The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1843-05-05 00:00:00

NIERTING OF THE TOWN COUNCIL The usual monthl\twy meeting of the Council ssas held ou . dneday, in the Twn-hall, the MAYOR presiding. This was the third quaiterly council for such matters on the were peculiar to a quarterly meeting., and a monthly meet hig For the others. , PINANCE COMMITTEE —WOOD PAVING. I,lar 4r om the proceedings of the Finance Committee , . i t . atple ed that an application had been made . to thent..6 : Gart.ot,l%atarrnis3i one rs for Paving and Sewering, f or a con i t i ti e h e } t r i r t! l o n o sdosatit'lei expens e of laying down d wood rstan paving in thati eireia. was exi st i n gP bgertZuedn t ti cheat t w S • o o tve,r, declined to contribute. so me bodies.o e The committee, how. 11e(ir: Geoaot HALL LAWRENCE moved, and proceedings of tl:tillcaletitseconded, it resolution that the hadNlr• AlteleermaanrEataeet b e con firmed. whether there reall y otil b eets anY promise made, on the part of the Fi nance of ~,,c e, ,l . t , tee, to assist the Paving Board in the introduction Nl;,;P•atrigy e v e r occa s i on , • LAWRENcE replied that there liad, but the h a sh er ti,een a casual conversation on the sub ject, and they on one lu not come formally before the wood' e.iio Promise whatever. A wish was committee, expre i sse , d o t w ii n a . t lici , Pav"ig should be introduced in the front of t ic r w 0,4 several the then said that if the commis s ioners contribe°t it, they thought the committee would kr, Alder portion of the expense. Lad be g lad to serews•muetoln EARLE said, that as the Paving B oard ood paving soracw'VP their courage to think of introducing 511 ltbOtit tV e d they could not put it down in . a betterplaancde bark which bil'Aessions-house, instead of the dirty s t r aw to deadc ",aeen deposited there during the assizes , mr. jn the noise. contraceit's a in order HOLURR said the Paving Board had made M r , A ar wood paring, to the extent of £l2OO. kr, Aartrrnall EAltr.s.—l am glad of it. ject h ad b 'NALL Mentioned that the reason why the sub that of Town - clerk, tell brought before the Finance Comm i ttee was, snd other'll raembers thought the Mayor, the na. noise i t , 1; af4ers might be suffering the c aiv,ngl wa3in,..o,e street, and it was considered that ifwood .ouP, ' ht to bear s.._lnced. for their comfort, the corporati d oii upon, how ever I`;,`", Portion of the expence. The site fixe ta 4t, ioutatie board, for its introduction, was Exchange-street eaiof w hich h a l; the S ea son its and Ituinf(!rd-st reet, t, I if wood ~,a..een contracted for. ' They certainly t hou g ht lltec ti o ia r. t Potatinn'til'ing was introduceround the Town nhda t'h e board wanted h 0 t° hear part of the expense. -..,00. Mr, ttrt:',.'o eontribute only £l5O out theof fc4l mmittee were, 10 Zality, ti'e:Ziobserved that the Finan . ce he present whi c i e l , ft i l a_rbt of th:(J eontributin g' d b a u f t t e l t r i the report t h e l re o o a t . ' titied joinYhad ier sacs bet f P o ° re ra t t h m e resent state n (:%o a u n iicil, they did not . f n e s e t j inoe Scald be a 1 - tn ho ed their conduct in this the same 4'4)% ess°4 —every Pother committee to act in . the Aldernlan 1 . 7 Ni,,orPoratino rit---v-,kN1.5..--All we want ~, Paving Board - \i`. ASpi NAI e glying money to the _ to know is, whether , ' r• Alde,„ 1',,•--No it was declined he anh. —""4 LARLE — Quite right. Jeet then dropl;ed. Ntr. ' 4 " • tr lIIE WATER BILL. Al/pply oi.IN .JOLItt Sai da hat the tering the 'trects, Wag water for extinguishing fires, arid rotinsitt bill for providing a better Id allow Ili . eetinaoy; before Parliament, and as it wo w u a ld n _ go into th e ' l ' , In th• 'IV [days' lie hoped the Council wou l d d WateriloPal.aee. Move " That the Council, approving of I tge, do ~.:-.1" ef the Commissioners for Paving an et,ry _,Xi.r9t th... ue Tire Committee to support such bell s by any p e "l t t e , 4 ' l B in their power, and for that purpose P B ' 4 th e eln ;, , a4 d that the Mayor be anthorized to to affix the kr. Al.,llNam, seconded the motion. vdiether tiiereaaa Evass said it vol ve mi ,`,le words every means in their power was a questio , n with him Ai r , ..i_ll_'e WALL of the Corporation. which the did not in corrioratTeoeiN4Ll. said there was an agreement by nNir Aliln were to pay 4:500 a year. ex,,ense, 'ratan Evaxs explained that he referred to other k r , A ' all, sPINALL.--W ~.4r. Alderrns,, T• want no other money from you at that he for one ii':s tot a l ly Ile , 13.RANII.F.Y.MOORE s h ` sho u l d not acelialuted with the provis a i i o d na which he had 't ken, feel justified in voting for a thing . of the bill, and The Nt 4.,1 with which he was totally unacquau lt ted. at the las'ik_lo°llc,lXPlained that the clauses were a approved ~,,\,lr G. ; - "; . ' 1 1. 1 I. eup etau,ei;...IAWRENCE said the council had gone over the were . and had', e 'ause, as far as the corporation and he lu Ped th 'Pliroved of it by a formal resolution ' lest. t c s oncern *4 i n ey would ROW tiliew themselves to be in earl . their In PNver c44lbent nPon the to se all the means 14deedt°I.P"ide measures'n for u d egre e ' duec considered the commerce of the town in great corporation d 0 extinguishing fires, on which, , ° ,eght to Peuded. He did not mean to say the iiiat, an , PQY the expense • so t , r ,_ rt , 4 it i o 1, ' l ad been arrin'aed, but he did think they . I l for they were not askedto do don, He bill by the lit'ileinfluence they possessed ihntLaionna better 'e understood th o bject of ' the bill was to o btain 421 weli s a li n P P ti l l Y of wa . ter, lin ed the bill would n e eXtinguishin of fires ; but he fceirthepurpose of watering the st n eets . th ot st op e . - g , I' t a pr ~ xdetly there —he hed it would 1 e use of *at e ,. f provide that the cor poratio nshould have t i w tz ight it. PUblie PUrposes. He considered that t e , h ater P go on for they i 1 'Lade available in man, cases : for instamx, tl H ia e t e onsi4t supply the baths and wa , hhouses. (Hear.) d .:y e „ r ed it desirabl e - in West Derby an ba rr . °4 \Vrds_ to have baths ~, etl fro, ...c, Places where the opr indulgence. Further, he ii'r'..o,tild ha,e b'eu,..„l4 !'eereation and. other places could be were entirely de cil'e nled where'"tiglad if reservoirs or . ater gratuitously. to o ar) And th the Poor utight obtain w . creat e dif tats ough he did not urge these inies, he ratlst s ay e or, the art of the Water Collo had things , in order to (({ray that he did net part , (lleal?,ltore for their 1" any li. place ter did in Liverpool. is. d on .1 R e was oad tl y i vat i l r . t ~,a n Board were going to Lo x. Ills\altrL.l4,ltithice is:ltrree:as. Voil e tar they Would haveeailavoini b ortunity of seeing how e there were I p P ave . d and watered. vi ci N , rs ~ . ici it was easy to end fault with the Paving ey, o , ,1 rioltne had often explained the reason why he tOO not d o ~,,, . , 1'1%4 they had Pletit°vlef I "Pk could c d ot what missioners colcl oof ttBidoney T oun . f or 1,a() )eYontl tile ri;te they liked d which they i,, the and watering and. in t h e p t ,,,, 1 `° ,, lie sum it produc'ed. ; . tlrY di d s not prepared to say for t(1 4'tqt agree to the propositions oef'‘a Mr. G. H. I as much as they levied cou l l i d e Lawrence; ~ltre,nt then, would cause the bill to fail altogeti l 'er her . he ' I, (1 la t ' i 11. LAWRENCE asked the Town- Clerk tilt ea°t t hink a clause ini ht be inserted in the bill to enable T h t lncil to use the g • 4 ~ e r„„,.„„.,_ water for public purposes ? q,„cne hill '.,,-,-,EaK replied that there w . a s . already a clause i i , e i . f ro. _ . n bl eb nh Plied the commissioners to obtain 14 Ar e , , T_l, e. lersey. for watering the streets,.exte oat, h„,?.40 also for the use of public or Privahe ittlided '47ever, related to salt water only ; but . appre t be in , ocioetrit a clause similar to that suggested migh baths. ~Nlr I al to fresh water. IQ, ~. Ulf t., 4 0 'lid I ) , ~,' a,ol.Nits was astonished that any objection to in to witTa,cile,. seeing that the commissioners going were g that ie.,ivlhni ,atrieir own money. He did not apprehend lr nottrias ge On the ratepa Hs won y ilit4.. 4 . L the corn uld be more than Id. italer, Awar.NCR considered the money of the awl:, and them oue), of the corporation as just VI% P AAt h,,i)eome .., i _tA, at some length, expressed his t o r p would not ,11,ie peopl e it. inion that ;rlitt. r ' lit ' exactly, who would be benefittekdnoowy ledgaevaeirid_ treat testified, from his own 4nii3tlit the want of water in this town yvta;f someY a ,ellt,'?d vrereer,N),ls evil; and he was satisfied l 644 beat ,s'ottik!il to rende r it cheaper and more abundant, ~ k r ~tl d co'rofenrttwould be . ga i ned in the pr `ltittl. 'lldertust of the inhabitants. to be dis otion of the ti le Y uod er , 1 13ttamettv-Moonv. w i shed . it to kao'beasar '4oocl that he was not offering any o p p osi t i on to t 'lrti wh at ' l l ' the 001 Y point for which he contended w as , ._ Blat.k tn e, th nt e was von upon. He agreed with Mr. . _ th e rd t',,rt-ati.le 3itnationgof the poor of this town, with re i t'llole-"" ,was disgraceful. There was not a single pum p iianal °° 4h .iu" where they • uld get it gratuitously. H . ,istltlleg:t", to know witathetowas called . upon to vote for , vost th e Ze Merits of the bill were explained, he must vote to,tiir: Alde,,otion, I.:elved-•-•r;,.4111 EARLE.—The merits of the bill are easily gland t „ "• IS the merit of bringing water to extui r gt t li_ n i t ,"e Ni k ",_‘\ ater the streets, and what else can you wan ? to h 4 i r k the (~(Nt read saske the Council whether they wished . [ '' [ be lie reuses ov . They were just the same liq le ri t c t "; at tre e lasternr aebeatitn, and they were referred to iiin eopyeg'trblttraCt of the bill 'i 'o'f which every member ha d k',."',a-rYot-everal members' intimated that it would be 1 , c ,., • Aa,... g ad the clauses again.] liknins I,,NALL observed that the Highway Board had l aree o f• it , ?ned on the 13th ht . 'III t° t he C ' ' of March, and what 4gree,j b litl ct . r __ h e did. not know. , i 1 ,' 4 ,,,t0 4 ~,.t.r. inentione d that it hail been unanimously 4ili, 1.404",4'1', meeting of the inhabitants. . . i le y ! . ta o ti 4 , 4 'iri siAxcitzu. supported the p t r o n - i d c a lp y le of the whether 1 ;t: te ll i l o d s i bs[ i t ttoheit Coo nneil musti thoughtdecie they could not ti'wl.l Isa'A44),Praent asrtonotlti.e cou e rse they ought to pursue. lisai. r eec e „-- tiriLatxs hoped the sugeestions of , Mr. G. H .s . O te,: l • he e -°41, 1 be carried into effec't. The W ater Co h na ad therel'ed h4eltitentled, would do nothing, although they euktorei 1,..^. their rii,tho.., ' the iiredi4strusted the council would not shrinkfr o m . y four or fi ve times . over • and, petite ii4i ° , r es how rcommended. irooa g nall A it It t n enquired how it was proposed to supply ti ii• •1 1 "'r the a y ot o ) f water which would be required for the 441 WhieTl443 LaANCKER intimated that this was a ques -1‘,40t tliewas for the consideration of the Highway Boar d, g0e7.14,4°,11eil ; and k' r l'lto thi• udtld, that the council had decided . upon not tiw e • i ttl, 1, eoesideration of the clauses of the bill. he t l tre " , i f the hill then then expressed his approva i l o o f o t nteu P ded, fs `'w t , ticiit softeie•_,irhe streets of Liverpool, disgrace e to the Itt,ttheirtothe poo ": . !;:',fvvitered ; and m itwasa pl with water tl, : t rt atibiredoin,ry 1.1„._' e ' " 1t behoved the council to take this Dl ied I'N watalnto their roost serious consideration, seeing ti l i r: l s t h wa-tera",absolute necessity for the poor to be sup " cr , Alto , a t as cheap co ate as possible. door;Otion, et.t, lioLstiz, at nsiderable length, suppor t ted f n h tt,, I °l l the nreting .that there was only one opinion h o ta u in o a % t t r hall,Nly or ees sit_Y of something being done I 0 rjtr'ih. 14, froW'lt' • He would ask the coun c il whether, I , thrill coottlill9l the want of water, seen ware hous es _ de -I,°' th'n a of g Property to the amount of hundreds of de- Zninli; I) - tier "°Linds, and after having thrown out the bill 'lithltliN,oteoristruction of warehouses, they could po_.a.ie e'tlay, Loa'r'aaa!low things to remain in stain quo os I 'lh ti l tl e qt, o'f 41d3cienntict, obtained the. opinion[ ofdtheammeht., able,ll irs lie cotil ci M"e hest e n r "!'gineer, in all Englau . 