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

Nov. 21, 1843. GNERAI T . ROYAL CLENIENCY.—On Thursday evening last a letter was transmitted from the Home-office, communicating to the Governor of Newgate her Majesty's gracious desire that the execution, ordered to take place yesterday, of the German convicted at the last session of the Central Criminal Court of the wilful murder of one of his own countrymen, should be respited until her Majesty's further pleasure should be known. ) I,0; 111 1: s tock of tea is gr a d ua l ly ...- 4 Her Year, bein g a b out 3 0,000,000 lbs. third 4° Ya l Highness the Princess Royal completes h, it ~. Year this day (Tuesday). r• Rap tab, p,. EL D CORPORATION.—W. J e ff coc k, E s q., was ursda a 8 41.1 9 week elected the first Mayor of Sheffield. 4 kh taarr se"Y ELECTION.—The nomination will take place i t 09, (Wednesday), and the polling on Thursday. Isek r i e „ Pra neis Hobler, chief clerk to the Lord Mayor of Pep s i ", has retired, after a service of 55 years, with a °° °I X 640 service It i s per annum. trat e . a curious coincidence, that the new chief magis ,ii ti kle ' r s o b r _ L ondon, Edinburgh, and Glasgow, are all sta b y profession. 1 v ssr s ,, ~-, :i tlens.t;netiitUMOUß.—lt was reported, last week, that Mr. ,for tut`Souh ilts, had died after a short ,/ , 1 , 11 1 The rumour turns to be utterly unfounded. 1 , 1 brla. e ,!ate Earl of Egremont, during the last sixty years i t i j r , 4l ± are, distributed in acts of charity and liberality, the k e nse sum of £1,200,000, or about £20,000 per annum. i ta : 88 ". Hills, Son, and Underwood, of this city, had a 3, ooo arst this week, containing 7,000 gallons of vinegar, ; it is t if which were lost.—Norwich Mercury. f Ve t , i s !id that Lord Campbell is devoting his leisure to b ° l , ° e.,, l ' e rar.ti work—" The Lives of the Lord Chancel (' '''m the Norman Conquest to the present time." I, 11, 1s , i nsion of £2OO a-year has been granted to Sir Wm. ; llo,.rish 4 n, Prof essor o f - Astronomy, and Pres id ent of t h e Jai I 1 A s Academy. ',' Peosi t e k cit eb pape r s t a t es th a t M r. Hill, o f Ed en -h a ll, near ' fort - ", Cumb er l an d , h as re f use d £7 OO f or hi s ce l e b rate d f , horned bull " Eden." I L.Way B ; '', a Yron (relict of the noble poet), together with , itscitaughter, the Countess of Lovelace, (" Ada, sole 4 Clif t e °f my house and heart,") are at present staying 1 110 1 °4 7 „ I kirk s ' Thompson, Esq., ex-Mayor of Hull, gallantly ( it, wa i nto the H um b er w ith hi s c l ot h es on , on Thurs -1 kdac e o ck, and saved a mar, in the service of Messrs. Gee A ~ of Hull, from drowning. t,yer.,. ° Lci INSOLVENT.—On Friday last, Sir Hugh SC , who is described as very aged and feeble, was L u tbt;,,V by the Chief Commissioner of the Insolvent ‘th e -8 Court. in London after having been imprisoned glle e n ' s Prison eight'een years. ing Northwi c k h as l et 120 acres o f ara bl e l an d , i n l o t s §4, °lle ch a i n to four acres, to the s tradesmen and „%rers of theparish of Blockley, Worcestershire. I t i I : t hat his lordship has signified his intention of set- Ic i tt more l an d i n the same way. 4 01)0 1411.--1 MPROVEMENT IN TRADE.—Last week— lesed to b e in consequence of the news from the East i ta t (* rents for ce r t a i n sorts of Glasgow goods, as they t% called were authorised to give an advance of one t, *--P erthshire Constitutional. kls e t "s equence of the large number of notices of private trea t ,° ne introd uce d i n th e ensu i ng sess i on o f Parlia %lt an extra Gazette was published on Wednesday t ibt' er c °ntaining nearly thirty palms of closely printed 1,1 'describing this batch of prospective legislation. , I lti,i::„ 1 :: 1 0CR S A T WAKEFIELD.—The Aire and Calder tile ts ° ",°n Company are about to form new docks at ,141,,V id. The docks will cover about two acres of land. It r r" abnt on the Manchester and Leeds Railway, on 4119er side of the station-house. Ibts o .N elDENT NOT UNCOMMON IN THE LIFE OF AN l'es t r• - -A.n article that we published not long since 4 ty h e e d a subscriber, and he " stopped the paper." To- N., co ndescended to ask of us an editorial favour. It or nte d.—Stockport Advertiser. taisitWednesday a man of the name of Patterson, noto tit er the profession of Atheism, was convicted before S" 4 ' l of Ses - ion at Edinburgh, of vending blasphe nt'salst°blicationl, and sentenced to fifteen months' Pm- "lent. ° ka s r t "NenouY ACCIDENT.—A few days ago an afflicting aboaenee took pl ace i n G a ll owga t e , Gl asgow. Whil e a „WereN at dinner, the fath er gave a b one t o a c hild, ; iin the act of divesting it of the remaining h por- I 'tki Pr flesh • • ncautiously swallowed the bone, wich i • , t i its throat, and almost instantly choked it. SINGULAR REMAINS OF ANTIQUITY.—Some curious kttit, held i n th e T own -h a ll , on T ues d ay , f or th e our- NeR ESTER ANTI-CORN-LAW MEETING.—At the remains of the footsteps of reptiles and unknown animals g have repeatedly been brought to light in the excavations of :4, . re:aiding th e f un d s o f t h e L eague , an d i n par ti cu l ar the sandstone in Storeton Quarry, Cheshire. They aregto 4460tributin the £lOO,OOO fund, there was £12,077 literally casts from the impressions made by the reptiles 'itte i to b ed in the room by 101 individuals and firms, in the soft clay over which they walked. Two remark -4 4 £l2O each. able fine specimens of these interesting remains of a for titlities°!rne Tarts of England the Papists experience diffi- mer world may be seen in the possession of Mr. Deck, of King's Parade, whose visit to the quarry this summer in nt e ,:. ll making converts from the lower orders, from search of them was most successful. They are, we un- Zte, tie moray of old pensioners who have witnessed its derstand, purchased to add to the already beautiful col go '''' and effects in Roman Catholic countries, and t ta 4 evidencelection of g eological curiosities belonging to the Univers of its atrocities falls with due weight on . ears Of their friends. O ss sity.—Cambridge Chronicle. THE LATE DUEL.—On Friday last, Inspector Aggs, klai s ,, u ndaY night week, a destructive fire broke out in the who, as it will be remembered, conducted in so efficient a iZeoCa of Messrs. Ogilvie and Field, manufacturers of manner the inquiry relative to the death of the late . li i. nut oil and patent candles, in Paradise-street, Lam . , lamented Lieutenant-Colonel Fawcett, entered the .Mary °,44,; The building was entirely consumed—and of ro lebone police-court, and addressing the sitting magistrate, a as4l °J-N orfolk-street one is completely destroyedand the Mr. Long, before whom the case had been gone into, in i more or less damaged. formed him that Lieutenant Munro and Lieutenant Grant Na ltll ,, itl). —Lately at Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Mr. would surrender to take their trials at the next session of ,lail ) ; f - ; s buncombe to Mr. Feargus O'Connor. After the Central Criminal Court. Lieutenant Grant was the L'a te-"og themselves to the mob, the unhappy couple set first who gave notice to Mr. Maule, the solicitor to the k witie r . a Pend the honey-moon amongst the colliers and I Treasury, of his intention to stand his trial, and shortly ''le s - cii °f Scotland, where they expect, by their presence, I after he had done so, Lieutenant Munro made a com -1,4 Ic c onsiderable agitation. I munication to the same quarter to the like effect. I:N4 Litacuu.—This vagabond party have started a CURIOUS DISCOVERY.—In excavating a sewer in East '°'?troop:Per to propagate their lies and delusions—it will lane, Walworth, and when the workmen had got near to oer, advertized in our paper this day. We hope no the Walworth-road, they discovered the remains of some „kir t. a t,i9e will be so absurd as to lay out threepence on old building, which for a long time defied the power of ''ffer the and warn the agricultural community not to their pickaxes and shovels. At last they were enabled to A r ., Poison to enter their dwellings. cut through about four feet of brickwork, and arrived at 1 W 4 4 ,8 8 t - an ° , N .SIDERAT E THIEF.—On Monday, a man who the depth they had to go. The wall is supposed to be the &A r al, "'°g near to the elephant in Hylton 's menagerie, remains of Sir William Walworth's house, which, at the t;raterti,eld, had the end of a paper of tobacco projecting time he was Lord Mayor, stood in the fields apart from 1,..