The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1842-08-05 00:00:00

MEETING OF THE TOWN COUNCIL The fourth quarterly meeting of the Town Councir*as held on Wednesday, in the Council-chamber within the Town -hall. The MAYOR presided. Mr. RICHARD RADCLIFF& read the proceedings of the last council meeting. FINANcg CODIIWITTEE.-THE CONSERVANCY AND OTHER LOCAL BILLS Mr. G. H. LAWRENCE said that on the last occasion when he moved the confirmation of the Finance Committee proceedings he referred to the progress making in the several local bills which the council was then seeking. On that occa sion he was able to state that the Borough Courts Bill and the Health of the Town Bill had passed the legislature, and that the Improvement Bill had passed the House of Com mons, with every prospect of further success ; but, with re gard to the Conservancy Bill, difficulties had arisen of which he did not at that time see a satisfactory end. He had now, however, the pleasure of continuing his report, and he thought it was one which the council would receive with sa tisfaction. With regard to the Improvement Bill there was more difficulty than he anticipated in its passing through the House of Lords. It was now, however, the law of the land, and"he trusted there was nothing in its enactments of a harsh or a Utopian nature. Those enactments would be carried out by the magistrates, who were anxious to be moderate as well as firm in the execution of their duty, and they would do their duty without the aid of common informers. To them the bill offered no encouragement, and he thought it would be found there was nothing in the bill which would not re dound to the credit of the corporation and the advantage of the community. With regard to the Conservancy Bill it was surrounded, as be said before ' with difficulties. They were in gr ea t j eopar d y w i th it, and most of those in whose care it had been placed, were at one time of opinion that it would be desirable to withdraw it from the committee of the House of Commons. It was threatened upon the one hand by the landowners, and their opposition was an indication to him of the value of the bill, and on the other by the government themselves, who suggested clauses to which the council could never consent. The bill, however, had now become the law of the land ; and though it was not exactly in the shape in which it had met the approval of the council, he was warranted in saying, there was no alteration or amendinent in it which need detract from its value in the eves of the council. The main object of the promoters of the bill was to prevent encroachments upon the river; and they considered that the maintenance of it from encroach ments, was best secured by scouring the present estuary, and the water space above the town, thus maintaining as nearly as possible, the same quantity of water, which now, with the influx and reflux of the tide scoured the channel to the sea. That object had been secured. Interested as the council was in this great and 'important question, they had a right to look with jealousy and apprehension at every yard of land which the short sighted policy of the landowners abstracted from the river, and they had a right to contend, as they suc cessfully did before a committee of the House of Commons, that not a wharf should be built, or a stone put in, the river within the range of a 21 feet tide, which was one of the high est indicated in the table—that nothing of this sort should be done till the Corporation of Liverpool through the Town- Clerk, and the other parties equally interested, who were mentioned in the bill, should have had notice of the intention of the parties intending to make those erections. He did not mean to say that those erections might not be made with perfect safety ; in nine cases out of ten they might, and to them the council would not offer the slightest objection ; but Upon the other hand, it was desirable that all doubtful cases should be well discussed, that they should be well examined before the suspected nuisance was created, instead of afterwards. That was the'real essence of the bill ; and that w as as much as they had, in the first place, contemplated ; but the government having considered that this was the pro per time to deal with the question in a national point of view, suggested clauses which had for their object the appointment of conservators of the rivers, and to those clauses they had consented, Government proposed that the conservators should be, the first Lord of the Admiralty, the Chancellor of the Duchy, and the Chief Commissioner of the Woods and Forests. To those functionaries all parties could look with confidence ; whether the corpor a tio n , the do c k trust, or the landowners—all must equally feel confidence in their high honour and integrity. It was proposed to invest those func tionaries with those powers which the crown only possessed, and none other. There was no interference with the existing rights of the dock trust or the corporation ; but, in order that there might be no mistake arising as to what the powers of the conservators were to- be. they had been defined in the bill, end divided into active and passive. The active powers re lated, as would be supposed, to improvements in the river, the carrying on of large and important works, dredging, I raising of wrecks, and any improvements which the parties chose at their own expence to incur. The neutral and pas a!ve powers were those which related merely to the inspec tr of the river, the abatement of nuisances, the receiving r eports and ordering of plans when they were required at of instance of the council or the other parties. The council would have been satisfied with the passive powers, as amply sufficient for the purpose of the corporation, for the corpora tion had always intended that it was their duty to re tain, the nav i gat i on of the r i ver rather than improve it. They wished to keep things as they were ; besides they considered it was rather an anomaly to have active Powers without possessing the means for carrying those active powers into operation. The government, how ever, and the committee to whom the bill was referred, thought differently. They felt it was right, and that the Proper dignity of the conservators required, that the conser vators should be invested with the symbols of active power; they said that opportunities might arise when such powers would be useful, that other parties through their instru mentality might put the commissioners into motion, so that the improvements made through them might be more use fully carried out than they could be through any other quar tet. In that view the deputation ultimately, though not without some reluctance, acquiesced. He knew very well that there were persons, many perhaps, who objected to these active powers ; he knew that they looked upon them only as the seeds of some future legislation, that the conservators might some day or other he seen going to parliament, and seekin g for fresh powers either to attack the corporation or to carry on works at some distant part of the river with which the corporation had no concern ; but he had the great est confidence that both parliament and the commissioners would prevent anything of that sort. On the other hand, • he did say that if any well-digested scheme of improvinent should be suggested, the corporation would never shrink from giving it every consideration, and that they would not refrain from incurring expense upon distant parts of the river, if they thought they could by it promote either the commerce of the town or that of the country generally. He thought however, that such occasions would seldom or never arise. He thought the conservators, through their inspec tors, would agree with the corporation in their views rather than otherwise, but still, if the opportunity should come, the council would not be afraid of considering the question. These were the views which he entertained, and he had also t he support of the Dock Committee in this business, through Mr. Sands, the chairman, who had been with him in London. He h a d a l so the authority of Mr. Horsfall to the same effect, and now that eie bill was passed, he hoped the council would receive it with thankfulness. Year after year they had been striving for legislation upon this subject ; and although it might not fl a tt er t h e vanity of the corporation so much as it Would have done had they been named conservators of the river, still he thought the bill was much more likely to work • well as it w as . T here would always have been jealousy and ti x l Pense attendin g th e i r movements ; an d h e th oug ht, u p on Whole that the bill was f ar b e tt er as it s t oo d now th an before. flaying troubled the council at some length on thb subject of this bill, he would conclude with a hope that it would be a long time before the corporation of Liverpool attempted to apply again for local acts of parliament. They ust be Satisfied with the law of the land. They had but few friends in parliament. There were certainly local corn mitt one cause appointed , b u t genera lly th e mem b ers o f th em , f rom eee cau se or other, were opposed to the interests of Liver- Pool ; and although they had the government with them, and rote de member in Lord Sandon to promote their tze erests, still it wou ld b e th e b es t p o li c y t o b e sa ti s fi e d as they were' M r. Lawrence then e x presse d his regret that puti6 atUalace. pommittee had been reluctantly forced to de sifi °lnPliance with the prayer. .of the Literary and Scien m_c.lnstitution, in St. Ann'sestreet ; and he concluded by viig the confirmation of the proceedings. , t b 'r• PLATT said that some months ago it was suggested b at there should be an inspector of the river appointed on _ c. e nalf of the corporation and the Dock Committee. It ap p ared, however, that the government only were to have an ' lusPector. Mr G i e • H. LAWRENCE replied, the fact was, that under thmil the corporation, conjointly with the docks, would Lne an inspector to be approved by the conservators of e river. £6OO per annum was the only expense they would ' of to under the bill, which included not only the salary ue inspector, but thisp of notices and various other ?I:ges arising out of duties. -fr• Arlene said, lie should not have risen if the Chairman th of e 'Finance Committee had not stated that he trusted the %leoration would receive this bill with thankfulness. fie tie Aikin) could not consent to receive it with thankful -4 s 2* He remained of opinion, that unless the bill could lititvreoPel pbt4itipti in the shape in which it was originally ucei into parliament, it would have been . much better feet aye withdrawn it altogether. That, indeed, was the was ng on the p ar t o f t h e counc il th e l as t ti me th e subject bill b efore them. H e was sorry t o sa y, h owever , th a t the late had become the law of the land i therefore, it was too wha t) exress either approbation or disapprobation Cr council approved or disapproved of the bill as it Stood Au l d," a matter of very little consequence. This bill had first r g,°.fle various phases since its first introduction. The of ~,oujeet of it should have been to obtain for the council dep'7pol the power of appeinting conservators ever the ends upon which, indeed, the well-being of the port e In that shape, the council had approved of the be eaus e r egretted that they had solicited the bill at all, situelee the object could have been obtained in a much more He brauner, and be much more available than it was now. Power stt f'sgeeted, when the corporation first came into bills as the Municipal Act, to insert clauses in various the ceoe Lne Y wer e proceeding through parliament, giving to rPOrat,ioll, an to the dock trust, the power of regula ting. et, bye- eve r, „ j laws the estuary of the Mersey ; demands, how urge'dre tuade on the part of the public, and the council were laws to regulate the steam-boat companies and others to make bye ° regulate the exit and entrance of vessels to the port as secu re d spowe r lay th en w i th no one; but if such a clause had been all at that time it would have been approved of gener they, conservancy thus, s t ep b y step, the council might have obtained and ensrvancy o f the river. Instead of that, they went proclaimed to th e world their determination to have the coliery ancy of the river in the shape of commissioners. To that great opposition was dangers also, until at I made, an d diffi cu lti es arose , an d the dock t rust had sunk the corporation of Liverpool and named in th e bill at all : lege of payin g a sum of i nsignificance. They were never m exceptin g to give them the privi money, to be expended on o d uey, and indeed the only sum of Li verpool had had such a bill under rrthe bill. If the council of Li ment of the country, eon , cotZbuipon them by the govern haveeive complained ; all must seen that it was wise for th question upon which the well-bein g o o f vernrnent to take up a pended, and with which the trade of the county great estuary de mutely mixed up. If the government had was so inti missioners from the admiralt, the woodsd appointed corn the Duchy of Lancaster, all y would have baud forests, and consistent, but why the corporatio n of been niatural and thankfel for a bill that gave tq these departmee:ta should be of carrying out the did appear to him the power strange, and a waste of the money of this town, ex ceedingly t litct, making those departments lords over us, t w c a l s me' Itud control us. It did certainly appear to hiom, thate in soliciting this bill they had been PraYing for Ki n ; Stork, wh o wou ld prove m uch more dangero us t h an the King Log, whom they had had previously. As allusion had beeng made to the interested classes, and as it had been stated Positively that no expense could be incurred by this corpora tion beyond £6OO per annum, he would say that he should be much mistaken if it did not cost £6,000 per annum, and that not only would it be found expens i ve, b ut excessively t reublesorne. If the bill had been solicited at all , it should Dave bee nent inasmuch as it was for a so licited by the governm . hi' Pu ' es of it paid out of the Public re I erpose and time expenses oney, Finance Committee had been As it was, the doing what theyhave done, particularly as it was understood Ou ght not to unless the bill could be Passed in the slm'a under, that u Finance Committee were authorised toPe which the d be better to with draw it at once. Atn•oceed with, it would that Mr. Horsfall, the d Tr. Aikin concluded by stating, , ePuty- e e • f the Dock Committee, coincided with him airman thatbeen with drawn if it could n the bill ought to have . b . not • its original state. Mr. SANDS said that have been obtained in by Mr. Lawrence and Mr the council having been Id orrned part in this bill, ahn Mr• Aikin that he bad taken seine moments' attention. e Itm might be allowed to occupy a few _ expect of him after the was no more than the council would a ttack made, not upon the bill, but partly upon himself, and partly upon the promoters of the measure, that he should make one or two observations in reply. Whether or not the bill was approved of by the council, he would say that those who had given the most consideration to the subject approved of it ; and the remarks of his friend would have a tendency to deprive the chairman of the Finance Committee and himself of that self-congratu lation which they had been rather disposed to indulge in upon having obtained such a bill. They considered it a good and valuable measure for the town, and he was quite sure it would prove so in its working. It was well known that to preserve the present scour at the mouth of the river, it was necessary to preserve also the same quantity of water which there was now in the upper part of the river. Without this we should soon have had no channel at all ; in other words, any diminution of the tidal flow of the waters in the upper part would pro facto diminish the scowering power at the mouth ; but he thought the bill would secure all that. They knew the many objections made by the landowners against the bill ; and he might refer to what bad been proved when the bill was brought before the committee of the House of Commons—that upwards of 1300 acres of land had been abstracted from the river; and, if this abstraction was gone on with, what would have been the consequence? Why, the navigation would have been so much impeded as to render the port almost useless. He thought, therefore, they bad done well in securing the bill, and he trusted that, as the chairman of the Finance Committee bad said, that the cor poration would receive it, although some individuals would not, with thankfulness. Mr. BiaxErr said that having taken a most decided course of opposition to the bill during its progress through the Finance Committee, and having also urged his objections to it in the Council, he felt called upon to state why he gave his support to the measure as it now stood. He believed it to be a very good bill for the town. The real state of the case had been put by Mr. Sands, whilst Mr. Aikin left the gist of the matter totally out. He had talked about steam companies having applied for a better entrance and exit; but what it was most necessary to preserve was the back water. The bill would do this, which they had not the power to do before ; and how was it to be done ? Why, they had now the power of the crown put into a shape, that it could be called into action immediately ; and he would ask, whether the present constitution of the Conservators was not likely to give greater satisfaction than if they were a commit tee of the Corporation ? No question of it. Would not parties who were desirous of making aggressions upon the river, feel more afraid of going against the parties who were now Conservators, namely :—the first Lord of the Admiralty, the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, and the Chief Commissioner of Woods and Forests. Men of their office and rank must, of necessity have more power than any com mittee which the Council could appoint. Having stated that in his opinion the bill was a good one, and he was glad it had passed, he could not sit down without expressing his surprise that Mr. Aikin should have spoken in the terms which he had. He might be wrong, but it was his deliberate opinion, that Mr. Aikin and his party had been the cause of the want of success ; they raised up such a host of opposition by the Conservancy of bill of 1836, that Liverpool could not get back its proper influence in parliament, and he, (Mr. Birkett) therefore, quite agreed that the time had arrived when they must stand still. They must not go to parliament for seven years. He would take that opportunity of publicly returning his thanks to the Town-Clerk, for the great zeal, ability, and time, which he had bestowed on this bill. With the exception of the chairman, he had had to fight against every member of the Finance Committee, and the event had proved that;he was right, and they were wrong. Mr. BouroN was always sorry to differ in opinion from his friend Mr; Aikin, but on this occasion he certainly could not agree with the Sentiments he had expressed. For the last seven years the council had been endeavouring to pro mote a bill for the conservancy of the river, and he believed the late corporation had been engaged in the same under taking for 20 or 30 years before. In all the bills which had preceded the late application, the corporation always sought to have a majority of the conservators. Now, from an in terview which took place with the Chancellor of the Duchy, it was obvious that a bill founded upon that principle it was utterly impossible to obtain; and, however gratifying it might have been to their vanity or their interests, yet when it was established that it was impossible to obtain that power, the next and only course was to obt a i n suc h a bill as would have the effect of preventing encroachments andi obstructions which might be injurious- to the port. It must further be remarked, that no power which now existed in the Dock Committee for cleansing, improving, and scowering the en trance of the river was taken away. For the last seven years this corporation had been continually met by a set of very jealous opponents in the Cheshire and Lancashire mem bers, who, though their property on either side had more than doubled in value by the erection of the docks of Liver pool, were treating those docks like a stepmother. The conservancy of the river, however, was now:in high hands, and unlikely to be affected by merely local interests, and the landowners and others would be now re strained from encroachments without the sanction of those conservators. Although the prevention of these encroach ments might seem of very little importance to the scouring of the river, it was a well-known fact that one gentleman on the Cheshire side had thereby increased his property to the extent of 300 or 400 acres. It had been mentioned that go vernment would have brought in a bill themselves for the improvement of the river. If that were so, and government were to lay a tax upon shipping for the improvement of the river, would Mr. Aikin and the shipowners like to contribute to that which could be of no possible benefit to them ? They would willingly pay for accommodation at Liverpool, but they would be very unwilling to pay for improvements at Runcorn and Frodsharn. Whenever a tax for that purpose should be proposed, he (Mr. Bolton) hoped the town coun cil would unite with the shipowners in opposition to it. It would be equal in injustice to that which the trustees of the Weaver imposed upon the trade of Liverpool in order to erect gaols ; and latterly they had even erected churches at the expense of the trade of this town. (Cries of " Oh, oh.") Mr. G. H. LAWRENCE replied. Mr. Aikin had said that he (Mr. L.) and Mr. Sands went up td London with the express understanding that they were to consent to no other bill than that approved by the Council. His (Mr. L.'s) impression did not go so far as that : his opinion was, that they were not to accept Lord Lincoln's clauses, and if the government insisted on carrying them, they were to with draw the bill, but he did not understand they were to go up with their hands so completely tied as to make no'alteration. No gentleman would go up to London on such terms. Some discretion must be left with the representatives of the Coun cil, in London, in a case like this. £6OO a year was the full extent of the expences of the bill. It had been said they would increase to £6,000, but the bill was as clear as possible on that point. Mr. Horsfall's name had been mentioned. That gentleman had distinctly said, that if they could get such useful officers at an expense to the Council and the docks of only £6OO a year, it would be a very useful bill. That was Mr. Horsfall's own expression, and he would not now retract it Mr. SANDS confirmed Mr. Lawrence's statement of Mr. Horsfall's opinion of the bill. Mr. BRAMLEY.MOORE said, this was discussing the mea sure both before and after it had passed ; and he thought they had better proceed to business. The proceedings were then confirmed. COMMITTEE PROCEEDINGS The proceedings of the Improvement Committee, the Watch Committee, and the Markets' Committee were seve rally read and confirmed. THE EDUCATION COMMITTEE.-MR. EARLE'S GLOBES AND THE DOVAY BIBLES Mr. RICHARD RADCLIFFE read the proceedings of the Education Committee since the last Council. The committee stated that the books and globes in both the North and South Schools, which had been lent and given by Mr. Earle, were at that gentleman's service. They left it to be decided by the Council whether Mr. Mulleneux's application for the Douay Bibles and other books recently used in the schools should be granted or rejected. They reported the number of scholors in the schools to be as follows : INIORTg SOUTH Boys.. , Girls.. Infants. Boys.. Girls.. Infants Established Church 614 I Protestant Dissenters 2lO Roman Catholics Mr. MOLYNEUX moved the Established Church 453 Protestant Dissenters B7 Roman Catholics confirmation of the proceed- Mr. Btaxtrr thought that Mr. Hodgson should now be permitted to proceed with the motion on the subject, of which he had given notice. Mr. HonnioN was in the hands of the Council, and ready to proceed, if they pleased. 'Mr. JORDAN proposed that the Douay Ilibles be given to the St. Patrick's School. The TOWN-CLERK stated that the more regular course to pursue would be to confirm the proceedings of the committee in the first instance, and to go on with the motions afterwards. The proceedings having been accordingly confirmed, Mr. HODGSON was about to proceed, *hen Mr. BRAMLEY-MOORE begged to ask the Town-clerk how far the Council would be authorised to give away or dispose of the books in question ? The TowN-CLERK said there was no doubt that by law the Council had no power to dispose of any property except for a valuable consideration, unless it were in application of the surplus for the public benefit of the inhabitants, and the improvement of the borough. There was an exception in the case of appropriation of land, by virtue of a particular local act, depending, however, in principle, upon the same rule that applied to the disposal of surplus income. He had the opinion of the late Attorney-General, Sir John Camp bell, in a case in which property was applied for to be given up, which was to the effect that, even with the consent of the Lords of the Treasury, the Council could not give their property without a valuable consideration. Mr. flonusoN.—Can we, in the instance now about to be discussed, legally give the property away? The TOWN-CLERK.—The legal question put to me is this— can you legally give away this property? I certainly consi der these books to be property, and my opinion is that you cannot by law give them away. Mr. BRAMLEY-MOORE said that the question was then virtually disposed of, and that Mr. Hodgson's motion would be quite nugatory and unnecessary at the present time, in asmuch as the Town-clerk was of opinion they had not the power to give the property away. Mr. TANER thought the subject had better drop, if they had not the power, and a very unpleasant discussion would thereby be avoided. Mr. - BOLTON insisted that Mr. Hodgson having given notice of a motion, he (Mr. Bolton) was competent to move an amendment upon it, which he certainly should, to the effect that the Education Committee give up these books. The MAYOR.—Unless Mr. Hodgson withdraws his motion The TOWN-CLERK said the council would understand that the question of the appropriation of income was another matter. The question put to him now was this—have the council power to give away this property ? His answer was that they could not without a valuable consideration. Mr. .A.llclN.—Yes, unless it cgs "• for the general benefit of the inhabitants." Now he contended that books for educational purposes must be for " the general benefit of the inhabitants," seeing that they must tend to remove igno rance and establish virtue. _ _ The Tows-CLERK was decidedly of opinion that, suppos ing the council had a surplus income, they might, if they thought proper, apply this property for " the public benefit of the inhabitants." The question, whether this application was for the public benefit of the inhabitants, was for the con sideration of the council : it belonged entirely to them. As a gift, they could not give the property away ; it must be parted with only for a valuable consideration. _ _ Mr. EVANS could not agree with the Town-clerk. Here was a property which was at present altogether negative in its value ; therefore, in, giving away what was of no value, he denied that the council would be parting with property. But admitting it %Ails property, what were the books purchased for ? For the council to enter upon a duty ; and having been so purchased by the council, the council was bound to see that those books were put into activity. He knew not kTwth e T own-c l erk could draw these very fi ne di st i nct i ons. there hat wer e th e i r subscriptions and g if ts o f l au d h ere and ere for ? Mi g h t they not give these boo k s to a regularly acknowledged institution like St. Patrick's school with the S s c a i n g o ilew ? Th e council had given the l an d on w hi c h the wh not as built ; t h ey had raised it i nto ex i stence ; and coo heynci7, give i tthese books, which had been purchased by the Taonwd which were now locked up ? T stood. ctlxim thought he had made himself under- Mr. HODGSON tho ught t4at if the council would give him permission to go on, he should be able to prove that he wa s right in the positi on he had taken. It appeared to him it would not be expedient to co place them in a difficulty astue to any conclusion w . regarded law, hich might nothing could arise from the particularly as letting the subject be postponed. He, therefore. under those circumstances, adhering most de cidedly to the principel laid down in his notice of motion, and ready to maintain it with all the power he possessed, and to exhibit the soundness of the position which the conserva tives must maintain if they maintained it at all, would con- sent 10 pvstpone 1115 motion tor the present. An attempt was now being made for the purpose of undermining and hoodwinking the conservative party in order to gain a point over them and to put down the principle upon which they were acting. A property had been created by the late cor poration for abuse, and not for use—(hear)--but the conser vatives had happily got into that position in which they could prevent the poison from being administered which their op ponents were willing to impart. With that view, he had brought forward his motion to show that the conservatives were standing upon their citadel and watch towers, and pre pared to defend their interests. He intended in the course of his remarks, in support of the motion, to address a few words to some of the conserva ti ve party, who were wavering in their minds r.v..iwU. U•• ~.4ILJIrOUIi(.J, would withdraw the motion. [The following was the notice of motion which had been given by Mr. Hodgson :—" The Town-Council having been privileged, in concert with . the declared sentiments of a large majority of the influential ommunity of Liverpool, to re-establish education for all denominations, without restriction, in the Corporation Schools, upon the sure basis of the revealed will of God, as contained in the Bible, to the exclusion of the Irish extracts and the Douay version, that version always containing ex clusive notes, deem that it would not only be inconsistent, but a dereliction of principle, whilst rejecting these books on religious grounds from one school, should they sanction their presentation to any other; resolved, therefore, whilst disclaiming all pretension to dictate or to interfere with the religious scruples of others, that Mr. James Mullcneux's application on behalf of the St. Patrick's Benevoleut Society Schools, for a gift of these discarded books, cannot be com plied with."] Mr. BOLTON again claimed his right to submit a motion with regard to this application. Mr. G. H. LAWRENCE.—This opens the whole question again. Mr. BOLTON meant to open it again. He should move— " That the prayer of the petition, on behalf of the St. Pa trick's Society Schools, be complied with, so far as it relates to books not now in use, or likely to be so, in the corpora tion schools, provided that there be no legal objection to the same." Mr. BRAMLEY-MOORS said a legal objection had been started by the Town-clerk. Mr. BOLTON appealed to the Mayor, under the advice of the Town-clerk, whether theie was any obstacle to his mo tion? The MAYOR.-1 believe not The TOWN-CLERK said Mr. Bolton was quite in order in making his motion ; but whether the council could lezally comply with it was another question. LThe latter part of Mr. Bolton's motion was then struck out.] Mr. BOLTON commenced by saying; that, from the pro ceedings of the Education Committee, it appeared there were 1432 children in the schools ; and out of those 1432, there were only 99 Roman Catholics. Now, as the schools could only be maintained for the public benefit of the inhabitants, he appealed to every man of common sense whether there was now in them a due proportion of that class who, from their numbers and their great destitution, had a strong claim upon the corporation for education? A motion was now made that the books formerly used in the corporation schools be applied to another institution, for the instruction of that class of people, who had been excluded from conscientiously attending. These books were now lying useless; and one mem ber of the committee was understood to have declared that sooner than allow them to go out to propagate error, they should be burnt. It unfortunately did appear that by ex ternal influences, a mischievous spirit had been engendered ; he meant an unchristian introduction of religious fanaticism instead of that rational good sense and Christian charity which were the essentials of Christianity. In 1780 a similar fanatical spirit had prevailed, and if it were now encouraged, it would, as then, lead to riots and destruction of life and pro perty in Liverpool. If he could believe in the doctrine of transmigration of souls, he should imagine that the soul of Lord Geo. Gordon was embodied in the member for Everton (Mr. Hodgson). He called upon some of the members to read the history of Barnaby Rudge, by a very popular author, in which the history of the period to which he alluded was ad mirably pourtrayed. There were among the members of the Council many Mrs. Vardens who would live to see the error of their ways, and a few Miss Migg's, who would die in their ignorance and spite. This was to be lamented. He con cluded by proposing his motion. Mr. JORDAN seconded it. Mr. BIRKETT asked whether it was not contrary to the standing orders to make a grant to any school unless the same was under the management of the council ? Mr. BRIGHT observed, that the council had been acting in contravention of this law for many years. The TOWN-CLERK said, the council had never made any grant of land or money when he had not treated the question in a similar way. He denied that the council had given land to the St. Patrick's School. _ _ Mr. COOPER moved, as an amendment, that the council proceed to the business of the day. Mr. SANDS seconded the amendment Mr. EVANS said, before he proceeded he thought it would not be right to suffer remarks to be made which were in the highest degree libellous on the last Council without repre hension. The member for Everton had dared to tell the Council that they had acquired a property for the purpose of abuse. He had spoken even of the poison which they were willing to diffuse and impart. Anything more gross, more libellous, or more ungentlemanly he (Mr. Evans) had never heard offered to the Council. (" Hear," from the radicals.) The MAvon.—l think you cannot mean that term per sonally. • Mr: EvANs.—Which, sir? The MAYr, . The word " gentlemanly." Mr. EVAN:,.--- Unquestionably I do ! The MAYOR.—I think it is a very improper word. (Hear.) Mr. Evans.—How can I say otherwise? The MAYoa.—Then I think it is a term that we ought not to tolerate in this room, and I shall certainly take the sense of the Council upon it, whether it ought not to be withdrawn. (Hear, hear.) Mr. EvAss.—Very well; then I withdraw it. But I shoujd be glad to know what is the situation of the Council if we are to be told we are so depraved, so vicious. and so altogether unfit for the trust reposed in us, that we acquire property for abuse, and are willing to disseminate poison among the people. _ Mr: HODGSON. — lnfidelity is poison. The example some times is poison. (Hear, hear.) Mr. EVANS.—When I read the motion of which notice had been given, I expected that it would have been unani mously rejected by the Council. (A laugh.) Another re mark the gentleman has made is, that some of the members on his side were wavering. Indeed, I am not surprised at it; but I am told there is a power external to the Council that is keeping his eye on the waverers—(hear, hear)--that is menacing the waverers, and I am not at all surprised that that personage, in his theatrical mode of action, is not un mindful of a certain plague, and that he looks out everywhere for tools in order to furnish his own designs. A person of that sort, that assumes so much for society, is doubtless on the look out to provide mawworms to answer his purpose,. and serve as his tools. Honest men have often ,been be trayed into violence, and, even worse, by the acts of their designing superiors. Now, sir, I believe that a good deal of the celebrity of that person has been obtained by introducing his name here— Mr. PARKER rose to prder. Mr. EVANS.-1 would ask that person are we not told to love one another? Mr. LLOYD.—It would be much better if the gentleman would mention the name at once. Mr. EARLS.--Why, it's the Rev. Hugh M'Neile, who dic tates to this council. Mr. LLOYD.—Then, let him be named at once, instead of making those allusions to " he," and " him" and " that person," and so on. But why s h ou ld a man be attacked in his absence? (Hear, hear.) Mr. EARLE.—And why are we attacked by him everywhere in the town ? Mr. LLOYD.-Why attack a man in his absence, and when he has no opportunity of defending himself? (Hear, hear.) Mr. EVANS.--Because you give us only mere phantom words to attack'. Give us a man to attack. The council had heard a good deal about sound education, and sound principles, but he declared that he had never heard any sound sense from Mr. Hodgson on the subject of education yet. Were they not ordered to love their neighbour, and were they loving their neighbour when they were offering him insults every day, and when they were calling his religion " idolatry ?" if the religious Protestants of England had the feeling of Mr. Hodgson, how could civil war be avoided? It was an act of gross impiety, to endeavour to put the people asunder. He knew not why Mr. Hodgson, after the speeches lately made in parliament, had a right constantly to get up and offer one-third of the population of the town insults. And who was he insulting? The de scendants of those who had fought in the great battles which had laid the foundation of England's power. They were Catholic Englishmen who bad won the battles of Creasy, Poictiers, and Agincourt, and were they to un-English their descendants? Mr. Evans concluded by expressing his be lief that the people of England would never , again lend themselves to persecution, Mr. PARKER thougit the remarks made by Mr. Bolton were stronger than those made by Mr. Hodgson. (Hear, hear.) If Mr. Evans looked in the mirror, he ought to be the last man that to such a gentleman as Mr. Hodg son. It was unchristian like for Mr. Bolton, and he had no right to charge the Protestant ma j or it y of the council with overt acts to overthrow the nation. Upon the 12th of July a spirit of popery was exhibited in the streets, and had it not been for the activity of the magistrates upon that oc casion, they would then have seen popery rampant in the town ; but so far from their being anything that emanated from the conservative majority of the council, tending to oppress popery, he asserted that the conservatives were in every sense the real liberals, and the best friends of the people. (Hear, hear.) . - - Mi. HonusoN thought, that after the attack—for the per sonal attack made upon himself lie did not care—made upon the principles upon which the Education Committee were acting, he might be allowed to say something in reply. The charge of ungentlemanly conduct and gross conduct from a gentleman on the other side—he must call him a gentleman out of courtesy—the attack made upon him by a man such as he was, would not, he thought, convey much reflection either on his manners or his character. (Hear, hear.) As a matter of manners he should not fed flattered by the alder man, if he were called upon to imitate either his manners or his morals. He hoped he (Mr. Hodgson) had endeavoured to exhibit an example which would put him into a situation that he could not but feel elevated by comparison. Upon that point, however, he would not make any further obser vations. To say that he (Mr. Hodgson) was willing to light a match for the purpose of personal destruction, was one of the many tortuous attempts to pervert what did not admit of any such construction. He had said that his fortress was one of principle, and, that if it were assailed, the conservatives would stand ready match in hand to give a broadside of reason—not that kind of broadside which the gentleman was ready to pour upon men who dissented from him. He (Mr. Hodgson) was not for the use offire-arms— he was not for the destruction of life—but for the preserva tion of it. He was not for taking from any man his rights, or for withholding their rights from the Roman Catholics, but he was for giving all men their rights —at the same time some gentlemen entertained a very perverted notion of rights. He was for complying with the laws in connexion with the law of God, and he was for maintaining the right, constitutionally, of carrying through the sound principles of government, but he would not make radicalism or infidelity rampant to direct him. (Hear.) In bringing forward his motion he wanted to exhibit, as he trusted he could exhibit, that to give way on the present question was literally to dis tribute what they esteemed to be exceedingly injurious. He considered infidelity poison, but he was rather led to believe that the gentleman did not, unless he had changed his sen timents since a pamphlet of his which had been presented to him (Mr. H.) had been published — Mr. EVANS (under great excitement).—You have no right to proceed in that manner, sir. He has already depre cated the use of fire-arms. Then I wish he would not use the sting in his tongue in the scandalous manner he is— (great uproar.) Mr. HODGSON made some remark which was inaudible in the confusion. . . -- --...—.—. Mr. EVANS.—You would not dare to do it, sir, out of doors. . The MAYOR called for order to be observed. Mr. JORDAN said that no man had a right to call another an infidel. The MAYOR was not aware !that Mr. Hodgson had applied the expression to any individual. (Hear, hear.) Mr. HODGSON continued. At the last council they had an application from Mr. Mnlleneux, in the hand-writing, as ho understood, of Mr. Rathbone— The MAYOR told Mr. irodgson he was now wandering from the question. Mr. HODGSON said he probably was; but at all events he might refer to Mr. PROCTOR. called the Mayor's attention to the fart that disposed the question was virtual, having withdrawn his motion. The MAYolt said, the only motion before the Council was Mr. Bolton's. Mr. HODGSON thought that under the circumstances he was entitled to make some observations. Mr. EARLE.—Oh ! you have made enough. Mr. HODGSON went on to say, that although the late Corporation bad acted with perfect sincerity in the matter of education, what they had given as education was, in his opinion, poison : and he would proceed to show that it was poison if the Council• desired. (No, no, from the radicals, If it were the Council's wish, ;;111 - ;;; ,— ;;;Z : e. "' Cli nerved cries of " vote.") Mr. BRIGHT, amidst cries of " yrAP." said. that. tl Bishop of Norwich and the Archbishop of Dublin had given favourable opinions of the late system. The MAYOR said that Mr. Hodgson had the privilege of going into the general question first, if Mr. Bright had any such intentions. M - F _al -1 ODGSON had no desire to go into the general ques tion, but if others did he must also. Mr. AIKIN said he rose to reply, if Mr. Hodgson had finished. Mr. HODGSON said, if Mr. Aikin was going to reply he (Mr. Hodgson) must go on, as he had not half done. (Cries of " vote, vote.") The TOWN-CLERK apprehended that if the Council ap proved of his law on the subject, the question was, was it for the general benefit of the inhabitants that these books should be given? Mr. HODGSON enquired whether, after disposing of the amendment, the Council could go to the original motion ? The TOWN-CLERK said no ' • before the Council proceeded to vote, the que s ti on must be decided whether it was for the public benefit of the inhabitants that these books should be given. Mr. EARLE did hope and trust that they were not going to have more speeches. Let gentlemen look at the clock. He was not in the habit of saying much himself, and he always did it short. (Oh ! oh ! and laughter.) Yes, he seldom talked more than five or ten minutes at a time ; but here Mr. Hodgson had been talking of poison and all sorts of nonsense for a whole hour. It was out of all character. Mr. H ODGSON. — A good deal of it is owing to yourself. After some discussion, Mr. HonGsoN proceeded at great length to defend the present system of education in the Corporation Schools. He contended that the conservatives would be guilty of a dereliction of principle if they were to grant Mr. Mulleneux's application. He maintained that the Corporation Schools were as much open to all denomi nations as they had ever been. The restrictions imposed by the late corporation' had as effectually kept out the Protestant children as any that were now imposed could keep out the Roman Catholics. The council had taken the broad ground of Protestanism. (Hear, bear.) They offered not the Protestant Bible with notes, but they gave it to the children as it had been fully and amply established, upon which our glorious constitution had stood for ages, and under which, he trusted, it would stand for ages to come. (Cheers.) They bad taken the exact opposite to the Roman Catholic Church, which was decidedlyopposed to the circulation of the Scriptures un accompanied by exclusive and particular notes, which notes went to ineulcate the errors of popery in the strongest man ner. The objection was not to the Douay translation as a translation, but to the unsoundness of the notes and the abominable principles they were calculated to inculcate. He would read one or two of them. He held in his hand what was called the Rhemish Testament, published in 1582 ; and the first note he would refer to was on the 29th verse of the 13th chapter of Matthew, which he would read. , Mr. ROBISSON.—Are you going to preach from it after wards? Mr. HODGSON.—That is as it may happen Mr. ROinNSON.—Then I shall be off. The MA.voa.—lt is not a good reason for your leaving. Mr. ROBINSON was hastily leaving the room, when The MAYOR called to him, "You cannot go without leave ;" but the honourable member for Great George's Ward had di.appeared before the sound reached him. Mr. HODGSON then proceeded to read the note on the 29th verse of the 13th chapter of St. Matthew, which inculcated the destruction of heretics. He also read the note on the 9th chapter of the Gospel of St. Luke, and the 53d verse. He stated that the notes had been since exceedingly modi fied, in consequence of the power which protestantisin had exercised, and the increasing 'spread of light. He next read the oath taken by Roman Catholic bishops. Mr. MELLOR asked what he was reading from ? Mr. HODGSON replied, from a letter by the Rev. Hugh M'Neile. (Ironical laughter from Mr. Earle.) The MAYOR asked whether Mr. Hodgson knew the oath to be authentic? Mr. lioncsoN said he had no doubt of it.—Mr. H., after a few further observations, concluded by expressing a hope that all the conservative members, who had been returned on the ground that they would establish sound educatioh, would support the amendment, and not allow their oppo nents to crow over them. Mr. AIKIN said that if they were to go back to the days of John Calvin they would be able to quote many worse things than had been quoted by Mr. Hodgson from the Bible, which had evidently been printed many years ago. He said the charge against Mr. Evans' morals and manners was un fonrided, and concluded as follows :—Lord George Gordon became a zealot, an enthusiast, and a fanatic, and ended in being a Jew. I hope that the gentleman (Mr. Hodgson) who became christened at 60 will not be circumcised at 70! Mr. G. H. LAWRENCE expressed himself averse to the surrender of the books to Mr. Mulleneux, on the ground that St. Patrick's School, for which they were intended, was opened for Protestants as well as Catholics. Mr. JORDAN said that was the great advantage of the school, with which he had been connected for 30 years, and there had been no,contest or bickering there because no reli gion was taught there. Mr. BIRKETT begged to ask the Mayor whether he was right in supposing, that he heard Mr. Jordan RRV, that he had been connected with the management of a public school for the instruction of the children of the poor, for a period of nearly thirty, in which religion was excluded ? Mr. JORDAN.—Yes. - Mr. BIRKETT.—Then, I am shocked to hear any one ex press such opinions, and much more, Coming as it does from a person of Mr. Jordan's advanced age. After a few remarks from Mr. Parker, who denied that the Irish Roman Catholics were opposed to Scriptural edu cation. '1 he council divided ; when there appeared — For the amendment .............. 29 Against it .. . .................... 13 The amendment was consequently declared to have been carried. Th e f o ll ow i ng mem b ers vo t e d in the division : For the amendment :—Messrs. T. Shaw, F. Shand, D. Hodeson, W. Thornhill, W. Preston, H. Copeland, R. B. H. Blundell, J. Mellor, T. Sands, J. Cooper, J. N. Wood, W. Birkett, J. Procter, J. B. Lloyd, R. Rigby, J. Kilshaw, J. Parker, T. Brassey, G. H. Lawrence, S. L. Trotman, A. Smith, jun., R. Harbord, W. P. Freme, R. Houghton, J. H. Turner, T. Chilton, J. Bramley-Moore, B. Molyneux, and the Mayor. Against the amendment :—Messrs. Holmes, T. Bolton, J. Aikin, R. Bright, J. Priestley, R. V. Yates, F. Jordan, J. Platt, T. Holt, T. Bulley, E. Evans, T. B. Barclay, and W. Earle. Mr. EARLE returned ironical thanks to the Education Committee for having returned him his books and globes. He had now given them to a school from which the Roman Catholic children were not excluded. Mr. MOLYNEUX said that Roman Catholic children were not excluded from the corporation schools. He was always glad to admit them, and to give them the best education which the schools afforded. Mr. EARLE.—A man may declare a great deal of nonsense, but one is not bound to believe it. Mr. BIRKETT called Mr. Earle to order. He had availed himself of an opportunity afforded to him by courtesy of making a false charge. Mr, - BAucLAy warmly contended that Roman Catholic children were excluded. Tfie MAYOR said Mr. Earle had certainly stolen a march. Mr. BRAMLEY-MOORE hoped, as Mr. Earle was about to leave the town for some time the following day, that he would take with him the perpetual blister he placed on the Council. (Laughter.) Mr. EALE.-Ll'll bring a stronger one back. (Continued laughter.) COURTS OF LAW COMMITTEE The proceedings of the Cou its - ofi;WEommittee, com prising a reference relative to the quality of the stone to be used in the building, and a report of the Special Committee appointed on the Bth Septemb er l as t, on th e su bj ec t o f t h e police-courts and bridewells, together with the plans for the new daily courts, and their recommendation thereon, having been read, a short discussion followed, at the close of which the report was referred back to the Finance Committee, with instructions to confer with other committees. OBSERVATORY COMMITTEE The proceedings of the Observatory Committee, com prising the report and plans, with the recommendations that the same be carried into effect, were read and confirmed. DOCK COMMITTEE The proceedings of the Dock Committee were read and confirmed. THE MAYORS COMMUNICATIONS. The MAYOR said he had only a few memorials to present. One was numerously signed, and the parties complained of the nuisance occasioned by the large quantities of smoke which issued from various furnaces and factories in the town, and of the nauseous and noxious vapours arising therefrom. They prayed that the Council would adopt such means as would cause a discontinuance of the nuisance. A memorial from an annuitant was referred to the Im provement Committee. and another, with reference to the garbage in St. John's Market, was referred to the Gardena' Committee. BILLS OF COUNCIL The TOWN-CLERIC then read the following report on the bills of the Council in the present session of parliament : BILLS OF THE COUNCIL IN PARLIAMENT—REPORT OF THE TOWN CLERK. " The Borough Court Bill, and the Health and Buildings Bill, have already been reported as having received the royal assent. The Improvement and Local Acts Amendment Bill and the Conservancy Bill—the two remaining bills of the council—have now to be reported as having passed both houses, and, with the royal assent, having become the law of the land. " The Borough Court Act will stand referred to the Bo rough Court Committee. The provisions of the Health and Buildi nga A c t w ill require the appointment of a co m m ittee by the council, b u t this cannot be done before the I st of November—the com mencement of the act. " The Improvement and Local Acts Amendment Act, it is submitted, will have tj be referred in re s p ect i ve parts to the Finance, Improvement, Wateh Committee, Lighting Committee, Cleansing Committee, and Markets Committee; but no reference can be legally made before the Ist of Sep tember—the commencement of the a c t. I t would, never theless, be desirable that the Finance and Markets Commit tee should apply part of the intermediate time to the prepa ration of by-laws, to be passed as soon as the references shall be legally made to them. The Conservancy Act will require that there should be a committee to watch over the interest s represente d b y t h e Council and the Trustees of the Liverpool Docks. Upon this subject, it is submitted, a conference between the Finance Committee and the Dock Committee might be advisable, and in the mean time this report might be deemed by the council sufficient notice, in conformity to the standing orders, for any appointment or reference on their part at the next monthly council. " Town-hall, 3rd August, 1842." The report was received and adopted. INTERMEDIA TE SESSIONS. Upon the suggestion of the Town-Clerk, it was ordered that an intermediate Court of Sessions should be held on the sth of September. LOAN OF A HULK Mr. BIRKETT gavenotice that upon a future day he would call the attention of the council to the propriety of applying to government for the loan of a hulk, to which the juvenile prisoners might be sent for the purpose of relieving the Present gaol, and rendering a gaol rate unnecessary. Mr. LLOYD said, this was a very excellent and judicious suggestion. Mr. G. H. LAwrtEricz thought the subject well deserving of consideration. The TowN-CLEnic then read the presentment of the Grand Jury a t th e late sessions, which appeared in the Standard of Friday, and it was ordered to be received. The Council adjourned at four o'clock. COMMISSIONERS OF BIRKENHEAD'. The commissioners under the act for the improvement ( the township of Birkenhead held a general meeting in th Town FAIL nn the eVP .. ~ a /If the absence of Mr. J. D. Case, the chairman, JACKSON, the vice-chairman, presided. The CLERK read the proceedings of the last general meet ing, held on the 29th ult., from which it appeared that £2,000 had been advanced towards the £30,000 about to be borrowed on behalf of the ferry, at £5 per cent. interest per annum. Mr. Wit ROAD COMMITTEE PROCEEDINGS. The proceedings of the Road Committee were read. It appeared that 2,000 tons of Penmanniawr stone, at the price of 4s. 9d. per ton, had been ordered from Messrs. Baynes, Lupton, and Co.; and the committee further recommended the adoption of Brook-street and Pool-street as public After a brief di: anittee as to Pool cussion, the recommendation of the corn reet was confirmed The consideratic of the adoption of Brook-street was postponed. ---- Air. LAYcocK asked with what view such a large quantity as 2,000 tons of Penmainnawr stones had been ordered? The CHAIRMAN replied that the stones were necessary for the purpose of repairing the roads of the township, and that the. cnilitar. Mr. PARKER contended that more specific information should be given, and urged that the question was a very pro per one. Mr. LAYCOCK repeated that an order for so large a qu tity as 2000 tons, at 4s. 9d. per ton, seemed to him to ' matter of `ore it was that •equent. _owom missioners complain if only a few lo a d s were ordered; and, now they had got up to two thousand at once, although the matter might have been discussed before, there was the more reason for inquiry. It was a very simple question which he had put, and it might be easily answered. The CHAIRMAN repeated that the stones were requisite for the use of the roads. It was upon the recommendation of the Road Committe, approved by the Finance Committee, that this measure was brought before the last general meet ing ; and it having then been sanctioned, the order was given. The order therefore had not been given without due consideration. Mr. LAYCOCK.—Has the subject of purchasing 2000 ton of stone been before the general board ? Mr. J. S. JACKSON.—It has. The CHAIRMAN explained that the subject had been am ply discussed at the last general meeting, in the shape of a letter from Messrs. Raynes, Lupton, and Co., and then re ferred to the Road Committee, who gave the order with the sanction of the Finance Committee. Mr. LAYCOCK said that was a distinct answer to his que tion. He now wished to know whether 4s. 9d. per ton w the lowest regular price ? The CHAIRMAN.-It is the same price which the parish of Liverpool pays per load. The proceedings of the Road Committee were then con firmed. • M 1 MORIAL. A memorial from certain inhabitants of Conway-street, Exmouth-street, and Hamilton-street, altogether rated at nearly £3,000, praying the commissioners to compel the owners of property to open a road leading to those streets, was read ; and, after some discussion, the further conside ration of it was deferred. LIGHTING AND WATCHING COMMITTEE The proceedings of this committee having been read, Mr. WarsoN put a question to the law clerk (Mr. Mal laby), as to who had the appointment of proper persons to inspect weights and measures. The LAW CLERK said, there was a general act of parlia ment, enabling the magistrates to appoint proper persons for that purpose. _ _ WATSON said, his object in asking the question was to devise means to have such an officer upon the spot. It frequently happened that just outside the market a party used light weights, and there was no power to remedy the evil. A woman came round the other day, and she sold whit she called 411bs. of salmon to a person, which was found to be no less than 2lbs. short ! She ought to have been sent to the treadmill for her dishonesty. Her name was Alice Noble, and he hoped the- reporters would publish her namd. He wanted to cave a regular examiner or inspector appointed for the township, to prevent this kind of imposi tion outside the market. Mr. STANSFIELD said this was the province of the magis trates, and if they were memorialised to make such an ap pointment, he had no doubt they would do so. Mr. M`NicoL thought the interference of the magistrates would be practically useless, as the measure was only recom mended for the protection of the inhabitants at their own houses. Mr. PARKER said, the inhabitants should not buy of such people. Mr. BENTHAM agreed with Mr. Parker, that the inhabi tants had the [True"), in their own hands ; but at the same time he thought some good would result from the appoint ment of an inspector. The CHAIRMAN said, the Law Clerk had suggested to him that the best mode would be to memoralise the magis trates to make Birkenhead a weighing district, and to ap point the person whom the Commissioners might recom mend. Mr. WATSON approved of this suggestion, and he pro posed a resolution to the effect of it ; which having been seconded, was carried immediately. The proceedings of the Watch Committee were then confirmed. MARKET COMMITTEI After the proceedings of this Committee had been read, Mr. PARKEIt enquired whether smoking was allowed in the market. Mr. LAYCOCK thought that it was provided against in the bye laws. Mr. PARKER replied that if it was not it ought to be, for it was a great nuisance. The CiSAIRMAN said, it was very desirable for every com missioner to point out any little grievance in the affairs of the township ; and for his part, he felt obliged to Mr. Watson and to Mr. Parker for having introduced the subjects which had just been discussed. Another circumstance had come tolis knowledge, which the commissioners ought not to per mit. He had learned that one individual in the market was in the habit of purchasing up all the articles which came into the market, and then re-selling them at an exorbitant rate. For instance, the price of potatoes in Birkenhead market on Saturday last was Is., whilst in Liverpool the same day the price was only Bd. If this system was not withstood, the commissioners would lose the whole benefit of the sales in their market, for the inhabitants would at once go to Liver pool. Steps must be taken to put an end to, or counteract, this system of forestalling. The parties in the market wished to make it appear that the high prices had been caused by the rates of ferryage, although it was a notorious fact that those rates were 50 per cent. less than they were. They had therefore no excuse on that ground. Mr. COLE said he had on Saturday observed one in dividual buying up all th e articles brought into the m ar k e t. that if any alterations Mr. WATSON observed, were made, the Commissioners would be assailed with personal abuse. Mr. PARKER mentioned, that in Liverpool, there was a bye-law which declared that no person should be allowed to buy and sell in the same market. Mr. COLE said, that applied to before 12 o'clock. Mr. PARKER.—It does. The CHAIRMAN.—There is a bye-law to that effect on our books. Mr. PARKER.—Then it ought to be enforced, and carried into effect. The conversation on this subject then terminated. The CHAIRMAN called the attention of the Committee to the necessity of extending the avenue in the market. It was so small, that there was no passing. Mr. LAY COCK said, it had been already twice before the Committee, and they would deal with it as well as they could. Mr. WATSON 'gave notice of his intention to bring the whole subject of the improvement of the market before the Commissioners. He was not at present prepared to fix the day. The proceedings of the Committee were then confirmed PIN FOLD COMMITTEE From the proceedings ;f the Pinfold Committee, it ap peared that 18s. had been received for the release of cattle impounded since the last general meeting, of which 15s. had been remitted, leaving a balance of 3s. in favour of the township. The proceedings were confirmed. FINANCE COMMITTEE. The proceedings of the Finance Committee comprised the payment of a number of accounts. Mr. PARKER asked whether he had heard correctly one of the items, which was the payment of some interest to Messrs. Raynes, Lupton and Co. ? . The CHAIRMAN was sorry to say that there had been a bill owing to those gentlemen since 1840, and they now made a claim for interest upon the amount. Mr. PARKER inquired whether the amount was owing for stone ? The CHAIRMAN replied in the affirmative, adding, that the charge then was the same as it was now. Messrs. Raynes, Lupton and Co. only claimed interest after having waited twelve months for their money ; but he was happy to say that there would be no such claim made in future. Mr. J. S. JACKSON observed that there was nothing so derogatory to the character of the Commissioners as to have to pay interest on a debt. Mr. PARKER asked how it was then, that their affairs had been stated to appear so satisfactory ? The CHAIRMAN said it was from a thorough examination of them. On a careful ins estigation of all their sources of income, he was satisfied that there was not only ample funds to pay all they owed, but also to relieve the ratepayers. Mr. PARKER hoped that all these flattering prospects would be realized. Mr. WATSON said, he should like to see a list of the debts owing from the owners of streets, because there were reports abroad that some parties had been favoured. The CHAIRMAN denied that report most emphatically. The list called for should be furnished to the board at their next meeting ; but he must again most distinctly state, that no favour or partiality had been shewn to any individual in the making of roads, or as to the payment for them. The fact was, that the Finance Committee were totally unacquainted with the names of those who were sum moned, for they had gone upon the principle of taking 25 of the highest and 25 of the lowest on the list, without re ference to the persons, and should do so till they met in the middle. That was the mode they had taken to enforce pay ment, and nothing, he thought, could be more impartial. The Chairman concluded by recommending the appointment of an Appeal Committee, with power to remit the rates in certain cases. The Law-CLERK stated that none but the whole board had power to make a remission. After some discussion, the Finance Committee was em powered to hear the reasons assigned by parties who might allege that they were unable to pay, and to report their opinion thereon to the general board. The proceedings of the Finance Committee were subse quently confirmed. EXTENSION OF THE LIVERPOOL LOCAL COURTS TO BIRKENHEAD. The C HAIRMAN said he wished to bring under the notice of the Law-Clerk two circumstances which he considered to be of considerable importance to the welfare of the town ship. Mr. Radcliffe, the Town-Clerk of Liverpool, had in formed him (the Chairman) that upon the memorial of the magistrates of the district they could have, under a general act, all the privileges of the Liverpool Court of Requests and of the Court of Passage. The LAW-CLE RR said it might be so, but he was not aware of it. The CHAIRMAN would suggest to the Law-Clerk the pro priety of putting himself into communication with the Town- Clerk of Liverpool, and to report to the commissioners at a future meeting how far in his opinion it would be judici ous, in case there was the power, for them to act upon it. And whilst upon this subject, he would suggest the necessity of some portion of the board reporting upon the duties of the Town-clerk and Deputy Town-clerk. Indeed he thought it was quite time that those duties should be defined, in order that the Commissioners might know what they were to have fur their money. There was a great deal of casual business going on for the township, and as he (the Chairman) had always a dread of a lawyer's bill , he t hou g h t it quite neces sary for the Commissioners to kno w what they were t o b e charged with, and what the duties of those offices were. There was a vast deal of legal business c oming on, and hi creasing as their affairs we re, it was incumbent on th e commissioners to know on what foolin g they stood in thiS respect. Mr. PARKER coincided with the Chairman. If £30,000 had to be raised in sums of £5OO, th ere would be a vast amount of lawyer's charges. The CHAIRMAN added, I really think it is quite time we should know what our Town Clerk is to do. Mr. PARKER suggested that the Finance Committee be instructed to enquire into this matter, and to report thereon. The CHAIRMAN approved of the suggestion. Re was bringing all these matters forward from havingilevoted more time and attention to the township for the last few months than he had hitherto done; and he begged to say that before the commissioners. (Hear, he _, Mr. LATCOCK asked whether the Finance Committee should include the duties of the Town Clerk with regard to applications to parliament. The CHAIRMAN said, of course. They would report upon all which the Town Clerk ought to do. He certainly should feel a strong objection to go to the Town Clerk, if 6s. Bd. was to be charged for every occasion. Mr. APPLETON warmly commended the Chairman for h efforts to obtain a cheap and effective local court for the re Df small debts rved that it would give or Birkenhead, it' that Tile CHAIRMAN looked witli a jealous eye to the town of Liverpool having any power on the Birkenhead side of the water; but, at the same time, if he could get any advantage by being yoked with it, he should be glad to accept it. The LAW CLERK had no hesitatiOn in saying, that thi s was a matter which for a long time he had considered desi rable; and he had more than once conferred with the Town lie desirab. feness o pool extended to places in Cheshire within a limited range, i❑ which court they shoull be enabled to try all cases under £5O at a cheap rate The CHA IRMA repeated that the Town Clerk had told e no c :hat they Sat power )eyond the usual amount of fees covered the expenses, there was no ris Mr. WATSON begged to say that no improvement would give more satisfaction to the tradesmen of Birkenhead than k on that heat] Mr. APPLETON.—I hope we shall never, as a body, be so independent as to be above a union with Liverpool. The CHAIRMAN.-ob, we shall work very well together, I have no doubt. The conversation on this subject then dropped. SURVEY OF THE TOWNSHIP REGULATIONS FOR THE ROADS /V., • Mr. COLE, pursuant to notice, moved that a committee be appointed t o cons id er t h e existing regulations as to the roads, and to consider what future regulations it might be expedient to establish ,• to survey the township generally, and to report fully up on what streets should be ordered to be laid out, and what streets are in a condition to be recommended for adoption ; and that the committee consist of the following gentlemen :—Messrs. Green, M‘Nicol, Cole, Stansfield, Laird, Pym, Horner, Pritchard, Walker, Appleton, and Laycock. Mr. J. S. JACKSON seconded the motion, and it wasuna limously carried. BOUNDARIES OF THE TOWNSHIP The Cuntitmaist said he would — take the liberty of men tioning briefly that the commissioners should look at the boundaries of the township. THE FERRY COMMITTEE -D lIMEN HEAD PARK AND conponArxos. The CHAIRMAN said, he had promised to lay before the commissioners at the present meeting, a statement of the receipts and expenditures of the Woodside Ferry during -the last year. The books bad been closed on the 31st of July ; and now, on the 2nd of August, he presented to the com missioners a full and accurate .statement of the position of the concern ; and, with their permission, he would read the report of the Ferry Committee hiniself. The Chairman now read the following report 14-- " Your committee have now to report that the entire pro perty of the Woodside Ferry has been purchased; and the whole estate in the township of Birkenlead. " They have, therefore, closed the books of the late com pany, and given instructions for a new set to be opened on account of the township, and in full accordance with the act of parliament, commencing the same on the Ist of this month, the old ones having been previously balanced. " The property in th e F erry h av i ng b een purchased, sub ject to the profit or loss, from the sth August last, your committee have deemed it their duty to lay before you a statement of the accounts from that date to 31st July, and it is With great pleasure they lay before you the following : The total receipts of the Ferry from sth August, 1841, to 31st July, 1842, have The total expeuditur Being a surplus of From which deduct, rent payable on old lea,e £12,472 5 7 7,5V.8 7 11 This balance would have been available to the old co►npany for a dividend, being near 15 per cent. on the capital.. 4,873 17 8 1,250 3,623 17 8 " The expenditure has this year been considerably in creased by having to pay the claim made for damage done to property, amounting to £561 10s. Od., and sundry other charges amounti ng t o near £2OO , which cannot occur again. di .1,1 "They annex a statement of how the profit has been ex pended, by which it appears that the township of Birkenhead has had £3,534 18s. Id., which will have to be raised by loan, along with the amount due the railway, £28,435 ss. 7d., amounting in all to £31,970 3s. Bd., cash Ist August, 1842. " With the exception of the Helensburgh, all the packets are in perfect order. The Helensburgh will require an ex penditure of £250, to enable her to run for a long time, and it is the opinion of your committee that no new packet is at present requisite. " The interest of the above amount, say £1,600, together with £1,760 to Mr. Price on his contract flir sale—in all £3,360 will be a charge on the Ferry, and your committee have no doubt of paying the same of leaving a large surplus, beyond that which will be required for the liquidation of the improvement rate. It is most satisfactory to them to find that their expec tations, as given in evidence before a committee of the House of Commons, have been realiied, and that the Perry, in lieu of being a burthen on the rate-payers, will a be source of re- lief, and there is every reason to calculate upon a very con siderable increase in the extra receipts over the increased expenditure, the amount of cash received at the gate in July, 1842, exceeding that of July, 1841, by £133 16s. 9d. The total receipts in 1840 were £8,261, in 1841, £lO,lOO, in 1842, £12,472 ss. 7d., and the same proportionate increase may be expected for 1843, without any extra expenditure. It is suggested that the sum of £3,534 18s. ld. be repaid to the Ferry, that it (along with the amount due to the railway company and to Mr. Price) be raised by bond, and that it form a reserved fund, such fund being kept up, all profits to be handed over for the use of the township. " The amount due by the Ferry is £2,010, to meet which there is cash in the bank £1832, and with debts owing more than sufficient to pay the balance. " Should the same profit only be shown next year, there will be a surplus to band over of upwards of £1,500, and, if the extras paid this year be added, upwards of £2,000. " In the management of this concern the committee con ceive it their duty—first, to protect the township from loss— secondly, to give the public and rate-payers ample accommo dation and convenience—thirdly, to reduce the rates of the township, and, if the profits remove the latter, then to give to the public increased facilities and advantages, and they feel assured that the general board will hear them out in so doing. I • " A statement of the receipts and expenditure will be laid before the general board each month, and due attention will be paid to the economising the expense, with a regard to the safety and comfort of the public." This was the report ; and it was derived from facts which could not be gainsayed. It shewed that if the old company had continued to exist, they would have had to divide among members no less than £3623 17s. Bd. All the commissioners were aware of the unfortunate litigation respecting the gig-• an occurrence which could not take place again under their present act ; the ferry had had to pay £564 18s. Gd. upon that account, which had come out of the proceeds for the year. There was also an expenditure of £2OO in little mat ters, which could not occur again, such as fragments of old debts which had been brought forward, after having stood over from year to year. The Ferry Committee had also wiped off all doubtful debts, and things which had been remaining back for years ; and, he felt satisfied that taking the improve ment rate of 9d. in the pound to produce £l2OO, they would next year have not only sufficient to discharge it, but a hand some surplus to be devoted to any other purpose the commis sioners might think proper. The law clerk would inform them that they could only extend this advantage to the improvement rate; they could not carry it to the lighting and watching rate. That rate could not be extinguished by the profits of the ferry, therefore it was necessary they should be thinking of some other means by which to absorb the surplus. Mr. nORNER thought the commissioners had better get the surplus first, before they considered how to appropri ate it. Mr. PARKER was decidedly of the same opinion. The CHAIRMAN continued.. If the commissioners agreed to his suggestion as to reserving the money, it would form a reserved fund sufficiently large to meet any con tingency that might happen to the ferry. If the re ceipts more than extinguished the improvement rate, they would give them the means of extending their roads without bearing upon the ratepayers, and so benefiting the township. He had been considered over sanguine as to the success of the ferry, and there were people who thought he was mad upon it ; but he had given a proof of the sincerity of his opinions, by coming forward to purchase the ferry upon his own risk. He must, however, confess that he was not prepared to expect so good a result; and at the same time, he was led to think that the same increase would continue each year. If the increase had been £2OO from 1839 to 1840, he might have stopped there, but it was from 1810 to 1842 ; and there was no reason to think judging from the past months why the receipts should not increase £l5OO more, whilst the expenditure would be diminished than otherwise. (Hear, hear.) He had been looking round for the means of employing profitably and beneficially the surplus arising from the ferry. It had long struck him that it would be extremely de sirable, if the township of Birkenhead could plant upon its borders a place where people could enjoy that recreation which was beneficial to health, and which, at the same time, should prove beneficial to the interests of the township. He alluded to the necessity of having a park, where the lower orders as well as the rich could congregate, and now or never was to possess themselves of such a property. By investing the sum of £20,000, in 90 or 100 acres of land, they might have a spot for the enjoyment of the people, multitudes of whom would come over from Liverpool ; and he felt certain that the increased traffic derived from the attractions of the park would repay the interest of the money they might borrow in order to make the purchase. He asked whe ther it was not most desirable for the Commissioners to be come the owners of more property thou they had now, and not legislate only for the, present moment? If they let this year go by, they might not have another opportunity of pur chasing from the fountain head such land as they might require, for there was little left fit for the purpose,* and he would suggest the necessity of considering whether they could not accomplish this object without inflicting a burden upon the township. He knew the project would be laughed at by some, and wondered at by others ; but all he wanted the commissioners at presek to do was, to give the matter calm consideration, and then he thought they would find the park would yield an ample return. Their lanes were becoming streets, and their bye-roads were becoming macadamized thoroughfares; the attractions of the park would draw crowds from Liverpool ; and if they could get this park one mile from the ferry, they might calculate upon strangers and others visiting them in great numbers, so that the increased traffic would more than compensate for the outlay. Now if all this could be done in a way without im posing any burden, he thought it ought to be eflected. It be came a question, then, for the commissioners whether they would invest the surplus money of the ferry in this way, or lower the rates of the ferry. He conceived that the town ship ought to have a park, and he had brought a plan of his own of one. • Mr. LAIRD asked whether a park could be legally esta blished. . . The CHAIRMAN, in reply, said it might be done by the same means that established the ferry. Mr. STANSFIELD wished to know whether the inhabi tants, out of the proceeds of the ferry, would be entitled to a reduction of rates in addition to this project? In other words, were they called upon to postpone all reduction in the rates by means of the property of the ferry for the sake of obtaining the park. The CHAIRMAN said certainly not, for he should then consider the commissioners would be taking money out of the pockets of the rate payers in order to suppor t His view was to extinguish the improvement h r ate a ltogether, which the publicpark. which they could do, and then, instead of giving , they would gi‘e to the benefit of the lower rate of the ferry, the public this park—a benefit which t he y could not get in Liverpool. important distinction Mr. STANSITIELD said, that was an and, with that information, be considered a park very de birable. The CHAIRMAN added, that the boat s of the ferry were in perfect order, and that the reserved fund of X. 3500 would he ample to keep them up ; but after having obtained that fund, and providing against every casualty, he was confident they would have £lOOO to spare from the ferry next year. The statements he had produced, showed the exact position of the concern. All the salaries had been paid up to the day of making up the accounts; the coal accounts had been given in, and he was not aware of a single debt beyond those stated in the report. Mr. J. S. JACKSON said, suppose the surplus from the ferry amounted to a sum which would liquidate all the im provement rates, what was to become of the profits hereafter ? They might say they would have additional boats, and lower the rates to one farthing, or even less than that ; for such things had happened, and might happen again. Was the public to have that benefit or the township? He thought the present boats ought to be kept up, and any surplus go towards this park. Mr. LAYCOCK supposed that, as the township could only take the surplus funds of the ferry in reduction of the im provement rates, it would always remain subject to the light ing and watching? The CHAIRMAN said, yes. It was with the greatest diffi culty that the legislature were got to pass a clause in the late act appropriating the ferry profits to *the reduction of any rate whatever. Lord Shaftesbury considered it very desira ble that no funds should go in reduction of the rates, and that if any reduction whatever took place, the public, and not the township, should have the benefit of it. Therefore, Birkenhead had the great advantage of having the benefit of any reduction, instead of its going to the public. In making the calculations, he did not mean to lay to the lighting and watching rate one shilling of the expenses of the township— in other words, the improvement rate bore its own expenses. The LANy-CLERK said that, in point of fact, the park would be purchased upon the species of credit which the township had acquired, and the interest of the purchase money would be paid by the additional traffic caused by there being such facilities and attractions for people to 'visit Bir kenhead. Therefore, not one farthing of the surplus which was spoken of would be appropriated till the park was fairly in operation. Mr. BENTHAM said he at first considered the scheme of the Chairman, coming as it had upon him by surprise, some what Utopian, but he now Was impressed with a favourable opinion of it. lie recommended, however, a little more time for consideration. The CHAIRMAN, in reply to a question from Mr. Lay cock, stated that upwards of 2000 persons had availed themselves of the accommodation of the late boats within the last month ; and that the extra receipts had been more than the additional expenditure. Mr. WATSON thought the township owed a debt of grati tude to the Chairman for introducing so excellent a project. It was calculated to confer a benefit upon the township which no one could estimate. 111 r. LAYCOCK recommended that this matter should be confided to the Chairman alone for the present. The com missioners immediately acquiesced. The CHAIRMAN having thanked the commissioners for this mark of their confidence said, he would, at his own ex pense, prepare a map of the park ; and further he would point out little portions of it which the township might lease for villas, for which a good price was certain to be obtained, owing to their contiguity to the park. Mr. LAYCOCK.—You might as well lay the foundation . for a corporation at once. The CHAIRMAN.-1 intend it : that is just my end. The LAW-CLERK.—We . have laid the foundations al ready. Mr. Hortxcit recommended the Chairman to procure for the use of the Commissioners an estimate of the expense of laving out the projected park. The conversation 'on this suject then terminated. POLICEMEN IN THE FERRY BOATS. Mr. LAYCOCK said, that in a former report of the Ferry Committee, there was a recommendation that two policemen should be employed to parade the boats. He wished to know whether the Committee intended to carry that recom mendation out ? The CHAIRMAN replied that that recommendation had been for the present withdrawn, and the committee did not contemplate it. After some conversation of a general nature, the meeting adjourned at a quarter to nine o'clock, the proceedings having occupied one hour and three quarters. MEETING OF THE DOCK COMMITTEE The following members of the Dock Committee wets pre sent at their weekly meeting yesterday, Messrs. Holt, Rip ley, Middleton, Smith, Molyneux, Chilton, Nicol, Aikin, Mellor, Bulley, Tobin, Shand, Bold, Martin, and Sandbach. In the absence of the chairman and the deputy chairman, Mr. HOLT was requested to preside. Tenders were opened and aceepted for supplying the dock yard with coals, slack and coke, from the present time to the end of December next. The SECRETARY read a memorial, signed by Mr. Thos. Wilson, on behalf of the Shipbulders' Association, praying that the Queen's Graving-dock No. 2 might be improved so as to render it safe for vessels and for human life. The memorial pointed out in what respects the graving -dock was insecure. The CHAIRMAN asked Mr. Hartley what he had to say to tt e memorial? The SURVEYOR replied that he had nothing to say. He waited only for the directions of the committee. Mr. Aiiirs said the fact was the Sub-committee of Works bad ordered the work to be done, but, in consequence of the Canning Graving-docks being suspended by the works now in progress, it was thought advisable not jo proceed with it at present. The canning Giiving-docks would be com pleted i❑ about two months ; and, as soon as they were, the alterations suggested in the memorial would be commenced. The memorial was ultimately referred to the Sub committee of Works. The Sub-committee for the Department of the Marine Surveyor reported the completion of the new irun bell beacon, and placed on its station. The amount due to the maker was ordered to be paid. Thos. Goodman, whose eyesight had been injured during his service on board the northwest light-ship, was, on his memorial, presented with a donation of £10; and William Taylor, who had been injured by a buoy falling upon him whilst he was in the execution of his duty on board the Formby light-ship, had, on his memorial, the sum of 10s. a week granted to him for six months. Tuesday next was appointed for the committee to make their periodical inspection of the various light-ships and light-houses. Orders were given to beautify the roof of the committee room, at an expense not to exceed £2O ' • and the several offices were also or d ere d to b e co l oure d an d put into proper order. The committee then proceeded to financial business, and shortly afterwards separated. DEATH Br DROWNING—INQUEST ON TIOBODY.—A distressing accident occurred on Tuesday morning last,. to a fine youn g man, whilst bathing oppos i te the Halt-way House, upon the Liscard shore. The deceased, who was named Colin Campbell, the head of the Medical Department in India, was bathing in company with a younger brother. On leaving the b a thi ng -machine he swam out i n t o a b ou t nine feet water, where. as it appeared to his brother he floated about " enjoying himself" in the usual manner with bathers. Whilst doing this he called out to his brother; but the im pression of the l a tt er was t h at h e on l y w i s h e d him to look at him, and that he was not culling for or was in need of assist ance. In a little while the surviving brother thought that deceased was struggling, and gave an alarm, which was not heard. He was observed, however, by Mr. John Lutas, the keeper of the bathing-machine, who noticing his motions, suspected that lie w as i n a d rown i ng s t ate . M r. L utes, who was at a distance from bins of about 200 yards, immediately jumped upon the horse employed at the bathi ng - machine, and rushed into the water in the direction where the deceased was last seen, the horse swimming about the spot, whilst its rider was anxiously looking round him for a trace of the body. The deceased, however, never rose to the surface, and Mr. Lutes 's praiseworthy energy was therefore in vain. Every exertion was promptly ma d e to reeover the body, several boats being employed at the request of Mr. L. to drag, and he himself being in the water for nearly anhour; but it was not until an hour had elapsed from the time the deceased sunk that he was found ; and although the usual means of resus citation were employed by Mr. Donievy, surgeon, of Egre mont, the jugular vein opened, and the body put into a vapour bath. not a symptom of animation was manifested. Indeed, the time the deceased had been immersed in the water, ren dered any attempt to recover life hopeless. An inquest was held upon the body yesterday by Mr. Churton, coroner for the county of Chester, at which the brother of the deceased and Mr. Lutes were examined, no other witnesses, in the opinion of the coroner and jury being required. The facts which transpired were strictly those which we have recorded; a verdict was returned that the deceased was " acciden tally drowned." Both the coroner and jury,. we feel bound to notice, expressed themselves highly in praise of the exer tions used by Mr. Lutes to save the life of the unfortunate deceased, in which opinion a gentleman related to him, who attended the inquest, concurred. The deceased was about nineteen years of age, and we understand was a clerk in the office of Messrs. Daniel and Thomas Willis. His mother only arrived in this country from India about three months ago, and his father is expected to follow in about a twelve month. The election of a member for Reading will take place about next Tuesday. It is said that the civilians of India intend to p r esent Sir Robert Sale with a sword worth 2 0 0 guineas, with t h e word " Jallabad" engraved upon it. Admiral Sir Edward Codrington will it is reported retire either fro An his dii co r m al ma S n ir d John Talbot, asPortAd in i o ra r Sirl ii n i few week s ; an d T. Byain Martin, will succeed him. The Queen, it is said, means to honour in an especial man ner the next birthday of his Royal Highness Prince Albert, which takes place on the 26th instant, when the Prince will enter his 24th year. A further dividend of 15s. in the pound will be shortly de yable to the private cred i tors of Mr. Wise, of the clared Pa Newton and Totnes Bank; and which with the ss. to be paid on the 3d of next month, will constitute the full sum of 20s. in the pound upon his seperate estate. TARIFF TtinTLE.—Some 20 turtle were landed from the Tweed on Wednesday, and, in consequence of the new duty of ss. per cwt. just imposed, were taken to the Custom House to be weighed.—Hampshire Advertiser. THE THAMES TuNNEL—This undertaking was opened the on Monday f or the first time o n th e W app i n g sid s e p assed river, and up war d s of 5,000 visitors of all nations shore. through the Tu nne l as far as the shaft on the tißoontherhithe EARL 0 South, (the F c ß el o eb ss r:t ' e s d announces the LARGE TELESCOPE. —A letter from astronomer in Wednesday's Times, gratifyingfact,that , speculum for the Earl of Ro sse's on Saturday last the leviathan telescope was safely removed w he re 1 d laic f.om the annealing oven i't ia nearly 16 weeks. DEATH OF A MONKEY FROM EATIING LUCIFER MA TCHES.—A few days ago a monkey, the property of a tide waiter in Leith, met its death in rather an extraordinary manner. Being on board a vessel in the docks, along with its owner, who was on duty, found some limiter matches and commenced eating. Finding i tse lf growing sick, the poor animal went to its master, who was asleep, and aw akened him by gently opening his eyelids, No relief, however, could be administered, and the creature expired, after stiff ' ering considerable pain.—Scotsman. EXPORTATION or WOOL. — It is a fact not perhaps k nown to our readers, that several clips of wool were this - chased in Kelso market for the purpose of direct Year pur to France and Germany. The gelitleman who exportation purchases, to the amount of £6,000., stated, th at made these been a growing trade for these last few this had Year manufacturers were not able to purc h ase—thats—that our own wool purchased last year lay at Leeds, zke a quantity of —and that, but for the foreign manufacturers'•, unmanufactared ric' .e of wool would have fallen this demands, the below that of NIL—Re/so cri e. I' ar at least °5 pe r ironicle. cent. STATE OF TRADE.--MANCRESTER AUGUST 3rd.—The market yesterday exhibited every appearance of steady and continued improvement. Yarn, of all descriptions, and m ore especially of the numbers and qualities suitable for Russia and the East Indies. was in good demand ; and for the sorts most in request an advance of /lit told was pretty generally obtained. There was also a very fair inquiry for goods of all descriptions ; and an advance of about lid. per piece was obtained on printing cloths. On the whole perhaps thestrikin improvement, both i n d emand and prices, was more g than on either of the, two preceding Tuesday's markets ; and it was attended by a decided increase of firm ! 11 C 88 and confid ence amongst the apinuers laid Manufacturers'