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

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The alive to :0111M 013 tries, or . fr r e must in the ljuvant, reform be par •lonand ship the ;pressing ) a close, cir selec en made. popular ay of the quota of n Jacob- LliterarY his town, rowel ful Nov. 1, ]836. TOWN COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS. advocacy, The radical rump having, succeeded, by large pro fessions, in unseating their political antagonisis, and in taking Possession of their places, found themselves in fall authority at the Town -hall, but carrying sn ore sail than ballast. The y con. s equently l oo k e d aroun d them for a skilful leader, versed iu corporate affairs, and, the "temper" of Mr. Win. Earle being what horsedealers call queerish, the lot fell upon Mr. Currie, and he became the " first reform mayor of Liverpool." And we willingly avow that, with the discordant and hetero geneous materials composing the first council of reformers, he has got through well enough. Unpleasant must have been his re trospective glance when he was officially engaged in quelling the bitterness of personal strife, and biting must have been his M ortification when, mayor as he was, he humbly sat down at the dictum of Mr. Thomas Bolton! He knows, full well, that, as men of honour, aye, and of business too, the talkative spirits who have for the last ten months occupied the council-room are net to be compared with the men they have for a time dislodged; arid the shadows of the past have often flitted across his mind :he comp are d th e sa yings and doings of the ol d council, who were is every sense of the word gentlemen, with those of their successors, whose dignity has been scurrility and their inde- Itendenoe blackguardism. But Mr. Currie, possessing polished manners and gentlemanly feeling, has kept what order he (3111 - The coachman was skilful and sober, but the steeds were restive. Some were kickers and some bolters —some shied '—Others plimged—the road was newly Macadamised and full of ruts, and the outside passengers were im p atient and saucy. When we say, however, that the vehicle on the whole has been well driven, notwithstanding all the obstructions, we are saying as much as need be said, and we feel convinced that Mr. Currie will retire into private life a wiser and perhaps a better Man for his experience of democracy. We believe him to be placed in a false position; a secret friend of the monarchy, he is working hard with the republican; ea advocate for the independence of the peerage, he is harnessed w ith the steeds who are snorting for its destruction ; the friend o f the established church, he is yet colleagued with the unitarian and the papist—the factious dissenter and the infidel. It is an anomaly painful to reflect upon ; but the mayor is not singular in his position. On one occasion he did display himself as a man °I . honor. When Rathbone and his clique essayed an insult to the respectability of Liverpool, and sought to bli g ht its charac ter by introducing the bane and curse of Ireland to the chief magistrate of the town, the mayor refused to take the calumnia tor of British females by the hand, and O'Connell retired abashed from the Town-hall, only to be hissed and scouted from th e Exchange Room. In this respect Mr. Currie displayed the E nglishman; for men in an official capacity should never pros titute the dignity of their office by giving either hand or heart to Men who are covered with moral degradation. Mr. Currie is.no doubt sick of office, and whilst we willingly Pa y him the tribute of praise due to him, we hope his successor tn eY fill his responsible situation with equal dignity and credit. We wish it was in our power to say as much in praise of the c ouncil u a body. Mr. Walnisley has done his feeble best to throw a rag or two over their deformity—to hide their jobbing, and to blind the eyes of the unthinking to the shameless disre gard of their professions. That honourable councillor has had many throes before he was delivered of his famous speech. Much is said about their savings, but nothing about their r gaanderings. Can Mr. Walmsley point out an improved t horoughfare,—a widened street, —a public edifice, not project ed and partly, if not mostly paid for by the old Corporation. Their published accounts do indeed chew a police station or two, in which the lazy louts who perambulate the streets are sheltered from the sun and rain, and where itinerant lecturers on abstruse sciences can hold forth at the public expense. But What of these ? The old Corporation accounts were debited w ith £120,000, but the public had the benefit of that sum in the widening of Lord-street. During the very last year of their nf4 e nearly £50,000 was paid for widening Pool-lane, unclothes thoroughfares. In these respects we may ask, " What have the Council done ?" And as readily reply,—JUST NOTHING. It is quite easy for them to suspend public works and then beast of " saving." The Councillor in the conclusion of his speech asks vaunt ingly " who now ventures despite his secret wishes to advocate th e system of self-election,—the family compact,—the strict Plan of perpetual exclusion." We answer unhesitatingly,— THE REFORMED COUNCIL! Did they not advocate the system of self-election, when they promptly elected every one of those Wen Aldermen, who had been rejected by a majority of the People as Councillors? Did not the secret conclaves at the 'lnge' smell of self-election or something very like it, when measures and men too, were decided on, there in Cimmerian darkness, and the reformed Council gulped their pills without One contortion? Will they deny that Mr. James Brancker's "denunciations" have had no effect on them ? And then "the family compact" forsooth. As if there were no ties of friend ship or of interest equally strong with those of consanguinity. What were the appointments of Ratcliffe and Crooke, of Wy hergh arida Roscoe, but appointments of political and personal Predilection . What meant the nomination of young Holt to a public place.—was there no family compact between Bolton and Holt? Vaught. With Liberals, interest is religion, and assertion synonymous withfalschood. "Perpetual exclusion" too! Why is it not notorious that the earliest thought at break of morn and the last before sinking to repose, is, how they may best exclude " THE Toeins," and, consequently, every thing honourable or respectable. If the 'radical prints are to be believed, the exclusion of every man who advocates Conservative principles is to be "perpetual." Por this they strain every muscle—for this they labour and live -for this they lie without ceasing, and for this they threaten and bluster. Not a subaltern in their employ who drives a quill —sweeps a. market, or scavenges a street, dare now avow his politiCal opinions. The Albion, of yesterday only, contains a 'terrible explanation, that certain market-lookers in the em- Ploy of the Corporation, who, it appears, had been charged with the heinous crime of having been at the Tradesmen's Dinner a t 'the Amphitheatre, had not been there. Poor wretches! they are now serving hard task-masters, that they are not to dine where they please, lest at last they should have no dinner at all. Yes! it has come to this, that there is to be "perpetual ex clusion," and if Mr. Walmsley did not know it, he was a dolt for writing that which he did not comprehend. But the vanity of some men leads them into strange vagaries. To "keep out the Tories," then, no man who wears the livery of the Corporation or eats their bread, is any longer to have a will of his own. "0 liberty ! " said the victimized Freuchwoman, " what crimes are committed in thy name." Yes ! the Caffre enjoys more liberty than the slaves of the li beral corporation, when, after the toils of a long day, under a vertical sun, he can stretch his limbs under his own shingle, or wank where he pleases. Liberty of thought—liberty of speech -- liberty of movement—is denied to every man, from the Town clerk downs to the policeman, who receives his pay front the Treasurer's-office. It is degrading to British spirit, and must not he submitted to any longer. We hope that the election of this day will scatter to the winds the presumption of those who would thus chain down the human mind—who have filled our schools with papists, and thus propagate error at the public ex- Pense- - -:-who have fostered more jobs during their short reign than their predecessors did in a life-time, and who have disap- Pointed the hopes of hundreds who were deceived by the spe eidosness of liberalism. We have thrown together these few remarks in reference to the corporation generally. The speech of Mr. Samuel Hope will raquire a longer com taent than we can now devote to it. It shall, however, have our attention on Friday next—merely premising ad interim, that if this non-descript gentleman in his allusions to the remarks of the STarsoa sue, respecting the sale of land in John-street, mea sures our opinions by his own, he labours under a mistake; and we shall probably undeceive him by unmasking our batteries, as we are in the habit sometimes of unmasking hypocrites and Would-be patriots. MUNICIPAL ELECTION. This day, the Ist instant, the election of seventeen Councillors will take place, sixteen to supply the vacancies occasioned by Itternbers who go out by rotation, ;intl one to supply the vacancy caused by the dents► of Mr. Sharples. All the wards will be fiercely contested. We subjoin a list of the retiriur, :members wad - of the names of the candidates on both sides : a 'WAIT/I. GOING OUT. E Vrtn& Kirdl 'C. Horsfall+.... 2 Scotland-road Richard Shiel... 3 V auxhall.rond J. D. Thornely+ 4 St. Paul's.... 'John Barton.... Exchange .... James Mellor... ° Castle -street. Thos. 801t0n.... 7 St. Peter's.... Richard Bright.. 8 Pitt -street.... W. R. Preston.. 9 Gt George's.. :fames Aikin+.., 10 Rodney-ste Thoma H01t... Abercrom re by. t T. Brnseltlebank 12 Lime -street.. R. Roskell+.... 