The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1836-11-01 00:00:00

1.836. ty, it is en xnd having is object, it iuredly tri- t the Whig liant mem- rising from leiple,—the in its train, neither the `le camphor ns that are now freely ;ans of the is their up lo the game !d with the Claimed by end not to the learn- 1 confusion :ent associ- dishonour- ,xtrication. peal to the of England his crown, break his leration of gainst the ed as he is intelligent Vinisters, ie past or ily tired of ye reduced ent,--they liemsel yes ugglery in ourne and )osition in regard to Ministry, bad great e disturb display of it of their :en foiled, •ated—the , appointed 1r after all the means ord Lieu ' the indi- sentatives A has in the Irish dug a pit tself—de- i prop has ad vanity , that his produced of Lords )eing en tray with i and Mr. row ise of nanimous )ectations eservedly t illustri- indigna fterwards not, im- ere was.. Lying lost 7, and in before the ! defence e with, if aim and Pieta with I nation, ptnously re King. ich Lord lit thern- Strand, King of , and a een first OA /10/0 tnguage tandard, the rest article of )t. as the )inct ac- ntion of popular House !derated security of the ichester them - out to vidence y alive inistra- In, tile Robert —from reserve :itizens and of re that .tay in proper build idetun,. I they re Ca- wn, by W. E. to' that S SOlll e' lection ❑ta i by in re- fter an ress of ry and stand ive to mnion es, or n the ,forM per- n ip the essing close, idec wade. ,polar of the ota of denti- vel Cul ~~. _-, Nov,l, 1 536 - • advocacy. The radical rump having succeeded, by large p!o -fessioes, in unseating their political antagonists, autl in taking possession of their places, found themselves in full authmity'at the Town-hall, but carrying more sail than ballast. They con_ sequently looked around them for a skint leader, versed in Corporate affairs, and, the "temper" of Mr. Win. Earle being what horsedealers call queerish, the lot fell upon M. Currie, and he became the "first reform mayor of Liverpool." And - we willingly avow that, with the discordant and hetero- I ' geneous materials composing the first council of reformers, he has-got through well enough. U upleasant must have been his retrospective glance when he was officially engaged in quelling the bitterness of personal strife, and biting must have been his mortification when, mayor as he was, he humbly sat down at the dictum of Mr. Thomas Bolton ! He knows, full well, that, as men of honour, aye, and of business too, the talkative spirits who have for the last ten months occupied the council-room are not to be compared with the men they have for a time dislodged; and the shadows of the past have often flitted across his mind as he compared the sayings and doings of the old council, who were in every sense of the word gentlemen, with those of their successors, whose dignity has been scurrility and their inde pendence blackguardism. But Mr. Currie, possessing polished manners and gentlemanly feeling, has kept what order he could. The coachman was skilful and sober, but the steeds were restive. Some were kickers and some bolters—some shied —others plunged—the road was newly Macadamised and full of ruts, and the outside passengers were impatient and saucy. When we say, however, that the vehicle on the whole has been well driven, notwithstanding all the obstructions, we are saying as much as need be said, and we feel convinced that Mr. Currie will retire into private life a wiser and perhaps n better man for his experience of democracy. • We believe him to be placed in a false position; a secret - friend of the monarchy, he is working hard with the' eputrlican;,: an advocate for the independence of the peerage, he is harnessed, with the steeds who are snorting for its destruction ; the friend of the established church, he is yet colleagued with the unitarian and the papist—the factious dissenter and the infidel. It is an anomaly painful to reflect upon ; but the mayor is not singular in his positien., On one occasion he did display himself as a man - of honor. When Itathbene and his clique essayed an insult to the respectability of Liverpool, and sought to blight its charac ter by introducing the bane and curse of Ireland to the chief magistrate of the town, the mayor refused to take the calumnia tor of Britiih females by •the hand, and O'Connell retired abashed from. the Town-hall, only to be hissed and scouted from the-Exchange hooch. i❑ this respect Mr. Currie displayed the Englishman; for men in an official. capacity should never pros- • titute the dignity of their office by giving either hand or heart to men who are covered with moral degradation. Ur. - Currie is no doubt sick of office, and whilst we willingly pay hint the tribute of praise due to him, we hope his successor May fill his responsible situation with equal dignity and credit. We wish it was in our power to say as much in praise of the council es a body. ' Mr. Walmsley has done his feeble best to throw a rag or two over their deformity—to hide their jobbing, and to blind the eyes of the unthinking to the shameless disre gard of their professions. That honourable councillor has had many throes before he was delivered of his famous speech. Much is said about their savings, but nothing about their squandering:. Can Mr. Walmsley point out an improved thoroughfare,—a widened street,—a public edifice, not project ed and partly, if not mostly paid for by the old Corporation. Their published accounts do indeed shew a police station or two, in which the lazy louts who perambulate the streets are sheltered from the sun and rain, and where itinerant lecturers on abstruse sciences can hold forth at the public expense. But what of these? The old Corporation accounts were debited with £120,000, but the public had the benefit of that sum in the widening of Lord-street. During the very last year of their office nearly £50,000 was paid for widening Pool-lane, and other thorough fares. In these respects we may ask, "What have the Council done ?" And as readily repIy,—JUST'NOTHING. It is quite easy for them to suspend public works and then boast of "saving." The Councillor in the conclusion of his speech asks vaunt ingly " who now ventures despite his secret wishes to advocate the system of self-election,—the family compact,—the strict plan of perpetual exclusion." We answer unhesitatingly, — THE ItRYORMED COUNCIL! Did they not advocate the system Of self-election, when they promptly elected every one of those Men Aldermen, who had been rejected by a majority of the people as Couuciilors ? Did not the secret conclaves at the angel . sinelU of self-election or something very like it, when Measures and men too, were decided on, there in Cimmerian darkness, and the . reformed Council gulped their pills without one contortion? Will they deny that Mr. James Brancker's "'denunciations" have had no effect on them ? And then "the family compact" forsooth. As if there were no ties of friend ship or of, interest equally strong with those of consanguinity. What Were the appointments of Ratcliffe, and Crooke, of Wy bergh and of Roscoe, but appointments of political and personal Predilection ? What meant the nomination of ,young Ilult to a public:placeWas there no family coMpact between BOlton andliolt 7 Fatigh !, With Liberals, interest is religion, and assertion'sYbOnymous with falsehood. , • "'Perpetual exclusion" too ! Why is it not notorious that the` earliest thought at break of morn and the last before sinking to repose, is, how they may best exclude "THE TORIES," and, coneequently, .every thing honourable or respectable. If the radical prints are to be believed, tke exclusion of every man who advocates ConservatiVe priticiples is to be "perpetual." For thii they strain every muscle—for this they labour and live —for this they lie without ceasing, and for this they threaten and bluster.. Not a subaltern in their employ who drives a quill- 7 sweeps a market, or scavenges a street, dare now avow his political opinions. The Albion, of yesterday only, contains a humble explanation, that certain market-lookers in the em ploy of the Corporation, who, it appears, had been charged with the heinous crime of having been at the Tradesmen's Dinner a t the Amphitheatre, had net been there. Poor wretches! they are now serving hard task-masters, that they are not to dine where they please, lest at last they should have no dinner at all. Yes! it has come to this, that there is to be "perpetual ex • elusion," and if Mr. Wahasley did not know it, •he was a dolt for writing that which he did not comprehend. But the vanity of some men leads them into strange vagaries. To "keep out the Tories," then, no man who wears the livery of the Corporation or eats their breed; is . any longer to ha . eo a Will of his own. "0 liberty!'" said the victimized Frenchwoman, '" what crimes are committed in thy name." Yea! the Caffre enjoys more liberty than the slaves of the li becalsorporation, when, after the toils of a long day, under a verticalsun, : lre can stretch his limbs under his own shingle, or walk where he pleases. Liberty of thought—liberty of speech —liberty of movement—is denied to every man; from the Town clerk itoirn to the policeman, who receives his pay frdm tke Treasnrer's-office. It is degrading to British spirit, and must not be submitted to any longer. We hope that the election of this day. will scatter to the winds the presumption of those who would thus chain down the human mind—who have filled our schooli with papists, and thus propagate error at the public ex penseLwho have fostered more jobs during 'their short reign than their preeteessors did in - a lif&time, , and who have disap pointed the hopes of hundreds who were deceived by the spe ciot.4ness of liberalism. We have thrown together those few remarks in reference to the Corporation generally. _ The speech of. Mr. Samuel Hope will require a longer com ment than we can now devoto to it. It shall, however, have our attention On Friday neat—merely premising ad interim, that if this nondescript gentleman in his allusions to the remarks of the STANDAR D, respecting the sale of land in John-street, mea sures our opinions by his own, he labours under a mistake; and we shall probably undeceive him by unmasking our batteries, as we are in the habit sometimes of unmasking hypocrites and would-be patriots. MUNICIPAL ELECTION. This day, the Ist instant, the election of sevent Will take place, sixteen to supply the vacancies /umbers who go out by rotation, anal one to suE Caused by the death of Mr. Sharpies. All th , fiercely contested. We subjoin a list of the ref and of the names of the candidates on both side! een Councillors s occasioned by ply the vacancy to wards will be irinemembers WARD. GOTZDI our. Evrtn & Kirdl *C. 2 Scotland-road Richard Shiel..•l 3 Vauxhall-road J. D. Thornely+ 4 St. Paul's.... 'John Barton Exchange.... James Mellor 6 Castle-street. Thos. Bolton.: 7 gt. Peter's.... Richard Bright 8 Pitt -street.... W. R. Preston 9 Gt. George's.. James Aikin+ 10 Rodney -street Thomas Holt.. 11 Abercromby. T. Broeklebank. 12 Lime -street.. R. Roskellt lx St. Ana's.— Richt!. Alison+ 1 4 West Derby.. *Jos. Sandars+ 15 S—Toxteth: 1 Francis Jordan Wm. Sharpies:- 16 North Toxteth Chas. Tayleur+ The members going out mark , 1 , • + Members who re CONSERVATIVIIB Jas. lieyworth. R. llousghtml. . Wm. Shand..... John Barton.... Thomas Sands. John Wilkinson N. Litherland I John Bibby Chas. Lawrence J N. Hood Thomu Kaye .. Ambrose Lace... John Wright. .. !John Smith. T. M. Gladstone. REFORMERS, Georgo Quayle IRicharl Shiel. James Muspratt. James Stitt.. .Tames Mellor.. Thos. Bolton ',',ichartl Bright.. W. R. Preston Henry Riley.p Thomas Holt T. Brocklebank. Vincent Higgins. Joseph Mason. R. W. Wood Francis J ordsin Al , x. Smith..... Jonathan Platt John Sheppard... Geor.e Ramsden ca thus f') are Conservatives. tire. Deceased. Tikti Ducts ass of KENT. — In our last number we inserted a paragraph, copied from the Dublin Record, setting forth that u er'ltOyal Highness had sent a second subscription of £2O to kid the completion of the " Ttram Mass-hous e ," she having Previously given £5O to the same object. We haVe no desire to interfere with the private acts of benevolence of the Duchess IS.ent or her public' munificence to meritorious ()Nods or those ornational utility; but, in keeping with our feeling of Protestant independence, we humbly conceive it does not speak P" 7 ourably of the.good.,taste of the mother of her to w h om we an t 415 the future queen of these r-alras, and the defender of our pure religion, to have given so marked an encouragement to „ th 'enernies of our establishment. Her Royal Highn ess can . Ot `be isrnorant of the persecuting, spirit exercised by the 1 - 9 nish priesthood towards our v,tueraied clergy; and she wo u ld ' 4 Ye done well to h ye paused Per she ran the risque , or comisru 1 1 . 415 i 1 g . the f u t ure h ope o f England. in even the most distant "ri, with 143 protestant community. We, of cotirse, ground such remarks upon the statement of our respectable contem porary. TOWN COUNCIL PROCI4:DINGS. On Saturday the Council Again met for the purpose of finally pai,ing the B)e-laws. The Council was called for eleven o'clock, but it was halt-past before business commenced, a suf ficent number of members not being assembled. The ToWN-ct.aux said he would proceed with some business which it was intended should be taken last, until the council should he assembled. The TOWN I..KN K then read the presentment of the Grand Jury of the late Michaelmas Sessions, that two unfinished houses in St. James's-street were in a dangerous condition to the pulmiic. The mode to pursue would be to make such a reso lution as- had before been come to in similar cases. The DEecTY TowN-cihRK then read a former resolution which had been come to, that a sufficient guard be erected round and, if necessary, the buildings be ordered to be taken down. The MAyou," If it is ordered to be taken down the council have power to make the owner pay all the expenses." A similar resolution to the above was then agreed to. The TowN-cLEeK, the Grand Jury further made a dearness on the efficiency of the New Police, and on the clearness with which they had uniformly given their evidence. (Hear.) A sufficient number of the council at length being assembled The Tow N-C Lnlt K said the bye-laws now to be submitted and passed were those which related to the whole of the Borough. The TOWN-CLERK then read the preamble, and proceeded to read the h)e-laws:— That if any owner or occupier of any shed, &c. the sides or ends of which are made of wood, should light any fire near the same. Fines ss. 10s. and 403. Approved finally. That if any persim shell hoist any cask, & * c. into any ware house without proper ropes. Fines 10s. 20s. and 1:5. Agreed to. Any person hoisting out of a cellar any cask, &c. the same fines. Agreed to. Any person throwing any offensive matter into any street, &e. Fines se. lbs. and 403. Provided, this bye-law not to extend to the removing of any Manure from any stable, &c. M. Councillor W.ti.msi.Rv . , as one'of the council, would pro test against the la-vs being paSiod that day, as it would be legis lating wink fearful rapidity. awl many members were not fully acquainted with them. lie should, therefore, move that the bye-laws should . be Printed and each member furniThed with copies before they be paSsed.. Mr. Councillor E;SMITI4. begged to second that, if it would be no bitiderariee to the public •bue . ineSs, Mr. Alderman BrioWsr said,. these bye-laws had been several weeks before the public,.aed he thought they had hid considera tion 'enough. He thOughtthey could not go before the public at the election withoirt having passed any, bye-laws. , The altera , lions made were merely verbal cities. .Mr. Councilloi A . 111,13 concurred with Mr. BroWn. Mr: Councillorli.siturdtse would protest against the use of the expression -"indeeent taste" by his frend. Mr. Councillor WALIISI,EY -said he never .made use of' any such expression.- • . The MAYoa said the *girls were "fearful rapidity," and with which sentiment he.entirely disagreed: Mr. Councillor ItsTuttoste hoped Mr. Walmsley would with. draw his motion, no one more readily acceeded praise to the unwearied services of Mr. Walmsley than he did, but he thought he had not seen the exertions of others in these bye-laws. Mr. Councillor LAWenNca HavvvonTii enquired it the coun cil at any future time could not remodel the bye-laws. The TOwN-cI,ERK replied, most certainly, on a short notice. Mr. Councillor Ski lEL was sorry in agreeing with Mr. Waling ley that he should differ from many of the council. He was much surprised to hertione of the gentlemen of the committee say that nothing but verbal alterations were made in those laws. The laws before them had been very materially altered in words. The very law just read had been greatly altered. The substance of it before was to make every house in Liverpool subject to it. He thought the alterations had been so numerous that it was nothing more than common prudence and discretion to have them placed in the hands of the council in their present shape, in order that they might see that they were in accordance with their wishes, as sometimes a single word would materially alter the sense. He cordially agreed with Mr. Walmsley. Mr. Alderman Bnowrs said the laws themselves had un dergone revision after revision, and it had been generally un derstood that this meeting was for their legal passing. No alteration had been made in them, but slight inaccuracies had been corrected. Mr. Councillor Horn enquired if Mr. Walmsley persevered in his motion ? Mr. Councillor WA LAISLEY.—" I do." Mr. Councillor Hopi said that while it would be readily ad mitted that no individual had given more of his time to the public good than Mr. Walmsley, yet he must bear in mind that he had not given the value of his services to the passing of the bye laws, while many of the members of the council had given day after day to them. It was important that these laws should be finally passed during the present week, in order that they might not assign to others that with which they were unac quainted. He hoped Mr. Walmsley would withdraw his motion. Mt. Alderman Evs INS said he had been greatly astonished at what Mr Walmslev had said, because he should have ex pected that they should have been charged with unnecessary delay. These bye laVcs had been undergoing discussion for weeks, and they had had the advantage of all the usual modes of going before the public. There was no man in the council could have a higher value of their services than Mr. Walmsley, but ire (Mr. Evans) had no idea that these services had been given in all departments of the government of the town; he thought Mr. Walmsley had no right to make those observations on others. Not only had Mr. Walmsley not been on the com mittee of the bye laws, but he had not attended at the council during their discussion to give the benefit of his suggestions. He had had_ invitations sent to him but had not attended. It was quite possible for those who had not gone long journeys to undervalue the labours of those who had. He wanted to know what was discussion if they had not discussion enough on these bye laws ? He did not know: what was public if they had not been made Public. If the discussion they had had already had not been able to produce the desired end, no further discussion could produce the desired end. The Mc n i roe wished to take the opportunity to say a few words, in'order to justify .hinkeelf for having allowed to go with outuotice the charge that the proceedings of the bye laws had been paSsed with improper haste. He did not know - what might be-the feelings of some gentlemen who had not attended the council regularly, but he believed the feeling was, generally, that thirthere was. no - more necessary duty there had been no duty. which' had been more irksome; irksome in consequence of the extreme length of time and the multifarious meetings re quired. Ile must say that there never was a more hasty charge made—he would say inadvertent one than had been made by the Councillor for CaStle-street. He thought, to avoid person- Utilits, it would be better to address the members of the council for the future by themards which they represented. He thought Mr. Walmsley might justify himself to his constituents for having alloweil- other members to give greater attention to the bye laws than he had, he having occupied his time quite suffi ciently in other respects to justify him to his constituents. One of the reasons why it was desirable to pass the present bye law was, that after the present week seventeen new members might come into the council who would naturally say, " we must have time to consider these laws before we can pass them." They had always this remedy if necessary, on a short notice, the new council might always assemble for the purpose of remodelling and repealing those laws. He dirt not say that the new council were unfit for the duty. Unless there were some better reasons advanced than had been, he could not assent to the idea that these proceedings had been brought forward with improper haste. Mr. Councillor BLACKBURN concurred with the Mayor. He thought Mr. Sheil totally in error in supposing that any vital alterations had been made, by the committee, in these laws. The TOWN-CLERK said he was pot aware that any now matter had been introduced into the bye laws. Councillor.COGLAN said if those laws had been new, and brought forward for the first time, the observations . of Mr. Walmsley and Mr. Shiel, would have been very proper; but many of the laws had been long in operation. Mr. Councillor MORECROFT gave credit to Mr. Walmsley for good intentions in .the matter, and, duly estimated his labours iu the department he 'had undertaken, but he thought Mr. Walms ley did not duly estimate the labours of others. 'I office of committeeman on the bye laws had been very laborious. He could speak also to the indefatigable conduct of the Town-clvk in this matter, he had been up many times nearly half the night, and the night before for instance he had been up with him till between one and•Tivo o'clock. (Hear, hear, hear ) Mr. Councillor WALSisLEy said; that as he perceived that the majority of the council were against him he should, though his conviction was still the same, withdraw his motion. (Hear.) He never wisher) to bring anything before the council which should be considered as setting his own feelings against others. His opinion was still strongly in favour of the -b)'et laws being made more public. If seventeen new members were to come into the council (which - be didnot apprelikid) they • " could use their senses" in reading these laws, : and if they were right they could accede to them. •He felt satisfied * that great good would result from considering this question more at large. The bye law which had last -been read was then again read by the Town-clerk and approved. After which the general 'bye laws, the whole of which have appeared in the various council meeting reports in our columns, were again read over and'passed, some with slight alterations in them. . . . . . . Uu the bye law being road, " that if any blacksmith using a forge, having a door or window, or other opening fronting the street, should not close such opening every evening half an hour after sunset so as effectually to prevent the light shining through the windows, &e., he shall he subjected to penalties. A letter was here put in, signed by Messrs. Andrews and Prouse,stating that their.foreman said that if they were obliged to shut their windows in winter at four o'clock, as they worked till seven, they would be 'smothered. Mr. Alderman RitowN :said .they might make an y opening they liked, so as they prevented the light . shining into the street,,, At proved. l'he penalties for writing obscenities' on the walls were re.; duced to 2s. 6d., 10s., and 405., from 10s. for the first offence, as it was urged it might frequently fall on boys. - A new bye-law. was passed making it penal 'to thrOw•slitei, bricks, /mortar, &c., from the roofs of houses into the street. Penalties 55., 10S., and 20s. Some discussion occurred on the bye-law relating to carrying the carcasses of cattle and ,butcher's meat without a cover through the street. Mr. Alderman Evans thought legs of mutton 'ought to be excepted; there was nothing indecent in seeing them carried, and they could not legislate for every trifling offence. Mr. Councillor EARL, thought it was a nasty dirty habit to carry meat through the streets without a cover. and that those who could afford to buy a leg of mutton could afford to put it in •a basket or cover it with a cloth. Mr. Alderman BROWN thought they could not• do:better than allow the law to remain as it was. A bloody sheep's neck or heart for instance was a very nasty sight in the street. Mr. Councillor Ravinotse thought an exception might be made in the law, and that it should only apply to . quarters of beasts or large pieces. Tor though " bleeding hearts" imght sometimes affect' some ladies, he did not think legs of mutton, &c., would. (A laugh.) • A bye-law, made for the purpose of preventing the - thickery manufactories, was read, "that. if any person shall cause any noxious vapour, Scc., so as to lie offensive to persons pas s ing along the street." Penalties, 205., 405., and £5. Agreed to. The TOWN -CLERK, after reading over the whole of the general bye-laws, said they must now fix a time fur the bye-laws to come into operation, sufficiently distant to allow of their being before the Secretary of State forty days before coining into Operation. It was then agreed that the bye-laws slieuld, conic into opera tion on the Ist of January. It was proposed to adjourn the council till Monday at ten o'clock for the purpose of passing the rest of the bye-laws relat ing to the old boreueh;whiCh was agreed to. Mr. Alderman BROWN would, befere they separated, present the report of the Dock Committee.. The TOWN-CLERIC thee read the report, which, after stating the labours of the committee on the deck question when it war before parliament, stated that on the Ist. of sNovember next the prelent Dock Trustees would cease to be so, and the new coun cil would become the trustees, having - the power to elect thirteen members out of their body as a majerity of. the cornwittee of management. and the council would have. power to revise the proceedings of the committee. The,eouned then adjourned at half-past two o'clock. • • YESTERDAY.. The council met again .b • :adjournment at ten o'clock yes tet.day. . ISetore the proceedings commenced, Hope attcn THE LIVERPOOL- STANDARD.. Con to a remark of tho Mayor on Satordnv; that the metriliers of the council should address one another by the !motes of the wards t!sey represented; there appeared to him to he a dill-l enity in this, as there were three councillors for each ward. lie did not know how to meet the difficulty, and was afraid it would be tumid rather inconvenient. The MA volt said it might refer to the last speaker; three councillors for a ward would hardly speak at the same time. It would be in the discretion of gentlem:2ll. lie only mentioned it use a means of avoiding personality. The DErtYry TowN-cLiiak then proceeded to read over the minutes of the proceedings of the' various committees since the last monthly council. - FINANCE COMMITTEE. The proceedings of the finance committee were read and confirmed. LEASES. A number of applications for leases were read, and agreed to. WATCH COMMITTEE. The proceedings of this committee were also confirmed. IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE. _ The MAYOR said before reading the report of this committee he would state that it was intended to apply for an act of Par liament for effecting certain improvements in the town. He would wish gentlemen of the council, if they should observe the omission of any place which wanted improvement, not to suppose that it had escaped the attention of the improvement. committee, but the committee thought they had brought for ward as much as was necessary. If gentlemen had any sug gestions to make he would beg them to reserve them, and make their. to too committee, as to make them publicly might raise the value of property in the immediate neighbourhood of the intended improvements to the injury of the funds of the corpo ration. Mr. Councillor RATHISONE here rose and said on a former,; occasion when he had asked for the confid e n c e of the council for a committee it had been declined, and it was thought there had been a certain degree of temper in h is remarks. It was on principle he had urged this then ' .and he urged it:so now. 'Whenever a committee required the confidence . of the council they were, he thought, bound to give it. A committee would, often ; belAaeed in if very difficult -situation if that confidence was not' granted. He-would beg to• suggest that the c,ititteil 'should at all times grant such Confidence when it was requii.eit. If a committee ever abused that confidence they had' a reinedv, in their. own• hands-not, again to elect them. The Mavoa said it was'desirable that the - principle.Shotild - be adopted, but Mr. Rathbone's remarks were notat all applicable' in, this case. It was, net that the committee wished to keep int. , formation from the council, but that individuals of the conneil Should keep information back and submit it to the committee, The committee proceedings were -then reed. - A -letter froth' Mr. Felton, recommending theerectionof exhibition rooms fer the encouragernent of-the fine arts' Was reed.- The committee in the present state of the council ' funds could not act on Mr. Felton's suggestion ; but if ever there should be a surplus fund it shbuld he inquired into. The committee had inquired into the particnlars of the dead-house, and it was resolved that sonic improvement in it was requisite, and that the clerk of the com mittee be requested to confer with the parish on the subject. The proceedings of this committee were then confirmed. BY S-LA WS. The consideration of the bye-laws were then resumed. The To N-C MU( said they were now proceeding to the bye laws to be passed for the old borough. The first division of live laws under the local act related to hackney-coaches. lie suggested that the several bye-laws relating to hackney-coaches in the general act, should be passed and made to apply to the local act as regarded the old borough. A resolution to the following effect was then passed—" that the several bye-laws passed at the last council, relating to other carriages in general, should specially apply to coaches plying for hire and be embodied in the bye-laws relating to coaches. Mr. Councillor HENRY LAWRENCE said this would be appli cable, with the exception of that part which inflicted a penalty for carriages standing in the streets, which would require recti fying; it would require a clause " with the exception of car riages plying for hire." The Tow N-CLERK said this should be seen to, The TowN-CLERK then read over the bye-laws relating to hackney coaches, seriatim, which were passed. We have in our reports of the first reading of these bye-laws given them in full, together with the debates upon them. On reading over the bye-law for appointing an inspector of hackney coaches, in which John Martindale is appointed by name, Mr. Henry Lawrence thought it would be better to omit the name; for in any future nomination it migat create dif ficulty, and render it necessary to insert the name of any future inspector in a bye-law, with all the consequent delay. The bye law was then altered to "a fit and proper person shall be ap pointed," and not " John Martindale," &c. Mr. Councillor HOPS begged to call attention to the bye-law relating to the check-string, the penalty for not having which " when required" was fixed at a Is. He thought the penalties ought to be doubled; that they were much too low, and ought to be increased to 2s. Gd., 55., and 10s. Mr. Councillor JORDAN thought the present penalty quite sufficicnt. -The TOWN-CLERK said, as the bye-law was now worded, the fine would be for a positive refusal of the driver, when requested, to fasten a check string to his arm. Tha increased penalties were then agreed to. CARTS. The Towx-euanst said they were now proceeding to the bve laws relating to carts. The provisions of the general act relat ing to. carriages would be equally applicable to carts as they were to hackney coaches, with the same exception of the quali fication relating to stands. The same resolution relating to carts which had been passed relating to coaches was then agreed to. St. John's Market was introduced as a stand for carts, and the streets in the neighbourhood of the markets were made stands for country market carts. Committee on this eubject, those parts of the new borough which are not lighted, could riot he included in the rate. Mt. Councillor ibtim llouat , _s, the Cliairnian or the Watch Committee, said, it was only intended to call on that part of tho bOrough which was lighted to Contribute to the rate; but, there were 35 miles of pipes to lay, and it was impossible to get them ail laid before winter. MARKET cOMMITTNEL The M A Yor Baia, the next point raised was, on a recommen dation of the Market Committee, that marble should be sub- stiluted for slates in the Fish Market. Mr. Councillor DUNCAN, as a member of the Committee and of the Council. must dissent from the recommendation, because he !bought it was a very unnecessary expence to lay out £lOO or £5OO extra for marble. Mr. Councillor Jounsri said, it would be a disgrace to them, for the sake of this paltry expellee, not to have marble slabs in the Fists Market, as they had in all the principal markets in Europe. Mr. Councillor HENRY LAWRENCE inquired what was the item of expence of the slates. Mr. Councillor HENRY HOLMES replied that the slates would come to t 100 or £5OO, and marble would come to £BOO. Mr. Alderinan ItontNsoN moved that marble be used, which was seconded by Mr. Councillor ltaTnnoNE, who was decidedly of opinion that they should have much better fish with marble. After some discussion, the council divided, when there ap peared only two against the use of marble. The resolution, that marble be used, was therefore carried, and the proceedings of the market committee wore confirmed. 'SALE of CORPORATE PROPERTY. The . MArott now called upon Mr. Hope, who had given notice of a motion as to the mode of disposing of corporate property. Mr. Councillor Hops said, the resolution he held in his hand was in substauce.the same as the motion of which he had giVen notice.,` it. would be in tho recollection of the council, that that notice had Originated in some doubts which had been `entertained by some - members in the council, and by many per ions o'o, inreference to the correctness or incorrect esi `of.tlie prodeedings'of the irnprovement committee with re fgard to .a particular . sale;—that.salebeing the sale of the Globe Chambers.. 'll.:was'.neeilfill te - refer to that. Notwithstanding the .0;16 'remarks . which were then mane in justtfiCatioti of ; the. •pypeeedirigl of the conamittee, one of the talk press, - the Sta>idant paper in ; this town—he !thought it right to name-the paper—had 'commented on those ~ , proceeding's in terniS.Of.bitter sarcasm and irony; and if it were not that. tbe motive was perceptible to eVery,observant mind to ba in reference to - the re=slection, he would say, that he 'might in truth say , it did betoken.a. very nia,lignant spirit on the part,9.f the writer a the article. lie would only take the liberty of,saying, that there : never; were ,a - r.y public proceedings that 'were more free froin taint Of airy._unture—of any interested mo itive, either diredt ar iiiiiireet,,en the part of the members of tie committeethan were`the:proceedings in question. And that he was prepared to 'Substantiate,. and could demonstrate if requi site ; and any "single individual member" of the council, who Might leave the room with the srnaliest doubt- on his mind about the correctness of toe proceedings of that committee, he would again repeat that he would he ready, on any occasion, to shew to him that there could not have been thatabuse, or any reason to do anything that was inconsistent with honour and rectitude. The proposition he had to bring forward was, however, of great moment, if that circumstance had not called for it—it was of the greatest moment, in a council constituted like theirs, that they should be governed by right principles in the disposal of pro perty, and that all proceedings in such eases should be such as nut to give room for cavilling or causing any remarks. They ought also to be able to satisfy the public as well as themselves. He felt satisfied that such would be the result of the motion he was about to submit to them :—" That a committee be now ap pointed to report on the best mode of promoting publicity in the sale of property belonging to the corporate estate." They would agree with him that it was a subject which required deep consideration. Mr. Councillor HENRY LAWRENCE.—" Before Mr. Hope brings forward his motion, would it not be better to bring ►t before the next council ? Because, by a standing order of the council, all our committees expire on the 9th of November." He did not oppose the motion, but, as all committees would so shortly expire, he thought it would be a mere loss of time now to appoint a committee. Mr. Councillor RATHRONE moved that the question be ad journed till the next council. He was sure it must be obvious that one third of the council were going out, and they could not say how many would be re-elected. lie thought it would be rather diirespectful to the in-coming council to appoint a committee now. Mr. Councillor Mouncitorr begged leave to second the motion. _ _ _ Mr,. Councillor Hopp, said, .as he was appealed to individu ally by Mr. Lawrence, he would merely say that he would leave himself in the hands of the council ; hut, i❑ so doing so, he would repeat that ho was anxious the committee should he appointed on the present occasion; because, when questions had., been postponed, they had never afterwards come before thitm. The subject was then postponed till next council. THE MAYOR'S ♦DDRESS. The MAYOR here rose, and said—" This is the last time shall have the honour of addressing tha present council. I take this opportunity of addressing you, because you are aware we are going to lose five or six of our members. As this is the last time I shall have the opportunity of addressing them, I wish to say a few words. In doing so, I feel more embarrassed than I have felt since I have taken the chair. (Applause.) On being appointed to. an arduous and novel task to me, I was quite aware of the responsibility which I took upon myself, or rather which you conferred upon me. I do assure you I appreciate the attentions which, I can truly say, I have invariably suet with. I felt from previous experience, and lam sure you are all aware of it, that the proceedings of a numerous body like this should be conducted with order and regularity; and I therefore have taken the liberty to suggest, from time to time, certain regulations which have received your favour, and on Which we have acted to the present day; because, in so doing, I was convinced that the business of the council would be con ducted better, and that its results would be more satisfactory out of'doors, •.1 felt anxious that this large body should have the character of mature and cautious deliberation in its pro ceedings. If I have appeared, at any time, to bear hard upon any individual member of this council, in enforcing rules of order, I trust ho will forgive me, and think that I did it for the best. Whenever I have had occasion to speak, it has been wholly from a strict desire to preserve that order which is for the advantage of us all. I feel assured, at the same time, that in enforcing order 1 have been ably supported. Gentlemen, the honour you have conferred upon use is one I shall never forget. The constant feeling which has animated me during the 'year has been, to discharge my duty with credit to myself, and with credit to you. (The Mayor sat down amidst loud cheering and applause which lasted souse time.) Mr. Councillor JOHN HOLMES said, he should beg to move the cordial thanks of the Council to the present Mayor, as many meidbers of the Council might not be present at the next meet ing. Several members simultaneously seconded the motion. Mr. Councillor AIK IN said he intended to have seconded the motion, as he could, perhaps, speak with less bias than many members the Council, as he was one of the retiring members. lie linust bear his tribute to the manner in which the Mayor had •conducted himself, which bad been a great advantage to the community. He would say that he had set an example worthy of being followed by every successor. (Loud cheers.) Mr. Councillor It ATEIBONG could not give a silent vote on the oocasion.. -Ile did hope that this vote would not be consi dered a precedent for 'mere formal votes for the future. It was a vote' for the first reform mayor of the corp nation, and 1 he first reform rintaor had had very great difficulties to contend with ; and therefore he ::yea entitled to a special acknowlede e ment from them.... , • . Mr; C o uncillor JORDAN said, haying had the honour of pro . posing the mayOr,•as - mayer; he claimed a little merit to him self ferhaving iti . "ade that',Seleetions4laughtee)—and the c o unc il a tipi.,Ma g ' of it. ' (Cheers.) ; lie Welt the opportunity to tell thent- t n a - pride and gtatification he had in being an humble aCieifib'e'r of that,referin whe had done so much for the town ell-sii;crPunl; and he hoped that such)nenibers would he s a. e -)0 , e y04 us had gerVed hi s neStli`and as he had iu s • , • COudiciller:l4-: the reporters Who, • . • • .• • • iti , thiit'icii"tua„could net-apealt.fortheins'eliea, he begged to offer their k i.ol;:sto . tl - fe ma); Or . far Ins Uniferni. conduct towards them. thev'hait handed He utiderisWd itribute of respect, and'he*.ivionrY..iorry llsat his own rePerie r:W as absent on other businessbusiness'and could • Mr, Coupeillni •Tse, q)P 4 9v4liy-fo'r . the,purpOse . of pub forward.th'e dueument2OlUded to, r Ti. o. ,?,l 4 . T xtaaid.,the tribute of respeafrom;the reporters, to which Mr • !S•ntithTbad,alluded,ivras entirely a matter between those g q tie frig n and himself, and which he:had acknowledged. lThe Mayor then 1 5owed -to the council and retired; and Mt. Alderman lir9wit•tOok the chair. Mr. Councillor Attars said he should wish that something more substantial'sbould be presented to the Mayor than the vote of thanks proposed. ' He had been thinking w h a t i t oug h t to b e . The . two paintings which he saw • in that room reminded him that the likeness of the first reform mayor ought to be taken, and that the mayor be requested to sit for it. Perhaps it would be better to do this by individual subscription, and he should be glad to subscribe his mite. A number of the .members said they should be very glad, as individuals, to subscribe towards this object. 'Mr. Councillur:AmiN said he never meant for one moment that one - penny should come from' the council. Mr. Alderman BKOWN hoped that the subscription would not be confined entirely to the council. Mr. Councillor MoaEcitorr thought the subscriptiot ought to be confined entirely to the council. Mr. Councillor E. Bturrti hoped it would not be necessary to go to London for an artist. There were many of great ability in the town. The TOWN-CLERK then read the resolution of thanks to the Mayor, which he had drawn up. Mr. Councillor HENRY LAWRENCE begged to move that the word " impartiality" he embodied in it. The following resolution: was then read by the Town-clerk and unanimously adopted:— • " That the most cordial thanks of this council be presented to William WalliAce-Ctirrie; Esq., first mayor of Liverpool under the municipal reform act, for the . zeal, impartiality, talents, and urbanity With which he has presided over their de liberatioas, and has, throughout his mayoralty, maintained the dignity - of the council andsadVanced- the best interests of the borough committed iohis representation." Apparently; evere gentle Man of the council then subscribed their names to,a subscription list for the painting. The following: gentlemen ware then elected as a committee for Carrying out the intentiiins of the.ceuneil with regard to the paintin g ;—Messrs....fordati; JOhn Hohnes, Barclay, Aikin, and Tavlear:" Mr. Aikin and I‘lr Jordan were then deputed to request the attendance of the Mayor. • , On re-entering the. room, the Mayor was received by the council rising.. ea ting to Mr. loos then said he was the organ of communicating him a resolution 't o w hich the, council had unanimous l y agreed. The Tesvx-c r.tints then read over the above resolution mark he MA YO E then said be begged to Omni'. them for h ms eh he bad of their' approbation, and to assure thern that,t never' forget ceased to preside over their. counsels he shouldadd that all he this tribute of their respect. . He would also , ss he had been could have done would have been nothing un ul e ations. so kindly and uniformly supported in his yeg Che t Mayor said, Mr: Alderman BRovvN then, addressing s a council,' ye i t though they could not act in their capacity that he • a mil( do in their individual capacity they had to r eque h s them the honour to sit for his portrait — the ecrartisthis to be deter mined upon by a committee appointed Burin, ht absence. Mr. AI KIN sa id as one of the committee, they would consult t im e he would wish thi s o bj ect the desire o f th e Mayor as to the to he carried into effect. l The MAYO R , who- appeared greaty affected, said h e s h ou ld certainly not refuse his consent to an application made in en flattering and g r a tifying a manner to him—and so far beyond his deserts. In doing so he considered that he should be con tributin, to hand down a record of the era which had called then-) into existence. Ile attributed this honour merely to the accidental circumstance of his having presided over the first reform council. The cnuncil then se parated, at two o'clock--beiug adjourned till the 9th of November: • The following is a copy of the tribute of respect to the Mayor, presented during the morning, from the reporters pre sent, alluded to by Mr. Smith : "To W. WALLACE CURRIE, ESQ., MAYOR. " We, the undersigned, Reporters of the LiverpoOl Press, at the termination of your mayoralty, cannot refrain from ex pressing our sense of the uniform urbanity and courtesy which you have ever shown to us, whilst in the discharge of our duties, and our obligations to you for the facilities you have always afforded to us " T. C. FOSTER, Standard. J. G. JONES. DAVID ROSS, Chronicle. J. B. HERBERT. (Being the Reporters present.) " Dated, Council-recon, October 31st, 1836." (Signed) PORTERS. The bye-laws relating to porters were then read over again and passed. Mr. T. SMITH said that the bye-law which authorized a porter to charge 6d. for any distance under a thousand yards made it lawful for him to charge that sum fur running up the quay steps with a trunk, and placing it on a coach. Ho thought that too much; • An alteration was then made, that porters,' if employed under a quarter of an hour, should not charge more than 3d.. . SMOKING IN 'W A RUHOUSES. The' bve-laws relating to this were read. Mr.'Alderinau.noniNsoN wanted to know what harm there was i❑ .a man onlooking his cigar before his own counting-house tire. Mr. Freme thought there ought to be no smoking in counting-houses. On a division there appeared four smoker,. (Laughter.) Mr. E. Smith thought there was a loophole, for such was the infatuation of smokers that they would smoke any thing as well as tobacco, and anniseeds acre most delicious onlooking. They might also smoke coltsfout and tea, &c. The laws were thou passed. STEAM-BOATS. The bye-laws relating to steaut-boats wore then read ; and passed. MARKET COM NI TTEE. The bye-laws having been got through, the regular business of the council was resumed. The proceedings of this committee were then read and confirmed. OBSERVATORY comitTTEB. The committee appointed to inquire this subject had made every inquiry, and were unanimously of opinion that an obser vatory would be of great advantage to the port. They h a d made inquiries, and found that the c osts of the buildin g , with suitable apparatus, would be about £l2OO, and the annual ex pense from £250 to £3OO. The resolution of the committee was then ordered to be en tered oh..the books. ST. THOMAS'S CHURCH. The MAYOR then drew attention to a remark which had been made, during the leading of the Finance Committee proceed ings, with regard to St. Thomas's Church, that the corporation ought . to contribute their quota towards the expense of the choir as owners of seats. He believed Mr. 13olton had something to say upon the subject. • , Mr. Conneillor Bot.ToN here rose, and said that his object itr rising was, to move that a part or the report of the,%Finance Committee be postponed,.whtch rela ted to St, Thomas's Qhurch. Ile was perfettly ready to go into the subject then; and to discuss it; but as it might occupy a considerable portion of their limo, and they had other matters of importance to attend to, he Would wish the, council to postpone it. z • Mr. Alderman Roam sot.' seconded the postponement. Mt. Alderman LEATtio.ra said that the subject Was iiritinzlit before the Finance Committee, and, after full discussion, it was thought only reasonable and just that the corporation, in their capacity of owners of pews in this church, which they had pur chased, ought to contribute their portion to the expenses of the choir, per rata, according to the rental of their pews. M r . Bolton took a different view, and it would be for the council to determine whether the question slionld he pbstpouedur discussed. Mr. Cbuncillor EARLE wished to know the great object of postponement. It was a question which might easily be deCided: Mr. Alderman BabwN apprehended that it wachecitieethersv was business of a more pressing nature before them. if not, be should say, go to the discussion at once. The MAYOR said they had no more business before them than they could get through. Mr. Councillor HENRY LAWRENCE would move that the subject be proceeded with. They should have much business at their next meeting. The motion was seconded by several members at once. On the, division there appeared,l6 for proceeding, end 28 for postponement. !LAI 0 • -- ST. LURE - S CHIIRCH. The MAYOR drew attention to another observatinn`whichliad been made with regard to the sale of the advowson of St. Luke's Church. Mr. Alderman FREMB moved that that part a- the Finance Committee report be read. The DErtiTY TOWN cLERK then read the part of the report alluded to, which was, that the committee be 'authorised to re ceive the highest bidding for the advowson of St. Luke's Church, to avoid the expense of advertising. Mr. Alderman FREMB said that many of the Finance Com mittee_ were puite in the dark on the subject, and he would re commend. as gri ame'idment, that the advowson should be sold if within £2OO or £3OO of tho valuation, and not leave the sub ject indefinite, The Mn von said the committee merely recommended that the .highest offer should be accepted, as not any of the offers bad come up to the resorved bid. The Finance Committee proceedinizs were then confirmed, with.the exception of the part relating to St. Thomas's Church. DOCK COMMITTIM. Mr. Alderman BROWN called attention to the Dock potn7 mittee report, which had been presented on Saturday,Ao save time. Mr. Councillor ATKIN, as chairman of the committee, said he might offer some remarks on the lateness of bringing in the re port, but he believed it was matter of notoriety that the reason why the committee had not made the report sooner was be cause, as soon as they came from the very Unprecedented strug gle in London, they found that' applications were going on from the old trustees of the dock to the treasury, and they had delayed bringing forward the report, as they did not know what the result might be. He now brought forward the report pro Arnie. One reason of his rising was to acknowledge the value- . ,ble services of gentlemen who were not on their committee. They.had received most valuable. aid from Mr. Barclay, Mr. Booni,:Mr. Maxwell (we understood,) Mr. Rathbone, and. Mr. Ilarvey. In alluding to the charge which had been brought against the merribersof. that council, for inconsistency on the dock question, it had been brought against them because for merly they were supporters of the claim made by the rate , payers to have a share in the Management of the ducks. The charge of inconsistency so brought was not brought with fair ness; because, at the tiMethey were so claiming a share in the management for the rate-pavers, it was on the principle that it was better to have the rate-oavers as a constitueucy,than no constituency atof gut now, when the system electing the council was with th e h ouse h o lders or t he town„ ineyWere rather too consistent with th e p r i nc iple o f r e presentation to attempt to confine it to th e int eres t e d f e w. (Cries'of "'Hearo LIGHTING. 'he MAYOR called attention to a remark of Mr. GEORGE HOLT, on the subject of the lighting rate for West Derby. Mr. Councillor GRoeGE Hoar : said, the question he Enid ask ed was, whether those parts of the borough which had not the advantage of lightin g s ti ou t t i be solject to same r ate as those which had he adv a wage. In many parts of West D erh Y , fur instance, many of the inhabitants bad no advantage what ever from lighting, and it wou ld be hardship upon them to - make them contribute the full rate without this advantage. The TowN-CLERK said, unc:er the resolution of the Watch THE THEATRE. Mr. and Mrs. 'Wood terminated their successful engagement on Friday evening lait, when the Opera of " the Mountai❑ Sylph" was produced. For no continuous period during the theatrical season has the house been so uniformly well filled as during their stay, and the Liverpool play-going public appear ed determined to testify their sense of the merits of the English queen of song on her farewell night by crowding the house to the very ceiling. We have never yet witnessed so full a house; and the receipts are said to have amounted to upwards of £240. The plot h the opera performed wants unity. The firlt pact exhibits Donald (Mr. Wood) as the betrothed and enraptured lover of Jessie (Mrs. Bland,) when by a hoeus pocus sort of pro cess, which is very blunderingly dove-tailed, and which is so contrary to nature that it destroys the pleasing interest of the piece and divides the attention, he becomes enamoured of the Mountain Sylph (Mrs. Wood,) whilst Christie (Mr. G. Horn castle,) Donald's rival, and who before had sued in vain for the affections of Jessie, is by a similar rapid and easy tran sition of her affections, transformed into the wife of Chris tie. This is a fault engrafted on the ballet from which - _ it is taken. We are aware, however, that we ought not to be too critical in the plot of an opera, that being secondary to the musical department. This we need hardly say, with Mrs. Wood as the chief cantat rice, was almost above criticism. We have heard none speak of this lady's acting and singing during her recent engagement but in terms of unquali fied approbation. In her singing she appeared to strive to excel tier former reputation; in her acting she is infinitely im proved. We understand that, along with Mr. Wood, she is at present fulfilling an engagement in Dublin, which will last a few weeks, after which the managers of the Liverpool theatre hare re-engaged her for a limited period. We cannot . speak too highly of Mr. lierncastle as an able supporter ofitbe open. Llis singing is at all times pleasing, and his acting lays claim to a superior title. Last evening Shakspeare's tragedy of " Macbeth" was pro duced, Macbeth by Mr. Stuart, and Lady Macbeth by Mrs. Stanley. As far as regarded the house, there appeared to be a most terrible " re-action." there being a very "beggarly ac count of empty benches." Mrs. Stanley played well, and deli vered the noted sentence in the washing scene—" W hat's done cannot be undone :—to bed, to bed, to bed," with much effect. Mr. Stuart's enactment of the character of Macbeth we have often admired : we were particularly struck last evening with his beautiful elocution of the passage— " I have lived long enough : my way of life Is fallen into the sear, the yellow leaf: And that whieh should accompany old age, As honour, love, obedience, troops of friends, I must nut look to have ; but in their stead, Curses, not loud, out deep, mouth, honour, breath, Which the poor heart would fain deny but dare not." And also of the following:— " Caost thou minister to a mind diseased; Pluck from the memory a rooted sorrow ; Rase out the written troubles of the brain; And, with some sweet oblivious antidote, Cleanse the stufrd bosom of that perilous stuff, Which weighs upon the heart?" •• "Macbeth" is a great—a noble play, and it requires oo ordi nary conception of its poetry—of its power of thought to do it justice. It has been said by a great man tilat there is but one step between the sublime and the ridiculous, and with the truth of this remark we were last night much struck when we found Macbeth addressingfimr miserable-looking followers who form ed his aline/ in such terms, as• " Arm, arm, and out," &e. It is too bad in the management thus to light against an actor and against propriety, and endeavour to make what is uttered bom bastic and ridiculous. SUFFOCATION IN A STRAMER.—James 111`Mahon, of King's court, was suffocated white on his passage in the Irishman steam-boat from Liverpool to Drogheda, last week. The night was cold, and he went into the engiue•room to warm himself, when he was shortly afterwards found dead, having imprudently laid himself down to sleep too near the boiler. THE RoCHDALE HIGHWAYMEN.—There is very great inter est and excitement respecting the three convicts, Eastwood, Ekon, and Kay, whe were. sentenced to transportation for life at the Liverpool assizes in March last. The people of Bury, Rochdale, Oldham, Middleton, and Ashton-under-Line are pre paring to bring the case before Parliament at the next session. Ninety-nine out of every hundred believe the wan to be in nocent. On Tuesday, Lord Brougham went down from London to Brocket Hall, Hefts, on a visit to Lord Melbourne. His lord ship returned to Town on Wednesday forenoon. Our inform ant does not state that any express invitatio❑ was given by the Premier to the noble and learned Ex-Chancellor, who, lifore he left Town made strict enquiry if the cards of any of the Cabinet Ministers had been left at his Town residence. NEWBUIIYPORT, Seer. 20.—SCHOONER DOLPHIN, HENCE 4T PICTOU, BTH INSTANT.—Iu consequence of an explosion in the mines, which killed and scorched a number of the miners, the works would be at a stand for some time. 5,000 tons of ship ping waiting to load, and the Dolphin would proceed to Sydney to load for this port.—New York Advertiser. THE UNDERWRITERS' Roost.—This handsome room has just been repainted and decorated, and will be reopened to-morrow for the use of the subscribers. The walls are painted stone co lour, and the ceiling French white, the pillars are coloured to represent a dark marble. The tent ensemble is exceeding light and elegant, and the improvements do infinite credit to the taste of the committee. . _ VESTRY MEETING.—On Friday at 1 o'clock, a meeting. of rate-payers was held at St. Nicholas's Church to receive the usual half-yearly report of the Select Vestry, since the '2sth of March last—Rector Campbell in the chair. There were not above a dozen persons present, including the officials, and the meeting did not last mar?. than 10 minutes A poor's rate of Is 6d. in the pound was laid including a Id of church rate, and the meeting separated. FATAL ACCIDENT.—An inquest was, on Saturday, held be fore Philip Finch Curry, Esq , on view of the body of Philip Curry, a carter. He was riding on the tore-blade of the cart, when, being somewhat intoxicated, a shake of the cart caused him to lose his balance. lu endeavouring to avoid the wheel, he turned over, and pitching upon the hack part of his head, fractured his skull. He died instantly. Verdict acci .lental. S'CABBlNG.—Charles Dillon was, on Saturday, placed before M r. Hall, charged under the following circumstances :—Robert Sloane, joiner. Naylor - str eet deposed, that on Saturday night week the prisoner, who had been in his employ, came to his house, and conducted himself in a very riotous and disorderly manner. Complainant t old him to go away, or he would no mediately call a police-officer, and have hint taken to Bridewell. As he still continued violent and abusive, complainant went for the purpose of putting his threat into execution. Prisoner followed him out, and stabbed him in the left hip, with a chisel or some sharp instrument. The prisoner was committed fur trial. N u rs A Nce.—At the sessions court on Wednesday, the grand just' t P :- .e s 'e e n e t t e , adt:do'efinished dwelling-houses, s ituated in South James-street, tr belonging ' to a person named Jones, as dau gerous to the lives of the inhabitants, in consequence of not be ing enclosed at the front. The Recorder directed that steps should be immediately taken to abate the nuisance, and the Town clerk undertook to lay the circutnstauces before the • watch committee in all possible haste. FATAL AccroeNT.—On Tuesday last, in the afternoon, about five o'clock, the list Pluebe was mo o r e d a l o n g side the Ilercu laneum Pottery, and was receiving coals, which were being hoisted into the hold, wheu the crane gave way, tool the tub, which was suspended from the chain, fell on the hatchways, and burst them open. A man, named William Abrams, was at work in the hold below, and the tub struck him on the right side, by which several of his ribs were broken. lie was taken up and removed to his home, where he was attended by a sur geon, but he died in a few hours after. An inquest was held on the body . on Wednesday, before P. F. Curry, BK., coroner, when the jury returned a verdict of " Accidental death." We mention for the information of the friends of the Rev. J. Bamv, Wesleyan Missionary, who, on account of ill health, em barked with his lady and four children at Bermuda for this country, in the Friendship, wrecked on Friday last during o' heavy gale on the Welsh coast, that his entire family took passage in Cork, (where the vessel called for orders,) in the Ocean steamer for Liverpool, and arrived in safety on the t v i ery morning on which the Friendship was lost. He left all his zg gage, books, wearing apparel, with the am ount of .nearly sterling, ou board the I. riendship, of which th ere is as yet no account. THE BEDFORD FAGGOT VOTRS.—It is matter of notoriety, that seven votes have been created by the Duke of Bedford, by granting a rent charge, of forty shillings value, to as many members of his family in one of his freehold houses situate in Great Russell-street, Bloomsbury. At the sittiny, of the revising barristers, at Gray's Inn Coffee-house, on Frid o n t. y \V t i l l ) ll..i (1 11: i l e ; tious entered by the conservatives to these votes Caine On for argument before Mr. Kean. The vote of Lord G. \V. Russell was expunged on the ground of change of residence. Th e ob. jectious to the other six were ably sustained by Mr. Gregory for the conservatives, chiefly on the‘ 7th and Bth chap. 25, against conveyances for splitting riles; a nd, on the stundinu order of the House of Commons of 184 against lord or peer of parliament interfering with the electio ar t y of any member to the House of Commons. MI nor return pearea for the Duke of Bedford. Mr. Cleo p "to allow these claims would virtually ~_ .: (4 ).' argued, that parliament of William the Third." Mr. Keen,l repeal the act of that " the arguments of Mr. Grego, v only however, denied Iwo. That part of the law was no Longer applied to a point of form act. which admits the principle of .ai.plicabie to tie re. mode of the gift under which these votes spliwng votes, and the gislatire one, he should retail, the v o t e tt carte made , livin ,g, a iv " pears to ua a most extraurdinar~• de c isi on, '.l , 7 v e confess, tins Op tioned against.—Erq . but it. may be peti- A Goon FIGHTING D 15 IANCE.—The French papers announce that "the combat at llorada, in Catalonia, On the 2,1 ult., has }fielded no result, it having been fffiglii beyond gun tango." The account does nut state how long the battle lasted, but it may he presumed that night only could separate such heroes. DE•TH OF A Musk. —On Tuesday last an old man named Cook, who has f u r y ears res id e d i n an o b scure l o d g ing in Crown court, Graves en d , called upon Mr. James, a broker in High street, to inquire whether he would allow him to lodge with him, as he had been uncomfortable fur some time past. The request was complied with, and in the evening he took possession. lie had retired to rest but a short time hefthe he was taken ill, and two medical men were sent for. Upon their arrival they pro nounced him dying, which was no sooner communicated thant he ordered an attorney to be sent for, as he wished to mak i e wi i i r will. An attorney was speedily in attendance. The r!1_ , _1 ... . 5, 4 - raising himself in his bed licAueathed to his daughter £15. 1 1 I ,i ) U . i 1 , , j u , to three nephews £4O each. Upon being asked if he hart he replied " No," but he had two brothers and , , - t ud h e would ter, who had all behaved very ill towards tor, left the residue leave them nothing. When asked to whom f i o e r his kindness," of his property, he replied "to Mr. Ja.mesaper. which, upon at the same time handing the attorne,)c, u a p another daugh ritis far upwards of being opened,. was found to contai t 'n . respective legacies, make up wards the executor, will, after paying who continued to grow worse, and £BOO in the Bank of England, so h s t Mr. james, who is sole of OW by his gr_ day. The deceased, who was ;5, has been frequently died on the evening his pocket, and at the time of his of'‘)ldheef:s'elleTitio4pick up bones and rags in the sorrel and put them into , death he was in a must filthy coliition.—Standard. Mr. J. N. Wood Mr. Thomas Holt No. 11, ABERCROMBY WARD. Mr. Thomas Kaye .. Mr. T. Brocklebank . 1622 191 No. 12, LIME-STREET WAND. . 269 . 282 Mr. A. Lace. Mr. Vincent Higgins No. 13, ST. ANNE S WARD. Mr. J. N. Wright .. Mr. Meson No. 14, WEST DERBY WARD. Mr. John Smith Mr. R. W. Wood ... 163 138 No. 15, SOUTH TOXTETH WARD. Air. Alex. Smith lOl Mr. T. M. Gladstone Mr. Jordan Mr. Platt No. 16, NORTH TOXTETH Wait!. Mr. Sheppai d 133 Mr. liausden The liberals claim to have the advantage in Exchange Vard by one ; the Conservatives by three. This will lave to be settled by the revision of the votes by the Ma%• or. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE; TUESDAY, Nov. I.—Noon, Wind N.W.—Modefaie. (High Water 4h 3m p.lO. ) Artarvau—The Mautura, --, from Smyrna—Standard, Peile; from Ilumbru'. ALSO ARR IV ED—The Newcastle, (steamer) from Glasgow—Williazat Iluskisson, (steamer) from Duhlin—Venture, Wilson, from Belfast. SAlLEb—TheGlenanD, Grucher, for Cape of Rood Hope and Ceylon —Diamond, Toole, for New York—Ntuna,Williams, for Sierra Leon 6 —Samuel, Jamieson, for Savannah—Hutchinson, Robinson, for Tri nidad—Alhree, Balls, for New Orleans—Thomas Dempsey, White head, for Africa—Nautilus, Graburn, for Buenos Ayres—James Dunn, Furz, for Lisbon. The Amethyst, Taylor, hence for Trinidad, was spken ISth ult.; iat. 50, long. 11. Litawicit, Oct. 21.—A Memel Brig, from Liverpool, laden with salt, was carried into Scallaway to-day, by the Jane. MARYronT, Oct. 27.—S ..me pieces of wreck, and part of a small mast was seen floating past the harbour this morning. A ship's boat; with part of an oar, marked " Laura, of Liverpool," was picked up on the 24th instant. MISCELLANEOUS. The borough of Knaresborough is taking steps to deliver itself from the disgrace of bein;.:inis-represented in parliament; Mr. Rich and Sir Wm. Ingilby are mentioned as candidates.— lialijitx Express. Mrs. Ann Mitchell, of Bosham, who died lately at the great age of 100 years, walked to the church ou the Easter Sunday preceding in ber wedding-gown, which was wade for her eighty years before.—Both Gazette. ST. SAVIOUR'S CHURCH, CHORLToN-UPON-MRDLOCK.—Wei understand that the Bishop of Chester has announced His in tention of consecrating this church on Friday, the llth instant. On Friday night some miscreant shot two valuable horses in a field near Camburue. They were the property of a poor man, .to whom the•loss will be all but ruin.—Cornwall Royal Gazette. Shot should not be used in cleaning bottles, as they are wade of a compound of lead and arsenic. One person died and three others suffered from drinking perry from a bottle that had been cleaned with shot. The same reasoning applies to wine, ale, and porter, in bottles. The antidote, says a chemical gentle man, must be twofold, a weak solution of Sulphate of Magnesia, or Epsom Salts, would neutralise the lead, by forming an soluble Sulphate. l'eroxyde of iron, he adds, 1 can also state positively, from repeated experiments, is au effectual specific for arsenic. SPINNER'S DiserrE.—The feeling prevalent amongst the spinners in Bolton, Oldham, Preston and other towns, relative" to a rise in their wages, has been introduced into the factories in Blackburn. In suite large establishments notice has been given, and in one concern we hear the men have actually left their work. We hope that the matter may be amicably arranged, and to the satisfaction of all concerned. CURE FOR VENOMot S lirras.— A Monsieur Tschiffelv has written from Blois to the Flatlet) Acadeno of Sciences, to state that during his stay in Brazil he cured fourteen tregroes bitten. by venomous serpents, by the external application of essence of turpentine. Ile continued the application for au hour; ant even succeeded when the wound had been inflicted forty-eight hours before. Ile has cured the stings of scorpions, &c. in . the saute manner; and believes that this remedy would be effica cious for the bite of mad dogs. Extract of a letter from Capt. Dunlop, of the ship Malabar, of and from GI eenork to the Cape of Good llope, dated the 28th of August, bit 16. 34. S., long. 3tr. 36. W. On the 13th of August, hat. 7. 31. N., long. 16. W., tell i n with the Java, East Indianian, front London for out 2i itays from Scilly, with about 500 soulSAan board, all s,ilitieis from the depti: except the crew and about 30 women Very few sick on board, and no contagion. Supplied tfiem with 17 cwt. of brea d . y our jars of peas, two jars of pearl barley, and one bag of rice. Parted Company AN AMERICAN INSINUATIUN.—" I say," said a hungry on the 16th, lat. 5. '24. N., long. 13. 25. W." looking vagabond to a ven der of sausa g es, "is them there s assengers good uric F" " Yes , they are, L calculate, y o u s t u pid s r d the inq u i rer; th e y 7et/ ho n good sasseng 'ramus. You'd like to hinder me the sale of th em , y ou i ns idi ous da f g ers, and I tau.s' se I n sguepri a e." im% nay retorted aint, but this will " I don't k now not hi ng spec i a l ber you see them kind of basset:gets, you never see say, that aouu hn s a c wt scandal- h m e no dogs about." A FIRST-RATS PUGILTST.—Among the escapes and adven tures of the day, that of Lieutenant O'Connor, of our regiment was one of the most singular. Seeing a number of Spaniards' in disorder, he mistook them for Chapelgorris, and ran up to rally them, when he found that he had tumbled into the bands of the Carlists. A musket snapped in his face and a bayonet at his breast informed him of his a wkard mistake. Partying the latter with his fist, he struck right and iefs iu the approved style of pugilism, and, flooring both his antagonists, who were considerably astonished at this novel mode of conducting the battles of the Queen, he took to his heels, und being a first-rate leaper, cleared walls and ditches, and rejoined his regiment with the loss of his hat, sword, and cloak, which had fallen In the scuffle. This interesting match WaS witnessed by the old Spanish Governer at the CaS; le, who viewing the action through a telescope, declared that he saw a British officer attacked by two Carlists. liberate himself 'bussistda.'—Tivelce Months in the 11, lash Legion. "SA RSAPA RILLA.—Mr. WRAY, of Holborn-hill. the Proprie tor of the A LTERATI YE-TON IC POWDERS, having observed con stant disappointment attending the exhibition of the pharmaceu tical and other preparations of Sarsaparilla, induced him to set on loot, with the assistance of the ablest experimental chemists, an analysis of its properties ; the tesult of which proves that true Sarsaparilla, carefully selected and separated from alt impurities, is in substance most effectual, and that the various preparations under the denomination of decoctions, extrac ii ts n . essences, syrups. &c., hitherto used, can never be depende t til;.. for producing. any real or permanent benefit. But,: action Sarsaparilla in substance only is to be preferred, ye t the may be materially assisted when combined with au. ti . Atte ra r . Isis most trial of many vea re continusnee he has found , ,:, justified iiii , tive-touic Pewders he now offers to the public ha hini , e it bounds most sanguine expectations, and therefore 1 i- feels iiinger to private by motives of humanity, to confine teevirs,,„ o f so valuable' practice, but to allow the public the full a i i , : . ...... , e_ iiinine will hind a medicine. Persons in the habit or to . ii i , ,,, ...,f_g ifoni , nv . t 4ilvor iliaries. By his powders by fat the most efficacious titer. BIRTH EXTR AOR DINA llY.— °sn'antos, herself a dwarf, was the dwarf, Don S.intiago d , h"sc itan _ , t at their residence, 167,- livered of a well-fun n ed ma le n ,_„ tree e The infant, though if High Holborn, near Museduid not survive its hitt!) above an came into the world alive, its weight is out' pound four hour. Its length is 1 . Sunday morning the wife of Geor g e's Church, Bloomsbury ; i s sLit is in every respect w e ls.s nrined. , ounces lt ~.as refused se pulture, it was taken home, preserved but, being there and.will be exhibited for some time previously to in spirits , • one arias public thus . 1) ' .. being depesited in high, .. l UMS. Doti illiltlago, '''only 25 inches is at present in his fi ftieth year ke who is is a native of . the Spanish settlemetit of Manilla. He ' became carried i a d h a in l t lil a s e t :et -I' lT , inted with his little wile at Birmiugham, of which town she is a native. Her name was Ann Hopkins, Deena and her height 38 inches, being 13 inches taller than himself. She is 31 years of age, and is really a pretty little cr ea t ure, possessing much s ymmetry and grace. "AN' father st a nd s s i x f eet on e in c h and a hale without 116 shoes ; her moth er i s o f th e m iddle siz e ; and her blathers and sisters (iif whom there are nine in all) are tall and robust: o T he tittle don and d o nna live together very affsc tionateli, tnelr attachment having beets miettial, and at first sight. fhe only ditlesenee of 'minion is, that she beicg a pro testant they do not worship together,-: and that ever since the attempted robbery of her husband by his countryman she halts all Spaniards, and pouts, amid frets, and scolds, whenever she . sees hint converse with one. They were married on the Gib of July, 1534, in the catholic chapel it Birmingham, and two days after at St. Martin's Church in the sametown ' by the Rev. Mrs Faye, th e hi g h b a iliff g i v in g th e bride away.-lUorning lieralci: i .'T`~ SECOND E DITION: Standard. office, half- pat Fotii• MUIkhECIPAL ELECTIOkS. FINAL STATE OF THE POLL. No. 1, EVERTON WARD. Mr. James He worth 202 Mr. Quayle 197 No. 2, SCOTLAND WARD. Mr. Richard Houghton 197 Mr. Sheil No. 3, VAUXHALL WARD. Mr. W. Shand. Mr. Aluspratt No. 4, Si'. PAUL'S WARD. Mr. Barton. Mr. Stitt. • 107 89 130 110 No. 5, EXCHANGE WARD. Mr. Sands Mr. Mellor No. 6, CASTLE-STREET WARD. Mr. Wilkinson' Mr. Bolton 84 190 No. 7, ST. PETER'S WARD. Mr. N. Litherland Mr. R. Bright No. 8, PITT-STREET WARD. go/ 211 Mr. Bibby Mr. R. W. Preston lso' No. 9, GREAT GEORGE'S WARD. Mr. Charles Lawrence Mr. Henry Ripley No. 10, RODNEY-STREET WARD. . 21G . 195 •a