The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1850-04-09 00:00:00

TO CORR ESPON DENTS. re are compelled to postpone the notices of several interesting publications. YESTERDAY'S COUNCIL.-(SEE PAGE 6.) cation of these Gentlemen who held that opinion from the very first. Further, Mr. Stephenson agreed that the water was of an excellent quality, and dispersed into " thin air" all the statements made by various indivi duals about the pollution of the water. Jlear, hear.) It then resolved itself simply into a question of cost ; and in regard to this subject Mr. Stephenson had furnished them in his report with some very valuable data, which they could ail use in coming to a conclusion as well as Mr. Stephenson could do, with all his eminence. They had it -- in one of the tables that up to eleven million gallons WE proposed in our last t o ex pl a i n t o our daily it was cheaper to obt a i n it f rom th e l oca l sources than to get it from a distance. B u t it s h ou ld b e f urt h er readers the views of the Dock C omm itt ee , as stated remembered that Mr. Stephenson left out of view, and by the witnesses examined in the House of Corn- very properly so, for it was not mentioned in his instrue rnons upon the Dock Bill of 1848, with respect to tions that the Council had paid £600,000 for the privilege the appropriation to be made of the docks at the of supplying water to the inhabitants of Liverpool, and south end of the town, in the event of the removal afearmathtesoeurcens I o r retard g lt•I supply o the e c h o cost, e y the twe purchased stat e at the e s Of the timber trade to the north ; and we now pro- given i nth.e reports did not correspond. Mr. Stephenson need to fulfil our promise, in the hope of removing told them in one of the tables the cost of raisine water a portion of the fears which seem to be entertained from the home sources would be so much ; but, if they of injury to result to owners and occupiers of pro- examined the tables which were given in the end of the report, however, thepreferred taking did not be ll e e, (Mr. Picton,) perty in the present locality. I n th e fi rs t i ns t ance, because it was tak e n we may remark that, a s we are i n f orme d, it i s not from the actual cost during the last year. It appeared proposed by the Dock Committee to force the trade that the four million of gallons which at present were from the present south docks; and it is even con- raised daily cost £6,312. According to Mr. Stephenson's ceived that a portion of it may and will remain in calculation, to raise eight million gallons in addition to x their t, oporr peren t annum. account four additional would thena ell s stand, would thus cost that locality. For this purpose, in a great measure, the formation of the Harrington Dock will be pro- They had to pay the interest of £600,000 at 41 per cent., needed with as soon as ever possession can be had or £27,000 per annum. Add to that the cost of raising of the site which is at present covered over by piled 4,000,000 gallons, according to the expense last year, timber. Mr. Rankin, in his evidence, inclined to I £6342. Add, according to Mr. Stephenson's calculation, the opinion that the wholesale trade even might be annum.±:l l 2 l. ,o a o a o a, e i g tonal ii o for l the expense fou of raising s advantageously divided between the two ends; outlay of £45,312, * for 8 m r ill7o e n w gwalelon's makingpe ly a EX- 1 and that ships with cargoes engaged for the manu- eluding their present sources of supplying the cost of a factoring districts in the interior would resort, in corresponding supply from Rivington, would be annually preference, to the south ; but the prevailing opinion the interest of £600,000, £27,000, the interest and the was in favour of the concentration of all the whole- ; , e 9 2 t s o o f o the i t , li e vington scheme £500,000, at 41- per cent.. p s tlse r tables, ite sale trade at the north, thus affording buyers an item which a w fu a r s t l t i l e o r t su i' m l. eluded in Mr. S n te c p a h m en e so a i n s opportunity to select from the aggregate stock in of £5OOO annually which would be necessary to keep the the port ; and that the retail trade and the market aqueduct and the filter bed in repair ; therefore, the outlay for sawn timber, &e., would be principally those on the Rivington plan, for eight million gallons of water which would remain in the south, and for the daily, would be £60,000, as against £45,342, making a of the home supply. At carrying on of which th e offices end premises exist- balance of £15,000 i n favour 13 million gallons d a ily raised at home, the cost would be ing there, would, probably, be little too large. £60,000 per ann., and from Rivington £61,376. These The construction of the Harrington Dock would, statements were to be found in the tables of Mr. Stephen of itself, for some years to come, attract population son's report. Then there was another very important to the south. This, however, is not the only cir- question to consider inreference to the comparative cost of these a two s p n l a t i n t s y . 0 i A w t a present a L , i e v n e r r a p ; n o o cr l dt to did d i r vi i o r t rzu n i i•c, hen so cumstance which would t en d t o ma i n t a i n th e equipoise between the two localities. The removal son's report, the Rivington scheme was capable of yield of the mass of building, now being purchased for ing. If, therefore, they were obliged in the first instance the Wapping Dock, will, unquestionably, drive a to go to the expense in securing a supply which it might large number of its inhabitants further southwards be Liverpool would require in some ten or twenty years to out, if the result was that . the suns of: money laid in search of houses and business premises, whilst f m n fu sum at in cop e o e u n n urs in e te n r f es t t en wo o u r i t d w a e c n c t u y m y u es la r t s e the dock and warehouses to be erected upon its to ou a fearful site will, in a few years, add largely to the active A saving if £15,000 per annum, taking it at compound in trade carried on at that end of the town. The j terest, at 4per cent. would in 10 years amount to £lBO,OOO. probable future application of the Brunswick Dock, This should not be overlooked, for it formed an impor tant item in r e f erence t o th e sc h eme b e f ore t h em. But at present used entirely for th e ti m b er vessels, if 2,000,000 gallons would serve them for the next five many of which, during long periods of the year, years they would have another £6,000 per annum, which lie there inactive, on sale or between the seasons, would he equivalent to £32,500; and by thus getting this will conduce materially to give increased liveliness supply from Rivington when they did not really reonire it to the trade and value to the property in the neigh- they would lose, in ten years, some £215,000. And then bourhood. In his examination on the 4th April with regard to the ultimate supply for the requirements of Mr. J. Bramley-Moore stated, in reply to a question the find t a o t w tl e ; close (Af e r f . A P I Picton) t ; e ) p c b o e n n f s e n s seds report,be was that surprised i. e t 0 1 (a. by Mr. Talbot,—"ls there a demand for the Bruns- them he bad every reason to believe ere would be a wick Dock for general commercial purposes, or only supply at Rivington sufficient for the next twenty years. timber purposes ?"—that "if the Brunswick Dock If all the agitation and turmoil, bitter feelings and was set at liberty, by the removal of timber from expense, that they l had gone to during the last that to another locality, it would be one of the ea three a, e , yearsi they was w e r o e n only to go t obtain al i t a i ss expense,upply fo r i 20 th e years y N to most convenient docks for general purposes in the to fill up the wells and cease from obtaining water fromfo town, on account of the enlarged space there ; the the present sources of supply, let them go to some other quay of the Brunswick Dock is 300 feet wide." place, where there was a larger supply of water. Was Li- Should the demand f or th e a p propr i a ti on o f t h e verpool to content itself by l oo ki ng f orwar d f or mere l y 10 Brunswick Dock for general commercial purposes s o t r i l 12,0 andya years to t.o come. tber p r 0 13 0, r u e t ss e supposingbe made,e town tot to t stand bey t be so great as to lead to its being conceded, and it have another agitation somewhat similar to the present prove in addition that the Harrington Dock is one, in 20 years to come ? He thought whatever they (lid capable of accommodating that portion of the tim- ought to be done for posterity; they ought to look cen ber trade which may have preferred remaining at turies beforehand, rather than to such a paltry number of r y e e a a s r o e n a s s fo ta r , ei a i a ty ,;n a c, nd be ttr e efo bi re n „ h i e n sa i w nt i n n al t l h t t es r e ep e o x rt e g n r s e o a s t former be surrounded with ware h ouses, erected the south end of the t own , it i s proposed that the for so comp P arativly trifling P an ' 'ad g vantage.