill, (not solely depen dent upon farming,) for the best cuitivated farm of 80 acres, £3. To Zachariah Sillar, Esq., M.D., of Rainford, as owner and occupier of a farm of 150 acres, for laying 19,602 yards of drains for most effectually draining 34 acres thereof, the medal. To George Boulton, Esq., of Harrock Hall, as tenant and occupier of a farm of 260 acres, for laying 16,428 yards of drains for most effectually draining 27 acres thereof, £B. To Mr. Edward James Pemberton, of Sankey, as te nant and occupier of a farm of 125 acres, fcr laying 11,748 yards of drains for most effectually draining 11 acres thereof, £6. To Zachariah Siliar, Esq., M.D., of Rainford, for sub soiling in a most efficient manner 10 acres, the medal. To Mr. James Kerfoot, of Faenol Bach, as tenant and occupier, for subsoiling in a most efficient manner 25 acres, £5. To the Hon. E. M. L. Mostyn, as owner and occupier of a farm of 294 acres, for laying down well with perma nent grasses 25 acres thereof to meadow or pasture, the medal. To Mr. James Longshaw, of Speke, (solely dependent upon farming for a livelihood,) as tenant and occupier of a farm of 98 acres, for laying down well with permanent grasses 13 acres thereof to meadow or pasture, £4. To Mr. John Davies, of Childwall, as tenant and occu pier of a farm of 126 acres, for having judiciously covered with marl 32 acres thereof, £3. To Mr. Peter Littler, of Knowsley, as tenant and occu pier, for making the best reservoir on his premises for the reception of dung-water, £3. To Mr. John Birch, o'f Orrell, as tenant and occupier, for having planted 1899 yards of white-thorn hedge, £3. ..... To Mr. Allen Beckett, of Sutton Hall, Cheshire, as tenant and occupier, for judiciously cutting, laying, and plashing 3173 yards of fencing, £3. CLASS H.-CROPS GROWN IN 1842 To Mrs. Hugh Jones, of Lark-hill, as owner and occu pier, for the best crop of Swedish turnips of 8 acres, being 30 tons to the acre, the society's medal. To Mr. Thomas Robinson, of Bold Old Hall, as te nant and occupier, for the best crop of Swedish turnips of 10 acres, being 29 tons 2 cwt. to the acre, £6. To Charles Stanley, Esq., of Denhall, as tenant and occupier, for the best crop of Swedish turnips of 5 acres, being 23 tons to the acre, £3. To Mr. Samuel Hornby, of Weaverham, as tenant and occupier, for the best crop of Swedish turnips of a acres, being 30 tons 7 cwt. to the acre, £2. To Mr. William Palin, of Stapleford Hall, as tenant and occupier, for the best crop of white globe turnips of 21 acres, £2. CLASS 111.-LIVE STOCK, HORNED CATTLE. Premium I.—For the best bull of any breed, under four years old, belonging to any person within the limits of the society, the medal, to C. W. Haivey, Esq., of Walton. — Second best ditto, the medal, to Sir Thomas de Trafford, of Trafford park.—Third best ditto, the prize, £l5, to Richard Pilkington, Esq. ' 2.—For ditto ditto, above one year and under two years old, the medal, to Mr. C. H. Sidebotham, of Ashley Cot tage, Altringbam. 3.—For ditto ditto, above two and under four years old, belonging to any person solely dependent upon farming, £lO, to Mr. John Woodward, of Daresbury. 4.—For ditto ditto, above one year and under two years old, belonging to any person solely dependent upon farm ing, £5, to Mrs. Elizabeth Scotson, of Aigburth. s.—For the best cow or heifer of any breed, in milk or in calf, £5, to Sir Thomas de Trafford, Bart., Trafford park, 6.—For the second best ditto ditto, £3, to Mr. Hugh Unsworth, of Blackrod. 7.—For the best two-year-old stirk or heifer of any breed, £3, to Gilbert Greenall, Esq., of Walton Hall, Cheshire. B.—For the best yearling stirk or heifer of any breed, £5, to Gilbert Greenall, Esq. 9.—For the best cow of any breed, in milk or calf, be longing to any person solely dependent upon farming, £5, to Mr. David Pink, of Claughton, Cheshire. 10.—For the second best ditto ditto, £3, to Mr. Wm. Palin, of Stapleford Hall, Cheshire. 11.—For the best two-year-old stirk or heifer of any breed, bred and belonging to any person within the limits of the society, solely dependent upon farming, £5, to Mr. Robert Parry, of Borras Hall, near Wrexham. 12.—For the second best ditto, £2, to Mrs. Margaret Folding, of Croxteth. 13.—For the best one-year-old stirk orheifer of any breed, bred and belonging to any person within the limits of the society, solely dependent upon farming, £3, to Mrs. Elizabeth Scotson, of Aigburth. 14.—For the second best ditto ditto, £2, to Mr. Robt. Parry, of Borras Hall, near Wrexham. 16.—For the cow or heifer, of any breed, showing the most symmetry, fat, and weight, £3, to Mr. Richard Waring, of Toxteth-park. 17.—For the second best ditto ditto, £2, to Mr. John Slingsby, of —, near Manchester. Highly commended—The Earl of Sefton's three High land bullocks. 11ORSES 18.—For the best stallion for the general purposes of agriculture, £B, to Mr. John Taylor, of Daresbury. 19.—For the second best stallion or ditto ditto, £4, to Mr. John Ashton, of Burtonwood. 20.—For the best three-year-old colt for ditto ditto, £5, to Mr. John Jessiman, of Cornish-hall, near ‘A , rex ham. 21.—For the best two-year-old colt for ditto ditto, £4 No merit. 22.—For the best yearling colt, gelding, or filly for ditto ditto, £3, to Mr. Gilbert Halsall, of Halewood. 23.—For the best two-year-old gelding or filly for ditto ditto, £4, to Mr. Thomas Seddon, of Windle. 24.—For the best three-year-old gelding or filly for ditto ditto, the medal, to Mr. Peter Leather, of Stretton. 25.—For the best brood mare for ditto ditto, £5, to Mr. Henry Hesketh, of Kirby. 26.—For the second best brood mare for ditto ditto, £3, to Mr. Edward Ackers, of Toxteth-park. 27.—T0 the person not being solely dependent upon farming, who shall show the best pair of horses for the general purposes of agriculture, the medal, to the Right Hon. the Earl of Derby, of Knowsley Hall. 28.—T0 the person being solely dependent upon farm ing, who shall show the best pair of horses for ditto ditto, £5, to Mr. William Boyes, of Speke. _ . 29.—T0 the person being solely dependent upon farm ing, for the second best pair of horses for ditto ditto, £3, to Mr. William Brownbill, of Kirby. SHEEP. 30.—For the best pen of three yearling long-wool ewes, £3, to C. W. Harvey, Esq., of Walton. 31.—For the best long-wool ram, under three years old, £2, to Captain Barton, of the Grange, Cheshire. 32.—For the best pen of five long-wool lambs, £2 10s., to R. C. Lowndes, Esq., of Low-hill. 33.—For the best pen of three yearling short-wool ewes, £3, to I%lr. John Williams, of Celyn. 34.