The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1836-03-18 00:00:00

f 1_ MARCH 18, 1836, law, than the ice the value of his admitted claim. The French government, on the other hand, speak, if they speak at all, through the agency:of Lord PALMERSTON, who, for any thing we know.to the contrary, may be set tling the dispute at the expense of Great Britain. There is yet one obstacle which remains to be over come. The ministry of trance which accepted the me diation of England and expressed themselves satisfied with Mr. President .fAcKsoN's explanations have been removed from office, and they have been succeeded by a cabinet three of the members of which are decidedly ad verse to the American claims. But supposing they were otherwise the apology of the president was not.demand ed on their account but in conformity with a vote of the French Chambers. The clause in the appropriation bill has not been complied with, and we cannot see how the money can he paid without the sanction of some declara tory resolutions: ft is singular enough, too, that in the •French estimates of the present year no provision what ever has been made for the indemnity. The sum has been voted, as all the world knows, conditionally, but it iias not. yet appeared in the financial estimates. We sus pect, therefore, that the. payment, if Made at all, will be any thing but prompt, apd nut as the president too san guinely calculates upon. Upon the whole, it has been a most trumpery and ridi culous dispute,. worthy only of -two nations, one of which calculates its money in francs and the other in dollars. It was only at a juncture_ of great national embarrais merit that the Americans forced upon • the King of the Barricades the recognition of a debt which had been re sisted. for 'more_ than.twenty ears . , and which every intel ligent man in France knew to be a preposterons and un just claini. In an evil hour, and almost under constraint, Lours rkiimPt , F, put his seal to the bond, just as a needy wretch, with property in expectancy, signs a judgment or grants a post Obit. Had it been the case of two private individuals, - theclaim upon such a treaty or bond would have been'rejected in•-a commission a bankruptcy. It was,. in short, swindling in a more digniaed form, the helplesnOs of a natiOn being adroitly taken advantage Of by a dishOnest creditor. Under all the circumstances, however, and considering that the wine-growers of grance • were permitted to introduce the worst and vilest of their Wines into the United States upon easier terms than be fore, it would have been as well if the representatives of France had paid the money without a amenntr. They chose another course. They allowed the President of America, evidently a very petulant person, and in had odour with Ids Own senate, who placed a veto upon all his Oarlike projeCts, to insult them by vulgar innendos and insolent threats, which could not be mistaken, even though impotent as well as absurd. We hope, however, to hear no more of this business. We have taken our fall share in the amusement which it was well calculated to excite; but pantomimes, however provocative of laughter, are not in season, any more than oysters, all the year round. • • • • In order to show that OleSe vamped up claims of the Americans upon foreign states are the ridicule of her more intelligent citizens, we beg leave to borrow an ex tract, iron/ one of the best written papers in New York— we mean the Evening •Nittr of the 24th February : " Alltxrco.—A rumour is afloat that 9lexico will be called upon to "pay up" to the tune of two millions, fur alleged spoliations. The principle must be carried out. " Sauce for the goose is sauce fur the gander," and Jackson must eater up a cap;as ad aatisfaciendtaa before he quits the premises. St. Anna had better ne prepared for the "first instalment," or Texas will be held in security. We believe the General has nearly squared accounts with all the European powers—he must now open his account current with South America. "We have a small claim against Holland, for 400,000 dollars, damage done to American property, by firing from the citadel of Antwerp on the town b) Gen. Chassee. But Van Buren begs he will leave that,small item for him to settle, if he can elbow General tlarrison out of the way. "We believe that there is a small miliqUidated amount against the Celestial Empire; and ihat Hony-fit-100-Chee, the Emperor of China, has signified his willingness Co pay, provided We take it out in bohea. " From the King of Siam we can get nothing. He said - he would have paid in pepper, had not the Potomac, under Com: . Dawnes, given Qeallah fiteloo a peppering to the full amount of the claim. "The Pottowattninies, we believe, owe its nothing. Its well they don't, o r we should pursue them beyond the Rocky Munn tains,": Before the.extension of the franchise, under the pro visions of the reform hill, certain classes of the people complained that they were neither truly nor efficiently represented in the.. Commons' House of Parliament. Those who complained most clamorousiy were the inha bitants of large towns ; hut, not to burden ourselves with too many examples, we ;41all, select three as illustrative of many other places. Jet us name, then, Westminster, Edinburgh, and Glasgow. We suppose it will be conceded to us that an extension of the franchise, or even universal snit - rage itself, would be a very inadequate compensation for the absence of the representative front his parliamentary duties. For in stance, the borough of Liverpool could notlte said to laife a voice in the House of Commons if its members 'should be either unable or unwilling to attend to their duties: It will also he conceded that When a man is in Spain he cannot possibly be in England—when a mem ber is in Madrid or Paris, he cannot at the same time be in London. This being granted, we beg to ask host is the ancient and popillous city of Westminster, the Elysium of radi cals, the ptunorium of reformers, represented at this ►no nment ? Sir FRANCIS BURDETT is in delicate health and cannot attend to his duties, which e ls excusable, consider ing his long services ; but. u here is the junior member, not HonnousE, againSt whom the rotten turnips and cabbage stalks rose in rebelliop, hitt 'EvArrs, the colonel, who is opposed to flogging in the army, and is the advo cate of universal suffrage, annual parliaments, and vote by ballot? He is in Spain, tighting with disease, flog ging Englishmen into convulsion tits, giving orders for interment by the road-side, drilling thieves for the work - plunder,-and- bringing deep- dishonoor on the name and character of his country. According to,the Ales of the reform bill, the " city of Memphis" in Ame rica is as much represented in the House or Commons as the.city Of Westminster. —lt is now the city. Citizen PLACE, the tailor, has no voice in• Parliament. • The goose hemorks with is as eloquent in St. Stephen's as Colonel EvA.Ns : The statue at Charing-cross :takes as deep an' interest it) parlianintaQ, proCe . eilings, and has much influence in local politics, as Colonel EVANS. Reform has left tine patriots of:Lom_acre, and the:cos terolongers of the Seven-dials without a head, a giiiele, or a representative. If thistle what is termed "carrying out the, nrinCiples of the reform hill," we have nu right to complain'; bnt'we imtst . „.y it is carrying the repre 'l'sentativesout of the kingdonvand giving them a held of action like that of Ltre s@iiinloaster--:abtoad.i If they are "'content to have an extended franchise, and no represen ta tive s , we have nolight.to complain. If the%ass will Starve lather than eat thistles, that is his affair. Now for Edinburgh—the city, par excellence, of pride, Whiggery, indolence, pomp, and beggary. Its patriot . ism is a compound of silliness, and a leetle of imposture, too ludicrous to be treated seriously. It sought repre b:kentation, obtained the power to command it; and yet it. Alas - no representation at all. It selected a mean tool of the aristocratic Whigs, and a needy pensiOner to boot, as its arst reformed 'member, who, since he became speaker to advance the objects-.of the Russra.r. faction—the low Whig party-4as to a certain extent been deprived of the - Powers of a representative. fie is not permitted to de . Clare his opinion on any public measure in the house, ex eept, when the house is in committee—a privilege, we be iieve, he has never exercised. He cannot originate any rileasirre or support any motion. He cannot bring in a I • bill or present a petition. As die representative of Edin %iburgh he is of no more use to the electors than Ildgate Pimp is to the House of Commons, or the sandhills of Cheshire are-10 the paStures of Lincoln: Is this too carrying out the principle of the reform bill, paiticularly Where large constituencies are concerned? The other member for Edinburgh is file JOHN CAMP BELL, the