The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1850-04-09 00:00:00

rid ' A pp 9185.• or ten dats n il° le graclunrits, ' ,he old Po." ;ardens. _,4 it e bat . us yr - tA kn, UP for the Eirkenhead Lyingt-in- Hospital, last in vi vo 0 .. ! rcts of Saloil het Eitre,duced izi .v fattenilleer-A l ot of us been 7. , fir . gove_ elected assistant overseer and col !lug oeci faffe ~ ik cants'u taxes for Tra he office hay and a' ' telj s f . ca , n t bY the • P m ere ; t resignation of Mr. Blaycock. New rq elt di qesoL on of A - for the station works of the Preston Ex es, /- • A Vice...east Lancashire Railway, at Preston, has e s, r...-- ro t nly attai ll g -..i . ia .7.4 1 1 feou „ ereit Y t :iensgsrs. Samuel and James Holme. a decidedl y_hg; 1 1 0 1 ed a u ° Yo Johnthße ulna, one of the workmen m are, for as" Railway Station in Tithebarn have their , i do C„ „l weed as the roof of the building, and was so f barley " to 0' I,.'‘' taas to cause death on Friday. persons 'Fq the Y two f emales, e ,„,_ , epinteoto of ..inales, named Moon and Hodkinson, )::IPeeriPr fillreil Ih2-7 • 414wa1. l'atheir pockets abstracted at the Monks' nearly t: ro 1 1 4 I tit i„,, f _"!' bon, the former female of £4 2s. 6d., oP°° tu ' r s a 14 z ,oteZ,, uL x 2 105. their acorn.? t an s Ir. • - ....a ,.. e XV^.. despatched , 4.1 u through the postoffice stinlate tile° r ict , t i,,/ 4 44 _4 li t Lull, ha m wr of a ship now in port, for a friend in 1 rding t° Vp),t l i o . B ,:qt s arnoi ly i , a stiu L lland tortoise, without any cover lecidedly ,0 g finera!! , 0 1 t SC,P. 1 , 1 - 0 ' label bean,; a' the direction only. rra fo . r_ rie pit lo alos iin_ ti l , rrriS,v,—A r ,:ther unusual importation 448:,4nnty of ea from Cadiz, _itit i ,,_, the finest steel, at this port, being a „,,-signed to eminent te; t olo;7 o o n gbaori and Sheffield. kilti`4 vi e e o of Clayton -square, is the o..'est teacher 1 tt 044, Whic h er knew. We have 'said sa ireo'nentiv, I la 44 e * proves a ll things,proved I l le truth 0 tt ren es hi t '4.W ;„ Mr. Thompson is now assisted by h;.5 hoLetll tai .:2-homp son. togi7 off . p . that since the great landing-stage was NO% been Greorge's Pier upwards of a hundred I ST: 2 i tii le a ll .. . c %sred from drowning, or have lost retroolh a v r i d . l vicinity. Most of the accidents arose ,;'SVI iness or carelessness. 'i n ,_College lr of Chemistry of London have certi- ZIZII-Vter from all the wells in this town . is leqot 'ell organic the supply of towns, from its purity te 4 ll4o o4et tL n ganic matters. The presence of In n, , d etected."ne_ot. tl e iti ; l l ll tedia t' s s r it:cide, of Exeter, laden with pipe -144041 t he Elizilan_n a ear the Crosby t h_g_ht-ship,—crew 4, Abtith Bay, T near Wexford, on Y° u t ge l' a h got is o t . n , h i , -' t i i ,_cleer. water. Otkg thnirp-packet Company, having obtained 0y,,, ii.,, 4 amiralty's extensive factory and boiler I skii '''th e - mo by virtue of the contract for the con , ett i b i lo,liils to that port, purpose moving their a, Ilior.,ament from Liverpool to that town. k 44,44 ,44 h -2 bronze Medal of the London Humane Zfig., r•-`ir_o presented to Mr. M'Farran, master of iik :- It lg oo ks , . 4 0 eru l a e , of Liverpool, io mark the sense' enter no and praiseworthy conduct towards e t ko te ts wh L koa sel , 9rn he met with in an open boat at ;' 4 14,:! or s .",eving foundered twelve days previously. t.l 6 llgoW itt ,7+ given by Mr. Lamb, landlord of the 01 ,4 34 . rtree, for the best wrestler, was competed lot: 4 !VI between Jonathan Pearson, of Lorton, Nei° Itua k of Ireby, and won by the former. Owing itZ l le tii k k gers tand . hother • ing, t prizes were not con- IL Ill ion ;NI itio my' screw I s, 41. - ztotterdanslteaafTeerra, arrived of at only port on passage eigli y- f IN ° 4l. t ta k °_ogst her cargo were five hog. heads o 'itt it e ti 40 11;11 vegetables are imported from Hol ttOriveetities into London, this is, we believe, hftitis:'Sji9et.°t vegetable merchandise from that coun 14tokT fae afternoon, a cart and horse were precipi ;lk4;tlQ, Q.!, at St. George's Dock Basin upon a 11 4 , tv p `lo laid 'log in the hatchway. The poor animal 1 4 Nt ecq uid °Pen, and remained suspended over the loilifieli i nf cab l e time, until the harness breaking Clit ne hotti, O the water, where it continued swimming co, t ;'eA hot , until it expired from exhaustion. itiZ t' Ser t , e „ 44 AINTST MR. PgMBERTON.—On Tues -14 4 4 klt ii 7 t l„.t Wilkins made application to Baron `tk,tive o t h o ha to . lir. Pemberton to bail. The Coroner 10ph,sel i t . " la the depositions ; and the next of kin `ll3 e lier to r r epi red The request was acceded to, and the 0 4 4 , 8 , 1 , 4 Were two sureties in £5O each, and Mr. 1, 1, 4e, i ere,' r ecognisance in £2OO ; which will have k , d a , _m. , Ur. Rushton. imlb 4 4 ' 1 ' ek N, 4, Put 0 the barque Teresa Jane, of this port, ti,tal e -4 , wi th _ot the preceding day, from Belfast for kclifi4rotti ingf,o4,Fargo worth £30,000, having put back sOf tart o f Ille Copeland Isles, and broke in two. the t he e ,,,_ ship, on which . Captain Wright and k N k t 4 aed ', , ,v, were standing, was swept away, and fir' ttli . i c hne mate and seven others were on the kept its position, and they were rescued lt 9 : l V tk , 0 ,11 4 ,kt ks ~,,,_ kNeO, tron a .' I, NWALD AND LIVORNO.—The Tyn teliht,N Liverpooltw eleven hours only before the , 4 The L ivorno arrived at Genoa on the 14th 1 %3 11 14day % 4 :lil.) showing the Tynwald to be in ad tii4ll4,l4. ti , fi t or br _,,three hours,. saying nothing of the ~, . lobe Ted b ut titar, waiting for coals, the Tynwald 1 0 L re a doef9re the letters by the mail, ordering iNii! eolii,? uongside ?waiting her i.rrival, and the Livorno V't 41. . t her in an hour after her arrival ig_ ft/ 'te n "s H o ce o for L° P HULL.—It has been a fortunate cir- SJ t o ,,fo r Le_t,pool, and is (or has been) an unfor t, i ille co ;° 0 11 , that in the former case the docks b r k a ti dues,on whereby now wo works, repairs, the arrangementepoirs dredging, i t ilt o ct efo lc so ,. do e t r 4 p"o3rtinartters that bear on the practical ma tt% i7t.lo t t 2, tw o ..11,_ free from any clashing of interests St N 10 1 1 th, u thonties and the dock authorities: N I 4 . 0 4 , .o aocKs belong to a private company, It t eli ttqltp a nd a the corporation there has not been 144::::, 48....L%,lienaninlity which would lead to well kPti t :kois ite - ' t Land we Live in. (1 , 11; e tak es TetEnr . .—The . third concert of the ett,,, tlio ve _p ace this evening. The programme 'IV loolre at 8 celebrated symphony in C minor, a L tle t Tilee,,ecl r orcv eoncerto by M. Silas, (whose appear j,tPlis;9', a rid a la to with interest by all concerned N o tl ie ro c ~ ~,0Y all who desire the progress of art,) N tt i q fP o sar c h & f.er Freischutz," (embracing the over ktivoYte, ),t; the og 1 1.9,tri the ` Prophete," the Wedding 1 4‘41 :1 4 : E. w , summer Night's Dream," a violin , f l . gi ven ,_ Thomas, &c. ; the vocal concerted t ti ß 4 4 l o,t thi s °Y local artistes. We need not say, 4 4 44 4 '413 tnu . Programme presents no ordinary at 45tlie tin e l eal public. O t t 0 1 / 4 1 44 , c) ck B .—The following statement was N 4, I , It ratty i n • . t e, t,,, c gz,GE Iti i kg " ACCOMMODATED IN THE BIEKEN )4. 42 .. Por e i t 2ND THE YEARS 1848 AND 1849. Nk . 19 ~6 n • Coastwise &c. Total. I 11 • ..16 ? Il t1 0 1 : 4 , 0 3 802 • • 25,7 76 , .. 45,092 .. 61,..,38 .. 99,960 tidl e .t lar Of ----- k No B '. 19 lk,,Nt ed il to the 386 • . 35,452 .. 5408 1iZ,1.,...., Ikti d above, the following tonnage was ac '4, ..... 11 0 dock dues received for the same 156,000 Tons. • ..309,000 » Loral I),MS. [E IrE ° L i 'seat Ensq 101 are many P__„; b ea t is reici a necessary ble. kill as the all b anting of ii h e l r e on as possi.• s, sea-01015g fl o wer, a n peas, bell29' ,sTO' o rrm stand l e d, buy r ft t A.". he large sind Dxperiraelli' a f ine del ewers—theil =m.o. --- Dt, bas 40, a duck "I rigan ASt on viotaan, co ngrega t p 7heeler, A herb u r s;(l l an was ' ° ,,bol ch at BO'. boo], oes t o w. R. r• 0 , ?.rvice, 00 having g' t 6 . 'chair at zsful/Y °Pried and eel-'s of tbe 0 1117 'Leeson thri me o f ait 0 ;-plaYer s 0 sentedjo i ii appearv- —On W; Jathonit 11,1,101 '1 "1 tee n c°"Li the )n, 6 red the Of 's Farm' At this e ° l lol liter g for J''' 9 ol cholera, of , iff ma te r !i or oe have P e , oi lowan . - rers to APO ruck, 1 4 , , L of 05 ' 1 it. 11° 0 m o r Y • 0 1, m.omf . s e r olved toebv ed bY '" kk5..."...: L !! „, zfa , o , :tr of _____ T t 0.1e,,,... 1849 over 1848 153,000 Tons. 4 N I me Iee re L tGIATE SCHOOLS.—We are glad to iit tlit ot,... ve; B a tit s4l loa te in numbers of the pupils I li ktekti7l4.9: of ti l le l la ch st h Xre b e ee y n ea g r o s i , ng ha e s e e f x e fen e ded l' 'lttectt'e.r; and that each of the day schools ilit Ith e is echo !t—the Upper School in a remarkable '1,,, t 4 04 a c'as of f i' , which now numbers 110 boys, in lCkiltivei, lecticta,e leading clergy and merchants of the .t e4 t .t y ,i & aibiti go n s s sess e s and oth a e d r v p a r n i t z a e g s es whi l c n h are i s T i h:hiehhi_elsewhere in this neighbourhood, and lirlitt:ll:thperit: attending it is at once a high testi (ti.,'''4,47l,ool. i' a of its excellent Principal and to the ryil f a c ot w aarnen. , kA ii ,vi e ,c4 the LGE, BIRKENHEAD.—The building S,. '/ Ose e „ l : e _cePtion of 50 pupils and 50 students A 5.11;.. i l 'atisiO",:ate study and dormitory), with power \ totti a, tensio n With the necessary school-rooms, k ghri,„ , s7, _rooms, &c. A refectory, 60 feet R 4 b joill";:teilu)tt:trieietrebsrde3nOcefeewt ;itiiiriutreumnse.caesnsainry t, elltitlingsto Matron and servants. The present i lc il oo .eet ec i c e2lßY a site of 250 feet by 200 feet. 'ad, T he the college by an open cloister, \ \4l, eteitaolihieTe building is to be fronted . with 4,% 11 , 5 t00 e, _and dressed work with a light \ tgi - aye - .; e l fine texture, from quarries situated 1 call s " , ,a. s from Birkenhead, and the general 'aeiga l ) t h a warm coloured sandstone, ob \ \ tese 004 ' ,h d• 7 11100 d, laid in random courses, and t i p, sad ~, he building will be fire-proof ; \11.111410 stnellarrett's patent construction being x ,Iv eanti i ,. that of the domestic Gothic of the \ 's , th yatt a n I S ,A The buildinz is from a design 0 zo, t t :t the joint auPerintendence of these gen t\AttltiA Y Cole, architect, of Birkenhead.