The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1843-11-21 00:00:00

Nov. 21 1843 , GENERAL MISCELLAN' tfln Stock of t ea i s gra d ually assimilating .. ° , s t year, being about 30,000,000 lbs. ',per ‘aita Royal Highnes s the P r i nc ess Royal completes her 8 year this day (Tuesday). 6 IP P"I ELD CORPORATION.—W, Jeffcock. Esq., was " kirs daY week elected the first Mayor of Sheffield. to mot ELECTION.—The nomination will take place orr o _ w (Wednesday), and the polling on Thursday. toi v i r : P rancis Hobler, chief clerk to the Lord Mayor of Pe th go, ha s ret i red, after a service of 5 5 years, w i t h a ; 31 : 1 of £640 per annum. ta ite 'a a curious coincidence, that the new chief magis lion London, Edinburgh, and Glasgow, are all sta pets by profession. 106,4,N5t Ruarouit.—lt was reported, last week, that Mr. nosell'enett,for South Wilts, had died after a short The rumour turns out to be utterly unfounded. ?f .ate Earl of Egremont, during the last sixty years Itha s life, distributed in acts of charity and liberality, the let en" sum of £1,200,000, or about £20,000 per annum. - -81.8 . Hills, Son, and Underwood, of this city, had a I,ooolirst this week, containing 7,000 gallons of vinegar, , a f which were lost.—Norwich Mercury. ell g , 3 ,, 84 id that Lord Campbell is devoting his leisure to 14 4 - f,: (te rary work—" The Lives of the Lord Chancel ,orn the Norman Conquest to the present time." 4 1,,a t e• ,nsion of £2OO a-year has been granted to Sir Wm. go - "n, Profes o of Astronomy, and President of the 311 Irish Acadsem r y. 8„„ nisai,"co Paper states that Mr. Hill, of Eden-hall, near 'ear Cumberland, has refused £7OO for his celebrated Ltt'uorned bull " Eden." d Y 13 Yron (relict of the noble poet), together with Ita i • d l ,aughter, the Countess of Lovelace, (" Ada, sole 4t,c,ue r oa my i f ton house and heart,") are at present staying Ali • Thompson Esq., ex-Mayor of Hull, gallantly iky7 i nto the Humber' with his clothes on, on Thurs. leat e e l(' and saved a man in the service of Messrs. Gee t ,,, a, of Hull, from drowning. 4.,,pei;h(hD INSOLVENT.—On Friday last, Sir Hugh I ,'lsch',,"' who is described as very aged and feeble, was peht,T r g,ed by the Chief Commissioner of the . Insolvent t4 tll -1.8 Court, in London. after having been imprisoned toe queen's Prison eighteen years. one N orthwick has let 120 acres of arable land, in lots tositho„ cto four acres, to the tradesmen d Ars of hain the parish of Blockley, Worcestershire. an It trei md t hat his lord s hip h a s signified his intention of set aut More land in the same way. t/l AN IIVriI. " -- IMPROVEMENT IN TRADE.—Last week— \tlised to be in consequence of the news from the East ,%ents for certain sorts of Glasgow goods. as they Itatttetatded. were authorised to give an advance of one . v. l ll ,: s Perthshire Constitutional. lt's_ n eequence of the large number of notices of private qtr it se be introduced in the ensuing session of Perim- She an extra Gazette was published on Wednesday mitt; containin g nearly thirty pages of closely printed u N e ' describi ng this batch of prospective legislation. a t ," 4, ,i:Pocics WAKEFIELD.—The Aire and Calder 41c;n Company are about to form new docks at „ 41 4,,;;;;Id• The docks will cover about two acres of land, ' s4 esC" abut on the Manchester and Leeds Railway, on 'ter side of the station. house. 4 i , kbr INCIDENT NOT UNCOMMON IN THE LIFE OF AN ;ifead c l 4 ,--An article that we published not long_ s i nce • h a subscriber, and he " stopped the paper." To e co ndescended 'to ask of us an editorial favour. It ,o ttante d.—Slockport Advertiser. No ti Wednesday a man of the name of Patterson, noto the ;for the profession of Atheism, was convicted before ' 4 4 °ll ' l of Session at Edinburgh, of vending blasphe trik-ntauebnlications, and sentenced to fifteen months' im- A, t ' "'co ANCDOLY ACCIDENT.—A few days ago an afflicting ~hofitteeence took place in Gallowgate, Glasgow. While a Y were at dinner, the father gave a bone to a child, h en ; while in the act of divesting it of the remaining por- Iti ick i °f fl esh, incautiously swallowed the bone, which 'n its throat, and almost instantly choked it. tctet' Nela( ESTEß ANTI-CORN-LAW MEETING.—At the N e .g held in the Town-hall, on Tuesday, for the pur far e °f ai ding the funds of the League, and in particular tphsc°tributing to the £lOO,OOO fund, there was £12,077 e gata rib ed in the room by 101 individuals and firms, 120 each. 41 1ti,. 5 . °r ne Parts of England the Papists experience diffi the tZ. 1 . 11 making converts from the lower orders, from . I ' l letr in 'onY of old pensioners who have witnessed . its who ce and effects in Roman Catholic countries, and th e 'ele evidence of its atrocities falls with due weight on 0 ar e of their friends. Drettl-Soriday night week, a destructive fire broke out in the e eco ises of Messrs. Ogilvie and Field, manufacturers of httha nut o il and patent . candles, in Paradise-street, Lam . The buildi ng was en ti re ly consume d— an d of 16 ether' MNorfolk- s t reet one i s comp l ete l y d es t roye d an d t h e 14 M ore or le ss d amage d. 1 1105, a , 441 En. Lately, at Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Mr. -in buncombe to Mr. Feargus O'Connor. Afterm'ue t o g themselves to the mob, the unhappy couple a se s pend the honey-moon amongst the 9olliers n d - "ki 8 ,1 1 "" Scotland, where they expect, by their presence, Tu tl ,... e considerable agitation. Weekr 14% —This vagabond party have started . a ly P . AGUE. fe ontl i a loy to . propagate their lies and delusions—it will ed in our paper this day. We hope no a tte ll i s , e Pative v vv er ill z be so absurd as to lay out threepence on kit;warn the agricultural community not to I t ' e the poison to enter their dwellings. R at C ONSIDERATE TT-TUE.— On Mon itqlnding near to the elephant in Hylton's menagerie, tit :Meld, had the end of a paper of tobacco projecting I t ' is 'a Pocket ; the elephant unceremoniously took it ''ltee t e k man's pocket, swallowed the tobacco, and re stN Paper t o the astonished individual. 4bLA tt tF AL ACCIDENT.—Last Tuesday, a 'e t l :l l ge B°I 4% II4AND gagedt:lol fact or of a grindstone worke y _team, in an th e 0 iae ßri y, Gravel-lanefLondon. 11 , hilst so en ndstone flew into pieces, t one of which struck 1 4 4 r , With such violence as to deprive him of life. Ri ve ati' s i T c, l l Ctun.—His Majesty the King o heaveHn° . - h his tt p r i z tritfied to the,Duke of Beaufort that ll e` g e ro ; of £5O next season for a vocal composition, k o t l's casional members of the noblemen and . gentle t4bes,'„e,l' and Glee Club, of which his Majesty is a b and a stanch supporter. I,llllrW,ePorted in the higher monetary circles that the hle - 1 3 ' - ',Riand is privately advancing money on trtaenos thck't ce o r t i _ t ieh securities at the unpreced s ent f e o d u l r o i w i J o a rms ! 4 14,1 a W e hmthesou o ve no annu m. reas n F to ro doubt that re s e uch is the fact.- 1 4 44 1 t". eop ,';'At a meeting held at Manchester, on Thursday e ll ° 4 ll eeet" s 'sting of a large body of Milk Sellers and others ti e 'itai` fr e i d with the trade (in consequence of the farmers th,,too r ;, v ,..cn notice of an advance), it was resolved that "'it t han 2s. per dozen be paid to the farmer; and tol4 ‘ e retailed to the public at 2Bd per quart, as usual. 4; Oeu. r4I7 ARIAN RESEARCHES.—Mr. C. Ade, of Mil alitascf.' farm, near Lewes, has very recently dug up in it t e Of a considerable num b er o f s il ver pe nn ies of the t la t he an ute, Harold the First, Hardicanute, and Ed . The coins are said to be in an ex k'tie , L ;"e preservation.—Kent Observer. ile,l).:vritil'P-building trade in Sunderland, which in corn tlteessejthe other interests of that port, has been so long t op er k h ., is beginning to show signs of revival, several the j av ing recently been received for ships to be built !idle trad e . I n one i ns t ance th e or d er h as b een t btee tirte%;oA a nd in another for seven vesssels. ?Oa) PROM THE SOCIETY OF FRIENDS.—Mr. e e nrY Leathern, Wakefield, banker, and his real connexion with the Society of gne their ‘tt .t:fiei d " Mond a y wee k, a t th e mon thly mee ti ng a t t ta i l l'ittiqs; We have not heard what religious body they t Qed IC ° join, but understand they have recently at -11011 ir kthorpe Church.—Local paper. 