Attorney-General, whose wife has been jobbed into the peerage, but who is much mole the represents_ t ive, if he be not the simple dupe of his Majesty's mi nisters, than he is the representative of the electors of . Is thet6' a'niortal brathing in that strong r v hold of needy lawyeri and shabb:yShopkeepers who can honestly declare that Sir JOHN cAMPHELL is an inde• pendent representative' llc is unite the reverse. is, what the pi esbytet ians of the north will comprehend; merely the "minister's man." In the unfortunate state of his family he stands self degraded. His lady was fit to be a peeress, but. the knight could not ire made Lord Chancellor. The connuon lawyer was useful in the Com mons; hot a brief Was deemed inure consonant, to his taste aid more soited to his talents than a coronet. AI ill - iv'. Prigs he is a petty monarch; at l)ttdley - he was a repuhlican ; at Stafrod 'ic was •-• Sit AIAssEY I.4oPEz ; at Elittbor.; , he is a kVilif.: ; in the (.louse of comwons he is, like Yorick's clay, the stoppet . of a beer-barrel—in the House of holds he would be a reale of foolscap, of blotting paper, never used but in the private study - of Lord . k1... ,- .Lnonimi; or Lord GLENEI.G. if Ihe ttliotturgh people are satisfied with - Slid) a tool as this for their ce presentative, it, is t primk facie, proof that they are nut entitled to any representation ai all. brit come we now to Glasgow. It is a splendid town; the eminent merchants of which, who gave it all its opu lence and renown, are now trampled upon by their own dependants—by the shopLeeping, the Weaving, and the pauper interest, which last they imported for the sake again when they should have rejected them for the sake of principle. But let its survey the town as coin ntnnity of reformers. Li most he in a deplorable state when it capnot, furnish from its hounds or. fro;.. its 'cavi -1 rons a gentleniao of character and talent to 'Pepresern it iu the House (4 . Commons. chard pressed, most it, iv! when ;i is compel led to search the odd and - cnriouS physic recesses of - Rath and Cheltenham to ;ind a slippered part taloon, alike damaged in health and reputation. Lord WM. BENTINCK was . Governor General of India, he is now member for Glasgow ! lle was the viceroy of one hundred millions of human beings, he is the delegate of a clique of jabbering bailies, of pragmatical " tOon coonOplors" with a tail of dram-drinking weavers and Irish cotton,Spinners ! What a fall was there my coup-, trymen ! Lord WILLIAM returned from India, not to re ceive a coronet, not to be elevated to the peerage, not to receive those honours and magnificent rewards which all his predecessors had received, bUt to sink down into the common mouth-piece of the burgesses or Glasgow. Mouth-piece did we say ? He is nothing half so re putable. Nature did not form Lord VITILLIAm fur an orator. She Moulded him of very ordinary .clay, but give him the advantages of high connection. To this alone he owes his station and his misfortunes. It is per haps from his consciousness of his own defects, and his unfitness for parliamentary duties, that he has honoured his devoted constituents by sitting for them in Paris in stead of London. He was no sooner elected than he went over the seas,and actually transported himself be fore he was tried. This is the new member for Glasgow, but the simple fact that he holds the citizens in contempt, is to us a mint of 'consolation. We. congratulate all radical reformers upon this de lightful mode of carrying out the principles of the refo►m bill ! The Chancellor of the Exchequer, on , Tuesday, ex plained-hii project for altering and reducing the news oper stamp ditties. He proposes to carry newspapers through the postoffice, as at present, free of charge; and, in lieu of a postage, to impose a stamp duty on all news pApers of one penny only. This is precisely what we thought Mr. SPRING RICE vfonld do. , ft will not satisfy the legion of knaves and bloi4heads who complain of the " taxes on knowledge ;" it will not correct the . evils in the postoffice transit of papers.; ant! it will rail in putting a stop to the ROE BUCKS and the other dabblers in the contraband trade, while the respectable portion of the press do not thank him for the reduction, and concern themselves but little about the matter. • At present the stamp costs threepence and one fifilt as penny, and the paper is. sold to the public for seven pence. By the proposed plan the stamp will cost a penny, and the' I;rice to the public cannot he less than fivepence.: : I'he gain to newspaper proprietors will con sequently he one-fifth Of ,a penny, and the saving to the public will be twopence. Now, Loweer, that a change is contemplated, we beg Wean cite erention of the Chancellor Of the F.m.:letiner . to the real hardship of the .case, as respects newspapers and paper manufacturers wlto live in this part of England, or at any considerable distance from they metropolis. For instance, the paper manufactured in Lancashire has to be carried all the tray to Loudon to oe stamped, and then carried hack to whence it cone to be printed. Why Shonld riot this immense trouble and expense he avoided in future? Stirel the stamp could oe impressed as easily,' as safety, and as conveniently in Alauchester, as regards newspapers, as in SOMerset•house. We cannot see any rational OhjkAion to this Oath It would field an immense saving to newspaper proptiettns in the country, over whom paper-maLers and the press of Lou_ Lawn have a considerahle advantage. But perhaps We may secure some relief by the equali zation of the English and Irish stamp and paper duties. ft would be much more convenient to send to• J For our stamps than to London. What do the Londtin peo ple say to this ? In our report of the council proceedings on Wednesday last we have used the pruning knife pretty liberally. We have cut ont an immense quantity of trash, but, with al! our labonr, we regret to say that we have been unable to make the exhibition appear even moderately respect able. The 'same snarling, huffing, grinning, and snub ;ling prevails, .and some forty or fifty persons spend the greater part of a day in clipping away a few pounds from, the salaries of working clerks, like so many old Jew clothesnien t iveciing guineas . . Their attempt to de pri e Mr. JOHN DEAN (;ASE of .C 250 has failed, Witt they have. gained the immortal ri iimpit' of intloci tug the elder Mr. StroLow to sot render his appointment of £262 a-vear in a dispute about £l2 10s. '.l.‘b.s Mr. 89 9Loiv has tieen twenty years in the service of the corporation. without the slightest complaint being made agaiiist him; but 1:12. 10s. is a godsend when plaCed in contrast With their expensive reform in the case of Mr. 'rims. Ftis'i Of EIGUTY-,Sp:VF,N THOUSAND POUNDS ! The younger Mr. SuDlow also gives up .11.50 per anntint.• He'-was to be restricted froM engaging in any other business. What a sacrifice POsitively we never recollect having seen associated together so many penny-wise awl pound-foolish SOLONS. They are - - almost all so thany JosEthr lit -, 'Nres on a re ( iced scale W411(014 JOSEPH'S redeemingpo;nt, his im•H pet torbable good-nature.. r .rliey areiffilable and snap pish as well as rooljslt—e“iauag'ant as 'well as.miserly--- and alt this for the c'ery' . tuelmest , of purposes. One part of oie 494 . i/w,44.,iiv have taken the liberty to suppress relate4.! - W4' 1 0,5, 014 ) iemPerale•and vulgar at tack upon Mr. CAS.. tartioo;4 l . i t. would have: disgraced ik iipsey coalheaver in a pothouse. We are only •aStonished that this had-tempered and malicious person :i - spermitted by his friends, if he have any friondS, to exi;Ose himself, and insult others in the way he has done, ton long. The only piece of fun upon - the present occasion is the resolution of the council to convert the Town-hal! into a tavern, where wine and spirits are to be sold to the Mayor, the bar and the cellar being entrusted to the ma-• nagement of t , select committee. We hope that these heroes of the spigot will make a good use of their tune. They appear to us to have the hest berth in the place. • The 0 ' united Irishmen" resident in Liverpool had a field-day yesterday in honour of St. PATRICK. Some hundreds of them paraded the streets, dressed out in taw dry scarfs and sashes, once green, in rosettes, once white, and in tufts of clover leaf which had suffered sadly from the frost. They carried banners, flags, and popish trumpery of every kind, to show their respect for the re solutions of the House of Commons, but they were care fully watched by the military and the police. The person that headed them is a-Mr ROSSON, who was a clerk or some sort of correspondent of the late Rothan Catholic association of Ireland. Domestic Alio !ion; we are Vssaire'd, Should have" kept Rini away from' such a Scene; we mistake our man. At. any rate, why aie il l t i eSe people allowed to