The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1851-11-11 00:00:00

insurantr potturs. SATURDAY, THE 15111 OF NOVEMBER, is the Last Day on which Proposals can be received to entitle Parties to the benefit of the present year's Entry to the Policy Lists of THE STANDARD LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY. WILL._THO. THOMSON, Manager. EDINBURGH LONDON. DUBLIN GLASGOW .1, GEORGE-STREET. 82, KING WILLIAM-STREET. 66, UPPER SACKVILLE-STREET 35, ST. VINCENT-PLACE. T HE CAMBRIAN & UNIVERSAL INSURANCE COMPANY, 61, MOORGATE-STREET, LONDON, INCORPORATED BY ACT OF PARLIAMENT, FOR FIRE AND LIFE INSURANCE, MARRIAGE DOWRIES AND ANNUITIES. Economical Rates. Five-sixths of Profits divided every Fifth Year. The services of a tre'man (Professional or otherwise) of undoubted respe itv, activity, and influence, resident at Liverpool, W am, Shrewsbury, Welshpool, Denbigh, Car narvon, & ~ are required in relation to the formation or establishment of a Local Committee or Branch for the North Wales District. H. FELTON, Manager. 61, Moorgate-street, London. to bt TO be LET, NEW HOUSES, in Wild-street, London-road, with Eight Rooms, each neatly fitted up, A and gas laid. Rent, .t ls and 'l6. ... HOUSE in Fraser-street, with nine compartments; Water and other Closets ; newly decorated throughout. tcent, 4 , 38. PREMISES in Bold-stre ;suitable for Stock or Show rooms, with good DWE NG-HOUSE. Rent, £75. Also, a capital M ON, for a family of distinction, in an excellent situati , ith or without Stabling. *beet. Apply to m rs. H A IGH and Co., Builders, &c., 11, Ftaser- Contrarts. TO PIPELAYERS. THE TOWN COUNCIL of the BOROUGH of LIVERPOOL are desirous to receive TENDERS for LAYING about 1 mites of 36 inch PIPES, being part of the Main pipe of the Liverpool Corporation Waterworks. Copies of the Specification may be obtained, and Drawings .napected, at the Engineer's Office, Waterworks, Hotham-street, 14 , erPOOl, on and after WEDNESDAT; the 12th day of Novem • per instant. Tenders must be delive at the Town-clerk's office, in Li 'verpool, on or before DNESDAY, the 26th day of November instant. siIe 'LLIAM SHUTIIEWORTH, Town-clerk Town-h , e iverpool, November, 1851. R OCK LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, NEW BRIDGE-STREET, LONDON. ESTABLISHED IN 1806. INVESTED CAPITAL, UPWARDS OF £3,000,000 STERLING. The amount divided on the 20th August, 1847, out of the realised Profits of the preceding Seven Years, was £603,288 15s. 2d. The next Division of Profits will be in the year 1854, and policies effected in the year 1851 will participate therein. Assurers, without any immediate outlay, may secure the Bonus accruing on their Policies in the year 1854 by Assuring such Bonus, the Premium remaining unpaid till the Bonus is de flared. Persons effecting new Assurances may secure a portion of the future Bonuses by inc 'sing the amount of their Poli cies Twenty-five per Cent. e Premium on such extra Assu rance remaining unpai ntil the Policies become claims. Parties whose Liv are Insured in this Office, not being Sea faring Perscris occupation. may proceed by Sea, during peace, direct om any part of Europe to any other part of Europe, or may proceed to or from Europe, by steam-vessels, 10 or from any part of America, North of Washington, the Capital of the United States, and East of the Mississippi River, and reside in the above-named places. For further information apply to the following Agents : Messrs. JOSEPH FRY and SON LIVER root,. Mr. C. P. Allen Mancliest!r. Messrs. S. and S. Smith Manchester. Messrs. Holgate and Roberts Rochdale. _ Mr. H. Waddington Oldham. TO CORRESPONDENTS tr s- T1 MAYNOOTII came too late for insertion this week. ~AV.—His letter will appear next week. I, atEoA.—His communication is unsuited to our columns, A Correspondent states, that "in consequence of the Vicar's Puseyit e practices, there has not been one couple married for the last three months in the Parish Church of Leigh, although thepoptilal ion of the parish is about 27,000; whereas in the district parish church of Tyldesley, Lady Huntingdon's Chapel, Tyldesley Unitarian Chapel, Chowbent, and the Re gistrar's Office, there are from 12 to 18 marriages per week." t - -;" We shall be happy, at all times, to receive communications on subjects of local or general interest; and if our friends Will be good enough to authenticate the same by their signs ,tures, for our own satisfaction, we shall feel obliged. Xtberpoot :-;stattbarb, SDAV MORNING, NOV. 11, 1851. THE FRENCH IMBROGLIO THE French National Assembly has at last met, and the Message of the Prince President has been duly communicated to it. This State document is l ong enough to satisfy even a transatlantic demo crat, but the political substance of it may he compressed into two very small paragraphs. The President propcses the repeal, pure and simple, of the elective law of May, and at the same time declares his intention to persist in the policy of order and resistance to anarchy which the Parlia mentary majority has supported during the last three years. The difficulty of reconciling these two opposite principles seemed so forcibly to strike all parties in the Assembly, that they could not resist giving expression to their feelings, —some going the length of laughing outright at the impossible scheme. The Mountain party alone received the Message with anything like form. They seemed to think that though the words were against them, the conclusions and the spirit of the President's programme were in their favour; arid that the policy chalked out in the document Was the re-establishment of universal suffrage as a te Paration, and the partial revision of the Constitu tinn „•- as a solution. The bill prepared by the 'holsters, and founded on the President's Message, 'as, after a debate, refused the claim of urgency hY the Assembly. The Executive has thus received t he first c h e ck, and a most important one it is. BY the rejection of this demand of urgency for their bill, the combined Orleanists and Legitimists have managed to obtain a delay of two months ; and they thus h o pe to prevent the President of the ',Public from profiting by his movement in favour of Universal Suffrage for the revision of the Con lititution without any absolute discredit thereby Falling on the Conservative party. The Conserva lye journals have violently attacked the Message a t all points ; but there exists a strong feeling that a fter a while the majority of the Ass em bly w ill ra lly round the President, and prevent him from throw 'n,g. himself into the arms of the Red Republic, Inlch he will do if they d r i v e hi m t o ex t re mity. commencement de la fin has only just been seen; we must wait in patience for what is to follow. THE KAFFIR HOSTILITIES. kORE MEN AND MONEY SENT TO THE GREY ACCOUNT. ANOTHER mail has arrived from the Cape, and has brought intelligence of military operations described as being highly satisfactory by the Commander-in- Chief, but which appear to us to be anything but Sa tisfactory, and to leave the issue of the war as 4 i l i ncertain as before. Strong patrolling parties have ' u een despatched to drive away the marauding bands .44 f Kaffirs dispersed along the colonial frontier, and t°, elear the bush of the swarms of enemies lying th ere in concealment. These parties, under Colonel Z a ckinnon and Colonel Eyre, have so far performed 'e duties assigned to them as to scour the fast 4tesses of the hostile tribes, and to rout them for t h e moment, but without gaining any military ad intage„ and at the price of a loss to our troops of Men, including three officers, either killed or b2tlnded. That our gallant soldiers have well and Cvely fought against the combined forces of and Hottentots, is what this and every succeed- In Mail will assure us ; but of what use i s th e ga l- It tl tY of a comparatively small body of troops to 4 t iretny that actually swarms in every kloof and t ilei - -that lies in ambush to surprise our Lattait de ti4v Inents—that rushes down upon them dis tikei:nage—that disperses and vanishes when at the eu,—and that reappears in greater numbers, vu I nstant British bayonets have withdrawn, to th a t ler, to devastate, and to seduce from allegianc e 4 c L e i e. kindred tribes who still profess a doubtful 41; 4 14' to the Crown ? The war, instead of draw o a close, seems to be farther than ever re tttß,,,'eq from any termination that will be advan to4;llB to us an d t o th e co l on y. It has now be bet: beyond all question a struggle for supremacy e e° the countless hordes of black barbarians tot'nrest the interior, combi ne d with the Hotten ,,trlhom we have instructed in the arts of war, 41)0 th e use o f th e weapons we ourse l ves em pl o y, e white inhabitants of the Cape Colony. 