13 St. Ames_ Richd. Alison+. 4 .4 West Derby.. •Jos. Sandars+.. 15 S. Toxteth. ~:-/amnerhjftropnlleasint.. 18 North Toxteth Chas. Tayleur+. The members going out mark, + Members who re 1111FORlitTtS. George Quayle Richard Slue'. James Muspratt. James Stitt.. James Mellor.. Thos. Bolton Richard Bright.. W. R. Preston Henry Ripley. Thomas Holt T. Brocklebank. Vincent Higgins. Joseph Mason. R. W. Wood Francis Jordan 0:1 Saturday the Canned again met for the purpose of finally passing the B) e-laws. The Council was called for eleven o'clock, but it was half-past before business commenced, a sof ficent number of members not being assembled. The Town-cum( said he would proceed with some business which it was intended should be taken last, until the council should be assembled. The TOWN-CLERK then read the presentment of the Grand Jury of the late Michaelmas Sessions, that two unfinished houses in St. James's-street were in a dangerous condition to the public. The mode to pursue would be to make such a reso lutioe as had before been come to in similar cases. The Depury Towe-cseue. then read a former resolution which had been come to, that a sufficient guard be erected round and, if necessary, the buildings be ordered to be taken down. The Meru's, "Ifit is ordered to be taken down t he council have power to make the owner ply all t he ex p enses. A similar resolution to the above was then agreed to. The TOWN-cises, the Grand Jury further made a present ment on the efficiency of this Now Police, and on the clearness with which they had uniformly given their evidence. (Hear.) A sufficient number of the council at length being assembled The TOWN-CLERK said the bye-laws now to he submitted and passed were those which related to the whole of the Borough. The Tow rs-ceises then read the preamble, and proceeded to read the by o-laws : That if any owner or occupier of any shed, &c. the sides or ends of which are made of wood, should light any fire near the same. Fines ss. 10s. and 40s. Approved finally. That if any person shall hoist any cask, &e. into any ware house without proper ropes. Fines 10s. 20s. and £5. Agreed to. Any person hoisting out of a cellar any cask, &c. the same fines. Agreed to. Any person throwing any offensive matter into any street, &c. Fines ss. 10s. and 495. Provided, this bye-law not to extend to the removing of any manure from any stable, &c. Mr. Councillor WaLAISLEY, as one of the council, would pro test against the laws being passed that day, as it would be legis lating with fearful rapidity. and many members were n o t full y acquainted with them. Ile should, therefore, move that the bye-laws should be printed and each member furnished with copies before they be passed. Mr. Councillor E. SMITH begged to second that, if it would be no hinderance to the public business. Mr. Alderman BaowN said, these bye-laws had been several weeks before the public, and he thought they had had considera tion enough. He thought they could not go before the public at the election without having passed any bye-laws. The altera tions made were merely verbal ones. Mr. Councillor EARLS concurred with Mr. Brown. Mr: Councillor HATIIBONE would protest against the use of the expression "indecent haste " by his frend. Mr. Councillor WALSISLEY said he never .made use of any such expression. The M ems said the words were "fearful rapidity," and with which sentiment he entirely disagreed. Mr. Councillor RATBBONE hoped Mr. Walmsley would with • draw his motion, no one more readily ecceeded praise to the unwearied services of Mr. Walmsley than he did, but he thought he had not seen the exertions of others in these bye-laws. Mr. Councillor LAWRENCE HEYWORTH enquired if the coun cil at any future time could not remodel the bye-laws. The Towe-cexess replied, most certainly, on a short notice. Mr. Councillor SoIEL was sorry in agreeing with Mr. Walms ley that he should differ from many of the council. He was much surprised to hear one of the gentlemen of the committee say that nothing but verbal alterations were made in those laws. The laws before them had been very materially altered in words. The very law just read had been greatly altered. The substance of it before was to make every house in Liverpool subject to it. He thought the alterations had been so numerous that it was nothing more than common prudence and discretion to have them placed in the hands of the council in their present shape, in order that they might see that they were in accordance with their wishes, as sometimes a single word would materially alter the sense. He cordially agreed with Mr. Walmsley. Mr. Alderman BROWN said the laws themselves had un dergone revision after revision, and it. had been generally en derstood that this meeting . was for their legal passing. No alteration bad been made in them, but slight inaccuracies had been corrected. Mr. Councillor Hors enquired if Mr. Walmsley persevered in his motion ? Mr. Councillor WaLMSLEY.—" I do." Mr. Councillor HOPE said that while it would bo readily ad mitted that no individual had given more of his time to the public good than Mr. Walmsley, yet he must bear in mind that he had not given the value of his services to the passing of the bye laws, while many of the members of the council had given day after day to them. It was important that these laws should be finally passed during, the present week, in order that they might not assign to others that with which they were unac quainted. He hoped Mr. Walmsley would withdraw his motion. Mr. Alderman Evers said he had been greatly astonished at what Mr Walmsley had said, because be should have ex pected that they should have been charged with unnecessary delay. These bye laws had been undergoing discussion for weeks, and they had had the advantage of all the usual modes of going before the public. There was no man in the council could have a higher value of their services than Mr. Walmsley, but he (Mr. Evans) had no idea that these services had been given in all departments of the government of the town; he thought Mr. Walmsley had no right to make those observations on others. Not only had Mr. Walmsley not been on the com mittee of the bye laws, but he had not attended at the council during their discussion to give the benefit of his suggestions. Ile had had invitations sent to him but had not attended. It was quite,possible for those who had not gone long journeys to undervalue the labours of those who had. He wanted to know what was discussion if they had not discussion enough on these bye laws? He did not know what was public if they had not been made public. if the discussion they had had already had not been able to produce the desired end; no further discussion could produce the desired end. The Marcie wished to take the opportunity' to say a few words, in order to justify himself for having allowed to go with out notice the charge that the proceedings of the bye laws had been passed with improper haste. He did not know what might be the feelings of some gentlemen who had not attended the council regularly, but he believed the feeling was, generally, that tho' there was no more necessary duty there had been' no duty which had been more irksome; irksome in consequence of the extreme length of time and the multifarious meetings re quired. He must say that there never was a more hasty charge made—he would say inadvertent one than had been made by the councillor for Castle-street. He thought, to avoid person alities, it would be better to address the members of the council for,the future by the wards which they represented. He thought Mr. Walinsley might justify himself to his constituents for having allowed other members to give greater attention to the bye laws than he had, he having occupied his time quite suffi ciently in other respects to justify !inn to his constituents. One of the reasons why it was desirable to pass the present bye law was, that after the present week seventeen new members might come into the council who would naturally say, " we must have time to consider these laws before we can pass them." They had always this remedy if necessary, on a short notice, the new council might always assemble for the purpose of remodelling and repealing those laws. He did not say that the new council were unfit for the duty. Unless there were some better reasons advanced than had been, he could not assent to the idea that these proceedings had been brought forward with improper haste. Mr. Councillor BLACKBURN concurred with the Mayor. He thought Mr. Sheil totally in error in supposing that any vital alterations had been made, by the committee, in those laws. The TOWN-CLERK said he was not aware that any new matter had been introduced into the bye laws. Mr. Councillor CoGLAN said if those laws had been new, and brought forward for the first time, the observations of Mr. Walmsley and Mr. Shiel would have been very proper ; but many of the laws had been long in operation. Mr. Councillor MORECROFT gave credit to Mr. Walmsley for good intentions in the matter, and duly estimated his labours iu the department he had undertaken, but he thought Mr. Walms ley did not duly estimate the labours of others. '1 he office of committeeman on the bye laws had been very laborious. He could speak also to the indefatigable conduct of the Town-clerk in this matter, he had been up many times nearly half the night, and the night before for instance be had been up with him till between one and two o'clock. (Hear, hear, hear.) Mr. Councillor WALNISLEY said, that as he perceived that the majority of the council were against him he should, though his conviction was still the same, withdraw his motion. (Hear.) He never wished to.bring anything before the council which should be considered as setting his own feelings against others. His opinion was still strongly in favour of the bye laws being made more public. If seventeen new members were to come into the council (which he did not apprehend) they "could use their senses" in reading these laws, and if they were right they could accede to them. He felt satisfied that great good would this question more at large. result from considering The bye law which had last been read was then again read by the Town-clerk and approved. After which the general bye laws, the whole of which have appeared in the various council meeting reports in our columns, were again read over and passed, sonic with slight alterations in them. On the live law being read. " that if any blacksmith using a forge, having a door or windoer, or other opening fronting the street, should not close such, opening every evening half an hour after sunset so as effectually to prevent'the light shining through the windows, Sze., he shall be subjected to penalties, - A letter was here put in, signed by Messrs.. Andrews and Prouse, stating . that their foreman said that if they were obliged to shut their windows in winter at foisr o'clock,7as they worked till seven, they would be smothered. Mr. Alderman BROWN said they might Make — any opening they liked, so as they prevented the light shining into the street. Approved. Ihe penalties for writing obscenities on the walls were re= duced to 2s. 6d., 10s., and 405.; from 10ss for the first offence, as it was urged it might frequently fall on boys. A new bye-law was passed making it penal to throw slates, bricks, mortar, &c., from the roofs of houses into the street. Penaltiestss., 10s., and 20s. Some discussion occurred on the bye-law relating to carrying the carcasses of cattle and butcher's meat without a cover through the street. Mr. Alderman EVANS thought legs of mutton ought to be excepted; there was nothing indecent in seeing them carried, and they could not legislate for every trifling offence. , Mr. Councillor EARLE thought it was a nasty dirty habit to carry meat through the streets without a cover, anti that these who could afford to buy a leg of mutton could afford to put it in a basket or cover it with a cloth. Mr. Alderman Bitower thought they could not do better thin allow the law to remain as it was. A - bloody sheep's neck or heart for instance was a very nasty sight in the street. Mr. Councillor RaTunosie thought an exception might be made in the law, and that it should .only applyjo quarters of beasts or large pieces. Fort hough ",hleeding hearts" might sometimes affect some ladies, he did 'njethink legs of mutton, &c. would. (A laugh.) A:bye-law, made for the purpose of preventing the chickory manufactories, was read, " that if any person shall cause any noxious vapour, &c., so as to be offensive to persons passing along the street." Penalt ies. 205., 405., and £5. Agreed to. o ver the whole of the general time for the bye-laws to come bye-laws,waaoeid-ctrhAeyeem,uasfttenrorweafidxinag into operation, sufficiently distant to allow of their being before the Secretar of State forty days before comin g into oeration. It was then y agreed that ihe bye-laws should conic in to opera tion on the let of January. It was proposed to adjourn the council till Monday at ten o'clock for the purpose of passing the rest of the bye-laws relat ing to the old borough; wh ich was agreed to. Mr. Alderman BaowN would, before they separated, present the report of the Dock Committee. The TOWN-CLERK then read the report, which, after stating R the labours of the committee on the dock question when it was before parliament, stated that on the Ist of November next the present Dock Trustees would cease to be so, and the new coun cil would become the trustees, having . the power to elect thirteen members out of their body as 'a majority of the committee of management, and the cnuneil would have power to revise the proceedings of the committee. The council then adjourned at half-past two o'clock. PORTERS. The bye-laws relating to porters were then road over egai❑ and passed. Mr. T. SMITH said that the bye-law which authorized a porter to charge 6d. for any distance under a thousand yards made it lawful for him to charge that sum for running up the quay steps with a trunk, and placing it on a coach. He thought that ton much. An alteration was then made, that porters, if employed under a quarter of an hour, should not charge more than 3d. SMOKING 111 WAREHOUSES. The bye-laws relating to this were read. Mr. Alderman RoniNsoN wanted to know what harm there was in a man smoakiug his cigar before his own counting-house fire. Mr. Freme thought there ought to be no smoking in counting-houses. On a division there appeared four smokers. (Laughter.) Mr. E. Smith thought there was a loophole, for such was the infatuation of smokers that they would smoke any thing as well as tobacco, and' anniseeds were most delicious smocking. They might also smoke coltsfoot and tea, &c. The laws were then passed. STEAM-BOATS. The bye-laws relating to• steam -boats wore then read ; and passed. MARKET COMMITTEE. The bye-laws having been got through, the regular business of the council was resumed. The proceedings of this committee were then read and confirmed. OBSERVATORY COMMITTEE. The committee appointed to inquire this subject had made every inquiry, and were unanimously of opinio❑ that an obser vatory. would be of great advantage to the port. They h a d made inquiries, and found that the costs of the building, with suitable apparatus, would be about £l2OO, and the annual ex pense from £250 to £3OO. The resolution of the committee was then ordered to be en tered on the books. YESTERDAY. The council met again by adjournment at ten o'clock yes- terilay. • . Before the proceedings commenced, Mr. Hope drew attett• THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. lion to a remark of the Mayor on Sabi/Any, that the members Committee on this subject, those parts of the new borough of the oouncil should address one another by the names of the which are not lighted, cmild nut he included in the rate. ~, wards i hey represented ; there appeared to him to be a dilli- Mr. Councillor JOHN Hoest . es, the Chaim/1 1 ; 1 m ,if that W .u. , t, ( 1 , cuity in this, as there were three councillors for each ward. He Committee, said, it was only intended to ca oil p. b t f did net know how to 'nest the difficulty, and was afraid it would the borough which was lighted to contribute to the rate ; u , be found rather inconvenient. there were 36 miles of pipes to lay, and it Was unpossible to get The MA yoR said it might refer to the last speaker; three them all laid before winter. councillors fur a ward would hardly speak at the same time. It MARKET COMMITTEE. would be in the discretiou of gentlemen. He only mentioned The MAyeR said, the next point raised was, on a recommen it as a means of avoiding p ersonali ty -. dation of the Market Com mittee, that marble should be sub- The DF.PuTy TOWN-CLERK then proceeded to read over thp stituted for slates in the Fish Market. Mr. Councillor Diexceit, as a mem ber of the Committee and minutes of the proceedings of th e vario us committees since the last monthly council. . . -of the Council, , must dissent front the recommendation, because riNaticE COMMITTEE. he thought it was a very unnecessary expellee to lay out £.lOO The proceedings of the finance committee were read and or £5OO extra fur marble. confirmed. 1 Mr. Councillor Jo eDAN said, it would be a disgrace to them, LEASES. for the sake of this paltry expellee, not to have marble slabs in A number of applications fur leases were read, and agreed to. the Fish Market, as they had in all the principal markets in WATCH COMMITTEE. Europe. The proceedings of this committ ee were also confirmed. 1 Mr. Councillor HENRY LAWRENCE inquired what was the IMPROVEMENT comMITTE.E. item of expence of the slates. The aleyoe said before reading the rep ort of this committee Mr. Councillor HENRY HOLMES replied that the slates would he would state that it was intended to apply for an act of come Pa rr. Alderman Roettesole moved that marble be used, which to £lOO or £5OO, and marble would come to £ BOO. M liament for effecting certain improvements in the town. He . w ould wish gentlemen of the coun cil, if the y should observe was seconded by the omission of any place which wanted improvement, not to Mr. Councillor ReztinoNn, who was decidedly of opinion suppose that it had escaped the attention of the improvement that they should have much better fish with marble. committee, but the committee thought they had brought fur- j After some discussion, the council divided, when there ap pect only two against the use of marble. , ward as much as was necessary. If g entlemen had any sug- a r e gestions to make he would beg them to reserve t hem, and make them to the committee, as to make them publicly might raise The resolution, that marble be used, was therefore carried, and the proceedings of the market committee were co n fir med. the value of property in the immediate neighbourhood of the intended improvements to the injury of the - funds of the corpo- SALE OF CORPORATE PROPERTY. ration. The Meyoa now called upon Mr. Hope , who had g iven Mr. Councillor RATHBONE here rose and said on a former notice of a motion as to the mode of disposing of corporate occasion when he had asked for the confidence of the council i property. for a committee it had been declined, and it was thought there I M r . Councillor 'lora said, the resolution he held in his had been a certain degree of temper in his remarks. It was on hand was in substance the same us the motion of which he had principle he had urged this then, and he urged it so now- given notice. It would be in the recollection of the council, aVheneeer a committee required the confidence of the council that that notice had originated in Some doubts which had been they were, he thought, bound to give it. A committee would entertained by some members in the coon -it, and by many per often be placed in a very difficult situation if that confidence sons out of doors, in reference to the correctness or incorrect was net g ranted. He would beg to suggest