10t7 0 5 4,k,1,11) OASTLER.—At a central meeting of the 6 a t I t eller t his noble-minded man, on the 15th Inst., it 1.- v ed to hold meetings immediately in every part ,1 0 1 "Igdo GI atilt ,e can s to take into consideration the most ad 'Ne°°esti,,q_la ,of raising a fund for his liberation The field t og will be held to-morrow . (Wednesday) at Hud ,6 Liaelkaor When W. B. Ferrand, Esq. will take the chair. 10, I ,4,Pd r i;Alt OCCLRRENCE.—An empty coal-wagon was lko h e tt, i j e by n the force of the wind alone from Dalston 6 h.' tiii."° ll in Carlisle, on the Mary port railway, in the of ten minutes. The distance is upwards of , ~lt'aof a nd a man rode on the carriage the whole way. 6 ~ 1 4 Der h'Se ou lf a tole ra bl e s p ee d, b e i n g about twenty-four 01, 4 Sttilt,k4SSlVE SCENE. —On Sunday week sixty-nine " who h a d b een saved from shipwreck during the v, °they of the * Church , üblicly Norfolk returned thanks to God in Cromer. The all 6 ioN l tt t i 4 thei r names were calle d over b y the officiating .0) o f t n then, on their knees, joined in the beautiful I`h ~baN asgiving. it NI, ePre.Prid 1 " AT THE THEATRE-ROYAL, MANCHESTER. P, 6 Q ht l " The Tempest" was performed at a/ self to that day, a man who , 11 1, - 14 8 C, AS MISS Gardner, who played Arzei,' it e l ; the ~-cene, swinging at some distance above SNt, kt. Wi re by which she was suspended , snapped loWith FlPttated to the ground. We e are happy t , th e tn i... ,exception of 'a cut on . the . chin and ~,'I 4Y escaped without serious injur3 V Ne e loek uc cUßßENCE.—On Tuesday er, aollrocee .several lads, apparently much cr l itNer s L di ng along Gallowgate, disturbin 'Wa tt .u Y , when a lady, who chanced ti k qr.irt y, assailed with a most revolting oa P eh .h, 0 had no sooner emitted the rriee• t ''et, than he suddenly dropped 444 into a stu t nat, on ex ' 1 4 11 t. eoto. • (Ix,- ler I, and to say a few intoxic a pass a th by o ° D EATir.—About three vr f John T o dh un t er , o f G r -nt 'e of mind. left home. •it ',)tte filen( o •at tx • " • nhktth pred without N e q to ascertain if I iltl it was found h Nt°t4l.Zl the inh bitants of t ti LI) differaclit direct lit,"as found in a lon 0 Sarldt.k. 1_ a biS li Ist]lt it the ,ne of ROYAL CLEMENCY.—On Thursda was transmitted from the Home-office, communicating to the Governor of Newgate her Majesty's gracious desire that the execution, ordered to take place yesterday, of the German convicted at the last session of the Central Criminal Court of the wilful murder of one of his own countrymen, should be respited until her Majesty's further pleasure should be known. A RELIC OF THE PEGASUS.—The Journal des Debals states, that a few days since a bottle was found on the coast of Holland, containing a slip of paper, on which was written—" Pegasus steamer to Fern Islands, night of Wednesday, July 19th, 1843. In great distress; struck upon hidden rocks. On board fifty-five persons, vessel must go down, and no Grace Darling." In giving the last two words the editor translates the first (Grace) " safety" (salul . 1 ) not aware that they referred to the intrepid girl now unhappily no more. WILL OF THOMAS DU BurssoN.—This celebrated merchant has by his will, on half a sheet of note-paper in his own handwriting, disposed of the enormous sum of £lll,OOO among his wife and children, in the following manner, viz.—to his wife £31,000, to his daughter Eliza beth £25,000, to his daughter Lucy £25,000, and to his son James the whole of his business, and £30,000, re commending him to employ " great care, strict attention, absolute industry, and economy," towards improiing it. The probate bears a stamp of £l,soo.—Britannia. MELANCHOLY OCCURRENCE. — EarIy on Wednesday morning, the Messrs. Ritchie, father and two sons, fish ers, while following their usual occupation, left the quay at Irvine in their boat, and proceeded to the bay, where they spent a considerable time in fishing. A smart breeze springing up, they steered homeward, and when about reaching the bar-mouth the boat swamped, and, melan choly to relate, the whole crew perished, except the eldest son, who providentialy got hold of an oar, to which he adhered till some fearless seamen rescued him from a watery grave.—Glasgow paper. A MURRAIN.—As a proof of the alarming nature of the disease among cattle and of its extent in our neigh bourhood. we may state—and we have the statement on unquestionable authority—that in a district of eight or ten miles round Derby, the loss of cattle from the cause has been something like £2OOO within the last year or 15 months. Of course, the whole loss cannot be ascertained ; but we have seen a list of 227 head of cattle lost by the disease during this time, belonging to farmers residing near us, which, valued at £8 each, is pretty nearly this sum.—Derby Mercury. THE INDIAN MAILS.—The mails from India, China, &c., due by the Great Liverpool, arrived at the General Post-office on the afternoon of yesterday week, via' South ampton. They were contained in sixty-five boxes, and the number of letters alone exceeded 50,000. By great exertions the London portion of them were delivered in the course of the evening. A . great number of letters, washed ashore from the wreck of the Memnon, have been received by these mails, and most of them distributed. Several, however, are so defaced by the sea -water, as to render their delivery impossible, WHOLESALE SLAUGHTER. — Sir F. Goodricke, at Cler mont Lodge, Norfolk, last week, entertained the Earl of Cardigan, Lord Macdonald, Lord Maidstone, the Hon. Captain Spencer, Mr. Payne, and Mr. Hungerford. The party, consisting of seven guns, killed—November Bth, 252 pheasants, 438 hares, 107 rabbits. 13 partridges, 2 woodcocks ; total, 812. November 9th-331 pheasants, 305 bares, 162 rabbits, 3 partridges, 3 woodcocks; total, 804. November 10th-235 pheasants, 441 hares, 110 rabbits, 4 partridges, two woodcocks • total, 792. Total 818 pheasants, 1,184 hares, 379 rabbits, 20 partridges, 7 woodcocks. Grand total, 2,408 iu three days. FIRES AT BIRMINGHAM. — About one o'clock on Thursday week intelligence was received in Birmingham of a fire at Yardley Mill, about three miles distant, and which, on the arrival of the fire engines, proved to be of a serious character, the mill and its contents being nearly consumed. The mill is occupied as a water corn mill by Mr. Wardhaugh, and the total loss will he about £600.-- On Wednesday last an alarming and destructive fire broke out in the shopping connected with the premises of Mr. Turley, japanner, Hospital. street, and which, from the inflammable nature of the contents, very soon involved a great destruction of property, probably to the extent of £3OOO. SINGULAR REMAINS OF ANTIQUITV.—SOnIe curious remains of the footsteps of reptiles and unknown animals have repeatedly been brought to light in the excavations of the sandstone in Storeton Quarry, Cheshire. They are literally casts from the impressions made by the reptiles in the soft clay over which they walked. Two remark able fine specimens of these interesting remains of a for mer world may be seen in the possession of Mr. Deck, of King's Parade, whose visit to the quarry this summer in search of them was most successful. They are, we un derstand. purchased to add to the already beautiful col lection of geological curiosities belonging to the Univer sity.—Cambridge Chronicle. THE LATE DUEL.—On Friday last, Inspector Aggs, who, as it will be remembered, conducted in so efficient a manner the inquiry relative to the death of the late lamented Lieutenant-Colonel Fawcett, entered the Mary lebone police-court, and addressing the sitting magistrate, Mr. Long, before whom the case had been gone into, in formed him that Lieutenant Munro and Lieutenant Grant would surrender to take their trials at the next session of the Central Criminal Court. Lieutenant Grant was the first who gave notice to Mr. Maule, the solicitor to the Treasury, of his intention to stand his trial, and shortly after he had done so, Lieutenant Munro made a com munication to the same quarter to the like effect. CURIOUS DISCOVERY.