—For the best short-wool ram, £2. No merit. 35.—For the best pen of five short-wool lambs, £2 10s., to Mr. John Williams, of Celyn. 3G.—For the best pen of five fat wethers, £2. No merit. 37.—For the best pen of five fat ewes, £2, to R. C. Lowndes, Esq., of Low-bill. 38.—For the best boar of the large breed, not more than two years old, £4, to Mr. Brazelia Martin, of Salford. 39.—For the second best ditto ditto, £l, to Mr. Hugh Swift, of Samlesbury, near Preston. 40.—For the best boar of the small breed, not more than two years old, £4, to Mr. Thomas Welsh, of Tox teth-park. 41.—For the second best boar, ditto ditto, £l, to Mr. James Farrar, of Salford. 42.—For the best breeding sow of the large breed, not more than three years old, £2 10s., to Mr. Hugh Swift, of Samlesbury, near Preston. _ 43.—For the second best sow ditto ditto, £l, to Mr. Lawrence Whittaker, of Manchester. 44.—For the best breeding sow of the small breed, not more than three years old, £2 10s., to Mr. William An cil, of Manchester. 45.—For the second best sow ditto ditto, £l, to Mr. Phillip Jobson, of Toxteth-park. 46.—For the best fat pig of any breed, not more than eighteen months old, £2, to Mr. John Christian, Toxteth park. 47.—For the second best fat pig ditto, £1 10s., to Mr. William Ancill, of Manchester. EXTRA STOCK 48.—T0 the landlord who shall keep the best stallion of any breed, to serve the mares of his tenantry gratis, the silver medal, to the Right Hon. the Earl of Derby. 49.—T0 the landlord who shall keep the best bull of any breed, to serve the cows of his tenantry gratis, the silver medal, to the Right Hon. the Earl of Derby. 50.—T0 the landlord who shall keep the best boar, to serve the sows of his tenantry gratis, the silver medal. No competition. _ 51.—T0 the landlord who shall keep the best bull of any breed, to serve the cows in a public ley for cattle, the silver medal. No competition. The toast (which was drunk with much applause) was responded to in an able manner by B. Wilbraham, Esq., J. I. Blackburne, Esq., P. Ainsworth, Esq., and P. Greenall, Esq. The CHAIRMAN then proposed, in a facetious and com plimentary manner, " The Lancashire Witches," which was drunk pith three times three. Thanking those gen tlemen present for their attendance that evening, and expressing a hope that he should again meet them, and find them in increased prosperity, he retired from the chair, and the meeting soon afterwards (at half-past nine o'clock) dispersed. COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS. A meeting of the Town Council was held on Wednes day last, at eleven o'clock in the forenoon. FINANCE COMMITTEE The proceedings of the Finance Committee were read, comprising a recommendation to authorise the committee to treat with the parish authorities for the renewal of their lease, for 1,000 years, of land in Mount-pleasant and Brownlow-hill, and advertise for offers for parts of the Cheshire estate, on leases of 75 years, to be received at a meeting of the committee on the 11th October. Mr. ISAAC HOLMES inquired why the corporate ac counts were not presented. Mr. G. H. LAWRENCE said, the auditors had only a certain period allowed by law in which to audit the ac counts, and they were not yet ready. The report embodied a resolution for suspending the progress of the new wash-houses and baths, at which Mr. PARKER expressed great dissatisfaction, inquiring the reason from the Chairman of the Laance Committee. Mr. G. H. LAWRENCE replied that he was as desirous of having baths and wash-houses as Mr. Parker; he would have them, if possible, in every ward in th• town, but it was deemed expedient to see the working of the other baths under the increased prices, and to make fur ther inquiries, which would assist them in their views. As they were at the close of a municipal year, therefore, and the accounts in progress of being made up, they thought it best to pause for a sbort time. Mr. PARKER expressed himself quite satisfied. The proceedings were confirmed. THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. 52.—For the best pair of draught horses employed in Liverpool, £4, to Messrs. Henry Jump and Sons, of Liverpool. 53.—For the second best ditto, £2, to Mr. Robert Birkett, of Liverpool. 54.—For the best pair of draught horses belonging to any person not solely dependent upon farming, the silver medal. No competition. the best part of a fortnight, in consequence of a regula tion which had been adopted, that packages might remain there till they had passed the Queen's scales. If the docks were better worked they might admit double the quantity of shipping. If the sheds had been on the dis charging side they would have worked double the quan tity of shipping. _ The TOWN-C'LERK said, in answer to a question, if the council annulled this resolution, then, according to the 45th section, they would be compelled to erect sheds on some other dock. If the council came to no resolution that day, or for a week afterwards, the Dock Committee resolution would stand confirmed. Mr. NicoL said he was one of the Warehouse Commit tee of the dock trust ; if any merchant had desired to dis charge on the west side, it would have been conceded to him. Mr. COOPER said if the question remained as it was, it could make no difference. Who were the parties to com pel the committee to build ? The TOWN-CLERK.—Any person who chooses to ap ply for a mandamus. Mr. COOPER.—Which is nobody. Mr. TURNER, seconded by Mr. ASPINALL, moved that the subject be postponed for a week. _ . Mr. EVANS said an assertion had been made that the docks were badly worked. He desired that gentleman to show that any docks were better worked. It would have been more seemly in the warehouse interest, after the evils which they had inflicted on the community, to have offered no opposition to this resolution. It would have been more seemly in them to have met together, and resolved to allow the completion of the warehouses on the Albert Dock. What would strangers say when they viewed that dock ? What would the world say? That Liverpool was com pletely sacrificed to one interest, and the empire at large defrauded of its rights. Several members expressed their opinion in favour of the postponement of the question. Mr. SANDS intimated that he had no objection to the postponement for one week. Mr. BLACKBURN read the 46th clause. It appeared to him from that clause that they were discussing about nothing. The Dock Committee, if the resolution passed, were not compelled to build, but the power would remain to build on either side of the docks. The TOWN-CLERK said, now that his attention was di rected to the concluding words of the clause by Mr. Black burn, he agreed with that interpretation. This put an end at once to the discussion, and the pro ceedings were confirmed. The proceedings of the Improvement Committee were read and confirmed. CLASS IV.