— k It th tlie 'l'llov ED Vite e h k°athl New PATENT SHIP WIND -1/„to t:i.eld 1 Y meeting of the Royal Mersey ',Ol l - I,„kr a lt. Tha_st week, at the Club Rooms, in , 4 qi;, ii i Naar e 0-gtaas Lenox, of this town, exhibited NigtOti ...t rood Littledale, Esq.) tk - fe t Nt eh , el o clew., ... and the members s windlass, of his inven itpikitelitth, Il l ts p eo ;' el e , l3 , and l P Principle, presenting great ii. N I : obi arop er _, particularly in increased speed 0% 1 , Ot te o eet. ,F,uovfith previous inventions aiming I Nlti ti N w ply 4'2., Purchasing, or machinery por -00 hlad a .. l l l (lla es w 'V of the usual space on the I,NotTNi;ule pur'eh-the copstruction of the lever tPth t , w ,e th,...oppli cat: _ase) is ingenious and powerful . of hex '`',wh .out ;a, the windlass can be held in' oin ote inukre d ' -g.ear, so as to revolve back, or it.,'ll t rtlki t t l ae c h' e w ith perfect safety, whatever Vi t ",tc,,O.t tie the '4, 1( 1, 1 _ 118 y be employed. The bands bl k i eh ' , Ni e ,„. nieti o „ Ts to revolve freely of itself, Cl i N i a tl i i,' and cop The whole of the machinery, Lbithye -11Itthepareh4Paratively light ' pe t u at lia t r i l 3 y e Ct..tt.._te Bteroa.handles are placed is so l'ilitttittltttcliietillg thant af th: in a Position fore and aft,. facing 1it e .,.‘,..,_ i‘• vessel • IN„ dl easel if the per ,.t and can thus maintain a I, l e pa te e rolli n4 or 'ul.4se were athwart-ships— k‘ti,,,i,,lit lileip• ' 8 'Mod 1 Pitching in a sea-way. A II ': tlii i ,44144 . 1,,K, by en tP m!ly be seen by gentlemen ,Vt'O,_ t., `aalk • 4 :boo la r s Pn!!9n to the inventor, Mr. jii l tk e 4l l3,_ . taet o r h ° Will i' u n r ini Ps and Co.'s, College- T r;i o sn every requisite infor -1,141,0 L V I I., call s o f the 't ~lefj 1 , - !en-- 0 , f c : Yal Mersey . Yacht Club h opinion of the 111:)lc:"O_ t ik li e t4ila et t i v it ee ti ll h ea t o a f tl4 o : l 7 t ea l : f : S t id . l-: e r B i: IS e l d t t 1. I IC el g' who . has " seen , • an important and ' : lt tkl i tz:e. , n 0,,, i - w s ua ir l o.f even the heaviest in our navy or our VII. . 40 1 4l ta 8 1 1 , 14 kid c ' f ,the i h ell ° o l.B --es . T . ell - wil °, tl - ealbe • ° Raesday evening a 44 4 .11 hshall. la 11.04, r8 b and friends of the Ro 1 ll.: 11 4 '''•, A t Att -- u .migged Schools, s oLhhopatty P at th„ e was held ItC l t Ile , y Wulf, l it. ,„ present were Mr. ~4, ~„.__,,,,..,__ .--., and Lord and Lady % th e t. eilkieslrerved jiresent Mr. Wil 'kg m'awd,,.. kaY, L.L..D.1 author . of wotAtstuily...lerman Nicol, M r , J ames 44 D. Willillit o Mr. Johu )W f ",heve Lt 011 i jok I.S tree 4 0' - she slie f ~o . rt orits ord 0- In° bi bv . b f., riet r o se l e ith are ti f, v isiti l ' f . 110P' fo' orks „tlj e r { . 3y op iiis l 501 ford , a drer; f id he 9 , 1 iou 3 - ! S P r- at'of '' ( 101 1 1 3 , fo gic;p v, 30 iv, , yip ll ; th e if vecl tb e d ice 0; ( Ore l ' tin y or. : a ' h "" , theft b‘i 5 0 . I,te re e . 1 0 ! poo l gol 6 erc,`,4 ®mo t j° 1 ' 4111 ,1 Of ~l- 0 1 , e ag ri C ie ;ollv „ f r I Be efec il il ° et c. • ec t, „ • thJee oe e " `ft ; ye ien a ,cji ft ?", ll9 i sibl A e to t i ce ,iceo ) o ' a af i°}' i0e 11 • 4 . 1 i t ij) l O.P the 9 t rr" 3 ,4 the sil t ' ,0 1 ra a ' i „rogr e . t .lo r 0 , e: 4 10 , . th oll li s r ly theld r i pis,to Ihau,ebo,ilitr,l s*10 1 ,:i1 11 11 fh, " of OC , 15r e :35 14 8 1 Joe 111' e 0 CoEt"palf oreddiry co"y he D Ir e P n e t teli e jl ere . 4 ec ifr 4 ` nd e ,O , d a tilii iiiiiii, §iikiiiiiii, Holmes, the Mayor, Mr. H. Sandbach, and lady, Mr. A. F. and D. Mackay, published on Friday, the following Hill, inspector of prisons, Mr. Richard Rathbone, Mr. particulars with respect to recent transactions :- T. Littledalo, Sir T. B, Birch, M.P., some of the bar- "Pine Timber: 161 logs Quebec Yellow Pine, of large ave:- risterB att en di ng th e c i rcu it, and severa l o f th e leading rage, sold on th e 6th i nst. b y auction at 14d. per foot. One or gentry of the town. The business was o p ene d by M r . A. two cargoes have been sold by p r i va t e t reaty; the price has C. Stewart, who gave a very ple a si ng an d i n t eres ti ng ac- not yet transpired. Of St. J o h n Pi ne, one cargo, at 20a inches count of the Ragged School and its o string average, a t 194 d. per foot, less a bonus of about one rigin, which the farthing per foot, all from the yard. The latest sales of lower festivity was meant to aid. The average attendance at poi t Pine at 13d. to 134 d. per foot for Miramichi from the the school, which is in Shaw's-alley, Mersey-street, quay." averaged, he said, nightly, fifty-five. Mr. Hill, the in- "Hardwood has been sold by auction, in lots, from one to l o wgv u e u log; i:;r at s pid uil to 35d. per foot, at an average of 174 d. per spector of prisons, was next introduced, and expressed vate from y the quay a n p a a n r d u : l a u r.br a o' r his strong opinion that juvenile education was the most i I . ' BS= t a h t e l v i rd, e a r n f d oo li t y taiurid powerful preventative of crime. With them the order of with cargo a small parcel of St. John at 15d, arid another at moral government was reversed ; punishment with them 14d. per foot." followed upon abstinence from crime. He referred par- "N. B. and N. S. Pine and Spruce Planks: The demand titularly to the success which attended the first Ragged for Planks has not reached the expectations of many,. and con- School established in Aberdeen. Mr. Cardwell, M.P., e o n i;i 7 obtained two sufficient teecinta. for the w l demand, maa lower rates are now taken than might have 11 months since. sales The ave r e o e c u k next came forward : The object, he said, which the young made s ad m e 7 .r r n e m tli t tn e men present had met to promote (the establishment and quay in manner following :-One cargo of third quality St. support of ragged schools) was nothink speculative, John mixed Deals at X; 2s. 6d. per standard, and one large nothing romantic ; it was something in the highest and cargo of better quality £7 10s. per standard ; since another of purest degree practical, for it was to bring our fellow- Pine and Spruce mixed at £7 7s. 6d. per standard ; from the creatures from darkness and despair, to give them the 3/I;or i i s e . c6adr.gpo pee a 11 11 i r d a a m n i i c h a i (spring ub au i u T i import) r 2 t) 7t Pine u and about S r t i tg present enjoyment of happiness, and to place them in the standards St. Stephen's Spruce De r als, Battens, &c., at .'6 17s. sunshine of hope. It was not easy, he said, for that as- 6d. to ass, and averaging £7 15s. per standard. At Birken sembly to conceive the condition of the outcasts who de- head the following day, about 88 standard St. John Deals at sired that benefit. Born in abj ec t mi sery, nur t ure d i n .e7s. ss. to 8 7 a . 6d., an d averaging 7 12s. per standard. vice, their little hands were scarcely capable of being abovei'ire must be a limited import of Deals if prices equal to the re ui lo a. l 2 le supported, with the present slow demand and turned to any practical pursuit before they were syste- heavy s a to matically trained to crime. At the hand of some de. "Railway Sleepers : The demand for Sleepers seem to he on prayed task-master, perhaps of an unnatural parent, the d ec li ne , an d w h en sales are made first cost and all charges reward with them followed upon the successful exercise of are not obtainable, an d i n several i nstances not even the frer t i u t ,s h a as b been realised ; 10 x 5 inches have been sold at Is. guilt. Such were the elements, he said, of which our .. and other . sizes . at Is., and even in some dangerous classes were composed ; and he declared that .iistances . foyr auction,l lie cannot irragme that any person will when he reflected upon the difficulties and discourage- ship or import any more Sleepers to this market until they are ments which attended the growth of crowded and artifi- wanted." cial communities, he was not surprised that dangerous The fortnightly circulars on the American provision classes should exist; but he was surprised that the fabric trade came to hand on Saturday; and we find the fol of society could maintain itself upon such a volcanic lowing summary of the state of this market in a form foundation. The hon. gentleman concluded by impress- sufficiently brief to be quoted entire, in the circular pub ing the necessity of religious as well as secular education. lished by Messrs. Black, Whittingham, and Co. :- Lord Sefton, who was received with loud applause, next " Bacon : the imports for the fortnight are over 2,000 boxes, spoke. He moved a vote of thanks to the president of holders u appear desirous of moving stock, the sales are GOO to _xieleseaft.3t3he. a to al 3 e l a s a . r f e or ab t u as t te l 7 6o ald r 3 c O e s a: to 325. for l Wneews the institution. He regretted the departure of Mr. Roe- 700 tern. buck, whom he eulogised as an eminent lawyer, a patriot, at 755. to 80s. for prime mess, and 655. to 755. for ordinary.- and p honest man. His lordship concluded by stating that Pork has been in good demand, the sales being nearly 1,100 himself and party had been drawn to the assembly through barrels, at 51s. to 565. for Eastern, 495. for New Western from the influence of two names-the name of Roscoe in Liver- from the quay, Old at 365. to 385.-Hams : Fine New Westr ...a• • ,• pool, and the name of a ragged school in any part of the world. He concluded by good-humouredly exhorting the company to show that lightness of heart which springs from the consciousness of doing good • he also hoped that they would also show that they had light heels.—(Laughter and applause.) Dancing then commenced with great spirit, to Mr. Gribbin's excellent quadrille band. The .ern. , bring 38s. to 40s.—Shoulders : nothing doing; New in pickle are offering at 21s.—Cheese : the improvement noted in our last has not been maintained,the demand having fallen off, and Is. to 2s. less having been accepted.