—(Hear, P hear.) upon a system which is found to he a great But as it was thought that our population was likely to improvement upon that of the Albert Dock ware- increase (lie would take it either way) at the end of 20 houses, and for the carrying out of which it is years they would have to look for fresh sources of supply. peculiarly suitabl e . Th e f o ll ow i ng was th e ev id ence If on the other hand it did not, and th e t own cont i nue d stationary, it was far cheaper for them to continue to of Mr. Bramley-Moore upon the subject : obtain the supply from the home resources. In either Question, by Mr. Talbot.--" The Brunswick Dock is 1 case they were on the horns of a dilemma, and the Pike now occupied by the timber trade, and which will here- I scheme was not the best th a t cou ld b e d ev i se d . Th ere after be more de vo t e d t o genera l commerc i al purposes ,• was another most serious subject for consideration. It is that the one en which dock warehouses might be erected was admitted on all hands, if they went to Rivington with benefit ?" Pi ke, there would be a most serious deficiency of fends Answer.—" I should say it was one of the best sites in 1 to meet the expenditure. Mr. Fernihough was prepared the town, perhaps the second best ; the quay space is 1 with a statement, showing the extent to which that defici wider, and it will be amply convenient for a shed between ency would arise; the excess of expenditure over income, the warehouses and that dock, which I think is a very ; if he (Mr. Picton) understood it properly, would be about great convenience, on the principle of the London docks, I £20,000 per annum. From what source was this to be except the St. Katherine's Docks, where I think there is ' made good ? Were they to tax the inhabitants tos a a very inconvenient mode of constructing warehouses ; 1 borough rate to make good this sum ? Or were they to and the Albert warehouses, which we have now got, are , stop all the further progress of improvement in the town, upon the same principle ; but I think it is a bad principle, ; and appropriate the whole surplus funds of the Corpora because a shed to work in between the dock and the ware_ I tion to this purpose ? In any case recollect the sum in houses is a great advantage ; and looking to that, that is i excess had to be taken out of the pockets of the rate an additional recommendation in our eyes that, by remo- payers; and he confessed he looked forward with very ving the timber trade to the north, it at the same time an- gloomy anticipations. (H ear , h ear .) H e w i s h e d h e could I swers the subsidiary pu r p oses ; th e B runsw i c k D oc k is see the matter in a more favourable light ; but it did appear one of the best docks for that purpose; besides relieving i to him that thesourcesof income, so farfrom being increased, the town of the incumbranee of those enormous waggons would be cut off and diminished, for this reason: if they that now carry the timber to the Leeds and Liverpool abandoned the present source of supply, it would be evident Canal." to all that the supply under the red sandstone would The witness enumerated as amongst the disad- accumulate, tt and he asked whether t the result e would not p e e , annum,ha n t s i w n t water e r l T s n a s exceeded ced obtaind .f l 5). e ? r r o .t w l n 0 vantages of the present warehouses on the edge of the quay, the necessity of performing the wharfage wa r ter (Hear, hear.) Thus a large source of income work, before warehousing, under the warehouses would be cut off: and he did not hesitate to say the themselves, by which a quantity of warehouse space income would be reduced instead of increased. It might is lost, and the danger, in case of fire, in a dock be said, however, what course would you adopt ? What where the yards o f th e vesse l s ac t ua ll y touch the chance had they of g oi ng t o parliament to get the scheme buildings. abandoned, and we r e th e y no t pl ace d in this predicament, that go on with the Rivington scheme we must. Be it so. Upon an impartial consideration of the whole If parliament forced the scheme on them, they should question, we cannot but arrive at the conclusion that, submit, and make the best of it. But so long as a although some little temporary inconvenience may hope remained they ou g ht ne t t o l ose an opportun i ty o f be felt by a f ew p ar ti es from the removal of the placing mn s suitabletl s e o l n v a in i it e position wen l d sv hichthelr eo. th t ought the bulk of the timber trade to the north, the carrying that both bills be read a second time. therefore,he 7r:w proposecierk of the whole plans of the Dock Committee will be had an objection that petitions should be preseated against ultimately beneficial to the owners and occupiers of the bill; so it might be, but whichever bill was proceeded property, and to the business generally of the south with, they were sure to have petitions presented in suffi i end of the town. For th e fi rs t ti me th at part of c 3 i n en sn t m nu ew m i b ie e r r e . ab A n s ut to x t i h s e o ex an pe a n w sck e t n he a House fees frsme waswould the town will be placed i n p ossess i on o f a s h are in before them, and a ft er a ll th e expense they had gone to, the trade in the leading staples of our imports, and in £l5O ought not to deter them from taking a step of that the most extensive and valuable portion of our ex- kind. He (Mr. Picton) would represent the matter to port trade. The south end will also be materially the Committee of the House of Commons, candidly and fairly; lie would show them the dil emma i n w hi c h th ey advantaged by th e p ropose d ra il way cornmun i ca- were placed if we shall carry out th e sc h eme , an d if, tion with the e nti re o f our li ne o f docks, for the notwithstanding all this, they forced it on us, and say we first time rendered possible by means of the \Yap- must go on with it, they should do the best they could. ping Docks; and we should not greatly wonder to see He (Mr. Picton) was perfectly satisfied—he was satisfied this dock and the Brunswick Dock become almost that he had done the best he could on behalf of the as great favourites with the merchant, and the ship- whilstw n a t n h d i li is own t r e n i s l tituen f c in success t i give He but he owner, especially for the India and China and the repeated ' a r g e arn a , s if the op & o unclwas , against gil } I L ; on this South American trades, as the pet Prince's, or the point, he would, ingood faith, assist allin his power to carry Albert Dock itself, as well as for other trades, the out the scheme, whatever it might be, in the best and direction of which has been for some years to the cheapest manner. (Hear, hear.) new docks formed at the north end. On the score Mr. Alderman Thum said he had taken no part in the e u n n t If a ll t r . e e S n t Ta r h m e r lo n n . ist eni nr ha d sp o ken o e r of an alleged tendency of the c h ange t o re d uce the aol;pthenttnlir productiveness to our local b ur th ens o f th e ratea b le of the sufficiency of the supply' e l n r ta l : r z t e Irle ep of water to be obtainedrl:en property in the south, we entertain no serious fears. from the red sandstone rock. He (Mr. Nicol) thought it The quantity of land available for buildings in that was never denied that a considerable supply of water was locality has, during th e l as t f ew years , b een di ro i- tbeeobne obtaineda b from the red san d s t one roc k ; b ut i t h a d rocksupply hi o a f t water ;om the redsandstone nishing rapidly, and by th e i n f us i on o f a more ac arser t eya l lmeno fscience was that diminishing the p p five business, and one of a higher class, into the was not only a sci en tifi c o pi n i on , b ut it h a d been a.dduced two Toxteths, we may expect to see the remainder in their own evidence from the commencement of the taken up for buildings of a better description than operations under Messrs. Kennedy and M'Gregor down those which have recently been erected, to the experiments made by Mr. Stephenson's assistants. In any event, so