that the council ness of the proceedings of the improvement committee with re should at all times grant such confidence when it was required. Bard to a particular sale—that sale being the sale of the Globe If a committee ever abused that confidence they had a remedy Chambers; Itiven was neethdful re mar to refer to that. Notwithstanding in their own hands—not again to elect them. the publicity gto e ks which were male The MAYOR said it was desirable that the principle should be justification of the proceedings of the committee, o n e w of he the adopted, but Mr. Rat hhone ' s remarks were not at all applicable editors of the public press, e Standard paper in this in this case. It was not that the committee wished to keep in- thought it right to name . the paper—had commented on those formation from the council, but that individuals of the council proceedings in terms of bitter sarcasm and irony; and if it were s hould keep information back and submit it to the committee. not that the motive was perceptible to every observant mind to The committee proceedings were then read. A letter from by in reference to the coming re-election, he would say, that he Mr. Felton, recommending the erection of exhibition rooms for might in truth say it did betoken a very malignant spirit on the the encouragement of the fine arts, was read. The committee part of the writer of the article. Ile would only take the liberty in the present state of the council funds could not act on Mr. of saying, that there never were any public proceedings that Felton's suggestion ; but if ever there should be a surplus fund were more free from taint of any nature--of any interested mu it should be inquired into. The committee had inquired into ti t re, either direct or indirect, on the part of the members of the the particnlars of the dead-house, and it was resolved that some committee—than were the proceedings in question. And that improvement in it was requisite, and that the clerk of the cons- he was prepared to substantiate, and could demonstrate if requi mittee be requested to confer with the parish on the subject. site ; and any "single individual member" of the council, who The proceedings of this committee were theu confirmed. might leave the room with the smallest doubt on his mind about BYE-LAWS. the correctness of the proceedings of that committee, he would The consideration of the bye-laws were then resumed. again repeat that he would be ready, on any occasion, to shew to The Towe-c emu( said they were now proceeding to the bye- him that there could not have been thatabuse, or any reason to do laws to be passed for the old borough. The first division of bye- anything that was inconsistent with honour and rectitude. The laws under the local act related to hackney-coaches. He proposition he had to bring forward was, however, of great suggested that the several bye-laws relating to hackn e y -coaches moment, if that circumstance had not called for it—it was of the in the general act, should be passed and made to apply to the greatest moment, in a council constituted like theirs, that they local act as regarded the old borough. should be governed by right principles in the disposal of pro- A resolution to the following effect was then passed--" that perty, and that all proceedings in such cases should be such as the several bye-laws passed at the last council, relating to other not to give room for cavilling or 'causing any remarks. They carriages in general, should specially apply to coaches plying ought also to be able to satisfy the public us well as themselves. for hire and be embodied in the bye-laws relating to coaches. He felt satisfied that such would be the result of the motion he Mr. Councillor HENRY LAWRENCE said this would be aptiti- - was about to submit to them :—" That a committee be now ap cable, with the exception of that part which inflicted a penalty pointed to report on the best mode of promoting publicity in the for carriages standing in the streets, which would require reed- sale of property belonging to the corporate estate." They fying; it would require a clause " with the exception of car- would agree with hint that it was a subject which required deep ridges plying for hire." consideration:' The Tows-cLEEK said this should be seen to, ' Mr. Councillor HENRY LAWRENCE.—" Before Mr. Hope The TOWN-CLERK then read over t he b e e-laws relatin g to brings forward his motion, would it not be hotter to bring it hackney coaches, seriatim, which were' passed. We have in before the next council ? Because, by a standing order of the our reports of the first reading of these bye-laws given them in council, all our committees expire on the 9111 of November." full, together with the debates upon them. He did not oppose the motion, but, as all committees would so On reading over the bye-law for appointing an inspector of shortly expire, he thought it would be a mere loss of time now hackney coaches, in which John Martindale is appointed by to appoint a committee. name, Mr. Henry Lawrence thought it would be better to omit Mr. Councillor RATHBONE moved that the question be ad thejourned till the next council. He was sure it must be obvious name; for in any future n omination it mi g et create dif ficulty, and render it necessary to insert the name of any future that one third of tbe council 'were going out, and they could inspector in abye-law, with all the consequent delay. '1 he bye not say how many would he re-elected. He thought it would law was then altered to "a fit and p r op er p erson shall be ap- be rather disrespectful to the in-Coining council to appoint a pointed," and not " John Martindale," &c. committee now. Mr. Councillor HOPE begged to call attention to the bye-law Mr. Councillor MORECROFT begged leave to second the relating to the c j l eck-string; the penalty for not having which motion. " when required" was fixed at a Is. He thought the penalties Mr, Councillor Horn said, as he was appealed to individu ought to be doubled; that they were much too low, and oually by Mr. Lawrence, he would merely say that he would to be increased to 2 s. 6 d. , 55., and 10s. l eave himself in the hands of the conncil; hut, in so doing so, Mr. Councillor JORDAN thought the present penalty quite he would repeat that ho was anxious the committee should lie sufficient. ' appointed on the present occasion; because, when questions The TOWN-CLERK said, as the bye-law was now worded, the had been postponed, they had never afterwards conic before fine would be for almsitive refusal of the driver, when requested, them. to fasten a check string to his arm. The subject was then postponed till next council. Tha increased penalti es were then a g reed to. • . THEMAYOR'S ADDRESS. CARTS. . The TowN-eartex said they were now proceeding to the bye- The MAYOR here rose, and said—" This is the last time I laws relating to carts. The provisions of the general act relat- shall have the honour of addressing the present council. I take big to carriages would be equally applicable to carts as they this opportunity of addressing you, because you are aware we were to hackney coaches, with the same exception of the quell- are going to lose five or six of our members. As this is the last fication relating to stands. time I shall have the opportunity of addressing them, I wish to The same resolution relating to carts which had been passed say a few words. In doing so, 1 feel more embarrassed than I relating to coaches w a s t hen a g reed t o. have felt since I have taken the chair. (Applause.) On being St. John's Market was introduced as a stand for carts, and appointed to are arduous and novel task to me, I was quite the streets in the neighbourhood of the markets were made stands aware of the responsibility which I took upon myself, or rather 'or country market carts. which you conferred upon me. I do assure you I appreciate the attentions which, I cau truly say, I have invariably met with. I felt from previous experience, and I ant sure you are all aware of it, that the proceedings of a numerous body like 'his should be conducted with order and regularity; and I - et, front time to time, therefoie have taken the liberty to suggest, certain regulations which have received your favour, and on which we have acted to the present day; because, in so doing, I was convinced that the business of the council would be con ducted better, and that its results would he more satisfactory out of doors. I felt anxious that this large body should have the character of mature and cautious deliberation in its pro ceedings. If I have appeared, at any time, to bear hard upon any individual member of• this council, in enforcing rules of order, I trust. he will forgive me, and think that I did it for the best. Whenever l have had occasion to speak, it has been wholly from a strict desire to preserve that order which is for the advantage of us all. .1 feel assured, at the same time, that in enforcing order 1 have been ably supported. Gentlemen, the honour you have conferred upon me is one I shall never forget. The constant feeling which has animated me during the year has been, to discharge my duty with credit to myself, and with credit to you. (The Mayor sat down amidst loud cheering and applause which lasted some time.) Mr. Councillor JOHN• HoLmus said, he should beg to move the cordial thanks of the Council to the present Mayor, as many members of the Council might not be present at the next meet- mg. Several members simultaneously seconded the motion. Mr. Councillor AIRIN said he intended to have seconded the motion, us he could, perhaps, speak with less bias than many members - of the Council, as he was one of the retiring members. lie must hear his tribute to the manner in which the Mayor had conducted himself, which had been a great advantage to the community. He would say that he had set an example worthy of being followed by every successor. (Loud cheers.) ST. THOMAS'S CHURCH. Mr. Councillor RA THRONE could not give a silent vote on The MAYOR then drew attention to a remark which had been the occasion. Ile did hope that this vote would not be coml. made, during the teading of the Finance Committee proceed_ dered a precedent for mere formal votes for the future. It was ings, w ith reg ard to St. Thomas's Church, that the corporation a vote for the first reform mayor of the corperation, and the first aught t o co ntribute their quota towards the expense of the choir reform mayor had had very great difficulties to co ntend w ith as owners of seats. He believed Mr. Bolton had something t o and therefore he was entitled to a special acknowledgment from say upon the subject. them. Mr. Councillor 13oreroa here rose, and said that his object in Mr. Councillor Jonoeist said, having had the honour of pro rising was, to move that a part of the report of the Finan ce osing the mayor, as mayor, lie claimed a little merit to him- C om mittee be postponed, which related to St. Thomas's Church. self for having made that selection—(laughter)—and the counc il Ile was perfectly ready to go into the subject then, and to discuss approving of it. (Cheers.) Ho took the opportunity to tell it; but a s it might occupy a considerable portion of their time, them the pride end gratification he had in being an h um bl e and they had other matters of importance to attend to, he would member of that reform council, who had done so much for the wish the council to postpone it. town of Liverpool; and he hoped that such members would be Mr. Alderman ROBINSON seconded the postponement, reelected as had served as honestly and faithfully as he had in Mr. Alderman le - Eite-mu said that the subject was brought that room. ' (Loud laughter.) before the Finance Committee, 'and, after full discussion , it was MCeuncillor E. SMITH said, on behalf of the reporters who, thought only reasonable and just that the corporatian, in their in that room, &Mid not speak for themselves, he begged to offer capacity of owners of pews in this church, which they had pure their thanks to the rneyor fel. his uniform conduct towards them. chased, ought to contribute their portion to the expenses of the He understood that they had handed to him a tribute of respect, choir, per rata, according to the rental of their pews. Mr. and he was only sorry that hi s .own reporter was absent on other Bolton took a different view, and it would be for the council to . busine Coat d cill e ould no oeg t surote,apparentl bscribe to it.* • forthe purpose of pub determine whether the question s hould be postponed or discussed. Mr. cr'lly Mr. Councillor EARLS wished to know the great object of iiely bringing forward the document alluded to. postponement. It was a question which might easily be decided. The MAYOR said the tribUte of ' respect froni . the reporters, to Uhl wish th at eomething more Mr. Alderman BRowN apprehended that it was because there which Mr. Smith had alluded; was entirely a matter between was business of a more pressing nature before them. If not, he those' entlemen aud himself, and which'he had acknowledged. should say, go to the discussion at once. . Mee-or then bowed to the council and retired; and Mr. Tho Mayor, said they had no more business before them than Ai‘lidi.e.romoaunnßrrowri,i‘tioKoikN tshaeidchlieaisrh.o they could get through. Mr. Councillor HENRY LAWRENCE would move that the substantial Should be, presented to the Mayer than the vote of subject be proceeded with. They should have much business Ahanks,proposed. He had been thinkifig what it ought to be. at their next meeting. .. , . The tie() paintings. which he saw in that room reminded him On Itile the motiond division s iwasot tsecondedappeared, by several m r ' be better to do this by individual subscription, and he should be that the likeness of the first reform mayor ought to be taken, pernrolc) ding, and ?S fur, and that the mayor be requested to sit for it. Perhaps it would postponement. ST. LUKE'S CHURCH. '. ' . ' .glad to subscribe his mite. The MAYOR drew attention to anotheeeobeervation,Whiscie?lead , ~ A number of the members said they should be very glad, as been made With regard to the sale of the advewson-of Si. in to subscribe tewarde neverec Luke's Church. Mr e councillor AMIN SMit he meant for one moment e e r e s at n ~n e.e - _, - Mr. Alderman FREMR.moved That that peeeteofe thaj!)ll,an.ce that oneleenny.shoulel.coine hem. the council. Committee report be read. Mr. A.iderinan,Buoieei. hoped that the pubscription would not , The DePUTY TOWN CLERK then read the part of thrtepOrt ;be confined entirely to the council., alluded to,, which was, that the committee. be authorised to re 7, . , Mr.. Couneillor.Moiteciseer thought the subecriptieri , ought Ch ic the highest bidding for the . advoweon of St. Luke's to be confined sort et a foams cOxinbil.' .. .., ~ ... urch, to avoid the expense of adeertising. •Mr. Councilloe E. SMITH hoped it would not be necessary Mr. Alderman FREME said that many of the Finance Com-- to go to London for an artist. There were many of greatabilitv mittee were puite in the dark on the subject, and be would re- in the town. • commend, as an amendment ; that the advowson should be sold The TowN-cr.v.ex then read' the resolution . ref thanks to the if within £2OO or 1.3(.10 of the valuation, and not leave the sub- Mayo Mr. r, which he had drawn up. ' ject indefinite.Councillor HENRY LAWRENCE begged to move twat the The MA YOR said the committee m erel y recommended that word "impartiality" be embodied in it. the highest offer - should be accepted, as not any of the offers had The following resolution was then read by the Town-clerk come up to the reserved bid. and unanimously adopted:— The einance Committee proceedings were then confirmed, " That the most cordial thanks this of eouncil be presented with the exception of the part relating to St. Thomas's Church. to William Wallace Currie, .E first sq , . mayor . of . Liverpool . DOCK COMMITTRE. under the municipal reform act, for , the zeal, impartiality, Mr. Alderman Beowe called attention to the Dock Com- talents, and urbanity withwhich he hpresidedtheir de' has over . - mittee report, which had been presented on Saturday, to save liberations, and has, throughout his mayoralty, maintained the time. dignity of councilandadvanced the best •of Mr. Councillor AIKIN, as chairman of the committee, said be • the interests the borongh committed to his representation." might offer some remarks on the lateness of bringing in the re- . port, hut he believed it was matter of notoriety that the reason Apparently, eyerrgentleman' of the council then subscribed why the committee had not made the report sooner was be- their names to a subscription list for the painting. cause, as soon as they came from the very unprecedented strug- The followin gentlemen ware then elected as a committee Ale in London, they found that applications were going on for carrying thei intentions of the council with regard to the from the old trustees of the dock to the t rea sury, an d they had Painting :—Messrs. Jerdan, John Holmes, Barclay, Aikin, and delayed bringing forward the report, as they did not know what 'Faeleur, ' Mr the result might be. He now brought forward the rep ort pro -. Aikin and Mr. Jordan were then deput ed to re q uest forma. One reason of his rising was to acknowledge th e value- the attendance of the: Mayor. ble services of gentlemen who were not on their committee. On e-entering the room, the Mayor was received by the They had received most valuable aid from Mr. Barclay, Mr. council rising' Boob), Mr. Maxwell (we understood,) Mr. Rathbone, and Mr. - .Mr. BROWN then said he was the organ of communicating to . d. Harvey. In alluding to the charge which had been brought him a resolntien to which the council had unanimously agree against the members of that council, for inconsistency on the ,The TOWN-cep:ex then read over the above resolution. mark dock question, it had been brought against them because The MAYOR then said heJ)eggeil to thank them for t r his h he bad merly they were supporters of the claim made by the rate- of their approbation, and to assure - them that, thou, r forget payers to have a share in the management of the docks. The ceased to preside over - their counsels, he should n that all he charge of inconsistency so brought was not brought with fair- this tribute of their respect. He would also add he had been ness; because, at the time they were so claiming a share in the could have done would have been nothing u nlet% n . management for the rate-payers, it was on the principle that it so kindly and uniformly supported' in his regutlaer s b Mayor, said, was better to have the rate-payers as a constituency than no Mr. Alderman BROWN then, addiessing a council, vet in constituency at all. But now, when the system of.electing the though they could not act. in their capacity requestastbat he would do council was with the householders of the town, they were rather their individual capacity they had to .he artist to be deter too consistent with the principle ofrepresentationto attempt them the honour to sit for his portrait — t his absence. to confine it to the ' interested few. (Cries of "Hear.) mined upon by a committee appointed diiring Mr. A [KIN said as one of the committee, they would consult LIGHTING. e would wish this object The MAYOR called attention to a remark of Mr. Groenn the desire of the 'Mayor as to th e time h Hoer, on the subject of the lightine rate for West Derby. to be carried into effect. greatly affected, said he should Mr. Councillor Cineeoe ' , lour slid, the question he hid ask: The MAYOR, who appeare d ed was, whether these pa r t of the t *1 - vbich had not the certainly not refuse his concept to an application made in so )01'014, I 1 advantage of lighting - shon s ld': be' subject to the same rate a s flattering and gra tifying a m anner to him—and so far beyond be c onsidered that he should be con those which had the advantage. ln many parts of West Derby, • • his deserts. In doing so • record of the era which h for instance, many of the inhabitants had no edeantage what- tributing t o b an e d ow n a had called ;6 1 this ever from lighting, and i f would beta hardship upon them td them into existence. He attr—ute( honour merely to the make them contribute the full rate without this advantage. accidental circumstance of his having presided over the first The Toters , CeEek said, utitter the reselutfen of the Watch reform council. ICONSURVATIVIIS, Hepworth. R. Houghton. Wm. Shand John Barton Thomas Sands. John Wilkinson. N. Litherland John Bibby Chas. Lawrence. J N. Wood Thomas Kaye Ambrose Lace... , John Wright. , John Smith. • , T. M. Gladstone. Smith Jonathan Platt John Sheppard George Ramsden :etl thus (') are Conservatives. tire. it Deceased. THR DuctlEss KENT.