-REWARDS To Francis Smith, farming labourer to the family of the Ashtons, of Woott on H a ll, for thirty-four years' servi tude, and good conduct that period, £4. To Margaret Hesketh, farmer's woman servant to Mr. James Lyon, of Melling, for twenty-three-and-a-half years' servitude, and good conduct during that period, £4. To Thomas Basnett, labourer to Mr. Allen Beckett, of Sutton-hall, Cheshire, for having cut, laid, and plashed 3173 yards of fencing, £3. Given by the Right Hon. Lord Lilford. A number of Sweepstakes were then announced IMPLEMENTS AND ROOTS To Mr. John Hamilton, of Torthorwald, Dumfries shit e, for exhibiting a turnip cutter, the medal. To Mr. James Richmond, of Salford, for exhibiting a steaming apparatus, the medal. To M. William Woods, of Knutsford, for exhibiting a scarifier, the medal. To M. William Skirving, of Liverpool, for exhibiting an excellent assortment of roots, seeds, &c., the medal. JUDGES CATTLE.—Mr. C. Hillyard, Thorpelands, and Mr. Thomas Fair, Frencbfield. HORSES.—Mr. Jonathan Binns, Lancaster, and Mr. Peter Carter, Aston Park. SHEEP AND PIGS.—Mr. Miley, Bransby, and Mr. Py bus, Whiston. IMPLEMENTS AND ROOTS.—Z. Sillar, M.D., Rainford, Mr. James Rose, Woolton ,and Mr. Murray, Liverpool. The CHAIRMAN proposed the health of Mr. Clarke Hillyard, of Thorpelands, and Mr. Fair, of Frenchfield. Mr. HILLYARD returned thanks. Thg health of Mr. Binns, of Lancaster, Mr. P. Carter, of Aston Park, and of Mr. Wiley, of Barnsley, were successively drunk, and suitable replies made. The CHAIRMAN then said he was very sorry that he had not an opportunity of seeing the implements. He was sure there was nothing which tended so much to the improvement of agriculture. He proposed, in common with that part of the proceedings, the health of Dr. Sillar, of Rainford, Mr. Rose, of Wootton, and Mr. Murray, of Liverpool. Dr. SILLAR returned thanks, in a very feeling and appropriate address. After distributing the prizes to the servants in hus bandry, far the long discharge of their duties, the CHAIR MAN gave, " The successful, and, along with them, the unsuccessful candidates, and better luck to the latter next year," which was received with great cheering. The health of Mr. Ledger, the secretary of the society, being given, Mr. ✓ LEDGER thanked the company, for himself and the committee. The only reward they expected was the ap probation of the members of the society. Their duties were onerous, but they endeavoured to fulfil them to the best of their abilities. (Applause.) The CHAIRMAN, in proposing " Liberal landlords and industrious tenants," connected with the toast, in very complimentary terms, the name of R. Neilson, Esq. Mr. NEILSON, who was received with great applause, addressed the meeting at some length, and with much ability, on the improvements of his own farm, and on the benefits of judicious draining and good ploughing. He strongly advised the farmers to keep their cattle in the house. From the experience he had had, he was con vinced that cattle gave more milk, and were kept fatter by being kept in the house than by being turned out, besides they made three times the quantity of manure, and the land produced three times more green stuff. He had this year taken three cuts of rye grass from a field with fifteen tons to each cutting. The only manure he used was liquid manure. He was in favour of long leases, as the best security for the improvement of land, and besought the liberality of landlords in this respect, while at the same time he would say to the tenants, " Plough deep, muck heavy, and sow clean." (He was loudly applaud ed.) 'i'he CHAIRMAN then proposed, " the members of par liament present." WATCH COMMITTEE. The proceedings, resolutions, and reports of the Watch, Lighting, Cleansing, and Fire-police Committees were read, comprising the appointment of assessors for the lighting and cleansing rates for 1833-4; the appointment of collectors of the lighting, cleansing, and the fire-police rates in the parish of Liverpool, for 1833-4 ; the appoint ment of collectors of the lighting and fire-police rates in the new parts of the borough, for 1833-4 ; the proceed ings for laying the usual fire-police rate of one halfpenny in the pound, for 1833-4. The old collectors, were re appointed, and the proceedings were confirmed, with the exception of that part relating to the fire-police rate, which stands over. DOCK COMMITTEE.-TRANSIT SHEDS The proceedings, resolutions, and directions of the Dock Committee were read, comprising a resolution that it is inexpedient to erect transit sheds on the west quay of any other existing dock than the Prince's Dock. Mr. SANDS moved the confirmation of the proceedings, observing that the committee was compelled to pass that resolution, otherwise they would be compelled under the Act to go on building more sheds. Mr. MOLYNEUX seconded the motion. Mr. BIRKETT said, as the motion confined the opera tion to the west quay of the dock, he would not offer any opposition to it. He wished to guard the council against any expression of opinion against transit sheds, as they were calculated to be exceedingly useful. They ought not, however, to be on the west side of the dock quays under the present regulation. Mr. SANDS said that they would not be prohibited from building sheds, even supposing this resolution should pass, they would be compelled to build them on one of the other existing docks. The MAYOR read a memorial from Mr. John North, on behalf of the Warehouse Association, against the reso lution. The memorial set forth that the sheds were on the wrong side of the dock under the present regulations as to loading and discharging. If the sheds were on the side of the dock on which the vessels discharge they would come into play : they would give grcater facilities to bu siness, and increase the dock dues. The memorial asked that further time should be granted. Several members asked fora postponement of the ques tion. . . . . ....... The TOWN-CLERK said the council must either con firm or annul the resolution then, or within a week from that time. Mr. BIRKETT said he wished the resolution to pass, with an expression of opinion appended, that the council express no objection to the use of sheds. He was pre pared to show that the transit sheds were exceedingly usefal. Sir