The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1847-01-12 00:00:00

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The said, ood for to the and he nmitted Tiesti: 'eil, wed ing ill., )f one of nmisky ill-fame rig they e r : The I se, and plainant inner al- y mall - more (1. She L t could ►Rowing to ship the Ca with nd that of loose Long the . . .ived be in' nd flout' en wen ►fain for eof the the ship came to Ipon tnted to ma y b the pur red .4 4 ; .ning ba 2, it wo g 0. Mr, Li. KW' he pur Davey isel With rs. MP_ lii to re ' _ p d f P 3l3'-o c rt Ergo . A ; o pt3w e , 4 0 30 1 • W°gll Rye P. -.11111, 12, 1847. /oral jams. The body of a - newborn female child was found last week in an entry in Eaton-street. A majority of the Birkenhead commissioners hive de cided against the • admission of reporters to their meet ings, but the subject will be again brought forward. The compositors at the Mercury-office have presented their excellent foreman, Mr. James Abbott, with an elegantly bound bible, together with a pair of gold spec tacles in a handsome tortoiseshell case. The engineers and mechanics in the employ of the City of Dublin Company have presented to their late foreman, Mr. Henry Taylor, a handsome gold watch, silver snuff box, and silyer tea-pot. DEATH. FROM _BnaNiNG.—On Monclay Jane Yates, a child nine years old, living in Caledonian-place, Nash grove was left with two other child ren i n th e h ouse, an d her clothes catching fire, she was burnt nearly to a cinder before the fire could be put out. On Wednesday, at a dinner given to Mr. Capes Ashlin, at Oxton, that gentleman was presented with a handsome silver tankard, by a few ratepayers of the place, for his successful exertions in effecting the lighting of the town sh4). lIELIEF TO THE STARVING.—On Monday, the Rev. Joseph Baylee invited .a meeting of his cong regation of Holy Tri ni ty Ch urc h , Bi rkenhead, at which upwards of £lOO was subscribed on the spot ; it being agreed that three -fourths should be allotted to Ireland, and one fourth to Scotland. PORCINE — MONSTER. —On Tuesday, an enormously large pig, bred and fed by Sir W. M. Stanley, weighing forty-six score, was exhibited at Birkenhead, for the be nefit of the public charities. It was won by the exhi bitors, Messrs. Robert Hughes and T. \Valley, at a raffle at Eastham, among the subscriber s t o w hi c h were L or d Cantelupe, Sir W. M. Stanley, and other fashionables. CHARITABLE SOCIETY.—We are happy to learn that, on Wednesday, after a powerful appeal from the Rev. W. Politick, incumbent, the sum of £5l was collected in St. If ark's church, on behalf of the above excellent society, which is now able to extend its benevolent assistance in consequence of its funds having been recently a little xeprentShed. It deserves further, much further support. A soiree of the members of the Liverpool Mechanics' Institution, on a magnificent scale, was held on Wednes day night last. In addition to the principal literati of Liverpool, there were present, Geo. Dawson, William Hokitt, J. B. Rogerson, (author of " Wayside Flowers," .&c.) and other eminent men. Delegates from most of the-Mechanics' Institutions in Lancashire and Cheshire also attended. SEASONABLE LIBERALITY.—We understand, in con sequence of the :present high price of provisions, that Matthew Gregson, Esq., Park Saw Mills, has, with a libe rality highly commendable, not only advanced the wages of the whole of the men in his employ 2s. per week, but he also last week, provided them with a sumptuous din ner, which he has been accustomed to do at this season of the year for about a quarter of a century. DEPARTURE OF THE HIBERNIA.—The steam-ship Hi bernia, Captain Ryrie, sailed on Tuesday, for Halifax and Boston, with a large number of passengers. She had on board a considerable amount of specie, nearly £400,000. Amongst those on board was the Earl of Elgin, Governor -General of Canada, together with his staff, including Lord Robert Kerr, the Hon. Mr. Egerton, and the Hon. Mr. Lascelles. Lady Elgin follows in the spring. The Bishop of Newfoundland was also a passenger. PRESENT TO HER MAJESTY FROM LIVERPOOL.—We have recently seen a beautiful and elaborate model of a fine oak tree, the production of a gentleman of this town. As the model was taken during the autumn, the hues pre sented are various and picturesque. It has been in progress nearly five years, and such consummate skill has been evinced in this-resemblance to the " pride of the forest," that it has been decided to forward it to her Majesty as a specimen of what art can achieve.—Journal. ANOTHER CASE OF STARVATION.—An inquest was held on Saturday upon the body of Patrick Curran, a poor Irishman, who arrived in Liverpool with a wife and seven children about a week ago. The small sum of money brought over by the wretched people was soon expended in food. About four o'clock on Thursday morning the father was awoke by a scream which his son uttered, and ypoh going to him, found he was in a dying state. Mr. Hobson, a surgeon, made a post mortem examination of the body, and declared that death had been caused from want of food ; the stomach was perfectly empty, nor was there any appearance of faeces. MANsi.AiGirrna.—On Friday, an inquest was held before the borough coroner on view of the body of Mary Anne Meldon, a child five years old, who lived with her parents in Paul-street. It appeared that a man of the name of Michael Bird was turning a float in Paul-street, and that the deems:ed was sitting along with other little girls on some steps. He called to them to get out of the .y. but I ewe they had time to stir, the end of the float jammed the deceased against the steps, and she was so dreadfully injured that she only lived six hours after. A - verdict of manslaughter was returned against the driver. EXAMPLE WORTHY OF IMITATION.—On Friday even ing last, Mr. Jimes Crellin, Plumber, &c., Lime-street, gave his annual supper to all the men in his employ. After the cloth was drawn, the usual loyal toasts were given and responded to with becoming honour. On the health of Mr. Crellin being proposed, it was responded to by a speech that did equal honour to the head and heart of one of the best of masters. The evening was spent with the greatest hilarity, and the men did not depart until one and all had expressed their unanimous good feeling of the desire of their employer to give every satis faction to all who had the advantage of knowing so worthy a man. SULPHURIC ETIIER.—On Thursday. Mr. Robert Lu cas, veterinary surgeon of this town, successful)ypforMed a n operat i on upon a large Newfou ndlandbitch, - whilst under the influence of sulphuric ether. Mr. Lu cas had to remove a tumour from the animal, and, as an experiment he placed a quantity of the ether at the bot torri of a jar which had been previously heated. The head of the bitch was then introduced into the mouth of the 'jar, and the animal in a moment became insensible. During the period of insensibility the operation was per formed and the poor thing evinced not the slightest evi dence of pain. In a short time the bitch recm (red from the, effects of the stupefaction, and is now doing well. CORONER'S INQUESTS IN LIVERPOOL IN 1846:—Died by the visitation of God, 151; found drowned, 29 ; acci dentally dro wne d, 27 ; b urned (no evidence to show how), 28 ; accidentally burned, 30 ; injuries (no evidence to show how received), 15 ; accidentally killed, 125 ; accidentally scalded, 19 ; accidentally overlain, 19 ; smothered, 6 ; choked, 1, s till - b orn, 11 ; suffocated (causes unknown), 6; want of assistance at and after birth, 3; suicide (in sane), 14; excessive drinki ng , 9 ; murder, 3; manslaughter, 12 ; chance medley, 5 ; want of food; 2 ; exposure to cold and want, 3.; immersion, 3 ; found dead ( cause o f death unknown), 5; incautiously poisoned, 2 ; delirium tremens, 2. Total, 233. SUPPER. —.. —irtessrs. Graham and Hedley, mustard and cocoa manufacturers, in this town, regaled their workmen on Saturday evening last, with the old English fare of roast beef and plumb pudding, at Mr. Cockcroft's, in Sir Thomas's -buildings. The chair was taken at seven o'clock by Mr. Graham, with his worthy partner, Mr. Hedley, in the - vice chair. The men made a hearty supper ; and, after the removal of the cloth, the punch bowls were placed at each end of the table ; several good speeches were made by the heads of the firm, and visitors ; and many good songs were sung both by masters and men. The hilarity of the evening was kept up until eleven o'clock, when the national anthem was with great enthu siasm, and the men retired quietly to their homes. DISTRESS IN SCOTLAND.