—In excavating a sewer in East lane, Walworth, and when the workmen had got near to the Walworth-road, they discovered the remains of some old building, which for a long time defied the power of their pickaxes and shovels. At last they were enabled to cut through about four feet of brickwork, and arrived at the depth they had to go. The wall is supposed to be the remains of Sir William Walworth's house, which, at the time he was Lord Mayor, stood in the fields apart from any other house. The wall extends nearly 50 yards up East-lane. Sir William Walworth will be well remem bered for the part he took against Wat Tyler in the reign of Richard 11., when he struck the blacksmith with, it is said, the very mace which is now on show-days carried in the Lord Mayor's state carriage. A PANIC AMONG THE PATRONS OF THE TURF.—As a set-off to the sweeping reforms which have recently been effected on the turf by the exclusion of notorious default ers from places which they had sullied by their frauds, certain " honourable members of the law" have put their wits to work to find a " Roland for an Oliver," and we hear that, on competent legal authority, qui tam actions have been commenced against noblemen and gentlemen of distinction, under the 9th Anne, c. 14, to recover pe nalties for " gambling," i.e. for winning money on the turf to the amount of £30,000. The speculators have gone at high game, and have marked down Lord Egling toun, Lord G. Bentinck, Col. Peel, Mr. Greville, cum niullis aliis, whose winnings they expect to bag threefold. —Berkshire Chronicle. A SLAVE FROM THE LAND OF LIBERTY.--A run away slave, belonging to an American vessel that lay out in the Penrath roads last week, was found secreted on board a Waterford brig in the Bute docks, which he had entered some weeks previous as an able seaman. A strong patty of the American ship's crew, having ascer tained his place of retreat, entered the brig and forcibly bore off the unfortunate slave. Neither remonstrance nor resistance was offered on the occasion, and the Yan kee trader having conveyed the poor fellow on board, im mmediately set sail for his destination. The captured slave was an excellent seaman, and bore upon his per son many and severe marks of his helpless condition, and the brutality of his task-masters. [lt is a disgrace to the people of Cardiff to have allowed this poor fellow to be re-captured and dragged back by his tormentors from the sanctuary of the British soil.] STY BARROW CRAG, ULLSWATRR.—ThiS stupendous cobble crag, so well known, and so greatly admired by all tourists and geologists for its rugged barrenness, its romantic grandeur, and wood and water scenery, either on the night of Wednesday week or early on Thursday morning, felt the first convulsive shock, and part of it was shivered on the narrow pass in the public road lead ing from Penrith to Patterdale, when the Patterdale post man went past on the forenoon of Thursday. During the time, however that he was at Patterdale, another more severe convulsion had taken place, so that the road was impassable from the large masses of rock which had fallen, and he was obliged to return to Patterdale with his gig, and find his way back to Penrith by traversing the higher part of the mountain on foot. Since then the largest block , , which were of immense size, have been rolled down the mighty steep, on the opposite side of the road, into the lake of Ullswater, which, at that place, is the deepest part of it. This singular convulsion of Stybar row Crag has given rise to much excitement in that part of Westmoreland. THE PLYMOUTH BREAKWATER.—The last stone of the lighthouse tower, at the western end of this stupen dous sea barrier, was set on Tuesday week by the Rear- Admiral Superintendent of the dock-yard, Sir Samuel Pym, K.C.8., who proceeded to the spot, accompanied by his secretary, Mr. Dent, and his flag-lieutenant, Mr. Potbury. Captai❑ Milne, of the Caledonia, 120, was also present. The tower is 122 feet in height from the level of the bottom of the sea, and 56 feet from the level surface of the breakwater. It is composed of 31 courses of large blocks of dressed granite, the first of which was laid by the late superintendent of the dock-yard, Vice-Admiral Warren, on the 22nd Feb - 1841. TY lighthour is _ -iruary, divided into five stories, in which are an oil-room. a store room, a dwelling-room, a bed-room, and a watch-room. It has 14 windows, seven of which are in the watch-room, the frames being constructed of bell-metal, as are also the outer doors. The lantern is the only thing now necessary to complete it for service, which it is expected will be ready to be brought into use early in the next year, when it will supersede the old light vessel, which has been moored in the Sound ever since 1815. GUANO AS A MANURE.—As every information con nected with this new manure is now of the utmost im portance to the agriculturist, we have much pleasure in laying before our readers the following details of an ex- The produce of an acre of meadow own with guano, in April, 1842, at the rat . e. adding nine Winchester Bushels of asl mw,l value of the laud, 20s. per acr t Carl e of 3 cwt !s in mix- In 1842, no produce of the same quality, without any man 7)4 ston of hay ; increased weight of hay, 14 he same plot of ground produced, in 1843, wi total incre J Sown i lagemc THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD LA TV INTELLIGENCE DISTRICT COURT OF BANKRUPTCY (Before Mr. Commissioner Phillips,) RE THOMAS PRICE. On Friday this bankrupt, who has been so frequently before the court, and whose examinations have been already six times adjourned, three times of which were sine die, came again before his Honour to submit himself to a further examination relative to his affairs. Mr. BARDSWELL addressed the learned Commissioner upon the fact that the bankrupt, after being adjourned sine die by him upon the ground that he had not disclosed his receipts and payments satisfactorily, time having been given to him for that purpose, had had the audacity to appear before the learned Commissioner in the other court with the identical balance-sheet, the incompleteness and unsatisfactory state of which had caused his Honour to postpone his further examination sine die. His HONOUR remarked upon the present state of the accounts, and considered that the bankrupt had not yet made a full discovery and disclosure of his estate and effects, and as several meetings had been held for that purpose, he adjourned the bankrupt's examination again sine die. RE MURRAY AND BROWN These bankrupts, who are extensive engineers and mill wrights, appeared to pass their final examination. A pre liminary objection was taken to the meeting, and the in competence of the bankrupts to pass their examination, from the circumstance of the balance-sheet not having been filed ten days before the meeting. His HONOUR held this omission to be fatal. The rules and orders laid down by the Lord Chancellor were, that ten days at least the balance-sheet should be filed in duplicate, and here nine days had only elapsed. Mr. Moss, who appeared for one of the bankrupts, entered into an explanation of the omission, when His Hosou R remarked, that he would hear the learned gentleman on the point with every attention ; but could he (the Commissioner) go contrary to the Chancellor's rules and orders ? If he (Mr. Moss) could suggest to him any other interpretation he should be glad to have assistance. Mr. Moss apprehended that his honour had a discre tionary power when the solicitor for the assignees and the creditors were present, and did not oppose it. His HoNOUR replied, he had no discretion to alter a chancellor's rule. It was imperative, and he sat there to administer it as it was laid down for him. He was very sorry, therefore, because he thought the omission might be very satisfactorily explained ; he had no alternative, however, but to adjourn the meeting, to have fresh ba lance-sheets prepared, and filed in the prescribed time upon the records of the court. The meeting was then adjourned to the 6th December, at one o'clock, for that purpose. RE HENRY BUGELN The audit in this meeting was adjourned to the 21st in stant by reason of the solicitor to the petitioning creditor not having delivered his bill of costs to the registrar five days before the meeting, as required by the rules and or ders. RE DAVIS AND DAVIS The further examination of these bankrupts was also adjourned to the 24th instant, upon the representation made by Mr. Forshaw, for the assignees, of the con tinued absence of Mr. Wareing, a material witness, when the examination could be perfected. RE