° 1 a Ws Pocket; the elephant unceremoniously took it any other house. The wall extends nearly 50 yards up ne -e °lans pocket, swallowed the tobacco, and re- East-lane. Sir William Walworth will be well remern -4 t heS l , Paper to the astonished individual. bered for the part he took against Wat Tyler in the reign of Richard 11., when he struck the blacksmith with, it is 74011LA w AND FATAL ACCIDENT.—Last Tuesday, a 11 . k) (11 u ltej b was employed in the workshop sharpening' a said, the very mace which is now on show-days carried in ti e.t Y i °leans of a grindstone worked by steam, in an the Lord Mayor's state carriage. t'hted ° th e ' fac tory, Gravel-lane, London. Whilst SO en- A PANIC AMONG THE PATRONS OF THE TURF.—AS a lOD --e grindstone flew into pieces, one of which struck set-off to the sweeping reforms which have recently been 1 , erstor with such violence as to deprive him of life. effected on the turf by the exclusion of notorious default e 'it e r b A Teners from places which they had sullied by their frauds, CLUB.—His Majesty the King of Hano te saasignified to he Duke of Beaufort that he will certain " honourable members of the law" have put their kilt theorize of £5O next season for a vocal composition,wits to work to find a " Roland for an Oliver,' and we hear that, on competent legal authority, qui tam actions ke ti' s caprofessional members of the noblemen . and gentle- hear been commenced against noblemen and gentlemen tabe r e? and Glee Club, of which his Majesty is a of distinction, under the 9th Anne, c. 14, to recover pe tlt i s a nd a stanch supporter. nalties for " gambling," i.e. for winning money on the I,tanili of ported in the higher monetary circles that the turf to the amount of £30,000. The speculators have a h 'inlst,...ngla n a is privately advancing money on trans- go eat high .. game, andhave marked down Lord Egling li;er cen"t t iah securities at the unprecedented low rate of toun, Lord G. Bentinck, Col. Peel, Mr. Greville, cum itte w e h Per annum. From the sources of our in forma- multrs ens whose winnings they expect to bag threefold. Old 4 re n o reason to doubt that such is the fact.- 04 4 : 4 ' —Berkshire' Chronicle. A SLAVE FRO 1! THE LAND . OF LIBERTY.—A, run- Atlt rt `."- a meeting held at Manchester, on Thursday away slave, belonging to an American vessel that lay out ' t li k lit;4l e sisting of a large body of Milk Sellers and others ! in the Penrath roads last week, was found secreted on ti_tib, j with the trade (in consequence of the farmers board a Waterford brig in the Bute docks, which he had to t 7 t pen notice of an advance). it was resolved that I entered some weeks previous as an able seaman. A '"titi, tban 2s. per dozen be paid to the farmer ; and I strong party of the American ship's crew, having ascer -10A,„15 retailed to the public at 2id per quart, as usual. tained his place of retreat, entered the brig and forcibly la:LaatrAN RESEARCHES.—Mr. C. Ade, of Mil- bore off the unfortunate slave. Neither remonstrance 4' 411 court ' a nt, near Lewes, has very recently dug up in nor resistance was offered on the occasion, and the Yan lh 41 5 • *k m .ct t a considerable number of silver pennies of the kee trader having conveyed the poor fellow on board, im 411eo'il't Cote, Harold the First, Hardicanute, and Ed- rnmediately set sail for his destination. The captured Th - 4 tate - o lt ssor. The coins are said to be in an ex- slave was an. excellent seaman, and bore upon his pee_ all shi p 6°f preservation.—Kent Observer, son many and severe marks of his helpless condition, and deer Cite ti. 4 ildin trade in Sunderland, which in corn- the brutality of his task -masters. [lt is a disgrace to the people of Cardiff to have allowed this . poor fellow to be a nd sod Other interests of that port, has been so long and dragged back . by his tormentors from the t ar it' hils;' s beginning to show signs of revival, several , re-captured a rt I halm s beginning recently been received for ships to be built 1 _ o c h, 1. I sanctuary of the British soil.] • le e, a 'A L ade. In one instance the order has been STY BARROW CRAG, ULLSWATER.—This stupendous iDi ii et h tl ° 10 another for seven vesssels. cobble crag, so well known, and so greatly admired by ll; itl i til - 1 4 1°Z1 ?Rom THE SOCIETY OF FRIENDS.—Mr. all tourists and geologists for its rugged barrenness, its Llfs e 'lath - r e TSY Leatha . m , Wakefield, banker, and his romantic grandeur, and wood and water scenery, either q t. , " 04 T.gned their connexion with ' the Society of on the night of Wednesday week or early on Thursday noela L .,„,, v ionday week, at the monthly meeting at morning, felt the first convulsive shock, and part of it laanely ;,, .we have not heard what religious body they was shivered on the narrow pass in the public road lead s`° R.— Jain, but nnaeestand they have recently at- ing from Penrith to Patterdale, when the Patterdale post teth 4 kt IN A borPe Church.—Local paper, man went past on the forenoon of Thursday. During the time, howe . ver that he was at Patterdale, another more 'Ph is or ) ,,, O asTLER.—At a central meeting of the severe conyulmon had taken place, so that the road was 4 t t csol ' c la noble-minded man, on the 15th Inst., it 11 % 1 4 ' e y ed to hold impassable from the large masses of rock which had fallen, 4 i,, d meetings immediately in every part ‘ and he was obliged to return to Patterdale with his gig, IQ to e ,,, ° to, to take into consideration the most ad and find his way back to Penrith by traversing the higher irtreet• - " 8 of raising a fund for his liberation The part of the mountain on foot. Since then the largest I I , eid,Weeill be held to-morrow (Wednesday) at Hud blocks. which were of immense size, have been rolled at t i'tleo, NV. B. Ferrand, Esq. will take the chair. i 4,1 d .q t . 0_ down the mighty steep, on the opposite side of the road, s a lt ri ven , CLIIRENCE.—An empty coal-wagon was into the lake of . Ullswater, which, at that place, is the ao t ata t i,, by the force of the wind alone from Dalston deepest part of it. This singular convulsion of Stybar tbp,late c ,l ip Carlisle, on the Mary port railway,. in the row Crag has given rise to much excitement in that part Arle s. a `... len minutes. The distance . is upwards of of Westmoreland. allOoa it. aa! a man rode on the carriage the whole way. THE PLYMOUTH BREAKWATER.—The last stone of t'' Ae r b l eep a tolerable speed, being about twenty-four 04,, "cOr. the lighthouse tower, at the western end of this stupen oos, dous sea barrier, was set on Tuesday week by the Rear- Nall es " 41 ' 4 ; SCENE.—On Sunday week sixty-nine Admiral Superintendent of the dock-yard, Sir Samuel 1 1 i t_lit o ;', , Who had been saved from shipwreck during the Pym, K.C.8., who proceeded to the spot, accompanied l . ,lttg - al the 18th ult., publicly returned thanks to by his secretary, Mr. Dent, and his flag-lieutenant,. Mr. Nheet v ° . in Cromer Church, Norfolk. They all Potbury. Captain Milne, of the Caledonia, 120, was also ;N I e r, neir names were called over by the officiating present. The tower is 122 feet in height from the level of 1 f % a " then on their knees, joined in the beautiful til\-.4t,lttan_ksgiving. the bottom of the sea, and 56 feet from the level surface of the breakwater. It is composed of 31 courses of large El rid e r A . T THE THEATRE-ROYAL, MANCHESTER. blocks of dressed granite, the first of which Wag laid by ttl i ;cat i .. l night last "The Tempest" was performed at the late superintendent of the dock-yard, Vice-Admiral . kl t s first " As Miss Gardner, who played Ariel, was, 'Warren, on the 22nd February, 1841. The lighthouse is tl;_tlie,....Bcene, swinging at some distance above the divided into l fi l ve stories, a in h w e f d ric ro h o a m re a a n n d oi a l-r w o a or ch a ro st o o m re L as p re vire by which she was suspended snapped, and room, a we ing- Vitl i th e 'Pitated to the ground. We are happy to say It has 14 windows, seven of which are in the watch-room; ~,-, th e ;S exception of a cut on the chin and a few the frames being constructed of bell-me . tal, as are also the k,-,),,, - , 44 - 1 3 7 escaped without serious injury, outer doors. The lantern is the only thing now necessary L ~clo k uc curtaExcE —On Tuesday evening, about to complete it for service, which it is expected will be ready to be brought into use early in the next year, when b kt ilZt e s eti ' i s,..e ... vejal lads, apparently much intoxicated it will supersede the old light vessel, which has been ~,;ei tr s.by " , g ,w il l o e nn ga dwhod isturbingand insult- , Gallowgate, chancd to pass at the moored in the Sound ever since 1815. W I N. , assailed with a lady, who revolting oath by one of - 1,1 1 14 111 t,e 0 ,1 , 0 had no sooner emitted the fulsome and ailt4„, t rlea ' ; ` H et, than he suddenly dropped down. He Ith7 th at a surgeon's shop adjoining, but we un- IA ,-. 