—In our last number we inserted a reragraph, copied from the Dublin Record, setting forth that Royal Highness had sent a second subscription of £2O to aid the completion of the " Titans 141 ass-house," she having previously given £5O to the same object. We have no desire to interfere with the private acts of benevolence of the Duchess ' Kent, or her public munificence to meritorious objects or hose of national u tility; but, in keeping with our feeling of protestant independence, we humbly conceive it does not speak r v ourably of the good taste of t he mother of her to whom we ( )0 k as the future queen of these realms, and the defender of s' til t i r r n pure religion, to have given so marked an encoura g eme nt to enemies of our establishment. Her Royal Highness can not be ignorant of the persecuting, spirit exercised by the r , Pish p r i est h oo d towar ds our venerated clerq• ; and she would a " done well to have paused ere she ran the risque of compro r'ing lie future hope of Englan, in even the most distant with its protestant commun d ity. We, of course, ground such remarks-upon the statement of our respectable contem porary. - The council then separated, at two o'clock—being adjourned till the 9th of November. m' The following is a copy of the tribute of respect to the Mayor, presented din ing the'rnorning, frbm the reporters pre sent, alluded to by Mr. Smith : "T o . W. War.i.Acit COERCE, ESQ., MAion, •- " We, the undersigned, Reporters of the Liverpool Press, ttt the termination of your mayoralty, cannot refrain from ex presSing our sense of the uniform urbanity and courtesy which von. have ever shown to its, whilst in the diScharge of our duties, and our obligations to you for the facilities you have always afforded to us " T. C. FOSTER, Standard J. G. JONES. DAVID ROSS, Chronicle. J. B. HERBERT. (Being the Reporters present.) • Dated, Council-room, October 31s1, 1836." Signed) THE THEATRE. . _ Mr. and Mrs. Wood terminated their successful engagement on Friday evening last, when the Opera of "the Mountain Sylph" was produced. For no continuous period during the theatrical season has the house been so uniformly well filled as during their stay, and the Liverpool play-going public appear ed determined to testify their sense of the merits of the English queen of song on her farewell night by crowding the house to the very ceiling : We have never yet witnessed so full a house; and the receipts are said to have amounted to u p wards of L 240. The plot of the opezit performed wants unity. The first part exhibits Donald (Mr. Wood) as the betrothed and enraptured lover of Jessie (14rs. Bland,) when by a hocus pocus sort of pro cess, which is very blunderingly dove-tailed, and which is so contrary to nature that it destroys the pleasing interest of the piece and divides the attention, he becomes enamoured of the Mountain Sylph (Mrs. Wood,) whilst Christie (Mr, G. IlOrn castle,) Donald's rival, and who before bad sued in vain for the affections of Jessie, is by a similar rapid and easy tran sition of her affections, transformed into the wife of Chris tie. This is a fault engrafted on the ballet from which it is taken. We are aware, however, that we ought not to be too critical in the plot of an opera, that being secondary to the musical department. This we need hardly say, with Mrs. Wood as the chief cantatrice, was almost above criticism. We have heard none speak of this lady's acting and singing during her recent engagement but in terms of unquali fied approbation. In her singing she appeared to strive to excel her former reputation; in her acting she is infinitely ins proved. We understand that, along with Mr. Wood, she is at present fulfilling an engagement in Dublin, which will last a few weeks, after which the managers of the .Liverpool theatre have re-engaged her for a limited period. We cannot speak too highly of Mr. Horncastle as an able supporter of the opera. L-lis singing is at all times pleasing, and his acting lays claim to a superior title. Last evening Shakspeare's tragedy of " Macbeth" was pro duced, Macbeth by Mr. Stuart,. and Lady Macbeth by Mrs. Stanley. As far as regarded the house, there appeared to be a most terrible " re-action," there being a very " beggarly ac count of empty benches." Mrs. Stanley played well, and deli vered the noted sentence in the washing scene—" What's done cannot be undone :—to bed, to bed, to bed," wiih much effect. Mr. Stuart's enactment of the character of Macbeth we have often admired : we were particularly struck last evening with its beautiful elocution of the passage— " I have lived long enough : my way of life Is fallen into the sear, the yellow leaf: And that which should accompany old ago, As honour, love, obedience, troops of friends, I must not look to have ; but in their stead, Curses, nut loud, out deep, mouth, honour , breath, Which' the poor heart would fain deny but dare not." And also of the following:— " Canst thou minister to a mind diseased; Pluck from the memory a rooted sorrow ; Rase - out the written troubles of the brain; And, with some sweet oblivious antidote, Cleanse the stuff'd bosom of that perilous stuff, Which weighs upon the heart?" "Macbeth" is a great—ti noble play, and it requires no ordi nary conception of its poetry—of its power of thought to do it. justice. It has been said by a great man that there is but one step between the sublime and the ridiculous, and with the truth of this remark we were last night much struck when we found Macbeth addressing jbur miserable-looking followers who form ed his army in such terms, as "Arm, arm, nod out," &c. It is too bad in the management thus to fight against an actor and against propriety, and endeavour to make what is uttered bom bastic and ridiculous. SUFFOCATION IN A STEAMER.—James M(Mabon, of King's court, was suffocated while on his passage in the Irishman steam-boat from Liverpool to Drogheda, last week. The night was cold, and he went into the engine-room to warm himself, when fie was shortly afterwards found dead, having imprudently laid himself down to sleep too near the boiler. Tue ROCHDALE HIGHWAYMEN.—There is very great inter est and excitement respecting the three convicts, Eastwood, Bison, and Kay, whe were sentenced to transportation for life at the Liverpool assizes in March last. The people of Bury, Rochdale, Oldham, Middleton, and Ashton-under-Line are pre paring to bring the case before Parliament at the next session. Ninety-nine out of every hundred believe the men to be in- nocent. On Tuesday, Lord Brougham went down from London to Brocket Hall, Herts, on a visit to Lord Melbourne. His lord ship returned to Town on Wednesday forenoon. Our inform ant does not state that any express invitation was given by the Premier to the noble and learned Ex-Chancellor, who, before he left Town made strict enquiry if the curds of any of the Cabinet Ministers had been left at his Town residence. •NEWBURYPORT, SePT. W.—SCHOONER DOLPHIN, HENCE AT PtcTou, BTH INSTANT.-10 consequence of an explosion in the mines, iyhich killed and scorched a number of the miners, the works would be at a stand for some time. 5,00(.1 tons of ship ping waiting to load, and the Dolphin would proceed to Sydney to load for this port.—New York Advertiser. THE UN HEIIWRITEIte A .ool4l.—This handsome room bas just been repainted end decorated, and will be reopened to-morrow for the use of the subscribers. The walls are painted stone co lour, and the ceiling French white, the pillars are coloured to represent a dark marble. The tont ensemble is exceeding light and elegant, and the improvements do infinite credit to the taste of the committee. VEsTrtv MEETING.—On Friday at 1 o'clock, a meeting of rate-payers was' held at St. Nicholas's Church to receive the usual half-yearly report of the Select Vestry, since the 25th of March last—Rector Campbell in the chair. There were not above a dozen persons present, including the officials, and stete meeting did not last more than LO , minutes A pooof Is 6d. in the pound was laid including a Id of church rate, and the meeting separated. FAT AL ACCIDENT.—An inquest was, on Saturday, held be •fore Philip Finch Curry, Esq , on view of the body of Philip Curry, a carter. He was riding on the fore-blade of the cart, when, being somewhat intoxicated, a shake of the cart caused him to lose his balance. In endeavouring to avoid the wheel, be turned over, and pitching un the back part of his head, fractured his skull. He died' instantly. Verdict acci dental. . STA BRlNG.—Charles Dillon was, on Saturday, placed before Mr. Hall, charged under the following circumstances :—Robert Sloane, joiner, Naylor-street deposed, that on Saturda* night week the prisoner, who had been in his employ, came to his house, and conducted himself in a very riotous and disorderly manner. Complainant told him to go away, or he would im mediately call a police-officer, and have him taken to Bridewell. As be still continued violent and abusive, complainant went for the purpose of putting his threat into execution. Prisoner followed him out, and stabbed him in the left hip, with a chisel or some sharp instrument. The prisoner was committed fur trial. NuissNcE.