JOHN HEWITT This bankrupt, who was formerly a merchant in Li verpool, appeared on a summons served upon him by the messenger of the court in Birmingham. The meeting was convened for the purpose of expunging a proof tendered by a clerk of the bankrupt for fifteen guineas, upon an al legation that he had been instrumental with the bankrupt in removing certain property to the detriment of the ge neral body of the creditors. A certificate was put in for the wife of the bankrupt, explaining the causes of his ab sence, which was said to be fatal to the examination. The bankrupt, on being interrogated by Mr. Forshaw as to what charges there yet remained upon his estate, together with the dates, replied that he did not know of any charges, and was not prepared to go on with his exami nation. The meeting was, therefore, adjourned for that purpose until the 12th of December. Just before the ad journment, Mr. Fairclough applied to the learned Com missioner for an allowance of £25 to the wife of the bank rupt, who was in a state of great destitution. The bank rupt had been divorced from his wife for a long period, not absolutely, but mensa et thoro, in the ecclesiastical court, and an alimony apportioned of £l4O a year, which had not been paid with any regularity. The lady had af terwards proved upon the estate for the deficiency, but had agreed previously to reduce the alimony to £BO, which had also not been paid. His HONOUR observed, that a decretal order from the Consistory Court had been obtained ; that order had not bee❑ put in force, and, by the second arrangement, by a condonation of the parties, would not the first order be void ? Mr. FORSHAW explained that the right was reserved to act upon the original order. His HoNouk continued.—He should consult some authorities upon the subject of the application, as he should like to found a precedent, and if Mr. Fairclough would attend early in the week he would be prepared to state decidedly his decision on the subject. After a suitable admonition to the bankrupt to give a faithful disclosure of his effects the meeting was adjourned. RE JOSEPH AMOS This insolvent, described as a licensed victualler, re siding in Holy well, at a public-house, known by the sign of the Rock, came before the court, on his petition to pass his first examination. He was opposed, on behalf of a creditor, for vexatiously defending an action which had been brought against him, in her Majesty's Court of Exchequer of Pleas, to which he appeared and pleaded, as, also, when the action was tried, in the same year, before the sheriff of Flintshire, to which he again ap peared to support his defence, as alleged by the advice of his attorney, when a verdict passed for the plaintiff, with costs. His H ONOUR considered the accusation of the creditor against the insolvent as well founded, and, as a vexatious defence was one of the penal clauses in the act, he should not be doing his duty to the creditors, nor interpret the act with fidelity, if he did not dismiss the petition. Pe tition dismissed accordingly. SATURDAY. On Saturday the case of Hislop \Varner, Edward Mar sack, James Manning, and Thomas Manning, wine and brandy merchants, of Fontenoy-street, came before Mr. Commissioner Skirrow for final examination. Mr. James Manning was briefly examined by Mr. Archer, who at tended for Mr. Bretherton, solicitor to the asignees, after which the commissioner allowed the bankrupts to pass. In doing so, his Honour said the bankrupts appeared to have shown every disposition to explain the circumstances touching which they had been questioned, and in an honourable manner to have given up to their creditors whatever assets they had in their possession. His Honour expressed himself very strongly as to the highly honour able conduct of the bankrupts, and said that the evidence given by them that day was very satisfactory. • BAIL COURT, TUESDAY THE QUEEN V. HOLT. Mr. Wordsworth, upon the part of Mr. Thomas Holt, applied for a certiorari to remove into this court an in dictment which had been found against him at the Old Bailey, on the 26th of October, for having published, in the Age newspaper, of which the defendant was registered propietor at the time, a libel upon Lord William Paget, upon the subject of the action of crim. con. which has been brought by Lord William Paget against the Earl of Cardigan. The libel in question was read by the learned counsel, and was in the following words :—" Lords Car digan and William Paget.—Without any desire to preju dice this case, which Lord William Paget says he intends to bring before a legal tribunal of the country, we think it our duty to state what other people say. There are very few people in society who do not look upon the whole affair to be got up for a specific occasion, and consider that it has been neither more nor less than a ' plant.' We have heard it roundly asserted, that a clerk of Mr. Hamer, the notorious lawyer, was placed under a sofa at Lord William Paget's residence when the Earl of Cardi gan called there. We have heard that there is not a sha dow of a pretext, notwithstanding all that may be sworn to the contrary, to substantiate one tittle of damages ; and we have heard that it is the intention of the Earl of Cardigan to indict the whole party for a conspiracy. We can only say, that, if Lord Cardigan has sufficient grounds to found this indictment, and that, if it be found, and he can transport the party implicated in any such conspiracy he will be doing society at large the greatest possible bene fit. In the absence, however, of all actual knowledge, whatever may be our suspicions, we only give the above as on dits, and only say if ' ; a word in which there is said to be much virtue." The affidavit of Holt, on on which the application was made, stated, that the de fendant, was no longer proprietor of the Age, having as signed it over to the proprietor of the Argus newspaper? that he believed he had a good defence to the indictment in law ; and that very important points of law were likely to arise under the late statute of the 6th and 7th of Vic. c. 96, by which the truth of the alleged libel may be pleaded in justification, or that the libel was published through inadvertence, without the defendant's knowledge or consent, and did not arise from want of due care and caution on his part. Mr. Justice Patteson.—That act did not come Into operation till the Ist of November. Mr. Wordsworth did not apprehend that that would affect the present case, because the indictment was found on the 20th of October. The affidavit also stated, that nice points of law would arise, which ought to be sub mitted to the Court of Queen's Bench ; and, also, that questions of fact were likely to arise, which ought not to be left to be determined in the Central Criminal Court. It also stated, that it was necessary to his defence that he should have the advice and assistance of more eminent counsel than those who usually attend the Central Court, and that it was the intention of the defendant to have the case tried by a special jury if the present application was granted. Mr. Justice Patteson.—You may take the writ, for it is very likely some question of law will arise under the statute which it might be thought necessary not only should come before this Court, but which it may be desi rable to have decided by the full court.