The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-06-08 00:00:00

JuNE S. 181 S TOWN COUNCIL. PROCEEDINGS f)n - IV , rir,e,th l y, the mutat it meeting of the T,orn ec.'“Tn'il was heid. 'The Deputy 'fon , n-clerk ottene , l thr l'r"7 cet , !olgs the minutes of the lasrineeting. FINANcL quNIMITTEE PROCKhDINGR: If ;TAR stated that a communication had been received from the Lord s oldie Treasury-, •etabli+hing the claim of the lt ev. Thotnai Muss tor' paythent of his salary from the corporation, and that therefore the - claims of all the other ch ray on the cor poration were considered as established, and the treasnrer was ordered by the committee to pay them. I'he TowN-ct.Enicannounced, that in order to meet the ex_ pense of the new jail it was determined to bring in a bill grant Ing , ;power to lay a j,dl rate. The committee could nut recommend a compliance with the "(Pest' of Messrs. Challoner and Horton to• be released from th,, obligation of building warehouses at the verge of the Queen's Dock,' according "to the terms of their lease. FIDLER'S FERRY. It WaR stated that £6llO had been paid as law expenses for the opposition of the corporation to the Grand Junction Railway Mr. ,Councillor EAR F..—nid I understand rightly that £6OO have been paid for the opposition to the Grand Junction Railway kill? The M A vort.—Yes. M Councillor EA RLE.—Tieeanse if so. the term "opposition" is a very unfortunate expression. Because I have always un derstood that they only wished to get into court to see that no- Ihltig was done contrary to theinterests of the navigation of the 'liver Mersey. It therefore does appear to me as a very extra ordinary expression to be introduced. I think there peter was a more unwarrantable opposition than that of the corporation to that bill. The corporation ouuht rather to have promoted it. We are Very parsimonious for giving a few thtiusand pounds for improvements, suCh as telegraphs and observatories, and those sort of things. that are necessary for the port, and here we go and spend £6(X) for an injurious purpose. Mr. , Councillor BOLTON replied that they .must consider themselves as the'conservators of the River Mersey, and it was their duty to see that nnthing was done that would he injurious l" its navigation. He admitted'that increased facility of con veyance to London was of great importance to this town; but still the corpor a tion were justified' in prOtecting he interests of h town by preventing injury to the navigation of the river. itt"er ,Mr. Councillor BA al.F..—As to being, the• conservators of the Meisev, you canno t establish your right to be so; and t '" r'' • ts already an act of parliament— 'fitti Mayon intimated that there was no motion before the Mr:Councillor. EA n t.r., however, said he maintained that the °Ppositio n to the- Gland Junction Railway was a most unwar raniable opposition. RUNCORN TOWN DUES ANDTIIETR POOR RATES. CoOPEa said,- from the readin , of the minutes he found that the corporation had paid fa) for pour-rates on the town dues of Runcorn whilst they refused to pay them in Liverpool; and he inquired t.shy there was one law in Cheshire and another in Lancashire? The TowN-CLERK rose to.reply. Ile had not thought it ex pedient to raise a second question at law for the sake or -.E30, as t hey had . mie thdr nature now pending; and he - had thought it better to pay that sum than that they should go a second time to the Court of Queen's Bench, at a very serious expense. ([ - fear.) • THE STANDING ORDRES. Mr. Councillor DA vi n HooGsoN wished to inquire whether, rising to make a remark on any question, without making a•monott, was irregular. He thought Mr. Earle was perfectly in order. , ff he was out of order he was afraid they should be f'Pquently prevented from making remarks on the measures of ouirimittees,'and which Might involve a question of check in their future expendit.ire, which he imagined was the object Of r eading these accounts.- 1-1 e had not seen any thing injurious in the slightest degree to the interests of the town of Liverpool from the peOpOsed erect ion of a bridge over Fiddler's Ferry. It appeared to him to be a mistake certainly in expending such a large sum o f money to defeat an object which that council should have done its utmost to have carried. The -MAYou thought if the proper respect due to the chair had been given. Mr. llodgson's remark would not have been il laqe. He had merely Stated what he believed he was justified on the standing orders to state : that, where no motion was made, a person making a remark had no right to reply. Mr. Councilbr HonGsoN made the_rmark from no disrespect to the chair; he merely asked for information. The proceedings of the committee were then confirmed. LEASES COMMITTEE. A number of applications for leases were read. The pro ceedings of the coataiittee were confirmed. IMpRoVEMENT COMITITIF.E.—NUMBEEING HOUSES. When the minutes of the improvement Committee had been read; Mr. "JostatiA•WALMSLEY rose, and in reference to the recent numberin g of houseS in-this town, said he had received a letter, in which his attention was-called to the propriety of leaving cer tain numbers unappropriated where - there was waste land, on which it was' intended to erect houses. He also stated that some misunderstanding existed as to whether individuals were compelled to allow their doors to be numbered; he believed it was .compulsory, but he should be glad if some gentleman of the otipnitte e or the town-clerk would set the question at rest by slating whether it were compulsory or not. Mr. BA UCLA replied in the affirmative: he said it was com pulsory under a penalty of 40y. The proceedingsof the. Watch Committee and Market Com tuiltee v%ere then confirmed. EDUCATION COMMITTEE. It was resolvild that a public examivation of the children of the Iwo corporation schops take place immediately pi eceding the It was resolved that, the vacation should cons menee Fridn'y the 15th of June, and that the examinations shOtildiake Place torthe f Sonth School on Monday and Tuesday, and ((Cr theNorthSA*o6l'On Wednesday and Thursday. It was stated that the advantage of getting , a student admitted through the recommendation of the,corporation as proprietors, into theWondpri College, was a cousiderable reduction of fees; from £57 to £2l ; there was ti(i other advantage. The proceedings of the committee were confirmed. . The proceedings- of the Custom .House and Church Expen diture Committees were then confirmed. UOOK .COMMITTEE. It was resolved that a sub-committee of five members be ap-. pointed on the subject of giving increased facility in the dis- . charge of vessels in the docks.• . It was stated that Captain Nye, of the Independence, had ; paid £2OO, the amount of the damage the Independence had. done by running foul of the light ship. The proceedings were confirmed. nottouoti PKISON. The MAYOR read a report on this subject as follows: " The mayor on behalf of the court of gaol sessions, tbe.gaol committee, and the visiting justices.•reports to the council that the,alterations and additions ordered by the council are in pro• tress of execution, under contracts by tender after public ad vt., tisement. "The mayor recommends fo the perusal of every member of the council a very satisfactory report on this gaol made by , Uaptain Williams, inspector of prisons to her Majesty's secre tary of state, and laid before parliament on the Ist instant. This report commences with declaring that, 'tire liberality of the town council, the attention of the magistrates, and the intelli gence and activity-of the keeper, have brought this prison to a state of order and discipline highly creditable to all parties. l'ilany alterations and additions rendered necessary for the se curity of the prisoners,_ have been made to the fabric since my last report, and others are still indispensably requisite fur a temporary occupation; should-the building of a new prison be determined upon by the municipal authorities, a wash-house and laundry, disinfecting apparatus for the clothing., baths, and infirmaries apart from the main buildings, are those to which 1 allude. More convenient accommodation is also wanted fur the female officers, and for the deposit of stores;' and after many interesting particulars, and many valuable suggestions concludes with stating that 'many of the suggestions included in this report were at once taken into consideration, and adopted by the town council and magistrates, to whom I feel greatly indebted for the most studious courtesy and attention.'" The report was received. MEMORIALS, R.C. The MA Yon read a memorial from Gilbert. Henderson, of this !Own, merchant, praying for cornpen.ation for injury done to property held by him under the corporation,' by the erection of a hridewell adjoining his premises, instead of a market, &c., and by encroachments. • Referred to the Finance Committee. The M Avon also read an application from DAVid Cray, hillor and draper, for compensation, for being compelled by the Li verpool improvement act, to leave his shop and ',remises. which he and his family had held for upwards of forty years, in Park lane. Referred to the Improvement Committee. There were other similar applications; one from Mary Long, who has rented a public house, under the corporation, on the smith side of Canning -place, and one from Francis Levi and his sister, who were interested in two houses i❑ Agnew court. There was likewise an application front Phoebe John son, widow, for 'emission of rent t r standing iu the old market, St. George's; and also a petition, numerously signed, praying for the opening of Hood-street. They were all referred to committees. . KING'S COLLEGE. • Pursuant to notice given at the last council meeting, Mr. a 1101,T ino yeti that Mr. W. H. Dillut he iecounnended of King's Colle ge , London. to the junior depa rtnaent Nr. H. LawtiENcE seconded the notion, which was carried without discussion. ENkoI.MENT OF INDENTURES. The Towri-ct.vng stated that by a by-la . w, which had been sotne time in existence, indentures must be enrolled within three months, but there had been instances where, through in advertence or iznorance, it had been neglected, to allow in thmtures to be enrolled,. on an affidavit being made, stating the circumstances. An application of this nature was before the e„,2„ teeii, and he wnutu advise a c o m pli ance . Agd to. B Y - LAWS FOR TILE MARKETS. Thr , TCT ONV X ' •ERK said , that on investigating the by-laws as rellt"(1 to the mark ets, he found they did not clearly coot prehond St. John's -market and the Fish-market, whii.h had been made since those laws passed the council. He therefore proposed that under the powers of the mad Geo. 111. called the market act, and the 51st Geo. 111., called the dock act, both . of which contained the necessary powers, both of which had pow er, a s to laws to be hereafter established, should be referred to the Nlarket Cotomittee, for them, or any three'of them, to make the necessary and requisite regulations, to be submitted for the approval of the council.