meet in _clubs andH 16'46; thyd ib'diakie' the gtkdig Uri§ ribiitin,tn.4n-1ik6.1 ,". t,d'e / THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD fashion, to the danger of -the public peace, when the Orangemen are Pnt down ? Such tnleratioti towards them is just the way to revive orange lodges and orange processiolii. We wish to see neithet, butwe desire lair play. LONDON LATEST NEWS. City, !Wednesday Evening, Half-past Seven o'clock. It will be seen by the advices, per mail, from Jamaica to-day the governor and the House of Assembly are again in collision with each other, and that the marquis had prorogued the assembly on the sth ult. until the Bth of March.. It was current, at the departure of the packet, that the governor intended leaving Jamaica for England prior to the latter date. Our accounts front Venezuela state that crops were generally abundant, but it was feared it would be lessened or injured a great deal inconsequence of so many of the people having been called away from attending to it in proper time, to perform military duty. Advices have been received here from Maranham to-day; the dates reaching to the 30th January inclusive. They furnish little intelligence from Para. The government troops remained inactive, and the . city was still in possession of the Indians. • • Owing to the boisterous state of the weather we have been to-day and yesterday without our usual continental arrivals. Two mails fruM France are now due. In the Money Market little has been done, so far as the Eng lish fonds are concerned; Consols for Account are 94g, and for Money the price is 91 g 1. This has been settling day in the Foreign Market, and the chief occupation has been the arrangement of the account. No defaulters have been declared, and the quotations have not ma terially varied from yesterday. Spanish Bonds are at 454, and Passive Stock at 15i, The- Fertuoliese 5 per Cents. are 'at 78 3 - and the 3per Cents. at-LISi. , In the• republican securities the transactions, are upon a very limited scale-3043 0 1 is the price of Colombian; Mexican are rather better; being'at 33-1 ; and Chilian Bonds are 46 to 47. . . In the northern securities little has been done. Dutch 5 per Cents. are 103 i; the 23 : per Cents: are at SG. Belgian are at 103, and Russian Bonds at 1082. In shares, the market has been rather gloomy to-day, chiefly in consequence of the brokers and.jobbers being occupiedin the settlement of the .foreign.hiarket, London. and Birmingham,. shires have declined to 117 per share, GreenWich are 10 to ii prem., the new Rhymny Iron Shares,.issued yesterday, are at 31 pi em., but the general feature•of the ►market is heavy. COUNCIL PROCtEDINGS. The council met by adjournment on Wednesday last,lor the purpose of taking into consideration the report of the paid officers' committee. Before the regular bli . Siness of the meeting commenced, (he MAYOR announced that - he had had a communication on the subject. of the quarter sessions, and that there would be a new grant after May... He next read it communication relating to a' Memorial presented to him by the proprietors of steam vessels, praying that a bye-law might be made to regulate the passage up and down the river, in order better to avoid the dangers ot.collisiiin. It was agreed to that this should be re feried- to th committee on dock affairs, in order to have a bye law inserted in the bill about to be brought before parliament. The' Mayor then announced that the vacancy caused in the committee on dock affairs and in the town dues committee, by the lathented death of one of their body—Mr. Sharples—would be filled up at the next monthly meeting. They.would now pro ceed to the business of the day. THE TREASURER'S OFFICE. The TOWN-CLERK then read a letter from Mr. John Dean Case, the treasurer of the corporation, regretting that Mr. Sudlow, his clerk, had resigned, thus throwing greater respon sibility on himself, and refusing to accede to any proposition based upon a reduction of his salary. The town-clerk then • read a previous letter front Mr. John Dean Case, setting forth that he was compelled to devote his whole time to his office. and not allowed to enter into Any business fur himself, and that having fulfilled the duties of his office faithfully, fur a great number of years, it was hardly .what he merited to have his salary reduced one fourth.. It was true the late treasurer had only received £5OO per annum, but the citifies since then were doubled, and twice the amount of money 'passed through his hands, than had 'formerly done through the late treasurers. The late treasurer, too, was allowed to carry on business in ac= dition to his salary. The business and responsibilities of his office were calculated also to increase in the same ratio as they had hitherto done; £501) per annum to the late treasurer was greater remuneration than he received. He thought, therefore, that after 16 years of service, it was not tube expected that he should be willing to submit to a reduction of one-fourth of his salary! and he trusted that length of service, and the experi ence •he had acquired in it, might warrant the committee •in paying. , some attention to his claims. He would then ask if the chthinittee would agree to give him compensation if he Should agree'ln accept £750 per annum, and if they would grant' such a •sat Ail; for the clerks as would enable him to obtain the Sallle amount 'of security as he received with the present clerk. The town-clerk then read the folloWing letter from . Meisri. Jahn and William SudloW. • " Treasurer's Office, 7th March, 1836. " To.the Worshipful the Mayor. " Sir—The CoMmittee upon Paid Officers' having made their report to the Council, and entertaining little doubt of that report, as fel' as regards ourselves,.being confirmed, we may be perhaps allowed to state the reasons which induce us to decline th'e anptiintme - nt: - • “.the elder of us has been upwards of twenty years in the employ, andtan appeal with cofidence to the numerous creditors and tradesmen of the Corporation, as well as many others who have had important business to transact in the office, and, if necessary, to the late Common Council, as to the zealous regard evinced by him for the interest of i he. Corporation, and of the faithful discharge of the very important and responsible dillies to which the situation daily subjects him ;, and.he cannot per mit this oppnrtunity to pass without remarking, with a desire not to underrate the services, or in any way question the emo luments of his brother officers, that the remuneration he receives for the very onerous antics entrusted to his care, is considerably less, when compared with that paid to others holding appoint ments of a much more recent date, as also to those of an infe rior grade in the - service. - `,f . With respect to the younger, acting as assistant, although he',,ElimtmOto,ttst . of great length of service, having been little inntiAtnTeur)/4Ts in the office. still he considers his exertions of is e t I gs. they fare performed with zeal and fidelity, and he ero , :lreif,lV4k eliMlenge a comparison of the books and accounts in his lile . ,pjllg, bfith i m regards style and correctness, (and they are or: imp - kg* . laguitude,) with any others in the town, w4,lp i r„p j f.,,4',p,ghlic or private nature. `, i S, T.s,,tierefore, unprepared to receive the uncertain ap pnititniq k u pon fermi by the recommendation of the ' Paid ‘ Ofriceriii p4iniittee, precluding as it does the hope of future advanceindo, whilst it threatens the imposition of additional labour, Wliwb,. by the removal of one from the office, would be lowid impracticable to execute. We have, therefore, no alter native, and"riow heg re.Spectl'ully to tender the resignation\ of our respective offices, the duties of which we shall continue to perf, - ;rin, as far as our arrangements will permit, until our suc cessors be appointed,—We are, respectfully. Sir, your obedient servant, JOHN SUDLOW, WILLIAM SUDLOW.” A letter was then read from Mr. Cori•ie the receiver of town dues, acquiesing in the arrangement of the Council, that he should receive 050 per annum, and find his own clerks. A letter was read from Mr. Fo,ter accepting the proposition of the Council to remain as architect to the corporation at a salary of X.", 00. A letter was read from Mr. Charles Lowe, as follows: " Thum Clerk's q t ra!&, Liverpool, 16 March 1836. " Sir,—OliServations, calculated to prejudice me in profes sional reputation and general character, having been made in Council on the Bth instant, I feel myself called upon to place the following- statement of facts in your hands, trusting that you will deem it an act of justice to me to bring the same under the notice of that body at their next meeting-. " On my being named by Mr. Earle as a person qu a lified t o fill the office of Assistant Town Clerk, a discussion appears to have arisen implying. • " Ist.