4 e°er 'd we enco un t er th e b an d e d bl ac k t r ib es in ~° e tu ,_ ll engagement, we would, doubtless, be able tio rni :.n them effectually, and subdue them to our 1 "; but they are too crafty to give us that I chance, well knowing that in a protracted contest of ambuscades they have all the advantages in fighting, and all the incitement in maurauding. We may go on for ever scouring the bush, killing great numbers of the savages, and retaliating upon them by capturing cattle, but we will be no nearer the conclusion of the invisible warfare ;—their numbers will increase, while ours will decrease, and their audacity and skill will improve, while our troops, native and colonial, will be jaded by fatigue, and dispirited by the hopelessness of the contest. Two powerful chiefs, Kreli and Umballa, are, it is said, meditating defection, .and the nondescript sava es of " the Sovereignty" are all hurrying to take part with the native tribes, and to obtain their share of plunder and of military renown. In the meantime, our troops are compelled to remain strictly on the defensive, making those occasional patrolling expeditions which result in so little solid success, and such serious loss of life and limb, but without being able to strike any definite blow, or make any combined general movement that would bring the warfare to a close. While, with the Com mander-in-Chief. we express our marked approba tion of the conduct of our gallant soldiers in these hazardous and fatiguing encounters, we cannot for bear from censuring those who brought upon us this disastrous struggle, from which we cannot, in any case, derive either glory or power, which will positively cost us an incalculable amount of trea sure and of life, and which may possibly even result in the tarnishing of our arms, and the lowering of our national reputation. The Earl Grey—the Earl Grey,—deliver us from the Earl Grey ! THE MANUFACTURES OF ENGLAND.- THEIR DECLINE AND FALL. A FEW years ago the constant boast of the manu facturers of Great Britain was, that they had made her the workshop of the world, and that her textile fabrics in cotton, woollen, linen, and silk, especially, were vastly superior to those of all other countries, and took the lead in every foreign market. It was, at the same time, the glorious naticnal feeling that England was the mistress of the seas, and that her maritime preeminence, commercial and military, was undisputed and indisputable. In order to maintain this manufacturing supremacy, and to perpetuate it, it was resolved to sacrifice the very foundation of the empire's strength, solidity, and patriotism, her home and colonial agricultural in dustry; and it was determined to imperil her naval power. The legislatureof the country,and the states men who dictated to it, yielding to the demands of those manufacturers who represented that England's destiny was to become the great clothier of the whole human race, civilised and uncivilised, passed laws avowedly with the intention of giving a heavy blow and great discouragement to agricultural pro duction, and made a declaration that " English supremacy on the seas" was nothing better than an old song out of date, simply ridiculous, and that it should be heard no more. We have now had several years' trial of the manufacturers' principles of commercial policy, and of the new legislation framed upon them; and the question naturally arises, have we gained, or are we likely to gain the end for which we strove at so terrible a sacrifice ? Our important colonial producers have been anni hilated,—our home agricultural interests have been ruined,—our population has been driven from our shores to seek employment in other lands, not sub ject to the British Crown,—our maritime supe riority has been injured, and "Rule Britannia" is no longer sung ; but, in return for all these deplorable consequences, are our manufacturers flourishing ?—have we secured the preeminence of our textile fabrics in all the markets of the world ? —are we likely to be the clothiers of the human race ? Judging of the results already ascertained, we must answer all these questions decidedly in the negative. Enquire in what quarter we may, the reply received is invariably that British manufac tures are languishing, and trade declining ; that commercial enterprise is lifeless, and no indications of coming hope appear on the horizon. If we look abroad we find that other people, far from adopting the cosmopolitan principles we have unhappily put into operation, and far from allowing us to enjoy the advantage of manufacturing articles for their use, are strenuously developing their own industry in the making of textile fabrics,—are driving us out of the several markets,—and are using the ma chinery which we so generously send to them, to beat us in the race of competition. A correspond ent of the Morning Herald, who subscribes himself " Civis," has been at the pains to collect some facts that throw light on this subject, and show to what an extent the foreigner is increasing on the English manufacturer, and how little solid founda tion there exists for supposing that our cotton ma nufacture will long maintain even its present posi tion. It appears that the whole quantity of cotton imported into England in 1787 was about 23,250,0001b5., and that the importation went on rapidly increasing, until in 1849 it reached 754,741,2751b5., the largest quantity ever imported in any one year. But the exports of raw cotton from England to foreign countries had increased in equal proportions, though not of equal amount, the average annual quantity exported from 1799 to 1800 having been 915,8041bs ; and from 1841 to 1850, 65,497,6411b5. But to this should be added the exports of cotton direct from the United States to other countries, exclusive of Great Britain, which increased from 276,271 bales in 1839, to 689,943 bales in 1849 ; while the quantity consumed in the United States increased from 276,018 bales, in 1839, to 531,772 bales in 1848. From these figures it will be seen that other countries are making great and progressive strides in the manufacture of cotton articles, and that they are determined to clothe themselves, to the displacement of the English manufacturer. Then with regard to yarn, which can hardly be classed with manufactured articles, so little manual labour is expended on it, it appears that while Russia, in 1837, took 6,622,159 lbs. of raw cotton, and 23,910,019 lbs. of yarn, she took, in 1850, 42,722,244 lbs. of raw cotton, and only 4,211,063 lbs. of cotton yarn—that, in fact, she took, in 1850, almost seven times the quantity of raw cotton she did in 1837, and only about one sixth the quantity of yarn : thus proving that countries, like Russia, which can produce their own yarn, take a greater proportion of the raw material. It further appears that the value of the machinery exported from this country from 1827 to the pre sent, was not less than £13,600,967 ; whereas the