—Agreed to. - BIRKENHEAD IMPROVEMENT ACT. The next q uest i on was the appointment of three commission ers, under the act of this session; relating to Birkenhead, and 'The MAYOR in introducing it to the notice of the council, said it would he desirable that three gentlemen should be ap pointed who are resident there. The TOWN -CLERK explained, that under the late act 60 com missioners were elected, but by the present there would be 21 Only, •by the rate-payers. And' by the new bill, which, however hail not yet received, the royal assent, but which was expected that day, the number of commisksioners for lighting, watching, &c. appointed by the council would also be reduced from spven to " I ' 6 '; and it was desirable that the council should name the three they intended to elect, as soon as possible, us the rate payers of Birkenhead. would not then be in danger of making a double election. After a lug conversation, in which the mode of election was discussed, it was agreed that the gentlemen to he elected should he proposed and seconded, and their election decided upon "OenlY by the counc il . M r. Morecroft, Mr. Wood, and Mr, Segar were then elected without opposition. • • THE CokoNATIoN. The MA YOR ca ll ed noon Mr.. Barclay to bring forward his motion on the subject-Of which he had given notice. Mr. B A itcu t y then rose. He s —I rise, Mr. Mayor, in "vsna nee of a notice of motion to call the attention of this °mined to a subject which is. no doubt, some time in their Clotights, HMI in which I hope for their cordial co. opet ation and ~s,ti!tiport. atlode, s i r , of course, t o th e approach i ng coronat i on Alajesty Victoria, it has been the custom, invariably, in this ancient horintrh. to , ce lebrate such an event in the best manne. .• 7 s whi t . has Loon in the p ower o f t h e i n di v id ua l s "Posing it and I thi n k, sit , it will be admitted that no of •no r p ri this kind, iviti v our .recollectior, h as a pp ea l e d ' unit, to nor fpelisigs, or called, upon us noire for our 41x,ertions. (Hear.)—[After a short pause, Mr. Barclay pru coOded.l hoi . . the comPany' trill Px.o..c. me, lam so little in huhu of a , Olr(-4sitig po;dic I" Hoar, hoar," ao:i loud .pplause ) 4liu Ling, sir, to Ow iiht,trioos porsonw,te ;siio is um, succeeded to the honours of her a llres;ors, and who is about to assume the diadem of these realm , . I do not mean, as has been the commit occasionally, when it ills , been conceived that the character of individuals • has not been sufficiently de fined by tune to allow a proper etniniate to be formed of the real features of their charaeter-I do not mean to refer to the virtues she way h ire been supposed to haYe inherited from her predecessors, and by the possession of whichH Mr. Barclay here made a sudden pause, amidst loud cries of " Heat, hear." Mr. Barclay. upon this looked contemplative]-1 am very much afraid I have undertaken a task for which J am unequal. [Mr. Barclay here commenced reading, something at the back of u voting (aid, amidst loud applinse.l The MAYOR.— Don't (lust to your notes. Go on without. Mr. Alderman Bo rict.s y paused, and then proceeded, still attentively reading somethinc , from the back of his voting card, amidst continued applause,—But, sir, I was about to say that, young as our present Queen is, and short as is the time in which she has sat on the throne, she has, during that period, evinced a spirit and understanding. far above her years, and which endears her in the strongest degree to our affections and regard. Much of this character may, very possibly be attri - Wed; without any derogation to her merits, to the excellent examples she has alwayS received from her first arid best in structors, and, added to that, the very excellent education be stowed on her, and both acting conjointly on a temper and talents admirably adapted for the situation she is called on to fill. Looking, therefore, on,our Queen, so young, and yet so steady—so attentive to the duties of her station, and yet so mix ing with the amusements of the passing hour—so fair in form and feature, , and yet so devoid °fall affietation—su rely, sir, it may be said no sovereign has ever ascended the throne of these kingdoms iii whose favour would be more energetically raised the shout of " Long live the Queen!" (Hear, ,hear.) It were an easy cod a pleasant task to dilate on a 14ubject so interesting. I con ceive our object here is less to manifest our own feelings to eaidi other, than to provide for the means of displaying them public ly, and of enabling others to do the same. I shall briefly take notice of what has occurred on former occasions of this descrip tion, and then state what I -shall take the libert y of recommend ing to the council at the present time; presuming that it is un necessary to urge the Council to entr►e forward on this occasion. Although we are of opinion that there is a strong feeling out of doors, which are feelings we entertain, I think, at the same time, it will be expected that we, as the council of this borough, should take the lead on this occasion, and point out to our fel low-townsmen the path which they, no doubt, will be too eager to pursue. On a recurrence to what took place on the last occa sion, the coronation of his Majesty William IV., I find that it was resolved, that a dutiful and loyal address should he present ed to his Majesty, and he presented by the Mayor and bailiffs in person, and that the Treasurer should pay such sums as the Mayor might expend. As respects the last point, although no man more than myself is aware of the necessity for economy in the corporation purse; but, at the same time,- as this is an event which may never recur in the lifetime of ar.►v of us, I hope that it aill not he-r e fu se d, and that the moderate sum I shall ask for will not be looked on in the light cif a wasteful aid ridiculous expense. What that sum shalt be , I• have bad some difficulty to determine: niy first idea was £500; on further considera tion, I venture to naive £750. And when it is remembered that this sum is to be placed under your control, who, i am sure, are as rigid on the question,of economy as any of the council, I trust this hotly will believe that this moderate sum will nut he expended unnecessarily. Under these circumstances, it is my r►rtention, when I sit down, to move the following resolution :- - a di►ti'`ul and loyal address be presented to her majesty o❑ the occasion of her coronation—that a committee he ,appointed to prepare the address. and to submit the same to the next monthly council, or to a special council, if, in the mean while, it he thought necessary to convene one for the occa sion; and that the mayor be requested to proceed to London at the proper time fur the purpose of presenting the same in person. "2.—That a committee be now appoirVed to advise and assist the mayor in determining upon, and carrying into effect, the proper measures for celebrating in Liverpool this great national event. "3.—That an extra allowanceof £750 'be made to the mayor, to enable' him to defray the necessary expense, which, with the advice of the commitee, he may he called .on to incur in the celebration of this important occurrence." With regard, sir, to the mode in which this committee may carry out, the .effect of this resolution, presuming it to pass, have thought it best to say nothing- on this Occasion. Many opinions will without doubt he given both within these walls and without ; but 1 have considered the best time to debate that sub ject will be in committee, to which every member of this body will of course have access, and where the committee will have the advantage of obtaining from their fellow townsmen those opinions which they are very well qualified to give. I have. sir, I trust in some sort, performed the duty I had undertaken. Had• it fallen into better hands, it would have been better perforthed ; but at the seine time I will say it could not have fallen into the hands of any person more alive than myself to the importance of the case under discussion, more anxious - to do justice to its merits, or more anxious that the body to which I have the honour to belong, should evince in the strongest manner in their power that loyalt3„ and affectinn, which I ram'con vinced they bear to her excellent Majesty, Queen Victoria. ( Hear, hear.) Mr. Councillor HOUGHTON briefly seconded the motion. The MAYOI2 rose and said, that should it be their pleasure to place a sum of money at his disposal. he should consi ler it in the hands of the committee they should appoint to assist him, and he himself-only as an individual member of that committee, and use it for the purpose of carrying their wishes and the wishes of the town at large into effect. 