1,,, r 1 , 11, 011. 11 , 7 have ,mi.nurwefierence itoiottliiewsausppnly more to be re of water ; kO,P,li ri t)g theb: Parishicianersi,°stieioo,P had ' sanctioned the bill, to o l :,t . the'..and, I,4Z.,t.?zbic _raised under it from £30,000 e l; c 3 o o l:tended Z iilitire, ltinreii co 'r u r i a Illtolite.sdeociortcliliernrwstiaserice than support the '',co tr 4 ,11 of wan lone concluded by stating some instances i i ‘1 1 . • lehlrish titer. particularly in the case of cattle landing of"lit th'4l.ke,(raniera, * ut e t . use of it_rtx. asked whether the bill proposed to 'lb le nt tl le Water to b m a i n ed to the two purposes t 1 4 44 t e stre et , _ e, 0 i . \ r • J o °1t...... 1t , and extingng fires? tc) . 4 . p it:, H 0.... .00S. ),,,4ktql:lCzL'ittr.---;We cannot go for anything ipore: 14,stiettiorties end .4,uraeslieid, hen,. why they were a called p upon e th,t4PlY,(l%-;h4e4l.Whi'el:, as3fhttearlanlit,g wa w s hL i h ini a t e d e t o two Por: tieeqrtiltt ° It alight be advantageously applied to many ; q.;4B,,eo ifi ' i . i v i. l .i ! II ex ° e said the Parliamentary 110- .4 iiii,litl, LAti(-' i.O these two°l4.). t h 4t Ql.4tt lieBsilt'" said an amenjdecibill might be obtained_ ktt kettincil no?..n• He asked the Town-clerk whether, i f ,t t h t r, r (. 4 ciatit; Icave their sanction to the bill they introduced 1 1)i smutti'c stu,,Yvi."g more extensive powers, %Itllit ,1,1,.;_,,x the committee ? b a. NJ ; cry, ea„, would say that a clause to that effect oc.sti:Tuer,, (},_37 arranged between the Council ' l ate s ad t th, p e ti cao se the same powers secured t !t t N t o. e s uppi„ r _P e c,he of extin,quisbing fires wo to ul o cl s e e a s dnt . Itlr!ilipt . I-1, tho/eu:kwater being used for the P uardifficulty, k l ' l te I l ti " of tt1e1.:139t,: however, there 'night be might t.tt „ f . ,on th, __, 1 , 1 1, as to how far any such supply aniei, to t , , rttrii._ _Privileges of the existing two cumP 44 5 , j_l:44noo ment. . o h. .stoLsti said t • iit i tl it, a'll'loners, wh his very subject was law clerk Out p h, . he atat n took the opinion of the 4 , 1 , , ne bill s b • e 't to them that it could not be litt:tng tithdrawn for this session' discussed by it tutnight it was Much better to leave the bill as it stood, than endanger it altogether by any ftesh pro positions. Mr. PROCTER mentioned that the Watch Committee had got a most efficient fire polio•, and new engines, of the very best description, all of which would be ineffectual unless there was a better supply of water. He asked the council whether they would stop, now that they had a prospect of accom plishing a great public benefit? 14 r. BIRK ETr said that to do so would be a breach of faith with the commissioners. The To WN-CLERK here stated that the first answer he had given was with reference to a consideration merely between the council and the commissioners ; but it had afterwards occurred to him that there might be a serious question with regard to the Water Companies. He understood that the Water Companies, or one of them, had a direct opposition to the bill. He should be sorry if anything were done that could give a pretext for opposition ; but he could not see any objection to the Fire Committee being instructed to support the bill, with a discretionary power to arrange such clauses as could be introduced without injury to the bill. Mr. .1. LAWRENCE said the Highway Board would be glad to obtain further powers►, but to ask for them would certainly endanger the bill. several members expressed their opinion, that it' they sought further powers than those enabling them to water the streets and extinguish fires, they would be successfully opposed. The TowN-cx.Ertic eventually submitted a resolution to the effect that the powers should be soright, provided it was conceived they would not endanger the bill. Mr. BIRKETT said this would be breaking faith with the Bootle Water Company, with whom they had engaged not to insert any clauses that would militate against their interest. It was understood that the motion was adopted—when Mr. Birkett said—" I dissent." Mr. Holt—" and I also." The TOWN-CLERK explained that the motion was only provisional upon the advice given by the law clerk of the commissioners, upon which Mr. Holt, who is chairman of the Directors of the Bootle Water Company, withdrew his dissent, and Mr. Birkett followed.—The motion, as suggest ed by the Town-clerk, was then carried. WATCH COMMITTEE. The Deputy TOWN CLERK having read the proceedings of this committee, Mr. ASPINALL said that before they were confirmed, he wished to ask the Chairman of the Committee one or two questions. He wished to inquire whether it was correct that either superintendents or inspectors in the police, upon their own responsibiliiy, without the consent of the magis trates, the watch committee, or the head constable, had been in the habit of sending out men in plain clothes, to lay infor mations against publicans? Mr. JAMES LAWRENCE, in reply, said, one instance of the kind bad occurred, when a superintendent was brought be fore the committee, upon a complaint made that he had sent out a man in plain clothes. But as Mr. George Hall Law rence was the chairman of that day, be would probably be able to give a more satisfactory explanation. Mr. ASPINALL—And was he punished? Mr. G. H. LAwitEsce said he would answer the ques tion. One of the superintendents, Quick, had been brought before the watch committee the day that he (Mr. G. H. Lawrence) was in the chair, upon a charge of having sent out a policeman in plain clothes, with the view of laying informa tions against publicans ; and it certainly did appear that he had no direct or positive instructions to that effect. The committee were prepared to consider it as more than a light offence ; but upon looking over the book of orders, Mr. Whitty said it appeared that the orders were rather permis sive than otherwise ; consequently, the committee could not punish the superintendent, but they intimated strongly their disapprobation of what had been done, and begged that it might not occur again. Mr. ASPINALL asked why that was not put upon the pro ceedings of the Watch Committee? If any member of the Watch Committee had done anything of the sort, it would have bee❑ put there immediately. Really this wholesale spy system ought to be a stop to, and he thought the explanation now given by the chairman of the day quite sufficient to in duce the council to condemn it—because, if either inspector or superintendent thought they were doing right by it, where was the use of having a detective force ? We had a detective force, and if it were not sufficient let it be made efficient ; but with such A force at command, and considering that it was established to prevent such proceedings, if there was to be a distinction, such things as these ought not to be tole rated. Ile asked the council whether this wholesale spy system ought to beatallencouraged ? Mr. PROCTER said he did not know what Mr. G. H. Law rence meant by permissive authority. He was sure that the Watch Committee had never given any such power at that or any other time. Mr. G. H. LAWRENCE repeated that there appeared to have been a kind of permissive authority. Mr. PROCTER.—Permissive from whom ? 111 r. G. H. LAWRENCE 6110111 d think it Wall from Mr. Whitty, or probably from the magistrates generally. Mr. PROCTER.—Let that be understood, then—that it is not from the Watch Committee. The proceedings were then confirmed. DOCK COMMITTEE. Mr. SANDS moved, and Mr. Alderman EVANS seconded, the confirmation of the proceedings of the Dock Committee, Mr. A. SMITH said a rumour had been current in th e town that a deputation from the warehouse owners had waited upon the fire-offices in London, and had ascertained from them that they had a serious objection to the situatio of the new warehouses round Albert Dock, and they han stated that nothing should induce them to insure propertd there. He should be glad to hear from the Chairma❑ of thy Dock Committee whether there was any foundation, or note for the report. Mr. SANDS, in reply, said that no doubt such reports had been in circulation, but at the same time he had very grave doubts of the fact. It so happened that he (Mr. S.) was in London, last week, upon dock affairs, and he called upon Sir John Flail, to ask him as to the truth of the statement, and he explained the whole of it very satisfactorily. He (Mr. Sands) believed there would be no difficulty whatever in in suring the dock warehouses, and that at a very low rate. Mr. A. Salmi said he asked the question because it was desirable that the fact should be ascet tained beyond a doubt, before the Dock Committee proceeded auy further. Mr. SANDS.—Therc is not the shadow of a shade of doubt about it. The MAYOR thought Mr. Smith's question was whether the chairman of the Dock Committee could give a contra diction to the statement. Mr. SANDS, in continuation, said he could only state to the council what Sir John Hall had told him. Sir John Hall was the superintendent of the St. Katharine's Docks, round which warehouses were built as they were proposed to be built upon the margin of Albert Dock. A difficulty arose, as he (Mr. Sands) understood, as to the insurance on St. Katharine's warehouses, with the gentleman who made — Mr. A. SMITII.—I was not speaking of London, but of Liverpool. Mr. SANDS.-But I am speaking of warehouses which will be precisely the same. The MAYOR.—You were speaking of matters in London, whilst Mr. Smith referred to the warehouses in Liverpool. Mr. SANDS, in continuation, said the matter originated in this way. The Dock Committee were about to build ware houses like those round St. Katharine's Docks, and it was stated that the offices in London would not insure in St. Katharine's—consequently they would not insure in those of Liverpool. He (Mr. Sands) applied to Sir John Hall to know whether this was the fact, and he stated to him the way in which the report originated. The St. Katharine's Company bad £55,000 insured upon their warehouses with one office in London; the office requested that it should be reduced by the amount of £5,000, namely, to £50,000. Sir John Hall consequently called upon them, and said, " All or none : ♦ou shall either take the whole or none." The office, having passed a resolution, adhered to it, thinking it most likely that the company would come to terms, but they did not. Sir John Hall applied immedi ately to another office, a great proportion of whose direc tors were interested in the West India Docks; of course, these being opposition docks, if it had been contrary to their usual practice, they would have been indisposed to accept the offer ; but instead of that, they accepted the whole £55,000 at once, and since then there had been no difficulty whatever. The £55,000 was accepted, one portion at 2s. per cent., and the other at 35., making an average of 2s. 6d. Mr. PLATT confirmed the chairman of the Dock Com mittee. The MAYOR said that still Mr. Sands had not given a po, sitive answer to the question. The question was, whether the Dock Committee had received information as to any ob jection having been made by the insurance offices in London as applied to the warehouses round Albert Dock, in Liver pool ? Mr. SANDS.