whole amount of the machinery in operation for the process of the manufacture of cotton in the United Kingdom, in 1833, was only £10,800,000. It will thus be seen how immensely we have aided the foreigner in rivalling us in cotton manufactures, and how well they have availed themselves, and are still willing to avail themselves to the utmost, of the advantages we foolishly persist in giving them. This export of our machinery, it should he remarked., is totally independent of what foreigners have invented and produced among themselves ; and a glance at the prizes a w a r d e d a t th e G rea t Exhibi tion will convince any one that they have not been backward in making and improving machinery for the manufacture of textile fabrics. Taking thesefacts into consideration, and looking at the past and pre sent circumstances of the cotto n t ra d e , we thi n k t h at any impartial Judge will not hesit a t e t o d ec l are t h at British manufacturing superiority is on th e wane, and that other countries have gre a tly progresse d in making articles of clothing for themselves, to the displacement of our manufactures. We have, in an evil hour, destroyed our markets at home, and there is every prospect that foreign markets will gradually, and ere long, be closed against our cotton fabrics. THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1851. THE NAVIGATION LAWS A WELL•TIMED and excellent circular has been addressed, by Mr. C. IL Greenhow, secretary to the Shipowners' Society, to the Shipowners and Electors of the marine boroughs of Great Britain, calling upon them to join in a combined movement to demand of the Legislature a readjustment of the Navigation Laws. They are exhorted to shake off their apathy, and, laying aside minor differences, to unite in insisting upon the passing of an act to give due preference and to afford fair protection to Bri tish Shipping and native labour. The following are the clauses which are recommended as essential to an effective measure ; " In the first place, India and the Cojgliies, which have been won at the cost of a large sacrifice of both blood and treasure, and are now maintained by an annual outlay from the exchequer of the parent state ;—these we consider ought to be at once placed in the same category with the coasting trade, and no vessels but those of Great Britain and her Colonies be allowed to carry goods of any descrip tion, be they the produce of what country they may, be tween ports in Great Britain and her Colonies, or between intercolonial ports. " Secondly,—That goods, the produce of any Foreign state, may be brought to Great Britain and her Colonies, in the ships only of Great Britain, her Colonies, and those of the state in which the port is situated from whence the vessel received her cargo ; but without any reference as to what country the articles are the produce of, so long as no vessel is employed alien to the state from whence the goods are directly imported into this country, or her Co lonies—in like manner the produce of our Colonies may be brought to this country from any foreign port, but only in British or Colonial ships, and those of the country from wnence imported. Thus, American cotton lying at Havre, may be brought to England, hut only in the vessels of France or Great Britain and her Colonies; or sugars, to bacco, or other produce, be they the growth of what country they may, will be admitted into Great Britain or her Colonies from any Foreign port ; say, if from Amster dam in vessels only of Holland or Great Britain and her Colonies. I hope this is made sufficiently clear ; no restriction will be put upon the articles imported, so long as they are carried by a British or Colonial vessel, or one of that country from whence the importation takes place ; it is by this restriction we wish to put a stop to the indis criminate employment of vessels of all nations, and to prevent the compet.tion arising from vessels of nations who have nothing to give in return. " Thirdly,—The above privilege of carrying the produce of all countries unreservedly from the ports of a Foreign nation to Great Britain or her Colonies, shall only be granted to such countries as accord to us similar privileees, and are preparad to fully reciprocate and place our ship ping on a like footing in their country to that on which theirs are placed in this. The ships of all nations failing to do this, must, without favour, be only allowed to bring the productions of their own country, and from their own ports, to Great Britain and her Colonies, all former treaties about being placed on the same footing as the most favoured nations being considered null and void." MONSTER AMERICAN SCREW STEAMER, THE PROPELLER "PIONEER." That necessity is not only the mother of invention, but the promoter of improvement, is an axiom fully instanced by the rapidity with which our fleets are being revolu tionized. The " bruizers" are succeeded by finer craft, and the laudable efforts of Great Britain in the promotion of the screw as a means of propulsion, is emulated in every nation. Scarcely a week elapses that we have not to announce the " arrival of another new steamer," a fact that carries with it a gratifying illustration of the progress of our port. This week we have had the plea sure of visiting the Pioneer, a new auxiliary steamer, in tended as the first of a fleet between this port and New York ; and as such matters are ever interesting to a com mercial community, we subjoin a few rough particulars of her proportions. The Pioneer is a handsome-looking ship of about 2,700 tons, carpenter's measurement, and will, in capacity, some what exceed 3,000 tons. She is 230 feet long, has a beam of 48 feet, and a depth of hold of 29 feet. With these di mensions she is internally most spacious, and externally she has all the appearance (were she without a funnel) of a clipper packet-ship ; for, though fine at the draught line, and, we learn, finer below, she is somewhat heavy on the quarter ; but this, as it is above water, gives good deck space aft, and wecannot see why steamers generally should be so " tucked in" astern as is now-a-days the fashion. The Pioneer, or her commander, is evidently bent on making at least average passages ; for should any accident occur to her machinery, she is so masted and sparred that she can carry an amount of canvas sufficient for any weather. She is square-ringed forward, and sets fore-and aft sails only on the mizen ; but her spars are much heavier and loftier than those of ordinary steam barques. The stem, which has a fair rake, is surmounted by a full length figure of Boone, the pioneer, and the stern bears the arms of the Tileston family, and other appropriate emblematic decorations. As a new system of emigration, and one of which we highly approve, is to be carried out in the Pioneer, we shall devote a few lines to the culinary arrangements. It has hitherto been usual for the mass of emigrants leaving England to be provided with a prescribed quantity of provisions, which are from time to time served out on board the ship, and which, though generally excellent in quality, are in many cases rendered almost unlit for food, from the fact of the passengers being perfectly ignorant of the method of cooking, or indifferent to it, from sickness and other causes, and being generally short of utensils. A passenger cook is provided to assist emigrants, but so various and numerous are their wants, that a regiment of chefs de cusine would b e required to supply them. In the Pioneer a great portion of the house on deck has been devoted to what are termed the " galleys," but here there are kitchens with tiled floors, almost equal in equip ment and convenience to those of the famed Reform Club. The largest of these apartments is to be devoted, under able superintendence, entirely to what are called second class passengers. The