—Rule granted. Mr. Bodkin, on behalf of Lord William Paget, applied to Mr. Justice Patteson, in the Bail Court, on Friday last, complaining of the form in which the above application had been made, so as to give Lord William an opportunity of opposing it, while the libel, which was of the most in famous description, was republished. Lord Wm. Paget's earnest wish upon the subject was, to have the earliest possible opportunity of being placed in the witness box and subjected to the most rig )rows cross-examination, )st solemn In anner the utter el ood of the whole imputation ice Matteson said the only course as the writ was to apply for a procedend said he would take time 0 Collel ADJOURNED QUARTERLY MEETING OF TIIE COUNCIL This Council met, pursuant to adjournment, on Tues day, and at eleven o'clock a very full meeting was assem bled. On opening the proceedings, The MAYOR rose to state that the first business of the council was to proceed to the election of a Mayor to suc ceed himself in that office ; and before sitting down he had to communicate to the council, that in consequence of what had passed at the last meeting, he had himself lodged in the hands of the Town-Clerk a formal resignation of his office. Mr. SANDS then rose, and was evidently labouring under great emotion. He proceeded to state that at the last meeting of the Council, of which the present was an adjournment, he felt himself impelled from the circum stances which had occurred, to intimate his unwillingness at that time to be elected to the Mayoralty, and to with draw any claims which he might have had upon their notice. From circumstances which had since occurred, he now recalled that withdrawal, and if elected by them to the office of Mayor, would endeavour to fulfil the du ties of the office to the utmost of his ability. Mr. JAMES LAWRENCE then rose, and in a few com plimentary remarks respecting the high character of Mr. Sands, proposed that gentleman as Chief Magistrate for the ensuing year. Mr. Alderman CROOK said he had much pleasure in seconding the nomination of Mr. Sands. He was a gen tleman of high standing as a merchant in this town. The manner too in which he had discharged the duty of chair man to the Dock Trust was also a guarantee that, if elected to the office of Chief Magistrate, he would dis charge the duties connected with it firmly, faithfully, and impartially. He had, therefore, great pleasure in second ing the nomination. The MAYOR said he had a communication from Mr. Corrie, the receiver of the Town Dues, on the subject of what had occurred at the last Council, and wished to have the opinion of the Council if he should read it. Mr. IsAfac HOLMES thought it was the duty of the Council in the first place to elect the Mayor. He would therefore object to any papers being read until the Mayor had been elected. The MAYOR said he had also received a communication from a committee of Merchants upon the same subject. Mr. TOULMIN thought the Council had nothing to do with communications. It was their duty to proceed at once to the election of Mayor. The MAYOR.—But these documents bear on the elec tion ; and, notwithstanding what Mr. Toulmin states, I feel it to be my duty to state that such papers are in my possession. (Hear.) Mr. BLACKBURN thought that as the papers had re ference to the subject they ought to be read. He would however be glad to hear the Town-clerk's opinion upon the subject. The TOWN-CLERK said he thought the Mayor perfectly in order in having the communications laid before the Council. Mr. BUSH ELL thought that as no direct charge had been brought in that council against Mr. Sands, it was nothing but the duty of the Mayor to bring the matter before the Council. The MAYOR.—Is it the pleasure of the Council that I should read the documents ? (Cries of " Yes, yes," and " Read, read.") Mr. SHUTTLEIVORTH (the Deputy Town-Clerk) then read the letter of Mr. Corrie to the Mayor, dated the 6th of November, and which accused the house of Sands, Turner, and Co. of being in the habit of getting bales passed as trusses, and chests as boxes, in order to evade the dock dues. The letter has already appeared at length in the public papers, and therefore it is unnecessary to publish it again. The next letter which Mr. Shuttleworth read was another from Mr. Corrie to the Mayor, in which he more fully entered into the charge against the house of Sands, Turner, and Co. Mr. Corrie stated in the letter that he complained of the system so far back as the year 1834. He particularly noticed a complaint which he made in that year to a Mr. Blake, who was in the employ of the Messrs, Sands, Turner, and Co. Some of the trusses which he then complained of contained from 102 to 103 cubic feet. He told Mr. Blake that he should inform Messrs. Sands, Turner, and Co., of the circumstance, in the hope that system would be changed. Mr. Blake af terwards called at his (Mr. Corrie's) office, and stated that other merchants were in the habit of getting their goods passed in a similar manner, and referred to the houses of Mr. Wm. Brown, and Mr. Wm. Rathbone ; but he (Mr. Corrie) on referring to the accounts of those gentlemen, found that there was no authority whatever for the statement. Mr. Corrie concluded by stating that he had no alternative, in the proper discharge of hi s duty, than to bring the matter before the Mayor and Council. Mr. 13ft&ii LEY-MOORE inquired the date on which Mr Corrie first discovered the system. The MAYOR replied that it was in the year 1834. Mr. G. H. LAWRENCE inquired from the Mayor when he received the first communication from Mr. Corrie. The MAYOR replied that he received the communica tion on Monday morning, the 6th. Mr. BRAMLEY-MOORE.—At what time ? The MAYOR.—About a quarter before ten, my usual time for coming to the Town-hall. My clerk told me when I came that Mr. Corrie had been there. Mr. BRAMLEY.MOORE.—Was it there waiting, or was it delivered after that time? The MAYOR.—It was delivered in the course of the forenoon, if I recollect aright. • . . Mr. G. H. LAWRENCE.-It had been said that the Mayor presided over a meeting at the Town-hall on Sun day week. As such a report had gone forth, he should like the imputation removed from the character of the Mayor _ Mr. BRAMLEY-MOORE said in what he had stated he had no intention whatever in casting any imputation upon the Mayor. Mr. O. 11. LAWRENCE.—WeII, but I wish to ascertain whether there is any truth in the report that the Mayor did preside at auoh a meeting. (" Hear, hear," from Mr. Birkett.) The MAYOR.—I can only say, that I neither attended any meeting, nor heard of any, until Monday morning. (Hear, hear.) Mr. BRAMLEY -MOORE.—I never entertained the slightest suspicion that you did. Mr. G. H. LAWRENCE.—It is a subject of so much importance, that I thought I was right in alluding to it. (Hear, hear.) Mr. Busn ELL.—There was another communication. The MAYOR said he had received a communication from Mr. Wm. Brown. (Cries of " Read, read.") Mr. SRUTTLEWORTR then read a letter, signed "Wm. Brown," chairman of the committee who had investigated the charge, and informing his worship that he had much pleasure in forwarding to him a copy of the resolutions which the committee had adopted. The resolution was to the effect that the committee, after investigating the matter, were of opinion that there was not the slightest ground for imputation upon the character of the firm of Sands, Turner and Co. for the manner in which they had been in the habit of passing their goods; and there was nothing in the act of parliament which defined what was a bale and what was a truss, neither did it decide the dif ference between a chest and a box. Mr. H. HORNEY said, that before he proceeded to address the Council, he wished to learn from the Town clerk, whether, if no other candidate were nominated, and they proceeded to the vote, how they would act if the noes were in a majority. The TOWN-CLERK said that the matter rested with the Council themselves, but the question must be brought to the vote, and if the nays had it, some one else must be nominated. Mr. H. HoENBY said he felt it to be his duty, though a painful one, to oppose the election of Mr. Sands ; and though he entertained nothing but a friendly feeling to wards that gentleman, that could not induce him to swerve from what he conceived to be right. He himself had come into the council without any object of self-inte rest, and was sufficiently rewarded if his conduct met with their approbation ; and he must therefore express his sen timents freely. The council were called upon to elect as Mayor a gentleman against whom a grave charge had been preferred, at certainly a most unfortunate and a most extraordinary time. But the character of Mr. Corrie, who brought it forward, was altogether unini pugned, and, he had no doubt, been guided by a desire for the public good. The first communication of that gentle man to the Mayor was received on the Gth November. three days before the day appointed for the election. A consultation was consequently held, and Mr. Sands was advised to consult his friends; and he was advised to withdraw as a candidate, and ask for a full and fair inves tigation. Such a course would have put him (Mr. Sands) in a more favourable position ; but it was or dered otherwise. An investigation out of doors had taken place, and a report was made and published. (Mr. Hornby) considered