—Lard : We have to note an im proved demand, the sales are nearly 500 tons- at a reduction of Is. to Is. 6d. per cwt., 3l s. Gd. being the general price for ordi nary refining qualities, 325. for good to 325. Gd. for kegs. refreshment-room was shortly afterwards thrown open It was furnished with every delicacy from the establish. ment of Mr. Lynn. There were upwards of 300 guest present. GENERAL TRADE REPORT. Monday Night. The Share Market has been quiet all week, without any material change in prices. The only feature worth noting is a further decline of £1 per share in Midland halves : this has been caused by the apprehension of a call, The market opened this morning with a somewhat firmer ap pearance, but this has not been maintained to the close. The prices of the day's business are--East Lancashire, i ; Leeds stock, 331 ; London stock, 1041 3/4 ; London quarters, 26/3 25/ 23/9 25/ dis. ' • Sheffield and Manches ter, 123: Midland, 36 ; Midland halves, 3 31 3 ; Shrews bury and Birmingham, 41 ; Preston and Wyre, 41 ; Commercial Bank, 6 ; Royal Assurance, I. p. ; Pacific Steam, 51. The condition of the cotton manufacturing districts has decidedly improved since our last ; and we are told by the correspondent of the Economist that " for India and China a considerably larger business would be done if the goods were to be found in stock ; but as stocks a re a l mos t cleared out, and there being litte disposition on the part of either buyers or sellers to enter into contracts for future delivery, transactions are becoming more limited, although many orders are still in the hands of buying agents unexecuted." We can only say this is making the most of it. Here are stocks cleared out, mills standing idle, and people staring at each other with a lot of unap proachable orders, which no one seems willing to tackle. We state frankly that we think this " considerably larger business" is a little magnified. Our cotton market, however, has been more buoyant during the past week, as will be seen in our usual report to Friday!night ' • and on Saturday, althoughthere was no increase in the demand, the tone of the market had slightly improved, and prices were firm at previous quotations. The sales were esti mated at 5,000 bales, including 1,500 on speculation and for export. To-day there is no change to report, although the trade wore a decidedly healthy appearance, and the quotations of last Friday were fully maintained. The sales amounted to 5,000 bales, of which 1,000 were on speculation and for export. The arrivals have been rather heavy for the last day or two, and in to-day's trade list upwards of 35,000 bales are reported. Five cargoes have been imported from Bombay during the last day or two, and several others are near at hand. Since Thursday last, the markets for Colonial produce have been in a very unsatisfactory state, the demand being extremely limited, although prices rule very low. 1,000 bags of Bengal Sugar were sold on Saturday at full prices ; and to-day the first board of new Barbadoes, con sisting of 70 hhds., h ave b een so ld a t f rom 36 5. 6d . to 415., which are full prices. Thcrc .v ill bu ocv ci ul vtlict parcels shortly put on the market, and this description having been exceedingly scarce, now that the season is open we may look for extended sales. The present value of Sugar is considered low by all patties ; and with the approach of the season for green fruit, we may look to something like permanence, at all events, in prices. No sales in Molasses. 60 puncheons Demerara Rum sold at rather easier rates. Rice is difficult to sell : 2,500 bags have changed hands, at 7s. 9d. to Bs. for small broken, 9s. for low middling, and 9s. 9d. to 10s. for good middling white, which is again rather lower. 1,000 pockets Rape seed fetched 455. per quarter, and 800 bags Linseed 445. 6d. to 455. Jute is in steady demand, and 500 bales brought fully previous rates—say £l3 10s. to £l6—for fair common to very good quality. Within the last month there has been very little doing in any description of wool; and, owing to the trade having purchased somewhat extensively prior to last month, they are not at present disposed to increase their stocks, conse quently we have found it difficult to make sales at previous rates. There are several export buyers looking through the market, who seem willing to operate so soon as the market is better supplied. Stocks continue exceedingly light, and imports during the past month again moderate. Imports from the Ist to the Bth inst. :—Foreign, 1833 ; Trish, 72. The business in Pig Iron in our market continues very inanimate. During the last week there has been scarcely any change in price, and transactions have been but few. The quotations this morning were—Mixed Numbers, 425. 6d. f. o. b. at Glasgow ; Gartsherrie Mixed, 435. 6d.; but this afternoon prices closed a shade firmer. Bars are £5 7s. 6d. to £5 ss. here. The corn markets of this country have again taken to the stream. A manifest desire has been displayed, when ever the slightest chance occurs, to escape from the cur rent ; but it has been invariably unsuccessful. We have been told that farmers have rushed pell-mell into the market with their produce, and that their fears have produced the low rates current for so many months past. Such, however, is not the fact ; they have watched, and are watching, with a coolness and discrimi nation proverbial to their class, every passing event, and at the present moment hold large stocks, which, although foreign importations still continue comparatively light, not only prevents any re-action to better prices, but we find that a further depreciation has pretty ge nerally been submitted to this week. The Irish mar kets, however, are tolerably firm, and at Waterford, wheat, in a few instances, has brought 6d. per barrel over previous rates; but although the demand for the principal article of the trade has somewhat improved, it still con tinues of a consumptive nature, few being willing to purchase more than sufficient for immediate wants. There has, however, been a little excitement among the dealers in Indian Corn ; the consumption of this article has materially increased, and some extensive sales have been made in the Cork market, at an improvement of fully 2s. 6d per ton, while, in a few instances ss. more money was paid for some retail parcels of Galatz ; at Waterford 6d. per barrel advance has been obtained for all descrip tions of yellow ; at Belfast the rates asked, and hard to obtain previously, have been paid ; at Limerick only the tendency is downwards, and a trifling decline would be submitted to promote business. The dull accounts from the inland markets of this country have had a depressing effect upon the trade in Liverpool since Friday, and prices have generally given way somewhat. Indian Corn being in improved demand in Ireland, has imparted again rather more firmness to holders; no quotable advance has, however, taken place. We have imported little since our last, either coastwise or from Ireland, except malt, of which the supply is good. We have, however, large arrivals of wheat from the ports of Europe and Egypt, and upwards of 7,000 qrs. of beans from the same quarters, with 20,000 qrs. of Indian Corn, chiefly from the United States, and 5,000 sacks of flour from France. The weather has undergone a complete change during the last few days ; fine genial showers have continued to fall, accompanied by a much higher tempe ra t ure , w hi c h must prove of great service to the growing crops, and the land generally. We find the following important infor mation with regard to the progress of f arm i ng operat i ons in the sister country, in a letter from Belfast, dated the 4th instant : " During the first three weeks of the past month we had un usually fine weather for the season, which gave our farmers the opportunity of pulling up the time lost in consequence of the severity of the winter, and so well have they done it, that when the weather broke, about ten days since, not only was the land ploughed, but such an amount of sowing of grain and planting of potatoes accomplished as places us rather ahead of former seasons. From my own observation, as well as from my advices, I would say that the breadth of wheat will be about a fourth below, whilst oats will be perhaps as much above an average ; it is early in the season yet to speak very decidedly as to the sowing of barley, but it is likely to be about an average; whilst such is the feeling as to the flax crop that it will only be limited by the quantity of seed to be procured, and already there are as many potatoes planted as were last season altogether ; so that, whether for good or the reverse, we will have nearly double the planting of last year, and, if they succeed, we may fairly calculate on a larger produce than usual. from the early and careful planting of well selected seed." The importations into Liverpool of Colonial Timber, from the 26th January to the sth instant, amount to lit tle more than one-half the tonnage of those which arrived during the same time last year. Seven vessels are re ported from St. John N. 8., and four from other ports, laden with 5,520 tons ; against eighteen ' esselsy 9;445 tons, in the corresponding period of last year.. The items are -1398 logs pine; 816 logs hardwood; 91,772 deals, Sr-c., pieces ;—against 4628 logs pine; 11)logs,oak; 13 logs elm; 1,253 logs hardwood ; 118;,6$3; ;deals, &e. pieces ; 366 sleepers ► *cell. We ackcktrox 14esirtular of Work The Wallasey Commissioners held their usual monthly meeting on Thursday, at Liscard. The chief business was the reduction by the economists of the board of the salary of Mr. Scambler, the head constable, from 255. to 225. per week. WARD MEETINGS.—On Friday night meetings were held of the ratepayers of St. Peter's, Castle-street, and Lime -street wards, at all of which resolutiods were passed, that the report of Mr. Stephenson on the water question fully justified the town in its opposition to the Pike scheme, and that their respective representatives to act in the Council as they may deem best. ALL SAINTS' PARISH, LIVERPOOL. —At the vestry meeting held in this parish church, on Easter Tuesday, Richard Yates Ackerley, Esq., was appointed by the minister es his churchwarden, and Robert Pearson Man ger, Esq., was appointed by the parishioners to act for the ensuing year. At the same meeting a vote of thanks was presented to Samuel Foster, Esq., for the liberal do nation of a valuable clock, recently put up at his sole ex pense in the front of the gallery of the church, and in a style corresponding with the architecture of the building. THE HEALTH CommITTEE.