THOMAS BRANCKER said it was necessary that the council should either affirm or deny. Mr. HODGSON proposed that the words "at present" be added. _. . The TOWN-CLERK said the act required an explicit confirmation or otherwise, and the conditional term as to time would be illegal, while the addition proposed by Mr. Birkett would have no efficacy. Mr. Mimi blamed the warehouse party for having made the sheds useless, by the insertion of a proviso that goods should not be suffered to remain in them more than 24 hours without being subject to a month's rent. If goods .might be allowed to remain in them a few days they would be useful to the merchants. _ _ Mr. TURNER proposed that the subject be postpo ne d for a week. _ Mr. BILAMLEY-MOORE did not see the necessity of postponement; the Dock Committee were in such a posi tion that they could not stand still. The simple question was, whether they should be compelled to proceed with the erection of new transit sheds, or whether that liability should be taken from them, they still retaining the po wer to build sheds if expedient. _ _ _ The Tows-CLERK gave it as his opinion on the clauses of the act, that, if this resolution passed, the committee would only retain power to build sheds on the east side of the docks. Mr. PARKER contended in favour of the postponement of the question. He was for no interest, or no party, only for the good of the town and the burgesses. He blamed the lavish expenditure of the new assize courts, and spoke strongly of his independence. Mr. GRIFFITH said there was no use referring back the question even for a week. It was admitted that the west side did not answer, and as the resolution did not touch the east side, where was the use of postponing it? Mr. HARBORD said, in reference to what had fallen from Mr. Aikin, goods had been deposited in the sheds The MAYOR read a letter, signed Thos. Booth, setting forth that some friends of Mr. William Rathbone had, on the retirement of that gentleman from the mayoralty, re quested him to sit for his portrait. The picture was finished, and was a fine work of art. The gentlemen who had subscribed for it bad determined to present it to the council, through the Mayor. The MAYOR, having read the note, during which a few murmurs were audible, said, perhaps the council would authorise him to return thanks to the gentlemen. Mr. HORNBY said he was authorised to offer this pic ture to the council, and to say that if the gentlemen who presented it could have supposed that it would produce any manifestation of party feeling, they would not have offered it. There were many present, no doubt, who were opposed to Mr. Rathbone's principles; but the in tegrity of his character, and the disinterestedness with which he promoted the welfare of his fellow-creatures, must insure him the respect of all. As a work of art the picture was of a high class, and the gentlemen who pre sented it could conceive no more favourable place for it than the council chamber. Mr. Hornby concluded by saying he hoped it would be received with unanimity. Mr. GEORGE HALL LAWRENCE said this was certainly a subject with which politics had nothing to do. He spoke highly of Mr. Rathbone's impartiality as Mayor, and said he was entitled to every mark of respect and es teem. The council, however, should be careful how they opened a door for the acceptance of these offers. They should recollect that there was only one single place in the council chamber, where a picture could be now put ; and that if they accepted this picture they were depriving themselves of the opportunity of paying a compliment to some one whom they might desire to accept it. He would be unwilling to place this portrait in the Mayor's room, though, if it were the wish of the council to place it there, he had no objection. Mr. PARKER said, though he respected Mr. Rathbone's private character, he must look upon him as a public man. He (Mr. Parker) represented a large constituency, and what would they say to him if he consented to receive into the council chamber the portrait of a man who was opposed to their views? Mr. BIRKETT said he had been told by a gentleman on his left (Mr. Ald. Molyneux) of a matter on which he should like to be informed. This, he agreed, was not a question of whig and tory. He should like to know whe ther Mr. Rathbone was or was not a repealer? He was informed that Mr. Rathbone had, at a public meeting, avowed himself a repealer. He should like to know whe ther it was true. Mr. BA.RCLAY said there was not a syllable of truth in such a report. He (Mr. Barclay) had been surprised at what fell from Mr. Lawrence. He was sorry to see that it had been made a party question, for, such being the case, there could be but one end to it. Mr. MOLYNEUX said he had a recollection of having read in a newspaper that Mr. Rathbone attended a repeal meeting, and that he made a speech. Mr. HORNBY said, from what he knew of Mr. Rath bone, he could venture to say that he was opposed to repeal. Mr. BLACKBURN said he could venture to say that Mr. Rathbone had not attended any repeal meeting, and he was pretty certain that he was opposed to a repeal of the union. Mr. HonosoN, after speaking in the highest terms of Mr. Rathbone, and testifying the highest respect for him, though opposed to him in politics and religion, expressed his opposition to receiving this picture. If the council intended to pay such a compliment, the proposition should emanatz from their own body. He thought, on the eve of the municipal election, the application was ill-timed. The MAYOR said he had only received the note that morning, and he might have delayed. Mr. AIKIN said he, for his part, was anxious that the offer should not be made. The picture was a fine work of art, and they thought they were doing an act of grace in presenting it. But there were some little-minded peo ple who resolved everything according to their own narrow prejudices. He was sure Mr. Rathbone was not for re peal, and the report of his having attended a repeal meet ing was a mere fabrication. After the turn which the matter had taken, he was compelled to advise Mr. Hornby to withdraw the motion. Mr. PARKER.