tables will be laid with all that can be considered necessary—even to dessert ;—the charge for which will be but £l2 sterling. The steward's pan tries are most unique in arrangement, and reflect great credit on the designer. It is wonderful to see how ad mirably the space is appropriated. THE CABINS Beneath the upper deck there is a passage clean fore and aft. The second cabin is forward, the engine and boiler space 'midships (below tte middle deck), and the main saloon aft. The latter is entered through a smaller cabin formed in the " counter stern." It corresponds in material, but is sliahtly different in design from the main cabin. It is lighted by " stern-posts," in each of which is inserted a stained glass picture. Amongst them are,—a view of the City-hall, New Yotk ;" " The Atlantic Dock, Brooklyn ;" " Daniel Boone's first view of Ken tucky ;" " the American Arms ;" " the British Royal Arms," &c., &c. The timber used in decorating the cabin is principally sal in wood and mahogany worked into small panels, intersected by semi-circular pillasters, en riched with borderings of gold, and ornamented by capitals of composition, the scroll work of which is tipped with burnished gold. A bold and effective cornice, in cobalt blue, white, and gold, runs beneath the deck beams, be tween each of which is a neat design (an eagle spreading its wings amidst foliage), which being perforated serves to ventilate the state-rooms. The other decorations are very beautiful. The sleeping apartments are most com modious, and are capable of accommodating 80 first-class passengers. The second cabin is also most tastefully fur nished, and is sufficiently capacious for 136 passengers. In all there are " berths" for 216 cabin passengers. We may mention that one room is a fitted as a " bridal chamber." The bedstead is of rich mahogany, hung with worked lace lined with pink silk ; and all is in unison. Visitors were completely " taken aback" when shewn into it. The lower deck is devoted to steerage passengers, who are also provided with ample fare. Of this class she will, if required, accommodate from 600 to 700. TILE ENGINES AND BOILERS. The engines of the Pioneer were manufactured at the West Point Works, and are perhaps as fine a pair in finish and substantiality as ever were turned out of any American establishment • for hitherto, h owever goo d may have been the work exhibited in the American foundries, there has been a want of pains in the turtling, the fittings, and finishing —a lack of that style which is shown in the present instance. The engines are on the " trunk principle" which, being peculiar, we shall en deavour to describe. The cylinders are stationary, and are 86 inches in diameter. Through the centre, instead of the ordinary rod, is another longer cylinder, in the middle of which is fixed the head of the connecting rod. Cast to the other side is the piston, so that as the cylinder forming the piston rod works through the outer cylinder, the con necting head is kept close to the piston. The peculiar advantage of this is, that the great weight is brought much lower down in the vessel, and an increased length of con necting rod is attained. Attached to the engines which work by the " popit valves," are " Sickle's patent cut-off," so that they may be worked at half stroke, which, as ex pansion is used, effects a great saving in fuel. The machinery for reversing the propeller is very simple and powerful, it is called " Stephen's patent." The boilers too are novel, being on what is termed the "drop flue" principle, and are " fired" from the top, so that the flame passes downwards at the back of the boiler, then along the bottom to the front, and back to the funnel. The boilers are double-seamed. There is ample room allowed in the ship for both firemen and engineers, which is a great ad vantage The boilers are each 10 feet long. THE PROPELLER The screw, or propellor, has three blades, and is 16 feet in diameter. During the late passage it was stopped for 29 hours in consequence of the " heating," usual with new machinery. The number of revolutions made in the passage from New York amounted to 66,475 ; each stroke is registered by a simple contrivance in the engine room. With this screw, we are informed, at its highest velocity, there is little or no vibration—a desideratum of the utmost importance in a passenger-carrying ship. The Pioneer was built by Mr. Bell, of New York, and is most creditably put together. The timbering is prin cipally live oak and locust of heavy dimensions. Some of the hanging knees we measured are as much as 24 inches, in the " throat," " siding," from 11 to 12 inches. She will sail from this port on the 22nd instant, under tho command of Captain Asa Eldridge, a gentlema❑ whose name is as well known as Liverpool. As the commamit.r of the Roscius, and other packa-ships, he has earned a character that will, no doubt, be valued. This fine ship is owned by Messrs. Spofford and Tileston, of New York. She is here consigned to Messrs. Bird and Gillilan, the second class and steerage passengers' department icin g managed by Messrs. Tapscott and Co. KOSSUTH AND HUNGARY.—We understand an original drama, including the memorable and striking events of the late troubles in Hungary as connected with L. Kossuth, is in active preparation at one of the theatres in this town. MECHANICS' INSTITUTION,—Afr. R. Wornum, lec turer to the Government Schools of Design, delivered, last night, the first of a course of four lectures on the " Ana lysis of Ornament." Another of these interesting lec tures will bo delivered this (Tuesday) evening. Mr. Wornum will also lecture on Thursday and Friday evenings. Tbe'Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Navy, out of about three hundred candidates, has been conferred on Captain Sir Henry Lecke, K.H., a Captain in her - Ma. esty'a nary *f . 1826, sad All of of firtt.elase services. TOWN COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS. Yesterday the first meeting of the newly-constructed Council was held in the Council Chamber at the Town Hall. Sir John Bent, previous to the election of the new Mayor, presided. There was a very numerous at tendance. The new members present were—Messrs. Banner, Houghton, M'Guffie, Stewart, Royden, and Bradley. ELECTION OF MAYOR. Sir JOHN BENT announced that the first business of the Council would be the election of Mayor. Mr. HUGH HORNBY then rose, and said that the first business which the Council bad to transact, they had just heard, was the appointment of Mayor for the ensuing year. He rose for the purpose of moving that Mr. Thos. Littledale be appointed ( hear, hear). The qualifications of Mr. Littledale for the office were so universally recog. nised, not only in that room, but throughout the borough, that it was unnecessary forhim to dilate upon them. In every situation which Mr. Littledale had held in connexion with the Corporation he had given the most entire satisfac tion, but more especially as Chairman of the Dock Commit tee were they deeply indebted to him. Mr. Littledale had undertaken that important office, the duties of which were so arduous, at a time of great excitement, arising out of the opposite opinions held on the subject of dock rating, and which had given rise to such warmth of expression. Without swerving from his own opinions, Mr. Littledale had gained the esteem of every member of the Dock Com mittee and of the Council; and he (Mr. Hornby) believed that the harmony which now existed between these two great bodies, and which was so essential to the well-being and working of the two estates, was in a great measure owing to the prudence, discretion, and conciliatory man ner in which Mr. Littledale had discharged the duties of his office. As chairman of the Dock Committee, Mr. Littledale was possessed of qualifications of no ordinary character; and these