—On Thursday, the usual weekly meeting of this committee was held at the Town hall, Mr. Parker in the chair. The deaths last week were 191 ; of these 140 were in the parish, and 50 in the extra parochial wards. This mortality is 15 more than last week, but 76 below the corresponding week of last year, which included only eight deaths from cholera. 77 of the deaths last week were from disease of the lungs.—Mr. Bennett suggested that, as a sewer was now making in Everton, the present would be a fitting time to extend it towards Everton Church and the ground below, now destitute of drainage. The answer was "no money"— the sewer rate for Everton having been already over ex pended £7l4.—A letter was read from the engineer of the London and North-western Railway Company, declining to repair the Wavertree Bridge. It was state dtobe in a dangerous condition ; and Mr. Newlands was instructed to confer with the Town-clerk as to the propriety of repair ing it under protest.—Mr. John Robinson, the late build ing surveyor, applied for the situation of Mr. Kelsie, the road surveyor of the south district; laid on the table. DOCK COMMITTEE, THURSDAY.—A plan was submit ted for carrying the proposed railway for the dock sides along the east quay of the Prince's Dock, which would involve an alteration of the boundary wall of the Prince's Dock, and the removal of the police station at present occupied by the head constable. Agreed to.—lt was ordered that tenders should be obtained for a new iron lightship for the north-west station.—Thos. Stevens, of the Formby Lightship, was appointed master of the North-West Lightship. in place of John Jones, drowned. Some new arrangements for the working of the light ships were ordered to be carried out.—The tender of Messrs. Bancroft, for supplying 3000 gallons of oil for the use of the lighthouses, was accepted.—.±3ooo was re ceived from the Shrewsbury and Chester Railway Com pany for the use of the shed at the north quay of the King's and Queen's Dock Basin.—A letter was received from Mr. J. S. Leigh, in which, after acknowledging the recent decision of the committee, he offered to contribute £lOOO towards the formation of a new street at the north shore, extending along the line of his land ; and con cluded by expressing a hope that, in so doing, he would be relieved from the odious charge of illiberality.—A let ter relative to some suggested improvements in the moor ings of the lightships was referred to the marine surveyor. HISTORIC SOCIETY OF LANCASHIRE AND CHESHIRE. —The sixth meeting of this society for the present session was held in the Collegiate Institution on Thursday even ing last, Edward Higgin, Esq., in the chair. Among the members elected were the Earl of Carlisle, Lord Viscount Brackley, M.P., Lord de Tabley, and Lord Lilford. The articles presented included two valuable Chinese works from Dr. Thom, the production of his late brother, Robt. Thom, Esq., consul at Ningpo. Tile articles for exhibi tion were very varied :—Mexican idols, and the ring of one of the Pharaohs, from Mr. Mayer, F.S.A. ; a cross bow of 1475, from Mr. Webster; MSS. and parchment documents from Sir Philip Grey Egerton, Bart. ; Roman vases from the Rev. Richard Greenall, R.P., Stretton, Warrington ; a Hebrew Pentateuch, on large rollers, from Mrs. Whittenbury, Everton; numerous antiquities of the stone and brass periods, from William Bragge, Esq., Chester. Dr. Hume exhibited a piece of wood from the submarine forest of Hoylake, found in the spot where it grew, forty-three yards below high-water mark, yet con taining the evidence of having been penetrated by a large iron ntil. The stump was one of 538 which were enu merated in the black earth. Mr. Pidgeon laid on the table several copies of the Proceedings of the Society, Part 1, for the present session. It is illustrated with nine plates and several woodcuts, nearly all the result of Mr. Pidgeon's own generosity and talent. The paper of the evening, which was read by Mr. Pidgeon, was an account of the family of Norris, particularly the Speke branch of it, by George Ormerod, Esq., D.C.L, F.R.S., or, the dis tinguished historian of Cheshire. The paper was listened to with great patience and attention, though it occupied an hour in the reading, and c o n t a i ne d man y minute de tails. A special vote of thenks to the author was passed by acclamation EXHIBITION OF THE INDUSTRY OF ALL NATIONS.— On Thursday afternoon, at half-past two o'clock, a meet ing of persons desirous to promote the objects of this ex hibition, was held in the Council-chamber of the Town hall. His worship the Mayor presided. Hepworth Dixon, Esq., was present on the part of the royal com missioners to afford any information required, and amongst the gentlemen present were, W. Brown, Esq., M.P., E. Cardwell, Esq., M.P., Sir T. Birch, M.P., Aldermen Horsfall and Nicol, E, Rushton, S. Holme, J. Grantham, (secretary to the local committee), J. Boult. Esqrs., Rev. Dr. Raffles, &c., &c.—The Mayor opened the meeting by calling upon Mr. Grantham to read the report of the com mittee, which, after detailing their pre v i ous procee di ngs , offered suggestions for the further carrying out of the proposed objects, The leading feature of this report was the recommendation that a model of the docks and the commercial part of the town, including all the public build ings be formed (alithographic plan of which was produced.) The model is to be made in the proportion of eight feet to the mile. It is also proposed to collect specimens of all articles imported into Liverpool. Mr. Dixon then gave a lengthened exposition of the designs and motives of Prince Albert, in proposing this exhibition, and the various plans intended to be adopted by the royal com missioners, showing more particularly the desirableness of establishing the object sought by a subscription of the whole country, rather than the formation of a guarantee fund, which was at first proposed. It was estimated that from £150,000 to £200,000 would be required, of which sum London had already subscribed £25,000, Manchester £12,000, and other principal towns a proportionate amount. It only now remained for the " merchant prin ces" of Liverpool to infimate, by their subscriptions, the status to be given to this town in the rivalry of the great cities of England to produce an exhibition hitherto un equalled in the history of the world.—Mr. Cardwell then brifly stated his concurrence in the objects of the royal commistion, and moved the following resolution :—" That this meeting cordially approves of the measures adopted by the executive committee, and hopes that the public will liberally second their exertions, by preparing objects of interest for the exhibition, and also by contributing the materials required in the construction of the model of the docks, and the collection of imports, as described in the report."—The Rev. Dr. Raffles seconded this resolution, which was passed unanimously.—Sir T. Birch then moved a resolution, pledging the meeting to carry out the sug gestions given in the report, which was seconded by Mr. S. Holme.—Mr. Rushton proposed Mr. Horsfall as trea surer, which was seconded by Mr. Brown, M.P., and carried.—Subscription books were then handed round, and after a vote of thanks to the Mayor and Mr. Dixon, the meeting separated. LIVERPOOL CATTLE MARKET COMPANY.—A special meeting of the proprietors of this company was held on Thursday last, at the Clarendon-rooms, for the purpose of having submitted to them the draft of " a bill for the enlargement of the Cattle Market at Liverpool, and for the better regulation and maintenance of the said mar ket." Denis Daly, Esq. presided. Mr. Townsend, one of the solicitors to the company, was in attendance, and explained that although it appeared that the company was dissolved, this was not so ; the company was substantially the same as hitherto ; but as the capital had to be in creasd, it was more convenient to dissolve the old company and commence afresh. Mr. Townsend then read to the meeting a draft of the clauses of the bill serialim.—Mr. Thomas Cullen moved that the bill be passed, subject to alterations to be made by parliament, which was seconded by Mr. Jomes Hall. and carried.—Mr. Townsend then explained that the particular clause to which Mr. Neilson, in another place, had referred, was never intended to have the operation insinuated : all that was intended was, that the fair rates of the company, within the proper limits of other markets, should be protected ; that these limits should be more strictly defined, in order that the reme dies for enforcing them might be more ready of attain ment by the company, and less oppressive by those who infringe them. The jurisdiction of the cattle market was by the common law, but the common law did not provide for its infringement, which was met by the new bill, by the case being disposed of by a magistrate. It was quite a mistake to suppose that this was an invention of the framers of the bill; because the same provision existed in a general act of parliament extending to the whole of the kingdom, entitled the Markets and Fairs Consolidated Act, in which it was provided that every person who shall sell or expose for sale, within the proscribed limits therein named, except in his own shop, &c., shall be liable to a penalty of forty shillings and costs. Mr. Townsend then stated, in reference to the assertion that the bill had been smuggled through the House of Commons, that the usual parliamentary notices had been given, and advertisements had appeared in more newspapers than required by the standing orders, and these notices had distinct reference to the limits and penalties. Mr. Townsend gave the particulars of an interview which he had had with Lord Stanley, who had told him that he had a petition to pre sent against the bill, but he was desirous not to do so if an arrangement could be come to relative to the clauses affecting the limit and penalties. There was no objec tion whatever on the part of the promoters of the bill to modify the two clauses in question, to meet all fair and reasonable oppositions, but they would certainly not con sent to give up the privileges and rights which the com pany possess, for it would be better for the company to stand upon its own bill than to adopt the suggestion which was to tie down the company to a limit of 500 or 600 yards ; he would state distinctly, that the directors were perfectly ready-to accept a. radius of six or seven miles; they were prepared to meet any fair opposition, but they would take an opportunity of again seeing Lord Stanley before the. bill was proceeded with further, when, no doubt, they, could come to an understanding with his lordship.; ;if not, they should go on to rebut the opposi tion.