f ar as thi s p ar t o f the subject is Mr. Stephenson told th em th e momen t th ey got un d er low matter, , d concerned, there can be n o int eres t or advantage to int water mark, sol o the water, and th id ere fore i salt, f they su&c foun nk 1000 ya its rd way s, as the ratepayers, to a r i se f rom a d op ti ng the proposal Mr. Bennett recommended, they would get considerably made by some parties to transfer the timber below the bed of the river, and expose themselves to the trade to the Birkenhead Docks. And with introduction of salt and other hard matters, which dete riorated the quality of the water. M r . P roc t or i n speak respect to the parties engage d i n t h at trade, and who have e x p en d e d money i n t h e erec- ing anpe 0 f the two schemes, said that one would cost £50,000 as ainst £, for ther. tion of buildings, offi ces , s h e d s , th e purc h ase of Mr. Alderman PROCTO 42 R. 00 As against oth £38,000. land for yards, &c., we submit that a candid review Mr. Alderman Nicol, thought that Mr. Proctor forgot of the facts which we brought before them in pre- to add the interest on the expenditure already incurred in e themselves might the produce that re The sult, two but hemes to the mi are likely to be recompensed, for any reasonable nor scheme, which is to cost the smaller interest, is to be loss which they may thus sustain, by the much added the sum already expended on the Rivington Pike greater and cheaper facilities for conducting their scheme. Mr. Picton had referred to the revenue and ex business about to be afforded them at the north penditure of the Rivington Pike scheme. If the expenses end of the town. of the one, including the expenses that had already been incurred, was to be as great as the other, he did not see how the town was to be benefited by it. The interest of a million of money would have to be raid in either case, ' and there would be no saving. This should not be brought forward as a gloom, for if there was a gloom, it had already taken place. He (Mr. Nicoll did not know what Mr. Fernihough had to bring forward. He appre hended that these calculations were based on a rate of 5 per cent. He (Mr. Nicol) did not hesitate to say that if they went on with the extension, and gave: the collateral security of the corporation, there would he no difficulty in getting money at 3 per cent. He had some experience in the application of loans of money for the Rivington-pike scheme at the time he (Mr. Nicol) was chairman of the Water Committee, and he had no hesitation in saying that they could then have readily borrowed the money at 31 per cent. He doubted whether they could not then get it at 31 per cent., by giving the security of the Corporate estate. The objection which the Bank of England had to lending money on such an undertaking as this was, that there was no landed security. All they wanted was this security. They would readily lend the money if the se curity was of a class consistent with their regulations. After briefly referring to the injury which had been done to the credit of the water-works and the town generally, he concluded by saying that Mr. Stephenson's report was just what he expected it to be, scientific and sensible. slim., hear.) Mr. Avisoet said when he entered the council he was unfavourable to the Rivington Pike scheme, and after reading Mr. Stephenson's report carefully he saw no ground to change his opinion. Mr. Stephenson had shown that a sufficient supply of water was to be obtained la the wells, without going to any distance ; but he felt We cannot deryplier the signature to the letter reporting the case of cruelty in Cases-street. Our correspondent should have given the name of the cart-owner. He cannot expect the magistrates, on such general informs•ion as that con tained in his letter, to prosecute further inquiries. The lengthy report of the Council Meeting has prevented the intended insertion of several letters. THE DOCK PORTERS.—We have perused the corre spondence which has passed between Mr. Wheeler, the solicitor of the bill promoted by the dock porters, and the dock solicitor. The Dock Committee seem to have acted throughout the recent negociations with the tenderest regard to the interests of the dock porters, and consented leave the matters in dispute to arbitrators selected by the dock porters themselves—Messrs. W. Brown, L. Hevworth, and A. Henry. When these gentlemen gave a decision, inimical to the wishes of the porters, Mr. Wheeler refused to withdraw the hill, on the ground that he did not consider that that verdict was t o b e fi na l . As Mr. North justly remarks in his final letter, the Dock Committee have thus no alternative but to oppose the bill. A FACT FOR FREE TRADERS.—A FARM GOING A-BEG GING.—We have just had shewn to us a letter from a landowner in Herefordshire to his brother, a respectable merchant in Liverpool, which contains the following striking fact. The writer says.—" Last Friday I offered a man 26 acres of land, with excellent buildings, to work ft in any way he pleased, on payment of tithes and rates, wiehout any rent at all. I made the same offer to ano ther man the week before, and both rejected it. The land his grown as go o d t urn i ps as ever grew, and was first turned up in 1824." We ar e i n f orme d th a t t h e l an d i n question is most eligibly situ a t e d, i n t h e m iddl e of Here fordshire, and in a most salubrious climate, and that it coat the proprietor upwards of £l9OO. Here is a chance for any free trader who has a taste for agricultural pur suits. A farm without rent will surely tempt some of our Manchester Solons to try their newly discovered science upon. and retire to, from the smoke end bustle of the world f he could not be a party to any longer keeping up an agi tation on this subject. (Hear, hear.) After appointing Mr. Stephenson, he asked would it be right, after he had undertaken the case, and after he had gone into the ques tion most fully, and held an open court in the town, at which all parties might attend and give evidence, to dis sent from his decision. It would be treating Mr. Ste phenson with great disrespect if they were to set his report on one side. When Mr. Preeme waited on Mr. Stephenson, in London, the latter gentleman was led to believe that he was coming down as a mediator to settle this question. (" Nothing of the kind.") That was his (Mr. Avison's) impression. With regard to what Mr. Picton proposed (if he—Mr.Avison--understood him rightly, he had not proposed an amendment)—he pro posed that the two bills should be read a second time. If he could see any good was to be derived from this course, he should be very glad to support it ; but after consider ing the matter, he could not possibly see what good could be derived from the second reading of these two bills. He could see great evil ; he could see no good (hear); be cause, after all, they would have to decide which bill they will have to go on with. The House of Commons would not allow them to play fast and loose. They should se lect either one bill or the other to proceed with. Suppos ing they went on with both bills, they would have an agi tation commenced by the Rivington Pike party, for the purpose of getting up evidence to submit before the com mittee in favour of the Pike scheme, and the Town-clerk would also have to get up evidence ; therefore he could not support Mr. Piston's motion for going on with both bills. Mr. Alderman HODGSON was opposed to the Rivington scheme from the commencement, and he thought Mr. Picton's observations would be most valuable if put for ward at the proper time, before the Rivington scheme was entered upon. If they had not agreed directly, they had by honourable implication, which he hoped the Coun cil would never violate, that Mr. Stephenson's report should be conclusive. It was submitted to an engineer ing judge to decide what they all believed and trusted would be the end of the dispute. With the decision he had come - to before them they could never expect to succeed in Parliament against the Rivington scheme. They had submitted the case to their judge, and he had pronounced to carry out the Pike scheme; and he (Mr. Hodgson) asked any member of the Council what possible chance they had of repealing that bill, or of doing anything farther than increasing expense. He would therefore recommend a much more cantious proceeding, and he would therefore give his support to the amendment of Mr. Horsfall. Mr. A. F. JONES, a member of the Water Committee, who was individually opposed to the appointment of any engineer to decide on this question, but