the result of that investigati , as highly discreditable to the judgment of the parties who had conducted it. They had given a verdict of acquittal, but on what grounds? On, in fact, an open and bold de nial of the injustice of the practice charged. The case ought to be fully investigated by the council itself, in jus tice not only to Mr. Sands, but to Mr. Corrie, and to the constituency of the town ; and if they acted upon the investigation that had taken place, they would necessarily leave an imputation on the character of Mr. Corrie. Amongst the majority of the council there would be no difficulty in finding a fit and proper person for the office, and he hoped they would not act hastily and under ex cited feelings. Mr. EVANS could not help concurring in Mr. Hornby's observations. What must be the position of Mr. Sands if elected, and an inquiry was to take place? He should think that by such an election they were rendering them selves highly amenable to blame. They were placing, as the head trustee of a property, a gentleman accused of injury. He did not think, however, that they should vote upon the simple question as to whether Mr. Sands should be Mayor; for if that question was negatived, they would be in effect saying that there should be no Mayor. He hoped, therefore, that some other gentleman—and he was sue a fit one could be found—in whose behalf the mino rity of the council who were conscientiously opposed to the eledtion of Mr. Sands might have an opportunity of recording their votes, would be proposed. Mr. BUSHELL commented at considerable length on the letter of Mr. Corrie, the spirit in which it was writ ten, and the peculiar time at which it was sent. Why were Sands and Co. alone alluded to, when the writer has admitted that others pursued the same practice. It could not be that they were the largest shippers, for they were not. Then it appeared that a clerk had ver bally remonstrated with Mr. Sands so far back as nine years ago. Mr. Sands returned a proper answer, which vas " I can manage my own business, and if I am wrong you can set me right by charging the higher duty." This was not, however, done. Mr. Corrie had seen Mr. Sands rising to honour an d di s ti nc ti on . H e saw him he etaw his loot u lon the v alty—just when he saw him about to be still more ho. !loured than before, he came up with this charge. Witt.. respect to the gentlemen who had conducted the investi cation he entertained for them the highest respect, and he HENRY LAWRENCE rose to could not admit that they had acted discreditably to their a remark of Mr. Aikin's, that he gave no judgment in acquitting Mr. Sands of the charge. lie con- last meeting, and voted against the adjournment. eluded by expressing a hope that they would, by electing Mr. EVANS remarked that, notwithstanding the optn- Mr. Sande, stamp him with the same high and honoura- ion of the Mayor that he was precluded from addressing ble character he had borne throughout. the Council, having spoken previously, he considered Mr. G. H. LAWRENCE said there were other parties on himself now entitled to do so, a substantial motion hay their trial to-day besides Mr. Sands. There was Mr. ing been made which he rose to second. He could not Corrie, a man of integrity and judgment ; and though he do this without animadverting upon the character of the preferred the charge at a critical moment, he considered gentleman whom he seconded ; and as he was a conser that it was time to put a stop to the practice. He (Mr. native his praise would not run to any length. Lawrence) believed that Messrs. Sands were the only The TOWN-CLERK thought that the whole being one house that had systematically carried it on. (Cries of question and Mr. Evans having already spoken, he could " No, no.") He had never thought higher of Mr. Sands, not, with regard to propriety of proceeding, be permitted whom he highly respected, than when he declined to be to speak again. nominated until the matter was fully investigated, as ad- A long and somewhat irregular conversation arose, vised by Mr. Lace and Mr. North, and he regretted that some members impugning the Town-clerk's law, and determination had not been adhered to. He had a great others maintaining that any other course would lead to respect for the gentlemen who had engaged in the mercan- an endless debate. The question having been decided tile investigation ; but he could not acknowledge this that Mr. Evans could not be heard further, decision. The case ought to have been investigated by Mr. SHAND expressed his opinion that no fraudulent the council. If they elected Mr. Sands Mayor thee-could intention on the part of Mr. Sands having been imputed, not afterwards put him upon his trial; neither could they the Council might fairly proceed to his election, and it with propriety charge other town dues than he had been must be borne in mind that if, as it bad been said, the paying. They had been told in the papers of Sunday election of Mr. Sands must be considered as a verdict of meetings in the Town-hall on this subject, but he knew of acquittal, so his rejection must be regarded as one of no such meetings. condemnation. Sir T. FinaeicKert alluded to the alleged Sunday meet- Mr. TURNER said it was not his intention to speak at ing, and showed that there was no truth whatever in the all this morning; but as a particular friend of his was assertion. He was much pleased when Mr. Sands said now proposed, he could not refrain from seconding his that he would not be nominated until the charge were nomination, and felt perfectly convinced that Mr. George investigated. It could not be wiped away but by the Hall Lawrence would well and faithfully discharge the council themselves investigating it. For himself, nothing duties of that high office. could induce him, were he so circumstanced, to take that Mr. BLACKBURN had voted for the adjournment at chair until an investigation had taken place ; and he the last meeting from a feeling that it was but just to give thought Mr. Sands would stand in a better position next to Mr. Sands an opportunity of vindicating the charge year for the honour to which he aspired. He (Sir T. B.) which had been brought against him by the Receiver of would not, however, vote against him, but would retire the Town Dues. He was never of opinion, however, that if the votes were taken. the council would be in a much better position to decide Mr. DAVID HODGSON was compelled against his in- upon his claims at this meeting; and so it appeared was clination to rise for the purpose of expressing his senti- the case. He felt, therefore, surprised that Mr. Sands merits upon this subject. He felt that there was a very should offer himself for the office, whilst a prima fact great singularity in the coincidence as to time of Mr. case against his fitness was still undecided, and was con- Corrie's communication, and he felt inclined to think that vinced that he would better have consulted his honour, there was some lurking cause for that coincidence some- and satisfied the public mind, by allowing another gentle where. The charge had been called a grave one, but it man to occupy the chair, and presenting himself for elec was also an indiscreet one ; to decide it, however, was tion, with a c l eare d repu t at i on, another year. As between beyond the powers of thi s counc il. It must go before a the two candidates, he cer t a i n l y h a d a l ean i ng towards Mr. legal tribunal to decide what was th e l aw o f th case, and G. H. Lawrence; and in forming this, he was influenced it was not at all competent for any committee, or any body by the liberal views which Me. Lawrence had entertained of men, to decide upon a question of law, and purge a 1 on the subject of the Corporation Schools. For his views man's honour as if they were deciding a Newmarket bet. on that question alone he should vote against Mr. Sands. Nine years ago Mr. Corrie had brought this question be- He (Mr. Blackburn) would never give his vote for fore the Finance Committee, and their answer to him was I any man who would be a party to inflicting the " get what you can !" They had no definite law upon the gross hardships of excluding the poor Catholic child subject ; and instead of this council visiting Mr. Sands ren from the Schools of the Corporation. If Mr. G. H conduct with reprobation, the council ought to