-Mr. Townsend then read a letter from his partner in business, Mr. Mallaby, who is detained at Cambridge, attending a sick son. The letter was at considerable, length, and was in, reply to a letter from Mr. Wilbana Brown, M. 1 3,, who had stated that he had been deceived by,Mr. Mallaby into , supporting the bill, and justifying (Mr. his, Mallaby's) conduct in reference to the matter.— .The explanations given by Mr. Townsend wese . s44to Nitistactoryr, and then meeting separated. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. On Wednesday, Charles Roberts, a man of colour, cook on board the Ivanhoe, was committed for trial charged with stabbing Robert Hamilton, and inflicting a frightful wound in his head. CAUTION TO FOREIGNERS.—On Tuesday last, a mer chant of New York, who came to this port by the steam ship Canada, was fined £5, for attempting to smuggle a small quantity of foreign-manufactured tobacco. EXTENSIVE THEFT.—On Wednesday, an Irishman named John Corcoran, a dealer in iron, and a resident in Liverpool, complained against a man and four women of robbing him early that morning. in a house in Albion street, of £B5, consisting of one £5O, one £2O, and three £5 bank notes, On proceeding to the house the officers found the £5O note concealed under a mattrass. The prisoners were remanded. HINT TO SHOPKEEPERS.—On Thursday, two females were charged with having, on the previous day, stolen three pairs of boots, from the doorway of Mr. Goodwin's shop, Old Haymarket. The magistrate remarked upon the impropriety of hanging goods outside of the door of a shop, making a temptation to the needy; but as in this case the goods were not so exposed, but hung within the doorway, the prisoners were committed for trial. MORE RIOTS AT THE WORKHOUSE SHEDS.—Thirteen girls were brought up on Friday, charged with makin g a great disturbance at the do or f the sheds—demanding admittance, and, on being refused, assailing the doors and windows of the establishment with stones. They were all described by the keeper of the sheds as thieves and prostitutes, and when admitted, the deserving inmates could not dwell in peace with them. Mr. Rushton ob served that he did not know what course to pursue : the only plan appeared to him to be either to receive them as inmates of the Workhouse, or send them home to their proper settlements. It was stated that many difficulties were in the way of this procedure, and that they refused to be sent away. The overseers were then sent for, as it appeared that two of the girls had received an order of admission from the relieving officer, but that the keeper had refused to admit them4as he had a general order from the Vestry to refuse admission to all parties who had been previously six nights in the sheds. The relieving-officer had not been aware of this order. The two who had received the order were discharged, and the remainder sentenced to 21 days' imprisonment each. YESTERDAY. AN OVER-ZEALOUS POLICE-OFFICER.—A genteelly dressed young man was brought up charged by a police officer with having been found drunk and disorderly in the streets, on Saturday night. Mr. Parkinson, of the Main Bridewell, said that the accused had not been booked as drunk, the officer at the station to which he was sent having refused to book him on such a charge. Mr. Parkinson said that some of the officers were in the habit of charging parties with being drunk if they had the slightest appearance of having tasted liquor. Mr. Rush ton said he would not convict the party, and instantly discharged him. SMUGGLING.-A seaman named John Garratt was fined 20s. for attempting, on Saturday, to smuggle 211bs. of foreign manufactured tobacco from a ship recently arrived from New Orleans. RAISING MONEY ON FALSE PRETENCES.—Henry Car ter and Mary Thompson, who had, a week ago, been remanded on a charge of obtaining various sums of money on pretence of having been wrecked on the Skerries Rocks, near Holyhead, and lost their all, were committed to gaol for three months, as rogues and vagabonds. ILLEGAL SALE OF POST-OFFICE STAMPS.—It will be remembered that, some weeks ago, a man, named Wm. Ryan, was fined in a mitigated penalty for selling post office stamps, on a Sunday, near the General Postoffice, contrary to the act, which requires the vender of such stamps to have " a local habitation," and a license to sell them. The same man was brought up yesterday for a similar offence, which was proved. Mr. Rushton said he had dealt leniently with him on the former occasion as he had pleaded ignorance of the law, and had ordered the stamps found upon him to be returned ; but as he had, after warning, wilfully contravened the law, he must pay a fine of £2O, or be imprisoned for one month, as well as having the stamps found in his possession seized. DARING HIGHWAY ROBBERY.—Three young men, Thomas Dunn, John M`Wade, and Michael Maher, were charged with robbing Mr. Hugh Read, a retired master mariner, residing at Seacombe, of money to the amount of £7 10s., on Friday evening, in Queen's-street, Liver pool. The complainant said, that as he was passing along on the night stated, he was suddenly attacked by five men, one of whom seized him by the throat, and another by the collar. The grasp made at his throat was such that he soon became insensible, but he recognised two of the prisoners. A third part} took his purse out of his pocket, containing the money, and cut his trouser's pockets away. The garment was produced. He could not swear what was done by the prisoner NV - Wade, but he was in com pany with the others when they were arrested, on Satur day afternoon, by Detective-officers Toole and Patrick. A considerable sum was found upon them, and also some articles of new clothing. The prisoners declined to say anything in their own behalf, and were all committed for trial at the Sessions. LOCAL MEETINGS. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.—A special meeting of the council was held on Friday. A letter from the Treasury was read enclosing copies of the present rules of practice in the county courts, and requesting from the chamber any sug gestions for their amendment. Ordered to lie on the table for examination. A letter from the Bank of Liver pool on the new Stamp Act was read. The secretary was instructed to procure a copy of the bill, and the matter was adjourned until its receipt. The Mercantile Marine Bill was again brought under notice, and the following memorial to Mr. Labouchere on the subject agreed upon : " To the Right Honourable Henry Labouchere,M.P.,President - of the Council of the Board of Trade "The Memorial of the Liverpool Chamber of Commerce "SHOWETH,—That your memorialists have had repeatedly under their consideration the proposed Mercantile Marine Bill. "That, regarding the object of that bill as most important, your memorialists highly appreciate the desire of her Majesty's Government to promote by legislation the security of life and property engaged in the maritime trade of the country; to improve the discipline on board merchant ships, and the condi tion of the seamen generally; and to define more clearly the relations existing between them and their employers. " That, notwithstanding the valuable amendments which have been made, there still exist, in the minds of your memo rialists, many . grave objections to the bill in its present form ; and, considering how greatly the efficacy of all legislative enact ments depends on the hearty concurrence of the classes whom they are intended to benefit, your memorialists do again, ear nestly, but respectfully, urge on, her Majesty's Government the propriety of suspending further proceedings in this bill until the next session of Parliament, that opportunity may be given, by reasonable and well-considered alterations in its clauses, for making it more effective in its operation, by receiving the cor dial co-operation of the shipping interests of the United King dom. "And your memorialists will ever pray. (Signed) "THOMAS B. HORSPALL, President." WEST DERBY GUARDIANS.—The business transacted at the meeting on Wednesday was unimportant. The whole amounts claimed by Mr. Johnson and Mr. Chal mer, for medicine, &c., for cholera patients, were ordered to be paid. BIRKENHEAD COMMISSIONERS.—The monthly meet ing was held on Tuesday Richard Bryans, Esq., in the chair. A conversation, which resulted in nothing, took place as to the intended visitation of the county inspector of weights and measures. The ferry receipts for March, 1849, £l3lB 6s. lid.; for the same month of 1850, £1462 10s. ; from April 23rd to March 31st, in 1849, £14,963 7s. 9d.; in 1850, £17,784 109. 