The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-05-07 00:00:00

vert los. the day May 7, 1 844. CORRESPONDENCE. Mrt. COLVILLE'S MEASURE AND THE LIVERPOOL BUILDERS. TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. SIR,—In my last I endeavoured to show the unjust and a neinstitutional character of this measure. I shall now confine myself to its effects. There are two points of view from which this measure, in Its effects, must be considered—the first is as it relates to the landlord only—assuming that he could not be able, b y any means, to reimburse himself of the rate imposed upon him as owner. The other point of view is, as it would operate upon the cottage tenant in case the owner Should raise the rent to cover the projected deduction from his profits. I shall now apply myself to the first view of the question. I would, by the way, observe, that this is the only point of view in which the legislature can !A °n sider this measure. I should suppose that Mr. Colville does not even think of the possibility of the landlord ob bap:lling the rate from the tenant in any way, for that would fatal to the enactment, inasmuch as it would amount t occupier a declar a ti on , th a t a ra t e u po n the owner instead of the e cu Pier, would be inoperative, the legislature will there ore proceed upon the assumption tha the landlord only will be affected by the impost. The most sin gu l ar f e ature of this measure, as regards its operation, is its inequality. I would illustrate it thus, A is a shopkeeper deriving from his business, say £3OO per annum, he occupi e s a house which is assessed at £35, and e Pays in poor r a te s u pon the said house (calculating at the present rate) £3 15s. 10d. ; B is a builder, receiving annually £3OO in rents from cottage property, and upon which he li ves, h e a l so occup i es a h ouse ass e ss ed at £35, but havi ng to pay poor rates upon his income, as well as tPon the house he occupies, he contributes annually to t he Poor fund £36 odd, but the income of B is, to a great extent, nominal, he has a mortgage upon his property, I f he annu a l i nterest of which is £ lOO, w hi c h , d e d uc t e d i °flt t he gross rent, leaves him only £2OO income. A and then would stand thus--A with £3OO per annum to live u pon, would pay £3 15s. 10d. poor rates, while B, with only £ 2OO income, wou ld h ave t o pay £36 odd. I protest that I do not intend any invidious comparisons ; all I wish is to d emonstrate the obnoxious inequality which this t e w as llre would e ff ect. The test an d pr i nc iple of the poor pay I ct is abili ty to pay ; yet here is one class that wou l d inc.) per cent • uPon his income, while another, with less 12 me, would be compelled to contribute to the tulle of 11 e per cent. I maintain that any enactment operating so totn. ( Nally amo ng i ndividuals o f equal means, as wou ld s must be radically bad. It would be a diserace to the statute book of England, unjust ! intolerable !! But its effects upon cottage buildings would be synonimous with a prohibition upon that class of builders. Cottage build ers in this town are, to a great extent, without capital— their ownership is almost nominal. The mortgagee is in many cases the bona fide owner. There are scores of Louses which, if brought to the hammer, would not realize more than the mortgage money and expenses of sale, yet the mortgagee, the wealthy man, would be exempt from this rate, and the cottage builder wo,ld be the care-worn toil-worn slave, paying a poor rate upon a portion of the mortgagee's income, and also the taxes of his tenant. There are peculiar burdens upon, and difficulties belong ing to, small property which many entirely overlook. As for instance, the great wear and tear, losses from rents and empty houses to an extent unknown to the owners of larger property. Well, take this into account, and add to it the mortgagee's interest at 5 per cent., and a property tax, and there will be no difficulty in at once concluding, that if to all this there be superadded a poor rate UPON THE FULL RENTAL, the days of cottage building, in this town at least, are numbered; in fact, the sooner the builder quit his trade the better will it. he for him, and he will then be divested, or rather robbed, of his means of existence. But the effects of this measure would be, in a w z i (l eases, a species of refined cruelty. Take the case of rental of with four or five children living upon the surplus trines , prperty left to them by a hard-working. indus _ huseaond and father; a tax such as the one under consider ation would be to them, not only oppress;ve but viellious. I t h as been said, that property has its duties as it h as its ri g h ts. Th e converse, however, i s equa ll y true, as its rights as well as its duties—the one equally as sacred as the other. I denounce Mr Colville's measure, :Lean invasion of those rights—the poor rate being a per- Per 1, and not a property tax. The occupier is the pro per for a parochial a=sessment. The owner, there fore,nrtwh° may be holding ten cottages, would have to pay distribs an amount that should, by law and equity, be uted in alth its imposition amongst ten individuals, not oough' in pecuniary circumstances, it may be that he is sedulouslyne shining better than any one of his tenants. I t rust abstain from declamation, as I really dare not sib , e mYselt to a description of the measure. Is it pos the' n t . hat Mr. Colville sees as other men see? What is and I; e inn e for which the cottage bwlder is to do penance is it thadeprived of his only means of sustentation ? Why Sion f t , he should be singled out for legislative oppres , ulty a s • producet s other class of useful and as deserving as any _ the hi g h,. I see no reason why he should be thrust from oad o f righ tt 1 . industry. He has a right —a God-given Of whi ch ° m ive and to thrive by the sweat of his brow ; but Sherbe) Colville would, it appears, (unknowingly it Sher deprive him. I cannot, however, trespass for 1, te:in Your space. 1 must subj of , bue " a g societies an d th e cottage reserve tenant the ect to your next sh ti en, if the i nsert i on o f ano ther letter from me 00 , , ebe consistentiii h justice to your other numerous 01.1(1 inte lli gent correspondents. Liverpo o l , 4th May, 1844. I LLAUDATUS. LETTER FROM AN ORANGEMAN. To 7,7 EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. SIR, —Permit me through your widely circulated jour nal t° exPre- s my surpr i se at t h e aspers i ons which have been thrown upon that truly loyal Protestant and inde pendent body —the Orangemen of England. The time is now arrived when it becomes the duty of every tree born and loyal subject to asserts his rights in a land where true Protestantism ought to be triumphant, and to be supported up in all its purity. As brethren we are united to a man to uphold the dignity of our monarch and the constitution as by law established. Aiv we then to be branded and held up to scorn be cause we are loyal, and supporting those endeared and fundamental principles, " Our glorious Constitution in Church and State. Or is there a determination—as it would appear—to root out all those bright jems for which -our forefathers suffered at the stake, and to let rampant upon us the horrors of popery, and the dogs of war ! If such be the intention, we wish them to sneak out, and not as the night assassin to stab us in the dark? We invite every man who is a lover of his country, and of the true Protestant church, to read our has, and to judge for himself whether they are not found on the true !JallilS of a Ch r i s ti an sp i r i t. That all power and authority v e their origin from God, and that one creature is not red over ano th er, except b y the providence and will of u n who is over all, cannot be denied, and by cruise- Vlence all the authority we have over men by our laws is to be improved for God; and the chief objects of autho lily in our institution, as may be gathered from our laws, Is to be of use to our fellow creatures, and to restrain vice and th en courage virtue. This, therefore, is my resolution, at whatsoever authority the most high God shall be It!rther these tiessed to put upon me, I will look upon it as my duty to of the tl glorious objects by extending the blessings tange Institution. Yours, &c;, AN ORANGEMAN. Mr . Youatt in one of his orations to the members of the -Veterinary College, observes, " that by the improve 'entS in mo d ern chem i stry. t h e ll medical profession are enabled succes,fully to treat diseases which were previously supposed as no t w i t hi n t h e reach_ of This truth has been manifested for many years. hut in no in stance of greLter importance to mankind than by the discovery of " Blair's Gout and Rheumatic Pills."