—An mtetstion on my part to act unfairly by my em ployers, through au undue bias, 'in favour of the late Toiyn Clerk. " 2d—tutilness for the office in question, as evinced by the , fact that in the absence of the late town Town Clerk, I had suffered the names of 1100 freemen to be placed • improperly on the burgess roll, • " With respect to the first of the charges, I beg the Council to bear in mind idy position on the removal - of the late Town Clerk front 'office. In the . performance of my various official duties, I had become almost' exclusively cognizant of those details on which Mr. Foster's claim to compensation is founded. To have denied Mr. Foster the use of that information, or to have transferred it to .an adverse party, would have heel] alike impropmv - and•could not have failed to- lower me in my own estnnation. and in. that of the . profession to which I belong. These feelings I represented to the present Town Clerk, on his temporary continuance of my services. Throu g h his conside rate and judicious arrangement, not only was Mr. Foster en abled, without delay, to state and bring forward his claim, but the investigation of it became materially facilitated. It has been my province to point out, and, when requisite, to 'prove, the data on which the claim is founded—an office, which Mr. Foster, I apprehended, could have formally called upon to perform. But in this I have acted simply as the witness of truth; and I owe no allegiance to Mr. Foster or to any other man, which can make the act otherwise. If I have expressed towards Mr. Foster a sense of gratitude for kindness received at his hands, I very respectfully submit to the Council, that such an expression could have furnislied'no legitiinate ground for the imputation, that the weight of:tilybbligation would overpower my sense of duty. e Jam , I '• " It. is evident that the gentleman 4 fr . whose remarks I gather the second allegation, had iiiistMMl _for the Bureess Roll,' the list' prepared for revision by thelßUitilter,ltiitql Can not suffer myself to suppose that he intended : in' assertlhif I, or any other person, had been guilty of a wrongfill'insetrtion oflit freeman's name on the Burgess ltoll, an act which have amounted to an indictable offence. " I would consider these obsertations, therefore, as applying to the list prepared for revision by the Barrister. " On this subject I have little to say ? —not only was I not in anywise concerned in, but I was responsible . for the prepara tion of such another, previously to his leaving Liverpool for London, for the purpose of expediting an important matter of business requiring my exclusive time and attention. " I have no other object in intruding these observations.on your worship, than to seek an opportunity to free myself from charges, which I could not otherwise, with propriety, answer, and which, if unanswerea, might give rise to prejudiced no tions respecting me. " I have the honour to remain, your obedient and humble Servant CHAS. LOWE," " The Worshipful the Mayor." Mr. Councillor SHIEL said that when he came into that room he bad no intention of making those , observations regarding Mr. Lowe; he had no intention of making any observations on the merits ofat4 candidate; but the example was set to him, and he thought it would be doing an injustice to . one of the candi dates if he allowed those observations to be made without some remark. fie had therefore recommended an individual who Was a candidate as fit for the office, and he did so not on any feeling of private friendship, but simply on the conviction in his own utind That he was the fittest for the office. He thought Mr. Lowe's former offer, reComniending himself as having filled the duties of the town-clerk's office, and then offering to fill them for ,1:500 per annum,. was unfair towards the other candidates. With respect to the charges he had made, some person must be responsible for the error on the •freemen's list; the late town, clerk disclaimed it, and, he (Mr. Shiel) naturally fixed it on his representative, whilst the late , town,clerk was absent. If it were incorrect, some of Mr. Lowe's.friends should then have been prepared to answer the charge. The privilege of Voting for a inember of parliament was the greatest privilege a free man possesses, and when they found 1,100 names On that list, and the revising barrister 'remark.bo it,. and the late town clerk, with his . charaCtetistic coolness, stand tip and admit that it is wrong, .but that it occurred while he was in London, it was natural for hint (Mr, Shiel) to apply the responsibility' to his 're presentative. The gentlemen who recommended' Nit'. Lowe were not aware of the fact.- With regarrt to Mr. Lowe he was perfectly satisfied; but .he was not satisfied as to4he.manner in which the late council examined their proceedings. They all scented ignorMit of the fact. Mr. COOncillor HENRY LAWRENCE said he had seen Mr. Foster the other day, and - he 'said so far front Mr: Lowe having anything to do with the freemen's list, he app ort i one d hi s wor k to each clerk before he went to London, 'and this part of the business was assigned . to another person, and that that gentle man did not follow his, instructions, but went decidedly . against them. ' PAID OFFICERS OF THE CORPORATION. The TOWN-CLERK then read the preamble of the paid officers committee report, as follows:—" Yoar committee have to re mark that, in their inquiries relative to the salaries of the supe rior and chartered officers, they have been constantly met by the question of compensation. Their report, therefore, is drawn out with a view to economy as rigid as the nature of the question will admit, after the most deliberate consideration of the fitness ofeach officer for the discharge of the duties required from him. It Must be distinctly understood by the Council that the com mittee, in making the proposed arrangements with the officers, are pledged that in' the event, of any future alterations, the officerS shUll not be prevented from seeking compensation on the basis of their present salaries; in shot t, that they shall not be 'placed in a worse situation than they now are, by acceding to the proposals." Mr. CoUncillor BvAcKBURN thought it would be very desir able•that the'qUestion of compensation', to the various officers should be - settled now, and not remain for future years: and that the question should he set at rest. If not, it would tend fiery materially to prevent the council making those arrrngements which time and experience might point out as desirable in the future management of the business of the corporation, if they were to have the rod of compensation continually held up be fore them.. Ile ConclUded with moving " that the report be sent back for the consideration of the committee with our in struction to arrange *itti the officers with a view to obtain a settlement of the question of their relinquishing the claim they were entitled to by the municipal bill." Mr. Councillor COGS AN seconded the motion. The TOWN-CLERK . said if an officer were continued in his si tuation, and were afterwards removed, unless for misbehaviour, the law allowed hiM compensation as if he had not been conti nued in their service. But whether they shall have a right to compensatiou or not after employment depends upon the ar rangement made with the officers. Mr. Councillor BoLTominquired if an officer's rate of corn pensation would be for the solar! he had formerly received, or 'the salary he might afterwards accept. The TOWN-CLERK understood by the act that an officer's rights hereafter must depend on the terms ou which he accepts the apporn tment. Mr. Councillor Bourora.—Wat he then to understand thA he would be compensated according to the rates he might re i!.eiv e afterwards un them? . . _ _ ' The MA You.