—It must be gratifying to the Scotchmen generally in Liverpool to learn that an early opportunity is likely to he afforded them of showing bow deeply they sympathize in th e di stress of their fellow countrymen in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland. We understand that an association is formed here for the purpose of gathering funds to assist in relieving the distiess now so prevalent there. A deputation,. from Scotland will be here in a few d ap s, an d we sincerely trust that no sectarian or party spirit will show itself to mar or oppos e th e h o l y cause o f b enevo lence. People in general, removed from the immediate scenes of distress, are too apt t o turn a deaf ear to the pressing necessities of their countrymen; but Scot c h men , w ho always think So much of home, ought not to be backward with more substantial tokens of their regard. THE CORPORATION BATHS. —From the 25th of June to the 23rd December, the number o'f baths at the Fre derick -street establishment was 13,824, and the receipts £203 2s, Id. There had been, during the same period, 13,04 dozens of clothes washed, and 6548 towels used, 'the receipts for washing being £27 6s. Bd. The total re ,ceipts for baths and washing amounted to £230 18s. 9d. The payments had reached £290 3s. which sum included the cost of water for one year.- With respect to the P au l- Street- -estab lishment, it w as repo i ted that the number of baths foz the month was 2317, (1631 being those at 2d.,) and the receipts £3l 35. 4d. In - addition, 340 c hild ren from th e North Corporation Schools had enjoyed the luxury of a g oo d wash in the tepid bath. In the washing department, there hackbeen'used 2543 tubs at hi. for six hours, 4134' dozens of clothes had been washed and dried, and the receipts had been £lO Ils. 11d. ; making the gross receipts for the month £4l 15s. 3d. ABOLITION OF THE LIGHT DUES.---A meeting to pro /note this object was held in London, on Thursday, Jos. Hume, Esq., M.P., in the chair. It was stated, from a return made to the House of Commons, that the amount of light dues paid by British and foreign vessels in the fo r_e4igu trade was £49,700; whereas the amount of light _lnaesoupaid by British vessels employed in the coasting trade a ~ tutaetduto the large sum of £308,000. The chairman 211:e& tt:less some of these oppressive charges were re trade would be ruined, for it would not be able tcooasting p o e f te with the recently-increasin g num ber of th- railweaoyns' Amhe contetnirecountry. It was the duty of the support the light-houses.— Arr association was form e d I. {) meeting. Mr. Willia ms, fr ` o o m ea l rry out the objects of the of r t ; , !ia e 1,.!1 4. who attended the meeting as the representative _ which eln Steam-packet Coin any, stated that the cor npa under represented Between between £5,000 and £6,000 is Y r r t er Year bzothathad Between Dublin and LiverpOol there Nveren and the sum paid by that one company was lights, more than ;uflleient to pay the expenses of the whole of the lights. FATAL ACCIDENTS.- -0 n Moods y John Currati, a man i f age , was accideatally killed on board the If mvalci, in the Clarence Dock. lie wa s assist. 3 3 cond steward of the Tynwald on board ; th e sf as drunk, and when he got upon the paddle box, t reeled against the deceased, and tumbled hi m In the fall his right hip was fractured, ais backbone protruded through the skin. —On Sa- Arday night week, as a little girl, named Margaret Wil son., ten years old, was crossing St. James's-street, near to D unca n - street, with a c hild i n her arms, 0 knocked. dow n by the wheel of a cart, which pa._ her head. The infant was taken up uninjured, and th, girl was carried to the Dispensary, where she remained, Unable to speak, until Wednesday morning, when she oxpired.—On Quinn, living in C Friday, a child, fi ve years old, named James harter-street, was left alone, whilst Ja years o itea.• 6ti Ward tiPon the deck and 1 e was ised over his mother went to market, and during her absence the child fell into a water-tub, about a yard-high. On the return of his mother, and not finding the deceased in the place, she instituted a search, and soon found that he was in the tub with his head downwards. He was taken out quite dead. There was a tin can in his hand, with which, it was supposed, he was amusing himself in the water, when he overbalanced himself on a chair or form, and fell in head foremost.—On Wednesday night, James Whalley, three months' old, living in Naylor-street, was taken to bed in good health on Wednesday night, and he took the breast and slept soundly. The following morning his mother got up, and did not return to see how he was getting on until about midday, when she took him up, and found that he was dead. The bedclothes were over his face at the time, and the surgeon was of opinion that death had been caused by suffocation. The jury repre hended the mother for absenting herself from the unfor tunate infant for so long a time.—About a week before Christmas-day, whilst Agnes Woolridge, a female nearly seventy years of age, who lived as servant with Mrs. Blen nerhassett, a widow, in Knight-street, was in the act of going up stairs, she slipped, fell upon her back, and frac tured her leg, and of that injury she died in the infirmary on Friday. LOCAL MEETINGS A meeting of delegates from the Lancashire and Cheshire Mechanics' Institute, was held in Liverpool on Wednesday, when a resolution for a general union of the different Mechanics' Institutes in Lancashire and Cheshire was proposed. Dr. Hodgson was appointed secretary to the meeting, with power to name the day on which it will next assemble. LIVERPOOL PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY.-This society held their annual meeting on Tuesday, J. B. Brancker, Esq., in the chair. The property of the society amply covers the debt. The retiring members of committee and officers were re-elected, with the exception of Mr. Leyland, in whose place Mr. Thomas Littledale, jun., was appointed on the committee. The new hall, capable of holding 2000 to 2200 subscribers, will be completed in about eighteen months. WALLASEY COMMISSIONERS.--At the monthly meet ing, on Thursday, Mr. Holland brought forward a motion to rescind the resolution passed at the previous meeting, " Confirming the proceedings of the Improvement Com mittee, except so much as related to the payment to Mr. West, the surveyor, of £35, for assisting to prepare plans." Mr. Holland characterised the resolution as a personal attack on the surveyor, which Mr. Goldsmith denied with great warmth. Mr. Holland's motion was carried by a majority of ten to seven ; and he then brought forward a motion to rescind the resolution dismissing the sur veyor, and this was carried by nine to eight, and the surveyor was accordingly reinstated. Mr. Crump sent in his resignation, on the ground that he was unable to give proper attention to the office. It was ultimately resolved, to till up the vacancy, along with that occasioned by the resignation of Mr. Fisher, at the general election in July. THE NEW HEALTH COMMITTEE.—This committee, appointed under the new act for improving the sanatory condition of the town, consists of the members of the Watch Committee, of the members of the old Health Committee, and of the special committee for sanatory purposes, with the addition of Mr. John Holmes, who for so long a period officiated as chairman of the Highway Board. Mr. Ambrose Lace has been appointed chairman of the general committee ; and it has been decided to divide the committee into five sub-committees, viz., for paving, scavenging, finance, construction of dwellings, and general purposes. Mr. Tinne has been appointed chair man of the Paving Sub-committee; Mr. Parker of the Scavenging Sub-committee ; Mr. H. Hornby of the Finance Sub-committee; Mr. A. Lace of the Sub-com mittee for the Construction of Dwellings ; and Mr. Josias Booker of the Sub-committee for General Purposes. DOCK COMMITTEE, THURSDAY.—The plans for the entrances and passages at the new north docks were ap proved.—There was a long conversation relative to the new graving docks at the north end. The question to be decided was whether, on the ground set apart for these docks, five or six docks should be made. It was ulti mately decided, by a majority of ten to three, to build six docks.--A letter was read from the Shipbuilders' Asso ciation, suggesting certain alterations in the arrangements as to the graving docks, and calling attention to the defi ciency of dock space, especially in the centre of the town — there having been lately three times as many vessels on the list as berths. The letter was referred to the Harbour Master's Sub-committee.—The marine surveyor submit ted his new survey of Liverpool bay, made during the season of 1846, showing some alterations in the banks. The survey was ordered to lie on the table for a fortnight, for the inspection of the pilots, previous to the alterations as to buoys and lights recommended by the surveyor being made. BIRKENHEAD COMMISSIONERS, TUESDAY.