—Certainly not ; and these being similar cases, I infer we shall have no difficulty whatever. . . . . Mr. Alderman EVANS said that if - Mr. Smith had had the inform rtion which was very easily to be obtained in Liverpool, he would never have put this question. The chairman of the Dock Committee was wrong in his statement that the Dock Committee were building their warehouses exactly in the way that St. Katharine's warehouses were built. The St. Katha rine's warehouses were of wood ; they were all ignitable ; whilst those of the Dock Committee would be as nearly as anything could be fireproof ; and so far from having any difficulty with any office upon insurance, he (Mr. Evans) be lieved there would be little or no insurance at all required to be effected in the dock warehouses, they would be so safe. Mr. A. SMITH did not think any proper reply had been given to his question. Mr. SANDS.—It is impossible to give a better, for the warehouses are not vet built; consequently we are not in a position to ask the offices whether they will insure or not. Mr. G. 11. LAWRENCE said he should be very glad on the part of the Liverpool Fire Insurance Company, with which he was connected, to insure the warehouses—at what reduced premium he did not know, but he should think it would ble a low one. Mr. A. SMITH said that he had received what he stated from one of the deputation which waited upon the offices in London, who had told him they would not insure property in these warehouses. The rumour being afloat, he thought it was the duty of the Dock Committee to make themselves acquainted with the fact, before they proceeded any further. Mr. G. H. LAWRENCE.—I can only state further, that the Liverpool office were glad to hear the report, and will be glad to insure. Mr. Ntcm, slid no doubt such a report was brought from London by the warehouse deputation, and that the agent for the Sun office, Mr. Ford (we believe), had given them to un derstand that the Loudon offices would not insure. But when it was ascertained that the gentlemen belonging to the Sun would not insure, what difference could it make to the Dock Committee in the erection of the warehouses? They were to be erected as nearly as possible fireproof ; and he (Mr. Nicol) would join Mr. George Hall Lawrence in saying, that the Liverpool office would be glad to insure all the pro perty whether the London offices would or not. The proceedings were then confirmed. IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE The proceedings of this committee being read, Mr. BLACKBURN inquired what width Lime-street would be when it was completed? Mr. S. HoLmE, in reply, said it would be 20 yards. Mr. BLACKBURN next asked whether the street would be all of the same width? Mr. S. HOLME replied to the effect, that if the building at the corner of Ranelagh-street were removed, the width there would be 24 yards, and the whole of the portico of the As size Court would be visible from Renshaw street ; but it was a question whether the corporation would give up the land. It would certainly be a very great improvement. No deci sion had yet been come to, and the question was still open. Mr. BLACKBURN thought that for the sake of a few thousand pounds, the opportunity of making out a noble im provement should not be lost. The proceedings were then confirmed, it being understood that the matter is still iu abeyance. THE COURTS OF LAW. The proceedings, re p orts, & c . o f th e Courts of La w Com mittee were read, comprising the following resolution, which was formally moved by Mr. Emu": and seconded by Mr. Li.oYn :—" That upon a full discussion with Mr. Elmes of the report of the Town Clerk and Deputy Town Clerk in fa vour of the proposal to appropriate some portion of the build ing of St. George's H a ll an d A ss ize Courts to the purposes of the Police Court, it is resolved—That the report cannot, with advantage, be adopted, but would, on the contrary, hazard great deterioration of the whole plans ; and that it be recommended to the Council that the original plan be pro ceeded with, subject t o recons id era ti o n as to the ventilating tower, by dispensing with which the committee find that the estimate for the proposed erection on the site o f the Isling ton Market, if adopted by the Council, would be consider ably dinp nished. A n d th at t h e reso l u tions of the Council of the sth instant , on any p rocee dings of the finance committee at variance with the foregoing, may be rescinded so far as necessary:: A long discussion ensued on the subject of the daily courts, soma members concurring with the Town•elerk and Deputy Town-clerk that ample accommodation for Mr. Rushton could be provided in St. George's Hall, and that it was deli= ruble to save the expense ; and others being strongly in fa vour of a separate building on the site of Islington Market. The following amendment was proposed by Mr. George Hall Lawrence, seconded by Sir Thomas Brancker :—" That the Council do not see any ground for rescinding or varying their resolution of the sth Apr il, 1843, approving of the report and resolutions of the Firranc.. Committee, on financial grounds, relating to the erection proposed by the Daily Courts Com mittee on the site of Islington Market, and that the original plan of the erection on the site of the Old Infirmary be pro ceeded with by the Courts of Law Committee, subject to the reservation for the magisterial business of the borough of the portion of the building referred to in the report of the Town clerk and Deputy Town-clerk, and explained in the commu nication of the Finance Committe with Edward Rushton, Esq. ; and that the Courts of Law and Finance Committees do confer together theron ; and that the Courts of Law Com mittee be authorised to proceed upon the plan of dispensing with the ventilating tower." On a division the amendment was carried by a majority of 31 to 8. The following is the voting : For the amendment.—Councillors Shaw, Houghton, Isaac Holmes, Thornhill, Blackburn, Copeland, Sands, J. Holmes, Aspinal, Royden, J. Lawrence, Ward, Birkett, Bushell, Procter, Rigby, Kilshaw, Parkes, G. H. Lawrence, Lace, Trotman, Platt, Sheppard. Smith ; Aldermen Houghton, Bulky, Brancker, Freme, Nicol, Moon, and the Mayor-31. Ageinst the anzeitdment.—Councillors Shand, :North, H. Holmes, Priestley Lloyd ; Aldermen Earle, Turner, and Brainley-Moore---8. EDUCATION COMMITTEE. The following were the returns on the books of the Educa tion Committee of the average attendances. North School. South School. Boys 296 Girls 231 1nfant5.......,.. 219 ... 180 Total ..... 746 54.1 On the b00k5.... 967 685 The proceedings were confirmed. GAOL COMMITTEE.-IS SIR JOSHUA WALNISLEY A JUSTICE In the proceedings of this committee it appeared that Sir Joshua Walingley, in the character of a justice of the peace for the borough, had suggested certain alterations to be made in the Female Debtors' Ward in the Borough Gaol. Mr. ASPINALL, addressing the Mayor, said, he wished to know whether Sir Joshua Wallasley was still a justice of the peace for the borough of Liverpool? The MANOR.—He is; I believe he is. Mr. ASPINALL said, after that answer he would read the 98th clause of the Municipal Corporations' Act, as follows : " And be it enacted, that it shall he lawful for his Majesty from time to time to assign to so many persons as he shall think proper his Majesty's commission to act as justices of the peace in and for each borough, and in and for each of the counties of cities and towns respectively ,named in the said schedule (A.), and in and for such of the boroughs in the said schedule (B.) to which his Majesty may be pleased upon the petition of the council thereof to grant a commission of the peace : provided nevertheless, that every person so to be assigned shall reside within the borough for which he shall be so assigned, or within seven miles of such boroUgh, or of some part thereof, during such time as he shall act as a justice of the peaae in and for such borough." Mr. G. H. LAWRENCE had always understood, that although Sir Joshua Walinsley spent most of his time in Staffordshire, he had a house in Liverpool. (No, no.) Well, he always understood so, and he rather thought it was so. The MAYot was of the same opinion. Mr. COPELAND said that Sir Joshua \Valmsley had no house here ; when he was in Liverpool he staid at the house of a connection of his, whose name was— The IVIAYOR said, the reference to names was not of im portance. It was a proper subject for inquiry. Mr. Alderman EVANS.—I consider it a complete evasion of the law, because the law must have meant a bona' fide residence. Mr. HOUGHTON feared that if Sir Joshua Walmsley was not a magistrate, the acts of all those magistrates who had acted with him would be illegal. The MAYoR.—Do you make any motion, Mr. Aspinall ? Mr. ASPINALL.—Yes ; I now move that the Town-clerk be instructed to enquire, and report to this Council, whether Sir Joshua \Vahnesley is legally qualified to sit as a justice of the peace for the borough of Liverpool. Mr. J. N. WOOD seconded the motion, and it was carried unanimously. Mr. PARKER, alluding to a notice in the proceedings, that the schoolmistress of the gaol had been dismissed for inca pacity, said it was most extraordinary it should not have been discovered by those who appointed her, some years ago. TOWN-HALL ESTABLISHMENT. Mr. PARKER called the attention of this committee to the disgraceful state of the flag which had recently been hoisted in front of the Town-hall. Mr. Alderman EARLE.—I would advise the Finance Com mittee to be cautious, and take care of a borough rate ! MAYOR ' S COMMUNICATIONS, A memorial from certain occupants of premises in the neighbourhood was read, praying the interference of the council to prevent an alleged attempt to close Lower Bur lington-street.