0 0 - ,,‘ , 9 1 1 examination, life was found extinct.— , "'ler. Irel,, ~., I.lt4Z 4 tt le D EATH.—About three weeks ago, a p Vid e °f John Todhunter, of Gristlale, who w O h lt IA state of mind, left home, saving he wa- V:l4 ,i,,c friend s at or near Threlkeld.' A il e i ll e c tleecd uithout his return home, a . aOria t ° ascertain if he h KiAb i l . th e ;.. Wals found he ' A RELIC OF THE PEGASUS.—The Journal des Debats states, that a few days since a bottle was found on the coast of Holland, containing a slip of paper, on which was written—" Pegasus steamer, to Fern Islands, night of Wednesday, July 19th, 1843. In great distress; struck upon hidden rocks. On board fifty-five persons, vessel must go down, and no Grace Darling." In giving the last two words the editor translates the first (Grace) " safety" (saint !) not aware that they referred to the intrepid girl now unhappily no more. WILL OF THOMAS DU BUISSON.—This celebrated merchant has by his will, on half a sheet of note-paper in his own handwriting, disposed of the enormous sum of £lll,OOO among his wife and children, in the following manner, viz.—to his wife £31,000, to his daughter Eliza beth £25,000, to his daughter Lucy £25,000. and to his son James the whole of his business, and £30,000, re commending him to employ " great care, strict attention, absolute industry, and economy," towards improving it. The probate bears a stamp of £l,soo.—Britannia. MELANCHOLY OCCURRENCE.—EarIy on Wednesday morning, the Messrs. Ritchie, father and two sons, fish ers, while following their usual occupation, left the quay at Irvine in their boat, and proceeded to the bay, where they spent a considerable time in fishing. A smart breeze springing up, they steered homeward, and when about reaching the bar-mouth the boat swamped, and, melan choly to relate, the whole crew perished, except the eldest son, who providentialy got hold of an oar, to which he adhered till some fearless seamen rescued him from a watery grave.—Glasgow paper. A MURRAIN.—As a proof of the alarming nature of the disease among cattle and of its extent in our neigh bourhood, we may state—and we have the statement on unquestionable authority—that in a district of eight or ten miles round Derby, the loss of cattle from the cause has been something like £2OOO within the last year or 15 months. Of course, the whole loss cannot be ascertained ; but we have seen a list of 227 head of cattle lost by the disease during this time, belonging to farmers residing near us, which, valued at £8 each, is pretty nearly this sum.—Derby Mercury. THE INDIAN MAILS.—The mails from India, China, &c., due by the Great Liverpool, arrived at the General Post-office on the afternoon of yesterday week, rid South ampton. They were contained in sixty-five boxes, and the number of letters alone exceeded 50,000. By great exertions the London portion of them were delivered in the course of the evening. A great number of letters, washed ashore from the wreck of the Memnon, have been received by these mails, and most of them distributed. Several, however, are so defaced by the sea-water, as to render their delivery impossible, WHOLESALE SLAUGHTER.—Sir F. Goodricke, at Cler mont Lodge, Norfolk, last week, entertained the Earl of Cardigan, Lord Macdonald, Lord Maidstone, the Hon. Captain Spencer, Mr. Payne, and Mr. Hungerford. The party, consisting of seven guns, killed—November Bth, 252 pheasants, 438 bares, 107 rabbits. 13 partridges, 2 woodcocks ; total, 812. November 9th-331 pheasants, 305 hares, 162 rabbits, 3 partridges, 3 woodcocks ; total, 804. November 10th-235 pheasants, 441 hares, 110 rabbits, 4 partridges, two woodcocks • total, 792. Total 818 pheasants, 1,184 hares, 379 rabbits, 20 partridges, 7 woodcocks. Grand total, 2,408 iu three days. FIRES AT BIRMINGHAM.—About one o'clock on Thursday week intelligence was received in Birmingham of a fire at Yardley Mill, about three miles distant, and which, on the arrival of the fire engines, proved to be of a serious character, the mill and its contents being nearly consumed. The mill is occupied as a water corn mill by Mr. Wardhaugh, and the total loss will be about £600. On Wednesday last an alarming and destructive fire broke out in the shopping connected with the premises of Mr. Turley, japanner, Hospital. street, and which, from the inflammable nature of the contents, very soon involved a great destruction of property, probably to the extent of £3OOO. GUANO As A MANvuE.—As every information con nected with this new manure is now of the utmost im portance to the agriculturist, we have much pleasure in laying before our readers the following details of an ex periment made by Mr. Benn, of Lowther, and to which he referred at the recent dinner, of the agricultural so ciety at Carlisle. The produce of an acre of meadow land, sown with guano, in April, 1842, at the rate of 3 cwt. per acre. adding nine Winchester Bushels of ashes in mix ual value of the laud, 20s. per acre. In 1842, lace, 296 stones of hay ; 1542, land adjoining, _ about any management. produced s of hay ; increased weight of hay, 142 stones. e finality In cons( ft o q;ic qe 614.1 1 11/.. I 'OCZ ;ire' Me plot of g THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. LA IV INTELLIGENCE. DISTRICT COURT OF BANKRUPTCY ()Afore Mr. Commissioner Phillips,) RE THOMAS PRICE. On Friday this bankrupt, who has been so frequently before the court, and whose examinations have been already six times adjourned, three times of which were sine die, came again before his Honour to submit himself to a further examination relative to his affairs. Mr. BARDSWELL addressed the learned Commissioner upon the fact that the bankrupt, after being adjourned sine die by him upon the ground that he bad not disclosed his receipts and payments satisfactorily, time having been given to him for that purpose; had had the audacity to appear before the learned Commissioner in the other court with the identical balance-sheet, the incompleteness and unsatisfactory state of which had caused his Honour to postpone his further examination sine die. His HONOUR remarked upon the present state of the accounts, and considered that the bankrupt had not yet made a full discovery and disclosure of his estate and effects, and as several meetings had been held for that purpose, he adjourned the bankrupt's examination again sine die. RE MURRAY AND BROWN These bankrupts, who are extensive engineers and mill wrights, appeared to pass their final examination. A pre liminary objection was taken to the meeting, and the in competence of the bankrupts to pass their examination, from the circumstance of the balance-sheet not having been filed ten days before the meeting. His HONOUR held this omission to be fatal. The rules and orders laid down by the Lord Chancellor w ere , th at ten days at least the balance-sheet should be filed in duplicate, and here nine days had only elapsed. Mr. Moss, who appeared for one of the bankrupts, entered into an explanation of the omission, when His HONOUR remarked, that he would hear the learned gentleman on the point with every attention ; but could he (the Commissioner) go contrary to the Chancellor's rules and orders ? If he (Mr. Moss) could suggest to him any other interpretation he should be glad to have assistance. Mr. Moss apprehended that his honour had a discre tionary power when the solicitor for the assignees and the creditors were present, and did not oppose it. His HONOUR replied, he had no discretion to alter a chancellor's rule. It was imperative, and he sat there to administer it as it was laid down for him. He was very sorry, therefore, because he thought the omission might be very satisfactorily explained ; he had no alternative, however, but to adjourn the meeting, to have fresh ba lance-sheets prepared, and filed in