—The Ferry Committee had requested the manager to furnish plans and specifications for a new boat, to be less than the Nun, and larger than the Eliza Price, and with ten horse power extra. They had also a more strict observance of the law against indiscriminate smoking on board the ferry boats, with a more defined space for the practice. They recom mended the division of the crews into classes, with an in crease of wages for long service. They also recommended the increase of the salary of Mr. Young, the head engi neer, from £l3O to £lBO per annum. Confirmed.—The report of the Postoffice Reform Committee complained that, notwithstanding various additions and new arrange ments at the Birkenhead Postoffice, it still continued in a very unsatisfactory state ; partly because the government did not appear to be fully acquainted with the rising im portance of Birkenhead in a mercantile point of view, and partly from the present postmaster having no inclination in any way to second the views of the committee as re gards improvement. The Committee were instructed to take such steps as they thought proper to produce more satisfactory results. LIVERPOOL MARINE SOCIETY.-At the annual meet ing on Tuesday it was resolved, on the motion of the chairman, W. Potter, Esq., to inc rease th e annu i t i es to the four captai ns to £27 10s. each, to the eighteen widows £22 each, and to the orphans £lO each. The annuities paid during the past year to 18 widows at £2O each, and to 4 captains at £25 each, had amounted to £431. The inte rest on the stock account had realised £453, the honorary subscriptions were £l6 145., and from the marine mem bers, 35 in number, £142 had been received. The sum of £11,965 was deposited in the National Debt Fund, and there was a total balance now in hand of £12,268. The average age of the annuitants was—captains 70 years, and widows 66. The directors for the ensuing year were then appointed, Mr. Potter being re-elected president,. and James Stitt, Esq., and C. Cotesworth, Esq., vice presi dents. The Chairman said, that from want of information or some other cause this society was not popular among the masters of vessels, though, perhaps, so far as money went, it was richer than any society of a similar descrip tion. It was all the better for its own members that it should continue in its present prosperous condition, at the same time it was not of that extensive use amongst the class of society for whose benefit it was designed that he was sure all who took an interest in its affairs would wish it to be. WEST DERBY UNION.—The weekly meeting of the Guardians, transferred from Tuesday, on which, from the formation of the Union, it had previously bee n h e ld, too k place on Wedn e sd a y last, the day fixed for its future weekly meetings. There were letters from the Poor-law Commissioners. The first of them sanctions the appoint ments, recently made, of the four medical officers for the districts, into which Toxteth-park, for this purpose, has been divided. The second inquired into the qualification of a medical gentleman recently chosen to one of th e more northern dist r i c t s o f the Union, and a third, from Austin, the Assistant-Commissioner, announced his in tention to attend at the board-room yesterday, at eleven o'clock in the forenoon, for the purpose of investigating the ch arge o f neglect by one of the relieving-officers, of the ease of a poor man on Edge-hill, who died the day after he h a d appl i ed for relief. • Mr. Harbord, one of the the duties of the' office as his reason, that in medical officers of Toxteth-part lately elected, sent his resignation alleging, worthy retention past d ; not sufficiently definedhteo deeme d rende r the appointment Harbord's deauctteydininaan.otearr Draw bridge, who for many monthsand Mr. district of the Park as Mr. letter, as a candidatesin appointment, announced himself, by de p uty for the vacated office. The medical officer of th e F ever _ house, under date of Tuesday, the sth instant, report e d that, in the course of the previous eight days, eight pa tients had been admitted—that five had been discharged cured—that there had been. no death, and that fourteen remained in the house. He further added, that most of the patients. were likely to do well. There was not any thing of material interest to the public before the board at this sitting, save that the number of poor applicants, es pecially from the Park, were manifestly on the increase. It was announced by the master that the workhouse, which was calculated to accommodate 450, was nearly full, there being then 444 inmates. THE BENEVOLENT EDUCATIONAL DISTRICT SOCIETY. —There is no subject of the present day of paramount importance to that of providing for the sound education of the growing classes, and ameliorating the condition of our working population. We therefore hail with enthu siasm any effort, however humble, that may be made to advance that object, feeling a confidence that the visible wants and increasing thirst for knowledge--founded on the true and untarnished Scriptures—will ultimately be the means alone by which this country will maintain that powerful pre-eminence she has hitherto held over other na tions. The Benevolent Educational District Society has originated from the long-acknowledged want of an adult and juvenile scholastic institution, in connexion with the Church of England, in the districts of St. Anne's and All Saint's ; and as an earnest of their future efforts, a tea party was held at Lassells' Rooms, Great Richmond street, on Thursday evening last, at which there were con gregated nearly four hundred residents of the district. The object of the meeting being to raise funds for the es tablishment of the society, the tea was simple, but the ar ticles composing it were so excellent that general satisfac tion was expressed. Several ladies volunteered their ser vices at table, and Mr. Massey, of the St. Anne's Coffee house, kindly prepared the tea. George Jones, Esq. took the chair ; and after the repast was removed, he called on the. Secretary to read the report, which -fully illustrated the lamentable condition of the districts—the wretchedness and poverty, destitution and depravity, of the poorer classes. It stated the objects of the Society to be the establishment of a Sunday school for adults and children ; the app o i ntment of voluntary Scripture readers, who can fully expound the Scriptures in the English, Welsh, and a-inrishlanguages ; to form an evening school for children concert d adults ; for the delivery of occasional lectures • to "'nu a library • and to promote the soundest religious' in structi°ll.• Tile report was carried by acclamation. A of e r sacred music from the "Messiah," was then conunene of thirty, to I y ot a o e m ho t i i r w o gr f e v a o t l e u s t t i volunteers, ' t n i u s m d b u eri e. n g Amongst upwards f George, and man them were M rs. Hiles, Mr. J ac k son , M r. L unt, Mr. y vocalists, ma l e an d f emale, as well as instrumental performers, whose names we could not learn. Mr. Jackson sang the song, " E very valley, " a difficult but admirable compositi o •n, a manner passing excellent. THE LIVERPOOL STANDAWD: In the chorus,. " And Glory of the Lord," the deep and sonorous tones of Mr. Lunt's voice, over which he has every command, were powerfully contrasted with those of Mrs. Hiles, which were sweet and beautiful ; and on no occasion do we remember to have heard that lady to more advantage. There was a warbling softness and melody in every note that claimed a breathless silence from the company. In the solo, " But thou didst not leave his soul in hell," she was loudly and deservedly encored. The choruses generally were powerful and effective, particularly those of " For unto us a Child is born," and " Hallelujah." " Why do the Nations," by Mr. George Lunt, was well sung, and unanimously encored. After the concert was concluded, the Chairman moved a vote of thanks to the ladies and gentlemen who had formed the powerful choir by which they had been entertained, a vote of thanks to the ladies who had managed the tea, and a similar compliment to Mr. Windle, through whose individual energies the whole affair had originated. Each motion was carried by acclamation. The choir then sang " God Save the Queen." We should not omit to state, that Mr. Lassells gave the room gratuitously for the occasion. TOWN COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS, The usual monthly meeting of the Council was held on Wednesday, the Mayor in the chair. The proCeedinm b s cdthe'Financ e C omm itt ee compr i se d a recommendation to increase the salary of Mr. Henry Wal ter, clerk in the office of the clerks to the magistrates, from £llO to £l3O per annum, and a recommendation for the following subscriptions:—The Dispensaries, £157 10s. ; the Northern Hospital, £lOO ; the Southern Hospital, £100; the Opthalmic Institution, £3O ; the Refuge for the Destitute; £25 ; the Royal Institution, 100 ; the La dies' Charity, £3o.