who, in obedience to the command of the Council, was a party to the ap pointment of Mr. Stephenson, expressed his regret at the conclusion arrived at by Mr. Stephenson ; but having referred the subject to a gentleman like Mr. Stephenson, he did think that when his opinion came before them, however adverse it might be, they were bound to submit to it. (Hear, hear.) He had no desire to prolong agita tion—it had already subsisted too long; — to do so would only promote further h ear tb urn i ngs and expense, and he therefore thought the sooner it was put an end to the better. (Hear.) But when he (Mr. Jones) took up Mr. Stephenson's report, he perfectly agreed in what had f !lien from Mr. Picton—that it was, from beginning to end. at variance with the evidence. In his (Mr. Jones's) humble opinion, Mr. Stephenson had added nothing to his great fame in the report that was before them. He certainly had expected a very different report. He thought that Mr. Stephenson had only taken into account a portion of the evidence : all the practical evidence had been set aside. The report seemed to be in a great measure founded on the expense incurred in the Rivington Pike scheme, whilst he had totally over looked the vastly increased amount which had already ' been expended in the purchase of the waterworks. He regretted that these works had ever been taken out of the hands of the companies; and he was sorry that his pre diction as to the evils likely to follow from that step were to be exoerienced so soon. He doubted Mr. Stephenson's judgment, when he spoke of the water in the red sand stone water being catchment water—that was "shallow philosophy" —(laughter;)—his philosophy was deeper than that ; he contended that the water came from unknown sources forced by hydrostatic pressure, and concluded by expressing his intention of supporting the amendment. Mr. FERN [HOUGH defended the chairman of the Water Committee for the course which he had adopted in refe renca to the manner in which he had brought this matter before the Council. He contended that Mr. Stephenson was quite wrong when he based his calculations on the circumstance that the population of Liverpool amounted to 400,000 souls. He felt convinced that 300,000 would be much nearer the mark, and that, under all the circum stances attending the increase of our suburban districts, it was not likely that Liverpool would have more than 400,000 souls for the next twenty years to come. lie contended also that, if the Riyington works were carried out in their integrity, and if the borough fund was to be made liable for the payment of the annual deficiency which might arise, the whole of their surplus fund would be swallowed up, and the people would have to pay a penny water rate. Mr. MANN denied that any such contingency was to be apprehended ' • on the contra r y, cons id er i ng th at th ey were likely to get their money on much easier terms he did not think that the deficiency during the three or four first years of the works, and which all would admit were likely to he the heaviest, would amount to £5OOO. Mr. NEILL would support the amendment because from the first he had made up his mind to be bound by the report of Mr. Stephenson, Mr. BING/TAM had as yet heard no reason advanced which justified their originally going to Rivington. He protested against the doctrine that this report was to be final. He had asked the question before, at the time when the instructions were given to Mr. Stephenson, and the Council declared that it was not to be considered as final, or binding as such. His own conviction a t p resen t was that they - would have both schemes; yet still he could not help reflecting that the amount of liability already incurred formed a strong ingredient in deciding Mr. Stephenson. And he could not forget thas a gentle man in that Council, then in high position, had, upon the last day of his tenure in office, signed the greater portion of these liabilities, and, to use his own words, riveted the Rivington scheme round our necks. (Oh, oh, and hear, hear.) Mr. Alderman T. B. HORSFALL said it was not his in tention to have offered any remarks to the Council in the subject before them ; and lie hardly knew even then whether the Council would expect him to notice an ob servation which had fallen from the last speaker. (Cries of " no, no.") He might be permitted to observe that a gentleman who repeated an attack in a question after it had been answered, refuted, and decided over and over again in the Council, was not entitled to any answer. (Hear, hear.) Having ventured to make that observation, he would also, as he had risen, make an observation or two on the points which had fallen from the preceding speakers. He did not rise, like other gentlemen, for the purpose of laying claim to any great consistency, —a claim which was quite unnecessary; for up to the time of hisbeing appointed by theCouncilas a member of the Special Commit tee to inquire into the subject of the water question, he had taken no part whatever in the discussion. But he (Mr. Horsfall) must feel some satisfaction, and he was sure the chairman of that special committee, who devoted much time and consideration to the subject, n.ust feel great satisfaction that Mr. Stephenson came exactly to the same conclusion that the special committee did.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. Stephenson did not express an opinion on what might have been most desirable in the origin, but lie looked at the question as it then stood with a large amount of money already expended. He (Mr. Horsfall) agreed with much that had fallen from other speakers, and he differed from them in many points. He agreed with Mr. Picton that there was sufficient in the report to justify those gentlemen, who thought there was a sufficient home supply. (Hear, hear.) And he differed from Mr. Picton and other gentlemen when they said that Mr. Stephenson's conclusion varied from the reasoning in his report, for he (Mr. Horsfall) thought nothing could be more conclusive than the paragraphs in the report, and which he was sure would have great weight in the council and with this community. He alluded to this portion of it— At this stage of the inquiry it may be desirable to institute a commercial comparison between the only two projects which appear to be suited to afford the requisite supply ; the one from wells in the sandstone, and the other from Rivington Pike. The capitals required respectively are given above, and a parallel between the annual cost of the two plans is contained in this table : Amount •f Supply To obtain eight million gallons aday will cost, per annum To obtain nine ten .. eleven Cost from I Cost from Rivington. Wells. twelve.. thirteen 28,356 I 23,220 28,612 26,616 28,868 29,612 29,125 32,608 29,381 35,604 It is thus obvious that, could the supply of Liverpool be for ever restricted to 8,000,000 gallons a day, the annual saving by adopting the well system would be .4'7,476 ; but when the de mand reaches 11,000,000 gallons a day, the difference turns in favour of Rivington by the sum of 4 , 744 ; and to meet a de mand of 13,000,000 gallons a day, the saving in favour of Ri vington will amount to nearly 4'6,223 a year. Now they must, as men of business, look not only to the population of Liverpool at the present moment, but they must look at it prospectively. He (Mr. Horsfall) con tended that, with facts like these before him, and know ing the amount of expenditure incurred, Mr. Stephenson could have come to no other conclusion than the one he had come to. And he would just put it to the Council as men of common sense as it had been well put before, — suppose you go to the House of Commons, the bill is referred to the same Committee it was referred to before ; and if it amounted to something like a ridiculous attempt to get the bill repealed before, how perfectly preposterous it must be when you go before Parliament with a report of the character now placed before this Council. (Hear, hear.) He did not intend to say another word, and he trusted the Council would hardly think :it necessary to divide on this question. Mr. PROCTOR having replied, the amendment was put and carried by a majority of 25. The numbers were— For the amendment 37 Against it Majority The following is an analysis of the vote : For the amendment—Councillors, E. Langdale, J. Bigham, T. L. Hodson, J. Briscoe. G. H. Horsfall, T. Littledale, G. Holt, H. Hornby, T. Avison, D. Bell, T. Rimmer, T. Wagstaff, J. Rogers, J. A. Tobin, A. F. Jones, H. Neill, T. Chalmer, jun., J. Johnson, J. Parker, W. P. Freme, W. J. Horsfall, W. Mann, W. Fisher ; Aldermen, D. Hodgson, A. Swainson, T. B. Hors fall, James Lawrence, W. Nicol, T. Sands, J. Cooper, J. N. Wood, J. Bramley-Moore, E. Molyneux, John Bent, J. IL Turner, T. Chilton, and the Mayor. Against it—Councillors, W. Walthew, J. Woodruff, W. Pres ton, J. Atkinson, T. Godfrey, J. C. Fernihough, J. A. Picton, W. Bennett, R. M. Beckwith, A. Henderson, E. C. Hindley ; and Alderman Proctor._ CLOt tantiarl3. TUESDAY MORNING, IPRIL 9, 1850 Ttli LIVERPOOL STANDAiII THE RIVINGTON ABANDONMENT BILL. The TOWN-CLERK then read clause ten as follow— Mr. A. HENDERSON proposed, and Mr. FERNYFIOUGH seconded, that the whole clause be struck from the bill. After considerable discussion, in which Mr. Nicol, Mr. D. Hodgson, Mr. Hornby, and Mr. Horsfall took part, the amendment was put and lost, there being For the amendment Against it .... Majority The vote was as follows : For the amendment.