6d. Ordinary working expenses from 31st March, 1849, to April Ist, 1850, £11,839 19s. Bd. ARCHITECTURAL AND ArCHMOLOGICAL SOCIETY. The fortnightly meeting of this society was held on Wednesday, J. A. Pi c t on, E sq., i n t h e c h a i r . Th e prin cipal portion of the evening was devoted to a discussion on the merits of Mr. Ruskin's book, entitled " The Seven Lamps of Archite,sture." The subject was introduced by Mr. J. P. Horner, who gave an ep it ome o f M r . R us kin's book, commenting on the principles laid down as he pro ceeded. An animated discussion followed, in which Messrs. Barber, Rimmer, Picton, Barry, and Mr. Reed , took part, Mr. Frank Howard replying upon the whoie t and maintaining that the position which hi) took up et OP, fat meeting against Mr. Ruakia, Valtaid wishakt.,tk.. COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS. The monthly meeting of the Town Council was held on Wednesday. The proceedings of the Finance Committee com prised a recommendation to sell to the Trustees of the Liverpool Docks the saltpetre sheds, and other property, authorised to be taken by the Trustees of the Docks for dock purposes, for the sum of £25,280, being the amount of the joint vahsation of John Stewart, Esq., and the Corporation Surveyor; and a recom mendation to amend the Hackney Coach Bye Fares. The pro ceedings also contained a recommendation to theirnprovement Committee to purchase the site of the Saracen's Head for the new post-office; also an offer of the ground of Islington Mar ket for the same purpose, at 3s. per yard.—Mr. HOANBY briefly moved the confirmation of the proceedings, with the exception of the Hackney Coach Bye Laws, which, under the standing orders, could not be confirmed until the next meeting of the Council.—Mr. PARKER objected to the site of the old Saracen's Head, for the post-office, not only because it was not so generally convenient as Shaw's-brow, but also because he thought they ought not to recommend that the 200 clerks employed at the post-office should be located in the abominable back streets surrounding the Saracen's Head.— Mr. Alderman HORSFALL said that, for all commercial pur poses, and being in the vicinity of three railways, the site of the Saracen's Head was the most eligible in the town.—After some discussion the amendment was lost.—Mr. HORNBY said that, in consequence of pending negociations, in which the Finance Committee were engaged, for the letting of the Birkenhead Ferry, perhaps Mr. Thomson would withdraw the motion of which lie had given notice.—ln answer to a question from Mr. Thomson, Mr. HORNBY said that in the event of the ferry not being let, he would support Mr. Thomson's motion if brought forward at the next meeting, and alter some discussion Mr. Thomson withdrew the motion.—The proceedings, as moved by the chairman, were confirmed.—The proceedings of the Watch, Lighting, and Fire Police Committee were read, and after some allegations of negligence on the part of the magistrates, in con nexion with the collection of the local rates, by Mr. Bigham, the proceedings were confirmed. DOCK COMMITTEE.—The proceedings of this committee hav ing been read, and their confirmation moved by Mr. Littledale, Mr. Dover called attention to the WI eck of the John Howard, wrecked off Southport, and stated that the cotton from that yes , sel was being carted to Liverpool to avoid the dock dues. He also referred to the works at the north docks, and warned the Dock Committee not to go on with them so rapidly, as. if they did so, they would have to pay interest of loans out of capital.— After some discussion on the question, The CHAIRMAN said the matter would be brought before the committee, who would be guided by the advice of their solicitor. With regard to the works at the north end, and the expenses they involved, he as sured the Council they need be under no apprehension. The financial position of the Dock Estate was in a very satisfactory state; and, as regarded loans, the Committee had so many of fers that they were obliged to decline many of them. He com plained of the statements and agitation on the question now going on in the public prints. stating that it was very injurious to the estate.—Mr. THOMSON : I may tell you that Mr. Samuel Holme is the writer of the letters in the papers, and when he takes a question up he does not so soon abandon it.—The pro ceedings were then confirmed. The proceedings of the Health Committee comprised, amongst other things, a resolution suspending James Kelsey, one of the assistant surveyors. A memorial to the Council from Mr. Kelsey was read, admitting his error, and begging that his services might be retained. Some discussion took place on the subject, and after a motion by Mr. Toulmin, that the memorial be referred to the Health Committee had been rejected, the proceedings were confirmed. WATER COMMITTEE, MR. STEPHENSON'S REPORT.—These proceedings having been read, Mr. PROCTER moved their con firmation, and said he had nothing beyond mere routine matters to refer.—Mr. Avisoa seconded the motion,and the proceedings were confirmed.—The TOWN-CLERK explained respecting the two bills before Parliament, and said they would again come before the house on Tuesday.—After some discus sion a special meeting to consider Mr. Stephenson's report was fixed for Monday.—The next business that came before the Council was the report of the Special Committee upon the circumstances relating to the dismissal and re-ap pointment of Mr. Macdonald. The report, after stating that Mr. Macdonald had been in some degree to blame, but that his recent conduct had been praiseworthy, recommended his re appointment to his former office, accompanied by an admoni tion. The report was unanimously adopted, after some dis cussion, and Mr. Macdonald was re-appointed at a salary of £2oo.—The proceedings of the Church Expenditure Commit tee were next read and confirmed.—The Coroner's account, amounting to -t'l6 ss. 4d., was submitted and passed.—The Mayor's communications comprised, first—A letter from Mr. Thomas Jevons, calling the attention of the Corporation to the intended sale, by auction, of the Roscoe and Howard Arcades, and suggesting that they should become the purchasers. It was referred to the Finance Committee. The second commu nication was a memorial of Owners and Occupiers of premises near the Lime-street station of the London and North West ern Railway Company, complaining of great deterioration in their property, caused by the alteration and width of Glouces ter-street by the above company. I t was referred to the Health Committee.—A memorial from the Rev. Thomas Gardner, not to allow cattle to land from the steamers on a Sunday, was re ferred to the Finance Committee. A memorial was read from Mr. Israel Samuel, of Great Howard-street, stating that he had been instrumental in procuring the apprehension and convic tion of John Gleesou Wilson for the murder of Mrs. Hinrich son and her family, and that since that time both he and his son had been in great bodily fear from the threats of low Irish and that his business, lying chiefly among this class of people, had fallen off, and by reason of which he might be reduced to poverty, and have to leave the neighbourhood. He therefore left it with the Council to award him what compensation they might feel disposed to do. The TOWN-CLERK told the Council that they had no power to award the memorialist any compen sation, and a reply to him to that effect was directed. Mr. J. B. LLOYD, in moving the confirmation of the pro ceedings of the Courts of Law Committee, said that the Assize Courts could not be opened next autumn without great incon venience, as the approae hes would not be complete by that time. The working part of the co , rts would be ready, but the approaches would not be available. The building would be completed within the estimate of Mr. Elmes. The cost of an organ for the ball would be £7OOO, and he thought they should hire an instrument to try the effect before expending so large a sum.—Mr. WOODRUFF moved that the committee be in structed to have the courts ready by next assizes, but after wards withdrew the motion Mr. PICTON biOligl;iloWard his motion for the appointment of a committee to consider tte establishment of a public library, open to all classes. He read an extract from the report of the Committee of the House of Commons on public libra ries, which stated that the first great step towards the forma tion of a library was the possession of a building, a local habi tation, in which the books could be placed. Donations would supply an abundance of books. The British Museum owed its literary treasure principally to donations. He believed there was already in the possession of the Council a very valuable collection of parliamentary books, given by the Earl of Har rowby at the close of his long and useful connexion —(hear) — with the town ; and these, to begin with, would form a little nucleus about which future donations might gather. There was also another fund, the halfpenny museum rate. He con sidered it probable there would be a surplus out of this fund, and it was quite probable, amongst the magnificent projects of this council, some little droppings from the cornucopia might be permitted to infuse themselves into that channel; and if all these sources should fail, lie had reliance on the public spirit of the inhabitants of the people of Liverpool, which was never yet wanting when any great and good project was to be carried out. The great good of having a library in the hands of the corporation was, that in no other oody could be placed such confidence. Other bodies were fluctuating and likely to terminate, but a corporate body was enduring. There had been many cases in Liverpool of gentlemen of wealth and in fluence who had spent their lives in amassing large and valua ble libraries. At the close of their lives these libraries had been uniformly brought to the hammer and dispersed. He (Mr. Picton) thought it very probable that had an institution of this kind been established, they might have been pleased to leave to their fellow-townsmen these literary treasures they amassed. He begged to move that the following gentlemen compose the committee:—Messrs. Hornby, Lawrenc , , Holt, Bennett, Wag staff, Woodruff, T. B. Horsfall, Avison, and Picton. The mo tion was seconded, and it passed unanimously. Mr. Alderman HORS ALL then moved "That a Special Com mittee be appointed for the purpose of considering how far it is practicable to amend the present mode of levying poor and local rates, with the view to relieve the inhabitants from such taxes as press most heavily, an d t o cons id er the propriety of petitioning Parliament in favour of a bill to amend the present law applicable to the levying of the poor and local rates, and for making all public property rateable thereto." He did not, lie said, ask the Council at once to affirm either of the proposi tions contained in the resolution, but he merely asked them to appoint