—See advt. MR. SAMUEL LOVER'S FORTHCOMING ENTERTAIN.. MINT IN LIVERPOOL—We fully share in the pleasure the announcement of Mr. Lover's appearance in Liver pool, in his new and fashionable entertainment, entitled "Irish Evenings," seems to have created among our contemporaries and the public generally. In a locality like this, where party feeling runs so high as occasionally to render even .intellectual enjoyments inaccessible to one or other portion of the communly, it will be gratify ing to our• readers to learn that Mr. Lover's entertain ments are enti re l y exempt from all party allu sions' what ever, and that they are in reality what they profess to be —an accumulation of atiecd,,te. song, and legendary lore —the production of one of the most original and variously gifted minds in the annals of a country prolific beyond all otlrrs in the growth of genius, like that so character.. istically developed in this minstrel poet. With the ready gallantry and tact proverbial in all his brother-hood, Mr. Lover intends, we understand, to select the illustration of his songs from the vocal talent of each place he may visit on his provincial tour. We hope lie will be as fortunate in this respect as he has been here, where, we believe, he has secured the services of Miss Whitnall ~.nd Mr. liyalls. THE HAIR.—At the toilet, no greater anxiety is more g e nerally felt than the consideration of perfecting that eautiful ornament, the hair! The delighttul and fasci nating charms of a fine head of bar being the most admirable decoration of either sex. The features of 'ln individual may be irregular and ill-proportioned, or the e atlt. ne xPressive, but with the possession of this essential man y no countenance can look absolutely plain. Like the Lt a h,..in,g. of much importance, but lightly estimated, and i t „kriorn a v •riety of causes ) is frequently neglected, health - de cay is °len the first symptom of declining round heit such is the cage, the sufferer anxiously looksof th for some effectual ritnedy to arrest its progress. Pro mo , e nunierous compounds constantly a t nnounced for ng the growth, or reproduction of he Hair, few wh ii 've• even in name, beyond a very limireo period ; uni," O3 ;VLAN D ' S MACASSAR OIL, with reputation 'Thearaiieled, is still on the increase in public estimation. at.risit.gitlar virtues of this successful invention for re are Pg., Preserving, and beautifying the Human Hair, Th e '' , well known and appreciated to need comment. ebi o :ery facts of the high and distinguished patronage it teie r e' Pa eeneral use in all countries , together with nu atilt:, ! e stimonial s constantly received 'it its favour, are ov er : li 'es which stamp its superior excellence and title Pref e "„" B , ll empts of a similar nature. Being universally Of its consequent great demand excites the cupi!lity traelin'iPled shopkeepers, who vend the most spurn ms tsoilii,aB t he " cerium," Macassar Oil: whereas the R ow, e sitiele is wLolly the invention and property of A. troti e AN D and SO N , an d t h e ama l gama tion of its costly libo r , ive mterialx, ( so l ely imported by them,) renders tha n or. , ate tr p t to d i scover i ts component parts — the titir"ng " the itt:p os i t i nr , of all other articl-s bearing Macassar Oil." The genuine article La- Win iVer 8 OWLAND'S MACASSAR O IL' on t • All Ltiters are FRAUDULENT COUNTERFEITS! TOWN COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS. On Wednes , lgy, the usual moodily meeting of the Council was held at the The MAYOR. took the chair at eleven o'clock, at wbich time there were 23 members in their respective place , . • THE WATCH COMMITTEE. -THE MAGISTRACY.- ORANGE!SM AND ILIDDONISM Mr. ASPINALL asked permission of the Mayor to have the proceedings of the Watch Cerrimitt , e read in the first instance. He made the application in consequence of be ng obliged to leave town, on business of a melancholy nature, at one o'clock, and as the chairman of the com mittee would be unable to attend the Council that day. Mr. G. H. LAWRBNCIL expressed his willingness to con ent to the applicatioe, under tee Circumstances stated. Mr. H. HORNBY thou2ht it erreinely desirable that the proceedings should be read in the presence of a full Council, as they involved considerations of a somewhat unusual character. He understood that observations were to l e made respecting the conduct of the magis tracy. Mr. ASPINALL said he was in hopes that discussion arising out of the proceedings would he postponed lot the present, as a case was about to be drawn up for the opinion of eminent counsel, touching the powers of the magistracy and the committee. Mr. Hoatente, under these circumstances, observed that his objection was entirely withdrawn. Mr. HARBORD said he should feel it necessary, for the protection of his own character as a public mart, to bring forward a subject in which he was individually concerned, and upon which he expected a certain member of the Council, then in his place, to satisfy him on a particular point. Upon the motion of Mr. ASPINALL, the proceedings were then read. It appeared from those proceedings that the Mayor (having heard that some of the policy_officers of the borough were mernhers of Orange and Ribbon So cieties), together with Mr. Rushton, had come to the determination, that any constable who was a member of an Orange or Ribbon Society, was deemed by them ineli gible for the situation of a police-officer in the town of Liverpool, and unfit for police duty. Inquiries were then directed to be made ; Mr. Whitey, Mr. Miller, and Mr. Dowling were consulted •, and the head constable reported that seven of the force had acknowledged themselves to be Orangemen, and that others were members of three Catholic benefit societies. A meeting of the borough magistrates was then called, at which the foregoing facts were detailed, and at which the following resolutions, pro posed by Mr. Rushton, and seconded by Mr. Briton, was adopted :—" That no man who is a member of either an Orange or Ribbon Society shall be permitted to belong to the police force of this borough, and that all members of the present force now belonging to either of those so cieties shall be required forthwith to withdraw fr im them, and that in case of refusal the Mayor and magistrates will feel it their duty to dismiss them from the force." An amendment was moved by Mr. Hodgson. but, for the want of a seconder, fell to the ground. Mr. Miller then read the resolution of the magistrates to the seven Orangemen in the force, who immediately declared their willingness to withdraw from the Orange Society, but at the same time reque ted that copies of the rules and orders of that society might be laid before the Mayor and ma. is trates. Then followed a correspondence which had taken place between the Mayor and Mr. Aspinall (the deputy chairman of the Watch Committee), touching the pro ceedings of the magistrates, which proceedings, it ap peared, were not, in the first instance, communicated to that committee ; and lastly, there was the fotowing reso lution to which the Watch Committee had come :—" That the Town-clerk be requested to prepare a case for the opinion of one or more eminent counsel as to the powers of the Watch Committee and the justices. in respect to the dismi-sal of the constables, and on ad points which have arisen or may arise as to the management of the police, or the separate duties of this committee and the justices in relation thereto; also upon the points now raised by the proceedings of the justices in relation to the expelling of Orangemen and Ribbonmen from the police as ineligible; and that until the opin . on be received, the further consideration of the matter and the proceedings of the committee be postponed." Mr. ASPINALL, seconded by Mr. Thornhill, having moved the confirmation of the proceedings, Mr. HARBORD said that perhaps that was the time for him to make a statement relative to the proceedings of the Watch Committee, in which he was individually con cerned—(hear). As a member of that committee, he availed himself of the opportunity to bring under the notice of the council a certain report, which appeared in the Liverpool Journal of Saturday last ; but, before be ventured to read any portion of that report, he had to request the permission of the Council to put a question to a member of their body as to whether what was stated in the Jouraal was substantially correct. He hoped he should be a lowed to do this, as his character, as a public man, was very much involved at the present time. The MAYOR.—Certainly, you can ask airy question you like ; but, you know, it is optional with the parties to answer you. Mr. GLADSTONE.—IS it the pleasure of the Council that Mr. Harbord should have this permission? He wants to nut a question to me, to know,Whether a report is correct, before he has read that report. Mr. lIARBORD said he had not mentioned Mr. Glad stone's name, and that if patience were evinced, the re port should be read. To ensure the attendance of Mr. Gladstone, he had sent a note to that gentleman the day before, telling him that he was goinc to put a question to him in Council. Mr. Gladstone must know that other people had ears and understanding as well as himself: and it was therefore considered necessary to communicate with him, so as to ensue his attendance there that day. Mr. GL A DSTONE. -I assure you I have not attended here in pnruance of your summons. Mr. 11 ARBORD.