—The committee reported that the nett income of the corporation estate for the current year could not be estimated at more than £146,185, and the obligatory expenditure at not less than £122,916, leaving a gross surplus of £23,269. The continuance of oranches of discretionary expenditure, hitherto sanctioned, were stated at £1942, leaving a nett surplus of £21,327, out of which £l3OO will have to be expended on the Observatory, £l9OO on various improvements, and £4215 on the baths in Paul-street, ma ki ng a total of £7415, and leaving £13,912 as available surplus. Existing contracts and en gagements, it was said, might more than swamp the whole of this available surplus, and, therefore, the Council were informed that there was no ability on the part of the corporate income to meet any demands for new works.— Sir T. BRANCKER moved the confirmation of the pro ceedings. He said the report relative to the finances had been adopted after grave consideration, and that it was quite evident many years would not elapse before the ex penditure would swallow up the whole of the income. The present surplus had arisen in a great degree from the sale of property at Wallasey Pool and at the north end of the town. He feared that, in a short time, the Corpora tion would be reduced to what might be called their dry leasehold estate, and, therefore, he called upon the Coun cil to exercise prudence and to preserve the finances in a sound state.—Mr. PARKER sympathised with Sir" Tho mas, but could not sanction the woful, pitiable tales, the worthy knight had been telling. He could not believe that a Corporation, with an estate amounting to four mil lions and a half sterling, were in the condition of the poor Irish. Thousands were annually spent in Parliament, and in embellishments, and the public charities were al lowed to languish. He believed that if a subscription list were opened that day in the Council Chamber, the trifling sum now proposed for the public charities would he snee ... dily raised. He disapproved of the principle upon which the magistrates were recommending an increase of sala ries.—Mr. Robinson and several other members thought that the subscriptions to the charities ought to be in creased; whilst others considered that even the proposed grants ought to be rejected, because the funds of the Cor poration were not intended for charitable purposes ; and, moreover, because the liberality of the Corporation checked the flow of private charity. The discussion was brought to a close in consequence of an opinion expressed by the Town-clerk, that if the proposed increase were carried the money could not legally be paid, and the pro ceedings were confirmed. The proceedings of the Dock Committee having been read, Mr. PARKER asked whether the Albert Dock ware houses were insured I—Mr. BRAMLEY-MOORE said they were not insured, but that they would be very soon. Certain arrangements had delayed the insurance a little, but it would shortly be effected.—Mr. ROBINSON ex pressed great approbation with the recent proceedings of the Dock Committee relative to the Albert Dock. The principle of the rates was now so fair and equitable that it must impart general satisfaction. (Hear, hear.) The warehouses imposed a great degree of responsibility upon the Dock Committee, and with a view to the security and safety of property many advantages must be held out to the proprietors of goods there. The charges on produce placed in the warehouses would be found more moderate than in any port in the kingdom, and by and by, when the arrangements for working the warehouses got more ma tured, he believed the time predicted by Mr. Evans would arrive when there would be a competition amongst the merchants about lodging their goods there.—Mr. SANDS bore testimony to the quick despatch he had experienced at the Albert Dock with a very large cargo. He was sure he could not have discharged his vessel in five times the time occupied at the Albert Dock.—Mr. BRAMLEY MOORE.—No, nor in ten times. Mr. SANDS be lieved he might say ten times. She was discharged in three days, and it would take three weeks in the ordinary way. He was quite sure that when such advantages be came known they would be appreciated, mid that there would be great competition shortly as to who should get into the dock.—Mr. BRAMLEY-MOORE said it was highly satisfactory to him to hear these statements. He had to inform the public that the book of rates for the Albert Dock was printed, and that it might be had by calling at the Dock Office.—The proceedings of the committee were then confirmed. The Gaol Committee recommended an increase in the salary of the Governor of the Gaol fiom £350 to £450 per annum.—ln reply to Mr. Horsfall, Mr. HoncsoN said that out of fifteen governors there were only two with sa laries so low as the keeper of the borough gaol.—The pro ceedings were confirmed on the understanding that this subject is to be discussed at the next monthly meeting. The MAYOR read a letter from the Licensed Victual lers' Society requesting the use of the Town Hall for their annual ball. The Mayor said that the use of the Town Hall had been refused to that body, as the society was not so much a charitable society as a society for the pro tection of their own particular trade.—Sir THOMAS BRANCKER said that, without particularising, he would mention that great irregularities had taken place at some of the balls of the Town Hall.—Mr. LIrrLEDALE ex pressed regret that the Town Hall had also been refused to the Royal Mersey Yacht Club for their approaching ball.—A motion was then made that the hall be granted to the Licensed Victuallers, but it was negatived by a ma jority of 33 to 15.—Mr. J. B. LLOYD then moved that the hall be granted to the Yacht Club on condition of their presenting 100 guineas to the Sailors' Home, but the mo tion was not pressed to a division.—The MAYOR said he hoped it would not go abroad that the Town-hall would not .be granted for any charitable purpose. The room would be given to the Welsh Society, and an application from the Roman Catholics would be taken into favoura ble consideration by the Committee. On the Health Committee's proceedings being read, Mr. LACE said he wished to state that there was no truth in the report the Rivington Pike Scheme had been aban doned ; on the contrary, the Committee were perfectly satisfied with the ample supply of water at the Pike, and the excellency of its quality, and a report on the subject would be shortly presented. A memorial for certain improvements in Great Howard; street, Oldhall-street, and that neighbourhood ; was pre sented to the Special Improvement Committee. The consideration of the motion for the increase of Mr. Rushton's salary was postponed until an adjourned meet ing, to be held on Wednesday (to-morrow), the Mayor having acknowledged the receipt of a memorial, most re spectably signed, praying for .a reform in the Police Court. have invaded, in grouped (epidemically) or in isolated forms (sporadically), the town of Liverpool to an extent and in a ratio unprecedented. _ _ It matters not to the strict argument, whether the exciting cause was found in concurrent atmospheric changes themselves, or was simply conveyed by wind mechanically as it were, or was the result of contact with the contaminated—whether the exciting cause were re alized, in other words, by mediate or immediate means — as seeds of infection or contagion. In .several instances adduced, if I mistake not the nature and scope of the evi dence,both the primary and secondary, the predispo*ngand exciting causes presented themselves in the bosom of the nuisance itself ; whilst in a host of other • examples ' the primary one was shewn as an adequate cause, and was the alone object of investigation—the secondary being well known to exist in the wide field of varying atmo spheric constitutions, &c., the inquiry into• which, per haps for ages to come, will baffle the persevering scrutiny of science. The date of my second letter was March of the present year. The date of the fulfilled prediction was September of the same year ; when the parish of Liverpool adver tised the fact, that, " in consequence of the overcrowded state of the Fever Hospital, it is absolutely necessary to discontinue the admission of fever patients to the Hospi tal far the present." The West Derby Union of townships suburban to Li verpool, had, in consequence of this fact, to open wards for their own cases, which hitherto had been: sent in to the fever wards of the parish of Liverpool,—their fever cases being unusually numerous from the prevalence of the same causes. Finally, the parish of Liverpool itself had to provide temporary additional fever wards in another- part of the town. These facts require not a word of comment. I claim for the whole medical profession here, and not for myself, the warning