—Councillors Woodruff, Bighorn, Pres ton, Godfrey, Fernihough, Jones, Bennett, Beckwith, Hender son, and Hindley; Alderman Hodgson, Dover, and Procter. Against it.—Councillors Walthew, Langsdale, Hodson, Bris coe, G. H. Horsfall, Littledale, Hornhy, Avison, Bell, Rimmer, Wagstaff, Rogers, Tobin, Johnson, Picton, Parker, Freme, W. J. Borstal', Mann, and Fisher; Aldermen Swainson, T. B. Horsfall, Bramley-Moore, Nicol, Cooper, Wood, Molyneux, Bent, turner, and the Mayor. Mr. D. HODGSON then moved " That in lieu of Claase 10, it be an instruction to the Water Committee to apply for powers to enable the Mayor, Aldermen, and Burgesses to lend money on the Water Act ; and also for powers to regulate the charges for water; and that the same shall be equal to, but in no case exceed the charges necessary to produce a sum sufficient in each year to pay the in terest borrowed on the water account and the working expenses of the establishment." Mr. WOODRUFF haying seconded this amendment, it was also put and lost. The numbers were— For the amendment .. . Against it Majority .. The vote was as follows : For the amendment.—Councillors Woodruff, Briscoe, Little dale, Picton, Bennett, and Henderson ; Aldermen D. Hodgson and Procter. Against it.—Councillors Langsdale, Bighorn, Preston, T. L. Hodson, Godfrey, Hornby, Avison, Bell, Rimmer, Wagstaff, Rogers, Tobin, Jones, Parker, Freme, Beckwith, Hindley, W. J. Horsfall, Mann, and Fisher ; Aldermen Swainson, T. B. Horsfall, Dover, W. Nicol, Cooper, Wood, Bramley-Moore, Molyneux, Bent, Turner, and the Mayor. Mr. H. HORNBY then moved that a clause should be inserted in the bill to prevent the water rate from being reduced till the water account had paid, and refunded all sums which might be borrowed, pursuant to the powers of this act, from the Corporate estate. Alderman HORSFALL seconded this motion. Carried unanimously, Alderman PROCTOR then resigned his seat as chairman of the Water Committee, in order that some friend to the Pike scheme might be appointed to work out that measure efficiently. On the motion of Mr. FREME, seconded by Mr. T. L. FIODSON, Mr. Hornby, Mr. Holt, Mr. W. J. Horsfall, Mr. Nicol, Mr. Cooper, and Mr. Bell, were added to the Water Committee with a similar intention. This being all the business, the Council adjourned at two o'clock. THE STATE OF THE LAW OF ARBITREMENT IN COMMERCIAL MATTERS, A letter on the subject of the present inconveniences and great expense attending the present mode of settling commercial disputes has just been addressed to T. B. Horsfall, Esq., as President of the Liverpool Chamber of Commerce, by Mr. Leone Levi, which contains some very valuable suggestions. Mr. Levi maintains that the inter ests of commerce suffer considerably from the present ad ministration of commercial laws in the Nisi Prius Courts, in the first place from their being held at too long inter vals, and, in the next, by their costliness arising out of captious arguments, lengthy pleadings, and the legal subtleties which surround and mystify the plain matters at issue. In a great number of cases, after all this inconve nience and expense has been submitted to, a reference is recommended to a legal arbitrator, unacquainted with the nature of the matter in question, or the knowledge of commercial usages requisite to enable him to give a just decision. As a remedy Mr. Levi proposes theestablishm en t, through the medium of Chambers of Commerce, of local tribunals for the settlement of commercial disputes, to consist of a limited number of merchants of experience and influence, with a law judge, approved of by the go vernment, to act as president. The decision of such a body in any case should be made binding upon all parties; and in this feature it differs from the present law of arbi trement, which is not so binding. To effect the desired alteration it would be desirable to obtain a roy a l c h ar t er, embodying in clear terms an arbitration clause, which would give to the Chamber the power of dealing with all matters in dispute between merchants, whether the parties were members of the Chamber of Commerce or not ; and that, in addition, Parliament ought to be appealed to for a revision of the general law upon the subject. There can be little doubt that such a tribunal, which would have all the prerogatives of a court of law, would materially diminish the duration and the cost of litiga tion, especially if taken up with spirit in influential quarters ; and we most heartily hope that the proposal will be carried out. The pamphlet contains a draft of the bill that would be required, and an appendix containing some valuable information on commercial practice. BRITANNIA BRIDGE.—The second line of tube is to be floated for the double roadway in May. The mayor having occasion to be absent from town for a fortnight, has app o i n t e d a s his d e p u ty, d uring his absence, Mr. Alderman Procter. FIRES AND LIGHTS ON BOARD SHIP.—A meeting of shipowners, masters, seamen, and others interested in procuring the repeal of the law which restricts the use of fires and lights on board vessels in the Liverpool docks, was held yesterday afternoon in the Cotton Sales Room. A considerable number of American captains attended, and several hundreds orseamen and flatmen. Many gen tlemen who have taken an active part in the advocacy of the natural rights of the foreign sailor were present : and among them were Mr. C. Chapman, Mr. W. Rathbone, Mr. R. Sheil, Rev. Mr. Buck, Dr. Mackay (of the Morn ing Chronicle), and Mr. J. Dignon (of the Liverpool Chronicle). Among the American captains were Mr. John Britton, of the Constitution ; Captain Knight, (of the New World), Captain Eldridge, (of the Roscius), Captain Lever, Captain Kilwood, &c. Captain Knight was called to the chair. He presumed that as notice had been given of the meeting, the absence of parties interested in the question might be interpreted into a feeling of opposition. Mr. Rathbone had thought that the absence of the Dock Committee must be owing to some mistake; if so, it was no mistake on their (the promoters') part. He (Mr. Knight) supposed that those who were opposed to them would stop at home, but, for his part, he had never met with any man who had attempted to oppose them on principle; the opposition he had found was the opposition of indifference on the part of persons not im mediately interested in the subject. Mr. Knight went on to state that the present meeting arose out of one held in that room in December last, at which a committee had been appointed to Ivait upon the Dock Committee, to represent the enormity of the grievances under which they la boured, and to request that they might adduce evidence in proof of the position that more real danger was to be apprehended from the clandestine use of lights under the present system, than c ou ld by possibility exist under a well regulated use of fire and lights. The Rev. Mr. Buck read a brief report detailing the circumstances of the interview of the committee with the Dock Commit tee. Mr. H. Chapman entirely concurred with all that had been said by the preceding speakers. He was of opinion that the danger was entirely imaginary on the part of the Dock Committee. The danger was to be found in the present system ; which, professing to restrict the use of fires and candles, ledto the unlimited use of open lights wherever it was considered such could be done without detection. It was impossible to stow away a cargo without the use of artificial lights--(hear) ; and when it was considered what facilities were afforded for breaking the law by the general use of lucifer matches, he did not hesitate to say that the real danger was to be found in