—I hope if I act as a gentleman to ward: Mr. Gladstone, he will act the same towards me— (hear). I have not summoned him Mr. GLADSTONE —There is an insinuation here. Mr. El ARBORD.—No ; I say it would be an ungentle manly act, on my part, to summons him, and that I have not done so. The MAYOR.—I understand Mr. Gladstone to say that he did not attend in consequence of your summons. Mr. H ARBORD,—I say I trust I know how to conduct myself as a gentleman towards him ;_ and I trust h e w ill be abl e t o act as a gent l eman towards me. He has at tempted twice to interrupt me. I can assure the coun c il that, although my feelings are very much hurt, I came here not to show the slightest acrimonious feeling to wards any person, but rather inclined to believe that what Mr. Gladstone has said of me was owing to a want of judgment, and not with any intention to hurt my feelings. --(heat, hear). I have been determined for twelve months past never to allow my natural feelings to he brought into action to the destruction of my better judgment ; and I hope Mr. Gladstone will live to know that I am not a man of revengeful feelings, nr that I entertain any desire to insult. But, as an independent member of society, I shall take all the stens I can to protect my character as a public individual. Having seated thus much, I now turn to the report in the Journal, which purports to be a re port of a meeting of the magistrates on business con nected with Orangemen in the police force: and from this • it appears that Mr. Glad.-tone expressed his entire con currence in what had fa'l - n from Mr. Ratbbone , and said " he eln , idered it highly improrer that such a per son as Mr Ilarbord, the Grand Master of the Orange Lodges, should be a member of the Watch Committee." I bee to ask Mr. Gladstone if that is substantially cor rect ? _ Mr. GLADSTONE.—Ts 't the pleasure of the Council that I should reply to the question ? I shall take the vo t e • of the Council on that point. (Oh !) The Mayon.— I think it optional with you to answer. Mr. H. LAWRENCE.—It is not for Mr. Gladstone to ask the pleasure of the Council nn such a point. He has been asked a question. and it is for him to answer it or not, as he pleases ; but we are not constituted a Council to investigate such a matter. (Hear, bear.) Mr. GLADSTONR.—WeII, then, I have no hesitation in saving that if this had been a matter which referred to my conduct, as a member of the Council, I should have thought it necessary to give Mr. Harbord every informa tion, so far as was consistent with what is right and proper, connected with the matter. But, as this information re lates entirely to my duty as a magistra , e, I conceive that I am now acting in j , stice to myself and the other ma gistrates of the borough when I say, that in no way hold ing myself amenahle to Mr. Harbord in the matter, I must distinctly and unequivocally refuse to give any in formation as to the report, whether correct or incorrect; and that, taking my stand on that, I shall make no fur ther remarks on the subject. Mr. H ARRORD.—I should not think of remaining on the Watch Committee until the pleasure of the Council was known ; and I now challenge Mr. Gladstone to move that I he suspended from the committee. The MAYOR.—Yon cannot make that motion. Mr. HARBORD.—I trust I may have that justice done to me. lam connected with a public board. and if a sus.. oicion rest• in the breast of any man that I am incapable to discharge its duties properly, put me in a position in which I may set myself right. I must either retire or be su'lert to taunts. The MAYOR—If there is no personal, there certainly is no legal objection to you. None was ever stated, or at attempted to he stated. Mr. ISAAC HOLME4 thought the cases analogous. If an individual, who happened to be a member of the Orange Society, should not be in the police force, surely the Grand Master of the Orangemen should not be nn the commit'ee. Mr. Harbord's challenge was fair. (Hear.) Mr. G. H. LAWRENCE suggested to the Council the pr-priety of asking Mr. Harbord if be thought himself a member of an illegal society. Mr. HARBORD believed that he was a member of a body who were exclusively loyal, and who were constitu ted to uphold the laws of the country and the Protestant government. He should say that any sound Protestant was in his heart an Orangeman. (Hear, hear.) In fact, all the laws and regulat'ons of the society were laid open to the public, who were invited to join, merely that they might be banded together to maintain the laws and institu tions of the country : and therefore, with these objects in view. he was under the impression that it was not only a legal but a legally constituted body. (Hear.) Mr. H. HoRNBY thought the discussion out of order, and that they were not justified in questioning any pro ceedings which might have taken place before a body of M4siqtralea, who met without reporters being present. Mr. HARBORD hoped his positi ,, n would be considered by the council. If a common policeman, who was a re cognised Orangeman, was considered unfit for the force, surely he (Mr. H.) who was an honorary member of an Orange Society, must be equally disqualified from sitting on the Watch Committee. He hoped those who objected to him would have the moral courage to rise and object to him. tie eirdleng.ti any one to do it then. HORN By said th a t if it was compe t en t to make t t h e e7 do r unot, H. objection,ai7f he, for n ue , wou ld h ave t h e mora l courag e to i ot ,oercabiels had u e Mr. w s fl a Tb d nr is d c h h a a d rgd d e isc t h h a e r na ge v d er h y isdu pro perly. THE LIVERPOOL S TANDARD. The MAYOR : - -1311t you cannot : it. cannot be a ground of and th-refore it is not competent for any mem err ot the council to urge it .1A one. Mr. PARKER ICS'led to know from th.:l Town-clerk wh her tine Orange Society was a legal society, or whe ther it was n Mr. THOMPSON' thought it better to postpone the latter question ler the present. Mr. H. LAWRENCE said that no one wool I think of dismissing the magistrates because they belenge3 to the Ref er Carlton Club., and that he certainly should not be the person to vote for Mr. Harbord's removal because he belonged to the Orange Society. Mr. l'nomPsoN extiressel his regret that neither Mr. Gladstone nor any of the other magistrates in council had answered Mr. Harbord's question. He expected that the magistrates ' feeling the po s i t i on i n w hi c h t h ey had placed the Watch Committer, would have given every informa tion in their power. That committee felt that they were placed M a very strange position by th' proceedings of the magistrates, which had taken place behind their hacks ; and the only information they could get, as to why the proceedings were not communicated, was that the chair man of the committee (Mr. Alderman Lawrence) was out of town—a reason which conveyed an imputation of a grave nature on the deputy-chairman, Mr. Aspitiall. He could assure the naagist at es that there was not, aud never had been, any wish on the p , rt of the Watch Committee to act otherwise than cord ally with them. The proceed ings of the magistrates, however, had assumed such an appearance as made one suppose that they were not desi rous of acting with the comm ttee. This sort of aliena tion amongst the two bodies might be prejulicial to the peace of the town. Quarrels had already beeti springing up between the members of the force in consevence of the recent conduct of the migistrates; and instinces could be cited to show the unsatisfactory state of things, caused by the interference of that body. It was on these grounds that he hoped the magistrates in council, or some one or their behalf, would offer some explanation for their proceedings, the causes which had led to those pr oceedings, and also the reasons why they had not been communi cated to the Watch Committee. (Hear.) Before he sat down, he wished to give the maz,istrates the following piece of information :—The committee had written to the Erstriet Master of the Orange Lodges, for information with regard to a procession in the town last month, which he believed was the foundation of the proceedings of the magistrates; and the answer was to the effect, that the procession on Easter Monday was net a procession of the Orange Society,—that such processions were diametri cally opposed to the rules of that society.