thank him Lawrence then could assure him that he had not, as was for affording them the opportunity to d e t erm i ne w h a t was reporte d , retracte d the opinions which he entertained 12 the law. Th council cannot be afraid of submitting these months ago, he should have his support. If he could not, claims to the decision of the authorities of the land. It he should walk out when the votes were taken. is discreditable for them to attempt to settle any such Mr. BIRKETT said he felt sorry that the charge had question amongst themselves. Mr. Hodgson remarked been brought forward against Mr. Sands in such a man upon the impropriety of information having been with- ner, but he doubted not he would, when the proper inves held from him at the Town-office. tigation took place, stand higher with the public. After The MAYOR explained that he had felt it his duty to 1 alluding to some expressions of Mr. Blackburn, and de give such instructions to protect the property of the bur- daring that in introducing politics or religion he had gesses. never thrown the first stone, he stated that h e should Mr. HODGSON proceeded to give the heeds of a num- have had no difficulty in giving his vote to Mr. Lawrence, ber of questions which he had proposed to the Town yet what had been said by Mr. Blackburn had decided the Clerk to be put to Mr. Corrie and answered, but was question in his mind. If Mr. Lawrence was to be brought told that they could not be entertained. He proceeded to forward it should he by the majority and not the minority give the transactions of several houses in 1812 and 1843, of the council. and asked whether any remonstrance had been made on Mr. CHALMERS said there was no ground to suppose the subject ; but could receive no reply. He no:v asked that Mr. Corrie had been instigated out of doors to bring the Council why Mr. Sands had been charged for having forward the charge ; but the only question they had to entered 4299 boxes and trusses in 1843, whilst Messrs. consider was whether the practice was right or wrong. Taylor, Potter and Co. had shipped 5000 and upwards, The investigation could only be legitimately gone into by without remonstrance. the council. He agreed with Mr. Blackburn, that if Mr. The MAYOR called attention to the fact that a portion Sands were elected it would be tantamount to consider of the goods shipped by one of the houses named were ing him guiltless. entered as bales and cases. Mr. G. H. LAWRENCE expressed a hope that his friend Mr. HODGSON proceeded to say, that if the goods Mr. Hornby would withdraw his (Mr. Lawrence's) name. shipped by Mr. Sands had been spread over a great space lie should not himself vote against Mr. Sands. He only of time, he could have no proof of the charge now made, thought that, after what had happened, it would be more and it was absurd and injurious to bring such a charge, advisable for that gentleman not to come forward on this which it was utterly impossible to substantiate. lie re- occasion ; but that was a matter for his own consideration. marked upon the paltry amount of the dues said to be He (Mr. L.) had not withdrawn any of the opinions he improperly paid, arid asked if it was dignified in this entertained on the sch oo l quest i on. H e entirely agreed council to listen to a charge so trifling, affcting the ho- with the views of the Gove rnmen t on t h e su bj ect, and nour of a gentleman thought worthy by a majority of his regretted that Sir J. Graham had been baffled in his fellow-townsmen to fill the office of Mayor of the second attempt to introduce his system in the manufacturing commercial city in the empire. Had such a charge been districts. made against himself, he should have taken quite an op- The Council then proceeded to the vote, for both can posite course to that taken by Mr. Sands, and, appealing didates, and Mr. Sands was elected by a majority of 35 to to the law, defied any imputations which such a charge 19. The voting was as follows : could bring. He should support Mr. Sands with his vote, For Mr. Sands.—Councillors D. Hodgson, Shand, R. and trusted, for the honour of this council, that Mr. Sands Houghton, I. Holmes, Blundell, Edwards, Tirane, Rae, would be elected, not only by a great majority, but unani- Toulmin, Aspinall, Sothern, Boyden, G. G. Hornby, W. mously. Birkett, Wood, Boutflower, Bushell, Kilshaw, Rigby, Mr. JOSEPH HORNBY said that he thought the discus. Lloyd, Jones, Parker, Plumpton, Glazebroo'e, A. Lace, sion had now been carried quite far enough, and in order Trotmati, Harbord, Sheppard, and Smith; Aldermen R. to bring it to a conclusion he had another gentleman to Houghton, J. Lawrence, Crook, Bramley-Moore, Moly propose in lieu of Mr. Sands. neux, and Chilton-35. Mr. AIKIN thought that as the matter relating to Mr. For Mr. G. H. Lawrence.—Councillors W. Thornhill, Sands had not been disposed of, the time was not yet Chalmer, Blackburn, Preston, H. Holmes, Aikin, H. come for Mr. Hornby to propose another person. Hornby, J. Holmes, Stewart, H. Lawrence, J. Hornby, Mr. HORNBY would not take up much of the time of the and Leigh ; Aldermen Barclay, Turner, Freme, Holt, Council. Mr. Hodgson thought it sufficient evidence of Moon, and Evans; and the Mayor-19. meeting the charge against Mr. Sands to implicate other Mr. SANDS was then sworn in, and inducted to the parties, but in his (Mr. Hornby s) opinion two wrongs chair. He said that no one regretted the enquiry that could not make a right. If other parties had cone- had taken place more th an hi mse lf ; b ut h e h ad a perfect mitted similar offence, that was no justification of consciousness that his house had acted right. He was Mr. Sands; and with regard to the investigation which himself (as they all admitted) perfectly unconscious had taken place out of doors, he did not consider it of that they were wrong. His anxious desire was to dis much importance. He had not the slightest personal charge the duties that devolved upon him to the satisfac feeling against Mr. Sands, but he thought it would be tion of the council arid the town at large ; and he besought much preferable that Mr. Sands should not be elected the support of the members, in order that the business until he had been acquitted by a committee formed in that might be so conducted as to maintain the high honour town-hall. It was all nonsense to suppose that bales and and dignity of that body. cases were not known. Was it probable that Mr. Sands did not know a bale from a truss, or a box from a chest ? The following gentlemen were elected membe rs o f th e It was nonsense to suppose that. Mr. Hodgson appeared various committees for the ensuing year, viz. : to think that as the charge was not of much amount, it Finance Committee.—Sir T. Brancker, Messrs. Blr was paltry and contemptible ;but if a poor man inan were kett, Bushell, Freme, John Holmes, Hugh Hornby, Re Houghton c , s j oo u nit n hm . e , irin G ie, l e a j. dstone, H. Lawrence, G. H. Law to steal a small piece of bacon from a shop, he would be punished for it. In his (Mr. Hornby's) opinion the rence, Leigh, Moon, Shaw, and Smith. amount had nothing to do with it. Mr. Hornby then, L M a e w s s r e r sn.c Aspinall , after a flattering eulogium upon Mr. G. H. Lawrence, , sp H in o a d l g l, so H n u , g ß h ou H tfl o o rn w b e y r: T pr r e o r s itr t me o la n en , h' Sheppard, Harbord, Rae Kilshaw, Thornhill proposed that gentleman for the office of Mayor. Stewart,Turner Smith,Tinne Tirane, r h k o e m r, p G so . n H , H. L. Hornby,awr'ence G. G. Houghton,nornby Mr. AIKIN thought it would be irregular to propose another party till the present matter was disposed of. He was however, anxious to reply to some observations made by Mr. Hodgson. sen., Glazebrook, and Plumpton. Improvement C'onimittee.—Messrs. H. H o l mes , Ti nne , Mr. HODGSON here observed that he wished to ma k e an explanation with which the Town-clerk was acquainted. Stewart, Kilshaw, J. La wr e nce , Pl ump t on, T urner, B ar- The R.—What is it? clay, Edwards, and Hod g s on . The MAYO -CLERK said that Mr. Hod gson w i s h e d him Courts of Law Committ ee .—M essrs . H. L awrence, TOWN to explain respecting the alleged meeting at th e Town- Stewart, H. Holmes, Lloyd, M o ly neux , N or th, Hodg hall on the sth of November. He (the Town-clerk) on son, Plumpton, a n d A s pi na ll. that morning was going from one room to the other, when Markets Committee.