—No, just the other wady; his claims for com pensation will stand over- . . . . Mr, Councilor RATHBOiE wanted to know if the resolution were passed if it would excltide them from then considering the rest of the report. Mr. Alderman BROWN was afraid that the officers entitled to compensation would insist on their riglitond that if this motion wet e persisted in, they would call fur compensation now and resign. . _ _ Nfr. Councillor COGLAT4 thought the experi►iient, of An ar rangement might be tried; tie thought it therefore better that it should be referred to the committee. Plr. Councillor /I..LAwitENcE. thought that there was a good 'deal of justness in the remarks of Mr. Brown. He thought uo ►uau in its senses trotthl agree to such a proposition. Mr. Councillor LAWRENCE 1-liirwonTH saw no objection to the motion. • • Mr. Councillor MOREcnoFT presumed from the letters read, that Mr. Case and Messrs. Suction had resigned. . • The MA Y OR said Mr. Case declines accepting the office at a reduced salary; his acceptance of office was therefore !contin gent. The two clerks had resigned absobitely Mr. Councillor Br. ACKBORN t.hen rose in reply. There could be no difference of opinion in the:council as to the desirableness of making an arrangement.with the officers that their claim for compensation should cease. With regard to the treasurer's office the coni.iiittee recommended that it should be continued at a cost of 1:1,250ka year, and the report stated that the future business might be earried on with a cferk less, amid with a salary of £5OO a year for the treasurer. The whole expense in that case would only be £FfOO. The MAYO!: would ask if Mr. Blackburn were not speaking on the office of treasurer, and not on the preamble.; he was going at once to the treasurer's office. Mr. Councillor BLACKBURN thought he was perfectly in pr der. He contended that by adopting this regulation they would save, even allowing the officers compensation, which ought to be taken into consideration. By adding the receiver of town dues' (Alice io this, whiCh was contemplated in the report, they,inig,ht make a saving of a thousand a year. They were therefore in purring an expense of a £lOOO a year more than if they began de novo, which .£I(YJO a year would go a great way towards pay ing the compensation. Mr. Councillor SiiiEt, begged to rise to order. When a gen. tleman brought forward a motion, having the right of reply, and in his reply opened out a new system, he thought it was not regular,: for they were precluded front remarking on what he then brought forward, (hear,) awl he for one disagreed iu what, Mr, ,Blackburn had stated. • Mr..Councillor BLACKBURN would not wish to take advan itage of the council. The ,MA YOR thought Mr. Shiel correct; that a reply ought not to be an original speech. Mr. Councillor COGLAN would suggest that Air. Blackburn be arowed to conclude his remarks, and that Mr. Shiel be al lowed to say what he liked afterwards. - - The MAYOR.-.-Such a conrse•was perfects irregular. - • -,.. Mr. Councillor narnuoNE would beg to know if the motion was carried if itwould preclude.further disenssion •on the re port, if so, he would vote against it,--otherwise, he would vote fur it. t:fter some further discussion it was agreed to postpone the division on the. preamble till the other parts of the repurt were determined ou. TREASURER'S OFFICE. The TOWN-CLERK then read the cotronittee's report on the treasurer's office, as follows:—" I our committee are of opinion that the duties of this office are so tsell .performed, that under existing . circumstances •it would be ine pedient .to make any change , n the number of clerks employed. They recommend ed that the salary of the present treasurer should he reduced to 1.:750 per annum, that he should give security to the amount of £B,OOO, and that he should not be allowed to enter into any. bu siness whatever on his own account." The report then recom mended Mr. John Sndlow's salary to be £250 a-year, with se curity of .t;1,000, and Mr. William SudloWs salary to be A:15O a-year, Huth being restrained from other business. The report concluded as follows :—" With reference to the suture. your committee are inclined to think that the ditties of the trea surer's office might possibly be performed by a treasurer, one clerk, and .s collector ; and that in any subsquent appointment the salary of the treasurer should not exceed ;6500 per annum." Mr. Councillor Hoer.; said the last paragraph of the report expressed an opinion, that the duties of the (dike 'night he per formed with a clerk less in future. Ile decidedly dissented from this - : the collector was always engaged out of doors, and the whole rwork• would then rest on the treasurer and one clerk, and if either should be ill, one man would have the whole duties to perform. He could not consent to that paragraph. He lrriught this paragraph had been the main ground of the treasurer declining to accept a reduced salary. lie would move an amendment, " that the report be referred back to the com mittee for revision, with the expression of an opinion by the council that they cannot assent to the recommendations therein expressed." • Mr. Councillor Bor.ToN said that that paragraph was only in serted on the supposed idea of Mr. Case remaining a length of time in the office. Ile thought it superfluous to send the report hack to the committee on that account. The officers having sent iu their resignation, they were not now in a condition to discuss the merits of the case. If they could not make an ar rangement, the whole thing must come before the council. Mr. Councillor Hour, jun. said, the committee foend the duties of Air. Case so light, that they could not in their duty re commend .more, and they had recommended £750 per annum, having an eye to the compensation Mr. Case was entitled to receive if he were to leave the office. Mr. Alderman LEATHOM thought, considering the lightness of nr. Case's duties, that they had gone to the utmost stretch they ought in the amount of salary. Mr. Alderman ItoniNsoN would move, " that the whole re port relating to the - treasurer's office be referred back to the committee.' • Mr. Councillor BOLTON seconded Mr. Robinson's propo r . sition "- that the whole subject of the treasurer's office he re ferred back to the paid officer's committee," which was carried unanimously. NEW YORK CONFLAGRATION MEETING. A meeting was got up on Saturday last, at the Freemason's Tavern, London, ostensibly for the purpose of opening a sub scription for the relief of the sufferers by the great fire at New York. The real object, however, was evidently. that of giving O'Connell, the Bamfylde Moore Carew of these times, an op portunity of making a speech before a Westminster audience. In the absence of the Lord Malor, who either could not, or would not attend, Lord Dudley Stuart was called to the chair. The other characters in the farce were sustained by Daniel O'Connell, Col. Leicester Stanhope, Master Courtenay alias O'Connell, who claims the honour of being an illegitimate son of Daniel's, Mr. William Ewart, Doctor Bowring, Mr. James Silk Buckingham, Mr. Sheridan Knowles, the member for Wigan, who is commonly known in Manchester by the name of Dicky Potter, arid Mr. George Jones, an American actor — as goodly a show of great men as have met together for many a day. Mr. O'Connell, whose historical inferences have generally the charm of novelty, spoke largely of his sympathies for the Yankees, and among other of their national characteristics, which excited that kindly feeling in his sensitive breast, he sym pathised with them because "they were the second people who had developed the grand principle of democratic government— the principle that gave superiority to the English at AginCoutt, Cressy, and Poictiers." Now, if this principle were the cause of these victories, we should like to know howAt came to pass that several of the great officers who fought` at the battle of Agincourt, under the personal command of. Henry V., Were, after the decease of that monarch, defeated by Joan of Aro; and ultimately driven out of France cluriuf., o the reign of his successor; for in that reign the government of France was not less despotic, nor had that of England undergone any material alteration as far as the people were concerned. But O'Connell, although the brother of a marquis filled the chair, could not help casting a stone at the nobility, for he is reported to have said in continuation—" that the democratic was the principle which had been recognised in England, except in one branch of the legislature, which, he could not help thinking, had en joyed its privileges long enough." If the chairman be of this opinion he will, of course, for the future, waive his rank, which gives him precedence of all the barons of the' peerage, and be. content to be called simple Mister Dudley Stuart. Mr. Win. Ewart told the Cockneys that "the vessels of America frilled the port of Liverpool." and that " her sails whitened the sea" This piece of information will, we suspect, be as new to our local readers es it is to us. Mr. Sheridan Knowles drew a very cap tivating sketch of men and manners, add of things in general - on the other side of the Atlantic ; we do not mean to aver that in this instance he'abused the poet's license, or unduly ex ercised the traveller's pri v il ege; his clap-traps, as a Matter of course, told; but, as the m ee tin g w a s p ure ly, of a political cha racter, Mr. Knowles mi g ht h ave b een lietiF employed el se - R where.The eminence h e h a S ga i ne d w ill:4 l ,best preserved by avoiding politics altogether. That any su ns o f money 'will be raised by th e people who spoke a t thi s meet i ng ther e is not t h e slightest probabilit y . True, O'C onne ll an d B uckingha M are bßthrP4Pert beggars, but the former is successful in Ireland -only in this. line, and the lat ter has no influence whatever eceept that which 'he may derive front gulling al,ew old wolpen,at (Quaker tea parties. Had a sidiseriptiou beea?ne-ressary, or if it would have been acceptable eiVthe citizens of New York, parties of much higher standing would' have taken the thing in hand immediately after the calamity occurred. No list of subscriptions has as yet been published. It is really humiliating to see a member for Liver pool degrading his constituency by following in the wake of such men as O'Connell and Buckingham. • THE LIVER THEATRE.