—that there was s o i n n l e y e o b n e e e 1, 0 1 s r u a s n p ge et m , d a e n d f i o n r t i l i t a a v t in p g ro t c a e k s e s n io i n , a , r a t n t d h h e t rii a i t he had . (Hear, ear, hear.) _ _ The MAYOR said, that however much he might regret that any act of his, or any proceedings of the magistrates, should have filed to receive the approbation of the Watch Committee, or any portion of the Council, it was never theless very . satisfactory to bim to know, that whatever had taken place was under the advice of the Town-Clerk. It was also sa►isfactory to him to believe that the magis trates were only prompted by a sincere desire to preserve the peace of the town : and he had further satisfaction of believing, and indeed of knowing. that what they had done hod met with the approbation of the Home Secre tan!, who had been inform , .d of every thing as it occurred, and from whom a note had been received expressive of his approval. With respect to a want of courtesy on the part of the magistrates, he was sure that. if the Watch Com mittee knew what traospired, they would not entertain any such feeling for a single moment. He might be al lowed to state how it orientated. Mr, H. LAWRENCE thought that if it was to be dis cus,ed hereaher, it was better not to discuss it now. M r. H A R.11011.D said it was absolutely necessat y the sub ject should he gone into, for at the 'ery ime the Mayor's communication was received by the Watch Board that Orangemen were not to be appointed, the Mayor recom mended one Ititnself. (A laugh.) The M A YOR.—Not knowing it. of course; I wasn't aware of it, I assure you. The whole of their proceed ings had their origin in the procession to which Mr. Thompson has alluded. He had b,en waited on by Mr. Ru4iton, who made certain representations. The Town clt.rk was sent for ; and ti ey advised together. He (the Mayor) suggested the propriety of communicating with the Watch Committee at the first meeting. (Hear, hear.) The object, however, they had in view was simply that the thing might be kept perfectly quiet—that no one shculd know it, not even the bench of Magistrates. However, the instructions given to Mr. Miller and Mr. Whitty came before the Watch Committee • the thing got out; and then the Magistrates were calle d together, and the resolutions, already read. passed. Mr. ASPINALL said, that the Town-Clerk, when asked why he did not recommend the Mayor to send for the Watch Committee, said that he had not been sent for until everything was arranged by the Mayor and Mr. Rushton. Toe TOWN.CLeRK assured Mr. Aspinall that his an swer had been wholly misunderstood, for that he had never made any such statement. The MAYOR thought the Town-Clerk must have been misunderstood, for he had rung the bell for him the mo ment. Mr. Rushton mentioned the natur , of the business upon which he bad come to the Town-hall. Mr. ASPINALL said there was no mistake; for that he had put the question to the Town-clerk twice on Satur day last, and that the answer was, that everything had been arranged by the Mayor and Mr. Rushton before the Alavor sent for his legal adviser. (Hear, hear.) The TOWN-CLERK again assured th , council that be had been, in a most extraordinary manner, misunder stood. He had no hesitation at all in avowing that he had been called into the Mayor's room at an early stage; that he found Mr. Rushton with the Mayor ; and that the representation respecting the Orangemen had been pre viously made. Before he had taken any active part in the mater, he thought it necessary to consult with Mr. Shuttleworth. who concurred with him, that Orangemen, a: well as Ribbonmen, were unfit persons to he members ot' the police I irce ; and when he joined Mr. Rushton arid the Mayor, he f mild them in possession of information that there was ground fir believing that there were sixty Orangemen in the police force. His inference was, for he knew it not of his own knowledge, that Mr. Rushton had ir ade that representation to the Mayor. He then referred at length to the part he had taken in the matter, and said his wish was. that until the proceedings had arrived at a proper stage. there should be no repre sentation. made to the Watch Committee, as the object was to effect the busine-s as quiet lv as possible; but that, at a proper period, they shoodd be informed that the fact of a man bring an Orangeman or a Ribhorima: , , w” E;_ptr.oie per ground for his dismissal. we i s e t Par induced hi r m i to council chose, to state the reasons beßi Mr.bdbeoe ri,Admesid!):.N.olfaLsLoq.pli t i le o o n uun t , tfiho for rn bettert hOrangeman,epo free.st pon e a s o w l a e t l as pointa ad for the present. ever an. saw the Town-Clerk came to that conclu sionthe rules of the Orange Society. (IlMearbef r"ilß hear.)oorAh The Tw e e :CLEatc.--I came to it from the general re presentations made of the society, and also from a full knowledge of what took place regarding Orange Societies in parli , ment in 1835. Mr. TURNER.—Did the Town-Clerk advise the Mayor and Mr. Rushton to issue the order regarding Orangemen in the force, and to act upon that order before ever it went to the Watch Committee ? The TOWN-CLERK, without immediately replying to the question, went on to say that, according to the mu nicipal corporations act, the Watch Committee had the appointment of the constables, and the power to frame regulations as they should deem expedient for the preven tion of neglect. and that the constables were required to obey the lawful commands of the justices. In cases of disturbance the constables were under the complete order and controul of the magistrates, without any right on the pa-t of the Watch Committee to interfere. Mr. TURNER.—You say the police are bound to obey the orders of the magistracy : are they not equally bound to obey the orders of the Watch Committee ? The TOWN-CLERK.—Not in cases of disturbance. He thought that, as magistrates were often placed in situations of great peril, they required to have a force under them upon which they could rely; and, believing it to be per fectly clear that the justices had the power to take into consideration what constables should be dismissed, be considered, in a case in which there was reason to believe there were sixty Orangemen in the force, that the charac ter of the Mayor required him to take up the subject with the stipendiary rnagiss rate, and not hand over that juris diction to any other tribunal. tie firmly believed that the power of dismissal was as complete in one jurisdiction as in the other,—that the one beginning first could pursue the thing to a conclusion, and that. considering the posi tion in which magistrates were often placed, they, of all occasions, co t a e nl ds r ei s oro , nef h lsyt : i wi d .oep a s right r o ee n t . 0 riots,lt occurwn htuicsht again, b e d s g n i trbawyciotod.uasd t hetbo e. ta, , every :,nu er mcaea former fr that i,oihe.r jection to the force if Orangemen were called se t d o t a h c e t again st maorr (-tnh,eacnodurßsiebbalorreimadeNndaegtaainlesdt O to ra t n ti g e e c m o e u n i . icil iT . Un d er e th o o n s c e lu c d i e r d cu b m y s r t e a a n d c i e l s lg , h fr e o c m erta i i r n . count of the situation in which magistrates IY Ju h s a t d ice "i L vi ittledale an ac-, t ß o lb p b :rs n i7e MI . TURNER said no person placed when called on to ' act doubted u ht cases d d i t t i h e s s e - . es to dismiss, but that the e resolution i of the piwers of the Watch Committee. He spoke warmly the zeal and attention manifested the corn wtwmuai a r trg h hmi a s n itt yhrc magistrates Mayor and Mr. Rushton was considered an interference that t o the force, and interested e m s t a:l omo/drwiolaalthsdh were eu rlthede mittee in maki , l their appoint said it was of the utmost consiq ls u ys enc e t s suchof the -e' resolu. e mr xi a s t t e b h e c t between i t t w te o e, su s c o l= initbheemTaoiwn Nen-CLERK saanidactthivset aifndheeffithceieenthptotlt. tinns an interference with the rights and privilege s Watch Committee, he never could have advised mode of proceeding; but he reta'ned the opinion np to a the present moment, that there had not been any inter ference - whatever. and that a Mr. BLAcKauare.defended the m ag i strates, and thought they were perfectly warranted in coming t o t h e resolu tion in question. present Mr. H. LAWRENCE was of opinion that th e discussion pitifulprocession a w we o ne a t.o l l d e unro,ot e was not sufficient to throw the t own t Mr. BIRKETT characterised the proceeding s o f the ma gistrates as a " tempest in a teapot." Mr. HARBORD said he h. d receiyedlhe first intimation di,tini,ed, i of the magisterial proceedings from a poo r Orangeman who was going to be quietly dismissed, a n d who came quietly to his house at ten o clock at night, o tell h and that Committee. and they quietly took it up, and now it was be e e ( and mr. H others g r u s ie w i e ly re to tre n be quietly the f ac t to ihe Watch thenbeing quietly br , ught belore the Council. (Hear, hear, and great laughter.) Mr. PARKER said that Mr. Thornhill could tell the Council that questions of religion and politics were never asked the candidates for situations in the f irce by any of the members of the Watch Committee. If they were to have tests of the kind, let the Test Acts be revived. The committee never thought of putting such queries. If they got men with characters for sobriety and honesty, that was all they looked for and all that they considered necessary. At the same time he did not agree with those withbers of the Council who had been casting blame on the magistracy. He thought the magistracy deserved the complimentary letter they had received from Sir James Graham ; for what might not have been the result, if they had overlooked the circumstance, or if they had not made the wonderful discovery, that there was the large number of seven poor Orangemen in the police force! t" Hear," and a laugh.) lie had been informed that morning that there was some treasonable correspondence found out by the stipendiary magistrate (renewed laughter) ; and, un der these cfrcum , tances, the bench ought to be lauded, instead of censured, for their great exertions in making the discovery. Considerable stress had been laid on the word " Orangemen" by Mr. Blackburn, and only once in the course of his speech had that gentl .man mentioned the word " Ribbonmen". Nov, he (Mr. P.) thought the question put to the Town-Clerk a very proper one— namely, whether the Orange Society was a legal or an illegal society ; and he certainly expected a decisive an- I • swer ; but the Town-Clerk said, " No, I am not in a po sition to answer such a question." • (Hear, hear.) Then the Town-Clerk went into a long explanation, and mysti fied the matter with some deep law (a laugh); but no straghtforward answer had been given to the important question touching the legality or illegality of the society. When political feeling ran so high, and when Orangemen were considered as firebrands in the town, he certainly thought it necessary to make a passing allusion to another view of the subject. He contended that there were a great many Repealers in the force, and men who contri , bated to the O'Connell and Repeal funds ; nay, they had magistrates who presided at certain meetings, and who were themselves Repeaters. Mr. EVANS.--Who are they? Mr. PARKER.—Look at their actions. Mr. THORNHILL was of opinion that if those discus sions and interferences were to go on, the force, in a short time, would not be worth a single halfpenny. Mr. LACE said, the real question was, whether it was proper to have any man on the force who was a member of any society except a mere benefit club. He was of opinion it was the very worst thing; for they would find that, in all cases, the police force would be sure to serve 1 any other member of a secret society. He quite agreed with the opinion of the magistrates, and he would say that neither freemasons, oddfellows, or any other secret society should they belong to. He would have no connexion with any secret society. It was entirely incompatible with the proper discharge of their duty. He thought the Mayor. under the advice of the Town-clerk—for he must bear all theAlayor's sins in this respect—had gone too far in coming to the resolution. The Town-clerk had made some good observations; and if tbe matter had involved- a riot next day, it would have perhaps been the right course ; but when three or four days did not signify, he thought all the magistrates should have been called, and then a com munication sent to the Watch Committee. The magis trates had clearly the power—there was no doubt of that. Mr. HORNBY denied that there were any Repealers on the magisterial bench. After some further discussion, Mr. Aserria Lt. replied, and gave notice that he should move at the next meeting, that Mr. J. B Lloyd be a member of the Watch Committee, in place of Mr. Bout flower, deceased. He said, that if the courtesy due to the Watch Committee had been shown to them, it would have been found that an inquiry had been instituted, and that the number of Orangemen, Ribbonmen, and Repeal era in the force was so trifling as not to be worth the trouble of noticing. He was glad to hear from Mr. Tor • ner that the stipendiary magistrate, and other individual magistrates, had denied that any discounters was meant ; but the proper course for them to pursue would have been to send a letter, to the deputy chairman of the Watch Committee, on the subject. as they had sent other letters. This would have done away with a great deal of ill feel ing, and placed one party as well as the other in a proper positii The proceedings of the committee were then confirmed. FINANCE COMMITTEE. The proceedings of the Finance Committee, which re comn•ended a site fora Sailors' Home near the slate yards at Prince's Dock, were read and confirmed. Upon the motion of Mr. Lloyd, the recommendation to increase the salaries of the District Surveyors. Mr. Rishton and Mr. Woods, was negatived by a majority of 20 to 19. THE DOCK BILL. The Liverpool Dock Bill, as it passed the Committee of the House of Commons, was then taken into conside ration ; and the following amendment, moved by Mr. Gladstone, was adopted by a majority of 20 to 16 :—" That in case of the refusal of any ves=el to move, (for no other cause than the repairing or cleansing of the docks,) which shall be in the course of receiving or discharging cargo, the expense of such removal shall be borne by the trus tees, but that no vessel in such case shall claim more than 40s against the trustees." The bill was then approved, subject to this amendment ; the Coroner's accounts were referred to the Financial Committee for payment; and the Council adjourned at twenty minutes after four o'clock, to Wednesday next. LOCAL NEWS. The British and North American royal mail steam ship Britannia, Captain Hewitt, sailed for Halifax and Boston on Saturday last. The foundation-stone of a new Roman Catholic chapel was laid with the customary ceremonies on Wednesday, in Edmund-street. It is to be called " St. Mary's." At the late Kirkdale Sessions, Edward Sidebottom, Esq., Aqueduct, Staleybridge, qualified as a magistrate for this county. Mr. Gilmour, whose name is well known in Liverpool, was to have been tried last week, at Edinburgh, on a charge of forg-ry ; but, at his own request, the trial has been postponed. CHRIST CHURCH SCHOOLS.—On Sunday, .£212 7s. 84-d. were collected at Christ Church, Salford, for the Sunday and Day Schools, after two sermons by the Rev. H. Stowell. FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE CANAL.—On Tuesday last, James Hughe ,, was severely crushed by falling between a fiat and the wall of the "anal. A police-officer went for a surgeon immediately after the accident, but when he re turned, the deceased was dead. Verdict accordingly. SODDEN DEATH S.—On Tuesday last, Henry Valentine, a young child, died in its mothers arms in Wavertree•lane. On the same day also, Daniel Andrews, a child six weeks old, died in bed by its mothers side. Verdict's in accor dance with the evidence in both cases. THE ST. HELEN'S RIOTS—At the Kirkdale Sessions, on Tuesday, Peter Dagnall, who assaulted and wounded Mr. Joseph Storey, in the market place on the day of the colliery riots, at St. Helen's was found guilty, and sen tenced to six months' imprisonment. DOCK COMMITTEE.—At the meeting, the only public business transacted, beyond the mere routine proceedings, was the reading of a letter from the Liverpool and Man chester Railway company, as to the putting down of a railway on the east side of the King's Dock, which was referred to the Harbour-master's Committee. CITY OF DUBLIN STEAM-PACKET COMPANY.—The halt-yearly meeting of this company was held at the com pany's office on Wednesday last, and the usual dividend of 3 per cent. declared out of the profits of the half-year. The report appeared to give much satisfaction, and the change of the hiairs of departure of the admiralty packets was expected to be favourable to the company. THE NORTHERN CIRCUIT IN 1800 AND IS-IC—Ac cording to the Law List for 1800, there were sixty-three barristers on the northern cit-uit, including five silk gownsmeo, viz., Messrs. Law and Park, and Sergeants Cockell, Clayton, and Heywood. The Law List for 1841 names two bundled and twenty-one barristers on the same circuit, including thirteen silk-gownsmen, viz , Messrs. Armstrong, Baines, Dundas, Knowles, Lewin, Martin, Roebuck, Starkie, and Wortley, and Sergeants Atcherley, Murphy, Thompson, and Wrangham. DINNER TO CELEBRATE THE OPENING OF THE BIR KENHEAD WATER WORKS.—Yesterday evening week, the B irkenhead G as an d W a t er C ompany entertained the men in their employ, along with their families, and seve ral officials and gentlemen of the township, with a sump tuous dinner, in the open air, on the grounds attached to the Gas Works. The dinn er , w hi c h was o f t h e most recherche dezeription, was pro v id e d by M r . Gl eave . o f the Adelphi Hotel, Woodside, and gave general satisfac tion. Mu. A. ESKELL, SURGEON DENTIST.—II will be per ceived from an advertisement in anot her co!umn, that this gentleman, on e , of the wed-known firm of Messrs. Eskell an d Sops, of Sheffield and Manchester, has taken up his permanent residence amongst us, and we &OA not his came being almost a sufficient guarratstee for respecta bility and professional skill he will obtain an extensive practice. Those who require the beneficial and beauti fying aid of the Dentists' art, cannot do better than con sult those whose long experience entitles them to the patronage of the public, PANORAMA OF CHINA.—We have been exceedingly gratified by a visit to this exhibition at the Liver Theatre, and, in referring our readers to the advertisement in ano ther column, we have no hesitation in saying that all who visit it will feel the gratification that we have done. The scenes which compose the most popular parts of China, more patt'culatly those connected with the late war, are splendidly painted, and, partaking of those rich and mel low tints for which the Eastern views are so remarkably adapted, have an exceedingly admirable and lively appear ai.ce. The whole panorama occupies 4,000 feet of can vass, contains upwards of 5,000 fi gures (some of th em large and effective), and is, we learn, the work of a townsman, on whom it reflects the greatest credit. FRACTURING A POLICE-OFFICER'S ARM.—On Tues- day last, George Jarrett, John Godfrey, and Thomas Jones, remanurd from Thursday, were brought up on the charge of breaking the atm of police-officer Davies, No. 4 3 . It appeared that on Wednesday the prisoners, with a number rf prostuutes, were driving about Dale -street Tithebarn-stree t, and Oldhall - street, in a shandrv, at a' ciious rate, and that they wete st o p pe d by Inspector Abram, Davies, and other officers, who determined upon taking the whole party to Bri4eweb, in consequence of their disorileriy conduct. Davies took hold of the reins of the horse to had it, when one of the prisoners lashed the animal so !nuttily that he plunged, at the same time knocking down the officer, arid the whet' passed over his arm. whiell was severely In t tured. lie also received a contusion on the t eat, r<nd t..e other officers had a very narrow escape. The prisoners were sent for trial. NEW PATENTS.—AMOngS the p oents recently oo tained are the folowing :—Mr. James Kennedy, of th , firm of Messrs. Bury, Cort:s, and Kennedy. of this town, engineer, and rhomas Vernon, also of this town, iron ship-builder, for certain improvements in the building or construction of iron and other vessels, hr trivieetion mi water. Mr. George Morton, of Dale-street, Liverpool, for a design of a new construction for bodies of vehicles. Sealed 4th April. A FORGED ORDER.—O D Saturday a fellow,. mimed William M`Cartnev, was brought before Mr. Ru.lD on on a charge of having forged an order, in the name of Jame , M'Kenna, auctioneer, Tithebarn-street, for 71 yards of moleskin, 3 yards of cal'eo, and some, thread. He took the order to Mr. Robert Morrav, draper, of 7. Parad6e street, from whom he received the aricles, the value of which was 10s. sd. ; but, in a few days after, it tur .ed out that M'Kenna. who had been in the habit occasionally of dealing with Murray, had never signed the order, nor sent the prisoner on any such errand. He was committed for trial. " SWING" IN LIVERPOOL. --Mr. Mackrell and Mr. James Ainsworth, joiners and builders, at Bootle, have received letters bearing the signature of this formidable gentleman, announcing his intention to set fire to their premises unless they discharge some w , rkmen in their employ, whom he calls " black sheep." They have, how ever, shown ro disposition to comply with the request; on the contrary, they have offered a large reward for in formation which may end, perhap., in the detection of the writer. Mr. Mackrell, on a former occasion, by his energy and resolution, broke up a very formidable conspiracy. • - HEARTLESS ROBBERY BY A DAUGHTER.—A poor old woman from Drogheda, appeared at the police-court, on Friday, to charge her daughter, Mary Ann Garritty, and a man named Peter Kelly, with having robbed her of £22 10s., all the money she had in the world. She stated that this money was the accumulation of her savings for many years; and that on Wednesday last her daughter took it all, and afterwards decamped with the man Kelly to Liver pool, where she found them on Friday morning. A sum of £6 14s. was found upon them. Mr. RuAiton said he had no power to deal with the prisoners ; but he directed the commissioner of police to afford the old woman every assistance in conveying them to Ireland. BURGLARY.—Some thieves obtained access to the house of Mr. John M'Cutcheon, mariner, 96, Woolfe street, on Thursday night last, and stole some gray calico, lead piping, and other articles. They obtained access through the cellar hole. Police-officer Jackson (289) saw three thieves early on the Friday morning carrying some thing, and with the assistance of Dodd (321) succeeded in apprehending Robert Quick and Robert Leyland, who had some of the articles stolen from Mr. M'Cutcheon's house in their possession. Robert Webster, the third , party, was not taken till Monday morning. On his road to bridewell he told Inspector Towerson that he supposed it would be a seven years' job for him. The three prison era were committed to take their trial at the next assizes. .RAPID TRANSIT AND Low CHARGE.—We observe, by the advertisement of Mr. Braithwaite Poole. the agent for the merchandise department of the Grand Junction Railway, that the maximum rate of charge for the carriage of goods beween this town and the metropolis is now re duced to 4s per cwt. When we consider that the time now occupied in transit is only a few hours, we must view this low rate of charge as a great boon to the public, arid as a striking contrast to the rates charged a few years ago, by canal, of Bs. and 10s. per cwt., when the time occupied in transmission was tretween a fortnight and three weeks. What a convincing proof is this of the rapid progress and advantages of railway communication to tr.de and com merce! No doubt it is found mutually beneficial to all parties. CUSTOMS FRAUDS IN LIVERPOOL—THE QUEEN V. WILLIAMS AND BROCKLEHURST.—In the Court of Queen's Bench, on Thursday, the defendants in this case, who w,re Liverpool merchants, and had been convicted at the last Liverpool Assizes of a conspiracy to. defraud the revenue of certain customs' duties, by taking certain quantities of coffee out of bond without paying the duty, were brought un for judgment. The sentence of the Court was, that Thomas Williams should be imprisoned in her Majesty's gaol at Kirkdale, Lancashire, for six calendar months, and that Brocklehurst should be im prisoned in the same gaol for twelve calendar months, and that in the mean time they should be committed to the custody of the keepers of the Queen's Prison. AWFULLY SUDDEN DEATH OF A LADY AT WALLA.. SEY.—An Inquest was held yesterday week, before H. Churton, Esq , Coroner, on the body of Mrs. Briggs. It appeared in evidence that the deceased lady was in health and spirits on Tuesday morning at half past six o'clock, when her husband left her to go into his garden. On his return, in about an hour, he found her lying on the floor in an insensible and dying state. Dr. Dunlevy was immediately sent for and used every exertion, but in vain —the vital spark had fled. On a post-mortem examinati on being instituted, it was discovered that a vessel in the brain had been rup'ured, thereby producing apoplexy. The Jury returned a verdict in accordance with the evi dence. The deceased was a young lady only very recent. ly married. ALLEGED ILL-USAGE BY THE POLICE.—Among the business at the police-court, on Friday, was a complaint by a person named Alexander Bryce, against constables No. 514, and No. 438. Bryce was stopped by the officers a few minutes before twelve o'clock on Thursday night, with a pick in his hand, in Christian-street, and being in liquor was conveyed to the Rose-hill Bridewell. In going down the steps, he fell, as he alleged, from a shove given him by police-officer No. 514, whereby he was consider ably hurt urion the head and one of his legs. He was soon afterwards discharged from the bridewell, it being ascer tained that he had been sent to fetch the pick by his mas ter, Mr. Mills, of London-road, from Mr. Higson, a pub lican, Scotland-place. It appeared from the testimony of the bridewell-keeper ' that Bryce fell without being at all touched by either of the officers, on which Mr. Rush ton said he was very sorry that Bryce had sustained so much injury, bit at the same time he was not prepared to impute any blame to the officers, for they had done their duty correctly. The complaint was therefore dis missed. SHIP LAUNCH.—On Saturday last Messrs. Joseph Steel and Son launched, from their building-yard, Baffin street, a splendid new vessel, of the following dimensions: namely. length from stem to stern, 120 feet ; breadth of beam 29 feet; depth of hold, 20 feet; and 520 tons bur den as per register. She is built of the best English and African oak, copper-fastened, and is a first class twelve years' ship For symmetry of mode 1. excellence of work manship, adaption to carry, and sa ling qualifications she is not to be surpassed. Precisely at twelve o'clocic the order " Down daggers," was given, when the ship glided into her destined element, amidst the joyous checrs of an immense mult . tude of delighted spectators, without the slightest accident having occurred. She received the name of Charlotte, that being the name of the lady of J. Higginson, Esq., of the firm of Messrs. Barton, Irlam, and Higginson. She is intended for the East India trade, and will be commanded by Mr. Corkhill. The Mersey, Birkenhead steamer, was in attendance with the owners and a party of friends, who, having seen the Charlotte safely into dock, proceeded to Runcorn, where they .spent the day to the satisfaction of all who were present on the interesting occasion. THE GOVERNOR OF THE WORKHOUSE REPROVED.— On Wednesday last, Richard Edwards, a pauper, was charged before Mr. Rushton, by officer Galloway, of the Workhouse, with refusing to work. The prisoner said he wished to see the Workhouse Committee, and had an order signed by Mr. Gray, the overseer, for that purpose. He had shown the order to the governor of the Work house, who refuse I to permit him to see the committee, and he therefore refused to work until he had been brought before the magistrates. It having been proved, by Mr. Gray and Mr. Heathc , ite, that the prisoner's statement was correct, the governor, who had been sent for, said he was aware the prisoner had an order, but he (the governor) had exercised a discretion in the matter, having heard the committee were averse to entertaining such applications. Mr. Rushton said he and the magistrates were most anxious to support the authority of the governor, but on this occasion they considered the governor had neglected his duty, in not allowing the prisoner to see the commit tee, he having an order from the overseer, and that he had no right to exercise any discretion on the subject. To the prisoner Mr. Rushton said—You are discharged ; let there be no mistake about that. THE NORTHERN CIRCUIT.—Mr. Justice Coltman and Mr. Baron Rolfe, on the return from their Northern Cir cuit, which commenced on the 17th of February, and did not terminate until the 13th ult., immediately informed the Secretary for the Home Department that it was im possible for any human exertions to do justice to her Majesty's subjects on such an extensive circuit : and that, although they had sat early and rose up late, they had been obliged to leave causes unt r i e d a t D ur h am , a t York, and at Liverpool. To remedy this great evil, we understand that , he government propose to have recourse to the in judicious expedient of adding the county of York to the Midland Circuit—a measure manifestly unjust. The bar of the Northern Circuit have a claim in the nature of a vested interest in the district through which their labours have extended, and the fairest way to them, and the most satisfactory to the public, would be (as the barristers, silk and stuff, are sufficiently numerous) to make a division of the present circuit between them into two circuits. There would then be an average of 150 causes on each cir cuit, which to the bars thus formed on the new circuits would bring a profit nearly equal in amount to that which each barrister in business now receives; and in general each of the circuits would have a greater number of causes than falls to the lot of any other circuit. SELECT VESTRY PROCEEDINGS —On Friday the usual fort,,ightly meeting of the Select Vestry was held at the Parish-offices, Fenwick-street, the Rev. Rector Campbell in the chair. All the members were present, with the ex ception of the Rev. Rector Brooks, Mr. Deakin Mr. W, Henderson, and Mr. Ferguson. The minutes and pro ceedings of the last meeting, and of all the committees were read and confirmed. From the Wo rkhouse report, it the expense of 2s. e appears that. there were fir t he week end ing 20 th April, t 4 1 d 73 . 1 pe p r au h p e e ,id rs , icno,,tthex house.l76l 4 same time last Theseat year there were 1837 Paupers in the house ; arid they at an expense of Is. 6J. per head higher, and the weekly outlay £37 more than last year. There were 3515 cases of out door vor for the week ending 27th April, at the cost of £390 138. Sd. At the same time last year there were 3460 cases, which cost £386. 115. 2d. Mr. H. H. Rad cliffe son of the Town-clerk. teasrt ed by a majority of fifteen t o ,even to the situation of House-surgeon to the Workhouse, in the room of Mr. Nlglitingall, resigned, at a salary of £l5O per anum, with apartments in the house. There were six candidates for the situation. A retiring pension of £5O per anum was voted to Mr. Nighriogall, subjected to the sane; ion of the Poor-'aw Commissioners,. for hi. arduous services since 1823. Mr. John Blackburn, o. Castle-street. was unanimously elected a member of the Sel ct Vestry, in the room oh Mr Gtern, appo uted Over seer and Mr. John B iscoe of Oldhall-street, was also elected a member of the Select Vestry, in the room of Mr. Henderson, appointed Overseer. MR. M A DDOCK. OF I • EsTca. —He. Majesty has beets , leased to confer the dignity of Knighthood o. tie United Kingdatri on Mr Maddock, of the Bengal Civil Service, eldest son of the late Rev. Thomas Maddock, a highly respected Prebendary of our Cathedral, and Rector of the Holy T , inity in this city. Her Majesty has conferred this honourable distinciion on Mr. Maddock in conside ration of hi- I.ns and faithful servic-s as a ei v 'a n in her Indian Empire; and more particularly on acconto of his well-conducted fulfilment of a di.lomatic mis-i n to China, entrusted to his charge by the Indian Government during the late war. We are highly gratified to see a native of our ancient et) , thus notie d, and hope the dis tinction may lead to further honours. which, front all we can learn, are so richly deserved y the present Sir Thos. Herbert Maddock. Sir Thomas went out to India in. 1814, and has since held several official appointments, of great trust and confidence, to the satisfaction of the au thorities. He was Secretary to the Government, and accompanied the Governor-Gener .1, Lord Ellenhocough, throughout the arduous and successful campaign of Afr ghanistan. and now holds a seat in the Supreme Council of 'lndia —Chester Courant. [The present Sir Thnuas Herbert Maddock is grandson to the late Rev. Toomas Maddock, rector of Liverpool so far hack as t*e year 1792, and brother to our townsman, Mr. Edward D. Maddock, of Everton INQUESTS.—On Saturday five inquests were held be fore the Borough Coroner. The first was on the body of a man unknown, which had been found firm - jog about four miles to the westward of the Northwest Lightship, was picked up by the hands belonging to the flat Sarah, and brought to the Seac , mbe-slip. It appeared to have been some time in the wat , r. The only article found in b te lu et e n cl in o e th it t i r c , t: er it s t . b h i e: l gt e the pockets was a knife. The deceased', who was about ) ;:id h w ai h l it s e hl -7rip a e n d d sh st i n ;, k b in hie s fi ot v i e , cloth wai-tcoat, an oil-cloth jacket, and a red rorrtfort...r. —The second inquest was al-_o on the body or a man un kn an. which was fOtind floating in the ni-y, was picked up by a fisherman, and conveyed to laid There was a large cut on the crown of the head, which appeared to have been caused by a fall or a blow, and there were also several contusions about the upper part of 't he . body. A comb, a knife, a piece o' metal, and a stifftou-r for a neckerchief, were found. The deceased, who hoc i dark sandy whiskers, and was about forty-five years , of age, had on a pair of ca'simere trousers and jacket, two white shirts, and gray stockings.—Tlie third was ost . the body of a male child, who was born with a caul, arprll vvas *if focated in about twenty minuets- afer the birth by the caul having extended over the - -rnouth and prevented ma piration.—The fourth was on the body of a child, two years of age. named Henty Charles Workman-, who, whilst playing in the yard attached to the Clinreh of England Schools, in Cornwallis-street, fell bwkwards, and struck his head with• such violence against the pave ment that it caused a severe contusion on the- skull., and produced death —The fifth and last was on the body of Roheet Griffiths, a child six weeks old, who, whilst in bed with his parents, was suffocated by hiS fath er ; w h o was intoxica ed te time, hating placed his left arm across its mouth. Verdicts in accordance with, the evi dence were returned in the several cases. VESTRY MEETING AT ri lINCORN.—A meeting of the rate-payers was held on Thursday last, in puri-namte of a requisition addressed to the churchwardens anti overseers s to io c a a n l l t a n n v i e e r e s t , i e n r g o n o o the r n p t p ! t i l e ) of e ra taeisl to h g otlhde the e office of constable of the oarish, or any oth-r ..ffice., with out the exyress consent of the rate-pavers; and the expe diency of resorting to measures to effect a sewiro the offices held by him. Mr. John Crippitt. ch , :ecli war den, took the chair. Mr. F. Pitman said ttwit no-one in dividual could now perform the duties of the offices held by Mr. Harding, and their union was contrary, to.liam and usage. The population, which eighteen years a.Ja did not exceed 3,000, had now increased to 8,000. The situations held by Mr. Harding should be divided into three, aod the office of assistant-overseer kept separate tr , in all others. —Mr. Whitewey said the meeting should consider hiw hest to separate the offices, so as to pronr-ote the interests of the town.—Mr. Johnson said if Mr. Harding was ever so active he could not discharge the various dtrie--: with satisfaction to himself. He moved a resolution to the effect that the offices could not • , e discharged satisfactorily by the overseer; that the duties of overseer and also of constable were incompatible, and tort the appointment of Mr. Hardin; as assistant overseer and collector be revoked and made This was seconded by Mr. P. Ward.— Mr. Pitman recommended that the town should be placed under the County Con'tabulary Act.—Mr. Whiteway warn-d the town against such a step. He said constable Mr. Harding had done his ditty: there were few towns of the size in which so few depredetnns had been committed. In the division of the offices alluded to there would be an increased expense of .Eloo. J,,hnson was in favour of the County Constaoulary Force, notwithstanding the additional cost.—After some discussion an amendment was carried, to the effect that it was irnposaible for Mr. Harding to discharge the duties of all the offices he held; that those of ai..istant-overseer and constable were incon sistent with each other, and that a committee (named) be anpointed to consider the best means to separate the offices held by him, and to report the same at a future meeting. Several otter names were added to the com mittee, and the motion was unanimously carried.—The meeting then separated.' OMNIBUS TO HALE.—OnWedneSday last, being May_ day, the new omnibus, recently procured by a number of spirited gentlemen in Hale ; started for the first time with passengers, from the Angel Coach office, Dah•-street. for the delightul village of Hale; and notwithstanding the great race at Chest , r on the same day, which drew thou sands of our townspeople to the " ancient citie," by rail way, road, and water, it was crowded to repletion both inside and out. The machine itself was constructed by a celebrated builder in Derby, and is at onc- elegant, easy, and commodious. It was decorated with flowers and evergreens round the roof, forming the words " Hale," &c. in perforated lattice-work, surmounted on each side by the crest of the Black hurne family. of Hale Hall. in gilded metal—namely, " the Cock and T Limpet." The horses, (four fine animals,) in new and handsome harness, were also adorned with ribbons, b autitul real flowers, &c..; and the whole was certainly the handsomest turn out of the day, albeit the other omnibuses were more or less ornamented. A large crowd witness-ad the &Tarture of the machine from- Dale -street, and it attracted touch attention as it passed through the several great thorough fares southward. The coachman, a smart and steady young man, is not only a ca ital Whip, hot plays the key_ bugle with great ease and execution—h Itiog the reins in one hand and the instrument in the oilier. The day was delightfully fine, and at Park, Aigburth, and every hamlet and late ends on the way crowds were stationed, and h artily chtcred the new " bus." At G arston the assemblage was greater than we had conceived the entire population to amount to, especially as the males were nearly all at work. The drive throughout was both rapid and delightful, and Hale, beautful in the young verdure of spring, turned out her whole population to welc- me the first arrival with passengers of the handsome machine, which promises to form an agreeable connecting link, both for business anti pleasure, between the two localities, as well as with Speke and other intermediate places On the route. We hope and trust that those who delight is peaceful and rural scenery, arid the beauties of a fine an cient village,—yet unmarred by the smoke of a single fac tory chimney,—will avail themselves of an early excursion by this conveyance, which they will find no cause to re pent, while, at the same time, they will encourage and promote the establishment of a conveyance undert %ken for the convenience of the public, rather than with a view to pecuniary gain. The drive back was accomplished in about an hour and a half. The distance (by Aigburth) is, we believe, a little over eleven miles. THE ''COTCH CHURCH, OLDHAM-STREET.—OH Tues day last, a meeting of the members of the congregation took place in the church, celled by the Rev. J. R. Walsh. Alter prayers the Rev. Gentleman read an address which he bad received, signed by upwards of 500 of his hearers, 'to the effect that in consequence of the late proceeding...of the established Presbytery of Greenock, they availed of that opportunity to express their respect and attach ment to that reverend gentleman ; and gratefully acknow ledging the usefulness and acceptabiity of his ministry, thereby declared their determination to adhere to hum as their minister, and to do all in their pow er t o secure a continuance of the valuable services he had so auspicious ly commenced amongst them. Mr. Welsh expressed his gratitude, and alluded to the nature and solemnity of the pastoral tie—explaining the circumstances in which he had come to Liverpool, he having been ordained by the Presbytery of Lancaster, to whom he became bound to render obedience. His whole conduct had proved that he was desirous to preserve peace with all men, anti faithful ly to discharge his duties ; but he had nevertheless been interleered with in a way that could not but retard his usefulness. Besides anonymous letters he had received communications from Messrs. Loundes, Robinson, and Bateson, solicitors of this town, which he read. One of these stated that as he had resumed duty as mitester„ altho' he had ceased to be a licentiate of the Church of Scotland, they (Messrs. L. and Co.) were instructed to proceed against him by information and bills in the High Court of Chancery. In connexion with these documents. he begged also to read an extract of a letter from a trend m l% tah :l eie a trl t ed h en e anl w lw : s expecting una n i histno u reply, ly electedtha that thheiymmtihgehi might proceed in Glasgow, t o t h e e ff ect, that the free congregation of St. w a i n th d than N a dotehsiinreg t l u ie le a u ti ve de h d is w p o re u s ld eu b t ecutungrttehgeartifurnom; buthis pastor, there were circumstances which might justify a change, and even render it unavoidable. The present offer had come to him unsolicited—it was a call in Providence he could not disregard, and, in,his present position, harrassed and annoyed in eve r y wa y, an d h av i ng his usefulness most seriously interfered with, be could not but think it his duty to leave his congregation, however much be felt at tached to them. He must, therefore tell them distinctly that he could not remain, in his present position, among them ; although it was right for him to add, that his views of duty would be materially affected if they could do any thing to alter that position. Having made these state ments be had done all that belonged to his sphere of duty, and he now left the case in their hands. Mr. Welsh then pronounced a blessing and reired. The congregation I however, remained, and Mr. Kirk being called to the chair, a resolution was proposed to the effect that having heard Mr. Welsh's determination not to meet a suit in chancery, and sympathizing with him in his con scientious scruples, they resolved with reference to the le gality or illegality of the claims set up by those opposed to him, but solely from their desire to retain him as their pastor, to commence a subscription, for the purpose of building a new place of worship for him in Liverpool The motion also went to the appointment of a committee to superintend the subscriptions ; and to provide ft tempo rary place of worship, and to follow out t c! . e . ..`" termination the object they had in vity. ACrotil. fo a l s ,-,oo,pinte.. ,„ .... carried unanimously, and a comm' Subscription papers were then brotfisblt.„ g , lvid. in •". - „s,A9ll° i;Etti • ad the course of about half an hour, ea . ::-. - I„,„ . r o j or t. ~ 1 ,.....u. subscribed towards erecting a church.' - .M In' Enkliiid:e -. 2 with the Synod of the Presbyterian:C ur 1. .. ; , ~.., 7: :1..' •-i ...• "7 -6- • - • . .••• . • ' 4, .;.:-.7-;.- =,ii i ;,,,,.......:4 . -4,w1,-....;- , trar 4,,.....-__sins.,,,,/ i MOMS .....• !ster ir of Rev. Vor obb, 7all, inci- ord r Pre. - eatli on p of ,ter, lop. tev. d to rless ;en- ast bi- LIDt M- , led he ian ip'* the hat and rah, the u sed ine 6 " 40 9 ' or lie to I