a committee for the purpose of considering their desi rability and their practicability. He purposely abstained from offering any observations calculated to provoke discussion or any expression of opi n io n w hi c h m i g ht pre j u d g e the question in the minds of gentlemen before the committee, if appointed, was prepared with their report. He apprehended there would be no difference of opinion as t o th e d es i ra b i l i ty of relieving the inhabitants from any rates which pressed heavily upon them— (hear, hear);—although the parish-rates of Liverpool were con siderably lower than they were last year ; yet, in many parts of the town, take, for instance, Toxteth-park, he understood there had been a frightful increase. In 1845 the rates were £4,457, and in 1850 they amounted to £lB,OOO. But there were other rates, irrespective of those for the relief of the poor. There was the expense of prosecutions, which amounted annually to from £3,000 to £4,000 in Liverpool ; whilst in Manchester half the cost of prosecutions was defrayed by Government. One-half of the expenses of the special constables of Manchester was also paid by the Government ; and Liverpool had not only to pay its own expenses, but half those of Manchester. Mr.Hors fall then proceeded to contend that he was perfectly consistent in proposing this resolution, which extended to all public pro perty, docks, custom-house, post-office, and every other place, though he had opposed in the previous year a bill which was to be partial in its operation. He then read the names of the fol lowing gentlemen as members of the committee:—The Chair man and Deputy-Chairman of the Dock Committee (Messrs. Littledale and Nicol) ; Messrs. Harbord and Dover, on the part of the parish ; the Chairman and Deputy-Chairman of the Watch Committee (Messrs. Turner and Tobin) ; the Chairman and Deputy-Chairman of the Health Committee, (Messrs. Par ker and Bennett); and the Chairman'and Deputy-Chairman of the Finance Committee, (Mr. Hornby and Mr. Horsfall).—Mr. HORNBY seconded the motion.—A discussion ensued, in which Messrs. Jones, Nicol, Parker, Ilolt, Bigham, Tobin, Dover, Tyrer, Harrison, and Bennett took part, an objection being raised that the question did not come within the province of the Council ; but eventually Mr. Horsfall's motion was carried, and the proceedings terminated at four o'clock. GRAND BANQUET AT THE TOWN HALL, One of the most brilliant civic banquets ever given in Liver pool, took place on Thursday evening, at the Town-hall, appa rently in honour of the visit of Major Edwardes, the hero of Mooltan, to this town. The company began to set down at seven o'clock, and in about twenty minutes afterwards followed his Worship the Mayor to the dining-room, where seventy gen tlemen sat down to dinner, provided only as Mr. Lynn can pro vide such entertainments. Among the guests were :—The Earl of Sefton, Sir Edward Cust, Major Edwardes, Mr. Brown, M.P., Mr. Cardwell, M.P., Colonel Falconer, Lieut.-Colonel Garrett, and officers of the 46th regiment. Major Mathias and officers of the 62d regiment, Captain Franklin and officers of the Royal Artillery, Sir Henry 11. Edwardes, Bart., 85th Light Infantry, Captain Scott, 51st Light Infantry. Captain Greig, C a pt ain Bevis. Mr. Rushton, Mr. Adam Hodgson, Mr. Joseph Ewart, Mr. T. B. Horsfall, Mr. It. Horsfall, Mr. H. Littledale, Mr. Daniel Neilson, Mr. R. Neilson, Mr. John Turner, Mr. J. Proc ter, Mr. Steel, Mr. Corcoran, Mr. Scoltock. Mr. Walker, Mr. Grenfell, Mr. Campbell, Mr. J. A. Tobin, Rev. Mr. Tobin, Mr. W. Myers, Mr. S. Raffles, Mr. Bushby, Mr. Simpson, Mr. T. Kaye, Mr. C. Lowe, Mr. J. Lowe, &c. There was an excellent glee club in attendance, under the direction of Mr. George Holden, On the removal of the cloth, His Worship the MAYOR proposed the health of her Majesty the Queen, followed by that of Prince Albert, and the rest of the royal family. The next toast was, "The Bishop and Clergy of the Diocese," to which the Rev. Mr. TOBIN responded. The MAYOR then gave " the Army and Navy." Colonel FALCONER neatly replied on the part of the army, and Captain DAVIS acknowledged the compliment on behalf of the navy. _ _ The MAYOR then called for a bumper, as he was about to propose the health of their distinguished guest, the hero of Mooltan, Major Edwardes. (Loud and long-continued cheers.) It was not necessary that he should detain them by details of the career of his distinguished guest. His deeds formed already a . part of history, and his character and services were appre ciated not only by the government, but by the ;whole people of the United Kingdom. (Cheers.) He would not detain them front the pleasure they would have in doing honour to the toast, but at once propose the health of Major Edwardes. (Cheers.) The Earl of SEFTON rose, and proposed that it should be drunk,with all the honours, a proposition that was promptly complied, with. Major EDWARDES'S rising was a signal for the renewal of cheers, and when the applause had subsided, he said—Mr. Mayor and gentlemen of Liverpool, I thank you from my heart for this manifestation of hospitality and goodwill which has been extended to me on the occasion of wy visit to this the _______.„ second city of th e empire. 'to be .your honoured guest is a circumstance of which any man might be proud who under stands the value of municipal institutions; but when I remem ber the place this town occupies, and when I recollect. your importance as a commercial pe ' ople—when your shipping is found in every port—when I see that through your means are exchanged all the productions of the world—l feel still more deeply the compliment which you have paid. (Hear, and ap plause.) When we recollect your connexion with the colonial and foreign commerce of this country, no man can be sur prised at the deep interest you take in the affairs of India. In no other place, perhaps, could so much anxiety be naturally felt for the progress of events in that eountry as in this city, (Applause.) To me, therefore, the hospitality and reception you have given me is a great and distinguished honour. During my ten years' absence, I did not fail to observe thegreat change that had taken place in reference to oar colonies. I have learned from the public prints that there are among you men who moot the question as to the use of the colonies. I thought, as a man of the world, that the Romans were right when they estimated among the things most valuable their imperial colo nies. (Cheers.) I thought, as I stood in the palace of St. James's, in the presence of royalty, that England could not bear to see two-thirds of her empire expunged ; and in Liver pool, to-day, my experience has not been sufficient to - convince me that our colonies are useless. (Cheers.) Citizens of Liver pool will answer that question as to the use of colonies ) that . they are not to be abused. If rightly used, they will be our aid in commerce, our friends in peace, our support in war. If some of our colonies do not answer to this description—if the bond that binds them to the mother country would break—in: short, if some remind us of Africa, and reproach us with neglect and unkindness, I feel proud, Indian a should feel proud, of the conduct presented by British . (Cheers.) There' are many in this room, citizens and officers, well versed in the past and present history of India, and they, if called upon, will justify me when I state th a t i n no part of our colonies,does there exist so much good government and so much real pros perity. (Cheers.) It is not a colony, but an empire, that we have grasped in India - and what is the cause of th e p rosperity of India ?' It is that the East India Company carefully and potently regard the welfare of the whole people. (Applause.) I assert that the Anglo-Indian government is one entitled to your praise and confidence—and directs its energies solely to secure prosperity to the native inhabitants. (Hear, hear.) I call upon the officers whom I see around me, who bear on their breasts evidence of service in India, to testify with me that the British government has given to Asia what Asiatic conquerors never gave before, the blessings of peace. (Loud applause.) I rejoice at having this opportunity, before leaving Liverpool, to be able to state, that the time is coming for England to model her colonial policy—the time is gone when you can safely think that India is the only colony you must cease to look at as entailed for ever. We must inspire confidence and love, and wisely contemplate the restoration of the obligations of parent and child. Separation without asperity, confidence in manhood, and support in old age. (Cheers.) Once more I have to thank you for the honour you have done me. I also thank the officers around me, and who awaken the associations of my profession, for the kind reception they have given me. (cheers.) The MAYOR then gave "The Earl of Sefton and the members of the House of Lords." The Earl of SEFTON returned thanks. The MAYOR next gave the health of Sir Edward Cust. Sir EDWARD Cuar, in returning thanks, detailed the services which Major Edwardes had rendered to his country in India. He admired him, not sonuc h for his gallantry, which was a common attribute of his profession, as for the discretion, judg ment, and tact he displayed in a situation of great peril and difficulty. (Applause.) The MAy s oinhen proposed the health of Mr. Wm. Brown and the members for South Lancashire. Mr. BROWN rose amid loud cheers, and said—Mr. Ma)or, am particularly indebted to you for favouring me with an invi tation on this occasion, to meet the hero of Moolt an , w h o h as not only proved himself a brave and distinguished soldier, but we now find he is an accomplished orator and an intelligent merchant. (Cheers.) I quite agree with him that the free ex change of the merchandise of England for the products of Bri tish India is highly beneficial to both, and contributes to the power and prosperity of the British empire. (Cheers.) This county, which has honoured me with its confidence as one of its representatives, taking Manchester as the centre, has in and around it great elements of prosperity. We have the stuff ma nufactures of Bradford, the woollens of Leeds, the cutlery