—At the sessions court on Wednesday, the grand jury presented two unfinished dwelling-houses, situated in South James-street, and belonging to a person named Jones, as dan gerous to the lives of the inhabitants,. hi consequence of not be ing enclosed at the front. The Recorder directed that steps should be immediately taken to abate the nuisance, and the Town clerk undertook to lay the cireunastances before the watch committee in all possible haste. FATAL Acct DENT.—On Tuesday last, in the afternoon, about five o'clock, the flat Phwhe was moored alongside the Hercu laneum Pottery, and was receiving coals, which were being hoisted into the hold, when the crane gave way, and the tub, which was suspended from the chain, fell on the hatchways, and burst them open. A man, named William Abrams, was at work in the bold below, and the tub struck him on the right side, by which several of his ribs were broken. He was taken up and removed to his home, where he was attended by a sur geon, but he died in a few hours after. An inquest was held on the body on Wednesday, before P. F. Curry, Esq. , c oroner, when the jury returned a verdict of " Accidental death." We mention for the information of the friends of the Rev. J. Barry, Wesleyan Missionary, who, on account of ill health, em barked with his lady and four children at Bermuda for this country, in the Friendship, wrecked on Friday last during a heavy gale on the Welsh coast, that his entire family took passage in Cork, (where the vessel cal led for orders,)in the Ocean steamer for Liverpool, and arrived in safety on the very morning on which the Friendship was lost. He left all his bag gage, books, wearing apparel, with the amount of .n early e ZZuu sterling, on board the Friendship , of which there is as y t a 0 account. of notoriety, THE BEDFORD ,: FAGGOT VOTES.—It is matter a to as many that seven votes have been created by the Duke of Bedford, by granting a rent charge, of forty members of his family in one of his sh f i Great Russell-street, Bloomsbury. . v, 14 ll the objec rlelienhgosldvlouheo;efsthseitrueaytiesinitgl barristers, at Gray's Inn Coffee-house , o tions entered by the conservatives to these votes 'came on for was expunged On the ground ofchaonsgo argument before Mr. Kean. The vote o o f f L ro o o r id d e G ne . o W . . I R ,h u e ss o e b ll . I ined by Mr. Gregory for jections to the ether six were ably 5„,.,. and Bth at William I.v. on t % e r I;litting votes; and, on the the conservatives, chiefly CI-ominous of 1802, against an chap. 25, against conveyancest standing order of the House , be to repeal the act of . orey s i n or peer of parliamentxtuesrefe()fntowmitmhGtohniees.gelnermcytiraorngsaoredr.ettuhranyt of any member to the __ Mr. Keen, however,denied p p e a a rl r i e a d me fo n r t ntfhwe William t o h :Mr. Gregorf only appl . A ie. to a point of "to allow thesedcl virtuallyfowTlTlLheliddrron.rd ilaalTsi h int e law was no . onger applicable to the re that " the argumt law. That part of t • • votes, and the which these form act, which a dmits the principle of splitting mode of the gift u nder votes were made being a le siativ, one , be should retain the votes." a most extraordinary decision, We confess , this a but it may be pears to us . t ......D peti tioned a gains . h • i A GOOD FIGHTING DI ST ANCE.—The French papers announce that " the combat at Borada, in Catalonia, ou the '2d ult., has yielded no result, it having been fought beyond gun range." The account does not state how long the battle lasted, but it may be presumed that night only could separate such heroes. DEATH OF A Mtsea.—On Tuesday last an old man named Cook, who has for years resided in an obscure lodging in Crown court, Gravesend, called upon Mr. James, a broker in High street, to inquire whether he would allow him to lodge with him, as he had been uncomfortable for some time past. The request was complied with, and in the evening he took possession. He had retired to 'rest but a short time before he was taken ill, and him medical men were sent for. Upon their arrival they pro nounced him dying, which was no sooner communicated than he ordered an attorney to be sent for, as he wished to make his will. An attorney was speedily in attendance. The old man, raising himself in his.bed, be_queathed to his daughter 1;150 and to three nephews DIO each. Upon bein asked if he had a wi c e, he replied " No," but he had two brot hers and anotherpdla, - ter, who had all behaved very ill towards him, and i h e leavo them nothing. When asked to whom he lbefst r e s u , i ) d g o u l c e l kindness," of his property, he replied "to Mr. James for which, upon at the same time handing the attorney a pap being opened, was found to contain sec_urritiaemseerfeo.rwehr iasrdeseolei £BOO in the Bank of England, so tha.J legacies, make executor, will, after paying the resp ect ive up wards of £5OO by his lodger, who.condtainyuedTtho died on the evening e g deceased r w rvo who was 75, has been freqoufeinhtelyf;ell;rtOkpick * up bones and rags ip the street and put them into his pocket, and at the time of his death he was in a most filthy condition.—Standard. MISCELLANEOUS. The borough of la. - naresborough is taking steps to deliver itielf from the disgrace of being atis-repreaented 14 . parliameilt ; Mr. ltich and Sir Win. Inigitby are mentioned•its caudinates.--;' . Halifax Express. . . . On Friday night souse miscreant shot two valuable horses in • a field near Ginaborue. They were the property of a po.a• than; to whom the' loss will be all but ruin—CortitcaU Royal Gazette. ST. SAVIOUR'S CHURCH, understand that the Bishop of CheSter has .anuouticed his in tention of eonseerating this church on Friday, the 11111 instant. Mrs. Ann Mitchell, of Boshant,-who died lately at the great" . age of 100 years, walked to the church on the Easter Sunday preceding in her.wedding4s,Own, which was Made for her eighty years beforegath Gazette. • Shot should not be used in cleaning bottles, as they are made of a compound of lead and arsenic. One persou died and three . others suffered froth drinking perry from a bottle that had been cleaned with shot The same reasoning' applies to . wine, ale, and porter, in betties. The antidote, says a chethical gentle-. man, must be twofold, a weak solution of Sulphate ofDlagues►at i or Epsom Salts, would neutralise the lead, by f ormin g an n-, soluble Sulphate. PerdXyde of iron, he adds, 1 can also stale. positively, from repeated experiments, is an effectual Specific for arsenic. . . . SPINNER'S lEitsi.t.rre.—The feeling . prevalent amongst the spinners in Bolton, Oldham, Preston and other towns, relative to a rise in their wages, hai been introduced into the factories in Blackburn. 1n some large establishments notice has been given, and in Sine concern we hear ttie Men have actually left Qrk. safa W s eh c o t p iori o hope tha t t a t l h i e e, m ni a c t e te rn r e r be amicably arranged , then r v the ti and to l o CURE FOR VENOMOUS BeritS.—A Monsieur Tschiffely half written from Blois to the French Aeadetnv of Sciences, to state that during his stay. in Braiil he cured fotirteen negroes bitten by venomous aerpents, by the external application of essence of turpentine: He continued the application for an hour; and even succeeded when the wound had been inflicted forty-eight hours before. He has cured the stings of scorpions, .arc. in the same ecianni!r ; and believes that this remedy would be effica cious for the bite of mad dogs.. . Extract of a letter from Capt. Dunlop, of the ship Malabar, of and from Greenock to the Cape of Good Hope, dated the 28th: -- of August, lat 16. 34. S., long. 30.36. W. On the. 13th of August, lat. 7. 31. N., long. 16. W., tell in with the Java, East • • Indianian, from London for Madras, out '27 days from with about 500 souls on board, all soldiers from tile depot except the crew and about 30 women Very faw.sick oti hoard, and un • contagion. Supplied them with 17 cwt. of breadjour jars of peas, • two jars of pearl barley, and one bag of rice. Parted Company on the 16th, lat. 5. 24. N., long. 13. 20. W." . . AN AMERICAN INSINUATION.---" 1 say," said a liungiy- . looking vagabond to a vender of atinsageS, "is them there sasseugers good uns ?" " Yes, they are, l calculate, you stupid 'minus. You'd like to hinder me the sale of theta, you insidious . scandal-monger, I.suppose." " I don't know nothing special about them messengers," retorted the inquirer • they may be good sasseugers, and I don't say they aint , but this I will say,, that whenever you see them kind of sassengeis, you never bee . no dogs about." A . FIRST-RATE PUGlLtsT.—Among the escapes and ralven. tures of the day. that of Lieutenant O'Connor, of our regiment As was one, of the most singular. Seeing a number of Spaniard;' ~.N. in disorder, he mistook them for Cliapelgorris, and ran up to —a. rally them, when he found that he had tumbled into the hands • • of the Carlists. A musket snapped in his face and a bayonet */..1.i at his breast informed him of his awkard mistake. Part ying , '°r - . the latter with his fist, be struck right and left in the approved •' style of pugilism, and, flooring both his antagonists, who were considerably astonished at this novel mode of conductitig the battles of the Queen, he took to his heels, and being a first-rate leaper, cleared walls and ditches, and rejoined his regiment with the loss of his hat, sword, and cloak, which had fallen in the scuffle. This interesting match was witnessed by the old Spanish Governor at the Caw le, who viewing the action through a telescope, declared that he saw a British officer attacked by two Carlists, liberate himself bovoida.' —Twelve Months in time Bmitish Legion. "SA lISAPA RILT.A.—Mr. WRAY, of Holborn-hill, the Proprie tor of the ALTERATIVE-TONIC Pow nees, having observed con stant disappointment attending the exhibition of the pharmaceu tical and other preparations of Sarsaparilla, induced him to set on foot, with the assistance of the ablest experimental chemists, an analysis of its properties ; the result of which proves that true Sarsaparilla, carefully selected and separated from all impurities, is in substance most effectual, and that the various preparations under the denomination of decoctions, t.xtracts. essences, syrups, Vic., hitherto used, can never be depended upon for producing . any real or permanent benefit. But, though Sarsaparilla in substance only is to be preferred, vet the action may . be materially assisted when combined with auxiliaries. By a trial of many years' continuance he has found that the altera tive-tonic Powders he now offers to the public have justified his most sanguine expectations, and therefore feels himself bound, by motives of humanity, to confine them no longer to private practice, but to allow the public the full advantage of so valuable a medicine. Persons iu the habit of taking quinine will find, his powders by far the most efficacious tonic." —Morning "ive).- user. BIRTH ,EXTRAORDINARY.-011 Sunday Morning the wife of the dwarf, Don. Santiago de los Santos, herself a dwarf, was de- livered of a well-formed male infant, at their residence, 167, High Holborn, near Museum-street. The infant, though it came into the world alive, did not survive its birth above an hoar-. Its length is 131, inches; its weight is one pound four ounces and a half avoirdupois; it is in every respect well-formed. It was carried in a coffin to St. George's Church, Bloomsbury•;' but, being there refused sepulture, it was taken home, preserved in spirits, and will be exhibited for some time previously to being deposited in one of our public museums. Doti Santiago, who is only 23 inches high, is at present in his fiftieth year. He is a native of the Spanish settlement of Manilla. He became acquainted with his little wife at Birmingham, of which town she is a native. Her name was Ann Hopkins, and her height 33 inches; ieing 13 inches taller than himself. She is 31 yeara of age; and is really - a .pretty little creature , possessing much symmetry and grace. "tier father stands six feet one inch and a - half; without his shoes ; her, mother is of the middle size ; and .. 'her brothers and sisters (of. whom. there are nine in all) are tall and rebust., Thelittle don and donna live together very aft,e tionately, their attachment having been mutual, atm at first sight. 'Fhe.only diflerence of opinion is, that she being a pro testant they do not worship together; and that ever since the attempted robbery of her husband by his countryman she hates all Spaniards, and pouts, and frets, and scolds, whenever she sees him converse with one. They were married on the 6th of July, 1831, in the catholic chapel at Birmingham, and two days after at St. Martin's Church in the same town, by the Rev. Mr. Foye, the high bailiff giving the bride away.—Morning Herald. RAILROAD IN RUSSIA.—On the 9th of this month a trial was made at St. Petersburg of the radioed between that city and Czarskjiscto. The locomotive engine not having arris csi, horaie were employed to draw the train of waggons. The cross d • of persons who had assembled to witness this novel attempt - were highly satisfied.. with the result. Engines are daily ex pected from England. The railroad from Pawluwsk to St. Petersburg will be completed in the course of next month. Tuough it has been represented that this railroad is• under the especial protection of the imperial goverinnent of Russia, „it • is the work of a company of shareholders, who received from tha emperor an ordinance, dated March '2l, granting various privileges. Some description of this Russian railroad may not .- . prove uninteresting.- The line commences nearly . in the centre of St. Petersburg, continues in almost a straight line, and with -, a medium rise of one in 1,028 for about 18 miles, and terminates • in the great park of Pawlowsk. The rails, locomotive carriages, and other railway machinery, were contracted for in this cowl- try by the Chevalier von Geutsner, the engineer, and are to be , admitted into Russia duty free. The locomotives will be, it • seems, remarkably powerful, the width of the track hieing laid down at six feet, instead of four feet eight cud a half. It is de elared that Stephenson's engine, on trial, was propelled sixty five miles and a half, and Hackworth's at the rate lot 72 miles per hour. The engines are to he provided with apparatus in advance of the engine for clearing away the frozen sleet and snow from the rails ; and each is to carry a trumpet instrument i that will perform, by mechanism, flourishes and marches with a ' power equal to that of a brass band ! The work was con;- enced in April last. and is to be completed this October. is m proposed that the whole line should be lighted with gas. German paper. immediate foolscap ,ou.l: se cwa f p o h r irco l hi e documents i g ul a ieaps ea ri, said had IMPORTANT TO LEGAL, GUNTLENIRN AND OTHERS. —A curious circumstance has just come to li a g t h it t i , o w t p g i h e t h to ca n l i t a s u fo e r le t g h a e l ~ gentlemendiat e exceedinglyat t eri ti ono f the careful governme nt. asto thekind of paper which they next few months. At been supplied in the course of last the'West Riding sessions held in Leeds on Wednesday last, Mr. .. Maude, the senior barrister, handed up to the chairman a sheet Sir John Key, the contiactor to his Ma bearing the watermark, " . 1 • Key and Co.,' o ffi c e in London, and from thence furnished for the use of the insolvent court, and was actually in use by H. H. when the period of- the execution of wills. ilud :Whet' , the chief commissioner, on his circuit at Wake,: • field, on Friday lase Mr. Maude said that nothing was [mire jmclieegesoutnint'i:snisnsd( stationary e u t:P l 'E n ti e esing i rl : b s 'e w rl as b in dispute, than to examine the littler-mark of the paper, and if it was subsequent to the alleged date of the. instrument it was deemed conclusive of being fraudulent; and i e t ri i s r e as if th th e i r s ef n o e r w e a p s r v a fu ct l ic to e ot' contempla te post-dati thngtehemais•actheire.fi'nua• h rk ich in m pa ig pe ht r was henceforth to prevail. With the sanction if the learned chief commissioner of the insolvent court, he hail thought it right • to mention the subject in order to put the members of the pro- • fession on their guard. The rev. chairman said that the lion. baronet who contracted for the supply of his Majesty's stationary office was already pretty celebrated, and he thought this caution would not much increase his reputation.—Louden paper. Mr. William Hurst, of Leeds, the celebrated tine-cloth manu- ' factures, and whose talent, benevolence, and ingenuity , h ave procured hin t the title of "the benefactor of Yerkshire;" came up to take the benefit of the Insolvent Act on Saturday, at Brad ford. He was opposed by Mr. Leather and Mr. Naylor. His debts amounted to £3I,(XX). Mr. Hirst has• pat forth a states ment of his affairs, in which he has reflected on the characters of :his opposing creditors. in carrying . on his large manufac- • tory he had sunk a large-private fortune in the erection and in- : vention of machinery ; he mortgaged his estates, and ultimately sold them to pay incumbrauces. He then gave up the manu- .. factory to his son, from whom money was received, and this ' money was Oid to some creditors, and thereby a preference given, on which he was opposed before the court. The Chief Commissioner said that Mr. Hurst was public property —he • spoke not in his judicial capacity, but as a well-wisher to his . • .country; could not some arrangement be made between himd and his opposing creditors, by which the court should be speit i e t, the pain of adjudicating against a man who had been one e: .;., country's greatest benefactors? It was . found impesse' in ibi wh t r o bring about the arrangement , and the Chief Conimilsisein( ,a the was affected to tears (as was a most crowded am ce c ut from te court,l passed sentence of nine mo nths' imprison % denims wa h s date of tiling his petition; and the unfortueuatetestKytiag their re conve yed.back to Kothwell gaol, the peep! to Li :t oned.— wea spect for him by uncovering their head Riding Herald. This c omet although only EFFECTS oF HALLNY'S COMEwT• ith every oegree of probability of late celebrity, may be traced Christ, as being the first time it to a period of 1 . 30 years before appearance was attended with the was observed. lu 1220,timts,.it,es; during that year the heat - most extraordinary cir t c r inundations. in the spring of the tol e intense, with great 0 .„, i ,, an was frozen, and goods were con lowing year the Alew e This comet so organised the atmosphere, . con veyed; across in c arts. attet wards there was thunder "and lightning that a year or two At its next return, in -1305 for 16 days successive. the Baltic for 13 weeks between' ' Sea vr ,,,. frozen 0%0.1-45 ~ . t the' Danish and .. Swedish islands. tit 14 , i,s next appearance, there were great • inundations, and the Baltic was covered with ice rains, .from • Mecklenburg to Denmark during the - following winter. appearance was near the year 1531. Rothe ; Its next Antwerp and Lis- • bon suffered. frominundations; and 'a Rood is . 'd to have e recor t ee taken place in England,.eXtentling fro i S o Nor ° folk- The summer was intensely hot• 11. °in rs h e e "nre of l -- there was frost, and the succeeding winter; yeton-t l2th .... June e intensely cold. W . • now approach the latt'appearance of the cornet, and let our phi losophers ju';,e if it has ' its 'effects or not on aheatmosphere, - the unusual eold. teul - 2 . ' . ;attire of the summer, aud the exceed ingly wet and stormy ll aium , whit h has rendered the result Of the latter harvest extreiLly doubtful, and has so organised, the atmosphere that the approaehing winter, 1 - have no doubt; . will be intensely cold. , —Corresponcient of the •C a ltdoniatrMer. , .': • ••• . ' 1 . curt'. , . ~ k Vhig nem from —the t are