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

Nov. 21, 1843 ROYAL CLEMENCY.—On Thursday evening last a letter e lle 8 It was transmitted from the Home-office, communicating to ,I L ., Coe_ of tea is gradually assimilating itself to that the Governor of Newgate her Majesty's gracious desire , 7 tar, being about 30,000,000 lbs. that the execution, ordered to take place yesterday, of the t hita r I taYal • y ear .Highness the Princess Royal completes her German convicted ' at the last session of the Central sqgCriminal Court of the wilf u l mur d er o f one o f hi s own tlefil l C ELn this day (Tuesday). countrymen, should be respited until her Majesty's further ar P a d ORPORATION.—W. Jeffccock, Esq., was pl easure s h ou ld b e k nown. S aY week elected the first Mayor of Sheffield. 1 0,,, kt ISOtyp, v A RELIC OF THE PEGASUS.—The Journal des Debats ' ,, or re - I, ' .A.EcTrox.—The nomination will take place states, that a few days since a bottle was found on the ,k r, t , w (Wednesday), and the polling on Thursday. coast of Holland, containing a slip of paper, on which 4 4 0 „ rands Hobler chief clerk to the Lord Mayor of was written—" Pegasus steamer to Fern Islands, night I l toe ap ," , has retired, ' after a service of 55 years, with a of Wednesday, July 19th, 1843. In great distress ; struck i t: " c'f' £640 per annum. tr,,l's a curiop s coiupon hidden rocks. On board fifty-five persons, vessel c li a f Lo the chief c ,.. ncylence, that new magic- must go down, and no Grace Darling." In giving the last two words the editor translates the first (Grace) " safety" l's s, "on, Edinburgh, and Glasgow, are all sta , Y profession. (satin!) not aware that they referred to the intrepid girl ilt4 t" lin m e - ouß.—lt was reported, last week, that Mr. now . unhappily no more. elk "ett, M.P. for South Wilts, had died after a short WILL OF THOMAS DU BITISSON.—This celebrated merchant has by . his will, on half a sheet of note-paper in Tic T he rumour turns out to be utterly unfounded. . Fi e tale Earl his own handwriting, disposed of the enormous sum of , isio_ distributed of Eremont, during the last sixty years £lll,OOO among his wife and children, in the following iskellsee,s in acts of charity and liberality, the manner s- viz.—to his wife £31,000, to his daughter Eliza ?ltait urn of 1,200,000, or about X 20,000 per annum. , beth £,OOO, to his daughter Lucy £25,000, and to his N. Hills, Son, and Underwood, of this city, had a son James the whole of his business, and £30,000, re (4)of this week, containing 7,000 gallons of vinegar, ' commending him to employ " great care, strict attention, Iti i Which were lost.—Norwich Mercury. ' absolute industry, and economy," towards improving it. tlepolid that Lord Campbell is devoting his leisure to The probate bears a stamp of £l,soo.—Britannia. " 11 , f ro er artt work—" The Lives of the Lord Chancel- 1 MELANCHOLY OCEURRENCE.—EarIy on Wed n e s d a y ,k oe c a the N orman C onquest to t h e present time." : morning, the Messrs. Ritchie, father and two s ons , fish 3.4tilttlasi" of £2OO a-year has been gran t e d t o Sir W m . I ers, while following their usual occupation, left the quay '41141, Professor of Astronomy, and President of the 1 at Irvine in their boat, and proceeded to the bay, where 4, sh Academy. ; they spent a considerable time in fishing. A smart breeze e rs ?e°teh paper states that Mr. Hill, of Eden-hall, near 1 springing up, they steered ho m e war d, a n d w h en a b ou t LOti, r, 'Rt. h,. fled bull "Eden." 'urnberland, h as re f use d £7OO f or h is ce l e b ra t e d the bar-mouth the boat swa m ped, and, melan reachin, choly to relate, relate, the whole cre w p er i s h e d, exce pt th e e ld es t "' son, who providential y got hold of an oar, to which he k? ‘ l7 tYro 4 0h , n (relict of the noble poet), together with adhered till some fearless seamen rescued him from a it ter,,l.er, the Countess of Lovelace, (" Ada, sole I watery grave.—Glasgow paper. z,,..ift on vE my house and heart,") are at present staying . A MURRAIN.—As a proof of the alarming nature of ' Ro a• 'rlio . ; the disease among cattle and of its extent in ou r neigh nkto lkdi mpson, Esq., ex-Mayor of H u ll, gallantly ' bourhood, we may state—and we have the stat emen t on -weekri,to the H um b er w i t h hi s c l ot h es on, on Th urs- unquestionable authority—that in a district of eight or C o and saved a man in the service of Messrs. Gee ten miles round Derby, the loss of cattle from the cause sAs ~.,.' af Hull, from drowning. has been something like £2OOO within the last year or 15 UL D t e a, ~.. INsoevENT.—On Friday last, Sir Hugh months. Of course, the whole loss cannot be ascertained ; 11 / Pcir e ~" is described as very aged and feeble, was but we have seen a list of 227 head of cattle lost by the I, , to o ? a u by the Chief Commissioner of the Insolvent disease during this time, belonging to farmers residing li e r Court, in London, after having been imprisoned near us, which, valued at £8 each, is pretty nearly this f r i aot t il lie en's Prison eighteen years. suns.—Derby Mercury. l i 0 4 ,, (3 rthwick has let 120 acres of arable land, in lots I THE INDIAN MAILS.—The mails from India, China, 4 4tr er ; chain to four acres, to the tradesmen and &c., due by the Great Liverpool, arrived at the General ti a ° ;icl tb, a ,f the parish of Blockley, Worcestershire. It Post-office on the afternoon of yesterday week, via* South iota "' his lordship has signified his intention of set- ampton. They were contained in sixty-five boxes, and ic b more land in the same way. th e num b er o f l e tt ers a l one excee d e d 5 0, 00 0. By great ati t. .....,. MPROVEMENT IN TRADE. Last week— exertions the London portion of them we r e d e li vere d i n I is ill :, d 'n be in consequence o f th e news f rom th e E as t the course of the evening. A great number of letters, ye n ta for ce r t a i n sor t s o f Gl asgow goo d s , as th e y washed ashore from the wreck of the of them been received by these mails, and most_ distributed. t ili' a were authorised to give an advance of one -1 ' \ l ) Several, however, are so defaced by the sea-water, as to kii,,, erthshire Constitutional. render their delivery impossible, L' il l t'oermence of the large number of notices of private bt, she introduced in the ensuing session of Parlia- LES HW 0 ALE SLAUGHTER.—Sir F. Goodricke, at Cler entertained moot Lodge Norfolk, last week, the Earl o set, ,„_ a t extra Gazette was published on Wednesday ctse Tstaieing nearly thirty pages of closely printed Card"gan, Lord Macdonald, Lord Maidstone, the Hon. Ca lain Spencer, Mr. Payne, and Mr. Hungerford. The 41,:ute cribing this batch of prospective legislation. el i hti. "KS AT WAKEFIELD.—The Aire and Calder ty, consisting of ev en, ( I killed—November Bth, 111441 Company are about to form new docks at 1 25 a 2 r pheasants, 438 hares, ' lO7 rabbits. 13 partridges, 2 woodcocks ~ total, 812. November 9th-331 pheasants, th:Ni fi e l d C ompany docks will cover about two acres of land, 305 hares, 162 rabbits, 3 partridges, 3 woodcocks ; total, 're,Olut on the Manchester and Leeds Railway, on 804. November 10th-235 pheasants, 441 hares, 110 bcts , side of the station. house. rabbits, 4 partridges, two woodcocks • total, 792. Total , b 1.,, INrc i ,, VOt t. ..._ -:.NT NOT UNCOMMON IN THE LIFE OF AN 818 pheasants, 1,184 hares, 379 rabbits, 20 partridges, 7 dOdea ~- -t tn article that we published not long since woodcocks. Grand total, 2,408 iu three days. ',•llie,o4._s,llbscriber, and he " stopped the paper." To- FIRES AT BIRMINGHAM.—About one o'clock on ‘trao,".lescended to ask of us an editorial favour. It Thursday week intelligence was received in Birmingham ti, (l ,l liNi r , e " .-- Stockport Advertiser. of a fire at Yardley Mill, about three miles distant, and t t , s t for e , d , n esday a man of the name of Patterson, noto- which, on the arrival of the fire engines, proved to be of a tkuoepre Profession of Atheism, was convicted before serious character, the mill and its contents being nearly publicSt i l ll9f Session at Edinburgh, of vending blasphe- consumed. The mill is occupied as a water corn mill by s„, nations, and sentenced to fifteen months' im- Mr. Wardhaugh, and the total loss will be about £600.- 14 4 4"kive On Wednesday last an alarming and destructive fire broke , I tres, R nLY ACCIDENT.—A few days ago an afflicting out in the shopping connected with the premises of Mr. h ily Ni, _e took place in Gallowgate, Glasgow. While a Turley, japanner, Hospital-street, and which, from the tiZ.,, hi r_r at dinner, the father gave a bone to a child, inflammable nature of the contents, very soon involved a li k l i Of 'ln the act of divesting it of the remaining poi.- great destruction of property, probably to the extent of L t is m e th, incautiously swallowed the bone, which £3OOO. etas hroat, and almost instantly choked it. SINGULAR REMAINS OF ANTIQUITY.—Some curious k l 4lll lg e h liS T.Eß ANTI-CORN-LAW MEETING.—At the remains of the footsteps of reptiles and unknown animals l op e of ai Nin the Town-hall, on Tuesday, for the pur- have repeatedly been brought to light in the excavations of sh,tost4log the funds of the League, and in particular the sandstone in Storeton Quarry, Cheshire. They are tii'4il ied a !log to the £lOO,OOO fund, there was £12,077 literally casts from the impressions made by the reptiles 41 te 'n the room by 101 individuals and firms, in the soft clay over which they walked. Two remark -I,‘ •Cl2O ea h• able fine specimens of these iteresting remains of a for t'lNrne c ' th le s i n Parts of England the Papists experience diffi- mer world may be seen in . the n possession of IV . Ir. Deck, inof King's Parade, whose visit to the quarry this summer h t k t eciti - ,, tna king converts from the lower orders, from search of them was most successful. They are, .we un- SI, tie s : a ny of old pensioners who have witnessed its derstand, purchased to add to the already beautiful . col ear e v :',, lld effects in Roman Catholic countries, and o ear a o l u f epe, of its atrocities falls with due weight on lection . of geological curiosities belonging to the Univer t 484 their friends. sity.— Cambridge Chronicle. THE LATE DUEL.—On Friday last, Inspector Aggs, to t t aiss a " a Y night week, a destructive fire broke out in the L, k nut oil Ogilvie and Field, manufacturers of who, as it will be remembered, conducted in so efficient a manner the inquiry relative to the death of the late q. ,ioil and patent candles in Paradise-street, Lam lamented Lieutenant-Colonel Fawcett,. entered the Mar building was entirely consumed—and of 16 lebone police-court, and addressing the sitting magistrate, 'era aclos'crorfolk-street one is completely destroyed and the Mr. Long, before whom the case had been gone into, in- Nk o , eor less damaged. 6t a 'aten formed him that Lieutenant Munro and Lieutenant Grant t'thi,as b ."-- Lately, at Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Mr. would surrender to take their trials at the next session of It ,oin ot '2,ncornbe to Mr. Feargus O'Connor. After the Central Criminal Court. Lieutenant Grant was the t11 4 1. ° speaemselves to the mob. the unhappy couple . set first who gave notice to . Mr. Maule, the solicitor to the tcq r s ors - the honey-moon amongst the colliers an Treasury, of his intention to stand his trial, and shortly 1,4411 e 0 after where they expect, by their presence, 1 after he had done so, Lieutenant Munro made a com )r,!lit e .,: m naiderable agitation. ; munication to the same quarter to the like effect. Iklly„'''ta.ouß.—This vagabond party have started a ! excavating a sewer in East -o.o,!osala_Pe_r to . propa . gate their lies and . delusions—it will ' lane, Walwo r th, and when the workmen had got near to Ol4 4 l , 4 ,stivertized in our paper this day. II e hope no , the Walworth-road, they discovered the remains of some te t ave will be so absurd as to lay out threepence on ; old building,. which for a long time defied the power of et ih 4 . and warn the agricultural community not to A e Do . , their pickaxes and shovels. At last they were enabled to RA o r , Ilion to enter their dwellings. ; 04 ~ -Iv cut through about four feet of brickwork, and arrived at 'grali t ti:KßATE THIEF.—On Monday, a man who ' the depth they had to go. The wall is supposed to be the ht 4, 1 4%1 near to the elephant in Hylton's menagerie, 1 remains of Sir William Walworth's house, which, at the ,'os",`, 11 ,1a;;;; bad the end of a paper of tobacco projecting ' time he was Lord Mayor, stood in the fields apart from "dreecrie meet; the elephant unceremoniously took it , any other house. The wall extends nearly 50 yards up S ' A eo'' pocket, swallowed the tobacco, and re- : East-lane. Sir William Walworth will be well rernem sNe QPe 'ori c -17 LA 1. to the astonished individual. ' bored for the part he took against Wat Tyler in the reign Ai, Pan 4 ANT, a of Richard 11., when he struck the blacksmith with, it is 61 ,, e i b w as - FATAL ACCIDENT.—Last Tuesday, h le said, the very mace which is now on show-d a y s carr i e d i n ..o,l'As„, arnplo ed in the workshop sharpening a an , the Lord Mayor's state carriage. tiled i' h a l fa e - t ' o s r of a grindstone worked by steam, in Oh. gki,„ ,Y, Gravel-lane, London. Whilst so en- A PANIC AMONG THE PATRONS OF THE TURF.—As a ,li,"rata r 3 8 tone flew into pieces, one of which struck set-off to the sweeping reforms which have recently been ,r 0 C A , wi th such violence as to deprive him of life. i effected on the turf by the exclusion of notorious default ; ors from places which they had sullied by their frauds, Ya lt4 sie 7 s e ! CLUB.—His Majesty the King of Hano - w ill 1 certain " honourable members of the law" have put their •ith - Di e — cued to the Duke of Beaufort that he tN,e Dror eof.wits to work to find a " Roland for an Oliver," and we . X. 50 next season for a vocal composition, ; ;bear that, on competent legal authority, qui tam actions tol l ) Cate): 81 nnal members of the noblemen and gentle have. been . commenced against noblemen and gentlemen o t . et r and a nd Glee Club, of which his l‘lajesty is a ; of distinction, under the 9th Anne, c. 14, to recover pe- L 'N k l s r epo a stanch supporter. lties for " gambling," i.e. for winning money on the N t tl f t a I. , t ed in the higher monetary circles that the t n u a rf to the amount of £3O 000. The speculators have o t ki ti g..,t_ind is privately advancing money on trans- I . gone at high game, and have marked down Lord Eeling kliiettt haver" securities at the unprecedented low rate of ; toun, Lord G. Bentinck, Col. Peel, Mr. Greville,' cum e annum. From the sources of our informs- multis aliis. whose winnings they expect to . bag threfold. Pd, Jan reason to doubt that such is the fact.— i et a, —Berkshire Chronicle. Yto ''At a 1 A SLAVE FROM THE LAND OF LIBERTY.—A run- Lii t .Ni sti. , meeting held at Manchester, on Thursday i away slave, belonging to an American vessel that lay out ql4;te,d 1 , 6 ' 3 ,5 of a large body of Milk Sellers and others I in the Penrath roads last week, was found secreted on ILliViv ea `Lthe trade (in consequence of the farmers I board a Waterford brig in the Bute docks, which he had iv ih an 7tice of an advance), it was resolved that I entered some weeks previous as an able seaman. A Ka t ie r e . 48 . per dozen be paid to the farmer ; and ll tailed to the public at 21d per quart, as usual. of the A • ship's h • strong party ka QI/ Akt tained his place of retreat, entered the brig and forcibly AO f ar _ AN RESEARCHES.—Mr. C. Ade, of Mil- bore off the unfortunate slave. Neither remonstrance iiAjlei k a I _ ll , near Lewes, has very recently dug up in nor resistance was offered on the occasion, and the Yan itat an.7ensiderable number of silver pennies of the kee trader having conveyed the poor fellow on board, im- Aa (~,_ut, Harold the First, Hardicanute, and Ed- mmediately set sail for his destination. The captured ki, s ate The coins are said to be in an ex- slave was an excellent seaman, and bore upon his per tleosi," r. Preseryation.—Keni Observer. son many and severe marks of his helpless condition, and ,i th- al lding trade in Sunderland, which in cons- the brutality of his task-masters. [lt is a disgrace to the ti ed , is other interests of that port, has been so long People of Cardiff to have allowed this poor fellow to be ska°atioB her to show signs of revival, several re-captured and dragged back by his tormentors from the kodic recently been received for ships to be built sanctuary of the British soil.] a, ar i - s t !ade. In one instance the order has been STYBARROW CRAG, ULLswATErt..—This stupendous lit IN 'in another for seven vesssels. cobble crag, so well known, and so greatly admired by ' l 4 l .l ta LIN kli a „..,e ti F ßOM THE SOCIETY OF FRIENDS.—Mr. all tourists and geologists for its rugged barrenness, its viol , e „rY Leathern, Wakefield, banker, and his romantic grandeur, and wood and water scenery, either '\N A , l ot iiened their connexion with the Society of on the night of Wednesday week or early on Thursday elI. Vnday week, at the monthly meeting at morning, felt the first convulsive shock, and part of it /,ts . .e have not heard what religious body they was shivered on the narrow pass in the public road lead rrittillcnn, but understand they have recently at- ing from Penrith to Patterdale, when the Patterdale post ck4, ,°rl3e Church.—Local paper. man went past on the forenoon of Thursday. During krt;Of th.uasTeEß.—At a central meeting of the the time, however that he was at Patterdale, another more illr,edl.B n oble -minded man, on the 15th Inst., it Nti td ' 4) hold meetings immediately in every part 1 1 43, to take into consideration the most ad -4%.11,._.°f raising a fund for his liberation The the i ll held to• morrow (Wednesday) at Hud kt 4 W. B. Ferrand, Esq. will take the chair. e,_ o c .,_ severe convulsion had taken place, so that the road was impassable from the large masses of rock which had fallen, and he was obliged to return to Patterdale with his gig, and find his way back . to Penrith by traversing the higher part of the . mountain on foot. Since then the largest block., which were of immense size, have been rolled down the mighty steep, on the opposite side of the road, .alb 7 4 b. t he force coal-wagon was into the lake of Ullswater, which, at that place, is the o,a il l '),e force of the wind alone from Ralston deepest part of it. This singular convulsion of Stybar -110 of ... Lar.lisle, on the Mary port railway, in the row Crag has given rise to much excitement in that part it'ilvl•eo minutes. The distance is upwards of 1144 a man rode on the carriage the whole way. of Westmoreland. I N hoa r a tolerable speed, being about twenty-four 41 • \ iitt‘t4 1i.% c , THE PLYMOUTH BREAKWATER.—The last . stone of the lighthouse tower, at the western end of this stupen dous sea barrier, was set on Tuesday week by the Rear tlat,vph, S CENE.—On Sunday week sixty-nine t' 0,„..„, been saved from shipwreck during the 40Itt Admiral Superintendent of the dock-yard, Sir Samuel Pym, K.C.8., who proceeded to the spot, accompanied Godke •-c 18th ult., publicly returned thanks to by his secretary, Mr. Dent, and his flag-lieutenant, Mr. N th e; in Cromer Church, Norfolk. They all POtbury. Captain Milne, of the Caledonia 120, was also calm th en, on were called over by the officiating present. The tower is 122 feet in height from the level of Vatik a ,..el, on their knees, joined in the beautiful i ttlbt - the bottom of the sea, and 56 feet from the level surface i i , al, Elv ing. breakwater.t c h k e sof essec g r s lt i is e composed ,tbe s t of w 3l b io courses a s o l f a tl T y e A,, }11 a1 , 1, A i 1. ,: 111 E THEATRE-ROYAL, MANCHESTER. I ° 3lo N Lre, Pit last " The Tempest" was performed at the late superintendent of the dock-yard, Vice-Admiral Alt se e Miss Gardner, who played Ariel, was, Warren, on the 22nd February, 1841. The lighthouse is l itb ,.ltir e e l l 3 l e, swinging at some distance above the divided into five stories, in which are an oil-room , a store Z ei Pit Y wh. . ich she was suspended snapped, and room, a dwelling. room, a bed-room, and a watch-room. t :h - •-ie e Ped to the ground. We are happy to say It has 14 windows, seven of which are in the watch-room, it e , la ti d ecy c a e a Pt E i N on oz o . f_a o c u ut T o u n ead th a e y colivientianngd about a bo fe u w t the frames being constructed of bell-metal, as are also the o f. 00 Y escaped without serious injury. outer doors. The lantern is the only thing now necessary ,edi b i e ral lads, apparently much intoxicated , ,et to complete it for service, which it is expected will be ready to be brought into use early in the next year, when ever since e t I v B e l s s s . el, which has been l ' k . it •h al. : l e n n og e ?a d llowVe, ilisturl d ain t g and insult- moored the it will s i n n p t e l i i .s e e g Sound u the d o t 5,,".V110 1 I V with a lad y, who revolting oath o ') by ss one of G UANO AS A MANURE.—As every information con t‘rtbet, t ae a no sooner emitted the fulsome and nected with this new manure is now of the utmost irn iNtll4l,nto a B _ ll he ' suddenly dropped down. He portance to the agriculturist, we have much pleasure in % e, , , on e __urgon shop adjoining, but •!ve un- laying before our readers the following details of an ex tie4oei,,,.. Aacninaion, life was found extinct.— peritnent made by Mr. Bonn, of Lowther, and to which 'sqk '• )N ta, N AT he referred at the recent dinner, of the agricultural so ib,l'it de °f Jol H.—About three weeks ago, a person ciety at Carlisle. The produce of an acre of meadow til t0,,,- . st at I n Todhunter, of Grisdale, who was in land, sown with guano, in April, 1842, at the rate of 3 cwt. 4t i tC:- f riers e et mind, left home, saving he was going per acre, adding nine Winchester Bushels of ashes in mix -14 'leered sat or near Threlkeld. A few days ing, annual value of the laud, 20s. per acre. In 1842, ,"it s A ti to ascertainhay; if he had arrived at his friend's of the same quality, without any management, produced qip e s nih aL .feond he had not. In consequence, 154 stones of hay ; increased weight of hay, 142 stones. ;tits*.alfferitants of the vale mustered, and began In 1843, the same plot of ground produced, by' uano ': (4 ,kr 4': foan'it directions, and after several days' land, 256 stones of hay ; in 1843, without any manage- B t 4 f or I dieb I n a lonely spot at the back of Souter ment, 186 stones of hay ; total increased weight of hay k 4,.tsin,L!ck, where he must have lain for up- in two years, 212 stones. Guano sown in April, 1843, )1,1b . 10 t, 'an travelled an oli t. t a h t b a l e eak to m li o e u d n o t w ai e ns s t l i l l d l 1 , I e to Him h 4 ' .; o, ton gu es ar o lo f s hay ; land without any , quaEty, 130 stones of hay ; increased weight. 118 . w 0 spa e 1,. GENERAL MISCELLANY LAW INTELLIGENCE DISTRICT COURT OF BANKRUPTCY (13;fore Mr. Commissioner Phillips,) RE THOMAS PRICE. On Friday this bankrupt, who has been so frequently before the court, and whose examinations have bee❑ already six times adjourned, three times of which were sine die, came again before his Honour to submit himself to a further examination relative to his affairs. Mr. BARDSWELL addressed the learned Commissioner upon the fact that the bankrupt, after being adjourned sine die by him upon the ground that he had not disclosed his receipts and payments satisfactorily, time having been given to him for that purpose, had had the audacity to appear before the learned Commissioner in the other tour t with the identical balance-sheet, the incompleteness and unsatisfactory state of which had caused his Honour to postpone his further examination sine die. His HONOUR remarked upon the present state of the accounts, and considered that the bankrupt had not yet made a full discovery and disclosure of his estate and effects, and as several meetings had been held for that purpose, he adjourned the bankrupt's examination again sine die. RE MURRAY AND BROWN These bankrupts, who are extensive engineers and mill. wrights, appeared to pass their final examination. A pre liminary objection was taken to the meeting, and the in competence of the bankrupts to pass their examination, from the circumstance of the balance-sheet not having been filed ten days before the meeting. •His HONOUR held this omission to be fatal. The rules and orders laid down by the Lord Chancellor were, that ten days at least the balance-sheet should be filed in duplicate, and here nine days bad 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 co n t rar y t o the dhancellor'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 re^ords of the court. The meeting was then adjourned to the 6th December, at one o'clock, for that purpose. THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD ET ADJOURNED QUARTERLY ING OF THE ga ti on h e enterta i ned for them the highest respect, and he Dlr. HENRY LAWRENCE rose to explain, in answer to COUNCIL. could not ad m it th a t th ey h a d acted discreditably to their a remark of Mr. Aikin's, that he gave no opinion at the .EI judecaent in acquitting Mr. Sands of the charge. He con- last meeting, and voted against the adjournment. eluded by exp ress i ng a hope that they wou ld, b y electing Mr. Eva:as remarked th a t, notw i t h standing the opin. . urnment, on Tues- Mr. Sands, him with the same hi g h an d honours- on of the Mayo r th a t h e was precluded from addressing This Council met, pursuant t o a djo day, and at eleven o'clock a ver y f u ll meet i ng was aSSinn- ble character he h a d b orne t h roug h out. - i the Council, having spoken previously, he considered bled. On opening the proceedings, Mr. G. H. LAWRENCE said there were other parties on himself now entitled to do so, a substantial motion hay- The MAYOR rose to state that the first business of the their tri 11 to-day besides Mr. Sands. There was Mr. ing been made which he rose to second. He could not council was to proceed to the election of a Mayor to sus- Corrie, a man of integrity and judgment ; and though he do this without animadverting upon the character of th e ceed himself in that office; and before sitting down he had Preferred the charge at a critical moment, he considered gentleman whom he seconded ; and as he was a conser. to communicate to the council, that in consequence of that it was time to put a stop to the practice. He (Mr. vative his praise would not run to any lenath. what had passed at the last meeting, he had himself lodged Lawrence) believed that Messrs. Sands were the only The TOWN-CLERK thought that the in the hands of the T own • C le rk a f orma l res i gnat i on of . house that had s y s t ema ti ca ll y carr i ed it on. (Cries of question and Mr. Evans ha% Mg already his office. " No, no.") He had never thought higher of Mr. Sands, not, with regard to propriety of proceedii Mr. SANDS then rose, and was evidently labouring whom he highly respected, than when he declined to be to speak again. under great emotion. He proceeded to state that at the nominated until the matter was fully investigated, as ad- A long and somewhat irregular conversation arose, last meeting of the Council, of which the present was an vised by Mr. Lace and Mr. North, and he regretted that some members impugning the Town-clerk's law, and adjournment, he felt himself impelled from the circum- determination had not been adhered to. He had a great others maintaining that any other course would lead to stances which had occurred, to intimate his unwillingness respect for the gentlemen who had engaged in the rnercan- an endless debate. The question having been decided at that time to be elected to the Mayoralty, and to with- tile investigation ; but he could not acknowledge this that Mr. Evans could not be heard further, draw any claims which he might have had upon their decision. The case ought to have been investigated by Mr. SHAND expressed his opinion that no fraudulent notice. From circumstances which had since occu rre d, the council. If they elected Mr. Sands Mayor they could intention on the part of Mr. Sand s having b een i m p ute d , lie now recalled that withdrawal, and if elected by them not afterwards put him upon his trial; neither could they the Council might fairly proceed to his election, and it to the office of Mayor, would endeavour to fulfil the du- with propriety charge other town dues than he had been must be borne in mind that if, as it bad been said, the ties of the office to the utmost sot hi s a bility. paying. Thee had been told i n th e papers o f S unday election of Mr. Sands must be considered as a verdict of Mr. JAMES LAWRENCE then rose, and in a few corn- meetings in the Town-hall on this subject, but he knew of acquittal, so his rejection must be regarded as one of plimentary remarks respecting the high character of Mr. no such meetings. condemnation. Sands, proposed that gentleman as Chief Magistrate for Sir T. BrtAscßEn. alluded to the alleged Sunday meet- Mr. TURNER said it was not his intention to speak at the ensuing year. ing, and showed that there was no truth whatever in the all this morning; but as a particular friend of his was Mr. Alderman CROOK said he had much pleasure in assertion. He was much pleased when Mr. Sands said now proposed, he could not refrain from seconding his seconding the nomination of Mr. Sands. He was a gen. that he would not be nominated until the charge were nomination, and felt perfectly convinced that Mr. George tleman of high standing as a merchant in this town. The investigated. It could not be wiped away but by the Hall Lawrence would well and faithfully discharge the manner too in which he had discharged the duty of chair- council themselves investigating it. For himself, nothing duties of that high office. man to the Dock Trust was also a guarantee that, if could induce him, were he so circumstanced, to take that Mr. BLACKBURN had voted for the adjournment at elected to the office of Chief Magistrate, he wou ld di s- chair until an inve s ti gat i on h a d ta k en p l ace ; and he the last meeting from a feeling thathim tot i pe t irn w ibp a oy s ons b ;ht u ji)e t oo j nwß u ee s tvco t ee t rdi o v,eect g rhi i d v aoe e tf charge the duties connected with it fi rm ly, f a ithf u ll y, an d thought Mr. Sa n d s wou ld stan d i n a b etter position next to Mr. Sands an opportunity of vindicating the charge impartially. He had, therefore, great plea sure i n secon d - year for the hono ur to which he asphiried: butH evrod(SuilrTre. retire tt w hh h ee i T c c h oouw l n i n a ci d iDw b u e oe e su n id b Hb r e o . Hei u wn g a h as t mn a eu g ‘c a eh i r ns ing the nomination. would not, h owever, vote against m The MAYOR said he had a communicatio n f rom M r. if the votes were t a k en. Corrie, the receiver of the Town Dues, on the subject of Mr. DAVID HODGSON was compelled against his in- upon his claims at this meeting; and so it appeared was what had occurred at the last Council, and wished to clination to rise for the purpose of expressing his senti- the case. He felt, therefore, surprised that Mr. Sands have the opinion of the Council if he should read it. ments upon this subject. He felt that there was a very should offer himself for the office, whilst a prima facie M un r• c h t i t was the d uty - o f th e great singul ar ity i n t h e co i nc i dence as to time of Mr. case against his fitness was still undecided, and was con- Council thought elect g the Mayor. He would Corrie's communication, an d h e f e l t i nc li ne d to think that winced that he would better have consulted his honour, Co therefore object to any papers being read until th e M ayor , there was some l ur ki ng cause f or that coineidence some- and satisfied the public mind, by allowing another gentle had been ISAAC HOLMES first had been elected. where. The charge had been called a grave one, but it man to occupy the chair, and presenting himself for elec- The MAYOR said he had also received a communication was also an indiscreet one ; to decide it, however, was tion, with a cleared reputation, another year. As between from a committee of Merchants upon the same subject. beyond the powers of this council. It must go before a the two candidates, he certainly had a leaning towards Mr. Mr. TOULMIN thought the Council had nothing to do legal tribunal to decide what was the law of the case, and G. H. Lawrence ; and in forming this, he was influenced with communications. It was their duty to proceed at it was not at all competent for any committee, or any body by the liberal views which Mr. Lawrence had entertained once to the election of Mayor. of men, to decide upon a question of law, and purge a on the subject of the Corporation Schools. For his views The MAYOR.—But these documents bear on the elec- man's honour as if they were deciding a Newmarket bet. on that question alone he should vote against Mr. Sands. tion; and, notwithstanding what Mr. Toulmin states, I Nine years ago Mr. Corrie had brought this question be- He (Mr. Blackburn) would never give his vote for feel it to be my duty to state that such papers are in my fore the Finance Committee, and their answer to him was any man who would be a party to inflicting the possession. (Hear.) " get what you can !" They had no definite law upon the gross hardships of excluding the po C chi H ld- Mr. BLACKB URN th oug ht th at as t h e papers had re- su bj ect ; and instead of this council visiting-Mr. Sands' ren from the Schools of the Corporation. or If Mratholic. G. ference to the subject they ought to be read. He would conduct with reprobation, the council ought to thank him i Lawrence then could assure him that he had not, as was howeve r be glad to hear the Town-clerk's opinion upon for affording them the opp or t un it y t o d eterm i ne what was reported, retracted the opinions which he entertained 12 the subject. the law. The council cannot be afraid of submitting these months a g o, h e s h ou ld have his sup port. If he could not, The TOWN-CLERK said he thou g ht th e M ayor per f ect l y c l a i ms t o t h e d ec i s i on of the authorities of the land. It he sho u ld wa lk out when the votes were taken. in order in having the communications laid before the is discreditable for them to attempt to settle any such Mr. BIRKETT said he felt sorry that the charge had Council. question amongst themselves. Mr. Hodgson remarked ' been brought forward against Mr. Sands in such a man- Mr. BUSH ELL thought that as no direct ch arge h a d b een upon the impropriety of information having been wi.h. near, but he doubted not he would, when the proper inves iMAYOßt instructions cexplained protect that h the ehad property felt i t o his t h duty u t r o . 1 Glaringa l l udi n g thatto s o m i n e i e n x t r p o r d e s u s c i i o n n g s p o o f l l A . t l i c r s . B o r l a c r k e b l i u g r o n n , and hehdaed brought in that council against Mr. Sands, it was nothing held from him at the Town-office. tigation took place, stand higher with the public. fter but the duty of the Mayor to bring the matter before the giv T e h s e uc Council. The MAYOR..--IS it the pleasure of the Councethat I gesses. never thrown the first stone, lie stated that lie should should read the documents? (Cries of "Yes, yes," and Mr. HODGSON proceeded to give the heads of a num- have had no difficulty in gising his vote to Mr. Lawrence, " Read, read.") ber of qnestions which he had proposed to the Town yet what had been said by Mr. Blackburn had decided the Mr. SHUTTLEWORTH (the Deputy Town-Clerk) then Clerk to be put to Mr. Corrie a n d answered, but was question in his mind. If Mr. Lawrence was to be brought re a d th e l e tt er of Mr. Corrie to the Mayor, dated the 6th told that they could not be entertained. He Proceeded to forward it should be by the maj or it y and not th e n • - nnority of November, and which accused the house of Sands, give the transactions of several houses in 1842 and 1843, of the council. Turner, and Co. of being in the habit of getting bales and asked whether any remonstrance had been made on Mr. CHALMERS said there was no ground to sup ose passed as trusses, and chests as boxe s , i n or d er t o eva d e th e su bj ec t ; b u t cou ld rece i ve no reply. He now asked that Mr. Currie had been instigated out of doors to !spring the dock dues. The letter has already appeared at len g th the Council why Mr. S an d s h a d b een c h arge d for having forward the charge; but the only question they had to in the public papers, and theref ore it i s unnecessary to entered 4299 boxes and trusses in 1843, whilst Messrs. consider was whether the practice was right or wrong. publish it again. The next letter which Mr. Shuttleworth Taylor, Potter and Co. had shipped 5000 and upwards, The investigation cou ld on l y b e legitimately gone into by read was another from Mr. Cor r iA o the Mayor, in which without remonstrance. the council. He agreed with Mr. Blackburn, that if Mr. he more fully entered into the charge against the house of The MAYOR called attention to the fact that a portion Sands were elected it would be tantamount to consider- Sands, Turner, and Co. Mr. Corrie stated in the letter of the goods shipped by one of the houses named were ing him guiltless. that he complained of the system so far back as the year entered as bales and cases. Mr. G. H. LAWRENCE expressed a hope that his friend 1834. He particularly noticed a comp l a i n t w hi c h h e made M r. H ooosos proceeded to say, that if the goods Mr. Hornby would withdraw his (Mr. Lawrence's) name. in that year to a Mr. Blake, who was in the employ of shipped by Mr. Sands had been spread over a great space He should not himself vote against Mr. Sands. He only the Messrs, Sands, Tur ner , an d Co. Some o f t h e trusses o f ti me , h e could have no proof of the charge now made, thought that, after what had happened, it would be more which he then complained of contained from 102 to 105 and it was absurd and injurious to bring such a charge, advisable for that gentleman not to come forward on this cubic feet. He told Mr. Blake that he should infor m which it was utterly impossible to substantiate. He re- occasion ; but that was a matter for his own consideration. Messrs. Sands, Turner, and Co., of the circumstance, in marked upon the paltry amount of the dues said to be He (Mr. L.) had not withdrawn any of the opinions he the hop e th a t system would be changed. Mr. Blake af- improperly paid, and asked if it was dignified in this entertained on the school question. He entirely agreed terwards called at his (Mr. Corrie's) office, and state d council to listen to a charge so trifling, affecting the ho- with the views of the Government on the subject, and that other merchants were in the habit of ge tti ng th e i r nour of a gentleman thought worthy by a majority of his regretted that Sir J. Graham had been baffled in his goods passed in a similar manner, and referred to th e fellow-townsmen to fill the office of Mayor of the second attempt to introduce his system in the manufacturing houses of Mr. Wm. Brown, and Mr. Wm. Rathbone ; commercial city in the empire. Had such a charge been districts. but he (Mr. Corrie) on referring to the accounts of th ose made against himself, he should have taken quite an op- The Council then proceeded to the vote, for both can gentlemen, found that there was no authority whatever posite course to that taken by Mr. Sands, and, appealing didates, and Mr. Sands was elected by majority of a for the statement. Mr- Corrie conducted by stating that to the law, defied any imputations which such a charge 19. The voti ng was as follows -- he had no alternative, in the proper discharge of his duty, could bring. He should support Mr. Sands with his vote, For Mr. Sands. — Councillor s D. Hodgson, Shand, R. than to bring the matter before the Mayor and Co unc il. and trusted, for the honour of this council, that Mr. Sands Houghton, I. Holmes, Blundell, Edwards,Ti Rae Mr. BRAateme-MooRE inquired the date on which Mr. would be elected, not only by a great majority, but unani- Toulmin, Aspinall, Sothern,Royden,G. Tinne, W. G. Hornby, •IN . Corrie first discovered the system. mously. Birkett, Wood, Boutflower, Bushell, Kilshaw, Rigb The MAYOR replied that it was i n th e year 1834 . M r . J OSEPH H ORNBY sa id t h at h e thought the discus- Lloyd, Jones, Parker, Plumpton, Glazebrook, A. Lace, ace, Mr. G. H. LAWRENCE inquired from the Mayor when sion had now been carried quite far enough, and in order Trotman, Harhord, Sheppard, and Smith; Aldermen R. he received the first communication from Mr. Corrie. to bring it to a conclusion he had another gentleman to Houghton, J. Lawre nce , C roo k , Bramley-Moore, MolY- The MAYO R r epli e d th a t h e rece i ve d t h e communica- propose i n li eu of Mr. Sands. neux, and Chilton-35. tion on Monday morning, the 6th. Mr. AIKIN thought that as the matter relating to Mr. For Mr. G. H. Lawrence.—Councillors W. Thornhill, Mr. BRAMLEY-MOORE.—At what time ? Sands had not been disposed of, the time was not yet Chalmer, Blackburn, Preston, H. Holmes, Aikin, H. The MAYOR.—About a quarter before ten, my usual come for Mr. Hornby to propose another person. Hornby, J. Holmes, Stewart, H. Lawrence, J. Hornby, time for coming to• the Town-hall. My clerk told me Mr. HORNBY would not take up much of the time of the and Leigh ; Aldermen Barclay, Turner, Freme, Holt, when I came that Mr. Corrie had been there. Council. Mr. Hodgson thought it sufficient evidence of Moon, and Evans; and the Mayor-19. Mr. BnAmewe-Mooox.—Was it there waiting, or wa s meeting the charge against Mr. Sands to implicate other Mr. SANDS was then sworn in, and inducted to the it delivered after that time? parties, but in his (Mr. Hornby's) opinion two wrongs chair. He said that no one regretted the enquiry that The MAYOR.—It was delivered in the course of the could not make a right. If other parties had com- had taken place more than himself; but he had a perfect forenoon, if I recollect aright. mitted similar offence, that was no justification of consciousness that his house had acted right. He was Mr. G. H. LAWRENCE.--It had been said th a t th e Mr. Sands ; and with regard to the investigation which himself (as they all admitted) pet fectly unconscious Mayor presided over a meeting at the Town-h a ll on s un _ had taken place out of doors, he did not consider it of that they were wrong. His anxious desire was to dis day week. As such a report had gone forth, he should much importance. He had not the slightest personal charge the duties that devolved upon him to the satisfac like the imputation removed from the character of th e feeling against Mr. Sands, but he thought it would be tion of the council and the town at large ; and he besought Mayor. much preferable that Mr. Sands should not be elected the support of the members, in order that the business Mr. BRAMLEY-MOORE said in what he had stated he until he had been acquitted by a committee formed in that might be so conducted as to maintain the high honour , had no intention whatever in casting any imputation upon town-hall. It was all nonsense to suppose that bales and and dignity of that body. the Mayor. cases were not known. Was it probable that Mr. Sands 1 Mr. G. H. LAWRENCE.—WeII, but I wish to ascertain did not know a bale f r o m a t russ, or a box from a chest ? COMMITTEES, &C. The followin g gen tl emen were elected members of the whether the re i s any trut h i n the report that the Mayor It was nonsense to suppose that. Mr. Hodgson appeared . did preside at such a meet i ng . (" Hear, hear," from to think that as the charge was no t o f much amount, it varn?us committees f or th e ensu i ng year, viz.:— Mr. Birkett.) was paltry and contemptible; but if a poor man man were Finance Committee. —Sir T. Brancker, Messrs. Bir- The MAYOR.--4 can only say, that I neither attended to steal a small piece of bacon from a shop, he would be kett, _Bushell, Freme, J o h n H o l mes, Hugh Hornby, R. any meeting, nor heard of any, until M on d ay morn i ng. pun i s h e d f or it. I n hi s (Mr. Hornby's) opinion the Houghton, jun., Gladstone, H. Law rence , G. H . Law (Hear, hear.) amoun t h a d no thi ng t o d o w i t h i t. Mr. Hornby then, rencn e, Leigh, Moon, Shaw, and Smith. Watch Committee .—Messrs. • Mr. BRAMLEY-MOORE.—I never entertained the after a flattering eulogium upon Mr. G. H. Lawrence, Aspinall, Hugh Hornby, slightest suspicion that you did. proposed that gentleman for the office of Mayor.Trotman, Sothern, J. Lawrence, Hodgson, Boutflower, Harbord, Preston, Sheppard, R ae, Kilshaw, Thornhill, Mr. G. H. LAWRENCE.—It is a subject of so much Mr. AIKIN thought it would be irregular to propose Turner, importance, that I thought I was right in alluding to it. another party till the present matter was disposed of. He Stewart, Smith, Parker, G. H. Lawrence, G. G. Hornby, (Hear, hear.) was however, anxious to reply to some observations made Tinne, Thompson, J. Hornby, R. Houghton, Mr. BusneoL.—There was another com mun i ca ti on . by M r . H o d gson . sen., Glazebrook, an d Pl umpton. The MAYOR said he had received a communication from Mr. HODGSON here observed that be wished to make Improvement Committee.—Messrs. H. Holmes, Tinne, Mr. Wm. Brown. (Cries of " Read, read.") an explanation with which the Town-clerk was acquainted. Stewart, Kilshaw, J. Lawrence, Plumpton, Turner, Bar- Mr. SHUTTLEWORTH th en rea d a l e tt er, s i gne d " W m. Th e M AYOR. —Wh at is it ? clay, Edward s , an d H o d gson. Brown," chairman of the committee who had investigated The TOWN-CLERK said that Mr. Hodgson wished him Courts of Law Committee.—Messrs. H. Lawrence, the charge, and informing his worship that he had much to explain respecting the alleged meeting at the Town- Stewart, H. Holmes, Lloyd, Molyneux, North, Hodg pleasure in forwarding to hi m a copy o f t h e reso l ut i ons h a ll on t h e sth of November. He (the Town-clerk) on son, Plumpto n , an d A sp i na ll . which the committee h a d a d o pt e d. Th e reso l ut i on was that morning was going from one room to the other, when Market: Committ ee .—M essrs. Aspinall, I. Holmes, to the effect that the committee, a ft er i nvest i gat i ng t h e h e met M r. C orr i e, who told him he had some matter of Kilshaw, Toulmin, Sheppard, Boutflower, Evans, Rigby, matter, and were of opinion th a t th ere was not t h e slightest i mportance to communicate. He told Mr. Corrie that Trotman. ground for imputation upon th e c h arac t er o f t h e fi rm of h e wou ld see hi m after he had come out of church. n Committee.—Messrs. Chilton, Molyneux, Sands, Turner and Co. for the manner in which they had They met after church time, and the subject was about Crook, Edwards, Harbord, Hodgson, R. Houghton, sen., been in the habit of passing their goods ; and th ere was th e c h arge aga i ns t M r. S an d s. He the Town-clerk N ort h , R ae, G. H. Lawrence, Shand, Shaw, Thompson, nothing in the act of parliament which defi ne d w h a t was th en fi xe d t h at M r. C orr i e should meet the Mayor Boutflower, and Gla ze b roo k. a bale and what was a truss, neither did it decide the dif- a quarter before te n o ' c l oc k on t h e f o ll owing morning. Gaol C omm i ttee.—The Mayor, Messrs. Aikin, Evans, ference between a chest and a box. That was the only interview upon the subject on the Sun- Hodgson, J. Holmes, H. Hornby, R. Houghton, jun., Mr. H. HORNET said, that befo re h e p rocee d e d t o d ay, an d t h e communication was made to the Mayor on Turner, and Gl a d s t one . address the Council, he wished to learn from the Town- the following morning at a quarter before ten o'clock. Town-hall Committee. —The Mayor, Sir T. Brancker, clerk, whether, if no other candidate were nominated, Mr. AIKIN then rose and spoke at considerable length. Messrs. Barclay, Bushell, Hodgson, B. Moore, and Glad and they proceeded to the vote, how they would ac t if t h e Af ter rep l y i ng to some of the statements of Mr. Hodgson, stone. noes were in a majority. he contended that it would be highly improper for Mr. Health Committee.—The Mayor, Messrs. Blackburn, The TOWN-CLERK said that the matter rested with the Sands to be appointed Mayor, whilst the present charge Birkett, Bulley, Sothern, Harbord, Houghton, sen., I. Council themselves, -but the question must be brought to against him was not disposed of, supposing Mr. Sands Holmes, Kilshaw, Sheppard, Lace, Boutflower, Parker, the vote, and if the nays had it, some one else must be were elected, the first thing he would have to do, would be Glazebrook, Tinne, Toulmin, and Aspinall. nominated. to appoint a committee which was to investigate the charge Gardens Committee.—Messrs. Crook, Jones, Preston, Mr. H. HORNBY said he felt it to be his duty, though against him. Mr. Aikin concluded by stating that he Thornhill, Trotman, Royden, and I. Holmes. Borough Court Committe e .—Messrs. North, Trotman, a painful one, to oppose the election of Mr. Sands ; and conceived the council would be pre-judging the case if Holt, Lace, Lloyd, Thompson, Edwards, and I. Holmes. though he entertained nothing but a friendly feeling to- they elected Mr. Sands, and under all the circumstances Church B pendit C ure Committee.—Messrs. Molyneux, wards that gentleman, that could not induce him to of the case, he thought Mr. Sands would act the wiser Griffith, Lace, Parker, Shand, G. G. Hornby, and Bir swerve from what he conceived to be right. He himself part by retiring at once. He should vote against him. kett. had come into the council without any object of self-inte- Mr. LACE rose to say that as his name had been fre- Observatory Committee. —Messrs. Aikin, Blundell rest, and was sufficiently rewarded if his conduct met with quently referred to in this debate, he felt bound to say Nicol, Houghton, Sean., Rae, Shand, PI ' Plumpton, and their approbation ; and he must therefore express his sen- that he still firmly adhered to the propriety of the advice . Blackburn. timents freely. The council were called upon to elect which at first he had felt it his duty to offer to Mr. Sands. as Mayor a gen tl eman aga i ns t w h om a grave c h arge H e t h oug h t t h at hi s e l ect i on at th i s moment, with an Fire Committee.—M essrs . Aiki n, G . G. Hornby, H. had be en p re f erre d, a t certa i n l y a mos t un f or t unate an d enqu i ry on t h e su bj ect o f a charge brought against his Hornby, Gladstone, Nicol, Lloyd,ra . Shand, J. Lawrence, L a most extraordi na ry time. But the char ac t er o f M r . con d uc t i mpen di ng aga i ns t hi m, would be placing Stewart , Turner, an Sir T. Bncker Pilot Act.—Messrs. S o th ern, Corrie, who brought it forward, was altogethe r un i m - th e C ounc il i n a p os iti on o f some difficulty. He Commissioners under the Boutflower, Glazebrook , ' Tinne, G. G. Hornby, and pugned, and, he had no doubt, been guided by a desire for had been materially influenced in the vote which the public good. The first communication of that gentle- he should give this day from some remarks which h e Chalmer. man to the Mayor was received on the 6th November. had heard had been made out of doors. It was said Au d itors of Accounts.—Messrs. Sanderson, Welstead, three days before the day appointed fo r th e e l ec ti on . A th a t b e was p r i va t e l y o f op i n i on that Mr. Sands was and Green. consultation was consequently held, and Mr. Sands morally guilty of the offence charged against him. was advised to consult his friends; and he was advised to He distinctly denied that he was of such an opinion. withdraw as a candidate, and ask for a full and fair inves- He believed that Mr. Sands was individually, actuated by tigation. Such a course would have put him (Mr. no unworthy motives in the course which he had pur- Sands) in a more favourable position ; but it was or- sued, and that be bad done only what he conceived he was dered otherwise. An investigation out of doors had justified in doing. He (Mr. Lace) should therefore, not taken place, and a report was made and published. He withstanding any opinions which he might hold upon the (Mr. Hornby) considered the result of that investigation subject, give his vote for Mr. Sands. as highly discreditable to the judgment of the parties who Mr. PARKER said it was his intention to vote for Mr. had cond uc ted it. They had given a verdict of acquittal, Sands and no other. It was quite wrong that th ey h a d but on what grounds? On, in fact, an open and bold de. not fixed upon the mayor at their former meeting. They nial of the injustice of the practice charged. The case had, however, two candidates—(" No, no," from Mr. G. ought to be fully investigated by the council itself, in jus- H. Lawrence)—for the office of mayor. He had a great tice not only to Mr. Sands, but to Mr. Corrie, and to respect for both, and thought both eligible for the office ; the constituency of the town • and if they acted upon th e but h e wou ld g i ve hi s vote for that man who had always investigation that had taken place, they would necessarily supported sound Protestant principles. There was no leave an imputation on the character of Mr. Corrie. man who would support those principles better than Amongst the majority of the council there would be no Mr. Sands. There was no man who had shown bet difficulty in finding a fit and proper person for the office, ter Protestant principles on the School question than that and he hoped they would not act hastily and under ex- gentleman had, although he was not a member of the Es cited feelings. tablished Church of England. He should therefore with Mr. EVANS could not help concurring in Mr. Hornby's much pleasure support him. observations. What must be the position of Mr. Sands Mr. BRA stLEv-Mooitit said he would support Mr. if elected, and an inquiry was to take place? He should Sands. It was an old English maxim to consider a man think that by such an election they were rendering them- innocent till he was proved guilty. (Hear, hear.) He selves highly amenable to blame. They were placing, as thought, however, it was for Mr. Sands to say whether the head trustee of a property, a gentleman accused of he would accept of the office or not, and if he did, ha injury. He did not think, however, that they should vote must take it with all its responsibilities. Mr. Moore upon the simple question as to whether Mr. Sands should then went on to state that other houses had charges pre be Mayor; for if that question was negatived, they would ferred against them as well as those of Mr. Sands, when be in effect saying that there should be no Mayor. He he was interrupted by hoped, therefore, that some other gentleman—and he was Mr. HENRY LAWRENCE, who considered him out of sure a fit one could be found—in whose behalf the mino- order, on alluding to any other party. rity of the council who were conscientiously opposed to 'The MAYOR said it would remain for Mr. Moore to the election of Mr. Sands might have an opportunity of explain. recording their votes, would be proposed. Mr. MOORE said he had heard of a similar charge against Mr. BusmELL commented at considerable length on Sir Thomas Brancker, and it would be for Sir Thomas to the letter of Mr. Corrie, the spirit in which it was writ- say whether the charge was right or not. ten, and the peculiar time at which it was sent. Why The MAYOR thought Mr. Moore had better retract, or were Sands and Co. alone alluded to, when the writer go further and explain. has admitted that others pursued the same practice. It Mr. MOORE said he would not proceed further; but could not be that they were the largest shippers, for 'such a rumour was afloat in the town. It was not for him they were not. Then it appeared that a clerk had ver- to say whether it was true or not, but as Sir Thomas was belly remonstrated with Mr. Sands so far back as nine in the room, he could say whether true or false. years ago. Mr. Sands returned a proper answer, which Sir THOMAS BRANCKER said that that was the first was " I Can manage my own business, and if lam wrong time he had heard of such a charge, and that there was no you can set me right by charging the higher duty." truth in it. This was not, however, done. Mr. Corrie had seen Mr. The MAYOR thought Mr. Moore had better retract the Sands rising to honour and distinction. He saw him statement altogether. elected Ch a i rman o f the Dock Committee, and just when Mr. MOORE expressed his willingness to ret ract the he saw hi s f oot upon the very threshbold of the Mayor- statement. , Mr. Moor e , re- alty—just w h en h e saw him about to be still more ho- The MAYOR.—I understand tha t you noured than b e f ore , h e came up w i t h t hi s c h arge. With tract the whole of the statement ? respect to the gentl emen w h o h a d con d ucte d t h e i nves t• Mr. Moolea.—Yes.i- whole being one spoken, he could g, be permitted 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 k ep t i n the repository, and the common sea l in the chest ; the stand ing orders were re-passed ; a report respecting dangerous buildings in Fleet -street was referred to the Finance Com mittee ; and the proceedings of the last monthly council were read. THE TOWN DUES. Mr. BusHELL gave notice of motion for Monday to appoint a special committee of the council, to inquire into the recent charge preferred by Mr. Corrie. The MAYOR intimated his intention of resigning the chairmanship of the Deck Committee. The council adjourned at four o'clock. HER MAJESTY'S COACHMAN.—Her Majesty's State coachman, Mr. Henry Manwal ing, 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 SOUND.—On Wednesday afternoon, about two o'clock, it being then very squally weather, a shore boat was seen to upset between the east ern end of the Breakwater and Rovisand Pier, by the men on board the Tavy, the Queen's harbour-master's Wider, 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 med' cal assistance as promptly as possible; b u t although 1. every y attempt was made to restore hi m as quickly as possible, he expired shortly after. Th e b oat sunk a tew minutes found, after it was upset, an d h as not yet been and it is supposed it contain e d a li tt l e b oy, who, with the old man, had been out fishing. On Thursday, the body of the old man was identified by his son-in -law,—Plymout h Timer, RE HENRY BUGELIsT 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 live 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 will- 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 tnensa et thoro, in the ecclesi as ti ca l court, and an alimony apportioned of £l4O a year, which had not been paid with any regularity. The lady hail 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. Hi; HoNouri continued.—He should consult some authorities upon the subject of the application, as he should like to found a precedent, and if Mr. Fairclough would attend early in the week he would be prepared to state decidedly his decision on the subject. After a suitable admonition to the bankrupt to give a faithful disclosure of his effects the meeting was adjourned. RE JOSEPH AMOS This insolvent, described as a licensed victualler, re siding in Holy well, at a public-house, known by the sign of the Rock, came before the court, on his petition to pass his first examination. He was opposed, on behalf of a creditor, for vexatiously defending an action which had been brought against him, in her Majesty's Court of Exchequer of Pleas, to which he appeared and pleaded, as, also, when the action was tried, in the same year, before the sheriff of Flintshire, to which he again ap peared to support his defence, as alleged by the advice of his attorney, when a verdict passed for the plaintiff, with costs. His 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 be doing his duty to the creditors, nor interpret the act with fidelity, if he did not dismiss the petition. Pe tition dismissed accordingly. SATURDAY. On Saturday the case of Hislop 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. 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 bad been found against him at the Old Bailey, on the 26th of October, for having published, in the Age newspaper, of which the defendant was registered propietor at the time, a libel upon Lord William Paget, upon the subject of the action of trim. con. which has been brought by Lord William Paget against the Earl of Cardigan. The libel in question was read by the learned counsel, and was in the following words :—" Lords Car digan and William Paget.—Without any desire to preju dice this case, which Lord William Paget says he intends to bring before a legal tribunal of the country, we think it our duty to state what other people say. There are very few people in society who do not look upon the whole affair to be got up for a specific occasion, and consider that it has been neither more nor less than a ' plant.' We have heard it roundly asserted, that a clerk of Mr. Hamer, the notorious lawyer, was placed under a sofa at Lord William Paget's residence when the Earl of Cardi gan called there. We have heard that there is not a sha dow of a pretext, notwithstanding all that may be sworn to the contrary, to substantiate one tittle of damages ; and we have heard that it is the intention of the Earl of Cardigan to indict the whole party for a conspiracy. We can only say, that, if Lord Cardigan has su ffi cient groun d s 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 ast did not come Into operation till the Ist of November. - Mr. Wordsworth did not apprehend that that would affect the present case, because the indictment was found on the 20th of October. The affidavit also stated, that nice points of law would arise, which ought to be sub mitted to the Court of Queen's Bench ; and, also, that questions of fact were likely to arise, which ought not to be left to be determined in the Central Criminal Court. It also stated, that it was necessary to his defence that he should have the advice and assistance of more eminent counsel than those who usually attend the Central Court, and that it was the intention of the defendant to have the case tried by a special jury if the present application was granted. . _ - Mr. Justice Patteson.—You may take the writ, for it is very likely some question of law will arise under the statute which it might be thought necessary not only should come before this Court, but which it may be desi rable to have decided by the full court.—Rule granted. Mr. Bodkin, on behalf of Lord William Paget, applied to Mr. Justice Patteson, in the Bail Court, on Friday last, complaining of the form in which the above application had been made, so as to give Lord William an opportunity of opposing it, while the libel, which was of the most in famous description, was republished. Lord Wm. Paget's earnest wish upon the subject was, to have the earliest possible opportunity of being placed in the witness box and subjected to the most rigorous cross-examination, when be would prove in the most solemn manner the utter falsehood of the whole imputation. Mr. Justice Patteson said the only course, as the writ was given out, was to apply for a procedendo. Mr. Bodkin said he would take time to consider. 01 ci :0 .o'l Prr are to,' 1 71 4 , to (It lei be tbe. to ras