eminently fitted him to fulfil the office of chief magistrate. If their choice fell upon Mr. Littledale, he (Mr. Hornby) felt assured that they should never have occasion to regret their selection. If Mr. Littledale should be elected, he (Mr. Hornby) sincerely hoped that, at the conclusion of the term of his office, he would find that he had conciliated the esteem and good opinion of as many friends, and made as few enemies, as Sir John Bent had done. (Applause.) Mr. SAMUEL HOLM); rose, and said, that having had the pleasure, on a former occasion, to second the nomina tion of Mr. Littledale for the office of mayor, he now again took the liberty of seconding a similar motion. He (Mr. Holme) did not admit that because any gentleman had filled the office of dock chairman, that that alone was a sufficient reason for appointing him mayor ; but the onerous and difficult position in which a dock chairman found himself placed, and the time necessary to be de voted to public affairs, gave him a claim to the office of mayor at any rate, as a stepping stone. Cordially agreeing with every thing which had been said by Mr. Hornby, he (Mr. Holme) had great pleasure in seconding that gentle man's nomination. Mr. Littledale had been three times delegated to the Council by one of the most important wards in the town; and in saying this he did not mean any thing desrespectful to any other of the wards. It was for the ward of which Mr. Littledale was one of the representatives, that the pulsation was given which caused the commerce of the town to run through every rill for the benefit of the general commu nity; and this was a proof that his constituency admired his character and fitness for office. Mr. Littledale was the member of a firm second to none in importance in the town, and one which maintained the highest commer cial position. Mr. Littledale's hospitality in private life was unbounded, and this hospitality, when Mr. Littledale was placed in office, would in his (Mr. Holme's) opinion lose nothing by the change. Of his gallantry they had also had proof, in his success in saving from a burning ship a number of his fellow-creatures. Believing that Mr. Littledale possessed those qualifications to render his election a benefit to the general community, he had great pleasure in seconding the nomination.—(Loud applause.) Mr. A. J. JONES said he rose with great pleasure to support the motion. Being at the head of a deputation to wait upon Mr. Littledale to ask him to allow himself to be put forward as Dock Chairman, and having seconded his nomination in Council for that office, lie had great pleasure in supporting the motion of his appointment as Mayor; and he perfectly agreed with all that had been said with respect to the way in which Mr. Littledale had discharged the duties of the office which he had so ably filled. He (Mr. Littledale) had most thoroughly redeemed the pledgehe made on receiving the appointment. There being no other candidate to propose, The MAYOR asked if it was the pleasure of the Council to appoint Mr. Thomas Littledale mayor of the borough for the ensuing year. The Council unanimonsly assented. Mr. Hornby and Mr. S. Holme, the mover and seconder of Mr. Littledale's appointment, then proceeded to the ante-room, and introduced that gentleman to the presence of the Council. Mr. Littledale was warmly cheered as be passed up the room to the presidential chair, the whole of the members upstanding at the time. Here he was greeted and con gratulated by Sir John Bent, who, having warmly shaken him by the hand, resigned to him the chair of office. The usual oaths, See of qualification havinc , been taken, The new MAYOR rose, and said, he hoped - the Council would allow him to return thanks for the very distin guished honour which they had just conferred upon him by placing him in the exalted situation of chief magistrate of this great and important town. The novelty of his situation and the excitement of the moment unfitted him for tendering them those suitable acknowledgments which his feelings of gratitude would lead him to do. If the honour was a great one, the responsibility was still greater ; if the position was an exalted one, the more it would become him to endeavour to perform those duties consequent upon it in a way to enable him, at the expiration of his term of office, to re flect that with whatever success he might have fulfilled the duties which had devolved upon him, there had been no exertion wanting on his part to act to the best of his ability (applause). In conclusion, he begged of them to afford to hire that indulgent consideration and support which would perhaps render his office of presiding over their deliberations not only an easy but an agreeable task, and which support might be the means of shortening their own labours,and of conducing to the better administration of the affairs of the town (applause). His WORSHIP announced that, in conformity with an cient custom, he purposed attending St. Peter's Church on Sunday morning next, when he should be glad of the company of the whole of the members of the Council. TOWN COUNCILLORS AND THE POLICE.—THE CASE OF MR. PRESTON. The following letter from Mr. William Preston (a mem ber of the Council), in reference to an article in the Liverpool Times of Thursday, was read by the Town clerk : " Rock House, West Derby, Monday 10th Nov., 1851. " My dear Sir,—As I am confined at home by indisposition. I shall feel greatly obliged if the Council and yourself will grant me the favour of allowing me, through you to make, by letter, a communication to the Council, on a subject affecting myself personally. " Representations have been publicly made with regard to my conduct, in reference to the case of Mr. Charles Joughin, a publican, the recent subject of legal investigation ; and it is therefore due to the Council and to myself, that 1 should explain the part I took in the matter. ' ➢lr. Joughin, who is not a customer of mine, (but was accompanied by Mr. Philip Newton, who is), called upon me, and told me that he was likely to be the victim of misrepre sentation, and that his license, and consequently his living, were in jeopardy, anr' begged me to aid him in preventing injustice from being done to him. I accompanied him to the chief commissioner of police, and in his presence told the commissioner the circumstances as Mr. Joughin bad related them to me, and he promised me to investigate the case. I then left the matter in the commissioner's hands ; and I had not, subsequently, any act or part in the matter; and indeed did not again hear of it until I saw the report of the case in the public newspapers. I did not consider that the fact of my being a councillor ought to deprive me of the privilege which any member of the community possesses, of aiding an inhabitant in getting his complaint inquired into in the proper quarter " I may add, that I am not a member of the Watch Com mittee.—l have the honour to be, my dear Sir, very faithfully yours, - _ " IVILLIAM PRESTON." " To Sir John Bent, Mayor. Mr. Alderman PROCTOR said, lie thought the attack in the Liverpool Times was not only an attack upon Mr. Preston individually, but upon all other members of the Council belonging to the spirit or brewing trades, and he should be glad if the Council would appoint a committee to inquire into the charges of the article contained in the Times. It was rather too much that attacks should be brought in the public papers against men who had no other intention than of fulfilling their duties. Mr. J. HOLMES said, that when the subject of the license was under consideration of the magistrates, they decided upon the evidence which was then produced. Mr. Alderman PARKER begged to second the motion of Mr. Procter. Either the Watch Committee were affected or they were not affected, and he thought the affair should be inquired into. Mr. FERNIIIOUGH was glad that the allegation had fastened upon Mr. Alderman Preston. Attacks had been made by the press upon other parties who did not hold the proud position of Mr. Preston. He (Mr. Fernihough) felt glad that they had now something to tackle with ; and lie trusted that the gentleman alluded to would take those steps to place the matter before a jury in a court of law, in order to show these libellers that they were not to trample upon the characters of other men. (Hear, hear, and ironical smiles.) Mr. ItoGaus thought the less that was said about the matter perhaps would be the better. It would die away if not interfered with. Mr. THOMSON.— Perhaps as he (Mr. Rogers) is a mem ber of the Watch Committee, he thinks there is some thing in it. After a discussion, a committee consisting of the Chair man of the Watch Committee, and the new members of the Council, was appointed to inquire into the charges contained in the article in the Times. Mr. PROCTER. suggested that the editors of the Times should be present at the inquiry, if they chose. Mr. COOPER and several other members objected to this, and the Council overruled the suggestion. DOCK COMMITTEE PROCEEDINGS—ELECTION OF A NEW MEAliiki The proceedings of the Dock Committee having been confirmed, Mr. CHARLES TurtNEu, the chairman of the commit tee, rose and said it became his duty to move the nomina tion of a gentleman on the Dock Committee, in lieu of Mr. Littledale. He (Mr. Turner) was very glad to find:a gentleman in the Council whose experience in the duties of dock committeemen, and whose industry. ability, and general intelligence, and fitness for the office would be acknowledged by every member of the Council, whether they should vote for big& or not. He had great pleasure IA briefly nominating Mr. George bolt. (Applause.) Mr. HORNBY said he had great pleasure in seconding the nomination. Mr. Robinson and Mr. Jones supported the appoint ment of Mr. Holt. Mr. HOLT said he felt flattered by the remarks of the Dock Chairman in proposing him as a member of the committee, but he must ask the privilege of the council to decline the honour, and he did so on the ground that his time was now already more than occupied ; and this being so he could not undertake the discharge of the important duties which would (*.evolve upon him as a member of the dock committee properly and with satis faction to himself. When he was removed from the dock committee, or dismissed, perhaps he ought to say, he was looking out how to avoid some of the public duties which had been placed upon him, and his removal, therefore, came most opportunely ; and having been removed from the office,—he hoped he might interpret it honourably removed,—he must beg respectfully to decline to take back the situation. _ Mr. W. J. HORSFALL remarked that after the observa tions which had fallen from Mr. Holt, he did not know whether the council would go to the vote or not; he should have been elad to have seen Mr. Holt returned to the Dock Committee; but as that gentleman felt unable to attend to the duties of that office, he (Mr. Horsfall) would remark that there were other gentlemen of expe rience and knowledge in the council, and in every way fitted for the duties of dock committee members, and foremost amongst these was Mr. Thomas Royden. Mr. SAMUEL HOLME agreed with the sentiments just expressed by Mr. Horsfall, and seconded the nomination of Mr. Royden. Mr. Ald. PARKER and Mr. GREGSON each bore testi mony to the qualifications of the gentleman proposed. Mr. Gregson observed that a more practical and experienced person for the office could not be found than Mr. Royden. He fully knew the requirements and wants of the shipping interest, and he thought he would be of more service than any other gentleman they could select. Mr. Touudirt said that notwithstanding all that had been said in favour of Mr. Royden, he begged to propose a gentleman in every way equally qualified—Mr. S. M. Mellor. Mr. MARK Woon seconded the motion. After some laudatory remarks, in allusion to Mr. Royden, from Mr. Molyneux, Mr. Bennett, and Mr. Jones, the Council proceeded to a vote, when there appeared - For Mr. Royden, 37—namely, Messrs. Mellor, J. Tyrer, C. Turner, Avison, Holt, Horn by, Ban ner,Jdfreys, Clayton. Wagstaff, Jones, Tobin, Fleming, Hall. Gardner, J. B. Lloyd, Johnson. W. K. Tyrer, J. Nicholson, Houghton, Henderson, W. J. Horsfall. J. Holme, Stewart, T. Lloyd, Gregson, Aldermen Langsdale, Bennett. Holmes, Dover, Parker, Cooper, J. N. Wood, Procter, Molyneur, Sir J. Bent, J. H. Turner, and the Mayor. For Mr. Mellor, 20—namely, Messrs. Chalmer, Aked, Bigham, Woodruff, Thomson, Atkinson, Nicholson, Bradley, Godfrey, Holden, McGuffie, Fernihough, Toul min, Picton, M. Wood, Beckwith, Royden, Aldermen Robinson, Moore, and Chilton. QUARTERLY MEETINGS OF COUNCIL. These meetings were appointed to be held as heretofore, STANDING ORDERS On the confirmation of these orders being brought for ward, some discussion took place relative to the casting vote of the Mayor. It was resolved that the Chairman, Deputy-Chairman, or person acting as such, in case of an equality of votes arising, should have a second or casting vote. APPOINTMENT OF OFFICERS. In answer to a question from Mr. BIGHAM, The TOWN-CLERK sdd that the Town-Clerk and the Treasurer held office during the pleasure of the Council, but that they could not reduce their salary unless they consented. Mr. BIGHAM (under a misapprehension) thought the Town-Clerk and the Treasurer did not hold ~f'&e from the Council, when that body had no power to die except to reduce their salaries. Mr. J. B. LOYD observed that there were two modes of appointing officers ; — one during pleasure, and the other during good behaviour; and the latter being difficult of removal, such an appointment might be looked upon rather as a freehold than anything else. Mr. GODFREY.—The Town clerk said you cannot re move him unless he consents. The TOWN-CLERIC—No : I said you could not reduce my salary without I consent; but you can remove me. Mr. THOMSON,—I suppose we may increase the salary. (Laughter.) TOWN-CLERK.—With my consent, you may . (Laughter.) Mr. WOODRUFF facetiously observed, he supposed there would be no great difficulty in obtaining this. Mr. BtoliAM observed that there were some officers, he understood, who could not be dismissed by the Council. The TOWN-CLERK remarked that the Borough En gineeer was appointed under the Sanatory Act. - Mr. GODFREY asked whether Dr. Duncan was in the same position ? The TOWN-CLERK said Dr. Duncan could not he re moved without the sanction of the Secretary of Sta e. He was appointed under the Sanatory Act. APPOINTMENT OF COMMITTEES. The appointment of the various committees was next proceeded with. FlNANCE.—Consists of the followin 2 gentlemen : Messrs. J. Lawrence, Moore, Hornby, Parker, Procter, J. H. Turner. N. Wood, Cooper, J. Tvrer, Stewart, John Holmes, S. Holme, Preston, Fernihough, and Sir J. Bent. WATCH, &e.—The following gentlemen constitute this committee :—Messrs. J. A. Tobin, Godfrey, Avison, Rogers, Johnson, Atkinson. Beckwith, T. Lloyd, Bighorn, Jones, Bradley, Gregson, J. Nicholson, Aked, Houghton, J. Gladstone, Jun., and Jeffreys. IMPROVEMENT.—Messrs. Bennett, Robinson, Avison, Gardner, Langsdale, Thomson, T. Lloyd, S. Holme, and Mellor. COURTS OF LAW.—Messrs. J. B. Lloyd, Avison, W. J. Horsfall, J. H. Turner, Moore, Picton, Molyneux, Parker, S. Holme, and Stewart. MARKETS. — Messrs. Moore, J. Lawrence, Cooper, J. B. Lloyd, Wagstaff, Johnson, Woodruff, Jeffreys, and Banner. EDUCATIONT.—Messrs. Molyneux, Gardner, Chilton, ragstaff, Neill, Jones, Hall, Rogers, Beckwith, Tobin, Fleming, Houghton, Gladstone, and Banner. GAOL AND HOUSE Or CORRECTION.—Mr. HUGH HonNBY submitted the following list, which had been put into his hand for nomination, but it was right for him to say that it was not his own list. Hitherto it had been .;ounci emen on o nominate ge rnittee who were magistrates. The list was as follow The Mayor, Messrs. J. 11. Turner, Holt. J. Holmes Stewart,Hornby, Sir J. Bent, and C. Turner. Mr. BIGIIAM submitted that the committee sl consist of twelve instead of seven members served that there were thousands and tens of thousands being spent in the erection of a new gaol. The MAYOR observed that Mr. Bigham was in error in supposing that the Council had the management of the new gaol. wuld id oh. Mr. IltGnAm said, in the Borough Gaol there were some thousands spent annually. Mr. PICTON said Mr. Bigham might as wen what was really the object of wishing to increase U number on this committee. He (Mr. Bighorn) was generally so meallv-mouthed as on this occasion ; but th, fact was, there was an impression abroad that there had been some little extravagance in connection with this committee; that was the reason why it was wished to add to it a few members—lay members, if they chose so to call them. The truth might as well be stated " '—ye said Mr. HORNBY observed, that before gentlemen brought such a charge as this, they ought to be well asf - ured that they were warranted in doing so by the facts of the case. Mr. PictroN.—l bring no chard, Mr. HORNBY said Mr. Picton had stated that there had been extravagance on the part of the committee. Ile (Mr. Ilornby) knew no committee where the expenditure was more close), examined into than on the Gaol Com mittee ; and the late Mayor, who had attended very regularly at the committee, during the bear him out in this. lie (Mr. Flornhy) must against gentlemen coming forward with these insinuations, —Mr. Picton said they were not charges,—for they left a st year, would protest sting in the mind of the public • and gentlemen ought to be well satisfied as to their truth before they urged them. Mr. BRATILEY MOORE thought it was far from the mind of Mr. Picton to make a charge ; he or reason why other gentlemen other than should be placed on the gaol committee. Mr. J. B. LLOYD thought it would be w the gave a gistrates council that it had been difficult to get a sufficient number of members together to transact the business, and some times he had been alone in the committee-room. He quite agreed with Mr. Bigham on 'he propriety of enlarg ing the committee ; but with respect to any charge of extravagance he could not allow that to pass without emphatically saying that it was not warranted by facts. Mr. PARKER, as the only member of this committee who was not a magistrate, observed that on that account he had often felt himself alone on the committee. He brought no charge ; but he thought that the expenditure might be curtailed. Mr. DOVER thought much of the expense on this com mittee might be cut down. The magistrates were chosen out of the Council, but this was not so now and he thought the magistrates on the committee should have the assistance of some gentlemen from that room who were known to he the advocates of economy and re trenchment. at one time any gentlemen from committees who had been sent into Council by a large majority of a respectable ward, as Mr. Bradley had been, and yet had not been placed upon a single committee. Mr. PROCTER had felt quite surprised that Mr. Brad ley and Mr. M'Guffie had not been named for any of the committees, but this was the fault of the persons who had made out the commit'ee lists. Mr. CHARLES TURNER put it to Mr. Bradley, as that was a committee which would have the delicate investiga tion to pursue of looking into the expenditure of the churches under the corporation, whether it should appear to the public that any member on the committee was hostileto the church. He understood that 111r.Bradley was not a member of the Church of England, and in holding opinions differing from it be was perfectly right. Mr. WOODRUFF thought it a most extraordinary pro ceeding to object to the name of a gentleman on this com mittee on the ground that he was not a member of the Established Church. Mr. Bigham bad been appointed on the committee, and yet he was not a member of the Church. Mr. THomsoN.—He goes to the Blind Church. (Laughter.) Mr. WOODRUFF said this was not the Church of Eng land. A difference of opinion on religious matters ought to be no disqualification to any gentleman being placed on the Church Expenditure Committee. Mr. BRADLEY observed that he had been brought into a most invidious position, and, as an answer to the gen tleman who had spoken ( Mr. Charles Turner). he would refer him to the Rev. Mr. Higgins. Several members of his family belonged to the Church. He had a brother, a father•in-law, and three nephews, all in the church, and he thought the remarks which had been made were exceedingly invidious in the present posture of affairs. He had seen a hostile feeling manifested in that room, which otp , iit not to be manifested. The gen tlemen from whom these remarks had fallen bad lett the room, otherwise he (Mr. Bradley) should have commented, but he should avail himself of some other occasion of German via Roil thousan zements doing so Mr. CHARLES TURNBR said he Lad not the slightest intention of rt &Oil, upon Mr. Bradley He bad been told that that gentleman held opinions hostile to the church. It appeared, however, that this was erroneous. and he therefore begged to withdraw every thing which he had said. Mr. Touudirt observed that it ri quired some experience and knowledge of the Council to qualify a gentleman for this committee, and he therefore requested that the name of Mr. Bradley should be withdrawn. Mr. PICTON said he could not sit still end hear a doctrine propounded such as that which they had heard from Mr. Turner. He (Mr. Picton) was not a member of the Church of England, but then in coming into that room he came on an equality with any other men,ber of Council; he came there as a representative of his ward, and was not di.qualifi,d on account of his relieious sentiments, from being placed on the Church Expenditure or any other committee. ,; e thought there might be reasons given why others than members of the Church of England should be placed upon this committee. (Hear, hear.) He rose simply bect:use by his sitting still it might be interred that he was ashamed of his reliozions professions. Mr. DOLT thought, without reference to the religious ques tion at all, that it was due to a new member sen' there by a large body of electors, he should have his places assigne.i to hini, and a fair proportion of %,ork given to him—(hear, hear.) Mr. T. LLOYD said this committee was not to regulate the creed of the church, but to look after the expenditure of the churches which that Corporation supported, and it was highly necessary that competent parties should he selected for the ru•pose. After the expost in the printed statement put forth by the Town-clerk, it was highly necessary that there should be some scrutiny instituted, and that the subject should be entered into far deeper and weightier than it had hitherto been. 'Sr. Alderman PARKER said_ rise to speak either Old not . on the merits or demerits of the church or of Mr. Lloyd reverse matters ; let his creed, the he attacked,—that creed which his worship had uphold,—and he would act differently. (" rot no.• Lloyd was selecting a committee to regulate their chape he would not like to select churchmen. Mr. PROCTER rose to order. reed of a nation, vorn to If Mr. airs, Mr. PARKER denied the Id order. If the Mayor though ;ht of Mr. Procter to 1111itn to uld otey His WonsHIP thought it would be better not to make such remarks. Mr. PARKER.—Then I have done, and leave it to the good sense of the Council to nominate the committee. Mr. SAMU'LL HOLME felt sorry that the question should have resolved itself into anything like a theological dispute. That was not the place nor the time, otherwise he should be prepared to defend his church if it was attacked. (Hear, hear.) lie, for one, how ever , felt satisfied that nothing injurious could come out, even though the whole of the committee were hostile to the church. Mr. Bradley had been sent there by a large committee, and it was a reflection to preclude him from any committee. Let them show to the world that they wished nothing but fair play. If it should be shown that there were absolute abuses existing or extravagant expenditure, he for one woo Id say let this state of things be remedied. He was the:best friend - of the Church of England who did nut uphold any of its abuses. If it came to a vote he should vote for the rip'. as a gentleman yet untried in council Mr. BRADLEY Blanked Mr. 1101! He thought with hint that the proceedim not a reflection upon hint (Mr. Bradley), but upon those who had sent hint there. He begged that his name might be withdrawn from the list. (t,oud cries of "No, no.") His name had been placed upon the Watch Committee by a large majority of gentlemen who had assembled on Saturday. but for some reason it had since been withdrawn. The public would now become acquainted with the feeling which had b en exhibited towards hitt. The name of Mr. Bradley was retained on the list. OBSRRATORY COMMITTEE.—The following gentlemen con stitute this committee :—Messrs. Neill, 3. Tyner, Picton, Jones, Henderson, W. J. Horsfall, Holden. Gladstone, Avison, and M'Guffie. art of Mr. Bradley, for his remarks THE FINANCE CHEM IrTEE.—The Town-clerk said this Com mittee was originally appoii:ted as a special committee to pre pare hye-laws. These were now supplied, and it would rest with the Council to say whether they would reappoint the committee. After a long discussion, in which the desirability of the establishment of a rive, police was spoken of, the sub ject of appointing the committee was deferred. COMMITTEE.—Mr. GEO. HOLT moved the appoint ment of the following gentlemen on this committee :—Messrs. Cooper, Langsdale, Avison, Jones, Hornby, florsfall, James Milne, Woodruff, M. Wood, J. Stewart, W. Nicholson, Greg_ son, and Holt. Along and somewhat acrimonious conversation ti ok place, relative to a request made by Mr. Holt for the sanc tion of the Council, to enable the committee to apply to give the necessary notices to bring a new bill before Parliament, enabling the council to divert the line for laying down the pipes, th., object being to evade lienvy compensa tion claims by persons who had erected buildings n the line. in order to make money by the same. Mr. Holt explained that the object of the committee was not to go to Pa. lament for the bill without the sanction of the Council ; but they wished to be in a position to apply for such bill, if it should be considered by the Council to be beneficial to do so.—Mr. 11(110. twat it should be an instruction to the Water Committee that it should obtain a return of the buildings put upon the line since the passing of the last act. On the special committ,— - public library the following gem.. Picton, Stewart, Holt, Bennet, Beck. Fleming, Fernihough, S. Holm, J. Bent. The Car and Coach Committee consists of tia gentlemen :—Mussrs. Bennett, Jeffreys. T'^ free, Jones, M. Wood, Ty , er. and \V' .JUVENILE OFFENDERS 1:111" of this committee, a long e v the Council proceeding with t. matorv. A committee was itlti The ..,;hipbuilding Comtnitte The Mayor's communicat; ' lO then brought up, after w' I not sat for four hours. establishment of a free —Messrs rnfT, Avison, they, and Sir teckwitli, Holt, God: COAINIITTEI GERMAN EMI 770 N, VIA LIVEL An interesting incident in the progress of transiLstat ion between the Con t inent and A m tday,in the arrival of lg to tLeCork Steam continuous transit of :erdam and Live [ls of whom have passengers from Germany, to the United States, many well known as <uperior to float. 'llic lielvoet on Tuesday, arrived here on Friday passengers all embarked, by the pad, on Saturday, for /%1( reas left and her York. comfortable s modation having been provided for them on from Rotterdam. When such strenuous making to draw new lines of steamers and trt other ports, it is gratifying to see that there of enterprise among us, and we hope oar lace may be led to give such assistance as they ca t trade to t!iis spirit to so good GUY FAWKES DAY.—EXETER city has acquired notoriety for the c powder treason, and the saturnine November have increased in spirit of lot year 1850, of course, suggested the processi bishops, with Cardinal Wiseman and the year 1851 has been marked by a procession even more extensive. Soon after eight o'clock, it entered the Cathe dral-yard, and marched round its limits, to the music of a regular band, which, in a huge ear, led th followed two gigantic figures in armour, at feet high, carried on large platforms, each be men. They were said to represent Sir J. Mr. L. Palk, the Puritan champions, who Bishop of Exeter's late s3'nod. Next was wageon, with two -large sacks, labelled " Inc _ and the papal chair and crosier, and then came three immense wicker cages, and two smeller one figure represented the pink of Jesuitism, —This s!h of . The twelve some twenty iy and :ed the rved a The committee was constituted as follows :—The Mayor, Francis Cawthorn, and, besides a jar of Messrs. Hornbv, Chas. Turner, J. H. Turner, Bennett, St. Januarius," a basket of " sheens' ey ( Stewart, Holt, John Holmes, Procter, Godfrey, Holden, have winked, but not at Rimini," th e J. Nicholson, and Banner. Treves, and the Coat of St. Ambrose (WI! TOWN-HALL EsTABLISMENT.—The Mayor, J. Ilolme, banners were interspersed with a p pr ' J. Lawrence, Moore, Procter, Bennett, Mellor, Hernby, " Traitors beware," " Protestants awake, and Aked. no Popery, " England not Rome," and " God __ HEALTH.—Mr. PARKER as chairman of the late corn- Queen." The procession closed with a huge fiery cross, mittee,submitted the f o ll ow i ng names „M essrs . B enne tt, b e tween two gilded crosiers. But the show was very Dover, T. Lloyd, Langsdale, Chalmer, Fernihough, much augmented in effect by the grotesque costumes of Godfrey, Johnson, Atkinson, Beckwith, Henderson, J. the actors. Bloomers predominated ; but there was an Nicholson, Picton, Clayton, W. R. Tyrer, and himself. ample supply of ca va li ers, T ur k s, Greeks, clowns, and The list was adopted. -ther fancy characters. Arrived at the bonfire, piled GARDENS.—Messrs. P r eston, G ar dner, Bennett, Beck- opposite the western front of the cages, each identified with, Woodruff, Clayto n , J. Ni c holson, Henderson, and with the narce of some clergyman of the city, known to Neill. be imbued with " development" tendencies, were raised CHURCH ExpENDITuRE.—The name s o f th e following to the summit, and as the flames mounted higher and gentlemen were submitted for this committee ; Messrs. higher, the shouts of the populace rent the air. The two Wagstaff, Jeffreys, M. Wood, Houghton, Aked, and Mammoth champions were then marched off to a place of Banner. rest, to be preserved for a future occasion. The display Mr. Alderman DOVER proposed that the name of Mr, of fireworks continued until a late hour, and the grotesque Bradley should be added to the list. (Cries of " No, no," scene, crowded with hundreds of persons and figures, was and disapprobation.) He (Mr. Dover) would like to have enjoyed to the utmost by the occupants of roofs, windows, some gentleman on the committee whose opinions were t and towers, and every available point of observation. The known as desirous for cutting down the expenditure in I most serious accident that occurred was that of a man this department—the unnecessary expe n dit ure. , named Burridge, who now lies at the hospital suffering Mr. BICHAM hoped it was not the intention of excluding from the explosion of a rocket inside hie waistcoat. ood of Coat of patent), ate mottoes, "John Bull save the