the present system. Mr. B uc k f urn i shed some particulars proving that it was a common practice on the part of captains to use fi re on ship-board. He advocated the question on the ground of morality. Captain Kil wood furnished more particulars to the same effect, and showed that similar evidenee had been given before the Dock Committee. Ultimately, a resolution, proposed by Mr. Rathbone, and seconded by Mr. Chapman, to the following purport, was carried :—" That the Dock Com mittee be requested to publish the evidence laid before them." Captain Hughes made a long speech, in the course of which he maintained that if their demands were not complied with, their course would be to unite in de feating the obnoxious law by simultaneously lightincares. on board their vessels. Mr. PICTON then moved that the bill for the Abandon ment of the Rivington Works be withdrawn from parlia ment. Mr. T. L. HoDsoN seconded the motion, which was carried unanimously. - EXTENSION OF TIME BILL. Mr. Avisox moved that this bill be approved of by the council. Mr. T. L. fronsoN having seconded the motion, the council resolved itself into committee on the clauses. The preamble and clauses one, two, and three were agreed to. On clause four being proposed Mr. ROGERS moved as an amendment that the words "shall be completed in five years" be struck out, and the words " shall be completed in seven years" substituted. The TOWN -CLERK having explained that five years was according to the standing orders of the parliamentary committee, the amendment was withdrawn. Clauses five, six, seven, eight, and nine were agreed to without discussion. " And be it enacted, that the lands, tenements, heredita ments, and estate of the said Mayor, Aldermen, and Burgesses shall he a collateral security for any principal sum borrowed or to be borrowed on the credit of the said water account as aforesaid, and the Borough fund of the said Borough shall be a collateral security for any interest accruing due in respect of such principa' sum Provided always, that it shall not be lawful to pay or discharge any such principal sum or interest from or out of the said lands, tenements, hereditaments, and estate of the said Mayor, Aldermen, and Burgesses, or from or out of the Borough fund of the said Borough, unless a water rate, under the provisions of the said first recited act, shall be first duly made and levied to an amount sufficient to pay and discharge the interest accruing due and payable in respect of a sum of re expended in the construction and completion of the said Green-lane Waterworks, and the pipes and machi nery connected therewith, and the cost of raising and distri buting water for the public purposes stated in such act, nor unless the several rates, rents, and prices for water, by the said Liverpool Corporation Waterworks Act, IS-17, authorised to be made, levied, and received, are made, charged, and levied, at the Highest rate specified in the said act, and together with the amount levied and received under and by virtue of such water rate as hereinbefore mentioned, are insufficient for the dis charge of such principal sum and interest respectively." This clause was opposed by Mr. BIGUAM, on the ground that it was calculated to do great injury to the Corporate Estate. NT ASSIZE CASE-TO BANKERS lAIPORTA.. AND THE PUBLIC. . 77 00DCOCK AND OTFIERS.—Points of SOUTHWORTFI t. their customers are involved in interest to bankets met, 'Togging, Queen's Counsel, and this action, in which Mr: ' for the plaintiff. Mr. Cow- Mr. Thorburne were en oaf •. The learned judge, Mr. ling appeared for the defenkdaiN. length of time which Baron Alderson, perceiving' thtt due investigation of would be required on Monday kr' a and partly on dit the conflicting interests of the pattk4 , ---. - oug h hi s labo from his lordship' s d es i re , after gettinff th• sent assizes, rious share of the judicial business of the' p,,. 'se before to join Lord Brougham at Paris—stopped' tliv s.. This it was half opened, and suggested a refererlft- the course, as it admitted of the examination on oath ti. 'to plaintiff herself, as well as the defendants, was agrees - by the counsel on both sides; whereupon the jury gave conditional verdict for the plaintiff for the full amount claimed. Pursuant to his lordship's direction, a searching in quiry, which occupied the counsel nearly the whole of Wednesday, was gone into before the learned arbitrator, whose award will be final. The pleadings having been put in, it appeared that the action arose under interest ing and peculiar circumstances. The plaintiff, Ellen Southworth, is an humble person advanced in life, resi ding with her married daughter at St. Helens, near Li verpool. The defendants are well-known bankers at Wigan. The action was to recover £l2B 16s. 10d., being the balance of money deposited with the Messrs. Wood cock, as her bankers. The plaintiff was for many years in the service of Miss Duckworth, of Wigan, and had saved up wages amounting to a hundred pounds, which were left undisturbed in the hands of her mistress, to whom she was greatly attached. Miss Duckworth's health gave way in 1844. Feeling the hand of death approach ing, she desired Ellen, (the plaintiff,) to avoid annoyance or trouble with the executors, to take possession of her earnings, and have the money put in a bank, to her (plaintiff's) own credit. This was done ; and as the plaintiff could neither write nor read writing, her mistress advised her to leave her pass-book for greater safety in the hands of a man named Shackle ton, who was a collector of rents, and of reputed trust among several small families in and about Wigan. Miss Duckworth died in May, 1847, and left the plaintiff a legacy of £lOO, for her " faithful services." Of that legacy the plaintiff added £75 to what was previously deposited in her own name at the defendant's bank— Shackleton going with her for the purpose. After her mistress died, plaintiff left Wigan for St. Helen's, where she has resided ever since January, 1848, with her son-in law and daughter. The bank-book, however, she left at Wigan, in the care of Sh ac kl e t on , no t on l y f or supposed safety, but to avoid necessitous people about her, if she kept the pass-book at St. Helen's, getting to know that she had £175 in a bank, and pestering her to help them with loans. On two occasions only, in 1848, when she went over to Wigan, did she, as was contended by the defendant, authorise the defendant to pay away any of her funds. Shackleton was with her to help her with the pass book, when she withdrew £45 in May, and again £5 in August. Each time a cheque was filled up, to which, in presence of the banker and cashier, she regularly put her mark ; and it was in evidence that the money was banded to her, and not to Shackleton. Plaintiff afterwards re turned home to St. Helens on the evenings respectively of the days she visited Wigan. In October 1819 she heard of the sudden death of Shackleton by cholera. Instead, however, of his being, as supposed, a man well to do in the world, it turned out that Shackleton had been in a state of insolvency for some time before, and at the time lie expired. After great trouble and hunting about, plain tiff found out her p a ssb oo k, i n th e house of b a man called Wright. when it was discovered to her amazement, that, with the exception of £l5, Shackleton had gone, without her authority or knowledge, and successively drawn out all her money by means of cheques signed by him " for Ellen Southworth," which the bankers had honoured, and on none of which, as was urged by the plaintiff's counsel, with the exception of the two already men ti one d , was her mark to be found, or an y one's mark, purporting even to be hers. Hence she brought her action for money paid away. The bankers declined to refund, and con tended that at each time the cheques were drawn and Paid, the plaintiff herself was present ; and that they implied the " agency" of Shackleton, because he had the possession of the pass-book. The plaintiff's case was supported by the testimony of several witnesses, who were called and cross-examined at great length by Mr. Thorburne, Mr. Cross, Mr. Cowling, and the learned Arbitrator; after which the plaintiff her self underwent a minute examination Mr. Cowling commented with great care on the docu mentary evidence, the cheques, and the pass-book. The deceased, Shackleton, being in possession of plaintiff's pass-book, with the books of other persons, for whom he acted as agent, at Wigan, the defendants, in his (Mr. Cowling's) opinion, had made out a case justifying them