—And very good advice too. Mr. HORNEY said, after the turn which the matter had taken, as it was made a party question, he would with draw the motion. The MAYOR asked what reply he was to make to the note. Mr. ISAAC HOLMES said it had better lie on the table. The MAYOR said it would be necessary to give a re spectful answer to such an offer. It appeared that the only answer which he could make would be that it was refused. (No, no.) Much conversation ensued, and the council appeared not a little puzzled. Mr. PARKER said, as they had little minds, the best thing would be for the big minds to get them out of the dilemma. _ _ . Mr. HORNBY said they had better go to the rote, as the Mayor could not otherwise reply. Mr. HODGSON objected to this. _ Mr. AIKIN said the withdrawal took place in conse quence of the refusal. It would be necessary to vote in order to see who were the parties that objected. Mr. BRAMLEY-MOORS said this was presented as the portrait of a gentleman who was highly respected, and an active member of the community. It was, moreover, a work of art which was offered to the corporation ; and they ought to receive such productions in all cases, pro vided there was no stain on the character of the gentle man to whom the compliment was paid. The MAYOR.—Certainly ; of course. The sooner we get rid of these small feelings the better. Mr. BRAMLEY-MOORE continued, and spoke in the warmest terms of Mr. Rathbone's benevolence, charity, and high principle. Though they might strongly differ in politics, there was no reason why they should carry their political feelings into private matters. It might happen that a portrait of the Mayor might be offered to the council, and he would venture to say that no gentle man present would refuse to accept it. (" Hear, hear," from Mr. Hornby and Mr. Blackburn.) Mr. TURNER spoke of the picture as a valuable work of art, and thought it improper to reject the offer. Mr. HODGSON said the subject then ought to be brought before a full council. Mr. TURNER moved that the subject stand over till the next meeting. _ _ . Mr. HORNBY seconded the motion. Mr. BIRK ETT said he hoped the subject would be post poned till the first meeting after November. The CHAIRMAN introduced to the noticc of the meet ing a plan for the measurement of vessels, and said Mr. Milcrest, the inventor of the plan, had kindly sent a model of a ship, and was in waiting to afford the com mittee any information which might be required. He, however, suggested that tSe best mode would probably be to refer the matter to the Finance Committee. Mr. Milcrest was called, and gave some information to several members relative to the proposed plan. After some little discussion it was agreed that, in measuring American ships, the same mode should be adopted as was adopted by the Queen's surveyors in measuring the Bri tish ships. ASSIZE COURTS. The proceedings of the Courts of Law and St. George's Hall Committees were read. It appeared from the report of the architect that some delay had occurred, in consequence of the necessary sup ply of stone under the contract being delayed. The Town clerk had been instructed to take the necessary legal steps, and a plentiful supply was now coming forward. It was stated that the price was Is. Bd. per foot, delivered on the ground. . . _ _ _ Mr. ATKIN said the stone of which the lighthouse was built, was the best that could be found, and that was much lower in price. The proceedings, resolutions, and report of the Market Committee were read, comprising the recommendation to direct that in future the superintendents and all other officers of the markets be required to sign a condition of service requiring them to reside within 250 yards of their respective markets; and that the present officers of the markets be allowed six months from this period to com ply with this order; and the recommendation to appoint James Stonehouse to the situation of superintendent of Gill-street market. _ ..... The proceedings were confirmed. The proceedings of the Education, Borough Courts, Town-hall Establishment, Health of the Town, and Fire Committees, were read and confirmed. RESIGNATION OF ALDERMAN EARLE. The MAYOR read a letter from Mr. Earle, who was at Frankfort. It appeared from this communication that Mr. Earle was compelled to go abroad, and that he com municated to the Mayor the necessity, in order that legal measures should be taken, to supply his place at the next election. It was communicated to him that there were no legal means of supplying his place at that period. Mr. Earle, therefore, in this letter, formally tendered his re signation, and the Mayor stated that he had paid the fine of £5O. Mr. tionosos hoped it would be put i❑ the paper, i order that every member might know of it. Mr. Turner's motion was approved ELECTION OF AN ALDERMAN It was stated by the Town-clerk that the election of an alderman, in lieu of Mr. Earle, must take place on Satur day week at furthest. . . It was stated, during the debate on Mr. Rathbone's portrait, that a staunch conservative had agreed to second Mr. Hornby's motion. " But," said Mr. Aikin. "he is non est." The debate was scarcely ended when Mr. As pinall entered. " That is the conservative seconder," said one of the members, and Mr. Aspinall's appearance caused a general laugh. SAILORS' HOME The MAYOR read a memorial. signed by 9,500 seamen. riggers, &c., in favour of Mr. Aikin's motion for a Sailors' Home. and a letter from a Vice-Admiral to the same in tent, the letter enclosing a donation of £5, and promising a subscription of £2 per annum. PROGRESSIVE INCREASE OF SALARIES TO THE TURN- KEYS IN THE BOROUGH GAOL The alteration was opposedlWl‘lr7Aspin;ll,Mr.llorn by, and Mr. Thornhill, and the subject was ultimately postponed till a report be received from the Paid Officers Committee. COACHES AT INN DOORS. A memorial on this subject was read, and it was stated that a bye-law had been framed to meet the case. NEWS-VENDORS' HORNS A memorial was read from the news-vendors, praying that they may be allowed to blow their horns. Mr. BRAMLEY-MOORE said he saw no objection. The TOWN-CLERK.—It is contrary to an act of parlia ment. Mr. COOPER.—They may blow away outside the bo rough. Mr. SREPPARD.---It'S against the act, their blowing, and tell 'em so. LANDING STAGES A memorial on the above ;jlje;t," Mr. Aikin having borne testimony to the want of regulation, was referred to the Finance Committee. The MAYOR read a long communication from Mr. John Walker, complaining of the system of collecting rates, &c. There had been for some time past a very thin council, so that the Mayor had to be very vigilant to pre vent members from departing, and leaving less than the legal number of members. While tEe Mayor was reading, Mr. Birkett departed. Only twenty-one members now remained. The Mayor soon discovered this, and said— " We are not a council, gentlemen." Sir THOS. BRANCICER.—You want one-third of a man. Mr. ASPINALL.—Can't you count me for two, Mr. Mayor? (Laughter.) _ _ Mr. AIKIN said, under the circumstances he would postpone his motion, which stood on the paper as follows: —" That it be referred to the Finance Committee to con sider and report on the assistance that can be given by the corporation to a Sailors' Home, by appropriation of land, or the use of a building, subject to resumption or other wise." Mr. BRAMLEY•MOORE said it was a great pity that a body of men, who were so important to the port, should receive so little attention, that when their claims were coming on they should be left without a council. fie feared they had no votes. The following were the members present at this junc ture, the council being at a pause :—Messrs. Thornhill, Preston, Thompson, Hornby, Aikin, Aspinall, Cooper, Kilshaw, G. H. Lawrence, Lace, Trotman, Sheppard, Platt, Barclay, Bulley, Bramley-Moore, Moon, Evans, Sir Thomas Branckvr, and the Mayor. Mr. Birkett re-entered in a few minutes, and the busi ness proceeded. It was, however, ultimately decided that Mr. Aikin's motion should stand first on the paper for the special council to be held on Saturday nest. The council broke up at five minutes past four o'clock MEETINGS OF THE DOCK COMMITTEE The usual weekly meeting of the Dock Trustees took place on Thursday, when there were present:—Messrs. Sands, Holt, Holmes, Middleton, Chilton, Smith, Moly neux, Nicol, Aikin, Bulley, Roy den, Moon, 'robin, Bold, Sandbach, Moore, and Shand. Mr. SANDS occupied the chair. The minutes of the last meeting were read and con firmed. MEASUREMENT OF VESSELS PORTRAIT OF MR. WILLIAM RATHBONE PROPOSED PURCHASE OF THE HARRINTON DOCK The CHAIRMAN then introduced the subject of pur chasing part of the Harrington Dock Estate. He said that, on a former occasion, he was authorised to commu nicate with the Chairman of the Harrington Dock Estate, and to offer 31s. 6d. for 50,000 or 60,000 yards. This offer was positively refused ; but after several interviews since had, the company had offered the whole of their land in that quarter, 120,000 yards, at the price offered by the committee for the part alluded to. He, therefore, brought the matter before them. He himself had no in terest in the matter beyond the good of the town. He had before informed the committee, upon good authority, that the land might be made to pay four and a-half to five per cent. until it is wonted for docks ; and as they could borrow money at 31 (and he was prepared to offer for a friend of his a large sum at that rate), they shoud in the meantime, be gainers by the purchase, and when wanted, it would be found cheaper by a great deal than if bought afterwards; and that this land and that to the north would be wanted was clear, both from Mr. Hartley's letter and the increase, the rapid increase, of the trade of the port. He left the matter in their hands. Mr. Nicol, then addressed the committee at consider able length. He dwelt upon the necessity that existed for more extended dock accommodation. That necessity had existed for many years, and was now as urgent as it had been in 1830. Last year when the Salthouse and Canning Docks were run dry, the extensive incon renience to which the coasting trade was put was very great, many vessels being obliged to discharge their cargoes in the dock basins ; and it would be found that the same incon venience would arise now that he understood some of the other docks were to be run dry. Should westerly winds prevail, too, they have many more ships to find room for; therefore, it was evident there was a great want of dock space, and Mr. Hartley did not expect much relief even when the Albert Dock was finished. Something was said by some one about the Albert Dock being capable of doing the work of two or three docks. That might have its effect out of doors, but he was quite sure the gentlemen around that table could not be misled by a statement of that kind. But empty ships required dock room as well as full ones—they could not put them in the river, and many of them waited long in the docks for cargo. The increased facility which it was said the Albert Dock would afford to landing cargoes would only form a very small item in the length of time ships would lay in the docks. Of course, then, it became necessary for the committee to look before them. Provision was also wanted for the steam trade, which was rapidly increasing, and he thought the large steam-vessels could be best ac commodated at the north end. The timber trade, too, though for some time stagnant, was somewhat reviving, and would, no doubt, bs considerably extended. In con structing their docks they ought at all events to prepare foundations for warehouses, so that they could be erected at less expense when required. He thought now was a favourable time for the undertaking, as money was plen tiful and could be obtained at not too high a rate of inte rest. The CHAIRMAN said he had an offer to the committee of a loan of £50,000, at3i per cent. Mr. Nicol. resumed.—lt was also a favourable time for treating for the land at the north end of the town. With respect to the offer made by the Harrington Company, it appeared to him as far from being unreasonable, knowing as he did what it cost—having taken an active part in the formation of the company—in which, however, he had now no interest whatever. He thought the opportunity favourable for the purposes suggested, and that no time should be lost, as it would be necessary next month to give notice of their intended application to parliament for powers to enable them to purchase, and a good deal of ne gociation would previously be required. He begged, therefore, to move— " That the chairman be authorised to negotiate with the Finance Committee of the Corporation for the purchase of the land north of the Clarence Graving Docks, and for the new purchase of land and strand recently made by them on the shore north of Beacon Gutter. Also, to ne gotiate with the Directors of the Harrington Dock Com pany for their land at the south end of the Liverpool dock estate, preparatory to an application being made t.) parlia ment by the trustees for power to construct new docks north and south. That the surveyor be instructed to prepare plans and estimates of a dock calculated for the admission of large steamers, at the north end ; and of a dock for ships engaged in the timber trade, at the south." Mr. TOBIN seconded the motion. Mr. HOLMES said the trade of the port had doubled every twenty years, and, therefore, if it went on as it did, it was absolutely necessary something should be done. Mr. EVANS considered much of Mr. Nicol's remarks irrelevant. He (Mr. Evans) considered that the comple tion of the Albert Dock and warehouses would do much to relieve all the immediate wants of the port. He felt certain it would do the work of two or three docks. With regard to the Harrington Dock Company, the offer was so high that the committee could not afford to give such a price for land on which to erect a timber dock, for they w w i o t u h l o d u not t t h g e e y t a r n o a s d e d e q t u l a i e t e d r e o t e u k r n d f u o e r s . t h e m The o s v e e yad r y highest h out t price given for land before the Albert Dock was 17s. 6d. per yard. That was for the Prince's Dock, and it was purchased by the corporation at 125.6 d., and sold by them to the dock trustees for the price he had named. He was of opinion that the land offered by the Harrington Dock Company was totally unfit for a timber dock. They would have to give 31s. 6d. per yard for it, and he did not think the return would exceed £1 a yard. There was, beside the land which had been used as a mahogany dock, the trade in which had gone in a stream out of the town, and on that a dock might easily be constructed. That would give them great accommodation, and could be connected with the Brunswick Dock. That would be the means of liberating a great many vessels now lying in the Brunswick Dock with brooms at their mast heads, as being exposed for sale. By this plan they had land of their own, which would obviate the necessity of borrowing money. Be sides all, taking into account that the Harrington Dock Company were bound, by their act, to construct a parade, Mr. AIKIN repeated his opinion of the dispatch in dis charging which the Albert Dock would secure. As to sending vessels afterwards to oilier docks to be loaded, that was not necessary in many cases. Many of theta could haul into the middle, and receive salt, grain, &c., from lighters, a practice now frequent in many of the other docks. The cause of so many large ships remain ing for months in dock had been the depression of com merce, and this, he trusted, would not last ; and even now they had more room than they had had for the last three or four years. He was friendly to a portion of the Harrington estate being added to their docks, to the ex tent contemplated at a former meeting, but not more for the present; as he thought the docks could be extended northward at much less cost, and that the accommodation would be ample for many years. He deprecated haste; and said the wisest course the committee could pursue would be to call on their surveyor to furnish them with plans and estimates for additional dock space, whether at the north or south of the town, and to deliberate after wards upon such of those plans as appeared to afford the greatest amount of public convenience and the greatest benefit to the town. He did not a.ree that the price of the land at the south would rise as had been stated. Some portions of it had indeed increased, but other parts had decreased in value. He thought the price exceedingly high. If the north docks were proceeded with the land at the south would fall. He strongly advised that they should not again hurry into parliament, on such loose data as those yet afforded, but should have their sur veyor's estimates and plans carefully made, and showing how they could best and most cheaply extend the docks for all the present requirements of the port. Mr. BOLD quoted the opinion of Mr. Locke, the en gineer, as to the desirability of the south end of the town for dock accommodation in preference to the north. There was more water there than below. The stone ex cavated, too, would do for the inside of the dock walls, and the interior of the river wall. He (Mr. Bold) was favourable to the purchase in the south as well as to that at the north end of the town. A discussion ensued as to the present rental of the land On the south. Mr. BRAMLEY MOORE thought the question resolved into this : whether the price was a proper price, or whe ther they were not going to pay too dear for the land at Harrington; and he also thought, that with the view of fairly deciding upon such a question, they ought to have some value put upon the land by their surveyor. Mr. HARTLEY, the surveyor, declined to give any opinion as to the price of the land, it being, as he said, altogether out of his province to do so. Tile CHAIRMAN said, the Committee of the Harrington estate had told him, that they had offered it at the very lowest price; that Mr. Stewart considered it very cheap for 31s. ad. per square yard; and that Mr. Samuel Holme, (whose estimate he had not with him,) as well as he could recollect, had valued it at a little higher than 31s. 6d. Mr. BRAMLEY MOORE said, there was certainly a ne cessity for more land for dock space, and repeated he should be in favour of the purchase if it were shown to him by competent parties that the price was not too much. The demand of 31s. ad. appeared to be high, when it was known that only 225. a yard had been asked for the land of the adjoining dock. It was explained that the increase was accounted for by the new sea-wall being already erected to a considerable extent. Mr. EVANS said, the price was not exactly the principal question in the case. It might be very cheap for some and very dear for other purposes. He then proceeded to put a variety of questions to Mr. Hartley, with a view of eliciting the many advantages possessed by the north over the south end for all purposes of dock accommodation. Mr. Hartley stated, that, in his opinion, the Harrington property was not adapted for a timber dock, but that it might answer for deals, and that they might make as many graving docks as they pleased at the north end of the town. Mr. Evans then contended, that to make the pro posed purchase would be an act of reckless wildness. He proposed the following amendment :—" That the surveyor be desired to prepare plans and estimates for the best ap propriation of the land on the North Shore, the property of the Corporation, and of the land offered by the Har rington Company at the south, for dock, graving dock, and warehouse purposes." . . Mr. BRAMLEY MOORE proposed, as an amendment, an adjournment until they could ascertain the surveyor's opinion of the price. Mr. AIKIN though this would place their surveyor in a delicate position, and the motion was withdrawn. Mr. A. then proposed another amendment, to the effect that Mr. Hartley be instructed to prepare plans, showing how additional dock space night be obtained with the greatest advantage to the trust or convenience and