—Mr. W. J. Hammond, one of the managers of this theatre, takes his benefit on Monday night. Any recommendation on the score of his professionartalents, as these are so well known and so justly appreciated, would be superfluous on our parts. The_public are indebted to the managers of the Liver for their unwearied . perseverance in catering for their amusement, under restrictions of . a dis couraging, if not of a persecuting character. With these claims upon the justice and generosity of the town, we have no reason to doubt that the Liver will be well filled on Monday night. CATHOLIC ORPHAN SOCIETY.—We understand that Lord Sandon, with his characteristic benevolence, has transmitted to Airs. Townley, the lady-patroness of the Catholic Orpha n So ciety, the sum of five pounds in aid of the funds of that institu tion. RECRUITING IN LIVERPOOL FOR THE QUEEN OF SPA I N.— ThCre is at present a great deal of recruiting going on in thi s town for the service of the Queen of pipain. A ship, contain ing. upwards of two hundred men, 'whttliave enlisted wiihin the last two or three weeks, lies in the river close to the quarantine vessels; and, we understand i ndli%liiave•for.Santande r in a few days. Food for poWdeiritkiroSitJohn , Fu/stay sa y s : —" WIN now DCTY:—From a reittirrquirdered by the House of CominOns of - the duty on windoM;l-4*•perceive, that Liverpool contributes annually the large'smit'ork.2o3B9 155. N. ; Man chester £31,551 13irtiringhant 1:4,570 Is. std, ; Leeds 175. 7d.; Bath £18,035 ss. 3d..; • Bristol X. 11.35616,. THE Q Ft UM:H.—The 11,04441frPedder, M.A., late curate of Garstang Churcht own, ha'S l lfeen appointed by the Very Rev. the Dean of Ripon curate o'rltlikham, vacant by the death of the Rev. J. Radcliffe. THE SALT TR A DE.—The export of salt iron -, the port of Li verpool, amounts to inure than a thousand tons per day, being upwards of three hundred and eighty thithiltild tons per annum. We understand that the works now o'kiyiltifg' - in Cheshire are sufficiently large to pioduce twice theAtlintity now made, if a market could be found for it- A petitlia to parliament has been recently sent from this town, praying go‘ernue.nt to use their influence . with the East. India Company to obtain the - opsening of the salt trade in their dominions. M,El.ANcrior.v AccirreN r.—On Tuesday fast an inquest was held before .John Heyes, Esq , county coroner, at the Bay Horse. Inn, Grenfield-street, tit this town, to investioate the circumstances attending the death or a \ (Kali! inan,•23 tears of age, named Jahn lirandreth,' WlM'fittel'heen killed (ii the previ us evening m the railwaV statiCifilVidne of the carriages pass-' `ing over his body. It - appe'areflilfitltir"the evidence, that the deceased, who esided 'been sent over to Liverpool by his father on' the ! las• - •irftiitiesticeto collect some tents, and he was'about to return ti'onie lire o'clock first - class train. His sister and a. friend aereompaiiied - hint to the • station, and he vas enraged. for a ccinsWrable time in Con Ve r sation with them, and debyed takinwhiSieet, although the . bell had rung sonic time, and notwithstanding he had been desired to do so by the guard and by - other - persons near him. As the carriages moved towards the tunnel, the deceased, who was standing underneath the shed, in attempting to juinv upon the" step of the first carriage, missed it, and ['ell to the ground.llls coat became entangled With one of the wheels of the carriage. and, his body being drawn underneath it, it pasSed over him, and killed him on the spot. His both presented a frightful appearance. His breast-bone was broken, and his bead was crushed in a mo s t chucking manner. We understand that four 'fifths of the accidents nhich have occurred or! the railway since • it was opened, have been occasioned by due attention not hav ing been given to the regulations made by the directors respect ing the taking and leaving of seats, and especially by passen gers neglecting, as in the instance of this unfortunate young num,to ;ake their pl a c es b e f ore th e ti me o f s t ar ti ng . • List of Passengers in the Packet ship United States, Capt. H. N Holdredge, from New York, sailed 27th ult., arrived 15th instant :—F. Tucker, bearer of government despatches,, Mr. Jackson, Lady, and Child. Mrs. Unsworth, Capt. Rayne, John Bowen, Esq., Josh. Dupre, Esq.; A. H. Dorr, Esq., Kndrew S. March. Esq., Lewis Langworth, Esq., lames A. Hamilton, Esq., Sam u el M. Fellows, Esq., G. Lowes, Esq., and John Cunningham, Esq. CAUTION TO PuBLICAINS.—On Wednesday last, several pub licans appeared before Mr. Hall, the magistrate, to answer complaints madea gainst them by some of the inspectors of the nightly watch, for allowing persons to be drinking in their houses after eleven o'clock in the evening; and for not admit ting the watchmen when they demanded it for the purpose.o seeing what was going on in Their houses. The magistrate fined one or two of the parties in . various penalties, varying fropy2lls. to 55., and observed, that the publicans did nut appear to be . .aware that the law allowed any watchman or inspector to enter rota publie-house whatever between the hours of eleven - at Wight and live in the morning . ;. and - in case the watchinen -were "not, '"allowed to enter, the persons offending subjected them-. i lkikfeg'to a penalty of .E 5 for the first offence, and for the second, io suspensieL their licences for a period of two years:: • , i SURVEYOR'S OFFICE. The TOWN-CLERK. read the report on the surveyor's office, to the effect, that the present surveyor he -appointed to the otlice of architect to the corporation, at a salary of £5OO per annum, and be paid the expense of working plans and paper; that he should nave no clerks, nor any oltice in the Town-hall; that he should superintend the winks of the Custom-house, till compleled, and that he should dot be restricted from carryinig.oh hut:mess on his own account. The report also recommended the employment of an active individual as surveyor. Mr. Councillor ROBINSON, for the sake of regularity, would move that this part of the report should be continued, which was seconded by Ntr..Councillor Walmsley. Mr. Councillor RA TH BON iz . must beg that it be put to.the vote. If the old council had remained in power, Mr. Foster would not have been in offlice six months longer. The MAYOu said it appeared to him that they had nothing to do with what the tory members of the late council would have done. The division Was then taken, when there appeared for the motion ," that the report be confirmed," 46, against it 5. Messrs. Harvey, Woollright, Rathbone, Jordan, and - Freine, voting against it. SURVEYOR OF BUILDINGS. It was agreed that that part of the report relating to the sur veyor buildings should be referred to the committee, and that they should !take a report to the magistrates on it. CLERK OF THE COMMITTEES. The Town. Clerk read the report on this subject, to the effect - that the committee was of opinion that Mr. °kill `was a very efficient officer, and as his duties were considerable, with the prospect of becoming more so, they considered that they were conscientiously discharging theirs in recommending that for the ruture his salary should be £7OO per aunum, and that he-should have a•clerk at £l2O or £l5O per annum. kir. Councillor 11 AXWELL moved that the report be adopted, which was seconded by Mr. Councillor Jordan. After a lengthened discussion the following resolution was agreed to, " that this part of the report relating to the Clerk of the committee be approved ; but that the council do recommend the committee to enqu i re if a system of cheek iu the general ac counts of the corporation might not - be adopted, and if Mr. Okill's rervices could not be employed to advantage for this purpose." RECEIVER OF TOWN DUES. • The committee recommended in the report that the receiver of Town Does be remunerated bra fixed salaray of £950 per annum,—paving his own clerks, and giving security to the amount of ;65011U. Mr. Councillor BLACKBURN rose to suggest that the clerks should be appointed by the council instead of by Mr. Corrie. He had reason to know that Mr. Corrie would not object to it, and it would be more pleasant for the clerks that they should be the servantsof the council. Aftec a discussion, this proposition was negatived, as calcu lated to destroy the responsib►lit}° of Mr. Corrie. The report on this subject and on the auditors office was then