in meeting this action, on the ground that they assumed an agency by Shackleton for the plaintiff to have been established. The learned counsel further contended that if there was an agency, that dispensed with the necessity of his going at length into the seeming inconsistency that two only of the cheques had the plaintiff's marks, and the others had not. Mr. THORBURNE then, in a very able and lengthy ad dress, contended that the plaintiff was entitled to recover, as the money had clearly been paid away without her au thority and in her absence. The Learned Arbitrator (Mr. TTNTIT A NK) °aid he ',Lout(' carefully review the whole evidence, and a day or two after his return to London make his award. The question was, which of two innocent parties,—the plaintiffor the banker, had to suffer. TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. read with interest and deep regret the painful statements regarding the cotton porters in your paper of last week, and think the public ought to feel themselves much indebted to the press for bringing such statements forward. It had long been a matter of wonder to me how the men whom I have seen from day to day hanging about the area of the Exchange managed to keep life and soul together; and my heart sickened when I thought of them returning daily to their starving families with the same tale, " no work." Your statements remind me of what the Morning Chronicle has been immortalising itself by doing ; and if you would, like them, take charge of any contributions for these poor wretches, I will with pleasure send you a trifle.—Your obedient servant, SAMUEL MARTIN. No. 2, High-street, E xc h ange, A pr il Bth, 1850. [We shall be glad to be the almoners of our corres pondent, whose bounty would meet with grateful accept. ance.] The Bishop of Exeter's letter to the Archbishop of Canterbury, on the Gorham case, in less than a fortnight, has passed through fifteen editions, and obtained a sale of upwards of 30,000 copies. BALL.—A grand charity ball was held last night, at the Assembly Rooms, Great George street, under the patronage of Mrs. Charles Moore. Gribbin's band was in attendance. The supper and the other refreshments, which were of the most recherche description, were pro vided by Mr. Lawton, of the Bee Hotel, in a style highly creditable. DETECTIVE SPEECH.—Of the many ills which attend human nature that of stammering and defective articula tion is one of most serious. Who the t has heard what in vulgar phrase is called "a stutterer," does not pity his infirmity ? We have had, however, brought before us a case of complete cure, in the instance of a boy, eight years of age. The improvement was so rapid and effec tual that it is but justice to mention that it was effected by Dr. Weinthal, whose advertisement appears elsewhere. ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE.—This establishment was opened last week, with a complete and effective company. During the recess it has been thoroughly redecorated, a new pit added, and its tout ensemble is superior to any other place of amusement. Last night the play of " Hamlet" was performed, Mr. Barry Sullivan and Mr. Cathcart supporting the leading characters; and during the present week a series of first-class dramas are an nounced. GRAND WELSH CHARITY CONCERT.—We are informed that in consequence of Mr. W. Sudlow's illness, the con ductorship of the Welsh Choral Society has been kindly undertaken by Mr. Edward W. Thomas, first violin of the Philharmonic Society, who has also consented to play an "Elegy" of Ernot's ; and this additional attraction will no doubt induce a very large attendance. His Wor ship the Mayor and several members of the Town-council will be present. The programme is very attractive. The following is a rough outline :—Spng, " If guiltless blood," Handel, by Miss Stott ; air, "With verdure clad," Haydn, by Miss Stott; duet, " Lord, bow thin Ear," Mendels sohn, Miss Stott and Miss Parsons; song, "To thee, 0 Lord, Laurenz Weiss, Miss Parsons ; song, " If with all your Hearts," Mendelssohn, Mr. Joseph Robinson ; two solos from Mr. Armstrong ; quartette, " Cast thy burden upon the Lord ;" and nine well-selected choruses by the Welsh Choral Society. THEATRE ROYAL.—THE OPERA COMIQUE.—The in troduction by the :lessee the Theatre Royal of the very talented company of French operatic performers, selected by Mr. Mitchell, of the Theatre Francais, London, has afforded to the playgoers of Liverpool a great treat during the past week ; and we trust has been remunerative to all parties. The attendance during the three nights, and es pecially on Friday, comprised the elite of our town, by whom the reception given to the artistes engaged was dis criminating throughout, and occasionally most enthusias tic. The operas each night appeared to have been got up reeardless of expense, and with excellent taste. One of the most striking features exhibited during the whole of the performances was the chaste dressing for their parts, of both the male and female performers. They displayed nothing of the tawdry taste in attire which even our own best actors and singers evince, and which deforms some even of our leading Italian operatic performers. They appeared throughout in unambitious, but elegant and be coming costume. Another distinguishing characteristic of these operas was the excellence of the orchestra, with out which the music of our best foreign composers is s o frequently mar re d. O n M on d a y Auber's opera of "Le Domino Noir" was very finely sung. Madlle. Charton, in particular, won greatly upon the favour of those who had previously had the pleasure of hearing her rich voice in concert singing, and added all the graces of a finished and most attractive actress. Madlle. Guichard's singing was also greatly admired, as was also that of Mons. Lac. On Wednesday " Les Diamans de la Couronne", by Auber, was given with splendid effe c t, an d drew down frequent and enthusiastic cheers, the whole of the corps acquitting themselves admirably. The duets between Madlle. Cherton and Mons. Lac, and the latter and Mons. Buguet, were very beautifully sung ; and the Diana of Madlle. Guichard was a most meritorious performance, and showed this lady to be a most t a l en t e d singer. On Friday " Fra Diavolo', was played to a very crowded house ~ and it was impossible to have been better played. We regret much, however, that the pressure upon our space today compels us to quit a more detailed notice. We observe that this excellent company have been induced to give three more peaformunces next week. "41 E1 1 -..--• - TOON' J PRESCOT V- , So 1 asHshea THE BOARD OF GUARDI -A r : 1 0 : 13 TA desirous of ENGAGING the Se Li s 1 N niii . of the Established Church as CHAP''' . n il and the ‘ house. Salary, £5O per annum. ,L, The duties of the Chaplain will be to . , p m and Prwlleialiblenelailtlosahnotegtb‘hletreoQxrStieihqoieurokiurhs.suei.rscei o,o,;1:1010,401 0 o il :, 0 : 0. 1 4, 1 14 9 i i form Divine Service on so. • of • ..„: hife • .' ..., , cll , 11 Prescot, 2nd April, j l N Bso . . Paupers The appoi nt will take Pla ce -.lto ' ( instant; andidates ar e requesfru t y , , q to me or before THURSDAY gOrninPA 0 blel Y t' HEYFA City. 1 3 foPb reon-I‘ol -14 ellt MAME RING and all at L u CURED by Dr. W HAL , i ....ace. STREET. To be co n ed dni!y from .. LATEST INTELLfr (BY ELECTRIC TEL E , G ,/ be --- LOndinh - i '. 44 tele. ANT NV:4:;lncida p ' '' tO Cotton April.—Business R 1 E.—The. if 0 , ' CAFE of ..._ ton' frik,• , FebruarY , ~ - ' '' - • 4 dit which left TaN'Eity 1 1 344. en Island' ;',, ,„ wrecked on the Bill, on'l%, ss left NoP l "000 - ' ei l ' cher ga PARIS, Sunday,=-The Pave . .eturn, ° OA d' 1 .1, (.) 4th instant for Casetta, on hi.` 'till. *.O . . A' Ors ceed by easy stages to• the' eRP . ‘-.014 • N , regulated, however, by the' mantis.' *. ~,, v lC . A.th ni by the population of those plaees W es. . . II N The re-establishment of relations bet:;ija• li t Z tt okDr Ay butinact c iv b en d 0 ! ~ t 1 Ai iti is considered' as settled. General Sar" - cer - to to A e qtti h Lord Howden as Sir Henry Hulwer's 91 ! , " • t ti4l4 % his most earnest wish to renew relatioqo , H. Bulwer by the - hand. It is undersreO u , ' tft,_,.t.)%ti l l of European politics, and the precario u s '.; qtl'h 4, - Nr. a measure accounts- for the minis t er ' e itt l i i'd et HOUSE OF COMMONS -- -- The House met at four o'clock for th l: , Easter recess.—A grea t num b er o f PIO I( on various subjects.