—M essrs . A s pi na ll, I. H o l mes, he met Mr. Corrie, who told him he had some matter of Kilshaw, Toulmin, Shepp ar d, B ou tfl ower , E vans, Ri g b y, importance to communicate. He told Mr. Corrie that and Trotman. he would see him after he had come out of church. Education Committee.—M essrs . Chilt on , M o l yneux , They met after church time, and the subject was about Crook, Edwards, H ar b or d, H o d gson , R. H oug h ton, sen. , the charge against Mr. Sands. He the Town-clerk North, Rae, G. H. L awrence , Sh an d, Sh aw , Th ompson , then fixed that Mr. Corrie should meet the Mayor Boutflower, and Glazeb roo k. a quarter before ten o'clock on the following morning. Gaol Committee.—The Mayor, Mess rs . Aiki n , E vans, That was the only interview upon the subject on the Sun- Hodgson, J. Holmes, H. H orn by, R. H oug h ton, j un., day, and the communication was made to the Mayor on Turner, and Gladstone. the following morning at a quarter before ten o'clock. Town-hall Committee. —The Mayo r , Si r T. B ranc k er, Mr. AIKIN then rose and spoke at considerable length. Messrs. Barclay, Bush e ll, H o d gson , B. M oore, and Glad- After replying to some of the statements of Mr. Hodgson, stone. he contended that it would be highly improper for Mr. Health Committee.—The M a y or , M essrs . Bl ac kb urn, Birkett, Bulley, Sothern, Harbord, Houghton, se n ., I. Sands to be appointed Mayor, whilst the present charge Holmes, Kilshaw, Sheppard, L ace , Boutflower, Parker, against him was not disposed of, supposing Mr. Sands were elected, the first thing he would have to do, would be Glazebrook, Tirane, Toulmin, and Aspi na ll. Gardens Committee.—Messrs. Crook, Jones, Preston, to appoint a committee which was to investigate the charge Thornhill, Trotman, Boyden, and I. Holmes. against him. Mr. Aikin concluded by stating that he Borough Court Commillee.—Messrs. North, Trotman, conceived the council would be pre-judging the case if they elected Mr. Sands, and under all the circumstances Holt, Lace, Lloyd, Thompson, Edwards, and I. Holmes. of the case, he thought Mr. Sands would act the wiser Church Expenditure Co mm itt ee .—M essrs . M o l yneux, part by retiring at once. He should vote against him. Griffith, Lac e , P ar k er , Sh an d , G . G . Hornby, and Bir- Mr. LACE rose to say that as his name had been fre- kett. ommit quently referred to in this debate, he felt bound to say Ni Observatory C col, Houghton, sen. tee.—Messrs. Aiki n , Bl un d e ll, , Rae, Shand, Plu m pt on , an d that he still firmly adhered to the propriety of the advice which at first he had felt it his duty to offer to Mr. Sands. Blackburn. . He thought. that his election at this moment, with an Fire Committee Gla e, enquiry on the subject of a charge brought against his Hornby, Stewart, Turnerdston —Messrs. Aikin, G. G. H orn by, H. Nicol, Lloyd, Shand, J. L awrence , , and Sir T. Brancker. conduct impending against him, would be placing Commissioners under the Pilot Act.—Messrs. Sotheria, the Council in a position of some difficulty. He Boutflower, Glazebrook, Tirane G. G. Hornby, and had been materially influenced in the vote which alrner he should give this day from some remarks which he Ch. had heard had been made out of doors. It was said Auditors of Accounts.—Messrs. S an d erson , W e l stead, and Green. that he was privately of opinion that Mr. Sands was saver to COMMITTEES, &C . . morally guilty of the offence charged against him. He distinctly denied that he was of such an opinion. He believed that Mr. Sands was individually, actuated by THE MAYOR'S ALLOWANCE. Upon the motion of Sir T. BRANCKER, it was agreed that the allowance to the Mayor should be £2,000, ac cording to the resolution of the Council of March, 1836. no unworthy motives in the course which - he had pur- sued, awl that he had done only what he conceived he was justified in doing. He (Mr. Lace) should therefore, not pithstanding any opinions which he might hold upon the übject, give his vote for Mr. Sands. Mr. PARKER said it was his intention to vote for Mr. Sands and no other. It was quite wrong that they had QUARTERLY COUNCIL MEETINGS. It was agreed that the three following quarterly meet ings of the Council for 1843-4 should be held on the first Wednesday in February, May, and August, 1844. ROUTINE BUSINESS not fixed upon the mayor at their former meeting. They had, however, two candidates—(" No, no," from Mr. G. H. Lawrence)—for the office of mayor. He had a great respect for both, and thought both eligible for the office; but he would give his vote for that man who had always supported sound Protestant principles. There was no man who would support those principles better than Mr. Sands. There was no man who had shown bet ter Protestant principles on the School question than that gentleman had, although he was not a member of the Es tablished Church of England. He should therefore with much pleasure support him. Mr. BRAMLEY-MOORE said he would support Mr. Sands. It was an old English maxim to consider a man ir. he did, mo he re Moore innocent till be was proved guilty. (Hear, hear.) He thought, however, it was for Mr. Sands to say whether t u a ld k e ac it cep w t ith of al t l he its offi re c s e po o n r sib n i o li t ;ie a s n . d if ll , inheuslro Mr. John Wybcrgh was re-appointed as treasurer ; the annual officers were re-appointed ; the charters, deeds, records, and muniments were ordered to be kept i n th e repository, and the common seal in the chest; the stand ing orders were re-passed ; a report respecting dangerous buildings in Fleet-street was referred to the Finance Com mittee ; and the proceedings of the last monthly council were read. THE TOWN DUES Mr. BUSHELL, gave notice of motion for Monday to appoint a special committee of the council, to inquire into the recent charge preferred by Mr. Corrie. The MAYOR intimated his intention of resigning the chairmanship of the Dock Committee. The council adjourned at four o'clock. HER MAJESTY'S COACHMAN.—Her Majesty's State coachman, Mr. Henry Manwaling, died on Sunday morn ing, leaving a wife and large family to deplore his loss. It is added, he was an old and respected servant of their late Majesties George IV. and William IV., and of the present Queen, and universally esteemed by his fellow servants. He filled the situation as State coachman only ten months—making the deaths of three of her Majesty's State coachmen in less than two years. then went on to state that other houses had charges pre ferred against them as well as those of Mr. Sands, when he was interrupted by Mr. HENRY LAWRENCE, who considered him out of order, on alluding to any other party. The MAYOR said it would remain for Mr. Moore to explain. Mr. MooRE said he had heard of a similar charge against Sir Thomas Brancker, and it would be for Sir Thomas to say whether the charge was right or not. The MAYOR thought Mr. Moore bad better retract, or go further and explain. Mr. MOORE said he would not proceed further; but such a rumour was afloat in the town. It was not for him to say whether it was true or not, but as Sir Thomas was ACCIDENT IN PLYMOUTH SOUND.—On Wednesday afternoon, about two o'clock, it being then very squally weather, a shore boat was seen to upset between the east ern end of the Breakwater and Rovisand Pier, by the men on board the Tavy, the Queen's harbour-master's tender, sonic of whom immediately went off to the spot in a boat, and picked up an old man in a state of great exhaustion. in the room, he could say whether true or false They made a signal for assistance, on which who WAR then nn hoard H.M.S. Caledonia, Sr. Walker, ,roceeded to time he had heard of such a charge, and that there was no their aid, and having taken the old man into his boat, truth in it MAYOR thought Mr. A !tit altogether. boore had better retract the possible, every ssible, as took him on board the Caleaonia, v.uG. wcitt ctatlePr e t i s ) ; oarsepohsintsiblaes;quicklybut although h e expired shortly after. The boat sunkminutes attempt assistanceuas s s madeprotmo ittle be The MAYOR.—I understand that you, Mr. Moore, re tract the whole of the statement ? Mr. Moons.—Yes. ymouth Times . V) NV Vat% ckifilS:acr.-- ( - 7 . i • -. . - ) 4 :-, .te ' . 'l ., , INVIVT-1 i, r itp4 0 7 7 -,s :-• • ' *. si:,.:- .."%-' " . • . f atZ.V VS ..0,11 ... &vi KO clatt Iv