adopte4. TOWN-HALL. The TOWN-CLERK :read this part of the report:—The clause recommended a proper degree of hospitality at the Town-hall, but that the number of entertainments given should not be so great, and proposed an allowance to • the Mayor of £1,300 per annum, which they calculated would defray the expense of lighting the rooms with wax-lights, waiters, and wine. the cost of whicliathey suggested should he deducted from the allowance of the mayor. They also recommended that the carriage and horses should he continued. - 'Nit...Councillor Jon DA N would move that the report be adopted. air. Councillor ft A WDON objected to the article of wine being deducted front the mayor's salary. Mr. Councillor Sri tgu was of opinion that the whole of this report was decidedly contrary to law. He could not think that the 58th and sections of the• municipal act • , relating to this, subject - authorised the application of funds for any such purpose. He would beg to refer to the town-clerk to read those sections. The TOWN-CLERIC said the 58th section authorises the nuns: oil to grant the mayor a " salary or allowance." The 924 sec tion prescribed f6r the legal application of the borough funds, On - eluding with a discretionary, application of th e funds. He should apprehend that it was n the power of the council to make the mayor an allowance and to make regulations for the due application of that allowance. Mr. Simi. wanted simply the words Of the act; presuming that the•gentlemen of that council were capable of miderstand ing English themselves. Mr. Shiel then objected to its being said that the mayor would be in the situation of a salaried clerk if he were to receive a " salary or allowance."- He objected to a committee of five gentlemen being appointed to look after the wine of the Town-hall, as undignified. lie thought. the mayor should have the entire control of his servants and establishment. 'He concluded by moving " that a fixed snip be voted to the ma yor annually, to defray the u s u a l c h arges , under the follow ing heads, viz.: —entertainments, including wine, lighting the room, extra waiters, &m.; wages, keeping the wine account, dishes, glass, table linen, &c. ; mayor's carriage, harness, horses, &c.; and all appertaining,- thereto." He did not pro pose any fixed sum, but he thought they would place the mayor to a more satisfactory position by voting hint a certain sum at his own ;lisposal, for all his expences, and that it would also be a great saving. - Mr. Councillor WA LMSLEY seconded the resolution. Mr. Councillor EARLE believed their appointing a committee would amount to the same thing. They recommended that fur lreater economy, and in order to save the may or the trouble of, ooking after all those things. The MAYOR said the wines..had formerly been provided by the mayor; but gentlemeu's , tastes differed, and the wines were some years very bad, and in others very good. In order to ob viate this, it was thought betterto provide a stock, in order uni formly to have good wine. Mr. Councillor RawnoN thought the whole concern of keep- , ing an account of the wine was very undignified. He th ou ght _ to they would be amenable to the Excise for. selling ,wine the Mayor, if he wet e to pay for it. -•- • '' After a good deal of discussion en this subject, Mr. Alder man Barclay moved " that the report - be adopted." which, was seconded.by Mr: Booth. Mr. Councillor MAXWELL was a me mber of that committees antithought he should not be subje cted to the charge of mewl.- sisteuey if he voted against the report,as he had divided the cmionit tee on that. report. and had been in a minority. (Hear.) lie would move that V,200 be the sum allowed. The M A Yon thougptrt would be better to fix the principle;: and leave the SUM to the committee afierwards. • SurEL quite concurred in this, and replied, *ftet some. - 1; further __seussidd that it wont `d e un air to romp thaws, a 7, the.articles,of linen, glass„&c. would r xequire renewing on some y 4 ears and not in others, mid ; therefore; that- those things should not be taken into consideration: The amendment now stood tbns Moved by , Shiel, seconded by .Mr. Maxwell. " Thi * it fixed altowance - tie annually made to the mayor, who, having that allowance, shall nave IV} (lai m oti the Mmnigh fund bir expenses heretofore charged under the foll ow i ng heads; namely, entertain, the room, smayor's servants,ueots, lightiqr extra waiters, clerk for .t:eeping wine account. i ii s h es, table linen, &c., caniake horses, harness, livery servants, or any other casual expenses: and. that it he referred to a commit tee to propose the necessary arrangements fur earrvin:z the spirit of this resolution into effect in all necessary qua lilies rioug, as to the stock of wine in handOinen, tk.c., and zo moue the sum to be allowed." On the amendment being put, there- appeared '22 for it, anti 24 against it. Amendment lost.: Mr. Councillor MAXICELI, wonld propose wither amendment, " that the present, allowance given to the mayor far what he now provides shall be .et,200 instead of L'1,31).' Mr. Councillor tiincit ,seconded this amendownt. A division was taken, when there appeared '2' i'ur the amend ment, and 21 against it. kinendment lost, there being a cona. , derable difference in the parties, who voted for this and the previous amendment. The original motion was then put, " that the general plan of the report on the subject of. the Town-hall establishment be . ap prtiveik and that it ne referred back to the committee to bring -forward at the next council meeting the requisite arranve- Ments." On a division, there appeared cur the motion 23; against it, 15. Majority lot the motion, 13. Air. Councillor L' AttLE then move , / ao adjournment tilt Wed nesday. ueNt. the 21st instant, which was agreed to, and the council,separated at i quarter to :our o'clock, haviul Sat neatly live honrs. - , LIVAIIPooI, POLICE. TUESDAY.: (Before THOUAS 3A AILS t - TA LL, Esq.) Asstirir,T.—Thomas White, a.coal-heaver, was b,.:ought up charged by llr. Llirst, of 37, Bridge-street, with assaulting him and robbing hint the night before. Mc. thist sal t lie was going tonne, betwixt ten and eleve» o't lock, when he was met .I,y - the, prisoner and three others, all 1116' \VII.) had been in his employ ment. They first asked What o'clia it was, he told them, and was going 4irward wheii they begun with tan; rage nut exactly requisite, and. then got hold. of his hand and pulled his in off ; another then : , ,ye him blow on the ,ide of his head. After scuffle he succeeded in giving the prisoner into custody. They were all 'drunk: Thu prisoner said he did not know a haiior,h. about it; he was was Very !ouch in liquor at the time.—The magistrates fined flint 20s. and costs for the assault, and in de fault to go to the liens(' of Correction fir .14 days. ASSACLTING Kletly was brought up under a warrant, charged by policeman Booth with having threateded to "cut his h e ad ' , trhtilst he was in - the execution, of his duty. Booth sai.l lie ivas called into the defendant's house on .Stuulay.morning, along with another policeman, to remove a female front there who seas out of her mind„ and whilst there the defendant, who was drunk, started all, snatched a s hia ll hat elietjton, the chimney piece, and th rea t ene d to cot hi s head he7.lhe hen ra.se4. his arm nit' the purpose of striking him with the hatchet, when the other policeman struck him a violent blow with his slick across the aro*, which inadehim let the hatchet . fall.—The pri s on er sa id th e new p o li cemen b egun ma ki ng a terrible scrummage in his place, and he only wanted to frighten theta a hit; lie had no intention ofi.;triking them, "py no titanner, of nieiros.'fl It teas the first time as ever he'd hin in a police office afore, ainl it sod be the last.—Themagistrate said that had nut the other policeman hit hi m so severely 4,11 the arm, the probability was that he would haVe committed some serious injury with the hatchet. Ile must pay his, and costs, or go to tiirkdale for a week. A Nvicri Voracs.:4AN IN INEXPIMSSIhLE. mai Jones, a labourer, who appeared with tattered shirt and covered with mud, Was iiroaght op charged by 11arsditt, one of the new policemen, •fresh item the plough stiltS, with having been drunk and disorderly the da} before in the neighbourhood . of Scotland-road. Ue went up to hint, and Prilered hint to. move on, when he was so abusive that he was obliged to bring him to Bridewell. tto attempting to Ming the pristine! along with hint, however, he resolutely threw himself on his back, anti would not budge an inch, and getting hold of the bottom tic his " bran nett 'doe" haexpressibles, he gave both teygins a sudden jerk, and slit three up on froth sides right up his tnitl tic, it- expressibly conglomorilicating him; not hita,ine been bred in the highlands he felt rather flabbergasted about the top of Dale-street, and a strong colt: wind blowing. The complainant here handed in his inexpressibles which he had only e.iirn one • day, r,o. the inspection of the court;, they were nterally torn into ribbons, and their exhibition caused much merrim e nt. Th e prisoner sail he was toddling ho me a," well he t eas able, when he was knocked off the parapet tot "this here hewWieeman," and fell oe his knee Ind hurt himself: the poliCOman then come up In hint and said he mead take hilts to briilewell: ,Alr, said he belieVed there was a sort or intention enisting the minds of some persons in the town to give every opposition to. the new police, for .a very obviousi reason, because they might prevent some of the depredators succeeding in their schemes. l'he magistrates, however, should always alftird the new police proteetion. lie should Gne the prisoner ails. and costs, or in default to go to the Clouse of Correction for three weeks. THITRSDAY. POCKET PlCKlNG.