—Mr. DisuxEl- 1 s s, *-- ference to the motio n o f L or d J o hn itu N og ' ,-= instant, for a sele c t comm i t t ee on PU`' , . --s, ~,- should move, by way o f an at nendmenrc" , ;‘,,....;. in possession of all the information re,', , li 7 n ft'. regulate salaries; th a t a P ar li ame ntary - 4.- ' under such circumstances, would onIY,S,. it is the duty o f G ove rnment upon rli`•" i Mkt el to introduce the measures th at ma y be n i e a ffi re e d ie u n c t tio d n isc in ha t r h g e e na o t f ion t a h l e es p t u ab bl l i is c hm serv en t t it% ,v gave notice of his intention to move that lo w .0,,,, if appointed, should extend its inquires J. Pe ' ecclesiasticalcommission. _ _ rfr, ,_ t Wj TATTERSALL'S.—iiosP ; t tey t h; METROPOLITAN HANDICAP.-salb I 11 -.4• I 4 - agst Raby-3 to 1 ags t V a l ent i ne - 1 2 to el 1 agst Black E ag l e —Ch eerful at one time " b y Aft ; not so good a favourite at the close. 11$ efl e force. 2000 GUINEA STAKES.-2 to 1 agst --/te e r4 ll lj l- e 9 t l lti4 CHESTER CUP.—No change since Thu I sr . DERBY.-5 to 1 agst Bolingbroke-7 t ° ivlt 16 to 1 agst Knight of Avenel-8 to 1 agst 1.: 11 01 1 , M G ild ß e A w N . By P H le A nt N y D o i f cA la p y . e_ 3 rs a t g o a l in a st3lilde r „ agst Bach° p l iAt Taft. PAY, Vi 8 ALE. I , At t . LONDON MONEY AND SHARE MARS, 4 0, No change in the Consol market to-daY , at 96k. Very little doing in the Railway 01 ; olg t lti ‘ g alg, e n , have been quiet, and some of the light e ,pt ' 1 . 'teen „,! Great Northerns very weak, and the mar"; languid tendency. Extremely little doing , The tar °f market. Spanish are muc h b etter . It , 4 fre hs oU e Closing prices:— Consols for Account, 96 t o 9 6* ; Pu• fo b I.att•Of 4to 1 • Exchequer Bills, 69 to 71 p m. ; M ex i c an, lf ; Danish, 3 to 3i pm. ked i 7li! North-Western stock, 103/ to 4i; Do. e l P p ".. t ation 4 n : Midland stock, 35k to 6*; Do. halves. ."•‘. 1 1; . V„tned"': Staffords, 10/ to k- dis, Old Dovers, 134 T i to!' 4i to i; Caledonians, 8k to / ;1114 7* to k; Great Northerns, to * dis.; G_T e kr - ; Berwick pref., 7k to / dis.; York and IN• 1 iea, gybe LONDON CORN MARKET. — • pre, Although supplies of E ng li s h Wheat 701 P 1 t1( acted with reserve. Trade dull, and even u p , last Mondays rates were w i t h diff icu ltY s . e dde, in good supply, an d f or i n f er i or samples 1:10. 11 , obliged to be accepted, and only a slu e Ao ll. ;t both town-made and ship samples, meta ,". 1 e value no change. Barley also dull of ul l '0 1 ; 1- 4 ; '‘A cases a further slight reduction on last,, , accepted. Malt quiet, but no change. D e " t ef• ' 1 44 lower, and business quite of a retail chara e rr ode, k ett English Oats small, but large of foreign. '''loos . - Xt. to t b all qualities and in most cases 6d. per clt; In Seeds little passing. English red Whee" L th e 'e white, 418. to 495. ra'lath. British Wheat „ Barley ~ Oats.. „ Malt.. ARRIVALS. Qrs. 2600 1190 1793 .... 7251 7311 l'• • Roo „ ~ gaw k ... 25 - bit 905 0 SECOND REPORT. „,„1 , Before a clearance could be effected in P A " t 04 4 cline of Is. per qr. had to be adopted, on'ol dull Former prices generally asked for foreo ment of day, but a decline of Is. took P Town-made Flour unaltered, but inferior ! shade cheaper. English Barley a trifle lovinigA also for Beans and Peas, and trade very 11 '1 lower, and little doing. Indian Corn an; English white Wheat, 40s. to 48s. ; ditto rear „ Flour „ Beans Irish Oats .... „ Malt.... Indian Corn .. k lo 43 1 La Li 4 41' (lb L Ntp.)4Nl4lll LONDON PRODUCE MARKET. — VI COFFEE.—Market for native Ceylon thi ll ' c odf business doing. Nominal price is s]s. for g, 9ri TEA.—Common sound Congo u o ffering , 6 110/ little desire shewn to purchase. In otherlo ll market very quiet. COTTON market rather quiet, and °DIY vious terms. n, TALLOW market dull for P.Y.C., b n t ; On the spot small sales were made at 365. ..,:0 11 ,1 last three months 38 s . 3d. Th e del i ver i e s as several parcels are being exported. Ho lD ol supply, at 355. 6d to M s . p er cwt. net cas h. No change in Metals. Th e mar k e t has of n appearance for articles used in the process and former rates a re we ll supported. Thoe'stp° sumption and a decrease i n su p p li es. The_„d supported with produce d ur i ng th e wee k, 'P a Sugar and Coffee are announced. A SMITHFIELD CATTLE MARKET: - 191 Beasts, 3,795 ; Sheep and Lambs, 23.590 • Sheep' ri ; Holland Beast s , 210 ; Holland - 0; . • Calves, 85 ; Norfolk and Suffolk Beasts, 2, '" odit 400. Beef, 2s. 4(1. to 3s. 4d. ; Mutton, 3s• t° 65.°4 to 4s. 4d. ; Pork, 3s. 2d. to 4s. 2d. ; Lamb, t o ' The supply of Beasts large ; trade Was Pj.44 reduced prices. Prime Lambs maintained 01 , Calves sold better. Prime Scotch Beasts, tditid rt, -a% - The Earl of Roden has been unanimo u s man of the board of guardians of the 13d n ifil of the Kilk ee l un i on . S evera l members " politically opposed to the noble earl. chel During the recent fire at Limehouse, 010 a burial took place in the ground, tin,`:,tee tion a marriage took place in the v'"'„ e s. l ol climbed over the ruins to confirm her her At a disturbance near Dungiven, in 011 v in consequence of an attempt to seize cebto ment of the county cess, a very formida l ir made by the peasantry. One of the bey the affray. %To felji Mr. Newell, traffi c manager o f the the Eastern Counties line, in stepping J r . , ' bOir to the platfor m o f one o f th e statione h l ibe Thursday, unfortunately s lipp e d beast"' 0 / was killed upon th e s p o t. The bullion in both d e p ar t men ts of th i e ll ,l ii land has decreased from £17,279,943 to ip ? ing a difference of £201,088. The PaP er to lation has increased from £19,6550 77 being a difference of £857,155. Letters fro m R ome , o f t h e 31 s t 1 1110 1 , Of 1, 1 escape, from the prison of the Castle !, 0 0 Gazzolo, who had been sentenced to ° 1 er. monastery for his writings against religl o l, See, as also for con d uc t su b vers i ve of es' li. pline. job° 0 The sentence of d ea th p asse d upon Limerick, for the murder of his wife an fora , has been commuted to transportatio e k t hey, ground that he may h ave b een insane g l ` foe mitted those murd ers , a lth eug h Pe r e ld" diately before and afterwards. fti • gis The Morning Herald, i n a series o f advocates the r e d uc ti on o f our diPi°llollol, conceiving that up on th e f our em bassil 0F 0 1 , Austria, and T ur k e y, a l one a sav ing °f spo, 0,1„"tt the other eight e m b ass i es a sav i n g of , 0 0,1 4 ,1, 17,•• niently be effected. 11 01 811 1, The Guardians of the South Shield n ir Oth.et meeting last week, contracted for the , su a P Sod.tr i tt rev, i 'tll' house, for the next three months, with •.: from the best second flour, to be , de3i r es ers 'et 'llei r s ett house in buns of 7oz. each, at ' 141b5., or a small fraction above one h j ti , The execution of 31ary Reeder ar n , fr 41 4 „eN„ . guilty at Cambridge Assizes of poisol.nu s r o t ,t' o rro,":e latter, is fixed for Saturday the 13th, 111 0 e, eho convict admits the justice of the senL e i n . 0 0 15,1 it: 4 o Ti she determined to get rid of her sister " p rise. i sv r an improper connection with the male,_ 010 er l i'll o Y. I nies being aware of her intention, but •r. , ,1 0 4 I course between them. ov 't t ., T t o ; The shares of the York, NeVrefiStle,_ 0.14t1 way have this week been sold in Ine r :l e it Tel!, t coq at 12 and 121—the lowest price at vr'• oo been transferred. The Extensions,lid/...A, share has been paid, are quoted at 6 1 he el r e " ences, upon which XS per share hee4joil e h j offering at from half-a-crown to five s i' de pe; t ir and North Midland Stock is equallY 4 16, to ld 4. shares being worth no more than 153 r o ll o t P o ly; Ns % probable that both lines will go to 6 2,i e jee ° lto b et) A black surtout and some other art to to 0 0 . l i tq ;),,t, pare!, together with a letter addres;rils9.4,ti ) 1 ' 4 1 4, of Barnard Castle, were found on ;: i po'ioty • 1.!1,1,.. , qt by a little girl near the edge of a gleutter Potliorno4 ekQte worth, Northumberland. The to I lo a d addressed by a son . t o his mother be 1%.Q.a unable to find employment, of which .o?re' in search, he had resolved to drow.n,: i . are bow tg edge' , f be supposed, the contents of.the Footmarks were traced to the vlar the bow search had been made in the pond, discovered up to Wednesday night. Pkt , ehe L itkm , 1° LIVERPOOI t , c 9 , J."- ti TUESDAY, A.Pitieg9 12.14,1 PAINTD D AND rvoi,sl4o EVERY TIJESDAYf sirdf-eir/ By JOSHUA PLETCHER LACE 5 OO ‘, &eat Li fs LEONARD ADDISON, of 14, s'• - A At No. 4. ST. cal_!!!--- t ;00 14, ANNUAL SUBSCIti rr,a"l. Li An YAKCL. 2.6. lOS C 14141 , 02v 4 - WH T o ,4 A v„mci, ht!htir,