---Referred to the Finance Committee. ILLNESS OF THE RECORDER. A letter from the Recorder to the Clerk of the Peace was read, stating that as he had not been well during the present spring, he could not look forward to being able to hold the next sessions, which are fixed fur the 15th instant. After service of more than forty years without being absent a single session, he must avail himself of the powers contained in the sth and 6th Wm. 4th, ch. ts. 103, to appoint a deputy with the consent of the council. The TOWN-CLERK read the section referred tu ; and, i❑ reply to a question, he stated that the expense of the deputy would fall upon the Recorder. It was then agreed, on the motion of Mr. G. H. LAW RINcE, that the Town-clerk should, o❑ the part of the council, communicate with the Recorder, expressing regret at his illness, and leaving it to him to appoint a deputy. COOK-STRiET A letter from Mr. M`Grcgor, on the part of the Coln= mercial Bank, stating that the directors were willing to give compensation if they were allowed to break out lights to the front of the street, was referred to the Finance Committtee. An application from John Jones, a clerk in the office of the Commissioner of Police, for ten weeks' salary whilst he was ill, was referred to the Watch Committee. The'council adjourned at a quarter to four o'clock. CORRESPONDENCE. COMMERCIAL BANK OF ENGLAND. TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. SIR,—As Mr. Thomas Slater, of Manchester, has made a leading article in your paper " a peg on which to hang his own exculpation," and an opportunity for throwing a shield of defence over his two colleagues, Messrs. Ashton and Turner, it is necessary, for the sake of truth, that the delu sive statements in his letter of Friday last be exposed. Ist. He says that " he manifested his confidence in the bank by retaining 1500 shares to the stoppage." It is surprising that he should publicly stultify himself by such an admission, as the very first report which the directors issued boasts of the admirable arrangements, whereby they obtain an accurate weekly knowledge of the whole affairs of the establishment. Every man's account at head bank and branches was laid before them weekly ; therefore an honest computation of the assets after 16 months' business would have shown the losses, as proved by the accountant at the trial, to have absorbed one-half of the paid-up capital, not including, of course, the 13,000 suspended shares. Messrs. Ashton, Turner, and Slater might well pref,r the low dividend; but what an infi nity of public loss might have been averted had they then acted in conformity with the deed of settlement, and called a meeting for the dissolution of the company, instead of being misled by the sophistry of supposing that the reputation of the bank would enable them to raise the premium on the shares and redeem the loss. It is very ungracious of Mr. Slater to charge the blame of the 8 per cent. dividend on the local directors. He should remember that they were not a party to the mysterious colloquial understandings which took place upon the subject of bad debts previous to the Ist report and the ensuing dividend. To them £27,000 profit appeared to have been wade, but £70,000 of computed loss was made not to appear. When the manager in immediate connexion with the Manchester board confessed that he had no instruc tions to bring the bad debts forward, but that long imprison ment should not, in violation of his oath of secrecy, extort the admission that he was desired to keep them back, what becomes of the merit claimed by Mr. Slater and his col leagues of desiring low dividends? He also complains of the evidence on the trial being " exparte." What should a plain tiff's evidence be ? Does his modesty not induce hinvto con sider the statements in his letter as " expartc ?" though be presents certain fictitious figures of account he forgets his conclusive admission to Mr. Hebblewhite that the first divi dend was paid out of the capital—quite omits the mention of the anacreon revelries at Birmingham—the festive suppers at Manchester (out of the profits), the entry every half-year of more than £40,000 as part of the assets, being the current advance to T. Ashton and Co., of which firm he was a dis tinguished member ; and the deduction of £20,000 from that debt by the present directors, two years after the suspension, as the best settlement they could obtain—no allusion to the £258,000 declared to be the capital, and £26,000 the surplus fund, in hand in February, 1840, and to the lamentable dis covery four months' afterwards that the said capital and sur plus were but " the baseless fabric of a vision." He con cludes that some of my letters, pushed forward with impa tient anxiety by Mr. Davidson at the trial, would negative part of the evidence. They were constructed upon informa tion direct from the board to Mr. Langton, their Liverpool manager, that 10 per cent. profit had been made since the information was fraudulent it is equally so to give a bona fide character to its results. Notwithstanding the desire of Mr. Slater to extend his immaculate shield over two of his colleagues (why two only ?) it is credibly affirmed that the verdict intended to have been given by the jury was reversed by the judge's address into the alternative of half guilty, as the reproachful appendage tes tifies. But what consolation for injury does such a verdict afford? The question is a public one, affecting every joint stock concern, and should be supported by the public, at least by that portion who uphold principles of truth and ho nesty. If they ever hope to escape the infliction of fraudu lent reports and their evil consequences, they should come forward and contribute to the expenses of determining what the law is on such points as have been submitted for its deci sion. The towns of Manchester and Liverpool, in which so large a portion of joint-stock property is held, are morally bound to pursue this case, in order to its being made known what degree of responsibility, if any, attaches to directors for the honest performance of their duties. And it isincum bent on some public-spirited individual to originate this de sign in each of the above-named towns, if they have any pleasure in preventing the reckless ruin attendant on artfully mismanaged public companies. I am, Sir, your's very respectfully, J. TAYLOR.. Liverpool, 4th May, 1813. [All further communications on this subject must be paid for as advertisements.] BLESSINGS OF CHANCERY.—In the present dearth of means to raise the wind, the following, which is a subject of daily and successful practice, though known to but few, is recommended:— DOW TO GET AN ESTATE FOR NOTHING. I buy an estate for and interest thereon at £5 per cent. per annum. I get into possession somehow, and throw it into Chancery for twenty-four years, (a moder a t e es timation of a Chancery suit.) I am then decreed to pay the purchase-money as above, and the in terest thereon 220,000 In the meantime I hare placed the purchase money on interest, with annual rests, which in the sane time amounts to Gained........ £lO2 510 c Thus the estate is got for nothing, and £2510 besides, to pay lawyers for helping one ; to the ruin of th e vendor, Who loses all this amount, even supposing he can b orrow money at £5 per cent. by paying interest annually. But n he do that ? Let the man whose means are in Cha ncery answer this question. * £1 in twenty-four years, it will be seen by all a the an nuity tables, amounts to 3.2251 8 00,000-322,510. MEETING OF THE DOCK COMMITTEE. The weekly meeting of the Dock Committee was held yes terday, when the following members were present :---Messrs. Sands (chairman), Barclay, Holt, Holmes, Chilton, Smith, Molyneux, Nicol, Bailey, Evans, Royden, Shand, Ripley, Moon, and Tobin. THE NEW DOCK WAREHOUSES. The Sub-commit ree of Works presented a report, in which they recommended that the three first floors of the intended new dock warehouses should he constructed upon the princi ple of brick :itches, according to the model which has been elected in the dockyard. The CHAIRMAN observed that if this recommendation was agreed to, the two upper floors would base to be constructed in the ordinary way. Mr. RIeLEY asked why the whole could not be constructed upo❑ the brick arch principle ? The CHAIRMAN replied, because it was apprehended the weight would be too great. For his own part he thought the whole might be so constructed. Air. RIPLEY.—What is Mr: Hartley's opinion ? The SURVEYOR, in reply, said the difference in weight, if all the floors were brick arched, would be only thirty-five tons. Mr. RIPLEY observed that as far as the weight was con cerned, there could be no objection, whilst the great differ ence he presumed was between fire-proof and not fire-proof. Now, if two stories, even of wood, as suggested by the re port, the warehouses would not be fire-proof. The CHAIRMAN remarked that the report ought probably to have stated that if it were found desirable the whole should be constructed upon the same principle. Mr. NicuoL said the report had received a great deal of consideration ; and it was on the whole thought better that three stories should be recommended to ,be brick arched, whilst the mode of constructing the other two was left open. In reply to a question from a MEMBER, The SURVEYOR expressed his belief that the difference in point of expense in making the whole fire-proof would be very trifling. He was not quire sure, but he thought that bricks would be cheaper than wood ; it depended, however, upon the price of timber at the time. Mr. EVANS put a question, the exact terms of which we could not hear, relative to the rate at which insurances might be effected on property in the warehouses? The CHAIM:IAN . replied that the average in St. Katha rine's Docks was 2s. 6d., and he expected the rate would be about the same here. Mr. EvANs.—My opinion is, they ought not to ask Is. I know this, they shall never ask me any more. The SURVEYOR, mentioned that even if the boarded floors were covered with sheet iron, brick arches would have tho advantage. _ After - some further conversation the report was referred back to the Sub-committee for reconsideration, there being no necessity for an immediate decision. COBURG DOCK. The SURVnYOR applied for permission to run Coburg Dock dry fora few days, in order-to repair one of the gates, which has recently obtained some damage. The committee assented to the application, and directed the usual notice to be given, DREDGING OF PRINCE'S DOCK The CHAIRMAN said that within the last few days com plaints had been made to him of the docks being full, and particularly of so much space being occupied in Prince's Dock by the dredging machine. Hs asked when the opera tion would be finished, or whether it could for the present be conveniently suspended. The SURVEYOR replied, that unless the machine was kept constantly at work there would speedily not be a ship in the dock, for there was now seven feet of mud in it. Every effort was being made to complete the work, but it would take three weeks from this time to complete it, although they were now doing double the usual work. The CHAIRMAN.—Then it is absolutely neeessary for the convenience of the shipping that the work should go on ? The SURVEYOR. — li . is, — sir. THE TRANSIT SHEDS. Mr. RIPLEY and Mr. HOLT, on the subject of the transit sheds being introduced by the CHAIRMAN, stated, that as far as they had hitherto been in operation, they had been found exceedingly convenient. CLAIM FOR DAMAGE A letter was read from Edward Bell, master of the schooner Comet, claiming XI 15s. for the amount of damage done to the bowsprit of his vessel, on Sunday last, by the schooner Albion, in consequence, as he alleged, of the improper con duct of the pier -master, who had placed the two vessels to gether. This case was before the police magistrate a few days ago and dismissed. Reports were read from Mr. Askew and Mr. Hodgson, the harbour-masters, who had minutely investigated the case ; and their opinion being that the pier master had not placed the vessels as represented, Captain Bell was directed to be informed that the committee did not hold themselves liable. POTATOES ON DOCK QUAYS Several parties interested in the coasters which import po tatoes here, memorialised the committee for permission to leave their cargoes on the quay for a longer period than is allowed by the existing regulations. After some considera tion the committee directed the memorialists to be informed that they must conform to the established rules. THE DOCK BILL NOW BEFORE PARLIAMENT. The CHAIRMAN.—It is perhaps right I should inform the Committee that there are several protests for the repayment of dock rates formerly paid by some of the shipping interests of the town. Whether those claims are right or wrong I shall not now say ; but I may say this much, that whatever is right this Committee will do. It is not necessary to say more upon the subject at present, as some of them have t sly come in to-day. Mr. EVANS.—Very well ; we will wait. [The protest itself will be found in our advertising columns.] MISCELLANEOUS. Permission was given to the treasurer, and to the receiver of dues at Runcorn, to proceed to Edinburgh to give evidence on a trial, wherein the business done by them is considered important, but in what manner did not appear. Et.mr.x BREWE, an elderly female, presented a memorial which set forth that she was entitled to £950, part of the purchase money of some property at the corner of old Strand street and Bird-street, bought by the Committee sixteen years ago, and, as she alleged, either not paid, or paid im properly. From some explanations by the Secretary, it was evident that the memorialist bad no real claim upon the committee; and a reply to this effect was directed to be sent to her. The committee separated about half-past one o'clock. THE SCREW PROPELLER. A small iron steam vessel has for some time been causing considerable interest on the river, and may be considered a subject of great public importance from the improvement which it exhibits over the present mode of applying steam power for the propulsion of vessels. When we look at the ordinary paddle wheels, it is matter of surprise that they can be secured from injury when the steamer is labouring in a heavy sea, or that the vessel can be driven forward against the wind with such incumbrances. It is somewhat surpris ing also that seamen, with all their prejudices, could ever be reconciled sufficiently to such cumbersome appendages, when the predilection of a seaman for a snug vessel is so proverbial. From the specimen we have lately seen, and are about to de scribe, we foretell the speedy removal of those unsightly ma chines, which will probably be looked back upon as nothing better than a pair of mill wheels suspended over the sides of the vessel. . . . _ When we first saw the small vessel which is the subject of this notice, skimming almost like magic on the Mersey, we were disposed to cry out in a similar strain with a gentleman who also witnessed her performance for the first time, " Good bye to paddle wheels." It will be very generally known that the screw propeller has for some time excited considerable attention, from its causing the removal of paddle-wheels and boxes ; but it has made but little progress in actual practice from two causes— one being the supposition that it could never be made so efficient in propelling as the paddle-wheel—and the other that, to obtain sufficient velocity it was necessary that it should make more revolutions than the engines which worked it, requiring the intervention of spur wheels, or straps arid pulleys. This small steam-vessel, which was built by Messrs. Mather, Dixon and Grantham, of this town, however, proves very clearly that such doubts aro fallacious. The engines are applied direct to the shaft to which the screw is attached, and no spur wheels are required to obtain the necessary speed ; and the makers have assured us that this principle can be carried out in the largest vessels without employing any means that practice has not already success fully established in the use of paddles on the old system. That high velocities can be attained is shewn by this vessel, which has now beaten every steamer on the Mersey, and this with an expenditure of fuel not much exceeding one cwt. per hour. _ We ourselves witnessed a race between her and the go vernment tender, in which the latter was certainly left be. hind ; this is remarkable, as the tender is of great length, and we are informed has a much greater power in proportion to her sectional displacement. _ . . . Another proof of the value of these improvements is shown in the fact, that the relative speed of the vessel and the screw are as 93 to 100, while with the paddle wheel the proportion is generally as 70 to 100, showing a saving of upwards of 20 per cent., or, in other words, that an engine of 80 horses' power, with a screw, will drive a vessel as fast in smooth water as one of 100 horses', with paddle wheels. But this is not all; every one knows the loss with paddles when the ves sel is in rough water, or loaded deeply with cargo, or when pressed over with canvas, but the screw is little affected by any of these changes. This has already been shown with the little vessel in question, and more than realizes the most san guine expectations of her projectors. The screw employed was patented by Mr. Wooderoft, of Manchester, several years since, but has not been generally known, although, from the results, it has evidently greatvalue. The pitch of the screw is not uniform, as usually made, but expands or increases in the length of the pitch, the object being, that as the water receives motion by the first impact of the screw, the blade of the screw should follow it up with greater rapidity. _ Mr. Grantham has shewn us drawings by which this plan can be applied to ships of war, so that all the machinery shall be below the water line. The government have lately launched a large vessel to which the screw is to be applied ; and, although the propeller is to be below water, the engine is as vulnerable as ever, and it is much to be regretted that the present principle was not known when this vessel was commenced. Trials have been made in towing, and here the superiority is equally obvious. As applied also to the ferries, this principle is evidently of the greatest importance, and is likely to prove an additional facility in crossing to Cheshire. Messrs. Mather, Dixon, and Grantham have obtained a patent for these improvements, and we wish them all the suc cess that the importance of the question demands. It had always appeared to us that so long as it was neces sary to apply spur wheels, the screw propeller would never be brought into general use, from the well known disadvan tages attending such machinery in vessels ; but now that we see these objections removed, we can have little doubt that th© paddle-wheels will be soon superseded. FLIGHT OF THE DUBLIN CORPORATION TREASURER.— Mr. Finn, the city treasurer, has absconded, bearing with him a trifle of the, corporate i funds to the t une of some thou sands—" say" 43000 ! It s even so ; an d the excellent and cons cientious and trustworthy gentlem an i s at this present i writing enjoying himself on board the, Great Western, with a hold forth to th e good offing and a " f in ; avo , n , ring gale,' 1, , for ~ This uriatin g in s all fun a cigar e rate-payers, and the still more unfortunate h o ld ers o f city bends and debentures —the survivors of tontine and other a i i n dagi b a u s t s what prospect m pr rn os u p t— ect dcooelds without.it civic securities ? Sir J. K. James was a gentleman of station and honour ; and he was, moreover—no . bad in gredient in a trea surer of any description — a man of consider a bl e wea l t h an d independent fortune. But he would c not do for the pure and immaculate town council. . They must, f orsooth, have an officer possessing their confidence — and they got him. It is for this and such like appointments that they called upon the citizens to pay a borough rate—for replacing honest men by schemers that the householders of Dublin are to b e taxed. , This fellow, in whom the council had confidence," has carried off with him all the money appropriated t o p ay t h e lawful debts contracted by the cor p or ation, for which pleas of confession had been given—the stay of execution in each of which will eipire this day, so that most probably by the end of the week, we may have John Littledale, the auctioneer, instead of George Roe, t he lord mayor, hammering away at the Mansion-house.—Dublin Matl.—The report to-day is that the deficiency ranges between seven and ten thousand pounds. A warrant has been issued for the apprehension of Mr. Finn, and it will be forwarded by the B os t on s t eamer on the 4th instant. It appears that Finn sailed under the name of Reynolds. He had two respectable sureties for £2,000 each.—Dublin paper of Wedgeiday. CHURCH INTELLIGENCE. At a special meeting of the Society for the propagation of the Gospel, on Friday, the 28th of April last, the Rev. Er. nest 1 - laukins was, on the recommendation of his Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury, President, unanimously elected secretary in the room of the Rev. A. M. Campbell, resigned. CLOSING OF ST. PAUL'S CATHEDRAL.—Some surprise vas excited on Tuesday, in London, by the attendants of Divine worship in this splendid edifice and the public at the following notice being put up :—" The daily service will be discontinued in this cathedral after Wednesday next, until further notice. Service on Sundays as usual. May Ist, 1843." THE NEW DISTRICT AND :MILITARY CHURCH AT WINDSOR.—This edifice, the first stone of which was laid by his Royal Highness Prince Albert, in April, 1842, has just been completed (with the exception of its internal fittings) ; the sum already expended, raised by voluntary subscriptions, amounting to £5,300. The sum of £3,500 more being re quired for its internal fittings. Mr. Trant, who had previously made a donation of £lOO, has handsomely offered to the com mittee to advance the whole sum of £3,500, without interest, to effect its completion by the Ist of next October. This liberal offer has, of course, been gratefully accepted by the committee. The whole of the floor of the building is in tended for the use of the two regiments in garrison at Windsor, where there is now no accommodation for the troops at any of the places for Divine worship in the town. COLONIAL CHURCH SOCIETY.—On Wednesday evening, the anniversary meeting of this society was held at Exeter Hall, Captain Sir Edward Parry, R.N., in the chair. The chairman remarked that he had travelled through New South \Vales and the Australian colonies, and he could bear nn equivocal testimony to the necessity for such a society. Captain Cotton read the annual report, from which it ap peared that missionaries and catechists in the employment of the society were preaching and teaching with success in Nova Scotia, Canada, Prince Edward's Island, and in many continental towns. Associations had been formed at Derby, Ryde, Bath, and Bristol. The sum received from the colonies during the past year in aid of the general objects of the society had been £lB9 145., and from the continental towns £195 13s. The total receipts were £3,225 160., a sum far exceeding that of any former year. Many clergy men formerly opposed to the society had become members, and much additional support had been received. The report was approved on the motion of the Hon. and Rev. Charles Isaac Yorke, rector of Shenfield, Essex ; seconded by the Rev. Hugh Stowell, incumbent of Christ Church, Salford. The forty-third anniversary meeting of the Church Missionary Society was held on Tuesday morning last, at Exeter Hall, the Earl of Chichester in the chair, supported by the Lord Bishops of Winchester, Norwich, and Chester, the Very Rev. the Dean of Salisbury, the Hon. and Rev. the Dean of St. Patrick's, Viscount Sandon, M.P., Mr. J. C. Colquhoun, M.P., and a large number of gentlemen. The Earl of Chichester briefly addressed the meeting in sup- port of the objects of the institution, the 43rd anniversary of which they had met to celebrate; he looked upon it as art ornament to the church, and a blessing to mankind. The Rev. R. Davies, M.A., read the report. It stated that the income during the past year had exceed £115,000, a sum un precedented in the history of this or any other religious society. The Lord Bishops of Barbadoes and Guiana had become vice-presidents, and the King of Prussia a member of the society. His Majesty had presented the society with a donation of £lOO, and had become an annual subscriber of £25. In New Zealand, Eastern and Western Africa, Greece, India, and elsewhere, the missions were encouraging, and the call for missionaries was more urgent than ever. In a short time the society would turn its attention to China, towards a mission in which country an individual, who wished to be unknown, had presented the munificent sum of £6OOO. Upon the motion of the Lord Bishop of Winchester, seconded by the Venerable Archdeacon of Derby, the report was agreed to. A variety of resolutions were subsequently adopted, in the course of which Lord Sandon, M.P., the Rev. Augustus Hanson, government chaplain at the Gold Coast, the Hon. and Very Rev. the Dean of St. Patrick's, the Rev. J. J. Neithecht, Mr. J. C. Colquhoun, M.P., and the Rev. F. Close, addressed the meeting. CHINA.—The following pastoral letter has been issued by the Bishop of London to the clergy of his diocese :—Rev. SlR.,—The readiness with which the clergy of my diocese gave effect to my suggestions of a general collection in their churches, on Palm-Sunday in last year, in aid of the fund for endowing additional Bishopricks in the Colonies of the British Empire; and the liberality displayed by the laity, in answering the call made upon them, have induced me to comply with the wish, expressed by many both of the clergy and laity, that a Sunday, in the present year, should be ap pointed as a day of solemn and united offering in all the churches of this diocese; and that the offerings then made should be devoted to some special purpose, pertaining to the glory of God in the extension of his Church. Such an act of general oblation is eminently calculated to remind every separate congregation, and every individual worshipper, that they are all members of one spiritual body, of which Jesus Christ is the head, " from whom the whole body, fitly joined together, and compacted by that which every joint supplieth, according to the effectual working of every part, maketh in crease of the body unto the edifying of itself in love." (Eph. iv. 16.) The object for which I wish this collection to be made is the formation of a fund for planting the Church of this country in its newly acquired territories on the coasts of China ; and I earnestly hope that it may be of such an amount, as to provide a competent maintenance not only for a Missionary clergy, but also for a Missionary bishop. The success with which the divine goodness has crowned our en deavours to establish bishoprics in the Colonies, and the happy results, which have in every instance followed such es tablishment, afford the strongest encouragement to us to per severe in that good work ; and with regard to China in parti cular, the obvious difficulties which impede the introduction of Christianity into that vast empire, as well as the peculiar state of society which is likely to exist, for some time at least in our new settlements. render especially the superintendence and control of a bishop, I need not dwell on the obligation incumbent upon us, as a christian people, highly favoured of God, to provide for the spiritual wants of our brethren in those remote possessions of the empire ; to make the settle ment of our church there contemporary and co-ordinate with that of the civil government; and to send ambassadors of christ to the heathen, through the door which God's Provi dence has so manifestly opened to us ; nor need I urge the appropriateness of such a mode of evincing our thankfulness to God for his great and undeserved goodness, in bringing so calamitous a war to so speedy and happy a termination. With respect to the mode of collecting the offerings of the people, that which I recommended last year, and which, where it was adopted, was so successful, will, I hope, be still more generally resorted to on the present occasion. The objections which some persons have made to it, from want of consideration, or from the fancied novelty of the practice, will be overcome by proper explanation, and by the persevere ing use of an ancient and laudable custom. It ought not, surely, to be cause of offence, but rather of gladness, if the alms of the congregation are gathered, during the reading of those sentences of God's word, which declare the duty, the measure, and the rewards of charity ; nor ought it to be deemed in any sense superstitious, if these offerings, expressly given for the glory of God, and solemnly and devoutly de dicated to Him, with a united and fervent prayer of interces sion " for the whole state of Christ's Church militant here en earth." Earnestly commending this matter to your good-will and co-operation, I remain, Rev. Sir, your faithful servant and brother in Christ, J. C. LONDON. London Hons., April 181 A, 1843. WESLEYAN MISSIONARY SOCISTY. — The annual meet ing of this body was held on Monday, at Exeter Hall. J. P. Plumptre, Esq. M.P. took the chair. The report gave the most gratifying account of the society's operations at the va rious stations. The receipts from all sources since Christ mas last were £98,253, being a decrease of £3,434 ; expendi ture, £103,663 ; increase, £1909 6s. ; being a deficiency for the last year of £2410. In 1841 there was a surplus of £2933, which would liquidate that deficiency and leave a ba lance of £523 to the credit of the society. Towards a debt of £30,000 contracted in 1838, 1839, and 1840, a sum had been raised during the last year, which, with interest, left only £6653 due by the Society. Amongst the donations were those of the London Bazaar, £l7BB 2s. 10d. which would, it was expected, eventually amount to £2000; from Mr. I. Crowther, of Morley, near Leeds, £l5OO ; the Ladies Bazaar, Dublin, £215 ; Mr. J. Heald, £lOOO ; Miss Heald, £2OO ; Miss M. Heald, £2OO ; Mr. P. Bothwell, of Bolton, £250; Mrs. Parker, of Warwick-ball, £300; Mr. Thomas Farmer, £250, with an additional subset iption of 100 guineas, Scc. TRINITARIAN BIBLE SOCIETY.—On Wednesday morn ing the annual meeting of the Trinitarian Bible Society was held at Hanover-square, London, General Marshall in the chair. The twelfth annual report was read by the Rev. A. S. Thelwall, M.A., ministerof Bedford Chapel, Bloomsbury. The attention of the committee had been specially directed to foreign operations. It became generally known that a version of the Vulgate, countenancing some of the most per nicious and destructive heresies of the Romish Church, had been circulated in foreign lands by British Protestants. Faithful translations had been made by the society, particu larly into Portuguese, and the version of the Old Testament had been completed with the exception of the book of Job and a few chapters of Daniel. The committee were desirous of introducing the Scriptures into Spain on the same princi ple. A legacy of £3OO, free of duty, had been received from Dr. Slater, of High Wycombe, and an anonymous donation of £lOO had been received. With these helps the receipts of the year amounted to £1,632 4s, exceeding those of last year by £479 Is. Ild. The great reduction in the price of Bibles had materially affected the receipts for books, the amount received this year being £704 18s. Od, a diminution of £343 10s. 9d on the last year. The society had supplied various schools with 867 Bibles and 1.295 Testaments, at a loss to the society of £2B Os. sd. During the year a friend was supplied with 4 Bibles and 49 Testaments, together with several copies of the Portuguese translations, for the purpose of visiting the sailors in the docks. The Rev. J. Tatum, of Blackburn, the Rev. J. Cumming, Captain Vernon Har court, and other gentlemen addressed the meeting in support of various resolutions. The fifty-first anniversary of "the Baptist Missionary Society was held at Exeter Hall, on Thursday last, and was attended by about three thousand :persons. The chair was taken by J. L. Philips, Esq. The Report stated that though they had to deplore the death or return of ten agents, inclu ding five missionaries, they were were thankful to be able to report that sixteen, including eight missionaries, had gone forth to the glorious work. The total number of mission aries sent out by the society amounted to 169, of whom 62 had been sent out within the last ten years. In India there were 79 schools in connexion with the society, containing 2,789 children. To the Baptist Churches, in Jamaica, there had been added during the last year, by baptism, 2,925 ; by letter, 604; by restoration, 388. The number of enquirers was 14,353, and the total number of members 33,658. The number of children in the mission schools was 6,944 ; and the number of Sunday School children was 13,402. With regard to home proceedings, it was stated that the amount of the jubilee fund was £32,500. The total receipts of the year amounted to £21,198. 3s. 10d., being a decrease, as compa red with the preceding year, of £1,528. 18s. 4d. The sum mary stated that the total number of members added to the churches during the past year was 3,569; the total number in all the churches being 36,622. There were besides about 18,000 enquirers, 165 stations, 79 missionaries, 59 female missionaries, with 78 native preachers. The number of day schools was 137 ; of schoolmasters, 155 ; of children taught in day schools, 10,'226; and of children taught in Sabbath schools, about 15,000. The number of volumes of the Scriptures printed was 90,000. The total receipts for all pur poses was £50,86'6. 125., exclusive of the additional sum of £2,812. still due to the jubilee fund. A parliamentary return, published last week shows the following results of the Poor Law Amendment Act, in the year ending Lady-day, 1842 :—The names of the nine assis tant commissioners were Messrs. Clements, Day, Hawley, Parker, Power, Tufnell, Twisleton, Neale, and Sir J. Wal sham ; the number of unions, 597 ; the number of parishes, 13,803; the area in statute acres, 28,791,726; the population of the 597 unions, 13,762,353; average number of paupers relieved in the workhouse, 151,592; number of medical offi aers employed, (2,425; aggregate amount of money paid to them. £139,784. ; rate per head of medical expenses, lid. ; augmentation of salaries to medical officers since Lady-day, £917. The following statement gives the average number of paupers relieved in England and Wales, and the expendi ture for the years ending the 25th of March, 1841 an r cl 181 42 Year 1841. ear 1 . In-door paupers.... Out-door ditto . . . 814;485 ...... 855,283 Cost of in-maintenance.... 4741,700 ...... £769,120 Out-relief Establishment charges 762,120 --- Total expense £3,998,514...... 54,105,,210 FUNERAL OF THE DUKE OF SUSSEX. The remains of his late Royal Ilizhness lay in state at Kensington Palace on Wednesday. The number of person! who passed through the rooms is estimated at upwards a 25,000. The London papers of yesterday contain the follow• ing,amongst other arrangements for the funeral The various members Of the royal family, and others at tending the ceremony as mourners, would assemble at Ken sington Palace shortly after seven o'clock. The Lord Chamberlain, the Garter King at Arms, and the other officials, would also be in attendance at an early hour. At eight o'clock the remains of his late Royal Highness would be removed from Kensington Palace to the cemetery in the following order : A detachment of Cavalry, and a Military Band. Thirteen Mourning Coaches, each drawn by six horses containing the Pages, Medical Attendants, Chaplains, Equerries, &c. of his Royal Highness. The State Carriage of his late Royal Highness, drawn by six horses, the Servants in deep mourning, in which would be the Coronet of his late Royal Highness, borne by one of the Equerries of hie late Royal Highness, and accompanied by Gentlemen Ushers to the Queen. Escort THE HEARSE, Escort of Drawn by eight horses, adorned with of Cavalry. Escocheons of his late Royal Cavalry. Highness's Arms. Escort to the A Mourning Coach, with Escort to the Chief Mourner. six horses, in which would Chief Mourner. Cavalry. be the Chief Mourner, Cavalry. attended by his two Supporters. The carriage of the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty. The carriage of Her Majesty the Queen Dowager. The carriage of H.RH. the the Duke of Cambridge. The carriage of H.R.H. the Duchess of Gloucester. . The carriage of H.R.H. the Princess Sophia. The carriage of H.R.H. the Duchess of Kent. The carriage of H.R.H. the Princess Sophia Matilda of Gloucester. A mourning coach, drawn by six horses, in which would be the executors named in the will of his late Royal Highness. Private carriages, in which would be the immediate personal friends of his late Royal Highness, invited to attend the solemnity. A detachment of cavalry. A rious PRINCE.—The Duke of Sussex was a man or great piety. Few men more diligent and ardent students of the Sacred Volume than his grace, a considerable portion of every day being set apart for its perusal. His attainments in bibilical criticism were very considerable. The Rev. Dr. Raffles, at the opening of the New Independent College, at Withington, last Wednesday, stated, that thirty years ago, he waited upon his royal highness at Kensington Palace. " Did you ever meet with Bishop Clayton on the Hebrew text, Mr. Kaffles ?" asked his grace. "I am acquainted with Bishop Clayton on Hebrew Chronology," said the Dr. " Aye, aye," rejoined the Duke of Sussex; "but that is not what I mean. The book I mention is a thin quarto, so rare that I borrowed it of a friend, and so valuable that I (forgot to return it, we thought Dr. 'taffies was about to represent his royal highness as saying ; but no, and let book collectors take a leaf out of his grace's book) copied it with my own hand."—Lancaster Guardian. REVIEW OF THE BRITISH CORN TRADE (From the Mark Lane Express.) The position of the grain trade in this country has for some time been, and still continues, such as to offer very little en couragement to importers of wheat ; and though nearly all that has been received from abroad since last harvest has gone into bond, the stocks of both wheat and flour under lock are far less now than they were at the corresponding pe riod last year. Of the former article we had, on the sth of April, 1813, 670,915 qrs., and of the latter 428,631 cwts. in bond at the different ports of the United Kingdom, whilst at present there are certainly not more than about 250,000 qrs. of wheat, and about 105,000 cwts. of flour under lock in Great Britain. On the other hand, we believe that of free wheat there is still a larger amount in the country than was the case at the commencement of May last ; the total quan tity being then generally estimated at 500,000 qrs., whilst the present stock probably consists of about 700,000 qrs. in warehouse at the different maritime ports, of which about 300,000 qrs. are lying in London. There is. however, under existing circumstances little chance of supplies of import ance arriving during the spring and summer from abroad, whereas arrivals were pouring in from every quarter at this time last year ; the probability is, therefore, that by the end of June the stock of foreign wheat (taking free and, bonded together) will be materially short of what it was at the same period in 1812. This will create no uneasiness so long as the prospects for the crop on the ground continue favourable; but any inauspicious change might give a very different cha racter to the trade, especially as it is generally believed that farmers hold less than the usual quantity of wheat. Hitherto the weather has maintained the same favourable character for which it has been remarkable during the past six months ; and, though a considerable remission of tempe rature has taken place since our last, by which vegetation has been more or less checked, the growing crops of every description of grain wear an exceedingly healthy appearance. The copious showers which have lately fallen have been of great service to all spring-sown corn, grass seeds, &c. ; and we do not hear of a single complaint from any part of the country. The late rather considerable fall in the value of wheat at Mark Lane has had a depressing effect on the price of the article at all the leading provincial markets ; and, though the supplies brought forward by the farmers have been moderate sellers have been compelled to accede to an abatement. It must be remarked, however, that where a reduction of Is. to 2s. per quarter has been submitted to, btiy,:ss have purchased rather freely, nor was the anxiety to sell so great towards the close as in the beginning of the week. The prevailing opinion appears at present to be, in all parts of the country, that prices have for the present touched the lowest point ; and unless increased supplies should be brought forward by the growers during May, a slight im provement may, we think, even take place. Our advices from Scotland inform us, that, though the weather had been changeable, field labour had been brought to a close, and that most of the seed had been committed to the ground under favourable circumstances. From our Irish letters it appears, that a considerable quantity of rain had fallen in different parts of the island, though not so much as to threaten injury : on the contrary, if followed by dry, warm weatker, the plentiful supply of moisture which the grain crops have received, not only there, but in all parts of the kingdom during the past week, must prove of immense advantage—the end of April being perhaps the bet time of the whole year for insuring benefit from co pious irrigation. The markets have been indifferently sup plied in most parts of Ireland, notwithstanding which prices of both wheat and oats had tended downwards. TER COURT. — Should her Majesty's health and strength continue to improve as rapidly as may be fondly anticipated, after the recent interesting event, the Queen and her illustri ous consort, accompanied by their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal, and the newly born Princess, will leave Buckingham Palace for Claremont about the 20th instant. The stay of the Court at Claremont will be prolonged until within a few months of the period of the Ascot races, which will commence on Tuesday, the 13th (1' next month. Her Majesty is expected to proceed to Wind sor (and to remain at the Castle until the departure of tLe Court to Ireland) about the 10th proximo. No period has yet been fixed for her Majesty's visit to Dublin; but it 'a not expected that the sovereign will leave England until the latter end of July, or the commencement of August. Indeed, it is not anticipated that the gorgeous fittings in the interior of the Royal Victoria and Albert yacht will be completed much before that period. Roce SALT.—Rock salt is more abundant in Cheshire than in any other part of Great Britain, where the deposits lie along the line of the valley of the river Weaver, in striZ patches, about Northwich. The salt was accidentally (Is.. covered in the year 1670, in sinking a coal-pit at Marbi ry, about a mile from Northwich ; about 60,000 tons are at nu ally taken from the pits in the vicinity of the town. There are two beds of rock salt, lying beneath 40 yards of coloured marls, in which no traces of organic remains occur ; the upper bed is 25 yards thick, and is separated from the lower one by 10i yards of coloured marls, similar to the general cover ; and the lower bed of salt is above 25 yards thick, but has nowhere been perforated. Whether any other beds lie below these two is at present unknown. They lie horizontal, or nearly so, and both are below the level of the sea; they extend into an irregularly oval area, in length a mile and a half, in breadth about 1,300 yards, ranging from north-east to south-west.— Chester Courant. New PATENTS IN APAIL, 1843.—(From Newton and Son's List.)—To James Fletcher, of Salford, foreman at the works of Messrs. W. Collier and Co. engineers, for certain improvements in machinery or apparatus for spinning cotton and other fibrous substances. Sealed 30th March.—James Boydell, jun., of Oak Farm Iron Works, near Dudley, iron master, for improvements in the manufacture of bars of iron with other metals. Sealed 7th April.—Robert Hawthorne and William Hawthorne, of the town of Newcastle-on-Tyne, civil engineers, for certain improvements in locomotive en gines, parts of which are applicable to other steam-engines. Sealed ith April.—Moses Poole, of Lincoln's Inn, gentleman, for improvements in the manufacture of ornamented lace or net—being a communication. Sealed 14th April.—Uriah Clarke, of Leicester, dyer, for improvements in the manu facture of narrow elastic and non-elastic fabrics of fibrous material. Sealed 11th April.—Charles Tayleur and James Frederick Dupre, of the Vulcan Foundry, near Warrington, engineers, and Henry Dubs, of the same place, fo r cer t a i n improvements in boilers. Sealed 19th April.—James Byrom, of Liverpool, engineer, f ,, r an improved system of connexion for working the cranks of what are commonly called " direct action steam-engines." Sealed 19th April.—John George Bodmer, of Manchester, engineer, for certain improvements in locomotive steam-engines and carriages to be used upon railways, in marine engines and vessels, and in the apparatus for propelling the same ; and also in stationary engines, and in apparatus to be connected therewith, for pu m pi ng water , raising bodies, and for blowing or exhausting air. Sealed 20th April.—James Johnston, of Willow Park, Greenock, Esq., for improvements in the construction of steam boilers and machinery for propelling vessels. Sealed 20th April.— James Moon, of Nlilmau-street, Bedford Row, surveyor, for improvements in the manufacture of bricks, to be used in the construction of chimneys and flues. Sealed 25th April. LAUGHABLE CIRCUMSTANCE.—As there is no airing ground for the prisoners attached to the tolbooth of Tamil, the " gaol birds" are taken up every fine day to the bartizan by one of the turnkeys, to inhale, for a short time, the pass ing breeze. John Carrons, a boy who has been confined since the Inverness Circuit of September, 1842, for issuing base coin, on being taken up as usual, about twelve o'clock, on 'Wednesday last, to enjoy his accustomed snuff of the fresh air, was left alone on the top, accompanied by the only other inhabitant of the gaol at present, a lad from the parish of Nigg convicted of assault. Immediately contiguous to the gaol are the remains of the old court house, which was consumed by fire some years ago ; and Carrons, after divest ing himself of his shoes, clambered along the side of one of the small steeples of the gaol, supporting himself by laying bold of the iron bars which are fixed in two small apertures in the side of it, until he came directly above the front wall of the court-house, which is still quite complete, when he let himself down from the height of three or four feet. This was very daring, seeing that the scery of the feat was at the elevation of three stories. He next sprawled, on hands and knees, along the top of the wall to the roof of Mrs. Dickson's hotel, which joins the court house, and, seeing one of the garret windows open, h e clamberedup the slates, and jumped in upon the floor. When he w as on the top of the wall, he was noticed by Mr . John M a cleod, the merchant, whose shop is directly opposite, and he imme diately sent for one of the gaolers, who was q uickl y on the spot, and nothing could exceed his amazement when he saw his protege sitting on the top of the hotel, with a piece of lead, which he found on the roof, under his arm, imitating a piper with his bagpipes. " Come down, Jack, like a good boy," said the man of keys.. "No," said Jack ; but if you will go and fetch my carpet shoes, I will go and take a walk, for I think I have b een l ong enoug h w i t h you now!' The cold, however, soon forced him, as we have said, to take refuge in the garret, wh en he was immediately seized, and brought back to his cell. The crowd which had assembled gave him three cheers f or hi s audacity. He says i t wa s for a piece of fun he did it; nor do we believe he had any serious intention of endeavouring to make his escape, as he was seen all along by several people in the street.—Rore.rdiire titer. SPORTING INTELLIGF,NCI NEWMARKET £5O, for four-year ( six-years and Bgeo, Mr. Pettit's St. Mr. Rogers' Pros Duke of Graft° SWEEPST 71b., and fillies, Bst. , fib. T.Y.O for £2OO, &c., 5 subs. General Yates's Canto❑ Duke of Portland's Sister to 1 7 i Duke of Graftou's 114 sop Lord Exeter's The Buck Mr. Maule's Iluntingdon SWEEPSTAKES of 50 sous. each, 30 ft., fo fillies, Bst. 71b. T.Y.C. 7 subs. Duke of Rutland's Cowslip, by Bizarre.. Lord Exeter's f. by Sultan, by Fanny Dav Mr. Batson's f. by Plenipotentiary, Ac rUE SD Al The GREAT FOUR-YEAR-OLD Colts, Est 101bs ; fil scribers.) Mr. Osbaldeston's The Devil amo of 200 Lord George Bentinck's Firebran MATCH : 500 sovs, h it. T.Y.O Lord Exeter's Celia, Set . Duke of Bedford's Oakley, MATCH : 100 sovs. lI ft. D.M Duke of Bedford's Currycomb, 9st Lord Kelburne's He has a name, 7st The QUEEN'S PLATE of 100 gs, for r 5 yrs, 9st Slb ; 6 yrs, and aged, lOst. R Mr. Stephenson named Ma Mie, 4 yrs Mr. Combe's Rosalind, 4 yrs Mr. Pettitt's Sweetmeat, 4 THE 2,000 GUINEAS yr. olds. Colts, S subscribers.) Mr. Bowes's b. c. Cotherstone, by Toucl Duke of Richmond's b. c. Cornopean, by Lord Orford's b. c. by St. Patrick,—Wild SWEEPSTAKES of 300 sovs. each, 100_ft. for Sst ilb TAKES 8 at. 71b. ; and fillies, Sst. 2113. B.C. Lord Exeter's b. c. Reversion. by Tc Lord G. Bentinck's Tedworth SWEEPSTAKES of 300 sons. each, 100 ft., for Sst. 71b. ; and fillies, Sst. 210. B.C. (5 su Lord George Bentick's Firebrand walked ove WEDNESDAY £5O for four-year-olds, 7st. Sib. ; fivt aged, 9st. 31b. 13.0. Mr. Rogers's Prosody, 4 yrs Mr. Stephenson's Ghuznee, 4 yrs... ... HANDICAP Sweepstakes of 50 sous. each. T. Y. C. [nson) 1 9 Bst. 111 b. ; six and Bartholemew) I (Mann) 2 h. ft. for 3-yr-old Lord Exeter's c by Velocipede, out of Galata, 7st. (Mann) 1 Mr. Ford's Poison, 7st 41b. HANDICAP Sweepstakes of 50 sots. each, h. ft. TX Colonel Peel's Garry Owen, 6 yrs. 9st. Mr. Boyce's Coranna, 4 yrs. 7st. 31b Duke of Beaufort's Rapture, 1 yrs. 6st. (H. au MATCH-200 h. ft. T.I.C.—Mr. Osk— eon's a gale, 3 vrs., 6st. 91b. (Howlett), beat 'le Du& f B Eliza (Robinson), Sst. 71b., by a neck 11 to S c 1. the J),,1 MATCH-25; First half of Ab. M. ; 8 of Bedford's Mongrel, 4 yrs. (Robins: town's Fidhawn, 5 yrs. (F. Butler), by 4 on Mongrel. - • - - I ANDICAP Sweepstakes Sao2 sovs. tw eac and upwards. A.F. subs o Nat) 1 ilb. each.—Duke , beat Lord Mil [ength easy. Gto 1 - iree-year olds I n paid 5 sovs. J. Prince) 1 each.) Mr. Baxter's Magna Charta, 3 yrs. Mr. Bevan's Glendower, 3 yrs. Gst. 71b. (S. Dart DERBY BETTING 3to 1 agst Cotherstone. 122t0 1 6 1 British Yeoman 33 1 Gaper. Lord Orfor (taken.) I 12 1 Sir G. Heath- 40 1 cote's lot (t.) 50 —1 16 1 Amorino (t.) mercy cc Bramble. NEWMARKET CRAVEN MEETINC MATCH.-600, 400 forfeit, Beacon Course. Lord 1\ stone's The Caster agst Lord G. Beuti❑ck's Bramble 710. each. RAILWAY INTELLIGENCI t occurred on the M RAILWAY ACCIDENT. —An accn cliester an Birmingham line of railway, Friday night last. The sufferer is a la'oouring Luke Shore, residing at Stockport, and the accident he its met with, which is likely to cost him his life, occurred sole] from his own intemperance and folly. FATAL RAILWAY ACCIDENT. —On Saturday ai last, between five and six o'clock, a distressing accident oc curred on the branch railway at Blackwood, a of f a ew l miles frorn ve Newport, occasioned by the blowing up ocomoti engine used on the line, by which, we regret to say, two per sons were kid and two others seriously inured. The loss of property,lle engine included , is estimated at least at .;t:1000. .... cnzie held A Lips NARROW LY SAVED. —t__. his (the King's Commissariat) fort unt entirely expended, and then cut his way throt but in so doing was wo unded in thre this officer owed his life to beating people to abandon their property _ woman put down her child to save her pot expostulation being of lit tle effect, and time Mackenzie drew his sword to s trike her with the flat of it, h 3 which m eans he had it in his hand when he was attacl -- ' ' mediately after wards. —Lady Sale's Journal . Stra .n! 11 to say, d pans precio which THE TITLE AND OFFICE OF ALDEILMAN.—i Ins wore alderman i s c onsonant to senator, being both derived from old age a nd gravity. The first alderman we read of in El , - land, was in the time of King Edgar, about read whose name name was Ailwine, and was deice. — royal, as apperrs by his epitaph in that goodly. mu..,,_ the Isle of Ely, whereof he was founder himself, w hi c h, and the epitaph runs thus;—"Here resteth the learned Ailwine (cousin to noble King Edgar) alderman of all England, some interpret chief -justice, and miraculous founder of thi , holy abbey." Hence it may be inferred that the appe))..— of alderman is not only venerable but a ncient and hoc, able. And, from this learned Ailwine, it seems the fi, mayor o f London descended, who was Henry Fitz-Alwin next mayor to him was aim? 1191, who continued roany years in the office, and li e 4 Rog,er after whom the buried in St. Mary Bothaw, near London stones; office grew annual.—lfoicel,s Londinovolis. ars ago, e blood tstry iii Sin W. MAcs. annuT EN.—The g eneral impre.. that the envoy is trying to deceivent e himself into h an a ass diffic, 4 that the country is in a quiesc state. He as Play, witho ut sufficient moral courage t o stein th e part to current singly. About two months since Sir William wrote to Lord Auckland, explaining to him the present state of Affghanistan, and requesting, that live additionalregiments should be sent to this country, two of them to be European. To th es e statements a written war succeeded between the envoy and the supreme government of Bengal. Letter aft er a man unlikely to letter came calling for retrenchment. Sir William had been appointed from home Governor of Bombay, and was parti_ pus h a ny violent measures; he hop e d cularly chosen for the of fi ce from his being a moderator and affairs might take a turn for the better, and was evidentl troops, sent off anxious to leave Cabal and assume his new appointment. Irt an evil hour he acceded to the entreaties of Sir A. Burnes (who appears to have been blinded on the subject,) and wrote ' to Lord A u ckland to nullify his former request for additional Ps, and to say that part of those now in the country might be withdrawn. The Ist brigade under Sale was ae cordingly ordered to be in readiness to move down ; and it . was g ene, sly urderstoo I that all would be withdrawn as soon as the S c hah had raised ripe n' ore regiments of his own. The letter of recal, as we may term Sir William's, was only two days before the breaking out of the Y affair.—Lady Sale 's r Jour~eal. Journal. air or costume if he THE MOUSTACHE. --A gentleman i-uleob n s e e v r e v r e d b y I ever wear a s to s p t o h r e ts spurs and ridie, I t:. ‘ e li n o tl a e l m on a e n are ordLred to is not a military man, , a h v e o n i d esvers professionalpotts s I,,ltrsigiadri ty a and tid i s wagger a wggheirp except he u ni p: t n , thhoersaenboabc,k,,,ic,oonatir,,a,aryy Hussars, or t d h o e n never mounts higher than a threepenny stride on a m o u s tache, unless he belongs to one of the regiments display that ornamental exlmberance. Foreigners, '. militar or non-military, are recognised as weanng hair on the 1 lip with propriety, as it is the custom of their co u'r household Cavalry,d o e s a untry • no gentleman here thinks of such a thing, a ,• would think of sporting the uniform of the 10th H There is an affectation among the vulgar clever ,3 ussa the moustache. which they clip and cut i ( a Vanelyf•ewear is useful, as affording a ready means of distingui 1;i,,14. ' I, r a man of talent mid an ass: the former, trusting -.4 ''' goes clean shaved, and looks like an Englishman; to hit whose strength lies altogether in his hair, exhausts thL er Macassar in endeavouring to make him the 1 ourang-outang as possible. Another thing ,In self as like by all who would successfully ape the gentle ust 1 smoke cigars in the s treet in midday. No b you have than this of a fellow reckless of att. decency viour ; a not smokes, if lie smokes a offends not the olfactories of the passers-by.at all, w aware, approaahes more nearly the most Nothin insult than to compel ladies and gentle offensive per. you, the ejected fragrance of your penn gentlemen to inhale, a half-penny mild Havannah.—Mackwooyd. üba, or your thre NEW TORN CHIFFONIERS. — We find in Mr. Grist re port the foll owing graphic notice of a Ir. which bas grown up of late years in disgustin our city • years there have been introduced ' tl ' whose persons, like len. occu • among v degraded imaginable, and who‘ patien, r them a brief particularization. ' l 'e le P"u rag-pickers of London, and other European Thee are ~. may be seen already in considerable ch. furnished with their apparatus - 10ng,,-handled iron hook, with of labour, consisting 01 and overturn the heaps of rahb.which they rake the kennt bones, bits of paper, &c., an , d a is b h and filth,fi in search of rag bag slung across the shoulder, viaisiliiceht ne arm, or a oar; receives their gather. ings, reeking with mud and dti ' i.From early dawn, these degraded hunters after the ' apparently most worthless of all matters pursue their avocation until ' night comples them to desist; and for food, they may not unfrequently be seen picking up the garbage thrown into the gutters from the adjacent houses, which they either deposit in a separate re. ceptacle, to be re-cooked at home, or eat upon the spot. They are of all ages and both sexes, though I am happy to express my belief that not an American can be found among them. Let any one inspect closely the person( of a "chiffonier." as he or she perseveringly hear of street manure, or drags the gutter bef, in se irch of " spoils ;" let the living personiticatm. cleanliness be thoroughly impressed upon his reeollec,. and then, if he will not visit it, let his imagination carry him to the home, of the family, and see them drop in successively with the proceeds of their daily labour, and deposit them in. a corner, or under the tea-table in the room, which is at 0 same time parlour, chamber, and kitchen. and find 0 every part of the premises ; will he wonder that the hea ps of abom ination, poisoning seous gases, these wretched, unwashed exotics, from trans ' Atlantic cities, outcasts from society, and red upon the coarsest food, should be subject to diseases of the most aggravated and malignant character, and that contagion should there assume its direst form? The dwellings of these people must constitute the very het-beds of pestilence, shou L l 1 it again wine forth among us ; and with the knowledgeo f ( their existence, shall we be able to truly say, it " walked darkness?" The remedy for this new sore upon the face i in this city, the exterminator of this new evil, is apparent • of clean streets; with them the " occupation" of th e ch . • it is is " gone." But though the o ccupation of the chiffonier vanish with clean streets —which we may possibl ier may fore the rnillennium--what is to become o f 0 y have be le creatures themselves? The vast increase in th wretched youth destitute of employment in this city 1 e numbers of philanthropic action up the part of the a °"( 11 Y calls fer York Herald. ' utho .- i ities.--Neti f,oormut :s military when he is ;-whid, but more than he —never to I appearance overhauls a of u tm osphere with