of Sheffield, the silks of Macclesfield, the hardware of Birming ham, the earthenware of Staffordshire, the salt of Nantwich, the copper, the lead, and iron of Wales, and coals everywhere, which produce that great moving power, so essential to our onward progress, in the benefit of which British India must, more or less, partake; and all those fertilizing streams are tri butary to the good old town of Li v e r p oo l, w h ose i ncreasing commerce calls for an extension of our magntficent docks. Al though we must, unavoidably, in an enterprising commercial country, have our ebbs and flows of adversity and prosperity, and the last three years have been these of great suffering and privation, I think the tide has now turned, and however much we have on any occasion receded, the next flood carries us a step higher than we ever were before. The :MAYOR next proposed the health of Mr. Cardwell and the members for the borough. Mr. CARDWELL, on rising to acknowledge the toast, was re ceived with marked applause. He thanked the Mayor for the honour he had done him in inviting him to that splendid ban quet. and he thanked him the more because the invitation afforded him the opportunity of making the personal acquaint ance of the distinguished guest whom they all delighted to honour. (Cheers.) His name and his career were not unknown to him (Mr. Cardwell), for it so happened that it was his privi lege to read some of the private letters written by that dis tinguished man, when proprio Marte, he, a young officer, a lieutenant in the army, rolled back the tide of revolution in India, and confirmed the power of the British empire. The merchants of Liverpool are the natuial heralds of peace: for they carried our commerce to every quarter of the globe, and united in universal brotherhood the distant branches of the human family. What sympathy had they then with that gal lant profession, by so many members of which they were nosy surrounded ! Those immortal dispatches of the Duke of Wel lington had shown them what Major Edwardes had so well told them,—that the army fought not for personal aggrandisement of lust of power, but just and successful war, to confirm the bond of peace, and guarantee the rights of commerce. The times in which we live are peculiarly fortunate, for now we can approach all public questions without any manifestations of personal asperity—(cheers(—and promote the common purpose in language which ever ensures our general acceptance.— (Cheers.)—To this we owed our exemption from the general wreck of continental empires. The sceptre we revered was vested in the inheritress of Egbert : and the institutions we preserved and reformed retained the original lineaments with which they were impressed by the immortal Alfred. (Loud cheers.) These were the institutions we desired to extend to all our colonies, whether they are of the Anglo-Saxon or of the Indian race, which had been so ably expressed to.night by one who proved that well-known English maxim, that when a man becomes a soldier he does not cease to be a citizen. The MAYOR next gave "The good old town of Liverpool," coupling w;th the toast the name of Mr. T. B. Horsfall. Mr. HORSFALL said that they would perhaps excuse him if he told their honoured and gallant guest that this was not the first time that his health had been drunk with approba tion in that room.—(Cheers.) Two years ago, when he (Mr. Horsfall) occupied the chair which was now so much better filled, he had the honour to entertain at that table a number of British officers when the news arrived of the achievments of Lieutenant Edwardes.—(Loud cheers.) He need not say how ardently the toast had been drunk. It would be remembered that Major Edwardes was opposed, not to an ordinary man, for whatever was his conduct towards England, Moolraj had attached to him a crowd of distinguished troops. On the morning of his surrender, eighteen of his chiefs presented themselves to share his destiny. Another and more interest ing scene took place in the British camp—one that told in the moral force of the British army, for their chief solemnly pro claimed in the camp that they were indebted for their victory to the God of Battles.—(Great applause.) Mr. Horsfall con cluded by proposing the health of Viscount Gough; to which Major EDWA RDES responded. The Earl of SEFTON then proposed the health of the Mayor. His Woasuir returned thanks, and the company adjourned to coffee. GENERAL VESTRY, The annual general vestry for the parish of Liverpool was held on Tuesday, in St. Nicholas's Church. In the absence of the Venerable Archdeacon Brooks, the Rev. A. Campbell, rector, occupied the chair. _ Mr.' Hart, vestry-clerk, having read the churchwardens' ac counts. and their adoption having been snored, Mr. BIOHAM having congratulated the churchwardens on the economy they had exercised with regard to the churches, pro ceeded to protest against some of the sums paid to the choris ters, bell-ringers, &c., of the churches, on the ground of ille gality ; but confined himself to the protest, declining to move any amendment. He then directed attention to the fact that several of the pews in St. Peter's and St. Nicholas's Churches were claimed by parties as their private property, and those parties derived rents from these pews. He (Mr. Bigham) ap prehended that these pews were not private property, that they were open to every person who wished to go into the church, and he asked what the opinion of the chairman was on the subject. The CHAIRMAN was of opinion that those pews were not pri vate property, though they had been treated as such by some parties. The accounts were then passed. Mr. Richard Harbord and Mr. Thomas Dover were then re elected churchwardens for the ensuing year and Mr. H. Banner and Mr. Peter B. Drinkwater were appointed sidesmett for the ensuing year. Mr. HA !MORD proposed the following gentlemen as over seers for the ensuing year :—Mr. William Brown, Mr. Hugh Molyneux, Mr. Thomas Clarke, and Mr. W. P. Jeffreys. The motion having been seconded, Mr. W. BROWN, in proposing an amendment, said that It great principle was involved in the question of who should be overseers. That question was whether large property only should be rated, or whether all property should be rated? This principle was recognised thirty-one years ago by Sturges Bourne's act, and in 1831 an act was passed rating the owners of this property in Liverpool. This act, however, through the instrumentality of the cottage owners, had been defeated and repealed, on the alleged ground that it increased pauperism; but he could prove that the increase which then took place was attributable to the visitation of cholera, and not to the operation of this act. In conclusion, Mr. Brown stated that the cottage owners wanted to have fourteen mem bers of the vestry who either belonged to their body or sup ported their views, whilst the total number of members in the vestry, including the rector, was twenty-eight. On the prin cipal that taxation should govern representation, they were not entitled to more than one or two, for this class of property had only paid about .1:'3,000 out of the whole assessment. He then proposed, as an amendment, that the name of Mr. Poole should be substituted for that of Mr. Thomas Clarke. Mr. WRlNtoirr seconded the amendment. He congratulated the vestry on the large proportion of the rates collected in the past year. The overseers had done their duty fearlessly, and if they had been constrained to be hard on the cottagers, they were equally severe on all other classes. Mr. CHARLES WI LLNIER denounced the course that bad been pursued by the overseers, and stated that their indiscriminate and harsh mode of collection had inflicted much misery on the occupiers of cottage property, and had injured the town mate rially by driving many persons to reside in the out-townships. A very long and desultory discussion followed on this sub ject, and, after the exhibition of much personal feeling, the , amendment was put and carried. The election of select vestrymen was next proceeded with, and, after much discussion and wrangling, the following gen tlemen were appointed :—Messrs. Cearns, Luff, Johnson, Wood ruff, Summer, Blain, Cafferata, Earle, Fairhurst, J. Gardner, Hand, and Shakeshaft. On naming several of these gen tlemen amendments had been proposed, and negatived by the vestry ; but polls were demanded in every case. Mr. John Troughton and Mr. Ralph Leyland were appointed churchwardens of St. Paul's, and Mr. William Hutton and Mr. George Nixon churchwardens of St. John's. After much dis cussion, £5O, the compensation in lieu of Easter grants, was voted to the pariah clerks, according to stipulation, it being understood that the payment of this sum was open to be object e d to at any future vestry, and was to cease with the pres en t c l erks, A sum of - 5() was also voted for the Welsh services at St. Paul's. A sum of £3O was voted to the minister of St. Matthias's Church. The equitable rating committee were then appointed, with some additional names, and a voluntary rate of a halfpenny in the pound was agreed to. Mr. HARBORD stated that the amount of voluntary rate Oi received was '2,389 lls. 2d., of which the sum of .4 , 1,466 had 1,466 inquired d o n beenwbat exp end e d secur security yy thet e m eq o u ne it y a gati ble itgai rating been disposed of, and a sum of .875 remained on hand. .e 750 had been lent to the parochial water committee, and the ba lance lent ao i nAm v cl rme n t . o g ioEt t t f o t h Ae n e .:R LR parochial water committee? and this pie "p o qt.- 'NI DA RD rise to considerable discussion, in the midst of which"! • • money read the last part of Mr. Stephenson's report in favour it S: had lan,been expended. proof of the sun foolish i a l t o "' w a le o in lisr " e.d i ‘ B l paid to Mr. Wainwright forhis services. • , The object of the recent appointment of school r: , 4. 2 life by the Poor-law Commissioners having been br..._t u • -- the consideration of the vestry, a resolution, recd ibt of the course pursued by the select vestry, in prote life appointments, was agreed to, and the prof • 11 I Dated with a rote of thanks to the ChAiflOttil. 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