accommodation to the trade of the port. Upon a division this amendment was lost by a majority of four; the numbers being, for it seven ; against it eleven. The original motion, with a slight verbal amendment (that the new dock might be adapted either for timber or other purposes), was then pressed to a division, after a brief reply from Mr. NICOL, and was carried by a major ity of four. The following members voted for it :--Messrs. Middle ton, Chilton, Bold, Tobin, Sandbach, Smith, Royden, Bramley-Moore, Nicol, Molyneux, and the Chaiman. Against it :—Messrs. Moon, Holt, Aiken, Barclay, Evans, Holmes, and Bulley. h e was of opini , ri the land was not worth one-half what they required for ir. He then proceeded to show that the north end of the town was the only proper place for docks. There would be a difference of £25,000 in the expenses merely in taking the excavations f r o m th e sout h to t h e north end, besids, they had a river wall at the north end already built, and, taking all the circumstances into con sideration, he was sure the land at the north end would cost only one-third the amount of that at the south. Mr. AIKIN took the same line of argument, contending that the Albert Dock would do the work of two or three of the others. It was found that the same mode of con struction gave such facility in London that a vessel could be discharged there in 18 hours, which in Liverpool would take IS days. The average time it took to discharge an East Ind!a ship in London, of 300 or 400 tons, seldom ex ceeded two or three days, whereas it was very rare one of a similar kind could be dischar g ed in Liverpool in less than three week s . Th e Alb er t Dock would be open for ships to discharge their cargoes—then they must remove into the middle of the dock, and go somewhere else to load. In that dock, he was convinced, as much might be done in a day as would take a week in any other. The average number of vessels coming into the docks in Li verpool was 50 per day. In the Prince's and George's Docks the average was not more than 20. The Albert Dock would afford the means of discharging, he would not say 50 vessels per day, but if it did for one-half tha number it would be a great deal. After some further discussion, the further considera tion of the question was adjourned until Saturday, at 12 o'clock. MEETING OF SATURDAY, The committee again met on Saturday. There were 18 members present, including the gentlemen above named, and Mr. Barclay. Mr. SANDS again occupied the chair. Mr. Tomb' opened the discussion, and opposed at con siderable length the observations made on the former day by Mr. Evans and Mr. Aikin. He strongly supported the motion, contending that the sooner the purch;ise of the Harrington estate was effected, the better it would be for the interests of the port ; that they would eventually require the land for the construction of additional docks; and that if delay were to take place, a much higher price would have to be paid. He considered that the Albert Dock would not do so much as was anticipated by some. A vessel might there be discharged of tea, for example, in three days. But that vvas not the only point: they had also to wait to be loaded, and great inconvenience would arise from their general removal for this purpose to other docks. At Harrington, too, a great portion of the expense of excavation would be made up by the good stor.e that would be taken out in the operation. It had been said that docks at Harrington would be too far from the salt water; but this was scarcely an objection, as there was as much water in the river there as at many parts of the north end, and, except for the sandbanks, the port of Liverpool might be said to extend all the way to Runcorn. At the Harrington end, too, there was already a good sea wall constructed to a considerable extent, and on the best principle; and a great deal had been done in furtherance of the works. The sooner it was purchased, the cheaper it would be; for the land was increasing in value, which was not the case with that at the north. If they did not now buy it, they would have to do so at a future time, and at a higher price. A good deal had been said about the height, or rise, of the land at the south ; but it was no greater than in Stanhope-street, and was available for all practical purposes. He, for these and other reasons, strongly urged an immediate negociation for the pur chase. Mr. Hartley, being called, said, in reply to questions put by Mr. Tobin, that the stone varied much in quality at the south end. Some of it was good, but he could not say to what extent, as that would depend on the form, site, and extent of the docks to be excavated. The stone at the north was generally better, though it here and there had fissures where the new graving docks had been made. No piling would be required at the ❑orth, and but a small quantity at the south. Mr. TOBIN said that, weighing all the advantages and disadvantages of the respective sites, he thought it was better in the first instance to go to the south than the north. BANKING Mr. EVANS then recommended, that two distinct bank ing accounts be kept, in order to enable the committee always to ascertain, at a glance, whether, in their ordinary outlays, they were trespassing on the borough fund. He said that the suggestion had originated with Mr. Mason, the secretary. Mr. BARCLAY intimated his willingness to second a motion on the subject at any time ; and the recommenda tion appeared to meet with general adoption. The committee adjourned at ten minutes after three o'clock, after a discussion of upwards of three hours. SOMNAMBULISM.---A few days ago. the mistress of a respectabie house in V a u x h a ll- roa d was di s t ur b e d d ur i ng the night by her dog scratching at her bedroom door, and on admitting the animal, it plainly indicated that it wished her to follow him. She was at first fearful that thieves had broken into the house ; but on going down stairs, she found the servant in her night clothes, fast asleep, engaged in cleaning the knives and forks, with as much dexterity as though she was a wake. The mistress passed the candle two or three times across the girl's face : but she continued her work undisturbed, and actu ally held up one of the forks to her closed eyes, to ascer tain whether it was properly polished. Since rising, she had washed the dog , her usual morning task, and cleaned a dozen of knives and seven forks. The girl was put to bed, without knowing or being made aware of what she had done. 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