—Cadaine Medley was charged by a gen tleman with having picked his pocket the night before. 'I he complainant said that as he was going home the night before, atbout eleven o'clock, across Williamson-stinare, a girl, the pri soner at the Oar, addressed hint, and he was unable to shake her off. She followed hint to the end of the street, and then con trived io get het hand into his picket and get his purse out. He then seized the girl, and called the watch. There was another girl close by.—_3lr. Crewe appeared on behalf of the prisoner, and cross-eaanduell complainant. Ile had nut been, talking to any telltales in the square before. He might have, spoken to them whilst passing. .lle teas sufficiently sober to know what he was dOing. She was standing rather in Front 4 hint when she picked his pocket; the other girl was Four or live yards off. She did not struggle much with him after lie had seized her. She might have tbrown the purse behind her, mat he not observe, it. There were. about £l3 in . Jrish notes, Bank of England note for £5O, and a fewshillittgs in his purse. Macauley the watchman deposed to taking the girl into Custody. Complatuant was in liquor. Ile first told hint that he h a d lost . 1:10 in notes and a quantity of sovereigns, anirareiatairdi that lie h a d l ost a £5O note.—James l'areell, another constable; said he was with Macattley and that eomplainant told hint al first that he had lust a pews shillings, and afterwards 1.1111,4,—.111r. : Half siiid that when a man was in a state iff intoxicatieu he had a very imperfect recollection of what had occtirrefl. The day before a girl had been brought up charged by a gentle/I:tan with nibbing him of £33, and it turned out that he hail neier been: rebbee at all, and had the money about hits. There was doubt in this case, and he thought the safest course,/under alt the circumstances, was to discharge the prisoner! - CHARGE nF STEALING A WATClL—Pattick faifthnus, a boy , in the employment of Mr. Lee, of Bold-street, was brought up charged by Mrs. Lloyd, who lives in the house in which Lee's shop is situated, with having stolen her watch the evening. Before. Mary Davis, Mrs. Lloyd's servant, was reminded by= her mistress that she was tin hernial' and must speak the truth. The magistrate: Pray, madam, do I: ou sit here to see the oath properly administered ?—Airs. Lloyd : Yes, sir. (baughter.)— : rhe servant then proceeded to state that there was no commu nication betwixt the house and shop, and that the lad had got through one of the shop windows i n t o th e y ar d t o as k h er fur a drink of water. She went down into the cellar to get it him, and saw the watch lying in the kitchen window. Some short time afterwards she missed the watch, and told her mistress; an one . else'had (teen in the yard, and the door wa s bolt e d. This 'notat ing they sent for a constable and took the beN into custody.— ; The magistrate asked what kite] or a watch it was ?—Mrs. Libyti said it was a very good going watch.—Mr. Lee's journeyman attended, on behalf of his master, to give the boy a good - cha racter; and he hall the greatest confidence in his honesty.—Mr: Hall remanded the case till next day-, for further inquiry. ImparsoNmENT Foc DEBT:—A petition, signed by ninety two debtors, at present in the Liverpool _Borough ?Igo!, was, sent off last night to Lord Sandon, to be forwarded by him to .he Earl of Flarrowhy tar presentAtion ,to the Blouse of Lords, prayin.4 their lordships to tale int i consideration, with a view to their ultimate adoption, the principles contained in the draft of a bill for the abolition of imprismitueut for debt subMitted to the :Douse of Lords last session. _ ST. PATRICK'S DAY.—Notwithstanding the exertions of the Benevolent Society of St.. Patrick, and the strong representa tions of the Mayor, the various Irish clubs determined yester day to meet and have a procession. They accordingly formed and paraded the town with bands of music and banners to the number of several thousands. In 'the afternoon they met and dined together at various inns. We have heard of no riot of disorder, and we hope the day passed over without any of the disgraceful scenes which occurred at the last anniversary. 'rho Military were out parading iri small companies during the day. tiktxt,:it t WnstllN6T(.N's Nil•ie.-1. 1 001 oil) Juice tleth t the negro it(onito who is said to hale reached do. age of one hundred an") sixty ears-o„ the 51„ instant, rtied on FriditY last. She tent , easily, and without. „Milt strugle with death. having neen slightiy,sicF• few iiafs Ivithr cold,—Netb Paper. 131 at P 917 Las 'F VTY YEA us SitsCE,--" At aert..o o'clocl, this evenino, being the •seVentii of t)etreuriber, imagine I see vou Nom• hox al thecoffeenouse. atibt, the , ooniter, as ingenious Wm} 'adroit as ' his ia-cdecssors were tiefoilt him, 'taises'the tea-pot to ifot ceiling- with his right hand, while in his tell the iea-cop. , teseentlin almost i!) 0 6 (Dior, ,NeceiveS i n i ts d esce pt, ton no sooner . ; has it-rcaelted its destinati , ii, that , rrothing'arol lOamin_r to the -view, 1t liectitos a 'oaring s 3 nabob. This 1$ the nineteentli winter since t saw viiit irt this slt tia ti o n ; a ed if ei nineter m or e . , pass ovet me liefore shall still i'ernenittera circuinstance we hay e at."—•' a m) et. • Al oa - E tii t r E sTi,A Ty RA Nisv.—On '.:tituhly ' 20th Pebniarv, the parish priest of tiatscrea issued hi s curse of belt, book, and can dle-light, o 'oat) named fittoly, his wife, and, several of 66m friends. and threatened art) dl' the congreg'atiVii' before whom the i•enitticiafiot• thade ‘‘ith should dare lO hold ,he smallest is muse With the "pro-7 scriber r erple. 11)1,s 01, die tinfottiotate' victilics to priestly tyratim ;male outcasts and exiles in the verv' farisli of their . Girth --no one dare speal, shoo, tvolf r.rith them, or ita4l nub thein--the rtitwit iit'scorit cootempt is iminted at theiti„ curl the\ 'wive along: tlie are walked out - as ehjc, is for detestation, and tinst ,miloildy fu, assasiination— r, ' i m O what is .) the offence clone t the priest ? on.. ‘ ti ihe nale man w h ose wage s fI) not exceed t;(1 daY, riesi two guineas nit inarrying V. crotts, of Bier, who cel."'") lle'rurnr,zed the " i . cinten of eivll a„tl religi„us him, and get the charge( ) hilt' 01113 -s -of t vho ape so tiller itp pliehaeitetifyignoarsonruttri a ti s i b t i h t e re i i i s e . op u e . excellency I fa: Earl of 7 .lltilgrave; the champion ch tire h - ' oho nobly conlriholed "'UI he " I de:fradin,• despoliini flib•e:ski:::nsh:lecnA'lnt:nsF(,,riyAr.s.—At length the e xcellency pi ofesses to pill and iii love, on the face 4)111 " .e " " e, '► Co„riii;ti(M _ _ con - n i l:et rirovincial musical fes tivals or the ea,lb ?—Tippereirj fiitri•gst ovnilltil:ekel2ptlhio:)ef scale second, , at Norwich, Septet:o,er been l a l i t ni i\ cVJ an ly ch a e rr: t i e n n g e d. asoay eg o u r at e le' s dr t e ; r , September 26; and the fount, at Liverpool, coin-. have 19; the third, mencingpn the 3d of October. Sir George Smart will conduct Norwich and Liverpool; and "Mr. the meetings at Mancheste r, Charles Clarke organi s t of the eitheiral) that. at Worcester.— London paper. THE LATE . BISHOF OF th.IIIHANI.'--Among, the MROV pri vate acts of beneficence : which throw a histre auainti Tate Lord Bishop of littrhain, one to the 'Scotch Church' South Shields, deserves to be , noticed:, Two' years' ago, when that chttsch;was-erectio, z , the ltev. William Graham appli- Cistionio lorOuip, os the spiritual . gortVitin'of the diocese,. forsotne assistance; awl. though entire straugers to each other, he inclosed a draft of which artived on Christmas morn tug, it, doubt intended to be understood as Christmas offering to a chrirch of Christ rh . the letter which Inclosed it, 114 lortlatizeipressed his high regard. for the Church of Scotland,' and-his readiness; in Contribute to its s'uppoitt.--:-DurfOint • veiiiser: