The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1843-06-09 00:00:00

MtETING OF THE TOWN COUNCIL The rnonthly meetin g of the T own Council was held on Teilnesday, in the Town-hall. The M.r.” ••••-"" Tie Deputy Town-lerk read the I trance Committee, which, among athp recommendation that the talm peg Surveyor's d e p artment, b er annnou. thMr. G. 11. LAWRENCE, e proceeding,, mentio ned of Mr. I ill movin the u urge - 8 Pi er were now C( T'oock Committee would lose nt Per share towards th e i mprovem he recommendation for increasin, nece3 sa ) . ver till t ngs of the I s, contained a mfirmation of oefor -......cr regulati on of ammo, the repoe the com mittee for th e last tim, rt. The committee had grantt. eerned proper, to keep ers o f weight Store dealers, dealers in second hand to c w ithin th e old parts of the borough. confirY observaions, Mr. Lawrence conch— rmatio of the proceedings. Sir TnAs BRANCKER seconded the motion. ~ Mr. BoatILEY-Moonc, in the course of some obserhvaad ",?ns, expressed an opinion that in some cases licenses improperly withheld from keepers of marine -t r. G. H. LAWRENCE explained that th vvithlield in cases where the - victed of receiving stolen property. After a brief discussion the proceedings were confirmed ere included in ses, where they chines, marine :nods, and butchers, Alter some explana- , d by movitig the bad been only parties had been recently con..- THE FIRE BILL _ ..11r. %Reeler, in pursuance of notice, requestsd onrtision Of the•council to bring forward the followinglmoti relative to the Fire Bill, before the other busines s on the tePri PaPer- • 14 That the resolution of the council of the 26th of l relative to the withdrawal for the present seesio t n to of the ire. Prevention Bill, be rescinded; and that, subjec proceeded as the council may deem necessary, the bill b receeded with in the present session." sec . h e pellker• ;PeoeTen. objected to the application, as did Mr. l'r when Mr ' 81°1(Peer contended that the matter was of the great eeetp_l!,°usible n. egency, and that delay . would be fatal. He if ••T' l . Pon the Town -clerk to explain to the council why, eue Maher teen- . proceedings were taken, they should be corn lieetw_ithNote the smallest less of time. eleceentieeertveceen.e. then mentioned that after the a p g r e e n v t i s oe in s council he immediately wrote to his tpetdanoen.totsp the second reading of the bill. On the ae to ea -of Jr.▪ si Birkett's notice on the books he wrote again Peruse certain how far it was probable that, on application, the rnitotbfeCommons might forego the standing orders, and the e... °I to proceed. He found that it was ee itie:.u.se. would, on an occasion of this sort e a n lloevthem to probable that the present ee3ie7 Tonaittee, as there was a precedent i coed': f or r• t like proceeding. Notree, however, of the se to ought to be given immediately. hoe, andiltlttTT was then permitted to proceed with the 'no found ae he commenced by saying of the hersstee"°Pinion very prevalent that, in consequence . that when in London he they mode in which they had dealt with the bill, fires that w hich h I t '' , apathy on the subject of Liv er a occurred. There had been a general feeling in the alarming 404 °°1 that the warehouse owners hail been the means of throw that oet the ill; but such was not the case, though Mr. Ilehad re es ' e m n tt° ,_ ll to his surprise, had spoken on that h a d e. however, to believe that Mr. Harbord had r enee of fires, vies. In consequence of the frequent emoterecur walou.,""' the premiunas of insurance had tecrea t s h e e d t t r o a a d n e , atilt:mint, such as could not fail to injure ' calcu hoed ` °w il. In fact, he did not know any thing Ite.e..im as,ist the views of those who favoured th s e o lnland ardrv-:uiat'tge 13thieliraessetilieshenhigh rates. Mr. Birkett proceeideewd of.to g of the resolution, that nu l ti !.:t Mule satisfactory arrangement of measures of th e ~' e greater security to the whole warehous P eirV‘ LOw n. ut. t. ARLE said he would not oppose the motion, for the • ould be etiet°'t,oces were materially changed since the former reso- Cape t Il w as passed. Amongst other things, they ~ , „t e g e lP on to proceed on the practical observations of two the 1 4, 1 _`: men who had been the appointed to survey q,',l le ef_ t re warehouse property in Liverpool. read' the said this would be a proper time for him to u o t hai t ih;: t r . thureee iiii nanunications which fr h u e m had received o the warehouse pr w .. re s and keepers'al TIT f(tr o m m ern ta li' ll s ast India . Association, •e utleueziblitg. that lemslative enactments on the subject might b kr. Aid. , might be, he t i ;cise to ppnseveAniestsa,id, however. unpopular 4,e,.recenti 1.)0(1)1di:ed elaborate of the council, after a . n • iliae se i t j un a P a t to rescind a , rslut i fo m n which had disYeuslsirugne marsrtiol memorials from Public went seitki4,eltsvere generally Caused by one individual, who , !lat er ef ee‘ !torn one person to another, and was the °rip shiorn th e whole. In the case of the dock warehousesth n e their este:hill tehe. In persons who had a direct interestMr.l Itir kett h -- " n 'ent, were made to appear against them.. g etitleliee ad stated that the trade would leave the port lecen. , ramie_ of the warehouses here net being under similarbut_ene • tirliett °Cl ! 1? Docks surrounded with warehouse*. 1.51. r. Nell. si under private management.] That was etc " a - pub s management ; for they und er one own. were . eerpslul.bieti:ntid that ownership was so large that it . was virtually. 94 94 the e,Vnaternent. Mr. Evans was proceeding to remark heese o:oiect of dock warehouses, and to call on the use d ne n! to release the town from the obnoxious clauses wen sidacilltebill, when he was called to order by the Mayor, e r. fe !ewes departing from the question. deid e ~``•.o• LAWItENcE regretteil that the bill was so sud rejee:ti't at the former council. He believed that to the Lae p rosf that bill they owed the lii- , h premiums which "Faber of illiPesed. IVIr Lawrence read a letter: from _a Poititto f-je "rliament who took great interest in Liverpool,. to the ,e.„ nt that further measures were necessary in addition xt. v‘littte:r tele not du e l 'A "' 'rag Of opinion that the insurance offices had I_ e their dut • provision by law, regb oe ti le di s .. ). There was a "' elleed eiences that turpentine and tar distilleries . should °lt aht t • vetrorri other buildings. The insurance . agets teireerin:' LlaVe exercised ei e circum.4pection regarding the , _ lei‘iirreitra(u'oi cttypetroa Lees, meoeoeitt . ic i u d s t sa n . o ei ;l . :er similar places, as regarded offeree init'iShitty. 1 he had heard no valid reasnns . 'l'l4l. Pr e favour of rescinding the resolution of the_ co , un e c e il n ee k i wore t:•ei,his °pillion that all the recent rives h I b ,111giv,i,'f incendiari„. lie urged the necessity of a time eittiir• N,nur further consideration. .1 . er,„:"ltie g rite supported the moeion, and . po . int o e o d_o h u d t l, tl i i n e lende(lueeeelj had experienced in framing a d he (.. ev ery 141 ithe number of persons eeho stepp g ed fr a om me b h e i b •I d r r . e i ,r, f ( o ) c e : '' h egging that their particular interest Might tI Y tl e bill • Pointed out the number of interests affected _ ''e ne e , .! With the d .- • f hasty . legislation, and urged :Th e ratty ee ~e , , , . eti,er o o 4)4 1 t 4 Al'oll. ruez:(1); memorial which he had just received e-tlekestierl44ilierican C hamber of Commerce, offering several leet re'e*tid for for the adoption firelte Tuazicres for the prevention of fires.' , of prompt and e e, .. ie ,te eks It, supported the motion, observin that the ted'„;'. warehfee°°*-lane, which passed across the g , et r re . et to . tetezuses, showed the necessity of the measure. 9 e tve,,,e. belief i ''rged the necessity of proceeding,•el n.promp ,• -eel As 4 i.. ij ust ler ugly, l o i t e 11 stance that t the eagle position thie time next Y r sent would be turned from the poit e , a h . e said , ! t he (lee ''',lf sent aea -,. f rto Bristol, because ()•,::Ir tee e e rel lee in the ratel).;(,)f of there, eon'ltNeePtoY, while in Liverpool it was a shilling. He where it was tvi 4h, ttuek t et there was a necessity for erecting warehouses _ he l'l4iourcina/s• It - Mr. Birkett wanted to cover himself e n siet erit ~ he wonld give way upon this point, at least to 1 .N C i k , t° eliat!liciwie the sheds nn the west side of Prince's It up into evarehouses• ‘it'e'll;. 8A,.14°'-i 1 . II o Lett at orted the, motion at some mi te P4,41'..ie slid that the. attapek made oh Mr. Birkett, by e'ar.,:tvin::, Na.its most iriconsisteet and uncalled for. (He.ari! ii .._h.olim, bill ba r gedop the whole opposition to theeoc tet,cieet gin ,ett leman, and seemed to considerit ßut hie t. M r. i;%11.- Eirkett defending his own propertY• `t (1.131 teeit., -vans been in a similar position ? In suppoe . (1 .1 3 1 tee ei t li . ,•e had he not been its beginning and its . end !, ,ie re • ieivane met on every side and in every position . granpiiite ret !e position of that gentleman in the Dock th et eirte ee t, ''loded him of the eastern fable, of the world ?teoi_ot 4 tqr.oll%lJAnk of an elephant, and the elephant crl .(i)l,l:lilittz,d oLniiii-e• b(ale„aufehter.) Jest so,. the welfare ofthe helittlateee "44 011 lc C. ()t. the dock committee, and the dock (Loud I 'D f “ Th, t .the back of Mr. re Ev . _ . 'D lii 11e,,,, .e,rntletn:in seemed qutte petrined at the 1":11'41eli tit rescinding a former resolution.. He lifte iir tii, , (\I po horror, and exclaimed resci nd a. reso rtrt' t:l()rtliy , i l i IL) hoped that at that most pathetic part '44tl,t t o Pu t ' ertnan's speech, the reporters would recol -414a 1 1. 0 , leest three notes of admiration. (Great W. ht th e '". del he need t remind so shrewd a gentle ile I ls e t eri r e was nti old s o . e h proverb which said— 'rrerNerrl' thee,ha.rige their op onions, but fools never do.'' 1 4 14 tejec':' t"t, council vri)ould 't once acknowledge its said— t, l'Ak _ting the bill d a • le 3 til t..t4 I: CC sale el. reri retrace its s . P • hi"' tv,)l,l,l'?ee tw e i" v ".:•V had the % . vater bill, wt•llichgavewthhiecmh , ii ip li e or ?. be elvo_e,itiocli. !pain s in the strec s t from An '' , ght o 'lle were?_eese 'lse rater, enough ,tiu ' o n. wash away er'N te e 'llis e es e' i "ou sin course of erer, He e still i .. 'a tkii In Snr e ,, ' tOzether a question between the insurers ',tie 'ow ed s u. He was sorry Mr. All Evans had not 1 11 4 4. 'in hell"' Proceed, ;is he thought they would . fiave titere4'e theeesteitoething relative to the true state et the 41. tl, , vspeciulin ntl,i,,ere ought to be .otne sacrifice of self -1;e1t. IPelb,he goetceollgst-gentlemen who stood up so much ,ti,...l4tire.'fAe 1n: ti, l l. tit' 'urstat""mts said he had the authority. of Mr. 11,eignot.re eeniciog thin if the bill were again brought to . r. lee,thee„,! 'Mi xt b oot be tinie to consider it in the council ;. ,h 4li th e ; I nt le an). e considered. in the House of Commons. 414 Dare ll 'st. ()e rr of the chiral., very outraeeous, and the . \v, • hi, 1 4geous bill that ever was ' framed, and it eOlll4ll, e. 'e„,leartY opposiiio eiill e Sej t j tithe -‘)*PsoN asked t ' ll l. . Tow lerk whether there treTtittle •ur the hill to 'comet befonrecthe council to be '6 I.,,,' T .tic k \ ‘'N•e, I , ihp,,P'4 .4( 11u ; 't.tß: said there would. ire, l l4 , iie,"%ct ,htN 'aid it appeared desirable that they should la ht . i l rtiie h"re'ianre, and one which when passed they e h 4 r i c, leit•ee lie.,,hoped, therefore, there would be no 111)t that mieht, by too , et t bill i tbeY would wish muc th h ey baste g bad taken more I ti Aft. ea 0 4) get i e t, f t , • rot A itiN !l -90,1 otiolen n "ISCIIS3 there, appeared Bin ,KETT replied, a n d ile A ge tIt•• • • • - ................. 31 ' • • • • • • • .................. 12 ''i,k,;14.14e Norit , •%, ~ kl '•Oti o , --Y for the motion .......... 19 , 1.441(1et1, fif th, ;.:Messrs,l/.•- Shand, Houghton, Preston, Ld /'.art. l'l4,,i'kett ,mes, Sands, .;kin, Holme s Priestley, I '4 t ' 'l` `" S'll' `44,Pton G. If.. Lawrence, Lace, 'frot . 9t„,tl:tiet. CiPPard, Sm'ith Barclay, • Bulley, Griffith, ktc'klll9ei,4!"ilti,:k lt, Nieol 11,1 Aloon ' Chilton, Sir / 116 11 /t 4orha,l the 'lliay°orY."euxi ' \tt, tit. '`tll' ''.---Niewsra. Isaac HOlnies, Thornhill. tt124;•1,;;44,:,41,14'°'1, Wood, Procter, Lloyd, Kilshaw, '44sitMtltl'lls ttrii'!3'. IY-1 QV re. and Evans. .'o4,i,.4..thertno,77..stl'tlf‘at the Fire Committee be in- 'l7,_itt.q..oba-.,;!!!iar'llentc,.lll's.l.te nl.ea3iires for obtaining the p . .14:4Yr* k‘iiers' I,rocee`tri..2l hill for the protection or prof, . , on, and tha 1 , :, ii tli lt ,!! .. tit le , te ii ir ,, ,iii th e n:•-• - 4 t o any Iktrt,(7Y be ,‘. 1 tk. .t 1,,.. -", H; 1 hie ft , t: 14 1 • , t a S rilay - to utuKe such k ti 4 Qltt i _ e o th e co_n ,-erned by there advisabl, 4. eo„ ded 11, ell befor e it ty ~tte 'notion. i„' Pr y 11(u< l 'iour tt „' 11 said the,- r5 h, 14,, , ..k h. ..ee remain PAID OFFICERS' COMMITTEE Mr. AIKIN inquired respecting the proceedings of the Paid Officers' Committee, which seemed to have suspended opera tions. . LLOYD rep. here wou WORTS' OF LAW lea report in Jtily Towx-ctrux read the,;proceedings of the Courts of Law Committee ; and Mr. BoLl fl in 'moving their confirmation, said the.course.which he was abourto pt rstre rendered it neces sary that in submitting the motion, he Mould precede it by . a few remarks. He had frequently been tolicited . to become a candidate for a seat in that council, and when he did consent to come forward he was supported by men of all parties in the ward which be had the honour to represent. There were, however, circumsfances connected with the peculiar nature of his professional avocations which had. fettered him consi _ he now found would prevent him from ... s any longer a member of the • council. He found although he could not take a contract under the corpo- derably,•and which ration, be might take a sub-contract, but that appeared to him like a direct evasion of the spirit of the law. lfe had been placed in this peculiar position uiore .than once; but when the contract for the execution of the new assize courts was advertised, he found himself placed in a still more singular position. During the time the matter was pending he studiously kept aloof from the tradesmen who were likely to tender; and it was well known that neither himself nor his brother could themselves tender to execute the work. • As'a member of the committee he felt the peculiar delicacy - of his position, and before the tenders were. opened, he would have retired from thelOom, but his wish was overruled. Previ ously to the tenders being opened, and in the presence of the whole committee, he .had taken the opinion of the Town clerk whether he could execute any portion of the work, and the Town-clerk stated that he could legally, as the corpora tion would contract with another individual and would have nothing whatever to do with him. This was the answer which he expected from the Town-clerk, it being a question with him on a legal point, upon the letter, and not the spirit of the law'. It so happened that Mr. Tomlcinson's was the lowest tender, and after a few days that gentleman, in con junction with whom he had done some of the largest wiorks in the kingdom, and with whom be had been long and honour ably associated, appliedto him to know if he would execute the brick-work of this building. lie (Mr. Holmes) told him he placed him in a peculiar position, to which he (Mr. Tonikin . son) replied that the specification would cause him to go on . so quick that he had no other resource, knowing the extent of his machinery and means, and requested him to become thecontractor provided he could do so with honour. He stated he was about leaving home for the continent, and could 'not give him an answer theu ; but he then wrote to Mr. Earle, to ask him whether, in case he acceded to Mr. Tomkinson's wishes, he considered it would be the slightest invasion or infraction of the spirit of the act. Be did this because on the one hand Mr. Earle was chairman of the committee, and upon -the other he was a gentleman from whom he (Mr. Holmes) differed on political points. He received from Mr. Earle a gentlemanly, kind, and courteous reply,- in which Mr. Earle gave a distinct opinion that it would be no in fraction either of the spirit or• the letter of the act. He declined, however, giving Mr. Tomkinson a final answer till he returned from the continent; and in the meantime he ascertained that, as a member of the corporation, he would likewise be in the same position again with reference to work for the dock trust, for he was advised that; as one of the members of the corporation, tie was a trustee of the docks, and, therefore, in the same position. And, really, the ramifications of his own business were such that he assured the council solemnly upon his honour that it was quite possible for• him to infringe upon the spirit of the act, and'in many instances be totally ignorant that lie was doing so, be cause it was impossibe for him to know all that was going on in an extensive employment like that of his firm. He there fore carne to this resolution, that to accept Mr. Tomkinson's offer would not only be inconsistent with his remaining a member of the committee, but most inconsistent for him to remain a member of the council; and he would frankly tell the council that whilst be was desirous of doing all in his power for the benefit of his native town, (and, whether as a member of the council, or as a private individual, he would do so),,at the same time he should not be acting a prudent and judicious part it' he sacrificed the interests of those dear to him at the shrine of popular favour or personal ambition. (Hear;) Ile would not, he trusted, willingly injure the reputation he had hitherto enjoyed; and as he recognised the principle that every man was accountable to his fellow-men for the judi cious exercise of the privileges he possessed, and as he recog- . nised the principle also that a man's character depended not so much upon his legal rights as upon the honourable, the open amid the discreet exercise of those rights, so he thought it would be neither just nor hodourable in him to remain any longer a member of the council if thereby he infringed even upon the spirit of the act of parliament. (Cheers.) He begged to say, that he valued the honbur of a seat in that council as much us the most wealthy and most intelligent of its members; .and much as he regretted that the decision which be had come to, and the line of duty which he had chalked out to himself, would put a constituency whom he respected and admired, and with many of whom he was inti mately acquainted, to some ihcchivenience, he had gone into that room, this morning, with the intention of frankly and openly stating to the council the difficult position in which he found himself, and he had come to the resolution of stating these facts, and leave the council to say whether, under the circumstances, he ought to retire or not. But he thought, at the same time, it was more a matter for his own feelings - than for the opinion of the'council ; and he trusted he should .never do a single act which any friend of his might be ashamed of, which. would be a deep infliction upon him ; and: therefore he had come to the resolution of retiring from the council. This was no sacrifice to him personally, nor would the sacrifice of the loftiest situation to which he could be elected, if principle called for it; and while he had had the pleasure of acting on . committees in perfect harmony and concord with gentlemen- who differed from him on many ; points for the general good of the town, it would be to him a matter of serious regret, not only upon account of the con stituency he represented, but upon account of many gentle men with whom he had acted on the committee, to leave the council; but his impression was that he ought not to remain there, and he would not remain there, unless in the honotir- • able, upright, and independent position in which lie had hitherto stood, and in which he was determined always to stand. He repeated, therefore, that it was no sacrifice to him when principle called for it ; and expressing his hearty . good wishes, and his hest feelings to every gentleman he saw around him, he begged he might now be considered as ;no longer a member of the council,, and he begged leave, repect fully, to retire. Mr. Holme, whose address was received with the most marked attention, was about to retire, when be was invited to remain till the close of the proceedings. Mr. G. H. LAWRENCE said that Mr. Holme had referred to a time when he had been invited to a seat in that council ; he had also referred to the honourable manner in which he had been retvrncd as the representative ..of -St. Peter's Ward, at the last election, but with how much greater'pride might be look back upon his conduct this day ! With how much greater satisfaction would he remember the noble manner in which he bad now .come for Ward, not screening himself under an act of parliaMent or the strict letter of the law, but at once coming forward and saying that his own feelings—guided as he was by his own sense of - what the spirit of the' act was rather than the letter of it as promulgated by the Town-clerk—lead him to think he could no longer, with propriety, hold a seat' in that council. (Hear, hear.) In that feeling he (Mr. G.-H. Lawrence) fully concurred ; he fully concurred in the propriety of the Course which. Mr. Holme had taken, but not in the Town clerk's view of the law, who said that, although Mr. Holme was not competent to undertake the work as a contractor, he was as a sub-contractor under Mr. Tornkinson. That Might be true according to the strict letter of the act; but he (Mr., G. Fl. Lawrence) should be sorry if Mr. Holme exposed himself, the council, or the great con , servative' party to which he belonged, to what they would be exposed if the law, as expounded by the Town-, Clerk, were correct. The law was not well defined; but he contended, both from the municipal act arid the amendments in the act of Victoria, that Mr. Holme could not, so long as he was either contractor or sub-contractor, hold a seat in that council. He regretted to lose the services of Mr. Holme, and he sympathised with the electors of the ward, who were about to be deprived of the great ability of. their representative. The corporation was deeply indebted to Mr. Holme for many valuable suggestions, and no One amongst them would regret his loss more than himself (Mr. G. H. Lawrence). He honoured him for the course he had taken, and he wished that, under all the circumstances, it could be avoided ; but as it could not, he (Mr. Lawrence) was sure every member of the council was satisfied his con duct would bee mutter of satisfaction to his own mind, and they cordially wished him every success in the great contract upon which he was embarking. (Hear, hear, hear.) Mr. Btakerr considered that Mr. Holme had put himself into the hands of the council, whose opinion he wished to know. The MAYOR said he understood it to be Mr. Hobite's in tention to retire. • Mr. AIKIN said he should have been inclined to think with Mr. Birkett, if Mr—Holme had not said that his own feel ings, his own sense of honour, and the propriety, which had characterized him throughout life. told him he could not re main. If it had been a question whether a sub-contractor did come within the spirit of the act, that might have been settled by the council, but it had assumed altogether a dif ferent shape ; for it was a ma tt e r o f f ee li ng , an d o f that de scription of feeling which, the moment it crossed the: mind of a man, prevented all further consideration of such a question. He was satisfied that Mr. Holme had come to a right con clusion on reading the first clause which Mr. Lawrence had read, for it was provided that any man having an interest either indirectly or directly, was thereby deprived of the position which Mr. Holme had held With so much credit to himself, and with such great value to the council. Perhaps be (Mr. Aikin) might be tole rated for one moment, as a political opponent, in- giving. expression to his feelings, as he trusted that • rood would hereafter result from it. Mr. llolme was a striking instance, among a great number of others, that, whatever political controversy might take place, however bitter passion might reign, the moment men of sense and men of business got into that council. and applied themselves to the affairs of the town in the various committees, there all political feeling merged in the duty which it was incumbent upon each to discharge. In the instance they had just had—perhaps as strong a one as could be produced—Mr. Holum had been distinguished out of doors for giving an• honourable and sin cere expression to his political feelings, and he had, in con sequence of those feelings been filling some considerable space in the public eye; but he (Mr. Aikin) was satisfied he spoke the sentiments of his own party, when he said they could not have had in that council-room a more value .. ble man than Mr. Holme, not only from his honesty of pur pose and intention, but from his intimate knowledge of the businesi of the town, his scientific and professional know ledge,' and the varied practical views which he could ut all times bring to bear upon the 'questions placed before him. (Hear.) So far be (Mr. Aikin) did a expre.s sincere and ho nest regret that the council were about.to lose him ; but, at the same time, he trusted the day-was ant far distant when men would be elected for. their merit, for their fitness for the duties to be imposed upon them, and less, as hitherto, froth their taking one political side or the other. In giving ex pression to this feeling he knew he should be twitted and retorted upon by its being said he was suggesting a course which his party, in their dominancy, did not adopt. They certainly did not to the extent he could have wished, but he trusted that bad then would never be an excuse ID do evil now. lie trusted the day was not far distant, as be said before, when men, from their respectability, the character would be selected and elected; and be declared publicly in that room, as he had verbally stated in all the committees of irty, that he would rather vote for a respectable politi cal opponent than for any man, although a political suppor ter, with no degree of respectability in character or conduct. He hoped that . that feeling (and it must come from some I earnest. I source) not be general; that the council should no longer )e distinguished as a political body but as men determined to fulfil • their municipal duties conscientiously. Ile had seized an opportunity, which be trusted might not be consi dered altogether irrelevant, to make these observations ; and on behalf of a great number of political opponents lie pre. - - suited to Mr. Holme their thanks for the excellent example he had set in that council-room—so well calculated to allay all bitterness and bad spirit. (Hear, hear.) [Mr. Holme then handed a cheque for £3O to the Mayor as the fine on relinquishing his seat, which being accepted, he shook hands with the Mayor and Town-Clerk, and left the room.] Mr. Alderman EvANs concurred in all Mr. Aikin had said, in expressing his regret that the council were abput to lose so valuable an acquisition as Mr. Holme had been ; but there was another part of Mr. Aikin's observations to which he could not assent. He (Mr. Aikin) had made a kind of confession of judgment against the party to which he (Mr. Evans) belonged, for the course they had adopted in nomi nating people to that council. He (Mr. Evans) had uni formly met that argument with the necessity of the case, that they were right. They had their own partizans, who helped to get the reformed constitution of the town ; and it was impossible they could leave those who had achieved the victory.to. go. to those who were wreaking from the conflict in opposing the acquisition of that very constitution. lie contended also, upon the phrt of the liberal party, that they never had offered any candidate, in any part of the town, who was Pot creditable to the• council. Under Present cir cumstances, sufficient time had not elapsed in which all the parties of Liverpool could be fused into one common mass, and they . could draw ..out of the whole of them, without reg. st eligible and to political princlules, those who were n 1 way for public offices. Mr. .SANDS.—Then we are to go on as we have done (Loud laughter.) MARKETS COMM ITT E. The proceedings of the Markets Committee-were next read and confirmed. The proposal to increase the salary of Robert Golding from Ns. to 15s. per week was affirmed. EDUCATION COMMITTEE The proceedings of the Education► Committee gave the following return of children in the schools:— Nortli Schools.—Boys, 308; girls, 243; infants, 182.- 785.—Number o❑ the books, 973... South Schools.—Boys, 201 ; girls, 169; infants, 182. Total, 552.—Number on the books, 700. GARDENS COMMITTEE Mt% ISAAC HOLMES, after the proceedings of the. com mittee had been read, called the attention of the ChainfiaO of the Fjnance Committee to the fact•that new iron ptilinss would shortly be required upon one side of St Jagneal . s Walk. The experises would be about £3OO, which he hoped would not be grudged like the last. Mr. G. H. LAWRENCE replied that the expense was not grudged, but he complained that the commisee had abso lutely set the railing on the wrong side! (Hear, hear.) Mr. ISAAC HOLMES defended the proceedings of the committee.—Confirmed. MAYOR'S COMMUNICATIONS, Mr. R. V. Yates returned thanks to the council for the handsome mannerin which they had granted him the us© of the Exhibition-rooms to display the plans for terraces in Prince's Park ; of which, however, owing to their being occupied by Dubute's pictures, he could not avail himself. Mr. J. G. Jones thanked the council, in the name of the committee of the Collegiate Institution, for having placed at their disposal for the ensuing Exhibition the valuable por traits in the Town-ball. .A memorial from the' minister of and several pewholders in St. Luke's Church, praying for certain alterations to be made therein, was referred to the Church Expenditure Com mittee. A memorial from certain inhabitants of Paul-street,, Lime kiln-lane, complaining of a nuisance opposite Spring-place, was referred to the Finance Committee. An application from Susman Solomon for compensation for leaving his house and shop in Elliot-street was declined. Messrs. Mather, Dickenson and Co. presented a memo rial, complaining of the conduct of the stipendiary magistrate in adjudicating on a case in which they were concerned. The memorialists were directed to he informed, that the council had no power to interfere. ;oes into cutrunittee y ..ANCI4It. 016 t "° Ctrt 4° reeeiv„ P aid the Fire Committee woulo Ih;th. ' 11 1) e , le 1,0,1 the suggeations of all parties, both ttzl4 ee•i`~br~ (4.. ttitoee. Aikin, arl ''44 Passed without a division 111 1 4 \At tc t o rr , I ': t,4l) Zi eti i 4 C c°"lrr'E. wow N s "e 4 ?„Z Committee it was stated t efuetlouereks he i.',3;ot.rnPeetleyr'tshlisocdoSm: ',and Lloyd Were added S.Ybe f , toc )i. ;Irig, of eoxtUrrreE. c.t4th4le!, Ir. liirkpthe bock Cotorrkit4eo were read and h s , was tt urged the printinz of a report o, e l mi un the generally opposed on account o f th k rao4 'lurid that the roeeed in was unne cotdd read the Port at the g Town-hall. APPOINTMENT OF PARISH CLERK A memorial was read, reco:mnending Thomas. Downward as aproper person to be clerk of St. Peter's. _ . The TOWN-CLERIC, in reply to a question, said the coun cil had excereised the right of appointing the parish clerk for nearly three centuries, but they had exercised the power illegally. In the absence of proof of the appointment ever having been made by the parishioners, it would be vested in the minister of the church. It would therefore be in the hands of the rectors. Of course, if the corporation had not the appointment, neither would they have to pay the salary. Mr. William Laird sent the following letter, which Was re ferred to the Committee on Fires : " Deiby Buildings, Liverpool, June 6, 1843. Sir,—The late fires having drawn the attention of all parties interested in their prevention to the best means of rendering future warehouses fireproof, or as nearly so as pod= sible, I take the liberty of calling your attention to two now in progress of erection by Messrs, Holme, in Vulcan -street, Clarence Dock, and for which I am supplying the iron-work, which enters very largely into their construction. My ob ject in thus addressing you is to call your attention, and that of any other member of the council who may feel interested in the subject, to the iron beams for carrying the floors and the amount of pressure which they will sustain. Each beam is proved on the ground with an hydraulic press before being put in its place to the extent of 35 tons weight in the centre, being equivalent to a weight on the whole floor of five tons per square yard,---1 greater amount of weight by about. two tons per square yard than is.generally calculated to be borne by existing warehouses. Many doubts having been expressed ,ay to the .prudence of using iron beams for warehouse floors, I am desirous that any parties who entertain such doubts may have an opportunity of testing their opinion by actual experiment, the proving of the beams being daily in progress. At the shine . time I beg to call your attention to the other iron-work used in the construction of these warehouses, the intention being to complete them without any wood-work, so that as far as stone, brick; and iron can make a building fire proof, they shall be so. The attention of the council is also -called to a new and improved mode of recessing the ware house doors, thereby doing away with pent-houses, and af fording security to passengers from the fall of goods. I whould .not have ventured to bring the matter thus publicly before you did I not feel that I addressed you on a subject Which is becoming daily of more importance, and regarding which it is desirable to obtain as much information as possi ble, both as to the best way of improving the construction of future, and altering the existing warehouses, there being in the building referred to many details connected with external iron-work which might easily adapted to the present ware houses. " I ant; Sir, your most obedient humble servant, (Signed) " W. LAIRD." " To His Worshipful the Mayor of Liverpool." SITE FOR THE NEW BOROUGH GAOL. The MAYOR read a letter from Major Jel;b, - addressed to Mr. Rushton, stating 'that he had been over the site of the intended new gaol, and' he did not see a..y force in the ob jections to it which would not apply to all clay soils. Of course he would have preferred gravel, but it was not a sine qna non There was no question that the drainage could be effected whilst the water could be easily disposed of.—The Mayor also read two reports, one from Dr. Duncan, and the .other from Mr: Cunningham, architect, b o th addresedto Mr. peter Wright, in opposition to the site. Dr. Duncan said there could be no doubt that the proposed site, in its present state, was quite unfitted for the purposes of a gaol, the sub stantial objection being the dampness of the soil. The question of eligibility depended, however, upon a tho rough and perfect drainage, with regard to which he did not feel qualified to offer an opinion. Mr. Cunningham, in his report, stated decidedly that the land could not be effectually drained. Mr. G. H. LAWRENCE then read a memorial from many inhabitants of places in the vicinity of Wavertree against erecting the intended new gaol on the \Vavertree-hall estate; and at some length contended that no better site could either have been selected or obtained. Mr. Archer, the surgeon to the Borough Gaol, was of opinion that the proposed site was in all respects healthy, and he (Mr. Lawrence) really could not think of asking the council to retrace their steps on the subject. Some further discussion caused upon the eligibility of the site in the course of which Mr. PARKER gave notice that at the next meeting he should move that the gaol be not erected on the site of Wavertree Hall. The council adjourned at a quarter past four o'clock SIR HOWARD DOUGLAS AND THE LIVERPOOL RADICALS The following letters have recently been received from Sir Howard Douglas in reply to some foolish remonstrances for warded by the corn-law repealers of this town to our worthy representative:-- (Copy.) " Green-street, Grosvenpr-square, April 26, 1843. " SIR,—I have to acknowledge the receipt of your letter, dated the 22d instant, inclosing a copy of a resolution passed at a meeting of the shipping trades connected with the port of Liverpool, upon the subject of Mr. Villiers' motion for the total and immediate repeal of the corn-laws ; and strongly urging the representatives of the borough to support that motion. " With all clue respect for the . meeting from which that resolution emanates; with the greatest possible regard for the well-being of that great national interest to which that resolution. relates ; but with a deep conviction that the total and immediate repeal of the corn-laws, fur from alleviating the distress in which, in common with other interests, the shipping interest of this country is now suffering; would greatly aggravate all those existing, and, as 1 hope, tempo rary evils, and produce others of very formidable descrip tions, and permanent in their effects ; entirely convinced in any conscience, and on the most mature deliberation, that such would be the effects of passing any such law, and that the shipping interests in particular would be severely preju diced by such a measure, I shall certainly act in conformity with these nay convictions, in opposing the motion to which the resolution, which you have transmitted, relates. " I have the honour to be, &c., (Signed) " HOWARD DOUGLAS. " Hugh Boyd, Esq., President." (Copy 2.) " Green-street, June 3d, 1843 " have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter, transmitting to me a copy of a resolution passed at a meeting of the Anti-Monopoly Association, held at Liverpool, on the 31st ultimo, upon the subject of the vote given by me, against Mr. Villiers' late motion for a total and immediate repeal of the Corn Laws. " I gave that vote under the most firm, and conscientious conviction, that the passing of such a law, whether considered singly, or followed, as it Must be, either immediately or ul timately, by withdrawing protection from all other interests, would be productive of the most formidable evils to this country. That vote, was even, too, in strict conformity with the declaration I most explicitly Made, before "became your representative, that I would support, firmly, the protective principle, applied to all national interests, believing this to be essential to the prosperity, and even •to the existence, of the empire ; subject, however, to such revisions, modifica tions, or adjustments of the degrees of protection, as might appear to me, to'be most conducive to the general prosperity of the trading, commercial, and shipping interests of the great community o which I have the honor to be one of the repre sentatives. " It must always be a matter of regret to me, to find my self compelled to differ, with any portion of my constituents ; but, I shall continue to act according to the dictates of my own conscience, in a fearless discharge of my duties, to ad vocate.and promote to the best of toy power, the local and general interests of Liverpool ; and, 1 trust, that in so acting, I shall best retain the confidence which that great consti tuency reposed in the integrity of my principles, when they placed me, unsolicited, and unopposed, in the proud situation which I have the honor to hold. " I have the honor to be, Sir. "Your most obedient " Humble servant, ' (Signed) "HOWARD DOUGLAS. " Charles Holland, Esq., Chairman, Anti-Monopoly As sociation." WEATHER IN THE NORTH.—The month of 1843 has pro ved to be the wettest and most cold unseasonable ever re membered here, the prevailing winds blowing crow the east nd noth- we:it Nearly ull. tray on Friday tt torrents, mingled with large hail stones, and in the evening there was a partial thunder storm. The peals were loud and continued, heralded by vivid flashes of lightning. During the last week the mountains and hills in the neighbourhood of Melmerby, Patterdale, Shap, and other places in the coun ties of Cumberland and Westmoreland, were all covered with snow, which is an unusual circumstance at this advanced period of the year.. The " helm wind " on Cross fell has con tinued to blow with great violence for fifteen successive days, an unpreeented occurrence, we understand. The weather indeed continues very rainy and cold up to Monda►-. . '. TIRE TEA TRADE, June s.—The deliveries of tea last week vtere 499,0271 b. This year. the deliveries h ave b een 14.922,0001 b., and the imports 15,654.0001 b., and th e stock is now . 28,658,0001 b To the corresponding dates o f 18 49 the anddeliveries o were w l a , s 1 , 3 0 3 35 , i 2 0 8 0 0 , 0 1 ( b )0 . ,1 andb.The the im ports h 17,905 , 0001 b. con sumpt i on of Loudon forms an item of the total deliveries to the extent this year of 10,492,00011) The arrivals last month were con siderable, comprising 10 vessels.. By the overland mail we have accounts, stating that very little business and no specu lation was going on in teas, though prices ruled moderate, and the supplies received were of fine quality. Here the market is quiet. Ou Thursday there will be another small public sale. MEETING OF THE DOCK COMMITTEE The following members of the Dock Committee were pre sentat,the weekly meeting yesterday.:— . Messrs:Sands (chair: man), Horsfall, Barclay, Holt, Holmes, Molyneux, Smith, Nicol, Aikin, Evans, Tobin, Boyden, Bold, Shand, Brain ley-Moore, Martin, Middleton, and Moan. BRUNSWICK DOCK The SURVEYOR requested permission to run Brunswick LUCK ury, US Soon as it could be done conveniently, 1 purpose of repairing the buoy. chains. The CHAIRMAN asked when it would be convenient The SURVEYOR.—Not at present. Mr. BOLD suggested that the Harbour Master should be consulted on the matter, especially as leave had also been given to run two other docks dry. - The SURVEYOR said it could not be done withput the con sent of the Harbour Master. • Mr. EVANS enquired what injury had been done to the chains—was it owing to corrosion? The SURVEYOR, in reply, said the chains had .broken in consequence of five or six vessels hanging together to the buoy. Mr. ROYDEN said the fact was, vessels had now got to such an amazing size, that in a gale of - wind it was impossi ble to hold four or five of them together. • The required permission was then granted. REWARD the the recommendation of the Sub-committee of w or k s , the sum of three guineas was awarded to Captain Tredgold, of the barque Sir John Beresford, for picking up and bring ing into port one of the buoys in Victoria Channel, which had parted from her moorings. ROCK LIGLITHOUSI A resolution of the Finance Committee of the Town Council was read, to the effect that they had directed the Surveyor of the corporation to repair the quay of the Rock Lighthouse, as requested.by the Dock Committee. TILE WAREHOUSES.-LIABILITY FOR LOSS OR DAMAGE The SECRETARY read the opinions of Mr. Austin and Mr. Hendet son on cases submitted to them, whether, with rela tion to the transit sheds or dock warehouses, the committee were liable for loss or damage therein. Both the learned counsel were of opinion that, under the circumstances stated, the committee were not liable; but at the same time they thought it expedient that the exemption from liability should be made public, in order to prevent misapprehension. ALLEGED DAMAGE Captain Cushing, commander of the American ship George Stephens, in a letter addressed to the committee, requested the remission of a 'stun of £35, charged to him for damage done by his vessel to the shed on the north side of Clarence Dock basin on the 2(1 instant. It appeared that the vessel was being removed from Trafalgar Dock into the graving dock for the purpose of being coppered,• when a sudden squall springing up, a hawser gave way, by which damage to the amount above named was done. A report was read from the North Harbour Master upon the subject, but as it was not deemed sufficiently explicit, it was referred back to him for a further report. EXPENSE OF THE NEW WAREHOUSES In reply to a question from Mr. HORSYALL, The SURVEYOR stated that at the next meeting he would be prepared to give information as to the estimated cost of the dock warehouses. THE FLOATING BATH The CfrAIRMAN then introduced the subject of the floating bath, mentioned at the last meeting by Mr. Brumley Moore, and said he had received a letter on the subject from Mr. Askew, the water-bailiff of the corporation. The SECRETARY read the Water-bailiff's letter, which stated that the subject having been brought under the notice of the committee, and his name mentioned with it, be begged 'to say that a long discussion tor.k place before several mem bers of the corporation many years ago; and he then stated as he - did now, that no profit would 'induce him (the Water bailiff) to place her where she was"now, particularly under the agreement entered into by the late Mr. Coglan, which was, that he would not only repair any damage the bath sus tained, but be answerable for any damage done by it to other vessels. He had no doubt Mr. Okill would have a record of the facts. Mr. BOLD said this letter gave no opinion whether the bath was moored in the proper' place or not, which was the real point. Mr. BRAMLEY-MOORE thought that the contents of the letter had nothing to do with the question. Mr. BOLD observed that the Water-bailiff appeared to look at the bath as if it were a question whether it was a profitable speculation ; or at the risk which the owner run of having to make good any damage done by her to other vessels. Mr. EvAxs considered that no risk could be done by her to any vessel, because she was so flimsy and slight, that she must give way. She never could damage any vessel. The question really was, whether she was in the way of the navi gation. MennAmtev-Moons also contended that the true ques tion was, whether the bath was an obstruction to the navi gation of the river. Mr. HoLmus said it was an obstruction, but at the same time it was a convenience to the public. Mr. BRAAILEY-MOORX urged that if the bath was an ob struction to the navigation of the river, it was the first duty of the committee to see that it was moved into some other place, as convenient as possible to the public, but still where it would not obstruct the highway of the river. Mr. HOLT said the decision rested with the Town Council. The CIIAIRMAN admitted that, but added that the Coun cil would in all probability take some steps upon any recom mendation of the Dock Committee. Three waster-pilots were then introduced, all of whom, in answer to questions from several members of the Committee, expressed.an opinion that in its present position, it was, more or less, an obstruction and an impediment to the navigation of the river. The pilots having retired, Mr. EVANS said he recollected that one of the arguments made use of many years ago for the bath being placed there was that there were no public baths in the town. That ob jection was now removed. _ _ The CHAIRMAN observed that it was the corporation who would have to consider whether they would remove it. Mr. EVANS.—Yes ; we cannot remove it. Mr. BRAMLEY-MOORS remarked that whateVer the in convenience was . to the navigation twenty years ago, it was much increased now. Mr. EvAsis said he had referred to one-and-thirty years ago. - Mr. BRAMLILY-MOOILE replied that for 20 vessels which came into the river at that time there were sixty nuw. The inconvenience, therefore, was trebled. Mr. EVAN$.—The fact is, we look at it in a nautical point of view, and the corpoiation in a sanitary way. It was then resolved_that a communicatiou should be made with the ToWn Council upon the subject, after which the committee separated. INDUSTRIOUS ENGLAND.—Not only is the proportion of persons in the community who pass their lives in active in dustry, labouring with their hands or their heads, greater !n this than in almost every other well-peopled country in Europe, but the amount of skilled labour performed in a given time by any given number of our countrymen is commonly greater than that accomplished by the like number of any other people in Europe. To this circumstance it is in great part owing, that, with a higher rate of daily wages paid for fewer hours of toil than are required in other countries, our manufacturers have been able, under otherwise adverse cir cumstances, to maintain the superiority over their rivals. Many of those rivals, both in France and in Germany, have contrived to possess themselies of our best machines, not withstanding the legal prohibition to their exportation ; but, having hitherto been unable to imbue their workman with the degree of energy and skill by which the English artisan is distinguished,, are in general unable to compete with us in any but the commonest kind of fabrics. The proportion of persons in the United Kingdom who pass their time without applying to any gainful occupation is quite inconsiderable. 01 5,812,276 males, twenty years of age and upwards, living at the time of the census of 1831, there were said to be ea gaged in some calling or profession 5,466,282, as follow : In agriculture, 2,470,111; in trade and manufactures, 1,888,768 ; in labour, not agriculture, 698,588 ; in domestic service, 132,811; as bankers, clergymen, professional men,. eze., 275,904 ; thus leaving unemployed only 346,094, or rath er less than six per cent. of the whole, which, assuming that the proportionate number at each age continued the same in 1831 that it was found to be in 1821, is not quite a quarter per cent. beyond. the number living in 1831 v.dio were seventy years of age and upwards. It is probable that this number of unemployed persons is somewhat understated, and that noblemen and gentlemen residing upon their estates, many of whom entrust to agents everything connected with busi ness employment, are reckoned among the number of those engaged in agriculture ; but, if it be the case, it cannot very greatly alter the calculation.—porter's Progress of the Nation. How TO PURIFY THE AIR OF STABLES. — Having been invited by Mr. Evans, of Dean /louse, Edstone, to make some experiments on his excellently-conducted farm Sand stables, 1 trust the results of those upon the absorption of ammonia may prove of sufficient interest to entitle them to publication. As gypsum (crystallised sulphate of lime) had been highly recommended for this purpose in some recent works on agriculture, the stables were in the first instance freely strewn with this salt coarsely powdered; . but though the ammonia was evolved during the removal of the wetted straw in sufficient quantity to affect even the eyes of the grooms, I could not, after two days' exposure, detect the sslightest trace of it in the gypsum when I examined it with slaked lime. This result was the more surprising, as it is known to every chemist that solutions of carbonate of ammo nia and of gypsum are incompatible ; the carbonic acid leaving the ammonia to form the precipitate carbonate of lime, the sulphuric acid passing to the ammonia; and I had previously - ascertained that in an atmosphere:so highly charged with am monia as to be destructive to animal or veget ble life, a very appreciable proportion was talign up by wetted gypsum The following experiments appeared conclusive upon the point, tha*z under less favourable circumstances not an atom was absorbed —2OO grains wetted with distilled water were ex posed in a close stable for three days, precautions having been taken to avoid any error from evaporation : it was again weighed, no increase could be perceived, nor was any ammo nia evolved on the application of the usual tests ; while 200 grains wetted with diluted sulphuric acid, and exposed tl e same time, were found to have gained 36 grains of ammonia. The stables were then strewn with the gypsum moistened witlr sulphuric acid, and examined the next morning; every por tion was found to have absorbed sufficient ammonia to evolve its peculiar pungent odour when brought in co n ta c t w; V i slaked lime; the stables had also lost their close, un h ea lthy smell. To use the words of the grooms, they a pp eare d sweetened. As it was evident the gypsum acted merely me chanically, affording a convenient absorbent surface for the be •shown by. the, acid, experiments were made substitu ing sawdust f or gypsum with even more fa voura ble results. That the p ro p ort i on o f free simple e ammonia experiment m in e n s t t stables placing r a y urge n e s t e nay d piece of paper reddenedi with weak acid in a stable; in one badly cleaned or ill- ventilated the effect is instantaneou s ; but even in those of Mr. Evans, where the greatest attention was paid tolthese points, the paper was observed in a few minutes to become blue ; even the water kept in the stable the over night, as is the habit to take off the chill, becomes sufficiently impregnated with ammonia to affect tests. As this alkali is justly ranked among the most powerful stimulants, the,.cons tinual breathing of an atmosphere vitiated by it can hardly fait to have a prejudicial effect. tir.o.oma are observed to be short-lived; and the rapid course of inflammatory diseases in horses, and their distressing predisposition to colds and af fections of the chest are no doubt greatly aggravated b %ibis cause. The increased salubrity and sweetness of the stable if pointed out to the grooms would, therefore, soon reconc il e them to the slight additional trouble the adoption of this re medy would incur. At Dean House the acid gypsum was first strewn amidst the straw ; but as this was considered likely to injure the fret and clothing of the hunters, it was afterwards spread on trays. One part of sawdust will be the ammonia is evolved found to absorb readily three times its weight of acid solu tnlfree weeks the acid pow der, which I made with one . -part, by measure, of sulphuric acid to fifteen of vratz,r. If intended to be tried as a manure it should be mixed in with the straw when removed from the e s nta freely, y ,D that urin a g t the tbe der, which should not remain more than three days in the stable without changing, will be found completely neutralised, and as the greatest benefit was derived. from covering up and salting dung-heaps, by which I believe an additional absorp tion of ammonia could only have been gained, it may be rea to,coroottri sonably hoped that an increased value would result from a re7dceisifs manure thus surcharged with aramoniacal salts.—Journal of the Agricultural Society. REVIEW OF THE CHESHIRE YEOMANRY CAVALRY This fine regiment was reviewed on Wednesday' last, on the Sands at Bootle, by Lieut.-Colonel St. Quintin, of the lith Lancers, who was attended by his Aid-de-Camp. The officer appointed to accompany them on the occasion was Lieutenant 'Watson, of the Yeomanry. The day was on the whole fine, though cloudy—threatening rain, and during the review only a .passing shower fell, which .however AI not sprinkling - of the numerous spectators to induce more tl leave the ground for the time, so anxious were all to'witness the movements of a corps which deservedly stands in high estimation amongst our domestic" hoops. . Before noticing the review, it may be well for the gratifi cation of those interested to state that the whole regiment now comprises 494 men, including 32 officers and staff officers. Of the Whole only 20 men were absent , with leave; and only six members (including a Lieutenant) are wanted to make up the complement,—or 600. The following are the officers : Colonel.—The Prince of Wales (as Duke of Chester.) Lieut.-Colonel.—Egerton, commanding. Ditto.—Lord de Tabley. Captains.—Sir P. Egerton ; Messrs: T. Egerton; Antiobus ; Lloyd ; Worthington ; De Trafford ; Townshend ; Tatton ; Leycester ; Brooke. Lientenants.—Palin ; allace ; COurt ; Carr :%:lat*land.; Richmond ; Brooke ; Reade ; Nicholsot Cornets.—Barker ; Pownall ; Thornton ; Wright ; Worthington ; Pownall; Robinson Adjutant and Captain.—Hill. - Surgeon.—Mr. BroAdbent. Acting Veterinary Surgeon.—J. Fagan. Ramgill ; Antrbbus Mr. Fagan has. we learn, gained great praise from the officers for his attention to the duties of Veterinary Surgeon. There was a vast concourse of persons on the Sands, many of whom came in carriages and on horseback. The ground on the east and south sides was densely crowded, and but for the want of a grand stand, reminded us of the course at Ain tree pending a great race. Nor was there any want of ani mal refreshments, cakes, gingerbread, &c. The movements and word of command iu the field exercise of the day were exceedingly interesting, and many of them intricate. The following were the principal : I Close column on the fourth squadron left in frOnt. 2 The column will take ground to the right. 3 Deploy on the third squadron. 4 The iine will advance the third squadron directs. 5 Change front to the left on the third squadron. 6 Retire by threes from the right of squadrons, and form line. 7 Advance in double column from the centre. Right column directs. • 8 Form,lit►e to the right. 9 The line will advance. 10 By threes change position right back. 11 Close column left in front on the fifth squadron. 12 Attack by squadrons and retire by threes from the flanks. 13 Deploy on the fifth squadron. 14 The line will'advance, covered by skirmishers. 15 Open column in tear of the right. Wheel into fins. 1G The line will 'attack to the front, the third squadron directs. 17 Retire in double column from theleft of the third and fifth squadrons. - 18 Form line to the rear on the leading troops. Advance in parade order and salute ; at the halt the officers salute and carry swords, taking the time from the command ing officers. Many of these movements were performed with a preci sion which we should scarcely have anticipated from a body not in regular practice. No. 6,7, 12, 16 and 17, were par ticularly effective, as was also the salute to the reviewing offi cer by each of the five squadrons in passing. The horses kept well in line, and the whole regiment earned the praise of a fine looking and expert body of men. They arrived on the sands about half. past ten o'clock, and retired from the field in excellent order about two. The following is the regimental order that was read to each division on the same evening; and it is highly commendatory of the good discipline and orderly conduct of the whole corps:-- "'Liverpool, 7th June, 1843 - _ " Lieutenant-Colonel Egerton cannot leave without ex pressing to the regiment how highly satisfied he has been with the good conduct, cleanliness, and orderly behaviour, as well as with the attention they have paid in the field. Lieutenant-Colonel Egerton has much pleasure in stating to them, that Lieutenant-Colonel St. Quintin expressed him self highly satisfied with their movements, and every thing he saw during his inspection. Lieutenant-Colonel Egerton begs to return his best thanks to the officers, non-commis sioned officers, and privates, for all their exertions during the last week ; and also for their excellent conduct, under most trying and distressing circumstances, during the period they were out last year in aid of the civil service." _ _ _ The allusion at the conclusion refers to the services of the regiment when called to suppress some of the disturbances in the manufacturing districts. They were then on duty nearly five weeks—from the 18th August to the 10th September, and also part of them in July at Congleton and the Potteries in Staffordshire. The only accident we noticed was one, the effects of which were extremely laughable, but which might have had a different result had not there been a number of persons pre sent. A little towards the north-westward of the first land mark is a quicksand, into which a rather " extensive swell," mounted on a fiery charger, galloped. Amidst the shouts of the spectators and the laughter of hundreds, horse and mae were soon seen rolling like, as John Reeve used to say, " a couple of young porpoises or whales at play." By the dint of great exertion the unhappy cavalier was extricated, co vered, from head to foot from top to toe—spectacles in cluded—With a thick coat of mud, reminding one of a plaster model of the statue of Don Guzman done in sand stone. Having remounted, the gentleman rode•off to a neighbouring hotel to get scraped down, amidst " loud cheers and very marked applause." On Tuesday the officers and several of their friends were hospitably entertained by the Mayor at the Town-hall, who gave them a sumptuous dinner. On Wednesday evening the officers and their friends, to the number of upwards of 20, including the Mayor, dined at the Adelphi. The repast was got up in Mr. Radley's best style. The regiment left the town yesterday morning, in sepirate troops, on their way homeward—some to Stockport, others to Salford; &c. [ln our last we stated by mistake that the new colours were handed to the cornets. We should have *said to the quarter masters.] MANCHESTER RACES TUESDAY, JUNE 6 THE Witiros STAKES, of 10 sovs each, Ii ft, with 40 sovs added. One mile and a quarter. 4 subs. , . • Mr Hesse!tine's ns b m Alice Hawthorn, 5 Yrs ." Captain Price's ch h Retriever, aged THE MANCHNSTER CUP, of 150 soya in specie, added to. a Handicap Stakes of 20 sews each, 10 ft. The second to receive 30 sovs. 13 subs, of whom 7 declared ft, and paid 5 sovs each.. Mr - Meiklam's b c Aristotle, 4 yrs, 7st 10113 Captain Price's ch h Retriever. aged, 0A Mr J Clegg names b c Proof Print, 4 yrs • .3 Ararat and Lady Mary were not placed. „ . . . A. PLATE of . - 050, for horses that never won 1.:50 at any time Pleats, two miles. , .Mr M Jones cb cby Bizarre, 3 yrs Mr Clarke's b c St. Cuthbert, 3 yr- - ; 1 0 2 .7\lr Armstrong's hc by Chancellor, 3 yrs Mr J Osborne's bl f Black Duchess, 3 yrs .. 2 '2 d Mr Frost's b f Black-eyed Susan, 3 yrs.. WEDNESDAY A FREIC HANDICAP STAKES, of 10 SOVS each, with 30 sovs added, for four years old. One mile and a quarter. Sir C Mont's b c Pagsman, 7st Mr Ongley's ch g Roderick, Gst 61b 2 Mr Langshaw's b f by Speculator, sst 81b 3 Mr Peck's ch f Physic, tist • • ' 4 SchOolboy and Candide paid. TIIE FILLY STAKEs, of 15 soVS'eacli, 10 ft, with 30 added, for three year olds. One mile wait quarter. Mr Frost's b f Ameine Corelia, Lady Mayoress, and Miss Kiog paid. A Cur, of 100 soya in specie, given by the' owners of the Race-course, added to a HandiCap Stakes of 15 sous each, 10 ft. One mile and a quarter. 13 subs, 4Of - whom de clared, and paid 5 soya each. Lord G Bentinck's b c Proof Print, 4 yrs, 7st Mr Bank's b g in Course, 3 yrs, 6st • • 2 Mr Walker's br m Billingham Lass, 5 yrs-, Bst 21b ...... 3 ' Clinker Atalanta, The Viscount, Spartactis, and David also started, but were not placed. A PLATE of £5O, for three year olds 6st 1011),.and four Bst 21b. Heats, one mile and a quarter Mr Critcbley's bl f Delia, 3 yrs Mr F 'Walker's br c ltavensworth,.3 vrs Mr Wildman's b f Coheiress, 3 yrs Five others started for the first, and t►tio fo► the second heat, but were not placed. 1 2 1 3 1 1 THURSDAI SWEEPSTAKE. of 20 sovs each..with 40 sovs added, for two, yrs old. About three quarters of a mite. subs. Mr. Walker's c The Best of Three Lord Stanley's eh f by Hornsea, , out of Armida The KERSAL STAKES of 5 sovs.eacs, with 50 soya added, tot three yrs old. One mile and three quarters. 6 subs. Alt-. Mel:limes ch c Philip, by Jeseed Mr. Frost'S b f Ameine, by Bay Middleton . . , , • 2 Mr. J. Bird's bf by LangarL—Alliance. . Mr. Clarke . -ns b c St. Cuthbert HER MAJESTY'S PLATE of _lOO guineas. Three miles and a distance. Sir C. Monk's Flom - pan, 4 yrs.... Mr. Meiklani's Aristotle, 4 yrs .... Mr. D. Cook's ch c What, 3 yrs .. • By covering parsley with half an inch in thickness of rich soil, it will come up in a fortnight. Tit.4MEs TuNNet..—Last week 38,478 persons paid toll to pass through the tunnel,' and on Sunday alone 17,513 per sons. Fhe government will proceed with the educatioual clause of the Factory 13111, in the House or Commons, on Monday the 19th inst. The lute rains have been so favourable to the grass and corn crops in the vale of Lune as almost to ensure . a superabund ant harvest. In the neighbourhood of Oundle, the fine crops of grass have been under water for a fortnight, and, it is feared, will be quire spoiled. BRITISH MugEukr.—The number of 'visitors on Monday was 13,410, which was nearly 3,000 less than those who at tended last year, when the numbers were 16,329, Lord Ashley acknowledged in yesterday's Times the re ceipt of three hundred pounds from an anonymous donor for the, Pastoral Aid Society. , GRAY'S INN, AiNr. 7.—The undermentioned gentlemen this day called to the degree of barrister-at-law by the Hon. Society of Gray's Inn, viz.—Mi. P. Selhy,•Mr. 'R. It. R. Moore, Mr. W. Evans, Mr. It. H. Purcell, Mr. A. de R. Labistour, and Mr. H. J. Hunter. SNOW SHOWER.—AmDt,EsinE.—On Monday morning, May 29, the sides of the mountains above Arnbleside were white with snow, fallen duripg the previous night. This is a most minstvil occurrence so late in 0 We climate. URANGEISNE—The district master of the Protestant Con federates of Birmingham intends to hold its meetings in his district, to show the sympathy and support of the confedera tion for their protestant brethren in Ireland at the present eventful crisis. FATAL ACCIDENT.—A party of the Rifles stationed at Dundalk were firing ball cartridge on the strand on Tuesday last, when, owing to one of the men having had sight, he shot ono of the men stationed as marker through the head. The man died on the spot. The ball then went through the neck of another man, wounding him dangerously. SHOAT LOVE TIZIP.—At love's riiinz hour, last Thursday morning, ND. Allcock. of Littlewood Farm, in the parish of Pleasley, and Miss Maclellan, of Mansfield (yet in her teens), whipped off to the village church at Pleasley, and before thvit short trip was known to parents or guardians, were indissolubly united at the altar ofH ymen.—Notlingharn Review. Among the odd announcements that daily meet the eye in the advertising columns of the press, we perceive the notifi cation of an invention " capable of hatching, at a trilling expense, any number of game aril poultry eggs, of all sorts, from 50 to 200, at one time, and possessing the further re commendation of rearing the young birds at all seasons, and of furnishing poultry for the table at a trifling cost at all pe riods of the year I! !" ARRITAL OF THE GREAT WESTERN This noble vessel whiclia left New York in the afternoon of the 25ih ult., arrived at this port on Wednesday morning at five o'clock. She had made the passage in 13 days and a half. We subjoin a list of the passengers, one hundred and twenty-eight in number, among whom are Bishop Chabrite and Mr. Sandon, the celebrated American financier. We understand that fifty more passengers would have come over in the Great Western if accommodation could have been afforded them. The papers brought by this vessel are ten days later than those brought by the Hibernia. A speech of Mr. Webster of Baltimore, is the chief subject _ e ers brought by this arrival. Mr. echo was a strenuous advocate of the tariff, finding as become extensively unpopular, with all but the ,rers, now comes forward to advocate the repeal of of discussion in the I Webstc that protective measure by commercial treaties. On this subject the New York American remarks as follows :—" The project of arranging the duties upon imports between this country and Great Britain, by diplomatic negociation, to which allusion has before been made by us, was more fully developed by Mr. Webster, in a recent speech, at a public dinner given to him by the merchants of Baltimore. Mr. Webster is, indeed, no longer in officej and therefore, what he says, he says as a private;eitizen. Nevertheless, ie seems reasonable to infer, that the views expressed by him, are those shared by the President and bis advisers, and therefore likely: if sanctioned to any considerable extent by the public voice, to be carried ont. The notion seems to be that the two governments may come to an understanding as to the .duties upon which etich will adthit the produce or manufac tures of the other—and when the basis of this is arranged, to make the accomplishment of the project dependant upon the consent and necessary legislation of the Parliament and Congress. The object is a mutual reduction of duties, and the articles upon which it is supposed such an arrangement may operate favourably from our side, are rice, tobacco, and Indian corn. Those in which Great Britain may be benefitted, will be the whole range of manufactured articles with which she supplies us. But this tatsment of the case seems to exclude the notion of anything like reciprocity—since the whole value of any supposed additional exports bf these commodities from the United States, in consequence of diminished duties, would be little in comparison with that of the increased supply of manufactures, which such a cause would induce to our country from Great Britain. This elementary view of the question leaves out all the wider considerations connected with the mooted topics of the policy or impolicy of a protective tariff, and upon: the single point of reciprocity, seems to condemn this new schems as unequal.' Whatever may be the result, it seems certain, from the annexed extract of a letter of the 3d instant, addressed by Mr. Webster to some of his personal and•political friend's in Boston. who had expressed the hope that he would not retire frOm . the cabinet without putting in train this negotia tion—that this gentleman does not expect to take any part therein. " As to myself, gentlemen, I have no expectation of being concerned,- in any manner, in the negotiations connected with this subject, and am happy t(Ainow that the country has many Lands, ablsr than mine, to wield such concerns. The governmei4 has eminent ability at its command, both at home and abroad. I have no wish to go abroad on public service. If negotiations should he , entered into, there are reasons for desiring that they should be undertaken at Wash ington; in which case, according to the usual course, they would be conducted by the head of the department of state, under the direction of the president." The money market continued buoyant, and money was cheap and abundant. Some of the Banks had !wiled at 4 per cent. on the security of New York State Stocks. The tendendy was still upwards. Exchange on this country was -dull, and the business transacted for the steamer was but li mited. The rate on London was 108 to 1081; Paris 5 30; Amsterdam 391 ; Hamburg 35; and Bremen 77. United States Sixes are quoted at 121, Sir Charles Bagot, the ex-governor general of Canada, died on the moroing of the 18th ult. The Montreal Ga:ette says that his remains were to he removed to New York, and embarked on board her Majesty's ship Warspite, lying at that poit, in which Lady Mary Bagot and family also were to return to England: Accounts from Yucatan mention numerous actions between the Texican and Mexican naval, forces on that coast. The affairs seem to have been very gallant on the part of the Tex ians, whose artiilery caused serious damage to the Mexican vessels, particularlV to the iron Steamers of war Guadaloupe and Montezuma': On shore the Mexican forces had sustai ned serious disaster. The army of two thousand sent against Merida, the capital of Yucatan, had surrendered themselves prisoners of war, and the troops before Campea chy were on the point of capitulating to the Yucatecoes. Those successes had ensured the independence of the repub lic. The advices from Texas are to the Gth.ult. The Galvislya Civilian intimates that the reports heretofore published of the interposition of the American, British. and French go vernments between Texas and Mexico, with a view to put ting a stop to the predatory warfare along their borders, are true. and that the French Govern m ent p ar ticularly has given very positive instructions to its minister on the subject. The packet-ship Sheridan left New York on the 25th ult. She has forty-five cabin passengers on board; as many as she can possibly accommodate. A great many applicants for passage were reluctantly refused. There are also upwards of one hundred passengers in the steerage. Philadelphia has been disturbed by strikes for wages. The accounts from the southern, western, and middle states generally concur in speakity of the, appearance of wheat in the ground as very promising. • The .IVeui York Journal of Commerce of the 25th nit. gives a letter from its correspondent at Monte Video, dated 'April 23, ,from which we extract the following : We have received notice to-day of a blockade of this port, made by the government of. Buenos Ayres, to take effect on the Ist of April, sgainst every thing of provision kind. '• The British commodore is expecting very -iMportant despatches from his government in relation to the 'present crisis, and sends up the British government • steamer from thiso place to Rio,' for the purpose of transmitting the de spatches with more expedition. This letter goes by her, to be forwarded from that place.. 1 do believe, from all I cats learn, that if the place holds out thirty days longer the British government will thrOw • irq, weight with the Monte videati; and thus secure 'their independence ;••if not, the blood of thousands will eyy from , the ground for vengeance n,n Mr. Mandeville, the Britlsh minister at Buenos 'Ayres; Who has encouraged the Monteyideans to resistance with an assurance of intervention on the part of England, and now having placed them where they must, to appearances, soon have their throats eut,'he eery quietly says he has nothing to do in the business. " In addition to the irreparable injury which be haS done his countrymen in Monte Video, he has deeply tarnished the honour of the British crown, and his disgrace by removal, which I bave•oo doubt w;11 take place, will but poorly coin penSate for the injury his pernicious conduct has inflicted on thousands. By the Britannia, which I send you by this con veyance, you will see that . the E ng li s h c i t i zens represent M r. :Vaudeville's conduct as it should be , and are not disposed t o sigirnit'tb his sullying the honour of their country. "'All commercial business has ceased for some time in Monte Video, with the exception of sales for daily con sumption of the city. Flour is in demand at about 'ten Spanish dollars, List of passengers per steam -ship " Great Western" from New York E. Almama, Mr. W. J. Burnett, Mr. C. Burnett, Mr. Jos. Battersby, Mr..F.•Brurt, Mr. Thomas Brooks, Mr. Jos. Blich, Mr. E. Blackburn. Mr. Le Barbine MisS Le',Barbine, Miss A. Le Barbine, Mr. R. Brtigiere, Mr. .Jas. Broom, Mr. Burnett, Mr. Barbour, Mr. Curtis, Mr. Jas. CarsOn, Mr. R. Cowling, Mrs. Conies, son,'and servant, Mr. J. Cateaux, Mr. W. Collett, Major W. P. Christie, lady, and servant, Mr. Wm. Connah, Mr. G. C. Chapman, Mr. W..S. Coolidge, Mr. Calfe, Right Rev. Bishop Chabrite, Mr. Thos. E. Duncan, Mc. J. Dob bin, Mr. T. A. Dallidore, Mr. J. B. Daniel, and lady; Rev. NV; C. Danna, Mr. Wm. Dawson, Miss De Ruyter, Mr. C. DOrd, Mrs. Erneson, and servant, Mr. J. R. St. Felix, Mr. Foster, Mr. Ferguson, Mr, Forsyth, lady, two children, and two servants, Mr. Fryer, Mr. Findlay, and lady, Mrs. Goodbend, Mrs. J. N. Gray, Mrs. T. Griffin, Rev. Mr. Gribble, lady, .two children, and trio servants, Professor Greenbank, Mr. A. Gott, Mr. IL Herrick, Mr, J. W. Harris, Mr, J. L. Hubpard, Mr. H. Holmes, Mr. Heine, Mr,. Haberman, MT. T. Jandon, Miss Jandon, Mr. Thos. Jo4es, Mr. Jos. Keller, Rev. H. H Kellog, Mr. G. Lawrie, Mr; Lord, lady, and two children, Mr. 'F. Leech, Mr. J. Liffuta,iMr...c. A. Magwood, Mr: W. H. Maury, Mr. J. Mat:Lill, Rev. Samuel. I\largachelli, Mr. F. Niolo, Mr. R. Thos.AN6ISOII, Mr. Oebricks, lady, and ser vant, Mr. A. S. Petrie, Mr. Prout, Miss Prout, Mr. \V. H. Post, Mr. Paige, Mr. H. Paine:and lady, Mr Wm. Padde, Mr.. Wm. Raddo, Mr. W'. M. Richards, Mil. W. Ross, Mr, C. H. Russell, Mr. E. C. Richards, P ro f essor Risely, lady, and two sons. Mr. Roberts, Mr. A. Solillac, Mr. E. B. Strange, Mr. .1. E. ShaW, Mr. G. L. SautAlers, Mr.. Wm. Taylor. Mr. B. Crobidge, Mrs. Thorndike, Mr. Thornby, Mr. A. Thorudike, Mr. F. Tomes, jun., Capt. Usher,. Mr. W. D. Wilkinson, Mr. Hugh Watson', Lieut. Col. Williams, Mr. Wiessinan, and lady—Total 128. . • The following remarks, made on board the Great 'Western have been handed to us for publication On 25th May, at 3 p.m., passed the American ship Or leans, running into the port of New York ; and at 1 30 p.m. passed the Louis Philippe, being towed out of port.. On 29th May, at 5 a.►n., iu lat. 42. long. 55 40, exchanged colours with a Bremen barque, running to the westward, showing a private signal—white flag, with a red border, and 178 in the centre. On 7th June, at 10 30 a.m., exchanged colours with the British brig Reliance, running up Channel. At noon, ex changed colours with an American ship, standing to the W.N.W., showing 160. arid no distinguishing pennant. Left New York at half-past two p.m. on the 25th. ultimo. winds E. and S.E. the greater part of the way. • Passed Cape Clear at midnight of the 6th, and I nstal' at noon of the .7th instant. • • THR BISHOPRIC (COLONIAL) AT JAMAICA.—This see. which has become vacant by the death of the late lamented Bishop of Jamaica; Dr. Lisscombe, D.D., is of the annual value of 43,000. The'diOcese includes Jamaica, the, Bahama Islands, and the settlements of Honduras. No successor to the deceaeed prelate has bden set appointed. The Port Philip papers of the 14th of February are filled with local details of little interest to readers here. The em barrassments of the colony occasioned•by the late extensive and numerous failures were still pressing the poorer popula tion, and a change in the general state of affairs for the better does not for the present appear to be expected. The accounts received from the various whalers calling at Portland Bay were favourable respecting the take of fish, the foreigners continuing to be the most suoce§Sfulr in the- enterprise. There is nothing new in the state df trade or the Maaket?; worth notice. DR. LARDNER AT NATCHEZ.—Dr. Lardner is still lectur ing with wonderful eclat at Natchez. It would seem that he has %s:akef.l qp, _ao.astonishhig degree of curiosity there, and Wel? set tile Natchez-eleall agog to know what is the colour of the inhabitants of the moon—whether they are Mahome tans, Morrnonites, or PresbyteNuns—whether they have ad vanced as far as Fourierism yet, and if so, whether they go for " community with individuality," or "community with out individuality"—and above all, whether they cultivate Kinderhook cabbages, mint juleps, Durham Cattle, and Berk shire pigs.. All these philosophical questions have been pro poundec to tie learned doctor ; and if he should unfortu nately make up his mind that the moon, like the continent of America, cannot be reached by steam, very scientific and satisfactory answers may shortly be expected,--American It is expected that a first dividend of 5s in the pound or the estatcof Messrs. Parker and Sine; bankers, of Sheffield, will be paid about the cud of June. - :• • Mr. Webster of the Haymarkerrheatre,lias offered a prize of £5OO certain, with contingent advantages, for the best mo dern comedy illustrative of British'nianners. The scheme is novel, and the result will be looked foi: With interest. The Annual Moveable Committee of the Order of Odd Fellows this year assembled at Bradford, on Monday last, when it was expected from three to four hundred deputies would be in attendance.. The senior auditor this year is ftom Leeds. The number of members in the order is be tween 300,000 and 400,000. BIRTHS EXTRAORDINARY.-- 0:1 'Wednesday last, as Wombwell's menagerie was proceeding from Lancaster to Kirby Lonsdale, one of the lionesses whelped three fine cubs, the spotted hyena one cub, and the wolf nine!!—al of which, with their dams, are now alive, and doing "as well as can be expected."—Lancaster Guardian. SECOND EDITION. Standard-office, Three o' Clock LIVERPOOL CORN EXCHANGE,—?MiIs DAI (From Messrs. R. MAKIN 6.• SONS' Circular.) The favourable indications, intimated in our circular of Tuesday last, have been succeeded by exceedingly cold, wet , and stormy weather, which appears also to have been very g eneral through the country, and has caused some excite ment upon our market, under the apprehens.ion that without an early and seasonable change, some injury must be sus tained by the growing crops; at least, that the harvest will be thereby protracted, and consequently rendered the more orecarious. During the last two days, however, we have not had much activity in business with millers, but a more anxious speculative disposition has Am itself to purchase Wheats, particularly those in bond; of which, very few sam ples being offered by holders, one or two parcels of the finer descriptions only have , changed hands at • very full prices. Another cargo of Egyptian Beans, under lock, has lik ew i se found a buy er at 16s. per 4801 b., to hold over. We have a moderate arrival of Wheat and Oats from Ireland since Tuesday, and a few small parcels of Flour and Oatmeal thence; whilst the supplies coastwise continue to be limited, and we have nothing worth notice fresh in from abroad. With the exception of Colonial Barley, advanced to 2s. 6d. per qr., there is no change this week in the rates of duty. At the beginning of this day's market, the -holders of Wheat generally attempted to establish an advance upon the current rates of Tuesday ; but having a slender attendance of buyers from the country, and our home millers, unmoved by the unsettled state of the weather, being on the reserve, the transactions in any description of English; Irish, or duty-paid Foreign, were upon a very limited scale, and the trade closed heavily at out our last quotations. English and Irish Flour, attended with a fair demand, realised the full terms last noted, whilst States and Canadian were difficult of sale, and the turn cheaper. Barley was in moderate request for grinding, at a slight improvement, and Malt supported late prices. Beaus and Pease, the former being less plentifnl, remained steady hi ARRIVALS OF CORN, From the 6th to the sth June, 1843, inclusive, ICANADAi RZION Wheat arl ey ST alt . Oats . Rye . • Beans PeRSC Qrs.! 1573 266 419 : 15 3' 0 2 ,4 3 . 2 Qr 3 Qrs. 5716 85J Qrs. Qrs.l 35 1 . _ Shelled Barley . Qrs.r Endian Corn ... Rapeseed ..... Qrs.) O a t m eal . • •.: Loads 1272 F... Sacks 801 Flour •. .. Ditto . ....... Brls. -- - Into Runcorn, Ireland and Coastwise :—Wheat, qr , ey, qrs. ; Malt, qrs.; Oats , qrs. ; Pease, meal, Ids.; Flour. sacks bris. S. ; Oat- EXPORTS. —Foreign. Whe at, q rs. ; Ba rley , — qrs.; Oats, 35 qrs . ; pease, , Irs ; Beaus, qrs.; Indian Corn, qrs.; Oat- meal, Ids.; Flour, sacks, 6 tols.--Ireland. Wheat, 652 qrs. ; Barley, gm ; Pease, qrs.; Rye, 25 qrs.; Indian Corn, qrs. r Oatmeal, Ids.; Flour, ISO sacks, 10 brls. Coastwise. Wheat, id 9 qrs.; Barley, qrs.; Malt, 1 qr. ; Oats, — qrs ; Kye, qrs. ; Beans. qrs. ; Pease, qr s . ; I n di a n Corn, . qrs.; oatmeal, 5 Ids.; Flour, 50 sacks 75 Average prices of Grain, for the week ending Jtm_e ye 3 . ,.1:: 5 3 :3,1. Wheat 475 . Ild. 1 Barley 275. d. 1 Oats .. Bs. Od. It Beans-275. lod. 1 Pease.. 295. Id, Aggregate average of the six weeks. Wheat 475, 14.1 Barley 275. Ili. Oats .. 17s. 6d. Beans.. 265. I Id. Pease.. 28s. Bd. 295, Id I --- Duty on Foreign Grain, Re. this week. Wheat 203.0 d. I Barley 9s. Od i . I Oats .. . Bs. Od. I Bye_ 11,. 6d B eau s Its. 6a. Pease.. 11s. 6d.. Ind-Corn Os. Od. Flour 12s.0aci Ditto from British Colonies out of Europe. , Wheat.....ss. Od . I Parlei.. 2s. Od. I Oats .. 2s. ed. I Rye ls. od Beans..3i. ud I Pease.. 35.0 d. I Indian Corn.. os. Od . I Flour 3s oct 0 0l Averages, week ending May 30, 1843 . Liverp Wheat.l 3. Od. Barley. [ Oats. 2 Beans. Pease. 29 -- - I:l Pr r i s c:es . ** : sls. sd. 315. 4d. i 17$ . 4d. Os. Od, n •27"'" .. " ..n _--- 1- ' '''''°"."" COTTON MARKET.-TIIREE O'CLOCK. - ____ A quiet Cotton market to-day ; 4,000 bales sold at fair market prices, without any animation. The weekly sales are 24,700 bales, 1,000 of them on s p e _ enlation, and 1,000 for export. The import this week reiches 7 . 8,89 0 bales (reported') and several cotton ships are Up to-day BURGLARY AND ATTEMPTED MURDER NEAR BRISTOL. ---- , . followed . BRISTOL, MOND AY . . Early on Sunday morning a most daring burglary w effected at Conham, about five nines from this city, at was ' , which it was house of an elderly lady named 11Iary Hunt, which is situ a t e , in a romantic glen near the side o b f y t w h h e ic r h ive o r u r p o s ni o e , h a s t heis t l le v! r s o i u te s d e ; and indeed back of the Long Tunnel of the Great \Western Railway, be the tween Bristol and Bath. It appears that the victim of this old outrage, Mrs. Mary Hunt, who is nearly 70 Years of age alone in the has lived in the cottage which was the Scher of the outra 4 from die days of her childhood, it being own oert g . She has never married, and in her youthful days the buSiness of a monthly nurse, supposed to have accumulated sone piopfrty , it yesterday would l ea d tthheouagpbitiewaraasnkeePotfintlmieToetYtabgya hwe-brebr', lady, oue t a o f tesrunpopoonseb etthoaktentehde aosetacatpe reli. .comfort foar;l well which off. cottage, and, being a woman of strong mind, „eve man. whose habits are, it appears, eccentric,- resided tested the slightest fears of her safety ; and indeed the cot: tage, (which is 'most romantically sitin . te) although ja solitary spot, and in the undst of a portion of the country which is inhabited by a very lawless description of __ people i s p ro tected in a measure by the river on the (me aide, and by the tuuuel on the other. a t Saturday eight Mrs. Hunt did not retire to bed until between ten and eleven o'clock, having remained up beyo n d her usual time to give house room and shelter from the rai n to a little boy. The son of the ferryman w ho puts a boat across the 'river near her cottage. Previously to her going -to bed she carefully fastened the door and windows of the house there being no one in the cot t ag e hot herself. U seeing • the ruffians getting through the window , Mrs. Hunt pon ran and barred an d bolted t he door at the foot of the , a nd retired int o her own bedroom, which she also staircase locked and bolted. The t hi e ves, however , wit h a crow-bar which they had w ith them, forced both th ese doors, and as the unfortunate woman continued to shriek "murder," the momen t they ent ered her bedroom, o ne of them seized her by They then deliberately • th e throat and nearly stran gled her. pulled out some lucifer matches, which they had with them, ignited them, and lit the candle, which was in the room, A N hich gave her an opportunity of observing their countenances, an d s he instantly knew them to be three men residing at Crew's Hole, on the other side of the river, of the nomess of Robert Watkins, Isaac Watkins, and Thomas Watkins. They then demanded her money, and upon her replying that she had none, they swore with tremendous oaths they woufp rip her up, and havin, cut her up into pound pieces, would fling her body into thellood (the river). She then begged then, to spare her life,. sging she had no money, upon which Thomas Watkins demanded her pocket, and swore she should die, for that when they cane into the house they came with the intention to butcher tier, and he pulled out a penknife, with which the attempted to cut her throat, but luckily she o ut er up i her right arm, and the knife was buried in it instead h throat: they then hurled the unfortunate old Woman down on the floor, end seizing a ,spare bed which was in the room, placed it over her to s mother her, upon which she said she would give them her pocket, and again implored ' them to spare lied life. The ruffian, however, with a bitter sath, declared that they had put her there to murder her, a nd that they were determined to do•iii. One of them then jumped upon the bed, and kept pressing his knees into her boWels until she became senseless. After' which they proceeded to rifle the house of an antique silver watch, tour gold rims, some breast piiis mid brooches, some sheets, and other articles, havieg burst .open the drawers and boxes ; after which they left the house, thinking their victim was dead, but in order to put an end. to her if any life should_ still be remaining they placed a large and heavy box upon the' bed under which she lay. Most providentially, however, after some hours, Mrs. Hunt recovered her senses, and after considerable difficulty, having succeeded in extricating her self frornunder the bed, crawled down stairs, and gave the alarm, and upon the arrival of a Mrs. Cam, the wife of ueighbouring farmer; she was found in a . most exhausted state a in the kitchen, in althost perfect nudity, with the exec of a blanket which was wrapped round bete Medical aid was immediately sent for, and the poor woman still lies • aid very precarious siatc. in a In the course of the night she was alarmed by hearing us of some persons breaking into the house, dud, a d• ot out of bed and opened the window, looked ()Litt hay -' three men in the garden, under her bed room window, endeavouring to force open the strutters. She then demanded w what they %voided, and shrieked out " Murder !" In reply, t i n y swore a t her, and, seizing some large stone:, hulled them at her with the d all oor. theirßein nnghtg bruised and cut as also a w by tater-jarhe blows which was standing at of the st ones, she retired from th e font window, and went and went io another window, where she again tried t • o ive the alarm by calling out "murder !" sever l • a times, as as she could. From this window also she was driven back loudly large stones thrown at her. Duri the l ' ' . this og w mle of this period two of the burglars continued their force open the window, lengthattempts to and baying at one of them got through it, and let in succeeded, the door . Superintendent Hilcott, of the county of Gloucestcr , Police , itntnediately set an inquiry on foot; and from Mrs. Hunt's descriptiore, Sergeant Ireland, in the course of the Sunday afternoon, 'sutceeded in apprehending the three men, and n foud in the pket 'of "Thmas Watins a enknife, as she had de ? cribed. oc They were o y es terday k afternopon examined at the cottage befoie Mr. Ireland, a county magistrate, and having been brought to the pour woman's bedside and iden tified by her, were committed for , trial. The old lardy blood completely covered with bruises, an'd.the marks of i h t e ebw.nv.l were distinctly visible on the windoW-eills of WO e he heardi dows. It is remarkable that ber cries of m urder w r ed from some of the la w mile, buc supposing them to proce distinctly by a shepherd living at a distance of a engaged in a quarter of a less characters of the neighbourhood who w ere night brawl, he took no further notice. ANTIQUARIAN PRlZR.—There has use been discovered in the gr ound excavated for the northern railroad, between S. Lett d'Esseven s and Montalaire, a g irdle of solid gold , wrought to its a cord, having a hook at eachend.. The weight.of this object is 342 grammes, and the gold is valued at 8301 It was found within 2t feet of the surface, and no other article was discovered near it. M. ,Ilaubigaut, mem_ her of the council -general of the Oise, paid the workmen handsomely for giving it up to him, with a view to having it deposited either in the Musearn of Beauvais or the Biblio theque Royale of Paris. It is supposed to belong to the Gau-. lish period, about Julius Creene* .7...._ , : i. n amely --e ilium, relrgagio, end BnsististEs.r.--The Romans llnd dive modes of °anis.- ing a man from his country, &porton°. The person condemne d to exile lost all the rights of a citizen, and forfeited all kinds of property. sen tence of relegation removed wag vson to a certain distanc • from Rowe ; but, if no fine imposed, it took away n ' ' other right. Deportation was invented by Augustus; it - wa s o the severest kind of banishu3ent. The culprit was hurried away in chains, stripped of all property, and confined to some island or inhospitable plact.