voice of these approaching evils. At the most, I have only constituted myself a voluntary mouthpiece, defective I know, but still I venture to hope, in the main accepted by them, and acceptable as from them, saving, of course, all errors or failings of the individual writer. I felt so satisfied as to the nature and amount of the evidence that could be brought forward, that I ventured before the public in what may have been considered a questionable manner for a medical practitioner, upon the sole ground of the capability of making good the proposi tion, and of the necessity for so doing ; in order to arouse further attention to the magnitude of those evils, brood ing like a curse over and amongst our labouring popula tion, and threatening not them alone,—which facts, if brought home to every man's power or opportunity of personal scrutiny, would, if undenied and undeniable, tend in no little measure to ripen the public mind for the forthcoming operation of the new Sanatory Bill. _ _ I consented - also to the alternative, that; if I failed in a satisfactory public proof of the proposition asserted, I should have silence imposed upon me, wi le wor not proven" inscribed - publicly upon the attempt. No one has assailed my facts—no one, that I know of, has even attempted to disprove their veracity in number, nature, or accuracy, or even to mitigate the rigour of CONCENTRATK)N OF POLICE COURTS AND OTHER PUBLIC BUILDINGS I TO THE EDITOR OP THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. SIR,---I perfectly agree with your idea of a division of labour, by creating an extra police magistrate for the growing business of this important borough ; and I would humbly suggest, if you can afford a small space in your columns, that the north side of Shaw's-brOw is an appro priate site (there being plenty of back land of little value) for a range of public ()likes, main bridewell, &c. The land and buildings now retained as Bridewell, and the present Courts of Assize, have become of more value for mercantile purposes, and it is a question whether the price to be obtained for it would not be amply sufficient for the erection of other more suitable offices in another situation ; in which case I would propose that two capa cious daily courts (one for the north and the other for the southern part of the town), with a main bridewell, and every convenience for the proper classification of prisoners, together with a borough court for the business of the Sessions, and offices for the Sanatory Board, be placed on the snot aforesaid. If reanisite. the nresent district bride- . . wells might be multiplied and enlarged. The prisoners to be conveyed to the large bridewell in vans, for the sake of security and dispatch.—l am, sir, &c. January 9th, 1847 OSWALD " THE ROSCOE CLUB, AND LIVERPOOL ATHENEUM." TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD, Sir,—We have, for some weeks past, had our attention directed to the proposed establishment of a club for the accommodation of the young men of this town. " Taniensis ;" in a newly-started contemporary, has forcibly shewn the want of such an institution, and has generally described the nature of that proposed. I should much wish' that the advocacy of your old-established and standard publication were now enlisted in its service. A few words on the subject must have their due influence by appearing in its columns. The " Whittington Club" of London is very properly to be taken as the model of the " Roscoe Club, and Li verpool Atheneum." The principal features of the for mer are generally known ; suffice it to say here, that they combine harmless amusement with instruction ; comfort with economy ; and the indispensibles of the cuisine, minus the few de'sagrements of a public eating house. _ _ ,A few " good men_ and true" . have already set their heart upon the project, and are at present engaged with some preliminaries, previous to calling a public meeting, may judge of the feasibility of the object to be there pro posed, and co-operate for its attainments. _ A very few months have passed since the " Whitting ton Club" was first mooted in London. Its success, so far, is decided. Many provincial towns, both in England and Scotland, have followed th. Rs. Is 'VI-- polls. ....Averpool, the second in importance, to be still left to beg for the like privilege to its young men ? Of its thousands of merchants, clerks, and others, who stand so much in need of an institution of the kind, can a few hundreds not be found to come forward in behalf of their own interests ? and must it still be said of them that they rest contented with a routine of pleasures producing but fleeting enjoyments, and too often hurtful consequences ? Let them now grasp at the proffered opportunity of pos sessing an establishment, founded on rational principles, and with the express object of filling up a vacuum in our social economy The a mthy with regard to this subject, existing amongst those whom I now more particularly address, is most re markable. I stall, notwithstanding, endeavour to thaw their cold indifference to what I consider a most impor tant movement, by a few simple observations : Some, on their sentiments being sounded, express themselves in this manner :—" The institution you pro pose may be all that you say, but we should like to see it fairly in operation before joining its ranks." Why, if all made a similar determination, these would never have an opportunity of judging of its claims on their patronage; and therefore their immediate support is requisite. For, as the bucket is not full without the additional drop, so will a single subscriber to the club add so much to the certainty of its success. Others meet every appeal by We allow that this club, whose merits you advo- CORRESPONDENCE. ON THE SANATORY CONDITION OF SOME PARTS OF LIVERPOOL. TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. LETT ER xxiv. "There are three fa c t ors of the atmospheric disease. The first ani? P p e i sat Tp n i_ of an epidemic, or posed state of the body; secondly, tne in s c pec a iriM i • s j l t n e Irdis mosphere ; and, thirdly, the accidental circumstances of t e wea ther, locality, food, occupation, &c. Against the second of these we are powerless its nature, causes, and sympathies are too subtle for our senses to find data lo go upon. Against the first, medicine may act profitably. Against the third, a wise and sagacious medical police ought to be adopted; but, above all, let every man. act like a Christian in all charity, and love, and brotherly kindness, and sincere reliance on God's merciful This unexceptionable summary was worded by this acute modern philosopher, about fourteen or fifteen years ago ; and I quote it in order that I may have the pleasure of subscribing my own deliberate concurrence with the several medical propositions, and also my hearty con sent to the concluding clause ; for I am free to confess, once and for all, that we are in danger, through our philosophy of second causes, of overlooking too frequently the philosophy of venerating acknowledgment of the Great First Cause. If, in the course of my past remarks upon the scope and resources of a " wise and sagacious medical police," any reader could have imbibed, correctly or not, it matters not in one sense, the idea that, for one of the medical profession, I was apt to set forth second causation, in such a way as to pass over the Supreme Cause of all other causes, I ought to feel anxious that no such supposition should be allowed to remain. Hereupon no ambiguity ought to be left, doubt ought to be completel3; removed; for it is plain that the term "second cause" presupposes a first in science, and also in something higher than mere science. Philosophy asserts her claim to the acknowledgment of both first and second causa tion : that which absorbs all scientific pretension into its own supreme unity, distinguishes as faithfully between, but never divides them. They are essential compo nents of sound philosophical truth, which must ever preserve their relative order towards each other, or the first great law of nature" were broken. It is evident, that he who only recognises a distinction between them, holds them both ; whilst he who, in order to distinguish, must divide, may possibly drop one, and, as the earlier' cause is the one more remote from his scrutiny, that will be the one he will be in danger of overlooking. I consider that I have now brought my fact-reporting to a close, and I hope that it is demonstrated— Firstly,—That " the purlieus of Liverpool Proper are awful in capability for developing fevers of all kinds, and of the profoundest intensity," which proposition I started ; with the affirmation of, in my second letter, dated March last. That these foci of malaria have been fertile beyond even the terms of my awn prediction, if that were possible, as furnishing the predisposing causes of those fevers which inctuction trom for granted, that THE PROPOSITION HAS BEEN PROVED am en nay, so abundantly proved, that I have laid myself open to the counter charge of reiteration of proof, " usque ad nauseam." I consider, therefore, that the period has fully arrived, when " silence " becomes my duty—not for the " not proven," indeed, but for the ' proven." If there should be yet any lingering scepticism on so important a subject, I have yet some bolts left in my quiver. Secondly,—lt has been demonstrated, that the same malarial poisons, where they have not been sufficiently concentrated to produce, in conjunction with other essen tial conditions, fever in one or other of its forms, yet have nevertheless not remained innoxious ; for that the same resultants of damp, filth, and uncleanliness, might become potent predisposing causes of other epidemic diseases, such as have been instanced in the late autumnal attacks of cholera, diarrhoea, and dysentery, and also of other non-epidemic diseases, always occurring, such as convul sions in infant life, rheumatism, consumption, asthma, dropsy, jaundice, indigestion, &c., &c., and, in fact, numberless shapes of depraved bodily health. Thirdly,—That the chemical elements of several ma larial sources, having been investigated by one equal to the task—viz., my friend Dr. Brett—shew, by the results of many analyses, not only what may be now, I think, safely considered as the normal elementary constitution of such frightful pestilential foci ; but further, that these elements exist here in a plenitude of strength efficient for the production of the assigned natural effects, but even analogous refuse matters, as rend by Orfila, Derergie, Tayl6 - r, and other forensic chemists Fourthly,—That these sources of disease are largely due to utterly inadequate scavengering and other public cleansing processes, especially the supply of water, which is a reproach to the late authorities. Fifthly,—That the clauses of the more recent acts of parliament are inadequate of themselves to grapple with the evils to he contended with efficiently, unless the pub lic mind is prepared to receive and support, to the utmost of its voluntary power, the operation of such, and to counteract, on the other hand, by the moral force of public and indignant opinion, those breaches of the meaning or words of the act, ingeniously contrived by interested individuals, in furtherance of their own selfish ends, in the teeth of good morals as well as of these their legislative exponents. _ _ _ Sizthly,—That the result of hasty legislation, in the late instance of the Liverpool Improvement Act being put Ito force, without the authorities having armed them selves, at the same time, with the means, power, and ex pelledrio hastyuf srormu effect t n h i e n gn c e un l pu l a mo r f s bae u ri n ll eo d ss e st r no t fs h t plans, for providing suitable reception for the poor the , b h bu a i s yi tnhheaocedussseai houses, necessitating in ju e j a e n r r a :e y t s .. , the equally hasty and therefore highly dangerous occupa tion of the same, or the deepening of the condemned cellars, whereby, especially in the former instances, many lives have been sacrificed through the diseases, acute or chronic, superinduced, or at least aggravated thereby. Seventkly,—That the fact of the streets of these new houses having been found wanting in needful sewerage Previous to the buildings having been erected and occu pied, has been attended with the most natural, but most prejudicial results, by creating sickness or retarding con valescence. ____ Eightly,—That the cemeteries and grave-yards, as public resorts for suitable purposes or for exercise, &c., are not without risk, inasmuch as either in selection of loca lity, nature of soil, economic arrangements, overcrowd ing, or other important particulars, they tell unfavourably upon the health of the living, especially in large towns, crowded upon the surrounding area, as is instanced in Liverpool to an unprecedented extent,—the best way of performing the last offices for the dead, compatible with safety to the living, not having been systematically at tended to, or consulted. Ninthly,—That the physical evils already discussed (as only a part, after all) do not stand alone, but that society endures another penalty, additional to the direct and im mediate'one of causation of disease, which , is a physical result of a physical cause,—to wit, the moral effects ; which form also a long train of secondary results, preju dicial in various ways to the wellbeing of social and indi vidual happiness, and which, like circles formed on the water by any disturbing body, proceed expanding as they run, until they are absorbed in the magnitude of their own giant footsteps. The orderly, cleanly, and virtuous por tions of society are thus discouraged in welldoing, and, by evil example and contagion of filthy habits, are degraded and are drawn into the vortex of encouragements to vice ; and are, as a penalty for resisting the latter, imposed on by the idle, filthy, and bad-disciplined neighbours, who often succeed in removing the burthen off their own shoulders, and placing it upon those of their industrious and cleanly neighbours. Lastly,—That many of the evils contained in this cate gory are capable of mitigation and correction by the ma gistrate, but that eradication and restoration of the pro prieties of life still remain the field for the enterprise of individual teaching, influence, and example, and can be no otherwise accomplished ; and that, therefore, it is idle ness itself to expect everything from the magistrate, and nothing from ourselves,—as if every man" had not "to do his duty." I remain, Sir, yours, faithfully, GEO. C. WATSON, M.D. Beryord-street, Dec. 29, 1846. MODE OF FURTHERING THE OBJECT OF THE REV. HUGH M`NEILE'S APPEAL ON BEHALF OF THE POOR OF IRELAND AND SCOTLAND. TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. SlR,—Allow me to suggest that the appeal which has been madeto the mercantile community, and the public in general, by the Rev. Hugh M`Neile, whose address ap- he means were a sponded to, more genera for receiving contributions of small sums, such as the dc nors might not wish to have exposed to the surveillance of collectors and committee-men, by having their names recorded on the lists of subscription. The means that I would suggest, to carry out to the fullest extent Mr. M`Neile's truly . benevolent appeal, affording to all classes of the community an opportunity of testifying their sym pathy in the sufferings of their fellow-countrymen in Scotland and Ireland, are— Firstly, That boxes should be placed in all the news rooms of the town, having inscribed on them, " For the relief of the suffering poo r in I re l a nd, or in Scotland." Secondly,` That similar boxes should be placed in the entrances of all churches, chapels, and places of wor ship in the town. And Thirdly, That similar boxes be exhibited in the windows of the newspaper offices, in some of the most public and most frequented shops of the town, such as Hausburg's, Compton House, Golden Eazle.&c. By these means many , as I observed before, might promptly be induced to give something, though abstain ing to expose their poverty by recording their names in subscription lists for sums which the world might imagine very inadequate for their appearance in society and posi tion in life.—l am, sir, &c. S. P N.B.—The ,ritors ' of the news-rooms, the °mu , , . such a cause, to be at tne expens Liverpool, 7th January, 1847 of providing such boxes THE HIGH-PRICED MERCURI TO THE EDITOR OF TILE LIVERPOOL STANDARD, SlR,—Can you inform me why the Mercury still re tains its high price, when I always understood the pro prietor was an advocate for the reform of abuses, high prices, heavy rates, &c. Surely he does not consider his paper more valuable than the rest, for I used to take about two hours to read it Lnow less than an hour will do. —I am, sir, &c. STUDIO. `January, 1847. saying, fit to many ; but we enjoy ourselves at home, and do not stand in need of the many advantages you set forth." I meet this statement by telling them they are decidedly wrong. Suppose them endowed with natural abilities beyond their fellows ; these they are bound not to con ceal under a bushel. Society demands that they impart them at the re-unions of the " Roscoe." Suppose, on the othel• hand, that nature has not been too lavish of her intellectual endowments ; they are equally called upon to court society, and, in imitation of the humble bee, gather information from every available source. The 4 : Atheneum" will supply many. ability to become members. Now, the most of these, in a few weeks, throw away, on frivolous amusements, a sum fully equal to the annual expense of membership, without any permanent benefit ; whereas their investment in this self-supporting institution will bring them sure returns in the advantages I have been detailing. Let me then impress upon all, that, the more who come forward, at once, to give their support to the " Roscoe Club and Liverpool Atheneum," the surer will be the basis of its establishment, and the sooner will all its de partments be put into full operation. Let their watch word be, " Action, action, action." I am, yours, &c. CLUB-LAVI? PUBLIC NUISANCES TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD, Sut,—Your correspondent " Argus," in the STANDARD of last week, though fabled to be gifted with one hundred eyes, seems to have been a little at fault in his enumera tion of the nuisances we Dicky Sams have daily to en counter in our peregrinations. I will, therefore, with your kind permission, add a few more to the catalogue of grievances, in the hope it may attract the attention of our active Police Commissioner. In the first place, we have our optics obscured by the shaking of rugs and carpets at the hall doors of houses, which I believe is prohibited by our local acts. Whether our policemen overlook this offence in a spirit of gallantry towards the maid servants, I shall not at present inquire. Another and a greater nuisance is the setting fire to chimneys, generally amongst the humbler classes of inhabitants, and frequently after dusk, so as to escape observation. lam often annoyed by the stifling fumes alluded to. And lastly, is there no clause in any of our local acts to forbid the distribution of obscene quack papers at the street corners, to the de triment of the morals of the rising generation, who thereby cannot fail to be contaminated.—l am, sir, &c. DELTA Liverpool, Bth January, 1847 Atstrrt Atizs, The increase of the Customs at Manchester for the past year over the previous one is £117,600. The receipts in 1845 were, however, only £70,000. DEAR SPORT.—Near Lancaster, the other day, a Cockney sportsman shot at a snipe, missed it, of course, but killed seven unfortunate geese, for which he had to pay_. kELIEF OF THE POOR IN IRELAND.—The members of the Society of Friends, resident in Warrington and neigh bourhOod, have subscribed the liberal amount of £153 in aid of a fund for the relief of the distressed poor in land. One of the workmen employed at the London and North Western Railway Company's works, Crewe, gave a vocal entertainment in the girls' school-room, on New year's evening, which, though not numerously, was very respectably attended. A BRIDEWELL TO BE LET.—On Tuesday, the magis trates at the Town-hall, Preston, had the satisfaction of leaving the bench without transacting any business. There was not a case for investigation of any decsription, neither was there a prisoner in bridewell during any part of the preceding evening. THE CONTEST FOR MANCHESTER.—Mr. Bright's re turn for Manchester is not so secure as his partisans af fected to believe. The Manchester Guardian says, not withstanding an early start and a powerful committee, Mr. Bright can only calculate on 3487 promises out of a constituency of 8000 voters ; while Lord Lincoln's can vass progresses most favourably in quarters where his friends believed that Mr. Bright would have a majority. IMMIGRATION OF IRlsn.—The unparalleled number of Irish paupers continually pouring into Warrington, and their distressed and destitute condition, has occupied the most anxious consideration of the sipierseers, guardians, constables, and other authorities of the t own ; an d severa l meetings lave been held, at which the matter has been aiscussed. At a meeting on Thursday evening, a memo rial to the Secretary of State, similar to the one from the Liverpool Select Vestry, was agreed to, and ordered to be forwarded forthwith. REOPENING OF MR. FITZGERALD'S COALPITS.—On Saturday, there was a procession of a somewhat novel character through the streets of Manchester and Salford, to celebrate the reopening of two of the coalpits at the Pendleton Colliery, which have for upwards of three years been inundated with water. In the month of August, 1843, the working of coal at both the Albert and the six foot mine, was totally stopped by their being flooded. gine and pump, in order to endeavour to clear the - pits and succeeded.—Manchester Guardian. On Tuesday, a poor old man, named Ralph Morris, aged 82, who lived at Warrington, and who, since the death of his wife, about three weeks since, has been living alone, was discovered in his bed-room quite dead. The police officer who entered the dwelling after the old man had not head jammed between one of the - bedposts, the'wall, and a large box ; it was so fast that he could not remove him until he had-removed the articles. Dr. Steele said he had examined the body externally, and found several bruises on his knees, arms, and face, and it was his opinion th a t he had fallen in the place where he was found, and had died from old age and decay of body. Runcorn and the Northwich salt proprietors, Runcorn has been constituted an independent port, as an experi ment for three years. A new officer of collector and con troller have been created, each of which officers will also fill so' " It is ..tDordinate othces. approve` Aso as a bond ing port, and the collector of Manchester is directed by the commissioners to repair thither and report as to the suitability of premises offered by the memorialists for a custom-house, a watch-house, and bonded warehouses ; and to ascertain what should be the natural limits of each port as between Runcorn and Liverpool, and then confer with the principal officers here. The memorialists are themselves to pay for the entire cost of new officers and premises —as paid for by Manchester. OPENING or THE PORTS.—The Manchester Commer— cial Association, a body when first organised opposing the free-trade movement, have forwarded a memorial to the Premier, calling his lordship's attention to the limited supply of food in the kingdom, and the consequent injury to trade, and to the desirability of opening the ports, and a revision of the navigation laws. THE RIVER PLATi.—A memorial to Lord Palmerston was in course of signature at Manchester, on Saturday, by the merchants of the town, calling the attention of his lordship to the still suffering state of trade and the losses to which merchants are subjected by the continued hostilities between the Republics of Buenos Ayres and. 3;3lite Video. The memorialists say they are not in formed of the reasons which prevent the carrying out of the conditions to which both republics were understood to have assented ; and beg his lordship's earnest attention to the restoring of peace and undisturbed commerce to all parties. The Manchester Association forwarded a memorial on the same subject on Thursday. COUNTY SESSION.—An adjourned annual session was held at the Court-house, in Preston, on Wednesday last. on which occasion about forty magistrates were present: The Rev. Jonathan Brooks, senior rector of Liverpool, occupied the chair. The first business of the meeting was the appointment of a committee of visitors to the County Lunatic Asylums,. including the two new asylums "pit to be e•-- 'L. Salford and West Derl• noun, erected in tne _ay Hun dreds. Mr. Greg submitted to the meeting the plans for the proposed new offices in connexion with the asylum at Lancaster, which, after some discussion, the committee were empowered to have carried out. A communication was read from the Secretary of State to the Chairman of the Quarter Sessions, relative to the payment by govern ment of the expense of maintaining prisoners under sen tence of felony or misdemeanor. A lengthy discussion took place on the subject, which ended in Mr. Addison moving that the county treasurer make out a return of the expense incurred per head, in the maintenance of pri soners, and that the same be transmitted to the Secretary of State. The motion was carried unanimously. The Chairman submitted a recommendation from the consta bulary committee for the future payment of the entire force. The following is the scale :—Chief consta ble £5OO per annum ; assistant, £2oo—after three years' service, £2so—after seven years' service £3OO ; superin tendent, £lOO, £l3O, £lso—together with an allowance not exceeding £BO per annum for a horse and two-wheeled carriage, which he is to have and to , keep for the per formance of his duty, to include feeding, taxes, and every contingent expense ; chief clerk, £l6O, £l3O, £l5O ; in spector, 45., 4s. 6d., ss. per diem ; assistant clerk, 4s 4s. 6d., ss. - 35., 3s. 3d.. per diem ; sergeant, 6d. per diem ; constables-Ist class, 2s. 7d., 2s. Bd., 2s. 9d. per diem ; 2nd class, 2s. sd. p er di em ; 3 r d. c l ass, 2 s. 4 d . per I diem. The salaries to pe raised to the respective suing above named after three and seven years' service, as ex plained in the case of the assistant. After some discus ^n the scale was agreed to. The Chairman submitted the plans for the proposed erection of 120 new cells at Kirkdale Gaol, in order to carry out the separate system, which was agreed to at a previous meeting. The sum which the magistrates of the Kirkdale division required to carry out their object was £5OOO. After a warm discus• sion, - le money was voted, with only four dissentient voices. A letter from the secretary of state, in reference to the proposed new cells at Preston house of correction. was taken into consideration. The home secretary dis approves of the plans, and they have in consequence been referred to Mr. S. Holme, of Liverpool. 1 THE NEW LANDING STAGE FOR ST. GEORGE'S Through the kindness of a member of the Dock Com mittee, we have been admitted to an inspection of the new floating landing- stage adopted by the Corporation, designed by Mr. Cubitt, C.E., and considered by them to be more applicable for the intended purpose than any of the three hundred and odd contrivances that were exhi bited (in models and drawings) the year before last. In our paper of the 2nd of September last we gave s cursory notice of the plans and sections, and we then expressed some apprehensions of its stability during gales of wind from the westward, which throw a considerable seaway against our sea-walls,. alongside or parallel with winch this new structure is destined to float. We still entertain the same doubts, though not to the same degree, on this point, for having seen the stage and its floats, we would fain hope that it may be found to succeed to the fullest extent ; and if so, it will undoubtedly prove to be a great public accommodation. The plan of the stage was given in a diagram in our paper in ry accura IV W LIALVI - MIOI.IZ 'Laving iieen since aaoptee. it is now being built in a hollow, or basin, within the now enclosed area of the new North Docks, hereafter to be otherwise apps Trial el,; auu lt, Has excirea mucn interest and curiosity in all who have visited it. The whole forms an immense deck of 512 feet in length, little short of 90 in breadth, and sharp at both ends, each forming a bow. The frame work is of great strength, and, as a stage, well and judiciously put together. It is built upon upright posts, so that the water may be introduced, and the pontoons, or boats, upon which it is to float may be placed and secured wider it. The hollow, or dock; where it stands (formed by the embankment of the made land) on the north shore, will be opened out at the north end to allow its being floated into the estuary of the river when it is completed. The deck framing, as indeed all the wood work, is of the best pitch pine, and put together in bolting, oval iron plating at the buts, &c., with all due regard to strength, but without either wooden or iron knees, so far as we could discover. The beams of this deck (for it is but a huge deck) are about one foot square, and five feet from centre to centre, leaving about four feet between ; and there are ten kelsons fornied of balks, one on the top of the other. Two of these amidships, and nine feet apart, are of three beams of sixteen inches thick, and, in all, of three feet deep ; the other eight are of two balks only, and, outwardly, these last are carried round each bow. The tree-nails by which the deck planking is fastened down are of English oak, steamed and compressed, and being black-leaded, resemble rods of iron. The deck is peculiarly constructed. Between the mid ship kelsons the planks run fore-and-aft over a width of eight feet, and these planks are 5 inches thick. On each side of these the planks are placed diagonally, and on edge, over a width of eighteen feet, verging—all along from the bow, which will be (when the vessel is moored) towards Runcorn —to the other end. Outside`of the s e, an d form ing the side portions of the deck, the planks of The same thickness, are carried fore and aft. There will be stan cheons all round the deck, short and long alternately,— the long ones rising about four feet as a protection, and probably hung with chains, as a bulwark, where they can conveniently be employed ; and the shorter ones for the temporary moorings or hausers of the steamers. It is scarcely possible, without a personal visit, to ap preciate the size and consequent magnificence of this monster stage. Processions of great length might move round it, leaving a large area in the centre, and one hun dred large country dances might certainly be footed upon it, with room and scope enough. The spar deck of the Great Britain was justly: considered to be a wonder, but this immeasurably beats it. If it will only condescend to lie quiescent, a bowling-green and a quoiting ground, as well as a few parterres would be agreeable addenda, with out blocking up the required thoroughfares. The whole of the stupendous structure is to be kept afloat at all times of the tide by pontoons, or boats built of iron, and fixed under it, athwart ships, or at right an gles with the deck. There will be thirty-six to thirty eight of these vessels in all. With the exception of a few at each extremity, where the general "vessel' sharpens, these are of about eighty ? tons burthen each, and the weight of each in material is about 1.7 tons. They are flat decked, straight sided, and round at the bottom, which forms an arch inverted. They resemble ordinary steam-engine boilers, but of greater length, being about 80 feet. They were built by Messrs. Tayleure and Sanders, of the Bank Quay Foundry, in Warrington, and are put together with great fidelity. These are each divided inter nally by watertight bulk heads, 9 feet apart, for greater strength, and for security in the event of elainagE , are entirely of iron,—deck, sides, and bottom ; and air-tight. They were floated down by canal, and afterwards by the river, in pieces, two or three for each pontoon, as convenience offered. The pieces` are put together on the margin of the basin where the stage is being built, and thence they are launched down, side ways, on regular ways. They have all strong iron hooks on each side, by which they are to be secured under the stage by other hooks, terminating rods of iron with screws and nuts. These pontoons will, with the seperin cumbent weight of the stage, probably draw from 2 feet 6 inches to 2 feet 10 inches, leaving the deck at a convenient height for the steamers landing and embarking their pas sengers. (The ends of the pontoons, which are perpendicular, will not be exposed nakedly to the sea, as we learn there is to be a sort of planking, or apron of boards all round, for the purpose of fending off steamers or boats. and it is PX. pected that any concussion will generally hit against the end of the deck-beams, where the whole fabric presents the greatest strength. The stage will be moored opposite the George's Baths, and will extend over the whole length of the quay, lying parallel with it, and connected therewith by two chain suspension bridges, one at either end. From the edge of the pier to the outside of the stage, the distance will be about 250 feet, so that about ten feet of water will be available for the river steamers even at low water of spring tides ; though in such cases, the incline of the bridges will, we imagine, be rather steep. Round th e s t age , a t high water, eight river steamers may be accommo - daied at - a time. As we noticed in September, there will be in the centre a suite of waiting-rooms, of light workmanship, and replete with various conveniences. How the stage is to be moored, (and this is no small consideration,) we have not yet learned ; but we may state that an ingenious nautical friend has suggested a plan, which as regards the set of the tide, appears to us to'be good, simple and prac iirallin The landing-stage is, in fine, so far as the building goes, unexceptionable, as are also the pontoons for its floata tion. A lingering doubt, however, still remains with us whether some mischief to it might not arise on a strong blow from the westward ; for, though from its immense length and width, it may be supposed that a wave here and there would have little effect in disturbing it, we have witnessed such " seas" dashed over our river wall, as we fear, did they recur, would put this floating deck to a most straining trial.' Mr. Cubitt is undoubtedly a clever engineer; but the main question here is not of mechani cal knowledge alone, as refers to a piece of machinery, bined. We wish all we success to the plan, which will be very cos should have had more confidence in it, had some of our experienced master mariners, or dock engineers been con.. suited and expressed their approval. We know not what opinion is entertained by . Mr. Hartley, the dock surveyor, on the subject ; yet iti but justice to state," that from our own cursory observation, he has devoted much attention to the firm and perfect construction of Mr. Cubitt's stage, in order that it may have the fullest and fairest chance for the projector and the public.