The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1855-11-06 00:00:00

THE Ktberpoot (#tanbarb# TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1855. THE LATE ARCHDEACON BROOKS. THE people of Liverpool have decided to commemo rate the virtues and long services of our late Archdeacon by a statue, to be placed in one of the niches within St. George's-hall. Our readers will recollect that, some weeks ago, we suggested a church as the most fitting monument ; while some have recommended a girls' school, and others an endowment for the unfi nished church, which is already popularly known and spoken of as Archdeacon BnooEs',---and very appro priately, being the last within the bounds of this great parish in which he was permitted to interest himself. Against the decision in favour of a statue we would say nothing more than, that we should have preferred something which, while it would have equally marked the Parishioners' sense of their late Rector's many virtues, would have been calculated to promote the higheSt interests of those who were sometime his flock. The people have said a statue, and, therefore, a statue let it be : and we earnestly hope, that the subscrip tion-list will not only allow the committee to engage the first talent for its execution, but furnish a large balance for other objects after all expenses are de frayed.- In one point of view, even we are ready to admit that a statue is preferable to what ourselves ven tured to suggest ; for, had a church been decided upon, it could hardly have been expected that any but churchmen would have contributed towards its erec tion. Certainly, no consistent Dissenter could have done so. To a statue, however, particularly to one which is to be erected in a secular building, such as St. George's-hall, the Dissenter may contribute as conaistently as a Churchman ; and of many thousands of them, we believe, he had secured the love and respect, no less than of his own people. And, there fore, while we retain our previously expressed opinion, and should have rejoiced had our fellow-townsmen coincided with us, we again say, a statue let it be, and one at once worthy of him whom it is intended to commemorate, and of the noble building in which it will be placed. But, is it really imperative to confine the con tributions of the people to one object? Let the statue, by all means, be first provided for : but cannot some thing else be done, more immediately connected with the great parish over which the late Archdeacon so long presided ? We have already said, that one of the suggestions was to raise an endowment for the yet unfinished church in the district of Vauxhall: and we do not believe that any insuperable difficulty would be found, if it should be attempted to carry it out. Nothi 2; could be more appropriate, for helook a special interest in its erection, and already it is popularly connected with his name by the people in its more immediate neighbourhood. And no one can look at the neighbourhood without being convinced, that an adequate endowment would be as great a boon as the church itself. There can be no doubt that the erection of a House of God, and the location of a Minister of God, in such a place, are great steps in the right direction; and that even under the most. unfavourable circumstances some spiritual good must result from them. But, for many reasons, it is im portant that the Minister should be provided with a maintenance : for, not to speak of the difficulty of raising a sufficient income in a poor district ; not to speak of the fact that he must feel painfully conscious that every augmentation of income testifies of self denial and self-sacrifice, upon the part of those who can least afford them ; how painful a position is it for him to be placed in, to know that whenever the line of duty diverges from that of popular prejudice, he can only follow the former at the risk, or rather with the certainty, of having his already-limited-means still further reduced. As long as his income arises from pew-rents he will be regarded by the bulk of his congregation, not as the minister of God and their servant for Jesus' sake, but, as their servant directly and immediately, engaged for their service, and paid with their money. And though they cannot, upon any particular occasion, show their dissatsfaction by dismissing him from his post, they will not fail to withdraw themselves and leave him to starve in it. This is a position in which no honest man should be placed, be he high Church man or low Churchman. It gives to his congregation a power which, even for their own sakes, it is not desirable that they should possess. However, even supposing this difficulty to be overcome, and the congregation taught to regard God's minister as a shepherd, and themselves as his flock, others remain behind; and not the least of these is, that his income will in all probability be at its lowest, when he has the greatest need of all his resources. Pew-rents in a poor neighbourhood will never produce any very large sum, but will assuredly produce less than usual in years of distress, let the distress arise from what cause it may ; and these are the very times at which he will be constantly called upon to put his hand in his pocket. The expenses of himself, and of his family if he has one, are largely increased ; he is surrounded by numerous cases of sickness and poverty ; and his income, which was barely sufficient before, is dimi nished by a third, or a half, or even more. And how many opportunities of doing good are lost by the Minister who is constantly compelled to turn a deaf ear to the complaints, or shut his eyes upon the miseries of his people, we need hardly say. But, besides all this, it will not be denied, that they who minister at the Altar have a claim for their own sakes. They are entitled not only to a maintenance for themselves, but to such a maintenance as will enable them to make provision for their families. Clergy-orphan Schools, and Clergy-widows' Funds, are all very well, but there ought to be no necessity for them ; and painful must be the lot of one who, while he is spending and being spent in the service of God, has no more cheering prospect for his loved ones, when himself shall be removed from them, than is generally afforded by these and similar institutions. So far the case would be different, if our Clergy, like those of Rome, were bound to a life of celibacy ; but, to say nothing of the inexpediency and wickedness of re quiring from them such a vow, we may safely assert that they are hardly allowed a choice in the matter. They not only may, but, as a general rule, they ought to, and must, marry. We say must: for theretis a general prejudice against an unmarried clergy, and not without foundation in reason. But surely the laity, who require them to marry, should enable them to do so without the almost-certainty of leaving, at some future period, a family of paupers behind them. It would be easy to extend our remarks upon this subject; but enough, we think, has been said to show, that no testimonial to our late Archdeacon could be more useful, none more appropriate, than an endow ment for a church in a poor district which owes its erection in so great a measure to his exertions. Doubt less there are many others which need it as much ; but if the evil, in this town of overwhehnning magnitude, is to be abated, a beginning must be made somewhere ; and nowhere can it be made more appropriately. THE NATIONAL DEBT.—TI t,ra t r otal amount of the unre deemed public debt on the 31st i of which £3,007,77 5 was in Two:ant 155' was 2 - 19 11 . f per Cent. Stook, paying an annual interest of £75 Three per Ce nt. Stock, paying an interest £745,333,404 in £2,871,515 in Three-and-a-Half per Cent. Stock paying interest of £100,503 ; and £433,121 in Five per C " e p n ay paying an interest of £21,656. On the .sth or shu a lu n a ci r t i S l to B e 2 k o, B th l its exhibiting unredeemed debt amounted to £794,080,4 , an nual interest payable thereon to £27,736,448 a decrease, between 1820 and 1855, of £43,334,663 on the capital stock, and £5,179,093 (net) on the annual interest. The gross increase of interest amounted to £21,851, too3ltal , against a gross increase of £16,671,485. The gross amount of debt created from 1820 to 1855 was £523,358,006, and the amount of debt redeemed, £566,693,342, thus leaving a balance of £13,334,663 debt redeemed. FROM OUR LONLJN CORRESPONDENT. MONDAY MORNING. "WE live in strange times," is an exclamation which has rung in the human ear, if not exactly since the existence of those halcyon days when " ADA:2I: delved and EVE span," cer tainly from a period long antecedent to" the 'memory of that fabled phoenix " the oldest inhabitant," and stretching back into the midst of those remote revels, whereat the Muse of History has been rendered unsteady by imbibing too largely of the Lethean potations of tradition. Each repetition of the oracular sound claims for itself, on comparison with its prede cessors, the peculiar merit of being not merely the latest effort but the best entitled to "wake the slumbering echoes," and receive the attention of an apathetic auditory. The most recent provocative of the oft-repeated adage, was that which on Tuesday last received its impulse in the Great Park at Windsor, when and where numerous oxen, fed under the special eye and authority of the Commissioners of HER MAJESTY'S Land Revenue, were exposed for sale. That oxen should become obese while roaming "at sweet will" among the luxurious pastures of the Royal demesne, is no matter of won derment. Many a harmless drone has long ere this period waxed fat amidst those secluded shades ; the remarkable feature of the case being that the Commissioners of HER MAJESTY'S Land Revenue should become bucolic, and turn their attention to the fatting of beeves. So it hath come to pass, however, and the first sale of oxen fed under their august aus pices took place in the Great Park on Tuesday last. The state of the weather was unfavourable, but the novelty was great , and the Great Babylon of modern days poured forth her nu merous connoisseurs of bovine symmetry and obeseness to inspect and pass judgment on the success of the great experi ment which was to convert a state department into a com munity of graziers. It was pronounced successful in all respects; and judging from one important criterion, the money test, HER MAJESTY'S most honourable board of Land Commissioners arc entitled to the credit which attaches to successful "feeding." The stock exposed consisted of seventy three superior horned Scotch oxen, "rising five" as the stock catalogue phrases them, eighteen of which were fit for the butcher. These seventy-three beasts realized the large sum of £1,250. After this display, who shall declare in his place in Parliament or elsewhere, that " the right men have not got into the right place," in the Land Revenue Commission ? Such thrift pervading this great department will in all proba bility stimulate it in others ; notwithstanding the cogency of such an expectation, there are not wanting those who whisper in reference to this as well as other popular displays of public economy, "all is not gold that glitters," and, in the homely phraseology of the great Pennsylvanian printer, it is suspected that in this instance the Commissioners may have "paid too dear for their whistle." From one branch of the public administration to another the transition is easy at all times, -if not in every instance natural ; and from the great park at Windsor the step, on paper at all events, is but a trivial one, which lands us in the Home-office. Here we at once come upon proceedings of a different character ; and to some it may appear more in keeping with official dignity than entering the competitive lists with successful exhibitors at cattle-shows. It must be fresh in the recollection of all HER MAJESTY'S well-disposed subjects, that a week or two ago three revolutionary propa gandists, who, after issuing a printed address, counselling assassination as a means of politically regenerating Europe, and publishing an insulting letter addressed to the QUEEN, were indignantly spurned from the island of Jersey. Equally vivid must also be the recollection that, after their ignomi nious expulsion from that asylum, thirty-five of their coad jutors and admiring associates prepared, and signed, and pro mulgated, an audacious declaration in relation to that event. In this declaration these abettors of murder and admirers of assassination—among whom are included the " famous romancer," VICTOR HUGO, and his sons—not only justified the audacious letter, but, in the strongest terms their some what emphatic vocabulary could furnish, they denounced the people of Jersey, reviled the English Government, and defied, while they traduced, the EMPEROR of the FRENCH, conclud ing their doughty rigmarole with the insolent and sneering adjuration—" Now, banish us !" The document having been brought under the notice of HER MAJESTY'S vigilant Home- Secretary, he, after a slight season of dozing, took the haughty refugees at their word, and issued peremptory orders for their extrusion from the island. This order has been enforced, and, mirabile, the ringleaders, if not the whole fra ternity, of the revolutionary exodus, have squatted down upon their injured honour, to assuage their outraged sensibilities in the adjacent island of Guernsey. Whether, in this new retreat, they will again so deport themselves as to call forth once more the remonstrances of these loyal islanders, whom they have constituted their involuntary hosts, it is, of course, iMpossible to say ; but if they do, even the somnolency of Downing-street will scarcely be a sufficient aegis to shield them from the just resentment of the British people, long suffering though they are in extending the imaginary rights of national hospitality. The past week has been one fertile in topics for grave dis cussion in the clubs. Ministerial shifts—l had nearly written dodges—and quasi official rumours of different kinds have kept the " button-holders" of the club•saloons in a state of active mental oscillation. Combined with these have been out spoken declarations, and more alarming and portentous because less understood inuendoes relative to our state of amicable arrangements with those " tarnation smart" poli ticians who rule the roast in Yankee-land. Any, or all, of these subjects, taken seriatuni, would have formed admirable topics for consideration, and might not have proved too heavy for the stomachs of those political epicures, the delicacy of whose organization is overwhelmed by such un emb&rras des richesses. The Cabinet vacancy, occasioned by the death of SirWiLmam MOLESWOR.TII, has, for the last few days, been quite as great a difficulty with the club distributors of office as it is said to have proved in higher quarters; Among the leading luminaries of the ministerial system Lord JOHN RUSSEL has been spoken of, but he is still reckoned so erratic a political comet, that his influence is dreaded within the perturbed sphere of Cabinet action ; and as a prevailing opinion exists in the ministerial mind that both his lordship and the PREMIER are charged with negative electricity, generated by the rubs and buffets they have mutually given and sustained, any attempt to bring them together must prove abortive, without the intervention of a positive, (goose ?) who would, of course, inevitably perish in the explosive adjustment of the volatile fluid. The name of Lord ELGIN has been mentioned, apparently by some one deeply read in the " Art oflngeniously Tormenting." His lord ship's known performances in the colonial line being so an tagonistic to the club notions of a colonial secretary, that they cannot see the chance of administrative co operation between him and those at present located in the easy-chairs of Downing-street, while his qualifications for any other Ministerial position are so remote that no club lorgnette of sufficient power has yet been discovered to bring them and possession into the field of view at the same time. In desperation, Mr. LOWE has been spoken of, but his Australian reminiscences are presumed to be of too recent, and his displays connected therewith of too dazzling a lustre to make that a safe or practical game. The Duchy of Lancaster has been once more alluded to as a budding-bed whence a recently-struck statesman might be transplanted with advan tage, and the Earl of HARROWBY, who, while representing Liverpool, must necessarily have acquired some commercial knowledge of colonial matters, is by more than one of the Club oracles pointed to as the " coming man" who is to wield colo nial sway. This rumour connects itself also with a singular letter penned by Lord STANLEY to Sir W. JONES, as chairman of an educational meeting, and read by Capt. TOWNSHEND in that capacity at Fakenham on Thursday evening. The Del phic oracles of old are supposed to have derived their chief value from the great number of plausible interpretations which could be readily put upon them ; and the Sibyline books to have owed their principal virtue to the fact that while a considerable cumber of them were destroyed, the remainder continued of undiminshed value. Lord STANLEY, it is under stood, has been of late improving his mird by oriental travel, and whether he has discovered the recipe for concocting oracles which shall express any meaning the listener chooses to at tach to them, or has accidentally stumbled upon the rule for compounding Sibyline books, it is no easy matter to conjecture. bid if the note in question be an average specimen of his let ter -writing, the sublime art of mystifcation seems in a fair way of showing a spirited revival in Lis hands. Every body is familiar with the chapter of tll3 celebrated novelist, entitled "An explanation in which nothing is explained." Such is precisely the character of Lord STANLEY'S letter. It - literally contains an infinite deal of nothing ; and suppb . se the beginning, or the middb, or the end were taken away from it, the remainder would still be of as much value as the whole ! and that remainder g that whole would still express any meaning the listener chose to put upon it. So adroit a specimen of epistolary composition naturally arrested the attention of the Times, and thrt adept in the science of any or no meaning soon fitted the nissive with an interpre tation suited to its own views. Donring its conjuror's cap, and assuming the most imposing of its sonorous tones, it thus delivered itself in relation to the awful document : "We believe it is not impossible that Lord STANLEY may become a member of the present Government." Having contributed so much to the general stock of infornation on so important a point, the demonstrative Jurms, wrapping himself closely up in his robe of mystery, retired to the highest pinnacle of his political Olympus, whence he has not since deigned to look out, leaving the wondering world 'a puzzled admiration of so sage a commentary. Those who make less pretence, affirm that some proposition has been made to Lord STANLEY in relation to the Duchy of Lamaster ; and the Globe, the official organ of the Government without committing itself to THE LIVERPO any specific proposition, or condescending upon any particular office, contents itself with saying the impression intended to be conveyed by the Times is Without adequate foundation. From this one is led to infer that the Globe has penetrated the meaning of the Times, although, for reasons best known to itself, it does not choose to communicate that meaning. Another subject, and one of much more grave importance than any mere ministerial shuffle, or Cabinet disruption, has occupied a large proportion of the public consideration during the past week, and that is the lowering cemplexion of our political relations with the United States of America. For a protracted period, extending now over several years, a feeling of dissatisfaction has been operating in America against the mutually friendly and profitable relations which have subsisted between that country and Great Britain. True enough, the feeling referred to exists chiefly, if it be not entirely, confined to that section of American politicians whose schemes of restless territorial aggrandisement render them dangerous citizens and false friends. Who in point of fact find the unjustifiable projects which they enter tain against their neighbours' property most severely checked by British policy, most sharply rebuked by British morality. This is the class known as the filibustering adventurers, who acknowledge no soil sacred but their own, and who look, notwithstanding their outrageous pretensions to political liberality, more hopefully to the aid of Russian despotism for carrying out their schemes than to the generous alliance of a free and intelligent people. That such is the character of those who seek to disturb the ,relations of amity between this country and the United States - , is unfortunately no mat ter of real safety ; nor is its undeniable truth even a matter entirely of congratulation. While the intelligence and wealth of the United States are unquestionably with us, numerous little points of difference have been allowed to grow up in our intercourse, which, had they been attended to at the outset, would have been easily adjusted; but which, having been allowed to lie over from their - innate insignificance, have unhappily acquired such a susceptibility. of amplitude, that in the hands of unscrupulous and designing men they have been made to assume an importance in their pretended number, which is sufficient to give those malcontents a means of seriously annoying their better disposed countrymen, and materially damaging our interests. To these must be added the extraordinaryexeeutive blunder of our attempting, covertly, to recruit for our Foreign Legion in the United States. The proceedings in this case have been so notoriously reprehensible , that our Foreign Secretary, the Earl of CLARENDOM, has been constrained to admit the illegality which our agents have been guilty of, and, more humiliating still, to make a virtue of necessity, by renouncing those means of accomplish ing his ends in that country which would have been per fectly in accordance with the laws of nations. Such is the unfortunate disadvantage of trusting to expediency, instead of relying on principles of international law and justice. That any serious rupture with the American Republics is imminent at the present time, no one cognisant of the facts is prepared to believe. The act which• should kindle the torch of war between the two countries is too ob viously the work of insanity on either side to admit of a ready belief in its occurrence. Still the existence of jarring feeling, more particularly at the present moment, is to strengthen the hands of our enemies, while we weaken the resources of our friends; and it should never be forgotten that every recur rence of these jars is a further playing into the hands of our enemies. The importance of our amicable relations with America is easily perceived by the alacrity with which even a threatened rupture of it has been taken up. The nation, we are told on good authority, " drifted" into the Turko-Russian war ; no danger of us drifting into a war with our transat lantic brethern. If ever that unfortunate event should occur, which heaven avert, the nation will ring with it from side to. side before a step so fatal to the interests of the human race shall be adopted. Its causes will be deliberately and carefully considered ; and, if after that, an appeal to the last dread arbitrement of arms should be inevitable, both parties will buckle on their armour with the stern resolve of champions, who know the arduous nature of the struggle they engage in. NOtiecident or chance-medley melee will engage either side, so far as to prevent an easy adjustment of differences. If the sword should ever be drawn in such . an unhappy contest, it will not be till some real and tangible groupd shall have been shown for such an unhappy contention. Still, both sides would do well to keep a bridle on their tongues, and to watch well the tendency of their respective acts. Strife is easily kindled, but it is no easy matter to controul, if once the con flagration is commenced. However forbidding the aspect of war may be, the part of men who have embarked in it is to look its evils sternly in the face; and, seeing these, to try, if possible, and extract such consolation as may be got from them. Looked at in this light, the present struggle in which we are engaged, arduous although it no doubt is, continues to afford hope of a success ful and not distant termination. On numerous points victory still sits upon and gives prosperity to our arms ; each new advantage paving the way to further and yet more conclusive successes. By sea and by land the forces of the Allies press more home upon the resources of the enemy. Our fleets and armies are in high health and spirits, and flushed by success , are still eager for the conflict ; the enemy pent up in many places, in all removed from easily afforded succour, seems yielding gradually to the destiny he cannot conquer or avert. In such a position it is gratifying to observe that the national spirit rises with the exigencies required of it ; and despite the paltry and pitiful arts of those who, from a conscientious weakness, or for the purposes of base political intrigue, would sully the honour of our arms or stigmatise our counsels as pusillanimous, is still resolved to continue the strife • till it can be closed in an honourable and lasting peace. The campaign in the Crimea seems now about terminated for this year; and, from the precautions used, there is every reason to anticipate that the next season's operations will be commenced under auspices more cheering than those which harbingerel that which is about to be concluded. A peculiar, if not absolutely gratifying, feature in the present position of affairs, is the retirement of General SimrsoN, and the appoint ment of a new general to command the British army in the Crimea. Official men of all grades, and red-tapists of every degree of intensity, have told us, times without number, and day after day, that we, as a nation, have invariably been unfor tunate at the commencement of a war —that, iu fact, the lion requires to be well beaten before he will put forth his strength. Whether this be true of the nation or not, it seems unques tionably true of those who govern it Ministers, whether conveying compliments or administering rebukes, appear to be equally mal-adroit and unfortunate; and the case in hand af fords no relief to the unpleasant aspect of the dreary picture which their proceedings have all along presented. In the recal or retirement of General Smrsolc, they have acted in a manner which lays them open to grave suspicion as connivers at the disparagement of their own chosen servant. In the ap pointment of his successor their conduct seems singu larly exposed to misconstruction, if not deserving of the se verest condemnation. Not because there is any reasonable ground for doubting the courage or capacity of Sir WILLIAM CODRINGTON ; but because prior to his appointment they tacitly acquiesced in an implied impeachment of both. General CODRINGTON is comparatively a young officer ;--so much the better, say not a few of our pseudo-military critics, And probably they are right—but while juvenility is no enhancement Of legitimate pretence, the circumstances attend ing its advancement may be seriously detrimental. Sir W. CODRINGTON'S experience of actual soldiership is understood to be almost confined to his military service in the Crimea, and there his general services are known to be of a most com mendable character ; at the Alma he greatly distinguished himself by his intrepid courage and cool bravery, which enabled him not only to acquit himself manfully, but which contributed in an eminent degree to the full success of that great victory. In the heady and spirit-trying strife of Inker man he was also distinguished for the fearlessnessof his courage, his intrepid valour, and the placid coolness of his judgment, which again contributed largely in fixing the opposition and securing the victory of that vital and sternly-contested field. By these and many other feats besides, he has been favourably known to his countrymen in their greedy studies of those deeds of daring which have immortalised our army ; but in active warfare, it is the soldier's glory or misfortune, as the case may happen, that the last achievement, at least for the time being, eclipses all its predecessors. In the case of General CODRINGTON, his last recorded act was his command of the unsuccessful attack upon the Roden, on the Bth of September last.- Since that time to the present, his conduct on that occasion has been the topic of free and not very complimentary comment. In the published despatch of General SIMPSON, no explanation of his equivocal position is made. No step was taken subsequently by the Commander-in-Chief, or failing him, by the Government, to clear up the unpleasant mystery which hung about • that dire event. Without doubt, ample means were in possession of General Suarsoar and the government also, effectually to remove any mark for obloquy upon his name and conduct; but minister and gene ral both remained silent, and the public drew au inference from that silence which was not favourable. Under such cir cumstances, it is not singular to find the general feeling one of wonder that General CODRIIVGTON should be appointed suc cessor to General SIMPSON. Those fully informed upon the subject were aware that in the last as in his previous instances of distinguished service General CODBINGTON did all that could be done in the circumstances ; knew that his plans were carefully prepared and skilfully as well as daringly car r ied into execution; and the charge now is that all this knowledge was concealed, that a gallant soldier and a skilful leader was left open to attack as a bungler and poltroon. No fault as far as present circumstances tend to show can be found with his promotions ; severe reprehension is deservedly bestowed on those who tacitly acquiesced in censure which a breath could Off, STANDARD. have removed ; and eve:7 one feels that to have subjected their generalissimo to undeserved detraction was a villanous pre parative to future advancement. That Sir WILLIAM COD. RINGTON will acquit himself nobly and well in his exalted position, there is not the slightest reason to doubt; his ante cedents are all in favour of such a presumption; but he will not have to thank his ministerial friends for any prestige which they have thrown around him. Rumour is once more busy in settling the affairs of state in martial and in diplomatic matters. Sfr HAMILTON SEY moult supersedes the Earl of WESTMORELAND as British Ambassador at Vienna ; with this move, the soothsayers, who see marvels through millstones, profess to connect im portant diplomatic manoeuvres, and placing the finger on the compressed lip, like the author of " Douglas," endeavour to impose "silence with a stilly sound." Another of the vagrant oracles, which float for ever in a courtly atmosphere, has it that the Horse Guards will speedily present the highest vacancy. In other wprds, that Viscount HARDINGE is about to resign the office `Of Commander-in-Chief, which the same veracious chronicler avers will be bestowed upon the Duke of CAMBEIDBE. Who holds the mirror of CADWALLADER up to the horizon. of such high events, it is no easy matter to determine, but no harm can accrue from taking a sidelong peep at that picture of the future has presented on its surface. CASTLE-STREET WARD. TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. Sin,—Our Radical friends do not like the loss of their "Gibraltar ;" and the quiet way in which the victory was won appears to have made them ridiculously vituperative. The Journal appears to be the only Radical writer who had common sense at his command, and yet he seems to think, in his "Talk," that Mr. Livingston ought to have gone round the town to raise up an opposition to his own return ! Mr. Livingston, no doubt, accepted the pressing call of his friends to stand, but he left his cause in their hands, and in deed was in London, I understand, up to the day of election. The business was done by those interested in a business way, and our Radical purity men ought to be delighted that no canvassing, treating, or other naughty practices were adopted. Avison and Livingston were on a par in this respect, but the tact and energy of Mr. Livingston's friends gave the finishing-stroke to the victory. Mr. Avison has chosen in his address to speak of the, electors turning him out by a "discreditable manoeuvre." I hope the electors will remember his words ; they do not ap pear remarkable for modesty, for it supposes they had no right to do so. _ _ Mr. Avison might fancy himself Prince Gortschakoff for a moment, and ask whether he could be foolish enough to ex pect that the French ought to have blown the trumpet before they rushed upon the Malakhoff ? How absurd! The Radicals have lost their Malakhoff; or, if they please, their Gibraltar—and " there's the rub." They were fairly beaten, and they have been taught that the freemasonry of electioneering can be practised by Tories with crowning suc cess. Let the Reform Association sanction its• Secretary's projects of objecting to Tory Aldermen, on purpose to throw them off by this shabby trick, and next year they may be taught a lesson another way.—Yours, truly, ONE OF THE FORLORN HOPE WHO TOOK CASTLE-STREET WARD. LIVERPOOL TOWN COUNCIL.. ON Tuesday, a special meeting of the council was held, his worship the Mayor (J. A. Tobin, Esq.,) presiding, for the pur pose of winding up the affairs of the official year, preparatory to the municipal elections. FINANCE COMMITTEE. - ENGAGEMENTS AND LIABILITIES OF THE CORPORATION. The proceedings of the Finance Committee contained several recommendations, among which was one to advance two several sums of £4,309 and 1;4,208 for the construction of permanent buildings required by Messrs. Clover and Royle, and Messrs. Clayton and M`Keverigan, on land leased by them at Birkenhead, for ship-building purposes.. There was likewise a recommendation to appoint Mr. Hutton assist taut book-keeper in the Treasurer's office, at a salary of 8120. Mr. HORNBY, in moving the confirmation of the proceed ings, stated that the outlay proposed in respect to the ship-building purposes would yield an annual return of GI per cent., and said that when the buildings were finished, the establishments connected with them would be the most complete of the kind in this country. He expressed a hope that the recommendation of the committee to abstain from any new schemes of local improvement Whuld be concurred in by the Council, stating as a reason, that, during the next munici pal year, the new Assize Courts, .the Borough Gaol, and the courts in Dale-street, will absorb upwards of £40,000; while £25,000 will be required within the same period towards the new landing-stage. The large engagements of the Corporation on the other side of the water .formed another consideration. of great importance, and, though he 'did not in the least regret the purchase of the Birkenhead Docks, than which he thought there was no measuremore calculated to contribute ultimately_ to the prosperity of the port of Liverpool, he could not disguise from himself the fact that, without great care and good ma nagement for a few years, the surplus income of the Corpora -tion would be swept away, and a borough rate necessitated. Under these circumstances, he urged the Council to sanction heartily the recommendations of the committee. The recommendations of the committee were adopted, and the proceedings confirmed. The proceedings of the Watch, &c., Committee werecon firmed. THE NEW FREE LIBRARY AND MUSEUM: MR. BROWN'S GRANT. The proceedings of the Improvement Committee comprised a recommendation that all necessary steps should be taken for acquiring the property- between Shaw's-brow and Clayton street, from Mill-lane to Byrom-street, as a site for a public library and museum, under the provisions of the Liverpool Improvement Act of 1855. In connexion with this subject, a letter was read from W. Brown, Esq., M. P., upon the subject of his donation of £6,000, promised in 1853, towards the erec tion of a building for a free library, and stating that, if the Corporation did not take steps to purchase the necessary pro perty, he should consider that they had declined his offer, and should adopt means to have the money applied to other edu cational purposes. The recommendation of the committee was carried. ST. GEORGE'S-STALL. - POPIILAR CONCERTS. The proceedings of the St. George's-hall Committee were confirmed. In reference to these it was stated that the com mittee intend in a short time 'to establish evening organ concerts for the working classes, admission to whiCh would be charged at the rate of 3d. each. The pecuniary results of the sixpenny performances had been so successful, as to have yielded on the Saturday RIO, while at the evening per formances on Monday the receipts had amounted to £7O. The proceedings of . the Markets' Committee were passed without comment, and also the Education Committee's minutes. In course of discussion on the resolutions of the Gaol and House of Correction Committee, Mr. .R.GLADSTONE denounced in strong terms the system of solitary confinement adopted at the new Borough Gaol; a system which Mr. G. HOLT de fended, describing it rather as a separate than solitary system. The reports of the Health, Gardens, Church Expenditure, and Water Committees were adopted. The latter contained an account of the purchase of the Chorley works for £35,000. The B pa at s l s l e. s d and_ Hackney Carriage Committees' p roceedin g s were REPORT OF TUE SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON TIIE GAS SUPPLY The Special Committee appointed to inquire into the cir r eo ep n o d r i t t , io i n u s ‘ovth* ich e g t h as ey su s p ta pl t i e e d d the t c h o e n b el o u r s o i u o g n l s i arrived at in consideration of the evidence adduced c p: h r e u n e s y e s n t i t a n e d d e es a their before them. The report commenced with a description of the preliminary steps taken by the committee, and stated that the attendance of the representatives of the Guardian Society, as well as of the Gas Company, was requested. The latter, however, after attending two meetings, withdrew from the inquiry, in accordance with a resolution of the directors ; and this the committee much regretted, as it deprived them of the means of gaining much important information. The committee bad directed their attention seriatim to the various points embraced by the resolution of the Council. The first was the state of the gas supply in the borough, which included the charge made for gas ; the meters used by consumers ; the quality of the gas ; and the loss occasioned by the supply of gas in the suburban districts. 'With regard to the charge now made for gas, the report states :—" It appears, from the evidence of about forty consumers selected indis criminately, that, notwithstanding the reduction made in the price of gas on the Ist of January last, from 4s. fid. to 4s. per 1,000 cubic feet (rather more than 11 per cent.), the bills delivered by the - Gas Company, and actually paid by those consumers, were larger in amount than the bills for the cor responding period in prevhius years; this increase varying • from 10 to 50 per cent., and this although no additional gas had been consumed by them. That in some instances con sumers had been charged for more gas than the_quantitY•indi cated by their meters, the quantity _being ascertained (as stated in the bills) by `computation' on the consumption of previous periods, and in more than one instance consumers had been charged for gas by ' computation' where no gas whatever had been used on their premises." The meters (the report proceeds) are " wet" meters, whose accuracy depends in a great measure upon their being fixed at an accurate level. The adjustment of these meters, which are manufactured and supplied by the Gas Company, has been much neglected by the company's servants, and the result of the examination by Mr. Taunton, the inspector appointed by the Corporation of London, was that only one or two, out of between 300 and 400 meters examined, were found correct. It appears, from the evidence of Mr. Taunton and Mr. Clegg, that an over charge of water causes the meter to register more gas than actually passes through it, and vice versa ; also that gas of an inferior quality passes through the water with greater rapidity than good gas; and Mr. Clegg, in a great measure, attributes the increase of the gas bills since January last to this fact. With respect to the loss produced by the supply of gas to the suburban districts, the committee have no doubt that the supply of gas to the districts situate at a long distance from the places of manufacture, even at the maximum price of 4s. Od. per 1,000 cubic feet, is not remunerative to the com pany, and entails upon the consumers nearer the places of manufacture a very serious charge to counterbalance the loss upon the supply of-distant districts, and to enable the com pany to derive, as they are legally entitled to, a dividend of ten per cent. upon the capital expended in the extension of their mains, and other works necessary for the supply of these distant localities. According to the evidence of Mr. Clegg, the quantity of gas lost through leakage, and otherwise by the extension of the mains to those outlaying districts, amounts to twice as much as the profits which the company make by the supply of gas, which loss he calculates at 20 per cent. 'With this evidence adduced before theni; the committee have arrived at the conclusions—That, taking into consideration the over charges made from incorrect registration of meters, the price of gas is far too high. That the meters in use are genttally of imperfect construction and erroneus in their registration, and that there has been gross neglect, and carelessness on the part of the company and their servants with respect to the ex ' amination and adjustment of meters ; and that, whether the registration be more or less than the actual consumption, the general body of consumers are most prejudicially affected by such inaccuracy. That the quality and illuminating power of the gas supplied is variable, and that the standard quality prescribed by the act of Parliament is uncertain and inefficient. That the supply of gas to the suburban districts entails a serious charge to the consumers nearer the works ; and that the principle of supplying both classes of consumers at the same price is most-unjust, as admitted by the company, in the distinction they made in the charge since the Ist January last, and that separate accounts should be kept of the expenditure and receipt in each of the townships or districts named in the act. With regard to the reductions made in price, the committee observe that the reductions which have been made from the former price of 7s. per 1,000 cubic feet, to the present price of 43. per 1,000 cubic feet, were all made under pressure from without, and threats of competition ; and that the consent of Parliament to the amalgamation of the old companies was based chiefly on the allegation that the cost of management would be thereby reduced ; a result which has not, however, been attained. The committee further remark that the capa bilities of the present company to supply the increasing demand for gas depend entirely upon the amount of " capital at the disposal of the company;" and they regret that, owing to the refusal of the company to permit their officers to afford any information, the only evidence they have received on this subject is that of Mr. Beloe, the accountant appointed by the Recorder, under the act of Parliament, whose information is derived solely from his official annual examination of the accounts. It appears, from Mr. Beloe's statement, on the 30th June, 1854, that the capital raised by the company was— Amount paying dividend at 10 per cent...£469,414 5 8 Amount received as premium 100,783 0 0 Borrowed on bond Of which had been expended 631,591 5 8 626,245 15 5 Leaving a balance unexpended of ......... £5,351 10 3 This being the state of the capital account, the committee con clude that the company are capable of supplying the increas ing demand for gas. It is stated by Mr. Clegg, as the result of a most careful and elaborate calculation, that works capa ble of supplying the present and future demand for gas, in cluding mains, &c., - could he constructed for £300,000, and that the outlay of this amount would enable a company to supply gas, of a quality superior to that now used, at 3s. 6d. per 1,000 cubic feet, and pay a dividend of 10 per cent. on the outlay. The report next alludes to the system of management and its cost, and states that the supervision over the company pre scribed by the act, and vested in the auditor, is very insuffi cient, and that an inspecting engineer and auditor to examine the works and accounts, on the part of the consumers, would be valuable and necessary. From the evidence, the committee conclude that the management of the. company, so far as respects meters,. fittings, &c., is very unsatisfactory, and that the charges made for men's wages in " fittings " is universally complained of. The principle of the Gas Company being the manufacturers of meters and the sellers of' gas, without con trol, is denounced in the report as unfair. After contrasting the gross income of the company from 1849t0 1854 with the cost of manufacture in those years, and showing that while the latter, from 184 to 1853, had only increased £5,000, the revenue had increased £27,000, the committee account for this by adoptinc , Mr.. Clegg's opinion, that the•quality of the gas materially affects the registration of the meter—the more inferior the quality of the gas, the greater the velocity with which it flows through the same openhigs in the meter. The expense and inconvenience to the public by the breaking up of the streets is lightly dwelt upon, its cost being something less than id. per thousand. cubic feet of gas consumed. The re port then details the recommendations which appear to the committee most adapted. to insure, for the future, the best and cheapest supply of gas. As the present company is a mono poly, with personal interest paramount in the management of the estate, the committee see no grounds for relying on the company for any amelioration of the present condition of things, and much less for the continued exertion necessary to meet the growing wants of the community. Having regard, howevre, to the vested rights of the proprietors, they would feel disposed rather to tecommend an arrangement by which the management of the ,business of the company should be transferred to hands who were-identified with the public, than that a competing company should be supported by the coun cil. They incorporated in their report a suggestion that the share property of the company should be converted into bonds, carrying a certain interest, and that the control of the company shouldpass into the hands of a board of nine directors, three of whom to be appointed by• the council, three by the con sumers, and three by the bondholders. With the general principle of this suggestion the committee are disposed to agree, and recommend that the- council re-appoint the com mittee, with instructions to confer with the company on the subject; and if it be found that the company is not disposed to agree to a transfer, or, agreeing thereto, that they propose terms which are unjust and unreasonable, then your committee would recommend that the council erect works of its own, or give its sanction and active co-operation to any new company which may be formed for supplying the borough of Liverpool with gas, as the only mode by which the interests of the pub lic can be properly protected. As. immediate measures, how ever, the committee suggest that the company should be called upon— lst.—To make an immediate reduction in the price of gas. 2nd.—To discontinue the manufacture of meters and the sale of chandeliers and similar fittings. 3rd.—To consent to the appointment of an inspecting engi neer, on behalf the consumers, to. be responsible to the coun cil, with full powers of access to all departments of the works, and with instructions to report. thereon periodically ; and, 4th.—To the appointment of offibers, 'also responsible to the Council, to examine and adjust the meters on behalf of the consumers, and to.test and r from time to time report on the quality of the gas, the pressure at which it is supplied, and on . other points necessary to insure protection'to the consumers. .Mr. KITCHEN moved the adoption of the report, comment ing upon its principal features, but making no new statement . of importance. Mr. &HEIL seconded the motion. Mr. Alderman S. HOLAIE, who-viewed the report as a mere ex parte statement, and was anxious that the Gas Company should have an opportunity of replying to charges so serious, moved, as an amendment, that the report be received and printed, and that a copy be sent to each member of the Coun cil, and also to the Gas Company,. and that the report be taken into consideration at some subsequent meeting of the Council, together with such reply as the Gas Company may make. Mr. Alderman BENNETT seconded the amendment. Mr. GLADSTONE much regretted that the Gas Company bad withdrawn from the inquiry, and- hoped they would reconsider that step, as there was a feeling-out of doors which it would. be impossible to quell without some satisfactory explanation. Mr. HoENBY thought with Mr. Holme that they would not be acting fairly by the accused if they decided without waiting their reply; and the Council would not even be in a position to decide without having the. opportunity of considering and digesting the report. (Hear, hear.) Mr. CLINT (one of the special committee), though he had no objection to Mr. Holme. , s.amendment, denied that the state ments were ex parte. They were borne out by the fullest and clearest evidence. Mr. BRADLEY was of the same opinion. After a few words from Mr. Bennett, Mr. KITCHEN. replied, and, as he had no objection to adopt the amendment of Mr. Holme, the Council agreed to it. THE BIRKENHEAD DOCK WORKS AND CHESHIRE A:IALGAMA.TION. The following report was submitted to the Council from the special committee appointed to consider the subject of the transfer to the Corporation of the docks and property of the Birkenhead Dock Company, viz. :—That the purchase of the north reserve has been completed, and your committee submit to the Council the plans submitted by Mr. John B. Hartley, for dock works at Birkenhead, together with a resolution of the Dock Committee• approving those plans as best adapted for the ks are is et sta t t h ed e commercial purposes of the port, in connection. wi nir th ueerts t io l o i n e f by Your urr. Liverpool HartleyD Docks, s at. committee £l7' recommend e 9 s s t m . at e estimated the cost Council su h l th vor aopdfaortlphit,eii Parliament ne n o vto f \altsre,eplasanttidoornf For ro tathe complying ebiioitial other rt i i t lp l o i ur ri t sp l i i on e s s s t t a id t eo n g t n e directed by the act of last session. With reference to the proposed amalgamation of Birkenhead and Claughton, and the district of the Wallasey Board of Health, with the borough, your committee report that they have had interviews With gentlemen representing those places ; and, although the details in respect of such amalgamation will require careful consideration and adjustment, your committee recommend that notices should be given of a bill to effect these objects, the clauses of that bill being subject to the approval of the Council. A communication was received by your committee from several of the principal landowners in the township of Tran mere, suggesting the addition of that township to the borough. But a public meeting of the ratepayers has since been held, and resolutions adopted objecting thereto ; and your com mittee have, therefore, abstained from further considering the desirableness of such arrangement until the parties more hn mediately connected with the township have arrived at a general agreement on the subject. Your committee have also conferred with the Health Com mittee on the subject of the borough boundaries on the Lan cashire side, and have received from that committee the resolution and report appended thereto. Reference to the plan mentioned in that report will show that the proposed additions to the borough are very extensive, and time has not admitted of the full consideration of so large a question. As, however, if any alteration of the existing boundaries involves an application to Parliament in the next session, and the publication during three weeks in November of notices of the intention to make such application, the. Health Committee recommend the publication of such notice, reserving for further and mature consideration the principle of such additions, and all the details involved therein. Your committee must leave the decision of so important a matter to the Council, not being prepared, with the limited informa tion they now possess, to recognise, even by the publication of a notice, the principle of so large an► addition to the borough, although they are of opinion that it is necessary to settle and define accurately the existing boundaries. JOHN STEWART. Mr. HORNBY, as chairman of the committee on the Birken head Docks, moved the adoption of the report, which pledged the council to nothing except the preparation of the bills re quired for carrying out the objects described. The cost of the new works which had been approved by the Dock Com mittee, was £715,000. This expense, large as it was, was im posed upon them by an act of Parliament ; and in the event of not preparing plans of their own, they must carry out those of Mr. Bendel for the completion of the Birkenhead Docks. With regard to the question of adding Birkenhead to Liver pool, all they asked now was that they should be authorized to prepare a plan, and submit it to the Council hereafter. He thought that it would be better to define accurately and en large the boundary of the borough ; but he could not go so far as the Health Committee advised, as he doubted whether those districts which the Health Committee proposed to be added to the borough were at all prepared to become parties to such a plan. Mr. J. B. LLOYD seconded the motion. Mr. DOVER moved, as an amendment, that the recom mendations included in the Health Committee's report be acted upon by Parliamentary notices being given. Of course, ou the understanding, that beyond giving of the notices, no action will be taken for the present. Mr. Jonxsow seconded the amendment. oe sHe io A de f ns t ol e en r s i o in m ai et sMr.discussion,ppresent eaindx i nteexiv:pdhreeidcslsifeodilrimtrh.:AlamndsdeelrN:leisar c o et o ros p iej e r t , Mr. aoa3t, cated the propriety of proceeding with the application to Parliament, on a vote being taken, Mr. Dover'a amendment was carried by a majority of 30. LNovi4IBER 6, 1865. ill: I EXPENSES OF THE CRIMEAN 1113JOICING8' , : 3 1 The Tows CLERK read the report of the sPe,c_. 0 0 appointed to carry out the illuminations aad reirc!..,, 9th of October, to celebrate the victories in the C 17, report stated the total outlay at £1,984 13s.,bat c i .7,0 that there was " stock in hand" to the value of ore, materials, but which would of course be much e r !,,, D , , if required for any similar purpose, on a future 0c,cr...,, Mr. HOUND/ . moved the following reso,hllloe3moe special committee of the whole Council, aPlvi n . l fthe'l ultimo, to provide public amusements, in Om', t he Iri ants generally could participate on the occasion of t, / holiday declared by the Council on the 9th in 5, 9 3; . f presented the bill of expenses, amounting to il, „ . . h d, curred in providing such amusements, and illuo3l7ef, decorating the public buildings, such bills beig es A separate and distinct from any charges and egg . ,, t ' s ther by the Mayor in entertaining his Royal iligLill4 of Cambridge, which are wholly borne bb d th e " 13 •;,, - sit that, for the purpose of discharging th 11'1,1,90., the treasurer be authorized to pay the sum ° I 'L e st!' the Mayor, as an addition to his salary for the I'''' - The motion was account carried. 6( 1, The coroner's amounting to f 39 Os. confirmed. cou Tli nc e il, M h A e the resolution of the last meetin,g, and he hao„, t hf by that gentleman to convey to the council u''' that of the family, DO I° A memorial from the Rev. Dr. BrOWIA co , i la o OR wstraittedtentltmot,thine R ac e c , ord i accordance wnitroobh, t ee,ti e/: 1 1 ,1! . bishop, and several clergymen, requesting the,, co grant a reversionary interest of a portion oflo,4„ty terms, for the site of anew church, was referrehi- d Committee. to the Lords of the Treasury for paYment* o f , r / 0. ff Th tl9e e 2p r sri e l t s u 2os rn n.eir o ods f t -_ ,i.n b w e taeirlmeeocßueourrott certified, Borough axonpedanootlefrinor or ins of public to the meetings of the council to be be' hall, was postponed until next council. .., ‘t AT Oll ' A VOTE OF THANKS TO VI. -- ge r duty with greater pleasure than that with 1 3e o feTyA m r_o o tire gratifying ,e ca e o t n o propose, that the thanks of this connoiLebefito Mayor, for the manner with which lie hassA ee ri.) httgaoi nasraodentabetol e e luß : tit t t o ißs :fi lit Y l ll h ed o s' i e le pe t a ea id eiens with the most tnct, 0 who I thought ought to be elected. :m e : onteehela.estriollasof ttper:ed.l,:7ol:ll,ll.: chairman eadiwremlcile,i,csnhsoorstfh.teh this council n. m r as tH a t b — o : : . ( hear, h ea r : n r b t r n ) fu og — e l fi t n t t b eh o e ece t e o l a b n P u e s vas s c c a ej a . s e t u tli n l s: t e e :l ro t ll us r° ; : id i e aes. : : :: , :v t ti o ed t t t titte ii But 110 the 01 will bear comparison with the , as th b oAi u e di ys t ho s i u e n ch h hoe e a af v r ir g t e ir t e • d a Y iesan o na : b l iro ls i e e eef : , s idr i l dfiliec e rci a r is ::: l r :r o :,: t ; :o, : , at the same time consulting, with every r'' At thi•Vehey, of justice, with his decisions. (Cheers.) ''',.-t,501,4, will not say more. Sir, I trust that the 1 0 , 3 , 1 - ,.01r 4 ,, ri 4 . are so well known to u& all that I need 1 1 °': - to A b d i iio ; that the best thanks of the council be gi ve. "•, o o ' 1 manner in which he has discharged the 0.1.- jori office. , i t / AO!: ,0 1 6 Mr. CSARLES - TURINTER.—I have cre -- 1 qw - y in g the motion made by Mr. HorobY• loirtl tiO: him that no one•who has ever filled thaitivie,etvie:4 more satisfactorily than. -ourself, sir. I .Y,e, the urbanity and courtesy 3 by which ve' l Ure r trj, r been distinguished in presiding over this 0 '1'0 , 1,4'; your dignity upon the benehT:-(cheers)--er ol eo ci tf;', least, your hospitality. to your fellow -toy( the of vs 0 your conduct upon all occasions has beelltbiolit.t'i tory—on all occasions- has- proved von w er i o ci ,ir ( I.l 3h ii ie c re h .r3l .y .N), our fellow-townsmen conferred elpi "" will leave that chair with the ear r 1 WY °. 'Of tia - ,, ree , s"' 1 presiding paf P °rneoflioefffifi r i‘Mty tdeet i d iiheayrolrai,.els . V is mf'ci°°arn'inmr ueerft have been pre-eminently successful. I 3'll , The motion having_ been carried by hec' l- tJ. i ,• tIJ 3 ' a ei The Meson replied,—Gentlemen, to s'i, il i e lti, ,i, i7 . e oll ov e f r or :o t u h r e ceived the resolution which has-been 1) 1.0°5 % i :ell ' l f o but faintly express to you the sentirneots Y(lt'ilcoo'V on this occasion. I did feel it a cell g re3 p to f !,6 , '' been elected by you as the chief inag,istrateo i dunce' but . eflofuetpinoh rret t eds L osaea L iirdat3, 7 jeibinytt 1i E loi:n ya r.oof L oll E mt .10-:-.reillbc(o3:uoiar:eird.leeir s a: t l . : 0 • a: pii leii!ettiro:, ,itfot, eer.i devote m• , 3,stlf to the duties of that offic e -1 1 1( ' IF , 11 0 • sincere desire tially ; and I receive this • lation • - ,1 • &lot give me credit for at I e your rezo , 10e 5t...%. c o,,ie ) I .is , carry out that resolution. ast 11(.1:eititT, bear'sgeee':-64, d k el in a l tw on er ; moment presume to imagine that 1 It if n e ..t gi li r Y!' so to your entire satisfaction, but it i s ' ''' ‘ ,l A C ' 'O, to-find. that, at the expiration of Inv year s. ic, i t you freer' your confidence and your goodivilf hd '''' ' i be r 3,;, to OP, the ra dignity which ought ever to-- peral" - w the co j v 0 t cy of a town like this—second: no ne „ - e i `,, e - ` - d o , energy and spirit of its inhabitants. to . a , -- ;t iS - f °i'i rbo ° ' importance—has not been sullidnline .-, i fe e fe . ,,,f o' , - .0 , hands—(hear, hear)—and that that offi ' et 0.1 j'' 're i' ifr o . '' of laudable and honourable ambition to To `,'', l lV' '',', eater this , council-chamber. (Rear, heaK a it V.',.,4 s `; you, gentlemen, I beg to tender my OP; tec et t ol e A ( great and cordial support which I 1,3 t" ea'' , S,o s7 y 4 hands. That support has rendered a tos" 0 1 11 1 ' 4. al:Gault ; 0 1 ~t' would otherwise have been - inh_s' ;I h e aria, ~,i5 retire into comparatively prira w "'":,., ofti. tt them.-uv act, ~s ta 1 liveliest' recollections of -.' -• 4410i y.i in , 1 , have. received at the hands of nlY,;' - ' 0 arlY t '', i 'ye only say, that if ever I have said or loee to ''' - a. disapprove of, if ever I hav-e-gi-g° -, iateett9 most truly say it has been far both J",-;,,,bich 1 6 . t 0 This;. gentlemen, is the last meeting 3 . 1 ' ofioro9li e overyou, and I cannot avoid tAing this tic`rht solo that if the year which has passed-Alas hrere'd, 1 sll e 0 some anxieties, still, if my health rte. 5 1 )5 0 0 of t 9. years-ever look back upon this- as Iteog.. re cog el eo piest of my life. (Hear, hear.) With thro bve g i(? • men; of the many acts of kindness wid e . u Ni ve sii° from you, and the cordial 'Welt 3 0 o it s upport n nib n 2 on all occasions, I 1 '°ll heartfelt th • " The cot 11 thanks. (Applause.) si•"'"'""""'"''''''_._____-- ------, 11 ,1). LORD STAIVI-El' t'eol'ls,sitpiniealco.ihk)wltion °n the subject itiia •id il ,4 ---..---- TILE Times of Friday contained the foil° toe er, communicated by electric telegraph :" A t 3 t . o o f so Faltenham yesterday evening, kr the Pr° l2l° . :, . 3 iii the district, the chairman, Captain T ° " 1 , 0 6 : e ; the following letter from Lord. StanleYt 1- ' l' t? t 7 - ymou M Tushta y enb d r ede e g a ay r soyouo S nri i i r oft , fr — . oi that believe e 1 e write avbes i to • express ii* '; , tO noyance at the inconvenience which my 11 ill .0 j O u t ic i t ;i t ; 1: 30 1 !: 13 : 1D ;C: , explain ; I will do so wh e e n n ee permitte l d , _ lll'6l o; t s" , ' qd t ,. o i;l:vi l l e sint a teie v tiosde e ag m lhlra; e uo 7 option eyto. i . whatever s i l r° f s lls il p t i l lc i . e a d th t se o a you r oaut circumstancesl l , l le s l t I . l:a s 1;1: 3 . i ' t i ie b 0 , Sir W. Jones tLoc , B o e n li t e em v i 1 1 1 3 e r a d l i e l t . t s et t m oa -, ri e la t l i re v i y e er C 3 am ' l S d i f a t ta a i . i ys i r jt .. i b l a bo i s nu el lo : lel oi s')r ie 'esli°P ; o le4l : lc : ol . P iimpossible cil p t o ea s ds s . absence. i i h : e e wasrOrteelliiaardt some present government." What fomidatiou tb c 0 5,1;6 for this belief, we are, of course, una ble : 0 1 ' 711 " state occasion P r t lie; , r i founded on the tenor of the above dee°il'etteY e elusion appears to us a hasty one, susceptible of other and more probableas th 6)l'stri i )' Bull. 1,- 0/ f r R EXTRAORDINARY .21-Li:- IP d 9 11 a pr; :_ i ti a-ni /1 6.__ C g i ei D: er: - 01),voliocorp i i‘ e lired ‘o )1 ,, or ° 1 ON Saturday, l th i ha te rvee r i : s i t reputation, committed suicide i iol d 'i l l t l ' e 1 s o t ry ran w g i l n e d d o‘ i v li o s of son, R a oy y a o l u A ti l i b of ie lj p ,' 40 ,1 / , t aeysd v tvoe h uoeat e rnnrhi r e s."3l: gli.At h teltl e rbih y eii,eo, both t h from h a had a l :gooa s p: l lnaae e erdx p r(dietc t oitsin . lo ct tmlaelel o ionl r ulDrbett o yi f li.oiv i sf ) s jf l , / i.jel. i ttt i :o tt ireireiri f i,,f, : v ; o t l oo l e , l :: : : li fl iji l i , Herrmann ay eveningr d, standing,, r se a n l ee lef, left, 0 0, , c lot afternoon, with Hugo Edward, his 50 1 1 ', 1 ,,,, , e4e Yr, t Y, residing at Brighton, an acquainta n t — oe'", Vt,l; About eleven o'clock the son retired to 010 0 11, 4 1 t gf : a v ti o h. ato i ;D:ouop to Dr. Juge at Brighton. It is O W 3 e cl , ' , toe 0 1 fered from -an enormous goitre in the Il ci; 0 , 0 ,0 ; ever, he had always carefully con ceal° 4:0 0 10 desrltelolealliihnisegu Emieoreenadtalfdroocumobnldedi-t3b.sieopdnedreas dyspepsia 0 1.5 e r , _ a ing his health was in a far better e°l lo asel' 0 4 six o'clock on Saturday morning, ag e era sl ,; l t 9/ the basement of the hotel, heard looking' - ' 'Ol against the area railings, and on ai ietl, l i , writhing in the area. An alai - 1 11 w ° r i t ate c ee' Dr. Carter and Mr. Blaker, surgeon, 010 00,d. but life had ceased. The medical m end, no, prig apprise the son of the catastrophe, L s ti ... s vP oi g turned to repeated knocking, the cluoce . ., , window was found to be open, and insilk setite; the sou, lying apparently asleep, 3 0 54 ill 0 neck anti his countenance. livid, but he. t t ieo, , the warmth of the body betokened t_irroge_iV ensued. He had, apparently-, been , s ,; en ril,o ence was that the father, having first L".,rd I , ' threw himself out of the window, earthly career. Dr. Franks was a na tive of B y re9 lo , f father was a banker. Eighteen of 9F the daughter of Prince Henry o pro' ago, leaving an only s on, the youngeil in question. Having early evinced 9 b e en for some months p ast receiciei sc hool at Portsmouth , an d was about t time in December next, in one of 3les si Dr. Francks edited the Allgeaze ine h a d retired from more active life, NO V) .LO( 5ii 4 i4 r ,", 1 4 1-4'e Ee lag , / l c NI r' ag° w Va t of ,# N e th:4, Lls g3 ;bie c e?Of bier ta st o as 4 ,o 441.t t ° , \ I'e(1 s i t ri g a t o 11 get .0 4 4 14 4 ;to ree l 1),! i fr, t h 1,44 both tq;kr,t'let 0 a sod th s N t ti 4 t c " 5 ) c o , ••••% was p 11°tt.t t br oth 11 zcIP att4 110°101 1 '0e/ . tag At • to e' oo' lv• ° ' 3 l( 1 , 14 '`for ° re i)( l eve flar t :% r e „ r ti ,ocial e t c l, i t 4. r oil , D uc 0,1 . $. Bl Ol die, lo .l 4 4 ,9ttt t • li a , ttq o s" :°! e aniir property. ANOTHER CURE OF C O UOJI AL?, Loc , icK'S PULMONic W A FEas. —" .1 1 had been a cough and years, without troub!ed relief, w wiien ith I was Induce the effects of which Were soon visib,e, has quite cured me. I have since recoo of my friends, and they have also cP o cl from them. J. WILLIAsts,,, Dr. oc_r relief, and a rapid cure of asthma, C; the breath and lungs. To singers awn', invaluable for clearing and strengthen a most pleasant taste, Is. lid. , 4 * 9 ` by all Chemists,