11a would take that opportunity to state, that he intended to do something himself atter the co ronation, which he could have wished to hove'done earlier; his intention was to get together the children of the various schools, or as many as possible., in the Amphitheatre, and give them a lecture on geography—(a lecture)—aided by a magic lantern, to give them something to cause them to recollect the event. Mr. Councillor HonGsoN asked what was the expense to which Mr. Barclay had alluded. He concurred in what he had said about tWeir showing stone mark of respect suitable to the occasion and character of the town, but the stun proposed struck him as being a sum rather inadequate; for if Liverpool would, and he - trusted it would, express its loyalty, he hoped it would be in away corresponding with its situation. • Economy on such an occasion was not the. question, but the national splendour; there was no Occasion to have a coronation except ;or an im posing spectacle,, They had expended some hundreds to employ a few men with v‘igs. reswllug the .Fialer's Ferry, and the cost . would be afiOnt £3OOO, and if they had then entrusted the power as. to that expenditure-to the law adviser, they could surely leave the expenditure on this occasion to their thief ma- H e would therefore recommend that no sum he named, hot that it be left tithe discretion of the chief-magistrate. He did not. wish to propose an amendment. l Mr. Councillor PLATT expressed his concurrence with what had fallen from' Mr: Hodgson, • add he thought a carte blanche should be given to the mayor. _ _ Mr. Councillor WA LmstLy agreed as to the propriety of send ing an address to the queen, and also as to the appointment of a committee of arrangement, but he thought it desirable that the council should name some fund to go out of their cunds, if they allowed any at all, and that then private subscriptions should he entered into by the merchants, bankers, and tradesmen gene rally. (No, no, and hear, hear.) Ile had had convetsatiops with several leading tradesmen of the town, of different parties in politics, and they agreed that all politics should be laid aside, and that all should vie with each other, to show their loyally to the sovereign. Aud if the council would name a surn-and he thought Mr. Barclay had named a sum much less than would be required—and a committee were framed of the council and the inhabitants generally; subscriptions would doubtless come its to aid it ; and. it would . be much better if the mayor were to intimate his pleasure to the high sheriff to take the head of a procession of merchants, bankers, trades, schools,• &C.. and he had no doubt they would therm have a procession worthy of this great town. And at its terminus they might dine I2,0(X) or 15,0(X) artizans, and have a distribution of tickets through the mayor. This was certainly on an extensive scale, but he tnoug,ht it was only worthy of the town, and they would find that the necessary subscriptions would be raised. That would he 'sassing the day in a manner congenial with the wishes and viewsof many of the inhabitants of the town ; and in the evening they might terminate the day with a splendid display of fireworks. The children also might have a procession. As to the £751) he thought the sum quite unworthy of the occasion. He did not say it was unworthy of the council, but it was not sufficient to carry the wishes of the town into effect. Instead Of £750 he thought there .should be several thousands. ("Oh, oh, and "town, town," from Mr. Jot din.) Mr. Councillor JORDAN said he quite agreed with Mr. Wahusley. The 51 A Y oß.—What were the ex pences on the former occa sions. • Mr. Alderman BARCLAY explained that at the last corona tion the expenses were trithug. A deputation waited upon the mayor of that day, to call a meeting on the subject, but he did not c unply with the request. and the expenditure was not so great as at the coronation of George IV. The expences then incurred were upwards of £.2300, £l5OO Of which was given to the charities, and the rest was expended in various ways. (hear, hssar.) Mr. Coum.illor SHlEL.—Charities! AIL some sense in that. Mr. Councillor BOLTON thought £750 a very proper sum to be fixed by that council. If it were larger it would put a stop to private exertions. lie would suggest a private subscription in the different wards, and that they should continence in that council. . Mr. Alderman BROWN said it had been shOwn that at the coronation of George IV. £2300 had been expended. 1:1500 of which had been given to the charities. Now he had been anxious to bring before the council the necessity of contributing to the charities during the winter, but now a fair opportunity arose to do it. He hoped the steps. would be taken as at the coronation of George IV., and. that they would keep as near that expenditure as they could. He thought having a large dinner would confine many of the lower orders in the arrange ments, and prevent them enjoying the day. (A laugh.) Mr. EA RLE said a procession was a very stupid sort of thing. (Hear, hear ) He did not like to. walk in pinee s sion hi mse lf , and they would riot have the high sheriff here, for he was in London, and was likely to remain there uutil after the corona tion. barge dinners, too, and the roasting of oxen, were at tended with a great deal of trouble, and they would thereby de prive many of the, lower orders of the pleasures of the day. But if the tradesmen .wished to do something ; let them give their own men dinners, and celebrate it in that way. As for himself,• he intended to keep his pockets buttoned, for he did not see why he should .subso Ow for a coronation. 11e;however,inight subscribe if he were asked, for he thought £750 inadequate. Mr. Councillor 1-JOLT said if there was so - much overflowing loyalty in the town let the fund required come out of private, not out of the public purse. lie thought £750 sufficient. Mr. Councillor BLAckniniN concurred in the view taken by Mr. Barmy. He thought £750 would answer every purpose for a display on the part of the council, and it would not prevent R display of the feelings of private individuals. If the council would expend it in some way that would be of public interest he would agree to the £750, and leave the further discussion to the corms it tee. The - MAyoa thonght that the duties of the chief magistrate lay at home, and if it were consistent with his duty, he would rather stay at home than go to London with the-address. Several members of the council stated that it was necessary the mayor shOuld he the bearer of the address. Alderman BitowN moved that, instead of £750 the sum should he £2OOO. Mr. LASSELL inquired whether the address to be presented would he the address of the council only, or of the town. II al. ing been informed that it shall be the address of the council,_ he said it appeared then to him that it wou!4 be a good termina tion of the procession to march to Clayton-square, and form a large meeting, over which the mayor should preside, and that an address should be then agreed to, as an address of the town at I:irge The MAYOR said such a proposition must emanate from the town. The third resolution voting the sum of £750 occasioned some further discussion. Mr. Councillor EARLE said it would be better to do the , thing: well, Or not at al ; and he inquired whether the.exnense of the m4 y or's journey to London would be paid out r.. 1 that sum ? no.) The MA von urlPrstood that the expenses would be paid as those of any other deputatiOn. Mr. Councillor G. LAWRENCE spoke in favour of t) , e solo voted being paid over to the pdhlie charities: . . The N 1 a vutt al! 01 , rht Mr. Lawrroi, r. was aulacipating the di., i it shmilii ift! i !iv doeill,j, w have to ,:illl - th , i , Id the c4eincil, un ca . rauce then off-m. Mr. Alderman BARCLAY clis, , cnted, and sti.ol it was nut prO; vided for Mr. Cotiocillor 11 LAW itENcE asked whether Mr. (3 stela) had considered What to (Id with that sum ? ilz thought £l5l l would ~zo but a Intle way to a Mr. Councillor li.sheLsy said that fie had in view a proces sion of the tiades, ( without disrespect to Mr. Earle)—(hear) and in the evening, in some elevated situation, a magnificent display of fire-works, which might be a gratification to the pub lic, without trouble or difficulty . , or clanger of diuukenuess; and he thought that 1:759 would he sufficient. Mr. Councillor COGLAN observed, if £750 was the whole sum to be expended in the town, he would agree that it would be in adequate; but he thought it ample in the present state of the corporation funds, and, especially if they took into consideration the unpleasant reminiscences of the last few months, when they were desirous of relieving the sufferings of the poor, and could not. Under those cireihnstances„ he thought they ought not to be too extravagant in their demonstrations. He thought 1.750. as the subscription of the corporation of Liverpool, with subscriptions out of doors of merchants, bankers, and others, would be sufficient; and, if Mr. Wahinsley's suggestion were acted up to, they would have power to add to the committee from others out of doors, and he-.had no doubt a sufficient suns might be raised to give a splendid exhibition. He liked to see the poor participate in such festivities. and if dioners were pro vided on a large scale they could he dined for 2s 6 , 1. each, in cluding a quart of ale per !natl. in marquees or tents—he liked to see the pour enjoy such occasions fu that John Bull manner, with good dinners. (Hear.) Perhaps it was not iiracticahle, but that would come under the consideration of the committee ; and, as th-y contemplated subscriptions out of doors, £750 would he Urn pIP. Mr. Alderman Huns HORNB Y opposed sn great an expendi lure of money on occasions of that nature. He thought the present advanced state of knowledge gave them ()thee ways of showing their loyalty than by processions and pubiic dinners. He thought they could show their loyalty in a More rational manner; but, it' it were the general • wish, he vomit' not set hiinself against the proposed display ; but he thought £750 sufficient. He did not s-e that they would 'have occasion to go to great expense, for processions did not cost umcn—it was the numbers that attended that indicated their loyalty.. Dr. CARSON thought £750 quite adequate. They had refused to apply to pa . rliament for powers to erect an observatory, which would getter:itutility. and as that was refused be was now dispesed to:do within, at all. He thought, they could nut show their loyalty betterill ' an by promoting sobriety and the good of society. They all knew now that races had been brought near this town and that immorality had increased in every succeeding year, and the day of the Coronation; be feared, would be -a day . similar to a race meeting. With - respect to the circumstance of a coronation, it was not absolutely necessary; the acts of a king or queen were equally as good before us attar. It was a remnant of feudalism or worse—of heathenism, and it was of no utility, and he therefore belted it would be ieft to individuals to do what,they liked with is, that the corporatiou would nut spend its Money on such an occasion. Mr. Councillor JORDAN thought £750 quite sufficient, for it would only be a •nucleus. When the proceedings. of that day Went out to the public, the Mayor would, no doubt, have a re quisition for a town's meeting to act in conjunction with the council, and conduct the day in a•splendui manner. Mr. Councillor Br.AcknultN thought, whether the committee had power to associate with themselves others to raise subscrip tions in addition to that sum or not not, the council should state its wishes in that respect The TOWN-CLERK said there could be no difficulty in the committee coimunnicating'.with others, but it was out ot the question that the 'committee could delegate the power to dispose of funds given them by the corporation to others. Mr. Alderman BRowN thought they could nut more properly show their esteem to her Majesty than by contributing to the relief of the necessitous, and therefore he should propose that £750 be given to the Mayor to defray the necessary expenkes ou the day of the coronation, and a further.sum of £ - 1250 to be di vided amongst the public charitiei of the town. Mr. Councillor PLATT seconded the motion. . Toe Tow N-c I,ERK thought there were legal difficulties in the way of such an apprepriation of the corporate funds. He was of opinion that #.750 might be granted; fur, by the 58th section of the municipal act the council was empowered to make to the Mayor an allowance, as to a police magistrate, tecorder, or town clerk. Now, the council on the 9th of November, following up the course of the year but one before, made the Mayor an allow ance for the expenses of the mayoralty, part of which was under the control of a committee. When that Was first proposed„ he had to consider how tar that was warranted; and he thought they could go so far, for they had 'tower to give the mayor a salary, or make him an allowance, and to give him no more than the ex. penses of his mayoralty was rather doing less than their powers warranted than exceeding them. In appointments of state— even the speaker himself—provision was wade fur the necessary expense which the dignity of the office threw on them. It went to a still greater extent, for they found that in the Admiralty there was provision of table money. It was h mistake, therefore, to treat it as an allowance for eating and drinking, and they had allowed rather less than more than they had the power to grant. The stun now proposed was an extraordinary allowance for an extraordinary occasion; and, on the same grimed that they had the right to fix the allowance to the Mayor, they had the right to consoler the extraordinary expense which would be thrown upon hint at the approaching coronation in supporting the dignity of his office. It was now proposed that £1230. should be granted for the purposes of the charities; but he could not see how the public charities could furnish coils upon the mayor on this occasion. He (the town-clerk) could go the Length of admitting that the mayor has -a dignity to maintain on this oc casion, and he would incur expense for that purpose, but he could nut go beyond that—he could not say that rite mayor was called upon to subscribe to the charities. But the proposition of Mr. Brown would give the money to the mayor for that ex press purpose, and make him merely the organ. The time might come, and he believed it-was not far distant, when they might find themselves in that state that would give the council a surplus which would enable them to contribute annually to, the charities; and he was of opinion, that if the money were appropriated in it limited way, and withont ostentation, t he effect would be to produce peat private benevolence, from which the public would derive great benefit. At present 'he was not pre pared to go into that ; but from inquiries which he had made at the office of the treasurer, he had ascertained that' they had a surplus according to the 92d section of the municipal act; but. heft bought they 'could not go into the - question on the •present occasion.- Mr. Alderman BROWN would propose, then, that the sum of £2300. be allowed the mayor, without dividing it as mentioned, to dispose of as he should think fit, and no doubt to the honotir of the corporation. Mr. Councillor BOLTON hoped , aft e r t he decided opinion of the town-clerk, that Mr. B ro wn would withdraw his motion. • Mr. Alderman SuElr, had listened with considerable atten tion to what had been said by the town-clerk and th e several gentlemen who had addressed the council, arid he r ea lly could not perceive on what princip l e itihßemteoywa'n4)lreorik,osder, by one party, eiwttedistiric tion between the application , and the infinitely more commendabl e a ppl i cation of it as pro posed by the other. If they could place money at the disp osa l of the mayor for the purposes of the coronation, why not also for the purposes of the charities. Now, with regard to Mr. Walmsley's proposition to raise voluntary contributions, it had his fullest and warmest concurrence, for every man should act as he thought proper on such an occasion. But in giving' it his concurrence, he did not mean to give it anything else. He thought it was a piece of pageantry that could be dispensed with. He thought it no more a proot of loyalty than his country men getting blind drunk on St. Patrick's day was a proof of patriotism. Mr. Alderman BROWN proposed that instead 0fi:750. the snm should be £2OOO. The ToWN-cr,Eux thought the legal difficulty he had men tioned would still exist. Some other observations fell from several other membhrs, and Mr. Councillor HonGsoN said, when he had spoken in the early part of the discussion, he thought the expenditure Was proposed for the coronation in London ; he • had no idea that it was a little petty coronation in Liverpool. - (Laughter.) th is ' objected to any sum being expended fin such a purpose. Mr. Councillor EARLE, too, said when he made his remark on the shabbiness of the sum, he had made the same inistake'as Mr.• Hodgson. He said it was agreed on all sides that it was child's play, and he hoped it would be confined to what would amuse children—fire-works. Mr. Alderman BitowN withdrew his amendment, and the re solution was about to he again put to the meeting, when • Mi.. Councillor HonGSON rose wort moved that, as the ex pense was altogether unnecessary, it be not allowed. 1)r. CARSON seconded the amendment. The. MAYOR submitted how far the amendment, if it were carried, would agree with the resolutions that had. already been adopted. (Laughter.) Mr. Councillor BLACKBURN thought if the amendment were put they must rescind the resolutions they h•ol just carried. A most marvellous change of opinion ti..ken place in the minds of some of the members present. Some had tt first thought that no expense could be sullicient—now that any ex pense would be too much. He could not see hew there could be such a delusion after the explanation of Mr. Barclay. He congratulated his friend Mr. Shiel on the effect of his speech— quite a second convert inn. (A lau g h.) Some conversation ensued on this amendment, and the mover and seconder then withdr . ew it, expressing themselves satisfied with having put on record their opposition to the grant. Thp resolution granting £750 was accordingly carried, and a com mittee was appointed to devise the means for its disposal. Mr. Sheirs name wits on the list proposed; but it was withdrawn at his request, as he said he could not consistently act on that c ou i. mittee. The deputtitrriti' to accompany the mayor tOpresent the addresg . to the queen consists of the mover and seconder of the resolution,. Messrs. Barclay and Houghton. The following ' members of the council were appointed on the committee.—Metisrs. Houghton, Brown, Blackburn, Bolton, Earle, Bright, JOrdan, Hornbv, H. Holmes; Jones, Mellor, (4. 11. Lawrence, IL Lawrence, Rawly:), Waimsley, Shand, Ro binson, Woolright, and Barclay. FIDDLER'S FERRY. The TOWN-CLERK entered into Solite explanation restccting the 'expenditure occasioned by the opposition to this bill; in con sequence of Stime observations made at all early period of the day; Which he said would- not exceed f.:10110, one thii'd of Which would be deiraved by the dock estate. And be justified the proceedings taken. Which were not an opposition to the Project, but Merely . instituted for the protection of thellavigation of the Mersey. LA MRS'S CEMETERY. Mr. Alderinan Suitt, lose to move That the Town-clerk he instroCted tri inquire into the circumstances rdatingto a' sum of '.-€1,700 paid out of the corporation funds to the trustees of St. Janiel's Cemetery, in the let of juirw, 1.4!'5, ;3.1 . 1,1 to teport to thiS council whether the conditions on which that stun was so paid' have been complied' with by the trustees—whether the management of the float has been conducted according to the provisions of the act relating thereto—and to suggest if any and what measures ought to be adopted for the security of the said funds." Mr. Shell spoke at some length, and in the course of his remarks, he detailed the history of the cemetery. ac cusing -its managers of gross mismanagement, whereby they had involved those who had advanced money in the under taking in 'Considerable debt along with themselves, and had then borrowed• money from the corporation anti paid them selVes with it., hut not a part. of the subscribers termed share holders. This cemetery never could pay the interest of its debt off. a hilst other cemeteries in the town were paying large dividends to the shareholders, alluding as he proceeded to a pamphlet recently published on the subject by Mr. Henry Lawrence. - _ Mr. Councillor H. LAWRENCE seconded the motion. (Loud laughter:) He justified himself and the managers, of the ceudetery from the attack of Mr. Shed, and contended that the debt was in process of liquidation: though it would tike 33 years to pay it off: The motion was agreed to without further discuSsion, and the council rose at three o'clock. A rumour has been very prevalent in Greenwich for some days past, that Mr. Barnard was about to resittn the representa tion of the borou.4ll, under some mark of favour from the Queen, in order to make way fur Captain Dundas; but we can state most posikelv that the rumour in rineStion is entirely without fott udat ion 07 eeituich Gazette; THE i'`,. - ,.IITROPOOT, ST.ANDATM. PI; I, IC ,Ti TFI T,IGRZ%TCI+;. ATT ,, V A G AIN , T. A Ilt . .in.rcAN.—On Tuesday, at the Ponce-office litebtod Chilh•ott appeared to anstaer . a charge made again s t loin by Inpeeio, Simpson. The latter stated. that Mr. ChilleOtt kept a puttlic-rouse in Riehmond-stirel. On r-dav, the 21:ii instant, at nearly two o'ci.ek in the morn ing, he was passing the house, when he heard a noise. li e knorked at the :lour, and he was adinitted by Mr. Chilleott. Ile found 'in the hooseseveral persons, five of whom 'were in toxicated. Cross-exaMined by Mr. e remembered what he said wino he wiolt in very well. Ile said, it. was ex ceedingly improper . to have petsons drinking there at that haul-. lie retnetniterod a person named B e d, who addressed him. He said to Bell—Don't yuu interfere with me in my duty; you have sent roe a lawyer's letter, and if ever you in terfere:with toe in my duty, I will send you to Bridewell. Mr. Chilleott : Dul you•ever know me to have persons in my house at such an tour ft,fore ?—lnspector; No, I never did. Mr. Chilicott Do you not know rov house to be a well-conducted house?--Inspector: I know it to be a disreputable house. Mr. Chillcott: Do you know the names of the persons who were there ? —lnspector : Not of all. I know a few of them. There was yourself, Mr. Parsons, Mr. Bell, Mr. Baker, and Mr. Matthew Robinson. Mr. Robinson was sober Mr. Chilleolt: Yes, and that Mr. Baker whom you have mentioned is a clerk in Ali. Whittv's office Mr. Whitty: I beg to state, that Mr. Baker is nut a clerk in my office. Two police officers were callerL They stated that they accompanied Inspector Simpson on the occasion in, question. They saw seven men, five of whom. were drunk, and two sober. They did not know the names of any of the individuals. They had seen disorderly characters in the house. Martindale, au officer of the court, wove(' a previous conviction against Mi.. Chillcott. Mr, Chill cott called Al,. Parsons, solicitor, of this town. He said he was at Mr. Chilleott's house on the night in question, Before he proceeded with his evidence, he requested Air. hall to allow him to sale why he had called there. There was an action pending against Alr. Chillcott, in which he was engaged as attorney for that gentleman. The case was on the point of settlement, and he had called to tell Mr. Chillcott that such was the case. He called between eleven and twelve o'clock, having been detained at his office until past eleven. Mr. Baker, who was a clerk to Mr. Whitty, had quarrelled with his clerk and knocked hiui down. .The inspector came in and said they were all drunk. It' seemed, he said, that his clerk, Bell, had made some i'dielioist that he was almut•to enter au ection, and this had prUduced an ill feeling in the mind of the inspector towards him (hl r. Parsons.) The inspector said, "Oh ! you have threatened to send me law, -but Pll serve von cult." A ilusitin having 'again been made to Air, Baker, Mr. Whitty said Mr. Baker Iva§ 'an exceedingly respectable young than. He was not, however, a clerk in his office, Ahotit six months ago he was employed in his office for two weeks :only. Hall said the case was proved very fully.: Mr. Chillcott don't think the - evidence of those policemen should be taken even on oath. Mr. Hall: Mr. Parsons has proved the case. If we were to throw out of consideration all the other evidence, his testitnonv proves the case most completely. Mr. Chilicutt was fined £2 lOs. and Cliti, DAMAGE. To A VESSEL 1111( A STEAMER.-110 proprietors of the Bebbingten, one of the steam•-boats plying to and I..mona the look Ferry, appeared at the Police-office, on Tuesday, by their solicitor, Mr. Moss, in answer to a summons . procured against them by the owns-rs of the brig Clyde. The gentleman who representedl.the owners of the Clyde, stated, that she was lying i n the stream, and was about to enter one of the docks, when the steamer Behhington ran against her bows and did much damage. The pilot who was in charge of the Clyde was called. He stated, that the latter vessel was within a reasona tde distance of the pierhead, with very little way upon her—not more than one knot per hour—the tide running about two knots. • The-Be'thingtort left the pier and attempted to go a-head of them.- The John Anderson lay her own length front them, and between the two vessels the steamer was trying to pa,s. They bailed her, 'and told her to stop a short titne. Those on board the steamer Stopped the paddles for an instant, and then he heard a cry of •' Go on—hard a starboard." Immediately the steatnercame across their bow, forcing them over against the John AnderSon, breaking their head rails, and carrying away the bowsprit and _part of the rigging. The main-topmast was also broken off by the stock, and it fell amongst the men of the John Anderson. A shipmaster anti a shipwright, who had ex amined the injuries, Were called. The former stated, that it would cost ..C5 to repair the damage done to the rigging, and time latter said, the other injuries which the. vessel had sustained could not be repaired under £l6. Mr. Hall said, they had proved a damage of £2l. By sec. 115 of the 6 Geo. IV, he could • not interfere 'whet e the damage claimed was mote than £2O The solicitor for the owners of the Clyde thought; as the act specifi,al that a redaction of one-third was to be made for the difference between oil and new materials, that the sum which they claimed was in reality under £2O, as, in point or fact, they tmely claimed two-thirds of £2l. Mr. Hall said, the act evi dently intended that the power to interfete should be governed by the amount of damage proved. • CHA FIGES OF EIoMICIDE AGAINST A SHIP'S CAPTAIN.—Phi- Iip Partride, captain or the Vigilant. belonging, we understand, to Mr. Quaile, of this port, was, o n Tuesday, brought up at the Poke-mike, on two charges of flogging and ill-treating two of Ilia bands on board, ou theirhotneward bound voyage from at, Coast of Africa, f ro m th e effects of which they flied. The first case gone into was a charge of illt resting a boy named William Davies. , From the testimony of the second mate and several seamen, it appeared that in April last, when within five weeks' sail of this port, the captain knocked the deceased down as he stood at the wheel, and kicked him as he lay on deck. The boy was at the time ill of a dysentery; but, notwithstanding, he was flogged almost daily, and sometimes repeatedly in the day, until about the 12th day Pram that on which he was knocked down, when he died. One of the seamen said the boy conti nued to grow worse daily, but he was still flogged and ill-treated. "dr doubt ebsurgeo nhastened () the boy'sftheves d ei e •s a t tii ated. that the injuries received no 'He might have recovered with kind treatment. The next charge Wa3 for flagging and ill treating the cooper on board; but the surgeon was of opinion that he 'died •a natural death. He hail suffered from an attack of fever on the coast, and was mueh emaciated. Mr. Hall le marked strongly on the•brtitality of the captain beating a man who was so etucciat ed. The prisoner wass remanded for further 1 examination. On Wednesday the captain was again brought • up, and fully committed to take his trial for homicide at the Central Criminal Court. PUFFlNG."—Yesterday, at the Police-office, two noted " duffers,"—sellers of sham foreign silks, sham tobacco. &c. to the credulous, stained Barnard Letruard and Murray, were pla ced beforethe Magistrates on a charge of attempting to sell smuggled tobaCco. A .yiang man named Wilson, stated, in a lung round-about story, that the prisoners came to him and offerers to sell him some tobacco cheap. fie said he wanted about albs, and one of theist, L&lnard, went in fetch it, and Caine back with a large sealed parcel apparently of tobacco, sealed up. They weighed it, and it weiehed nearly four pounds, when they said, as he wanted only three pounds he should have it as three p ou nd s , awl - wanted 2s. a lb. for it. li e bid them ss. for it, and after s ome hat ga i n i ng . th e y agreed to take it. He had not the money, hoWever, to pay thew for it, and they refus ed to let him keep it without. and so, he being the keeper of a bonded warehouse—Mr. Hall , " And, therefore, very honest, no doubt,"—he gave them into custody. Mr. Dowling said, the charge ought to tie for selling something, for it was not tobacco. There was a small hole torts in the parcel at the top under which was tobacco, but all the rest was sawdust. Mr. Dowling then tore open the parcel, and exp•tsed about half an ounce of tobaC co just where the parcel was torn at the top, and all the rest tightly packed saw-dust. Mr. I wish I could get rid of: Murray, and drive him out of Liverpool; he is one of the great est knaves in the town." Prisoner Murray--" Well, it wasn't use as sold the tobacco, it was this man, and him as bought it • wanted me to sell him some French orandy." Mr. Hall— " You bargained with him for ss. tor that parcel of saw dust." Prisoner Leonard—" Pease yer honour, ,he never meets uz in the street but he's olers asking for tobacco." M r. What are you?" Mr. Parkinson—" Ile is one of the duffers that go about the town." Prisoner Leonard—"'{'here's nobody about' the Docks but he (complainant) wants to buy 'lsects of; he's tormenting us every day for 'fiaoc,. He gets both negro-head and cabbages and 'smuggles himself." (A laugh.) Mr. Hail —" Is that any reason why you should sell him saw-dust?"— This ilumfoundered Leonard. It appearing, that the complain ant had paid nothing, there was n,t fraud. Mr. Hall—" The very first time I have such evidence as I can lay hold of, as to Discharge them You, Murray, particularly. I t r , F a il y l , " Good morning, Sir." It may warn suite credulous simpleton gWitt you sent out of the coup h much cool impudence— you being duped, to state, that Mum ray, than whom there IS not a greater thief in the town, and who is always prowling shunt, is a middle built, dressed always in a • blue jacket like a nearly bald. aged man, ha lY vi s t t i o g ut apa did, bloated face, and is DEFINITION OF "NOT PARTICULAR! y Dittimi."—Yesterday at the Police.offii . e, a silly fellow, who had the night before be e n robbed of his coat at a house of ill fame, in the midst of his story was asked by Mr. Hall, who is some times exceedingly spicy in his Police-office remarks, " Well, I suppose you were di unk ?" Complainant—" Oh, not particularly drnnk ." Mr. Hall— " Drunk no usual?" Complainant was quite posed, but would not admit that he was usually dtuuk. STEP, I,ll$G GLASSES FlipM Punt ICANS.—Cases of pilfering glasses from publicans are continually occur:lug at the police court, and that body of tradesmen must be great sufferers from t ts fi i i , s ic c h o t. u ;, %e y . iny:(szera measure hint p gr u -a t s a t n h e rzn t, :u t t h i i n s. the m p r o . ll l l 3 ..e , Loz: publican, of Scotland-road, appeared to prefer a charge against a woman for stealing ,me of his glasses. He said his losses from minutes . l t gtni i t , ;l e t s h ot e ) i greata g n l a o s s t. having his glasses stolen amounted to lOs. a week. The usual pla n ,is to have the name of the owner scratched on the side, when stolen the glass was taken to persons who made a living by it, the nitme ground . nu'. and in a few . hart polished, bcen a h n is il l, t ) h ss er i e n vs: i a li s s n w o ay b , on t g i %r t a i n ie y i k i l l a e i l l iti b ly it i: .having his.na:ne cast in the glass, so that it went right throug h u a y n h d iel t i ll , e , u a e s t w h a e s u n st o la l g r g Vi , n g eas it t i I m i i g n t r . o u I F i l d e t P h r e u-d. g il i c a e s d s- it assptenet specim en water bottles, 5... v. This hint may he useful to the class of pub licans. liontm:r .--Yesterday at the policemifice, Mrs. Leonard, the wif e of Mr. Thomas Leonard of the Derby Arms Inn, near the Zoological Gaialetis, appeared:before the Mag,istrates to charge One 9 1' h e r servants,. Elizabeth Brodie, wilt) having robbed her of some money. Mrs Leon ar d stated that she, had £6. in silver in a tin b ox w h ic h b e l onged to her father (Mr. Atkins) and put it ,into h er bed room. On Tuesday inioninkr, on . going for it and counting it, she found £l. 15s. short. As no one had been in the roma, hat herself and the chamber maid, she wept down tremble(l v er y muc h and sail, do von liking it ?accuse me culled r a . irs and t axe d the chamber maid with having taken it. Th z pohuei.lll and g.)ve her into custoilv, and the money was found on her. 'rho Prisoner, in defence, ;lolled the charge, and will make you pay for it if yon d , ;." She it. was all a mistake of Nlr. Leonaid's • that ier mistress ll) wi!s troubled wi t h a very bad memory ! he prisoner was fu . committed to take her trial. CRICKET, -_A mach w ill h e p l ay the members o f the Liverpool, a nd Wavertree clubs , on the ground of th e ftirmer, to commence at two o'clock precisely. Lord Stanley left town at an early hour yesterday morning to attend the Manchester races, and thence to Knowsley for a few days. His lordship is expected to return to St. James's square on SaturdAy next.—Morniny Herald, Wednesday. George IV., though not generally -noted for disregard of foreign tinsel, gage an especial injunction that nothing that was not or British fabric should, on any account, he used at his coronation -_a r e o l lation which was falthtully adhered to. The Midland Counties' Railway is rapidly "progressing" (,i s the Americans would say) in the immediate neighbourhood of this'town, and along the . whole line on both sides of it. Beyond the Freeman's Piece, the workmen are now engaged in a deep Ciining elaNev soil, and will soon reach the spot where a short tunnel is tc , be made. On the Iltimberstone road, a con siderabie excavation is bei . Lig made, over one part of which there will Is' a bridge high enough to allow - coaches and other ve hicles to pass under it. Every possible exertion seems to be Used hy the directorsao comp ete the undertaking in due time; and there can be no doubt that they will succeed in doing so. lc is quite evident to any casual observer of the progress which i s daily made in the work, that there exists great energy and talent in theanithaoing department ; and we are glad of it, for, to speak The truth, we should be sorry that the " Midland Coun ties" should •be exceeded in any respect by any other railway in the LerThester Chrotriclei PUBLIC AMUSEMENTS EATII On Tl.le4d3V e.euling the, manageis lit ito theatrfs ; taking ad ' vintage of toeCiictitistance of mi. Valitivaihmi pas•oug tiroi2J:l the town en, route from At Loudon, i" play Hthafet.. It was but to be eslittce,i that an Actor so ;.;eile rally a favourite as adi.Va‘oteutuotr is in Liverpool, pla yi , :e nt one of his best characters, stwind attract a 'ero \tiled audience ;• and such was the Lase, fur hot it boxes and pit were quite full The very enthusiastic reception ; with which Mr. Vandenhoff was greeted on' his re-appt•arance ott those•boards where his earliest Inespiau of iris were maile j and where the grolind-work of his succeeding fame was firmly laid, while it was the deserved reward of his exertiolls, must at the saine.iiiite have been highly flattering to him. In personal appearance, Mr, Vandenhoffbas much improved from his hip over the Atlant4C . ; when we last saw him about 12 months ago, there was a deg-ee .of lankness about his limits and person, whica has 110 W been changed into robustness. There are many original points in Mr. Vanden huff's Hamlet, wherein he widely differs - from his contetnpo rat ies ; some of them distinguished by much beatity•;. Some of them defective. His Hamlet is not the the unsteady, frett'ol, wayward, boiling-over personage that Chas. Kean makes him : nor yet that mixture of sentimentality and passion, and deliverer of studied catching points of eloquence and pathos of language that Macready makes him. He represents hint as a thoughtful grave man, one slow of purpose, of mature consideratam, yet • quick of wit. Ills acting on this conception of the character was a near approach to perfection; his demeanour was thought ful, not slightly shaken, and his speech slow; this accoreed well with that stiffuess of gait and fixedness of 1, ante, which time is fast giving to him. But the question then arises, is this the true conception of the character of a young man of about 25 years of age, such as Hamlet is represented ? and we confess we think this extreme thoughtfulness and gravity of demeanour is Only the distinguishing attribute of a much older man than Hamlet : It is true that the circumstances in which Hamlet is placed must be taken - into the account ; but yet there is all elasticity about the temperament of youth which is the very opposite of that fixed gravity of character which Mr. Vandenhoff represents Hamlet to have. The temper of youth is not like the continually bent bow. His soliloquies, were delivered as soliloquies, and not as if bellowing to an audieure at a distance, as we have sometimes heard actors give them, with the most -outrageous rant. They were characterised by the slow low utterance of deep and de termined feeling, whilst the audience seemed forgotten. Occa sionally, however, this was carried too far, in his utterance being so low that the word or the sentiment was lost; this is an ap parent fault in the opposite extreme which ought to be avoided. Mr. Vandenhoff s Hamlet, in the scene of the Players before the King, far surpassed any representation we have before seen of this part of the play.' It was excited, yet cool and deter ' mined; watchful .and keen, without womanish flurry and his by-play was exceedinolv clever. When the King asks," What do you call the play r' he gives the answer with a ready yet bitter' sarcasm—"the mouse trap;'` and proceeds to give its hist o ry with pointed coolness, instead : id' humbling the words out, head over heels after the inanner of Chas. Kean. Though we rarely see a better Painiug than Mr. Baker, he was this evening fully equalled, and in some points surpassed by Mr. Farren's Po . /onius. His folly was delivered with a graver face, and told more pointedly. One word with regard to the manage ment. We cannot admire the inconsistency of laving down a carpet in the scene of the Players before the King. This is hardly chronologically correct in the history of carpet , . There was another point of bad taste. The female ',..:ttendanis at the solemn and very striking scene of the burial. of instead of being all dressed simply and in while, were ad,rded with all the colours ot the rainbow, green ribbons and pink handker chiefs being in profusion. The rear was brought tip by one of the R.idgways, in a big, dirty cloak, covering a courier's suit, which turned the whole scene ;into burlesque, and when they marched off, the audience, insiea•l of sympathy, expressed their merriment. These are points which caght not to be overlooked. At the conclusion of the lila v Mr. Vandenhoff was loudly called fur, and, after an interval, inane his appearance. He was en thusiastically clOered. He briefly expressed his gratitude for the welcome with which he was again received in his native laud, and retired 'amidst great cheering. Mr. barren has been the chief' attraction during the rest •oi the week, by his unri valled acting in several favourite comedies. GALA AT THE ZOULUGICAL GARDENS On Wednesday evening, a novelty °fa vet y attracting nature way presented to the public at these gardens, oy the spirited and indefatigable proprietor. The whole of the east side of the gar den was laid out to represent Mount Vesuvius, towering above its adjacent hilts, and, at its feet, Naples and its beautiful hay. We know not how the optical delusion was accomplished by means of small hillocks and painted canvas, but at the other end of tile gardens the effect was most striking, and far exceeding any thing we could have . conceived as the production of art. Vesuvius, with its crater top, had the appearance of being several hundred feet high; the town of Naples, at its feet, had all the appearance of a town lessened by distance, and the bay was represented by that end of the garden being flooded by a sheet of water, in which were floating mimic and diminutive ships. The lighting eruptionof the began at o'clock. lwtne diately before this, w e w ere p ar ti cu l ar ly struck with the brilliant effect which the setting sun had on the Mimic hills, some being lighted up to a reflecting brilliant green, others having a dark and sombre hue front shade. At first, a thin column of smoke issued from the crater and rose into the air, at fiist so light and vapoury that it seemed doubtful whether it were not a cloud en circling the summit of the mountain ; it became, however, gradually more dense and copious. After an interval, a brilli ant flash succeeded, illumining- the rugged hill-side for a mo ment, and then leaving it clothed in darkness. Presently the flashes became more frequent, and flame mingled with the smoke at the crater's mouth ever and anon changing its tint from a violet to a livid and from a livid to a crimson hue. Meanwhile, the adjacent mountains reflected its varying gleam, mellowed by distance. Again there was a trifling pause, till, racked with convulsive throes, the mountain laboured to dis charge her burthen, and hurled into the air—not masses of lire and rock, but " Roman candles," " serpents," and "stars," the effect of which is to render the scene merely theatrical. Nevertheless, to do it justice, the closing spectacle is splendid. Vesuvius opens, as it were, het womb, and pours forth an over whelming flood of molten fire, carrying desolation in its path, and consuming every obstacle opposed to its progress. Below lies the town of Naples, effulgent with the ruddy glare, and the tranquil bay glittering— " A burnished sheet of living flame." To appreciate the brilliancy of tl!e whole it must he seen, for the illusion is at times complete. We hope, however, that at the next similar display the " serpents," " stars," " Roman candles," et hoc genus omne, will he discharged from some other part of the garden, as their ascent from the crater of Vesuvius entirely marsrhe fidelity of the representation. BOTANIC GARDEN. At the Botanic Garden, on Wednesday, there was a pleasing exhibition of choice specimens of plants, vegetables, flowers, hnts, &c. The weather was exceedingly propitious, and the company numerous, above a thousand ladies and gentlemen being present. Mr. Stubb's band was in attendduce. Among the visitors we noticed Charles Horsetail, Esq. and family; Dr. and Mrs. Winstanlev, Mr. Winstanley, jun., Mrs. and Miss Sandbach, Mrs. Bud, H. Glynn, Esq., and family; the Misses Salisbury, Mrs. F. Heywood, Mrs. Turner, Mr. and Miss Wilson, the Misses kr, Mrs. Armstrong, M rs. Dawson, Mrs. Glover, the Misses Ocklestones, Mrs. Walker,—Fair clough, Esq , Mr. and Miss Light bod y, Mrs. Harding, Mr. and the Misses Aspinall, J. B. Braucker, Esq., and sun; 11ev. Rec tor Brooks, and many others. The specimens, (which were excetAinglv good and much admired,) weie exhibited in a spacious marquee, erected for the purpose, itnmediately in front of the hot-houses; and the garden, which at all times affords an agreeable walk, presented a very lovely and animated scene. At. four o'clock the itrizes were awarded to the different competitors, and at the same time the medals gained at the last exhibition were distributed. We annex a list of the prizes: Calceol•trias—J. N. Walker, Esq. Cocumbers.—C hat les Tayleure, Esq. Dishes of Grapes.—lst prize.—Hugh Jones, Esq. Ditto 2d do.—Mr. Gibson. Best Pan of Pansies.— Hugh Jones, Esq. lst Prize of Erit•as, six var.—,J. N. Walker, Esq. 2d dn. do.—Mrs. Dyson Orchidem. single specimen—lst ptiztl—Oncidium Charles Tavleure, Esq. Do. do. 2(1 do Tayleure, Esq. Pelargoniums.—Mrs. Cropper. Pines—Providence, Ist and 2d.—Charles 'ravleurii Esq. Ist Pr:ze—Stove or Greenhouse, Class No. 18 Erythrittacri , da galli•—Polvgala oppositifolia—Cactus speciosissimus—Ne - Hunt album.--Charles Tayleure, 2d do. do.—Fuchsia glohosa—Pelargonium pertection—Cal ceolaria ,var. Euphorbia splendens.—Hu g h Jones, Esq. Ist Prize—Stove or Greenhouse , Class No 19 —Epidendrum spe. Pholeorlola —Cattleva Forbe.sii—Ontidium flexttosum—Onctrlium parlor" — Calauthe verattilidia—Brassia maculafa.—Chas. Tayleure, Esq. 2d Prize—Cactus speciosissitnus—Cactus Ackerinannii major —llelichrvsum hutnilii—Berronia serrulata—Troprelton peutaph‘tium—ruch;:iaararilis, var.—Chas. Horstail, Esq. Ist Prize—Single sp.-clap-its of Stove or Greenhouse—Blic hrt • slum hontilii.-111rs. Dyson. S. Parker, Es 21 Prize—Cactus spect ossitnits.—C q.. do.—Pitncha decassata.—Mrs. Crupper. I. do.—Shrubbv plant—lleutzia scabra.— . -!kl rs. Cropper. 9rl do,—lthothalentiron Ferrugenium.—Chas. Tol.ure, Esq. 1 Basket of Vegetables.--Mrs. Ctopper. 2 ditto ditto.—William smith, Esq. 1 Cut Flowers. --Hugh Jones, E sq . 2do do.—J. S. Leigh, Esq. 1 Pan of Tulips —Trafalgar, Phoenix, Ilero of the Nile, Lord B ag ot, Violet Wallers.—Mr. Thomas Roby. I Basket. of Plants.-7VI rs. Cropper 2 ditto . r. Isaac Hadwen.. 3 ditto ditto.—J. N. Walker, E'(l. Extra Prize for 6 Orchidece —Maxi 11, ia a romatica Maxillaria tetragona—Epidendrunt onacrochviuM—Oneidium putni durn—Epidendrom Cociaceutn—Epidendrum fragrans.--- 'rhe Earl of Derby. Baskets or Planis.—nugh Jones. Esq.; C. S. Parker Esq" • Charles Tayleure, E s q.; Mr. Gibson, ditto.—Charles " ,• The Carlton Club find their house, though so recently erected and entered upon, by n o means large enough, and are, about to build One upon a much grander scale. For their vesent hpuse they .are said to he in treaty with the members of the Par thenon. DREAD AND WATER. —St. Anthony is said to have lived tho }•ears on bread and cater, James .the Hermit 104, and Ai senius 120. The. Lady Mary Talbot. daughter of the Roman Catholic Earl of Shrewslti.y, is tiNed,upon to be principal train-bearer to the Queen, at the col onation.--Illinisfeqal Organ. We regiet to announce the death of the Dowager Lady Southampton, which took place at Cheltenham on Sunday evening last, in the 62d year of her age.. ANOTHER HEinuss.—By the death of the late Mr. Outlie, his grand-daughter. Miss Richards, becomes entitled to a for tune of upwards of £300,0(.'0. 11 has been often remarked that shocking occurrences seldom occur singly; hut never that we can remember has such a catalogue of homicide *wen rred in England, as within the last ten days. As signs of the times these horrid details cannot fail to have their influence on reflecting The P.arl of Chesterf;eld is said to have let his surerb family mansion, in Mayfair, for one fortnight only, to his Serene Highness Prince Sehwartvenberg, the Austrian special mi nister, for the sum of £3.500. The noble earl's winnings on the Oaks are very considerable. STEAMERS versus LINERS.-- he Garrick and the England, New York and Liverpool line Of packets, sailed from Liver pool on the 16th Apia,' nine days after the Great Western steamer, and reached New York on the 12th May, nineteen days after the steamer's arrival at that port, and when she t.sas re-crossing the' Atlantic on her return. It is stated th;t. steamer called the Sir Lionel Smith, was tti start front New York for London on the 12th May. • What this vessel is does not appear; hut frosts tho name ssls shoo la suppitse het to he ell • English steamer, whit', has bent plying M the West Indies. As'she has not arrived at hondott i she is imiki4g rather Ft long toydgctuf , STHANt NAVIGATION TO NEW-YORK?".,:, TO TOE RDITOIf OP TIM 1,117?RPOOL ,qT,A.NPARD. ' a.—l o the Licerpool Mercury of this day. 1 observe semi; reo:arks on the it.•l/VC subject, v•• A Mechaidc." He states (n4-t,'•to, consuroption ottaral, viz. in the Great Western is very istore th4o6it,s. of - coal per horse power per Ikhur, andi hat our ton per horse power per.hour lia4 carried her a distance of 3266 ldes." This is erioently a rids eke, and he means, no doubt, uric ton per hour for the whole 450 horse power of the engines. Now. Gibs. per horse power would be about 24 cwt., instead of one tho - only for the 350 horse power lie goes on to say, lb it the clean, rs worked so : lar.ex,pansively as to enter the c%limier during oak, one' half of the Stroke of the piston; now,. according to the usual calculation of the horse power, the cylinders of the Great Western are equal to only 450. horse, -provided the steam he admitted at about 4or 51bs. pressure on the square inch 'luring the whole , of the, stroke of the ! piston, and as it on:y admitted into the cylinders of the Great Westeirt during one halt of the stroke ofithe piston, •of Course-,only as much steam is generated as is equal to the supply of engines . id half that size, or 225 horse power ; accenting to that mode of calcuiatiou. That there is a great saving of fuel by using the steam expansively, there can be uo doubt but to suppose, that in so doing, with the cylinders of the Great Western, you are gaining 450 horse piiWer or any thing near it, tinder the above mentioned circumstances is a complete mistake. What power the engines on board that teasel are really working up to I cam not, tel:, as "NM echauic" does not say at what preSsuretbesteam is Onerated, hut when that datum is furnished, I have no hesi tation io saying that the enginesot the Great Western will be found tet•onsinhe more than Gibs. or even 71bs. per horse power, accrirding-• to }+, usual acceptation of the horse power as above mentioned. " A Merhauic' says, that " she is fitted tip with the countoin injection engines," and speaking of the boilers, he says, " there are lour of these, and any one of them can be cleaned, and the • water readmitted, and so on, as wanteit throughout the voyage as they beefline successively foul,'! While upon this part trf the • subject, I would ask whether, with all these arrangements, end. the pumping instead of blutt7iny nut of salt water to boot, Sri nnider the common condenserseffi cient. the report which is generally current in this place, that one of the bolters is salted or burnt, is or is not true. If it be true, is not " A Mechanic'' of opinion; that the condensers on board the Sinus ( respecting which he is quite silent) whereby pure distilled water is supplied . to the boilers are essential to steam navigation to New York, and other distant places ? I ant in haste, yoUrS, &c. I'LAYFAIR. June, 1, 1838. CORONATION OF OUR GRACIOUS QUEEN, VIC TORIA THE FIRS T. TO TIIF EDITOR OF ME LIVERPOOL ST4ND,II2D. :318,7-The ~,w8 of Liverpool at all times has stood pre-emi nently high ,in the opinion of Old England in attachment to the throne. The period of the coronation is fast approaching,' and, with the exception of the !proceedings in Council, [ do not hear of any prepliatiott being made to celebrate the event worthy of this town. I siorerely hope that a public meeting of the inha bitants ut,v be forthwith called, in order that every individual, without., egard to party or political feeling, may have an oppor tunity of testifying, by hiS zeal on so propitious an occasion, than iervent attachment to monarchical principles which has ever characteriSed the people of this country.—That peace and happiness may be long secured to us, is the fervent wish of . . A LOYAL ENGLISHMAN. Exchange-alley, Liverpool, June 7, 1838. FLETCHEIt ILAINCOCK, ESQ. It has never been our lot to announce a tribute of respect more gratifying than has just been offered to this gentleman. His portrait, by Lonsdate, is about to be placed in the library of the Liverpool Law Society; it is of large size, and every way a splendid painting, perhaps the cl e f trayavre of this eminent artist, who, it is said, testified peculiar-interest in the perform ance. It was painted in compliance with the following address, which is framed ittid appended to the picture, forming together a lasting monument to. honour and professional character worthy or the gentleman to whom it is so deservedly inscribed. We hope that the public me ill be gratified by a sight of this tine painting in the next annual exhibition : "To Ff.FTCHER RAINCOCN, ESQ., BARRISTER-AT,LAW. Sir,—With feelings of the highest esteem for your public and private character, the undersigned attorneys-at-law ' prac tising. in Liverpool, beg le ave res p ect f u lly t o request that you will he pleased to sit for.your portrait, to be plated in the library of the Liverpool Law Society. Senior of the Northehi eircuit, and *lih fp . exceptions the whole bar, on have identified your name with all that is highmiuded and honourable; your very eminent' endowments as a scholar and a lawyer, while they have added lustre to the great community in which you have so log resided, have never, been exerted so as to wound the feelings or disttirb the peace of any human belng, nor been selfishly directed to mere purposes of personal aggrandisement. " While your public career has been marked by time nicest senseof himourand disinterestedness, and in an especial manner by personal delicacy in regard to profesSional erholittnent, the innuitivence of your private bounty is not unknown, notwith standing the veil you have thrown over it, and which it would. ill become us to lift. "As inii,ibit:ints of the same town, and as members of a pro fession (.(minon (in our respective grades) to each of us, we can not but consider the light of your public character to be in some degree reflected upon ourselves: " With these impressions, ►ce presume to solicit, as a lasting memo't•ial.at once of our respect, and as an example to us , and to tho,e who may succeed us in our branch of the profession, that you will permit your portrait to be placed in the library of are institution, which, though supported hy private and strictly pro, fessi o nal subscipti m. partakes much of a public character, and has already attained a high deglee of importance and useful ness. " We have the honour to be, sir, &c. " Liverpool sunittier Assize. 1837." (Signed by fifty-siX attorheys.) WHITE Citow.—At the rook shooting'it 'Workintzton . Hall on Monday last, a gentleman of the town hrought'down, with his gun, - a perfeetly,white crow. It is now in the posSession of W. Thompson, Esq., and is likely, we understand, ,to survive the ''shock of aru►a," which it sustained on Monday:—Carlisle Patriot. • RATHER DIFFICULT TO PLEASE.—A gentleman who was rather impatient at table, declared he wished he could manage without servants, as they were greater "plague than profit." "Why not have-tt dumb waiter," suggested a friend. "Oh no," returned the. other ; "1 have tried them—they don't anstoer.",-London and Paris Magazine of Fashion. We understand that Colonel Considine, with the permission of the English government, has taken thecommand of the army of the Bev of Tunis, for thepurpose of organizing and disciplin ing it. We believe we may add, that this gallant officer will have the British rank of major-general whilst thus serving on the continent of Africa.—Observer. Lord and Lady Francis Egerton returned to Bridgewater House yesterday Irmo Oatlands, their seat in Surrey. We are happy to add, that the noble ►ord has quite recovered from a stubborn attack of gout, from the debilitating effects of which he had been suffering for several months past. —Morning Herald Wednesday. DISTRESS OF THE POLES.—A few nights since six Poles were lying asleep on the ground in one of the parks of the me tropolis, having no means of obtaining any better lodging. A policeman having come upon this unhappy group in his roundi, ordered them to rise and remove elsewhere. The Poles, froni ignorance of the English language, were at first unable to make him understand that they had no home, and were compelled to adopt their present for want of a better bed. other policemen, however, coming, up, it ices ascertained that the apparently refractory strangers were distressed Polish patriots, and with great humanity the policemen immediately collected ; a sum.of money amongst themselves, which they employed in procuring lodgings fur the homeless exiles. Her Majesty intends to give a concert shortly at Bucking ham Palace, the performers to consist of native talent, and the compoNitions to be selected from the hest English authors. A "TatroN OF THE MiNNows."—The • Worcester Journal' states, that last week a gentleman of Heretord killed in the river Lugs; a trout weighing 111 b. 3.iz., in the stomach of which were found fit y•three full-sized minnows ! Accounts from Naples, of the 18th ult., state that the English squadron, consisting of eizht sail of the line, was to sail from Melia on the 19th, for Naples. Lord Hill has granted to the 29th regiment the distinction wearing a star on their pouches. This is the only corps iu the service, exeept the . guaids, th a t is a ll owed th e Limerick Chi tinkle. We learn' from Reading, that, in consequence of the suddeit discharge of a cumberrif workmen, it became necessary t io ho sw i . , e i tr . in two hu n d re d spec i a l constables, argil even to call in Guards, to prevent mischief. No rioting, however, had actuall y taken place at the date of oor information. —Morning paver. The rolloWing Clll specimen of orthography was sent as a note from one of his patients to a medical gentleman in ex tensive practice, not twelve miles from Exeter; we give it ,er beim et ;—" Mts. Rise is just the same she have gut no wediseu a left. She Wish to ha ve some more Sh e took the Last of it last night the Dater is hill else she would come down her Self Dina the dater Want something far to Eise her Stothet she cant, keep nothing in Cider She want something for Eise her Siomet ou plase sec." THE llRAirr or , MID Lord' stil.—As an instance of the ar+ predation of the wiitings of Sir Walter Scott by our English neighbours, we may mention, that one of the Birmingham-de ' lodation, Mr. Salt, we think, began his address on the Calton Hill on Moudav, by saying, "Men of the Heart of Mid Lothian," never imagining that this was tantamount to calling his audience " gaol birds," tne Heart of Mid Lothian being the .Tolbooth• or gaol of Edinburgh : and the shout of laughter with which the opening of this speech was received must have been rather a puzzler to the worthy radical. 7 ,-Caledorrian Mercury. ANTIQUITY oF THE THIMBLE-RK,--It is not long since Lord Stanley amused the House of Commons by an RCM a account of the celebrated proceis or-deception, called, in II • language of conjurors, the "thimble-rig"—a process which c , ; . ! preserves its place amongst the modes practised by the rogri , --; who preside over the tables at Epsom and Doncaster, for c•+ trading money from the green rustics or the-greener cockne y notwithstanding all the activity of the new police. Very few Lord Stanley's audience Trobablv happened to knew "thimble•rig 11 , unshed upwards of 3000 years ago in Egypt.--: New Monthly.-4 Ihe'" cups 'and balls" of the "conjurors" country fairs, are a variation of the same "rig.") THE MANIAC SIR W. COUItTRNAY.-11e was the inn Witham and Cherry,Tom, two honest and thrifty persons at' kept. a public-house for many years at St. Columb, in Co l t,: wail, a house principally resorted to by the neighbourtw farmers on market•days. His mother WAS the principal stti port of the business, being a careful and industrious woman, was always very eccentric. Eventually she became insai ••; and died a few years since In the county lunatic asylum. Aft. the wife's decease, the business fell of - 1., and Tom, haviu! married a second wife, who now keeps a school in the place, soon gave up business altogether:-.. The • - name nitios. their only son, was John, and when at the age - of' 14 or 15 was considered superior to all the other youths in the town to education, person, and manners. With the latter part of he life the' public - die already acquainted.—Cofrespondent of the' Times. - - POSTMAN.—T.Iis porttait is an every-day picture of life. and yet not easy to paint. He is the very incarnation of ,:-- crity, the embodied spirit of regularity and precision. Day day. hour by hour, he is to be seen traversing with rapid si! the limits of his own narrow district. The heavens may sini4. or frown ; revolution may shake the laud; or peace and inms pertly gladden its children. Disease may wave its pestilent torch ; vi sudden calamity sweep away its victims. 131,t. the postmAn is still at liis post. A dint-nal dispenser of news. A kind of hope id tiie Queen's livery, visiting , every one in tutu,, earl welcomed by all: A messenger of life and of death; o r • gratified ambiiion,.or disappointed desire; of gracious accept ance. or harsh refusal. He is still welcome; for his presthlcei and that which he brings, at least puts an end to th e most c r u d ofltitimao sufretiles—timeertitiuty,- ,, gentley't Miscelian#: