The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1851-07-08 00:00:00

Vrortitings in Varlitiment. HOUSE OF LORDS MONDAY Their Lordships met at four o'clock.—Th Marquis of LON DUNDERRY, pursuant to notice, enquired of her Majesty's Government whether they were aware of any communications having passed between the French Government and the Govern ment of the Porte, respecting the continued imprisonment of Abd-el-Kader.—The Marquis of LA NSDOWNE said her M ajesty's Ministers hart no official knowledge of the communications, and no right to interfere with the matter. They could not ex press officially an opinion upon the subject, unless invited ; but, if so invited, they were prepared to use their influence with the French Government, either to obtain the release of that emi nent warrior, or, at least, to mitigate the severity of his imprisonment.—Lord BROUGHAM expressed his gratification with the answer of the public feeling upon the s credituble to that nation. second time.—The Rep( Erentices to the Sea Sery a't'ed that the Ice, was anything but Houses Bill was read a imittee upon the Ap •on,;ht up and read.- 4age ; and their lord- several private bills were ad fillips adjourned at ten tninu HOUSE OF COMNIONS Mr. T. BARING'S the mixture of chicoi —On the question fo, Houses Duty Dill, Mr. D -20 oND AY for preventing with coffee wa majority of 77. n the Inhabited )f great length, proposed a series of the house, limiting a year, had greatly moc Government; and that, in their r to that house to be most consistei income tax to one aitied the financia 1 arrangements of the anal state, it appeared i a due regard to the to make any material h changes as might be The Cti,,,N for the third maintenance of t sacrifice of public deemed ath;is-ab CELLOR Of t time this ses hours of the :1 that, after occupying two it at last in profound ,on what principle the liOn. gentleman prcceedetl, of occasions voted for the repeal on various recent tax, and for other tion. He had sud ition that no such mdanger the public and and reduction ought to be made, rest it shoal credit, supporting his motion by a speec point in which appeared to be that Br allowed to be built in bond. (Laughter w question was, is the window tax to be re the only practical itish ships should be veers.) The true ed or not 7 If the amendment repeal. Mr. G cantle it affirmed a soul!, one upon which the Government had h LABOUCHERE and Mr. Flt ME briefly c The house then divided, when the •-- committee. 242; for Mr. Disraeli's ame majority, 113. The result was re- " supporters of the Governme-' Bill was, after fliiTtlf , ' Seamen's Fund 14:- A.DSTONE would 1 ~rinci sible to effect that the amendment, be mposition to the false herto proceeded. Mr. hen the nun osed . the amendment. rs were, forgoing into ment, 129; ministerial with cheering by the ieral Board of Health time.—The Merchant time.—Other bills of anced a stage.—Mr. LABOUCHERE ob laws relative to Of The house adjourned at ten minutes to o HODS Earl GRANVILLE E OF LOR 'UESDAY in movir Ito a committe use resolve itself ent Bill, said that ich had been pro ad been proposed the measure was a posed by Lord B by h The first two or 1 high functionaries act—the Lord Cha purposes o t the officers in Englan he Rolls, and the law !; and these commis- sioners were to amine all new inventions Instead of eight offices, as at United Kingdom, id twenty-four for the 'e he only two offices, ner being the office of one public and the the Great Seal, an, rich seas to be very y-General's office. The next four cla was to be made fc Patent-office, present, persons for a pat t, and s the invention. At it heads petitioned n to them to mak , quiring into the in ventions of other p, ;inr, an invention in a they entertained. no shape whateve o the poor inventor, specification of the t .£5, for which he would have co that time he mi clause (the eig months, and during x'Aibit it. The next , ent caveat system. II would be heard, the title of the pate jections to make v ninth clause gave n , rson who had ob. )so in writing. The to appeal to the law ittee.—Tlie General Board of Hea . HOLTS The County Ca TUESDAT If, and the Ecclesi- pectively passed at England 1 the pa n beivreen the num id those of the con ned to supply, the ns at the disposal of le for the deficiency. xn prelates, withOui 'es should be devoted rgy of their several •ection of 600 new hint over two roil- vast reserve of mcellor, suggesting iole number, a capi the other moiety of benevolence. And, raging local enclea idowment, adducing sen from voluutari )at source of supply ailable. —The motion .rt Gros nor, M I. H. Inglis (prin- Tive the bishops of compulsory sale Ilor), Mr. Hors- thereby pledged to , int being conceded, . EVANS moved for on carriages, fiat there slim 3NESDAY ald be a n order len went into corn ) Bill, and clause, ome opposition an, IDAY. g order , tion on t matter and Way pooucal to the ca churches, t lions ; ,and for t. that by the sale of tal of one million r the expenditure 11 eftorts'in man, M the play GREY I the mitt standing t introduce z not be r that this r looked np increase t medical I] that it ble lords who, c design day next he will asli es of the bishops. a SE OF ( -FRIDAY . , em beyond tha mmendation of th, thought th t was most unfair, fo td appropriated large RUSSEL paper when a who Lich Mr. 11. Osborne natory of themec was read a third ti Lord J. RUSSELL. amen& full of mischief, but ten t les more misc hn t nerreivi r Pay The 'lrish tth midst general cheer Tr. NAP .tubers t lld be read a thin o be a desire on the stone and their friends the bill, that the dis that the bill do pass, third reading of the RE insTAT.rvi enntiam- 1 that the bill do pass, asking the house to ments introduced into , with the exception of hr F. MESMER can proceeding, plunged ency. His only lord's nt the noble nt with what appeared t-G EN ERAL contended to vexation, possessing . and learned member. the first instance was it was calculated to be (ER rose to address the lence to divide, he gave ,he house in a body, livided, and the num- berg were—For Sir F. Thesiger's amendment, 2eB; against it, 320; majority against the government, 79. Mr. FRF.SH FIELD then moved an amendment, to the effect that, under certain circumstances, persons convicted under the provisions of the bill should be sent out of the kingdom. The hon. gentleman was very impatiently listened to, and his amendment, not being seconded, fell to the ground. Lord J. RUSSELL then moved the omission of the worda which gave power to common iih wild s t, after t ral pov on priv os of er I informers to institute proceedings. The house again divided and the numbers were—For Lord John Russell's motion, 124; against it, 175; majority against the government, 51. The house next divided on the question that the bill do pass, when the numbers were—For the bill, 20 ; against it, 46; majority, 217. nn the question that the Ecclesiastical Titles Assumption Bill be the title of the hill, Mr. H. GRATTAN moved as an amendment, that it be called, " A Bill to prevent the free exerciseof the Roman Catholic religion in this country." Sir J. GRAHAM said the bill was unfortunate in its commence rn.nt, but it was ten times more unfortunate in its termination. He would, however, advise his hon. friend not to press his motion to a division, but to leave it now in the hands of the government, on whom would rest the responsibility of advising thecrown to let the bill in its present shape become the law of the land. Mr. Serjean t MURPIIy replied to a charge made ag,ainst him by Mr. Grattan of having allowed the question that the bill da nass to nut without speaking against it, in order t- give time to the Irish members to return ; and, in doing so, said the Irish members, in retiring as they h a d do ne , han been guilty of " sublime foliy."—Mr. REYNOLDS retorted on Mr. Serjeant Murphy, that he was scting in opposition to the wishes of his constituents, of whom he professed himself to be independent ; and intimated that he for one would, on his re turn to Ireland, warn the Catholics of that country that they had no one to rely upon but themselves to prevent the last shreds of their religious toleration being torn from thefr bands. He quite agreed that the advice of Sir J. Graham ought to be taken and the motion withdrawn.—After someobservations from Mr. Lawless, Mr. Keogh, M Aglionby, and other hon. members, Lord J. RUSSELL said that the division on the passing of the measure bad been taken without discussion only because of the absence of its opponents at the moment when the question was put by the Speaker. 'the noble lord then proceeded to contend that neither by intention nor in effect would the bill interfere with the full exercise of the Catholic religion.—Mr. GLADSTONE regretted the accident which had prevented o ne last general review of the measure. The bill was objectionable from the commencement, and it was much more so now. A. nice distinction had been drawn by the Solicitor-General be tween the words " vexatious" and" persecuting"; but, in his (Mr. Gladstone's) opinion, it was persecuting from the begin ning., and hart been rendered far more pungent by the amendments of the lion. and learned member for Abingdon. He objected to the bill from the first, and he protested against its provisions in its altered form. After a few words from the Marquis of GRANBY and Lord HARRY VANE, Mr. S. H ERBERT protested against the bill, which, in his opinion, was unintelli gible, unnecessary, and would be inoperative. The amendment of Mr. Grattan was then withdrawn, the title of the bill agreed to, and it was ordered to be sent to the House of Lords. FOREIGN AND COLONIAL. AMERICA. THE FIRE AT SAN FR tNCISCO The advice 3 from New York by the Pacific, which arrived here on Tuesday night from New York, contain no business details of any importance. The Pacific sailed from New York at 12 30 p.m., on the 21st of June, and arrived at the Bar at 6 p.m. on the Ist of July. Passage, mean time, 10 days 30 minutes; stopped waiting for water till 8 46 p.m. ; arrived here at 9 45 p.m ; total length of passage, 10 days 1 hour 30 minutes. She has brought £200,000 in specie, which makes £423,000 already received this week. At the time of her departure the rate of exchange showed no symptoms of giving way, so that shipments may still be expected to continue; and, as it was feared that the fire at San Francisco, which turns out to have been more disastrous than any of the former ones, might interfere temporarily with the course of remit tances from California, the banks were disposed, for the present, to act with increased caution. About £130,000, however, had just arrived, and £500,000 was known to be on its way from Uhagres. Meanwhile the rate of discount had risen about 1 per cent. The particulars regarding the burning of San Francisco are interesting. The fire commenced at eleven at night, on the 3d of May, in a small frame•house used as an upholstery store, and swept through three-fourths of the city, destroying all the shops and goods ; but not extending, as was stated, to the ships in the harbour. Neither iron nor brick escaped, and the whole of the banking-houses, which were thought to be fireproof, were burnt, except those of Argenti and Co. and James King. In each case, however, the parties succeeded in removing their books and specie. The Assay-office, the Custom-house, and the gaols were in cluded in the destruction, and the prisoners afterwards remained at large. The Sub-treasury, with £BOO,OOO of of gold and silver, escaped. The newspaper offices, except that of the Alta California, were all in ruins, but two of them had already recommenced publishing. There were many accidents, and ten or twelve lives were lost. Want of water is evidently the sole cause of these extraordinary conflagrations, and one firm are stated to have saved their building by using 80,000 gallons of vinegar. Subse quently, the city authorities have recommended compli ance with the offer of an individual to introduce constant supplies from a spot called Mountain Lake at a cost of £150,000, on receiving authority to lay down pipes, leav ing the question of rates to be ultimately decided by the corporation. It is out of the question to estimate the total value of the property destroyed, owing to the vague nominal amount which each individual would put down ; but the worth of the merchandise in store is stated at the utmost to have been within £200.100. TI bay being full, there was no subsequent scarcity of goods of any kind, and, although building materials had greatly risen in price, it was still questionable whether they would yield a profit. There was no excess, however, in articles of clothing, and dry goods generally, and the first arrivals from England would probably pay well. Furniture, earthenware, and hardware, would likewise fetch high prices. A fire had also occurred at the city of Stockton, by which that place had been half-consumed ; but, the, houses being chiefly of wood or canvass, the loss was less severe. In the excitement that prevailed the feeling was general that both fires were the work of incendiaries; but there seems no proof that this was the case beyond the fact that some convicts from Sydney had been heard to threaten that they would revenge themselves for a tem porary imprisonment to which they had been sentenced by firing San Francisco, Stockton, and Sacramento. Of course, under the circumstances, there is little detailed information from the gold mines, but the general report indicates increasing production. The last news from Oregon alleges that the newly-discovered coal region in that State is inexhaustible, and that coal can be delivered on the banks of the Columbia river at less than 4;10 per ton. Whether its quality will compare with that on Van Couver's Island does not appear. It is likewise still affirmed, that the coal districts in Oregon are found to otter a moderate yielc which the Californians have met their di. in the latest accounts : the energy with sters, it is said "The whole city is alive with workmen. From Monday the sth instant, when the fire ceased, up to the present time May 14, an interval of 10 days, 357 buildings have been corn This is exclusive of the many that are going up in other parts of the city not touched by the fire. Including them. the total number of houses just completed, or in the course of erection throughot t the city, will not fall short of 450. Of course, from the rapidity with which they have been put up, most of them are frame, but still, in every instance in which a brick building was burnt, either the walls still standing will be used in re building, or, where they are unfit, a new brick fireproof build ing will be erected in the place of the one destroyed." ARRIVAL OF THE STEAM-SHIP AMERICA The British and North American Royal Mail Steam-ship Neil Shannon, arrived here yesterday morning at six o'clock, with advices from New York by the regular mails to the 24th ult. inclusive, and by tele graph from that port to the evening of the 26th ult. The America left Boston on the 25th ult., and Halifax on the 27th, and has therefore made an average passage. She brought 100 passengers and 150,000 dollars in specie. The steam-ship Arctic arrived at New York on the afternoon of the 22nd ult. The steam-ship Europa reached Halifax on the morning of the 24• h ult., and, as will be seen by the telegraphic report, her advices had a marked effect on the New York corn and flour markets. The intelligence by this arrival is not important. A meeting took place among the crew of the packet ship New World, which should have left New York o❑ the 23d ultimo, and she was, therefore, detained until a full complement of hands could be procured. There arrived at the port of New York, from foreign ports, during the week ending June 21st, 1851, ten thou sand five hundred and ninety. one passengers. We learn from Washington a reiteration of the rumoured intention of the U.S. Cabinet to propose to England a Protectorate for the small states of Central America. It is also stated that a Federal Government had been agreed upon between the states Nicaragua, San Salvador, and Honduras, and that they had been seeking to establish relations with the Washington Government. Other letters announ' America, Capt e that orders had been issued by the Secretary of the Treasury permitting Canadian vessels to load and un load at ports in the United States, so long as similar pri vileges are extended fn A mppi,,,,n oneanlo 4 ver, to be permitted eign verse to engage in the American coasting trade Frnm Sh._ Lntaia too luorn 41.fti. A nnn ....Lurred amongst the Sioux Indians. Liverpool and Philadelphia steam-ship City of Pittsburg was launched, on the 21st ult., at Williamsburg. Our mercantile accounts are appended below. Letters from New Orleans of the 20th say, " The late rains throughout the State have greatly resuscitated the cotton crop, and a large yield is expected." During the week ended the 21st, 2.383,680 dollars specie had been exported from New York; previously in June, 3,026,676; total since June 1, 18,041,534 dollars. Letters from Havana, of the 16th ultimo, politically uninteresting, state that operations in sugar had been limited during the we:.k : 17,379 boxes bad been exported to Europe. Stock at Havana and Matanzas, 260,000 boxes. Demand bad chiefly been for low to good and fine brown and yellow : browns, 5.1 to 51 reis per aroba. Dry weather must have caused great injury to growing coffee, crops : prices, 7 dollars to 81 dollars, nominal. Molasses dull. Shipping scarce. Freights to Cowes, with a market in the Channel, 555. to 575. 6d. ; to the Baltic and Mediterranean, 60s. to 655. Exchanges lower : on London, 61 premium is the highest quotation. Letters from the city of Mexico. of the sth ultimo, announce that the President of the Republic of Mexico having called an extra Session of Congress, the two houses met on the 28th May, in a preparatory sitting, to organize their different committees and appoint their officers. Senor Lacunza was chosen President of the Senate, and Senor Alcorta President of the Lower House. On the 2nd the Congress commenced its session of business, but the House of Deputies had no quorum and was obliged to adjourn. The Senate had a quorum, and occupied itself on some measures, principally on public credit. The discussion on these propositions were not terminated at the departure of the mails. The President's address to the Congress on the opening of its sittings was brief and unimportant. Our accounts are, as usual, replete with reports of robberies, murders, revolts, &c. Senor Yanez had resigned the Treasury Department, and resumed the charge of Foreign Affairs. TELEGRAPHIC PEAT.—We learn from Mr. Grogan, the chief operator of the New Orleans line, that the Niagara's news was transmitted, on Friday morning, over that (Morse's) li ne t o New Orleans, and its receipt acknow ledged here the same afternoon. Many despatches from firma in Liverpool to their correspondents in New 0:1=3 war.—ine would not ibject was ion could ticati TIIE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. were forwarded after the post-office delivery on Friday, and answers received here the same evening, and went out by the Pacific, which sailed for Liverpool the following day. Thus, teleg-aph letters to New Orleans, written in Liverpool on the 7th June, were delivered, and answers be received back in Liverpool by the Ist or 2nd of July. —New York Herald. THE CALIFORNIA NEWS.—The confirmation of the intelligence concerning the disastrous conflagration in San Francisco and Stockton, did not produce as much effect on the commercial interests of this city on Thurs day as was expected. At least, there is no apparent alarm or perturbation in the leading commercial circles, on account of that catastrophe. There is every reason to believe, however, that it will have a powerful influ ence on the standing and position of all in this city, who are connected with the California trade. Two-thirds of the losses in San Francisco and Stockton will, undoubt edly, fall on New York. It will be some time, however, before they begin to operate in such a man ner as will be palpable to the public eye. The great fire in this city, in December, 1835, although it destroyed property to the amount of twenty millions of dollars, a►►d ruined half of the commercial men of that day, did not show its effects until the ensuing May, when the revulsion commenced ; and even then the first break-down in consequence of it took place in New Orleans. This was succeeded here by a movement that smashed, in less than ten days, five hundred of the principal houses in the city. A multitude of causes combined to produce that terrible revulsion in commerce and trade. Unfortunately, the recent calamities in Cali fornia are accompanied by a revulsion in the cotton trade, which has been felt in New Orleans, and elsewhere in the Southern States, to some considerable extent; and it may be still further felt, if the price of that staple continues to diminish in the great marts on the other side of the Altantic. A little gleam of light on this overspreading darkness, is, however, to be found in the cheering ac counts from the mines in California, which seem to in crease in wealth from day to day, as new discoveries are made. If the northern mining region of Mexico could be purchased from that decaying republic, at a reasonable price, and annexed to the United States, we should have a never-failing source of supply from those mineral regions, which would place the commerce and trade of this country beyond the influence of all future revulsions, and all competition in Europe and elsewhere.—New York Herald, June 24. COMMERCIAL. NEW YORK, Tuesday, June 24th, 1851 Since my last advices of the 17th instant, per Asia, — Flour declined further 123 c. per barrel, but the improved advices from England, per Niagara and Arctic, have given more steadiness to the market the desire to ship, however, is checked by the limited extent of ship room offering, and the advance in the rates of freight. The exports for the week are 9,105 barrels for Liverpool, 3,987 barrels for London, and 4,938 barrels for Glasgow. The present prices are,fl3i per barrel for good superfine this State and Western Flour. Good shipping Ohio is at $3-1 to $4 per barrel. Of No. 2 a fair quantity has been bought for England ; strict N 0.2 is at s3i to s3i, and not coming up to inspection $3 to s3i per barrel, Canada super. fine has been freely taken at $4 per bbl., and there is now not much on market at that price. There is still no superfine sour on the market. Southern Flour continues dull at 841 to 433 i for inferior brands, up to 4} per barrel for Georgetown and Howard-street, all from the quay. STRICT LIVERPOOL CLASSIFICATION. Atlantic. 6} to Other New Orlean:. Gulf Ports, 6i to 6 to Inferior Ord. to good ord 74 to 8 74 . to 84 74 to Mid. to good mid. Mid. fair to fair lO to 104 11 to 12 104 to 11 Full fair to good fair lei to II 124 to nom. Wheat has improved, in consequence of the English advices, more than Flour, and I to 2 cents per busnel advance has been paid; but the limited quantity offering has restricted business. Fair Canada high mixed is worth from 95 to 97 cents per bushel ; some parcels of superior quality were taken at 31 per bushel, and more will probably be paid for further arrivals. From want of prime Canada, Genessee has been purchased for Eng land at from Si. for common tip to 31,08 cents her bushel for good white. Red Ohio sells for domestic consumption at 93 to 94 cents per bushel, and white Michigan is worth $1 per bushel. The exports this week are 16,094 bushels for Liverpool. Indian corn has advanced to 1 cent per bushel, and on account of a large portion of unsound coming forward, it is more difficult to purchase prime lots. Mixed lots is at 57 to 574 cents per bushel : round Northern yellow is in fair supply at 583 to 59} cents per bushel. Some corn has been purchased here for export to the South. The exports this week are 144,554 bushels for Liverpool and 7,177 bushels for Glasgow. Cotton : The Arctic's news has produced a firmer feeling in this staple, especially for the higher grades of it, which appear to find ready sales at an improvement on prices paid currently in the early part of last week. The business amounts to about 2,00 bales. In giving quotations we still refer to classifications such as have been, until a recent period, the standards in Liverpool, as it is probable that, at no very distant date, the same will be again adopted there. At all events the scarcity on this side of good grades, and the abundance of poor qualities would, should we reduce " middling fair" to " mid dling," much embarrass us in finding any cotton on that basis to answer to " fully fair" and "good fair," and compel us to adopt new terms to designate the descriptions now classed e "ordinary" and " inferior :" Freights have advanced considerably; for Liverpool engage ments are making at 6d. to 6d. per bushel for grain, and Is. 9d. to 2s. per barrel for flour; for Glasgow and London flour is at 2s. to 2s. 3d. per barrel. Exchange is steady at 1091 up to 1101, and even 111 for first class paper. stitution and Practice of the Courts of Equity. These additions have been made at the suggestion of the House of Commons, that two laymen should be added to the commission, which, on its first appointment, included Sir John Romilly, Sir W. Page Wood, and other members of the Chancery bar, and Mr. Crompton of the common law Several amendments have already resulted from the in quiries instituted, and a very comprehensive report may soon, we understand, be expected. THE BROMSGROVE AeID STOURBRIDGE BANKS.—A. petition for adjudication of bankruptcy was filed on Mon day last in the Birmingham Court against the Stourbridge firm of Ruffords and Wragge, and was opened on Wednes day by Mr. Commissioner Daniell. A second petition was also filed on Monday against the Bromsgrove firm of Rufford, Biggs, and Co., and was opened on Thursday before Mr. Commissioner Balguy. Mr. Harward, solici tor, of Stourbridge, Mr. Scott, of Bromsgrove, and Messrs. Motteram, Knight, and Co., are engaged in the bankruptcy.—Meetings of the creditors were held at Stourbridge and Bromsgrove on Monday and Wednesday last, but the information as to the affairs of the firms was very unsatisfactory, and it is feared that the assets will fall infinitely short of the liabilities, which are stated at about £200,000 to £300,000. The average amount of the notes of these Banks in actual circulation during the week ending Saturday the 21st ult., it is stated in the London Gazette to have been—Bromsgrove, £10,731; and Stour bridge £11,032, being £12,331 less than the maximum amount allowed by the Act of 1844. It is stated that the real property of the partners is comparatively small, and that over the greater portion of it Messrs. Glyn, and Co. have security for advances.—To some, if not to all the partners, it would seem that the closing was unexpected. Mr. P. Rufford is in partnership with Mr. Walker in the glass trade, in Stourbridge, and on the day previous to that on which the bank closed he paid in, it is stated, to the credit of the glass firm, upwards of £6,ooo.—Mr. Francis Raiford is M.P. for the city of Worcester. The dividend from the banks is expected to be very small indeed.—Birmingham Gazette. LATEST TELEGRAPHIC NEWS, VIA HALIFAX NEW YORK, THURSDAY, P.M. JUNE 26.—Steamer Europa's news reached this, by telegraph, on Tuesday ; the full details to-day. It has had little effect on the Cotton Market, which remains firm, at rates advanced by mail. Her advices have had marked effect to-day on our Corn and Flour markets, there is an advance of 61-c. to 124 c. on Flour ; 2c. to 4c. on Wheat; and 2c. to 3c. on Indian Corn. The orders by letters from England are unusually large, but the scarcity of vessels rather limits business. The losses of the fire in San Francisco have not fallen so heavily on merchants as was anticipated. Go vernment and State Stocks are in brisk demand to-day, but scanty supply. Government Sixes of 67 sold at 1161. Exchange on England is dull to-day at from 104- to I. THE PAPAL STATER On the 21st ult. the Austrian arms were hoisted with great ceremony and military display over the gate of the Austrian Consulate at Ferrara, as a reparation for the insults offered to them by the people of that town on the 2nd of November, 1848. . The Pope has directed that the 52 busts of celebrated men that have hitherto graced the palace of the Minister of Agriculture shall be placed in the public walk of the M. Poitevin made a balloon ascent in Paris on Sunday week with a carriage and two horses, and descended in safety. On Monday the authorities issued orders forbid ding for the future any balloon ascents with animals. Baron Dudevant, husband of the famous romance-wri ter, George Sand, has just died at a boarding-house in one of the small streets of the 12th Arrondissement, Paris. _ _ During a fire which broke out in the hamlet of Petit- Liesse, near Chambery, in Savoy, on the 20th ult., eight houses were destroyed and eight persons were burned to death. _ _ A sad accident has occurred near Poitiers. M. de \zes and Mademoiselle de Villars, whilst bathing in the on the 24th, were carried away by the current and 1 . Madame de Cazes, who had been likewise in imminent danger, was saved. . . . BURNING BIBLES IN GERMANY.-Catholic priests in . Baden, writes our correspondent at Frankfort, have .en collecting and burning bibles. or rather hese urged the people to do so, on the ground that the latter could )t understand them.—Daily - News. THE SEVENTEETH PART OF A WIDOWER.—The Bin intelligeneer an nounces the death of one of the seven ' Dinnoonauth Mokerjee, which melancholy event consequently leaves the said Mokerjee theseventeenth part of a desolate widower.—Calcutia S/ar. _ teen wive SOCIALIST ANIUSEMENTS IN PAILIS.—The soldiers of the 33d Regiment continue to be insulted by workmen and others for having formed part of the expedition to Rome. Yesterday a sentinel of that regiment, on duty in the principal square of St. Denis, was assailed by four men, who attempted to throw him down, and called him a " soldier of the Pope," an " executioner of patriots," &c. A person who saw what was passing went to the bar racks for assistance. On seeing a body of soldiers ap proach the men took to flight, but one was captured, and two others were subsequently arrested. On the evening of the 30th ult. some musicians of the band belonging to the regiment quartered in the Rue Pepiniere were quietly walking along the outer boulevard in order to enter Paris by the Barriere de Courcelles, when they were suddenly attalked by about 30 fellows in blouses, who threw stones at them. The soldiers drew in self-defence, and wounded several of their aggressors, but only succeeded in arresting one, who was sent to prison to await his trial.—Ga lignani's Messenger. LAW INTELLIGENCE. The Sun states that a silk gown has been conferred on Samuel Warren, Esq. The Court of Exchequer have decided that it is not an indictable offence for a mother to abandon her illegitimate child, if she has not the means of supporting it. THE CENSUS ENUMERATORS..—In the Whitechapel County Court on Thursday, Mr. Serjeant Manning gave judgment in the case of Cohen v. Sir G. Grey for the defendant, holding that the enumerators were not to be paid for every fractional part of 60 names taken by them. The Law .of Evidence Amendment Bill stands for a third reading in the House of Lords. Young ladies and gentlemen would now do well to be cautious in making promises of any kind, as the evidence of the party pro mised is rendered admissible in a court of law to recover damages for a breach of promise. A case has been stibmitted to counsel, Sir Fitzroy Kelly, Mr. Walpole, and Mr. Kenyon, by the Cape dele gates, on the question of the legality of the instructions under the sign manual sent out by Earl Grey in May last to the colony, and these learned gentlemen have pro nounced those instructions " illegal and invalid." The long -expected appointment of additional Queen's Counsel at the Equity Bar will, it is understood, take place forthwith. The learned gentlemen mentioned as likely to receive the honour on this occasion are Mr. Will cock, Mr. Chandless, Mr. Follet, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Daniel, Mr. Glasse, Mr. Craig, Mr. Headlam, and Mr. Baily. LAW REFORM.—Her Majesty's Commissioners for Inquiring into " the Process, Practice, and System of Pleading in the Superior Courts of Common Law," have made their first report, which is printed, and which will be presented to both Houses of Parliament early in the ensuing week. Tt is signed by Chief Justice Jervis, Baron Martin, Sir A. C. Cockburn (who were appointed before their elevation to their present offices), and by Messrs. W. H. Walton, G. W. Bramwell, and J. S Willes. Sir. James Graham and Mr. Henley (Oxfordshire) have been appointed to the Commissioners of-Inquiry into the Con- THE PAPAL AGGRESSION. The Pope is going to set up a new church of St. Peter, in London, with a mission for conver ti ng E ng l an d . MORE liomrsn BISHOPS.—On Sunday week, the Pope filled up several bishoprics in England, in accordance with his decree of the 29th of September last, establishing the Roman hierarchy in Great Britain. The fortunate holders of the great prizes in the Papal lottery are 1. Dr. Grant, of the English College, Rome—a worthy and most learned priest, and " own correspondent" to Dr. Wiseman—who is now Bishop of Southwark; 2. Dr. Errington, who is advanced to the see of Plymouth ; 3. Mr. Turner, promoted to that of Salford ; 4. Mr. J. Browne, of Sedgewith-park, who goes to Shrewsbury ; and 5. Mr. Burgess, named to Clifton, vice Dr. Hendrick, promoted to Nottingham. All these reverend gentlemen enjoy the first fruits of the " Papal aggression," and what the saintly Archbishop of Westminster terms " working out the will of heaven." You can n ow see th a t th e P ope is not frightened at Lord John Russell's bill, or the per sons named alarmed at all the pains and penalties of the law. DOMINUS CARDINALIS NON EST INVENTUS.—Rumour is busy with the name of an " Eminent" individual, who, after making himself more than ordinarily prominent for the last eight months, has, it is said, been suddenly seized with a violent desire for retirement. This change is sup posed to have been produced by the inquisitiveness of the Committee of the House of Commons appointed to in quire into the law of Iviortmain ; the answers of the solicitor of the great man not having been deemed suffi ciently explicit, and the principal having been summoned to appear. 'Whether moved by the indignity of a Prince of the Holy Roman Church being summoned by a Chair man of the British House of Commons, or from whatever other cause, the illustrious witness was, it is stated, not forthcoming, and the wags will have it that he has, a al Wagget, taken, not Roman, but French leave. To say nothing of the curious question which would arise if a British subject, being also a foreign prince, and, more over, by the law of the land, disqualified f rom res id ence in the kingdom, should be reported to the House o f Com mons guilty of a breach of privilege for not appearing where he has no right to be, the disappearance of the " head and front" of the Papal aggression would be a truly farcical conclußion to the sessional debates of the year of the" Great Exhibition."—John Bull. A GOOD HINT.—The Rev. Dr. Cumming, noticing the documents from Rome inserted in another column— documents which so incontrovertibly prove the deliberate mendacity of Dr. Wiseman in his letter' to the English people—writes as follows :—" Let us start the project of building a spacious church in the centre of Rome, in a fine position, in one of the most majestic streets in the city, principally for the use of the English, and thence of other foreigners, as well as of the natives.' lam not a member of the Church of England 3 • but I propose that it be a cathedral ch urc h, w ith a thoroughly Protestant - Bishop and Presbyters. and I engage to raise £lOO to wards this noble project if undertaken by Christmas, 1851, and I doubt not thousands of similar offers will be made if the thing be set agoing. We have gained nothing by an over-fastidious forbearance. We can lose nothing by so strongly provoked but so just and reasonable' a reply to these growing pretensions. Whether the Roman authorities refuse or permit, the result will be equally instructive. We shall thus have an opportunity of proving to the Pope and his followers that we can give money for so good an object without the stimulus of drafts on purgatory and bills payable in that region at a hundred days. We shall in this way, to use the words of Luther, make a hole in the drum of ' the Most Eminent and Rev. Archbishop of Westminster and Ordinary of London,' who is appointed the petrel of this crusade." It is hardly necessary to add that the Pope, who, through Dr. Wiseman, talks about the privileges of religious liber ties here in England, will tolerate no such thing in Italy. Liar here, and tyrant everywhere, Rome looks to but one end—its own aggrandisement and the overthrow of Protestant freedom. Look to it, Englishmen, in time ! THE ECCLESIASTICAL TITLES BILL A Bill /as amended by the Committee and on considera tion of bill as amended) to prevent the Assumption of certain Ecclesiastical Titles in respect of places in the United Kingdom. Whereas divers of her Majesty's Roman Catholic subjects have assumed to themselves the titles of Arch bishop and Bishops of a pretended province, and of pre tended sees or dioceses, within the United Kingdom, under colour of an alleged authority given to them for that purpose by certain briefs, rescripts, or letters epos tolical from the See of Rome, and particularly by a cer tain brief, rescript, or letters apostolical, purporting to have been given at Rome on the 29th of September, 1850, and whereas, by the act of the 10th year of King George the Fourth, chapter 7, after citing that the Protestant Episcopal Church of England and Ireland, and the doc trine, discipline, and government thereof, and likewise, the Protestant Presbyterian Church of Scotland, and the doctrine, discipline. and government thereof, were by the respective acts of union of England and Scot land, and of Great Britain and Ireland, established perma nently and inviolably, and that the right and title of Arch bishops to their respective provinces, of Bishops to their Sees, and of Deans to their Deaneries, as wellin England as in Ireland, had been settled and established bylaw, it was en acted, that if any person after the commencement of that act, other than the person thereunto authorsed by law, should assume or use the name, style, or title of archbishop of any province, bishop of any bishopric, or dean of any deanery in England or Ireland, he should for every such offence forfeit and pay the sum of £lOO. And whereas it may be doubted whether the recited enactment extends to the assumption of the title of archbishop or bishop of a pretended province or diocese, or archbishop or bishop of a city, place, or territory, or dean of any pretended deanery in England or Ireland, not being the see, pro vince, or diocese of any archbishop or bishop or deanery of any dean recognised by law ; but the attempt to esta blish, under colour of authority from • the See of Rome or otherwise, such pretended sees, provinces, dioceses or deaneries, is illegal and void. And whereas it is expedi ent to prohibit the assumption of such titles in respect of any places within the United Kingdom : be it therefore declared and enacted by the Queen's most excellent Ma jesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords spiritual and temporal, and Commons in this present parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, that— I.—All such briefs, rescripts, or letters apostolical, and all and every the jurisdiction, authority, pre-eminence, or title conferred or pretended to be conferred thereby, are and shall be and be deemed unlawful and void. ll.—And be it enacted, that if, after the passing of this Act, any person shalt obtain or cause to be procured from the Bishop or See of Rome, or shall publish or put in use within any part of the United Kingdom, any such bull, brief, rescript, or letters apostolical, or any other instru ment or writing, for the purpose of constituting such Archbishops or Bishops of such pretended provinces, sees, or dioceses, within the United Kingdom, or if any person, other than a person thereunto authorized by law in respect of an archbishopric, bishopric, or deanery of the United Church of England and Ireland, assume or use the name, style, or title of archbishop, bishop, or dean of any city, town, or place, or of any territory or district (under any designation or description whatsoever) in the United Kingdom, whether such city, town, or place, or such territory or district, be or be not the see or the pro . - vince. or co -extensive with the province of any archbishop, or the see or the diocese, or co-extensive with the diocese of any bishop, or the seat or place of the church of any dean, or co-extensive with any deanery of the said United Church, the person so offending shall for every such offence forfeit and pay the sum of one hundred pounds, to be recovered as penalties imposed by the recited Act may be recovered under the provisions thereof, or by action of debt at the suit of any person in one of her Majesty's superior courts of law, with the consent of her Majesty's Attorney-General in England or Ireland, or her Majesty's Advocate in Scot laud, as the case may be. lll.—This Act shall not extend or apply to the assump tion or use by any Bishop of the Protestant Episcopal Church in &Aland exercising episcopal functions within some district or place in Scotland of any name, style, or title in respect of such district or place, but nothing here in contained shall be t: ken to give any right to any such bishop to assume or use any name, style, or title, which he is not now by law entitled to assume or use. IV. —Be it enacted that nothing herein contained shall be construed t o annu l, repea l, or i n any manner a ff e ct any provision contained in an act the reign of h er present M a j esty, i n tit u l e d " An Act for the more eff ec t ua l A pp li cat i on o f Ch ar it a ble Donations and Bequests in Ireland." passed in the eighth year of COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS YESTERDAY. An adjourned meeting of the Town Council was held yesterday in the Council Chamber, for the purpose of concluding the business left over from the last monthly meeting. At the usual hour (eleven o'clock) for com mencing business, there was but a very thin attendance of members, and it was not for several minutes after that a sufficient number of gentlemen arrived to form a Council. JOHN BENT, Esq., the mayor, presided. Previous to the commencement of the proceedings, Mr. BIGHAM asked whether there had been a clause in serted in the new bill for public prosecutions, now before Parliament, empowering the Council to appoint the ma gistrates' clerks in Liverpool. As the Council had to pay these clerks, he contended that it was but right they should have some voice in their appointment. He wished, therefore, to be informed whether such a clause had been inserted in the bill now before Parliament. The TOWN-CLERK stated that no such clause had been inserted in the bill, nor was he aware that any instructions had been given to that effect. The matter then dropped. TOWN-HALL COMMITTEE. The proceedings, resolutions, and minutes of this com mittee were read, but, as they contained nothing of in terest, they were passed without discussion. THE HEALTH COMMITTEE. The proceedings of the Health Committee comprised the usual monthly report upon the sanatory condition of the town ; upon the state of the baths and washhouses, together with the usual reports from the medical officer of health, from which latter it appeared that the town is in a very healthy state notwithstanding the increased warmth of the weather. Alderman PARKER, in moving the confirmation of the proceedings, said that their business for the past month was of such a nature as to require no explanation from him. The only point upon which he had to offer an observation was in reference to the law regarding the adoption by the Council of new streets within the borough. He would ask the Town-Clerk to read the law upon that point. The TOWN-CLERK explained that, according to law, the Council, as soon as new streets were properly con structed and named, were bound to adopt them ; and that for that purpose a register was kept, in which they were duly entered. it was unnecessary to read the names of the streets. Alderman 'PARKER had no further observations to make, but he would be happy to answer any question which might be put to him. He would, therefore, move the confirmation of the proceedings. Mr. JAMES HOLMES briefly seconded their adoption. _ _ Mr. AVISON called the attention of the Council to the present state of the Saltwater baths at the Pierhead. He said that the baths there were now in so wretched a state that it was impossible for any gentleman to frequent them. He complained of the Health Committee that whilst they were doing a great deal for the extension of baths, they had not paid attention to one class of persons, namely, those who were able to pay for a good bath, if they could get it. At present the baths at the George's Pier were in a very bad state, indeed. Mr. PARKER explained that the committee were now engaged in improving and repairing them ; and as the matter was in the hands of the sub-committee, appointed to superintend the baths, he did not like to take the matter up ; but he could assure the Cou nc il th a t th ey would do al in their power to render them as comfortable as possible. Mr. BIGHA3I hoped that the chairman of the Health Committee would not forget, whilst he was making the Pierhead Baths comfortable, that they were making the Paul-street Baths as uncomfortable as they well could be. He certainly never saw a more dilapidated building in his life. The interior was in a wretched condition,—the woodwork was broken and worn away; the paint was worn off; the plaster was falling from the walls, and what was worse still, the water was so filthy and so dirty, that it was improper to allow any person to bathe in it. He had spoken to the keeper of the baths, and that party informed him (Mr. Bigham) that he had frequently repre sented the state of the building to the Health Committee; Mr. Newlands had reported upon it, and yet week after week the matter went on without remedy. The chains were broken, the sofas were rotten, and in fact so wretched did it look that no one would believe it belonged to the rich Corporation of Liverpool. Mr. PARKER thought it was the greatest compliment which could be paid to a committee to be found fault with by Mr. Bigham. (Laughter.) He could, howeve r , assure , the Council that therewereimprovements in contempla tion which would remove all grounds for complaint upon this bead. He had, however, never heard of a complaint being made against the Paul-street baths before; and if Mr. Bigham had taken the trouble of looking at the visitors' book, he would have found that there never had been a complaint entered there. Mr. FERNIHOUGH suggested that there should be a separate Baths' Committee, and that so important a branch of the public business should not be conducted by a sub-committee of the Health Committee. Mr. THOMAS LLOYD was of opinion that Mr. Bigham had given too high a colouring to his statement ; for, although they knew some repairs were necessary, the building could not be in the state which he represented it. They had received an estimate from Mr. New lands, as to what the proposed repairs would cost; and he had no doubt but that when they were completed all cause of complaint would be removed. He could tell the Council that there was no appearance of rottenness in the wood work, and, as for dilapidation, he (Mr. Lloyd) never saw it. As for the water, he feared that Mr. Bigham had visited the baths after one of those free schools, from which 70 or 80 boys were bathed gratuitously, had been there. Ater one of those schools had been there, he granted that the bath was not fit for any person to go into ; and that would be the case so long as those children were allowed to come•there and bathe. Mr THOMPSON was of opinion that no better proof could be given in favour of the utility of the baths, than the fact that these children were so dirty when they visited them, and that the water was so dirty after them. It shewed they required washing ; and, so far as he was con cerned, he hoped that they would not be sent away from the baths, but that they would be there cleansed, and kept clean too. (Hear, hear.) After a tem words from Mr. HODGSON, Mr. JAMES HOLME said that there was an item in the proceedings which he wished to notice. There was a re commendation to spend £370 in flagging Lightbody street, which be wished to object to. This was to be done on account of the Dock Committee, but it appeared to him to be a folly for either body to put down flags in that street. It was well known that it was a street where there would be a number of yards; and it would, there fore, answer all public purposes if a kerbstone and pave ment were laid down until those yards were opened up. He did not see the necessity for so much expenditure and therefore he would move that that part of the pro ceedings be referred back for further consideration. Mr. THOMPSON seconded the motion of Mr. Holixe. Mr. PROCTOR hoped the attention of the Council would not be diverted from the question which Mr. Avison had brought under their notice, in reference to the saltwater baths. Alderman COOPER complained of the state in which the Pierhead Baths were kept, and also drew attention to a memorial which appeared amongst the proceedings, complaining of the great weight of metal which builders were compelled to use in the construction of the doors of cess-pools and privies. Mr. AvisoN moved that the attention of the Health Committee be directed to the state of the salt-water baths. Mr. PROCTER had great pleasure in seconding the mo tion, which was agreed to. Mr. J. HOLME having pressed his motion to a divison, it was carried by a majority of 24 to 6. The following gentlemen voted For :—Councillors Chalmer, Thomson, Bigham, Wood ruff, Atkinson, Nicholson, Avison, J. Holme, Gladstone, Wagstaff, Fleming, Jones, Picton, J. B. Lloyd, Freme, Beckwith, S. Holme, Fisher, T. Lloyd, and Gregson, Aldermen Cooper, Procter, J. H. Turner, and the Mayor. Against :—Councillors Hodson, Hornby, Fernihough, and J. Niaolson, Aldermen Holmes and Parker. Mr. COOPER then moved that the memorial of the par ties complaining of the great quantities of metal which they are compelled to use in the construction of the doors of the privies and cesspools be referred for further consideration to the health Committee. The motion having been seconded, was put and lost on a show of hands. Mr. A. HENDERSON inquired what quantity of water was used in the Paul-street baths, and what sum the Health Committee paid the Wpter Committee for it ? _ . Mr. PARKER said he could not tell how much they used ; but, whatever amount it was, they paid nothing for it. The proceedings were then confirmed. HACKNEY COACHES COMMITTEE The resolutions and proceedings of this committee contained no item of interest. They were confirmed without comment. THE WATER COMMITTEE.—CASE OF MR. M'DONAID. The proceedings of this committee comprised several reports from the engineer of the Water Works, Mr. Duncan, in reference to the late proceedings in the case of Mr. M'Donald. The engineer reported to the committee that it having come to his knowledge that Mr. M'Donald had been making reports in the newspapers in reference to the present state of the water supply of the town, he deemed it his duty to suspend him. At a subsequent meeting of the committee, it was resolved that the sus pension be approved of ; and, at a still later meeting, it was resolved that Mr. M'Donald be dismissed from his situation under the Water Committee, in consequence of this alleged breach of duty. The minutes of the com mittee's proceedings showed that at several meetings Mr. M'Donald had attended to explain his conduct, and to offer an apology if his acts could be construed into a breach of duty ; but neither the explanations nor the apology were deemed sufficient atonement for the alleged offence, and the committee now asked the Council to confirm their dismissal of Mr. M'Donald. The proceed ings further stated, that the act complained of arose out of a conversation which took place in the office of the engineer, on the evening of the sth of June, and that on the next morning a portion of the information discussed in that conversation was published in the Liverpool Courier. Immediately upon the appearance of the paragraph, the engineer called upon Mr. Kave, o f th e Courier, and learned from him that it was on Mr. M`Donald's autho rity that the paragraph had been published. The pro ceedings having been read, the The TOWN-CLERK read a memorial from Mr. M'Donald, setting forth, that for years past he had bean connected with the water works of the town ; that in the years 1848 and 1849 he took an active part in promoting the scheme for a local supply ; th a t h e h ad b een dismissed his situation in consequence, and that after a lengthened InTeetigatiou Jay s, 1561. thst the Council had been pleased to re-engage him. a nd 111 in so doing they had accompanied that engagement 100_, a stipulation that upon public business none of their( wants should write in the newspapers. He reaP c : nt assured the Council that he had never violated this 110 11 1 1 tion. He indignantly denied having ever availed himt, of any conversation held in the engineer's o ffi ce to c oo7 ; s information to the newspapers, He did not fo r a mom ea anticipate that he would be committing an offence he communicated to the editor of the Courier which he never imagined was a secret, inasmuch as it 7 0 known to many b es id es th e memo rialist ; but if in —,, doing he had done th a t w hi c h was o ff e nsive to th e co; mittee in any way, he deeply regretted it ; and now , t0 !, I , all due submission, respectfully asked the Council na' dismiss a long tried servant, whose only error was on e jndzment. The Town-clerk next read the following letter from g r * Kaye, proprietor of the Courier "(copy.) I W l ' "Liverpool Courier Office, July „,ittee "DEAR SIR,—As the proceedings of the Water Con,i,":. a cil for the past month will necessarily be submitted to the il re e to-morrow, and as those proceedings will, I presume, e. n 4,00t a reference to the statement which appeared in the Lte,fi te t Courier of the 18th ult., relative to the present suPPIY for the use of the town, I should consider myself wid in et• candour, neighbourly feeling, and moral honesty, if ' o f the unhesitatingly and unequivocally, adopt my full share responsibility arising out of that transaction. tom, "The alleged facts, it is ve r y t rue , w e r e communicat ed to . a t e t, in a very brief conversatio n w hi c h I h a d with Mr. W l} .2„" t ban and if there was one eleme n t i n hi s s t a t em ent which n ic- d the another gained my confidence as to its correctnes s, a nd propriety of giving currency to the facts, it was the be.;',, the unreserved manner in which it was made, together c( distinct ns assurance iderthathe w agiven violatingm e by a 1 11 1 yI unction j . l llDo al d o , f tthhaet he u m ' t tee. inco Anett in communicating the information. If I could have I °l'o that any such breach of co n fid ence was i nv olved, or tha M`Donald was jeopardising his own interests, nah hW o nld Pecuniary existence, in making the communication , 1 `,...., 0 1 01 never, you may rest assured, have appeared in the co1111:ted, the Liverpool Courier, in which nothing has ever been 51 a p on ro a ce n e o d n i y n m gs o o u f s t authority, i t l h . at might be supposed hostdoeftpn: "If I could have foreseen what would be the result , lishing the information, and had withheld the name nft :t i o' n ”- - formant, what evil, I may ask, would have resulted to th from simply showing the present supply of water fr o i'o"—aa sources? I can easily imagine that information gi v ,"orsn' opposite negotiating party, in the incipient stage ca. y, saction,.may be detrimental to the interests of a public WO I submit, however, that no injurious consequence s ,, s tiono possibly arise out of such a statement as the one in cl il ,: t t a tioll even on the supposition that an isolated case of DePdn% might be pending, inasmuch as the communication, b the oar a large local supply of water, was calculated to placeirstied mittee in a more advantageous position. In short, I P,u n ,; a blie the statement under the impression that I was giving th e e„aor what was legitimately their own ; and if I had now the li n ii f es of a seat in Council, while I should do homage to the lola which influenced every other memb er o f that' bodY•flasld claim for myself the right of decla r i ng , that Mr. .NE'''. - T ; g , is was, under all the circumstances, entitled to a bea r i ta sell order that he might have an opportunity of justifying I c os- by proving the truth of his statement. On this point , t. th e ceive, sf. the question ought to turn : for, notwithstancllll, M'Donaldbat, restriction uansd placed,e rwhich,it asis it quite will possible, doubtless be all 4 na y . certain on e-- according to the view—it may have b ee n a mleta ken a ctieg which betook of his position and respo ns ibilities, he wa s tbst in strict conformity both with the letter and the spirit e . .; ve ry restriction.—l have the honour to be, dear sir, Ye n 'il3. faithfully, " THOS. KA "To the Worshipful the Mayor of Liverpool." see d ' Alderman COOPER rose and moved that the PO ings of the Water Committee be confirmed. Mr. A. JONES having seconded thei r confirmatin ll ' t Mr. Tnomso:v rose and said that he expected tbabieh should have to move an amendment to the motion vr t SO had just been made. He would, therefore, move tha 0 much of the proceedings of the Water Comm itte r :ea; referred to the dismissal of Mr. M'Donald be notcoo, 6r h the and that that part of the proceedings, together wi t „ n o. memorial of Mr. M'Donald, be referred back to the 7 0 4., mittee for further consideration. in moving this to ment he was far from being desirous of giving stag it the Water Committee ; but he could not help Pl a i ci w ell• in their power to reconsider the case of a n old and jig' tried servant, before they came to th e re solution t° miss M him from their seriice. A cork' Mr. ' HENDERSON seconded the amendment, em' s a t o e tended that Mr. M'Donald had no t b een guilty tiS thing which merited such severe punishment at the of the committee. He had heard from Mr. Cooper 000 self that the Everton reservoir wa s i n suc h a 9 , t4 m ; they were obliged to cease pumpin g i n t o it • an d con' M`Donald's letter said no more he (M r . Henderson) ceived that he was perfectly justified in stating what he Mr. COOPER—I never stated anything of the kil l b the Mr. HENDERSON was surprised at th e course wbic t ie committee had adopted ; but as he did not wish t° th e up the time of the Council he would a t once secoo d amendment of Mr. Thomson. cel l? Mr. JOHNSON asked for the resolution which th e, mittee had come to with reference to " the writin;joi newspapers by their servants." The resolution bs been read, n f Mr. T. L. HODSON moved to have the whole minutes in reference to Mr. M'Donald, since be "' o yes' the servant of the Corporation, read, but this was ruled. oel a Mr. JAMES HOLME said that he was certain thelfotig give him credit for sincerity when he assured there ''.0 19 , was with feelings of deep regret that he rose to 01)100 appointment of Mr. M'Dotiald. He was convince . 0 10 if he did not believe it to be his bounden duty to d o ;(909 would not vote in that Council for the discharg e a • man. He felt deeply in this ma tt er ; but still 544 duty to perform, and in th e p er form ance uf'that 0 7a be had come to the conclusion that if Mr. M'Del n the retained in his situation there will be no Peac e — o os l ' Council. He (Mr. Holme) knew that he had e„r, e ,.: P o ibi 4 ble duty to perform, and feeling the responsib"" s l, 0 0 0 situation, he would not be satisfied till the Counowbieb body, was freed from bickerings and heart-bureings ante d had been their ruin and disgrace so long. They w atta id peace, and until the Council made an effort t° i d be' that, their business would not be d o ne as it o° ll l3 o e In regard to what Mr. Henderson had stated, be.„, the statement in his hand which would at once br l 7,itte ° at question into this issue—Whether the Water Con e o or Mr. M'Donald were to be believed ? He bed g °° o morning to the Water-office, and he had made sote ert the morandums, which he would state for them, an d th o r is fr ,„; question was, whether they would believe bir a P — , t M'Donald ? In the first place, then, Mr. Del l „ — , bee„" been up till five o'clock for two mornings, and . 11 ,; o t V,r l up for three others at that time; and when he Is 'rese'; Mr. Fazakerley has to take his place. None of tbetecee voirs have been anything like supplied during the hot weather. a Mr. BECKWITH.—From what cause ? ( 10 911 Mr. HOLME.—In consequence of the amount of rese 1., and the scarcity of water to give a supply. The topol voir at Kensington was constructed for the (Mr' 501 0 2„ e y of extinguishing fires, and at present he (fflr'A r e would be greatly afraid of the consequences if aJ . thel f j place. He was of opinion that they were not doillciag duty to the town if they allowed such a state of 11— (Continued on page 8.) CORRESPONDENCE. 7 ,021 TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL SV„ - h' 1 3131 ,, g , SlR,—The Manchester Guardian has, at..„,"";lectu r ,, 2 l homage to the doctrine I have enunciated igr„;es O n % That doctrine maintains that all indirect '„ - r er 4 . Doge ultimately fall on consumers and not on prot l % - e - - beco` e , ing the last week the Guardian raised its P ti 'l3eco ll Lo paper has risen. Why has paper risen ? „ c hew", although the duty on raw cotton has been remit,',' fge o i g the cotton refuse and sweepings from the row' o p, verted into paper, that paper is loaded with a 04 h eeil cotton ix inon sweepings per cent. on its value. American buyers have 7 f oct, se consequently ssfoo‘; fohiwa m ,uluaaat a tvtshsu t e e totr oeh r woa :gd a iaoloh l dri wmfne, added the t a dtott s hi oeem b lroo e ttynsat : shlx o xypi l sehot wo e sffeiar scarce teytihhisvaiuieemnsl tskiwbennel ht knowledge, T a winena n hlhsne d ei hddcgeccpveohainap sustainingusr s e g e eri q re docm,fehlai nttatt rioli:defnifico 101 ot loot f L o a r n l c e a rg sh e i g re oa fo o r ti t t h ie e s o la f s t t he s e modity—and the Guardian, enlightened by my on to t.,1 a ee n p d in h g a s ve ; hcoenieefl, feare d purchasers of his broad sheet. After having thus P. O tlia could 4 .be uu c common gratitude demands that he should cease,u' yolly j ing me as a hawker of the " veriest trasb.:6Al4. respectfully, JONATHAN DI-4' ALL SAINTS' SCHOOLS TO THE EDITOR. OF TILE LIVERPOOL gr iiiv to 1 5 have much pleasure in making knl t ii ee o f As t f r the following copy of a resolution of the comet T a os All Saints' Schools, passed at a meeting held 0 11 f tD e June 24th : o tban "9 It was resolved unanimously,—That the cordial it, l ; Committee be given to the Proprietors of fil e t bera I 'oo' by STANDARD, for the liberal assistance afforle... , .„01 motion of the interests of the All Saints' Scboo! s 'i„ 00 advocacy of the claims of this once neglected Pal i former occasions. Believe me to remain, Sir, • e Yours most faithful the CA nriOtte HENRY MARLEN, Chairman of TO THE EDITOR OF' —qP— TIIE LIVERPOOL 31 :1 1 3 j d;, 114 03 w 0 t i e ic r le in of a th c e o c nt h e u m rc p h or go a f ry E o n f o Y a e r : on ts' rs e, aoi s t e nus v B dt f e l or n e ß afn t:e m i n e rna n it en t en h irct w ais a nt r e r b i dsihtai thoseNn o e t i w l e bh eo for d we denied il ` ekd b , r r e ae s nr k idg i i n . ot es intolwywhomri : ret fr r a: soh n i ih:ho i ce ci l l oosit r o st w ho i le t e h layr D tioc r fl . e Mca: its fr o a Doubtless. But it o spe r a m k g s o t f he th m os h e c 1 intimates his private judgment of the Ine a i ti tl i t'' tain to follow from so whole by saying that "it speaks,among e' - d - i corP - e is m nd bon t . h g e plea of believing its w hi .. z _ 0, . i _ o, . God bath ti°l/1 Christ tot° sales 0 Cer ..y _iris ,_.,4, ar e hel walk religiously in good works." This is, as 'Oener e ,hst asserts, one of the sure characteristics of the r e ' se tt 0 se it 1 and surely no one will have the hardihood ha ter. 0, it is a characteristic of all the baptized by o f aloe scions inconsistency some people somewhat amusing to see with what coolness., ese t oo $ t e h x e e : l tr i r characteristic s that t w , D rit l b v i.st ; j,.. ,,t i0pi1l Can do t n reel° i if s things :-Ist, They gulp the seventeenth a iso eSt u ; whole, without any misgiving as to their own s ; 0 it l i j parading their attachment to the Prayer 13 r, I sin e r fdift 2ndly, They barge with dishonesty those 1 9 " to d, 3.00 truly as they do, the Prayer Book as it 15 ; sa y thn o sli they almost excommunicate all who honestly' to , Prayer Book, as a human composition, ca ll ~ re word be improved.seas o ns b y 0 1 The public will thank the Doctor for his a sef ol AisereP . , rf marks, and it will be difficult to show any - n d a tio7 o t ween his statements and " the broad fo?_ c o 0 or Scripture truth." He is not one of those vin'.,rivatekkelt thing that does not agree with their opinions_orwith ''' terpretation, and every thing that does agr' cls o ' whim Catholic truth.—l am, air , ece• , 001 0- O,T