the prescribed time upon the rerords of the court. The meeting was then adjourned to the 6th December, at one o'clock, for that purpose. RE HENRY BUGELN The audit in this meeting was adjourned to the 21st in stant by reason of the solicitor to the petitioning creditor not having delivered his bill of costs to the registrar five days before the meeting, as required by the rules and or ders. RE DAVIS AND DAVIS The further examination of these bankrupts was also adjourned to the 24th instant, upon the representation made by Mr. Forshaw, for the assignees, of the con tinued absence of Mr. Wareing, a material witness, when the examination could be perfected. RE JOHN HEWITT This bankrupt, who was formerly a merchant in Li verpool, appeared on a summons served upon him by the messenger of the court in Birmingham. The meeting was convened for the purpose of expunging a proof tendered by a clerk of the bankrupt for fifteen guineas, upon an al legation that he had been instrumental with the bankrupt in removing certain property to the detriment of the ge neral body of the creditors. A certificate was put in for the wife of the bankrupt, explaining the causes of his ab sence, which was said to be fatal to the examination. The bankrupt, on being interrogated by Mr. Forshaw as to what charges there yet remained upon his estate, together with the dates, replied that he did not know of any charges, and was not prepared to go on with his exami nation. The meeting was, therefore, adjourned for that purpose until the 12th of December. Just before the ad journment. Mr. Fairclough applied to the learned Com missioner for an allowance of £25 to the wife of the bank rupt, who was in a state of great destitution. The bank rupt had been divorced from his wife for a long period, not absolutely, but mensa et thoro, in the ecclesiastical court, and an alimony apportioned of £l4O a year, which had not been paid with any regularity. The lady had af terwards proved upon the estate for the deficiency, but had agreed previously to reduce the alimony to £BO, which had also not been paid. His HONOUR observed, that a decretal order from the Consistory Court had been obtained ; that order had not been put in force, and, by the second arrangement, by a condonation of the parties, would not the first order be void ? Mr. FORSHAW explained that the right was reserved to act upon the original order. His iloNour, continued.—He should consult some authorities upon the subject of the application, as he should like to found a precedent, and if Mr. rairclough would attend early in the week he would be prepared to state decidedly his decision on the subject. After a suitable admonition to the bankrupt to give a faithful disclosure of his effects the meeting was adjourned. RE JOSEPH AMOS This insolvent, described as a licensed victualler, re siding in Holywell, at a public-house, known by the sign of the Rock, came before the court, on his petition to pass his first examination. He was oppe—d, on behalf of a creditor, for vexatiously defending an action which had been brought against him, in her Majesty's Court of Exchequer of Pleas, to which he appeared and pleaded, as, also, when the action was tried, in the same year, before the sheriff of Flintshire, to which he again ap peared to support his defence, as alleged by the advice of his attorney, when a verdict passed for the plaintiff, with costs. His HONOUR considered the accusation of the creditor against the insolvent as well founded, and, as a vexatious defence was one of the penal clauses in the act, he should not he doing his duty to the creditors, nor interpret the act with fidelity, if he did not dismiss the petition. Pe tition dismissed accordingly. SATURDAY. On Saturday the case of Hislop Warner, Edward Mar sack, James Manning, and Thomas Manning, wine and brandy merchants, of Fontenoy-street, came before Mr. Commissioner Skirrow for final examination. Mr. James Manning was briefly examined by Mr. Archer, who at tended for Mr. Bretherton, solicitor to the asignees, after which the commissioner allowed the bankrupts to pass. In doing so, his Honour said the bankrupts appeared to have shown every disposition to explain the circumstances touching which they had been questioned, and in an honourable manner to have given up to their creditors whatever assets they had in their possession. His Honour expressed himself very strongly as to the highly honour able conduct of the bankrupts, and said that the evidence given by them that day was very satisfactory. -T--- BAIL COURT, TUESDAY. THE QUEEN V. HOLT. Mr. Wordsworth, upon the part of Mr. Thomas Holt, applied for a certiorari to remove into this court an in dictment which had been found against him at the Old Bailey, on the 26th of October, for having published, in the Age newspaper, of whi c h th e defendant was registered propietor at the time, a libel upon Lord William Paget, upon the subject of the action of crim. con. which has been brought by Lord William Paget against the Earl of Cardigan. The libel in question was read by the learned counsel, and was in the following words :—" Lords Car digan and William Paget.—Without any desire to preju dice this case, which Lord William Paget says he intends to bring before a legal tribunal of the country, we think it our duty to state what other people say. There are very few people in society who do not look upon the whole affair to be got up for a specific occasion, and consider that it has been neither more no r l ess than a ' plant.' We have heard it roundly asserted, that a clerk of Mr. Hamer, the notorious lawyer, was placed under a sofa at Lord William Paget's residence when the Earl of Cardi gan called there. We have heard that there is not a sha dow of a pretext, notwithstanding all that may be sworn to the contrary, to substantiate one tittle of damages; and we have heard that it is the intention of the Earl of Cardigan to indict the whole party for a conspiracy. We can only say, that, if Lord Cardigan has sufficient grounds to found this indictment, and that, if it be found, and he can transport the party implicated in any such conspiracy he will be doing society at large the greatest possible bene fit. In the absence, however, of all actual knowledge, whatever may be our suspicions, we only give the above as on dits, and only say if' ; a word in which there is said to be much virtue." The affidavit of Holt, on on which the application was made, stated, that the de fendant, was no longer proprietor of the Age, having as signed it over to the proprietor of the Argus newspaper? that he believed he had a good defence to the indictment in law ; and that very important points of law were likely to arise under the late statute of the 6th and 7th of Vic. c. 96, by which the truth of the alleged libel may be pleaded in justification, or that the libel was published through inadvertence, without the defendant's knowledge or consent, and did not arise from want of due care and caution on his part. _ Mr. Justice Patteson.—That act did not come Into operation till the Ist of November. Mr. Wordsworth did not apprehend that that would affect the present case, because the indictment was found on the 20th of October. The affidavit also stated, that nice points of law would arise, which ought to be sub mitted to the Court of Queen's Bench ; and, also, that questions of fact were likely to arise, which ought not to be left to be determined in the Central Criminal Court. It also stated, that it was necessary to his defence that he should have the advice and assistance of more eminent counsel than those who usually attend the Central Court, and that it was the intention of the defendant to have the case tried by a special jury if the present application was granted. Mr. Justice Patteson.—You may take the writ, for it is very likely some question of law will arise under the statute which it might be thought necessary not only should come before this Court, but which it may be desi rable to have decided by the full court.—Rule granted. Mr. Bodkin, on behalf of Lord William Paget, applied to Mr. Justice Patteson, in the Bail Court, on Friday last, complaining of the form in which the above application had been made, so as to give Lord William an opportunity of opposing it, while the libel, which was of the most in famous description, was republished. Lord Wm. Paget's earnest wish upon the subject was, to have the earliest possible opportunity of being placed in the witness box übjected to the most rigorous cross-examination, he would prove in the most solemn manner the utter ood of the whole imputation. Id the only cours r for a vrocedendl as the wri ADJOURNED QUARTERLY MEETING OF COUNCIL This Council met, pursuant to adjournment, on Tues day, and at eleven o'clock a very full meeting was assem bled. On opening the proceedings, The MAYOR rose to state that the first business of the council was to proceed to the election of a Mayor to suc ceed himself in that office; and before sitting down he had to communicate to the council, that in consequence of what had passed at the last meeting, he had himself lodged in the hands of the Town-Clerk a formal resignation of his office. Mr. SANDs then rose, and was evidently labouring under great emotion. He proceeded to state that at the last meeting of the Council, of which the present was an adjournment, he felt himself impelled from the circum stances which had occurred, to intimate his unwillingness at that time to be elected to the Mayoralty, and to with draw any claims which he might have had upon their notice. From circumstances which had since occurred, he now recalled that withdrawal, and if elected by them to the office of Mayor, would endeavour to fulfil the du ties of the office to the utmost of his ability. Mr. JAMES LAWRENCE then rose, and in a few com plimentary remarks respecting the high character of Mr. Sands, proposed that gentleman as Chief Magistrate for the ensuing year. Mr. Alderman CROOK said he had much pleasure in seconding the nomination of Mr. Sands. He was a gen tleman of high standing as a merchant in this town. The manner too in which he had discharged the duty of chair man to the Dock Trust was also a guarantee that, if elected to the office of Chief Magistrate, he would dis charge the duties connected with it firmly, faithfully, and impartially. He had, therefore, great pleasure in second ing the nomination. The MAYOR said he had a communication from Mr. Corrie, the receiver of the Town Dues, on the subject of what had occurred at the last Council, and wished to have the opinion of the Council if he should read it. Mr. ISAAC HOLNIES thought it was the duty of the Council in the first place to elect the Mayor. He would therefore object to any papers being read until the Mayor had been elected. The MAYOR said he had also received a communication from a committee of Merchants upon the same subject. Mr. TOULMIN thought the Council had nothing to do with communications. It was their duty to proceed at once to the election of Mayor. The MAYOR.—But these documents bear on the elec tion ; and, notwithstanding what Mr. Toulmin states, I feel it to be my duty to state that such papers are in my possession. (Hear.) Mr. BLACKBURN thought that as the papers had re ference to the subject they ought to be read. He would however be glad to hear the Town-clerk's opinion upon the subject. The TOWN-CLERK said he thought the Mayor perfectly in order in having the communications laid before the Council. Mr. BUSHELL thought that as no direct charge had been brought in that council against Mr. Sands, it was nothing but the duty of the Mayor to bring the matter before the Council. The MAYOR.—Is it the pleasure of the Council that I should read the documents ? (Cries of " Yes, yes," and " Read, read.") Mr. SHUTTLEWORTH (the Deputy Town-Clerk) then read the letter of Mr. Corrie to the Mayor, dated the 6th of November, and which accused the house of Sands, Turner, and Co. of being in the habit of getting bales passed as trusses, and chests as boxes, in order to evade the dock dues. The letter has already appeared at length in the public papers, and therefore it is unnecessary to publish it again. The next letter which Mr. Shuttlervorth read was another from Mr. Corrie to the Mayor, in which he more fully entered into the charge against the house of Sands, Turner, and Co. Mr. Corrie stated in the letter that he complained of the system so far back as the year 1834. He particularly noticed a complaint which he made in that year to a Mr. Blake, who was in the employ of the Messrs, Sands, Turner, and Co. Some of the trusses which he then complained of contained from 102 to 105 cubic feet. He told Mr. Blake that he should inform Messrs. Sands, Turner, and Co., of the circumstance, in the hope that system would be changed. Mr. Blake af terwards called at his (Mr. Corrie's) office, and stated that other merchants were in the habit of getting their goods passed in a similar manner, and referred to the houses of Mr. Wm. Brown, and Mr. Wm. Rathbone ; but he (Mr. Corrie) on referring to the accounts of those gentlemen, found that there was no authority whatever for the statement. Mr. Corrie concluded by stating that he had no alternative, in the proper discharge of his duty, than to bring the matter before the Mayor and Council. Mr. BRAMLEY-MOORE inquired the date on which Mr. Corrie first discovered the system. The MAYOR replied that it was in the year 1834. Mr. G. H. LAWRENCE inquired from the Mayor when lie received the first communication from Mr. Corrie. The MAYOR replied that he received the communica tion on Monday morning, the 6th. Mr. BRAMLEY-MOORE.—At what time ? The MAYOR.—About a quarter before ten, my usual time for coming to the Town-hall. My clerk told me when I came that Mr. Corrie had been there. Mr. BRAMLEY-MOORE.—Was it there waiting, or was it delivered after that time? The MAYOR.-It was delivered in the course of the forenoon, if I recollect aright. Mr. G. H. LAWRENCE.—It had been said that the Mayor presided over a meeting at the Town-hall on Sun day week. As such a report had gone forth, he should like the imputation removed from the character of the Mayor. Mr. BRAMLEY-MOORE said in what he had stated he had no intention whatever in casting any imputation upon the Mayor. Mr. G. 11. LAWRENCE.—WeII, but I wish to ascertain whether there is any truth in the report that the Mayor did preside at such a meeting. (" Hear, hear," from Mr. Birkett.) The MAYOR.—I can only say, that I neither attended any meeting, nor heard of any, until Monday morning. (Hear, bear.) Mr. BRAMLEY-MOORE.—I never entertained the slightest suspicion that you did. Mr. G. H. LAWRENCE.—It is a subject of so much importance, that I thought I was right in alluding to it. (Hear, hear.) Mr. BusMELL.—There was another communication. The MAYOR said he had received a communication from Mr. Wm. Brown. (Cries of " Read, read.") Mr. SHUTTLEWORTH then read a letter, signed " Wm. Brown," chairman of the committee who had investigated the charge, and informing his worship that he had much pleasure in forwarding to him a copy of the resolutions which the committee had adopted. The resolution was to the effect that the committee, after investigating the matter, were of opinion that th ere was not t h e slightest ground for imputation upon the character of the firm of Sands, Turner and Co. for the manner in which they had been in the habit of passing their goods ; and there was nothing in the act of parliament which defined what was a bale and what was a truss, neither did it decide the dif ference between a chest and a box. Mr. H. HORNBY said, that before he proceeded to address the Council, he wished to learn from the Town clerk, whether, if no other candidate were nominated, and they proceeded to the vote. how they would act if the noes were in a majority. The TOWN-CLEax said that the matter rested with the Council themselves, but the question must be brought to the vote, and if the nays had it, some one else must be nominated. Mr. H. HORNBY said be felt it to be his duty, though a painful one, to oppose the election of Mr. Sands ; and though he entertained nothing but a friendly feeling to wards that gentleman, that could not induce him to swerve from what he conceived to be right. He himself had come into the council without any object of self-inte rest, and was sufficiently rewarded if his conduct met with gesses Mr. HonGsoN proceeded to give the heads of a num ber of qnestions which he had proposed to the Town Clerk to be put to Mr. Corrie and answered, but was told that they could not be entertained. He proceeded to give the transactions of several houses in 1812 and 1843, and asked whether any remonstrance had been made on the subject ; but could receive no reply. He no a , asked the Council why Mr. Sands had been charged for having entered 4299 boxes and trusses in 1843, whilst Messrs. Taylor, Potter and Co. had shipped 5000 and upwards, without remonstrance. The MAYOR called attention to the fact that a portion of the goods shipped by one of the houses named were entered as bales and cases. Mr. HODGSON proceeded to say, that if the goods shipped by Mr. Sands had been spread over a great space of time, he could have no proof of the charge now made, and it was absurd and injurious to bring such a charge, which it was utterly impossible to substantiate. He re marked upon the paltry amount of the dues said to be improperly paid, and asked if it was dignified in this council to listen to a charge so trifling, affecting the ho nour of a gentleman thought worthy by a majority of his fellow-townsmen to fill the office of Mayor of the second commercial city in the empire. Had such a charge been made against himself, be should have taken quite an op posite course to that taken by Mr. Sands, and, appeali ng to the law, defied any i m p u t a ti ons which such a charge could bring. He should support Mr. Sands with his vote, and trusted, for the honour of this council, that Mr. Sands would be elected, not only by a great majority, but unani mously. Mr. JOSEPH HORNBY said that he thought the discus sion had now been carried quite far enough, and in order to bring it to a conclusion he had another gentleman to propose in lieu of Mr. Sands. 54r. AIKIN thought that as the matter relating to Mr. Sands had not been disposed of, the time was not yet come for Mr. Hornby to propose another person. Mr. HORNBY would not take up much of the time of the Council. Mr. Hodgson thought it sufficient evidence of meeting the charge against Mr. Sands to implicate other parties, but in his (Mr. Hornby's) opinion two wrongs could not make a right. If other parties had com mitted similar offence, that was no justification of Mr. Sands; and with regard to the investigation which had taken place out of doors, he did not consider it of much importance. He had not the slightest personal feeling against Mr. Sands, but he thought it would be much preferable that Mr. Sands should not be elected until he had been acquitted by a committee formed in that town-hall. It was all nonsense to suppose that bales and cases were not known. Was it probable that Mr. Sands did not know a bale from a truss, or a box from a chest ? It was nonsense to suppose that. Mr. Hodgson appeared to think that as the charge was not of much amount, it was paltry and contemptible ; but if a poor man man were to steal a small piece of bacon from a shop, he would be punished for it. In his (Mr. Hornby's) opinion the amount had nothing to do with it. Mr. Hornby then, after a flattering eulogium upon Mr. G. H. Lawrence, proposed that gentleman for the office of Mayor. Mr. AIKIN thought it would be irregular to propose another party till the present matter was disposed of. He was however, anxious to reply to some observations made by Mr. Ilodgson. Mr. HODGSON here observed that he wished to make an explanation with which the Town-clerk was acquainted. The MAYOR.—What is it ? The TOWN-CLERK said that Mr. Hodgson wished him to explain respecting the alleged meeting at the Town hall on the sth of November. He (the Town-clerk) on that morning was going from one room to the other, when he met Mr. Corrie, who told him he had some matter of importance to communicate. He 'Sold Mr. Corrie that he would see him after he had come out of church. They met after church time, and the subject was about the charge against Mr. Sands. He the Town-clerk then fixed that Mr. Corrie should meet the Mayor a quarter before ten o'clock on the following morning. That was the only interview upon the subject on the Sun day, and the communication was made to the Mayor on the following morning at a quarter before ten o'clock. Mr. AIKIN then rose and spoke at considerable length. After replying to some of the statements of Mr. Hodgson, he contended that it would be highly improper for Mr. Sands to be appointed Mayor, whilst the present charge against him was not disposed of, supposing Mr. Sands were elected, the first thing he would have to do, would be to appoint a committee which was to investigate the charge against him. Mr. Aikin concluded by stating that he conceived the council would be pre-judging the case if they elected Mr. Sands, and under all the circumstances of the case, he thought Mr. Sands would act the wiser part by retiring at once. He should vote against him. Mr. LACE rose to say that as his name had been fre quently referred to in this debate, he felt bound to say that he still firmly adhered to the propriety of the advice whish at first he had felt it his duty to offer to Mr. Sands. He thought, that his election at this moment, with an enquiry on the subject of a charge brought against his conduct impending against him, would be placing the Council in a position of some difficulty. He had been materially influenced in the vote which he should give this day from some remarks which he had heard had been made out of doors. It was said that he was privately of opinion that Mr. Sands was morally guilty of the offence charged against him. He distinctly denied that he was of such an opinion. He believed that Mr. Sands was individually, actuated by no unworthy motives in the course which he had pur sued, and that he had done only what he conceived he was justified in doing. He (Mr. Lace) should therefore, not withstanding any opinions which he might hold upon the subject, give his vote for Mr. Sands. Mr. PARKER said it was his intention to vote for Mr. Sands and no other. It was quite wrong that they had not fixed upon the mayor at their former meeting. They had, however, two candidates—(" No, no," from Mr. G. H. Lawrence)—for the office of mayor. He had a great respect for both, and thought both eligible for the office; but he would give his vote for that man who had always supported sound Protestant principles. There was no man who would support those principles better than Mr. Sands'. There was no man who had shown bet ter Protestant principles on the School question than that gentleman had, although he was not a member of the Es tablished Church of England. He should therefore with much pleasure support him. Mr. BRAMLEY-MOORE said he would support Mr. Sands. It was an old English maxim to consider a man innocent till he was proved guilty. (Hear, hear.) He thought, however, it was for Mr. Sands to say whether he would accept of the office or not, and if he did, he must take it with all its responsibilities. Mr. Moore then went on to state that other houses had charges pre ferred against them as well as those of Mr. Sands, when he was interrupted by Mr. HENRY LAWRENCE, who considered him out of order, on alluding to any other party. The MAYOR said it would remain for Mr. Moore to explain. Mr. MOORE said he had heard of a similar charge against Sir Thomas Brancker, and it would be for Sir Thomas to say whether the charge was right or not. The MAYOR thought Mr. Moore bad better retract, or go further and explain. Mr. MOORE said he would not proceed further; but such a rumour was afloat in the town. It was not for him to say whether it was true or not, but as Sir Thomas was in the room, he could say whether true or false. Sir THOMAS BRANCKER said that that wag the first time he had heard of such a charge, and that there was no truth in it. Mr:Corrie had seen Mr. The MAYOR thought Mr. Moore had better retract the their approbation ; and he must therefore ex press his sen timents freely. The council were called upon to elect as Mayor a gentleman against whom a grave charge had been preferred, at certainly a most unfortunate and a most extraordinary time. But the character of Mr. Corrie, who brought it forward, was altogether unim pugned, and, he bad no doubt, been guided by a desire for the public good. The first communication of that gentle man to the Mayor was received on the 6th November, three days before the day appointed for the election. A consultation was consequently held, and Mr. Sands was advised to consult his friends; and he was advised to withdraw as a candidate, and ask for a full and fairin;es: tigation. Such a course would have put him (Mr. Sands) in a more favourable position ; but it was or dered otherwise. An investigation out of doors had taken place, and a report was made and published. He (Mr. Hornby) considered the result of that investigation as highly discreditable to the judgment of the parties who had conducted it. They bad given a verdict of acquittal, but on what grounds? On, in fact, an open and bold de nial of the injustice of the practice charged. The case ought to be fully investigated by the council itself, in jus tice not only to Mr. Sands, but to Mr. Corrie, and to the constituency of the town ; and if they acted upon the investigation that had taken place, they would necessarily leave an imputation on the character of Mr. Corrie. Amongst the majority of the council there would be no difficulty in finding a fit and proper person for the office, and he hoped they would not act hastily and under ex cited feelings. Mr. EVANS could not help concurring in Mr. Hornby's observations. What must be the position of Mr. Sands if elected, and an inquiry was to take place ? He should think that by such an election they were rendering them selves highly amenable to blame. They were placing, as the headtrtistee of a property, a gentleman accused of . _ injury. He did not think, however, that they should vote upon the simple question as to whether Mr. Sands should be Mayor; for if that question was negatived, they would be in effect saying that there should be no Mayor. He hoped, therefore, - that some other gentleman—and he was sine a_ fit one could be found—in whose behalf the mino- rit of the council who were conscientiously opposed to the election of Mr. Sands might have an opportunity of recording their votes, would be proposed. .. Mr. BUSHELL commented at considerable length on the letter of Mr. Corrie, the spirit in which it was writ ten, and the peculiar time at which it was sent. Why were Sands and Co : alone alluded to, when the writer has admitted that others pursued the same practice. It could not be that they were the largest shippers, for they were not. Then it appeared that a clerk had ver- bang remonstrated with Mr. Sands so far back as nine years ago. Mr. Sands returned a proper answer, which was " I can manage my own business, and if I am wrong you can set me right by charging the higher duty This was not, however, done Sands rising to honour and distinction. He saw him elected Chairman of the Dock Committee, and just when gness to retract the he saw his foot upon the very threshhold of the Mayor- statement lty—just when he saw hirr bout to be still more 'ho. nourea than before, he came up with this c respect to the gentlemen who'had conducted the inves gatron tie entertained for them the highest respect, and he Air. HENRY LAWRENCE rose to explain, in answer to could not admit that they had acted discreditably to their a remark of Mr. Aikin's, that he gave no opinion at the judgment in acquitting Mr. Sands of the charge. He con- last meeting, and voted against the adjournment. eluded by expressing a hope that they would, by electing Mr. EVANS remarked that, notwithstanding the opin- Mr. Sands, stamp him with the same high and honoura- ion of the Mayor that he was precluded from addressing ble character he had borne throughout. the Council, having spoken previously, he considered Mr. G. it LAWRENCE said there were other parties on himself now entitled to do so, a substantial motion hay ' their trial to-day besides Mr. Sands. There was Mr. ing been made which he rose to second. He could not Corrie, a man of integrity and judgment ; an d thou g h he do this without animadverting upon the character of the preferred the charge at a critical moment, he considered gentleman whom he seconded ; and as he was a conser that it was time to put a stop to the practice. He (Mr. vative his praise would not run to any length. Lawrence) believed that Messrs. Sands were the only The TOWN-CLERK thought that the whole being One house that had systematically carried it on. (Cries of question and Mr. Evans having already spoken, he could " No, no.") He had never thoUght higher of Mr. Sands, not, with regard to propriety of proceeding, be permitted whom he highly respected, than when he declined to be to speak again. nominated until the matter was fully investigated, as ad- A long and somewhat irregular conversation arose, vised by Mr. Lace and Mr. North, and he regretted that some members impugning the Town-clerk's law, and determination had not been adhered to. He had a great others maintaining that any other course would lead to respect for the gentlemen who had engaged in the inerean- an endless debate. The question having been decided tile investigation ; but he could not acknowledge this that Mr. Evans could not be heard further, decision. The case ought to have been investigated by Mr. SHAND expressed his opinion that no fraudulent the council. If they elected Mr. Sands Mayor they could intention on the part of Mr. Sands having been imputed, not afterwards put him upon his trial; neither could they the Council might fairly proceed to his election, and it with propriety charge other town dues than he had been must be borne in mind that if, as it had been said, the paying. They had been told in the papers of Sunday election of Mr. Sands must be considered as a verdict of meetings in the Town-hall on this subject, but he knew of ac qu itt a l, so hi s re j ection must be regarded as one of no such meetings. condemnation. Sir T. BRANCKER alluded to the alleged Sunday meet- Mr. TURNER said it was not his intention to speak at ing, and showed that there was no truth whatever in the all this morning; but as a particular friend of his was assertion. He was much pleased when Mr. Sands said now proposed, he could not refrain from seconding his that he would net be nominated until the charge were nomination, and felt perfectly convinced that Mr. George investigated. It could not be wiped away but by the Hall Lawrence would well and faithfully discharge the council themselves investigating it. For himself, nothing duties of that high office. could induce him, were he so circumstanced, to take that Mr. BLACKBURN had voted for the adjournment at chair until an investigation had taken place; and he the last meeting from a feeling that it was but just to give thought Mr. Sands would stand in a better position next to Mr. Sands an opportunity of vindicating the charge year for the honour to which he aspired. He (Sir T. B.) which had been brought against him by the Receiver of would not, however, vote against him, but would retire the Town Dues. He was never of opinion, however, that if the votes were take n . the council would be in a much better position to decide Mr. DAVID HonGsoN was compelled against his in- upon his claims at this meeting; and so it appeared was clination to rise for the purpose of expressing his senti- the case. He felt, therefore, surprised that Mr. Sands ments upon this subject. He felt that there was a very should offer himself for the office, whilst a prima facie great singularity in the coincidence as to time of Mr. case against his fitness was still undecided, and was con- Corrie's communication, and he felt inclined to think that vincedthat he would better have consulted his honour, there was some lurking cause for that coineidence some- and satisfied the public mind, by allowing another gentle where. The charge had been called a grave one, but it man to occupy the chair, and presenting himself for elec was also an indiscreet one ; to decide it, however, was tion, with a cleared reputation, another year. As between beyond the powers of this council. It must go before a the two candidates, he certainly had a leaning towards Mr. legal tribunal to decide what was the law of the case, and G. H. Lawrence; and in forming this, he was influenced it was not at all competent for any committee, or any body by the liberal views which Mc. Lawrence had entertained of men, to decide upon a question of law, and purge a on the subject of the Corporation Schools. For his views man's honour as if they were deciding a Newmarket bet. on that question alone he should vote against Mr. Sands. Nine years ago Mr. Corrie had brought this question be- He (Mr. Blackburn) would never give his vote for fore the Finance Committee, and their answer to him was any man who would be a party to inflicting the "get what you can !" They had no definite law upon the gross hardships of excluding the poor Catholic child subject ; and instead of this council visiting Mr. Sands rep from the Schools of the Corporation. If Mr. G. H conduct with reprobation, the council ought to thank him Lawrence then could assure him that he bad not, as was for affording them the opportunity to determine what was reported, retracted the opinions which he entertained 12 the law. The council cannot be afraid of submitting these months ago, he should have his support. If he could not, claims to the decision of the authorities of the land. It, he should walk out when the votes were taken. is discreditable for them to attempt to settle any such Mr. BIRKETT said he felt sorry that the charge had question amongst themselves. Mr. Hodgson remarked been brought forward against Mr. Sands in such a man upon the impropriety of information having been with - ner, but he doubted not he would, when the proper inves held from him at the Town-office. tigation took place, stand higher with the public. After The MAYOR explained that be had felt it his duty to alluding to some expressions of Mr. Blackburn, and de give such instructions to protect the property of the bur- daring that in introducing politics or religion he had never thrown the first stone, he stated that he should • have had no difficulty in giving his vote to Mr. Lawrence, I yet what had been said by Mr. Blackburn had decided the question in his mind. If Mr. Lawrence was to be brought forward it should he by the majority and not the minority of the council. Mr. CHALMERS said there was no ground to suppose that Mr. Carrie had been instigated out of doors to bring forward the charge; but the only question they had to consider was whether the practice was right or wrong. The investigation could only be legitimately gone into by the council. He agreed with Mr. Blackburn, that if Mr. Sands were elected it would be tantamount to consider ing him guiltless. Mr. G. H. LAWRENCE expressed a hope that his friend Mr. Hornby would withdraw his (Mr. Lawrence's) name. He should not himself vote against Mr. Sands. He only thought that, after what had happened, it would be more advisable for that gentleman not to come forward on this occasion ; but that was a matter for his own consideration. He (Mr. L.) had not withdrawn any of the opinions be entertained on the school question. He entirely agreed with the views of the Government on the subject, and regretted that Sir J. Graham had been baffled in his attempt to introduce his system in the manufacturing districts. The Council then proceeded to the vote, for both can.. didates, and Mr. Sands was elected by a majority of 35 to 19. The voting was as follo ws : For Mr. Sands.—Councillors D. Hodgson, Shand, R. Houghton, I. Holmes, Blundell, Edwards, Tinne, Rae, Toulmin, Aspinall, Sothern, Royden, G. G. Hornby, W. Birkett, Wood, Boutfiower, Bushell, Kilshaw, Rigby, Lloyd, Jones, Parker, Plumpton, Glazebrook, A. Lace, Trotman, Harhord, Sheppard, and Smith; Aldermen R. Houghton, J. Lawrence, Crook, Bramley.Moore, Moly neux, and Chilton -35. For Mr. G. H. Lawrence.—Councillors W. Thornhill, Chalmer, Blackburn. Preston, H. Holmes, Aikin, H. Hornby, J. Hol mes , S tewart, H. Lawrence, J. Hornby, and Leigh; Aldermen Barclay, Turner, Freme, Holt, Moon, and Evans ; and the Mayor-19. Mr. SANDS was then sworn in, and inducted to the chair. He said that no one regretted the enquiry that had taken place more than himself; but he had a perfect consciousness that his house had acted right. He was himself (as they all admitted) perfectly unconscious that they were wrong. His anxious desire was to dis charge the duties that devolved upon him to the satisfac tion of the council and the town at large ; and he besought the support of the members, in order that the business might be so conducted as to maintain the high honour and dignity of that body. COMMITTEES, &C. The following gentlemen were elected members of the variionuasnccoememonit2tmeeitslfeoe.r_thseir T. B ensuingraynecakr,erv, Messrs.. Bir iz.: kett, Bushell, F reme , J o h n H o l mes, Hugh Hornby, R. Finance Houghton, jun., Gladstone, H. Lawrence, G. H. Law rence, Leigh, Moon, Shaw, and Smith. Watch Committee. —Messrs. Aspinall, Hugh Hornby, Trotman, Sothern, J. L awrence, Hodgson, Boutflower, Preston, Harbord, Rae, Kilshaw, Thornhill, Turner, Smith, Parker, G. H. Lawrence, G. G. Hornby, Stewart, Tinne, Thompson, J. Hornby, R. Houghton, sen., Glaz-brook, and Plumpton. Improvement Committee.—Messrs. H. Holmes, Tinne, Stewart, Kilshaw, J. Lawrence, Plumpton, Turner, Bar clay, Edwards, and Hodgson. Courts of Law Committee.---Messrs. H. Lawrence, Stewart, H. Holmes, Lloyd, Molyneux, North, Hodg son, Plumpton, and Aspinall. Markets Committee.—Messrs. Aspinall, I. Holmes, Kilshaw, Toulmin, Sheppard, Boutflower, Evans, Rigby, and Trotman. Education Committee.—Messrs. Chilton, Molynemr, Crook, Edwards, Harbord, Hodgson, R. Houghton, sen., North, Rae, G. H. Lawrence, Shand, Shaw, Thompson, Bouttlower, and Glazebrook. Gaol Committee.—The Mayor, Messrs. Aikin, Evans, Hodgson, J. Holmes, H. Hornby, R. Houghton, jun., Turner, and Gladstone. • Town-hall Committee. —The Mayor, Sir T. Brancker, Messrs. Barclay, Bushell, Hodgson, B. Moore, and Glad stone. Health Committee.—The Mayor, Messrs. Blackburn, Birkett, Bulley, Sothern, Harbord, Houghton, sen., I. Holmes, Kilshaw, Sheppard, Lace, Boutflower, Parker, Glazebrook, Tinne, Toulmin, and Aspinall. Gardens Committee.--Messrs. Crook, Jones, Preston, Thornhill, Trotman, Royden, and I. Holmes. Borough Court Committee.—Messrs. North, Trotman, Holt, Lace, Lloyd, Thompson, Edwards, and I. Holmes. Church Expenditure Committee.—Messrs. Molyneux, Griffith, Lace, Parker, Shand, G. G. Hornby, and Bir kett. Observatory Committee.—Messrs. Aikin, Blundell, Nicol, Houghton, sen., Rae, Shand, Plu►npton, and Blackburn. Fire Cornmiltee.—Messrs. Aikin, G. G. Hornby, H. Hornby, Gladstone, Nicol, Lloyd, Shand, J. Lawrence, Stewart, Turner, and Sir T. Brancker. Commissioners under the Pilot Ad.—Messrs. Sothern, Bouttlower, Glazebrook, Tinne, G. G. Hornby, and Chalmer. Auditors of Accounts.—Messrs. Sanderson, Welstead, and Green. THE MAYOR'S ALLOWANCE. Upon the motion of Sir T. BRANCKER, it was agreed that the allowance to the Mayor should be £2,000, ac cording to the resolution of the Council of March, 1836. QUARTERLY COUNCIL MEETINGS. It was agreed that the three following quarterly meet ings of the Council for 1843-4 should be held on the first Wednesday in February, May, and August, 1844. ROUTINE BUSINESS Mr. John Wybergh was re-appointed as treasurer ; the annual officers were re-appointed ; the charters, deeds, records, and muniments were ordered to be kept in the repository, and the common seal in the chest; the stand ing orders were re-passed ; a report respecting dangerous buildings in Fleet-street was referred to the Finance Com mittee ; and the proceedings of the last monthly council were read. THE TOWN DUES Mr. BUSHEL!, gave notice of motion for Monday to appoint a special committee of the council, to inquire into the recent charge preferred by Mr. Corrie. The MAYOR intimated his intention of resigning the chairmanship of the Dock Committee. The council adjourned at four o'clock. HER MAJESTY'S COACHMAN.—Her Majesty's State coachman, Mr. Henry Manwaring, died on Sunday morn ing, leaving a wife and large family to deplore his loss. It is added, he was an old and respected servant of their late Majesties George IV. and William IV., and of the present Queen, and universally esteemed by his fellow servants. He filled the situation as State coachman only ten months—making the deaths of three of her Majesty's State coachmen in less than two years. ACCIDENT IN PLYMOUTH S •,T •OU D —On Wednesday afternoon, about two o'clock, it being then very squally eo w rn e n a be t o h na e dr r, do , a ft hts the e o T r ßa e vr b ey a o , k a t t hwe w a t Q a e s ru seaeenendn, Queen's to av u r r sb s ao e nu t dr .. between pmearsebry: s t t h ht ne e md a e s e t rn: some of whom immediately went off to the spot in a boat, and picked up an old man in a state of great exhaustion. They made a signal for assistance, on which Mr. Walker, who was then on board H.M.S. Caledonia, proceeded to their aid, and having taken the old man into his boat, took him on board the Caledonia, in order to obtain medi -1 possible' but although every e him as quickly as possible, Ile boat sunk a few minutes ThuriC he old ma: -Plvm